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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-24
FUNERAL SERVICE
OF MARION TATE
Held Yesterday Afternoon, Rev. A. E..
B. Ward of Westport, Mass, For
mer Pastor. Officiating.

The funeral of Miss Marion Tate, 10,
whose death was announced in The Re-
former Saturday, was held in the Tate
home on the upper Dummerston road at
$50 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Rev.
A. E. b. Ward of Westport, Mass, a
former pastor of the family in Westmin-
ster, officiated and Ernest V. Barre sang
Abide With Me. The body was placed in
the tomb in Morningside cemetery to
await burial next spring. The bearers
were Ernest V. Barre, Hugh Houghton
and Edward Manley of Brattleboro, Rob
ert Harlow of Westminster West, and
Harold Metcalf and Ralph Farr of West
minister, all former schoolmates of Miss
Tate.
Miss Tate, who was the only daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Tate, died about
noon Friday in the Franklin Square
House hospital in Boston after an illness
of week with influenza followed by
pneumonia. She was living at the Frank
I'm Square House while taking her course
at Tufts Dental college and was moved
to the hospital Feb. 13. Mrs. Tate went
to Boston that day and Mr.. Tate and
son, Claude, and nurse went Sunday.
Although every facility and comfort at
the institution, which is thoroughly
equipped and which. is conducted in CON
nection with the boarding house, were
given IN an attempt to save the Young
womans life all efforts were unavailinp.
Miss Tate was born in Harpersfield. y.
l., Oct. 10, 1900, and came with her par
ents to Westminster when she was three
years old. She graduated from the gram
mar school there in June, 1914. and from
the Brattleboro high school in the class
OF 1918. The following year she attended
the Brattleboro Business Institute and
last September went to Boston to enter
Iusts Dental college and was making
good progress in her studies when she
was taken i'll. The Tate family moved
to Brattleboro from Westminster March
10, 1916, living for a time on the d. NJ.
Barber farm on the Dummerston road
and then buying the so-called Chamber
lain farm, a short distance bevond the
Country club. Miss Tate was a member
OF the Congregational church in West
minister where she sang in the choir some
time She had held several offices in the
ohrlstlan Endeavor society and the Sun
day school. Besides her parents she leaves
one brother, Claude, who lives at home
Among those from ont of town who
attended the funeral services were A. G
Butterfeld and daughter, Mrs. Fred
Royce, of Charlestown, N. H., Mrs. G. B.
Hall, Clarence Wright, Miss Florence
"efiman, George Woodburn. and Mr.
and Mrs. Rollo Metcalf of Westminster
Charles Tate of Richmondville. \. v
Samuel Tate of Harpersfeld, n. Y. Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Perry of Amherst. Mass
ana Miss Harriet Nutting, a student in
the Boston Observatory of Music. whose
home Is in Westminster
Among the many beautiful floral trih.
utes was wreath from her class at
Tufts Dental college.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-24
NEVER GAVE PROPERTY
TO COOLEYAND WIFE
~ ''a nds that Mrs Wilder Retained Own
'fsalp Il aeStnut Street House and Lot Until She
IL sir. and Mrs. Miller

Findings 'ayt have breu made by
Chancellor .;tn'c, e. Nilsson in the case
of Edward 5. toees ot Brattleboro and
Carl +. Cooley III II d, Conn. against
Mr. and Mrs. George p Miller and Mrs.
Ellen NJ. Wilder of Guilford and the Brat.
tleboro Trust Co, which case was tried
here Jan. 20 and the two following days.
Attorney Charles S Chase appearing for
the plaintiffs and Attorneys John f. Gale
OF Guilford and \. D. Clawson OF Brat
tleboro appearing for the defendants
In this case, which has attracted more
than ordinary interest, the chancellor finds
against the plaintiffs on every claim. They
claimed that in October, 1898, after the
death of Mr.. Wilder, Mrs Wilder bought
house on Chestnut street and gave it to
Mr.. Cooley and his first wife, Nellie. Mrs.
Cooley being a daughter of Mrs. Wilder
and Mr. Wilder having expressed wish
before he died that Mrs. Cooley have a
home the rest of her life, and they asked
to have it decreed to them, it having been
conveyed to the Millers
The chancellor finds that Mrs. Wilder
did not give the property to the plaintiffs
or either Of them at any time She per-
mltted Mr. Cooley to use the premises
but kept the full ownership in herself,
owing to reasons of her own, among which
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-24

was her past experiences with Mr.. Cooley
IN property matters
Mrs Wilder borrowed $3.50 of the Brat
tleboro Trust Co, Sept. Is, 1913, on a
promlssory note, and executed mortgage
on the Chestnut street property. 1t does
not appear, the court says, that the plain
TINS knew anything about this mortgage
until December, 1914 and then Edward S.
Cooley went to see Mrs. Wilder and
CLAIMED that the property had been given
to him and his son, Carl The court is un-
able to find that Mr.. Cooley ever said any
thing to Mrs. Wilder previous to that time
that would make her think that he claimed
to own the property Mrs Wilder insisted
that she owned the property, and on MAY
=, 1918, she conveyed it to Mr.. and Mrs.
Miller, with whom she lives, Mrs. Miller
beng her daughter The conveyance was
made, the court finds, because Mrs Wilder
deemed that she had lived so long and had
been so much care to the Millers that thew
should have the property.
The court feels that he is not called up-
on to determine whether Mrs. Wilder has
over-cstimated her obligation to the Mil
lers or whether she has divided up her prop
erty among her relatives in am equitable
manner. He holds that the mortgage to
the Brattleboro Trust Co. is a valid ex-
istlng mortgage. The purchase price of
the property was $3.50.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-24
NO DEALINGS WITH
RUSSIA ALLOWED
Allied Council Decides That Bolshevist
Activities Must End-Will
Aid Border States.

LONDON, Feb. 24.-The allies will
decline to deal with Soviet Russia Gun
til they have arrived at the convic-
tion that the Bolshevist terrors have
come to an end it was announced
after meeting of the allied supreme
council today. The decision of the
supreme council precludes diplomatic
relations between allied governments
and the Moscow administration in the
immediate future.
The council expressed itself as
pleased that the international labor
bureau had decided to send a delega-
tion to Russia to study conditions, but
it stated its belief that supervision of
the delegation should be under the
council of the league of nations, giving
the investigators greater authority.
The council, it was stated decided
that the allies could not accept the
responsibility of advising the border
Bolsheviki which course by such states
might be injurious to their interests.
If the Bolsheviki attacked within the
territory of border states. however, the
allies promise every possible sup.
port F."
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-24
FEDERAL DIRECTOR
THREATENS ATTACK
ON STATE OFFICIALS

ing to word brought to Chicago by Leo j
Grove of Marquette, supervising prohibi
tlon agent for the Upper Peninsula.
Major Dalrymple appealed to Attorney
General Palmer to order warrants ISSUED
for the arrest of the prosecutor, two dep
uty sheriffs two police officers and three
other residents of Iron River, mining
village
While awaiting word from federal au.
thorlties Dalrymple issued orders for a
company of picked prohibition agents to
gather here preparatory to starting on an
armed expedition which. he declared, will
clean up Iron county. The Michigan
'state constabulary will be asked to co
Operate in the expedition
Grove, accompanied by Lieut.. r. G.
Strope and Troopers Masters and Kind OF
the state constabulary, seized II barrels
of wine at mine two miles from Iron
River, he reported to Major Dalrymple
The wine is said to have been made by
John, Peter and Steven Scalcucci, wealthy
Italians, who own several business ven
lures at Iron River.
Grove loaded the liquor into sleigh and
started to move it to Caspian, headquar-
tion of the peninsula
When the sleigh reached Iron River il
was met by Prosecuting Attorney P A
McDonough, Deputy Sheriffs Chard and
Jesse Allen, Police Chief c. H. Sensiba
and Police Captain Claude Brown
McDonough, according to Groves re-
port, told the prohibition supervisor that
he was under arrest for transporting
liquor and ordered his men to seize the
wine. Grove put up a fight, but was
overpowered. The wine, he says, was re-
turned to tie Scalcucci brothers by Nc
Donough, who, the report adds, told the
brothers to post an armed guard over it
with orders to shoot if the federal agent
tried to regain possession.
After receiving the report Major Dal-
rymple asked that Attorney General
Palmer instruct the United States commits.
sioner at Marquette Mich, to issue the
warrants. Grove reported that District
Attorney Myron H. Walker, at Grand
Rapids, had ordered the commissioner to
issue no warrants without first submit.
ting them to him, which takes from five
to Is days
Samples of the wine seized in the raid
taken some time ago, tested IA per cent
alcohol.
Iron River is a small village in the
mining country, few miles from the
Wisconsin line The population of the
county is largely composed of Italians and
Sicilians, according to Grove. and boot
Logging has been rampant in the hills and
woods for months.
The Michigan state constabulary tried tc
clean up the county few months ago
and Captain Marsh Of the constabulary
was shot by bootlegger
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-24
EXPORTS OF SUGAR
UNUSUALLY LARGE
Excess of Over Billion Pounds Last
Year-France Has Nearly
Half of Supply.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Despite the
general complaint of a sugar shortage in
this country last year, exports of the com
modify during that time exceeded those OF
the year before by more than one billion
pounds according to the department OF
commerce records. One explanation OF
the increase advanced by trade experts OF
the department is that England sent much
cane to the United States to be refined and
reshipped.
Exports to that country, however, were
only little more than 25,00O,000 pounds
whereas France imported more than 627,
100000 pounds or nearly half the total
Italy took the third largest quantity, near
ly 59,000,000 pounds. Relaxation of re
strictions on shipments by allied countrie;
after the war is believed here to be largely
responsible for the increased export.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-24
Commissioner Dube's Plan
Would Save Thousands
to Tax Payers
COULD BE DONE
FOR SMALL OUTLAY
Road Commissioners Annual Renort
One of Most Comprehensive Ever
written Concerning Brattleboro,s
Highway Condition and Needs.

One of the most comprehensive
statements ever made concerning the
condition and needs of the Brattleboro
highway department is the report of
Road Commissioner Charles J. Dube in
the annual town report lust issne3
One of the important matters which be
discusses is the West River bridge
Many taxpayers have felt that if tbe
present bridge could be made service.
able for a few thousand dollars the
problem should be solved that way in.
stead OF spending 800 900 or more for
a new bridge and paying every wear
In interest charges on the bonds as
much as it would cost to Strengthen
ana repair the present structure, Mr..
DuDe apparently holds the same view
ana ne states that the bridge for
comparatively small sum can be made
SO strong that the public need not fear
as to its safety. Following is his re.
port in full:
we beg leave to submit our renort
1or the fiscal year ending Jan. 81. 1920
ana offer some suggestions for the i'm.
provement of this department.
In order to more fully explain the
necessary improvements we are com.
PEELED to lay before you the eonditions
we found which are not eondnc;va -
proper workmanship in the execution
OF the work and more especially the
economical expenditure of the money
under our charge.
ToWn Yard.-The so-called town
yard we found to be only dumping
ground in appearance and not much
better in fact, without anv housing
space for the winter equipment in sum,
mer nor for summer equipment in win
ter, which system entails greater loss
by depreciation to the tools and eouin-
ment than if in constant use. We have
no housing facilities for material of
any kind. In consequence, when patch
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-24
DELAYS
RAILROAD BILL
Must Be Referred to De-
partment of Justice for
Consideration
STRONG OPPOSITION
BY UNION LABOR
Railroad Workers Object to Tripartite
Arbitration Board Senate Passes
Bill Three to Ore Ver.rcuters Fa-
vored It
vored 1t.

WASHINGTON. Feb y President
Wilson will not aet ;rn,d,tt,,, N m.
compromise railroad t;ll passed ,r-tc,da,
by the senate. Il was ann..iu. l.! II N,
White House to-day that the p,cs;d,nf In
directed that the measure be reicr,rd 4
the department y irstire as soon a, il
reached the White House from congress
The executive has II days II which IL pa.
on the act before il eau btc,,ne i nv
without MS signature.
II is generally expected thar ne VI! .
urged by representatives ot iii, pai,raaI
brotherhoods and organized labor eenra,!,
TO veto the bill because OF its labor M,
other provisions. The railroad men cp
pose this section because it provides III
tripartite labor boards whereas they de
sire to return to the old method OF ne
gotiation and decision by representative.
of the workers and the railroads.
BY vote of nearly three tc
one the senate last night passed
and sent to the President the
modified railroad reorganization bill un.
der which the. carriers of the country
VIII attempt 10 august themselves tC
conditions arising with the end of gov.
ernment control
Thirty-two Republicans joined Will
ID Democrats in voting for adoption
of the conference report, while three
Republicans and IA Democrats com.
prised the II voting against it. There
was never any doubt as to what the
senate would do in View of the wide
margin by which the Cummins bill
more drastic than the compromis,
measure was passed!
Senator Dillingham; was paired in the
vote but Senator Page voted for it
Congressman Greene and Dale of Yer
mont voted for the conference report
when it was adopted in the house.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-24
PREPARED TO OPEN
ACTIVE WARFARE
Prohibition Director Dal-
rymple Claims He Has
Authority to Make Ar
rests-State Officers Ad-
vised Owners to Shoot If
Another Attempt Is Made
to Seize Their Wine

MARQUETTE, Mich, Feb. 2+-H
B. Hatch, United States commissioner
today refused to issue federal warrants
for the arrest of six Iron county off
cials charged with conspiracy to OBJ
struct the prohibition law. Hatch de-
clared he could not act without the
approval of District Attorney Walker
at Grand Rapids, Federal Judge Ses-
siOns or Attorney General Palmer.
Major A. V. Dalrymple, federai pro-
hibition director of the Central states
who asks for the warrant notified
Hatch that unless telegraphic author
ity to issue the warrant was received
from the district attorney by 2 p m,
he. would proceed to Iron county with
a company of his own men and a squad
of Michigan state police and make the
arrests without warrants
fWe are not starting a Wild West
show and we do not expect any armed
resistance, Major Dalrymple said
elf we do meet resistance we will
be prepared to cope with it. | intend
to arrest Prosecutor McDonough OF
Iron county, two deputy sileriffs and
the police officials of Iron River and
place them in Jail, charged with con
spiracy to interfere with the carrying
out of the prohibition law.
81 have been advised by Commits
sioner Kramer at Washington and As
sistant Commissioner Gayior that I
have ample authority to make the ar
rests.
A prohibition agent and a party OF Mich
igan state constables were held up Feb
10 by Iron county officials and wine they
had confscated taken from them, accord
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-24
CLUES, BUT NO ARRESTS.
Springfield Officers Expect to Find SLAYER
of I2-Year-Old Girl.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Feb. 24.-Prom.
lsing clues to the slayer of Virginia
Walker, the girl criminally assaulted and
strangled to death in the rear of the
Somers Creamery plant in Locust street
Friday night are now in the hands of the
police, and the indications are that the
strands of evidence are slowly leading to
the guilty person. However, the authori-
ties have made no arrests, and the big
squad of detectives working on the case.
including the Springfield men, state DO
lice and Pinkertons, were digging into
the details of the case without letup yes
terday. Developments of Importance are
likely today.
Seven or eight suspects were examined
yesterday and later allowed to go. This
roundup of suspicious characters is ex.
peeted to clear the city of certain unde.
slrable persons as well as possibly pro-
vide clues to the Locust street murder.
The authorities are still without definite
trace of the man for whom they are
looking in connection with the Traftop
road assault upon a young woman.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-24
IMPRESSIVE SCENE
AT CHURCH SERVICE
Forty Hours Devotion Closes in st. Nj
chael's Roman Catholic Church
with Procession.

One of the most impressive cere-
monies that has taken place in st.
Mlchael's Roman Catholic church for
some time, was witnessed at the clos.
ing of the forty hours devotion this
morning at the clock mass.
Rev. Edward Howard was celebrant.
Rev. J. P. Rand being present in the
sanctuary. Dolor Nolin was master of
ceremonies. At the close of mass a
procession consisting of the clergy and
46 altar boys, "a carrying lighted ia.
pers and Is carrying Gala lilies, headed
by the cross bearer, Master Joseph
DUDE, wended their way from the sane
tuary around the church The censer
bearers were Maurice Austin and Leo
Morrisseau. 1t was sight which i'm
pressed all who had the privilege of
witnessing it.
During the procession the choir rem
dered the Panga Lingua. The singing
during the forty hours devotion was
fine.
The altar was beautifully decorated
with cut flowers and lights.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-24
GOODHUE HOUSE IN
USE AS HOSPITAL
one Patient There Ill with Pneumonia
Seth White Taken There from
Maple Street Sunday.

Inc emergency hospital the former
9oodhue house on Main street, now owned
oy the Dunham Brothers Co., was opened
iate Sunday afternoon, one patient being
brought there about 5 clock. The patient
IS Seth White of Maple street, who is en-
pioyed by the Estey Organ Co. He was
Ill with influenza and now has pneumonia.
Because of illness in his family it was
thought best to take Mr.. White to the
emergency hospital, but the opening Of
the building is not an indication of the
spread of influenza in town, the number Of
cases of which is comparatively small
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-24
VERY LOW WATER
IN CONNECTICUT
Paper Mills at Holyoke Will Close To-
night for 18 Hours-Un-
usual for Midwinter.

HOLYOKE, Mass, Feb. 24.-Owing
to low water in the Connecticut river
orders were issued here today for sus-
pension of operation for Is hours be.
ginning tonight by % paper mills that
depend upon water power. This is the
first time in many years mid winter
shutdown has been necessary though
1T Is not uncommon in summer when
the storage basin formed by the Hol-
yoke dam runs low. The coal and
pulp situation is still reported acute
here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-24
Agree to Action
ON Treaty at Last

WASHINGTON, Feb. a4.-Unin-
terrupted senate consideration of
the peace treaty until a vote is
reached on ratification will begin
Thursday under plan announced
in the senate today by Senator
Lodge. The suggestion was re-
ceived without objection from the
Democratic side.
The decision to keep the treaty
up continually was regarded gen
orally as likely to bring quickly to
decision the conflict of the Demo-
Gratis regarding reservations. Dem
ocratic senators who believe the
Republican reservations should be
accepted continued their movement
for a party caucus to discuss policy
and predicted that such a meeting
would be held before the end of the
week.
Returning to the capitol today
after an absence of two days Sena-
tor Hitchcock, the Democratic lead
er, said he hadn't been approached
with the proposal for party eau
Gus. 'Tf any considerable number
of Democrats want such confer
ence," he said, 81 certainly shall
not oppose the suggestion"
Republican claims that az Demo-
Gratis had shown a willingness to
accept the Republican reservations
without change were said by Dem
ocratic leader to be "probably ex-
aggerated." But he added that he
had not made a canvass of the
situation during the last few days.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-24
RHODE ISLANDS
TEST MARCH s
Case Against Prohibition Amendment
Will Be Argued In Supreme
Court

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-Arpumants
on the government motion to dismiss the
Original suit instituted by Rhode Island to
test the constitutionality of the federal
PROMOTION constitutional amendment will
be heard IN the supreme court March s.
ASSISTANT Attorney General Frierson and
Solicitor General King will appear for the
government.
While the suit will be heard on the mo-
ton to dismiss, all the issues involved will
be argued, Mr.. Frierson said today, and the
entire case submitted upon its merits to
the court. decision at this term is ex-
pected by court officials.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-24
SIGNS INJUNCTION
AGAINST SHIPPING
Board Restrained From Selling 20
German Liners-No Appeal Taken
By Shipping Board.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 24.-Associate
Justice Bailey of the district supreme
court today signed the formal order
of injunction against the shipping
board to prevent the sale of 20 former
German liners. The court consented to
the request of the shipping board that
the ship Sewanee, which has been sold
for $2,000,000 be excluded from the
order of the injunction.
William Randolph Hearst, who brought
the proceedings, furnished bond of
$4,000 to indemnify the shipping
board against loss. No notification
of an appeal was given by counsel for
the shipping board, but it was said a
special appeal may be taken later
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-24
ASKS PRESIDENT TO VETO.
Head of Farmers National Council Oh.
posed to Railroad Bill

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-President
Wilson was asked today by George P
Hampton, managing director of the
Farmers National council on behalf
of farm organizations affiliated with
the council, to veto the railroad bill
on the 'grounds of public policy.
Mr.. Hampton S request was by letter
/. He asked that the President person.
ally or through his secretary receive a
delegation next Thursday and that he
defer action on the bill until the farm
ers' representatives have a chance to
express more fully their reasons for
opposing it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-24
Methodist Episcopal Church

Wednesday, Feb 25.-The Ladies
Aid society will meet with Mrs G. l.
Wyman, Pine street. for a short bust
ness meeting, followed by an afternoon
on special work. Come early.
Friday. Feb 81, at $50 p. m-Pray-
or meeting.
Tuesday, March Annual supper
and social gathering for members and
supporters of the church only. Fea
lures: Supper together at G.l5 p. M;
reports from treasurers of various or.
ganizations within the church, to
gether with other items of interest
election of representatives to the lay
electoral conference; social hour ant
brief program.