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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-09
HARDING SENDS
FIRST MESSAGE
Asks Senate to Ratify Long
Pending Treaty with
Colombia
TEXT OF MISSIVE
NOT GIVEN OUT
Senaie Goes Into Executive Session I'm
mediateIy Upon Receipt of Message
L. $. Was to Pay Colombia $25, 900,
900 Under Original Draft


WASHINGTON, March 9.-Ratifca-
tion of the long-pending treaty with
Colombia is urged by President Harding
in his first formal message sent today to
the senate. Immediately upon receiving
the message the senate went into eXecu-
tive session, the usual procedure in taking
up treaties.
The text of the message was not made
public at the White House, officials hold
ing that it was executive business which
could not properly be given out unless the
senate so decided. The senate closed its
doors without making the message public.
Mr.. Fall was chairman of the senate
foreign relations subcommittee, which
was appointed last year to draft an
amendment to the Colombian treaty de
signed to protect American oil and mining
interests from the operations of presi-
Dental decree since declared invalid by
some senators as coniiscatOry.
The original draft of the treaty under
which the United States would pay to
Colombia S2J.O0OOOO was signed by the
Colombian government in 1914, but since
then has been changed by the state de
partment to meet objections of senators
who opposed especially the clause in the
original draft by which the United States
would have expressed regrets over the
partitiOning of Panama.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-09
House RecOnsiders Vote on
Poll TaX-Returns
to So
COMMITTEES FOR
TEACHERS COLLEGE
Measure in Opposition TO Stearns Plan
Will BE Reported FavOrably i'm House
TOmOrrow-Tr0ut Season to BE April
II to August -.
Especial to The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER. March


The house this morning ordered to a
third reading H-2Sf. relating to corpora
tions under the jurisdiction Of the public
service commission and providing for the
consolidation and merger Of railroad cor
poratiOnS in certain cases.
Mr. Field of Montpelier, for the commit
tee on corporations. being interrogated by
Mr.. Barber of Wilmington. explained
that the purpose of the bill was to enable
four railroads in this state to be merged
with the Boston x Maine and to make
the Boston & Maine a Vermont corpora
tion subject to the laws of this state The
benefit expected. Mr.. Field explained as
follows: Under the interstate commerce
commission rules every ticket and way
bin on every line over which a person
travels or freight is carried must be pro
rated: likewise every item Of expense 4:
separate reports Of air operation must be
made to the public service commission and
the Interstate commerce commission and
separate stockholders meetings held. 1t
is estimated by Auditor Hobbs of the Bos-
ton K Maine that the saving effected by
the merger would be at least $4,000 a
year.
The railroads which it is desired to
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-09
Odd Fellows Temple

Tuesday. March 15-Drill of the Re
bekah degree team.
Thursday evening, March 10, at s
o'clock sharp-Regular meeting of Can
Militant degree vii be conferred. Spe-
ciaI business of importance is to be de-
cided at this meeting. \ full attendance
il desired. Buffet lunch viii be served
Thursday. March 10, s p. m.-Dennis
Rebekah lodge will give a military whist
party i'm the temple. Prizes and refresh
inents. Tickets - cents, plus 3 cents
war tax. All are invited.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-09
MAKE NEW WIRELESS
LGNG-DISTANCE RECORD

SAN FRANCISCO, March O.
The world long-distanee wireless
record was broken by the United
States navy, it was reported at the
Goat Island wireless station today,
by sending messages within three
minutes from the Philippine Islands
to washington, ID. C., 10000 miles.
Naval officials attached importance
to the record because il indicates
the possibility of aboIishing tie
present system of sending messages
by cable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-09
Red Men S Hall

Triumph lodge. 1873. s r. of a, meets
Wednesday evening at s o'clock sharp. \
Swedish ''sillsexa" will be served after
the meeting, to which the public is invited
Thursday, March 10, S p. N. - Reg
ular meeting of Pocahontas Council, Ne.
I. d. of p Adoption. Corn and ven
ison. \ good attendance is desired.
Friday, March II, at S p. m.-Regular
meeting of Quonekticut tribe, No. =.
Imp'd o. r. NJ.
Monday. March II, st : p. m.-Card
tournament for members of Quonekticut
tribe, No. ,.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-09
COUNTY VOTE ON
THE SUNDAY LAW.

Windham county voted IS to 9 in
favor of the Dunham Sunday bill.
which passed the house yesterday.
Here is the way the members lined
up:
FOR THE BILL
Barber of BrattlebOrO
Lawrence of BTO0kline
Turner of Dover
Morrison of Duinmerst9n
Davis of Grafton
Jaquith of Guilford
Warren of Halifax
Butler of jamaica
Whitney of Marlboro
MerFifield of Newfane
PaFmslee of Putney
Weeden of Rockingham
Watson OF T0Wnshend
Powers of Vernon
StOweli of Windham
AGAINST THE BILL
Swan of Athens
Williams of Londonderry
Walker of Westminster
Harrington of Whifingham
Barber of Wilmington
ABSENT OR NOT VOTING
johnson of Somerset
Hurd of Stratton
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-09
SMALL SUGAR PROFITS.
American Refining Co. Made Less Than
One Mill a Pound i'm 1920.

NEW YORK, March 9.-The volume
of business done by the American Sugar
Refining Co in 1920 shows an increase of
Cording to the annual report made public
today. The total of $500 100000, Presi-
dent Earl Babst explained. represents the
smallest tonnage handled in the history
Of the company. high prices alone account
ing for increase Of gross receipts. Oper
ating profit of 81 100000 was $500, 900
less than in 1919 and about one-half cent
on each dollar of sale. or a profit of less
than one mill per pound.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-09
10000 n. Y. GARMENT
WORKERS ON STRIKE
Union Officials Claim Industry in That
City Is Tied Up by T0day's
Movement.
NEW YORK

NEW YORK, March 9.-Approxi-
mately 10000 workers in girls and
Children's dress factories went on strike
today. it was announced at the head
quarters of international ladies' garment
workers union. which claims that the in
dustry in greater New York is practi-
caly tied up. Union officials said that
the strike had been called for the pur-
pose of establishing minimum wage
scales. regaining the wage rate in force
before the recent reduction and forcing
the entire industry to recognize the un-
ion and signed agreements.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-09
First Baptist Church

Wednesday, 730 p. m.-Parcel Post
social by team No. 3 of Woman's soci-
ETY..
Wednesday, March o, at 80 p. NJ
Team 3 of the Woman'S society will hold
a parcel post social. Entertainment and
refreshments.
Friday, p. m.-Junior Endeavor
7.3O-Regular church PRAYER meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-09
ARMISTICE is
PUT IN EFFECT
Costa Rica ard Panama Stop Fighting
nj Tnsistence of the
United States.

WASHINGTON, March 9.-The armis-
tice concluded between Panama and Costa
kica at the insistence OF the United
States has been put in full effect along
the entire frontier. according to infOrma-
ton communicated to the state depart
mcnt today by the Panama legation. DeS-
patches from Panama City SAID that when
the Costa Rican order to withdraw the
expeditiOnary force which last week
crossed the international line and cap
tured three towns was carried out Pan
anna troops sent to repeal them We're also
Tpca He'd
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-09
LAMONT SEES HARDING.
Confers With President on Chinese Re
lief Fund.

WASHINGTON. March Q. - Thomas
W. Lamont of New York, who was one Of
the financial advisers to the peace com
mission at Versailles, conferred today
with President Harding Aftcrward he
said his call was primarily in the in
terest of Chinese famine relief in which
he had taken an active part and he de
clined to indicate to what extent finan-
cial questions were discussed at the con
fnrnnce-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-09
EX-sEN. PAINTER DIES.
Was One of the Most Widely Known
Lawyers i'm Kentucky.

FRANKFORT, KY. March 9-For-
mcr United States Senator Thomas II.
Paynter, one of the most widely known
lawyers in Kentucky. died at his home
In 1906 he defeated Senator Joe
Blackburn in the Democratic legislative
caucus for the United States senate and
served until 1913. He was 60 years old
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-09
Masonic Temple

Wednesday, March Q, 80 p. m
Special communication of Brattleboro
lodge, No. l02, f. and \. NJ. L. {
degree
Thursday, March 10. 790 p m. State
convocation of Fort Dummer chapter
No. II. r. and s. NJ n. NJ. NJ. degree
Friday. March IL. 7.30 y. m.--Specifl
communication of Columbian lodge, No
SO. T. c. degree.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-09
THE WEATHER

Rain and Colder Tonight-Fair TomOr-
row.
WASHINGTON, March Q. - The
weather forecast: Rain and colder to-
night. Thursday fair and colder. Strong
south, shifting to west winds
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-09
SIGNS CIGARETTE BILL.
Forbids Sale of This Form of Tobacco
IN Utah.

SALT LAKE CTTY, Utah. March 9.
An anti-cigarette bill forbidding the
sale of cigarettes in Utah, was signed by
Governor Charles Il. AIabey yesterday.
Tho bill also prohibits other smoking in
public places.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-09
CONDITION is UNCHANGED.
President Burton of Michigan Ill With
Pneumonia.

ANN ARBOR. Mich. March 9.-The
condition of President Marion l.. Burton
of the University of Michigan, who is i'll
with pneumonia, was reported unchanged
today. His physicians said he spent a
restless night
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-09
CONFLICTING NEWS
FROM PETROGRAD
One Despatch Says City Is in Hands of
RevOlutiOnists; Another Says
SOyiets Control.

COPENHAGEN, Nlarcn 9. (Associated
Press News Of the Russian situation
today was conflicting with the latest
Helsiugfors dispatches reporting that
captured two fortresses and were train
ing the big guns of the forts upon
Kronstadt, where fires were observed
An infantry assault by Soviet troops
upon Kronstadt is reported to have
been rcpulsed with enormous losses to
the attacking forces. These reports
were preceded by claims made in Hell
sinrfors dispatches that Petrograd was
in hauds of revoutionaries. According
to a RcyaI despatch, however, the Sow
let troops rccaptured the southeastern
suburh of Petrograd Thousands of
fugitivcs from Pctrograd are clamOring
for entry into Finland, advice from
there states.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-09
Methodist Episcopal Church

Wednesday. March o. p. m.-ATeet-
ing of the w. II. NJ. S. at the home of
Mrs. George Boorn, Pearl street. All
members and friends are urged to be
present.
Friday, March II. $50 p. m.-Prayer
meeting
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-09
NO TYPHUs EPIDEMIC.
Physicians, However. Are Urging the

H-HNSItIdIIS, iIUWtFtE' tA'O ISHIS '''O
Utmost Precautions.
NEW YORK. March 9.-There is no
imminent danger of a typhus epidemic
i'm this country according to the report
of the public health committee of the
New York Academy of Medicine, made
public here. The report, however. advo-
Gates the strictest measures to shut out
typhus- bearing vermin. pointing out that
the infective agent of typhus fever IS
contained in the blood of victims and
most frequently transmitted by vermin.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-09

LONDON. March 9.-Another version
of the situation in Petrograd is given
in Il Central News despatch from Hell
fighting is continuing in the streets of
Petrograd and that War Minister Trot-
sky and the Soviet governor of Petro-
grad have taken refuge in the fortress
of st. Peter and st. Paul with a large
number of troops. All attempts by the
revolutionarics to capture this fortress,
the message saws. were repulsed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-09
Centre Congregational Church

The meeting of the Conquest club has
been postponed until March H.
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-29

custody. charged with obtaining $1,000
in stork from Tucker, BARTHOLOMEW n
Co, of that city The Boston police
say other arrests will follow.
1t is charged a group Of shrewd Wall
street operators took the perfumery
stock. then of little market value, ran
il up 10 $3.50 share and unloaded
IL on fourteen stock exchange houses
and a group Of BUCKET shops with profits
Of more than SIS 200 in a few days.
The history Of the coup, in which this
city participated. begins with the ap-
pearance Of stock on the New York
curb market several weeks ago. The
stock. its sponsors said. represented the
securities Of pcrfumery company that
WIS to be the nucleus Of a great com
binatior Of manufacturers of extracts
the United States
The stock became active Immediately.
out did not at first advance rapidly
Then. suddenly. heavy buying orders
came in from Boston and Philadelphia
branches Of promincpt New York Stock
Exchange houses.
Both cities reported the orders were
being placed by well.knowu Young men
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-29
STOCK COUP PROBE
HITS BROKERS HERE
New York Exchange Investigat-
ing Manipulation OF Perfumery
! Securities for Big Gain

Philadelphia has been playing n
prominent part in an unusual little
financial coup involving pcrfumery
stock which is being Investigated by the
governors Of the stock exchange IN New
York.
One arrest was made today 10 Boston
growing out Of the case. John T..
Byrnes. an auditor, was taken into
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-29

who had been entertaining some Of the
men who have charge of clients ac-
counts in brokerage firms. The enter
toinments. IL was said, took the shap.
OF dinners and theatre parties at which
the merits of the stock were extolled.
Liberal buying orders followed
The stock began to increase by leaps
and bounds. and when II got to S12 a
share the crowd began to unload to
houses other than those in which they
had placed their buying orders.
When the stock got to ~, knowing
that not q single order had been ac-
tually purchased by the bucket shops
where they had placed their orders at
the low price. they suddenly demanded
delivery Of the certificates. This
caused big rush of the bucket shops
short Of the stock into the market TO
buy and the price shot up to S12.5 at
which level the operators sold reams
of It, Then the price began to tumble
until it dropped to So a share. The
majority Of the fourteen stock exchange
houses have large blocks Of the stock
on hand and now. there is no market
for It..
The weekly Iberian., 1921-10-08
Cost Of Living at State
Institutions on Decline

Austin, Tex-For the twelve
gust 81 1t cost the state of Texas an
average of $2240 each per month to
maintain its more than ten thousand
wards in the eleemosynary insttu-
for the month of August was $1799,
which showed that the cost of living
had been reduced and was on the de-
cline
The foregoing averages accounted
for 10,2S7 inmates of twelve state in
stitutions. excluding the Blind Insti-
tute. the Deaf and Dumb School and
the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institution
for negro youths, which are in vaca-
ton during the summer months and
have no children within their walls.
While the enrolment was as given,
the average attendance for August
Ola pay roll and an average salary of
$42.75 In the state service. There
was an average of 7.87 inmates to each
employe. Only $3.50 was spent for
construction in August and the total
expenditures for all purposes was
$165,704. OF the employees, 1.159 board
in the institutions
The average attendance, number OF
employees and per capita cost for Au-
gust for each of the institutions fol-
low: Confederate Home, attendance
323, employees SO, cost $24.26: Confed-
crate Woman's Home, attendance 79,
employees %, cost S7470; Rusk Insane
Asylum, attendance CTS, employees 105,
cost $1417: FeebIe-Minded Colony.
attendance 1S1, employees rs, cost
$27.13; Girls Training School, attend
ance 49,. employees 20. cost s44.1S;
Juvenile Training School, attendance
918. employees 40, cost s11.24; Terrell
Insane Asylum. attendance 1899, en-
ployes 213, cost s21.15 San Antonio
Insane Asylum, attendance 1920, en-
ployes 229 cost $11.S7; Austin Insane
Asylum, attendance 1902, employees
200. cost s15.7s; Epileptic Colony, at
tendance $50, employees S5. cost $15S1;
Orphans Home, attendance 465, en-
ployes 20, cost $27O3. and Tubercu-
losis Sanitarium, attendance 305, en-
pIoyes 119, cost $5217.
The weekly Iberian., 1921-10-08
AUGUST GOOD MONTH
IN OIL PRODUCTION
Survey Shows an Increase
Over July Oklahoma
Leads Other States.

Washington.-A total oil production
OF 4O,964.000 barrels was recorded for
August in statement Thursday issued
by the United States geological survey
an increase of $4,000 barrels com
pared with July. Oklahoma led all
states with total of 10,217.000 bar.
rels, an increase Of 1900 barrels
whereas California registered a total
production of 1O,026. 900 barrels. a drop
of 221 900 barrels compared with the
month before
Texas as whole produced S,t0b. 900
barrels, an increase of $4,000 barrels
but Central and Northern fields drop.
ped from 5,523,00 to $3.50 900 barrels
and the coastal country increased from
2,557 900 to 2,S53 900 barrels North
ern Louisiana brought in .S42 900 bar
rels, and Louisiana coastal $4,000. the
total for the state being 1875 900 com
pared with 2.150,0O0 in July. The Ar
kansas fields registered 100000. an
increase of half million barrels
gain.
The outstanding facts Of petroleum
statistics for August" says the sur
vey's statement, ARE the decrease in
imports of more than 100000 bar
rels. and increase in the consumption
Of one and a quarter million barrels,
which, In spite Of the increase in pro
duction of $4,000 barrels, resulted in a
substantial check to the accumulation
of stocks that has been in progress
for many months
"The output for August was ap-
proximately the same as that for
March, and only one million barrels
below the recotd production of May
Yet it should be noted that in its total
below that of other months, having
only about one-third the value of the
smaller output of August, 1920 An
other significant fact is that the mum
Der of productive wells completed dur
ing August is the smallest of the year
and. indeed, for many months.
Stocks during August increased
only 671,000 barrels, whereas. since
the beginning of the year stocks OF
crude oil have been increasing at
rates between six and eight million
barrels month During August stocks
of California petroleum increased o.
t73,000 barrels, and net stocks east OF
California increased 1,611,O00 barrels,
but stocks of Mexican petroleum held
by importers in the United States de-
creased 3,113.000 barrels The guam
tity of these stocks on August 81,
16S,023,000 barrels. is more than e2,'
100000 barrels greater than year
ago, an increase of 46 per cent"
The total imports for the month
were 3,352,2s1 barrels. 80 per cent of
which was brought In on the gulf
coast.
The weekly Iberian., 1921-10-08
CONSOLIDATION OF
RAILROADS SOUGHT
Interstate Commerce Com
Mission Proposes Nine
teen Systems.

Washington IA report was issued
commission proposing TO consolidate
the railroads of the country into nine
teen systems, under terms of the trans
portation act and upon which a hear
Ing is soon to be held. There are four
groups of systems in which the South
western lines are included, and differ
somewhat from The tentative groups
made public some time ago
What would be known as the Santa
Fe system would include the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe, Gulf. Colo
RADIO e. Santa Fe, Colorado Il Southern,
Fort Worth g. Denver, Denver & Rio
Grsnde. Western Pacific, Utah Rail
way, Northwestern Pacific and Nevada
Northern
The Southern Pacific-Rock Island
system" would embrace the Southern
Pacific, Nevada Northern. Rock Island,
Rock Island & Gulf. Arizona & New
Mexico. FL Paso & Southwestern, Aran-
sas Pass. Trinity & Brazos Valley,
Vicksburg, Shreveport Il Pacific and
the Chicago, Peoria & ST Louis
The Cotton Belt" sys-
tenn would include the Frisco, Cotton
Belt, Katy, Louisiana Railway and Nav
igation Company. Chicago & Alton.
San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf, and pos
sibly the Trinity & Brazos Valley
The Chicago Missouri Pacific sys-
TEN" would include Chicago 6 Eastern
Illinois. Missouri Pacific, Kansas City
Southern, Orient, Kansas, Oklahoma
& Gulf. Texas & Pacific, Fort Smith
& Western, Louisiana & Arkansas,
Gulf Coast Lines and International &
Great Northern.
Roads not included, such as short
lines, and others, will be considered
at the hearings to be held
The weekly Iberian., 1921-10-08
Chicago's Location the Only Thing
About It That Is Just Right
Dy DEAN J. H. WIGMORE Northwestern Law School.

believe that Chicago destiny Of civic happiness prosperity and
leadership located just right But that the only thing about that
right 1t still dirty with smut and smoke with
ongeed by inadequate traffic duned by
a and industrial sinted public Donations infested with
criminals ardy solving its civic problems commonplace
political methods aggressive courageous leadership Of good
lacking all these things relatively to its acknowledged
ideals It Of the last 20 years Instead of
astng should heard courageous
make itself worthy of its location and Of its past glory
The weekly Iberian., 1921-10-08
There Are People Who Ask What Is the
Good Of All This Exploration?
By SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON, Antarctic Explorer

The Antarctic only part though large part of the object
voyage the Quest the vision widens beyond the distant
horizon d gahose mountains not yet those CULTS
not entered. those icy barriers yet unmeasured
There who nothing but tunfor the explorer
the people the good Of all this exploration? If theirs
had been the held 600 and explorers had not gone forward
camped world to live in
lived for the moment alone must live and order
ourselves The mpossibiy of today
the commonplace Of tomorrow and surely the privilege century
bounds human understanding farther than
they have yet been placed
The weekly Iberian., 1921-10-08
Fort Worth Stock Market.

Fort Worth, Tex-Cattle statesmen
experienced a slow-gowing lower mar.
ket Friday. receipts being above er.
nu;reme,ts. and ~" calf ado as a
practically demoralized affair. few
sales being made around soc to 75c
lower. while offers on the bulk Of the
supply were considered 75c to 81 under
Thursdays average. Receipts amount
ed to 300 head Of cattle and $500
calves. Steers and cows were dis
posed of at prices that were q shade
lower for the day and fully Csc under
the high time OF the week