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New-York tribune., 1921-02-27

some Of the details of moving in
Washington, she has not lieen out of
town to look after any q the New
Jersey moving. Since the President
was taken sick his wife has been
away from him only a few hours at
the longest.
The Harding moving has been az
most entirely in the hands of Mrs.
Harding. In Marion the new First
Lady shooed out of the way those
New-York tribune., 1921-02-27

new residence. The house in Marion
has been the Harding home for
thirty years.
In disulantling the residence in
the old nome town Mrs. Harding did
not just boss the job. She got into
the work and did whatever her
hands found to do. 1t is told that
one of the Secret Service men sent
from Washington to guard the per-
son of the next President staggered
out of the Marion home in the
New-York tribune., 1921-02-27
Q the York When White House Moving Day Comes

Wilson had her furniture. The rugs
and heavy pieces Of furniture are al
ready in the new home. Books and
official records have been moved
from the White House. A small ele-
vator has been Installed in the S
Street house since President and
Mrs. Wilson took it, and this has
caused considerable tearing up,
which probably will be Strengthened
out after they move in. This is prac-
New-York tribune., 1921-02-27
BY Hannah Mitchell

Dy EIdIl1H1 tF1ILC(1CA
TN THE days Of a younger genera
ton there was song with this
refrain:
Let the women do the work"
No doubt both Mrs. Wilson and
Mrs. Harding have known that song,
and it is not impossible that they
have been hunming it in recent
weeks, for it appears to be peculiarly
applicable to the wives of Presidents
when White House moving day rolls
around. So far as outward appear
ances go, the tasks of getting the
Wilson household goods out of and
the Harding goods into the Execu-
tive Mansion have devolved entirely
upon the feminine halves Of the re-
spectivs families,
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he cautioned proving newspaper
man, cor she'll put you TO work,
too"
The left-behind furniture from
the Harding home in Marion has
been installed in the house of DIR,
George T. Harding, father of the
President-elect.
After finishing up the business Of
clearing out the house in Marion
Mrs. Harding, as every one knows,
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Watching the Furniture Van the Chief
Duty Just Now Of Incoming and
Outgoing First Lady

with wide Colonial stairway lead.
ing TO the second floor. From the
first landing of this stairway there
is a charming view of the garden at
the hack. The second floor contains
the library, a formal reception room,
a dining-roona and an attractive oval
sun parlor. This library probably
will be Mr.. Wilson's workroom when
he does the history which it is said
he is contemplating. The sun parlor
has been compared to the similar
though larger room Of this type in
the White House.
A Fine Sunroom
Six masters bedrooms and four
baths are on the third floor; serv-
ants quarters are on the fourth
floor. One Of the unusual features
of this part OF the house is the great
laundry, which on fair days can be
completely flooded with sunlight.
The story is told that President
and Mrs. Wilson went to the Fair
New-York tribune., 1921-02-27
%N&%<5 O. SasNr"S svo re

tically the only change made in the
place.
Although Mrs. Wilson has seen to
New-York tribune., 1921-02-27

who beough her thousand of this hubbub laden with
terent missions and attended to the packing box
business of getting better get out Of here
New-York tribune., 1921-02-27

does rot really entail much heavy
work. The White House is well
equipped with everything. 1t simply
remains for each First Lady in turn
to put her personality into the more
informal rooms Of the house with
this bit of furniture and that pc
ture.
Where Presidents Live
The private apartments fer the
Presidents family are Oh the second
floor of the Executive Mansion. The
first floor belongs to the public
New-York tribune., 1921-02-27
Renewed Social Life

For part of the Wilson Admins
tration at least life in the White
House has been conducted upon
very simple scale. With the war
out of the way and the entrance OF
\ new administration, Washington
ians are looking forward to more
elaborate entertaining at the ExecU~
tive Mansion. The Hardings, how
ever, are known to be democratic
and simple in their taste, and other
persons in Washington do not ex.
pect that they will go in for many
functions.
With Mr. Wilson in Washington
It is believed that the leaders of at
least one group Of what is now the
minority party in the House and
Senate will have another center.
Mr.. Wilson himself, however, has q
definite program in his writing and
probably will not have time or
strength for much Of a social rfature
New-York tribune., 1921-02-27
Work Already Done

Official moving day in the ma
tionai capital is March 4, but al
ready most of the heavy work at the
Executive Mansion has been done.
It remains for a few of the most
PERSONAL effects Of the incoming and
outgoing Presidents to be moved.
President and Mrs. Wilson will
take up their residence st their re-
Gently purchased home, 2840 s
st1eets President and Mrs. Harding
Will move from their 1914 Wyoming
Avenue home to the Executive Man
non next Friday.
1t was announced In December
that President Wilson had bought
residence in Washington. HIS is
tne first President TO retire TO
home in the capital after his term
u office has expired. President
Grant received residence in Wash
ington from come organization at
the end OF his Presidential life, hut
disposed Of this to General Sherman
and returned to New York TO live.
The Washington residence at Mount
Vernon is the nearest one ever had
by any President until Mr.. Wilson
made his recent purchase.
A Nice Back Yard
The house in S Street is comfort
able looking and substantial, but its
site is not at al imposing. From
the street it is just q good looking
average city residence Of wealth.
The back yard, which. is deep and
contains well groonaed formal gar
den, offers the more attractive view
Of the place.
Waddy 3. Wood, a well known
aEchitece in Washington, designed
and constructed the house in 1916
for Henry P. Fairbanks. The place
- an example of Colonial archi-
lecture IN brick and Indiana lime
stone. It is freproof throughout,
and stands raised a little of the
isvel OF the street. The place cost
sbout s1so.oo0, the sale being negoti-
ated through r. w. Boiling, Mrs.
Wilson'S brother.
The entrance reveals formal hall
New-York tribune., 1921-02-27

r RONT vie3o of the qseao
4 Wilson home in Wash
angtom. In the picture Sia the
center Mrs. Wilson is shoaUs
experimenting movimg
operations
New-York tribune., 1921-02-27
A Growing Library

When President Wilson went into
the White House ne did not take
much furniture with him, His
library, however, in itself no small
item, was one Of the important fea
lures in his official home. 1t was IN
stalled in the Executive Mansion
and, like all libraries, only on g
larger scale than most of them, has
greatly increased in size.
To many persons, where their
books are that IS home. And this
library of President Wilson was one
Of the chief things to be transferred
to the new home. Since he went TO
Washington President Wilson has
received many gifts both from ger
sons at home and abroad. Mrs. Wi
son has also been the recipient Of
notable gifts. These gifts win be
part of the home on S Street. One
of the most famous is tapestr.
given to Mrs. Wilson by the peopl,.
OF France This excellent example
OF its art has hung in the East
Room, it is said, and will be trans
ferred to the private residence. The
tapestry is estimated TO be worth
$75, 900.
Practically everything in the
White House and In the new gYilson
rouse Is IN readiness for the move
Of March d Strengthening around
as women can it, will have To he
done after the move is made. Of
course. But when the big day really
comes neither Mr. Wilson nor Mr
harding Will have to give thought te
50 much as q suitcase.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-16
FORMER COMMANDER
OF JOHNSON POST
Mortified Civil War Veteran Dies of
PaTalysis-Wounded at SpOttsyI-
Vania and Disabled.
Especial to The Reformer.)
NORTIIFIELD, Mass, April II


John Avery Fisher SS, veteran of
the Civil war and lifelong resident of
Northtcld, died yesterday afternoon at
the home of Mr. and Mrs Josiah \.
StebbInS, where he had lived since the
death of Mrs. Fisher Death came after
many weeks of illness following a paral-
ytic shock.
Mr.. Fisher was born in Nolthfield.
May 81. 1882, a son of John \. and
.. 1870. he married Miss Cynthia l..
StcbbinS, who died in 1909.
On Aug. s, 1SG2. he enlisted as a pri-
vate in Company II. 3Gth Massachusetts
volunteers, and was i'm many battles, He
was wounded May l.. 1864, at the bat
tie of SpottSylvania and received his dis
charge Tor disability Nov. of that wear.
During his service he was promoted to
sergeant While in service he suffered
a sunStrokc. which affected his head i'm
later years.
Mr.. Fisher was a past commander of
ii. III. Johnson post. G.. \. r.. and mt
the time of his death was chaplain of
the post. He was member and deacon
OF the Congregational church many wears.
lie was successful farmer all his life
and for II years held a position with the
Mortified seminary. Il part Of the time
a. Jaultor and then as night watchman.
He leaves one brother, Leauder Fisher.
OF columbus. O.. and his brother-in-law.
Josiah. who. with Mrs Stebbins. has
given him every attention.
y prayer service Will be held at the
home at 1.30 O'Clock Monday afternoon
aud the funeral will be- held at the church
at = o'clock Rev. r. w. Pattison will
othciatc and the Grand Army post will
Conduct its service. The burial will
take place in the Center cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-16
WHISTLE CALLS COPS,
CROWDS CAPTURED
Clever Brooklyn JeweIer FOiIs -Four Ban
dts ElOping With $4,000 Worth
of Ills Wares.

NEW YORK. April lG-Four suave,
well dressed men late yesterday entered
q iewelry store in the fashionable see
tion of Brooklyn. held up the proprie-
tors with reyolvers. stuffed their pock-
cts with SG .OO0 worth of iewelFy, dubbed
their victims into scmEconsclousuess
walked out and nonchalantly joined the
army of pedestrians
One of the proprictors, however.
feigned greater physical distress than
he felt. and as the robbers left the store
he staggered to the door and blew d po-
lice whistle.
Not only score of police. but hum
drcdS of civilians caught the whistles
sieniiicancc and joined i'm a stop-thief
chase through the streets. Twenty
minutes later the quartet was captured
and the icwelry recovered.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-16
MACHINERY FOR
QUARRY SHIPPED
Granite Chips to Fly Soon
at West DummerstOn
Deposit
BACKED BY LEADING
MEN IN INDUSTRY
Prospects Viewed from Every Standpoint,
Seem Especially Bright-Nation-Wi Wide
Prestige of Presbrey-Leland Co. Be
hind Enterprise.

Machinery to be used in the develop
ment of the white granite quarry in
West Dummcrston by the PresbreyLe-
land Quarries, Inc, has been shipped
and is expected here daily, and it will
be set up under the direction of Andrew
Olsen, superintendent, who came here re
Gently from Barre. where he was a su-
perintendcnt II years. c. II. Presbrey
of New York, president of the Presbrey-
Leland Co. and of the Presbrey-Leland
Ouarries, Inc. is expected here in a few
days. and it will then be determined
definitely whether the deposit will be
opened in a new place or whether the
development will be continued where it
was begun by former owners.
Mr. Olsen. who lives here and goes to
the quarry daily. has been assisted by
James Clark and sons of West Dunn
merston in doing some preliminary work
and determining the most advantageous
places for locating the machinery and
derrickS 1t is expected that actual
quarrying operations viii be begun in a
few weeks.
Brattleboro and Dummerston people
are greatly interested i'm the prospect for
an extensive operation of this quarry,
as the men at the head of the enterprise
are among the foremost in the granite
business and in Il prospectus which IL
Just off the press they say that the sew
cral companies and individuals directing
the company have considered the pro-
ipct from every standpoint and that
the Presbrey-Leland company has
placed its good will and nationwide pres
tige behind the enterprise
IT is claimed that if a profit of p
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-16
Continued on Page 81
STATE REPRESENTED
BY LOCAL BANKER
Executive Committee of New Eng
land States Council.

Representatives of state and city
Chambers of Commerce, Oranges, Farm
Bureaus, manufacturing, transportation,
banking and other organizations organ
ized the New England States Council in
the Parker House in Boston this week.
The new organization is intended to
serve as a central clearing house and to
amplify and project the cTystaliZed bus
mess sentiment of New England on
such important problems as taxation,
the tariff, and railroads, when they come
up in congress.
The Massachusetts State Chamber of
Commerce, by its secretary. Edward g.
Stacy, sponsored the new movement, in
the endeavor to weld together such in
fluenccs as have made potent the Great
Lakes-St. Lawrence Waterways associa-
tion, and other similar organizations.
I'm executive committee was elected pro-
visionally by states, Charles G. Staples
of BrattleboTro, president. Of the Yer
mont Bankers associate ion, being
elected for Vermont. Mr.. Staples. who
is cashier of the Vermont National
bank, also was a member of the commit
tee on organization.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-16
ADVISORY BOARD
TO BE ORGANIZED
Salvation Army Representative Here To
day-WilI Return Monday TO Fin
ish Work Recently Begun.

J. G.. Percival representing the Saliva
ton Army. was in Brattleboro today to
arrange for completing the work of or
ganizing a Salvation Army advisory
board, which work was begun few weeks
ago by w. NJ. Kay. He will go to Mas
sachusetts this afternoon but will return
here Monday and will have the board
organized the coming week.
Mr.. Percival makes it clear that no
Salvation Army corps is to be organized
here. the board being simply a welfare or
ganiZation, by means of which the doors
of Salvation Army institutions will be
open to the people of the town through its
IOwn citizens. 1t in no way interferes
with other welfare organizations, but
rather is an advantage to them.
The personnel of the board Will be di-
vided into several committees, each of
which will have a distinct program of
duties assigned to it.
The Salvation Army has operated for
more than 40 years i'm the larger cities of
the United States. The work it has ac-
compliShed has won for it such commen-
dation that communities all over the
country have asked the army to establish
connections so that the good work might
be made available to an even larger section
of the country than at present. With
these requests in mind the ranking off
cials of the Salvation Army worked out
the plan of establishing a community adj
visory board wherever possible. Not only
does each advisory board have the benefit
of the 40 years experience possessed by
the Salvation Army in solving the prob
lem of social conditions. but i'm so far as
the situation permits also has at its dis
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-16
MRS. ELIZABETH f. MILLER.


Mrs. Elizabeth +. (Conland) Miller,
76, widow of Elijah p. Miller. died at
: o'clock this morning in the home of
her son. Frank j. Miller of Locust
street. She had been in i'll health four
or FIVE years.
Mrs. Miller was born in Rutland
March ., ls45. In 1866 she married
Elijah p. Miller and in 1869 they moved
to farm on the Sunset lake road be
yond West Brattleboro. Mr.. Miller died
July 26. 1905, and after a year or two
she left the farm and came to the home
of her son, where she had lived since.
She leaves one daughter, Mrs. :. f.
Miner of Brattleboro, and five sons, IL.
d, Miller and +. J. Miller of Brattle
boro, David T.. who lives near the old
home place on the Sunset lake road,
Emery T., who lives on the Marlboro
road, and Lemuel G., of Lawrence,
Mass One daughter, Katie j., died at
the age of rs years.
The funeral will be held at 2.30
o'clock Monday afternoon at the home
on Locust street. Rev. +. B. Cornell,
pastor of the Baptist church in West
Brattlcboro, will oficiate and the burial
will take place in the West BrattleborO
cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-16
PISCATORIANS
HAVE GOOD LUCK
Many Limit Catches Reported on Open
ing Day of Trout Seas0n-LOw
Water FayOrs Fishermen.

piScatorians had bushels of fun with
the speckled beauties on the opening day
of the trout season, and the sport today
has not been without results, although not
so marked as those of yesterday. Early
morning found scores of fishermen on the
brooks throughout this section, and as
the water was low every man possessing
reasonable skill had no difficulty in land
ing a good string of fish, while many Sc
cured the limit allowed by law, which is
not more than 40 trout in number and not
more than five pounds in weight.
The rain yesterday created a roily con-
dition in some of the brooks as the day
wore on, and after that the fishing in
those brooks was not as good. but prac
tically everybody who tried his luck re-
turned home satisfied
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-16
CAMP PA|GN BEGUN
BY FARM BUREAU
Town Directors Dine Here
and Talk Over Drive
for Members
SPEAKERS PRESENT
FROM TWO STATES
Vermont Assistant County Agent Lead
er Urges More Financial Support to
Avoid Necessity of Constantly Train
ing New Agents


Farm Bureau directors from Vernon,
Brattleboro. Putney. Westminster, Gull
ford, Londonderry and Wardsboro gath
cred at the Brooks House yesterday at
noon. Dinner was served, after which
speakers from Massachusetts and Yer
mont talked on the various phases of the
American Farm Bureau federation.
Roscoe c. Edlund, general secretary of
the Hampden County Improvement
league of Massachusetts, sketched a his
tory of the Farm Bureau work in the
United States and pointed out what it
had done to assist farmers toward better
farming
II. L. Hinkley of Agawam, president of
the Massachusetts Farm Bureau fedora
ton, told why the farmer should join the
organization from the standpoint of bust
ness and cited several illustrations show
ing clearly the difference between the
price which the producer receives and that
which the consumer is forced to pay for
farm products, also the great opportunity
for legislation in behalf of agriculture
which can be brought about only through
organization.
G. NJ Hazard Of Charlotte. in charge
of publicity work of the Vermont Farm
Bureau federation. told of the progress of
the Farm Bureau in this state and re
viewed the campaign work which has been
carried on in the various counties.
q. Wilton Harvey, the new Farm Bu-
reau agent. in the absence of the seere-
tary, presented the plans for conducting
the campaign as drawn up by the mem
bership committee of Windham county
W. L. Frost, the former county agent
reviewed the work of the Farm Bureau
in 1920, taking up the various projects
which had been carried on during the
year. and the creamery at the north end
of Brattleb0ro in itself shows results of
one of Mr.. Frost,,s projects.
Mr.. Harvey then placed a tentative
plan for 1871 and inasmuch as he had
met only small percentage of the farm
erS said he would welcome suggestions
along this line from the various communi-
ties.
Mr.. Carrigan. assistant conuty agent
leader, stated that the central office at
Burlington was constantly facing the ne
ceSsity of training new agents, which was
detrimental to the work and recon-
mended greater financial support on the
part of the members to relieve this diff
Guilty. 1t was made clear that success or
failure for the membership drive depends
on the cooperation given by the local di-
rectorS in the various towns. There is a
job for each local man.
Those who were present agreed to ac-
cept that responsibility and guaranteed
to put their respective towns over the
top. Local directors in the towns which
were not represented will be visited by
the campaign committee and the problem
explained in detail and if all of the towns
are as ready to cooperate az the seven
which were represented at the meeting
Yesterday. the Windham County Farm
Bureau viii be a strong, live organization
of real farmers
Which director will have the banner
town?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-16
PUBLIC INVITED
TO AUDITORIUM
Meeting mt Tomorrow to BE Addressed
by Assistant Director Of Junior
Achievement Bureau.

Frank Q. Kreager of Springfield.
Mass. who will speak at the Auditorium
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock, is the
assistant director of the Junior Achieve
ment bureau of the Eastern States
league.
The Junior Achievement bureau is n
service institution or educational depart
ment with headquarters at Springfield,
Mass Its field of service and demon
stration * i'm the 10 eastern states.
Achievement clubs are organized
groups of young people who are trying
10 meet their obligations to parents,
community and country by training their
members to achieve in productive work.
Mr.. Krcager will tell the people of
Brattleboro what the opportunities are to
enter upon this work here. Everyone is
invited. and there will be no admission
fee and no collection.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-16
ABOUT PENSIONS.
Bill Suggests $4,000 Yearly for EN-
Presidents-OId Age Remembered.

WASHINGTON. April 1G.-A pro-
posal that former presidents be paid an
nuaI pensions of $4,000 was introduced
in the senate yesterday by Senator Cal
der. Republican,. New York. and in the
house by Representative Dyer, Republi-
can. Missouri.
Another pension plan introduced in
Ricketts, Republican, Ohio. providing
from So to &14 a week for persons over
81 wears Of age with incomes not eX-
cccding $40 week and who are attempt
ing to earn q living if physically able to
do 80.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-16
EMERGENCY TARIFF
BILL PASSES HOUSE
Measure Is HOtly Debated
Has Anti-Dumping
Clause
DEMOCRATS SEEK
TO BLOCK PASSAGE
Several Republicans Join Opposition to
Defeat Resolution Bill to 60 to
Senate. Where Friends Say 1t Will BE
Approved

WASHINGTON, April I6.-With the
combined emergency tariff and anti
dumping bill put through, the house
was in adjournment today until Monday
to permit the selection of minority
committee members, particularly those
on the immigration committee, before
the immigration restriction bill is re-
ported out.
Passed in the house yesterday by a
vote of 2G9 to Il2, the emergency tariff
and auti-dumping bill now goes to the
senate with Republican leaders hopeful
OF its passage there next week.
Republican leaders, supported by all
except eight of their party and by Is
Democrats. pushed the Young emergency
tariff and anti-dumping bill through the
house late yesterday.
Passage of the measure came at the
end of a stormy session, during which
Il handful of Democrats aided by a few
Rel ubiic8n,, had haraosed the leaders OF
the Republican side persistently for
more than four hours,
Charges that the Republicans had
bowed to the "d.ctation of the senate"
were hurled not only by Representative
Garrett. Tennessee, acting Democratic
leader. but by Representative Newton,
Minnesota, and Representative Luce,
Massachusetts,, both Republicans, as
we'll