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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-24
COMMITTEE TO AID
EX-SERVICE MEN
Doctors to Furnish Medical Attention
and Lawyers 60 Look After In
tereStS in COuTts.

The state executive committee of the
American Legion recently appointed a
special committee of six lawyers and doc
tors to aid in putting injured and dis
abled ex-service men on their feet. The
committee. which includes one Brattle-
boro LAWYER. is as follows: DIR. J. J.
Ross of Middlebury. Dir. J. T. Tierney of
st. .Tohnsbury. Or. g. l.. Bates of Nor
ris'viile, DIR. ". i. Courtney of BurIing-
ton, Judge Leonard F. Wing of Rutland
and Col. e W. Gibson of Brattleboro.
The doctors win furnish medical atten-
tion for veterans who are disabled or in
fuFeel during the ~-r especially those
who are prevented from earning a liveli-
hood by their war injuries. The lawyers
on the committee will see that every
thing possible be done for deserving cx-
service men who come up for trial in
the courts, although not condoning any
offences.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-24
Continued on Page g.
MRS. JOHN CIRCUIT
OF TOWNSHEND DIES
Was Active Member of Birchard Wom-
ans Relief Corps and Home Club
Funeral Sunday at ?.
Special to The Reformer. J

\opeCAdI 70 Inc heIOImer.j
TOWNSHEND, Dec. d
Mrs. Adelaide (Raynor) Grout, 70, wife
of Deacon john A. Grout, died ut her
home here at 10 o'clock Friday morning
after a short illness.
She was born in Athol, Mass June
p, 1912, daughter and one of nine chill
dren OF Jacob and Sabrina Raynor She
was the last survivor of the family
She spent her early life in Athol. where
she graduated from the nigh school, She
afterwards went with her father 5 fam
Iiy' To Warwick, Mass, and later worked
Tor several years in shoe factory in
Lynn and was there during the pepiod
OF the Civil war.
She married at Warwick MAY l. 1872.
John A. Grout, an honoTably discharged
corporal OF Company r, fourth Yer
mont Volunteers. The couple lived in
Northfeld, Mass, the first nine years
after they were married and afterward
lived in Warwick and Athol They
bought their present place in TOwnshend
IN September, 1908, coming here to live
Mr.. and Mrs. Grout have been much
loved and respected members Of the
community
While in Athol Mrs Grout was
member of the Ladies of the G.. A. r.,
and since coming to Tuwnshend had been
loyal and active member of Birchard
" Noman 5 Relief corps. She was men,
Ter of the Methodist church in AthoI
and was regular attendant and sup
rorter of the Congregational church in
this village. She was a member oP the
Home club and attended and thoroughly
enjoyed a social meeting of the society
held about a week before her death. Mrs.
Grout was a woman of keen intellect.
She was of a social nature and had an
esDecialiy marked sense of humor
Besides her husband she leaves an
adopted daughter, Mrs. Moses Grout Of
Newfane, who came recently to remain
with her parents through the winter.
She also leaves two grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at the house
at o CLOCK Sunday afternoon. Rev. K.
II. Bosworth will oficiate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-24
PRISONS
OF COMPUTATIONS
Twenty -Four Persons. IIScluding Debs.
10 BE ReIeased-Five
Soldiers PardOned.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 24.-TeIegrams
We're sent ont by Attorney General
Daugherty today formally advising war
dens of the various federal penitentiaries
Of the Christmas combinations by Presi-
dent Harding of ~ persons convicted of
wartime offenses, including Eugene Y.
Debs, the Socialist leader. The telegram
informed the wardens that the sentences
of the "A persons had been committed to
expire Christmas day.
Department of justice officials said
that while all of the prisoners including
the five former soldiers for whom pard1ns
We're issued. could be released at midnight
tonight. the hour of release was a matter
for the warden to decide The warden.
il was said. doubtless would be guided
by the wishes of those benelitting from
the Presidents clemency
The combinations. it was explained.
do not operate to restore citizenship lost
by the felony convictions. but the pardons
do. Several of the civilian offenders Will
he depOrted to the European Countries Of
their nativity; two are under observation
at hospitals for insane. and others are
now out on paroles granted by President
Wilson.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-24
DERAILMENT ADDS
TO TRAINS DELAYS
Train on Near East Puney-HOIi-
day Rush Also Delays.

Due to the extra rush of holiday traffic
and Il slight accident to train No. 10 near
East PUtney. trains passing through
Brattleboro yesterday were somewhat off
schedule.
The Montreal express. which is due in
Brattleboro at 5.0S. arrived at S45. over
three hours late. Train Ne. 20. due at =
O'Clock. ran in two sections. the second
section being three hours late. having
been delayed by the derailmeut-of the for
ward tender truck about two miles north
Of East Putney. Engineer Supple stopped
the train before ans damage was done
to ii o. amy serious damage to the tracks.
The Bellows Falls wrecber put the loco
motive back On the rails
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-24
TWO MEDFORD FIRES
Do $4,000 DAMAGE
Great Barn and Live Stock LOst-News
Store Also De
Sfroypd

AIEDFORD. Mass, Dec. 24-Two
fires here early today caused an aggre-
gate loss of $4,000. The George Rus
sell farm on the AIedford- Winchester
line. one Of the largest market gardening
places north of Boston, was the scene of
the first. a big barn there being destroyed
with q small number of live stock. The
barn was $50 years cid. Two Winchester
fremen We're overcome by smoke, but
recovered later. The loss was about
$4,000.
The Wilbur block in West Medford
square. of which Wilbur'S news store was
the principal occupant. was burned out in
the second fire. The loss on the building
was 10000 and ON its contents estimated
at about $4,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-24
PeopIe WAIT Addition.

LONDON. Dec. n (AsSOciated Press }.
Presentation to the Washington confer
cnce of Great Britain's plan for abolition
OF the submarine as a naval weapon has
aroused the greatest interest here The
newspapers comment at length ON the
speech of Lord Lee of Fareham. first lord
Of the British admiralty before the con
ference on Thursday in which he made
the proposal and outlined the reason pro-
noting it. General opinion here und0ubt-
edly favOrs abolition and there are many
regrets that there seems to be no pros
pect of it being brought about
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-24
BODY OF d. T. PERRY
LEAVES YAKIMA
win Arrive Next Week and Funeral
Services VIII BE Held i'm West
BrattlebOr0 Baptist Church.

The body Of David T. Perry Of West
Brattleboro. who died in Yakima. Wash.
"Wednesday while visiting his daughter.
Mrs. Alton Blodgett. viii reach here next
week and funeral services will be held in
the West Brattleboro Baptist church.
The time Of the funeral will he announced
III The Reformer as soon as ii is decided
upon.
Mr. Perry's brother. Francis E. Perry
of Brattleboro, received q telegram last
night saying that the body would be sent
from Yakima today. just when it viii
arrive here is not known.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-24
Christmas For Horses.

BOSTON. Dec 24-There is a Santa
Claus for horses and he made Postoffice
square his headquarters here for the day.
After his annual custom he was on hand
early to gladden. the hearts of his equine
friends with quantities of good oats. ap-
pies and carrots. Each animal was en-
Gifted to tour quarts of the grain with the
garnishcs and u few Jumps Of sugar
thrown in ut the end
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-24
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Putney Road.

Sunday services at 1915 a. IN. and
30 u. N. Subject Dec -. Christian
Science. The Wednesday evening meet
ing which includes testimonies Of Christ
ian Science healing. is at 7:45 o'clock.
The reading room in church foyer is open
daily. except Sundays Wednesday eve
nings and legal holidays. from l. to l..
; to >, and Z to 3 o'clock. All are wei
come.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-24
Methodist Episcopal Church
Rev. c. {. Chaycr. Pastor.
Christnas SnndnY.

1870 q. m.-Cilristmas sermon. Pre-
petuating the Christmas Message
Special Christmas anthems.
1900 m.-Sunday school session. \
study of the Christmas Message
600 p. m.-Epworth League. Christmas
Candle-Lighting service for young
people
80 p. m.-Beautiful Christmas pag-
can't, Bethlehem. Thirty charac-
tcrs. artistic background. oriental
costumes. Music by orchestra, quar-
tet and choir.
Saturday, Dec. p, 7.30 p. m.-Full re
hearsal of the pageant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-24
POLICE WANT TO RESIGN
Five Hundred Natives Desire Indepen
dent Government in India.

,hcd native policemen at Calcutta re.
Gently sent their resignation after plead
ing at "a Nationalist meeting TO brook
mo further delay in cutting off our con
ToCJiou~ with the government, according
- a letter received here today by :. \
Cheese, representative in this country of
the movement for self-government in In
dia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-24

Among the peasantry in some parts of
Europe there Is a superstitious belief
that if YOU steal hay the night before
Christmas, and give the cattle some
thev viii thrive and YOU will not be
caught in any future thefts
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-24
THE WEATHER.

Cold Wave Tonight-Probably Light
SnOw-GeneraIIy Fair Sunday.
WASHINGTON, Dec 24.-Weather
forecast: Cloudy and much colder to-
night, probably light snow Cold wave
in northern Vermont. northern New
Hampshire and northern Maine Sunday
generally fair and much colder. Fresh
north and northwest winds
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-24
SPECIAL MUSIC IN
LOCAL CHURCHES
Excellent Programs Planned
for Sunday COngre-
cations
CANTATA IN CENTRE
CHURCH AT 5 p. M.
Pageant in Methodist at 7.3O in Evening
Midnight Services Tonight in RO-
man Catholic and Episcopal Churches
Special Sermons.


Special Sermons.
For the first time in several years che
Brattleboro churches as a whole will have
special Christmas music on Christmas
day, the anniversary of the birth of Christ
falling on Sunday. Special features of
the observance in the churches will in
clude the midnight mass at st. AHchael's
Roman Catholic church and midnight
service at st. AIichaers Episcopal church
tonight, the Julotta at the Swedish Luth-
eran church at 5.30 O'Clock tomorrow
morning, a canta, The Birth of Christ,
by Alfred Wooler, at the Centre Congre-
gational church at , O'Clock tomorrow
afternoon, and the pageant, Bethlehem,
which includes 80 characters, at the First
Methodist Episcopal church at 7.30
O'Clock tomorrow evening.
The musical programs for the services
in the various churches are given below
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-24

According to ancient belief if an old
maid hangs the mistletoe bunch, neither
love nor marriage win result. The best
person to do this necessary little lob is
the mother of seven children
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-24
HOPE TO FINISH
SUBMARINE TALK
British Proposal of AbOli-
ton Still Before Naval
Committee
NUMBER OF SUBS
NEXT QUESTION
French DO Not Make Their Demand
Public While British Question Is Tn
settled - People of England FavOr
AboTiti0n of Submarines

settled - People Of England FavOT
Abolition of Submarines.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24-Conference
delegates hope to conclude at todays ses-
sion of the whole naval committee their
discussion of the British proposal for the
abolition of the submarine; and, with a
decision on that issue, to clear the way
for consideration of the question of aux
iIiary tonnage allotment for France under
the limitation plan. While the French
delegates were known today to have re
ccived additional instruction from Paris
on that subject they, apparently, have
taken the position that the abolition pro
posal should be carried to Il decision be
fore they present for committee action de-
tailed figures on the submarine and other
auxiliary tonnage desired by France.
This viewpoint appears to have been ap-
proved by the other powers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-24
PEP THEIR PIES
WITH BRANDY
San Francisco Bakers Al
lowed to Use Liquor for
Christmas
100 GALLONS PUT
.. OUT FOR THEIR USE

Heavy Withdrawal from Government
StOrehOuses Boston Horses Given
Extra Feed BY Santa Claus To-day
IN POstOffice Square.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 24-Christ-
mas pies in San Francisco this year will
contain liquor, local pie bakers having
awaited themselves of the permission un-
der the law to pep their pies with bran
dy from the government storehouses.
More than $4,000 gallons of brandy were
withdrawn the first three days OF this
week. Tom Brown. assistant federal pro-
hibitiOH director announced. Under the
law pie makers were allowed 100 gallans.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-24
Universalist Church
Rev. Edwin p. Wood, PastGr.
Christmas Sunday.

1870 a. m.-Christmas service. Subject
of sermon. The Star in the East.
The vested choir Will sing.
12.G0 a. m,-Sunday school Christmas
service.
40 p. MY. 2. c. [. meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-24
Centre Congregational Church
Rev. Herbert 7. Woodin. ID. d.. Pastor
Christmas Sunday.

Christmas Sunday.
1870 a m-Subjqct of sermon. New
Words Made Real by Christmas.
1900 a. m.-ExerciseS in the junior de-
partment of the Sunday school, to
which all are invited.
900 p. m.-Christmas services in the
church \ white gift sersce and
The choir will render the Christmas
cantata. The Birth of Christ by
Alfred Wooler.
Gifts for the Arrighi box should be
brought To the church service Sunday
evening. The committee asks that so far
Us possible these be wrapped in white
Dapcr
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-24
Red Men S Hall

Friday, Dec %, p. m.-Regular
meeting of Quonekticut tribe, No. ,
Election of chiefs. A good attendance is
desired.
Dance every Saturday night
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-24
First Universalist Church.

y special program in observance of
Christmas, with music by a vested choir
and sermon by the pastor, Rev. Edwin Il.
Wood, on The Star in the East, will
make up the morning service at 1890
O'Clock at the First Universalist church
and will be followed at Il O'Clock by a
Sunday school Christmas service. Fol
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-24

Santa Claus should be spelled Santa
klaws. The name is Dutch for st. Mich
olas
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-24
First Baptist Church
Rev. Clark I. BrOwneIl, ID. ID. Pastor
Christmas Sunday

1890 a. m.-AIorning worship. Sermon
The Crowded Inn
11.45 a. m.-Bibe school.
T.30 p. m.-Evening service. Subject,
The Prince of Peace
Tuesday. 730 p. m.-Christian En-
deavor meeting
Friday, 7.15 y. m.-NIeeting of Pruden-
tial Committee; 7.30-Regular church
covenant meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-24
SPECIAL NOTICE

\ special car viii leave Fort Dummer at
113O Saturday eve and return for those
who wish to attend Midnight Mass ut st.
Michaels Roman Catholic Church.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-07
GIVES APPROVAL TO AGREEMENTS FOR CoMPENs Ar1nN

Nine workmen's compensation agree ments as follows have been approved bv Commissioner J. J. Donohue:
 A. Di Noto and Giosue Duca. New I,ou- don, employer, and Giuseppe Gitta, New London, employe, sprained muscles Of the back, at rate of $16.50.
 Shetucket O., Norwich, employer, and Mary Glimpski, 1S7 Central avenue. eu,- ploye, infected left finger at rate of SS.46.
 John H. Ford, Norwich, employer. and David Kirup, 29 1-2 Avery street. en- ploye. lacerated left hand, at rate of sIo.
 J. B. Martin Co., Norwich. employed. and Mabel Savage. employe, bruised and strained left wrisyt. at rate of SI4s3.
 Rev. Edward M. Chapman, New Lon don, employer, and Monsour. Sabarh. New London, employe, back injured by fall, at rate of SIS.
 New England Collapsible Tube Co.,. New London, and John Santora, amputa- tion of two phslsnges, IS 3-4 weeks at S1237.
 Norwich woolen Mills Corporation, Norwich, employer. and Frank Brcd- derrick, Eighth street. employe, legs burn- ed with acid, at rate of S9.1o.
 Lorraine Mfg. Co., Pawcatuck, employ CT. and William Cooke, Jr., Westerly. em- ploye, sprain of right hand and wrist, at rate of s1O.73.
 Ponemah Mills, Taftville employer and James Rush, employe, confused of back, at rate of Se.15.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-07
CONGREGATIONAL WOMEN WILL
 HOLD MISSIONARY CONVENTION

Delegates from the Congregational churches in eastern Connecticut will be in this city today CTuesday) to attend the 18th annual meeting of the Eastern Connecticut branch of the Woman's Board of Missions, which will be held at the First Congregational church. Norwich Town. with morning and afternoon ses- sions.
 The following is the program to be carried out:
 Forenoon, 10 o'clock-AIinutes of the last last annual meeting, Miss Y. F.. Lu- eas. secretary; scripture, Psalm loo. in unison (standing) prayer; The Treasury. Miss Anna C. Learned; report of branch expenses. Mrs. \. V. Dewitt. assistant treasurer; Home Work in the Churches Mrs. Harvey M. Briggs, home secretary Some Investments Of the Branch. Miss A. \. TrumbuI. corresponding secretary The Years Record, Miss N. F. Lucas. re- cording secretary; 'Irasmuch.' preparei by pr. Charles F. Burton; Junior Work Miss Helen Eadie, junior secretary election of officers and appointment ot delegates; devotional service, led by Aliss Margaret Campbell; 1915, basket lunch. con.
 Afternoon. L3O o'clock-Prayer: ad dress, Missionary Education. Mrs. B. s Winchester; offering; addres, Mrs Franklin S. Warner. president of tb, Noman's Board of Missions: address. In i dia and Her Women, Mrs. John P. Jones
 India prayer and benediction. Rev. Cur i don F Bailey.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-07

loss, however, but makes it evident that stringent precautions are necessary
 Unfortunately" continued the chief, there is considerable loss of life by burning because of reckless employees in factories and other places of business Who snatch a smoke when the foreman is not looking. If discovery is threatened. the smoker is likely to get rid of his e. garette. cigar or pipe as rapidly as possible with little thought as to where it may land.
 There have been numerous cases where fires have started in this way. In one New York shirt waist factory an op- erative threw lighted cigarette stub in to cotton scraps on the floor and as a result of his thoughtlessness, t45 girls lost their lives in the fire and panic that followed.
 We have had two fires within twenty tour hours in our own city. In fact. smokers are responsible for 8 greater portion of our fire losses than any other agency except improperly used electric sty and electrical appliances.
 Tt is an obvious truth that the Amer lean public is constitutionalIy careless and prone to take a chance That is she reason we have such heavy fire losses as compared with European coun- tries
 The proper time to light fire is be- fore it occurs, and I am asking em- pioyers of the city to enforce their Nc Smoking rules and to be more carefu themselves. Fire Is a community prop. osition and not a personal one. althougf there are not many people who realize this fact.
 'The way to reduce the number ot fires due to the use of matches anC smoking materials is to make sure tha neither lighted matches nor tobacco em bers are ever disposed of in unsaf, places. Break your match sticks in hal after using them, and stamp upon you cigar and cigarette stubs, if you ar, outdoors Indoors use a glass. metal O china ash receiver.
 These precautions are as simple a two and two but if they had been prac t;ced generally during the five years mentioned large part of the se1.s00. .Oo 1 fire loss from 'matches-smo1ing woul, ] have been saved to the nation"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-07
STARTS CAMPAIGN AEAINsr
 THE CARELESS SMOKERS

Smokers and users of matches caused destruction by fire of over s91.sOO, 900 worth of property in the United States during the five years. 1915-1s19 inclu- sive, according to Fire Chief Howard L.. Stanton, who has started special cam Ipaign against the careless tobacco smokers of this city.
 We are not criticising the habit of smoking" said Chief Stanton Monday,
 but we do censure the careless persons who thoughtlessly cast lighted matches. cigar and cigarette stubs into waste baskets, rubbish piles or, other places where combustible material. is present. "Considering that the American public consumes over 7,271 900, 900 cigars, more than 42,436, ,000, 900 cigarettes yearly, and 700. 900 GOO matches daily, it is not sur prising that we have so many fires from this hazard The mileage of the cigar cites used in the course of year wouli stretch @ distance almost five times the length of AmeTica's steam railways This large consumption does not excuse the
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-07
DIRECTORS APPEAR AGAINST
 BEACH MERRY-Go-RoUHB

Chief Thomas F. Egan of the stats DO lice, who gave a preliminary hearing a the court house in New London SatuT- day afternoon on the petition of CharieS A. Cowan. IT., for a license to operate merry-go-round at Ocean Beach thia summer. Is to come to New London on Wednesday at ?. m to visit the beach. have the merry-go-ro1nd operated and with Charles H. Klinck, one of the oh- jectors. will endeavor to arrive at eat- sfactory solution of the controversy.
 It is expected that the merry-Eo-ro1no will be permitted to operate excsptinE that the music will be mufiied sufficiently to eliminate further complaint. This was done a year ago after objection hsG been made.
 The objectors questioned ~hether Ocean Beach is an amusement park. as prescribed in the general statutes. and 6 place where the state police may grzn- licenses for amusements of various soxts
 Chief Egsn said at the hearing Satus- day that he has visited Ocean Beach or several occasions and certainly is of the opinion that part of Ocean Beach Is sn amusement park. as much as any pa-E he had ever seen. It was generally ad- nitted by both sides. however. that t,ie statutes do not clearly define an amuSe ment park.
 The hearing did not drag. Charles Cowan. IT., was present with his cou- gel, Attorney H. A. Hull Attorne-s | P. 2. Hankey, Charles B. Waller and Az thur T. Keefe were among the objecto- but not appearing in the capacity o, counsel.
 Others present vho voiced objectior. to the music were F. ". Mercer. wala, F. Clarke. Donald Chappen and a BI- Smith of Norwich, visitor at the beach