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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-12

glimpse of Dr. Genns Bible class of the Highlands Methodist
 
 Hendrix the that church Also picture of Dr. Glenn splendid influence character have inspiration the upbudng of the finest MhodimPhoo by Hunt of Dr. Glenn by the Stephenson studio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-12

US, but we also have been who, by their straight, high thinking and clean lives, give balance to the group. If ours were a class composed of saints, the teacher would be fired instanter, but we are just a human bunch, as the schoolboy would say, desiring to grow spiritually, but trusting to remain hu- man."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-12
For Old or New COrns-- "Gets-It''
Three Drops Shrivels Them Up
 So You Can Lift Them Off

Thirty seconds after you touch the corn with this liquid corn remover the jabbing stabbing pain of it stops--for all time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08
NEW ENGLAND READY
FOR SPRING FLOODS
Heavy Coat of Snow Expected to
Cause Trouble Strengthening
Bridges and Clearing Easements.

BOSTON, March s. = New England
covered with an abnormally heavy coat
of snow and ice, has begun preparations
to meet the freshets which are believed
to be inevitable when warmer weather
comes and the rivers are open. Through
out the northern and western parts of
the district mountains, hills and val
leys are under blanket of snow rang
ing from a depth of three or four feet
on the level to drifts 90 feet high. The
ice in the rivers is very thick
Principal attention is being directed
to highway and railroad bridges. Ex-
ira piles and buffers are being put in
beside many of them as protection
against the high water and the ice that
viii threaten their destruction when
the floods are let loose.
Property owners in the river valleys
have been warned to remove goods
from Easements, particularly in the mill
cities. Arrangements have been made
in many towns to notify dairymen with
farms on the lowlands of the first break
of the ice to the northward. so as to
enable them to remove their live stock
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08
PRESIDENT ACCEPTS
WITH RESERVATIONS
Willing to Let Italy and Jugoslavia
Settle Adriatic Question-Note
to Allied Council

WASHINGTON, March S-president
Wilson accepts with reservations the pro-
posal of the British and French premiers
that Italy and Jugoslavia undertake a
settlement of the Adriatic question.
He says if Italy and Jugoslavia prefer
to abandon the so-called buffer state con
tanning an overwhelming majority of
Jugoslays and desire to limit the proposed
free state to the corpus separatum of
Fiume, placing the sovereignty in the
league of nations without either Italian
or Jugoslav control, the United States is
willing to leave the determination of the
common frontier to Italy and Jugoslavia.
The President says he cannot possibly
join in the premiers' suggestion that the
memorandum settlement of Dec. 8 be
withdrawn; declares that Albanian
questions should not be included in the
proposed Joint discussions" and reiterates
that the United States cannot approve OF
the execution of the terms of the treaty
of London.
Finally, he expresses "the earnest hope
that the allied governments will not find
it necessary to decide on a course which
the American government, in accordance
with its reiterated statement. win be un-
able to follow"
The Presidents note to the premiers
was dispatched Thursday and is now be
ing considered by the allied supreme
council at London. Meantime, direct ne
gotiations between Jugoslavia and Italy
are proceeding.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08
ORDERS ARREST OF
PRUSSIAN PRINCE
Cousin of Former Emperor Leads
Rough and Tumble Fight Against
French Guest in Berlin Hotel.

BERLIN, March S.-The minister Of
defense has ordered the provisional arrest
of Prince Joachim Albrecht of Prussia
cousin of former Emperor William, for
engaging in an assault upon a French Of
fcer at hotel Saturday night.
The fashionable Adlon Hotel dining
room was the scene of a rough and tumble
fight between Prince Joachim Albrecht OF
Prussia, and his guests, and Capts Klein
and Roughevin and Nine Klein, members
of the French mission The hostilities
were due to the French people refusing
to stand while the orchestra was playing
Deutschland uber Allies
Joachim and his friends hurled candles,
crockery and other things at the French
party and Capt. Roughevin was beaten
and his clothes torn. Capt. Klein was
escorted ont Of the dining room by walters
who defended him.
The episode apparently was planned by
Joachim, who has the reputation of being
a pan-German extremist. 1t is said he has
been virtually barred from other hotels Of
Berlin where he has attempted similar
outbreaks against foreigners
Many members of the foreign com
mission in Berlin live at the Adlon anC
| Joachim recently has been appearing there
nightly wearing his iron cross and order
ing the orchestra to play Deutschland
nber Allies" Two former military officers
| Baron Won Platen and Herr Griebel ac
companied Joachim last night.
Majority of the guests in the dining
room rose when the orchestra started til,
air and Joachim's party began to hur
bottles and other missiles at the tabl
where the French party was seated. Th
walters got Nine. Klein out of the room
during the melee, but the Germans knock
T, ed one of the walters senseless with
l. Echair.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08
Fire Breaks Out In Stafford
Hall and Causes Much
Damage
FIRE APPARATUS
DELAYED BY SNOW
Girls Formed Bucket Brigade and Pre-
vented Fire From Going Through
Whole Building Also Aided In Re-
moving Furnishings.

SOUTH HADLEY. Mass. March s.
Stafford hall, one of the dotnitories Of
Mt. Holyoke was badly damaged by
smoke and fire today. Fire apparatus VA
delayed by snow drifts and tovnspcople
with the college girls fought the flames and
prevented them spreading to other college
buildings
The fire started in the basement Most
of the girls Of the building were at class
in other buildings Bucket hrigadc3 were
formed, taking water from every available
source and a group of students broke a
hole in the pond on the campus from
which water was obtained
As soon as it was seen that the fire
apparently would not spread through the
whole building group of girls formed a
line and ventured through the smoke from
room to room throwing the contents of
che room from the windows or passing
Them from hand to hand to safety.
Stafford hall is one of the oldest college
sormitories and was built in 1897. 1t is
three stories and of brick
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08
THREE REPORTS
ON NAVAL SCRIMMAGE
Republicans Blame Daniels and Demo
Gratis Split In Their De
fense of Him.

WASHINGTON, March 5. The
wrangle over awards to navy officers
of war decorations drew nearer a con-
clusion when Chairman Page of the
senate naval committee made public
the trio of reports the investigators of
the subcommittee produced.
The three Republican members joined
in the majority report, which sharply
criticized Secretary Daniels in some
respects, while the two Democrats sub
mitted individual reports defending the
secretary s course and directing their
attack, in turn, at Rear Admiral Viii
liam $. Sims, the most prominent figure
in the controversy stirred up over navy
medals and crosses
In one respect the three reports are
unique. They agree on two points
, that no permanent harm has come to
naval morale as result of the
awards or the controversy and that en-
| listed men received too small share of
recognition for their services.
The majority report signed by Sen
ators Hale. Mccormick and Poindex-
liter, arraigns Mr.. Daniels for not hav-
| ing fully advised officers as to his plans
in making awards and asserts that his
policy of decorating officers who lost
| ships would be detrimental to the navy
Senator Pittman in the first minor.
! ity report, characterized the investi
| cation as Il tempest in teapot = toe
| ridiculous to be mentioned in eonnec
tion with the morale of a fighting navy
In the second minority report Sen
ator Trammell declared flatly that
navy morale had not been harmed a.
Admiral Sims had contended and as
serted that Mr.. Daniels followed es
tahlished naval custom in changing
recommendations of his subordinate
as those officers themselves had don,
with proposals of their juniors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08
MINISTER'S DISCUSS
PSYCHIC RESEARCH
Subject Considered at Meeting of Brat
tleboro Ministerial Union-Inter-
esting but Abnormal.

The Brattleboro Ministerial Union held
its March meeting with Rev. Walter c.
Bernard in his rectory on Tyler street at
10 o'clock this morning Members
present included Messrs. Woodin, But
terfield, Trout, Brownell, Bernard and
Osgood. DIR. Woodin was chosen to pre-
side and prayer was offered by Mr.. Trout
Owing to weather conditions Rev T. b.
Cornell, who was to have given the SER
mon, was absent, and this feature of the
program was omitted. Mr.. Osgood opened
the conference that followed, taking as
his theme Psychic Research, of which so
much is said and written at the present
day. All joined in the ensuing discussion,
the prevalent opinion on the part of the
members being that though such re-
search possessed interest and has bear
ing upon the spiritual life, yet in many
ways il is abnormal in its tendencies, and
does not advance the real progress of the
soul either in this world, or the world to
come The meeting closed with PRAYER
by Mr.. Brownell
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08
MRS. HOWARD FEM
DIES IN HOSPITAL
Westminster Young Woman Under
went Operation in Bellows Falls
Daughter Born February 10.
Especial to The Reformer.)
WESTMINSTER. March

Announcement of the death of Mrs.
Howard p. Fem, %, at the Rocking
ham hospital in Bellows Falls yester-
day forenoon came as a shock to the
community. She was taken Ill Feb.
II with influenza and on Feb. 10 gave
birth to a daughter. She made good
progress toward recovery up to March
,, but since that time had been grow
ing weaker. A council of physicians
was held and on Saturday afternoon
Mrs. Fem was taken to the hospital
where she underwent an operation late
in the afternoon for appendicitis and
an abcess, peritonitis developing and
death resulting at 9.45 O'Clock Sunday
morning.
Jessie Mary (Burgess) Fem was
born in Bennington Aug. IA, 1892, the
oldest of 10 children of Mr.. and Mrs
George Burgess. She graduated from
the Bennington high school and taught
school five years before her marriage,
the last three years of her teaching be-
ing in Westminster schools. She mar
ried Howard Peters Fem Oct. 3, 1917,
the wedding taking place in the Bur-
CESS home in Bennington. She was a
member of the Grange in Westminster
and Of the Baptist church in Benning-
ton.
Mrs. Fem leaves her husband and
two weeks 'old daughter, Jessie Mary.
A son died in November. 1913, when
three days Old. She also leaves her
parents and five brothers and four Sis
ters all of Bennington.
The funeral will be held Wednesday
afternoon at , clock at her home on
School street, Rev A. T. B. Ward OF
Westport Mass, a former pastor of
| the Congregational church here. and
Rev. E. w. Wild, the present pastor
officiating. The body viii be taken
Thursday TO Bennington, where a fu-
| neral service Will be held The burial
will take place in Bennington next
| spring
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08
Many Cities Still Isolated.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, March SIN
spite of hard work yesterday in which
groups of citizens took prominent part
many towns and cities in western Mas
sachusetts were isolated from their
neighbors today by the effects of Sat
lwday's storm Westfeld, Northamp-
ton and Greenfield were virtually cut
off and it was announced that it will
be several days before the blockade is
raised Cars and plows that have be-
come stalled have frozen in Progress
in clearing the lines is slow because
most Of this work must be done with
picks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08
SHOOTS PARENTS IN DREAM.
Young Boy Held in Jail and Father L
in Hospital.

DANBURY, Conn, March S.-En-
gagged in imaginary battle while APP
parently in dream, Franklin NJ. Komp,
10, shot his father and mother in their
home last midnight and otherwise in
jured them during the struggle that
followed The elder Komp is in the
hospital with bullet wound in the
shoulder, another in hip and lascera-
tions caused by blows and bites. The
mother at her home has two wounds
on her head, one apparently caused by
bullet The son, charged with as
sault with intent to kill, was held in
$4,000 BAIL
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08
Street Railroad Needs CO.
operation in Open
ing Line
BOARD OF TRADE
NAMES COMMITTEE
Over 100 Worked Sunday on West
Brattleboro End-Road Commission
er Opens Up Entrances to Town -
West River Railroad Tied UP.

There s nothing to it-this idea that
the West Brattleboro men are better
shovelers or have more public spirit
than those of the east village. At least
that Is the opinion that the men of this
part of the town hold, and tonight they
are to be given an opportunity to dem
onstrate their claim.
About 100 West Brattleboro men
turned out yesterday to help shovel out
the western section of the street rail
road. A call has gone out today for
200 to turn out tonight to help uncover
the eastern section, because it is well
known that the railroad is not in a
financial condition to undertake the
task and the people of both sections
realize the Inconvenience of allowing
the road to remain frozen in.
The board of trade took hold of the
proposition this forenoon and the di-
rctors voted unanimously to see what
could be done III the way of providing
relief a committee was appointed.
consisting of c. l.. Stickney, c. S. Hop
kins and E. II. Chapman, to put their
broad shoulders to the proposition and
President Roberts promised to be on
hand and To give good cigar to the
man who could displaee more snow chan
| he
Already there is rivalry among the
members of the committee to see who
can rustic out the biggest number of
helpers, and the makers of tov shoyels
are anticipating big drive on their
wares before night. 1t is understood
that the shovelers will be stationed
some distance behind those handling
| picks in order to avoid the danger
from mighty swings of the picks in the
hands of the committee.
| 1t has been arranged to provide
doughnuts with some kind of liquid,
probably coffee in view of the restric-
tions with which other fluids have been
hedged about. Just before going to
press it was learned that one important
| detail had been overlooked namely, the
securing of a water boy, but a hurry
call has been sent out for George Dun
| ham, Senator SANDY Daniels and
Senator Bert Tenney.
Seriously, it is hoped that at least
200 men will turn out tonight with
picks and shovels to help meet an
emergency which the railroad company
cannot afford to meet The high school
boys are invited to assist. They will
assemble at the water tower near the
top of Union hill as soon as convenient
after $50 O'Clock The committee is
seeking the cooperation of the manu-
featuring plants and it is planned to
work two hours tonight on the east see
tion of the line and if necessary to
help tomorrow night on the west Sec
tion. The railroad company is put
ting salt on the icy stretches this aft
ernoon to facilitate the work of dig
ging out the track.
The railroad company, in the face
of unusual conditions, has been able
until this storm to maintain service
Continued on Page 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08
GROUND PERMEATED
BY ESCAPING GAS
Workmen Trying to Locate Leak on
West Side of Main Street-1g-
nited by Lighted Match.

Workmen employed by the Twin
State Gas & Electric Co. are under
taking to locate leak in gas pipe
on the west side of Main street south
of the Brooks House. Apparently a
pipe has been broken by the settling of
dirt in the trench which was dug when
the Main street drainage pipe was laid,
and several cellars on each side OF the
street have been filled with gas which
has permeated the ground in all di-
rections
The ground is so full of gas that in
one place it ignited when a lighted
match was held near the ground in one
of the holes which have been dug.
The gas is escaping in such Il quantity
that it is nauseating to many persons
who pass on the sidewalks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08
First Baptist Church

Monday at 7.30 p. m.-Meeting of
Boy Scouts.
Monday, March s, 73O p. m-Open
meeting of Boy Scouts, troop No 9.
special feature will be demonstra-
tion of first aid work by DR.. C. G..
Wheeler. All tenderfoot and second
class Scouts in this town should see
this. Relatives and friends of the
Scouts of troop No. are cordially in
vited to attend this open meeting to
see what the boys are learning. Each
member of this organization is re-
quested to bring a rope.
Tuesday at 1880 p. m.-Christian En-
deavor society.
Friday at p. m.-Meeting of
Juniors; $50, church prayer meeting
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08
MRS. MATILDA FRIEDRICKs.
Guilford Woman Dies in Her Home
Near Tyler johnson Farm.

Mrs. Matilda S. Friedricks 50, wife
of John Friedricks, died Saturday in
her home in Guilford after a long i'll
ness. Mr. and Mrs. Friedrieks moved
to Guilford year ago last October
and bought a farm opposite the Tyler
johnson place in that town. They pre-
viouslv lived in Westboro, Mass, 1S
years.
Mrs. Friedricks was born in Ger
many, August l6, 1860, daughter of
Antoine and Elizabeth Guttlieb. Mr..
and Mrs. Friedeicks had no children.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
morning at / clock in st. Michael 5
Roman Catholic church. Rev. James
P. Rand will ofliciate. The body will
be placed in the tomb in Prospect Hill
cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08
Housing and Feeding of the
StOrm-bOund People a Sc
ri0us PrOblem-M0untain
Division of Boston and
Maine Tied Up By Snow
Slide From a White Noun
tain Peak-Track Buried
Ia Feet

BOSTON, March S-Railroads, indus
tries and community volunteers combined
efforts again today to restore the passen
ger and freight transportation facilities
land by the storm on Saturday. A dig
ging out holiday" was proclaimed in sew
eral cities and stores and industries di
verted the energies of their employees to
the swinging of picks and shovels over
railroad ties. Great snow banks and the
ice formed by the sudden drop in temper
ature caused the most serious tieup of the
winter in many places.
The situation in Maine, New Hamp-
shire and Vermont was the most serious
in many years. Hundreds of railroad
passengers were marooned in small cities
and towns where trains had been stalled
since Saturday night and in some places
the housing and feeding Of these refugees
became serious problem. Some of these
were relieved last night and the railroads
centered their efforts on rcscuing the
Others today.
Service between Portsmouth and Bos
ton was resumed after a suspension OF
nearly 80 hours. Trains from Boston rar
over the eastern division tracks yester
day only rs far as Beverly.
Tieups on the Vermont Central line.
where several passenger trains were helC
up Saturday and yesterday were loosenec
last night. The mountain division of th'
Boston & Maine remained blocked by {
mass of snow which slid down from on
of the peaks of the White Mountains ant
buried the track IA feet deep.
transportation at Concord, \. H., an,
the northern part of the state, Vernon
and Canada was also at a standstill Off
cals of several street railway lines sal
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08
BABB|TT MAKES
PLATFORM PUBLIC
Bellows Falls GubernatOrial
Candidate Issues
Statement
BUSINESS PROGRAM
AND DEVELOPMENT
Ten Paragraphs Outline Candidate S
Views on a Variety of State Issues
More Funds Available for Country
Roads-Aid for Disabled Soldiers.

Frederick II Babbitt, candidate for the
Republican nomination for governor of
Vermont, yesterday made public declara-
tion of principles on which he will make
his campaign, stating that he win take
occasion to amplfy more specifically from
time to time on proper occasions. They
are as follows:
In presenting platform on which to
make campaign for office one must first
of all be frank, and to be frank one must
Continued on Page 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08
Odd Fellows Temple

Monday, March 8, 7.30 p. m-Regu-
lar meeting of Wantastiquet lodge.
There will be rehearsal of the initia-
tory degree. All members of the de-
gree team are urged to be present.
Tuesday evening, March 0. at 7.30
O'Clock meeting of Dennis Re-
bekah lodge, to be observed as brothers
night.
All pool games of the tournament
must be played off before March 90.
as the tournament will close at that
time. There are 25 more games to be
PLAYED
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08
Schools Closed at Manchester.

MANCHESTER, n. H., March s.
All suburban schools and the four low
er grades in other city schools remained
closed today because of local traffic
tie-up. A dig-out in which the general
public and all corporations and business
houses will participate has been ordered
for tomorrow Only about mile and
a half of the trolley lines is open. Milk
deliveries are far behind.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08
PRESIDENT RIDES AGAIN.
Makes Trip in Open Automobile-Looks
the Picture of Health

WASHINGTON, March S.-President
Wilson went riding for an hour today in
an open automobile. lie was accom-
panied by Mrs. Wilson, Rear Admiral
Grayson, and Mrs. Wilson's brother The
President looked the picture of health, 1t
was his second public appearance since he
took to his bed last October, but on his
first ride last Wednesday he used closed
car. The police again prohibited photog-
raphers from taking pictures of the
President. A bright sun was shining, but
some snow was still on the ground.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08
AGAN IN GOVERZV(lRSHIP
RACEAS WETCANDIDATE
Ludlow Manufacturer, Now in California, Will An
Candidacy This Week = Clement Said to
Be Back of Entry Against National Prohibition

is understood that his entry in the
gubernatorial race was brought about
largely through the influence of Gov
+. w. Clement
Mr.. Agan is known TO be strongly
opposed to the manner in which prohi-
bition was brought about and is likely
TO make prohibition one of the prinei-
pal planks of his platform Already he
is popularity termed the "wet' candi.
date of the campaign. Mr.. Agan has
lived in Ludlow practically all his life
and has been extremely successful in
the manufacture of woolen goods.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08
BOYS DID GOOD WORK.
Reformer Distributed Throughout
Village as Usual Saturday.

The Reformer has received nu
merous compliments today on the
fact that its Saturday issue was
delivered throughout the village
despite weather conditions that
made travel almost impossible.
These compliments, let it be said,
belong to the boys who make up
The Reformer's delivery force. All
of them appeared as usual for
their papers, two boys who were ill
sending substitutes, and not one
made any complaint about the diff
ficulties that confronted them. Ser
vice like this is worth a great deal
to any organization and The Re
former takes pride in making ac-
acknowledgement of it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08
Special 10 The Rcformcr.
LtDL0W, March :.

Frank W. Agan, we'll known ar a
WOODEN manufacturer and rs candidate
for lieutenant governor in the famous
local option campaign of 1902 will an-
nomce through hi, home paper, the
Ludlow Tribune, this week that he is
TO be candidate for the Republican
nomination for governor this year,
While Mr. Agan himself is in Cali
fornia at present and will make no
platform statement until he returns it