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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09
PROMINENT SPEAKER
TO ADDRESS PUBLIC
Chancellor McGOwn of American Inter
national College Secured by ID. A.
R. for Next Tuesday

Chancellor c. s. NcGown of the Amer
lean International College of Springfield.
Mass. viii give an address before the
Brattleboro chapter. ID. A. r., Tuesday.
April II. at 3 O'Clock, in the Unitarian
parish house.
The International college at Spring
field has for 81 years been doing the
work of Americanization among the for
eign-born young men and women, and it
is the only institution of its kind in the
country at the present time. The college
is represented by 2S different national
tiles and aims to instruct in civics and
morals.
The ID. A r. in New England are es-
pecially interested in this school as it
is through the International college that
the Americanization work of the ID. \.
r. IS largely done.
The D. A r. of Massachusetts raised
81 900 for a scholarship in the Interna-
tional college in honor of Mrs. Frank ID.
Ellison. a former state regent, and the
d A. r. of the United StateS-gave a
$1,000 scholarship in honor of Mrs.
Sara Elizabeth GurnSey, n former presi~
dent general of the National society, ID.
\. Il.
The address is open to the public free
of charge Tea will be served.
4 brief business meeting of the chap
ter is called for 2.13 Tuesday afternoon
i'm the parlors of the parish house. A
large attendance is desired.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09
TO OUTLINE JUNIOR
ACHIEVEMENT WORK
Springfield Speaker to Address Brattle-
bOrO Public Sunday. April IL
Clubs Nav BE Formed Here

The Chamber of Commerce, the Brat
tleborO WOman's club and the Brattle-
bOro Business and Professional WOmen's
club, acting with Principal J. f. War
rem Of the high school, have invited
Frank .. kreager of Springfield, Mass,
20 speak to BTattleboro people Sunday
afternoon, April H., about the work of
the Junior Achievement bureau of the
Eastern States league, of which Mr.
kreager is assistant director. This
VIII be a public meeting, and every one
who is Interested in the boys and girls
of the town will be present
The Junior Achievement bureau is do
ing a great work in cities and towns
of the Eastern states in conducting
business training, etc, for school child
ren or other boys and girls who have
had to leave school and go to work
The purpose is to tie UP the activities
of the boys and girls with the activ-
tiles of the community in which they live
and give them a chance to get practical
knowledge of the things that will in
terest them when they are grown up.
Behind this movement are such mer
as Horace 4. Moses, president of the
Strathmore Paper Co., Mittineague
Mass; 0. H. Benson of Springfield
Mass, director: and the late Theodore
\. Vail, who was a strong advocate oi
vocational education and was chairman
of the Junior Achievement bureau prev
ious to his death.
Brattleboro's varied industries. al
comparatively small, seem to make this
an ideal town in which to establish
kreager viii explain how to do it and
why. Further information about this
meeting will appear in the BcfoTmer be
fore April II.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09
DUDE UNCERTAIN AS
TO DISTRICT JOB
Has Conference with State Highway
Commissioner and Will Submit
Definite Proposition

Road Commissioner Charles J. Dube
win submit tc State Highway Com
missioner Z. w. Dix within a day. or
two a definite statement of conditions
under which he will accept the appoint
ment of district highway commissioner
which the state highway board recently
rendered him. Mr. DUDE was in Mont
pelier yesterday in conference with the
state commissioner and discussed the
matter from various angles and was not
satisfied that he ought to take the DO,
sition under present conditions.
In case Mr.. Dube decides to remain
as road commissioner of Brattleboro it
Is understood that Robert T. Coombs of
North street will be a candidate for the
district position.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09

The body of Paul D. Gordon, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs: John W. Gordon OF
rrison during the World war, arrived
in New York Wednesday and is being
accompanied to Barre by brother,
Norman Gordon, a student in Dart
mouth college, who went to New York
when his parents received unexpected
word of the arrival of the body of the
young soldier. All trace of the young
man was lost by his parents for some
time. and even the war department
records of him were very hazy;' but IL
nallv word came back from overseas
that Private Gordon died a military
prisoner.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09
SAYS ATTORNEY FEE
WAS EXORBITANT
Rutland Widow Brings Action Against
St JOhnsbury Law Firm to Re
cover Alleged Excessive Charge.

ST. ,JOHNSBURY, April 9.-NIrs.
Clara E. Platt, widow of Fred $. Platt
of Rutland. Vt. has brought suit
against Charles A. Shields and David :.
Conant, of st. Johnsbury, as surviving
members of the law firm of Dunnet,
Shields and Conant, to recover $500
that she AYERS were exorbitant attorney
fees, in a suit against the b. & NJ. rail
road in September.
The Platt estate was awarded $24-
$40 for the death of Fred s. Platt while
enroute to BrattlebOro. Vt. The late
Alexander Dunnet was the. senior mem
her of the law firm retained to press the
claims of the Platt estate. Mrs. Platt
claims that 81 500 was a just retainer
fee and that 5000. plus an itemized
bill of expenses for $468.63 was unreas-
enable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09
LOCAL CUE ARTISTS
OUTPLAY VISITORS
tory for BrattlebOrO Over Bellows
Falls-Sc0re $40 to 1872

Twelve men from the Bellows Falls
odd Fellows lodge cam" here yesterday
afternoon on account Jf a pool match
with members of Nantastiquet lodge
last evening and went home on the late
train leaving the laurels in the hands
of the hosts. the score being 375 to l92
The Brattleboro Odd Fellows enter.
tanned the visitors at lunch at Scovell's
restaurant.
Following are the scores of the
matches, the Brattleboro. man being
named first in each pair: Wood -
Moore 33; Fairbanks -, Shepardson q;
Fox =, Bressor 81; Hawkins 70, Cook
b: Shaw -. Fennell 81.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09
Commissioner Sheldon At
tends Fish and Game
Meeting
IMPORTANT TROUT
PROJECT BEGUN
Athens Brook Selected for Experiment
in Conservation Said to Be Entirely
New-Har0ld w. Mason Elected
President of County Club.

For the most part the members of the
Windham County Fish and Game club
had their first introduction to State Fish
and Game Commissioner Harold p. Shell
don of Fair Haven last night in the
Chamber of Commerce rooms, when the
club held its annual meeting and when
Commissioner Sheldon made his first pub
lie talk since he was appointed to that
Office. In spite of the rainy night and
the short notice that Commissioner Shell
don was to be present about 80 persons
attended the meeting, and they were well
pleased with the new department head.
President Charles a. Harris presided.
Several interesting and important facts
were brought out during Mr.. SheldOn's
talk. One of these was that County Fish
and Game Warden +. FL. Metcalf of this
place. of whom the commissioner spoke in
complimentary terms. was to remain as
county warden the coming year. Another
was that Mr.. Sheldon has in mind the es-
tahishment of a game refuge near the
Vernon trout rearing station, for the prop
agation of game birds.
project in which all the club members
were interested was outlined by the
speaker, who gave credit for the plan to
former Commissioner Linus Leavens and
said that so far as he knew it was the
first plan of the kind in the United States
and declared that the department would
(Continued on Page D..
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09
BOSTON PATROLAIAN is
CHARGED WITH THEFT.

BOSTON, April 9-PatrOlman
Charles Nichols was arrested early
today charged with breaking and en-
tering and with larceny, after another
officer reported that he had found him
in civilian clothing with a bundle i'm
his arm and gun i'm hand in the
South End department store of Isaac
Levy.
Search of Niehols's rooms subse-
quentIy was said to have shown sew
eraI trunks full of shirts. socks and
ties and a collection of 100 keys.
Levy identified the goods as hav-
ing been part of his stock.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09
Keyes Calls Bills Valid.
CONTINUED on Page s.
PLANTER is GUILTY
OF MURDER CHARGE
Prisoner Convicted of Killing Negro En-
pl0yes-Jury Asks Mercy-PenaI-
tvs Life Imprisonment

CONVICTION, Ga. April John :.
Williams, plantation owner. was found
guilty today of murder in connection
with the Jasper county peonage cases.
The jury recommended mercy. The YER
dict carries with it automatically life
Imprisonment sentence.
Williams was convicted specifically of
the murder of Lindsey Peterson, a Ne
gro farm hand, whose body found
weighted with sack of rocks. was
found with another co-employer on
Williams's farm in the Yellow river.
Bodies of nine other Negroes, said to
have been killed to conceal peonage
conditions, have been found buried on
the farm or elsewhere.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09

The report of secretary Of the state
board of health, DR. {. +. Dalton.
shows there were various epidemics of
children's diseases in Vermont during
the month of March Of the l7O cases
OF whooping cough. Rutland county had
10. of which 30 were in Rutland city.
There were three cases of sleeping sick
ness, one each in Burlington, Franklin
and WilliamstoWn. There were 230
cases of chicken pox, % cases of scarlet
fever. thee of influenza and - of diph-
iberia Measles had by far the largest
run of any communicable disease during
the month, 69l cases being reported. OF
the "A cases of smallpox reported, p
were in the village of Bennington. There
were ll9 cases of mumps
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09
DETECTIVE DOUBTS
STORY OF HARRIS
Says Confessed SLAYER of Elwell Is No
tOriety Seeker-Alienists Say lie
Is Sane

BUFFALO, y. Y, April 9.-Although
Roy Harris, who confessed that he was
one of two principals in the murder OF
Joseph Il. Elwell in New York last
june, has been pronounced of normal
mentality by alienists, lay opinion per
sists in the belief that he is one of the
notoriety seekers who make an appear
ance in connection with ponce investiga,,
tions of all cases involving widespread
publicity.
of the New York police department
places Harris in that category. Dis
trict Attorney Moore of Buffalo says
he is "a plain nut"
The authorities, however, are leaving
nothing undone to follow every possible
lead that the man may give. He will
be taken to New York and given certain
tests which, the police say, must either
prove or disprOve his story OF the kill
ing of Elwell.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09
FROM 800 TO 400
GIRLS EXPECTED
Speakers for Older Girls
Conference Here Are
Announced
LOCAL COMMITTEE
CHAIRMEN CHOSEN
Miss Marion Gary, Field Secretary
. Meets Representatives of BrattiebOrt
Churches and Outlines Program
Dates MAY @, and s.

An outline of the program and an
nouncement of the speakers for the older
girls conference to be held in BrattleborO
May 6, and s were given by Miss
Marion Gary of Rutland, field secretary
for Vermont of the Y. w. c. A., under
whose auspices the conference is to be
held, in a meeting of nearly 30 women
representatives of the various local
churches in the chapel of the Centre Con
gregational church yesterday afternoon
when chairmen of committees of arrange
ments were chosen.
The list of speakers contains the names
of DIR. Joel +. Goldthwaite of Boston
professor of hygiene at Smith college and
lecturer to the sophomore class; Miss
Anna NJ. Clark of the Northeastern Field
Headquarters of the Y. w. &. y. in New
York, who is well known here through her
visits during the organization and life OF
the Patriotic league: Miss Grace NOSe OF
Burlington, who for two years had charge
of recreation work of the Y. W. &. 4
work in France; Miss Eunicc Avery OF
Springfield, Mass, president of the New
England Federation of Business and Pro
fessional Women's clubs: Miss Gladys
Topping of New York, world fellowship
secretary of the Northeastern Field com
mittee of the \. w. &. A: Rev. Robert
Seneca Smith of Smith college: and prob
ably a Chinese student from Mount H0I
yoke college.
After some explanation by Miss Gary
in which she stated that it was expected
that from 800 to 400 girls would come
here for the conference, the followine
chairmen of committees were chosen. tn,
chairmen to appoint their assistants
Meals. Mrs. Carrie l.. Hamilton publ
city, Miss Bessie l.. Farnum reception
Mrs. Arthur =. Simonds: hospitality
Mrs. Clarke &. Fits and Mrs. Howard c
Rice; music. Mrs. Clark T. Browncll
registration, Miss Florence NJ II. Wells.
| At the close of the meeting most of tn,
chairmen remained to go over the matter
more definitely with Miss Gary so tha
| plans for the gathering may be made a.
soon as possible.
| Brattleboro people will be asked {,
open their homes for the entertainment
of the girls when it is known more def
nitely what arrangements will have to b,
made. The places for the various gather
ings also will be decided later. but it i,
| expected now that the gct-togethcr supper
the opening night will be served in Ma
sonic temple.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09
COMMUNITY HOUSE
MEETING CALLED
Committee to Take Definite Action Mon
day Afternoon in View of Press
ing ArmOry Project

An important meeting of the commun-
ity house committee has been called by
Chairman George L. Dumham, to be
held next Monday afternoon at 4y30
o'clock, to decide definitely about the
community house project 1t il hoped
that every member of the committee
will be present.
The state having decided to erect an
armory i'm BrattleborO and being desir-
Gus of beginning work very soon it is
important that the question of combin-
ing an armory and community house on
the GOodhue house lot be decided at
once
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09
STILLMAN ALIMONY
is PAID TO WIFE
Banker Sends Check for $62, ,5OO-Says
Through Attorneys. He's Anxious
for Speedy Trial.

NEW YORK, April 9-Reports that
James A. Stillman, president of the Ma
tionai City Bank Of New York. was
anxious to press his divorce suit to
rapid conclusion were confirmed yester-
day by his attorneys. They turned over
to Mrs. St'llman's counsel So 500 for
counsel fees and almony which they
had been given until May to pay in
instalments. With the check for that
amount was letter saying Mr.. Still
man desires "a prompt trial of the is
sue and is not disposed to furnish any
excuse for delay by staying the proceed
ngs pending an appeal"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09
Christian Science Church

First Church of Christ. Scientist Sun
day services at 1915 "A. IN. and 7.30 p. m
Subject. Are Sin, Disease and Death Real :?
lat 7.45. Reading room open daily, ex-
cept Sundays. Wednesday evenings and
legal holidays, from II to- /. ; to =. and Z
to o o'clock. All are welcome. Emerson
building Elliot street
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09
MANDAMUS CASE
HEARD YESTERDAY
Arguments Made I'm SUI
preme Court Anent Bills
Tardily Signed
GOVERNORS SUIT
A FRIENDLY TEST
Petitioners Counsel Maintain the Chief
Executives Signature to Bills After
the Legislature Had Adjourned Was
Legal Act.

ItSdI LACt.
MONTPELIER, April 9.-In arguing
before the supreme court yesterday aft
crnoOn on the mandamus proceedings of
Governor James Hartness against Secre-
tary of State Harry A. Black, n friendly
test case relative to the signature of bills
by the petitioner since the adjournment
of the legislature. Wade Keyes, repre-
sentative from Reading, stated that the
petitioner relied on the first sentence of
Article >. Section II. of the constitution.
This reads as follows:
Every bill which shall have passed
the house and senate shall, before it be-
comes a law. be presented to the gov
ernOr; if he approves, he shall sign it; if
not, he shall return it with his objec-
tions in writing to the house in which it
shall have originated"
The petitiOnee through his attorneys
relied upon the last sentence of the same
section, which has been frequently quoted
in the papers of late.
KeyeS Calls Bills Valid.
Mr.. Keycs, in making the closing ar
gument, said that when the governor re-
ceived the bills. though it might be after
the legislature had adjourned, he had the
CONTINUED on Page 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09
Masonic Temple

Sunday at 2f5 o'clock-The members
of Bingham chapter, o. f. s, are re
quested to meet at the temple to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. w. F. Mixer
in the First Baptist church at o'clock
Monday, April II, 7.30 p. m.---Special
meeting of the executive committee of
Brattleboro council, knights of Birming-
ham. please take notice.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09
BRITAIN PREPARES
FOR LABOR'S WAR
Recruits Volunteers for
Forthcoming Tie-Up OF
Industry
100000 WORKERS
TO QUIT TUESDAY

Reports from Important Centers in Eng
land, Wales and Scotland Indicat
AntagOnism Among Men Toward AC
tiOn of Leaders.
4 distinct purpose to overthrow the
present system of government in
Great Britain is behind the action of
the striking miners, supported by the
Triple Alliance. The proposition, as
shown by the dispatches, is TO force
the government to natiOnaliZe the
great industries. Lloyd George, well
knowing that the coal strike move
ment of last fall would be renewed
when the leaders thought OppOrtune,
had passed the Emergency act, which
gives the government wide powers in
dealing with a situation perilOus to
the country. Under this net and
other powers resting in him he an
nOunces that he will call to the cOlOrs
the army and navy reserves, will en-
roll a special cOnstabulary for 30
days, and will call for volunteers to
man the public services vital to the
nation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09
First Baptist Church
Rev. Clark T. BrOwnell, Pastor.
Sunday, April IL.

1890 a. m-Morning worship. Sermon,
The Foundation of the Church.
II A y. m.-Bible school.
7.3O D. m.-Evening service Subject.
What Are Men Thinking Of?
Monday, 7.3O p. m.-World- Guild.
Tuesday, 7.30 p. m.-Christian En-
deavor meeting.
Wednesday, 6.3O p m.-Annual church
supper: 7.30-Annual church business
meeting.
Friday. p. m.-Junior Endeavor; 7.30
Regular church prayer meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09
Methodist Episcopal Church
Rev. Robert 4. Num-. Pastor.
Sunday, April 10.

1880 a. m.-AIorning worship.
1900 m.-Sunday school.
$50 p. m.-Epworth League service.
Topic: How Does Christ Wish His
Day to BE Spent? Leader, Marion
ParkhurSt.
7.30 p. m.-Evening worship.
Monday. April II, 7.3O p. m.-Regular
monthly meeting of the Mary Gcdds
class with Mrs. L. L. COvcy, 81 Western
avenue.
Wednesday, April IL. 40 p. m-Meet-
ing of the WOman's Home Missionary
ton, - Williams street.
Friday, April IL, 7.3O p. m.-Praycl
meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09

Monday. April II, 7,3O p. m.-The Con
quest club will meet in the chapel.
Tuesday, April l., Ga p. m.-The
brotherhood will have supper in the
chapel. 1t is expected that Chancellor
McGOwn of the international College in
Springfield, Mass, will be the speaker
There will be a food sale at the Chill
dren's fair in Festival hall April 16.
Baked beans, brown bread, fish cakes.
doughnuts, cookies and cake will be for
sale. Orders for food may be left with
Miss Florence Fl. Wells. Tel. 80.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09
FIND MISSING BALLOON.
Bag Picked Up i'm Gulf of FIorida-No
Trace of Five Men.

PANAMA CITY. Fla, April 9.-ThC
naval balloon which has been missing
with five men since it left the Pensa
cola naval station March -, was picked
up in the gulf late yesterday by a fish
ing boat and brought here today.
No trace of the crew was found.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09
Knights of Columbus Hall

Thursday, April 14-Military whist
and dancing. Shows orchestra. Gentle
mems tickets. 30 cents; ladies' tickets, 80
cents. Dancing from s to u. Auspices
of Daughters of Isabella.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09

LONDON. April 9.-Recruiting of vol
unteer workers and safety units was
energetically begun by the government to-
day and other plans were perfected to
meet the threat of a widespread industrial
tic-up Tuesday, growing out of the miners
strike and involving directly approx
mately 100000 workers.
Meanwhile. however, reports from varl-
GUS parts of England, Scotland and Wales
indicate that the triple alliances eXecu-
tive board may have more to do than the
mere issuance of its strike decree in or
der to bring about general cessation of
work by the railway men and the trans
port workers, who. with the miners, make
up the membership of 30 labor OrganiZa-
tonS From Glasgow, Liverpool, Car
diff. Edinburgh and several other impOr-
tant points, locals of the National Union
of Railway Men comes word that the
rank and file are challenging the right of
the railwaymen's national executive body
to call strike without ballOting among
the men.
The general purport of these messages
from important ccnters is that the rail
waymen and the transport workers do
not preesnt solid front on the strike
issue. This. observers say, may account
for the silence which the labor leaders
maintained after the conference which
they had today with Prime Minister Lloyd
George at his residence in Downing street.
Fight to Finish.
The intention of the British government
to issue an appeal for volunteers for the
transport and other essential services. in
view of the prospective triple alliance
strike. was announced in the house OF
commons late yesterday by Prime Minis
ter Lloyd George. \ royal proclamation
Continued on Page s.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09
Centre Congregational Church
Rev. Herbert p. WOOdin. ID. d., Pastor.
Sunday, April 10.

1870 a. m.-Subject of sermon. The
Strength of CleanneSS.
300 m-Sunday school.
700 p. m.-Rev Charles f. White as
siStant secretary of the American
Board will give an illustrated ad-
dress in the chapel entitled. OuI
Congregational Job Around tho
World.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09
Odd Fellows Temple

Tuesday, April II, 7.30 p. m.-Reg-
ular meeting of Dennis Rebekah lodge.
Initiation. Refreshments after the meet
ing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09
UniversaIist Church
Sunday, April 10.

Sunday, April 10.
1870 a. m.-Divine worship with ser
mon by Prof *. II. Il. Flint of
Norwich university.
11.45 a. m.-Sunday school. Remember
the contest.
80 p. ny. Z. c. L. service in
charge of Miss Ruth Sargent Sub
ject, Growing Ahead.
Mrs. r. =. Flagg's Sunday school class
will meet with her Monday evening instead
of Friday evening.
Monday evening. April 11-Regular
meeting of Mrs. Flagg's Sunday school
class with Mrs. r. Il. Flagg, Prospect
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09

The Rev. Charles Kelley, who has
been so well known in Newport and vi
cinity for a period of nearly ten years.
has severed his connection as pastor of
the Methodist church at Newport Cen
ter and accepted the pastorate of the
Ashburnham Methodist church at Ash
burnham. Mass
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-09
GROUND BROKEN FOR
ANIMAL HOSPITAL
Strcet-Veterinary Moves There
from Richardson Building

DR.. p T. Lee. veterinary surgeon. has
moved from the- Richardson building
on Main street to one of the Hertzberg
houses at % Williams street, which
property adioins his land where he viii
build this spring a hospital for the care
and treatment of horses and dogs. Dir.
Lee has had the land cleaned of timber
this past winter and the ground is
broken for the building.