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The Washington times., 1919-08-12
DIRECTORS TO
TAKE Up CASE
OF CAR BAN

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-With
Charles A. Comiskey, president and
owner Of the Chicago White Sox,
taking charge of the case against
3an Johnson, the American Leagues
board of directors has come to life.
instead of being a rubber stamp
controlled by the Scar Of baseball"
ahis board plans to listen to the
days case Thursday at the BiltmOre,
md johnson will appear before it.
The board now consists Of Comiskey,
Harry H. Frazee, Of Boston; Col.
Iacob Rupert, Of New York, and
lanes c. Dunn, Of Cleveland, with
Johnson q member ex officio.
As result of this action, the New
York club today asked that its in
Junction hearing in the supreme
sourt be postponed until Friday. Ban
ioisonR had asked for a postponement
snGl next week. If the board Of di-
aectors on Thursday settles the matter
satisfactorily TO the New York club,
shei case will be dropped. If not, the
SeF York club will so into court and
lsk a permanet Injunction restraining
Johnson and all clubs in the league
from interfering with the Yankees
use Of pitcher Carl Mays.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-17
GETTING A HOUR WEEK.
Many Shoe Workers at Haverhill Re
turning to Work.

HAVERHILL, Mass, June 1.-THE
number of shoe workers on the streets
today as result of their demands for a
44-hour week was reduced to 800 through
the action of several large factories taking
back their cutters on 44-hour agreement
pending final settlement
Arbitration of the shorter hour ques-
ton is urged by the Haverhill Manufac-
turers association. The Cutters union
held a meeting today to consider arbitra-
tion and whether to have members return
to work pending settlement
At a mass meeting today of shoe cut
ters out demanding the A hour week
the general agent of the shoe workers
protective union succeeded in getting
the cutters to vote to return to work on
the 48hour basis at / clock today at
factories where an arbitration contract
is in force. Seven large factories have
the arbitration agreement. Seven hun
dred cutters are still on strike. The
turn workmen numbering 1900 have
been notified to quit work at 0 'clocB
tomorrow afternoon for mass meeting
TO vote on adoption of the shorter week
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-17
LABOR SPEAKS FOR IRELAND.
Wants Irish Republic Recognized at
Peace Conference.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. J.. June IL
A resolution urging congress to recog-
nize the Irish republic and recommend
ing that representatives of the Irish re-
public be given hearing at the Paris
peace conference was adopted today by
the American federation of labor in
convention here. The memorial placed
American organized labor as being in
favor of self determine tion for ireland.
Bitter debate developed when the
resolutions committee reported measures
dealing with Ireland Some of the dele
gates urging that the convention go on
record in favor of self determination
for the Irish people and Others recon-
mending that The United States be asked
to recognize the Irish republic.
Among the other resolutions adopted
was one supporting protest by New
Hampshire labor organizations against
retaining female yeomen in clerical posi-
tions and one condemning mob violence
anl lynchings especially in the south.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-17
DECLARES SHE WILL
RETURN MANS GIFTS
Case Against Baldasaro's Housekeeper
Mol Prossed-Deciares Presents
No Longer Desired.

In the municipal court in Bellows
Falls yesterday the ease of the state
against Mrs. Lizzie Stevens was mol
pressed. Mrs. Stevens was charged
with the larceny of clothing and other
articles amounting in value to 5000
Complaint was made last Thursday
by Joseph Baldasaro. who lives in
Westminster, to Attorney w. A. Ora
ham, who reported the matter to State q
Attorney f. w. Gibson of Brattleboro
and warrant for the woman S arrest
was issued. Mrs. Stevens had been
housekeeper for Baldasaro and he claims
that she left his employ and went to
Plymouth, n. H., and took the goods
with her Chief w. S. Severence went
TO Plymouth Thursday and brought the
woman back with him Friday.
She appeared in court Saturday and
said she had taken nothing with her ex.
cept what Baldasaro had given her oil
given her money to purchase Bal
dasaro's contention was that he gave
her the articles to keep only SO long as
she remained his housekeeper. The case
was held open until yesterday, when il
was mol pressed and Mrs. Stevens re
turned to Plymouth, declaring thai
every article which had been given hel
by Baldasaro would be returned to hin
as nobody could induce her to keep hi
presents any longer. The value of tn,
goods which consisted of two gold ring
and some women s apparel proved t.
be about $50 instead of 5000 as Balda
saro claimed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-17
PRESIDENT WILSON
PLANS FOR TOUR
Will Deliver Addresses in Most of the
Principal Cities-May Leave
Paris Next Week.

WASHINGTON; June II-President
Wilson hopes to leave Paris for Wash
ington on June "a or % if the Germans
sign the peace treaty. Immediately after
his arrival in Washington the President
will address congress. After clearing up
pressing official business he will start ON
his Swing around the circle early in
July.
1t was said at the White House today
that the president expected to spend
three weeks on his speaking tour ez-
planning the peace treaty and the league
of nations covenant. The itinerary has
not been announced, but he expects to
visit the principal cities over the country.
The President had made known de-
sire that his audiences during his tour
be composed largely of opponents of the
league of nations plan rather than its
supporters.
Should he leave Paris week from to-
morrow the President should arrive in
Washington about July 3. He will pre-
sent the revised draft of the peace
treaty to the senate and will discuss the
treaty and league covenant in an ad-
dress to joint session of the senate and
house
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-17
LARGE CATCHES
OF BASS REPORTED
Unusually Plentiful in Connecticut and
West Rivers Quantities of Perch,
Pike and Pout.

Reports from fisherman who have tried
the black bass in the Connecticut and
West rivers since the opening of the sea-
son Sunday indicate that these fish are
unusually plentiful this year On the
meadows below this town as well as at
the dam at West Dummerston numerous
catches Of bass weighing as hioh as three
pounds have come to the attention ot
local sportsmen.
Quantities of yellow perch, wall-eyed
pike and horned pout have been taken
from the submerged Connecticut and Re.
treat meadows this spring. There is
scarcely a day when from half dozen to
score of anglers are not to be seen in
search of these fish, and the aggregate
number taken has no doubt amounted to
a considerable factor in the towns food
supply Pout OF unusual size are said t0
have been taken on the meadow below the
White River Chair Co.'S plant, one story
being to the effect that a local angler
caught that weighed 80 pounds. Wheth
er these were horned pout or channe
catfish Is a question which has furnished
some discussion among fishermen. One d
| two paintings Of fish OF the latter variety
were made in the Connecticut river a few
| years ago.
The trout season locally has been al
unusually good one despite the poor lucl
reported in the early days. At presen
most Of the streams hereabouts are to,
low to furnish good sport, but through
out the last DAYS Of June quantities Of ex
cellent catches were made The improve
ment of the trout fishing unquestionabl
is due to the systematic stocking that ha
been carried on during the past few sea
sons by the Windham County Fish an
Game club. while the supply of trou
and other fish available for distribution
is due to the funds received from huntin
and fishing licenses.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-17
WORK MAY NOT BE
INTERFERED WITH
DR.. Henry Tucker Should Continue
Health Work in Bfattleboro Is
Opinion of State Health Board.

Many persons have wondered what the
effect of the new law providing for dis
trict health officers would have on the
continuance in office OF Health Officer
Henry Tucker, and letter from Secre-
tary Charles f. Dalton of the state board
of health to Dr. Tucker throws some light
on this question, The paragraphs in the
letter referring TO this matter follow, and
with reference to the appropriation men
toned in the last paragraph it may be
stated that when the tax rate was voted
In town meeting it was made to cover
estimated expenses for local board Of
health work:
You probably have seen announcement
of the 10 sanitary districts OF the state
and the personnel of the district health
officers, and no doubt the question has
arisen in your mind as to your continu.
ancc in office, your town being over five
thousand population
1T is greatly to be desired that every
town and city avail itself of local health
officers if population is sufficient Sucl
a health officer need not be a whole-timc
man and, for the most part, his worl
in your town will 60 on practically tn,
same as at present, except that burial per
mits will he made out by the town clerk
The state board rules that in towns hav
ing their own health officers, the placarl
ing Of houses may continue to be don,
by the health officer instead Of the physi
clans, if such is desired
| '.As to provision for salary and cxpens
es, as noted in the law, l take it 70
granted that the current year is alread
provided for, as an appropriation on som
arrangement for public health was III
doubtedly made at the last March meet
ing, which continues in force until mex
March 1t would seem then that you
work might continue without interruT
| tion >
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-17
CONQUEST CLUB
is ORGANIZED
Young Women of Centre Church Plan
to Promote Social Life and Render
Aid to Home Missions.

A good number of young women Of
the Centre Congregational church met in
the vestry last evening and organized
what will be known as the Conquest club,
the work of the club being to carry out
the conquest program of the Woman's
Board of Missions as explained by Miss
Mary Preston on her recent visit to-
Brattleboro, and in addition to render
service in home missions and the local
community and church. Another feature
of the club will be to promote social life
among the young women.
Mrs H. p. Woodin presided and ex-
planned the purpose of the meeting. Civ
ing some of the points which Miss Preston
emphasized when here. The talk was es-
pecially helpful and the young women
showed a good degree of interest. Mrs
Woodin was appointed chairman of a
committee to draw up constitution with
authority to select her own helpers
These officers were elected, the names
having been presented by n nominating
committee: Pres, Miss Laura L. Wal
bridge; vice pres, Miss Mildred A. Ed
dy; sec, Miss Lucy F. Walbridge; treas,
Mrs. Isabel T. Jones The nominating
/ CDlllnlIlCp VIII CDbooc u chairman IOf
the social committee and handwork com
mittee
The membership of the club will be
divided into four groups under the heads
of prayer, money. influence and intclli
gcnce, and the heads Of these divisions
will be announced later Program meet
| nes will be held once a month.
Although no regular meetings will be
| held during the summer, it Is planned tc
make mp the membership largely this
summer in order to be ready for active
work early in the fall It was voted t,
have dues and to raise money by specia
methods, such as mite boxes, sales, etc
The handwork to he done will be thC
same kind Of work done by the Red Cros
except that the output will be sent t,
some mission hospital where the constan
need is as great as il was in the Euro
pcan war.
At the close of the business meeting
social half hour was enjoyed and light re
frcshments were served.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-17
ASSOCIATED Press.)

Germany's answer to the allied
peace conference at or before 649 p.
m, Paris time, Monday, June %. The
five day period originally given the
enemy delegation to either accept or re-
iect the terms was extended As hours
by the conference yesterday.
Count Won Brockdorff- Rantzau, head
of the German peace mission left Yer
sailles last evening for Weimar, where
he will arrive today. According to ad-
vices he Will at once confer with the
German cabinet which will send the re-
vised treaty to experts who will report
as soon as possible. The terms will be
laid before the German national assem-
bly, Wednesday. 1t is expected the con-
sideration of the pact will be continued
by the cabinet until Friday and that
the final German answer will be laid
before the assembly for ratification on
Saturday. Immediately after the as
sembly has acted it is expected the
chief of the German delegation will
start on his return trip to Versailles.
The detailed reply, a summary of
which was made public in Paris Mon
day night, makes no material altera-
tions in the fundamental features of
the treaty. There are some concessions
but they apepar to be of rather minor
nature compared with the demands
made by the Germans in their counter
proposals. One of the PRINCIPAL conces-
sions is the admission of Germany to
the league of nations Sin the early fu-
ture, - if she fulfills her obligations.
A notable feature of the allied reply
was the covering letter by Premier
Clemenceau, president of the peace con
gress, which was a scathing arraign
ment of Germany for launching the wa
and conducting hostilities so ruthless
". It pointed out that the German peo
pie supported the war and that tn
"peaee of Justice demanded must b
one of Justice not only for Germany, bu
for the other peoples of the world.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-17
Students in Class of 1919 i'm
BrattlebOro High Num-
Der AZ.
BENZ. T. MARSHALL
TO GIVE ADDRESS
Is President of Connecticut College for
Women at New London-Rev. Clark
It. Brownell to Preach Baccalaureate
Sermon Sunday.

There are 40 students in the gradual
ing class of the Brattleboro high school
this year. of whom one-third are boys
and two-thirds girls. The commence
ment speaker this year will be Benja-
min T. Marshall, president of the Con-
necticut College for Women, at New
London. lie will speak on Dreams and
Deeds, in the Auditorium Tuesday eve
ming. The baccalaureate sermon, class
day exercises, graduation and alumni
reunion constitute the four main fea-
lures of commencement, from June %
to June 25.
Commencement week viii begin Sun
day evening, when Rev Clark It.
| Brownell, pastor of the First Baptist
church, viii preach the baccalaureate
sermon at s o'clock, in the Baptist
/ church.
! Class day exercises will be held the
next day on the high school lawn at 4
! o clock. The marshals are Francis Mar
! tin Austin, 20, and Perry Coates May
nard, 20. Following is the program
Music, Northern Lights, high school or
chcstra; president S address, Harry
Austin Plumb; class oration, Forrest
Graves Harmon; class essay, Beatrice
Augusta Scovell; music, Absent, double
quartet; history of the class of 1919
| Evelyn Lenora Fisher and Roy Bernard
Switzer; class poem, Ethelyn Beulal
| Underwood; music, Shadow Town, ant
Oh Nanny Coon. girls chorus; elias:
prophecy, Ernest William Gibson; Ivy
toration, Dorothy Lima Hubbard; Ivy
ode, Pearl Marguerite Faulkner; plant
ing 1919 ivy by the class; singing Of
the ivy ode by the class; music, select
ed, orchestra.
On Tuesday evening at clock th
graduation exercises viii begin in th
Il Auditorium. The program follows
! Part 1-Shout Aloud in Triumph, b,
1 Manney, and Triumphal March from
! Aida, by Verdi, high school chorus AM
orchestra under the direction of Ear
a Braman. Part Overture, Swee
Love. Vollstedt, high school orchestra
invocation. Rev. DIR. II. p. Woodin; ad
dress. Dreams and Deeds, President Ben
jamin T. Marshall of Connecticut Co
E lege for Women; announcement of Hon
4 ors, award of Austine prizes, and presen
; tation of the class of 1919 to the pru
: Dental committee, by Principal Juliu
e f. Warren; presentation of diplomas b
Judge A. F. Schwenk; music, Commen
7 Grafton March; class song, words b
4 Ethelyn Underwood, 10; benediction
h Forget Me- Not, Engelman, high schoc
G orchestra.
k The final event of commencement wee
e will be the alumni gathering Wedne;
: day evening. The usual parade on Mai
!, street will take place at 730 o'clocl
: followed by the annual reunion of til
/ alumni in the high school building, wit
e entertainment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-17
NO PROTEST SENT
BY THE MEXICANS
Announcement by State Department
congressman Want More Publicity
About Mexico.

WASHINGTON, June l7.-State de-
partmeut officials said today no protest
against the sending Of American troops
into Mexico to disperse the Nillistas at
tacking Juarez had been made on behalf
OF the Mexican government
The subject of American troops cross
ing the border into Mexico was brought
up in the senate yesterday by Senator
Watson, Republican, of Indiana, who
asked whether the sending OF troops into
Mexico amounted to an invasion OF that
country, and whether it was ordered by
the President or by the war department
Senator King, Democrat, OF Utah, joined
in the discussion to urge action by the
foreign relations committee on pending
resolutions requiring settlement by Mcxi-
co of American damage claims, and Sen
ator Fall, Republican, of New Mexico,
spoke at length on border affairs.
In the house Representative Gould, Re
publican, of New York, charged that the
crossing Of the border by American troops
constituted tacit offensive military al
lance between the United States and
Mexico Of which congress had not been
| apprised."
! If our troops were sent in to protect
American citizens and property, | thank
| God and welcome it, said Senator Fall.
! IF that was the purpose of invading
Mexico, | congratulate the war depart.
ment. If the purpose was to protect the
Carranza garrison, then there is no dc
tense for the war department.
Senator Pomerene interrupted to state
that he was advised by Secretary Baker
that the American objective was protec-
tion Of Americans from firing by the
! Nillistas
Senator Fall read a telegram from r.
! NJ. Dudley, state senator of FL Paso, Tex.
stating that the American movement was
in aid Of Cauanza and placed in jeopardy
every American in Mexico.
The New Mexico senator declared that
President Cauanza, was unable to protect
Americans in Mexico and charged that
news regarding Mexican affairs had beer
suppressed by the American press at tho
request OF Secretary Lansing.
ASK for American consular reports il
the state department. said Senator Fall
Ask who murdered Americans at Tampl
co, whether it was the Carranza forces
The state department is full of informa
ton from Mexico which should be giveI
publicity. The state department polio!
is to suppress every particle of news com
ing from Mexico. Every newspaper ha
: Eirtually a commando request from th
state, department-to suppress MeXieal
news
In this connection Senator Fall read
= note from the state department trans
: mitted through the press associations t
the npwsnaDers of the country reuuestin
r that the newspapers refrain from dis
|. cussing events in Mexico which arc ca
i culated to make bad feeling between tn
h two countries"
5. The New Mexico senator charged tina
\ within the last 80 days two American
;, were rescued from Acapulco on the Yves
t Mexican coast by British war vesse
e Reports from American consuls at Tan
pico and Tuxpam, he asserted, have bee
= suppressed and given scant publication
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-17
MRS LUNDGREN is BETTER.
Time of Sessions Will Be Extended An
Hour Each Day.

LAWRENCE, Mass, June 1.-THE
physical condition of Mrs. Bessie NJ
(Skeels) Lundgren, who is undergoing
trial on charge of murder for the al
legged poisoning Of Miss Florence w. Gay
of Andover in 1917, has improved SO much
that the sessions of the court will be ex-
tended an hour a day.
Nurse Skeels, who is understood to
have expressed a willingness to go through
night sessions if necessary to expedite de
termination of the charge against her
looked brighter and stronger today thar
at any time since the trial started weel
ago.
DR.. Charles E. Abbott, who attended
Miss Gay during her illness and who Ger
titled at the time that death was due t.
a cerebral hemmorhage, took the stanC
under cross examination again today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-17
UniVersaIist Church

Wednesday, june IS, at $50 p. M
The annual meeting of the Ladies' Cir
Gle with annual reports and election of
officers. The public strawberry supper
will be served Wednesday at 6,15 p. m.
Thursday June ~, at ?. m.-Ihe an
nual meeting of the Mission Circle, with
annual reports and election of officers.
Thursday, June 10, at 7.30 p. ma
regular meeting OF the Daughters Cir
Gle with Mrs. r. p. Flagg, Prospect
street. The business meeting will be
followed by a social
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-17
RAIN STOPS FOREST FIRE.
Heavy Damage in New Foundland-
Some Homes Burned.

ST. JOHNS, \. F., June l7.-Forest
fires raging in various sections of New
foundland have destroyed valuable timber
tracts and few houses in isolated settle
ments during the past week. Reports re-
ceived today Indicate that the rain storms
of the last two days have extinguishcd
most of the fires.
Communication with some of the dis
tricts is difficult and it will be several
days before the extent of the damage to
settlements threatened can be learned
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-17
ROUNDING UP
STRIKE LEADERS
Canada Finds Bolshevist Literature in
Labor Temple at Winni-

WINNIPEG. June l7.-Ten strike lead
ers were arrested in their homes here
early today and transported in automo-
biles to some place in the country, pre-
sumably Stormy Mountain, by govern
ment police officials. Other arrests are
reported to have been made in Calgary
and other western points at the same
times
simultaneously with the arrest of the
strike leaders the Royal Northwest Noun,
tain police raided the labor temple from
which the strike has been conducted
Considerable literature said to be of
Bolshevist nature was seized
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-17
VOTES TO INVESTIGATE.
Senate Committee Will Hear Ford
Newberry Election Contest.

WASHINGTON, June lin
vestigation of the Michigan sena-
torial election in which Henry
Ford is contesting the election of
Senator T. H. Newberry, Republi-
can, was recommended unanimous
ly today by the senate privileges
and elections committee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-17
Turkish Mission Received.

PARIS, June 1.-THE council of 10
of the peace conference received the
Turkish peace mission in the clock room
of the Quai D'Orsay this morning.
The council of five met this afternoon
and took up consideration of the re-
naming clauses in the peace terms with
Austria The council likewise consid
cred other matters requiring its atten-
tion before the departure of President
Wilson tonight for his trip to Belgium.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-17
BoLSHEVISTS ARE YIELDING.
Fortress Burning and Warships Hoist
The White Flag

LONDON, June 1.-THE North Russian
general staff directing operations against
Petrograd report the fortress of Kron-
stadt northwest of Petrograd, to be on
fire, according to Helsingfors despatch
to the Daily Mail.
Seven Bolshevik warships have hoisted
the white flag, the despatch states, and
viii surrender to the British squadron
operating in the Gulf of Finland Sew
eral forts near the Fortress of Kronstadt
also have raised the white flag, it is said
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-17
BUNKER HILL DAY.
Boston Made Anniversary Welcome
Home Day.

. BOSTON, June 17.-Celebration of the
l44th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker
Hill today took the form largely of "wel-
come home exercises for men who have
been overseas. The annual parade in the
Bunker Hill district was revived this af
ternoon with several thousand uniformed
men in line.