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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-28
BISHOP STOPS TAG
DAY; PRIEST RESIGNS
Other Catholic Clergy in Camden OPP
posed Father McClOskey's Plan to
Helm 0rnlEanage

CAMDEN, \. J.. Nov. 2S-The Rev.
Dr John B. NcCloskev yesterday
caused a sensation in Camden church
circles when he announced he had ten
dcred his resignation as pastor of the
Roman Catholic church of the Sacred
Heart, Fesenting the action of other
Catholic parishes in Camden, which OBJ
iected to his plans to hold a tag day on
Saturday for the purpose of raising
funds for the benefit of Il. Michael 5
OTpLanage. Hopewel, y. !.
The priest forwarded his resignation
TO Bishop Walsh in Trenton. DIR. Nc
Cloekey planned to raise 5000 for the
institution. although the quota for his
parish was only $50 The Right Rev
Bishop Walsh called up Father AcClos-
key on tlT telephone and informed him
that other Catholic priests in the city
objected TO the campaign.
I he camnaign was then called off and
The resignation forwarded. The men of
The church held Il meeting yesterday aft
crIoon and urged the Bishop not to act
on the resignation until the parishion-
CTS held a meeting ON Tuesday night. DIR.
Met loskey was former pastor of the
church of the Holy Spirit, Atlantic City,
and Is we'll known i'm south Jersey.
- ln nearly p years as a nTlest this is
thc first time 7 have been Tebuked by my
suDeTior.' - said Father McCloskey 81
have hecn discredited in the eyes of my
purI hioncr~, the Catholic. of Camden
and my good non Catholic friends "
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-28
MORE WITNESSES
AGAINST ARBUCKLE
Prosecution Summons Louise Glaum and
Six Othcrs-Ne May
Come This Week

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 2S.-Sub-
poenas were issued last night at the re
quest of the district at )rney's Office here
for Louise GIatm. lasg.8n picture actress.
ausl six other persons, all believed to be
connected with the motion pictuTc. indus
try. TO appear in the manslaughtcr trial
Of Roscoe {. Arbuckle
Officials would give no intimatiCn of the
reason for the subpoenaS nor of the TeSti-
mony they expected any of those called
to gIve.
All the other six are residents of Los
Angeles ar Hollywood. Cal.
Dispositions of DR.. Maurice Rosenberg
of Chicago and other eastern witnesses
were produced today in the trial. The de
fCnse expects to close its case today and
both sides expect that by the end Of the
week q verdict win have been given which
will settle the share the motion picture
comedian had. if any, i'm the death Of Nir-
ginia Rappc.
Rebuttal testimony by the prosecution
will follow the submission of the defense
case and probably will take two days.
The remainder Of the week will ne taken
up with defense rcbuttal evidence. final
arguments and instructions by the court
and jury delberation.
Ignatius I'll. Mccarthy, former invest
igat0r for the United States department
of labor and finger print expert. is Cx-
pected to be the first witness today. The
defense called him for the purpose. of
answering testimony offered by Il. q.
Heinrich. q consulting criminologiSt that
finger prints on the doors of the Hotel
ST. Francis room vhprc Miss RaDpe Is
aIlepcd to have been fatally injured were
those of Arbuckle and Miss RappP. and
showed evidences of n struggle.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-28
FOUR KILLED IN
.s THEATRE FIRE
Flames Seriously Damage Moving Pie
ture House In New Haven
Sixty People Injured.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Nov. 28.-The
silver sheet on which Il moving picture
was being projected burst into flames
soon after ! O clock last night in Rialto
moving picture theater, across College
street from the Hotel Taft and within
2G9 feet of the Yale campus, beginning
Il couhagration that destroyed the thea
ter, set another theatcr and two other
buildings on tire and threw into panic
the l,508 persons who had been watch
ing the show. -Four persons are known
to have been killed and about 60 others
are being treated for injuries in the New
Haven and St. Ranhael's hospitals.
Two of the dead were carried from
the ruins OF the RialtO theateT shortly
before 10 O clock, after the fire had been
got under control by the ire department.
The other two died in the hospitals. All
but one were so badly charred that iden-
tItcatIon has not vet been possible. The
fourth victim has been identified as
Thomas IIanlon of New Haven. So far
as the police and fire departments have
been able to learn none of the dead is a
Yale student, although several uniVeT-
sity men are among the injured.
\ number of Yale students. attending
the theater, were among those on the in
Ured list Many who ran from the the
atcr lost their outer clothing and many
of these, joined by others, pressed
against the fire lines, anxious to go in
search OF friends whom they thought
had been caught in the interior.
The ire damaged the Rialto and broke
INTO a large adjoining building occupied
by several concerns. The property loss
was probably 100000.
Coroner Mix was at the fire and on
the recovery of a body there he began
an inquiry. calling among others Law
renee W. Carroll, the manager of the
thCatcr, whom he later ordered detained
at police headquarters. 1t is said that
Carroll had stated that the fire may have
started from the burning of incense on
the stage, the fame igniting some himsy
material
Incense was Being burned on the stage
incidental to the film. All those who
were interviewed after the fire seemed
agreed that there was wisp of smoke
on the stage. that some one raised the
CRY Of - Fire, -, that a rush to the street
exits followed and that the fire seemed
to follow the people in their stampede.
The building was of wood with a
stUcco exterior finish. After the FIRE it
was found that the main floor was
scarcely burned, but the upper part was
DESTROYED.
1t was said that the theater had no
asbestos curtain ON the stage.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-28
METHODIST FOREIGN MISSIONS.
81. 100000 Spent in Year Spreading the
Gospel.

: NEW YORK. Nov. 2S-The Board Of
Foreign Missions Of the Methodist Epis-
copal church reports that it has spent
81, 500 600 during the last year spreading
the gospel Of Christianity in foreign lands
One hundred and seventy-siX new mission
aries went forth to Asia, Africa, South
America and Europe. This, the report
says, sets new record. both financially
and numbers OF personnel. Seventeen
new bishop are supervising the work out
side continental United States.
Mexico, the report continues, wakes
friendly toward American missionary Cn-
terpriSeS. This is noticeable, it Is added.
since the accession of General Obrcgon to
MeXico's presidency. In Mexico and
everywhere else hospital and educational
work has tourished. in China the Metho-
dists added 6S new missionaries tG their
expeditionary forces there. Japan and
India saw expansion of such work. Ac-
cOrding TO a cablegram received from the
bishops in India 175,000 natives of that
country have applied for admission into
the Methodist church.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-28
CATCH TWO AUTO THIEVES.
Officers get Men Selling Stolen Machines
In Western Massachusetts.

PIT'TSFIELD. Mass, Nov. 2S.-New
York detectives in cooperation with the
Pittsield and Great harrington police
early yesterday morning arrested two
men at the Park hotel in this city who
are being held as fugitives from justice
and will be taken to New York to answer
charges of being concerned in automobile
thefts. The blotter at police headquar
ters gives the names of the men as
Frank Owens, alias Wesley. alias Halli-
gan. of 130 East One Hundred and Twen-
ty-third street, New York. and George
Engels. an Italian. of 331 East One HIM
dred and Nineteenth street, New York.
Charles Kane and Frank A. Murray of
the New York automobile detective bu-
reau told the police that the pair are well
known in police circles as members of
gang which has stolen about 40 auto
mobiles in New York and disposed of
them in district in southwestern Mas
sachusetts. northern Connecticut and
eastern New York, of which Great Bar
rington has been the center.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-28
DRYs TO SEARCH ALL SHIPS.
All Vessels from Foreign Ports Suspected
Rum Runners.

NEW YORK. Nov IS. - Every yes
sci entering New York harbor from for
cign ports will be met hereafter by a
reception committee" detailed from the
customs headquarters. which will make
a thorough search for contraband liquor
before the passengers are permitted to
land
This line of action has been decided
upon by government officials as result
of the recent uncovering of an alleged
whiskey ring in which employees of steam
ships and passengers. working with boot
leggerS on land were smuggling large
quantities of liquor into the country.
Their activities were made possible, it is
said by the lapse of time of from one
to two days between the vessels arrival
and the search By customs officials.
Yesterday the gang plank of the steam
er Lapland of the Red Star line was
barely down before a hooch squad" was
on board the vessel and at work search
ing the ship from the captains room to
the smallest compartment. No, contra
band liquor was found
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-28
ARCHIBALD MAY
SEEK THIRD TERM
Willing TO Continue Services as Attorney
GeneTal-WOuld Establish
Precedent

RUTLAND. Nov. 2S.-Attorney Cen
cral Frank c. Archibald of Manchester
was in this city recently. calling upon
some of his friends, with the view. it is
understood, Of asccrtaining what support
he might expect here in his candidacy for
reelection as attorney general of Yer
mont for a third term. While Mr. Arch
ibald has not yet made 4 formal an
nouncement of his intention of permitting
his name TO be presented at the primar-
les next September. me is said to have dis
cusecd the matter with prominent Repub-
licaus in this city and to have @adc no
denial that he was i'm the field when given
pledges of support.
II Mr., Archibald were elected Tor a
third biennial term, it would establish
a precedent IN Vermont as his predec2s-
sors, since the Office was established by
the Vermont general assembly Of 1902,
have remained in Office only four years.
The first attorney general of Vermont
was the late Attorney Clarke G. Fits
of BrattlrhDro Attorney John G. Sar-
gent of Ludlow Succeeded him and the
third man to hold Office was Attorney
Rufus f.. Brown of BURLINGTON Attor-
ncy ii. O.. Barber Of Brattlcboro was the
immediate predecessor of MIR. Archibald.
Mr.. ArChibald's second term viii ex-
uiro in 1917 II was stated By men in po-
siti0n to know that he was a popular can
didate in this city with the legal frater-
nlty as well as with other Republicans
not counted among the professional men.
\ number OF important criminal cases
have deyelourd in Vermont during his
term Of office
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-28
Continued on Page 81
$4,000 NECKLACE
SOLD FOR 25 CENTS
Appreciation for JeweIry Values
Arrested i'm Lynn, Mass.

That Joseph Tiffany, formerly chef at
Hoadley's restaurant in Brattlpbero,
lacks the keen sense Of values of jewelry
that is possessed by some other members
of the Tiffany family, is shown by the fact
that he sold pearl necklace worth S16,-
600 for 81 cents in Lynn, Mass. The
recovery of the necklace was told in the
Boston Herald Saturday as follows:
while Arthur Newcomb. a lodger at
II Central avenue. Lynn, was displaying
a pearl necklace yesterday to some of his
friends in front of the house, Inspectors
John T. Curry and Roger Dwyer hap
pcned to pass and after inspecting the
necklace identified it as part of the loot
taken from the home of Frank +. Con-
verse, wealthy rubber manufacturer. on
Fresh Pond Parkway, Cambridge, several
weeks ago.
"Newcomb's story that he bought the
necklace. which is valued at $4,000 for
- cents from Joseph Tiffany of Brattle-
b0ro. Vt, was accepted and he was not
arrested Tiffany is now in the East
Cambridge Jail awaiting trial before the
grand jury, following his arrest in Lynn.
All the icweIry taken from the Converse
home has now been recovered"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-28
SNOWFALL HERE
OVER EIGHT INCHES
All Trunk Lines South Out of Commits
sion This FOrenOOn-RailrOad Traf-
fic Close to Schedule.

Snow which began falling about ,
o'clOck Saturday afternoon had reached
a depth of more than eight inc aes this
morning and resulted in a complete cut
off of telephone communication south OF
Brattleboro, although there was little in
reference with steam and electric rail
road traffic Reports of the estimated
snowfall in the West River valley varied
from 10 to II inches, while reports from
White River Junction indicated a fall
of about 20 inches.
At the home of Ferris r. Vaughn of
High street the fall from yesterday morn
ing to this morning measured three and
a quarter inches, while the fall from
o'clock Saturday to yesterday morning
measured five inches. The precipitation
was approximately two inches.
Telephone communication to the south
over 10 trunk lines had not been resumed
up to = o'clock which made the receipt
of The Reformer's regular Associated
Press service on regular schedule impOS-
sible A negligible number of local tele-
phone lines were affected, however The
sleet froze to the wires, breaking down
some of them.
Both the northbound and southbound
passenger t-ains over the main line rails
were running remarkably close to sched-
ule, and the train on the West RIVER
Ur;tncn Of the Central Vermont road,
which is due to arrive at 11.20 O'Clock,
was about on time The train, however.
was made up of snow plow and scraper.
the combination baggage and passenger
car and the milk car. No attempt was
nade to pun the freight cars down from
South Londonderry.
Electric car service, while off the regu-
lar schedule, has been maintained, the
snow plow being used freely Saturday,
Sunday and today. 1t was not found nee
essary to run the cars or plow all night
as has been the case in some storms.
Men and teams were at work today
carrying snow away from the streets in
the business section.
The Jacksonville stage, which is due to
arrive at the postofjce at 10 O'Clock ar
rived IT noon. but the Wilmington stage,
which is due to arrive at 10 O'Clock, had
not arrived at o'clock and nothing had
been heard from the driver.
None of the automobile jitneys coming
into BrattlebOro have arrived and nothing
has been heard from them. but it is safe
to assume that they did not start from
the other end of the various routes.
These are from Townshend, Winchester
Northfeld, Mass, and South London
derry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-28
Odd Fellows Temple

Monday, Nov. -. at 80 p. m.-Rcgu-
lar meeting OF Wantastiquet lodge. Re
hcarSal of second degree team.
Tuesday evening, Nov. 29.-Institution
Ladies' Auxiliary, Col. Spear and staff
officiating. Every Canton member is cx-
pcctcd to be present. every active cheva-
her in full dress ut 40 o'clock ready to
fall in. Our comrades from Bellows Falls
mandant.
Thursday, Dec I, Regular meeting
Oasis Eucampmcnt No. >. Nomina-
tion of officers. \ good attendance is de
sired.
Pool tournament soon. Sign up now.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-28
NO TRACE FOUND OF
ESCAPED PATIENT
William johnson Locked Door on At
tendant at Retreat and Got Away
Rutland Palmist Committed.

No trace has been found of William
Johnson of Rutland, who escaped from
the BrattleborO Retreat last Thursday
night, although a search has been made
and officers in surrounding towns have
been notified johnson was not violent
and might go for some time without at
tracing attention. but he Is afflicted with
hallucinations that he IS being followed.
He is slightly lame. but not enough to
prevent him from serving IN the World
war. He asked to 60 out on yeranda
and when it was time to return he showed
the attendant into the building and locked
the door. and before the attendant could
get outdoors the patient had disappeared.
Johnson first was detained in Worces-
ter. Mass. Nov 10 and was committed in
Worcester Later ne was transferred to
BrattleborO.
On the day that Rutland officers were
notified of Johns0ns escape Policeman
Burt Murphy of that city brought a Rut-
land woman to the Retreat and had con-
sidera bic difficulty in doing SO. She was
Madam Putnam, a palmiSt and Clairvoy
ant who had been in the Rutland police
station two days awaiting disposition of
her case. ...
Officer AIurphy's trials began soon as
he left the Rutland police station and
lasted until the Retreat was reached.
Madam Putnam first refused to go into
the Rutland railroad station. She sat
down on the SNOW and protested bitterly
and audibly enough to be heard about
four blocks IT wis only with the as
sistance of another officer that she was
put on the train.
Officer Murphy had to keep his eye on
his charge every second of the way.
After she was once placed in any given
spot. she ceased any violent objections,
but was stubborn when IL came to getting
off and on trains and showed particular
exposition when she was taken in a taxi
from the Brattlcboro station to the Re
treat
During the hours stay in Fellows
Falls. Madam Putnam developed a strong
desire for a drink of whiskcy which she
commissioned Officer Murphy to procure.
without any result Being somewhat
stirred up at her failure to get a drink,
she refused to take the train to- Brattlc-
boro and had to he carried on board and
was likewise carried of when she reached
her destination.
Ii was necessary to carry her to the at
tomobile in which she rode to the Retreat
and from that machine into the building.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-28
RANDOLPH GOES
TO STATE PRISON
Bellows Falls Man Secured Release from
Debt by False TOken-GirI SEN
fenced for Truancy.

Sheriff Frank l.. Wellman went to
Windsor this morning with VA. Ran
dOlps of Bellows Falls, who was sen
fenced by Judge Thomas Es 0'Brien of
the Bellows Falls municipal court TO serve
is months in the state prison for obtaining
a release from debt by a false token. He
previously was sent to Windsor in de
fault of a fine for similar offense. but
his mother paid his fine and secured his
release. whereupon he was at once re-
arrested and given a prison term.
Sheriff Wellman went yesterday to
Vergennes to place Rosamond Wells, Il.
of Bellows Falls in the industrial school
for two years She was sentenced by
Judge L. T.. O'Brien for truancy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-28
TAX AUTOMOBILE
LOAD CAPACITY
New Hampshire Starts New
Registration System
January /
LARGER FEES FOR
HARD TIRE TRUCKS
Pneumatic Tires Taxed so Cents and
Hard Tires 81 per Hundred Pounds -
Fees for Drivers Doubled - Will In
crease Revenue S50O.OOO.

CONCORD, \. H, Nov. 2S.-Half n
million dollars is expected to be added
TO the New Hampshire treasury over the
amount secured as revenue from automo-
biles during 1921 by the new legislation,
which will affect all automobile rcgistra-
tions Jan. 1. 1922. Principal in the
changes in regulations governing the reg
istration of machines is the change in sys-
tenn from a horsepower rating to com
put8tion of the combined weight of ma
chine and load as the basis of the regis
tration fec.
Truck owners aud owners of heavy
passenger automobiles will be most af-
feCted by the change, which forces motor
vehicles 10 contribute to the mainten-
ance of the state highways in proportion
to the load which they carry over the
road. Drivers licenses, whether private
operators or clIaufeurs. may be renewed
only at 81 each, instead of 81. rs here
tOfOre. Original licenses may be Sc
cured at the old rate. So for private op-
orators and 81 for chauffeurs.
The fees established for the registration
of trucks and tractors are as follows {:
If equipped with pneumatic tires. the fee
per hundred pounds is the same as that
for passenger ears, namely 60 cents per
hundred pounds gross weight for vehicle
and load, but the minimum fee in this
case. is $50. If equipped with solid rub
Der tires, the fee is - cents per hundred
pounds gross weight of vehicle and load.
and the minimum fee is $50. If equipped
with iron, steel or other hard tires. the fee
is one cent per pound or one dollar per
hundred gross weight of vehicle and load.
Tractors used for agricultural purposes
only and tractors used only on snow have
to nay only one-tenth the foregoing rate.
The new law provides also for the regis
traUon of traiers. and a similar gradua-
tion Of base rates is provided as that pre-
vailing on motor vehicles. 1T viii cost 81
instead of - 10 register a motorcycle. and
50 additional for a sidccar. Dealers
registration fees are advanced in price.
and there are slight changes in the re
quirements for some classes of equipment.
Penalties are provided foe violation of
any of the new statute requirements.
No free books of numbers showing au-
tOmObile registrations are provided fer
by the new law, but lists viii be published
daily and sent to police departments and
others requiring them in their business.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-28
WANT TUFTS DISCARDED.
AIiddIesex Bar Association To File Pc
titiOn Soon.

BOSTON, Nov rs The grievance
committee of the AIiddlesex Bar associa-
ton expects to file the petition for the
disbarment of Nathan A. Tufts, former
trict, within a few DAYS, said Gilbert
\. \. Pevey, chairman Of the commit
tee and former citv solicitor of Cam
bridge last night lie explained that it
had been expected that the petition
would be filed some time ago, but cir
cumstances beyond the control of the
committee had caused DELAY
The trial of Mr. Tufts on the disbar-
ment petition is not likely to occur for
months, because the supreme COURT Is
burdened with the proceedings for the
removal Of Dist.-Atty. Pelletier. and
with separate proceedings for his disbar-
ment cases against Daniel III. Coakley.
William ] CorCoran. former district at
torney of the northern district: Daniel
n AclSaac, and Harry +. Leyenson.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-28
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Four Recorded i'm Town Clerk H0pkins's
Office Last Week.

Four transfers of real estate were re-
corded in the Office of Town Clerk G. ).
Hopkins last week as follows:
Lena l.. Spear transferred to Clum l..
Spear, by quitclaim deed, her place on
Washington street: consideration 81.
Hollis II. Burnett transferred to Mary
A. Shaw a building lot on Maple street,
adjoining the property occupied by Her
bert C. Shaw. by warranty deed; c0nsid-
Grafton ST. revenue 80 cents.
NJ J. Moran Transferred to Hugh Az
new. by warranty deed. his place on
Church street; consideration 81, revenue
50.
Jennie G. Washer transferred. to Mr..
and Mrs. William Fisher, by. warranty
deed. building lot No. % on Oak Grove
park; consideration 81, revenue 30 cents
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-28
NEW LOCAL DEALERS
FOR FRANKLIN CAR
Wilhelm SteIlman and Philip E. Putnam
Secure Agency for This Locality
Form New Firm

Under the firm name of Franklin Sales
and Service Co.. Wilhelm T.. Stellman
and Philip B. Putnam have been appoint
ed exclusive dealers of the Franklin car
for territory inclusive of Windham and
part of Windsor county in Vermont, and
parts of Cheshire and Sullivan counties
in New Hampshire. Service on cars
will be taken care of in the repair and
service station of Young & Miner in Brat
tleborO.
Mr.. Stellman Is well known in Brat
tleborO. having been for the past 20
years in the machine business.
Mr.. Putnam is a Brattleboro boy who
spent two years in France with the
French army. Both before and after his
military service he was connected with
the Timken-Detroit Axle Co. in Detroit.