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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
BLOW TO LEVER ACT.
Pittsburgh Judge Rules 1t Violates
Fifth and 14th Amendments.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. Oct. 22-Judge
w. H S. Thomson, in the United States
district court yesterday, read from the
bench an opinion, declared to be one of
the most important rendered here for
some years, declaring the fourth section
of the Lever act, the very heart of that
law, unconstitutional, and dismissed the
governments petition for an order of re-
moval so that George w. Young, George
A. Howe and William O. Taylor, Pitts
burgh railroad men, could be taken back
to Chicago, where they had been indicted
for conspiracy to violate section four.
Section reads:
Amy person violating the provisions
of this section shall, upon conviction. be
sentenced to pay fine not exceeding
$1,000, or be imprisoned for two years;
or both, provided that this section shall
not apply to farmers, gardeners, horti-
culturists, vineyardists, planters, ranch
men, dairymen, stockmen and other ag-
riculturists,"
This was held as assailing the 9th and
l4th amendments to the constitution.
providing that no one shall be deprived
OF his life, liberty or property, and that
all shall receive equal justice under the
law
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
VERMONT FRUIT
SHOW AT RUTLAND
State Horticultural Society Offers
Prizes of $500 - Some New
Exhibits Are Planned.

BURLINGTON, Oct 22.-The oath an
nual fruit show OF the Vermont State
Horticultural society will be held in Rut
land, Nov. II, IS and 10, and the pre-
MUM hist of the society Tor the exhibit
tions IS being mailed out from the office
of the secretary, Prof. NJ. b. Cummings
of Burlington.
Several new features are to be worked
out at the exhibition this year One of
the new things will be the so-called 50
apple exhibit. In this class, the apples
are not to be Enclosed in boxes, barrels.
or baskets, bat are to be placed upon the
table according to some special geometri-
cal figure which the management may
suggest when the exhibition is placed.
Plans have also been made for special
and extensive exhibits of fruit in barrels
in boxes, and in shallow box displays,
and in various artistic formations
In the shallow box display. the apples
are 10 be placed in shallow boxes which
measure Is IL by IL ~ inches. with the
apples only one layer deep. Exhibits of
this sort last year created quite sensa-
ton, and it has been decided TO make
| this a rather extensive exhibit this year
Among some of the interesting premi-
ums is one offered bv the Stark Brothers,
| a nursery firm of Louisiana, No, who
| offer $50 for the best barrel of Delicious
apples Delicious Is one OF the newer va,
rieties which seems likely to soon dis
place the Baldwin apple in northern Yer
mont
Among other prizes are money for the
| best exhibit of the more common varie
| ties of apples on plates, the best collec
| ton of named varieties of potatoes, and
for the best display Of apple products in
any form.
The total prize money is Approximately
| $500, a sum considerably in excess Of that
| of former years The exhibition IS to be
staged in the gymnasium OF the Commu
| nit. house
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
ARMOUR & co. INDICTED.
Charged with Profteering on Several
Lots of New Zealand Lambs.

NEW YORK. Oct PA federal in
dictment containing 127 counts was re-
turned here yesterday against Armour
& CO., Chicago packers, and various of
fcers of the concern. charging profteer-
ing in violation of the Lever act,
individuals indicted were j. Ogden
Armour. president of the company; ;.
ID. White, vice president IerDeft II:
pbillins manager of the dressed beef
department in Chicago Arthur II. Van
Peit, New York district superintendent !;
Charles n. Myer and win \. Metscht.
The Indictment, returned after an ex-
tended inquiry conducted by l.'prer"nt-
alive of the attorney generals office,
charged the defendants with selling d.
ferent lots of New Zealand lambs, cost
ing 1916 cents per pound, for "a 70 26
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
SOME TOWNS FAIL
TO REPORT DEATHS
Have Not Complied With the Grave
yard Act of 1919-TotaI of $4,000
Names Already Reported.

MONTPELIER, Oct. 22.-Upwards
# $4,000 names of persons who have
lied prior to 1870 in Vermont have
been added to the vital statistics of the
state by the graveyard law passed by
the session of 1919 which requires towns
to copy deaths from the headstones in
cemeteries and return them on cards to
the Office of the secretary of state. Re
turns have been received from 16S
towns to date with several towns re-
porting that they either have no Gene
teries or that cemeteries have been es-
tablished since 1870
The secretary's Office is anxious to
have reports from every town in the
state before the legislature convenes. in
case additional legislation may be nee
essary or inquiry is made by the Iegis-
lature on progress.
The secretary's Office in checking up
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
cents. These alleged prices were held
to be unreasonable.
BELLOWS FALLS CELEBRATION.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert l.. Mack Observe
| Golden Wedding ct Hotel Windham.

BELLOWS FALLS, Oct. 22.-Mr.
and Mrs. Albert l.. Mack of South
Charlestown yesterday celebrated their
J0th wedding anniversary. About % rela-
tives and friends enjoyed banquet at
noon at Hotel Windham. \ reception
was held in the evening. which was very
largely attended. Mr.. and Mrs. Mack
were married in Brookline on Oct. p, 1870
and have lived most of their married life
in this vicinity. They have four chill
dren living here, in Rutland and Fort
Ticonderoga, y. Y.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22

the towns. which have been Heard from
do not find any reports from the fol-
lowing: Readsboro, Rupert, Newark,
Burlington, Brunswick, East Haven.
Enosburg, Maidstone, Fairfield, Swan
ton, St Adams City, Eden. Ran
doIph, Bloomington, Westmore. Middle
town Springs, poultney, Shrewsbury
Fayston. Grafton, Jamaica, Andover.
Baltimore, Reading, Windsor, and West
Windsor Compliance with the law is
required by the selectpen of the town
and city council of cities.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
HAULs HIS WHEAT $50 MILES.
Nebraska Farmer Gets TO Market De
spite Car Shortage.

OMAHA, Neb.. Oct. 22.-Unable to
obtain cars in which to ship his wheat
and finding local elevators filled to ca
pacity. d. c. Hubbard, a Potter Neb..
farmer. carried 10 bushels of wheat on
his two-ton truck to Omaha. $50 miles
away. The trip required three days.
The total expense was 5000, or less
than 81 cents a bushel. The wheat
sold on the Omaha market for 50 a
bushel, which Hubbard said insured him
a better profit than he would have re-
ceived by selling at home.
The trip by rail should have required
about one day and the cost, including
loading and unloading, should have been
less than six dollars had freight cars
been available.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
CHEAP COFFEE UPsETs FINANCE
Moratorium Suggested for Banks il
Colombia.

BOGOTA, Colombia, Oct. 22.-Low
prices paid for coffee in the American
markets have produced a financial crisis
here, and suggestion is made that the
government declare moratorium for
banks and permit free expectation of
gold.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22

The Isabella Thoburn college, in Luck
now, India, the first Christian college for
women in Asia, has recently celebrated its
golden jubilee anniversary.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-29
TREASURES ARE RETURNED.
Venice Receives Works Of Art Re-
moved During War.

Venice, April 24.-Now that the
war is over and Venice has recovered
from the nightmare of having her
wealth of art destroyed by shell-fire,
or worse still, looted by soldiers, one
by one her treasures from under
ground cellars or distant galleries are
being returned to their places.
One of her most admired posses
ions, however, Titian's Assumption
OF the Virgin which is counted
among the seven great masterpieces
in the world, the pride of the Vene-
tian Academy of FiUe Arts, has been
returned, not to the gallery, but to
its original home in the choir Of the
beautiful Gothis Catholic church OF
the Frarl, from which it was painted
by Titan in 1916.
The magnificent frame Of carved
marble which was originally built
around it now shows off the glorious
picture to advantage and the Vene-
tians are delighted that it should be
restored to the position where its
donors and the great genius>who COM
posed it intended it to remain. .
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-29
PALMER VICTORY BY IL VOTES.
Attorney General Holds Lead in
Georgia.

Atlanta, April 21.-Revised unof-
fetal returns tonight from all coun-
ties in the state gave Attorney Gen.
eral Palmer a plurality in the Demo-
cratic state convention Of II votes
over Thomas E. Watson, his nearest
opponent for Georgia's choice as
Democratic presidential nominee.
The figures compiled by the At
lata Constitution at midnight and
with the count complete in practically
each county gave Palmer 50 counties
with 142 convention votes; Watson
SIS counties with 1S0; United States
Senator Hoke Smith, Al counties with
l12 votes. There are 3S6 votes in the
state convention and Palmer hackers
assert that under the rules the can
didate who gets a plurality of the
convention votes will be given Geor-
gia's delegation at the San Francisco
convention.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-29
NEGRO C0NVICTS
KILL WHITE GUARD
THREE ESCAPE AFTER HITTING
A. NJ. SOX WITH SHOVEL.
On DeSaussure Farm.
Eleven Other Prisoners in Detail Re-
port Back to StOckade
After Tragedy.

Columbia, April 22.-Negro con-
victs on the DeSaussure state farm at
Hagood, Sumter county, early yester-
day killed Archie NJ. Sox, guard, by
knocking him in the head with a
shovel. Three convicts made their
escape after the crime had been COM
mitted, running into the nearby
swamp with their shackles on. The
negroes took Mr.. Sox's pistol and
shotgun with them.
Mr.. Sox was in charge of a detail
of IA convicts, but only two are sup
posed to have been connected with
the killing. Those who got away
were: Adam Griffin, 27 years old,
serving a sentence of seven years
from Dorchester county; Joe Watson,
22 years old, serving an eight year
sentence from Charleston; and Nose
Bright, 3S years old, serving a sent
ence of one year from Beaufort. The
remaining II convicts reported back
to the stockade Immediately after
Mr.. Sox had been killed and are said
not to have been associated in any
with the crime. A reward of $50
is offered for the apprehension of
each of the copvicts. AS soon as it
was learned that Mr.. Sox had been
killed, searching parties began scour-
ing the surrounding country, but up
until late last night none aof the con-
victs at large had been aQprehended.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-29
MOB WANTED TWO POLICEMEN.
Charged With Causing Death of Well
Known Mail Carrier.

Bristol, Va.-Tenn, April 23.-Mob
violence was threatened at Norton,
Va, today when nearly one thousand
indignant citizens of that place gath
cred at the court house and demanded
Policeman Worley Wells and Harvey
Agee, who are charged with having
caused the death of Amos Cowden, a
Wise county mail carrier late last
night, according to reports received
here tonight.
Information received by the two
officers that an escaped convict from
Wise county Jail was heading for
Norton is said to have caused them to
halt the mail carrier, who was we'll
known throughout that section. Cow
den is reported to have ignored the
officers, probably through his deaf
ness and the officers fired. The au-
tomobile in which the mail carrier
was riding wrecked, pinning him un-
derneath. When Cowden was taken
from underneath the car he was
found to have two bullet holes in the
back of his head.
Agee and Wells were guarded by
a detail of special officers in the hotel
lobby today while a huge mob surg
ed in the streets. An appeal address
ed to the crowd by Commonwealth S
attorney McCorkle dispersed them
after he had assured them that the
men would be prosecuted. After a
preliminary hearing the two officers
were released on bond of $4,000
each.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-29
NEWS FROM BLACKVILLE.
Thursday Afternoon Club Entertains
Visitors to and From City.

Blackville, April 24.-On Thurs
day last the Thursday Afternoon club
was charmingly entertained by Mrs.
w. w. Malony. The afternoon was
spent in needle work, conversation
and music. Mrs. Maloney, assisted
by her daughter, Miss Lucille Ma
lony, served a tempting salad course.
The only visitor to the club was Mrs.
Otis Brabham.
Mrs. H. L. Buist and children,
James, Marion and Mildred, have re-
turned from a visit to North.
Miss Pearle Odom spent the week
end in Springfield.
The Priscillas motored out to Mrs.
John Matthews on Friday afternoon
where they had an enjoyable meeting
and delightful refreshments.
Mrs. Walter Nevils and children, OF
Summerville, visited relatives here
last weekend.
Miss Kitty Browning is visiting
friends in Charleston.
Mrs. Leroy Wilson and Mrs. Otis
Brabham spent few days in the city,
guests of their sister, Mrs. E. H.
Weisinger.
James Still, Jr. and wife, formerly
Miss Ray Sanders, of Blackville, spent
Sunday here.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-29
Letter From Occasional.

I just naturally know that The
Herald force has been looking and
waiting for letter from me. And
perhaps delayed the publication of
the paper several hours several times.
But I will be Johnnie on the spot"
this time
L. w. Ritter is still optimistic
about his hens. I told him I wanted
to know something about the num-
er of eggs his hens did lay, and his
reply was, "You will just have to go
and ask the old hens; they know,
for every time they lay they make a
cakleation."
Somebody must be under the i'm
preston that P. NJ. Kearse intends
to move. Any how they went to his
barn one night and moved s bales
of hay and a setting hen. P. M. is
very much in favor of a higher edu-
cation, because he says there are
people who do not know the difference
betwixt mine and thine. Now, if
Kearse's Gid hen only had the educa-
ton that Ritter's hens have got, per-
haps about the time she hatched out
her brood, she could '*cackleate" the
way home and go back. Then we
would have Johnnie go marching
home"
Our friend A. w. Brabham goes
all the way to Fairfax on Saturday
afternoons entirely alone. He does
not need any higher education.
During the last cold snap Gen. j.
S. Breland drove out in his buggy
and brought in some nice wood that
the chain gang people had cut and
left by the road side. Some young
folks were at his house on his return,
and one of them said, "Oh, yes; you
have been to call on young lady.
I caught up with you.' His only re-
ply was: Ger body KANT go to haul
a little bit of wood but what some
body another is hollering on, l
cotched you" Breland must have
been right, for he had the kindllng
to prove it, and gentlemen do not haul
wood and call on young ladies at the
same time.
We know some young ladies when
they are expecting callers, to tell the
captain that "the weather is cold, it
would be a nice time to kill a pig -
The captain is good natured and kills
a pig. Where will you find any
smarter girls than that?
OCCASIONAL.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-29
WOMAN FOUND DEAD.
Body of Telephone Supervisor Dis
covered on Porch.

Pontiac, Mich, April 25.-The po-
lice and sheriff's departments and a
detail from the Detroit detective bu-
reau were tonight engaged in the in
vestigation Of the death early today OF
Miss Vera Schneider, telephone sup
ervisor, whose body was found on the
porch of a dwelling in one Of the
city's best residential sections.
The girl, who was 20 years old and
whose home was Elkton, Mich, had
apparently been choked to death, ac-
cording to the authorities. The
ground surrounding the porch was
torn up in places, indicating terrific
struggle. The officers had been un-
able so far, they said, to develop any
clue as to the identity of the assall-
ant.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-29
AMERICA OFFERED
CARE OF ARMENIA
COUNCIL REQUESTS WILSON TO
TAKE MANDATE.
Other Awards Made.
Mesopotamia and Palestine to Great
Britain, Syria to France.
Home for Jews.

San Reno, April 25.-The supreme
council is sending formal request to
President Wilson that the United
States government take the mandate
for Armenia. The council is leaving
to President Wilson the arbitration of
the differences over the boundaries Of
Armenia.
The council awarded a mandate for
Mesopotamia and Palestine to Great
Britain and a mandate for Syria to
France.
In placing Palestine under Brit
ish mandate the council established
within the ancient limits of Holy Land
what is called "the national home of
theTews.
The terms of the mandate protect
the national rights of Jewish citizens
of other countries-that is to say, a
Jew of American, British, French or
a citizen of the state of Palestine.
other nationality may retain his ma
tionality, although he is also a citizen
of the state of Palestine. The rights
of Arabs also are protected, there be-
ing 100000 in Palestine and 100000
Jews. The mandate is limited gener-
ally by what is known as the Balfour
declaration. British forces have been
in occupation of Palestine since the
defeat of the Turkish forces by the
British field Marshal, Viscount Allen
by.
b France has been the protector Of
the Christians in Syria since the mid
die ages, having been designated for
the purpose by the Holy See. The
question with regard to Syria has been
in serious controversy between the
French and British governments since
the armistice was signed, particu larly
over the point whether France should
have all of what is geographically
outlined as Syria or only certain parts.
The boundaries of Syria and Meso-
potamia will be determined by negotia-
ton later between France and Great
Britain. The Mesopotamia mandate
is given subject to friendly arrange
ment with the Italian government
over economic rights.
The Turkish treaty is now what is
officially called practically finished.
The Turkish plenipotentiaries, after
receiving it in Paris about May 10,
will have three weeks to consider it..
The allies after receiving the Turk
ish reply will take few days GER
tainly to examine it; then the Turks
will be allowed a final ten days in
which to make up their minds to sign
the treaty or not.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-29
BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1920
HOBBY REFUSES TO ACQUIEsCE.
Wants No Mexican Troops in Texas.
May Cause Trouble.

Austin, Texas, April 24.-Request
of the Mexican government, through
the state department at Washington,
for permission for Gems. Juan Jose
Rios and Manuel Gambo and their
stats to cross Texas soil on their way
from Sonora to Mexico City was re-
fused by Gov. w. P. Hobby of Texas
tonight. The party was to travel
unarmed as civilians and the state
department saw no objection to grant
ing permission and requested the ac-
quiescence of Texas to the request.
Governor Hobby, replying to a tele-
gram from Secretary of State Colby,
said he was "unalterably opposed to
the transportation of Mexican troops
or any military officials thereof across
Texas SOIL" Sue transportation, he
said, would likely provoke trouble, "
and put American citizens on the bor-
der at the mercy of bandits.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-29
Two Negroes Charged With Crime.

Sumter, April 22.-William Teal,
coroner of Sumter county, held an in
quest this afternoon over the body
of Archie M. Sox, who was killed by
negro convicts on the ,DeSaussure
state farm at Hagood near here to-
day.
From testimony adduced at the
inquest, it appears that Mr.. Sox was
in charge Of a detail of IA convicts
repairing the road. While standing
with his back to some of the men,
Adam Griffin slipped up gehind and
struck Mr.. Sox with a shovel. Mr..
Sox drew his pistol preparatory to
defending himself, and as he did so
Joe Watson struck Mr.. Sox across the
arm, knocking the pistol out of his
hand. Griffin then rushed up again
from the rear and struck Mr.. Sox a
second time. Watson and Griffin then
seized Mr.. Sox's gun and pistol and
presumably would have shot Mr.. Sox
had it not been for the active inter-
ference of Arthur Coleman, negro
convict from Greenville county who
was recently saved from the electric
chair by Governor Cooper. Coleman
led group of the convicts in coming
to the rescue of Mr.. Sox and but for
his timely interference the guard
would have been shot. Coleman had
been with the gang on the farm but
a short while.
Nose Bright, who left with Watson
and Griffin had no part in the kill
ing, but went away with the two when
the remaining II prisoners placed
the injured man in the buggy and
rushed him away for medical aid,
those not accompanying Mr.. Sox re-
porting Immediately back to the
stockade.
The verdict of the coroner's jury
was that Mr.. Sox came to his death
from injuries with a shovel at the
hands of Joe Watson and Adam Crit
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-04-29
REVOLT IN MEXICO
BELIEVED SERIOUS
AMERICAN ARMY OFFICERS DE.
CLARE SITUATION GRAVE.
Rebels Gaining Ground.
Washington Advices Differ Widely
From Report Issued in
Mexico City.

Washington, April 25.-Advices
from Mexico reaching here today, in
cluding some reports to the govern
nlent, appeared to be in sharp conflict
with the summary of the situation as
to the Sonora revolutionary move
ment made public in Mexico City to-
day. Army officers who are studying
the situation beyond the border were
frank in declaring their opinion, bas-
ed on government advices, that the
revolution was more serious than the
Carranza officials were willing to ad-
NIT.
These officers attach much import
ance to the southwark drive of Gen.
Flores's revolutionary forces by the
State of Sinaloa, south of Sonora.
They also saw probability from their
advices or unofficial reports of an
early attack in force by the federal
forces on the revolutionary forces in
Sonora itself.
Federal Groups Desert.
Reports of defections by federal
groups at widely separated points,
some of which have been conceded by
the Mexico City authorities, have been
supplemented by claims of Gen. Sal
vador Alvarado, Sonora agent here,
that many leaders who have been in
revolt for years have Joined the rebel
cause. Notable among them was
Genevvo de la o one of the unconquer-
ed Zapatista group, who was said to
have furnished the escort which en-
abled Gen. Benjamin Hill to escape
from Mexico City about the time Gen.
Obregon disappeared from the capi-
tai.
IA new revolt in southern Vera
Cruz also was mentioned among re-
ports received. Rebels there had cut
the railroad from the north to the
isthmus of Tehuantepec.
No report had been received today
that American war craft ordered to
west coast ports had arrived. Topo-
labampo, one of these ports, has al
ready been occupied by the rebels.