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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
BIG HALLOWEEN
PARADE ASSURED
VariOas Organizations to Unite, Start
ing at O'clock Monday Night
Stunts Are Prepared.

Plans are progressing well for the
Halloween parade Monday evening and
assurances have been given that the Odd
Fellows. knights of Columbus. lied Men,
the public and Parochial schools, the Boy
Scouts and others will participate. They
already are planning their stunts and
costumes. 4 delegation from West Brat
tleboro and people from the outlying COM
munities are expected to be in the pa
rade, which will start promptly at Z
O'Clock and which doubtless viii contain
a good number of ghosts, COLLINS, devils.
elves, witches, fairies. Indians, Mother
Goose characters and other fantastic
features
Ribbons will be awarded as first prizes
as follows: For most popular adult
group, most popular children's group
most grotesque adult group, most gro
tesque children's group, largest group from
any organization, either adults or chill
dren: for best arranged children's group,
best arranged adult group, most original
costume. Major Linn ID. Taylor will be
chairman of the judges.
The parade will leave the common at
o'clock, and pass down Linden street,
where the residences will be decorated and
Illuminated, thence down Main street and
perform special stunts on Pumpkin street,
which viii be kept clear of automobiles
1t will then pass out Elliot street where
the merchants viii have their places of
business decorated appropriately and IL
Illuminated. turning at the Princess the
afre and returning out Elliot street to
Main. thence to the railroad station.
d. Frank Shea viii be stage manager
and in general charge Of the stunts, which
will be performed in front Of the station.
There also will be aesthetic dances, COM
munity singing in charge of Dan Nolan,
and other features. Special lighting fa-
cilitieS are being arranged.
Company /. under Capt. c. \. f.
Goodwin, will do police duty for the
evening
The hour of the parade has been set at
o'clock to enable everyone possible to at
tend and then go to Halloween parties
which already have been arranged by
various groups, the stunt program at the
station being arranged especially for
those who have no party scheduled.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
PREDICTS 800 YEARS FOR MAN.
Expert Actuary Declares Length of Life
Is Increasing.

CHICAGO. Oct. 26-Proceedings of
the ninth annual convention of the Ma
tionaI Association of Mutual Life under
writer's We're enlivcned yesterday with
the prediction that some day in the not
too distant future human beings may live
to be 300 years old.
John w Barth, of Omaha, an actuary
who is classed as an expert iH interpret
ing morally tables and other statistics
ON which insured companies make their
awards said:
The human race has added ten years
to the length of life Of the average man
in the last 80 years. and every indication
points to the fact that an equal amount
win be added in the next fifty years.
when l was boy | laughed at the
thought of men flying. We don't laugh
at it today. Its a fact. Let us not laugh
Mt the idea of men living to be 300 years
old.
Take the actual cases now. There
is a record of a man in Switzerland who
lived to be 23J years old The oldest
man in the United States of whom we
have IA record was n Inan in Massachus-
etts who died just few years ago at
the age of 100.
The advancement of the world in the
last fifty wears has been very rapid. My
experience in dealing with morality tables
i'm the last % years show that the lie
pinnacle is now a. years, instead of Us.
and that today there are 10 more years
of life open to the average man. Come
to Methuselah?' Why AnotI'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
Leaders Are In Custody.

ALBANY. y. Y, Oct. 26.-Four more
men, arraigned yesterday in Springfield
on charge of being implicated in the oper
ationS of the lottery combine. were ar
rested on information forwarded by the
Albany officers Of the department of jus
tice.
Some arrests are still to be made in
other states, of persons alleged to be inn
plicated in the lottery system exposed
when John J. Pappalau of Albany was
arrested as one OF its agents, arraigned
before United States Commissioner
O'Neill and admitted to 5000 bail for
a hearing Oct. 81. But practically all
the principal men in the combine, which
is said to have taken hundreds of thous
ands of dollars monthly from its victims,
are now ia custody.
The eases against "Renault" of Troy.
whose real name is Edward McAvoy, and
who is regarded as undoubtedly the head
Of the system: Charles Harmon, Alfred
+. Huh and Abram Van Olinda of Sche-
nectatly viii come up before United
States Commissioner Palmer in Sehenec-
tady Thursday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
FOUR MEN IN
$1,OO0,000 LOTTERY
Arraigned at Springfield - Alleged 10
Re AGENTS for Fake
Proposition.
SpRINGFIFLD. Mass. Oc

SPRINGFIELD Mass. Oct. ga
million-dollar-a- month lottery, declared
by department of justice agents to be a
fake proposition, came to light yester-
day with the arraignment of four men
before United States Commissioner John
J.. Rice The men are charged with being
agents who received tickets for sale
They were arraigned under section 237
OF the United States penal code, which
makes it an olfenSe to receive lottery tick
cts from common carrier Zach man
is charged with receiving 800 lottery tick
cts from Schenectady. y. y through the
American Railway Express.
The alleged agents OF the lottery are
Frederick h. Finn of Northampton,
George j. Babineau of Holyoke, Francis
4. Hambledon of Palmer. and Euclide
Beaudry of Chicopec. All pleaded not
guilty and were admitted To 81 900 bail
for preliminary hearings before Commits
sioner Rice. Finn was arraigned on Oct.
10 but the fact of his arrest and arraign-
ment had been kept secret while the de-
partment of Justice agents were looking
for the other men.
According to the officers, the headquar-
ters of the lottery is in Schenectady.
From there tickets were sent out all
over the country The lottery was
known as the Canadian National or au-
thorized Canadian loan, but had nothing
to do with the Canadian government.
Drawings were held twice a month, the
total amount to be distributed each month
being advertised as ST 100000, with cap
ital prizes of 100000, $4,000, 10000
and S25,000 and smaller prizes ranging
down to $40. According to the depart
ment of justice agents, the lottery agents
received a commission of 10 per cent on
each 81 ticket sold
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
FATHER BELKNAP SHOT.
Parish Priest Lured From South Dakota
Home and Killed.

LEAD. So OAK, Oct. 26-tather
Rell<pap parish priest at St. Patrick 5
church here, was lured from his home
today and shot to death.
The priest was called from his bed by a
man who represented that he wanted him
to answer a sick call. The priest, whose
quarters are in the residence OF the
Bishop of Lead, dressed hurriedly and
went to the garage for the motor car. He
was heard to attempt to start his automo-
bile. The car would not work and the
priest left the garage on foot, in company
with the man. Later persons living III the
west part of Lead, on what is known as
the poor mans gulch road. heard three
pistol shots in rapid succession.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
CHAMPIONS RIGHT
OF NEGRO RACE
President Harding Tells
SOutherners He Should
Have Advantages
SOCIAL EQUALITY
is IMPOSSIBLE
Let Black Man Vote When Fit and Deny
White Mans Right to Vote When Tn
fit-DeIiyers Address at Birmingham
Semi Centennial.

nt-DeIIVerS Address AT BiftninSHdh >
Semi Centennial.
BIRMINGHAM, Alas. Oct 2G.-The
right of the American Negro to broader
political, economical and educational adj
vantages based on a pride of race but
never on an aspiration for social equality,
was championed by President Harding
here today in a plainly worded enuncia-
tion of his views on the American race
problem. Following are some of the
principles on which the President appealed
to the nation ito lay aside old prejud:ces
and old antagonisns'' and give support to
Il constructive policy of racial relation
ship.
Politically and economically there can
be no occasion for great and permanent
differentiation provided on both sides
there shall be recognition of the absolute
divergence in things social and racial"
Il would say let the black man vote
when he is fit to vote prohibit the white
man voting when he is unfit TO vote
II wish that both tile traditions of
solidIy Democratic South and the tradi
ton of solidly Republican black race
might be broken up
Il would insist upon equal educational
opportunities for1 both
Men of both races may well stand un-
compromisiugly against every suggestion
of social equality. This is not question
of social equality, but a question of rec
Ognizing a fundamental. eternal inescap-
able difference
Racial amalgamation there cannot be-
partnership of the races in developing the
highest aim of all humanity there must
be if humanity is to achieve the ends
which | have set for it."
The black man should seek 20 be and
be encouraged to be the best possible
black man and not the best possible imi-
tatiuu of a white man"
The Presidents address. which brought
him from Washington in his first extended
trip into the South since his Inaugural
tiOn. was delivered at the semi-ccntennial
celebration of the founding of the city Of
Birmingham. lit was devoted almost ex-
cluSively to the race question. although
Dir. Harding also took occasion to praise
the South for its industrial recovery and
to renew his faith in the world leadership
Of "A reunited nation.
Greetings were extended TO AIR Hard
ing and members of his party at the sta
ton by a committee representing the city
of Birmingham and by AlabamI's "a
queens a group of Young women. each
Of whom was selected by county i'm the
state as representative at the city IS
=emi-ceutenuial.
Proceeding from the station to his
hotel the President made his first speech
of the day to members of the Alabama
legislature who arrived I'm a body to wei
come him. He told the legislators that
service must always be the measure of
all government" The Democratic
party" he added" could not rule the
state of Alabama if 1t didn't serve the
state Of Alabama" Mr.. Harding also
&C D. a.
the services Of all the country. declaring
that he meant to be president for Ala
5ama, Mississippi and Florida as much
as for New York, Ohio and Montana
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
BREWERS PERMITS
TO BE ISSUED SOON
Regulations for Medical Beer Will BE
Devoid of Red Tape-Law NiO-
IatOVS Cut Out.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 26-Issuauce of
permits To brewers fro the manufacture
Of medical beer under the new treasury
regulation viii proceed with prompt
ness and despatch, Internal Revenue
Commissioner Blair said today. Opera
tion of the regulations promulgated on
Monday. Mr. Blair said. would be devoid
of red tape and without undue delay,
Brewers have only to apply to their
state directors, he explained, in order to
obtain the necessary permits.
Brewers who have violated the pro-
hibition law. Mr. Blair stated, would be
unable to obtain the permits, but in his
opinion he added, there We're not a great
many of these.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
BARRETT, FAMOUS
BALL PLAYER, DEAD
Brother of Mrs NJ j. Moran of BrattIe-
bOrO Falls Dead of ApOplexy in
His Real Estate Office

James ('+Jimmy') Barrett, 10, famous
Detroit American league outhelder pre-
vious TO 1905. a brother of Mrs. NJ. j.
Moran of BFattleboro. fell dead in his Of
fee in Detroit yesterday noon. Apoplexy
is believed to have been the cause of his
death. Mrs. Moran was notified of his
death by telegraph yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Barrett formerly lived in Brattle-
boro and for three years attended st.
My-hae1,s Parochial school. The late
Mrs B. O'Riley. his mothers sister. and
he and his sister. now Mrs. Moran. lived
with Mr.. and Mrs. 0'Riley. He got his
start in baseball at Island park, and
after leaving here played in the New
York state league.
His major league career started with
the Cincinnati Reds in 1899. and he was
with the Reds also in 1900. He then
Joined in the stampede of players to the
American league and from 1901 through
1908 he was with the Detroit Tigers.
He was with the Boston Red Sox in 1907,
but because of an injury to one knee he
left the major league and for year
PLAYED center field and managed the Mil
waukee team of the American associa-
ton later becoming very successful in
the real estate business.
Barrett was a fast and sensational out
fielder. great base runner and dan
gerauS batter He hit for .314 in 1899 /;
.316 in 1900: 304 in 1902 and ,315 in
1908. During the year that he was with
Milwaukee he led the American league
In batting. with a mark of .362.
He married Marie Walch of Detroit,
who survives with two daughters. He
also leaves two sisters. Mrs. Moran and
Mrs Walter A. Perkins of Oak Bluffs,
Mass. and Southern Pines. \. G.
His family announced in Detroit last
night that the body would be borne to
the grave by some of his former asSoci-
ates on the diamond.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
LEE TELLS BOARD
OF STRIKE ORDER
Told Railroad Unions The!
Must Submit to Wage
.s.. Reduction
HEARING MAY CLOSE
BY TOMORROW

Union Executives Present But Declare
They VIII Leave at Pleasure-Chase
pbctographer - Railroad Presidents
Refuse to POSTPONE Second Wage Cut.
CHICAGO, oct. Is (Associated Press).
Ben W. Hooper, member of the United
States railroad labor board conducting
the hearing called by the board to invcsti-
gate the threatend railroad strike, today
called w G. Lee, president of the train
men. to the stand and questioned him
concerning the strike order. Lee told
how the strike vote was taken and the
walk-out ordered. He told the board he
withdrew from the joint meeting OF the
other unions because their strike reSoiu-
tions covered questions he did not think
were involved
Il took the position" Lee said, that
for once in my life, at least, | wanted to
tell the truth to my men about the facts
as I saw them" Lee read into the rec
ords circular letter sent to his men
while they were voting on the strike in
which he pointed out that wages must
come down and that 100000 unem-
ployed men were seeking jobs.
Mr.. zee declared the differences between
he insisted on q clean cut statement
pointing out there was 10 possibility Of
reopeuing negotiations With the roads.
using the strike vote as Il club, because
the labor board and not the roads had or
dered the wage cut.
Judge Barton predicted the hearing
would be completed by Thursday noon.
At y O'Clock the board recessed until ;
o'clock.
Taking of the testimony of the bro
therhoud chiefs followed more than an
hour of wrangling over the roll call.
Warren 5. Stone, president OF brother
hood of locomotive engineers objected to
the roll call of his general chairman and
when the board finally undertook to
call their names 1t was found the chair
man had obeyed StORe 5 to attend the
hearing The brotherhood chiefs served
notice on the board they would with
draw at any time they chose and leave
subordinates in their places after the
board permitted several railroad pre-
sidents to answer the roll call for alb
sent executives,
The hall was packed for the hearing,
estimates of the attendance ranging
from 1000 to 200. Mr.. Stones fre-
queut objections to proceedings and to
activities of Photographers kept the
meeting IN an upToar for some time.
At the noon RECESS the engineers pres
idcnt created a diversion by chasing a
photographer down the street and acroSS
a vacant lot.
The United States railroad labor board
yesterday suggested that the roads tenn
pOrarily postpone seeking further wage
reductions because the boards docket was
so crowded that wage decisions for all
classes OF employees could not be rendered
(Continued on PAGE 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
MORE TUITION
PUPILS THAN EVER
Increase of 10 in High School in Spite of
increased Rate - ScheOl Enroll
uPut Still Growing.

\ tabulation Of tuition pupils at the
Brattleboro high school shows a total of
1G4. or rs more than We're registered last
year. when the total WAS l4S. The an
uouncemeut Of these figures by Principal
T. r. Caverly are particularly Interesting
because of the fact that the tuition rate
was increased at the last annual meeting
of school district No. > and many persons
were of the opinion at that time that the
increase would result in keeping many
children from receiving the higher educa-
tiOH.
The enrolment Of the school Is steadily
increasing. four more students having
registered this week, which brings the
total to 406.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
TENNIS PLAYERS
GO TO GREENFIELD
High School Representatives to Play
This AfternoOn-Culver and Brit
tan Brattlebero Team.

Edwin Culver and Truxtan Britain,
representing Brattleboro high school. Will
meet the Greenfield high representatives
on the Highland avenue courts in Green
field this afternoon and try to make
amends for last weeks defeat, The boys
will be accompanied by Tennis Coach
Page and by Principal +. r. Caverly.
If the Greenfielders win this after
moons matches they intend to claim the
tennis championship of Franklin county
and vicinity. as they have defeated all
the strong school teams in Franklin
county. Last Saturday the Brattleboro
bows were defeated by the Greenfelders
on the Country club courts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Those Recorded Past Two Weeks Include
None of Special Importance.

No transfers of real estate of special
Importance were recorded in the town
clerks office during the two weeks ending
Oct. % although several pieces of prop
erty changed hands. Among these were
the following:
Albert w. Rockwell transferred to Min
ME III. Mckay by warranty deed his place
in West Brattleboro, amount 81, reve-
nue. So
Joseph L. Hildreth transferred to
Charles II. Oakes by warranty deed an
acre of land near the Oakes cottage on the
banks of the Connecticut river, amount
S75.
Rosa S. Roper transferred to Jennie
NJ. Danforth, by warranty deed, build
ing lot on Clark avenue, amount ST. reve-
nue. soc.
Newcomb H. Spencer transferred to
Carl f. Saderman and wife. by admins
traitors deed his place in West BrattIe-
boro, amount S1,100, revenue $1.50.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
BIC HURRICANE.
DAMAGES ORANGES
No Loss of Life Reported In
Storm Sweeping Over
Florida
BROKEN WIRES STOP
COMMUNICATION
Some Cities Not Heard From Since
MOnday-Residentia Section of Tam
pa Damaged Low Parts of City
Still Under Water

pa Damaged - Low Parts of City
Still Under Water
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct. 2G.-No
loss of life had been reported today in
the hurricane which swept Florida, but
considerable damage appears to have
been done to the orange crop. Low parts
of Tampa are still reported under sew
eral feet of water Wires the greater part
of the way between Tampa and Jackson
vile were down.
st. Petersburg, Clearwater and other
points on the Pnelas peninsular which
separates Tampa bay from the gulf have
not been hear,l from even indirectly since
yesterday morning.
At Tampa electric power has been cut
off and the city is entirely without street
car service and lights. Extensive damage
has been done To the residential section
of Tampa. a gale in excess of 40 miles an
hour WAS blowing and several wireless
calls for help from vessels in the gulf
were recorded by the wireless station at
ST. Augustine The names of the vessels
were not secured. One report from
Tampa said: "A large portion of the
residential section of the city has been
destroyed"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
Methodist Episcopal Church

The Ladies' Aid society viii meet in
the league room for their business meet
ing, "Wednesday at 3 o'clock. 1t is hoped
that there viii be Il large. attendance of
members.
Wednesday evening - Business meet
ing of the AttainerS' class. with social
at the home of Mrs. s. f. B. Morse
Canal street. at 7.30.
Friday evening, T-30-Regular prayer
meeting in the vestry,.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
EXPORTS SHOW DECREASE.
Trade With Europe Shows Less Favor
able Balance.

WASHINGTON. Oct 26.-Exports to
Europe during September fell eff by about
S310O0.000 rs compared with August.
while imports increased by approximately
S40O0.000, according to foreign trade fig
ures issued today by the commerce depart
ment. Imports from South America dur
ing the month increased by about S6.u0O-
600, while exports remained practically
unchanged.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
BROKER HAS THREE WIVES.
Springfield Worthless Check Man Faces
Charge of Bigamy.

SPRINGFIELD. Mass, Oct. 26.-
CLYDE L. Fox. stock broker brought back
here from Ramsay, n. J., today on a
charge of passing worthless checks, has
three living wives, according to police
announcements Fox was arraigned on
the check charge and complaint al
Ieging bigamy has been brought against
him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
Masonic Temple

Fort Dummer Chapter, No. -. r. \.
NJ, will hold a special convocation in
Masonic temple, Wednesday evening.
Oct 26 at 7.30 o'clock. Inspection of
NJ. NJ. NJ. ID. by d. u. c. H =. Herbert
T.. Kelley
Thursday evening Oct. y - Stated
communication Brattleboro Lodge, No
l02. lmportant business meeting. Work
NJ. NJ. degree
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
Odd Fellows Temple

Thursday. Oct. 81. s o'clock sharp
Regular meeting Canton Palestine. No. 3.
II is important that every chevalier be
present who possibly can. We are
obliged to postpone the meeting of the
ladies' auxiliary until Nov. 10 as the
committee has not been able to complete
the canvass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
Red Mems Hall

meeting Pocahontas Council, No. 4,
ID. of p. Adoption, corn and venison
Let's go
Friday. Oct. 2S-Special meeting of
Ouonektieut tribe. No. ,, /. o. X. NJ.
Adoption degree Everybody come.
Dance every Saturday night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
THOUSANDS AT PoNzr AUCTION.
Wanted to Bid for Expensive Furnishing:
in Paiatial Home.

LEXINGTON. Mass. Oct 26.-The
furnishings of Charles Ponzi's palatial
home were sold at auction today for the
benefit of his many creditors. Hundreds
of persons came here anxious to bid on
the oriental rugs. musical instruments
and other articles which cost thousands
of dollars,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
FRENCH DEPUTIES IN UPRoAR.
President Obliged to Suspend Session TO
Stop TImult.

IJproarious scenes in the chamber of dep
uties between Socialists and members of
the right wing became so intense at the
resumption of debate today on the gen
eral policy of the government that Pres
ident 'peret was forced to suspend the
session.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
THE WEATHER.

Fair Tonight and Thursday-Somewhat
Warmer Tonight i'm Vermont.
WASHINGTON. Oct. Weather
forecast: Fair tonight and Thursday.
Somewhat warmer Thursday and in Yer
mont tonight. Moderate to fresh north
shifting To east winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
CAN'T RECOGNIZE MExIC0.
Court Decision on Article % Not Suff-
cient. Says State Department.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 26. - The de
ciSion Of the Mexican supreme court that
article 27. giving the Mexican. govern,
ment control of subsoil properties, is not
retroactive. is not sufficient TO furnish
grounds for recognition of Mexico. il
was stated officially at the state depart
ment yesterday.
State department. experts have just
completed a study of the decision and
report that it does not meet all of UhC
demands of this government with regard
to American property rights in Mexico
although it obviates some of the differ
ences Of the past.