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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-27
COLONEL AND MAJOR
TO BE ELECTED
Vacancies in 1st Vermont Infantry to
Be Filled at Camp Devens Satur-
day Evening, August 6.

copy of General Orders No. -, is
sued by Adjt. Gen. Herbert T. Johnson,
relating to the election at Camp Devens
of a colonel and major of the third bat
TALON. by the commissioned officers of the
first infantry. has been received by Cap
tain f. W. Gibson. commanding Com
pany |. First Vermont infantry. The
order reads:
Il The company commissioned officers
of the First Infantry, National Guard of
Vermont, are hereby ordered to assemble
at Headquarters Office. First Infantry,
Camp Devens. Mass. on Saturday eve
ming, August G. at $50 p. m. for the
purpose of holding an election to fill the
vacancies of colonel and major of the
third battalion. and TO fill such other va
canCieS of field officers as may occur.
- The adiUtant general will notify
the officers concerned at least six days
prior to date of election. sending the
copy of this order by mail. postage paid.
tn each company commissioned officer.
He will preside at the election and cause
the proper return Of the proceedings ia
be made and filed in his office"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-27
WANT HANDICAP
RULE RESCINDED
Officers of Agricultural Fairs Think il
Makes Horses Grow 0ld'' Quickly
Adopt Resolution.

The summer meeting of the New Eng
land Agricultural Fairs association was
held in the Brooks House yesterday
afternoon, E. C. Wilcox of Greenfield,
president of the association, presiding.
Besides financial problems the question of
race horses was discussed. During the
war there was a marked decrease in the
number of race horses available, so it was
decided by the American Trotting asso-
citation to give the old retired horses
handicap on their best previous time,
which would put them with a slower
class than they previously had been in,
if they would return to the track. This
stimulated the racing, temporarily, but
now the horses grow old' and retire
early. to return a bit later with the
handicap, so they can return to a slower
class.
As was the case in several of the races
at Windsor, Conn. recently this rule is
rankly unfair to the young horses. At
Windsor an old horse. time 201 Il. was
returned by his handicap to the 2.07 pac-
ing class. He won easily the race there
and every other race in which he partici-
pated this year. For this reason the asso-
citation passed a resolution asking the
American TrOtting association to change
the rules back to where they were before
the war.
There were also several informal talks
on the financial problems of fairs as well
as on the problems of rentals. programs
and score cards. In the past each fairs
program has been governed more or less
by the peculiar local conditions. but an
endeavor is to be made this year to make
the plans for the different agricultural
fairs more uniform.
Plans for the Valley fair are progress
ing smoothly. and it is expected that pro-
grams will be ont in a few days The
supervisor of the work for the improve
ment of the local race track is expected
, to be here soon to fix the track for the
races this year
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-27
s0UTHERNERs DENY STORY.
Pellagra Not Serious and No Famine
Danger i'm South.

WASHINGTON, July 2T.-Quick re-
Spouse was made yesterday to President
Harding's call on the public health SER
vice and the Red Cross to meet the re-
ported threat of pellagra epidemic in a
large section of the cotton belt.
Officials of eight southern states made
their response in the form of a protest
that no such serious situation as has
been pictured exists.
The response from the South was wide
spread and varied. The Georgia senate
passed a resolution denouncing the report
of a pellagra epidemic as ''damning' the
secretary of the state board of health de
clared the disease showed no increase
the Macon chamber of commerce tele-
graphed a protest to the White House.
Florida's state health officer contended
his state showed decrease. The state
board of health of Alabama also claimed
a decrease. The Tennessee health board
reported nothing unusual" South Caro-
lima admitted an increase. but no "semi-
famine" and cOntended there was moth,
| ing alarming" Arkansas reported moth
ing alarming" and Louisiana reported a
decrease. Mississippi acknowledged twice
as many cases this year as last, but dis
Iclaimed an epidemic or a semi-famine
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-27
REBUILDING ON
]. l.. MARTIN LOT
TwO-FamiIy House Facing on Chaplin
Street-Nine-ROOm Cottage to BE
Built Facing Linden Street.

Plans of Mrs. Carl NJ. Noetseh for
rebuilding on the site OF the J. L. Mar
tin house, which was destroyed BY fire
April 10, contemplate nine-room cot :
tage facing on Linden street, the west
part OF which viii be the small house
which recently was occupied BY Mrs.
Elizabeth HurlbHt and which was saved
at the time of the fire.
Substantial progress has been made
on the new part of the two-family
house. Each apartment will contain
seven rooms and will have an upstairs
and downstairs part, and the new ad-
Idltion will have a closed-in porch as a
sleeping room. \ bathroom will be in
stalled upstairs in each apartment and
each will be equipped with lavatory
downstairs. 1t Is expected that the new
half of the two-family house, which will
be occupied by Mrs j. l. Martin, will
be ready for occupancy by December
Work has not yet been started on the
nine room house, which viii face on
Linden street and which viii be occu-
ipied hy Mr. and Mrs. Noetsch. but it
| is expected that it win be ready for
occupancy by March. This house will
he of colonial architecture and viii be
a wooden structure, with front of brick
veneer.
B. H. Seabury of Springfield. Mass.
| is Mrs. Noetsch 5 architect and William
| Cushman is the contractor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-27
GOVERNOR BROWN IN
CONFERENCE TO-DAY
No Decision Yet as to Whether New
Hampshire Troops Will BE Called
Out on Account of Strike.

There have been no special develop
ments today in the situation relative to
the strike of the International Paper Co. :
employees in Bellows Falls.
Governor Brown of New Hampshire
made no decision yesterday at the con-
ference with Sheriff Lord and Col Bah
bidge of Keene relative to calling out
New Hampshire troops to protect work
men of the Champlain Realty Co. in re-
moving pulpwood logs from the Connecti-
cut river at North Walpole.
Another conference is being held this
afternoon, and it is expected that as a
result some definite conclusion will be
reached. County Solicitor o. E. Cain OF
Keene is attending the conference
George H. Chedel manager of the
Champlain Realty Co. was at the com
pany plant in Hinsdale yesterday on busi-
ness connected with the strike 1t is
understood that he intends to try again
soon to put men at work on the log drive
at North WalpOle.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-27
|. X. L|GGETT IN
TRUSTEES HANDS
President of United Drug
Co. Ruined by Decline
In Stocks
ONLY PERSONAL
AFFAIRS INVOLVED
Former Drug Clerk Rated Many Times
a Millionaire Before Break In Prices
Already Had Disposed of Racing
Stable and Made Other Economies.

BOSTON. July 27-The announce
ment that the personal assets of Louis
X. Liggett, president of the United
Drug Co., had been placed in the hands
of trustees as result of the decline of
the common stock of the United Drug
Co in the past "A hours was made to-
day. The announcement was made by
Frederick c. Snow, Mr.. Liggett 5 attor-
ney.
The statement says: "Owing to the de
cline in the market value of the United
Drug Co. common stock in the past "a
hours Mr.. Louis X Liggett has trans
ferred his assets to f. c. Dumaine
Frank W. Remick and Neil Rantoul as
trustees for the protection of his cred
itors. The personal affairs of Mr.. Lig-
gett are alone involved"
Mr.. Liggett, whose rise from a drug
clerk in Detroit to the presidency OF
the United Drug Co which he organ
lied b. putting together corner drug
stores in many places was rated many
times a millionaire before the collapse
of stock market and commodity values
during the past year. Since that time
depreciation of his personal fortune
was so extensive that he found it nee
essary to dispose of his stable of show
horses and to make other severe econo
mics.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-27
WOMAN TO SUCCEED WOMAN
Daugherty VIII Appoint Another When
Mrs Adams Retires

nette Abbott Adams. the first woman to
be an assistant attorney general, will
sever her connection with the government
and return to private practice in San
Francisco on Aug. 1. it was said yester-
day She resigned some months ago, but
remained to finish up pending cases in
her office. under which fall all legal
questions involving prohibition.
During her government service Mrs
Adams wrote several important liquor
opinions including the in-tranSit liquor
ruling. which holds that no ships may
enter the three-mile limit with liquor
aboard.
Attorney General Daugherty will ap-
point a woman to succeed Mrs. Adams
but so far has not made a selection.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-27
MRS. DANA S. Angler.
Former Brattieboro Woman Dies i'm
Home in East Putney.

Mrs Henrietta J. (Smith) Angler. 6S
formerly of Brattleboro. wife of Dana s.
Angler, died of brights disease at $50
O'Clock this morning in her home in
East Putney. after being in failing health
about year. The family lived here sew
eral years, Mr. Angler being employed in
the w. f. Richardson meat market On
account of the necessity for being out
doors he bought the Willard Smith place
in East Putney, where they have lived
a long time.
Mrs. Angler was born in East Putney
July 26. 1853, one of five children of the
late Willard and Louisa (Daggett) Smith
Besides her husband she leaves a. daugh-
ter. Gertrude wife Of VI. b. Switzer of
Springfield, Mass.
The funeral will be held at the house
at 10 O'Clock Friday morning Rev Mr.
A1orehouse. pastor of the Community
church. will officiate. and the burial will
take place in Mount Pleasant cemetery
in Putney.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-27
HARDING GETS TAX
BILL AHEAD OF TARIFF

WASHINGTON, July 27.-Vir-
tuaI agreement was said today to
have been reached at dinner con-
ference at the White House last
night for senate consideration of tax
revision legislation before the perma-
nent tariff act is taken up by that
body. A number of senators were
President Harding's guests and the
legislative situation was said to
have been discussed extensively.
President Harding told his guests
he hoped both branches of cOnugress
could recess from middle of August
to the latter part of September or
the first of October but as represent
ed he is opposed to any recess of
either body until the tax revision bill
has passed the house. leaving the
senate finance committee to work on
both tax and tariff measures during
the recess.
Senate leaders said today that all
proposals for a recess would be
abandoned until the tax bill came
from the house, probably within a
fortnight, and making recess of
both bodies possible about the mid
die of August.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-27

a. kAs CptttdA1St- N1dfkltL
| Inspection - Largest Field Contains
20 Acres, Grown by Frank Harlow of
| Westminster.
Sixty-three acres of potatoes are under
cultivation in Windham county for certi-
fed seed, and this week they are under
the first of two inspections by A. H. Gil
bert of Burlington, who came to Brattle-
boro yesterday. This is an increase of
l441a acres over the certified seed acreage
| of 1920 in this county
| Sixteen farmers have plots varying in
size from one acre to 20 acres. the largest
grower being Frank E. Harlow of West
minister The names of seven Brattleboro
growers are on the list. The acreage is
confined principally to the Green Noun
Itain variety, although the four largest
growers have some Cobblers in their fields.
The certified seed potato industry is con-
fined to nine of the % towns of the
county.
| The increase in acreage this year in
dlcateS that the farmers are coming to
realize the opportunity for larger profits
| from certified seed over what they re-
ceive from potatoes sold in the regular
market. In growing the certified seed
1t Is necessary for the farmers to carry
| out certain treatment in the way of
lsprayS. etc, prescribed by the department
of agriculture and which will eradicate
from the crop some of the diseases. Some
of the most common of these are the
blight and dry rot. The fields are in
spected twice during the season by an
expert and fields that are found to be
affected are not certified.
/ There were but seven growers of GER,
/ titled tubers last year in this county
i Mr.. Harlow, who is the largest grower
this year with 20 acres planted, had
only four and one-haf acres under cul-
tlyation last year
The names Of the growers the towns
) lin which they live, the acreage and the
variety of tubers follow:
! y. w Wyman, Athens, one acre, Green
, Mountain
W. S. Betterley. Brattleboro, three
acres, Green Mountain.
E. Il. Covey, BrattleborO, one acre,
Green Mountain.
Z II. L: Millington, Brattleboro, one acre,
: Green Mountain.
Edward AIoseman, BrattIeboro, three
acres, Green Mountain.
&. ]. Perkins & Sons, Brattleboro. two
acres, Green Mountain.
f. \. Phelps, Brattleboro, one acre,
: Green Mountain.
III. F. Weaver, Brattleboro, one acre.
{ Green Mountain
II +. {. HOlbro0k, Dummerston. FIVE
acres, Green Mountain and Cobbler
A. NJ Loyenberg. Dummerston, 10
acres, Green Mountain and Cobbler
, w. X. Locke, Marlboro, four acres,
Green Mountain.
H. y. Ambrose, Newfane, one acre,
Green Mountain.
j. \. Streeter & Son. Wardsboro. sfve
acres, Green Mountain and Cobbler.
Frank E.. Harlow, Westminster. 20
acres fHpanu ATo,7utoSy.
C.. L. Brigham. Whitingham. four
acres. Green Mountain.
Forest Boyd, Wilmington, one acre.
Green Mountain.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-27
RUM HUNTING TOO EXPENSIVE
Prohibition Officials Will Not Employ
Naval Vessels

WASHINGTON. July 27.--Plans for
naval cooperation in the hunt for liquor
smugglers along the North Atlantic coast
apparently have been abandoned, prohi-
bition officials declared Yesterday They
had been discussed tentatively with the
navy department. officials said. but it
was found the prohibition unit would
have to defrav expenses of the craft used
and lacks sufficient funds.
They are going ahead with the assist
ance of the coast guard. it is added. in an
effort to sweep the seas of the rum run
ners. Justice department agents are as
signed on special request, but are not tax.
ing part in the general drive.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-27
JAPAN'S REPLY
IN WASHINGTON
State Department Gives No Information
Pending DECIDING of
Official Message
WASHINGTON JuIv 81

WASHINGTON. July 81. - A COM
munication from Toxic, believed to con-
tain the formal acceptance by Japan of
President Harding's invitation to partici-
pate in an international discussion of
Far Eastern questions as well as disarm-
ament was received this morning at the
state department. Pending DECIDING and
examination officials refused to COM
ment on the nature of the communica-
ton and have made no decision as to its
publication.
The general position of Japan is sum
married. at Toxic as follows:
Peace now prevails in the Far East,
and the great aim of the conference
should be to harmonic policies, and all
participants in the conference should
strive to this end. Bitterness and mis-
understandings should not be created by
allowing any participant to leave the
conference with the feeling that action
had been taken detrimental to his rights
and vital interests.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-27
DISCUSS
ARMORY PROJECT
Favor Voting Appropria-
tiOn-Differ as to Means
of Raising Money
FOR AND AGAINST
TAX ASSESSMENT
At Least 4O-Cent Tax Would Be Neces-
sary, While Bond Issue Would Allow
Larger Number of Those Benefited
to Help Pay the Expense.

Discussion of the approaching special
town meeting to vote on the PROPOSE
tion to appropriate not to exceed S40,-
600 toward a state aTmory for Brattle-
boro, to be combined with a memorial
community house reveals substantially
a unanimity of sentiment on the part
of the townspeople with respect to vot-
ing the appropriation, but there is some
difference of opinion as to whether the
money should be raised by issuing bonds
as recommended by the community
house committee or by leyying direct
tax
Some favor a direct tax but among
business men who have given the mat
ter considerable thought the sentiment
favors a bond issue.
Advocates of the direct tax say they
favor raising the whole amount at once
in order to avoid the interest which
would have to be paid from year to
year on bond issue in addition to the
ultimate payment of the boads. They
point to the fact that the armory ap-
preparation of $4,000 by the state is
available at once, so that any tax
which might be voted at the special
meeting would not have to be paid I'M
| til next year. Their understanding al
so Is that this Is not a favorable time
for floating town bonds.
On the other hand those who favor
! issuing bonds for a term of years argue
| that taxes have been unusually heavy
| the past few years, partly as a result
| of the war, and that inasmuch as the
! benefits of the community house are to
| be enjoyed by not only all present res
| ldents but also those whom come after
them there Is no reason why the tax
lpayers OF the coming years should not
| help pay for the benefits to be derived
| by them from the proposed structure.
i Moreover, they say. many of the
present taxpayers already are burdeneC
by heavy taxes and TO rase the entire
amount in one year would work an en-
tirely unnecessary hardship on them
while the small increase which bond
issue would necessitate each veal
scarcely would be noticeable.
i To raise $4,000 by taxes would re
lquire more than Accent tax The
amount of money which a Accent taN
would raise would be little over S36.
l000. The town this year voted a 20-cent
tax for a sinking fund. Whether that
Twill be done next year remains to b,
/ determined. but in any event the stat,
tax of 20 cents this year will be in
/ creased to 40 cents next year. which i,
bonding plan do not favor a direct ar
mory and community house tax.
AS to floating bonds satisfactorily i
is not believed any difficulty will be ex
perienced in that regard. as it Is un
derstood that local business men ar
lwilling to guarantee to float them at
per cent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-27
TUFTS TESTFIES
IN HIS OWN BEHALF
Row Between Attorneys
Develops at Opening of
Testimony
STATE SEEKS DELAY
IN CROSS EXAMINING
Attorney General Allen In New York
and Wants to Conduct Cross EXamina-
tiOn-Tufts Wins Point - Judge Du-
buque Heard This Morning.

BOSTON, July 27.-Dist. Atty, Nath-
an A Tufts a defendant at the bar of
the supreme court in proceedings brought
by Attorney General Allen to oust him
from Office, faced the full bench today to
give an accounting as Middlesex county
prosecutor. His defense against the
attorney generals charges of malfeasance,
misfeance and non-feasance in office was
begun late yesterday after 10 days of
prosecution evidence, at times sensation
al in nature. although of disputed ap-
plication to the allegations.
Before Mr.. Tufts took the stand his
counsel called on Judge Hugo A. Du-
buque of the superior court as the first
of several judicial witnesses in his be-
half. Judge Dubuque testified that in
the years he has held criminal sessions
at Cambridge the calendar has always
been crowded.
Were matters expeditiously handled
by the district attorney" he was asked.
Assistant Attorney General Hurlburt
objected. You have developed nothing
to show that they were not said Chief
Justice Rugg in excluding the question
Speaking of the fine imposed on one OF
the defendants in a group of cases re
ferred to as the Lowell midwife cases
Mr.. Hurlburt said, you know, of course
that II that sentence was imposed by you
it was an Illegal sentence as the statute
says the fine must not be less than S100'
Judge Dubuque said it was probably i'm
posed on the recommendation of the dis
tTict attorney.
Conflict between Assistant Attorney
General Hurlburt and counsel for Mr.
Tufts developed at the outset over the
method of cross examination. 1t had
been announced that Mr. Tufts would
testify separately on each of the prin.
cipal groups of charges brought by the
cipal groups of charges brought by
the attorney general with the ATishawum
Manor case announced the first to be TAX
en- up. Mr.. Hurlburt asked that cross
examination be postponed until his di-
rect evidence in all cases was completed
explaining that Attorney General Allen
who was in New York, wished to exam
inc him. Attorney Melvin NJ. johnson
for Mr.. Tufts, pointed out that the pro
secutiOn had introduced its charges in
sections, he said, the defense wished t.
follow a similar course. Chief Justice
Rugg ruled in favor of Tufts counsel.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-27
MAY TAX AUTOMOBILES.
Federal Government Thinks Owners Are
Accustomed to Paying Revenues.

WASHINGTON, July 27.-Largely on
the ground that the automobile owner is
accustomed to paying license fees and as
sessments of similar character congress
is giving serious consideration to a federal
tax on motor cars and trucks. The form
of the proposed tax is indefinite yet, but
it is to be directed at the owner and grad
uated in accordance with the type and
power of the machine to be taxed.
This is in line with a suggestion re
Gently made by President Harding that
automobiles be made to pay the cost of
federal road improvement and mainte-
nance
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-27
PEACE DECISION IN A WEEK
Daugherty Expects Soon to Give Advice
on Proclamation

WASHINGTON, July 2T-Reeom-
mendations relative to the issuance of a
peace proclamation probably will be sub
mitted to President Harding within the
next week. Attorney Daugherty an
nunced yesterday.
Mr.. Daughcrty said that the study of
the vast amount of wartime legislation
necessary in order to advise the Presi-
dent of fhe effect of peace proclama-
tion on the status of such laws was pro-
crossing rapidly. The study was being
conducted with the utmost thoroughness.
he added. in order that every point
should be covered in the recommended
tions
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-27
LIQUOR COMES FROM
BONDED WAREHOUSE
Internal Revenue Collector Orders SeiZ-
ure of Goods Taken From
Schooner Jennie T.

! NEW HAVEN. Conn. July 27.-Li-
quors landed on the shores of New Hav-
en- harbor from the sword fishing sloOp
Jennie L. early Saturday originally came
from bonded warehouses. according to in
formation from the Office of Collector of
Internal Revenue Robert o. Eaton. That
official has ordered the seizure of $50
cases which the New Haven police hold.
He has asked T. :. Atty. f. L. Smith for
a federal commissioners hearing Satur-
day when Is alleged smugglers will be ar
raigned to put in the governments claim
for the liquor
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-27
STILL AFTER CHIEFS SCALP.
SpirituaIist Nickerson Repeats Charges
Against RheamOunt.

GREENFIELD. Mass, July 27.-Con-
verse Nickerson of Everett, Spiritualist
speaker, made good his promise to return
to Lake Pleasant and deliver a lecture at
Temple Grove at the Spiritualist colony.
Those who had threatened him when he
tried to expose Chief Rheamount as a
fake a few weeks ago turned out to listen
to him and heard him reiterate his charge
against Rheamount, the Indian medium.
When he had finished he was asked to
comment on the eventful seance in the
cellar of Chief Rheamount. He repeated
his story which is now generally known,
that he had exposed the Indian medium
and the latter had struck him on the
head, iBficting severe scalp wound