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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-16
Bright Sayings of Children

We had q fre in our city last night.
\ wildcat whistle was blown 10 give
the alarm while the whistle was
shriekng It's loudest and weirdest Doris
suddenly awoke sat up in her bed and
said, Daddy, don't sInH It 50 loud |
want 10 sleep" l. K g.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-16
For a Club

For a Club
TO the Editor Of Womdn's Page:
Dear Madam-We are a sroup OF
boys and girls still In our teens, and
have organized social club We arc
N doubt as to what name to give II.
VIII you please suggest a name that
VIII do no matter how large the club
becomes?
Also, please state how meetings
should be conducted, and the suitable
time for meetings to come to order and
to adjourn.
4 FAITHFUL READER
Call your club the Fun and Frolic
Club, and hold the meetings from eight
10 ten O'Clock in the evening. The reg
ular method OF procedure is for the
meeting to be called to order by the
president who then requests the secre-
tary to read the minutes Of the last
meeting. This is followed by reports
from the treasurer and the chairmen OF
the various committees. Old and new
business Is then discussed, after which
the social part of your evening may
commence.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-16

took nv niece 70 the riding aradcrrv
for her first lesson. Every one being
busy for the moment, | assisted her To-
mount and considered giving her a littlc
start on a lesson myself. She sat up
motioness, silent. The horse waited
patiently. 4 friend approached and
spoke 10 me a moment later was
Mortified 20 hear Mildred say; 'Tnky,
crank him up, please, so I can ride"
L. NJ. NJ.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-16
MRS. WILSON ADVISES
A NICE-LOOKLNG TABLE
INs Counts Much in a Good Meal the Quality and
Quantity of the Food-A Russian Service
BY MRS. M. A. WILSON
(cosprfoht. 1870. bp Mrs. NJ. A. Wil5o-
All rights resttped.)

Dear Mrs. Wilson-Will you please
N1te me a few hints on correct table
arrangements and service?
nEAnyD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-16

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-12
EVANGELISTIC
SERVICES BEGIN
heY. w. II. Sturtevant breaches Cos
pei of Love at Opening Meeting i'm
Baptist Church Last Evening.

The first meeting in the series of evan
Rehstlc services in the Baptist church last
evening was well attended. when The
many ATTRACTIONS incident to the ohserr-
ance Of Armistice dav arc considered.
lhG speaker, Rev ". p. Sturtevaut.
made very favorable impression. He
said at the opening OF the service that
some of the methods of professional evan
gelists would not be in evidence and those
who attended might feel assured that
there would be no embarrassing tests
which might bring this or that person In
to undue prominence.
He evidently breaches a gospel Of love.
as indicated by the sermon of last eve
ming i'm the selection of the fruit bearing
vine in the gospel Of John. emphasizing
the necessity of undivided love and sery-
ice.
The evangelist makes the special re
quest that all the teachers in the BibA
school be present this evening for a brief
conference at the close of the service.
The chorus is requested to be present
promptly at 80 for a song service, led
by Arthur W. Maynard.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-12
SUDDEN DEATH OF
DIR. E. C.. THORN
of BrattlebOrO. Has Heart Attack
After Cranking Automobile.

DIR. Edwin c. Thorn, A. formerly of
BrattlebOro and for 21 years successful
medical practitioner in Deeriield. Mass.
died suddenly of heart disease soon
after 10 O'Clock this forenoon in his home
in that town. Death was brought about
by over-exertion in cranking his autOmO-
bile in preparation for taking one of his
sons, who had been injured, to a hospital
The son, Edwin, was shot in one leg
accidentally this morning while hunting.
After trying several times to start the
car DR.. Thorn went into the house to
heat some water to put in the radiator
He placed a kettle of water on the stove
and then went into the front room, where
his death occurred.
DR. Thorn was born in Brattleboro
Dec. %. 1875, a son of Edwin G.. and
Carrie (Lamson) Thorn. He graduated
from the BrattlcbOrO high school in 1898
and from Baltimore Medical college in
1897. After practicing a year or more
in Winchester, y. H.. he moved to Deer
field, where he built up an extensive prac-
tice.
He leaves his wife, who was Miss
Luanna Franklin Of Brattleboro. four
sons, two daughters, his father and one
sister, Mrs. \. L. Pettee of BrattIeboro.
The children are HoltOn. a student in the
Massachusetts Agricultural college. Eliza
beth. who attends Mount Holyoke college.
and Edwin, Franklin. Florence and Wal
ter. who live at home
Since going to Deerfield DIR. Thorn had
taken an active interest in public affairs
and WAS one of the best known men in
that town. Besides attending to his pro
fessional duties he found time to do much
in the line of collecting antique furniture.
He was fond of outdoor life and in his
school and college days he was a we'll
known athlete. He played on the high
school football team and was a member of
one of the best football teams Baltimore
Medical college ever had.
The funeral arrangements have not
been made
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-12
GERMANY CAN'T
JOIN LEAGUE
France Strongly Opposed to Her Admis-
siOn-Wants Peace Treaty
Fulfilled First.

PARIS. Nov. u. (Associated Press.)-
The French government is unalterably op-
posed to the admission Of Germany to the
league of nations at this time, it was
stated at the foreign office today. Some
drastic action would be a consequence
if the league voted to admit Germany, it
was minated The foreign office said
there had been conversations with Great
Britain on the subject and that the Brit
ish who had been inclined to favor Ger
man membership in the league, had now
accepted the French viewpoint, allowing
the matter to rest for the present.
Inasmuch as Germany has not applied
for league membership it is considered
unlikely there will be any effort with
promise of success to get the assembly
in Geneva to act favorably on the ques-
tion Of Germany's admission at this time,
The French hold that Germany must prove
her intention to fulfil the terms of the
peace treaty and live peaceably with her
neighbors before seeking membership and
they contend there has not vet been time
for them to become Convinced regarding
Germanys attitude along these lines.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-12
GEORGE w. FULLER
DIES IN HIS HOME
Before Retiring Was for, 40 Years Mas
ter Mechanic for Estey Organ CO.
Funeral Tomorrow at 2 O'clock.

George Washington Fuller, 81. who
when he retired 10 years ago had been
in continuous service as master mechanic
for the Estey Organ Co. over 40 years.
died about 1870 o'clock yesterday fore
noon in his home at l. EStey street He
had been in failing health four or five
years.
Mr.. Fuller was born in WestmoreIand
\. H.. Sept. II. 1889. and attended the
public schools in Bellows Falls. He mar
ried, on April 20, 1862, Mary u. Phippin
of Westminster, who died July ,. 1910.
Three children were born to them Walter
George. who lives at home, Albert NJ. Of
Fond du Lac, Wis, an engineer on the
Chicago limited. and Abby f.. wife of
Francis III. Spencer Of Springfield, Mass
He also leaves four grandchildren and
one great -granchild. He was a brother
of the late ex-Gov. Levi X. Fuller of
Brattleboro.
Mr.. FuIier's life was that of me-
chanical genius. After period of years
which led him into mechanical pursuits
he became connected with the machinery
department of the Estey Organ Co.
where he had continuous service as mas
teIs mechanic over 40 years and was in
the service of three generations of the
EStey family. He was a trusted empIoye
and when he began with the company he
was the 18th man in its employ He
lived to see the day that the company
employs 800 hands. During that time
he not only had charge of the machinery
connected with the Estey Co. factories.
but at different times SuperiHtended other
departments of the work.
For a period the Estey company fur
nished gas to the town from its private
gas plant, and Mr.. Fuller had charge of
the plant during the time.
Fraternally Mr.. Fuller was a member
of the L. q. OF. He was the oldest
member of the First Baptist church.
Mr.. Fuller was a genial. whoIe-souled
man. whose genius mastered the situation
at all times during his life He was a
credit to the ranks of the skilled workmen
of the Green Mountain state
The funeral will be held i'm his late
residence tomorrow at : o'clock. Rev.
Baptist church. officiating The burial
viii take place in the family lot in Pros
pect IIill cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-12
LEWIS-BAILEY BOUT
TO BE HUMMER
Event in Auditorium Next Tuesday One
OF Biggest Ever Staked i'm New
Engiand-Reeord of Stranger.

One of the biggest wrestling matches
ever staged IN New England viii take
place ln BTattleboro. at the auditorium.
next Tuesday evening. when George
. FARMER Bailey of Brattleboro viii meet
I'd Stranger lewis, former world s
heavyweight champion
Lewis and Bailey stand today at the
top of all the eontenders who are striving
to wTestle the championship from Steeher
Lewis has defeated Zbyszko and nearly
all the other top-notchers.
Bailey. after finishing third i'm the New
! 1ork tournament. travelled throughout
the country winning all Of his bouts in
against a man nearly his own weight and
equal IN science.
Lewis is a natural born wrestler. He
was taken to Chicago in 1914 from Ken
tucky to wrestle amateurs at the Colise-
um, winning the championship in that
class. Professional men then took him in
under their management and trained him.
They secured a match against StecheU,
the world : champion. at Evansville, Ind. d.,
and the bout resulted in a draw and
lasted two hours aud three minutes.
Stecher was defeated in Springfield,
Mass, by John Olin in 1916 Olin was
defeated by Lewis in Chicago Nav ,,
1917, after wrestling two hours and IS
minutes. In the fall of 1917. Stecber chal-
lenged Lewis for return match. The
bout took place in Omaha. Neb., going
five hours and 10 minutes to a draw.
This bout should bring out the largest
gathering of wrestling fans ever seen in
Brattleboro
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-12
RECORD CLASS FOR
NATIONAL GRANGE
Seventh Degree Given to $4,000 - Yer
mont Maple Sugar Exhibit Fea-
ture-CO-Operative Work Reported.

BOSTON. Nov. 12.-Fifteen thousand
members of the National Grange in ses-
sion here today received the seventh de
gree in Convention hall on st. BOtOlph
street today. More than 1oooo OF tnls
unprecedently large class are from the
Massachusetts, State Grange, while New
Hampshire contributes about 1000.
Rhode Island 1000 and Vermont, Con
nccticut and Maine approximately 500 to
600 each. The largest class ever to take
the seventh degree UP to this time num-
bered about $500. This was at the con-
vention seven years ago in Manchester,
n. II.
The big agriculture exhibit in the base
ment of Mechanics Building is open to-
day and tomorrow to the public without
Charge.
Maine, Connecticut and Vermont are
the largest exhibitors. Maine is showing
her best apples and potatoes, while Con
necticut has a big display Of eggs and
apples While Vermont is the big dairy
center of New England, yet it is but a
small part of their exhibit, for the Yer
mOnters have come to Boston to espe-
cialIy talk and boost their maple sugar
product.
In the center of the Vermont booth they
have a sugar house" and several times
a day they sugar off. The EermOnters in
the absence of snow have talked up bust
ness with another exhibitor who has ice
cream for sale. The patrons get a plate
of ice cream and then go to the sugar
house and have it covered with hot maple
syrup.
The sugar house is easily the most
popular place in the building and tons
of maple syrup and sugar have been sold
The exhibit has been staged by the Yer
mont department of agriculture and is in
charge of Deputy Commissioner Amos J.
Eaton.
Outstanding among the reports of state
Oranges is the report from New York,
because it describes the successful organi-
2atiOn Of a cooperative buying agency for
the farmers in New York. The movement
was started by the State Grange on a
small capitalization and progressed we'll
for several years. This year. however.
the movement Outgrew It's facilities, and
was combined with the Dairymen's
league and the New York State Farm
Bureau federation. which formed the
Grange League Federation exchange, at
capital stock Of 100000, nearly all
subscribed by the farmers in the state.
1t buys all the bulky supplies that the
farmers need at wholesale. and IS saving
them large sums of money on these pur-
chases.
PENNSYLVANIA has been particularly sue
cessful with cooperative fire Insurance.
Farm property Is assessed by nelghbors
on the basis of its market value for a
willing seller and a willing buyer They
value the whole property first, then the
land. and the difference between the
whole and the land values is determined
as the insurance value of the buildings,
and o. per cent of this is covered by the
mutual insurance policy. This reduces
the cost to the farmers, and it reduces
the fire hazard. because it removes all IN
ccntive to incendiarism. Oregon also re-
ported a good buying plan. Washington
reported a large growth in membership
this year and a buying organization.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-12
ABOUT 5000 SEE
STREET PARADE
Uniformed Men Number 200
at Armistice Day
Celebration
SIBLEY CRITTCIZES
SECRETARY OF WAR
Boston Globe War Correspondent Gives
Interesting Tall1-High School Beats
Alumni at Football - Chicken Sup
per Served i'm Masonic Temple.

Armistice day in Brattleboro, attended
by the best kind of weather conditions.
brought out a crowd of about 5000 per-
sons, who enjoyed the festivities to the
utmost. There were many visitors from
out of town. and a good number of boys
in uniform also came from surrounding
towns, swelling the number of uniformed
men to about 200.
From l o'clock until late at night
there was something in progress all the
time. and the manner in which the pro
gram was carried out reflects credit on
the JOINT committee of Brattlebor0 Post
OF the American Legion and COMPANY /
Vermont National Guard, who had
charge Of the arrangements. as well as
the cooperation of the members of those
organizations and the public in general
The committee Of the Legion was Ar
thur L. Clapp Edward A Strong and
j. =. Fowler, and the committee of Com
pany / was Lieut.. T.. {. Vail and
Sclgts. William Cudworth and Alex
ander Exner. Lieut. Vail was chairman
Of the joint committee The committees
appreciate the interest shown by all those
who helped make the celebration a sue
cess.
The principal outdoor feature was a
parade, which opened the program. fol
~, ~ iNidHu ARK bN Il competitive
drill between platoonS of Company I
and n football game between the Brat
tleboro high school and alumni teams
After this came a supper for service men
and women and Company | in Masonic
temple, whore good cheer abounded and
where feed fit for a king was served
y red fire parade and carnival followed
ON Main street. and a good-sized audience
listened with much. interest to q tolI,
I'm the Auditorium hy Frank 4 Sible,-
of the Boston Globe who was CORE
sDondent with the 26th division. Mr..
Slbley paid his respects to Secretary
Baker Of the war department because Of
things that were not done which ought TO
have been done. brought out forcefulIv
the discrimination which exists in gov
ernment circles in favor. of the regular
army and against the National Guar.l
fCnutiDup1 an paga
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-12
TRIPLE CEREMONY
BY HOPKINS, ]. p.
Brother and Sister Among Them
Anniversary of One of Party.

4 triple wedding ceremony was per
formed shortly after II o'clock yesterday
forenoon by Justice of the Peace Carl
S Hopkins at the Office Of the town clerk
The three wedding couples We're John I'll.
Carpenter, a laborer, of 60 Birge street
and Miss Gladys May Smith of 12I FL
lot street Fred Miner Newton. wood
worker. of 50 Main street and Miss Min.
ME NJ Carpenter Of 40 Maple street !;
and William Arthur Bunker, laborer.
of 127 Main street and Mrs Hazel Glee
(Carpenter) Godfrey of the same adj
dress.
The occasion also was the birthday an
niversary of one of the party John ii.
Carpenter and Minnie NJ. (Carpenter)
Newton are brother and sister. Their
parents are Fred l.. and Ida II, Dickin-
sonl Carpenter. II was the first mar
riage for both Mr.. and Mrs. Carpenter
and Mrs Newton. II was the second
marriage of Mr. Bunker and the third
for Mrs Bunker, who is % years old
Mrs Bunker is sister Of Mrs. Maude
NJ r. Davis LaRoSe Of Hinsdale, n.
IL, who was merred to Frederick l..
Bunker of Brattleboro Monday by Justice
Hopkins
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-12
SEPTEMBER TERM
OF COURT ENDED
Interesting Point Raised in Habeas Cor
pus rOeeedings-Injunction Grant
ed Against Town of Putney

No further business remains to be dis
posed of at Newfane in the fall term of
county court unless some criminal mat
ters which are pending are brought to
trial. Judge Sherman r. Moulton and
other court officials left Newfane WedneS-
day afternoon. Yesterday Judge MOulton
went TO Putney to sit as chancellor at
hearing in the case of Charles 4. McIRae
of Brattleboro against the town of Put
ney and the county road commissioner,
Mr.. McRae seeking an injunction to pre-
vent the defendants from turning some
water 80 that it would flow on q farm
which he owns. Attorney W. II. Daley
was counsel for Mr.. McRae and AttOr-
ney G. :. Chase for the town. Judge
Moulton this morning granted the in
Interesting habeas corpus proceedings
were held Wednesday on the petition of
Attorney W. r. Daley for an order di-
recting Joseph +. Ashley of Brattleboro
to deliver two children in his custody into
the custody of their mother Mrs Sarah
CThibodeaul Casey. Attorney III. G. Bar
Der appeared for Mr.. Ashley, grandfather
of the children. No decision was given
Some time ago Mrs. ThibOdeau. who
claimed she thought her husband was
dead, came here to live with John Casey.
IT developed that her husband was living.
On March l. of this year Mr.. Ashley
was appointed guardian of the children
in the probate court by Judge "A. +.
Schwenk On March % Mrs Thihodeau
began divorce proceedings against her
husband and on June 10 the county court
granted her divorce and decreed to her
the custody of the two children, not
knowing. it is understood, that the pro-
bate court had given them into the GUS
tody of Mr. Ashley
Attorney Daley argued that the county
court decree took precedence over the
probate court decree. while Attorney Bar
ber argued that they were lawfully in the
possession of Mr.. Ashley, that the judg-
ment of the probate court had never been
reversed and that the proper procedure
was to bring. a petition in the probate
court to have its decree changed.
After securing a divorce from Thibo-
deau Mrs. Thibodeau married Casey. and
child has since been born to them.
In the case of Cornelius p Keefe of
Bellows Falls against Nal Bemis Of
Athens. which was a suit to recover on
a $500 note the court rendered iudg-
ment for the plaintiff to recover SJ42,
which includes interest. Attorneys w.
r. Daley and T.. w. Gibson appeared
for the plaintiff and G. 5. Chase for
the defendant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-12
MUSICAL PROGRAM
.. BY RUND TRIO
bers Interspersed by Readings at
Odd Fellows Temple Last Night.

An enjoyable concert of vocal and in
Strumental music and readings was given
last evening in the Odd Fellows temple
by the Rund Trio of Boston, composed
Of Mrs Louise (Rundl Ford. as violin
list and contralto soloist. Miss Bertha
Elizabeth Rund, 'cellist and soprano So
loist, and Miss Rose Elizabeth Wiffen-
bach reader and pianist. There was a
fair-sized audience.
The program included vocal solos, du-
cts and trios. violin and cello solos and
duets with piano accompaniments. and
readings. The excellent work Of the ac
complished musicians was received en-
Enthusiastically and the pleasing personal
ity of the young women added much to
the enjoyment of the evening. A new
feature of the program over that of last
spring. when the trio came here for the
first time. was the readings by Miss
Wiffenbach. who recently took up that
work to add variety to the entertain
ments.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-12
BLACK TALKS OF
AUTO ACCIDENTS
Secretary of State Tells of
Work of His De-
partment
LICENSES SHOULD
BE OBTAINED EARLY
Impossible to Attend to Applications
Immediately During Rush Period 49,
Revenue from Registrations Thus Far
This Year Over S55O,O00.

IhIS Year over S050,OOO.
Secretary of State Harry A. Black out
lined the work of his Office in a highly in
teresting talk in the Chamber of Com
merce rooms Wednesday night, giving the
first in a series of talks by state depart
ment heads by arrangemenf with the
Greater Vermont association The rooms
were well filled, and every person went
away with a much better idea than before
OF both the trials and the accomplish
ments of the secretary of states office.
especially with respect to the automobile
department. He was introduced by Sec
retary Carl 5. Hopkins and was given the
closest attention.
Some interesting facts were given to
show the growth of the automobile de-
partment. In 1909, the number of cars
registered was 1868, while up to Nov. 1
this year the number was 81 $40. The
income in 1909 for registrations was
S266JI. while the income up to Nov. /
this year was S551.54 The greatest in
crease was from 1915, when there were
IL 400 cars. to 1917. when there were
20,367. and when the reevnue increased
from S21S,479 to S363.540.
The latter part of Mr.. Blacks address
was taken up with the facts about the
enforcement Of the automobile law. Ow-
ing to the fact that the number of auto
mobiles in the state has grown so greatly
during the last two years. the problem of
enforcing the automobile laws has become
a serious one, especially that part of it
which deals with accidents.
Mr.. Black explained the drastic meas
ures which he has found it necessary to
adopt in order to deal with the careless
driver. He said that the department had
CONTINUED on Page 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-12
SING SING MEN
START FOR TRIAL
Bassett and Stivers. Who Made Sensa-
tional Escape, Plead Not Guilty
Trial Set for Nov. II.

OSSINING. \. Y, Nov. 12-Marcus
Bassctt and George Stivers, the Sing
Sing convicts who were rounded up in
New Hampshire after their escape last
October 1G today left for White Plains
under guard to plead to indictments for
Jail breaking felonious assaults and
grand larceny in connection with their
dash for liberty. They have been in
solitary confinement at Sing Sing, to
which they were returned October %.
Both pleaded not guilty and trial was
set for Nov. II. The maximum sem
tences for all indictments against each
man aggregate nearly 100 years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-12
HUNGER STKIKE
IS CALLED OFF
Nine Irish Prisoners In Cork
Jail Ordered to Live
.. for Ireland
HAVE TASTED
NINETY-FOUR DAYS
Founder of Sim Fein Tells Them They
Have Proved Their Devotion and
Willingness to Die for Ireland -
Should Prepare to Live for Her.

CORK, Ireland, Nov. p. ASSOCIATED
Press The hunger strike of the nine
Irish prisoners in the Cork Jail was called
off today, the 9th day of the strike. This
was revealed when the following message
received by the lord mayor from Arthur
given out:
Il am of the opinion that our country
men in the Cork prison have sufficiently
proved their devotion and fidelity and
that they should now as they We're pre-
pared to die for Ireland. prepare again
to live for her"