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Imperial Valley press., 1919-08-04
c. T.. HILL ACTING
CITY MARSHAL

C. f. Hill, deputy city marshal is
acting in the capacity of city marshal
this week, during the absence of Capt.
N. f. Deyo, who is reported to be on
a business trip on the coast connected
with his duties as deputy city health
officer.
Mr.. Hill was sworn in as depty sher-
iff last week, following the removal
of the deputy sheriff badge from Deyo
for alleged misconduct of office.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-08-04
JOHN MINER AGAIN ARRESTED
FELON CHARGE ENTERED

John Miner, who was floated out of
town last week on a six months sus-
pended sentence handed to him by
City Recorder Whitelaw, after being
found guilty of disturbking the peace
was arrested in Los Angeles Saturday
night on a warrant issued by the dis
trict attorneys office which alleges
that Miner passed several worthless
checks in CaleXico before his trouble
here last week.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-08-04
AMERICANS TO HAVE
NEW HEADQUARTERS
(Bv Associated Press)

COBLENZ, Aug. 4.-Coblenz will
become the headquarters of American
forces in Europe when the American
Grand Headquarters at Paris close on
August 20. Antwerpt will be the base
for the American contingent that is
likely to remain on duty along the
Rhine. General Pershing states that he
intends to said from Brest for home
about the first of September.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-08-04

, and father was the safety of theil
little son. AS they swung open the
door leading into the hall toward the
back porch, the flames that had eater
their way to the second floor swept
into the room and drove both victims
back into the room.
With q cry of anguish, the mother
for the second time attempted to reach
her son, but tainted from the heat and
smoke.
AS her limp body fell to the floor
Mr.. Lawler, according to his story
to the surgeons at the Receiving Hos
pital, lifted it up and rushed toward
his only chance for escape-the three
windows fronting New Hampshire
avenue. 1t was twenty-foot drop, but
the only chance for life.
Reaching far out the window,
and with the flames now licking his
body from beneath. Mr.. Lawler
manager to lower his wife out of the
window until she has but short drop
to the awning below. The roaring
flame below furnished ghastly il
Elimination as the man battled against
the tortures of mind and body.
Mrs. Lawler dropped to the avn
ing and from there to the walk, about
ten feet more Then Mr.. Lawler was
seen to whirl and dash back into the
room.
81 tried to save my baby, tried to
reach him, but the fire was too hot
and the roof was falling in," he later
sobbed out while the police ambulance
was rushing him to the hospital.
Jumps from Window
Less than a minute later Mr.. Law
Ter again appeared in the front win
dow. With the scorching flames burn
ing great patches in his shoulders,
head and arms, Mr. Lawler dove from
the window, head first. How he escap-
ed fractured skull is miracle to the
physicians. Then his twisting body
rolled over toward Mrs. Lawler, on the
walk in front of the house.
Once inside the house of DR.. and
Mrs Kiger, Mrs. Lawler was laid on
the couce, but Mr.. Lawler refused to
be comforted. He paced the floor, a
CHASTITY figure of blackish- brown from
the burns and the red of the blistered
flesh. His night dress was clinging to
him in spots only.
"Oh, God, oh, God, any man that
could do thing like that" he moaned
as he loudly called for his children.
At first it was feared that Charles
Lawler, II years old, and Lady Jane,
10 years old, were in the house when
the explosion occurred, and the an
gushing means of the mother and the
helpless revolt of the father drove
many outside the house to rush madly
around the burning structure in an eff
fort to do something to help them.
Boy is Safe
Suddenly there was a commotion
at the door. There was shrek of
joy that rang out above the changing
Imperial Valley press., 1919-08-04

! of the fire engines and the chilling
sparkling of the fire. A tall man, car
rying a curly-headed boy of ), snugly
in his arms, pushed his way into the
house and cried, oscar, Oscar. the
boy is safe.'
With roar like wounded lion,
the man who has held many juries and
courts spellbound by his eloquence
and mentality rushed forward He
caught sight of the child and came
to dead stop. His burned arms shot
upward. He stood and trembled, ooh,
thank God, now l can die" was all that
this mighty suffering man could say.
Then he collapsed.
The rescue of the child and his
nurse was fully as dramatic as the
futile attempt on the part of Mr..
and Mrs. Lawler to reach them thru
the burning building.
After the first explosion, William
Lacy, of 5000 Wishire boulevard,
rushed toward the burning building.
Another man, whose name was report
ed to the police as f. Pufford, of 1876
West Twenty-third street stopped the
automobile he was driving at the time
of the explosion, and rushed into the
yard. He and Mr.. Lacy then made
their way toward the rear of the house
where the nurse and the child were
trapped on the second story, were
calling for help.
The men were joined by George
Knight of the Nick Harris detectives.
They found ladder and stood it up
against the burning building. The.
climbed up, tore the wire screen,
and lifted the child and nurse
through the small opening,
inquiries for Children
On the way to the hospital. Mrs.
Lawler showed little gain in spirits
in spite of her terrible sufferings.
She asked that Mr.. aLwler be taken
care of and covered with something
warm.
"Oh, thank God, my children are
safe" was all the attorney could
say. Nov l can die happy" ne kept
on repeating.
When on the Receiving Hospital
tables, both victims showed great
fortitude. Mrs. Lawler was cared
for by Police Nurse Betsie Ahrearn
and DR.. Zorb, and later both victims
were treated by Drs. Thomes c.
Myers, Edward Cook and several
others, friends of the family.
While Mr.. Lawler was being
swathed in bandages that completely
covered his body, he caught sight of
Mr.. Lacy.
"Will," he pleaded, "you tell me
the truth, I'll believe you if you tell
me; are my children safe?"
He was assured that they were,
and from that moment relaxed, only
to be seized with violent pains,
which in the moments of anxiety
over his children he had totally for
gotten
Imperial Valley press., 1919-08-04

! LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1.-Revenge
on the part of an eX-convict, who was
sent to the penitenitary in connection
with the industrial warfare in the Mid
die West, some years ago, last night
| loomed as the motive for the destruc-
ton by explosives and gasoline of the
home of Oscar Lawler, prominent law
yer and former Federal official, and
the probable burning of the man and
his wife.
In less than three hours after the
two terrific explosions turned the
beautiful home of the prominent at
torney into a burning inferno and
nearly claimed the lives of his wife
and their 5-year-old son, Oscar,
Lawler, Jr.. United States District
Attorney O'Connor District-At
torney Woolwine, Special Agent Keep
of the Department Of Justice and Chief
of Police Home, and their deputies
started the investigation that un-
covered what may prove to be
clew to the criminal.
The most important of these was
the discovery Of the fragments Of the
two bombs used, together with the
remnants of the two gasoline cans
that furnished fuel for the flames
that dest tyed the house.
The stories of the neighbors, many
of whom rushed to the rescue in
their night clothes and succeeded in
saving the lives Of Oscar Law
Ter, Jr., 5 years old and his nurse,
Miss Bessie Mills, after Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawler were trapped in the
bedroom on the second floor, furnish
dramatic account Of the sudden trag
edy.
Men and women prominent in the
business and society circles of the
city thronged the fashionable Will
shire district when the lightning
like spread of flames lighted up the
skies for miles around. The force of
the explosion threw many persons
for blocks around from their beds
and Jared the furniture in many
homes.
The first explosion came min
ute or two after 2:30 a. m. 1t was
followed in less than minute, ac
cording to the latest reports, by an
other one, and the burst of flames
Mr. and Mrs. Lawler were on the
sleeping porch directly over the
pergola entrance where the bombs
were placed. Oscar, Jr., and his
nurse were asleep on the back porch
on the second floor.
So strong was the force of the ex-
plosion directly underneath that the
two intended victims were hurled
from their beds onto the floor, which
in less than minute was burning
fercely. Dazed, blinded by the
smoke and scorched by the heat that
was forcing itself into the room be-
fore they realized what had hap
pened, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawler CROPPED
to their feet and sought the door.
The first thought of the mother
Imperial Valley press., 1919-08-04
HOTEL
PURCHASED BY
JOHN Drummer

John Drummer, owner of the Princess
hotel of this city Purchased the Ore
gon hotel building. and furnishings
from the C. NJ. ranch Company Satur-
day for cash consideration>ef SAG, 900.
The hotel building was one of the
first to be erected in Ell Centre and
would cost today to dplicate over $780,
900.
The new owner plans few minor
improvements and will conduct the ho-
tel business himself.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-08-04
REPORT CANTU
ORDERED FIVE
FLYING PLANES

1t is reported that Jose Cantu, bro
ther of Estaban Cantu, military gov
ernor of Lower California is in Los
Angeles for the purpose of securing
five airplanes for the Mexican govern
ment. 1t is understood that Cantu
will inaugurate flying school at Mex
icaE.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-08-04
RECOMMEND PASSAGE
SOLDIER FARM BILL
(BY Associated PressN

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-Chairman
Sinnott of the House lands committee
submitted report to that committee
recommending the passage of the Mo
rell bill, embodying the land project
for farms for soldiers and sailors,
which carries an appropriation of a
half billion dollars.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-08-04
BELA KUN FINDS
ASYLUM IN AUSTRIA
(By Associated PresS)

VIENNA, Aug. At is announced
that Bella Kun, former dictator in Hun
gary and assistants have been grant
ed asylum in Austria to avoid disturb
ances and unnecessary bloodshed in
Budapest. They will be allowed to re-
main in Austria under detention but
will not be permitted to conduct any
political propaganda.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-08-04
LOS ANGLES HAS
STRONG NEAR BEER

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4.-Judge
Miller, of the superior court, enjoin-
ed the police of this city from inter-
fering with the sale of two and three
quarter per cent beer in Los Angeles
cafes.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-08-04
Bomb Tragedy in the Home of
a Los Angeles Attorney

Federal official
Efforts condition
hopeful Think children who claim
49,
Imperial Valley press., 1919-08-04
BAY CITY MAN
TENNIS CHAMPION
lBv Associated Pressl

NEWPORT, Aug. 4-Clarence Grif-
fin, of San Francisco, defeated Vincent
Richards of New York at the revival
Of invitation tennis tournament at the
Casino courts.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-08-04
FIFTEEN DEAD in
BASLE RIOTS
(By Associated Press)

PARIS, Aug. At has been Off
cially announced that fifteen men have
been killed in the riots at Basle.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-23
SUFFRAGE CELEBRATION.
Women of Boston Observe Victory Fri
day of This Week.

BOSTON, July ga special meet
ing of the Massachusetts Woman Suf-
frage association viii be held at the
new England Women s club, 585 Bowl
ston street, Friday morning, July %.
This is the first meeting of the associa-
tion since the legislature ratified the
federal suffrage amendment, and it
is expected that important issues will
be presented, There will be also an in
formal celebration of the victory. Mrs
Charles Summer Bird, first vice presi-
dent, will preside.
At the morning session Mrs. Frank ].
Shuler, corresponding secretary of the
National Woman Suffrage association,
will give an address on Two Response
bilities Victory Brings TO Suffragc Or
ganizatons. The report of the depart
ment of education for citizenship will
be given by Mrs. True Worthy White,
executive secretary of that department.
At noon there will be victory lunch
con at headquarters. During the after
noon the association will keep "open
house for all who wish to participate
in the victory celebration and greet
Miss Alice Stone Blackwell, president
of the association, who has devoted her
life to the cause of woman suffrage
movement in which her mother and
father were pioneers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-23
PROHIBITION ACT
CONSTITUTIONAL
Federal Judge Chatfield
Gives Decision in a Con-
necticut Case
LIQUOR DEALERS
BACKED DEFENDANT
Effect Because We Are Still at War
With Austria and the Army is Not
DemobiliZed

NEW YORK, July % Constitution
ality of the war time prohibition act
was held in an opinion handed down
here today by Federal Judge Chatfield
of Brooklyn against Stephen Minery, a
saloon keeper, brought by the Liquor
Dealers association of Connecticut
Minery, backed by the Connecticut
liquor men, in order to test the validity
of the law opened saloon in Meriden
and was arraigned before Judge Chat
field, charged with selling intoxicating
liquor, ''unlawfully and knowingly be-
fore the conclusion of the present war
and before the termination of demobil-
ization, the date of which is to be deter
mined by the President
The claims of the defendant that the
war is over are set aside on the basis
of the United States supreme court de-
eision holding that as ''a matter of
fact we are still at war with Austria
and the army which has been conduct
ing the war with Germany and Austria
is not demobilized.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-23
DIES FOLLOWING
BRIEF ILLNESS
Miss Margaret A. Austin Confined to
Bed with Pneumonia But One
Day-Native of Putney.

Miss Margaret A. Austin, about 6s,
died last evening at 8 clock in the
home of her sister, Mrs. George II. Dan
yew of lS3 Elliot street. Miss Austin
contracted a severe cold q week ago,
which developed into pneumonia, but she
had been confined to her bed only one
day, the end coming unexpectedly. She
had been afflicted for several years with
a spinal trouble.
She was born In Putney, one Of nine
children of the late Mr. and Mrs. Nau-
rice Austin. Three of the older children
died within week Of scarlet fever. Shs
leaves three brothers and two sisters,
Martin J. Austin Of New York, who is
athletic instructor at the New York
Athletic club; NJ. p. Austin of Spring
field, Mass, John J. Austin Of Brat
tleboro, foreman of the Brattleboro Pub
fishing company, and Mrs. William
Boyce and Mrs. George H. Danyev, both
of this town.
The funeral arrangements have not
been made, but it is expected that. it
will be held Friday morning at 9 o'clock
in st. Michael s Roman Catholic church
The burial will take place in the fam
lily lot in the Roman Catholic cemetery
Miss Austin was of quiet and re-
tiring disposition, was known for her
generosity and kind heartedness and en-
deared herself to many friends. She
was particularly devoted to her imme-
diate family.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-23
VITAL STATISTICS
OF TOWN WANTED
Work Done by Late Judge William g.
Newton Over 20 Years Ago Now
Required by Statute.

Brattleboro's selectmen and town clerk
are concerned over the question of what
more can be done than already has been
done, in this town, toward complying
with the statute requiring the towns to
furnish the secretary of state with GER
tain records of births, marriages and
deaths
1t is desired to obtain as nearly a COM
plete record as possible, and in 1910 the
legislature passed an act requiring town
clerks to transcribe in full on certain
blanks all such records in the possession
of the town and churches, not previously
supplied
None had been sent from Brattleboro
previous to 1853, as the law had not re-
qulred them previous to that time 1t
happened, however, that about 1867 the
late Judge William S. Newton, then town
clerk, spent much time going over the
cemeteries throughout the town and copy
ing the old birth and death records for
preservation. He had no object in doing
SO except that they might be kept for
reference, the early records in the office
being very meagre, but he showed him
self to be many years in advance Of the
state in this respect, and at nc little ex-
pense to himself.
Judge Newton in this way secured l,529
records not then in the files of the town
clerks office, and these, together with
what church records were available, were
sent in 1911 BY Town Clerk G. s. Hop
kins to the secretary of state With the
exception of the tombstone records there
was not single birth or death record in
the town clerks office for the years 1874
to 1857, both inclusive.
The legislature of 1919 enacted law
similar to that of 1910. but went step
further kand required that tombstone rec
ords be copied Inasmuch as this work
already has been done in Brattleboro the
town officials here do not see the philos
ophy of going over it again, which would
only result in expense to the town with
probably no additional records. In fact
probably a fewer number would be Sc
| cured, as doubtless some of them have
become illegible during the 90 years since
| the work was done By Judge Newton
However, the town can do the work
If the secretary of state insists upon it.
and this question is now the subject OF
correspondence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-23
SEN. PAGE FRANK
Outlined His Objections and Told the
President He Would Not Approve
Treaty

WASHINGTON, July 23.-Conferences
with Republican senators on the peace
treaty and league of nations covenant
were continued today by President VIII
son. Senators on the visiting list We're
Page of Vermont, Sterling of South Da-
kota, Mclean of Connecticut, and New
berry of Michigan
The Presidents 5 condition continues to
improve today and it is expected that in
few days, he will have entirely recoy-
cred from his trouble. He is still weak
and held conferences today in his study
in the White House.
Senator Page frankly outlined his OBJ
lection to the peace treaty to President
Wilson and told the President he would
not approve it. After this statement Sen
ator Page would not discuss conferences.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-23
Hooker, Corser & Mitchell
Co. Signs Schedule for
Year
PROVIDES FROM 50
TO So A WEEK MORE
tory Benefited BY Change-General
Organizer Of United Garment Work
ers Of America Here.

Bernard Abrams OF New York, general
organizer of the United Garment Work
ers of America, who has been here for
several days to readjust the wage scale
of the Hooker, Corser & Mitchell com
pany employees, signed with the company
this morning a new agreement for year
from date providing for general wage in
crease of 25 per cent This consists Of 10
per cent on the general wage scale and
an additional 10 per cent to make up for
the loss of time by piece workers by rea-
son of the change from 4s to A hours
week
The new schedule will provide from 81
to 50 week additional for day workers.
besides the four hour weekly reduction
which went into effect last March, and a
still further increase for piece workers.
Close to 100 employees of the local overall
factory benefit by the change.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-23
VERDICT FOR THE DOG.
Rutland Jury Settled Famous Case il
City Court.

RUTLAND, July 23.-Failure on the
part of the prosecution to produce five
written complaints regarding Charles H
Turner S collie dog Bruce caused jury
in the city court to return a verdict in
favor of the owner after 40 minutes de
liberation yesterday.
Turner was tried on a charge of con
cealing the dog when city officials were
searching to kill it on the ground that
complaints had been made that the col
lie was guilty of swapping and jumping
at horses and vehicles The owner :
counsel produced petition signed by
40 neighbors of Mr.. Turner, asserting
that the dog was of quiet nature and
a proper playmate for their children.
Proceedings will be begun in the su-
preme court against City Clerk Whit
tier to show cause why the dog S license
should not be recorded in Rutland. The
animal is licensed in Clarendon, having
been registered by Turner's daughter
Mrs. G. H. Moulton of Medford, Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-23
WILSON DECIDED
SHANTUNG QUESTION
Declares the Award Was Necessary to
Keep Japan from BoltIng the
Peace Conference.

WASHINGTON, July 23.-During
the renewal of his conferences with Re
publican senators yesterday at the
White House, President Wilson explain
ing the reasons lying back of provisions
in the treaty of peace with Germany,
upon which opposition has been raised
in the senate, revealed that the foreign
delegates at the peace conferences had
put up to Mr.. Wilson the delicate handl-
ing in Paris of the Shantung matter,
over which such a storm of criticism has
developed in the upper branch of con
gress.
President Wilson is declared to have
Informed his callers that Great Britain
and France, because of their private un-
derstanding to support Japan's claim to
the German rights on the Shantung pc
ninsula, had felt unable to deal with the
situation when it arose in the peace
conference Therefore they agreed to
leave it to the President to work out a
solution, and in the face of the agree
ments entered into between France and
Great Britain, he felt impelled to sup
port the japanese claim.
That the question of the inclusion of
the Shantung agreement in the treaty
of peace had been left to the President
to determine was not known at the
capitol until after today S conferences
He gave the impression to his callers, it
was said, that he had come to the deter
mination that the Shantung provision
ought to be embraced in the treaty only
after he was convinced that Japan
would bolt the conference and decline
to sign the treaty if Shantung were
omitted
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-23
UNITED STATES WILL
BE PARTY TO TREATY
Is to Sign the Treaty of Peace With
Bulgaria and Turkey-NeVer at
War With Them.

WASHINGTON. July 23The United
States will sign the treaty of Bulgaria and
Turkey it was announced today at the
state department.
Although the United States never has
been actually at war with Bulgaria or
Turkey it will sign the treaty to show
this concurrence is not the terms imposed
upon the allies of Germany and Austria
Likewise with the Teutonic powers the
treaty changed boundary lines and creates
new nations, some of which particularly
Armenia probably will ask that the Unit
ed States act as mandatory for them un-
der the league of nations covenant. The
announcement today was the first that the
United States would be party to the
treaty
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-23
GETS 80 MONTHS SENTENCE.
Joseph Campbell Pleaded Guilty to
Shooting Woman.

BURLINGTON, July 90 - Joseph
Campbell, formerly motorman for the
Burlington Traction company, pleaded
guilty in Chittenden county court yes
terday to assault with dangerous
weapon with intent to kill Catherine
Spriggs on the morning of June 20. He
was sentenced to serve not less than
two and half years nor more than four
years in the state prison at Windsor.
The crime as charged against him
wa s that he fired five shots from a re
volver at Mrs. Spriggs, none of which
proved serious The shooting took
place at questionable resort in Col
chester near Fort Ethan Allen. Camp
bell was under the influence of liquor
at the time of the shooting.