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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-27
Must Consider independence.

BELFAST, June 27. - In message
telegraphed here from Paris where he is
acting for Irish Republican interests,
Sean O'Cellaigh. member of the Irish
Republican parliament, said: MIR.
Lloyd Georges invitation to explore the
possibilities of a settlement, if indie
pendence is not excluded, will undOubted-
il receive the earliest consideration OF
President De Valera and the Irish cab
met.
Cardinal Logue told an interviewer
today that he would regard any overtures
from Mr. Lloyd George with extreme
caution and reserve. He did not believe
and could not see. he said, how mere
personal meeting between Eamonn De
Valera and Sir James Craig could do
much. lie regarded the situation, how
ever. not without gleam of hope be
.4ase British min4,try must be di-
lecfls and con1plpiels 7n4utsGs. = t,ts-
proposal. He strongly advocated the at
tendance at the conference OF Arthur
Griffith. whose views he thought would
he of great value.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-27
TWO FAMILIES IN
KENTUCKY TRAGEDY
Bodies Found I'm Burned H0me-Eyi-
dences of Shooting and
Murders.

MAYFEILD, Ky. June 27.-County
authorities today were working on the
theory that Ernest Lawrence murdered
10 persons in his farmhouse near here
Saturday night, drenched the house with
oil. set it on fire and then killed himself.
Sheriff John Mccain said Lawrence had
suffered from bad spells and probably
developed a fit of insanity during which
he wiped ont his family. the family of
Otis Drew, his brother-iu-law, and Drew :
brother. DelmPr Drew. The bodies of
two women. three men. five infant boys
and one infant girl We're so badly burned
that physicians were only able to guess
how they were slain.
Neighbors who We're attending a picnic
about a mile from the Lawrence house.
log structure of only two rooms saw the
blaze about 1120 o'clock. Two young
men, the first To arrive on the scene,
We're unable to enter the house because
of the fire, but climbing a tree could sec
the bodies living on the floor.
In one of the rooms where several of
the bodies We're lying were revolver
containing six empty cartridges. a shot
gun, rifle with n cartridge that had
been discharged and another exploded
cartridge nearby, n double-btted axe
which was lying on the bedsprings near
the body of one of the men, and q large
oil can which had been kept in the yard
Screams of women and children and
several shots are said to have been heard
by neighbors shortly before the fire was
discovered.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-27
FRANK L. REED
DIES IN HOSPITAL
Was Employed i'm Drug Business in
Brattleboro More Than 80 Years
Sustained Shock Recently

Frank Leslie Reed. "a. died last eve
ming about 7.40 o'clock in the Memorial
hospital, where he had been two weeks
following a shock. He had been in i'll
health nearly five years with hardening
of the arteries and was obliged to give
up work at that time. but had been able
to be about the street until he was taken
worse two weeks ago. Mr.. Reed had
lived in Brattleboro practically all his
life and for more than 30 years had
worked at the drug business. being en-
ployed several years in the F. c. Thorn
drug store. which later was sold to Fred
X. DuFgin and then to G.. f. Thomas. Mr..
Reed remaining in Ar. Thomas's employ
about IL years.
Mr.. Reed was born in West Brattle-
boro Dec. g. 1866. and was one Of sew
eral children of Elijah and philena
tButtertield) Reed. The farm on which
he was born is known as the John Cut
ting farm. A brother. Fred w Reed
also of Brattleboro, died Feb. ;, 1916. of
tuberculosis. Frank L. Reed married
Bessie \. Read of BrattlehorO daughter
of AIR and Mrs. g. Baxter Reed. Oct
%. 1894 Besides his wife he leaves one
sister. Mrs. Ellen B. Ellis of this town.
and several nieces and nephews. i
He was a member of Brattleboro
lodge. No. 102. +. and 4. NJ, and of the
Vermont Wheel club
The funeral will be held Wednesday
afternoon at O'Clock in the First Uni
versaliSt church. Rev. f. T. Wood pas
tor. will officiate. The burial will take
place in AIorningsidc cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-27
CLOUDBURST OVER
BRATTLEBORO
Lightning Strikes Home of Jesse K.
Haynes and Rain Floods Streets
and Causes Much Damage.

In a cloudburst over Brattleboro short
" after o'clock yesterday afternoon
considerable damage was done to the
streets. and lightning struck Jesse f.
Haynes's house at 81 Western avenue,
at the same time burning off the fire
alarm wire near that point.
There was terrific rainfall for about
half an hour. with short intervals of
rain afterwards. and in about an hour
90 of an inch of water fell according to
Ferris r. Vaughan's measuring instru-
ment.
The lightning bolt at Mr.. Haynes's
came about 80 o'clock and entered the
house by means of a Wire stretched from
the house to tree. on which to suspend
a flag 1t ripped off a few clapboards
and split a window casing. but the dam
age was not especially serious.
The surface sewers were inadequate
to carry off the water in time to prevent
overhowing the walks. On Flat street.
between the Mosher garage and the De
Witt Grocery Co. building the street
was flooded several inches deep. The
street railroad was covered with several
inches of dirt at the foot of Washing
ton street hill. and on Maple street, the
hill from Brook street down to Frost
place and elsewhere the streets were
badly gulied.
The storm was local, no trace of rain
being noticed farther north than Put
ney, or farther west than Chesterfield.
There was no rain in Marlboro and the
southern limit of the storm was about
four miles
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-27
WENTWORTH-BELL
CHURCH WEDDING
Largely Attended i'm Methodist Church
Saturday Afternoon-C0upIe Leave
Through Rear Windows.

Miss Corena Alice Bell, daughter OF
MIR. and Mrs. Frank P. Bell Of 76 Ca
nal street, and Harland Harrington
" entworth Of East Dover. were mar
a largely attended wedding in the First
Methodist church. Rev. Charles G.
Chayer, pastor, performed the cere-
mony, using u double ring service.
\ general invitation to the Methodist
church people to attend had been ex-
tended, and there was a very large re-
spOnse The auditorium of the church
was decorated handsomely with laurel
wreaths and festoons, chains of daisies,
ferns, bouquets in the windows. and a
laurel arch with bell above, beneath
which the ceremony took place. The
balcony and hall also were decorated.
Mrs Erwin =. Smith of .Brattleboro
was matron of honor, Miss Grace Pratt
Of Dover and Miss Laura Bellrose of
Brattleboro were bridesmaids, Forest
Wentworth of Springfield, Mass,
brother OF the bridegroom, was best
man, Miss Eva Nj. ADAMS of Brattle-
boro, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
j. Adams, was flower girl, and the ush-
ers were Erwin p. Smith, Raymond Ad-
ans, Philip Wheeler and Herman kuh-
ner, all OF Brattleboro.
The bride wore a beautiful gown of
white geOrgette crepe and duchesse
satin, with veil caught with liles-of-
the-VaIley. She carried bouquet OF
white roses and lilies of the valley.
The matron of honor wore pink or
candle and carried pink flush roses.
Miss Pratt wore yellow organdie and
carried yellow roses, and Miss Bell
rose wore lavender organdie and car
ried white roses. The flower girl, who
strewed rose petals in the brides path.
wore wreath upon her head and a
white Swiss organdie dress
Miss Emily II. Glapp, the organist.
played the Bridal March from Lohen-
grin as the bridal party entered the
church During the ceremony she
played softly Nevin's Venetian Love
Song, and at the close she PLAYED Men
delssohn's Wedding March. The bride
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-27
The Indicted Men.

On March y the thirteen originally
indicted were reindicted and with them
five others were named. The thirteen
named in the first indictments We're
the eight White Sox players-kddie G-
cote, pitcher; Claude Williams, pitcher :;
Joe Jackson, left field; Happy Felsch,
center field Chick Gandi. first
baSeman: Swede Risberg. shortstop !:
Buck Weaver. third haseman; Fred
McMullin. utility player-Hal Chase
end Rill Burns. former major league
players. Rael4pl Brown. and Joseph Sulli-
van. alleged gamblers: and Abe Attell,
said to have been the Abe. Attell who for
merIy was world champion featherweight
fighter.
In addition to these men. the second
indictments named Ben Franklin and
Carl Fork of st. Louis, two brothers
named Levi. said to have lived in Des
Moines at one time. and David Ielser,
said to be from SanFrancisco. state :
officials declared that witnesses testified
Zork and Franklin were leaders OF the
alleged conspiracy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-27
MEN PREDONuNATE IN L. $.
Census Report Shows Total of 2.O90, 1872
More Than Females.

WASHINGTON, June -. There
were 300, 132 more males than females
in the United States in 1920. making the
ratio 104 to 100 as compared with LOG
to every 100 females in 1910, the census
bureau announced last night.
\ preponderance of males has been
shown i'm every census due primarily
the announcement said to the consid-
cradle number of foreign-born residents
among whom the males greatly outnum-
Der the opposite sex. Thirteen per cent
of the country's population in 1920 were
foreign born.
Every state except Massachusetts.
Rhode Island. New York, North Caro-
lima. South Carolina, Georgia and Ala
bama had an excess of males over fe-
males. These seven states had ratios
ranging from a6.3 to 100 for Massachu-
sets. to 800 for North Carolina.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-27
STRAWBERRY CROP
FAR BELOW NORMAL
Growers Say Not Over Half Usual Crop
VIII Be Harvested, Because of
Excessive Dry Weather

Growers of Strawberries in this section
are complaining bitterly about the short
age of the crop. caused by the excessive
dry weather. Practically all are a unit
in the statement that not over half a
crop will be harvested this year. while
not a few place the yield at not over one
third of an average crop. The first ones
produced were of most excellent quality
but since the effects of the dry weather
have been so seriously felt, the quality
as we'll as the quantity has been mate
rally affected. The price. however. has
been higher on the whole than was ever
known in Brattleboro before, and this is
something of redeeming feature for
the growers. Thirty-five cents for prime
berries has been the lowest price noted
SO far this season.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-27
PUBLISHERS EMPRESS THANKS.
Resolutions of Appreciation TO Wood
stock People and Mt Mansfield Co.

STOWE. June ~. - Members of the
Vermont Press association with their
families and guests left this village
throughout the day yesterday on the way
home from their midsummer outing
which included night spent at the
Summit house on Nit. Mansfield. follow
ing am aIl-day automobile run from
Woodstock where the previous night was
spent. At a meeting of the association
Saturday evening Il special committee
was named to draft resolutions of APP
probation. They are as follows:
At one of the largest meetings of the
Vermont Press association. held this
evening at the Summit House, Ait.
Mansfield. it was unanimously voted
that we. the undersigned. be directed TO
express the heartfelt thanks of the as
Sociation to Mr. \ B. Wilder of the
association of Woodstock for their gen
erous. whole-souled welcome of the press
association. their families and guests; for
the splendid entertainment furnished
them during their stay in Woodstock.
TO Miss Margaret Wilder, whose talented
lures of the midsummer meeting and to
all who contributed toward making the
occasion such a remarkable success
THAT we likewise express our appre-
eiation to the Mt. Mansfield Hotel COM
pany. to Mr. Max l.. Powell of Buring-
tDH aHtl W vi. anu A'AiRN. ~ \. AAtifN vi
the Summit House for the wonderful
experience which they afforded us in
their hostelry in the clouds. nearly 5000
feet above the petty worries of business
and housekeeping TO the citizens of
Stowe. who 50 cordially hailed rs and
pet our wheels and feet in the direction
of Vermonts most imposing peak; and
to all those whose tireless efforts made
our mountain-top meeting such unique
and memorable event
I'VE therefore convey to you this ap-
probation. with the request that you
advise all those concerned. and have di-
rected that the same be spread on our
records and published in our newspapers.
Frank f. Howe. President.
''W. c. Belknap, III. l.. Hindley.
Committee
"June -. 1921
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-27
TRIAL OF BASEBALL
PLAYERS OPENS
Ten Men Charged With Throwing World
Series of 1919 Appear Before
Judge Friend Today.

CHICAGO, June 27.-.ren of the IS
baseball players and alleged gamblers
indicted in connection with the world
series scandal of 1919 were in court to-
day when their cases went to trial be-
fore Judge Hugo Friend.
The investigation into alleged gam
bling, bribery and game throwing in ma =
jOr league baseball was opened officially
in September, 1920. when Judge Charles
A. Mcdonald, chief justice of the Grim
inal courts, charged the Cook county
grand jury with looking into reports
which had come to his attention con-
cerning fixed games
The grand jury investigation which
followed proved the most sensational in
the sports history. 1t finally resulted
in the Indictment of eight members of
the worlds champions Chicago White
SoN. two former major league players,
two alleged gamblers and former
world champion pugilist on charges that
they had conspired for the White SoN
to throw the 1919 world series to the
CINCINNATI Reds, and that some White
Sox players accepted bribes ranging as
high as $4,000 to deliberately lose
games in that series.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-27
State Gives Up Fight.

When the case was called to trial on
March Il, 1921, however, it appeared
that the sensational expose would de-
yelop into the greatest legal hasco on
record. The state, charging that its wit
nesses had been corrupted, declared 1t
was not ready to prosecute, and when
Judge William Z. Dever refused post
ponement. States Attorney Robert f.
Grove declared that there was fno
game and dropped the cases against
seven of the players. Judge Dever took
the others off the court call.
The action of the state, however,
proved to be a boomerang for. instead
of marking the end of the scandal, it
proved really to be the beginning. \
few days later new grand jury inves-
tigation was started. Unlike the first
one, which was attended by blaring OF
trumpets which made all of the testl-
mony public, the second inquiry was Sc
cret. President Ban Johnson OF the
American league was the chief witness
aside from state officials who read the
testimony submitted at the first hear
Ing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-27
MAsCOMA BRIDGE FALLS.
Structure Gives Way Under Truck :
Long Detour Necessary.

CANAAN. y. H.. June 81. Black
water bridge. 90foot wooden rooted
structure spanning the Mascoma river at
the extreme west end of the Canaan town
line, gave way under heavily loaded
auto truck yesterday afternoon and
crashed into the water. Only one string
er withstood the smash.
The bridge was on the Mascoma VAL
lev boulevard and a long detour over
Shaker hill will be necessary to reach the
village of Enfield which IS less than two
miles from the spot. 1t will be a matter
of months probably before the route is
reopened for travel and a special town
meeting may be necessary to appropriate
funds for replacement.
This is the second large bridge to
be thrown out of service between here
and West Lebanon within year, n de-
tour still being necessary at the latter
place.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-27
ASK ANTILYNCHING LAWS.
President Harding Sends Greeting to
.. Negro Convention.

DTTROIT, Mich, June PA parade
of several thousand people yesterday
opened the 18th annual convention of
the National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People. The meet
ings are to continue through Friday.
At the opening session a message of
greeting from President Harding was
read and a resolution thanking the eX-
ecutive for his interest and accepting
an invitation to offer suggestions for
legislation in the interest of colored
people was adopted.
Anti-lynching laws, abolition of Jim
Crow cars. appointment of an inter
racial commission and of colored assist
ant secretaries OF labor and agriculture
are among the more important matters
to come before the convention.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-27
s22G, 1856, ,s81 CLAIMS PAID.
Total of Compensation to Wounded and
Dependents Is Announced

WASHINGTON. June IA total
of S226, ,4S6, ,S91 81 has been disbursed
by the government in settlement of COM
penSation claims of former service men
disabled as result Of wounds, injuries
or disease. and of claims of dependents
of war veterans who were killed or died.
Director Forbes Of the war risk insur-
ance bureau announced yesterday.
Disbursements for disability have ag-
gregated $192. 81, ,5S9. 40, and those for
death S33. 800. .3O1 Sc.
During May. Mr. Forbes said. the bu-
reau paid out $10.575. .416 in death and
disability conversation
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-27
BULL AND HOGS BURN.
Lost in Fire That Destroys Barn in Gil
sum " III.

KFENE. y. H.. June 27.-The barn
on the farm of Bert Thayer of Gilsum
was totally destroyed by fire Saturday
morning. A bull and two hogs lost
their lives in the blaze. The loss is es-
timated at S2.G00.
The fire was discovered about 1890
O'Clock by Robert Smith who went to
the house next door for a drink of wa
ter. Volunteers responded to a call.
but were unable to do much because
the wells in the vicinity We're dry. The
barn was 40 by 90 and situated on the
Alstead road about a mile from Gilsum
village Volunteers brought water from
the neighboring farm and through their
efforts the house was saved.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-27
PREFERS MUSIC TO ETHER.
South Boston Man Plays Harm0nica as
Physicians Probe Hip

BOSTON. June 27.-His own music 50
soothes Oscar, ]. Kelley of South Boston
that he preferred it to ether yesterday
while hospital surgeons were probing for
"A bullet in his thigh. When the doctors
attempted to put Kelley under the infiu-
!ence of the anaesthetic he objected siren
uously Then he called for his harmonica,
jumped upon the operating table and
played gaily while the bullet was removed.
The shot was fired after quarrel be-
tween Kelley and his stepson. Frank
TattOon Tattoon was held on charge
of assault and battery with intent to kill.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-27
Think DE VALERA
WILL ACCEPT
Conference Between Irish
Leaders and England
Seems Probable
MAY ASK MORE
BINDING GUARANTEE

v
Peace Offer Is Refused England VIII
Open Vigorous Ca,npaign to Suppress
InsurrectiOn.
LONDON. June 81. - Belief that
Eamonn De Valera will accept Premier
lloyd Georges invitation to come to
London for a conference with the gov
ernment and Premier Craig of Ulster,
designed to bring about Il settlement of
the Irish problem. is expressed in the ma
jority of reports reaching this city from
Dublin. neValera is expected, however,
to attach certain conditions to his ac-
ceptance. one being that a more bind
ing guarantee than contained i'll Lloyd
Georges letter be given regarding he
safe conduct of certain colleagues who
De Valera may wish to have accompany
him.
In the event that DeValera refuses the
premiers invitation it is generally be
licved that the government will make
energetic preparations for a vigorous
campaign to suppress Sim Fein activi-
ties in the West and South. Troops
which could be used for this purpose are
constantly arriving in Ireland.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-27
STRIKE OSTEOPATH'S
TESTIMONY OUT
His Declaration That Mrs. Stiliman Said
Guy Was Not Husbands
Son Rejected.

YONKERS. y. y, June 27.-Testi-
mony given by DIR. Hugh Russell Buff
falo osteopath. in the divorce suit of
James A. Stillman, New York banker,
against Mrs. Anne [. Stillman. has been
stricken from the records by Referee
Daniel ]. Gleason. This was announced
today bv John f. Brennan, attorney for
Mrs Stillman. who said he had been so
notified by the referee.
DIR. Russell testified that Mrs. Still
man had confided to him in the course of
professional treatment that Mr.. Still
man was not the father of her son Guy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-27
ITALIAN CABINET RESIGNS.
UnfavorabIe Vote on Question of Con-
fdence hY Denuties.

ROME. June u ASSOCIATED Press. J.,
The cabinet of Premier Giolotti resigned
today. The cabinet decided to resign as
a result of yesterdays vote in the cham
Der of deputies on the question of CON
fdpnce in the government, which was de-
cided as unfavorable The opposition
leaders regarded the close vote as a de-
mand for the resignation of Count
Sforza. arguing that the small majority
included all the members of the gov
ernment without whose votes the govern
ment would have been i'll the minority.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-27
Cabinet Meeting Tomorrow.

pre%s5 a meeting of the Ulster cab
met has been called for Tuesday by Sir
James craig. the premier, to consider the
letter of Prime Minister Lloyd George,
inviting the leaders of North and South
Ireland to Il conference for bringing
about Il reconciliation between the fac
tiOns in Ireland.
The general feeling in Belfast is that
the Ulster men will demand that the
terms to be discussed at the proposed
conference shall be strictly limited,
especially excluding the subject OF re
uublic,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-27
HANDSOME CATCH
OF BROOK TROUT
Clifford SquireS and Guy Ryder Take
-Four from IL TO Is Inches Long
Out of Broad Brook

ing in Broad brook yesterday, caught
four trout that measured from IL to
Is inches in length and whose aggregate
weight was within an ounce of four
pounds. This is one of the best catches
of trout that has been reported in this
locality this season.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-27
WANTS JAPAN TO LEAD.
Urged to Take Initiative in Proposing
Disarmament Agreement

TOXIC. June 27.-New force to the
movement for reduction of armament is
believed to have been furnished by the de-
alterations of the national chamber of
commerce. Strong arguments urging that
Japan take the initiative in proposing a
disarmament agreement with the United
States and Great Britain were made by
prominent speakers 1t also was urged
that the government reduce appropriations
voted to preparation for war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-27
GOES WITH VERMONT
INVESTMENT CORP
Walter >. Pratt Takes Position as So
lieitor-0ffice Here to BE i'm Charge
of Roy Brown.

Walter :. Pratt has taken a posi-
vestment corporation. which has leased
an Office in the American building
Martin A. Brown of Wilmington and
Boston and others are back of the cor
poration, and the office Is to be in
charge of Mr. Brown s son. Roy Brown.
Mr.. Pratt gust now Is handling Parker
Young Co preferred stock.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-27
ALL GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS TO MEET
VIII Aid President In Preparing Ex
penditures for Congress-Call BY
Director HaweS

WASHINGTON, June 2T.-President
Harding will preside at meeting
Wednesday afternoon of all government
officials having to do with preparation of
expenditures for congress. The meeting
was called OH the direction of the Presi-
dent today by Charles G. Dawes, director
of the national budget.