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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-17
GUILFORD CENTER.

F. H. Churchill of Brattleboro is
spending several days with his cousin,
Mrs. F. E. Thayer.
i. p. Goodnow came home Tuesday
from the hospital, where he has been re-
covering from an operation for appen-
dieitis
The Junior Order will give a dance
and supper Friday evening at Grange
hall. There will be Brattleboro music
for the dancing.
L. J. Thayer and son of Broekton,
Mass, came Monday to visit few
days with their father and brother.
j. G. and J. Fl. Thayer.
Mr.. Swanenson, the buttermaker at
the creamery, has gone to Putney and
will return with his family. They will
live in the Edison Smith house.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-17
JOHN D. PAYS BOY $500.
Father Of Victim Of Rockefeller Motor
Had Sued for $4,000.

NEW YORK, May l7.-John D. Rookie
Teller, through his lawyer, Lee Parsons
Davis of White Plains, settled yesterday
for $500 the suit brought against him
by Pasquale Tornillo, aged 10, son Of Tony
Tornillo Of North Tarrytown, for injuries
received when the boy was run over by
the Rockefeller automobile in March, 1919
The plaintiff had sued for $4,000, the boy
having suffered scalp wounds and other
injuries.
The boy received 81 500 and his father
$1,000 for medical expenses and the loss
of the bows services, -. 80.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-17
WILSON CHEERS TEXAS SUITS.
Hopes Voters Will Render Gallant
Justice to Women Of State

WASHINGTON, May l7-President
Wilson in cable to Mrs. Minnie f
Cunningham, president of the Texas Won
an Suffrage association, made public here
yesterday at headquarters Of the National
American Woman Suffrage association,
said:
II am looking forward with the great
est interest to the referendum of May q
on woman suffrage and entertain the con
fdent hope that the men of Texas vii
by very great majority render gallant
Justice to the women of the state"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-17
FEW SOUGHT ASSISTANCE.
Only Eight Per Cent of Commissioned
officers Asked Aid.

WASHINGTON, May 17.-Only eight
per cent of the 1913 ,524 commissioned of
ficers who were discharged from the
army up to May 3, required the assist
anee of federal agencies in securing en-
ployment, according to reports made
public yesterday. None of the % gen
eral officers who returned to civil life
asked assistance, but four colonels, Is
lieutenant colonies and Isl majors made
requests. The proportion increased in
the lower grades to 10 per cent in the
case of second lieutenants.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-17

Unitarian church, Rev Z. @. s. Osgood
pastor Service Sunday morning at 1880;
Subject of sermon, Spiritual Anchorage.
Sunday school at ll.5. All are welcome
First Church Of Christ, Scientist. En-
erson building, Elliot street Sunday ser.
vice at 1915 am. Subject, Mortals and
Hnmortals "Wednesday evening testimo
NAL meeting at. AS Reading room oper
daily, except Sundays and legal holidays
from to o'clock. All are welcome.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-17
MARLBORO.

ter at sher home in New Jersey, expects
to occupy her home on Ames hill early in
june. 81
Miss Mann, teacher in the South school,
spent the weekend at her home in West
Dummerston.
Rob Prentiss, who has been working in
Massachusetts during the winter, is home
for the present.
II. c. Warnock of Holyoke was at the
Poplars Monday and Tuesday looking af-
ter his fruit trees
Mrs. Jane Higley, who has been in
Brattleboro several weeks, returned to
her home Saturday.
The social of the Ladies' Aid society
Wednesday afternoon was well attended.
Mrs. Whitacre, who has spent the win
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-17
AIR MAIL SERVICE SUCCEEDS.
Second Days Cleveland Flight Made in
Face Of Storm.

CHICAGO, May 17-Another sue
cassful flight to Bryan, Ohio, and re-
turn marked the second day of the Chi
cago-C Cleveland aerial mail service. Max
Miller, who started the second east
bound trip from here at $50 q. M,
returned from Bryan with the Cleve-
land mail at LAG p. m.
Postal officials were elated at the sue
cess of the venture, as reports of heavy
storms near Bryan had put yesterday i
trip in jeopardy carly in the day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-17
WHITINGHAM.
School Entertainment Nets 1925.

The school entertainment and spelling
contest Friday night was well attended.
A dance followed and $22.25 was net
ted for the marker fund. The Grand
Army markers and flag holders for sol
diers' graves have been ordered and it
is expected that they will arrive in
time to be placed Memorial day.
Sixteen pupils participated in the
spelling contest which consisted of 624
words. All but six pupils went down
and Supt. Sawyer, who gave out the
words, was obliged to turn to an I'M
familiar list to spell them down. Those
to stand longest were Josephine Currier,
Viva Graves, Mildred Tanner, Beatrice
Stickney, Beatrice Temple and Doriee
Kentfeld. The prize, which was stud
emit S dictionary, was won by Josephine
Currier of the Gillett school.
The rest of the entertainment consist.
ed of songs. recitations, dialogues and
piano selections by the several schools
In town.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-17
GREEN RIVER.

Wayne Weatherhead and Sarah Glazier
are i'll.
A. G. Gallup attended large farm sale
in Putney May I.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Fitch of Boston
spent the weekend at the Valley farm
Mr. and Mrs. William Denison hav'
returned home after spending weel
with friends in the northern part o
the state
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-17

Blanch Mason has gone to cook for
Mrs. Ernest Whitney in Brattleboro.
Porter Currier lost valuable cow
this wtek. 1t is thought the animal had
pneumonia.
Master Kern Wilson. who has been i'll
with pneumonia, was able to take a
short auto ride Friday.
Harold Murdoch, oldest son of E. H.
Murdoch, is suffering with articular
rheumatism following an attack of in
f1uenza.
Eugene Betit and family attended
The wedding of Irene Betit. the oldest
daughter of o. Betit, in Jacksonville
Monday.
Fred Bosley and family have moved
from district No 8 to the village and
are occupying the house owned by Wat
son Hicks.
Mrs. Marcia Davis spent Sunday with
her father, A. A. Butterfeld, who is i'll
at the home of his son, NJ. A. Butter
| field in South Nottingham.
Claude Hescock and family of Viii
mington have moved to the house with
| Mrs. Heseoek S parents, Mr.. and Mrs
| oscar mason, on the wheeler farm al
| the head of the lake.
/ Miss Grace Percell of North Adams
will start dancing school here. this
!, spring. The first lesson will be giveT
| Wednesday, evening at Green Mountain
hall. Between 20 and 80 pupils hav,
i been secured. Mrs. Stickney of. Jack
sonville will play the piano.
Sam Devnow has moved from thu
4 Allbee house in the village to the tene
Il ment over Mrs. Marceaux's store. MI
Devnow's son, Peter, recently returne,
from France, where he served in tn
101st ammunition train of the 26tl
division and is spending a few week
with his father.
!, Grover Plumb returned from Cam
Devens Saturday where he was dis
charged from service He had bee
overseas with the Goth division in
machine gun company. He appears t
be in good health and is looking wei
although he was obliged to spend mucl
time in hospital while in France.
Ray Fowler returned home May
/ after being in the service nine months
He enlisted in the Goth, or Skeleto
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-17

Speaking Of parted shades and new
up-to-date stock, just look in the win
dows of Mrs. Smith s Hat Shop-then
come in and select. Adv-61
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-17

Don't ponder your own fat and COM
1lacent soul. when all about you are other
souls Starving
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-17
men to make German stems for Hof
Brau cafes?
You May Get This-We Can t.


You Nav Get This-We Can't.
From synopsis of s'The Law That
Divides we CLEAN the following clear
and concise statement: "The morning
papers. with their account of the tragedy
and arrest of Murray as the murderer,
brought Kathleen to realization of in
Justice. To Kenneth s father she con
fesses the killing of his son in defense
of her honor and the discovery is then
made that she is his daughter and Ken
meth was her daughter Figure it out. J
Charles Ray has found way to live
on nothing a day. When his mother ar
rived in Los Angeles from the East last
week, Charles machine was in the
garage being repaired, so he took a taxi
cab. The only money he had with him
was a $50 BILL He rode half day in
| the taxi, giving |. o. Us for tips
When he finally arrived at his bunga
low he gave the taxi chauffeur a check
for his bill Wherever he went nobody
could change the $50 bill.
/ FINLAND (Los Angeles, Cali, is con
tinually full of celebrities. Almost
every studio in the colony points will
pride to tour Mister Whooziz' Of
Whoozat' = who has just come out t.
the coast. The revolving doors of thu
big hotels are choked with film mag
mates of high degree, and the lobbie
and corridors resound with bell hoppisl
voices paging .tMesser- griffith, misser
shaplin,'' and other names of impor
in the blue book of the movies Thes
movie moguls are always holding con
! ferences, making speeches, optimistic
! pessimistic, and otherwise, and attend
) ing luncheons given in their honor. Sc
as a consequence, hat-check girls ar
) happy, banqueteers are declaring div
dends, and publicity representative
are getting fat and are learning t
avoid crab cocktails and not put suga
, and cream in eonsomme or other kind
of soup even if it does have a startlin
, resemblance to java and is served i
coffee cups.
ROB.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-17

The "Give them back their jobs =
campaign is very good one, but what
will the firms do who used to employ
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-17

Ethel Barrymore, Metro Star, went
on fox hunt in Griffith park, out il
Hollywood. the other day, but the foxes
were too foxy because she reported that
the only ones she saw were in the cages
at the zoo.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-17

Minta Durfree, who in private life is
the wife of Roscoe Arbuckle, is to re
turn to the screen. She is at present in
New York. There are several release
organizations in touch with her for a
series of comedies. She was featured
opposite her husband-eomedian in all
the former Keystone productions in
which he appeared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-17
NEWS OF ENSLEY

| A fire at Tuxedo Saturday night at l 9:3O o'clock burned one negro house
 and badly damaged two others. House
 No in Alley L caught fire from the chimney and was wrapped in flames
 before the fire department reached the | scene In the excitement at the dis covery of the fire the negroes forgot 10 1 send in the call. The house furnishings were saved and the loss of the building l was $500. House No. in the same alley was damaged to the extent of $50 and 1881 Twenty-first street was dam aged $1OO worth Both houses caught fire from the first one and all three
 were in flames when the fire depart ment was called. The property be- longs to the Pegram Meade Realty company.
 The members of the High school set were entertained by Miss Kathleen Brigman at a Valentine party at the home of Mrs. E. R. Maynard Friday evening. The guests enjoyed games, music and dancing and in a heart and key contest Joe Logan won the prize. At a late hour the hostess serv- ed salad course.
 \. the Ensley High Scohol Parent-Teach- CT Improvement association, requests that good representation fthe mem bers of this organization attend the meeting of the Central School Improve ment association, which meets at the administration building, 2030 Park avenue Monday afternoon at 80 o'clock. At this time reports will be made of the work done the first sem of f, ture plans.
 The third of a series of lectures given at the High school by Dr. Julia Crotty will be given this afternoon at 2:15 o'clock in the auditorium Wom- en of all ages in the Greater Ensley district are invited to be present and hear the final lecture of pr. Crotty
 The Westminster circle will meet with Mrs. l.. F. Brubaker Tuesday afternoon.
 St. Anthony's Red Cross unit win meet Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock with Mrs. J. L. Malloch on Twenty ninth street, Ensley Highlands.
 Funeral services for Paul Lyons. the small son of Mir and Mrs Frank Lyons, were held from the residence, S15 Seventeenth street, yesterday after noon at o'clock. Interment was at Oakland.
 Mrs. A. c. Moncrief, formerly Miss Julia Bragan of Ensley, died yesterday morning at local infrmary after an illness of several months. Funeral ser vices will be held this morning at II o'clock at the home of her brother, A. s Bragan, of South Fifteenth street. She is survived by her husband and two daughters, Margaret, aged years and Julia Pearl, aged 3 months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-17
BILL ID PROTECT DESERTED CHILDREN
 COMES UP TODAY
Representative Ross to Push Measure-QuOrum Is As sured for Last Day of
 Legislative Session

Montgomery. February 16-(SpeciaD Late trains Saturday night brought several senators and representatives to Montgomery and a quorum for the last day of the first session of the legislature was assured. The two houses will meet at 10 o'clock and VIII get down to business in a short time.
 Representatives are anxious to have the house enact several senate bills so that they can get to the desk of Governor Kilby before the house ad- journs until July s at 2 o'clock. On the senate calendar is the following bill by MT Ross:
 H. 21: To amend the caption and sections 1. ?, 3, 4, ,, 6, ', s. and 10 Of ''an act to protect women and children from assertion and non-support by husbands and parents. making 1t misdemeanor for a husband to desert or neglect to provide for the support of his wife or for a parent to desert or neglect to provide for the support of his or her children, or child, under the age of 16 years. prescribing the penalty therefor and making provis- ions for the apprehension and pun ishment of persons convicted of non support or assertion, and providing for the taking of recognizances and for the forefiture and enforcement of said recognizances also providing for the appointment of probation officers and prescribing their duties and powers. and making chiefs of police and sher- ifs and other peace officers probation officers in certain contingencies and designating the courts which shall have jurisdiction of such matters. Ap- proved September Is, 1915"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-17
Pithy Paragraphs About
 Returning Birmingham Boys
By BOB M'DAvID

By BOB The Age-Hersld wants short news items similar to those print
 ed below, about returning sOl- diers, sailors and marines. When your relative friend who has been in the sefvice returns to Bir-
 mfngham, phone or write of the
 fact and the information will be gladly published. Among those re- turning yesterday we're the follow
 ing.
 Lieut.. Dewitt Cross has returned to Birmingham, having been mustered out of the service. Lieutenant Cross saw considerable overseas service. Earle Major has returned to his ship after spending brief furlough in Bir- mingham as the guest of relatives. MT. Major has been in the navy about year
 The many local friends of Capt Ed Bowron will be delighted to learn that he is now en route home after a long absence in France. during which he was stationed at Rrest for several months.
 Bob Russell, who has been stationed in a naval hospital at Washington for the past 13 months, is back in Bir- mingham, having been given his hon orable discharge.
 Lieut. Charles M Portis, U. S. ma- rines, who has been visiting his mother in Monroe, La, stopped over in Bir- mingham yesterday. en route to Paris Island.
 Birmingham friends of Lieut. Clifford Evans, air service, U. s. A, will be glad to learn that he was one of the two American officers ordered by the Brit ish air ministry and the American Headquarters to remain in England to finish the construction of large aero- drome. of which he has been supervis- ing architect. Lieutenant Evans has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-17
LAND GRANTS MADE
 BY DIAZ TO BE
 REVISED, IS REPORT
Failure to Develop Properties Given as Reason for the Order of
 Revision
By Associated Prexs


 Washington, February 16 = Pastor Rouaix, the Mexican secretary of ag- riculture, has ordered revision of con- sessions granted foreign corporations and individuals by former governments of Mexico, according to official information received here today through official channels. Greater development of lands within the republic was given as the req son for the order, which, in the under standing here, is directed largely against concessions granted to American and British firms and nationals by former President Diaz. The order recites that particularly in the state of Chiapas and the territories of Lower California and Quintana Roo concessions of large areas granted to different foreigners and foreign com panies have been held for long time" to the "detriment of national interests~ According to the information here, soma concessions already have been cancelled with view to giving the land to tho peo- pie for agricultural purposes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-17

been serving with the American and year, but he is expected to leave for home within a short time.
 James Newton, Thirty,seventh di- vision, 134th regiment, Company L. has been mustered out of the service and is expected home within the next few days.
 Henry B. Whitaker, late of the U. s. aviation corps, stationed at Fort Worth, has returned home after receiving hon. orable discharge from the service.
 Private John Weidman, who has re- gently returned from overseas, is now stationed at Camp Gordon. He spent the weekend in this city visiting rela- lives
 Lieut.. Perkins Abernathy is visiting his mother, Mrs. w. H. Abernathy, having been mustered out of the service at Camp Shelby.
 Capt W. P. Ingle has returned to Bir- mingham after several months absence in France.
 Corp. Ellington Chisholm has returned to the city after long absence, dur ing which he was overseas for four months.
 John Love. . valued employe of The Age-Herald, has returned to Birmingham after several months service, during which he was stationed at Camp Han cock, DixNand Mcclellan.
 Mrs. R. A. Hawkins, 151o Avenue G, has received a message from her son, R. A. Hawkins, Jr, announcing his ar- rival at Hampton Roads after 14 months foreign service. Young Hawkins was in the naval aviation and was a member of the northern bombing troop and spent several months at the front This young naval aviator was reared, in Birmingham where he is well known and his many friends will be pleased to learn that he expects to be discharged from service within the next few days, when he will return to his home in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-17
Bill Guin of >Gadsden
 Tells Of Hard Fighting
Rejected by Army Account of Leaky Heart 'Y' Man Gets Into Front Line Trenches and Aids Wounded.
 Has Just Returned From France

Bill Guin has just returned from nearly years service with the Y. M. c. A. in France. Mir Guin went across in March. 1918, and from June 1S on to carly in October he was with the Third division in some of the most terrible fighting of the war. He was in the sec ond battle of the Marne, at St. Mehiel and in the thick of the fight in the Ar gonne forest.
 When the war began MT. Guin went to the first offecers' training school at was discharged because of having leaky heart. For nearly six months after that he continued in business in Gadsden and in January, 1918, joined the Y. M. c. A. forces, and in service in France showed that his leaky heart was not such great handicap after all.
 Upon reaching France wes were given I weeks training in Paris. mainly in
 military courtesy and such matters, and I was assigned to the training area with he Third divison.' said Mir. Guin. T soon came to understand that at the front every man, whether officer, or en- listed man or " worker was to stand on his own merits and there was the inest kind of good fellowship existing be- tween the American officers and men.
 IN HARD FIGHTING
 Early in June when the Germans be- gan to push the French back, our divis- ion was moved up to help the French in the Chateau Therry sector. We took over the front line about the 17th of June and were facing the Germans across the River Marne. On the night of the l4th of July l was in the front line four hours before the Germans opened their 1arrage. 1 had gone about half the way back to the town of Crezancy when their shelling began at 12:05 a. m. A chaplain and I established a first aid station in a cellar and in about two hours the wounded began coming back to us Ill treat numbers. Chaplain Costello and 1 went down the street three blocks to an ambulance station but found that the only ambulance there was out of com mission. Just then, an ambulance driver fell into the room exhausted, and when we told him we wanted his ambulance he sobbed for minute like a child. Then he said, Let's go,' and he got up and brought his ambulance to the front of the building. We carried a load or wounded back to a hospital where they ,ook our ambulance from us, and the major gave me his car. With it I made my way back to the town l had left for another load We worked this way till i o'clock the next afternoon Then l got a truck and all that night. with only two hours sleep, the truck driver and I brought the men back. At times we went up to the front lines to get the wounded who begged not to be put on the jolting truck but to be left alone to die. On the next day we continued the work of bring ing back the wounded, finding them for the most part in cellars. For three days we were in the front lines and then were relieved by the Twenty eighth division. We were again put into action in the St. Mchiel drive in support of the Forty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-17
Many Medals Worn by Returning Chicago Boys
 By Associated Prsss

Conneaut. Ohio, February 1e.-The s7oth infantry, formerly the Eighth regiment Illinois national guard, paid Conneaut an unexpected visit today en route from France to Chicago and was dined and serenaded by the city with a regimental parade. The soldiers who are said to be the first negro regiment to reach France. were brigaded with the famous French Blue Devils.
 That the men saw hard fighting is evidenced by the fact that there are S0 individual citations, 67 wear the croix de guerre, 2S the American distinguished ser, vice medal, and F wear, both the croix de guerre and the distinguished service medal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-17
Plans for Roosevelt e
 Memorial Announced
By Asseciated Press

New York, February 16.-SuggeStims for international, national and local me- morials to Col. Theodore Roosevelt. o6. fered by Dr. Lyman Abbott, werS made public here tonight by the Roosevelt Per, manent Memorial National committee.
 A cemetery in France for American soldiers who fell in the world war was suggested as an international memorialS founding of college or endowment of q department in an existing college, to pre- pare the country's youth for public servt ice, as national memorial; and erection in various communities of fountains sina- liar to that planned by the Audubou society for erection in Washingtno to Roosevelt. the naturalist, as Local mamoH rials.