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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-03
DEATH TODAY OF
MRS. G. M. BRAZER
Had Been III Since Friday with Pneu-
monia-Efficient organist of Uni
versalist Church 80 Years.

Mrs. Nellie l.. Brazer, 81, wife of Charles
NJ. Brazer, died OF pneumonia at l30
. clock this morning in her home at 81
South Main street She was taken i'll
Friday night
Nellie L. (Burnham) Brazer was born
in Dummerston Ang 90, 1865, one Of six
children of Daniel A. and Melvina f.
(Dodge) Burnham The family moved to
Brattlcboro when she was seven years
old Mr. Burnham building the house at
> South Main street. where Mrs Brazer
and sister, Mrs G. w Sargent, had lived
since, Mrs Sargent and family occupying
he upstairs part Mrs Brazer attended
the schools here, graduating from the
high school in the class OF 1883. After
finishing kchool she did dressmakine On
Nov. 27, 1895, she married Mr. Brazer,
who has worked maby years for the Estey
Organ Co.
Mrs. Brazer was not a member Of any
organization, but was regular attendant
of the First Universalist church. where
she had been organist about 80 years. She
had full charge Of the choir music and
was ever ready to give of her musical
talent to the services of the church or ITS
various organizations She was an eX-
cellent plahisV ana hdu 1duSht pi"ii'
any years. and large number of per-
| sons owe their musical proficiency to her
excellent instruction. Up to the time OF
! her illness her class in piano pupils NUM-
bered %. She always was ready to serve
others and was sincere and conscientious IN
| everything she did.
Besides her husband Mrs Brazer leaves
/ two sisters, Mrs Althene Willard. widow
Of Frank f. Willard who died few
weeks ago, and Mary. wife Of Chester W
gent, both of South Main street. She
also leaves one aunt Mrs Mary A. Aikel
| Of Orchard street, also several cousins.
/ The funeral viii he held at the house
at > o'clock Saturday afternoon, Rev
| Delmar f. Trout, pastor Of the First I'm
versalst church, officiating. and the h''rla
will take place in the Brazer-Sargent 10
in Prospect Hill cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-03
MISS HOLLAND CUT
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Spanish Teacher in High School Thrown
Against Windshield in Collision
on Elliot Street.

Miss Amy Holland, teacher of Span
ish in the high school. received two
cuts on the forehead about 7.3O last
evening when she was thrown against
the Windshield of Paul A. Chase's car
when it collided with another auto
mobile on Elliot street. Miss Holland
was taken to DR.. G. R. Anderson 5
office, thence to the Memorial hospital
where her injuries were dressed and
where she remained until this after
noon.
Mr.. Chase and Miss Holland drove
west on Elliot street and in attempt
ing to go between an Overland car.
which stood in front of the Direct I'm
porting Co.'S store, and Buick which
was going west the Chase car struck
the Overland. The force of the i'm.
pact threw Miss Holland against the
windshield, breaking it. The Over
land car, which is owned bv Ralph
DOYLE of Vernon and in which Mrs.
Hugh Fl. Dunklee was sitting at the
time of the accident. was damaged
slightly, the taillight being put out
and the rear number plate being
jammed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-03
Centre Congregational Church

Friday, June A, 7.30 p. m.-Chureh
night service. Topic for discussion, Love
in Unselfshness.
Friday, June 4, at 7.30 p. NJ Mrs,
Hannah Hume Lee widow of Rev.
Theodore Lee, whose father, Re-. S.NH.
Lee, formerly was pastor of the Con-
tire church, win conduct the midweek
meeting, telling of her missionary
work. She is a daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. Robert A. Hume, and the family
has been one of the great missionary
families in India. Her work las
been in the Marathi mission at Satara
Saturday, June >, 10 a.m.-Boys OF the
parish are asked to meet at the parson
age, with their lunch, to accompany DR.
Woodin for hike.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-03
SHOE FACTORY TO
CLOSE INDEFINITELY
Cancellation of Orders Given as Cause
General Manager Is Serving Sen
tence In Greenfield Jail.

WEBSTER, Mass, June 8.-Notices
were posted today at the A. J. Bates shoe
factory announcing that the plant would
be closed for an indefinite period. The
cutters were released last night and other
departments will be shut down as fast
as they complete the work in hand.
Cancellation of orders and the uncertain
conditions of the shoe market are given
as the reason for closing. The factory
Is the largest in the town. Frank I
Sears vice president and general manager
of the Bates Co. is serving a sentence ir
the Greenfield Jail for defrauding the
government in connection with army shoe
contracts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-03
+. L. HOUGHTON is
AGAIN SECRETARY
brattleboro Man Reelected at Annual
Meeting of Holstein- Friesian AS
sociation at st. Paul.

In the annual meeting of the Hol-
stein Friesian Association of America
IN st. Paul all the old officers were re-
elected They include the following
PRESIDENT, ID. d. Aitkin of Wisconsin
secretary, F. L. Houghton of Brattle,
boro; treasurer, Wing R. Smith of Svra.
cuse, n. 7. 1t was one of the largest
conventions in the history of the asso
citation, and everything was harmoni-
Gus.
The sale of cattle in connection with
the meeting was the biggest success
OF any sale the association ever held
Next year the meeting will he held
IN New York state, either in Buffalo OF
Syracuse.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-03

The hotel with its barn at West Hart
ford burned to the ground early Wednes-
day morning The postofiice across the
way and grain store caught fire from the
flying brands but bucket brigade saved
them. The hotel has not been occupied
for number of years The origin of the
fire is a mystery
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-03
To Negotiate at Copenhagen.

COPENHAGEN, June 2.-Gregory
Krassin, the Russian Soviet minister of
trade and commerce who is now in Lon
don, is expected to return here in about
10 days for negotiations with the inter
national committee on the resumption
of trade with Russia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-03
Red Men S Hall

Thursday, June 3, 8 p. m.-Special
meeting of Pocahontas council, No. a, ID.
of p. Adoption. Corn and venison Let
ns have good attendance as visitors
are expected from West Swanzey and
Hinsdaie. Ladies are asked to bring
cake. Degree team please be sure and
come.
Friday, June 4. 8 p. m.-Special
meeting of Quonekticut tribe, No. z
Imp d o. R. NJ. Adoption degree.
Dance Saturday night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-03
Three Deaths from Plague.

VERA CRUZ, June 3.-Three per-
sons. who We're taken to the isolation
hospital here following attacks of bu-
bonic plague, have died and three 9TH
ers are in a serious condition No new
cases have been discovered in the last
two days, but three patients in hos
pital are under observation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-03
TO BUILD IMMENSE HOTEL.
Chicago to Have a S7,50O,0O0 Struc-
ture on Lake Front.

CHICAGO, June "A real estate
sale forecasting erection of $7,500,-
600 hotel, 21 stories high along the
lake front at Chicago avenue, was an
nounced today The new hotel is to
be called the Illinois.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-03
All Hungarians Will Mourn.

BUDAPEST, June 3.-Tomorrow, the
day of the signing of the Hungarian peace
treaty at Versailles, will be observed as
a day of mourning in Hungary. The
services of all the public utilities will be
sought, including the railroads and tram
ways and business houses will close,
according to present indications. Special
services will be held in all the churches
here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-03
BOYCOTT AGAINST HUNGARY.
Dutch Unions Will Stop All Commercial
Relations.

AMSTERDAM, June 3.-Decision to
proclaim a general boycott on all com
merce with Hungary was reached by the
executive committee of the Interna-
tional trades union and the general coun-
Gil of the International Federation of
Transport Workers here yesterday This
boycott will begin June 20.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-03
ASKED TO WEAR SMALL HATS.
Women Attending Republican Conven-

CHICAGO, June 3.-Women attend
ing the Republican national conven-
tion are asked by Mrs. Raymond Rob
ins to wear plain small hats and to
take them off as soon as they are
seated in the convention hall. Mrs.
Robins is the wife of the chairman of
the last Progressive party convention,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-03
SECURE wHIsKEY BY FRAUD.
Alleged That 100000 Spurious Pre-
scriptions Are Written in Chicago.

CHICAGO, June 3.-Three hundred
thousand spurious whiskey prescrip-
tions have been written in Chicago
since prohibition went into effect, ae-
cording to an estimate made today by
the federal prohibition director for II
linois.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-03
No Aid Asked of British.

LONDON, June 3.-Reports that Po-
land had requested British intervention
in order to effect Russo-Polish armis
tice were denied in British official circles
today
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-03
Warden Shattuck Penalties
Him for Allowing Pris-
Oners to Escape
DID NOT FIRE AT
ESCAPING MEN
Claims His Revolver Would Not Carry
Bullet so Far-Deputy Warden Hen
dry Finds No Trace of Two Escaped
Prisoners

Prisoners.
BOSTON. June 3.-William j. Crowley
a guard at the state prison, was sus-
pended indefinitely today by Warden
Shattuck, who charged him with neglect
of duty in connection with the escape OF
three convicts who made their way TO
freedom through ventilator a week
ago.
Crowley, who was on duty in one OF
the prison wings when the alarm was
given, ran out into the yard and, accord
ting to the warden, he saw the three tugl,
tives on the roof of the prison. lie dld
not fire at them, giving as his reason, the
warden, said, that he did not think his
revolver would carry bullet that lar
He is the second guard to be land on
as result of the escape, Deputy War
den William Hendry returned today IRON
a trip to the Canadian border in searci
of the two men, Herman Barney anC
Harry Manster, who are still at large
He said he found no trace of them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-03
ON POLISH FRONT.
Bolsheviki Reported to Be Gaining at
Each End of Line.

LONDON, June 3.-Russian Bolshe
vik forces are advancing on each end of
the Polish front, but are being held along
the Beresna river, according to an official
statement issued yesterday at Moscow
and received here by wireless.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-03
New Peace Delegation.

PARIS, June 3-The new Hungarian.
peace delegation arrived in Paris this
morning. The signing of the Hungarian
treaty viii take place tomorrow after
noon at Versailles.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-03
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight and Friday-Cooler With
Fresh West Winds.

WASHINGTON, June 3.-The weather
forecast: Fair tonight and Friday, ex-
cept showers tonight in eastern Maine
Cooler in the interior. Fresh west winds
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-03
Masonic Temple

Thursday, June B. 3.-Connecticut valley
Council, r. and S. NJ, will work the Roy-
al and Select degrees.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-03

With batting average of 800 and
fielding for .997, Doc johnson of the Cleve-
land Indians is showing the way to Amer
lean league first basemen.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-03
First Baptist Church

Friday at 7.30-Regular church
nrnYpr meeting
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-03
About the Tuberculosis DYiUp

Time is too short househou Baleboros
1OOo
the be Saturday this There hardly
need explain what this Suffice that the
contribution of will gift Refed
Emily Duon Proctor establish reventori And that the
raised Brattoro and Windham will
Of tuberculosis home
Brateboo appotinment of this drive SMALL
of the cheeruy during
Saturday night by
both generous general
Make them the Brattboro promptly
CHARLES A.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-03

Blue is worn by nurses because blue
is ''healing'' color.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-29
25 YEARS AGO tf'rom The Herald of Thai Datel
January 20. 1895.

The third annual social and sup per of the Mems Union of the $puth church Was h.lG last e> eninS: irts the Parish chapel. During the Cvchin {; II. DaA ton Humphrey and Attorney John u. kirkham made speeches.
 X sang of Italians came to town luis morning and said that tbCN Were going to work upon the ucN trolley line in Stanle. Quarter.
 pr. A. F. Johnson has purchased the two-seated traI. and ha" horse from Mrs. C. r. MCrwin.
 Prof. Marcus Whit gay" re"op- ton to the teachers of the Normal school IaSt evening.
 Tle Fl. +. Walker company wilt be- sin tl,e erection Of a new building fol ihe F. X T.. Corhin company. The building Will br &00A'U feet.
 w. IT. Caldwell has secured the con- tract to furnish the plans and super intend the construction of hrlck rlocIl in Piain\illc as soon aa weather conditions pern II.
 William Trevhelia the butcher is out with Il new meat wagon.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-29
TIIE. PEACE ARMY.

Arguments concerning the CStHb4 lishmcnt of an army ur regulars for the United States and the universal training of young mru arc still going on while the Army Reorganization Rill has been introduced in the senate and is now awaiting action. Repre- sentative MondcH, Republican House Icpder. was attacked by the chairman of tho Senate Military Affairs com mittcc Senator Wordsworth. yesterday, in regards 10 tho formers statement that it would cost Il billion dollars q vcaN~to put into execution the plan for training and the maintenance nf a rc3uIar army of 366.353 men and of nccrS Tho Senator states that an average cost of slightly less than seven hundred million will he the r>- innate, for each year, for the entire Schriur.
 The usc of the rantonm"ntS and SpCCial tr;liuinS establishments built during tho war is possible. without extensive additions to our equipment
 
 ,ommittce has il figured that il will cost, in 1921. sI0?. for each trained soldier produced. and that in 1926, this figure will be reduced to $l7O. It costs SI. 500 a year to maintain a sol dicr ot the regular army
 The creation "f body of "rS"rN" upcn Whirh may be called out in time uf wnr. the members ui which possess the ruUiu,-nr> nf d military trainin:;, means a ulrNclouS asset in the flu turc. our political >,trCnGth k assured as much aS if We kept an enormous standing army. Potentially W" may be q powerful war machine Yet the or,.;,nizat,rn wil! not he kept in camps. Will he allowed to return to civilian life. once Ir;uncd. which in SurcN that VI, may not fear @ too az grcsSivc ruilits,ri~m. The large stand ing armlcS held seemingly without need. u1-., the hodiC& around N Nhjrh the war spirit k bred. The life of Il %"l- dirr iS th" '.nlN consideration tn it's units. tue wish |" fish, the supreme wish of thos" who gre all dressed up aud have |" place 10 go"
 The bCrolts to the health of the future generations arc by no means to be lost sight of in this army plan Bows will he taken from their homes examined tor fitness and put through rigorous course of physical training
New Britain herald., 1920-01-29
TO ESTABLISH THREE
 SCHOOLS IN AFRICA
Eo>ton Church Organization WiI Suiiu Industrial Institution at
 Cost of S235, ,0nO.

Boston. Jan. 70. Plans tor the cs- tahiishment of three large industrial training schools for negroes in Afr- ca were announced today ty Rev. ]. l. Bartholomew. n. n. the centenary sec retar> of the Methodist Episcopal church for this district. "hC cstimit- cd cos, will be %:.3.oGO which nas hc,n appropriated HN the centenary conservation committee out of the Sll3.ooo.ooo offt rin=, raised last sum- mer
 Thc schools will hc modelled aft CT TuSkc:cc institute. l;tIduia. and similar institutions in this. country and will be located at lnEam bancc, Portuguese E.1si Africa: Old Umtali Ehodceia: and .ii guia. cH the west coast. The courses of study will l1\ special stress upUu agriculture.
 Dr. Bartholomew also @HnounI> q that tho ho3Id of foreign missions of tn" >.hurrh had appropriated $5.o"0 tor iuC prrSouel uS> of Queen Marie of Run apia for relief ..ork 2 amC5- 2 her people and that $"t."oO bad >ccr voted to I.urchase toc'I> nd clcth,aS to he :,>nt to I;umHI}i.t a. soon ,1s l,1~- sioiu.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-29
OPPOSES RELATIONS
Resumption or Diplomatic Affairs Be tween France and Vatican tnpOpu- lar With NnatolC France.

Paris. Jan .9.-- RrSumption of dip lomltiC relations between France and the Vatican is opposed by Anato1c France. who asserts, in an article printed in the I.antCrnt. thc diSSolu- ton of nnndS- some years ago CH mo as a lu"iCHl CroWninE of the long struggle v'aScd aain&l the PapacN.
 "Ituly deSpoicd Inc Vatican of it's l"mpur;lI powers" h,N' continues. "and the sending ot an umbass;ldor to the Holy See would he 10 rCroEnlHc otll- ctallN the pope'S spiritual power. In this vase. ttVrC iS no reason why France Shoulr not rcEoSnlIc tn" othe:' great spiritual powers of earth An6 amun.. Oth"" missions send one 10 tine court pr humanity which the fol- lowers nt CCmtC rrrrtCd in Rio Jan cirO.
 ForueI rlrmirr rlCmcEreau':, op- position to reSIInllU% relations with the Vatican iS said to have cost him manN votes when he WNl randidat tC for tAc presidency of the republic.
 SrC tliSploN of Paige cars at the ar
New Britain herald., 1920-01-29
NO BIDS ACCEPTED
Chairman Payne Says No Decision Before Nonday-Coinplies With ~cc. Bakers Request.

Washington. Jan. 39.-- No bids Tor the 50 former German passenger liners offered for sale by the ship plug board have vet been accepted Chairman Payne dcCla red today. and the necessity for further Consid ci.a tion of the proposals received prob ably will delay any action until Mon day.
 The protest of Secretary Bake against tue sale Of some of the ships wanted hN the army for the trans port reserve is not expected by tue ch&irUan to result in a controversy . The matter will he adjusted betora the sale of the vessels is complete ed Mr. faNnc said.
 The companies submitting bids for the liners were the International Mercantile Marine. Il. F.lwcll and Co. the Amrric;,n Ship and Commerce Corp.. the MunSon Steamship Co.,, the Oriental Steamship Co, aud the Compa cnic Generale Transa tia tiquc. French steamship company.
 I.ynch's orchestra at the Elks' fair
New Britain herald., 1920-01-29
TUE CONDITION Oi" OUR
 STkEt.TS.

The streets "f the rit> ur \vW Britain, all of them, arc in such :t con dition that blush or shame Shouiu rise to the checks uf every person having any authority over those whose duty it is to clean them. The weather has been NCrA baud. admittedly. snow. rain and thaw and freeze toIloWinc z each other closely the Hoard of Pub lie Works is greatly handicapped hN lack of men 10 undertake the work ot cleaning them. but. everything taken into consideration, there iS realty no excuse for the n1OuutaiuS of SHOW which clutter the ceutcrs of even the main thoroughfarcs. making travel next to imroSsihIc for any de- scription of vehicles. IL may lC inl- possible to get enough lahor and equipment tn move the tons of sturr. it is not impossible {" scrape it with equipment that we believe th" city ulrrHdN owns. into some scmblancc of H lVNCl way.
 The trolley companies, in cleaning their tracks, have piled the ;t<cumu- iatcd Suow to the side "f their right CT ways, where it has since lam to he packed into ridges and .Sullies by ithc passing automobiles, SleighS and teams Tue guttCr@ have all been ob- Strurtcd and drainage practically stopped up. Vehicles. once in the ear trH' ks find il almoS; impossible to get out and trolley Scrvicr is impaired until there is no surety of getting anywhere on'a car even after one has entered the front door and irlmcdiate- lN made oneself lia blc for the six ccn1 fare to get out he back. An actual hardship has been imposed upon cr- cry person who is forycd to adhere 10 a Schcduic in setting to work. catch- ing a train or making a call,
 A few hours work with a scrap>r would eliminate d great deal of this trouble. The roadwaNS may be levCl- ed off considerably with the machine, making it c;lsier to use other portions of the highway than the exact middle. and carving down the heavy ridges in the center Of the car tracks. The State roads have been taken care of, aS far aS ScIHping is concerned. in several places, notably between this city and rlainNillC. which makes the excuse of mo workers" on the part of the city. comparatively ihs"niliCant. For that matter il would take Il fewer number or men less tune to level off the roads than it docs to remove the snow. which has been done in a few spots on Main street. The spots. how ever. merely make the rest Of the rold so much rou|hrr in comparison.
 At the present time. after the Ihaw and the cold weather. il might be very hard {" scrapc the roads, but there is every reason to suppose that thcN will soften up sufficiently to make lcNClinE them practical in the course uf a day CT so. It should have been done be- fore.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-29

justly absolVe the Polish SoNernm en f from responsibility for any cXcesscs that occurred prlo~ to the tNmin in 10 being Of he Polish cCNcrnmc cnt. . and I might refe" also to that other report Of Ger cral Jadwin. a member or tic above commission. who de- clared that nearly 30.000 Jews were Killed in the TkIaini;in part ot for ner Gali"ia. but | do not care To per nit my letter to deNiate from the path intended to follow.
 l will Conclude py quoting from an interview by Professor Laurence Pumnelly Of Cornell univ ersity a member Of the Bed Cross mission to Poland. who stated upon his return that "The mission visited the hospi- tals in Eastern Galicia and found in both civil and military hospitals that tkrainian p, iSoners were just as well treated sick and wounded Polish soldiers. Conditions in prison camps were not SD bad and thc mission found no instances Of ill treatment. although in camp at kra llow tkraiuEans followed members Of the mission and their Polish guides about and complained of i'll tleatent. The Poles made effort to halt these complaIntS'
 u IS TnN nope qua bcilc1 tuSt Nn1t l have set forth may tend toward en- tightening Nour readers or the points ipVo1rCd. l lave always found them to be most rneSt in thetr desire to form just and unbiased opinions on topics of the day. and. as in the at tairment of this desire. they have been guided and assisted in no small deSrec through your editorial col unns. ! am certain that the present cuSe WIll prove no exec ption.
 Thanking you for Your courteous consideration of this communication. and wishing the Herald. nS well as all it's readers. the happiest oc New Years. believe mo to be,
 Very truly yours.
 ARTHtR r. ! REILLY. New York. January 24. 1920.
 Fest bets at auto ShoW-~"PaiC iCc" and "CadllaCs.' .'-advt.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-29
USE plNG:S IN BOSTON.

Boston. Jan. % Horsc drawn punss have been uscu ny the fire de rartncnt here this week for the first timo in more tEan n years. Tn" hca,> snowfall led to a s"arcn of the dcpartment storehouscs and at least q score of old puuGs were rouhd. Th@>" with others hired and equipped with fire tl2rlinw aFI lianceS were placed in lh., suburban Slatiun>, where hey h;lNc proved their usefulness in billy districts