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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-24
SELF DETERMINA ALTON
ASKED FOR IRELAND
Cardinal Gibbons Introduces Resolution
With That Request at Conven-
ton in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, Feb, PA reso-
luton calling on President Wilson, and
congress to urge the peace conference to
grant Ireland the right of national self
determination, was offered ly Cardinal
of the Irish race in America here YES
terday.
The cardinal. who recently celebrated
his golden jubilee, commemorating the
50th anniversary Of his ordination into
the priesthood of the Roman Catholic
church, presented the document without
a formal speech. asserting that his :" adj
vanced years and consequent infirmi-
ties; rendered him incapable of max
ing such an effort
81 hold in my hands, . said the ear
dinal, "a resolution, ON behalf of Ire.
land which should appeal to every lover
of liberty and justice.
Ny friends, there is liberty i'll The
air. The nations of tho earth are clam
oring for liberty. And why should not
fredericksburg Ireland Join in the gen
eral cry. Yes. Ireland wants freedom to
breathe the air of Heaven She wants
freedom to stretch her brawny and sin.
ewy arms. She wants freedom TO de
velop her resources. She wants freedom
to develop The riches of her soul She
wants freedom to carve out her own
| destiny
And we are here today to plead the
cause of Ireland Is sons and daughters
that they may stand erect, redeemed
regenerated and disenthralled on THEN
own sacred soil.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-24

eeption will be strong card in the hands
of the pro-league party leaders The
idea that Massachusetts is wholly anti
league, so far as the Republican party is
concerned, derives largely from the fact
that there were no party platforms last
year, no conventions having been held.
and that Middlesex club pronounce
ment known as THE Middlesex Creed"
was the only document put forward which
attracted any attention This declara-
ton called for "the relighting of the
fires Of nationality" But if the whole
party had had chance to speak, the
Middlesex Greed would not have been
downed in favor of some platform of an
entirely different character The Presi-
dent of the club, Louis A. Coolidge, Is ONE
of the strongest opponents of the league
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-24
Trinidad Lizard Farm.

On the island of Trinidad there is
today a veritable lizard farm which
has all the equipment for the success
full breeding of these none too runner
GUS members of tie reptile family
which are now known to be indispens-
able to the sugar planters. In addi-
ton to this enterprise a wider search
Is being made for toaas to help in
crease the worlds sugar output.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-24
/. w. w. Members Arrested
in New York Are Held
Without Bail
SAID TO BE ON
THEIR WAY TO HUB
Complicated Machine Found Dismantled
in One of the Rooms Raided-Quan-
titles of Literature in Foreign Tongue
also Seized.

dlSO ocl1cO.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.--Fourteen
members of the Spanish, branch of the
l. w. w. were arrested by secret service
men and members of the police bomb
squad in two raids yesterday.
While they are charged formally with
having seditious literature in their pos
session, government agents claim to
have evidence that they were Matching
terrorist plot.
The grave nature of the alleged plot
and the imminence of the attempt to
carry it into execution, it was declared,
made it essential that the men be i'm
prisoned at once.
After being questioned at police head
quarters. where Bertillon records We're
made, the prisoners were locked Up
without bail, pending arraignment be-
fore United States commissioner to-
day.
In the meantime mechanical experts
have been set at the task of assembling
4 complicated machine which was found
dismantled in one of the rooms raided
The secret service agents said they
were at loss to explain the purpose
of the device. Translators also were
put to work on a mass of papers an6
pamphlets which were seized.
One of the houses raided had beer
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-24
Wouldn't Refuse.

Mother-Now, Freddie, at the party,
when asked if you'll have something You
must say, Yes, thank you, and if you
don't want it, You
Freddie-Don't bother. ma; | don't ex
pect to refuse anything.-Londbn Tit
Bits.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-24

The word arInisticc is derived from
two latin words signifying arms -
and to ''stop,'' and implies tempo
rary cessation of hostilities.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-24
ToDAY's CASUALTIES.
official Summary Released for Pub
lication This Afternoon.


3.466 names, LOB names in the
WASHINGTON, Feb 24-To-
days casualty releases aggregate
morning section and 1853 in the aft
ernoon section. Sundays list con-
tained 102 names and Saturdays
list 2,007, making 5,575 for the three
DAYS. The total casualties among
the American expeditionary forces
to date are 265,023. Those killed,
died of wounds, accident, disease or
other causes and missing aggregate
14,504. More than So per cent of
the wounded returned to action. Fol-
lowing is q summary of the casual
ties released for publication this
afternoon:
Killed in action ..... ..... 80
Died from wounds .... 81
Died in aeroplane accident -. /
Died OF disease ............. 81
Wounded severely ......... 1O3
Missing in action ... IL
Wounded, degree undetermined SO
Wounded slightly ......:. 7o9
In today's releases are the names
of 13 Vermont men, as follows:
Died from accident and other causes
Lieutenant Francis II. Hoyt of Bar
re; wounded severely, Sergeant
Alex Bonezek of Rutland; wounded
degree undetermined, Sergeant Ar
thur p. Jones of st. Adams. Cor
poral Gordon G. Warren of st. Al
bans, Private Archie A. Petrie of
Groton, Private Richard De Muzio
of Willow Falls and Private Forest
III. Annis of South Stoekbridge;
wounded slightly. Private, Clarence
A. Lavanway of Wakefield, Private
Nathan A. Morrill, of Starksboro,
Private Truman b. Nutting of HYDE
Park. Private William T.. MeMahon
of East Albany. Private Thefon A.
Tower of Tunbridge and Private
Owen J. NeGoff of Hardwiek..
These two corrections appear in
today's list: Wounded slightly, pre-
viously reported missing in action
Mechanic James Santwire of Rut-
land and Private John FL. White OF
| Burlington.
Two names from nearby New
| Hampshire places appear in the cas-
| ualties today, as follows: Wounded
| degree undetermined. Lieutenant
| Arthur Il. Reed of Claremont ant
| No Vermont casualties were IN
Private Edward NJ. Carkin of Keene
Guided in the Sunday releases.
In the casualty releases Saturda,
were seven Vermont names, as fol
lows: Died of wounds, Privat
George f. Larin of Bennington
wounded, degree undetermined, Lieu
tenant Edward r. White of Rutlan,
and Private Clayton F.. Raymond 0
Newport; wounded slightly, Ser
geant John W Grape of Montpeliei
| Private Martin r. Pond of Lunen
burg and Private Benjamin H. Rus
sell of Windsor.
| Saturdays list contained this Vei
mont correction: Died of wound:
previously reported killed in actor
| Private Leon G. Cushion of HARD
wick.
/ In the list of wounded slight
appeared Saturday the name q
Private Roy " Mcclure of Colrail
Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-08
THOMPSON

Much sympathy is felt for MT. and Mrs. Louis Elliott in the loss of their little daughter. Gladys. who died on Monday night, Oct. 2S. after a brief iH- ness. of acute Bright disease. She was attended by two physicians and cared for by graduate nurse from Worcester. The funeral was conduct ed Thursday afternoon by Rev. Boyn- to. sA 'rrill. of Putnam. Burial was in Easu 4Sutnam.
 Miss Wilhelmina Kenison of Bos- ton who did Y work in France during the war. gave a lecture recital in the town hall Monday night under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid society. She also sang in church Sunday morning.
 Mrs. R. E. Paine has been i'll and under the care of registered nurse. James Ryan has purchased of Mrs w. H. Giebel the place occupied by Judge Munyan. Mr. Ryan has sold his property to J. R. Fiadding. Y Mrs: Ralph Potter 6f Dedham. Mass. formerly Miss Ruby Erickson, has been visiting her parents here. i Miss Vivian Love1oy gave a party tt
 her girl schoolmates on her sixtl | birthday.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-08
STOH!NCTION

Patrick Coffey, for many years in charge''of the railroad station in Ston- ington, declared that the high tide of Friday morning was the biggest he ever saw. that came without. wind of any consequence. The water was within three inches of the top of the Watch Hill wl->f, covered part of the east side of the street leading to the station and was up to the street level on the west side in Palmer park. The Davis property east of the borough. was an island cut off from the main land. and the roadway leading to Led : wards Island was submerged. The tide water penetrated farther into the land in this vicinity than at any time
 that can be- recalled by the real old
 inhabitants of the borough.
 By order of the health officer, the
 first. grade of the West Broad street
 school, Miss Stillwef. teacher,s has been closed, as a precautionary meas
 ure against the spread of diphtheria.
 There are but few cases and itsis ex- peeted that this action will check the spread ofsstfle disease X ut9e The town police officers and county officers resident in the town are in- vestigating the robbery of the bor- ough clothing store. Prosecuting. At ! torney Hewitt}tis also: at work upon l the case.
 1 Tn the absence of Rev. Joseph L.
 PeaeocR,s who is on 9 business trip ir
 Raleigh, N. C.. Rev. George II. Miner I, of. Mystic will preach Sunday in the i Road church. -, r The. prospects brighten for re. I sumption of work at the 1oeaf ship | yard, with the contract for d four 1 mastad schooner in sight.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-08

z forinC' y active in local politics, and served as a member and also as presf- cent .of tte. town council He was for titnc a member of the police force k
 The town council organized Friday evening and the following will fill the respective offices: Judge of probate, Edward M. Burke; town solicitor, Harry B. Agard; town sergeant. Her bert P. Clark; health officer. Samuel C., Webster, M D.; milk inspector, Thomas E. Robinson, NJ. D.; sealer of weights and measures. Edwin Barber; constable, with power to. serve civil process, Russell L. Slocum tree war den Lester c. Gavitt The present police force was retained, with Thomas E. Brown as chief.
 Local Laconics.
 Alvin ". 7dawson. who was disabled by the loss. of his left foot while sciving in the navy. has entered Bos- ton university for a course of studies that will lit him for a business life.
 There were several interested spec tators at the first meeting of. the new town council Friday night F. -
 Thus far only 959 of the 5000 Red Cross members. the euota of the present drive. have been enrolled, and S117.S5 of the expected $4.5OO collect ed. 1$
 The ,Gourley homestead. recently purchased at auction by Howard E. Thorp, has been sold to Mrs. Elizabeth Gourley Peck.
 Mrs. George N. Barbour entertained the members of Phebe Greene Ward chapter, D. A. R. Thursday afternoon. A chapter on Russia from World War Issues and Ideals was read by Mrs A. IL. Thompson. The chapter voted s25 to the Red Cross.
 Rev. J. Wilbur Richardson of Green wich, Cona,, will supply the pulpit of (the First Baptist church Sunday morning.
 At Calvary Baptist church Sunday morning Miss Jennie B: Stanton. who YVES engaged in Y. M C. A. work in France, will give an address. on her wal, experiences, with special reference to the religious side.
 Admiral and Mrs. Herbert o. Dunn have taken the Beacon street residence of Mrs. Charles Trout Aldrich in -Bos- ton for the winter The admiral com mands the First naval district.
 All cases were continued in the Third district court Friday.
 Mrs. George H. Bennell and daugh- ter Mary Louise. will leave Sunday for Daytena. Fla. f;
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-08
BRIEF STATE NEWS

Ansonia.-There are 423 members of the Roosevelt Memorial association in Ansonia and vicinity.
 l. GeorgetoWn.-The people of George town have contributed to the Danbury hospital 124 jars of fruit and vegeta- bles and four baskets of apples.
 East Haven-Miss Maria Mansfield Hemingway avenue, will celebrate her 90th birthday at her home on Tuesday Nov. 10. by a reception from 2 to p. m.
 New Haven.-drs. $. Z. PoH will open her home on Howe street for the Christmas toy musical which will be given under the auspices of the Elm city branch, Universal Sunshine so- ciety, in December.
 Waterbury.-Census statistics show that Waterbury leads the state in the matter of gain in population. its rec ord being greatest for the past five years. The population of tie Brass City is now given as S92G1. g
 9edLing-Rt, Rev Ghauncey B. Brewsters bishop of. Connecticut was present in Christ church Sunday morning to administer the rite of con firmation to one of the largest classes iif@ recent years. there being 15 in all Ridgefeid-The buzz about town about, the proposed memorial com munity house is not very favorable The various societies are meeting and are discussing the subject thoroughly and they do not seem to favor 1t very much. Sentiment is strongly toward d cottage hospital. &
 New Britain.-Miss Ella Dormau who leaves as superintendent of visit ing nurses Dec. t, take a position in Boston, was given s10 in gold by mem- bers of the Nurses club at the Novem- Der meeting of the club. Miss Sarah ! Baker of Middletown, who will succeed | Miss Dorman, attended the supper and was introduced to the local nurses.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-08
CAUSES OF THE GREAT
 INCREASE IM IMPORT. VALUES

Demands in the United States for manufacturing materials and food stuffs are the principal causes of the large increase in importations The trade figures for the nlne months ending with September; says a state ment by The National City Rank of New York, indicate that the total
 value of our imports in the calendar year 1919 may reach nearly $4, ,G00. .000.- 900 as against less than S2,000.000,000 in 1913. Practically all of this in crease occurs in manufacturing ma terials and foodstuffs Manufactures show a fall off of about 75,000. 900
 while manufacturing material shows an increase of approximately S14G, ,000,-
 GOO, and foodstuffs an increase of
 over $150,00OG90.
 India rubber. hides and skins, raw
 silk tobacco, and diamonds are the
 principal manufacturing materials
 showing increases, while sugar, cof- fee, fresh meats. olive oil and cocoa
 are the principal fcodstuffs showing increases. Raw cotton wool and ffbers show reductions. Manufactures
 of fbers, cotton and wool also show
 marked decreases, burlaps alone drop s16, 6,000, COG; cotton manufactures a QfCD or over ; 5rUUU,UUU diI' WOOiCil manufactures a fall from SIT, ,500,00 to
 about $S,O00.OO0. There is large in- crease in the importation of cattle; 27O, 900 head this year4valred at $2l.- : 64S, coo, againstf462 900 valued at $S,- 577,000 in the same months Of last year.
 considerable part of the increases in value of foodstufrs. and manufactur- ing material imported is due to the higher prices. Coffee shows total value in the eight months ending with August of $156.0D0.000 against
 S75,000,000 in the same period of last year, while the quantity is SSG0OO, coo pounds against S19,0C0,00O in the cor responding months of last year, the value having more than doubled, while the quantity increased less than 10 per cent. The average import price of the coffee, brought in in the eight months ending wiel August
 1919 is about 1Sc per pounds. (these tifures being the valuation in the country from which importcd), as against about Sc per pound in the corresponding months of the preeed- ing. year; and in tEe month of Au- gust the import price was 21.Sc pei pound as against SAC in August ol
 last year. Sugar importations, des- pite the shortage at present, show
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-08

large gains in quantity and tre- mendous increase in value, the Quan- tity imported from foreign countries and our islands aggregating in the eight months ending with August,
 1919 6,68S, ,0O0,0 900 pounds against Sr-
 5S6, ,000,O00 in the same, months, of
 last year and the value S1,000,eoe as against $275,000,e GOO in the core
 spending months of last year: The
 average import price of sugar From
 foreign countries in the month of Au- gust, 1919 was five and sixty four one
 hundredths. cents per pound as against
 four and seventy-fve one nundreoths
 cents per pound in August of lest year, these figures being the valuation
 of raw sugar in the country from
 which imported Fresh meats snoT
 an importation Of 25zQ0e 7 pounds
 against less than 9,009,e0e in the
 same months of last year; olive oil s12,835,000 in the eight months CT 1919 against s303.609 in the same months of last year.
 Of manufacturing materials, raw silk, rubber, tobacco and hides and
 skins show large increases. Raw silk imports of the eight months of the current year are 16S,000,000 in value as against $109,000 GOO in the same months of last year and the import
 price in August of the current year
 r--'--- ~c7 s7 a9 -'1er pound as against
 $5.7O per pound in August of last y.u.. -.e-l. 4.-..0er sl.omS large in. crease in quantity but a fan fIs price. quantity imported \ the eight months of last year and z yahG s197.00o.0oo , against s121,000,GJJ; the average im- port price having been in August 1919 391c per pounr as against 4S.2c in AuguF. of the preceding year. Hides and skins show a toal value Tn
 the eight months ending with August
 at $157, ,000,O00 against S72,00G,o00 in the same months of last year, an in-
 crease af. over 100 per cent .in value, while the quantity imported shows an i increase of, -bnE9 ab bout75 perq cent 1 Diamonds and tobacco also show large increases, the value of diamonds
 and other precious sttanes imported in
 the eight months ending with August amounting to $66, ,090,000 against s1s.- i G0O,0N0 in the same months of 194e i while of tobacco the total imported ' l the unmanufactured state IS s5S,00.6aJ
 against -SSS.OO9, GOO in the same months l of last year.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-08
MOOSJP

Mrs. Amanda Dai 1<lu,t is home, af- ter a visit with hel son Arthur in Worcester.
 Mrs. D. C.. Parker has 1000 Red Cross stamps for distribution in this town.
 Mi, and Mrs Henrv Smith of .wor- cester were recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs James Mullen in Alnlyville.
 Monday morning at All RalIows' church, at o'clock, Iass Mary Argo, daughter of MT. and Mrs. A. Argo. be- came the bride of Louis Capone. son of Mir. and Mrs. A. Capone The cere- rnony. was performed by Rev. Joseph E. Mccarthy, the rector. who also sang the nuptial mass. The bride was dressed in white satin and 'geergette crepe. She wore veil and wreath of
 orange blossoms and carried a shower bouquet of bride roses The brides maid, Miss Marie Darty of Norwich. was dressed in pin: georg,f.e wore a pink hat and ~ jed pink roses. Charles Capone, brother of the groom, was best man. After the ceremony the bridal party went to their newly furnished home on Church street, where breakfast was served. Mary friends and relatives i were present. uuf1HS the day ana eN- enings An orchestra from Norwich | furnished music for dancing. Dona l Codet1e, John Tanning, Miss Gather 1 inc Tanning and Miss Blanche Math- ieu sang duringS the evening. Many
 beautiful presents were received by l the bride.
 Mr. snd Mrs. Capone are in New York on a week. honeymoon trip. I (News items sent The Bulletin fol I this or any other column are neve, I used, unless they are signed by tht \ person sending them.-Correspond II EditoF.)
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-08

the receding tide.- In the stores. or wherever ineti of mature years assem- bled, the high tide was the subject of discussion, and the instance was rare when the flood of 1886 was not fe- ferred to during the discussions.
 At Watch Hill the high level of the water reached the level of the fire house and the approach to the Fort road between the firehouse and old shore dinner house was temporarily part of Little Narragansett bay
 From the very extreme point of the high tide to the usual low water mark, all along the shore. is mass of sea wead brought in by the tide and left behind. This seaweed is welcomed by the farmers along the coast line and even those who held seaweed privileges
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-08

waived their exclusive rights and the fertilizer was freetto all for the cart ing Even then the. supply was more than the demand, '..f s4.> e'i
 Had high winds prevailed. causing mountainous surf, it was predicted by old time observers that the water 1 would be driven ashore with force suf- 1 ficient to do damage greater than ever before to cottage rorot,erts- a at--Pfeasant View. But the big wind did not pre- vail and there was no big surf to do the damage,
 Beginning next Sunday, and ending on the following Sunday. the Pawca- tuck Congregational 3tffurcf viii fcele- brate the 18th annivefsaty5 Sunday morning Rev. Ravid- \. Beach, D. D. president of BaIigori'T hedogical semi nary and a former pastor of. the church, will be the preacher. Next Wednesday, will he Young Peoples night, and there will be a stereopticon lecture. following which a =soeiaF hour Will be enjoyed ia the vestry. Thurs day evening there will be a reception to former pastors of the church. Com
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-08
WESTERLY

- ghe tide of the sea was of unusual folume Friday morning. the Pawcatuck Ever overiiOwed its banks and at watch Hill and Pleasant View a new High water record was established
 This Is due 10 lunar conditions and t, Fortunately. was not driyen. shoreward <y high winds. to heiehten the surf and 1o damage an along the waterfront
 The whaTves at Westerly were flooded ind small boats moored at the Nharves on Thursday were afioat on a furface where there IS no water today. So great damage resulted from The re- narkably high tide of Friday. but
 1gorous action was taken 10 prevent
 umber piles from floating away and in
 making fast everything of value that
 you'd be liable 10 be carried away with
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-08
!.:LEEINGWELL.

Pearl M. Ross Of New Britain re- gently visited his parents here, MT. and Mrs. Albert Ross.
 Mrs. c. D. EIlis- entertaihed Mrs "A. B. Upham, of Maiden, Mass, who spoke here Sunday morning
 Airs. Addie Bond of Providence has
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-08

been visiting Mrs. Carrie Gardiner.
 "Wednesday evening the Ladies Aid society held a social at the vestry A good sized crowd was in attendance About eleven dollars was realized.
 Sunday morning MT Matheson will preach at Il o'clock. Sunday school willS be at 12.15. There will be a roll call at Sunday school At 7.S0 D. m. there will be rally.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-08
rwn nitss and a Sup.

While muny of our familiar com parisons have been scrarped by mod ern= conditions. new comparisons are taking their pIaees-for example: "As quickly over as movie meal. "-Bos- ton Transcrfrt.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-08

Police arrested four aliens, all of whom Admitted they have not been in this country two years. on charges of criminal anarchy. They Distributed seditious handbills at a meeting at St. Marks place. New York
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1919-11-07
TO PROTECT THE MINISTERS

The North Carolina State Fedora
tion of Labor proposes to come to the
defense of the fighting ministers"
whose sense of right and justice in
duces them to champion the cause of
labor, contrary to the autocratic or
ders of wealthy church members. The
Newport, KY, Labor Herald has the
following to say on the subject:
"Clergymen who use their pulpits
for preaching the brotherhood of man
and opposing employers who oppress
labor, are assured of the support of
the North Carolina State Federation
of Labor.
Ministers punished for advocacy
of the cause of labor are asked to
notify the Federation, which has
pledged itself to use it's influence
toward righting the wrong in such
cases. In a resolution adopted at the
state convention, the Federation urges
organized labor to lend it's full
strength and influence to the ministers
to the end that they may be freed
from the ecclesiasticism that sits upon