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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17
Attorney General to Move
for Continuance to
January
NEEDED WITNESSES
ABSENT AT PRESENT
Case Was Set for Trial Wednesday of
This Week - Prosecution to Be as
Thorough as Would Be Given Any
Other Criminal Case.

1t is not probable that the trial of
State Auditor Horace F. Graham for
alleged financial Irregularities while he
was auditor will be started this week
in Washington county court at Mont
General F. C. Archibald of Manches-
ter to move for continuance when the
case comes up Wednesday, and it is to
be presumed that his statement of his
reasons will be such that Judge Fred NJ.
Butler of Rutland, who is presiding
over the Washington county court, viii
grant the motion.
Attorney General Archibald was
asked by telephone by The Reformer
| this morning if the case was to come
| up Wednesday as announced several
days ago. it having been continued from
a week ago, and he replied that he
would be forced to ask for a continu-
ance, adding that he should ask that it
be put over until January.
| This is because of the absence of GER
| tain witnesses which the state must
have. 1t was not stated who these wit
| nesses We're. but it is understood that
one of them is Franklin s. Pratt Of
| Brattleboro, an expert accountant who
| is engaged for the present in account
ing work in New York. Mr.. Pratt has
| been over the state auditor s books
covering the period when Mr.. Graham
| was auditor, and his testimony was of
material assistance to former Attorney
General II. g. Barber of this place at
the trial which resulted in the convic-
tion of former Bank Commissioner
Frank c. Williams for failing to dis
cover and report the alleged shortage
in the auditors accounts.
1t was the expectation of the state
prosecuting department that when the
Graham case came up for trial a plea
would be entered which would be salts
factory to the state, in fact the depart
ment had been so informed, hence nc
special preparation was made for q
prosecution. When Mr.. Graham s plea
in bar was fled recently by Attorney
/. Hale K. Darling it was seen at oncs
that unless the respondent was dis
charged as asked for in the plea, which
the prosecution does not expect viii b.
done, trial would be necessary. Th'
state then asked for a continuance t,
Nov. 10, and now it is found that
further continuance is necessary
When it was suggested to Attorne,
General Archibald that some peopl
not knowing the facts might interpre
, further continuance as an indication
that the state was in no hurry to trr
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17

ter, talks better and is much more ag-
gressive. l find that he has read and
considered the Lodge reservations and
that he considers them q notification
of the treaty and utterly impossible. =
'Did the President tell you what his
course would be in the event the Lodge
reservations are accepted by the SEN
ate he was asked.
''The President viii pocket the trea-
ty," was the reply.
"Even if reservation 10 is stricken
out?'
eyes =
''That would make no difference in
the President 5 decision, he added.
Senator Hitchcock did not interpret
the President S stand to mean that he
treaty was dead, declaring he still be.
lieyed compromise reservation pro-
gram could be worked out. The pre-
| amble of committee resolution requir
| ing that the senate reservations must
be accepted by three of the other great
powers was said by the Democratic
leader to be particularly Objectionable
20 the President, who regarded it, hc
declared, as CHILLING the treaty abso
lutely."
lie indicated also that the article II
reservation was entirely unacceptable
| to Mr. Wilson but said the executiv
might be willing to accept some of tn
other proposals on the committee pro
gram. As soon as he left the Whit
House Senator Hitchcock began plan
Continued ON Page g.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17
GLASS ACCEPTS
APPOINTMENT
Will Be Senator to Succeed
the Late Senator Martin
of Virginia
HAMLIN MAY BE
NAMED SECRETARY
Massachusetts, Man Has Had Expert
ence In Treasury Department. Glass
Will Not Give Up Cabinet Position
for a Few Days

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-At the re
quest of President Wilson, Secretary
Glass will accept the appointment as
senator from Virginia to succeed the
late Senator Thomas F. Martin, it was
announced today at the White House
After receiving the appointment from
Governor Davis of Virginia Mr.. Glass
asked the President what his wishes
were and Mr.. Wilson replied that he
would like Mr.. Glass to accept See
retary Glass has consulted with mem
there was no particular need for him
to take the oath as senator for a week
or more. Meantime he will continue to
serve as head of the treasury depart
ment.
At the White House it was said nj
successor to Mr.. Glass had been decided
upon.
There is some reason to believe thai
serious consideration is being given BY
| the President to Charles S. Hamlin o.
Massachusetts. Mr.. Hamlin is a mem
| Der of the federal reserve board ant
was its first governor He has had muel
| experience in governmental fnancia
matters and there are political eonsid
| erations favorable to him which appea
| to the administration.
| He is SO years old He was assist
ant secretary of the treasury in tn
| second administration of Presiden
Cleveland and in the early part of tn
| first administration of President vii
son. He was appointed a member an
| the governor of the federal reserv
board upon its organization in 1914. II
is still a member of the board. He ha
been honored by Massachusetts Demo
Gratis with nomination for political OF
fee on several occasions and has take
an active interest in his party affairs j
that state.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17
COAL CONFERENCE
POSTPONED TO-DAY
Operators viii Not Accept Miners
Counter Proposal-Will Insist
on Eight-Hour Day.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-THE con-
ference of wage scale committees in thel
central competitive bituminous coal
fields was postponed today at the re-
quest of the operators who were not
ready to accept counter proposal to
the demands received from the miners
Saturday.
A comprehensive proposal for settle
ment of existing difficulties between
the coal operators and the coal miners
is in course of preparation by the scale
committee of the central competitive
coal field. The operators were in ses-
sion much of the day and held meet
ing last night to place in final form
the proposition they will submit to the
representatives of the workers.
The operators proposals are expect
ed to be far from the demands submit
ted by the miners, but the proposals,
with the demands, it is believed, will
furnish basis for free negotiations.
The nature of the proposals will not be
made public.
In them the operators, it is under
stood, viii give some ground on the
demands. So far as can be learned
the paper to be submitted will be a
will go into great detail as to work
ing conditions and wages.
| One of the big questions at issue is
the date of expiration of the present
contract What stand the operators
have decided to take ON this agreement
and whether they will insist on its con
| tinued observance is not known. It is
reasonably certain, however, that ths
operators viii oppose cutting of tn,
eighthour day or the number of day:
a week. They insist that many holi
days are observed in the mines thai
are passed by in other employment,
and that a further curtailment woult
be fatal to the industry.
Secretary of Labor Wilson asserted
that the demands for so per cen
wage increase were impossible, but h
urged an advance commensurate witt
the rise in the cost of living, thus fo
the first time abandoning the admin
}, istration stand against any general in
crease at this time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17
First Baptist Church

Monday, p.m.-Meeting OF Boy Scouts
Monday, s p.m.-Entertainment by
Miss Grace Sage, dramatic reader. Admis-
sion so cents.
Tuesday, 7.3o p m-Christian Endeav-
or meeting Address by r. ID. Teller
of his experiences in y. NJ. C. A. work
in the war.
Wednesday, 7.30 p. m-Meeting of
Mems Union. Address by William H. JET
frey of state board of charities
Thursday, 3 p. m.-Thanksgiving meet
ing of Woman's society with Mrs Levi
X. Fuller
Friday, p m.-Junior Endeavor So
eiety.
Friday, 7.3O p. injecting for socia
prayer and praise.
Articles for missionary box shoult
be left with Mrs. l.. w. Hawley, G Cros
by street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17
JOHNSON JURY TO
BE DRAWN MONDAY
Charge of Petty Larceny to Be Filed
Against Vernon Woman by States
Attorney E. w. Gibson.

Although the case of the state against
Josie johnson of Vernon, charged with
grand larceny, was mol pressed on motion
Of States Attorney E. ". Gibson in coun-
ty court that action was taken with the
understanding that a charge of petty
larceny would be filed against her in the
municipal court here. This will be done,
and next Monday a jury will be drawn
for the trial of the case Miss johnson
is charged with taking household articles
belonging to Miss Julia Frost of Vernon
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17
FOUR KILLED,
SEVEN INJURED
Train Struck Truck Loaded With Hog
Island Shipyard Workmen-
Other Accidents in Fog.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. II. - Four
Hog Island shipyard workmen were
killed and seven others injured today
when a motor truck on which they were
riding to work was struck by train
at crossing. The accident was due to
the heaviest fog experienced here IN
many years.
On the Delaware river two ferry
boats eollided in midstream and a
third ferryboat crashed into a team
ship living at anchor. No serious dam
AGE resulted from either collision.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17
MILK CONSUMERS
STRIKE IN NEW YORK
Declare They Will Take No Milk Un-
til Thursday-May Drive Pro-
ducers Out of Business

NEW YORK, Nov l7.-Milk drivers
whose recent threat of q strike won
them an increase of pay and sent milk
prices up found a consumers, strike IN
progress in many parts of New York
this morning when they made their early
morning deliveries. Hanging on doors
of many homes and apartments were
signs reading: Milk strike. No milk
wanted here until Thursday
Producers and distributors of milk
have protested against the strike as
serting that if it is made effective tht
result will be that many producers vii
be Obliged to 60 out of business, thu;
decreasing the milk supply.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17
First Methodist Episcopal Church

Monday. Nov. Injecting of Troop
3 is withdrawn for this week.
Wednesday. Nov. 10, at 7.30 p. m.-
Meeting of the Queen Esther Circle al
the parsonage, LOG High street.
Thursday, Nov. 90, at 3 p. m.-Reg
ular meeting of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary society with Mrs. Adams
Is Myrtle street.
Friday, Nov. 81 ,at 7.30 p. m.-Pray
er meeting.
Sunday, Nov. 23, at 1890 a. M
Morning worship. Preacher, Rev. A
Y. Woodwork of West Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17
Masonic Temple

A joint special communication of Col
umbian and Brattleboro lodges will be
held Monday, Nov II, at 7.30 p. N.
Work E. A. degree.
Tuesday, Nov. 1s.-Regular meeting OF
Bingham chapter Initiation. The FAM
ily supper will be omitted on account of
the supper Thursday night.
Wednesday, Nov. 10, 7.30 p. m.-Stated
conclave of Beauseant commandery, No.
Il, X. T.
Supper and entertainment under the
combined auspices of Eastern Star and
lodges Nov 20.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17
PRESIDENT TO POCKET
TREATY IF IT CARRIES
LODGE RESERVATIONS
DENY MERTENS'S TALE.
Government Has No Offer of Help
in Deporting Radicals.

WASHINGTON, Nov. l7.-State
department officials said today no
communication had been received
from L. c. A. X. Mertens, Bolshe-
vik representative at New York,
offering to provide ships for Rus
slams i'll this country desiring to
return home or who might be re-
garded by the United States as
undesirable.
Officials would not discuss the
matter, but remarked jokingly
that if the Russian government
would help pay for the transpor-
tation of Russian radicals deported
from this country the American
taxpayers would be saved money.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17
JENKINS PRISONER.
American Consular Agent Held in
Mexican Prison.

WASHINGTON, Nov. l7.-Wil-
liam o. Jenkins, American consul
lar agent at Puebla, was detained
at the penitentiary for two hours
after his arrest on a charge of
COLLISION with the bandits who re-
Gently kidnapped him, according to
advices to the state department to-
day from Mexico City. He was
then released without bail and is
now restricted to his own home.
The arrest of Jenkins was made
after II poems had sworn to state
ments before a judge in Puebla,
declaring that Jenkins had been
seen in company with Cordoya,
who accomplished his recent alb
duction from Puebla, under no re-
straint and in apparent under
tanding with his alleged captors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17
UniversaEst Church

Tuesday, Nov is, at Ills p. m.-Reg-
ular meeting of Boy Scouts, Troop 4.
Wednesday, Nov. Irregular meeting
of the Daughters Circle with Mrs. Au-
gust Wilson, go Prospect street, at 73o
p. m.
Thursday, Nov. 2o.-Regular meeting
of the Mission Circle at 3 D. m. in the
church parlor. A paper on the subject
DR.. Jordan and the Negro School at Suf
folk, Virginia, will be given by Mrs
Emily Edwards.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17
TITToNI WANTS TO RESIGN.
Can't Please Wilson In Handling Ad-
riatic Problem.

ROME, Nov. 16 (Associated Press
Foreign Minister Tittoni has again ex
his reasons the state of his health, and
the complications beyond his control
which have arisen in the Adriatic sit
uation Another reason is stated to be
the attitude of President Wilson on the
Adriatie problem which the foreign
minister declares he has vainly done
everything in his power to modify.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17
ONE KILLED, OTHERS DYING.
Freight Train Sideswiped BY Express
Fireman Scalded to Death.

LANCASTER, Pa, Nov. II. - One
man is dead, another dying and several
more We're injured today as result of
the sideswiping of a freight train by
the Buffalo express on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad near here. Both en-
gines were overturned and the fireman
of the freight was scalded to death. A
trainman is believed to be buried in
the wreckage. Another trainman is in
a dying condition.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17
THANKSGIVING
SERVICE PLANNED
Will Be Held in Methodist Church
Next Week Wednesday Evening with
Sermon by Rev. r. A. Mum.

The annual union Thanksgiving serv-
ice win be held this year in the Metho-
dist church the evening before Thanks
living day, or Wednesday evening of next
week. Rev. r. A. Num-, pastor of the
church, will preach the sermon, and other
local ministers will take part in the
service, which will begin at 7.30 o'clock.
The offering will be for the work OF
the Associated Charities, as usual.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17
Odd Fellows Temple

Tuesday, Nov. 18.-Teams l and K
will bowl.
Wednesday, Nov. 49, - Bowling by
teams J and L.
Thursday, Nov. 21-Teams A and ID
will meet for their first bowling match.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17
Red Men $ Bali

Monday. p. M, Nov. 17-Coon sup
per will be served in Red Men $ hall.
Tickets can be obtained from J. f.
Graves, E. J. Layelle, Elwin J. Doyle
and r. I. Scott.
Regular meeting of Brattleboro
Camp, No. 1887, NJ. w. A., Tuesday
evening at S O'Clock.
Dance Saturday night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17

Twins are more common in cold than
in warm countries, and among mothers
of between twenty-five and thirty
years than at other ages.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17

Continued on Page g.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-17

Dance Saturday night.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-07-31

visions of the Versailles peace treaty.
Naturally the question arises, What
is a free city? 1t might be truthfully
defined as a city without a country.
Danzig was annexed TO Poland three
and a half centuries ago at its own
request, though the population at that
time was almost entirely Prussian. 1t
was stolen outright by Frederick when
Poland was p~artitioned, II has remain
ed q German possession from that
time until the terms of the present
treaty are put in to effect.
Under the provisions of the Yer
Sailles agreement. the city belongs to
no nation. Poland is required TO en-
ter into an agreement with the city
which agreement must be approved
by high commissioners of the allied ma
tons. This agreement must provide
for d free arena in the port III which
customs shall not be collected by any
party from any nation. Poland shall
have free use of wharves and docks,
bNSiIc anu NoillASNllhS W lol al
its exports and imports. 1t shall have
the right to develop and improve such
property and may acquire by pur-
chase land needed for the same. The
foreign relations of the city shall be
administered by Poland. which shall
be given practically all authority over
the use of the Vistula river.
Within two years all Germans must
decide between becoming citizens of
Danzig and retaining their German
nationality. If they decide to remain
German subjects they must move to
German territory. A constitution for
the city is to be framed by a commits
sion of the allied nations. This in
brief is what this free city is.
Free cities are not new things. They
have been created before for the joint
use of nations interested in their COM
been developed from the settlements
Of wars. More have been established
by nutual agreements between inter-
ested nations in times of peace. Some
time ssuch nations have combined to
shut out rivals, who were then forced
to pay heavy tribute for the use of the
commercial opportunities Of the cities.
None was ever created in the same
manner and for the same purpose as
Danzig, Its primary object is to give
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given in four others to families in
ness, and in one ease a nurse was
hired TO care for the stricken family.
Information and forms for filling in,
was given to about fifty men in re-
gard to the securing of their bonus
and increased travel pay after dis
charge.
Details concerning the death and
burial of soldiers was secured for two
families desiring the information and
mourning brassards were given TO
about thirty individuals who had lost
relatives in the service.
One son was locatead for a worried
mother who had lost track of him
The cases of about a dozen men dis
charged for disability were investi-
gated and taken up in regard to com
pensation and vocational training by
the Government. Some were examin-
ed by local doctors and help given
hem in their physical need.
Information was secured for a Ger
man woman whose brother had been
informed and the help of advice given
her as needed.
Though there were other local agen-
cies in the matter Of employment for
discharged soldiers our committee
found work for several men in need
of a job.
In two cases Liberty bonds purchas-
ed by soldiers and lost somewhere
were found and the matter straight
ened out.
Work was found for the young wife
of a soldier in need of employment.
The case of a. soldier killed in the
service whose land holdings have been
taken from his widowed mother living
in Sweden has been taken up and in
v~estigation made looking toward some
action.
Tangles in the matter of insurance
have been cleared up in several III
stances, and families of soldiers who
have died in the service have been
provided with forms and given advice
in procuring their insurance money.
1t is rather a complicated report
covering matters OF many sorts, an
attempt to render the fullest service
to those in the army or navy of the
country and those left at home who
had given their loved ones to the cause
of democracy.
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The first war fund drive, 1917, con-
Quoted by Rev. Paul Roberts, resulted
in $14, 394.O5.
The second war fund drive, 1918,
conducted by DR.. A. A. Harris, re-
suited in $16,452.1S.
The second Christmas drive, 1918,
drive, 1917, conducted by Rev. Paul
Roberts, resulted in $4,544.00.
The second Christmas drive, 1918,
conducted by DR.. A. A. Harris, re-
suited in ~$6,02S.00.
Ambulance fund Especially, Miss Mel
lie Kendall, chairman, raised $4,000
by various entertainments and sales.
Old clothes drive, spring, 1918, Mrs.
A. n. Porter, chairman: Fall, 1918,
Mrs. Van Fishback, chairman; spring,
1919, Mrs. Nellie Chapman, chairman.
Shipment of old clothes amounted to
between six and eve tons.
The Red Cross Chapter did every
thing in it's power to assist during the
influenza epidemic. A bureau was es-
tablished to furnish nurses and sup
plies for civilians. Mr.. j. II. Hubbard
was our representative at the S. A.
T. c., where we lot only helped out
with trained and volunteer nurses, but
supplied 1873 articles for the hospital,
also secured for them soup, ~jellies,
oranges and other delicacies.
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Poland access to the sea. To remove
ton. the port was made a free city in
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name, though it is little less than a
Polish one. Taking the city from Ger
many is one of the penalties of defeat.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-07-31
Respectfully submitted,
Paul Roberts,

Chairman Home Service Section,
Brookings County Chapter, A. r. c..
A brief summary of other work done
by the Chapter is contained in the
following reports
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-07-31
WHAT is A FREE CITY?

Sioux City Journal - Danzig has
been made a free city under the pro-
The Ocala evening star., 1919-08-12
GLAD TO TESTIFY
Says Watoga Lady, GAS To What
Cardui Has Done For Me. So
As To Help Others

Watoga, w. Va.-Mrs. S. w. Caldwell,
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OF age, suffered greatly l.. Sometimes
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had no appetite. fhen :. it would last
;. two weeks, and was so weakening,
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took three :. | gained, and was well
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am married now and have children
/. >. Have never had to have doctor FOR
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