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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-19
NO WOMAN'S PARTY
TO BE ORGANIZED
League of Women Voters Instructed
Not to Be Regulars Use
Intelligence.

CHICAGO, Feb. l9-Alignment of wo-
men voters with existing political parties
and abandonment of efforts to inaugurate
a political organization of their own had
the support of leaders of the League of
Women Voters, successor to the National
American Woman Suffrage Association
Republican and democratic members of the
league and Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. re-
firing president of the Suffrage associa-
ton, urged the women to affiliate with
their respective parties
Never indorse platform without in
telligent consideration of its planks, but
by all means enroll, as party machinery is
necessary" said Mrs Gait i'll her farewell
address as head of the association.
take VOW before you leave Chicago
and before you enroll in a political party
| that you will never vote ticket until il
has been submitted to your intelligence
and ratified by your conscience. Don't be
a regular
| Get into party and make it what
you want it to be-" Miss Mary Garrett
Hay, chairman of the national executive
committee of the woman's division of the
Republican party, told the mass meeting
which marked the end of the suffrage as
ISOLATION Il do not believe there should
ever be woman's party of any kind
! Women and men must work together pc
litically. If you don't use your vote th'
ants will. Get into some party. | hops
it will be the Republican party"
| Mrs. George Bass, chairman of the wo
mems Democratic committee, declared sh,
believed "the Democratic party is the mos
pliable instrument for the women OF TIN
United States in the matter of govern
ment''
The league adopted resolutions recon
mending the passage of pending Legislation
which provides for expenditure of 500,
DOC, 900 for education This money is to b
divided among the states. Bills endorses
are the Smith-Towner bill, the kenyon
bill and the House Bill l0404 on natural
zation
The women of the league ask for an edr
cational qualification for the vote IN a
states after all not qualified have had an
ple opportunity to make good their lack G
training
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-19
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Mrs. Perley Fl. Winchester is i'll with
grip.
Mr. and Mrs. George Lee and little son
are i'll.
Mrs. Herbert Bidwell is i'll and under
the care of a physician. ssa
Mrs. Alonzo Johnson, who is in feeble
health, is confined to her bed.
Gordon Miller, son of Mr.. and Mrs. EN-
cry Miller, is i'll with influenza. @+
Hugh Corbett is improving slowly from
an illness and is now able to be dressed.
Walter Cutler has returned to his work
at the Melrose hospital, after having been
i'll two weeks.
Mrs. T. NJ. Allbee returned yesterday
morning from Townshend, where she
spent several days with relatives.
The meeting of the women of the
| Baptist church with the Woman 3 as
ISOLATION planned for Friday afternoon
| In the Congregational vestry viii be
! postponed until weather conditions are
more favorable.
| Miss Nora Walsh has been discharged
from the Melrose hospital, where she had
been following an operation, and has re-
turned to her home in Walpole, n. II
Miss katherine Clarity also was dis.
charged this week and returned to her
home on Canal street.
Baptist church, Rev. L. B. Cornell pas
tor. Sunday morning worship at 1890
with sermon by the pastor on Steward
ship. Sunday school at ll.45. Evening
service at o'clock which will be mems
rally and the time will be taken UP
mostly by men. There viii be quartet
| singing, duets, solos and chorus music
Every man is invited to bring another
and everybody is invited to this service
who can come and not slight his or hel
own church. A pocket edition of Joshua
will be given to all present. Midweel
prayer meeting Thursday evening at 7.3(
in the vestry.
The farmers of Dummerston hill GO
the roads opened in time to hold tn,
regular meeting of the Hillside Farm
ers club at the Rockwell farm Wednes
day evening. Mrs. NJ E. Cutler ant
Ralph Hescock presented an interesting
program, consisting of readings ant
talks on the use of the automobile fo
farmers, interspersed with graphic
phone selections. Refreshments of cak
and cocoa We're served. Mrs. w. II
Hescock and Merritt Chamberlin are t,
arrange the program for the mex
meeting, which will be held at NJ. E
| Chamberlin's.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-19
Would Have Four Months
Course of Universal Train
ing Installed
ONLY DEMOCRATIC
PLAN FOR COUNTRY
Have Citizen Officers Train the Citi-
zen Army and Keep Regular Army
Down to Garrison Duty-Will Give
Sufficient Military Force.

, WASHINGTON. Feb. l9.-Opposi-
ton in congress to the adoption of uni
versal military training has not swayed
the American legion, whose representa-
tives continue to advocate the policy,
saying that it is "the only fair, demo-
cratic and adequate system of defense. -
A statement presented to the house
committee on military affairs recently
by Thomas w. Miller of Delaware.
chairman of the national legislative
committee of the American legion, de-
clares that four months course of
training should be authorized The
statement places the legion on record
as believing that the regular army
should be reduced to lowest numbers
necessary to hold foreign garrisons
| and perform professional duty The
statement, furthermore, advocates the
establishment of a separate depart
ment of the air.
| Mr.. Miller, believes that this
citizens army should be trained so far
as possible by citizen officers, and its
units localized in the territory from
which they come, but that it must be
trained solely as national army un.
| der the authority of the national gov
/ eminent for use only in time of war;
H and that the men must not be used tC
fill up the regular army.
That this training shall be taken BY
the youth of the nation in thei
eighteenth, nineteenth or twentieth years
and shall be for period of not les
than four and not more than 81,
months during the first year, to be fol
lowed by two weeks training periot
each year for two years.
1 That the men subject to the train
ing may as an equivalent for the fore
going take their training in properl,
supervised federalized national guar
organizations.
That the citizen army shall not b
used for military purposes in time o
fpeaee, except in the case of nations
] guard organizations.
!. We favor the continuance of train
( ing camps for the training and edu
/ cation of officers to serve with the eli
izen army.
u There should be but one army of til
! United States. This force should IN
elude:
(a) Proper garrisons for our over
seas possessions.
OBJ small but efficient home fore
! available for minor military emerge1
7 eies.
tcl A training establishment, i
eluding a sufficient number of traine
! officers and men to conduct the annu
q training.
e (d) A citizens army including: tt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-19
DENY THEY MADE
WOMEN PAUPERS
Thompson Fund Trustees
Also Deny They Dis
regarded Will
THINK PETITION
is MULTIFARIOUS
Say it Should Be Dismissed on Tnat
Ground - Claim if There Is Hos
tility to Them in Town it Has Been
Stirred Up by Petitioners.

When the town of Brattleboro and the
seamstresses' society filed petition III
the supreme judicial court OF Massachu-
setts for the removal of Trustee Richards
NJ. Bradley of the Thomas Thompson
trust one of the things alleged was that
some of the women entitled to aid from
the Thompson fund in Brattleboro were
receiving only small portion OF the
amount necessary for their relief, sueh
women therefore being forced into the
class of the pauper poor. This allega-
ton is denied by the trustees IN their
answer. The trustees also say that one
woman so classed has informed them that
she was much upset at seeing her name
in print as she had no complaint to make.
These and other statements are made IN
the fifth and last installment of the
trustees answer, which is published here
with:
% The trustees deny the allegations
contained in paragraph twenty-five OF
the petition and paragraph ten of the bill
of particulars and for further answer they
saw that there are no women OF the
classes named in said will residing IN
the town of Brattleboro, entitled to aid
from the income of said trust funds, who
are forced into the class of pauper poor
of the town of Brattleboro. On the
contrary, they state that one of the
women whose name is included in--this
list has informed the trustees that she
was very much upset at seeing her name
in the paper. She states that she has
given no one permission to use her name
and had no desire to enter a complaint
for all that she had had. One of those
whose names is included in the list was
not refused aid except when she en-
ployed nurses to take care of her without
, previously interviewing the trustees OF
their agents and without any authority
from them Another of those named in
this group filed her affidavit with the
trustees at the time of an earlier petition
brought in this court, and after the hear.
! ing was disposed of, the court refused
to interfere with the discretion as it haG
been exercised by the trustees.
| %. The trustees deny the allegation
contained in the twenty third paragraph
of the petition. On the contrary, the,
say there has been no mismanagement o
unwise administration of the said trus
under the will of said Thomas Thomp
son. And they further deny that Their
has been any disregard of the provision
of the will and the DEGREES of this honor
able court.
i For further answer they deny that TIL
Trustee Richards NJ. Bradley acted alon
in any of the matters connected with tn
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-19

organized reserves subject to military
service only in an emergency declared
by congress; and the national guard
of the United States, composed of vol
unteers available for military service
within the several states and as re-
enforcement for the home forces in mill
tary emergencies not justifying the mo-
bilization of the organized reserves
'SThe army of the United States
will thus include limited permanent
or professional personnel and numer-
Gus reserve or citizen personnel. Tt
will provide for universal military
training, but there will be no compnl-
sorry military service in time of peace.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-19
DIVORCE DECREE VACATED.
Case of Graham vs.. Graham Must B.
Heard Again.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Feb. 19.-Judge
Henry A. King in superior court yester-
day morning granted the motion of
George Cooley Graham, asking that the
court vacate the divorce decree granted
Tuesday to Gladys C. Graham, and the
rehearing of the divorce libel was put over
to later sitting of court.
Mr.. Graham, in moving for a new
hearing, stated that he was not repre-
scented at Tuesdays hearing owing to a
misunderstanding and that he intends to
contest the suit. Mr.. Graham has been
i'll with grip and was represented in
court yesterday by Attorney R. J. Tai
| bot.
A motion was Immediately filed by
Mrs. Graham at the close of the hearing
to amend her libel so as to ask for ali
mony. She also filed motion for her
counsePs fees. The court granted both
motions, allowing the husband one week
IN which to pay fees for counsel for his
wife.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-19
MOVE TO CLOSE.
Continued from lst Page

to get anywhere and get back? How
will it seem to the merchants to have
no one to look after their freight2
How will it seem to outlying farmers
to drive to the station day after day
when expecting freight to come, not
having anyone to notify them of its
arrivala Or in case they don It drive
in every day until it comes, who will
take care of the accumulation at the
freight houses How win it seem to
agent on the telephone to inquire as
to connections at Brattleboro or other
points; viii they care to pay toll
charge to Brattleboro to find out?
elbow many of the travelling pub
lie appreciate the fact that the ma
iority of agents furnish a telephone
at their own expense for these pur-
posesa How will the shippers arrange
to ship their productions as conven-
iently as now if they have to do BUSH
ness with the conductor when he comes
along or at the station that is left open
some 10 miles away? Will it increase
the value of the property along the
line If prospective buyer finds that
the people are not thriving enough to
have a. railroad station or but one
train a day. Last, but not least, will
| it be easier to keep our trains and sta
tions open, or to get them back after
they are once taken away?o
Under its contract with the Brattle-
boro & Whitehall Railroad Co. several
years ago, whereby that company quit
claimed its interest in the railroad to
the Central Vermont Railway Co., the
Central Vermont is under obligation to
maintain adequate service throughout
the entire length of the West River
/ branch.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-19
DOUBLE RUN FOR HARDING.
He Must Be Candidate for Senatorshil
and Presidency at Same Time.

COLUMBUS, o., Feb. l9.-United States
Senator Warren G. Harding, if he contem-
plates being candidate for reelection in
case he does not receive the presidential
nomination at the Chicago convention, will
have to become a candidate both for sen
ator and the presidential nomination at
the same time. Governor Cox yesterday We
toed the Hopley bill, which would have
permitted him to withhold his senatorial
candidacy nutil after the Chicago con
ventOn.
If you think the world is growing
better it probably means that you are
and that's worth while.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-19

the removal of the trustee together with
other independent actions; namely, to
establish the amounts due to various ces-
tuis que trust, also to give the trustees
instructions as to the Interpretation of
the will and the various DEGREES of court
previously entered.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-19
SWISS READY TO JOIN.
Federal Council Decides Not to Wait for
United States to Enter League.

BERNIE, Switzerland, Feb. l9-The
federal council has adopted unanimously
the course of action for Switzerland's en-.
trance into the league of nations by
eliminating the provision that plebis
cite be held only after five principal pow.
ers had joined the league. This would
have meant waiting until the United
States became member.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-19
Grow Your Hair
FREE RECIPE

After being almost totally bald a New
York business ran grew hair-and now
has a prolific growth at age of 66-for
which he will send the genuine recipe
free on request to any man woman who
wishes to overcome dandruff or gain new
hair growth. Or testing box OF the prep
aration, kotdlko, viii he mailed with
recipe if you send 10 cts. stamps or
silver. His address is Jehn H. Britain,
BT.3o1. Station f. New York, N. Y.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-19
BLISS S ! + e ; $

clean healthy skin is desired by every
woman. BLISS NATIVE HERB will quickly
produce it. Sallow complexion is caused by
DISORDERED STOMACH, BILIOUSNESS,
MATISM These can be corrected by taking
the vegetable remedy, BLISS NATIVE HERB
TABLETS. Each box contains a GUARAN.
TEE coupon, and is sealed with blue seal
bearing the signature of ALONZO o. BLISS.
For sale by all leading druggists in boxes
containing 200 doses for $i00 and a smaller
size for $50 Made by A. o. BLISS CO,
WASHINGTON, ID C.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-19

The higher grades of the civil service
are still inaccessible to women in Great
Britain, and in the lower grades women
are not paid the same wages as men
for the same work
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-04-09
A N ERR CA TO CON T|NUE
POLL Of THE S|LEN 7
OBSERVER" TO FREN { \
AND GERMAN ARGUMENT T

Washington. April 9-Amcricas at
titudr towards any adjustment OF
the neW situation created by tho en-
try OF French troops into the Ruhr
district OF Germany. win continue to
oo more that OF an Observer than
an interested participant, from what
can he learned in official circles here
1t Is known the state department
was in communication with London
and Italy. rs we'll as France, up to
the time the French army moved
forward from the Mayence bridge
hoGd, and there has been no irdica.
tion here of any change in the posi-,
non taken moro than n week ago
when the state department. ennounc-
cd this government knew no reason
why German troops should not be
sont into the troubled district. If It
were clearly understood they will be
withdrawn cnCo order is restored.
While recognizing the seriousness
OF the situation created by the indie
pendent action by France officials
~
as delicate ~ the British foreign
office Indicated last night. It was
regarded as ono of these situations
fun of potential danger but in which
the probabilities of adjustment was
predominant.
All reports have indicated Ger
many's unwillinSncss to contest the
force Of French arms, and it was
pointed out. there Is no reason to
assume France will not adhere to
her assurances that her forces will
be Withdrawn onco the German troops
lave fallen back to the eastern bouU-
Diary Of the neutral zone.
An interesting Development fore
seen hero are the measures that MAJ
lee taken 10 prevent the recurrence
of similar independent action on tho
part Of any OF the allied powers.
Since the unitci States has no repre-.
sentative on the Rhine commission.
Is net n member Of tho league of ma
tionS, and the commander of the lit.
tit American army at CoblcnZ viii
not act without direct orders from
Washington. any steps taken by
Great Britain or her allies To effect
. moro definite understanding with
France must be without direct parti-
ciration Of the United states, it was
indicated. 1t was assumed, how
ever, that Ambassador Wallace would
continue the part OF an observer
with limited advisory powers,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-04-09
HARD-SI RFACED ROAD TO
SULPHUR NEARLY COMPL LETE
lP TO MI RRNY COZ NTy

"Twcniy-one miles Of the best
road in the state" that IS the
boast Of County Commissioner
Young, and he has the evidence
to suostantiate his claim.
There is hard surfaced high.
way from Ardmorc to the Murray
county line u miles away, and II
the chamber of commerce al Sui
phur, can prevail upon tho com.
missioners in that county to got
busy and complete seven miles Of
road, there will be an unbrokcn
highway 10 that popular summer
resort.
Col! T.. J.. Gregory secretary Of
the Ardmorc Chamber OF Commerce
states that he will take the mat
ter up with the commercial body
at Sulphur and sec if something
cannot be done to complete this
space.
The board Of county commission.
crs are doing lot Of good road
work in every section Of tho
county. Commissioner Taylor has
had one Of the state engineers at
work in his district for the past
few days making preliminary sur
vcys ami the roads to the oil
fields viii soon be under con.
struction.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-04-09
BOLD DAYLIGHT BANK
ROBBERY At pom T0T0C
Especial TO The Ardmorcite)

Tishomingo, April 9.-Under indict'
ment for murder of his brother.ln'
law, Mike Brokenshoulder John
Cathcy of Pontotoc, is now in the
Johnson courty Jail, charged with
bank robbery.
Yesterday afternoon at 3;55 o'clock
the Pontotoc bank, Of which Leon
Kahn OF Ardmorc, is president was
robbed of something like $4,000, half
OF which was in silver which has
been recovered. Tho robber attacked
tho cashier. Emmitt Barnes, as he
stood at the door Of the bank. whilc
the assistant cashier, Gene Hopkins,
was licking the safe. The man,
wearing n gas mask, and armed with
n 30.30 Winchester, opened the door
and pushed Mr.. Barnes inside, fore
ing him to open tho safe and get tho
money. Mr.. Barnes threw the Sill
YER on the floor but was forced 10
pick 1t up and carry 1t TO car
standing just in front of the bank. 1t
so happened that the car belonged
to Mr.. Barnes. Just prior to the on.
trance of the robSer Mr.. Barnes had
sent young man on an crrand with
his car. and the man had not re.
turned the keys to Mr.. Barnes. This,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-04-09
Rear, Admiral Fletcher ContradictS
Testimony of Sims in Naval CHARGES

well prepared as any other navy in
the world when the great war burst
forth" he asserted.
Admiral Sims declaration that In,
navy department should have i'm
medlately sent all available destroy.
ers and small craft abroad TO flsh,
submarines sounded plausible and
convincing" the witness said. but
such course OF action would have
left the American coasts and ports
fun Of invaluable vessels and cargoes
open to attack by German subma-
rines that had demonstrated in 1910
their ability to cross the ocean, men.
ace the United States coast and
return to Germany, unaided Such
an attack he asserted, would have
caused great alarm in this country
and would have affected sending any
small vessels to the war zone.
Admiral Fletcher characterized tho
work Of the war industries board az
one of the great achievements of the
war;" and declared the members OF
the board complimented highly the
efficiency with which tho navy de.
partment conducted the business end
Of its participation in the war.
No loss Of shipping or failure Of
the navy to transport troops to France
prolonged the war for single
day, the admiral asserted.
Admiral Sims assertion that "the
Navy Department is responsible for
the loss of two and n half million
tons of shipping, the prolongation
of the war for four months, fifteen
billion dollars Of debt and the loss
Of 100000 lives" was based upon as.
sumption and had no foundation in
fact the officer declared.
when the whole conclusion reached
in the accusation is built upon the
fllmsy foundation Of hypothetical
condition and Is wholly without val.
ue," he said.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-04-09

Washington, April 9.--Two years be.
fore the United states joined the al
lies in the world war, the navy gcncr-
nj board prepared q comprehensive
plan for war against n central pow
err OF Europe. Rear Admiral II. H..
Fletcher, today told the senate in.
vestigating committee. lie WAS re
plying to Rear Admiral Sims charge
that when the United States entered
the war the navy department had
no well considered" plans or polio
les for fighting Germany.
Many such plans had been made in
the past. Admiral Fletcher said but
the plan referred to covered every
phase of naval operations under the
assumed conditions Of war; 1t dealt
with the mobilization, organization ana
composition OF the fleet; its disposi-
ton and employment, protection Of
the coasts, bases of supplies on the
United States coast and in the West
Indies; routes across the Atlantic and
tho encmy's forces and probable
courses Of action, he said, and com.
prsed nearly 300 typewriter pages.
Admiral Fletcher was member
OF the general board during the
war, but was engaged for the most
part with his duties as n member
Of tho war Industries board. the
prloritlcs board and the council Of
national defense.
Explaining that he wished to com
ment on certain specific charges made
BY Admiral Sims before testifying
regarding his duties as a member OF
these various boards, the witness first
took UP Sims criticism that the
navy was not prepared for war in
April, 1917. No navy ever was or
ever will be fully prepared for war
In tho eyes OF everyone the admiral
declared, but the American navy
when It entered the war was "just as