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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-13
AGAINST SELLING
GERMAN SHIPS
Hearst Has Started Injunction Pro
ceedings-Resolution Forbidding
Sale Introduced.

W WASHINGTON, Feb. l3.-Application
for an injunction against the shipping
board and the Emergency Fleet corpora
tion to prevent the sale of 30 former Ger
man liners at public auction next Mon
day was filed in the District of Column
bia supreme court today by William Ran
+dolph Hearst of New York, acting in his
capacity of a taxpayer. Chief Justice
Mccoy issued a rule requiring the defend
ant to show cause Monday morning why
a temporary injunction should not be Is
sued.
A concurrent resolution directing the
shipping board not to sell the 80 former
German liners which the board plans to
dispose of at public auction here Mon
day, except through regular public bid
ding after three months advertising and
then only if proper offers are received
was introduced today by Senator Ash
urst, Democrat, Arizona,
Senator Ashurst declared that it was a
fact that the shipping board and the
Emergency Fleet corporation intended to
sell the vessels to the international AIer-
chant Marine for $2S,0O0,000. He said the
vessels had prewar value of Sl54.000,-
600 and present value of 100000, 600
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-13
Mayor Hylan Postpones Va
cation Until Streets Are
Cleared for Traffic
EXPECTS MORE
STORMY WEATHER
Doesn't Think 1t Fair to Leave CITY
Now - Streets Gutter Deep With
Slush-Feared That Floods May
Cause Heavy Loss.

NEW YORK, Feb. Is. = With New
York showered this morning with more
rain, snow and sleet, Mayor Hylan
postponed his winter vacation until the
city streets shall have been swept clean
of ice and snow piles which for more
than a week have demoralized traf-
fic. The mayor, who yesterday called
into conference heads of all municipal
departments to recruit snow shovelers.
bowed before the new onslaught from
the heavens. He announced pessimis-
tically that there probably will be a
continuance of stormy weather. and
that he did not think it fair to leave
the city's business all tied up while he
basked beneath palm trees in the
south.
rise in temperature has resulted
in streets becoming gutter deep with
slush. Continued thaw with a driving
rain would result in floods which would
cause heavy property loss.
Policemen and other city employees
uniting with employees of the various
traction lines have succeeded in blaz-
ing trail through the ice-coated tho
roughfares of Manhattan and hourly
more surface cars are splashing
through the sea of slush and mud now
covering the tracks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-13
DR.. WALLACE M. KNoWLToN.
Brother-in-Law of James M Perry Dies
of Pneumonia in Boston.

News has been received of the death
from pneumonia following influenza at
the Boston City hospital Feb. of DR..
Wallace Miles Knowlton, brother-in-
law of James M. Perry of this town
and brother of Mrs. Charles d. Dexter
of Wardsboro.
Dr. Knowlton was born in Wards
boro about 81 years ago. He attended
schools in Wardsboro and Townshend
academy and graduated from medical
college in Burlington. On Nov. 8,
1871, he married Miss Myra Perry of
Chester. He practieed several years in
Connecticut and Chester (Vt.), after
which he located in Brookline, Mass,
and for % years he was house physi-
elan in DR.. Channing's canitarium for
nervous diseases. going abroad several
times for special study in that line.
Besides his wife he leaves three sis
ters, one in California. Mrs. Mayo of
Boston and Rosa L., widow of Charles ID.
Dexter of Wardsboro.
The funeral was held Monday in Bos-
ton and the burial took place there.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-13
POOL TOURNAMENT
ENDS IN BANQUET
Knights of Columbus Teams Have Jol.
ly Time in Their Hall-Capt.
Rates. Men the Heroes

How they playedl Capt. A. C. Rat
te's heroes. They won the knights of
Columbus pool tournament and were
served supper by Captain f. J. Haus IS
losers at K. of C. hall last evening.
The ''feed'' consisted of grape fruit.
roast pork with dressing and cranberry
sauce, pickles, hot rolls, mashed pota
toes, steamed squash, celery, ice-cream.
cake, coffee, American cheese and salt.
ines.
Captain Haus acted as toastmaster
and called on several members for
speeches, some of which included stories
and appropriate hits on the members
of the teams. Miss Genevieve Murphy
presided at the piano and Bernard Dun
levy led the singing.
Attractive menu cards were provided.
They contained the list of names on
each team with the score for each. also
cartoons indicative of the part some
of the men played during the 'stour-
ney.''
The hope was expressed that pool
matches would be part of the sched.
ule for each year, as they served as 4
means of bringing the members to-.
gether for soeiability. 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-13
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

Current events were taken up in the
first half of the time of the outlook
class last evening, when Miss Clara
Bostwick, leader of the class, spoke of
Viscount Gray's letter which. she
thought, showed great understanding.
She also gave a brief review of the
soviet government as it is in Russia
today and read catechism which had
been written on the subject and which
gave one very good idea of what that
government stands for. She quoted
from one of William Stead IS books and
gave review of Conan Doyle S book
The Vital Message, in which he said he
believed this was a time of all times
when people were to get back to spirit
ual reality; that the> world had been
turning to materialism but that spir,
itualism was to lead it back and away
from materialism.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-13
IOday;s Storm Makes TO,Un
Officials Feel q Bit Uneasy

Today's snowstorm, which gives no
immediate promise of letting up, is
causing some uneasiness among the
town officials and among residents to
whom another severe storm on top of
the one last week means much more
mconvience and expense.
Road Commissioner Charles J. Dube.
who has been confined to his house
by illness, several members of his fam
lily as well as himself being i'll, plans
to get out tomorrow, although not really
in condition to leave the house. He
feels that a directing head is needed
especially at this time, so that the
best possible service can be gotten out
of the street force, although reports
from surrounding towns and from other
large towns and from the cities indi-
cate that Brattleboro is much better off
than most places with respect to
trouble caused by the snow Anybody
who reads the newspapers already is
aware of that fact
Not only has the road commissioner
been up against conditions in the vii
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-13
Allies Claim Harboring of
Former German En-
peror Is Dangerous
SENDING ANOTHER
NOTE TO THE DUTCH
Internment of Former Emperor Out
side of Europe Is Suggested - Pre-
pairing New Note to Germany On
Extradition of Accused.

LONDON Feb IA new allied
note to Holland regarding the extradi-
tlon of Former Emperor William will be
despatched tomorrow. according to the
Evening Standard. The note, says the
newspaper, makes a strong appeal to
Dutch government not to create diff
culties in Europe by insisting on the
right of asylums for the man charac-
terized as the author of the world 5
present troubles
From other sources it was learned
this afternoon that the council was en-
gagged in completing the note to Hol.
land. The note was being drawn, it
was stated, in form to emphasize the
concerted view of the allies that the
presence of the former emperor in Hol-
land was danger to the peace of Eu-
rope.
The note does not make any request
of Holland, but it is hoped that the
Dutch government will be drawn into
opening the negotiations which they
ended with the refusal to give up the
ex-ruler. 1t is intimated that Holland
has not received suggestion to this
effect untimely and that she might be
willing to intern the former emperor
outside of Europe.
A new note to Germany with regard
to the allied extradition demands is
also being prepared. The council is rep.
resented as being in agreement on this
document which, it is intimated, may
give Germany an opportunity for fur.
ther negotiation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-13

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-An "unal-
terable" decision in the railroad wage
controversy was made today by Pres
ident Wilson in conference with repre-
sentatives of the brotherhoods The
President said the governments policy
was Chased on justice to all interests.
The Presidents decision was not an
nounced at the White House Officials
said it was "a decision containing a
proposal = From this it was assumed
that the President had refused to
grant general wage increases but had
made q counter proposition to the men.
The men agreed to consider it. The
brotherhood men would not say what
the proposal was, Timothy Shea acting
president of the Brotherhood of Fire
men and Enginemen announcing that
they would make no statement today
The White House was expected to is
sue a statement later in the dav.
B. NJ. Jewell, president of the rail
way department of the American fed
Grafton of labor, announced that the
Presidents proposal would have to be
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-13
ARREST TRIO IN BIG
SPRINGFIELD THEFT
Police Believe They Have Men Who
Have Been Robbing Grocery
Firms-Booty In BROOKLYN.

NEW YORK, Feb. l3-Antonio Bon
centre, AZ years old, of BROOKLYN; Vitro
Pellicano, 40, and Antonio Trossi, %. of
Springfield, Mass, were arrested bv de-
tectives yesterday charged with receiv-
ing stolen goods.
The police say the three are believed
to have worked for some time with a
gang of robbers who have been stealing
from grocery concerns in this and other
cities, and expect to clear the mystery of
$4,000 worth of groceries stolen from
the Louisville Products company of
Springfield.
Three apparently prosperous business
men called at the Springfield office of the
concern last Jan. 81 and ordered S40.-
900 worth of goods from the manager.
Charles Reese. They paid small de-
posit and then carted the goods in auto
mobiles to the railroad station at Spring
field and disappeared. The goods were
shipped to the Eastern District Terminal
company in Brooklyn and then placed in
a local storehouse.
While the three men endeavored to re
move the stuff in Brooklyn and find
buyers, the Springfield concern made in
vestigation and got in touch with the
Brooklyn police. Detectives Mireau. Mil
Ter and Thornton opened negotiations
with the three suspects for the purchase
of the hidden goods and bought 81 500
worth of coffee, flour and sugar.
The stuff was taken from the store
house on trucks to street where the de-
tectives were waiting. The suspects were
ordered to drive through Bedford avenue
and when the truck reached the Bedford
avenue police station the men were ar
rested.
The prisoners were held in 1880 bail
each for further examination by Magis-
trate Short in the williamsburg police
court
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-13

"put up to the men, before any an
nouncement could be made by the nm
ion representatives. Besides Mr.. Jewell
and Mr.. Shea E. j. Manion, president
of the Order Railway Telegraphers was
present at the conference
The President met the representatives
on the south portico of the White House
and read statement which he had pre-
pared after study of the report on the
wage negotiations presented to him
by Director General Hines. The con
ference lasted about Is minutes The
President was in his wheel chair
Secretary Tumulty declined to say
whether the President had refused speci-
ically the wage demands, saying that
everyone wants to settle the strike, .
and that the brotherhood chiefs should
have an opportunity to consider the
President 5 suggestion or proposal with
out outside interference.
When the railroad men greeted the
President they told him he was look
ing very well. 81 have just been
shaved, said the President, that helps
a bit.
The President s proposal, whatever it
was, was not expected to stay the
strike of the maintenance of way en-
ployes called for next Tuesday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-13

received a temporary appointment to
this post in October, last
A. j. Balfour, who is presiding over
the council sessions, after reading the
names of the men invited to become mem
bers of the committee to organize the
permanent court, said: May be for one
reason or another Mr.. Root may not
deem it desirable to accept the councils
invitation. The council hopes Mr. Root
will always remember that he will be
welcome at whatever stage of our sit
tings he may be privileged to accept to
add to our deliberations the great weight
of his learning and name"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-13

lage which rarely have been as severe
as they are now, but he has had to
diminish his force of workmen here to
do work outside which Others were sup
posed to look after but did not
Most of the surplus snow on Main
street had been carted off when today :
storm began, and this afternoon men
and teams were blowing with ordinary
plows on Canal street to remove the
dipholes.
Mr.. Dube says that while the town
can handle ordinary SHOWS all right it
is not equipped to handle severe ones
to the best advantage, and he plans to
write report, supplemental. to his an
nual report TO the town, for publication
in The Reformer The town needs more
two-way snowplows, he says, for plow-
ing out the sidewalks. Most of those
now in use are one-way plows, that is
they have but one wing, so that they
have to be drawn in one direction to
put the snow where it is wanted. which
means a loss of time and energy. An
other need is a few cutter blades to be
drawn by teams horizontally with the
surface of the road to cut off the snow
between the dipholes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-13
EIihH Root Wanted on
International Council

LONDON, Feb. l3.-Elihu Root was one
of the names upon list of distinguished
men from various countries who have
been invited to become members of the
committee to prepare plans for the con
stitution of a permanent court of inter
national justice which was announced at
this mornings session of the council of
the league of nations.
The council appointed Sir Reginald
Tower, former British minister to Argen-
tina and Paraguay as high commissioner
to the free city of Danzig. Sir Reginald
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-13
Nineteen-Twentieths of the
Amount Available for
Brattleboro Already Be-
ing Spent Here-Over 500
Wcmen in Town Have Re-
ceived Direct Aid Some
Names Used Without Au-
thority, it is Said

Counsel in Boston for the trustees of
the Thomas Thompson trust filed in
the supreme judicial court of Massa-
ehusetts in Boston yesterday the answer
OF the trustees to the bill of complaint
asking for the removal of Trustee
Richards NJ. Bradley, fled by the town
OF Brattleboro and the society of seam
stresses of this town The full text Of
the answer has not vet been received
| by the Brattleboro counsel for the trus-
| tees, Attorney A. F. Schwenk. but q
summary of it Is available. showing
that the trustees claim that nearly all
the money which could be used here
| legally already is being used here, and
that If they should undertake to meet
the demands of the petitioners they
would not know where to get the money
without illegal use of the trust fund
by using up the principal.
After the petition for the removal of
Mr.. Bradley was fled the petitioners
were required to file a bill of particu-
lars specifying in what instances and
IN what manner they claimed that
Trustee Bradley had miseondueted his
trust. These particulars have been fled
and have been published.
The answer of the trustees covers
both the direct aid ordered by the tes-
tator, Thomas Thompson. and the kin
dred uses also permitted in the will.
The trustees say. they have records
i of dealing with about 531 women in
Brattleboro with relation to the giving
of financial relief. Of these only 63 are
named in the petition as not being prop
erly served. Leaving out two duplicate
applications for the same persons and
women who merely refrained from see
ing the trustees or their agents, there
are only 5s, the answer SAYS, whom the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-13
Hopes To Avoid Strike.

DETROIT, Mich Feb. 13-Any pro.
posal President Wilson has made to
representatives of the railroad brother
hoods in an effort to adjust their wage
demands will receive earnest con-
sideration by officers of the United
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Employees and Shop laborers, President
Allen Barker said today Mr.. Bar.
ker said he was still hopeful the Pres
ident's decision would be such as to
make possible a withdrawal of the or
der calling for a strike Feb. II of the
brotherhood s more than 100000 mem
bers
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-13
ADMIRAL KoLcHAK EXECUTED.
News Officially NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ary Committee Acted Quickly.

LONDON, Feb. 13 - News of the
execution of Admiral Kolchak, former
head of the all Russian government.
has been officially confirmed Admiral
Kolchak and one of his ministers were
shot at Irkutsk at o'clock on the
morning of Feb. Z, it was learned to-
day. The revolutionary committee at
Irktusk decided at O'Clock in the
morning that the officials should be
executed. Members of the committee
are said to have shot the victims quick
ly as the committee had reports that
forcible efforts to rescue the pair
might be expected.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-13
Centre Congregational Church

Friday, Feb. l3 4 p. m.-Meeting of
China club in the chapel. All junior
boys and girls are invited to come and
become acquainted with Nook
Friday, Feb 10, $50 p. m.-First ses-
sion of the church School of Missions
in the chapel. Supper for a nominal
fee will be served to all who are to
Join the school Following the supper
classes viii be organized and work as
signed. At 7.30 clock the school will
meet for devotional services, to which
others, whether members of the school
or not, are invited
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-13
CAFE CLOSED ON
ACCOUNT OF ILLNESS
A. L. Hamilton Proprietor. Two Wait
resses and Three Kitchen Girls Ill
May Open Monday.

The Albany cafe was closed this after
noon after the dinner hour, until fur
ther notice. Two mattresses are out i'll,
three girls who work in the kitchen are
i'll and A. L. Hamilton, proprietor. was
obliged to quit today on account of i'll
ness. He was ordered by his physician
to go home and go to bed, and he is at
tended by a nurse Mr.. Hamilton says
he hopes to be able to open the cafe
again for business Monday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-13
Train Out Three Weeks.

ST. JOHNS, n. F., Feb. 13-Three
weeks were required by an express train
to make the run from Fort au-Basque
to this city, trip ordinarily scheduled
for 30 hours. Snow 90 feet deep in
some exposed places was encountered
The perils of cross-country travel haye
increased so much that it was said
today services would probably be sus-
pended until the storm season had
passed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-13
laMethodist Episcopal Church

Tonight at 730 o'clock Prayer meet
ing, followed by the regular monthly
meeting of the official board
There will be a valentine social for the
children of the Sunday school Saturday
afternoon from to 5 o'clock in the yes
fry
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-13
THE WEATHER.
Snow Tonight and Probably Saturday
Much Colder SATURDAY..

WASHINGTON, Feb. l3.-The weather
forecast: Rain on the coast. Snow in
the interior tonight and probably Sat
urday.' Colder tonight in northern Yer
mont, northern New Hampshire and
Maine. Much colder Saturday. Strong
east and northeast winds tonight, becom
ing northwest Saturday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-13

You may have self-respect and be care,
less of your personal appearance but others
are not so likely to respect you
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-13
WOULD HA We TO USE
PRINCIPAL TO MEET
PETITIONERS DEzNA Vz1'

Trustees of Thomas Thomp-
son Trust File Answer to
Petition of Town of Brat
tlebOrO and Seamstresses
for Removal of Trustee
Richards M. Bradley =
Many Activities of Trust
Reviewed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-13

Music as a curative power was en-
ployed by the Romans in cases of gout
and sciatica.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-13
BRATTLEBORO PERSONAL

Miss Jessie Ransom went this aft
ernoon to Cromwell, Conn, to visit
over the weekend.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-13

If they ever get through with ''drives"
will we then be allowed to settle down
to a'Walk.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-13
BROTHERHOOD MEN
MAINTAIN SILENCE

Have Agreed to Consider
the Proposal - President
Jewell Says Proposal Will
Have to Be ''Put Up to the
Men" Before Any An
nOuncement Can Be Made
Secretary Tumulty Re-
fuses to Disclose Presi-
dents Decision
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-13
First Baptist Church

Friday at p, m.-Junior Endeavor So
ciety; 7.30-Regular prayer meeting,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-13
PRESIDENT PRESENTS
ssLZNALIERABLE" Plan
TO RAILROAD LABOR

Declares Governments Pol
icy Is Based on Justice to
All Interests" - White
House Does Not Make
Decision of President
Public But Says 1t Con-
tains a Proposal = In
creased Wages Refused