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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28
COOLIDGE STARTS
FOR WASHINGTON
Embraces His Shoemaker Friend Before
Leaving Northampton
Home Today.

NORTHAMPTON. Mass. Feb. IS
Calvin Coolidge, vice president-eIect, set
out for Washington with Mrs. Coolidge
today with the idea of being ready to go
to work after his oath of Office is taken
on Inauguration day. \ demonstration
held in a drizzle of rain was one that
had no formal sponsors but nevertheless
was representative of all the community.
MayoG Fitzgerald and Judge FOSdick of
the superior court were there to give 1t
an official touch. Men of business and
the professions, with the ladies of their
families came to add their words and
handclasps.
The democratic nature of the farewell
was shown when the former governor
gathered to him in an embrace James
Lucy. a shoemaker. whom he described
to newspaper men as his philosopher and
friend They left behind, dressed for
school the young sons, who Will remain
here and finish their early schooling
while their father attends to the affairs
of state at the nations capital. North
amptOn has not said its last word, how
ever. as its city government has dele
gated its Democratic mayor to go to
Washington as its official representative
at the Inauguration of the Republican
vice president who is its most notable
citizen.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

With one exception the largest audi
ence that has attended service in the
First Universalist church since the be-
ginning of Rev. ID. f. Trout's pastorate
was present yesterday morning, when
Rev. Mr.. Trout preached his last sermon
as pastor. There was no farewell SER
mon but forceful sermon was preached
on the subject, Is Life Worth Living
Yesi Why? There was special music,
Alison ]. Dugan assisting on the violin.
Eight children were presented for bap-
tism Rev. MIR. Trout will begin his
pastorate with St PauFs church in
Springfield. Mass, next Sunday.
Seven horses participated in a quarter
mile race on the ice on the Connecticut
river here yesterday afternoon, the several
heats being witnessed by about 200 per-
sons. There were two classes. In the
first class were horses driven by Johr
Anderson of Dummerston Hill, Henry
Grover of Chesterfield, n. H.. and Walter
Adams, Walter Brace and Ora Underwood
of Brattlebero. John Anderson won this
event and his horse was entered in ths
next event with horses driven by r. /.
Brooks of Brattleboro and Jesse Brown
of Chesterfield. This event was won by
May Queen driven by r. l.. Brooks. She
! took two heats in 50 seconds fat each
Another race is being arranged for mex
Sunday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28
JAMAICA.

Harrison Kingsbury spent Sunday
here with relatives.
The w c. T. L. met with Mrs. L. II.
Sprague Wednesday.
Hubart Crowninshield was Brattle-
boro visitor Friday
John Mcclellan has gone to Guilford
to work for Walter Castle.
A. w. Butler is home fron, Montpelier
for the town meeting recess.
Mr.. Waite who is working IN Brook
line spent the weekend with his wife.
Shirley Bessett went to Brookline
this week to work for Herbert Stewart.
Miss Gladys Wolf. student at Le-
land and Grey seminary spent Sunday
with Mrs Euniee Sprague.
George Chase of Windham visited his
wife and little new daughter. Edna Ha-
eel, at Harry Clough's last week.
Mrs. Anna Howard returned Wednes
daughter, Mrs Addie Lawrence in
Townshend
Mrs a. W Butler. who has been visit.
ing several weeks in Montpelier and
Hartford and other places, returned
home last week
Mrs. Annie Clark and two sons oi
Nashua, \. H.. came Saturday for q
few weeks visit with her sister, Mrs
Henry Williams.
O. M. Cole has moved his family from
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28
APPOINTED TO
NAVAL ACADEMY
Two BrattIebore High School Students
Receive Notice-0ne Gets Highest
Mark in Vermont.

Henry Lawton. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John l.. Lawton of Forest street. and
Stanley Newton. son of Mrs. j. c. Newton
of 13 Green street, received notice today
that they had passed the preliminary ex-
animation for appointment to the United
States naval academy at Annapolis.
The notice stated that Mr. Newton
passed the highest examination of any
of the Vermont candidates. The exam
ination was given at Norwich university
Jan. 24 and p and was taken by eight
or 10 students Both Mr.. Lawton and
Mr. Newton. who were the only Brattle-
boro young men to take the examination.
are members of the high school class of
1920
Some time ago Senator Page wrote
Principal Warren urging that he select
some Brattleb0ro young men to take the
examinations, and he chose these two
They will have physical and final exam
nations at Annapolis and there is every
reason to believe that they will pass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28
Senator Cady Doesn t Deny
Famous MkzUeU Episode

MIDDLEBURY. Feb. 2s.-When Sen
ator Willis n. Cady of this town was
informed of the article in the Brattle-
boTo Reformer of Saturday, which in
timated that there had been clash be-
tween Stoddard b. Bates, highway com
missioner, and Gov. James Hartness. ne
declined to make statement for pub
lication, but did not deny that the gov
ernor had made a movement toward
throwing an inkwell at the commits
sioner.
This occurred during the heat of an
argument about the highway situation
on Thursday afternoon. and homecom
ing legislators declare that only the in
tervention of friends prevented the en-
counter from being more serious.
he facts about the occurrence, of
which Senator Cady was an eyewitness
and which he does not deny, are some
what as follows
Commissioner Bates went to the exec.
utive chamber to discuss highway mat.
ters and, as a precaution, asked the
privilege OF saying what he had to say
IN the presence of Senator Cady. This
was agreed to by the governor. who
summoned his executive clerk, Julius A
Wilcox, as his witness.
The highway commissioner then re
ferrcd to the alleged statement of tn,
governor that he (Batcsl had refused
to give him information about the stat,
highway situation.
Gov Hartness then reiterated tn,
statement, according to the report, anC
said it was notorious throughout Yer
mont that no one could find ont any
thing about the hi"hways or the high
way department from Commissioner
Bates
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28

Governor" the commissioner is re-
ported to have said Il never refused
you or any other citizen of the state in
formation about the highways at any
time. Nothing like that ever happened.
AT this point. the stories differ some
what, one, which comes from the
friends of Gov. Hartness, alleging that
Commissioner Bates passed the lie di-
rect TO the governor of Vermont, the
other that he merely denied the truth
of what the governor said.
The governor is then said to have
asked whether Bates meant to call him
a liar and to have gPasped the inkNyeH
on the desk and made a movement to
throw it at Commissioner Bates.
Senator Cady, according to the report,
then said warningly
Governor, governor and Mr. Will
cox is also said to have made a move
ment toward the two officials.
The inkweu was not thrown but its
contents were spilled on the desk and
over the hands of the executive No
further damage was DONE
Friends of Governor Hartness deny
that the executive made any movement
to throw the inkwell, but merely made
a quick movement as he rose from his
chair and overturned the receptacle
accidentally.
Commissioner Bates was somewhat
disturbed by the interview and talked
, about resiming and making the matter
public, but afterward cooled down. The
facts soon leaked out, however, and the
widest versions were speedily flying
about the state-house The foregoing
statement is not denied by Senator
| Cady, but is not authorized by him. II
| is not far from the facts
The affair happened Thursday after
noon when the legislature was in ses
Ion
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28
LIEUT.. GOODWIN
RECEIVES CHECKS
VIII BE Issued to Company L Members
Wednesday Night--Company Or
ganizing Basketball Team.

First Lieut. Charles A. E. Goodwin
has Just received pay for Company | for
the six months period ending Dec. 81.
1920 These checks viii be issued at
the regular drill Wednesday evening to
all men who have turned in surplus
equipment Checks for those who have
not turned in such equipment will be
withheld until they have done so.
Lieut.. Goodwin has been asked BY sew
eral persons if there are any objections
to visitors reviewing the company at
drill on Wednesday evenings. He states
he has none whatever, and would be
pleased to have the public take more
interest in the company. The company
is now organizing basketball team
and hopes to play a few games before
the season closes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28
W|LFRED F. ROOT
DIES IN HOSPITAL
Widely Known Pharmacist
i'm iii Health Several
Years
IN DRUG BUSINESS
HERE 80 YEARS
Formerly Head of Vermont Pharma-
ceutical Association and State board
of Pharmacy-Underwent Operation
Thursday for CirrhOsis of Liver.

Wilfred Franklin J. Root, 30, senior
partner in the Wilfred f. Root & Son
pharmacy and for 81 years in the drug
business in Brattleboro, a man who had
much einfuence in shaping legislation on
pharmaceutical subjects and raising the
standard required for the practice of
pharmacy in this state, died of a liver
trouble and organic heart disease at 11.15
o'clock last night in the Brattleboro Memo
rial hospital. He went to the hospital
Jan 81 for treatment and last Thursday
underwent an operation.
Mr. Roots health had not been good for
several years. The operation, which was
for cirrhosis of the liver was performed as
a last resort and 1Ir Root desired to have
it done. The disease had progressed so
far that recovery was impossible.
Mr.. Root was born in Brattleboro June
~. 1870. a son of Charles Joseph Root
| and Katherine (Franklinl Root. When
he was about five years of age the family
moved to Orange. Mass. and later to
| school. His, father was well-knOwn
| salesman for Haynes < Co. Of Springfield
cl0thierS. more than 80 years. Mr. Root
| began his career as a druggist when he
was II years old, coming to Brattleboro
To work for his uncle. George t. Greene
tAiA"o9h t.tt SuAiiiASA NA1si1Aoil, anu W lleL
! he was is years old he came to his
| uncle's store to begin permanent work
| In March, 1892. before Vermont had its
state pharmacy law, Mr.. Root passed the
| Massachusetts state board examination
| in pharmacy lie was elected secretary
| of the Vermont Pharmaceutical associa,
tion in 1S9S and served three years. He
also served as chairman of the legislative
and executive committee of the associa.
/ ton. In 1902 he was elected president OF
| the state association and in November ot
| the same year was appointed by Gov. J. q
| Mccullough as a member of the state
board of pharmaceutical examiners for !
/ iive-Year term. He was twice re-apDOinteC
to the board for terms of five years each
! his Is years of service on the board being
| Continued on Page Sd
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28
PASSENGERS SAW
ONCOMING TRAIN
Headlight of Approaching
Locomotive Gave Warn
ing of Doom but Not One
in Derailed Coaches Was
Able to Escape - Both
Enginemen on New York
Central Train Killed

PORTER, Ind, Feb. 28-Forty- two
bodies had been collected today from
the Wreckage caused when the Canadian
Limited, on the Michigan Central bound
from Chicago to Toronto and the Inter
state Limited on the New York Cen
trail bound from Boston and New York
to Chicago, crashed at crossing Iqst
night.
The morgue at Chesterton contained
Sc bodies, some of them only fragment
ary Four were still under the wreck
age Is hours after the accident and two
were at a hospital in Michigan City
Only "A had been positively identified
by relatives or friends.
The Michigan Central train had
missed block signals said TO be set
against it and had been derailed by a
deraIler that officials said was automat
ically set against it along with the sig
nal 1t plunged ahead on the ties until
1T came to rest across the New \ OrE
Central right of way with two day
coaches at the point of intersection.
At nearly 90 miles an hour the New
\ orR Central train came on, the glare
of its headlights warning many OF the
doomed = passengers who ieaped from
their seats. One or two reached the
The New York Central mogul locomo
tive was stripped as it hit. wreckage
flying up above the telegraph wires II
a cloud of dust that witnesses lkeneo
to an explosion Bodies of several pas
sengers were carried with the locomotive
and buried beneath it.
All the dead were in the two Michigan
Central coaches, which carried few
through passengers. Upwards of 50 per
sons bound for Quebec. Montreal anC
Toronto were aboard. Their cars were
not much damaged
Both enginemCn of the New York
Central train were killed. The engineer
of the Michigan Central train has beer
missing since the accident.
One track of the New York Contra
was cleared of wreckage today but tn
Michigan Central was still blocked. The
New York Central struck the Michigan
Central day coaches at such a sharI
angle; approximately 45 degrees that t, tn 2
These were sheared almost from enc
to end.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28
TURCO-RUSSIAN
CLASH IMMINENT
Boishevik Forces Racing Down Coast of
Black Sea Toward City
Of Batum

CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. IS (Asso-
ciated Press HostiEties between Rus
sian Bolshevik and Turkish forces for
the possession OF Batum are declared TO
be imminent in advices received here.
Ten thousand Turkish soldiers are on
the outskirts Of Batum and it is believed
that if the Bolsheviki capture the city
Turkish occupation of Armenia viii be
impossible The Bolsheviki are racing
down the coast of the Black sea toward
Battm and were Shelled~by vessels of
the French fleet
General IIekkCr. commander of the
18th Bolshevik army which captured
Iiflis, reports having effected a junction
with Cossacks who advanced to that city
across the CaucausuS mountains. Boil
shevik troops numbering about $4,000
entered Tihis Friday night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28
FEDERAL FARM LOAN
ACT is UPHELD

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. The
federal farm loan act was held con-
stitutionaI today by the supreme
court This is the act under which
land banks were established to ex-
tend loans to farmers.
Farm loans aggregating more than
$50, 600, 900 have been held up since
May. 1920, as result of the suit
instituted by Charles E. Smith,
stakeholder in the Kansas City
Title and Trust Co., TO test the val
idiiy of the federal farm loan act.
Applications to this amount were
pending when Commissioner LObdell
announced at conference of farm
loan officials here that official ap-
prOyal would be withheld pending
a decision of the court.
Officials placed the total amount
of loans to farmers held in abey
ance by the suit at many times $780,
100000, however. the receipt of ap-
lications having stopped with Com
missioner Lobdelrs announcement.
On March 4, 1920, the farm loan
board reported that SfS2, ,s97 900
had been advanced to 1884 farmers
and that applications from 179,734
persons then pending totaIled S471,-
100000.
The suit i'm the supreme court was
i'm the form of an appeal from lower
court decisions refusing 10 issue an
injunction to restrain the Kansas
City Title and Trust Co. from in
pesting ITS funds i'm bonds issued by
the farm loan banks. The Govern
meHt, the Federal Land Bank of
Withita. Kansas, and the FIRST Joint
Stock Land Bank of Chicago, on
their own application, were made
defendants in order that the entire
question might be settled finally in
one suit.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28

Pixies Falls to the George Adams house
in East Jamaica Mr.. Cole will con-
tinue to work in Pixies Falls.
Mrs A. t. Laughton one of the oldest
and most respected residents of the
town passed away last night after a
long illness with heart trouble.
house with illness the past week are Mrs
T. S. Robinson, Guy Benson. Wallace
Crowninshield and A B. Stark. All are
better and are able TO be out again.
Mrs. G. r. Amsden is critically i'll
with plural pneumonia Mrs. Axtell OF
Rawsonyille is caring for her. Her
daughter Mrs Cora Larue of Worcester
has been sent for to help care for her.
| Stock
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28
PROHIBITION
OFFICER WANTED
Mccarthy Must Testify Be-
fore Specially Summoned
Grand Jury
BRIBERY TALK
is THE REASON
Federal District Attorney Wants to Know
About Persons Said to Have Offered
Enforcement Officer S1.OO0,O0O tC
Wink at Evasions.

BOSTON. Feb. 2S.-Federal officers
hunted another federal officer today in
an effort to bring to light the late viola
tions of the law. The statement Satur-
day by William J. Mccarthy, prohibition
enforcement officer for New England,
that he had been offered bribes aggre-
eating S1,000.000. by persons and inter
csts seeking to eyade the prohibition
laws, stirred United States District At
torney Gallagher to order federal
grants jury investigation and to summon
Mr.. Mccarthy to appear before it.
The prohibition director. however. was
not in the city and the subpoena was
left at his home.
Although reports of raids in New
l ork city have named Mccarthy aS the
leader those at his home told a deputy
/ United States marshal they thought nc
was in Maine. The district attorney
office ordered that personal service of the
J subpoena be made if possible. Federal
othcerS said they expected to locate Di.
rector Mccarthy during the day. Should
ne 1ati TO appear at the grand jury pro
CeedlngS tomorrow contempt proceedings
against him will be started at once. ac.
Ecording to Assistant United States At
torney Shea
Nj. Gallagher, commenting on pres
reports in which Director Mccarthy wa.
! quoted as saying he would not disclos,
the names Of those who attempted t.
bribc him, said: Il can hardly believe
that Mr. Mccarthy has any intention O
| refusing to testify before the grand Jury
! regarding the series of attempts to brib,
/ him referred to in the press. An at
| tempt to bribe a public official is a fel
1 ony under section 30 of the penal code
! and it is also a felony for any pcrSoI
! to conceal or to withhold evidence of al
attempt to commit felony"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28

Ehe term proof spirit is of curious
origin. Formerly the strength of spirits
was tested by pouring a sample on to
gunpowder. If when light was applied
the alcohol burned away and left the
powder so damp that it could not be set
on fire. the spirit was declared to be
under proof. sample just strong enough
TO ignite it was called proof While
spirit which practically exploded the pow
der when light was applied was classed
John McEntee Bowman. who at 45
controls dozen or so of Americas most
magnificent hotels, started his career IN
New York state as an odd-iob man in
Il country tavern
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28
KILLS BROTHER TO put
HIM OUT OF MISERY

PONTIAC, Mich, Feb. 2S.-War-
en- Braniield, II years old, was de-
tanned by the police today pending
investigation into the killing i'm the
woods near here yesterday of his
nine -year-Oid brother. The older
boy killed his brother TO put him
cut Of his misery" he said. after
having accidentally wounded him
while demonstrating his skill with
a revolver.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28
SIX SINN FEN
LEADERS ARE SHOT
Executed in Pairs This Morning for
LeYyiHg War Against
Crown Forces.

CORK. Feb. % (Associated Press -
six Sim FeinerS were executed in the
Cork Jail today on charge of Ievying war
against the crown forces. They were
shot in pairs at intervals of II minutes.
Five were condemned early this month
for an attack upon the crown forces i'm
County Cork in January. The sixth
was sentenced by court martial for pos
sesSing a revolver and ammunition. In
confirming his sentence on Feb. 24 the
king then decided that 4 state of war ex.
listed in Ireland, giving the military full
power to act without interference by the
civil court.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28
EXPECT BIG OUTBREAK.
More Than 1000 New York Police and
Detectives Modified.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-AIore than
900 police and detectives. the largest
armed force concentrated here since the
Wall street explosion, today were ordered
modified near Madison Square Garden
tonight to put down possible outbreaks at
the mass meeting of protest against al
legged quartering of French Negro troops
in occupied German territory. For sev-
eral days organization of ex-service men
have petitiOned the mayor and other Off
cials not to allow the meetings to be held.
They banded it German propaganda to in
cite i'll feeling between France and the
United States.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28
First Baptist Church

Tuesday, 7.3O p. m.-Christian En-
deavor.
Wednesday. 730 p. m.-Meeting of
deaconS at the parsonage
Friday, p. m.-Junior EndeavOr So
ciety; 7.30 p. m.-Prayer meeting and
regular church covenant meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28
~ BODIES RECOVERED
IRON WRECKAGE NEAR
z. z. CROSSING CRASH
NO CHANGE IN IRISH
POLICY, PREMIER SAYS

LONDON. Feb. rs ASSOCIATED
Pressl The British government
does not intend TO alter its present
policy for maintaining order in Ire
land. Mr.. Lloyd George, the prime
minister, announced in the house of
commons today. The chief secretary
for ireland. he said, would be al
lowed to carry his administration
10 successful conclusion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28
DEATHS.

In Brattleboro, Feb. %, Loren Clark
Bryant, 53.
In Brattleboro. Feb. u (Memorial hos
pital,) Wilfred Franklin Root, 30.
In Springfield Mass. Feb 24, John
T. Longueil, &c, formerly of Brattleboro.
In Greenfield, Mass. Feb. 26. Almon
Merrick Marsh, 60, formerly of Brook
line.
in Springfield. Mass, Feb. 2S, Walter
Clifford Longueil, 81. native of Brat
tleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28
Red Men S Hall

Tuesday. March ]. S p. m.-Regular
meeting of Brattleboro camp, No. 12S7.
N. w A This is an important meeting
and all officers and members of the team
should be present for complete rehears-
al Of the work to be done March u.
Thursday. March 3. at s p. m.-Poca-
hontas council ID. of p will hold poy-
erty social and dance j. o. r. NJ. mem
bers and friends are cordially invited.
Prizes will be given for the best cos
fumes. Refreshments viii be served.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28
Odd Fellows Temple

Tuesday, AIarcE 1. 7.30 p. m.-Drill
of Rebekah degree team.
Friday March 4-NIasqueradc bail
under auspices of Wantastiquet lodge.
Those who do not mask are liable to a
fine of > cents Admission Gentlemen
- cents: j.: ladies', 80 cents, including war
tax.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28
wILLIAMsyILLE.

III. t. Waite of Bellows Falls spent
Sunday with G. ID. Lazelle.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Meth
odist church will serve dinner Tuesday,
town meeting day, in Grange hall din
ing room.
The annual meeting of the Cleaners
will be held Thursday afternoon of this
week in the home of Mrs E. r. Willard.
at which time the election of officers
will take place.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-28
Methodist Episcopal Church

Wednesday. March 2-The women of
church will serve a hash supper in the
vestry from $50 to O'Clock. Admis-
sion 40 cents.
There will be a business meeting and
social of the AttainerS' class Thursday
evening, March 3, at 40 o'clock in the
home of Mrs. Robert Lazelle, so Western
avenue.
Friday March 4, 80 p. m-Regular
week-night service.