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Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
 FOR WEST POINT AND ANNAPOLIS Will Be Held in This City At Post Office, October
 Is. THREE VACANCIES
 TO BE FILLED Conditions Governing Com pletion Are Given In
 Detail.

Schuyler Merritt, Congressman from the Fourth District, has announced that he will hold competitive exam nations in this city on October Is for the purpose of filling two vacan- cies at Annapolis and one at West Point For West Point he recom- mends a principal and two alternates and for Annapolis one principal and three alternates for each vacancy. Any candidate who desires to take the ex- animation for both places may do so by taking all seven subjects.
 The examinations will be held at the Post Office at g o'clock in the morning. No permit is required to take this examination and any appli- cant who presents himself at the place of examination on the above date may be examined. The subjects consist of algebra, geometry United States history and general history for admittance to the Military Academy For Annapolis the same with the addition of geography and arithmetic
 The applicant who stands highest in the examination for West Point and the two highest and the alternates for the navy will take the exam!na- tions given by the War and Navy De- partments respectively on the third Tuesday in February, 1920; and on either February IS or April 21, 1920, as they may select. If the princi- pals fail at these examinations their | alternates will be allowed to take them.
 The applicants who secure the ap- pointments will enter Annapolis and West Point in June, 1920.
 All candidates for West Point are required to be citizens of the United States, actual residents of Fairfield i county and must be not under IT nor over 22 years of age on the date of admission, and not less than feet, 4 inches in height at the age of IT, nor less than feet, 5 inches in | height at the age of IS and upwards. Copies of the regulations govern | ing the admission of candidates to ! the academy and also samples of ex- | animation papers may be secured by | addressing the Adjutant General, ] War Department, Washington, D. C., | and for any further information re- | garding the examination applicants should address the United States 1 Civil Service Commission, Washing- ton, D. c
 All candidates for Annapolis are required to be citizens of the United
 States, actual residents of Fairfield | county, and must be not less than 16 1 years of age nor more than 20 years of age on April 1st of the calendar year in which they enter the acad-
 emy, and not less than feet, inches
 in height between the ages of 16 and
 IS years, and not less than feet, 4
 inches between the ages of Is and 20 years.
 Copies of the regulations govern
 ing the admission of candidates to the academy and also samples of ex-
 animation papers may be secured by
 addressing the Bureau of Navigation.
 Navy Department, Washington, D. C.,
 and for any further information con
 corning the examination applicants
 should address the United State!
 Civil Service Commission, Washing ton, D. c.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
1000 MORE COPS WANTED IN VIEW
 OF CAR STRIKE

Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 26-A call for 1000 emergency policemen to aid tho local police force in handling the troll ley situation here was issued today by Mayor E. V. Babcock. This action followed a conference last night be- tween city officials who sought to pre- vent a recurrence of rioting yesterday when the receivers of the Pittsburgh Street Railway CO. attempted to break the strike of 5000 trolleymen.
 More than a score of persons were more or less seriously injured yes terday in riots when an attempt was made to run the cars through the downtown districts of the city and 13 were arrested. Seven of the injureI were struck by stray bullets when a truck crowded with men dashed through the streets firing as they VI Snt.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
M0RR0W DENIES COAL COMBINE
 TO FIX PRICE

Washington. Aug. 26.---Denying that a combination among bituminous ccal operators to fix prices exists, J. ID. A. Morrow, vice president of the National Coal Association, told Senate co.l Investigating committee today that such a combination would be impossible if attempted. Prices at the mines, he said, have declined un- der the competition which prevails and are lower than they were a year ago.
 Charges that the National Coal As sociation is a combination to maintain prices are without foundati tioh in fact p he declared.
 The cost of production of bitumi- nous coal is higher now than it was a year ago. he said due to the fact that the mines then were operating six days a week and in many cases now are operating only four days per week and in some cases only three days a week."
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
 Finishes
 First Lap
Ace Reached Mineola This Morning Rushed
 on to Capitol.
FIVE MORE PLANES
 START ON JOURNEY

Mineola, Aug. 26-Col. William c. Barker, the Canadian ace, arrived here from Albany at 9:20 o'clock this morning, completing the first half of the international air race from To- ronto to New York and return. His machine, a captured German Fokker model, carried a bag of Canadian mail which was immediately trans ferred to another airplane waiting on the field and rushed off to Washing ton.
 Five airplanes, which were unable to start from the local field yester- day for various reasons, got away just before Col Barker arrived. The first aviator to leave was Lieut.. Philip Melville, piloting a Caproni plane. who took off at $50 o'clock. He was followed at short intervals by Lieut.. Roulett, Lieut.. F. HonsignOr, Capt. C. H. Reynolds and Lieut.. Ross Kirk patrick, all piloting deHaviland machines.
 Albany. N. Y, Aug. 26.-Thirteen machines had resumed the interna- tional aerial derby race between New York and Toronto from the landing field here before a. m. today. Two, en route from Canada, statred for New York on the final leg of the down trip. Three left for Mineola to make a new start.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
IS EXPECTED TODAY
 TO MAKE REPLY

Washington, Aug. 26.-President Wilson having laid down in his de- cision yesterday on the demand of the railroad shopmen for increased wages the policy that settlement of such demands must await restora- ton of normal economic conditions interest centered today what re- spOnse the men would make to the Presidents appeal that they cooper ate in maintaining a truce in all wage matters.
 The first indicat ton of what course the men would pursue was expected today in an announcement from their representatives here who continued in conference on the question with Acting President Jewell, of the Rail way employees department of the American Federation of Labor.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
BOY BURNED TO DEATH PLAYING
 WITH MATCHES

Burlington, Vt, Aug. 26.-PlayinE with matches resulted in the death of Walter Leclair, four-year-oId son of MT. and Mrs. Edmund Leclair, South Burlington, about f o'clock yesterday afternoon, the little tot being burned alive in a barn on his fathers proper ty after having been caught by the flames inside the structure with all exits blocked. The lads body was burned beyond recognition and hen recovered by firemen from Burlington was n pitiful sight, only the torso re- maiuinE.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
TO ELIMINATE
 U. s. FROM BOARD
 TO RECONSTRUCT

Washington, Aug. 26.-Un- der a blanket amendment to the peace treaty agreed to by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, American repre- sentatiOn would be eliminated from the various international commissions which are 10 sup ervise European reconstruction with the exception of the repa- ratiOns commission and such others as are to be appointed by the League of Nations.
 The change would affect about a score ofrcommittees and would change the language of the treaty in more than fifty places.
 The vote on the successive amend ments was to 7, the committed dividing on party lines.
 The committee divided along strict party lines with nine Republican votes cast in the affirmative and seven Democratic votes in the negative. Not all of the Democrats were present, but by agreement their votes were cast. Senator McCumber, of North Dakota, who voted with the Demo crats in opposition to the Shantung amendment, was the only Republican absent. His vote was not cast
 Although the committee acted spe- officially on only four of the treaty $ provisions in question, there was an agreement that the votes on these separate provisions would be only perfunctory and to carry into effect the blanket proposal.
 The amendments were presented by Senator Fall, Republican, of New Mexico, wdho said he excepted the separations commission because there were certain decisions affecting American shipping interests involved in the commissions work
 Declaring the Republican majority of the Foreign Relation Committed was attempting by the Shantune amendment to the peace treaty tC drive a poisoned dagger into the peace treaty and to place the United States in the position of ''big bully Senator McCumber. of North Dakota the only Republican member of the committee who voted against the amendment, asked the Senate today  | to overrule the committees action. The speaker said: No greater ' blow could ever be struck against the | real interests of China" than by the committee amendment, the actua purpose of which. he asserted, was tc ! kill the treaty and the league. The | amendment provides that the old | German rights in Shantung province | shall go to China in place of Japan | Why did the majority of thi! committee pause in the midst of theil | hearings to make this particular ! amendment ?" he asked, "and theI | proceed with the usual leisure to la, | out dates for further hearings whicl | will consume a week or so more? Tn, | purpose is apparent. It is to signifI | to the country that the Senate | hostile to this treaty. It is to pu l Japan in a position where she canno | without an appearance of being co | creed. to do what she has promised t' l do. It is to create trouble betweel
 this country and Japan and thereb.
 send the first dagger thrust in tn,
 body of the treaty"
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
GOVERNMENT TO OPEN SHOPS IN
 DEPOT CENTERS
Household Commodities in Surplus Stocks To Be
 Placed on Sale.

Washington, Aug. 26-Retail stores for the sale of household comm odi- ties included in the surplus stocks of the war department will be establish ed Sept. 25, it was announced today. The stores will be located in depot centers and other large cities and they will accept and fill mail orders.
 Continued purchase by the depart ment of certain necessities so that these stocks would be continued in definitely as a part of the govern ment campaign against the high cost eration.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
I. w. WIS AND
 SOVIETS BEHIND
 LATE RACE RIOTS


 viet interests apparently are supplying funds for q propaganda to stir up race antagonism in the United States, ac- cording to information now in the hands of the Department of Justice.
 Facts thus far developed lead of ficials to believe that I. w. w. and Soviet influence were at the bottom of the recent race riots in Washington and Chicago.
 have been disposing of large tracts oe their vast domains is the Duke of Sutherland. The portions recently scheduled for sale total 114,5G9 acres on the east coast of Sutherlandshire, having the reputation of being among the finest sporting lands in the North ern Highlands. The Dukes entire holdings have been reckoned at r. OOO, ,OOO acres.
 Another historic property which is scheduled for sale is Moor Park, owned by Lord Ebury. It was once fin possession of Cardinal WOlsey. and Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn were entertained there during their court ship In 172O. after having passed through various hands, it was finally sold to Benjamin Styles. who had amassed a fortune out of the South | Sea Bubble.
 Women Sell Estates. Among other historic estates which | have either recently been sold or are | to be disposed of under the ham ! mer in the near future are the ba- ] ronial castle Of Closaburnm, with 13,- | 900 acres; Singleton Alley, owned by | Lord Swansea; the Rothes estate. ] near Markinch, 4OOO acres, owned by | Lord Rothes, and Lord Howe's 900 ! or moro agrcs in the outlying portions of Penn House. Debden Hall a Geor- l Eian house which was the seat of the : late Lord Slrathcona, and is 6SS5 , acres. and Lord CEolmsfOrd's home, Sni.ucEarth Manor, and 25O0 acres,
 Among well known titled women [ who have been disposing of some of . ,heir properties are Lady de Bathe U.uv IangtryD. who has sold her ! beautiful place. Regal Lodge. Lady Warwick has disposed of the thous- ards of acres in Essex for the sum, it Is said. of s4SO.oOO. the tenants be- Ing ;he chief purchasers.
 Tenants were again among the { principal buyers of the outlying DOT : .ions of Lord Beauchamp's Madres- aclG estate. some by private negotia- ton before the auction took place The s7ie realized about S700.OOo. Besides the great sales, includin1
 rargO stretches of the late Duke ot .i suths~'and's properties. of which the
 executors have now decided to d,s-
 nose sf 10000 acres of the Trenthaa as:ate. near Stoke-on-Trent, other famous landlords wAo have figured 1T the bis deals of the last year or nor. include the Duke of Bedford. part o' b,s, estate was sold privately las
 wear. and 5000 acres afterward re
 sold for S63O,0O
 Fully 50 per cent. of the tenants or
 the Brynllwyarch estate in Mont gomeryshire. which includes 65o' , acres, have bought their farm through private negotiations. Amor the buyers of the Newtown Ha' 5 tate in Noutgomeryshire ma ar tenants The old landlords it mum erous instances are encourF sing tn tenants. to purchase small section
 of the estate with which they hay \ long been connected.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
STRIKE TIES UP
 TRAIN SERVICE
 IN LOS ANGELES
Action of Rilroad Men May Be Move to Show They
 Can Operate Roads.

Los Angeles, Aug 26.-Steam rail- roads failed to move trains out of Los Angeles because of the strike of switchmen and brakemen in sym rathy with the strike of trainmen of the Pacific Electric Railway Com pany, an interurban line, despite the orders of the officials of the four big railroad brotherhoods.
 It was estimated mail accumulated at the stations exceeded twenty-five carloads. Postal authorities were making plans for handling mail by automobile and boat to points outside the strike zone.
 Perishable freight, principally food stuffs. valued at $3OO,OOO, was said to be spelling in railway yards, but com mission men said fears of shortages of food and other essentials were groundless.
 Fifty strike breakers on their way to Los Angeles to work in the rail road yards and man street cars were taken from an overland train at Las Vegas, according to reports received here.
 No Strike Warning.
 The strike of the steam lines was without warning and hundreds of cars of perishable freight are decaying on side tracks. The Pacific Fruit Express Company's representatives report that in nearly every instance trains have been left in the middle of yards or at stations where it is either difficult Of impossible to get at them with ice tc preserve their contents.
 Attempts to preserve trainloads ot bananas by re-icing were brought to a standstill by striking steam line em- ployes who ordered the express em- ployes away from the cars Train. loads of sheep and other livestocB were left to perish in the yards, the crews refusing to touch them, ant were saved only through the energeti, | action of the master mechanic of the l South Pacific Company.
 | Passenger trains have been re. peatedly made up in the Los Angele. stations and after the tickets had beer | sold and the passengers were pre- | pared to go the crews, or some sec | tion of them, have abandoned tn. | trains. In some other cases train. were abandoned outside of the city i leaving women and children in tn, l darkness to find their way the bes | they could to shelter.
 The United tSates mail service ha been almost completely interrupted | but with the cooperation of the loca ! suburban electric line it is bein: | handled through the four countie | of which Los Angeles is the metrop i oils, and the mail service to the nortl | is being maintained through Lo l Angeles harbor.
 Sec Propaganda Move. | Indignation runs high throughou l the city and southern California II l quarters frequently well informed tn 1 suggestion is heard that the brother | hoods have seized this opportunit, 1 to demonstrate whether they ar 1 strong enough to take control of tn
 railroads if the Plumb plan does no pass Congress, and that the brother | hood chiefs are at least not seriousl, | discouraging the strike movement, be l cause if the United States RaiIroat Administration should yield and pla | cate the strikers, then the brother 1 hoods would feel they had powe
 enough to obtain by force whateve | control they desire.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
LAW RULES OUT FABIAN WILL AND
 BROTHER LOSES

The will of Mike Fabian. who died August 6. has been admitted to pro- bate. The deceased is survived by a wife and three children in Hungary. The estate amounts to S2,000 which is left for the most part to a brother. Under the law the will must be ruled out and the heirs at law share in the estate proceeds.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
.'ELROY BRINGS SUIT FOR S7,000 ON
 MORTGAGE NOTE

George L. McElroy of New York and Greenwich. has brought suit for s3,OOO against Timothy Loughlin, of Greenwich, to recover on a mortgage note given by the plaintiff, January 12, 1917. The case is returnable to the Superior Court next Tuesday.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
HUSBAND AWAY
 3 YEARS WIFE
 WANTS DIVORCE

Robert s. Onstead, of New Canaan, has been "a. W. O. l.'' for three years and habitually incorporate for the past year. according to the charge Of his wife. Mary E. McAllister Onstead, who filed suit in the Superior Court today asking for a decree of divorce. The couple were married. in New York on June IS, 1901. and desertion dates from March 5, 1911, according to the complaint.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
NEW HAVEN
 ADDS 2 STRIKES
 TO ITS NUMBER

New Haven, Aug. 26.---Two strikes were added today to the list which this city has accumulated in recent months. Window cleaners who re- gently had their pay raised from S22 to SEQ left their work demanding S3e and an eight hour day.
 Journeymen tailors claiming a l0) per cent. organization, have left the merchant tailors after demanding q an hour. The first group 10 strike numbered 150
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
ONE KILLED, ONE FATALLY HURT IN
 REVOLVER DUEL

Chicago. Aug. "A policeman was killed. one man was fatally wounded and two seriously injured in a re- volver fight in @ saloon late last night which began in an argument over activity of government officials against alleged violators of the war time Prohibition law.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
MAIL POUCH LOST WITH
 S75,000 IN BONDS

Chicago, Aug. 26-Post office in spectors today were searching for a registered mail pouch containing s75.OOO in Liberty Bonds and securi- ties which disappeared yesterday somewhere between here and Joliet The bonds and securities were con- signed to Chicago banks by Joliet bankers.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
STONE COMPANY
 SUES FOR $50

The Jacoson Stone Company of this city has brought suit claiming s175 damages from Charles Minotti. also of the city The action is the result of a dispute between the par ties over "a bill for sI4s.5O. It is returnable to the common pleas court next week
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
CONWAY CASE CONTINUED.

.phn Conway. of 300 Fairfield ave- mt. a local reporter. who was ar rested Friday afternoon charged with breach of the peace, was ar raigned in the city court this morn ing. The case was continued until tomorrow.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29

ment now in it's efforts to reduce the cost of living will by no means be prejudicial 10 their own interests. but will, on the contrary, prepare the way for more favorable and satisfac- tory relations in the future con edently count on their cooperation n this time of national test ana crisis.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
LITTLE GETS 30 DAYS.

stephen Little. of 1403 Boston ave- nue. who was arrested last night. charged with drunkeness was sen tanced to 30 days in jail by Judge Wilder in the City court this morn ing.
Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
He Promises Justice.

The employees may rest assured that during my term of office. whether I am in actual possession of the railroads or not. I shall not fall to exert the full influence of the ex- ecutive to see that justice is done them.
 I believe, therefore, that they may be justified in the confidence that hearty cooperation with the govern
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16
DIR. WALKER CHOSEN
PROVOST AT YALE
One of New Offices Provided for Re
organization Plan-Has Summer
Home in Brattleboro.

At meeting Of the Yale corporation
Saturday the new offices provided for
in the reorganization program adopted
last spring were filled. one by the cleo
ton of Williston Walker, PHI. D.. ID. d..
L. H. d., rs provost OF the university
DR.. Walker will not formally assume
his duties as provost until July |. he
has, however, been invited TO sit with
the corporation during the meantime
The provost 5 duties are thus de
fined in the reorganization votes:
1.-THE provost shall be concerned pri
marily with education and with faeul
" relations. He shall assist the presi
dent in matters affecting faculties, de
partments. divisions and deans. and il
, co-ordinating the educational work o.
the various schools. departments anC
divisions in the university. He shall
! be an ex-oiiicio member of all facultie
and governing boards and chairman o
| the university council"
DR.. Walker has been professor i
! Yale Is years, going there from Hart
| ford Theological seminary. He is sec
rotary of the faculty of the School o
| Religion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16
HOUSE COMMITTEE.
Continued from lst pagel
Gloom in Chicago.

CHICAGO, Dec. 16.--Four thousand
of Chicago's 5000 saloons will close
their doors or go into other business
on Jan. l, according to an estimate to-
day by the secretary of the Illinois Ii
quor Dealers Protective association.
He said the closing would throw 10000
men out of employment. The statement
of Levy Mayer, chief counsel for the
liquor interests OF the Middle West,
that 'Ethe real fight has not begun
brought some cheer to the saloon own
crs and distillery heads.
"This decision is just a scratch on
the surface, he said. 1.-The constitu
tionality of the 18th amendment vii
be attacked in few days. None OF
the questions involved in the case JUS
decided has any relation to or any
bearing on the fight that will be made
on the amendment
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16

gram and then explained in some meas
ure what the program included.
Rev. c. c. Merrill, of Burlington, Sec
rotary of the Vermont Congregational
conference, had charge of the forenoon
session today He introduced Philip I.
II. Pierson of Bennington, chairman of
the state board of charities and proba
ton, whose subject was Living Salaries
for Live Men. He said the Interchurch
World Movement was the greatest move
ment since the Protestant reformation
and that the reason why it will live Is
because it is interdenomnational. He
went into some detail regarding tho
inadequate salaries of ministers, saying
the average salary in Vermont WAS $780,
and that the average in Windham county
was 1895 a year. He urged the laymer
| to sec to it that these be increased ma
teriallv and when they are, he continued
there win be noticeable change in tht
service which the ministers are able Il
return to their communities.