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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11
FRAMING COAL WAGE
SCALE AGREEMENT
Committee Of 81 Miners and Operators
Working at CleVeland-NO Cut
In Wages.

CLEVELAND. Aug II (Associated
Press Work of framing a wage scale
agreement, which union officials said they
were using as basis of settlement in
the nationwide soft coal strike, was be-
gun today by a committee of 21 miners
and operators.
The unions demands are for a settle
inent to centre on the establishment
of the wage contracts that expired last
March 81. the eve of the strike that has
tied up the coal industry for more than
four months This was made clear by
Mr.. Lewis at the meeting of the union
policy committee, when he declared,
''There will be no reduction of wages,
and the miners viii not go back to work
except under the old contract" No an
ncuncement came from the operators on
their demands.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11
Sends S. o. $. Call.

BOSTON, Aug 11.---An $. O. $. call
from the White Star liner Adriatic early
today tefhns of an explosion in her No.
= lold ives followed By Il series of mes
sages eliminating in the word that no
assistance was needed.
Everything is .. X. now," the latest
message said. The Adriatic bound from
Liverpool for New York with $50 pas
sengera gave her position as about 800
miles east of Portland, Ne. The early
messages gave no details, but said the
liner was 1roce.>ing on her course.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11
NEW COMPLICATIONS
WITH SHOE WORKERS
Lynn Operatives Want Injunction
Against Mayor and Women Stitch -
ers Want Back Pay.

LINN, Mass, Aug 11-The shoe in
duStry here apparently settled into a
working basis after disturbance of sew
eral months. was involved today in sew
eral new complications. The organized
opera tives were involved on request Of
tic joint council for instruction Of locals
on q proposal to bring an injunction suit
n prevent the mayors arbitration board
from promulgating new working agree
mrnt. The women stitcherS. number
ing some $500, notified the manufac
turcrs that unless they were given all
hack pay in full within three working
days they w0afd walk out.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11
Union Heads in Session.

WASHINGTON. Aug. IL (Associated
Press Chief officials of the II rail-
road labor organizations went into joint
session shortly after 10 o'clock today to
consider the response which viii be made
by the seven striking shopcrafts unions
to President Harding's latest proposal Of
a basis for settling the railroad strike.
President Harding and his cabinet
went into session at exactly the same
time the union leaders assembled and the
rail strike was foremost in the cabinet
discussion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11
HOSPITAL AREA IN
CAMP GRANT BURNS
Several Soldiers Injured While Aiding
FoTemen - Think Blaze
Ineendiary.

ROCKFORD. H., Aug. 11.-Fire in
the Camp Grant barracks was brought
under control early today after eight
units in the hospital area had been de-
stroved and 20 isolated buildings dam
aged. Several soldiers were injured
slightly while aiding firemen in fighting
the flames. Camp authorities declared
the fires were of incendiary origin.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11
Odd Fellows Temple

Wednesday. Aug. I6, is field day at
Ludlow, every chevalier to go in fatigue
uniform. A GOOD time is promised
everyone.
Odd Fellows celebration at Gill Odd
Fellows Home. Ludlow, VT, Wednesday,
Aug 16. All Rebekahs are urged to at
tend and as many as possible should
make IN effort to be present. A basket
lunch viii be served at H. 30. For fur
ther information call 436-W or 930-M.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11
NEW COAL co. COMES IN.
Joins Wage Conference at Cleveland
Big Producer of Coal.

CHICAGO, Aug 1l.-The Unitet
Electric Coal Co, owning mining prop
crty in Ohio and Illinois, has thrown its
Illinois tonnage into the four-state wage
conference at Cleveland, it was reported
here this morning. The capacity of the
company's Illinois mines was given as be
tween 100000 and 100000 tons This
is the first reported break in the stand
taken By the Illinois operators associa-
ton
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11
May Pnralyze Santa Fe.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. II (Associ-
ated Pressl Paralysis of the entire
western territory of the Santa Fe system
was the prospect facing officials of that
railway today as the result of the sud
den walkont yesterday of members of the
big four brotherhoods on several far
western divisions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11
$4,000 FOR BOSTON HARBoR:
Allotment of River and HarbOr ApprO-
priatiOn Announced

WASHINGTON, Aug. IL (Assoeiated
Press. Final allotment of $35,604. .250
for river and harbor improvement work
during the fiscal year, 1923, made by the
chiefs of army engineers, was announced
today By the war department. Congress
appropriated S42,215000, of which APP
proximately S7,000,000 has been re-
served for future emergency expenditures.
$4,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11
Message to r. r. Executives.

NEW YORK, Aug. II tAssociated
press).-Halev Fiske. president of the
NIetropoIitan Life Insurance Co, which
is a large investor in railroad securities.
went before the conference of rail execu-
tiyes called to act on President Hardings
peace proposal shortly before noon today
Ii was reported he carried an important
message to the executives from financial
interests
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11
Agree on Four Main Points.

Press according to information re-
ceived from London this noon. an agree
ment virtually has been reached on the
four main points of the reparations con
troversy and a general accord is now
anticipated, says the French semi-oficial
Havas agency. The impression in Lon
don is decidedly optimistic and talk of a
split has ceased it adds
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11
A Moral Let-Down.
Manchester, n. H., Union,

tManchester, n. H., UmOn.l
Vermonts prison not big enough to
house its criminals? What moral let
down there must have been on the other
side of the Connecticut since the Green
Mountain state abandoned truth and JUS
tice and tried to pick a quarrel with US
innocent New Hampshire folk over the
state boundary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11

America produces two-thirds of the
cotton crop of the world, but she has only
half the number of spindles that work
in Lancashire, and she is able to support
but one-twentieth part of all the cotton
goods she makes. Lancashire's 60.000,-
600 spindles turn out annually enough
square yards of fabrics to spread no
fewer than seven thicknesses over the
whole of Greater London.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11
60 Learn Facts.

DUBLIN, Aug. IL (Associted Pressl.
Communication with Cork except by
sea is still impossible and the exact result
of the fighting between the irregulars and
provisional government forces are I'M
known here. 1t is variously stated that
the Nationals have entered and that they
have not entered the city. Some of the
wounded brought here say the irregulars
were strongly posted and that the ma
tionals had TO fight their way through.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11
Motor Vehicles in Vermont.
bennington Banner.)

There are already registered in YER
mont this year something over $4,000 mo-
tor vehicles and we note that some of the
state papers have made the statement
that this shows that one person in 10 in
Vermont owns an automobile of some
sort. Actually it may be said that the
showing indicates that fully one person
in five is car owner as there are very
few cars the ownership of which does
not represent two persons. A pleasure
car at least belongs or should belong as
much to the wife as to the husband and
more often than otherwise seems to be
owned more by the young people of the
family than by either father or mother.
In fact il probably would not be going
far wrong to say that one Vermonter in
four owns either motor car or a share
in one.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11
MRS. f. C. LEWIS KILLED.
Former Bellows Falls Woman in Auto
Accident in San Diego.
ecial to The Retormer.
BFLLOWS FALLS. Aug.

FELLOWS FALLS, Aug. IT.
News of the death in an automobile
accident near San Diego. Cal, last week
Wednesday of the wife of Fred c. Lewis.
who for many years previous to three
years ago was 2 well-known employe of
the w. ]. Eaton and c. c. Collins
iewelry store. has been received here.
Mrs. Lewis always was prominent in
church and social work here, and was
EMPLOYED i'm studio in San Diego, liv-
ing in National City, nearby.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11
UniversaIist Church

The church is closed during August.
Services will be held in Vernon Sun
day. Aug. 13. at 8 p. m.
The services at Guilford Center are
discontinued until September
Universalist Convention of Vermont
and Quebec Sept. 4, 5, 6 at Springfield,
VT.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11
RAIDERS WRECK TRAIN.
Traffic Interrupted on Great Northern
Railroad Near Dublin.

BELFAST. Aug. Il. tAssoeiated
Press. "A band of raiders wrecked a
train on Great Northern railroad near
Dublin today says a despatch received
in Belfast early this afternoon. The
wreck has caused interruption of traf-
fic northward
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11
ALL CORK BARRACKS
REPORTED BURNING
Government Aviator Brings the News
Communication With City
Impossible.

LONDON, Aug. II lAssOclated
Prcss) An the military and police bar
racks in Cork are burning, according to
the report Of a government aviator who
flew over the Irregular stronghold late
yesterday. says despatch from Dublin.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11
MORATORIUM FOR GERMANY.
VIII Be Granted Until End of Year
Agreement at London.

PARIS, Aug. II (AssOciated PresS).
Germany, says a despatch from Havas
agency in London this afternoon, will be
granted moratorium until the end Of
this year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11

Gas produced from sewage is being
used to run engines at the sewage dis
poaal works of Birmingham. England.
Oklahoma continues to lead all other
states in the production of oil. with Cal
ifornia second and Texas third.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11
PRESIDENT INTERvENEs.
Tells Senators an Elastic Tariff Is Neces-
Safy

WASHINGTON. Aug. 11--President
Harding interviewed today in the senate
fight over the flexible tariff provision out
lining to senator's summoned to the
white House the desirability of elasticity
in the tariff during present shifting
world conditions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11
Vying with the Ladies.
lBennington Banner.

Since the knickerbocker craze hit the
men we are compelled to admit that some
attractive structures stand on a crooked
underpinning.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11
RAILROAD PLAN
MAY Be REVIVED
Road to Wilmington Pos
sible Solution of
Difficulty
SUGGESTION MADE
BY E. C. CROSBY
Letter Recalls Proposition of 40 Years
Ago, When Legislature Granted Brat
tIeboro Bennington Charter and
Town Voted 5000.

Editor of The Reformer:
! have noticed in your late issues items
regarding the wish of the Power COM
pany, who now own and control the Will
mington & Hoosac Tunnel Railroad
company, to abandon the operation of the
road on account of the excessive cost of
relocating portions of the roadbed This
is made necessary because of the building
of the large dam near Nottingham. An
other suggestion is that only a part of
the read be abandoned and a boat line
suggested for the balance of the way.
Under these conditions wouldn't it be a
good plan to revive the project OF build
ing a road from Brattleboro to Whining
ton, for which surveys were made over
80 years ago. 1t might be the Power
company would make it an object to Will
mington in a financial way to have this
line constructed
This is only a thought The old say
ing is that "a thought is the father of
action" Brattleboro has always re-
GREETED the fact that the business of the
county could not have been kept within
its own county. and at this time might
be fayorably disposed toward reviylng
the project of building to Wilmington
under certain conditions The most
serious drawback to this project is that
at the present time railroads have no
friends. l do hope the town of Whining
ton may be kept on the map and not en-
nrely isolated on account of the opera
uons of the Power company
EDWARD @. CROSBY
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11
EXPLOSION KILLS
TWO ON ADRIATIC
Five More Members of Crew
Badly Injured and One
Missing
IT'S $50 PASSENGERS
LITTLE DISTURBED
Accident Occurs About 800 Miles East Of
Portland White Star Officials An
nOunee Investigation - Expect Ship
st New York Sunday.

NEW YORK, Aug. II (Associated
Press Two members of the Adriatic's
crew were killed five were seriously in
jured and one is missing as the result of
an explosion of undetermined origin in
her No. 8 hold, according to wireless
message received today at the White
Star line. The AdFiatic's passengers
knew little of the accident. according to
the White Star officials, who stated
that an Immediate investigation would
be made The liner is expected to reach
New York Sunday afternoon
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11

The Sacramento San valley of Cali
fornia produced farm crops valued at
$295 900, 900 annually
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11
TRAP RESULTS IN ARREST.
James III. Martin Of Bellows Falls
Charged With Stealing Gasoline.
fSuaP;al to The Rpformer J
BELLOWS FALLS, aug.

James H. Martin, an employe of the
international Paper Co, is under arrest
charged with stealing gasoline for his
automobile from his employers. and is to
have his trial today in municipal court
Gasoline being missed, a trap was set
and evidence secured upon which the
arrest was made.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11
HAROLD MCCORMICK WEEDS.
Joined in Marriage with Madame Wap
ska in Paris To-day

PARIS, Aug. H. ASSOCIATED Press. ]
Harold F. Mccormick of Chicago and
Mrs. Alexander Smith Cochran tNIadame
Walska) were married here today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11

One of the most interesting features
Of Manila industrial life is the wonder
sui skill of its women lapidaries and
gcm-setters, whose tastes and workman
ship have far surpassed the powers of
Ike men.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11
Brattleboro, Aug. IL.

Mr.. Crosby's letter viii recall to the
minds of some of the older residents some
interesting history relative to a former
project Of a railroad between Brattle-
boro and Wilmington. 1t was at least
40 years ago, however, that the project
was begun, as it was in 1882 that the
survey was completed. On Nov. IL of
that year the legislature granted a char
Ter for the Brattleboro & Bennington
railroad. the plan being to build from
Brattleboro 70 Wilmington.
Both Brattleboro and Wilmington
voted money for the project, Brattle-
boro voting $4,000 on Feb. 3, 1888. at
a special town meeting. At that time
PaIley Starr, George s. Dowfey and
Levi h. Fuller were elected commission
ers TO carry out the project on the part
Of this town. There was a sharp diff
ference of opinion on the question, the
vote on the appropriation being 311 to
30.
About month later, at the regular
town meeting March 8, the vote was re-
scinded, also with decided opposition,
but Col. Kittredge Haskins took the po-
sitiol that the conditions were such that
the vote to reseind had no legal effect.
The commissioners however, in view of
the vote to rescind. declined to carry
into effect the previous action of the
town, and in November of that year a
petition was brought before the supreme
eour5 for writ of mandamus to compel
the commissioners to perform the duties
for which they were elected.
This petition was brought by julius
J. E.stey, Edward Crosby, George J.
Brooks, r. W. Clarke, William w.
Lynde. Francis Goodhue, George w.
Hooker, George E. Crowell, Barna A.
Clark. William f. Richardson, B. n.
Chamberlain, T. j. b. Cudworth, NJ. T.
Van Doom, Charles f. Thompson,
Alonzo Staikey. n. l. Hawley, Henry
F. Smith, Wells S. Frost, Walter FL.
Childs, Leroy f. Adams ''and S95 other
taxpayers of Brattleboro.'
The whole matter finally was dropped
as the Newtons built the Hoosac Tun-
mel {: Wilmington railroad, which is now
in the balance.
A new survey for road between
Brattleboro and Wilmington was made
number of years ago, which was under
stood to be backed by the Standard Oil
c.. but just what the purpose was never
was made public.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-11

The biggest soda fountain in the world
is in Montreal It seats 150 persons at
the counter.
Evening star., 1922-04-26
SETBACK IN THE PLANS
TO WIDEN BENNING ROAD
Court Upholds Contention Made by
w. r. and E. Company of
Defective Condemnation.

The project to widen Benning road,
for which purpose the District Com
missioners began condemnation pro-
ceedings to acquire the necessary land
eight years ago, received another set
back yesterday. Justice Bailey of the
District Supreme Court, sitting at the
fourth trial Of the case. upheld the
contention of Attorney William Y.
Sullivan. representing the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company,
that the dedication attempted to be
made when the subdivision known as
East Side Park, on the north side OF
the road, was recorded was defective
and left strip of land uncondemned
withtp the proposed lines of the wid-
enediroad.
The court continued the case for
month to afford Assistant Corpora
tion Counsel Barse an opportunity
to have a new subdivision made
which would remedy the defect. If
the defect cannot be cured. an en-
tirely new proceeding will be neces-
sary, it is stated.
The law authorizing the subdivision
required not only that strip OF land
should be dedicated sufficient to make
the roadway ITO feet wide. but that
the owners should agree to. the
establishment of building line fif-
teen feet wide over which the Dis
trict government should have control.
No such agreement was filed, Mr..
Sullivan showed,
Evening star., 1922-04-26

Oh. the shootings every day!
Some ones always being shot. and
the dead are borne away to the
shady churchyard lot. Some are
shot for fifteen cents, some are
stricken down for fun; the most
frivolous of gents may with ease
acquire gun. There are laws for
bidding this. there are laws forbid
ding that; but no law forbids the
bliss of the tough who'd pack gat.
He may have a murder face, he
may have record bad, but he seeks
the busy place where revoivers may
be had; and if he can show the
mon. foolish questions are not piled: /:
he may bear away his gun, ripe for
carefrce homicide. Shooting, shoot
ings all the time. voters killed, with
no excuse; and the carnival of crime
still is ramping, raging loose. If
you'd buy a dish of beer, a prescrip-
ton you must gain, from some
learned physician near. who has
found you have pain. If you'd buy
a poison dire to deplete the rodent
swarms. then the druggist will re-
quire that you sign some drastic
forms. But if you desire a gat, with
manslaughter in your mind, there'll
be no ordeal like that, no obstrc-
tions will you find.
(Copyright.) WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1922-04-26

generally unknown specimens, but
the placards were blown Off by the
winds. torn off by vandals or other
wise disposed of. and scarcely any
OF them are now in position Col.
Sheriff. has prepared an entirely new
design, which has been approved by
the Fine Arts Commission and others
interested in the movement. He was
restricted to a great extent by the
small amount of funds available for
the purpose.
These plates will be placed on
rare and least known specimens, and
as many Of the Indigenous and bet
ter known specimens as possible. 1t
Is said that the collection of trees in
this city includes one or two speci-
mems of practically every tree in the
civilized world that will grow in this
climate.
Great Variety Of Trees.
Washington probably has more va
rieties of trees. both native and for
eign. than any other city in the world.
For this reason I am glad to see the
trees labeled both with tie botanical
and with the common names. because
this makes the Capital city of the
United States a national arboretum.
Could there be an easier or more de-
lightful way for the people to know
nature than to be introduced to her
trees?
Some years ago an attempt was
made to label the trees. At that time
was reading Lafcadio Hearn and
Sir Sdwin Arnold.s books on Japan.
Sir Edwin Arnold. in "Japonica." re-
fers to the cryptomeria trees on the
road to Nikko as "the most majestic
avenue Of giant trees to be seen per-
haps in all the world" I did not know
what a "cryptomeria tree" was and
asked a Japanese IL he could tell me.
The Japanese did not know what
"cryptomeria" meant, but as soon as
said the avenue Of trees leading
to the temple at Nikko are cryptome-
rias. he Immediately knew the kind
Of tree to which I referred. and re-
piled, "A kind of cedar" A Japanese
idea Of cedar might be quite different
from mine. A few days afterward.
while walking through Lafayette
Park, noticed an evergreen tree
marked "Cryptomeria Japonica" All
Evening star., 1922-04-26

the books in the world could not have
given me SO definite an idea of what
cryptomeria tree is as did that label
ed tree in the park. ! am familiar
with the common names of native
trees. but there are trees in that elm
embowered park that are unknown
to NE: the labels have rusted or fall
en-. One need not be an artist to ap-
preciate the coloring. especially In
winter. of that beautiful blush gray
beech tree in Lafayette Park oppo-
site the Eelasco Theater.
been mentioned. but there are many
parks in Washington. besides the
shade trees on the streets. Iowa Cir
Gle is surrounded by horse chestnut
trees. The large. pyramidal clusters
of cream white flowers, dashed
with purple and yellow. bloom in
spring, In the fall the children are
not the only ones who pick up the
nuts. which look like beautifully pol
ished mahogany.
On the short. unnamed street facing
Daniel Webster's statue, between
nue.. 10th and 18th streets, there are
Kentucky coffee trees. In Farraeut
Square there is a symmetrical yellow
wood tree that looks like cross be-
tween a beech and locust. There
is an avenue of ginkgo trees on 18th
street leading to the Agricultural
Department. The leaves of the gink-
go tree look like the leaves of a
maidenhair fern. The fruit is much
sought after by the Chinese. "A word
to the wise is sufficient" Do not
put the fruit in your pocket. for
the stone is covered with a soft
pulp, which. when crushed. is evil
smelling.
Do you not think that from an ed
ucational standpoint money has been
we'll expended in having the wonder
full variety of trees In Washington
labeled both with the botanical and
with the common names so that all
the people can learn to know them?
BLANCHE c. HOWLETTA