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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-17
WILL FIGHT
PROHIBITION
Big Organization Forming
to Protect Personal
Liberties
MEETS AND PARADES
PLANNED FOR April.
None of the Incorporators Are Connect
ed With the Liquor Business - OPP
posed to Prohibition of Tobacco
Will Conduct Temperance Campaign.

NEW YORK, March 17.-Organiza-
ton of the association opposed to ma
tional prohibition has been announced
here with the avowed tEprime purpose =
of making the 18th amendment to the
constitution ''forever imperative
Application for incorporation under the
laws of New York will be made this
week, it was said. Among the incorpor-
atcrs will be Percival S. Hill, presi-
dent of the American tobacco company;
Joseph W. Hartman, president of the
Hartman national bank, and Michael
Friedsam, president of B. Altman & Co.
No person officially connected with the
organization, it was declared has any
interest, directly or indirectly, in the
liquor business.
Plans for organization of branches
in 90 states have been laid, it was an
nounced, and nearly 100000 persons
already have applied for membership.
The organization, 1t was declared
stands on the principle of personal
rights and liberties" and is opposed
to introduction of any bills in con
gress or in the various state legisla
lures differentiating between ligh'
wines and beer and whisky. 1t is as
strongly opposed, the statement dc
clares, to prohibition by constitutional
amendment of the manufacture and
sale of cigarets, cough drops and
chewing gum as it is to the prohibition
by constitutional amendment of the
manufacture and sale of intoxicants.
In addition to the organization s
campaign to influence public opinion
for the maintenance of the standard
Of personal liberty" by "all lawful
ond proper means" the organization
also proposes to disseminate informa
ton regarding the political, social and
economic effect of the prohibition OF
he sale of alcoholic beverages, to pro
mote temperance in the use of alec
holie beverages "and to oppose any
movement to limit or discontinue the
use of tobacco
The organization will hold mass meet
ings and parades in 43 cities on Apr
70, the anniversary of the firing or tn
first gun of the American Revolution
at Lexington. A national convention
/ is to be held, the announcement says
between June l and June 10.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-17
BRITAIN's CROWN JEWELS.
Hidden to Escape German Bombs. Back
in White Tower.

The British crown jewels-those out
ward symbols of royalty-were recently
brought from their wartime hiding place
at Windsor Castle, where they were taken
when German fiiers began to bomb Lon
don, and returned to their accustomed
place IN the Tower of London. Very
quietly two motorcars, containing four
armed guards dressed as civilians, officers
silk hats and frock coats and noneoms
IN black derbies and overeoats, carried
the precious packages, worth 30 million
dollars, In crowns, scepters and ampullas.
A cardboard hat box concealed the i'm
perial crown, the royal seepter containing
the Cullinan diamond was wrapped in
heavy red cloth and the insignificant
looking shoppers parcels sheltered coro-
nets, orbs and other royal regalia.
The crown jewels of England are dear
TO the hearts of the English people, for
they represent to them the very history
of their country rather than their Bond
Street value. They are to them the prog
ress of the empire by the history of the
Jewels there, the sapphire from the ring
of Edward the Confessor, which he wore
when he stretched out his hand and
healed the sick, and other stones
were the gifts of conquered princes.
When war was declared the crown jewels
were on exhibition at certain hours in
the White Tower, that the public might
renew their acquaintance with them. In
closely guarded room they were placed
on slowly revolving table in steel
cage, where the heirlooms of the kingdom
were on display to remind the people of
their past victories and to arouse an en-
thusiasm that only the British appre-
ciate.
Here the crown of King George, fash
ioned very much like his fathers, except
that it had to be heightened to fit the
royal head, is Respondent with the jew
els that have been used over and ovel
lagain in eoronets of England. It's shape
and form date from the earliest annals
of English history.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-17
March the Seventeenth.

When year is at the spring,
When birds are on the wing,
And winds of March are blowing wild
and free;
My truant thoughts oft stray
To that country far away
An emerald isle set in sapphire sea.
The fields with flowers are gay,
A promise of the May,
see the dainty shamrock in the grass;
The fairies, with their queen,
Come tripping DER the green,
Whispering of love to lad and lass.
/ see the little men
Who live in yonder glen,
And only venture forth at set of sun;
! hear the banshee wall
BY shores of Innisfail
When for knight or gentle lady life is
done.
The hill of Tara s nigh,
With witch-fres burning high;
see the pagan king and royal band,
| can the picture paint
Of Ireland's royal saint,
The sprig of three-leaved shamrocks in
his hand.
] see Edward and Wolfe Tone.
Brian Boru upon his throne,
0 Cornell, Henry Grattan. and the rest I;
| hear the songs of Moore,
Sweet as waves of sun kissed shore
Sounding praises of the land he loved
the best.
So forgive, Columbia fair,
/ If this one day share
The love l bear you with the parent
\ land,
And place a sprig of green
Beside the lovely sheen
OF Old Glory. while I pledge you hear
and hand.
Then here s to Erin s Isle,
The land of tear and smile,
md here s to dear Columbia, wide an,
free;
I love both with love
That is like to that above,
You are all that's true and beautiful
to me!
" NELLIE L. HARTY, in n. Y. Times
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-17

Ebert S. Whitcomb, am employee Of the
Hotel Vermont in Burlington while at
tempting to get on moving electric car
in Winooski Monday evening, slipped and
injured his left foot so seriously he was
taken to the Fanny Allen hospital, where
one toe was found SO badly smashed it
had to be amputated The ends of three
other toes were cut off when he slipped.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-17

John Sears and Louis Sears, brothers,
were reunited in Swanton recently after
not seeing each other for So years, and
.fer many years each man not knowing
even where the other was located. Both
are Civil war veterans and for the 50
years John had been in a soldiers home
in Washington, d. c., while Louis is a
barber in Swanton. The Washington man
little thought that he would find his bro
Their alive, but came east in the hope Of
finding some relative or acquaintance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-17
SERBIA BREAKS WITH ITALY.
Minister'S Rejected Credentials Ignore
Croatia and Slovenia.

PARIS, March 1.-THE Reuter- cor
respondent learns that the new Italian
minister to Serbia has left Belgrade be-
cause of the refusal of the government
to recognize his credentials, which were
addressed to the king of Serbia instead
of to Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia COM
bined. America alone thus far has rec
ognized the tri-state as an entity
Stephen Pichon, the French foreign
minister, said yesterday that its status
had not yet been discussed by the SUI
preme council.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-17
PLAN 2 MILES OF BLEAcHERs.
Boston to Welcome 26th Division Ii
Great Style

BOSTON, March i.-This city viii
build two miles OF bleaehers, probably
along Commonwealth avenue, for the IS,
600 guests entitled to reserved seats when
the 26th New Englandl division swings
through Boston streets on its return home
The parade will be at least nine miles
long and will take four hours TO pass a
given point. Only relatives and close
friends of the returning conquerors viii
be entitled to grand stand seats, the
state committee has announced
1t is planned to have the expense Of
the grand stand paid for by proportional
tax on the cities and towns occupying
sections
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-17
WELL KNOWN CATTLEMAN.
John S. Anderson of Shelburne, Mas!
Was Sherthorn Breeder

SHELBURNE FALLS, Mass, March
T.-John S. Anderson Of Shelburne
Center, known throughout Massachu-
setts as a breeder of thoroughbred
short-horn cattle, died today.
He was a former president of the
Franklin County Agricultural Society,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-17
Vermont Booms Savings Stamps.

WASHINGTON, March 15.-Dur-
ing January Vermont led in per cap
tia sales of war savings stamps
with Sl.20, or total of $43S. 900.
New York state outside of New
York city, was lowest, with Is
cents per capita,
Total sales in the country were
$4s,399.o00, or at the rate of As
cents per capita.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-17

The optimist sees better world
through all the smoke; the pessimist
only notes the destruction of 1.-The
flames.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-17

and for nine years was a delegate to
the State Board of Agriculture. He was
81 years old.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-12
TRADE CONGRESS
TOSEEK ENLARGED
CONSULAR SERVICE

SAVANNAH, Dec. 11.-A campaign
for the appointment of American con-
sular agents at every port and in
land city Of commerce in the world,
as a means of furthering American
and particularly southern commerce,
will begin soon, under direction Of
the Southern Commercial congress,
which at its closing sessions here
authorized DR.. G. ]. Owens, director
general of the organization, to insti-
tute the movement. Control of tuber-
culosis, as an economic and public
health safeguard for the south, also
will be emphasized in the work of
the organization during the coming
year.
The next meeting of the congress
will be held in Washington, D. c.,
next December, and Thomas r. Pres
ton, of Chattanooga, Tenn, will hold
the office of president for the COM
ing year, having been elected to sue
coed Senator Duncan U. Fletcher,
of Florida, who was made honorary
president. Richard I. Manning, of
South Carolina, was elected first vice
president; Carl Espy, of Savannah,
second vice president; DR.. Owens will
continue as director general; William
IT. Saunders, of Washington, was
elected treasurer, and BUST G Get
singer, commissioner of commerce.
At its closing sessions, the con-
gress went on record as favoring an
agreement by the United States SEN
ate on ratification Of the peace treaty
with it's League Of Nations covenant;
indorsing the metric system, the
American Cotton association, and the
movement toward an American sugar
crop sufficient for American needs,
reclamation of waste lands and COM
pletion of the intra-coastal water
way from Beaufort, N. c., 20 Cal
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-12

The merchants of West Point will
lose heavily, inasmuch as their in
surance does not cover damages by
water. Some moved their stocks be-
yond reach of the water and others
filled their top shelves. Some stocks
are floating on the streets. One
wholesale grocer had got in big
shipment of flour only to have it
covered with mud and water.
The Moody bridge is the only one
left over the Chattahoochee in Troup
county.
When the big bridge at West
Point was swept away, a big water
part of the town on the west
side of the river is without
drinking water. There is no imme-
date prospect of getting food, fuel
or water to the people on that side
Banks, manufacturing plants.
churches and some residences are
under five to ten feet of water.
The West Point Iron works is per-
haps the heaviest sufferer, having
lost perhaps 100000 worth Of sup
plies. A cotton seed warehouse is
practically submerged. In another
warehouse, practically $4,000 worth
of lime and cement has been ruined
The Goat Rock dam of the Column
bus Power company, which serves
West Point, LaGrange, Newman, Car
rollton and Hawkinsyille, is under
water and the power plant out of
commission.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. covering
Works are under water.
The weather here is very cold
probably 39 or "a degrees, adding
to the inconvenience and in some
cases actual suffering of the peo-
pie.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-12
CARTER GLASS TO !
LEAD FIGHT FOR
FEDERAL BUDGET

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Leader-
ship in the fight for an effective
federal budget system is expected
to fall upon the newest member
of the senate-Carter Glass, Of
Virginia, now secretary of the treas
ury, who will leave the cabinet to
succeed the late Senator Martin.
Because of his long service on
the banking and currency COM
mittee IF the house, and his expe-
rience, while secretary, as adj
ministrator of the governments
money chest, Secretary Glass is
probably better qualified to judge
the merits and dement's of the
various budget proposals than any
of the older heads in either house.
Secretary Glass will oppose &C
ceptance by the senate of the Good
budget bill, passed by the house
at the last session, as inadequate
and inefficient.
Effective budget legislation
Secretary Glass declares, must
provide three things: the centering
of responsibility in the executive,
the exercise of self control in con-
gress and the consolidation and ex-
pansion of the audit system.
Government Great Company
'The government of the United
States," Secretary Glass said, "is
like great company whose operat-
ing managers, publicity managers,
sales managers, purchasing depart
ment are given carte blanche to
make expenditures ! conceived by
them to be in the interest of the
development of the business with
out consultation with Or control
by those officers of the company
who are char / with the business
of ascertaining It's revenues and
borrowing the money to make good
their Deficiencies.
ut is literally true that the sec
rotary of the treasury, under ex-
listing law and practice, is unable
accurate or approximately accurate
estimate of its expenditures for
q few weeks in advance, not to
say months or years.
Let us be honest with our
selves and honest with the Amerf-
can people. A budget that covers
the appropriations asked by the
executive departments but does not
cover the initiation or increase of
appropriations by congress will be
but a semblance of the real thing
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-12
Record Breaking Rains
Cause Disastrous Floods;
Wer Point UnderWater
BY LAMBDIN KAY
(The Journals Staff Correspondent


WEST POINT Ga-The flooded Chtahoochee about reached
it's Wednesday 81 higher than the
district including
cay all the business Of manufacturing
plants residences Wednesday
central the big highway bridge
the Chaahoochee connecting the two sides of the city,
floating the turgd
and hundreds people without light fuel
drinking
Definite estimates impossible
thirty residences
and the side. This does include
houses. The mile wide
MGhee bridges
which
Fire broke about of
building
and the flames did beyond the building
blew toward another
in the warehouse The fire caught in the
West Point business Norfol firm
the sides of West Point
The big
plant Columbus
of commission
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-12

After inspecting Camp Gordon
Thursday morning, General John J.
Pershing expressed the opinion that
the cantonment should not be sold
as recommended by the sub-commit-
tee of the military affairs commit
tee Of the national house, but should
be retained by the government until
definite military policy has been
formulated for the future and ap-
proved by the congress.
Further than this, General PERISH
ing authorized Congressman William
| D. Upshaw, of the Fifth district, who
accompanied him on the inspection,
to wire Chairman Kahn, of the house
military affairs committee, request
position of Camp Gordon until he
completes his inspection Of the can
tonments and makes his full report
and recommendations.
General Pershing arrived at Camp
Gordon at o'clock and spent two
hours going over it's main features
with General Wilds P. Richardson,
the camp commander. He expressed
the opinion that the cantonment it
kept by the government as a perma-
nent military establishment should
have additional ground for maneu-
vering purposes and rifle range.
The range used by Camp Gordon men
while the war was on has been turn
ed back to the owners from whom it
was leased. Congressman UpshaW
assured General Pershing that the
citizens of Atlanta would assist the
government in every way to get
whatever additional ground might be
needed.
Reviews Fifth Division.
General Pershing passed the pa
rade ground while five companies Of
the Fifth division were being in
spected. He stopped and made an
informal review of the husky regu-
lars and remarked that they were
among the finest troops in the
regular army, most of them having
been overseas and many having been
wounded. While General Pershing
was busy with General Richardson
members of his staff took different
departments of the cantonment al
inspected them. The whole in5D>
ton lasted two hours and was M
thorough in every detail.
The members of his staff accom-
panying General Pershing are as
follows:
Brigadier General Fox Conner,
chief of staff; Brigadier General
V. H. Moseley; Colonel George c.
MARSHALL; Colonel John G. Quicken
meyer; Colonel e. II. Collins; Col
onel H. B. Eeuwkes; Lieutenant Col
onel f. Bowditch; Captain j. Z.
Schneider.
Returns to Hotel.
At II o'clock General Pershing
left Camp Gordon and returned to
the Georgian Terrace hotel, where
began the procession in automo-
biles through the city to Fort Nc
Pherson. He was met at the hotel
by Mayor James L. Key, Colonel AL
bert Howell, Jr., Mrs. Samuel M.
Inman, DR.. K. G. Matheson, Rev.
Richard Orme Finn and others.
Members of the War Mothers club
of Atlanta, headed by Mrs. Sam D.
Jones, were in the lobby and gave
General Pershing a most enthuias
tic ovation. The general congratu-
lated them in graceful and appro-
pirate words On being the mothers of
sons who served their country In
the army and navy, and the moth
ers expressed in the highest terms
their admiration of the generals
achievements as commander of
Americas army in France.
In addition to this reception for
the war mothers, General Pershingl
was given an ovation by the MEM
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-12
Air Mail Service
For Atlanta in Year

w WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Exten-
sion of the airplane mail service to
Atlanta is planned within the next
year, Assistant Postmaster General
Praeger today told the house post
office committee. The Atlanta serv-
ice will be an extension of the New
York Washington service. Mail be-
tween New York and Atlanta would
we speeded up twelve or fourteen
hours, he said.
Mr.. Praeger appeared before the
committee to request an appropria-
ton of 100000 for continuing and
extending the airplane mail service.
The committee deferred action until
it completes hearings no the postof-
flee appropriation bill.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-12
100000 FLOOD LOSS;
$4,000 IDLE IN COLUMBUS

COLUMBUS, Ga, Dec 1D.-With
100000 as the estimated damage to
the machinery and stock, the cotton
mills, grocery stores, iron foundries,
and commercial concerns along the
river front; $4,000 workers out of
employment; the power plant sus-
PENDING operation; no street car ser
vice; and the Chattahoochee river at
an estimated height of fifty feet,
the conditions around Columbus, re-
sulting from the flood Tuesday night,
are quite serious.
Street railway service has been
discontinued and all textiI eand 9TH
er large industrial plants have closed
down.
1t is estimated some five hundred
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-12
Atlanta Girls Go to
AidWest Point T People

The call of Joseph Logan, director
Of e&vilian relief for the American
REQ Cross, for skilled workers for
work with about forty families who
are homeless at West Point, was an
swered Thursday afternoon when
Miss Mary Thurston and Miss Helen
Muse, who left for the flood-strick-
en- city at 2 o'clock.
Miss Thurston and Miss Muse
were schooled in case work with
the Associated Charities and both
saw service overseas.
Mr.. Logan, who went to West
Point Wednesday with the Red Cross
relief train, also ordered additional
supplies, including many pairs Of
rubber boots.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-12
POWER DAM BREAKS
NEAR MONTGOMERY

MONTGOMERY, Ala Dec. 10
The Montgomery Light and Water
Power company suffered a loss of
between $1,O0O,O0O and $2,OOO,OOO last
night when the dam at it's hydro-elec-
trio power plant at Tallassee Falls,
Ala, was swept away by flood, ac-
cording to S. P. Ireland, general man
ager of the company.
Pearl Thompson, negro, was drown
ed at Prattville last night on the
main Street of the town when
creek flooded the business section
of the place.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-12
Gould Divorce Decree

PARIS, Dec. 11.-The court at Yer
sailles late yesterday sustained the
decree of divorce granted Frank
Gould from Edith Kelly Gould. Mrs.
Gould's attorneys had commended the
French court was without authority
in the case, since it could not try
a suit involving two foreigners with
out consee It of both. Rene Viviani,
former premier, represented Gould.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-12
Villistas Loot Towns
In Revenge for Death
OF General Angeles

EAGLE PASS, Texas, Dec. lin
reprisal for the recent execution of
General Felipe Angeles, four hun
dred Villa followers Tuesday attack
ed the town of Muzquiz, state of Co.
ahuila, looting the stores and seiz-
ing several prominen tcitizens for
hostages, according to information
received here today.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-12
OCNTULGEE is RISING
RAPIDLY AT MACON

MACON, Ga, Dec. 10.-The Oc.-.,-
gee river is rising steadily and is
now above it's banks at a height of
twelve feet. Eighteen feet is the
flood mark.
No damage from the flood has been
rennrtnd here
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-12
Fitzpatrick Declares
Strike VIII Keep Up

CHICAGO, Dec. 11.-John Fitz-
patrick, chairman of the national
committee in charge of the strike of
steel workers, in replying to reports
sthat the strike was to be ended soon,
POSSIBLY Saturday, asserted today
that it would go on indefinitely.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-12
ANNISTON CUT OFF
FROM MANY POINTS

ANNISTON, Ala, Dec. 1C.-With
all streams out of their banks, bot
tom lands inundated and roads wash
ed in many places until they are i'm
passable, Admission is cut off today
from many parts Of this trade ter
ritory. Torrential rains have fallen
almost continuously since Saturday
morning throughout this district.
Southern railway trains from the
east are being detoured by way of
Rome, Ga, because of tracks wash
ed out. Snow creek, in the southern
part of Admission, overlooked, flood
ing homes and factories and leaving
the city completely without gas by
reason of the flooding Of the gas
works. Freezing temperature is add
ing to the discontinue in the food
ed areas
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-12
WOODROW WILSON.

Announcement of members of the
commission to Investigate miners
wages and operators profits will be
made at the White House after At
torney General Palmer returns to
Washington late today or tomorrow.
White House officials stated def
nitely that the third man on the
commission would not be anyone con-
nected with the government.
The secretary of the treasury Is
directed to submit to the senate a
statement of dividends paid during
1917 and 1918 by bituminous coal
mining concerns in a resolution Of
fered to-day by Senator Johnson,
South Dakota.