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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-21
PHONE MESSAGES
10000 EACH DAY
Each BrattlebOro Operator
Answers 1913 Calls
an Hour
PUBLIC INVITED
TO VISIT ROOMS
Big and Complicated job to Give Eff
cient Service TO 2,2i7 Subscribers
How 1t Is Done Is Explained to All
Visitors.

Giving efficient telephone service to
2,2l7 subscribers is a big and complicated
job This is being demonstrated this
week, to the people who are availing
themselves of the privilege of Telephone
Week to cali at the local exchange of the
New England Telephone and Telegraph
Co, and be shown about. Manager r. J.
Eldridge of the Brattleboro exchange, IN
common with all the managers OF the
company 5 exchanges, has issued a
special invitation to subscribers and
organizations, to avail themselves OF
this opportunity.
Thus far during the week, about go
visitors have come TO the exchange and
have had the operators work explained
to them BY Chief Operator Mabel Il.
Snow, and the wire work by Wire Chief
Herbert Shaw.
How widely the local telephone system
Is used can be appreciated by the follow
ing figures. The Brattleboro exchange
in all. There are S77 lines and 2,2l7 sub
scrIbers. Each operator averages 1913
calls an hour, and the exchange handles
l0G00 calls a day. In an average year
about 3,6O0,00 local calls are handled by
the operators There are six local
Vtltt tAiA1E NbSttlOhS aI Lilt Ol1tidlOIo
switchboards, and three toll operators
positions.
The wire chief 5 room also, Is of great
interest TO the visitors with its testing
board, storage batteries and mechanical
devices which make the present efficient
telephone service possible.
In the wire chief 5 room also, is an
interesting exhibition concerning the
history of the telephone in BrattleboTo.
The first local switchboard which was
in Use in. 1887 i'm the present office of
NJ. Il. Daley in Crosby block, is on ex-
hibition there. There were 81 names
then ON the subscribers list, and it
surely is startling TO think of those 81
growing in "a years to 2,2l7. the present
number.
The slogan of the company, "Seryiee
First, seems to dominate the attitude
Of every official and employe, and a
visit TO the exchange is we'll worth while
even if the outsider gets only a general
idea of the difficulties with which the
employees sometimes have to contend
aud of the compleXity of telephone ex-
change work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-21
ALIENATION SUIT
EVIDENCE ALL IN
Arguments Begun and jury
Likely to Receive
Case Today
ENDEARING LETTERS
READ IN COURT
Taken from Plaintiffs Coat Pocket by
His Wife-PerIey Davis Seeks $1,000
from Edward GrOut-0pening ArgiI-
ment by Attorney Hughes.


In order that the arguments might be
completed this afternoon in the Wind
ham county court case of Perley o. Davis
of Greenfield, Mass, against Edward j.
Greut of West Dover, which is suit to
recover damages of $1,000 for the alleged
alienation of affections of Mrs, Davis,
court opened half an hour earlier than
usual after dinner today The taking of
testimony was completed just before din
ner. and it is expected that the case viii
be given to the jury late this afternoon.
Attorney O. B.. Hughes of Brattleboro
began the opening argument for the plain
tiff when court reconvened this afternoon.
He viii be followed by Attorneys G. s.
Chase and T. E. Barber for the defend
ant, and Attorney Harry Ward of Green
field, Mass, viii close for the plaintiff.
The principal witness this forenoon
was Miss Margaret Goodman of New
York, who was called in rebuttal by the
plaintiff. The burden of her testimony
was a denial of testimony by defense wit
nesses tending to associate her with Davis
in Troy, n. Y. and other places.
The plaintiff rested early Wednesday
afternoon and the defense afterwards
read number of depositions and ex-
amIned several witnesses. One of the
depositions yesterday was that of Lyman
w Griswold of Greenfield, Mass. who
said that in 1916 Mrs Davis came to
him with two letters written to Mr.
Davis by another woman. which she took
out of his pocket. These letters were read
in court by Attorneys Barber and Chase
and caused considerable amusement, so
much that the sheriff several times had
to rap for order They We're of a very
endearing nature, and it appeared that
after Mrs. Davis turned them over TO Mr..
Griswold. Davis made over to his wife his
interest in some property, amounting to
81 900 to $4,000.
Fred Davis, Dover store keeper, VIII
Upton, father of Mrs. Perley Davis, and
other witnesses testified to the good
character of Grout and that they never
had seen anything out of the way be-
tween Grout and Mrs Davis.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-21
RAILROAD ENGINEERS WAGES.
Member of Brotherhood Says Highest On
Freights Is SSc. an Hour.
Editor of The Reformer -


As reader of your very valuable
paper | noticed the scale of wages paid
railroad engineers published in your
paper Oct. 20. which is very much too
high for the Central Vermont and Con-
necticut River division Of the Boston &
Maine
The highest rate on these two roads
for freight engineers at the present time
is SSc. per hour and the lowest rate is
Sic per hour The rate as published in
the paper is 30c higher than any rate we
have ever received. The highest rate ever
paid to engineers in this territory was
96c per hour The rate you published
is for engineers running AIallet Compound
engines.
/ do not think the public should be
misinformed in a case of this kind as the
merchants of BrattlebOro increase the
price of their goods at least % per cent
cent the minute a railroad man opens
their door, which compels a lot of us to
do the most of our trading in towns
along the line, where we get things for
the market price.
4 great deal of this would be avoided
if the public was rightfully informed.
Yours very truly.
j. s. KLINEFELTER,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-21
ASSASSINATE TWO
PORTUGUESE MEN
Outbreak Against Government
Is Fatai-Move to Protect d.
British Interests

LISBON. Oct 2l.-AntoniO Grauio.
premier and minister Of the interior. and
Jose Carlos Maia. former minister Of ma
rine and colonies. were assaSsinated dur
ing the military outbreak against the
government Wednesday. which resulted i'm
the setting up of a new administration.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-21
BEATTY
LANDS AT NEW YORK
Bulldog British Fighter to BE Guest
of American Legion and At
tend Conference.

NEW YORK. Oct. p Escorted by a
squadron of American destroyers which
picked the liner Aquitania up before
dawn Admiral Earl Beatty of the Brit
ish navy arrived here today as the guest
Of the American Legion. After the con-
vention Admiral Beatty will go to Wash
ington, where he is to serve i'm an adj
visory capacity to the British delegation
at the armament conference.
Admiral David Beatty. baron of the
North Sea and of Brooksby, is regarded
by the British as a typical British sailor
Of the traditional bulldog breed and a
frst-clasS fighting man. The worst crit
iciSm made of his conduct during the war
was that he was OverbOld and did not
wait for reinfOrcements before attacking
the enemy.
On the two occasions when the Ger
mans ventured out into the North Sea IN
force, it was Beatty who attacked them
and started the fighting. The forces un-
der his command bore the brunt Of the
fighting and inflicted much of the damage
the Germans suffered at the battles of
Heligoland and Jutland.
At Jutland. Beatty with his command
of battle cruisers opened the fight on Ad-
miral Won Scheer and tried TO maRoeuver
him 50 that his retreat could be cut off
The Germans got away i'm the darkness
with Beatty still pursuing them.
The Jelicoe-B Beatty discussion that fol
lowed will furnish conversation for Brit
ish naval circles for generations but
Great Britain made Beatty a full fledged
admiral and elevated him to the peerage
in 1919
His wife was Miss Ethel Field. only
daughter of the late Marshall Field of
Chicago. They have two sons.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-21
LONG AND
MISS SWORD WE'D
Northiield, Mass Couple Married Last
Evening - Bride Has Had Po-
sition i'm Straight College.
Special to The Reformer.)

NORTHFIELD. MASS, Oct. 21.
Norman Russell Long, son of Mrs. Il
L. Long. and Miss Beatrice Marguerite
Sword. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs 4. c.
Sword. were married at $50 o'clock last
evening at the Congregational parsonage.
Rev, +. W. Pattison performing the GER
em0ny. Autumn foliage was used for ef-
fective decorations at the parsonage. The
only attendant Of the couple was Mr.
Longs brother. Elwin Long. Immedi-
ately following the ceremony both fami-
lies of the newly married coupled Joined
in a wedding breakfast at the home of
the bride ...
The bride graduated from Mortified
seminary and during the past year held
4 position at Straight college in New Or
leans, la. Mr.. Long is employed at
Northfeld seminary. They will live at
the home of Howard 4. NJ Briggs on
Winchester road
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-21
CONFERENCE OPEN
TO THE PUBLIC
Board VIII Find Whether
Railroads Have Violated
It's Orders = If Unions
Defy Government Presi-
dent and Advisers VIII
Take Necessary Steps to
Control Them

CHICAGO, Oct. Fl {Associated
Press) The United States railroad
labor board today. backed by all the
authority which the government can
place at its disposal. called tie rail-
roads of the country and the FIVE big
unions to appear here next week. and
solemnly warned the unions not to
strike until the board has heard their
grievances and rendered a decision.
The boards action virtually means
that there viii be no strike Oct. 80
unless the unions should choose to
openly defy the government, for it is
hardly probable that decision will
be rendered by the board before that
date.
The hearing will be open to the
press and to the public, and with
more than 200 railroads and approxi-
mately 30 uIsf0T,s involved, either
directly CT indirectly, probably viii
last several days. The board cited
the big four brotherhOOds. the switch
mems union and All railroads named
in the wage reduction orders 60 APP
pear that the beard may determine
whether they have been or are yi0-
lating the wage reduction orders.
While the transportation act gives
the board no power 10 enforce its de
cision. it is understood that last
weeks conferences between President
Harding. members of the board, At
tOTney General Daugherty. Secretary
of War Weeks and the interstate com
mCrce commission placed all the de
partmentS of government in accord
as to what shall be done if either
side moves in open defiance of the
labor board.
Should the unions refuse to abide
by the boards order, it has been
pointed out, the board will, under the
Law, issue a statement to the public
to that effect, and the President and
his advisers can then proceed to take
such action rs they consider neces-
Sary.
f{Npptiu1ru6 IN
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-21
Rev. Edwin p. Wood. Pastor.

Sunday. Oct. 23-The church will be
closed. The pastor will be in attendance
at the General Convention in Detroit
UniversalistS are cordially invited to
worship with the Unitarian society on
this date Sunday school and Y. T. c.
L. will be held as usual
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-21
KILLS FATHER. GOES FREE.
Goshen Jury Won't Indict Youth Who
Protected Mother and Sister.

AIIDDLETOWN, y. Y. Oct. 21.-The
grand jury in session in Goshen yesterday
considered the case of William Tunney,
y years old. living near SpaTrowsbush,
who killed his father Sunday night. No
Indictment was found against the young
man and he returned to his home soon
after the report of no bill was made.
Tunney killed his father while defend
ing his mother and sister from his at
tack. After trying in vain to control his
father, the youth shot him while he was
choking his daughter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-21
PREPARE
FOR BIG STRIKE
Storing Fresh Meat at Strategic Dis
tributing Centers 70 Use in
Case of Strike.

CHICAGO, Oct. 21.-6.hicago packers
today began storing fresh meat for eaer-
gency use in the event Of strike Prep
arations are being made it was said TO
stock strategic distributing centers to the
maximum.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-21
England scnds Warshin.

LONDON. Oct 21-The admiralty. it
was announced today. is sending the war
ship CALYPSO to Lisbon in consequence Of
representation ~ British firms and Brit
ish residents Of the Portuguese capital
They expressed apprehension over recent
political developments.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-21
Centre Congregational Church

Friday. Oct 21.-Church night meeting
will be omitted on account 6f a meeting of
canyaSserS at the Methodist church
Saturday, oct. -, $50 a. m.-AH boys
who would like to go for hike with DR.
WoOdin are asked to meet at the pars0n-
age, with lunch.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-21
TO HELP LITTLE CRIPPLEs.
Mystic Shriners to Spend Millions for
Their Care.

PITTSBURGH. Oct 21-Ernest 4.
Cults of Savannah, Ga, imperial potpn-
tate of the Ancient Arabic Order. Mobiles
Of the Mystic Shrine. told Shriners here
last night that the organization had
pledged itself to the expenditure of S10.-
100000 for the care and cure of Grip
pied children, regardless of color, creed
or sex
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-21
Methodist Episcopal Church

Friday evening, 7.30-Regular prayer
meeting in the vestry.
Rev. c. w. Morse will lead the prayer
meeting this evening.
y meeting of all canvasserS from the
several Protestant churches in the inter
ests of the Fill-thezEmpty-Pe cam
paign. will be held in the auditorium of
the church this evening at 40
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-21
Agitators Stirring Brazil.

RIO JANEIRO, Oct. 2I.-Pamphlets
calling attention to the case of NiccoIo
Sacco and Bartolomeo Nanzctti issued by
'the committee of agitation for Sacco and
Fanzetti' have been distributed here dur
ing the last few days 1t is the commit
tees purpose to promote a public protest
at meetings held in this CITY
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-21
THE WEATHER.

Fair Tonight and Saturday - Probably
Fr0sts Tonight
WASHINGTON, Oct. u. = The
weather forecast: Fair and slightly
colder tonight. Probably frosts. Satur-
day fair. Diminishing westerly winds
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-21
Universalist Church

Tonight, at Z o'elock-Meeting of the
Junior Union in the church vestry. The
subject will be Union Built ON a Rock.
The ladies of the Universalist society
vii hold a rummage sale Friday and
VeStry
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-21
CHINA Will NOT RECONSIDER.
Refuses To Enter Direct Negotiations
With Japan On Shantng

PEKTN. Oct. p. tAssociatcd Press
-China's note to Japan rejecting the lat
ter's proposals for direct negotiations rel
ative to ShantuHg reflected the popular
will and the japanese reply to that note
does not present arguments sufficient to
inducc China to reconsider her position
This position was taken by the Chinese
cabinet Yesterday
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-21
LLOYD GEORGE IS COMING.
VIII Leave For Washington Nov. . To
Nttend Disarmament Conference

Premier Lloyd George has decided
definitely, it was stated today, to leave
for Washington Nov. ) on the liner
Aqnitania. arriving in time it is ex-
pected. for the afternoon session of the
armament conference on its opening day
Nov H.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-21
Engineer, G. v. II. II.
20 Central Street, Oct. 81, 1921

The Reformer is glad to enlighten its
readers as to the wages railroad engi-
neers in this locality receive 1t does not
believe. however, that local merchants
make practice of discriminating against
railroad men, as the writer of the fore
going letter charges
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-21
Red Men S Hall

Friday. Oct. 21.-Special meeting of
Quonekticut tribe, No. ?, l. O. r. al.
Adoption degree
SATURDAY.. Oct. pc. Y. p. G. meeting
at Charlestown, n IT, All Pocahontas
Council members wishing to 20, come
to the Council meeting this week Thurs
dav night and make arrangements.
Dance every Saturday night
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-21

Miss Graco Leonard. a teacher in the
Nergennes schools, was taken i'll with
appendicitis while attending the teach
ers convention in Rutland last week
and had to be taken to a hospital there
for an operation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-21
RAID PORTLAND CLUB.
Thieving Bellboy Gives Information
Leading TO Liquor Haul


PORTLAND. Me-, Oct 2l-The Cumber-
land Club, Portland5s best known men S
organization, was raided yesterday
morning by Sheriff King +. Graham and
his deputies Fifty-fve quarts of the
choicest liquors were seized and Arthur
f. H,ughes, steward, was arrested.
The raid followed sensational testi-
monv in municipal court Wednesday by
Eugene Cummings. bellboy, formerly em
ployed at the club and charged with
larceny of some money and a hand bag
there month ago Cummings was
found guilty of larceny, but the revela
tions regarding alleged sale of liquor
under direction of the steward for sl5
a quart resulted in the seizures, an
action that has startled the town
A. f. Cudworth of South Londonderry
was elected one of the directors of the
Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Co.. at
the 95th annual meeting at Montpelier
Wednesday.
Henry p. Agostines. -, of Barre. for
many years one of the best annd most
widely known sculptors and statue model
lers in this vicinity, died Wednesday at
his home
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-21
LABOR BOARD SUMMONS
EXECUTIVES AND MEN;
WARNS AGAINST STRIKE

No Strike October 80 Unless
Unions Defy Government
- Understood Washing
ton Authorities Are In
Accord On Exerting Gov
ernment's Authority to
= Prevent Strike
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-21
BANDITS SEIZE $4,000.
Get Payroll of Paper Company in
Delaware

WILMINGTON. Del, Oct 21-Philip
Mc}ae, superintendent of the pulp mill
plant of the Jessup < Moore Paper Go.
while on his way to the pulp works yes
terday with $4,000, designed to meet
the payroll, was held up by two bandits
armed with pistols.
The money, in bags, was in his auto
mobile. The bandits were on foot, and
after taking the money they fed across
country.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-21

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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-16
STATES OFFER MEANS FOR PROGRESS

Sane progress be made faster in the United states through the of State and local govern Ments than through the Federal Government at Wash. lhgton That is the partly because the State. are compact Ein area and the progressive measure dlrecy ahect those who have the power to put then. through It s3s much easier to get the people of f State to move than to overcome the inertia of a con unent. And when progressive measure is trieG out in Stdte and proves satisfactory it progresse. from State te State until it covers all or nearly all of the county.
 The enormity of the task of moving the Federal Government ao action has been demonstrated in Alaska in many things and many times II has boe5i Tor instance fifteen years since We have had any fisheries legislation from the National Governmen, and We have been discussing the recognized need for ii all the time. The length of time il required to get the Federal Government To provide any prac- ucable method of utilizing the natural resources that reserved at the time the conservationists set the country ahre nearly a or years ago is an other striking illustration lf instead withdraw ing much of the natural resources of the countrv from appropriation for private use. the Roosevelt Administration had turned the public lands and natural resoees 10 the separate States so thai they could have applied the principles of conservation in practical way the progress that have been
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-16
DECREASE IN JANUARY FOREIGN
 TOTALS.

Decreases in both imports and exports Tn january qre shown in statement released today by th' Eoreau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce of th Department of Commerce.
 Imports of merchandise amounted to S209,00o,oo' t Januarv 1921 compared with $266,000,0OO Il December 1920 and $474 900 in January, 1920 Tae January import total is the smallest TOT any r.onth since February, 1918
 Imports during the months period ended with January 1921, valued at s2,543,ooo,oot
 Exports of merchandise in January 1921, were ss55 900 0OO against $721000,000 in December 1920 and $722 900 ,000 in January 1920.
 Exports in the months ended with January 1921 came to $4 63S O00, 900 compared with $4585, Ie00,000 in the same period of 1920. The excess of exports over imports in January uary 1920 and with the exception of December 1920 is the largest monthly of exports since June 1919
 Imports of gold amounted to 5000 900 in Janu a,y and to 342000000 in the seven months ended ith January of 1921, compared with $12000,00O in January and $38, ,000, 900 in the months period e 1920. ..-t.
 Exports of gold show large drop, amounting to only $3 900 900 in January of this compared with s4S in January 1920, and to $13o,0OO, GOO in seven months ended January 1921 against $319 O00, 900 in the same period of 1920.
 Imports of silver fell from $56,000,0 900 in the seven months ended January, 1920, to $37 7,000,000 in the corresponding period of 1921, and exports of silver dropped from $122,00O000 in 1920 to $38,- coo 900 in the seven months period ended with January, 1921
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-16
ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK.

The confident prediction of American Mining Con gress officials that Congress will pass the McFadden gold bonus bill placing tax of $10 ounce gold used in theaarts and manufacturing and allowing a bonus in like amount gold production is en- couragng the people of Alaska To this Territory the passage bf the MeFadden Bill would more than any other one thing that could possibly be drought about. It would be adding red blood to the industrial and commercial system of the Terri tory It would renew life and energy in all lines o1 activity in the North
 The fact .that the Ways and Means Committed Of the House of Representatives. the powerful and influential all the committees of the popular branch of Congress among it's last before the adjournment of the 66th Congress recommended the passage of the MeFaddon Bill a very substantial basis for the optimism supporters of tte meas ure. The Ways and Means Committee of the next Congress will be composed largely of the me who made up the committee that passed favorably oI the Bill. There is little doubt but that it. too will report the measure favcrably, and probably early ln the session, which begins April 11th The Bil should be pressed with all possible energy
 The constlntly decreasing gold output of thc world, particularly of the United States is of course the strong argument for the McFadden Bill If therf is one thing above another that the world needs nov it is more gold. Outside Russia there is somethin, like $S5,O00 ,000 O00 in paper in circulation Prac lcay all ofthe countries, except United States are pannngs to issue more bonds All this pane money and all these bonts are theoretically at least ledeemabIe in gold. The gold supply for that purpos lS wholly inadequate. The situation absolutely de mands that more gold be added 10 the foundatfor 10 this inverted pyramid. The only way to get nor, gold IS to increase production In the United State we are now using more gold in the arts and manu- featuring than mines produce
 The circumstances in this case are working foi Alaska and if We and all the other gold producin sections of the country make the best use of them II IS not unlikely that the injuries to Alaska result ing rom war conditions may be quickly repaired