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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-25
GEN. BUTLER AMES
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Former Massachusetts Congressman Sc
verely Hurt When Machine Skids
and Hits Pole

WOBURN. Mass. Jan. 25.-Gen.
Butler Ame~. former congressman and
for time head Of the state guard. was
severely injured in an automobile acci-
dent here today. Mrs. AmeS and three
other occupants ~ot the car. all from
Lowell. suffered only minor cuts and
bruises.
The party was bound fl,on lowell Ia
Boston with Mrs. kennard. one of the
occupants and the owner of the automo-
bile. driving. On the turn into Lake
avenue Srom Arlington road the car cut
across the corner. climbed the sidewalk
and struck pole which stopped it on
the edge of a deep gravel pit General
Ames was thrown through the wind
shield. sustaining severe lacerationS on
his head and body.
A motor truck passing took him to the
Choate hospital. where it was said his
injuries. while severe. were not conSid-
cred serious Other members of the
party required only slight treatment The
car was completely wrecked
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-25
LEAGUE DUCKS
AUSTRIAN TROUBLES
Supreme Council Refuses to Take Over
Financial Problems of That
Country

PARIS. Jan. - (AsSociated Press -
An. unsuccessful attempt was made at
today's session of the allied supreme cOun-
oil to turn the critical and complicated
Austrian financial problem over to the
league of nations. The proposal was
made after the opinions of allied financial
experts were found divergent, but it was
rejected
1t is understood today that the French
and British military experts had reached
a complete agreement on the report to be
made by them on the disarmament of
Germany. They were asked to prepare
such report after yesterdays discussion
in which wide Emergencies of opinion de-
veloped among the allied cOnferees.
After rejecting the proposal to turn the
Austrian financial problem over to the
league of nations the allied supreme coun-
ell decided to appoint a commission to
make thorough inquiry into the entire
question of the economic situation in Eu-
rope with particular reference to Austria.
The council took this action in view of the
opinion Of the confeFees that as the Aus
trian situation involves the entire Euro
pean economic situation it was advisable
to have the situation investigated by the
most competent representatives of the al
lied countries available.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-25
TALK
ON VERMONT TRAILS
Teacher Assns. Hear Burlington
Man Talk on Scenery.

More than 200 persons Were present
at the joint meeting of the Main street
and Canal street Parent-Teacher assO-
Citations in the high school room last
evening and the occasion proved one of
unusual enjoyment. Theron Dean of
Burlington. for many years an officer of
the Vermont Green Mountain club and
one of the states most enthusiastic work
erS in its behalf. gave an illustrated talk
on Nernont's mountain scenery. devOt-
ing special attention to a description of
what has been done to provide trails and
shelters along the range front Middle
bury Gap to Smugglers Notch. The
views contained some splendid pictures
Of Camel's Hump, Mansfield and other
Green Mountain peaks. and Mr. Deans
description of the pleasures of mountain
climbing. both in winter and summer,
was extremely entertaining.
Previous to Mr.. Deans talk Miss Ruth
! HinCkley sang group of songs and Miss
Florence. Wellman. district superintend-
ent. spoke of the mutual benefit which
teachers and parents received through
meetings of the association. Refresh
mcntS of ice cream and cake were served
at the close of the evenings program.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-25
CONFERENCE HERE
FIRST IN SERIES
Rev. DR. c. C. Merrill to Address County
Congregational Associations ON
Plans for Evangelism

Yesterdays conference on evangelism
when the Congregational ministers, IN
the Windham Union were addressed IN
the Centre Congregational church mere
by Rev DR. G. c. Merrill OF Burllngtoh'
Was tbc first of n series to be held by
the different county associations in the
state. to be addressed by DR. Merrill,
whose theme is State and National Plans
for Evangelism.
DR.. Merrill is in White River June
tion today. and tomorrow he Will be IN
St Johnsbury.
Other dates thus far arranged are as
follows: Jan. 81. Newport; Feb. l. st.
AIbanS: Feb. ,, Johnson; Feb. q, Bur
lington: Feb S. Rutland Feb. 8. Mid
dlebuTy: Feb II. Montpelier.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-25
CONTINUED on Page 81
THREE BRANDS OF
GAMBLING CITED
Pool Playing for Money, Crap Shooting
and Poker Playing in BrattlebOro
Saws States Attorney.

Three varieties of gambling are going
on in this village 10 an extent that merits
supnreSSive measures, according to a state
ment in the municipal court yesterday by
states Attorney +. w. Gibson. They are
playing pool for money. crap shooting.
which is carried on principally in the Vi
cinity of the railroad station, and poker
nlaying. The last named brand of gam
bling. he said. was carried on in at least
two places on Main street. one frequented
by common everyday folks and the other
by those higher up in the social scale.
The remarks were made in connection
with case in court The states attorney
asked that the sentence of Il respondent
be deferred as he understood that the man
was ready to give the state some informa-
tion relative to gambling activities, but
the man said he knew nothing about the
alleged gambling. so sentence was not
deferred.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-25
NEW HAVEN HAS
S1,OOO,OOO BLAZE
Under Control at 4 a. m,
After Three Hours Fight
in Bitter Cold
EVERY PIECE OF
APPARATUS USED
First Time i'm IL Years That Resources
of Department Have Been Utilized to
Limit-Mendell & Freedman Depart
ment Store Burned

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Jan. 25.-A fire
which destroyed the building of Mendell
K Freedman. department store. in Chapel
street and spread to several adjoining
structures early today did damage estimat-
ed roughly at S1O0O.OOO The fire was
under control about a m. after the en-
tire fire-fghting force of the city had
worked for fully three hours in a zero
temperature.
The fire destroyed entirely a five-St0ry
StOrehouse of the Bullard Co. in the rear
and did some damage to the building of
the Chattield Paper Co. and two other
buildings. one of them the Western Union
building on Orange street, all the build
iHgs being adjacent to the rear of the
Mcndell-Freedman building.
The calling out of every piece of appara-
tuS for the fire was the first occurrence
of its kind in I years. The low tempera-
ture made the handling of hose difficult.
but the blaze was completely under control
at O'Clock and when the danger was
over the police reported that no one had
been hurt.
The fires origin is undetermined II
i thought il started. however near the
elevator i'm Mendell x Freedman'S build
ing. The Waterman gave the alarm, but
almost before the fire company had arrived
the flames were spreading rapidly
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-25
CUTTING ICE AT
FROST PLACE
Crystal Springs Co. Began Operations
TOday-CrOp Short and Ice Thin
No Change i'm Price

Today Is a cold day TO talk ice, but
unless there are many more days equally
as cold Brattleboro's ice supply for
household use next summer will not be
as large as in some years for the Crys-
tai Springs Ice Co began today to cut
the first crop from its ponds on Frost
place, whereas the second crop ordinarily
il about ready to harvest at this time
of year. There probably will be no sec
ond crop this season.
The season not only is late. but the
ice is unusually thin. that being cut
today measuring only 1o14 inches. The
quality. however is of the best. Ice
also has been cut at the company's
pond in Guilford. which is used only in
an extremely poor ice year. About 500
tons of fair quality ice has been cut on
the Vinton mill pond for the wholesale
trade and some of this was for J. f.
BushnelfS store the Bradley farm. d.
Latchis. l.. +. Holden and others.
The usual amount stored by the COM
pany is about 1000 tons. but the extent
of the harvest this year is problematical.
1t is said by company officials. however.
that they do not anticipate any change
in price on account of the short crop.
While the company usually secures
part of its supply from Little river this
source has been cut off this year as q re-
suit of the bridge being carried away
the disinclination of the Crystal Springs
Go. to send their teams across the river
ON the ice and the prohibitiye expense
which would be incurred to transport
the ice from the east side of the river UP
the mountain road and across the sus-
pension bridge to Brattleboro. The COM
pany will see. however. what can be done
about securing supply from some near
hy water basin.
At present the company has about %
men at work in the ice-cutting opera.
tionS
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-25
RAILROAD HEADS
FAIL TO AGREE
Conference on RedivisiOn
of Rates Ends Without
Accomplishment
NEW ENGLAND ROADS
NEED S27,50O,OOO
Proposals for Arrangement Increasing
Revenue S12.0OO,OOO TO S15,OOO,0OG
Said to Have Been FIatly Refused by
Hustis and Pearson.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2J.-presidents
Of IL New England and trunk line rail-
roads intcrchanging freight at the Hud-
son River crossing adjourned their con
ference today without reaching an agree
ment as to a redivision of rates through
which the income of the New England
carriers would have been increased. The
New England roads have asked for such
rcdivisiOn aS would increase their annual
revenues by 27,500,00O and their
spokeSmcu were understood to have re
fused offers of an increase in revenues
of from S120O0,0 900 to S15.OOO0OO.
Chairman Clark of the interstate COM
mcrce commission, who suggested the
conference. was informed of the failure
to reach an agreement and he immedl-
ately ordered resumption OF the near
ing on the application of the New Eng
land carriers for a re-divlslon OF the
rates by the commission.
J. II. HuStiS. president of the Boston
& Maine. and Il. J. Pearson, president
of the New York. New Haven x Hart
ford. representatives of the New Eng
land carriers. were understood to have
fatty vetoed the proposals of sthe trunk
lines on the ground that the highest Of
fer made would leave the carriers with
S12.5OO,O0O revenue TO be made up from
other sources. They could not see their
way clear to cut personnel or make up
the deficit in other ways, it was said.
They cOntended that their roads were
efficiently managed and operated
Fight hours of conferences continuing
throughout yesterday and into the night
brought no unanimous decision from the
II presidents and Is. NJ. Robinson, preSi-
dent of the American Short Line Rail
road association, who met with them, but
it was said that the executives with two
exceptions We're agreed that the New
England roads must obtain additional
revenues or be forced into bankruptcy.
1t was indicated last night that there
were prospects that the large eastern
roads through their executive would
reach an agreement that would relieve
the interstate commerce commission OF
the task of settling the controversy which
is now before it and on which hearings
We're resumed yesterday.
Participating i'm the conferences in ad-
dition 70 Mr. Robinson were the follow
ing railroad presidents: Samuel Rea of
the Pennsylvania; +. J. Pearson. New
York. New Haven & Hartford: y II.
Smith, New York Central; !. II. HuStiS,
Boston x Maine: Daniel Willard, Bal
timorc < Ohio L. +. Loree. Delaware
& Hudson; w. H. Trucsdale. Delaware.
LackaWanna & Western; f. ii. Alfred
Pere Marquette; F. ID. Underwood. Erie
w. II. Williams. Wabash. and y. III
NIobOr \orfoIE & TaSt aI.D
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-25
LARGE AUDIENCE
ENJOYS CONCERT
Entertainment i'm Baptist Church Fol
lowed by Luncheon Hour for
Persons Here Temporarily.

The entertainment given last evening
under the auspices of the Mems union of
the First Baptist church was an unquall-
fed success An audience of 400 to 800
showed great satisfaction and delight from
beginning to end of the program
The organ recital by Prof. Edward @.
Mead of Mt. Hermon school was a revela-
ton in organ playing. 1t was all too
brief but in its four numbers gave a
demonstration of the scope of the wonder
full instrument in the ancient Bach fugue.
transcription from Nevin, meditation and
festival march.
With Mr. Mead came Mr.. Moves. a yio-
liniSt of ability and good taste. and his
work was much appreciated Mount Her.
mon was very generous in loaning also
their ever welcome male quartet. whose
numbers whether grave or humorous were
warmly applauded.
From across the river the Mortified
seminary magnanim0usly sent for the oc-
casion Miss Doctor. soprano. Miss Weaver
reader Miss Metcalf. pianist. and a ladies'
quartet. all of whom added immensely to
the wealth and variety of the program
and received warm reception and were
generous in their response.
T.. IL. Miller sang the beautiful excerpt
from Samson and Delilah, My Heart al
Thy Sweet Voice, accompanied by Miss
Hawley. pianist. and the orchestra. also Z
Nevin song in response to an encore. At
the beginning and close of the concert tht
Bible school orchestra. with Miss Hawley
gave two strong numbers, much to th'
pleasure of all.
| All of this was Introductory to the hos
pitable luncheon hour which was rendered
to everybody in Brattleboro whose homes
are elsewhere. \ large number of thOsC
present availed themselves of the invita-
| tion broadly given by r. B. Teller, presi
dent of the Mems union. through whoSC
/ efforts. principally, the whole affair was
/ "a N n -
lightful evening but left a pleasant mem
; az
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-25
House COncurs with Senate
Despite Considerable
Opposition
NOW AWAITS ONLY
GOVERNORS NAME
Discussion Over Penalty for Burglary
i'm House This Morning-ViIas Would
Limit Women's Working Hours to rs
Week.
Especial to The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER, Jan. >

AIONIIELIElG, Jan. -.
The legislature of Vermont has given
its approval to the proposition that
Armistice day Nov IL shall be a le-
gal holiday in Vermont All that is now
necessary to make Senator Kingsley'S
bill into law is the approval of Governor
IIartness. The bin did not pass the
house without opposition. Mr.. Ballou of
Chester led the opposition with the dec
laration that he considered it unwise to
load the calendar with another holiday
coming in the same month with Thanks
giving. Mr.. Wishart of Barre city. Mr..
| Chase of Bennington and Mr. Cushman
of Rochester defended the measure and
| it was passed by good majority.
In reply to Mr. Ballou's complaint
about too many holidays Mr.. Chase de-
clared that it had been the sense of the
committee that this day was SO widely
recognized and 50 important in the his
| tory of the nation that it should be Off
cially recognized. He made it plain that
the committee expected that later ON the
| observance of ArmlStice day and Thanks
giving day would be combined.
! Mr. Rallou replied that business was
now held up enough by holidays. Th,
! combination of ArHtiStice and Thanks
giving days would be satisfactory t,
! HGilf. ifP SsllU. Dlli tlltEt NdS no 3SSuEaUC'
| that the governor would see fit TO make
the change He thought that Vermont
could wait and see how the plan works
out in other states. He thought that
the demands of patriotism could be sat
ished on Memorial day and the FOurtl
ot July.
by the adoption of the report of tn,
committee on joint rules. as submitted il
the house this morning by Mr.. ButtoI
nt Mjddl"hury. the long established pre-
cedent of having the secretary of stat
act as the clerk of the joint ASSEMBLE
is abolished and the secretary of the sen
ate. ar in his ab-snee the clerk of th
house will hercal q be the clerk of TN
joint assembly - was thought by TIA
committee that tHe secretary Of stat
was 50 busy that he should not be Gale,
upon To take care of this extra duty. AM
the committee found that the only reason
for continuing il seemed 10 be merel.
that it had been the custom for 100 years
No objection to altering this custom wa
made.
There was short clash i'm the hous
this morning on the question relating
to the penalty for burglary. Mr.. Caprol
of Leicester obtained the consent of tn
house to offer an amendment, making III
| minimum sentence for burglary thre
years but after Mr. Barber of Brattle
boro had pointed out that this woul
he an injustice in many eases and Nh
| WiShart of Barre city had called attcn
tion to the fact that this would fix
so that a judge could give nothing unde
three years and that thereby many erin
inals who deserved a prison sentence {
year or two might get only fine un
der the circumstances, Mr.. CaprOn witt
Continued on Page 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-25
LOCATE MISSING
CAR IN BALTIMORE
Taken from BetterIey Garage Last Sep
tember-Davis BTeault Believed
TO BE in Cotton Belt

An Overland automobile which was
taken from Fred 4 Betterley'S Overland
garage last September has Just been locat-
ed i'm Baltimore. Md The car was
bought by David Breault. who was an
employee at the Fort Dummer cotton mill.
and later Mr.. Betterley foreclosed S4OO
mortgage ON the machine. which was re-
turned TO the garage by Sheriff Frank l..
Wellman.
1t is claimed that later Breault went
into the garage and took the machine
without being suspected and left town
with his family. Breault is said to be
in the cotton belt in the South.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-25
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

The Harmony club viii meet with Mrs.
Henry Whitney, jr.. Thursday might.
The automobile fire truck was called to
the home of r. w Cudworth on Horton
place about 1890 o'clock this morning to
cxtinguish fire which caught around
the fireplace. There was little damage.
Ernest H6ffses. laborer. was arrested
bv Chief of-Police George Wilson last
night for intoxication and was placed in
the lookup over night. This morning he
pleaded guilty in the municipal court to
the charge of intoxication, fifth offense.
and Judge A. f. Cudworth sentenced him
to serve 80 days in the county jail at New
fame.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-25
IMPROVEMENT IN
SHOE INDUSTRY
Situation in Lynn. Mass, Distinctly
Encouraging with All Factories Run
nine and New Help Taken On.

LYNN. Mass. Jan, 2J.-Improye-
mcnt in the shoe industry here. which Is
concerned largely with the making of
women's footgear has been marked for
the past fortnight. Today virtually ev-
cry factory in the city was under opera
ton in whole or in part and union Off
cials estimated that - per cent of the
shoe operatives were at work. The per-
ccntage of operation is greater than at
any time since last May. Employees are
being taken on daily at most plants.
Wages are at the levels of last fall as a
result of the withdrawal of the % per
cent bonus declared at that time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-25
OPPORTUNITY TO RISE.
Navy Provides 1t Through Courses in
Aviation.

BOSTON. Jan. 25.-Opportunties to
rise in the navy were increased for the
enlisted personnel today with the an
nouncement that men would be selected
from the ranks for flight training. One
class of enlisted men will be chosen to
start instruction in free and kite bal
looms on March ! with a view TO advanc-
ing them to lighter-than-air craft and
qualifying eventually AS naval aviation
pilots for duty in the direction of air
ships. Another class will start training
in heavier-than-air craft at the same
time for qualification for naval aviation
pilots in airplanes and seaplaneS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-25
Universalist Church

Members of Mrs. \. H. BrasOr's class
of young ladies will give a program of
Indian music, in costume. at the Univer-
salist fair Jan. %.
Don't miss the episode to be given in
connection with the Indian Village fair
by the local organization of Red Men
Thursday evening. Jan. -.
WANTED: Indian blankets. Snow
Shoes and Skis for the Universalist fair.
Telephone Mrs. i. /. Sargent 1014-J.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-25
BAILEY TO WORK
WITH TRAINER
Arrives Home from Southern and West
ern Trip in Which He Won Every
Fall in Seven Matches

George w Bailey returned last night
from a southern and western wrestling
trip in which he participated in seven
matches and won them all, not losing a
fall He plans to stay here a week or
more and to work with scientific trainer
who will come here for that purpose. The
trainer is a man who has wide education
IN the sporting world. but who has retired
from the wrestling game. At the COM
meet some of the foremost wrestlerS in
the country among them Ed (Strangler)
Lewis New York and other large cities
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-25
First Baptist Church

Tuesday at 80 p. m.-Christian En-.
deavOr meeting.
Wednesday at 40 p. m.-Silver SO
cial Mt residence of Mrs. George F.
Crowell. Western avenue. All invited
Wednesday. Jan. 26. at 80 p. NJ
\ silver social for old and young at Lin
denhurst. Come and take home sun
shine bag.
Friday at t p. m.-JuniOr EndeavOl
meeting; 80 p. m.-Regular church
prayer meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-25
TO DIE FOR KILLING AMERICAN
German Citizen Ordered GuiliOtined by
COblenZ Court.

COBLENZ. Jan, -. Engelbert
Manns, a German citizen has been sen
teneed by German court here TO be
guillotined for the murder of an Ameri-
can soldier last April
AIanns is said to have killed the Amer
lean with piStol for the purpose of
robbing him of $4,000 marks. He had
borrowed the weapon from his victim.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-25
BENNINGTON MILLS OPEN.
All Textile Plants Running for First Time
Since Christmas.

BENNINGTON. Jan. 25.-Every tex
tile mill here was in operation yesterday
for the first time since Christmas. One
of the six underwear mills of the II. $.
Bradford Co. had been shut down for two
months
The underwear mills reopened under
a new wage scale making reductions rang
ing from II to 1872 per cent One of the
two hosiery mills is running on a sched-
ule of FIVE days IA week and the other three
DAYS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-25

Jan. 2I-Boston Lafayette Lodge of
Perfection will visit Webster Lodge and
eXemplify the 9TH and 14th degrees. Com
pImentary supper at 6.15. Candidates
should report to the secretary at Masonic
Temple at $50 p. III.
Wednesday, Jan 26.-Fnst social of the
season. Whist party followed by dancing
Tickets, - cents.
No. >. +. and y. NJ. Stated communica-
ton at $50.
Friday, Jan. 2S-BeauSeant Command
cry. No. Z. X. 7. Special conclaye at
80. Knight Templar.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-25
Odd Fellows Temple

Tuesday. Jan -, at 40 p. m.-Reg-
ular meeting of Dennis Rebekah lodge.
There will be installation of officers
and refreshments will be served.
Wednesday, Jan 26-Five hundred
party under auspices of Wantastiquet
lodge.
Thursday evening. Jan. 27-Regular
meeting of Canton Palestine Business
Installation of officers. y buffet luncheon
will be served. Every Canton member is
urged to be present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-25
TO CLOSE STREETS
DURING -COASTING
Traffic to BE Kept on Green and Forest
Streets and Ono Street in South
Part of Village.

In order to give the children an oppor-
tunity for coasting with safety the village
commissioners have decided practically
to close Green and Forest streets to auto
mobiles and teams, also some street in
the south part of the village to meet the
desires of the residents OF that section.
Persons living on those streets and us
ing teams OF automobiles will be allowed.
Of course. to go to and from their homes.
but the traffic in general will be diverted
to other streets until after the coasting
season.