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New-York tribune., 1920-01-25

N as he reminisced in big
leather chair in his room at
the Hotel Pennsylvania, pulling on his
stubby little briar pipe and appearing
for all the world like a prosperous
business man at his ease. Thank
heaven. ne didn't wait 10 be asked how
ne came to go on the stage, whether
his people We're in the theatrical world
or what kind of parts he liked best!
Mr.. skinner likes TO tell stories at his
own expense, and he started that way
branching out into the many things he
has done in a long. varied and event
full career on the stage.
Last summer" he said Il took a lit
tie place in the Rockies 5000 feet above
sea level. and my daughter, Cornelia
and | ventured out ON horseback on
jaunt over the divide 10000 feet At
one hotel where we stopped | noticed
that at Il large table. where big Fam
ily was seated, there seemed to be a
ot Of whispering and eying in our
direction. SO was not surprised when
We arose and made for the door to be
s'opped by young girl from the table.
who asked timidly if I would write in
her autograph album.
You're my grandm others favorite
actor she added
Another time. passing through a
town where | was 10 play, | was riding
IN trolley car and little boy was
noticing the many lettercd bilboards
Of our show we passed reading OTIS
Skinner, in So-and-So. Finally, un-
able TO contain himself longer, he
howled Mother. what is an otis skin
ner anyway?'
Recently. when we we're playing
Norfolk. the gentlemanly hotel clerk
asked me how business was and ! told
MN We were turning people away at
every performance. Don't il beat all ?''
ne sad, cnecrfui!y. Since the war the
people are spending their money like
drunken sailors,'
"Actors7' said Mr. Skinner, why,
yea, We have them in heaps and piles,
out aren't the Earrymorcs the white
hopes Of the American stage? And
lsnt Il fine % find them doing 80
wonderfully through an inheritance
o. three generations through the
Drews and through their talented
father?
Is this the day Of the romantic
drama again? On, don't put IL that
way There's always room for the ro-
mantle drama along with everything
enc And Shakespeare Ycs; if he's
piayed we'll. That's the trouble. SO
iew have had the training
Now, take Mr.. sothern, for in
lance; ne is getting great results, for
mo 'eaxons he has lot Of good old
N'shhbys Ike 'Rowlcy' BUckstone, and
men ne works Ike mailer with the
's" ones 70 mike them get all out o
Dhakezpesre there il in him. us a
"af' and Il worthy task
want u get down 10 me, eh? All
"gn'. am the son of n BOSTON clcr-
"''"an and ny people we're very much
,pp's'h ~ my going On the etaVe, but
'~as f'rm and tooH all my Ittle
1''~z and tnings- lucky d,d. TOO, ar
f'9 snall leafn. because ! wanted "a
''"'"iy ssyer ALI connection with
'e h'fne, and went ~ Philadelphia
"''''e joined Il stock company ut the
s''"eslJ salary ~ 81 wcek. OddIy
'aSh, that's my home nor. live
"fyp Mawr, where ny daughter II
''"'snt n the college and my wife
New-York tribune., 1920-01-25

tbs SKINNER looked anything getting ready
y but romantic he fee the college
he in well T worked for roou1ar Vi,
leather chalr IN ms
New-York tribune., 1920-01-25

~XNOX Office appeal means money.
&Hh and money means success.
eXI1 This is Mrs Henry B. Har-
8 49,. ,neo os11rn rn1 de- nrll ! u No
New-York tribune., 1920-01-25

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-03
Red Men S Hall

Festival hall. Nov. 30 to Dec. 4, in
clUsive-Festival and Trading Post under
the auspices of Quonekticut Tribe, No. >,
Imp'd O. r. NJ. Vaudeville and dancing
every night. Admission free.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-03
FAVORS BROOKLTNE PLAN.
Greenfield Citizens Desire a Representa-
tive Town Meeting.

GREENFIELD. Mass, Dec. 3.-More
than T25 members of the chamber of com
merce attended the banquet and forum
meeting held at the Mansion house.
Ralph III. Barstow, chairman of the
forum committee. presided. The subject
of the meeting was "Greenfeld's Form of
Government" and there was discussion
after speaking by Alfred d. Chandler OF
Boston, and Charles NJ. Fassett of Spo-
kane. Wash, who ably presented the var
ious phases of this problem very likely
to confront the people of Greenfield at
some future time if the public is not now
prepared to deal seriously with the sub
ject.
Following the main addresses of the
evening. Chairman Bars;ow called on var
ious citizens present to express their opn-
ions as to the form of government Green
field ought to adopt in event OF a change,
and sentiment was unanimous in favor OF
the Brooklne plan of a representative
town meeting. Those who spoke were
Joseph W. Stevens. Robert +. Pray. +.
L. Greene, T. b. Blake and Judge Fran
cis \ Thomson.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-03
HOUSTON SEES NO
HELP FOR FARMERS
Any Feasible Means by Treasury Might
Make Conditions WOrse-Has
Given 1t Much Thought.

q WASHINGTON. Dee. 3.-Treasury Of
fcials have given more thought to the
situation the farmers face as a result OF
the falling prices OF their products than
they have at any other question, but they
have arrived at no solution of the prob
lem. Secretary Houston declared today
before Joint senate and house agricultural
committee which Is conducting a hearing
with a view to recommending legislation
to relieve the farmers. He said he knew
of no feasible means the treasury could
adopt to furnish the relief that might
not bring about worse condition than
now obtain. f
Two measures looking to farmers relei
have been drafted bg Representative
tive Dickinson. Republican, Iowa. who an
nounced today that they would be oi
tered Immediately after congress con
yenes on Monday One Is a bill mpos
ing a tax of 10 per cent ON tire total value
of all contracts for the sale OF gram Weet
delivery is not made within 80 days ane
the other Is a resolution authorizing the
appointmeut of a special cmmlttee to IN
yestigate grain, live stock and cottoI
prices. and to recommend legislation de
signed to remedy present conditions.
Mr.. Dickinson declared that tax oi
future contracts would check speculative
trading ON the grain exchanges and Woult
stabilize prices. The bill Is patterned q q
the cotton futures act passed III 1910
which imposes tax of two cents a pouil'
on all contracted deliveries.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-03
CLUB TO TAKE
ACTION ON ROOMS
Sumner by Business and Professional
Women Next Tuesday, Followed
by Business and Address.

ANY business or professional woman
in RrattIpboro who wishes to attend the
sumner to be served for the Brattleboro
BUSINESS and Professional Women's club
BY Friendship circle Tuesday evening IN
Odd Fellows hall at 6.l9 may secure a
ticket from any member OF the entertain
ment committee or at the Brooks House
nbarmacy. Women who have retired
from active business or professional life
but wish TO become associate members of
the club will be admitted to the supper.
Those planning to attend should secure
their tickets at once in order that those
in charge may know how many to pro-
vide for.
Following the supper there will be
music. a special business meeting OF the
club. when action win be taken regard
ing permanent quarters for the club.
Miss Lena Madesin Phillips of New
York. executive secretary of the Nation
al Federation of Business and Profession
al Wompn's clubs. will speak, and an
onportunity will be given everyone to be-
come a charter member. The charter
membership book will be closed after that
date Ninety signatures already have
been placed in the book. which is in cir
cuIation and which will carry probably
- more names by Tuesday evening
.CoDics of the constitution and bylaws
will be ready for distribution at that
time.
Miss Phillips will come to Brattleboro
from Portland. Me- where she Will speak
Monday evening. and it Is expected that
she will go from here to Rutland. 1t i
understood that business women from st
Johnsbury will attend either the Rutland
or Rrattleboro meeting for the purpose
of gaining information which viii be o1
assistance TO them i'll forming a club.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-03
SENTENCES BELLOWS
FALLS SWINDLER
Man Of Several Aliases Who Got $4,000
of Vermont Farmers Is Given Ten
Years at Atlanta.

Judge Harland B. Howe in federal
court in Montpelier yesterday afternoon
handed down the stiffest penalty that has
been imposed there in some time, when
he sent Joseph r. Batten, alias Henry
Anderson. alias j. Il. Harper to the pen
itentiary in Atlanta, Ga. for period OF
10 years. Batten pleaded guilty to US
ing the mail for defrauding purposes lie
has served three terms and is under in
offenscs. He pleaded guilty to five
counts.
Last December Batten opened an office
in Bellows Falls. made bank deposits suf-
ficient to make him appear reliable and
then by mail and telephone began solicit
ing butter. eggs and other produce of
farmers at prices considerably in advance
of the market prices The product was
shipped to Springfield, Mass, and sold
to a wholesale house and Batten pocketed
the proceeds without paying the farmers
and decamped.
His operations We're reported to States
| Attorney E. W. Gibson of Brattleboro
who investigated the case and found that
Batten had been using the mails fraudu.
! lently and that he had netted from $1,000
! to $1,000 in his stay of about three weeks
! in Bellows Falls. He reported these
, facts to Postofice Inspector w. ]. Rapp
who found that Batten had long Grim
| inal record. Batten was located and ar
rested in Georgetown. Ky.
| He served a term in a prison in Louis
! lana, in Texas and in the penitentiarl
! at Leavenworth. Kan. From the las
place, he was given a presidential par
| don because of tuberculosis. There ar,
| indictments against him in Washington
California, Texas. and North Dakota.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-03
POSSIBLE TRUCE
IN IRISH FIGHT
Lloyd George Declares He Is Ready 10
Take Any Steps That Will
Lead to Peace.

LONDON. Dee 3.-Recent rumorS OF
innortant Influences working for the con
cIusion of truce in ireland preliminary
to permanent peace are revived by some
newspapers here today. Suggestion that
definite measures of concihation are being
initiated is based on remarks made by
Premier Lloyd George in the house OF COM
mons Yesterday \ member of the house
had asked the premier whether III view
NJ tb. a1,proacb of Christmas he would not
fry to bring about truce. The premier
answered he was quite as anxious as the
ouestioner to see murder in Ireland ended
and would not have waited for the ap-
proach of Christmas to make efforts i'll
that direction.
Il have repeatedly said" Mr.. Lloyd
George continued. that [ am prepared to
take any steps that will lead to peace III
Ireland.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-03
NEW S1,OOO,OOO GRAFT
LEVY IS DISCOVERED
New York Employees of Stone MasOns
Obliged to Pay Cents Cubic
Foot For the Union.

NEW YORK. Dee. 3.-The Lockwood
committee obtained possession Yesterday
of the books of the so-called building
trust. for which Samuel Untermyer has
been fighting i'll the courts Tor scVefal
DAYS, and after one glance between the
covers charged that connecting links
are missing. The committee called on the
builders to produce ali OF their papers,
letters and other records.
The inquiry turned for a short time
from the alleged combinations winch
fved dealers prices in builders supplies
when Mr.. Untermyer hit on the trali OF
a nrice fixing agreement III both lumber
and brick. Showing why building Is al
most Drohibitive in New Ork and rents
beyond the reach of most citizens, the
committee endeavored to prove that the
suDDlv of materials was regulated entire
w with a view to maintaining eAofpl
tant profits. G.,
Graft levies amounting to at least ST.
100000 were imposed on contractors en-
pIoying stonemasOns, according 10 an an
thony Brescia, a Bronx contractor, VINO
was trying to build several hundred Two
family houses and apartments IN that
borough. The price of stone work was
iumDed arbitrarily from % cents to. %
cents a cubic foot, and charge oI
cents a cubic foot was made for I4e
stonemasons union, the witness SAID. re
was driven out of business because ne
refused to comply with the demand. inns
assessment meant that the system re
ceived s. week from the labor OF every
mason in the city, and the extra cost was
slapped on the builder.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-03
MAY DROP ARTICLE
10 FROM COVENANT
Assembly Holds That 1t
Does Not Guarantee Ter
ritOrial Integrity
POSSIBLE ACTION
AT THIS SESSION

Many Delegates Anxious to Pave Way
For United States to Enter League
Argentina May Withdraw Because Its
PROPOSAL Is Rejected.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-03
COAL DEALERS INDICTED.
Charged With Conspiracy And Profiteer-
ing In Coal Sales.

NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-The United
States grand jury which has been invcs'
tigating the coal situation returned two
indictments yesterday charging violations
of the Lever act. The defendants are
Charles \. Gillham, manager Of the New
York Steam Co. and George B. John
son Of Johnson & Co. coal importers
of 90 West street.
In the first indictment they are charged
with being concerned in a conspiracy To
violate the law by the misuse of priority
permits issued by the interstate COM
merce commission to the New York
Steam Co. for the preferential transport
alton of coal from the mines to tidewater.
The second indictment charges John
son with profiteering in the sale of coal
brought to New York by the Pennsyl-
vania and other railroads on the Steam
company's priority permits, and that he
sold this coal to the Stephens Fuel Co.
Inc. G.. NJ Roden X Sons and others at
an unreasonable and unfair rate. 1t Is
alleged that the coal cost S6 a ton at the
mines. and was sold by Johnson at $1O.-
- ton net. The Indictment declares
that profit of 10 per cent, or 81 a ton,
would nave been fair.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-03
RED CROSS DRIVE
NEARING CLOSE
Final Solicitation for Memberships in
Business Section of Nillage-Ioung
Women Make Canvass.

4 final solicitation for membership re-
newal or emolIments in the Red Cross
will be made in the business section OF
BrattIeboro tomorrow afternoon, when
cornS of young women will be on the
streets with receipts, buttons, window
cards. etc, prepared to secure as many
additional names that day possible
The headquarters in the town hall build
ing also will be open to receive enroll
mentS.
From - to 100 young women have been
working the town the past several days
making housP-tO-h0uSe canvass and
covering the business and manufacturing
houses and while returns have not come
in from all those at work the outlook for
the success of the fourth roll call is un-
usually promising.
Here. as in many other places, the cam
paign was not launched as early as had
been planned. but the workers report a
ready response to the call in most in
stances.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-03
WARDSBORO.

c. II. Jackson has been i'll the past
two weeks.
w. +. Cutting has moved his family
to East Jamaica, and is to move his mill
there also.
Clarence st. Marx of Springfield. (Vt.)
spent Thanksgiving with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. +. st. Mary.
Ray Wilder and Susie White were
at their homes through the Thanksgiv.
ing vacation, returning to their school
Tuesday.
Rev. A. ]. Green went to the Memoir
ial hospital Nov % and was operated
on Wednesday. DIR. O. V. Hef1on as
sisting. Mr.. Green is as comfortable as
can be expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. T.. Perry of Pixies
Falls spent Thanksgiving with theii
daughter, Mrs. NJ. Ii. Gleason. Mr.
Perry returned home Friday and Mrs
Perry stayed until the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Briggs and Mrs
Mary Wheeler spent Thanksgiving Will
their sister, Mrs. Stetson. in Greenfield
Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. Briggs returned
home Friday and Mrs. Wheeler remained
for a longer visit.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-03
ENGLISH TEACHERS
HERE TOMORROW
Southern Vermont Conference to BE Held
i'm High School BuIiding-Miss Grace
Chaplin to Have Charge.

\ conference of teachers of English in
southern Vermont will be held at the high
school building tomorrow, the gathering
including teachers from as far north as
Springfield. This is the second meeting
of the kind in the state. the other having
been held in Bellows Falls last spring
with an attendance of nearly 30. The
meeting will open at $50 O'Clock tOmor-
row afternoon.
The conference is in accordance with a
new plan which the New England teach
ers of English have been trying out this
year. the gatherings taking the form OF
neighborhood meetings with informal dis.
cussion. Miss Grace Chaplin of SaxtonS
River Will have charge of the meeting
Principal Julius T. Warren and Miss
Helen a. Wallis will lead the discussion
on the topics. Methods of Teaching Eng
lish and Silent reading
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-03
NO WOMEN'S HATS
BEFORE COURTS
Judge Jenney of Massachu-
sets Supreme Court Es-
tablishes Precedent
APPLICANT FOR
OATH WEARS A GEM
Court Requests Removal of Headgear
When Women Appear Officially Before
Court Bar Examiner Advised 1t BE
Worn.

BOSTON. Dec. 3. - Women appear
ing officially before the supreme court
of the state must do so with uncovered
heads Judge Jenney set this precedent
today when Miss Sarah Singleton APP
peared to take the oath as an attorney
at-law wearing a gem of a hat. The
court asked that the head gear be re-
moved and the chairman of the bar ex-
aminers informed the court that he had
advised that the hat be worn in the alb
sence of any custom or rule. The court
remarked that the precedent would be
set for the day at least that women
should appear without hats.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-03
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

A force of men under the direction Of
Road Commissioner G. j. DUDE are
working on High street on a drainage
system which win take care of the Scep-
age from the Chestnut Hill reservoir,
which has caused so much trouble by
overfowing the sidewalk. \ ditch Is
being dug from Forest street to the cor
ner of High and Oak streets. where the
new drainage pipe will connect with the
12-inch main drainage pipe Another
drainage system will be put in on Park
street, which runs from Cedar street to
Highland avenue Heretofore the side
walk from Forest street nearly to the
waterhouse on High street has been al
most imna ssable at times in the winter
because of the water running over the
walk after the gutter has become filled
with ice. 1t is understood that the eX.
pense of this work it to be met in part
by the Brattleboro Water Works Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-03
WILL STAY IN SENATE.
Neither Lodge Or New Desire Position
In Harding Cabinet.

WASHINGTON. Dee. 3.-Elimina-
ton of Senators Lodge OF Massachusetts
and New of Indiana as prospective of
ficers of President Hardings cabinet was
reported to be a definite Development Of
the visit here yesterday of Harry NJ.
Daugherty of Ohio, friend and advisor
Of the president-clect. -.
Mr.. Daugherty conferred with q num-
ber of prominent Republicans, lhcludlng
Senators Lodge and New. There was no
announcement of the subjects or results
Of Fl the confrences but close friends Of the
two senator's said that both had advised
MIR. Daugherty that they desired no cab
met preferment, believing that they could
perform better service TOR Ifesldeit
Harding and their party by remaining III
the senate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-03
NEW BASIS OF CIVILIZATION.
Topic of Talk by Miss Clara BOstwicE in
Congregational Chapel.

In her talk last evening on The New
Basis Of Civilization Miss Clara BostwicE.
in the Centre Congregational chapel of
conditions which prevail in the world es-
pecially race difficulties. Her talk was
in part review Of the book, The Rising
Tide of Color. which deals with the race
problem. She said that the danger laid
in the fact that if the white race contin-
ues to make war its practice. it is doomed
to extinction and the colored races will
rule the world, which is the argument OF
the book. She expressed the opinion that
Christianity was the only hope; that the
Christianizing of the Chinese. Indians
japanese through. the work of the mis-
sionary and real Christianity at home
among the Anglo-Saxons is the only hone
for a better outcome of the alarming sit
uation that confronts us today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-03
NO SPEECH BY HARDING.
Senators Want Him to Act Like Other
Senator's.

WASHINGTON. Dec. > (Assocated
PressD .-Republica leaders in the senate
were opposed to the suggestion that Presi-
dent-elect Harding deliver an address at
the opening of the session next Monday
and il is understood that their views will
he given to Mr.. Harding by Harry
Daugherty. personal representative of the
president-eect. who left here today for
Norfolk to greet the senator tomorrow
ON his arrival from Panama.
A substitute suggestion by senate lead
ers was that AIR. Harding take his seat
in the senate Monday and answer the roll
call and take part in other proceedings,
but without making an address. Mr..
Daugherty told the Republican leaders
that he had no knowledge of Senator
Harding's plans during his stay in Wash
I ington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-03
FINES FOR CARELESS HUNTERS
Massachusetts Land Owners Want Pro-
lection From Damages.

BOSTON. Dec. 3.-Thc division of
fisheries and game of the department of
conservation has filed several recon-
mendations for amendment to the fish
and game laws for consideration by the
next legislature. .....
For many years throughout the com
monwealth land owners have complained
Of damage being done by thoughtless
hunters. To check this evil it is recon-
mended that any person who, while hunt
ing. trapping, or fishing. willfully dam
ages the property of another shall be
punished by a fine of not more than
800 nor less than so and in addition
shall forfeit his license for one year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-03
NAME TO /
Be PRESENTED
Friends of Local Attorney
Want Him Made Munic-
ipal Judge
NEW GOVERNOR TO
MAKE APPOINTMENT

Judge ~ e. CudwOrth. it Is Understood,
Would Accept Re-appointment-Que
tiOn Not One of Ability, but of Resi-
dence. ...-.
Before the time comes for James Hart
ness of Springfield, gevernor-elect, to
make an appointment to the Brattleboro
municipal judgeship the name of Attorney
Arthur V. ID. Piper of this place will be
presented for the governors eonsidera-
ton as a successor to Judge A. Z. Cud-
worth of South Londonderry.
For some time rumors have been cur
rent that there would be Brattleboro
candidate for the iudgeship, and the
names of Attorney Piper and Attorney
c. NJ. Miller have been the most promi-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-03
VILLAGE NEARLY
WIPED OUT IN FIRE
Blaze Starts In Saw Mill ana haZes
Five BlOcks-Lumber and Freight
Cars Burn.

VAN BUREN, Me. Dec. 3.-ihe Dor Dor
dor yiIIoge of AIlendale, just outside this
town was endangered early today by n
fire that began last night and Oyerran six
buildings, a lumber yard and two freight
ears. The aggregate loss was estimated
at close to $20O.OOO The blaze started
in saw mill and swept down Main street,
razing five building blocks before a SHIFT
of wind gave the tiremen chance to check
it.
Lack of water pressure handicapped the
fire fighters and aid from Surrouhulhs
towns and villages for bucket brigades
was asked when it appeared the flames
would get beyond control. The ruins
were stiIl ablaze today, but the augmented
force stood by to keep the flames IN hand