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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
WILL GIVE PRIZES
AT CATTLE SHOW
Three-Day Consignment Sale-HaS
Assurance of Success

The Purebred Live Stock Sales COM
pany is making extensive preparations
for the sale to be held in Brattleboro Oct.
"a, - and 26. inclusive, and so many
notable Holstein farms and individual
breeders have signified their intention of
backing up the announced policy of the
new management of the company that
Manager w. l.. Duntley is already as
sured that the sale will be a success.
Prof. L. +. Elder of the Mount Hermon
school has been engaged to judge the
classes at the sale, and some attractive
trophies and cash prizes will be awarded.
Professor Elders ability as q judge is
well known to all breeders.
Monday. the opening day of the sale,
viii be Prize Exhibition day. Tuesday
will be Vermont Quality day, and the sale
will include Vermont consignments ex-
clusiyely. There are no better Holsteins
than those raised in the Green Mountain
state. Wednesday, the closing day, will
be Royalty day, and there will be consign-
mentS from other states.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
FIRST CAR OF s.s.s..
GRANITE SHIPPED
Presbrey-LeIand Quarries. Inc, Ships
Stones from West DummerstOn
Ouarries TO Former Owners.

The first carload of granite to be
shipped from the West Dummerston quar-
ries by the new owners the Presbrey-Le-
land Ouarries, Inc, was shipped yester-
day afternoon, and it was sent to the w.
y. Flint Granite Co. of Alonson, Mass,
from whom the PresbreyLeland Co. ac-
ouired the property. The former owners
had a contract for a building IN Wash
ington and got out nearly enough stone
from the West Dummerston quarries, but
needed another carload,
The PreSbrey- Leland Co. IS working
into the side of the mountain and at the
same time working downward to find the
bed of the stone so as to have place
on which to work. The electrical machin-
cry is in good working order, and there
is plenty of business ahead About 10
men are employed in making an opening
into the mountain. Another derrick IS TO
be erected. on the mountain side, which
viii be smaller than the one already
erected.
An office has been opened on the third
floor of the Barber building, where Man
ager Martin spends a part of his time.
Arrangements have been made whereby
the West River passenger trains stop at
the quarries when there are passengers to
leave or take on. ...
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
COUNCIL DROPS
SILESIAN AFFAIR
Considers Other Matters While Experts
Draw New Boundary
inc

PARIS. Aug. 10 (ASsoeiated Press -
The allied supreme council put the Sile-
sian question, now apparently near
definite settlement, temporarily aside to-
day while awaiting the report of the eX-
perts engaged in drawing the new boun-
Diary line between Poland and Germany.
This was agreed upon in principle be-
tween France and England yesterday.
The experts informed the council that
they expected to be ready to present their
conclusion embodying the complete front
Ter line by Z o'clock this evening. There
upon the council decided that it mean
while would discuss the Greco Turkish
situation and German disarmament ques-
tionS.
Premier Lloyd George in speech ad-
vocating neutrality on the part of the
allies toward the Greco-Turkish conflict
referred to American neutrality during
the war when the American market was
open to both the allies and the Central
Powers, adding that the latter were un-
able to take advantage of the purchase of
war materials on account of the British
blockade. He asked Ambassador Harvey
if such was his understanding of the
question and the latter answered that
this was fully in accord with the Amer
lean viewpoint.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
FALSE IMPRESSION
CONCERNING SCALES
Inspection Made at Request of Cream
ery-NariatiOn Only Slight and
No Scales Are Condemned.

Some of the veriest bunk relative to
the inspection of the scales at the new
creamery plant of the Windham County
Cooperative Milk Producers, Inc. at
Brattleboro has been sent out from Mont
pelier, following the return to that city
of Hiram y. Davis, deputy commissioner
of weights and measures One story was
that on one set of scales 200 pounds reg
istered as 26 pounds and another story
was that three sets of scales were con-
demned.
According to an official of the cream
cry the facts are that although the scales
were made and put in by one of the more
reliable firms of scales makers in the
country the creamery officials wanted to
operate them under the state seal and 50
asked the commissioner of weights and
measures to inspect them at the time
they were first installed. Nothing was
done about it, and later the manager sent
the commissioners Office another request
to make the inspection, which has been
done.
The inspection showed that the big
scales were correct at zero and at 400
pounds. but somewhere in between there
was a variation of half a pound. The
smaller scales were practically correct,
but showed a variation of two or three
ounces. The manufacturers also in
spected the scales. These slight varla-
tionS have been corrected and the COM
missioner of weights and measures has
been asked again today to make another
inspection. to see that the scales are alb
SOlutely correct.
The inspection was made wholly on the
initiative of the creamery officials in or
der that the scales might have the state
official sanction. and there has been no
condemnation of them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
PASSES GRAIN CONTROL BILL.
Senate Makes Few Amendments and
Acts In Record Time.

WASHINGTON. Aug 10.-The Cap
per-Tncher grain-tradipg control bill
passed the senate in record time yester
day, 1t took less than two hours. most
of which was devoted to a speech by Sen
ator Capper (Rep.(, Kansas, and now
goes to conference
As it passed the house, the bill imposed
a prohibitive tax upon puts and calls
and other speculative transactions and
also upon exchanges which do not become
contract markets under government
supervision 1t is also admitted cooper
ative associations to membership upon
exchanges.
The principal senate amendments pro-
pose to modify the records which mem
bers and exchanges must make of all
transactions to be available to the see
retary of agriculture to suspend members
Under certain conditions, provide for gov
ernment publicity of Investigations con-
Quoted and business transacted, permit
cooperative associations to rebate COM
missions and release sales of cash grain
for deferred shipment from the operation
of the act.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
RUSSIA RELEASES
ONLY 6 AMERICANS
May Cause Long Delay, Possibly Adam
dOnment. of Help for FAMINE
Sufferers

RIGA. Letvia, Aug. 10. ASSOCIATED
Press) Soviet Russia has released SIX
of the American prisoners who have ar
rived at Narva, EsthOnia, but the fact
that only this half dozen of Americans
were sent out of the country was said
here today to threaten long delay in,
and perhaps the abandonment of, the ne
gotiatiOns for American famine relief for
Russia.
The six are Emmett Fitzpatrick, Weston
B. Estes. William Flick. y, b. kalamat-
iano, Ii. J. La Mare and Russell Pattin-
ger.
The prisoners released under the prom
Use made by the Soviet authorities at the
time help was accepted from American
relief organizations for famineSuHerlng
Russia. reached Narva last night.
Preliminary negotiations between Di-
rector Brown and NJ. Litvinof were
opened this afternoon despite the earlier
indications that the two men would not
meet, the American representative asking
Litinoff what the Soviet governments in
tentions were regarding the freeing of the
other Americans in Russia. The confer
ees were introduced by the Letvian pre-
mier.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
KREAGER HERE
TOMORROW NIGHT
Wishes TO Meet Achievement Club Lead,
ers i'm Chamber of Commerce Rooms
for Round Table.

Frank O. Kreager of Springfield, Mass,
Achievement club director, will be in
Brattleboro tomorrow and Friday. He
desired to meet III the Chamber of Com
merce rooms tomorrow night at o'clock
(the hour set early on account of the
band concert) all club leaders in Brattle-
boro and all others Interested, for round
table conference. sf-#...
1t is planned to discuss demonstrations
and exhibits at the Valley fair, the selec-
ton of a team to send to the Eastern
States Exposition, plans for sending out
demonstrators to other cemmupitieS, and
other matters in connection with Achieve
ment club work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
WARNS NEAR-BEER MAKERS.
Haynes Says Dry Law NiOlatOrs Can
Expect No More Lenieney.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-Holders of
liquor permits who violate the prohibition
laws will be dealt with much more Sc
verely in the future than in the past, Ma
jor Roy \. Haynes, federal prohibition
commissioner, announced yesterday after
noon. Major Haynes says there will be
no more lcniency and no further warning.
Near-beer manufacturers are notified
through statement issued yesterday that
they viii be liable to double taxes, and
so are manufacturers of other liquors.
Under the 1918 revenue act beer contain
ing one-half of l per- cent is subject to a
tax of SO barrel, and this may be dou-
bled.
No more excuses that violations are
due to the acts of employees viii be ac-
cepted, as holders of permits have had
plenty of time to learn the law by this
time. the commissioner declares.
One of the sections of the prohibition
act contains a provision that no permit
shall be issued to any one who has violated
the terms of former permit or any prohi-
bition law within a year, and Major
Haynes quotes this section in his state
ment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
WILL ABANDON
BELLOWS FALLS
Realty Co. to Float Logs
Down River to Hins-
dale Plant
PASS EAST SIDE
OF ISLAND HERE
Manager ChedeI Waiting for Favorable
Wind Before Releasing Bulk of 20
900 Cords-Day and Night Shifts VIII
Work at HinsdaIe Plant

Because of the handicap of working
under strike conditions the Champlain
Realty Co. a subsidiary of the Interna-
tional Paper Co.. has decided to dis
continue its efforts to remove the 2G,-
600 cords of pulpwood logs from the
river between Bellows Falls and North
Walpole and float them down to the
Realty Co. S rossing plant OH the Hins
dale side of the river three miles
south of Brattleboro.
George H. Chedel, manager for Yer
mont and New Hampshire of the Cham
plain Realty Co., said today that as
soon as the wind was favorable the
boom at Bellows Fails would be opened
and the logs released A few already
have been removed, but about nine
tenths of the total drive will be sent
down the river.
At present a section of the drive is
free to move, being held back only by
a south wind. A boom has been con-
structed from the main drive down to
the Bellows Falls dam to keep the logs
out of the canal of the Bellows Falls
Canal Co. Mr. Chedel expects a motor
boat tomorrow to assist III the work,
With the departure of the logs the
Realty Co. camp on the Vermont side OF
the river will be dismantled, and the
presence of Sheriff Frank L. Wellman
and his deputies on the Vermont side
and the New Hampshire officers on the
North WalpoIe side will no longer b.
NECESSARY
At the Hinsdale plant of the Champlain
Realty Co. machinery is being set up, in
Guiding conveyors. for hauling the logs out
of the river. 1t is planned TO work
day and night shifts
The workmen at the Bellows Falls camp
probably will drive the logs to Hinsdale
and viii work for the company getting
them out of the river.
On account of the fact that the new
Connecticut river bridge is in process of
erection here it win be impossible to float
the logs down the west side of the island,
and they will be guided into the east
branch by the boom which has been con-
structed north of the island.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
RETAIL PRICES INCREASE.
Advance Shown In If Out of IL Cities
During Month.

i'm the retail cost of food are shown in II
of the II cities included in the official
tabuIations made public yesterday by
the department of labor. Norfolk. Va,
with decrease of per cent, and Dallas.
Tex. with decline of l per cent. and
st. Louis. where prices remained un-
changed. were the exceptions
For the period of june Is to July II
are shown increases of 6 per cent in
Butte Mont. ; per cent in Cleveland
and Portland. Me; 3 per cent in Bridge
port. Conn per cent in Houston, Tex (;
Newark. n. j., New York and Wash
ington: and l per cent in birmingham,
Ala, and CharlestOwn, :. G.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
FORD SHOWS BIG PROFITS.
Turns Losing Railroad Into Good Rev
enue Producer.

DETROIT. Aug. 10. - Henry Ford's
ownership of the Detroit. Toledo and
lrOntOn railroad has turned consistent
deficit into an operating profit of more
than $500,G00 i'm tire first six months of
1921, officials of the road said yester-
day. Two hours has been cut from the
running schedule between this city and
cambridge. Ohio. $50 miles The trip is
made in 10 hours, with 2S scheduled
stops,
1t is said that the brotherhood took a
proposed working agreement to Mr.. Ford
short time ago. He tore it up and
then offered his employees, not as union
men. pay scales providing for maxi
mum of eight hours work each day in a
six-day week with minimum of Sc a
day. Monthly pay schedules are: En-
gineers and conductors. $50; fremen,
S2TJ,, and brakemen. $3.50. There is
no overtime When a man completes his
20S-hour month. he is laid off until the
first of the next month.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
SUGAR COMPANY
PASSES DIVIDEND
Refining Earnings Said to BE Inadequate
Common Stock Breaks TO New
Low Level

NEW YORK, Aug. l0.-The American
Sugar Refining Co. today passed its div
idend of Sl75 on common stock but de
cEtred its regular quarterly dividend of
Sl.75 on preferred. The stock immed-
lately broke three points to % II. the
low level of the wear.
A statement issued by Earl D. Babst
said that since the crisis year ago
in the sugar industry the company has
been without adequate earnings on its
refining operations. Its income from in
vestment has decreased also. Mean
while it has taken losses on inventory
and by reason of reputation of con
tracts for sugar sold to the trade"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
OPPOSITION TO
RAILROAD BILL
Senators LaFollette and POmerene Open
Fire On Administration Re
funding Plan.

ton to the administration bill for fund
ing about S5O0,000.000 for the railroads
developed today before the senate inter
state commerce committee. Senator La
Toilette. Republican. Wisconsin. opened
fire on the bill while Democratic senators
characterized the proposal as a loan 10
the railroads. Senator Pomerene of Ohio
referred to it as Il 'haud-out."
Director Meyer of the war finance cor
poration defended the bill vigorously as
a measure for general country wide as
railroad rehabilitation, and denied that
it was a loan or a hand-out.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
NO STRIKE ON .fe
PENNSYLVANIA
ShOpmen Will Not Force Road to Meet
With S'niOn Employees as
Ordered

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. l0.-Shopmen
on the Pennsylvania railroad will not
strike Go force the company to comply
with the order of the United States
railroad labor board to meet with the
union employees and draw up new
schedule of working agreement. The
last threat of strike disappeared to-
day when II. : Jeffrey of this city.
chairman Of the advisory board of the
sbop crafts union of the Philadelphia
Camden district, announced the union
would rely on American patriotism and
public sentiment to force the road to
obey the transportation act.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
EVIDENCE ENDS
IN TUT rs CASE
Arguments Begin This Aft
ernOon In Long Drawn
Controversy
COURT MAY GET .
CASE TOMORROW
Evidence Today Intended to Link Tufts
With Alleged Conspiracy to Procure
Commission of Crime BY Captain
SteaInS.

StearnS.
BOSTON, Aug l0-Evidence was in
troduced before the full bench of the
supreme court today intended to link
District Attorney Nathan A. Tufts OF
MiddIesex county more closely with the
alleged conspiracy to procure commits
sion of crime by Capt. Charles t.
Stearns of the army so that his wife
might obtain divorce. Two letters
written by Mrs. Pennington to Cap
tain Stearns were marked for identiti-
cation as having been delivered by Cap
tain Stearns to his counsel.
A real estate agent testified that a
woman he knew as Mrs. Pennington
had occupied an apartment in Cam
bridge where previous testimony indi-
Gated the captain had been found with
a woman. Counsel for Tufts objected
to this line of evidence introduced in
rebuttal but the court admitted it.
All evidence was declared in by noon
and arguments were scheduled to begin
this afternoon. The case, which has oc-
cupied nearly FIVE weeks, is expected to
go to the court tomorrow for decision.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
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DECREE DISSOLVES
PEERLESS LIFE
Signed by Judge +. Nj. Butler at New
fame Asses of 100000 De-
creed TO the Stockholders

Judge Fred NJ. Butler at Newfane yes
tcrday afternoon signed a decree dis
solving the Peerless Life Insurance Co.
No claims against the company were
filed and no objection was made TO the
decree. Attorney NJ. p. Maurice, Attor-
nev r.. L. Fits, clerk of the corpora
ton. and ". +. Perry of Keene, treas
urer. were present With the filing of
certified copy of the decree with the
secretary Of state the company will 90
out of existence. The assets of Sl05.000
is decreed to the stockholders. Because
of changed conditions the company de-
cided to discontinue soon after it was
organized
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
PLUNGES FROM
HOTEL WINDOW
Man Registers as I'll. A. Adams, Boston"
Head Crushed and Dies
In Hospital

PORTLAND. Me- Aug 10.-A man
about 26 years of age who registered as
II. s. Adams. Boston. L. $. n, at the
West End hotel about 3 o'clock this
morning was fatally injured as the result
of a plunge from fourth story window
four hours later. He died in u hospital
ut noon. The opinion that he tore
n heavy screen from the window
and jumped was expressed by the
police The mans left arm was nearly
severed when he struck a wire. His
head was crushed and he probably sus-
tanned internal injuries He answered
a call which he left for $50 O'Clock
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
Stock Market Meakens.

WALL STREET, Aug. l0.-The stock
ness in the early afternoon after the
publication of the United States steel
tonnage figures and the announcement
of the passing of the quarterly dividend
on American sugar. Low records for
the year were registered BY various in
dustrials and specialties, including
American sugar, which lost 3 points
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
FINE SHORT WEIGHT MAN. f..
+. A. Sanborn. Tilton Iceman, Admits
Second Offense-Pays 500.

TILTON, n. H.. Aug 1O.-F A. San
born was called TO Laconia yesterday
where he appeared in the municipal court
charged with selling ice which was short
in weight He pleaded nolo and was
fined 800 and costs and given Jail
sentence of 30 days. it being his second
offense The 80 day sentence was sus-
pended subject 10 call from the county
solicitor lhe paper was served upon
Sanborn by Sheriff Elliott of Laconia.
Sanborn was represented by Attorney u.
F. Nancore.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
Nation.Wide Campaign.

INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 10. - \ ma
tionwide campaign by government Off
cials. the American Legion and the Red
Cross to effect a sweeping settlement of
all government claims by ex-service men
was announced last night at n confer
ence of legion officials and government
representatives at national Legion head
quarters here. The announcement i'm
mediat tely followed the signing of the
Sweet bill in Washington. making posSi-
BILE immediate adjustment and the ap-
pointment of c. II. Forbes as director
of the new veterans bureau.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
Prisoners Reach RevaI.

PARIS, Aug 10.-The Paris head
quarters of the American Red Cross to-
day received a telegram from DIR. Edward
W. Ryan, Red Cross commissioner to the
Balkan states. saying that the six Amer
leans who arrived at Narva last night
reached Reval, EsthOnia. this morning.
All of them were in fair health, DIR. Ry
ans telegram stated.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
CARUso'S WILL READ AT NAPLES
No Provision Made for Wife and Baby
Law Gives Them Share.

NAPLES. Aug. 10. - The will of
Enrico Caruso was read in court yester-
day before Mrs. CaruSo Giovanni Ca
russo, his brother. and Rodolfo, the elder
of the singers two sons
1t was an instrument written in 1919
and, although it was his last will. it did
not mention CarusO's wife and daughter.
According to Italian law. they must
receive the greater part of the estate.
Only the remainder. after they have been
provided for, would be at the disposal of
the testatOr.
Attorneys are now proceeding to make
an inventory of the estate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
sPURGIN FOUND IN MEXICO.
chihuahua Police to Deliver Fugitive
Banker

CHICAGO, Aug. 10. Warren c.
Spurgin. fugitive president of the looted
Michigan Avenue Trust company. will
be federal prisoner within II hours,
District Attorney Clyne declared yester-
day.
was that Eulebrio Hermosillo, chief of
police of chihuahua City Mexico had To-
Gated the missing banker. The telegram
stated that he would hand over Spurgin
as soon as he received $500 expense
money.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
Methodist Episcopal Church

Friday evening prayer meeting, 7.30
The prayer meeting program during the
next four weeks will aim toward a revival
of intercession in the church. The sub
jects will be as follows: Aug. Il, The
Primary Need-Intercessors Aug. 10,
The Intercessor's Personal Preparation !;
Aug. %, 4 Model of Intercession; Sept
.. A Program of IntercesSion
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-10
REVENUE BILL
S3,O75,OOO,OOO
President Harding Inter
venes to Straighten Out
Tax Revision
REDUCE INTERNAL
TAXES S6OO,0O0,000i
Bill viii Repeal Excess Profits Tax,
Soft Drink and Luxury Taxes - Con-
gress Expects to Take Recess August
2O-Carry Over War Debts.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-President
Harding, having intervened to straighten
out tax revision differences today set to
work to draft a revenue bill to yield $3,-
075, 600. 900. or approximately S600,000.-
900 less than has been suggested by Sec
retary Mellon. This total was agreed
upon last evening at a White House con-
ference attended by the treasury secre-
tary, Speaker Gillette, Representative
Mondell of Wyoming, the Republican
leader, Chairman Fordney of the ways
and means committee and other promi-
nent Republicans.
Hold Down Expenditures.
The total expenditures of the govern
inert in the next fiscal year will be held
down to $4.034.00o, 900.
The revenue bill. now being prepared,
will raise 5000. 100000, instead of $3,-
J10,0O000 which is collected under the
present law.
The bill will repeal the excess profits
taxes as of Jan. 1, 1921; reduce the in
come surtaxes to 40 per cent, as of Jan
l, 1921, and TO 33 per cent to take effect
Jan. 1. 1922.
Transportation taxes will be cut in
half. to be effective in January, 1922,
and repealed in 1923.
The loss from the repeal of the excess
profits taxes will be made up in part by
increasing the present 10 per cent on net
incomes of corporations to 121% per cent
instead of to II per cent, as originally
planned.
Soft drink taxes will be repealed, as
well as a number of other so-called nui-
sance taxes. The luxury tax will be re-
pealed
No New Taxes.
There will be no new taxes except the
additional levy on corporations and an
adjustment of several miscellaneous
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