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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08
SPECIAL TOWN
MEETING WANTED
Petition Presented Today to Selectmen
Involves Question of Widening
Part of Main Street

4 petition calling for a special town
meeting, as soon as one can be called
legally, was handed today to the select
men, the purpose of the meeting being
free and full discussion of the matter of
widening Main street north of High
street, where the construction of two
new buildings will be begun shortly.
Many citizens feel that if Main street
is to be widened north of this point the
time for action is now. before the ground
is broken for the new structures, and il
was with this thought for the future vel
fare of the town that the petition foI
special meeting was drawn up, and
signed by 20 voters, the names appearing
below in alphabetical order.
The articles of the petition are as fol
lows:
First-To see if the town win author
| ize the selectmen to establish building
| lines upon Main street northerly of Higl
street, for the purpose of fixing the boun
daries at which buildings may be here
after erected.
Seeond-To see if the town will vot'
to authorize the selectmen to widen Mail
street northerly of High street.
Third-To see whether the town vii
| provide the necessary funds to carry on
any alterations made in Main stree
north of High street.
Fourth-To transact any other busi
ness in connection with the improvement
of Main street northerly of High street
The signers of the petition are: F. "
Childs, Geo. H. Clapp, ID. Cowles, G. I
Crosby, Edward G. Crosby, H. L Emel
son, f.. Hamilton, G. A. Harris, w. f. Has
kell E. L. Hildreth, III. f. Jordan, j.
| AIanley, n J. Moran, Episcopal church b
}, W. J. Pentland. f. B. Putnam, 0. +. Ran
dali, Freeman Scott, Charles G. Staple
c. L. Stickney, F. r. Vaughan.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08
WOOLWORTH, HEAD
MANY STORES, DEAD
millionaire Founder of Five and Ter
Cent Establishment Started on
$50 Capital.

NEW YORK, April S.-Frank w.
Woolworth, who started five and 10
cent store at Utica, y. Y, 40 years ago
on a capital of $50 and eventually be-
came the millionaire proprietor of great
chain of these stores in the United States,
Canada and England, died today at his
home at Glen Cove, L. |.
In addition to establishing a business
with profits said to be nearly ss0O0,00O
yearly he built the celebrated 547story
Woolworth building in lower New York,
the tallest building in the world
He was born on farm at Rodman,
n. Y, April l3, 1852, and until he was 2l
years old he worked on his fathers farm
His first position was as an errand boy in
dry goods store and he advanced until
he became clerk Then he got married
on $3.50 a week. He worked six years in
the dry goods business in various stores
before successful bargain counter sale
gave him the idea of the possibility oI
making substantial profits fr"m nicke
and dime purchases.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08
SERGT. GUY JOHNSON
HOME ON FURLOUGH
Landed in Boston Saturday and Is Pic
ture of Health-Says Allan Colt
Has Practically Recovered.

First Sergeant Guy E. johnson of
Company A, 103d Inf. who was among
the Goth division lads to land in Bos-
ton Saturday from the transport Ameri-
ca, has been spending the day at the
home of his father, John L. Johnson He
will return this afternoon to Camp Dew
ems from which he received a brief leave
of absence yesterday.
Looking the picture of health, Ser
geant johnson said this morning that
his looks didn't belle his condition He
said the trip home was a fine one, the
weather being good all of the way.
Among the other Brattleboro boys on
the America he mentioned Patrick NJ.
Doyle and Allan NJ Colt, both of whom
he said were in good health, Colt hav.
| ing practically recovered from the
wounds he sustained last spring. Both
Doyle and Colt, he thought, would be
able to get home within a few days.
AS to the Brattleboro boys who are
with the ammunition train of the Goth
Sergeant johnson said that he hadn Z
seen any of them since the day tn,
armistiee was signed. He supposed
however, that they were on their way
home by this time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08
COURT CONVENES
FOR APRIL TERM
Several Cases Settled and Discontinued
Few Jury Cases Indicate that
Term Will Be Short.

Wfndhani county court convened in the
courthouse in Newfane this morning
shortly before IL o'clock, with Nudge
Zed S. Stanton of Roxbury and Assistant
Judges Fred B. Pier of Brattleboro and
A. B. Waite Of Londonderry present.
Miss Mabel Spencer of st. Johnsbury at
tended as court stenographer in place of
Miss G. Sadie Smith of Rutland, who is
hnsy elsewhere. Rev. I. d. Childs OF
Newfane offered prayer.
After the docket was called it was ap-
parent from the small number of cases
left that probably would go to the jury
that the term would be short.
Six divorce cases were discontinued foi
various reasons, some of the parties hav
ing returned to live with each other.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08
Refuses to Rescind Action
Taken with That Idea in
View-Special Senate May
Be Necessary in View of
Senate's Escapade-C -Cud-
worth Would Like to Ex-
press Opinion Of Upper
Branch
Especial to The Reformer. J

MONTPELIER, April s.
a three-eornered scrap first between
the senate and the governor and sec
ond between the senate and the house
has developed to great proportions since
last evening. The house and senate are
now seemingly hopelessly at odds over
their entire program.
Following the senate escapade of last
evening when it passed new bill rs.
1881 to take the appointments of the
six state officers whiph did not reach
the senate before March i, out of the
hands of the governor and make them
elective at a joint assembly of the legis
lature, the senate this morning voted
that the committee of conference on the
budget bill (H. 327) be discharged from
further consideration of the BILL The
rules were then suspended, the vote
whereby the senate acceded to the re
quest of the house for committee of
conference was reeonsidered, and the
bin returned to the custody of the
house.
This leaves the budget bill exactly
where it was before committee of con
ference was appointed. This all fol-
lowed the report that the committee of
conference had agreed on the budget
bill. and the request from the house
that the bill be returned.
In the house the joint resolution
adopted by the senate last evening pro-
viding that the vote of the two houses
agreeing to final adjournment tomorrow
be rescinded and that adjournment
| take place at some time 10 be hereaft-
er agreed upon, was rejected by a yea
and nay vote of 195 to.5. 1t was vigor-
ously opposed by Mr.. Webster of Swan
ton, Mr.. Cudworth of Londonderry and
| Mr.. Carpenter of Richford.
Mr.. Cudworth, in the course of his
remarks, said that joint rule forbade
him to criticize any action taken by the
senate, but if there were not such a rule
4 he would not be able in the five minutes
allowed him to express his opinion re
1 garding the upper house.
This places the houses where they ars
working practically against each other
and it is big question whether ad
journment can be taken tomorrow.
i 1t is understood that s. 12s, the bill
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08
Review of 18th i'm Boston to
Start at l P. M.
April 25
MONGOLIA TO REACH
BOSTON THURSDAY
Fourth Contingent of Returning Yam
KEGS Gets Into Wireless Communica-
tion With Land-Agamemnon S Sol
diers Transferred to Devens Today.

BOSTON, April s.-Tfe parade of the
Yankee division will be held in the after
noon of April 25 instead of starting dur
ing the forenoon, it was announced to-
day The change was made, according
to army officials, to accommodate visi-
tors.
The parade viii start at pm. and
is expected to require two and half
hours to pass.
Upon completion of the demobilization
of the 26th division Mai. Gen. Harry c.
Hale, its commander, will report at
Camp Dix, y j., to take over command
of that cantonment. Orders to that ef
feet received at the northeastern depart
ment today were followed by orders Il
place ON inactive duty Brig. Gen. Charles
HI. Cole, commander of the sd infantry
brigade, when that organization is dis
charged
Radio communication with the trans
port Mongolia bringing the fonrth con
tingent of the 26th division was estab
fished by naval headquarters shortly be
tore daylight today. The vessel expect
+ GU W AtdCH tHt uuttf iifiIDpI dDpuI Uliu
night Wednesday and dock early Thurs
J day morning. All on board were report
ed well The Mongolia carries about 4.
500 troops.
| The $500 men of the Yankee division
and other branches of overseas force
who arrived yesterday on the transpor
Agamemnon were transferred today t
| Camp Devens The boys were in a cheer
full mood, mail having been delivered an,
I'homc papers read
Indications of the sailing of last o
the division from Brest was containe,
in a cablegram received at army head
quarters today. 1t said: 1'Trains. ex
cepting five companies of ammunitio
train. sail on Winifridian April 6. Thes
five companies and casuals of the 103
artillery will sail on tho New Jerse
! April Z. All others on the Patrici
April 6.
later message given out by nava
officials said the Patricia had 323 ot
, ficers and 2,455 men, ono field clcrl
one nurse and 80 civilians There al
mo sick or wounded on board.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08
MILL WORKER FIRED
UPON STRIKE GROUP
Attempted to Interfere with Him on
Way to Work This Morning-No
Rioting To-Day.

LAWRENCE, Mass, April S-Two
strike sympathizer9 attempted to stop
Thomas Murphy, a mill operative as he
was on his way to work with his mother
and sister today. They threw stones at
the little group until Murphy drew a
revolver and fired five shots in the air
when the men fled. The police said Muir.
ply had a permit to carry revolver
There was no renewal of yesterdays riot
ing about the mill gate and the number
of strike pickets abroad was small Nc
arrests were made Windows of severa
houses were broken during the night
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08
LANDED YESTERDAY.
vermonters on Board the Trans
port Agamemnon.

The transport Agamemnon,
which arrived in Boston with the
101st machine gun battalion,
l02d infantry and two companies
of the 103d Infantry, carried
large number of Vermonters,
most of them members of the old
national guard regiment. The
largest number was in the ma
chine gun battalion, whose. head
quarters company included First
Lieutenant Charles A. Pellet of
Brattleboro.
Other names from this locali-
ty were:
Clarence r. Hebert of Marl-
boro, Company NJ, 1o3d Inf; Jo-
seph L. Fleming of Brattleboro,
Company Z, 102d Inf.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08
Red Men S Hall

a regular meeting Of ST. Mchaels
Court, No. 574, c. O. f., will be held to-
night at o'clock. a large attendance
requested Il. A. Austin, Rec. Sec.
Wednesday, April 0, at 7.3O o'cloek-A
short meeting Of S. f. of A. will be held
TO nominate delegate for the district
meeting at Worcester. Quarterly dues are
to be paid up Dance, music by Gun
Finger and johnson. Refreshments viii
be served, Admission.
Thursday, April 10, 8 p.m.-Regular
meeting Of Pocahontas council, No. 4, d
of p. Rehearsal. Every member OF tnc
degree team is asked to be present.
Dance will be. held every Saturday
night. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08
REQUESTS ARBITRATION.
Gov. Coolidge Would Have Lawrence
Mill Operators Accept Strikers Terms.

BOSTON, April S.-Gov. Coolidge in
a statement today urged textile. mill
officials in Lawrence to accept the pro-
posal of strikers to submit the demand
for "a hours pay for 4s hours work to
Henry B. Endicott as arbitrator.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08
BACK AT MIDDLEBURY
President Thomas Had Been Chaplain
at Camp Merritt.

MlDDLEBURY, April s.--Chaplain
John III. Thomas resumed the presi-
dency of Middlebury college today aft
er six months service in the army. DIR
Thomas was stationed at Camp Merritt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08

Mrs. Leonora q. Meder did not sue
eeed in her candidacy for mayor of Chi
cago, but she declares she is satisfied
with having ''broken the ice0 for a
woman to become, chief executive of
the second largest city of America at
some time in the future
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08

Thursday, April 10, 73O p.m.-Y Young
peoples mission study class will meet at
the parsonage.
April IL and l2-The Womans associ
alton viii have a rummage sale.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08
First Baptist Church

Wednesday, April 9.-6.3o p. M, an
nual church supper; p. m, annual
business O. fehureh for report of all
officers and organizations of church,
and election of officers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08
OFFICIALS THINK 1T
MERELY PRECAUTION
Do Not Believe That Wilson
Has in Mind Premature
Quitting of Sessions in
Paris - Tension Among
Delegates Said to Be Ap-
parent on Meeting of SUI
preme Council Today

WASHINGTON, April SIN an
nouncing that the George Washington
would sail from New York for Brest
Friday instead of next Monday Assist
ant Secretary Roosevelt disclosed that
the change had been made as the result
of cablcgram yesterday from Admiral
Benson in Paris inquiring when the
ship would sail.
Yesterday when word came from
Paris that the President had deter
mined there must be an end to delays
at the peace conference and had or
dercd the transport to France, navy
department officials said no new or
ders had been issued and that the ship
was preparing to sail according to
schedule on Monday, April a.
The Benson message changed this sit
uation very quickly. Communication
with the New York navy yard, where
the George Washington is undergoing
overhauling, brought report that sh'
could be made ready by Friday and sh'
was ordered out then.
SO far as could be learned today NJ
information has been received at TIL
White House or in other official quar-
ters about situation which despatche
from France indicate have arisen there
Officials declare their belief that tn
President has no idea of leaving Pari
prematurely and that the inquiry abou
the transport merely is a prccaution t
insure the presence of the ship whe
lie is ready to return home.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08
PRESIDENTS SHIP TO
RETURN THREE DAYS
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

ference circles had not been dispelled
when the council of four met today. In
conference circles, however, it was felt
the. session today would serve to clear
the atmosphere.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08
s5TH DIVISION MEN.
Two Shiploads of Them Arrive at New.
port News.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, April g.
The battleships, Virginia and Rhode Is
and men, mostly members of the s5th
division.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08

NEW YORK, April S.-The sailing
date of President Wilson S steamship,
the George Washington, has been ad-
vaneed from April IA to April IL. She
will sail at 4.30 p. m. for Brest and
should arrive in Brest April II.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight and Tomorrow-coole
Tonight-Moderate Winds.

WASHINGTON, April s-The weather
forecast: Fair and cooler tonight
"Wednesday fair Moderate north winds
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08

PARIS, April S.-The council of four
met this morning at the residence of
Premier Lloyd George. President Will
son was not able TO attend the fore
noon session, but hoped to be able. TO
attend the meeting this afternoon at the
Paris White House.
The overnight tension in peace con
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08
Universalist Church

Tuesday, April 8, to Z p.m.-Annual
sugar supper served by the mem Tickets
30 cents
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08
Odd Fellows Temple

Tuesday, April S.-Regular meeting
Dennis Rebekah lodge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08

A little logic eonvnces quicker than
long talks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08
sl,4O6,O326

The following are the exact items of
and only details set forth in the account
of expenditures in Brattleboro:
Expended in Brattleboro, vt, during
year:
For the relief and support of
seamstresses and others in
cluding salary of Mrs.
Wells, Miss Stedman. Dis
trict Nursing and expens-
es (Medicall and Others, $ 9,60i40
Support of Free Kindergar-
ten, l,OOO.b
Extension Of tuberculosis
work. 4l3.S5
| Mutual Aid Association 6,047.44
General expenses including
y salary of F. A. Stone, 2645. y
Work prosecuted by Caroline
| Fandel, l,556.ll
| Running expenses OF Hospi-
tai, 100000
Running expenses OF Brat
| tleboro Vacation House, l,262 8:
Additional expenses, S,2l44
1 -,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08
Thompson Estate Trustees
File Annual Account
in Boston.
S1O.86O OF THIS
WAS FOR EXPENSES
Income from Estate See,7eo for Year
General Expenses S27, 7,533 Before Dis
tribution to OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ag-
gregates 81, ,406,032.

Figures taken from the last account Of
the Thompson funIt trustees, filed in the
probate eourt for Suffolk county, Mass,
within a few weeks, show that for the
year ended May 81, 1918, $40, 2,74436 was
spent in Brattleboro. This total, how
ever, includes one item of S2,645.22 for
general expenses and another of Ss,2l4.4e
for additional expenses, leaving net ex
penditure Of So, ,sS46s as Brattleboro's
share of the Thompson fund income fol
the year mentioned.
The account shows further that a de
duction of s27 ,532s1 was made for gen
eral expenses before any distribution wa,
made to the beneficiaries. Here is {
summary of the last account as taker
from the Suffolk county probate cour
| records:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08

Continued on Page 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-08

Balance OF income on hand
according to last prior ac-
count, S 4, 5,552 40
Income received for this year, 81 7,s36G21
Total income, Sl33, ,3SS a
Total payments made this
year, 96, ,79o %
Balance of income on hand
May 81, 1918, $ 36,59S.2l
Payments of income as follows:
General expenses before any
distribution to benehciaries, q, $50 81
Expended in Brattieboro, Sc
| Expended in Rhinebeck, 26,5l3.06
Total sc, 1923
Balance of personal proper
ty according to Account, S 420,000.SS
Holdings of Real Estate as
scheduled, 9s6,0316s
Palisadian., 1919-07-05
DR.. Beattie Returns,
Will Talk on His
Experiences

DR.. Beattie the former beloved pas
tor of the Palisade Church recently
got back from overseas duty in France,
and will come to Palisade on WedneS-
day night of next week and give talk
at the local church, telling of his
experiences. DR.. Beattie is IA great
favorite in Palisade, and everybody
should go out to hear him. His talk
will be for the benefit of the Sunday
school, and the small fee of twenty
five cents will be charged for admis-
sion. A treat is in store for all who
90. The hour is set for eight O'Clock.
Palisadian., 1919-07-05
HOT ONE HANDED HOBOKEN COMM
BY STATE UTILITIES BOARD FOR
RECENT REFLECTION CASTIN RESIN
Hoboken City Commissioners Recently Charged Public
Utility Commission With Favoring Public Service
Corporation, and Get a Denial That Acts
Boomerang g-Plain Words Used
THOSE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES

and the street railways, electric and
gas companies operating i'll Hoboken
will pay to the city there this year
the sum of S194, 1878 apart from and
in addition to the taxes paid ON their
real estate, said the letter. These
taxes, as we'll as operating expenses,
must be met from the rates charged
and they must be sufficient for these
purposes
The board understands that there
is in the City of Hoboken," continued
the letter, "a great deal of dissatis-
faction because of the burden of taxa
ton placed upon the citizens to meet
the expenditures of the municipal gov
ernment; that the amount these cit-
zens will have to pay this year will be
materially higher than the taxes of
last year and that the opinion is freely
expressed that with IL more efficient
and economical municipal administra-
tion this burden would be reduced.
THE board does not attempt to pass
upon the question whether such criti-
cisms are justified by the facts. 1t
may be they are as far from the truth
as are the comments of the board,
contained in the resolution of the City
Commissioners. The board does not
hesitate, however, to state its convic-
tion that if the City Commissioners of
HobOken have been exravagant in the
expenditure of public funds, and have
failed in efficiency of administra tion,
they will not divert attention from
themselves nor escape the criticism
which is their just due by adopting
and publishing, with great show of
civic virtue, resolutions which without
regard to truth or fairness condemn
the official acts of Others"
Palisadian., 1919-07-05

Trenton, July 2.-The Board of Pub
lie Utility Commissioners today pub
licly rebuked the City Commissioners
of Hoboken and branded as untruthful
the resolution recently adopted by the
latter, declaring that the board has
shown favoritism to the Pubic Serv-
ice Corporation in the matter of in
creasing its rates for trolley, electric,
gas and water service, and had failed
to protect the public of the state. The
resolution read as follows:
THAT in calling to the attention of
the general public the readiness with
which the Board of Public Utility
Commissioners has heretofore acceded
to the requests of the Public Service
Corporation in increasing the rate for
street railway fares, electricity, gas
and water that said board has man
ifested its indisposition to safeguard
the interests of the general public
The reply came in letter which
the Utility Board has written to Dan
iel A. Haggerty city clerk of Hoboken,
saying that ordinarily the board does
not answer false statements, but when
they are made by the governing
body of an important municipality
through formally adopted resolutions,
they should not be permitted to pass
without contradiction. s-e...g.
In its letter, the Utility Commission
says costs of materials and labor en-
ployed by public utilities have ma
terially increased in the past two
years, making the adjustment of rates
by the board necessary to meet the
increased operating costs in number
of cases.
Taxation plays an important part
in the consideration of these matters