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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07

organized recently to start immediate
preparations to welcome the meeting of
the Press Congress of the World which
will convene in Honolulu early in October,
probably October 4. The exact date viii
be fixed to coincide with steamship arri-
walls.
\ typical Hawaiian aloha" tgreeting1
viii be extended to the members of the
congress. who are expected To represent
70 different countries. Hibiscus. of which
there are 1900 varieties in the islands.
viii play prominent part in the floral
welcome to the journalistic visitors,
which will begin with the old Hawaiian
custom of hanging 'leis' or garlands of
flowers about the necks of the guests be-
fore their ship reaches the dock.
Arrangements for entertaining the dele
gates to the congress viii be made to dove
tail into the program for the congress
sessions, which, in all likelihood. will be
held i'm the old throne room of Iolani pal
ace, now the meeting place of the repre-
SentatiyCS in the territorial legislature.
One feature of the visitors entertainment.
however. has been practically definitely
settled, and provides for a trip by steamer
to the island of Maui. which boasts the
greatest extinct volcano in the world. and
to Hilo ON the Island of Hawaii. where
the great active volcano of Kilauea is
constantly in eruption.
Following the meeting of the congress
here, supplementary sessions viii be held
in Manila.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

The first snovdrop uf-the season has
appeared in the flower bed IN front Oh tue
Unitarian parsonage.
DIR. Thomas Rice has sold his house
on WilliSton street, known as the on
house. to Charles \. Dunlevy, VINO VIII
occupy the lower tenement Tor nome.
Mrs. Harriet D. Howard OF 10 Nam
street is painting a memorial pane ,.,o -
water color for Mrs. Richardson OF Gfeeh-
field in memory of her son. Alton Royce
Richardson, who died in the World war.
Two still alarms called out the automo-
bile fire truck Saturday. The hfst was was
about / o'clock and was at 100 prospect
street and the other was at II Horton
Mace about O'Clock Both were chimney
fires. No damage resulted from either.
4 meeting of the committee on eduea-
ton of the BrattIeb0ro Woman cluo
will be held Tuesday. March ;; IN room. room
at $50 o'clock Mrs. Harry {. Freeman
will be i'm charge The subject VIII be
4 League of Nations. All women
whether members of the club or not, are
invited to attend.
News was received here this morning
of the death of Mrs. q. i. Moore OF
Worcester. Mass, sister of Miss Hattie
Stcarns of BrattlebOro. Miss StearnS
was called to Worcester Saturday on
Moore leaves her husband, one son and
a daughter. The funeral will be held
Wednesday afternoon.
At the first rehearsal of the Brattleboro
Military band held last week IenneSS llal-
ton was elected librarian in place of Will
liam Brockington who declined to serve.
The second rehearsal of the band Will be
held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms
Tuesday evening at s o'clock. Anyone
capable of playing a wind instrument Is
invited to attend the rehearsal.
\ canvass is being made for the sale of
tickets for the next card party for the
benefit of the Literary Digest Hoover fund
for European relief, which will be given
in Odd Fellows temple Monday, March
-. in charge of a committee of which Mrs
+. G. Sargent is chairman. Nermont's
quota for the fund was $4,000 and about
$4,000 has been raised. Nearly $500
has been raised in Brattleboro through the
series of card parties The state commit
tee urges organizations to continue their
efforts 80 that the state may be able to
meet its quota.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Rev f. G. French of johnson is
guest today of Rev. and Mrs A. Y
Woodwork
Miss Florence stone is recovering
the Memorial hospital from an onera
ton performed by DIR. G.. II. Anderson,
The women of the Congregations
church will have silver social Wednes
day afternoon in the home of Mrs
Harry X Hamilton.
Miss Emma Mixer returned Saturda
night from Boston where she spent
days with Mrs. Charles ID. Pettee. Sh
began work this morning as maker 70
Mrs H. T. Bascom. milliner
The union evangelistic meetings vii
begin this evening at 7.30 ocloc, in tn
Congregational church, and the frs
three meetings will be held in Til
church Rev Elmer II. Stevens of 81
monsville, viii conduct the meetings
Rev. Mr. Stevens will be a guest in tn
home of Rev. and Mrs. L. +. Cornell
while here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07
PUTNEY.
Leavitt II. Roberts.

afternoon at the Dickinson hospital in
Northampton, Mass. Of pneumonia. He
leaves his wife. who formerly was Miss
Mary Graham. three children, Lawrence.
George and Mary his mother. Mrs Addie
N, Roberts of Putney; brother, George.
and sister, Mrs. w. $. Underwood The
fUneral was held this morning at 8 O'Clock
at st. Mary's church.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07
FEW 0LD-TAIE MERCHANTS.
Time Makes Many Changes Among Brat
tIebOr0's Business Men.

The death Of Wilfred T. Root. for 81
years a prominent merchant in Brattle-
Lurp. brings wildly to mind the fact Of
how fey al" left Of what might be termed
,r Main street. Until Frederick w.
kupch died he held the position of the
oldest business man on Main street. both
the oId-SciInOl merchants doing business
i'm point OF years and service. \ year
previous to Mir. kuech~ death George Il.
Clapp. as member of the firm OF C5app
4 Jones until the business was sold. held
the record Main street veterans still re
manning include O. T. Randall of the
icWciry firm of Randall x Clamp. Ambrose
Knapp. cl0rhIcT. and +. Is. E9rTGW~
dealer in coal and boots and shoes aud
Iunham Bros. wholesalers and retailers
OF boots and shoes.
y noticeable condition Is that. with the
exception of WOoIWorth. not a single near
chant On Main street occupies his own
store. For several years WooIW0rth was
DESTROYS Of establishing himself in this
town. but could find no suitable quarters
When the G.. J. Pratt property was offered
t.I sale 1t was bought by this concern and
jn Jhis. building they are now conducting
business. Du Elliot street the situation
j. quite different il that ". Z. Richardson
Jud company own the building i'm which
tAo.r store is located and -. Frank Shea
OWLS the binding i'm which he conducts
his grocery store and fish market. while
the large fUrnitur" store of Emerson &
SON is in the block recently erected by
Harry L. Emerson and William \ Morse
OWLS the building in the basement Of
which he has his line of paints. wall
papers and painters supplies.
0n Elliot street We find the oldest &c
tive merchant, both in point of years and
service in the person OF LUciuS \. Rich
ard~on. Mr.. Richardson began work as
Il boy for his father the late William +.
Richardson. and for over go years has
devoted practically all his time and atten-
tiou TO the meat and provisions business
The oldest manufacturing concern in
J5rattIeboro is that Of the paper mills of
". Ii. Fiuron x Son. This plant has
been turning out paper continuously for
Over 100 years. The largest and most
widely known manufacturing establish.
mcnt in Brattleb9ro is the Estey Organ
company. which business was established
ia the middle Of the lest century By the
late Jacob Estey and the business is ROW
owned and conducted by his direct de-
scpndants-Brattlcbor letter in Spring
field Sunday Republican.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07
HInh Blood Pressure Durable.

High blood pressure can be overcane
I'm most cases by exercise. says the
Canadian Life. This cause OF the many
reflections In life insurance is not usu.
ally q permanent disorder. II can be
cured by exercising, gently at first
and increasing up to q reasonable
amount Clients who have been re-
jected on this account should be ad.
vised to take up some moderate form
OF exercise. and In the course OF a few
months they may be acceptable
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07
Time to Turn to Serious Matters.
lRnnningtnn Banner. }

Among the bills already made into laws
Mt this session are those reducing the fees
for dog licenses and increasing the fine
for driving an automobile while intoNi-
Gated. BOunties on noNious animals have
been tinkered up. the open season for gray
SQUIRRELS has been changed and the section
relating to travelling libraries has been
amended by leaving out two words. Now
The Banner believes that it is perfectly
proper for the legislature to take notice
OF trivial matters and to spend consider,
abIt time with these small issues. All
life. all work and all business is in great
part concerned with lesser things and the
legislature of q state. if it is honest and
faithful, must give considerable attention
to little things. But the session of 1921
has now been in progress two months and
it * now time for the Legislative mill TO
grind out some more important grist. Not
all of the serious matters should be left
to the last minute.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07
STORY OF CIVIL WAR DAYS.
Gen. Brooks Would Net Disturb Gov
Holhrook's NeditafiNns.

An interesting story with its setting
I'm Civil war days has just come to light.
ssays the Brattleboro letter in the Spring
~eid Sunday Republican. 1t is related
that Lieut.. HolbroOk of the 4th Vermont
regiment. youthful son of Gov. HOIbrOok
who was resident of BrattleborO and
Ncrm0rt's much-belOved war governor,
eput his compliments TO Gen Brooks. com
handing the brigade at Camp Griffin, Va
and solicited Il leave Of absence as his
father. the governor of the state of Yer
mont, "medltated' promoting him. Gen.
Brooks returned the note with the ind0rSe-
meut, The general commanding thinks
it highly improper that the 'meditatiOuS'
of the governor Of Vermont SHOULD be dis
turbed. therefore Lieut.. Holbrook viii con-
tinue in camp
But few people of the present genera
ton know that at one time martial law
Teigued in BTattleboro and the civil au-
tE0ritIeS were superseded by the military
! { was during Civil war days when tr0opS
we're stationed oil the old camp ground
which when several of the regiments in
camp took so much liquor as to very much
discourage them. Col. Thomas. then
commanding. demonstrated with those who
were suspected of supplying the beverage,
but without avail. Finding words were
useless he tried the virtue of force and at
the head of an armed company demanded
Of the offenders. at the point of a bayouet
that they sign Il pledge not to sell to the
soldiers in the future. the alternative be
nag to have their stocks Summqrilv dis
posed Of as 'contrabaud of war Con
siderable feeling was caused by the colo
uel's act as it was felt that while the
t@aons should not be furnished with liquor
So freely. the power of the civil autduri
Tres should have been invoked before this
military display was brought IN evidence
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07
y PLEA FOR NURSES.
Springfield. Vt. Training School Commit
tee Urges Enrolment Of Young Women.


Editor of The Rcformer:-
What is Vermont's greatest need to-
day? Some say farmers, others plead for
skilled labor, the schools are needing
teachers and some communities are Sc
riousIy in need of doctors and nurses. To
the young men and women graduating
from our high schools in June. 192l-
which line of work has the appeal? There
are colleges. Industries and training
schools right i'm our state which offer
frSt-claeS 0Dp0TtuultieS for study ana
work along these lines. Study the Yer
mont of today a well a. her past history
and see where Vermont comes ia. 10
the young women who have been tlocking
to commercial courses there comes the
realization that because of the war there
was an emergency call for clerks and
s. ruGgrapheFs. but with conditions today
the real need is not there but throughout
the country there Is a demand for trained
tracberS and trained nurses. The oppor-
IUHitIe~ Tor tecaher training are pretty
we'll known, but along the line OF nurs-
ing one has often to investigate for them
selves as there has been very little adYer-
Using done The situation is 50 acute on
TIL" score of nurses that state campaign
Of information regarding hospitals and
training classes i about To be instituted.
At no time i'm nursing history has there
been greater demand for nurses or greater
opn0rtuuity fer success in the practice
al this profession OF late years the pub
lie has come to recognize more fully the
value of the professional nurse. and the
rapid growth of hospitals has created a
need for nurses in executive and teaching
uuSitiGnS. Then. too. new and attractive
fields have been opened in industrial and
public health nursing.
The training school for nurses in con
nrcEion with the Springfield hospital.
Springfield. VT. is open to receive applca-
tiuns from girls who are DESTROYS Of taking
q course i'm hospital training. The train
ing extends over a period If two and a
half wears I'm the local hospital and six
months utilization i'm Il larger hospital. II
is planned to establish an cight-hour day.
thus giving students ample time fer rec
re.,tiuu and study. Applicants wishing To
take tire course should write to the present
superintendent. Miss !. r. Spinney, for
prospectus and further information. The
new hospital plant which Is nearing com
ItIetiou will be one OF the finest small hos
pitfalls in the state. Situated upon one of
IN" beauty spots of the town overlooking
the Black River valley it includes not only
"a modern and up-to-date hospital building
but a nurses home-the home and the
estate being the gift Of Il former summer
resident. the late Henry Whitcomb Of
Springfield, Mass.
y (Signed)
Committee for Nurses Training
School. Springfield, Vt.
March J. 1921.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07

More than 700 women now hold posi-
tions as county or rural school superin
tendents in the United States.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07
BARGAIN MEATS. SAY PACKERS.
Price Drop Laid to Poor Export Market
and Low Buying Power.

CHICAGO. March The present
wholesale quotations of beef, pork and
amb represent bargain prices as com
pared with the prices prevailing a fnw
months ago. according to a statement
Ssued by the Institute of American Meat
Packers
The decrease in prices was attributed to
he stagnant export demand. the declines
general commodity prices and the de
.reaSed buying power in industrial ccntcrS
and elsewhere
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07

Miss Goldie Weinrott, of Moline, H.
has the distinction of being the first
woman to win place on a University
of Illinois debating team
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07
amateur Farmers Error.

One reason why town man some
times fails at farming is because he
thinks more of the picturesque woods
and rocks on his place than of the
ground that's suitable for corn.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07
HINSDALE, y. ii.
Warrant Has 24 Articles.

The warrant for the annual town meet
n& t. be held Tuesday. March :. CON
ans - articles besides those articles re
atiug to election of officers and other
outline business. Some of the more in
efeStiu% ones are n follows: To en-
power the ~elCctmeu to borrow 500 OnO
pay oar share of the new BrattIcboro
bridge: TO raise $1,000 for state aid
maintenance. 5000 for trunk line main
"hahce $1,000 10 continue hardening the
PIan road $1,000 In improve the road
ia bear hui, money to improve the Ok
BOW road. $500 and the already appro-
lrIated sum of $l.tUO to purchase the
BAPTIST church for a soldiers memorial
1t is desired to buy chemical fire appa-
.alu> and there are four articles relating
% me nuch-agltated nurse problem. The
lrst OF these Is to see if the town will
Import nurse. the second is to get the
preference Of the voters for either a dis
-flct or q Red Cross nurse. and the third
ais for $1,000 to support a district
Nurse, and the fourth asks for 81 900 to
dpp0rt Il Red Cross nurse. There are
tSo a number Of articles relating to side
FaIkS and street lights desired
Miss Monte Purcell of Greenfield
lass, visited her parents. Sunday.
Mrs. /. J. Walker. visited relatives in
Brattleboro, Friday and Saturday.
Miss Lillian Myers of Florence. Mass.
vas at her home here from Friday to
C. II. H. Langille of Springfield
1l lt5 visited his family here, Saturday
Oliver Houle spent the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph H. Houle in
Springfield, Vt.
Miss Shirley Smith Of Greenfield, was
recent guest of her grandparents. Mr..
and Mrs. Philbert Lefebvre
Mrs. W. b. Stacy of Holyoke, Mass.
formerly OF this town, visited relatives
and friends Il few days recently.
John Russell of Brattleboro has been
q guest of his grandparents, Mr. and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07
PLAN PRESS GREETING.
Hawaiian Publishers to Entertain World
CNneress in Ocfnher

HONOLULU T. H. Feb. II GORE
Epondence of The Associated Press -
Editors, publishers and representatives of
II newspapers and press associations in
the island, including I've different races,
The New York herald., 1921-04-21
HELD ASSWINDLER
ON WALDORF CHARGE
R. H. Blumenstock Arrested
for Alleged Non-Payment
Of Bill for $3.50.

Robert H Blumenstock of JOS Audu-
don avenue was arrested in the loopy
OF the waldorf-Astoria Hotel last night
by Detectives Sullivan and Wood and
locked UP in the West Thirtieth street
police station. charged with swindling
the Waldorf out of bill of $50 Ac-
cording TO the detectives. ne has been
identified by house detectives at the
Vanderbilt. Commodore, Imperial, Ritz
Carlton, Biltmore and Belmont hotels
at a man who committed similar OF
fences against these hotels, and addi-
tional charges probably will be made
against him.
Blumenstock was arrested on COM
plaint of Joseph Smith, chief house
detective of the Waldorf who said the
man registered there on February y
under the name of Robert II. Rosen-
stadt and stayed for thirty days. run
ming up a bill of $3.50. According to the
detective. BluInenstock bought numer-
Gus things and had them charged 20
his hotel account. and also purchased
railroad tickets. had them charged TO
his account. and then procured re-
fund on them at the railroad companys
offices
The police said last night that
Blumenstock admitted to them that he
had been swindling hotels for almost
year. and that he had victimized
many of the largest places in the city.
His scheme has always been the same,
the police said, but last night he made
the mistake OF returning to the Wall
dorf, where he was recognized by
Smith.
The New York herald., 1921-04-21
'GRANDEST FATHER,
TRIBUTE TO STOKES
Mother-in-Law Has Different
Opinion of Him Now,
She Testifies.
DEFENDS HER DAUGHTER
Calls Nurse Who Testified to
Actions Of Hal Billig a
Paid Witness.

Mrs Emma Miller, testifying yester-
day in behalf of her daughter. Mrs. Helen
Elwood Stokes. who is being sued for di-
vorce by W. z. D. Stokes before Supreme
Court Justice Finch. denied emphatically
all charges of intimacy between Mrs.
Stokes and DR. Hal Billig, her cousin.
and gave frank opinion OF her million
aire son-in-law. Herbert c. Smyth, cross
examining her in behalf of Mr.. Stokes,
asked what she thought when she
learned of her daughters marriage to
Stokes.
"I thought she was throwing her life
away" Mrs. Miller said, adding in re-
sponse to other questions that OCCASION
ally she has had "glimmers of hope" that
he would turn out to be a good husband
for her child. The first glimmer came
when Jimmie Stokes was born. she
said, "but 1t was only a glimmer."
Mr.. Smyth then introduced a letter
she wrote to Mr. Stokes in 1916, with
such phrases as Though I didn't know
you then, I'm strong for Jimmie and his
sister" and "You are the grandest
father in the world" He presented also
a poem Mrs. Miller wrote and dedicated
to baby Muriel Stokes.
s'You paid a tribute to him in it,"
he asked.
You wrote in the superlative. that he
was 'fondest and most cherishing
father'T
That's poetic license" she replied
TITS not literally true"
Mr.. Smyth referred to another phrase
from letter she wrote to Mr.. Stokes
cliiding him for talk of divorce and
asked If her daughter had suggested
divorce.
Helen never talked about divorce.
She doesn't believe in it, Mrs. Miller
declared.
Mr.. Smyth offered batch OF film
sizes" alleged to be copies of letters
Stokes wrote to Mrs. Miller. Martin
". Littleton, counsel for Mrs. Stokes,
objected to their admission. Justice
Finch decided to admit them in so far
as they relate to the credibility of Mrs.
Miller. Mr.. Littleton then objected that
no evidence had been offered as 10
their genuineness. Mrs. Miller was
withdrawn. and Mr.. Smyth called diss
Marion l.. Brophy. secretary for Mr..
Stokes, to testify regarding the origin
Of the copies.
Before the afternoon session opened
Mr. Littleton succeeded in having a
further allowance of $500 made him
for the expenses of the trial. bringing
the total to s22, 900.
II know If your Honor goes on Civ
ing Mr.. Littleton lot / won't get
much.'' Mr.. Smyth remarked.
Mrs, Miller In her morning testi-
mony called Juliet Gaffner. nurse for
the Stokes children, paid witness"
when she testified she saw Hal Billig
put his arm around Mrs. Stokes and
kiss her as they went upstairs in the
Miller home in Denver. Mrs. Miller
characterized this testimony as ''abso-
lutely false" Billig's attitude. she de-
clared was always that OF a brother
The New York herald., 1921-04-21
SCHOOLGIRL ELOPER
GETS $4,000 A YEAR
Award to Kate Stevens Of
Brooklyn, Who Weds Richard
Pagan. Dartmouth Student.

Surrogate Wingate in Brooklyn yes
terday authorized Mrs Jessie l. Stevens
of S756 Bay Twenty-seventh street, Ben
sonhurst, to spend each year $4,000 oi
the income of her daughter, Miss Kate
Stevens. ighteen-year-old heiress, fol
the girls maintenance and support The
papers revealed that the girl eloped last
Thursday with Richard Pagan, aged IL
a student at Dartmouth, and was mar
ried to him at Hanover, n. H., by an
iEpiscopalian rector.
The girl is entitled according 10 her
mothers petition, to at least one-third
Of the estate of her paternal grandfather,
Calvin Stevens, which amounts to more
than s1,250, 900.
Mrs. Stevens alleges that her daugh-
ter's marriage was contracted in a
foolish, youthful escapade Notwith-
standing this marriage" she says in her
petition. "the programme for the said
infant is to be carried out and said
infant is TO go to school as therein
stated and is not to live with the young
man she married for the ensuing year
and not until he is through with his
college education. This young man is a
very respectable person and one Of high
social standing, and there is. there
fore, all the greater need for the allow
ance asked for in order to fit said in
fant for the position she is to assume as
his wife"
In asking the allowance. Mrs. Stevens
points out that her husband, c. Armory
Stevens, was liberal in supporting his
daughter, an only child. She was at
Miss Sayward's School In Philadelphia
in 1920. In addition TO pursuing ordi-
nary studies, the girl is receiving in
struction in foreign languages and elo-
cution and on the plano. She is an ex-
pert horseback rider. Her income, ac-
cordng to the papers fled. Is greatly
in excess OF the allowance asked.