VOL. VIC. NEW SERIES VOL. LXVI.
BURLINGTON, VERMONT. THURSDAY. JUNE 3, 1920
NUMBER 49
0 RATIFICATION
INJELftWARE
A TtTfll i
Taking Any Action on the
Suffrage Question The
"Antis" Rejoice
President Wilson and other national
mo rauiicauon 01 ino womnn tun
uir .iTiirn :a n innrnon Rinn nn t i ii w nil
ratification resolution still in tho
was referred last Friday. Shortly be-
U fUIJUUI IllllCIII. .1 UluliUII '., '
forco the House Into comralttco nt
oio in consular l in rtauiuuuiu"ui
monsi.rai.iun.
nc i-iCKisiaiuro vans canon in b hhhi
ratify the suffrage, amendment, which
tlon would have given the women of
nation the right to vote. Thero were
I tt. n .of Ai( nti
started a State wide campaign for a
anpc of sentiment, Speakers were sent
u ueLiuonK weru uirouiuAuu uikiiik iu-
Alfred I. Dupont and others threw
cceeded In obtaining favorable action
ine eonaco on May it.
the lower branch, suffrage udvocatcs
the Senate refused to send the rofiolu-
C 11-1LI1CU W t-WIIIIIIlLILv. WlluriJ 1L W.li.
tiliin Kiiii J ivsiuujii iinuil ULKiilK (;
democrat In the House to vote for
e resolution but this, as well as the
R n D ipr n: f rrs. mer wnn Tiinurn.
SAXE UNVEILED
Ceremony Address by Vermont
Poet's Grandson
lffncafe. June ' Kefni-n a arA at.
p vi iiif Lrrccn .uoiini.Lin htp nipn nr-
niiu ikuuivm, me. nur nuuiner
rp vjst K unveiien Teifn n nnrftnr n in cnm.
nips nil in sire ni I nr n ri nnmpmiMiri
the cord that revealed the massive
n siornnrz worm or onn or Vermont'!
nt citizons of Vermont were present,
ley Included Gov. Perclval W. Clement,
out. Gov. JIason S. Stone, the Hon.
lines o. li. mn. snpa irr ni ini iniita nt
iprescntatlves, 70. J. Chamberlain, of
Highgato, State commissioners, charg
wlth the task of erecting the memori
.Tonn Godfrey Sate of Now York cltv.
andson of the poet and prominent New
Id and .T. T. Cushlng of St. Albans. Mr.
na presided. Tho St. Albans Glee Club
ng soveral selections.
nc ariorrss oi ine (lav was maie hv
hn Godfrey Saxe of New York, the
;i o tii aiiubuu. ine speaker cauea ai-
" ",. Fllll'!"!.lll n niiiK I it lll J .
onn uoarrev saxe wns horn nt TTirh.
te. Vt., on June 2, ISM. He died on March
1R87.
d editor, a lecturer and poet, State's
torney of Chittenden county, attorney
neral, and twice a candidate for govcr-
r ui in naiive c?caio.
Ilege remained exeentlonallv elnse
uukiiuiil 1 1 if me. I'nnn r is s nirt nr'u
tlctn Dtrtlulay, Saxe was the poit of
e. nr.piiKlnn. nnr hA nmii, ai .i.. t
own life was when, on Saxe's one
niirpnin nirinnuv M inn nhun, nn I...
.iw.m iU ,,i,ii tin- ,i,i, in i-meior oi
nsiderahle Interest In the puhlic affairs
Vermont. Indeed, ho almost became gov-
or or ine maLA. j wan inn i pmnrM a
iimnir, in ir.ii pna n imio: anil ne un.
..uiit.ij II",' li' . II i ll riVH, 11 IIC
U . I . . .,,1 1 ... .jt i
could havo Invoked tho system of cnin-
fllll.M 1,ttltir- c In V. ill V. .
r n m cast in a sincie vnfir. ak it w:i
had no chance
passage from one of his lectures which
i up tho American character aa fol-
wk:
" n iniuiniu a.nn unaenianin truui inai
arc nt once the. most matter-of-fact
rill.
Mil.. II'.. I . , il ' I ' 1 . ...
inn Art-niM't iiiiuun, ny wnicn I meaji
urti iiiLiiuii. MiLins tii nn n in I'nnniiH
Imlxturo the leading traits of every
vlllzod people. Nimble and mercurial,
e the Frenchman; enterprising and per
usal, llko the Scot: pretentious anil
uuu. t,,. v..o, ,,ii, ,, , muiiiuun 41111
BCther!"
SENATK AFPItOPRIATIO.WS CUT
firtft frnm .mnronriatlonH provided In th
nlKht rcaohfid a tlnai agreement on
1 nrinPn.,r..Hnn KIM nw1 It
n Hlllllltll (11 111 V n MMU IIIU1K1II (Oil HIIU II,
ill b reported to hoth houscH to-mor-
a., nnnlln itnnii iirtrin inn hill r!ir,
es M0l.0a.POO.
Among tho principal reductions from
m . . ...... mam til IWl IWYI fn. the tirinv
r service compared with jio.uinyiw pro
ded by tho Senate and WmO.flOO by tho
ouko, 15,000,000 for tho ordiuinco depart
ont compared with J1,000,000 allowed by
nn.i n nim fHKI hv I1n Senate.
iiAivuinn tnf lt,nrmrlritlnn which
aa ."i,000,000 Ich Blhan Senate figures. I no
,.i, Pnf uriv of llin ftrmV
a reduced lfG,000,OO0 from tho benato
lowancc.
I'llESS WANT ADS l'AY JJ13ST
13
THE STATES CANNOT
RATIFY AMENDMENTS
BY POPULAR VOTE
Unanimous Decision of Supreme Court Therefore
Legalizes All Ratifying Resolutions of Leg
islatures on Suffrage and Prohibition and
Fixes Definite Check' on Powers of Ref-erendums
Washington, .tune 1. The Supremo
Court In an unanimous opinion to-day held
that federal constitutional amendments
cannot be submitted to popular vote for
ratification by State, having referendum
provisions In their constitutions.
The method of ratifying amendments,.
the court held, Is a national power speci
fically granted by the federal constitution
and the States have no authority to pro
vide otherwise. In so holding, the. court
declared Inoperative provisions of the Ohio
State constitution authorizing submission
or rerferal amendments to a referendum
for ratification, nnd overturned State Su
preme Court decrees dismissing Injunction
on proceedings hrought by George S.
Hawko, Cincinnati attorney in a tax pay
ers' milt to enjoin submission of the nro-
'hlbltion and woman's suffrage amend
ments to a referendum vote.
Next to the cases Involving the validity
of the prohibition amendment and the en
forcement, the Ohio referendum cases
were considered the most Importnnt he
fore the Supreme Court. Had the court
ruled otherwise, the decision would have
most likely resulted, according to court
officials, in tho rc-openlng of the suf
frage question in approximately a dozen
States, and the filing of petitions for a
referendum vote. With 55 States, one less
than th constitutional three-fourths hav
ing already ratified the suffrage amend
ment, and opposite decision would un
questionably have banished all hopes of
ratification prior to the No ember elec
tions. The decision, however, does not affect
the pending prohibition cases as none in-
BOOZE IN SUIT CASES
Two Hon nd for flurllngrton When Cns
tomn Inspector Nobs Them Held
nl St. A Minn .fall
St. Albans, June. 2. Fred Papln nnd
"Wlnslow Ookey of Moorcs, N. Y.. were
arrested by Deputy Collector Hllon Ii.
Corse In chargo a.t Alhurg and placed
In the Franklin county jail here.
charged with violating the Volstead I
act by bringing intoxicating liquors j
Into this countiTi and wore arraigned i
to-day before United States Commls-1
sinner f D. Watson, who ordered them
to be oonfin,el in Fra.nklin county Jail
while a complaint was sent to Unite!
States District Attorney V. A. Bullard
of Burlington.
Deputy Corse noticed the two men as
they got off the Rouses Point train at
West Alburg. Both were carrying
sultca-ses which looked suspicious.
They placed the suitcases on tho plat
form while one of tho men went Into
the station to buy tickets for Hurllng
ton. Just as they were, about to get on
the Rutland train Deputy Corse stop
ped them and took them to tho customs
room, whore the suitcases were opened
and each was found to contain eight
bottles of whiskey n well as 12 quart
bottles of gin, three half pints of gin
and ono quart of Scotch whiskey. ,
BOY DROWNED IN
mrmr .vrMm.T.r.nnm.nii.n
ivutl,rtnu HniljtnHllHltlinVi
iKiipn, ji-car-om son or Gorman mo-
viur, or mis ouy, was cirowncii wniio ;
swimming in Otter Creek near this city j
this afternoon, and John, 18, son of Mi
chael Mahonev of Rutland narrowly es
caped death while attempting to get Sco
vllle's body Into a canoe. The younger
loy could swim some and the reason for
his sinking is not known. Several other
lads were ahout when he went down, !
but It'was 4j minutes before his body . alist Churches, announces tho follow
was brought to the surface by swim-' Ing arrangement of summer pastorates:
mers. Mahoney was fully dressed when . At Jacksonville tho Rev, C B. Stetson
the canoe overturned ns he and two of Rutland; Wells, the Rev. George F.
others attempted to get Scoville's body ,
aboard. Weighed down by his clothes Rev. Alvan M. Smith of Ludlow: Bar
Mnhoney ,s,mk and was unconscious after, nar.l, the Itev, W. W. Itnse of Roches
hls companions had been compelled to let ter, N. Y ; North Montpeller to be sup
Seovllle.'s body sink again to get Mahon-1 plied to be supplied by student from
ey out on the banl Physicians worked ' Crane Theological School, Tufts fol-
over him for some time before he re.
gained his senses. Scoville's body was
finally recovered.
HOUSE VOTES TO TAKE
ADJOURNMENT SATURDAY
Washington, June 1. After brief dis
cussion the House to-day adopted n reso
lution providing for adjournment of Con
gress sine die, Saturday next at i p. m
and bent It to the Senate whoro similar
action is expected hy the leaders, prob
ably to-morrow. No record vote was
taken and some Democrats, opposing the
resolution, were unable to force o roll
call, Falling In thlo they vainly sought
a reconsideration, but wero defeated VJi
to 52.
Along with tho formal action on the
adjournment measure both Senato and
House adopted speed up programs to
clear away a mass of legislation. The
Senate begun Its sebhion two hours earl
ier than usual and continued work to
night as did .the House.
Tho adjournment plan prompted con
siderable speculation among republicans
and democrats ii to the probable atti
tude of President Wilson 'with sugges
tions from some quarters that he would
call a special session. Nobody, however,
had authentic Information.
In presenting the resolution Represen
tative Mondell of Wyoming, tho repib
Mean leador, declared by Saturday Con
gress would have "disposed of every Im
portant matter before It."
DECLINES TO COMMENT
fiiM. (,'lrnirut Anked About Hffeot of
Ohio CiiHr un Spi-olal Krnitlou
Montiellcr, June 2. When askod what
effect tho decision of tho Supreme Court
of tho United States In tho Ohio case was
UKoly to have regarding a special ses-
slon of the Vermont Legislature, Governor
Clement said to-night that ho was not
familiar with tho case and was not pre
pared to take final position in the matter
until ho hud Informed himself and taken
counsel.
volved that question except Indirectly. In
view of the fact that 13 of the 48 States
have already ratified the liquor amend
ment, attorneys in recently arguing those
cases before the Supreme Court conceded
that even If the court held that the pro
hlbltion amendment could not bo submit
ted to the voters, enough States without
referendum provisions In their constitu
tions would remain to provide tho re
quired three-fourths.
The courts opinion, however, puts an
end to any controversy as to whether
Ohio has ratified both amendments and
puts Ohio definitely In tho list of States
approving each of the amendment.
Power to ratify a federal amendment
according to tho court's opinion which
was rendered by Associate Justice Day
Is derived from the federal Constitution
and a State nan no authority to designate
the means of ratification. The language
of the Constitution, the opinion said, Is
plain relative to ratification and "admits
of no doubt In Its Interpretation."
Justice Day saJd that by requiring
ratification to be by the "Legislatures
tho framers of the Constitution meant the
recognized legislative body In each State
and characterized as "fallacious" argu
ments that it was the Intent that ratifica
tion should he hy the "legislative action
of the States through tho medium pro
vided at the time of the proposed np
proval of an amendment.
Ratification of an amendment, the court
held Is not a legislative act and any other
construction might result In endless
confusion.
rtlmncd GnrnlriRs of 6(15 Trobntlon
cm In State Average Weekly
SKIM for Mvn
Montpe.lier. June. 2. At the meeting of
the Board of Chanties and Probation this
afternoon and evening, the reports showed
the average weokly earnings of the male
probationer was $3-1.:b; that X males and
- ' females probationer aro earning. This
does not include persons ill or Juveniles
In schools. Tho total ostimatod earnings
of the fiffi probationers Is J.HXi.303.65 a year.
There were. 2. discharged from jirobatlon
last month and 41 added.
Miss Elizabeth Devine, aent for the
home department of the Massachusetts
departmcnt-of correction, spoke this eve
ning on "Assistance to Families" of Prla
oners In Institutions.
AUTO MISHAPS 135
Ilcord no Far Tills Yeai Seven Re-
nortPil to SeiTrtnry of Slate
Ywtcrdny
Montpeller, Juno 2. At present, 133 ac
cident reports havo been received this
yoar by the State automobile department
seven appeared In tho office to-day. These
Included K. W. Dillon of Montpeller. who
reported that because a telephone wire
hail been allowed to sag across the road
near Woodbury Lake, the top to his au
1 tomobile was damaged. It appears "the
wjri, was so low that It caught the top
of tlc RUtomobllc.
SUMMER PASTORATES
Fl4r, G. F. Fortler Announce Mrn for
Temporary PomIh Anno, Merlins
Morrisvillc, .Tun 2. Tho Row Georpo
F. Fortler. superintendent of Unlvers
Fortler of Mnrrlsville; Cavendish, the
lege, Mnbs. Mr. Fortler also announces
that the Rev. N. S. Hill of Pawtunkct.
R. I., has accepted an Invitation to
become permanent pastor al Concord,
Vt.
The following meetings of the asso
ciations throughout .the State will bo
held a followH, Green Mountain Asho
elation of Unlvorsallsts at Barnard
Tuesday. Juno : Windham and Ben
nington Association at Wllllamsvlllo
on Wednesday, June IB; Northern Asso
ciation of7 Universalis! of Vermont
and Lower Canada at Lyndonvllle on
ruesday, June 22; Central Association
of 1'nltarians and I'niversallsts onlrr- 11 onK ,l,nc "cst llllrt'ori1 resilient.
Wednesday, June 30 at North Mont-1 oll'l was located on the trunk mad
poller.
PRESIDENTS SALARY NOT
SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX
Wnshlngto, Juno 1. Provisions of tho
war revenue act requiring tho President
and all federal Judges to pay an Income
tax on their salaries were declared un
constitutional to-day hy the Suptcme
Court in a 7 to 2 decision,
Under the act the Prcbident paid on his
Biliary of J7h.iX a year, approximately
Tlfi.OOO In taxes. Revenues already col
jeeled under the Invalid provisions will
under tho court'H decision be refunded
by the treasury.
The Supreme Court's decision w.-is on
appeals hy Federal District Judge Walter
Kvans of Louisville Ky from lower
court decrees dismissing a suit brought
by him to recover tnxes Involuntarily
paid, Ho contendod that the federal con
stitution prohibited Judges' salaries being
diminished "during contlnuanco In office."
' Lose Their Licenses
Montpeller. Juno 2. The following per
sons have had their aiitomohlto opera
tors' licenses suspended: Kdward T,
Nelll, Northtleld, alleged Intoxication;
L. L. Davis and ,11. W. Barry, Bclvldcro
Center, upon complaint of State's At
torney W. H. Trany; M. H. Piper, Greens
boro, misconduct; J, B. Roddy, Rutland;
Leonard St. John, Barrc, alleged Intoxication.
ASSERTS
EtARUGH
STOLE $50,000,000
Rep. Mason Later Amends Re
mark Alleging $200,000,000
Stolen in Copper from Govt,
by Baruch and Associates
Washington, June 2. B. M. Baruch, for
mer chairman of the wnr industries
board, wrote to Representative Mumn,
Republican, Illinois, to-day asking that
ho submit at once to Congress and the
attorney-general tho evidence which
prompted him to charge in tne House
recently that Mr. Baruch had "stolen
TM.000.noo from tho government In copixr
alone."
i Mr. Baruch further demanded that ho
'be Immediately brought to the bar of
Justice and condemned to punishment if
found guilty and exonerated if innocent
from tho Infamous and malicious chargo
you mnko against me."
Mr. Moron in a letter of reply marie to
nlcht said that since looking over Ills
previous statement, ho would amend ll
to sav that "you and your associates stou
jmooo.OiV) In Conner alone." Ho added
that the matter on which he based nis
charges already was before Congress In
connection with tho investigation of war
expenditures.
'Jou certainly do not expect me to
present this matter to jour particular
friend, Mr. Palmer, tho attorney gener
al." Mr. Mason said and added, "I shall
if I live, ask the attorney general of the
United States after March i. 1821, to pro
ceed chilly and criminally against you
and your associates."
Declaring that Mr. Baruch, when head
of the war induhtrlcH hoard, had apiioint
ed u cooperative commltttee on copper
with John D. Ryan, of New Yoik as
chairman and presidents and owners of
copper producing plants in tho United
States as members Mr. Mason cnargca
that his committee had allowed copper
producers to buy at one price and i-ell
it another. He also charged that this
commltteo after the war permitted luo,
000,(100 pounds of copper which the gov
ernment he said purchased at 23 cents
a pound to bo fiold to the producers at
15 cents per pound.
In addition to writing to Mr. Mason,
Mr. Baruch wroto to Representative
Garrett, Democrat, Tennessee, and Re
presentative Hudscpeth, Democrat of
Toxas. In this letter to Mr. Garrett, he
asked the Tennessee member "to demand
of Mr. Mason that as he made that
statement under the protection the con
stitution gives tho Congress he should
do either one of two things- Ho must
use his utmost ability both a-aa mem
ber of tho Congress and as private
citizen to tee that I am prosecuted to
the limit of the law if he be right, and
If he be wrong, ho must mako an
apology as full as was his charge. It
is about time that these Borgia-llko
assassins of chainoter cease their work
or accept the responsibility of their
actions."
In his letter to Mr. Hulspeth Mr.
Baruch said that he hoped "through tho
activities of you and those of your col
leagues, regardless of their political
faiths who believe in fair play, to be
afforded tho opportunity of branding
tho charge as vicious and deliberate lie
in its every respect.
MORE LOSE LICENSES
II. K. D ii bur of ItiirlliiRinn Cannot
DrlW' for MI Iluys fi'nmnrlir nml
WllllnniN Ciinch rtrnorlnl
Montpcller, June Sccrctarv of 'Slate
Harry A. Black to-day suspended one
llcensn In addition to those which were
suspended Tuesday afternoon. This was
R. K. Dubuc of Burlington for a period
of on days for reckless driving as shown
by Investigation. The report of the con
viction of Joseph Onmnche has been re
ceived at the office. Gamache did not
hold an operator's llccm-c, according to
tho records of the office, unless It was
under a different name, while the report
of Hiram Kdwnnls of Wllilamstown, ,ip
pcarlng In Barrc City Court and paying
j.T and costs for negligent-', was also
given, Action relative to these matteis
will occur later.
HOTEL BURNS
Vf.t llnrrfiiril lintel, n l.niiilmiirk,
llrtriivei In I Inrl)- Morning lllni-
liiincrupleil for Year
Whlte River Junction, June 2. Tho
West Hartford village hotel, a landmark
of Its regions for generations past, was
totally destioycd by fire fftts morning.
The fire broke out at about :i:P,0 a. ni., and
by four o'clock the spacious Directory
InillHliir- wns hiirneil to the around.
Thorn was an emergency alarm In White
River Junction and soon 17 firemen were
taken in auto.i to West Hartford, hut tho
fire had gained such headway at the
time of their arrival that no assistance
could be given.
The hotel had been closed for a year
and Its last landlord was Frank P. Wheel-
from White River Junction to Montpeller
and tho north,
WANTS BOARD PAY
Seekh fS20.l7 frniii Hitnln nf l.nle .In red
.hrrnethy
MIddlcbury. June The drst jury
trial in Addison County Court got
started this morning and went to Urn
jury early this afternoon. This easn
was Cora' Wilson vs. .lured Aberucthy
estates, Ira Hnmblln, eeeutor Mrs.
Wilson, tho plaintiff, claimed a .bal
ance due her tor four years' board and
four vears' washing for the deceased
Aberne.thy, which the coinnilsslonern
of IiIm estate refused to allow. Tho
plaintiff's claim was for a 159 weeks'
board at Pcr week wd the same
number of weeks' washing nt 7,r. cents
por week, A total of fS2fi,7 wltli In
tcrcst thereon from the first duy of
May. 111!. The defense was based
niostlv on what they could extract
from the witnesses for the plaintiff
and apparently was confined to an ef
fort to 'largely reduce the amount.
No other cases were ready to be
taken up thin afternoon, not even a
divorce case and tho Jurors wero all
excusrd until nlno o'clock to-morrow
morning except the 12 on thn sitting
panel. The court, however, remained
In th" building during the afternoon
In enso anything should turn, up to
ooounv thidr ofXidal attention,
PALMER'S CAMPAIGN
METHODS ATTACKED
Charged With Letting Down
Pennsylvania Liquor Bars
During the Presidential
Primaries
Washington, June 2. (By tho Associa
ted Press.) A fiery cross table quarrel
between Attorney General Palmer and
Kugcno G. Bonnlwcll of Philadelphia,
Bristling with direct charges of tho mis
use of federal power to let down the.
liquor bars during the Pcffluiylvanla pres
idential primaries on the one hand and
of attempted "character assainatloii" on
the other marked Senate investigation
to-dny of pre-convention campalsn ex
penditures. The attorney general appear"d unex
pectedly In the commltttee room during
the luncheon recess after Mr. Bo-inlwell
hud launched a broadside of charges, in
cluding a sweeping assertion that the.
whole Pulmcr campalsn In Pennsylvania
had been a "ghastly and debasing de
gradation of law." Mr. Bonnlwcll was
recalled to the utand to (lnlc'li his tes
timony and Mr. Pulmer. the first candi
date for a presidential nomination to
appear at the Inquiry, took a scat across
the table from the witness, who. It was f
brought nut, was a political enemy of
long standing.
News of the Impending verbal clash
before the committee spread repidly and
tho hearing room soon was rrowded.
When .Mr. Bonnl'vell had employed "char
acter assaslnatlon" mothnrio against him
in Pennsylvania for years and conclud
ing It with the assertion that in Pennsyl
vnnla "Judge Bonntwcll's word Is NOT
evidence of fact."
Echoes of the combat had hardly died
away before a new element was Injected
Into the committee's deliberations with
tho flat refusal nf Senator Kdge. Republi
can, New Jersey, to attend further ses
sions. In announcing that he had notified
the chairmen of the full committee and
the Mib-conimltteu nf his decision, the
senators said he believed approximately
figures on all pre-conventlon expenditures
had been obtained and that further In
quiry would result only In tho airing of
"charges, counter charges. Intimations
and Insinuations." He added that no
federal law had been broken as there
was nn federal presidential primary law
to break.
Rxforo Mr. Palmer appeared in the
committee room the committee had In
quired Into the activities of the Plumb
plan league, made further efforts to run
down a presidential campaign for W. O.
McAdoo rind had heard two ofliclals- of
oil companies who had been mentioned in
previous testimony as possible large con
tributors to protect campaign.
Kdward Keating, manaccr of the Plumb
plan league, declared the league had
taken no part In any pre-conventlon
political activity, hart not contributed any
money and did not plan to participate
In the convention struggles. He added,
however, that it did seek to defeat mem
bers of Congress who voted for the
transportation act
Mrs. Antoinette Funk of Illinois, active
in Tiiberty Bond loan drives later for the
Democratic national committee, declared
positively that no eanipaign for obtain-
ing the Democratic presidential nomina -
tlon tor McAdoo, direct or Indirect, ijxlst.
cd, much to her "regret."
II. F. Sinclair, New York, of the oil
company bearing his name, declared lie
had made no campaign contributions or
been otherwise active politically and Nor
man Bridges, connected with the Dolieny
oil Interests testified that he-.had contrib
uted II.fTO to General Wood's candidacy,
but otherwise knew nothing of any cam
paign. After tho oil company officials had been
excused, the committee came to Mr. llon
nlwell. The Pennsylvania man who was
candidate for Democratic national com
mitteeman from that State at the recent
primaries and opposed the. Palmer move
mi nt with a "sticker" campaigning for
McAdoo dekgates, was called fn connec.
tlon with the McAdoo activity. He testi
fled flatly that he had conducted that
campaign over the direct, personal refus
al of Mr. Mi-Adoo to have his name used,
which prevented its nppe.iranci? on the
! ballots and necessitated stickers,
j In describing lie interview with Mr.
McAdoo, the witness tirst touched on his
charges about tho Palmer Pennsylvania
r.-imp.ilKii,' and Un-rcaltcr they fell thick
ajul fust, lie asserted that It was "gen
eiat knowledge" In '.he state Hint when
Hie P.(lmer movement -.mis threatened,
Ihe "barn had been let down,' sodden-
y: that liquor warehouse doors were
thrown "wide open" under tho eyes jiC
department of justice nnd prohibition
enforcement officers of the federal gov
ernment, particularly In the " coal coun
ties" and that the Whole Palmer cam
paign not only was a "ghastly and de
basing degradation of law" but' an "In
vitation" to law violators.
Some direct references to Mr. Palmer
by the witness wero stricken out by the
committee as "personalities."
When the hearing resumed this after
noon Mr. Bonnlwcll resumed tho stand.
Senator Pomerone. Democrat, Ohio, went
directly to cross examination of Mr. Bon
nlwcll after Mr. Palmer, when offered
a r-hii wo to question the witness, said
he had come merely to make a state
ment " the committee. The senator re
peatedly demanded It Bminlwell hud per
sonal knowledge that federal otiicers in
Pennsylvania weru "conniving" at viola
tion of prohibition laws A statement
that tho witness was "satisfied" that such
whs the case was put aside nnd Sen.itor
Pomcrene Insisted repeated his question
until the witness finally answered:
"No sir." He added that If ihe ronimli
tcu would give him two weeks' time ho
would furnish legal evidence,
Mr, Palmer then rose. Ills chargo that
Bonnlwcll had, employed "character
assassination" efforts against him In
Pennsylvania for years, brought a warn
ing from Senator Iteed, Democrat, Mis
soiiil, against "peisonnlltles" but the
question wns set at rest when Mr. Palmer
was permitted to continue his ntuto
incnt under altlrmatlon.
The speaker denied flatly and without
qiiallllcutlon what he characterized as
"these Male" charges that he hud granted
"Immunity" to prohibition violators In
Pennsylvania, lie declared that on the
cuntrarj arrests hud been mud" and the
cases prosecuted during thn election per
iod and asserted also that ho lacked power
to grunt such Immunity had he so de
sired. Is your household run on tho budget
plnn? A careful study of the ads will gv
ou Immediate knowledge of buying op
portunities and will help materially In
the weekly balancing up.
CUMMINGS VISITS
G. 0. P. CESr
National Democratic Chairman
Is Welcomed Photographed
With Republican Chairman
Hays
Chicago, June 3, The Republican
national .committee's hearings of con
tests to-day was enlivened by some
hotly debated cases and also by a
visit from Homer S. Cummlngn, chair
man of tho Democratic national coin
mittco. Mr. Cummlngs, availing hlmsolf
of tho open Hussions, '."isltoi tho hear
Ing room whoro ho became tho center
of a good naturcd reception which al
most drowned out the proceedings. Ho
vas photographed with Ropublican
Chulnnan Hays and looked over tho
Coliseum for Ideas to take to Sa.u
Francisco.
In Its day's work on tho contests, tho
committee threw out both sets of dele
gates, which asked seats for the fifth
congrouslonal district of Missouri, the
Kansas City district. A fierce and
heated controversy wan airej in a
long hearing.
Deciding tho first case affecting tho
strength of Senator Jononson's forces
in the convention, tne committee, on a
roll call, voted to scat the delegates
from the tenth Minnesota district who
aro unlnstructcd but counted as favor
able to the candidacy of the California
senator. Tho defeated delegation was
pledged to the candidacy of Gen. Wood.
In the Mississippi contests the com
mltteo decided to seat the delegates at
large headed by National Cotnmlttee-
'man Mulvlhlll, but did not decide on
the contests from the eighth congres
sional district because it was neces
sary to have a sub-committee look
over the proofs. In the I.,oulslania con
tests tho committee voted to seat the
officially reported delegation headed
by National Committeeman Km II
Kunt of No Orleans, which was unln
structed but claimed for tho Wood
forces and part of tho Iowden man
agers. , The contest from the fourth Mis
souri district was quickly disposed of
by seating the regularly reported dele
gation, unlnstructcd but claimed by
tho Wood forces. One of the con
testants, John Alhus of St. Joseph,
who was mentioned in testimony be
fore the Senate committee as having
been paid $2,000 from the Ixwdcn cam
paign fund, did not appear to press
his case.
The real sensational tight of the day
came on the contest from the Kansas
City district, which the committee finally
solved by refusing to seat anybody.
Charges of "strong arm" politics, meet
ings broken up by mustard gas bombs,
women intimidated by negroes and gag
rule, flew thick and fast. Committee
men denounced tho situation In the dis
trict a.s "disgraceful and tainted with
fraud" and after voting down by a cljpso
vote a motion to seat the regularly re
ported delegates Robert J. Flick and Jes
sel Martin, decided to seat none of the
parties.
This action reduced the total number
-no eanvenuon trom I'M to
' " Iurn a hrst case In which
I a .. strlct wl ' without reprcscn-
tation
Tho net results of the day's work wero
to bring the number of contests deposed
of up to 33 out of the 137 filed.
Tho Georgia and Florida ca.ses con
tinued to hang (Ire in sub-commlftee and
there was a disposition evidenced in the
full committee meeting to-day to check
the practice of referring disputes r.ithcr
than having tho national committee de
cide them llret hand. There was some
discussion on the subject but further
references to sub-committees were made
later In the day and when the session
idjoumed until nine o'clock to-morrow
morning the list of caues in sub-commlttee
had been supplemented by the reference
, of the eight congressional districts of
Mississippi whore tho regularity of the
district convention call Is to be deter
mined. Many of the' committeemen expressed
their satisfaction with the decisions ot
to-day, although there wero firopoials to
straddle some contests and split the votes
of delegations bctveeen the contestees
and contestants. Committeeman Howell
of Nebraska, led the sentiment which
argued that the committee would check
tho quadrennial How of contests If It
were to make definite decisions nnd send
word back into tho districts that no com
promise would be tolerated. The com-
'. niittcemen who favored Uiis course argued
j .successfully that by splitting delcgatlons'to
settlo contests, contests were being in
vited.
Chairman Hays had a brief conference
to-day with Lieutenant-Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt, who visited the committee
room and gave out a statement reiterating
nis support of General Wood's candidacy.
Colonel Wllllnm Boyco Thompson of
New York, chairman of the ways and
means committee of the national com
mittee, also conferred with Chairman
Hays briefly and also gave out a state
ment. Arrangements for tho distribution of tho
convention seats were completed to-day.
None of the tickets will bo placed in tho
hands nf the national committeemen un
til Saturday.
lCac.li committeeman will receive the al
lotment for his State and distribute them
to State delegations.
Precautions have been takn to pie
vent tho tickets falling Into speculator's
hands and to prevent counterfeiting.
A single organization of men and wom
en Instead of dual control undor sepa
rate leadership will bo tho plan presented
to the Republican national convention by
the national committee for assimilation
of tho new voters, It was announced to
day, Chairman Will H, Hays named five
national committeemen to dm ft the
committee plan for the p.irt women
voters nro to play in party manage
mcnt, Sunday the women delegates
and alternates approximately 1.10
strong, will caucus, and discuss their
proposals.
The demand for tho moro militant
women leaders Is for a suffrage plunk
In tho platform calling on Statos which
have pot acted on tho constitutional
amendment to hurry and do so.
The sub-committee appointed to
day will hold It first session early In
tho morning In an effort to complete
Its recommendations in timo for their
submission to the women's caucus
Sunday. Tho committee Includes Gen
oral T. Coleman Dupont, Delaware;
Rudolph K. Hyslckn. Ohio; John T.
Adams, Iowa; R. B. Howell, Nubraska
and Ralph B. WIltaniB, Ore-con.
WOMEN HECKLERS
DISTURB CONGRESS
Sympathizers With Irish Free
dom Create Disturbances ia
Both Houses Until They Ais
Ejected
Washington, Juno 1. Both tho Se i
ate, and House wore thrown Into a m -roar
to-dny by an outbreak of worm i
sympathizers with Irish freedom.
There were evidently two partle; 'o
the demonstration, which started fir t
In tho Senate during delivery of i
speech by Senator Brandegee, repu i
llcan, Connecticut, opposing acceptan n
of a mandate over Armenia. Later, a
woman eluded guards at the Houi
chamber door, and with friends In t e
gallery, shouted a challenge to met i
bers to deny their appeal In behalf f
Ireland.
Answering1 a demand from tho flc r
that they be thrown out and locked I ,,
the women defied tho entire House o
attempt It, and as guards started .if r
them they raced around the gallei
creating great disorder, until th
f'nally wore subdued and ejected.
Although tho offenders wero escort d
to the capital guard room no charg i
were lodged against them and tin
wero permitted to go their way.
Breaking suddenly on the proverbial d j
nity of tho Senate Just after Senator
Brandegee had referred to "the ravish i
of tho Hun" a woman's shnll-Toict fro n
the gallery startled senators and atien ..
ants alike. As the woman shouted "Wl v
not eject the Knglish Hun from Ireland '
gallery guards, astounded b the unercpe -
ien proceeding, quickly recovered t u
wits and mado a rush In her direction.
while the strident command from A ic
President Marshall to "put her out" 1 I
instantly to heckling from other parts f
the gallery.
For a moment a whirlwind nf questln i
swept down from tho galleries, while '1
vice-president. I.iy aside his gavel, to'';
charge or tho sivmlon and shoji J h:ir
pjromptory orde.-a t the attendants o
renrivij tho wom?n. Meanwhile, Senati .
Brnndtgee, still i.old'rg his ground, walti I
p.vtieiitly for ord'r. Fpectator who too
no fart In tho outbreak, wero moio start
el lean the members and some who wet
ai-os'ted hy the f.ua ns- denied that the
were n:nong th .-ecklers. Orclr- t'nall
was restored and tho Senate back to It
work.
Word that the hacklers had Invade '
the Senate reached the House before th-.
'women started the second performanoi
It did not serve, however, to keep thei
out, tor one young woman, wearing u
broad, dove colored hat. slipped throug'i
the cloak room door, planted herself 1 i
the main aisle and suddenly screamed.
"Cowards'."
That was all she said, but it wa-
enough. Instantly, her companions in the
gallery began screaming a volley of ques.
Hons, all relating to the lrsih situation
The shout from the tloor was the sipna'
to those above, and for a few moment;!
they seemed to control the activities o'
the House. Speaker Glllett's gavel kept
up an Insistent tapping, and there were
shouts of "Throw them out," with an
answering yell that the Job was too big
for all the House.
As the guards dashed after the gallery
hecklers, a wild rare started around the
benches, with everybody standing until
the picket brigade finally was captured
and put out.
Dnnlid T O'Connell. director of the
Friends of Irish Freedom, declar.nl in a
statement to-night that the heckling was
"wholly without authority and without
the knowledge of any responsible officer
or representative of th national council
of the Friends of Irish Freedom or as
sociated organizations.
TROUT CLUB DINNER
Lake Mansfield Cluh Has Annual Mert
Inir Consume WO Pounds Re
elect Dr. nrlglium President
Stowe, June 2. One hundred pounds
of. trout were consumed at the annual
dinner of the lakn Mansfield Trout
club to-day. Kighty-foiir sat down and
during tho day 100 In all were present.
The following officers wero elected:
President, Dr. 1 1. ( Brlgh.-iin of Grind
Rapids. Mich.: vice-president, M C.
Lnejoy nf Stowe; secretar.v-tieas lor,
O. U. Luce of Stowe. The dlrectotr to
succeed thoso retiring lire C L. ATc
Muhon, M. C. Lovejoy. O. A- Stralton,
C D Butt. Dr. H. N. Kingsford. Tho
clues voted arc 1 10.
Among tlione present were Freder
ick II, Babbitt and Curtis Fmery of
Newport, gubcniatori.il cajidida'es;
Dr. D, C. Hawtcy of Burlington; n"
H. N, KliiR-lsford and Professor TTb
balls. registrar, both of Dartmouth
College; Frank nowo of Bennington.
The report of the secretary -nd
treasurer a membership of 203 "ho
members coming from many towns in
Vermont i.nd about 10 from other
States.
In the last 15 years. lO.tnt pounds
of brook trout have been taken from
the preserve. Last Derember 200,00(1
egg-s were place In the hatchery whr
tho fry may be seen by all who r.iro
to do so. Tho ;i.ssets of the club in
clude real estate alued nt StO.000; a
one year old bull. T'-'OO; eight cows,
J1.400; two yearling heifer.;, $2n1, sis
calves $400, hogs J75.
TAKES AIRPLANE FLIGHT
ON HER 87TH BIRTHDAY
Mcmorublr Buy In the I.lfc of n llrnl
llelmro Woman
Brattleboro, June I. To-day vum :i
memorable day In the llf of Mrb Abiiiu
l). Harris of It Brook strot She v .r' S7
years old to-day and In obsirv.uue ot
tho occasion bhe made on airplane (light
In a dirties army biplane with her gi. ml
i.on, Fred H. Harris, tp an ultltmlt of
3.00 foot, declaring It to bo "He uf thn
must delightful events In her life. Thn
machine tlow over the village IU minutes,
taking olt nnd lundlng at the Br.-ittUnoro
Retreat field. After the night- Mr II, r
rls, who was in aviulnr In tho World
War, executed a beautiful spli-al In his
newly acquired machine, while his .trurit
mothor looked on. Mr. Harris Is th
holder of many tennis championships.
Ho is a son of Treasurer Charles .
Harris of the Brattleboro Saving Bunk
The hitter's father, who uas tho liiiobiuid
of Mrs. llurrlb, w.m the late Fled I!.
HnrrlH ot Brattleboro, a contractor t,d
builder.