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Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-24

Washington. Apr 24.-Failure OF
the allies to invite Mexico to partici-
pate in the conference of neutrals at
Paris has aroused President Car
rama to bitter resentment which is
enhanced by the Incorporation Of
recognition of the Monroe Doctrine
IN the covenant without consulta-
tion with Mexico. This was the Off
cial explanation in official circles OF
the Mexican action in Withdrawing
her representatives from Paris.
President Carransa is also humih-
ated because he was unable to secure
recognition from either England or
France!
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-24
Delegation Hesitates

Paris, Apr. 24.-1Although the Ital-
ian delegation announced this morn
ing its intention of Withdrawing,
Lloyd George declared this after
noon. after conference with them,
that the Italians will not leave Paris
today.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-24
PORTLAND LAGGiNG BEHIND.
STATE HAS 80 PER CEST OF
SUBSCRIPTIONS RAISED
BANKS PLEDGE JOSEPHINE CO..
Guarantee Amount. ilut trgo Those
Who Are Able, 10 iie Loyal and
Take Their Share

San Francisco, Apr, 2i,-oregon
Is leading the states In this district
In the race for the frat full loan
quota. The city OF Portland is 70
ported to bo tagging. Tho state out
aide OF Portland has reached so per
cent OF itB quota.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-24
HUNAN[|FEV WORTH
L|TTLE|NHUNGARY
As Socialists Lose TO Reds, Looting
Has Been LegaIjzed--Czechs Are
Given Marching Orders

Budapest, Tuesday, April 22.-,
This city is going through crisis
worse than that of April 3. There Is
apprehension that there will be a
violent swing to anarchy with the So
cialists loosing control to the boil
sheyik leaders like Bella Kun and
chiefs of the Red Guard. Looting
which hitherto has been held in
check or legalized as the national
ization of property" and assassina-
ton Of the old political leaders and
the aristocrats are feared.
Reports are current that the Rou-
manians and Czechs have received
orders from the allies to march on
Budapest. This is increasing the un-
easiness. 1t is felt, however. that
the Roumanians are advancing mere
| ly to occupy the territories set aside
for them by the allied note Of March
20.
The fact that the communists are
unable TO prevent the allies from oc-
cupying the districts involved Is
weakening the influence Of Bela
Kun, and is causing violent hatred
against the allies among the Hungar.
ians.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-24
Italians Cheer Orlando

Rome. Apr. 24.-In an imposing
demonstration here today the pa
raiders cheered for Premier Orlando.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-04-24

Vienna, Apr. 24.-The bolsheviki
have been driven from Kiev by the
revolutionary Ukrainians.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-31
BEST BRINGS SUIT
AGAINST PIERCE
Counter Suit to Recover 5000 Growing
Out of Automobile Accident on
Night of June g.

Suit was brought today by Edward
Best against Ansel J. Pierce to recover
damages of 5000, partly because of dam
ages to his automobile in a collision in
the highway near the Brattleboro Re
Great farm buildings the night of June
and partly because of the fact that he
was deprived of the use of his Ford car
while it was being repaired. This is a
counter suit brought through the office
of Chase & Hughes
Yesterday announcement was made OF
suit for $500 brought by Pierce against
Best on account of the same collision
Pierce claiming that his car was run into
by Best's ear.
Best declared in his complaint that
Piercc drove his Hudson machine at an
excessive rate, % miles an hour. that ii
was not safely under control, that Pierce
did not use proper care, and that the
Hudson was out of repair and unfit to
be operated on the highway, the steering
gear being loose and defective.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-31
JOHN A. STAFFORD
STRUCK BY AUTO
Severely Hurt, But No Bones Are
Broken-Driver Did His Best to
Prevent Accident.

John A. Stafford of 16S Western ave-
nue. is confined to his home today as the
result of an accident last night when
he was struck by an automobile, but so
far as DIR. w. H. Lane, the physician
who was called to attend him at the
time of the accident, could find no bones
were broken and it was said this morn
ing that it was believed he suffered no
more than bad shaking up.
Mr.. Stafford returned to his home
from his work with H.-F. Prefontaine,
who was driving his Ford automobile,
followed closely by another car When
Mr.. Prefontaine stopped his machine
for Mr.. Stafford to alight the latter
heard an automobile horn and supposed
it was from the car directly behind
them, as he. had noticed no car ap-
preaching from the opposite direction.
He started to cross the street in front
of his home and was struck by Ford
truck coming east and driven by Gil
bert H. Kent, who works for R. C.
Averill
Mr.. Kent had sounded his horn and
had no reason to expect anyone to cross
the road SO closely in front of his ma
chine. He turned quickly to the right,
driving the ear across the ear tracks
and sidewalk in an effort to avoid hit
ting Mr. Stafford, but the latter was
whirled into the air. The men on the
scene took him into the house and DR..
Lane was summoned.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-31
COUNTY is FREE
FROM CORN BORER
Start Of Pest Narrowly Averted by Dis
covery of Infested Seed-Potato
Prospects Bright.

Inquiries made of County Agent Way
land p Frost regarding the appearance
of the European corn borer in this Sec
ton elected the reply that no evidence
of this pest had been found in the eoun-
ty This information should be especially
interesting to farmers hereabouts mas
much as the borer has been found In
northeastern Massachusetts, the area in
Guiding all towns from the coast to Meth
uen with the exception of Amesbury. 1t
is believed also that the pest is in New
Hampshire, and probably will spread in
to Maine within a short time. 1t will
be remembered that start of this pest
in this county was narrowly averted in
the planting season by the discovery of
the borer in seed corn in East Dover,
the seed having been bought from a con,
cern in New York. At that time the
seed was bought of the farmer by the
Farm Bureau and burned and the county
agent has kept close watch of corn fields
in this locality in order to check the
spread of the pest at its first appearance.
While few potato fields have shown
the appearance of being without disease
it is believed that enough disease-free tu-
bers Gan be procured to furnish
disease-free seed for next seasons plant.
ing n this county Many of the potato
growers already have seen the beneficial
results of treating their seed before
| planting, their fields showing improve
ment over former years. However, the
leaf roll. which SO far as known does not
affect the tuber, has been seen in many
fields The prospects for good crop oi
| potatoes are bright.
| a borer resembling somewhat the Eu
| ropean corn borer was brought into the
Office of the Farm Bureau today, but by
careful serutinizing the pest was found
to be a stock borer which attacks pota
! toes, squash, tomatoes and other garden
| plants. The best treatment for the
| spread of this is found to be the destruc
tion, by burning, of the infested plant
| Ii the plant is merely pulled up and left
to wilt III the garden the worm will leave
that plant for live and healthy one
| Gardners also are advised to cut away
grass and weeds from the edge of theil
gardens to do away with the winter hous
ing places, as the borers will not live
through the winter season in plowed
ground or where there is nothing to pro
| tect the winter form of borer
A serious infestation of the green
maple worm also has been found to be
practically all over the county. Some
maple orchards underwent defoliation
| by this pest last year and now are un.
dergoing a second attack. The county
agent stated today that should the
same orchards be defoliated another
or third season the trees probably
would die. A spraying preparation
could be compounded to destroy the
worm, but to spray all the maple trees
in the county would be an Impractical
and an endless task Natural enemies
of the pest are likely to appear at any
time to prevent another outbreak.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-31
NAVY YARD MEN
MAKE BIG PROTEST
stopped Work and Paraded the Streets
, of Boston-Object to Reduction
of Force

BOSTON, July 3l.-Work in all de-
partments at the navy yard was sus-
pended this afternoon while the mechan-
les joined in parade and mass meeting
1n protest against the announcement
that the working force of 5000 must be
reduced by at least l,500 during the next
month to square with the cut in naval
appropriations made by congress. Work
men formed at the yard gates and
marched to the common, where the pro-
test meeting was held One of the ban
ners carried in the march was inscribed
don't cut work at the navy yard. Cut
the high cost of living Another read
first in war, first in peace, first to get
the hook, the sail Makers
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-31
BARRE-HOLTON
MARRIAGE TO-DAY
Northfeld Young Woman, Formerly in
Telephone Exchange Here, Bride
of George T. Barre.

The marriage of George Frederick
Barre, son of Mr.. and Mrs E. Barre of
Readsboro and Miss Florence Josephine
Holton, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
mold III. Holton of Northfeld, Mass,
took place this morning at 1890 in the
Congregational parsonage in West Brat
tleboro. Rev. Arthur V. Woodwork of
ficiated, using a double ring service. The
bride, who was unattended, wore trav-
cling suit of navy blue with navy blue
hat. Mr. and Mrs. Barre left this
morning for few days wedding trip
by automobile. They viii begin house.
keeping on their return in the Manley
apartments, where they have furnished
an apartment ready for their occupancy
Mrs. Barre had position several
years as operator in the local telephone
exchange, previous to moving with her
parents to Mortified, and has substi
tuted here since then.
Mr.. Barre is employed as a mechanic
by Manley Brothers, garage proprietors
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-31
MILK RETAILERS
TO MAKE ADVANCE
New Schedule in Effect Aug. 1 to Be
Just Enough to Cover Advance
Made by Producers.

In view of the decision of the milk
producers to charge an increased rate
to the .peddlers or distributors the re-
tailers find it necessary to increase the
price, effective Aug. !. A. J. Tate has
seen all but two or three of the peddlers
and they have agreed to make an ad-
vance just enough to cover the pro-
duction advance.
This will advance milk from 12 to L.
cents quart from the can and from
l3 to IA cents a quart in bottles. Cream
will be advanced from IL cents a half
pint to l9 or 20 cents.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-31
ITALIAN ADMITS HE
STRUCK FATAL BLOW
Murderer Claims Self Defense
Case Will Go to
Jury Today.
Especial to The Reformer.)
BURLINGTON. Jnlv

BURLINGTON, July 81.
M. AruZza of Winooski, on trial for his
life in Chittenden county court for
stabbing to death his cousin. Dominic
Aruzza, on the night of June |. last. in
the village of Winooski, was on the
stand this morning as the last witness
for the defense on the third dav of the
trial
His testimony consisted in a eonfes-
sion to striking with a pair of shears
the blow which Killed his cousin. He
claims that the blow was struck i'm self
defense, as he says that the man whom
he killed drew knife on him at sever
al times during their walk from the
home of a relative to their own home
and was only prevented from striking
him by the interference of another
Italian, Michael Momoni.
Aruzza has been calm. almost stolid
throughout the trial He understands
very little English and seems to have
only a hazy idea of what is GOING on
On the stand this morning, he seemed in
q depressed, apathetic frame of mind
until he came to the point in the tes-
timony where he was asked to give the
details of the stabbing. Then he showed
signs of considerable excitement and
his testimony in his own language was
rapid and fiery
He told a connected story, which
iibed well with that of other witnesses.
though when cross questioned bv At
torney General Frank C. Archibald.
who with States Attorney Allen Martin.
is conducting the ease for the state.
there were many details which he could
not remember and he claimed that he
was crazed after the blow and could
not recollect what happened for some
time.
His attempt at the inquest to tell a
story OF stranger who had killed his
cousin and then run away figured prom
inently in the cross examination A
consistent defense has been made by
attorneys Rufus f. Brown and Matthew
G. Leary.
The evidence in the ease closed at
1l.30 o o'elOck this morning and the at
torneys started their arguments at 80
1t is probable that the case will 90 to
the jury during the latter part of the
afternoon, with the possibility of a
verdict tonight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-31
POSTMASTERS TO
SELL ARMY SUPPLIES
Millions of Dollars Worth to Be De
livered by Parcels Post.Expected
to Complete Sale Within Week

WASHINGTON, July 31-Through
the postmasters of the country, the war
department today will offer direct to
consumers, its present available sur
plus supply of foodstuffs amounting
to approximately 341 100000 pounds.
This surplus, consisting of canned veg
etables and meats, is expected to be
sold within week at prices represent
ing the cost to the government plus
postage.
Arrangements for the sale of the
foodstuffs, directed by a resolution
passed Tuesday by the house, were
made yesterday at conference held
by Secretary Baker with postoffice de-
partment officials and Representative
Kelly of Pennsylvania, author of the
resolution.
Secretary Baker at the close of the
conference said price list covering
the entire available surplus would be
prepared at once. This list, it was said
at the postoffice department, would be
sent out to each of the 81 900 post
masters of the country and to every
rural route carrier.
The postmasters and carriers under
arrangements mdue dJ the conference
will act as government statesmen, in
forming interested consumers of the
prices and methods of sale and taking
orders for the foodstuffs Payment
will be made by buyers at the time
the orders are given the postmasters
and carriers, who will issue receipts
which viii he redeemable in cash in
event of inability to fill the orders
through exhaustion of the supply.
The foodstuffs will be distributed by
parcel post. and the prices quoted al
each postoftice will represent the orig
inal cost of the foodstuffs to the gov
ernment and parcel post transportation
charges from the nearest war depart
ment depot having the foodstuffs il
storage. The prices quoted, officials
said, would be considerably below the
prevailing market prices
Hearings before house war inves
tigating committee recently showed tht
value of the surplus available july
to be approximately as follows: Can
ned vegetables, $24 100000; bacon, S23.
100000; corned beef. $24 100000 hash
ed corn beef, $1O,OOO,0OO; roast beef
$2O,OO0,O00 and fresh frozen meats anG
poultry $20,000,00O.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-31
FEDERAL COURT
IN SESSION HERE
No Fraud by Banks Shown
Plaintiff Must File
New Pleadings
HERE AS
DEFENSE WITNESS
woodruff Case Likely to Consume Rest
OF Week-Plaintiff Seeks to Have
Assignment of $4,000 Mortgage Or
dered Returned to Her

A session of the United States court
opened in the federal building here
tins morning, Judge Harland B. Howe
presiding, for further hearing in the
ease of Mrs. Genevra w. Woodruff of
New York against Charles G. Staples.
the Vermont National bank and the
Peoples National bank, in which a for
mer hearing was held few weeks ago.
In this case the plaintiff in her orig
inal pleadings sought to have the court
order returned to her a mortgage for
$4,000 which she assigned to the de-
PENDANTS as security for funds ad-
vanced by the banks to the Vermont
Last Block Co, her claim being that
the assignment was secured by fraud
and without consideration.
AT the close of the recent hearing
Judge Howe announced that no fraud
in fact had been found on the part of
Mr.. Staples or the banks, and this
morning this finding was reiterated
and the attorneys for the plaintiff
were notified that they must file new
pleadings if the case was to stand.
which they agreed to do.
Attorney Charles s. Chase. speaking
for the plaintiff, enumerated points
upon which he said the plaintiff would
rely. These points, to which others
may be added, are as follows:
That the mortgage if received le-
gally was received as security for the
ssureties on the note as well as the prin-
elpal; that there could be no liability
on the mortgage until Staples and the
banks had exhausted all prior security;
that Staples was trustee for the plain.
tiff as well as the banks: that it was
incumbent upon the banks and Staples
to go on and collect and not extend
the time of payment without Mrs
Woodwork S knowledge or consent:
that the assignment itself was a prom,
ise to pay the debts of another and
must be in writing to come within the
statute of frauds
Council appearing today. are c. S
! Chase and E. w. Gibson for the plain.
j tiff, Attorney A. C. Hume of New York
not being able to be present, and
| Frank E. Barber, A. F. Schwenk and
Nj. P. Maurice for the defense.
No testimony was taken this fore.
noon as all the time was taken up by
counsel and court in stating and dis
cussing various phases of the case. One
i of the interesting phases, to which the
court refers occasionally. is that an
agreement exists in which daughter
or the plaintiff agrees to pay the ex
pense of the litigation for the defense
which injects an element of family
| trouble into the case
Frederic H. Sanford of New York
who was manager of the Vermont Last
Block Co. s plant here and was treas
urer of the company, which went
through bankruptcy, is here to testify
today for the defense, and there prob
ably will be other witnesses.
1t is expected that the rest of the
week will be taken up in the trial OF
| the case.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-31
5000 STATE SOLDIERS
ON DUTY IN CITY
Police Force Exhausted and
Mayor Called on the Gov
ernOr for Aid-Whites
Were First to Be Cap
tured by Soldiers-Negro
Suspect Claims to Be 102
Years Old

CHICAGO, July 3l-The main negro
quarters of Chicago today were pat
rolled by 5000 soldiers after four
nights of race rioting that caused
deaths of II negroes and 13 whites and
the injury of more than 500 persons
200 of whom were severely hurt and O
dozen of whom may die. No deaths
were reported during the night but
many injuries and fires were recorded
Governor Lowden ordered the troops
out on request of Mayor Thompson aft
ter darkness had brought renewed riot,
ing and the city's 1900 policemen
found themselves exhausted.
The most serious riot of the night
took place at SD and State streets,
where 200 policemen fought nearly two
hours with crowd of negroes, firing
several hundred shots before the rioters
were subdued and 45 of them arrested
1t was only after the patrolmen had
chopped their way into some of the
buildings and seized dozen snipcrs
with their rifles and 500 cartridges that
the fighting ceased.
Although many persons were dubbed
as the police charged the barrieadeG
negroes all the rife fire resulted in the
injury of only one person, patro
driver.
The first arrests by soldiers, however
were those of five white men whose
automobile was searched because o1
their rowdyism and found to contain {
revolver. While the soldiers were tax
ing their stations crowd of white,
surrounded the home of negro anC
rained bullets on him and his wife. TIL,
house was damaged before the police
men came to the rescue.
Sanford C. Mccoy, eolored. who tolt
the police he was lO2 years old. prob
ably was the oldest person picked VI
by the police as a suspect in the rounC
up of rioters He was disarmed of
loaded revolver and warned to go to hi
home.
A white woman dressed in man
clothing and carrying a pistol was ar
rested. She told the police she was OF
her way to railroad station and hat
donned male attire through fear of riot
ers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-31
LEAVE SOLDIERS
BODIES IN FRANCE
Gen. Pershing Does Not Favor Their
Removal-Should Release Ger
man Prisoners.
man Prisoners.

PARIS, July 31.-General Pershing
told the Associated Press correspond,
ent today that he would advise against
the removal to the United States of
the American dead buried in France.
lie said he was arranging a conference
with American artists with view to
making plans for the Identification of
permanent cemetery and the erection
OF monuments to America IS dead.
General Pershing also said that in
his opinion the $4,000 German prison
ers held by the American army may be
released as soon as the German peaee
treaty is ratified by three of the great
powers. He said he believed it would
not be necessary to await American rat.
lfication of the treaty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-31
EXPECT MORE PAY.
Railroad Shopmen Are Getting
Agreement in Washington.

WASHINGTON, July 81
! Representatives of the six rail-
road shops who are now in con-
ference here with railroad ad-
ministration officials telegraphed
to shop employees over the coun-
try today not to strike pending
final settlement Of their de-
mands. The workers were in
formed that. the railroad admin
istration had consented to enter
into a national agreement with
the unions covering rules and
working conditions. The COM
mittee represented 100000 men.
Two broad subjects were up
for consideration, creation of a
national agreement and every
substantial increase in wages
to meet increased living costs,
which the committee said had
caused serious state of unrest
among the shopmen.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-31
ST. JOHNSBURY CARD
PLAYER KILLED
Companion Fired Supposedly I'm
loaded Revolver at Him-Bullet
Crushed Skull

ST. JOHNSBURY, July 31.-Roy
Charland, IS years of age, died today
of bullet wound sustained when a
companion in card game discharged a
supposedly empty revolver in playful
protest over Charland' IS continued good
luck. The bullet entered Charland 8
skull and he died without regaining
consciousness.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-31
GUILFORD.

, There will be no services in the Con.
gregational church for the next three
Sundays.
There will be celebration of holy com
munion in Christ church Sunday morn
ing at 8 O clock, by Rev. w. G. Bernard
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-31

Miss ID. II. Furman, recently elected as
slstant secretary of trust company in
New York city, is the first woman to be-
come an officer of any prominent bank
ing institution in the metropolis.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-31

Legal disputes in Borneo are decided
in curious manner. The two Gtigants
are each given lump of salt Of the
same size to drop simultaneously into
water. The one whose lump first dis
solves is deemed to be in the wrong.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-31
THE WEATHER.
Probably Showers Tonight and Friday
Warmer in Vermont.

WASHINGTON, July 31-The
weather forecast: Cloudy weather with
probably showers late tonight and Fri
day. Warmer in New Hampshire and
Vermont tonight. Moderate, variable
winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-31
TWO HOURS BATTLE
WITH BLACK RIOTERS
IN CHICAGOLAST NIGHT
STARTS HUNGER STRIKE.
Long, Indicted for Murder, Re.
fuses Food in Jail.
Especial to The Reformer.

Especial to The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER, July 81.
George A. Long, alias Wrath,
in Washington county jail under
indictment for the murder of
Mrs. Lucia Broadwell at Barre
May and who was caught in a
plan to break Jail, has started
a hunger strike. He has eaten
nothing since Monday at mid
night and refuses all foods. He
has taken only two cups of tea.