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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-04
SHOT WHILE RIDING
WITH FIANCE
Mysterious Automobile Murder i'm Kan
sas City-Man Was Slightly
Wounded

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Oct. 4.-Miss
Florence Barton, "A, daughter of X. l..
Barton, president of a shoe manufac-
turing company, was shot and killed
mysteriously while riding yesterday in
a motor car with Howard r. Winter.
her tiance.- The shooting took place on
lonely road.
Winter told the authorities he had
stopped his car to light a cigar when
three men approached in another car.
One asked the direction to another
town. When he had been told, Winter
said, the man Ieaped on the running
board of Winters car and fired several
shots. One struck Winter in the left
arm and another wounded Miss Barton
over the heart
The assailants fed and Winter took
Miss Barton to a hospital, where she
died.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-04
BURIAL OF MURRAY
CRANE TO-DAY
Ceremonies Very Simple In Keeping
Kith His Manner of Life--No
EulOgy Nor Music.

DALTON, Mass. Oct "A simplicity
in keeping with his way of life marked
the funeral of w. Murray Crane, former
United States senator. ex-governor of
Massachusetts, and millionaire manufac-
turer, today. The body in a flower
banked caslet lay in the hall of the great
house on the hill while neighbors, mill
workers and many others from far and
near streamed past for a farewell view
There followed a plain service of scrip
ture reading, hymn recital and prayer
after which church bells tolled and the
family assembling in private in the vii
lagc cemetery a short distance from the
Crane estate listened to the burial ritual
There was no hint Of eulogy except pos
sibly in the prayer and no music of any
kind
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-04
Yesterday a Busy Day al
the Grounds with Many
Exhibits Coming in and a
Big Crowd of Spectators
on Hand to Watch Prep
aratiOns
RACE HORSE ENTRIES
TAX BARN CAPACITY
Animals Named in Different
Events Include Practical
ly All State Fair and
Short-Ship Circuit Win
ners-RecOrd Crowd Ex-
pected to Be on Hand

Tomorrow is the opening day Of the
Valley fair of 1920, and officials believe
it will prove to be the best of the many
fairs held in this town during the past
80 years. Everything is in readiness for
the big show-or will be by the time it
is scheduled to open at daylight tomor-
row morning. Loads of exhibits have
been streaming steadily into the grounds
all this morning and just at present the
various departments present a scene of
more or less confusion. Order will come
out of chaos in due time, however and
by the time the vanguard of spectators
reach the grounds tomorrow they will
find finely arranged show of wide va
riety awaiting their inspection.
Much stock arrived at the grounds
yesterday and the warm weather of the
afternoon brought out an unusually big
crowd of onlookers. In the horse de-
partment the big PeFcherons from the
Connecticut Agricultural college were a
particular attraction, especially a four
months -old colt that tipped the scales
at 6J0 pounds. Among the herds of
cattle on hand was the excellent AYR
shire string from the Kurn Hattin
Homes at Westminster.
as far as the racing is concerned the
only thing troubling the management is
the problem of finding accommodation
for the big string of horses. The lot in
Guided practically all of the winners in
the Bay State short ship circuit together
with many others from northern tracks
that have come here from the state fair
meetings of last week As this is one
OF the last race meets of the season
there Is every prospect that all of the
classes will be hard fought The pre-
siding othcer under the wire will be Al
Standish of Boston, who gave such good
satisfaction year ago. The complete
list of entries follows:
Free-FOr-An. Purse, $500.
BiIRkirk, b.g., J. \. MacGregor, Athol.
Nellie Cope. br. m, Frank c. Blake.
no. Springfield, VT.
Bellindarine. br. m, A. G. Camp, One
Baron Hal, b. s., ]. H. Haddock, Lake
port, n. II.
Bingo Brine, b. g, F. W. Pickle, New
May Lee, b. m, F, w. Pickle, Newport,
The Irish Lad, b. g., f. w. Bradley
Marlboro. Mass.
Sidney Miller, J. p. Lake, Manchester.
Direct c. Burnett, b. g, w. L. Grocer
| Hartford, Conn. .s.
Tommy d., b. g., f. c. Tobey, Plymouth
| Little Prince, b. s., Il. II. Braden.
Lowell, Mass.
| Continued on Page 6.l
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-04
MILLION TO FIGHT
LOWERING OF WAGES
United Textile Workers Also Think of
Demanding a 4S-HOur Week.
VIII Discuss Politics


MANCHESTER, y. H., Oct. A
million dollar fund for combating any
and a universal 4S-hour working weel,
were among subjects to be presented at
the Doth annual convention of the Uni
ted Textile workers which opened here
today about 800 delegates We're on hand
for the first session, devoted largely to
formalities John Golden of Fall River,
general president of the organization, pre-
sided
The matter of n non-poltical non-par-
tisan campaign for the support of candi-
dates who have by their records shown
themselves friendly to labor viii be
brought up during the week through a
Gompers of the American federation OF
labor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-04
MANAGING PEACE AND WAR.
Polish General Pilsudski Establishes
Headquarters at Warsaw.

WARSAW, Oct. 4.-War and peace
plans progressed simultaneously today
under the same roof in recently reoc-
cupied Polish territory where General
Pilsudsh, the head of the state, has es-
tablished his temporary headquarters.
In one room of the house where he is
domiclled plans were laid for continued
pursuit of the defeated Soviet troops on
the Northern front who are fleeing in n
disorderly retreat. In another. civilian
reports of the government were received
by the chief for discussion of the next
move TO be made at the Riga peace con-
ference.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-04
CLAIM NORTHFIELD
JUROR DISQUALIFIED
Ex-GOvernOr's Attorneys
Say Juror Stone Made Re
mark That Graham Was
Thief and Ought to Be in
Jail Same as Any Other
Thief-Said on Examina-
ton He Had Not Formed
Any Opinion
Especial to The Reformer.D
MONTPELIER, Oct.

Prcparations are being made by coun-
sci for ex-Gov. Horace T. Graham OF
Craftsbury for filing in the Vermont su-
preme court here a motion for a new
trial for Mr.. Graham on the ground that
one of the jurymen who returned a YER
dict Of guilty against the respondent on
the charge of the larceny of state funds
while he was auditor was disqualified.
The motion will be filed today or to-
morrow.
The motion, which has been drawn
up. alleges that Juryman Jerome F..
Stone of Mortified, who stated during
his examination that he had not formed
or expressed any opinion as to the guilt
or innocence of the respondent, did not
state the truth, but that he in fact did
say in 1918 and again in 1919 that Gra-
ham was n damned thief and ought
to be sent to Jail the same as any other
thief.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-04
VIII BE Mores Next Time.

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 4-Clues that Ze-
lenaka furnished may lead to scores of
arrests in New York according to the po-
lice. He could furnish no good reason,
police said, for having the explosive IN
his possession and is alleged to have re-
marked to companion on the tram:
sTen them | will have the stuff there to-
morrow" Another remark attributed
to him as he was being placed in his cell
was: See what we did in Wall street.
Next time it will be bigger and more
terrible. The first was only start.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-04
VALLEY FAIR IS READY:
ALL DEPAR1IN EZVI1S WAIT
FOR OPENING TOMORROW
Flour Prices Again
Heavily Reduced

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 4.-FIOur
prices continued their downward
trend today with a reduction of 10
to go cents barrel for family pat
reduced from S12.15 to $11.55 bar
rel while another which lowered its
price half a dollar Saturday made a
further cut of 10 cents, making its
ket is responsible for the decline.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-04
KUECH BROTHERS
TAKE OVER STORE
viii Be Under Management of Julius f
Kuech and Name of f. w. Kueeh
& Co. Will Be Retained

Russell n. Kuech and Julius F. Kuech
today took over the stock and fur
nishings of the store owned and conducted
many years by their father, Frederick W.
Kuech, who died last week.
The store will be under the manage
ment of julius Kuech. who has had
charge of the store the past few months,
and will be conducted under the name of
T. w. Kuech Co, as heretofore. Russell
Kuech win retain his position with the
Goodnow, Pearson & Hunt department
store for the present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-04
PICK UP THOUSANDS OF FISH.
Sperling and Smelt Driven Ashore by
Larger Fish.

SCTTUATE, Mass, Oct. 4.-Residents
of the South shore caught large quanti.
ties of fish today without nets, lines OF
bait Thousands of sperling and smelt
were left by the tide ON the beaches after
immense schools of the fish had been
driven inshore by larger fish. In many
places the fish were seven inches deep
They were quite fresh and edible and
people came by wagon and auto to gather
them in baskets.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-04
LITTLE CHANGE IN CONDITION.
MacSwiney Alive ON SD Day of His
Hunger Strike.

LONDON, Oct. 4.-Terence Mac
Swiney, lord mayor of Cork, passed a
fair night at Brixton prison, having had
several hours sleep, but his sleep did
not refresh him much, said a bulletin
issued today by the Irish Self-Determin-
alton league.
Doctors did not find much change in
his condition except that he was very
tired, the bulletin added. This was the
sd day Of his hunger strike.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-04
18TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
Governor Coolidge Spends the Day at
Home After Attending Church.

NORTHAMPTON. Mass. Oct. 4
Governor Coolidge. the Republican vice
presidential candidate, observed his 10th
wedding anniversary at his home here
yesterday with Mrs. Coolidge.
There was no formal celebration, the
governor attending the Edwards Con,
gregational church in the morning and
spending the rest of the day quietly with
his family.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-04
HOOVER MEMBER OF
WATERPOWER BOARD
His Appointment Announced To-day -
Will Serve as Consulting En-
gineer on Big Scheme.

. WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-The appoint
ment of Herbert Hoover as a member of
the advisory board for the Eastern Indus
trial Region Superpower survey now be
ing conducted by the geological survey
was announced today by Secretary
Payne. Mr.. Hoover win serve as con.
sulting mining engineer on the board
which is assisting the government IN the
development of plans for a vast super
power stretching from Boston to Wash
ington and designed to supply power to
railways, public utilities and private in
dustry throughout that region.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-04
SIX BANDITS ROB
CAFE PATRONS
Six Masked Men Steal Cash and Jewelry
Valued at $5,OO0-Make Escape
Over New York Roofs.

NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Six masked
bandits entered u cafe IN LenoN avenue
early today, lined up 45 patrons against
the wall and escaped with cash and Jew
cIry valued at more than 5000. -Four
bandits covered the patrons with, revoi-
vers while the other two went through
the pockets of their victims. The band
its escaped by running over several roofs
and down a fire escape.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-04
1O,ss4.144 IN NEW YORK STATE.
Gain of 1879 Per Cent i'm Population
Figures for Other States.

WASHINGTON. Oct. The popu-
lation of New York state was announced
today as 10.3S4 IA, an increase of l.
270, $40, or 1919 per cent. New Jersey
has 3.155.374, an increase of 61S.207,
or 24.4 per cent. Other state popula-
tions announced were Texas 1861, ,02T,
increase 764.4SJ. or 1916 per cent !:
Idaho. 431. .S26, increase 1862 or 3D.
per cent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-04
EATON PLACE SOLD
TO DIR. E.. X. LYNCH
DIR. Lynch Sells His House on Canal
Street to Chief-Of- Police George Will
son and Brother and Sister.

DR. Edward r. Lynch has bought of
the Averin estate the property on Putney
road known as the Dorman B. Eaton
place. DIR. Lynch will make some inn
prOvements and repairs and will occupy il
for a home There are 10 acres of land
on the place. DIR. Lynch has sold his
house on Canal street to Chief-o Police
George Wilson and his brother and sister
Henry Wilson and Mrs. Annie Heydecker
of Williams street
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-04
SUSPECTS RUSSIAN GOLD.
Government Fears 1t Is a Belshevist
PrOpaganda Fund.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-Inquiry
into the source of the recent shipment
of Russian gold to the United States
has been ordered by the department of
Justice Belief exists at the department
that the gold may be part of the Rus
sian Bolshevist propaganda fund.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-04
Drastic Cuts In Wheat.

CHICAGO, Oct. 4.-Drastic cut
ting of prices took place in the wheat
market today. In some cases as much
as 1112 cents bushel was sIashed
from values.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-04
Centre Congregational Church

Monday. Oct. A, 6.15 to s p. m.-Sup-
per and program for Conquest club in
The chapel Mrs A. G. Moody of North
field, Mass, will speak.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-04
Masonic Temple

Tuesday. Oct. ), 7.30 p. m.-Regular
meeting of Bingham chapter, No. 30,
%. f. s.
Thursday, Oct. z, at 7.30 u. M
Stated assembly of Connecticut Valley
Council, No. 16, r. and s. NJ.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-04
First Baptist Church

Monday, 7.30 p. m.-Boy Scouts.
Tuesday. 7.30 p. m.-Christian En-
deavor society.
Friday, 4 p. m.--Meeting of juniors !;
7.30 p. m.-Regular church prayer meet
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-04
NOTION TO BE FILED
FOR ANOTHER TRIAL
FOR EX-GOV. GRAHAM

Papers Being Prepared by
Respondents Counsel to
Be Filed with Supreme
Court in Montpelier To
morrow - Notice Served
on Atty General Archi-
bald that Such Move Is to
Be Made
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-04

Continued on Page g.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-07
Master Thieves Organized Raids
on Freight Business.
$45, 100000 Worth of Goods
Vanish in Transit.

New York. Feb. 7.-Who1esaIe loot
ing of merchandise in transit upon
the railroads of the United States
caused a loss of approximately $45,-
100000 in 1919, according to United
States railroad administration statis-
tics. This is estimated to be. more
than double the losses sustained in
Gny pre-war year, but it is pointed
ont that the increased costs of the
commodities stolen which are roughly
estimated to average IS per cent must
be taken into consideration when COM
pairing past losses with. those of today.
There has been steadily increasing
number of packages stolen and the or
CARNATIONS combating the thieves
have been called to meet an increased
ingenuity exercised in diverting goods
from their owners. A technique OF
robbery has been developed SO highly
that the methods of master thieves
are similar in the United States, Eng
land. France, Italy and Argentina.
Substitution is the usual method
used by the robbers. Sometimes boxes
supposed to contain velvets are found
at their destination to be filled with
calico or other cheaper grades of cloth,
but as a rule waste paper is found.
These are referred to as concealed
losses by railroad men, and are es-
pecially difficult to trace, as the ship
ment leaves and arrives apparently in
good condition and it is almost inn
possible to discover at what point the
theft occurred.
The silk industry has been one OF
those most severely hit in the last year
and so great has the risk become, that
the railroad administration is consid-
ering excluding raw silks from the
privilege of freight transportation by
rail. The jewellers who have always
been looked upon as easy prey by
thieves, Jared better last year by ap-
proximately so per cent than in the
previous year, it was said at the Jew
elers' Protective union
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-07
NOTICE.

The indulgence of our readers is
asked for today on account of serious
paper supply conditions. Owing to
the great shortage of white paper and
the difficulties of obtaining it even at
the highest prices. The State Journal
finds it necessary today to limit its
Saturday edition for this issue to four
teen pages, eliminating the colored
pages and some of the features. 1t is
believed these colored pages and the
other features may be restored next
week.
Some newspapers have been obliged
to suspend publication temporarily
others to cut the number of pages as
low as six Nearly all are having
great difficulty in securing their
white paper supply. A Pueblo paper
this week made this appeal to the
Topeka papers: "Can you supply II:
with a car of paper to be returned ir
April and thereby help us continue
publication"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-07
THOMAS, EsKRIDGE RECEIVER
Missing Mans Grocery VIII Cover
S1.zOO of Debts. Is Belief.

r. L. Thomas. of Topeka. was to-
day appointed by Judge John c. Pol
lock of the federal court to act as
temporary receiver in the bankruptcy
case brought by four local wholesale
houses against w. S. Eskridge. miss
ing Topeka grocer. Thomas will take
over the Eskridge grocery stock. 1t
was stated. until trustees can be ap-
pointed to make an apportionment
among the missing mans creditors.
The petition asking that Eskridge
be adjudged bankrupt was filed by the
Poehler Mercantile Co, the Fleming
Wilson Mercantile Co, McCord- -Kist-
Ter Mercantile Co., and Central Topeka
Paper Co It is said the Eskridge
grocery stock, including fixtures. will
invoice at about s1.7o0. Claims in
excess of SO. 500 have been made by
various creditors. it was declared.
Authorities still working on the case
say they have been unable to unearth
further evidence pointing to a solu-
tion of the grocer's mysterious disap-
pearance last Tuesday morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-07
DIAz IS DEFEATED
Mexican Federal Troops Vic
tors in Two Battles.
Two Hundred Rebels Killed
and Bandit Leader Taken.

Mexico City, Feb. Government
forces under Gen. Guadalupe Sanchez
have defeated revolutionists of the
Felix Diaz faction in two battles at
Nautla and Jicaltepec, the government
claimed today.
Two hundred rebels were killed, the
government statement said, including
Generals Ponciano Nasquez. Nincente
Lopez, Celso Cipeda, Constantine Galan
and Higinio Aguilar
Gen. Gaudencio de- Lallave, one of
the most important DiaZ leaders, was
merly was a general in the federal
state of Jalisco. De Lallave, the state
ment said. was taken to Vera Cruz
for summary court martial.
He probably will be executed, it was
believed. in view of the recent gov
ernment policy toward the rebel chief
tains.
Federal Losses Slight.
The governments losses in the bat
ties were few, it was claimed. Presi-
dent Carranza, it was announced. has
promoted all the federal officers in
the engagement.
The Diaz band, according to the
governments statement, had kidnapped
six wealthy Spaniards and the fighting
resulted when federal troops went IN
pursuit. The Spaniards were rescued
Seventeen governors held a confer
ence here yesterday on the political
situation but made no announcement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-07
Toluables Stolen
From, Drug Store
Found in Gutter

A cash book. some revenue stamps
and other papers contained in the
safe stolen from the y. A. Fitch drug
store, 1885 Kansas avenue, early Fri
day morning, were found this morn
ing in a gutter in front of 1924 To-
peka avenue. according to the police.
Sheldon Lormore. boy living at
100 Topeka avenue. noticed the pa
pers as he was walking along the
street and called the police. De-
tectives Clyde Tresner and William
papers were identified as those con-
Tresner said the papers had apparent
ly been dropped by a passerby this
morning. as they were not damp or
soiled. The neighborhood for several
blocks around was searched. but no
further clew could be found.
The safe was stolen about O'Clock
Friday morning by four nfen who en-
tered the store by brea king thru the
glass door. They calmly smoked cigars
taken from the cigar case as they
lifted their 700-pound burden into a
waiting motor car.
Authorities believe !: was the same
gang who, about midnight. broke into
the section tool house of the Santa Fe
sledges and track mauls. with which
to rob the Berryton State bank They
effected an entrance to the building
moved a stove and started cutting
thru the brick wall of the vault APP
parently fearing discovery. they sud
denly abandoned their task and fled
with a small amount in postage and
treVenue stamps.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-07
PLAN FARM ARMY
All-kansas War Department
Units To Be at Funston.
New Policy for "Regulars''
Being Worked Out.

Kansas will have three new all
Kansas regiments in the regular army,
according to orders of the war depart
ment. Recruiting for these new or
ganizations has begun at the Topeka
army recruiting station, as a result of
action taken by Capt. Z. Landreth of
the Sixty-fourth United States infan-
try at Camp Funston.
Only Kansas men may enlist in
these units which are to remain in
the state except in case of war. Dur
members of the new regiments will be
taught farming, so that they will be
able to enter the chief Kansas indus
try when they leave service.
The war department order creating
new state units of the regular army
indicates a change in its policy of op-
posing recognition of states in the
organization of the regular army. The
desire of the states during the war
| that the identity of their troops be
maintained under the states name has
shown the department that recruiting
by states is the most practical method.
Men enlisting in the same town are
to be placed in the same companies
and all men in one regiment will be
from one state.
/ The three new regiments, TO form
the permanent garrison at Camp Fun
ston, are to be part of the Seventh di-
vision. They are the Thirty-fourth
and Sixtyfourth infantry and the
Eighteenth field artillery.
No mechanical" Appeal.
The vocational training offered by
, the federal government to soldiers and
sailors, embracing chiefly commercial
and mechanical subjects has not ap-
pealed strongly to Kansas men, so the
new plan to include farming and ami
NAL husbandry among the vocational
| training subjects, was adopted. Sci
entific production of the best Kansas
crops and practical farming will be
taught at Fort Riley, as well as farm
mechanics, breeding, feeding, care,
classes of food producing animals, by
expert civilian instructors. Business
details of farming will be an impor-
tant part of the curriculum.
| Regular army officers. senior in
service to the Kansas men, will not be
in command. Men will be chosen
from among the Kansas recruits to be
J officers and equal opportunity for a
commission is open to all enlisting.
Strict discipline will rule the new
soldier-farming school Ali men who
enroll must finish the course and will
be required to attend classes regu-
larry.
Former members of the Thirty
fourth and Sixty-fourth infantry resi-
ments and the Eightieth artillery have
been sent overseas for replacements
| in order to receive the Kansas men
who will remain on Kansas soil except
in case of war.
Captain Landreth stated that the
new regiments should be completely
recruited in three or four months.