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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-11-25
CABINET DEADLOCKED
IN COAL SETTLEMENT

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Mem-
bers of the cabinet are unable yet to-
!day to agree what would be fair
wage increase for the 100000 miners
lwho are idle, awaiting the outcome of
negotiations here. After discussing
the coal situation for THREE hours the
cabinet adjourned until $50.
/ The cabinet members split is due to
insistence OF Secretary Wilson in his
proposal for an increase of approxi-
nately 81 per cent necessary TO equal
ize the miners wages and living costs.
Garfield Opposes Flew.
Fuel Administrator Garfield and
others opposed this view. Garfield
promised at the second session this
Afternoon to lay new facts and figures
before the cabinet to support his con-
! tention.
| Miners and operators postponed all
joint conferences pending the result
of the cabinet meeting.
Matter of Arithmetic. 4.
! Fuel Administrator Garfield attend
ed the meeting. Attorney General
Palmer strongly endorsed the princi-
pies made by Garfield to the miners
and operators late yestrday, declaring
settlement of the miners wages is
WHOLLY a matter of arithmetic now
''The atmosphere needs clearing" and
| intimated that today's meeting would
bring about such Qualification.
President Wilson's cabinet met with
determination to effect settlement in
the coal strike which has kept 400, 600
miners idle since November 1.
situation Serious.
The middle west is on the verge OF
n serious industrial tie-up, due to the
local shortage. according to reports re-
ceived here today. Hundreds of plant:
are running far below normal in the
lChicago district. Railroad schedules
have been chopped until only neces-
lsary trains are operating. Indianap-
lolis has instituted many fuel saving
measures. All businesses is upended
after p. m. and supplies to non-es'
Isential indutries have been cut off in
lSt Louis. The situation throughout
kansas and Nebraska is acute.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-11-25
ARCADE TODAY
DECIDES LOVE PROBLEM
BY HIS MARKsfANSH1P

When is he undecided as to whether
he shall go at once and ask his sweet
hearts father for the girls hand in
marriage. Buddy Apperson, the lead
ing character in "Bill Apperson's
Boy" which win be seen at the Arcade
theatre today. leaves the question up
to his workmanship as stone
thrower "If hit that tree twice out
of three times. I'll go ask him." Buddy
decides.
AS he hits the tree every time, and
MS the girl happens to overhear him
he does not hesitate to go. This is
but one of the countless human
touches in the story of Kentucky hill
folks, in which Jack Pickford is the
star, and which bares with intense
realism the heart of a mountain lad
of eighteen.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-11-25

Railroad legislation is whistling for
right of way.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-11-25

Labor is striking as regularly as an
eight-day clock.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-09
LAWRENCE PICKETS
ARE WITHDRAWN
Move on Part of Strikers Believed to
Be Due to Attitude of Governor
Coolidge.

LAWRENCE, Mass, April 9.-pick
cts representing the striking textile
workers were inactive today for the first
time since the strike of operatives for
81 hours pay for a 4S-hour week began
nine weeks ago. Strike leaders made no
comment, but it is understood that the
withdrawal of pickets was due to the at
titude Of Gov. Coolidge in urging the mill
owners to accept the strikers suggestion
for arbitrators.
Many rumors in circulation today Of
an early settlement of the strike had a
similar basis apparently.
The police met with trouble ON Hamp-
shire street in another section of the
city when they arrested striker charged
with assault. A crowd gathered and the
police were obliged to draw their clubs
and use them freely. Two officers were
struck on the head, but not seriously in
jured Four revolver shots were fired
from the crowd without effect. -Four ar.
rests were made
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-09
SELECTMEN CALL
SPECIAL MEETING
In Response to Petition Meeting Will
Be Held in Festival Hall Tuesday,
April %, at p. m.

Warrants were posted today for a
special town meeting to be held Tues
day, April %. at 5 O'Clock in the eve
ming as the result of the petition pre-
sented to the seleetmen yesterday ask
ing for such a meeting to discuss the
matter of establishing a building line
on Main street north of High street and
of widening Main street.
The warrant contains four articles,
the first of which is to see if the town
will authorize the selectmen to estab-
lish building lines upon Main street
northerly from High street for the pur-
pose OF fixing the boundaries at which
buildings may be hereafter erected. Ar
ticle is to see if the town will vote to
authorize the selectmen to widen Main
street northerly of High street
Article 3 is to see if the town will
provide the necessary funds to carry
out any alterations made in Main street
north of High street, and if so how
much. Article calls for the transac.
tion of any. other business in eonnec-
tien with the proposed movement OF
Main street in the section referred to.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-09
d. A. R. MEETS WITH
MRS. F. HAMILTON
Four New Member! Voted In-Miss
Newton Gives Paper-Information
Sought for Honor Roll.

At the meeting of Brattleboro chap
ter Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, yesterday afternoon in the home
of Mrs. Fremont Hamilton four new
members were voted in and a nominal
ing committee was elected consisting of
Mrs w. F. Root, Mrs Jessie E. Haynes
and Mrs. Austin w. George.
Two groups of songs by Mrs. Cortes
Z. Farnum were much appreciated. She
was accompanied by Miss Katherine
Stoekwell.
Miss Lillian c. Newton gave a paper
on Women of the Revolution and Wom-
en- of Today Miss Newton referred to
the mothers of the Revolutionary sol
diers and of the help they were in the
war work, to Florence Nightingale as
mother of the Red Cross, and spoke of
the women of today in the Red Cross
work both overseas and at home
Blanks were issued to be filed out bv
members having fathers, husbands
sons or brothers in the service during
the world war, the purpose of the infor.
nation gathered in this way being to
place such members ,on an honor roll al
the D. A. Il. state headquarters.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-09
CHANGE IN SAILING
IS STILL DISCUSSED
Washington Hears Unoffi-
cially That Presidents Re-
turn to Council Sessions
Gives Renewed Confidence
in an Early and Satisfac-
tory Conclusion of the
Peace Conference

PARIS, April -. We do not accuse
our allies of forgetting what France has
done, F" says the Matin today, but
nevertheless we witnessed a curious
thing yesterday. American propagan-
dists or newspaper men knowing that
President Wilson had summoned to
Brest the ship which is TO take him
back to America. saw in this natural
order an opportunity for blaekmail.
They made with the disapproval of all
Americans who are friends Of France,
bold-faced attempt at intimidation.
If YOU are not mere accommodating,
they went all over the city saying our
President will return home and you can
cxtrieate yourself from your dillieul-
ties by yourself.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-09
TRAIN CHANGES
TO Be PROTESTED
Board of Trade Considers
c. V. Plan Injustice to
Travellers
DIRECTORS DECIDE
TO TAKE ACTION
General Passenger Agent Hanley in
Conference Says Receipts Are made
quate to Warrant Maintaining Pres
ent Schedule Here.

In meeting of the directors of the
board of trade last evening it was de-
cided to enter formal protest to the
Central Vermont Railway Co, through
Ticket Agent David S. Carey, against
the proposed removal Of certain trains
on the Central Vermont lines from
Brattleboro to Palmer. which would af-
feet somewhat the rail connections TO
Boston, and which the board of trade
looks upon as an apparent injustice to
travellers from this section.
j. w Hanley, general passenger
agent of the Central Vermont, was here
yesterday and Monday in conference
with board of trade officials, but Mr..
Hanley was unable to give any eneour-
agement that the company would retain
its present schedule, the claim being
that the receipts from the strip of road
in question are not adequate to warrant
maintaining the present service, stat
ing that other connections would be
made at East Mortified
The company purposes to take off the
train leaving Brattleboro at 10 in the
morning and the one arriving here al
| $50 in the evening In place of this
service the purpose is to have the train
now leaving at 9.13 leave at 9 'elock
and run over the Central Vermont
| track to East Northfeld, where part OF
/ the train win be sent over the Bostor
& Maine to Springfield, the rest going
over the Central Vermont to Palmer Ii
place of the present evening service {
train would leave Palmer at $50 il
| the afternoon and at East Mortified,
this would be connected to the Bos
ton & Maine from Springfield, arriving
at $50.
The company also claims that tn
cost of an actual run on the 40 traii
4 down and the $50 back is about s.
Icents a mile. The receipts of the morn
ing train on March IS were $4261 an,
of the evening train on March 10 wer
S3T.9s, these being the total receipts 70
the entire distance of 12l miles. TIL
morning train on March 24 showed re
eeipts of $ll0.27 and the evening trai
March 90 showed receipts of $16332
The proposedd changes will involv
re-seheduling of train crews and wi
make necessary the transfer of head
quarters of many.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-09
REFUSE TO CONFIRM
3 APPOINTMENTS
Senate Wouldn't Ratify Men Whom
, Governor Named for State
Offices
Special to The Reformer.l

MON1PEIIER, AprL y.
In a long executive session last even
ing the senate refused to confirm the ap-
pointments of the governor as follows:
John c. Buttles of Brandon for commits
sioner of industries; NJ. G. Morse of
Hardwick for commissioner of taxes; and
j. s. Brown of Montpelier for insurance
commissioner The senate confirmed the
appointments of Ebert s. Brigham OF
Montpelier for commissioner of agricul-
ture; Linus Leavens of Cambridge for
fish and game commissioner; and George
f. Carpenter of Montpelier for state pur-
chasing agent, in place of Dewey L. Han
ley Messrs. Brigham and Leavens are
reappointments. Charles Pmmley, tax
commissioner, and Robert w Simonds,
commissioner of industries, will remain
in office unless removed by the governor
after the adjournment of the legislature
The name of G. L. Lang Of Montpelier
is mentioned fer the Office Of insurance
commissioner.
The lineup of the senate Monday eve
ming in its now famous raid on the CUB
ernatorial power of appointment in thu
form of S. lbs, was as follows: Notins
for the bill, Senators Adams, Amey, Bal
lou, Bates, Belknap, Billings, Daniels
Hall, Hamblett. Hendee, Hill, jackson
Lewis. Payne, Schoff, Steele, Stuart, Tay
lor, Tenney. Villas; voting against tn
| bill, Senator's Carr, LaFleur, MeKillip
Morgan, Root and Varnum; absent an,
not voting, Senator's Rowland, Kingsley
| Noonan and Tracy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-09
NOTHING DOING
IN COUNTY COURT
Sheriff, Judges and StenogTapher There,
But Lawyers and Jurymen Have
Gone-No Case Ready

With the sheriff raking up the yard,
the jurymen excused and all the lawyers
away, if one came to the conclusion that
there was not much doing in county
court at Newfane he would have the cor
rect idea.
After the calling of the docket was fin
ished yesterday afternoon it was found
that no jury case was ready so the jury
men were excused to next Tuesday on
the arrival of the train from Brattleboro.
1t was thought that possibly some
court case might be taken up, but on ac-
count of illness of either witnesses or
parties, with bad travelling also to be con-
sidered. it was seen that no court case
would be ready this forenoon so the law
yers departed, leaving the sheriff, judges
and stenographer.
There is rumor that if no business
shows up by tomorrow morning a recess
will be taken.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-09
And Measure Intended to
Back Up the Sheppard
Amendment Dies Natural
Death - Clerk of This
County Gets Raise in
Measure Signed by Gov
ernor Today - Teachers
Retirement System Bill
Also Approved
Especial to The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER. April 6

At the hour of noon Lieut. Gov. Ma
son S. Stone and Speaker Charles S.
Dana formally adjourned the senate and
house of representatives respectively
for the session of 1919 The morning
was spent in the senate IN presentation
speeches. the senate giving Lieut.. Gov.
Stone, who leaves tonight for New York
to sail for France in Y. NJ. G. a work.
and Secretary Guy Page, with hand
some loving cups. Assistant Secretary
NJ. C. Taft, Chaplain j. NJ. Hamilton,
Official Reporter Charles Bancroft, the
doorkeepers and the pages were pre-
sented with sums of money. Lieut..
Gov. Stone, in thanking the senate for
his gift, paid high tribute to this body
as a whole, and to each member indi
vidually. The other recipients respond
ed briefly.
There was very little business before
either house this morning. A bill in
troduced in the house by Mr. White of
Georgia with unanimous consent pro-
vides that women 20 years of age, or
over, may be listed, pay a poll tax, and
vote under the provisions of H. l,
pdSSeu DIT tue pTtstHl SessiOn. 1nlSs
former measure provided for the voting
of women between the ages of 21 and
20, but left it so that women over 20
years of age could not vote. This bill
takes care of this apparent defect. 1t
was drawn by Senator Villas, but being
a revenue measure, could not be intro
dueed in the senate, so came in through
the house, was put through its final
passage under suspension of the rules
and so went through the senate In the
same way. 1t was signed by the gov
ernor just before adjournment.
| Senator Villas also introduced in the
senate bill permitting the board of
control to remove patients from the
| Brattleboro Retreat to the state hospi-
| sal at Waterbury. 1t was reported adj
versely and rejected, despite final eff
fort on the part of Senator Villas.
/ Resolutions informing the governor
and the house that the senate had COM
pleted its business were adopted by the
senate, and the same procedure took
place in the house just before the noon
Ihour.
/ There are no pocket vetoes on bills at
this session, something uhusualein the
history of Vermont legislatures. There
was some uncertainty about the state
house this morning as to whether the
governor would sign S. Al, an appropria-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-09
PVTS. COLT, DOYLE
AND EDWARDS HOME
Brattleboro Members of 1o3d Infantry
Here for Furloughs-Pvt. Colt
Recovered from Wounds.

Among other Bfattlehero boys who
arrived in Boston Saturday with the
26th division on the transport Ameri-
ca and who are visiting at their homes
in town are Private Allan c. Colt, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles III. Colt of
Frost street, Private Frank / Edwards
of Company H. 103d infantry, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Edwards and Pri-
vate Patrick Doyle, of Company A,
lo3d infantry, who is visiting his pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice j Doyle
Of Elliot street. The boys, who are sta
toned at Camp Devens, Aver, are here
ON short furloughs. Hollis B. Cobb of
Putney. who was in the 9th engineers,
Sd division, and who has recently re-
turned from overseas service, was a vis-
itor in town yesterday. He was at one
time q wellknown baseball player in
North Adams.
Private Colt, who is in Company G,
103d infantry, was in various hospitals
in France five months, the result of in
iuries received July Is during the see
ond battle at Chateau-Thiery He re-
eeived four wounds at that time. He
was wounded at night after the first
day s battle, an Austrian shell landing
in the trench not two feet away from
him. They were marching through the
trench single file at the time of the ex
| plosion and the man directly in front OF
him was killed and about 20 were in
ured The battles in which he partici
pated before being wounded were Chem
| in des Danes, scissors, the Toul sector
Apremont Forest, Belleau Wood anC
Xivray. At Belleau Wood his division
was relieved by the marines
Private Colt enlisted in Company
at Fort Ethan Allen. June 50, 1916, ant
was transferred to Company G, 103d in
| fantry. He went overseas in Septem
ber. 1917. Aside from his wounds h
had an attack of mumps and wa
gassed. but he is now fully recovered
He has increased in weight since leav
ing Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-09
5000 AGENTS TO
ENFORCE DRY LAW
Will Pay Particular Attention to the
Illicit Manufacture Of
Whiskey.

WASHINGTON, April 9-Three
thousand internal revenue agents work
ing in specially arranged zones through
out the United States will enforce prohi-
bition after July /, according to plans
announced today Nearly 500 new in
speetors will be trained and added to the
force of 1888 agents already available
Machinery for enforcement will be in
working order before the date when alb
solute prohibition becomes effective This
corps of special agents will be distribu-
ted among districts where law violations
are threatened to the largest extent, and
special attention will be paid TO cities
where revenue officials look for most
persistent efforts to make whiskey lille.
gally
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-09

PARIS, April 9 (Havas) The pre-
linminary peace treaty viii require Ger
many to make an immediate indemnity
payment on account of % billion
francs in cash and raw materials, ac-
cording TO the Echo de Paris. The trea-
ty, it declares, will not leave uncertain
the total amount which Germany is to
pay for that amount Will be written in
to the document.
In an article discussing whether Mon
roe doctrine can be coneiliated with the
league of nations, the Matih declares it
would be paradoxical to uphold it, adj
ding, "either the league of nations ex-
tends to the entire world, in which case
Europeans would violate the Monroe
doctrine in mipgling in American af-
fairs or the league of nations includes
only Europe in which case the Ameri-
cans would violate the Monroe doctrine
by mixing in European affairs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-09
Centre Congregational Church

Thursday, April 10, 7.3O p.m.-Young
peoples mission study class viii meet at
the parsonage.
April III and l2-The Woman's associ-
alton will have rummage sale. The
proceeds will 90 towards paying for the
repairs in the kitchen.
April IL and l2-Rummage sale in the
room north of the Western Union tee
graph office; food sale Saturday after
noon from to o'clock. The proceed;
will be used toward defraying the ex
penses of repairs made in the kitchen re
Gently.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-09
HELMET FOR MOST
SUCCESSFUL WORKER
Further Local Plans for Liberty Loan
Drive-Hopkins Team Captain
to Succeed Betterley.

Victory
Vermont
The triple meaning of the letter V
should be an added incentive to the Yer
mont workers for the Victorious Fifth
Liberty loan, which will be launched
April 81.
A meeting of the local committees and
team captains was held in the board of
trade headquarters yesterday afternoon,
when one point brought out was the sue
cess which the Fourth loan met in the
New England district, which was one of
the first districts to meet its quota The
district also was listed among those who
had the largest per cent of over-subscrip-.
tions. 1t is for these reasons that the
officials in the New England district ask
that the same organizations continue to.
carry on the campaign for the Victorious
Fifth which did the work so successfully
for the Fighting Fourth.
In carrying out the suggestion of the
headquarters committee, the only change
| in the Brattleboro committee will be the
appointment of Carl s. Hopkins as one
of the team captains in place OF Fred A.
Betterley, who viii be unable TO serve
on account of his duties in Newfane as
juror at the session of Wfndham county
court. which opened yesterday. 1t is the
expectation of the team captains that
even more vigorous work viii be forth
coming from their team assistants than
was manifest during the last campaign
when the work of the entire committee
was handicapped by the influenza epi
x L AaY.,o x,-bi bs,,& . cta RI
from the time the campaign opened
During the next 10 days plans and ar
rangements will be made for the success
full launching of the loan here and no eff
forts win be spared by the local commit
tee IN order that Brattleboro may bt
lwell in the foreground OF towns to un
furl the honor flag.
/ Every Liberty Loan worker will b,
awarded medal inscribed: .'For patri
otic services in behalf Of the Libert,
Loans" These medals are made iron
captured German cannon and place i
left TO engrave the name of the worke
to whom it is awarded The most sue
cessful worker in a town will be award
ed German helmet, but this, however
does not necessarily mean that this aware
win be made TO the person showing th
largest amount of bonds sold. The hel
NETS were captured by the allied force
entering Coblenz, where they were store
in the expectation that they would be is
sued to the German army to be worn il
their triumphal march into Paris.
| Although no announcement has beer
made as to the rate OF interest on tn
new bonds the payments will be muel
easier than on former loans, the payment
covering period of six months, the frs
II 10 per cent to accompany the applies
, ton, 10 per cent July Is, 20 per cent Aug
ll5, 90 per cent Sept Q, 20 per cent Oct
sI7, and 20 per cent Nov H.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-09

WASHINGTON, April 9-Reecipt Of
instructions from President Wilson 70
expedite the departure for a French
port of the steamer George Washing
ton continued to be a topic of much
speculation in official circles today. The
vessel is ordered to leave New York
Friday.
Unofficial reports from Paris are that
the return of the President to the eoun-
ell of four has led to renewed confidence
in an early and satisfactory conclusion
of the peace treaty. The growing con
viction here is that the conference soon
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-09
Red Men S Hall

Wednesday, April o. at 40 o'clock-A
short meeting Of S. f. Of A. will be held
to nominate a delegate for the district
meeting at Worcester Quarterly dues are
20 be paid up Dance, music by Gun
Finger and johnson. Refreshments will
be served Admission.
Thursday, April 10, s pm.-Regular
meeting of Poeahontas council, No. 4, D.
of p. Rehearsal Every member of the
degree team is asked TO be present.
Dance will be held every Saturday
night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-09
BAVARIA STILL UPSET.
Political Situation There More Unset
tied Than Ever.

MUNICH, Tuesday, April (Assoeiat-
ed Press).-With 81 hours more behind
it the Bavarian council government ap-
pears less able to impose itself upon
the country and the general political
situation has become more involved and
threatening than ever. Not only has
support of the old government taken
concrete form in north Bavaria, but the
breach among the social Democrats in
south Bavaria has widened until the
majority Socialists, the independent So
cialists, and the Communists are not at
all united.