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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-12
VERMONT PRESS
ASSOCIATION MEETS
L. f. Howe Chosen observation-disclosures
Outing PIanned-Many Topics Dis
eussed and Banquet Served.

BARRE, March 12.-The annual mid
winter meeting of the Vermont Press asso-
citation was held in the Hotel Barre yes
terday afternoon and evening with about
% members attending. Officers elected
We're /: President. Frank i. Howe of Ben
ningtOn; secretary and treasurer, III. ).
Thayer of Essex Junction. 1t panned to
have a summer outing. Five new MEM
berS joined the association: Il. II.
Stopple of Morrisville. Burt Heath of Gro
ton, u. c. Rossiter of Middlebury, w. II.
Moore of Woodstock and Mr.. Thayer of
Essex Junction.
Mayor Frank Z. Langley welcomed the
organization to the city. X. Il. patten
of Skowhegan. Me, spoke upon Partner
ship with the Public in the Printing Game.
Dean II. Perry of Barre spoke on What's
News, Anyway? John Il. \. Hussey spoke
on the newsprint situation; +. a Hunt of
Newport discussed How VIII Readjust-
ment Time Affect the printing Business ?
Prof. u. w. Peach of Norwich university
spoke on College Publicity.
In the evening a banquet was held and
Gov. James Hartness spoke on Vermont
and It's Future. Congressman Frank l..
Greene on Back with the Gang, John w
Gordon on interviewing the Press. Otto
X. Bennett on Are Newspapers Truthful:
William H. Jeffrey on Newspaper Or.
phans, Luther Il. Johnson on Rakine
After. Frank i. Howe was toastmaster
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-12
WILMINGTON.
HoMe-Sherrnan Wedding.

\ pretty wedding took place in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. :. l.. Hill Tuesday
afternoon, March 8, at 100 o'clock when
Mrs Hills sister, Miss Sylvia l. Sher-
man became the wife of Miller +. Howe
of North Adams. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Y. A. Wood of the
Baptist church, a double ring service
being used.
The bride was attired in blue and
white satin-striped wolfe. trimmed with
lace of her own fashioning, and white
slippers with white bows. She carried
white carnations tied with white ribbon.
Relatives and friends present from
away were Mr. and Mrs. l.. +. Stafford
and Mrs l. l. Ballou of Greenfield,
Mass, Mrs c.. L. Brown and Miss Ella
T.. sherman of North Adams. Mass, NJ.
III. Sherman of Heath. Mass, Miss Elsie
Il. Blanchard of Readsboro and Miss
Eleanor Holland of East Dover.
buffet lunch, consisting of sand
witches. cake and ice-cream, was served.
The couple left on the afternoon train
for a wedding trim of indefinite dura-
ton. They received q number OF gifts,
including silyerware, china and linen.
The bride is we'll known in Whining
ton, having worked here at different
times for several years while making her
home with her sister in West Dover and
more recently in this village. Mr.. Howe
is a native of East Dover, and brother
of !. J. Howe of this place. He has
raid many visits to relatives and friends
here. They expect to make their home
at $50 East Main street. North Adams
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-12
village Meeting Votes ascent Tax.

The annual village meeting was held
i'm the town hall Tuesday evening.
March s, and the following business
was transacted:
The meeting was called to order at
7 30, Moderator, ID. O.. Buttertield in the
chair. The report of the village auditors
was read, approved and adopted.
Officers chosen for the ensuing year
were: Moderator, ID. o. Butter6eld;
clerk and treasurer, c. II. Parmelee ;
auditors, ID. O. ButterfelA l.. w Boyd,
f. S. Crafts: trustee for three years, r.
!. Courtemanche; water commissioner
for three years. II. J. Courtemanche;
collector of village taxes, III. b. Ware.
The matter of oiling or sprinkling the
streets was left to the trustees An in
formal vote showed a majority of those
present favored the use of oil A viii
lage tax of % cents was voted. \ mum
Der of uncollected taxes We're ordered
abated. 1t was voted 20 leave the mat
ter of additions or renewals to the light
ing system to the discretion of the trus-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-12
Ice Out of North Branch

4 fve-days' thaw developed Wednes-
day afternoon, March 8. into a sluicing
down-pour of rain, which, together with
the unseasonably high temperature
made rapid work of melting what little
snow remained in and about the vii
lage The ice in the North branch went
out Wednesday evening. when the water
reached the highest level in a number OF
years. Various Easements were flooded
along the river banks, but no serious
damage has been reported
The foot bridge across the dyke at
Mountain Mills was taken out by the
high water Wednesday night, Just as
the men who had been working on it,
had gotten off The dynamo was flooded
and Mountain Mills was in darkness.
Caspar II. Goodspeed, late cadet at
Norwich university. has taken up the
study of law in the office of his half
brother, Attorney i. S. Jones
B. l.. Spiller and son, Leroy, have
bought store in South Vernon, and are
closing up their business here prepare
tory to moving to that place. Mrs. Is
L. Spiller, who has a position as cook
in the Old Ladies' Home at South YER
non, came recently to assist in the store
few weeks. The Spillers have made
many friends here
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-12
CAN WOMEN BE JURORse
Question May BE Referred to Supreme
Court in Massachusetts.

BOSTON, March LITTLE question of
whether women are eligible to jury duty
is before the house of representatives, an
order offered in that body by Representa-
tive Shattuck yesterday proposing that
the opinion of the supreme court be asked
by the house, having been referred to the
committee on rules and reported favor
ably shortly afterward. The matter was
then placed among the orders of the day
for Monday.
The order asks an opinion on whether
women are. liable TO jury. duty and, if
not Wbether The allure has IL Ser ito
enact legislation to. make tlieialiable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-12

Tergennes is to have its first sum
season June 80 and continue to August
30 The camp is to be located on the
l.. F. Benton property at Mile Point,
Lake Champlain, and viii be known as
Camp Marbury.. 1t win be under the
direction of Prof. and Mrs. Henry Dixie
Mass, and Prof. and Mrs. Hugh s.
Worthington of Sweet Briar college,
Virginia. Mr. and Mrs Sleeper have
had many years experience with the
Aloho camp and Mrs. Worthington with
the Tahoma camp
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-12
LOWELL & TELLER
10 MAIN STREET
SATISFACTORY SERVICE

message, found Mrs Willard sitting in
a char with her clothing in flames. A
blanket was wrapped about her and the
iiremen actually had to pour water on
her back to eXtinguish the blaze. Be
fore she lost consciousness she stated
with red hot poker. This poker be-
came stuck in bottle of acid which ex-
ploded and set the room and her cloth
ing on IRE.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-12

Rev. \. S. Hill. pastor of the Univer-
salIst church at Concord died Monday
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-12

Edison Durham. son of Mr.. and Mrs
i. NJ. Durham of MorrisviIle. suffered ;
compound fracture of one leg Saturday
whom sliding
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-12
FOUND

- FOUND "A sfox- hound, owner may
have the same by proving property and
paying costs. r. Z. Bruce, So. Vernon
Mass. 3-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-12

LOST-Betwcen Brattleboro and So.
Londonderry. March >, one 33X4 tire
and rim. Finder please notify DR. 3. T.
Millington. So. Londonderry, or the
NIosher Garage. Brattleboro. 11-13
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-12

The general store of Frank II. Frost
at Gageville was buTglarized sometime
Tuesday night to the extent of 500
worth of merchandise.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-12

WANTED-Beef, hogs and calves and
some nice fresh cows, delivered at my place
Saturday or at the depot Monday morn
ing. [ will pay market price. II. g.
CLARK, BrattlebOrO. 1-tt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-12

Property in Washington, d. c., owned
by Redheld Proctor, of Proctor, re
Gently sold for $3.50 a square foot. the
whole tract bringing 100000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-12

WANTED-The address Of anyone
afflicted with Pyorrhea. 4 new discOv-
cry. Saves your teeth by a simple, safe
home treatment. Send name and We
viii send c. 0. d. full treatment for
81. Your money back if not satisfied.
The Pyrrhene Co, Box 1898, Pittstield,
Mass 11-16@
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-12

WANTED-Kitchen woman at SEQ
Wells Restaurant. OF
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-12

FOR SALE OR TRADE-Ford chas-
sis. Just the thing for some farmer to
convert into a truck. Thoroughly over
hauled. The Custom Laundry, Phone
DO. or 131-J. 1-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-12

WANTED-LOcal agents within $50
miles of Boston where not now repre-
scented to send us descriptions of farms
for sale and to show same to our custom
ers upon a commission basis. Must own
auto and furnish references. We made
other single year in the history of our
business. Send for application blank.
The territory in and about BrattleborO
is now open. 2. f. Leland Farm Agency.
Established 1892, Old South Bldg, Bos-
ton g. Mass. S-19*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-12

FOR SALE = At Riversend Farm,
BrattleborO, VT, one thoroughbred
Guernsey bull, years old, l Jersey
bull, l year old; also ? Guernsey heifer
calves and l Guernsey bull calf. L. r.
Lynch I'll
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-12

WANTED-Liye poultry. w. f. Rich.
ardsOn Co. LII
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-12

Orville Pine. restauranteur of Mont
pelier died yesterday afternoon at the
local hospital following an operation
three days ago for appendicitis He
Pine was born in Clintonville, \. Y,
80 years ago and for more than 20 years
was employed at Miller's Inn. He
leaves his wife and four children.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-12

Harold Howes of Montpelier who was
lights by shooting at them. has been
sentenced to the county Jail for three
months. He has been committed. His
statement TO a reporter on the Argus,
of a threatening nature, is said TO have
prevented probation
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-12

Thirty cords of stove wood were
swept from the .dooryard of p. \. Negus
when an ice lam formed in the river
back of his home at Cuttingsville.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-12
TO RENT

L. S. Rawson, - Frost Place.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-12

sons of ice than usual. The ice fer do
nestle purposes Is up TO normal. it hay
ing been cut at Alburg. The entire har-
vest of this did not take more than two
weeks. In the entire harvest about 81
men We're employed for Il period of five
weeks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-12

Z. l. Smith & Co, one of the biggest
granite firms in that section, suffered a
shock yesterday afternoon and died
shortly after dinner. He was probably
one OF the best posted men in granite
products in Vermont. He leaves a wife
and two sons.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-12

TT. T. johnson, adjutant general. has
paid to the state treasurer SOB. 600
which was check that he received
from the federal government for the re-
endorsement of the state of Vermont
for the equipment which the state furn-
ished the First Vermont regiment when
it went into the World wax The claim
was approved some months ago but
owing to the appropriations in the, war
department being exhausted it could not
be paid until this week.
The New York herald., 1921-02-07
SISTERS DROWN, ONE
TRYING TO SAVE OTHER
Boy Also Breaks Through Ice
to Death.

Special Despatch 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD
PROVIDENCE. Feb. 6.-Three children
broke through ice covered ponds to-day
and met death under the ice. Agnes
Edwards. IA years old. and her sister
Frances. 10. daughters Of Mrs. ElizaueJh
Edwards at Riverside, left home with
their older sister. Elizabeth and went
to Bowens ice pond on the Standard
Oil reservation TO look for pussy will
lows.
Frances left the roadway and went
down on the Ice OF the pond toward the
opposite bank. She had gone but a few
yards when the ice broke and she sap
peared. Agnes ran toward the hole in
the ice. trying to save her sister. but
instead she followed her into tn water.
The Oldest girl ran TO the home or
Walter Johnson. who ran TO the pond
and dived in without removing his
clothes. He failed to get the bod es.
which later were recovered by Clifford
Adams and Frank Adams. The father
of the girls died less than thre months
ago. He was paymaster of the Stand
ard Oil Company.
Peter Antosh, the small son of Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Antosh of Woonsocket
broke through the ice on Social Pond
and was drowned.
The New York herald., 1921-02-07

Special Despatch to THE New York HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c., Feb. 8.
The New York herald., 1921-02-07
DR.. CRAFTS TRACES HIS
WOES TO MOVIE TRUST
Denies Amy Connection With
Blue LaU Programme.
Special Despatch 10 TUE NEw YoRR HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
washington, -. c., Feb. o.

Special Despatch 10 TUE NEW YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, y. c., Feb. q.
DR.. Wilbur F. Crafts. superintendent
OF the International Reform Bureau. Inc.
sent up a cry for help to-day against
what he terms a shower of brickbats
hurled at him because of the 'blue law"
agitation for which he is receiving the
credit of having sponsored.
The people are Misunderstanding him
completely, Dr Crafts said. just before
he left here on reform trip that Is to
include Wilmington. Del. and New York
city. He denies any connection whatever
with the so-called blue" law pro-
gramme. asserting that one of his chief
Jobs Just now is not the enactment OF
rny such series of laws. but to chase
the motion picture vampires out of the
country
DR.. Crafts, in q prepared statement,
recites the woes which have befallen
him because OF the belief that he is back
of the blue law agitation. They are
numerous. He blames the movie trust"
He SAYS the Sunday Observance Aesocia-
tion has announced to the Federation OF
Evangelical Pastors that 1t had with
drawn the district Sunday bill and
blamed "bowlby and Crafts" who had
done nothing at all this year about any
Sunday bill in Congress.
Commenting that even the movie men
must laugh inwardly at the way the
saints yield 70 this government by scare
heads" DR.. Crafts announces that his
activities have caused him TO be dropped
off the editorial roll OF the new Chris
Hdn American Standard Daily OF Chi
cago. which he says was launched at
Christmas time TO give n Christian ox-
ample 20 other papers.
The New York herald., 1921-02-07
MARDI GRAS DIMMED
IN DRY NEW ORLEANS
Little of Former Goyety Ex-
pected at Opening To-day.

New ORLEANS, Feb. with but lit
tie Of its former glory remaining. New
Orleans annual mardi gras celebration
will begin tomorrow with a river parade
of vessels to meet the steamer Queen
City, due from Pitsburg with several
hundred visitors from Ohio and Missis-
sipi River points.
Destruction by fire last year Of the
French Opera House. where most of the
balls were held, seriously handicapped
carnival preparations. IT also has been
held that prohibition interfered greatly
with carnival enjoyment. Few prelimi-
nary balls have been held this year. on
Tuesday masking will be permitted until
nightfall.
The New York herald., 1921-02-07
FIGHT is OPENED AGAINST
MEDICINES WITH BIG KICK

we have found by investigation that
many of these original 5000 were hard
ly able to tell the difference between a
graduated measure and a peck measure
The wedding out of the undesirables has
been the work of months.
Applications for renewals of man
ufacturing permits are being passed
upon in the New York Office by medical
men who are thoroughly acquainted
with the needs and requirements of per-
sons engaged In the manufacture of le-
gitimate preparations 1t Is intended
that any legitimate concern shall not
be deprived of its permit. 1t Is my
desire that no renewal shall be granted
to an illegitimate concern.
I'm this work of the department the
legitimate manufacturer is as much con-
cerned as the Government itself because
1t is only by driving out the illegitimate
manufacturer and user of alcohol that
the legitimate .permittees will get that
freedom in functioning which Is so
much desired in legitimate business to
obtain the best results"
Shortage of Bottles Reported.
Manufacturers of these wildcat med
icmes have found the demand so great,
it was learned, that they are experience
ing difficulty in obtaining the required
number of bottles, with the result that
they are resorting to the use. of old
whiskey. catsup. blueing and even beer
bottles. The majority of the concoc-
tions are manufactured to sell to the
retailers at about 81 bottle and the
latter dispense them at So bottle.
Since no Government permit is needed
to sell these patent medicines, elixirs
and bitters the grocery and delicatessen
store proprietors have availed them
selves of the opportunity for obtaining
large profits and quick sales.
Government officials are said to have
decided upon five proprietary prepara-
tions whose manufacture probably will
be stopped. These are wine of pepsin.
elixir of pepsn, elixir of terpin hy-
drate, wine of beef and spirit Of ether.
All are said to contain alcohol In in
toxicating quantity. The Government
agents found bottles of these concoctions
behind the bars OF saloons in many
large cities.
The New York herald., 1921-02-07

800. 900. This material consisted OF
harnesses, saddles, horse blankets. curry
combs and similar equipment.
Officers involved had been i'm charge of
purchases of the equipment for the Gov
ernment during the war and the stocks
revealed that they had bought supplies
out of all proportion TO requirements.
The end of the war found the army with
a large quantity of this material on hand
and in consequence a way was sought to
dispose OF 1t.
The committee investigation was di-
rected on the theory that the one-time
officers had entered into a scheme
whereby they formed n company under
the laws of West Virginia, to dispose of
the equipment.
Here are the findings of the commit
tee:
The purchase of leather and leather
equipment and the fixing OF prices there
for during the war was largely controlled
by the leather tanners and producers
and their representatives.
The amounts OF leather and leather
equipment purchased were excessive ana
far beyond the reasonable needs of the
Government.
The prices paid for such supplies were
exorbitant and unnecessary.
The shortage OF leather here and high
prices paid by the consumers in 1918 and
1919 were largely caused by the large
purchases of leather and high prices paid
by the War Department
No real effective efforts were made by
the surplus property division of the War
Department or by the director Of sales
to sell and dispose of the surplus leather
goods to the consuming public.
The practice Of permitting former mill.
tary officers of the United States upor
going out of the service to buy surplu,
supplies which they have had to dea
with while in the service is vicious and
| is apt to lead to great abuses.
The New York herald., 1921-02-07
CODE FOR CHILDREN
RAPS SUNDAY SCHOOL
Worse Than Day School for
Catching Disease.

BosToN. Feb. ca code for children
was prescribed to-day by DR.. John Low
EFT Morse. children's specialist. IN an
address at the Harvard Medical School.
Among the things they should not do.
he said. are 20 play too hard. give up
the daily nap. attend too many parties.
stay up late, eat sweets or wear scanty
clothes!
Moving pictures and Sunday schools.
Or. Morse said. are good places to con-
tract infectious diseases
Sunday school is worse place for
this than day scho@." he continued.
'for in the latter thcrc "a a system Of
medical supervision which makes the
pupils stay at home who are likely TO
spread disease"
The New York herald., 1921-02-07
$1,000 From $500 or s4oo.

Then along came prohibition and It
became apparent that the days when
alcoholic liquors could not legitimateiy
be used for beverage purposes, except In
the home. had gone never to return. But
the desire thereafter was not dead. and
many INSCRIPTIONS persons. seeking to
enrich themselves at the expense of the
law, saw in the diversion of alcohol from
non-beverage to beverage purposes an
opportunity for enormous profits. Thus n
barrel of alcohol for legitimate purposes
Is worth from $500 TO $500: for illegiti-
mate purposes matter of 1000 can be
added.
"The sum total of this situation is that
whereas prior to prohibition there were
possibly 125 legitimate concerns engaged
in the manufacture Of essential oils
barber supplies and perfumeries, &c.
there are about 1900 OF these. total
OF .3.000 manufacturing permits author
izng tho withdrawal OF alcohol were
issued through the New York Office. but
The New York herald., 1921-02-07
U. S. CAME Regulate Drinks.

Whether the individual will partake
of the patent med cines with discretion
and in accordance with the directions.
he said Is matter that neither the
manufacturing druggists nor the Gov
ernment can govern To stop the manu-
facture of all medicines that have n
high alcoholic content. many OF which
havo been family remedies fer years, he
added, would be an injustice 10 the peo-
pie and would work untold hardships
The most that the Government can hope
10 do in this direction, in his opinion, is
to see that permits are granted to only
reputable manufacturers, and that the
dispensing agencies are restricted as far
as possible.
Charles r. o'Connor. State Prohibition
Director. and Dan j. Chaplin, Federal
Prohibition Enforcement agent, are CO.
operating with the wholesale druggists
and proprietary medicine manufacturers
in the war against the patent medicine
bootleggers. Mr.. Chaplin has sent to
Washington for analysis samples of hun
dreds OF concoctions that have been
picked up by his agents. vast amount
OF evidence has been obtained against
wildcat manufacturers In this city. The
permits granted to sthese manufacturers
will be cancelled
"In the great pressure OF work Incl
dent to the organization of the Federal
Prohibition Department in the State Of
New York and TO the pressure which has
been exerted from all sides upon the de-
partment TO obtain basic permits TO do
business as manufacturers of prepara-
tions with an alcoholic base literally
thousands OF permits were granted to
manufactures which. In my opinion"
Mr.. O'Connor said. SHOULD never have
been issued nor would have been issued
had Il been possible to ascertain the
facts connected with the applications
But our force was too limited at the
time 20 obtain the desired Information.
Prior to prohibition. 1 am reliably
informed. there were about forty con-
Germs In the greater city engaged in the
manufacture OF essential oils. BY this
mean concerns specializing In the man
ufacture OF essentials oils. There were
possibly twenty-five or thirty firms
manufacturing hair tonics and barber
supplies. and about fifty concerns making
perfumes and toilet articles. For the
most part / am speaking of concerns
that had been In business for n consid-
cradle number OF years, and who were
doing n straight Legitimate business.
The New York herald., 1921-02-07
BANK ROBBERS GET bonds.

OMAHA, Neb.. Feb. 6-The Citizens
State Bank of Orchard. Neb was robbed
early to-day and between $4,000 and
$4,000 in Liberty bonds taken, after
the robbers had bound and gagged II.
r. Browning. cashier. and blown the
vault doors.