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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-31
OF
LABOR PROTESTS
Declare Injunction Violates Rights OF
Union Labor-Attorney Gen
Palmer Explains.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-Officials of
the American federation of labor pro-
tested to Attorney General Palmer to-
day against the action of the govern
ment in obtaining an injunction in
the coal strike. President Samuel Com
pers did not accompany the delegation.
The federation officials declared the
injunction violated the rights of union
labor and indicated that the coal min
ers would have their support in any
fight brought to dissolve the injunction.
Mr. Palmer reiterated that the gov
ernment was proceeding solely against
one union, which, he declared, was try
Il ing to violate the law He said the
right to strike was not involved.
Representatives of the four railroad
brotherhoods accompanied the delega-
ton. Their presence was taken as in
dicating that although not affiliated
with the federation the brotherhoods
would give. their powerful support to
any action union labor might take.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-31
SECOND NIGHT EVEN
BETTER THAN FIRST
Wheel Club Follies Shortened Some
what at Points Where Change
Adds Snap to Performance.

Excellent as was the first performance
by the Wheel Club Follies in the Auditor
ium Wednesday night, the show last night
was even better. Lines were eliminated
in different parts of the mock trial, which
did not detract from the interest but
rather gave the trial more snap, and incl
dentally shortened the time of perofrm-
ance l5 to 20 minutes As was the case
the first night the jury in the case dis
agreed but it is expected that verdict
will be reached this evening.
The house was packed again last night,
and another capacity audience is assured
tonight, when the Follies company will
make its final appearance. 1t has been
long time since local ameteur produc-
ton gave such general satisfaction as has
been expressed toward this entertainment.
In the main the show is the same each
night, of necessity, but last night num-
Der of new jokes were sprung, which were
appreciated by those who had heard the
jokes of the previous night passed around
during yesterday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-31
TROOPS SENT TO DUTY.
Will Guard West Virginia Mining
Districts During Strike.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 81
Under instructions from the GEN.
tral department of the army 500
troops of the famous first divi-
sion composing two provisional
battalions were on three trains
today enroute to coal fields of
West Virginia where they will
patrol disturbed mining districts
should a strike of coal miners go
into effect Saturday. Col. w. s.
Harrell is commanding the ba-
talon which it is said will de-
train at Huntington, w. Va, and
scatter in various towns Ammu-
milton is being taken for extend
cd service.
Some $500 picked veterans
from the Sixteenth, Eighteenth,
Twenty sixth and Twenty eighth
infantry regiments have been un-
der arms at Camp Zachary Taylor
since October 10, when Major
General Charles P. Summerall,
commanding the first division, or
ganized two rife companies, one
machine gun platoon and the nee
essary medical, signal and sup
ply detachments, under telegra-
phic instructions that their serv-
ices might be needed upon the
outbreak of industrial trouble.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-31
Other Labor Leaders De-
clare Injunction Is too
Late to Prevent Strike =
Cannot Notify the Men
Before Midnight = Evi-
dently All Intend to Ig-
more Orders of the Court
Protest By Federation
of Labor

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 31.-A tenn
porary injunction obtained here today
by the government cannot avert the
strike of bituminous coal miners, set
for midnight tonight, according to John
L. Lewis, acting president of the Unit
ed Mine Workers. Lewis 5 pronounce
ment came shortly after he had been
served with a writ stopping strike ac-
tivities. Lewis dictated the following
statement:
:" / regard the issuance of this in
junction as the most sweeping abroga-
ton of the rights of citizens guaran-
teed under the constitution and defined
by statutory law that has ever been is
sued by any federal court This instru.
ment will not avert the strike of btu
minous mine workers and will not set,
tie the strike after it occurs. The in
junction only eomplicates to a further
degree the problems involved in an ad
iustment of the controversy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-31

Japan s favorable action on the trea
ty leaves the pact unratihed by only
one of the FIVE great powers signatory
to the Versailles convention, the Unit
ed States. 1t had previously been rati-
fed by the parliaments of Great Brit
ain and France which later completed
all the processes of ratification. Italy
ratified the treaty by royal decree
which it has been held must have the
approval of parliament. The terms of
the treaty stipnlate that the ratification
by three of the principal powers puts il
into effect as to those powers and Ger
many. Japan IS ratification in addition
to the definite approval of the document
by Great Britain and France furnishes
the required number of agreeing powers
| without regard to the action of Italy
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-31
TESTING FARM LOAN LAW.
Suit Directed Against It Defended by
Hughes, McAdoo and Wickersham.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. 81
Charles +. Hughes, William G. MeAdoo
and George w. Wickersham of New
York appeared in United States court
here yesterday as attorneys for the de-
fense in a suit brought by Charles E.
Smith to test the validity of the fed
eral farm loan act.
Mr.. Smith, a director of the Kansas
City Title & Trust company, seeks to
enioin the company from purchasing
bonds or loans from the Federal Land
bank and joint stock land banks ere
ated under the law on the ground that
the tax exemption clause of the act is
unconstitutional asd that the issuance
of bonds by the institution is Illegal
William Marshall Bullitt of Louisville
KY, former solicitor general of thu
United States, is chief counsel for th'
plaintiff.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-31
Attempt to EnSlave.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Oct. 31.-As-
suming defiant attitude toward the
government s move to stop by injunc
tion the threatened strike of soft coal
miners Frank harrington, chairman of
the miners scale committee and pres
ident of the Illinois district declared to-
day the 'fstrike had developed into
something more than a miners strike
and that it was 'San attempt to en-
slave the working men and women of
the country"
''I don t believe there is any power
on earth that can stop the miners from
going on strike tonight" Harrington
said.
"The action of the government will
| only infame them. The question in
volved now is whether working men and
women have the right to strike wher
they think they have the cause to dt
| so'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-31
Service Men Choose College
President as First
Commander
BRATTLEBORO MEN
AMONG OFFICERS
Capt. E. w. Gibson State War Risk
Officer, B. H. Dunleavy on Execu-
tive Committee, Pearl T. Clapp Del
egate-at-Large to Convention.
Especial to The Reformer.)

pUhL1NGION, Oct. 81.
John NJ. Thomas, president of Middle
bury college, was elected commander of
the Vermont branch of the American Le-
gion at its first convention here yester-
day. Delegates to the number of 325, rep
resenting 20 or more posts, were present
Barre was chosen as the place for the
1920 convention.
The other state officers elected were as
follows: First vice commander (army),
John T. Sullivan of st. Albans; second
vice commander navy, Herbert r. Pierce
of Montpelier; third vice commander ina
rlne), John Z. Cheesman of Middlebury
college; fourth vice commander (army
nurse corps), Miss Lillian LaValley of
Rutland secretary or adjutant, Joseph
finance officer, Redfeld Proctor of Proc
tor; state war risk insurance officer, E.
w. Gibson of Brattlehoro
Members of the state executive commit
tee of l3 were elected as follows: DR.. j.
j. Ross of AIiddlebury, Joel Lamere of
Ludlow, Ray Z. Smith of Rutland, H.
l.. Norton of Montpelier, Paul Kicker of
Burlington, E. S. Smith of St Albans,
r. w. McCuen of Vergennes, George L.
Bates of Morrisville, Max Fisher of Barre,
Daniel p. Thompson of Bellows Falls, Ber-
nard A. Dunleavy of Brattleboro, and l..
F. Edgerton of Rochester
| Two members of the national executive
committee to which Vermont Is entitled,
were also elected. These are DIR. H. Mel
son Jackson of Burlington and Col. Fred
4 B. Thomas of Montpelier
/
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-31
ENGLISH READY
TO ECONOMIZE
House of Commons Will Support Gov
ernment In All Proposals for
Reduction of Expenditure.

LONDON, Oct. 31-The government
obtained vote of confidence in the
the house of commons last night on its
financial policy by an overwhelming
majority of 355.
An amendment to the government
financial resolution moved by John r..
-Clynes, Laborite and former food con-
troller, was rejected 405 to so, and the
government resolution was adopted un-
animously.
The resolution, which was drafted at
cabinet meeting on Monday, declared
"that this house, realizing the serious
effects upon the trade and industry of
the nation of the enormous financial
burdens resulting from the war, prom
ises its hearty support to the govern.
ment in all reasonable proposals, how.
ever drastic, for the reduction of ex
| penditure and the diminution of debt ;
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-31
SENATE OPENS FIGHT
ON LABOR SECTION
La Toilette Moves to Cut Measure Out
of Treaty-Long Debate
Expected

WASHINGTON, Oct 3I.-FormaIly
opening the fight on the labor section of
the peace treaty, Senator La Toilette, Re-
publican, Wisconsin, moved in the senate
late yesterday to strike out the entire
section which provides for establishment
of am international labor organization.
Debate on the motion, which may last
for several days, was started by Senator
Thomas, Democrat, Colorado, who at
tackled the labor section as creating a
supernation for the benefit Of particular
class,
He called attention to a clause in the
treaty declaring the well-beng of wage
earners to be "of supreme international
Importance, and quoted Samuel Gompers
as saying the labor provisions were writ
ten "by labor men for labor. Agree
ment to such program, Senator Thomas
asserted. would not be in the interest OF
the worlds peace.
The section not only is unconstitutiona
in several respects, he continued, but ITS
proposal for uniform labor standards j
"grotesque" and can result only in level
ling to the standards of China and India
He estimated that the international labo
body would cost the United States "full
as much as the expenses of our own gov
ernment
Senator Penrose. Republican, Pennsy
vania suggested that the peace conferenc
agreed to the labor section without III
derstanding it and declared if it were III
derstood now, every trade union III tn
| United States would condemn it.
No vote is expected before next weel
Several other senators exDect to put L
stubborn fight for the La Toilette m
ton though they concede there is hit
| hone Of its adoption.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-31
PEACE CONFERENCE MAY END.
Can't Get Roumania Into Line on Hun
garian Affairs.

PARIS, Oct. 31.-The end of Novem-
Der may see the close of the Paris peace
conference which has negotiated the
peace treaty with Germany and Austria
and has carried the negotiations with
Bulgaria toward completion.
Unless the conference can speedily
reach an agreement with Roumania
and compel it to discontinue its inter
ference in Hungarian affairs there
seems little chance that peace treaty
can be negotiated with Hungary at
present in which case the conference
will probably close without making
that treaty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-31
FIRE IN MINE CONTINUES.
No Word from 81 Miners Entombed-
New Effort at Rescue.

AMSTERDAM, o., Oct. 31-Fire con-
tinued to rage in mine No. of the Y C
o. Coal Co. here today with no word
from the q entombed miners for whom
all hope has been lost. Members of the
mine rescue crew from Pittsburgh were
still at the scene, but they had been un-
tble to go very far into the mine because
of the flames.
An effort will be made today to go
back into the mine through new entry
with possible chance of cutting through
to the men.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-31
SERVICE
IN BAD CONDITION
More Shippers Along West
River Road State
Grievances
MUCH BUSINESS IN
SIGHT THIS WINTER
Accommodations Not Adequate to
Handle It = Shipments of Way
Freight Infrequent = Deraflments
and Other Troubles Explained

Deplorable conditions, especially with
regard to freight traffic, on the West
River valley railroad We're brought out in
the three meetings held yesterday after
noon in Townshend, Newfane and Viii
Evansville, where patrons of the road had
been asked to meet members of the sub
urban affairs and transportation commit
tees of the 'Brattleboro board of trade
with view to discussing the situation
and to taking up the questions IN the mean
future with railroad officials.
At the meeting in the town clerks Office
in Townshend at 2.30 O'Clock it was
brought out that one man is ready to ship
car of lumber every day and that at the
present time there are 40 to 30 carloads
waiting to be shipped; that the railroad
refuses to take way freight except one
day week; that shipments to Boston
are three weeks late at present; that il
more than a carload of way freight is
provided ON Fridays (which is way freight
| day. the excess must wait over another
week; that a plan now being followed Il
to take the way freight car from Soutl
| Londonderry to Townshend, where it j:
set on Wizards siding to allow MIN tC
load it Saturday morning with way freight
from his mill, and in the afternoon it il
taken out and the way freight from til,
stations between Townshend and Brattle
boro is put in if there is room. Mor'
/ than the average amount of lumber vii
be sent down this winter 1t also wa
shown that the local freight going nortl
is fairly good.
i Figures were produced which indicate,
that nine times since Aug. % no evening
mail was received at Townshend, becads
the evening train either did not go up o
went so late that the station and posrol
flee were closed. By actual count in les
than a mile south of the Townshend sta
ton there are 240 rotten ties; ties hav
been scattered along the way ready 70
use. but not put in place. Probably th
| poorest section of the road is betwec
Townshend and Newfane, where 400 rot
ten ties were counted in dnstance G
one mile north of the Newfane station.
| The meeting in Newfane was held a
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-31
COAL PRICES FIXED.
Fuel Administrator Garfield Au-
thorized to Regulate Coal.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-An
executive order fixing maximum
prices for bituminous coal was
signed today by President Will
son. Prices of anthracite are not
affected. The maximum prices
are fixed by states and for pre-
pared sizes range from $4.60 a
net ton at mine mouth to $3.50.
Rules set up during the war gov
ernipg the margins of profits of
middlemen and wholesale and re-
tail dealers were established
and Fuel Administrator Garfield
was given all the authority to
regulate production, shipment,
sale, distribution, apportionment
and storage or use of bituminous
coal that he had during the war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-31

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct 31.-A tenn
porary injunction restraining all strike
activities of the United Mine Workers
# America was issued in the federal dis
trict court here today on application
of the United States government,
Judge A. B. Anderson signed the or
der on the showings set forth by c. B.
Ames. assistant attorney general that
n national disaster was impending and
on the broad general grounds that the
government has the right to enforce
its laws and protect its people from ca
lamity
The order was directed against Frank
G.. Hayes, the incapacitated president
of the union John l.. Lewis, acting
president, William Green, secretary
treasurer, and all other officials of the
organization ri took effect when
served and will continue in force until
after the formal hearing which Judge
Anderson set for Nov. s.
In presenting the case Judge Ame'
made it clear that the case would no
involve the general rights of workmeI
10 organize or quit work He said i
would have no bearing on other indus
tries and "merely involves the righ
of labor during the war to restrict o
destroy the supply of food and fuel. "
L.
general powers of the government t
enforce its laws and to protect its pee
pie against disaster >
"Under the order the union official
are commanded to withdraw strike o.
ders already issued and are forbidde
to send out any orders written or or'
tending to promote the strike or
any way to make it effective. They al
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-31
NO VERDICT
IN LONG CASE
Jury Has Had Case Under
Consideration for 1S
Hours
CAN'T AGREE ON
DEGREE OF CRIME
This Is Surmise In Court Room
Showed No Signs of Anxiety at Din
ner Table-Judges Are Discussing
Court Rules Today.
Especial to The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER def

MONIPELlER, Oct. 81.
No report had been received up to l. 30
from the jury in the Long murder case
which has had the case under considera-
tion for IS hours The jury had not asked
for instructions nor requested any testi-
mony to be read.
The jurors could be seen at intervals
when the door was opened sitting around
a table in their shirt sleeves. When they
went to dinner at noon their faces didn't
appear disturbed
The opinion prevails that they are dis
agreed on the degree of crime But nc
hint based on information has leaked out
Judge Butler instructed the jury that il
can return any one of four verdicts: yer
diet of not guilty, verdict of first degree
murder, one of second degree murder, OF
verdict of manslaughter In order tt
find verdict of guilty in the first degrees
the jury was told they must decide thai
Mrs. Broadwell was ravished and mur
dered
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-31
MARLBORO PLANS
PROGRAM SERIES
Will Have Assistance of Fund Given to
Secure Educational Entertain
ments in Village.

Through the gift of 800, which has
been left in trust to the Marlboro COM
munity for the purpose of securing educa-
tional entertainments, plans are being
made for series of interesting programs
this season to be given in the ehuceh a.
Marlboro village. Three or more gather
ings probably will be scheduled during the
winter but no dates or program plans arc
yet available.
1t is understood that the plans eontem,
plate a stereopticon lecture and moving
picture entertainment, and with the fund
available it should be possible for the
Marlboro community leaders to plan soire
thing which will be Of more than usua
interest
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-31
First Baptist Church

Friday at 7.30-Prayer and praise
meeting. ="
Saturday evening, Nov. 1.-The ]. E..
Hall class of the Bible school will hold
a social in the home of Miss Lenore
Ayers and Miss Mary Horton at
Wllston street. The husbands are in
vited. we
Articles for missionary box should
be left with Mrs. l.. w. Hawley, 6 Cros-
by street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-31
Odd Fellows Temple

Another big night "A special meeting
of Wantastiquet lodge will be held Sat
urday at s p. m. The first degree team
from North Adams will exemplify the
work. Supper will be served in Banquet
hall at $50.
Monday evening, Nov. 3.-Past No
BILE Grands association will meet with
Mrs. l.. A. Miller at 10 Canal street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-31
Centre Congregational Church

Friday, from to pm.-A Halloween
social in the chapel win be given by Mrs.
Woodin's Sunday school class for mem
bers of the intermediate and junior de-
partments of the Sunday school.
Tuesday, Nov. 4. at 6 p. m. - The
Conquest club invites all the young
women of the parish to rally in the
chapel. Picnic supper at els, followed
by business meeting and address by
Mrs. H. H. Atkinson, formerly of Har-
poot, Turkey.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-31

SPRINGFIELD, H., Oct. 31.-De
termination of the nation s soft coal
miners to strike has reached point
where it is beyond the power of any
force to prevent the cessation of work
at midnight tonight, according to
Frank Harrington, chairman of the
Miners International Scale commit
tee, in commenting on the strike injunc.
tion TODAY.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-31

COLUMBUS, o., Oct. 81. John
Moore, president of the United Mine
Workers of Ohio, upon learning the
Miners union had been enjoined from
striking tomorrow declared thousands
of Ohio miners could not be notified in
time to prevent them from striking at
midnight tonight
"We have no official notice of the
Injunction and if we did have it would
be impossible to notify the 10000 Ohio
miners in time" said President Moore
Many of the miners will read of the
injunction in the newspapers, he said
but other thousands would not see 8
newspaper for several days.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-31
HOUSE PLEDGES SUPPORT.
Congress Is Solidly Behind Administra-
tion in Coal Strike.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-By an ov-
erwhelming vote the house today adopt
ed the senate resolution pledging sup
port to the national administration
and all others" in authority in their
efforts to meet "the present industrial
emergency.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-31
NO FURTHER HEARINGS.
Senate Committee Will Not Listen
Further to Railroad Brotherhoods.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31-By unani-
nous vote the senate interstate COM
merce committee today refused to grant
the request of representatives of the
railroad brotherhoods that hearings be
reopened on the anti-strike provision of
the railroad bill which the committee
recently reporter to the senate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-31
INJUNCTION STOPS
LIQUOR SELLING
Violators of Order Can Be Imprisoned
for Contempt of CONTRACTION
by Judge Hand.

NEW YORK, Oct. 81. = United
States District Judge Hand today
granted temporary injunction at the
request of the United States district at
torney prohibiting the sale of all liquor
containing onehalf of one per cent or
more of alcohol. Under the injunction
saloon keepers who violate the prohibit
tion enforcement law can be arrested
and imprisoned for contempt of court.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-31
UniversaIist Church
Rev. D. E. Trout, Pastor.
Sunday, Nov.2.

SUNDAY, NOW.
1920 a. m.-Divine worship with ser
mon by the pastor. Subject,
Convention Echoes.
11.45 a. m.-Sundav school session.
7.30 ny. P. C. L. service of de-
votion and song in charge of the
pastor
800 p. mat Vernon, a service of
worship with sermon.
Tuesday, Nov. 4, at s p. m-An IL
lustrated lecture on Africa by Albert
Hicks who is soon to go to Africa as 9
teacher and welfare worker
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-31

restrained from sending any messages
Of encouragement or exhortations" or
from dispensing any union funds as
strike benefits.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-31
First Methodist Episcopal Church

Friday, Oct. 81, at $50 p. M
Prayer meeting.
Sunday, Nov. 2, at 1890 a. m.-Bap-
tismal and reception service, with holy
communion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-31
INJUNCTION RESTRAINING STRIKE
ACTIVITIES ISSUED BY FEDERAL
JUDGE AT INDIANAPOLIS TODAY

Temporary Injunction In
Effect Immediately and
Holds Until Formal Hear
ing Set for November s.
Government Asked 1t
That 1t Might Enforce It's
Laws and Protect It's Pe0-
pie from Calamity