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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-27
VERMONT BAR
ASSOCIATION MEETS
EX-Judgc Waterman to Give Reminis
censee-.S ddrcss by Chief
Justice Watson

MONTPELIER, Dee. 27.-The program
for the 43rd annual meeting OF the Yer
mont Bar association To be held IN tins
city on the AFTERNOON and evening OF jan
uarv T. has been issued. The business
meeting takes place in the afternoon.
commencing at o'clock and the banquet
i'm the evening at 8 O'Clock at the Pavll-
ion.
The afternoon program follows: presI-
dents address. Associations of the Bar;
Their Origin, Development and Service,
by Marrelle c. Webber Address, In the
Vermont Constitution OF III. as regards
its adoption and its declaration forbid
ding slavery; ana the subsequent exist
euce of slavery within the territory OF
the sovereign state, ht thIe1 Justice
John II. Watson of the supreme court
Address. "reminiscences of Bench and
Bar Inv Fx-Chief Judge EIeazer l.. Water
man of the superior bench; Report or
committee on legal history and biography
Chairman Addison +. CudwOrth; Memoir
ial sketch of Charles II. Joyce, by Joseph
: { Jones: memorial sketch OF Nuhan
Batchelder by Frederic c. Southgate
Sherman r Moulton; memorial sketch
Alexander Dunnett. by Charles 4. Shields
reDorts of secretary. treasurer ana noml
mating committee; reports OF memoefsHll
/ committee by John X. Dorsey; PROBES
/ sional conduct John G. Sargent; JnflS
T SI1Il and law reform, John W. Red
mond; uniform state laws, George as,l13 81, b
Young: practice procedure and court ia6;. Or
i've committee. Edwin {. Lawrence; dis
cussion of reports, report OF board nlall
AGES ageIs, report Of nominating committee
| election OF officers, and unfinished busl
The after dinner speakers at the han ,I
orat will he: Hon. MoOrhed Story 81 IN
| Poston Bar. Bar Associatlons+ ,Juae
9 Of fRe ja Sees0 and Bar Assoeiatiop At
tornev General Frank c. ArchloahIa, of IN
6uence of the Bar Associations on If9 PES
sional Standards; Walter Fen'oh Id
tarual Relations.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-27

decline in. the prices of food and clothing,
will. If is believed here, be ready to accept
a lower weekly wage rather than insist
on a higher one and run the FISK OF not
getting ANYTHING at all during the winter
months But an abrupt change IN labor
prices is not expected. Certain classes OF
labor which have been paid at war prices
will have to come down. All TINS may
be stubbornly fought by the labor organ
iZations but the alternative may be no
work at all Already requests to accept
a cut has worked out successfully IN sew
eraI lines of business and while everybody
wants the other fellow to cut down anu
nobody wants to- bear the brunt OF the
reduction himself or herself some reduc-
tiop Tfas Labor costs is inevitable. The
business man Who wisely made his prices
ION a Basis of the average cost for period
OF normal years is the lucky Individual
nowadays. ID Vet few of them were able
to do so unless they sacrificed prohts al
together during war years and the number
who did that is very small.
Perhaps the most optimistic in Wash
iugton are those who see in the falling
prices Of building materials the answer to
tIIa labor question: High rent, it has
been c0ntended has been the backbone
Of every demand for increases i'll wages.
The shortage in houses has been nation
vide. Some building materials are back
to nre-war prices. But building on O
general scale will not be resumed until
labor comes down, too, for anyone wanting
to build house and sell it several years
hence for at somewhere near the original
CaSt will not build at war prices OF labor
/ If the purchasing power Of the dollar
should gradually increase the average
/ workman will net be justified in asking
| for the retention of the high wages, but
the trouble will be to make the average
Imam accept that line of reasoning until
! the dollar actually does buy as much as 1t
used to. The trouble about the readJust
Inent OF economic conditions Is that things
do not move uniformly and naturally re
auctions i'm labor cost will be resisted
In the sense that fall in labor prices /,
Vet to come. the painfulncsS of the eco
monte situation is not over, but with un
/ employment 50 extensive the resumption
OF large business operations after the frsi
If the year will tend toward the relief o.
those who are getting no wages at all anC
who believe in the practical philosophy
that some kind of Il job is better thar
none,
The big fact is that the financial worlC
which makes possible the continuance o
manufacturing operations has passed
I through its crisis and that while buyln:
will be conservative the return to nor
malcy has at last begun on basis tina
has removed the wrinkles of anxiety OF
the faces of government officials and mad
them feel that the nation has successful.
Weathered the storm.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-27
CONFERENCE AT
SPRINGFIELD JAN. Z
Manufacturers and Industrial Relations
Workers to Hear Men of Natioh"i
Prominence-Inspect Industries.

SPRINGFIELD. Mass, Dec. - - me ne
Nev- England Conference of the lhauS-
4r;oi Relations Association of America
lii meet in this city on Friday, Jan; =
e.. the nurnOse of formulating a pollc4
to he ad0pted generally by manuiactuIlI
interests in their relations with their EN-
nInvps during and following the return
If business conditions to normal.
The conference will bring together ut
tween 400 and 800 of the most pr0miheh!
manufacturing executives, employ men
managers and industrial relations WORK
prs of the East. and will include fepFeseh
tatives from virtually all large manuiac
t11ring concerns i'm this section. me con
terence will be held in cooperation VIII
the Springfield Chamber OF commerce am an!
the Employment Managers ASsocla'loi
of Springfield. .e..,,.,,,o,
There will be morning and Afternoon
sessions on Jan Z, during which speakers
of nationwide prominence will speak. Al
though the complete program has nor peel
definitely arranged these speakers ALREADY
secured include Ora /. Stone OF the As
sociated Industries of Massachusetts, i
NJ. Iarkin, assistant to the president o.
fbe bethlehem Steel corporation, ant
BENJAMIN A. Franklin, vice-president o.
tba Strathnlore Paper company OF Spring
field. The conference will close with
banquet at the Hotel Kimball on the eve
ming Of Jan. Z. -.. e.. .r,, 81
On the day preceding and the day, fol
lowing the conference the visitors VIII 81
shawn through many of the large manu-
featuring plants of the Connecticut. val
lev where industrial relations work hai
reached an unusually high standard
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-27
MANY FARMERS
BUY FAKE CURES
Salt Water Sold BY Fake Tree Special
ist for SO a BOttle-AnOtiler Fake
Remedy for Lice and Ticks.

WASHINGTON, Dee 27.-An cpl
demic of fake cures for diseased trees ana
animals is costing farmers pretty sum,
according to the insecticide and tunglcIde
board OF the department of agriculture
Dr. J. X. Haywood, chairman OF the
board, has. thrown light on some OF the
operation of the fakirs.
One preparation for diseased trees con
sisted of approximately 80 per cent table
salt and equally powerful ingredients to
be injected under the bark The timer
ant tree specialist told farmers, DIR. Hay
wood said, that tree diseases were
cauSed by uneven temperatures and over
production of wood which causes the sap
10 become CONCEALED in the arteries OF
the trees" One can of the preparation
cost So.
Cyanide capsules were sold by another
specialist for tree diseases, land many
promising orchards" DR.. Haywood add
ed. were iTreparably injured until the
department got on his trail.
4 combination of salt bricks with a
little sulphur for cattle with lice and ticks
brought ready money. The manufactures
said:
simply put the brick in the pasture
and let the cattle lick it and-presto, away
90 the lice and ticks"
o One gifted salesman offered a prepare
ton tor the guaranteed determination OF
vermin in his ti0cks by the simple eXpe-
dent of adding a few drops to the drink
ing water. which became effective through
the pores of the chicken and thus killed
the coolies on its back.
This was an interesting theory TO the
scientists of the department" DIR. Hay
wood said.
When unprecedented the diScoverer de
nOuncpd the department of agriculture
and argued that the feather holes were
pores enough.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-27
The Treacllerous Cow.

When ole Buck Blodgett's COW come
home,
Her eyes with flame a-nicker.
Her iowls all white with drippin' foam
An smellin' of red liquor.
The revenucrs seen that she
Was darned unusual frisky,
An so they kneWed that. Abncr Gee
Was maxim moonshine Whisky.
If they went climbin' up the hill.
There's nothin' much they'd see
there
For neither Abner nor his still,
When they arrived. would be there ;
He has mighty crafty way
OF duclin' his pursuere,
The more especially when they
Is these here reyCnucrs.
Next day. when bessie started slow
To wander up the hOller,
The revcnucrS seen her 90
And started out to foller.
An'-whpn the brute BEGAN to run,
Like kids go after dinner,
They lowed. as each one grabbed his
I'VE got the blamed old sinner"
An then she hit ouioker gait,
Let ont a joyful heller, ..-
An with Der head up ambled straight
Down old Judge Jones'es cellar.
An that is why the good old Judge,
Who's down on evil doors.
Has always had an awful grudge
Against them revenuera1
i J. Montague in Manchester Union.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-27
SMASH IRISH NEWSPAPER.
Armed Gang Carry Out Orders Of the
Irish Renublic"

CORK. Dee. 27-Thirty armed and
masked raiders invaded the Offices of the
Cork Examiner Christmas eve. broke
the machinery with hammers, wrecked
parts Of the building with explosives and
set fire to the property They escaped
before the arrival of the police. The fire
was extinguished, but the other damage
was extensive.
The raiders. who wore civilian cloth
ing. said they were acting under orders
of the Irish republic" They forced their
way through the front entrance, carry
ing sledge hammers with which they
smashed two large printing presses.
Cutting the telephone wires. they pro
Cecded to place bombs and sticks of ge
Ignite under the machines, some oi
which were blown to pieces.
The raiders remained p minutes. II
is believed the attack was caused by the
attitude of the Examiner on the recent
pastoral letter issued by the bishop OF
Cork
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-27
Bv DAVID LAWRENCE
Especial Despatch to The hef9flh'r')
Copyright 1920. ..

Copyright 1870
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Iho worst
:. over \ turn for the better in the hsui-
ness situation of the country has come
Government officials generally are glad TO
bo abIo to send a Christmas message to
tbo American people that all danger OF
caIIanSe in the credit situation has passed
and that from now ON a steady return TO
normal conditions may be expected.
Every bit Of evidence gathered here
confirms the view of officials tHaL WIN
the execution of individual cases Nlert
had manag cement on mpiuu'H, Hla '''o
ms couscd some concerns to hah& bN an
3 cyelaSh, the entire DuSiIIr0N ""'-''-'
The process of reimbursement is not over.
perhaDS some of the most painful cAaheTN
will come when the price OF labor ~ Sfau-
ualIv brought down, but IN the Ou0'li'9I
world itself the bottom has been feachel
arJ tbe future is by no means as dark a.
il was a month ago. Letters receiver
from bank officials III various parts OF IHe
country indicate that the turn came IN
the last six or seven days anu lhaI 'H'
Improvement is sub~tantIal ana sound
The rpnortS received on Christmas OuN
;,,o i,dicate that the strike Which the con
SINNER started several weeks ago against
tho nurch9Sc OF anything except absolute
necessities was broken by the nilStmil>
spirit and that most retailers Tlll nav
cleared their shelves pretty wen by ll'
end of this year.
cost of labor is always the pi aspect oil d
strike. But in many cases the employers
would welcome the chance to Ce rlu OF al
overhead cost on labor altogether lol
few weeks. so the wise laD0TIng man con
sulting with the housewife and noticing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-27
CARUsO HAS PLEURIsY.
Noted Tenor VIII Not BE Able to Sing
for Two or Three Weeks.

NEW YORK. Dec 27.--Enrico Ca
russo. tenor, is suffering from an attack
of pleurisy. the Metropolitan opera
house management announced last night.
He is under the care of five physicians,
who issued a statement that the attack
us of a painful. though not serious char
acter. and will necessitate his being CON
fined to his room for a period"
Bruno Zirato. the tenor's secretary.
declared CaruSo complained of a sharp
pain in his side on Christmas afternoon
and was restless that night. lie was re-
ported to be resting easier last night and
one of his physicians expressed the
opinion that banning unforeseen. .complj-
cations. he would be able to turn to the
stage i'm two or three weeks"
Caruso was slightly injured two weeks
ago in a fall on the Metropolitan opera
house stage. \ few days later smal
blood vessel in his throat burst while he
was singing at the Academy OF Music III
BROOKLYN.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-27
no CUT AT BENNINGTON.
Manufacturers Agree to Put Wages Back
to 1919 Basis.

BENNINGTON, Dec. 27.-Seventeen
Bennington manufacturers have joined IN
an announcement that IN the near future
wages in their plants would be reduced
to the basis which prevailed in the au-
tumn of 1919. No figures were given and
the date when the new scales would be put
into effect was not set.
Among the plants affected are knit
underwear and hosiery mills, machine
shops and woodworking shops. Nearly
every manufacturing plant in the town is
now closed, with openings in most cases
planned, for Jan. 3
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-27
Equal to the Emergency.

Collection money was to little Tommy
one of the essentials of churchEoing,
Every Sunday morning he saw that his
penny was ready. One dav, just as the
ushers. began to take tho collection,
Tommy noticed that a eueSt in the family
pew was not duly provided. Sliding along
the seat. he whispered:
Where's your penny
81 didn't bring mine" replied the lady
Time was short and the matter was
urgent but Tommy was quick witted
Thrusting his penny into the lady's hand
he whispered
Here. take mineI It'll nay for yor
and I'll get under the seat''-Pittsbure
Chronicle-TelegTaph.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-27

In the jail at SC. Johnsburv Friday
night was Arthur J.. Spiuney of Brook
line. Mass, who said he was employed as
q street car conductor in Boston and who
was arrested on a train bound for Boston.
Tile police seized his three suit cases filed
with whiskey. \ companion escaped by
/ jumping from the train and running off.
Spinney said this man, who was a stranger
to him, had persuaded him TO join in a
itripe to the Canadian border to get the
| Whiskey.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-27
VERMONT NEWS.

=. Cd. John c. Coolidge of Plrmouth snent
Christmas with his SOM y Ice-Presldent-
elect Coolidge at Northampton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-27

Company Y, Y. y. G.. at Mortified is
tn be revived. Some 20 men have signeC
a paper to enlist and 10 have alread!
taken the oath.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-27

smuggling liquor across the border after
customs officers had stopped his automo-
bile and confiscated the 200 quarts Of
whiskey and 10 gallons of wine which it
contained. Geneste said he was bound
for Berlin. n H.. and that he had been
guaranteed S., $50 for the liquor delivered
there He said it cost him $500.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-27

For the burglary of oats, cnwfeed,
wheat. forks and fresh ham. Wallace
Pprham Of Monkton was sentenced to
serve not less than one year end not more
than one and a half vnars in states prison
at Windsor. IN add't;on he was fined
800 and costs of SITS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-27

Tnsanh II A. C~-orA7 r~ha told the
suthoritioa he was a hailiff of the superior
court at Sherbrook Quebec was lodged ii
jail at Newport Friday on a charge Of
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-27

Among -Fe coins Of India is one which
is square in shape. Joa9.q
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-27
LOOKS FOR TURN
FOR THE BETTER
Government Officials. Be.
Iieve Danger of Business
Collapse Has Passed.
REIMBURSEMENT. Il
IS NOT COMPLETE

Cbouges In Labor Prices May BE Pain
.ful-FaH I'm Building Materials an
Answer to Labor Question - Buying
Getting Back ON Normal Basis,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-04
O'DOWD SIGNS UP FOR SIX BATTLES
Local Followers of Champ to Give Him Great Send Off
 In New Haven

Mike O'Dowd, the popular title holder of the middaeweight crown, has signed up for a series of bouts that will bring his income since be ing discharged from Uncle Sans s forces, up to $10O,O0O.
 Paddy Mullins, manager of O'Dowd, announced today that he has signed the champ up for six bouts during the next two weeks. May he tackles Johnny Wilson in a twelve round go at Boston; on the 11th he meets Jack McCarron at Phi1adel- phia; May 17th he meets the welter- weight title holder, Jack Britton, at Canton, O., in a twelve round bout; two days later he meets Jackie Clarke, the rugged middleweighf, at Camden, N J., on tre 21st, Big Jack Curtis of Chattanooga, at New Haven, and on the 29th he meets Harry Grep at Pittsburgh.
 Mike O'Dowd, who is a member of the Knights of Columbus, will be met upon his arrival in New Haven by a large following of local fans who will escort him to the Hotel Taft at which a celebration is planned in honor of the title holder.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-04
NEWS BY WIRE ALL SORTS OF Sp0RTS--LNE LOCAL GOSSIP
Americans Second
 I'm League Rating Playing Errorless Ball Against Springfield, Bridgeport
 Rises in Standing

Playing error1e1 ball yesterday afternoon at Newffeld park, Bridge port defeated Springfield 4 to 0. and by so doing went into tie for second place in the league rating. Stauffer was the whole works in the contest, allowing the visitors only four hits during the nine innings.
 It was the first shutout game of the season in which the Americans have taken part. Stauffer had the game so well in hand that he was not called upon to exert himself very much and this support was not called upon to do anything sensational. It was in the first three innings that the Americans grabbed their start off the easy pitching offered by Steers, the visit ing slab artist After he had become e settled, however, the locals were un- able to fathom his curves as they IcuIIed only one safe hit in the last five innings
 In the fifth, seventh and eighth in nings, theAmericans had men on the paths, but the batters were unable to facf1om the offerings of Steer in those stznzas-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-04
DETROIT PITCHER
 JOINS HARTFORD

Though it was against the wish of President Frank J. f1avin to part with Rex Cox at the present stage w1eT, the Detroit pitching staff is in a la mentat1e condition, Manager Dan lEIowley of the EIartfoTd club has slrc- ceeded in pr!ying the tall speed mer- chant from the Detroit magnate and the pitcher has received instructions ito report to the Hartford team iInme- PClfateSy. Cox will report to HowIey sometime today.
 the Tigers on the bench and was taken on one Eastern trip. He is a big, strapping fellow with a world of speed and in his assortment of stuff possesses a curve baM that very few ''buShers'' can boast of Since the American League opened, Cox has been doing a lot of relief work for gDetToit and as a result is in great shape. The Indianapolis cBufb of the American Association made a strong bid to obtain Cox, but PresidenS Ma win fulfilled his promise when he no- tified Manager How9ey that he would let him have the slab artist. About Pitcher Bert Glasier, who has also been promised to the former Detroit
 battery coach, President Navin said that he will keep the tw4rler for a while. The Detroit pitching staff has
 been further crippled since Roberts, a promising youngSter, has quit the club, having gone home because o1 sickness
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-04
NEW HAVEN OUTFIT
 FIGHTS UPHILL

A feature of the three victories which Chief Bender's pets have chalked up in the Eastern League pennant race is that in every game they have come from behind to win Friday at the Rock Springfield held a one-run lead in the fifth. New Haven tied it up and, then won in the next two innings. Saturday at Springfield the Ponies sported a 80 and appar- ently safe lead in the first two in nings. The wrecking crew of New Haven then got busy and a big in ming tied it up and another big in ming c1inched~~ it Sunday at the Light Hartford with Pitcher Head go- ing great guns, looked sure to come through. However, the Savin Rock boarders calmly let him tire himself out with the ultimate result of the ascension in the sixth which netted three runs the lead and the game All of which serves to show that the Chief has a fighting crew of Indians who don't know when they're licked
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-04
PANOPLY FIRST IN
 GOVANS HANDICAP

Baltimore, May All. P. Whit ney's Panoply, which lost her rider in her initial start at Havre de Grace a few days ago, had better luck at Pimlico yesterday afternoon and showed that she was another of the Whitney racers which had reached top form. She gave a fine exhibition of speed in capturing the Govans Handicap, a six furlong dash in which took the measure of Tfck1ish, with Crank third in a field which in cluded War Pennant. Boyce Roo1s and Natural Bridge, among others. Panop1y won in the good time of 1:1S 3-5.
 While Panoply has never tried her speed over any considerable dis tance, she has proved to be a fleet sprinter. Yesterday she was away in front and set the pace all the way although at the finish Coltiletti had to urge her along as she was being threatened by Ticklish. However, she had a world of speed for the first half mile and drew out to a lead of nearly two lengths. Royce Roo1s charged after her but had enough ot the pace at the half mile mark and began to drop back.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-04
DEFEATS FRENCH IN
 ATHLETIC MEETING
Yankee Athletes Score S3 Points to 25 Made By French
 Field Men.

American athletes easily defeated the French in the largest indoor and field track meet staged by the Ameri- can Forces in Germany in the Y. M. c. A. Athletic Club of CobIentz re- gently, according to word received here last night. The Americans scored S3 points to 25 for the French.
 The Yankees won first place in the tug-of-war, relay race, 400-yard race, 20O-yard hurdle, 900-yard run, rope climb, running high jump, 1oO-yard dash, 1,700 yard run and standing broad jump, and won all places in jump. The French took first in the 40-yard dash and the 200-yard run.
 Six bouts were contested in the in ter brigade championship boxing bouts. In the ba.ntamweight class TrinkIe, fly-weight champion of the A. E. F. and A. F. G., won over Goodwin, of the First brigade, s,chleiffeT, of the Second, won the light weight championship from Danny Murphy, of the First, in twenty rounds. In the middleweight bout for the A. F. G. championship, Danny Cohen, of Syracuse, known in the ring as Danny Gardner, won over Joe Potts, of the First brigade, in the fourth round on a questionable foul.
 The basketball championship of the First Brigade, American Forces in Germany, was won by the field clerks team, by a score of 20 to IS. This team is also winner of the Rhine League championship. Ten teams compose the new American Basket ball league, which supplants the for more Rhine and Moselle leagues.