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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15
RESIGNS OFFICES
WITH MUTUAL AID
Mrs George w. Tyler Succeeded by
Daughter as Secretary and Treas
urer-Monthly Meeting

After more than u years of efficient
and devoted work Mrs George W. TYLER.
secretary and treasurer of the Bratteboro
Mutual Aid association, resigned that po-
sition yesterday afternoon in the regular
monthly meeting, and her daughter, Miss
Faith Tyier, was elected to succeed her
Mrs Tyler relnquishes her office because
she does not feel strong enough to carry
the responsibility since her recent i'll
ness with pleurisy. Her resignation will
take effect May L. Miss Tyler has as
sisted her mother with her official duties
the past two months
Mrs. Tylers connection with the asso-
ciation dates to the time of its organiza-
ton March. is, 1907, when she was made
chairman at a meeting in her home, where
women representing the various churches
in town gathered to organize a society
for the purpose of doing what is pos
slble toward supplying those needs in sick
ness that are not properly covered by hos
| pital service, the visiting nurses nor BY
the limited amount of nursing that is to
| be available without better organization. .
| The work was carried on from her
home until July, 1909, when the associa
! ton moved to quarters on Putnev road
| Miss Tyler was the first secretary of the
organization, but served only four months
going out Of town To take up special study
AT that time Mrs. Tyler was made secre
tary and few months later she was made
treasurer in place OF Mrs F. A. Wells
the women deciding it was best to hav,
one person responsible for both offices
Mrs. Tyler has seen the work grow
until at the present time the staff in
lcludes eight or nine attendants who arr
on salary, including a superintendent, ma
teInity nurse, child welfare nurse an,
district nurse. In addition to the at
tendants on salary there 10 or more as
sistants. who are taking a course in tn
Thompson training school. which is rul
in connection with the Mutual Aid assc
ciation
In the meeting Yesterday the secre
tary reported 64 calls received in Marcf
Of which 53 were filed Eight attend
ants were on duty l62 days, employe
l2ll days The maternity reported 3S pi
tients under care with los calls mad
The district nurse had 90 patients unde
care and made ll9 calls. The child we
fare muse bod 252 babies under care an
made $50 calls
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15
MORE THAN $50
AT CHURCH SUPPER
First Baptist Church Holds Annual
Meeting Membership Now 651
Pastors Salary Increased $500.

One of the most largely attended an
nual meetings ever held by the First
Baptist church was held last eve
ming, when more than go persons par
took of the complimentary supper,
served to members Of the church and
congregation many of the number re-
naming for the meeting which followed.
l.. w. Hawley was elected moderator
of the meeting and then reports were
given by all the officers and committees
OF the church, and the auxiliary organ
izations, the reports showing that nearly
Sl2,400 was raised during the year, more
than $1,000 of which was for expenses
with more than $1,000 for benevolences.
The report of the every member can
vass committee was sufficiently good to
enable the trustees to recommend 4
budget 81 900 larger than the one adopt
ed year ago and provided for an in
crease OF $500 in the salary of the pastor
Rev Clark r. Brownell
The clerks report showed total addi-
tions to the church during the year of i3.
10 of the number being baptised. making
he total membership Gjl
During the meeting messages were
read from good number of the non
resident members and some local mem
bers who were unable to be present.
Among the messages was a telegram
from Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bond who
are in st. Petersburg, Fla. The church
voted to authorize the clerk to send the
greetings of the church TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Bond
BY unanimous vote the church also
/ adopted resolutions pledging hearty CO.
operation in the new world movement Of
the Northern Baptist Convention. which
| IS Just engaging in a CAMPAIGN to raise
Sl00,000000 for bcnevolenees.
The quota for the First Baptist church
in this campaign. which is for fivc,vea
program, Is $4,000.
Following .are the officers elected
laeacons for three years Carl s. Hopkins
Fred ). Knight Bert G. Baldwin; trus
tees fer three years. Carl S. Hopkins
Warner l.. Thomas clerk. Fred S
Knight: treasurer. win B. Smith; assis-
tant treasurer. G. Warner Hopkins; col
leetor, Ralph 7. mrchill; auditor. Hol
land j. Wilson; members of prudential
committee. Mrs. Fred $. Knight and Mrs
Emery J. Eddy The only new officers i,
tn" list are Mr.. Thomas, who succeed
". b Smith as irret,c for three wears
Mr.. Smith already BEING a member }
that board eN-oljca. and Mrs. Eddy. wht
iiilS the vaeaucy caused 'V the .,e,anu
tion of Mrs Lucy A. Cox 10 saryc Iopoe
as member OF the prudential committee
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15
MAINE POTATOES
TAKE BIG TUMBLE
Freight Embargo Cuts Off Sale Out
side New England-Price To-
day Is Sc a Barrel

HOuLTON, Me, April l5.-Distribution
OF potatoes from Aroostook county to
points outside New England has been
stopped by the railroad strike and result
ant embargoes, causing an almost preci-
pitate drop in price from $40 to $50 a
barrel. The price today was S.
Shipment OF seed potatoes to Long Is
land and points further south ordinarily
completed by the middle of March have
not begun, delay having been caused first
by the severe storms of the winter
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15
Plans Change April 25 on
Connecticut River
Division
FILES NOTICE OF
ITS INTENTION
Trains to Run One Hour Earlier to
Conform to Massachusetts, Daylight
Saving Law - Understood that De-
cisicn Is Not Absolute.

Trains on the Connecticut River divi-
sion of the Boston & Maine railroad will
run one hour earlier than the present
schedule, beginning April p, if the COM
pany carries into effect its intentions as
contained in notice to the Vermont
public service commission. This is be-
cause of the daylight saving law recently
enacted by the Massachusetts legisia-
ture.
! The company yesterday afternoon
filed the following notice of its proposed
change with Neil ID. Clawson of this
place, clerk of the public service commits
sion
] Effective April p, all trains on the
Connecticut River division OF the Boston
& Maine railroad win run one hour
earlier than the present standard time
in order to make adjustment TO the
changed time created by the Massaehu
setts daylight saving law"
The filing of this notice followed a tele
gram to the commission by President ].
H Hustis which reads as follows:
Il The daylight saving laws in Massa-
chusetts and New York will make it nee
essary to change schedule OF trains, and
a new time table viii be issued as of April
25. As the schedule will be arranged
with view to producing the minimum of
Inconvenience to patrons We are con-
fronted with a particular situation. To
that end representative familiar with
the details viii secure an early appoint
ment TO explain the situation in detail.
and your cooperation is earnestly re-
quested. J. H. HUSTIS."
The Connecticut River division EN-
braces the line from Springfield, Mass,
to Newport, VT, and from East North
! field, Mass. TO keene, y. H.
i Notice has been given verbally to the
; commission by an officer of the New Lon
don division of the Central Vermont rail
E road to the effect that a proposed change
, of schedule on that branch would be filed
with the commission, but it has not vet
5 arrived and no details as to the proposed
e schedule were given.
: 1t is understood that the Boston &
E Maine railroad has not positively decided
! TO make the change according TO the
z schedule filed. the filing of intentions be
ing made 10 days in advance of the date
Q of the proposed change in order to give
Y opportunity to interested parties to OBJ
e Ject to the change if they 50 desire.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15
RIVER BOOM BREAKS.
About 1000 Feet of Pulp Wood Leaves
Bellows Falls.

A boom strung across the Connecticut
river at Bellows Falls failed to stop a
drive of about 1000 feet Of four-foot
peeled pulp wood that broke loose at
Hartland High water caused by the
heavy rain of Tuesday raised the river to
such height that the booms failed to
hold
The International Paper company had
several Of its employees stationed along
the river bank to pull the logs out but
only small number was saved. The wood
was all spruce and was valued at s25 a
cord It was the property of the Cham
plain Realty company
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15
BURNED TO DEATH
BY LIQUOR FUMES
Boston Longshoreman Made Fatal At
tempt to Steal Liquor from Hold
of q Ship

BOSTON, April l5.-Search of the rum
filed hold of the steamer Monmouth, in
which a fire caused 100000 damage dis
closed the body of Michael J. Curtin, a
longshoreman, early today To it was at
tached the charred end of rope which
the flames had severed, dropping him into
the burning hold
Curtin had been lowered by fellow
longshoremen into the compartment where
80 barrels of rum were stored He lighted
match while below, it is thought, ig-
hitting the fumes from the rum and an
explosion followed The men above tried
to save him by pulling him up but the
fire burned the rope and he dropped back
into the flames.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15
" Y. TRANSFERS STRIKE
AND ATTACK TRUCKS:
GRIZVAJ IS ARRESTED

president of the Chicago Yardmen's asso-
citation. the OUTLAW" organization which
started the nation wide strike OF railroad
workers. was arrested by federal agents
who raided a meeting of strikers here to-
dav. Grunau was addressing the meeting.
Six others also were arrested.
Six officials of the outlaw railway
unions were arrested today by United
States marshals on warrants issued by
United States Commissioner Mason,
charging them with violating the Lever
act. Warrants have been issued for p
other alleged leaders in the insurgent
railroad strike, it was said at the federal
building.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15
Unloading Fruit at Boston.

BOSTON, April l5.-The docks of the
United Fruit Company here against
which strike was declared by the long
shoremen's union yesterday were manned
today by 300 men. Non-union crews oper-
ated without interference and handled
the banana cargo of steamer which
arrived today. Other vessels of the COM
pany have been diverted elsewhere, but
the officials announced that hereafter
they would attempt to handle all cargoes
here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15
ATTEMPT TO BURN
NEWSBOY AT STAKE
Lads of Lancaster, Ohio, Would Have
Succeeded But for
Small Girl.

LANCASTER, o., April Is. = Police
today were searching for five older boys
who last evening attacked Charles
Kneller, aged 10, newsboy, while he
was serving his route, bound him to a
stake, piled kindling and papers about
him and after starting a fire left him to
his fate. A small girl reported the in
cident to Il neighbor and rescued the
Kneller boy, who was badly burned
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15
Infantry Guarding Workers.

KEWANEE, H., April 1.-Two bat
talions of the llth Illinois infantry
strengthened by a machine gun company
patrolled the streets here today to pre-
vent a recurrence of scattering disturb
ances which broke out yesterday between
strikers and loyal employees of the Wal
worth Manufacturing Company.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15
TROUT FISHERMEN
VENTURE FORTH
Number Much Smaller than Usual on
Season S. First Day-Weather
Slows Up License Business

Despite diseouraging conditions some
trout fishermen ventured forth this
morning. The number, however, was
much smaller than usual on the first
day of the open season. The weather
has had the effect of slowing up busi-
ness in fishing licenses, although up to
this morning the local town clerks Of
fee had issued 210 combination IL
censes, so fishing licenses, 10 hunting
licenses. Is reciprocal licenses and five
straight nonresident fishing licenses.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15
Red Men S Hall

Thursday, Apr. l5-Pocahontas council,
No. 4, d. of p, will have box social for
members, Red Men and invited friends.
There will be card playing and social
time. Every woman is requested to carry
a box of lunch for two and to put her
name inside the box.
Friday, April l6, at p. m.-Special
meeting of Quonekticut tribe, Imp'd O.
r. NJ. Warriors degree.
Dance Saturday night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15
Fnster Has Little to Saw.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, April l5.-W. 4.
Foster, leader of the late steel strike
whose name was brought out in Wash
ington yesterday as the prime mover
behind the outlaw railroad strike. was
located at his home here today. Il have
only been out of Pittsburgh once in four
months" said Foster. My time is taken
up these days writing book on the steel
strike. | may have something to say
about the statement made in Washing
ton later, but not now"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15
Children's Circus.

Animals, acrobats, side shows, clowns,
colored band, kitchen orchestra, a Tom
Thumb wedding party, songs and dances
will be a part of the children's circus
Saturday afternoon in Festival hall. Use
ful and fancy articles candy, potted plants,
peanuts, popcorn, lemonade, etc, will be
on sale Admission to hall % cents. Doors
open at > pm. A creamed fish supper viii
be served in the chapel at $50 and 6.l5,
tickets so cents
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15
WOULD IMpEACH POST.
Assistant Secretary of Labor Department
May Be Hauled Over the Goals

WASHINGTON. April l5.-Plans for
introducing resolution in the house to-
day looking to the impeachment of As
sistant Secretary Post of the labor depart
ment for his attitude toward the deport-
alton of radicals went suddenly awry
when the house met today and the resolu-
tion prepared by Republican Hoch, repre-
sentative of Kansas, was withheld at the
request of Republican Floor Leader Mon
dell Hook said he would introduce it
later.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15
OFFICERS HOLD UP STRIKERS.
Keep Them From Attacking Strike
Breakers With Drawn Pistols.

SOMERSWORTH, n H., April 15.-
Labor disturbances at the shoe shops of
+. w Warren here caused sheriffs and po-
lice officers today to hold back crowd
with pistols drawn while strike breakers
and some regular employees went to work
The crowd rushed the officers in an at.
tempt to reach the striker breakers but
were thrown back or retreated under the
show of weapons. One man was hurt by
brick.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15
MOOSE DON OVERALLS.
Detroit Lodge to Wear Rough Raiment
Until Clothing Is Cheaper.

DETROIT, Mich, April Is. = Sever
al thousand members of the Loyal Or
der of Moose donned overalls today pur
suant to resolution adopted last
night calling upon 5000 local members
to wear rough raiment until prices of
clothing decline. The resolution also
endorsed boycott of the use of pota-
toes launched several days ago as a
protest against high prices.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15
Methodist Episcopal Church

Thursday, April Irregular meeting
of w. +. NJ. S. with Mrs. Robinson, 40
Prospect street at 3 p. IN.
Friday, April l6, at 730 p. m.-Prayer
meeting.
Will those who have thank offering
medicine bag envelopes please have
them ready TO hand in next Sunday?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15
Chickens Held Five DAYS.

PORT JERNIS. \. y. April l5,-Twen-
ty-eight motor trucks from New York
arrived here this morning and are loading
10 900 live western chickens which have
been stalled on freight sidings for the
last five days.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15
Universalist Church

Thursday, April Irregular meeting
of the Mission circle in the church par
lors at B p. m. There will be special
program with the opening of the mite
boxes
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15
THE WEATHER.
Probably Showers Tonight and Friday
Fresh Southwest Winds.

WASHINGTON, April 15 - The
weather forecast: Cloudy weather with
probably showers tonight and Friday.
Fresh southwest winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15
Masonic Temple

Thursday, April Especial conclave of
Beauseant commandery, No. 7, knights
Templar Red Cross degree at 4.p.m.;
Temple degree at 7.30.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15
Centre Congregational Church

Thursday, April 10, 7.3O p. m.-Last
meeting of Miss Bostwick's Outlook
class, in the chapel
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15
First Baptist Church

Friday at p. M Meeting of Juniors;
7.30-Ilmstrated address by Rev J. A.
Spidell on A Trip Around the World
Without Money.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15
Odd Fellows Temple

Friday, April l6-Regular meeting of
Friendship circle. Work to be done. Sup
per at the usual hour.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15

Chauffeurs and POrters At
tempt to Prevent Move
ment of Food to the City
Hundred Policemen
Guarding Workers-One
Profiteer Arrested by the
Flying Squadron"
Made Over $4,000
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15

No woman is as bad as some of them
arc painted
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15
Attention.

Monday, April l9,-7.30 PM.-The Sd
degree Buffet lunch after the degree
work. A large attendance desired. Come.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15

Don't worry over failure. Plenty OF
others will do that part OF it for you.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15

NEW YORK, April l5.-Police re-
serves were sent to the West side mar
ket district today where several hundred
teamsters. chaufreurs and porters had
walked out at time when New York
was virtually cut off from its food sup
ply by rail Several trucks were at
tackled by strike sympathizers.
The wagons of produce merchants sent
freight yards to the market district were
attacked Men followed trucks carry
ing provisions and threatened the driys
ers One wagon was attacked by p men.
They followed it to its destination,
where they were dispersed by the police.
One hundred policemen, mounted and
afoot, were stationed in the district As 4
precautionary measure.
The teamsters' strike affects the Grams
fer of butter, eggs cheese and frozen
poultry from freight yards to markets in
Manhattan and Brooklyn. Business was
reported almost at a standstill.
In its crusade against profiteering il
the food prices, intensified by the team
sters' strike, the flying squadron" OF
the department of justice today arrested
Nicholas j. Eschenbrenner, general man
ager of wholesale firm dealing in Dan
ish butter. He was accused of vioatin;
the Lever act by making 10 cents pound
on large lot of butter, his profit totalin!
over $4,000.
Arrests at Chicago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15
GRUNAU CAPTURED
AT STRIKERS MEETING

Six Other "Outlaw" Lead
ers Arrested for ViOlat-
ing the Lever Act-Fos-
ter Declares He Has Been
Out of Pittsburgh But
Once in Four Months =
Military on Duty at Some
Points
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-15

Arrests at Chicago.
CHICAGO, April 15.-John Grunau,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-26
PHYSICIANS GIVE
MAYOR BUT "a
HOURS TO LIVE

LONDON. Aug. 2s.--Tcrcncc Mac
Sweeney. lord mayor OF Cork. was
given but - hours to live by physi.
clans at Brixton prison today.
Interest In tho condition OF tho
Irish Official. who IN near death from
a hunger strike, was at white heat
thruout England and Ireland.
The majority Of British papers
urged the government 10 release
him. declaring II would be a fatal
biunder', TO allow him TO die. They
pointed out that the situation In Ire
land rapidly IL nearing an irrepara'
bic breach and that MacSwcency's
dramatic death would fan the flames
into vcritablc anarchy.
Hope for Mscswceney's release.
abandoned yesterday with receipt OF
Premier Lloyd Georges message
from Lucernc. declaring II would be
impossible TO make an exception to
the law In the lord mayors case. was
revived today By King Georges reply
tn communication from Redmond
Howard. nephew of the late John
Redmond
The king gratefully acknowi.
edged" the Redmond family's sacri.
fIccs for the country and concluded:
''Your appeal will receive my i'm.
mediate and careful consideration. .
Thirty thousand Irish sympathix.
crs staged a demonstration outside
the prison last night. The police dis.
persed them after arresung several.
Members OF the British labor party
participated In the demonstration.
British government officials In
Dublin issued a statement denying
that Massweency WAS arrested while
peacefully performing his civil
duties. The statement said that he
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-26

OAKLAND. Cal. Aus. :s.-shrisk.
ing and sobbing hys,erieany. Mrs.
Virginia Clark. charged with the
murder OF her husband. Chester
Clark. tainted a, her preliminary n.
animation before Judge samuels -.
day. She was carried from the
room.
The Interruption came when the
state tried 10 Introduce a photograph
OF Clark. She broke out sobblng.
Her hysteria increased until she
could be heard In the corridors.
a throng of several hundred pco.
pie. including scores OF women. who
fought TO get into the court room.
apparently felt the scene repaid
them for their efforts
Mrs. Clark In alleged 10 have con
fessed killing Clark when, she re.
voited from his degenerate tendcn.
cies.
The trial was resumed. but when
Mrs. Clark tainted again IL was put
over until tomorrow
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-26
bRIDE-TO-BE
ASKSCOuRT
FOR SOLACE
Says Or. Maxey Kept Post
poning Wedding and Kept
Company With Teacher

Alleging that he had spurnsd her
hove and broken their engagement.
Miss Matte r. nsker. IL a former
bookkeepsr In the employ Of the
Frank watcrhousc company. en-.
tered suit for $4,000 heart balm
against DIR. e.. y. Maxey. Seattle
oxtropath. Thursday morning.
Miss Maudc ksarns. instrucfrsss
In the art department OF the Uni
vcrstty of Washington. was named
as ~the other woman In the case
by Miss Baker.
DIR. Msxey promised 20 marry
Miss Baker on November IS. 1919.
n is claimed The marriage date
was set for June. Announcing the
engagement 10 her family ard
friends. Miss Baker began to as.
sembl. her srousscau. The doctor
bought her a beautiful diamond ring.
which she exhibited with pride to
her wide circle Of acaualn;ances.
June arrived. Or. Msxsy request.
ed her to postpone the wedding for
a month. His business was boom.
ing. he told her. and by that time
he could leave his practice for a
hong vacation and they could take
the honeymoon.
The girl thought nothing of tho
delay. she declared. When July ar.
rived and he again requested a post.
ponement. she CONSENTED. DR. Marcy
told her that he was unable to get
away st this time. because he was
compelled 10 cxtricafe his son BY a
former marriage from boyish
scrape.
All this time. according to Miss
Baker. they were formally engaged.
She entertained the doctor IN her
home. Their friends congratulated
the young couple on having made
such n perfect match.
Thanksgiving day he again de.
iayed the marriage
Delay then followed delay. and on
August he definitely repudiated his
engagement vows.
Then. the complaint says. she dis
covered that Or. Maxey was main
tanning a correspondence with Miss
Kearns. an artist. living at Lecburg.
Ore. but an instructress at the local
university.
Thursday. thru her attorney. r. c.
Hyde. Miss Baker entered suit for
breach OF promise.