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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-07-10

teen and looked a bride! 1t was her
moment of moments.
She was leaning heavily, trembling
en- the groom's arm. His face Helen
could not see, but he was tall and well
built.
IF any man can show just cause
why this couple may not lawfully be
Joined together, let him now speak o1
forever after hold his peace" hoom-
ed the deep voice of the minister.
Helen felt her eyes grow dim and
her throat ache with the emotiona
appeal that the wedding cerenfony
makes to all women.
do you, William Karl Baker, take
this woman. Caroline May Perry, Il
be your lawful wife. to love. honor
and cherish, for better, for worse.
in sickness and in health, as long as
you both shall live?"
Everyeye is now turned on William
Karl Baker. waiting for the reveren-
tial, Il do
But instead came an emplosive:
Yep"
There was an audible gasp. We
boomerang descending on thai solemn
silence could have been more astound-
ing. From the back room came a sup
pressed litter.
Helen choked. She dareo not look al
Warren for fear she would laugh out
right. A curious expression crossed
the minister's face but he went on
with severe dignity.
And do you, Caroline May Perry
take this man for your lawful hus-
band. to love honor and obey, for
better, for worse, in sickness and in
health. as long as you both live?"
II do" in a barely audible whisper
The ceremony was short and then came
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-07-10
THEIR MARRIED LIFE

The small room was already crowded.
Everyone was standing leaving only a
cleared space by the window for the
ceremony. Sprays of smilax decorat =
ed the crayoned family portraits, the
piano and the mantel.
Every one stood with eyes strained
subdued whisper. Helen had once
been to a funeral where they had
waited to view the remains with this
same hushed solemnity.
The girl at the piano now began
playing Memberships wedding march.
Then the minister. a pompous man,
strobe IN impressively and took his
place by the window.
Those by the door will kindly stand
aside so the bride and groom may en-
ter" he instructed patronizingly.
Miss Perrys mother came first, wi =
quivering lips and redeemed eyes. Then
came the two attendants, whom Hell
en- did not know, and then, in the
most emotional strain of the wedding
march came the bride in trailing white
satin, a long bridal veil and orange
blossoms.
rate bridal attire in so simple a home.
Then. as Helen caught a glimpse o.
Miss Perry's face, she understood. She
had wanted to be a bride with all the
symbols and paraphernalia of bride.
and for them she had spent lavishly
o. her hard earned money.
All her life she would have the
memory of this wedding-of having
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-07-10

Warren rang again. Another mo-
ment's wait and the lock clicked as
some one opened the door from above.
Inside the narrow hall was lit with
a single Pickering gas jet.
TITS the top flight, take it easy"
advised Warren as Helen started up
the steps.
From above came the sound of voices
and laughter party sound.
"U'nearthly hour for a wedding"
grumbled Warren who had bolted his
dinner to get there by 1880 Shouldn't
think anybody'd be here"
At the top of the steps they were
met by young girl, who showed them
into a small bedroom to lay off their
wraps. The bed and chairs were al
ready piled with hats and coats.
Il won't have to take off my hat.
will 1 2 whispered Helen
How do 1 known irritably shrug-
ging out of his overcoat.
Warren, do be nice! You know
Miss Perry's so proud to have you
come-now don't spoil 1T all"
We'll, the next stenographer I get
I'll take blamed good care that she's
so old and ugly that there won't be any
weddings. Now what do we do? Go
in there and join that mob?"
Just then a sweet-faced old lady who
Helen knew instinctively was Miss
Perry's mother, came to the door.
She shook hands with Warren rath-
err shyly. seeming somewhat in aye
of her daughters employer. Then sho
led them into the parlor.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-07-10
CZECHO-SLOVAK
SOLDIERS PARADE
AT CAMP KEARNEY

San Diego. Calf. July 9.-One thou
sand Czecho-Slovak soldiers who ar
rived last Thursday from Siberia We're
to march today in review before Brig
adler General Frederick Strong and
his staff at Camp Kearney.
Most of the soldiers have been con-
tinuously in service and away from
their homes more than four years.
Most of the Czecho-Slovak officers
were outfitted with uniforms by the
American Red Cross and efforts are
being made 10 re-clothe the men be-
fore the leave for Newport News. Va.
Saturday, where they will embark for
France.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-07-10

field of Loos, which has the curious
appearance of a pertified sea. The
soil has been plowed up in an extra
ordinary manner by thousands of poi
sonous gas shells. which have tinged
the sparse vegetation TO an unhealthy
gray.
Before the war. Lens had 10000 in
habitants When the correspondent
visited the locality in its state OF
hopeless desolation. there were only
three sturdy optimists left, who led a
cave mems existence among the ruins.
Their nearest point to get food was
Pully-Crenay, ten miles away. and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-07-10

stone and iron as were still service
able in the huge rubbish heap that
once was Lens.
In the Pas de Calais department
alone, $50 townships and villages are
in the same plight as Lens, or nearly
so. The task of making these places
fit to live in again is a herculean one
La Dor is available in adequate num-
bers. but to lodge and feed the men
is a great problem. The latest suR-
gestion is to use covered army motor
trucks as temporary shelters for the
workers by whose efforts Lens Is to
arise from its ashes
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-07-10

there was no transportation.
Things have been mending since.
Today. about 5000 OF the exiled in
habitants have returned. They are
housed in corrugated iron hutments
formerly used by the British army.
The cleaning UP Of the place, begun
by Chinese and German prisoner
squads. is taking on more speed. The
approaches have been laid bare to
cellars and underground shelters
which have been occupied by home
less house hunters" Even building
Of q sort is going on; the material
used being such odd bits Of wood.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-07-10
MOST DEVASTATED
TOWNS OF THE WAR
BEGINNING REVIVAL

Paris, July 9.-Lens. the most thor
oughly devastated town of the war. is
showing signs of revival When the
Associated Press correspondent visited
this erstwhile busy coal mining center
of the department of the Pas de Calais
early this year. it still looked as
though a set Of giant sledgehammers
had pounded the whole place to atoms.
To the west OF ii lies the grim battle
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-22
TO FORCE SALE OF CARS.
House Committee Wants War Depart
ment to Get Rid of Autos.

WASHINGTON, Sept 22.-Action to
force the war department to place on the
market the 1900 surplus motor vehicles
it has held since the signing of the armis-
tice will be taken shortly by the house
committee investigating war department.
expenditures, Representative Reavis
(Neb.) chairman of the subcommittee
on quartermasters' supplies announced
yesterday
A resolution will be reported to the
house by the committee ordering the war
department to dispose of the surplus at
once, Mr.. Reavis said 1t will be similar
to the resolution passed by the house
after the war; department kept its surplus
food off the market for many months. and
which finally forced its sale in few
weeks.
Mr. Reavis charges that the cars have
been withheld to protect the manufaetur-
ers, as was done in the case of food In
addition, he charges that the war depart
ment has accepted sl75,000,OOO worth of
motor vehicles from the manufacturers
since the signing of the armistice
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-22
State and Municipal Police
Were Resisted Violence
Began With Throwing of
Missiles By the Crowd
The State Troopers Then
Charged the Crowd and
Welded Their Clubs Wig
OrOusly

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 22.-several
men had their heads dubbed and 20 ar
rests were made in the borough of
Clarion when the Pennsylvania police
had another brush with crowds that re-
fused to disperse. Several shots were
fired by each side according to Clarion
police headquarters
According to the police, crowds per-
sisted in gathering on Second street
during the morning and were broken
up. Finally large crowd resisted the
efforts of the state and local police to
disperse and many missiles were thrown
at the police. The state troopers charged
the crowds and welded their clubs vig-
oron - with the result that about a
dozen we're injured. Some one in the
crowd fred shots and the police re-
turned the fire shooting in the air. No
one was hit. Twenty arrests were made
and the prisoners were sent to the coun-
ty Jail here charged with melting to
riot The police said the foreign born
element was responsible for the disor-
der
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-22
SOME STEEL MILLS CLOSED ON FIRST
DAY OF GREAT STRUGGLE BETWEEN
STEEL WORKERS AND CORPORATION

workers were employed, similar condi-
tions were reported. At Cleveland the
union leaders claimd that $4,000 men
were out and that IS mills of the Amer,
lean Steel & Wire Co, employing 5000
men were closed down.
At Ohio's second greatest steel cen
ter, Youngstown, the strike leaders also
claimed that the great majority of the
workers had struck and at Steuben
gie Steel company are located it was as
serted that all three had been forced to
suspend operations.
Officials at the less important points
in Ohio and Pennsylvania announce
that their men had remained loyal and
that operations were in full swing. One
exception was Johnstown, Penn, where
10000 men were reported to have
struck Outside the great pivotal states
of Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania,
conditions were reported nearly normal
with few important exceptions.
At Buffalo where the great indepen-
dent plants of the Lackawanna Steel
Co. are located the union leaders
claimed 20 per cent of the workers had
obeyed the strike call At Wheeling,
w. Va. it was asserted that 5000 men
were idle and the Colorado Fuel & Iron
Co. IS plant at Pueblo, Colo, was closed
down when its 1000 employees walked
out
Plants of the American Steel & Wire
Co. at Worcester were not affected. The
mills of the Illinois Steel Co. at South
Chicago were closed, the unions esti-
mating that 95 per cent of the 1000
men on the day shift had struck.
Generally and with apparent sim
cerity the strike leaders are counselling
caution and avoidance of trouble They
are advising their men to "ge fishing
At Rankin and Braddock huge meet
ings of strikers were held with the ap-
proval of the local authorities William
z. Foster, moving spirit of the strike in
this pivotal district, and other leaders
addressed the men and perfect order
was maintained.
AT Clarion and McKeesport, where
attempts were made to hold meetings in
defiance of the local authorities, the state
troopers rode through the crowd as
state troopers only can ride and the
meetings ended in a sheep scramble for
cover The first shots were fired at
Clarion into the air-and 20 union agi-
tators are in Jail without bail.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-22
Ii Pittsburgh District.

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 22.-The strug-
gle between organized labor and the
employers in the steel industry was in
full swing today. In the Pittsburgh
and nearby districts thousands of men
obeyed the orders of their leaders and
failed to report when the whistles blew
for the day shift to go to work. How
many joined in the walk-out and with
what degree of "@aFy 'tiveness the strike
was initiated was 4 known definitely
by either side in tne contest early in
the day. Full protection as far as could
be made was given to the men who de-
termined to go to work.
The state police had their first clash
with crowds yesterday afternoon in
North Clarion where they broke up a
mass meeting at the request of local
police officials. Strike leaders charged
that number of persons in the crowd
were severely hurt in the clash.
At Homestead, where the Carnegie
company's largest works are located
representatives said whole departments
Continued on Page 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-22
REST ROOM GETS
$50 FROM TAG DAY
Largest Amount Ever Contributed To
ward Support of Institution Due
to Saturday Sale.

Success crowned the efforts of the can
vassers for the sale of red tags for the
benefit of the rest room Saturday, when
approximately $50, the largest amount
ever contributed for that purpose, was re-
ceived
Although the exact figures were not OBJ
tainable this morning it was stated that
while all the canvassers had not made
their final reports it was an assured fact
that after few small bills were paid the
proceeds of the sale would be greater than
for any previous sale of tags, and would
take care of the expenses of the room for
the coming months.
While a list of canvassers in various
territories published Friday the names OF
three of those who were the most success.
full were omitted. They were Mrs. L. A
Prescott, Miss Judith Cain and Stratton
Morse
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-22
REPUBLICANS FEAR
SOVIET GOVERNMENT
Publicity Association Appeals for
Crushing of Strike Spirit Shown
By Boston Police.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-The coun-
try will be Russianized'' and soviet
government substituted for eonstitu-
tional government unless the movement
svmbolized in the strike of the Boston
policemen is crushed, the Republican
publicity association declares in a
statement made public here today by
its president, former Senator Jonathan
Bourne.
''This is but a preliminary test of
strength between the rule of the people
and the rule of class the statement
declares. ''By assuming personal charge
of the strike of the Boston policemen
union and demanding reinstatement of
those traitors to the public peace who
forsook their posts and imperiled the
safety of the commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts, Samuel Gompers has eha1-
lenged constituted authority and
aligned the American federation of la
Dor definitely against the laws of an
autonomous portion of this republic
1.-The striking policemen of Boston
were public servants of the state no
less than is Gov. Coolidge himself. They
assumed divided allegiance, and the
demanded that the public master of
their first choice should acknowledge
overlordship of the private master of
their second choice. This Coolidge re-
fused to allow. They thereupon desert
ed their posts of duty and yielded Bos-
ton prey to the horrors of the mob.
"When the soldiers delivered Boston
from the wolves, The strikers retreated
from their position, hoping for greater
strength in the future. They now de-
mand reinstatement, and in this de-
mand they are backed up by Gompers
and his federation. Here comes the trial
of strength between organized labor
with its threat of a huge sympathetic
strike, and the. state itself That the
state will triumph there seems no
doubt, thanks to- the courage of Cool
idge. But thai organized labor will
retire sullen and yengeful seems equally
certain, for this will have been its first
major defeat
1t will consolidate for a mightier
attack which may be directed against
the entire nation. And unless that
drive is crushed the republic will be
Russianized -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-22
DECIDE TREATY is
CONSTITUTIONAL
Six Members Of Senate Judiciary Com
mittee Say United States Can
Help France.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-By unan-
imous vote of the six members present
the senate judiciary committee decided
today that the proposed treaty guaran.
teeing immediate assistance of this
country to France in the event of an
attack, by Germany was
constitutional Twelve members were
absent and their votes were not called.
Under the working rules of the commit
tee SIX members constituted quorum.
Ihe vote was on resolution by Senator
Walsh, Democrat, of Montana, calling for
the committees opinion as to the consti-
tutionality of the treaty A sub-commit-
tee recently decided that the pact would
be constitutional.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-22
Two Baseball Players and
Two Country Club
Members
PLEAD NOT GUILTY
IN MUNICIPAL COURT
L. L. Durham, Jacob Estey, Bernard
Dunleavy and Guy johnson the Re-
spondents-Baseball Crowd Fails to
Disperse When Ordered.

Official warnings failed to prevent the
baseball game scheduled to be played yes
terday afternoon on the Valley fair
grounds, and the far-reaching results are
beginning to be apparent Four arrests
have been made, two for baseball playing
on Sunday and two for golf playing on
Sunday, and more are to follow, including
"a merchant and garage proprietor and
possibly Others. A jury will be drawn
this afternoon in the municipal court. and
there are likely tc be other developments
during the day, but no date for trial has
been fixed
The two arrested for playing ball are
Bernard Dunleavy and Guy johnson of the
Athletics, and the two charged with play
ing golf on Sunday are Lyrdon l.. Dun
ham OF. the Dunham Brothers Co. and
Jacob Estey, son of Col j. Gray Estey,
head of the Estey Organ Co. They were
arrested by Sheriff Frank L. Wellman
and Deputy Sheriff Fred Cressy and were
arraigned before Judge A. E. Cudworth in
the municipal court
vi IuHidDl anu MT. EStey were repre-
sented by Attorney Harold E. Whitney
OF Harvey, Maurice 4 Whitney. and Mr.
Dunleavy and Mr. johnson were repre-
sented by Attorney Neil ID. Clawson. In
each case counsel waived the reading of
the complaint and entered plea of not
guilty and Judge -Cudworth released each
respondent on his own recognizance in the
sum OF $50 to appear when wanted
lhsaa i L Al
duty of the court to take certain statistics
IN the case of violation of the criminal
laws of the state,'' and Mr.. Dunham said
he was 81, an American, and a shoe deal
er- Mr.. Estey said he was "a, an Amer
lean, and clerk in the office of the Es-
tey Organ Co. Mr.. Dunleavy said he was
y, an American, and a clerk. Mr. John
son said he was "a, an American, and
discharged soldier
The statute under which the arrests
were made is section 1907 of the General
Laws of Vermont, which reads: "a per
son who, between twelve O'Clock Saturday
night and twelve O'Clock the following
Sunday night, exercises any business or
employment, except works of necessity
| and charity, or holds or resorts to a hall
| or dance, or uses or exercises game.
lSHVib VI ploss VI ltstTtS 10 a mouse or
entertainment for amusement or recrea-
| ton, shall be fined not more than two
dollars
When State Attorney E. w. Gibson re-
turned from Newfane Saturday afternoon
he was handed the complaint signed by
nine Brattleboro clergynien, the text of
which was printed in The Reformer Sat
urday, asking him to prevent the game
| scheduled for Sunday and each Sunday
| thereafter
The states attorney gave notise of the
complaint to Sheriff Frank L. Welman
| and Chief-of-Police George Wilson. and
that night the officers gave warning to
Manager Thomas A. Austin, jr., of the
Athletics
The ball team took time by the forelock
and instead of waiting until arrests were
made they sent representatives to the
Continued on Page 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-22

The preliminary skirmish in the great
industrial struggle which opened today
between the labor unions and the Unit
ed States Steel corporation, which di-
rectly or indirectly affects half a mil
lion wage earners produced the usual
conflicting claims by the generals on
both sides. In the great cities of the
struggle, the. Chicago and Pittsburgh
districts, many thousands of workers
obeYed the strike order, but early re-
ports stated that comparatively few
plants had been compelled to close. At
a large number of outlying points Off
cials of smaller plants reported they
are operating as usual.
Ebert II. Gary, chairman of the
board of directors of the steel corpora
tion, refused to make any comment on
the situation
Secretary Foster of the Steel Work
ers Union, issued a statement express
ing satisfaction with the outlook and
claimed that reports from outside the
Pittsburgh district showed that the
shutdown was general.
An important feature of the situa-
ton was the announcement by rep
resentative of the $4,000 workers EN-.
ployed by the Bethlehem Steel company
that these men would not join the
strike pending an attempt to obtain q
conference with the company officials
Some of the blast furnaces in the
Pittsburgh district were banked but the
majority of the plants were in opera
tion although admittedly with forces
reduced from 10 to Go per cent
In the Chicago district including
Gary and Hammond, where 10000 stee
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-22
GIRL is CHARGED
WITH FORGING CHECK
Jamaica Young Woman Pleads Guilty
in County Court and Is Placed
On Probation.

Just before Windham county court
took the usual recess for over Sunday
Miss Sadie NJ. Potter of Jamaica was
brought into court ON complaint of
States Attorney E. W. Gibson charg-
ing her with forging a check. She
pleaded guilty and was placed on pro-
baton for an indefinite time after the
court had imposed a sentence of from
one to two years in the house of cor
rection and suspended the execution
of the sentence. Miss Potter is 16
years old, daughter of Herbert Pot
ter. She forged check for $21.3S on
the Vermont National bank of Brattle-
boro June 4, signing the name of w.
s. Allen, and when the check was re-
turned to the bank the forgery was
detected.