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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-30
Today's Birthdays.

Viscount Haldane, former Lord High
Chancellor of Great Britain, born 60
years ago today.
John Sharp Williams, senior United
States senator from Mississippi, born
at Memphis, Tenn, 65 years ago today.
Julius Kruttschnitt, corporate head
of the Southern Pacific railroad COM
pany, born in New Orleans, 65 years ago
today.
Sir Eyre Grove, lord Assistant Under
secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in
the British government, born SO years
ago today
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-30

The report that New York corpora i
ton is to expend $1,000 in the construc-
ton of buildings on property recently
purchased by them at Lake ST. Gather
inc in the town of Poultney, shows that
Vermont as summer resort is progress
ing annually.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-30

Prince Max of Baden has Joined the
ranks of the imperial derelicts. Dr.
Muck can soon direct the grand chorus
of Hail, Hail, the Gangs All Here ~
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-30
What s Up?
Mortified News.)

The state sherffs association are
practising new song for the next cam
paign. They are trying to keep it still
but on any clear moonlight night they
can be plainly heard singing the chor
us. which starts off something like this:
We IL get him body and soul,
Even if he does run the board of con.
troll -
What the dickens is up9
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-30

Daylight saving has been definitely
saved + from those who would lay ruth
less hands upon it, observed the st.
Adams Messenger recently. Those
ruthless hands" seem to be holding it
in the twilight zone' just at present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-30
Who Can Answer This?

Dear Editor: Sir: When America
goes dri and yore wife TAXA sick and
you want to by her a glass of bran
dee and their is no saloon open and the
drug store is closed will i be abel to
send for the imergincee ambulance and
get her treatment? Yors,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-30
Awful ssAfecs."

Mrs Ola Glenn was called to assist
her mother, Mrs. Rebesca Johnson, with
her homework. while Mrs johnson re-
covered from the affecs of berry pick
ng.-Springville news
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-30
May Be Right.
Barre Times.

There Is so much speech making in
the senate on the treaty of peace and
the league of nations that Senator Dill
lngham and Page of Vermont may be
doing right in keeping still or in re
serving their remarks until later.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-30
One Year Ago Today in the War.

United States and British draft
treaty went into effect.
Franco American forces gained two
miles on western front
Allied embassies in Russia removed
from Archangel to Kamalaska
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-30

On Thursday and Friday afternoon
Miss Pierce gave "hope chest" recep-
tions. The guests were enthusiastic
over the beautiful linens.-Hoberg item
Miss Pierce must have hopes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-30
Have You Ever Said

According to an Oxford professor, the
use of profane language is due to a
slight nervous convulsion, moBaentarily
destroying self control and releasing
sub-conscious interests which are nor
mally suppressed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-30
Sundays All Spoken For.

John Baldwin will now be hard man
to find at home from now on, on Sun
days as he has recently purchased a
new bathing suit and will spend all
of the time he can possibly spare in the
water.-Aurora Advertiser.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-30
Fig-uratively Speaking.

Wherefore. women, should you grieve
When clothing prices upward shoot 2
Take leaf. from Mother Eve,
Inventor of the onepiece suit.-Exc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-30
Memher of The Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for publication of all news
dispatches credited to it and not otherwise
credited in this paper and also the local news
published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-30
A Burleson Understudy.

John Taylor is and has been carving
the mail off and on for several days
on r. 3.-Siloam Springs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-30
Ready for a Chauffeur License

Clyde Lane traded for a car this
week, and has made several trips with
it. He can almost climb a tree with it
-Braymer Bee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-30
A Poem You May Not Have Read.

Mrs. Bell has gotten a COW and will
have lots of milk and butter now
Black Oak item.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-30

Ezra says he isn't going to buy a
vacuum cleaner as he's seen his wife
sweep a room with her eyes many a
time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-30
Onlnipresent.

(Montpelier Argus.
The road hog, evidently, we will al
ways have with us.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-30
Soda Fountain Etiquette.

If you see an old friend behind the
counter don t refer to his past life. He
may refer to yours.
Keep your foot on the floor. The
brass rail is outside the window. &
- If your friend buys you walnut
sundae reciprocate. After that he will
probably insist upon buying another
Then some more of your friends may
come in Don t be GUTTER Some
drug stores are open all night
Zone does not blow the foam off the
top of an ice cream soda. 1t should be
quietly inhaled.
''Do not touch glasses with the lady
next to you. She may have all the
friends she wants
IF the proprietor remarks that it
looks like rain tell him that it tastes
worse than that. That will be new
one on the drug trade" From GLOW
to Be Happy Though Dry
Scads of people are out these DAYS
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-30
THE BAREFOOT BOY.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 80, 1919.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-30

Scads of people are out these DAYS
plucking the delicious blackberry from
its bush.-Hoberg item Make it blue
berries for BrattIeboro.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-02-27
VESTABURG ITEMS
BY Special Correspondent

Emry Howard attended the auto
show at Grand Rapids Friday.
The Misses Anna Holmes and Ruth
Hiding spent Friday IN Stanton.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Parks who
were guests of the latter's mother,
Mrs. Ellen Shores, left here Friday
evening TO visit her parents in River
dale.
Mrs. Lydia Mack. who has been
spending a few months in kunkle,
Ohio, with her mother during the
absence of her son, Fred, who was in
the service. has returned home since
his arrival Thursday.
All children wishing to enter the
spring term Of the primer class are
spending several days with Mrs. L.
day, March Bird.
Miss Bessie Woodman returned TO
her home in Centerville Friday after
spendin several days with Mrs. Thos.
Carts.
A program is being arranged for
the services to be held at the Church
of Christ Sunday evening, March 2
! All are requested 10 attend.
Elder Samuel Bollinger went to
Bannister Saturday and preached
Sunday.
Miss Gladys Harris was home from
Six Lakes from Saturday until Mon.
day and visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Harris.
Mrs. Riley and grandson, who have
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. A.
y. Sites, left Monday to visit her
daughter, Mrs. ETA Hopkins, of Al
ma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wade and sons
were Friday visitors of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Carts. and re-
turned TO their home in Pine Grove
Saturday
Audred Upper has received his
discharge from the army and re
turned to his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Woodman and
son have been spending some time
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos
Carts.
/ willis Shores of Edmore spent the
week end with his mother, Mrs. Ellen
| Shores.
Mrs. Mae Gillett OF Cedar Lake
spent Wednesday and Thursday with
Mrs Alice Piffer and Mrs. Nj. Walk
| er.
Mrs. NJ. j. Briggs went to Crane
Rapids Tuesday to purchase hei
stock of spring millinery.
Inez NJ, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Ralph Hall, was born at Vestaburg
June 2s, 1918, and died of pneumonis
following influenza February ii
1919. She was placed in the vault t'
await the recovery of her sisters anC
brother who were sick. Rev. j. ID
Tanner conducted the funeral sery
ices which were held at the cemeter.
Sunday, February %, after which in
terment took place. She leaves t.
mourn their loss four sisters and TIVE
brothers.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-02-27
WRIGHT SCHOOL

Geo. Lentz bought ten head of
young stock at the sale IN Alma Sat
urday.
Thirty-six friends and neighbors
gathered at the home of Wesley
Webb Wednesday evening TO remind
him that he has passed another mile
stone in life. A very pleasant even
ing was spent playing cards, after
which pot luck supper was served.
Mrs Sam Veeder was called TO Mt.
Pleasant last week by the illness Of
her daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Giles Isham spent
Sunday with their son and family
near Pompeii
Mrs +. NJ. Webb spent few days
/ the first Of the week with her son,
Joe Webb, and family near st. Louis.
John Wright of Maple Rapids spent
Sunday with his brother. A. ID.
Wright
Clarence Ferris of Forest Hill is
| buzzing wood in this neighberhood
I this week.
Mrs. Earl Cox and baby Of Ithaca
called on old friends last week and
attended the party a, the Wess Webb
home.
Announcement has just been re-
ceived of baby girl which arrived
at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Hare near Shepherd. They formerly
resided here
About one hundred friends and
neighbors gathered az the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter kanetz Friday
evening TO give them a farewell visit
before they moved to their new home
near Elwell The evening was spent
playing cards and dancing after
which an oyster supper was served.
John Ohler Of Wise spent a couple
] days last week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Lentz.
Miss Marie Shift of Alma spent
Sunday with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Adams of Alma
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Wilbur
Arthur Grandy has gone to Lam
sing.
The many friends of Mrs. Chas.
Crist will be sorry to hear that she
will move TO town on account of her
health.
/ Miss Vera Veeder returned to
school Monday from a weeks vaca-
ton.
\ Miss Marion BARLEY spent the
week end in Lansing visiting her
brother, Hugh.
Miss Mildred BARLEY Of Mt. Pleas.
ant spent the week end at home.
Miss Mae Kyes Of Alma spent the
week end with her parents.
Miss Hazel Shankel Of Alma was a
visitor at school Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chef. English and
family visited Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Crum.
Rex Johnston was a caller in Alma
Sunday.
Erwin Troop and family visited
near Sumner last week
Lee Fernberg and family are NOV.
ing 20 Hlwell.
Archie Hosner and family of FL
we'll visited Matt Johnson and wifi,
Sunday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-02-27

Mrs. Nina Leonard and little
daughter of st. Louis, are spending
few days at the home Of Tom
Leonard.
Hugh Byers and family of Alma
and Douglas Hamilton Of Forest Hill
spent Sunday at the home Of the for
mer's parents.
Thomas Pethetl was taken to Alma
Saturday and on Sunday was oper-
ated upon. He had been in poor
health for some time.
Sam Cline. the eldest son of John
Cline has returned here. His parents
had not heard from him since he left
the army several years ago Since
that time he has been in Montana.
There will be the regular services
next Sunday at the church.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet
at the home Of Mrs. Nellie Fowler
Thursday of next week, for an all
day meeting.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-02-27
Harry Fisher was in Alma on bust.

Harry Fisher was in Alma on bust
ness Thursday.
Tom Donahue and Tony Smith
have returned from France and have
received their discharge from the
service.
Walter Evey is being proudly
praised by the residents of this sec
ton for his heroic rescue Of the little
daughter of Byron Sommers, after
she went through the ice last Thurs
day. The little girl was playing on
| the ice i'm the race, when il gave way,
plunging her into the icy waters.
/ Evey, who saw the acrident. rushed
TO the race, plunged into the hole and
grabbed the little girl just as she
was going under the second time.
Mrs. Allen Baldwin of Elm Hall
visited Thursday at the home of her
brother, Amen Seaman.
Hattie Peterson has returned from
Alma, where she has been for the
past two months.
MIR. Neusebaum returned TO Sagi-
nav Saturday, after spending a few
days here with his family.
The L. o. T. NJ. ladies gave ped
no party Friday evening at the hall
Seventeen tables were played. Miss
Bertha Cleverdon and Arthur For
quer won the prizes and Opal For.
quer and Asa Schlappi the consola-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tucker of Al
ma spent the week end at the home
of their parents here.
Clifford Gee and family of Alma
were Sunday guests at the home OF
relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs Alfred Stearns OF
Stanton visited at the home of his
parents Sunday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-02-27
EMERSON

Hazel, the three year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. II. Raines, passed
away on Tuesday, February l8. The
funeral was held at the home on
Thursday, conducted by Rev. j. W.
Priest of Alma. She is survived by
her parents and one sister.
Roy Griffith and Virgil Mann were
called to Saginaw by the serious i'll
ness of A. Mann. who is in the gen
eral hospital there.
Melvin and Clarence Anderson and
Carl Siepka were in Detroit the lat
ter part of last week on business.
Carl Soule and wife are the proud
parents of boy, born 10 them on
February Il.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. ason entertained
number Of friends at 600 dinner
Friday.
Mrs. Roy Griffith was called 70
Saginaw Monday TO be with her
father when he had his operation.
Wanigas at Brunner's-64-tf
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-02-27
SUMNER

Burt Mangus was in Carson City
on business Monday.
Frank Boyer and Austin Lang
were in Carson City on business Mon
day.
Ernest Stoffs of Toledo is spending
the week here with his brother,
Verne
Howard Phillips and wife of New
Haven spent Wednesday, here with his
parents.
Mrs. Tom Harris and Mrs. Seifert
Of near Ithaca were Wednesday Wis
itors with friends here.
A. G. Fowler was in Stanton on
business last week.
Mrs. John Robson and daughter,
Betty, of Alma are spending the
week with her mother. Mrs. Seaman
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-02-27
SOUTHEAST COE

Mr.. and Mrs l.. Belcher and son,
Nelson, were Sunday visitors at the
home of Lew lnman.
Roy Boyles and wife of St. Louis
are here and he is helping his mother
care for the store for the present.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-02-27

Wanigas at Brunner's.-64-tf
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-09-29
Judge in ToWnley Trial Tries to Alibi
Ghng Measurements Found in Deans Defense Made When Defendants
Appear for Senence-Nicholas Tries Squim Out Of Lie

Paul Auditorium few months ago at which
attorney, formerly connected with the
League, spoke. He made the assertion that
the meeting was under the auspices of the
League and said that the attorney who spoke
the secretary of the Nonpartisan league.
Both of these statements are fat lies, and
Nicholas knew them to be So
One act showed clearly the attitude Of the court
toward the defendants. When court opened, the
judge stated that, the presiding officer of the
court, he alone made the rules and extended the
privileges Of the court, and that none but favored
press representatives would be permitted inside
the courtroom railing. The Associated Press cor
respondent and reporters of two papers favorable
to the prosecution in the case were permitted to
remain in the prescribed area, and the Leader rep
resentative forced to find a seat in the rear of
the courtroom
Judge Dean admitted, when he started reading
the typewriter statement that had been prepared
in advance, that the effect of the Jackson trial
tended to the benefit of the League by "adding
large numbers to their list of members" He said
he wanted to dispose of the idea that he biased
against the League and attacked interview ap-
pearing in the St. James Plaindealer in 1918, in
which he was quoted as attacking the farmers or
ganization. He said the statement was 'unauthor-
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-09-29

ized but failed altogether to deny that it repre-
sented his opinion; in fact admitting that the
statement written the result of his CONVEX
sation on the League with two other men,
Judge Dean went to read from the prepared
statement that at no time had any one Eliminated
that change of place of trial or different judge
desred.'
This statement so far from the facts,
well known to Judge Dean, that hearers who =
knew the facts doubted whether Judge Dean
had actually prepared the statement or had
even read it over in advance of the time it was
delivered from the bench. During the trial
Judge Deans attention had been called spe-
cifcaly to his apparent bias and it was sug-
gested that the be assigned to another
judge, but Dean replied that he was without
bias and insisted on going ahead.
), Judge Dean showed either his lack of knowledge
of the laws of Minnesota or a plain attempt to
dodge issues when he intimated that change of
venue could have been secured by filing an affi-
davit with him. AS Judge Dean should know, a
change of venue be demanded in criminal
case only when the crime is punishable by death
or state prison sentence, while the offense of
which Townley and Gilbert were accused is only
misdemeanor.
Judge Dean also showed his disregard of the
PAGE EIGHT
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-09-29

law by referring, again and again, to the fact that
Townley had not taken the witness stand, to JUS
tify his refusal to allow Townley his right to
address the jury. 1t has been rule of law for
hundreds Of years that person accused Of crime
is not required to take the stand and it is judicial
misconduct under the laws of this country for a
Judge, while trial is being held, to refer to the
failure of defendant to take the stand Judge
Dean tried to make out that Townley had no right
to dismiss his counsel and address the jury, al
though section 4947 of the Minnesota code plainly
provides for ayman appearing in an action as an
attorney, Gin his behalf when party thereto"
and the constitution, in providing that man can
not be sentenced without due process of law"
guards this common law right of defendant,
which has been exercised and approved by courts
for centuries.
SUPREME COURT PERMITS
PLEAS BY LAYMEN
AS matter of fact, the supreme courts of many
of the states have allowed laymen to present cases
on appeal before these courts, although in such
cases only law points involved j
The intention of those in charge of the defense
at the Towney- Gilbert trial had been to put Mr.
Towney upon the stand. This intention was only
abandoned after Congressman John NJ Baer had
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-09-29

ty Justice" He failed to try to answer articles
that have appeared in the Nation, the New Re-
public, the Outlook and many other magazines of
like character
After denying that Mr.. Townley had the
right to address the jury, Judge Dean attacked
him for failure to be present on the opening
day of court. Judge Dean failed to mention
section 5000 of the Minnesota statutes, or pos
sibly whoever wrote the statement for him
didn't know there such statute This
statute provides:
IF the indictment be for misdemeanor the
trial may be had in the absence of the defend
ant, it he shall appear by counsel; but if for
felony, he shall be personally present"
The offense charged against Townley and Gil
bert was misdemeanor, hence it was not neces-
sary for them to be present.
Judge Dean also sneered at the Red Cross col
lectlons that League farmers had taken up. He
did not seem to realize that the farmers did not
have quite as much ready money as the group of
jackson county business and politicians who
presented him with diamond pin after the Town
ley trial had resulted in conviction
AS soon as possible the Townley and Gilbert
cases will be appealed to the supreme court and
this body will be given chance to pass on the kind
OF justice administered in jackson county.
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-09-29

court, it developed, not really. ready for the
hearing. The transcript of the case had not been
completed, although the trial had been finished
more than two months before and Townley and
Gilbert had paid in advance for the transcript the
court reporter, brother of Prosecutor Nicholas,
representing that this necessary to have the
work hurried along.
Without the transcript before him. Judge Dean
admitted that he unable to determine whether
errors had been committed during the trial or not
He strongly inclined to the opinion that there was
error in the record, but he added that he didn't
think the error was bad enough to grant new
trial. He couldn't pass on the question finally, of
course, until the transcript was completed. But
the opportunity for some anti-League publicity
too good to pass by. So Prosecutor Nicholas
made a half-hour speech, in which he tried to clear
himself of his lie the witness stand, and, failing
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-09-29
BY A STAFF CORRESPONDENT

MOTHER act in the drama, "Put
Townley in Jail and Bust the
League" was put on at Jack
son last week by Judge E. C.
Dean and Prosecutor E. H.
Nicholas. The occasion was
the hearing set to pass upon
the application of Townley and
Gilbert for new trial. The
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-09-29

farmers at Jackson when A.
The
W. N. A F. E. HenryBr
P. A.P Van Dam, H. H.
LW
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-09-29

himself of his lie on the witness
in this, expressed regret that
the legislature had not passed
a law prescribing a more Sc
we're penalty for Townley and
Gilbert.
Judge Dean read written
statement, prepared in ad-
vance, in which he claimed he
was absolutely unbiased and
then agreed with Nicholas, who
had just been regretting that
Townley and Gilbert couldn't
be sent to the penitentiary.
On top Of telling how unbiased
he was Judge Dean sentenced
Townley and Gilbert to three
months in Jail, the maximum
penalty under the law, and
then explained that he wasn't
ready yet to pass finally on the
question of wv h e t h er they
should have a new trial or not.
Judge Deans statement,
in the nature of a decision
on the case, was prepared
and distributed to news
papers in advance of the
hearing, before the judge
knew what points, if any,
would be raised by attor-
neys for Townley and Gil
bert. 1t was being circu-
lated in Minneapolis by the
nal while Judge Dean was
. the bench.
Long "alibis" to justify their
duct Of the trial of A. C. Town
bert were made by both Judge
Nicholas. Both officials made
the defendants, their counsel
newspapers and magazines ia
ants and assailing the conduct
NICHOLAS ATTEMPTS TO
SQUIRM OUT OF LIE
-
l.. s Attorney Nicholas made an {
Of the charge made in the Min
he had made deliberate misstat
ness stand, and sought to col
that the assertion that he had
circulation of Ferdinand A. T
book was a falsehood. He was
the transcript of the statement
the stand, to show that he hs
helped Teigen dispose of the
which was fatty refuted by the
respondence between Nicholas
The county. attorney also
League agents ''are still pl
still preaching open revolt. s
overthrow of the United Sta
He had reference to a meetil