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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-29
TAX REDUCTIONS
AGGREGATE S62,7OO
Board of Civil Authority Cuts Another
S5O,0GO from Water WOrks-Com-
pany's General Appeal Dismissed

Reductions on five pieces OF property,
totalling So, 700, were made by the
board of civil authority as the result of
its hearing Saturday on appeals from the
valuations established by the listers in
their recent quadrennial appraisal. These
reductions were in addition to a total
cut of $137 $50 which the listers took
from their own figures after hearing ag-
grieved property owners. This total of
5000. $50 taken from the listers original
appraisal of sc, ,G67, leaves Brattle-
boro's present total taxable real estate
valuation $6,DS7, III, an increase of
S439, 124 over the valuation previous to
the 1922 appraisal.
In addition TO the reductions men
toned in Saturdays Reformer, the aft
ernoon session of the board OF civil au-
thority made an additional reduction of
S50, 900 from the recent revised ap-
praisal of the Brattleboro Water Works
Go. The listers raised the appraisal
from 100000 to- $3.50, 600 and after q
hearing Aug. reduced it to 100000.
The hoard of civil authority took off
$4,000 more Saturday. so the appraisal
now stands at S150,000
\. z. Carpenter, town counsel, asked
to have the petition of the Brattleboro
Water Works Co., wherein il appealed
erty iii town, dismissed on the grounds
that there wae no law allowing such an
appeal to be taken. A motion was made
and carried that the board suspend ac-
ton temporarily on this motion. At
torney j. n. Harvey then presented
petition for the Water Works Co. to
have the listers appraisal reduced from
100000.
A statement of the income and er-
penses of the Water Works Co from
1916 to 1921. inclusive. was presented
for the perusal of the board. 1t was
shown that in 1916 aud 1917, the gross
incomes were S31. .57942 and $34. .3S7. 81.
respectively. After deducting depreeia-
tion and interest charges, the net loss
for those years was $1,572.41 and
$42945, respectively. In 1913, the
gross income was $33,oS0. OF; and in
1919. $40, $500; and after the depre-
ciation and interest charges Were de-
Quoted. there was net gain of $597. Is
and $7,322.70, respectively. This lat
ter amount. however, was represented as
showing but little work done.
In 1920 and 1921 the gross income
was S47 1922 and SIC, ABE. IS, respec-
lively, and the net gain in 1920 was S3.-
936.l9 while 1921 shows a loss of S3,-
01G42
The average total salaries to all off
GERS and stockholders has been S4,666.67
a year for the last six years The pres
ent bonded indebtedness is $319.000.
Sinking fund requirements for 1922 and
1923 total $4,095 and $500. respec-
lively.
TIE average net profits for the past
six years were 81 .139. .63 and for the past
three years $2,747.49.
The annual report of Dec. 81, 1921,
made to the secretary of state, showed
that the amount of outstanding capital
stock was 100000. The total Indebted
ness was S340,300, of which S307 900
was secured by mortgage or pledge of
corporate property. The total amount
of cash on hand was $5SS.65 and the
amount of the company's assets includ-
ing cash on hand was 100000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-29
CHIEF LIES ALONE.
Sitting Bulls Kin Want Body Removed
from Lonely Grave.

Relatives of Sitting Bull, the famous
Sioux Indian chief who was killed in
battle while resisting a force of Indian
police who surrounded the camp of his
band of 300 followers, on the banks of
the Grand River. Dec Is, 1890 want his
body removed from Fort Yates. n. d..
to his old camping ground in South Da-
kota
Permission is sought from the quar-
termaster general of the army, who has
jurisdiction over the military cemetery
whore he is buried
The bodies of soldiers that were buried
ut Fort Yates have all been removed
leaving the grave of Sitting Bull alone
and uncared for on a bleak, wind-spent
hillside. marked with only pile of
rocks and a small tablet. erected a few
wears ago by the citizens of Fort Yates.
The tablet hears only this irscrin-
tion: Sitting Bull. Chief of the Hunk
anag Sioux" Those of his band who
fell with their chief are buried whore
they fought and died, and Sitting Bulls
relatives now want to place his body
there in a grave among his followers
and erect a monument with proper in
scription for Minneapolis Journal
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-29
CONCERT GIVEN BY
NOTABLE ARTISTS
Audience Highly Pleased with Program
by Gustaf Holmquist and Paul
Huffman for Swedish Church.

Those present at the concert given in
Odd Fellows temple last night by Gus
taf Holmquist, the renowned basso, and
Paul Huffman, the distinguished pianist,
under the auspices of the Swedish Lu-
theran church, were well repaid for at
tending. The concert was extremely
pleasing and was notable musical
event.
The range of Mr.. Holmquist's voice
was brought out distinctively by the di-
versified program which he rendered.
While most of his numbers were of a
religious nature. their variety was such
as to enable him to show the excellent
trast was his rendition of the soft and
even melody of Meet Me by Moonlight
Alone, and the deep, sonorouS and pow
erful aria from the Messiah, Why Do
the Nations SO Furiously Rage To-
gether? His Interpretation of the old
Swedish folk songs was especially de
lightful and found ready response of
of the audience.
Mr.. Huffman, who on several previous
occasions has presented concerts of note
to BrattleborO audiences, rendered sew
sral numbers which mark him as an ar
tist at the piano. His rendition of the
themes of the old composers displayed a
remarkable technique and touch that re-
veal him as musician of unusual abil-
ity. His program was well chosen, rang
ing from the sweet, rythmical notes of
The Lark to the heavy chords of the
Tannhauser march.
Both artists were extremely generous
with the number of renditions and re-
Sponded to several encores. Previous to
the concert. Rev Oscar Casting. pastor
of the Swedish Lutheran church, made
an address of welcome. There was an
audience of about 200.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-29
BIC CELEBRATION
HERE LABOR DAY
Eleven Attractions Planned
by Post of American
Legion.
STREET PARADE OF
DECORATED VEHICLES
Starts from Common at a. m.-Horse
Racing at 2.3O--Midway 10 Be Big
ger Than Eyer-Concerts. Mardi Gras,
Dance, Etc.

DhhCC, A1bS.
Eleven big attractions will feature
next Mondays celebration of Labor day
in Brattleboro, which is in charge of
Brattleboro post, No ;, American
Legion. The program is much more ex-
tensive than that of last year. and in
cludes many new features which will be
enjoyed by young and old. The program
opens with big street parade at 8
o'clock and closes with novelty dance
from 0 p. m. until l a. m.
The street parade viii be featured by
many decorated automobiles and floats
from various factories and places of
business Marshals win head the pa
rade and they viii be followed by the
officers of the American Legion. The
line will start from the common and will
march through Main street up Canal
street to the Fair grounds. At $50 the
judging of floats and the awarding of
prizes will take place.
At 10 o'clock a baseball game win be
played on the fair grounds between the
American Legion and the West River
valley champions There also will be a
large midway on the fair grounds this
year. as more concessions have been is
sued than ever before
At noon there viii be sports and a tug
of war, and this will be followed by the
calling of the horse races at 1870. Five
races are on this years program, for
which generous prizes are offered Be
tween the heats of the races athletic
events and several performances of the
society circus will be held.
At an antique auto parade is in or
der which viii include all the ancient
models found in this locality. At ;
there will be a creased pig chase on the
fair grounds. Last year this was at
tempted on Main street ard the pig had
no opportunity TO get o start, but on
for the pig to give the people run for
the bacon.
At $50 there viii be another ball
game between the American Legion and
some aggregation which has not yet been
definitely secured. This will end the
afternoon program. There viii be con
certs all day by the band of the 142d
Inf2ntry.
From I to in the evening a band
concert viii be given from the front
porch of the Brooks House There also
will be a street parade and mardi gras
during this time A chase for a chicken
will be held as a part of the street carni
val
From 9 to 1 the big dance viii be held
in Festival hall under the spell of Viii
liamSOn'S IL clown musicians with all
the latest music During the dance a
Ford automobile will be given away
The ear is on exhibition in the show
window of the Brattleboro garage on
Main street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-29
ROBBERIES AT RYE BEACH.
Jewelry Valued at Over $4,000 Taken
from Homes

RYE BEACH. n. H., Aug. 29.-Bur-
glars made haul of money and jewelry
valued at more than $4,000 in two sum
mer homes here on Saturday night, the
facts of which became known yesterday
when the county authorities were called
into the case.
The biggest haul was made at the cot
tage of Harry Matthews of Waban,
Mass, a Boston business man who was
having Il house party over the weekend
Everybody in the party lost something
There was no evidence of how the
thieves gained an entrance TO the cot
tages. No windows were broken and the
doors were locked
The county authorities when notified
made an investigation and are of the
opinion that it is an inside job, belief
shared by the owners of the cottages, but
no arrests have been made.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-29
OSSIPEE FIRE-SWEPT.
The Carroll Inn Goes Down with Prin-
cipaI Business Section

OSSIPEE. n. H., Aug. 29.-For the
second time within a few years Ossipee
was visited yesterday morning by a con-
fiagration that wiped out the principal
business section of the town. The Car
roll Inn, for 105 years the chief stop
ping point between Boston and the noun
tains. together with the Carroll Inn
garage, the second largest garage north
of Rochester, was totally destroyed.
The fire originated in the garage
owned by w G. Meloon about 10 O'clock
and spread with such rapidity that the
building was soon a mass of flames.
Help was summoned from WolfebOrO,
Sanbornyille and surrounding towns, but
owing to the lack of water nothing could
be done Mr. Meloon suffered the loss
of his business at the REQ garage last
September The loss at the garage is es-
timated at $4,000 in stock and tools, with
$4,000 on the building.
The Carroll Inn, owned by Judge j. A
Bracket of Boston, was by noon a total
loss, estimated at $4,000 on the build
ings, two and half story building, ac
communicating 80 guests, and $4,000 on
The contents.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-29
RAILROAD BOARD
REFUSES TO DEFINE
VIII Not Enunciate Principle of Living
Wage-UniOn Head Appeals
To Congress

CHICAGO, Aug. % (Assoeiated
Press) The railroad labor board to-
day denied the motion Of w Jett Lauck,
labor statistician, that the board imme-
diately define the principle of living
wage in the case of the maintenance of
way employees who are seeking increased
minimum rates of pay.
At the request of Z. F. Cradle. presi-
dent of the maintenance organization
the hearing then was adjourned until to-
morrow morning.
Mr.. Cradle announced that he was
telegraphing President Harding and
Senator Cummins, one of the authors of
the transportation act. at Washington
today asking them to present to congress
an amendment to the act which would
make it mandatory on the labor board
to "enunciate the principles of the Iv-
ing wage"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-29
E. ]. WATERMAN
TRUST OFFICER
Former Brattleboro Man Promoted by
Citizens National Bank of New
YorI1-Assets S150,0O0,000.

son of Judge, and Mrs E. l.. Waterman
of Brattleboro, has just been appointed
trust officer of the Chemical National
bank of New York, succeeding Edwin
Gibbs. who resigned to become associated
with the banking firm of Lehman Bros.
Mr. Waterman formerly was assistant
trust officer. He served as trust officer
of the Citizens National bank before its
consolidation with the Chemical. Before
that he was trust officer for the Brattle-
boro Trust Co He moved to New York
in 1919
The Chemical National bank has assets
of S1J0.000,00O aud win celebrate ifs
centennial in 1924 Stephen l.. Jenkin-
son succeeds Mr.. Waterman as assistant
trust officer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-29
Boy Loses Life When Bank
CaUes Under Auto Wheels
Three Others in Camp
Namaschaug Party Sus-.
tain Injuries

One boy lost his life and three others
were injured i'll an automobile accident
on the road from Westmoreland to Spot
ford. n H., last night. when a party
of lads from Camp Namaschaug. Spof-
ford lake. were returning to camp from
Westmoreland, where they had given
minstrel entertainment. The driver of
the car, Dan Neary, turned out for a
mud hole and the soft earth caved away
on the edge of an embankment, letting the
machine roll down the bank
John Devin of Brooklyn, II years old,
was pinned under the wreckage and died
right away. He was a son of Edwin f.
Devin, silk merchant. The body was
brought to Moran & Rohde's undertak-
ing rooms here and was sent home this
forenoon
The three boys injured were i years
old Kenneth Mullane of New Brigh-
ton, Staten Island n. u, whose parents
are not living. sustained a compound
fracture of the collar bone. Francis
O'Brien, SON of Thomas 0'Brien of 501
Beacon street, Boston, sustained a frac-
ture of one arm. James McGuane of
1S5 Winthrop road. Brookline, Mass.
son of James McGuane. was injured
about his back, affecting his legs. They
were taken to the County Farm hospital
in Westmereland, which is in charge of
DIR. James Craig, where they are being
cared for.
An examination of the road where the
accident happened showed that the ear
went about 80 feet along the road, eight
or nine inches from the fence. after the
driver turned out, before the bank. soft
ened by the recent rains caved under its
weight. 1t is understood that the car
was not being driven rapidly.
There were IS boys in the party. who
had been to Westmoreland to give an en-
tertainment at the request of persons
there. There has been about 40 boys
in the camp this season. and those who
are remaining have been planning to
leave in a few days, in order to be home
for the opening of schools
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-29
CANDIDATES FILE
THEIR PETITIONS
Stark Files as Republi-
can, but Signs as
Democrat
HIS NAME ON MRS.
HAMILTON'S LIST
Mrs. Hamilton Files as Democrat and
Barber as Rcpublican-Stark's Pefi-
tion Has TAI Names, BARRIERS 500,
Mrs. HamiItOn's 1875.

ton Has 741 Names, BARRIERS 500,
Mrs. Hamilton's 1875.
The filing of the petitions today for
the publication of names on the primary
ballot for the office of town representative
to be voted on Sept. u reveals an inter
esting paradox and an innovation that
has perhaps been unparalleled in the
long history Of Windham county. The
aspirants for the office are three in num-
Der, Frank E. Barber and Merrill A.
Stark, who seek the Office on the Republi-
can ticket, and Mrs. Carrie L. Hamilton,
who is flying under the Democratic stan
dard.
The complexity in question concerns
the petition of Mr.. Stark, who. while he
seeks the Office on the Republican ticket,
is signer of the petition of Mrs. Hamil-
ton, and the situation is further compli-
Gated by the fact that Mr.. Stark's name
is under the preamble of the petition
which reads: And we severaly certify
that we are members of the
Democratic party" This would seem to
indicate that, while Mr. Stark is
member of the Democratic party he is
seeking the aid of the Republicans to
elect him to the Office.
Another interesting point is that Mr..
Stark's petition carries more names than
the other two aspirants combined, but
thorough inspection of the list reveals
many names that do not seem well known
to the Republican leaders in town. In
addition, there are several places on Mr..
Stark's list which indicate eight or 10
names written in the same style of CHR
ography.
Mr. Stark's list comprises 741 names,
that of Mr.. Barber's approximately 500,
and Mrs Hamilton's I25.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-29
Hard Coal Owners Informed
Their Property VIII
Not Be Seized.
STRIKE SETTLEMENT
EXPECTED VERY SOON
Probable 1t VIII Be Reached Within
Week-NO Further Concessions FIX
pected From Either Side-Detaiis OF
Plan Not Made Public.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. pa def
mite statement that there would be no
government Intervention or seizure of
mines remained the outstanding feature
of the anthracite situation here early to-
day. The statement came from conf
Dental source last night. Within short
time, according to the source of informa-
tion, and probably within a week, rep
resentatives of the miners and hard coal
operators will sign a peace pact and
$4,000 workers soon thereafter will re-
turn to their jobs.
This agreement, it was declared. will
overcome the stumbling blocks which pre-
sented themselves last week when the
Joint peace conference of miners and
operators came to Il deadlock. Neither
side, it was further said, would have to
make more concessions.
Details of the plan, however, were not
made public.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-29
STILL HOPE TO SAVE
IMPRISONED MEN
Have Been In Burning Ago
naut Mine Since Sun
day Night.
RESCUERS RETURN
WITH BURNED FACES
Impossible To Descend Through Flaming
Levels-0ther Miners Attempt TO
Open Channel of Escape Half a Mile
Above EntOmbed Men.

JACKSON, Cal, Aug. % (Associated
Press) Families and fellow workers of
the 4S gold miners imprisoned since mid
night Sunday, nearly a mile below the
earths surface in the Argonaut mine, to-
day chung stubbornly to the shred of hope
that their husbands, fathers and buddies
still lived. The most optimistic hope was
to reach the men within IS hours Dawn
today found the shadow of death still
over those who worked and those who
waited.
During the night men attempting to
ride down through the flaming levels
were dragged back to the surface, their
faces blackened A half mile below the
earth's surface other miners sought to
make a possible channel of escape for
their trapped comrades from an adjoining
mine. 1t was a slim hope.
Canary birds told the rescue workers
the futility of attempting further descent
into the shaft, dying at 200 feet below
The Argonaut recently was drained of
flood waters that were poured in the
mine when it was on fire and the state
industrial accident commission an
nOunced that the soft dirt in the mine
was nearly as great a menace to the fire
lighters and rescuers as the fire itself, if
the fire burns the timbers in the mine.
The Argonaut mine, one of the famous
gold producers in California was opened
20 years ago. 1t is controlled by New
York men and is a short distance from
Martell, in Amador county. The Ken
nedy mine adjoining, was opened in the
COS and always has been productive.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-29
LOCAL TEACHER WEDS
M. A. C. HERDSMAN
Miss Esther A. Barrett and Robert e.
Hesc0ck Married in Home of Brides
Aunt-WnI Live in Amherst. ak

Miss Esther 4. Barrett, for several
school and Robert F.. Hescock. herds
man at the Massachusetts Agricultural
college, were married at o'clock yes
terday afternoon at the home of the
brides aunt, Mrs. Enos White of Forest
street. Rev DR. Clark r. Brownell, pas
tor of the First Baptist church, perform
ing the ceremony. They were unat-
tended
Mr.. Hescock is a son of William Hes
cock of the Sunset lake road He spent
two years at the University of Vermont
after graduating from the Brattleboro
high school. from which Mrs. Hescock
also is a graduate.
After brief wedding trip they will
live in Amherst.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-29
QUELL PRISONERS
WITH TEAR GAS
Outbreak i'm Michigan Prison Follows
Serving of Cold Meal--Row i'm
Three DOrmitorieS.

IONA, Mich, Aug. 29.-State police
were on guard at the state reformatory
today. after an outbreak among the in
mates late last night that was suppressed
only when tear gas was poured into one
Of the dormitories where the riOting cen
tered
The trouble started Sunday night when
the prisoners were served with cold
meal. Late last night disturbances orig
mated in three dormitories housing 40 to
30 men each. Twelve men with tear gas
soon got the situation under control. No
further trouble is expected.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-29
LOSE $250,OO0 STOCK
OF PRE-WAR LIQUOR
Master Hill Says Keefe Cellar in Boston
Was Not Private
Cellar.

BOSTON, Aug. 29.-The S250,000
stock of pre-war liquors seized from Cor
nelius and Dennis J. Keefe by prohibition
agents several months ago may not be
returned to the owners, according to the
report today by Arthur ID. Hill, the mas
ter appointed TO hear evidence on their
petition to recover the liquor The mas
ter found that the Keefe cellar was used
for purposes other than that of private
cellar. The seizure was said to be the
largest ever made in New England
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-29
More SOD Coal Settlement.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 29.-Ter-
mination of the coal strike in the Pitts
burgh bituminous district was forecast
today when the district officers of the
United Mine Workers announced they
would meet the scale committee of the
Pittsburgh Coal Producers association
this afternoon. on invitation of the asso-
citation. TO discuss signing a scale under
the Cleveland agreement.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-29
JOHNSON FACES
VOTERS TODAY
Heavy Vote Expected In California s
Primary-MOntana Voters
At Polls

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. pa rec
ord registration and sharply contested
race for the Republican nomination for
United States senator combined today to
indicate a heavy vote in CALIFORNIA; pri-
maries Hiram Johnson. incumbent, and
c. c. Moore were the Republican sena-
torial candidates Upton Sinclair of
Pasadena, an author, is unopposed as
the Soealistic nominee. The Democrats
also had candidate in the field without
opposition.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-29
STARTS TRAIN WITH
TWO PASSENGERS
Vice President of Chicago 6 Alton
Promises Men Everything But

The Road

ROODHOUSE, H., Aug % (AssO-
ciated Press) After promising train
men who had quit work last Friday that
he would give them everything but the
railroad Vice President A. P Titus of
the Chicago & Alton Railroad Co. at 7.30
O'Clock this morning had the satisfaction
Of seeing the frss train in SO hours ledys
Roodhouse bearing two passengers to St
Louis. 1t came through from Jackson
vile.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-29
REPORT EXCESSIVE PRICES.
Massachusetts Commission Wants InfOr-
nation on Coal PrOfiteering.

BOSTON, Aug. 29.-COnsumers and
wholesale and retail dealers in bitumin-
GUS coal We're requested by the commits
sion on the necessaries of life today to
supply the commission with a copy of
each invoice covering the purchase of
bituminous coal for which a price was
charged in excess of the sO-caIled Hoover
maximum fair price" The commission
III statement declared they had received
many complaints that spectators had
been CHARGING excessive prices.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-29
ProrerIls of .Ianan.

One meal without rice mars domes-
tic happiness for a week
The. arcolyte at the gate reads scrip
lures he has never learnt
Naliancy and boSstfulness never
buckle on the same sword.
When the first reed dies one knows
that Autumn's at the door.
Never trust a woman even if she has
borne you seven children.
Love does not recognize the difference
between peasant and mikado.
He who makes the edge of a sword
visible. must destroy its keenness.
The stone may hurt the dog but not as
much as the hand that threw it
When wild geese fly south and the
first reed dies put on another garment