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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-25
WILL GIVE RUMANIA
ANOTHER CHANCE
Can Sign Austrian Peace Treaty With
in Eight Days-Council Expresses
Surprise to Germany.

PARIS, Nov. 25.-Rumania is to be
given another chance to sign the Aus
trian peace treaty, limited period be-
ing named within which she may at
tach her signature. Permission to sign
is also to be given Serbia The SUI
preme council made this decision this
morning at the same time deciding that
protocol be opened on Nov. 81 permit
ting Rumania to sign the peace treaty
with Bulgaria within eight days, this
period to apply also to her signature to
the treaty of st. Germain with Aus
tria
Surprise at the departure of DR.. Sim
son, head of the plenipotentiaries sent
by Germany to this city in connection
with the protocol relative to the car
rying out of the terms of the armistice,
was expressed in a note delivered to the
head of the German delegation by the
supreme council last night If the treaty
of Versailles is not put into force by
! Dee. | the note adds the responsibility
will lie with the German government as
the departure of DR.. Simson inevitably
delays further conferences which must
be held. DIR. Won Lersner is asked in
conclusion to state what are the inten-
| tlons of the German government.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-25
JAPAN MUST ACT.
Situation in Liberia Is Too Menacing
Anxious About Shantung,

TOXIC, Nov. 20 (Associated Press -
The opinion is growing in japanese army
circles that the retreat of Admiral kol-
thak and the increasing ascendancy of
the Bolsheviki in Siberia are so menaeing
that Japan cannot remain indifferent, the
Jill Shimpo says. Therefore Japan, adds
the newspaper, may make a new proposal
to the powers regarding the Siberian prob
lem and likewise strengthen the Japanese
forces in Siberia
The adoption of the Shantung reserva-
tion by the United States senate caused
some apprehension here as to how, if it
were embodied in the German peace
treaty it would affect the Chinese situa-
ton The foreign office has reiterated its
intention to endeavor 10 open negotiations
with China on the Shantung question as
soon as the general ratification of the
ttreaty is announced in Paris. Represent
ative japanese are expressing the fear
that recurring criticism of everything
Japan does" as they put it, is likely tc
create the impression that there is some
| basis for the idea of deliberate unfrlend
illness. They say that any economic ad
vantages which Japan obtains in Shantuns
are duplicated by other countries in Other
parts of China.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-25
Odd Fellows Temple

Tuesday, Nov. 25-Teams B and f
will bowl.
Wednesday. Nov. 26-Bowling be-
tween teams c and F..
Tuesday, Nov 25, 7,3O p. m.-Regu-
lar meeting of Dennis Rebekah lodge.
The reports of the grand encampment
in Baltimore viii be given by Francis
f. Perry, grand representative, and
Mrs. Perry. Nomination of officers.
Friday, Nov. 2S-Bowling match be-
tween teams G and l.
Dance given by Odd Fellows at Odd
Fellows temple Nov 2S for Odd Eel
lows, Rebekahs and friends. Come and
bring all of your friends. All round
dances.
Dennis RebeiSah lodge has received
| and accepted an invitation from Syl
vian Rebekah lodge of Greenfield
Mass, to attend its regular meeting
Dec. s. Those who desire to attend ar,
asked to notify Mrs. Alice Landry OF
Mrs. Fannie Huntley.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-25
RAILROAD MEN SIGN SCALE.
About 100000 Affected by New Agree
ment With Government.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-A new wage
and working agreement was signed late
yesterday between the railroad admnistra-
tion and officials of the Brotherhood of
Maintenance of Way Employees and Rail
way Shop laborers. While demands of
the union were not fully met, the eight
hour basic day was established for track
laborers and others of that classification,
and time and half pay after that hour
was provided. Most of the other employ
es included under the agreement will re-
ceive time and half overtime pay after
10 hours.
Signing of the new contract by Director
General Hines ended negotiations which
have been in progress since February. Ap-
proximately 100000 men are affected, rail
road administration officials estimated.
The contract also provides that it shall
be applicable during the period of fed
eral control of the roads unless notice OF
30 days is given of its cancellation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-25
c. II. Brooks of West Brat
tlebOrO Left Home
Last Sunday
SAID HE WOULD
JUMP INTO RIVER
Recently Came Home from Hartford
Retreat, Where He Was Treated for
Nervous Trouble i Matter Reported
to Officials Today.

Charles FL. Brooks of West Brattleboro.
whose home is the first house east Of J.
l.. etockwells store, near the road, dis
appeared from his home early Sunday
evening and has not returned. His dis
appearance was reported this morning to
Selectman A. d. Wyatt, who with Day
Policeman W. f. Tyler went to West
Brattleboro to learn the facts in the case.
Mr. Brooks has had serious nervous
affection for some time and for several
| months was in the Retreat at Hartford,
Conn.,, of which DR. W Y. Thompson,
formerly of Brattlebora, is superintend-
ent. He returned to his home few DAYS
ago. When he left about o'clock Sun
day he told his wife that he intended to
| Jump into the river, but said he would
/ leave his overcoat where it would be
| found. He has always shown dread of
the water so Mrs. Brooks had no idea
that he would carry out his threat
| Whether he has done so is not known.
The family came to West Brattleboro
from New London, Conn, about a year
, ago Before that Mr.. Brooks had been in
a Retreat III Melrose, 8iass.. oil account
of his nervous trouble. On Thursday of
last week Mr.. Brooks, who often has
made suicidal threats went down cellar
with razor and mirror but did himself
no harm Last Sunday he remained in
bed all day until shortly before supper
time, when he arose and ate hearty
meal He then put on his overeoat and
started out.
/ So far as known ne had no money. He
/ wore a dark suit and overcoat and a
dark brown cap, also light coiored shoes,
similar to Boy Scout shoes lie is 40
years old, of about medium height, with
rather thin face, and has a small nous
tache. He is bald except for grey hair On
the back part of his head.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-25
STRIKE
AT ELLIS ISLAND
Refuse to Attend Committee Hear
ingS - On Hunger Strike
This Morning.

NEW YORK, Nov 25.-More than
three score radicals awaiting deportation
hearings at Ellis Island, now being inyes-
tigated by the house immigration commit
tee, have instituted two strikes within
q hours. After having issued an ultima
tum yesterday from Room 2O3 where they
are confined to the effect That they would
not attend committee hearings unless the
wire screen which separated them from
visitors was removed they declined an in
vitation to march into the dining han for
breakfast this morning The menu which
the hunger strikers turned down consist
ed of nrunes. oatmeal, bread with sub.
stitute for butter and coffee
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-25
FAvoRs ONE CENT POSTAGE.
Burleson Approves Pending Bills In
Congress-Two Cent Mail Profitable.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Postmaster
General Burleson has approved pending
bills to reduce the rate of local first class
letter postage to one cent an ounce. A
letter for delivery within the postal linn
it's of the Office in which it is mailed
would take one-cent stamp instead of a
two-cent stamp.
Mr.. Burleson has advised members of
congress that the present two-cent charge
on that class of mail exceeds the cost oil
handling, and that he recommends the re
duction because he believes the postal ser
vice should not be conducted for profit
The reduction of last July whereby let
ters went back to the normal rate oi
two cents and postal cards to one cent
the postmaster general says, resulted in Q
large increase in that class of mail. ano
he believes one cent local letter delivery
would not reduce the total postal revenue
more than sl4,0OO,000 a year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-25
SILVER WEDDING OF
MIR. AND MRS. BOOKER
Surprise Visit by 25 Friends at Home
on Organ Street Last Evening
Money Presented.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f. Booker OBJ
served their 25th wedding anniversary last
evening in their home at is Organ street.
The affair was arranged by their dangh-
ter. Mrs Albert Wrisley, and Mr.. Wris-
ley, who invited 25 friends to help eele-
brate the occasion, and their coming was
surprise to Mr. and Mrs. Booker. The
host and hostess We're presented purse
of silver for which Mr. Booker responded
During the evening Mrs George Barre
and Mrs. Clayton Bellevue rendered musi
cal selections Refreshments were served
Mr. and Mrs. Booker were married ii
Queen Annes county, Maryland, and came
to Brattleboro to make their home /;
years ago. Mr. Booker is employed by
Murray NJ. Tucker
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-25
Has Committed More Than
$50 Crimes In Last Few
Days In City
FOUR MURDERS
LAID AT THEIR DOOR
Great Orgy of Crime While Street
Lights Were Off On Account of Coal
Shortage - Conditions Better Last
Night When Lights Were Restored.

CHICAGO, Nov. 25-Among the $50
persons taken into custody as re
suit of the crime wave that swept Chi
cago in the past three days, l6 men and
a woman today were being held charged
with implication in four murders, 100
saloon, poolroom and street hold-u
and 80 house burglaries Members of
the band confessed to more than $50
crimes, police asserted.
Reported robberies last night showed
falling off from the two previous
nights. Street lights glowed despite
the threatened coal shortage here after
John j. Garrity, chief of police, said
the wave of crime Saturday and Sun
day nights was due at least in part to
street illumination in some sections be-
ing cut off as a coal conservation mea-
sure.
The street lights were turned off
IN Chicago Saturday and Sunday nights
as a coal conservation measure and
as a result the police have reports
OF b hold-ups, one safe-blowing, one man
killed by footpads, 80 automobiles stolen,
including one owned by Mayor Thompson,
and pistol chase of physician by ban
dts for a mile and half down Sheridan
road, during which bullets few thick
and fast. The doctor to escape was forced
to abandon his machine and run down "a
dark alley.
The turning out of the street lights left
the city In pitch darkness and the crimi-
nal element took advantage of the op-
portunity To run amuek Seventy-four
men were arrested by the police during
and after the carnival of crime and OF
these eight are said by the police to hav
been connected with six recent murders
and innumerable holdups They are be
ing held under close guard and the other
GO are being detained at police headquar
ters on suspicion
The situation was better last night be
cause most of the street lamps are light
ed, but while it lasted the crime wave was
one of the most serious that Chicago has
ever had 1t is believed that many more
holdups and safe blowings occurred thar
were reported to the police, and many
; citizens have sent in stories of having
heard pistol battles near their homes
The physician who was chased down on'
Of the principal thoroughfares was DR.
f. W. Fishman. He was riding in hi
automobile when another car drew along
. side and the men in it ordered him t.
stop The physician refused and the ban
: dts gave chase, shooting in a darkene'
: street lighted only by the splitting fashe
. of the guns.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-25
SHEA POPULAR
PASSENGER MAN
Former Brattleboro Ticket Agent Ger
tain to Make Success, Says Rail-
road Publication.

Joseph Shea, who was ticket agent here
at the time of the reorganization of the
Grand Trunk railroad and was called to
Boston to act as travelling passenger agent
for the same lines, later being employed
by the Quebec Steamship Co., as New
England agent in Boston, has LETT the
transportation business and accepted a
position with the Cosmopolitan Trust Co.
in Boston. In connection with the notice
regarding his new position the November
issue of the United States Railroad Ad-
ministration says: 'GMr Shea has the
reputation of being one of the most pep
ular passenger men in the East and it IS
certain he will make a success of his new
undertaking.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-25
Red Mems Hall

A regular meeting of st. Michael s
Court, No 574. G. O. F.. viii be held TO-
night at o clock. A good attendance
expected. Initiation. Come. T. A. Aus
tin. Rec See.
Wednesday. Nov. 26-Lodge Tri-
umph of s. r. of A. win hold a regular
business meeting at 8 o'clock. Every
member is requested to be present. Re
freshments will be served and music
will be furnished by Miss Anna Ander-
son and Mr.. Thorwald johnson. Every
body is welcome
Thursday evening, Nov. 27-Regu-
lar meeting of Canton Palestine, No
}. Business, nomination of officers fol
the coming year. Please make an CT
fort TO be present.
Dance Saturday night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-25
Not Given to
Continued Efforts In Re-
fOrm-Part of the People
Anxious to Violate the
Law - Must Take Ad-
yanced Positions In Regu-
Iating the Opponents of
All Prohibition

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Enforee-
ment of constitutional prohibition will
be placed squarely up to state and mu-
nicipal authorities and the federal gov
crnment machinery will not intervene
unless obvious inefliciency on the part
of local officials makes such action nee
cssary. the board of temperance of the
Methodist Episcopal church was told
here today by John F. Kramer, feder-
al prohibition commissioner. 1t was
AR Kramer's first pronouneement of
policy since he assumed Office a week
ago,
Mr.. Kramer said the people of the
country could be divided into two class
rs. Heretofore the line of demarca
tion has been between those who fav.
ored the prohibition Of the liquor traf
SIC and those who oppose it, he said
u'From now on the line Of demarratiot
will be between those who are in favo
Of obeying the law whether their per
sonal views are in harmony with tn,
law or not. and those who will be ready
and anxious to violate the law
Warning the board that the battl
for prohibition was ''but wei
launched Mr.. Kramer declared tha
the greatest danger the friends of pro
hibition faced was that "our peopl
are not given TO maintaining a con
tinued effort along any particular lin
of reform.
fThe battle for prohibition is no
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-25
OF PROHIBITION IS PUT
UP TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES BY KRAMER;
CABINET IS CONSIDERING COAL STRIKE
MEXICO STILL SILENT.
Expected Cabinet Will Take Up
Whole Question Today.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Sec-
retary Lansing went into the cabi-
net meeting today without a reply
to the American note demanding
the immediate release of William
o. Jenkins. American consular
agent at Puebla, and warning the
Mexican government that further
molestation of the agent would
seriously affect the relations be
tween the United States and Mex
leo. Mexico's failure to make
prompt reply apparently has ere
ated an unfavorable impression in
official circles and the cabinet was
expected again to discuss the
whole Mexican situation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-25
First Baptist Church

Tuesday, 40 p. m.-Christian En-
deavor meeting. Address by Henry
Bond.
Friday, i p. m.-Junior Endcavor
meeting
Friday, $50 p. M Meeting for so
cial prayer and praise.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-25
PRINTERS JOBS GONE.
Great Rush for Positions by New
York "Vacationists."

NEW YORK, Nov. Striking
compositors were still returning
from their vacations" today.
The rush for jobs was greater than
ever when it was learned that
many supposed vacancies did not
exist owing to the large amount
of work that has been sent out of
the city. This fact was expected
to have its effect also on the vote
to be taken today by the press
men and feeders still out on re-
afTiliation with their international
union and arbitrating their differ
cnces with the Printers league.
Several hundred "vacationists"
met yesterday and appointed a
committee to draw up a history
of the two months strike and to
'place the blame where it be-
longs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-25
FITZPATRICK STILL
ON STEEL STRIKE
Says Mills Are Disorganized and Are
Producing Only 10 to 20
Per Cent

PITTSBURGH. Nov. 25-Defections
among steel strikers of the nation have
been exceedingly few and the forces now
working in steel mills are mostly mex
perienced men, said John Fitzpatrick,
chairman Of the national steel strike com
mittec in a statement made public here to-
day
steel mills are disorganized, crippled
and unable to produce better than 10 to
20 per cent Of normal, said Mr. Fitzpat
rick He added that the national com
mittee was prepared to continue the fight
with renewed courage until the strike is
settled by the granting OF human Ameri-
can standards of hours and wages
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-25
GOVERNMENT WILL BAKE.
Takes Over Bakeries in Madrid a
Strikers Wages.

MADRID, Nov. 25.-The government
has decided to take over the bakeries of
Madrid in an effort to solve the bread
shortage caused by the strike of bakers.
Beginning tomorrow the bakeries will be
worked for the government, the latter
paying the strikers the wages they de-
mand
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-25
THE WEATHER.
Rain Tonight-Probably Snow and
Colder Wednesday,

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-The wea-
ther forecast: Rain tonight, possibly
preceded bv snow in eastern Maine.
Warmer. Wednesday rain, probably
turning to snow and colder in New
Hampshire and Vermont. Southwest
winds, slowly increasing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-25
Centre Congregational Church

Tuesday, Nov. 25, 10 a. m. to .. M.
Annual Thanksgiving food sale in the
chapel. Orders may be given to Mrs.
George l.. Dunham, North street, Tel.
l07-W
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-25

won, he said ''We have gained
ground of great advantage. We must
not only hold it, but capture advance
positions as we'll"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-25
First Methodist Episcopal Church

Wednesday, Nov. 26.-Union Thanks
giving service in the Methodist Episco-
pal church.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-25

The cane, beet and maple tree are the
principal sugar producers, but there are
nearly 200 other plants and trees which
contain sugar in their sap.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-25

CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-Closing of addi-
tional manufacturing plants in the mid
die west with others placed on a fur
Their curtailed fuel ration and lessening
of production even in the mines which
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-25
MAY POSTPONE PAYMENT.
England and United States May Give
Allies Three Years Delay.

LONDON. Nov 25.-A plan is under
discussion by the British and American
government under which the payment OF
interest in advance by Great Britain and
the United States on loans that were TO
go to the allies in the course of the war
and also advances by the United States
to Great Britain would be postponed for
three years, it was announced in the house
of commons today by Austen Chamber
lain, the chancellor of the exehequer.
News was received by Mrs. Harry Le-
Ray that Mrs. NJ. E. Phillips, formerly OF
West Dummerston, now of Walpolei
Mass, has sustained three shocks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-25

Continued on Page 81
The sun., 1919-11-03
u. S. MAJOR SEIZED
AS SLAYER OF RACER
SeDen Others, Four. Being
Women, Also Arrested.

Ell PAso. Tex, Nov. 2.-Major F. NJ.
ScaHland. L. $ A.. and seven others,
including four women, were arrested to-
night at Las Cruces. y. NJ, charged with
the murder OF John 4. Hutchings OF
Alamogordo, who was nortally shot to-
day near Lanark. n. NJ. while driving
an automobile In n cross-country road
race from Ell Paso 10 Phoenix. Aria.
1T was only an accident" said Major
Scanland. I'VE we're target shooting
and had a target on the same side OF the
road we were on"
Besides Major Scanland, the arrests
included Fred jackson OF Alpine, Tex,
and Harry q. Overstreet, Chalk" Ait
man, Miss Billie Bennett Mrs Over
street, Mrs p l.. Holbrook and Mrs. E.
NJ. Mcpherson. all OF Ell Paso.
Hutchings was shot In the back, n
bullet penetrating the automobile seat
and lodging near the base Of his spine
His motor car was said to be travelling
forty-hve miles an hour at the time,
Oliver Lee, Hutchins's mechanic, said he
heard six shots fred.
Lee piloted the car with its wounded
driver TO Lanark. There Lee borrowed
rife and returned to the scene Of the
shooting with Winchester Cooley and
District Judge w. B. Howe, where they
took into custody the eight persons held
at Las Cruces The four men and four
women were occupants OF an automobile.
Hutchinss WAS chauffeur for Gen.
Pershing when Gen. Pershing COM
manded the American punitive expedl-
ton into Mexico. He had won numerous
automobile races in Ell Paso and Juarez,
Mexico.
The sun., 1919-11-03
MRS. LILLY CALLED
INELIGIBLE IN RACE
Citizens Union Says Candidate
Has Accepted Office
Under City.

According to n statement issued by the
Citizens Union last night Mrs Mary
M. Lilly, Democratic Assemblyman from
the Seventh district, who lie a candidate
for reelection. on June 16 accepted a
position as director of women's prisons
on Blaokwell's Island under the Com
missioner OF Correction OF the city Of
New York.
The State constitution says that any
person who after election to the Lesisls-
ture shall be appointed to any office
under any city government"
his acceptance thereof shall vacate his
seat.
Possibly this might not be construed
as applying to a woman member OF the
Legislature because OF the word his"
The constitution also states that no
person shall be eligible to the Legisla-
ture who lat the time of his election is.
or within 100 days previous thereto has
been an officer under any city
government"
The Citizens Union says II believes
these facts should be OF interest to the
voters. 1t also states:
1T has been generally assumed that
one of the highest ambitions Of the aver
age Tammany worker was to get on the
payroll of some branch of the State or
city government 1t has been reserved
for Mrs. Mary NJ. Lilly, member OF the
Assembly from the Seventh New York
district and a candidate for reelection,
to manage to get on both the city and
State payroll in the same year Mrs
Lilly was elected to the Assembly lass
fall. Her term as Assemblyman began
on January l, and unless terminated
earlier, by resignation OF otherwise,
would end on December 81 OF this year
ION June 10 of this year, while still
member Of the Assembly. Mrs. Lilly
was appointed Director of Women Pris-
oners on Blackwell's Island. In this po-
sition she is on the payroll OF the city
in the Department OF Corrections and
draws an annual salary OF s2,10O.
THE records OF the Secretary OF
States office at Albany fail to disclose
the fact that she has sent in her resig-
nation as member OF the Assembly"
Mrs. Lilly could not be reached last
night.