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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-07

TO be in the mick of time" is TO
have Joined a party, to have caught
train or to have accomplished any
thing else Just before the time limit
set. Tie expression is in allusion to
a practice prevalent in England years
ago of making hicks or notches in a
piece of wood called a tally. both as
an acknowledgment of money paid and
by way of registering a persons ar
rival ut a place of assembly. If he
arrived late. his tally would not be
nicked and there was then no evidence
of his having put in an appearance :.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-07
Teller & Mckay
BrattlebOrO's Oldest Reliable
Hardware Store
BrattlebOrO. Vermont
CARPET swEEPERs.

CARPET SWEEPERS.
Monday morning we start a sale of Car
pet Sweepers and as we are to sell them
fer
Sis Each
we feel that we are Offering a bargain
that you cannot afford to miss.
MOPS
III you want a Dry Mop that is treated
in such way that it does work in an
\ NO. manner. and is offered at a
Price Irresistible
let us show you one.
MOP WRINGERS
We sell the White Standard, Wringer
that is uneXcelled Why hand twist that
old mop any longer?
WASH BOILERS
If you want to see a Boiler that will
give YOU the most for your money - a
beauty i'm appearance and solid for sery-
ice, that sort is what we shall be pleased
to show YOU, and having seen same you
will want to buy.
FOOD CHOPPERS
The Universal Choppers are too well
known TO need eulOgistic comments -
the service they give is their best recon-
mendatiOn.
BREAD MIXERS
You've needed Bread ever since you came
into this glorious world of ours. but
you don't have to knead ii in the same
old way always-Our mixers materially
tighten both the Labor and the Loaf.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-07
BOYS MURDER STORY HOAX.
Springfield Man Released After Boy
Makes Confession

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. Jan. Z. -
Walter Clepiik. II. who Thursday told
the police that he assisted Peter Bracci
of Wilbraham in burying the body of a
man in lonely spot near Stony Hill
road, confessed yesterday that his story
was false Accordingly. Bracci, who
was taken into custody on suspicion.
was given his freedom.
The boy led the search and had state
detectives, city and town police authori-
ties and 40 or more residents of Indian
Orchard searching the countryside for
the grave of thel supposed victim. The
fact that the boys story dovetailS with
the disappearance of Albert Kiwacz. a
war veteran, served to create confidence
in it.
Cleplik related how his story had its
origin lie said he told companion,
Tony Sierra, that the neighborhood was
infested by chicken thieves. who We're
being killed as fast as they could be
found and buried in lonely places. They
were carried away i'm the night The
story was told the boys of the COM
munity and it grew like Il SNOWFALL.
When some of the boys laughed at the
tale young Cleplik said that his story of
the chicken thieves was true because
Bracci had killed one and he had helped
with the burial.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-07
TemperamentaI.

''We have several famous movie
stars dining with US this evening"
whispered the waiter. Would you
like to have a seat near their tablef"
mo- replied the sour-faced patron.
Il came in here to eat, not to star
gaze, and besides if / were to over
hear them talking about the salaries
they COTS I'd abe so dissatisfied with
my prospects tn life I wouldn't feel
that l could afford to tip you. -
Birmingham Age-Herald.
YOUR TO RENTS
rDr yUxrEr roEx@ak1.EFrrs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-07

WANTED-We want reliable and en-
ergetic agents in your locality to advertise
and take orders for a complete line of
popular priced hosiery fer the entire field.
We furnish samples, deliver orders, pay
liberal commissions, and viii reserve ter
ritory. For further details, apply To
Lloyd 4. Murray, 1873 Main St, Brock
ton, Mass. Dept. Z 49,. 62-264
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-07

RIDE TO FORTUNE-We have a
plan to establish you in the motor bus
business in this territory. The greatest
opportunity at hand today with capital
easily raised by you and your friends.
You can earn a net profit of go per cent a
year in addition to your salary. Your
capital remains under your control.
Write today for full particulars. The
Commerce Motor Car Co, Detroit, Mich.
247 1876 1t
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-07
st 10 O'clock \. NJ. sharp.

! viii offer fT sale at public auction
the following described personal property
of til" late. Minnie \. Rctterley:
LIVE STOCK - Pair black mares.
vrfslt > 500 c,,aG workers. roam colt 4
years old. e. Tnilcb COWS dine to freshen
I'm early spring and early summer; &
heifers. five due to freshen. > coming ina
soon: 2-gear-old steer. 3-year-old steer. 3
calves. Guernsey bull. y sheep. Chester
White brood SOW. nurcbrad Chester
White bear. / good -hoatS
rAF2iINc Tn0IS-IIeavv AIiIburn
-. - III -, co,I ,,,,l
80, f .i' ,,,ns.,, VT, SCI ~, ~
:, - -, -, ,,-ttl
mole and shafts. Concord buggy. two ,
faias. faytI5p' eIets. hung SiEf&h. tlrav
I-.,..,.-,, ....si .,.,.. erc-,,, ,.,,,-,tel ~,
..' a..
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-07
FOR SALE
7-HeiferS-

Purebred Guernsey Yearling; Pure
bred Guernsey, months old; Guernsey
H0lstein. .yearling; . Guernsey Durham,
yearling; Guernsey Holstein. 6 months
old; Guernsey Durham. 20 months cid;
Grade Guernsey = IL years old. bred.
11-H0GS-I1
Purebred Chester White Boar. three
Chester White Brood SOws. six Chester
White Sow Pigs, Purebred BERKSHIRE
Bear POg.
Good Black Horse. 6 years old: one
Horse Sled; Guernsey Bull Calf. 6
months old; PurebTed Guernsey Cow, /
years old; Black Cow, : years old.
The above are priced right for quick
sale.
f. DODGE, South Newfane. VT
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-07

CHIROPRACTIC-Dr. Otto Rysse at
DR.. G. F. Lanes office, ~ Elliot street.
Telephone 613-W. Office hours, Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, %. IS
u. IN. 243-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-07

ANTED-FamiIy Of three will pay e%-
cellent wages to maid for general house
Send references. ADDRESS AZ co Re-
farmer office 256-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-07

FRENCH DRY CLEANING, gloves
cleaned, dyeing, pressing. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Jeuney & Parmeuter, Il Ell
hot st. Telephone connection.
247-2J2 1876 8 wbs*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-07

WANTED-AIau or woman, salary &36
full time. 73c an hour spare time. selling
guaranteed hosiery to weqrer Expert
,ence unnecessary international Hosiery
Mills. Box 235. Norrist0wn, Pa. 264*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-07

MAGAZINES AT LOWEST PRICES
Write me about what magazines you
want for the coming year. ] can get them
for you at money saving prices. Mrs. G..
NJ. Love Magazine Specialist, South New
fame, VI. 1-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-07

WANTED-To rent on or before April
/. a tenement or cottage house of at least
five rooms with. modern improvements
bv a family of three persons. Box 1872,
H,rtfcrd 1t 26S-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-07
SPECIAL NOTICES.

ELSIE B. STEAD1JAN, dressmaker,
l27 Main St. Tel. 1872 r. 250-261
CHIROPODIST-D Briggs at DIR
Bailey's Office, POI Barber block, phone
COG Residence 43-J. lS2-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-07

NURSES LAUNDRY. special prices
on uniforms, work guaranteed. Call a 30
Green St or Tel. TT2-R. 260-264
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-07

BARGAINS IN MAGNETISM
favorable terms on single subscriptions or
on reduced club rates. Send for booklet
BrattleborO News Co. 1-ti
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-07

WANTED-A few~more customers for
our Guernsey dairy butter. We also have
home-cured salted pig pork. +; y
Phelps Brattleboro, Vt. Tel. 81 -2U5-I
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-07

REFRESHMENTS
its a line each subsequent insertion.
mum Charge, 20 cents.
FOR SALE.
ron sALE-Good fire wood. price
right. Tel. 5G6-N. -Js-21I~
FOR SALE-New miIch COW. H. d. |
Thayer, W. Brattleboro, Vt 2G2 2Gl
FOR SALE-Furniture and ranges
new and secondhand at J. 3. DHnton s |
= FOR SALE-Dry hard wood. chunks
or split. f. Il. AIather, Tel 1875. 174-tf
FOR SALE-Fresh ground beef scraps
and bone. w. L. Richardson Co. 2f4-tf
WOOD FOR SALE-4 fit, or chunk.
A g. Nichols, West Brattleboro.
FOR SALE-Lght one-horse traverse
sled. Brattleboro Grain CO. Tel. 92I.
2'-55-tf
FOR SALE-Four-ft wood or sawed
to order. G. j. Perkins & Son. Tel. 9-22.
FOR SATE-Four-foo wood, IS a cord,
stove length, $3.50. d. IL. Wright, Tel.
1872. 24Stf
FOR SALE-Hard dry wood. split or
chunks. II. n. NewcOmb, Guilford, VT.
Tel. 17-1G. 246-27OI
For SALE-Bcst quality maple SYRUP
and soft sugar upon order. II. l.. Mil
Hngton. Tel. 583-B. 256tf
FOR SALE-Hard wood dining table
in excellent condition. Call at o Chest
nut st. Tel. Din. 2l264 g
FOR SALE-Becch and Maple wood,
price IS. $40 ard SO per cord. f. Z. Gam
nell Tel. 2ll-l2. 2ll-tf|
FOR SAIE-AIy house on Green
street. Would exchange for smaller one or
farm. s. " Edgett. III. 259-tf.
FOR SALE-Horse, harness and sleigh.
viii Exchange for poultry. Also 20 nice
r. 1, puIiets. Tel. 32i-l5 25Stf
FOR SALE-Fifty cords of wood, 50
per cord. Give your order now. Frank
Sears, Vernon, Vt. Tel. 1924 25i-tf
FOR SALE-Pair of bay horses. as
good q pair as there is in the county.
d. NJ Brosn8han. 195 Elliot ST. 25J-tf
FOR SALE-Oak folding bed with
spring and large mirror s.; 1900 washing
machine 81. All in good condition. Tel.
359-11 263-261s
FOR SALE AT' ONCE-Threc-burn
gas stove. coal heater. three tons stove
coal. rotary ash SITTER. hall cord mixed
s-ove wood, four green window shades, two
20 2Gl@
FOR SAIE-Hard, dry wood. 4-foot
so, sawed $I1. We guarantee to please.
Cancdy Bros, r. r. 3, Brattleboro.
FOR SALE-We are now ready to de-
liver nice lot Of strictly dry slab wood.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-07

FEATHERWEIGHT Arch Supports,
made to individual impression. DR.. Wild
er, Uuery Building. Hours 8 to y aud
> to .. 24G-2IO*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-07

WANTED-To buy siX-or seven
room house, modern. State prlce. Nd
dress .HOuse." care Reformer. 263-2O9
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-07
WANTED.

WANTED RAW FURS-C. /. Howe,
232-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-24
ADJUTANT GENERAL
 AND SHERIFF ARE
 BLAMED IN REPORT
tcontinued From Page one,

tCondnBed From Page one.b Davis, secretary Of sub-district No. 10 of the miners union. who was charged with murder.
 Censures Sheriff
 The report directed attention to the fact that Sheriff Thaxten is a member of tho miners union and also is a candidate for county treasurer and that either because of loyalty to the union or from fear of injuriny Z his candidacy, the sheriff would make no demand for troops nor did serve the peace. The sheriff, the report stated. could not have been unaware that an attack on the strip mine was being contemplated, s-
 "The state administration undonbt- edly' realized the acute situation by sending to Williamson county Col onel Hunter of the adjutant. generals 5 staff" the report continued, adding that although Colonel Hunter made several requests for troops the ad- jutant general denied his authority to send them except on the request of the sheriff The report then de- elared there was no law limiting the authority of the adjutant general in llis tesstl
 Police Blanled
 "T'he local police" of the various towns in Williamson county were censured for alleged failure to take proper steps to prevent the disor- ders.
 The Southern Illinois Coal com pany, which owns the strip mine. was declared to have been "woefully ignorant of the danger of It's oper- ations or blindiy determined to risk strife and conflict If profits could be made"
 "The workmen at the strip mine" the. report asserted, ."were evidently ignorant of being strike breakers. The men operating the steam shovel were affiliated with q union, even though unrecognixed by the Ameri- can Federation of Labor. . It is planned to have the trials as speedily as possible and the first to be tried: 1t was said, probably would be Otis Clark, the first in- dicted for murder.
 Circuit Judge Hartweil. to whom the report was made, will sit unless objection Is made. he announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-24
Uncle Joe Cannon
 Helps Friends Along

Washington, September 23.-(Spe- ciaI)-Republican members of the House who are anxious to weather the storm of opposition brewing against them, are advertising them selves as friends of Uncle" Joe Cam non, are giving evidence of this friendship as reason why they should be returned to Washington.
 It all started through the enter- prise of local photographer. He learned through study the names of all republican members who are des- tined to go before the people. He ad- vised them that picture showing them shaking hands with Uncle" Joe would go well. They fell for the enterprise of the photographer, and Uncle" Joe since that time has been an exceedingly busy man.
 And thus it happens that Uncle" Joe is advertised as widely as a pres idential candidate. Beneath each Of the pictures, Mir. Cannon is quoted as saying: T wish you luck. We cor tainly need you back in Washington"
 One democratic member came very near spelling the game. He asked Uncle" Joe to pose with him. MT. Cannon hesitated a moment, and then. with grin, consented.
 And thus 1t may happen that Uncle" Joe, republican, will be represented as saying to a democratic colleague: q wish you luck. We cer- tainly need you back in Washington"
 Admittedly, however. this weapon would be doubie-edged weapon. and for that reason may never be used.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-24
OF
 ]. HENRY FAME ID
 BECOME EXTINCT
Public Will Soon Look in Vain For Name of Town Upon Railroad Time
 Tables
By Associated Press

Ifthopolis. O., September 2s.-Lith- opolians of o. Henry fame, charaeteFs upon whom he loved to dwell In Ia cetious manner, are no more, pat II has the same Business district, the same four churches and it's stone quarry remotely resembling an ln- dustry. You will look in vain Tor Lithopolis in the railroad time taplss' but the paling fences on Colunpus' South and Main streets do not par neighborly conversation.
 The villages scenic atmosphere has changed but little in the years that have passed since o. Henry Letters to Lithopolis" were inspired back in 1903.
 The recipient of these letters was Miss Mabel Wagnalls, whose mother Mrs. Hester Wagnalls, and grand mo ther, Mrs. Mary Willis, are buried in the beautiful little cemetery "or the hill road out of town"
 Home Burned
 Miss wagnalls' father, at one time a Lutheran minister, Is the senior member of the publishing firm thai bears his name. Miss Wagnalls is now Mrs. Richard Jones of New York Alta Jungkurth, the "tombston, lady" is in Columbus. The Willis homestead, where Mabel Wagnall' visited. has burned down and the Lutheran church, which adjoined 1t is building a parsonage on its site.
 The drug store is still operated bs l.. s. Bennett and 'indulges in litera. ture cn the slde' The butcher ant barber shops still grace the "busines' district,. and the post office remains the social center of the town.
 One objection is voiced over tht statement in the preface of the let ters by Lithopolis people-that writ ten by Mabel Wagnalls, saying: "A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-24
MINE MULE GIVES
 WAY ID VARIOUS
 ELECTRIC DEVICES
Hard Tails" Now Used in Modern Mines Only For Dis tribution of Powder;
 Passage Lamented

West Frankfurt. H.. September 53. The mine mule. whose history dates back to the days of early coal mining in southern Illinois, gradually Is dis appearing Just as is Old Dobbin, the once familiar dray horse. With the gradual disapparance of the faithful hard tail" old miners are pressrv- ing for posterity tales of pathos and sympa thy for the once essential draft animal of the mining industry.
 Stories picturing the mule going blind by constantly being kept under ground and picturing the colt born far below the surface are discounted by the more truth-loving miners as fairy tales and by the mine opera tors as stories whose design is to lend touch of romance to the early history of coal mining.
 The modern mine finds use for only one mule. that for the distrfbu- tion of powder after the miners have been hoisted to the surface. This mule is lowered to the bottom of the shaft, but brought back up after completing its work and is cared for iii a stable above ground. Electrical power Is used almost exclusively for hauling coal carts under ground.
 See Light Sometimes
 In mines where the mule still Is used extensively the anmials are brought to the surface frequently In rare instances, 1t Is said, are the mules kept in the pits for any lengt In of time. When work in the mines is suspended, 1t Is general custom to bring the animals to the surface, where they are kept in pastures until the mines resume operation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-24
Candidates Can
 Blame Uncle Sam

Washington, September 23.-tSpe- cial )-Members of Congress who went down in defeat In the primaries which were held in June, July and August, now know the reason why.
 Their campaign literature was not delivered. Until explanation was forthcoming in a statement by tho post office department today. none of them could possibly understand how they had failed to win.
 Says the department officially: Candidates for political office throughout the country are not set- ting 100 per cent results out of ad- vertising sent through the mails to prospective voters. judging from the big influx of this matter at the Washington dead letter office.
 During the months of June, July and August. when the primary cam paigns were on in many states. tho receipt of unbelievable letters at the dead letter office showed an increase of approximately 25 per cent over tho number received during the same months last year.
 "As many as 5000 campaign lett ters have been returned from ono city alone"
 There are said to be some mem- bers who regret that 1t Is impossible to sue the government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-24
FIGHT FOLLOWS AN
 ATTEMPTED ARREST
 BY SPECIAL DEPUTY

M B. Drennen. 1510 St. Charles street. south. special deputy sheriff. comm ssioned to aid in the law en- forcement campaign, and George Wheeler, 123l Thirty-first street. north, engaged In a difficulty fol- lowing a collision between their two cars last night at Twenty-first street and Eighth avenue.
 Drennen, according to investigat- ing officers, had attempted to arrest Wheeler as result of the collision. which it is said was minor affair, following which the fight occurred. Passersby summoned Officers W. W. Cobb and M E. McDuff to the scene. they placing Wheeler under bond for disorderly conduct aggravated and driving car while intoxicated and Drennen under bond for disorderly conduct aggravated.
 The case will be heard tomorrow afternoon in police court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-24
MINISTER'S WIFE STILL HAS FAITH IN
 SLAIN HUSBAND
tceatiausd From P.ss o.s.)

(C0M0MuG0 FKOn FoB0 O8Ssp said the authorities ought to know. and that he himself would go to the police. The rest of tho day. re- maired at home.
 Saturday. September 1S. 1893. telephoned e member of my family living next door who came over at once. I telephoned to MT. Florancs to ask for news.
 Heard News
 About the middle of the morning 6 a Home News reporter telephoned me asking if Mr. Hall was at home and being told no, asked his address and the date of his return. l asked him why he asked this and he said they feared something had happened to MT. Hall l shutt off the tele- phone and called Mir. Florance. re- beating the conversation to him. About 80 o'clock member of the family came to my home to break the news to me. telling me that my fear of accident was verified. He informed me that MT. Hall had been shot. MT. Hall had no private ene- mics. I can form no conjecture as to the motive of the dead or the per petrator Our life together had been absolutely happy and sympathetic My confidence in him Is boundlesa and unshaken.
 FRANCES N. HALL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-24

trips. It will serve as a recreational and cultural center, concerts and special classes being on the program. One of the latter organizations will be circle which will speak French only upon the occasions of it's assem- bling. The club also will go into al- truistie work, one of it's finest move ments being to assemble the foreign women of the Henley school district to teach them the English language.
 With great joy the members of the club are to assemble tomorrow at l o'clock at the Southern club ball room to give the last needed money to make the first payment on the building. This money has already been. pledged. and practically all of 1t paid in. Therefore, the clubs op- ening on october 1 has been made certain.
 Great honor Is due these first women, officers of the club declare, who have hastened to put their money Up that the acquiring of the home mi ght be a reality.
 October 1 will not mark the clubs formal opening. That will be post poned until all the houses interior Is in order. But the building, from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-24
RADIO NOT ID
 SUPERCEDE CABLE
Many Miles of Submarine Cables Laid Recently; BuSi-
 ness Greatest Ever

London. September 23.-Submarine cabling is not in danger of being superseded by wireless transmission. if one may judge from the activ- ities of cable companies since the armistioe. One European company has laid over 2s,0oo miles of ocean cable in the past three years, and it is believed that American com panies have done as much in other parts of the sea.
 Today the world is encircled by 325, 900 miles of electrified ropes that carry messages from man to man. Fifty years ago there were only 5000 nautical miles of cable. On the mod ern routes duplicate. duplicate, and even sextuplicate cables are provided. and the entire system is linked up by alternative and circuitous lines, so that if interruption occurs on one artery another may be quickly pressed into use. Land lines that links these ocean cables into on vast network constitutes the nervous sys- tenn of ths civilized world. There Is hardly any spot on the habitable globe which cannot speedily be reached by 8 message over this great arterial system.
 Filled With Romance
 With the amazing development and perfection of wireless as means Of disseminating the worlds thought, 1t was believed at one time that the submarine cable soon would become obsolete; but the fact is that the bus mess of the ocean telegraph com panies has increased by leaps and bounds until today there are scarcely sufficient cables to carry the enor- nous volume of messages daily sent across the five oceans and under the seven seas. 1t is apparent there is ample. room for both forms of teleg- raphy.
 The development of the submarine cable reads almost like a romance. As in so many of the worlds other modern miracles and inventions 1t was an American-Cyrus W. Field who was the pioneer in the industry. In 1858 he laid the first cable be- tween Newfoundland and Ireland This line was 2,500 miles long and the wire weighed one ton to the mile. The project was characterized at the time as ''the boldest feat of electrical cngineering ever attempted" The cable tolls then were $100 for 20 words of five letters each, and s5 for every five letters extra. Today the rate for 90 words Is less than S5.