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Show REFORMER REBUKED BY THE BREWERS Chicago, Oct JO. On tho ground that he is "an Improper person," Arthur Ar-thur Burrago Farwell, reformer, was blackballed last night by the International Inter-national Brewers' congress, to which ho had sought admission as a dele-gate. dele-gate. When Mr. Farwell arrives at his office of-fice today he will find among his mall a communication from the brewers notifying him that be is persona non grata. Ho will also receive a check bearing bear-ing tho signature of Percy Andrez, president of the International Breweis congress The check represents a $5 bill that Mr Farwell passed over with his application for membership In the congress a few days after ho had asked public pra)ors for Secretary of Agriculture Wilson for accepting tho post of honorary president of the congress con-gress In the letter which was mailed last night by Dr. Max Henlus. 60cretar-general 60cretar-general of tho congress, tho brewers deplored tho loss of their opportunity to teach Farwell "a lesson in cour-tesj' cour-tesj' and good breeding." The letter follows: "Dear Sir: On behalf of the executive exec-utive board of the International Brew-ore' Brew-ore' congress I beg heretowith to return re-turn to you the fee of $5 deposited by you with your application for membership mem-bership in tho congress and to notify noti-fy you that tho membership card issued is-sued to -von Is herebv withdrawn. "Whllo you undoubtedly would, among other things, rccoivo a lesson In courtesy and good breeding, if j'ou were to attend the meetings of the congress, the terms of vour apollcsi-tlon apollcsi-tlon In thomsolvos disqualify j'ou from taking part in its proceedings, and I, therefore, regret our inability lo admit ad-mit j ou as a member. Yours respect-fullv, respect-fullv, (Signed) "PERCY ANDREZ, President International Inter-national Brewers' Congress. ' |