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New-York tribune., 1920-11-13

effort to make this alliance an effective
organization.
The delegates interviewed by The
Tribune corresF Fondents IN Geneva ex-
press the opinion that the covenant of
entrance of the United States but, on
the other hand, they hold that it would
be poor policy to make any drastic
changes in the document.
The French, Chinese, Swedes and
British, to mention only few, say that
they do not see why American reserNa-
uon to the covenant cannot be accept
Cd Az are keenly anxious for the
United states to join, but it would bi
grave mistake on the part OF Amer-
can statesmen to figure that any Of the
important states now in the league
would withdraw to enter new as
sociation. The present organi alton is
admittedly weak and mistakes have
been made and there is plenty of
trouble ahead. But most of the dele
gates gathered in Geneva are confident
that its growth will be steady.
Politically there is nothing more in
teresting than the German question,
and until it IS settled nothing else
matters much. The delegation repre-
senting the British Empire has thrashed
lorlt. heidi That it would be mistake
to admit Germany now. The French
delegates are united in their oppos-
lon TO admitting Germany, and their
.nsis'enc' tRat Germany must ct her
separations bill ont Of the way first is
approved by the Belgians
The representatives Of Scandinavia,
Sweden, South America and China are
in favor of immediate action
/
countries who were her enemies, Ger
many refused to apply for admission
10 the league. fearing that her request
would be refused. The former neutrals
are In favor OF having tie assembly
issue an invitation to Germany to ioin.
but their plan is bound TO meet a lot
of opposition.
Won't Admit Germany
Some gesture must be made, because
I IS felt in many quarters that the
assembly cannot afford to admit Aus
tria and Bulgaria and ignore Germany
completely. Mach lobbying VIII be
done in the next few days. Great
britain's position is not eAviable, be-
cause, while seeking to strengthen com
mercial relations with Germany Lloyd
George must refrain from offending
France
Russia is beyond the pale. Although
Lloyd George has said that neace must
be made with the Boshevik, end Sec
retary Of State Colby has expressed
Americas unwillingness to cooperate in
blockade Of the Black Sea, not SIN
gle delegate in Geneva would propose
that the doors Of the league be thrown
open to Russia al this juncture
The assembly is expected to continue
in session here about four weeks, al
though it will adjourn frequently for
committee work. 1t is hoped that the
secretariat for the second assembly will
be he'd at the end Of next summer, and
that meanwhile the United States will
have made her decision on entering the
league.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-19
WANTS PRATT TO
BE CO-DEFENDANT
Attorney Clawson Files Motion in Bear
Case of Jones Against Metcalf in
Municipal Court.

A motion for leave to name Deputy
Fish and Game Warden Raymond Pratt
of Newfane as co-defendant in the case
of Mason Jones of Jamaica against
County Fish and Game Warden E. HI.
Metcalf of Brattleboro was filed with
Judge A. E. Cudworth in the municipal
court this forenoon by attorney n. D.
Clawson The court will fix date for
hearing on the motion
The suit is brought to recover dam
ages for a bear which the plaintiff s
declaration says was caught in his trap
and was shot by County Warden Met
calf, and the claim is made that the
warden carried off the trap and the
meat, later returning the trap but not
the meat
An action by the state against Mr.
Jones is pending, in which it is claimed
that the manner in which the trap was
set was in violation of the law, and the
county warden was the original com
plainant in this case
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-19
HOPES TO SECURE
FESTIVAL HALL
Attorney Schwenk of School Board
Confers with Select1nen and Mrs.
harrington, the Lessee.

Attorney A. F. Sehwenk of the school
board of district No. 3 is endeavoring
to arrange some way whereby the
school pupils may have the use of Fes
tival hall for gymnasium and basket
ball work, the necessity for a hall hav
ing become emphasized by the leasing
of the Armory to the Vermont Silk
Co.
Mr. Schwenk first went to the select
men Saturday evening to see if they
were willing to modify the terms of the
lease of Festival hall to Mrs. E. C. Far
rington provided she was willing to
arrange with the school district, and
they said they were.
Mrs. Harrington signifed willing
ness to make some concessions in the
way of giving up some afternoon
theatre plans or try out a scheme of
using Festival hall and the Auditorium
at the same time, using the fire escape
for an entrance, but no plan has yet
| been worked out The school district
would plan to pay the lessee of Festi-
val hall what it has been paying fol
the use of the Armory. Another prob
lem is to arrange for the use of the
lhaH evenings for basketball, as tht
school has II or more home game:
scheduled.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-19
SECRETARY DANIELS
DENIES SIMS CHARGE
He Never Told Admiral This Country
Was Ready to Fight British
His Charges Unfounded.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l9.-Secretary
Daniels, in letter forwarded last nigh
to Chairman Page Of the Senate nava
affairs committee, declared that it wa
not he who had told Rear Admiral
William s. Sims before the admiral's de
parture in March, 1917, for London mot
to let the British pub the wool over
your eyes,, and that the United States
would as soon fight the British as the
Germans. Testifying Saturday before a
Senate naval subcommittee investigating
naval awards, Admiral Sims said such
admonition had been given him, by a
high official before he left the United
States and quoted from letter recently
written to Mr.. Daniels and entitled Ger
tain naval lessons of the great war; which
araigned in sharp terms many aspects
of the navy department S conduct of the
war
Secretary Daniels in his letter to Sen
ator Page said that Admiral Sims letter
had been referred to the general boarc
Of the navy for action and that at thc
proper time and in the proper way an!
fair minded investigator will be convinced
that the allegations rejecting upon tn
vigorous, effective and successful prosecu
ton of the war, so far as the navy de
partment and the entire navy are con
| cerncd. are based ON opinions which ar
without justification.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-19
PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE.
President Wilson Sent Message of Greet
ing.

WASHINGTON. Jan 19.- Marked
by the presence of the leading financiers
and business men of the q republics
of the western hemisphere the second
pan American financial conference
opened here today for the consideration
of international problems arising from
the return of peace. President Will
son, from his sick room sent a message
of greeting to the ministers of finance
and other prominent visitors declaring
that America sought no selfish
purpose in assisting world construction
and would regard it as privilege te
fulfil the obligation imposed by the
great advantages enjoyed by the people
of these republics. Secretary Lansing
brought out the same idea in addressing
| the delegates, when he said the Ameri
cans accepted the burden thrust upoI
the new world by the war and woulC
press forward confidently to the bet
ter days of the future.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-19
WOMEN DRIVEN INTO
STREETS BAREFOOT
Occupants of House at 50
Rockingham ST., One of
Them Ill with Pneumonia,
Barely Had Time to Es-
cape-Guests Leave Hotel
But Structure Is Not
Badly Damaged
Especial to the Reformer.)
BELLOWS FALLS. Jan ls.

One of the most disastrous fires that
ever occurred in Bellows Falls started
from an unknown cause at about 2
O'Clock this morning. Before it was un-
der control property estimated at about
900 was in ruins
The fire broke out in the Wheeler
laundry, two-story wooden building at
63 Rockingham street, and was discov-
cred by the crew of switch engine in
the Boston & Maine railroad yard. Be-
fore the alarm could be sounded the fire
had made much headway and it was only
a few minutes after the fire apparatus
arrived that the building collapsed.
A two-story dwelling house owned by
George B. Wheeler, located at SO Rock
ingham street, which was only a few
feet distant from the laundry, quickly
ignited by leaping flames and was des.
troyed. Two women were i'll in this
house, one seriously i'll with pneumonia.
The occupants of the house hardly had
time to get out and one of the sick
women ran out into the street in her
bare feet
brick block owned by the G. W. Kim
ball estate, and occupied by the Grand
theatre and the Bellows Falls garage was
located few feet from the opposite side
of the laundry and the flames ate their
way into the building through the
wooden scene compartment on the roof
and practically destroyed the building.
The guests at the Rockingham hotel
were all aroused from their slumbers
and taken out of the building, which was
near the theatre, but the hotel was only
slightly damaged by FIRE. Several au-
| tomobiles stored in the Bellows Falls
| garage were saved A fruit store owned
by Fiorey & Amado in the Grand theatre
block was totally destroyed and a two
story dwelling house at so Canal stree,
owned by Meany & Weber, the owners
of the Wheeler laundry, was damaged to
the extent of several hundred dollars by
fire, smoke and water. The losses are
fairly well covered by insurance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-19
DRAINAGE SYSTEM
DELAYED A LITTLE
Storm Temporarily Interferes With
Work-Necessary Change in Grade
Will Increase Cost $500.

Work on the Main street drainage
system is held up temporarily by the
storm, bat it is not expected that there
will be long delay. The cost of the
system viii not exceed the estimates for
the work which was included in the es-
Inmates, but on account of striking un-
expected pipes deep underground it has
been necessary to change the grade
twice SO that the trench is being dug
more than FIVE feet deeper than was
planned. 1t is probable that this extra
excavation will make the aggregate
cost about $500 more than the appro-
priation.
1t is planned to lay the pipe as far
south as the manhole in front of the
Peoples bank this winter and to put
in the catch basins on the west side.
The work probably win be left then un-
til spring, when catch basins on the
east side viii be put in and the upper
end of the line running from MILESTONE
bridge to the Elliot street corner will be
lowered to meet the grade of the new
line.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-19
The Allies Demand

PARIS, Jan. 19.-Holland is told in the
allied note demanding the extradition OF
Former Emperor William of Germany that
she viii mot fulfil her international duty
if she refuses to associate herself with the
allied powers in chastizing crimes COM
mitted by Germans during the war. The
text of the note was made public this
morning.
Among so many crimes,' the note re-
calls, 'the cynical violation of the neu-
trality OF Belgium and Luxembourg, the
barbarious system of hostages, massed
deportations, systematic devastation with
out military reasons, the submarine war,
and declares, "for all of which acts re-
sponsibility, at least moral, reaches the
supreme chief, who ordered them or abused
his unlimited powers to break, or permit
others to break, the most sacred rules OF
| human conscience
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-19
Will Take Up Matter as
Soon as Report Is Made
on Naval Awards = Ad-
miral Sims on Stand
Again Today = Daniels
Says the Admiral Ere
quently Clashed With the
Department = Was Sub
ordinate to Admiral Mayo

WASHINGTON, Jan. l9.-Unless the
senate investigation of rear Admiral
Sims S charges of failure of the navy
department to cooperate fully with the
allies during the war is made to the
entire satisfaction of the American
people an inquiry viii be made by a
naval board, Secretary Daniels
announced today He added that no
organization in the history of the world
ever did better job than the Ameri-
can navy
While refusing to discuss Admiral
Sim IS letter of criticism of the depart
ment, Mr. Daniels indicated the admiral
frequently clashcd with the department
through his insstence that more
destroyers be withdrawn from the troop
conveys to augment the anti-submarine
forces in European waters.
''The paramount duty of the Ameri-
can navy" Mr.. Daniels declared "was
to protect the passage of American
troops to Europe and the safeguarding
of merchant shipping, vital as that was
recognized to be, necessarily was see
ondary."
Secretary Daniels emphasized that
contrary to popular impression, ,Ad
miral Sims throughout the war was sub
ordinate to Admiral Mayo commander
in-ehief of Atlantic fleet He indicated
that on the question of distribution o
destroyer strength as well as on othe
questions Admiral Sims was over-rule,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-19
EARLY MORNING FIRE
AT BELLOWS FALLS
CAUSES $4,000 LOSS
TRUST CO. HOLDS
ANNUAL MEETING
Large Increase in Assets Past Year
Ready to Assist in Financing Syn
dicate to Build Homes.

At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Brattleboro Trust com
pany today the following directors
were elected: A. B. Clapp, M. J. Mo-
ran, Charles A. Boyden, D. p. Dewitt,
j. l.. Stockwell, E. w. Gibson and A. F.
Roberts of Brattleboro, John E. Gale
of Guilford, 0. E. Randall of West
Chesterfield, E. A. Melendy of South
Londonderry, F. L. Houghton of Put
ney, Adm F. Miller of Dummerston, M.
A. Brown of Wilmington and DR..
George H. Gorham and F. II. Babbitt
of Bellows Falls.
These officers were elected: Presi-
dent, A. B. Clapp; vice president, M
j. Moran; treasurer, Charles A. Boy
den; assistant treasurers, Glenham
Jones and C. E. Merrill; trust officer,
John E. Gale.
The report of the treasurer showed
that there was an increase in total as
sets for the year of 1896, ,7S059.
The report of the trust officer showed
that there were 40 trust accounts or
estates in the hands of the trust de-
partment with total assets of $4,000,
and that 10 estates had been settled in
the probate court during the past year.
John II. Gale, a menDer OF 1ne New
England Milk Producers association,
was appointed to represent the bank
and was instructed to pledge the sup
port of the bank toward the forming
of a company to provide facilities for
handling mix and cream in the county.
The following resolution was adopted:
''That the Brattleboro Trust com
pany appoint A. F. Roberts to repre-
sent the bank at meeting of the
board of trade directors, which meet
ing is called to consider housing con-
ditions in Brattleboro, and that he
shall be authorized to state that this
bank viii assist in all possible ways in
the financing of a syndicate to build
homes, or will assist the individual sc
far as possible in the building of his
house -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-19
SUPREME COURT
GRANTS REQUEST
Rhode Island Given Permis-
sion to Test Prohibition
Amendment
CONSTITUTIONALITY
TO BE DETERMINED
State Will Institute Original Proceed
ings Before Supreme Court to test 1t
Can Enjoin It's Enforcement In
That State.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19-Validity of
the federal prohibitional amendment is to
be determined by the supreme court which
today granted the state of Rhode Island
permission to institute original proceed
ings to test it and enjoin its enforcement
in that state
The permission was granted by Chief
Justice White without comment or with
out fixing any time for hearing arguments
In the case
After granting of the motion Soliticor
General King announced that he would
prepare at once and file with the court
a motion asking the dismissal of the case
for lack of jurisdiction. Under the court is
rules this motion can be argued so that
it is possible for the court to expedite the
entire proceedings by passing on the merits
Of the case in deciding this motion
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-19
TO LEARN
WHERE BOUNDARY is
Cheshire County Official to Come Here
Friday to Confer With County
Warden E. II. Metcalf.

Fish and Game Warden William J. Cal
lahan of Keene, \. H., will come here
Friday to have County Fish and Game
Warden f. H. Metcalf of this place point
out to him the boundaries of Vermont
lands overflowed by the Connecticut river
since the Vernon dam was built, so that
Warden Callahan can tell when a person
is fishing on disputed territory. He has
notified fisherman in Cheshire County, New
Hampshire, that when fishing in the Con,
necticut river they would do well to have
licenses from both states. Warden Metcali
knows just where the water line was be
fore the dam was built, and he will en-
force the Vermont law up to that line
Beyond that, he says, it is immaterial Il
him whether a man has a license or not
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-19
SECRETARY DANIELS
DEFENDS NAVY'S WAR
RECORD FROM ATTACK

by Admiral Mayo as well as the depart
ment.
"Every naval order, every document
bearing on the navy's war activities -
Mr.. Daniels continued "is open to the
light of day and the more thoroughly
the entire record is laid before the peo-
pie of this country the greater the
pride they can have in the achievements
of their navy. The country will be en-
tirely reassured when matters are
brought to show down.
Complete investigation of Rear
Admiral Sims charges against the navy
department s conduct of the war will
be made by sub committee now
inquiring into the award of naval dec
orations as soon as it completes its pres
ent task. This decision was made today
by the full senate naval committee.
Chairman Hale said the committee
could not complete its investigation of
naval decorations in less than 10 days
and that the inquiry of Admiral Sims S
charges could not be undertaken until
the committee had made its report on
the matter now under consideration.
The inquiry into naval awards was
resumed after the meeting of the full
committee adjourned Admiral Sims
which started Saturday
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-19
Odd Fellows Temple

Monday, Jan. 10, 73O o'clock Reg
ular meeting of Wantastiquet Lodge,
No. 5. Brother H. A. Morse of Bellows
Falls, grand warden of the grand lodge
of Vermont, will be present. A large
attendance of members is desired.
Tuesday, Jan. 20.-Bowling by team
B and HI.
Wednesday, Jan 2l-Teams c and viii
bowl.
Thursday, Jan. 22-Bowling between
teams d and J.
Friday, Jan. 23.-Teams f and L will
meet for a bowling match.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-19
RAT SPRINGS TRAP
AND CARRIES 1T OFF
Mate Returns and Tries to Garry Away
Laundry Bag, but Has to Be Sat
4 isfied with Handkerchiefs.

A woman who lives on the second
floor of Crosby block has had an ex-
perience with pair of rats the past
three days which is somewhat out of
the ordinary A hole in the partition
which was left by plumbers afforded
hccess to the room, so on Saturday
night she set a mouse trap. The next
morning the trap had disappeared, and
since then rat has been dragging it
about in the partition. During last
night the mate entered the room and
tried to drag a laundry bag into the
partition, but the hole was little toe
small The bag was damaged, how
ever. and several handkerchiefs prob
ably are doing service as a nest lining
by this time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-19
Masonic Temple

Tuesday evening, Jan. 90 Z. so p. m.
Regular meeting Bingham chapter
No. 30, o. +. S. Regular family supper
served at 6. Is o'clock.
Wednesday, Jan 2l.-Stated conclave of
Beauseant commandery, No. 7, knights
Templar. Work: Red Cross.
Friday, Jan. Accommodation Of Co
mmbian lodge, No. 36 A. V. ID. Piper, D
D. NJ, will make special visitation
Music and refreshments.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-19
First Baptist Church

Monday at p. injecting of Boy
Scouts.
Tuesday at 7.30 p. m-Christian En-
deavor meeting
Wednesday at 8 p. m.-Men's Union
Ladies' night Entertainment by Miss
Laura S. Jones, violinist, Arthur Fl
Turner, baritone, and Miss Mary II
Steele, pianist.
Friday at p injecting of Juniors
7.30- Meeting for prayer and praise.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-19
HOLLAND STIRRED
BY ALLIES DEMAND
VIII Try to Have Former Emperor Viii
liam Voluntarily Surrender to
Allies for Trial.

BRUSSELS, Jan, l9-Deep emotion has
been caused in Holland by the allied de
mand for extradition of Former Emperor
William, according to despatch from
Hague. Belief is expressed from the
Dutch capital it is said, that pressing mea-
sures will be taken with view to Undue
ing him to voluntarily place himself at
the disposal of the allies
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-19
POWHATAN is IN
LITTLE DANGER
Passengers Are Comfortable and Will
Be Removed When Sea Be-
comes Calmer.

NEW YORK, Jan. l9.-The army tran
sport Powhatan in distress about 700 miles
east of New York reported by wireless to-
day that although she was leaking and
her boiler room flooded she was in no
immediate danger and the 500 passengers
were calm and comfortable When the sea
becomes smoother the passengers will be
transferred to the White Star steamer
Cedric. A line from the British steamer
Cedric has been made fast to the Pow
hatan and an attempt will be made to
tow the vessel into Halifax.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-19
81 PER CENT OF
CHILDREN HUNGRY
American Mission Finds Distressing
Conditions In Vienna-No Coal
for Transportation.

PARIS Jan. l9.-Representatives of the
American mission for the relief of child
ren have just finished an examination of
school children in Vienna and found, ac-
cording to a despatch received by Aus
trian delegation here, that 81 per cent
of them are suffering from lack of food.
It is impossible to get coal and for this
reason all transportation and lighting
services in Vienna have been shut down
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-19
STRIKE OUT PLEA
Attorney General Asks Court to Order
New Plea In Graham Case
Counsel Ready.
Especial to the Reformer.)

MONTPELIER, Jan. 10.
The state, by Attorney General Frank
c, Archibald, filed today in county court
a motion that the special plea filed by
the respondent, Horace F. Graham, be
stricken out and that he be ordered to
plead.
This motion is made on the grounds
that the special plea contains no matter
admissible in defense upon the trial of
the cause which may not be proved under
the general issue.
Fourteen of the l23 jurors called for
the Graham case, which opens tomorrow
forenoon, already have asked to be ex.
cused. Counsel for both sides have ar
rived for the trial.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-19
is
ICE BOUND
No Boat Has Reached the Island Since
Friday-Ice Still Forming
in the Harbor.

BOSTON, JAN 19-Nantucket island
has been icebound since Friday, when the
last boat for the mainland left there A
message from the Siasconset wirless sta
tion today said Nantucket harbor was
blocked with ice and was still freezing
with sharp westerly gale prevailing. A
steamer which regularly plies between
Nantucket and Woods Hole was COMPEL
ed to put into Vineyard Haven yester
day on her trip from mainland.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-19
TO QUIZ GENERAL WOOD.
Must Tell House Committee What He
Means by FLOATING Death Trap"

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-Chairman
Butler of the house naval committee
announced today that Maj.-Gen.
Leonard Wood would be asked to ap-
pear before the committee to explain
his statement that the navy was a
g floating death trap made in a speech
last night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-19
Centre Congregational Church

Tonight, 80 o'clock-Meeting of the
board of religious education, benevolence
committee and the missionary commit
tees Of the woman's association and the
missionary committee of the Christian
Endeavor society, at the parsonage to
discuss plans for the school of missions
to be held during Lent