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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
WAR PICTURES TO
BE SHOWN FRIDAY
Great Film, Flashes of Action, at
Latchis Theatre Under Auspices
of BrattIeboro Post.

Flashes Of Action, the great war pic
ture to be shown at the Latchis theatre
this week Friday afternoon and evening
under the auspices of BTattleboro post,
No. 5, American Legion tells a forceful
story of the greatest war of history. 1t
is an official film production of the
real thing and depicts the war as it
went to France Scenes from battles
at Bellecourt, Montfaucon, Exermont
and in the Argonne are re-enacted on
the screen with remarkable clarity and
through expert photography.
1t Is true the picture does not present.
all the horrors of war Many gruesome
scenes, showing the terrible slaughter of
men on the battlefields, were cut out of
the film by the war department before
the picture was released. Army officials
took the view that no good could result
from showing these scenes of horror and
butchery to a peace-time populace, but
ven with these depressing views elimin-
ated, the film gives an excellent idea of
what actual war is like
The scientific means of making war
are not overlooked and the picture
shows the great American military
machine in action
Never before has the general public
ad an equal opportunity to see moving
pictures of actual battles. In short
these films contain the cream of all di-
visional scenes, most of which were not
available at the time the Yankee Divi-
sion picture was shown. All the trans
ports depth bombing. destroyers, the
great naval guns in action near Nerdun,
with accompanying explosions. are from
naval sources and have never been pub
licly shown other than at the points
recently covered.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
Lewls C1ntinues Testimony.

WASHINGTON. April 4-AIiners
demands for a six hour day and five
day week, issues involved in the ma
tional coal strike. were described by
John L. Lewis, president of the united
mine workers in continuing his testi-
mony today before a house committee.
as largely a move to halt regularity of
employment Men employed by the
day. he said. would receive the same
wages they ARE now getting and put in
less time. but the miuers who dig coal
would be paid as they are now fer the
number of tons Of coal they produce" ="
Representative Black, Democrat. Of
Texas. calculated that if the tiye-day-
six-hour demand was granted the public
would pay $224000.0O0 additional for
the same amount of coal they are now
getting each year.
"Who will that come out Off" Mr..
Black demanded, after figuring up his
total.
Nobody" Mr.. Lewis retorted, be
cause your figures are absurd. / can't
follow your mental gyratiOns on this
subject in the field of mathematics"
The miners strike in all union dis
tricts. both anthracite and bituminOus,
is 100 per cent effective, Mr.. Lewis de-
clared today after going over reports to
him from union leaders.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
MEN WEAR TOO MUCH.
Women Generally Wear too Little for
Health

That men generally wear too much
and women too little was the opinion ex-
pressed by DR.. J. +. Halls Daily at the
London Institute of Hygiene, in a lee
ture on The Hygiene of Dress Children.
as well as the aged. he said. were highly
susceptible to fluctuations in tempera-
ture.
Girls love of thin shoes and silk stock
ings in cold and damp weather and their
habit of going about really insufficiently
clothed. was frequent starting point for
consumption.
MANY young girls. either through
thOughtlessness or for the sake of per-
sonal appearance habitually under
clothe.' he declared.
The average thickness of the sole of
a woman's thin walking shoe IS only one
eighth to three-sixteenths of an inch
For walking in bad weather the sole
should never be less than a quarter-inch
thick / cannot too strongly condemn the
practice of going about in these thin
shoes
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
MISS KENNEY DENIES
OTHERS INVOLVED
Accused Face Her I'm Jail Williams
Treasurer and Field Selectman at
Northfield

NORTHFIELD, Mass, April An
formation that Miss Elizabeth Kenny,
who is now locked up at Franklin
county Jail charged with larceny of Sl5,-
900 from the town treasury, had attemp-
ted to implicate two residents of North.
field, one of them a town official, III her
alleged defalcations, quite overshadowed
other events at the special town meet
ing here yesterday.
The only stir in the routine of town
meeting affairs was caused by the state
auditors report which showed q short
age of ST., ,434 20 in the treasury account.
Ehe election result gave T. W. Williams,
the town treasurer s place and Ernest
F. Field was elected to the board of Sc
lectmen.
A total of $50 votes was cast. Mr..
Williams and J.. r. Alexander were
lined UP for the treasurer 5 berth As
had been indicated, Mr.. Williams was
elected with pos votes while his oppon-
ent got 90. In the contest for selectmar
Mr.. Field defeated John p Callahan by
100 votes, his total being 243. He sue
ceeds former Selectman Crozier. who re
signed soon after the treasury shortage
was uncovered.
OF even greater interest than tn,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
Strikers May Live in Tents.

PAWTUCKET, r. l.. April 4.--Tex
tile strikers who may be elected from
their homes can live in tents without pay
ing rent Organizer Thomas announced
at meeting of strikers today that strike
leaders were arranging to bring tents
from New York to be pitched on a large
vacant lot and the plumbers union is to
put the camp in a sanitary condition.
During meeting of textile strikers
today Organizer Thomas was informed a
special officer was in the audience. He
was requested to leave and as he reached
the door a striker hit him in the face. He
drew his revolver and held others at bay,
and then left the place.
Strike sympathizers threw stones at
workers on their way to the plant of the
L. S. Cotton Co. today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
MURDER charge
AGAINST WOMAN
Mrs. May Stearns Arrested
in Hospital in Bel
lows Falls
SHOT HUSBAND
LAST THURSDAY
States Attorney Harold f. Whitney of
Brattleb0rO Conducts Inquest Before
Judge Thomas Il. O'Brien-WOman in
Serious Condition.

An inquest was held in Bellows Falls
yesterday afternoon before Judge Thomas
E. O'Brien of the municipal court rela
tive to the death of Lem Stearns, which
occurred in the Rockingham hospital
shortly after noon last Thursday the
result of bullet wound which in an ante
mOrtem statement Stearns said was in
fiicted by his wife. Mrs May Stearns.
States Attorney Harold E. Whitney of
Brattleboro conducted the examination of
witnesses, and following the inquest he
issued a warrant against sMrs. Stearns
charging her with murder. The warrant
was given to Chief-of-POlice Geo. A
Tracy of Bellows Falls. who arrested
Mrs. Stearns in the hospital last night
Mrs Stearns is still in a serious condition
as the result of jumping from third
story window after shooting her husband,
who was boss for the Brigham creamery
in North Walpole, \. Fl.
Before Mr.. Stearns died a warrant was
issued against his wife charging her with
assault with the intent to kill. but with
his death the offense became more serious.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
EDWARD FLETCHER
DIES IN TEXAS
Former BrattIeboro Young Man Was in
Garage Business-BOdy Expected
to arrive Here Tomorrow.

News was received here Yesterday after
noon of the death in FL Paso, Texas, of
Edward Fletcher. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William III. Fletcher of this town. Mr..
Fletcher died at 1870 o'clock Saturday
Afternoon His mother had been with
him several weeks. His father left Thurs
day morning for FL Paso and had nearly
reached Chicago when he received notice
of the young mans death. Mrs. Fletcher
left El Paso with the body Sunday. She
will be met in Chicago today by her hus-
band and they viii arrive here tomorrow
night with the body. Besides his parents
the young man leaves a wife and one
child. He was partner in a garage busi-
ness. Funeral services will be held in
Bonds chapel at ? p. m. Thursday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
CHURCH & FULLER
ENTERTAIN BOWLERS
Give Teams Supper at Streeter's Restau
rant - Players Give Cheers for
MIR. and Mrs. Streeter

Church & Fuller, proprietors of the
Elliot street bowling alleys. entertained
members of all the teams bowling on their
alleys at supper at the StFeeter restau-
rant last evening at o'clock. The menu
consisted of hot roast beef, cold roast
pork. mashed potatoes, stewed corn, beet
relish. pickles. bread and butter. pies of
all kinds. whipped cream cake, tea.
coffee and milk There were 81 men in
the party As they left the restaurant
they gave three cheers for Mr.. and Mrs.
StreeteF. who did so much to make the
affair a success. The bowlers then re-
turned to the alleys and spent the rest
of the evening there.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
Rorah Score Goal Operators.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The coal
operators were criticized i'm the senate
today by Senator Borah. Republican, of
Idaho. chairman of the senate labor com
mittee. who charged that by refusing TO
confer with the miners they have broken
"a solemn obligation" in the contract
which expired March 81. He declared the
public would have to take drastic meas
ures" to protect itself. The mine own
ers owed it to the PUBLIC" he said. ITO
use their utmost efforts to bring about a
conference and an understanding. If
the miners had refused then the criticism
would have been upon them
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
(Continued on Page 81
NOOHIIHutu "II dsV OF
HEROISM OF OILER
SAVES MAGNOLIA
Burns Hole Through Side and Lets Wa
ter on Fire Stopped Flames
from Reaching Oil.

HOBOKEN, y. J.. April 4-The
former United States army transport
Mongolia escaped destruction by fire at
Il dry dock today through the strenuous
efforts of fremcn assisted materially by
Tom Waldron of Jersey City. an oiler.
Waldron placed a wet towel around his
head, grabbed an acetylenc torch.
plunged through clouds of smoke and
burned a hole in steel bulkhead
through which tons of water were
poured. The prompt flooding of the en-
CINE room undoubtedly prevented the
flames from spreading to a great tank
containing thousands of gallons of oil.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
WARTIME ACTIVITY
ON STOCK EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, April 4. Over
100000 shares changed hands in the
first two hours i'm tOday's trading on
the stock exchange, mostly at gains
of one to three points. This volume
of business has not been approached
since the excited markets of the
World war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
Red Men S Hall

Tuesday evening. April /, at s o'clock
Regular meeting of the Brattleboro
Camp 72ST. NJ W. A. \ large attend
ance is needed Come and help boost
for the Sunshine special May Is.
Wednesday,, April ,. s p. m.-Regular
meeting of Women of Mooseheart Legion,
No. 537. All members requested to be
present.
Thursday, April 6, at s p. m.-Special
meeting of PocahOntas Council. No. 4, ID.
ofP, A good attendance is desired.
Friday. April Z, S p. m.-Special meet
ing of Quonekticltt tribe, No .. Rehear-
sal of Warriors degree.
Dance every Saturday night
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
OFFICER SHOT IN
FASHIONABLE HOME
Lieutenant Colonel Paul w.
Beck Killed at Okla
hOma City
SHOOTING, IN JEAN
p. DAYS RESIDENCE
Alleged Beck Was Found Struggling
with Days Wife After Party-Hus-
band Held Under $1,000 Bail Pending
Investigation by Coroner.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, April A
Lieut. Col. Paul w. Beck. attached to
the aviation section of Fort Sill, was
shot to death here early today, in the
fashionable residence of Jean p. Day,
widely known oil operator. Day is held
at his home in custody Of deputy sher-
if pending an investigation.
According to a statement issued by r.
W. Dick, Day returned to his house
after escorting home a number of guests
which his wife earlier had entertained
at cards, and found Mrs. Day strug-
CLING in the arms of the army officer.
Mr.. Dick said Day authorized the state
ment
Day was held under $4,000 bond pend
ing an investigation by a coroner's jury.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
PRESIDENT MAY EXPLAIN
HIS DISMISSAL ORDER

WASHINGTON. April 4.--The
recent dismissal of more than 30
officials of the bureau of engraving
and printing by President Harding
involves no desire ''tO reflect upon
the character of any government
enploye," it was said today by Sec
retary Christian. In a letter MIR.
Christian declared the President re-
gretted that "insinuating publicity"
had attended the dismissal order
and indicated that a statement
broadly covering the whole incident
might be made later at the state
house.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
First Baptist Church

Tuesday. 7.30 p. m.-Christian En-
deavor meeting.
Wednesday, 500 p. m.-Entertainment,
Two Thousand Miles for Book. Adj
mission % cents.
Friday, p. m.7Iunior Endeavor ;
7.15-Meetiug of Prudential Committee
7.30-Church prayer meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
Odd Fellows Temple

Tuesday, April / at p. Ih.-AIeet-
ing of Past Officers association.
Tuesday. April /. 40 D. m.-Re-
hearsal of Ladies' Auxiliary. Degree
work.
The !. O. o. F. Dramatic club will
make its first appearance at the temple
Thursday, April g.
The Ladies' Auxiliary will hold sale
of homemade candy and doughnuts in
the BrattlebOro China Store at 2.3O
April $, for the benefit of the general
assembly fund
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
PRODUCTION IS
COUNTRY'S NEED
Senator Cartwright Says
Must Be Reduction
in Wages
WOULD INVITE
INVESTMENTS
With Wages Reduced Germany, Defeat
ed in War, Is Triumphant in Peace
White Millions of Workers Are Idle
in America and England


In the most eloquent address that has
been heard here in several years United
States Senator George W. Cartwright
of California, vice president of the
American Educational association.
speaking by invitation of the Chamber
of Commerce before an audience that
filled the Chamber of Commerce rooms
last evening, told his hearers in a new
way some fundamental truths respect
ing business panics and depressions and
stated what must be done to relieve this
country of the business depression
which it is now passing through. For
two solid hours the senator held the
closest attention of the audience, which
included several women and at the close
he was given the longest round of ap-
plause that has been accorded any
speaker here in recent years, and when
President Carl S. Hopkins of the Cham
Der of Commerce suggested rising vote
Of thanks the audience stood and broke
into another long and loud outburst of
applause.
For the most part tho address was a
serious presentation of facts showing
what is needed to cure the United States
of her economic ills, but the senator oe-
| casionally punctuated his remarks with
| a humorous story. He presented the
/ results of his study of the panics of the
/ past 125 years. showing that there were
| II major panics and depressions.
/ What Makes Nation Prosper.
7 There is no reason why America
should suffer from a breakdown of her
/ industries. he asserted. They come
every time we violate the economic law.
/ LCnn tin,nnd or, paco 9 \
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
Masonic Temple

Tuesday, April 4. 73O D. m.-Regular
meeting of Bingham Chapter, No. 80, O..
Il. s. Initiation.
Wednesday, April 5. 7.30 p. m.-Beau-
seant Commandery, No. Z, X. I. TEN
plar degree
Thursday. April 6, 7.30 p. m.-Con-
necticut Valley Council, No. 16, r. and
S. NJ. Stated assembly. Annual meet
ing.
Friday. April Z. 730 p. m.-Brattle-
boro Lodge, No. 102, f. and A. NJ. Spe-
cial communication. Nj. NJ degree.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
RADICALS FIGHT .-
TO CONTROL STRIKE
Trying to Get Lawrence
Textile Workers Into
One Big Union
u. T. w. HOLDING sea sd
IT'S GROUND TODAY
Legere Urges More Picl1eting and Fol
lowing of Workers to Their Homes -
His Organization Remnant of /. w.
W.-City Authorities Fear Violence.

LAWRENCE, April 4 (Associated
Press This city today was the scene
not only of a fight betweep cotton and
worsted mills and their striking opera
tives over a wage cut, but of a struggle
between. conservative and radical labor
unions for strike control. The one big
union with Ben Legere as its leader OBJ
tanned from a mass meeting OF strikers
yesterday acceptance of its leadership
and reputation of that of the United
Textile Workers of America. The latter
organization was holding its ground and
extended its forces without regard to the
opposition President NcMahon an
nounced.
The American Federation of Textile
operatives is expected to attempt to gain
control of the strike. Both the One Big
union and the United Textile Workers
adherents were on the picket line again
at the opening hour this morning. They
found the situation much the same as in
recent days.
Whether the peacefulness that has
characterized the strike TO date will con
time was question in the minds of city
officials as a result of yesterdays mass
meeting At that time Iegere called up
on his followers TO prosecute picketing
more vigorously. to check up on workers
entering the mills morning and after
noon and particularly to follow them to
their homes at night Leger, an actor,
said he left the New York stage to as
sumo leadership at Lawrence when he
heard of the wage cut.
The local membership of the One Big
Union has as its nucleus the remnants
of the /. w w organization that pros
ecuted the big textile strike of 1912 here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
SMALL WANTS WOMEN JURORS.
Attorneys for Illinois Governor Attacks
Legality of jury.

WAUKEGAN, H.. April A de-
'mand that women sit on the jury in the
trial of Gov. Len Small. on charges of
conspiring with Fred Esterling. lieuten-
ant governor. and Vernon Curtis. a
Grant Park banker, to embezzle state
funds while he was state treasurer, was
made by his attorneys yesterday. They
attacked the legality of the jury panel
because the Lake county board of SUI
pervisors had failed to include in it the
names of women.
Attorneys for the state obtained As
hours delay to prepare their answer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
CHIFA FORCE ATTACKS JAPs
Reported 80 are Killed and Fighting
Continues i'm Russia

TOXIC. April 4 (Associated Press)-
Special dispatches from Nladivostok to-
day report a clash between Japanese
troops and forces of the Chita govern
ment when 500 of the latter attacked
the japanese near Spassk about 100
miles from Yladivostok, following a de-
mand by the japanese to disarm. Eighty
IF the Chita soldiers were reported killed
Later the Chita troops attacked with
field guns and fighting is continuing
along the Tssnri railway. the report said
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
Centre Congregational Church

Tuesday, April 4, I p. m.-Troop 1,
Boy Scouts, will meet in the chapel.
Thursday, April 6, 3 p. m.-AIeeting Of
the mission study class with Mrs. r. c..
Averill of 213 Main street. Chapter ).
Wednesday. April ). $50 p. m.-The
brotherhood will have its monthly sup
per in the chapel. Fred II. Harris will be
the speaker. --.
The WOmen's association of the church
are planning to hold a rummage sale Fri
day and Saturday, May and 6,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
TO NOMINATE i .-- -.-.s..
PAUL HENDERSON
President to Name Chicago Man Second
Assistant Postmaster
General

WASHINGTON, April 1 (Associated
PressD-President Harding will send to
the senate soon the nomination of Paul
Henderson of Chicago to be second as
sistant postmaster general, it was
learned definitely today at the White
House. Mr.. Henderson succeeds Edward
Shaughnessy, also of Chicago, who died
from injuries received in the knicker-
booker theatre disaster.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
BOMB EXPLOSION
KILLS 3, HURTS 80
Outrage at Business Mans Banquet al
BudapeSt-Missed Princi-
pal Guests.

VIENNA, April (Associated
Press)-A concealed bomb exploded
at a business mans banquet in Bud
apest last night, killing three and
injuring 80 prominent persons, it
was learned here today. The bomb
is believed to have exploded pre-
maturely, however, as the principal
guests had not arrived.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
BRATTLEBORO PERSONAL

Miss Mildred Marden of South London
derry is visiting her sister, Miss Lila
Marden.
Miss Marion Fraser has begun work
as stenographer in the service depart
ment of the Vermont Printing Co.
Mrs Fred l.. Howe and daughter, Miss
Martha Howe, have returned from Ham
.ilton. Bermuda. where they had been
spending the winter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04

Among the participants in the Sun
dance recently given at Palm Beach
was Aunt" Polly Parker, the oldest
living Seminole Indian, and whose age
is yariOusly estimated to be between
112 and 10 years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
COAL STRIKERS
CUT POWER WIRES
First Disorder In Western Pennsylvania
Today - State Police Dis
perse Crowd

disorders IN the western Pennsylvania
coal district were reported from Fay
cite and Washington counties today,
where the authorities stated high tension
electric wires carrying current for coal
mines had been cut, and a detail of the
state police had been called out TO dis
perse a crowd endeavoring to induce
non union men to leave work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
DRAGS CHILDREN .s-..
FROM LOCKED ROOM
NeighbOr Rescues Two Tots from Burn
ing Home at West Spring
field To-day

SPRINGFIELD. Mass, April 4
Locked in a room of their burning home
i'll d remote section of West Springfield,
two young children of Mr. and Mrs L.
p. Ivanshko were rescued today by a
peighbor who. in passing the house, saw
that it was in flames He broke in
through a window and after dragging
the children to safety summoned the
fire department The house and barn,
valued at $1,000, were burned
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
EDWARD LOwERY IN LEAD.
Making Good in Qualifying Round for
Golf Championship

PINEHURST. y. c., April Ed
ward Lowery Of the Norfolk Golf club,
Dedham. Mass. was leading the field in
qualifying round of the North and South
amateur golf championship with a card
of S0-74 for the 36 holes today with half
the field completed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
Knights of Columbus Hall

meeting of Leo Council, knights of Co
lumbus.
Wednesday April 5, 7.30 p. m.-Regu-
lar meeting Of the Protective Grange.
The birthday committee will serve. re-
freshments
Thursday, April 6, s D, m.-Regular
meeting of T.. c. b. A. Election of Off
GERS for the ensuing year will take place.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
ANOTHER DAYLIGHT HOLD Up.
Bandits Snatch $500 Pay Roll from
Woman Cashier i'm New York.

NEW YORK, April 4-Another day
light hold up today was added to New
York's April crime roster, when two ban
dts jumped out of an automobile on
upper Third avenue. snatched an $500
nav roll from Hannah Ridell. cashier for
Bowman & Co. and escaped in their car
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
Methodist Episcopal Church

meeting and election of officers of the At
tainers' class at the home of Mrs. c.. H.
GoodnOw, % Green street.
Friday. April {, 7.30 p. m.-Regular
Draypr meeting 4.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-04
St. Michael's S Church
(EpiscOpaD

Tuesday, April. 4, at $50 p. m
Cleaning meeting at the parish house.
Wednesday, April ), at 7.30-The mis-
sion study class of the 'Woman's auxiliary
viii meet at the home of Mrs. E. w. Glib
sen,