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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-15

BURLINGTON, June 15.-Max L.
Powell, who has just returned from an
extended trip to Saskatchewan, in the
Canadian northwest, was interviewed by
a reporter and asked the following ques-
ton:
by the way. how do you like the
highway planks in the platforms of the
two candidates for governor?
THAT is a very delicate question for
me to answer replied Mr.. Powell
Each candidate is a warm personal
friend of mine and Will HAYS says this
is a time to lay brick, not throw Them
but as each has thrown a brick at the
plan | advocate, it may not be amiss for
me to throw the same bricks back for
them to use again.
Each candidate is conservatively safe
and safely conservative, but that does not
get us anywhere on our highways. Mark
time and eat dust for a slogan Is as I'M
pleasant as it is improbable. Each can
didate stands for economy, but gives no
detail.
Now the practical way to economic
is to find out where is the most waste and
to stop it. In the highway department
on account of the system there Is the
greatest waste in our budget. And yet
each candidate says to keep on wasting
at the same old bung-hole.
We expended in 1921 over 81 ,OOO,UOO
in maintenance, great part of which
could be saved if we built our mainte-
nance into our roads. The money wasted
in maintenance, hauling dirt on to blow
away, would pay the interest ON a
So 900. 00O-loan and wipe out the debt in
10 or u years, and we would have the
roads now and enjoy them with our chill
dren.
THE small states of Nevada and Wy
oming do this way, as do practically all
of the larger states.
For 10 years | have been trying to
devise some way to have the road to
Sandbar bridge permanently improved. 1t
is on the Roosevelt highway now, and is
the gateway to many tourists entering
and leaving the state, and first and last
good impressions might modify the others
The answer l usually get from the
highway department is Get Colchester
to vote more money and the state will
match it Isn't i ridiculous to expect
the town of Colchester to vote money
enough to build a proper highway for the
big tourist traffic?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-15
CONTINUE WILCOX & WHITE co.
The Conway Co. Adds Meriden Business
to Its Extensive Holdings

MERIDEN. Conn. June 15-C. O..
Conway, president of the Conway Com
panv and purchaser of the assets of the
bankrupt Wilcox & White Company
here, has decided to continue its bust
ness. it is announced here, operating the
recording laboratories on the top floor
of the local plant. and manufacturing
PLAYER piano actions in Worcester.
Mass.
The Conway Company controls the
HalIet & Davis Piano Company. Ma
onal Piano Company. and Sylvester
Tower Piano Key and Piano Action
Company. all of Boston.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-15
BONUS PROCEDURE HELD UP.
Meantime Ladd Asks McNider's Opjn-
ion on Payment Plan.

WASHINGTON, June 15-The pro
posal of Senator Ladd, Republican of
North Dakota, for payment of the sol
der bonus in cash from profits Of banks
was submitted yesterday by him to
Banford McNider, head of the American
Legion, with a request for an expression
of opinion In his letter Senator Laid
said it would be Il saving to taxpayers.
There were numerous informal confer
ences today between Republican SEN
ators regarding bonus bill procedure It's
supporters said it probably would be
brought before the senate late next
week but this was disputed by leaders
who favor holding the tariff bill contnu-
ally before the senate.
Further conferences with Senator
Lodge tomorrow were planned with some
senators continuing an effort to call a
party conference for decision on proce-
dure. Chairman AIcCumber of the fl
nance committee was said to remain of
the opinion that the bonus bill should
be taken up in a few days, despite Presi-
dent Harding 5 opposition to its sup
planting the tariff bill.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-15
SOUTH NEWFANE.

Arthur Bailey of Agawam, Mass, is
visiting his sister. Mrs. hubert w. Shep-
ard
Mrs. Ella S. Willard, Mrs Luella f.
Bingham, Rev. and Mrs; f. K. Racket
went Wednesday to Wilmington to at
tend the Windham County Baptist Sun
day school convention.
Next Sunday morning Rev. F. K.
Hackett 5 sermon viii be a children s
dav address, and the children s day
exercises of the Sunday school win be
held at the Sunday school hour.
The Ladies' Benevolent society viii
hold an all-day meeting next Wednes-
day with Mrs. Martin A, Page on the
Marlboro Branch road; A full attend
anco for finishing work is requested.
Miss Elizabeth Moss and Miss Carroll
Cocks spent the weekend with Mrs.
Frank Moss, who accompanied them to
New York Monday. Ernest j. Dodge
drove their automobile through and re-
turned home Monday moralng
The most costly leather III the world
is known as nianO leather.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-15

The most costly leather IN the world
is known as piano leather.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-15

Women's and Children's Sizes, in bathing
oxfords. Black with white sole,
All Sizes at $50
Women's High Cut Bathing Shoes, black
with white soles, laeings and piping,
Only SEC Pair
Wonen's High Cut Sateen Bathing Shoes,
in navy, red, green and purple,
S1.OO pair
Women's Novelty Bathing Shoes, at $3.50
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-15
GREEN RIVER.

Henry johnson is visiting his brother,
Otis johnson.
Mrs. Lewis Pittinger is at the
Memorial hospital in Brattleboro for
treatment.
Mrs. susan Stowe returned to Green
field, Mass, Wednesday after spending
few days here.
Mrs. Cora Rogers returned to her
home in Wilder, Monday after spending
the weekend with her aunt, Mrs.
George Denison.
Mrs. Myrtle Corliss Of Sandwich,
Mass who has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. VIII Denison a few days, went to
Springfield, Mass, Wednesday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-15
WEST CHESTERFIELD.

\ special meeting viii be held at eiti-
zcns hall June -, at s p. m, to see
what action viii be taken on cutting the
planting some more in their places. All
members of the association are requested
to be present
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-15
BRATTLEBORO DRUG co.
Make Remarkable Offer to Any Person in Braeboo Who Is
Weak Sick Nervous or Rundown

This Regular sLio Package
al
No III, andE
imply BattIebOrO Co.'s,
nd We Cheerfuly HsndY
BrauctOro well ask how afford to make this remarkable
number people lack 100 iron their
Door Department. New York the Wester County
their vital to lead them to
trouble kidney
anent had people thinking they
all of
like the
in
right to Iirateloro Drug
weeks
in
efundy Ourm
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-15

Summer schools, arranged by the
League of Nations union, are to be con
Quoted this year in many towns in Eu-
rope.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-15
BROOKLTNE
Win Begin Pastorate juno Is.

News has been received from Rev T.
G. Sharp of Ferndale, n Y. that ne win
begin his pastorate at the Baptist
church June % with q sermon at II a.
m. Mr.. Sharp is a middle-aged man
and comes well recommended.
The New York herald., 1922-10-01

the day after tomorrow" 'Impossiblei
Tell him we must see the rest of the pieces
right now, we are leaving in a few days.
I am expecting to meet friends at San Sc
bastian for the yacht races at the end of
the week.
But these large fluid American ideas
when put into Spanish seemed to bore Jose
exceedingly. 1t was already high noon.
Business could not be taken up again until
o'clock, after the siesta. The next day
there was fiesta, wedding in the family
the next, but after that he might possibly
have the unemployed leisure in which he
might place himself at our disposal
Thus Jose firmly, but courteously,
maneuvered us out and locked the door;
locked the door on Adelaide, accustomed
to the obsequious, ever ready attentions of
those who dealt in the antiques of con-
vention, and just in time to permit us to
contribute to a party of beggars who make
the furniture shop district their stamping
ground. Three picturesque mosoS, or
porters, who had been patiently awaiting
us, moved off without surprise or COM
ment and We rambled home, paying an
other tribute on the way to the blind
The New York herald., 1922-10-01

guitarists of the Ramhlas who had by this
time been greatly reinforced as to num-
bers.
For two weeks we rambled in the direc-
ton of Jose's furniture emporium Ade-
ladies friends furiously telegraphing from
San Sebastian twice a day. The generos-
ity of Adelaide had assembled royal
cortege of blind musicians continually
strumming guitars in our wake. The beg
gars gave us a daily ovation in the Street
of the Old Furniture Dealers and the
patient porters were ever in waiting to
carry home our purchases.
We had become experts at the game
When we had eliminated Joses onelet
hour and his noon dinner hour and his
visit for political discussion at the tabernG
afterward, his siesta from till and the
time for his afternoon cup of a mixture
of cinnamon and chocolate soaked up in
ensimodas there still remained to be
reckoned with the feast days, averaging
from one to five week, during which
sanity days even his normal intermittent
form of business ceased.
Then, too Jose being an afficinado-a
bull fight fan-it was necessary, in order
that he might properly sustain his repu-
tation an esportnlan, that he should
attend at least two bull fights a week in
the Plaza Nuevo, from 4 to T. and this in
its way prevented any regular punching
of the time clock for the few working
days that could by any stretch of the
imagination be called such. AS result
it took quite a considerable mileage of
The New York herald., 1922-10-01
red wine.

noisseur in the unwashed and undressed
period of household gods. Jose's pride was
touched He opened murderous looking
clasp knife. which bore craven motto on
it's blade, which read: my wound is NOR
tal.' and scraping down through the
accumulated paint and varnish of many
generations at last laid bare bit of perfect
caObd grain.
Yes, 1t would be scraped and rubbed and
put into the best condition for the sonora.
"And the price?" Fifteen pesetas." Pan
cho. his repairer and finisher, was there
none more able in the world, and he pointed
to a shadowy nook, out of which rose
thin. weather stained little man. the tint
Of old mahogany himself, his garments so
nearly dust color with friendly bacteria
that he had escaped notice up to now He
bowed with dignity and unswaddled piece
of furniture upon which he had recently
been working which cleaned soft and silky
as rubylike as red gold and marvellously
beautiful.
IF it will come out like that tell him
that 1 will take all the old mahogany he
has got" exclaimed Adelaide, enchanted
Three dollars for that chair! Think of It'll
Please tell him that I want six chairs, two
sofas, two tables, a commode for the draw
ing room and enough more for two bed
rooms; if a little of 1t Is veneer won't
object"
This spot order Jose received politely
but without effusion. IF the senoras will
return pdsddd mdndHd ;" What does
that mean?" interrupted Adelaide. Come
The New York herald., 1922-10-01
Spanish Mahogany
By BLANCHE McMANUS.

Of cool shade amid fragments of a past
household grandeur, eating a tortillo sand
wiched between two huge slices of bread
which he had cooked on the brazier of
charcoal before him. This he interspersed
with an occasional jet of red wine thrown
skillfully from long spouted, artistically
shaped wine bottle into his mouth at the
same time that he held a cigarette, in a
long holder of espnn,d de mar, between his
lips.
The hour being but 10 o'clock, this was
an uncharted meal, but in Spain one eats
when hungry. not by the clock. Jose was
up in a moment. bowling with the grace
Of hidalgo. "Mahogany?. Certainly; If
the senoras will come day after to-mor-
row"
1t was necessary to be firm. Jose sighed
and laid down the omelet, took from the
interior of his knotted blouse key nearly
foot long and opened great door at the
end of another dedalian labyrinth, NUT
tering beneath his breath. "Madre de
Dios"; "Neustra Sonora del Pilar." for he
came from Saragoza and seemed to feel
that needed protection from two Yanqmi
bargaining wits. At that Jose was the
animator of this old furniture trade, so we
had to bear with him.
We entered what might have been the
model of the first antique shop in the
worlds history. cuarto de desaho9o in
all verify. Ancient household rubbish of
every possible kind was stacked like bricks
or lumber as far as the eye could pene-
trate the duslSy gloom. Spanish antiques
have an aged air all their own We
The New York herald., 1922-10-01

squeezed through mar
row passages. stirring
up the dust of ages from
the dirt floor. Adelaide
sneezed painfully, but
kept bravely in my
wake.
Jose, lighting another
cigGrillo, swung himself
up into a crazy loft hung
with spiders webs and
after a long interval of
scurrying over our heads
down dropped a squat
armchair of the kind
known locally as a pol
trond, with an oval
plaque back and curious
arms, which gave out in
the middle, the whole
painted a nice black
enamel.
"But I want mahog-
any-cdobd, cdobd, COM
prende usted ahora"-
protested Adelaide,
trained in the school of
the glossy sheen of
smartly got up antiques.
The old furniture sales
department. of Barcelona
IS for the expert con-
The New York herald., 1922-10-01

(/V you can furnish house here with
old Spanish mahogany as cheap
lv as at a bargain sale" This
New-York tribune., 1922-06-27
Zionist Factions Seek
Unity in Joint Body
Resolution Adopted Provides
Representation for American
and Palestine Sorieiics

PHILADELPHIA. June 26.-ln an e.
fort 20 bring about unity In Zionist
circles. a resolution providing for the
sppointment of two committees, each
composed % seven Representatives. from
the Zionist organizations Of America
and the Palestine Development Corn-
ell. was adoped to-day By the Zionist
orranizatio1 in annual convention.
Sneakers az to-day's sessions or the
convention emphasized the necessity Of
raising funds Immediately for the De.
velopment o. the Ruterberg concession
In Palestine lest IL be Withdrawn by
the British government. The eonees-
sion. which expires in September. 1873.
nrovjdes for extensive utilization OF the
water OF the River Jordan 70 produce
electric power. ,,,
Three main things are needed said
Pirhas Rutenberg, who received the
concession last year. These are money
men and peace -,
Peter Schwweitzer, treasurer o. VIC
zionist organization. led a movement
suring the meeting 10 subscribe funds
FOR the project pledging go 'ooo per, per-
sonally. Jacob Siegal pledged slV,UVU
and large sums were promi.sd oy
nurnber o. other delegates. Inc tota'
raised to-day was si,o2o,o0o'
The convention adopted resolutions
,-sising United States Senator Lodge
for his services in aiding in establish
INC the Jewish National Home. and the
s.ste of Massaehusetts for its mani
fes.ation OF sympathy 70 the Palestine
cause"
New-York tribune., 1922-06-27
Payment of Thrift Bonds
And Certificates Is Begun
Subscribers Are To Receive Cash
Payments 10 Full Value
of Securities

Redemption Of thrift bonds and Ger
tifieates issued By the National Thrift
Bond Corporation. which went into iiqui-
dation August : 1921, was begun yester-
day through the brancn Office OF The
State Banking Department at ~ Cham
bers Street. with the Greater New York
Savings Bank. f5l Fifth Avenue,
Brooklyn. acting as the principal clear
ing house.
Samuel Rauch, Special Deputy super
intendent Of Banks. announced tho.
fnal arrangements had been made With
the Greater New York Savings Bank
for the redemption Of thrift bonds
certificates and receipts in such man
ner that the subscribers will receive
cash payment 10 the full value o. the
bond or the certificate This was made
necessary By reason Of the fact that tho
Equitable Trust Company, which mad
been requested 10 sell the securities Of
the National Thrift Bond Corporation
had sold the government obligations
consisting Of Liberty bonds. state bonds
and municipal securities standing back
Of the thrift bonds, at an aggre gate
SUN which makes the pro rata value OF
"a. thrift securities 50 per cent.
Through the effort Of the Superin-
.endent of Banks the Greater New York
Savings Bank, the Equitable Trust Com
panv OF New York and several persons
interested in the National THrift Bond
Corporation. the plan for the redemption
of the various thrift securities at their
face value was perfected.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-27
Mayor Warns
President Food
Stock Is Short
New York in No Position TO
Meet n Railroad Tic-Up.
Hylan Advises Harding.
Urging Him to Act
Supply Lowest in Year
Population of Metropolitan
District Almost Wholly
Dependent OH Rail Traffic

Mayor Hylhn wrote letter 20
President Harding yesterday saying
that he deemed it his duty 70 call
the Presidents attention TO tire food
situation here in view OF the effect
upon IL Of n sudden railroad iie-up
which threatens
Il do this in advance Of such an
event 30 that you may be enabled 70
bring into action every Federal agency
with power 90 save the City Of New
York from the consequences Of a rail-
road policy that impcrils the food
supply Of this city wrote the Mayor.
AT this time Of the yeAr." he con-
tinued. "the people OF this city sub
sist upon food brought for the most
part from distant places outside the
motor truck area. The early part o.
July is the worst period TO permit 4
cessation Of rail shipments into New
York. This IS 30. because IN July such
foods as are raised within the motor
truck area are not ripe for eonsump-
tion in sufficient volume. A iie-up Of
the rail facilities entering New York
City and its envirors would be a
catastrophe.
All Usual Supplies Short
"The most important item of food
that will be affected by = railroad tie
up Is that Of milk. of which more than
5000. 900 quarts arc used daily In this
city. The cutting OF of serious di-
mutton 81 this daily milk supply will
New-York tribune., 1922-06-27
anthracite Strike Call
Is Forecast for TO-dd,
Scale Committee al " Ork on De-
tails, Which Include appeal
To Public 10 Fill II nr Chest

WILKES-BARRE. Pa. june 26-As-
surcd tho support of the 10000 union
anthracite miners who have remained
under suspension ~ work since April J.
the general wage scale committee TO-
day began fabulatirg tho referendum.
just completed and prepared for
declaration Of an actual strike.
Plans were laid fOr the foundation
Of a "war chest with q iinancial cam
paiCn ihroaghou. tho principal cities
Of the East and .hc public solicitation
of FUNDS 20 enable the miners TO
carry the present situation 10 victory.
The committee did rot officially au-
thorizc the substitution Of the word
strike for "sCspension '-the term by
which vas designated the wa.kou. or
dered By the United Nine Workers o.
America nearly three months ago
This. said Thomas Kennedy. president
Of the scale committee. VIII be with
held until tomorrow, when tellers VIII
complete fabuiat.on q results 81 the
referendum
L already is known what the resul,
o. the vote vii! be. however, Kennedy
IN an open address before the commit
tee went into executive session to-day
declaring 70 hHd been almost Laan.-
mousiv" in favor ~ strike action.
y remains FOR the committee % de-
eide what means it will adopt 20 ASSURE
success % the hard coal miners fghi
for n 90 rcr cent wage increase. The
question q Withdrawing maintenance
men from the mines. permitting them
20 be flooded. will be settled tomorrow
II was said. Little active sentimen'
Fcvorirc euch action was arprrer,
among the hundreds n miners wro
gathered here 20 await ne result OF
tho scale committees deliberations.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-27
Washington Heights Asks
New Subway Station

Wssh.rrton Heights residents yes
,erdly asked tns Irar5.; Comm ''fion
20 pfovi9c new subway station a.
i5is, g.se~ and B.oGtw-,. IGe at.e-
cation wss under ihs auspices oi re
Hamilton Community Coune.. 81
washington Heights. William Doro.
van. chairman OF ;he delegation. sad
ira. lie section 20 ho BENEFITED by
the Inn tvencn: - ;hiekiy populated
ard that re gap between the stations
~ lash ard ls1 Streets is 80 great a'
% cause eoncestcn az esch s,atlo'
Arthrr c. Peacock, o. counsel ior
the Marlborough, sait that bis com .
rary w.s opposed 10 the building. ~
he uroposr3 station. He said thai
Sl77s 900 persons passed ths 1870
et-eet station In tic course 81 the
votr ard that q new station et i5lst
esrrc. would be delay 20 all tnes'
ns,r,rs. He said y was better loT
sso ooo persons % walk hftoen min
ute, 70 the station than that 2l,ooc'-
o00 peonle should be delayed by hav
ing 20 stop at an additional station
On the line. 49,
BESIDES" said Mr. Peacock. the
interborough hasn't the money AZ ms
time 70 build q new station, the cost
Of which I, estimated at Ssoo'ooo TO
s40O, 600"
New-York tribune., 1922-06-27

imperil the health and lives % thou.
sands q children and invAlids and will
greatly Inconvenience adults generally.
In The very nature % things there can
De no storage OF fresh milk and the
supply must pc renewed daily.
II Am informed that the eiiy's sup
ply of practically every important food
item Is sufficient only for short
Teriod. For example. We have not a.
any one time more than four days sup
ply Of fresh beef The weekly con-
sumption OF live poultry is over 200
carloads. The shutting out of this
poultry would increase the demands
upon the beef supply and reduce n.
period Of It's duration. The egg sup
ply in storage. including New Jersey,
ia abou, 1850. .0oo cases. We have the
smallest supply in years Of canned
fruits and vegetables. because of crop
conditions last year. the old stock
being practically used UP and the new
stock only IN process Of packing.
The nearest point from which We
receive potatoes Is Virginia; outside
Of the motor truck area. The receipts
are about 300 carloads week Nor
folk steamers bring In shout $4,000
barrels week. In tho event OF
railroad tie-up only n par, % the rail
potato supply could be brought in by
steamer.
Flour and Cereals in Plenty
The supply Of old potatoes from
Maine is about exhausted. This is the
heaviest season in the year for fruit
and vegetable shipments 20 New York
City. The bulk Of these come from
distant points. such as South Carolina.
Georgia and California. Of the essen
tiAl vegetables. cabbage IS tho only
local one 90 be had 90 this time. The
only articles % food OF which We
have substantial supply on hand, !
am informed, arc -four and cereals for
shout thirty days.
The conditions that would result In
New York City from such a rail tie-up
would be similar 10 that prevailing IN
C. beleaguered or besiegcd city IN war
time. Such A state of affairs should
be guarded against BY every reasonable
no doubt make manifest 20 you the
necessity for anticipatory ard vigi'ant
action % conserve the food supply in
the City ot New York and 20 protect
'fc general public from the disastrous
effect o. q railroad tie-1p. Since such
railroad strike is impending ard
u reatened 20 occur about the hrst OF
July. you no doubt will conclude that
the situation merits your immediate
attention by way of directing that ap-
proprlate steps be taken by the Federal
Hpcncios under your control