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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
DEATH TODAY OF
JOHN T. COOPER
Occurred in Home of Daughter, Mrs.
Marshall d. Grout-Was Civil
War Veteran and Farmer.

John Tyler Cooper. II, died at l O'Clock
this morning in the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Marshall D. Grout of % Washing
ton street. where he had been living
the past three months. Death was due
to a general breaking down incident to
his advanced years.
Mr. Cooper was the only son of Russell
and Lucinda (HaH) Cooper, and was born
in East Dover Sept 8, lS4l. His parents
died when he was very young and he
then lived with an uncle He attended
the schools of his native town and had
been a farmer all his life He was a
member of a Grand Army post, having
served in the Civil war as a nine-months
man, enlisting in 1862
On Aug 26. 1862. Mr. Cooper married
Lorinda Lazelle. who died IN July, 1897
During their married life they lived OF
Dummerston hill and in this town. -Four
children were born to them, Melvin E
and Darwin H. Cooper and Emma, wife
of Marshall D. Grout, all of this town
and Stella, wife of Herbert O. Harding
of Allston, Mass
His second marriage took place Oct
29. 1897, to Mrs Emmeranca Adams
They lived in Wilmington, off the Dove
road, and in this home Mrs. Cooper dice
Jan. y Of this year.
| Besides the sons and daughters Mr.
| Cooper leaves seven grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at the Grou
home Monday afternoon at o'clock
Rev. f. @. S. Osgood officiating, anC
1 the burial will take place in Prospec
| Hill cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
FARM BUREAU TO
HAVE FIELD DAY
Will Be Held in Last Week in August,
Near Newfane-Horse and Tractor
Power Demonstrations.

Although the date has not been set
definitely it has been decided to hold a
field day for the Farm Bureau This
decision was reached by the executive
committee of the association in a meet
ing in the rooms in the town hall build
ing yesterday, when various matters
concerning field day were thoroughly
discussed. 1t is expected that the out
ing will take place i'm the last week in
this month and at some point near New
fame, where it will be central for all the
members in the county.
The main features of the field day,
which will be of the basket picnic style,
will be horse and tractor power demon
strations, and there will be two or three
talks by leading agricultural men of the
state. The executive committee of the
home economics department of the Farm
Bureau will have some feature of inter
est to women of the county.
The demonstration will be the main
educational feature of the day, it being
the wish Of the Farm Bureau officers to
give farmers an opportunity to study the
comparative merits of the different
makes of tractors in order that they may
be better prepared to buy ahe type of
machine best suited to their farm in case
their business is one which seems to re-
quire machine of this sort The horse
power demonstration will be of nearly
equal Importance, and it is expected
that the so-called multiple hitch will be
demonstrated for the first time
A committee was named to have charge
of arrangements and the members will
| meet in the bureau rooms Wednesday
evening at SIS o'clock. 1t is composed
of Otis w. Amidon of Grove, Leslie
! Adams of Wilmington, Henry Frost, Of
East Putney. Wilson Winchester Of
Newfane, Arthur L. Miller of Vernon
and A A. Dunklee of South Vernon
president of the association, ex-officio.
The executive committee also decided
| yesterday to take some action toward
the extinction of the green maple worm
which is making such ravages in nearly
every section of the county, and tn,
matter is being taken up today witt
state and federal entomologists.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
NO EXTRA SESSION
FOR SUFFRAGE
@
Gov. Clement Announces 1t
Would Cause Unwarrant-
ed Expense
VERMONT WOMEN
ARE DIVIDED
ers Were Strongly Opposed Commis-
sion Already Appointed to Suggest
Amendments to the Constitution.

MONTPELIER, Aug. l.-Governor Per
cival w Clement has authorized the
statement that he will not call a special
session of the Legislature for the purpose
of T. tifying the amendment to the fed
efal constitution granting equal suffrage
TO women.
The governors reasons are as follows:
/. On account of the expense involved.
>. Because the whole matter of revising
fhe constitution is now before the COM
mission headed by W. B. c. Stickney of
Rutland
Il have had a number Of letters from
prominent Vermont women, urging me
to call a special session for the purpose
of ratifying this amendment" said Gov
ernor Clement ''and / have also received
a number of requests from Vermont wom
en- and from other citizens of the state
urging me not to call such special ses
sion, but 60 let matters take their usua
course. One woman, who opposed a spe
cial session, expressed herself very forci
|. bly,. She said, Woman suffrage is curse
to woman and danger to the state
The principal objection to a specia
session is the matter of expense. Tn,
special session of 1916 cost the state o
| Vermont S5.44023: and session called t
| pass on controversial matter would cos
considerably more. The expense of tn
special session of 1916 was necessary an,
well incurred. The expense of specia
session at this time is not necessary and
with our public expenses advancing b.
leaps and bounds, | could not justify tn
| expense of a special session when ever
energy Of the state government should b
directed toward retrenchment
/ Il have. therefore, finally and definite
~ decided not to call the legislature tc
gether for this purpose, and should b
glad to have this decision given such pub
licity as will conveniently inform all col
cerned"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
100 CHICAGO
HOMES BURNED
Incendiary Fires in Foreign
Section Left 5000 Peo-
pie Homeless
BLAZES WERE NEAR
THE STOCK YARDS
Quiet Prevailed In the Rioting Dis
tricts - Street Cars Running Again
Pay Wages.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-Nearly 100
homes were destroyed and 5000 per-
sons made homeless today by half a
dozen fires in six block area west of
the stock yards and inhabited chiefly
by foreigners. The fires were pro-
nounced by firemen as of incendiary or
nounced by remen as of incendiary or
igin.
Several companies of militia were
called to assist the police. Police of
cials said that rumOrs of the fire being
due to recent race riots were baseless.
Calm pervaded the black belt dis
trict of the, south side and but for
presence of soldiers there was little to
indicate that for four days and nights
the district was terrorized by clashes
between whites and negroes that re-
suited in 35 deaths and injury of hun
dreds of people.
Street car service was resumed today
The men voted to accept q wage sched-
ule of So cents an hour for surface and
81 for elevated employees. Hearings
were begun today to determine what
raise in fares will be necessary to pay
the increase in wages.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
FORD STATION
/, OPENING TONIGHT
Public Invited to New Garage at Cor
ner of Main and High Streets
Music Will Be Provided.

John f. Smith & Co. will have their
formal opening of the Brattleboro gar
age, on the corner of Main and High
streets, tonight beginning at Z O'clock
The public is invited to visit and in
spect this new salesroom and service
station for Ford cars.
Workmen have given the garage the
final touch this week to make it attrac-
tive and complete in every detail. even
to painting the cement floor Before
night the various Ford makes of auto
mobiles will be moved in from storage
and placed in position for exhibition
They include the runabout, coupelet
sedan, touring car with starter, touring
car without starter and the famous one
tuck truck.
Smith & Co are installing complete
system of genuine Ford parts They
will start with about six men. The gar
age is equipped with turn table, in
the center of the floor, which is the only
one in town and will greatly facilitate
| the handling of ears.
| Music will be provided for an enter
| tainment feature tonight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
STANDARDIZATION
A SHARP ISSUE
Attempt in England to Put Mines
and Railways Under Government
Control-May Split the Coalition.

LONDON, July y, Correspondence Of
Associated Press. Belief is held by
some political observers that the parli-
meptary battle over the proposed nation
alization Of mines and railways may split
the coalition government of Great Brit
ain.
The coal magnates are trying to rally
the mine owners to defend their rights
and the whole principle of private owner
shin of under earth deposits is at stake
The government has an arrangement
by which Lord Cowdray's experts are ex-
ploring for oil and the Labor party and
many Liberals propose that the govern
ment shall deny any right of private own
ership in oilhelds
A hundred members of the coalition
in the house of commons have protested
to the prime minister against the trans
port bill. This bill gives the new minis
ter of transport, Sir Eric Geddes, con
troll over highways, road transport, rail
ways, tranrways, docks, canals and coast
wise shipping. 1t is now proposed to add
electric power.
Sir Eric claims that the ministry viii
have no greater authority than the board
Of trade formerly held Opponents charge
that the bill makes him a dictator with
far more power than Secretary McAdoo
had in the United States as director-gen
eral of railroads, and that his office might
make and wreck industries and commu
mites
A powerful phalanx of interests is
against naturalization. These include
the coal and electric companies. The
Westminster Gazette thinks the combina
tion will have no real weight unless ready
with a definite alternative policy Many
observers believe the Interests will sub
side gracefully before flood of PUBLIC
opinion
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
COUPLE WANTED
TO USE A CORPSE
Former Brattleboro Undertaken Re
ceives Call from Polish Family on
Unusual Mission.

A former Brattleboro undertaken had
an unusual experience in Greenfield.
Mass, this week, as will be seen bv the
following from the Greenfield Gazette
and Courier:
Hugh H. Hackley, who is bv pro
fession an undertaken for the firm of
j. J. Woodlock & Co, was given the
shock of his life Monday afternoon
when a Polish couple carrying child
came into the store and asked if he
had a dead person on hand. Mr. Hack
ley replied that none had died that he
Know of. whereupon he was asked when
he was likely to have an arrival in the
undertaking department. Mr.. Hack.
ley said that that was a matter which
rested with Providence, and he did
not anticipate any advance informa.
tion on when the next person il
Greenfield was likely to pass away.
Matters began to be rather in
teresting about this time, and the
woman of the party next took the
front and explained to Mr.. Hackley
that the child which she was carving
had hump on the back of its meek
which she wished TO have cured. Al
aunt in New York had written he
that if the hump could be rubbed by
the hands of a corpse it would q
away. Mr.. Hackley recommended tha
they see a physician, but this the,
claimed they had done, and that tn,
physician had declared the case incur
able. They insisted on being advise,
when the next death should take plac,
in Greenfield, but Mr.. Hackley mad
them no PROMISES and thpy wont avva,
considerably dissatisfied "
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
Miss Carrie DuntOn Sues
John B. DuntOn i'm
Sum of $4,000
ALLEGES BEATINGS
AND IMPRISONMENT
Defendant Store Attached and Closed
His Deposits in Two Banks At
\ tached- Plaintiff Was Austine Prize
Winner in High School.

Because of alleged assaults and i'm
prisonment suit in trespass to recov-
er $4,000 has been brought in the
Windham county court by Miss Carrie
Dunton of Highland street against her
father, John B. Dunton, and the Yer
mont National bank and Vermont Saw
ings bank trustees. The legal process
is being served by Sheriff Frank L.
Wellman, who has attached Mr. Dun
ton s second hand furniture store on
Flat street and has taken possession of
and closed the store He has attached
also whatever deposits Mr. Dunton has
in the two hanks named. The suit is
brought through the law Office of Neil
D. Clawson and is made rsturnabIe at
| the September term of county court
Miss Dunton, the plaintiff, is a grad
uate of the Brattleboro high school and
| was one of the Austine prize winners
Later she attended Middlebury college
three years, working her way. After
| wards she taught school and for sever
al months she has been living with her
| father and step-mother, Mrs Minnie
| DuntoR. At present she is at the home
| of her sister, Mrs J. Frank Woodbury.
The writ alleges that on Feb 10 of
| this year Mr.. Dunton beat and i'll treat
ed the plaintiff with weapon consist
ing of two straps with a heavy metal
tip and ring, causing injuries and pain
! about her head, back, limbs and other
parts of her body. A similar assault is
alleged to have taken place on Feb 60
/ 1t is alleged that on March %, Mrs.
Minnie Dunton, by direction and per-
mission of the defendant, assaulted her
step-daughter with a long and heavy
stick with metal band about FIVE inches
wide and with her hands and fists threw
| the plaintiff on the floor and beat and
illtreated her so that for time her life
was despaired of. 1t is alleged that on
April Mrs. Minnie Dunton assaulted
the girl again with her hands, fists and
j feet, while wearing heavy leather shoes
1t is alleged that on May % Mrs Min
ME Dunton again assaulted the girl
with stick and threw her to the floor
and beat and i'll treated her.
On July IS it is alleged that Mrs
Minnie Dunton assaulted the plaintiff
: with her hands, fists and feet. On this
day, it is said, Miss Dunton ran to the
home of her sister and that later in
the day Mr.. Dunton went there and
took her back home. The writ charge.
that on that day Mr. Dunton struck
) choked, wounded and i'll treated hi,
daughter, using upon her the two strap.
with metal tip and ring, which is saiC
, to be razor strap
On the following day it is alleged
that Mr.. Dunton lay hold of his .daugh
ter, pulled and dragged her, struck he
many blows and imprisoned her in ;
. room where she remained three DAYS
1t is charged that on July 23 Mrs. Min
!; ; ME Dunton again assaulted the cir
/. and kept her in prison Is hours.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
ASKS MILITARY
TO PRESERVE ORDER
Looting and Rioting in Liverpool Ow-
ing to the Strike of
Policemen

LIVERPOOL, Aug. 2-Looting and
rioting occurred throughout the night
as a result of the strike of policemen
and the lord mayor appealed early to-
day to the military authorities for aid.
The latter despatched troops from Cros-
by, six miles from here, while special
constables were also called out The
Liverpool authorities followed the ex-
ample of the London officials in expel-
ling striking police officers LOYAL po-
lice of Liverpool made several bayonet
charges and there were half dozen ar
rests in the attempt to check looting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
E. D. MOORE WARDEN.
Appointed Fish and Game Warden for
Bennington County,

BENNINGTON, Aug. 2.-State Fish
and Game Commissioner Linus Leav-
ems of Cambridge has appointed Town
Representative Edwin d. Moore of Ben
nington county, warden of Bennington
county to supercede the present war
den, B. S. Hawks
The appointment is made to relieve
Warden Hawks, who still retains the
position of csrlturist at the state hatch
cry. The commissioner recently Wis
tied the hatchery and became con-
vinced that it was impossible for one
official to operate the hatchery sue
eessfully and at the same time per
form the duties of warden.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
Bill introduced That Would
Regulate All Business
In Foods
HOUSE GIVES UP
IT'S VACATION
President Asked Them to Remain in
Session to Deal With the Cost OF
Living Problem-Other Developments
at Washington.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Priccs for
necessities would be limited to the
amounts charged November IL, 1918,
under a bill introduced yesterday by
REPRESENTATIVE Huddlcston (Dem., Ala.)
The President would be directed to ap-
point a war trade commission of five
members to fix the maximum sale, use
and service prices for all necessities.
Food, clothing, foodstuffs, medicines,
furniture, building materials, tools,
iron, steel, coal, gas, electricity, trans
portation and rents would be defined
as necessities.
The board, which would continue op-
erations for five years, would adopt
regulations for the distribution, trans
portation, sale, handling and. storage
of necessities and issue licenses for
dealers to conduct business. Dealers
would be required to mark the original
cost and sale price of articles on the
package. ..
An appropriation of $1,000,000 to car
ry out the act was proposed by the
resolution, which was referred to the
judiciary committee.
Developments yesterday in the efforts
of the government to reduce the high
cost of living were:
The house at the request of Presi-
dent Wilson agreed to defer its planned
five weeks recess and consider de-
mands of railroad employees for in
creased wages
The senate again discussed increased
living costs, but postponed action or
the Myers resolution, proposing reduc
tion in currency circulation.
The committee of three, appointed
Thursday to consider means of reduc
ing living expenditures and report t.
the President and cabinet Monday, be
gan work.
The national officers of the Brother
hood of Railway conductors confcrre,
with President Wilson regarding in
creased wages and the cost of living.
The house interstate commerce com
mittee reported favorably resolution
directing the federal trade commission
to investigate the increased price o
shoes.
Resolutions and bills designed to al
leviate conditions of living were intro
duced in both houses of congress.
Of the half dozen important devel
opments, however, the request of Pres
dent Wilson that the house forego it
recess at least temporarily to conside
wage requests of the railroad worker
of the country and to study economi
conditions was by far the most unez
pected.
Aacrity with which the house con
piled with the request of the Presiden
was taken as an indication of the dee
impression made on members of cor
gress by pleas for relief from all part
of the country,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02

Many people in Manchester, England
were puzzled recently by flag seen
flying over the college of technology
in that city. The flag combined the
British red ensign with the American
stars and stripes in exactly equal pro
portions, so that whatever belonged
to one flag and not to the other was
reduced in combination flag to half
its normal size. 1t was the view of
the designer that the new flag might
represent the English speaking world
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
H. P. HOOD & SON SUED.
Misbranding and Adulteration Charged
by Government.

MONTPELIER, Aug. deputy
United States Marshal George F. Lack
ey yesterday filed papers with the sec
retary of state in the case of the Unit
ed States against II. P. Hood & Son
who have offices at st. Albans, summon
ing the company to Rutland at the Oc-
tober term of United States court.
The complaint contains four counts
two alleging adulterating and two mis-.
branding of evaporated milk that was
sold to the Vogel Trading company of
New York. The dates set up are May
4 and June IL, 1918
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
DROWNING AT SPRINGFIELD.
Camper Was Swimming in Pond-wift
Tried to Save Him.

SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 2-Walter J.
Gosselyn, %, of 10 Cambridge street was
drowned and his wife of two months
was rescued while swimming in the Wa
tershops Pond yesterday afternoon Mrs.
Gosselyn who is a good swimmer made
brave effort to save her husband.
She was exhausted when men whose
names could not be learned went to her
aid and assisted her to shore. Gosselyn's
body was recovered
Gosselyn and his wife had been camp
ing near the pond at point known as
South Bend When nearing the shore
near they camp Mr.. Gosselyn suggested
that they swim the remaining distance OF
20 feet to shore.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
RAILROAD DEFICIT GROWS.
For First Half of This Year It Amounts
to S243, ,OOO, 900.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.-It devel-
oped yesterday that the railroad ad-
ministration ran at least another $780,
100000 in the hole on its operations
in June. This makes the total deficit
for the first half of the present year
$243 100000, which the taxpayers must
meet unless future operations are much
more profitable through rate increase
or other causes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
Looting G in London.

LONDON, Aug. 2-Looting was re
ported in the east end of London dur
ing the night owing to the policemen
strike. Six hundred and fifty-two DO,
licemen are out at Liverpool and $50
in London, according to government of
ficials.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
PREDICT NATION
WIDE STRIKE
The Railway Stockmen's Union at
Chicago Has Quit Work-De-
mand Increase In Pay.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-Local leaders of
the federated railway stockmen S union
today predicted that the strike which
started Yesterday would become nation
wide. Early today the strike was for
the most part confined to points in the
middle west and southeast. They de-
mand wage increase from SO cents
IN hour to 50 cents with go cents an
hour for helpers
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02

In China many temples are provided
with bell at the entrance, and when a
worshiper enters he gives the rope a
pull to ring the bell in order that the
gods may be notified of his coming and
be found at hand to attend to his
prayers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02

When young woman of the Phil
ippines marries, her husbands name is
added to her maiden name. If she be
comes widow, the husband s name is
discarded.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02

1890 a. m-Morning worship Sermon
by Rev. Paul Hayne, pastor of
church, New Brunswick, n. j.
the Livingston avenue Baptist
11.45 a. m.-Bible school,
7.30 p. m.-Devotional meeting led by
Miss Lenore Ayers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
Red Men, S Hall

Tuesday, August 5, o'clock-Regu
lar meeting Brattleboro Camp No. 1857,
M. w. A. A full attendance is desired.
Expect adoption.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight and Sunday-Little
Change in Temperature. -

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-The wealth
1er forecast: Fair tonight and Sunday.
Not much change in temperature. Mod
crate north winds -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02

In China when a pupil is reciting his
lesson he turns his back to his teacher.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
DIED..

In Brattleboro, Aug 2, John Tyler
Cooper, II.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02

1880 a. m.-Sermon by Rev. Clair
Franklin Luther of Oxford,
Mass. Subject, The Fine Art of
Living.
1900 m.-Sunday school The senior
classes will meet together to be
led by Rev. Mr.. Luther.