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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-16
MAIL SORTER HELPS
IN CAR ROBBERY
Kept Watch While Two Other Men Pill
laged Maii-C0nfeSses and Gives
Names of Two Robbers.

CHICAGO, Nov. l6.-Postal inspectors
here announced yesterday that Merl Phil
lips, mail sorter under arrest in con-
nectlou with the robbery of d treasure
car attached TO a mail train near Council
Blut1s, Iowa, Sunday night, had confessed
a part IN the crlme, which may have net
ted the robbers sl,0U0000
The confession of Phillips describes in
detail how the robbery was committed. 1t
states that while Phillips stood ON the en-
gIne, az a lookout two OF the robbers
drove alongside the moving train in an
automobile. When the train stopped for
a crossing the window was smashed. one
or both OF the men entered, threw out ten
sacks of registered mail, dropped one and
escaped with the other nine sacks.
Phillips sand the robbery was planned
IN a pool hall IN Omaha. He has given
the names OF the other two men to the
officers. Phillips, according to his story,
was to meet them at a given point after
the robbery. He went there and waited
two hours, but the men did not come,
and he said he believed they double
crossed him.
The sorter is being held in Council
Bluffs, where the mail car, which was on
its way from Omaha to Chicago was ran
sacked Two other clerks and a fourth
man also are under arrest on suspicion
that they may know who committed the
robbery. The fourth man under arrest
is held incommunicado by the Council
Bluffs police. He Is said to have con-
fessed. but none of the details Of the al
legged confession have been made public.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-16
II. o. COOLIDGE MARRIED.
Former BrattlebOrO Man Superintendent
of Rutland Masonic Temple.

Announcement of the marriage of
Harding O. Coolidge of Rutland. former
y motorman for the Brattleboro Street
Railroad Co, is made in the Rutland
Herald of Nov. Il as follows:
A new political alliance has been eff
fected 1t is a life contract between
Harding Coolidge and Mrs. Isaac Turner
of Port Henry, \. Y.
Harding O. Coolidge of this city, Su-
perintendent of the Masonic temple for
about II years, was married Saturday
evening to Mrs. Turner at the Methodist
parsonage in Port Henry. Mrs. Cool
idge was a well known school teacher in
the New York state town.
THE couple were unattended. After
short honeymoon trip. Mr.. and Mrs.
Coolidge win return to this city and will
reside at 46 Kingsley avenue.
Mr.. Coolidge has received national
publicity owing to the curious sgnifi-
canoe of his name. He is fifth cousin
of a-President-elect Calvin Coolidge
of Massachusetts and the local mans
elder sister, now dead, taught the gov
ernor his letters in a Plymouth school"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-16
WHITNEY GETS
YEAR SENTENCE
Penalty for Raising Check-TwO Sons
Believe Former Wife Is Buried in
Abandoned Wen.

NEWPORT, \. H, Nov. 16.-'Guilty
said William Il. Whitney, alias Clark, alias
Doolttle, as the clerk OF the county court
yesterday read the Indictment against him
charging the raising OF an order issued by
the town of Langdou from Sl2S.22 to
S22S.22 and securing the payment OF same.
Judge Thomas L. Marble Of Berlin sen
fenced the defendant to serve not less
than one year and a day, and not more
than two years, besides paying costs OF
prosecution and returning the money
falsely obtained from the town of Lang
don.
Chester Whitney of LangdQn and Ben
iamin Whitney of Springfield, VT, sons
of w H. Whitney, were taken to Clare
mont yesterday and told their stories be-
fore Detective Wood.
Both of the boys stated that they be-
lieved that their stepmOther never came
back home after the entertainment at Al
stead. although they had told of the quar-
rel heard in the kitchen. Chester admit
ted that he had lied and that he did so
because his father prompted him to tell
the stories if any questions were asked.
He finally told a connected story that
his parents left for the entertainment at
Alstead He could not remember if he
went or not. but thought the other two
boys did. He said the two boys returned
ahead of their parents, although they
walked and their parents were riding IN
n
his father mumbling about 3 O'Clock the
next morning, but did not hear the voice
Of his mother.
He did not hear the door slam and his
mother leave the house. as he had pre-
viouslv stated. and he did not believe that
his mother would attempt to walk to Bel
lows Falls, some eight miles, when there
were vehicles at her command. 1t ap-
Deared aueer to him if she did 60 why she
did not take her suitcase with her.
He said that it was possible for his
father to have taken that night a side
road leading past the abandoned farm and
that he could have disposed of his mother
in the well about to be investigated. lie
said that he was contndent that ms
mothers body was at the bottom OF the
well because Of the fact that before her
disaDpearance the water was good to
drink. and after she had been gone he
said that the water smelled very bad. He
thought that the body caused this odor.
He said he found a wOman's shoe near
the we'll soon after her disappearance.
Concerning his fathers disappearance
he said that his father planned 1t some
time before the day he left, taking hIm
meeting i'm the highway. where he changed
his clothes, went to Bellows Falls, bought
a suit. cot shaved and gave Chester Sloo,
of which S25 was the worthless check ana
$40 was to he given to Benjamin. He SAID
that his father told him and Ben That ne
would meet them on July l., 1871, at u
o'clock. at the Grand Central station IN
N-o,q, VorIE citv. or. if not at that time, on
Christmas dav. at u noon. 1921 at the
same place. Whitney told Chester that II
everything was favorable he would take
both with him to his new home. No, rel
ernncc was made TO John and OHn IN ar
ranging this meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-16
JIM BARNES TO
REFEREE TONIGHT
Stranger" Lewis Coming on Afternoon
Train to Meet Farmer" Bailey
Good Preliminary Arranged.

There is great local interest in the
wrestling bout between George Farmer
Bailey of Brattleboro and Ed stranger
Lewis. former worlds heavyweight
champion, in the Auditorium tonight.
These men will go to the mat very
evenly matched in weight, science and
wrestling ability.
The BrattleborO wrestling fans have
for a long time desired. to see Bailey in
action against one of the famous wrest-
lers in order to see him at his best.
Lewis today stands at the very top Of
the catch-as-catch-c class, and should
Bailey defeat him he viii be more in de-
mand throughout the country than Cham
pion Stecher.
Jim Barnes of Springfield, Mass, ar
rived in town this morning and Lewis
is due to arrive on an afternoon train
from New York.
The opening bout will start promptly
at SO. The participants are Young
.O'Connell of Greenfield, who made such
a good showing here in the Bailey
Leavitt match. and Nick Panartos of
Greenfield known as The Wrestling
Demon" \ large crowd is expected from
Greenfield.
Tickets will be on sale at the box Office
at ESQ.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-16
AUTHORITIES TURN
TO ANOTHER WELL
Believe They will Find Body of Mrs.
Whitney There-Whitney Goes
to Prison

LANGDON. y. H.. Nov. l6.-The
search for the body of Mrs. Blanche
Whitney. second wife of the man who at
different times in his life has been known
as Arthur c. DoolittIe, William b. Whit
ferred today from the farm here on which
the Whitneys had lived to an abandoned
one nearby which Whitney owned. In a
well there long in disuse because of an un-
pleasant taste to the water county. oth
cials said they were prepared to find the
Whitner was taken today to the state
prison at Concord to begin sentence o1
one to two years for forging a check on
the town of Langdon in making ready fo'
his recent fight. He departed protesting
saying she intended to visit relatives il
Ohio and that he had no hand in hel
death
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-16
DOUBLE WEDDING sOLEMNIzED.
Brides Are Cousins-GrOOms from Bel
lows Falls and Greenfield.

BELLOWS FALLS, Nov. ia
double wedding was solemnized in St,
Peters church, North Walpole, \. H.,
\. Costine. daughter of Mrs. 2. J. Cos
tine of North WaIpole. became the bride
of Burton Bowen, son of Myron J..
Bowen of Bellows Falls, and Miss Ellen
II. O'Brien, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
p. A. O'Brien of North Walpole, and
Earl G.. Drew of Greenfield. Mass, were
also married Both ceremonies We're per-
formed by Rev. c. S. Duffy, rector of the
church.
Both the brides are first cousins and
have been companions since childhood.
Miss Costine wore blue suit and a hat
embroidered in gold. and wore corsage
bouquet of roses Miss O'Brien wore a
dark brown broadcloth suit, with hat
in harmony. Both couples left on a
wedding trip to Montreal, Can, and Nj
agara Falls.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-16
VENIzELOS CABINET
RESIGNS IN GREECE
Premier's Party Is Over
whelmed In Election
and Leaves Posts
TROUBLE AHEAD
ON NEW PREMIER
George Rhanis Asked To Form New
Cabinet But Declines-England And
France Will Oppose Return of For
mer King Constantine.

ATHENS, Nov. lG-Premier Nenizelos 5
cabinet resigned early today and the re-
gent of Greece has sent for George Rhal-
lis to whom it is expected will be en-
trusted the formation of d new ministry.
The complete victory of the opposition
seemed almost certain last night although
final results We're still lacking. Even
leaders Of the element opposed to the pre-
1nier in the election held Sunday were
SURPRISED by the showing their candidate
had made in Macedonia and AttIca.
1t is said Premier Nenizelos will leave
the country and he had advised the Lib
erals to abide by the verdict OF the peo-
pie. The leader of the opposition has de
clared the foreign policy Of Greece will
not be changed. Latest returns from the
election give the supporters Of Nenizelos
Il8 deputies against $50 Royalists. Neni-
zelos and all but two of his ministers
were beaten. None of the Nenizeliats
candidates were elected in Greece and IN
Macedonia with the exception Of two.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-16
BENSON ANSWERS CRITICS.
No WrOngdOer Will Escape-Mistakes
Caused by Magnitude of Undertaking.

CHARLESTON. :. c., Nov. 16.-Re
plying to critics of the shipping board and
emergency feet corporation, Rear Ad-
miral w. s. Benson, chairman of the
board, declared, in an address here last
night before the South Atlantic Ports as
sociation, that his fellow -countrymen"
could depend upon it that no wrongdoer
connected with the board will escape if
his wrongdoing is called to my attention"
1T is an easy matter for anyone to pick
flaws in an organization like the shipping
board. We had to train 100000 ship
builders and in the manning of our ships
we have had to train thousands of men.
IF mistakes have been made" he said,
they were mistakes that naturally may
be expected in such a stupendous enter
prise, involving as it does the active en-
plOyment of more than 1000 sea-going
vessels with the manifold problems in
yOlved in ship operation the completion
of a huge shipbuilding program embracing
the payment'of millions of dollars and the
settlement of thousands of thousands of
claims which come as a result of an effort
to be fair to those men who, when we
needed them, placed their facilities at our
disposal and endeayored to do everything
within their power to help this country
in its shipbuilding program"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-16
MIN Ohiect to Foreign King.

PARIS, Nov l6.-An Athens despatch
received here this noon said that George
Rhalhs had refused to form cabinet and
that former Premier Gounarls might head
the new government.
With the defeat of Premier NeLnHelos
regarded by the French foreign office as
certain it is said the position OF France
and Great Britain with regard to former
King Constantinople, Is clearly against 3
his return and that both powers are De
Vent it. Great Britain and France 1t Is
indicated, will act together but VIII
await some indication, of Constantine SIN IN
tention to return. Should that be mani
tested they will then do whatever may
be necessary. .,.,, -
The defeat of Premier Yenizelos' =, a
foreign office statement said may De
termed a display of gross ingratitqde by
the Greeks for the man who brought tue ne
country to the allies side and agreaty and ImI
His view is shared by the allies 1t was
a preat shock to the allies
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-16
UniversaIist Church

Tuesday. Nov. 16-The biennial roll
call Of church members with supper at
$40 n. m, followed by music and speak
Ing. The address of the evening will be
given by Rev. X. K Marvin, a former
pastor. The meeting is for church mem
bers only.
Thursday, Nov. Is, at p. MN the
church parlors, the regular meeting of
the mission circle The first chapter of
the text book The Bible and Missions,
will be reviewed by the pastor.
Thursday, Nov. IS, at 7.3O- p. m
The regular meeting of the Daughters
Circle with Mrs. julius Leach, 36 Pros
pect street Important business.
Friday. Nov 10, at 7.30 p. MA
regular meeting of Boy Scouts, Troop
No. 1.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-16
ADDRESS RICH
IN SUGGESTION
Evangelist. StUrtevant Speaks to In
tensely Interested Audience. but
Smaller, as Usual, on Monday

Not a large audience but an intensely
interested and deeply stirred company
gathered at the Baptist church last eve
ming. Rev. w. B. Sturtevant, the preach
er, based his address upon the admonition
of Jesus. Let your light so shine :"
Rich in suggestion, replete with illus
tration and impressive in appreciation.
the sermon led up to a brief conservation
service with which the meeting closed
Monday evenings are always the dread
of eyangelists. but the meeting last eve
ming was, in the minds of some. the best
service yet held.
Tomorrow evening. being the regular
night for Christian Endeavor. will of
course bring an increased attendance of
young people. 1t is hoped that the num-
Der from other churches may increase and
that the blessing may thus be passed
along.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-16
BIG CUT ON CLOTHING.
Wholesale Price on Suits Reduced from
33 1-3 to 40 Per Cent.

ROCHESTER,, \. Y. Nov 16.-Cuts
in the wholesale prices of mems fall and
winter suits ranging from 33 1-3 to 40
ner cent were announced yesterday by 10
Rochester clothing manufacturers who
are members Of the National Association
of Manufacturing Clothiers. Spring lines
of the same manufacturers opened YES
terday at prices so per cent lower than
last years prices.
The price cuts are to take place imme-
diately. No statement was made by any
of the manufacturers in explanation of
the price decline hut factories are
known to have ON hand large stocks of
unsold and returned winter suits.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-16
GENERAL WRANGEL
LEAVES SEBASTOPOL
Fleet Departs For Unknown Port
City Evacuated Before
SOviets Arrival.

LONDON, Nov 16.-General Wran-
gel. head of the South Russian govern
ment. whose army has been virtually
wiped out by the Bolshevik offensive in
Crimea, left Sebastopol on a Russian
cruiser filed. with soldiers. says a Con
stantinople despatch to the Exchange
Telegraph Co The cruiser was accom-
nanicd by three transports carrying 20
coo troops and another carrying
wounded men. the fleet sailing for an un-
known port.
Russian Soviet forces had not reached
Sebastopol before the city was evacuated,
it is said.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-16
WESTERN UNION
REFUSES CABLES
Accepts No More Govern
ment Messages Unless
Tolls Are Prepaid
CLAIMS DELINQUENCY
SINCE AUGUST, 1919
Government Claims Company Has Re
fused Rebates Charges Act Is In
Retaliation for Holding Up Cable
Landing at Miami-Land at Havana

WASHINGTON, Nov. Is. (Associated
Press.)-The Iong-standing controversy
between the state department and the
Western Union Telegraph Co. has reached
the stage of an open break, the company
refusing to handle any further cable mes
sages for the department except upon
prepayment of tolls. The company's or
der was issued on Nov. 10, it was said to-
day at the department and obviously
was to apply to all departments of the
government. 1t was understood, how
ever, that messages sent by other depart
ments had been excepted informally
from the ruling.
The Western Union Co. is stated to
have based its action on the delay by the
department in making payment on cable
messages previously handled. Department
officials asserted today, however, that ii
was in their opinion a step IN retaliation
for a step of the department to permit
the landing of a cable at Miami. Fla,
connecting at Barbados with a British
cable from South America.
In stating that its order regarding cable
messages was issued because of the failure
of the state department to pay for mes
sages the Western Union was said to
have pointed out that the department
had not made any payment since August
1919. Department officers explained to-
day that payment had been withheld be
cause the company began to withhold the
government rebate OF 30 per cent on
cable messages.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-16
France Is Pessimistic.

PARIS, Nov. 1G.-The defeat of Cen
eral WrangeI, whose South Russian
government had been recognized by
France, does not mean that France is
ready to consider recognition of the Rus
sian Soviet government, it is said at the
foreign office. The French government
is pessimistic regarding any further
military movement in Russia at the pres
ent not seeing where any basis can be
found for reorganization of the fruit
less efforts against the Moscow govern
ment made by General Wrangel from
the Crimea.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-16
SHALL JAPAN FIGHT AMERICA
Question to BE Discussed by Japanese
Students Tonight.

TOXIC, Nov. 16 tAssOciated pressl /.
The student societies of three of Tok-
los private universities have organized
meeting to be held tonight to discuss
the question: ''Shall Japan fight Amer
ica r The police have twice summoned
committeeman from the students and
tried unsucceSsfully to have them change
the subject The present arrangements
are that the meeting viii be held with
many student orators participating. Ap-
plications to speak have been received
from labor and Socialist representatives
and members of patriotic societies.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-16
VERMONT GAVE 68,212
VOTES FOR HARDING
Official Canvass of Presidential Votes
TOday-Pr0hibitiOn May Lose
Place On Official Ticket.
Especial to The Reformer.)
AT0NTpFT JEP Nov

Lieutenant Governor Stone, speaker
Dana and Secretary of State, Black, today
canvassed the votes for presidential elect
ors and declared. the Harding electors
elected. Maud Bailey, William b Me
Killp. Gardner w. McGraw and Lillian
Olzendam received the greatest number
of votes and were chosen electors. The
highest vote for electors in each party
follows: Harding and Coolidge; ,Repuhli-
can. 6S.2l2: Cox and Roosevelt. Demo-
Gratis. 20,9l9: Watkins Prohibtionist, TIA.
Unless the prohibition ticket for gov
ernor receives more votes than was cast
for presidential electors the Prohibition
marty will lose its place on the official
ballot.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-16
ARCTIC WHEAT DISCOVERED.
Grown at Sixty-siXth Parallel and is
Noted for Hardness.

WINNIPEG, Nov. 1G.-A 'farthest
north wheat, designated as. mo. TO-.
the sixty-sixth Observation-Disclosures up" on
the globe than any wheat ever before
was raised-has been discovered" by
the husbandry department of the Mani
toba agricultural college, it was an
nounced here yesterday
The new variety is said to be a cross
breed of Manitoba and Australian wheats
and harder than other grades.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-16
French Warn BOlsheviki.

CONSTANTINOpLE, Nov. 16 CAS-
sociated Press The French admiral of
the Black sea forces sent wireless to
the Bolsheviki after the evacuation of
Sebastopol by General Wrangefs troops,
threatening reprisals if the town was
looted or the population molested.
y panic is reported to have occurred
at one place near here during the evac-
uation and remarkable scenes We're wit
messed in Sebastopol and Feod0sia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-16
Methodist Episcopal Church

Thursday. Nov. 1S, 745 p. NJ
Meeting of the Attainers class at the
home of Mrs. G. X. Brooks, Is Central
street.
Thursday. Nov. 1S-Regular monthly
meeting of the w. F. NJ. S. at 3 p. m.
in the church vestry. Mrs. NJ. A. Al
len. hostess.
Friday, Nov. 10, 7.3O p. m.-WeeE
night service.
Saturday, Nov. 20 Rummage sale
in BArber block
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-16
Red Men S Hall

T~"vday evening, Nov. 16,-ReguIar
NJ. W. A, at s o'clock. There will be
adoption.
Thursday, Nov. 1S.-Special meeting
of PocahOntas council, No. 4, ID. of p. \
good attendance is requested as there Is
special business to come before the coun-
Gil relative to the carnival which is to be
held by the /. o. r. NJ. later
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-16
Recalls Its Operators.

MIAMI. Fla. Nov. lG.-Tbe Western
Union Telegraph Co. has recalled to New
York the Is cable operators and test men
who had been here since September
awaiting the landing of the Miami-Bar-
bedos cable which has been held up by
the United States government. The EN-
ployes said they understood the company
now plans to land the cable at Havana.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-16
PAY TOO MUCH FOR ASBESTOS.
Shipping Board Give Twice What lheS
Should for Packing.

NTW YORK. Nov. I6.-NToWaIJ
Dickson & Co. Inc, testified before
congressional committee today that as
bestos packing was purchased by the
United States shipping board in Feb
luary and March of this year at prices
80 per cent higher than they should
have been.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-16
NEwBERRY HEARING SET.
Supreme Court VIII Take Up Senator,
Case January 3.

WASHINGTON. Nov l6.-The govern
ment yesterday requested the supreme
court to set next January for hearing
arguments in the appeal brought by SEN
ator Truman II. Newherry and I6 others
from convictions on charges of conspiracy
to violate election laws nj Senator New
herTys election in Michigan.
Former Associate Justice Hughes, coun-
sci for Mr.. Newberry. concurred in the
request
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-16
Troons Fire on AIObs.

ATHENS, Nov. II, 10 p. m. (ASso-
ciated Press Troops fired from mum
ber of points on several occasions TO-DAY
to dispqrse after-election trouble makers.
Tonipbt there are fears of further trouble
which may lead to martial law ana tlere
is said to be danger that the army may
get out Of control.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-16
WEST DOVER.

The cider mill has closed for the sea
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Davis were in Brat
tleboro Friday.
5. /. Hill from Wilmington was in
town Thursday.
Kenneth Jones has moved his family
to the farm which he recently bought OF
Ernest Howe. Mrs. Claud Upton and
Mrs Clayton Upton have been working
for Mrs Jones