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Arizona republican., 1919-08-21
POsT-NAR PROBLEMS HOLD ATTENTION IF
 GOVERNORS SESSION
Good Roads Building Gets Attention of Conference To Sign Resolution Ask ing Public Lands Be Ced- ed To Different States
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SALT LAKE CITY. Aug. 20.-After- the-war problems and a resume of 1919 legislation were the subjects discussed at the session here today of the elev- enth annual governors conference Twenty governors expressed their will ingness to sign individually, but not as the governors conference, a resolution prepared by Governor Henry J.. Allen of Kansas directed to congress, asking that the federal government make an additional appropriation of S400,000 for the building of roads, to be ex- pended by the states within the next five years. The resolution provides that states will be required to contrib ute dollar for dollar in the road build ing. but in states where because of sparse population or other difficulties, road building under the proposed pro- gram becomes a burden. there may be given authority to expend larger sum of federal money.
 The governors also announced that individually they would sign resolu- ton asking that the public domain of the United States. 222, 2,000.000 acres of which are situated in the eleven arid states, be ceded to the states in which the public lands are situated.
 Discussing educational legislation, Governor J. B. A. Robertson of Okla homa declared that there is something fundamentally wrong with the common school system of the country. The states are making the universities the base of the educational pyramid and the common school the apex. when the procedure should be vice versa" he said. "The common schools are not meeting the requirements of the people
 Theodore D. Bratton, president and J. E. McCulloch, general secretary of the Southern Sociological congress, Washington, D. C.. appeared before the congress and appealed for the ap- pointment of a standing commission by the governor of each state for the pur- pose of making careful study of the causes underlying race friction with the view of recommending proper means for their removal.
 Late this afternoon the governors left for Ogden where tonight they were to be guests of Ogden city officials at a dinner in ogden canyon
Arizona republican., 1919-08-21
SAY LIVING COSTS REDUCED DURING
 PAST FEW MONTHS

CHICAGO, Aug. 20.-Attorneys for the meat packers in the packing house employees wage hearing today told Judge Samuel AlschuIer, feder- al mediator, that living expenses had shown a decrease since last February and cited rents in the stoctyards district which they said had m some instances been in- creased but little. They cited fig. ures from a federal department of labor report which they said indi- cated some decreases in living costs.
 The packers counsel invited the judge to make tour of the stock yards district and see for himself how the workers there lived.
 Then counsel for the workers urged the judge to inspect the homes of the heads of Armour and company, Swift and company. and Morris and company, and see how they lived.
 Attorney Condon, for the pack CTS, gave figures from report of a packers representative, to show that 26 houses were rented at S5 to $t4.5o a month and that in some cases the rent had been raised only S1 since last year.
Arizona republican., 1919-08-21
STRIKE IF STEEL
 WORKERS POSSIBLE

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Aug. 20.-~ Whether a nation wide strike of iron and steel workers will be called de- bends upon a conference which tho union leaders hope to obtain within tho next ten days with representatives Of the United States steel corporation. le the corporation officials refuse to meet the union representatives a conferences committee of six representing the 2s unions. involved, headed by Samuel Gompers, president of the American federation of labor, is empowered to call a strike forthwith.
 This sums up the conference of rep \ resentatives of the unions affiliated with the American federation of labor which today canvassed the vote of unions on the question of calling a. strike.
 Decision to attempt to arrange tha meeting was arrived at late this after noon and superseded the contemplated calling of a strike forthwith in case tha strike vote favored walkout
Arizona republican., 1919-08-21
LODGE OFFICER MISSING

CHICAGO, Aug. 20 - A reward of $10,000 for the apprehension of Paul J. B. Haverly, grand keeper of records and seals of the Knights of Pythias grand lodge of Illinois, missing since August 6, was announced today by Smith l.. von Fossen, of Beardstown, Illinois. grand chancellor of the lodge. who stated that a shortage of more than $40,000 had been found in the lodge funds. Issuance of a warrant for arrest was authorized by legal ad- visory committee appointed by the chancellor Haverly is said to have been born in Canada and claimed to be a son of Jack Haveriy, minstrel He is about 50 years old and has a wife and child.
Arizona republican., 1919-08-21
STAGE HANDS JOIN
 STRIKING ACTORS

CHICAGO, Aug. 20.-Eight theaters were dark tonight as the result of the actors strike which was joined today by the union stage hands and must clans at six theaters one of which, however, was opened tonight when the stage hands and musicians returned to the Olympic
 It was explained that the Olympic management was not affiliated with the producing managers association and although it's union employees walk ed out with those of the GarriclS, Studebaker Coloniai, La Salle and Palace, they returned tonight on or ders from international officers. Cohans Grand. the Cort and the Woods were closed by the actors strike last week
Arizona republican., 1919-08-21
WOULD BAR PACKERS

JACKSON. Miss. Aug. -Perpet- ual injunction against the five leading packers. which would bar them from doing business in this state, is sought in petition filed in chancery court today by the state revenue agent. The court is asked to put a statutory pen alty of s5,000 a day on the packers.
Arizona republican., 1919-08-21
ENRouTE TO CAMP TRAVIS

SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 2o-Major General John Riddle. who commanded all troops in England, is due here Fri- day to take command of Camp Travis, relieving Major General James H. McRae, it was learned tonight. Gen eral McRae has been appointed com : mander of the United States dis ciplinary barracks at Fort Leaven- worth
Arizona republican., 1919-08-21
ARREST MEXICAN
 ARMY HARVESTER

MORALES, Aug 20.-United States Intelligence officers this afternoon ar rested M. J. Dominguez three miles north of here with 5000 rounds of re- Solver ammunition in his possession.
 Dominguez is a paymaster in the Mexican army for the 53rd battalion, and is said to be member of the staff of Governor Gales of Sonora. He was turned over to a deputy United States marshall for investigation.
Arizona republican., 1919-08-21
SEEK PROTECTION
 FROM BANDITS s

SALONIKI, Aug. 20. + Delegates
 claiming to represent s5,o00 Greeks living in the Ardahan district in the Caucasus. according to the Athens news agency, have telegraphed to the peace conference an appeal for allied protection against bandits and Turk ish troops, who they assert, have pil- laged the country and massacred Greek inhabitants. The Turks. it is said, operated from a base at Erzerum.
Arizona republican., 1919-08-21
SIX KILLED IN TRAIN CRASH

TRAVERSE CITY. Mich, Aug 20-- Six persons. all members of train crews, were killed and Is passengers injured when a Pere Marquette freight train ploughed head-on into south bound passenger train at Grawn, Michigan, today.
Arizona republican., 1919-08-21
HUNS GIVE FRANCE COAL

BERLIN, Tuesday, August 1s-The delivery of coal to France from the Ruhr region has been begun It IS expected that about one million tons will be shipped the first month.
Arizona republican., 1919-08-21
No One to Receive Money

CANDELARIA, Texas, Aug. 2O.-- Mexican newspapers received here to- day announcing General Dickman's trip to Maria and possibly to Cande- laria in connection with payment of the remainder of the s15,000 ransom for Aviators Peterson and Davis. ere ated discussion here as to how and to whom the remainder of the ransom could be paid. After securing the re- lease Of Lieutenant Peterson Monday nlght Captain Leonard Matlack es- caped with Lieutenant Davis without paying the remainder of the ransom. amounting to s6,500. Captain Mat lack returned the money to H. M. Fen nell, the Maria banker, who brought the ransom here
 According to newspaper reports. the united States wants the total amount Of the ransom delivered to the bandit Renteria, whose band is being pur- sued in Mexico by American cavalry.
 AS Tar as known, no associates or relatives of Renteria live near the border. Dawkins Fitzpatrick. store keeper mentioned in the messages the aviators were forced to write asking for ransom, refused to have anything to do with the transaction. Kilpat- rick who now.is with the American cavalrymen, acting as a guide, de- clared he knew nothing of the matter. It is not believed here that Fitzpatrick would consider receiving the money for the bandits
 Carranza Forces In Field
 MARTA. Texas, Aug. 20.-The Mex ican consul at Presidio, Texas, reported to army Headquarters here this after
 
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Arizona republican., 1919-08-21

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-05
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1919.
ANOTHER FUNERAL DUE.

The Sheffield correspondent of the st.
Johnsbury Republican furnishes the fol-
lowing item for publication:
After advertising a Thanksgiving
sermon for two weeks, there were only
four men in attendance at community
church with a minister worthy of any
pulpit in Vermont. We haven't a
blacksmith shop, grist mill, creamery or
repair shop in town. The church will
be the next to close up. unless, We wake
up and support it.
Sheffield is another Vermont town
that has lost in the race for existence
Its farms were not productive enough
to be profitable under modern condi
tions and the lively little village they
once supported has been slowly smoth
cred. 1t still maintains town govern
ment. draws state money to help sup
mort its schools and roads and sends q
representative to the legislature to draw
salary from the state treasury. But
it cannot support blacksmith shop oil
a creamery for the benefit Of its dairy
men, and its church will soon pass on
The fact is the town is dead and awaits
decent burial. There should be pro
vision in the state laws for conduct
ing the obsequies of such a town afte
the coroner's verdict "death due to ma
tural causes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-05
In the Days News.

The English world of music today
will pay tribute to Sir Frederick
Bridge. the renowned organist of West
minister Abbey, this being his seven
ty-fifth birthday anniversary Besides
being one of the greatest of organists.
Sir Frederick has won fame as com
poser and has written many learned
works on theoretical as well as other
musical subjects. His musical career
has been a long and varied one, be-
ginning at the age OF II when he got
his first appointment as a church organ
ist In 1869 he was appointed organist
at Manchester cathedral, his first i'm
portant post, Thirteen years later his
ambition was crowned when he stepped
into what may be considered the high.
est post of English cathedral organ
lists, that of organist of Westminster
Abbey. Among many historic oeca.
sions upon which Sir Frederick has of
toria and the coronation of King Ed.
iiciated We're the jubilees of Queen Vic.
ward VIII. and King George Y.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-05
Today's Anniversaries.

166l-Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford,
prime minister of England under
Queen Anne, born in London
Died May 81, 1924.
l7S2-Martin Van Buren,. eighth Pres
ident of the United States, born
at Undertook, y. Y. Died there
July "a. 1862.
lSi4-Rear Admiral Washburn Nav.
nard, who commanded the gun
boat Nashville in the Spanish.
American war. born at Knox.
vile, Tenn. Died Oct "a. 1913.
lS69-F. Augustus Heinze, the "Coppel
King who had meteorie ca
reer as 4 fnaneier. born II
Brooklyn. Died at Saratcga
Springs, Nov. 4, 1911.
lSs3-Fire in Constantinoplc DESTROYED
GOO buildings
lS91-Don Pedro H., ex-emperor OF
Brazil, died in Paris Born il
Rio De Janeiro, Dec ., 1925.
19l4-FTench aviators bombed tbs
German aviation station at Fret
burg.
l9l5-Retreating Serbian troops over
taken and defeated by Bulgari
ans near Albanian border.
l9l6-Terridc bombardment of the de
lenses OF Bucharest by the Aus
tro-Germans,
l9l7-Committec on foreign affairs O
L. 5. house of representative
voted unanimously that a stat,
Of war existed between United
states and Austria Hungary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-05

partment-that of the deer hunting
hazard, with special attention to the
lives and limbs of non -eombatants.
That is coming to be more or less of a
necessity in Vermont. For instance,
three bullets from as many rifles struck
house in the town of Vernon stimuli
taneously, one Of the shots raking the
ceiling in bedroom and showering a
sleeper with plaster, another striking
the kitchen range and the third bury
ing itself in q door casing With such
fusillade going on, it was really re-
markable that the occupants of the
house escaped without death or injury,
Other eases have been known in which
non participants in hunting have either
been hit by bullets or have had narrow
escapes. Special short-time insurance
would be popular for many people.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-05
Advertising.
Burlington News.)

We assume not many people were
greatly interested in the fact that Yer
mont won the membership banner at
the convention of the American Legion
in Minneapolis but at this time the pa
triotism of Vermont is being subjected
to some nation wide advertising be-
cause of the fact that the movies
had man on the job at Minneapolis
and the Vermont victory is being
flashed upon large proportion of the
. screens" of the country.
Theatre goers are by this time pretty
we'll convinced that Vermont is
"there" when it comes to patriotic en-
deavor and that suggests the thought
that further advertising might be ad-
vantageous. Now that the nation
knows something of how we measure mp
in matters of patriotism it might be
well to let it know something of our re-
sources and what we hold out to future
home seekers.
Printers ink and the efmovie screen
could stop Vermont from losing that
congressman.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-05
The Graham Case.
Randolph Herald.

There has been considerable comment
and some criticism, of the socalled
"plea in bar made in behalf of for
mer Governor Graham by his attorneys,
Messrs. Stickney, Darling and Brown.
1t has been intimated in certain quar-
tiers that this rather unusual form of
plea was a lawyers trick interposed in
order to lead the prosecution off the d.
rect track and perhaps into an ambus-
cade. From a professional view
point we cannot see it that way. 1t
looks more like frank effort on the
part of the respondent and his attor-
ney 10 shorten and simplify the proceed
ure of the court trial. The state brought
forth O good many counts or charges
of wilful appropriation to his own ac'
count of the state s funds The de-
fence, as we understand it, simply went
over the ground in careful rebuttal
seemingly endeavoring to help thresh
out the straw and assist in arriving al
a determination of the facts as to wheth
in what the then auditor did AS g
lavrnan we have never been able to un
derstand why in a criminal prosecution
the state always alleges long string OF
offcnses, contrary to the law in sucf
eases made and provided" many OF
| which it knows to be beyond its power
to establish, and which it makes no eff
| fort to establish; while the respondent
| replies with blanket denial of every
| thing, which it maintained would make
him as perfect rs the Savior himself
| Why not get down to brass tacks
! match cards from each side as far a;
nossible and fight it ont on the remain
| ing issuesa
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-05
GUILFORD.

George Wilder killed ieer that weighed
$50 pounds.
Edgar Morton has gone to Brattleboro
TO board with Mrs. c. B. Lamson for the
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs Fay Jacobs spent Thanks
giving with Mrs. Jacobs's parents in
Westminster, Mrs. Jacobs remaining to
visit a week or two.
Mr. and Mrs. George Houghton OF West
Brattleboro, Charles A. Smith, Sanford
A. Smith Of Brattleboro and j. Flagg and
$. Mckee took Thanksgiving dinner at
Mrs. s A. Smiths
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-05
Being indoors during the hunting sea

Being indoors during the hunting sea-
son does not seem to bring immunity
from bullets in Vermont. a deer hunt
er stopping in store in the town of
jay gets shot from his own gun by
having it knocked to the floor by an
other customer; another man, while
waiting for his mail in Vermont post
office gets something of a surprise when
q bullet bores hole in the floor few
feet from him, and the inhabitants OF
the house in Vernon which was perfor-
ated simultaneously by three of the
leaden missiles must have regarded
their home anything but a safe place.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-05
Not Too Early for Consideration.
bennington Banner

bennington Banner.)
Of the dozen or so men, who have
been mentioned as candidates for gov
ernor of Vermont next year there are
three who appear to give some signs of
being willing. These are Mason S.
Stone, former superintendent of educa-
ton, Curtis s. Emery, mayor of New
port and Frank W. Egan, manufacture
er, of Ludlow. 1t is too early to open
up the campaign but not too soon to
consider the men whose names have
been mentioned
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-05
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE
By LEE PAPE

Me and Skinny Martin wawked to the
park last Sattidday to see if there was
eny chessnuts, witch there mite of bin, ony
if there was we couldent find them, and
on the way home it started to get dark,
suppir agen, | wish / had good Excuse,
| was Supposed to Of started home erly.
Wy ont you say you dident know how
erly it was, and by the time you found
out how late it was it wasent erly enuff
sed Pubs
I've sed that too meny times, they all
ways ask me wy dident | ask sumbody,
sed.
Well wy don't you say every time you
felt like asking sumbody there wasent
enybody errond to ask or you would OF
asked them? sed Skinny.
That's a heck of Excuse, | sed
And we kepp on wawking and it kepp
Oh getting darker, and Skinny sed, WY
don't you say you stopped to pick up a
pin every time You saw one and you
| never saw so meny in your life?
Aw keep quiet, | M trying to think up
a Excuse. | sed. Wich l kepp on doing
| till ] got all the way home without hav-
ing eny thawt up yet, and ] wawked in
| the dining room and suppir was neerly
over, pop looking at me and saying, Well:
Sir: Who, me? I sed.
No. me. sed pop. wat do you meen by
| wawkin in heer at half past suppir time
a quarter to dizzert, after all I've sed to
you lately?
| Skinny Martin kepp me back by try
| ing to tell me all sorts of Excuses to tell
you, sed
| zee gods, that's so bad its good, sit
down and drink your soop, sed pop.
| WITCH / did.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-05
Today's Events

Topeka, capital city of Kansas. is IS
years old today.
Sir Frederick Bridge, the renowned
organist of Westminster Abbey, cele-
brates his 18th birthday today.
The thirty-sixth annual Ontario
Winter Fair will be opened at Guelph
today and continued until December II.
BY proclamation of Governor Sproul
today will be observed as tuberculosis
Day in the public schools of Pennsyl-
vania.
General Pershing and his staff are
scheduled to pay visit of inspection
today to Camp Bragg, Fayetteville,
North Carolina.
Under Secretary of State Polk and
other United States delegates to the
peace conference are scheduled to sail
from Brest today for New York.
The first of the season S intercolleg-
late debates viii take place this eve-
ming between teams representing Har-
ward university and Dartmouth college
Actors Memorial day will be OBJ
| served throughout the United States
and Canada today with special per.
formances for the benefit of the Act.
ors' fund
| Corporation counsels of cities anG
towns of New York state are to confer
| at Albany today on teleuhone rate.
and legislative matters affecting tn.
municipalities.
Important problems affecting tn
dairy industry in America will be dis
cussed by the National Dairy Associ
alton, meeting in annual convention to
day in Chicago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-05

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news Dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co., c. W.
S. L. Purinton lEsteyyille),
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
stand, Gilbert Pollica, 81 South Main ST
Fort Drummer district.
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East Dummerston, M. E. Brown.
putney, M. G. Williams.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-05
known of American humorists, born at

known of American humorists, born at
Muscatine, Iowa, so years ago today
Rt. Rev. Walter T. Sumner. Episeo-
pal bishop Of Oregon, born at Manehes-
ter, \. H., 46 years ago today.
Niscount Jellicoe of Scapa, Britain 5
famous naval commander now visiting
Canada, born 81 years ago today.
Lieut.. Gen. Sir Arthur William Cur
rier, who led Canada's army to VIC
tory, born at Napperton, Ont, A years
today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-05
It is very fitting that Windsor coun-

1t is very fitting that Windsor coun-
ty, the birthplace of Calvin Coolidge,
should form Coolidge club to promote
his candidacy for the presidency. 1t
is more probable, however, that the
club will develop delegate to the Re
publican national convention, George O.
Gridley of Windsor, than a Republican
nominee for the presidency.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-05

Governor Bartlett of New Hamp-
shire and council have appointed q com
mission of IL men to make a study of
the Sunday laws and conditions
throughout the state with reference to
suggesting changes to the 1921 legisla-
ture. Some of the other states of New
England would do well to follow New
Hampshire progressive move.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-05
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II 10 the aim of the management to secure
efficient service in the delivery of the paper
each night and it solicits the cooperation Of
subscribers 10 that end. Prompt reports should
be given of each failure to receive the paper
on the morning following the omission, In
person, by telephone or postal card, thus en-.
abling the cause of the error TO be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper rem
edy Immediately applied. It 10 only BY this
method that the publisher can secure the de.
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-05

to lead the state. While the law this
year permits shooting either a buck OF
doe the number of the latter sex killed
has not been as large as was expected
in some quarters. However the gener-
al slaughter must have reduced the
states deer supply to such an extent
that the like of this season is not like
ly for several years to come
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-05
gantic sun-spot. Here's something al
last that ism laid to prohibition.

Again Vermont is a leader of the
country. This time it is in the after
care of patients afflicted with infantlc
paralysis. 1t is said that nowhere in
the United States is there in operation
such an efficient system of follow UP
work. She may be called "ittle cid
Vermont but she gets results.