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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-18
TOWN SPELLING
MATCH IS HELD
Ruth Anderson and Marion Rice to
Participate in County Match in
Bellows Falls Next Tuesday.

Ruth Anderson. "a. and Marion Rice.
TB, won the town spelling match held
yesterday afternoon in the main room of
the high school building, when 81 con
testants were entered from the sixth, Sev-
enth and eighth grades Of the Brattle-
bOro schools. The two girls will go to
Bellows Falls next Tuesday to partici-
pate in the county match, when two pu-
pills from each town will participate in
the contest for a silver cup. which Will
be kept a year by the winner.
The county winners will meet winners
from the other counties of the state in
Rutland in October at the time of the
teachers convention, when a state cup
viii be awarded to the winner.
The match Yesterday started at $50
o'clock with Mrs. Clark c. Fits as con
ductor and Principal ]. +. Warren. Mrs
H. r. Brown and Miss Ethel A. Eddy as
judges At 4.45 o'clock four pupils were
still standing on the list of words which
has been in the hands of the teachers
several weeks. 4 supplementary list
which was gotten out by the state and
which the children had had no opportun-
ity to study, was them taken up and on
this Thor Olson, "A. was seated on the
word liabilities, and Ruth Thomas OF
district No. 1 was seated on the word
legible. Both pupils had spelled much
harder words in the previous list.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-18
CHIEF JUSTICE
WHITE IS DYING
Suffers Acute Dilation of Heart Follow
ing an Operation-PhysiCians
Give No Hope

WASHINGTON. May Is. - Physi-
clans attending Chief Justice White an
nounced at 10 Il. IN. today that he had
not rallied from a sinking spell late yes
terday which followed an operation and
that his recovery was not expected.
The doctors issued the following bull
letin: Chief Justice White was oper-
ated upon Friday last Although in a
serious condition for some months past
he postponed the operation as he felt his
presence at the court was imperative.
His progress was satisfactory with nor
NAL pulse and temperature until Tues
day afternoon. when acute dilation of the
heart occurred. He had not rallied from
this condition and his recovery is not
expected" The operation was for
bladder trouble.
For four months he had been i'll, the
doctor said but he refused to leave his
work, saying that it was important and
if necessary he would die rather than
stop for treatment
At noon physicians said there had been
ma change in Chief Justice Whites con
dition and that he might last through to-
day and tonight. but that there was moth
ing upon which to base an alteration
from their previous diagnosis.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-18
Must Disarm This Month.

BERLIN, MAY l8.-Ihe time limit Tor
disarmament for Germany is fixed abb
solutely at May 30. in an allied note
presented TO the German government
Yesterday. The note which concerns eN-
ecution of the recent ultmatum de-
mands that the rehabilitation of the
German army be brought into conform
itv with the peace treaty by June u.
superauous measures and unaut horlzed
fortress equipment surrendered by May
81 and all arms i'm possession of civil
ians by June 10.
Germany Is required to endorse by
Nav 30 the list of muuition factories
authorized by the allies and stop the
output of unauthorized factories. The
note further deals with the question
of police and demands a reduction in
all classes of police to a total Of l5o,ool
hv July -.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-18
YD MEN TO HOLD
REUNION IN BOSTON
Capt. Roy B. Miner DESTROYS of Getting
Names of Those from Here Who
Are Planning to Attend

Capt Roy b. Miner is making an ef-
fort to learn what members of the Yam
kee Division in the Brattleboro commun-
ity are planning to attend the first re-
union in Boston July >, j and 4. and
any who can go are asked TO notify him
as soon as possible
The morning of July win be devoted
to registration at the various organiza-
tion headquarters. In the afternoon there
will be boxing bouts in the Harvard sta
dunn. guaranteed TO be of world cham
piOnship nature The price of admission
be used TO help defray the expenses of
| the other events. Company and regi-
mental organizations win hold reunions
| in the evening.
July 3 will be marked by a pilgrimage
| to Plymouth by boat. At Plymouth a
| ITercentenary exposition will be in full
blast. but the town and Plymouth Rock
will be reserved for the YD that day.
| 4 division parade by organizations
will be held the morning of July in com
mand Of Mai. Gen. Clarence r. Edwards
| The EcOmmOy tournament, edition OF
| 1921. viii be given in the afternoon for
/ the benefit of those who could not jour.
ney to France to see the show of March
| I1919 feature of the afternoon will bt
/ baseball game, the YD club team being
under the leadership of Dug" MacPher
son. formerly of the 1O1st Engineers anC
before the war a star of the Pittsburgh
| Nationals. The greatest pyrotechnic dis
| play that the munitions officer can pro
duce will take place in the evening.
! General Edwards asks that as many
| as possible of the YD men wear uniform!
on account of the big parade.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-18
NO CRIMINAL
LIABILITY SHOWN
Inquest Held Today Concerning Auto
mobile Accident Which Caused
Death of Patrick HI. Lynch

An inquest conducted by the state
was held before Judge Frank d. E.
Stowe in the municipal court this MORN
ing, when States Attorney Harold E.
Whitney inquired into the automobile ac-
cident at the foot of Main street last
week Thursday afternoon. when Pat
rick H. Lynch of Green stree was run
into by an automobile driven by Mrs.
Sadie tTurner) Hapgood of Elliot street
and was thrown, receiving injuries in
the fall which caused his death y. d.
Clawson was present as stenographer,
and he and Judge Stowe and the states
attorney We're the only ones present ex-
cept the witnesses
After the inquest States Attorney
i Whitney said that nothing appeared in
the testimony to indicate that Mrs Hap
good was criminally responsible In re-
porting the accident to the secretary of
state Mrs Hapgood stated that at the
time of the accident she had shut off the
power and had her foot on the brake
Persons who saw the accident said Mr.
Lynch stopped when he saw the car and
stepped backward and then forward
again in front of the machine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-18
FREIGHT THEFTS
$2,000,000 A MONTH
May Organize National Railway Secret
Seryiee-0ther Losses
Enormous

CHICAGO. May ls.-Freight thefts
cost the American railroads S2,00oO0o Il
month. rough handling of freight eats
another million and 81 ,25a.OOO worth of
packages simply disappear every 30
days. Defective equipment in handling
freight adds almost another million to
the monthly bill
These figures were presented yesterday
by Fred T.. Winburn at the annual ses-
sion Il the freight claims division OF
the American Railway association,
called TO devise ways and means of re-
moving this enormous drain on the car
riers earnings Organization of ma
tional railway secret service is one Of
the plans considered to combat organ
lied bands Of freight thieves.
Mr.. Wnburn also quoted figures
showing that damage claims against the
roads have mounted until they now
run beyond the Sl00000000 mark annu-
ally.
I'm 1917 the maximum for damages
was S3jO0100O.' he said. 1T went to
$4,000 coo i'm 1918: to S166.000O 600 in
1919 and to sos. 100000 in 1920. Dam
age claims have grown To the dangerous
proportions of a dangerous cancer
anawing at the vitals of the business
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-18
COURT MAY REACH
ADJOURNMENT TO-DAY
Divorce Cases and other Court Matters
Heard This FOrenOOn-Grimes
VS.. Power Co. Eegun.

Divorces and other court matters have
taken up the attention of county court
at Newfane today. and it is hoped that
by night final adjournment of the term
viii be reached, with the exception of a
few chaneery and other matters that may
be taken up later at BrattlebOrO.
Two divorce eases were tried this fore
noon, both uncontested. in which Attor-
ney f. w. Gibson appeared for the peti-
TONERS. They were the cases of Dorothy
+. Greene against Walter A. Greene, and
Stella 0'Connell against John 4. O'Con-
nell
The case of Jesse r. Grimes against the
Central New Hampshire Co. of Maine
was begun this forenoon, Attorney A. V.
ID. Piper appearing for the plaintiff and
Attorney T.. w. Gibson for the defendant
Yesterday afternoon the divorce case of
Gertrude l.. Hilliard of Londonderry
against Barton c. Hilliard was tried, At
torney c. $. Chase appearing for the peti-
toner, who alleged desertion and noR-
support.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-18
REFUND CHOCOLATE TAX.
Government VIII Pay Walter Baker Co.
S34 1O6.73-to Appeal.

BOSTON, May 1S.-Judge Morton,
acting in compliance with the findings Of
jury in the federal district court last
week. Yesterday ordered the internal rev
enue department to pay $34, ,106.73 to the
Walter Baker Company, Ltd, the amount
representing tax refund, with interest.
The jury found that chocolate is food
and therefore not subject to the federal
tax on candy. The company sued for
taxes paid for the period Feb. 24 to Aug.
81, 1919.
The government proposes to carry the
case to the United States circuit court of
appeals. according to Assistant United
States District Attorney Alonzo Garcelon
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-18
STATE ENCAMPMENT
@. A. r. AT MONTPELIER
Address by Commander Bush-Year's
Loss in Membership 1,OO3-76
Posts i'm State
Especial to The RefOrmer.)

L
The annual encampment of the Yer
mont Department of the q. \. r.. the w.
.R. c.. Sons of Veterans and Auxiliary
opened here this morning in Grand Army
hall.
Lorenzo W. Bush of Brookline, depart
ment commander, in his address to the
convention. said: "Once more we have
met together as delegates and comrades,
to transact the business of this encamp-
ment May we strive to attend to the
duties as members of this department.
so that at the close of this meeting the
ties that bind us together may be drawn
still closer. Only few years more and
these annual gatherings of the greatest
and nOblest organization that exists, or
ever existed. will cease to be held. Death
is fast recruiting from our ranks to the
Grand Army above. Let us so live that
our dearly loved order and the world can
say of us when we take our final dis
charge. Their departure is not only a
great less To the organization they loved
SO well but to the community in which
they lived and we who were privileged to
wear the blue and are still living owe a
debt of gratitude to the Giver of all good
which we gladly acknowledge"
| Special praise was given by the com
mander to the W. K. c., Daughters of Vet
Grams. Sons of Veterans and Auxiliary
| Ladies of the g. A. r.. and to Supt
| George L. Alartln and wife OF the Sol
! diers' Home. The comrades recommended
that the office of assistant adjutant gen.
eral and assistant quartermaster general
| be made permanent and that he be PAL,
| $3.50 yearly for his services and that tn,
sum of $50 be paid Asst. Adit Gen. II. L
| Hunter in addition to the 500 voted q
year ago. He thanked Comrade Hunter
and members for their services and sup
port.
Department Chaplain c. II. Dunton o
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-18
ALL RAILROAD
employees CUT
Wage Reduction OF Labor
Board to Extend to All
Glasses
SCALE IN EFFECT
FIRST OF JULY

Nbout Million Employees Affected in First
Decision of Labor Board - Other Pc
tftious for Reductions to BE Filed With
Board.
CITSAGO. MAY 1S-A general reduc-
lion of wages for unskilled railroad EN-
ploves. effective July l. which was fore
east by the railroad labor board in an
announcement last night, will be made
the basis of reductions extending to all
classes of railroad employees, it was under
stood today. Although only few carriers
have requested that the wage reduction
he extended to all classes. provision was
made by the board in its announcement
for the filing Of other petitions up to June
G and it is believed other of the $50 Class
4 roads will amend their Application To
inrIuda sbops. train service and other
classes of employees. The new application
filed up to June 6. the board announce
nent said. would be decided to take effect
also on July l.
United States railroad labor board sad
LATE Yesterday that it had decided that
prevailing conditions Justify, to an eN-
tent vet to be determined. Il REIMBURSEMENT
downward of the wages of the employees
of the carriers which are parties to the
disputes already heard by the board. ,
About 100000 unskilled laborers VIII
be affected.
The announcement which affects labor
on practically every road in the country,
was entirely unexpected. as the board
only began formal consideration OF the
case Monday.
The board declared it would hand down
its final decision in all wage fg disputes , ta
be effective on July |.
Disputes filed since April Is will be
heard on June 6, 1t being the purpose OF
the board to make its decision of the dis
putes heard June 6. effective on July l..
The railroads completed their evidence
the 9TH. and Monday. r. NJ. jewell,
president of the railway employees de-
partment of the American federation OF
labor. 4fIed the employees final statement
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-18
Universalist Church

Thursday, May 10. at p. m.-Annual
meeting of the Mission Circle. Election
of officers.
Thursday, May 10. 7.3O p. m.-AIeet-
ing Of Daughters circle in the church
vestry.
Thursday. May 10. at 3 p m-The
Mission Circle viii hold its annual
meeting in the church parlors. Deyo-
tional meeting at 3. followed by q bus
mess meeting yearly reports and elec
tion of officers The annual dues viii
be received Supper for the members
will be served at 545.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-18
WAR WOULD WIPE
JAPAN OFF THE MAP
Prediction of Y. NJ. c. A. Secretary -
Thinks War Between Japan and
United States Improbable.

CHICAGO. May ia fight to I'm
ish between the United States and Japan
would result in Japan's being wiped off
the map" George Gleason, international
Y. NJ. c. y. secretary. who has just re
turned from a trip to the Far East, de
cared today in addressing the congress
on reduction of armament. He said that
only those living in the kindergarten Of
international affairs could picture the
possibility of war between this country
and japan, however" and that all the
friction growing out of the isle of zap,
Korea. China and California would not
furnish the remotest cause for war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-18
TOO PROHIBITION
AGENTS LAID OFF
Enforcement Headquarters
Short of Funds to Pay
Salaries
GET 40-DAY REST
WITHOUT PAY
VIII Go Back Into Service First of July
Only 500 Agents Left to Combat
Liquor FOrees-Wili Not Call for Out
side Help.

WASHINGTON. May 1S.-About 700
prohibition enforcement agents in various
parts of the country have been Temporal
rily laid off for lack of funds to pay their
salaries. it was announced today at pro-
hibition enforcement headquarters here.
Failure of congress to provide $780,
600 asked by the prohibition commits
sioner to pay salaries of field agents un-
til the end of the present fiscal year. Off
cials said, necessitated a cut of about
two-thirds in the field forces. The men
were given a Today vacation without
pay, bat it is said they viii be re-instated
on July /. when the appropriation for
the next fiscal year becomes available.
About 500. agents remain on duty
While they expect some difficulty with
such reduced staff the prohibition en-
forccmept officers indicated that aid
would not be asked of the department OF
justice or other government agencies.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-18
BIG CEREMONIAL
HERE, TOMORROW
per. Parade. Degree Work and
PrOgTam-Chapman Marshal.

Brattlebor0 counciL knights Of Bir-
mingham. will hold a big ceremonial to-
morrow. the degree being conferred in
Festival hall at s o'clock, followed by an
entertainment. Several hundred visitors
are expected. Delegations which already
have bought tickets are from Hartford,
Springfield. Mass. Greenfield. Lowell,
HinSdale. keene, Bellows Falls, Spring
field tVt.h Newport. y. II.
Fifty win come from Milford. y. H.
with their own drum corps and march
in the parade in carnival costume.
Mrs. Carrie Hamilton has charge OF
the hot turkey supper. The first table
viii be served at $50 p. IN.
The street parade Is due to start at
T1J with Il. II. Chapman marshal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-18
BERGDOLL LAWYER
CALLED TO HOUSE
Held i'm Contempt Because lie Refuses
to Answer Question of InveSti-
eating Committee

WASHINGTON. May IS. Harry
Weinberger of New York. counsel for
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll in court mar
tial proceedings, was ordered before the
bar of the house of representatives today
for contempt after refusing To testify be
fore the house investigating committee
regarding fees paid him by BergdolI 5
mother. Asked how much money had
been paid him by Mrs. Bergdoll he re-
fused to answer, contending 1t was not
relative and was privileged matter.
When the witness refused 10 produce his
books Representative johnson, Demo
crat. Kentucky, moved that he be held III
contempt. There was no objection.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-18
GERMANY OFFERS
PREPARATION CASH
Pays 10000 900 Gold Marks and VIII
Provide Balance Within Pre-
Scribed Period

BERLIN. MAY lS.-A semioiiicial note
issued Yesterday announces that in com
pliance with the terms of the allied ulti-
matum. calling upon Germany to pay
1.0O9. 100000 gold marks to the allies in
separations within a period OF p DAYS
the German government has offered the
reparations commission the first pay
ment on this amount, to be made at
once. amounting to lJ00000OO gold
marks 1875, ,70O.0o0l, in the shape of for
eign currency.
Payment, it is stated, win be made at
d place to he designated by the repara-
tions commission, and the balance oi
the sum due will be paid within the
period prescribed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-18
SUES WH|T|NGHAM
FIRM FOR $1,000
Philadelphia Concern Puts
Attachment on Much
Property
SUPPLIED MACHINES
AND EQUIPMENT
Plaintiff Is Z. G. /. Contracting Co. and
Defendant International Nitrogen Co.
10000 Bags of Cement, 400 Bar
rels Flour, Etc. Attached.

rels Flour, Etc, Attached.
Eight thousand dollars is the sum
sought in a suit brought today by the
c. G. /. Contracting Co. of Philadelphia
against the International Nitrogen Co.
Of Whitingham. The property of the de-
fendant at Sherman, in the town of
Nottingham, has been attached by Dep
uty Sheriff Fred Cressy. 1t includes
10000 bags of cement, 400 barrels of
Gold Medal flour, U. c. I. retort, from
$4,000 to $4,000 bricks and other property.
The suit is brought through the law office
of Barber. Barber & Miller of BrattIeboro
and is returnable at the next September
term of Windham county court.
The property involved includes the old
Martin & Fits lime deposit in Sherman
the ownership of which has changed hands
several times. and some additional prop
| erty. After it was disposed of by the late
| j. l.. Martin and the late G. G. Fits of
/ Brattleboro it was operated by the Whit
lngham Lime Co, the Vermont Lime Co.
| the American Carbide Products Co. and
the Sherman Carbide Co, in succession,
| and on Sept. 13, 1919, it was leased by
| the last named company to the Interna-
/ tional Nitrogen Co. for five years
The international Nitrogen Co. bought
OF Mr.. and Mrs James III. ReiG some adj
| joining property and began the erection
| of nitrogen plant. Several hundred
men were employed last fall, and while
the number now at work is comparatively
small it is understood that operations will
| be begun soon on a larger scale 1t is
understood that the international Nitro
gen Co. has spent S25000O on the project.
Its product is valuable fertilizer made
according to formula invented by Mr..
Reid
1t is claimed by the Z. G. /. Contracting
Il Co. than $4,000 is due it from the defend
ant for large retort. machinery. mate
i rials and equipment furnished The -four
i under attachment is part of the food
4 supply of the workmen.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-18
Will Not Send Federal Troops.

WASHINGTON. May IS-FodeT0I
troops will not be used in the territory
along the West Nirginia-Kentucky bor-
der where disturbances in the coat-mining
section have occurred, until the states con
cerned have exhausted their own resources
in coping with the situation.
Decision to this effect was reached yes
terday after Secretary Weeks had held
several conferences and the subject had
been discussed at the regular cabinet
meeting. 1t was communicated by Presi-
dent Harding in a telegram dispatched
by Secretary Christian to Governor Nor
gan of West Virginia, who. with Governor
Morrow of Kentucky, had requested fed
eral troops.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-18
GOV. HARTNESS TO
ATTEND CAMPFIRE
More Than 100 Delegates at G. 4. II.
Encampment in Montpelier-Rut-
land Woman Injured by Fall.
Especial to The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER Nav :

AlNB-N E4A4lI4IAt May 10.
Upwards of 100 delegates and veterans
and members of kindred societies are
here attending the 44th annual encamp-
meut of the Grand Army department of
Vermont. which was opened in Odd Eel
lows hail here at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing, Annual meetings of the Woman 5
Relief corps. Ladies of q. A. r.. Sons of
other halls.
Governor James HartneSS viii be pres
ent at campfire tonight. The Grand
Army hopes to finish its business session
and election of officers during the day
Mrs. CorneIia Cocklin of Rutland, who
suffered torn ligaments and a dislocation
of her right elbow and bruises on her
face by falling on the steps of city haIl
while ON her way to the W. r. c. recep-
tion. will have an N-ray examination of
the arm today at the Heaton hospital to
determine if any bones were broken.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-18
WOMEN ARE OPPOSED.
Ask President Not to Install Hasty Dis
armament.

WASHINGTON. May 1S.-A memorial
urging that there be no undue haste in
adopting a policy of national disarma-
ment was presented to President Harding
yesterday by a committee of the Women 5
Auxiliary of the American Legion from
New Jersey.
The women who have been SO closely
touched by war" the petition said, prefer
to pay for armament of a size and eff
cheney which viii make all nations hest
tate to attack us, rather than to pay vastly
more dearly. not only in money but il
lives, in a war of unprepared against well
prepared forces"
The delegation was headed by Mrs .
D. Oliphant Of Trenton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-18
Knights of Columbus Hall

Tuesday. May Irregular meeting of
Leo Council, No. 917, knights of Colum-
bus at s p. m.
Friday. May 20. at p. m.-Institution
of Ladies' chapter. Women of Moose
heart Legion of the World.
Wednesday, May 1S-Regular meeting
of Protective Grange. Young Peoples
night Birthday treat.
Tuesday, May 24-Regular meeting of
Brattleboro lodge, 903, Loyal Order of
Moose.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-18
NEwBERRY-FoRD CONTEST.
Senate Committee to Consider Whether
Action Is Necessary.

WASHINGTON. May 1S.-The SEN
atorial contest between Senator New
Friday by the senate privileges and elec-
tions committee.
Chairman Dillingham; has issued a call
for the meeting, which is expected to
consider the effect of the recent supreme
court decision dismissing charges against
Senator Newberry and whether the decl-
senate to take,