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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-22
THIEVES VISIT
TWO CLOTHESLINES
Articles Stolen at Henry Gilfeather s
and John Cobb's Last Might
Only Wearing Apparel.

Clothesline thieves got in some work last
night, visiting the lines at Henry Gilfeath.
er's on the Putney road and John Cobb's
on the Tyson iar.n
At Mr. Gilfeather's they tool: pink
chambray dress with white collar and
cuffs and a set of underwear At Mr.
Cobbs they stole two pairs of hose bear
ing Mrs Tyson's name and "a nightdress
bearing the name of Miss Doane
As the night was very dark and the
lines would not be visible form the road
it is apparent that the theft was commit
ted by someone who had knowledge be
forehand of the location of the lines They
took only wearing apparel, leaving many
articles of more value.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-22
TEXAS WANTS TO
PROTECT CITIZENS
Congress Should Give It This Right if
Federal Government Will Not
Protect Them.

AUSTIN, Texas, July 22-Without de-
bate the Texas senate yesterday adopted a
concurrent resolution asking the federal
der. to Accord to Texas that liberty OF
action i'll protecting its citizens that the
republic of Texas enjoyed prior to the
time that it in good faith became a
state of the Union
The resolution recites border incidents
since 1875, which have been intensified
during the last nine years" during which
period citizens of Texas have been muir
dered, their property stolen or de
stroyed and the people of this state made
to suffer the outrages of guerilla war
fare Citizens of New Mexico and Ari
zona have suffered similar outrages, ac
cording to the resolution, which concludes
as follows
I'VE call attention to the fact that
the condition of affairs which has OBJ
tanned in Texas since its annexation more
than 20 years ago (lS45) is no longer tc
be endured and that the point has beer
| reached when the government of the
| United States ought either to give tn,
| state of Texas and Its citizens tn,
same degree of protection to their lives
their property and their purposes al
is enjoyed by citizens of other states 0
the Union, or that if the government 0
the United States is incapable OF doini
this, that it ought t. accord to Texa
that liberty of action with reference t
| the protection of its citizens It enloye,
before it became d state of the Union.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-22

WEDDING TO-DAY
Weu-Known Drygoods Clerk Becomes
Bride of Operator at Electric
Power Plant in Vernon.

The wedding of Miss Viola Addie Har-
ris, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis d.
Harris of Brattleboro, and GUY Clifton
Sawyer, only son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
F. Sawyer of Vernon, took place this
morning at 10 o'clock in the home
of the brides parents at l02 High street
Only the immediate families were pres
ent. The ceremony was performed by
Rev Herbert P. Woodin, D. d., pastor of
the Centre Congregational church, and
a single ring service was used The
bride who was unattended, wore gown
of dark blue georgette and carried a
shower bouquet of white roses, white
carnations and ferns.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr..
and Mrs Sawyer left by automobile for
weeks trip. Mrs. Sawyer wore taupe
travelling cape with taupe colored hat.
They are furnishing an apartment in
Vernon, where they will keep house.
Mr. Sawyer has position there as chief
operator for the Connecticut River Power
company and has been employed by the
company since the electric power plant
was built.
Mrs. Sawyer graduated from the Brat
tleboro high school in the class of 1913
For the past few years she has had a
position as clerk III j. T. Mann's dry
goods store.
Mr. Sawyer moved to Vernon with his
parents from West Buxton, Me-, where
he attended the Hollis high school
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-22
| president WILSON
SEEING CALLERS
Resumed Conferences With Republican
Senator'S Today-Stiu Extremely
Weak From Illness.

WASHINGTON, July 22.-President
Wilson had sufficiently recovered today
from his indisposition to resume CON
ferenees with Republican senators at
the White House with approval of Rear
admiral Grayson, his physician. Ad-
miral Grayson said the President was
in no pain but that he still was ex-
tremely weak "'The President is sit
ting up and now receiving a caller,
he said, "and he probably will be up
until lunch. He was very anxious to 60
to work this morning and | thought il
would do him no harm to see one or two
people 1t depends upon how he feels
in the middle of the day whether he
goes back to bed again this afternoon,
The President went into conference at
10 clock with Senator Edge of New
Jersey and he hopes to fill other en-
gagements.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-22
SENATORS DEBATING
THE PEACE TREATY
Senator Moses of New Hampshire Ar
CUES Against the Covenant NC
Nary Favors It.

WASHINGTON, July 22.-Debate on
the treaty in the senate was resumed
today with an address by Senator Nc
Nary, Republican, of Oregon, to urge
that the league of nations covenant be
accepted without any such amendment
or reservation as would "alter the
splendid purposes of the covenant. >
Senator McNary was followed by SEN
ator johnson, Democrat, of North Da-
kota, who declared that the United
States by refusing a league of nations
not only would endanger but would
break with those associated in the war.
Declaring it is not the league of ma
tions but the big five through which the
peace treaty claims responsibility for
effecting the terms of peace, Senator
Moses of New Hampshire, Republican
member of the foreign relations com
mittee, told the senate that by ac-
cepting the role of principal power
as defined in the treaty the United
States would embroil itself for many
years to come in the troubles of Europe
He said that while the covenant was
bad enough other provisions of the trea
ty were worse. 81 hope he said
"that examination of the treaty viii
convince others as it has convinced me
that the instrument is infinitely worse
for us than even the league of ma
! tions, bad as it is. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-22
"HUMAN FLY" FAILS
TO APPEAR HERE
Crowd of 200 or More Disappointed as
Prof. Thayer and Harry Gardner
Did Not Show UP.

A crowd of 200 or more persons who
gathered near the junction of High and
Main streets last evening at s o'clock
to see Prof. Gilbert Thayer and Harry
H. Gardner, 'the human fly" felt like
swatting the fly. Neither person showed
up, and so far as can be learned no word
has come from either explaining their
failure to carry out their advertised ap-
pearance. They have appeared and
spoken at other places, and their adver-
tisement to the effect that they would
be seen and heard at the corner of Main
and High streets last night was accept
ed by The Reformer in good faith and
was paid for. 1t is assumed that on ac-
count of the storm they did not figure
that they would have any audience.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-22
WOMEN SENTENCED
AT BURLINGTON
Figured in Attempted Murder by Mo-
torman Last June-Latter to Be Ar
raigned Today or Tomorrow.
Especial to The Reformer.)

Especial to The Reformer.)
BURLINGTON uly %
Mrs. Catherine May Demag Spriggs.
upon whose life an unsuccessful attempt
was made by Joseph Campbell, motor
man, near Fort Ethan Allen on the
morning of June 20, pleaded guilty in
Chittenden county court this morning
to being an inmate of a house of i'll
fame and to improper and unlawful con-
duct there and was sentenced by Judge
Moulton to hard labor in the house of
correction at Windsor for not less than
eight and not more than ten months.
just previous to this sentence Mrs.
Rose Taft, in whose house Campbell at
tempted to take the Spriggs woman's
life, retracted her plea of guilty made
yesterday, entered one of guilty to keep
ing a disorderly house and was SEN
fenced to the house of correction for not
less than one year nor more than Is
months.
Joseph Campbell was in, court this
morning and it is expected his case will
be taken up this afternoon or tomorrow
morning.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-22

commissioners of government authority
of the District of Columbia said that
this morning the situation was under
the control of the authorities and that
with the aid of military men and the
cooperation of the citizens the police
would remain in control.
Congress was asked to take notice of
the race riot today and President Wilson
was asked to declare martial law and
police the city with troops in resolu-
tion introduced in the house At the
same time Senator Harrison of Missouri
Democrat, introduced a resolution to
separate the whites and blacks on the
street cars. By request of the police all
merchants and pawn shops ceased sell
ing fire arms.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-22
WASE7INGTON,S R[OTZNG
CONTINUED LAST.NIGHT
5 KILLED, so WOUNDED
COMMONS RATIFY.
Peace Treaty Passed in England
Without Amendment.

LONDON, July 22.-After what
was Virtually an all night ses-
sion, the house of commons today
continued its consideration of both
the German peace treaty and the
Anglo French convention. The
bill carrying provision of the Ger
man treaty was considered in the
committee of the whole and caused
lengthy debates in which Premier
Lloyd George took an active part.
The bill was then placed before
the house and passed its third
reading after motion by John
Devlin to reject as protest
against the premier's attitude to-
ward Ireland had been defeated
1853 to A.
Then at 3 a. m. the Anglo
French pact was taken up. The
bill approving it was unanimous
ly passed after a short but sharp
debate in which the argument
that the treaty was not consistent
with the spirit of the league of
nations failed to find any substan-
tial echo.
The German treaty passed
through all its stages without an
amendment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-22
CLEMENCEAU NOT READY.
Could Not State Policy to Deputies I'm
til This Afternoon

PARIS, July 22.-In readiness to hear
the governments declaration of its pol
icy on which it had been announced a
vote of confidence would be asked when
the chamber of, deputies met this morn
ing, Premier Clemenceau, it developed,
was not ready to make his statement
and the chamber adjourned until after
noon. The agitation against the gov
ernment has been most marked on the
question of the high cost Of living.
Chief among other governmental poll
cies which have aroused objection par
tieularly on the socialist side has been
the slow progress of reconstruction and
rehabilitation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-22
G. c. Mckay of Boston Says
Tibbetts Failed to
Keep Contract
ACTION AGAINST
NEWFANE RESIDENT

Au0Seu Tnat lie agreed to Load Large
Amount Of Lumber Of Various Kinds
in West Townshend and jamaica
Suit in o. g. Court
United States Marshal Arthur p. Car
penter of this place today served
papers on John C. Tibbetts of Newfane,
attaching his goods and chattels, in an
action of contract brought against Mr..
Tibbetts by G. c. Mckay of Boston to
recover damages of $1,000 The suit is
brought through the law office of Bar
Der, Barber & Miller and because of di-
verse citizenship Of the parties it is
brought in the United States court 1t
is returnable at the October term of
court in Rutland. Mr.. Tibbetts is
widely known lumber, manufacturer and
Mr.. Mckay is a lumber merchant.
The plaintiff claims that Mr.. Tibbetts
on March l6, 1917, entered into written
agreement with him whereby Mr.. Tib-
belts was to sell the plaintiff about
| 100000 feet of white birch lumber, dry
sawed, two inches thick, at $lS thou
sand, less per cent, less 2 per cent for
cash in 10 days, which lumber the de
fendant was to load OH the cars at ia
maica as soon after May Is, 1917, as
Mr.. Mckay might desire. 1t is claimed
that Mr.. Tibbetts has failed to deliver
the lumber and failed to load it on cars
at Jamaica, by reason of which failure
Mr.. Mckay says he has lost the profits
| which otherwise he would have derived,
having contracted to sell . part of the
lumber to third party. He claims dam
ages of 81 900 on this count.
1t is further claimed by Mr. Mckay
that on the same day Mr.. Tibbetts con
tracted to sell and deliver to him about
, 10000 feet of pine, ranging in price from
Sl5 to s25 thousand fob. West Town
shend; 100000 feet of hemlock lumber
at $2l thousand fob. Jamaica; 10000
feet of white birch at slS thousand
fob. Jamaica; about five cars of round
edge poplar, sawed in 1916, at sl6 a
| thousand fob. Jamaica; about 100000
feet of spruce boards planed on one side,
at s22 thousand fob. Jamaica
This also the plaintiff declares Mr..
(, Tibbetts has neglected to deliver upon
request, to the damage, the plaintiff al
leges, of $1,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-22
Yours very truly,
SALES COMPANY,
# Brattleboro. Y

VI Dldtbitbbtp. ' u, ill.,
Every animal over five months old sold
by the company has been tuberculin test
ed and the reliability and standing of
the veterinary making the test are GER
titled to by the cattle commissioner of
the state from which the cattle are
shipped.
The consignor of each animal knowing
and believing in the integrity of the
veterinarian making the test guaran-
tees the animal free from tuberculosis
for period of 60 days, upon certain
conditions named on the sales slip men
toned in the above letter.
One of these conditions is that the anit
NAL purchased shall not be driven or
transported or allowed to come in con-
tact with any other animal other than
those purchased at the sale for a period
of 60 days and that if the buyer intends
to take advantage of the privilege of
having retest he shall give notice to
the consignor within 80 days of his in
tention to have the animal retested
The coming sale will include choice
Holstein Friesian animals with AFRO
records as high as 30 pounds and Others
from dams of as high records. In the
sale will be animals of both sexes sired
| by the best sires that the breed contains
such as Rag Apple the Great, Rag Apple
Korndyke sth, King Segis Pontiac Al
cartra Pietjee 22d Son, The King, Pau
Beets Colantha, and others.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-22
PASS DRY BILL
Enforcement Measure Said to Be
Drastic Enough to
Invite Veto.

WASHINGTON, July 22-The prohi-
bition enforcement bill, described by
members opposing it as drastic enough
to invite a presidential veto, was passed
today by the house by vote of 2s7 to
l0l. The vote was taken after motion
by Representative Igoe, Democrat, OF
Missouri, to recommit the bill had been
defeated
Nearly every member of the house was
in attendance and there was so mucf
noise during the roll call that Republi
can Leader Mondell was recorded tC
support the Igoe motion. He was per
mitted to change his vote.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-22
CARTER MANAGER
OF TWO THEATERS
Looking After Princess and Auditorium
for His Sister, Also Her Bill
board Advertising.

Arthur B. Carter, who was manager
of the Princess theatre for his sister,
Mrs f. c. Harrington, before taking a
position with the National Machine Co..
is now managing both the Princess and
the Auditorium, which also is operated
under lease to Mrs. Harrington. He
succeeds Robert A. Wagner as manager
of the Auditorium.
This position carries with it also the
management of the billboard advertising
plant, formerly conducted by the late
George E. Fox. Mrs. Harrington has 80
billboards 25 feet long by IL feet in
height. and the space on them is sold
for advertising purposes. These boards
will be put in thorough repair and some
of them will be relocated.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-22
TO TRY HIGH OFFICERS.
General Court Martial Convened
at New York Today.

q
NEW YORK, July PA gen
eral court martial by Major Gen
eral Thomas H. Barry, command
ing the department, was convened
today to complete arrangements
for the trial next month of sew
eral ranking officers recently re-
turned from France The names
of the defendants and the charges
have not been disclosed. They are
said to include four colonies who
are accused of being intoxicated
and other actions unbecoming an
officer. The number, according to
officials, is composed of the high
est ranking officers of the army
called for such duty as a declara-
tion of war against Germany.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-22
Fire Upon Whites from
Street Cars and AutOmO-
biles = Have Purchased
Hundreds of RevOlvers-
Another Assault on a
White Woman Reported
Last Night-Made Des-
perate Fight

WASHINGTON, July % Martial law
may be necessary to end rioting here
which resulted last night in the killing
of five persons and the injury of at least
80 Others. Several days of disorder,
after a wave of attack on white women,
robberies and assaults by negroes, re-
suited in series of battles during the
night. At least 200 rioters were under
arrest today.
The dead included detective ser
geant, shot through the heart by negro
girl when he went from the house where
he was firing into the street Another
detective was seriously wounded by a
negress in the same section of the city
-Four negro men were killed and several
Others were fatally wounded. Three
patrolmen were badly wounded
Reserve squads of police and guards
were racing through the streets cf the
city all night in answer to riot calls.
While in the minor disorders of Sat
urday and Sunday night, crowds of white
men easily ovcrpowered the blacks, last
nights rioting was marked by general
preparedness on the part of the negroes
who during the day had purchased hun
dreds of revolvers Early in the evening
they formed crowds to attack white men
whenever they could find them.
A negro riding on the back platform of
street car opened fire with a revolver
on a crowd of white men, women and
children, wounding four before he him
self fell, an officer having fired seven
shots at him.
In the night negroes raced up and
down in automobiles pumping bullets
from revolvers at all points within range
The police report today told of another
white woman assaulted and injured by
a negro at Capitol Heights, suburb
last night. The woman was practically
disrobed in the struggle with her assail
ant, who escaped after she had scratched
and bitten him badly This was the
seventh attack on white women by
negro men in and near District of Colum
bia within two weeks.
In statement today The board Of
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-22
BERGER STILL SEEKS SEAT.
Congress Committee Near End of Hear
ings on Disloyalty Charges.

WASHINGTON, July 22-victor
Berger s right to sit in the house as
the representative from the Fifth Wis
consin district after his conviction on
charges of disloyalty was taken up yes
terday for final determination by spe-
cial elections committee, with his eoun-
sci, Henry F. Cochems of Milwaukee,
again challenging the right of congress
to exclude him.
cit would be without precedent for
this house to keep him OUT Mr. Co.
chems said. "You have no right to ex.
clude him by majority vote He is
entitled to his seat and could be ex.
PEELED only by a two thirds majority. .
1t is expected that Berger and a mum
Der of witnesses in his behalf will be
heard next
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-22
LIVESTOCK SALES
CO. s NEW ruling
All Animals Sold Subject to
Privilege of 60-Day
ReteSt
is CONFIDENT OF
HIGHER PRICES

Next Sale of HoIsteins to Be Held in
Pavilion Aug. and Consignments
Include Sons and Daughters of Noted
Sires.
The Purebred Live Stock Sales Co. of
Brattleboro has adopted ruling that
all animals sold by them in the future
will be sold subject to the privilege of
a 60-day retest for tuberculosis This Is
done to meet the growing demands of
the buying public that there should be
some protection for them on animals
purchased either at private or public
sales.
Having adopted this ruling the com
pany has sent the following letter to a
large number of cattle breeders and deal
ers:
Dear Sir:
This company was organized and in
corporated under the laws of Vermont
for the purpose of holding auction sales
of purebred registered stock and con-
ductlng same in such a manner as to win
the confidence of both consignor, and
buyers, and upon such standards we have
been operating and holding sales for the
past three years and the hearty support
given same is shown by the very sue
cessful sales we have had.
That we may continue to hold the
confidence of both the seller and buyer
and to meet the growing demands of
buyers from all over the country for a
guarantee of 60 days retest for tubercu-
| losis, and as our consignors of late have
largely given this guarantee, we have
decided that in the future our sales will
| be conducted on that basis as we are
confident that much higher prices can be
obtained with such guarantee and. that
the sales Will attract more and better
| buyers.
That each consignor may be protect
ed we enclose herewith a copy of stipu
lations that are printed upon each sales
slip signed by buyer and also printed il
the catalog.
| Our regular sale occurs on Aug. 5 ant
6, and we would be pleased to hear from
you at your very earliest convenienc,
if you will have consignment for same
and how many entry blanks you desire
which we win be happy to send you OF
request.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-22
Red Mems Hall

A regular meeting of ST. Michael s
Court, No. 574. C.sO. F., viii be held
Tuesday, July 22Sat p. m. Come. 7.
A. Austin, Rec. Sec.
Thursday, July q, at 8 p. -Rcgu-
lar meeting of Pocahontas Council, No
4, d. of p Adoption corn and vcnison
A good attendance is desired
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-22
LIQUOR DEALERS FINED.
Court Holds One-Half of One Per Cent
Beer Intoxicating.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. July o.
Three liquor dealers who had sold 34
beer were fined $50 each for violation
of the liquor law today. The court
ruled that liquor containing more than
l-2 of one per cent alcohol by volume
was deemed intoxicating. The defend
ants appealed to the supreme court.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-22
Universalist Church

The Ladies circle of the Universalist
church will hold it's annual lawn party
at Freeman Scott 8 on Oak street,
Wednesday, July %, at p. m. Aprons
and fancy articles will be sold, also ice
cream and cake. They will also serve
fish salad, potato salad cold meat, rolls,
and coffee on European plan. If stormy
the party will be held the next. pleas
ant day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-22

Few wearers of bracelets know that
they were once used to distinguish the
insane. Before lunatics were confined in
asylums they were obliged to wear an
armlet for distinction.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-22
SOLDIERS ATTACK REDS
Firing In the Streets of Berlin Report
ed Yesterday Afternoon.

PARIS, July 22.-Firing took place
yesterday afternoon in Berlin between
the troops and professions of strikers
carrying red flags, says Havas des-
patch.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-22

Most of the women in Japan smoke,
the girls beginning the practice when
they are about 10 years of age.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-22

Cigars that are sometimes IS inches in
length are smoked by the natives in the
Philippines.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-22
Odd Fellows Temple

Tuesday, July %, 7.90 p. m.-Regular
meeting Dennis Rebekah lodge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-22

In Iceland whistling is forbidden as a
breach of divine law.