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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-20
". C.. I. U. JUBILEE
DRIVE Opens TO-DAY


Today and Jubilee drive OF the Ma
.{enal wcman's Christian Temperance
union opens throughout the country.
'Tbe drive is for $i.eoeSoo and Is on
.sss sssa... same time with a. drive for
I el,o. 900 members E.chmcnds portion
amounts to 81 600 and the local unions
nave made plans In recent meetings
for going over the top at an early
date. During the progress of the drive
the unions will observe additional
prayer hours.
Members OF the W. G. r o. suhscrib-
ing TO the national fund OF $1,000
viii have one year In which to pay To
raise the amount Richmond n rfsron-
.sble for the sufr Of 81 ID the average
for each active member OF the union
Mrs. Ella A. Belle, president OF tho
New York state w. G. T. U. says; The
inauguration of the campaign for the
Jubilee fund In timely. ! know there
are many appeals for money. None OF
us have ever given SO much money AZ
this last year. but we do not feel any
noorer for IT, Some objects for which
ne gave money last year we do not
need to support this year. and the
amount asked for by the w. c. r. U. Is
small in comparison with what the
churches are asking. The Methodist
church alone Is asking for eighty mil
Hon (now one hundred and fivel, the
international Sunday School union for
twenty millions. while Baptist Congre-
rationai and Presbyterian churches.
severally and together. are planning
drives for millions. Beside all this.
A million for the w. c. r. U, Is small"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-20
A. 4. HILL TO ATTEND
SCHOOL MEETINGS

Albert Fl. Hill, superintendent OF
public schools in Richmond, will rep
ence OF city superintendeots to be held
in Lynchburg ON March 3s and 30,
in the Virginia hotel. Problems OF
the city schools on postwar condi-
t,ons WIN. be discussed. and also the
a u.
~s-t<~4.-~-~IN%..f 4-@SN y ~
Superintendent Of Public 1nstruc-
ton Harris Fart will preside at the
meetings, and Secretary 5mithey. of
the state board OF education. will act
as secretary of the conference. Mr..
Hart was out of town last night, and
il In not known what other members
OF his Office force here will so TO the
meetings
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-20
SCHOOL LEAGUE ASKS
CHANDLER TO REMAIN

Efforts are being made by the
league Of Richmond school teacher,
to induce DIR. J. A c. Chandler to re.
main at the head of the local schoo'
system. At the last meeting of the
league. after much laudatory discus
sion. q committee was named tc
formulate a set of resolutions askine
htsse snrsess sss.s Tss ses
ste p. Taylor, chairman: Minnie Lee
Davis, Agar voolfolk, Lucy r.. Hen.
derson and Cornelia s. Adair, and the
result Of their deliberations follows:
Whereas: The superintendent
Of the public schools of Rich
mond, DIR. J. A. G. Chandler, has
been elected president of William
and Mary College: and. whereas,
that institution is to be congratu-
lated upon its choice. and the
Chambers fine abilities will aid
in making her. through that COL
lege, power in the educational
life Of the nation;
Whereas: The unprecedented
charges in all activities cali for
the broadcast vision and keenest
intelligence that can be found in
educational circles to lead in
making urgent educational read
tustments; and. whereas. no gov
eminent that rests upon popular
action can long endure without
fitting popular education, since
the security OF democracy de-
Ponds upon how and In what
measure a belief In democratic
ideals permea&eS the schools
therefore be II
Resolved: That the league of
Richmond teachers maintain that
the teachers and pupils OF the
public schools Of this growing
city win need as never before the
rare vision and fearless thought
Of their superintendent. DR.. J. A.
c, Chandler: and that an a school
system takes its tone largely
from Its superintendent, that the
public school system Of this city
can Ill afford to lose the services
Of = man Of such fuilnees of
vision. national training. and
wide experience
That the League OF Richmond
Teachers earnestly trusts that DR..
Chandler will ind II possible to
remain a. superintendent of the
Richmond public schools.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-20
CHAMBER MEMBERS
ARE BEHIND PROJECT

1 Officers OF the chamber of COM
merce have assured Oliver J. Sands
that they are heartily In favor Of re-
establishment OF the street car iine
between Richmond and Ashland. and
that az individuals they are helping in
the plans for reorganization of the
electric line
Mr. Sands said that officers Of the
chamber explained that any apparent
apathy which might be charged
against them was due to the fact thar
it had been the policy OF the organs-
cation never to participate in any
rhoney-raising campaign for the sale
Of securities.
As individuals. hc said. officers and
many members had assured him of
their aid. This action followed a
conference CT business men after Mr.
Sands had called on the chamber to
alter it's attitude towards this project.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-20
CITIZENS INQUIRE
ABOUT ExFENEEs OPP
CITY GOVERNMENT

Mayor Ainslis continues 70 receive
numerous communications requesting
him to send ont for the Information
OF citizens an itemtzed statement
showing the operating expenses Of the
city government in full AS an ex-
ample Of this the mayor mentioned a
letter yesterday received from l. S.
Sstfon. connected with n garage COM
pany,' asking for such information.
Replies to these letters are that
the mass Of statistics are in the exe-u-
tive offices in the city hall. and are
open to all corners. To publish them.
however. would fiji a large v,iume, a
task not TO be done without great
cost.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-20
JUDGMENT AWARDED FOR
RENT DUE MCCARTHY

Judgment In the sum Of S457 was
awarded D. g. Mccarthy yesterday In
the law and equity court In his suit
against c. p. PhiIipc. A. L. Phillips,
and Blanche Phillips. for rent due
the plaintiff.
Mr.. Mccarthy was first sued for
5000 damages by the defendants.
who claimed rotting upper porch
/ in the dwelling OF which he was the
owner caved in q member OF the
family, causing him severe injuries
A countersuit was them filed against
the Phillips.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-20
HUNG JURY RESULTS
N DOCTORS TRIAL

Trial OF the case of DR.. J. J. Hart
ley. colored physicians. 209 East
Leight street. charged with writing
INSCRIPTIONS for ardent spirits with
out making the proper physical ex-
animation. resulted in hung jury
yesterday afternoon in the hustings
court. The case was continued by
Judge Richardson until April IT. Dr.
Hartley being bailed In the sum OF
$500.
charged with issuing divers and
sundry prescriptions for whiskey
without making a complete physical
examination OF his client Judge
Richardson required the prosecution
10 submit a bill OF particulars. which
brought the charges down to one
spaecific case. The case submitted
was that Of James Logan. colored.
who testified that he went to- DR.,
Hartley with the request that he write
him prescription for whiskey. The
doctor asked him what was the
trouble and he said ne was feeling
badly. This was during the influ-
enza epidemic. The prescription was
written as requested. he said, for
which he paid 81.
Attorneys Wendenburg and Haddon.
who represented the defense, objected
TO the prescription being INTRODUCED
a evidence. claiming It was not writ
tan by their client Judge Richard
SON had difficulty In deciphcring the
words. which read that tho applica-
cant was suffering. from 4, cold. and
lived at 726 North Ninth street.
Commonwealth's Attorney Wise and
Attorney Dunford appeared for the
proeecution.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-20
TO RouND Up INC01xxE
TAX DOD(5I1

Plans are being made
revenue officers for 4 .drtNn 81
to be made against i1dn1
corporations which fAileA Il
turns Of their Incomes ~ M
1918. This crusade h e1I q
under way within the nex4 Z l1
All those subject TO the fnco
who did not make a retl1ra ri
rounded up and made 70 sxpdn1|
delinquency. n
1t Ia believed there are many
individuals Ina Richmond and TN
tern district OF Virginia. VI
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-20
Finance Committee Meeting.

The ordinance committee OF the city
council will hold it's regular meeting
tonight In the City Hall. Amendment
of the ordinance restricting ths sale
Of firearms will be considered
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-20
Special Session of Aldermen.

A special session OF the board OF
aldermen will be held tonight for the
purpose Of taking action on the rec
ommendation Of the france commit
tee that the city pay bills that have
been long overdue
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-20
Our Merit

This the Oldest established of kind the United
the hands the direct
descendants of its know this history would not b The
public
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-03
CURTAILMENT OF
EXPRESS SERVICE
Eight-Hour Schedule for Station Agents
to Affect Handling of Express on
West Rivef Road.

\ curtailment of the express service
on the West River branch of the Cen
trail Vermont railroad will 90 into
effect Monday SO far as express billed
at Brattleboro for points on that braich
are concerned, but the service to Brat
tleboro from the town in that locality
Will remain as at present
The express messenger who has been
coming to Brattlehoro on the morning
train from South Londonderry and re-
turning to South Londonderry at 6
O'Clock in the evening will continue to
come here on the morning train, but
will return on the mixed train leaving
at 9.5S a. m.
Express will continue to be handled
by the baggage master on the mixed
train arriving here at 4 D. m. from
South Londonderry, but there will be
NO express messenger on the train leav-
ing here at 6 o'clock for points to the
north on the West River branch.
The express company has found it
necessary to take this action on ac-
count of the change in working time
which will go into effect Monday, when
the station men along the line will %
on an eight hour day schedule and they
will not be in their offices to handk
express on the arrival of the evening
train.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-03
WOMEN JAILED FOR PERJURY.
Mother and Daughter & Sentenced fol
False Testimony in Divorce Case.

BURLINGTON, Jan. 3.-NIrs. Nettie
NJ. Hall, 81, was sentenced in Chittenden
county court yesterday to serve not less
than three nor more than five years in
the state prison in Windsor, and her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Miller, %, to not
less than l " nor more than three years
on the charge of perjury in suit for di-
vorce against the young woman's hus-
band. Both pleaded guilty.
The women, in the trial of the divorce
case last month, declared that Mrs. Miller
was drugged into marriage by Miller on
Nov 80, 1911, Mrs. Miller under oath
stating that the first time she knew she
was a wife was when Miller threw a
marriage certificate into her lap, the next
morning
The state authorities investigated the
story and States Attorney Allen Martin
offered to produce a score of witnesses
showing the couple were legally married
and had lived together year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-03
FROM THE BOYS IN SERVICE
Recent Letters Descriptive of the Life of the Boys
in Army and Navy

but the Y. NJ. C. A. men closed the
place and went to town few miles
away
After we left the town we stayed in
a woods nearby for a few days, then
we left for Chateau Thierry, where we
did lot of hard fighting and saw some
awful sights which I never want to
see again. After we had driven them
back to BOvards we were relieved and
went to what we supposed was rest
camp, but we only stayed there a couple
of weeks and then we went to the ST.
Mihiel front, where we drove the Ger
mans hack again.
We were relieved from that front
and then we went to the Verdun front
the worst front of them all. We lived
IN mud for weeks at a time without
change of clothes. and wet feet all the
time. That is where | got nv shells
that | am going to bring home. I have
got two with the Odd Fellows ensign
on them for Emery and one for dad and
one for Clarence The shells are like
the one | sent you. That is the kind
of shell we carried to the artillery
When the war ended we were in
Bras, outside of Verdun That night
there was some light around camp, be-
lieve me, flares and land fires all night
long.
We left then for twelve day hike
on the road. We finally landed in the
little town where we are now. I am
living in French house with Elmer
Dwyer and two other fellows. Two
of us sleep in bed. We have to paw
frame day for the bed A frame is
about 90 cents in American money.
Cheap, hey! They are nice people.
Where we live is lady with her chill
dren. Her husband is a soldier. He
?, was home on pass few days ago. He
left the other day for three months
more of service.
The lady gives us feed whenever
we want it, so we have good place
you see. We expect to get rid of our
horses pretty soon and then we will
return to the good old U. S. A. | hope
pretty soon. Will write again in a
few days, so will close. With love from
your son.
WALTER.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-03
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Elijah Prouty is very i'll with infu-
enza.
Sixty couples enjoyed the New
Year s night dance eat the rink in
Centerville
Malcom, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph MeVeigh, is recovering from
influenza.
Miss Lillian Clark of Northfeld
Mass, visited here yesterday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Clark
Mr.. and Mrs. L. p. Copeland and
family are moving this week from here
to the house which he recently bought
on Western avenue of the Henry G..
Streeter estate. Melvin Dalrymple and
family will move to the Copeland place.
The Womans Mission circle of the
Baptist church will hold its regular
meeting Thursday, Jan 9. at 2.30
o clock in the home of Mrs. L. II.
Weatherhead. The subject of study
will he Canadian Missions There will
also be sewing.
The funeral of Ethel May Burt of
this village was held yesterday aft
ernoon at the house, Rev l. NJ Comp.
ton officiating. A short service was
conducted at the grave at which Rev
A. V. Woodwork officiated. The bear
ers were ]. l.. Stockwell, Emery Miller
Albert s. Burt and g. Whitney Prouty
The burial took place in the Wes
BrattlebOro cemetery. f. l.. Morse anC
Fred Morse of Northfeld Mass, at
/ tended the funeral
The Woman's association of the Con
gregational church held its monthly
Injecting yesterday afternoon with Mrs
=. A. knight. The meeting opened will
devotional exercises, led by Mrs. A. V
| Woodworth. Mrs. M. A. Blanchard
who had charge of the program for tn
afternoon, made the continued study o
the book, The Women of the Orient
exceedingly interesting. Chapters wer
read by different members of the asso
citation. The next meeting, which vii
be held in two weeks, will be the an
nual business meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-03

Southampton, Westhampton, Hayden
vile, Williamsburg, Hatfield, First and
Second of Greenfield and Centre of Brat
tleboro. The persons specially invited
were Rev. DIR. II. T. Rose, former pastor
of the First church; Rev. w p Keller,
former pastor of the First church; Rev.
Thomas A. Emerson of Northampton,
Rev. c. T. Riggs of Constantinople and
Northampton, DR. Francis f. Tucker of
China, Rev. w G. Mallett of Pennington,
Me-, Rev j. c. Wightman, county mis-
sionary, and Rev. c. H. Hamlin of Am
herst Supper was served to the mem
bers of the council at o'clock.
The installation service in the evening
was largely attended, and the following
program was carried out: Invocation,
reading of scriptures, hymn, sermon by
Rev. Dr. Hubert Herring of Boston, an
them, prayer by DIR. l.. Clark Seelye;
right hand of fellowship, Rev. Irving F
Wood; charge to pastor. Rev. j. Edgar
Park of West Newton charge 10 people
Rev S. T. MacGeehon of Southampton
hymn, benedicton by the pastor. The
report from the council preceded the
exercises of installation and was made
by the clerk. Rev Irving f. Wood The
moderator of the council was Rev John
Pierpont of Williamsburg Rev. Mr.
Wood reported that thoDcandidate had
been duly examined and was unanimous
" recommended for the pastorate The
installation sermon, by DR.. Herring EN-
phasized the responsibility of the churcl
in the present critical stage of world af
| fairs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-03
DUE IN NEW YORK JAN. 10.
Cruiser Seattle is Bringing Home Over
1900 Soldiers.

2 WASHINGTON, Jan, 3-The cruiser
Seattle sailed from Brest Dec. 81 for New
York and is due Jan 10 with 50 officers
and l,456 men from the following units,
4th anti-aircraft sector composed of head
quarters supply company, Seth. 18th, 3sth,
seth and 10th anti-aircraft batteries; med
ical and ordnance detaehments, 10 officers,
3s4 men; eight antiaircraft sections, LIST,
ID, I'd and 4th anti-aircraft batteries, sup
ply detachment, u officers, 227 men;
fourth anti-aircraft battalion composed OF
headquarters companies A, b, G and ID
medical detachment, 81 officers, 66s men;
and l47th trench mortar batteries, Off
GERS, 1T men
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-03
conquers Rheumatism
In a Very Few Days

1t is an established fact that small
dose of Rheuma taken once a day has
driven the pain and agony from thou.
sands of racked, crippled and despair
ing rheumatics during the last seven
years.
Powerful and sure; quick acting, yet
harmless and inexpensive, Rheuma gives
blessed relief almost at once. The
magic name has reached nearly every
hamlet in the land and there is hardly a
druggist anywhere who cannot tell you
of almost marvellous cures
If you are tortured with rheumatism
or sciatica, you can get Rheuma from
w. F. Root, or any druggist, with the
understanding that if it does not COM
pletely drive rheumatic poisons from
your system-money baek.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-03
WEST DOVER.

Leon Boyle and W. NJ. Harris went to
Brattleboro Tuesday
F. G. Harvey attended the Dalrymple
auction in Whitinghan Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs S. l.. Hill were guests at
r. H. Moore's in Wilmington Tuesday
Burton Hescock came home IRON Camp
Devens Tuesday night, having six-days'
furlough.
Mrs. F. H. Holland of East Dover re-
Gently visited her daughters, Mrs. c. j
Upton and Mrs w. j. Snow.
Miss Luella Davis has been having the
chicken-pox this week No other cases
are reported at the present writing
Mrs. Weston Snow and two children
are spending few days with her sister
Mrs. c. j. Upton, during Mr.. Upton's
absence
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-03

Mrs. F. o. Smith of II Marlboro
avenue has just received letter from
her son, Private Walter C. Smith of
Company F, 10lst artillery, written in
Marcilly, France, Dec. s. He writes
of the various fronts where he has
been, including Scissor. Toul. Chateau
Thierry, st. Mihiel, and Verdun. The
letter follows;
Dear Mother:
| am well and hope these few lines
viii find you the same. You probably
have been wondering where ! have been
and what fronts / have been on. Well,
| can tell YOU now. When we first
landed in France we went to Camp
Coetquidan. just short way from ST.
Nazire. We stayed there all winter
" was swell camp, inst a short wav
from q little town called Guer. We
left there in February and rode in box
ears for three days and landed in Be
micourt and stayed for a couple of
weeks. Then about half of the company
went after the horses. The rest of
us went to the Scissor front, where
our division had their first fighting.
We then went back to Andelot, a
town outside of Bemicourt where the
rest of the company was with the
horses. That is where / received my
Christmas boxes from dad. We left
there verv soon and went to the Toul
front. That is where we got our first
taste of what war was We STAYED in
little town called Boucq We lived in
barracks for few months. until we
were shelled out of town. They start
ed 10 send off shells at ) in the morn
ing and we were still in bed. but ii
did not take US long to get out of bed
and get our horses out of the stable
and out into the field where thew were
not shelling. They landed the shells all
around our barracks and stables hut
did not hit any of us, but they hit one
of the l0lst engineers barracks and
blew one end all off and wounded two
or three men. We had only one man
wounded, and his was only a slight
wound in the leg.
All the time they were Smelling us
the Salvation Army girls stayed in the
towns and sold things to the soldiers
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-03

Smith at West Windham TO remain
through the winter.
Cecil Bridgeo has returned from
South Lancaster, Mass, where he has
been attending school.
Miss Helen Fales of Boston spent the
Christmas vacation with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs G. 7. Fales.
Frederick Howe of Turner's Falls
spent Sunday at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Howe.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Westeott and SON,
Harold, and Mr.. and Mrs. B. FL. Cur
tbs, are recovering from influenza.
Private Arthur Howe is home on a
furlough from Camp Jackson, S. c., ae-
companied by a friend, Miss Hazel
Field of Mortified, Mass.
Master William Bridgeo and little
brother, Carroll, are being cared for
in the family of NJ. H. Ingalls, while
their mother is in the hospital.
Mrs f. X Bridgeo went TO the Me-
mortal hospital in Brattleboro Monday.
She was accompanied by Mr.. Bridgeo.
NJ. Fl. ingalls, took them in his car.
Ralph Howe, who has been serious
" i'll with influenza and pneumonia,
has so far recovered as to be able to
leave the hospital and return to the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
l.. Howe.
Mrs. X. B. Jones and son, Robert,
of Brattleboro and Miss Mildred Jones
of South Lancaster, Mass, came TO Mrs.
Jones s home to spend Christmas. Rob
ert has returned to Brattleboro but
Mrs. Jones remained to care for Miss
Mildred, who was taken i'll with in
| fiuenZa.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-03
SURVEYING ITALY'S
HEALTH CONDITIONS
Miss Kate Prouty, Formerly of Brat
tleboro, in Rome With Red Cross
tuberculosis Department.
Especial to The Reformer.)


ROME, Italy, Dec -
A preliminary survey of health condi-
tions in Italy has been completed by the
American Red Cross tuberculosis depart
ment, of which Miss Kate Prouty, for
merly of Brattleboro, is a member. Miss
Prouty, who was assigned to work in the
stenographic and clerical division, has
been stationed in Rome since her arrival
in October
The signing of the peace armistice has
not affected the plans of this group of
Red Cross workers, as they deal chiefly
with the civilian population They ex-
poet to remain in Italy at least six
months
The tuberculosis field workers, upon
their return to Rome after a months in
vestigation in the provinces, reported ev-
erywhere a cordial reception by the It
allan authorities and organizations inter
ested in public health work With their
Incorporation, centers are being established
by the Red Cross in these districts.
Groups of workers are assigned in each
region to assist in work already begun
or to start it, as the situation demands
These towns in the provinces are visited
from time to time by travelling dspen
| saries, and local health campaigns, similar
to those waged in America, are now under
way