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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-19
ARRESTED ON FRAUp CHARGE

Sioux cry. Iowa. July ls--H. X. Han
sen. secretary ~ the National OrEantza-
tion If Good Fellows Of America. was
arrested today on the charge Of using
Tho mails To dcfraud. II - charged
thn, Hansen secured IS2 Sno In 25-Cent
membership fees from 25n.nnn persons
in n! PARTS Of the United States.
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Enou. they arc untrtIe"

know they are untrue"
Mr. Gompers declared that reports
on labor conditions in Hawaii made By
government officials had been sup
pressed by men high in our govern
ncnt."
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A. B. C.. or X. Y. Z.

In algebra, "abc" represents The
knosvn; "xyz" the unknown. Like
wise in circulation. A.B.C represents
the knoevn plus where it goes and
how it was obtained. Anything else
is the unknown.
When buying space, select mediums
of known circulation. Choose from
A. B. c.. reports and audits. You
have then backed your judgement
with undisputable facts.
The Intclligcnccr and News the only newspaper
members of the 4. B. c. in Wheeling and will be
pleased to show you their latest audit report
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Northcott May Be d. A.

Tho a..,...''r.,.' ~ NrC'i'1'!r as
'u,l." -, h"j''r assured. IA" friends "i
Epr'Ncr'' 'n' hu,, - So" '"m"thinC
'r,,,, 'hc Ur~~k e ~" hopes Of :h"lr
.ovnr'rc :"r 'lf",onr lud!cm! position
'H"'r ar'lv.'r has resulted. II seems ~
u.,e' certain. III me int0rna. decision
at 'H, Two senator's - recommend North
..,.r' ",.- appointment as dIsiriC, attorney
&C. 'r.' court NN..r which n" had ambition
-. r-c,'4".
in..sr SOMETHING wholly unexpected
'uri..s az @"0a'n-" S,ItG"r land and E!fIns
yvIH Wlflan he NeN; few days. make
'o~ml' announcement that they have de-
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'-',,' g,i,rnrv,h.r for t1r southern iIS-
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" %"'r', - :util newt lnmuary. az III"
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N". y. 10. not ">p,r" until 'h"n. How
W.T. 'rc:r ann"urrcmHn' Is expected -
I.n"!.c.v Hnr"sraN any contest over
'l,t position.
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XAkees,

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Tonight. Mc,'"-S,> - = Ts".r-~.
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vs.. Gt. Nor:h"C0.
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20 .'arrr IS worth anything ~: 4
ul."'.,s chance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-20
TELLS
OF TERCENTENARY
Centre Church Brotherhood Has Sup
per, Elects Officers and Hears Ac-
count of Celebration.

Although the extreme cold interfered
somewhat with the attendance an inter
csted group of men of the Congregations
al Brotherhood attended the supper in
the chapel last evening and listened to a
talk by James II. CuShman, civil engineer
in charge of construction at the Con-
neCticut River Power Co.'S plant in Yer
non, who attended the Tercentenary eel
ebration in Plymouth. Mass. recently.
An excellent supper was served under
the direction of Mrs. NJ. J. Larabee
which included creamed potato. sliced
cold pork, coffee rolls, pie. cake and
other tempting dishes Then followed
the annual meeting when these officers
were elected President, Harold w. Ma
son; vice president Laurence G. Sher-
man; secretary and treasurer, Joseph l..
three and the pastor and the retiring
president. O. Il. Hughes.
Mr.. Cushman, who is of Pilgrim de-
church, gave an account of the voyage
of the Mayflower and the hardships
which the Pilgrims endured in 1920.
then passed over the 300 years to the
celebration in 1920, showed some inter
esting comparisons and connected the
two periods by reference to the inter
vcning celebrations. mentioning the Ply
mouth Rock and the Typographical con-
ditiOnS surrounding it. He quoted from
Daniel Webstcr'S address at the celebra-
tion 100 years ago and from that of
Henry Cabot Lodge last year. His story
was we'll constructed and was very in
tercsting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-20
SHIP co. IS
BRITISH CONTROLLED
Senator Jones of Washington Claims In
ternational Mercantile Marine Has
Agreement as to Operation.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2O.-Charges
that the international Mercantile Marine,
an American shipping company now CON
trolling the operations of approximately
40 vessels leased from the shipping board.
is bound by an agreement made with the
British government in 1908 to pursue no
policy injurious to the interests of the
British merchant marine or of British
trade We're made today by Senator Jones
of Washington. author of the merchant
marine act. Parts of the text of alleged
20-year agreement were read by Senator
Jones i'm an address before the annual
convention of National Merchant Marine
association.
He made sweeping charges of attempts
by British interests supported by certain
American interests 10 destroy the Ameri-
ran merchant marinn, A. Il result of this
20-year agreement, Senator Jones said.
the steamship lines owned by the Interna-
U-Hai Mercantile .akal Iie- a. well as the
leased shipping board vessels not under
its control are actually operated in the
interests of the British government and
british trade and subject to the terms of
the contract.
The chamber of commerce of the state
Of New York is made up of International
bankers and heads of great railroad and
steamboat companies" Senator Jones
continued. Philip Franklin. a vice
president of this chamber of commerce. is
the president of the international Mcr-
camille Marine, the American company
which entered into the agreement already
referred to-.
Constructive legislation to guarantee
the United States equal commercial op-
uortunity upon the seas was urged by
Senator RamsdeIl of louisiana The
imperative need he added. was 'an
American merchant marine built owned
and operated by Americans without the
faintest suspicion in their makeup of
foreign sympathy"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-20
RECEPTION PLANNED
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Varied Program to BE Given I'm First
Baptist Church Next Monday Eve
ning-Refreshments

The men of the First Baptist church
are to. tender a reception next Monday
night to the young people who are liv-
ing in BIattlebOro temporarily. whose
homes are in other towns. and who are
boarding and rooming here while attend
ing school or working in Offices. stores
or factories. The evening will be one
of unusual character. The program in
the church auditorium will consist OF
selections by male quartet from Mount
Hermon. assisted by a violinist who is
also an excellent violin sOloist. also Sc
lectionS by a quartet or chorus from
Northtield seminary. assisted by a plan
iSt and a piano s0loist and possibly a
reader. The evening musical program
will be under the direction of Professor
Lawrence of Mount Hermon. who is al
so to take part in the program.
Mr.. Braman. oTganist at the church.
IL to give an organ recital and f.. II.
Miller. teacher of music. Dummerston,
is TO render vocal selections. There is
also to be heard an orchestra Of about
20 pieces. This assures a quantity.
variety and quality that ought To make
a first class entertainment.
After the program in the auditorium,
the especially invited guests of the
Mems union. the Out-of townerS living
here for the time being. are to be ten
dered a reception in the veStry and
social hour will be had and refreshments
will be served. While this evening is
primarily for those mentioned. all low
ers of music, young or old, are cordially
invited to the service in the auditorium.
No tickets are to be sold as this is
an evening of entertainment and cor
diality freely extended.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-20
DAWES IS FOR
BUDGET SYSTEM
Chicago Barker. Possibly Next Secre-
tary of Treasury. Speaks to Bos-
ton Chamber of Commerce.

BOSTON. Jan. ia reform i'm the
business administration Of the govern
ment by which Presidpnt-elcct Harding
would hold departmental expenditures in
co-Ordinating relation to the taxable re
sources OF the nation was advocated here
today by Charles q. Dawes Chicago
banker. His address. which was deliv-
cred at a luncheon given in his honor by
the Boston Chamber of Commerce. was
considered as of special interest at this
time because of his mention as the pos
sible choice of PreSident-elect Harding
for secretary of the treasury.
Mr.. Dawes who has been comptroller
Of the currency and who was in charge of
the purchase of supplies in France for
the American eXpeditionary forces spoke
of the conditions that have controlled
epaItmental expenditures in the federal
government a an impossible business
system. The proposed reform is par
ticularly an administrative aS diStiu-
guiShed from congressional reform. "
Mr.. Dawes said. Pant of the plan as
he saw it. would include abolition of du-
plicate activities in the several depart
mentS, such as ordnance, hospital and
secret service installation.
He predicted that congress would co
operate with the president and added ::
The principles underlying this REFORM
are 80 indiSputably correct that if it
fails it will be because it is killed from
under cover.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-20
BANK IN BUSINESS
HALF CENTURY
BrattlebOrO Savings Bank Holds An
nual Meeting-TwO New Trustees
and Two New COrpOratOrS.

The 50th annual meeting of the corpora
tors of the BrattleborO Savings bank took
place this morning in the banking
rooms. Officers were elected as follows
President. f. h. Barrows: vice president,
Ell Hildreth; trustees, F. X. Barrows,
:. +. LawtOn, f. l.. Hildreth {. l..
Stickney. G. \. Harris. \. +. Schwenk,
f.. ID. Whitney and III. c. Rice of Brattle
boro and +. W. Melendy of South Lon
ris, treasurer; ]. c. Dewitt. assistant
treasurer F. X. Barrows. +. L. Hill
dreth. c. \. Harris. ~ +. Schwenk and
+. ID. Whitney. board of investment; \.
f. Schwenk, f. l.. Hildrcth and {. l..
Stickney. auditors. Two new corpora
tors chosen were Harold Il. Mason and
Howard $. Wellman. Messrs. Whitney
and Rice were newly elected TO the board
of trustees.
In connection with the J0th anniver
Sary of the banks organization Treasurer
Harris pointed out some interesting facts.
The Oldest living corporatOrS are 4. X.
Barrows and G.. IL. Clapp. who were
chosen i'm 1882. The oldest active ac-
count is No. 233. which was opened May
l. 1871. The banks first loan was made
to the town of Westminster. The presi-
dents. with their years of service. follow:
John Hunt. 1S71-73: Farley Starr 1874
10: II. W. Clarke. 1S76-S0; b. ID. Harris,
1SS1S9; +. l.. Waterman, 1890 1906; f.
X. Barrows, 1907-1921. There have been
but three treaSurers s. \. Herrick who
1873; c. w. Wyman. 1S79-S6, and c. A.
Harris, who has held the position since
1897.
The annual dinner to the cOrpOratOrs
was served in the Brooks House this
afternoon at o'clock.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-20
BUILDING WORKERS
STRIKE IN BOSTON
About $4,000 Thought to Have Laid
Down Their Tools i'm WalkOut for
Higher Pay.

BOSTON. Jan. 2O.-The building
trades in this city were without work
erS today as a result of strike on the
question of wages. 1t is estimated that
about 1900 men actually laid down
their tools. Approximately 5000 work
erS nOminally engaged on building jobs
have been out of work some time.
The walkout left the new buildings
that have been under construction with
no one but the watchman on the job. The
building trades employers association,
which several weeks ago refused de
mand by the men for a wage advance to
carpenters, bricklayers masons and 9TH
ers from 81 to S1.50 an hour, now Of
fers for their acceptance an agreement
in which 90 cents an hour is the basic
wage. The building trades council has
refused the offer and declared a strike.
Mayor Peters said yesterday that he
hoped to bring representatives of each
side into conference to discuss a settle
ment of the controversy tomorrow.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-20
WILL TALK ON
VERMONT TRAILS
Parent Teacher Associations to Hear
Theron Dean Next Monday Night
Refreshments and Music.

\ social evening has been arranged
by the Parent-Teacher associations for
Monday evening, Jan. "a in the high
school room at s o'clock. to which all
parents and teachers are cordially in
vited and urged to attend. This includes
parents having children in the high
school and high school teachers as we'll
as those of the grades. An entertaining
feature of the evening will be a talk by
Theron Dean on Vermont Trails. Mr..
Dean is an insurance inspector, but his
hobby is working out Green Mountain
roads and trails He has been secretary
for years of the Vermont Green Noun
tain club and has done much to create
interest in this states beautiful scenery.
He has given his talk before many clubs
in Vermont as well as in Massachusetts
and New York.
After AIr. Deans talk refreshments
will be served and an opportunity given
for parents and teachers to become ac-
quainted. There will be music by the
high school pupils and the manual
training rooms will be open in order that
the work there may be inspected.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-20
BUILDING ROAD
ON ice IN RIVER
Road Commissioner Begins
Work to Renew Hins-
dale Traffic Z.
WILL START BACK
OF COAL SHEDS
Course Across River to BE Marked by
Small Trees Set i'm Holes in Ice -
Ramps to BE Built of Piles Used i'm
Bridge Which Was Washed Away.

Traffic across the Connecticut river
will be established tomorrow or Satur-
day as a result of the last few days of
severely cold weather. The ice has
formed to a thickness which makes it
safe for heavy traffic, so it has been de-
cided by the selectmen of BrattlebOrO
and the road commissioner to arrange
for teams and automobiles to cross on
the ice.
To this end Road Commissioner
Charles J. Dube and men began prepar-
ations today for an ice road beginning
near the Barrows coal sheds on the Yer
mont side and crossing to a point near
the Pollica house on the New Hampshire
side. joining the highway below Little
River bridge.
On each side of the river a ramp will
be constructed from the embankment out
on to the ice so as to avoid as much
grade as possible. and for this purpose
Mr.. Dube will use the long piles which
were d part of the temporary bridge
which was washed away Dec. 10.
Mr.. DUDE will have some small trees
cut and set up in holes which will be
cut in the ice and these will serve to
mark the course of the roadway so that
it can be seen at night. .
Nothing has been heard from the
United Construction Co. since the Sc
lectmen wrote the company last week
that they would insist that the company
live up to its contract to have a new
steel bridge on by March 1. so that mat
ter stands the same as it did last week
but with traffic established on the ice
the situation will be relieved so long as
the ice continues safe
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-20
Think One Fire Incendiary

BOSTON, Jan. 2O.-State police offc-
crs who are investigating iuccndiarism
in connection with the fires that caused
damage of more than S1.OOO.OO0 in
Worcester on Tuesday night have re
ported to State Fire Marshal George
Neal that they are satisfied the fire in
the Merrificld building. one of the three
principal places burned. was set. Mar
shaI Neal said today that his officers
had obtained from Waterman William
NJ Taylor statements ON which they
were to bring him to court Fire in the
Knowles building, the marshal said. may
prove to have been caused by Spontane-
ous combustion and this is the theory on
which the officers are now working to
account for the origin of the fires in
Worcester that night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-20
LOCAL TEACHERS
HAVE GUEST NIGHT
About f20 at Reception and Entertain
ment by Brattleboro Teachers AssO-
citation Last Evening.

The annual guest night of the Brat
tleboro Teachers association was at
tended by about 120 teachers and guests
last evening at the Canal street school
building. The downstairs rooms were
used for reception and entertainment,
and refreshments were served in the up
stairs rooms ~.
Principal Julius f. Warren, Supt.
Florence NJ. Wellman, and Miss Mabel
Bailey of the academy building were in
the receiving line The program con-
sisted of piano and violin selections by
Earl A. Braman and Alison J. Dugan,
solo by Leland Covey. piano solo by
Robert Il. Parker. IL reading by Mr..
Warren. solo by Miss Ruth Frederick
son and group of choruses by six of
the teachers.
Refreshments consisted of ice cream,
fancy cakes, coffee and nuts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-20
HAS DISPOSED OF .- o..
NEARLY 400 CASES
States Attorney Gibson Has Had Much
Business i'm Court Since Taking
Office i'm June. 1918

Cases before the municipal court here
yesterday brought the total number of
cases in which States Attorney f.. w.
Gibson of Brattleboro has appeared since
he took the office of states attorney a
wear AGO last June up to 2G3 in addition to
II juvenile eases. or Il total of $40 Mr.
Gibson also has appeared in about 30
cases in the county court. Some more
cases are in preparation. and as Mr.. Glib
sons term of office will not expire for
about 10 days more the total will be not
far from 400.
About two-thirds of the municipal court
cases were in the Brattleboro court. of
which ~ f. Cudworth is judge. and one
third in the Bellows Falls court, Of which
II. +. O'Brien is judge. I'D.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-20
FULL PREPARATION
FROM GERMANY
That Is TO BE the Aim of the BRAND
Ministry of France-ReaI
Peace Wanted

PARIS. Jan. 20.-The prime purpose
of the BRAND ministry in directing the
government of the nation will be to obtain
real security for France through the dis
armament of Germany, it was declared
in the new ministry'S statement of policy
presented to the chamber of deputies this
afternoon.
we have a treaty of peace with Ger
many" the ministerial declaration read,
but we have no real peace as Vet. peace
which will solidly establish Frances cS-
Sential rights and assure her security We
shall obtain that security only if Germany
is disarmed That is for us the vital
question marking out for the government
its first and most sacred duty. We shall
not fail i'll it ...
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-20
POLICE PROBING
WORCESTER FIRES
JanitOr of Building Held for
Observation as to
Insanity
TOLD CONFLICTING
STORIES TO OFFICERS
Thought to Have Had Connection with
Blaze i'm Lumber District - No Proof
of Incendiarism Vet Discovered on
Other Fires.

q
Blaze i'm Lumber District - No Proof
of Incendiarism Vet Discovered on
Other Fires.
WORCESTER. Mass. Jan. 2O.-City
and state police pursued vigorously today
their inquiry into the series of mysteri-
Gus fires which destroyed property worth
81. 800. 900 in the business and manufac-
turing districts yesterday. Orders read
to the police asserted that incendaries
were at work and directed that all sus-
picious characters be arrested on sight.
William NJ Taylor, night Waterman
at the Mcrritield building, was under OBJ
servation at the Worcester state hospi-
tai today. He was booked at police
headquarters as insane after an alienist
had examined him at the request of state
police officers The Nerrifed building
was one of those burned in the lumber
district and contained several woodwork
ing plants.
State and local police questioned Tay-
lor closely today and afterward said he
had made 50 many conflicting statements
that they were still in doubt about the
origin of the flames in the Merrifield
building. Fire department officials said
there had been number OF small fires
i'll recent months in the vicinity of the
pace where he was employed as ianitor.
The authorities have found nothing. it
is said. to indicate that there was any
inceHdiGry activity connected with the
other fires of Monday night. although
they hold to the belief that all the small
fires that developed last night were set
\ report OF a limited ncendiarism in the
tenement district at Grafton Square
last night came 10 the police today from
Mrs. L. W. Fitzpatrick. Awakened by
a noise in the rear of her home she said
she saw from the window two men near
Il barn that was used a. a >torehouse
One carried a torch and was apparently
about to enter the barn cellar when She
cried out to him. He dropped the torch
and both men fed, She said. The police
today found the bulkhcad entrance to
tn" cellar removed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-20
ALABAMA MULE COMES TO
GRIEF AGAINST SOME BEAN. ."

HUNTSVILLE. Ala. Jan. 2O.-The
claim of Joseph Jones to hospital at
taches here that he had ''sOme bean"
was borne out today when his story
that he had been kicked by mule ON
the head and that as a result the ami
NAL was lying helpless with a broken
leg was Investigated and found to be
true. Jones said he made threaten
ing GESTURE to frighten the mule out
of his way and received a kick i'm
the forehead. The mules leg was
broken i'm two places. 1t was pro-
n0unced a helpless cripple and was
shot. Jones will recover.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-20
Masonic Temple

Thursday, Jan %. 30 p. m.-Special
communication of Brattleboro lodge, No.
l02, F. and \. NJ. Work: E. A.
Thursday. Jan. 20.-Teams and +
will bowl.
Friday. Jan 21-Bowling by teams \
and T..
Friday, Jan. 2I, 80 p. m.-Special
conclave of Beauseant commandery, No.
I. X. T. Work: X. c.
Jan. 24-Webster Lodge of Perfection.
special business meeting at 7.30
Jan. 25-Boston Lafayette Lodge of
Perfection will visit Webster Lodge and
exempIify the 18th and 18th degrees. Com
plimentary supper at 6.1j. Candidates
should report to the secretary at Masonic
Temple at $50 p. IN.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-20
DISARMAMENT RESOLUTION
FAVORABLY REPORTED.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O.-Sena-
tor B0rah's resolution proposing ne
gOtiatiOns for reduction of naval
building by the United States. Great
Britain and Japan was reported fa-
vorably today by the senate foreign
relations committee. In lieu of the
original proposal that the. negotia-
tiOns look to reduction of 80 per
cent i'm future building for five years,
the committee proposed that the negO-
tiaiti0ns provide for such reductions
as can be agreed upon. No record
vote was taken of the BOrah resOlu-
tiOn, but that offered by Senator
Walsh, Democrat, of Montana, pro-
posing that the United States have
an American representative partici-
pate with the disarmament commits
sion of the league of nations was de-
feated s to 3 on a straight party
alignment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-20
Threat to Carry Hostages.

DI BIN. Jan. 2O-The military
authorities issued a proclamation today
declaring that if bombs and firearm at
tacks on crown forces in motor cars con
tinue known rebels will be carried as
hostages for safe conduct of the occupants
Gf all motor vehicles which are the prom
erty of the armed forces of the crown"
lhe notice applies to the city and county
Of Dublin and County Meath
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-20
DESTROY BUILDINGS
BECAUSE OF ATTACKS
Grown Forces Take .RetaIiatory Meas
ures in Cork in Return for Firing
ON Members of COnsfahnIarY.

CORK, Jan. 20.-The official destruc-
tion for attacks on crown forces in this
city since martial Law was enforced was
carried out today. Two houses in Wash
ingt0n street, where two members Of the
royal Irish coustabulary We're attacked
Saturday. were destroyed today by mill
taFy forces. The military authorities
declared that crown forces were fired on
Saturday from six houses i'm Washington
street and that the two buildings We're Sc
.ected for deStruction