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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-18

SAN fRANcfsCO. Nov. IL
Charging that her husband. James
Henry wltcheil. rice milling engineer
% Saigon. lndo.china. has iaviahed
$50 900 In two years upon Helena
Dannan. French companion to the
witcheil children. Mrs. Mabel May
witcheli has peutioned tho san
Francisco courts FOR custody Of her
two youngest children. whom Mlss
pansan brought 10 this country at
request of the father.
Witcheli In cross complaint
charges hts wife. who followed him
here. with improper conduct.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-18
WITNESS TELLS
OF IRISH TERROR
Sacking OF Little Town Is
Described

WASHINGTON. Nov, is,-A pic
,urc OF peaceful irish market
town turned into a place OF terror
and death by British soldiers and
constahulary was painted in graphic
sentences today for the American
commission investigating conditions
In ireland by Dennis Morgan. chair
man OF tss town council of Thuries
Morgan was the first witness. lie
came from Ireland TO teatlfy before
the commission. which was formed
at the suggestion Of Oswald Garrison
Willard. and n holding hearings here
with the avowed purpose Of getting
at the truth about ireland.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-18

Morgan. "A young teacher OF
English and Gaelic In tho diocesan
college and secondary school In
Thurica. described his home city AZ
In the middle of the heart Of Upper
AIRY In Munster province. II is q
market center of 5000 inhabitants.
he said Morgan declared there were
no murders, burElaries or other
major crimes committed In the town
for many years and the only offenses
with which the courts had 10 deal
We're "Htraying asses in the road or
some citizen who had imbibcd too
freely
Trouble broke out IN Thuries. Mor.
San said. on January 20. five days
after he had been elected a. a labor
member OF the town council.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-02-06

case Of mistaken identity on the part Of
Branks wife, or someone Mt Drank s
house on the night of the affair in saying
that Diamond came to hist Drank 81 house
later and asked for Drank. il being shown
that it was Diamonds brother who went
to the Drank house, and that Leo Dia-
mond WAS at home at the time, AS his
mother testified, and did not leave the
house until afternoon the next day.
MIR. Corrigan produced several wit
nesses to show that Diamond was not the
man he had been pictured to be at the
trial, an associate Of Drank, and that
neither did he run taxicab service from
the station in Wilmington. Mr.. Lynch,
MIR. Ryan and Mr.. MacGuire testified to
Diamonds good record and straight life.
Deputy Acknowledgement Green spoke
briefly for the State calling the attention
of the board to the testimony taken at the
trial of Diamond, which differed from
some of the statements made in his behalf
at the hearing.
Representative D. E. McNabb adj
dressed the board in Diamonds behalf.
The case was continued until the next
regular meeting of the board, in March.
Other cases scheduled for yesterday in
Guided the application for a pardon for
Mary A. Powell, serving a life sentence
for the murder in 1904 of Estelle Albin,
near Bowers Beach. This case WAS con-
tinued owing to certain matters now
pending in the courts relative to Mrs.
Powell's divorce and certain matters per-
tanning to property held by her former
husband, Alfred NJ. Powell, which she
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-02-06
EX-SOLD|ER RESTORED
TO FULL CITIZENSHIP
Pardon Board Thus Favored Ar
NOR ]. Ward and Heard Leo
Diamonds Case.
Special Correspondence Of Every Evening

fR~~A0s WI tSSASoUOASNS W AsOAy
Dover, Feb 6.-The State Board of
Pardo1s, yesterday. considered the APP
phcations of Amor j. Ward for restora-
ton Of citizenship, and Leo Diamond,
serving two-ycar term in the workhouse
us an alleged accomplice in the theft of
$1,000 by Michael Drank from Alonzo
Hudson OF Wilmington, for apardon.
In the case Of Ward, his good record
was ehown, with evidences Of good service
in the Spanish-American War and the
Worlds War, he having spent 25 months
abroad In the latter war. He served his
sentence In the workhouse and WAS a
model prisoner at all times. The board
unanimously granted the petition and
congratulated bin on his good war record
and his determination to make man of
himself.
1t was shown at this hearing that pro-
vision IL made by law for restoration Of
citizenship after serving of sentence. The
law reads: If convict passed tn period
of his sentence within the FIVE DAYS o. the
competition thereof without any violation
OF the rules and discipline. he shall be en-
titled to a certificate therefor, from the
superintendent of the workhouse, and
also t. q Recommendation from the Board
OF Trustees recommending him for
pardon and restoration TO citizenship"
The Diamond case WAS presented to the
board by an uncle of the young man,
James j. Corngan of Wilmington. He
reviewed the case, claiming that in many
respects II was a most peculiar one, and
that Diamond was a victim of unfortunate
circumstances. He told of the meeting
of Drank by Diamond, and also the sub
sequent meeting with Hudson. the robbed
man. and Bonus. another party In the
affair. He told of Drank taking the money
from Hudson and said Diamond was in
nooent OF the theft, inasmuch as Drank,
after being arrested, took the officers to
bus home and showed them where he had
hidden $l.4N Of the 1880 stolen from
Hudson.
Mr.. Corrgan atso contended il WAS q
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-02-06
MECHANICS REHEARsE MINISTRIES

Rehearsols are being held by the Ju-
Nor Mechanic Guards for the Military
Musical Ninstrcls," to be held in Odd
Fellows ball next month. James File
an old-time minstrel man, will occupy
an end mans seat. Ira Mc( arms, the
comedy -songster, will be on the other end.
An excellent quartet is comprieed OF
Turner, Townsend, Kane and Ahcarn,
who will offer an unique program. An
orchestra Of eight pieces will furnish the
music.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-02-06

claims to have been purchased with her
money.
The application Of Theodore Adams, n
life-termcr, which had been presented
several months ago, on the ground that a
brother Of Adams actually committed the
murder and that this brother had died, a
pardon should be granted Adams, WAS
dismissed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-02-06

tries have been paid or guaranteed, it is
learned her..
An inv alton To conference 10 be held
soon ut Geneva will be issued To these
other countries and United States and
IT is proposed to reach an agreement con-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-02-06

Neighboring Nations Will Erect Trade
Bar Till Russia's Debts arc Paid.

Copenhagen, Wednesday, Feb. A.
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and
Holland have agreed that they will not
resume trade with soviet Russia before
R,lssia's debt TO ntionals Of those coun-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-02-06

Less than We could
buy the same go-cart
at wholesale today.
Has rubber tires. fleX
lble steel springs. &c.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-29
Personal PROPERTY
OF LYONS CO. SOLD
Officer Makes Return to Clerk of
County Court-I.evy to Be Made
on Real Estate for Balance.

Return has just been made by Dep
uty Sheriff Fred Cressy to the clerk of
the county court on the result of an
auction sale of personal property owned
by the George f. Lyons Granite Co. OF
Dummerston, following an execution is
sued in favor of the William n Flint
Granite Co. of Munson, Mass. The Of
fcer states in his return that he re-
tains an execution for further levy on
the real estate, the West Dummerston
granite deposit.
In county court judgment was
rendered against the Lyons Co. and in
favor of the Flint Co. for the amount
of the specifications of the Flint Co.
which was around S77 000 The officer
states that he advertised the personal
property for sale by auction at the
store of s S. Washer in West DUN.
merston and that it was sold for $5 00(
to Attorney Herbert g. Barber of Brat
btleboro, who was the highest bidder
After the costs were paid $4, ,944.s0 was
turned over to the Flint Co, creditor
leaving a balance due of $Tl ,992S7.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-29
JURY DRAWN TO
TRY MASON JONES
Charged With Not Properly Guarding
Trap Set for Bear-TriaI to Be
Held Here Tomorrow.

In the municipal court this forenoon
a jury was drawn to try the case of
the state against Mason Jones of ia
maiea, veteran bear trapper, who is
charged with setting bear trap with
out properly guarding it by building a
fence on three sides and placing bar
across the fourth side, as required by
law.
Before the jury was drawn Sheriff
Frank L. Wellman served on Mr. Jones
a warrant issued by State s Attorney
E. w. Gibson, the complainant to
whom was County Fish and Game War
den f. II. Aetcalf Mr.. Jones was ar
raigned before Judge A. E. Cudworth
and pleaded not guilty.
The jury was then drawn, to try the
case here tomorrow at 9 o'clock, the
respondent waving the right to trial
in Jamaica States Attorney Gibson
appeared for the state and Attorney \
ID Clawson for the respondent. The
iurymen are: H. A. Staten, G.. II. Hub
bard. G. K Stebbins, S. S. Pike and J
A. Beers, all of Vernon, and Z. NJ.
Spencer, A. G. Beals, E. w. ,Jaquith
Guy H. Shedd, Ralph A. Boyd, George
Lee and Dana Howard of Guilford
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-29
Republican and Democratic
Leaders Welcome Delay
On Treaty Compromise
MUCH DISCUSSION
OF FUTURE PLANS
Democratic Senator'S Disagree With
Senator Hitchcock On Proposition to
Throw Treaty Back Into Senate -
Some Support of Underwood Plan.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29-Negotia-
tions between Democratic and Repub-
liean leaders of the senate who appar-
emily have approached a deadlock on
the peace treaty compromise will not
be resumed until tomorrow, the meet
ing of the bipartisan committee
planned for today having been post
poned because of the absence of Sen
ator Lenroot of Wisconsin, one of the
Republican leaders
There were indications that some
senator's on each side welcomed the de
lay and there were MANY conferences
during the day to perfect plans for the
committee meeting which may bring a
final show down on the question of con
tinuing the negotiations
There was much discussion of what
course friends of the treaty should. take
if the bipartisan negotiations ended
without an agreement. 1t developed
that some Democratic senators were in.
elined to the belief that nothing would
be gained by throwing the treaty back
into the senate in the near future
| These senator's disagreed with Sena
tor Hitchcock that majority would b,
certain to support such move Will,
among Republicans it was conf
IDENTIFY predicted that it would fail
1t was suggested that should unoffi
cial bipartisan conference come to ,
final deadlock an effort might be mad,
to put through the resolution of Sena
tor Underwood to make an official com
mittee of 10 members.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-29
Especial to The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER. Jan. 20

Matters began shaping themselves at
the Graham trial this morning in such
way that it was believed Horace Graham,
the respondent, would go on the stand
during the day, probably at the after
noon session. Unusual interest attaches
to his testimony.
The trial came to a stop this morning
because of rulings of the court sustain
ing the objection of the state to the ad-
mission of certain account books offered
by the defense through Martin B. John
son of Craftsbury, who built the Green's
boro Gulf road Mr.. Johnson testified he
was paid in full in state orders and per
sonal checks Of Mr. Graham Thereupor
the state asked that the checks be pro
duced as they were the best evidence
The defense said it could not then fur
nish the checks as they were in Mr.. Ora
hams home in Craftsbury. 1t would take
two days to bring them here. The court
sustained the objection ''for present pm
poses"
After conference at the bench Mr.
Stickney said, THE attitude of the stat
is a surprise to me although have prac
ticed law for so years and on the ground
of surprise l would ask the indulgence 0
the court" After conferences at tn
bench and in the chambers, Attorne,
General Archibald, on the re-convening 0
court at ll.20, withdrew his objectio
with the understanding that the cancelle
checks would be produced as soon as pos
sible. Mr.. johnson was then put bac
to testify from his account book.
The cross examination of Edward T
Deavitt was resumed this morning. II
said the check for 81 900 dated Aug. 2
1918, was held at his direction in tn
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-29
OVER 100 VISITING
TEACHERS TONIGHT
Will Attend Opening Session of South
eastern Vermont Association
Many More Tomorrow.

Although only about 25 visiting teach
ers had registered up to noon today it
was expected that more than 100 would
be in Brattleboro to spend the night, and
much larger number will attend the ses-
sions of the Southeastern Vermont
Teachers association tomorrow The con-
vention will open at o'clock tonight in
the Centre Congregational church, when
a public program will be rendered.
Acceptances to the meetings were re-
ceived from 100 teachers and entertain
ment has been provided for that number
while others win take the opportunity
to visit relatives or friends. Supper for
the teachers will be served at $50 O'Clock
tonight in the chapel of the Centre Con
gregational church and dinner will be pro
vided tomorrow in Masonic temple ban
quet hall.
The work of securing rooms and con.
tributions for entertainment for the Wis
iting teachers was put i'll the hands OF
the Parent Teacher associations, and the
appeals for such accommodations have
been met with hearty cooperation ON the
part of the people outside the association
as well as from members.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-29
FREIGHT BADLY
TIED BY STRIKE
Can Move Only Carload Lots Through
Boston and Albany and Boston
and Maine Terminals.

BOSTON, Jan. 29.-It was impossible
to ship freight in lots of less than car
load through terminals of the Boston &
Albany and the Boston & Maine railroads
in this city today because of the strike of
1000 freight handlers begun yesterday.
Food stores now in hand are adequate for
several weeks and with carload lots NOV
ing there is believed to be no cause for
alarm at the present time Both the rail
terminals and piers of the Boston & Al
bany and Boston & Maine railroads were
affected today by the strike
The terminals of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad were operated
as usual, the freight handlers union of
that road having refused to follow the
workers of the other roads in their efforts
to enforce decision by the railroad ad-
ministration on demands for increased
wages which are pending.
The tieup on the dock has interfered
with the work of unloading severa
steamers and steamship agents said that
continuance of the strike would make il
necessary to divert from this port tC
New York and other ports vessels mabl,
to land their cargoes.
! Union leaders announced that anv at
! tempt to have union men unload thes
cargoes at other ports would cause ex
tension OF the strike to those places.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-29
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

DR. c. S. Leach has bought of L. L Al
len his house at 20S Canal street, also
the south building lot, adjoining, of Mrs
G. f. Allen, giving front of about sc
feet.
Supper was served to l6O persons at
the Masonic temple banquet hall from
$40 to o'clock last evening, when the
second Masonic social of the season was
held. Military whist was played at D
tables from 7.30 to 8 o'clock and the
prizes We're won by Mr.. and Mrs Arthur
L. Roberts and Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Bush.
nell. Dancing was enjoyed from to Il
o'clock, music being furnished by a five
piece orchestra Supper was served BY
the women of Bingham chapter, 0. z. S
The guests enjoyed the freedom of the
temple throughout the evening, some en-.
joying bowling and others pool and bill
lizards.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-29
FARM BUREAU TO
MEET HERE FEB. 6
Committee Working With
County Agent on
Program
EXHIBIT OF SEEDS
TO BE A FEATURE
Three Speakers Engaged, Including O..
M. Camburn of Boston. Formerly of
Vermont-Annual Session to Be Held
in Odd Fellows Temple.

Preparations are under way for the
annual meeting of the Windham County
Farm Bureau, and it has been arranged
to have the meeting in Odd Fellows
temple Friday, Feb 6. President A. A.
Dunklee of South Vernon has appointed
a committee of three to work with
County Agent W. p Frost, and they are
arranging program. This committee
consists of Horton d. Walker and Clar-
ence L. Stiekney of Brattleboro and
Henry Frost of East Putney.
In the forenoon the officers and county
agent viii make their annual reports,
and there viii be business session which
will include discussion and vote on the
proposition Of increasing the annual dues,
also consideration of the question of the
future of the home economies depart
ment
The meeting will open at 10 O'Clock, and
it is hoped that the business session can
be completed before dinner. The com
mittee has decided not to serve dinner
in the hall, as past meetings have shown
that a majority of the visiting members
prefer 10 get fIHeH dinners elsewhere as
quickly as possible and spend the rest
of the noon hour trading.
Three addresses will be given in the
afternoon session First will be a dis
eussion Of the relations Of town and coun-
try in present day progress, by Secretary
Harold T. Moffitt Of the Brattlebora
board of trade. J. f. Carrigan of Bur
lington, state assistant county agent
leader, viii speak in regard to the Farm
Bureal work in community organization
The last speaker will be 0. NJ Cam
burn of Boston, formerly a member OF
the faculty of the University of Vermont
Mr.. Camburn has been employed by the
Massachusetts department of agriculture
at much larger salary than could be
paid him in this state, and dairymen es.
pecially will consider it great privilege
t6 hear him.
The seed show which has been fea.
ture of the annual meetings for two oil
three years will be continued Members
are asked to bring in seed of all kinds
especially corn and potato exhibits.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-29
SOCIALISTS SPREAD
DEBS'S LAST SPEECH
This Is Used as Evidence Against the
Five Socialist Members of the
New York Assembly.

ALBANY, \. Y. Jan. 29.-Eugene B.
Deb IS last speech before his voice was
silenced by penitentiary sentence of
10 years for violation of the espionage
act was read into the record today at
the trial of the five suspended Social
ist assemblymen being tried by the as
sembly Judiciary committee on charges
of disloyalty. In this speech made be
fore Socialists in Cleveland last March
Deb s declared he spoke as a social
list, a revolutionist and bolshevist =
praised Lenine and Trotsky as "the
greatest statesmen in the modern
world and expressed defiance of the
laws of this country and the supreme
court The speech was distributed in
pamphlet form by the city committee
of the Socialist committee of greater
New York, according to the prosecu-
tion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-29
Counsel for Trustees of
Thompson Fund File
Demurrer
MOTION TOMORROW
FOR EARLY HEARING
Attorney Says Delay Is Not Motive -
Says Petition Includes Action for
Removal of Trustee and Other Inde-
pendent Actions

pendent Actions.
Tomorrow being motion day before the
supreme judicial court of Massachusetts,
Boston counsel who are associated with
the Brattleboro attorneys for the town
OF Brattleboro and the seamstresses' So
ciety in the effort to have Richards NJ
Bradley removed as a trustee of the
Thomas Thompson estate will move for
an immediate hearing on the trustees de-
murrer. They will ask that a date be set
as soon as possible in order that the ques-
tion raised by the demurrer may be dis
posed of and that there may be no unnec-
essary delay. 1t is not likely that any
of the Brattleboro counsel for the petit
tioners will be present.
A copy of the demurrer, signed by the
trustees, was received by local counsel
last night 1t reads as follows:
Now come the trustees, Richards ".
Bradley and John F. Moors, and demur
to the petition and assign as reason
therefor that the petition is multifarious
ON the ground of misjoinder of actions in
that the petition includes an action for
the removal of the trustees together with
other Independent action, namely, to es
tablish the amounts due to various ces-
tuis que trust, also TO give the trustees
instructions as to the Interpretation of
the viii and various DEGREES of court pre-
Siously entered"
At the foot of this pleading is note
signed by Attorney Stoughton Bell of
Boston, the counsel for the trustees, read
ing as follows:
Il hereby certify that the above demur-
rer is not intended for delay"
If the demurrer is overruled the case
will go on as before and if it is sus-
tanned the petitioners doubtless will ask
leave to amend their petition.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-29
JACK JOHNSON
COMING BACK
Wants to Clean Up Legal Difficulties
at Chicago and Fight Jack
Dempsey at Early Date.

MEXICO City. Jan. 29.-Jaek John
son, former heavyweight pugiistic
champion of the world, plans to return
to the United States at once to face
charges pending against him in Chi
eago. According to letter shown the
Associated Press yesterday by John
son, the former champion is confident
he can arrange legal difficulties in time
to fight Jack Dempsey before the lat
ter meets Carpenter of France and as
serts Dempsey must see him before he
can claim the world 5 championship
The letter shown by former champion
was written by him to the United
States district attorney of Chicago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-29
STEADY SPREAD
OF INFLUENZA
An Increase of 2s 900 Gases In One
Week-A Slight Decrease In
Deaths from Pneumonia

WASHINGTON, Jan 29-Steady
spread of influenza over the country was
indicated by reports from health service
today by city health officers. No marked
increase in any particular locality, how
ever, was noticed Cases from % states
and the District of Columbia for the
week ending Jan 81 numbered 27,24l, an
increase of more than $4,000 over the pre-
vious week
Officials explained that the total re-
ported probably was far below the ac-
tual number of cases existing.
Deaths from influenza during the week
ended Jan 24 in 80 cities totaled 457
an increase of 1893 over the preceding
week, while deaths from pneumonia We're
945, decrease of IS from the total of
the week before.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-29
WHEEL CLUB PLANS
INDOOR CIRCUS
Will Be Held in Club Rooms Next
Tuesday Night-Parade, Midway,
Sideshows and Performers.

Plans are well under way for an in
door circus for the members of the
Vermont Wheel club in their rooms
Tuesday night, Feb. 3, at 8 o'clock, and
on account of the size of the produc-
tion the rooms win be closed at noon
that day, the doors opening at 7.30
o clock
The tentative program contains a
list of so performers, including FIVE
professional entertainers besides an
animal show in which Teddy. the Aus
trian bear, will be seen There will
be side shows and a midway. A par
ade will start the evenings enter
tainment A circus band will furn-
ish music