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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-23
STATE FINISHES EVIDENCE.
CONTINUED from Page IL

Mr. Merritt stated that as detec-
tive he came to Barre on May Is, that
he found Mr.. Smith and took him to
the home of Alexander Bruce, who
owned the automobile that Long drove
the fatal night. On the way to the
Bruce farm, at his request, Smith made
diagram showing the tread of
the tires on the automobile that he
heard and saw on Keith avenue the
night of the murder. 1t was found
when they reached the Bruce farm,
that this diagram was identical with
the tires on the automobile. The Pc
culiar feature about them was that
three were of one make while the
fourth was of different brand.
Mr.. Merritt further testified con-
corning the finding of the lock of hair
in the bottom of the automobile the
day that pictures were taken of the
machine at the Goodfellow garage.
Later in the afternoon Alexander
Bruce claimed that he found a lock of
hair. However, it does not matter as
far as the evidence goes, the point
being that lock of hair was found
and that it is expected an effort will
be made to prove that this was hair
"
well S head the night of the murder.
The defense closely questioned Mr..
Merritt, Deputy Sheriff Slayton and
Mr.. Bruce relative to statement
made by Mr. Slayton. The defense
tried to show that this lock of hair
would have been found when the car
was visited at the Bruce farm if any
such lock of hair was in evidence in
| the car at that time. Mr.. Bruce testi
| fed that the hair was found several
| days after the ear had been at his
| farm.
He was asked if Mr.. Slayton eau
/ toned him about mentioning the mat
ter in any way Mr. Bruce replied Mr.
Slayton did caution him, advising hin
to say nothing about the matter be
cause it might be treated as a pilot.
/ This was meant to mean a frame up
| that is that the hair had been placed
| there after the car left Bruce's farm
but Mr.. Bruce testified that person
might look hundred times in thu
bottom of the car and not see the loci
of hair if the light was not right.
Mr.. Smith testified that on th'
| morning following the murder, upoi
the request of the police, he trace,
| the automobile tracks of the Saxol
machine that he saw and heard OF
| Keith avenue about | o clock in tn
night. These went out Keith avenu
and then turned in the direction of tn
/ Parker house. At the spot where tn
turn was made, the four wheel track
were Photographed. This shows on
tire different from the others. Tn
testimony of Mr.. Smith was corrobol
ated by that of E. a. Prindle and 0s
car Boyea.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-23
EXPRESSMEN GO
BACK TO WORK
Scared BY Declaration the Govern
ment Would Send Troops to Work
-Ultimatrlm BY Hines.

NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-Members of
the International Union Of teamsters,
chauffeurs and helpers who struck 10
days age, resulting in complete tie
up in express service here, returned to
work today
Walter d. Hines, director general of
railroads, told a committee representing
the striking chauffeurs and drivers of
the American Railway Express Com
pany in Washington early yesterday
morning that unless the strike was de-
clared off and the men returned to their
work within As hours he would send
enough troops of the United States ar
my to New York to operate the trucks
and protect transportation.
As soon as The members of the com
mittee reached New York late yester-
day afternoon they called meeting of
the strikers which voted unanimously
to return to work at once at the old
scale Of wages. All night men who do
not report for duty before 6 clock to-
night and all day men who are not on
the Job before o'clock tomorrow
morning will be dropped from the com
pany rolls
Thomas j. Lyons, business agent of
local No. 645, told the striking team
Listers and chauffeurs of the ultimatum
of Director General Hines He said the
committee had been in conference with
Mr.. Hines for two hours. and that there
was no doubt that the director general
meant what he said
He told us he already had seen the
| attorney general and was ready to call
! for troops" said Lyons. He told us
| that if we went back to work the report
| of the wage board would be handed
/ in on November 4, and that he would
make an immediate decision on our de-
1 mands for a $25 month increase. an
| eight hour day and time and a half
| overt me-
1 Lyons pointed out that since the rail
road administration had taken over the
express companies two years ago the
i employees had organized 100 per cent
/ strong, something they had never sue
Il ceeded in doing before. On Decembei
4 81, the express companies will be re
\ turned to their private. owners and il
h would not pay, Mr.. Lyons said, to run
the risk of having their union disrupted
/ by a fight with the government H,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-23
H-s 80 - 80 Ga FF
GUILFORD CENTER.

c. Blagdon of Greenfield is visiting
at Charles Glidden 5.
Mrs Mellen is caring for Mrs. Ray
C. Ingraham and infant daughter.
Mrs Ralph Boyd, who has been i'll,
lis gaining slowly. Her aunt is with
her.
Mrs. Elliot Higley moved this week
to Brattleboro where she and her daugh-
ter will live.
The Ladies circle viii meet in their
rooms Thursday, Oct. 30 Dinner will
be served at noon.
Mr.. and Mrs Allen moved this week
to their new home which they bought
recently of w Z. Higley.
Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Moore and
children were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
e. p. Goodman over the weekend.
Arthhr and Irene Boyd, two young
or children of the late Clark Boyd,
have gone to West Brattleboro to live
with their grandparents.
Mrs. Bessie Haffecker of Philadel-
phia, who has been guest of her aunt
Mrs. d. Lyon, and family, has gone to
Londonderry to visit
There will be no services in the Uni.
versalist church Sunday as Rev. d. T.
Trout is attending the general conven
tion in Baltimore, Nd.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Legatc. who have
been running the County house al
Newfane the past year, expect to move
back TO their home within a few days
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-23
WEST TOWNSEND.

Harold Gale is moving his family
to Brattleboro for the winter.
Miss Isabelle Buckley is working at
George B. Whitney's in Townshend.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Switzer of Brat
tleboro have been at their cottage few
days.
Mrs. William T. Wheeler is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Lena Aldrich, in
Keene.
Miss Eta Mundell of Brattleboro
has been guest of her mother, Mrs
Clark Mundell, a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. j. Harris and fam
lily spent Sunday with Mrs. Harris s
Father, George Brown, in Westmore-
land.
Mrs. Ann Carr has been entertaining
her sister, Mrs. Hastings of Spring
field, Mass, and her son, Prentiss Carr
and his wife of Williamsville.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-23
GORDON DAMAGE SUIT.
Continued from Page L.

appeared for the petitioner and Attor-
ney F. E. Barber for DIR. Prouty.
Mrs. Mary l (Hall) Grover of Brat
tleboro, who obtained divorce year
ago from Asa Hall of this town, has
brought petition to compel Mr.. Hall
to contribute toward the support of
their three minor children. The court
has ordered him TO pay $3.50 week
to Ernest Matt of Meriden, who has
one of the children, and So week for
the support of the two who are with
Mrs. Hall. Attorney c. S. Chase APP.
peared for Mrs. Grover and Attorney
A. V. ID. Piper for Mr.. Hall.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-23

limited that the private express COM
panies would like nothing better than
to see the organization broken up be-
fore the first of next year.
Lyons said further that Director
General Hines was in sympathy with
the men and promised if the settlement
OF the strike is not entirely satisfac-
tory, he will do everything he can to
make it right.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-23
WEST GUILFORD.

About 20 persons attended the huskill
party held Wednesday evening at W. NJ
Akeley's Fourteen loads of corn We're
husked and an oyster supper was served
later
The annual meeting of the Ladies Aid
society will be held in the church vestry
next week Wednesday evening, Oct. %
Officers will be elected for the coming
year and supper will be served at the
usual hour.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-23

Miss Crystal Cheney, who has been
working at c. w. Dunbar's several
weeks, is going to Brattleboro to work
for the G. E. Bradley corporation.
S. E. Pendleton, formerly of South
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-23

Londonderry but now living with his
daughter, Mrs. III. P. Yearly, in Brat
tleboro, is visiting his granddaughter,
MRS. ID. Il. Post. Mr.. Pendleton is ac-
tive for man SO years old.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-29
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ENTER
i GATES TODAY
CROWDS COMING LONG WAY
More Pronounced Praise for
Show on Eevry Hand as
4 People Come

This is secret order day at the
county fair. Members of the order are
wearing their badges today and all
through the grounds specially "tag.
ged," helping to make the program
appropriate and full of meaning.
The crowds continue to come. There
were more distant neighbors and PEG
pie from other counties here today
than usually come to Cordele for a
public occasion.
The displays are all dressed up and
in full bloom now. The visitor to
the fair can get his best view of it..
The live stock is here and great
display of all the Crisp county farm
and live stock products is being
shown. Pres Hentl Dekik, Secretary
Fleming and all the directors are
making their official visits today and
deciding for themselves that the
whole enterprise is fine one.
The weather man could never have
been more generous. unless he had
been more careful with the tempera
lures. Such hot weather could never
have occurred in the history of the
world this late in autumn.
Tomorrow is woman's day there
will be many features of interest to
the women of the city and the coun-
ty. They will have their various in
terests and programs carried out to
the very letter and their day will be
good one.
Friday is school day. Then the
school boy will shine. Thousands Of
them from all sections of the county
will enter the gates in the long lin:
es of the parade which they will form
early in the day They will go to the
fair grounds and spend the day with
their parents and their friends.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-29
ALVAREZ BELIEVES
EMPLOYERS WRONG
REFORMlST SAYS SPANISH LOCK.
OUT WILL NOT WIN

Madrid, Oct. 29.-senor AlXerez
leader Of the Spanish reformists,
who has been mentioned as the head
Of the new coalition government in
Spain, has arrived at Barcelona to ex
change views with the working mer
and employees relative to the lock
out declared by the latter for Novem
Der 4.
Dispatches state that Alvarez has
stated the lockout will not be a sue
cess, expressing the opinion that the
employers were in the wrong.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-29
HUNDRED SPEAKERS WILL. AS.
SAIL WAR EXPENSES
DEMAND VOTE CONFIDENCE
Cutting Down of Public
Debt Matter of Grave
British Concern

London, Oct 29.-National Finance
was the topic up for debate in the
House of Commons today with the
government facing probably as crit
jcal a body of members as ever in the
history Of Parliament More than d
hundred members have given notice
Of desire to speak and all-mTe UNI
derstood to be prepared to belabor the
government for alleged waste and ex-
travagance.
The program called for the intro
duction this afternoon by Austen
Chamberlain, chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, of an official resolution
drafted by the cabinet at Mondays
meeting. 1t declares: "That this
House, realizing the serious effects
upon the trade and industry of the
nation, of the enormous financial bur-
dens resulting from the war, promis-
es its hearty support to the govern
ment in all reasonable proposals, how
eyr drastic, for. the reduction of ex-
penditures and the dimunition of debt"
This is countde as an equivalent to
a demand for vote of confidence. 1t
is expected the debate will occupy
the remainder of the Parliamentary
week.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-29
KING and QUEEN
SEE WASHINGTON

Washington, Oct. 29.-While KKing
Albert inspected the work Done at the
Bureau of Engraving today, Queen
Elizabeth went driving with Mrs. Will
son. The drive feature was not on
the regular program and was arrang-
ed to give the Queen an opportunity
of seing the Capitol without having
to face constantly the eyes OF thous-
ands who lined the route announced
in the published program.
The King and Queen also visited
the Red Cross headquarters to per-
sonally express their appreciation for
the Society work in Belgium.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-29
GOVERNOR HART
SENDS WARNING
MILL NOT TOLERATE MINE
TROUBLES IN WASHINGTON

Tacoma, Oct. 29.-Members of dis
'trict No. 10, United Mine Workers,
today received formal notification
from Governor Hart that the state of
Washington would not tolerate any
attempt ITO freeze the government in
to submission" to the demands being
made by the organized miners UNI
der threat to strike November 1.
The governor declared he would not
argue about how the state can pro-
tect itself and it's citizens.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-29
WAR Time FUEL
| CONTROL TO Be
| STRIKE WEAPON
GARFIELD CALLED FOR CAPT.
tai CONFERENCE
PLANS ARE DISCUSSED
Fuel Control Like That Dur
ing the War Is Plan That
May Be Adopted

Washington, Oct, 29-Federal Fuel
Administrator Harry A. Garfield, who
still has the authority to function as
fuel adminiatrattf Expected font-
dence today that a settlement of the
coal strike will be reached without
walkout of the miners Mr.. Garfield,
who is president of Williams College,
was summoned here today and dis
cussed the threatened strike with
Secretary Tumulty at the White
House.
He would not discuss the confer
ence, but the visit to the White House
resulted in the renewal of suggestions
that the fuel administration might
again be called into existence to ex-
ecise war time control over the fuel
provided for in the Lever Food Con.
troll Act.
Government is prepared to take
drastic steps to deal with conditions
arising in the coal fields if the exc
cutive board of the mine workers
permits the strike order to stand.
This became known today after Fed.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-29
PETROCRAD HOLDS
THROUGH WINTER
BRlTIsHER REPORTS HARMONY
AMONG BoLsHEVlk

Helsingfors, (Tuesday. By the Asso-
ciated Press) Lieut.. Col. Lestrang
Malone, Liberal member of the Brit
iAh House of Commons has returned
after daring visit to Petrograd He
told his friends here that. the was
convinced after an investigation of
the political and military situations in
Russia, that it was improbable that
Petrograd would fall this winter
He said that reports Of dissension
among the Bolsglevikl were untrue
an dthat Lenine and Ttrtsky appear
ed to be working in entire accord.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-29
RADICAL EFFORT
TO SPREAD TERROR
CLEVELAND POLICE UPTURN
BOOMB PLANS

Cleveland, Oct. 29.-The discov
cry of radical plot to spread ter
ror throughout the nation by another
series of bomb explosions next spring
was announced by the police here
today following the arrest last night
of five men and one woman suspect
ed of having planned the destruction
Of the central police station.
The arrests were made in four ST.
multaneous raids With the prison
ers the police captured a quantity OF
high explosives, one complete bomb,
several incomplete bombs, and anar-
chistic literature.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-29
CHIEFS OF FEDERATlONS GATH
Err IN WASHINGTON
FREEDOM WAGE FARMERS
Rights and interests Of
Wage Farmers in Grave
Danger, Says Call

Washington, Oct. 29.-The chiefs
of the National and International I'm.
ionsions affiliated with the, Am erican
Federation Of Labor were called to-
day to meet here. December - 10
formulate such action as Is essential
to safeguard and promote the rights,
interests and freedom of the wage
earners.'
The call declared that labor was
confronted with grave dangers af..
fecting the very foundations of its
structure
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-29
LAST AMENDMENT
HASBEEN REJECTED
SENATE BY VOTE OF IS TO 81 DE-
FEATED MOSES MEASURE

Washington, Oct 29.-The Moses
amendment to the peace treaty, the
last of those proposed by the Foreign
Relations Committee, was rejected by
he Senate today.
The vote on the Moses amendment
stood thirty six to forty seven, three
democrats, Gore, Shields and Walsh
supported the amendment, the nine
republicans who opposed it, were
Colt, Edge, Hale, Kellog, Reyes,
Lenroot, NcNary, Nelson, and Serl.
ing.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-29
TELECRAPHERS ARE
TALKING STRIKE
GENERAL cHAlRMEN MAY TRY
TO FORCE RAISE

St Louis, Oct. 29.-The twenty one
general chairmen of the order of rail
way telegraphers in session here be-
lieve a strike vote should be taken
in the Chicago district to enforce ap-
proximately five cents an hour wage
increase.
The award made last December by
former Director General McAdoo, &C.
cording to statement by President
Manion of the telegraphers. Man.
ion said he would authorize a vote
if the chairmen requested it, but he
cOunselled moderation.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-29
FARMERS STRONGLY
OPPOSE RADICALS
FARMERS NATIONAL CONGRESS
IN ANNUAL SESSION

Hagerstown, Md, Oct. 29.-On re-
cord as strongly opposed Ito certain
radical elements" seeking to tear
down the government, the delegates
to the Farmers National Congress
in session here considered additional
resolutions today bearing on the in
dustriaI situation.
Prominent agriculturists will ad-
dress the convention during the day.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-29
COAL SHORTAGE I.
PUZZLES FRENCH
=. FL. .fS s
PARIS ALREADY IS FEELING
PINCH OF WINTER .s,' Il,

Paris Tuesday, .-GovernmentaI
and municipal authorities and coal
merchants virtually admit the fmpos-
sibility of finding remedy for the
situation which has arisen here be-
cause of the coal shortage.
Although the cold weather has not
yet really begun. Paris is already feel.
ing the pinch and there is some sui.
fering in the poorer quarters OF the
city.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-29
GERMANY LEARNS
OF MEXICAN COLONY
pTHE LEAGUE FOR THE PROTEC.
TON OF GERMANS TAKES NOTE

Berlin, TUESDAY By the Associat-
I'd Press) The League for the Pro
lection of German Emigrants learns
that German colony in Mexico is
taking measures to assist their coun-
trymen who desire to settle in Mex
leo.
The cmmittee Is working with the
German consul general at Mexico City
and subcommittee have been formed
at Tampico and Vera Cruise to aid the
new Corners
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-29
INTERNATIONAL
LABOR CONFERENCE
CALLED TO ORDER BY ScERE-
TARY WILSON

Washington, Oct. 29.-Representa-
.fives of labor and capital in the
United States will participate unof-
'flcially in the International Labor Con
ference which has begun sessions
here.
Secretary Wilson called the Con-
ference to order and will be named
president.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-29
COAL STRIKE ORDER STANDS WITHOUT MODIFICATION;
LAST Amendment TO PEACE TREATY Beaten IN SENATE
UNCLE SAM WILL RENEW FUEL
ST'cONTROL WHEN STRIKE STARTS
ITALY BELIEVES
u. S. WILL OBJECT

Paris, Oct. 29.-Dispatches
from Rome indicate that consid
cradle concern has been caused
there by. the report that the
United States would refuse to
accede to the proposals of Italy
regarding the Adriatic prob
lem. In Italian circles here il
is indicated that there is also
and impression that the United
States will not agree to the
Italian plan. -.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-29
CONSTlNOPLE
u. S. MANDATE

Constantinople, Saturday by
the Associated Press) .-Unfav-
orable criticism has been caus-
ed here by dispatches from
English and American sources
to the effect that the United
States will not accept either
the Armenian or the Turkish
mandates.
1t is pointed out that so far
no American salesman or bus
iness man has been heard from
relative to the Turkish mandate
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-29
RATIONING PLAN
FOR SUGAR SOON

Washington. Oct. 29.-The ra-
tioning of sugar to manufac-
turers of candy and soft drinks
soon is to be suggested by the
sugar equalization board, the
House War Investigation ocm-
mittee was told today by Her
bert Hoover.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-29
CANADA STOPS ALL SUGAR
; SHIPMENTS TO U. S.

Ottawa. Oct 29-)All contracts for
the shipment of sugar to the United
States were cancelled today by the
Canadian trade commission.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-29
PEACE TREATY IN EFFECT
ON ARMESTIcE DAY

London, Oct. 29.-The German peace
treaty may come into effect on the
anniversary of Armistice day. Novem-
Der II, according to Cecil Harms
worth, under secretary for foreign af-
fairs in the House of Commons today.
eral fuel Administrator Garfield
had been summoned from Massachu-
@etts to discuss the situation.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-10
is YOUR COUNTY AS
BAD AS THIS AVERAGE?
1t Probably Is.-HaIf of Us Don't Know
How The Other Half Lives

The following cold facts. set forth in
a report from what may be, termed
an average county in the Southern Di-
vision of the Red Cross. made by a
Home Service worker, indicate with
merciless p1ainess the need for that
service as planned under the peace time
program of the Red Cross.
The number of cases on file-needing
Home Service attention was 3O2. Chill
dren needing institutional and proba-
tionary care numbers 20. OF these, half
have been well placed in homes, Or
phanages, schools, hospitals and colleg-
es. as their need indicated and the op-
portunity arose. The children came to
their unhappy situation principally thru
poverty and disease, though the death OF
desertion of one or the other parent al
so contributed large quota. ~
On the uglier side, of the picture, the
worker reported four '.incorrigible" girls
and fourteen unmarried mothers, the
principal cause of their waywardness
and misfortune. being lack OF proper re-
creation, Nine children were reported
as never having been to school, the1l
ages ranging from 8 to 1S. Seven chill
dren were in dire need of hospital treat
ment. two others were dumb, and three
we're paralytfc. Six were blind and sl1
imbecile Fifty adults were found I'LL
terate. One family had a tragic epide
mic of suicide, four persons killing them
selves
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-10-10
INLAND NAVIGATION
co. OFFERING STOCK
Announcement Elsewhere in This News
paper Will Interest all Shippers
and Receivers

The Inland Navigation Co.. whose
plans for operating fleet of shallow
draft freight boats in the inland waters
of North Carolina and Virginia have
been previously noted in this newspaper
are making their first offering of stock
The proposition of thei Inland Nava-
cation Co. as outlined in their advertise
ment in this newspaper should interest
every receiver and shipper of freight
in northeastern North Carolina and
should appeal strongly to investors.
The plans of this company are S.
practicable and the possibilities so un'
limited that little difficulty should be en-
countered in disposing of every snare
of stock offered. More than million
tons of perishable freight alone are mo-
we'd annually in this section and exist
;np rail road facilities are entirely mad
equate. There is harvest here toi
water borne carriers.