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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-09
Spoke Before the Minnesota
Legislature in Special
Session This Morning
WORLD is LOOKING
TO UNITED STATES
Will Not Settle Down Until It Knows
What America Is to Do-Only Ma
tion with Enough Free Capital to Re
habilitate the World

ST. PAUL, MINI, Sept. 9.-President
Wilson S train arrived at the union sta
tion at o clock today. The President
was welcomed to Minnesota by Govern
or Burnquist and to the Twin Cities by
Mayors Hodgson of ST. Paul and Myers
of Minneapolis. President and Mrs. Will
son received an ovation when they
stepped from the station few minutes
later The streets around the station
were patrolled by national guardsmen.
The Presidential party was Immediately
driven to the state capitol.
The cost of living, the President told
the Minnesota legislature today, is
largely due to a world situation grow
ing out of the sacrifices and wastes of
the war. Back of that. he added, lay
the fact that the world had not YET
learned what the peace status would
be- s'The world is not going to settle
down" said he "until it learns what
part the United States is going to play
in the peace.
! lie continued that this was the only
nation which would have enough FREE
capital in the near future to rehabilitat,
the world economically.
The legislature, which began yester
| day an extraordinary session to considel
the high cost of living and other sub
| iects, received the President with cheers
| He was introduced by Gov. Burnquis
who said Minnesota hoped there woul,
be some arrangement to prevent futur
wars. The President congratulated tn
| legislature on its ratification yesterda,
of the federal woman suffrage amend
| ment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-09

HAMMOND, Ind, Sept. 9.-Five strik-
ers were killed and Is wounded today in
battle between 1000 former employees
of the Standard Steel Car Co. and the
police.
Two months ago 1000 workmen at the
plant went on strike for increased wages
and improved working conditions. Yes
terday 200 strikers returned tn. work
and this caused considerable bad feeling
among the men who refused to return.
Today when the 200 men were on their
way to work crowd Of 1000 strikers
gathered in the street several blocks
from the plant of the Standard Steel
Cor Co. and threatened them. Twenty
policemen and 20 special guards employed
by the company were rushed TO the scene
and the crowd was ordered to disperse
The order was greeted with jeers and
the men refused to obey.
Captain Strong, in charge of the po
lice, then ordered the leader of the mot
arrested. When the police attempted t.
execute the demand the crowd attacked
the police and special guards with sticks
and several of the strikers drew revol
vers and fired number of shots, accord
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-09
REVISION OF SCHOOL
ENROLMENT FIGURES
High School, Grades and Parochial
School Show Total of 1,181-Tuition
Pupils Number 135.

Revised enrolment figures of pupils
in school district No. 2 became avail
able today, showing a total of 1,1S1,
of whom 34l are in the high school,
where 135 tuition pupils are registered.
An enrolment of 654 in the grades out
side of the Parochial school is an in
crease of 80 over last year, when the
names of 602 children were on the
books. In the Parochial school 1856
are enrolled, "a boys and 92 girls.
The high school classes are divided
as follows: Seniors-24 girls, 20 boys,
total A; juniors-4s girls. 80 boys, to-
tai II; sophomores-5e girls, A boys,
total 100; freshmen-63 girls, 80 boys,
total us; postgraduate-tw girls; to-
tai 341. OF the 135 tuition pupils 52
are freshmen, 42 sophomores, 21 juniors
and 20 seniors.
In the grades 323 girls are registered
against 331 boys. The September en-,
rollment in 1918 was 307 girls and 295
boys. Of this years registrations 264
are in the high school building, 136
girls and 12S boys; rs in the Oak Grove
avenue building, 80 girls and 40 boys;
1SS in the Canal street building, 81
girls and 96 boys; 127 in the first and
second grades, High street, Chase
street and Esteyville buildings, so girls
and 67 boys.
| The first assembly of the high school
| was held this morning. Captain Moran
of the football team spoke, urging can
didates for the team to come out reg
ularly for practice. Several popular
songs were sung by the school, devo
tional exercises were conducted ant
various announcements were made
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-09
TIDD-PAGE WEDDING.
Local Telephone Man Married in Catho-
lie Church Today.

Charles William Tidd, test man for
the local branch of the New England
Telephone & Telegraph Co.. and Miss
Gladys Alma Page of Alstead, N. H.,
were married at 10 o clock this morn
ing in the reetory of st. Michael's Ro-
man Catholic church, by Rev. James
p. Rand.
They were attended by Miss Berry
Page of Alstead, sister of the bride. as
bridesmaid and James A. Tidd of Hol-
yoke, brother of the bridegroom, as best
man. The bride wore a travelling suit.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Tidd left for wedding trir
through northern Vermont and New
Hampshire, and upon their return will
occupy the upstairs tenement in tn,
house at 80 Forest street, which Mr.
Tidd bought last week of James P. Fer
riter
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-09
GERMAN ELEMENT
LIFTING IT'S HEAD
President Warns of Danger of Delay
ing Ratification of Peace Treaty at
Sioux Falls.

SIOUX FALLS, S. d., Sept 9.-Declar-
ing that pro-Germanism again had lifted
its head i'll this country, President Wilson
said in an address here last night that
every element of chaos" was hoping
there would be mo steadying hand
placed on the worlds affairs.
Il want to tell you.'' said the President,
that within the last two weeks the pro
German element in the United States
again has lifted its head"
This element saw chance, he said, by
keeping their nation out of the league Of
nations, to make possible again what Ger
many had tried to do in the great war
1t was clean-cut issue, Mr. Wilson de
clared between this new order or the old
German order.
Declaring the peace treaty provision
for an international labor conference
would give labor new bill OF rights, the
President declared the treaty was Ga
boring mans treaty" in the sense that i
was a treaty drawn up for the benefit o
the common people.
| The political settlements themselves
said the President, were made for th'
peoples concerned He asserted that th
document laid down forever the principl
that no territory ever should be governe'
except as the people who lived ther
wanted it governed.
| This is an absolute reversal of his
tory" said the President, ''and it's all il
the league of nations"
| High taxes, large standing army, an
a military government in spirit woul
be required, he said, if the United State
We're to follow the advice of some me
hnd "stand by herself"
Asking his hearers to suppose for
moment that the land titles of Sout
Dakota We're to be upset and every farr
line moved 10 feet, Mr.. Wilson said tina
was somewhat like what happened in FL
rope, and a central authority was neee
sarv to stabilize conditions and preven
strife.
.sYour CHOICE said Mr. Wilson, ..
between the league of nations and Ge
manism. / have told you what l mea
by Communicating chip on yor
shoulder
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-09
LONG PAYS S106.05
FOR TRANSPORTING
Pleads Guilty sin Municipal Court After
Arrest on Information Furnished
by Companion.

After Harland r. Martin had been SEN
fenced in the municipal court yesterday
for driving an automobile while intoXicat-
ed, States Attorney f. W. Gibson had
warrant made out for the arrest Of one
of the men in Martins automobile which
left the road Sunday night and landed in
a ditch
On information furnished by Martin
Chief-of-Police Wilson arrested Charles
Long, an engineer employed by the Con
necticut River Power Co. and in court in
the afternoon Long pleaded guilty to the
charge of transporting Intoxicating liquor
and was fined 500 and costs of $6.05
which was raised at the Power Cos plant
Longs home is in Ohio. He told the
officers that he had no more to do with
supplying the liquor than Martin did !.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-09
SCOUTS TO MEET
THURSDAY NIGHT
Troops to Be Reorganized Under New
Standardization Test for Boys
Who Have Reached IL.

There will be an important meeting of
the Boy Scouts in the Armory on Thurs
day evening at 7.30. 1t is especially de-
sired that all Scouts be present at this
meeting as the troops are to be reorgan-
lied under a different system.
The Tenderfoot test, for all boys who
have reached IL years of age, will be
given in the Armory at s p. m. Thursday.
1t is hoped that several new Scouts will
enroll.
The first overnight hike will be held
Friday and Saturday of this week All
Scouts wishing to go should see Scout
Commissioner Braman, who will give all
necessary details of the trip.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-09
Labor Asks curtis's Removal.

GREENFIELD. Mass, Sept. "a reso-
luton instructing the secretary to tele-
graph Governor Coolidge demanding the
semoval of chief of police, Commissioner
Curtis of Boston, ''the man who has in
suited organized labor was adopted
unanimously today by the state branch of
the American federation of labor which is
holding its annual sessions here The res
olution also called for the immediate re-
instatement of members of the Boston
police force who had been suspended be
cause of union membership.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-09
PLUMS FOR SOLDIERS
ARE PROPOSED
Congressman Pell Asks for s'Victory
Medal ''-McKenzie Asks Return
of Money to Them.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-Bronze med
ais for all discharged soldiers, sailors and
marines to be known as victory medals, >
are proposed iii a resolution introduced
by Representative Pell, Republican, Of
New York.
The senate already has passed a bill
recommended by Secretary Baker for the
issue of merit badges for efficient ser
vice
Payment to discharged service men OF
all money deducted from their pay for
allotment and bonuses amounting to SIS
a month for all time served exceeding 60
days would be provided in resolution
by Representative Mckenzie, Republican
of Illinois.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-09
LEWIS F. BABBITT DEAD.
Was Treasurer of State Hospital at
Northampton and Native of Vermont.


NORTHAMPTON, Sept 9.-Lewis F.
Bahbitt, 6S, treasurer of the Northamp-
ton State hospital. died suddenly yester-
day afternoon in the Parsons pasture in
Nesthampton. Mr.. Babbitt and O. A.
Thomas of the hospital drove to West
hampton to look over some cattle with
a view to purchase. After reaching the
pasture MIR. Babbitt seemed to have been
overcome with the heat, gasped and fell
upon the ground, dying almost instant
ly.
Mr.. Babbitt was born in Greensboro,
VT, in 1850, attended the public schools
of his native village and was for many
years proprietor of a store there He
came to Northampton about 80 years
ago, having been appointed steward at
the state hospital. He was soon pro-
NOTED to treasurer and had charge of the
purchase of supplies of all kinds He
had the reputation of being one of the
best buyers in this part of the state.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-09
Red Mems Hall

regular meeting Of st. Michael's
court, No 574 C. o. F., will be held to-
night at o'clock. Election of officers.
Every member in town should be pres
ent. I. A. Austin, Rec. Sec.
Wednesday, Sept. l0.-The S. F. of A.
will hold business meeting at s p. m.
Every member is urged to attend as a
visit from the lodge of Claremont, N. H.,
is expected Refreshments will be served.
Special music.
Thursday, Sept IL, at s p. m.-Reg-
ular meeting Pocahontas Council, No
4, ID. of F. Important business. Elee-
tion of degree master. A good attend
ance is desired.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-09
CHINESE IN MEXICO PROTEST.
Cable Their Government That They Are
Deprived of every Right"

PEKING, Sept. 9.-The government
has received cable dispatch from Chi
nese merchants in Mexico complaining
that the anti-Chinese movement there
is increasing
I'VE have been compelled" says the
dispatch, 'to stop industrial and COM
mercial undertakings throughout the
country. Our women and children are
in pitiable plight. The Mexicans are
depriving us of every right and subject
ing us to injustice and inhumanity We
beseech the government to give heed to
our appeals"
The government is considering what
action shall be taken.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-09
$50 vTLLISTAS KILLED.
Mexican Federal Troops Have Made
Heavy Captures.

GALVESTON, Sept. 9.-Three hun
dred and fifty Villistas were killed and
500 rebel cavalry mounts were captured
in three days fighting between Mexican
federal troops and Villa forces in the
state of Durango, according to an official
statement received here today by Mexi-
con Consul Fierro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-09

Strikers Attacked Party OF
Steel Workers Who Were
Returning to Work -
Crowd of 1000 Strikers
Threatened the 200 Who
Desired to Go to Work
Police Reserves Immedi-
ately Called to the Scene
and Ordered the Crowd
to Disperse
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-09
INDUSTRIAL EXHIBIT
BY SCHOOL PUPILS
Boys and Girls Work to Be Shown in
Main Street School Saturday After
noon of This Week.

The fourth. annual exhibit of the
boys and girls industrial work will be
held in the Main street school build
ing from go to 9 p. m. Saturday, Sept.
IS. Although the war incentive has de-
clined, large number of boys and
girls are still engaged in home projects
such as gardening, cooking. sewing and
canning. and this exhibition promises
TO equal, if not excel, any which has
been held in the past.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-09

ing to Captain Strong The police then
retaliated by firing about IS shots into
the crowd, killing five and wounding 10
others.
Later the strike leaders were taken
into custody. None of the policemen OF
special guards were wounded in the fight
According to the police, the mob of
strikers was led by Lieutenant Thomas
Shuba, q years, a Pole, recently dis
charged from the United States army
He wore his uniform and waived an
American flag during the fight. He was
arrested
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-09
Odd Fellows Temple

Tuesday, Sept. O. Regular meeting Of
Dennis Rebekah lodge.
Thursday, Sept. Irregular meeting
of Canton Palestine. Please make an
effort to be present, as inspection comes
the last of October and we need to do a
little work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-09
MINNESOTA FOR SUFFRAGE.
Legislature Ratifies Federal Amend
ment in Special Session.

ST. PAUL, Sept. 9.-The Minnesota
legislature ratified the federal woman
suffrage amendment soon after the spe-
cial session opened yesterday.
The vote in the house was 120 to 6.
The senate ratified the amendment 60
to s.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-09
First Methodist Episcopal Church

Wednesday, Sept 10, at p. M
Meeting of Queen Esther Circle with
Miss Rachel Iverson, - West street.
Full attendance desired
Friday, Sept l., at $50 p. M
Prayer meeting
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-09
Masonic Temple

Tuesday, Sept o, at $50 p. M Regular
communication of Columbian lodge, No
80 Work: 4. A. degree.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-09
THE WEATHER.
Rain Tonight and Cloudy Wednesday
Moderate North Winds.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 9.-The wealth
er forecast: Rain tonight. Wednes-
day cloudy. Moderate north winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-09
TROUBLE BEGAN AS
ARREST WAS ORDERED


Mob Attacked the Police
and Special Guards When
They Attempted to Take
the Leader-POlice Claim
Strikers Used RevOlvers
First-RetaIiated with IS
ShOts-NOne of the Off
GERS Were Wounded =
Strike Leaders Placed
Under Arrest
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-09

The italian crown jewels are guard
ed i'll. a subterranean chamber on a lit
tie island in the Tiber.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-09
AT HAMMOND, LNDy 5 KILLED, Is HURT;
BOSTON POLICE WILL STRIKE TONIGHT

Overwhelming Vote in Fa-
vOr of Strike Taken Last
Night - Probable State
Guard Will Be Called to
Preserve Order in the
City-Labor Convention
at Greenfield Calls for
Removal of Commission
er Curtis for Insulting
Organized Labor
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-09

Continued on Page g.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-08-09
RACIAL OUTBREAKS

The Chicago and may
mo recurrence of them anywhere the The Chicago
Bile have been something than an
outbreak between Negroes white citizens but
Negroes of the foreigners of an equally
low class
Such thing could break many probable
though when the lower classes both uxtapOson
they the vicinity of the Chicago stock yards outbreaks
may be expected We have had many country
between white Americans and white foreigners always
shown that the original rioters both foreigners
onged to the social stratum which pretty one
Naturally there should be conflict between the American
white and the Negro The well ordered races tread different
paths They parallel but they should impinge
white he chooses feel superiority
extensively The Negro admits the superiority white
opportunities which have left him this stage superior
Negro has far and swiftly generation half
depths of slavery and ignorance and he looks forward
dence to time when he will catch up with the white He
that that years generation and he
willing wait
AS long both white Negro place and knows
that his intrusion upon the other will be resented will
trouble between them and good avoid trouble for each
refrain from discussion of their racial pecuaes good thing
not to talk about mixed companies Negroes whites
riot and good thing dwell upon the difference between
the two good thing do is something -Ari
zona Republican.
The above editorial from leading daily
coored citizens They think squarey
upon the head Perhaps does but the situation in
different light However shall be guided by
eminent journalist and refrain from further discussion the
We with the writer when he says The white may, if he
chooses feel OF superiority but he Extensively
it, Anyone may think whatsoever chooses long
mot THINK OUT LOUD
Phoenix tribune., 1919-08-09
THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE RIOT

More important than the action of the authorities quelng
race the attitude of the individual preventing them
The country nnquesonaby confronted with dangerous
situation There believe Chicago
and Washington part of the deliberate plan promote trouble
i'm this country.
of where rong does break the rioters of what
color should handled with impartial
man who takes part mob activity is the public
safety. whichever side he represents.
But much be done the spread of racial feelings
If individuals will preserve attitude refrain
their homes and in public from excited exciting speech Racial
tipahy be swept away but degenerate
into riots.
II possible for who himself abhor rioting
mob rule to prepate 1T by expressing violent sentiments the
hearing of the who tends disurber UP
better class of individuals of all hold in check their
ntpahs inspire by pecep and example those less apt
exercise selfcontro.
light brsze will fan small blaze into consuming
chance word reckless act prcpate battle in which lives
are lost and property is deSroyed-Arzona Gazette
In the words of Sir Sid of Mutt and Jeff fame will add
that the above is Quite quite.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-08-09

ley The Chicago Journal has been in
clined to be neutral.
The Aldermen. L. B. Anderson and
r. r. jackson, the majority of the
ministers, Mrs. Ida B. Wells Barnett,
Rev. A. j. Carey, Jesse Binga, and
several others demonstrated efforts Of
leadership that caused favorable COM
ment. Oscar DePreist, former alder
man, seems to have come out Of the
fray with the greatest amount of cred
it to his name as a fearless leader.
In many respects there has been
much disappointment with reference
to many who have posed as commun-
ity leaders. I'm (the hour of trial."
they were weighed in the balance and
found wanting and missing.
The attorney general, the county
prosecutor, and special grand juries,
with hundreds of detectives and sec
ret service men, are at work, running
down the guilty hoodlums who are re-
sponsible for the orge of blood, mur-
der and fire. Mayor Thompson, in
public statement, claimed that the
calling out of the troops frustrated
an organized atempt to burn the en-
tire South Side district 1t is claim
ed by eye witnesses that much of the
damage by the whites was done by
Southerners, who had been sent to
Chicago from some mysterious source
in order to besmirch Chicago's fair
name. At least two of these have al
ready been given heavy fines and Jail
sentences by Chicago judges, one a
certain Richardson, the judge calling
him typical rioter."
Governor Lowden has arranged to
appoint a commission of people from
both races to make careful study of
conditions and work out some plan of
cooperation. An attempt was made
to appoint commission last legisla-
tive term, but the bill was defeated
by our legislators on the ground of
class legislation"
The tremendous influx of people
from the South during the last two
Phoenix tribune., 1919-08-09

years has undoubtedly made an acute
problem for Chicago, as all other
northern cities. While the majority
of these are Industrious, naturally an
idle and shiftless element has also
come. This element lives on it's wits,
and there is much bitterness expressed
about the gambling that has been 60
ing on in the district. A score or
more organizations, including the large
churches, the Urban League and the
Y. M. C. A. and Y W. C. A. have been
working for adjustment, and while
they have expended thousands of dol
lars, they could use thousands more
in the vitally necessary work.
1t is believed by all thoughtful peo-
pie that newer and better Chicago
will rise out of the ruins of passion
and hate, just as was done out of the
ruins of the great Chicago fire. Chi
cago has the greatest economic need
for the Negro.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-08-09
YOU ARE YOUR 4
BROTHERS, KEEPER
10y Associated Negro Press)

- - . - ~SSj
BUFFALO, N. ", Aug. 4-When
residents of orderly communities read
of q lynching in some remote and
sparsely settled district, their repre-
pension of mob law is apt to be ac-
Eompanied by snug sense OF self
Eongratulation, to the effect that moth
ing of the kind can ever happen to
Them
Yet this self-complacent notion, at
Pnce eg0tistic and hypocriticsl, has
time aud again been discounted by
terrible outbreaks OF mob violence in
Communities which call themselves en-
lightened. and are fond of posing In
he limelight as paragons of civiliza-
iion. law and order
The race riots which have broken
forth in the city of Washington should
be an admonition to all localities. that
no city. ne place. Is exempt from the
of mobs. when mobs are
able 70 gather headway in any part u
|he United States.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-08-09
NEGRO GIVES UP TO GOVERNOR

TOPEKA, Kans.-Dr. d. H. Davis,
a Negro sought by authorities of Long
view, Texas, in connection with the re-
cent race riotihg there, appeared be-
fore Governor H. ]. Allen today and
offered to surrender. He was accom-
panied by Nick Childs, Topeka, Negro
editor, and president of the American
Negro Defense society, and others.
Doctor Davis told Governor Allen he
shot four white men, members of a
party which came to his residence to
whip his niece He said bloodhounds
were put on his trail and he evaded
them by wading across river.