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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-08
CRITICIZEs COOLIDGE.
Boston Paper Thinks He AIisused State
Funds i'm Campaign.

BOSTON, June S-A story in an eve
ming paper yesterday charged that the
state had paid a number of bills in
CURED 10y GOV. Coolidge during his cam
paign for the vice presidency which it
was expected would be paid BY the Re-
publican national committee
The story says that vouchers in the
Office of State Auditor Cook showed
payment for photographs OF Governor
and Mrs. Coolidge and their sons, travel
expenses and telephone and telegraph
charges claimed to be in connection
with his campaign for vice president
Friends Of the present vice president
defended these payments asserting it
is impossible to draw sharp line be
tween the public and private activities
of the chief executive of the commons
wealth. and stated that Governor Cool
idge was always scrupulous as to the
question of public and private expen-
ditures.
One Of the items was a bill from the
IR H. Stearns company for six hand
kerchiefs which cost So This bill was
approved BY Henry F. Long, then sec
retarv to Governor Coolidge and was
paid by the state. This was explained
bg Governor Cox as undoubtedly fol
handkerchicfs to be given for fairs as
governors handkerchiefs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-08
Gain of OUer S417OOO .
in Valuation of IOzCn

surely is cause for feeling of satisfaction
on the part of the residents.
The real estate valuation this year is
$5.5J2.J91 as against S5,297 ,434 last
year. "A gain of $255, ,137.
The personal property valuation is
S., ,9J6,699. Last years valuation was
S.. $50 ,1J3. The gain this year is S106,-
546.
This years number of polls Is 1886 as
against last years number of 21S9. This
shows a gain of 2.794, from the fact that
women are included this year. The poll
taxes this year are assessed on Valua-
ton of 500 each, making total of
S493, GOO. The valuation last year was
on n basis of $500 each. or S431.S00. The
gain this year from that source is SJ5.S00.
Adding the real estate. personal prop
erty and poll tax valuations gives a total
valuation for the town of $1,000, 800. The
total last year was SS,5S5.3S7- The gain
this year is S417J03, as above stated.
As one per cent of the total valuation
shows the grand list. this yeaE's grand
list is S90.02S90. which is gain of
S4,17403.
At the last annual town meeting a 20
cent tax was voted toward paying off the
towns liabilities a 20 cent tax on the
grand list of S90.02S.9O viii yield slightly
in excess of $4,000 for this purpose.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-08
BULLETS FLY IN
DUBLIN STREETS
Attack Made on Police LOrry Five
COnstables and Some Civilians
Wounded.

DUBLIN. June 5 (Associated Press).
Dublin streets were swept with bullets
for 20 minutes today in an attack with
reyoIverS and bombs on q police lorry.
Five constabes and some civilians were
wounded.
\ court-martial has sentenced Rev. L.
Gay.or and Rev NJ. Alckenna. Roman
Catholic priests of Mulagh, County Clare.
to six mouths Imprisonment without hard
labor.
Testimony was given sefore the ceas.
martial that in the house occupied by the
priests were found two documents One
at these rcnOunced the protection of the
British government and placed our house
md ourselves .under the protection of the
Irish republican government" The sec
ond document purported to relate to the
Dail Eireann.
Father Gaynor is said to have admitted
responsibility for the second document, but
to have expressed disbelief that the first
was found in the house. Father Mckenna
made no statement.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-08
HUTCHINSON QUALIFYING.
Makes Good Score in Professional Golf
Tournament.

GLENEAGLES. Scotland. June (As-
sociated Press) Jock Hutchinson of
Chicago today turned in. a score of 2l3
for the 54 holes qualifying round of the
1000 guineas tournament of professional
golfers. other leading scores in the early
returns for the two days play were Ed
ward Ray, Great Britain, 2l2; \. G. Ha-
KfTi Teat A9Tap BTa z Omen ana cbs%San 1oSe@h
2I7.
Ted Ray. noted British professional,
today won the qualifying round in the
1000 guineas tournament in which Brit
ish and American professional golfers are
entered. His PIP was the lowest score
for the n holes played yesterday and to-
day on the 1S-hole Kings court and nine
hole Queens court.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-08
HASKELL-IVERSON
WEDDING TODAY
WelI-KnOwn BrattleborO Young Woman
WedS Teller of First National Bank
of Greenfield, Mass.

Miss Rachel Irene Iverson. oldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. O. j. Ivcrson of
l. West street. and Willard Anderson
Haskell. a teller in the First National
bank of Greenfield Mass. were married
ut 3 O'Clock this afternoon in the home
of the brides parents. in the presence of
about 30 relatives and friends.
Rev. Charles {. Chaycr. pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church. performed
the ceremony. using a double ring serv-
ice, while the couple stood under an arch
of laurel between the dining room and
living room.
Miss Iverson was given in marriage
by her father. She was attended by her
sister. Mrs. Sherwin PaTkhurSt of Fitch
burg, Mass, as bridesmaid. The best
man was Earl III. Chapman of Turner's
Falls. Mass. The Bridal March from
Lohengrin was played by Mrs. Herman
The bride was dressed in white crepe
dc chine with veil, and carried white
roses. Mrs. Parkhurst wore pale blue
organdie and carried pink roses.
Following the ceremony an informal
reception was held and refreshments Of
ice cream, cake. punch and waters were
served. The couple left for a wedding
trip of 10 days, after which they will
live for the present at II Norwood street,
Greenfield.
Mr. Haskell is n son of Mr. and Mrs.
dohh T. Haskell OF GFeeuHeid. lie grad
uated from Deerield academy in 1909
and attended Massachusetts Agricultural
college at Amherst one year. He served
4 months in the navy during the World
war as a member of the armed guard
and gun pointer on a convoy ship. He
made three trips overseas.
Mrs. Haskell graduated from the Brat
tleboro high school in 1914 and that sum
mer enterea-tlge insurance office of San
ford a Daniels as StpuonfaDhpr and re-
tanned that position until she resigned
about two months ago. She has been
an active worker i'm the Methodist
church. having class in the Sunday
school and holding Offices in the Epworth
League.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-08
GALLNAN KICKS
ON BIC FIGHT
Would Not Allow 1t Unless
Bonus to Soldiers Is
Granted
SCORES SPORTS
WHO SEE FIGHT

Give $50 to See Professional Scrap But
Object to Small Sums for Real Cham
pions, the American SOldiers-IntrO-
duces Resolution.
WASHINGTON. June S.-A resolu
ton designed to prohibit the Dempsey
Carpenter fight, unless congress mean
while shall have fairly treated Ameri-
cans who served in the World war. was
introduced in the house today by Repre-
sentative GalIivan of Boston.
In statement he characterized Demp-
scy as "a big gun who lodged the draft
and declared that France had been at war
for months before Carpenter joined the
colors
The men who will pay so for a ring
side seat to look at these two fighters,
he said. overwhelmed members of the
last congress with their letters of protest
against paying a mere pittauce of Il sol
dierS' bonus to real champions. 1t would
not have cost these men individually 500
to have helped meet the cost of Il soldier
bonus bill. | am opposed to this interna-
tional bout on American soil. where mil
lions of American money are to be wasted,
until the American service men and
women have been fairly treated by the
American government
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-08
PLAIN TALK TO NTEXICO.
Must Sign Treaty 30 Protect Americans
Before Recognition.

WASHINGTON, June S.-Mexico was
Informed yesterday through the medium
of formal statement from the state
department that when it appears that
there is a government in Mexico willing
to bind itself to the discharge of pri-
mary international obligations recog-
nition viii be extended by the United
States.
The statement made public by Secre-
tarv Hughes. follows the reply sent by
President Obregon of Mexico to the pro
nosals made to him through American
Charge Summerlin at Mexico city for
negotiation of a treaty of amity and
commerce.
From the direct manner of Mr..
Hughes : statement. it Is assumed that
President Obregon has raised objection
to signing the treaty. Secretary Hughes
indicates no time IS to be wasted IN
useless parIeying He states the issue,
describes the solution and the effect L
that Mexico may take it or leave 1T.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-08
HARDING ACTS
ON DISARMAMENT
General Pershing Announces He Would
Like COneOurse of Nations
ON Subject.

LINCOLN, Neb. June s.-President
Harding has taken steps through diplo-
matte channels to get things started to-
ward lifting the burden of excessive ar
mament, General Pershlug says. Speak
ing last night before the State League
of Women voters the general said Il
am authorized BY the President to say
that if we could secure concourse OF
burden of excessive armament. He told
me that he had taken steps through dip
lomatic channels to get the thing
started with that end in view - General
Pershing said that personally he pre-
ferred to take position between the
two extremes of militarists and paci-
fists.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-08
UNIVERSALISTS TO
MEET FRIDAY
Forenoon and Afternoon Sessions in
GuiIfOrd and Evening Session Here
Prominent Speakers.

The annual meeting of the Windham
and Bennington Association of UNIVERSAL
lists will be held Friday, with forenoon
and afternoon sessions at the Universal
ist church in Guilford and an evening
session in the First Uniyersalist church
here 1t is expected that the meetings viii
prove exceptionally fine inasmuch as the
program contains the names of the state
superintendent, Rev. G.. +. Fortier OF
Morrisville; Rev. Stanley Manning, ma
tionaI director of y. p. c. T.; Rev. George
L. Huntley of Boston, and speakers from
churches in the two counties.
The forenoon session will open at $50
o clock and viii include an address by the
president. H. Il. Shipman of Brattleboro,
appointment Of committees, reports OF the
secretary and treasurer and from the par
ish organizations by the delegates. At
1890 O'clock Rev. r. f. Johonnot, ID. d.,
of Bellows Falls viii give an address.
At Ii o'clock there will be an address by
Rev. E. p Wood of Brattleboro and at
113O o'clock an address will be given by
Rev f. VI Bissell of Wilmington.
Dinner viii be served at noon by the
women of the Guilford parish, who also
VIII serve supper at , o'clock.
4 devotional service in charge of Rev.
c. f. Fortier viii open the afternoon ses-
sion Mt / o'clock and at 115 the commit
tees will make reports. The election Of
officers and other business will follow.
At 80 o'clock the womens missionary
hour will be in charge of Mrs. Fortier
and at 3 o'clock the Sunday school insti-
tute Will be taken up by Rev. George r..
Huntley of Boston.
The evening session, which will be held
in the Universalist church here, viii open
at 80 o'clock with praise service and
at Z 10 the closing address of the cOnven-
ton viii be given by Rev. Stanley Man
ming Everyone is invited to attend the
evening gathering.
Anyone who is willing to give the use
of an automobile TO carry people to the
Gulford sessions is asked to notify III. f..
Shinman
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-08
1,4OO SLACKERS'
NAMES APPEAR
Published In. Congressional Record With
Sanction of COngress-Secretary
Weeks Defends Move.

WASHINGTON, June s. - The first
installation of army draft evaders CON
tanning names of approximately 1,4O0
men carried on war department records
as having failed to report for military
service during the war appeared IN the
congressional record. The names were
inserted with the sanction of the house
by Representative johnson, Republican,
South Dakota.
Secretary Weeks in a letter to Mr..
johnson said he was convinced that
benefits to be derived from the publica-
tion would outweigh all objections.
Out of approximately 10000 names
which have thus far been published" "
Mr.. Weeks said. 1t had become neces-
sary to remove those of only 20 regis
trants who actually rendered service
during the war. This most certainly is
far from being a large percentage Of er-
rOr"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-08
EVEN BOYS FIND
ADS IN NEWSPAPER
WE'LL WORTH WHILE

That newspaper advertising pays
is the opinion of a club of boys in
Brattleboro. according to a report re-
ceiyed yesterday by O. H. Benson.
director of the Junior Achievement
Bureau of the Eastern States League
This club is repairing rubbers. boots
and hot water bags Included in the
report is a statement for money ex-
pended for newspaper advertising IN
The Reformer. The lad" reads:
"Rubbers, boots, hot water bot
ties, etc. mended. First class work.
Low price We collect and deliver.
Green Mountain Achievement Club
Tel Robert Billings, 191-M"
The club has voted to advertise
regularly i'm whatever line of achieve
ment work they may carry on. The
club consists of 10 members between
the ages of 10 and Is years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-08
BRITISH FREIGHTER
STRIKES ICEBERG
Able to Make Headway In Damaged
COnditiOn-First Thought Passen-
ger Vessel Hit.

HALIFAX. \. s, June S.-The Brit
sh freighter Seapool struck an iceberg
off the Newfoundland coast today and
slowly is making for St Johns with her
forefoot broken and her forepeak full
-of water. The position given by the
easterlv from New Foundland.
The s. O. s. call from the Seapool
was picked up by the British passenger
liner Orduna, which was approximately
2O0 miles from the scene of the accident.
The Orduna stood by to render assist
ance it IL was needed.
Advices received by the Canadian ma
val staff here said that the steamer was
not in need of immediate assistance.
The ScapooI. 4.J60 tons, arrived at Mon
trcal from Sydney MAY - and sailed
from Montreal June for Dublin.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-08
LASKER CHOSEN HEAD
OF SHIPPING BOARD

WASHINGTON, June s. - For
NAL announcement of the appoint
ment of 4. ID. LaSl4er, a Chicago adj
eitisiBg man. as chairman Of the
shipping board was made today at
the White House. a.
Others who are understood to be
virtually named later on the board
are Edward PIummer of Bath, Me-,
and Admiral Benson, retired, now
serving as chairman of the board.
MIR. LasISer is appointed for six
years as the representative of the
central portion of the country. His
nomination and those of six other
members were sent today TO the SEN
ate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-08
OPEN REFUGEE
CAMP AT PUEBLO
About 1900 Homeless People In City -
Arrested Men Released That They
May Work

mcnt of refugee camp today to receive
those made homeless by the flood Is re
garded as Pueblo : greatest step to-
ward restoration of normal conditions.
Refugees will be removed from various
buildings to the tent city. There are
about 2.0G0 homeless in the city.
Only one of the 81 men arrested by
Colorado rangers since the beginning OF
flood conditions remained at the county
jail today. Others were released in or
der to relieve the labor shortage.
twenty-five Salvation Army workers
are here from Denver, Colorado Springs
and Trinidad and the mess for the Tefu-
gee camp has been turned over to them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-08
BUYS CROSBY GRAIN
STORE BUILDING
r. L. HiIdreth Secures Brick Building
i'm Rear of Harmony BlOck-NO
Definite Plan for Its Use.

f. l.. Hildreth has bought of the G.
Il. Crosby estate the brick building in the
rear of Harmony block now occupied by
the Crosby retail grain store and the
Tucker blacksmith shop. Mr.. Hildreth
has no definite plans with regard to the
property further than for using a por-
tion of the building for storage.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-08
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BABE RUTH GETS
DAY IN PRISON
Second Onense of Automobile Speeding
Home Runner Disguised and
Loses Appetite.

NEW YORK. June y. Babe
Ruth, the home run king. today was
sentenced 20 one day i'm the city
prison and fined 500 for automobile
speeding.
1t was his second appearance i'm
court here within the last few weeks
for speeding. At his first trial when
he escaped with a nominal fine he
promised to be good and observe the
laws. Six days ago, however, he was
caught speeding on Riverside Drive
and arrested
Babe plainly was disguSted with
the world i'm general and court in
particular when me was taken to a
small ante-FO0m near the court,
which served rs his cell He
grUnted answers at the customary
questions asked by the police Off
Cials and submitted to finger printing
with bad grace. Rutl's healthy APP
petite dwindled. too. and when lunch
hour came. all he wanted was a bot
tie of milk and a piece of pie.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-08
HAYS WARNS REPUBLICAN,
COMMITTEES or DANGER

WASHINGTON. June S.-Mem-
hers of the Republican national com
mittee were warned today by Post
master General Hayes, retiring
chairman, that a "SeVen million ma
jOrity is large. but it is not an
alibi for the mistakes, negligence
and Extravaganza OF this gov
eGnment." The statement was pre-
pared for presentation TO the full
committee today when it assembled
to receive his resignation and elect
his successor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-08
ARMORY PROBLEM
NEARS SOLUTION
Town May Be Asked to
Give Balance Needed
for Building
CONFERENCE WITH
ADJT. GEN. JOHNSON
Special Committee Likely to Favor Com.
bined ArmOry. Community House and
Soldiers Memorial on Main Street -
Estimates to BE Secured.

As result of a conference last eve
ming with Adjutant General H. T.
Johnson the special committee recently
appointed to investigate the armory- sol
dier memorial-community house PROPOSE
ton will in all probability make a definite
report to the general committee within a
very short time. just what recommends
tions will be embodied in the report can
not be predicted but there is reason for
believing that they viii favor:
1. The erection of a combined
armory. community house and sol
dicrs memorial on the Main street
lot offered for that purpose by George
+ l.. Dunham.
> Provision of the funds neces-
SaTy for the erection of such a struc-
ture Gin addition to what win be
available from the state and the war
chest balaucel by an issue of town
bonds TO an amount not exceeding
$4,000
At last evenings conference AdjUtant
General johnson stated that BrattlebOro
has been selected as the town TO receive
this years state armory appropriation
.of 100000 He said that from a mill
tary standpoint the need Of an armory
here was urgent and he did not feel it
advisable To consider further postpone
ment In behalf of the state armory COM
mission. however. he was willing to agree
to allow the appropriation to go toward
the construction of a building that would
combine armOry. community house and
soldiers memorial features as embodied
in the plans submitted recently.
Adlutant General Johnson expressed
conviction that such a building could be
erected for approximately 100000, and
at the suggestion Of the committee he is
to secure estimates from two different cou-
tractors 50 that the probable cost may be
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-08
INSTALL NICHOLS
TECH. PRESIDENT
Distinguished Gathering of Educators
Witness Formal Ceremony I'm
Boston Today

BOSTON, June 8.-Ernest Fox Mic
hols,--former president of Dartmouth
college today was inaugurated seventh
president of the Massachusetts, Insti-
tute of Technology. He succeeds Rich
ard G. Macaurin, who died in Janu-
AIRY, 1920. In the presence of distin-
guished gathering of educators and Off
cials of the state, headed by Governor
Cox. Elihu Thompson, acting president
formally inducted the new president
and hailed him as the rare man sought
for the Office during the past year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-08
RAIL WAY MAIL
CLERK DESIRED
Residents of West River
Valley Want Service
Restored E
PETITIONS IN
VARIOUS TOWNS
Will BE Forwarded to Second Assistant
Postmaster General-PreSent Arrange
ment Causes Much Delay and Increase
i'm Cost of Doing Business.

in Cost of Doing Business.
People in the West river valley, from
South Londonderry to Brattleboro, in
elusive. feel that they are entitled to
better mail service on the West River
branch of the Central Vermont railroad,
and to that end they are endeavoring,
through petitions in circulation in the
various towns, to induce the second as
Sistaut postmaster general to re-establish
the mail clerk service on that railroad
which was interrupted during the World
war.
This matter recently was taken up
with the postofIice department through
Congressman Porter II. Dale. but the
matter was turned down as not being a
paying proposition to the government,
hence the resort to petitions, which are
being signed by the business men and
others who desire better mail service on
this road.
Other railroads have several mail
trains each way every day. but in this
instance only one Il day each way is
asked for. and it would seem that the
government ought to grant the request
whether it pays or not, as the aim of the
postal service is to meet the public need
and not to yield profit. \ good mail
service is an important factor in building
up any section of the country, and the
West River valley is entitled to as much
consideration in this respect as is any
other section of the country.
Satisfactory mail service was main
tanned through railway postal clerk Serv-
ice before the war. and because the gov
ernment needed its resources for war
purposes the residents of the West River
valley made no protest when tho service
was discontinued in 1917. Now that the
war Is over and conditions are returning
10 normal the people affected by the in
corruption of service are again seeking
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-08
Methodist Episcopal Church

Visitation Week. June SO. All mem
bcrs of the Methodist church and con
stituency will be called upon during the
week by one or two of the church people
simply in the interests of friendship
Some have entertained strangers un
wares
pie.
Saturday. June IA children's pic
nic on Creamery Flats as part of tho
observance of Children's week.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-08
START REFERENDUM
ON CENSORSHIP LAW
Theatrical Interests of Massachusetts
Ask Suspension of Law for
30 DAYS

BOSTON, June Steps to have the
motion picture censorship bin passed by
the last legislature submitted to the
voters by referendum were taken today.
Judge j. Albert Bracket of Boston.
counsel for theatrical interests, headed
the list of signers to d preliminary pc
tition which under the initiative and
referendum procedure asks to suspend
operation of the law for 90 days. If
during that period 5000 additional
names are fled the matter viii be
placed on the ballot at the state cleo
tion in November, 1922.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-08
FIGHT DEvALERA's ELECTION.
Charged He Is Alien and Not Eligible
to Election in Ulster.

LONDON. June S.-Practical action
has been instituted says the Belfast cor
respondent of the Evening News today,
with the view to making void the election
of Cannon de Valera. the Irish Republi-
can leader, as a member of the new Ulster
parliament, ON the ground that he is an
alien.
A leading firm of Belfast lawyers, ac-
.c0rdng to the correspondent has been en-
gagged to investigate DeNalera's antece-
dents, and already steps are afoot for the
collection of evidence in the United
States and elsewhere especially from his
SDeechpS