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Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-08
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1919
AFTER AN ISSUE

The republican party at last has
GOT an issue. They have been try
ing for some time to find some
thing against the democratic adj
miDistration, and upon which to
hitch their hopes for success in the
next presidential campaign. At
last their efforts have been awarded.
They have discovered that spruce
advanced in price, out Of the ordi,
nary, and it was done, too, during.
Observation-Disclosures Chair.
man Frear and his committee are
going right off to the northwest
and launch right into the spruce
production and determine how the
democratic party has outraged the
country in permitting this advance
in prices during its administration.
What is spruce, anyway2 Well,
W eDster says It's a name given sew
eral kinds of pine trees yielding
valuable timber. What care this
committee if the price of the oak
and gum and poplar 90 sky high
if the price of spruce is keptdown.
Why should this congress concern
itself about high priced hats and
shoes and clothing and eats and
the many necessities of life that
are climbing out at the top, and
that, too, while both houses of
congress are republican, so long as
spruce is too high and got there
while democrats controlled both
houses.
We were promised great things
when the republicans TOOK over
congress. High cost of living was
going to be so adjusted. industrial
conditions were going to be so
lighted that living conditions in
this country would become ideal.
What has been done9 After two
months of labor congress, in its
effort to reduce the cost Of living,
if we mistake not, has succeeded
in taking the war tax off Of coco
cola. After this fete recess of
FIVE weeks was planned, but held
up at the request of President
Wilson that something might be
done to check this high cost Of
living.
Congress has a great problem
on its hands, and if it succeeds IN
meeting its promises and fulfilling
the demands Of the country, itI
will have to do something more
than to talk politics.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-08
Flve Baptized

The revival At Buena Vista
closed last Sunday at the CARROTS
bridge, where five new members
we're baptized into the church.
Rev. I. M. Boyd performed the
ordinance. There were Eve con-
versions during the meeting. and
Rev. Fleetwood Ball did some tine
preaching. Rev. j. G. Cooper
also did some good preaching,
The meeting accomplished much
good.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-08
Vote on Bonds

The question Of issuing bonds
in Benton county is warming up
and both sides are claiming they
will win. The election commits
sioners of that county have called
a special election to be held Sep
TENDER 10 to ascertain the wishes
of the people relative to a bond is
sue of 100000 to build roads.
Much interest is being manifested.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-08

The Democrat published the
fact that Taft, who is unquestion.
ably the chief figure in the repuo-
lican party, was supporting the
league of nations. The RepubE-
can in an effort to reply to this
strong republican support TO the
league. asks US to publish Mr..
Taft's opinion of Wilson. We
care nothing abont what Taft
thinks of Wilson or what Wilson
thinks of Taft. This is not the
issue. The fact remains that Taft,
the biggest republican in the
party, if he was defeated for
the presidency by the treachery of
his party, is for the league of ma
lions. He is willing to lay aside
his hatred for the democratic pres
ident and cast his influence for
that which will make for perma-
nent peace, a thing many leading
republicans refuse to do. the Ten
nessee Republican appearing among
the number. The Republican adj
mits that Taft is a patriotic citi-
zen, but the paper is well satisfied
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-08
Sells Irrelevant Home

r. I. Argo, who several years
ago moved from Trezevant to
Martin. to reside permanently. last
week sold his Irrelevant home.
The new owner is I. T. Hurt and
the consideration was $2,250. Mr..
Hurt is delighted with the deal and
feels that he got the place at a
bargain.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-08
TAKE OVER Rail
Sims Introduces Government
Ownership Bill

Naturalization Of the railroads
through government ownership,
with sterilization of transportation
costs and charges, reasonable sta
bility of wages and reduced cost
OF living necessities, are proposed
in the bill which Representative
Sims, of Tennessee, former chair
man of the house interstate and
foreign commerce committee, was
to introduce in the house Monday
at the request of organized rail-
way labor.
Summarized. the bill provides:
Purchase BY the government on
valuation as determined finally by
the courts.
| Operation by directorate of tif-
teen, FIVE to be chosen by the
president to represent the public,
| FIVE to be elected BY the operating
officials and FIVE by the classified
employees. Equal division Of sur
plus after paying fixed charges and
operating costs between the public
and the employees.
Automatic reduction of rates
when the employees share OF sur
plus is more than per cent of
gross operating revenue.
Regional operation as a unified
system, and
Building Of extensions at ex-
pense of communities benefited,
i'll proportion to the benefit.
Mr.. Sims said the bill was re-
Iquested by the heads of the four
railroad brotherhoods and the ten
affiliated railway organizations Of
the American Federation Of Labor.
numbering 100000
Mr.. Sims speaking of the bill
says says:
1t would establish harmony be-
tween the public interests, the in
terest of tina wage earners and cap.
ital; it would protect the public
against exploitation for the benefit
of either capital or labor and it
would assure the public Of reduc-
tion in rates exactly equivalent to
any increase in earning power
which the employees might create
for themselves by the efficiency Of
their own organization or the skill
of the management.
This would be the first step in
solving the problem of the high
cost of living as the cost of trans
portation enters into the price of
every commodity which is pain by
the consumer. Protection against
increased rates, or assurance of re-
duced rates, would inspire industry
with confidence, would increase
the purchasing power of the dollar
and would break the vicious cycle
which now exists whereby every
increase in wages is reflected in an
increase in the cost of production.
The plan itself. without commit
ing myself to the details by which
it is to be carried into effect, to
nv mind, offers solution of the
railroad problem much more per-
feet than any other that has been
,nrncnntnd y
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-08

with the company Of Lodge, Knox
Borab, Poindexter, Brandegee,
Sherman. johnson and Norris.
Some people are easily pleased
with their company and we have
no objections to the Republican 5
new allignments,
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-08
ADvBRTIsINO RATEs

Display Advertising IS cents per inch.
Local readers, S cents per line Cards Of
thanks Is cents. Obituaries, resolutions Of
aspect, one-haf cent per word Church
OF school entertainments, where admission
is charged, cents per line, or one-half cent
per word. Reasonable discount on long
contracts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-17
TONIGHT'S MEETING
is FOR EVERYBODY
Project for Soldiers Memorial Meets
With Favor-Full and Frank Dis
cussion Is Desired.

Pursuant to the open letter published in
The Reformer yesterday, meeting will
be held in Festival hall at o'clock to-
night to consider the movement for a
soldiers memorial, which it is suggested
might we'll take the form of a memorial
building
Since the publication OF the letter there
has been considerable discussion OF the
matter, and it is vea generally favorable
TO the project, ii it can be carried through.
In view OF what has been accomplished
in Brattleboro the past few years and the
recognized need of some place where the
activities of boys and girls as well as
older persons can be properly guided dun
ing their leisure hours, there is a general
sentiment hat the proposition as sug,
gcsted in the letter is not too difficult to
be carried out
The meeting tonight is for everybody
and 1t is greatly to bc desired that a
representative audience be present in or
der that there may he fun and frank dis
cussion of the project
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-17
TOWN CHAIRMEN
REPORT ON DRIVE
Newfane, Putney and Athens Added to
Towns That VIII Meet Quota in Re-
lief Campaign.

Several town ehairmen of Windham
county working for the drive for funds
for the relief of peoples in the near East
reported today to County Chairman orrin
b. Hughes.
], John Sparks Of Wllianlsvillc, who is
handling the drive in that villa.e, reports
that one-half of Newfane's share has
been raised in Williamsville. William IT.
Newton, who is handling the drive in the
north part of the town reports that
enough has been subscribed to carry the
town over its share. Subscription blanks
were placed in stores and other public
places and persons have subscribed gen
erously without personal solicitation.
The Putney town chairman, ". L.
Parker, expects to finish the campaign
tonight the town will meet it's quota.
Arrangements have been made bv +.
). kingsley, chairman OF Athens. for that
town to meet its quota
Reports from other towns indicate that
the county will meet its minimum quota
and probably viii exceed IT,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-17
MANY ARE JOBLESS
IN SPRINGFIELD
City Believed to Have Felt Collapse OF
War Boom More Than All but
Bridgeport and New Haven.

SPRINGFIELD Mass, Jan. l7.-Sit-
uated just above the border of Con-
neeticut and akin to it in the diversity
and pliability of its industries, this city
has felt the blow Of the cancellations
of war contracts moro than any of the
manufacturing cities of that state ex-
cept Bridgeport and New Haven.
While they each have approximate
ly 5000 unemployed at present, Spring
field comes third on the list of cities in
New England munition center, in which
the boom of war work has changed to n
condition of idleness. Here there are
about $500 out of work.
Only 5000 workers, in round num-
bers, have been laid off here, too. At
least 200 of them have returned to
their former homes, many going back
to New Hampshire and Vermont, as
have large number from Hartford.
Thus it has been figured that the local
peace industries have not absorbed
more than 800 workers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-17
NOT DUE TO EXPLOSION.
States Expert Says Molasses Tank
Collapsed.

BOSTON, Jan. 17--Walter l.. Wedg-
CT, the states expert on explosives,
stated yesterday that Wednesday 5
fatal accident in Boston was not due to
an explosion, but is attributed to a
collapse of the tank in which the mo-
lasses was stored
In the tank at the time, Mr.. Wedger
says, there were more than 1000 900
gallons of molasses, and with its
weight of nearly II pounds to the gal
Ion, this exerted a pressure of more
than two tons per square foot on the
bottom and sides of the tank. Under
this terrific strain the bottom of the
tank gave way, either because of the
excessive weight, or because of some
structural defect. This caused the
tank to split upward from the bottom,
and the result was a food of moiasses
gushing ont with almost the force of
| a tidal wave. This is shown, Mr..
| Wedges states, by the fact that pieces
| of the bottom of the tank were found
at the outer edge of the niolasses- COW
cred area, while nieces from the top
fnf the tank were located near the spot
lwhere the tank formerly stood.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-17
TEACHERS TO MEET
IN BELLOWS FALLS
Southeastern Vermont Association Ex-
poets That Commissioner Hillegas
Will Be Speaker.

While details of the program for the
meeting of the Southeastern Vermont
Teachers association to be held in Bel
lows Falls Jan. 30 and 81 have not been
completed, it is expected that DR. NJ. B.
Hillegas, state commissioner Of. education,
and Rev. y W Hewitt of Plainfield will
address the convention.
John j. Mahoney of the normal school
in Lowell, Mass, j. +. Scully, superin-
tendent of schools in Brockton, Mass,
and Wallace Mason, principal OF the nor
NAL school in keene, also have been Sc
cured as speakers Mr. Mason's subject
viii be Supervised Play IN Rural Schools
Miss Lucy G. Swift, home demonstIa-
tion agent for the Windham County Farm
Bureau, will demonstrate school lunches
before the rural conference. which will
be held Friday morning.
Efforts also are being made TO secure
Pason Smith, commissioner of education
for Massachusetts,.
Sessions OF the convention viii be held
in the high school building beginning
Thursday evening and concluding Friday
afternoon. Arrangements are being made
to provide accommodations for visiting
teachers, and lunch will be served Friday
noon
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-17
MINOR LEAGUES
TO GO 1T ALONE
Decide to Sever Relations With Majors
but Will Observe Certain
Contract Rights.

NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-THE chief
interest today in baseball circles was
the meeting of the national association
of the minor leagues which last night
virtually severed relations with the
major leagues. Details of plans to con
duct the game without the aid of the
big leagues were worked out by the
minors today. 1t was agreed all liza
bilities now pending before the nation
al commission relating to minor league
affairs should be settled hefore the ar
rangement went into effect. 1t also was
agreed that the majors and minors
should respect contractural, territorial
and reservation rights. 1t was pro.
vided that the reserve list of minors
would be respected up to the major
league limit Of 81 players but no more
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-17
Anti-SalOon Organizations
Plan Federal Enactment
That Will Be Bone Dry
WILL PROHIBIT
POSSESSING RUM
Appointments of Federal Commission to
Enforce Drastic Regulations One of
Several Provisions-Liquor to be
Contraband.

CHICAGO, Jan. l7.-Twenty five pro.
hibition and anti-saloon league organfza.
tions have agreed on bone dry fed
eral act TO be presented to congress, ac-
cording to a bulletin issued today from
national anti-saloou league headquarters.
Tentatively it includes the following pro-
visions:
Appointment OF federal commissioners
to enforce the act with power to pre-
scribe rules tor the manufacture and dis
tribution of wine for sacramental pur-
poses and alcohol for non-prohibited pur-
poses:
Adequate penalties for violation OF the
acts;
The importation. expectation and pos
session Of Intoxicating liquors for bev-
eraee purposes to be prohibited:
All intoxicating liquors Illegally pos.
sessed and oil Instruments used in their
illegal manufacture to be eantrahand;
An adequate search and siezurc provi
sion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-17
How and When Shall Ma
tiOn be Represented at
the Peace Table
QUESTION TO BE
CONSIDERED TODAY
Information in Possession of Different
Countries Thought Likely to Clear
Up Observation-Disclosures Expect
ed on Publicity Matter.

PARIS, Jan 1.-THE question of Rus
sia continues to be one Of the most i'm
portance before the supreme council of
the peace conference The problem at
present principally concerns how and
when she shall be represented before the
conference, for opinion in conference cir
clcs il that DO represented she must
The telling OF the information in pos
session of the various powers is expected
to lead in the cleaning up OF the situation
10 some extent and substantial progress
Is hoped for which may be continued to,
morrow.
The position of the council regarding
publicity is considered today az likely to
be modified az it was believed with the
assembling of council today that the press
would be admitted Saturday to hear Pres.
ident Poincare speak before the full as,
sembly In such cases, however, the
newspapeimen would withdraw when the
real business before the conference was
taken up.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-17
FORMER NURSE HERE
GIVEN WAR CROSS
Miss Celeste Georgette Genin Decorated
With Croix de Guerre-Formerly in
Memorial Hospital.

Miss Celeste Georgette Genin, a former
of nurses III the Brattle-
boro Memorial hospital, has been decorat-
ed with the croix de gueire. She is a dangh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs j. B. Genin of St.
Albans, formerly of Montreal, and she
received her distinguished honor from the
French in 1916. She has been a Red
Cross nurse on active duty since April,
1915. She sailed from America at her
own expense 8 week following the sink
ing of the Iusitania. At Neuilly, France,
where the American ambulance was To-
Gated, Miss Genin was recognized as a
very efficient nurse
Since the entry Of the United States
poldiers in France Miss Genm has been
sent to many points and has been as
far as any nurse into the enemy's lines
She was in Alsace-Lorraine district at
the first Red Cross clearing station and
was often obliged to seek refuge from
shrapnel in German dugouts In a re-
cent letter she stated that she was il
the Vosges.
Miss Genin graduated from the Memo
rial hospital in 1863 The following Feb
ruary she became night superintendent tt
succeed Miss Ella Sullivan, resigned. ant
in August, 1910, she was made superin
tendent OF nurses to succeed Miss Blanche
Martin, who resigned ON account of il
health. She went with Miss Elsie Me
Closkey, now Mrs. Samuel F. Caches, L
the Philippine islands. Miss McCloskey
who had been superintendent of the Me
mortal hospital. going there to take DO
sition in a government hospital Afte
that Miss Genin went around the world
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-17
20 GERMAN GIRLS ARRESTED.
As Many More Deported for conyers
ing With Americans.

COBLESZ, Jan. IA delayed -
Twenty German girls who were en-
gagged in sweeping streets at Ander-
mach. near here, have been arrested
charged with violation of Gen.
Pershing's order forbidding them to
talk with American soldiers. These
arrests have served to emphasize the
determination of the American COM
mand not to permit determination in
the occupied regions. Approximately
the same number have been proved
guilty Of violating the order and have
been deported to points within the Ger
man lines.
There has been a slight relaxation in
the enforcement of the order in certain
remote centres, but here and in larger
towns it is rigidly observed. The pro-
vost guard or military police are GER
tain to interfere should an officer or
soldier attempt to talk to woman on
the street or in the cafe.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-17
WOOLEN co. HEADS
TO MEET WORKERS
Want to Confer With Them on Matter
of 48-Hour Week-Would Mean
Less Wages.

LAWRENCE, Mass, Jan. l7.-In a
circular notice to the Washington,
Wood, Aver and Prospect mills en-
ployes of the American Woolen Co.,
issued today, the mill officials suggest
that the employees of each department
select representatives to confer with
the agents on Jan. % as to the re-
quest for a 48-hour week In the cir
enlar the officials, say, eve want 70
find out how our employees feel on this
subject. We wonder whether all of you
understand that the request of the
United Textile workers means 6; reduc-
tion in the earnings of all onr EN-
ployes? Do yon want this donee Do you
want shorter hours and to earn lesss''
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-17
MRS. GILMAN DIES
OF BRIGHTS DISEASE
Was Wife of George w. Gilman, Well
Known Cigar Maker-Prayer Serv-
ice This Afternoon at 4.

Mrs. Emeline L. (Graton) Gilman. 50,
wife of George w Gilman. a we'll
known cigar maker, died of Brights
disease at 40 o'clock last evening in
her home in the Abbott apartments at
Canal street. She was taken i'll four
weeks ago, but Improved and was
thought to be making a good recovery
up to week ago, when she became crit
ically Ill. She had failed steadily
since
Emeline L. Grafton was born in An
son, Ne, Feb 6, 1859, the only child of
Leonard w. and Anna ~ Grafton. She
graduated from tho high school in An
son and taught school few years in
Maine previous to her marriage to Mr.
Gilman early in June, 1885, in Auburn
Me. Mr.. and Mrs. Gilman also had
lived in Boston and Springfield, Mass.
where Mr., Gilman was engaged in the
cigar business before coming TO Brat
tleboro Dee. 81, 1913.
Besides her husband Mrs. Gilman
leaves one daughter, Mrs Robert A
Stickney of Melrose, Mass, also two
granddaughtcrs, Dorothy Inez, 7, and
Ruth Emeline, three months, daughters
of Mrs. Stickney.
A prayer service win be held at rho
house this afternoon at 4 o'clock, Rev
Delmar f. Trout officiating, and the
body will be taken tomorrow morning
ices viii be held at . o'cloek Sunday
afternoon. The burial viii take plac,
| in Melrose.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-17
CLUB PLANS
COMPETITIVE MEETS
Captains Chosen for Three Teams of
Five Men Each-Matches With Out
Side Teams Also Planned.

In the annual meeting of the Brat
tleboro Rifle club last evening several
matters of Importance were discussed
and officers were elected as follows:
Pres, Henry F. Jordan; vice pres,
Arthur Z. knight; see, William j.
Cain; treas, Alfred B. Jordan; range
officer, Fred IT, Spaulding.
Captains also were chosen for three
teams of five men each in order that
the club may have competitive shoot
ing matches, Charles p. Goodwin to be
captain of team from the Estey
Organ company. Arthur f. Knight of
the Odd Fellows and 4. Louis Pcttee
of team from the Masons.
Plans also were inaugurated for com
petitive shoots with teams from ont of
town and matches viii be arranged
with Bellows Falls and Rutland, and
there is a possibility Of match with
a team from Burlington in the near
future.