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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-01
BRATTLEBORO PERSONAL

Miss Nellie NJ. Griffin is i'll with in
fluenza.
Mrs. Lawrence Smith has been CON
fined to her home on Canal street several
days by illness.
Miss Pearl G. Gibson went today to
Manchester, n. H., to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur W. Childs.
Miss Dorothy Schwenk is expected to-
night from Abbott academy to visit her
parents, Judge and Mrs. A. Il. Schwenk.
Miss Vienna Foster returned Friday
from Springfield, Mass, where. she had
been month in the home Of John d. Bar
rows.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred I.anoue of Cross
street returned Saturday from Clinton,
Mass, where they were called Sunday
by the death of Mrs Lanoue's mother
Mrs. Helen futile of the garment de-
partment of Goodnow. Pearson & Hunt.
went Saturday to Gardner. Mass, on
business for the company She Viii be
away few days.
Barbara, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Ray
Brooks of Clark street. who had been
critically i'll with pneumonia. is better
Mrs. f. \. Farnum Of Williamsyille has
been caring for her nearly two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Simons went
this morning to New York on bust
ness trip. They will return the latter
part of the week. Their daughter. Ger
trude, is staying with Mr.. and Mrs W.
J. Bigelow during their absence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-01
TOWN TOURNAMENT
DATES DECIDED
First Bowling Matches to Be Played
Tomorrow Night-Two Matches
on Each of Nine Nights

Nine nights will be required to PLAY
off IS bowling matches between til"
Masonic, Odd Fellows. Wheel club and
Independent teams which Will deter
mine the championship team of the
town, according to the schedule drawn
up by the general committee in charge
of the tournament. The schedule ~calls
for the first two games to be played
tomorrow evening. All the matches
will be played on the Odd Fellows, and
Masonic alleys. The playing will cover
month s time, closing with the
matches of April . Following is the
schedule:
March odd Fellows and Independ-
ents on Odd Fellows, alley; Wheel club
and Masons on Masonic alleys
March 9-Independents and Masons-
on Masonic alleys; Odd Fellows alleys.
Wheel club on Odd Fellows alleys.
March l2-Wheel club and Independ-
ents on Odd Fellows alleys: odd
Fellows and Masons on Masonic.
alleys.
March 16-Odd Fellows and hide
pendents on Masonic alleys; Wheel
club and Masons on Odd Fellows
alley
March l9-Independents and Masons
on Odd Fellows alleys; Wheel club
and Odd Fellows on Masonic alleys.
March 23-Independents and Wheel
club on Masonic alleys; Masons and
Odd Fellows on Odd Fellows alleys.
March 30-Odd Fellows and Wheel
Club on Masonic alleys; Masons and
Independents on Odd Fellows ALLEYS.
April 2-Wheel club and Inderend.
ents on Odd Fellows alleys; Odd Eel
low and Masons on Masonic alleys.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-01
ANOTHER WIN FOR
LEAGUE LEADERS
Deerfield Academy Beats
BrattleborO High
Score 41-17
VISITORS OUTSIDE
HIGH SCHOOL CLASS
Have Lost but One League Game This
Season-Many Personal Fouls Called,
Principally on Brattleboro - Gave
Pretty Exhibition.

Deerfeld academy the coming cham
pion of the Franklin County Basketball
league, made its scheduled visit here
Saturday afternoon and added another
victory to its string by defeating the
Brattleboro high school team by score
of Al to II.
From what the local fans have seen
of the other teams in the league who
have visited here, the Deerfeld team
would seem to be outside the limit for
II high school league, being as large
and as well developed as the average
college team. This without a doubt
explains why Deerfield has only
dropped one league game this season,
as most of the other teams in the league
are about on a par with B. H. S. in
size, age and weight. Before another
season, if Deerfield is to be represented
in the league, for the good of the game
there should be some adjustments
made to overcome the handicap which
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-01
BRATTLEBORO PERSONAL

Joseph Brockington is i'll with zip.
Miss Hilda Peterson entered he
Brattleboro Business Institute Lass
week.
Miss Ann Tully is expected to return
today from Rutland where she has beer
i'll ut her home.
Miss ,Eulicttc Newton Of Newport. y.
H., came today to take position rs one
q the trimmers for Donncll & Davis.
Guy Hoslty Of Turner'S Fails. Mass.
visited over Sunday with his mother.
Mrs. Cortes Hoaley, who is caring Tor
Mrs. Elizabeth Brockington
L. c. Titus of West Medford. Mass.
spent the Weekend with his parents
Nr and Mrs. H. c. Titus Of SontA Main
street He returned to West 1fedford
this morning.
Mrs. II. i. Bascom mas returned from
New York city and Boston. after Il
week Is absence. She attended mill
merry openings and conventions. also
bought spring millinery.
Mrs. Fred Sp1uldjng and daughter.
Miss Mayhelle Spaultling, went this
morning to keene, n. IL to visit. Mis-.
Spaudlng Is having Eacatjo from her
work in iloughton & Simonds' 5 store.
Miss Naude Tibbitts il expected II ~
turn today from Colebrook \. H..
where she was called hy the illness of her
father, who had pneumonia. She Ia- Il
position as clerk in Houghton s 81
monds's store
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-01
Totals,
BRATTLEBORO.
Totals,

Score at half time. Deerfield 2G. Brat
tleboro Z. Referee, Graham. Time,
Commute periods.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-21
RUSS TRADE
SANCTIONED
BY AMERICA
U. S. Citizens Can Transact
Business With Bolsheviki
at Own Risk

WARRINGTON. Dec. .i.--Amer.
lean business men today were free
10 trade with Russia ''at their own
risk.
This means. according 20 govern.
mcnt officials. that while no rcasric-
lions viii be placed on trade with the
rovietH. neither will any aid b. given
10 such trade. and that any American
who suffers losses or oonfinration of
hia goods win get no help from this
government
This last restriction by the govern
ment was removed when the treas
ury Department announced that ex-
port Of SOLD and currency and deal.
lnKH In exchange would be permitted
Last July the state department re-
moved Tho han ON Russian trade. cx-
cepting only arms and munitions of
war. This was never completely ~.
Ic;ive. however. as there was no
provision for exchange dealings.
Officials OF this government have
long held the belief tina; unrestricted
trade with tho sovicts at tho Traders
risk waa th~ proper method OF deal
isx with Ru~ss. This hss been .mssfs
piain ON sevrral occasione. notably
when the British started negotiations
with tho Russian bolshevik author
titles.
Officials here have held that the
Brissshsovfef negotiations w~re n
cQysEsa- cff2Ii ~ .ibs -eylets 10 gain
recognition.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-21
LIQUOR GHOST
HAUNTING HIM

Once more the ghost of dead liq :
uor staiked up TO meet william
Machem Tuesday morning.
Machem was arrested June u,
1919. at 10th ave. ". II. and Thomas
81. where deputies claim 90 have
found 2s quarts OF beer and seven
bottles Of grape.
~ a fesult, he WIS fined 800 in
justice court and later fined 1900 and
sentenced to t20 days IN Jail in fed
eral court.
Now. altho the liquid has been de
stroyed. he is being tried in Judge
Boyd J. TaIlman's court on "A charge
Of having liquor unlawfulIy in his
possession.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-21
America Plays
Santa Claus to
Hungry Riddles

VIENNA, Dec. 2i.--America win
play Santa Claus 10 more than $780,
900 destitute Viennese children this
Christmas.
The American relief administra'
ton will distribute three garments
each among these children, and will
give TO each at It's 1000 feeding sta.
tons pound Of cake made from
white flour. The American Red
Cross win give clothing and con
sensed milk to about 10000 OF the
children who are In orphanageH and
hospitals.
President Hainlsche win attend an
American Christmas tree celebration
In Belvidere palace.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-21
Woman's Body Is
Buried on Beach

LONG BEACH. N. Y. Dec. 2t.--
Efforts were being made today to de.
termine whether the unidentified
woman whose body WAS found partly
buried on the beach here last night
was murdered or committed suicide
There was "A bullet wound over her
right eye. but no powder marks. and
"a search failed to reveal a weapon
in the vicinity.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-21

Before the boss had a chance 10
answer her question about the teie-
graph office he got his eye on me.
and then I knew that he hadn't
noticed me before.
You hero. tooT- he ripped out.
and know IL did him a lot of good
10 be able 60 unload on somebody
In trousers why In blue biaxcs
didn't you stay on that train and
keep Il from running away from
uNr''
That's ~; why didn't r. What
made the dor stop befor. he caught
tho rabbitf I was trying 10 frame
up some sort OF an excuse that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-21
ROBBERY on HIGH SEAS
Is PIRACY-DEATH

aMcGoyern." said the court. you
have been convicted IN this honor.
able court OF the dishonorabIe crime
.bf theft. But the law book says that
the high seas ls where the tide rises
and falls. and the tide rises and falls
at snohomish. And the law book
says that robbery on the high seas
is piracy. and piracy is punishable
by deathr
McGovern sank 10 the floor.
''McCsovernF' shouted the court. II
find you guilty Of piracy on the high
seas and sentence you 10 deathi
D'you understand, McGovern2 You1l
be hanged by the neck until dead
and the hanging party will now re-
pair 10 the boat where the piracy
was committed and string you up
70 the yardarmF
But IL the court will hear meF'
broke in the clergyman. rising out Of
his seat. This court. your honor.
has no jurisdiction over deathi This
court can not pronounce tho death
sentencew
aHow's that2' roared the Judge,
rising and shaking his fst
"sit down. Ryan. you're out Of or.
derg cut in the saloonkeepsr. and
the court subsidized. putting.
McGovern was getting up. with re.
consciousness. The Judge bit
On another chew from an immense
plug that he drew from his pocket.
"McGovern." said he. as ne spat
again. "McGOvern, this court finds
that the charges against you are
groundless. The case Is dismissed.
you're free man, McCovern. bless
youf II this court can't hang you.
by tantrumz- nobody else willP
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-21
DEEP GLOOM AT
- UNIVERSITY

"Woe unto me-" says any colleger
you meet these days.
That's the way he expresses his
grief.
For final examinations have be.
fallen the victims ut the univer-
sity.
First ones were held Monday
TNy'll continue TIL Thursday.
. Then--vacation. oh. boyl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-21
VOTE TODAY ON
STATE SENATOR.
Pick Successor to Lamping
in 37th District

Polls are open today until y m
In the 57th senatorial district for the
special eiection 20 pick a successor
10 George II. Lanplng. who has re-
signed % become a member OF the
Port Of Seattle commission.
But two candidates are in the field.
Il. y. Palmer. republican, and Joe
smith. farrneriabor man. Both have
served before In the state legislature.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-21
TANKER ATLAS
RUNS ON ROCKS

KETcHIKAN. Alaska. Dec. 2i.--
Further word was anxiouHly awaited
today from the Standard oil tanker
Atlas. reported on the rocks in Snow
Pass. wrangell narrows. leaking
badly.
Last word from Capt. sullivan by
wireless was that he and the crew
would be forced 20 leave the vessel II
she slipped into deep water.
She carries q crew OF 20 men. She
ia a ship OF zoos tons. Her irome
port is San Francisco.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-21
HER CHRISTMAS
GIFTS STOLEN

All OF Mrs. c. Wirtman's Christ
mas presents were stolen from her
apartment at 1908 Pine st. Tuesday
by thieves who went In with a pass
key. Included in the list were one
aluminium kettle. one small sweater.
two linen handkerchiefs. one bath
towel and a lady's wrist watch.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-21
ACCUSE Yin
MANILA RIOTS

HONOLULU. T. H., Dec 21--
Formal charges OF sedition and muir
der against II members OF the Philip.
pine constabulary were filed yester.
day by the city prosecutor at Manila
according to advices reaching Here
The charges were an outgrowth OF
the Manila riots of a few days ago.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-21
SANTA CLAUS
RUSHING P. 0,

Santa Claus is doing n iandoffice
business at Seattle this year. judg.
ing from the amount Of parcel post.
we are handling fully as many
packages this year as last" said
George II. Williams, supt. OF mails.
Monday WAS our biggest day so
far"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-21
FEDERAL men
SEIZE BREWERY

WILKESBARRE. Pn., Dec. al
The entire plant and apparatus OF
the Stegmaier Brewing company. the
largest In Luzcrnc county. were
seized today by the United States
government for alleged violation Of
the Volstead prohibition act.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-21
FOOL
PETITIONS
anger HIM
Asked About Rumored Com
mutation; "Never Heard Of
Such a Statement"

Gov. Hart was asked by The star
over long.distancc telephone late YES
terday whether he could confirm the
statement OF a prominent club wom.
an herc 70 tho effect that he would
commute the death sentence Of fsom
White 10 life Imprisonment n con
vinced that the people Of the state
desire ciemency in tho matter. His
reply was
Il have never heard OF such q
statement"
Tho governor did not at first an
swer the call for him at his office.
rnNNrnnr.n n..a.reiar.r did
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-21
DECLINES TO TELL
WHERE HE WAS HIDING

lie has declined 10 disclose where
he remained In hiding from the po-
lice during the months they were
searching for him. and would nei-
ther affirm nor deny that he was
In Mexico.
Possibly on advice OF counsel that
II is too early 20 begin ciemency
proceedings. Mrs. Stagg. his divorced
wife. has receded from her ex.
pressed determination TO immediate
iy visit Governor Hart in quest Of a
pardon for her baby's father.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-21
Lac Reaches SnohomiSh
Rough Justice.
Reforming Clergyman.
Mercy for a Pirate.
49, 80. nx.elrnn....

UuIERE WAS hell TO pay In snoho-
j. mish. There was no laws
order. no peace officer. no court OF
Justice.
There were a general store. Wild
women. saloons. gentlemen of leisure,
.ootinx scrapcs. buns. dance halls,
mblcrs. stabbing parties and piano
flayers
Snohomish. IN the old territorial
days. before Washington became a
state. was a town OF utter abandon.
as every member of the Seattle Eiks'
club has frequently been told by Biil
Downey. deputy sheriff and cluhman.
But law and order finally came TO
srohomish with snort of ven
geanee.
A clergyman drifted IN one day. Be
fore any one knew Il. he had organ
szgd a sunday school and got half a
dozen followers he announced;
L am sent here to clean this wick
ed town.
He called on the owner of the big.
gest saloon. The owner seemed in
tcrcsted in the cierEyman's mission
and drew him out. The clergyman
said he was going to Seattle to ask
that constable and a justice Of the
peace be appointed in Snohomish.
Three days later. when the clergy
man appeared in Seattle. he was In
formed:
you are n day late. sir. A prorii.
nent citizen OF your town visited us
yesterday. and we appointed a justice
pnd constable az his suggestion"
/ II was with satisfaction that the
Gergyman learned that this proui-
nent citizen who had preceded him
was none other than his friend the
saioonkesper.
He went TO snohouaish and wrung
e. a.. e-4.xAt.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-21
CANTA LOSES
~ HIS WHISPERS

Santa Claus has lost his whiskers.
They were turned In Tuesday to
the Lost and Found department OF
the muny railway
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-21
Bad News
Ranch Eggs Up.

Ranch eggs went up u couple Of
notches on the wholesale market
Tuesday. Today's quotation IL 5s
cents a dozen. bullets are IS and so
cents
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-21
WON'T PARDON
STAGE QUICKLY
Not So Confident Now He
viii Dodge Tern

TACOMA. Dec. sf.---Bettorr. who
were eager two days ago 10 wager
even money that George T. snrg
never would so to prison 10 serve his
tsn.yenr sentence for kidnapping HIS
baby son. but would be pardoned at
once by Gov. Hart. were withdrawing
their untaken money her. today In
silence.
County authorities have notified
Warden Henry Drumm. OF the r9ni.
tentiary, TO send a travelling guard
as soon as convenient 10 take stagg
10 Waila Walla
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-21
PLANS FOR THE FIRST NUN.

BIER Of "'rhe Columns" new uni.
versity publication, were discussed at
a meeting OF the board Of editors at
noon Tuesday on the campus
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-21
take more
Than DAY
TO LISTEN
TO KICKS
Gas Co. Sets Up Appliances
to Demonstrate Cooking
With Few B. T. US
Takes twice a< long 10 cook meal
Bills have increased.
Takes long time TO light burneFM
Service irregular.

Witness after witness took the
stand Tuesday morning before the
public service commission In the
Press club 20 testify to the above
conditions with relation TO gas SER
vice in Seattle. AL three commis-
sioners were in attendance Tuesday.
Complaints OF consumers will prob
ably be heard thruout the day. and
the hearing. intended TO be conclud-
ed with the afternoon session, will
have TO be continued. In all prob
ability. for another day.
While the witnesses were testify
ing. gas stoves and cookers were
being prepared on the stage Of the
Press club by the gas company. with
the evident intention Of giving =
practical demonstration OF baking
and cooking with the present quality
OF gas
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-21
LOOKS LIKE GIGANTIC
ROBBiNG SYSTEM

II cannot say what our investiga-
ton may develop" Director McDon-
aid said just before going into confer.
ence Tuesday, but from what have
been able To learn so far, IL looks as
tho we have uncovered one of the big
gest booze-running and booze-robbing
affairs that exists in the state"
Mcdonald said that they were
waiting for an important witness.
who was expected to throw consider.
able light on the matter of the fake
officers.
Director Mcdonald and a party OF
his men were laying for whisky
smugglers just a few miles north of
where the British boat was captured.
Sunday night.
I'VE heard boat out In the
SOUND" Mcdonald said today,
(which we suppose now must have
been the one that was picked up by
Capt. Lichtenberg. Aside from that
we heard or saw nothing"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-21
SAY. WHO A MI
TALKING TOy"

Wen. if's doing no good. only
harming the boy. Say. who am I
talking to-a newspaper mani"
Yes. certainly"
why weren't you fair enough 10
tell me 50 In the first placc7 II I'd
known that. os course l shouldn't
have said anything"
"Do you wish to modify. amend or
change your statement7"
'I'l let you talk TO the governor. ="
The governor. after saying he had
heard Of no report that he was in.
clined 70 clemency in the case OF
Isom White. added that he would
not do anything In the matter until
the case was out Of the hands OF tho
court altogether.
From this It Is Inferred that he will
await the setting OF the execution
date by Warden Drumm OF the state
penitentiary. White has not yet been
taken to Walia Walla. but is stiil In
the snohomish county jail at Everett.
where he has been confined since he
was arrested more than n year ago
for the murder Of Lee Linton. taxi
driver.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-21
STORY

Can elegant hand -paiptsd. cut
glass nut cracker viii 10 presented
% the resident % seattle who fur-
nishes Mr.. Armstrong; Nith tho most
entertaining truthful auecdate.l
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-21
SECRETARY OBJECTS TO
THESE FOOL LETTERS

III tel you what the situation II.
he volunteered I'VE have already
had 20 hire extra clerks down here TO
handle these fool letters and petitions
concerning the white boy. We wish
they would bs stopped. They are do
ing no good and are only causing dis
ruption OF the governors office
force"
How then would the governor
know what Ia the wish OF the peo
pleR" he was asked.
The governor isn't paying any at.
tention to them. They're a nuisance
and are only doing aarrn." was the
reply.
You don't mean % say that II the
people Of this state write letters and
petitions 70 the governor asking for
a Communication Of sentence for
White. or on any other subject. he
win ignore thcrnG"
Well. the natsar should be taken
up In the proper way"
we were under the impression
that this was the proper way: the
usual. customary way, BY petition
and letter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-21
TALK or IMMEDIATE
PARDON SUBSIDIES

Talk Of an immediate pardon.
which was on evcrybody's lips the
day stagg returned here and gave
himself up that Betty Brainerd might,
be freed without trial. has almost to-
tally subsided
Stage is apparently resigned. He
IL considerably more pale than when
be was last In Tacoma This pale
ness caused comment tn the court.
room where he was sentenced that
he must have been keeping out Of
tho u,u
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-21
VANDERBILT
SAYS JAPS CAN'T
STOP-ROSS DEAL

Los ANGELES. Dec. 2i.-Mem.
bers Of the vsnderlip. KamchatiSa
syndicate. comprised OF prominen,
and wealthy Southern californlana.
were 10 meet today wnh Washington
ID. Nandcrlip TO hear from his lips
intimate details OF two gigantic com.
msrcid propositions which the Los
Angeles mining engineer brought
back from Russia.
One Of thcs. propositions involves
development OF 400. 900 square miles
In siberia on which yanderlip has
procured n 60-year lease. The other
Is the placing OF orders for the Rus.
sian government amounting to s5..
900. 900 600.
vanderlip today declared that
rights claimed by the Japanese in
Knmchatka under old treaties with
Russia are worthless and win not
hinder the carrying out OF the lease
given Los Angeles fnancierH
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-21
FAKE OFFICERS
LOOT SMUCCLER
Fine Whisky Runners
$1,000, Victim Says

Evidence not only OF a gigantic
booze running organization. but Of
the activities OF predatory fake ''of.
ficers'' who are exacting tribute on
n wholesale scale from whisky SNUG
glers who cross the Canadian line
into Washington. was being de
yeioped Tuesday by government
agents.
State Prohibition Director Donald
A. Mcdonald. Collector Of Customs
Roscoe Drumheller. Assistant Collec
tor Henry C. Blackwood and Capt.
Ben Lichtenberg. OF the coast guard
service. were In conference Tuesday
afternoon. following the arrest Mon.
day OF two Japs and the seizure of
a British fishing boat with a load
OF booze.