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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-02
FINDS UNDERPASS
IS DANGEROUS
But Commission Dismisses Petition for
Improvements at Salmon Hole Be
cause of Low Finances

That the West River railroad crossing
at Salmon Hole bridge in the town of
Ncwfane Is dangerous. that the view of
the highway is Obstructed by the abut-
meut of the underpass. and that other
claims by the petitioner for bettermeut
facts found by the public service COM
mission of Vermont in an order just is
sued to the parties. but because Of the
financial condition Of the Central Yer
mont Railway &c. and the fact that the
commission has decided to excuse the
Central Vermont from eliminating any
grade crossings this year the petition is
dismissed without prejudice to the petit
tioner.
The attorneys in this matter are 4 Y.
ID. Piper Of BrattlcborO for the town of
Newfane. petitioner. John W. Redmond
of Newport for the railroad and states
Attorney Harold L. Whitney of Brattle-
boro for the state.
The commission finds that the west
erly abutment of the railroad bridge over
the highway is so constructed that il
cuts eff the view from both directions
Of travellers approaching the underpaSs
and causes 4 sharp curve in the high
way toward the river bank: that at the
present time. with the large amount of
automobile traffic over this highway. the
uuderpasS is unsafe; that several acci-
dents have occurred there and others
have been narrowly avoided: that there
are no danger signals: that the highway
Is one Of the selected state highways:
and that the highway department desired
to have work done there so that the
width of the Travelled track will be of
the cost would be from $4,000 to S15.-
0G0. and that the operating expenses of
the West River branch are more than
the operating income
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-02
COURT SUSTAINS
MRS. NILES'S WILL
Judge Graham Orders that
1t Be Placed on Rec
Ords of Court
BURNED
IN HALIFAX FIRE
Reproduced from Memory by Judge
Frank WOrden. Who Drew Original
Document Contested by Distant
Relatives of TestatOr.

y decision just made by Judge Warner
y. Graham of Bellows Falls, who heard
as acting judge of the probate court for
the district of Marlboro the Laura Ann
Niles will case of Halifax. establishes
the destroyed will and codicil of Mrs.
Niles as reproduced from memory by
Judge Frank Worden of Halifax, who
drew up both the original document and
the codicil
The order of Judge Graham is: 1T is
ordered and adjudged by the court that
said will and codicil is proved and allowed
as the last win and testament of Laura
Ann Niles, late of Halifax in said dis
trict, deceased, and that the same as above
written be recorded in the records of this
court"
Attorney Charles :. Chase. counsel for
the contestants, said today that no deci-
sion would be made as to whether the
case would be appealed To the Windham
county court until he talked the matter
over with his clients Counsel for the
proponents of the will are Harvey. Mau-
rice * Fits and Barber. Barber K Miller
Frank Worden. Frederick F. Robinson
and +. Herbert WOrden. subscribing wit
nesses to the original document. testified
before Judge Graham that they saw Mrs.
Niles sign and heard her declare the
original instrument to be her last will
and that the witnesses all signed the in
strument at Mrs Niless request and in
her presence and in the presence Of each
other. Similar testimony was given bv
Frank Worden, Edward f. Guild and +.
Herbert W0rden relative to the codicil,
which they signed as witnesses. Testi-
mony also was given as against the allow
ancc of the instrument. and all the eyi-
deuce and presumptions were considered
by the court
In this case the proponents are For
rest Stetson Of Greenfield Mass. the ez-
tate of Walter Stetson of Halifax. George
Niles of Halifax and Mrs. Agnes Fish of
Halifax, widow of Frank Fish To these
the estate was willed. according to Judge
Worden and the other witnesses men
toned The contestants are distant reIa.
tives Of Mrs. Niles The estate amounts
to a few thousand dollars
The viii was drawn in 1916. The codi-
Gil was drawn in 1920 Mrs. Niles died
March Il. 1921. That night a neighbor
Mrs. May, took n box containing the will
and other papers to her home CARRYING
out previous request of Mrs Niles. ac.
cordInS to the evidence. and on March IS
the store building in which the Nav
family lived was burned. together with the
box and contents.
Testimony in the case was heard by
Judge Graham early in August. Judge
y. r. Schwenk being disqualified
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-02
TO REWRITE REVENUE BILL.
Senate Committee Will Materially Change
Its Provisions.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.-The senate
finance committee. which is now wrest-
ling with the revision of the tax laws with
n view to having q new revenue bill ready
for the consideration Of the senate when
the recess of congress expires on Sept. 20,
will entirely rewrite the house revenue
bill, changing it as TO form and greatly
altering the provisions proposed by which
it was estimated federal taxation would
be reduced about s. per capita.
While the committee has not reached a
point where it can announce definitely the
plan it has in mind. il can be stated. that
there will be some new forms of taxation
and a strong demand for sales tax. Sen
ator Penrose. chairman of the committee,
personally is in favor of repeating the cx-
cess profit taxes and reducing the surtaxeS
as of January last. as recommended by
treasury experts and by President Hard
ing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-02
GOLDFISH EATERS
LIKE MOONSHINE
Inspector Says Ii Is Most Popular
Drink In Massachusetts,
Tests 3,19f Samples

BOSTON, Sept. 2.-Noonshine whis-
KEY is the popular drink of home pro-
ducers of liquor in this state judging
from the report of Hermann {. Lythgoe,
director of the division of food and
drug control of the state department
OF public health, issued today
The number of samples of liquor sub
mittcd To him for testing during the
p months ending Aug. 81 was 3.I9l as
compared with I.ll9 for the previous
wear and by far the largest number were
of home made whiskcy. Some ale and
beer were in the list, but not enough to
rank them with the whiskey in popular
favor
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-02
CULLING DEMONSTRATION.
VIII BE Held at ID. T.. TasI1er's Tomor-
row Morning at 10 O'clock.

Through misunderstanding Prof.
Harold \. Leggett of the extension serv-
ice did not arrive in time for the poul-
try cullng demonstration which was
scheduled to be held at the home of ID.
II. Tasker of IS Maple street yesterday.
Prof. Lcggett did, however. arrive in
time for the afternoon demonstration at
jamaica. where many of the farmers
gathered to learn the points which should
be taken into consideration in picking out
a laying hen. The wing Identification
method was new to many of the expert
enced poultry men.
Prof. Leggett is attending the field day
in Athens today with County Agent Har-
vcy. who says he will guarantee his pres
ence at the home Of Mr. Tasker at 10
O'Clock tomorrow, Saturday. morning.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-02
CHAUTAUQUA TO
CLOSE TONIGHT
Vierra's HaWaiians in Con-
cert, Followed by
CartOOnist
FINE PERFORMANCE
OF COMEDY PLAY
1t Pays to Advertise Presented Last
Evening - Fred Dale Wood in After
noon Gives Excellent Lecture on The
Business Of Men.

Chautauqua in Brattleboro for the sea
son Of 1921 viii close tonight with the
performance beginning at o'clock in
the big tent on the high school grounds.
The first attraction will be a concert by
the Vicrra Hawaiians who set the stand
ard for all Hawaiian music in this coun
try. 1t will be followed by a cartoon
and comedy review by Ned Woodman,
who displays marked originality in his
unique drawings.
The junior Chautauqua, which has
been at work forenoons through the
week viii present the Junior pageant.
Junior Holidays. to open this afternoons
performance. Following are the officers
of Junior Town; Mayor, Harold Wag-
ner, town clerk, MadeIyn Cain; service
commission, Marguerite Wellman and
Frank Gabree; law and order commits
sion, Harry Sexton, Doris Wood, Lyman
Baker and Winston Brazor.
As an introduction yesterday afternoon
Mary AIcShane, reader, Doris Carpen-
ter. contralto. and T.. S. Fulcomer at the
piano, Metropolitan artists, presented a
varied program of songs, stories and
jokes. which were well received.
After this performance Fred Dale
Wood gave an exceptionally interesting
lecture entitled The Business of Men.
Under this subject he spoke about all of
the great problems of today.
First he took up the japanese question.
Mr.. Wood said that before the japanese
made successes on land declared worthless
by the Americans there was no japanese
problem. but when by hard work the
japanese made these sterile lands fruitful.
the Calif0rnians' selfish interest started
the so-called japanese problem.
! Mr.. Woods message was: We must
solve our problems not only with the
brain of the people. but with the heart of
the people. When they had the commen-
oration at Gettysburg ia 1863. the COM
mittee asked President Lincoln to speak.
only from courtesy: but they invited Ed
ward Everett. the finest and most pol
iShed orator on the continent to make the
main address. To-day there are not 900
people who remember one word of Ever
/ ett'S magnificent GRAFTON, but who does
! ffrnuriuT7nI IN Dawa - 4
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-02
SANDERS-GRIFFITH.
Wedding of Former BrattleborO Boy i'm
San Diego, Cal.

The following notice of the wedding.
Aug. %, in San Diego, Cal, of Lieut..
Ray c. Sanders, formerly of BVattie-
boro, brother of Mrs Louis l. Allen
IS from San Diego paper of recent
date:
4 charmingly arranged home wedding,
quietly celebrated Saturday morning.
united in marriage Miss katherine
Griffith, the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Theron p Griffith, and Lieut.. Ray Clyde
Sanders. L. S. \.
The wedding took place at the home
OF the bride. 4l79 Ibis street, which was
attractively decorated Tor the ceremony,
in masses of pink and white astcrs,
mingled with ferns The marriage serv-
ice was read by Rev Edwin s Hallen-
beck at 1880 o clock in the presence of
the Immediate family and few inti-
mate friends. Following the ceremony,
a wedding breakfast was served, and
the young couple left for short we'd
ding trip, MOTORING through the north.
The bride and bridegroom were unat-
tended at this simple but impressive
ceremony. The bride wore a white inn
ported gown trimmed with Venetian
embroidery, and carried a boquet of
bride roses and maiden hair fern. She
has a large circle of friends in this
city. who will be interested in hearing
Of the wedding. as she Is native
daughter. l,ayiH- been born IN this CITY.
which has always been her home She
is a popular member of the younger set,
AID a graduate Of the San Diego high
school She is also talented pianist
having studied under the best teachers
Of this citv. and has aiways been ac-
tinylv identified with musical interests
Of the city.
Lieut. Sanders is native of Yer
mont, and graduate Of the University
of Vermont. He enlisted in the navy
as an ensign, during the war. and is
now in the regular service, being pay
master for the 39d division, and sta
TONED in this harbor on the t. s. s.
RonO He is the youngest son of Mrs
Fla NJ Sanders of Nidd!etown, Conn.
On their return from their wedding
trip. Lieut. and Mrs Sanders win be
At home to their friends at 4037 Alba
tross street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-02
Lloyd George Calls Cabinet.

LONDON, Sept y. ASSOCIATED Press
Prime Minister Lloyd George has
sent the reply of Eamonn DeValcra. the
Irish Republican leader, to his latest
communication on the Irish peace pro
posal to London for circulation among
the members of the cabinet. Having re
gard for the serious issues involved. Mr..
Lloyd George has summoned a cabinet
meeting to be held Wednesday. next. at
Inverness. Scotland. King George will
be at Moy hall. near Inverness and Mr..
Lloyd George will visit him there.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-02
WOOD READY To Be
GOVERNOR GENERAL.
Announces Acceptance of
Post Today at
Manila
WILL RETIRE FROM
MILITARY SERVICE
Believes 1t Patriotic Duty to Accept PO-
sitiOn Owing to Serious Conditions In
Philippines - Will Not Ask Retire
ment Until Confirmed

MANILA, Sept. > lAssociated Press)
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood today an
nounced his acceptance of the post of
governor general of the Philippines ten
dercd to him by President Harding
General Wood notified Secretary of
War Weeks that he would retire from
active service to accept the goyernorship.
He said he believed it to be his patriotic
duty to accept the position owing to the
seriousness of the situation in the Phil
ippines. General Wood said he prob
ably would not ask retirement from the
army until his appointment as governor
general of the Philippines had been con-
fined by the senate
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-02
BENEFIT GAME
FOR RITTENHOUSE
Athletics to Play SheIburne Falls Here
Sunday - Proceeds to Go to Man
Whose Jaw Was Broken.

The Bra+tleboro Athletics are sched-
uled to play the fast Shelburne Falls
team here Sunday afternoon and the
game will be in the form Of a benefit
game for James Rittenhouse who was
hit by Il batted ball recently while the
Athletics were having batting practice.
Air. RittenhoUse has not been able to
work since injured and has therefore
suffered a financial loss and at the same
time has been buTdened with heavy ex-
pcnses.
After the expenses have been deducted
the Athletics viii present him with
the balance. which they hope VIII be
sufficiently large to reimburse him for
the misfortune
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-02
ASKS INDICTMENT
MILK DISTRIBUTORS
L. 5. District Attorney Alleges They
Have Violated Sherman Anti.
Trust Law

CHICAGO. Sept. 2-Indictmcnts
against the milk distributors association
for violation of the Sherman antitrust
law will be asked by the federal grand
jury. United States District Attorney
Clyne announced yesterday on his return
from Washington, where he conferred
with Attorney General Daugherty.
Department of justice agents during
the last two weeks have gathered evidence
tending to show that the distributors have
been keeping the price of milk up by agree
ment, Mr.. Clyne said.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-02
TOTAL OF Is DEAD
IN BELFAST FIGHT
Several Cases of Assault This Morning
DE Valera'S Reply Sent
British Cabinet

BELFAST. Sept .. (Associated Press)
-.Iames Johnson.- aged u, died at hos
tpital here this morning from wounds
received during street fighting here. His
death with that of Walter Campbell, who
died last night. brings the death roll of
the disorders in Belfast since Monday
up to Is.
There were several cases of assault in
the Falls district of the city this morn
ing. men going to work being attacked.
The police otherwise reported the city
Uuipt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-02
CAN'T PROSECUTE
WAR PROFITEERS
Statute Of Limitations Protected Them
Acts Committed Before Signing
of Armistice.

WASHINGTON. Sept 2.-Criminal
prosecution of several war contract
fraud cases by the government may be
prevented by the statute of limitations.
1t was said today at the department. of
justiec. The federal criminal statute.
officials explained, runs for three years
after the commission of an overt act in
the case of Il conspiracy to defraud the
government and many OF the war con-
tracts were completed before the armis-
tlcc on Nov. II, 1918
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-02
DISPUTE GOES TO ASSEMBLY.
Council of League Of Nations Refers An.
other Controversy.

GENEVA. Sept > (Associated Press)
The council of the league of nations
today decided to refer the entire dispute
among Albania. Greece and Jugoslavia
to the assembly of the league for settle
ment. This action was taken after an
address before the council by NJ. Noli.
head of the Albanian delegation. who IS
a graduate of Harvard university.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-02
Sheriff to Disperse Strikers.

UNIONTOWN. Pa, Sept 2-SherifT
J.. ]. Shaw of Uniontow and members
of the state police armed with rifles and
q machine gun went to Allison, near
here. today and dispersed a crowd of
striking miners estimated as numbering
2,Go0 who had planned to march on sev-
eral independent operations in that
district
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-02
AUTOMOBILE RACER KILLED.
Another Badly Hurt in Speed Trials on
Pixies Peak Roadway

DENVER, Col, Sept. > - W. a
Coleman. assistant sales manager of an
automobile company of Denver, was
killed. and Harry Majors of Colorado
Springs was injured yesterday while en-
gagged IN speed trials on the Pixies Peak
automobile roadway. near Colorado
Springs. for the Labor day races there
Both Coleman and Majors were widely
known in automobile racing circles Cole
man won the annual Denver Times road
race from Denver to Pueblo last year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-02
Train Brings Out, Bodies.

MADISON, W. Va. Sept. "a Chesa-
peake & Ohio railroad train which the
armed forces around Blair have been
using since regular service on Little Coal
River branch was stopped, passed
through Madison this morning bound
for Whitesville. a mining village on the
Wyoming county border. In one car it
was stated were the bodies of a number
of Whitesville men who had fallen in the
fighting on Blair mountain.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-02
PACKING UNIONS TO MEET.
VIII Consider Uniform Wage and Work
ing Agreement Tomorrow.

CHICAGO. Sept. "A general con-
ference of leaders of all trade unions
employed in the packing industry called
by Samuel Gompers, president of the
American federation of labor. will be
held here tomorrow The meeting was
called in an effort to arrive at a uni
form wage and working agreement for
packing house employees.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-02
Two Trains Leave Camp Sherman.

CAMP SHERMAN, O., Sept. 1.-Two
troop trains carrying the 18th infantry
numbering about 600 officers and men
left for the West Virginia mining dis
trict at 920 a. m. Central Standard time
today. The troops We're fully equipped
for field duty. Box cars and fiat ears
attached to the train carrying horses
and transportation and other equip
mcnt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-02
GUARDS HELD AS BANDITS.
Two Indicted for Robbery of Deposit
Vaults I'm Chicago.

CHICAGO. Sept. 2-Indictments
charging larceny were returned yester-
day by a grand jury against Milton Jonas
and Ernest Weber. night guards at the
Security Trust & Deposit vaults. i'm the
Masonic temnle which were looted of
approximately 100000 by four bandits
on SUNDAY evening.
The indictments charge the two guards
received two bonds of $1,000 each and
$4,000 in cash from the loot. When the
robbery was discovered. Jonas and Weber
told the police the four men had ap-
peared to rent n deposit box, attacked
them. handcuffcd them to n post, and
proceeded to knock the locks off 10 de-
pOsit boxes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-02
COMPLETE INSPECTION.
General Wood and Forbes Ready to Re
port ON Philippines.

MANILA, Sept. Maj Gen. Leon
ard Wood and Cameron Forbes. sent by
President Harding to investigate condi-
tons in the Philippines. reached Manila
yesterday, having completed four
months tour of the Archipelago. As soon
as a brief confidential report is cabIed
to President Harding final report of
the missions findings will be prepared
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-02

of three trains carrying the 26th infan-
try to West Virginia left Camp Dix at
9, 10 a. IN. standard time, today. The
10th regiment also,Twas prepared to move
but at this hour orders for its departure
had not been received.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-02
ROOT DECLINES
NOMINATION
Too Old TO Assume Membership III In
fernatiOnal Court OF
Justice

NEW YORK, Sept. 2-Elihu Root has
declined a nomination as a member of
the International Court of Justice un-
der the league of nations because of his
advanced age, the Italian consulate here
announced today that Mr. Root had
made his refusal known in letter to
President Tittoni of the Italian SEN
ate as chairman of the Italian nomina-
tors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-02
LEHIGH COAL GOES UP.
of 10 Cents Tor Made i'm Re-
tail Price

vance of 10 cents a ton in the retail
priccof anthracite coal became effective
price of anthracite coal became effective
Valley Coal co.
This brings the schedule up to what
it was last April. when a :5O-cent reduc-
tion was made to stimulate spring and
summer buying. \ 10-cent increase has
been made every month since May.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-02
INDICT 62 ALLEGED
MEMBERS OF TRUST
Thirty CORPORATIONS and 81 individuals
In New York Building Trades
- Named ...-

NEW YORK, Sept 2-The federal
grand jury has returned sealed indict-
r,ent against g. alleged violators of the
sherman antitrust law in the building
trades. Col. William Hayward, United
states attornev announced today
Thirty corporations and p individuals
were named
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-02
10th Infantry Starts.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Sept 2-The 10th
infantry with full equipment for pro-
tractcd field service, but without artil-
leTy. cntrained at Camp Knox near here
today for West Virginia. Exact destina
tiou was not announced, but was said
to be the coal fields of Mingo county.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-02

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2-Orders for
the immediate entrainment of troops for
the West Virginia strike zone were IS
sued early today by Major General Har-
bord. assistant chief of staff. Action was
postponed, however, on the question of
declaring martial law pending confer
enees between Secretary Weeks and other
government officials with President
Harding. The proclamation has been
signed and requires only issuance to be-
come effective.
The orders were issued as the result
of a telegram from Brig. Gen. ii. Ii.
Bandholtz, who was sent by Secretary
Weeks to report on the situation and
particularly upon whether the strikers
would accede to President Harding 5
command that they disperse. General
Bandholtz at midnight last night recon-
mended that troops be sent "at once. "
The troops which will move fmmedi-
ately are the 26th and 10th infantry at
Camp Dix, y. J., and the 10Th infantry
at Camp Sherman, .. Others can be
rushed to the scene if necessary from
Fort Benjamin Harrison. Ind, and Camp
Knox near Louisville, Ky.
General Bandholtz will assume COM
mand of the forces upon their arrival.
He formerly commanded the Philippine
constabulary and was provost general of
the American Expeditionary Forces in
France. All war department arrange
ments were said to be complete for prom
ulgating martial law as soon as troops
now on the way arrive in the disturbed
area. Secretary of War Weeks. arriv-
ing early at his office, asked that all com
munications received during the night be
placed before him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-02
Universalist Church
Rev. Edwin =. Wood, Pastor.
Sunday. September 4.

1890 a. m.-AIorning worship. The
pastors topic will be, What Are
We Contributing?
11.45 a. m.-Sunday school.
300 p. m-Service at Vernon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-02
THE WEATHER.

Generally Fair Tonight and Saturday
Warmer in Vermont and New Hamp-
shire.
WASHINGTON.N Sept ?. The
weather forecast: Generally fair tonight
and Saturday Warmer in New Hamp-
shire-and Vermont tonight. Moderate
southwest and west winds