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LEGION AUXILIARY
ELECTS OFFICERS
Temporary Organization Formed Last
EVening-Delegates to First De-
paYtment Convention Chosen.

Temporary officers. membership COM
mIttee and delegates TO the first conven-
ton of the Womans auxiliary of the
American Legion. department of Vermont.
were elected ia a meeting held last even
ing IN the office of Captain T. w Gibson
III the interest of organizing Woman :
auxiliafy, unit To- to Brattleboro post,
No. 8, American Legion.
At the next melting, the date of which
will be announced soon. permanent off
GERS will be elected. the amount of dues
will be decided upon anC other business
viii be transacted.
The temporary officers elected were:
Pres. Mrs. Laura c. Miner; sec, Mrs.
Myrtle +. Covey; membership com, Mrs.
G. w. Lane chairman, Mrs. f. c. Vail
Mrs. T. W. Chapman Delegates to the
department convention which viii be held
in Burlington Friday and Saturday of
this week, are Mrs. Myrtle f. Covey, Mrs
Laura c. Miner; alternate, Mrs. +. {.
Swain.
Only few women were present at the
meeting last evening because of the un-
avoidably short notice given.
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SAYS HUSBAND
USED VIOLENCE
Well Known Nurse Files
Petition for Separate
Maintenance
COURT ENJOINS
EDW. ID. RANNEY
Mrs. Ranney Declares She Was Com
PEELED TO Absent Herself from Home
Says Husband Refused to Allow Her
TO Get Her Winter Clothing.

Mrs. Grace NJ Ranney of Brattleboro.
a well-lsnown professional nurse. has filed
III Nindham county court petition
against her husband. Edward d. Ranney
of this town, asking for decree OF sep
arate maintenance, and the petition has
been docketed for the April term of court.
1t is accompanied BY an order by Judge
Harrie b. Chase restraining Mir. Ranney
from interfering with his wife or from dis
posing OF or encumbering any of the
household goods referred to in the peti-
ton or from preventing her from obtain
ing winter clothing and other wearing APP
parel belonging to her in the Ranney
house.
In her petition Mrs. Ranney says that
her maiden name was Grace NJ Nc
Naughten and that on Oct. D, 1891, at st
Andrews East. Province OF Quebec. she
married Edward ID. Ranney of Cambridge
Mass. They lived in St Andrews East
until the summer of 1912. when they came
to Brattleboro, living together here until
July 20, 1920.
She declares that lie treated her at diff
fercnt times with intolerable severity
She saws he has been addicted to the use
OF Intoxicating liquor to excess and that
on divers occasions he has administered
great force ana violence 10 neI, beating
ard striking Ter with his hands and fists
On July 20. 1920, the petition states, Mr.
RanRey beat his wife and made threats
against her. accompanied by such Eorcc
and violence that she was compelled Il
absent herself from the house where she
had been living since 1912.
Mrs. Rannev states that on Dee. she
went to her home to obtain her winter
clothing ard some household articles but
that Mr. Ranney refused her admittanct
and with a heavy stick IN his hands
threatened her and forbade her entering
and refused to give up her belongings
In asking for a restraining order she saiC
lie possessed an uncomfortable temper anc
she believed he would carry out hi'
threats unless enioined
1t is claimed bv Mrs. Rannev that the
real estate was bought partly with hel
money and partly hy money supphed b!
his mother with the understanding tina
the property vas to become the property
Of the petitioner She SAYS he claims t
own personal property in the house whlct
belongs TO her.
According to Mrs Ranney her HUSBAND
has the income from a trust fund created
for him By his mother. who died IN April
1918. The income Is paid monthly. she
saws. and amounts to $1,000 10 Sl5h a
wear. She SAYS she Is without ADEQUATE
means of support They have no children
The petition is from the law othce o.
Barber. Barber & Miller.
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Legislature Names Special
Committee to Provide
Relief
SHORT SESSIONS
IN BOTH BRANCHES
Four New Bills Introduced in House at
Morning Session Governor Hart
ness Adopts 0pen-Door Policy - Laf-
fin Made Executive Clerk.
Especial to The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER. Ian. /

MN IEEI41I4Iks Jan. L.
The lack of. adequate rooms for meet
ings of the various house and senate com
mittees was the outstanding feature of
this mornings legislative session. y vol
ley of announcements of committee meet
ings in both houses disclosed the fact that
the old-time method of meeting in recep-
tion rooms, cloak rooms, department
Offices. etc. was on again.
The library annex. which was released
for committee rooms when the supreme
court building was constructed. is now
occupied by state departments and the
failure of those departments To move
downtown. thus giving up their Offices for
use as committee rooms during the pres
ent session. inpelled the chairmen of the
various house and senate committees to
appoint a subcommittee to confer with
the board of control with view to rem
edying those conditions.
For the present we can get along"
said Chairman Dyer today, but unless
we can have more room very soon we are
going to be held back. After the commit
tees are organized and get down To bust
ness they will need more room and they
ought not to be delayed for lack of room to
meet 1t. There are IS committees in
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Through Attorney John E. Gale the
Brattleboro Trust Co. has just filed its
answer to the bill of complaint filed last
November by the law firm of Holden &
Healy of Bennington in behalf of Mrs.
Pauline Gray and FIVE minor children of
Sioux Falls. s. D., brought by their next
friend and guardian, \. o. Monserud. 1t
denies the principal statements of the
complainants and asks the court of chan
Gerry to dismiss the complaint and that
the defendant be allowed its costs most
wrongfully sustained
At the April term of court in 1918 At
tOrney \. V. ID. Piper. acting for Mrs.
j. G. Eddy of Sioux Falls. as she says,
secured a divorce for Mrs. Gray from
Frank i. Gray. formerly of TownShend.
and the petitioner was granted the Gus
tody of the minor children. Pending the
divorce +. b. Batcheider of Townshend
was appointed guardian of Frank Gray.
The court ordered the guardian to pay to
the Brattleboro Trust Co. the avails from
the sale of Gray's farm. amounting to
$1,000. in trust as alimony to be used in
support of Mrs. Gray and children. The
plaintiffs claim that some of the money
was used for other purposes. and they
ask for an accounting and new trustee
1T is understood that the real aim of the
piaIntIn Il TO recover S0OU paid to AttOF-
ney Piper for services.
In its answer the defendant states that
Mr.. Batchelder delivered to the Trust Co
a check fol $1,000 May 4, 1915 and said
it represented aliInOny awarded to Paul
inc Gray. that her attorney. Mr.. Piper,
knew all about the matter and would ex-
plain it to Treasurer G.. 4. Boyden and
instruct him concerning its disposal. The
Trust Co, the answer says. was not in
formed for some time afterwards that it
had been appointed trustee for the GrayS.
/ Treasurer BOyden. according to the an
Swer. at once communicated with Attor-
ney Piper. who said that sundry bills for
necesSaries and expenses of litigation had
been contracted by and for Mrs. Gray
from the fund and suggested that the
money be deposited on a special checking
account in the name OF A. V D. Piper
attorney, who would pay the bills and
expenses and turn over the balance 20 the
defendant as trustee for Pauline Gray.
| The balance turned over. the answer
states. was 81 ,0J0.5 30. The directions of
Mr.. Batchelder and Mr.. Piper were fol-
+ lowed exactly, it is declared. and since
then. it Is asserted. the company has ap-
piled the fund to the use of Mrs GRAY
and children and has refused no applica-
tiOn for funds from Pauline Gray except
a request that the whole fund be turned
( over to her. which the company declined
! TO honor unless ordered by court The
Trust Co. denies that it ever refused to
render an account of its stewardship and
asserts that it never received notice of any
: dissatisfaction from Mrs. Gray until the
/ bill of complaint was brought
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" s. NAVAL STRENGTH
HALF THAT OF GREAT
BRITAIN AT PRESENT
CORNER BARRE BANK CLERK .
ARRESTED FOR EMBEZZLEMENT

BARRE. Jan. 12.-Ge0. \. Brown,
formerly a clerk in the Barre Say
ings Bank & Trust Co., now closed,
was under arrest today on the charge
of embezzlement of S2.172 from the
bank ON Nav :. 1920. week before
he concluded his duties there.
Frank G. HOwland, president of
the bank. was sentenced on Dee. 2S
to four years in states prison for
embeZZIement.
When arrested at his home Brown
asserted his innocence. Bail of $1,000
was furnished by his brother.
George A. Brown is 81 years of
age. married, and has one child.
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CLAIMS RIGHT TO
POLITICAL REFUGE
Lord Mayor 0'Callasilan's Case Formal
ly Brought Before Labor Department
Pending Wilson'S Action.

WASHINGTON. Jan. p. - Formal
claim OF right to political refuge was
made today for DOnal O'Callaghan, lord
mayor of Cork, who entered the coun-
try as stoWaway without a passport and
whose case Is before President Wilson for
hnal decision as result of differences be-
tween the state and labor departments.
The claim was presented to Secretary
Wilson at the labor department by Judge
Lawless. attorney for O'Callaghan.
The lord mayor himself arrived in
Washington today from New York and
expects to testify tomorrow before the
commission of the committee of 100 inves-
tigatmg conditions i'm Ireland. Acting
Secretary Davis OF the state department
has ruled that the lord mayor cannot be
considered d political refugee when Ea-
monn DeNaleIa was returning to Ireland
at the same time O'Callaghan was leaving
there.
President Wilson's advice was sought
at yesterdays cabinet meeting. The pres
ident thus was called upon to decide be-
tween the position of Acting Secretary
Davis OF the state department, who has
insisted on exclusion OF the lord mayor
from the United States for attempting TO
enter without passport, and that of Sec
Ietary of Labor Wilson. who has refused
To acknowledge jurisdiction Of the state
department until the case has been form
ally presented to it by the labor depart
ment.
With the labor department declining to
recognize the jurisdiction of the state de
uartment and the state department insist
! inc uDon its right to order the deportation
| of O'Callaghan under wartime powers
conferred upon the president and his eN-
ecutive agent. the secretary of state. Off
| cial> of the labor department stated the
| case had reached an impasse calling fol
the iutermediation Of the president.
| Secretary Wilson is known To be will
| ing to abide by any disposition which the
nresident IS inclined to make of the case
| and Is prepared to enter an order for hi:
| deportation Immediately. if that course
| should be indicated by President Wilson
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-12
LOCAL MERCHANT
MARRIED TO-DAY
Hubert A. Stebbins Weds Miss Ethel NJ.
Berry of Montpelier in Baptist
PARSONAGE at 80 O'clock.

Hubert Amman Stebbins, proprietor OF
the Stebbns grocery store on Main street,
and Miss Ethel Mag Berry of Montpelier
daughter Of T.. S. Berry, mechanical en-
gineer in Bristol. were married this af-
ternoon at l.30 O'Clock by Rev. Clark T..
Brownell. the ceremony taking place IN
the Baptist parsonage on Main street a
single rle service was used and the bridal
couple were unattended. The bride wore
travelling suit of navy blue and a navy
blue hat They viii begin Housekeeping
at IS Maple street
Mrs Stehbins is a graduate Of the
Montpelier high school in the class OF
1911 She also took a business course in
Montpelier seminary She afterwards
taught school six years in Montpelier and
for the past two and a half years has had
position as stenoqrapher IN the offices
of the Holstein- Friesian association.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-12
TEXTILE UNION
ATTACKS WOOD
Says Wage Cut Is ''Inhuman
Outrage" and Not
Warranted
MEANS REPETITION
OF LABOR BATTLE
American WooIen Co.'S 2ak Per Cent
Reduction Comes in for Scathing De
nunciatfGn by Secretary of Amalga-
mated Textile Workers.

Reduction Comes i'm for Scathing De
nunciaticn by Secretary of Amalga-
mated Textile Workers.
LAWRENCE. Mass. Jan 12-Thc
wage reduction ordered by textile manu-
facturers here was declared To be a dec
laration of war in statement today by
Joseph Salerno. secretary of the local
branch of the Amalgamated Textile
Workers of America. Regarding the an
nouncement by President Wood of the
American Wooden Go. and the other
textile baronS" that wages would be cut
2212 per cent. Secretary Salerno said ::
We replied that we recognized the re
declaration of war, that the fight is on
and that the pitched battles of 1912 and
1919 will be resumed at our earliest
convenience and that we win fight on
until we are recognized as human beings
whose right To life, liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness cannot be denied as uu-
necessary or eNtravagant by an arbi-
trary Industrial overload"
The Amalgamatcd Textile Workers 10
cally include only a small proportion of
the $4,000 mill workers in this city.
Its ranks split recently by the secession
Of Of its members to form branch
here OF the "one big union idea under
the leadership of Ben Legere, former see
retary of the \. II. ".
Secretary Salerno9 statement said
the wage cut was another inhuman out
rage attempting to make permanent the
present condition of poverty which has
been forced upon thousands of workers
families of the last six months" The
cost ef living has not decreased in pro-
portion to the 22l2 Der cent wage cut,
II was stated Referring tn fhe salary
and income of President Wood which, it
said. hr was allowed 70 make because
cloth j. not clothing according to our
profitceriug laws" the statement added
that while accepting large profits hiul-
self Mr. Wood was taking FIVE dollars a
week from his workers wives and chill
drcn. The system Of society which re-
0uire> SUch action or allows it must be
wiped of the face of the earth" was
he conclusion.
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PRESIDENT-ELECT ORDERS
AN EXTENSIVE WARDROBE

CHICAGO. Jan. 2.-President-
elect Harding has begun ordering
presidential clothes. Here is his list
as given out by Paul Gettusn of To-
ledo. tailor TO Mr.. Harding for the
last 20 years:
Two cutaway coats; one frOck
coat; two dinner coats; two dress
suits; one fr0ek OvercOat; two spring
OvercOats; six pairs of flannel tr0u-
sers; IL silk vests for dinner and
dress suits; II everyday" suits;
three everyday" OvercOats; six pairs
of trousers and six fancy vests. They
are to be delivered in February.
Mr.. Gettum will tell the Merchant
Tailor Designers association. which
meets at the Congress Hotel Jan. 10
TO II, inclusive, what Mr.. Harding
likes in the way. of styles. More than
500 delegates are expected.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-12
NEW HIGHWAY
NEAR COMPLETION
Great Improvement at Suspension
Bridge. Where Road Was Washed
Out-Built ON Top of Ledge.

Within the next three weeks if weather
permits. the work of rebuilding the road
from the suspension bridge across the
Connecticut river up to the railroad un-
der pass will be completed. under the
direction of Road Commissioner {. J;
Dube. sho now has about u men and
fonr teams at work there The road was
washed ont at the time of the freshet
last March
To avoid a recurrence of the trouble
the read has been carried back into the
embankment so as to keep ii on top OF
the ledge and the sharp curve at the un-
derpass has been removed: so that all OF
the read from the end of the bridge to
the underpass is visible from either of
those points. 1t is 40 feet wide in some
places, and is built on six per cent
grade. 1t is understood that the cost is
to be borne by the Connecticut River
Power Co.
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Red Men S Hall

Wednesday. Jan. II, at o'clock
Regular meeting of Triumph lodge. In
Stallation of officers.
Thursday. Jan. IS. at p. m.-Regu-
lar meeting of Canton Palestine, No. 3.
Thursday. Jan. Is. at 6 p. m.-Supper
will be served to members of Pocahontas
Council No. I. ID. of p; p. m.-Regular
meeting of pocahontas Council. Raising
of chiefs. Mrs. Neal, deputy Great Poca-
hOntas from Minnehaha Council of
Springfield. Vt. will raise the chiefs. and
Great Sachem of Vermont Fred F. Clark
viii be present.
Friday, Jan II. s p. m.-Regular meet
ing Of Quonekticut tribe, No. ,. Imp'd o.
Il. NJ, Raising of chiefs. Corn and veni-
son at G.3O
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his Morning Apparently F0rgetful
OF Dispute That Marred Their Arrival
at Mattice Yesterday.
NIATrICE. Ont. Jan. 12.-Lieuts
Farrell. Kloor and Hinton were much
refreshed this morning after their first
nights sleep of real comfort since set
ting out from the frozen Hudson Bay
region where they landed on Dee. II
after hazardous balloon fight from
Rockaway. \. y. Preparations were
underway today for their departure late
this afternoon for Toronto.
The dispute that arose between Lieuts
Farrell and Hinton shortly after their
arrival here yesterday apparently had
been forgotten. The quarrel eliminated
in Il blow from Farrell that sent his fol-
low airnan sUrawhng over a table in the
home of II. i. Williamson. but the aero
nautS rose early. had breakfast in their
private car and all regretted the Incl
dent that marred their historic adveu-
ture.
The alteration arose over a letter
written by Hinton to his Wife from
Moose Factory. I'm the letter. published
by New York newspaper. Hinton wrote
that Farrell, exhausted from the rigor-
Gus wandeTingS. pleaded with his two
companions to kill him and eat his body
to enable them To get back To ciViliZa-
ton. Farrell charged his companion
with double crossing" him, saying all
had agreed that their letter should not
be published. Hinton'S refusal to re
tract was the immediate cause for Far
relES blow. Newspaper correspondents
interfered and separated them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-12
FOR STATE CONsTABULARY.
Massachusetts Commission Says Safety
to Small Towns Demands III.

BOSTON. Jan. 12.-Establishment OF
state constabulary was recommended
to the legislature by special commits
sion today. The danger menacing rural
and suburban towns through the opera
tion by use of automobiles of criminals
that were formerly confined to large
cities was given as the principal reason
for creating constabulary force The
unlawful use of the automobile has de-
veloped condition that can only be
coped with successfully by a motorized
patrol of the state highways, it was de-
clared by the commission
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HARDING SUGGESTS EAST PORCH
Wires Congressional Committee Public
Prefer Outdoor Inauguration.

MARION. o., Jan. 12.-President-elect
Harding today suggested to the Inaugural
ton officials at Washington that he take
the oath of Office on the east porch of the
capitol instead of in the senate chamber
as planned by the congressional commit
tee He telegraphed to Senator Knox,
chairman of the congressional committee.
that although it would be agreeable to him
to have the ceremony in the senate cham
Der. he thought the public might prefer to
have it outdoors.
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Toronto Club Gives Up Plan on Account
of Vest terdaN'S Fight

TORONTO. Jan. 12.-The Aero club
of Canada TO-DAY announced If had can
celled Il banquet to the three American
naval balloonists in view of the fight at
Mattice yesterday, when Lieut.. Farrell
knocked Lieut.. Hinton down because of a
letter he had written home
The Aero club does not attempt to pass
judgment in the dispute in any way or
to comment OH the Justification. of it,
but it is felt that a banquet in honor
of three men more or less estrangcd
would be a most awkward affair for all
concerned, the club president explained.
The club also was influenced to forego
the banquet by intimation from Ottawa
that it would be better to allow the bal
loonists to continue their journey home
ward without delay. The balloon party
is expected to leave Mattice at 4 p. m.
and arrive in Toronto at ; o'clock Thurs
day afternoon.
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First Baptist Church

Thursday. p. m.-Annual d. \. r.
musicale Recital by Miss Mary Potter.
Thursday. Jan. 13. rs p. m.-Meetlng
of class No II of the Bible school. Mrs.
Baldwin. teacher. in the Baraca room.
All members are requested to be present.
Friday. 4 p. m.-Junior EndeavOr
meeting 7.30-Regular church prayer
I.apt Ur
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Masonic Temple

Thursday. Jan. 13-Teams F and d
win bowl.
Thursday, Jan. Is. 40 p. m.-Stated
convocation of Fort Dummer chapter, r.
and s. VI. Work: Mark degree.
Thursday. Jan. 13-Stated convocation
Fort Dummer Chapter, No. II, +. y. NJ.
Work: NJ. NJ. NJ.
Friday. Jan. 14-Bowling by teams A
and &.
Friday. Jan. 14-Special conclave
Beauseant Commandery, No. Z. Work
X. r.
Friday, Jan. II. 73O p. m.-Special
conciave of Bcauseant commandery, No.
:, X. I. Work: Temple degree.
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SECRETARY DANIELS
PRESENTS STATISTICS
Gen. Bliss Tells Committee
Nations of World Would
Respond ''PrOmptly and
Inevitably" to Invitation
to Full and Free Discus
sion of Naval Disarma-
ment

WASHINGTON. Jan. 12.-Secretary
Daniels today laid before the house naval
Afair~' committee what he described as
approximatcIy complete data on the rel
aFivp sea power of the three principal
naval powers. requested by the commit
tee in connection with its consideration
of the question of International disarm-
ampnt.
Tables submitted by the secretary
show that while the present effective
fighting strength of the British navy in
cludes 53S ships of 1.jSS.440 tons as
compared with $50 ships of 1898 tons
for the American navy, completion of
tine authorized building program of this
country in 1925 win give it n tonnage
superiority in the ratio of 10 to 1
with approximately an equal number of
Ships.
While the present strength of the
American navy was shown to be more
than double that OF Japan. should the
latter country complete its projected pro
gram for 1927 in addition to construc-
tion already authorized and this coun-
try terminate construction with its pres
rnt program its naval superiority over
Japan in that year, it was shown, would
be reduced to a ratio of 4 to /.
Should the United States call upon
the nations of the world for "A full.
free and fair discussion of reduction OF
armament the favorable response would
be prompt and inevitable" the house
naval committee was told today by Gen.
Tasker II. Bliss. former American rep
rc#entative on the supreme war council
at Paris.
- nation that would come to such a
conference and refuse to agree to any
proposition looking 10 disarmament or
Continued on Page 81
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WILL TRUST IN GOD FOR FEES.
Teachings of Christ to. Rule Conduct of
Cases. -

YAKIMA. Wash, Jan. 12.-Harcourt
NJ. Taylor. retiring judge OF the Yakima
superior court, announced yesterday that
he would resume practice of law lin
accordance with the principles of adj
-vaneed thought
AS | shall apply the teachings of Je-
sus to legal service" he said, 4 shall
accept no employment TO fight law re-
suits or assist others to do SO. nor at
tempt to collect debts. though if | can
assist persons in keeping out of law suits
or settling litigation in which they al
have rendered the highest legal service
/ shall trust in God. not those whom |
serve for my compensation. making no
fixed charge.