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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-06
COOMBS & SONS
SUE E. P. SQUIERS
Say He Refuses to Pay Two Claims
Assigned to Plaintiffs by Robert
G. Coombs-Suit for $500.

Fred and Clyde A. Coombs of Gull
ford and Fred H. Coombs of Brattle-
boro, constituting the firm of f.
Coombs & Sons, have brought suit in
the Windham county court against E.
P. Squiers of Guilford to recover $500.
and Arnold Pellet and John C. Skin
ner of this place are named as trustees.
The plaintiffs state that on March /.
1915 Mr.. Squiers owed Robert G>
Coombs $l20.50 for labor and the same
amount for wares and merchandise.
They claim that on Aug. IA, 1916, Rob
ert Coombs, in consideration of $4,000
assigned his claims to the plaintiffs, to-
gether with other property, and that
although requested to pay the claims
Mr. Squiers refuses to do SO.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-06
MIST HA We BIGGEST
NAVY IN WORLD IF
PEACE TREATY FAILS

light cruisers and II fotilla leaders or
super destroyers. No light cruisers
and only six super destroyers were rec
commended by the board.
1t had been his intention if the peace
treaty were ratified with the possibility
of armament being curtailed and reg
ulated. the secretary declared, to rec
ommend definitely only such a moder-
ate building program necessary to
round out the fleet No capital ships
would have been included in this pro
gram, he added, but in the unsettled
condition of the world today he de
clared the American navy must be pre-
pared for any emergency.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-06
MISS ADELE COWLES
A BRIDE TO-DAY
Marriage to Edward G. Vail at
O'Clock This Afternoon at Cowles
Home on Brook Street.

The marriage of Miss Adele Cowles,
My daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Denni
son Cowles, to Edward Charles Vail
to take place this afternoon Mt 3
clock IN the home ot the bride, l..r
mrs at Brook street, Rev. DR.. II. p.
Woodin, pastor of the Centre Congrega-
ional church, officiating, Using 4
ouble ring service. Only relatives and
immediate friends have been invited 10
attend the ceremony, which will take
place under an arch of southern smilax
and plumosa fern, with a wedding bell
of white carnations and white sweet
peas. Miss Violet Fidler will play the
Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin
The bride, who is to be given in
marriage by her father, will wear a
travelling suit of navy blue tricotine,
with hat in harmony, also corsage
bouquet of Ophelia roses. Miss NADIA
lena Kimball of Brattleboro will be the
brides attendant, in suit of brown
silvertone, with corsage bouquet of
sweet peas. The little flower girls. Dor
othy Bashaw and Helen Gates, viii be
gowned in white organdie and carry
baskets of pink sweet peas. Ernest T.
johnson is to be best man. Master
Hesslar Gates, ring bearer, Will carry
the rings on silver tray. The decora-
tions in the dining room and library
are of pink carnations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vail plan to leave this
afternoon for short wedding trip and
upon their return will occupy an apart.
ment in the Barber building on Main
street, which they have furnished.
The wedding gifts, of which there
are many, include silver, linen and cut
glass.
Mrs Vail graduated from the Brat
tleboro high school in the class of 1911
/ She afterwards attended Howard semi
nary in West Bridgewater, Mass, anC
for several years has had position il
the office of the National Machine com
pany.
Mr.. Vail is son of Charles Vail O
Proctorsville. He is a member of tn
Roberts Automobile company. H
served in France in the motor transpor
corps.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-06
Storm Passing Out to Sea.

WASHINGTON. March. 6.-The storm
which swept out Of the northwest teo
days ago was passing slowly out to
sea today. High winds continued along
the Atlantic coast and severely cold
weather prevailed over the entire coun-
try east of the Rocky mountains.
Weather bureau officials said the cold
wave probably would continue for sew
eral days diminishing gradually after
Monday.
The full force of the storm was being
felt today in New England, a cold
wave being forecast for tonight in
Rhode Island, the mainland of eastern
Massachusetts, eastern New Hampshire
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-06
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Copyright 1920 Is The Reformer.)

WASHINGTON. Mar. G.
While there is no diminuton of en-
thusiasm or lack OF effectiveness on the
part of the government officials who
are charged with the enforcement of
the prohibition laws, it is nevertheless
fact that q considerable part of the
Wilson administration looks with favor
Upon the so-ealled ''wet wave which
is sweeping the eastern Seaboard.
The prohibition question seems every
now and then to supercede all other
phases of political discussion and it is
no. secret that were it not for fear of
what havoc William j. Bryan might
wreak at the San Francisco convention
the agitation begun by Governor Ed
wards of New Jersey would get more
enthusiastic support from Democratic
leaders who control delegations and
who are thoroughly wet y
Western Democrats. however. who
know of Mr.. Bryan s potentiality for
! political mischief are advising caution.
They even argue the merit of prohib
tion as affecting their states, how the
penltentiaries have Just been emptied
and the retail merchants have pres
pered, but this sort of argument makes
/ little effect on the thirsty men of the
east who do not see why under liber-
alization of the prohibition laws the
same civic objects could not be at
| tanned.
| For one thing, none of the "wets ,
in the administration have friend
ly word to say for the saloon. That
they declare, is gone for good. Nor dc
they champion the cause of whisky, But
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-06
War Department Assigns
Numbers to That Many
Fields i'm Vermont
BRATTLEBORO is
GIVEN NUMBER 8
State Aero Club Urges Communities to
Put Numbers on Solid Earth" Next
Summer - Figures Should Be Large
Enough to Be Visible 5000 Feet Up.

A list of 80 official designations of
landing fields in Vermont, furnished by
the director of air service, war depart
ment, has just been issued by the Aero
Club of Vermont together with the fol.
lowing extract from letter from the
director of air service:
't0nly the more thickly populated
cities have been numbered thus far,
but should smaller municipality de.
sire to establish a landing field, that
town shall be Immediately furnished
with an official number.
In the list already designated Pow.
nal, the southwestern town in the
state, is No. l. Bennington is No. 2.
| and Brattleboro is No. 3. No. 90 is.
West Derby, which is on the Canada
| line.
The Aero club urges towns and cities.
to Put these numbers on the solid
| earth. Do it this summer" A white
marker representing the official number
is the only way to mark landing field
so the pilot can identify it from the
air, and the figures ought to be visible
at least 5000 feet.
| Several airplanes have landed on the
upper end of the Brattieboro Retreat
| meadow, which is an excellent landing
place and is visible a long way off, but
it is private property.
1t is not improbable that delivery of
mail in Brattleboro by the air route
will be brought about in the near fu-
ture, and the psoPle ought TO be con-
sidering the question of making ar
rangements with the owners of the Re-
: treat property or of providing a suit
able landing place elsewhere
A joint meeting of the Aero Club of
Vermont with the Vermont Society of
Engineers will be held in Burlington
Wednesday, March 10. The business
! meeting of the Aero club win be held
at Hotel Van Ness at 10 a. m.
II The Joint session at > o'eloek in the
, afternoon in the roof garden of Hotel
Vermont will be opened by an address
on Aviation Landing Fields. This is
subject of intense and practical in
terest to the citizens of every state
which desires to play its part in the
development of aviation during the
year 1920. which will be "landing
! field year.
The two organizations will be ad-
dressed at the evening session by Col
{ G. c. Brant, air service. of Fort Schuy-
e Ter, n. Y, who will speak on Engineer
J ing from the Air
( All members of the Aero Club of Yer
& mont, all citizens interested in Yer
mont development, and especially al
veterans of the air service during the
a World war are urged to attend thi,
t. meeting, which will mean the revival
/. of the Aero club and the outlining oi
II an air program for Vermont.
lie Following is list of the 90 town,
1T and cities in the state thus far Off
a cially designated as landing fields:
le 50 Alburg, Arlington, II Bakers
IS,
Continued on Page 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-06
NO MIDDLE GROUND
CAN BE DECIDED ON
Program Would Include 3
Capital Ships, 20 Light
Cruisers and II FlOtilla
Leaders-Only Moderate
Building Needed With
League of Nations Oper-
ative

WASHINGTON, March 6.-Secre-
tary Daniels told the house naval com
mittee today he would recommend a
naval building program for next year
larger than that proposed by the gen
eral board elf the peace treaty IS not
ratified at this session of congress.
Withholding final recommendations,
however, the secretary added that if
this country in the end rejected mem
bership in the league of nations he
would feel impelled to renew his recon-
mendations for another three year pro-
gram of construction.
Reiterating his statement of last
year that "we must have league of
nations by which every nation will help
preserve the peace of the wcrld with.
out competitive naval building or we
must have ineomparably the biggest
navy in the world,'' Mr. Daniels de
clared there was no ..middeo ground
The program which the secretary rec
commended be authorized in event th'
treaty is not ratified agrees with th'
general boards proposal as to capita
ships-two battleships and one battl
cruiser-but adds to that proposal ,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-06
WET WA VE VIEWED WITH
IA VOR BYPOLIITCLANS
Indications Point to Genuine Sentiment in Favor of
More Liberal Interpretation of Volstead Act AL
though Saloon and Hard Liquor Find No Friends

they insist that some sort of beverage
like light wines or beer should be per-
mitted the country. Indeed, the Viii
son people who favor liberal platform
on fhe prohibition question are fearful
lest the brewers of the liquor interests
generally get behind what seems to
wet" folks here spontaneous re-
action against prohibition. They would
prefer popular demonstration to con
tinue uninspired by any organization of
business interests which could be sus-
peeted of selfish motive in the settle
ment of the question. Some administra-
tion officials point out that the extreme
tactics used by the Anti Saloon league
should not be duplicated by any in
stitution fayoring the wet cause or the
public viii not be reused in support of
a reform of the prohibition laws.
Politically, however, it is interesting
to watch such activity as that of Gov
ernor Edwards of New Jersey, who is
campaigning on wet platform. There
is Il genuine expectation that he will
enter presidential preference primaries
in several states and gather large
vote more as a demonstration of how
the rank and file in the Democratic par
ty feel about the wet question than any
special endorsement of Mr. Edwards
himself for admittedly his personality
| has not been known west of the Della
ware river before this year
Briefly, many of the Democratic lead
ers do not look unfavorably on the Ed
wards movement. They think it vii
help them decide in advance of the SaI
| Francisco convention wbethar If iS oo
ing to be popular to insert a planl
urging light wines and beer for tn,
nation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-06
CANVASS FOR FUNDS
FOR CHILDREN'S AID
Brattleboro Woman's Club to Cover
Town in Interest of Destitute
Children of the State.

4 canvass of the town by the Brat
tleboro Woman s club for member
ship in the Children Aid society,
which was formed in Burlington last
April for the relief of destitute chill
dren in this state, will be started next
week and it is earnestly hoped that
the response viii be generous as there
are many children in need of clothing
and homes as a result of the epidemies
of influenza and pneumonia during the
last two years. The money given will
be used entirely for those children in
the different towns as needed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-06
Big Drifts at Burlington.

BURLINGTON, March 6.-Four foot
drifts today blanketed traffic in north
ern Vermont. demoralizing train sched-
ules and stopping street ears. More
than a foot of snow had fallen on a
level up to 10 a. m
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-06
BIG SALE RED CROSS SEALS.
Total of s4,200000 Sold in 1919-New
Hampshire Leading State.

NEW YORK, March 6.-Sale of Red
Cross seal stamps in this country in
1919 totaled $4,20O,0oO, according to
reports received today at headquarters
of the National tuberculosis associa-
tion. New Hampshire led in the larg-
est sales thus far recorded, with II
cents per capita.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-06
Sixty-Mile Wind Threatens
Destruction to Shipping
at Sea
EARLY RAIN CAUSED
MUCH DAMAGE
Sewers Clogged ana Cellers Flooded -
Peak of Storm Passes Today, But
Cold VIII Continue for Several Days
Deep Snow North.

NEW YORK, March 6 The storm
king paid another unWclcome vi-t 20
New York today just as the city was
commencing to recover from the cliect
of the $5,G0o,000 blizzard Of a mGaih
ago and within 2 hours the metropolis
struggled with peltin8 RAIN, q driv,
ing sleet storm and biting snow
squall As the temperature dropped
steadily during the night the wind in
creased in velocity until during the
early morning hours il had reached m
unofficial velocity of 90 miles al hour
which boded i'll for shipping OF the
coast.
The comparatively warm rain was at
first welcome as the fall at the rate of
an inch an hour wore away some of the
city's muddy relics of the February
billiards, but the cutters We're soon
turned into miniature mill races. sew
ers were elogged, cellars were flooded,
small streams in the outlying sections
overflowed, roads were washed out and
high tides contributed to damage along
the water front.
The sleet made a successful attack
on transportation. Service on nearly
all trolley lines in Manhattan and on
some elevated lines were crippled
Trains into railway terminals were re-
| ported behind schedules
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-06
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

Peter s. Chase of Chestnut street
fell down the cellar stairs in his home
last evening and broke the knee cap of
his lame leg. He was taken to the
Memorial hospital on streteher, where
it was found that the break was very
bad and it viii be necessary to wire the
broken bone together. He IS suffering
much pain this morning.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-06

The egg of bee, when magnifed a
hundred times, is a beautiful object.
1t has been compared to a tiny pearl.
covered with what women call
blonde many hundreds of the
meshes of which are required to coat
it completely. This netting is in a ra-
dating pattern, something like the
cordage of a balloon; but the meshes
except at the end, are hexagonal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-06
STORM TODAY IS
WINTERS WORST
Blizzard Practically Ties
Up Traffic by Team
and Rail
REDUCED WORKING
FORCE IN STORES
Seventy-Five Per Cent Are Out in Some
Instances - Heavy Rainfall Last
Night Changed to Driving Snow
About l This Morning.

As forecasted yesterday, the blizzard
which started east and south from the
Rocky mountains Thursday and spread
over the Middle West yesterday, reached
here in the night last night. the first in
dications of it in Brattleboro being noted
about l o'clock this morning, when the
south wind of yesterday shifted to the
Continued on Page 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-06
Masonic I emple

Tuesday, March Stated communi-
cation of Columbian lodge, No. 36.
Thursday, March ll-Stated assembly
of Fort Dummer chapter, r. A. NJ. Work:
p and NJ. L.
Friday, March Especial eommuni-
cation of Brattleboro lodge. No. l02.
Work: f. A.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-06
ENGLISH FARMERS AROUSED.
Object to Summer Time Act Similar to
Daylight Saving.

LONDON, March 6.-English farm,
ers are marshalling for big fight
against the Summer Time act. The Ma
tional Farmers union with a member
ship of $4,000, has in preparation a
memorandum against its continuance
for presentation to the agricultural
committee of the house of commons and
the ministry of agriculture.
THE act hinders farming opera
tions. . said George T. Apps. general
secretary of the union, to an inter
viewer 1t means working in the
early morning while the dew is on the
ground You cannot NOW while the
grass is very wet Cows cannot be
MIXED according, to the clock. "
A hotel for business women IS projected
4 Gov. Dntroi+
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-06
Odd Fellows Temple

Tuesday evening, March 8, at 7.30
o'clock Regular meeting of Dennis Re
bekah lodge, to be observed as brothers
night. AEM
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-06
Universalist Church
Rev. D. E. Trout, Pastor.
Sunday, March 7.

ounudy, MdICH z.
1890 a. m.-Divine worship with the third
sermon in the series of The Words
of Jesus from the Cross. Text, John
l9:26-27: Behold thy son! Behold
thy mother!"
ll.45 a. m.-Sunday school session.
7.30p. m.-Stereopticon lecture by the
pastor. Subject, Australia, Land
of surprising contrasts, illustrated
with many fine views.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-06

Sunday, MATCH z.
1890 a. m.-Morning worship. Sermon,
An Ancient Custom. Celebration
Of the Lords Supper with reeep-
tion of new members.
1l.45 a. m-Bible school.
7.3O p. m.-Evening service. Subject,
A Heart Searching Question.
Monday at 730 p. m.-Meeting of
Boy Scouts.
Tuesday at 7.3O p. m.-Christian En-
deavor society.
Friday at p. m.-Meeting OF
Juniors; 7.30, church prayer meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-06

Sunday, March 7.
1870 a. m.-Subiect of sermon, Grow
ing in the Christian Life Recep-
tion of new members. Observ-
ance of the Lords Supper.
1900 m.-Sunday school.
$50 p, m.-Christian EnGeavor meet
ing. Topic, Life Lessons from
Proverbs. Proverbs POLLS
(Consecration meeting.)
Monday, March 8, 7.30 p m.-Meet-
ing of Conquest club Rev. Dr. Wood
in will give an informal talk on the
customs and characteristics of the Chi
nese and will show Chinese eurios
Games and a social time will follow
Tuesday, March 9, 40 p. m.-Meet
ing of Miss Bostwick's Outlook elias
in the chapel.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-06

and Maine. Snow also was expected in
northern New England.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-06
THE WEATHER.

Snow and Colier Tonight-Fair and
Still Colder Sunday,
WASHINGTON, March 6 = The
weather forecast: Snow and colder to-
night with cold wave in Maine and
eastern New Hampshire Sunday. Prob
ably fair and colder in Maine. Strong
north and northwest winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-06
Red Men S Hall

Dance Saturday night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-06

A hotel for business women is projected
for Detroit
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Continued on Seventh Pagel
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-09-16
POULTRY DEPARTMENT
Harry Beernink, Raw II. SIade, Superintendents
II. H. COLLIER, JUDGE

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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-09-16
STANDARD OIL COMPANY GIVES
10000 TO LYNDEN PARK FUND

A donation of one hundred dollars
was received this week for Lynden S
Park Fund from the Standard Oil
Company of California.
The donation gives the committee
a big boost toward reaching the goal
of 100000, and is proving a stim-
ulus to the workers who are circula-
ting the lists locally.
The following letter was received
by T. R. Burns, local agent for the
Standard Oil Company, from the
Northwest manager relative to the
donation:
"Mr. T. r. Burns, Lynden.
Referring to- your letter of
August 81, recommending the dona-
ton of 10000 to the Community
Club of Lynden. toward the purchase
of piece of land for the use of a
park and playground;
Your request has been APPROX
ed, and we shall forward a check to
you for this purpose, upon receipt of
information from you that the other
subscriptions have been received.
''Of course you understand that
this check will not be forwarded until
you are assured that the proposition
is going through.
JOHN MCLEAN"
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-09-16
BASEBALL FANS WILL
BACK LYNDEN TEAM
Vul Meet Friday To Consider Get
ting Place in Twilight League Next
Season

A meeting will be held at the Lyn-
den High School at 7:3O on Friday
night which all players. fans and
Lynden people interested in support
Ing a good team in the Twilight
League are invited to attend.
A permanent organization will be
effected to sign up players now for
next season, and to negotiate with
the management of the Twilight
League, which has invited LINDEN to
Join.
The real purpose of the meeting
will be to plumb public sentiment to
determine whether local baseball en-
thusiasts will actively support a good
team in the larger league. One Iyn-
den firm has offered to back the team
financially to the extent of $4,000.
II necessary. provided that a winning
team be put in the field and given
active support.
If you are interested in baseball.
turn out to the meeting Friday night
and show your colors!
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1920-09-16
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