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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14
5000
W0men5 Leather Bags
IN large variety of smart models
Special 2.95
Reg. 3.95, 495 and sos
Special 2.95
Reg. 3.95, 4.95 and sos

Handsome bags of pin SEAL crepe seal, spider and
alligator calf, morocco, and embossed calf. made
and finished in the most expert manner to meet
the demands of the most critical Not in all orr
experience have we before presented such beautiful
bags at this low price. Street. FIoor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14

Fine imported cutlery at a most remarkable price
Each piece made in the most skilful manner of
forged English crucble steel In the collection
are four blade pocket knives, large shears, sewing
scissors, cuticle scissors, nail scissors and en-
broidery scissors Street Floor
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at LIS

Pretty bouses of sheer French voile trimmed
with fine laces embroidery. Several styles
to choose FROM each very carefully made, one
model finished with bound buttonholes Collars
and sleeves perfectly shaped = just as
one would expect in higher-cost blouses Three
styles pictured. Third Floor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14

To keep step with the viva
clous Parisienne one must
do as she does and wear
these gay little buckles on
the strap of ones slipper
letting the sparkle of steel
contrast alluringly with the
Sheerness of silk.
$50 UP
Second Floor
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-02
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

The new town stone crusher was started
today for the first time.
The automobile fire truck was called to
Anton Hector's OH Fairview street this
forenoon to extinguish chimney fire. No
damage was done.
George F. Hill, ianitOr of the Crosby
block. has a Rhode Island Red pullet
which laid an egg Saturday of unusually
large dimensions. Inside the egg was an
other one perfectly formed about the size
of bantan's egg, and inside this second
large pea. All three had hard shells. The
pullet, which often lays double-yolked
eggs, is of last June's hatch.
Everything ran smoothly and without
mishap at the new milk plant on Put
ncy road Saturday and yesterday and
continued calmly today. About 10000
quarts of milk have been handled each
day The first carload of milk was
shipped to Springfield Saturday after
noon and another is sealed and ready
for shipment today No milk IS shipped
or Sundays. A good supply is being re-
ceived each day from South London
derry, which is the only town in the
West river valley which has been can
vassed. A good proportion of the milk
which came in Yesterday was separated
and Is being sold az sweet cream, the far
mers taking home the skim milk. All ma
taking home the skim milk. All ma
chinerv at the plant is run by electric
ity. which is furnished by the Twir
State Gas i Electric Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-02
INDUSTRIAL CONVENTION.
Will Consider Tariff. Credits and Taxa
ton of Foreign Investments.

CLEVELAND, o.. May 2.-QueStiOns
of immediate Importance to every manu-
featuring interest in America, and indi-
rectly TO every citizen, will yitahze the
discussions of the National Foreign Trade
council. whose annual convention will be
held here May t to z.
First up for consideration will be the
tariff \ demand emb0dying the Senti-
ment of the convention on the proposed
new tariff law will be made. Inclusion
of an elastic bargaining clause" will be
urged by many delegates, il is said.
Next win come the matter of foreign
financing The keynote will be sounded
by w. L. q. Harding, chairman of the
federal reserve board. in an address on
Frozen Credits-What They Are and How
to Thaw Them.
The third important consideration be-
fore the convention will be that of "dOu-
BILE taxation" of foreign Investments
practice which manufacturers say puts
America at a disadvantage with other
countries. Many manufacturers, bankers
and railroad and steamship men from
various parts of the country already have
announced they will attend the convention
and it is believed that it probably will be-
he most comprehensive gathering of in
tlustFial and financial executives on rec
ord
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-02
OLDER GIRLS CONFERENCE.
CONTINUED from Page il

lasscs it on to other girls and she has
enlarged capacity for finer things. The
people OF Rutland and Burlington and
those communities received an iHspira-
tion from the entertainment of the
girls the past two years and the people
of Brattleboro will receive the same in
SEPARATION when they realize what il
means to the girls from all over the
state. The purpose also Is embodied in
the conference theme, Building Lives
that cunt.
Every large delegation is chaperoned
and the chaperones feel that they have
some definite responsibility. The small
groups or single delegates are assigned
to some group with q chaperone, and
the chaperOnes will hold a conference
enjoying an automobile ride to North
field seminary in ears furnished by
members of the Chamber of Commerce
There also will be a meeting Saturday
afternoon of the Vermont council, y.
w. G. y, under whose o,--~;ces the
conference is held
Full delegations are expected from
Townshend, Londonderry. Bellows Falls
4 and other places. The Townshend del
egatiOn win include members of the
teacher training class and Will repre-
/ sent several of the small towns of the
! West River valley: a whole Sunday
school class is coming from London
derry. A S''~day school class of II girls
! in Plainfeld has been working three
months to earn money with which to
| pay the expenses of the trip here. and
three automobiles have been secured to
bring them to BTattleboro Friday Or
| gani2atiOns in towns on the Canadian
| line are making an effort To pay the
expenses of delegates to Brattleboro so
that the girls may receive the benefit
of the conference.
! While n large number of girls are ex-
lpected from all over the state the con.
ference will mean Just as much TO the
girls of BrattlebOrO, the majority OF
i whom never could get away to a con
| ference in some other sections of the
state, as all of the sessions except the
banquet Friday night and the Saturday
night program of entertainment will BIT
open to the public. The only reason
these sessions will not be open is be
cause of the lack of room.
The business session of the confer
ence will. be held Saturday forenoon anC
will be presided over by one of tn,
lgirls Following this there will be vo
cational conferences for the nurpose o
onening the eyes of tho girls to the pos
sibilties for life work and these con
fgrences will be conducted nv womel
who know what the possibilities 70
girls are.
Miss 500 YUM Ting of Mount HoI
woke college, Chinese student, ha
heen secured to speak TO the girls Sat
urdav forenoon. In previous confer
cnces, at each of which Il Chinese stu
, dent has spoken. the FOREIGN speake
, has heen great favorite with the girls
= and it is expected that she will he n
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-02
PLANS RETIRING
VICTORY NOTES
Mellon Outlines Program for Refunding
United States Short
Term Debt

WASHINGTON. May ,. - Plans of
the treasury for refunding the govern
ment's short-term debt, including the
Victory notes. into treasury certificates
of Indebtedness maturing between 1925
and 1928. were outlined by Secretary
Mellon in a letter last night to Chair
man Fordney of the house ways and
means committee.
Including the Victory notes, approx
mately $7,500,0O0 900 in government Sc
curities fan within the next 30 months.
These, Mr.. Mellon regards as a lump,
and his program contemplates the is
sue from time to time as market cOndi-
tons are favorable of certificates of in
debtedness. carrying over the retirement
of such as are necessary to the date of
maturity of the third Liberty loan.
The government debt in both long
and short-term securities amounted to
$23, 800, 510, 900 March l, q statemeHt ac-
companying the letter said. OF this.
81 100, 100000 was in Victory notes and
So, 7J4 ,S41 900 in the form of short-term
certificates of Indebtedness, which it is
proposed to consolidate in one great re-
funding arrangement
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-02
STRIKE IN STOCK YARDS.
1900 Men Refuse TO Accept Wage Cut
--Miu Not Unload Cars.

CHICAGO, May 2.-Cattle shipments
and the city's meat supply are affected
today by strike Of $50 live stock
handlers employed by the stock yards
company The men went out at mid
night Saturday, refusing to accept a
wage cut Of eight cents an hour.
Trouble is expected at the yards and q
general tie-up resulting from pay cuts is
predicted.
The strikers are the men through
whose hands all cattle, hogs and sheep
must pass on their way into the slaugh-
ter houses. They unload all cars, and
feed water and drive the stock into
the pens IN which it il held pending pur
chase When they quit. it means a
congestion of ears, a cuTtailmPnt of the
meat suppl and a possible loss OF cat
tie from lack of care.
According to A. G, Leonard, president
of the Union StOckyRrd Trust Co. no
effort viii be made to get the strikers
back 10 work
They have, in striking. violated an
agreement among ourselves, the union
sud the government" said Mr.. Leonard
We. therefore. will not confer with
them, but simply I'll their places as soon
as possible and continue to do busl-
ness"
Parking house officials were watching
the eltuation closely today and admitted
reluctantly that this may be the fore
runner of a strike of much greater pro
mort 'Oua
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-02
KNOX RESOLUTION
DISTURBS FRANCE
Sees Disagreement Between Harding
and Lodge ON obligation of
Treaty of Versailles.

PARIS, May ,. ASSOCIATED Press. }
News that the United States senate had
Bdopt ed the Knox resolution, declaring
at an end the state of war between the
United States and Germany and Aus
tria Hungary, was received here too late
Tor extended comment yesterday.
The journal des Debats alone COM
mcnts editorislly on the resolution. lind
ing small comfort in it. The Hewspa
per emphasizes the contrast between
the declaration of Senator Lodge OH
the difficulty of separating the covenant
al the leagues of nations from the
treaty with President Harding we'll re-
cciyed suggestion that the existing
treaty be utilized, with explicit rcser-
vations.
I'VE hesitate to substitute pessimism,
which nothing yet seems to Justify
the journal des Debats says, for the
optimism, spontaneously though some
what hurriediy displayed here after Mr..
81 vet only the opinion OF the majority
Of the American government, which un-
deniably is favorable to us. Two other
essenti al factors, public opinion and
the senate = attitude, remain almost
"The indication given b. Senator
Lodge and the divergence of views
shown between the government and the
senate. upon the vital point-with-
drawal or closer relations-are not cal
culated to give Us all the confidence We
would wish. -
This view of the senate : attitude is
based upon the belief that Senator
Lodge found it necessary TO consult
various groups and make concessions to
preserve party unity, the newspaper
SAYS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-02
BRATTLEBORO PERSONAL

Ray Fl. Mixer of Springfield, Mass,
spent Sunday in town with his mother.
Mrs. VIII w. WILDER is i'll with quinsy
sore throat in her home at 102 Canal
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert H. Gates and
daughter, Lora, of Williston street went
yesterday to Worcester, Mass, to visit
relatives.
necticut college for Women came from
New London, Conn, last evening to the
home of Miss Addie NJ. Bailey of Canal
street because of the death of Mrs. O. f.
BailcY.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-02
MYSTERIOUS BOY MALADY.
Two Boston Lads Fall UncOnsciOu,
When Far from Home,

BOSTON, May 1.-Two Roxbury boys
are unconscious in the City hospital
VIII endeavOr by laboratory investiga
tion to learn the nature of the disease
Each lad was stricken suddenly uu-
conscious yesterday far from home.
William Z. Shine, aged seven, was
stricken while walking with several
companions. An automobile driver saw
him fall and tOk him to the hospital.
John McGrath. aged -. collapsed
when i'm a house he was visiting and
was taken unconscious to the hospital.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-02
Walk.Out by Marine WORKERS.

NEW YORK. May 2-Union leaders
predicted today that the walk-out of ma
rine workers called yesterday as a pro-
test against - per cent wage reduction
would result within "a hours in a complete
tie-up of American shipping. News of
the waIk-out decision was wirelessed to
all ships flying the American flag yester-
day After the International Seaman's
union the marine firemen, oilers, and
water tenders union and the marine en-
gineers' union had voted to resign their
jobs rather than accept the cut.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-02
1.soo Idle in New England.

BOSTON, May about $500 paper
workers in New England were idle to-
day as a result of their refusal to ac-
cept wage reductions ranging from 20
to 80 per cent and accompanying changes
in working conditions The interna-
tional Paper Cos plant in Maine, EN-
ploying !, 800 workers, suspended opera
lions and a so per cent reduction an
nounced by the mill in Manchester. y
H, was rejected by its 800 employees.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-02
MANY Accent Shorter Week.

CHICAGO, May acceptance by
employers in many of the larger cities of
the 44-hour week in the printing industry
today appeared to have ayerted nation
wide strike in book and job printing
shops although isolated strikes in news
paper plants and job printing offices had
been called to take effect today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-02
Strike at Bellows Falls.

BELLOWS FALLS, May 2.-The $50
employees of the international Paper Co.
here quit work today. The strike order
resulting from a proposed wage reduc-
ton was obeyed by both day and night
shifts. The local normally employs about
600 hands. but has been running on a
reduced schedule. Employees of the plant
ut Wilder also went on strike.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-02
Sguelched Him.

Mrs. Brown: Bridget, was that grocery
boy 70 impairment when you 'phoneI
the order this morning?
Bridget: He was that, Mum, Int
shut him off proper for / sez, SAL
Who the devil do We think you're talkin
to? This is Mrs Brown"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-02
MARRIAGES.

In Brattleboro, April IS, by Justice
Carl S. Hopkins, Roy Howe Grips Of
Chesterfield. y. H.. and Gertrude Lii
lian Fisher of Brattleboro.
In Brattleboro, April %, By Rev. DR..
II. p. Woodin, Ralph Walter Thompson
of Springfield, Mass. and Lula Maria
Prentiss of West Springfield. Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-02
Tying lip Foreign Vessels.

NEW YORK, May 2.-The marine
strike will affect not only American
ships, but any foreign craft that attempts
TO tie up American food under the reduced
wage scale, labor leaders declared today.
The officers of the marine fremen's union
announced that chat organization already
has tied up one British ship to enforce the
mandate that foreign vessels must meet
the union scale if they dine men here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-02
Wage Question Unsettled.

NEW YORK, May 2-The 4i-hour
week has been granted the $4,000 printers
employed in the book and job printing
plants in New York city. the employing
printers announced today. The wage
question is pending The wage arbitra-
ton board is reported to have agreed upon
recommending a u per cent reduction.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-02
Await Decision of Operators.

WASHINGTON, May 2.-White
House officers said today il was their
understanding that appointment of fed
eral commission to mediate in the contr0-
versy between the shipowners and marine
workers awaited acceptance by the opera
tors of government shipping. President
Harding on Saturday laid the whole ques-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-02

ton in the hands of Secretaries Davis and
Hoover and it was said today that Sec
rotary Hoover was in communication with
the operators in an effort to have them
accept the proposal for mediation through
a commission which was named by the
workers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-02
$1,000 UNION MEN ON STRIKE.
CONTINUED from Page IL

shops struck here today to enforce their
demands for a 44-hour week. Book
binders, it was stated, were voting on the
question of joining the strike.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-02

NJ Clark of New York, who has been
a favorite at other conferences and
who is known by many Brattleboro peo-
pie. win speak at the banquet Friday
night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-02
DEATHS.

In BrattlebOro (Memorial hospital) g,
May /. Mrs. Louis ODette, 60. of Iins--
dale. n H.
In Brattleboro. April so. Mrs. Nancy
Ann (Carpenter) Bailey, n, widow Of
Ossian F. Bailey.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-02
LABOR OFFICIALS MEET.
Governor Allen 10 Tell of New Kansas
| Court Tomorrow.

NEW ORLEANS, La, May Gov
ernOrs of three states, and federal and
state labor department officials from
many parts of the country are on the pro-
gram of the annual convention of the
Association of Government Labor Officials
of United States and Canada. which con-
vened here today. The address of vel
come this morning was delivered by Gov
J. NJ. Parker of Louisiana. Gov. Lee
Russell of Mississippi and Gov. Henry J.
Allen of Kansas are scheduled to speak
tomorrow. The Kansas executive will
discuss the operation of the new Kansas
court of industrial relations.
A wide scope of industrial problems as
affecting men. and women and children in
industry are listed for discussion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-02

The rumor of an engagement between
Princess Margaret of Denmark and the
Prince of Wales is believed to be without
foundation. One of the greatest obstacles
to the match lies in the fact that the
princess is u Roman Catholic. Her
mother was princess of the house of Or
leans. and her father. Prince Waldemar,
permitted her to be brought up in the ma
ternal faith.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-02
DUNINIERSTON.
Spelling Contest.

The spelling contest among the three
best spoilers from each of four schools
in town was held in Grange hall last
Thursday afternoon and was We'll at
tended. The exercises were IN CHARGE
Of Miss Eddy, superintendent of schools,
who also gave out the words. The com
muhity singing was led by F.. H. Miller,
with Mrs. Miller at the organ. and the
iHdRes were Mrs. Samuel Clark, Mrs. L.
II. Miller and A. w. I.aughton. The
interest of the afternoon, centered IN
the spelling contest and all the spoilers
acquitted themselves well. Agnes Raw
son won the highest honor, that of still
spelling CORRECTLY when the contest
closed. Thomas Calvin won second and
Evelyn Miller third The first two will
have the right to attend the county con
test to be held in Bellows Falls MAY a.
After the contest, there were inter
esting demonstrations of school work
riven nv the different teachers. Mrs.
Fila Miller led a class in number work:
Miss Blanche Newton, history class;
Miss Mearhpm demonstrated language
games, and Mrs. Maud Laughton class
in physical culture. That the audience
was much interested was shown
throughout the exercises, by their Gener-
Gus applause.
Mr., and Mira Irving Weir are visit
ing at H c. HazeltOn's.
Miss Laura SIaTk, VINO IL dtteIiA'iiS
school in East Mortified, was at home
over the weekend.
The annual meeting of the Cemetery
onsoc'ot inr will he held in the vestTy at
$50 Saturday afternoon, May 7.
Ora Knapp has bought the house re
Gently owned by J. c. BOtinelly. l.. II,
Brown has bought the meadow west OF
the house.
The Woman's association and the
Girls Friendly club will hold q Joint
meeting at the home of Mrs. 4. c.
Walker Thursday at ? p. m.
Miss Helen Evans and Miss Clara
Evans returned from Boston Friday
night. Miss Helen Evans. who has been
in Boston five weeks for treatment, IL
much improved in health,
The Girls Friendly club met with
Miss Edith Dutton recently, and had a
pleasant meeting, with refreshments
The club is contemplating making q
trip soon but no definite arrangement
have been made.
Through the generosity of two public
spirited citizens two substantial teeter
boards have been placed in the play
ground at the Center school. There il
need nf playground equipment for al
the schools in town and it would be {
tine thing If this matter could receive
more attention.
Windham County Pomona Grangt
will hold a meeting with West Dunn
merstou and Evening Star Oranges il
Grange baU Du9p'n"rFrnn CeGter, Thurs
day, May II TIL. r'pet;nc j. especi
ally for the u''r~ 90 p - king arrange
mentH, for pisjtin~ Cheshire County Pc
mona GGpNqe . Winchester, \. IT,
May U.s.. where Windhsm County Pc
mona Grange viii furnish the program.
Evening star., 1921-11-27
Your Aunt Emma
spurned our Bond

bread you get Bond which absolutely
guarantees that it is made of the purest
home ingredients real milk fine
aour-granulated sugar-table salt
fresh compressed yeast-and purest
lard
You led her out in the kitchen and
let her read the Bond on the bread
wrapper. She merely shook her head.
You cut a slice and buttered it and
handed it over without a word. She
took one bite, looked up, took another,
and then, for almost the first time
since you have known her, Aunt Emma
actually smiled.
Evening star., 1921-11-27

AUNT EMMA drops in now and
IA then at your family table and
says: lust morsel-just a morsel.
And she keeps saying it right through
her second and third helping.
She was rightly suspicious when you
told her that at last you could give up
baking bread at home-that you had
discovered bread which is made with
the same pure home ingredients that
you always used.
She told you that somebody had
been fooling you. And then you got
your spunk up and said
But this is so. With this loaf OF
Connecticut western news., 1921-04-21
THREE PRESIDENTS
 ASK AID FOR CHINA
Harding, Wilson and Taft Appeal
 to Americans to Help Stricken Millions of Sister Republic.

The President and two ex-Presidents of the United States have joined, for the first time in sthe history of the country, in an appeal for a philan- thropic enterprise. President Harding ex-Prestdent Wilson and ex-Pres sident Taft are all in the forefront of the movement to send aid from America to the famine victims of China.
 One of President Harding's first on. cial acts after his Inauguration, taken when he had been in the White House less than two weeks, was to renew the appeal made by his predecessor in be half of Americas sister republic in the East. President Harding said in part
 At this, the earliest practicable mo- ment In my administration, I desire to add my own to the many appeals which have been issued heretofore in behalf Of the starving people of a large section Of China. +
 '-The picture of China's distress Is so tragic that am moved, therefore to renew the appeal heretofore made and to express the hope that the Amer, ican people will continue to contribute to this humanitarian cause as gener' ously as they possibly can."
 In appointing the American commit tee for China Famine Fund, with his own immediate predecessor In the White House, ex-President Taft, ai one of the members, and Thomas " Lamont of New York, as chairman President Wilson said in his peocia- nation:
 -Not only in the name of humanity but in that of the friendlincsa which we feel for a great people in distress venture to ask that our citizens shall even though the task of giving Is mol today light one, respond as they car to this distant but appealing cry fol help"