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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-01-31
TAKEN OFF TRAIN AND FINED.
Frank Barry of Guilford, Who Works
in Putney, Pleads Guilty of Intoxica-
ton, After Accident.

Frank Barry of Guilford, who is en-
gineer in the Robertson paper mill in
Putney, was taken off the 6 o'clock
train, northbound, Wednesday evening
by Sheriff Frank l.. Wellman and Chief
of'Police George Wilson and placed in
the police station for safe keeping over
night. Wednesday he pleaded guilty
in the municipal court to a charge of
intoXication, third offcnse, and Acting
Judge c. NJ. Miller fined him $l5 and
costs of $3.50. He was sentenced also
TO serve 80 days in Newfanc jail hut
the jail sentence was suspended and
Barry was placed on probation for one
year, with the special provision that he
communicate weekly with the proba.
ton officer. lie was remanded to the
custody of Sheriff Wcllman to await
the arrival of funds.
While intoxicated Wednesday Barry
drove into a Halifax man, took off two
wheels of the man s wagon and threw
him out, rendering him unconscious
and the officers say he then drove away
without finding out how the injured
man was.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-01-31
TRIP RESIGNS POSITION.
Gives UP Street Commissioner Job and
Will Become Salesman for X. E..
Mosher in Brattleboro.

Arthur l.. Trip, formerly superin-
tcndent Of the Brattleboro street rail
way about II years and street commits
sioncr of Bellows Falls the past year,
has rendered his resignation to the vii
lage trustees in Bellows Falls and will
return to Brattlcboro March to take
position as automobile salesman for
X. Is. Mosher, by whom he was en-
ploycd short time as salesman before
going to Bellows Falls.
Mr.. Trip has had charge of the
street department and water works in
Bellows Falls, but has retained his
homo in Brattlcboro, coming here to
spend many of the week-ends with his
family While as salesman he will GOV,
or large territory he will live here,
A successor to Mr.. Trip has not been
named for the street department in Bel.
lows Falls.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-01-31
IS COMMENDED BY
CEN. C. R. EDWARDS
Capt. H. W. Taylor Of BrattIsboro
Congratulated
Service OF Ambulance Section Declared
by Colonel Potter to Be Most Re-
markable He Ever Knew.

A letter from Mai. Cen Clarence r..
Edwards, commanding the 2dth divi-
sion, American expeditionary force, TO
Capt. Herbert W. Taylor of Brattlc-
boro, medical corps, commanding the
ambulance section of the 101st SAM
tary train, is couched in highly com
mandatory terms. The letter, which is
dated in France Sept. 30, 1918, is in
commentator of the 101st and 102d
ambulance companies, and a copy of
it has just been received in Brattleboro.
DR.. Taylor was q member of the Brat
tleboro Retreat staff until he enlisted
in the medical corps. He was medical
examiner when Company ], LIST Vermont
regiment, was being recruited before it
left Brattleboro, and he is graduate
of the medical department of the Uni
vcrsity of Vermont. The letter from
Gen. Edwards follows:
"FRANCE. Sept. 30, 1918.
"FROM: Division Commander.
"TO: Captain Herbert W. Taylor, NJ.
. c., Commanding ambulance Sec
ton, l0lst Sanitary Train.
"SUBJECT: Commendation of 101st
and I02nd Ambulance Compa.
MES.
81. I have been informed by the D-
vision Surgeon of the exceptionally
meritorious service rendered by the
Dressing Station and Litter Bearer De-
tachments of the 101st Ambulance
Company and the Ambulance and Lit
ter Bearer Detachments of the 102nd
Ambulance Company on Sept. 25th,
Goth and 27th. during the attack on
The towns of Marcheville and Riaville.
"2. From an observation post I had
personally observed the gallant work
of the ambulance drivers and litter
bearers under terrific enemy shell-fre,
machine gun fire and rifle fire From
previous experience | knew that the
wounded of my division would be well
cared for under all conditions. My con
1idence in my sanitary personnel dur
ing all our engagements has left my
mind free for other matters.
''3. But from my point of vantage
my view was only superficial 1t was
not until later that l learned that
you had established your dressing
sttaion in daringly advanced po-
sition under shell fire and that
your officers and men continued
in after manv direct hits. Your ambu.
lances and litter bearers worked I'M
ceasingly under this terrific fire for
over twentyfour hours, continuously
searching for and carrying the wound
cd. Colonel Porter states that your
service was the most remarkable that
he has ever known in the United States
army.
"a. I congratulate you personally on
your splendid management of the sit
nation and thru you l congratulate your
officers and men on their intrepid and
gallant conduct. You have all done
much to further the glorious record of
the Yankee Division of which we are
all so proud.
&C. r. EDWARDS
"Maior General, Commanding.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-01-31

Mr.. Jones is native of Vermont, born
in Watsiield May Is, 1871 lie was grad
uated from Dartmouth in 1894 and was q
member of the college football team. In
1897 he was graduated from Harvard Law
school and then entered the law office OF
Frederick p. Fish.
Shortly afterward he joined with two
other Dartmouth men, Samuel l.. Powers
and Edward X. Hail. and formed the law
firm On Powers Hall & Jones. One of it,
principal clients was the New England
Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Six years later Mr.. Jones resigned from
this firm to enter the employ of the tele
phone company as its counsel. On Feb
!, 1917, he was made general counsel and
in October of that year, when President
Spalding went abroad for service with the
aviation section of the signal corps, Mr.
Jones was elected first vice president, a
director OF the company, member of the
executive committee of its board of di-
rectors and acting president.
lie has IA thorough knowledge of the
affairs OF the company and is esteemed by
its entire operating organization. During
the year, l0lS, hen there were eXtraordi-
nary demands for service, and at the same
time special need for economy and etlicien-
cy, he made it Il point to personally meet
the employees, through meetings held in
various sections OF the territory, and to
give them lirst-hand information of the
conditions and needs of the company and
OF his desire for Il truly representative
management.
Notwithstanding the unprecedented
difficulties of wartime conditions, the re-
Spouse testified not only to the ability OF
the employees as an organization unit in
behalf of service to the public but also
to their confidence in Mr.. Jones as lead
err and their enthusiastic desire to support
him in cNcrv nnssihln nrar
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-01-31

lie who plants trees loves others be-
sides himself.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-01-31
OPPOSITION TO LUXURY TAX.
Petitions Placed in Local Stores for
Signatures--Prompt Action Is a
Necessity.

Petitions were placed in several 10.
cal stores yesterday for signatures of
their patrons in protest against the
proposed "luxury tax provision of
the war revenue bill now before a con
ference committee of congress. These
petitions will remain in the stores un-
til Saturday and it is expected that n
large number of names of signers will
be mailed that afternoon by the board
of trade to Representative Claude
Kitchin, n member of the conference
committee and doubtless other names
will follow in n second letter Prompt
action is considered Il necessity.
The movement here is in line with
n movement in other places. including
New York, where practically all the
big department drygoods and allied re-
tail stores started an intensive drive
yesterday to enlist the aid of their
patrons to defeat the so-called luxury
tax" provision. Appeals TO the com
mittee have been prepared by store cX
ecutives, and customers will be asked
to sign the petitions which oppose the
imposition of consumption taxes on the
public, which the store men denounced
as unwarranted discriminatory anc
calculated to add TO unemployment al
a time when productive energy shoulC
be specded to the maximum.
He who plants trees loves others be
sides himself
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-01-31
TELEPHONE HEAD A vERMoNTER
Matt B. Jones, Who Succeeds President
Spaulding, a Native of Waitsfeld
and Dartmouth Graduate.

Matt b. Jones has been elected pres
ident of the New England Telephone &
Telegraph Co., to succeed Col. Philip L.
Spaulding, who resigned TO enter the
Boston banking firm of Estabrook &
Go. Mr.. Jones assumes his duties Feb
/.
lie has been connected with the tcle
phone organization for more than. z
years, and, as first vice president, foi
more than year past directed the affairs
of the company during Col. Spalding''
absence on military service
lie is wel.known alunnus of Dart
mouth and has served on the board o.
aldermen of Newton, in which city he la:
lived for many years
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-01-31

Rev. Allen Conant Ferrin, d. D., pre-
sented his resignation as pastor of the
Congregational church at st. Adams
Sunday morning. DR.. Ferrin has been
pastor since last May when he succeed.
ed Rev. S. W, Anthony, y. d., who went
abroad for Y. NJ. G. a. work.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-01-31
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YOUR PAIN RELIEF
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I ing relief D..

Once you've tried it on that stiff
Joint, sore muscle, sciatic pain, rheu:
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thought liniment could produce.
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wastes no time in applying, sure to
give quick results. A large bottle
means economy. Your own or any
other druggist has il. Get it today.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-01-31

Common sense is Natures gift, but
reason is an art
The Nenana daily news., 1919-10-30
MINERS ENTOMBEO;;
 CAN'T BE RESCUED

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, Oct. 30 Twenty miners who are impris- oned in a coal mine at Amsterdam, Ohio, as the result of cayein, will be left to perish in their under ground prison. The mine is on fire now and further efforts to save the men are impossible. :..:.--+
 The rescue party, which began digging immediately after the acci- dent occurred, was forced to aban- done the work when within 150 feet of the imprisoned men. The fire started behind them and they were hastily withdrawn through fear that an explosion would occur.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-10-30
SENATE STARTS MOVE TO STRIKE
 TREATY CLAUSE

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Oct 30.- A new treaty battle is developing in the senate today. directed by Sen ator LaFollette, who has announced that he will offer an amendment providing for the elimination of the treaty provision creating the inter national labor congress. He has the support of Senator Thomas of Col orado and a number of other mem bers of the upper house, several of whom are Democrats.
 It was thought yesterday that the treaty battle was near an end, only one amendment remaining at that time to be acted upon The a.nendmens ia question was. offered by Senator George H. Moses of New Hampshire. and provided that all British dominons be excluded from voting on any league contro- verSy in which one of them was involved
 Another amendment offered this week provided that no nation-mem- Der of the league shall start war until an advisory vote of the people has been taken, in case of failure to reach an agreement through ar bitration.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-10-30

WASHINGTON. D. C., Oct. 30.- In a statement made today rela- tive to the approaching coal miners strike, Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane announced that the Government would not hesitate to curtail the coal consumption in industries fully 40 percent. should such action become necessary to keep the essential industries work ing during the strike. The state ment of the secretary was made at a meeting of the cabinet held this called for the purpose of considering the strike situation.
 Attorney General Palmer an- nounced that the fuel administration would take charge of the situation as soon as the strike starts. so as to supervise the distribution of fuel
The Nenana daily news., 1919-10-30
KING |S INVITED
 ID VISIT ALASKA

SEATTLE, Oct. 3O.-The Wash ington correspondent of the Post Intelligencer reports that Delegate Grigsby has extended an invitation to Albert, king of the Belgians. to visit Alaska for the purpose of enjoying an outing in the North land and unlearning the near-knowl- edge gathered in the States ani elsewhere regarding Alaska's alleged cold climate The climate of Alas ka is lot better than you think, " the delegate informed the distin- guished visitor.
 The king said he wished he could accept the invitation. but could not do so because of the many things awaiting his attention at home.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-10-30
DEPOS|TORS LOSE
 MONEY AND BONDS

ROCK ISLAND, H., Oct. 30.- The safe deposit vault of the State bank at Sherrard, this state, was dy- namited last night and a number of the individual boxes rifed of their consisted, consisting chiefly of Liberty bonds which had been placed in the vault by patrons of the bank for safe-keeping. @
 The robbery was not discovered until the bank opened for business this morning, by which time the thieves had made good their escape, leaving no clue to direct the search for them.
 The money and bonds missing have an aggregate value of s35,000.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-10-30
CLEVELAND HAS BOMB PLOTTERS
 IN SAFE PLACE

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 30.- Five men are under arrest in this city, having been taken into GUS tody on suspicion of being bomb plotters. The police are in posses sion of information which convinces them the suspects planned the de- struction of the local police station, and they believe also that the men are concerned in other conspiracies involving the use of explosives.
 Investigation leads to the belief that the five men are the ringlead- CTS of a gang of anarchists who were planning another series of bomb outrages throughout the coun- try. to start in the spring, and for which elaborate preparations were being made at the time of the arrest of the quintet.
 In the quarters occupied by the suspects was found a large quan- til of high explosive, several bombs and lot of anarchistic literature.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-10-30
COURT RULING SAYS
 SECURA MUST HANG

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30.- Mailo Segura must hang for the murder of J. E. Riley, Iditarod min ing man, who was killed in cold blood by the foreign wood haule-. The circuit court of appeals, before which tribunal Segura's attorneys tried to secure a reversal of the de- cision of the lower court, handed down a decision today in which it is held that Segura is guilty of the crime charged against him and was given a fair trial.
 Segura's defense was that he killed Riley in an effort to collect $2,0O0 due him for hauling wood.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-10-30
ROPER ASKS PEOPLE
 TO GIVE THEIR HELP

WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 3O.- Daniel C. Roper, commissioner of internal revenue, has issued an ap- peal to the citizens of Chicago, civic organizations and welfare so- cieties of that city. to give their aid to the bureau and to state, county, and city officials. to the end that the new prohibition enforce ment law may be properly observed The bureau plans the creation of special staff to take the work in hand.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-10-30
WILL NOT TRUST MEARS.

SEATTLE, Oct 30.-The Wash ington correspondent of the Post Intelligencer is authority for the statement that the members of the house committee on appropriations refused to consent to the appropri- ation of the full seventeen million authorized by the Curry bill be- cause of lack of confidence in the present management of the rail road. The cut to six million dollars was demanded by Committeeman Uncle Joe'' Cannon. of Illinois, and James W. Good, of Iowa, both Re
The Nenana daily news., 1919-10-30
FRENCH PAPER FAILS TO PUT ONE OVER"
 ON THE CENSOR

MONTABAN, France. - Censor ship still exists in some respects in France. Commenting upon a law which it believed to be illegal, a local newspaper recently published an article beginning: "One need not obey unjust laws and decrees."
 The censor ran a blunt blue pen cil through the sentence. Cor sev- eral days the paper attempted to put that sentence in print, crediting it in turn to St. Thomas, Leo XIII, Minos, Solon, Lycurgus, and Aris- totle, but the censor crossed it out every time.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-10-30
MASTER OF YUKON
 STEAMER IS DEAD

VANCOUVER, B. C., Oct. 30.- Captain James Turnbull, master of the Yukon steamer Dawson, oper- ating between Dawson and White horse, died suddenly in this city yesterday, following his arrival from the North.
 Captain Turnbull had been in the employ of the White Pass for many years, operating on the upper Yu- kon, and was considered one of the best navigators in the Interior coun- try.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-10-30

WASHINGTON. D. C., Oct. 30.- The deficiency bill. as revised by the house and senate conferees, and carrying an item of six million dol lars for the continuation of work on the Government railroad in Alas ka. was approved by both branches of Congress late yesterday after noon and the bill is now on Presi- dent Wilson's desk awaiting his of fcial signature.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-10-30
AERIAL BRIGHTER
 STARTING SERVICE

NEW YORK, Oct. 30. - Aerial freight service between this city and Cuba was inaugurated this week with the departure of commercial seaplane yesterday, laden with foun- tain pens for an island concern. The cargo is said to have been val ued at s100,000.
 It IS the plan of the promoters of the enterprise to maintain a regular service between the main land and the island.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-10-30

PARIS, Oct. 30. - The supreme council now has under consideration Germany's violation of the peace treaty in failing to eyacuate the Baltic provinces, in sinking the Ger man vessels at Scapa Flow, failure to deliver the rolling stock prescrib- ed in the armistice terms, and also
The Nenana daily news., 1919-10-30
GERMANS MUST PAY
 FOR IGNORING PACT

the failure to return works of art to France and Belgium.
 Should the council decide that the German government should be held responsible for the sinking of the fleet at Scapa Flow, the Ger mans will be asked to make delivery to the Allies of an equivalent value in other commodities.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-10-30

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 30.- In a telegram addressed to Secre- tary of Labor Wilson, President Lewis of the United Mine Workers directly attacks the course taken by President Wilson in the coal dis pute as the climax 10 a long series of attempted usurpations of execu- tive power. The telegram of the labor president was in answer to a message received from Secretary Wilson yesterday, and addressed to the conference of union heads. The labor officials have refused to dis close the contents of the message, however
The Nenana daily news., 1919-10-30

publicans, assisted by Frank W. Mondell. of Wyoming, also a Re publican, because, as they expressed it, Congress plans to hold those n charge ito more strict accounta- bility."
 The correspondent also says that the management of the railway is under cloud of distrust and that the members of the house commit tee expressed the belief that un- bridled extravaganza would have re- suited if Congress had appropri- ated the entire seventeen million dollars at one time.
 Say Lane Broke Faith.
 Members of the house committee on appropriations, says the core spondent, charged that Secretary Lane broke faith with Congress when he failed to put new men Tt the head of the Alaskan Engineering commission. All he did, say the congressman, was to shift certain of the officials.
 Most of the criticism. the Post Intelligencer informant says, Is laid to the inexperience of Colonel Fred
The Nenana daily news., 1919-10-30

Curling enthusiasts of Fairbanks will hold a meeting tonight for the purpose of recognizing the uptown curling club and putting the rink in shape for the annual sweeping.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-10-30
SOLONS PASS RAILROAD ITEM:
 COMMISSION MUST MAKE GOOD

erick Mears, who recently was placed in charge of the railroad as chief engineer. Secretary Lane told the lawmakers that Mears had formerly had charge of the opera ton of all American railroads in France. whereas an investigation of war department records, the core spondent says, shows that Mears did not hold such a position. He ar rived in France only a few months before the signing of the armistice.
 Broken Promises.
 The special to the Post-lntelli- gencer says that, while the bill was before the senate, numerous mem bers conferred with Secretary Lane regarding the general criticism which had come from Alaska like a deluge, relative to the policies and extravagances of the Alaskan Engineering commission. The sen ators said that Lane had promised to clean house in the management of the railroad.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-10-30

In an address delivered on the floor of the senate yesterday, when the deficiency bill was up for final con- sideration. Senator Wesley L. Jones. of Washington, deplored the cut in the Alaska railroad appropriation, decided upon by the conference committee, but said that he felt sure Congress would provide addi- tional funds later, and that plans for continued construction and com pletion of the road would continue
 Must Make Good.
 Senator Jones informed the law makers that it would be found, when another appropriation is asked for that the six million dollars con tained in the present bill had been expended carefully and a full mea- sure of value received in results. Members of both branches of Congress express the view that the granting of further funds for rail road work in Alaska will depend very much upon the showing made during the coming year.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-10-30
GOVERNMENT READY
 TO CONSERVE COAL
ATTACKS PRESIDENT.

where it is most needed.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-10-30

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Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-12-10
Soldiers and Banana Growing.

The New South Wales government
has not been long in providing its re-
turning soldiers with work One of
the enterprises undertaken with this
object is the cultivation Of bananas
on large scale. There is no fruit
crop that yields such a quick return
as the banana and in the present
flourishing state of the market no
better undertaking could have been
selected. given the right men. 1t is
not work for the lazy. But among the
demobilized troops are plenty of men
who are young, tough and teachable.
Four hundred acres have been taken
as a beginning and each settler has II
months probation before a black is
intrusted to him. The sum of f626 is
advanced to each for Implements,
stock, and house-building material
The soldiers have already started and
enjoy their rough life in the hills The
experienced planter, Mr.. @. Rose, who
is in charge, sees nothing but success
ahead in reward for their efforts.