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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-18
EXPECT HUNDREDS
AT CONFERENCE
China VIII Send Delegation of 100 to
Discuss Disarmament-LOdge
Visits Harding.

WASHINGTON. Aug. Is.-An indica-
tion of the number of foreigners who
VIII be IN Washington to participate i'll
the disarmament and far eastern con-
ference was contained in information
received at the state department today
that the Chinese delegation would be
approximately 100 strong Calculations
based on the assumption that the Chi
nese delegation might be the smallest
makes it reasonable presumption, it
was said, that the delegation from
Great Britain and France will be at
least 200 each in size
Senator Lodge called at the White
House today and conferred briefly with
President Harding for the first time
since his election as a member of the
American conference delegation was
announced. He said later that the wide
range of subjects had been covered in
his conversation with Mr.. Harding and
it was assumed some phases of the dis
armament problem had been talked
over.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-18

FAMILIES GATHER
Seventy-Five Persons Attend Reunion
Meet Next Xear at
Forest Lake.

Seventy-five persons ranging in age
from two months to 50 years attended
the 2Sth annual reunion of the Stacy
Larrabee families held yesterday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. G. l.. Stacy of
Chestnut street, where they were enter
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. Alvah Stacy,
who are living there at present.
4 bountiful dinner was served at ta-
bles arranged under a tent on the lawn.
After dinner a short business meeting
was held, when reports of the last meet
ing were read and accepted and the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the COM
ing year: Pres, Murvin J. Larrabee !;
vice pres. Archie StetsUn; entertain
ment committee Mrs Alvah Stacy. Al
bert A. Larrabee then invited the mem
bers to meet with him at Forest lake,
Winchester. \. H.. the third Wednes-
day in August. 1922. The invitation
was accepted promptly. A short pro
gram of music and recitations by the diff
ferent members closed the festivities
Members were present from Greenfield,
Colerain. Halifax. Chesterfield. Westmin-
ster West. Bernartston and Brattleboro.
The youngest person to attend the re-
union was Barbara. two-mOnths -old
daughter of Ernest Bemis and Lucy
(Stacy) Bemis of Westminster West.
and the oldest was Ira Larrabee, 50
years. of West Halifax.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-18

The body of Charles H. Davenport.
who died Tuesday night in Ithaca, y. Y,
was brought here today on the LOG
train, accompanied by Mr.. Davenport $
daughter, Mrs. Janet Monroe of ithaca,
and was taken to Moran & Rhodes un-
dertaking rooms \ committal service
will be held to morrow at o'clock at
the Davenport lot in Prospect Hill Gem
cterv Rev. Edwin Z. Wood. pastor of
the First Uniyersalist church. viii Off
ciate.
In its issue of yesterday. Aug. II, the
Ithaca Journal-News published the fol-
lowing obituary notice of Mr.. Daven-
port:
Charles Haynes Davenport, 60, well
known as an editor in the New England
states. died last night at the residence
Of his brother, Professor II. ]. Daven-
port, 216 Overlook road. with whom he
had resided for the past three years. He
has been in i'll health since he suffered
a stroke two years ago.
MIR. Davenport was born in Whining
ton. W.T. March -. 1856. and was a son
of Charles \. and Louise Haynes Daven-
port He attended the Wilmington and
Brattleboro schools in Vermont and
Amherst college, where he was a member
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-18
100 AUTOMOBILES
THROWN INTO LAKE
Thirty Lifted by Divers Of Chicago
Insurance Companies Will
Investigate.

CHICAGO. Aug 1S.-The police of
Summit, a suburb of Chicago, have dis
covered an automobile graveyard in an
abandoned quarry near there. 1t Is be-
lieved at least 100 automobiles are lying
at the bottom of so feet of water. Divers
have begun to raise the machines. They
reported yesterday that in some of the
deeper portions of the quarry the motor
cars appear to rest one on the other in
layers six and eight machines deep.
The graveyard" was discovered when a
policeman noticed the top of an automo-
bile projecting above water. which he
knew was so deep that the car, if thrown
into the place, should have been entirely
covered.
Thirty cars have been brought to the
surface already. The divers are sure
there are at least twice that many in the
water.
The police are taking the numbers of
the machines as fast as they are brought
out, and an investigation will be made of
each case The insurance companies also
will inquire into the affair.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-18
DEATH TODAY OF
PRUCIUS MANLEY
Former DummerstOn Farmer Who Used
to Sell Pond Lilies on Streets Had
Reached Age of IS Years.

Prucious w. Manley, IS, formerly of
retired farmer, died at
1.30 o'clock this morning in his home at
4S Chestnut street of infirmties due TO
his advanced age. Mr.. Manley formerly
was a well known figure about the Brat
tleboro streets. coming here from Dunn
merston to sell his garden produce and
to sell pond lilies, for which
he found ready market.
Mr.. Manley was born in Weston,
Mass. May u. 1888 His father was
a native of England. Mr. Manley learned
the. jewelers. trade and was engaged in
that business - years i'm F'itchburg,
Mass Afterwards he carried on a farm
in DummerSton. and over 10 years ago
he bought the house at As Chestnut
street. where he had lived ever since.
He leaves his wife. who was Janette
Robbins of Cambridge, Mass, a grad
uate nurse. whom he married in Brat
tleboro Dec II. 1911. He also leaves
two sons by former marriage, Vernon
Manley of Wales. Mass, and Almon
Manley of West Lynn, Mass.
The funeral will be held in the home
Sunday at o'clock. Rev. G.. c. Chayer
of the Methodist church officiating, and
the burial will take place in the family
lot in Dummerston.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-18

of the Chi Phi fraternity.
In 1877 he became publisher of the
BrattIeboro tVt.) Reformer tat that time
called the Windham County Reformer)
which he edited for - years. j.
During this time he became very well
known throughout the state of Vermont
as a Democrat in the cause of which
party he used his pen vigorously. He
drew up the first draft of the local OPP
tion bill that was accepted in Vermont.
In 1879 he ran for United States senator.
I'm 1884 he married Annie Potter
Lawton of New Bedford, Mass, who was
well known BY her short stories and
poems She died in Brattleboro IN 1905.
Two years later Mr.. Davenport moved TO
Worcester. Mass, where he became edi-
torial writer of tho Worcester Evening
Post, which position he held for eight
years In 1915 he became editorial
writer of the Albany Argus, where he re
manned for three years
Mr. Davenport suffered from a stroke
two years ago. He had been we'll on
the road to recovery when heart trouble
developed Three children survive him
Mrs. Louise Haynes Rogers of Fort Bay
ard. y NJ. Charles Holton Davenport OF
Sioux Falls, S. D., and Mrs. Janet Allen
Monroe of the Ithaca City Hospital
Training school.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-18
CROWD THREATENS NAN
CHARGED II'HASSAULT
ON WAREHAM, MASS. GIRL
EVERYBODY WORK,
SAYS HARTNESS
Governor Says Industrial Depression
Is Worse Than War-Speaks
at Winsted, Conn.

wINSTED. Conn. Aug. is. - That
Iihertv meant opportunity, that pluck
meant more than luck, that work should
bring success and that Industrial depfeS-
sion was worse than war ana tllaI no no
element should interrupt work, were
noints which Governor Lake OF Connec.
ticut and Governor James Hartness oil
Vermont made in ringing addresses from
rostrum in the shade of trees IN w IN
sted park yesterday afternoon mat
son of Winchester, little known; L 14eo1
dore HinSdaIe. who died in 1871, had
heen the father of the joint stock law
with an incalculable influence on INDUS
trial development was statement lnade
nv Congressman James L. Glynn from
tie same stand. The addresses tea-
tured the third DAYS program IN the TOWN
of Winchester's 15Oth anniversary
Governor HartneSs told about his com
ing from Cleveland to Ninsted 81 years
ago. He received an inspiration TO IN +
d9strv. The people of Winsted learned
at their mothers knees the lessons OF
faith and work. The problems of TO-DAY
carried them back to those lessons. men
saw that they lose when any element IN III
terrupts work Industrial depression was
worse than war. In the war II was
seen that no barrier withstood boys OF
New England The boys made the pest
use of their energy. Freedom depended on
making the best use of human energy;
The spirit of industry and liberty oil
Connecticut had carried the country
forward. Industrial liberty was equal
opportunity. If one group of men de
manded a larger remuneration than lts
share those men were not patriots.
The governor said that beautiful VIM
sted was like Vermont. In the Green
Maintain state was found the same
beauty. the same industry and the same
principles. From Connecticut had gone
many settlers to Vermont. And New
England was the backbone of the indus
try. 49,. .:.l
The highways of Connecticut joined
with highways in Massachusetts ana =
with Vermont, and if Winsted people
rode over them they would find a Con
neeticlt welcome in Vermont.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-18
Police Fire Several Shots
Before Citizens VIII
Leave Jail Where Prison
err Is Held-Later Suspect
Is Taken to Barnstabie
Jail for Safety
YOUNG COUPLE
WAS KIDNAPPED
Three Armed Men Force
Them Into Automobile,
Drive Them to Woods and
Assault Girl-She Identi-
fies Prisoner as One oil
Her Assailants

WARFHAM Mass, Aug. 1S--1he po-
lice fired several shots into the ar carry
TODAY before they succeeded I'm dispensing
. crowd estimated at 300 which had gath
cred around the local Jail threatening IN
iury to John Gies, native OF the 'ape
Verde islands. who had been arrested
charged with larceny and criminal assault
upon a Young white woman. a speclal
puard was put on duty at the Jail and
later Gies, together with Benny Gomez
fellow countryman, alleged to have been
implicated in the assault, were remoVeu
to the county Jail at Barnstable
Gies is alleged to have been the leader
Of q trio who held up William .. Ell
bridge of Bournedale and a girl compan-
ion Mt Buzzards Bay on Monday night.
The couple were returning from dance
when they were stopped by three armed
men who forced them into an automobile.
The men carried the couple three miles 70
a deserted spot in the woods, bound Eli
bridge with ropes and then assaulted
his companion. according to the police re-
ports. The automobile is said by the 9th
Gers TO have been stolen Monday from a
Sycamore man.
The crowd gathered about the police
station late last night after Eldridge and
the girl had identified Gies as one of her
assailants The spokesman proposed that
Gies be given to the crowd and taken to
the home of the girl for further identified
ton. promising that the prisoner would
not be harmed until his identity had been
made certain. The police refused and
fired a number of shots into the air wher
one of the crowd attempted to enter the
lookup by a window. Upon orders oi
Chief-of-P Police ID. I'll. Smith the crowt
then broke up.
Gies has lived in this vicinity for sew
eral years, being employed as a cranberry
picker. EE-'t ..-r
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-18
BRIGHT PROSPECTS
FOR VALLEY FAIR
Many Requests for Premium Lists-Good
Amount of Live StOck-Large
Number of Concessions.

Prospects are promising for one of the
best fairs in the history of the Valley Fair
association which win be held Sept 81
and 2S
Many requests are being received for
premium lists and these requests are being
filled promptly by Secretary ID. f. Tas-
ker.
y good amount of live stock is in pros
pect and efforts are being made to have
good exhibits of fruits. Secretary Tas-
ker is in correspondence with several
large fruit growers, and some of the
growers in the southwestern part of the
county have been visited. Because of the
recent hail storm some of the larger
growers in and near Brattleboro will be
able to make little or no showing The
fair officials urge everyone who has fruit
of any kind to bring it here for exhibit
tion.
Concessions have been granted a large
number for space in floral hall Contracts
were signed with some of the concerns at
the close of last years fair.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-18
ASHAUST REFUSES
TO ACT FURTHER
Secs Attempt to Weaken Stanley Amend
ment to Anti-Beer Bill
Home Brew Safe.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Ex-senator
Ashurst. Democrat, of Arizona, an
nounced today that he had refused to
in further conferences on the
anti-beer bill. because of an evident in
tention on the part of the conferees
to weaken and destroy the effect of the
Stanley amendment adopted unanimously
by the senate.
After an all-day session, with much
quibbling over legal phraseolOgy, the
house and senate conferees reached an
agreement on the anti-beer bill last
night. The principal difference was over
the Stanley search and seizure amend
ment. which was finally accepted IN a
form which still holds out considerable
encouragement to home brewers and dis
tillers.
The exact text of the compromise
amendment was not made public and
there is considerable difference OF opin-
ion among the house and senate lawers
as to Just what its effect will be.
1t seems. however. that the house pro-
vision. which penalties enforcement otl-
GERS who search private homes without
warrants. and which prevents the Issu-
ance of warrants except when there Is
reason to believe that liquor Is being
made for sale or being sold, was retained
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-18
STILL OPTIMISTIC
ABOUT ireland
English Believe NegOtia-
tions Will Not Be
;. Broken Off
DOUBT SINCERITY
DE VALERA'S TALK
Think He Cannot Reject Such Generous
Offer Irish Republican Parliament
Does Not Debate Engiand's Proposal
May Approach Ulster

LONDON, Aug. Is ASSOCIATED Press)
with regard to the Irish situa-
tion was still being expressed today in
British official circles, where it was indi-
Gated this attitude was considered justi-
fable in the lack of definite rejection of
the government terms by action of the
Dali Eireanu, although it was added that
reports from Dublin furnished scant
basis for such a view
Eamonn De Valera. it was stated. has
not yet convinced the British of the sim
cerity of his uncompromising statement
of the last two days, the officials being re
luctant to believe an offer which TO them
appeared 50 generous would be rejected
outright
As to the truce being broken and the
warfare of a month ago resumed. officials
stated that in their view there was not a
chance of such a thing occurring.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-18
COMPANY / TAKES
PART IN BATTLE
Sham Engagement at Camp Deyens,
Lieut. Exner Commanding One Side
Corp. Goodwin Gets Box.
Especial to The Reformer.)
CAMP DFVENS. Aug. Is

We made it snappy Tuesday morning,
and almost before we had rolled out Of
our hunks the whistle sounded for rev
ellie and we had to do some double quick
work to wake us up.
During the morning Company l di-
vided into two divisions, one to practice
throwing hand grenades, the other taking
up bayonet work.
After dinner the company in conjunc-
tion with Companies X and l., as well as
the service company, went through some
snanpy Setting-up exercises. Then Com
panies | and X, the red side, opposed the
service company and Company l., the
blues in a sham battle, using outpoStS in
front of the advancing troops. The red
side was defending Aver. while the blue
side was attacking it. Each side was to
send out outpoSts to locate the hidden
main bodies, and the side gaining the
most information about the other was to
be the winner Although not officially
declared the winner. the red side. com
manded by 1St Lieut.. Alexander Exner.
seemed to have a decided advantage, as
they located the enemy and got through
a report although an advance patrol of
the reds was captured by the blues
Half the company had guard duty that
night. and when guard mount took place
il was noticeable that the guard was the
best organized of any guard on duty yet.
There are few locals for today: Pyts.
George Boardman, La lam, ana John
Anderson prefer sleeping on the springs
of their beds to walking over to the straw
storage house and filling their ticks. Pvt
! Robert Whitney has been appointed tenn
porary corporal of the automatic squad
| Corporal c. z. Goodwin got a box con
| tanning chocolates today. and in five
ninutes there was a waiting line. all oi
which wished to do Corporal Goodwin
favor. OF course the chocolates had
nothing to do with this sudden willing
ness to oblige, but stiIl it looks peculiar
Some favorite sayings and their say
prs'' are as follows: Pipe down. Isl
SGT. CLYDE Falby after taps; BY tht
numbers" "Moxie" Boyd all the time
s.Oh YOU goldbrick'' Pvt John Ander
son, any time he happens to think some
one isn't working harder than he is
! ..Now don't put my name in the paper,
Pvt. James Marion, whenever L write
this.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-18
BUILDING
NEARLY FINISHED
VIII Be Equipped in Ample
Time for Beginning
of Term
EXPENSE WITHIN
THE APPROPRIATION

Was to Cost Not to Exceed $4,000
Building to Accommodate Fourth and
Sixth Grades and Teacher-Training
CIass-H0t Air Heat.
Rapid progress has been made on the
construction of the temporary school
building which was authorized by the
voters of the incorporated school district
No. = at special meeting June 1, and
all indications point to its completion and
full equipment in ample time for the open
ing of school Wednesday, Sept. Z. An
appropriation not to exceed $1,000 was
voted at the special meeting, and a mem
Der Of the prudential committee said to-
day that the building and complete equip
ment would come within that figure
Pellet & Skinner were given the con-
tract for the building, which is 30 feet
wide by 81 feet long and one story high,
and their men completed the carpentry
work Tuesday. The plumbers also have
completed their work and the only work
remaining for the electricians is to put
the fixtures in place. The painters have
their work well under way.
The work of assembling the seats and
desks is being done in the high school
building by Scott r. EameS, and these
will be ready to put IN place as soon as
the inside paint is dry. The blackboards
already are on the walls.
The building is located directly south
of the high school building and faces the
latter. 1t contains two rooms p feet
wide by 30 feet long and one room 20 feet
square There also are ample cloak room
facilities on the ground floor. The build
ing is heated by a hot-air furnace located
in the basement, the main heating pipe
extending up through the middle room
Toilet facilities are afforded in the base,
ment also. Each room is well lighted
and there is a good ventilating system.
The structure is of wood the inside
being covered with beaver board. Tn,
outside has been stained reddish brown
and the trimmings are of white paint
The building will be occupied by tht
| fourth and six the grades and the teacher
training class. The rooms for the grade.
will contain from % to 40 desks each an,
the teachertraiuing class room viii hay,
| from - to 20 desks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-18
HOLD COLONEL
HUNT RESPONSIBLE
He Allowed Bergd0lPs Es-
cape = Colonel CressOn's
Prosecution of Hunt Mere
Pretense = Minority At
tempts to Defend Ansel-
Holds Hunt Gravely Dere-
lict In Duty

WASHINGTON, Aug. I8.-Samuel
Tilden Ansell, former acting Judge ad
yocate general of the army and of the
prisoner 5 legal counsel, Col. John f.
Hunt and Col. c. c. Cresson were
charged with conspiracy in connection
with the escape of Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll, the draft evader, in a report
signed BY three of the nve members of
a special investigating committee filed
today with the house.
Characterizing Ansell as the master
mind in the plan by which Bergdoll
was released from military prison un-
der guard to give UP pot of gold, the
majority report recommended that he
be disbarred from practicing in the
courts of the nation, above whose
safety and integrity he has placed gold" F"
\ minority report filed at the same
time held, however, that there was no
testimony to support the charge that
Anseil, through whose efforts as coun-
sci the prisoner was released con
spired to effectuate his escape" o that
his motive was improper
The majority held that Colonel Hunt,
i icommandant Of the barracks at Cover
nor 5 Island from which Bergdoll set
| out on his eETdHu was directly IeSpoI-
| sible for the slacker's escape through
| failure to handcuff him or to provide
an adequate guard. The minority, after
declaring that no officer of the army
knowingly had participated in the con-
| spiracy, found grave dereliction of duty
| on the part of Hunt !"
| As a basis for its criticism of Col
| Cresson the majority report says that
| as ugly as are the many phases of the
| whole matter, none is more defenseless
/ than the conduct of Colonel Cresson in
| his pretence of prosecution of Colonel
| Hunt, tried by court martial in con
| nection with the Bergdoll scandal
| No reference to Cresson was made by
| the minority
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-18
BAND TO WELCOME
COMPANY | HOME
Will Be at Station on Arrival of LOG
Train Saturday-Speaking to Take
Place at Company ArmOry.

When Company I of Brattleboro ar
rives in town Saturday afternoon from
Camp Devens, where the annual muster
is in progress, it viii be met at the rail-
road station by the Brattleboro Military
band and will be accompanied to the ar
mory The hand voted last night to
come out for this purpose The train
is due to arrive here at LOG o'clock.
At the armory there win be speaking
in recognition of the election of f. w.
Gibson as colonel of the 1st Vermont
Regiment and the promotion of others
in the company and the awarding of
service medals at Camp Devens. Wal
ter o. Cooley, who as lieutenant colo
mel of the 372d regiment (colored) com
-manded that regiment on its return
from France, will be one of the speak,
ers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-18
Meet in Execptine Session

DUBLIN. Aug. Is Associated Pressl
The peace negotiations between the
British government and the Irish Repub-
lican leaders were not mentioned during
this mornings secret session of the Dali
Eireann or Irish Republican parliament ii
was announced officially this afternoon
1t was the general belief that the Dali
Eireann would not break off the negotia-
tions with Great Britain and it was,
thought that some action might be taken
to approach Ulster in an effort to secure
her cooperation in carrying on the con
versation with London.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-18
SHOE COMPANY
SUES UNION MEN
Tries to Collect Damages for Alleged
Violations of Peace
Agreement.

SALEM, Mass, Aug. lS.-A suit in
equity against the officers and members
of the United Shoe Workers of Amer
lea and its cutters, local 62, has been
filed here by the Joseph r. Melanson &
Bros. Shoe Co. of Lynn. In it the court
Is asked to make an accounting of dam
ages said to have been sustained
through alleged union violations of a
peace agreement between manufacturers
and workers
Refusal of the local union to submit
to. arbitration dispute over the dis
charge last October of two cutters il al
legged as one violation of the agreement
and concerted cessation of work by
the cutting room staff in connection
with the discharge of the men is
charged as another