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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-19
TWO-DAY SALE OF
CATTLE CLOSES
OvcrstOcking of Many Farms
About 1876 Head Sold.

Forty-five head of cattle, including
some young stock, were sold at the clos
ing afternoon sale of Holsteins yester-
day at the Vernon street pavilion of the
Purebred Live Stock Sales Co, making
a total of about 100 for the two days.
Most of those who paid the higher
prices the last afternoon were Massa-
chusetts buyers. but none of the prices
reached the top figure of the first fore
noon sale. In fact the receipts We're
rather disappointing, many Nblooded ami
mails going for prices that grade stock
commanded a few years ago, which is
taken to indicate that many farms are
becoming Oyerstocked
John t. Goggin of Seekonk, Mass,
paid $210 for a five-year-old COW con-
signed by Sagadahoc Farms of South
Portland, Me. which was the highest
price of the afternoon. f. II. Metcalf
of HOlyoke paid 5000 for a four-year-old
COW from the Kennecook Farms of Read
field, Me. Frank III. Horton of Reho-
both. Mass, bought a tiye-year-old COW
consigned by Datus Clark 4 Sons of
Peru, n. y. for $3.50. Several other
head ranged from $50 to S175, A. G..
Barnes of Vernon paying S155 for Sill
yer Coin Hengerveld Plum, fours years
DID, from the Kennecook Farms.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-19
ONLY 13 HORSES
LEFT IN CONTEST
Yesterday Hard Test of COntenders' En-
'durance-Only One Horse Has
Perfect Time Score.

BURLINGTON. Oct 19.-Thirteen
horses, survivors of the % starters last
Monday, cantered out of the Fort Ethan
Allen stables this morning for the fourth
day of the 3Omile army endurance test.
Major s.. a grade Morgan, was with
drawn. Only Gold Review, a thorough
bred, had a perfect time score up to to-
day.
The horses fought their way through
alternating billiards and sunshine yes
three of the animals were disqualified
and eliminated from the contest during
the forenoon, Is finished here last night
apparently in good condition.
The weather furnished the hardest
feature of the days work. During both
morning and afternoon runs horses and
riders were at intervals enveloped in
were accompanied by gales that literally
blew horses off the road and caused at
least one, CragmOre, to stumble and fall.
The horse escaped serious injury.
The three horses eliminated yesterday
morning were of Arabian blood. all the
property of w. r. Brown of Berlin, N
II. They were: Saxon. purebred Arab
stallion. pulled Is miles out because of
fatigue Omar, grade Arab, ruled out by
the judges on the 18th mile because he
threw Il curb; Fleuret, Anglo-Arab, with
drawn in the eighth mile because of Il
badly filed hook.
The best time for the $50 miles has
been made by Pathfinder. a thorough
bred, % hours s minutes Granut. a
Kentucky saddle horse, ClonmelI an
Irish hunter, and Cragmore. thorough
bred trotter cross. have covered the dis
tance in % hours 13 minutes Vendetta.
thoroughbred, has a time of 81 hours II
minutes. In the % hours 30 minutes
class are Gradstone, Morgan; Troute
Bell, Anglo-Arab, and Gouya, Anglo
Arab. and Rustem Bey, Arab-trotter
cross. Fagrant. Il thoroughbred covered
the distance in 81 hours Al minutes.
Fair Lady, n Morgan. had a time of -
hours 5S minutes. Two horses have ex-
ceeded Is hours, Major S, a Morgan. IS
hours minutes, and Jane Gray. Nor
gan, 2S hours Z minutes
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-19
GIVES CHARACTER
DELINEATIONS
John MacCorisOn First Entertainer in
Business Women's Lyceum Course
Covers Wide Range.

The first in Lyceum course series of
entertainments for the Brattleboro Busi-
ness & Professional WOman's club was
given last evening in All Souls
parish house before a small audience of
club members and guests, who were
highly entertained
John MacCOrison, characterist. pre-
sented the program, which consisted of
character delineations of distinctive
type. Each of his several characteriza-
tions was of an individual he had known,
some being closely associated with his
own home life. They ranged from his
fathers colored hostler to a New York
Italian fruit vender and from an Irish
gate tender to an aged Maine farmer.
The entertainer obviously was en-
dowed with a keen perception of human
nature and an ability to assume not only
the talk and gesture, but the walk and
facial expressions of the person whom
he endeavored to present to his audience.
Grease paints, wigs and caps or hats, as
the occasion required. were used to carry
out the desired effects. He also rendered
dramatic readings.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-19
TO JUNK MILLERS
FALLS TROLLEY LINE
COrt Gives Connecticut Valley Street
Railway Co. Permission to
Sell Property.

GREENFIELD. Mass, Oct. 19.-By
decree issued a few days ago in the
supreme court at Boston. ID. p Aber-
crombie, receiver of the Connecticut Val
ley Street Railway Co, is given permis-
sion to sell the portion of the company's
property known as the Millers Falls di-
vision, upon which service was discon-
tinued a short time ago. Inquiry at the
offices of the company yesterday as to
whether the line would be torn up and
sold, brought an affirmative reply. The
material is not gaining in value, officials
said. and it would probably be sold as
soon as a suitable price for it could be
obtained. This viii probably be done by
advertising for bids
The line is nine miles in length, run
ming from Turner's Falls to Lake Pleas
ant, distance of five miles, then branch
ing off to Montague and NIillers Falls,
each branch being > miles in length
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-19
UNIQUE PROGRAM
AT WOMAN'S CLUB
Children's Day Observed, with Bird
Song limitations by Edward Avis
Several Business Matters.

Uniqueness marked the first entertain
ment of the season for the Brattleboro
Woman's club in All Souls parish house
yesterday afternoon when children of
club members, pupils at the free kinder
garten and Austine Institution We're
guests of the club, the occasion being the
annual observance of Childrens dav.
A large audience was present to hear
the Birdland lecture-recitaI by Edward
Avis of New York. which was equally
interesting to the children and adults.
who marveled at his ability to mimic
the songs of birds so closely.
The first number of his program was
a whistling solo with piano accompani-
ment by Mrs. H. A. Chandler. and this
was followed by n whistling number
with both violin and piano accompani-
ment. The real bird song program then
began, Mr.. Avis accompanying many of
his whistling bird calls on the violin
y morning bird concert was easily i'm
agined as he mimicked the songs of vari-
Gus birds while woods scene was
thrown upon the stereopticon screen.
Many colored slides were shown, in
Guiding woods, meadow, garden, brook
orchard and other scenes. some of them
being winter scenes; also of the birds
themselves, some as individuals and
others of entire bird families As each
was thrown upon the screen the enter
tainer gave the correct calls and songs.
explaining eacn as he proceeded, and
telling what the various birds often are
interpreted as saying. Altogether some
80 or more birds were initiated. An
amusing feature of the program was Mr..
Avis's imitation of a squeaky old church
organ and the peewee song in a nearby
tree.
At the close of the program ice-cream
in cones was served by the social COM
mittee to the children guests.
\ brief business session preceded the
entertainment, including, besides routine
matters, a vote to cooperate in a sub
scription plan of the Ladies' Home Jour
nal whereby the club and state fedora
ton of clubs will receive commissions
for subscriptions TO members. the feder-
alton part to be used in child welfare
work: announcement of the next meet
ing. Nov. 1. when The Mission Play will
be given by Elsie Powers Corwin of
Lowell. Mass; a report by Mrs. +. G.
Sargent on the Fresh Air work the past
summer showing that So children were
placed: announcement of a military
whist party for Oct. % at the Wheel
club rooms. the proceeds to go toward the
support of the free kindergarten. Mrs.
H. c. Rice. first vice president, presided
in the absence Of Mrs. w. j. Bigelow.
president.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-19
MRS. JANE f. PETTEE.
Former Brattleboro Resident, Later of
Brooklyn, Dead.

Mrs Jane Elizabeth Pettee, widow of
Henry Clinton Pettee. former residents
of Brattleboro and for many years resi-
dents of Brooklyn, n. Y. died Tuesday
afternoon in sanitarium in South
Orange. y. j., where she went a week
ago from the home of her son, Walter
G. Pettee of Maplewood, \. j. Mrs.
Pettee had been in i'll health for the past
three years, death coming suddenly at
the last from heart failure. She had
just received news of the death of her
friend, Mrs c. f. Stearns of Whining
ton, and was preparing to write a letter
to relative of Mrs. Stearns when she
was taken seriously ill.
The body will be brought here today
and the funeral services will be held
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock in the
Centre Congregational chapel. Rev. ii.
Z. Woodin ID. D.. will officiate. The
burial will take place in the Pettee fam
lily lot in Prospect Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Pettee was n daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Elijah II. Davis, and was born
in Hartford Conn. She moved here
when a small child and her younger life
was spent in this town, where she at
tended school. She leaves two sons
Walter C. Pettee of Maplewood, \. J.,
and Charles ID. Pettee of Dorchester,
Mass A daughter. Charlotte. widow of
Frederick U. Simpson, died year ago
last August, following an operation in
New York. She also leaves four grand
daughters.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-19
OVER ZOO |. v. v.
PUT UNDER ARREST
Mayor of Portland, Ore,
Starts Campaign Against
AgitatOrs
INVADE CITY TO
JOIN IN STRIKE
Wholesale Raids In Sections Where
Dock Workers Reside Brought In
$50 Men-William Ford. Head of Port
land /. w. w. Organization Is Taken.

PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. 19-More
than 200 men were under arrest here
today following Mayor George L. Bak-
er's declaration that Portland was
threatened by an invasion of thousands
of members of the Industrial Workers
of the World coming here to participate
in the waterfront strike, and his orders
to the police to round them up.
In wholesale raids in sections of the
city where most of the dock workers re-
side $40 men were arrested. When they
had been checked over 225. most of them
believed to be members of the Marine
Transport Industrial Union, No. 80. of
Portland. were jailed on charges of va
grancy. The others were released.
William Ford, said to be head of the
Portland |. W. w. organization was
among those arrested
Mayor Baker said that the officials
were not taking un the side of the en-
ployers in the strike, but instead We're
waging war on the l. w. W.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-19
COALITION GOVT
RESIGNS TODAY
Conservatives by an Over
whelming Vote Decide to
Appeal to Country
LLOYD GEORGES
DAYS ARE NUMBERED
Will Present Resignation as Prime Min
lister Within Few Days-COnservative
to Be Asked to Form New Government
General Election In Near Future.

LONDON, Oct. 10. ASSOCIATED Press }
The Lloyd George coalition govern
ment resigned today. 1t received its
death blow at the hands of the COnserva-
tive party when the Conservative MEM
bers of the house of commons and govern
ment ministers at their meeting in the
Carlton club today voted by 1856 to 81
to appeal to the country as the Conserva-
tive party.
This creates a situation of the great
est political confusion and uncertainty
the country has known for many years
The next move certain to be made will
be the resignation of Austen Chamber
lain and his associates, Lord BalfOur and
Lord Birkenhead from the cabinet.
1t is expected Prime Minister Lloyd
George will then present his resignation
to the king and advise his majesty to
summon a Conservative leader 10 form a
government. This course would be taken
because the Conservatives have the larg-
est number of members in the house of
commons.
The Conservative member expected to
be picked for the task is either Andrew
Bonar Law or the Earl of Derby.
The life of the new Conservative minis
try will probably be very brief, accord
ing to present forecasts and a general
election is expected to follow its fOrma-
ton.
King George. who has been on a holi-
day at Sandringham returned to London
Minister Lloyd George will be received
in audience by him late today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-19
ELECTRIC COMPANY
INCORPORATED
Weston Light & Power Co. at London
derry Secures Certificate from Pub
lie Service Commission.

Articles of association have been filed
with the secretary of state by the WeS-
Lon Light & Power company, which will
be located in Londonderry The com
pany is incorporated at 100000 in 600
shares of $50 par value each. 1t will
generate. buy, sell and distribute cleo
tricity for light, heat, power. and any
other purposes; establish and maintain
pole and wire lines and other suitable
means and methods for transmitting and
distributing electricity and viii buy. sell
and generally deal in electrical goods and
supplies in the towns of Mount Holly,
Weston Jamaica and Londonderry. The
incorporators are considerable number
OF residents of that vicinity.
petition from ~ residents of Lon
donderry. South Londonderry and Wes-
ton. headed by III. y. Williams, to the
public service commission, asking for u
certificate that the establishment of the
corporation will promote the public good,
and the commissions certificate to this
effect have also been filed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-19
DEDICATES S2,200,000
WAR MEMORIAL
Pittsburgh Has Opened Great Boulevard
In Honor of Its Sons and Daugh-
ters In War.

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 19.-Pittsburgh
has officially dedicated Sz.200,thO nIe-
mortal to its sons and daughters who
served in the World war.
The memorial is municipal highway
called the Boulevard of the Allies. 1t
extends from the business section to the
Oakland district, approximately two
miles.
The highway. built chiefly of concrete.
is 40 feet wide Construction was begun
in September. 1921 Starting at Grant
street and Second avenue, the boulevard
stretches up n hill to the Bluff and fol
lows the Bluff to Forbes street and Craft
avenue. An extensive system of retain
ing wall construction was necessary.
There are no streets crossing the bou-
levard proper and officials expect that
early morning and late afternoon traffic
problems in the downtown section will be
eased considerably.
Last month 81 persons were killed IN
traffic accidents in Pittsburgh and the
fatality record during the summer aver
aged % per cent
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-19
Red Mems Hall

Thursday. Oct. 10, at s p. m.-Special
meeting of Pocahontas Council, No. 4, ID.
of p. Rehearsal Every member of the
degree team is asked to be present and
also those who wish to be on the team
as there are vacancies to be filled
All members of the Moose who have au-
tomobiles and are willing to use them
for TRANSPORTATION Thursday, Oct. 10, to
attend Brattleboro night at the Green
field bazaar, notify l.. A. Cain by tele-
phoning HIM.
Friday, Oct. 20, 730 p. m.-Special
meeting of Quonekticut tribe, No. 2.
There will be dress rehearsal of the
degree team which is TO go TO Montpelier
Oct. 81.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-19
NO GRANITE CONFERENCE.
Board of Control at Barre Tells Union
There Is Nothing to Consider.

BARRE, Oct 19.-The reply of the
board of control of the Allied Granite
Industries to the suggestion of Barre
branch of the Granite Cutters Interna-
tional association for conference over
differences is n declination to enter into
such a conference because it does not
consider that any misunderstanding ex-
lists"
The answer of the board of control
goes on to say that after efforts at set
tlement had proven futile the industry
became operative on the American plan
through written instructions from the
membership, and the board as servant
of the latter is committed definitely to
the new course"
This reply was framed as the result
of a meeting of the board of control in
Boston on Monday and the message has
been transmitted to the secretary of
Barre branch, G. c. |. A.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-19
TAKE 116 PASSENGERS
FROM BURNING BOAT
Part of Crew of Freighter Help Ex.
tinguish Flames on Colonial Line
Steamer.

PROVIDENCE, r. L., Oct. 10
One hundred and sixteen passen-
gers were taken off the Colonial line
steamer, Concord, early this morn
ing by the freighter, Mohegan, while
a fire ragged in the cargo hold. Then
the Mohegan put 16 of her officers
and men aboard to help the Con-
cords crew fight the fire. 1t was an
hour before the blaze was out. No
one was injured.
The transfer of passengers was
done with the vessel u miles from
shore off Watch Hill and the wind
blowing at between - and 80 miles
an hour. There was little swell
on. but not enough to require the
use of a gang plank. Capt. Fred
NJ. Hamlen of the Mohegan said
there was little panic.
Passengers reported that five Ne
gro porters and stokers were first
to don life preservers and that these
men were discharged by Capt. Cobb.
He reported that the men had de-
serted the ship.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-19
PROVIDERS CAUSE
y MUCH CONCERN
BurgIaries and Burglar Scsres Becom-
ing Epidemic-Felt that Some Ac-
tion Should BE Taken.

The presence of suspicious looking
strangers on the streets of Brattieboro.
particularly late at night, Is causing
much concern, especially in connection
with the numerous breaks into houses
that have been made about the town
lately.
1t was learned fhis morning that
the family of w. H. Ames, who live on
farm east of Copeland's sawmill on
Greenleaf street received a burglary
scare about / o'clock Tuesday morning.
The family, which consists OF Mr.. and
Mrs Ames. their son, Leslie, and their
daughter Gladys, were awakened at
that hour by the barking of their dog.
Upon investigation. Mr.. Ames saw the
flashing of an electric pocket lamp IN
the road in front of his house; and later
he heard two men talking. The barking
of the dog caused the men to move on
and the family retired again. Later the
dog began barking again and Mrs Ames
was awakened by the reflection in her
room of a light flashing in the yard
outside the house. The barking of the
dog again scared the men away and
they were not seen or heard of again.
The summer residence of Rev. Ezra
A. Slack of Brookline, Mass, on West
ern avenue was broken into a few night
ago. The break was discovered by the
caretaker. Henry Haskell, who found
that a pane of glass had been cut from
one of the doors. As far as can be ascer-
tained, nothing was taken from the
house.
The continuous number of breaks that
are being made are causing villagers to
wonder if something cannot be done to
put an end to the epidemic of thievery.
II is admitted. of course, that the capture
of burglars is almost always a difficult
problem. but it is felt that prOwiersa
around the streets at night who appar-
emily have no definite purpose should be
questioned as to their actions and inten-
tiOnS
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-19
HALL-MILLS MURDER
MILES FROM FARM
New Evidence by Two Men Who Saw
Fleeing Automobile and Heard
Murder Cry.

NEW BRUNSWICK, n. J.. Oct. 10.
The nature of the new information"
in the Hall-AIills murder mystery at
New Brunswick, y. J., which prompted
the questioning of Mrs. Frances \. Hall
and her two brothers, Henry and Will
liam Stevens, in the prosecutors office
on Tuesday. was disclosed last night.
On the strength of this evidence, the
authorities have established the scene
of the murder at a country field back
of a school house on the Red Bank road.
four miles southeast of New Brunswick.
and more than five miles from the tree
ON the Phillips farm, under which the
bodies of the clergyman and the choir
singer were found
The property adjoining the land back
of the school house is reported to be
owned by the Carpenter estate, which is
nent Carpenters. relatives of Mrs. Hall
and one of the leading families of New
Brunswick.
In addition to the place the authori-
ties have fixed the time of the murder
by means of the same information as
about 1870 O'Clock on the night of
Thursday, Sept 14-three hours after
the rector and Mrs. Mills left their re-
"pective homes in response TO telephone
messages.
They have also learned that an au-
tOmObile which was seen near the school
house at 1870 O'Clock that night was
seen two hours later about 1870 a. m.
OH Sept. i. going at terrific speed out
EaSton avenue past Buccleugh park.
near the Phillips farm. where the bodies
were found on the following Saturday
morning. Sept. 16
This Information comes from two men,
residents of New Brunswick. who were
motoring on the outskirts of the city that
night. and have made afiidavits to the
authorities. These men, whose names
are withheld at the request of the au-
thoTities. saw both scenes, at the school
house at 1870 and at Buccleugh park at
12.3O
They not only saw, but heard. While
they were passing the school house on
the way from Red Bank to New Bruins
wick. they say. they heard a woman's
piercing screams. She called Help"
Murder = Police = Don't murder
me," The men heard her cries coming
from behind the school house. not more
than twenty feet from the road. but they
did not stop TO go to her assistance. Their
explanation of this. according to officials
is that they were afraid to go around
the school house in the dark, for one
thing. and they didn't have an idea it
was really murder, for another.