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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-23
GIFT TC BELLOWS FALLS.
Local Club Turns Over S640 to Post OF
American Legion.

BELLOWS FALLS, Sept. 23-At a
meeting of the local Pierce Lawton
post of the American Legion held here
Sunday afternoon in the state armory
a committee representing the minstrel
club was present and presented the
post with 500 This money was raised
last winter by the club for the purpose
of giving the service boys a welcome
home day but other funds covered the
expenses for this day and this was not
presented to the post until Sunday. Il
is planned to place this money in the
bank to be used as the foundation for
establishing a fund fer a home. Forty
new members were enrolled Sunday
making the total number of members in
the post 105. Rev. r. w Magoun OF
the Episcopal church offered the back
ing and assistance of the Local Red
Cross organization. 1t was voted tC
parade on Bellows Falls street fair day
Oct 7.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-23
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Tomorrow and Friday are Jewish
holidays, being the Jewish New Year,
and Saturday is the Jewish Sabbath, so
the local Jewish residents will not en-
gage in business in the next three DAYS.
News has been received here of the
death this morning of Mrs. Arthur
Mosher of Keene, N. II. Mr.. Mosher
was a brother of the late Kenneth f.
Mosher of BrattlebWo and formerly
lived in town.
A break in the water main at the
top of Grove street caused deluge
of the street yesterday. The water
was shut off last might, repairs were
made and the water was turned on
again this forenoon.
The New Literature club of Prospect
hill held its annual meeting last evening
at the home of Miss Lillian c. Newton
| on Thomas street. The following officers
were elected: President, Miss Lillian
G. Newton; secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
julius E. Leach.
Thirty young friends of Miss Luella
Helson remembered her 18th birthday
| anniversary yesterday and gave her a
surprise party last evening in her
| hpiiiN VA iIiSH StiCCt. out was lHdhIliS
preparations to go to the moving pic
lures when the guests arrived. She was
presented a sum of money, a silver van
ity case, a cut glass vase by her friends
and gold wrist watch from her mother.
Refreshments of ice cream and cake
were served.
| Through misunderstanding the news
item in The Reformer yesterday rela-
tive to the distribution of foodstuffs al
the Brattleboro postofiee was made te
| give the impression that the goods had
been shipped back to Boston. The fact
is that the foodstuffs were distributed
from the local Office to the purchasers
by parcel post, and the carriers il
charge made record to be proud o!
in getting the goods out in such quicl
time.
The Main Street Parent Teacher asso
citation viii hold its first meeting of tn,
year on Thursday afternoon at 3.3t
o'clock in the high school building. Mis-,
Florence Wellman viii speak briefly oil
plans for the school work of the coming
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-23
TABLET AT WILMINGTON.
Will Be Erected Near Site of Residence
of First Governor of Vermont.

BURLINGTON, Sept. 23.-on Thurs
day, Oct. l6, bronze tablet mounted on
boulder and erected by Vermont soci-
ETY. of the Sons of the American Revolu-
tion will be dedicated at Wilmington
near the site of the residence occupied
by Thomas Chittenden, first governor of
Vermont. An address will be delivered by
Lieut.. Gov. Mason S. Stone and by the
president general of the national society
of the Sons of the Revolution, Chancel-
lor L. jerks of New Jersey. A dinner
will be given the president general in
Burlington the evening of the same day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-23
THE NEW WINTER COATS

Coats of excellent quality mate
rial, splendidly tailored in the newest
fashions, with or without fur collars.
Wool Velour Coats in ladies' and
misses models; so styles from
which to choose; all sizes and col
ors, at .... STATS to $4,000
SilvertOne Coats in many smart, new
styles, at .... $39.75 to $500
Suede Velour in the new fall shades
tailored and with fur collars, at
$500 to $500
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-23
PITTSBURGH STRIKE.
Continued from Page H.

The situation throughout the Pitts
bdrgh district today was regarded as
SO menacing that reinforcements OF
state troops were seat there from 9th
er parts of the state.
At Buffalo, where the great indepen-
den plant of the Lackawanna Steel Co.
has been forced to suspend operations
according to police reports riotingy oc-
Cured last night and was resumed this
morning. The disorder here, however,
was apparently not so serious as in
Pennsylvania
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-23
JOHNSTON TRIAL.
Continued from 7 age ID

A mistaken notion is prevalent that
the law prohibits riding for pleasure on
Sunday. That used to be the law, but
it was amended some years ago. There
is, however, law which makes a per
son who is an accessory before the fact,
shat is. a person who aids another in
violating the law, guilty with the prin-
cipal Under this statute. as some law
yers interpret it, person buying Q
Sunday newspaper is liable to penal
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-23

been selected TO carry out the provi-
tsions of resolution 327, adopted by the
legislature of 1919, relative to a reduc-
ton of state expenses. The committee
is Gov. Clement, Treasurer w. f. Scott,
and Auditor Benjamin Gates. They
have authority to engage expert as
sistants in aseertaining how the ex-
penses can be reduced. and make a re-
port to the general assembly of 1921.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-23

When you buy a pound of anything
whether it's sugar or tea or yarn-you
want fuH weight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-23

year, but greater part of the time will
be spent socially in order to give the
parents and teachers an opportunity to
get acquainted early in the year. Every
mother who has children in the grades in
the Main street building is urged to
come. Tea will be served in the domes-
tic science room.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-23
DEATHS.

In Brattleboro, Sept %, Mrs Ruhamah
Felker) Buttertield, TO- wife of Prof. l..
Alonzo Butterfeld
In Keene, n. H., Sept %, Mrs Arthur
Mosher.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-23
THE NEW TAILORED SUITS

The early seasons pronounced
vogue has attained to heights of ele-
gance seldom achieved in the beauti-
full suits we are showing this season.
BrOadclOth and SilvertOne Suits in
many styles, at =. $3.50 to $500
Serge and Poplin Suits in new tai
lored models, at ;. S24.50 to $1,000
New All Wool Jersey Suits, all
shades -. Very Special at S24.75
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-23
DISTRICT 1. o. o. F. MEETING.
Annual Meeting to Be Held in New.
fame Thursday Night.

The annual meeting of district No
10, |. 0. O. f., will be held with New
fame lodge, No -, in the court house
at Newfane this week Thursday eve
ming at 100 clock.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-23
TO CUT STATE EXPENSES.
vestigati0n.

Committee Selected to Conduct an In
vestigation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-23

MONTPELIER, Sept ga special
committee of the board of control has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
AUGUST STORE ROBBED
Sixty Dollars on Hats in Window and
Considerable Clothing Taken.

Burglars early this morning entered
the August Clothing store, 622 Kansas
avenue, and got away with $50 in
money, four suits of clothing, one over
coat and sixteen pairs of gloves. The
burglars gained entrance to the build
ing by carrying an ice cream bucket
from Stansfield's drug store to the
front door of the clothing store. By
standing on the bucket. they pried off
a lock and entered thru the transom
over the front door.
The money consisted of thirty 50
bills which had been placed on as
many hats in the window for display.
David J. August called attention to
the fact, however, that the thieves had
lost $40 by overlooking five hats in
the window. The police say they have
been unable to obtain any clue toward
the apprehen. ion of the guilty parties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
MAYOR HOUSE BETTER
Case Is Diagnoccd as Pneumonia by
Attending Physicians.

The condition of Mayor House,
which was so critical Thursday as to
EsCccasion alarm. was reported as being
much improved this afternoon. His
physician, Dr. G.. J. Mulvane, feels
that his chances for recovery are
good, altho he is still very weak.
Shortly before noon today physi-
clans diagnosed the case as pneu-
, monia.
On account of the serious condition
of the mayor. the telephone at his
residence has been temporarily cut
off. No calls can be put thru to his
house However, the telephone oper-
ators are advised. from time to time,
of the progress of the battle the may
or is making, and can advise inquir-
erS as to his condition.
An air of suspense was decidedly
noticeable thruout the day yesterday
when it was learned that the condi-
ton of House had become aiarmingIy
worse. 1t eliminated in a furry of
high excitement about o'clock in the
afternoon when the report spread
thru the downtown district that the
mayor was dead. The telephone at
the mayors home was probably the
busiest in town during the day. Tel
| ephones in the city hall offices. the
| offices of the two doctors caring for
| the mayor. and those in the newspa per
| offices were constantly busy trying to
/ give his inquiring friends the last min
| utes report on his condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
at Weimar May
Nip Hun Revolution.
Radical Leaders Admit Failure
of the Movement.
RUTHLESS METHODS IN USE
Many Were Killed by Gas
Tanks, Machine Guns.
Chancellor Scheidemann Has
Handed in Resignation.

Amsterdam. March 7.-Chancellor
Scheidemann has handed his resigna-
ton to, President Ebert to enable the
president to have a free hand to deal
with the present situation, according &
to the Zeitung Am Mittag of Berlin.
Ebert declined to ACCEPT the resigna-
ton and requested Scheidemann and
the cabinet to remain. in office.
Eight Killed, Much Damage
Copenhage- March Police head
quarters in Berlin, which has been be-
sieged by the Spartacans for two days.
was cut off from all communication
with other government forces in the
German capital late Thursday when
the Spartacans cut the telephone
wires. according to telegram from
Berlin.
Eight persons were killed and a
number wounded in the fighting there
Thursday.
The police headquarters building
has been damaged severely in the
heavy fighting, the Sparta cans having 6
used machine guns and artillery
against it.
Used Tanks and AirpIanes.
Berlin, March Both sides used
machine guns and armored automo-
biles in the fighting Thursday. The
government is attacking in an effort
to raise the siege with tanks, airplanes
and poison gas. Scores of casualties
have been reported, including many
civilians
While this bitter struggle went on,
the remainder of Berlin was quiet
Bands paraded entertaining crowds
enjoying their strike vacation by stroll
ing in the spring sunshine. oblivious
of the rattle of machine guns which
came from the direction of police
headquarters.
Movement 'aiIs.
Berlin. March Radical leaders
today admitted failure of the new
revolutionary movement.
The government appears to be mas
ter of the situation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
Book Trust Ghost Was Too
Much for the House.
Reversed Opinion of Thursday,
When 1t Passed.
SCHOOL HEADS WERE FOR IT
Miss Wooster and T. L. Pinel
in Front Rank of Forces.
Bill Would Have Changed Text
Book Commission.

House mem berS ran to cover today
on the school text book commission
bill and defeated the measure by a
vote of 73 to SO. Moved by charges
that the school book trust was seeking
to gain control of the state commits
sion, the house members promptly
flattened the plan to displace state
school heads with grade school teach
ers.
The defeat of the bill on third read
ing today followed one of the hottest
fights in the legislative session. Miss
Lizzie E. Wooster, state superintend-
ent of public instruction: F. L. Pinet,
secretary of the State Teachers asso-
citation, and a number of well known
school leaders, approved the bill which
went before the legislature. This bill
sought drastic changes in the person.
mel of the school text book commits
! sion. 1t was argued that the teachers
who used the books should have a
greater voice in the selection of the
texts.
Book Trust Ghost.
Opposition measures dragged out
the school books trust ghost. This
display either convinced the house
members or caused them to run to the
safe side of the bill. Many members
| explained their votes when the bill
| was called up for passage today.
| Evans Martin, Speaker Lambertson,
| Hegler and others prominent in the
| house supported the bill on final pas
sage. 1t had been urged that the gov
ernor favored the bill. But many ad-
ministration friends fought the bill on
/ the floor and on roll call! If the gov
| ernor wanted the bill-and he didn
say anything to the legislature about
| the matter-the house followed its
esta blished practice of giving the state
executive only such matters as they
| thought might be for his salvation and
the good of his soul.
| Vote on Bill.
| Following was the vote on the bill:
Ayes-Beard, Bollinger, Brown,
Campbell of sedgwick. Cloud, Collins
Dennis, Disch, Evans, Gorham. Graves,
Grinstead, Harley. Hegler. Hill. JEFF
frey, johnson of Norton, Jones OF
1 Usage, Knudson. Lydick, Lyons, Nc
! Dermott. McDougalI, Mann, Martin
Myers Oldham, sOstertag, Piper, Scott
finger, White, Yount, Mr.. Speaker
Total, 3S.
| .Nays-Amos, Baker, Bardwell, Bar
! rier. Bland, Brooks. -Breugher. Cald-
| we'll of Ottawa, Carlton, Cellar, Chase
Cox, Dudley, Edwards. Endres, Far
reil, Foster, Fowler Freas. Freeman
| Frizell. Garvin, Graham, Harris. Har-
vey. Hawk, Howard, Hughes, Iddings
| Ireland, Jackson, Johnson of Nemaha
JoiIiffe, Jones of Lyon, Kline, Lamb
Lauver, Lippert, McIvor. Mckinley
| McReynolds, McWharf, Mulroy, Neis-
wender, Newklrk, Noble, Nork, Nor
man, Paul. Peterson, Railsback, Rfdg-
| way, Robbins, Samson, Sanders, Sar-
gent Sawhill. Schmidt, Scott of STAN
| ton, Shannon of Ellsworth, Shannon
of Wilson, Showalter, Simpson. Sny-
der Taylor. Troup, Tucker, Uh1, Wat
kins, Weightman, Whitman, William
| son, Wilson. Total, rs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
NORMA IN THE MOVIES
Daughter of j. Norman Cook Says
Sire Is Going In for Acting.

Chicago, March THE case of J.
Norman Cook, on trial for the murder
of VIM. E. Bradway, middle-aged ad
mirer of 17-year- old Norma Cook, was
expected to reach the jury late today.
Norma Cook made statement to-
day telling how she evaded the police,
states attorneys, sleuths and reporters
when she disappeared to escape the
ordeal of testifying against her father.
The girl-17 years old at the time of
the killing of her midd1e-aged ad-
mirer, in August of last year-was not
in any of the half dozen places she
was reported to have visited, but re-
mained tkruout the search for her on
the north side in Chicago. She said
she remained indoors much of the
time during the two weeks preceding
the beginning of the trial of her
father. and when she went out she
was garbed as boy.
Miss Cook added that she is going
into the movies and later the legiti-
mate stage. Mrs. Sidney Drew is a
distant relative and she said she would
go with the Drews to New York when
the actor and his wife leave here.
Mrs. Drew will train her for the stage,
she said, and she will play parts in
the Drew comedies for a time. The
girl said that her stage name would
be Norma Allison, the family name
of her mother.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
TO GREET HEROES
House Votes $4,000 for Re-
ceptiOn of Kansas Soldiers.
Money To Be Spent ON Fighters
Not on Politicians.
COMMITTEE In new YORK
But Members Must Pay Own
Expenses While There.
Appointment of Secretary Is
Left to Governor.
COMMITTEE IN new YORK

After flatly rejecting a proposition
to send state legislators to New York
on a junket trip to meet returning
Kansas soldiers. the house doubled the
ante and voted $4,000 for reception
for men who return from overseas.
All except $1,000 to be paid to a sec
retary shall go to the care and enter
tainment of the fighting men instead
of Kansas politicians.
Early in the week the house delib-
erately rejected a conference report
which proposed $4,000 for the enter
talnment of returning soldiers. The
measure provided. however, that sta te
OFFICIALS and legislative members
should form the reception committee,
spend much time in New York and di-
rect the spending of the money. Not
one dollar would the house appropri-
ate for this purpose.
Doubled Initial Appropriation.
This morning the house ways and
means committee proposed an appro-
priation of $4,000 for the reception
of returning Kansas fighting men.
Under a suspension of the rules the
measure was advanced to second and
third reading and placed on final pas
sage subject to amendment and de-
bate. After nearly an hour of consid-
GRAFTON, the house voted to double the
appropriation, allowing $40, 900 for re-
ceptlon purposes.
A secretary appointed by the GOV
ernor will be in charge of Kansas
headquarters in Community hall, New
York City. committee of Kansans
will receive the returning soldiers.
These men and women will be named
by the governor and members of the
committee will pay their own ex-
penses from the minute they leave
nome until they return. House MEM
bers stated that the reception of re-
turning soldiers might continue an en-
tire year.
Hold State Celebration.
Thousands of KansanS are vet over
seas with the various fighting organi-
cations 1t is the purpose of the leg
Islators to see that these men are met
and properly cared for in New York
Later monster statewide celebration
may be held at Camp Funston in
honor of the soldiers, sailors and ma
rines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
TO USE IRON HAND
Military Terms to Huns More
Drastic Than War Councils.
Allies Taking Time To Make
Plans ThOrO and Stringent.

Paris. March Final military
terms to be imposed upon the Ger
mans will probably be even more dras-
tic than those proposed by the su-
preme war council.
Capt. Andre Tardieu, commissioner
of France-American relations, told
the United Press that while the rep
resentatives of the five great powers
had practically agreed on naval terms.
they had not yet agreed on military
terms because it seems the unani-
nous desire that they should be even
more stringent than the supreme
council proposed"
With regard to the question of
whether the league of nations cove
nant shall be included in the peace
treaty which Germany will be asked
to sign, Tardieu explained that the
covenant itself would be first signed
by the allies and later-when admit
ted to the league, by Germany.
The French idea now" he said,
"is that it is very important to keep
the connection between the treaty of
peace and the league of nations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
YANKS HOME TODAY
Record of Ships Bearing Soldiers
From Overseas

New York, March with 2.504
troops, of whom all but 262 were
members of aero squadrons, the
steamship Mexican arrived here to-
day from St. Nazarine. A detach-
ment of the list regiment, coast ar
tillery corps, and a few casuals were
aboard The aero squadrons were
numbers %, 35, 149. Isl, 153, 15s,
173. 176, 1874. PAT, 264, 269. 374, 4s9
and 500.
Boston, March THE White Star
liner Vedic returned 2,300 soldiers to
their home shores here today. most
of them members of the 54th heavy
artillery. AS fellow passengers. came
twenty-five men in civilian clothing.
They were former prisoners at Ger
man camps, where they were taken in
1917 from the famous raider Moewe-
which had captured and sunk their
ye:.-eI, the steamer Esmeraldas
Four thousand, four hundred troops
arrived on the steamship Mongolia
from st. Nazaire. About 1000 of
these were convalescing from sickness
or wounds Units included the fol-
lowing:
Fifteen officers and SCI men of the
! 336th machine gun battalion; Is Off
, GERS and 5S5 men of the 335th ma
/ chine gun battalion; 10 officers and
! BAT men of the 334th machine gun
battalion. all of the S7th division. ma
tional army troops of Arkansas. Louis
lana and Mississippi. Assigned te
amps Dix. Devens, Pike, Sherman
Upton, Grant and Dodge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-07
WILL RECORD DISCHARGES
Soldiers May Register Papers
While Applying for Gratuity.

Discharged soldiers, sailors and
marines who contemplate making ap-
plication for the $50 gratuity offered
in the new revenue law, should have
their discharge papers recorded in his
office, Oran Layton, register of deeds,
stated today.
In applying for the gratuity, the ap-
plicant must send in his original dis
charge papers with his application,
and in view of the fact that they may
become lost, it is wisdom to have the
papers recorded, he says. The soldier
or sailor will receive from the regis
ter of deeds slip showing the volume
and page in which the record is made,
and this slip should be retained while
the original papers are in the hands of
the war department, to show in case
of an emergency that the applicant
has a discharge. Then, if the origi-
nal discharge papers are lost, by pre-
senting the slip to the register of
deeds the soldier will receive an in
strument certifying that his original
papers have been recorded. This,
Layton explained, may save the dis
charged men future trouble and en-
barrassment His office is on the
first floor of the court house.
The form of application to be used
by soldiers, sailors and marines. and
men in branches of these services in
making application for the $50 gratu-
ity. was announced here today. The
form letter printed below is addressed
for use of soldiers Sailors should ad-
dress the disbursing officer, bureau of
accounts and supplies, Washington,
and marines the marine corps head
quarters at Washington. The form of
application follows:
Date........ Address. ........-
From: (your name) give middle name
also.
To: zone finance officer, Lemon build
ing. Washington. u. C.
Subject: Application for gratuity under
revenue act.
| 1. Herewith make application for the $50
/ gratuity provided by the revenue act for
/ discharged members of the military estab-
| 1ishment
/. 2 My service since April 6, 1917. has
| been (give dateD to tgivc datel with there
| give organization by regiment and COM
| pany or, if s. A. 7. C. by college,.
I 3 The date of my last discharge was
| (riye date)
4. The address to which l desire check
! sent is fgiye address,.
! ). Am enclosing herewith my discharge
i certificate and request the return Of the
| same