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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09
HAITIANS MAKE
BITTER PROTEST
OccupatiOn-Ask Withdrawal of
American Military.

WASHINGTON, May 9.-The memo
rial prepared by delegates of the Haitian
patriotic union protesting against politi-
cal. economic and financial conditions on
the island under American occupation
was presented today mt the White House
and state department. 1t was designed.
the delegates said. to furnish officials
here with information as to the true
situation in Haiti at this time
The memorial reviews the five years of
military occupation of Haiti and declares
that it is 'thc most terrible regime of
military autOcraCy which has ever been
carried on in the name of the great
American democracy
The naval investigation of conditions
in the republic ordered by Secretary Dan
iclS last year and conducted by board
under Rear Admiral Mayo is character
Ized as Joke, and Rear Admiral
Knapp is accused of having done moth
ing at all when he visited Haiti under
orders from Secretary Daniels to make Il
personal inquiry.
Among the acts charged against the
American occupation are:
Administration of the water cure
and other tOrturcS by American officers
and marines and the commission of
"numberieSs abominablc crimes
Removal of 100000 of Haitian gov
eminent funds which American marines
carried off and took on board the gun
boat NIaChias."
Entrance Of Brig. Gen. Smedlcy D.
Butler on June 10. 1917, revolver, i'm
hand, followed by American officers
armed with their revoyerS." into the
, Haitian Legislative chamber and disSolu-
tion by force of the Haitian Legislative
assembly.
Furthermore it is charged that more
than 1000 prisoners died i'm 1918 1919
and 1920 in the prisons at Cap-Haitien
and that at Chabert, an American camp
3.473 prisoners died during these three
years
The gIiastly mortality in the prisons
continues the memorial, together with
confirmation by survivors. reveals rec
ord of atrocities. of brutality and cruelty
which detieS descriptions"
For these wrongs and injuries" the
Haitian people ask reparation. says the
memorial and they also request:
/ Immediate abolition of martial law and
courts martial.
| Immediate reorganization of the Hal
tjan police and military forces and with
/ drawal within short period Of the
! American military forces.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09
FEWER MEN. MORE COAL.
Kansas Industrial Court Has Good EFF
feet on Production.

PITTSBURGH. Kan. May Zig
ures supporting the influence of the Kan
sas industrial court. instituted by Gov
ernor Allen. were given out yesterday by
James sherwood chief state mining cT@
gineer in his report on production, ton
mage. employment and accidents in the
Kansas coal fields,
Sherwood's figures show that fewer
miners working i'm 1920 produced more
coal than a larger number of miners
working in 1919. The gain in production
tonnage was brought about because the
fewer miner worked greater number of
days i'm 1920 than the larger number
worked in 1919. The industrial court
law was enacted in january. 1920. and
immediately pat into effect practically
all of the year 1920.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09
JOHNSON STRIKES
AT NEWBERRYS
Proposes Amendment to Constitution
Giving Congress Power to Regu-
late State Primaries.

WASHINGTON. MAY @ - Senator
johnson. Republican of California, in
troduced today resolution proposing
a constitutional amendment to give
congress authority to regulate state
premises 1t is designed to meet the
Situation arising from the decision of
the supreme court in the Newberry
case that congress was without power
to regulate primaries.
Senator Newberry returned today to
his seat in the senate following annul-
mcnt by the supreme court of his con
viction i'm Michigan of violations of the
federal corrupt practices act. He was
absent about a year and half.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09
SENATOR KNOX CAUSES STIR.
Makes Statement Concerning Panama
Free Tolls Act

WASHINGTON, May 9-The move
ment for the repeal in 1914 of the Pan
anna canal free tolls act was passed in
the United States senate Senator
Knox, Republican. Pa declared today
before the senate interoceanic canals
committee which began consideration of
bills to exempt American vessels from
further payment of tolls The bill was
urged on congress by President Wilson
who said it would aid him in handling
certain delicate problems
Committee members pressed Senator
Knox for an elaboration of his state
ment, but after pointing out that Sir
Edward Grey then British foreign min
ster. had denied in the house of com
mons that the British foreign Office had
anything. to do with the matter the
senator said he had his suspicious, but
preferred not to discuss the matter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09
WALLACE MEETS
WITH AMBASSADORS
american Federation of Labor Finds
Little Progress Toward Government
Ownership and Democratic Control.

PARIS. May . (ASsociatcd Press -
American representation at allied confer
enceS was resumed today when Hugh Wal
lace. the American ambassador. took his
seat at a session of the council of ambaS-
>adOrS here. His appearance at the
council meeting was the occasion for
warm expressions of appreciation on the
part of the president and members of the
council.
The problem of Upper Silesia was the
subject of the deliberations of the council
this forenoon.
Roland W. BOyden. who formerly sat
with the allied reparations commission at
its session, has received his instructions
from the state department to resume his
seat with that body.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09
HOME FOR WOMEN LOBBYISTS.
National WOman's Party Purchases
Hnuse Near CapitOl.

WASHINGTON. May 9.-The Na-
tionaI Woman'~ party announced Sun
day night the purchase of a house
ON terrace facing the east en-
trance of the capitol. which will be con
verted into a political watch tower" for
women The house was the meeting place
If congress from 1915 to 1919 when the
capitol was being rebuilt and it was the
scene of the Inauguration of President
Monroe.
1t is the ideal site for the lobbyist" O."
party declared. 1T is a vantage point
from which we will be able to keep con-
grcSs under perpetual observation"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09
End Came in Memorial Hos
pital Shortly After 6
O'clock Saturday
CONSPICUOUS FIGURE
IN BUSINESS LIFE

Connected With Firm of f. Crosby 6 Co.
for More Than 30 Years, Since 1910
It's Sole Owner-Enthusiastic Believer
in Native Town.
Charles Rice Crosby. 81, for more than
80 years one of Brattleboro's most active
everybody in town as man whose pub
lie spirit was measured only by the extent
of his resources, prominent in the grain
trade throughout New England, died at
6.1J Saturday evening in the Brattleb0ro
Memorial hospital where he was taken
about 3 O'Clock, following the shooting in
his office briefly noted in Saturdays Re
former The self-inhicted wound, while
not Immediately fatal brought about a
brain hemorrhage from which he never
rallied.
To say that the news of his death and
the tragic circumstances surrounding it
brought sadness to the entire community
but mildly states the situation. 1t was
more like a blow from whose stunning
effects very few escaped.
Worry as to the future of a business to
which he had devoted practically his
whole life and which he had built up from
comparatively modest beginnings into one
of the largest of its kind in the East un-
doubtedly drove Mr.. Crosby to suicide
For some time his friends had known that
! the trend of grain prices was against
/ HIM. but to all outward appearances he
| was his usual optimistic self in the face
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09

BrattlebOrc's Hospitality and Success
Of Gathering-AutO Trip and Music
Recital ANON Last Features.
The third annual conference of the
older girls of Vermont closed just before
8 o'clock last night after the delegates
had heard a wonderfully strong and ap-
pealing sermon by Rev. Robert Seneca
Smith of Smith college, Northampton.
Mass. on l Believe Christ. The address
was the feature of the program of the
closing session. which opened at 1.3O
o'clock in the Centre Congregational
church. Mrs. NJ ID. Chittenden of Bur
Iington presided as chairman of the Yer
mont Council. !. w. c. a. under whose
auspices the conference was held.
An impressive feature of the session.
and to many the most impressive Of the
conference. was the entrance of the del
egateS to the church. all gathering on the
lawn of the First Baptist church and
marching across the street and down the
center aisle t. their seats. the girls OCCu-
pying nearly every seat on the main floor
The balconies were given over to the
public.
The service opened with the Doxology,
followed by invocation by Rev. DR.. Her
bert +. WOOdin. pastor of the Centre
church. and the Lords prayer. Then
came the conference hymn. q Jesus.
Prince of Life and Truth. and special re-
spOnsive reading from the pageant. I'M
mortality of Love and Service. entitled.
Building the City of God, The church
choir rendered an anthem. prayer was
offered by Rev Mr.. Smith and Fred G.
Adams rendered solo.
Mrs. Chittcnden introduced Rev. Mr..
Smith. mentioning the fact that two sides
of tine triangle, the mental and physical.
already had been dealt with and that it
was fitting as a clbse that the spiritual
side of the angle should be considered,
and referred to the speaker as professor
Of Biblical literature at Smith college.
Continued on Page A.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09
HALIFAX MANS
LIABILITIES S4,400
Harry X. Osgood Adiudicated Bankrupt
Assets About ST, i,7O0-BOught +.
II. Stone Mill in 1919.

Harry Il. Osgood of Halifax was ad-
judged bankrupt May 6. His schedules
show liabilities amounting to about 81
400 and assets Of about S1,700. Of which
S160 is claimed exempt Mr.. OSgood
bought the +. g. Stone mill on North
river in September. 1919, which he has
since been operating.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09
WHITE MAN Is LYNCHED.
Hang Berry Boiling as Muir
Clerer of Woman

HUNTSVILLE, Tenn, May 9-Berry
Boiling, white, an alleged mountain bad
by 81 armed men who gained entrance
to the Scott county Jail, removed him
and hanged him from a tree
He had been arrested on a charge of
numbering Mrs. Mary Jane Harness. 81
years old, last Tuesday at her home.
Six, months ago he was tried on the
charge of numbering her husband but
Il mistTial resulted
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09
Want Poland to Control Poles.

PARIS. May 9 tAs>ociated Press -
The allied council of ambassadors. with
Ambassador Wallace present as a repre-
sentative of the United States decided
today in an effort to quiet the unrest in
Upper Silcsia to ask the interallied COM
mission i'm the district to inform the pop
ulatiou of the exact state of affairs. ex-
planning that mo decision had been taken
a~ to division of the territory. The coun-
oil also decided to urge Poland 10 control
the Poles in connection with the existing
conditions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09
CONFERENCE OF OLDER GIRLS ENDS
WITH IMPRESSIVE Church SERVICE
GERMANS INCLINED TO
AGREE TO ULTIMATJM

BERLIN. May 9 ASSOCIATED
Press Sentiment i'm German pO-
Iitical circles was showing drift at
noon today in favor of agreeing TO
the allied reparations terms. 1t is
now believed parliamentary cOali-
tiOn which, will accept the allied ul-
tImatum will be constituted within
tho next II hours.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09
wOMEN's CLUBS CAN'T sMOKL.
Leave Too Many Cigarette Butts in and
around CITY Hall.

VENTNOR. \. J.. May 9.-The jam
itor of the Nentnor city hall has been
shocked several times after meeting Of
"a womeu'S club i'm the city han because
he always found cigarette butts scattered
over the floor and the desks Uttered with
empty boxes and ashes.
When this happened time after time
he notified Mayor Brennan and the
mayor told the city council. The coun-
Gil. after it had recovered somewhat from
its horror. adopted a resolution barring
the women from meeting i'm the city hail.
The club hasn't heard of it yet. but a
row is expected when it does.
Napoleon Bonaparte's ambition was for
naval career.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09
CHARLES R. CROSBYS DEATH BRINGS
DEEP SORROW TO WHOLE COMMUNITY
NEGROES CHARGE
COURTS ARE UNFAIR
WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON, May 8
Charges that Negroes are denied
equal protection in the courts of
Georgia and deprived of their prop
erty by legal processes are made in
q brief fled in the supreme court by
j. .E. Sistrunk, a Negro attorney of
Atlanta, Ga. who represented him
self as acting for several Negro COM
plainants in suits involving Atlanta
real estate valued at S15O,0OO.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09
FRANCE SENDS
GERMANS WARNING
No German Troops Can Be
Sent Into Upper Silesia,
Says Ambassador
is VIOLATION OF
PEACE TREATY
Understood Germans Planned Offensive
Against PoIes-France viii Keep 1919
Army Contingent Ready for Service
Until July.

PARIS. May "a Berlin despatch to
the Matin says that the French ambas
sador in that city has informed the Ger
man foreign Office that all incursions
of German government troops into Up
per ~ile~ia Will be considered by France
as a violation Of the Versailles treaty.
Advice- state that an offensive
against Poles who have virtually taken
over most of Upper Silesia is being
planned by German civilian guards
which are being concentrated around
Oder river.
The army contingent of 1919 called to
the colors in connection with the repair
alton for the possible occupation of the
Ruhr valley will in no case be sent
home before July it was said today.
Even if the Germans accept the allied
ultimatum the troops modified will be
held i'm readiness for action i'm ease Ba-
varia does not disarm before June 30,
the time limit hNed by the allies for
completion of the disarming.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09
Knights of Columbus tfall

Monday, May 9.-Ave Maria Circle.
Daughters of Isabella, will have a mill
tary whist party and dance. Each
member is entitled to invite gentle
man. Members of the Knights of Co
lumbus are especially invited All who
desire to play cards. please be there so
that the playing may begin promptly
at clock
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09
Universalist Church

The Daughters Circle of the Univer-
salist church will hold rummage sale in
the church vcStry Friday and Saturday.
May 13 and IL Articles may be left
there Thursday afternoon and evening
Amy who are unable to bring their articles
will please teIephone Mrs. r. 7. Flagg.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09
RUSSIAN -sAvANrs STARVING.
Maxim Gorly Saws 5000 Are on Verge
of Death.

COPENHAGEN, Nav Q. = Maxim
Gorky, the Russian writer, is reported
in q Helsingfors despatch to have Is
sued through the Finnish newspapers an
anreal to the whole world -" to come to
the rescue of the representatives OF
Russias intelligentia.
The message quotes him as saying
that about 5000 savants in Soviet Rus
sa are on the verge of death from hun
yer
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09
Discussing Wage Cut.

81. LOUIS. MAY Q.-Working condi
tions on railroads throughout the coun-
try were discussed today at the open
ing session of the third annual couvcu
tion of the Railroad Yard Masters OF
America, Delegates expect the question
of wage revision and hours of service
to be given principal attention.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09
TO CURB BLUE SKY MEN.
New York's Stringent Law Signed by
the Governor.

ALBANY. y. Y. May 9.-The prose
cutiun of blue sky manipulators is ia
cilitated by the Martin bill. signed by
Governor Miller. 1t authorizes the at
torney general to conduct criminal prose
cution for fraudulent practices in re
spcct Ia stocks, bonds and other securi-
ties
to curb the activities of promoters of
fake mining, oil and other schemes. He
can either on complaint or on his own
initiative investigate any device OF
scheme to defraud the public through the
sale of worthless stocks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09
TO BOMB BATTLESHIPs.
Two Seaplanes TO Make Attack on For
mer German Vessels.

NEW YORK. May 9.-Two seaplanes
which for eight weeks have been drop
ping bombs on dummy battleships near
Rockaway naval station have arrived at
Hampton Roads. Va, where this week
two one-time German battleships are TO
be made targets in an aerial bombing
test
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09
con ACTS AGAINST UNION.
Signs Bill That May Defeat Right TO
Strike.

BOSTON. Alay 9.-Governor Cox to-
day signed a bill permitting legal suits by
or against voluntary associations. The
bill has been opposed vigorously by labor
unions as a measure aimed at defeat of the
right to strike
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09
Masonic Temple

Monday. May o Royal Arch Chapter.
work NJ. NJ. degree.
Tuesday, May 1O-Columbian Lodge
regular Communication.
Thursday, May 12-Royal Arch Chap
ter, regular Convocation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09
THE WEATHER
Cloudy and Cooler Tonight-Fair Tues
J9y

WASHINGTON. May 9.-The weather
forecast: Cloudy tonight. Cooler in Yer
mont and northern New Hampshire.
Tuesday fair Fresh west and northwest
winds
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09
First Baptist Church

Tuesday, 40 p. m.-Christian En-
deavor meeting.
Friday. 4 p. m.-Junior Endeavor so
ciety; 7.30-Rcgular church prayer meet
ing.
Saturday. Collection of old rubbers
and auto tires by Juniors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09
Odd Fellows Temple

Tuesday. May 10, 7.30 p. m.-Regular
meeting of Dennis Rebekah lodge. After
the meeting there Will be "A May party
Refreshments viii be served.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09
Red Men S Hall

Thursday. May l.. $ p. m.-Rcgular
meeting of PocahontaS Council. No I.
d. of Z. \ good attendance is desired.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09
Rev. Mr.. Smith of Smith Col
lege Speaks on [ Be
Iieve Christ
DELEGATES LEAVE
THIS FORENOON

All Speak in Terms of High Praise of
BrattlebOrC's Hospitality and Success
Of Gathering-AutO Trip and Music
Recital ANON Last Features.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09

CONTINUED on Page ~
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-09
Methodist Episcopal Church

Wednesday. May II. 40 p. m-Neet-
ing in the vestry of all the church Off
cialS and leaders to plan the program for
the coming year.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-09-14
WHAT OTHERS HAVE TO SAY

(Artioies dealing with any public matter will
be published under this head, when signed by
the writer. They may or may not coincide
with the publishers opinion. " you have any
subject OF general interest to write on. you
are welcome TO space here.s
The Belding banner-news., 1921-09-14

Make Belding a fireless town.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-09-14

To assist in ridding the city of
prowlers, petty thieves and holdups
the American Legion post OF Wich-
ita, Kas., recently volunteered the
services of its 500 members. Due to
numerous attacks on women and the
resultant panic in their ranks. the
chief of police and the city manager
accepted the offer. The service men
VIII patrol the streets.
More than three years after he
had been gassed at Chautau >Thierry,
Richard Cross, American Legion vet
eran of Des Moines. Iowa, suddenly
was stricken blind recently while sit
ting at home playing with his baby.
Physicians blame the Germans poi
son for his plight and entertain no
hopes for his recovery.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-09-14
THE DIVORCE MILL

Don't get married if you can help
il; if you can't help it, go 10 it"
Least of all men minister Of the
Gospel should never write such words
but they are quotations from the
maxims of a California minister.
In ''rhe White Temple" in this
western city this certain pastor has
been delivering a series of spectacu-
lar sermons and the heart of the
series was this astounding bit of ad-
vice: Make divorces easy"
The trouble with matrimony today
is that the principals do not give
sufficient heed to the solemnity OF
marriage Many are wont to regard
marriage as partnership" but the
trouble that they also believe the
partnership may be dissolved at the
request of ether or both parties
without any further differences aris-
ing Marriage is a partnership; but
no partnership should be entered in
to with thought of dissolution. Part
nersh ps, and more particularly in
the matter of marriages, should be
made for permanency.
The mistake in this day is in mar
riage. It's too easy to get married
in this day and age. The remedy
must come in drastic marriage laws
making the ceremony solemn event
and not simply trip to Chicago and
back.
1t is grave injustice to children
for parents to become divorced on
trivial grounds. Parents of today owe
as much, if not more, to their off
spring as did the parents of other
days; and there was only a fraction
of the number of divorces in those
days compared with this decade.
Granted that divorces are desired by
one or the other of parents, should
not the child's interests be given
foremost attention before a separa-
tion is effected?
1t is just such men as have ad-
dressed huge throngs of persons in
The White Temple that are doing
more than all else to effect devia-
tion from the sanctity of marriage
vows. People should be made to be.
lieve that divorces can be granted
only on the fullest of grounds, that
trivial differences between man and
wife constitute no reasons for the
granting of divorces.
1t is natural that children should
crave the love of mother and the
protection of father. 1t is not only
during the first few years of new
life that children should have the
The Belding banner-news., 1921-09-14
The Struggle Of Genius

ihc otfuSSle vi ucuus
i long have harbored the intention
to give the world great invention I;
] felt that ] should be a power in
Frightening the passing hour,-that
! might be big promoter, instead
of being a third-rate voter. :.
Few men acquire the needed riches to
keep themselves in tailored breeches
too many men. content with clerk
ing might prosper if their brains
were working Full many a
gem works in the sewer, that might
invent patent skewer and line his
nest with softest Elder and soak his
pelt with orange cider.
And so, / monkeyed some with
science, to give the needed self-re-
lance and studied watts and multi
plexes and water ways from here to
Texas. i hung around the soda foun-
tains and figgered how I'd conquer
mountains and turn 'em into cyclone
cellars and rent 'em out TO common
fellers.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-09-14
= 1l12c{oEsRhnEd
POen7~

] turned my thoughts to pests an
dangers, to which the multitude are
strangers. an laborcd to produce
protection which didn't have no i'm
perfection. A thousand badlv needed
fixtures-a million hopeful helpful
mixtures. all helred to keen my
thinker added til all my dreams of
wealth skedaddlei, and vas left in
bad condition. an oversto-k of dead
Thrice happy he, and more con-
tented, the chap who never has in
vented and if he tries, he's sure to
rue it; some other fool will beat him
to it.