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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-28
GIVE PAGEANT AT
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
Boys and Girls Present a Modern Health
Crusade-DipIOmaS Are
Awarded

VFRGENNES. June 2S.-DresSed in
handsome costumes. product of the sew
ing class. drilled by their teachers and
acting before castle scene built by their
own hands the boys and girls of the in
dustrial school enacted their annual
pageant yesterday afternoon in the school
park before an audience that filled all the
available seats and followed every devel-
opment of the allegory with repeated ap-
plause.
The play was entitled \ Modern
Health Crusade and introduced over 20
principal characters and close to $50
others, with dances. drills. songs and
well trained pantomime as features
thereof.
The scene under the thick trees as the
children, in their brightly c0lored. fancy
dresses. danced over the lawn like the
fairies and Sprites they reprfsented' !,es ted
moved with the precision of drilled sol
diprs through their evolutionS or enacted
the characters of the pageant. including
most of the favorite Mother Goose char
acterS. was one of the prettieSt specta-
cleS ever seen i'm state institution. fully
up to the standard set by last year pro
ductiOn.
4 parade and review of all the charac-
terS finished the two-hours entertain
ment.
Horace Sawyer and Corinne Gallison
were awarded the tive-dOllar gold pieces,
given annually by Judge ]. +. Weeks of
AIiddlebury for department and best,
most consistent effort Of the year.
The diplomas for those who had COM
pletpd the course in the junior high
school were also awarded by Judge
Weeks. also medals by II. w. Sl0cum of
Darlington for those who had eXcclled
in the health Chores" prescribed for
health crusaders.
The shoe" for the old woman. the
shin" the castle" the swords and he'll
NETS and practically all the parapher-
MALTA used in the pageant were CON
strueted by the boys of the school
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-28
IN JAIL AT JUNCTION.
Frank Erwin Suspected TO BE Member
of Gang of Vermont Bandits.

WHITE RINER JUNCTION. June 28
Frank Erwin, 24 arrested yesterday
at Noburn. Mass. on suspicion of being
one of the bandit gang that has been
robbing railroad stations in Vermont
the past few weeks, was brought here
and lodged in the local Jail by c. l.
Hodge. chief detective for the Central
Vermont. and George Givens, repre-
senting the American Railway Express
These knen were responsible for the
capture of Ferdinand NoyeS, alias Mich
olson. and John H. McAIasters. 2l and
-, who walked into a trap set for them
at Bethel last Wednesday and are now
serving 90 days each at the Windsor
county Jail at Woodstock for robbing
George Root of Bethel, at whose home
they boarded for a few days
Erwin admits having been with Noyes
and MeAIasters. but denies having any
part in the railroad station breaks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-28
MOTION TO SET
VERDICT ASIDE
Attorney for Defendant i'm Oakley Frost
Suit Says Juryman Talked TO
Plaintiff at Trial.

Attorney f. w. Gibson, counsel for
Miss Julia s. Frost of Vernon. against
whom the jury returned a verdict of so
last week in favor of the plaintiff. Mrs
Josie (JOhnson) Oakley of Vernon. filed
in the municipal court today motion to
set the verdict aside Attorney c. s.
Chase moved that judgment on the
verdict be entered. but the court made no
ruling aS the defense wished a little time
to secure some afidavits in support of
the motion.
Five reasons are given by Attorney
Gibson why the verdict should be set
aside. They are as follows:
Because the verdict is against the eyi-
dence and the weight of evidence.
Because the jury misconceived and
misapplied the evidence in regard to the
diaries offered in evidence by the plaintiff.
Because of the misconduct of a jury
man in talking with the plaintiff during
the progress of the trial.
Because of the misconduct of a jury
man in talking about the merits of the
case during the progress of the trial.
Because the jury reported disagree
ment to the court and was instructed as
to its duties in that regard not in the
presence of the attorney for the defend
ant"
In due time Attorney Gibson will file
affdavits giving the names of the jury
men whose conduct is questioned and
other information in support of his mo-
ton.
In this case the plaintiff brought suit
to recover 5000 in an action of troyer,
claiming that Miss Frost had some arti-
cles which belonged to the plaintiff.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-28
FORMERLY
WAS JOHN BROWNS
Interesting Relic of Famous AboIitionist
Property of Mrs. Harrison AIdrich
of South Newfane.

Mrs. Harrison Aldrich of South New
fame. who has an extensive collection of
interesting antiques and other articles
furnishes the following concerning an
army blanket under which John Brown.
the famous abolitioniSt. formerly slept :
Recently while looking over the CON
tents of my moth-ball packing chest
came across a blue English army blanket
which was used by John Brown of Harp
er'S Ferry fame in his unfortunate raid.
Later it was owned by one of his follow
ers Sergeant Tidd. The blanket Ga dou-
BILE onp). like most of Browns equipment.
was obtained from the English. When
his disastrous bubble burst and Brown
was arrested. his followers fled for safety
Tidd was concealed i'm the mountains Of
Pennsylvania until he enlisted in the
Civil war service and became immune
from arrest. He carried his army blanket
with him and was in Captain Harrison
Aldrich's ~company. 21st Massachusetts
regiment. where he told its history
In course of time Tidd died His per
Sonal effects were sold at public auction
according to the usual order. Can't. AL
drich bought the blanket. but later gave
it to relatives of Tidd. who much desired
the historic relic. Some years afterward.
i'm Boston, the captain, at a meeting of
the Loyal Legion. of which both were
members. met a doctor who then owned
the blanket lie generously cut it i'm two.
giving one-half of the double blanket To
Mr.. Aldrich Since then it has been i'm
my care. This history was vouched for
by my husband. and. so far as | know
has never been published heretofore
MRS. HARRISON AIDRICH.
South Newfane. June 2S."
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-28
TO COMPEL HONEST COAL.
Massachusetts Congressman Introduces
Bill Regulating Sale.

WASHINGTON. June 2S-Congress-
man Robert Luce of Waltham. Mass,
yesterday introduced a bill to compel coal
dealers to supply honest fuel. The meas
ure incorporates the experience of Mr..
Luce as chairman of the cost of living
and 1916. and of Eugene G. Huffman,
state fuel director, in dealing with the
problem of impure coal during the past
two years.
Congressman Luce's bill sets forth
standards of purity for the various sizes
Of domestic coal. The operator is required
to attach to the bill of lading which accom-
panieS every coal car a certificate that
the coal therein is within this standard of
purity. Adequate penalty is provided for
false statement in this certificate. The
inspectors of the bureau of mines may
take samples from any shipment. analyze
them, and report fraud to the United
States district attorney, who must then
prosecute.
If the operator prefers. he may file with
the bureau of mines a statement of the
standard of quality he is prepared to main
tain and then the certificate must guaran-
tee that the coal is within this standard
One purpose of this is to let an inferior
mine operate at times when the excess
of demand over supply is such that the
public may prefer to have poor coal rather
than none at all. vet ought to be able to
know what it is buying
The bill further permits a consumer to
make n special contract regardless of
quality. save that the quality must be
specified in the contract The practical
result contemplated in this is to let low
grades of coal be used near the mines.
under special conditions. or even at a
distance if the state of the market should
warrant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-28
POSTPONE BALL TRIAL.
Judge Waits Until Wednesday for Two
Respondents Claiming Illness.

CHICAGO. June 2S.-rhe trial of the
baseball players and others indicted i'll
connection with the 1919 world series
scandal started yesterday received an
other setback. Judge Hugo Friend con
tinucd the ease until Wednesday and
ordered the state to investigate the con-
ditiOns of Ben Franklin. st. Louis de-
fendant. who filed an affidavit that i'll
ness prevented his attendance.
Judge Friend ordered that Carl York,
also of st. Louis. be here Wednesday
despite his affidavit that he was too i'll
to come. the state presenting an affidavit
that he had been seen on the streets in
st Louis a few days ago.
The York and Franklin afidavits
brought verbal fight between their at
torneyS and state officials. the latter re-
iterating charges that these two were the
real leaders of the alleged conspiracy.
Whether the state would attempt to
postpone the trial if Judge Friend up
holds Franklin'S affidavit Wednesday,
could not be aScertained.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-28
NO NIGHT SESSION
IN MURDER TRIAL
Judge Thayer Says Court
VIII Work Until 6
O'clock Daily
JURY SHOULD HAVE
TIME FOR STUDY
Mrs. Campbell COntradicts Testimony of
Mrs. Andrews. One of States Identi-
ficatiOn Witnesses-Neither Spoke to
Man Believed TO Be SaccO.

DEDHAM, Mass. June 2S-There
will be no night sessions of the Sacco-
Vanzetti murder trial. Judge Weston
Thayer said today that the trial would
continue until o clock each day. Eve
ming sessions, he said, might interfere
with the digestion of the evidence by
the jury.
\ direct attack on the testimony of
Mrs. Lola Andrews. one of the govern
ment identification witnesses. was made
Yesterday by Mrs. Julia A. Campbell of
Stockton Springs, Me, an aged woman
who appeared for the defence. Mrs.
Campbell's account of what happened at
South Braintree, April ). 1920, the day
during her visit there with Mrs. An
drews, differed ateriaIIy from what
the latter had told the Jury.
The two women lived together at
Quincy at the time OF the tragedy and
went to South Braintree to obtain en-
plOyment. Mrs. Andrews previously tes-
titled they went into the Slater 4 Nor
rill factory and that after coming out
she asked a man how TO reach the en-
trance of the Rice 4 Hutchns factory.
He was fixing the engine of an automo-
bile at the time, but stood up when she
spoke to him. Mrs. Andrews 5 identi-
tcation of the man as Sacco brought
forth an interruption from the defend
ant, who cried from the prisoners dock,
i am: Take a good look. | am my
SELF
Mrs. Campbell declared i'm her testi
mony yesterday that neither she nor
Mrs. Andrews had spoken to the man
who was fixing the engine, and that he
did not look up from the automobile
Before entering Slater < Morrill's fac
tory. she testified. they asked a man
dressed in khaki who was standing close
to the factory where the building en-
trance was. The automobile was not
more than five feet away.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-28
REFORMERS TRY
TO STOP BIG FIGHT
Claim Dempsey Carpenter Match Is
Prize F'ight-Will DemOralize
Youth of Country

JERSEY CITY. June 2S.-Robprt
Watson. an official of the International
Reform bureau. accompanied by five Jer-
sey City clergymen. appeared today before
Vice Chancellor Stenson in an effort to
block the Dempspy-C Carpentier fight next
Saturday. Counsel for the reform bureau
announced he would try to show that
prize fight and not a boxing match and
that il would demoralize the youth of the
community. lie said he was prepared to
introduce affdavits showing that both
principals had said they intended to win
by a knockout.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-28
TWO ARRESTS ON
CHARGE OF SELLING
So Called Sweet Cider Secured at Elliot
Street Pool Room Shows As
Per Cent Alcohol.

On the strength of an ANALYSIS bv the
state laboratory of sample of So-called
cider obtained by Sheriff Frank L. Well
man and County Fish and Game Warden
f. III. Metcalf at the pool room at A
Elliot street. Sheriff Wellman this morn
ing arrested Tony BardakliS and John
Postolidis on complaints issued by States
Attorney Harold Il. Whitney. charging
them with selling intoxicating liquor
June 16. They were brought into mu-
nicipal court. but were not asked to
plead as the states attorney wished to
have some further analysis made Judge
Frank d. f.. Stowe continued the eases
to July II and each respondent recog-
nized in the sum of $500 for his appear
ance on that date and was released on
his own recOgniZance. Mr.. BardakliS
runs the pool room end of the business
and Mrs. PoStolidis the lunch room end.
having bought it of James Sikas.
The sale of SO-called sweet cider has
been going on at the pool room since
last fall. The sample taken by the Off
GERS was reported by the state laboratory
to contain rs per cent alcohol and TO
be malt beverage. either beer or ale
This morning another sample was
taken which had the odor of cider. and
this will be analyZed 1t was learned
James SikaS by the Stoll Products Co.
Troy. n Y. were at the railroad station.
and these were seized by Sheriff Well
man on a search warrant issued by
States Attorney Whitney They con-
tain II gallons each.
Mr. Postolidis showed a letter from
the Stoll Products Go. in which the
company said the cider was non-alco-
holic and mountaineering and would not
become Intoxicating unless some ingredi-
ent was added to it after leaving the
factory.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-28
JOYRIDERs on TRACK.
Thought Road Led Straight Ahead
Car Removed i'm Time to Escape Train.

MONTPELIER. June 2S. = When a
portion of the X. of c. baseball team
were returning at > o'clock yesterday
by, F. O., they found Ford car about
four car lengths up the C. V track at the
Three Mile Bridge crossing. The driver
said he thought the road led straight
ahead The Montpelier car stopped when
the red tail light was seen. There were
five in the car. three boys and two girls.
rs to 1S They had been 10y riding
since o'clock Sunday morning. and
were then on their way to the White
Mountains They hoped to make st.
JohnSbury for breakfast With the help
of the baseball team. the car was backed
to the crossing. and not any too soon,
for within few minutes the early morn
ing northbound express passed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-28
GET COMPROMISE
PEACE RESOLUTION
Congress Plans TO Get 1t Adopted BE
fore Week ClOses-NO Repeal
of War Declaration.

WASHINGTON. June -. - COM
promise draft of the Knox Porter reso-
luton to end the state of war with Ger
many and Austria was agreed upon to-
day by the Republican conferees nf the
house and senate. The Republican plan
is to get the compromise resolution to a
vote in the house tomorrow and in the
senate later in the week 50 as to place it
in President Harding'S hands before the
weekend congressional recess.
The compromise resolution, it was
said. follows the house plan of declar-
ing the state of war with Germany and
Austria at an end instead of repeating
the war declaration, but retains certain
senate provisions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-28
ULSTER PREMIER
ACCEPTS OFFER
VIII Meet with Lloyd George and South
ern ireland EnvOys-De Valera
ConsultS Leaders.

BELFAST. June = (Associated
Press) Sir Jamts Craig. the Ulster
premier. announced today that the Ulster
cabinet had accepted the invitation of
Mir. Lloyd George. the prime minister.
for the proposed conference between
representatives of northern and southern
Ireland and the British premier: Mean
while Eamonn De Valera. the Republi-
can leader. is in Dublin consulting with
his colleagues regarding the invitation.
1t was understood he paid a visit to
Mountjoy prison to see Arthur Griffith.
founder of the Sim Fein, who Is under
confinement
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-28
WAR VETERANS ORGANIZE.
Major Smith of Rutland State Command
er of Vt. Vets of Foreign Wars.

RUTLAND. June 2S.-A department
of Vermont Veterans of Foreign Wars
was organized at the first state conven-
tion which was held in this city yesterday
afternoon. There are already posts in
this city and at Bellows Falls, Brattle-
boro Bennington and Middlebury. Rut-
land is to be state headquarters.
The following officers were elected
State commander, Major Ray r. Smith.
Rutland senior vice-commander. l.. r.
Yates, AIiddlebury; surgeon. DR. J. +.
Kerrigan. Rutland: members of executive
council. b. s. Hyland. Rutland, T.. f.
Baldwin, Rutland. Commander Smith
appointed Leon f. Ellsworth of this city
state adjutant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-28
VERMONT SAVINGS
BANK ALTERATIONS
Third Story to Re Removed and Interior
Changes Made-DireetOrs to Use
Front Room Upstairs.

Alterations have been begun in the
Vermont Savings bank building which will
include the removal of the third story and
some interior changes. The alterations
are in line with some further plans which
the bank has in mind. The front room
upstairs will be used as a directors room.
There will be also an office room and
storage room on that floor. The present
directors room on the east end of the first
floor will be used for Office purposes. On
account of the height of the building the
workmen will be able TO construct the
new roof before the old roof is removed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-28
BRITISH COAL
STRIKE SETTLED
Lloyd George to Ask for a
Subsidy of Ten Mil
lion Pounds
MINERS BACK TO
WORK ON MONDAY
If Parliament Grants Request of Pre-
mier Which Is Believed to Be Certain
Owners and Operatives Settle Wage
Question at Conference.

LONDON. June 2S tAssociated
Press The British coal mine strike.
which has been in progress since April
l. has been settled, it was officially an
nounced this afternoon. 1t is under
stood Premier Lloyd George will ask
parliament this afternoon to authorize
the granting of a O0OO.000-pound sub
sidy to the mining industry as previously
expected.
The miners will resume work Monday
if the subsidy is granted. 1t was gem
orally understood that the submission of
the subsidy proposition to parliament
was a mere formality and that the grant
would be voted Representatives of the
mine owners and miners federation of
Great Britain who met last night reached
a virtual agreement on the wage ques-
ton subject to the granting Of a govern
ment subsidy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-28
ENLARGE STATE BANK POWERS.
Senate Passes Bill Giving Them Same
L0aning Power as Nationals.

WASHINGTON, June 2S.-Acting
upon federal reserve board recommend
alton. the senate passed yesterday and
sent to the house a measure to give state
banks members of the reserve system,
equal latitude with national banks in
making loans which thereafter might be
eligible for retliscount
Under the bin state banks might have
borrowers paper rediscounted even where
loans TO a single debtor exceed 10 per
cent Of the banks capital and surplus
provided the paper was secured by docu-
mentS evidencing ownership of market
able. non-perishable staples or even live
stock
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-28
Centre Congregational Church
Parish Invited to Picnic.

The Sunday school will hold a picnic
in the grove on the Valley fair grounds
tomorrow. Wednesday. afternoon unless
the weather is stormy, in which case it
will be postponed to next week and fur
ther notice given Sunday A cordial in
vitation is extended to everybody in the
parish and it is hoped that it will be a
real church outing. Lemonade will be
furnished free. Each person is asked to
carry lunch and drinking cup. The street
one to take Go to South Main street en-
trance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-28
ITALIAN VOLCANO
is IN ERUPTION
Loud Explosion Marks Beginning of Its
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of
Island Flee

Stromboli. situated on the island of the
same name off the northern coast of Si-I
cly. has burst into activity. The erup-I
ton began with a violent explosion
which was heard far from the island
and the people are abandoning their
homes and fleeing to Sicily.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-28
STRIKES GIRL AND ROBs HER.
Well Dressed Yegg Follows Young
Woman and Gets S400.

BOSTON. June 2S.-A we'll dressed
young man yesterday followed Miss Hilda
Hurwitz from a bank where she had
cashed a check for $400 to the place of
her employment. As the two were wait
ing for the elevator the man struck Miss
Hurwitz two blows on the head, snatched
the roll of bills. and fed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-28
REJECTION REPORT
... is UNRELIABLE
Head of Railway Craftmen Says Result
of Vote Has Not Yet Been
Determined.

CHICAGO, June 2S.-Reports of an
overwhelming vote of rejection of an av-
erage s per cent wage reduction recently
ordered for all the railway shop employees
by the United States railroad labor
board were branded as misleading and
unreliable today by B. NJ. Jewell, head
of the shop crafts organization. Only
about two-thirds Of the vote had been
counted. according to Mr.. Jewell. who
added that "A few votes might swing it
either way
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-28
FIREMEN CAUGHT ON LADDER.
Others ImperiIIed by Explosions at Fire
i'm Boston Leather District.

were trapped on the top of 60-foot ex-
tension ladder while fighting fire in
the leather district early today and were
saved by companions. Others were i'm
pprilled by explosions that blew out
windows The fire caused q loss esti-
mated Mt 100000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-28
Masonic Temple

The regular meeting of Bingham
Chapter. o. +. s. will be held June 2s
instead of June 81.
Thursday. June 3O-Brattleboro lodge,
No. l02, +. and A. NJ. Stated commu-
nication at 7.30.
Food Sale Saturday, July ,. at p. m.
Crystal Springs Ice Co.'S Office. 161 Main
street. Beans, brown bread. doughnuts,
cakes. salted nuts, by Past Matrons of the
Eastern Star.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-28
NEW HOUSE MEMBERS
WANT CONGRESS TO ACT

WASHINGTON, june 2S.-Rep-
resentative Ansorger of New York
issued statement today asserting
that the new Republican members
OF the house were dissatisfied with
the progress made by congress at the
present special session and discIOs-
ing that he and 10 others had joined
in a call for a conference tomorrow
night of the approximately 100 new
Republican members to discuss the
situation. I'VE are not meeting in
any spirit of revolt" said MIR. An
sOrger, adding that the new members
wanted TO cut some of the red tape"
and substitute action for delay.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-28
RIFLEMAN FIRES
ON AUTOMOBILES
Driver Refuses TO Stop When Ordered
Bullets Pass Through Auto
and Man FIees.

armed with rifle fired on Frank G.
Bergman and a party of friends in the
Jamaica Plain section of the Fens when
Bergman refused to halt his auto at
command early today The shots passed
through the auto without injuring any
one. The man fed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-28

4 novel display took place at the recent
marriage in London of a young society
belle and a captain in the royal navy. As
the couple left the church after the ,cere-
mony they passed down an avenue of
swords held by the bridegroom's brother
officers On the lawn in front of the
church had been placed a model of an
old-time wooden battleship, from which,
as the bridal couple stepped into their
motor car. was fred a salute from minia-
tiure guns.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-28
nnhlin ParIiament to Oman.

DUBLIN. June 2S.-All was in read
mess today for the opening of the south
ern parliament of Ireland. There was a.
belief. however. that the members of the
lower house would ignore the summons.
The press will be excluded