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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23
PREDICTS FEELING
OF RESENTMENT
Mr.. Crosby Says Erection of Garage on
Main Street Does Not Advance
Community Enterprise.

Editor of The Reformer:-
The people of Brattleboro, particularly
these in the village, have deferred COM
ments relative to the erection of the one
story garage on the most prominent cor
ner i'll town, believing those who owned
the property would realize that they were
putting blight on the town in many
ways by carrying out such proposition.
OF course one has a right to erect any
kind of building, subject to fire restric-
tions, on his own land, but there is a GER
tain fitness to things, if that expression
is correct
Today a town of our size is actually in
competition with other towns in many
garage does not advance community en-
terprise or fellowship
No one makes a threat, because that
amounts to very little, but there is feel
ing in town that someone has struck Z
body blow and it does not happen to be
Charles Miner or John Manley. Resent
ment will be felt in many ways, many
calls for funds for public enterprises vii
| be affected, interest in many things vii
| be dwarfed, and it behooves somebod!
who loves the community and the peopi'
! in town to express the opinion that thos'
who are erecting this building will live t.
deeply regret it, possibly not from ;
pecuniary basis but from the communit,
| loyalty that has existed in town prevlou
to this ridiculous move.
CHARLES RICE CROSBY.
Nav %. 1919
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23
SURPRISE VISIT ON
BOTH ANNIVERSARY
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred E. Stebbins Pre-
sented 80 One-Dollar Bills and
Other Gifts Last Evening.

About 80 relatives and friends of Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred r. Stebbins made them
surprise visit in their home at 8
Maple street last evening to remind
them Of their 30th wedding anniversary.
Several gifts were presented, including
80 new onedollar bills and a bouquet
of roses. There was general soeiability,
music on the victrola, and refreshments
OF. ice-eream and cake were served.
Mr.. Stebbins was born in Brookline
March 4, 1862, son of William T. and
Sophronia (Codding) Stebbins, Before
coming TO Brattleboro in 1892 he worked
in a chair shop in Putnev, but since
coming here he has worked in grocery
stores. and for about Is years has been
a well-known clerk in freeman SCOTS
store
Mrs. 'Stebbns was Miss Fannie Maria
Coombs, a daughter of Asa and Laura
A (Abbott) Coombs. and was born ii
Chester, Feb. 2S. 1868. When child
she moved with her parents to Hinsdale
\. H., where she attended the HIGH
school. She taught school few term.
before her marriage, which took place
in Hinsdale, May %, 1889
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23
CONGRESS IS
RUSHING WORK
House Expects to Pass the
SIS, 100000 Indian Ap-
preparation Today
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
IN SENATE MONDAY
Good Progress in Committee Organiza-
tion by Both Republican and Demo
Early Next Week.

WASHINGTON, May 23-The tenta-
tive program under which both branches
of congress were working today provided
for unusual rapidity in disposing of the
most important items of the great mass
of legislative matter before them.
The house today planned TO dispose of
the Sl5,000,000 Indian appropriation meas
ure which failed of passage last March
Rapid work i'll organizing senate com
mittees was reported by both Republican
and Democratic committees The Republl-
cans hoped to present their committee
slate Monday As soon as the senate com
mittees are organized immediate consid-
Grafton is planned of the house woman
suffrage resolution. 1t is planned tc
bring the, measure to vote early next
Monday
Organization of house committees i,
scheduled for completion by the first Of
next week.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23
TEN KILLED IN STARCH
PLANT EXPLOSION
Seven More Are Missing-Factory
Burned Causing S3,0O0,000 Loss
Cause Unexplained.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, May 23.-Ten
bodies have been taken from the ruins OF
The Douglas Co.'S starch plant here and
seven men are missing, their bodies prob
ably being in the ruins. The monetary
loss is estimated at S3000,000 Fourteen
seriously injured are in hospitals.
Officials of the plant would advance no
theory as to the cause of the explosion,
but workmen insist that it was caused by
dust
OF the $50 men and boys who had just
gone to work in the night shift, few es
capped injury or death The entire plant
was burned by resultant fire which was
confined to the Douglas plant
SO severe was the explosion that per
sons a mile away We're thrown from
chairs The blast blew in windows many
blocks from the Douglas plant and per
sons within office buildings suffered from
the shattered glass.
With the fire raging, cries were heard
coming from the drying room Of the plant
hut fremen were unable to cut their way
in. and it was believed that the death toll
would grow Several discharged overseas
soldiers aided in the rescue work.
Explosions from the oil rooms scattered
the burning wreckage and firemen were
hard pressed to prevent the flames spread
ing to nearby industries Water mains
were cut by the force of the explosion
making the work of the firemen harder
| because Of the lack of water.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23
Terms Regarding Repara-
tion Slightly Modified by
Allies
COUNCILS REPLY
DELIVERED TO-DAY
China Has Decided to Sign Treaty With
Reservations-Allie Forces Are
Hemming in etrograd-Nego egotiations
Are Progressing.
ASSOCIATED Press

Concessions on some points III tile peace
treaty lave been mace to the Germans
by the peace conference. Slight moditiea-
tions have been made in the terms of the
Sarre valley award and in the terms re-
garding reparations The fact that the
council of four had decided to make these
notifications was reported in despatch
from Paris late last night The II as-
sage however, did not indicate just what
were the alterations decided upon. These
are expected to be developed in part with
the handing to the Germans today Of the
coulcps reply to the German note on
reparations.
China's delegation at the peace confer
ence has decided that it will sign the
peace treaty with reservations in spite OF
it's declaration that it would not do so be
cause of the decision of the council o
three relative to the turning over to ia
pan Of Germany's interests in Shangtun.
and Kiao-Chau
1t is not expected that the negotiation
with the Germans at Versailles will be in
terfered with by the absence of Count
Won Brockdorlf- Rantzau and other mem
bers Of the delegation who have gone t
Spa for consultations Their return is cx
pected by Sunday.
The process of hemming in PetrograC
by Esthonian, Finnish and other forces ap
pears to be making favorable progress.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23
FAIR MEETING NEXT
TUESDAY EVENING
Public Asked to Meet in Board of Trade
Rooms at 7.30 to Discuss Disposition
of Stock.

All persons interested in the future
of the Valley fair are urged to meet in
the board of trade rooms next Tuesday
evening at 7.30 clock to talk over the
situation and decide on ways and means
for disposing of the shares of stock that
now remain in the treasury. The at
tendance may well be taken as an indi-
cation of the attitude of the people
toward continuing the fair.
Only about one-third of the capital
stock of $4,000 has been sold, but all
must be taken before the officers of the
newly-incorporated fair association will
feel warranted in planning for next
fall S exhibition. Whatever is done
will have to be done quickly in order
that the various attractions may be en-
gagged before their dates are all taken.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23
ALL IN READINESS
FOR TRACK MEET
Events Start on Valley Fair Grounds
at 2 O'Clock Tomorrow-Brattle-
boro's List of Entries.

With the change in the weather from
rainy to fair, the prospects for the in
citation track meet tomorrow at ,
O'Clock on the Valley fair grounds are
looking fine. Everything is in readiness
for the meet now, and sunny day will
put the track in good shape. Though the
past rainy days have not permitted the
usual amount of practice, yet they have
given the men a chance to rest up.
Following is list of the officials for
the meet: Referee, Julius f. Warren;
starter, Hyland d. Tasker; judges at fin
ish and assistant field judges, Willis O.
Smith of Keene, Laurence G. Sherman,
Robert L. Fits; field judges and assistant
track Judges. NJ. j. Moran, Harold I
O:Bren of Rutland, Earl A. Braman;
timers, Frederick w Porter of St. Johns
bury, Stanley c. Fits, George Z. Sher-
man: clerk of course, Forrest G. Harmon
assistant clerk, George H. Lynch; an
nouncer, Horton D. Walker.
The Brattleboro high school entry list
follows:
I0O-yard dash, r. sherman, L. Noyes, C
Piggott, G. Betterley, J Moran
Broad jump Moran, l.. Moves F
Robbins, A. Davis
! 8S0-yard run-A Davis, ID. Manning G
Betterley, L. Barker, S Nixon, c. Cush
ing.
Shot put-H Lawton, P Richardson
II. Plumb, G.. Betterley.
22o-yard dash-R Sherman, G. Better
ley, c. Piggott. H. Richardson.
/ High jump. Nichols, G. Piggott, L
Moves, H. Lawton, f. Robbins.
220-yard low hurdles-F Robbins, I
| Moves, ] Moran
| Mile A. Davis, y. Manning, L
Barker, c. Cushing, S Nixon.
Discus throw-G. Betterley, j. Moran
| f. Gibson, F Austin.
High hurdles-J Moran, L. Noyes, T
/ Gibson
Pole vault-E. Gibson. L. Moves, F
Austin, F Robbins, Fl. Lawton, L. Ban
ller.
! 44o-yard dash-G. Betterley. A. Davis
D. Manning, H, Richardson, S. Nixon, |
Barber.
Next week Saturday, May 81, the brat
tleboro high school team viii attend tn
meet at st. Johnshury The folIowin
week, June Z. it will attend the annu;
interscholastic track meet Of the Tn
versity Of Vermont at Burlington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23
AMERICAN MANDATE
FOR CONSTANTINOPLE
President Wilson Has Commission In
vestigating the Subject-MuSt Be
Referred to Congress.

PARIS, Thursday, May p Associated
Press President Wilson's rccommenda-
ton relative to accepting mandate for
Constantinope will depend largely upon
the report Of a commission created today
for the investigation Of conditions in
Syria. The question Of mandates for Va,
rious parts OF Turkey is before the coun-
Gil of four and has not been finally set
tied
British and French sentiment is favora
bic to the United States taking the man
date for Constantinople and similar
movement IS apparently gaining ground ii
the American delegation, bat it is stated
autboritatively that acceptance must bt
conditioned on the submission of tht
question to congress
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23
SAW RED LIGHT
Of A|RPlANE
Cableship Reports 1t Near
Course HaWker and
Grieve Followed
$4,000 WILL BE
DIVIDED AMONG KIN
London Mail to Give Prize to Families
of Lost Men-NC-4 Unable to Re
sumo Flight Owing to Unfavorable
Weather

LONDON, May % Associated Press -
The cable ship Faraday reports that it
sighted the red light of an airplane early
Monday at 10 degrees, 2S minutes north
latitude and 30 degrees west longitude, APP
proximately midway between England and
Newfoundland and in the course which
would have been followed by Harry G.
Hawker in his attempted flight between
Newfoundland and Ireland
1t is announced BY the Daily Mail that
it intends III the event that Hawker ana
Lieut. Commander Grieves have lost their
lives to devote $4,000 to their next Of
kin in the proportions that they had
agreed to divide the prize This dis
position viii not interfere with the con,
test which is still open
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23
WOULD DELIVER
PARTS BY AIRPLANE
Motor Truck Co. Asks Brattleboro Off
cials Concerning Facilities for
Landing in This Town

A letter has been received by the board
of trade and town officials from a motor
truck company in Indiana regarding an
aviation landing field here, and inquiring
about rules and regulations pertaining to
the privilege of landing on the field.
The motor truck company is establish
ing an aviation transportation company
for the purpose of delivering parts to its
various truck users throughout the Unit
ed States
In case there was no such field here
the company asked what steps had been
taken looking forward to the laying out
of one and offered its services in the way
of making suggestions to determine the
size. location, etc.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23
NATIONAL EIGHT-HoUR DAY.
Sen. Moses of New Hampshire Intro
duced Bill Proposing It.

WASHINGTON, May ga nation
al eight-hour working day beginning
January l, 1921, was proposed in a bill
introduced today by Senator Moses, Re
publican, of New Hampshire. In an eff
fort to meet constitutional objections
the bill provides that eight hours shall
constitute a working day in any mine
quarry, mill tannery, workshop, fac
tory or manufacturing establishment
engaged in production of articles en-
tering into interstate commerce.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23
ALLIES TREATING WITH REDS
Bolsheviki Government Is Gaining
Strength in Hungary.

COPENHAGEN, Thursday, May %
(Associated Press).-The allied cam
paign against the Budapest Bolsheviki
has ceased, says the Vienna correspon-
dent of Danish newspaper and it is
believed the allies are willing to nego-
tiate. 1t is stated that an allied com
mission is now enroute to Budapest.
The change in the allied policy is at,
tributed to negotiations with Austria
The material and political position OF
the red Hungarian government had
greatly improved in the last few days
the correspondent asserts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23
GOES TO THE PRESIDENT.
Senate Passed Big Appropriation
Bill Today Without Debate.

WASHINGTON, May 23.-The
senate today passed without de-
bate or amendment the deficien-
cy appropriation bill adopted
Yesterday by the house carrying
$45, 100000 for war risk allot-
ments of families of soldiers and
for dependents of Civil war
veterans. The measure now goes
to the President.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23
WANTS PERFECT WEATHER.
Commander Read VIII mot Risk NC
Boat In High Winds.

PONTA DELGADA, May p, tAssoci-
ated Pressl High winds and a ehoppy sea
today caused postponement OF the flight
of the NC-i to Lisbon until tomorrow.
Lieut. Commander A. G. Read, the com
mander, said he was not willing to risk
the last survivor Of the NC planes until
weather conditions were perfect.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23
Red Men S Hall

Friday, May %, Regular meet.
ing of Quonekticut tribe No. ,, /. O. r.
NJ. Adoption degree.
Members Of Quonekticut tribe please re
port Sunday, May %, at Red Mems hall
to decorate the graves of deceased broth
crs.
Dance will be held every Saturday
night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23
WASHINGTON, May %. Wealth,

WASHINGTON, May % Weather
conditions at Ponta Delgada still were I'M
favorable for resumption of the trans
atlantic flight by the seaplane NC4, Ad-
miral Jackson early today notified the
navy department. His message SAID the
sea still was rough and rain squalls were
expected within the next Il or IS hours.
The forecast for the Azores. Lisbon
route, received from Admiral Jackson said
the weather probably would be much bet
ter by tomorrow morning.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23
UNDERWOOD BLOCKS BILL.
Will Not Allow Suffrage Amendment TX
Go Directly to Senate Calendar.

WASHINGTON, May 23.-Efforts
to expedite the passage of a woman
suffrage constitutional amendment res
olution in the senate by sending it di-
rectly to the calendar where it could be
called up at any time instead of first
referring it to the woman suffrage
committee failed in the senate today
through the objection of Senator Tn
derwood, Democrat. of Alabama, an
opponent of the measure
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23
AUSTRIAN TREATY.
Council of -Four Discussed Claus.
es Touching Prisoners of War.

PARIS, May % ASSOCIATED
Press) s).-The council of four to-
day discussed the military terms
and clauses relative to prisoners
of war which will be incorpora-
ted in the treaty with Austria.
Military experts attended the
session.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23
First Baptist Church

Friday, May 23, 7.3O p. m-Regular
prayer meeting.
Friday, May %, at 4 p. m-Junior
Christian Endeavor meeting. This is a
missionary meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23

One of the commonest of all street
representations is that there is tremen-
dous good fortune ahead of anyone who
meets a piebald horse in the street.
Where the idea came from nobody real
ly, knows, but it exists in all parts of
the world
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23
THE WEATHER.
Cloudy With Occasional Showers To
night and Saturday.

WASHINGTON, May 23.-The wealth
er forecast: Cloudy with occasional
showers probably tonight and Saturday
Not much change in temperature. Mod
crate south winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23
UniversaIist Church
Rev. d. e. Trout, Pastor.
Sunday Nav 25.

1870 a. m.-Divine worship with ser
mon by the pastor, Lest We For
get.
ll.45 a. m.-Sunday school session.
200 p. m.-At ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sun.
day service with appropriate ad-
dress
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23
Centre Congregational Church

Friday, May 23, 7.30 p. m.-Church
night. The subject will be Impressions
from the State Conference in Essex juno
tion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23

During the past year nearly 100000
acres of woods in England were felled
for war purposes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23
Masonic Temple

Tuesday, May 81, at 7.30 p. m.-Reg-
ular meeting of Bingham chapter, No.
so, o. E. S.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23
First Methodist Episcopal Church

Friday, May 23-Prayer meeting at IS
pm.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23

Sunday, May 25-victory Sunday.
1890 a.m-Annual service for the G
A Il. and kindred organizations.
7.3O p.m-Victory Centenary service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23

People who are going nowhere are often.
led astray.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23
MINORITY GROUP
LOSES CASE IN COURT
Cannot Recover from New York, New
Haven & Hartford Losses Made by
Former Directors.

NEW YORK, May 23-In an opinion
filed today in the federal court, United
States Judge NJ. T. Manton denied mo-
ton made by a group of minority stock
holders for the appointment of limited
receiver for a restitution suit under which
these stockholders as plaintiffs would seek
to recover from the New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad company and
its officers and directors losses alleged tc
have been incurred while the cooperation
was under the management Of former di
Tectors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-23

The keeping of gold fish is a great
institution in China. The fish are FED
ON lean pork, which is first dried in the
sun and then reduced TO powder.
The sun., 1919-11-02
Elsie Janis Over There

.IIENCEFORTH if Elsie Janis ever
i i complains of a dressing room or
an extra matinee or Of indisposition her
managers would do well to have at hand
a copy of her book, The Big Shotc, in
which she gives an account Of her SIX
months concert tour abroad for the Amer
lean soldiers. II like to go through mud,
climb things, &c." she says. She enters in
her diary: Rather a quiet day. Only
four shows" When French throat spe-
cialist, "who examined my voice box" has
said she mustn't sing for week, she
writes: 81 thoroughly agreed with him and
went on to Besancon, where 1 gave two
shows for about 5000 men," There was
no time for indisposition. 1t was Miss
Janis's job, as she understood it, to be
"merry and bright" and if you have any
doubts about it look at the pictures not
only of herself but Of the regular guys"
A good time seems TO have been had by
all those present; and among them were
many and many thousands, including the
"Boss General" who called her Elsie and
laughed so much she felt as il she would
like to keep on singing and doing her
tricks the whole night long. And If any
one feels inclined to make light Of this
book and of Elsie's part in the Big Show
perhaps it is not sacrilege to remind that
person of the Juggler of Notre Dame.
Anyway, Miss Janis had a perfectly
splendid time. If the boys went wild, a.
she says, they "had nothing on me-"
n. P. d.
THE BIG SHOW. BY ELSIE JANIS. Coo
mopoltaR Book Corporation.
The sun., 1919-11-02
Mencken Lays About Him

that department; our confessed aim and
destiny as a nation is 20 inoculate them
all with our Incompatible rectitude. In
the last analysis all ideas are Judged
among US by moral standards; moral val
ues are our only permanen. tests Of worth,
whether in the arts, in politics, in philos-
ophy or in life itself"
The modieum of truth that this indict-
ment contains makes the reviewer chary
Of attacking it, but it illustrates the fault
of Mr.. Meneken: his pen runs away with
him. Then, too, broad buffoonery creeps
into his ridicule at times; his voice gets
unpleasantly shrill, and the tangled nerves
Of the reader respond with perplexed an
tagonisn.
In spite of which Mr.. Mencken is in
tensely amusing. One has but to read
the attacks on Thorstein Veblen, Mary
MacLane and VIII Lexington Comfort.
They are overdone and laughable but be-
meath the bladderthumping is real critical
perception. And in such pieces as the
essay on Arnold Bennett, the piece called
The GeneGlogy Of Etiquette and the
shaving Of Shaw called The Ulster Po-
lonius are more restrained critical valua-
lions that are quite as authoritative and
well argued as any being written to-day.
81. s. G.
PREJUDICES: FIRST SERIES. BIT 81.
L. MNcKN. Alfred A. Knopf.
The sun., 1919-11-02
Books World of The Sun. November 2 1919
The Librarians Corner
CHILDRENS BOOK WEEK.
4, November 2, 1919

cheap publisher on the one hand and the
ignorant purchaser on the other-that is
the main object.
AS for the young reader, the kind see
in summer lying shelly bumper" on the
hard turf, just outside the library en-
trance, slowly waving his bare legs to
and fro while his soul communes with
Jason, David Balfour or Theodore Roose-
welt, it is agreed that no effort on his
behalf can be too great
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