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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-02
Matters Pertaining to Vot-
ing to Be Explained
Saturday Night i
ATTORNEY MAURICE
TO BE SPEAKER
Members of Board of Civil Authority
Visiting Business Places Where
Women Are Employed, to Take Names
and Administer Oath.

A mass meeting of women will be
held in Festival hall Saturday night
at s O'Clock, when Attorney M. p.
Maurice will be present to explain the
manner of voting and other matters
pertaining to the duties of those who
vote. Members of the board of civil
authority also viii be present to take
the names of those who wish to regis
ter and to administer the freeman &
oath to those who have not already
taken it. There is no expense attached
TO registration or taking the oath.
As a means to securing the registra
tion of women in some of the larger
places of business and to enhance the
work of preparing the check list to be
used Sept. IA at the primary election,
William r. Daley and Harold Il. Whit
ney, members of the board of civil au-
thority. and Mrs Fremont Hamilton,
head of the local Woman Suffrage as
sociation, have visited some of the bus
mess places, secured the names which
are to be added to the check list, and
administered the oath to the women in
a body. Other places will be visited
today and tomorrow and as arrange
ments can be made At the Hooker,
Corser G. Mitchell factory last night
u women took the oath and in the of
fee of the Dunham Bros. Co. this morn7
ing the cath was administered to 10.
They plan to visit the Holstein-Frie-
sian association Offices today.
Increasing interest in the coming pri-
maries and privilege of voting by wo-
men who are unable for various reasons
to leave their homes during the
town clerk Is office hours is shown
by numerous telephone inquiries
regarding the procedure to follow.
Sixteen women had registered today
up to IL clock and Town Clerk G. s.
Hopkins was looking for busy after
noon In addition to the town clerk all
the Justices of the peace have author
ity to administer the oath and receive
registrations. This includes the county
clerk, William r. Daley.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-02
ADDRESSES
BASEBALL MEN
Asks Better American Team Work "On
Home Grounds VIII Help
Teachers to Better Pay.

MARION, o., Sept 2.-Putting his
political creed into the. vernacular of
baseball Senator Harding delivered a
front porch speech today to the play
crs of the Chicago National league club
Appealing for better teamwork by the
American nation 'on the home grounds
under the rules many issues includ-
ing the league of nations, one man
government and preparedness were
touched on by Senator Harding in de-
claring his love for the great American
game.
The club players had come to Marion
to play a special exhibition game as a
personal compliment to the nominee
In another speech delivered to a com
mittee representing several associa-
tions of teachers the senator said the
low compensation of teachers had
brought on a crisis in education. and
pledged himself to do everything in
his power to secure better pay for the
profession
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-02
STEAM SHOVEL ON
BIG HIGHWAY lob
Excavating for Roadway on
Federal Project in
DummerstOn
SIGNS POSTED FOR
FIVE-MILE DETOUR
Main Road Not Difficult to Travel,
However,, at Present Brattleboro
Road Commissioner Making Repairs
on Suspension Bridge Road.

Good progress is being made on the
federal highway project in Dummer-
lston, in charge of D. w. Overocker,
foreman for the contractors, but much
of the work up to now has been in the
nature of preparation for the employ
ment of a large force of men. The road
way has been staked out for 21-foot
gravel road, tree and brush have been
cut in many places and dirt mas been re-
moved from some of the lodges by the
roadside, where blasting will be neces-
sary.
The salIkiH Construction Co. Of
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, contractors for
the job, which is to cost in excess of
100000 has installed a steam shovel
on the johnson place between the up
per and lower roads north of the
Crosby pond, and excavation work is in
progress there, as the upper road be-
tween that point and the pond is to
be given up and the section of the lower
road between those points to be used
insted.
The barn on the johnson place, which
was in the line of the right of way pro-
vided by the town of Dummerston, has
been moved this week to a new location
on the premises. A water tank has
been installed on the premises and a
pump supplied water from a nearby
brook.
Detour signs We're put up this week,
one. at the watering trough near the
Waite place and one at the Luther
Houghton place at the north end of the
long row of pine trees. The distance
between these two points is about two
miles and the length of the detour, past
the Kipling and Balestier places and
the Scott farm, is little less than FIVE
miles.
The road is not boarded up, however,
and as it is in fairly good condition
there is no present difficulty in travel
ing over it. In fact Road Commissioner
G. j. DUDE of Brattleboro is making
repairs on the part of the detour which
is in this town, hauling gravel and put
ting up railing on the branches past
the Dickinson farm and the Rice farm.
Road Commissioner DUDE also is MAX
ing repairs on the highway between the
west end of the suspension bridge and
the railroad underpass, where a large
section OF the highway was washed out
last spring by the same freshet which
carried off the steel truss bridge between
this village and Island Park 1t is ex-
pected that the Connecticut River Pow
er Co will pay for this work, but in
view of the danger there it was thought
best by the town to make some improve
ments to avoid possible accidents. A
force of men is cutting into the bank on
the upper side of the road so as to wild
en- the road, and they think they have
not reached the top of the ledge. 1t is
believed that a little blasting there will
provide a roadway with a solid ledge
foundation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-02
SOUTH NEWFANE.

Miss Carroll Cocks of New York Is
visiting Miss Elizabeth Moss.
Mrs. Mamie Helson and daughter,
Miss Luella Helson, of Brattleboro
spent Tuesday with Mrs. Milton A.
Bingham.
Miss May f. Kelsey, after spending
a month at home, has returned to New
York city to resume her work as
trained nurse.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Young and three
children of Montville, Conn, were
guests of their aunt, Mrs. Abbie NJ.
Kelsey, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Millard and
Mr.. and Mrs. Haven of Springfield,
Mass, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
lace A. Johnson.
Miss Edith M. Landman of South
Londonderry, former teacher of the
village school, was a guest of Mrs. A.
NJ. Kelsey Monday and Tuesday.
George Prouty and family have
moved into Mrs. Matte Ingram s house
and are boarding the men who are
hauling lumber from the Worden lum-
Der lot to the station.
Wallace A. johnson has sold his
farm on the Marlboro Branch road and
Wednesday decided it to Harry Tisell
Of Worcester, Mass, who takes posses
sion at once Mn. johnson and family
will remain on the place until the crops
are harvested.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-02
ALPHONSE RATE AND
MISS ROBINSON WE'D
Double Ring Service in Roman Catho-
lie Rectory-Bridegroom Auditor
in Peoples National Bank.

The wedding of Alphone Christopher
Rate, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Prudent Rate
of Beech street, and Miss Elizabeth Bal
four Robinson, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. III. Robinson of Westminster, took
place at 3 O'Clock yesterday in st.
Michael's Roman Catholic rectory Rev.
James P. Rand offieiated, using a double
ring service. They were attended by
Mrs. Clifford Chickering of Chesterfield,
N H., a sister of the bride, and Francis
Burns of Brattleboro. The bride wore a
travelling suit of navy blue tricotine and
al small feather hat. She carried bou-
quet of pink and white sweetpeas. The
bridesmaids gown was of brown Jersey
cloth and she wore a silver grey hat. She
carried bouquet of pink asters. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ratte left by automobile for Bel
lows Falls, where they boarded the train
for Montreal. They have finished an
apartment in Miss Esther Thomas's
house on Prospect street and will be at
home after Oct. /.
Mrs. Rate came here from Chesterfield
and five years ago she took a position as
bookkeeper in w. A. Morses store on
Eliot street, which position she held up
to the time of her marriage.
Mr.. Rattee attended the Parochial
school here and attended the Brattleboro
high school two years. In 1917 he took
a position in the Peoples National bank
and later was made assistant bookkeeper.
which position he held until he enlisted
in the service. Upon his return from
overseas in July, 1918, he was made
auditor. He enlisted in Company / and
went to the Mexican border. At the
time United States entered the World
war he was sent to Plattsburgh to the
training CAMP where he remained three
months. From there he was transferred
to Camp Devens, Aver, Mass, and was
made first lieutenant in the 302d infan-
try. He was sent overseas with the sani-
tary train in July, 1918, and served six
,nonths, until the armistiee was signed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-02
MORGAN HORSES
WANTED IN BRAZIL
Minister of Agriculture Makes Inquiry
of Morgan Horse Club-Letter Is
sued to Club Members.

A letter from C. C. Stillman of New
York, secretary of the Morgan Horse
club, to the club members, one of whom
is H. r. Lawrence of Brattleboro, states
as follows:
sYou may be interested in knowing
that Ii registered Morgan horses sold
in June, 1920, for export to Japan, have
reached their destination safely. Two of
these Morgans were for the japanese
emperor.
1T is planned to ship a carload of
young Morgan stations to Texas next
March for exhibition and sale. If You,
therefore, have any yearling or two-year-
old Morgan stations for sale, please com
municate with the secretary.
THE minister of agriculture of Brazil
is inquiring for a shipment of Morgan
horses to his country.
Keep on breeding Morgan horses to
meet this increased demand"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-02
WOA.. s CLUB TO
IS1JE YEAR BOOK
Material Placed in Hands of Printers
List of Committees Appointed
by the President.

Copy for the year book of the Brattle-
boro Woman's club has been placed in
the hands of the printers and will be
ready for distribution soon. Mrs. Clar
ence L. Stickney, president, has ap-
pointed the following committees for the
year l920-192l:
Program Walter j. Bigelow, Mrs
John G. Dewitt, Mrs. Leslie S. Edwards
Musie-Miss Izetta Nj. Stewart, Mrs
Arthur Brasor, Mrs. Robert c. Clark
Social-Mrs. Howard L. Farwell, Mrs
William r. Daley, Mrs. Carl Voetsch
Mrs. Laurence G.. Sherman, Mrs. Herbert
A Wood, Mrs. Ernest V. Barre, Mrs. Aus
tin f. Plumb.
Education-Mrs. Henry r. Brown, Mrs.
Henry w. Hovey, Miss Bethania Tucker
Kindergarten-Mrs Henry f. Jordan
Miss Emma Lundberg, Mrs. John w
Vaughan.
Philanthropy Cora G. Leonard
Mrs. Arthur L. Rohde, Mrs. John G. Day
Mrs. Henry E. Shipman.
Ways and Means-Mrs. Thomas T
Brittan, Mrs. George b. Hunter, Mrs
Charles A. Boyden. Mrs. Walter s. Pratt
Mrs. DeWeese Dewitt, Mrs. Edwin d
Whitney, Miss Marion Greene
Industrial and social conditions-Miss
Florence M. Wells, Miss
Florence NJ. Wellman, Miss Mary Croker
Civics- Mrs. Murray NJ. Tucker, Mrs
Charles w. Richardson, Mrs. William f
Dunlevy, Mrs. Franklin S. Pratt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-02
WEST ToWNSHEND.

Taft's mill changed to the old time
Monday.
Mrs. Mary Whipple is visitor at Lois
Harris's.
Inez and George Buckley are visiting
in Athol, Mass.
Floyd Holden, who was i'll in Memo
rial hospital, is home.
Mrs Don H. Sprague and children were
in Brattleboro Friday.
Mrs, Ellen Howard of Putney has
been visiting Mrs. Angie Howard,
Ray W. Dean, who was in Boston last
week, came home with an automobile
truck.
The village school viii begin next week
with Miss Edith Clarke of Jamaica as
teacher.
Mr. and Mrs. Rush, and little son of
Boston have been at Lucius j. Harris's
a few days.
Mrs. G. M. Dean has been entertaining
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry j. Allen,
of Brattleboro.
The glove factory began operations
Monday under the management of
Frank Howe of Watertown, Mass.
A. f. Hadlock and Miss Maud Howard
of this village and Miss Crowningshield
and Miss Fannie Ballard of Jamaica are
working in the glove factory.
Miss Ella B. Smith of Auburndale
Mass, is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Ray
Dean. Miss Smith is an artist of rare
ability and finds wide scope for her love
of art in this beautiful region.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-02
BRITISH STICK
TO IRISH POLICY
Will Not Recognize Any APP
peal In Behalf of Mayor
MacSwiney
IRISH MERCILESSLY
KILLED POLICEMEN
Simply an Attempt at secession-Sinn
Fein Raiders Seize Secret Military
Documents More Shooting at Bel
fast.

LONDON, Sept appeal in behalf
of Terrence MacSwiney viii not be recog-
nized by the British government the
chief secretary for Ireland intimated in
an interview with the correspondent of
the London Times at Lucerne today. He
also indicated the government would un-
swervingly adhere to its Irish policy.
"None Of the mercy which some seek
to invoke for the lord mayor said the
chief secretary, was shown the so po-
licemen who have lost their lives in Ire
land. The present lawlessness in ireland
is the work of small body of men who
are striving by carefully planned anar.
chy to impose secession from the British
empire. on so per cent of the people OF
Ireland who do not want to secede.'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-02
WEST GUILFORD.

Mr. and Mrs Fred Richardson of
Greenfield spent Sunday with his sister,
Mrs Fred Pierce Mr.. and Mrs. Brac-
kett of Dummerston. cousins, spent the
day there also. Mr.. Piercel cut his
foot very badly with a double edged
axe about $50 last Friday morning.
Carroll Lynde heard his cries but he
was not found until IL clock. Mr..
Pierce tainted, but when he regained
consciousness he cried for help again.
Mr.. Lynde started out to see what was
the trouble and found the man in bad
condition DIR. Greene was summoned
and neighbors got him home. He was
in the woods ehopping wood. He is
comfortable at this writing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-02
COURT POSTPONED
TO SEPTEMBER %
Was Scheduled to Open on Primary
Election Days Jury, 80 Court
and 45 Divorce Cases.

Windham county court will not open
for business Sept. IA, the day on which
the September term was scheduled to
convene, as that is primary election
dav, but the sheriff and assistant judges
will meet at the court house and
take recess. Judge Sherman r.
Moulton of Burlington, who is to be the
presiding judge, after consulting
County Clerk w. R. Daley and learning
the wishes of the attorneys, has named
Wednesday, Sept. %, as the opening
day, court to open at 9 am. The jury
will report at pm. the same day.
The trial docket contains 80 cases on
the jury calendar, 80 cases on the
court calendar and 45 divorce cases
up to today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-02
BOLSHEVIK- ARMY
is ANNIHILATED
Isolated Detachments of General Bud
enny's Forces In Disorderly Re-
treat-Poles Capture Prisoners.

WARSAW, Sept. 2 ASSOCIATED Prcssl.
The Bolshevik army of General
Budenny, cavalry leader, has been anni-
hilated in the Lemburg sector, says the
Polish official statement today. Isolated
detachments escaped and are now in dis
orderly retreat. Budennys mounted men
had been endeavoring to break through
the Polish line and march upon Luclin.
They had virtually completed an en-
circling movement against town near
Lemburg, but were outfanked by the
Poles and attacked from the east.
The Soviet forces were defeated along
the entire center of the front and they
had to retreat in disorder with the Poles
in close pursuit. The Bolsheviki lost
heavily in killed and wounded, the Poles
capturing thousands of prisoners, 16 guns
and enormous quantities of material.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-02
tContinued on Page 81
AIRPLANE METAL BURNED.
Intense Heat In Wreck That Caused
Death of Two Mail Carriers.

WASHINGTON, Sept. "A bad
fuel leak probably caused the accident
Yesterday near Morristown, y. j., IN
which Max Miller, air mail pilot and
his mechanic. lost their lives. A report
to the postof1ice department today sald
the machine burst into flames 300 or
400 feet from where it struck. The
plane was a total loss, the superinten-
dent reported H'The intense heat of
the benzol fire. he said, actually
fused the metal framework of the fuse
lape SO that the metal lay in pools on
the ground, great portion of the metal
being actually consumed in the fire. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-02
TO HEAR MOORE
NEXT TUESDAY
Senate Investigating Com
mittee AdjOurns With
out Hearing Him
DEMOCRATS SOLICIT
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
Letters Sent to Their Homes By Spe-
cial Delivery to Avoid Infringement
of Law - Some Large Democratic
Contributions Shown.

CHICAGO, Sept. 2. The senate
committee investigating campaign ex
penditures adjourned today without
having heard Edmund Moore of Ohio,
Governor Cox's personal representa-
tive. Chairman Kenyon announced
that the committee would meet in
Chicago next Tuesday to hear Moore
and other witnesses.
As possible electoral reforms Wilbur
Marsh, treasurer of the Democratic ma
tional committee, advocated legislation
CHASING as political parties all organiza-
tions engaged in collecting funds for po-
litieal propaganda and compelling them
to make public reports of their inan-
ces. He also said that he favored strong
ly a law which would prohibit individ-
uals sending money for political purposes
into states Of which they were not res
idents, citing as an example of this prac-
tice $4,000 which he said Col. Dupont
had given a state committee.
Books submitted by Mr.. Marsh in
cluded . complete list OF contributions
to the Democratic treasury and contain
ing thousands of names. The witness
and Mr. White told the inquisitors that
no limit had been fixed on the size OF
individual subscriptions but that every
check was scrutinized closely as to its
size and scource From the list Senators
Spencer and Edge learned that the larg-
est single subscription was for $4,000
from Z. A. Rowe, banker of Boston,
Texas. Mr.. Marsh explained this "a
mount had l,een made mp by several indi-
viduals with the understanding that it
was to be repaid from funds collected
from general subscriptions in the state
when the machinery Of the national COM
mittee was sci fairly in motion.
The Republican investigators had Mr.
Marsh identify other contributors BRING
fCo,+;p,,ad ON Paun g
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-02
steal Military Documents.

LONDON, Sept. "A Sim Fein raid
ing party invaded the royal air force
headquarters near Dublin Saturday night
and carried off large number of secret
military documents including the army
code and cipher used at the present time,
according to the Daily Mail. 1t is de
clared the raid was the most daring and
important that has been attempted in
Ireland since the present unrest in that
country began.
Among the papers stolen, it is said,
were orders relating to the joint oper-
ations of the army, navy, air force and
the Royal Irish constabulary, the scheme
of Irish defense plans, the details for
lighting airdromes for night flying and
proposals for new developments of the
royal force in Ireland. Revolvers, am
munition and field glasses were also
taken.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-02
Belfast still pisorderlv.

BELFAST, Sept 2-Snipers fired in
to dense crowd shortly before i
o'clock last night near the Crumlin road
Jail and for time panic reigned in that
section Of the city. One civilian was fa-
tally injured during the shooting and al
though soldiers were rushed to the
scene and pursued the man who did the
shooting he made his escape
During a small riot in Dover street
one man was seriously wounded. At IL
o'clock the hour at which the curfew r
dinance is effective, the streets were al
most deserted.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-02
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

Makeup examinations in algebra !.
chemistry, English 2, English 3, plain
geometry and French viii be held Tues
day at 10 o'clock at the high school build
ing.
News has been received here of the
death in Hartford, Conn, of Hyman Viii
lis Butler, 10, of Ithaca, n, Y. which
occurred in the home of his son-in-iaw,
C. i. Rebass He was a nephew of Mrs.
Abby ID. Harris and Mrs. Della Thomas,
both of Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-02
CANNING. FACTORY
OPENS NEXT WEEK
About 100 Persons Will Be Employed
About 800 Acres of Sweet Corn
Available, as Usual.

Preliminary work in preparation for
starting operations at the Snowflake
corn canning factory on Vernon street
about the middle of next week have
been begun.
Supt. A. c. Griffin says that he plans
to have about 65 men and about 80
women at work in the different depart
ments of the factory. Approximately
300 acres of sweet corn were planted
this year, which is an acreage of about
the usual proportions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-02
COMPLETE TIE-UP
OF 81 COLLIERIES
Vacation Walkout Movement In
North District, Pennsylvania
Anthracite Fields.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2.--Compiete
tieup of 50 collieries in the ninth dis
trict of the Pennsylvania anthracite
fields was reported today to the depart
ment of labor in the first official advices
received as to the vacation" walkout
movement in the region. Twenty-eight
collieries in the same district were re-
ported working with reduced person
nell In the Panther creek valley, which
adjoins the ninth district, 20 eollieries
were reported idle.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-02
WOULD DIsPLAcE UNCLE SAM.
One of New Women Voters Thinks He
Has Run Government Long Enough.

Sister Caroline -, one of the
newly enfranchised women who lives in
a hustling central Vermont village, in
discussing the political situation the
other day, stated that in her opinion
'they" better get someone besides Uncle
Sam to run the u. S. A. as he had had
the job a long time and she thought
'they" should elect younger man to
take his place.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-02
NAMES DISTRICT DEPUTIES.
Announcement BY State Deputy How
ard of Bellows Falls.

BELLOWS FALLS. Sept. 2. - State
Deputy E. j. Howard of Bellows Falls
yesterday announced the list of district
deputies for Vermont for 1920 and
1921. The men named are Patrick j.
Prendergast of Bennington, District ] /;
Harold o 'Brien of Rutland, District 2;
John H. Gowdey of Montpelier. District
g.. and Daniel Healey of White River
Junction, District 4.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-02
FIFTY RAIDS IN NEW YORK.
Large Quantity of Liquor Found - Isl
Officers In Search.

NEW YORK. Sept. Simultaneous
raids on so saloons and places alleged
to be selling liquor were made yester-
day by $50 prohibition agents. Stocks
were confscated at 10 places.
Most of the places raided fringe the
ftGreat White Way" The seizures in
cluded large quantities of whiskey, gin
and wine. News of the raids spread
quickly and at several places bartend-
ers and walters were pouring liquor
into sinks when federal agents swooped
down on them.
The officers were armed with
search warrants and instructions to
break through doors not opened volun-
tarily.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-02
MORE PAY TO NAVY MEN.
New Wage schedule Submitted To Sec
retary Daniels Today.

WASHINGTON, Sept g. Unani-
nous recommendation of the navy yard
wage board for a new wage schedule
to affect about $4,000 employees will be
laid before Secretary Daniels today.
Mr.. Daniels said he would endeavor to
act on the new schedule within two
days.