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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-25
ALL OBJECTIONS
CLEARED AWAY
Only Question Now, Says President, Is
Will United States Keep Pledge
to Guarantee Peace.

DENVER, Col, Sept. 25.-Declaring the
issue in the peace treaty discussion at last
had been clearly drawn President Will
son said in an address here today that the
Question squarely facing the nation was
whether the United States would keep its
pledges to help guarantee the peace of the
world OF all the subject matter in the
treaty aside from the league covenant Mr..
Wilson said the Shantung provision was
the only one criticised That objection
now had been cleared away, he continued,
as had the lesser objections urged against
the covenant itself.
He asserted that the whole discussion
now had settled down upon the heart of
league of nations covenant, the guaran-
tee of article 10. Adoption of reserva-
tion like that proposed in the senate, he
declared. would be equivalent to the re
lection of the treaty On the final issue,
;as it had settled down about the ques-
tions of reservations, said the President
there was no organized opposition to the
treaty except among the people who
tried to defeat the purpose of the gov
ernment in the war"
"Hyphens," he added, while the crowd
cheered, "are the knives being stuck into
this document" The line has been def
nitely drawn he said and the only ques-
tion to be decided was whether the
! United States would go into the league
| or stay out. 1t had been one of the pur
| poses of the war, he said, to set up 9
permanent peace guarantee.
| He declared he was under bond espe
ciallv to the children of the country K
make good the promise of such a guar
antee He added that the next worlC
war would be much more terrible thar
the last saying, I'm for any kind of in
surance against barbaric reversal o
civilization"
Should the United States stay out o
4 the league, he continued, it would hay
to have ''the biggest army in the world
and there would have TO be conscriptiol
and heavy taxation.
In reference TO reservations he said
when the senate has acted it win b
! for me to determine whether its actio
constitutes an adoption or a rejection.
He added that he hoped the senate woul
not leave the matter in doubt, bu
would make its position unmistakabl
and would put its action into such forr
} that it would clearly constitute a rejet
E tion or an acceptance.
President Wilson had two addresses G
c his program today, one here at $50 a. m
g and another at Pueblo When he reache
D his hotel last night he met three of h
$ cousins, Mr.. and Mrs Thomas r. Woo
e row and Mrs Harriet Woodrow Welle
l. all Of Denver.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-25
Mixed in Chicago District.

CHICAGO, Sept. 25.-Announcement
that slab and rail mills of the United
States Steel corporation at Gary, Ind,
would be in partial operation today
which would be the most extensive re-
sumption of work in the CHICAGO dis
trict since the steel strike was called
Monday was counterbaanced by the 1875
steam engineers at the Illinois Steel
Company at Gary being ordered ont on
sympathetic strike by their local I'M
ions. Union leaders asserted that this
action would close the mills. Claims of
the industrial and labor leaders still
were at variance.
Five hundred men at Indiana Har.
Dor, Ind, last night attended a meet
ing and demanded protection for then
return to work. Speakers at the meet
ing stated 80 per cent of them on strike
at the six plants desired to return t.
work
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-25
MASS MEETING OF
MILK PRODUCERS
Will Be Held in Putney Saturday Night
to Consider Plan to Change
Market and Elect Committee.

A mass meeting of milk producers inI
this section will be held in the town hall
in Putney Saturday night when mar
keting committee will be elected and 9th
er matters of interest to every producer
will be discussed
Local producers have been offered pro-
position for placing their product in
Springfield, Mass. This comes after a sea-
son of shipping to Boston market which
has proved unsatisfactory because of the
distance and the heavy surplus which Bos-
ton has experienced several seasons. 1t
has been thought for some time that the
Springfield market was the logical place
for this product to be sold, but until now
no Springfield dealer has felt ready to
purchase large a quantity of milk
At the meeting Saturday night a new
marketing plan will be explained by Coun-
ty President T. L. Parmelee, and the ques-
ton of changing dealers will be put to
vote of the producers concerned. In
case the new marketing plan is accepted
it probably will be necessary to devise
some means for evening up the production
hereabouts
Producers in this section heretofore
have made but little milk during the
summer and autumn, when dealers Gus
tomarily are short, and have flooded the
market heavily in the spring and early
summer. To take advantage of the Spring
| field market it probably will be neces
sary to so re-arrange the production OF
local dairies as TO make very nearly an
even flow throughout the year.
1t is understood that the plan advanced
for handling this situation lies in the
election by popular vote of represent
ative marketing committee. This commit
| tee would have full control of the ship
| ments of milk and although it probably
is true that the milk viii go by rail al
at present and be- gathered at the sam,
hours as now it undoubtedly would b.
necessary for producers not shipping mill
from the start to make application t.
the marketing committee before thei
product could be shipped Those pro
ducers who heretofore have shipped n
, milk at this season of the year, but VIII
: have come on with heavy shipments i
the late winter and spring to the detr
ment of the market and their fellow prC
| ducers, undoubtedly would have to b
: withheld by the marketing committe
from breaking the market as carried b
the year-around producers.
Il President Parmelee has expressed th
e hope that every shipper who expects I
5 ship any milk during the coming year wi
be present at the meeting in Putney Sa
!, urday night, as only through commo
i vote and representation can oharketir
8 committee be chosen which will do jnstit
: to everyone concerned.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-25
LOCAL THEATERS
IN BLACK CIRCUIT
BrattlebOrO Theaters Com
pany Incorporates
Capital $4,000
MRS. HARRINGTON
MADE PRESIDENT
Auditorium and Princess Theater -
Arthur B. Carter Floor Manager =
Other Vermont Thes ters Join.

An important business deal involv-
ing the management of the Auditorium
and the Princess theatre of this town
is told in the incorporation of the Brat
tleboro Theatres Co., with capital
stock of $25.0 900 and tie following Off
GERS: President, Emma c. harrington of
Brattleboro; secretary, II. A. Mintz of
Boston; treasurer, Alfred S. Black of
Rockland, Me. Mrs. Harrington, it is
announced, win continue as general
manager of both local houses and Ar
thur B, Carter will act as floor mana
ger. Mr.. Black will have entire charge
of the bookings and will handle the
financial end of the corporation at his
main Office in Boston.
This is part of transaction which
| brings a number of Vermont theatres
| into the Black Circuit, which has ex-
tensve booking facilities and is large
ly extending its New England inter
ests. Mr. Black, himself, accompanied
by his architect and attorney, were in
Brattleboro day before yesterday to
complete the details involved in the
| change.
Other Vermont theatres already in
eluded in the syndicate are the Strand
in Rutland and the Strand in Randolph
In Barre property has been bought fol-
the erection of n playhouse with {;
seating capacity of 1900. In addition
the circuit has two theatres in Lowell
!, Mass, one each in Biddeford, Me-. Wat
erville, Me, Damariscotta, Me-, Bangor
Me. with a seating capacity of 500
Portland, Me. (about to be built with
seating capacity of 2,500), two in Rock
, land, Me-, two in Westbrook, Me
three in Bath, Me-, and one in Utica
\. Y. The circuit is also part owner o
theatre in Boston.
:. Mr.. Black is authority for the state
ment that the class of pieures Shown o
the circuit is of the highest, the bes
selections being made from the leac
Ling film houses. Mr.. Black himself
national president of the Motion Pic
: ture Exhibition League of America an
: has been interested in the theatre bu.
!, mess for eight years, although it Wa
not until 1915 that the Black circu
, began to take on its present widesprea
nature. The Boston headquarters {
:, the concern is at ca Broadway TT
y theatres of the circuit present movin
;, pictures as a rule, although there SOM
times is a variation of vaudeville if IL
conditions seem to warrant such AZ
dition.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-25
RAILWAY SHOPMEN
WANT MORE WAGES
Convention Of Chicago May Recall
Grand Lodge Officers for Fail
ure to Get More Money.

CHICAGO, Sept. 25.-A convention of
federated railway shopmen, called by the
Chicago district council of the federated
railroad shop crafts, opened today for
the announced purpose of devising means
for obtaining an increase in wages. J.
ID. Sanders, secretary of the council, said
the delegates would discuss the inability
of their grand lodge officials to obtain
more than four cents an hour increase
granted the railway shopmen last month
by President Wilson and also declared a
movement would be started to recall the
grand lodge officers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-25
STEEL STRIKE CANNOT BE CALLED OFF
SHOULD CORPORATION GRANT DEMAND;
MORE STRIKERS RETURNING TO WORK

that more men had come to work at
Homestead and at the Thompson works
at Braddock and that the best showing
was made at Clarion. 1t was claimed
that production of some of the com
pany 5 mills was twice that of the day
before.
The city mills of the Carnegie com
pany were reported in operation but
working shorthanded. American Steel
& Wire Co. representatives said today
few more men We're going to work ev
erywhere.
Conditions were a little better in the
Pittsburgh and Chicago district, tht
company said, but the Cleveland felt
remained unchanged.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-25
MEN OF CENTRE
CHURCH BANQUET
Dine in Brooks House as Guests of Mr..
Dunham - Brotherhood Reor-
ganized-Address by Pastor.

Nearly 70 men of the Congregation
al parish assembled in the Brooks
House last night as guests of George
L. Dunham at a banquet, when the
Brotherhood was organized and an ad-
dress on The japanese Question was
given by the pastor, Rev. DR.. II. p.
Woodin. Leitsinger's orchestra fur
nshed music. The guests expressed
their appreciation of Mr.. Dunham s
courtesy by a rising vote, and Mr.. Dun
ham took occasion to speak briefly re-
garding church activities, a matter
which was amplifed by DR.. Woodin.
w. A. Gilbert, who presided, stated
his wish to retire from the presidency
after holding the office several years
and Orrin B. Hughes was elected his
successor. Other officers elected are:
Vice president, Harold W. Mason; sec
retary and treasurer, Norman A. Howe
These officers and the pastor and Sun
day school superintendent will appoint
the committees.
Dr. Woodin gave to many a new con
ception of Japan's s desires, togethe
with some interesting historical fact
concerning that nation. He deploret
| the talk about war with Japan, saying
| it was just that kind of talking tina
brought about wars. Japan has no de
sire for war with the United States
but she is a proud nation and resent
| anything which humiliates her. Di
Woodin thought there was no occasion
| to worry about the Shantung question
and expressed his belief that Japa
would keep her promise to restor
/ Shantung to China. Japan has doc
trine like our own Monroe doctrin,
which makes her attitude toward Shar
tung desirable
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-25
TO FLY AROUND WORLD SOON.
81, 100000 the Prize and Plans Are
Made, It Is Said.

NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-A race in
the air around the world was an
nounced yesterday as likely to take
place in the near future. 1t is stated
that plans for the. race have been COM
pleted and that the prizes to be Of
fered amount to $1,000,000. Just who
A special commission has been appoint
ed to start next month on a tour
around the world to arrange for routes,
landing places, referees and organizing
committees in every country through
which the aerial Derby viii pass, ae-
cording to the announcement.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-25
More Men Are Working.

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 25.-Corpora-
ton officials announced that the grad
ual return of men which set in on the
second day of the steel strike coatin-
ued today. The return. it was said, was
not large, but was steady
William T. Foster, secretary of the
Steel Workers national committee said
he heard no report of further shut
downs, but that the strikers were gain.
ing in the Pittsburgh field.
The Carnegie Steel Co. announced
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-25
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
GRAVES DECORATED
X. G. Secretaries Prepared 1900 at
Romagne For Winter-Anni-
versary of Argonne Drive.

NEW YORK, Sept 25.-Graves of IT.
600 american soldiers who fell in the
Argonne offensive and We're buried in
the cemetery at Romagne were decorated
with flowers and sodded for the winter
today by 100 Knights of Columbus secre-
tares, according to an announcement
made here by that organization
Tomorrow marks the first anniversary
of the opening of the offensive. Several
pilgrimages of peasants led by the clergy
and officials of nearby towns witnessed
today's ceremonies.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-25
MANY STRIKERS RETURN.
Cooperation Claims 1t Has $4,000 at
Work at Gary-Denied by Union.


CHICAGO, Sept. 25.-There was CON
siderable change today in the steel
strike situation in the Chicago district.
AT Gary, Ind, the United States Steel
corporation was reported to be operat-
ing its slab mill and about 175 of its
240 coke ovens and it was said that
several blast furnaces and the rail mill
would be operated later III the day with
limited force of men. More than
900 strikers are said to have returned
to work yesterday and last night and
the company is said to have a force of
about $4,000 inside the plant.
Union leaders deny that any of the
strikers have returned and that the
company is operating any of its depart
ments en- a production basis.
At Waukegan, IL, officials of the
American Steel & Wire Co, notified
their 800 striking employees that un-
less they returned TO work within a few
Gays the plant would be shut down for
three months.
At Indiana Harbor, Ind, it was re-
ported that the 6.000 employees of the
Inland Setel Co. were willing 10 return
to work providing they were given ade
quate police protection. Union labor
leaders, however, denied any detection
from their ranks
Four thousand men were reported t,
be at work today in the Illinois Stee
Co. s plant at South Chicago. At nool
it was reported that operation of th
big plate mill had been resumed. Plan
were made for the operation of an elec
| trio furnace.
| Birds of prey are not endowed wit
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-25

WASHINGTON, Sept %. = Even
should the United States Steel cor
poration consent to meet representa-
tives of the men, the nation wide strike
of steel workers could not now be called
off in the opinion of John Fitzpatrick.
chairman Of the strikers committee, as
expressed today at the opening of the
senate labor committed .evestigatian of
the strike. "The $4,000 men on
strike " he declared, "are going to de-
mand from the United States govern
ment justice, decent justice.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-25
Soldiers Might Not Obey.

ROME, Sept. 25.-Cabinet ministers do
not conceal the enormous gravity of the
situation and the serious difficulty of find
ing a satisfactory solution to the Fiumc
problem They do not want to use force
against Captain d'Annmzio, wishing TO
avoid conflict, and it is said that this
hesitation may be partially due to the
fact that troops ordered against dAnnun-
zio's forces might refuse to obey orders.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-25
GIVES BAPTIsTs TWO MILLION.
John D. Rockefeller Contributes tt
Care of INDECENT Ministers in North

NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-John d. Rookie
feller yesterday contributed s2,O00,oOO to
the ministers and missionary board of
the Northern Baptist convention. No re-
strictions are made as to the use of the
principal and income, which will be ex-
pended to take care of INDECENT Baptist
ministers of the northern states. The an
nouneement of the gift, which is in the
form of securities, was made in letter
to Rev. f. T. Tomlinson, executive secre
tory of the board
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-25
MACON VOTES FOR
DE-UNIONIZATION
Elected Mayor Who Stands For 1t BY
Good Majority Over Labor
Candidate

MACON, Ga, Sept 25.-Glen Toole was
renominated yesterday for mayor of Ma
con by 5l3 votes over John L. Moore.
The de-unionization of the police and fire
departments was an issue during the cam
paign. Moore stood for de-unionization and
Toole refused to take stand. The labor
vote went almost solidly to Toole.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-25
Discharged After Report
ing Four Times in
Johnson Case
ANOTHER TRIAL IN
FEW DAYS EXPECTED
Court Excludes Various Offers by De-
fense, to Which Exceptions Are
Taken-Trial of Golf Player TO Be
Held in Few DAYS.

NASAA AA SW lays
After reasoning and laboring with
each other two and half hours the
jury in the municipal court reported at
$50 O'Clock yesterday afternoon that
it was useless to try longer to reach an
agreement in the case of the state
against Guy E. Johnson, charged with
Sabbath breaking by playing baseball
on the Valley fair grounds last Sun,
day. 1t was the fourth time the jury
had reported disagreement, twice re-
turning to the courtroom and twice
sending word to Judge A. E. Cudworth,
who sent word back by the sheriff to
consider the case while longer D. A.
Benson of Newfane was foreman Of
the jury.
This means that the case is now lust
where it was before the trial ss1t
States Attorney E. w. Gibson saws
| that it will be tried again by another
| jrry within a few days He plans to
/: have jury drawn this week. prob
! ably Saturday, to try Monday the case
| of the state against Lyndon l.. Dun
| ham, one of the Country club members
complained of for playing golf Sun
day and who volunteered to stand trial
/ to determine the status of the other
members charged with the same of
i feRse..
i If Johnson is acquitted on the Soc
ond trial that viii end the matter SO
4 far as he Is concerned, but if he is
found guilty the case will be appealed
to the supreme court, and that will
! result in an Interpretation of the Sun
day law Several months probably
would elapse, however, before the su-
preme court took up the case and rem
dered its decision.
Only two witnesses gave testimony
in the baseball case, Thomas A. Austin,
jr, manager and treasurer of the Brat
tleboro Athletics, and Edward ]. Fen
ton, who was at the Valley fair
grounds Sunday during part of the
game.
Manager Austin, called by the state
{ was told by the court that he was not
required to answer any question If
/ he considered that his answer might in
r criminate himself, and the same in
$ formation was given Mr.. Fenton. Mr.
I. Austin said he saw johnson throwing
a baseball, that two teams were on the
Y ground and that several innings were
II played.
el The court said he would take judicia
h /, notice of the fact that the exercises f1
a the activities of playing baseball wal
e a sport within the meaning of tn,
statute prohibiting the participating il
any sport on Sunday. Attorney w. R
Daley for the respondent took excep
tion to the ruling
:. There was no cross-examination O.
= the witness. and the state called MI
Fenton. He saw the players in ac
tion and said there was an audience o
: 500 or 600 persons. The state reste
g after Mr.. Fenton had testified
= The defense then called Mr. AustI
: and Attorney Daley said the defcns
offered to show by him 'tthat this re
- spondent was engaged at baseball fo
n charitable purposes; that no admis
= sion fee was charged and that wha,
m as ever was voluntarily contributed )
Continued On Page 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-25

Chairman Fitzpatrick Tells
Senate Committee the
Men Will Demand Decent
Justice From Govern
ment of United States -
Corporation Officials Now
Claim Gradual Return of
Men at Several Points
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-25
Will Strike at Bethlehem.

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Sept 25.-Unless
officials of the Bethlehem Steel company
agrees by O'Clock this afternoon to the
unions request for a conference the strike
ordered for Monday morning at o clock
will 20 into effect, leaders declare. Up to
noon today no reply had been received,
leaders claimed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-25
THE WEATHER.
Partly Cloudy Tonight - Probably
Showers and Cooler Frinday.

WASHINGTON, Sept 25.-The wea-
ther forecast: Partly cloudy tonight
and Friday. Probably showers. Cooler
Friday in New Hampshire and Yer
mont. Saturday probably fair Mod
crate to fresh south and southwest
winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-25
Shot by State Trooper.

FARRELL, Pa, Sept. 25.-Luke
Grogan. Serbian, was shot and killed
by state trooper today when the po-
lice searched house under suspicion
of being sniping post from which
shots had been fired at a steel plant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-25
Red Men, S Hall

Thursday, Sept. p, at p. m. Regular
meeting Of Pocahontas council, No. 4.
ID. of p. A good attendance is desired.
Friday, Sept. 26-SpecaI meeting
Ouonekticut Tribe, No. 2, |. o. r. NJ.
Chief = degree.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-25
First Baptist Church

Thursday, Sept %, 8 p. m.-Concert
by Miss Esther Dale, soprano, vocal in
structor at Smith college, and Mrs.
Kate Wheelock, violinist, of Toledo,
Ohio. Tickets, so cents.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-25
NO MORE SHUT
DOWNS REPORTED

Secretary Foster Claims
More Strikers In Pitts
burgh District Mills
Show More Men at Work
= Indiana Strikers Re-
guest Protection for Men
Returning to WOrk-De-
clare 80 Per Cent of the
Strikers Want to Return
One Striker Shot
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-25
Masonic Temple

Thursday evening, Sept. %, at 7.30 D. m
Stated communication Of Brattlebort
lodge, No. l02.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-25
UmversaIist Church

Rev. D. z. Trout, Pastor.
Rally Day Sunday, Sept. 2S, in church
and Sunday school.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-25
Odd Fellows Temple

Thursday evening, Sept % Regular
meeting of Canton Palestine, No. 3.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-25

Birds of prey are not endowed with
the gift of song.
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