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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-29

Judge Stanley c. Wilson, who is making
good recovery from an operation submit
ted to at the Mary Fletcher hospital at
Burlington three weeks ago. was able to
return to his home in Chelsea last week.
VI. II. Carder of Arlington. Mass. and
". NJ. Burrell of Boston. travelling freight
solicitors for the Rutland railroad, were
each fined $50 and costs at Newport one
day last week for bringing over the line a
suitcase apiece which, contained five
quarts of whiskeX. which they intended to
carry 70 thelEs bOmes.s They had been in
Canada soliciting Christians tree business
for the railroad they represented.
Rex. L. Boicourt. who was for nine
years pastor of the Congregational church
at Waterbury and who resigned two years
and half ago to engage in reconstruc-
ton work in France. has accepted a call
from the Union Congregational church in
Maynard. Mass, and will take up his
new duties on Sunday, Dec L. His family
Will leave Waterbury this week. Rev
Mr.. Boicourt returned from France last
. August, having finished his work there.
Montpelier is to ask for a rebate on
taxes of SS13.u5. levied on city property
by the town of Berlin. The tax is as.
seSsed on property connected with the
water system, including the aqueduct
reservoir and pumping station, valued al
about $4,000. Montpelier is the second
largest taxpayer in the town of Berlin
The supreme court decided in the case OF
the city of Barre against the town OF
Orange that the city water system located
fin Orange was non-taxabe
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-29

State Engineer IL. NJ Mcintosh, Thur
man w Dix. state highway commissioners
and c. NJ. Brooks, deputy, leave Satur-
day, Dec. 3, for conference of state
highway officials TO take place in Omaha,
Neb., on Dee ), 6, and s. The topics
discussed will be design, adornment, and
hazards of highways; the regulation and
control of traffic intensity; federal aid :;
construction and research; and mainte-
nance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-29
VERMONT NEWS.

Marines now appear on the main line
trains of the Central Vermont railway
which run through the northern part of
the state, excepting the two morning mail
trains
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-29

Barre people contributed Sf,2O6.31
during the Red Cross membership cam
paign, which ended last week. Payments
were made for % contributing and sus-
tanning memberships rs well as 0SS an
nual memberships Tue amount IS almost
equal to that secured last year
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-29

pay for As classes of employees, ranging
from messenger to general managers, were
found by the commission, the lowest being
$50 a month. The studies viii be ampli-
fed and maintained the commission said
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-08
TELEPHONE Meeting
TO Be HERE FRIDAY

Free movie, debate on relative mert
its of manual and automatic switch
boards luncheon at the Arlington no
tel, and other features will entertain
the convention of the East Central In
diana Telephone association, to be
held in Richmond Friday. The morn
ing session will be held in St. Paul's
parish house, beginning at $50 o'clock.
The public will be permitted to view
the free movie, The Dial of Destiny"
to be exhibited at the Washington the
atre at $50 o'clock Friday afternoon,
During an intermission, Miss Betty
Morgan and Miss Thclma Thomas will
present a dance.
II is expected that at least 200 tele-
phone delegates will attend the con-
vention. A feature of the morning pro-
gram will be the debate on switch
boards. Experts representing both
opinions for and against the boards
used will be present A court reporter
is to take down the arguments YER
latin.
Mayor-elect Lawrence Fandley will
welcome the convention to Richmond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-08
REPORT
RECORD SEAL SALES

Marked success for the Christmas
seal sale of the American Red Cross
is shown from reports coming in from
every quarter in the city as well as
the townships.
Last minute reports from the chair
man. Mrs. George G. Burbanck. show
that Jefferson township, which re
ceived 5000 seals as its quota, has sent
in for 1000 more.
Jackson township, which had 10000
seals at the outset has sent in three
different times for $25 worth in add
ton to the first 10000, making S75
worth more than was assigned them.
Another S25 health bond has been
sold. the Richmond City Water Works
being the purchaser.
The amount received from the sale
Of health bonds has risen in the last
couple of days from $500 to close on
$500.
Sale of Christmas seals which was
begun by school children Of the city
and county on Monday has been so
successful that the numbers sold total
thousands.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-08
BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS
TO ARRANGE COMMON
PREPARATIONS POLICY
CBy Associated Press)

LONDON, Dec 8.-Negotiations for
establishment of a common policy BY
Great Britain and France in regard to
Germany war obligations opened here
today with the arrival from Paris OF
Louis Loucheur. minister of liberated
regions and several French financial
experts NJ. Loucheur's visit was made
at the solicitation of the British gov
eminent which is represented as anX-
ious TO reach an accord before any
open discussion of reparations ques-
tions IS precipitated by Germany
1t is also understood that the Brit
ish officials desire TO explain to The
French minister the purpose of the
negotiations recently opened here by
DR.. Rathenau and to discuss the Wies-
baden agreement between Germany
and France which Great Britain may
use as a pattern in seeking to obtain
from Germany payments in kind the
indemnities due her.
The unofficial negotiations preced.
Ing today's meeting guarantees upon
which Germany might be granted a
financial respite following her Janu-
airy and February payments have been
under consideration AS a result OF
these conversations it is believed that
control of the German customs will be
one Of the exaCtions demanded bv the
/ French government before any such
respite is granted
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-08
QUANTITY PRODUCTION
BY COLLEGES WRONG,
DECLARES EDUCATOR

NEW YORK. Dec. S-"Quantity pro-
duction" of college graduates by Amer
lean institutions OF learning was criti-
cised today as an unfortunate cOndi-
lion giving little or no opportunity for
character building by Prof A. G.
Christie of Johns Hopkins university
in an address before the American
Society of Mechanical engineers.
He said that the factory OrganiZa-
ton idea" when applied TO colleges,
caused a breakdown Of educational
standards and resulted in instruction
staffs being Overworked and under
paid He quoted Dean T. L. Bishop of
The University of Pittsburgh as saying
that there is no first class engineering
school in America. a view which he
said. was shared by Professor Comfort
A. Adams Of Harvard. former chair
man Of the National research council
Lack Fundamentals
DR. Adams. he declared. could guar
antee that he could prove in a five min
ute oral examination that IS to SO per
cent Of the graduates in electrical en-
gineering OF any institution in the
country did not understand in a thor
ough fashion the fundamentals OF the
subject" he said that the educational
standards Of European universities
where students are older and more
mature at entrance. are considerably
higher by comparison.
This mornings session was devot-
ed to discussions on engineering edu-
cation, in observance Of the education
week proclaimed by president Hard
ing Members of the Society's student
branches, representing SO Universities
and colleges, conducted the program,
which included addresses by four stu
dents. W. E. Ramsey, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology; George E.
Lyon, Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute
Troy. \. Y; J. NJ. Spiczglass, Armour
Institute, Chicago, and J. NJ. Robert
son, University of Kansas
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-08
Acclaim Shaggy Police Dog
As Hero for Sa0ing Life
Of Little Girl Oh Steamer

NEW YORK. Dec. S.-Thyras,
shaggy police dog from Poland, is
hero. acclaimed by the 16 passengers
of the steamship Glanak, which dock
ed in Brooklyn last night, after buf-
feting its way across the Atlantic
through storms that more than once
threatened to carry youthful members
of the ships company over the rail-
and into the sea.
Captain A. II. Peterson, who said l.
was the toughest voyage OF his life
time as skipper, told of the Thyras
exploit in saving Zeata Zaborawshl,
youngest of a family of five children
on their way from Danzig to JOIN rel
atives in the United States.
"Zeata dropped her doll over the
rail and it caught on a nail on the side
of the ship" he said. "a heavy sea
was running. but Zeata, who is seven
wears old. started to climb after the
doll. Just as she was going over the
side. up dashes Thyras, who seized
her dress and hung on. The cir!
screamed and the purser ran up ana
dragged them both TO safety. After
that Thyras and his two companions,
Tolf and Nellie, were masters-at-arms
and practically took care Of the chill
dren."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-08
UPJOHl And F0ULKE
ART EXHIBITS READY

The exhibition of drawings by Anna
Milo Upjohn were placed in the Pub
lie Art gallery Thursday. The draw
ings are all original and done in color
or black and white. Miss UpjOhn,
who is an American artist. made the
pictures in this collection in the war
torn countries Of Europe, having been
commissioned to do so by the Amer
lean Red Cross. The collection has
been exhibited at the Corcoran gallery
At Washington. y. c.. and at num-
her of cities through the country.
Besides the UpjOhn exhibition a
rare collection Of prints loaned from
William Dudley Foulkes collection is
hanging in the large north gallery.
The gallery is open every day from
until o'clock except Saturday and
sunday, and will be open Thursday
evening from 100 o'clock to 9 o'clock.
Sunday afternoon when the gallery
is open from until o'clock Mr..
Fuulke will give an informal talk on
his collection Of prints.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-08
ORCHESTRA TICKET
CAMPAIGN STARTED
BY HIGH STUDENTS

Armed with pictures Of their organ
ization and their slogan "On TO Nash
vile" members Of the high school a.
orchestra today went out on their
campaign to sell 500 season tickets to
the Symphony orchestra and festival
chorus concerts to make $500 of the
$1,000 required for the trip to Nash
Vile, Tenn. where the orchestra has
been invited to play before the Ma
tional Music Supervisors conference
next March.
The orchestra members had been di-
vided into 10 teams of five members
each. The team which succeeds in
selling the largest number OF tickets
will be entertained at an ice cream
supper by Conductor J. +. Maddy OF
the orchestra. Announcement was
made Thursday that the orchestra
would receive credit for every ticket
sold up to Dec. p for the Symphony
orchestra and festival concerts. The
tickets may be secured from any mem
Der Of the orchestra or at WeisbrOd' 5
Music store for $3.50. One dollar of
the price goes to the high school or
Chestra TO rthe Nashville trip
Indications were that the orchestra
would sell between so and 100 tickets
on the first day of its drive. stu
dents by whom the 10 teams are cap.
tanned are: Irene Jarra. Ralph Ewing
Virginia Unthank, Marian Handley
Alice Smith, Helen Roland, David
Marvel, Norris COttingham and Robert
HOrnaday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-08
UNKNOWN DRIVER IS
HELD Responsible
FOR WOMAN'S DEATH

Complete exoneration of Rev. r. w.
Stoakes from any responsibility for
the death of Laura Ferguson, Dec, =
when she was killed by an accident in
which his car and another machine
were concerned, is contained in the
report of Coroner S. Edgar Bond, on
the accident.
Both the coroner and the family OF
Mrs. Ferguson were united in their
belief that Rev. Stoakes was not res
ponsible for the death of the woman.
Rev Stoakes' car ran over the wOm-
ans legs after she had been hit by
the other machine. The coroner found
her death due to conclusion resulting
from blows struck by the large ma
chine. the driver Of which is IN
known.
The other machine is described as
a dark colored touring car, trimmed in
black bands and stripes with yellow
wheels.
The driver of the car was found
criminally liable because he drove
away from the scene of the accident
without leaving his name.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-08
EIGHT INVESTIGATIONS
GIVE GOTHAM STATUS
OF BEST PR0BED CITY
CBv Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Dec. S.-Father Knick-
erbocker whose shoulders are heavy
with responsibilities as custodian of
Uncle Sans largest municipal family.
is steadily earning the reputation Of
being the best investigated old gentle
man in the country.
Eight separate inquiries are now in
progress, four being conducted by
bodies created by the state and four
others by direction of city officials.
The Lockwood legislative commit
tee is delving into the housing prob
lem, with revelations affecting both
union labor and dealers in consuuc-
ton materials. The Meyer legislative
committee is searching municipal de
partments for waste and incompe-
tence.
The state transit commission is
peeTing into the financial transaction
of the citys traction lines involving
hundreds of millions of dollars. and
the charter revision commission. ap-
pOll1lEA ny 0OF tIlLOI MlIItI, Is eUueaN-
Oring to give the city a new charter
which Mayor Hylan declares should
contain a provision for home rule.
Hirschfie!d Busy
The bulk of the Investigations or
dered by the city fall on Commission
er of Accounts Hirschfield, who has
just been directed by the mayor to
place responsibility for the introduc
ton into the public schools of history
readers and text books alleged to con,
tain anti-American propaganda. In
addition the industrious MI Hirsch
field is investigating alleged payments
by police to obtain promotion, and the
recent administration of the street
cleaning department under John P
Leo, who resigned.
A commission appointed by author
ity of the board of aldermen is in
vestigating the milk price. charges ot
unjust police severity having beer
made to the mayor by union officials
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-08
SAYS $4,000 fewer
DEATHS OCCURRED IN
U.S., CANADA IN 1921

NEW YORK. Dec S.-There were
$4,000 fewer deaths in the United
States and Canada in 1921 than in
1920, said Robert Lynn Cox, third vice
president Of the Metropolitan Life In
surance company. in an address be
fore the fifteenth annual convention of
the Association Of Life Insurance
Presidents here today.
Mr.. Cox presented statistics baS ed
upon official records of companies
transacting so percent of the life in
surance business which he said, may
"indicate the dawn of a material
lengthening of the span Of human life
in the two countries" The figures
show that this year will be entered on
the record as the healthiest ever eX-
perienced" MOtor-driven vehicles,
however. are eXacting an alarmingly
growing toll of victims.
The statistics, compiled from the
mortality experience Of 81 companies,
covered 27000,000 human lives which
of necessity reflect the general health
conditions throughout the country.
The most amazing factor in the health
situation of the year now drawing to
a close, according to Mr.. Cox, is the
almost complete disappearance OF in
fluenza as a cause of death, only 1.716
being reported for 10 months of 1921
as against Is, 400 for the correspond
ing period CT 1920. which was not re-
garded as an epidemic year.
Excess insurance losses of 1918 and
1919 occasioned by influenza we're esti-
mated conservatively at more than
$4,000 900. The present years NOR
tally gain. translated in the money
saved in the payment Of death claims
by all life insurance companies Of the
United States for 1921, measured by
outstanding insurance, according to
MI Cox will amount in round numbers
to at least $1,000 coo.
a matter Of no small concern
among increasing causes of death, 50
said Mr.. Cox. is the steadily mount
! ing mortality caused by automobiles
and other motor-driven vehicles. The
number OF deaths in 1921, reported by
The life insurance companies that fur
nished their figures for the compila-
/ ton on which this paper is based, was
1884. an increase OF nearly Is percent
over 1920. Our experience for 10
months shows that 10000 human lives
will be brought to premature death
] in 1921 by motOr-driven vehicles, at an
! economic loss to the world OF at least
, sos GOO 900"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-08
~ AMERICAN CRAFT
LOST IN Y MONTHS
BY MISHApS At SEA

WASHINGTON, Dec. S-Two hun
dred and twenty-five American mer-
chant craft of 122.397 tons were lost
through founderings, STANDINGS, col
lisions or other causes in the twelve
months ended last June so, says the
annual report today of the Coast
Guard service
Five hundred and fifty-five other
American merchant vessels were in
volved in casualties, entailing damage
of $500 or more.
Two hundred and six persons lost
their lives in the III casualties. seven
of the number being passengers and
others members of the ships crews.
The value of the property lost was
S34,932, O31, Of which $2S,662.733 repre-
scented the value of the ships.
OF the 222 vessels lost, 40 found
cred, 63 stranded and 10 were in col
lision The remaining 81 were listed
under other causes" Those lost on
the Atlantic and Gulf coasts numbered
rs, on the Pacific coast So, the Great
Lakes 16, on rivers i'll the United
States 80, and at sea or in foreign
waters 81.
Besides the 10 collisions involving
loss of the vessels, 10 others oc
Cured during the year divided as fol
lows:
Atlantic and Gulf coasts, II; Pacific
coast, %; local lakes, 81; rivers, 10;
and at sea and in foreign waters, i
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-08
INDIANA MAY USE
RIGHT OF SEIZURE
jBy Associated Pressl

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. S.--The right
OF eminent domain by which the Re
formatory relocation commission may
seize land for a site of a new reforma-
tory will be conferred by the legisla-
ton 10 be considered at the special
session OF the legislature next week.
This decision was reached today by
the commission in conference with
Governor McCray and final drafting
of the bill was left to a committee
which expects to have the measure
ready for the printer tomorrow.
BY giving the commission the right
OF eminent domain, the officials said
that the state could quickly acquire the
site through court action, determin-
ing the fair price of the land to be
taken by the state.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-08
Dalton, Ind.

DALTON. Ind.-Dalton township
Sunday school convention was held al
Nettle Creek Friends church SUNDAY
afternoon and was we'll attended -.
Mrs. William Farlow has been i'll for
the past week at the home of her son.
S. c. Farlow, and wife in Delaware
county. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Men
denhall have gone to spend the wiz
ter with their son, Clyde Merdenhall,
and wife. of Muncie. Rev. and Mrs.
Earl Baldwin called on Mr.. and Mrs
Harvey Lamb and family SATURDAY.
evening Rev. and Mrs. Sylvester
Billheimer have returned home after
two weeks stay at Warren. where
Rev. Billheimer has been holding re
yival meetings at the Methodist Old
Peoples home. Mr. and Mrs. Har-
Eey Lamb and Arch Taylor were in
Newcastle Friday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-08
FIVE DAY FESTNITY
WELCOMES ADMIRAL
fBv Associated Press)

CARACAS, Venezuela. Dec. S-The
L. S. S. Niagara, with Rear Admiral
Casey s. Morgan and his staff on
board. arrived today. The govern
ment has placed at the admirals dis
posal a well appointed residence and
has prepared elaborate festivities
which will last five days.
Among the events will be a military
review and ball at the military acad-
envy, a 5 o'clock dance and tea at
which provisional President Marquee
Bustillos will be the host, and a ban
quet given by the minister OF war in
the name of President-elect Gomez,
charge d'affaires, will give a dance
and tea at the American legation.
Special bull fights will be staged for
the entertainment of the Niagara 5
crew.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-08
PROHIBITION SPEAKERS
TO VISIT RICHMOND
CHURCHES ON SUNDAY

Prohibition Sunday will be observed
in Richmond churches Sunday, Dec.
II. Speakers from the Indiana Anti
Saloon league will speak at several
churches in the city in the morning
and evening services. Several pas
tors Of the churches in the city have
announced their intention OF preach
ing their own prohibition sermons dur
ing the day.
The following churches will bold
special programs with these speak
ers Grace NJ. Z. will have Rev
Madison Swdener deliver the pro
hibition sermon Sunday, East Main
Street Friends church will have r. c
Minton. attorney of the Anti-Sal0or
League. at the morning services al
1890 o'clock ST Paul'c Lutheran will
have J. L. Martin, attorney Of the
league. at 700 o'clock Sunday even
ing. West Richmond Friends viii have
S. P Mcknight, of the indianapolis
Law Enforcement offices, at the morn
ing services at 1880 o'clock. United
Brethren will have Il. c. MintOn, who
speaks at the East Main Friends
church in the morning. TO speak a
their church on Sunday evening a.
100 o'clock.
Other churches in the city will hole
special programs in observance of Pro
hibition Sunday and the pastors viii
preach.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-08
Hotel Keeper Says Towel
Is Not Common" Because
Wife Purchases Linen Ones

HARRISBURG. Pa, Dec. s. - A
strange Interpretation of the state law
prohibiting the use of the common
towel in public places has been re
eeived by state health officials from
a hotel proprietor in a small town. A
formal notice was served on him that
he must discontinue the use of a
common towel" in his inn
In an indignant protest he replied
that he did not use common towels,
but had his wife make a special trip
to Philadelphia to purchase linen
ones"
State health officials disagree with
his interpretations of the law, and
have notified him to discontinue the
common towel" even if it is linen.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-08
Choose INTERvENT0R
TO GOVERN SAN JUAN

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 8.-The fed.
eral government has nominated an in
terventor for the province of San Juan.
The governor of which Dr.. Zmabio
Jones, was assassinated on Nov. 20.
The Intervention viii conduct the. gov
eminent of the province until new
elections can be held The provinces
of San Luis and Jujuy also are placed
under interventOrs. Thirteen of the
IA Argentine provinces have tempar-
arily lost their autonomous status I'M
der the present administration, six
now being under intcrventOrs.