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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-12
PRAYS BEFORE He
OPENS HIS COURT
Georgia Judge Fears God
Will Be Obliged to
Intervene
UNLESS THE JURY
ACTS WITH VIGOR
Says Law Must Check Outrages as In
dictments are Returned Against VIII
nams Family for Murder OF IA Negro
Plantation Employees.

MONTICELLO, Ga, April l2--Indict
ments were returned here late ycster-
day by the Jasper county grand jury
against John S. Williams, his three
sons, Huland, Marvin and Leroy. and
lyde Manning, his Negro farm boss,
char. ing murder in connection with the
deaf ls of II Negroes on the Williams
plantation.
Eight indictments were found against
John 5. Williams, charging murder of
eight farm hands whose bodies were
recently found buried in pastures on
his farm, or were dragged from nearby
rivers. Eight indictments also were re
turned against Clyde Manning for the
same killings.
Huland Williams was indicted for the
killing of a Negro named Black Strap,'
One Joint Indictment was returned
against Marvin and LEROY Williams
charging them with the murder of q Ne
gro known as Iron Jaw" and Marvin
Williams was indicted also for the muir
der OF Negro named John Singleton.
The jury will continue tomorrow in
vest igation of the recent alleged lynch
ing of Eugene Hamilton
The Investigation was begun this
morning and SUPERIOR Judge Parks, in
charging the jurors, declared that un-
less the law acted TO check these cold
bloOded murders and Outrages. | firmly
believe God Almighty will soon take the
situation in hand" Judge Parks had a
prayer said in court before instructing
the jury
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-12

priest, after he had been rescued by the
police, who dispersed the crowd.
The chief of police announced the
church and the priests home would BE-
kept under guard until Archbishop Mess
ner of Milwaukee had settled the dis
pute
Protesting members of the church said
they had long list of grievances
against the priest. centering or an al
legged dictatorial manner assumed in
handling affairs of the congregation.
OF my parish until | am ordered to leave
by the archbishop said FatheC PeTardi.
Mexico's exports of crude oil amount to
100000 barrels daily.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-12
WILL SEIZE AUTOS :.
WITH ANY LIQUOR
New York to Apply Ruling
Even If Guest" Has
HOOtch
ORDER is ISSUED
TO 1000 COPPERS

Wines and Whiskey Valued at More
than 100000 Taken In Brooklyn Raid
-75 Cases Booze Captured Aboard
Spanish Vessel.
NEW YORK, April 12-New York po-
lice last night were ordered to seize all
automobiles which contain liquor with
OF without the owners knowledge.
Warning that the restriction would ex
tend so far as to include "confscation'
of an automobile, even though the liquor
was oE the person of a guest" was is
sued by Deputy Police Commissioner
John \. Leach, who is directing the work
of the city's 1000 policemen in enforc-
ing the new state law putting prohibition
enforcement up to local authorities.
Sixteen persons, the first to be in
dicted. charged with illegal liquor trans
actions under the new state law. were
named in true bills returned yesterday by
the grand jury.
The first big seizure of wines and
whiskcy was made by Brooklyn police.
prietor and confiscated liquor valued at
from 100000 to 100000
The right to prescribe liquor to his pa
tients was denied DIR. Donald McCaslley
yesterday by Judge Everett =. Holmes
of the trial staff of the federal prohibit
ton commission. Judge Holmes. who
concurred in the decision of Federal Pro-
ibition Director Charles r. O'COnnor,
said this was practically test case of
the right of a federal officer to revoke the
right of a physician to prescribe
1t was alleged at a hearing of DR.. Nc
Caskeys case last week that he had
written ~ prescriptions for liquor in
single day lust before Christmas. and
that % of these prescriptions were is
sued to employees of large hotel ALE
cations were made that some of these
were i'm the nature of tips and Christ
mas gifts. Mr. O'Conn0r said no pre-
scription blanks would be issued to the
physician for one year.
Customs officers Yesterday dug - eases
of unopened and unseaIed whiskev.
champagne and benedctine from beneath
tons of bunker coal on board the steam
ship Maraval of the Trinidad line, which
arrived here FROM Spain. Each case con-
tanned a dozen bottles. No one on board
the vessel admitted ownership of the
liquor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-12
Sporting News
POOL MATCH TO
BEGIN TOMORROW
Odd Fellows and Wheel Club Pick 10
Men OH Side-Play on Three Dates
Games 100 Points Each.

ARRANGEMENTS have been completed
for a pool match between the Odd Eel
lows and Vermont Wheel club with Il
men on a side, playing to begin tomor-
row evening. There also will be games
Tuesday, April 10, and Wednesday,
April 81. Each game will be for loC
The following schedule has been
adopted, the Wheel club representative
being named first in each pair:
WEDNESDAY. APRIL L.
Ter and Crown, (. Thompson and Went
and Haskell; D. NC, Tasker and
Woodland, J. Tasker and Pike.
At Odd Fellows temple, p. mo.
Thompson and Hawkins, Dimes and Hol-
banks, McGinnis and Shaw; 9 p. m
Greene and Wood, Voetsch and Gabree.
TUESDAY, APRIL 10.
At Wheel club. 7 D. m.-Dines and
Shaw, J. Tasker and Wood; 8 p. M
O. Thompson and Fox, II. Whitney and
Hawkins; p. m.-Greene and Wood
ard. Voetsch and Wentworth.
At Odd Fellows temple, Z p. m;-Brit-
tan and Fairbanks, Ellis and Holbrook;
3 p. m.-MeGinnis and Haskell ask q.
and Crown, H. j. Chandler and Gabree.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27.
At Wheel club, p. NC. Tasker
and Wood, Britain and Hawkins; p.
m.-McGinnis and Holbrook, o. Thomp-
son and Fairbanks; 8 D. ma Thomp
son and Gabree, Ellis and Shaw.
At odd Fellows temple, 7 p. M
J. Tasker and Woodland, Fl J; Chand;
Ter and Wentworth; 8 D. m--Dnes and
Haskell, H. Whitney and Fox; 9 p. M
Greene and Pike, Voetsch and Grown:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-12
DRAWS STILLETO; IS
SHOT BY POLICEMAN
Boston Officer, Called to Quell q Dis
turbance, Is Attacked By an italian
Kills ASsailant.

BOSTON. April 12-Angelo Bar
banto, 30, said to have lived at 36 Tren-
ton street, East Boston, was shot and
killed about 1I.4O last night by Patrol
man Harold B. Titus of the East Boston
police station.
The shooting occurred at 1877 Saratoga
street whittier the officer had been called
to quell a disturbance.
1t is said that Titus took hold of Bar
banto to arrest him, whereupon Bar
hantO pulled a stilleto and tried to use
it on the officer. Titus in self-defense,
it is declared, pulled his revolver and
fired five shots. all of which took effect.
The wounded man was rushed to the
East Boston Relief hospital, but was
dead ON arriving there.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-12
ALASKA BIG PAPER sOURC,,.
Timbered Islands Alone Have Su~yIy
for Many Years.

Specimens of the first pulp manufac-
tured in the first pulp mill ever estab-
hshed in Alas kan territory have reached
Washington and have been pronounced
OF satisfactory quality. This mill is To-
Gated not far from Juneau, on one of
the islands of the Alexander Archipel-
ago, perhaps kupreamOf island. The
greater part Of this archipelago is COW
cred with timber admirably adapted to
papermaking. As long ago as 1902 the
-int7st important insular timbered areas
were set aside as an enormous forest
reserve. Tie new mill begins with a ca
'ac1tN OF 20 tons OF pulp a dav, but a
tenfold enlargement is planned. The
ulant is econom cally run by water
over.
If we ever obtain reliable paner sup
It will lee through the development
own great wealth in suitable
D.. Va" ISLAND group of Alaska
ha~ fsrrsts sutiic ent to meet the
"l- PAGER demands of the United
- Tor many Years, PERTAINS indef-
80 ( c'""ti6c replanting begins as
d" - d cts are stripped of their
's't - exhaustion of the in
-oIircc ct S'r"r.ly would still leave
> "reat"r forests of the Alaskan
5000 "utorchcd. Oregon and Wash
in ton also have much unutilized pulp
r.her.
News that the red tape which so long
vented any ATTEMPT at developing
Alaskan resources and left us dependent
very LARGELY on foreign resources, has
been eliminated. is highly interesting.
An exclusively national supply of tn
material is at least as desirable as an
exclusively national supply of potash
What the projectors of many mills may
do. Probably it will not be long before
the Alaskan out put will have an ap-
ureciable influence on the state of the
mAket.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-12
Nothing TO Fear.

George" said his wife, sitting up
suddenly in bed, there's a burglar in
the house. Listen -
a burglarY George sat up, too.
Yes. | can hear him distinctly cross
ing the floor of the room below. Now
(cxcitedly) he's lighting one of those
cigars | gave you for Christmas.
heard him pick up the box and put it
down again."
by Jove, Mary. you're right" George
answered. lie is. He's actually Smok-
ing one of those-er-those cigars"
Then he Struggled once more comfort
ably between the blankets.
''GO to sleep. Mary" lie said compla-
Gently. Wen find the poor wretch in
the morning boston Transcript.
China has but 5000 miles of railroad.
while her natural resources warrant the
construction of more than 100000 miles.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-12
The Cloth Told the Story.

Old Mr. Portly found himself stranded
for an hour or 50 in a strange town, says
the Argonaut, and he decided to have
something to eat. He entered the only
restaurant he could find and called for
q menu.
'There amt one. sir" said the waiter
who looked rs if he had been blighted in
infancy, but ! can tell you what's on.
Lets have it, then" said Mr.. portly.
The waiter took deep breath and reeled
off a lengthy list.
You have a good memory, my man,
said Mr.. portly.
mo. sir" said the waiter meekly. mot
particularly good. L just looked at the
tablecloth.'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-12
TO ATTACK DRY LAW.
Members of Congress Prepare to Have
NOIStead Act Repealed.

WASHINGTON. April 12-Repre-
will introduce bill in congress this ses-
sion To repeal the Volstead act. Two
other members of the house delegation
from his state. Linthicum. Democrat,
and Mudd. Republican. will support the
proposed measure.
Mr. Hill was elected on wet plat
form. II is not his purpose 10 try To up
root the 18th amendment. but he thinks
that the laws should be amended so as
70 eliminate restrictions not Contem-
plated nv many nf those who voted to
submit the amendment
New York. New Jersey. Massachusetts
and Missouri members will join in the
movement to be launched by the Mary
landerS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-12
PERSIST IN USING ETHER.
Westfeld, Mass, Parents Threaten to
Kill Children If Inquiry Is Pushed.

WESTFIELD, Mass, April l2-Par-
cnts have threatened their children
bodily harm and even death if they give
school authorities further information
on ether drugging that has now become
popular among many residents, accord
ing to investigations made yesterday by
School Superintendent Chester \. Stiles.
One woman told the superintendent
that she would drown her children if
he attempted to get any more informa-
ton. -~~~--~-.-..-~.-~
The director of the state department.
of health will arrive here tomorrow to
look into The situation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-12

point in her suit with Texas for jurisdic-
ton over valuable Red river oil fields.
In an opinion which was unanimous,
except that Associate Justice Clarke took
no part, the court held that the south
bank Of the Red river must be taken as
the true boundary between Texas and
Oklahoma from the southeastern corner
of the latter state to the point where the
river crosses the Tooth meridian of longi-
tude. More than 100 miles of boundary
We're permanently fixed by the decision.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-12
DEATH HOUSE TOO SMALL.
GTuesome Housing Shortage Is Reported
at Sing Sing Prison.

OSSINING, n. Y, April 12.-The
death house" at Sing Sing prison.
Twenty-One men and one woman ar
now confined to cells within the shad w %
the little green door" There are y
only two vacant cells in the structure and
more than a score murder cases in stat"
courts either on trial or about to start
within the next few weeks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-12
PARIsHIoNERs MOB PRIEST.
Police of Kenosha Advise Father Perardi
Not TO Say Mass.

KENOSHA, Wis. April 12-With the
Holy Rosary Catholic church surrounded
by large crowd yesterday and guarded
by the entire Kenosha police depart
ment, the Rev. Peter Perardi. on adj
vice of the police, did not appear to say
mass. The priests home was entered
by a crowd of several hundred persons
in a demonstration for his removal
Father Perardi, who sought refuge in
the sanctuary of the church last night
was taken to the home Of another
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-12
CAPTURE BANK ROBBERS.
After Killing One Man Bandits Fail TO
Get L DOT

hundred citizens of this village conducted
a man-hunt late yesterday and captured
three men of four who are alleged to have
shot and killed Russell Campbell. after
they made an unsuccessful ATTEMPT to
hold up and rob the branch of the Home
bank here early in the morning.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-12
She Should Worry.

The mistress. not wishing to offend her
maid, who had been with her for a week.
said:
Ellen. ] am sorry TO tell you. but the
master found fault with your cooking to-
dav."
Bless you. mum. | d,,n't take no notice
of him it's just his nature to find fault.
Amt he always findin' fault with you?'
Transcript.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-12

The proposal that women. particu-
larlv those engaged in business or the
professions, should retain their maiden
names after marriage was nut into prac-
tice many years ago by Rev. Olympia
Brown, one of the earliest woman
preachers in America. who is now in
her eightv-seventh wear. Although she
became the wife of !. H Willis of
Bridgeport Conn. in 1873. she has al
ways retained her maiden name OF
Olympia Brown.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-12
FARMERS SEEK RELIEF.
Representatives Gather TO Discuss Pro-
posed Legislation.

WASHINGTON. April Flower
transportation charges, economy in tax
alton, equal treatment under any tariff
law, and short time credits. are among
the subjects which representatives of
farmers in 80 states began discussing
here yesterday preliminary to making up
program of legislation which will be
asked of congress for relief of the agri-
cultural situation
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-12

I'm 1873, as protest against extrav-
a"aroe in dress, the women members
of the First Baptist church of Nash
vile. Tenn. agreed to dispense with all
fnerv on sundays. and to appear at
church in plain ~~''co dresses.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-12

\ general strike of painters and paper
hangers at St Louis has followed a wage
reduction of 20 per cent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-12
WINS BOUNDARY CASE.

Supreme Court Decision Fixes Oklahoma
q Texas Line Problem.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-Oklahoma
won ia the supreme court the FIRST big
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-12

Oil derived from the liver of sharks
caught off the coast of California is being
used as leather preseryative.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-12

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The New York herald., 1921-07-25
CREDIT CROOKS REAP
100000 HARVEST
Merchants All Over Country
Victims of Band of Trade
Swindlers.

Within recent weeks merchants
throughout the United States have been
mulcted of goods worth more than $780,
900 by trade crooks making false pre-
tensions to credit. This fact appeared
yesterday when J. II. Tregoe, executive
secretary Of the National Association of
Credit Men. sent to the $4,000 members
Of the association a warning against the
swindlers.
Manufacturers, wholesalers and job
bers are cautioned by Mr.. Tregoe against
shipping merchandise to applicants for
credit merely upon a rating without OBJ
tanning a credit report which. in addi-
tion to showing the antecedents of the
applicants, would give their correct ad-
dress. Even though the houses highly
rated are perfectly good credit grantors
should make sure that the persons ap-
plying for credit are really connected
with the houses rated and not trading
under the same name at a different ad-
dress. These swindlers apply for credit
and refer to rating books regarding their
ability to pay. Finding the rating to be
satisfactory the seller ships the goods to
the address given by the applicants, who
maintain fiy-by-night headquarters,
which often are on the same street as
are located the quarters OF the regular
merchants.
Mr.. &C. d. West, manager of the in
vestigation-prosecut department, is
determined to end the newest move made
by these swindlere" says Mr.. Tregoe's
statement. Following an extensive in
vestigation, Mr.. West reports that busi-
ness has been mulcted Of at least $780,
600 through this practice"
The New York herald., 1921-07-25
RICH SILVER DEPOSITS
LIE SOUTH OF DAWSON
Big Future for Camp Mayo
Predicted.

EDwoNToN, Alberta. B. c., July "a
Camp Mayo on Stewart River is destined
to be one % the greatest silver lead
camps in ths world. according TO w. j.
Elliott, Yukon pioneer prospector. The
silver bearing area comprises 1000
200 to 700 ounces of silver to the ton.
with stringers of carbonite that go 1,700
to the ton
The camp lies south of Dawson and
the old Klondike gold country and di-
rectly west of the new Mackenzie River
oil fields at Fort Norman. an old fur
post of the Hudson's Bay Company. now
closing out its lands in the prairie prov
inces TO farm settlers. From Edmonton
it is reached by way of Peace River
and the Lizard region.
The rich deposits have been discovered
three times. Martin Ravey OF Vancou-
yer first found them in 1898. But it was
the notion in those days that quartz
mining in the north could not be made
to pay and Ravey abandoned his pros
poets. A few years later Jack McQuar-
ter and Jake Davidson found the lode
and brought out such glowing reports
of its richness that they started a small
stampede Again the field was deserted
because of lack of capital.
Finally in 1918 Louis Beauvette re-
discovered the field and staked Reno
HILL The Guggenheims became inter-
ested and invested large sums of money
in the development of the mines, which
are now looked upon as potentially
among the worlds richest. 1t Is ex
pected the Guggenheims will build a
railroad to connect with the Alaskan
The New York herald., 1921-07-25
WILL SEEK DELAY ON
AUSTRIA'S DEBT TO u. S.
Frenchman Coming Here to
Plead for Vienna.
Ru the Associated Press.

PARIS, July 24.-M. Avenal, the French
member of the commission that elabor-
ated the plan for the economic restora-
ton OF Austria, will start soon for the
United States. He probably Will go to
Washington to inform the American
Government of the present situation.
NJ. Avenal said to-day that Austria
had complied with virtually all the con-
ditions imposed upon her to make the
restoration plan effective. Among them
are an increase in the customs duties Of
100 per cent. from August l, which will
realize an increase of 10000, ,000, 900
crowns in the Austrian revenues an in
crease In railroad freight. passenger and
postal rates of 10 per cent, and in to-
bacco prices CT from 100 to 120 per cent
and an increase in stamp registration
taxes. The Austrian Parliament has
passed a law authorizing the Govern
ment to pledge its resources as security
for foreign credits. while the Govern
ment has reduced the subsidies for the
purchase Of food supplies.
The only remaining detail to put the
plan into execution, NJ. Avenal said, was
the consent of the United States to sus-
pend for twenty years its lien to the
amount of $24,000.O0O. as Austria's
other creditors already have done.
The New York herald., 1921-07-25
100 LOOK ON AS %
STEAL $4,000 RUM
Four Motor Cars Drive UpWith
LoOters to Philadelphia
Warehouse.

Special Despatch to THE NEW York HERALD.
PHILADELPHIA, July 24.-Twenty-two
men, fourteen white and eight negroes,
using two large automobile trucks and
two touring cars, early to-day stole $780,
900 worth of choice wines and liquors
from the warehouse of Norris Schiff.
SO well planned was the theft and so
successfully was it executed that the
police are without a clue to the crimi-
nails. The efficiency and speed with
which the barrels and cases containing
the liquors were transferred from the
warehouse to the trucks indicated that
the ground had been carefully gone over
before the raid was attempted. Even
the time had been selected with the ut
most care. Schig had left three hours
earlier for Atlantic City.
About 4 80 a. NJ. the men drove up
to the warehouse, which is in the rear of
Schifrs saloon. All the white men dis
tributed themselves as guards while the
negroes did the stevedore work. The
two touring cars were stationed at
startegic points to sound danger warn
ings.
The first step taken by the thieves was
TO remove the danger of any one calling
for the police. While the bandits were
engaged in binding and gagglng a watch
man and q baker in adjoining build
ings the negroes had broken down the
front door of the warehouse with a crow
bar.
Within thirty minutes the forty-five
cases and thirty-five barrels had been
transferred from the warehouse to the
trucks.
While this work was being performed
with such efficiency the fourteen white
men as guards had their hands full.
The noise made in breaking the doors
and rolling the liquor had awakened
many persons. Before the robbery had
been completed the police estimate that
there were at least one hundred watch
ing the operation. And yet so completely
did the handful of men have them cowed
that not one dared lead rush. Nor did
any of the spectators call the police.
Three families from houses Immediately
in the rear of the warehouse were locked
In q room.
Joseph Florlkowski. who is a competi-
tor of Schiff on the corner opposite
Schiffs place. watched the whole pro-
ceedings without sending in a warning.
After the booty had been loaded on the
trucks, he said n perfect military convoy
was formed. The first automobile, n
which were seven or the men, armed,
led the trucks by about one hundred
yards, while the other touring car fol-
lowed in their wake as a rear guard.
The saloonist followed the trucks several
blocks, but was soon left behind and lost
sight of them.
IL was not until half hour after the
robbers had made their getaway that
the police were notified.