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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
FRENCH TO DECORATE
AMERICAN GRAVES
$4,000 Soldier Dead to BE Remembered
i'm Seventy-seven Localities
ON Monday.

PARIS. MAY 81 (Associated Press -
All the nations with which the United
States was associated during the World
war viii pay tribute to the American sol
dier dead next week. Ceremonies covering
two DAYS will take place in Paris. begin
ming Sunday morning and ending on Mon
day-Decoration day-in the Suresnes
cemetery. .
Decoration day will be observed in Il
centers throughout France. where approx
imately $4,000 graves will be remen-
bered. The French government viii send
a representative citizen to take charge OF
the exercises at places where Americans
will be unable to be present.
In Paris the ceremonies viii begin with
special services in all the American
churches These will be followed by a
parade of a composite unit of the Ameri-
can Rhine army with the American colorS
and three companies of French infantry
as a guard of honor 1.50O representatives
of all the French veterans societies. mem
berS Of the American Legion and various
other American organizations i'm Paris.
The parade viii end at the Arc dc
Triomphe. where Hugh &. Wallace. the
American ambassador. will deliver an
Grafton and place a wreath on the tomb
of the unknown French soldier there. At
the tomb a French band will play The
Star Spangled Banner. while an American
military band will render The Marseil-
laise.
On Monday in the Suresnes cemetery
French veterans will place wreaths on the
American graves Nine. AIillerand. wife
of the president of the republic. will head
a French delegation which viii lay poppie,
on the graves of the American dead in
honor of poppy day in the United
/ States.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
CHANGE OF HAT
STYLE EXPENSIVE
Engineer Tells of Enormous Industrial
Wastes That Engineering Prin-
Ciple Might Save.

CHICAGO. May q. = Huge losses
through industrial waste are being sad
died upon the nation. it was declared to-
day at a national forum held in c0nnec-
tion with the meeting of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers. Lead
ing engineers, manufacturers and edu-
Gators heard sharp indictment of meth
ods in American industry by l.. w. Wal
lace of Washington, who asserted that
Stupendous waStage could be wiped out
by applying the principles of the engi-
neer.
The American people. he said. were
paying a stupendouS subsidy through
changing styles i'm women's hats. shoes.
and millinery. Every time fashion de-
creeS Slight change in the cut of the
lapel of a mans coat more waste occurs,
he said
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
AGITATORS
LEAVE PORTLAND
Take Orders of Mayor
Clarke Seriously and
Give Up Striking
SEVEN MEN HELD
FOR WALKER MURDER
One Considered Material Witness-Nlay-
g. or CHARGES that Outside Strikers Are
Involved i'm Murder of Negro Marine
on Board Shin.

OH snip.
PORTLAND. Me, May 24.-An ex
odus of nonresident shipping strikers in
response to orders issued yesterday by
Mayor Clarke because of disturbances
which he attributed to striking seamen
was indicated by preparations of the men
to leave the city today. Chief of police
Watts who was charged by the mayor
with enforcement of his order, said that
between p and 30 mariners who are on
strike were making ready to leave by.
steamer for Boston tonight.
To the nine persons arrested and six
detained in connection with the killing
of James Walker, seaman, last Satur-
day. the police added John Wilson of
this city. who was held today as a ma
terial witness.
All striking marine workers or leaders
not residents OF Portland were ordered
yesterday to leave the city within 4S
hours. This action of Chief of Police
irving =. Watts followed the receipt by
him Of a letter from Mayor Charles ID.
Clarke. who wrote:
Il note that in the recent murder case
on the waterfront two of the principals
involved were an out of town organizer
of the Seamens union and an out of town
organizer of the tiremen'S union.
You viii please consider this letter
as an order that if there are any more
of these out of town shipping strike agi-
tators in the city. and if they are not
wanted i'm connection with this last out
rage. then YOU win escort them TO the
union station and see that they leave
town. or else arrest them as suspicious
characters
This has not been my usual attitude
\ toward organized labor. but in this ease
/ patience has ceased to, be a virtue. In
/ the first place. this seamen's strike led
I to vicious rock-throwing episode at
! the Grand Trunk docks; next. 20 a seri-
Gus case of intimidation at the Poca-
/ h0ntas Fuel company, whore police as
distance was. required, and now 10 MUIR
der.
The city wants no more of il. Please
attend TO it at once"
! The murder case referred to was the
| killing of James Walker of New Bed
| ford. n Negro sailor on the schooner
| Mary F. Barrett who was beaten and
! thrown overheard by a gang of raiders.
| Nine men were arraigned on the mur-
| der charge in the municipal court yes-
| terday and held for a hearing on june
! l. One of them is Daniel Fallon Of
| New York. marine fireman. Six others
are held as material witnesses in $4,000
bail apiece.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
GRANITE STATE
STILL BURNING
Firemen Pour Tons of Wa
ter Into Famous Old
Frigate
HEAT KEEPS THEM
AWAY FROM SHIP
Two Hundred Members of Naval Reserve
Lose Personal Efeets-Is Third Old
est Naval Hull i'm United States -
Fire Starts From Oil ON Water.

NEW YORK. May 24.-After an all
night fight firemen had failed today to
extinguish the flames in the blistered and
blackened hulk of the United States ma
val reserve training ship Granite State,
which burned yesterday. Under the
glare Of searchlights two fire boats and a
half dozen land companies throughout the
night poured tons of water into the ia
nous old frigate Unable to board the
warship because of heat and dense smoke
firemep had to content themselves with
fighting the flames at distance and
keeping the fire from docks and nearby
buildings.
Practically all of the 300 members of
the naval reserve who made their home
aboard the vessel lost their personal eff
fects in the flames
The fire which damaged her 50 badly
yesterday began with leak from a sew
cn-inch service oil pipe which leads un-
der the Hudson from the New Jersey
CONTINUED oU Page 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
PRIEST SHOOTS INTRUDER.
Detroit Pastor Fires on Four Men
Breaking Into Reetory.

DETROIT, May 24-Andrew Kulick
was shot through the lung by Rev.
John Kovalsky. pastor of ST. Cyril's
Catholic church. early yesterday when
with three other men he is alleged to have
tried to break into the rectory in Ham
tramck suburb. Father Kovalsky was
released following a statement to the
prosecuting attorney. He said his OBJ
lection to certain dance hall in the vi
cinity of his parish had led to threats
against his life
He fired at the intruders yesterday
morning, the pastor said, only after they
had thrown fOwerpots through the rec
tory windows and shouted that they in
tended to kill him.
At the hospital it was said Kulick
might die.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
OBJECT TO "M0THERCRAFT.",
Catholic Women of Greenfield Say II
should BE Taught at Home Only

GREENFIELD. Mass. May 24-
Members Of the Catholic Women's coun-
Gil of Greenfield. many of them mothers
of children attending the public schools,
have entered a protest to the school
committee and superintendent of schools
against the teaching of "mothercraft" in
the public schools
Announcement is made that the coun-
ell is understood to hold that this course
deals with subjects that should be taught
only in the home and that they as moth
crS feel that by introducing it as a study
the schools are treSpaSsing upon duties
and responsibilities of parents.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
BRITISH-AMERICA
CONFEDERATION
Proposed to Join Canada and Large
Number of Islands Under
One Government.

WASHINGTON, May 24-Establish-
ment of a confedeI alton of British-Amer-
lea to include Canada and the British
colonies of the Bahamas. Barbados, Ber-
muda. Jamaica, the Leeward islands.
Trinidad. the Windward islands. and
possibly British Honduras and British
Guiana was reported here today in Off
cial circles to be under consideration.
The idea of a united commonwealth of
BritiSh4America was represented in the
report as a further development of the
union which began with the confedera-
ton of the four provinces of Canada in
1861
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
STEEL FOR BRIDGE
BEING UNLOADED
About Dozen Carloads of Steel and Ma
terials Arrive-Driving of Piles
to Be Begun Soon.

Substantial progress is being made in
the preparations for erecting the new
bridge across the Connecticut river here,
but the arrival of number of carloads
of steel has made it necessary to unload
the steel before putting the false work
In the river. About dozen carloads of
steel and materials have arrived. a
steel derrick has been erected near the
gas house. between the railroad cross
ing and the west abutment and the cars
are being unloaded by means of der
rick. Piles for use in constructing the
false work are on hand and within a few
days the work of driving them will be
begun.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
ORDERED TO PAY
WIFE S5 A WEEK
Leo Coutermarsh. Whose Wife Lives
Here, Charged with Failing to Sup
port His Minor Child.

Leon Courtermarsh of Hartford (Yt).
bridge man employed by the Central
Vermont Railway Co, was in municipal
court yesterday on complaint of States
Attorney Harold E. Whitney charging
him with failure to support a minor
child. He was represented by Attorney
y. D. Clawson.
1t appeared that his wife. who now
lives in Brattleboro. secured a divorce
from him in the Windsor county court
and was awarded 50 a week alimony
but the alimony has not been paid. Cout-
ermarsh was ordered to pay his wife 50
a week for the support of the child.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
IRISH ELECTIONS
IN PROGRESS TODAY
No Contests for Southern Irish Parila-
ment-BallOts In Use In
I-ISteF-Note Early.

BFLFAST. May T tAssoclateu
Press .-Elections for the new parlia-
ment in ireland under the home rule bill
were carried out throughout Ireland to-
day but only in the north OF ireland were
ballots cast. as the nomination for the
southern Irish parliament were made
without contest which was tanramount
to election.
Ulster was astir early to vote for its
new parliament under the system Of pro-
portional representation.
The streets of Belfast were awake a
full hour before the accustomed time.
Motor cars. haunting cars and the humble
dnnkcv-carts are moving from one side
of the city to the other with voters, both
men and women.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
COTTON MILL IN
LIST AT S35O,OOO
Listers Today Give Notice
to Concerns Legal
Representative
NEW TAXPAYER IS
LARGEST IN TOWN
Listers Believe Total Valuation of Town
VIII Be Up TO Last Year in Spite of
Shrinkage in Some Values More
Women than Men in List.

Shrinkage in Some Values - More
Women than Men in List.
This is the last day for assessing prop
erty by the town listers, but the time for
filing the grand list is extended 10 days
by reason of the town being accredited
with a population in excess of 5000 by
the last census.
The listers today notified the legal
representatives of the Fort Dummer Mills
that the cotton mill property had been
set in the list at S35O,000. This prop
erty was exempted from taxation for 10
years, coming into the list this year for
the first time.
Under this valuation the Fort Dunn
mer Mills will be the heaviest taxpayer
in Brattleboro and viii help prevent loss
this year in the total valuation of the
town. In many places the amount of
taxable property is less than last year
because of the decreased valuation of
stocks, bonds and other articles of per-
sonal property, with practically no addi-
tional building TO Offset the loss.
In Brattleboro the loss from decreased
values Is Offset by the cotton mill and by
several new buildings and by the fact
that the listers, by requiring merchants
! to file inventories of their goods. have
been able to keep the mercantile appraisaIs
well up toward last years figures. The
| listers are convinced that their rule re-
iquiring the filing of such inventories is a
/ just one and should be maintained in years
/ to come.
While no footing has been made the
| listers believe that the grand list will be
as large this year as it was last year.
| IThey are getting in a large number of
names of women poll tax payers and they
believe that the final footing will show
a larger number of female poll tax payers
than of male poll tax payers. 50 that,
while the poll tax rate is only half what
/ it has been heretofore the income from
4 these taxes will be larger.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
Odd Fellows Temple

Tuesday, May 24. at 80 p. m.--Reg-
ular meeting of Dennis Rebekah lodge
Reports of the assembly viii be given.
Wednesday. Nav 25-Waltz party by
Dennis Rebekah lodge. Shows orches-
ira. Admission 50 cents. Extra Indies
81 cents All are welcome.
Thursday. May 2G, at s p. m.-Regular
meeting. Canton Palestine. No. 3. Report
of our representative to the Dept. Council
also arrangements in regard to L. o. q. f..
Memorial day exercises. This should in
tereSt every Chevalier. BE present. BY
order Commandant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
Red Men S Hall

\ regular meeting of st. Michaers
Court, No. 574, c. o. f., viii be held to-
night mt s o'clock. Come. t. A. Austin,
Rec. Sec.
Order of Vasa meeting Wednesday.
May ,, s o'clock, followed by package
social. Admission: A package. or %
cents Refreshments.
Thursday. May 20, s D. m.-Regular
meeting of Pocahontas Council, No 4. ID.
of T.. \ good attendance is desired as
there are several matters of business to
be transacted
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
TRYING TO Saw
MEDICAL COLLEGE

BANGOR, Me-, May 24. - The
state chamber of commerce and the
agricultural league is circulating pc
titiOns over the state addressed TO
the trustees of Bowdoin college and
asking that the B0wdOin medical
school. scheduled to finally close i'm
June. be continued in operation for
two years more. The chamber guar
antees to raise the deficit that may
occur and also undertakes to per-
suade the American Medical ass0cia-
tion to continue the school in Class
A.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
COMMERCE CHAMBER
ANNUAL TONIGHT
viii Be Held at O'clock in Headquar-
ters-Reports and Election of
Eight Directors.

Announcement of the eight directors
elected by mail ballot for two years will
be made tonight in the annual meeting of
the Brattleboro Chamber of Commerce
rooms at o'clock Reports of the pres
ident, the secretary and the treasurer
also will be made.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
INDICTED FOR EMBEzzLEMENT.
Ensign Lyman Admits Stealing S21,419
While PaymaSter

BOSTON. May 24-An Indictment
Ensign Joseph Lyman, former
ly paymaster on the L. S. s. Chester.
with embezzlement of $21, ,419 from the
United States was returned today by the
federal grand jury Lyman fed to Mon
treal but later returned and surrendered,
saving that the money had been stolen
from him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
TOOK STENOGRAPHER
INSTEAD OF WIFE

BOSTON. May 24.-LOuis Cohen,
a local attorney and formerly treas
urer of a concern dealing in phone
graphs and pianos. was lndleted Dy
the federal grand jury to-day charged
with nariury i'm obtaining passport
tn Weyico. lit is alleged that he OBJ
tanned a passport for himself and
wife. but that his stenOgrapher. in
stead of his wife accompanied him.
He was returned here from New
Orleans i'm custody for trial ON lar
ceny charges in the state court.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
WARRANT OUT FOR
CHIEF OF POLICE
Sid Hatfield Charged With Assaulting
Mine Superintendent During
Strike Shooting.

WILLIAMSON, ". Va. May "a
\ warrant has been issued for the ar
rest of Sid Hatfield. former chief of po-
lice at Mattewan. it was announced here
today He is charged with assaulting
Z. J. Smith. superintendent Of the Stone
Mountain Coal Co. several days ago
when AIattewau was under fire from the
mountain during the first week of the
recent disorders.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
PONZI CASE TOMORROW.
Judge VIII Hear Arguments on Petition
for Writ OF Habcas Corpus.

BOSTON. May 24-Arguments on the
petition of Charles Ponzi for a writ of
habpas corpus to prevent his trial in the
state court on charges Of larceny from in
vestors while he is federal prisoner were
set for tomorrow by Federal Judge Nor
ton today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
Methodist Episcopal Church

Tuesday evening. s o'clock-AIeeting of
Sunday school board in league room.
Friday evening. 7.30 oclock-Prayer
meeting in the vestry.
\ meeting of the Attainers class will be
held in the home of Mrs. William Miller,
b Highland street, Wednesday, May %,
at 7.30 D. IN.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
CARPENTERs AT WORK.
Accept so Cents an Hour in Greenfield
This Morning.

GREENFIELD. Mass, May 24.-The
striking carpenters of Greenfield returned
to work this morning. having reached an
agreement with the master builders. The
men have accepted a wage scale of 50
cents an hour with the working conditions
to be the same as last year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
Knights of Columbus Hall

Tuesday. May 24-Regular meeting of
Brattleboro lodge, 903, Loyal Order of
Moose. District Deputy Supreme Dicta-
tor of State of Vermont will be present.
All members are requested to be present
as there is important business to come
up at this time. ...-
Wednesday. May -, at T.30 p. NJ
Rehearsal of the 1st and ID degree team,
Protective Grange.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
Masonic Temple

Tuesday, May 24. 7.30-Regular meet
ing of Webster Lodge of Perfection.
Thursday, May 26-Stated communi-
cation of Brattleboro lodge, No. 102, f..
and A. NJ. at 73O p. m. Work. Il. A.
degree.
Friday. May 27-Special communica-
tion of Columbian lodge. No SO. f. and
4. NJ, at T.30 p. m. Work f. c. de-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
THE WEATHER
Fair Tonight Unsettled Wednesday,
Light Frosts Tonight.

WASHINGTON, May 24-The
weather forecast: Fair tonight. Unset
tied Wednesday Rising temperature.
Light frosts tonight. Moderate variable
Winds becoming southerly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
LUNCHES WITH KING GEORGE.
Rear Admiral Lewis Guest at BucIIing-
ham PALACE Tn1aY.

LONDON. May 24-Rear Admiral
William = Sims mnchcd with King
George and Queen Mary in buckingham
palace today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
MILLIONS WILL
PROTEST SALES TAX
Edward McGrady Speaks
Sentiment of American
Federation of Labor
INCREASES BURDEN
OF IDLE CLASS

War and Cost of Government to Backs
of Working Men and Women, He De
clares. ..
WASHINGTON, May 24.-"Indigna-
ton meetings will be held in every city,
town and hamlet in the country in pro-
test against the sales tax if it is adopted,
the senate finance committee was told to-
day by Edward McGrady, who said he
was stating for Samuel GompeFs the posi-
ton of the American federation of labor.
The federation has taken positive stand
against the proposed tax, he declared.
Five million, of the now idle and many
other millions of those whose wages have
been reduced from - to 30 per cent are
now to be called on to assume the added
burden" he said Big business is now
attempting 10 shift that burden of the
war and the cost of government from
their shoulders to the backs of working
men and women.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24

So far as area is concerned 40 princi-
palities of the size of Monaco could be set
down in New York city, while to equal
the American metropolis in population it
would require about 373 Monacos com
bined.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
JESSE GUILFORD
IS ELIMINATED
Cyril TOlIey. British Amateur Champion,
Defeats Him and at
Golf Today.

HOYLAKE. Eng. May q (Associated
presS) Cyril Tolley. British amateur
champion. today eliminated Jesse Gull
ford of Boston from the British anna
tcur championship golf tournament by
. and 1.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
Centre Congregational Church

Thursday. May 26. 10 a. m.-Wind-
ham County Sunday school convention
at the Congregational church in Town
shend. Afternoon session at 1.3O.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
WANTS NATIONAL HOLIDAY.
Congressman Perlman Asks National
Observance of Columbus Day.

WASHINGTON. May IA resoIu-
tiom proposing that Oct. u. the anni-
versary Of Columbus's discovery of Amer
lea. be made a national legal holiday. has
been introduced by Representative Perl
man. Republican. of New York.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-24
An Average Session

The special session Congress closed
particularly the point of view OF postwar legislation
and reconstruction n general
The outstanding revision the bill
the disappointing who
WILL according to estimates result in con-
taxpayer VINO mas Deh nit
will Of the benefits unless
improvement in business and employ
ment doubtful. however.
Perhaps ansped during the session
that those who anticipated that
because Harding
able to Congress- especially with hand
throughout session had considerable difficulty
with the Senate whenever he
as "cabal their
several they made things difficult
for the
From point
the Congress
peace ratification the treaty with Germany and
natural the election
Their unfortunate
the calling the conference the mt
The tariff problem usually
tons when
solved wisely high protective this
was obvious that very
bankruptcy with
industry andstl need for the protection of Amer
In
prosperity Europe of the things
essay bring prosperity America
problem,
Strengthening railroad problems
questions surrounding important
should be railroads
profit
of them without return the public This is indeed
a difficult problem.
foreign
whether would bore
advisable them stand they at least for time
The special session accomplished left
really important things the In this unlike
the session of Congress
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-24
Let Us Be Sane!

Commissioners Shank not understand It,
onnosed to the proposed proposed Place project
They have however expressed of bond issue proposed
at the present for the purpose providing funds the plaza
program
them to great condemnation which do not be-
1ieve is based on a proper conception their attitude
Refusal to participate given time does not neoes
sa1v mean disapprova OF bar against future
participation.
1t is advocates of the plaza project are not
more charitable others who enthusiastic
cuarly to be regretted taking the stand that those
citizens who do not unworthy i'm
pulses.
indeed inconsistent
for community unable children deceny obge
tsaf n the uayment millions the whom it
is proposed to by such character that they
never would willingly the children for whom
they fought
wealthy enough provide for
necessities in demand
Eventually in the world why the pres
commissioners should be
interpreted opposition the plaza project
In this recalled that this moment when
bond Issue proposed for the
ton the definite memorial plans ana no
nrosnects that building immediate future
two county commissioners sound business Judgment in
rovng bond Immediately
The injection against the
officials
The war memorial sanity in increasing
the cost the Jewett administration
which among things that did not win the war