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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-12
GARFIELD, FUEL
HEAD, RESIGNS
White House Officials An
nOunce That 1t Will Be
Accepted
DIRECTOR GENERAL
HINES TO SERVE
Will Perform Duties of Former Admin
istrator - Garfield Would Not Stand
for Increase In Price of Coal In
Coal Strike Settlement.

WASHINGTON, Dee. 12.-The resig-
nation OF DR.. IL. 4. Garfield as fuel
administrator rendered last night, was
forwarded to President Wilson this
morning by Secretary Tumulty. "Of
course it will be accepted, +" it was said
at the White House. Functions of the
fuel administrator handled recently
through the railroad administration un-
der Dr. Garfield 5 authority will be
continued under Director General Hines,
it was said. This does not necessarily
mean that Mr. Hines will be made fuel
administrator in Dr. Garfield S place,
it was added.
We are all sorry that DR.. Garfield
feels as he does. He has done fine
job said Secretary Tumulty.
The view at the White House is that
DR.. Garfield was not ignored in the
settlement of the strike DR.. Garfield S
friends say he does not hold the view
that he was. that his position is that
the government should not have been
put in the attitude of having surren-
dered 10 the miners
1t developed today that there was c
difference OF OPINION as to whether the
President 5 statement to the public OF
the coal strike should have been made
| public last Saturday night before il
was carried to Indianapolis. The Pres
ident, White House officials said, direct
| ed that the statement be made publ,
Saturday night.
Dir. Garfield understood this woul,
be done and on Sunday he told Secre
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-12
ABOUT Is VISITORS
AT CONVOCATION
Royal Arch Masons of Seventh District
Meet with Fort Dummer Chapter
in Masonic Temple.

About 25 visiting Royal Arch Masons
attended the annual convocation of the
seventh capitular district, which was
held with Fort Dummer chapter yester-
day afternoon and last evening in Ma
sonic temple. ~ <e5 81
AT $50 clock the meeting was
opened by Harold B. Carter, d. D. G..
II. p, of Springfield. The M. NJ. NJ.
degree was worked by Skitchewaug
chapter of Springfield with Everett. II.
Redfeld, f. H. p
Following supper served by Bingham
chapter, o. E. s., ut O'Clock the chap
ters were called from refreshments to
labor at 7.30 o'clock and the grand of
ficers were received with grand hon.
ors, The grand officers present were
r. f. Christie B. Crowell, grand king;
E. Roger S. Pike grand Royal Arch
captain; E. Edward W. Crannell, grand
lecturer.
After the NJ. E. NJ. degree had been
conferred by Fort Dummer chapter re.
marks were made by nearly all the Wis
iting Masons.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-12
HINSDALE. N. H.
William II. Snow secured doe Tues

William II. Snow secured a doe Tues
day.
Miss Annie Watson of Winchester
n. n, was a weekend guest of hel
brother, William f.. Watson.
Mrs. L. j. Walker and daughter, Hell
en-, were visitors Monday and Tues
day of relatives in Brattleboro.
The subject of the sermon at The
Universalist church next Sunday
morning will be, The Secret of Happi
ness. M
A concert and dance will be giver
in Foresters hall Wednesday evening
Dec. 81. Lyman's orchestra will fur
nish music
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-12
Spread in Honor of Service
Men, Also Stir
ring Address
OVERSEAS X. OF c.
SECRETARY SPEAKS
Charles Sandy Chapman Tells in
Dramatic Fashion Some Important
Incidents Of the War - Occasion
Memorable in Annals n3 Cor-.;i

memorable In Annals of Council
Leo council knights of Columbus, ten
dered a complimentary dinner last
evening to the service men of the coun
Gil, followed by an address by Knights
of Columbus war secretary, Charles
Sandy" Chapman of Boston, and the
occasion will remain memorable. in the
annals of the council Both features
were top-notchers, marked by real fra
ternal spirit and much enthusiasm.
The supper, with roast Vermont tur-
key as the central dish. was fit for king.
II was paid for by the members of the
council who were not in the service and
was prepared and served by the women
of the parish. In the course of the brief
after dinner speaking something was
said about this being the first dinner
gotten up wholly by the women. They
certainly made fine start and ably
demonstrated the fact that st. Michaelis
parish is not without some skilled hands
| in the culinary art
Look at this for a menu: Grape fruit
cocktail. sour pickles, olives, celery.
dressing and cranberry sauce, mashed
with cream dressing. French rolls, apple
PIE, mince pie, cheese, crackers, ice
!, cream, assorted cake, assorted fruit.
coffee, cigars,-and sweet cider.
! About 100 persons, including a large
percentage of the returned service men of
the council, participated in the BANQUET
/ in Enifrhfo nf C@l, N
which was decorated with flags and col.
ored streamers. The long tables present
led handsome sight, being decorated
with carnations and at each place being
souvenirs from the council These con
sisted of metal match holder, package
Iof matches, cigarettes, and handker
chief with ''k. of c. embroidered in ono
lcorner. A tiny silk flag adorned each
grape fruit.
Dugan's orchestra played during the
dinner and Martin Austin of the commit
ftee presided, opening the program by
calling upon all to stand and sing q
stanza of The Star Spangied Banner
J Several other selections were sung
which were printed on the back page OF
the menu folder. John L. Stewart led
, the singing, and the fact that two OIL
song We're necessary before the novices
!, could get their tongues around the words
only added tothe interest of the musica
Feature. lss &-x
When the young women had finished
serving, which they did in a thoroughly
efficient manner, the chairman stated
that the hour for the public meeting ir
the assembly room was so near at hant
! that only few minutes would be devot
ed to after-dinner speaking. He eallet
ION Past State Deputy Charles F. Mann
who mentioned the fact that Leo council
furnished 80 men for the service. out Of
a membership at that time of HI. Thi
, he said was a record that probably. M
other Vermont organization duplicated
He complimented the women for th
first class dinner.
i At the chairman's suggestion thre.
!. cheers were given for the service mel
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-12
Win Not Help Hungary.

PARIS, Dec. 12-Premier Clemen-
ceau as president of the peace confer
ence has replied briefly to the two
notes in which President Huszar of
Hungary explained why he could not
send Hungarian delegates to negotiate
a peace. The reply takes note of the
announcement in the Hungarian com
mission that the three persons it pro,
posed to select as delegates were unde,
interment by the Americans. The re
ply then adds the following:
"The supreme council is not called
upon to intervene in a question of this
kind and it renews to the Hungarian
government its invitation to send dele
gates as quickly as possible. =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-12
FIRE IN ENGINEERS CLUB.
Valuable Paintings Destroyed In New
York Today.

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Three hun
dred and fifty guests of the Engineers
club were driven from their rooms early
today by fire which caused 100000
damage to the building. The fire, which
started in kitchen on the 18th floor
was confined to the upper stories, but
several valuable paintings on the lltk
floor were destroyed. The famous en-,
cheering library, considered one of the
finest in the country, was saved
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-12
SALE OF RED CROSS
SEALS EXCEEDS $24O
Largest Amount Sold by Grade 7-B
Main Etreet-Largest Per Cap
ita by Grade 6, Main Street.

While not all the returns for the
sales of Red Cross Christmas seals have
been made by the various schools more
than $240 already has been received
Although the largest amount, s3s, was
turned in by grade 7B, Main street
the largest per-eapita sale is credited
to grade 6, Main street, with total sales
of $3.50, or $l.l3 per capita.
Following is record of the sales BY
grades and buildings:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-12
COAL OPERATORS PROTEST AGAINST
PRESIDENTS PROPOSAL AS DELIVERY
INTO HANDS OF UNION MINE WORKERS

The Settlement Is No Set
tlement at All-Interfer-
ence With Garfield's
Plans a Blunder of Gov
ernment Officials-ShOuid
Have Representative
Commission Similar to
That of 1902 - Miners
Left Free to Violate Any
Contract
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-12
HOLLIS HONORED.
French Government Confers High
Rank On Former Senator.

WASHINGTON, Dee. I'm
recognition of his services during
the war the French government
has conferred the rank of eheva-
lier of the Legion of Honor on
former Senator Hollis of New
Hampshire it was announced here
today. After retiring from the
senate Mr.. Hollis became mem
Der of the United States liquida-
tion board and served until last
November.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-12
HOSPITAL HAS
LARGEST YEAR
COrpOratOrs Hold Annual
Meeting and Hear
Reports
TREASURER REPORTS
DEFICIT OF ss3s.7s
Total Number of Patients Past Year
$50, or IS More than Previous Year
Officers Reelected Trustee R.
M Bradley Present.

During 1919 the largest number of pa
tlents ever cared for in an equal length
of time received treatment at the Brat.
tleboro Memorial hospital, according to
Miss Mary f. Shields. superintendent of
the institution. The annual meeting OF
the corporators was held yesterday
afternoon and Miss Shields presented her
report at that time. The urgent need Of
a maternity ward and a nurses home, as
departments which were essential to OBJ
tain the best results from the work of
the hospital, also were brought to the
attention of the corporators, as we'll as
some alterations and changes Richards
nj. Bradley of Boston, one of the trus-
tees of the Thompson fund, was present.
| A deficit of more than $500 after all
bills for the year were paid was shown
| in the report of the treasurer, w. A.
Shumway, whose accounts show receipts
from the hospital, the Thompson fund
and miscellaneous sources of SCOTIA. .o4
and disbursements of $3l, l,6l2s2.
The secretary's report showed that
during the year $50 patients were ad
mitted and 635 were discharged while 10
patients remained in the hospital Dec. /,
the hospital year beginning with that
month and the reports dating from Dec
/, 1918. The increase in the number of
patients admitted over those of the pre-
vious year was p. OF the $50 patients
treated 465 underwent surgical opera
tions and ls5 were for medical treat
ment. The male patients admitted to-
tailed 306, while 344 female patients were
!, cared for. Surgeons performed ASS
operations during the year. Eighteen
student nurses now are in the hospital
: for training, and three graduated Nov
/. They were: Miss Elizabeth Atkinson
Miss Ruth Weatherhead and Miss Marie
Hawkins.
, The old board of officers was reelected
| as follows: Pres, George L. Dunham
vice pres, j. Gray Estey; sec, Clarenc,
l.. Stickney; treas, William A Shum
way; directors. DR.. Smaller E. Lawton
Clarence l.. Stickney, Edwin L. Hildreth
: Following is the treasurer's report from
D, Dec. 10, 1918, to Dee 9, 1919.
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand Dec Q, 1918, s 81.
Received from hospital, lS,4s6 Al
I Received from Thompson fund, 10000 0t
Received from miscellaneous, 2s3e
Deficit Dee Q, 1919, 63s7'
4 Total, $3l, ,6l2. s.
HI EXPENSES.
Superintendent and nurses, s 5,943 /
Il Labor, 5,433. 6
Equipment and repairs, l,ll4l
Medical and surgical, 2,l53.O
II Meat, fruit and milk, 3,602lo
II Groceries, 4,Ol43
II Fuel, lights and power, 3,23S. Z
II Garden and grounds, 6332
II lee, water, telephone, insurance, 4,407. 4
II Miscellaneous, l,0T3o
II Total, s3l ,6l2.s
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-12
Centre Congregational Church

Friday, Dee. y, 7.30 to $50 p. m.-So-
cial evening for all in the parish over Is
years of age
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-12
GENERAL INCREASE
IN COAL DIGGING

Illinois Miners Still In Re-
bellion Against President
Wilson'S PrOpOsal-TrOu-
bic In West Virginia -
Many Predictions of Nor
NAL Output Next Week
Another Cold Wave Nov
ing Eastward - Hoped to
Have Sufficient Coal to
Meet 1t
WASHINGTON, Dee. 12.-Whilc ac
ccpting the government : proposal for
settlement Of the btumnous Goa
strike, mine operators Of the centra
Pennsylvania district declared in {
statement today that the settlement is
no settlement at all of the principles al
stake in the controversy, and that ''it
is merely 4 postponement Of 4 show
down which in our opinion is bound L
come
'.The method proposed for settling
the strike by lncl Administrators Car
field, the statement said, "was inter
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-12
UniYersaIist Church
Rev. D. E. Trout, Pastor.
Sunday, Dec. IA.

6uuuIy, DEC, II
1890 a. m.-Divine worship with ser
mon by the pastor.
ll.4j u. m.-Sunday school session.
30 p. ny. p. G. L. service in
charge Of Miss Rena johnson.
Topic Why Armenia Needs Our
Help.
800 =. m.-At Vernon a service of
worship with scrmon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-12
First Methodist Episcopal Church

Friday Regular prayer meeting
Rev r. H. Moore, who was to have
given an address, will not be present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-12

London dispatches on the sit
uation received today reported
the soviet troops within 80 miles
of Kharkov which the Bolsheviki
were approaching in their general
offensive along several hundred
miles Of the south Russian front.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-12
s3l6l2.s2
PASSES SUGAR BILL.

Senate Votes to Continue Government
Control Another Year
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12-The Nc
Nary bill under which government con-
troll of sugar would be continued an
other year was passed today by the
senate and sent to the house.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-12
CAPTURE KHARKov.
Bolshevists Have Taken One of
Denikine' Bases.

LONDON, Dee. 12-Thc cap
ture Of Kharkov in South Russia,
which has been one of the bases
Of General Denikine, is announced
in Moscow official despatch re-
ceived by wireless today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-12
THE WEATHER.
Rain Or Snow Tonight and Saturday
Warmer.

WASHINGTON, Dec l2. - Weather
forecast: Rain or snow probably to-
night and Saturday. Warmer tonight.
Fresh south winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-12
First Baptist Church
Odd Fellows Temple

Friday, 7.30 p. m.-Prayer meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-12

Thursday evening, Dec. ll-Regular
meeting of Canton Palestine, No 8 Nom.
nation of officers for the coming year
Make a special effort to be present.
Friday, Dec l2-Teams f and l will
bowl.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-12
Masonic Temple

Friday, Dec. l2.-Teams and D will
bowl
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-12
Red Men S Hall

Friday, Dec 10, 8 p. m.-Regular meet
ing Quonekticut tribe, No ., Imp'd o. II
NJ. Nomination of chiefs. \ good attend
ance is requested.
Dance Saturday night
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-12

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
FAST BLUE RIBBON TEAM OPEN
 THEIR 1919 SEASON TONIGHT

probably will as long as Leavy is in the game.
 From the looks of things Holman and Barney Sedran will hold down the forward position while Powers will jump and Ripley and Clinton will take care of the guard positions.
 With this lineup 1t will take pret- ty fast team to beat them and al though Manager Leavy has started a little late he is going right out after the other teams and mow them down as fast as they come.
 Murray and Dreyfuss, two players who formerly played with the local team, will be seen in the Brooklyn lineup. Both players are very fas, and they generally mean trouble for any team they stack up against The rest of the Brooklyn lineup consists of Barry, also we'll known here and Schultz, forward and Freidler, cen ter.
 Tom Thorpe will referee the game and there will be dancing before and after
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
FIRST 0F YALE
 TEAMS REPORT

New Haven, Jan. 7-Yales winter , sports made a start last night when the basketball, swimming and wrestling teams held practice for the first time, Strong teams in each of these sports are expected, as many veterans have returned to college from the war,
 Fifty candidates responded for basketball, including Horton, of the : championship 1917 i've; Van Slack, ; last years Intercollegiate high ! scorer; Dan. K. Hafnil. R, Hamn and ; Augur, all of last years quintet, Capt. Charles StraddeI will return home from the army to lead the team the latter part of January,
 ; The swimins candidates were ad- . dressed by Capt, John HLncks and Archibald MacLean. who probably ! will act as coach. Another cham i pionship team Is expected, as many ] veterans have returned to college. Coach Winters and Capt, Avery ! spoke to the wrestling candidates. :! At least three intercollegiate meets
 were planned for the university team,
 As whole, the winter sports i should prove 8 decided success, Their fsupervision will be conducted by Prof, R, N, Corwin, whose illness prevented him from outlining Yale'S policy as regards the revival of sports,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
LEONARD AND DUNDEE
 POST BIG FORFEITS

Not satisfied with their written guarantee to meet in an eight-round boxing contest at his club on January 20. Dave Mackay. manager-match- maker of the Newark Sportsmen' s club yesterday exacted a substantial appearance forfeit from Champion Benny Leonard and Johnny Dundee. Billy Gibson and "Scctty' Monteith, managers of the two boxers, respec-
 lively, posted $500. This money the latter immediately placed in the hands
 of John s. smith, chairman of the
 New Jersey Boxing Commission, to-
 gether with all additional $1.000 from the club as a guarantee that 1t will
 stage the bout.
 Commissioner Smith insisted upon the posting of these forfeits to pro- tect all concerned in the match. He is taking a lively interest in 1t and plans to keep a watchfuI eye on all the preliminary developments, par tieular1y the training of the contest ants. He will visit the training quarters of the boxers from time tc time to satisfy himself that they art l getting. into prime condition for the 1 battle.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
BOXING TONIGHT.

New York, Jan. - A series of in1er-city boxing bouts in four classes no, 115, 128 and 14O pounds wiIl be held here tonight at the City Athletic Club. Among those entered are two national champions, J.. To- nasulo, Elizabeth, N. J., winner of the 115-pouud title in 1917 and 1918, and Wilee, United States navy, Bos- ton, holder of the 10S-pound honors.
 Although Philadelphia, Boston, New Jersey and New York clubs will be represented, there will be only four contestants and three bouts in each class.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
HELD FOR DISSIPATION.

Michael F. Knapik. sailor of S41 Hallett street, and David Goldberg. of Roxbury, Mass,, soldier, are be- ing held at poice headquarters as de- serters. They are being held for the military authorities 10 take them back to their respective stations Knapik admitted to the police yester- day that he was deserter. Gold 'erg was taken into custody yester- lay in connection with the theft of -ome jewelry, and later confessed that he was a deserter.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
BrooklSG A. c. Team Op- pose Meals in First Game This Year-Leavy Has Many Stars on Hand.

Bridgeport will get their first taste of professional basketball tonight when the local Blue Ribbon team go up against the fast Brooklyn A. c. team at Colonial hall,
 Manager Leavy has a fast team on paper but that does not count as games have to be won on the court and not In the sporting columns of papers, Walt Swenson. captain of last years team, will not be with us this season and Jimmy Clinton will captain the team Instead. Jimmy is known all over New England for his fast playing and there have been many teams on his trail but he has always stuck to John Leavy and
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
GIANTS ID LOSE FRED ANDERSON

Charlotte, N. C., Jan. 7-Dr Fred Anderson, the big right hand pitcher of the New York Giants, announced at his home here yesterday that he was permanently through with base ball and In the future would devote his attention to his profession of dentistry. He will establish his office in this city.
 Anderson took part in IS games before he was called to the colors last season, but the official pitching averages of the National League have rot yet been announced. In 1917, however, he won eight games and lost eight.
 He joined the New York club wher the late lamGnted Federal League was disbanded in 1915
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
Fruit That Produces Oil,

A fruit containing large percent age of oil has been discovered in the region of Torrson. Mex, and is known by the name of chichopoxtle. Expert ments show that 25 per cent of its con- tents consists of oil of grent value in industrial pursuits requiring a lubri- ; cant of high quality. It is proposed ! to introduce the cultivation of this fruit upon large scale.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
Rests wI+h Man to Accomplish.

The door Of opportunity is never closed to the man who has the desire to realize his ambitions and the will to do so. And to the one who believes that the world is fair field, there is no closed door. It but awaits the man who will lift the latch and walk through without questioning what awaits him.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
Miniature Railroad.

The smallest passenger-carrying
 railway in England is to be found on ; the estate of S. P Derbyshire, at like
 ston. The gauge of the roadbed is { only seven inches. The engine, per
 feet model of the Midland railway l 900 class. is three-quorter-horse pow
 CT and will haul four adult passengers : of the miniature truck.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
Substitute for Platinum.

platinum in the dental industry, there by releasing from use the latter metal It is nearly as hard as steel, and has the curious property of swallowing
 hydrogen. A piece of palladium will
 absorb $50 times it's own bulk of hy-
 drogen.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
Peculiar "Adognmsnt.|

' Widows in the Hawaiian islands, up to very recent years, had the names of their dead husbands tattooed on their tongues, Egyptian women today
 have their lips prlcked blue for becom-
 ingness, And In Yezo, the northern most Island of the Japanese archipela- go, the fashion demands that girls
 ehall greatly enlarge the apparent sizs ; of thelr mouths by tattooing In red
 about the lips,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
SMALL FIRE.

An alarm from box 413, at 2:30 yesterday afternoon. was for a slight blaze in two family house at AIS Barnum avenue There was small damage. The fire was said to have geen caused by one of the family throwing lighted cigarette onto a couch.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-07
Ms,tsrs No, to Be Discussed.

Of this fact we may all rest as- sured: The qpieter we keep about Ourselves, our affairs, pleasant or oth- erwlse, the better 1t will be for us, Time Is at a premium these days. and if We hope tG s!!cfaolrt our difficulties. no matter how trying they may be, we must wisely learn to keep each and every one of those problems in the background.