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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24
STRIKE ORDER is ISSUED.
Ocean Going TOwbOat Men Protest Wage
CUT. 4G0 Workers Involved

NEW YORK, March 2I-Immediate
strike orders TO engineers on eau-going
tow boats whose owners have cut
wages were being sent out today by
IN" general manager of the Marine Engi-
ncers' Beneficial association. Most of
the 1850 boats affected arc now at
sea and it probably viii b. several
days before the orders are generally ei-
frctiye. the manager says. He expects
the license deck officers and the fire
room crews 10 Join in the walk-out.
About 24a0 men ave affected
Tha walk-out originally set for April
!. as a protest against wage reductions
which went in effect March !, was
planned here Tuesday by the engineers
association and sanctioned Yesterday by
the associations national executive
committee.
Federal Investigation of the strike was
asked in a telegram sent to Secretary
Hoover
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24
GIBSON EXPLAINS
TRAFFIC RULES
Says One-Way Regulations VIII BE Put
in Force When Suitable Signs
Are Ready.

In explaining further concerning the
local traffic regulations which the village
commissioners adopted at their meeting
night before last Chairman Gibson said
this morning that those relative to Bull
lock and Whipple streets would go into
effect as soon as proper signs designating
the directions permitted to traffic could
be prepared. Mr. Gibson added that the
one-way rules would not, of course, be
applied to residents on the streets mem
toned. As to the regulation requiring
parking at an angle with the sidewalk,
which viii probably be embodied in an
article in the warrants for village meet
ing. Mr.. Gibson said it was the idea
of the commissioners to have it enforced
only on streets where the traffic was
heavy enough to make such rule neces-
sary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24
court DOCKET
IS SHAPING Up
Next Monday Last Day for
Setting Cases for
Trial
IMPORTANT LOCAL
CASES SCHEDULED
Those of Doubleday VS. Pierce and Ranny
VS. Clark Are Likely TO Be Tried This
Term-DivOrce Docket Already Has 53
Entries.

Next Monday is the last day for set
ting cases for trial at the term of Wind
ham county court which is scheduled to
start Tuesday, April u, with Judge +.
NJ. Butler of Rutland presiding. Until
that day it is difficult 10 tell just what
sort of a trial list viii materialize IT
is generally believed, however, that at
least two cases of more than ordinary
local interest will come up before Judge
Butler. They are the suit brought by
Nelson Doubleday against Apsel Pierce
for $4,000 damages on account of ia
juries which the former received in aH
accident to Mr. Pierce's automobile last
summer, and the alienation suit which
Edwin L. Ranney has instituted against
Charles H. Clark
Another local case, which was set for
trial this term at the last court ses-
sion, is that of Henry Schlitz against
he Lowell Mutual Insurance Co This
case, il will be remembered, involves
the adjustment of loss on account OF the
fire in what is now. the Streeter res
tallrant on Main street, then conducted
by SchlitZ.
Although there is still time for the
i filing OF further actions on the part OF
disgTuntled couples the local divofee
docket already contains no less tina a
50 cases which are titled as follows:
Amidon AIndon.
Bacon Bacon, Belknap Y Beiknap,
I Barncs Barnes, Bracket Br8ckett,
| Beers Beers, Bennett Bennett.
Carpenter Carpenter, Carpenter V
/ Carpenter, Cutting Cutting, Chase Y
/ Chase, Craig Craig.
| Davidson V Davidson, Davidson Ds
wilson, Doyle Doyle, Doyle Doyle.
1 Ellison Y Ellison.
/ Foley Foley, Foley Foley.
! Goddard Goddard, Greene V Greene
| billiard V Hilhard, Hoffses Hoffses
| IIartwell Hartwell, Hackett Hack
ett
Leach Leach, Lower Lower.
Miller Miller, Moulthrup Moul
thrup, Murdock Murdoch, Miller '
| Miller, Martell Martell. Martell Y
Martell, Monserud Gray, Miller v
Miller.
O'Connell O'Connell.
! Patch Patch, Perkins Perkins, Pix
/ lev Pixley, Poupart Poupart, Poli-
/ part Poupart.
Ranney Ranney, Ranney V Ranney
i RAYMOND Raymond. Rider Rider.
/ Shampine Shampine, Sloeum Slo-
4 cum, Stevens Stevens, sullivan Sui
livan.
/ Turner Turner. Tufts Tufts, Tru-
land Truland.
/ White White, Wilder V Wilder, Will
/ liams Williams.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24
BUYS STOCK OF
VALLEY GRAIN co.
Joel VI. Stearns of Greenfield to Carry
ON Farm Machinery
Business

JOpI NJ Stearns OF Ufeenuefd, HcIt
known in farm machinery and agricultural
lines. has bought the stock of farm ma
chinery and repairs formerly carried BY
the Valley Grain CO., and has leased OF
Fl. G. Barber quarters in the so-called Vat
ley Grain company building for carrying
on the business in connectlon With the
Iong-esta blished business Under the name
Of Joel NJ. Stearns of Greenfield.
While the new owner is ready for busl-
ness a large amount of cleaning and re
arranging will be necessary before a for
NAL opening can be announced. MIR.
Stearns's stock not only embraces farm
machinery and repairs, but complete
line of farm hardware.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24
ROAD TO VERNON
STILL VERY MUDDY
Good as Far South as BrattIeboro Line
but From There on Same Old
Holes Exist

Persons who had occasion to attempt
an automobile trip from Brattleboro to
Vernon yesterday found the road in excel
lent condition until they reached the town
line about a half-mile below the Last
Block plant. From there on. however,
they found the same old mudholes that
have been impeding traffic for the past sew
eral weeks and providing employment for
teamsters in extracting cars from the
mire at so much per extraction.
OF course, the road is gradually recov-
ering from its annual spring upheaval.
but there is feeling among those who
have occasion to drive over, or rather
through. ii that the Vernon highway Off.
cials have not given the bad spots the
prompt attention they deserve in view OF
the amount of traffic between that town
and Brattleboro
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24
WILL TEST POWER
OF LABOR BOARD
Suit Is Filed I'm Federal Court at Column
bus by Attorney Representing
LOO Railway Men,

COLUMBUS, O., March PA test
suit to determine what authority the
federal railroad labor board may have
in backing up its ruling that railroads
need not reduce wages until after con
ference with employees, was filed in the
district court here today, by attorneys
representing 1000 employees of four sub
sidiary lines of the New York Central
railroad.
The action is brought BY c. E. jew
ell, member of the United Brother
hood of Maintenance of Way employees
of the Toledo and Ohio Central rail
road and it is said to be the first at
tempt made in the country to get the
court : Interpretation of the powers of
the labor board.
Maintenance of way employees and la
borers of the line have been given notice
that their wages viii be decreased APP
pToNimately 2S per cent on April /, the
petition said
Federal Judge Slater has set Monday
for a hearing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24


LONDON, March 24-Ihe communist
revolt in Germany, financed, it Is de
clared, by soviet gold, is spreading
throughout sthe Industrial district Of
middle Germany, threatening the great
ammonia, potash, anthracite and cop
per works, says a Central News des-
patch from Berlin today.
Strong police forces have been des-
patched to the center, where trouble
has grown out of the recent demands OF
the leaders for a general strike, and the
army of the proletariat. The efforts OF
the authorities, adds the despatch, have
only resulted in communists strength
ening their position.
Reports from SaXony state that more
buildings have been damaged by dyna-
mite in various towns and that at
Mansfield, prisons have been opened and
their inmates liberated
Complete anarchy is said to reign at
Hettstedt, where all banks have. been
raided, and whence the population Is
fleeing in panic.
An account of the troubles ut Ham
burg. telegraphed bv the Berlin corre-
spondent Of the Central News, says that
more than 50 communists and police are
reported To have been killed in the
fighting last night in the Altoona section
of Hamburg
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24
MISS CALIsTA MORSE DEAD.
End Comes at Home of Nephew on Canal
Street This Morning.

Miss Calista A. Morse, So, died at 80
O'Clock this morning in the home of her
nephew. Sewall Morse of A Canal street.
She was taken i'll Sunday morning.
Death was due to hardening Of the ar
terieS.
She was born Nov. 10. 1885. in the
house in which she died and in which she
always, had lived. She was a daughter
Of Sewall and Adeline (Houghtonl Morse.
Besides her nephew Miss Morse leaves a
niece. Mrs. Clinton Gowdy of Springfield,
Mass
The funeral Will be held at the house
tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev.
Delmar +. Trout officiating. The burial
will take place in Prospect Hill cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24
BARN BURNED
IN DUMMERSTON
Fire Destroys Buildings on BotinelIy
Farm-Part of Garage
Also Burned

4 barn and part of a garage belonging
to ]. C. Botinelly of Dummerson was
burned between ; and 6 o'clock last
evening. The barn was 60 feet long by
40 feet wide and contained from four to
five tons of hay, some corn fodder. rowen
and corn. 4 pair of horses and cow
were saved. When the first was diScov-
cred Mrs. VI. l.. Whitney called neighborS
by telephone from Dummerston Center
and Slab Hollow. The origin of the fire,
which started on the barn floor. is un-
known. The loss is estimated at about
$4,000. The Botinelly place is the So
called John Walker farm near the juno
tiOn of the Slab Hollow aud putncy roads.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24

hood to Head of Church In America
Noted for Scholarship - Economic
Views Valued.
BALTIMORE. March 24-James
Cardinal Gibbons, archbishop of Balti-
more and prclate of the American Cath
Ollie hierarchy. died at his residence to-
day after a prolonged illness which main
ly affected his heart. He was in his SIth
year. The end came peacefully at II SO
O'Clock
Beside the cardinals bed stood every
member of his household and when it was
seen that the distinguished prelate had
passed away. the priests fell to their
knees and began rcciting the prayers for
the dead.
kilograms were at once sent to Pope
Benedict at Rome and more than 100 pre-
lateS of the American Catholic hierarchy.
informing them of the cardinals death.
As it is expected that most of the
church dignitaricS in the United States
will attend, it is probable the funeral
will not take place much inside of n
week.
Cardinal Gibbons had been unconscious
and in Il dying condition for the last n
hours. y touching incident in connec-
OF the pope's bcnediction upon him.
which had just been received by cable
from Rome. The city hail bell was tollcd
when word of his death was sent to the
mayor.
HolyThursday services We're in prog
ress at the cathedral when the cardinal
brcathed his last and the great audi
torium was packed to overiiowing. When
Bishop CorrigGn announced that the end
had come the dcvout sank to their knees
in prayer for the dead and tears strcamed
down the faces Of many.
1t is understood there will be no
change in the routine of the traditional
services of holy week. except that the
usual pOntifical mass at the cathedral
viii not be celebrated.
Praised by Taft.
Active service of more than half cen.
tury in the interests of his country as
we'll as his church is closed by the death
Of James, Cardinal Gibbons At the
Continued on Page s.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24
HOUSE DEBATES
ON RATTLESNAKES
Also Discusses Question of
Prohibiting Fortune
Telling
ADJOURNMENT NEXT
WEEK IN SIGHT
Indications Point to Conclusion of Ses-
sion About April - Increase in
Snakes Serious Problem Now That
Snake-Bite Remedy Is Abolished.

Nun AIdFCH II
Debate was precipitated in the house
this morning over H407, to prohibit for
tune telling and clairvoyants, and H-414,
introduced through the fish and game COM
mittee by Mr.. Foote of Fair Haven, plac-
ing 81 bounty on rattlesnakes.
The adoption in both houses this
morning of a resolution providing that
after tomorrow no bills shall be introduced
either by member or through a commit
tee except by unanimous consent, is one
of the many indications that the legisla-
ture is making ready to adjourn next week
if possible. Another evidence of that
effort was the adoption of a motion of Mr..
Barber of Brattieboro that when the
house adjourned to-day it be until IL
O'Clock tomorrow morning in order 10 give
committees time before the session tonor-
row tn clean mp their work and get all
the bills on the calendar.
In the house this morning nine bills
We're passed eight ordered TO a third
reading, one ordered To lie and be made a
special order for tomorrow afternoon. and
the joint resolution providing for a medal
lion portrait of Mai. Gen. Lewis y. Grant
was adopted in concurrence.
In the senate eight bills were passed and
IL advanced TO a third reading. The bill
ordered to lie and made n special order
for tomorrow afternoon at =. II was HIS.
relating TO agents and representatives oi
life and accident insurance companies.
Opposition TO the fortune telling bill
developed when Mr.. Martin of Plainfield
told Of girl from his town who had un
usual powers through q sort of second
sight or mind reading. This girl had prac
| tically earned her way through school By
means of this art and MIR Martin
thought no Law should be enacted which
would prohibit such people from eontin
uing in the work.
| Mr.. Darling of Chelsea, chairman OF the
! judiciary committee which reported thi.
| b:ll. said that licensing fortune tellers nae
/ been considered, but rs many fakes ar,
| praeticed under the guiSe of fortune tell
1 ing the committee did not think suci
| licenses should be issued
MIR. Bailey of Colchester interrogatet
/ Mr.. Martin as to the method under which
/ the girl practcied and thought il would b,
called mental telepathy and so would no
come under this bill. Mr.. WiShart o
Barre city said the bin was aimed at pro
/ fesSionalS.
0uiia Boards Defended.
| There were queries by Mr.. Peet of st
/ George and Mr.. Bates Of Highgate as {,
| whether the bill prohibited reading teG
! I('putiuup1 on paup =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24
CREW ABANDONS
SINKING STEAMER
Steamship City of ColumbO, on Rocks
On Halifax. Pounding to Pieces
Tug ResCues Sailors.

HALIFAX, y. S, March. 24.-The
steamship City of Columbo, which went
on the rocks last week. is pounding to
pieces and has been abandoned by the
captain aud 80 members of his crew.
who had remained aboard hoping to
float her.
lest her main mast and began taking
water. Efforts of the crew to keep the
pump going failed when the engine room
Hooded.
\ call for help was sent to a tug,
which had been standing by, and the
men were taken off without accident.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24
Red Mems $ Hall

Thursday, March "a, p m.-Regular
meeting Pocahontas council, No. 4, D..
of Z. a good attendance is desired.
Friday. March 25.-Regular meeting
of Quonekticut tribe. No. >. Every
member is urged to be present as there
is important business to come before the
tribe. also adoption degree.
Monday, March 2S.-Card tournament
for all members of Quonekticut tribe,
No. 2.
council, ID. of p, will hold public dance.
All are cordially invited.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24
Centre Congregational Church b

Tonight. 80 o'clock - Observance of
the Lords supper in the church. Several
persons will be received into membership.
FRIDAY, March -. $50 y. m.-Aunual
Home Missionary thank offering meeting
of the WOmans association in the chapel
All women of the parish are urged to be
present.
Friday, March -. 80 p. m.-Regular
Friday evening meeting, the subject OF
which will be appropriate to Good Friday
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24
Odd Fellows Temple

Circle viii hold its regular meeting. and
supper will be served at the usual hour.
Election of officers.
Thursday, March "a. p. m, sharp
Regular meeting Of Canton Palestine, No.
3. Regular drill after the business meet
ing. \ full attendance is expected.
Friday, March 25-Old Folks dance
under auspices of WantaStiquet lodge
Admission: Gentlemen, % cents; Ia,
dies, 80 cents
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24
FIVE HELD IN LIQUOR CASE.
Men Are Alleged to Have Stolen HOotch
Valued ut $4,000.

SALEM, Mass. March 24,-The
authorities investigating the theftS OF
liquor. valued at $4,000. from the SUM
mer home at Manchester of Lester Leland
of Boston, by men who represented them
selves to be prohibition enforcement Off
cials, today arrested Joseph j. Murphy,
said to be an ex-Boston policeman, and
James r. Murnaghan of SOmeryille. The
men. who make a total of FIVE now under
arrest in the case. were held in $4,000
each for a hearing. April /, on a charge
of breaking. entering and larceny.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24
BAY STATE SAVES DAYLIGHT.
Governor Signs Bill-in Effect From
Nnril p To Septemher D.

BOSTON. March 24-Goyernor Cox
for daylight saving i'm Massachusetts be-
tween the last Sunday in April and the
last Sunday in September. This amends
the previous law by taking off one month
at each end of the period.
The measure was enacted as c5mprO-
mise between supporters and opponents
Of the daylight-Saving plan.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24
DRAWS PRISON TERM.
Jersey City Man Pleads Guilty TO Con-
spiracy in Murder Case.

els Murphy of Jersey City today pleaded
guilty to conspiracy in connection witk
the murder of William Madden In South
Manchester on Jan. 80, 1919. He WAS
sentenced to the state prison for from oae
to two years.
Five men are now serving life sentences
for the murder of Madden. who was head
watchman at the Cheney Silk mill.
Murphy has been in Jail two years, not
having been brought to trial with the
OF hers
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24
PETITION TO
RETAIN POLICE
Paper Asking Commissioners to Retain
Present Force Now Being
Passed Around.

Although no definite action has been
taken by the village commissioners with
relation TO reorganization of the police
force it is evidently the opinion of some
people that a move in this direction Is
contemplated for a petition asking for
the retention of the entire present force
was in circulation last evening. Up TO
this noon the petition had not reached
the commissioners.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24
LABORERs REJECT CUT.
Rutland Railroad Employees Won't Ac.
cept Wage Reduction.

RtTLAND. Vt. March 24 Repre-
sentatives of unSkilled labor on the Rut-
| land railroad yesterday told officials Of
the road that they refused to accept a
/ proposed wage cut of about 20 per cent
The case will be taken TO the railroad
labor board. it was announced after the
| meeting. Four hundred men are affected.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24
STRATTON MAN
is BOUND OVER
Ernest Leno to Appear i'm County Court
to Answer Charge Filed by
States Attorney

Before Judge Stowe in municipal court
this morning Ernest Leno of Stratton
pleaded not guilty to a statutory offense.
waived examination and was bound over
to county court in bonds of $500. which
his counsel, Charles S. Chase, furnished.
Leno was arrested on a warrant issued
by states Attorney H. T.. Whitney and
served last evening by Sheriff f L. Well
man after an arduous trip to Leno' $
home by way of West Jamaica.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24
UTAH BoYCoTs EVEN NAME.
Word Cigarette" Forbidden TO Appear
on Tobacco C0ntainer.

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. March 24.
Use of the word cigarette on the
label of a tobacco container will be I'M
lawful in Utah after June s. according
to an opinion by the attorney general.
Certain brands of tobacco which are
advertised on the container for pipe or
cigarette" will have to use special con
tainer for their goods sold in Utah
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24
ALLIES SENT NOTE.
Document Replies to Germany's Refusal
to Come Across with Reparation Money.

PARIS. March ~ - ociated Press)
The allied reI.afatiOns commission de
livercd to the German delegation here to-
day a note replying to the German re-
fusal to pay the one billion gold marks
commission had demanded be handed
over yesterday.
The Germans were asked that the note
be transmitted to the German govern
ment in Berlin as quickly as possible.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24
BUSY SEASON PREDICTED.
Important Matters Await Solution When
Congress COnyenes In April.

WASHINGTON. March 24. - Some
of the important bills that viii come up
in the house during the extra session, be-
ginning April II. include: The emergency
tariff, anti-dumping. American valua-
ton as a basis of customs duties on I'M
ported products, permanent tariff, tax
revision, army appropriation bill, naval
appropriation bill, the budget and lmml-
grafton restrictions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24
BACK on FORMER JOB.
Official Who DispIeased Wilson Is Hard
ing EaHOrite.

WASHINGTON. March n. - Oba-
diah Gardner of Maine. who resigned
from the international joint commission,
in the closing days of the last admins
tration at the request Of President Vii
son. accepted reappOintmPnt yesterday by
President Harding. and later was sworn
in as a member of the commission.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24
REVIEWS BERGDOLL CASE.
State Department Has No Record Of
Request Made on Germany for Him.

WASHINGTON. March -. - All pa
pers in the war department relative to
the case Of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll.
now i'm Germany. were transmitted TO the
state department today at the direction
of Secretary Weeks. with a request that
they be considered from an international
viewpoint.
The secretary said lie had made a care
full study of the papers and found moth
ing to indicate that anv formal request
for the return of Bergdoll had been made
Of the German government.
The Ribs club has been formed by wo-
men Of Dallas. Texas. whose husbands
have favorite social organization called
the Bonrhead club.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24
ROAD CLOSES SHOP.
New Haven Order Puts 1900 Employees
Out of Work.

BOSTON, March 24-The New York.
New Haven & Hartford railroad ordered
yesterday the laying off OF 1,30o more
employees in its repair shops. The Not
wood shops will be shut down indefinitely
through the orders affecting $50 persons
there. and Readville shops viii have Only
500 men left after the 1850 who wers
dropped yesterday quit.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24
Methodist Episcopal Church

Thursday, March 81, at 3 p. m.-Regu-
lar meeting of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary association with Mrs. Mum, Jog
High street.
Friday, March 25.-Special Good Fri
day service at 7.30 p. m.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24
Knights of Columbus Hall

Monday. April 4-Daughters of Isa-
bella will work the first, second and third
degrees Those holding investigation
papers kindly give them to the regent be-
fore the Goth of this month.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-24
Masonic Temple

Thursday, March "a, 7.30 p. m.-Spe-
cial communication of Columbian lodge.
No. So. f. and a. NJ. Work: NJ. NJ
Past masters night.
Tuesday, March 29.-Masquerade ball