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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-30
CONVENTION OF TEACHERS.
Continued from lst Page

by more than 200 teachers, opened at
9.l5 o'clock this morning in the high
school building with invocation by Rev.
E. @. S. Osgood and music by the eighth
grade. At $50 o'clock State Commits
sioner Milo B. Hillegas addressed the
teachers on Educational Conditions in
Vermont He said the present unrest
doubtless was due to the schools, because
of the ideals which have been taught.
He spoke of the number of schools with
out teachers, the number who are not
qualified to teach the young and those
who are under 20 years of age who are
teaching, and said this situation was due
to many causes, the main cause being the
low salary, which has compelled
many to leave the profession for more
remunerative positions. He asserted that
| the towns must pay a living wage, a
thrift wage and some for recreation. The
schools will be improved, he said, only as
the teachers. improve and that in return
for an increase in salary they must give
/ more efficient work.
| In the absence of Mrs. George Smiley
of Montpelier, who was to speak on
Thrift, DIR. Hillegas spoke briefly on that
subject. The teachers should develop the
habit of thrift and instill it in the minds
of the children so that they will practice
it.
DIR. Hillegas was followed by Miss
Ethel l.. Osgood who spoke briefly on the
work of the Vermont Women Teachers
club and what they are doing toward
teachers salaries. She said that the ele
mentary salaries in 1914 were 1899 and II
1919 they were 1892, an increase of nine
per cent, while the cost of living in that
time had advanced from so to l29 pei
cent.
The convention then resolved itseI
into conferences. after which dinner wat
served in Masonic temple banquet hall
A brief report of each conference will b.
given in tomorrow's Reformer. The aft
ernoon session opened at o'clock, wit
a business session.
These officers were elected: Pres, Gu
w. Powers of Saxtons River; vice pres
Isaiah Bowdoin of Ludlow; sec
and treas, Miss Ethel A. Eddy of Brattle
boro; executive committee, Miss Delt
Collins of Bellows Falls, Supt., G. |
Spaulding of Windsor and Supt Florenc
NJ. Wellman of Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-30

signed apparently, by the state that be
cause the governor was in financial straits
he took this money. One of the state
witnesses, Mr.. Gates, had testified ON the
stand that Governor Graham told him he
took the money because he was afraid
Carroll S. Page would put him into bank
ruptcy, and the purpose of this examina-
ton is to meet that assertion, and to
show the falsity of the statement, by
proving that the governor had sufficient
means to meet his obligations. Mr. Ora
ham had no such apprehension and made
no such statement, they were seeking to
show, he said.
Judge Butler said he was inclined to
rule out the question for present pur-
poses. If put in the state would not be
called on to answer that the respondent S
finances were good or bad The objection
of the state was sustained. The defense
asked for an exception.
Did you ever pay any orders to Car
roll S. Page or the Hyde Park bank for
| moneys you borrowed?"
No sir
| The witness said he had asked for an
| investigation and Judge o. NJ Barber, his
| predecessor, had been requested to make
it.
He was then asked if that investiga
I ton was before or after he was suspected
At this point there was general discus
sion of counsel and Mr. Stickney said HI
would like to ask his client privately {
question. Mr.. Graham said, NO" so EN-
pllatically that no one in the court room
had trouble hearing it. Counsel for tn,
;. defense objected to the respondent
counsel whispering questions (unless 70
record) in such a voice the Jury coul,
hear them. Il could hear from where
, am sitting" said Mr.. Barber. When tn
excitement died down Mr.. Sticbney aske'
the court to suspend until he could con
!, fer with Mr.. Graham and examine tn
books further in order to resume the de
Tense. This was allowed and court sus
pended at $50 O'Clock until morning. Il
. will take me not only this afternoon bu
several hours of the night to make on
inquiries" said Mr.. Stickney, when aske
4 how much time he would want, but W
). viii be ready in the morning" he added.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-30
H. F. GRAHAM TESTIFIES.
Continued from LIST Page)

counties for the purpose of examining
the accounts of the courts. He spoke of
the duties of the committee on claims as
ito resist any claims the auditor thought
ought not to be paid"
He kept in touch with the bookkeeping
of the office at all times and frequently
had gone over the books when any person
desired to look up special accounts.
Did you ever suppress any transac-
ton on the books of the auditors office 2"
was asked by Mr.. Stickney.
Not that know Of
do you know of any? ?"
Il do not"
''Was it your intention that the books
should show to whom every order was
drawn?''
'.Yes sir"
did you in drawing any of these or
ders intend to appropriate and convert
the money to your own personal use?"
| NO sir, never did"
THAT is in short, to steal it from the
state?"
| No sir" Q
Are you sure of it?"
Laughing Eyes, l think l am, Mr.
Stickney.''
Have you any doubt of it,"
| Not particle"
you did draw orders to your owl
name?"
! Il did"
"And you did draw the orders in ordel
| that you might use the proceeds to you
own personal account, didn't your
| Il did So"
| And you did this in the Newport, st
Johnsbury and Bethel banks, the sam
banks mentioned by the slater"
/ Yes sir"
And you drew checks against them?
Il did"
And for your own personal use, didn'
your"
Yes sir"
And also for the use of the state?''
"Yes."
Now in so doing did you ever inten
that the state never should have an az
counting?"
NO sir"
'0f what you did,"
mo sir"
For yourself?"
NO sir
you are sure?"
Absolutely positive, Mr.. Stickney."
The books always showed where the a
counts stood Asked if he intended "thi
the correct record of his office should be
cloak to show the claims of the state
| he replied, laughingly, "Of course no
Mr.. Stickney."
when did you know that the stat
| claimed your transactions were crimil
| all"
Il did not know there was anythir
criminal about my case until heard TIL
Mr.. Barber was presenting it to t
| grand jury
| What was your understanding abo
the overdrafts?"
/ To ascertain what they We're and pa
them"
The witness said he lived on farm
| CraftsbWy. He was the owner of til
berland. He was asked if it was incur
| bered. Objection by the state.
Addressing the court, Mr. Stickn,
] emphasized that motive had been a
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-30

The Turks believe amber to be an in
fallible guard against the effects of mic
j otine; hence its extensive use for Gig
arctic holders and pipe stems
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-30
Keep Him There

The European hornet has been acct
dentally introduced into the United
States and has established itself near
New York city.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-30
At Lunch Time

The struggle to make both ends
meet often results in an empty mid
dle.-Boston Transcript.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-30

Corsets, Hosiery and Underwear
One Lot of Sample Corsets at nearly half
price. Not all sizes in this lot, but all
big values,
Mill and Factory Sale Price S1.25
$3.50 Kabo Corsets, nearly all Sizes A
number that the factory has discon-
tinued manufacturing,
Mill and Factory Sale Price 79c
Women's $500 Wool Hose, heather col
ored. The sport hose you have been
calling for,
Mill and Factory Sale Price $2.75
Women's SIPS Heavy Fleeced Vests and
Pants Buy all you want at this price
it can't be beaten,
Mill and Factory Sale Price 75c
Women's $1.75 Fleeced Union Suits in
Dutch-neck, short sleeves,
Mill and Factory Sale Price $1.39
Women's $500 Fine Fleeced Union Suits,
high neck, long sleeves; very desira-
BILE garment,
Mill and Factory Sale Price S1.50
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-05
1890 Grove Avenue

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floors: extra toilet second floor. Will
sell with 90 or 100 feet. Possession
quick. An unusual opportunity at
this season.
RICHMOND TRUST COMPANY.
REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT,
seventh and Main Streets
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The Arizona copper camp., 1920-09-18
RAY SCHOOL nurse
Plan ADOPTED BY
REST OF COUNTY

The various schools of the county
are adopting the system which has
been followed by Ray for a number
of years, that of having school nurse.
Miss Adelheid Muller has been instru-
mental in placing Ray school nursing
upon such a high plane that many
other towns are coming to Ray to
learn the plans in vogue. Mrs. Abel,
wife of Professor Abel of Florence
high, and herself a graduate nurse,
spent several days in Ray this week
in company with Miss Muller, study
ing the hest way of applying the Ray
system to the Florence conditions.
All factors considered, Ray leads the
state for hygienic conditions and her
schools have reached the point where
they are the pride of the Ray people
and we'll worthy of emulation.
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-09-18
MRS. BACKSTEIN is
BACK FROM BUYING
TRIP To new YORK

Mrs. Jose Backstein has re-
turned to i Ray after an extend
ed trip to New York and other
Atlantic coast points, where she
made spring purchases. Mrs. Back
stein says the people of Ray will
sit up and take notice when the spring
styles are shown Most of us like
springers, any way so there won't
be much objection Mrs. Backstein
brings back the following story about
the returned soldier who wanted a
job. He had been in the commissary
and learned to cut steaks, etc. After
he landed, he hiked to a well-equipped
butcher shop and asked for job.
After the usual questions, the mana
ger decided to put him to work and
offered him So week. The manager
showed him around the plant and,
coming to the department in the cold
storage plant where they prepared the
chickens, the manager asked the new
hand if he could dress chickens, to
which he replied, "Not on So a week."
Let us hope that the "springers" are
within the reach of all.
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-09-18
MEXICAN DAY
OF LIBERTY
CELEBRATED
Drilling Contests, Parade,
Ball Game and Boxing
Contest Features of An
nual Celebration BY Our
Neighbors in Sonora.

The Mexican independence Day was
celebrated in great style in Sonora
this year, on September 10th.
The festivities were begun by a
dance on the night OF the 18th. A
parade was held on the morning of
the 10TH In the afternoon, at the
school grounds, the band supplied ex-
cellent music while the children en-
joyed many games until the drilling
contests were started. These were
quite interesting. There were two
sets of participants in the double
jacking contest. The winners of the
$25 prize were Domingo Cazarez of
Cano, of Sonora, formerly Of Sinoloa
They drilled 28 inches in Is minutes.
The second team was composed of
Simon Felix and Pedro Favela, both
of Ray and formerly of Cananea.
They succeeded in putting down a
261a inch hole in Is minutes.
The single jacking was participated
in by Simon Felix, who drilled 9A
inches while Domingo Cazarez drilled
81, both going Is minutes.
After drilling contests were over,
the Ray Mines team played the Tue
son White Sox and beat them 2 to 0
in five innings, at which time the
game was called on account of rain.
The boxing contest between Tommy
Carter and Benny Cordoya was the
next feature of the days program,
details of which are registered in an
other column. The fight was staged
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-09-18
FAIR WEEK RATES
To BE Held down
TO NORMAL BASIS

PHOENIX, Sept 17.-In response to
request by the state fair commits
sion, the Phoenix chamber of COM
merce has announced that it will make
every effort to care for visitors to the
fair Steps will be taken to prevent
hotels, rooming houses and restau
rants which might lie so inclined from
taking advantage of the thousands of
guests who will congregate in this
city during the week of November 8.
1t was suggested by the fair man
agement that the chamber of COM
merce ascertain the present rates for
lodgings and meals, and then that
steps be taken to see that these are
not raised during fair week. 1t is ex-
pected that the chamber of commerce
will be able to announce to the out
side public prices that will prevail for
hotel rooms, for quarters in lodging
houses, and for accommodations in
private homes.
The chamber of commerce will this
year. as last, list living quarters for
the benefit of the citys guests and will
assume the obligation of directing
travellers thereto.
"The entire machinery of the sher
iff's office will cooperate with the
fair commission to prevent all forms
of gambling at the 1920 fair" Shirley
Christy announced. "It has always
Eeen our aim to present clean sports
and clean entertainment, despite ru-
mors or criticism to the contrary that
have arisen in some quarters. This
year even greater effort will be put
forth to keep horse racing free from
the stigma that is usually attached to
the sport where bookmaking and other
forms of gambling are permitted"
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-09-18
PRIMARY ELECTION OUTRAGE Barred
BY WHITEHEAD-FOR- CONSTABLE CLUB
IN sCATHING LETTER OF DENUNCIATION, AL
LEGGED CANDIDATE PROVES GROSS CORRUP
TION OF BALLOT-OR ELSE THERE ARE
LOT OF LIARS IN RAY.

stars and stripes, Old Glory, and in its
stead wave to the world the red flag
of anarchy, and from the rockribbed
shores of Maine to the sun-kissed
sands of California let us destroy ev
cry institution of democracy, every
emblem of human liberty for which
our forefathers fought and fell.
Mr.. Whitehead is man whose char
acter is so we'll known as to need no
comment. Although he has teen in
Arizona for years, this is the first time
he has ever sought office. He is fear
less in the cause of right, and enforce
ment of law. If elected he would
show justice to all and partially to
none.
Fellow voters, at the final ballot
box, let us rally to the old standard
and elect Mr.. Whitehead by such an
overwhelming vote as to forever estab-
lish a monument to the victory of
right over petty jealousies and selfish
ness.
Remember P Titus Whitehead,
"The Peoples Choice"
w. ]. McCAULEY, Chairman,
P. Titus Whitehead for Constable
Club.
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-09-18
TOMMY CARTER Wins over CORDOVA
IN BEST BOUT YET Staged in RAY
MIAMI YOUTH GIVEN DECISION AT CLOSE OF
TEN ROUND GRILL WITH ALBUQUERQUE
FIGHTER; PENA WINS SEMI-FINAL.

six-round bout with Mack Spaw, the|
giant-killer from Miami, whose string|
of Knockout is around fifteen, and|
for five rounds gave the Miami boy|
most thorough lacing and an ad- i
vanced course in boxing Mack COM
planned of an. injured right hand andl
after the third round did not attempt
to use his deadly right. After the|
bout his hand was swollen to twice|
it's normal size and his claim cannot
be questioned We would like to seeI
these boys in action again over the|
ten-round route when both of Mack's|
hands are in proper shape, for in our
judgment this semi-windup ran the|
main event mighty close race for|
first honors on the card
Johnny Mays was not in the best
of shape and after setting whirlwind
pace in the first round was half ex-
hausted and had hard time wealth
ering the rough going through the
third round, when his seconds wisely
tossed in the sponge. Johnny wanted
to continue, but Encinas had him
shaded and was stronger at the fin
ish. Johnny is a game, tough boy and
can take them on the clrin with the
best of them, but he makes no claim
of being a professional and agreed to
go on in order to complete the card.
All things considered, the card was
a peach, and fight fans will go to
many fights elsewhere that won't
measure up to this one. The gate re-
ceipts fell below the usual standard,
only forty-five ringside seats being
sold, twenty-four of which were pur-
chased by Tommy Carter's supporters
from Miami. 1t was hoped that Billy
Mccain could be brought here to
battle Carter, but Thursday nights
gate receipts hardly warrant the at
tempt and it is very unlikely these
boys will be seen in action here.
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-09-18
RAYITES DEFEAT GLOBE 3 TO 2;
BEST GAME IN YEARS STAGED At
LOCAL LOT SUNDAY AFTERNOON
CLARK, McALPINE, TONNEMAN AND GUTHRIE
HEROES OF SEVENTH INNING DRIVE THAT
NETTED DOGS MACHINE HARD FOUGHT
BATTLE; YOUNG STARS WITH STICK AND
IN THE GARDEN

ing the side when Globe had a man
on second beating it for home.
Harry Mitchell played his usual
steady game in ceAter field, but in
the sixth inning pulled Merkle by
trying to stretch good two-base hit
into third and was put out by ten feet
by an excellent throw by Bauer. Here
after the coach on first base line is
going to be instructed to run with
Harry every time Harry hits one for
more than the initial sack.
To make a long story short, last
Sundays game was far and above the
best game of the season, and we pre-
dict that Ray will win the pennant
without a struggle if the fans support
the club, and if the club keeps up to
it's present standard. The score:
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-09-18

Baseball history in Ray will be com
puted hereafter from the day that
Ray beat Globe 8 to g The game last
Sunday brings to mind the memorable
game four years ago when Hayden
and Ray were struggling for first place
in the old Tri-Copper League, and the
score stood 1 to O in favor of Hayden
in the last half of the ninth inning.
Chris Mahoney was up with two down
and a man on second base, and two
strikes and three balls were called
on Chris with old Red Toner pitching.
Most of the crowd was standing at
the gate ready to leave and the game
was conceded to Hayden. However,
when Red cut loose with that last
ball, Chris closed his eyes and swung,
and the last we saw of the old apple
it was sailing out over the center field
gate, clearing the fence by at least
ten feet. For all we know, it is prob
ably going along in thin air till now
1ldSI LllC OCOl = oLOOQ L W "
in favor of GloEe until the seventh
inning. Clark singled to left, Meal
pine advanced him to third by peach
of a hit over second base, and later
Johnny stole second, with Tonneman
up. Tonney ran true to form by doub-
ling to center field, scoring Clark and
McAlpine, and Guthrie came through
with another two-bagger because it
took that much to bring Tonney home.
Beaumiller advanced Guthrie to third
on a sacrifice and Young retired the
side by striking out.
Young looks like one of the best
natural hitters that has shown here
in long time. Although he only gets
credit for one hit, he was robbed of
two more Ey the star fielding of the
boy that held down the center field
garden for Globe.
Davis looks like regular pitcher
and the club that beats him in this
league will do so because of ragged
support, or the fact that our club fails
to get runs for him. His work last
Sunday would have been a credit to
any major league and if we are not
sadly mistaken in our predictions,
neither Miami nor Superior will be
able to beat him.
By far the most prominent feature
of last Sundays game was the run
ming one-handed catch made by
Young in the fifth inning, when Far
ber crashed out line drive to center
field that should have been a hit in
any Lall park in the country. Young
speared the ball with one hand, retir-
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-09-18

Davis pitched one and one-third in
nings; Guthrie pitched seven and two
third innings. First base on balls
Guthrie, S. Davis, /; Farber, 1. Struck
out-By Guthrie, 2; Davis, 3; Farber,
Z. Double plays-Young and Guest.
The Ray fans are sorry to lose
Guthrie, the Ray pitcher, who pitched
such an excellent game last Sunday
against Globe Guthrie goes with the
Standard Oil team at Ell Segundo. He
has a good offer of an excellent job
there, with a chance to learn a trade
and play ball all winter. In addition
to his ball playing, Guthrie has made
many friends in Ray, who are sorry
to see him leave but who wish him
success. He left on the stage Tues
day for Ell Segundo, Cal.
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-09-18

Tommy Carter came over the hills
from Miami this week to do battle
with Benny Cordova in the old Juarez
arena last Thursday night, and when
the barrage had lifted both fighters
were rather badly shell-shocked and
the indemnities and the victory con-
nected Herewith were awarded to
Tommy, after the greatest scrap that
has been seen in Ray. In the second
round Benny claimed to have been
hit a little low, but refused to claim
foul and continued on with the battle
first, because he is not a quitter and
secondly because Referee Harry
Mitchell and most of the veterans at
the ringside could not agree that
Benny had been fouled.
The boys started off as though they
were going over the four-round route
and hostilities commenced with a
crash and bang. Tommy maintained
slight lead for the first five rounds
and then eased up, spending most of
his time playing a tattoo on Bennys
mid-section. After the fifth round
Benny hung on at every opportunity
and Referee Harry Mitchell was con-
tinually prying the boys apart. The
infighting, however, seemed to be to
Tommy's liking, for slowly but surely
Benny began to weaken from the
continual pounding around his ab-
dominal region, and time after time
his efforts to land that celebrated
wallop on Tommy's jaw were met
with distressing failure. Tommy op-
ened up again in the eighth round
and maintained his lead on points un-
til the final gong. There was no
question about the decision and the
bout was pronounced the fastest and
cleanest lightweight go seen in Ari-
zona in many moons
Ralph Pena upset the dope in his
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-09-18

and Mrs. Orr suggested that they
would like to treat the crowd. They
were given the opportunity. Mr.. and
Mrs. Orr were placed at the head Of
the procession and the gang es-
corted them, singing to them mocking
them, 'joshing' them, and wishing
in their new venture. They were
paraded through the main thorough
fares of the town, Mr.. Orr being COM
PEELED to carry large basket over
Mrs. Orr to keep the moons rays
from kissing her. After going as far
as the court house, they were brought
back to the Del Monte soft drink en-
porium, conducted by Col. Spike
Hennessey, and there they were
placed on chair, surrounded by
their friends while the honorable
Spike delivered an address welcom-
ing them to our town, as none other
than Spike in his eloquence could
have done.
During his discourse, Spike brought
out the ineffectiveness of being a
bachelor always and admonished the
other young folks present to follow
Mr. Orrs example-marry and settle
down. Mr. Orr, in his reply, surprised
his friends with his mastery use of
words, and on behalf of Mrs. Orr and
himself, thanked their friends for the
attention they had shown them, and
explained that after all there was no
place like Ray, and he hoped Ray
held a warm spot for himself and
Mrs. Orr, for he knew that they each
held a large portion of their affec-
tions in favor of Ray. Amid the ap-
plause that followed, they closed the
public gathering with hug and a
kiss, and their friends again con-
graduated them, and sent them home
rejoicing, hoping that their ship
might have smooth sailing over their
matrimonial sea.