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Arizona republican., 1921-01-16


 the most important place in the diplo- rnatic service. Not the least of his quail ifications is ability 70 make the finan- - sial sacrifice neces- srya to go to London at a salary of st7.500 a year.
 No man can rep resent the United States fin London who is not able and willing to spend a lot of his O W n money. Lowden is well to do in bis own right and very
Arizona republican., 1921-01-16

Mile. AdTienne Baland, known as the leading lace" of the French airwomen, win make tour of South America, missionary.
Arizona republican., 1921-01-16

T INII IIIIVUhU HIS WIG, d UdUEULtI or the late George Pullman.
 Those in the know say that Lowden can go to London if he wants to. They are not sure that he wants to, but they rather think he does.
 It is at least an even chance that among the first of the Harding ap- pointments will be Lowden to London and Herrick to Paris.
Arizona republican., 1921-01-16

In siam many women are employed in army workshops, in factories and on the railways and roads. where they are work.
Arizona republican., 1921-01-16

The leading divorce center of the United States is now in Seattle. Wash. where during the last year more than 2500 divorces were granted.
Arizona republican., 1921-01-16

More than 77 per cent of the 562 firms questioned by the national indus trial board report satisfactory results from the experiment. in the employ ment of female labor
Arizona republican., 1921-01-16

More than 4S per cent of immigrants from Italy during the past year were women. This is an increase of nearly 25 per cent over the pre-war period.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
FOCH
PRESENTS PICTURE
Admirable Likeness of Himself Presented
to BrattleborO as Souvenir of Visit
to This Town ,--

Commander f. w. Gibson of Brattle-
boro post of the American Legion received
by registered mail this morDsg from
New York an autographed r0togravure
picture Of Marshal Ferdinand Foch as a
souvenir of the visit here Tuesday of the
famous marshal of France
The picture is 1S inches wide BY 24 in
ches in length, and those who saw Mar
shal Foch Tuesday will agree that the
likeness is especially fine.
Beneath the likeness is written i'm ink
the following a Ia vile de Brattleboro.
en- souvenir dc ma visite Is Dec. 1921
+. FOch." The translation of the inscrip-
tion is: To the city of Brattleboro. n
souvenir of my visit Dec. r. 1921. f.
Foch."
The signature is that of Marshal Foch.
The rest of the Inscription closely resem,
bles the marshal's handwriting. but il
NAV have been written by someone else.
The picture will be framed and hung
in some suitable place not yet decided
upon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
JAPAN ACCEPTS 5-5-3 RATIO.
Official Announcement from TOllio-GIad
TO See Success of Negotiations

TOXIC. Dee 15.-Acceptance of the
naval ratio of the conference on limita-
tion of armament was announced i'm a
bulletin yesterday morning. ending weeks
of speculation and argument in the press
and conferences in political circles. The
announcement created general satisfac-
tiCn and gave welcome relief from the
tension under which the various elements
Of the population had been Iab0ring
There had been apparent for some time
a desire on the part of members of the
cabinet to see an end to the negotiations
the lines originally proposed at Washing
ton, provided always that Japan's inter
and the completion of an agreement along
eStS We're safeguarded. The spirit ami
mating the ministry was voiced by Wis
cOut Uchida, tile foreign minister. who
in the course of a report to the cabinet
council pointed out, according to the Off
cial organ of the government. the blind
perSiStency of claiming a 40 ratio not only
iS inimical to the very spirit of limitation
of armament, but is detrimental to the
eventual success of the conference"
While there continues to be some ad-
verse criticism in the newspapers over the
quadruple entente, the disposition of the
people generally, after sober contempla-
tiCn of the treaty, appears to be in favor
Of its acceptance as evidence of the good
faith of all the participants in the treaty
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
MISS HARRIET BRAYMAN
Dies in Home Of Sister, Mrs. w. #. Snow
Funeral Friday i'm Marlboro.

- Miss Harriet Brayman, %. died at 5.45
Tuesday night in the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. w. F. Snow of 43 Chestnut
street after being i'll since June. 1920.
with creeping paralysis
Miss Brayman was born in Halifax.
Jan. I, 1856, one of five children of Lewis
Brayman, and Jane fHigley) Brayman
ne family moved 10 Marlboro soon after
her birth and she had lived there until
L years ago, For about IL years before
coming TO the home of her sister in July.
1920, she was chiIdren's nurse for Mrs
Ganson of New York city and Petersham,
Mass.
She was a member of the Congrega-
tionai church in Marlboro, but of no other
organization.
Besides her sister she leaves two bro
theirs. Henry ID. Brayman of Putney and
William \. Brayman of Marlboro.
y prayer service will be held at the
Snow home Friday afternoon and the
body will be taken to Marlboro. where
the funeral will be held at l O'Clock.
Rev. III. Ii. Shaw officiating The burial
will take place in the family lot in the
Marlboro cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15

especially in the West. decided today book
an engagement With Zybszko. after hay
ing made a canvass among business men
and others to determine whether the
match would be patlonized sufficiently to
pay the heavy expense involved.
Iybszko will come mere to wreStle the
Brattleboro man in the Auditorium the
evening of Tuesday, Dec. -. He will
wrestle the previous evening in Boston
Bailey was in J3 matches last season
and the only oncs who defeated him were
Lewis. Stccher and Pcsek In the bout
with pc~ck. Bailcy's knee was twisted,
forcing him to give mp. in the match in
New York in which Lewis lost the title
he stood off Zybszko % minutes before the
first fall came.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
CONTINUED on Page 81
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Recorded Past Few Days in Office of
BrattIebOro Town Clerk.

Transfers of real estate recorded in
the BrattlebOro town clerks Office the
past week include the following
Vermont Savings bank to Elizabeth
Hertzberg, by qaitelaim deed. place on
Elliot street Consideration 81.
Elizabeth Hertzberg and husband to
Jason Il. Bushnell and wife. By warranty
deed, place on Elliot street Considera-
tion 81, revenue So.
Frank E. Barber and wife to r. II.
Messenger, by quitclaim deed, land on
Linden street. Consideration ST.
r. III. Messenger to Charles y Boyden,
by warranty deed, land on Linden street
Consideration 81, revenue $3.50.
Roland II. Messenger to Frank L. Bar
Der and wife, by warranty deed, land on
Linden street. Consideration 81, revenue
so cents.
Abram ]. Currier and wife to Aaron
'. Mandigo and wife, by warranty deed,
land on Guiford road. Consideration
81, revenue 90 cents
Hoyt II. Barber to Iulah A. Barber
by quitclaim deed, place on Western ave-
nue.. Consideration 81. revenue 50
Herbert $. Norcross and wife to VIII
liam i. PiersOn and wife. by warranty
deed, place near Guilf0rd Consideration
81. revenue $3.50
William NJ. Randall and wife TO Ger
trude b. Bradley, by warranty deed.
eight acres of land. Consideration $500.
revenue 81
Brattleboro Trust Co. to r. Fl. Messen-
ger, by quitclaim deed. land on Linden
street. Consideration 81
Probate court to Hoyt H. Barber and
Lulah \. Barber, decree of the Henry w.
Barber estate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
BIG PAPER MILLS
IN NEWFOUNDLAND
VIII Give Employment to 1900 Idle
To ExDend S7,0OO,OOO Within
Two Years {

ST JOHNS, \. T.. Dec 15.-Exten-
sive plans for the development of the nat
ural resources of Newfoundland. with the
immediate employment of 1000 men.
were announced by =. d. Reid, president
of the Reid Newfoundland Co. yesterday.
lie returned on Monday from three
months visit to Great Britain.
Mr.. Reid said that while in London he
negotiated a contract with the Armstrong,
WithwOrth Co, Ltd, of that city to de
vel0p the resources of the Humber river
valley. Under the project. he continued
paper mills would be established twice
the size of the large Harmsw0rth plant at
Grand Falls. which supplies ncwSprint to
the Northcliffe papers in London, with
of 1000 tons daily.
Mr.. Reid described the contract as
the expenditure of $1,000
600 within two years, with the establish
ment of aIuminum works and other in
dustrics at Grand Lake and extensive
water power development. He said the
men to be employed at once would be
used in logging through the winter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
MOVIES TO
AID CHRISTMAS WORK
Princess Theatre TO Present The Little
Clown for Benefit of Civic League
Christmas Fund

Announcement was made today by Mrs.
T. {. Harrington, manager of the Prin-
cess theatre, that a special picture will
be presented Sunday afternoon at 3 80
for the benefit of the Civic league Christ
mas fund. which is used for the poor chill
dren OF the community. The picture to
he shown VIII be Mary Miles AIinter in
The Little Clown. Special music viii be
rendered
The plan To give the picture for the
benefit of the needy children also is being
carried out at all the theatres on the
black circuit and the funds raised at
each theatre will be used for the children
OF that community. Mr. Black furnishes
the theatres. heat and pictures. and asks
that thc employees of each theatre contri-
butte their time to the cause 1t is the
plan not to charge any admission fee.
but to receive an offering which will be
turned over to the league
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
HINSDALE
The Late Mrs. E. II. Robertson

Mrs L. r. Robertson. 50. who died
suddenly Nov. 13, at her home i'm San
Francisco. will be remembered by many
here as she was a native of this town
and spent her early life here Minnie
tftooEer) Robertson was born in Hins-
dale Sept. II, 1892. at the Hooker home
stead She attended the public schools
IN this town and West Brattleboro acad-
envy. She taught school for a time and
then went to to live at the home of her
brother, Charles Hooker. in San Fran
cisco. On June >. 1867. she married
It0bcrt I. Brown at San Francisco. He
died Nov. 10, 1873, at Sacramento. On
July l9,lSSl. she married Edwin X. Rob-
ertson, cotton broker of New York CITY.
and later lived in Bellows Falls. Vt.
where Mr.. Robertson was in the paper
business. Mr.. Robertson died April 4.
1902, at Boston.
Since that time Mrs. Robertson had
lived in San Francisco with her son. Rob
ert +. Brown. who survives She also
leaves one sister. AIRS. y. T. Smith of
San Carlos, Cal, and several nieces and
nephewS in California, also two nieces in
this town, Mrs. w. \. Pike and Mrs. G.
smith, and nephew, Charles y Jones
of Keene.
In hungary a belief exists that a fire
caused by lightning can only be extin-
sulshed with milk, consequently the pea
santry will allow houses and stables to
burn to the ground rather than use wa
ter TO put out the blaze.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
SOUTH HALIFAX.

l.. \. Sumner was business visitor in
Greenfield Saturday.
c. f. Clark of Greenfield is repairing
the water wheel at T. II. Stones mill.
Miss Grace Towse and Merlene Wood
ard We're recent guests of Miss Dorothy
Harris
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Green. who have
been on months vacation, returned TO
his work this week
Mrs. NJ. {. Harris and daughter spent
the weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Calvin, on Christian hill.
Mrs Pearl Fairbanks went with her
father, Amos Cary. to visit her brother.
Ralph Cary. Wednesday at the Memorial
hospital in Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
GERMANY HOPELESS
ABOUT MORATORIUM
No PrOSnect of Relief Measures From
English Financiers Can't
Pay Reparati0ns

BERLIN Dec. Il tAssociatcd Press
-br. Waiter Rathenau brought from
London no concrete proposals for either
a loan or moratorium for Germany.
Neither did his parlcyS with authorita-
tive British financial quarters afford any
tangible basis upon which the German
government would be warranted to base
he conclusion that it viii be granted any
great measure of positive relief with re
gard to its rcparationS obligations. This
was the admission made yesterday by cab
met officials who declined 10 enter upon
any discussion of the present state of the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
BRINGS MESSAGE
OF INSPIRATION
DR.. Vaughan of Boston Uni
versity Gives Power
full Address
PRESENTS SOME
AMERICAN IDEALS
Buffet Luncheon Follows Address i'm
Methodist Church, When DIR. Vaughan
Greets All with Hand-shake and An
swers Various Questions.

David d. Vaughan, professor of social
service in Boston university, who came
to Brattleboro last evening to address
the public on American Ideals, received
hearty welcome in the Methodist
church from an audience of thoughtful
men and women, who appreciated to the
full both the man and his message.
Promptly at o clock he took the plat
form, and for an hour and a half gripped
his listeners with a masterful address of
wisdom and wit that challenged every
true American to new conservation to
the outstanding ideals for which the ma
tion stands.
First among the American ideals to re-
celYe emphasis was Truth This is not
something let down from heaven in
chunks and, If il were, the human mind
could not receive it in chunks. 1t is a
growing ideal Modern astronomy was
developed out of ancient astroloav. a
superstition: so with chemistry, which
wlth religion, which has developed in
myriad ways out of man 5 gropinn for
God. Some Of the best folks of the past
were wrong; and some of us are wrong.
The conservatives Of each generation are
always the worshippers of the radicals
Of the preceding generation. Truth never
leads to hell, always to heaven; God is
on the side of facts. Sciences change
but the things with which they work
flowers, rocks, animal life-do not
Liberty Is a second American ideal
We have more of it in America, we be-
L De-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
WAGE CUT BEFORE
GRANITE MEETING
Manufacturers Committees
East of Illinois Gather
at Boston
PROPOSED CUT
ABOUT 25 PER CENT

Conference TO BE Held with Granite
Cutters International Association OH
ciaIs-Revision of Working Conditions
Coming.
BOSTON. Dec. 15-Committccs repre-
@enting granite manufacturers associa-
Jions in the territory eastward from hi
nois met here today in connection with
forthcoming conferences with the Granite
Cutters International association officials
regarding the manufacturers proposal for
revision of wage scales and working
conditions. The wage cut proposed in
some instances amount to - per cent
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
Centre Congregational Church

Thursday, Dec 10. p. m-The
WOmans association will meet in the
chapel. Tea will be served and a social
hour will be enjoyed after the meeting.
Friday, Dec. -1G, 7.30 p. m.-Church
night. There will be discussion of chap
ter ) in Belts How 30 Teach Religion.
This is to take the place of the monthly
teachers meeting and the teachers and
officers of the Sunday school are especially
urged to be present
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
FLAMES SWEEP
WHOLE VALLEY
Several Italian Villages Destroyed and
Hundreds of Persons
Homeless.

BOLGANO. Italy. Dec. II (Associated
Press Fires which have swept virtually
the entire valley of Se~to i'm the upper
Adige region have Lrvned several Villages
and rendered hundreds of persons home
less. High winds have famed the flames
and made the task of combating them
extremely difficult
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
GREENFIELD POULTRY SHOW
Most Complete And Largest Exhibit IN
Ten Wears.

GREENFIELD. Mass, Dee. 1.-THE
10th poultry show Of the New England
Poultry association opened at Washing
ton hall yesterday and win continue to
day. 1t is the most complete and largest
exhibit in the history OF the association.
There are go entries with a total of 500
birds. Most of the exhibitors are from
Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The
principal breeds Of fowls exhibited are
Rhode Island reds White NyandotteS
Buff Orpington~. barred white and Col
umbiau plymouth Rocks. taking up the
entire floor space of the hail. There is
an exhibit of Belgian harcs.
The showing of turkeys and water fowl
is larger than u>lsual. There viii be
five awards in each class. The Judges
are George w. Weed for the exhibition
class; Prof Luther Banta of the Massa-
chusetts Agricultural college for the util-
ity class. and $. II. Stone, president of
the Greenfield Poultry association, for the
Juvenile class.
The crown of Hungary consists of two
=
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
RENEW FIGHTING
IN BELFAST STREET
One Man Wounded and Shop Wrecked
by Misunderstanding Ulster
NToVp5ueuf

BELFAST. Dec. II (ASsociated
Press Fighting was resumed in Mar
rowbOne and York street last night The
police fired on the concealed cOmbats.
The only casualty reported was the
woundins of one man. \ shop was
wrecked by a bomb after it had been
closed for the night. One of the men
wounded in today's shooting died today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
RUSSIA MAKES PAYMENT.


WARSAW. Dec. Il - (Associated
Press. l-Gold and jewels estimated to be
worth JG,00O,O0O Polish marks, the Rus
sian governments first payment to Pol
and under the peace treaty signed at
Riga on March Is. last, have arrived
here. Experts compute that this with
tax proceeds will nearly cover all of Pol
and'S internal debt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15

WASHINGTON, Dee. 15--With for
mai announcement of a complete agree
mcnt between Great Britain. the United
States and Japan on basis for the lat
tcrs acceptance of the "5-5-3' naval ra-
tio awaiting adjustment of technical de-
tails alone the focal point of the arms
conference negotiations appeared to be
shifting more and more today to the Far
Eastern discussion.
No session was scheduled today for the
Far Eastern commission The conference
met another complication in the Far
Eastern negotiations today as a result of
China's request that it take definite steps
to abolish all claim to special spheres of
influence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
alternate Proposals

WASHINGTON. Dee. Is (Associated
pressl--Alternatc proposals relating to
the 5-:I-3 ratio. as worked out apparently
over night by naval experts. were pre-
scented tcdav by Secretary Hughes. Mr..
Balfour and Baron Eato. which indicated,
according to the delegation spokesman,
that no formal agreement had been
reached by the big three
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
Can't Pay In Full.

PARIS. Dee. II lAssociated Press
The German government has informed the
allied reparations commission that it will
be unable 70 meet fully" the rcparations
payment due Jan. u and Feb. II. it was
officially announced this afternoon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
Red Men S Hall

Tonight at s o o'clock-Triumph lodge
:. T. of A. Business: Election of off.
GERS. Every member is urged to be pres
cut.
Thursday. Dec II. at s p. m.-Special
meeting of Pocahantas Council, No. 1.
d. OF u. Adoption. Corn and Venison.
\ good attendance is desired
Friday. Dee l6 s p. nl-Special meet
ing .iuonekticut tribe, No. ?, l. O. r. NJ
Warrior c degree. M
Dance every Saturday night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
NctiNity for lister.

LONDON, Dec. 1j.-Prcliminary steps
in the extensive movement for the devel-
opmcnt and coordination for the UIstrr
movement have been taken with Belfast
according to the correspondent there Of
the Morning Post.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
BRATTLEB0RO LOCAL

Ferris II. Naughau's standard ther-
mometer at 40 High street registered Il
degrees above zero this morning, which
was the lowest temperature recorded 50
far this season.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
First Baptist Church

Thursday p. m.-Women's Society
with Mrs. Charles r. Crosby.
Friday, p. m.-Junior Endeavor :;
s p. m.-Buffet supper; G.30 p. Minis.
sion study classes 7.30 p. m.-Church
prayer meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15

The Turkish peasantrv in Asia Minor
believe in kecpiur out the heat as well
as the cold, and it is not uncommon to
see IN many parts Of the country people
wearing mJ"c bearskin coats i'm the midst
.ot summer, with the thermometer stand
in. at 100 dcgrees.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
FOR GERMAN AMBASSADOR.
DIR. Hermes. Minister of Food. Coming to
United States.

PARIS, Dec. IA dispatch from
Berlin quotes the Zeitung am AIitaag as
saving it understand the naming of Dr.
Andreas Hermes, the minister of food, as
German ambassador at Washington, has
been decided upon. The American gov
eminent. it asserts. has already agreed to
accept him As Germany's representative.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
Masonic Temple

Thursday, Dec. 10. 7.30 p. m-Brattle-
boro lodge, No. 102, Il. and A NJ. Special
communication +. e. degree.
Friday, Dec. 16-Whist party Tick
cts 40 cents, including / cents war tax.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15

The robin and the wren are the only
birds that sing all the year round All
other birds have periodical fits of ST
leucp
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
Universalist Church

Thursday. Dee. u, at 3 p. m,-Eeguiar
meeting of the Mission Circle
Friday, Dec. Is, at Z p. m.-Juaior
Union.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
Odd Fellows Temple

Thursday, Dee 15-RcguIar meeting Of
Oasis encampment Election of officers.
PatrarchS please come
There will be a Friendship Circle meet
ing Thursday, Dec. II. Supper, $50.
There is work to be done.
Sign up now for the bowling tOurna-
mCnt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight and TOn.orrOw-SIightIy
Colder Tonight.

WASHINGTON. Dee II The
weather forecast: Fair tonight and Fri
day. Slightly colder tonight in northern
and eastern Maine Fresh northwest and
northcrIy winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
CHINA DEMANDS
NEW CONCESSION
Asks All Claim to Special
Spheres of Influence Be
Abolished
AGREEMENT ON
NAVAL RATIO NEAR

Only Technical Details TO be Made-NO
Session of Far Eastern Committee To-
day-Japan Anxious to Complete \egO-
tiatiOns On Naval Reduction.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
Methodist Episcopal Church

Thursday, Dee. Is, at 3 p. m.-Meeting
of the Woman : Foreign Missionary So
ciety with Mrs. Lloyd Robinson, 40 Pros
meet street
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15

The crown of Hungary consists of two
djadcms. one dating back to 1000 and
the other to lu72
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-15
Knights of Columbus Hall

Every member should sign up for X. of
G. pool tournament. Play starts soon.