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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-06
AUTOS DAMAGED;
ONE MAN INJURED
George CrOlrs Essex Runs Into +. A.
knights F0rd-Ernest Winchester
Sustains Fractures of Ribs.

Two automobiles were badly damaged
and one man was injured. sustaining frac-
lures of two ribs, shortly before o'clock
this morning in front of George +.
Croll's garage on Canal street. The in
jured man is Ernest Winchester and the
cars We're a Ford owned and driven
by Ebert \. Knight of West Brattleboro
and an Essex owned and driven by Mr..
Croll. Mr.. Croll says no one but himself
was at fault as his Windshield threw
sunlight in his eyes and he did not see the
other car until the Essex struck it.
Mr.. Croll. who was alone was driving
northeasterly and the Ford. containing
Mr.. Knight, Mr. Winchester, Claude Carr
and Arthur +. Knight was going in the
opposite direction, the men being on their
way to their work at the Estey Organ
Co.'S plant. AIr. Croll started to drive
into his garage at his left and struck the
Ford in front of the rear wheel, showing
the Ford against the gasoline pump be-
side the road.
Mr.. Winchester, Mr. Carr and Arthur
knight were thrown out, and the rear
wheel, fender and top of the Ford were
smashed. the top coming in contact with
the gasoline pump. Mr. Winchester was
thrown against the side of the car. caus-
ing his injuries. He was carried home
\. +. Knight received brliSe on top of
his head. but he is able to be around The
others were not hurt. \ front wheel of
the Essex was smashed. a
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-06
BRIDGEWORK GOES
FORWARD RAPIDLY
Tenth Bent of FaIsew0rI1 Now Under
Observation-Disclosures View as
Cause of Accident

When the men who are erecting the
steel bridge crossing the Connecticut river
here quit work this morning for the day
, they had begun erecting the 10th bent in
the falSework counting from the Vermont
piles gave way June 16 and let the partly
constructed bridge collapse and fall into
the river, carrying the falsework with it.
All the steel for the bridge is now on
the ground. and for seven bents the floor
beams have been laid With the use of
both the ScOw which was used for remov-
ing the collapsed bridge from the water
and the traveller used in placing the steel
the work is going forward rapidly.
Six piles are used in each bent. where
four were used before. and a diver inspects
the lower ends of the piles to see that
they are not splintered and penetrate
the ground properly.
Herbert II. Starr, assistant engineer in
the erecting department of the American
Bridge Co, left today for vacation of
two weeks. Mr.. Starr says the exact
cause of the breaking of piles on June Is
never will be known. He thinks the pri-
mary cause was the fact as previously
stated, that the piles of northern growth
We're not strong enough. although there
was no reason for thinking they would
not be sufficient, as they are commonly
used by railroad companies, and that pos
sibly a pile slipped on a rock Supt.
Burns says the bottom of the river at the
bridge site Is the worst for driving piles
that he ever has known.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-06
REFUSES TO
EXAMINE NEWBERRY
Senate Committee Rejects Democratic
Demands-Takes Final
Vote Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-The senate
privileges and elections committee will
take a final vote Tuesday, under an agree
ment reached yesterday, on the election
contest between Senator Newberry, Re
publican, of Michigan. and Henry Ford
his Democratic opponent, in the 1915
election.
BY straight party votes, the committee
yesterday rejected Democratic demands
for an examination on the witness stand
of Senator Newberry and his campaign
managers and for oral arguments of the
case. ea- #~....er ..-.+asa.
The full committee will act next Tues
day on the report prepared by Senator
Spencer, Republican. of Missouri, chair
man of the subcommittee which conducted
the investigation. The report, submitted
cOnfidentially, to the full committee yes
terday, was understood to recommend dis
missal of Mr.. Ford's contest and to de-
clare that virtually all of his charges
of fraud, excessive use of funds and irreg-
ularities were unfounded.
Several minority reports by Democratic
senator's giving the opposite of the Repub-
hcan findings are in preparation. The
Republicans are expected to approve the
Spencer report Tuesday and the Demo
Gratis Will have 10 days to file dissenting
views. The case will then go to the SEN
ate, where a bitter and prOtracted con-
troversy is in prospect.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-06
LOSES MEMBERSHIP
IN POTATO GROWERS
Action in Case of j. a. Sanford of Put
ney Because of Trouble Over
Shipment of Two Carloads

In its account of the meeting of the
Vermont Certified Seed Potato Growers
association the Barre Times of yester-
day said
The association having become con-
yinced that ]. A. Sanford of Putney has
sold potatoes bearing the official certifi-
cation tag of the Vermont department of
agriculture when the potatoes had not
been sorted according to the certification
rules, Mr.. Sanford's membership in the
association was terminated and steps
taken towards making good the losses in
CURED by the purchasers of the seed
Mr.. SanfOrd's potatoes were certified
to and were in proper condition at the
time, but they were kept during the win
ter in place where the temperature was
not just right and they deteriorated be-
fore they were shipped. although some
of the trouble could not have been de-
tected without cutting them open. Two
carloads were shipped. one to Massachu-
setts and one to New York, and it is un-
derstoOd that the trouble arose because
Mr.. Sanford failed to make good the loss.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-06
REVENUES SHRINK
S33O,OOO,OOO IN 3 MOS.
Secretary Melons Statement Reveals
Heavy Reduction In Gov
eTnment Income

WASHINGTON. w Aug. Ga shrink
age in three months of $3.50. 200. 900 in
the estimated government income for this
fiscal year based on the present revenue
law is disclosed by the statement re-
Gently presently to the house ways and
means committee by Secretary Mellon.
The total income is estimated now at S4,-
217, $4,000. OF the total shrinkage in
receipts $130,O00OO0 is charged to the
expected falling off in internal revenue
largely as a result of the present busi-
ness depression. The remaining $780,
100000 is accounted for by revision of
the estimated amount to be received in
interest on foreign obligations.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-06
NO ONE APPEARS
TO OPPOSE PROJECT
Only Few Scattering Noes
Registered on Deciding
Vote = Selectmen Auth
lied to Borrow Money
When Needed = Board Of
Trustees Named to Pro-
tect Towns Interests

Through the action of the voters at the
special town meeting in Festival hall
last night BrattIeboro is assured of
a substantial community house and sol
diers' memorial combined with a state
armory for the use of the Vermont Ma
tional Guard. With scarcely any objec-
tion the desired appropriation not to ex-
ceed $4,000 to pay the balance of the
cost above other available funds was
voted, and as to the manner of raising
the money there was no dissent what
ever from a resolution to borrow money
on the credit of the town and later to
refund the orders in payment therefor by
issuing town bonds
The action of the town obyiates the ne
cessity for making a campaign to raise
money by subscription and the vote was
a happy elimination of efforts of the
committees of the community house pro-
ject to carry out the expressed wishes of
the townspeople as voiced in public
meeting on Friday, Jan. II, 1919 which
went on record unanimously as approv-
ing a suggestion for a memorial commune
ity building.
About 300 voters were present when
Moderator a. i. Schwenk raped for or
der at s o'clock and asked Town Clerk
c. s. Hopkins to read the warrant
When the first article was taken up, to
CONTINUED on Page 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-06
CHARGE NURSE
WITH MURDER
Miss Stone of Cincinnati
Shoots E. C. Kinkhead
In New York
CLAIMS HE WAS .
HER LEGAL HUSBAND
Asserts He Deserted Her to Marry An
other ,WOman-Fires Six Shots Into
His BOdy-Arraigned for Homicide
and Held for Hearing.

NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-Miss Olivia
NJ. z. Stone, a graduate nurse, formerly
of Cincinnati, was told today that she
killed Ellis Guy Kinkead, attorney and
formerly corporation counsel of Cincin-
natl, when she fired six shots into his
body near his home in Brooklyn late
yesterday. Miss Stone, according to the
police, admitted the shooting and de-
clared Kinkead was her common-law
husband and that he had deserted her to
marry another woman.
Mr.. Kinkead had lived here since 1919
with the former Miss Marie Louise
Gormley of Covington. KY, whom he
married in Cincinnati.
Il do not remember shooting Kinkead," /"
were Miss Stones first words when
brought to a police station today She
told the police she bought revolver in
Cincinnati three~weeks ago but only for
her protection, asserting she had come
here solely to seek a reconciliation with
kinkead. To reporters she said: You
boys have not told the truth about me-"
Miss Stone on arraignment was
charged with homicide and was held
without bail for examination next Tues
day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-06
Move an Unofficial One.

PARIS, Aug. 6.-France, according
to the Petit Parisien today, recently
asked the American government if it in
tended to administer the proposed relief
measures for Soviet Russia and offered
her own participation with the United
States i'll any Russian provisioning
movement that might be under advise
ment. The French government was in
formed by Washington, however, adds
the newspaper, that the United States
had no intention of participating Off
cially in the relief movement but would
leave the whole problem in the hands of
the American relief administration and
other American relief bodies.
In the reply, which the Petit Parisien
says was received from the American
state department yesterday, thanks for
the offer were extended to France and
it was set forth that America would be
very happy to see France second the eff
forts of Herbert Hoover, who is at the
head of the movement as chief of the
American relief administration and un-
official organizations
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-06
HARDING LEAVES
WEEKS LODGE
G0es Aboard bIayfower Tonight for Re-
turn to Washington-May Play
Golf This Afternoon.

LANCASTER. n. H., Aug. 6.-Pres-
ldent and Mrs. Harding said goodbye to-
day to their vacation retreat here at the
top of Mount Prospect where they have
been the guests since Tuesday of Sec
retary of War Weeks. Leaving here this
morning by automobile, the party
planned to have lunch at Poland Springs.
Me-, and later in the evening to board
the presidential yacht. Mayfower. at
Portland for their return voyage to
Washington. The President probably will
spend most of the afternoon at Poland
Springs playing golf.
During the late afternoon he is ex-
peeted to go into Portland and call on
Mrs. Mary Douglas Hale, widow of the
late Senator Hale and mother of Senator
Frederick Hale, who has been a member
of the Mount Prospect vacation party
The Mayflower will sale at about 10
o'clock tonight
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-06
L|Slv HIrItRICANS
HELD IN RUSSIA
Only Six or Seven Are Con-
fined I'm BOlshevist
Prisons
ABOUT 100 WANT
TO LEAVE COUNTRY

Not Known Whether Release of All Will
BE Demanded Before Famine Relief Is
Started-France Ready to Assist In
Relief Work. .-... ...
RIGA, Aug. 6 ASSOCIATED Press(.-
American officials here have prepared at
the request of the Washington state de-
partment full list of all American
citizens in Russia including those in
Bolshevik prisons. This list will be
turned over to Walter L. Brown. Euro
pean director of American relief, who
will confer here with delegates of the
Russian Soviet government.
Whether the United States will de-
mand that all the Americans be sent out
of Russia or that only the six or seven
persons in prison be liberated is not
known. 1t is certain that at least 100
claiming to be Americans are in Russia
and are seeking to leave the country
and it is believed efforts will be made to
facilitate their speedy return to the
United States
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-06
MRS. MANLEY BUYS
CROSBY RESIDENCE
WelI-Known High Street Property
Transferred Today-Mr. ManIey Takes
Deed to Part of Land

The Charles II. Crosby residence on
High street was sold today by the
administrators of Mr. Crosby's estate
to Mrs. John B.. AIanley. Mr.. Manley
taking a deed of a portion of the land
between the residence and the Manlcy
apartment building. This property has
been in the Crosby family since the early
SOS when it was bought of the Daniel
kellogg estate by the late Edward
Crosby. After his death in 1890 it was
acquired by his daughter. Airs. Fanny c.
Rice. who made it her home until her
death in 1901 when the late G. L. Crosby
bought the property.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-06
REMOVE TACK FROM LUNG.
Rush Boy from Arkansas to Philadelphia
to Save His Life.

with death, which began five days ago
at his home in Monticello, Ark. and
ended here, was won by nine-year- old
Morris keizer, it was announced yester-
day.
Morris swallowed a brass tack to win
the admiration of his playmates. The
tack lodged deep in his lung, threaten
ing to puncture it. The boy was rushed
across the country to hospital here on
the slim chance that his life might be
saved. A bronchoscope was inserted
and forceps applied to remove the tack.
No anesthetic was administered and YES
terday the boy was declared perfectly
well.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-06
INK LATHER FOR
COMPANY [ MEN
Company Pleased to Leave for Camp
Derens This Afternoon-Remedy
for Snoring of Recruits.
By Member of Company IL
BELLOWS FALLS. Aug. 6

BELLOWS FALLS, Aug. 6.
At about O'Clock yesterday morning
several members of Company | equipped
with ink and shaving brush made the
rounds of the beds. At 6.15 there was
a long waiting line at the wash basins,
all of the persons in line being darker
than usual in complexion Pvt sailor
Hill awoke to find himself tied down,
but with the aid of unusual athletic
feats he managed to extricate himself
from the tangle of rope
Several unusual feats were performed
here in camp First. Pvt. La Flam.
kitchen police, went from officer to Of
ticer with note asking for 40 wards of
"skirmish line" (1e failed to get it,
Then Pvt. Rugg attempted to find a
winter hat cord" .
During the morning and afternoon
there was a general exodus in favor of
Brattleboro, due to the fact that many
men had to bring from Brattleboro a
more comfortable equipment before pro-
ceeding to Camp Devens today.
Well, last night was the last night in
camp, and this afternoon we go to Dew
ems. In an all-round way / think we're
glad to evacuate In favor of DeVCnS, for
% hours of work every other day is about
2l too many. Even on the most peaceful
of nights, due to the constant snoring
of some of the new recruits. over six
hours of sleep is impossible. For rem
PuNlnS INeSe COnulliOnS L would recon-
mend four distinct steps: 1st. PVts
John Baham and Ellery Rugg to be
equipped with Maxim silencers; ID, that
Pvt. Finnegan, ex-admiral of the Irish
navy, be given regularly each night
enough Cope to keep him asleep for at
least eight hours: Sd. that Sgt J. X.
Kilderry be chained to his bunk between
the hours of 10 p. IN. and p. m, with
six guards: 4th, that the cot beds be
equipped with Overland-four springs and
shock absorbers. With these improve
ments the sleeping conditions would be
100 per cent improved.
Here are the company's 10 command
mentS:
/. Sleep not.
=. Obey all officers orders before
they are given.
3. Don't shoot craps.
4. Shine your shoes.
,. Duck drill when you get a chance.
g. BE snappy.
T. BE snappier.
o. Wash your ears.
10 Keep all buttons fastened
There are a few personals for today /:
Sgt. kilderry was in Brattleboro yes
terday. Pvt. Silva Gagne has joined
the kitchen police. Jimmy" Long has
returned to the kitchen dept of the COM
pany, after a few days vacation in Brat
tleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-06
Methodist Episcopal Church
Rev. Charles c. Chayer, Pastor.
Sunday. Aug. =.

1870 a.m.-Morning Worship Rev.
Thomas W. Owens. former pastor
of this church. viii be present to
preach and lead in the Sacrament
of the Lords Supper. Preceding
the communion service. there viii
be a service of baptism. and a re-
ception of new members into the
church.
1900 m.-Sunday school and Bible
classes.
7.30 p. m.-Vesper service, with SER
mon by the pastor on A Choice of
Lords. Hymn-singing from the
Screen.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-06
MEDICAL BEER NEARLY READY.
Secretary Mellon Must Approve ReguIa
ti0ns to Put 1t In Force. ...

WASHINGTON, Aug. q. - Regula-
tiOns which will permit the prescribing
as medicine of a case of beer at a time
without limit as to the number of pre-
scriptiOnS are understood to have been
completed by the international revenue
bureau and now await the decision of
Secretary Mellon as to their issuance.
As the secretary is away for the
weekend it was decided last night that
no action could be expected before Mon
day and that this might be affected by
congressional enactment of pending anti
beer legislation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-06
OF CLUB
WORK IN COUNTY
Miss Viola M. Cameron to
Come Here Last of
Next Week
BOYS AND GIRLS
ARE INTERESTED
Is Graduate of Massachusetts Agricul-
tural College and Has Had Experience
in Garden SupervisiOn-WiII BE Help
20 Farm Bureau Work.

NoHcSB E1dS Egdu tLApeflSIite
in Garden SupervisiOn-WiH BE Help
TO Farm Bureau Work.
Windham county boys and girls are
looking forward with pleasure to the
coming of Miss Viola NJ Cameron to
take charge of the boys and girls club
work in the county. Miss Cameron is
engaged by the Vermont Agricultural
Extension Service and she is the seventh
clube leader in the state this year. where
as last year there were but two. Her
work not only will be of value to the
boys and girls but also will give added
impetus to the work of the Farm Bu-
reau.
Miss Cameron will go to Burlington
Monday and will come to Brattleboro
later in the week as county club agent
Her mother, Mrs. Mary +. Cameron. will
come later to Brattleboro to live with
her. e..
Miss Cameron is native of Malone.
y. y. In her giTlhoOd she went to Cal
ifornia, where she began a course in
high school. The death of her father
caused the family to return east and they
bought farm in Massachusetts.
After three years of farm experience
Miss Cameron finished high school Mt
New Salem academy, entered AIasSa-
chusetts agricultural college in the fall
of 1917 and graduated last spring.
During the summer she did garden SUI
pcrviSion at the Massachusetts school
for feeble-minded at Wayerly and at the
rPformatory for women at Sherborn.
She was local leader in Greenfield garden
and canning club work during the month
of July of the present year
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-06
MORE DISEASE IN
VERMONT CATTLE
IIemorrhagie Septicaemia Discovered In
Chittenden COnty-Heavy
Losses Predicted
Especial to The Reformer.)

MUNITEIIER. Aug. ,.
Presence of a cattle disease known as
hemorrhagic septicaemia has been found
in Chittenden county. DIR. y. ]. De Fos-
set, head of the state cattle department,
stated today after a trip to Jericho. Tn
derhill and Essex Center. where a dozen
cows have died from the trouble and
where others have been yaccinated which
is the only sure preventive.
Between 500 and 600 deaths will be
due to the disease this summer, DIR De
FosSet estimates. Many cattle found
dead in fields farmers attributed to
lightning. High fever and bleeding at
nose accompany the sickness. The germ
is in the ground and cattle become in
fected while grazing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-06
MORE REACTION IN
STOCK MARKET
Absence of Traders Over Week End
Causes Dullness In
SDeeuIafioD

WALL STREET, n. Y, Aug. 6.-Fa-
vorable comments by the mercantile
agencies as to the business outlook failed
to sustain the tagging bull interests in
the market today aud reactiOnary ten
denotes became more pronounced in the
second hour. Dealings were unusually
contracted because of the absence of
many traders over the weekend.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-06
DIR. JEFFERSON TO
SPEAK TOMORROW
Pastor of Broadway Tabernacle, New
York. to BE in NOrthfield-0ther
Speakers on Program.
Especial to The Reformer.)

NDKIHFIELD, Mass, Aug. 6.
Tomorrow will be big day at the Cen
eral Conference of Christian Workers in
the Auditorium. Rev. DIR. Charles +.
Jefferson will be the speaker at the IL
O'Clock service daylight saving), follow
ing a song service.
DIR. jefferson is pastor of the Broad
way Tabernacle of New York city and a
forceful speaker. The Lotus quartet and
Homer Hammontree Will supply the mu-
sic which is a large and important feat
urc of the services. At other hours of
Sunday there will be sermons and talks
by DIR. Holden. DIR. Hutton Rev Charles
Ingles. DR. Meyer, DIR. Kirk and others
of the conference speakers. The definite
program will not be known until Sunday
morning.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-06
GLAD TO GO TO PRISON.
Bank RObber Thinks He May Develop
Into Writer

NEW ORLEANS, La, Aug. 6.-Rob-
ert Holland, sentenced to serve from
eight to II years for the robbery of a
branch of the Hiberbia bank. in a state
ment today said he was glad to be sent
to the penitentiary so he could fulfill his
boyhood ambition to become a writer.
Il am going to read and study for the
first four or five years." he said. and then
am going to try to write. I've always
had hankering to write. Just watch my
smoke when l get started"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-06
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Putney Road.

Sunday services at 1915 a. m. and
$50 p. m. During July and August the
evening service is omitted Subject, Aug.
Z, Spirit. The Wednesday evening meet
ing, which includes testimonies of Chris
tian 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 II to /.
3 to >, and Z TO 8 o'clock All are wei
come
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-06
MEXICAN COURT TO
TEST ARTICLE 81
Petroleum Companies File $50 Protests
Against Clause In Con-
stitufi0n

MEXICO CITY. Aug 6.-AIore than
80 protests against the obligations of
article ~ of the Mexican constitution
will be taken up by the supreme court
here next week. These have been filed
with the court since 1918 by petroleum
companies. 1t is pointed out here that
the court decision relative to the pro-
tests will have direct bearing on the
controversy as to whether the article in
question is retroactive in its application.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-06
JOHN B. KENNEDY
... SHOT AT COTTAGE
Was Accompanied BY Mrs. Oberchain,
Who Is Held as Material
MifnpSS

Los ANGELES. Aug. 6.-John B.
Kennedy. 26 Los Angeles insurance
broker, was shot and killed late last night
as he was entering his summer cottage at
Beverly Hills an exclusive residential
suburb. Mrs. Madeline Oberchain of Ev-'
anston, ILL.,. who was with him, was held
as a material witness.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-06
PUT MRS. STATKUS
- UNDER ARREST
Charged With Being Accessory to Murder
of Husband After the Fact
BOarder COnfesses.

STOUGHTON, Mass, Aug. 6.-AIrs.
Annie Statkus, whose husband. Leon
Statkus, a poolrOom proprietor, was shot
in their home here Wednesday night,
was arrested Immediately after the flu
nral today. She was charged with be-
ing an accessory after the fact to mur-
der. Adolph Pouskecrez, boarder at
the Statkus home, was arrested on
charge of murder last night, the police
announcing that he had confessed the
crime.