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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
AMERICANS BUY
GERMAN STEEL PLANT
Employees Put on Ten Hour Day and
Piece Work-Threatened with
Military Discipline

BERLIN, Sept. IS. ASSOCIATED
Press).-The Boehler steel syndicate
plants at Kapsenburg, Wurttemberg,
have been bought by Americans, accord
ing to a Berlin newspaper. The pur-
ehasers, the newspaper declares, upon
taking charge notified the employees
that 10-hour day and piece work
schedule would again be put in force
and that those opposing this plan would
be discharged and replaced with Ameri-
can laborers. When told that this plan
would be likely to provoke disturbances
the new management replied that in
such events American military forces
would take charge of the situation. The
employees, it is said, then accepted the
conditions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
NATIONAL AUTO
HAS CLOSE CALL
Saved from Destruction by Fire by
Quick Application of Water in
Front of Hoadley's Cafe.

The quick application of several pals
OF water prevented the destruction by
fire of seven-p passenger National automo-
bile bearing the Massachusetts license
plate No l00l4S. The ear came down Can
al street and when on the Main street
bridge one of the women occupants. motto
ing strange odor, turned to look behind
the ear and saw a dense smoke The ma
chine was stopped in front of the Hoad-
ley cafe, where the fire, which was caused
by the friction of the brake which was ad-
justed too tightly, was extinguished and
the car was driven to the Mosher garage
for necessary repairs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
Commissioner Curtis Opens
Statewide Search for New
Oficers-Will Be Given a
New Uniform - Brook
line Firemen Want to
Withdraw from Ameri-
can Federation of Labor
Meeting of Boston So
cial Club Tonight

BOSTON, Sept. 19-Abandonment
of plans for court action by striking
policemen and the calling of special
meeting tonight of the committee of
the Central labor union delegated to re-
ceive reports of strike votes taken by
inditidual locals during past week re-
vived discussion today of a possible
general strike to support the police in
their demand for union recognition. Re
ports from majority of the affiliated
unions were in the hands of the cen
trail committee and it was expected that
the recommendation to be made at the
meeting of the Central labor union on
Sunday would be considered.
In announcing that a definite deci-
sion had been reached against going
to the courts in an effort to obtain re-
| iinstatement of the strikers James I'll.
Vahey of counsel for the police union
gave no indication whether any other
course had been determined upon.
Police Commissioner Curtis began a
state wide campaign today to fill the
places of the strikers which the attor-
fney general had ruled are vacant. A
special appeal to former service men
was made through newspaper advertise
ments Recruits are offered a minimum
salary of ST. 400 and their first uniform
free.
The commissioner also announced that
the uniform of the new force would be
different from that now worn by the
policemen A, dark blue visor cap will
take the place of the present helmet and
a military coat will be provided.
| A meeting announced for tonight al
the Boston social club, the sole organi-
zation of the Boston policemen for Il
years previous to the formation of {
union caused considerable speculation
Included in the membership of the club
are both striking and loyal policemen.
Members of the Brookline fire depart
ment who are members of the Interna
tional association of Firefghters affil
lated with the American federation o
labor are considering the surrenderin
of their charter it was announced to
day. The date for the meeting t
vote upon the question has not been SCI
but officials said the matter had bee
considered by the men and that tn
sentiment was strongly against continu
ing in the union.
Two weeks ago the minimum wage o
the fremen was increased to 1890 an
. the maximum to $1,700.
The uniformed police force now nun
bers 641 men, Supt.. of Police Crowle
G said today The normal uniformed fore
G is about 1900 men. The present fore
e includes 406 patrolmen of experience, i
said, the remainder being recent +,
cruits. The department has been i
receipt of many applications for place
on the new force, he said, from me
who served overseas, many of them &
t, provost guards or military police an
o who require little training to develo
5. them for municipal patrol work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19

rescind the strike order and adopted a
motion favoring the walk-out.
Following are the twelve demands of
the steel workers who have ordered a
strike, to start Monday:
Right of collective bargaining.
Reinstatement of men discharged for
union activities.
Eight hour day.
One days rest in seven.
Abolition of twenty four hour shift.
Increase in wages sufficient to guar
antee American standard of living.
Standard scales of wages in all trades
and classifications of workers.
Double rate of pay for all overtime,
holiday and Sunday work.
Check off system of collecting union
dues and assessments.
Principles of seniority to apply in
maintenance, reduction and increase of
working forces.
Abolition of company unions.
Abolition of physical examination
of applicants for employment.
1t was stated last evening by w. 2
Foster, secretary of the national organ
izing committee, that the American fed
Grafton of labor would be asked to lend
financial and moral support of its full
membership of 116 unions, embracing
all classes Of industry in the country
and veiled threat was made that q
sympathetic strike will be called. tying
up every branch of industry now rep.
resented in the American federation OF
labor.
Up until yesterdays conference came
to an end there was a persistent rumol
that Samuel Gompers would say "tht
last word on the question of postpon
ing the strike. Questioned on this sub
ject, Chairman fitzpatrick finally blurt
ed out:
''For the last time / want to tel
| You that the American federation mus
bow to this committees edict on mat
| tcrs pertaining to the strike. Any in
tcrvcntion by Mr.. Gompers would b
! merely Of suggestive or advisory ma
turc. The committee that is meeting
here is in supreme command, and it
orders will be obeyed by one and al
! the American federation of labor in
cluded
Employees of iron and steel plants i
every part of the United States wher
a vote was taken voted almost unani
mously for a strike The call, whic
has gone out for September %, is i
obedience to the expressed demand O
the iron and steel workers of the Unit
ed States. Again / want to repeat tha
unless Gary offers the olive branch til
strike will go on as ordered at Sunda
midnight
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
CROWDS FLOCKING
TO HEAR PRESIDENT
Arrangements Made for $4,000 to Hear
Him at San Diego-Some Come
Hundreds of Miles.

SAN DIEGO Cal, Sept. 19.-Arrange-
ments whereby it was expected the
sound of President Wilson IS voice
would reach crowd far larger than
ever that has heard him speak on his
present trip were in effect here today.
Electrical apparatus for transmitting
his words to all parts of the stadium,
which has stage set for $4,000 were in
stalled several days ago. Since yester-
day morning residents of the back
country have been arriving here to see
the, President, some of them making
automobile trips of several hundred
miles.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
NEW YORK POLICE
OPPOSE UNIONISM
Will Oppose Any Attempts to Affiliate
with the American Federation
of Labor

NEW YORK, Sept. l9.-The police lieu
tenants benevolent association has adopt
ed resolutions condemning the strike of
policemen in Boston and pledging the OPP
position of the association to any attempt
to affiliate policemen with labor unions
or bring about strikes The resolutions
assert that: ''The oath of office of the
policeman binds him to the enforcement
of law and order and the preservation of
peace 1t adds that an affiliation with
the American federation of labor would
prevent the keeping of the oath of Office
and would result in divided allegiance"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
LABOR MEN NOT COMING HERE
Germans Hold Out For a Definite
Invitation.

BERLIN, Sept l9.-Trade unionists OF
Germany have decided not to participate
in the international labor conference to
be held in Washington unless definitely
invited They take the position that their
mere admittance to the conference, even
with the right to vote, would be INSULT
cient.
Reports say that the Austrian labor
men will adopt similar attitude and
that Switzerland and the Scandinavian
countries will not be represented unless
rthe Germans are invited.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
8 WOONSOCKET
STORES ENTERED
Burglars Operated Early
This Morning in Busi-
ness Section
TOOK $4,000 WORTH
OF JEWELRY
Most of Booty Recovered When Police
man Arrested One of the Gang
Thief Put Up Hard Fight and In
jured Officer with Chisel.

WOONSOCKET, R. l., Sept 10
Eight stores in the business section of
the city were broken into early today
At harrington s jewelry store goods
valued at $4,000 were stolen, but at
other places little of value was taken.
Much of the jewelry was recovered
later when a policeman, after a strug.
gle, arrested man alleged to have
been one of the thieves. According to
the police he attacked the officer with
a chisel. Both were badly injured.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
AUTO KNOCKS DOWN
\ TWO HINSDALE MEN
Dennis G. Minis and E. j. Richards
Were Walking Up Brattleboro
Street-No Bones Broken.
Especial to The Reformer.) .
HINSDALE, n. H.. Sept. 10.

hlNSDALE, n. IL, Sept. ~.
Dennis c. Minis and E. j. Richards
We're injured last night about 8 clock,
when they We're run into by an auto
mobile near the Roman Catholic church,
and rendered unconscious fer a time.
Mr.. Richards was shaken ap badly and
is unable to get up without assistance
today, but no bones were broken. Mr..
Minis was taken to the Memorial hos
pital in Brattleboro this morning to
have an x-ray taken. The photograph
showed no fracture and Mr. Minis re-
turned to his home. Both men were
walking up Brattleboro street and two
automobiles, approaching from either
direction, were in the highway. The
driver of one machine put on his dim
mers, while the driver of the other car
failed to do so, binding the driver of
the first machine Mr. Minis is an auc-
tioneer and carpenter and Mr.. Richards
is a general merchant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
PART OF SHODDY
MILL DESTROYED
Fire of Unknown Origin in Springfield
(Vt.) Last Night-Production
Will Not Be Delayed.
Especial to The Reformer.)
SPRINGFIELD, Sept. Is


Fire at 1915 o'clock last night de-
stroyed the wooden part of the J. I.
Slack Corp shoddy mill, burning over
section 200 feet by 40 feet part of
which was two stories high. The part
burned was that which the corporation
planned to tear down next year and re-
place with brick, like the rest of the
plant. Stock and machinery We're in
the building, which was used for car
bombing.
No one was working in the building
at night, although persons were in the
power house below and the fire got un-
der good headway before the alarm was
rung in. As the fire did not extend to
the rest of the plant production will
not be delayed, because the corporation
is equipped to do without this section,
known as No. 2.
How the fire started is not known,
and no estimate can be given as to the
loss, as it is impossible to tell whether
some of the machinery can be salvaged
The ruins were still smoldering this
morning.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
SEARCHING FOR STEAMER.
Cuban Gunboats Looking for the Val
banera--Is Unsinkable.

HAVANA, Sept. 19.-Two Cuban gun
boats are searching along the northern
shore of the island for the Spanish steam
ship Valbanera, which is nine days over
due 1t is pointed out that on one. for
mer occasion she rode ont a storm fully
as violent as the one of last week, reach
ing port IA days overdue The ship was
equipped with water tight compartments
and was supposed to be unsuitable
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
D'ANNUNzIo IN CONTROL.
Food Situation in Fiume Is Reported to
Be Serious

ROME, Sept. 19-The time limit
fixed by General Badoglio for the Ital-
ian troops that have left their posts in
the armistice zone around Fiume and
entered the city with Captain dan
nunzio to return to their commands ex-
pired last night. Latest advices
showed d'Annunzio's forces were still
in control of the city. The food situa-
tion there is said to be serious.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
THOUSANDS OF WAR BRIDES.
British Women to Invade u. s. for
American Husbands.

NEW YORK, Sept. l9-Five thousand
British women determined to annex Amer
lean husbands soon will arrive in the
United States, according to warning is
sued to bachelors today by Mrs. S. c..
Seymour of Camden, n. J., who has just
returned from Europe.
Mrs. Seymour was employed by the mil
itary authorities to SUPERVISE the trans
portation of the war brides of American
soldiers in different parts of Europe.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
Centre Congregational Church

Friday Sept. 10, 79O p, m.-Church
night. Topic, What Do | Believe About
God? The officers and teachers and mem
bers of the prudential committee and all
others interested are invited to meet at
the close Of the regular peetin~ to con-
slider plans for the winters work.
The hike of the Sunday school boys
scheduled for Saturday has been post
poned a week, as DR.. Woodin is unable to
90 this week
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
WOMAN KILLED
ON MOHAWK TRAIL
Guy Wire Caught Automobile and
Broke Her Neck-Husband Slight
ly Injured.

GREENFIELD, Mass, Sept. l9.-Mrs.
Eleanor Austin was killed and her husband,
a. o. Austin of Barberton, o., was slight
ly injured early today when in passing
over Shelburne mountain on the Mohawk
Trail guy wire of high tension electric
transmission system caught their auto
mobile. Mrs Austin's neck was broken
Fog obscured view Of the wire, which
swept both occupants from their car
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
FIRST SHIP FROM GERMANY.
Steamship Jason Brought, Toys, Glass.
ware and Sugar Beet Seed.

NEW YORK, Sept 19.-Laden with
$50 tons of toys, glassware and sugar beet
seed the steamship Jason arrived from
Hamburg today with the first cargo
shipped from Germany since the war.
The Jason is supply ship for the Hoov.
er food administration. Seven stowaways,
six of them Americans and one German,
were on board.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
Red Men's $ Hall

Friday, Sept 10, 8 p.m.-Regular meet
ing OF Quonekticut tribe No. 3 Fmp'd
o, r. NJ Warriors degree.
All members Of Quonekticut tribe wish
ing transportation to the outing Sunday,
Sept. 81. are asked to notify the commit,
tee or telephone TOM.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
Uniyersaiist Church
Rev. d. Z. Trout, Pastor.
Sunday, Sept 81.

1890 a. m,--Divine worship with ser
mon by the pastor.
11.4J a. m.-Sunday school scygion.
800 p. NAT Vernon, service of
worship with sermon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
THE WEATHER.

Rain Tonight and saturday-Warmer
Tonight.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-The wea-
ther forecast: Rain tonight and Satur-
day. Warmer tonight except on east
ern Maine coast. Southerly winds be-
coming fresh
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19

Monday evening, Sept. %, at Bellows
Falls, mass meeting of the young peo-
pie of the southern part of the state
under the auspices of the state Y. r. c..
II
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
First Baptist Church

Miss Helen Monroe, a teacher in a
Yokohama school, will speak Friday
evening after the regular prayer meet
ing. A large attendance is desired.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
LEADERS ARE PREPARING FOR GREAT KS
STRIKE OF IRON AND STEEL WORKERS: #
BOSTON POLICE WILL AVOID COURTS
FOR SYMPATHETIC STRIKE.
Sailors Union at Detroit Would
Tie Up the Vessels.

DETROIT, Sept. 19.-Mem-
bers of the sailors union of this
port have voted unanimously i'll
favor of strike Monday in sym
)athy with the steel workers. A
strike would tic up more than
100 ore carrying vessels of the
Pittsburgh Steamship company,
said to be subsidiary of the
United States Steel corporation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
First Methodist Episcopal Church

Friday, Sept 10, at 7.30 p. m-Reg-
ular weekly prayer and praise service
Saturday, Sept. 20, at 2.30 p. m.-The
Ramble club will meet in the church
parlors for the first fall outing of the
club. Members will prepare for the
trip up the mountain and supper at the
top.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19

Cynics don't really believe all marriages
are failures, but they know some of them
are, and that is enough for their purpose
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
284 BODIES BURIED.
Only 80 of the Gulf Hurricane Victims
Identified

Identified.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Sept. 19.-With
a large amount of territory still to be
explored searchers today redoubled
their efforts to recover bodies of per-
sons who lost their lives in the gulf
hurricane. Today 2S4 bodies had been
reported buried and of that number
only 50 had been identified
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-19
Sunday, Sept 21.

1890 a. m,-Morning worship.
1900 m.--Sunday school.
6.A5 n. m.-Epworth League. Subject.
The Great mpanion-How to
Live with Him. Leader, Mrs.
Eliza Adams
7.30 p. m.-Song service and address
by pastor.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-25
VALLEY BASEBALL LEAGUE BEING
FORMED; Sci CENTRIC TO Be IN It?

to elect officers for the league and ar
range for the schedule. Wick May
nard was named temporary manager
for the FL Centre team last week, a!d
now says that he fails to find anyone
interested in baseball and that as far
as he is concerned he cannot folm I,
team alone.
The chamber of commerce, at its
last meeing, appointed a committee IT,
call on the high school trustees to ar
range for the school grounds. and nc
report as yet has been made, whether
the committee arranged for said
grounds or not. Jack Keppley, an old
time PLAYER, is a most enthusiast
supporter for a local team, and our
friend, John, has done all he could
but he is in the same fix as Wick
he cannot do this thing all alone
Now the question is, is the city inter
ested enough in baseball to suppo"'
team, or is it a case of handful G:
lovers of the national pastime who ar
endeavoring to see the game played
in this city instead of having to pay
stage fare and go elsewhere?
The newspapers of the city have
promised their loyal support in or
ganizing team, realizing also tha
it would be criminal for Ell Centre tt
stay out. The question is up to thc
ones interested in baseball. Do yo,
want it here or not? If so, there i;
going to be one more attempt mace
at meeting to be held in The Press
office on Tuesday night at $50 o'clock
The public is invited.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-25
JAPANESE FINED
FOR NOXIOUS WEEDS

Ranchers VINO have failed to obey
the warnings issued by County Hor-
ticultural Commissioper F. w. Waite
and Deputy Oliver Would do we'll to
watch their step. T. Shimo, japanese
rancher, three and one-half miles
south of Ell Centro, didn't watch his
step.
Yesterday he was brought before
Justice Mayfeld on a charge of allow
ing noxious weeds, to-wit, Johnson
grass, on his ranch, and the justice
handed him a $50 fine and strongly
intimated that the next offender be-
fore his court would also spend three
months in Jail, which the law leaves
to the discretion of the justice.
Messrs. Waite and Oliver report
that large majority Of the farmers
to whom they have spoken are Kidding
their ranches of the forbidden weeds
and that the campaign is having a
good effect.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-25
co N Nj I I EE
IS C0NFERS
WITH DIST.
BOARD

The committee of 10 is this after
noon conferred with the board of di-
rectors of the Imperial irrigation dis
trict.
This morning the committee met
and was called to order by President
w. H. Best. Secretary T. A. Johnson,
of Calipatria, then explained the call
and awaited suggestions.
The matter of naming a second dele
cation to Washington did not come
before the committee and at o'clock
this afternoon had not come before
the joint session, and it appeared
doubtful if this matter would be taken
up at all today.
Secretary T. A Johnson stated that
if the matter did not come up this
afternoon, and he did not believe it
would, it would come up at a joint
meeting of the committee Of Is, the
committee appointed from the state
commissions at the Mead conference
and the American Legion committee
in this city November 8, which has
been called.
The session this morning was taken
up with the discussion of the storage
feature of the Kettner bill. and conf
mittee consisting Of O. N. Shaw, of
Holtville. and r. d. McPherriu was
appointed to draft resolution COW
ering this feature The general talk
Of the committee was that the resolu-
tion should state that any action taken
by the secretary of the interior to-
wards including a storage amendment
in the bill would meet with the full
endorsement Of the committee Of IS.
This was taken because it is known
the government favcrs storage
clause and resolution expressing the
sentiment of the committee at this
time would allow no opportunity fsr
dissention later on.
The resolution as drafted by Messrs.,
McPherrin and Shaw was presented
to the joint conference late this after
noon and was under discussion.
Members of the committee this
morning seemed to think that the dele
cation will consist of three or four
members, possibly one from the COM
mittee of Is, one from the state c0m-
missions, one from the American Leg
ion, and one from the district. 1t
seems probable that the committee
will be Given iron-clad instructions
before it reaches Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-25
CRAWFORD BROS,
OVERHAUL PLANE

That Ell Centric has an automobile
row with accessory and repair shops
of which she may be justly proud. was
amply proved the other day, when Al
Wilson, manager Of the Flying Circus,
which was here last week, started out
to find some place where he could get
a plane overhauled.
He thought he would have a hard
job, 'but say not so, Pauline" nothing
of the sort. He went straight to
Crawford Brothers, the boys who have
built 40 such a favorable reputation
for the local service branch of the
Davies s-Overland Company. Here the
immense engine was taken down and
completely overhauled, and turned out
in ship-shape order, all ready fer the
next flight.
With the exception of the new parts
which were necessary, every bit Of
the work was done right in Crowford
Brothers shop, which only goes T.
show that the coast or any place else
has nothing on Ell Centro when it
comes to first class repair work for
motors. There are three of the Craw-
ford boys, F. F. Crawford, manager
of their Calexico shop; C. E. Crawford,
and G. w. Crawford, who operates the
Ell Centro shop.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-10-25
FATHER KISSED
HOUSEKEEPER IS
SONS TESTIMONY

A divorce suit replete with spicy
testimony is being heard in the super
ior court at the present time. 1t is
the case of Roberts VS.. Roberts,
brought by the husband. Both are
well known Winterhaven people. The
suit involves the custory of 14-yesr-
old son, and on the witness stand the
lad testified that he had seen his
father hug and kiss his housekeeper.
The couple have been separated fer
nearly two years.
Testimony of the wife was to the
effect that the husband used abusive
and profane language.
The husband intmated that when
he takes the stand he will be able to
give some equally interesting testi-
mony concerning the wife.