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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-08
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ADDITIONAL ROOM
FOR PEOPLES BANK
Will Have Second Floor of Cox Build
ing, Next South, and Enlarge
Present Banking Rooms.

Alterations. which will add materially
to the facilities of the Peoples National
bank are being made on the second floor
of the Cox building, which was bought
recently by William j. Pentland Mr.
Pentland also is making improvements
on the top floor of the building, which
probably will be used for living purposes.
For some time the Peoples National
bank work has been carried on in crowd
ed quarters. coupon rooms have been
Inadequate to accommodate the holders of
the nearly 600 safe deposit boxes and
customers have found the waiting lobby
congeSted
The additional space in the Cox build
ing, which adioinS the bank on the south,
will provide three commodious coupon
rooms, a private office, a conference room,
a coat room for the men, and coat room
for the women. The present private
Office back of the main banking room viii
furnish room for two desks now in the
banking rooms. The bank counter will
be extended to the partition of the pres
ent private Office and two more tellers'
windows will be put in.
The work of cutting through from the
Cox building to the Peoples bank build
ing is being done today
Changes on the top floor of the building
include the re-arrangement of the bath
room, cutting of windows from the hall
into some of the rooms, change of the
staircase leading from the second floor
and a thorough renovation. There are
six rooms in the apartment.
Mr.. Pentland will install in the base
ment of his store. which occupies the
first floor of the building equipment to
furnish heat for the apartment
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-08
CABINET TAKES
UP POWER PLAN
Discusses Atlantic Seab0ard Proposal
for Unified System to Save
Coal

WASHINGTON, April S.-The pro
posed "superpOwer project for the At,
lantic seaboard between Boston ana
Washington was taken up by President
Harding and his cabinet yesterday during
a general discussion of the coal strike, as
Il means of minimizing the effect OF SIM
liar strikes in the future on the economic
fabric of the country.
The discussion was said to have been
most thorough, although no dehmte con-
clusiOns were reached.
The Atlantic seaboard super-power
project, according to engineers, would
save 50,000000 tons of coal annually and
in addition stabilize the coal industry
by providing regular employment at the
coal mines.
Under the scheme worked out all indus
tries in the "super-power zone" on the
Atlantic seaboard described in the re-
port as ''the finishing shop of American
industry all industries. railroads and
other consumers of. electricity would be
supplied by a unified power system.
Large generating plants would be
erected at strategic mining centres con
venient to the larger industries which
would feed into a great power line, and
then out to the consumers.
The project as conceived would not
entail any outlay of money by the govern
mpnt. ii was said, but contemplated the
erection of Il unit at a time through
utilities and other large power companies
and users of electricity. The cost, 1t was
financing by the cooperation of public
said probably would be between 5000,
100000 and $300,0OO,OO0.
Secretary Hoover is understood to have
recently discussed the feasibility of the
project with representatives of many pub
lie utilities
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-08

An agreement has been entered into
between Attorney John Z. Gale of Gull
ford and the BrattleborO Trust Co. ad-
of the Arthur b. Clapp estate
whereby Mr.. Gale will become owner
of the Wilder building on the west side
of Main street next north of MILESTONE
brook. Deeds to the property viii be
passed in a short time. Mr.. Gale buys
for an Investment. He viii dispose of
his other Brattleboro property, which
consists of four houses. two on Clark
street, one on Canal street and one on
Highland street. He plans to retain his
farm and other property in Guilford
where he is the towns heaviest taxpayer
The Wilder building was bought of
Emerson x Son few years ago by the
late Arthur B. Clapp and was put in
first class condition. No other business
building in BrattlebOro is in better con-
dition than this one. 1t is a four-story
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-08
RAILWAY EMPLOYEES F.
TO MEET MONDAY
VIII Discuss Contracting of Shop Work
to Evade Labor Board
Regulations

CHICAGO. April 8.-The two years
Of private ownership of the railroads,
since their release from federal control
after the war, will be reviewed and
many vital questions acted upon by the
biennial convention of the railway en-
pIoyes department of the American fed
Grafton of labor. which convenes here
April 10.
Five hundred delegates from every
railroad in the country where the de
partment : organizations are repre-
sented have been chosen.
Although long list of questions will
probably prolong the convention for two
weeks or more, the most important dis
eussions are expected to center about
the recent action of several railroads in
contracting shOp work TO outside firms,
thus removing the shop men from the
jurisdiction of the railroad labor board.
and a review of the board : decisions
on wages and working conditions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-08

brick structure with basement and was
built in 1870, and the two following
years, by the late e. l.. Brown, who con
Quoted a furniture and undertaking busi
ness there. The Brown estate sold it to
Sumner B. Emerson about 1888. 1t was
occupied as a furniture store by Mr..
Emerson. and his son, Harry l.. Emerson.
until 1914 when Emerson & Son moved
to their new building on Elliot street.
The first floor is occupied by l.. II. Bar
berS music store. Miss Agnes Mack s
millinery store and the Baldwin Boot
Shop of which Fred f. Clark is the pro
prietor. On the second floor are located
y. ID. Clawson'S law Office, the public SER
vice commission headquarters. W. S
Pratt'S insurance agency and Miss Susan
Hanrahan's speciality shop. The two
upper stories are occupied as apartments
This sale will rank well toward the
to pof the list of the important real es-
tate transactions in Brattleboro the past
year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-08
PICTURES
OF WAR ARE SHOWN
Large Audiences Impressed with Bat
tie Scenes Auspices of Brat
tlebOrO Post, American Legion.

Actual fighting scenes showing the
American soldiers on the European battle
fields in the World war-the best pictures
Of the kind ever shown i'm Brattlpboro-
entertained and instructed large audi
cnceS in the Latchis moving picture the
atre yesterday afternoon and last night
They were accompanied by explanatory
statements by 1t. Ralph &. Bishop and
were presented under the auspices of
Brattleboro post, No. ;. American Legion.
The ictures We're entitled, Flashes of
Action. and as their name indicates
they showed battle scenes in various sec
tors. the American troops participating
on land, on sea and in the air. They
conveyed to the spectators an idea of act.
ual warfare such as it would be mpOs-
sible for them to obtain in any other
way, and in this respect they were of an
especially educational character
The scenes were from United States
official war films and many of the pic
lures were made while the photographers
were under great personal danger They
showed heroes struck by shrapnel and
falling wounded in victorious daShes, in
fantry charges, airplane battles. artil-
lery OffenseS and submarine attacks act
ually as they occurred.
In one instance a German plane is
seen attacking an American observation
balloon. The observer leaps from the
balloon with a parachute and deScendS
safely while anti-aircraft guns bring
down the German aviator, who miracu-
lously escapes death but is captured.
DOughboyS are seen going over the top.
taking advantage of shell holes. throwing
hand grenades, etc, and the actual explo-
sion of big shells, demolishing buildings
and causing widespread devastation is
faithfully reproduced.
The departure of Gen. Pershing from
France and his welcome in New York
city and other places form an interesting
feature of the program.
Prior TO 1870 cnvelonee ,vara mn
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-08
MUST PAY BACK TAXES.
Federal Government to Make Drive to
Collect Billion.

WASHINGTON. April S.-The gov
ernment. facing a heavy deficit this year
as a result of the decline in income tax
collections, has launched a new drive to
speed up payments of more than $1,000,
100000 back taxes.
Commissioner Blair has instructed in
ternaI revenue collectors and deputies in
all districts, and subordinate officials in
Washington. to hurry forward all tax
cases now on appeal to expedite adjudi-
cation. 1t is expected that S250,000,0G0
of the uncoliected taxes win be paid into
the treasury this year.
On the dockets of the tax appeal board
are many eases involving taxes of
81 100000 and more which remain un-
paid because taxpayers have filed claims
alleging inequitable assessments.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-08
CLOSE PACIFIC
MILLS INDEFINITELY
Main Plant to StOp-LittIe Prog
resS on Settlement.

LAWRENCE, Mass. April S.-The
closing for an indefinite period of the
Pacific mills, which is the principal
plant affected by the strike of cotton and
worsted workers against a wage reduce
tion, was announced today. This com
plete shut down virtually tied up the
cotton industry of this city.
The Pacific mills have been the Spe-
cial object of picketing by the strikers
and IN recent days several disturbances
have occurred with injuries to some
workers. The mills make cotton and
worsted goods and operate print works.
The clergymen's committee appointed
bv the city government to attempt set
tIement of the controversy, continues
it's efforts, which to date have only
reached the preliminary conference
stage.
4 test of strength between one big
union and United Textile Workers of
America was expected this afternoon
when both bodies were to hold mass
meetings The one big union was sched-
uled for the common and the united tex
tile workers for the city hall adjoining
the common. The last day of the second
week of the strike opened quietly this
morning.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-08
TELLS Of SCENES
IN ANCIENT ROME
David Willard Writes of
Death of Pope and
Coronation
VIVID PICTURE OF
RECENT EVENTS

Has Finished After-War Work in Eu-
rope and Has Been Travelling in Aus
tria and ItaIy-PIans to Remain in
Rome for Few Weeks.
David Willard of New York and Brat
tleboro who has been doing after-wOrk ia
Europe, is now in Rome. Since finish
ing the task which called him to Europe
he has been travelling in Austria and
Italy. A Brattleboro friend has just re-
ceived from him an especially interesting
letter concerning the death of the pope
and the coronation of his successor, de-
scribing vividly scenes in the ancient
city. He wrote:
The variety of our mundane affairs has
been very well illustrated here in Rome
during the past few weeks. OF day the
pope dies Church bells are toIled and
affairs hung with black. Seven funerals
take place in st. Peters and one in each
other large church. The next day q new
pope appears, and all is merriment and
joy and celebrations. 1t all happened in
so incredibly a short time that | had diff
Guilty in adjusting my moods to the
changed conditions.
The late pope had a brief illness. The
first notice that the papers gave of it
was such as to alarm everyone. The
wording of the item. its appearance on
the page. and the sudden issuing of bull
letins indicated the gravity of the situa-
ton. while the vatican printer at once
went to work to prepare tickets of adj
mittance to the lying-in-state. l say this
advisedly. for though the pope was not
supposed to have died until six-thirty in
the morning, vet at three of the same
day they, the tickets, were in everybody's
hands all over Rome.
In a country where one generally puts
off till tomorrow anything that requires
the least eXertion this haste to get things
accomplished was particularly noted.
There was no embalming of the pOpe's
remains, in order to follow out his espe-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-08
AUTOMATIC FIRE CONTROL.
Sprinkler System Effective in Spite of
Failure at Dewitt Fire.

Writing from New York under date of
April > TO a Springfield newspaper. /.
6. Hoagland has the following to say
concerning automatic fire control. in
view of the failure of the sprinkler sys-
TEN to work at the Dewitt Grocery Co.
fire:
You may be assured that there was
nothing about the BrattlebOro fire which
should disturb the belief in the efficacy
Of sprinkler Systems for automatic con
troll of fire. The fire was not controlled
BY the sprinkler system because of a To-
cal condition in that particular build
ing which housed the Dewitt Grocery
Co. There are no causes common to
sprinkler systems in general for failure
to function.
The BEattleboro FIRE should not re-
quire a reminder of the wonderful record
of the efficiency of the automatic con
troll of fire. Not when there have been
more than 10000 fires controlled By
sprinklers during the past 40 years,
representing an economic saving of fully
SO. .000, 100000. to which may be added
another S1O00.000.000 as an estimate
of the probable value of human lives
saved to society. Tt is likely that there
are 2G000.000 persons daily under the
protection of automatic sprinklers.'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-08
WOMEN WANT TO OBEY.
Object to Having Word Struck OHt of
Marriage Ceremony.

CHICAGO, April s. - Several women
holding high positions in Episcopalian
organizations yesterday voiced disap-
proval of any attempt to eliminate the
word ''obey" from the marriage cere-
mony.
Mrs. Z. F. Kenyon. member of the Ma
tional Council of the Daughters of the
King. which is meeting here, said she
regarded the proposed change as an at
tempt to accommodate the laws of the
church to the lowering standards of SO
ciety.
a member of the council, said she
favored keeping "obey" in the ceremony
and also the words with my worldly
goods I thee endow."
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-08
BASEBALL SQUAD
CONTAINS 80 MEN
Practice Starts for High School Game
in Turner's Falls Next Saturday
-Twirlprs Needed.

The high school baseball squad of 80
men has been out in action the last few
days preparing for the first game of the
season next Saturday with Turner's
Falls high at Turner's Falls. The eligi-
bility list of - names has been posted
for that game
This is in marked contrast to last
years condition, when great difficulty
was encountered in keeping nine baseball
candidates up in their studies Coach
Howard Page has been getting the boys
in condition this week for the sitter
practice of next week. The team has
promise of some strong outfieIders and
inticlderS, but there seems to be a short
age of good twirlers
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-08
EMBROIDERED STOCKINGS.
Working Name on Hosiery Latest Fad
in WOmen's Wear.

ATLANTIC CITY, April S-Instead
of plain clocks the uitra-fashionable
woman 5 stockings of this season will
have the wearer 5 name spelled out in
full, it was shown at an exhibit yester-
day afternoon at the close Of the first
annual fashion show here
Where the names are long they start
Just below the knee and end at the shoe
top. The letters are either embroidered
or beaded and are in harmony with the
color of the stockings. Promoters of
the show predict that the fad viii
spread rapidly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-08
PUTNEY LED IN
RED CROSS DRIVE
Final TabulatiOns Show
County Returns to
Be $4,000
ADDITIONAL FUNDS
ARE NEEDED HERE
-Four Towns Passed Over as Nobody
Could Be Found to Make Canvass -
Letters of Appreciation Sent to Town
Chairmen This Week


Chairmen This Week.
Final tabulations of the results of the
1922 roll call of Windham County chap
ter, Red Cross, have been made and
show that the largest per cent of quota
raised by any town in the county was
in Putney. where the quota was exceeded
by 67 per cent. The New England diyi-
sion quota assigned to the chapter was
$500 memberships, while a total of
S3,S00,2J was received, or an excess of
) per cent. Sanford a. Daniels was
chairman of the roll call for the chapter
While Brattleboro raised 81 ,SO350 it
will be necessary for the local branch to
further increase the amount of money to
carry on the work. Persons who have
not joined the Red Cross may do so at
any time. and any contributions for the
work of the branch viii be appreciated
-Four towns of the county. Brookline.
Somerset. Stratton and Windham have
not been canvassed because it was impos-
slble to secure anyone to have charge of
the work in those towns
Letters have been sent this week bv
Mr.. Daniels to all town chairmen ex-
pressing thanks for their interest. CO
operation and assistance in carrying the
work to such Il successful conclusion. He
also expressed the belief that the nurS-
ing project of the chapter would become
effective and that it would prove of great
value to the rural towns.
In the following table the numbers
found in the quota column are those as
signed to the towns by the chapter:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-08
Odd Fellows Temple

The Ladies' Auxiliary will hold a sale
of homemade candy and doughnuts in
the Brattleboro China Store at 230
April s, for the benefit of the general
assembly fund.
Monday, April l0-Regular meeting
Wantastiquet lodge No. s. The initia-
tory degree viii be conferred. Brothers
please make an effort to be present.
Tuesday. April II, 7.30 p. m.-Regular
meeting of Dennis Rebekah lodge. En-
tertainment following the meeting. Re
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-08
SPECIAL MEETINGS -.
.- BEFORE EASTER
VIII he Held in Centre Congregational
Chapel Wednesday and Thursday
Evenings Next Week.

Special meetings in anticipation of
Easter viii be held Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday evenings next week at the
Centre Congregational church chapel.
eliminating with a communion service
received into church membership.
On Tuesday evening at 730 O'Clock
Rev. W. r. Blaekmer of Saxtons River
will speak Rev. Charles G.. Chayer.
pastor of the Methodist church, will be
the speaker Wednesday evening at 7.3O
o clock and Rev. DIR. Herbert p Woodin.
pastor of the Centre church, will CON
duct the celebration of the Lord = sup
per. There also will be the reception of
new members. The service will begin at
7.30 clock
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-08
CAN'T USE NAVAL RADIO
FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES

WASHINGTON. April S.-Sec-
retary DENLY announced today he
had ordered naval radio stations
closed TO public use for broadcaSting
features, lectures or any other form
of nOn-OfficiaI communication, eX-
eepting musical programs to be
picked by radio telephone.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-08
Universalist Church

Friday, April Z, Z p.m.-Junior Union.
Sunday, April 8.
1870 a. m.-Morning worship and SER
mon. Palm Sunday service. The
annual offering for Easter flowers
will be received.
11.4J a. m.-Sunday school.
100 D. m.-Illustrated lecture. Hia-
watha. Over 100 pictures. posed
by the Ojibway Indians. This will
be the last lecture in the series.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-08
Ono KiIIed al IlaMton.

riously, and extensive property damage
caused by a tornado which swept Law
ton today. Telephone poles were leveled
in the main business section and numcr-
Gus dwellings in the outlying sections
demolished.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-08
INFANT DEATH RATE INQUIRY.
Public Health Service Advocates Fed
eraI Investigation.

WASHINGTON, April S.-Govern-
ment inquiry into the reasons for the
annual death toll of American babies
was advocated last night bv the public
health service
More than 100000 of the 25O.OO0 chill
dren less than one year old who die
every year in this country, the service
said III statement, die from causes CON
nected with their birth. and the need
for further study and investigation of
these causes is urgent
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-08
KENNETH BUNDY
FATALLY SHOT
WestmOreland Young Man Apparently
Discharged Gun Accidentally While
Getting Out of Boat.
Especial to The Reformer.)

NEFNf, n. II, ApfII ..
Kenneth Bundy, Is, who works on
the Chickering farm in Westmoreland,
was shot and killed accidentally yester-
day afternoon apparently as he was get
ting out of a boat on the shore of the
Connecticut river
The young man was going duck hunt
ing with Albert $. Chickering. The lat
ter, after putting his gun in a boat, went
up the river. the arrangement being that
Mr.. Bundy should row the boat up. As
Bundy did not arrive. Mr. Chickering
investigated and found Bundy's body on
the river bank. the gun having been
discharged into his stomach.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-08
HAIGIS a CANDIDATE.
Will Try for Third Term in Massachu-
setts Senate.
CPEFNETETn Noes A,

GREENFIELD, Mass. April s.
Ex-senator John w Haigis yesterday
announced that he is a candidate for the
Republican nomination for senator from
the Franklin Hampshire district He
was elected to the senate in 1915 and
1916. and at the conclusion of his serv-
ice declined a third term. "On account
of a twO-year precedent which had long
been observed l declined to accede to
it, he said. This precedent has since
been disregarded"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-08

SATURDAY. April 8. 40 p. m.-Re-
hearsal of Easter cantata.
Tuesday, April II. $50 p. m.-Meet-
ing in the chapel with address by Rev
W. r. Blackmer of Saxtons River.
Wednesday, April u, at 80 p. M
Rev. Charles G. Chaycr. pastor of the
Methodist church, will address Il meet
ing in the chapel
Thursday, April 13, at 7.3O p. NJ
The lords Supper will be celebrated
with reception of new members
The Women's association of the church
are planning to hold rummage sale Fri
day and Saturday, May and 6.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-08
CLOSE ENGRAVING
PRINTING BUREAU
Inventory of Plant Where
Discharged Men Worked
to be Taken
NEW STEEL PLATES
TO BE INSTALLED
Department Would Prevent Counterfeit
ing of Bank Notes and Bonds Printed
by Plant - About 1000 of the 5000
Employees VIII Be Idle.

WASHINGTON, April S.-Divisions
of bureau of engraving and printing en-
gagged in the production of bank notes,
bonds and postage stamps will be closed
tonight for an indefinite period for the
purpose of taking an inventory of the
plant from which J. l.. Wilmeth and IS
chiefs, superintendents and foremen We're
removed by presidential order one week
ago.
Partial closing, Assistant Secretary
Wadsworth declared, was decided upon
to enable a quicker and more accurate
inventory of the stock.
New steel plates will be installed for
the purpose of preventing counterfeiting
of the various bank notes and bonds
ploys about 5000 persons and it was esti-
mated that about 1000 of the total
would be affected.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-08
THE WEATHER.

Cloudy and Cooler Tonight-ProbabIy
Showers Sunday
WASHINGTON, April s. The
weather forecast: Cloudy tonight
Cooler except in eastern and central
Maine. Sunday unsettled, probably
showers. Moderate westerly winds be-
coming variable
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-08
F irst Church of Christ, Scientist
Putney Road.

TUIUty TlUaU.
SUNDAY service at 11.OO a. m. and 7.30
p. IN. Subject April Q. Are Sin Dis
ease and Death Real? The Wednes-
day evening meeting which includes
testimonies of Christian Science heal
ing. IS at 745 O'Clock The reading
room in church foyer is open daily, except
Sundays, Wednesday evenings and legal
holidays, from u to /, to 5, and to
0 o'clock. All are welcome.