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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-03
ONE WAY. TO CUT
STATE EXPENSES
Fewer Probate and Municipal Courts
Fewer Offices Would
Help.

Something of an airing is given pro-
bate court expenses IN the state in the
following article which appeared the other
day in the Rutland Herald:
why should Vermont be divided into
20 probate districts with the attending
expense to a state already burdened with
heavy taxation when half that number
would sufhce?1 is the question being
asked by some of the leading public men
who have taken some steps toward econ
omy in the conduct OF tine states affairs
at heart. says "a Montpelier dispatch to
the Burlington Evening News, signed by
Stanley White.
Some of the probate districts have an
entire population of less than some city
blocks, but they are equipped with pro
bate court.
1t is not unlikely that efforts to have
some districts consolidated will be made
at the next legisla ture for constitutional
amendmeTt is not necessary in the align
ment of probate court districts as it would
be to work some reforms in the way of
economy. The last legislature. elected
mainly on an economy platform, executed
probate judges about 80 per cent in the
its mission by increasing the salaries of
districts where there is little or nothing
to do, as well as in the districts where
the judges are worked to capacity and
where there is a large expense for clerk
hire which is borne by the judge.
While Chittenden and Washington
counties with populations of 43,70S and
3S,921 respectively have one probate
court each Orange county with a p8pula-
tion of 17.279, Addison with a popula-
tion of 1866, Bennington with 21 .577
and Windsor, Rutland and WiniIam cOun-
ties have two probate courts each. Essex
county with total population of 1851
and Grand Isle with population of 3,TS4
have their individual probate courts.
fff1En nf n1sslf ffrR0r rsr(s mt
courts in Vermont, salaries and fees, dur
ing 1920 was about Sf2,000. but this will
be increased for 1921 until it reaches
nearly $4,000 owing to the increases in
salaries
The reason people have become more
interested I'm working economy in the pro
bate districts is because The remedy lies
at the door of every legislature and even
small step toward working reform would
be looked on as an opening wedge There
are other movements on foot, but no prog
reSS apparently is made because of the
necessity of constitutional amendments.
Other steps being considered which
might be remedied i'm the same manner
are the abolition of some of the municipal
courts. The court in Winoosh is main
tanned at an expense of about 81 600 per
year to the state when the work might as
well be done in burlington. Those who
are given laTl sentences are taken to Rur-
hngton anyway. In the Essex county
municipal court hardly half dozen cases
are tried inaa quarter of year. The Fair
Haven court is maintained at a cost Of
more than 1000 per year when the busi-
ueSS could be done IN ISEtlamd
The movement to tflt down expenses
would not be directed at reduction of
salaries, which are not thought to be too
large, but would do. away with some un-
necessary Offices
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-03
MOOSE ADDRESSED
BY MRS. HAMILTON
Tells of Her Trip TO Mooseheart with
Brattleboro ChiIdren-Refresh-
ments and Dancing.

Members and friends of Brattleboro
lodge, Loyal Order of Moose. numbering
about 10. gathered in Knights of Colum-
bus hall last evening to hear Mrs Carrie
L. Hamilton tell of her trip to the Moose
heart Home at Mooseheart. H., and of her
observations of the Home while there.
and to see stereopticon slides of the Home
and surroundings
In opening her talk Mrs. Hamilton men
toned some of the essential things in
bringing up children and told the mem
bers of the lodge that they should be proud
to be able to send three children to such
fine home. The lodge recently sent
three children of the late Philip G. Col
grove to the Home, Mrs Hamilton accom-
panying them there. \ story of Mrs.
Hamilton visit to the Home was pub
lished in The Reformer recently.
Following the talk refreshments of ice
cream. waters, doughnuts and coffee were
served, and dancing was enjoyed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-03
ARBUCKLE WATTS
JURY'S VERDICT
of His. Case Begun Late
sterday-Alternate Juror
Gives Opinion.
SAN FRANCISCO. DEC. S.-The man.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 3.-The man
slaughter case of Roscoe C. Arbuckle
went to the jury at 4.15 yesterday after
fatally injured Miss Virginia Rappe, a
motion picture actress. during a party in
his room at the Hotel st. Francis Sep
tember ;.
The case has occupied the court for
approximately three weeks. Yesterday S
entire session was taken up with final
arguments, instructions to the jury and
jury deliberations.
Asked what his future plans were. Ar
buckle said he would make no statement
until the thing is out of the way" The
prosecution reiterated its hope for Il
speedy conviction.
Alternate Juror Hopkins said that the
jury had been watched closed than any
other in San Francisco for % years.
They censored our mail both incoming
and outgoing he said. aNVe each had a
separate room at the hotel where we were
watched like hawks by four deputy sher-
ifs"
Hopkins told a representative of the
San Francisco Call that in his opinion
the prosecution had failed to prove its
case and the jury would be four or five
hours in reaching n verdict.
Milton Cohen of Los Angeles, one of
Arbuckle's counsel. said yesterday he had
received n letter threatening death to
you and your fat friend" if Arbuckle
should be acquitted in his trial for man
slaughter. Cohen said the defense was
much worried over this threat against Ar
buckle
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-03
PELLETIER QUITS CONTEST
Three Democrats and One Republican
Running for Mayor in Boston

BOSTON, Dec. 3-DiStrict Attorney
Joseph c. Pelletier of Suffolk county. for
whose removal disbarment proceed
ings are pending before the supreme court,
late yesterday withdrew as candidate
for mayor of Boston in favor of former
Mayor James NJ. Curley.
Mr.. Curley's principal opponent is John
r. Murphy. who has been supported by
the ma i6rity of the Boston daily papers
and has the Endorsement of the Good Gov
ernment association. which has been at
tackled repeatedly By the district attorney
during his brief campaign.
Charles s. O'Connor a school commit
teeman. is another candidate. making the
third Democrat in the race, although
party designations will not be printed on
the ballots. The fourth candidate.
Charles $. Baxter, former mayor of Med
ford, is Republican.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-03
RETURNS APPROACH
ASSIGNED QUOTA
Membership of 1858 in County and
1874 i'm BrattieborO.

With no returns from some of the towns
of the county and incomplete returns
from others the Red Cross roll call al
ready has yielded membership of 1888
against a quota Of 5000 assigned by the
New England division for Windham
County chapter The chapter, however
assumed quota of 6,492 as those in
charge Of the work felt that $500 was
far less than the number which should be
enrolled.
The quota of Brattleboro branch, as
announced was 1900. This was the
quota assumed by the branch The quota
assigned by the division was 1.750 and the
canvassers have reported enrolment of
1874
Following are the totals reported by
the various towns: Athens IL Brattle-
boro 1874. Bro0kline :. Dover fl. Dunn
.nerstpn 62, Grafton 3. Guilford %, ia
maica 80, Londonderry 3S. Marlboro 20.
Newfane %, Putney 166, Rockingham
JT4. Townshend SS, Vernon So, Wards
boro 100, Westminster 90, Whitingham
fl3, Wilmington 100.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-03
PICTURE MACHINE
FOR AUSTINE SCHOOL
Sale of Great Variety Of Articles Being
Conducted Today in Emerson
Binding or Elliot Street.

An all-day sale, proceeds Of which will
be used toward the purchase Of moving
picture machine for the AuStine Institu-
ton. is being conducted today IN the
Emerson building on Elliot street in the
quarters formerly used for the Christian
Science services. The sale is in charge
of Mrs. J. \. Weaver and teachers at the
institution. ~.. Rail-.
Among the articles in the sale are hand
painted Christmas cards made by John
VI. Stauffer. a graduate of the Pennsylva-
MIA Institution for the Deaf at Mount
Airy, Pa. luncheon sets, baskets dolls,
aprons, children's sweaters and dresses.
fancy articles, bags, butterfly sticks and
other articles made in the art department.
shoe polishing stands, book troughs. waste
paper baskets. window boxes, bird boxes.
etc. grabs candy and food
Much Of the work ON the various arti-
cles were made by the pupils in the scnool
and the supervisors, but a few things
were given by persons interested in the
Institution.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-03
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

Mrs. Christine Strand. 66. widow of
John X Strand of Brattleboro, died in
Stowe Wednesday. The funeral will be
held in the Swedish Lutheran church to-
morrow at , O'clock
Frank L. Austin of Burlington. state
archetect, was in town last night to con-
fer with the local trustees inC regard to
the plans for the Memorial armory and
community house which are progressing
satisfactorily
Harvey Edwin Reed of Brattleboro has
brought suit for a divorce sfrom Emma
Provincial Reed of Mt Tabor through
Attorney \. ID. Clawson's office He also
asks for the custody of their two minor
children. They were married i'm Mt.
Tabor Nov. >, 1892, and lived together
until Sept. 1, 1921, when the petitioner
alleges his wife deserted him. He also
charges intolerable severity
The regular devotional meeting of the
Junior Young Peoples Christian Union
OF the First Uniyersalist church was held
last evening in the vestry. After short
talk by the pastor, Rev. r. Il. Wood. the
following officers were installed by Miss
Ruth Sargent. superintendent: President.
Dorothy Pettee: vice pres. Berniee
Wells; sec. Marjorie Martin; treas.
Pauline Dugan; sunshine committee.
Eloise Vivier, Elizabeth Franklin, Evelyn
Biting; devotional COM, Bertha Yivier.
Jennie Dugan. Marjorie AIartin look
out COM. Pauline Dugan. Stanley Mar
tin, Bernice Wells. After the business
meeting. games were enjoyed and re-
freshments of cocoa and SANDWICHES were
served
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-03
WANTS COURT TO
CONTROL FUNDS
Milton e. Ellison Says His Wife Has
Been Turning Over Money to Richard
Smith for Iatter's Use.

Charging that his wife, Nellie Ellison,
has not been using money for the specific
purpose for which he turned it over to
her but has been turning over some of
il to one Richard Smith for his use with
out security, Milton +. Ellison of West
minister has secured from Judge Frank l..
Fish an order restraining Mrs. Ellison
from using the money for any purpose
except for her own support and that of
her children. until further order of court.
Ellison says his wife brought divorce
petition returnable at the April term al
leging intolerable severity and asking for
the custody of three minor children. Be
fore the trial, he says. he turned over To
her $1,000 for the support of herself and
children. She failed to obtain a divorce
and the petition was dismissed.
He says she later moved to Wa1pOle, n.
H.. with the children, and rs still there.
He says that before moving Mrs, Ellison
deposited the money in the First National
bank of Bellows Falls and the Bellows
Falls Savings institution. The part un-
expended is still there. Ellison declares
that his wife has not used the money for
the sole support of herself and children,
but has been turning over certain sums to
one Richard Smith for his own use
without security or any evidence of in
debtedness. Smith, he declares, has no
interest in the children and it is not re-
lated to them or to Mrs Ellison Ellison
says he is informed that Smith has been
using the money for his own support
Ellison says he has brought a petition for
divorce, asking for the custody of the
children and he wants the court to take
control of the funds
Attorney f. w Gibson is counsel for
Ellison and Attorney Harold f. Whitney
for Mrs. Ellison.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-03
WAR ON HLITERACY
Commander MacNider Appeals to Amer
ican Legion

INDIANAPOLIS, Dee. 3.-American
men and women were called on yesterday
by Hanford MacNider, commander of the
American Legion, to join that organiza-
tiOn and do battle with the forces of ig-
norance', SO that the means will be pro-
vidcd to set free the millions from the
bonds Of illiteracy.
The statement was issued in regard to
American Education week, Dec. 4 to 10.
NIacNider said the legion and the Ma
tional Education association have joined
hands to impress on the country the un-
preparedness of our youth for the prob
lens of peace. He said every effort should
be expended to make every tongue in the
United States speak the English language
and all people know something of our
common history and form of government,
If we can turn this country into one
big schOOlhouse and drive the principles
upon which our government is founded
into the minds of our 30,000,O00 of chill
dren, we shall soon have not only an end
to all our social discomfort, but such an
increase in the average family income as
to make our country an Eden of happiness
and material prosperity he said.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-03
MRS. PEABODY TO
SPEAK MONDAY NIGHT
Chairman. of Oriental College Campaign
Work Decides to Come to
BrattIebOrO

The fact that the meeting at the Con-
gregational church next Monday evening
at 80 will really be the opening gun in
the Vermont campaign for assistance to
the seven Union Christian colleges in the
Orient makes it of such Importance that
Mrs Henry w Peabody. chairman of the
joint committee, has telephoned from Bos-
ton that she will come to Brattleboro to
address the meeting. Mrs. Peabody is
widely known among church women, es-
pecially among those interested in foreign
missions for she is chairman of the Cen
tral Committee for the United Study of
Foreign Missions and is one of the most
active executives in the mission field to-
day. She is personally acquainted with
all of the seven Oriental colleges for whose
cause she is working, as it is only year
or so since she returned from world
tour in company with Mrs Helen Barrett
Montgomery and other well-knovn mis-
sion leaders, during which Mrs. Peabody
made a special study of these embryonic
put her whole soul into their welfare.
Mrs. Peabody already is known to num-
Der of BrattlebOr0 women because OF her
occasional speeches at the Mortified
schools.
In addition to Mrs Peabody's own ad-
dress Monday evening, there viii be a
stereopticon lecture by Miss Twia Lyt-
ton, as already announced. Miss Eytton
also recently returned from visit to
the Oriental colleges, and her talk and
pictures provide what is really a very
interesting tayelOgue 1t is hoped that
in view of the Importance attached to the
Brattleboro meeting, as the opening of
the. campaign In Vermont there will be a
large attendance Men as well as women
are urged TO attend, for the program is
such that it will be equally interesting
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-03
ROAD LIGHTHOUSES
IN BRATTLEBORO
John f. Smith & 90. Secure Placing OF
p Three ON Main Roads, All Located
at Dangerous Curves.

Installation has just been completed
by the American Gas Accumulator Co of
Elizabeth, y. j., of three highway light
houses on three of the main roads out of
Brattleboro. One is ON the Putney road
about q quarter of a mile north Of the
West RiFeF bridge another j. on the road
from West Brattieboro 10 Wilmington.
three and one half miles west of this vii
lage, and the third is on the road from
Guilford To Massachusetts, about three
quarters of a mile south Of the Brattle-
boro-Guiiford town line.
All these lighthouses mark dangerous
curves They viii burn six months, night
and day, without renewal of fuel. They
have been placed through the efforts of
John Il. Smith & Co, the well-known
Ford dealers, who are the local agents for
the American Gas Accumulation Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-03
SMALL Child IS
BADLY BURNED
Charles Taylor, Aged 2, of
Elliot Street Takes
Lye Mixture
DR.. H. p. GREENE ON
SCENE PROMPTLY
Applied COunteractering Oil. and Child
Probably Will Live-Lye Mixed with
Water by ChiId's Brother, Six Years
Old. in Their Home.

While playing around their home at
105 Elliot street early yesterday after
noon, Charles and Frank Taylor, small
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Taylor, found
a partly filed can of Babbitt's lye.
Frank, who is six years old, mixed water
with the lye, and then persuaded his two
year-old brother 20 drink some of the
mixture As a result of getting some of
the powerful akali in his mouth. the inte-
rior of the child's mouth was very badly
burned. and the nose, cheeks, chin and
lips also were burned
The cries of the child soon drew the
attention of the parents, and DIR. Harry
u. Greene was called Fortunately DIR.
Greene was at his home on Green street.
and he was able TO arrive at the scene
of the trouble in a very short time. The
doctor quickly applied an oil TO neutralize
the burning of the lye, and the burning
quickly stopped. The child is better this
morning. and probably Will recover from
the burns without any serious permanent
injury
The fact that the burning started as
soon as the I've struck the child's mouth
probably saved his life as he spit the lye
out instead of swallowing it. If it had
reached the child's stomach there would
have been no way of checking the burn
ing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-03
u N,na....;lSS PHONE
DEMONSTRATION
Receiving Apparatus Is In
stalled i'm Twin State
Co.'s Office
MUSIC IN CHICAGO
HEARD LAST NIGHT
Springfield Experts Come Here at Re
guest of Manager W. III. Richardson
Radio Spreading Rapidly Throughout
the United States.

guest OF Manager W. III. hIcndIuSoh
Radio Spreading Rapidly Throughout
the United States.
Wireless telephony which has been in
use in the high school a few weeks, was
given a demonstration by experts last
night in the Office of the Twin State Gas
& Electric Co, and the apparatus was
left there for further use and demonstra-
ton by Manager WI. Richardson of the
Twin State Co.'S Brattleboro branch.
Radio. term which embraces both
wireless telephony and wireless teleg-
raphy, is spreading in popularity through
out the country like wildfire and is bound
to be installed in many Brattieboro homes
in the near future for both amusement
and utility. With this fact in mind Man
ager Richardson invited A. F Paige. rep
resentative at Springfield, Mass, of the
Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co, and G.
A Opitz of the Radio Development Cor
poration of Springfield to come here for
a demonstration, the Twin State Go. being
the agent for this section for the West
inghouse concern.
Accordingly these two men came here
last night and Mr.. 0pitz set up what IS
called a No. = receiving set on table IN
the Twin State Office and throughout the
evening a small company of invited per-
sons. including q member of The Reformer
staff also one or two local persons nav
ing had some radio experience listened TO
the sounds of voices, picked out Of the
air, as we'll as to telegraph signals and
dispatches.
Conditions were not of the best last
night and the aerial, which was put up
before the arrival of the Springfield man,
h In Vala
sisting of a wire stretched between two
low chimneys on top of the American
building. from which a connecting wire
ran down the side of the building near
the metal cornice and iron fire escapes,
but in spite of these ,handieaps the audi
ence was able, to hear spoken news des-
patches and announcements. band music.
grand opera in Chicago including high
class tenor soloist. besides teiegraphic
messages and signals which some of those
present were able to transcribe in words
and figures.
Signals to ships at sea were picked
up, and at exactly 10 o'clock time was
signalled from Arlington and some of
those in the audience set their watches to
correspond.
The Westinghouse Co. has established
sending stations at East Springfield. Pitts
burgh. Newark. \. J., and Chicago, and
all of these stations were heard from
last night. Each station except East
Springfield is sending every night, and
East Springfield sends three nights a week
and one church service on Sunday.
Besides one telephone head set the re-
ceiving apparatus was equipped with
Westinghouse grafonola attachment TO
throw the sound into the room so that all
could hear. \ new aerial will be con-
structed so that the receiving wire VIII be
away from metallic interference, and
Manager Richardson plans to give some
demonstrations in the near future.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-03
BIRTH CONTROL WOMAN WINS.
Mrs, RubIee Not Convicted of Violating
New York Law.

NEW YORK. Dec. 3.-The American
Birth Control league scored its second vic
tory over the police late yesterday when
Mrs. Juliet Barrett Rublee. society and
club woman and vice president If the
league. was discharged by Magistrate
Hating a few hours after she had been
arrested on a charge of violating the law
prohibiting dissemination of birth control
information.
Mrs. Rublee was arrested while testify
ing at a hearing before Chief Inspector
Lahey into the causes that led police to
break up Il recent birth control meeting at
town hall and to arrest two speakers. Mrs
Margaret Sanger and Miss Mary Winsor
of Philadelphia, on charges of disorderly
conduct. Mrs. Sanger and Miss Winsor
were released without a hearing by Mag
iStrate Corrigan, who ruled the police had
failed to submit sufficient evidence even to
Justify the drawing of complain against
them