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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26
Federal Inquiry Into C0ndi-
ti0ns on West River
Railroad
RAILROAD MEN AND
OTHERS PRESENT
District Chief Dewey Comes to New
fame as Result of Complaint-Physi
cal Condition of Road and Other
Phases Discussed

As q result of a visit to Newfane
yesterday by F. Z. Dewey, district
chief of the United States railroad ad-
ministration, for a conference with
Central Vermont railroad officials and
Newfane residents it is expected that
there viii be an improvement in the
service ON the West River branch of
the Central Vermont line. The con
ference was held in the Windham
County Savings bank, and besides Mr..
Dewey there were present E. j. Guth-
RE of New London, division superin-
tendent, R. II. Harris of Palmer. di
vision roadmaster, Frank A. Dewitt.
William H. Newton and W. C. Ballou
of Newfane, the latter being the sta
tion agent, and Harold E. Moffitt, Sec
retary of the Brattleboro board of
trade
On April IL Samuel G. Brown of
Newfane addressed letter to the rail-
road administration, in which he com
planned of the poor physical condition
of the West River railroad. the unsat
isfactorv schedule and the inadequacy
of the mail and express service. 1t was
but two weeks from that time until a
federal representative was at Newfane
to investigate the complaint Mr.
Brown was not present. as he had not
been notified that his letter was to be
acted upon and was out of town.
| Mr.. Dewey stated that it was not in
| his province to take up the complaint
| with respect to the mail service, and
| Secretary Moffitt informed those pres
| ent that the question of better mail
service had been taken up through the
| proper channels. AS stated in The Re
former yesterday all mail handled at
| West River stations, whether incoming
or outgoing is being counted, the count
| to end today, with a view to determin
ing whether a postal clerk service
should be established on the West Riv
| er road.
The attention of Mr. Dewey was
| called to the fact that derailments are
| of frequent occurrence OH the road and
that the trains, especially the mixed
train and the passenger train scheduled
to leave Brattleboro at 6 p. m, very
often do not run according to schedule.
making poor connections and obiging
persons to wait at the stations an un-
necessary length of time.
| 1t was stated bv Mr.. Newton that
no fault was found with the number
of trains run, but that there was dis
satisfaction with the fact that the
schedule was not dependable, and this
was eoncurred in by Mr.. Moffitt. 1t
was brought ont that the 8 O'Clock
train waits at Brattleboro for the ar
rival of the trains north and south on
the Boston & Maine road, and as those
trains are not due until 6 0 clock the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26
BARON SONNINO
NOT AT COUNCIL
Italy's Most Prominent Del
egate Remaining in Paris
Did Not Attend Gathering
Yesterday-Violent Fight
ing Reported in Munich
Conditions in Budapest
Chaotic
(Asgociated Press.

With the return to Rome today Of Wit
torio Orlando, the Italian premier, after
his dramatic withdrawal from the peace
conference in Paris, the rapid develop
ment of the attitude Italy will definitely
assume toward the final peace settlement
is expected
The Italian prime minister. who went
from Paris prepared to lay his work at
the conference before the Italian people,
planned Immediately after his arrival in
Rome to confer with King Victor En-
manuel and then to call council of his
ministers 1t is at this meeting that a
decision will be reached on the question
of calling parliament to meet at once to
deal with thc situation arising through
President Wilson's refusal to comtenance
the annexation of Fiume and the Dalma-
tian coast by Italy.
Advices state that the Italians have
large numbers of troops in Fiume and
that more are being rushed into the city
The council of three met as usual yes
terday afternoon, but Baron Sonnino. 1t
ay's foreign minister and iier most prom
inent delegate remaining in Paris, was
not present.
Violent fighting is reported in MunicI
with the German government troops max
ing ground against the Soviet forces Mu
Mich is virtually isolated. Czecho-Soval
troops are steadily advancing on Buda
pest, according to dispatches Conditions
at Budapest are said to be chaotic will
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26
CAST FOR PLAY
BY HIGH SCHOOL
Nathan Hale to Be Presented in Audi
torium Next Week Friday-High
School Orchestra to Play.

Next Friday evening, May ,, the stu
dents of the Brattleboro high school will
present In the Auditorium the patriotic
play, Nathan Hale, by Clyde Fitch. The
main plot of the drama, which follows
with historic accuracy the heroic career
of one of the most popular of Revolution
airy heroes, has special appeal at this
time, and the underplot is full of inter
esting and laughable situations.
The characters are taken by the fol.
lowing members of the school: Nathan
Hale, Roy Switzer; Guy Fitzroy, Ernest
Piggott; Capt. Adams, Forrest Harmon
Capt. Hull, Alan Davis; Ebenezer Leba-
non, Richard Rogers; Tom ADAMS, En-
nest Wells; Continental officer, Ken
meth Morse; Cunningham, Arthur Bar
ret; soldiers, Carroll Murch, Howard
Richardson, Howard Gilbert; Alice Ad-
ans, Katherine Denning; Angelica
Knowlton, Julia Simonds; Mistress
hnowlton, Beatrice Scoven; Mandy,
Dorothy Hubbard; the Jefferson boy,
James Irish: the Talbot boy, Howard
Rice; school boys, Kinson Doak, Carroll
Cobb, Merrill Coeman school girls, Car
olyn Warren, Kathleen Sereomb, Laura
| Hoadley, Helen Manley.
Between the acts there will be music
| by the high school orchestra assisted by
Messrs Wilbur Carney, Ernest Gustaf
son, Norman A1eMann, and Jeannesi
Dalton, and Miss Billie Knapton, all O
| this town.
Most of the costumes for the play ar
being made by pupils of the school, un
| der the direction of Miss Fisher and Mis-!
Holland of the faculty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26
VILLA ANNOUNCED
REBEL GOVERNMENT
Planned to Force Foreign Mining In
terests to Pay Heavy Tribute
for Protection.

Ell PAsO, Tex, April 26.-Franeiseo
Villa in concentrating all the troops un-
der his control in the state of Chihuahua
III an effort to wrest control of the state
from the Carranza government reestab-
lished provisional rebel government sim
liar to the Villa government of 1915 and
throughout Mexico to his banner.
This became known today with the ar
rival of refugees from Parral He planned
to force the foreign mining interests in
Northern Mexico, especially American
corporations to pay heavy tribute in re
turn for protection
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26
GALA DECORATIONS
FOR TOWN BUILDING
Professionals to Trim for Patriotic Gel
ebration-Many Organizations
to Be in Parade.

w. II. Richardson, chairman of the dec
orations committee for the reception and
celebration for all the boys who have
been in the army, navy, or any other
branch of the service, closed a contract
today with Herman Buchholz & Sons OF
Springfield, Mass. to trim the town hall,
Festival hall and the Auditorium in or
der that the town building may present
a gala appearance for the occasion The
board of trade flags were swung to the
breezes from the windows of the various
business houses on Main street.
Twenty-Five organizations already have
notified Horton ID. Walker, chairman o
the parade committee, of their intention
to participate in the parade Thursday
and it is known that some of the organ
szations already are making plans fol
their floats
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26

medal as the result of the competitive
drili held last evening in Festival hall.
when the cadets met the Bows Brigade
of Northfeld and the two teams gave
drills before an audience of several
hundred persons. Sergeant Albert
Goldsmith carried home the bronze med
al for the best drilled boy of the bri-
gade. The judges were Lieut.. Carl
Whitman of Mortified, Lieut. Perley
Hutehins of Claremont and Lieut.
Charles A. f. Goodwin and Lieut. Al
phonse c. Ratte of Brattleboro.
Previous to the drills in the hall the
Boys Brigade and the cadets, lead by
drum corps formed in line in front of
the town hall building. marched to the
fountain, out Walnut street, past st.
Michael 5 convent. countermarching to
Main street, thence to the Main street
bridge and countermarching to the hall
A large number of persons watched the
| teams along the route and followed the
boys to Festival hall to see the drills
From the time the first three num-
| bers on the program had been carried
out, including exhibition drills by the
| brigade under the direction of Cap.
| Donald b. Finch, the cadets under
| James tiune, the Junior cadets under
Alcidc Marion, there was no question
in the minds of the audience as to
| which team would take the cup. the ca-
| diets showing a higher standard of drill
from the time they took the floor, al
/ though all the teams showed the re.
suits of much hard practice and all
evident desire to put themselves in a
position to- win the prize.
Then came the drill of the brigade
to ascertain the three best drilled boys
and Sergeant Albert Goldsmith, Ser
geant Harold Pearson and Private
James Kelley stood the longest test
| while Corporal Harold Deyo and Pri
Yates John Barbette and George Young
of the cadets, all much smaller boys
were considered the best drilled on Tho
Continued on Page 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26
"oLD HICKORY MEN" PROTEST.
Want Former Confederates Admitted to
the American Legion.

READV1LLE, S. G., April 26.-After a
conference here between Col Holmes b.
Springs and Maj. w. d. Workman, former
officers in the ''Old Hickory division, a
telegram has been sent to Lieut. Col
Theodore Roosevelt informing him that
unless former confederate soldiers are
accepted as members of the American
Legion South Carolina veterans of the
world war probably will not want mem
bership. He suggested that if union vet
Grams be admitted. to the legion while
confederates would be excluded it is a
slight on the South.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26
NEW ENGLAND STILL
INCREASING LOAN
Has Raised S78,448,000 in Five Days
Country's Figures Pass
$3.50, 100000.

BOSTON, April 20. Subscriptions in
New England to the Victory Liberty loan
felt an increase yesterday over the figures
for the previous day. The total for the
day as reported by 647 banks out of the
S54 of the district was o,72l 900, bring
ing the grand total for the firsIfve days
of the drive to S7S,448,00O.
In the state totals for yesterday Massa-
chusetts was forced out Of the lead for
the first time, being replaced by Connecti-
cut The figures were: Connecticut, 81
$4,000; Massachusetts, s3,730,000; Yer
mont, 1886, 600; Rhode Island, s654,000;
Maine. s529, 600; New Hampshire, s34l ,000
WASHINGTON, April ga little
more than s65o,ooo,0o0 had been sub
scribed o@the Victory loan and officially
tabulated today by the treasury.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26
Transport Santa Rosa Land
ed Fighting Men of 10th
Division
THE 303D ARTILLERY
HAD FAMOUS RIFLE
Were Equipped With the Mounted Six
inch Gun-Many Maine and New
Hampshire Men On the Returning
Transport.

BOSTON, April 26.-Ihe transport San
ia Rosa with 2,o94 officers and men, in
Guiding the only units of the 10th division
to participate in actual fighting in France,
docked shortly before am today Al
ter an enthusiastic harber and pier well
come the troops were entrained for Camp
Deyens.
The troops landed included detachmeIts
of the l5lst field artillery brigade, two
officers, 40 men; sod field artillery, field
and staff officers; Batteries Il, and ID;
30 officers, ST. men; 303d field artillery
complete, 81 officers and 1876 men.
The 302d and 303d regiments originally
formed part of the 10th division which
trained at Camp Deeens. Shortly after
their arrival in France last July the ar
tillery units were detached and sent to
the front while the rest of the division
became replacement troops
The 303d artillery had the distinction
of being one of the few American artil
ery regiments equipped with the famous
siN-inch Trench rifle. mounted on rubber
tired wheels and drawn by caterpillar
tractors. These weapons have a range ot
10 to Il miles and are among the most
mobile of any rifle.
Maine and New Hampshire men made
up almost the entire personnel of tho
3G3d when it was organized. but later
Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Yori
were added.
Although the 303d was in the fighting
but a short time it was cited by Brig
Gen Davis, the brigade commander. On
Iy part of the 302d field artillery regi
ment was included among the troops ol
| the Santa Rosa. 1t was made mp mainl,
of men from Vermont and Connecticut
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26
SITUATION CLEARING.
Presidents Action Said to Be
Endorsed Everywhere.

WASHINGTON, April 26.-The
Italian situation is clearing rapid
ly, according to advices from Paris
received today at the White House
1t was stated that the action taken
by President Wilson was endorsed
everywhere" 1t was evident that
as result of the methods the ten
sion which had prevailed in admin
istration quarters was consider
ably relaxed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26
Odd Fellows Temple

Monday evening, April 2S, at O'Clock
Exercises of the Tooth anniversary of the
founding Of the L. o. O. f., in Odd Eel
lows temple Odd Fellows, Rebekahs
and their families are requested to be
present. A parade led by the band will
leave the temple at 7.30 pm The women
are requested to carry cake.
May Day dance given by the Odd Eel
lows in Odd Fellows temple. All Odd
Fellows, Rebekahs and their friends are
invited
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26
LAST SURVIVOR OF MONITOR.
DR.. Wicks of New Jersey Died Today
Was 80 Years Old.

KEARNY, n. J., April 26.-Dr.
Greenville NJ. Weeks, surgeon sin the
United States army and navy during
the Civil war and said to be the last
survivor Of the crew of the Monitor,
died today at the Soldiers home. He
was 50.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26

1890 a. m. Subject of sermon, A World
Vision.
1900 m.--Sunday school.
400 p m.-Nleeting of pastors. superin-
tendents, Sunday school officers and
teachers of all the Sunday schools
in town in the chapel to arrange for
the annual county convention to be
held here May l6
100 p. m.--Christian Endeavor meeting.
Christianity and the Toilers of
America. Matthew l9:35-3S.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26
Umversalist Church
Rev. D. e. Trout, Pastor.
Sunday, April 27.

1890 a. m.-Divine worship with ser
mon by the pastor. Subject,
Righteousness and the Kingdom
of Heaven.
ll.45 a. m.-Sundav school session.
300 p m.-At Guilford Center, a
service of worship with sermon
by pastor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26
EXPECT LONG DELAY.
British Airmen Cannot Gross the At
lantic at Present.

ST JOHNS, n. F., April 26.-The
British airmen who have been waiting
here two weeks for favorable weather
to attempt flight across the Atlantic
apparently have resigned themselves to
a long delay.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26
THE WEATHER.
Cloudy and Continued Cold Sunday
Probably Local Shows.

WASHINGTON, April 26.-The
weather forecast: Cloudy and contin-
ued cold tonight and Sunday. Prob
ably local SHOWS Fresh west winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26
ENGLISH AND FRENCH
DID NOT APPROVE
Neither Lloyd George or Clemenceau
Back President Wilson'S State
ment About Fiume.

PARIS, April 26-Reports that Premier
Clemenceau and LLOYD George approved
Of President Wilson'S statement on the
Adriatic problem were declared to be in
accurate, an announcement here today
says.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26

PARIS, April 26.-Foreign minister Son
nino and former Premier Salandra of the
Italian delegation left Paris for Rome at
O'Clock this afternoon. large crowd.
of sympathizers gave them an ovation at
the station
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26

Development of Italy's Atti-
tude Toward the Final
Peace Settlement Expect
ed to be Rapid from Now
On-Parliament Likely to
be Summoned to Deal
With Situation
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26
ORLANDO TO CONFER
WITH ITALIAN KING
ON FIUME SITUATION

many persons being summarily executed
or thrown into prison
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26
Red Men S Hall

Dance will be held every Saturday
night,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26

st. Miehael's Cadets are the holders
of the silver loving cup and Corporal
Harold Deyo of the cadets is the proud
possessor of a bronze medal and, gold
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26
PHILLIPS
GIVEN A WARNING
Must Avoid Disorders in the Adriatic
Premier Orlando Enthusiastical-
ly Received in Rome.

PARIS, April 26.-Orders have been
sent to Rear Adm. Andrew Phillips, com
manding the American naval forces in
the Adriatic, directing him to take OK
ceptional precautions to avoid possible
disorders
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26
CADETS AWARDED
THE LOVING CUP
Several Hundred See Drill
Between Cadets and
Boys Brigade
GOLD MEDAL WON
BY CORPORAL DEYO

Brattleboro Boy Best Drilled Boy in
Competition-Sergt Albert Goldsmith
Carried OFF Honors for Boys Brigade
Team.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26

PARIS, April 26.-The arrival of Pre-
mier Orlando in Rome today was an
nounced in an official telephone message
from the Italian capital He was re
ceived enthusiastically
PARIS, April 26-All members OF the
American peace delegation We're expected
to confer with President Wilson at )
O'Clock this afternoon
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-26

Confined on Page 81
Arizona republican., 1919-07-11
High Grade Silk dresses Reduced E

Dresses of wondrous charm and beauty featuring such fashionable materials Trcolee, Tafeta Paulee Wash Satin and Georgette-frocks of distinction and originality raised far beyond the sphere of everyday wearing apparel Here dresses that will satisfy the most exactng demands of economy well the fasdous feminine desire for garments of ovelness and grace. White and all colors Original prices were $25 to S98. Now one-thrd less!
Arizona republican., 1919-07-11
Remarkably Pretty Summer Frocks at I Off

Here timely and welcome sale of cool smmery dresses
 just what you have been waiting for Dresses of plain col ored voe and in rich printed patterns that will want Nothing but upo-the-inute styesn all sizes-at OnefOurth off
Arizona republican., 1919-07-11
Silks Underpriced

3anch shanuns special Friday Saturday, RA. $3e Quality Shantung of dresses and blouses 33 inches wide special on. Friday COL New Line of Wash Satnsn quality that much rubbing. $25O; special AN  36-nch Lousne Taa siIA fin.
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-11-01

commissioners; w. B. Montgomery,
clerk; S. M Abel, returning officer.
Notice is also hereby Civ
that on the 18th day of November, 1919.
the first day following the election. at
twelve o'clock noon. the police jury of
the Parish of Grant will meet at the
court house at Colfax, Grant parish,
Louisiana, and there in public session
open the ballot boxes, examine and
count the ballots, both as to number
and amount, and examine and canvass
the returns and declare the result of
said election and promulgate the same.
Given on this the 9Th day of October,
1919, at Colfax, Louisiana.
JOHN RANDOLPH,
President Police Jury.
H. l.. BRIAN, Clerk.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-11-01

Monroe; John M. Parker, New
Orleans.
1t. Governor; Hewitt Rouan-
chaud, New Roads; Phillip H.
Gilbert, Napoleonville.
Secretary of State; James j.
Bailey, Baton Rouge.
Attorney General; A. v. Coco.
Marksville.
State Treasurer; HenrysE. Es-
forge, Opelousas; Howell Nor
gan, Baton Rouge.
Auditor of Public Accounts;
Paul Capdevielie. New Orleans;
M. L. Mecom, Columbia.
Superintendent of Public Edu-
cation; 7. H. Harris, Baton
Rouge.
Register of the State Land Of
fee, Fred j. Grace. Plaquemine.
Commissioner of Agriculture;
Harry D. Wilson, Roseland.
FIVE HAVE NO OPPOSITION
Unless the unexpected hap
pens, ]. Bailey, for secretary of
state. Fred Grace, register OF
land Office: Harry d. Wilson,
commissioner of agriculture; A.
| V. Coco, attorney general, and
7. H. Harris, superintendent ot
public education. will pet nv
without the necessity of pri-
mary election and will be declar-
ed the party nominees and plac.
ed upon the state ticket.
Candidates for membership on
the Democratic State Committee
continue to roll in. Not in any
recent time have there been sc
many entries for places on the
state ticket and so much rivalry
among factions.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-11-01

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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-11-01
Primary Entries Close Monday.

: TEimary EntIles CiOSe MONDAY.
Entries for all state offices, in
GLIDING members of the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee
for the primary election, Jan.
20, will close Monday at 5p. M,
under ruling of James j. Bailey,
secretary of state, Baton Rouge.
Mr.. Bailey holds that under the
law, the twenty days would act
ually expire Monday at noon,
since the State Central Commit
tee met on October z, at IL o.
clock, but the secretary will al
low five hours grace and hold
open until 5 p. m.
State candidates were proba-
bly, all in Monday forenoon, with
the possible exception of Lieut..
Gov. Fernand Mounton, in case
he should enter for lieutenant
governor; Henry Hunsicker, who
has been gossiped as possible
eleventh-hour aspirant for regis
ter of the state land Office and
VIM. N. Mcfarland, who has
been mentioned for auditor,
against Capdevielle and Mecom.
General belief, however, was
that the field was at the post
Here is the final list of those who
have qualified with the secretary
of state and the secretary of the
Democratic State Central Com
mittee:
For Governor Frank P. Stubs
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-11-01
Notice to Trespassers.


All hunters of birds or pecans
are hereby notified not to hunt
or otherwise trespass on the L.
A. Kelly place, one mile south of
Colfax.
This notice applies to all per-
sons not residing on the place,
who are warned to keep off the
premises. Otherwise they will
be prosecuted to the full extent
of the law.
w. A. BRowNLEE,
Colfax. La.