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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-12-21
17-Year-Old Anarchist Shows
Menace of Bookshelf; Got Start
Reading Volumes in Public Library

New York, Dec. 20.-Thoma
p,,bkanob, the 17-year-old self
|confessed schoolboy anarchist. nov
on Ellis Island awaiting deporta
|tion to Russia as dangerous alien
who says ne obtained his "educa
t;on" in radicalism from books OBJ
famed at the New York public Ii
hrary. in an interview with a rep
resentative of the Associated
Press, indicated that a real menace
IN American institutions rests up.
m many free bookshelf.
"Some rich men have unwilling
" aided the spread of revolution
lwy Doctrines" he said, referring
"A the millions invested in libraries
(all over the English-speakinp
world. II had no trouble in obtain.
inc the radical books l desired
nrinted in Russian. from the 96th
street and Lexington avenue
branch of the New York public H.
brary."
The youth who, shortly after
graduating from a New York pub
lie school, became the secretary of
the Union of Russian Workers To-
CAL an anarchist organization in
Brooklyn with a membership of
$50, discussed with perfect frank
ness, the causes which had led him
to his impending Punishment from
the United States. The first step,
he said, had been socialism, a the
ory favored by some of the teach
ers in his school. It was not radi-
cal enough, he said, and SO he took
up anarchy.
Buhkanob would prove study
for the psychologist. He is more
than ordinarily intelligent and
quick witted. A pair of light blue
eyes peer from beneath shock of
very light brown hair and when he
smiles he shows a fine set of we'll
kept teeth. Well-dressed and sup
piled with an abundance of cigar
cites, he expressed contentment
with his lot and hoped he would be
sent to Kronstad or Nijini-Nov-
gorod, in Russia, where, he said,
there were anarchistic communes.
The necessity of leaving his moth
Ter and two sisters, one of whom is
IA student in Brooklyn high
school, and none of whom share
his views, caused him few regrets,
he said, because lone must be will
ing to sacrifice himself for
cause"
The prisoner came to the United
States from Volhynia, in the Tx
Faine, or Little Russia" with his
neither in 1912 when ten years old.
His father, a Russian mujik, is
Head. For five years he attended
New York public school, gradual
ing in 1917. He had been taught
The usual branches including
knowledge of the United States
Constitution. He said he had no
Use for governments Of any kind
because they were all dishonest"
Upon leaving school Buhkanob OBJ
aimed employment at what he said
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-12-21
Austro-Hungarian
7s's'e Pays Tribute to
English Altman

Berlin, Dec. 20.-"Greater than
the heroes Of DID," is the tribute
to a British airman by Count
Czernin, formerly Austro- Hungar-
ian foreign minister.
Baron Richthofen, the crack
German airmen, and an English
airmen were circling around each
other furiously over the German
lines in France during the war;"
he says, when suddenly some
thing went wrong with Richtho-
fen's machine gun and he could
not shoot. The Englishman look
ed across in surprise and seeing
what was wrong, waved his hand,
turned and flew Off"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-12-21

was TAR wages. His home life, h,
declared, was happy.
Il was working in q mach;n,
shop for s21.6O a week and wo,,1'
nave received a good raise" sai(
buhkanob laughingly as he dis
icussed his plight. The boys man
ner was earnest, almost eager. t.
answer questions. His parents. he
SAID, had been members of tn.
Greek Catholic church but he ha(
never been very religious. He
could not understand, he said, i
there was God why there was SC
much evil in the world.
II slept last night he won't on
with a lot of murderers and rob.
bers, but l am able to take care OF
myself" Here Buhkanob recount.
ed with some evidence of pride ar
experience he had had when he was
chief monitor in school. Five OF
SIX boys attacked him. Il knock.
ed out two of them," he chuckled
and the others beat it,"
Bunkanob said few of the bows
and girls in school entertained the
views he did. Most of them pre-
ferred to spend their leisure time
at the movies. He liked to read
history, philosophy, sociology and
economics.
"My first book of this kind was
one by Tolstoy, a mild, good man,
but dreamer, he offered no solu-
ton except Christianity and that
l do not accept. Then / read, at
other times, kropotkin's Bread
and Freedom" Bakunin's God
and State Novimirsky's What is
Anarchism'? Alexander Berk-
mans Prison Memoirs of an An
archist,' and Max Stirner's The
Individual and His Property They
gave me my first desire to help
emancipate the working class by
educating it to realize it's own in
terest. l also read the works of
an Italian anarchist as we'll as
Emma Goldman's Mother Earth I"
The boy said he had no sympathy
for Bolshevism because it repre-.
sented a form of government or
authority for both of which he
protested contempt. He admitted,
however, that a few weeks ago he
participated in a parade of Rus
sian radicals up Fifth avenue
which was broken up by the po-
lice amid scenes of wild disorder.
The paraders either refused to
take out or did not possess a nee
essary police permit,
When told that statistics show
ed that more than 183,000,000
Russians could neither read or
write, Buhkanob said he wanted to
go back to Russia, just the same,
''to help them" He said he had
no use for any government even
though it protected his life and
property, enabled him to earn
good living and to dwell in peace
and comfort. He said a police or
fire department, street cleaning
system, water works, lighting sys-
tenn or any other public service
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-12-21

ably looking for new land, who
never lived to get back to civiliza-
ton.
"There was one little girl who
possessed the most pronounced
markings of blondeness, the
daughter of two dusky natives,
whose hair was black and who
had black beady eyes The par
ents knew of no reason for the
reddish hair and grey eyes Of their
offspring"
Crawford who was married
shortly after he had returned to
civilization on the steamer whalcr
Herman, which had picked him
up on floe near Victoria Land,
intends to take his bride north
with him when the ice breaks in
the spring.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-12-21

would be acceptable to him if they
all did not involve the exercise of
authority" And yet Buhkanob
was reputed to have been an or
DERBY boy in school.
E. H. Anderson, director of the
New York public library, in
statement regarding Buhkanob's
charges that he had obtained an
archistic literature from one of the
library branches, said he had been
unable to find the books Buhkanob
mentioned listed in the catalogue.
Certain works by Kropotkin and
other similar writer's, he said,
printed in Russian, were undoubt-
eddy on the shelves but they were
not "incendiary or seditious" and
were books of high literary value.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-12-21
Cheek-tO-Cheek
Dances Receive
0. X. of Many Goods

St. Louis, Mo-. Dec. 2O.-When
young women freshmen of Wa.h-
ington university, numbering $50
were questioned recently whether
they favored cheek-to-c dan
cling they overwhelmingly decid-
ed it was insanitary and should be
barred. One hundred and forty
five of them decided that it gave
the deadly germ a chance to do
its worst, but there were five who
voted along the lines that they
didn't care whether the germ
worked or struck, it was call the
same to them"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-12-21
Canada Gets More
Liquor than When
Nation Was wet

Birmingham, Dec. 2O.-Sir
James Stevenson, director of a
distillery said in a speech the 9th
er day that, although Canada had
gone largely dry" his firm was
asked to ship more goods to that
country than when it was sup
posed to be "wet."
They had a request from their
agents to substitute glass stop
pers for corks, an "now that the
country had gone dry. corkscrews
were difficult to obtain"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-12-21

wants kiss. and maybe that is
so, bnt how to hang it on a tree
there is no way | know. A nice
four-in-hand might do, with stripes
OF green and white; / know he
wouldn't be like pa and say it was
fright.
"And now | think I'll go to bed
and put aside my list; tomorrow l
am sure to think of some one l
have missed | will be bankrupt
when | buy the things from ties to
muff--yes, Christmas comes but
once a year, and gracious! that's
enough" - Brooklyn Standard
Union.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-12-21
FIVE QUEENS IN ENGLAND.

London, Dec. 2O.-Five queens
now are staying in England. They
are the Queen Mother Alexandra
and Queen Mary of England;
Queen Victoria Eugene of Spain;
the former Queen Amelia, and
the former Queen Augustine Vic
toria, wife Of Former King Man
uel of Portugal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-12-21

West Fourth Avenue
702-6Rooms. Lot worth the money.
West Fourth Avenue
708 and 712-Good dividend on money
asked.
716-4 Rooms. Can be made nice
home Close in.
West Fourth Avenue
720-7 Rooms. Now paying nice divi-
dend, lot large enough for another build
ing.
West Tenth Avenue
1912 and 1854 real bargain.
Cedar Street.
712-Most desirable location and price
right.
West Second Avenue
Two-story dwelling. Nice location for
apartments. Can sell on easy terms.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19
SHOT FIRED AT
VISCOUNT FRENCH
Unsuccessful Attempt to Assassinate
Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland

DUBLIN, Dec. l9.-An attempt was
made at / o'clock this afternoon to assas-
sinate Viscount French, the lord lieuten-
ant of Ireland. Lord French was driving
between the Ashton gate of Phoenix park
and the Vice Regal lodge when a shot was
fired. A civilian nearby was struck and
instantly killed by the bullet. A police
man was wounded at the same time
Lord French, however, escaped the fate
evidently intended for him.
Several shots are said to have been
fired by Lord French's assailant The
military present promptly returned the
fire and one of the assailants was shot
dead. His body lay by the roadside
Information gathered indicated that
the would be assassin fired from a field
while the party was passing along the
road. The most intense excitement pre-
vailed when two tanks passed through
the streets at about 2.30 p. m. A number
of men were hiding in field beside the
road when Lord French motored past.
The first shot fell in front of the vice
RECALLS car, but the second entered the
side OF the car and another pierced its
back. A policeman acting as escort was
hit in the foot.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19
British Steamer Manxman
Went Down In Mid Ocean
On Thursday
ANOTHER SHIP PICKS
UP THE SURVIVORS
Wireless Calls for Boots and Clothes
When They Are Landed - Heavy
Damage Along Nova Scotia Water
Fronts - More Ships Missing.

HALIFAX, n. S., Dec. l9.-Forty-
three members of the crew of the British
steamer Manxman were drowned yester
day when their ship foundered in mid
ocean, according to radio from the Brit
ish steamship British Isles, picked up
here today. The rest of the crew, num-
bering more than a dozen, have been
picked up by the British Isles, which is
due in New York Monday. Among those
lost were the captain, first mate, fourth
engineer and wireless operator. The rest
of the officers were saved.
The radio did not state how the men
lost their lives. but it is presumed they
went down with their ship. The Manx
man, which was last reported at Port
land, Me-, was on her way to transat-
lantic port The radio ended with a re-
quest that boots and clothes be furnished
the survivors of the Manxman when they
reached New York.
News reaching here today from various
points along the coast indicate that the
severe storms of last week caused the
loss of thousands of dollars in water
front improvement. Wharves, fishing
boats, boat houses and other property
were destroyed or heavily damaged.
Today the name of the schooner Lowell
S. Parks was added to the list of vessels
reported missing. Nothing has been
heard from the ship since she left ST.
John, n f., Dec. o. She had crew of
five men. Misfortune also is believed to
have overtaken the schooner Louisa
Maud. A wireless message today from
the tanker British General stated that
she had picked up two men Of the Maud's
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19
FROZEN GAS MAIN
DELAYS SUPPER
Excellent Menu, Including Chicken
Pie, Served Under Trying Condi-
tions by Baptist Women.

Working under difficulties because of
a frozen gas main,l the women of the
First Baptist church served their an
nual chicken pie supper In the social
rooms of the church last evening to
more than 100 persons. The sale of
aprons, table sets, flowers and salted
peanuts was we'll patronized. 1t was
5 clock or after when it was discov-
cred that not enough gas was ekeing
through the pipes to enable the women
to use the gas stove or to light the
rooms where the tables were spread.
The potatoes were taken to the home
of the ianitor next door, TO be boiled,
and tallow candles were secured, placed
in improvised holders and arranged on
the tables some lamps also were
brought from homes to augment the
glimmer The excellent menu, which
was served remarkably well under the
trying conditions, consisted of. chicken
pie, mashed potato, cabbage salad
beet pickles, jellies, rolls, bread, pie,
cheese, cake and coffee. The serving
of the supper was delayed about half
an hour an account of the shortage
of gas.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19
TRoLLEYS BEAT JITNEYS.
Forced Cities to Revoke Licenses to
Jitneys-Cars Run Today.

SALEM, Mass Dec. l9-Trolley car
service in the Salem district was resumed
today after a suspension of "a hours by
the Eastern Massachusetts, street Railway
company because of jitney competition.
All competing jitney licenses were revok-
ed by the government of the three cities
affected last night. The railway company
announced that as soon as tickets could
be printed l6 rides would be sold for 81.
The present fare is 10 cents.
Jitncy, owners announced that they
would make no attempt to operate today
but would circulate petitions for a re
serendum on the question of substituting
iitneyg for trolley cars.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19
Ending of Strike Was No
Settlement, Just Victory
For Government
MINERS OBEYING
ORDER OF COURT
Admits They Did Not Always Obey 1t
Further Proceedings Instituted Be
cause Miners Were Violating the
Courts Order He Tells Committee.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Termina-
tion of the soft coal strike was not
a settlement but victory for the gov
eminent, Attorney General Palmer to-
day told the senate subcommittee in
vestigating the strike. 1.-The govern
ment has won its fight" Mr.. Palmer
said. "There was no settlement in &C
tuality, the men and the union officers
have complied with our demands and
returned to work.
Mr.. Palmer said the department OF
justices 5 action in the coal strike be-
gan with the preparation of injunction
proceedings against officials of the min
ers' union under the Lever law. He
said that the miners now were obeying
the order of the court.
Did they always obey it!' Sen
ator Towpshend asked.
1.-The letter of the court order was
obeyed from the first, - was the re-
ply, "but in so far as getting the
men actually back to work it was not
SO successful as we had expected.
"You considered that the, order was
violated, did you not!" Senator
Townshend continued.
~ did, and we instituted further
proceedings because we had some evi-
dence that the order was not being
obeyed in good faith by some of the
union officials"
Grand jury investigation, Mr.. Palm
or said. was still going on involving
the whole question. At the request
of Senator Townshend Mr. Palmer de.
scribed the conditions leading up tr
court action. lie told OF the efforts OF
Secretary Wilson to mediate between
the miners and operators.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19
AUTO BLANKS FOR
1920 REGISTRATION
Town Clerk Hopkins Receives Supply
Receipt Blanks, Discontinued
Past Year, Again in Use.

Town Clerk Carl S. Hopkins has re-
eeived supply of automobile blanks of
various forms from the secretary Of state
for use in registering cars for 1920. He
also has received official receipt blanks
such as formerly were used by him but
which were discontinued during 1919.
Upon the payment of small fee Mr..
Hopkins will make out the blanks, re-
ceive and receipt for the money and send
to secretary of state. The registration
papers, plates and receipts from the sec-
retary of state will then be sent as here
tofore by mail direct to the registering
person. Many people coming in from sur
rounding towns find it helpful to have
some place where they can go and with
no bother to them have the work quickly
attended to.
Mr.. Hopkins was appointed by Secre.
tary of State Guy w. Bailey in 1910 to
assist in this work. and he has been do.
ing it ever since then.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19
MORE SENTENCES
IN DISTRICT COURT
-Four Respondents Pay Fines and Two
GO to Jail - Court Takes Recess
Today at 10 O'Clock.

Several more criminal cases were dis.
posed of this morning in the United
States district court and about 10
clock recess was taken and the
court officials began packing up their
records and documents. One or two
civil cases are to be tried here at the
convenience of the court and the at
torneys, but aside from them the bust
ness of the regular December term is
over.
DR.. Pierre Guertin of Bloomfield
pleaded guilty to bringing liquor and
illegally and was fined $l00. A charge
of bringing in some other drugs was mol
pressed by District Attorney V. A. Bull
lard.
Adolph Bealieu of Bloomfield, a lum-
herman, was fined $50 for bringing
from Canada four gallons of high wines
and other liquors. He entered a plea of
guilty.
For violating the immigration laws
Eugene Mountain of Montreal was sen
fenced to serve four months in the Or
leans county jail at Newport He as
sisted Bert Davieau into the United
States unlawfully.
Henry Lavoie of Coaticook, Quebec,
pleaded guilty to the charge of assist
ing Mrs. Mary L. ARIEL and child into
this country in violation of the immi-
grafton laws. He was sentenced to
serve three months in the county jail
at Newport In consideration of his
service in the Canadian army his sen
tence was made one month shorter than
it otherwise would have been.
Harold c. Earney of West Stewards
town, \. H., was fined $40 on plea of
guilty to the charge of transporting the
carcass of a deer through this state
George Henry of Norton S Mills paid
a fine of 500 after pleading guilty to
the charge of bringing quantity of
brandy FROM Canada.
When immigration Inspector James
C. Ford left for Newport this forenoon
he had FIVE men to deliver to the jail
officials.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19
MY SOLDIER GIRL
FINELY PRESENTED
Musical Comedy of Special Merit
Draws Fair Sized Audience to Au-
ditorium- Cast.

In spite of the busy Christmas sea.
son fair sized audience attended the
presentation of the musical comedy,
My Soldier Girl. in the Auditorium last
evening. and expressions of entire sat.
isfaction were general 1t was one of
the best productions in the Auditorium
in long time, and was invested with
beautiful settings and costumes. Doro-
thy Garrigue, who played the title part
as Dixie Harris, is an actress OF par.
ticular force and ability, and she was
supported by a cast which was com.
petent and satisfying. The chorus was
attractive and well equipped with vo-
cal powers. Some dancing specialties
were executed with grace and charm
and the singing by the cast. especially
the harmony work by male quartet,
were received with much enthusiasm.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19
OLNEY PLEADS
FOR WET SPELL
Asks President to Proclaim Demobiiis-
alton So Liquor Men Can
Dispose Of Stock.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. - Repres.
sentative Olney of Massachusetts
called at the White House today to
urge President Wilson to proclaim de-
mobilization Immediately with q view
TO lifting the wartime prohibition ban.
Mr.. Olney said his request was based
on completion of rehabilitation, that
the supreme court in upholding the
validity of the wartime law virtually
had invited the President to proclaim
disqualification and that it was the In
tention of congress to give the liquor
interests one year before constitution.
al prohibition in which to dispose of
their stocks. Officials at the White
House promised to bring his views be-
fore the President.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19
Recognition by Board Of
Trade of Teams Ex-
cellent Work
DARTMOUTH TRACK
COACH SPEAKER
Gold Footballs and School Letter ~
Received from Hands Of Principal
Warren Excellent Roast Turkey
Supper Served In Brooks House.


Supper Served In Brooks HOUSE.
Recognition by the Brattleboro board
Of trade of the high school football
teams excellent work the past season
in winning the Connecticut Valley
championship took the form of a com.
plimentary banquet to the football
squad in the Brooks House last eve
ming. Some other members of the high
school and some business men bought
tickets, making a company Of about
so, besides the high school orchestra
under the leadership of Earl A. Bra.
man
Landlord G. E. Sherman served hot
turkey supper, which WAS frst class
in every respect, and long table set
in the middle Of the dining room &C:
commodated most of the party. !
There was speaking after the BAN
quet, by Toastmaster C. L. Stickney,
NJ. ]. Moran, Coach Diedrich Stolte
Principal j. E. Warren, and Track
Coach Harry Hillman of Dartmouth
college. In addition to these features
there was an abundance of cheering
the students being led by Cheer Lead.
ers Jane Daley and Thomas Sterryove,
the presentation Of the school letter
"B' and watch fobs in the form Of
gold footballs by Principal Warren to
the regular members Of the team and
to Manager Kenmore Emerson, ana the
presentation of q black leather travel.
ing bag to Coach Stoite In behalf Of
fContinusd on Page a.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19
CAN'T INSURE
THEIR WH|SKEY
Kentucky Distillers Get
Another Blow to Their
Expiring Business
NO LIQUOR VALUE
WITHOUT SALES
Therefore Insurance Company win
Not Garry Liability On It--Distillers
Have No Plans for Disposing of Big
Stock On Hand.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. ls.-Stil with
cut plan so far as learned to dispose
proftably of 35,ooO,0oo gallons of liquor
before Jan. l6, when it must be out Of
the country, Kentucky distillers today
heard a pronouncement by the Connecti-
cut Mutual Insurance Cos branch Office
here that liability for whiskey could not
further be provided by the company This
action was taken by the company, it was
announced because of the fact that no
valuation can be placed on liquor now
that it cannot be sold
Federal officers in the last two days
have arrested II alleged violators of the
wartime prohibition law and, it is under
stood have warrants for arrest OF others
on similar charges.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-19
UniversaEst Church
Rev. D. E. Trout Pastor
Christmas Sunday, Dec. Al.

1890 a. m-Divine worship with Christ
mas sermon and music. The choir
will be assisted by violin, Alison
Dugan. Subject of sermon, The
Quest of the Magi.
Has a. ma Christmas concert with
songs and recitations by the mem
bers of the Sunday school.
800 p. m.--At Vernon, service of wor-
ship with sermon.
Monday, Dec. 22.-The annual Christ
mas supper, for all members of the Sun
day school also the primary department,
will be served at $50 p. m. The supper
will be followed by a three-act Christmas
play to be given by members of two
classes.
Tuesday, Dec. 80, at 3p. m.-There will
be the Christmas tree and Santa Claus
for the primary department, after which
the annual Christmas supper for the chill
dren will be served.