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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
WILMINGTON.

Mrs. Race Wilson is visiting at Mrs
Sarah Stanley's.
Mrs. J. J. Gleason left Monday for
Middletown Springs.
W w. Follett was in North Adams,
Mass, March 3 on business.
Merle Green started work in HI. F..
Barber & Sons store Monday.
WAYNE Carver and son, Stanley, were
in North Adams, Mass, Friday
Florence Wood was a visitor in
North Adams, Mass, Wednesday.
Mrs. Paul Whitman is able to be out
again after a three weeks illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cheney have re-
covered from their illness with infiu-
enZa.
The Universalist Ladies' Aid society
met Thursday with Mrs. Luther Bel
lows.
Miss Mabel Medbury is caring for
Mrs. Bion Shippee, who does not gain
very rapidly.
Pliney Crafts has finished work at
Hartwellville and has returned to Will
'mington for a visit.
Miss Ruth Crafts, who visited hel
aunt, Mrs. Roy Williams, week, re
turned home Friday night.
Mrs. o. o. Ware has been helping
out in her husband s store during the
illness of some of the clerks.
Mrs Ernest Duvall, who helped will
the housekeeping at Mrs. George Street
RS two weeks, has returned home.
II. C. Davis of Guilford Center wa
in town Tesduay to attend the funera
of his mother, Mrs. Hester A. Davis
The moving picture theatre opene'
Saturday evening after being, closed
three or four weeks on account of man,
people being i'll.
Deputy Collector Francis f. Morris
sey was in Wilmington from Marcl
6 to to assist the townspeople in fiji
ing their returns under the income ia,
law.
A st. Patrick s day ball will b
given Wednesday evening, March II
by Al DesRosiers and Harry Koskof
Music will be furnished by the Memo
rial theatre orchestra.
The Wilmington club held 'ffath
er and SOM banquet at Childs s Tav
ern Friday evening. Each man was re
quested to take a boy. III. B. Clark o
North Adams was the speaker. =,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
FAIR ASSOCIATION
TO MEET MARCH %
Election of Officers for Coming Year
Doubtful if Barn Is Built on
Site of One Burned.

Tuesday, March %, was decided upon
as the date of the postponed annual
meeting of the Valley Fair association
at a meeting of the executive committee
yesterday afternoon. 1t will take place
at go p. m. in the board of trade rooms
and the business will include election of
officers for the ensuing year and reports
for the year just past. Tuesday and
Wednesday, Oct. and 6, have finally
been settled upon as the dates of the
next fair, these being in the week fol
lowing the state fair at White River
Junction No definite action has been
taken yet in regard to rebuilding the
barn on the fair grounds recently des-
troyed by fire and it is doubtful whether
another structure will be erected on the
site of the one burned although ample
accommodations for trotting horses vii
be provided.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
REFUSES CERTIFICATE OF MERIT
New England Manufacturer Says He
Did War Work At Fair Profit.

BOSTON, March 13.-Among the
nearly 500 New England concerns
which were awarded certificates of mer-
it by the war department for services
rendered dnring the war, one has writ
ten a letter to the headquarters of the
northeastern department which is so
unusual that it will be referred to the
secretary of war
In this letter the writer says that
his concern neither deserves nor de-
sires a certificate of merit; that it
made fair profit on the goods manu-
featured and sold to the government
for war purposes, the same as it does
on its peacetime product. The wri
ter criticizes the award of certificates
to producers generally as a waste by
the war department of the people I
money "'that might better be. devoted
to other uses.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
WEST BRATTLEBOR0

f. A. Knight, who has been confined
to his bed by illness, is about the house
again.
P. H. Winchester, milk dealer, has had
his telephone number changed to l005W,
being now on a oparty line.
Miss Edna Wheeler of Melrose street,
who is confined to her home with an at
tack of bronchitis, is little more com
Portable.
Mrs. F. G. Taylor, who is i'll with bron-
chial pneumonia, remains about the
same. Mrs. Charlotte Thrower is car.
ing for her.
Fremont Harris is here from Green
field, where he is employed, to spend {
weeks vacation with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George c. Harris. -.
| David t. Perry has sold his cottag
house on Meadow brook road to Charlie
H. Allen, who has occupied the hous
several months and who buys for a home
There are several acres of land with tn
place.
Rupert Harris is expected Sunda.
from Putney, where he attends school
Ito spend vacation of two weeks wit
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace 4
Harris. He lives in Putney in the HON
of his cousin, Adams Blood.
Miss Ruth Prentiss, teacher of art i
Montpelier seminary, came yesterday t
spend two weeks at her home here. Sh
was accompanied by Miss Clara Haske
and Miss Ethel Bush, teachers at tn
seminary, who viii be her guests durin
that time The seminary is closed o
account of an epidemic of mumps an
influenza.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
MOTOR VEHICLES FOR ROADS
War Department Gives $4,000 For Use
On Highways.

WASHINGTON, March 13.-Approx-
imately $4,000 motor vehicles intended
for war purposes have been turned
over to the department Of agriculture
by the war department for distribu-
ton among the state highway com
missioners for use in road building. al
lotments being based on the amount
of federal aid for roads which the
states receive. Already 10000 have
been delivered to states and the re
mainder viii be distributed as fast a,
railway cars can be secured for their
transportation. which will be probably
two or three months This equipment
promises to be of great aid in carry
ing out the large road building pro
| gram for 1920.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
CHURCH NOTICES.

Unitarian church, Rev. E. @. s. Osgood
pastor Service in the parish house Sun
day morning at 1890. Subject of sermon,
A Lenten Message. All are welcome.
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Sun
day services at l045 am and 100 pm
Subject, Substance. Wednesday evening
testimonial Meetings at 745 Reading
room open daily, excepting Sundays and
legal holidays, from to o'clock. AL
are welcome. Emerson building, Elliot
street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13

VIM. S. Newton has been appointed by
the governor of Iowa commissioner to
take the acknowledgment of deeds and
other instruments to be used and record
ed in that state.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13

The snow storm on March 10 was the
severest we have had during the winter.
1t showed steadily all day and on Monday
the people had plenty of work in breaking
roads and clearing sidewalks. The storm
extended over wide extent of country
and fell to the depth of Is inches in this
place
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13

Larkin G.. Mead, now in Florence,
Italy has completed the colossal statue of
Mr.. Lincoln for the Springfield, Ill, monu-
ment. He has been at work at it very
assiduously for the past six months.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13

Miss Hettie Knight, the teacher on
Chase street, received a very pleasant sur
prise at the close of her winter term a
beautiful writing desk furnished with a
gold pen and holder, paper and envelopes
She also received beautiful bouquet from
Johnnie Horner, member of the class
The tokens were most gratifying to the
teacher.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Happenings of March, 1870.
Taken from the Files Of 80
The Phoenix.

G.. A. and M. Wilder of this town have
sold to John Hunt of Vernon a pair. of
oxen coming seven years of age that
weighed Ass pounds
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13

When Grant had been President less
than two years, no member of his original
cabinet remained in Office.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13

Tickets for the Smith Fund bridge
party in the Unitarian parish house
Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock may be
obtained at the door if anyone has not
procured them previously.-Adv. I2*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13

A public bridge party will be held in
the Unitarian parish house Monday
afternoon, March Is, at clock, for
the benefit of the Smith college en-
dowment fund. Tickets will be sold
by Smith alumnae. TIPS
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13

The hotel South Vernon owned by
Charles Merrill, was discovered to be on
fire early Saturday morning, March u
The entire building was in fames,the oc
cupants barely having time to escape A
part of the furniture was saved. The fire
is supposed to have caught in the attic
from defect in the chimney.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

The meeting of the Mary Geddis class
of the First Methodist church has been
postponed this month.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Tier of Washing
ton street entertained the teachers of
the Austine Institution in their home
last evening. Refreshments of sugar
on-snow were served.
George H. Pomphier of Washington
street has sold the farm known as the
Lucius Adams farm on the West River
road to w L. Foley of Springfield, this
state, who will move there April l and
occupy it as home. The sale was made
through John l., Towards real estate
agency.
One person was elected to member
ship to the board of trade in the meet
ing of the directors Thursday evening"
making 10 new members since Septem-
Der. Several committee reports were
received and one new committee was
authorized, the purpose of the commit
tee being to investigate the possibili-
ties of junior chamber of commerce.
The Holstein -Friesian girls to the
number of IS gave Miss Beatrice Mead
surprise miscellaneous shower party
at the home of Mrs. G. B. Lamson, GA
Washington street, where Miss Mead
has been making her home for about a
year. Miss Mead was invited to the
home of Miss Hazel Williamson of 33
Pine street, to tea and to stay all
night. The girls, after visiting at the
home of Mrs. Lamson and leaving their
gifts, proceeded to the home of Miss
Williamson and told Miss Mead that
they had come to take her home. Games
and music were played and cake and
ice cream were served. After drink.
ing grape juice to the health and hap
piness of Miss Mead, the guests de
parted for home at q late hour.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13

About eight million tons of coal are an
nually consumed in London
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13

Flowers have dropped in price; carna-
tions, roses, snap dragons, lilies, hya-
cinths, daffodils, etc. c. n. Bond Tel
I23l-X. loft
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13

Mr.. Orucutt of Wardsboro says we have
had 10 feet Of snow this winter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13

Some time last fall James Fiske Jr., re-
ceived an anonymous letter demanding
payment of $4,000 dollars under penalty
of death for refusal As no attention was
paid to this very modest demand, another
letter was soon after sent and then an
other. Upon the receipt of the third
letter the whole matter was entrusted by
Mr.. Fiske to a special detective of New
York to ferret out These letters directed
the money to be sent to one George W
Pierce of Westfeld, Massachusetts, who
was therein represented as an innocent
person and ignorant of the whole trans
action The subject was carefully eN
plored by the special and brought to
| focus by the arrest Of Pierce on Wednes
dav. of last week. Pierce, who is tall
dark fellow, proves to be slater by trade
who formerly lived in Brattleboro as dc
1 Eisla
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13

Messrs. H. Smith, c. L. Brown, Lewis
Putnam, w. H. Alexander, w Ward, 1.
Hines and C. H. Stevens of this village at
tended and took part in debate at
Williamsville on the evening Of March 10.
The question was: Resolved that 1T would
be just and beneficial to the American
government to extend to the American
women the right of suffrage. On the
merits of the arguments the question was
decided in the negative.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-17
JOHNSON PUTS FULL
TRUST IN HARDING
Senator Rebukes All Who Say
Nominee Is Friendly to
League of Nations.
FOR ENTIRE REJECTION
Tells Chicago Audience No
Ambiguity Exists in Posi-
ton of Candidate.

CHICAGO, Oct. Ex-senator Hiram w.
johnson of California. in his first public
appearance in Chicago since his defeat
for the Republican nomination for Presi-
dent in June, tonight declared the
League of Nations 'the greatest issue in
the United States since the civil war"
Senator Johnson is ending a speaking
tour through the Middle West at the
behest of the Republican National Com
mittee. The league as the chief issue
OF the campaign is clearl-- defined, Sem
ator Johnson said. the Democrats being
on one side and the -.epublicans on the
other. He particularly emphasized his
statement that there is no ambiguity in
the stand of the Republican party or in
the stand of Mr.. Harding
During the evening the Senator devil
ated from the speech he had prepared to
defend the Republican nominee against
men and newspapers who pretend to be
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-17
PARSONS NOT TO VOTE
FOR cox AFTER ALL
Former G. o. p. Leader Will
Be in California NoU. 2.

Herbert Parsons. former chairman OF
the Republican County Committee. will
not vote for Gov Cox. Democratic can
didate for President. He will be In Call
ifornia on election day. at the end OF q
transcontinental tour of Pro-Leaguers.
during which they hope to make many
votes for the League and the Demo-
cratic ticket.
1t could not be learned yesterday that
Mr.. Parsons had applied for the privi-
lege of absentee voting. Those familiar
with the law said they did not think
such an application could well be grant
ed. as the entire purpose of the law was
to give the right 60 vote by mail only to
those unavoidably absent
So Mr.. Parsons was not a prophet
when he said: ut Is my intention to
vote for Cox" explaining that he would
do so because Cox was for going in"
the League Of Nations.
The Pro-League special. which will
leave here tomorrow. will carry in adj
dition to Mr.. Parsons Professor Irving
Fisher of Yale, Charles w. Whittlesey
Captain Thomas G. Chamberlain. Mrs.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Mrs. Ed
mund Mead. Republicans, and Secretary
o. War Baker and DR.. Henry Van Dyke.
Democrats. The last two. 1t was said
yesterday, had been included In the
party at the special request OF Mr..
Parsons
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-17
'PENDLETON LEAVES
PARTY FOR HARDING
Sees Best Hope for Solution Of
League Problem if G.. O. p.
Ticket Is Chosen.
SOME TURN DEMOCRATIC
Assemblyman Francis Goes in
Footsteps Of Herbert
Parsons at Polls.

Justice Francis Kay Pendleton. Demo
crat from long line of Democratic
ancestors, In a letter to George W.
Wickersham declared yesterday his be-
lief that the election of Harding and
Coolidge offered the only solution OF
the League OF Nations problem. He APP
proved the stand taken by Mr.. Wicker
sham and thirty-one other Republicans
in their recent statement
After discussing the situation at
length Mr.. Pendleton, who recently re-
signed from the Supreme Court bench,
said
81 am a Democrat, and have been all
my life but ! frankly believe with you
that there Is more probability Of a prac-
teal effective result from the avowed
purposes of Senator Harding than In the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-17

insistency OF Gov. Cox to carry out and
pursue the course and methods OF the
present Administration. which nave
only led TO the wretched impractical i'm
passe in which we now ind ourselves"
In letter to Herbert Parsons lauding
his shift to Democratic ranks. Assem-
blyman James A. Francis declared yes
terday that he also would vote for Cox
on the league issue
Herbert S. Houston. former president
of the Associated Advertising Clubs OF
the World and now vice-president of
Doubleday, Page & Co.. who has been
working as a member of the League 10
Enforce Peace in an effort to get the
peace treaty adopted, and who is said to
be an independent Republican, an
nounced yesterday he had gone over to
the Cox camp He said he could no
longer line up with Taft, Wickersham
and Hoover.
Marshall Stimson, who was campaign
manager for Senator Hiram Johnson In
southern California In 1870 announces
that ne will vote for Cox on the league
issue, according to the Democratic
National Committee. Speaking OF Sen
ator Harding. Mr.. Stimson was quoted
as saying: II approved his early state
ments that he would seek adyl.e and
consultation on matters OF public pol
icy, and l do not consider that evidence
of weakness. Now. when we find him
yielding to bullying and threats in
stead of accepting the council Of men
like Taft, Root, Hughes, Wickersham
and Hoover 1t Is impossible not to fear
that the wrong type of men will con-
troll him.
Mrs. Anita Mccormick Blaine, sister
of Senator Medill Mccormick and wife
OF Emmons Blaine. son or tie late
James G. Blaine telegraphed to Chair
man George White of the Democratic
National Committee she was sending q
check for 5000 to further the cause OF
the League OF Nations.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-17

would have him guilty of the very out
rage he denounces.
Eighteen months ago the league was
presented as the greatest magma charta
humanity was ever given, but gradually
the mystical veil which enveloped the
document was torn aside. When the
President returned we were handed q
treaty which divided up the earth ac-
cording to secret treaties.
Every wrongful, wicked territorial
disposition under the treaty Of peace
the league and its members are piedsed
to maintain.
U. s. Only Non-Proating Nation.
I'VE are the only non-profiting nation
under a treaty which has given lanoD
and peoples to Great Britain. France,
Italy and Japan. and we are asked TO
bear the burden OF maintaining th5
profit of others. They may have the
territory which they have gained In this
manner, but they shall not commander
our blood and our treasure TO main
tain It,. make this plain. not to arouse
hostility against any country that mas
received vast territory under the treaty.
but to show that under the suise OF
preventing war and preserving peace
the League of Nations undertakes 10
guarantee the territorial integrity or
every nation that added possessions as
a result of the war.
America broke faith Tor the nrst
time in her history at Paris. when Pesi-
dent Wilson permitted the robbery OF
Shantung-the' turning OF 40.000.ooO
Chinese over to Japan. We are different
from the peoples across the seas. They
are imperiaiists, they want new terri
tory, new peoples; we are not I'M
perialists, and desire no additional lands.
no new subjects"
Referring to the accusation that the
Republican party seeks TO fix upon the
United States policy Of isolation by
not entering the league. Senator Johnson
said
"Wo've never been isolated in this
country. financially, socially or politically.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-17

friends OF Senator Harding. and who
assert that he is to take this country
into the League OF Nations.
For reasons OF their own" said
Senator Johnson, certain interested in
dividuals and newspapers may misrep-
resent and misinterpret his words.
resent their imputations upon the SINGER
ity Of the utterances of the candidate
and the manifest endeavor in some
quarters 10 distort his plain language.
I'm some instances the comment has
been mere rank Misrepresentation; In
others, disingenuous Interpretation.
Has Put League Behind Him.
There is nothing ambiguous or uncer-
tain in our candidates declaration. He
has courageously taken his stand. He
has put the league behind him. He
wants neither interpretations nor reser-
vations, but outright rejection.
1.-THE men and newspapers who pre-
tend to be friends OF Senator Harding
and who assert that ne is to take this
country into the League OF Nations do
him a distinct disservice and pay him a
sorry compliment.
I'm his speech OF acceptance he char
acterizes the league as a military alli-
ance which menaces peace and threat
ems all fire. edom.' He instanced the war
between Poland and Russia as indicating
what we would have been let In for. in
the language of Secretary of State
Lansing. but for the action of the Sen
ate, and this Polsh-Russian war, he
said. brought home to US the danger
of committing ourselves in advance to
caIfaaS that we know NOT Of
ITO make doubly plain his meaning
in his speech of acceptance he said: :, i
am opposed 10 the very thought Of our
Republic becoming party to so great an
outrage upon other people who have as
good right to seek their freedom as
we had in 1875
And yet men and newspapers who
claim to be friendly and assert that Sem
ator Harding is going into the league
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-17

We have only been isolated geograph-
ically by the two oceans which God gave
US and which President Wilson. or the
League of Nations cannot dry up.
America never failed to respond TO
call OF distress and it never will but
let the American people and not the
European peoples decide when"