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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17

MORE HOLDUPS AND
SAFE BURGLARIES
-Four Of These Crimes Added to List of
Those Occurring in and
Around New York.

NEW YORK, Feb 1.-Two more hold
rs and two additional safe robberies were
dded today to the long series of crimes
hich have kept the police OF this vicin-
~ busy recently.
Robert Owen, a member of the crew Of
he United States revenue cutter Chester,
tas held up and robbed of $40 in the
iowery. Four arrests were made.
Two armed men held up a street car i'll
Iorth Bergen, y j., but six soldier pas.
engers came to the rescue of the crew
he bandits escaped
Burglars blew the safe in a branch Office
{ the Standard Oil Co., Saturday night
nd obtained $500 in cash Cracksmer
ntered an sth avenue drug store, ripped
pen the safe and escaped with $1,000 il
,ash.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
Jury Finds Against Rail-
rOad-Was Out About
Three Hours
EXCEPTIONS TAKEN
TO SUPREME COURT
Defense Moved That Verdict Be Set
Aside as Being Against the Evidence
But Court Overruled Motion-H. J.
Twitchell Foreman.

After being out a little less than three
hours Saturday afternoon the jury which
had been engaged in the county court
case of Arthur L. Miller of Vernon
against the Central Vermont Railway Co..
to recover $4,000 for personal injuries
and damages to his farm tractor. re-
turned a verdict for the plaintiff to re-
cover $500.
Attorney John W. Redmond of New
port and his associate, Attorney Charles
+. Black of St. Albans. moved that the
verdict be set aside on the ground that it
was against the evidence in the case. but
Judge Fred NJ. Butler of Rutland over
ruled the motion, TO which ruling the dc
Tense. took an exception. On th- ana
other exceptions the case VIII 20 l. the
Vermont supreme eoi1Fl
The case had been on trsal III tie fya
eral building since Tuesday morRin1
Barber, Barber & Miller of t1ii- tasvu be-
ing counsel for the plaintiff. After tn
court had oyerruled motion Saturday
morning for a directed verdict for the
defendant, Attorney Redmond made his
argument before the jury, following At
torney H. G. Barber, who argued the pre-
Nious afternoon. Attorney Frank T..
/ Barber closed for the plaintiff and after
dinner Judge Butler delivered his charge
/ to the jury. He appointed FL. J. Twitch-
ell of South Londonderry foreman Of the
/ jury and they retired about 3.l5 O'Clock,
reporting shortly before o'clock
The attorneys not connected with the
case thought probable that the jury
would report a verdict for the plaintiff,
but there was a general feeling among
them that there were good grounds for
taking the case to the supreme court.
Mr.. Miller who had just bought his
tractor and had operated it three times,
drove the machine across the Central Yer
mont track near his home in Vernon
April l3, 1917, his intention being TO
drive it TO tho Connecticut River powcv
Co.'S plant to have some repair mads tn
make the machine steer ga ifs. Just
after he crossed the track a la--.4i-cr
train arrived in sight from Rrattlehar9
The tractor struck log beside I'll
road which at that time was covered
with leaves. Mr. Miller testified that at
that time he looked up the track and saw
no train, then backed the machine,
stopped and backed again, and when on
the track saw the train within a few
feet of him. He was not positive wheth
er he looked between the two times men
toned or not
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
CAPTURE TOWN
IN WESTPHALIA
Spartacans overpower Military and Po
lice Forces+Trouble in Ber-
lin Nipped in Bud.

BERLIN, Sunday. Feb. 1G (Associat-
ed Press).-Spartaean troops from
nearby towns marched into Gelsenkir
chen, Westphalia, early today and ovcy
powered the local military and police
forces, portion of which went over &c
the Spartacans troops. The roofs oi
the houses were blown in with han6
grenades and much booty was secure
by the spartaeans. The banks and thC
city treasury had been warned in tim,
and saved their funds.
Trouble had been expected in BerliE
today from radical clements, but tn,
anticipated outbreak appears to havt
been nipped in the bud by the arres
last night of so members of Sparta
can and revolutionary soldiers unit.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
Universalist and Unitarian Churches

Tuesday, Feb. 1s.-The Ladies' Cir
Gle will hold a meeting in the church
parlor at $50 P. m. There will be the
reports of the annual fair; tea will b.
served.
Thursday, Feb. 20-The regular
meeting of the Mission Circle with Mrs
Freeman Scott 6 Oak street, at 3 p. N
A paper will be read by Mrs. Bert Sar-
gent on the subject, Jane Adams of
Hull House.
Thursday, Feb. 2O-A very impor-
tant meeting of the Daughters Circle
in the church parlor at 7.30 p. M. A
large attendance is desired. a
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
CLINTON POWER
PLANT DAMAGED
Breaking of Turbine at Metropolitan
Headquarters in Clinton Floods
Big Building.

CLINTON, Mass, Feb. 1.-THE
over plant and office buildings of the
Metropolitan water and sewerage COM
mission here were heavily damaged to-
Icy through the breaking of a section
of one of the turbines. Approximate
" 100000 gallons of water escaped
trough the opening and flooded the big
tone building to within five feet of the
oof The windows gave way under the
tremendous pressure and the Office fur
1ishings and quantities of power equip
nent were picked up in great swirl
{ the current and left jun,bled in a
Leap. The damage is estimated at
$4,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
TABLET UNVEILED
IN TOWNSHEND.
Dedicatory Exercises,
Church Service and Parade-Forty-
Two Names on Honor Roll.
Especial to The Reformer.). }.


A public unveiling and dedication
srvice of a memorial tablet erected in
memory of Tcwnshend's s soldiers and
sailors in the European war was held
here yeterdav, beginning with a serv-
ice in the Congregational church and
including a parade followed ty exer-
cises on the common. Not far from 900
persons were present, and the occasion
will stand out as one of the memorable
events in this community.
The tablet was made in Brattleboro
by the same man who made the Brattle-
boro memorial tablet, and it is of the
same design, but of course not as large
It is q handsome tablet and contains
the names of AZ soldiers and sailors
who went from this town.
In the church service at IL o clock
Rev. R. II. Bosworth preached strong
sermon Eefore congregation which
occupied all the seating capacity, while
some remained standing. He dwelt
very effectively upon the part which the
American boys played in winning the
world war. The choir rendered special
music and the church was decorated
with flags and red. white and blue
IL.
with the seminary drum corps at the
head, followed by the Sons of Veterans
as escort to seven soldiers and two
sailors from this town who have re-
turned from the srviee. Then came
three Civil war veterans and about 80
school children.
They marched to the southeast corner
Of The common and formed a hollow
square around the tablet. Mrs. Eva
Marsh, Mrs. Addie Lawrence and Mrs
Alma Blood had charge of the program
which opened with the singing of Star
Spangled Banner by all. Then the UNI
yelling took place, two flags which
covered the tablet being drawn apart
by Ruth Palmer, sister of Joseph Palm
er, and Evelyn Grout of West Town
shend, sister of Paul Grout, who have
seen service at the front line in France
Principal E. II. Blanchard of LELAND
and Gray seminary was the principal
| speaker, emphasizing the duty of the
soldiers and sailors to the people ant
| the reciprocal duty of the people, which
he thought ought to express itself her,
in the way of q public building whicl
could take the place Of the town hal
| building which was burned some tim,
ago. the replacement of which is S,
much desired. After brief speaking by
| Victor w. Boyden and sRev. s. l.. Yin
cent three wreathes We're placed upol
/ the tablet, one each by Olive Marsh, il
memory of Hugh Adams; Coral Say-re
/ in memory of Lee Burlington; an,
Doris Tenney, in memory of Henr,
Convey. Rev. Mr.. Bosworth offered tn
| dedieatcry prayer and the program
closed with the singing of America b,
! all.
The tablet was given to the town l.,
the T. G. r. society and the committe
on purchase was Mrs. H. F. Howard
Mrs. F. II. Lawrence and Mrs II. II
Franklin.
Returned soldiers and sailors VIII
marched in the parade were Josep
Palmer, who has been on the firing lin
in at least four drives, Herbert Benson
Adds Gushing, Raymond Watson. A,
thur Cutler, Merrill Sparks, Clyd
Adams, Harold Franklin and Gu
Barry, the last two having been in tn
navy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
36sTH REGIMENT REVIEWED.
New York's Own Black Fighters in
Parade Today.

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Keeping step
to the Jazz" music. of their famous
band led by Lieut.. James r. Europe,
5000 smiling negro soldiers comprising
The 369th infantry, known as New
York s own ssblaek watch, marched
through the streets packed with cheer
ing citizens today. Governor Smith,
Former Governor Whitman and army
and navy municipal officials reviewed
the troops. Relatives and friends of
were were given seats in reviewing
stand.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
AGREES TO TERMS.
German Government Decides to Ac-
cept Armistice Conditions.

COPENHAGEN, Feb. 1.-THE Ger.
man government on Sunday night ac-
eepted the allies terms for the exten-
sion of the armistice, according to Il
despatch to the Politiken at Weimar.
The meeting at which the acceptance
was decided upon, the correspondent
saws, was attended by leaders of the
various parties.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
Odd Fellows Temple

Regular meeting tonight of Wantas-
tiquet lodge. All officers are asked to
he present TO rehearse for the initiatory
degree.
Tuesday, Feb. ls.-Rehearsal for Re-
bekah degree.
Wednesday, Feb. l0-Sewing meeting OF
Friendship circle. Bring thimbles and
scissors. Supper at the usual hour Kind
ly note change in the day of the meeting
from Tuesday to "Wednesday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight, Increasing Cloudiness
and warmer Tomorrow.

: WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The
weather forecast: Fair and colder to-
night; Tuesday increasing cloudiness,
probable snew in Vermont. Warmer
in New Hampshire and Vermont. Mod
crate northwest winds becoming vari-
able.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
NOW CONSIDER RUSSIA.
Supreme War Council Faces Dis
couraging Situation.

PARIS, Feb. II ASSOCIATED
ress).-Attention of delegates to
peace conference centered on Russia
today as the supreme council de-
clded that with the expiration of the
time allowed for acceptance of the
invitation to the Prinkipo confer
ence something else must be done
Winston Spencer Churchill has pro-
posed that the invitation be re-
newed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
Centre Congregational Church

Friday, Feb. 81, from 7,3O to 9 p. m.
Reception in the church and chapel
to Rev. DR.. and Mrs. II. p. Woodin for
persons above the age of Is years. The
public is invited to meet DR.. and Mrs.
W0odin.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
Masonic Temple

Tuesday, Feb. lS- Regular meeting of
Bingham chapter.
Tuesday, Feb. l8--The Eastern Star will
have family supper at 6.l5
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
Red Mems Hall

Monday, Feb. Il, s pm.-Card tourna-
ment.
Regular meeting Of Brattleboro camp,
No 1887, NJ. w. A., Tuesday evening at
o'clock
Dance will be held every. Saturday
night, commencing November %.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
IN CONTROL AT NUREMBERG.
spartacans Occupy Telephone, Tele
graph and Newspaper Offices.

COPENHAGEN, Feb. Telephone,
telegraph and newspaper offices at Nurem
burg, Bavaria have been occupied by Spar
tacans, according to reports received here,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
BACK BY MARCH IS.
Paris Paper Says President Will be in
France Again by Then.

PARIS, Feb. 16.-The Times says
President Wilson is expected to arrive
in France March 13, after his visit to
the United States.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
SAID TO HAVE RESIGNED.
German Foreign Minister Reported t.
he Out of Office.

BASLE, Feb. 17.-Count Won Brock
dorff Rantzau, the German foreign min
lister, has resigned according to a Wei
mar despatch to the Vossiche Zeitung
Fof Berlin. There is no confirmation from
other sources.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17

OF course everybody knows that every
thing in the world is wrong, but it hardly
seems worth while. to change human ma
ture all at once, since none of us will BE-
here long anyway
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
OFFICER OF I. w. w.
Man Arrested in Tulsa, Okla, Said to
be National Treasurer

TULSA, Okla, Feb. 17.-Thomas
Jenkins, said to be national treasurer
Of the l. w. W., and two other mem
bers Of the organization have been ar
rested. On them the police found a
large quantity of literature which they
consider seditious
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
LAURIER's CONDITION HOPELESS
Canadian Premier, Stricken With Par
a1ysis Yesterday. Slowly Singing.

OTTAWA, Feb. 17.-sir Wilfredl
Laurier, formerly premier of Canada
who was stricken with paralysis yester-.
day became unconscious early today.
His physicians announced that he was
sinking slowly and that his case
seemed to be hopeless.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-06-11
MOB THREATENS NEGRO
Man Charged With Attack on White
Woman is Spirited Away TO
Adjoining County

Asheville, N. c., June 11.-Don
Michaux, g, negro, barely escaped
lynching at the hands Of an angry
mob which gathered around the
Burke County jail at Morgantown,
N. c., late Sunday night, and
threatened to string him to i tree
on the courthouse square.
He is charged with an attempted
attack on a young white woman.
The only things that appeared to
save the negro were the lack of or
eanizaticn and leadership en- the
rart of the mcb and the fact that
officers outwtted the crowd and spir-
tied away the would be criminal tt
tho Jail Of an. adjoining county.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-06-11
WEIMAR CHOSEN
Hun NstiCnal Assembly Called for
Rhineland Repub-
lie Causes Anxiety

Berlin, June 1.-THE meeting Of
the National Assembly called for
Thursday to discuss the peace sltua-
ten will he held in Vienna instead
of in Berlin. as originally planned,
It is announced.
Real alarm is~1low being manifest
ed in German official circles over
the possibility of movements similar
to the cE.at "',hmert Of the Rhine
land republic frustrating plans for
strcng centralized government.
One leader tcld the correspondent
that Prussia is agreeable to having
states on the American plan, but
net want to have the state become
entirely independent and protected.
The Tagl;eche Rundschau. in an
editorial, said the government IS
manifestng Strange nervousness
ever the Political situation, and de-
cIared the calling Of students to join
the guards for possible defense
against iceland is il-advised.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-06-11
ITALY DEFIANT
Orlando Flatl,' Declares Rene VIII
EE{ctand On Treaty Of Jcndcn

Orlando Flatl,' Declares Rene VIII
IfSStand en- Treaty Of London
Paris, June. 11.--Prener Orlando
threw another bomb she'll into the
peace fabric. yesterday when he fiat
" declared at the session of the
"big four" that italy will stand UNI
eqrlivoeally upon the pact of Lon
don, refusing any and all sugges-
items Of a compromise.
Coming az g moment when an
snieable solution of the Adriat;c
problem had been expected with
greater certainty than ever, this
news cast a deep gloom over con-
ference circles. and new crisis:
seems Imminent.
Premier Orlando is just back
from a several days visit to Rome,
where he had en- earnest and pro-
tracted conference with King VIC
ter Emmanuel as we'll as his Cabi-
net ard adj party leaders.
AS soon as the Italian prime
munster had made his new deciara-.
ton of war on al compromises,
President Wilson eliminated himself
from the discussion Of the Adr:at!c
question, leaving Prcmiers Lloyd
George and Clemcnceau to endeav-
or swinging Orlando around.
hi doing 20 the President de-
dlared in unmistakable terms that
the United States would under no
circumstances become party to the
London pact. which he is reported
to nave characterized as an Gin
famous agreement"
Strong intimRtions have been
reaching conference circles for
some days that pro-Gsrman infuen-
ces are being brought to bear on
public opinion in Italy, working to
create internal dfscord and demand
Arg the retirement of the Orlando
delegation in favor of one headed
by former Premier Giolitti.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-06-11
4 WOMAN'S BACK
The Advice of This Alexandria No'
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Manv Alexandria women know tins.
Read what one has 10 say abouE It.
Mrs. F. NJ. En:wisle. 1907 GIabon
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rid of them. There was sore ana
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Down ache in my back all the time
Nv head felt as though scmeboa!
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way my kidneys actec bothered nv
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-08
RUSSIAN GRAND DUKE
BELIEVES CAR DEAD
(By Associated Press)

PARIS, April ST am not here as
grand duke" said former Grand
Duke Alexander of Russia to The AS.
sociated Press recently. 81 know very
well that such things do not exist any
longer, but l am of the opinion, how.
ever, that there will always be an
aristocracy in the world-if not that
OF birth, then of intellect and educa.
tion-the aristocracy of gentlemen"
The correspondent who had never
conversed with grand duke had gath.
cred his ideas Of them from musical
comedies, Monte Carlo and Broadway
species of grand dukes. There was
nothing suggestive of any of these in
the strong, tall, dignified man who was
speaking.
Il have given up all hope Of ever
seeing my nephew, the emperor" he
added. When l left Crimea l still
entertained some hope that he might
be alive but now even that hope has
died. There is only one member of
the family who persists in clinging to
the hope that he is alive-the dowager
empress. She has made vow not
to leave Russia unless the demise of
her son is established beyond a
shawod of a doubt and l do not dare
to shatter her last illusions"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-08
FOOD SITUATION IS
IMPROVED y! POLAND
(By Associated Press,

WARSAW, Sunday, April 6.-Before
departing today for Paris, DR.. Vernon
G. Kellogg, member of the American
food commission who investigated the
food and health problems in East Po-
land, said the situation there had i'm
proved partly as a result of the re-
ceipt of American food shipments, but
that they were far from being solved.
''It will take a year to get Poland
to her feet" DR.. Kellogg added. There
are at least 100000 people scattered
over ten thousand square miles who
are worse off than were the Belgians,
because they have been without any
help whatsoever for four years. They
are absolutely dependent on the allies
for food, clothing and hospital sup
plies.
81 do not believe that the allies have
a more important duty than to hasten
all available assistance to Poland We
have shipped eighty thousand tons of
foodstuffs to Poland, but that is not
enough. azlu
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-08
Friends Mission Executive
Board Holds Session

The executive committee of the
Friends Foreign Mission board met at
the Five Years Meeting headquarters
in the Second National Bank building
today to take up several matters of
Importance, and consider questions to
be brought up at the Foreign Mission
Board meeting next week.
All members of the executive COM
mittee were present today, including
the following: Mrs. Belle c. Bailey OF
Newcastle; Mrs. Lucy Hill Binford of
Greenfield; Charles Woodman- of
Richmond; Mrs. Mary A. J. Ballard of
Richmond, and Ross A Hadley also of
this city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-08
JOHN KENNEY, 81,
VETERAN PENNSY
EMPL0YE, KILLED
Father of Former Richmond
Lawyer Meets Instant
Death When Hit by Train.

John Kenney, 81 years old, who re.
sided at 76 State street, was instant
ly killed about 925 o'clock Tuesday
morning when he was run down by
an east-bound Grand Rapids & Indi-
ana passenger train while crossing
the railway tracks near the viaduct
over Northwest Second street. Ken.
ny was struck when he stepped in
front OF the passenger train to escape
being hit by a west-bound freight
train.
The body was badly mangled The
head was crushed and both legs were
severed above the knees. The re-
mains were hurled great distance by
the impact.
Coroner Is Summoned.
DR.. S. E. Bond, coroner, was imme-
diately summoned to the scene Of the
accident. He held an inquest at a
local undertaking establishment where
the remains were taken. The train
crew testified that the train was run
ming slowly. The engineer of the
passenger train was F. L. Nichols, of
Fort wayne.
Kenney lived with relatives, Mr..
and Mrs. Dan Doyle, rs State street.
He had been to the office of the sup
erintendent of the Pennsylvania earl
Ter in the morning, and was making
a short cut to his home when he
met death.
Veteran Pennsylvania EmpIoye.
Kenney was one of the oldest Penn
sylvania employees living here. He
was pensioned by the Pennsylvania
road July 1, 1917, after serving fifty
four years as trackman, section fore.
man and flagman. He became track
man in 1853 and was section foreman
for number of years. In 1892 he
was placed in charge Of the Eighth
street crossing as gateman and served
there for about fourteen years.
Kenney is survived by four sons,
DR.. Charles Kenney, now with the
United States army on the Mexican
border; John Kenney. an employe of
the Pennsylvania on the Vandalia di-
vision; Joseph Kenney of Indianapolis,
lawyer formerly of Richmond and
a graduate of Earlham college, and
Thomas Kenney, living at Mattoon,
Ill.
Arrangements for the funeral had
not been completed at late hour
lnls no0IA.44as4Es
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-08
Court Sustains $500 Fine
Against Judge Lindsey
(By Associated Press)

DENVER, Colo, April s. The fine
of $500 imposed by the district court
Of Denver against Judge Ben B. Lind
sey of the juvenile court for contempt
Of court in October, 1915, was affirm
ed yesterday by decision of the state
supreme court.
The case grew out of the refusal of
Judge Lindsey to tell a jury in the
case of Mrs. Bertha Wright, charged
with the murder of her husband, John
A. Wright, what Neal, the twelve year
old son of the couple had told him
concerning the crime. Judge Lindsey
based his refusal on the grounds that
Neal was ward of his court and any
thing he told him was of a confden-
tial nature.