The Brattleboro Reformer from Brattleboro, Vermont • 1

BRATTLEBOIiO, VERMONT, FRIDAY '-EVENING, NOVEMBER 28, 1919. TWO CENTS VOL. 7. NO. 230.

DEATH TODAY OF CHAS. J. STOCKWELL IL ZE CO A MINES; WILL SE1 VERNME GO BODY FOUND IN DIMPLE POND MEXICO SENT ULTIMATUM ONSUL TO RELEASE U. Civil War Veteran Dies in His Home in Centervtlle Served in Company 2d Vermont Regiment. Charle Jerome Stockwell, 82, a Civil war veteran, died about 6 o'clock this morning after an illness of three years, due to a general breaking down.

He had been practically helpless the past year and had been cared for during that time in the home of his son, Purle B. Stockwell of Centerville, where ho died. Mr. Stockwell was born Jan. 10, 1837, in Hinsdale, N.

a son of Arad Harris and Susan A. (Hooker) Stockwell. When he was two years old his father moved the family to West Brattleboro, and Mr. Stockwell had lived there since. He learned the currier's trade, but his enlistment for the war-interrupted his continuance in that occupation.

In May, 1861, he enlisted in C6m-pany 2d Vermont regiment, and never was absent from duty until he was mustered out in July, I860. The regiment was one of the famous First Vermont brigade and the first battle was at Bull Run. Soon after the battle Mr. Stockwell was detailed as cook in the camp and was commissary for the company. Later he cooked for the line officers of the regiment and for some time was on detail in the quartermaster department, later serving as mounted orderly at the 6th corps headquarters and was with them at the time of Lee's surrender.

After he was mustered out of serv ice at Burlington he returned to West Brattleboro. He took up house painting, following that line of work -until on his 70th birthday anniversary, when he was obliged to have his right hand amputated because of an infected condition. Since that time his health had been such that he' was unable to work. He was a member of Sedgwick post, G. A.

R. In 1874 Mr. Stockwell married Mrs. Julia Ellis Sargent, who survives with three sons and two dTMghters: Charles who is employed by the Brattleboro fire department; Purle" superintendent of the Brattleboro street railway; Guy S. Stockwell, who is employed on construction and repair work for the Brattleboro street railway; Mrs.

Angie E. Park and Miss Gertrude S. Stock-Well of this town. He also leaves three step-children, Chester and Bert L. Sargent of Brattleboro and Miss Elisabeth Sargent of West Brattleboro.

There are four grandchildren and one step-grandchild, lie also leaves two brothers. Edward Stockwell of South Framirighanl; and lien ry Stock-well of West Brattleboro, and one sister, Mrs. Nelson Cole of Suffield, Conn. The funeral arrangements have not been made. CORPORATION MAY TAKE OVER HOTEL Putney and Brattleboro Business Men to Meet in Putney to Consider Hotel Situation There.

A meeting of Putney and Brattleboro business men is to be held in the Putney town hall tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock to take steps toward the formation of a corporation to take over, extensively improve and operate the Putney hotel property, making a year-round nosteiry or tno estaonsnment. At present there is nothing in the way of hotel accommodation in that town, although thp demand for it is almost continuous. Those interested in the project say that the hotel property can be put in first-class condition at comparatively small expense "and operated at a profit from the start. They look for a considerable amount of business through the summer and fall from automobile tourists, nml point out that this traffic is likely to oe greatly increased lollowing the extensive improvements now planned on the main hichwav between hero nnrt Bellows Falls. Estimates of the cost of improving the hotel property already have been made and will bo given at the meeting tomorrow evening, 1 iii LADY AS TOE WINS.

Will Take Seat In House of Commons Monday Many PLYMOUTH, Nov. As-tor, American born, wife of Viscount As-tor, was elected to parliament in the balloting of Nov. 15. Lady Astor, unionist W. P.

Gay, labor, Isaac Foot, liberal, 4,189, Lady Astor will take her seat on Monday next. Scores of parliament members, anticipating the result have requested that she allow them to be her sponsors. A hew "member is always escorted into the house of commons by two sponsors. JUSTICE FOE CZECHO-SLOVAKS. England Promises the Adriatic Question Will Go Before Supreme Council.

LONDON, Nov. 2S. Great Britain has given the Czccho-Slovaks assurances that the Adriatic question will soon be up before the supreme council and will be used to secure an equitable settlement in accordance with the life and interests of the Czecho-Slovaks, according to private despatches. The mittimus which will sooner or later commit Mrs. Isabella Parker to the house of correction for not less than two years, has been placed by the clerk of Washington county court in the hands of Sheriff F.

H. Tracy. Mrs. Parker is now in bed, so that the sheriff will not hurry about committing the woman, that is, he will give a reasonable time, that humanity may not have a chance to criticize. Two physicians -will examine the woman before she leaves the place where she is stopping in Barre.

She will go to Windsor in charge of a nurse, if necessary. JENK BIG SHOW STORM THROUGH THE WEST Country Between Mississip pi River and Sierra Nevada Mountains Buried 20 BELOW ZERO IN WYOMING TOWN Much Suffering Expected Owing to Shortage of Coal Heavy Bain Sooth of Snow Belt May Have Caused Loss of Life in Arizona. CHICAGO, 111., Nov. 2Sa-Snow of great depth today covered most of the country between the Mississippi river and the Sierra Nevada mountains and from Canada to northern Texas with low temperature prevailing throughout the area- South of the snow belt heavy rain fell and swept over the lowlands bordering the Salt and Fria rivers in Arizona with possible loss of lives. Suffering in many places in the central and southwest was in prospect because the extreme cold had eliminated the supply resulting from the coal strike.

Laner, Wyoming, was the cold est place in the country, according to reports, the temperature there, bcina 20 degrees below r.eto,'"' BIT MP EE CROPS IN WORLD. Less Wheat But More Corn Produced This Year. WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. Burner world crops of corn, potatoes, barley, rve, sugar beets and rough nee for this year are shown in estimates compiled by the International Institute of Agriculture at Rome, made public today by the department of agriculture.

The production of wheat, oats, flaxseed, however, show a decrease from the average for the five years ended in 1917. Wheat production in 14 countries, excepting the Central Powers, will reach 2.040.509.000 bushels, or 96.5 per cent of the five-year average. Corn will amount to 3,120,194,000 or 14.8 per cen greater than last year's crop and 4.4 per cent greater than that produced for the last five years. Other crops are estimated as follows: Rye, 169,414.000 bushebi. 124 per cent five year average; barley, 550,090,000 bushels, 101.8 per cent; oats, bushels, 90.3 per ent; rice, bushels, 83.8 per cent; potatoes, 607,632,000 bushels, 101.2 per cent; sng- ar- beets, 10,344,000 tons, 114.8 per cent; flaxseed, 24,492,000 bushels 60.9 per cent.

CLAIMS ARSENIC IN SUGAR. Widely Known Chemist Says Rainbow Sugar Is Unfit for Use. WESTFIELD, Nov. 28. Prof.

Lewis B. Allyn, widely known as "the little grey man of the pure food has sent a protest to the federal authorities against the sale of rainbow sugar. Analysis made by Prof. Allyn on the new sugar product which has recently come into the market shows it contains arsenic in addition to coal tar dyes. Prof.

Allyn has made the statement that he believes the sugar unfit for public consumption, in spite of the statements by the producers that it is harmless. A small section of cloth was dyed a bright orange from the coal tar dye taken from the rainbow sugar. The use of coal tar dye to color the sugar is frowned upon by health authorities. Dr. Harvey Wiley was one of the experts who with Prof Allyn waged a campaign some years ago to prevent the use of coal tar dyes in coloring food.

HAS SLEPT 51 DAYS. Woman Thrives on Diet of Milk and Ginger Snaps. NEW YORK, Nov. 28 A new sleeping record was established yesterday by Mrs. Dora MinU, whose long periods of unconsciousness now numbers -51 days.

Dr. Robert J. Wilson, superintendent of the hospital where her case has puzzled the medical authorities, said that her minutes of wakefulness are increasing and the patient appears to thrive on a diet of milk and ginger snaps. Violin music may be resorted to in an attempt to arouse the sleeping womin. Dr.

E. Gidding, one of the doctors inter ested in the case, said that in a similar instance last year a woman who had been asleep for six weeks had been rescued from her lethargy by a violinist who played to her for several hours. INS O. FIVE HUNDRED IN TURKEY SCRAMBLE Three Birds toy Brattleboro China Store Night Before Thanksgiving Easily Caught. More than 600 men and boys crowded into the Btreet Wednesday night in spite of the hard rain to undertake to catch a turkey and two; rooBters released from the second story Window of the Crosby block by the proprietor of the Brattleboro China store.

There was not much, difficulty in catching these birds as they flew down to the crowd, but a dispute arose as to who caught the turkey, at least three getting hold of him. Finally, Chief of Police George Wilson intervened and after the dispute had narrowed down to two young men, he flipped a coin to determine the winner aud Charles Wilder, employed at the Crosby Grain elevator, marched ofi" with the bird. The roosters, White Plymouth Rocks, were released at the same' time, E. E. Gobie of the china etore tossing one out1 of the window directly over the store and Dolor Nolin tossing out the other several windows farther south.

Carl Tenney, young son of Frank B. Tenney, who lives near the Baptist church, fell on one as though he was recovering a football. He says he plans to keep the rooster. The other one was caught by Richard Briggs, son of Russell II. Briggs of Guilford street.

He held his umbrella so far back while looking up to the second story that the rooster flew into it. He sold the bird to S. A. Daniels for $1.25. BROOKS HOUSE HAS 125 AT DINNER Large Thanksgiving Patronage Im- proverAeaKf 4e In Kitchen- 100-Ton Coal Pit Constructed.

About 125 guests were served a Thanksgiving dinner in the Brooks House yesterday. The hotel has been doing an especially good business of late. Some improvements in the kitchen have just been completed, including some new equipment and a new and improved range. Some further improvements in the hotel are contemplated. The coal storage capacity at the heating plant in the rear of the building has just been increased by the construction of a pit having a capacity of over 100 tons.

A large excavation was made, granite and cement walls were built and the top at the ground level was covered with railroad iron and cement. Two openings give opportunity for dumping the coal directly into the pit. Changes in the piping have been made so as to make one boiler do the work which two formerly did. ENORMOUS CQAL. PROFITS.

McAdoo Operators "Must Ncrw Be On Velvet." NEW YORK. Nov, 28. Profits several times in excess of the entire capital invested, came back to many coal operators in 1917, William G. McAdoo, former secretary of the treasury, declared in a further statement last night relative to the coal controversy. He asserted those operators "must now be on velvet." The statement follows: "The coal operators assert that I gave out confidential information when I stated that profits of the mine owners in 1917 ranged from 15 to 2000 per cent on capital stock before deduction of taxes.

This was not confidential information. The treasury department may publish statistical matter of this character any time. In fact, information concerning this very subject was furnished by me to the United States senate in response to a resolution introduced by Senator Borah concerning, profiteering, and was published July 5, 1918. "In this report the returns of several hundred coal companies showed profits ranging from 15 to 800 percent on their invested capital in 3917. The range of profits was higher on capital stock.

In short, many coal operators got back-' their entire invested capital several times out' of their profits in 1917. as shown by the reports, and must now be on velvet." THRIFT STAMP SALES GROW. Increase of $2,139,019 In Month of October New York Leads. wahtttvGTON. Nov.

28. The sale of, thrift and savings stamps and other savings securities by the government reached a total of $8,830,863 in Octo ber, an increase of or nearly 50 ner, pent over September. This far exceeds the sales of any month since April and brings the total sales tor the first 10 months of 1919 to $116,679,016. New York led among the states with ini7QfU Ohio second with $964,557 Afiannri third with $956,094. In nuyj.

ii-iv lur nonifo nurchases for the month. however, Missouri led with the District Of Columbia and Kentucky tied for second place. For 10 months Ohio with $3.05 leads the per capita list, the District of Columbia being second and Montana third. w. C.

H. Brooks Left His Home in West Brattleboro Sunday Night OVERCOAT LEFT AS HE PROMISED Was Found Folded on Box by Water's Edge at Old Goodenough Mill in West Brattleboro Seen By Mr. Dalrym-ple This Forenoon. The body of Charles 11. Brooks of West Brattleboro, who disappeared from his home Sunday evening, was found about 11 o'clock this forenoon in the mill-pond at the Melvin Dalrymple mill, formerly the Goodenough mill, in West Brattleboro, on the road to West Guilford.

It was found by Mr. Dalrymple, who first discovered Mr. Brooks's overcoat, which was left beside the water just as he said he would leave it. Mr. Dalrymple was repairing his sawdust carrier, which carries sawdust from the mill to the sawdust house, about 30 feet from the pond.

Happening to glance toward his slabwood shed, he saw an overcoat which had been folded and laid on top of a box. Having brought Mr. Brooks to this village Saturday when deeds for the sale of Mr. Brooks's tim-berland were passed, and having read in The Reformer of Mr. Brook's disappearance, Mr.

Dalrymple recognized the garment at once. He called to Carl Sargent, who was in the millyard with a load of logs, and the two approached the coat, which was near the corner of the shed, about three feet from the water's edge. Then tbey looked into the water and saw the body a short distance away, where the water is abou five feet deep. ..4 Going to the Imhuw. telephoned to J.

L. 8tockw-eir store; and Mr. Stockwell notified Selectman A. D. Wyatt by telephone at the selectmen's office.

Mr. Wyatt and State's Attorney E. Gibson went to the millpond and permission was given for the removal of the body. For several years Mr. "Brooks had been afflicted with melancholia, but was not insane.

His business ventures turned out unfavorably, and he often said that lie was of no use in the world and often threatened to take his life. No particular importance was attached to his statements of that kind, therefore when he put on his overcoat about 6 o'clock Sundav evening' and told his wife that he would jump into the water but would leave his coat where it. would lie found she gave the remark no more thought than she had on former occasions. As time wore on and he did not return she Caused notice to be given to the selectmen. Through The rveformer the fact of Mr.

Brooks's disappearance was given to the public, but not mucli was done in the way of a search until yesterday, when a number of men under the direction of Policeman W. E. Tyler and W. L. Sylvester searched Whetstone brook from West Brattleboro to the Connect i- (Continued on Tage 8.) FOR MEN 11.95, 52.50, $2.95, $3.50, $4.45, $4.95 DUFOLD UNION SUITS $3.50, $4.50, $6.00 Carter's Union I Suits! Each Mine to Be Dealt With Individually If Miners Do Not Co-operate In Increasing Coal Production Fourteen Per Cent Wage Increase to Put Into Immediate Effect EXPECT MANY MINES TO ACT VOLUNTARILY Government Is 1 Not Clear About Course When They Refuse to Grant Increase Mines to Be Operated By Fuel Administrator Garfield Declares Profiteering, Will Not Be Allowed by Either Party WASHINGTON', Nov.

23. Seizure of bituminous coal mines, where the miners do not show a disposition to eo-op-rrato in increasing production, ha3 been decided upon by the government in an effort to end the, bituminous coal strike, it was said today officially. In mines seized by the government 1 the 14 per cent wage increase agreed upon by the cabinet will bo put into' immediate ef- These plans of the government were agreed upon last Wednesday, officials said, bo as to meet the situation resulting from a refusal of the operators or miners or. both to agree to the government wage increase proposal. Cabinet officers expected many mine owners to put into effect voluntarily the per cent wage increase.

Whether tho -mines of hop refusing to do so would be seized was not: made clear but it waa said there was no general plan for government control and that each individual's case would be decided upon. Mines taken over by the government will bo operated by the fuel administra tion, but details as to compensation to the owners were- not disclosed. While various federal agencies were preparing (Continued on Page 8.) Universafist Cbarch Rev. D. E.

Trout, Pastor. Sunday, Nov. 30. 10.30 a. m.

iDivine worship with sermon by the Text, .1 know ihy works, that thou has a name that' thou livest and thou art dead. Revelation 3:1. 11.4"- a. Sunday school session. 7.30 p.

hi. -V. ('. service in charge of Marion Topic, The Brotherhood of Man. There will be special music.

3.00 p. ni. At Vernon, service of worship with sermon. Centre Congregational Church Friday, Nov. 28, 7.30 p.

m. Midweek meeting. Topic for discussion, What Do I Believe About Ihe Problem of Evil. Friday, Nov. 28, 8.30 p.

m. The canvassers for the every member canvass will meet in the chapel. First Baptist Church Friday, 4 p. m. Junior Endeavor meeting.

Friday, 7.30 p. m. Meeting for social prayer and praise. First Methodist Episcopal Church Friday evening, 7.30 o'clock Regular prayer meeting. Red Mens Hall Friday, Nov.

28, 8 p. m. Special meeting Quonekticut tribe, N. 2, Imp'd O. It M.

Warrior's degree. Dance Saturday night. A5K0R Swan- Russell Hats 'WORN BY WELL-DRESSED MEN Government Is Prepared to Take "The Next Step" New Issue Raised In Reply of Mexican Government Claim Jenkins Has Made Contradictory-Statements CONSULS NOT FREE 'FROM LOCAL LAWS To Investigate the Charge Against Jenkins Will Not Prolong Negotiations With MexicoCourse of Action Decided Upon and Government Is Prepared to Carry Is Out If Necessary The Reply WASHINGTON, 2S. Although further investigation of facts will be made, the American government has no intention of receding from its position in the Jenkins case, administration officials 'declared today. The government, they said, is prepared for "the next step" which may take the form of an ultimatum to the Mexican government.

The Mexican reply to the, American demand for the immediate release raised a new that Jenkins made contradictory statements to the trial 'judge and this official said there must be an investigation. Instructions will go forward to the embassy at Mexico City today to investigate this charge and also obtain copies of the indictment and charges against the consular agent. Administration officials indicated that the negotiations with Mexico would not be prolonged if unsatisfactory, that the government had decided upon a course of action and was prepared to carry it out should that become necessary. FRENCHMEN ARE CHOSEN LEADERS Albert Thomas First Director General of International Labor Office A Chairman. WASHINGTON.

Nov. Thomas, the conservative labor leader of France, was selected today by the governing body of the international labor conference as the first director general of the international labor office under the league of nations. Arthur Fontaine of France was selected as permanent chairman of the governing body. Mr. Thomas was chosen to act provisionally until the governing body had been fully constituted, but it was regarded as probable that he would serve for the next three years.

MRS. MARTHA (CAUSTIC) DODGE. Wife of Olcott T. Dodge Dies in Home on Spruce Street. Mrs.

Martha Charlotte (Caustic) Dodge, G4, wife of Olcott T. Dodge, died at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon in her home at 11 Spruce street. She had been In failing health since September and death resulted from complications. -Mrs. lodge was born Waterloo.

Province of Quebec. Canada, July 7, 185.1, a daughter of John and Mary (Gal- oranni vausiic. Alter ner marriage to Mr. Dodge they lived in the northern part of Vermont some time and came to Brattleboro about 20 years ago. She was a member of the Kebekah lodcre in Mont pel ier.

Besides her husband Mrs. Dodge leaves two daughters, Mrs. Harry Vincent of Montpelier, and Miss Charlotte Dodge, a teacher in tho Oak Grove school in this town. She also leaves one grandchild, Hazel Vincent, and three brothers, Charles E. Caustic of Cambridge, George Caustic of Montpelier and J.

Caustic of Long Beach, Cal. The funeral will be held in the home Monday and the body will be taken to Montpelier for burial. THE WEATHER. Cloudy Tonight Probably Local Snows Saturday. WASHINGTON, Nov.

28. The weather forecast: Cloudy tonight and Saturday. Probably local snows Saturday. Moderate north and northeast winds. DE THAT UHL LIES Sharp Clash at Today's Hearing By Investigating Committee HOWE CALLED TO ORDER BY MR.

BAKER Denied Charge By Uhl That He Had Held Up Order- Forbidding Circulation of Anarchistic Literature at Ellis Island. NEW YORK, Nov. 28. The testimony of Byron H. acting immigration commissioner before the.

house committee on immigration investigating conditions at Ellis Island, was interrupted today by Frederick C. Howe, former commissioner, who accused Mr. Uhl of not telling the truth. The interruption came after Dr. Uhl had identified an order dated April 4, stopping the circulation of anarchistic literature at' the island.

The order was signed with Mr. Howe's name, but Dr. Uhl testified that ho dictated the letter and that an annotation in the corner showed that it --was-not received by the immigration inspectors until June "Do you mean to say," interrupted Mr. Howe, "that I held up this letter?" "The chief of the division concerned did not receive it until the time indicated," replied Mr. Uhl.

Mr. Howe then asked whether Mr. Uhl ever remembered his holding up letters more than 24 hours whereupon Mr. Uhl answered "you held up that one. commissioner.

That isn 't the truth," declared Mr. Howe. The colloquy was ended by Representative Baker of California who informed Mr. Howe that he would not be permitted "to, do that sort of thing before the committee," Replying to a question of Representative Baker Mr. Uhl declared that it was the opinion of all the employes at the island that the conduct ot nowe's administration was improper.

FIGHTING IN MEXICO CITY. Eeported Carranza Has Fled from Obregon Forces. 8 AN ANTONIO, Nov. 28. Re-ports were received here today from the border to the effect that fighting had broken out in Mexico City between the Obregon and Carranza factions.

Carranza is reported to have fled to Quer- etaro. Gen. Pablo Gonzales is reported to be leading the Carranza troops. Not Surprised in Washington. WASHINGTON," Nov.

42S. Reports that Carranza and Obregon forces in Mexico City had clashed were received with no surprise -in official Washington. Jt Tvas said, however, that if they were true the break had come a little earlier thr.n expected. DUMMERSTON, P. Fitt will preach in the Con gregational church Sunday morning at 10.43 o'clock.

1 The Woman's association will meet in the church vestry Thursday, Dec. 4, for a covered dish Business meeting and election of officers will be held after the dinner. All who are interested in the association are invited to attend. Odd Fellows Teisp i0 Friday, Nov. 23 Bowling match between teams and I.

Danee given by Odd Fellows at Odd Fellows temple Nov. 28 for Odd Fellows, Rebekahs and friends. Come and bring all of your friends. All round dances. Dennis Rebekah lodge will hold a military whist party in the temple next Thursday evening, Pec, 4.

Everybody invited. Admission, 28 cents. The members who are intending to go by automobile to Greenfield to attend the Rebekah meeting next Friday evening, Dec. 5, please notify Mrs. Alta Barden or Mrs.

Nettie Akeley not later than Thursday, Dec. 4. Masonic Temple Tonight at 7.30 Regular meeting of Columbian lodge. No. SG.

work, L. degree. HOWE CLARES.