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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-05
PUTNEY.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Patterson ir., and
son, were in town Memorial day.
Miss Helen Stowell and friend of
Windsor, were in town Friday
DIR. and Mrs. L. H. Bugbee were in
Springfield (Vt.) Tuesday. They were
accompanied by Mrs. F. E. Roberts and
Miss Nellie n. Clark.
DR.. and Mrs l. r. Doane, Miss Cora
and Miss Florence Kathan of Spring
field and Mrs. Ralph Houghton of Bur
lington were in town briefly Tuesday
afternoon.
Several automobile loads of people
went to Mortified Saturday evening
to attend the sacred concert which was
a feature of the commencement and of
the 40th anniversary of Mortified sem
mary.
A Mr. Poole has come from near the
coast. which he had to leave on account
| of a bronchial trobule, and has rented
| the Bolliger shop, where he is doing
horse shoeing. Mr. Poole has had ex
perience in shoeing fast horses.
| C. A. Poland, worthy patron of Gold
en- Rule chapter, o. E. s., left Wednes
day morning for Burlington to attenC
the ANIMAL session of the grand chapter
He was accompanied in his automobil
by Mrs. l. II. Bugbee, Mrs. A. B. Il
Harris, Mrs. c. Belle Robbins and Mrs
Fred Neil, all officers of Golden Rul
chapter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-05
THREAT SENT.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Will Get "Same Treatment
If He Persists in Prose-
cutting BOmbers
LETTER WAS MAILED
IN BACK BAY DISTRICT
Nathan A. Tufts Received It This
Morning in Cambridge-Has offered
Reward for Residents of a
Boston House Scared.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June 5-A letter
with an apparent reference to recent bomb
outrages and threatening the same treat
ment' if he persisted in his effort to con.
Wet the perpetrators was received today
by Nathan A. Tufts, district attorney OF
Middlesex county The letter was mailed
in the Back Bay district yesterday and
was delivered with the morning mail at
the courthouse. Both the address on the
envelope and the letter itself were in
printed characters made with pen and
ink
District Attorney Tufts has taken a per-
sona interest in the investigation of the
explosion Monday night at the home OF
State Representative Leland L. Powers
and on the following day offered a reward
of 81 600 for the arrest of persons respon
sble for the outrage.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-05
QUAKER ENTERTAINMENT.
Good Sized Audience Pleased with Va
ried Program.

DESPITE the intense heat last evening
there was a good attendance at the Qua
ker entertainment presented for the ben
eft of the w. c. T. L. jubilee fund in
the Odd Fellows temple, and much of the
success of the affair was due to the IN
terest taken by all who took part in the
program In the afternoon a food sale was
conducted in the chapel of the Centre
JCongregational church and this was well
patronized
The program, which was pleasing and
showed considerable variety, included Sc
lection by the Baptist orchestra; piano
solo Arthur Barrett; reading, mdepend-
enee Bell Mrs H. p. Woodin; violin Sc
lection with piano accompaniment, Miss
Billie Knapton and Miss Emily II. Clapp;
vocal solos, Helene Sparkssand Miss Kath-
crime Denning; song, Topsy Turvy, Jen-
ME Dugan, Pauline Dugan, Bernice Wells
Maurice Davenport, James Niele; vocal
solo, Miss Eleanor Richardson, accom-
panied by Miss Clapp and Miss knapton
When Grandma Danced the Minuet, read
| by Mrs. Frank W. Pier and imperson
ated by Miss Evelyn Fisher and Ernest
Wells; vocal solos, Bernice Wells and Ha
zen Stockwell; Mrs Almira Pease, i'm
| pefsonated by Mrs. L. w. Pier, present
ed the Family Album, which was opened
| by Mrs Arthur A. Chamberlain The
talbum contained the following char
acters: Mother, Mrs Henry Tucker
| father, L. w Hawley, me, as littlt
girl. Alice Mckay; Eben, my husband
| j. II. Mckay; me, as bride, Miss Bea
trice Yearly; twins, Helene Sparks anc
Eleanor Adams; parson, A. ]. Currier
his wife, Miss Mary r. Cabot; their son
| Raymond Wells; sister Jane. Mrs A. L
Maynard; James husband, Charley Palm
pr: Sophia, Gretchen Goldsmith; Am
Eliza, Miss Dorothy Hubbard; villag'
beauty, Mrs Harold w Mason; grand
Ppa Hobbs, George H. Clapp. While tn,
pictures were being shown Alice Mckay
as one of the grandchildren, sang a solo
The program closed with selection b,
the orchestra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-05
HOUGHTON AGAIN
ELECTED SECRETARY
Brattleboro Man Received Unanimous
Vote at Holstein- -Friesian Associa
tion Meeting.

Frederick L. Houghton of Brattle-
boro was reelected secretary OF the Hol-
stein-Friesian Association of America in
the annual meeting in Philadelphia yes
terday afternoon, and amid much en-
thusiasm he was called upon to make a
speech. which he did All the officers
were reelected except the vice presi-
dent. who was one of the 10 new diree
tors.
The next meeting will be held in st
Paul. There was an attendance of
about $500, and in addition about 4,00t
members were represented by proxy.
An appropriation of $25390o was
made for the administration of the sec
retary s office in Brattleboro, which nov
| includes the extension work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-05
WEST DUMMERSTON.

Mrs Aida May visited relatives IN
Springfield last week.
MIR and Mrs. Ralph Thayer of South
Newfane spent Sunday at Otis Thayer
Mrs. p. Connarn has sold the building
lot where her buildings were burned last
summer to the West Dummerston Grange.
George Bixby and son of New Haven
and r. Aher Of Fitchburg were weekend
visitors at the home of w w. Burnham.
! Mrs Grace Corey went Monday to
Boston after spending several weeks here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w W.
Burnham.
/ John Burnett of New Jersey, who has
been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
w. W. Burnett, returned to his home
Saturday.
Mrs. Nellie Whitney Flaherty of De
troit, Mich, called on Mrs 7. Connarn
recently. She was a former resident of
this place.
Several members of the West Dummers-
ton Grange attended the meeting of Pro-
tective Grange in Brattleboro to observe
! neighbor's night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-05
TO TACKLE STATE
LEGISLATURES NEXT
Women Not Sure They Can Secure
Ratification in Time to Vote for
Next President.

WASHINGTON, june 5-Wth their
fight in congress won after nearly 10 years
of efforts advocates of woman suffrage to-
day turned their attention to the state
legislatures, three-fourths Of which must
ratify the constitutional amendment be-
fore victory can be completed The vote
in the senate was 56 to 24 or two more
in favor than necessary.
There is division of opinion among
leaders as to whether the ratification by
the states Of the proposed amendment
can be secured in time for the women all
over the country to vote in the next Pres
idential election. Few state legislatures
now are in session and many will not hold
sessions until next year. Chief opposition
to ratification is expected to come from
the Southern states because of the en-
tailed reimbursement of negro women.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-05
VIOLATION OF LAW
CAUSED ACCIDENT
Transportation of Men and
Explosives on Same Train
PrOhibited-Most of the
Deaths Were Caused by
Fire and Suffocation-
Identification of Victims
Impossible

WILKESBARRE, Pa, June g.
Seventy five to 100 mine workers were
killed and many injured at the Balti-
more No. 2 tunnel of the Delaware &
Hudson Co. near here today A car
of black powder attached to train
of cars on which the men were riding
to their chambers in the mine exploded.
An electric motor drew the cars The
trolley wire broke and sparks ignited
the powder. Men were blown every
where, but most of the deaths were
caused by fire and suffocation.
A train Of empty ears was sent to
the mouth of the tunnel to take the
men into the chambers. One hundred
men piled into the cars Whcu the train
was 200 feet III the tunnel the trolley
wire broke and fell. Instantly there
was an explosion that sent the bodies
of men flying in all directions. Flames
caused the most loss of life, many
bodies being burned to a crisp.
When rescuers reached the tunnel
there were dead and dying scattered
everywhere. Doctors and nurses were
somewhat late in reaching the scene be
cause many were in bed when the ac
eidcnt happened. Identification Of tn,
bodies was almost impossible
Hundreds of women, men and chill
dren gathered about the tunnel shrek
ing and crying. They lifted the blan
kets from the bodies. Women tainted
men lost their nerve and children RAJ
away. Rescuers got into the mine witt
hose and played streams of water Of
the flames.
Today's catastrophe was next to tn
greatest this section of the anthracit
fields has experienced.
Today S accident was result of vic
lation of the law as mine laws are spe
cifc that powder and other explosive
must be transported alone. There wcr
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-05
e INJURED
IN ROYALTON
Rear Car of Fast Central
Vermont Train Went
Over Bank
SPREADING RAILS
CAUSED ACCIDENT
Intense Heat Affected the Steel Car
Stopped at Edge of River-None
Killed or Dangerously Hurt-John
Spargo Among Injured.

ROYALTON, VT, June 5.-The New
England States Limited, the fastest train
over the Central Vermont railroad be-
tween Boston and Montreal, was wreck
ed near Royalton at 5 clock yesterday
afternoon when the rear car left the
rails and plunged down 40foot EN-
bankment into the White River.
Twenty-eight, persons, all the passen-
gers in the coach, were injured, but not
"A person was killed.
Among the injured were:
Bjork, Miss \. c., Hartford, Conn.
Boyer, Z. f., Fall River, Mass
Boyer, Mrs. +. f., Fall River, Mass.
Clampett, Robert, New York, broken
nose
Culver, w. W. Lebanon, n. H., scalp
wounds.
Dinsmere, Mrs. H. f., Middlesex, vt.
DOYLE, II. NJ. Exeter, n. II.
Gadure, Alberta, Burlington, Vt.
Gibson, Mrs. James r., Medford
Mass.
Hood, Harry p, Beverly, Mass.
Muzzy, Miss Joe, Hartford.
Russell, Versa, Hartford, Conn.
Spargo, John, Bennington, Vt, severe
ly bruised, broken nose
Thayer, Roy T., Fitchburg, Mass
Thayer, Mrs. Roy E., Fitchburg
Mass.
Warren, Mrs, Springfield, Mass.
Doctors and nurses from South Royal
ton, Bethel and Randolph were on til
| LConfinuo1 ON DoUa ~
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-05
HIGHWAY DECISION
~ NOT ANNOUNCED
New Hampshire Commissioner Said to
Have Decided Where to Spend State
Money in Chesterfield.

1t is understood that the New Hamp-
shire state highway commissioner, T. E..
Everett of Concord, has decided the
question of where this year s appropria-
tion of $4,000 of state money for the
so-called Cheshire highway shall be ex-
pended in the town of Chesterfield, but
so far as is known his decision has not
been announced Mr. Everett was not
in his Office today. The decision is await
ed with much interest by the people
of Chesterfield and many Brattleboro
residents.
There was an attendance of about 80
Tuesday afternoon at a hearing before
the commissioner on petition for the
layout of the highway, which is to form
a part of the Portsmouth Brattleboro
trunk line, ending at the suspension
bridge north of this village.
Two routes are available from the
four corners at the stone house near
Spofford lake, one by way of Chester
field Center and one by way OF
Wheeler s mill, the latter being the
direct road from the lake to Brattle
boro and the one which is most largely
Travelled.
Brattleboro sent over several yiti-
zens and a petition signed by 10 resi-
dents in favor of the Wheeler route
Keene was represented by number OF
citizens. some of whom favored one
route and some the other The route by
way of Chesterfield Center is one mile
longer than the Wheeler route On the
other hand half mile of the Chester
| field Center road has been improved
while none of the other route has We
been made over. If the Wheeler mil
| route is chosen the sharp curve near tb,
old mill site will be eliminated.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-05
TODAY NEARLY AS
HOT AS YESTERDAY
Mercury Stood at "a at Las This Aft
ernoon as Against 96 Yesterday
Highest Yesterday 90.

Although the mercury at 1.3O o 'cloc k
yesterday began to show a decline from
the intense heat of the forenoon it
rose again until it reached the same
mark as that of Tuesday, 9S degrees At
times in the afternoon the heat seemed
almost unbearable, as there was little
or no breeze.
Today, however, with the mercury
still running nearly as high as yester-
day and standing at "a degrees at Las
o'clock, there was little more comfort
as light south breeze was blowing
Yesterday at that time the temperature
was 96
Indications point to a change in the
temperature, with showers predicted in
Vermont for tomorrow.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-05
Boston Had a Bomb Scare.

BOSTON, june occupants Of an
apartment house in the Back Bay district
Mad a bomb scare early today when the
ianitor's wife reported that she had over
beard conversation of two men in an
alleyway near the building She said she
heard one of the men say "it will go off
about 3 O'Clock The police made an
inspection of the premises but found moth
ing to confirm the suspicion that a boml
had been placed there. Their activities
aroused everyone in the building. many
pf whom sought refuge FOR the rest oi
the night IN nearby hotels or at the homes
of friends
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-05
Odd Fellows Temple

Tonight, $50 p. m.-Rehearsal of
first degree.
Thursday, June 5, 73O p m.-Regular
meeting of Oasis Encampment, No. 5.
Friday, June 6.-Rehearsal of the
Rebckah degree.
Friday; June 13-Dennis Rebekah
lodge is invited to visit Amity lodge
at Bellows Falls All members wish
ing transportation please communicate
with the committee not later thar
Wednesday, June II. Committee, Miss
Mae Cook. Mrs. Fayette Miller, Mrs
Lester .Akeley.
All Odd Fellows and Rebekahs ar,
requested to meet in Odd Fellows
Temple Sunday, June 8, to attend serv
! ices in the First Baptist church.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-05
Purchasers of Valley Fair
Stock Get Equivalent of
4 Per Cent
DRIVE TOMORROW
MUST YIELD S1O,375
Represents AIS Shares of S25 Each
Other Towns Interested-To Discon-
tinue Fair Would Be Serious Loss,
Greenfield View.

Four hundred and fifteen shares of
stock in the Valley Fair association,
Inc, representing total of $l0,375
must be sold by tomorrow night if the
fair is to be continued. This amount
was definitely determined last evening
at meeting of the committee in charge
of the drive which will take place to-
morrow, returns up to yesterday after
noon showing that 1S5 shares amount
ing to $4,625 already had been disposed
of.
The situation in regard to the stock
makes it plain that if the fair is to be
maintained many of those who already
have agreed to become stockholders
must increase their prospective hold
ings, while a large number who have
not vet made pledges must do so.
In connection with. tomorrow's drive
it may be said that stock in the new
association is worcestershire and that
each stakeholder will be entitled to a
season ticket each year. Under this
plan man subscribing for four shares
NAV have them made out to different
members of his family and thus secure
four season tickets. On the basis of 80
cents admission each day of the fair
the season ticket privilege is equiva
lent to a four per cent return on the
stock investment, the shares being $25
each.
That other towns are watching with
| interest the outcome of tomorrow S Vel
| lev Fair drive is shown by the follow
| of 4aI
this week s issue of the Greenfield Re
| corder:
''To have the fair discontinued would
| be serious loss to Brattleboro, for it is
safe to say that the town has had more
and better advertising through the me-
dunn of its excellent cattle show, than
any other one thing. 1t hardly seems
| that the business men of Brattleboro
win let the enterprise die for the sake
of the small amount needed to put it on
| its feet.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-05
MANY ALIENS CAUGHT
IN LAWS DRAGNET
Many of Them to Be Deported-Fifty
Agitators Already Threatened With
Deportation.

WASHINGTON, June 5.-Many
aliens now being caught in the drag
net thrown out by federal and munich
pal police as the result of the bomb
outrages last Monday night may be de-
ported Records of all those arrested
who cannot be connected directly with
the bomb plot are being turned over to
the department of labor.
Deportation of at least so alien agi-
tators is understood to be pending.
Some of the men are said to have taken
out their first citizenship papers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-05
Red Mems S Hall

Thursday, June 5, at 8 p. m Special
meeting of Pocahontas council, No. 4, d.
Of p A good attendance is desired
Friday. June 6, p. m-Regular meet
ing of Quonekticut tribe, No. 2, l. O. II.
NJ Warriors degree
Dance will be held every Saturday
night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-05
WEST HALIFAX.

Leland Cooke and family visited his
sister, Mrs. c. n. Perry, in Marlboro Sat
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Cooke and daugh.
tiers, Bernice and Marjorie, of Greenfield
were at the home of his father, f. S,
Cooke, Memorial day and stayed until
Sunday afternoon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-05
BRATTLEBORO MEN
TO BE SPEAKERS
Open Meeting in Wilmington Tomorrow
Evening to Organize Mems Club
Officers to Be Chosen.
Especial to The Reformer.)

WILMINGTON, June ).
An open meeting of the Wilmington
Men Is club for organization purposes
viii be held in Childs Memorial hall to-
morrow evening and several Brattleboro
men will appear on the program. H..
f. Moffitt, secretary of the Brattleboro
board of trade, viii speak on Communi-
.tv Spirit in Regard to Our Schools; n.
d. Clawson, secretary of the state pub
lie service commission, will speak on
Community Spirit with Reference to
the State; and Lieut.. Col Walter o.
Cooley will have for his subject Stories
from Over There. The purpose of the
club is to stimulate community spirit
and foster true Americanism. At the
meeting tomorrow evening a constitu-
tion will be adopted and officers chosen
for the ensuing year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-05
First Methodist Episcopal Church

Friday, June 6 Rummage sale in the
store formerly occupied by Mr. Hopkins
Persons having goods to donate will please
notify phone 786 and secure delivery.
Friday, June 6-Praycr meeting at 7,3C
in the church vestry.
Saturday, june 7-Rummage sale in the
former Hopkins store.
Sunday, june s-Children's day exer
clses and baptismal service at 1920 am
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-05
Centre Congregational Church

Thursday, June 5, $50 pm.-Mceting
of the women in the chapel Subject,
Some Trail Makers of the Orient.
All children of the three departments
of the Sunday school please meet at the
church tomorrow afternoon at 4 0 clock
to rehearse for Children S day. The
children are also asked to meet Sun
day morning at the church at 1915
o'clock.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-05
SPECIAL GRAND JURY
MEETS AT MONTPELIER
Will Investigate the Murder of Mrs.
Broadwell-Five Talesmen Drawn to
Complete the Jury.
Especial to The Reformer.)

MONTPELIER, June 5.
The special grand jury, empanelled to
investigate the murder of Mrs Lucinda
Broadwell at Barre the night of May
Sd began its sessions at , o o'elock this
afternoon The places of five jurors ex-
cused were filed by talesmen drawn
from Montpelier. Judge Frank l.. Fish
charged the jury, after which they were
sworn.
The investigation is being conducted
by Attorney General Frank c. Archi
bald and State S Attorney Earl R. Da
Wis.
George A. Long and Mrs. Isabelle
Parker, charged with the crime, are be
ing held in county jail without bal
pending the grand jury's action.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-05

a dozen kegs of powder in one of the
rear ears, all of which were exploded.
Some of the first bodies brought from
the tunnel were burning when they
reached the surface At 1870 o'clock
company officials announced that Il
men were dead and that 30 were at the
hospitals. 1t was stated that the death
list would increase.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-05
First Baptist Church

Thursday, June 5-Organ recital by Al
exander Lamb Of Laconia, n. H., with
readings by Miss Jones of Keene. Aus
piccs Y. 2. S. c. f. Tickets soc and 25c.
Friday. June 6, 'clock-Junior
Christian Endeavor meeting Topic,
John, the Disciple Whom Jesus Loved
and Later Johns. John 1928. Suggcs-
tons given are John Williams, John
Wesley and others of like spirit
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-05
Universalist Church

Rev D. Z. Trout, Pastor.
Sunday, June 8.
1870 a. m.-Children s day service with
talk by pastor. The members of
the Sunday school viii attend
the service. There will be the
christening of infants.
ll45 a. m.-Sunday school session.
3 p. NAT Vernon, a service of wor
ship, with sermon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-05

A record of service that probably has
few equals is that of Miss Harriet p.
Houghton, who has been in the empof of
a Lynn, Mass, bank for so years
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-05
HALIFAX.

Mr. and Mrs w. L. Mixer of Brattle-
boro visited at Fora Whitney's recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark of Green
field and Mrs Ray TarboX and children
spent Tuesday at c. NJ Scott's.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-05
THE WEATHER.

Probably Showers In Vermont Friday
Fair Elsewhere in New England
WASHINGTON, June 5.-The wealth
cr forecast: Fair tonight and Friday,
except probably showers Friday in Yer
mont. Gentle east and southeast winds.
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The Nenana daily news., 1919-06-09
11,S52 by Great Britain.

And our artillery capacity" it adds, twas then, in the autumn of 1918, only getting under way"
 Big guns are dealt with separ- ately, A survey of the country i'm mediatly after the war declaration located 464 weapons ranging from 7-inch to 14-inch caliber, which could be spared from coast defenses or by the navy to be placed on railway mounts for use in France. There was also available one giant 16-inch howitzer built by the army before 1917. From the seacoast defenses were taken 96 S-inch; 129 10-inch; 49 12-inch rifles and 150 12-inch mortars, while the navy supplied 12 7-inch rifles and 21 14-inch, and high power 12-inch IIifles building for the Chilean gov ernment were communicated. Prac- tically all of these were intended for railway mounts of various types and the great majority of them, to- gether with new guns of these sizes, would have reached France in time for the campaign of 1919 and 1920 had the war continued.
 In all there were in process pro- jects to support the American army with 300 of these tremendous guns, all of which were well advanced when the fighting ended. In addi- tion to the navy's contribution of 14-inch rifles on railway mounts, three army 8-inch units went over seas, By the end of 1918, "A units had been completed and the guns and mounts fully demonstrated. An interesting feature of the mount was that it had trucks which would permit it to operate over either standard railroads or the narrow gauge lines at the front.
 Railway mounts for 36 10-inch rifles from the coast defenses also were ordered in cooperation with the French, machine work and as sembly to be done in France. They were to be delivered at General Pershing's request by March, 1919.
 One of the projects embarked upon was the mounting of 40 of the 12-inch mortars for use in the