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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-18
Reliable Hosiery at
Very Low Prices

Women's Silk Hose full fashioned, silk to
the knee, with fine Isle top, in black, white,
seal, cordovan, and light brown, medium
weight. with well reinforced heel and toe.
An exceptionally fine wearing hose, especial
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special for Clearance sale, a pair. SO
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ends. in black and white, values up to 500,
special for tomorrow, a pair. .49c
ChiIdren's Pony Hose, Wayne Knit
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double knee heel and toe. regular soc and
65c values special. a pair. 3Sc
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-02
ARREST BROKER
IN MAIL THEFT
George DE Mango Thought TO Have Been
Implicated in Million Dollar
Robbery

NEW YORK, Nov. 2-The first arrest
in connection with the holdup of a mail
truck at Broadway and Leonard street
October "a, and the theft of cash and
securities valued at more than 81 ,000,O00
vas made last night when George De
Mango, 80. a broker, was held on charge
of being implicated.
The man, accompanied by his attorney,
walked into the Beach-street police sta
tion and said to the officer in CHARGE
~ understand you are looking for me
for the mail robbery
After 20 minutes of questioning a
formal charge of having been imph-
Gated in the robbery was made against
him He was then placed in a line of
about a dozen men and the chauffeur OF
the rifed truck Frank Havranck, was
asked to try to identify him. Hayranck
looked up and down the line several
times. but said he could not identify
any of the men as one of his assallants.
The prisoner took his arrest cody,
stating that the police had "nothing on
me. -
Police information which started the
search for De Mango is said to have
been based on the fact that he had been
seen near the scene of the robbery on
the night it occurred De Mango admit
ted, police said, that he had gone out of
the city soon after the robbery, but he
denied emphatically that he had any
thing to do with it or that he had any
inside information - concerning it.
Police records show that De Mango
had been arrested twice for homicide,
once for feloniOus assault and once for
burglary, but never convicted.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-02
COMMITTEES TO
ASSEMBLE HERE
Community Service Workers i'm Sur
rounding Towns to Exchange Ideas
Concerning Winters Work.

Plans are under way for an all-day
meeting of the Community Service com
mittees from the outlying towns to be
held in BrattlebOro soon, when there will
be an exchange of ideas In regard to
Christmas celebrations, winter sports and
indoor recreations in the various towns.
a committee was appointed in Towns
hend last evening, when about $50 per-
sons gathered in the town hall. Frederic
X. Brown and Dan Nolan attended the
meeting and assisted in the program The
committee consists of c. e. Robinson.
chairman, Mrs. Smythe Mrs. r. II. Phil
lips, Miss Simpson, Miss Deans, J. H.
Wright and B. Il. Phillips.
The appointment of the committee in
Townshend makes FIVE towns which al
ready have federated with the Brattle-
boro Community Service. the others be-
ing DummerSton. East Putney Whining
ton and Newfane. 1t is expected that
Williamsville and South Newfane will
come in under one committee. also that
Guilford and Vernon will be interested in
the project.
Some of the local Community Service
committees and people especially trained
in the institutes will take part in the
conference. teaching games and helping
to shape programs so that Brattleboro
and the surrounding communities viii be
one in spirit as well as program.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-02
CLINIC TO BE
HELD HERE SOON
Miss Helen Sanderson. Nurse for Tuber-
culosis Association. Comes Here
To-day to Make Plans

Miss Helen Sandersen. nurse for the
Vermont tuberculosis association, came
to Brattleboro today on her first visit
since the enlargement of her territory to
include Windham county. The purpose
of her visit at this time is to secure in
formation and make plans for a tubercu-
lOsis clinic to be held here soon, when
DIR. H. A. Ladd, medical examiner for
the association, Will be here to make ex-
aminations. Systematic examinations
will be made from time TO time of persons
in homes where tuberculosis is known to
have existed. also of those who are sus-
pected of having contracted the disease.
in the hope that cases may be discovered
and proper treatment prescribed before
the disease gets firmly rooted, The
clinics will be held in some central place
and will be open TO anyone who wishes TO
take advantage of the opportunity which
is offered
The association has five nurses in the
field. each of whom has charge of four
clinic centers. Miss SanderSon's cen
ters are Brattleboro, Bellows Falls,
Windsor and Woodstock 1t Is expected
that she will visit Brattleboro every two
months.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-02
MISS MARY SEARS
DIES SUDDENLY
Stricken with Heart Failure While
Cousin, Mrs. Maurice ScanIon, Was
Preparing Cup of Tea.

Miss Mary Ellen Sears, about 50. who
had lived the past Is years in the home
of her cousin. Maurice +. Scanlon of 10
Oak Grove avenue, died suddenly about
$50 O'Clock this morning of heart
failure, resulting from an attack of
acute bright's disease. Miss Sears, who
had suffered from curvature of the spine
for many years and who had been in
feeble health for some time, arose about
9 o'clock as was her custom. She COM
planned to Mrs. Scanlon of not feeling
well and said that she guessed she would
not eat any breakfast Mrs Seanlon
thought a cup of tea might be of benefit
to her, and left her for a short time to
prepare it. Miss Sears, suffering at the
time with an acute pain in her side, lay
down on the bed while Mrs. Scanlon was
out of the room When Mrs. Scanlon
returned with the tea, about II minutes
later, Miss Scanlon had died DR.. Ed
ward r. Lynch and DIR. William +
Kaine were summoned, but life was found
to be extinct
Miss Sears's entire life had been spent
in Brattleboro. She was one of several
children of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Michael
Sears, who owned and lived many wears
at the corner of South Main street and
Oak Grove avenue, which place is now
owned by the town of Brattleboro. She
leaves two brothers James Sears. man
ager of the Grosvenor hotel in New York
city. and Thomas J. Sears of South Cow
entry, Conn.
The funeral will be held Saturday
morning at 9 o'clock in st. Michael's
Roman Catholic church. The burial will
take place in the family lot in st. Mich
ael's cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-02

4
Bellows Falls Strike Cases - Attor-
ney Generals and States Attorney in
Newfane Today.
An action for damages of $1,000 in.
which false representation is alleged
went on trial this morning in Wind
ham county court at Newfane be
fore jury. 1t is the case of Mrs. Ellen
Fits Manley of Brattleboro against
George NJ Stark, also of this town At
torney Frank E. Barber appears for the
plaintiff and Attorney Arthur p Carpen-
ter for the defendant. This is the last
civil case on the docket for this term.
The trial probably will last through to-
morrow.
Mrs ManIey claims that she bought 20
acres of land of the defendant, lying on the
easterly side of West river. for $500
She declares Mr.. Stark told her that there
were certain signs and signboards on the
property which would yield 500 a year
from persons who had used them and
would continue to use them for advertis-
ing purposes. She declares that the rep
resentation was false, as there were no
persons under obligation to pay any
thing for carrying advertisements on the
signboards, and she says she has received
no income whatever from them.
The first witness today was Benjamin
A. Crown, photographer, who exhibited
various photographs made by himself,
showing various parts of the premises in
volved.
Ora Underwood of Brattleboro was
called next. He told of trying to rent
the land of Mr.. Stark and said Mr.
Stark told him he already had sold it to
Mrs Manley. He said Mr.. Stark told him
Mrs. Manley got good bargain as the
+ pnbna rflS m tbp TlPpiniSpe 1yoYll6 x-in1I
her 500 a year.
When court took recess for dinner
the plaintiff, Mrs. Manley, was on the
stand.
The defendants answer to the writ
filed by Mrs. Manley is general denial
of the things complained of
IT Is expected that after this case the
state cases viii come up. These will con
sist largely of the eases growing out of
the strike of employees of the international
Paper Co. in Bellows Falls. Attorney
General Frank C. Archibald of Manehes-
ter and States Attorney Harold Z. Whit
ney of this place went TO Newfane today
to confer with the court as to when these
cases could be taken up.
The court has excused until Friday
morning all the jurymen engaged in the
civil case now on trial
Numerous divorce cases remain to be
heard. Besides those previously reported
three unconteSted divorce cases have been
tried in which Attorney O. b. Hughes
of Brattleboro appeared for the petition
ers. Decision was not announced. They
were as follows: Clyde A. Coumbs of
Brattleboro against Grace (Alexander)
CoombS of Brattleboro. for intolerable
severity: Lena BURR Chase of Brattle-
boro against Arthur Chase. residence un-
known for intolerable severity Beatrice
(Saxby) Hughes of Bellows Falls against
William Hughes of Boston for desertion
and non-support.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-02
TO SELL GOVERNMENT TOWNS.
Shipping Board To Dispose of Houses
Built During War.

NEW YORK, Nov. .2-Contracts were
signed Yesterday by the United States
shipping board, through the emergency
fleet corporation. to sell about 1000
houses erected by the government during
the war for occupancy by the officers and
employees of the shipbuilding yards.
Day at auction.
Mr.. Day has been instructed by Albert
L. Lasksr. president of the emergency
feet corporation, to begin with the sale
of the houses erected at Camden, N j.,
and at Bristol, Pa. The houses, if laid
end on end, would extend for a distance
of about five miles Their sale will re-
lieve the housing famine in the section
where they are. and, besides, win pro-
vide the government with several mill
ION dollars, now tied up in an invest
rent in which the government is no
longer directly concerned.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-02
WILL DISCONTINUE
ADS. IN PROGRAMS
Merchants Sign Agreement Following
Discussion Regard Such Adver-
tising as of Little Value.

Some of the business men of the town
met in the Chamber of Commerce rooms
last night to consider the matter
of program advertising and promiSeuous
soliciting, 50 prevalent in Brattleboro at
present 1t was the sentiment that ad-
vertising of that kind was of little or no
value and those present agreed that they
would do no more of it. An agreement
was drawn up. which has been generally
signed since, which provides that the sign
ers viii do no more advertising in pro-
grams. souvenirs. booklets. etc. limiting
their advertising to regular publications.
such as school papers, newspapers and
directories.
Several times before this a similar
agreement has been entered into but as
business firms have changed and new
firms have come in who have not been in
the agreement there has been gradual
departure from the plan.
The question of observing the Armis-
tice day holiday Nov. IL was brought up,
but no action was taken, those present
havign no authority to say what the
others should do.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-02
WANTS 100 WOMEN POLICE.
Pittsburgh Judge Would Have Them
Warn Girls of Pitfalls.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. 2.-Tesnard
De Wolf. magistrate in morals court here,
announced yesterday that he would ap-
pear before Mayor f. V. Babcock and
city council and ask that 100 women be
appointed special police officers TO visit
restaurants. hotels, cabarets and like
places and "warn young girls of the pit
falls of the city's night life.
Magistrate De Wolf declared that the
women officers should be selected from
the personnel of charitable and social or
ganizations and that, while they would
not have the power to arrest, they would
be ordered to visit the cabarets and SINH
lar places at night, warn the girls who
gathered at such places and, if neees-
sary, take the parents of such girls to
task The girls and their mothers
would be told to appear in morals court
next day, when, according to Magistrate
De Wolf, they would be warned" Their
next offense, he said, would bring 'dras-
tic action"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-02
TEXTILE INDUSTRY
IMPROVING HERE
Excellent Position TO Gain Share
In Worlds Commerce.

BOSTON, Nov 2-The textile industry
n this country is improving while that
If foreign countries Is suffering from
continued inoperation. Edward T.. Pick
bureau of foreign and domestic conn
merce. said in an address before ma
5ional association of cotton mauufac-
ures today.
America S textile exports, he added
were developing favOrably 81 can say
with conservative assurance that Ameri-
"a today stands in an excellent position
to gain her proper share of the world s
commerce. - ne said. $50 far as the
textile industry is concerned we are in
Iced in a fortunate position as compared
with other Countries
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-02
Odd Fellows Temple

Wednesday. Nov. 2-Rehearsal of
Royal Purple degree. Degree staff mem
bers please be present
Thursday, Nov. 3.-Regular meeting of
Oasis Encampment The Royal Purple
degree viii be conferred. followed by
lunch. Patriarchs please come.
The officers and cheValiers of Canton
Palestine No. 3. are requested to meet
at Odd Fellows temple at O'Clock Thurs
day afternoon in full dress uniform to
attend the funeral of Past C0mmandant
Wilson J. Brown.
Monday. Nov z, 7.30 p. m.-Regular
meeting of Wantastiquet lodge. Rehear-
sal of initiatory degree.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-02
MISS ELLA NEWMAN
WEDS IN ALSTEAD
of William w. Dinsmore, Tax Col
Sc Iector Past 25 Years.

A wedding of interest here took place
at noon yesterday In Alstead, n. H.. when
Miss Ella Louise Newman. youngest
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs John
j.. Newman, lifelong residents of Brat
tleboro, was married to William w. Dins-
more. The ceremony was performed in
the home of the brides aunt, Mrs. Eliza
beth o. Rogers, by Rev Frances Kim
ball. pastor of the UniverSalist church
there. The bride. who was unattended,
wore a dark brown suit with hat to
match An informal reception followed
the wedding which was attended only by
relatives of the bride and bridegroom
Mrs. Dinsmore graduated from the
Brattleboro high school in the class of
| 1890, afterward teaching in the High
street primary school for 10 years For
five years she was a teacher in Waltham.
Mass, after which she taught in the Ale
ghany preparatory school, at Allegheny,
Pa, three years. After taking a course
in domestic science in Boston, Mrs Dins-
more had charge of the tea room. estab-
lished by the Russell Sage foundation at
Forest Hills. l.. l., going from there to
Worcester, Mass, where she conducted
the lunch department of the Young Wo-
mems Christian association until a year
ago. when she accepted a position with
the New England Kitchen on Charles
street in Boston. She is a member of
the Uniyersalist church of Brattleboro,
the Business Women's club of Worcester
and the Field and Forest club of Boston
Mr. Dinsmore, who is a son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. John DinSmore. is a prom
inent citizen of Alstead, n. H. where he
has been tax collector % years. and rep
resented the town in the legislature. Mr.
and Mrs Dinsmore left Immediately
after the wedding for an automobile trip
to Orlando, Fla, where they will spend
the winters, returning to Alstead, y. H.,
I fpr
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-02
SOFT Coal.
MINERS WILL QUIT
Discontinuance of "Check
Off" Considered Break
of Agreement
INDIANA MINERS
PRACTICALLY IDLE
Reported 10000 Miners Have Walked
Out In That State-Only Few Small
Plants In observation-disclosures In
vestigating Policy.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 2-Wide-
spread walkouts in the soft coal fields
of the country were expected at interna-
tional headquarters of the United Mine
Workers of America. No reports, how
ever, were available as to conditions in
the 16 states into which messages were
sent last night advising that discontinu-
ance by operators of the check off, as
prescribed by Federal Judge A. B. An
derson's injunction was to be treated as
breaking the existing wage agreement.
At the Terre Haute headquarters of
Indiana miners it was said that the only
mines working today were a few of the
smaller plants.
The telegram, signed by President John
l.. Lewis, Vice=President Philip Murray
and Secretary William Green, said:
Any abrogation or setting aside of
any part or section of this agreement, in
cluding the section providing for the
checking off of dues and assessments can
not be regarded as other than violation
of the agreement and should be treated ac-
cordingly by the district officers and local
unions"
While no course of conduct for union
officials was outlined by the telegram. it
was said authoritatively that the interna-
tional officers regarded the strike as the
unions only weapon to enforce a contract.
The telegram was sent to officials i'm rs
states. where the "check-off'' provision
prevails and where $50 600 of the $50 600
union miners are employed.
Work in the Indiana coal fields was
practically at a standstill today as a re-
suit of walk-outs of 10000 men employed
at approximately 800 mines in the state.
according TO early reports received at
union headquarters at Terre Haute.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-02
HUNDRED IN LINE
AT TICKET SALE
gan This Morning - First Eight
Ise NeMsnaners for Beds.

When the sale of reserve seat tickets
for Miss Bob White began at 9 this
morning at the box Office in Festival hall
there were about 100 in line, five of
whom had been in line since last night.
and three more of whom arrived about 1
this morning
Westel Ash was first in line. arriving
at 9.15 last night, closely followed by
James Marion The next three Harold
Deyo. Warren Bennett and Allen Hebb,
were there at 10, while the next three ar
rived at l O'Clock.
These first eight slept on newspaper
mattresses, and did not quit their slum-
bers until ) O'Clock When they did arise,
however. they unanimously voted TO ex-
tend vote of thanks to the inventor Of
the good old spring bed. realizing at this
time the Inventions value as a prevent
tive of general stiffness of the joints and
muscles
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-02
TEACHER TRAINING
CLASS IN CHARGE
Meeting of Main and Canal Streets
Parenf-Teaeher Associations.

a meeting of the Main street and Canal
street Parent-Teacher associations will
be held in the high school building tomor-
row afternoon at 80 O'Clock. The
teacher training class under Miss Wagg
will have charge of the program, giving
an exhibition and demonstration of the
work which they are doing. This class
is new in the schools this year and is
conducted in the temporary building
erected last summer adjoining the high
school An opportunity will be given
for inspection. of the new building. The
work is extremely interesting and all
parents and others interested are invited
to attend.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-02
Red Men S Hall

Greenfield degree team will work the
Warriors degree at Hinsdale, n. H,
Wednesday evening
Thursday, Nov 3, at p. m.-Hal-
loween social. Games, cards and dancing
will be enjoyed A good time for every
body. Pocahontas council and their
friends are invited. Let us have a big
crowd.
Friday. Nov Especial meeting of
Quonecticut tribe, No. 2, /. o. r. Nj.
Adoption degree
Dance every Saturday night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-02
No Anthracite Workers Affected.

SCRANTON, PA, Nov William
Brennan, President of district No. /.
United Mine Workers of America, said
last night that none of the anthracite
mine workers would be affected BY the
action of the international officers in
connection with the "cheCk- off, in
junction of Judge Anderson. Mr.. Bren-
nan stated that since the organization Of
the union in the hard coal fields in 1900
the mine workers had been fighting to
obtain the check of " as part of their
working agreement but without avail.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-02
UniversaIist Church

Wednesday 7.3O p. m.-Troop 4, Boy
Scouts.
Thursday, 430 Regular meeting of
the Ladies' Circle; 615-Supper will be
served. price 40 cents. The public is
invited.
The meeting of the Junior Union Fri
lay has been postponed.
Saturday afternoon-Rummage sale
held by the Daughters Circle, afternoon
and evening, in the vestry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-02
government stndying PoIiev.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2.-Labor de-
partment records in various coal mining
labor controversies were examined today
by officials for the purpose of developing
a government policy with respect to the
check off system. Secretary of Labor
Davis declined today to comment upon the
situation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-02
WOULD PAY BONUS
WITH TAX ON BEER
Congressman Brannan Drafts Bill for
Presentation to CONGRESS- Soon as
Legion Acts.

WASHINGTON, Nov. "A bin to le-
galize AND place a 4 per cent tax on beer
and light wines to be used in defraying
the cost of soldier bonus has been
drafted by Representative Brannan, Re
publican, Michigan. and viii be pre-
sented to congress, he announced today.
as soon as the American Legion'S conyen-
tion at Kansas City has acted on the
bonus question.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-02
ITALY PAYS REVERENCE.
Body of Unknown Dead Borne Through
Streets of Rome.

ROME. Nov. 2.-Solemn reverence by
king and peasants was paid to Italy's
unknown soldiers. symbol of her 100000
dead when the body arrived in Rome this
morning and was transported on Il gun
carriage to the church of Santa Maria
Degli Angel.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-02
ARREST DIR. RUMWELL.
Charged With Making Unauthorized Au-
tOpsY On Miss Rappe's Body.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. pr. f.
VI. Rumwell is under arrest here on
5opsy on the body of Miss Virginia Rappe
n connection with whose death Roscoe
10. (Fatty) Arbuckle is facing trial on a
charge of manslaughter. He gave bail
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-02
PUTNEY RESIDENT
TRAPS OPOSSUM
Dexter w. Kathan Secures Trophy 200
Miles North of Its Known Range
Other Animals Taken
Especial to The Reformer.) J
GOSHEN. Nov.

NIONidt4N. NOV =.
Dexter W. Kathan of Putney. who is
trapping in this town. caught large
male opoSsum in a trap which was set
for fox. about a mile and a half from
Mt. Horrid. As this is ut least 200 miles
farther north than the known range of
this animal the capture is Of unusual
interest. The skin may be seen at the
home of Loren ID. Ingalls, where Mr..
kathan is staying. be also caught u
skunks, fox and young bobcat the same
day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-02
Methodist Episcopal Church

Wednesday 3 o'clock-Dime social at
the home of Mrs. E. E. COvey. Special
invitation has been extended to members
the Attainers class Short program
The pastor win address the gathering.
Refreshments