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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-11
FEELING AROUSED
IN EAST PUTNEY
Complaint Made to States Attorney
About Child Whipping-Girl Goes
TO Children's Aid Agent.

Not little feeling was aroused in
East Putney Tuesday afternoon when
L0ttIe Babcock, 13 years old, reported in
school that she was afraid to return
hcme on account of a whipping she re-
ceived at the hands of her father, w. Il.
Babcock. who lives on the Ira Blanchard
place The matter was reported to
States Attorney Harold u. Whitney of
Brattleboro by Constable III. O. Cobb of
Putney, and in view of the fact that
Babcock's previous treatment of his
daughter had been under investigation
the states attorney decided to have the
matter brought before the court on a
petition to have the girl placed under
the charge of the Vermont Childrens
Aid society The girl went to Bellows
Falls on the evening train Tuesday to
bo taken care of by Miss Harriet Alb
bott. agent for the society, until further
developments.
When the child did not return home
from school Mr.. Babcock began making
inquiries and he was somewhat wroth
at the turn events had taken without
his knowledge. He is said to have adj
mitted whipping the child because he
said she would not mind him. lie felt
better about the matter on learning
that the girl stayed away from home
through her own desires.
The family came to East Putney from
nCrthern New York two years ago. The
mother is dead. Mr. Babcock and the
girl and her brother. ID years old. con-
stitute the household A man and his
wife lived there a short time and the
woman kept house. but they have gone
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-11
VERMONT BOOSTERS
HERE TOMORROW
Automobile Party of % or More Cars to
Arrive Around 10 O'clock on Way
to New York City.

Preliminary to the opening of Yer
mont information bureau in Hotel
Woodstock in New York city by the
Hotel Association of Vermont, the Yer
mont Boosters" an automobile party
sponsored by the Springfield Chamber
of Commerce, viii leave Springfield at S
o'clock tomorrow morning for New York
1t is expected that there viii be from
- to 80 cars in line. Gov James Hart
ness will be in the party, which should
reach BrattlebOro around 10 O'Clock
The party will include members of the
Hotel Association Of Vermont and some
others. There is a possibility that
Rrattleb0r0 car will join i'm the parade
The plan is to follow the Connecticut
river to Greenfield. stopping at the We'll
don The board of directors of the
Greenfield Chamber of Commerce have
agreed TO meet them and act as a recep-
tion committee. Some of the members
of the board will go to the Massachu-
sets Vermont state line and escort the
delegation into Greenfield. while the rest
of the directors will go to the hotel to
greet them upon their arrival.
A delegation from the Northampton
Chamber of Commerce will go to Green
field and pilot the party down the val
ley to their city. from where they will
20 through Holyoke TO Springfield,
Mass. in time for lunch, after which
they will proceed along the river through
Hartford to New Haven, where a stop
viii be made over night. Saturday
morning they will go to New York city,
arriving at Hotel Woodstock, Times
square. in time for dinner.
The Hotel Association of Vermont will
establish a complete and comprehensive
information bureau in Hotel Woodstock
for three weeks, beginning Monday.
May -. The hotels, camps summer
boarding houses, railroads. Chambers Of
Commerce. the state publicity bureau,
and others are supplying an abundance
Of printed matter and illustrations SO
that the bureau WIN be in . position to
furnish the pleasure seeking public with
the information they desire regarding
the Green Mountain state as a touring
and vacation land
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-11
DOUBLE WEDDING BY
REV. E. p. WOOD
Harold l.. Champany and Miss Alice G.
Pike Howard l.. Bashaw and
Miss AiIene ID. Ransom.

A double wedding took place in the
Universalist parsonage at s o clock last
evening. when Rev +. p Wood, pastor
of the First Universalist church united
in marriage Harold l.. Champanv of 3
Walker place. and Miss Alice G. Pike OF
% Green street; also Howard L. Bashaw
of so Washington street and Miss Ailene
ID. Ransom of the same address. Mr..
end Mrs Champany left last evening
for n few DAYS wedding trip by auto
mobile. Mr.. and Mrs, Bashaw left this
morning by train for few days trip.
They will make their home after June
J with Mrs c. b. Lamson of Washing
ton street
Nfr. Champanv is emnloved in the
vholesale department of the Dunham
Brothers company and Mrs Cbampanv
has position in the offices of the Hol-
stein -Friesian association. They will
board with Mrs. Leon Gould on Green
street Mrs Bashaw also Is employed
in the Holstein- Friesian association Off
90 Mr. Bashaw works for the Vermont
Printing company.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-11
RUSSIANS PLAY
FOR MORE TIME
Ask Special Commission to Continue Ne
gotiatiOns After Genoa Confer
euce-Japan Joins France

GENOA. May IL (Associated Press
Foreign Minister Tchitcherin of Soviet
Russia handed the Russian reply TO al
lied memorandum today TO Foreign Min
lister Schanzer of Italy. Nj. Tchitcherin
said the answer had been prepared un-
der instructions from Moscow. The first
part of the note is argumentative, but
the second was reported to be construc-
tive. making proposals dealing with fl
nancial questions The note, it was
stated, suggests the appointment of a
new special commission by the conference
to continue negotiations after close of
Genoa meeting
Japan, it was stated today, has joined
forces with France in her determination
not to indulge in protracted negotiation
with the Russians 1t was also stated
today that Japan has no intention of
granting direct governmental loan TO
the Soviet government.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-11
WIND OVERTURNS
LOADED TRUCK
Load of $500 Empty PastebOard Boxes
Nearly Goes Into River When
Gust Strikes Tarpaulin.

With a motor truck loaded with 5000
empty pasteboard boxes and covered
with a tarpaulin which served as sail
i'm the wind. John Ii. Finnegan Of Athol,
Mass, was unable to control the truck as
he emerged from the west end of Little
River bridge on the island late Tues
day afternoon. \ gust of wind which
swept down the river blew the rear part
OF the truck against a pole, which
caused the front end to swing off the
read. and the truck and load toppled
off the road and landed against some
small willows on the south side of the
highway. the willows preventing the load
from going into the Connecticut river.
Mr. Finnegan saw that he would not
be able to keep the machine in the road
when the wind struck it, so he shut off
the power but remained on the seat un-
til il tipped over. He was not hurt.
The pasteboard boxes We're from the
Athol Box & Paper Bag Co, and were
on the way to the Q. Il. Bradley Corp.
plant for use in packing toys. About
- per cest OF the load was saivage5
The Roberts Auto Co. transferred the
Dad to one of its trucks and lifted the
Athol truck out on to the highway with
an automobile crane.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-11
EDITH FARR MURRAY
DIES IN NEW YORK
Former Brattleboro Woman Sustained
Shock Last January-Daughter of
Mrs. Ellen j. Farr.

Mrs Edith Stratton (Farr) Murray,
40. wife of Attorney Carl T. Murray of
New York, died in a hospital in New
York yesterday afternoon about 5 o'clock.
She had been i'll since early in January,
when she sustained a shock and her
condition had been serious from the first.
She was born in Brattleboro Dec 2S,
1881, a daughter of the late Frank III.
Farr and Mrs. Ellen J. Farr of Brattle
boro. Procaically her entire life had
been spent i'm this town, where she at
tended the Brattleboro high school. She
was an efficient Stenographer and for
several years had position in Judge n.
L. Schwenk's office. She married Louis
I. Allen of this town April 16, 1908.
For two years previous to her marriage
to Mr.. Murray of Chicago, which took
place June %, 1921, in Oklahoma City,
she had a position as stenographer in
that city.
She leaves, besides her husband, her
mother, Mrs Farr, who lives IN the
home of her sister, Mrs. Josephine II.
Green of Brook street. 4 sister, Alice
NJ, wife of the late Fred w. Reed of
this town, died Jaly >, 1904, and
younger sister, Grace, died Of scarlet
fever in childhood. She also leaves a
half-brother, Sidney II. Farr of Brattle-
boro
The body win be brought from New
York to Brattleboro on the ) o'clock
train tomorrow night
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-11
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
PLAN CONCLAVE
Grand Commandery of Vermont to Meet
i'm Bellows Falls June 1 and 2
Parade on Second Day.
Especial to The Reformer.)
BELLOWS FALLS. MAY II.


The annual conclave of the grand
commandery of Vermont, knights Tenn
pIar, heretofore for over 30 years held
at Burlington, is to be held in Bellows
Fails Thursday and Friday, June ] and
,, the local cOmmandery, Holy Cross.
acting as host There are now 13 COM
manderies in the state numbering about
$500 members The local commandefy
numbers 255.
a reception is to be given Thursday
evening at Masonic temple to grand
commandery officers, invited Templars
and visiting Knights and ladies, with
music and refreshments and a dance at
the National Guard Armory hall.
Friday mt 10 o'clock there will be
a parade with more than 500 Knights
in line and the hands from Rutland, Brat
tleboro and Bellows Falls. the process
sion TO be reviewed by the grand officers.
Dinner will be served at noon fol-
lowed by the annual business meeting of
the grand commandeTy. The innovation
of holding this annual conclaye else
where than at Burlington is looked for
ward to with anticipation and may pos
sibly be held hereafter at various other
points in the state George B. Wheeler
of Bellows Falls is the present grand
commander
An official invitation has been ex-
tended to Sullivan commandery of Clare
mont, n H., to attend as guests of the
local Sir Knights.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-11
FARMING OUT ROAD
REPAIRS ILLEGAL
Decision By Railroad Labor Board Will
Bring Thousands of ShOD Men
Under lis Jurisdiction.

CHICAGO. May 11.-Contracting shop
repair work To outside firms by a rail
road company was declared a violation
of the transportation act. and contract
provisions conflicting with the wages
and working rules laid down by the rail
road labor board We're declared illegal in
a decision handed down by the board yes
terday The decision was characterized
by the board as the most important it
has rendered since its establishment
The decision. which is the first of
series to be handed down on disputes
over farming out" railroad labor. was
made in the controversy between the
union shop crafts and the Indiana Har-
Dor Belt railroad. The board declared its
transportation act No more impor-
tant dispute" the deciison added. has
ever come before this board for adjudica-
ton
While the decision applied only to the
one road, which last September con
tracted its repair work to the Burnhsm
Ca.r Repair Co. the general principles eS.
tablished viii govern all subsequent de
cisions. There are now 36 such cases
pending before the board, involving II
railroads. Each case, however. will be
decided on its merits, the board an
HUunced, but the principles of the In
diana HarbOr Belt decision Will stand.
Under the decision, thousands of for
mer railway employees now working for
contractors at wages varying from the
abor board scale are brought back under
the boards jurisdiction. Rules varying
from those laid down by the board are
likewise, in effect, declared illegal. and
the contractors employees restored to the
working rules promulgated by the board.
The board declared that if a railroad
company could remove its employees from
in nf 40
contended in the Indiana Harbor Belt
case. then the entire transportation act
can be nullified and the will of congress
set at naught."
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-11
Great Roundup of Sus-
poets In Yesterdays
Bombing Outbreak
$4,000 REWARD FOR
MURDERERS' ARREST
Two Men Pointed Out as Resembling
Men In Automobile from Which Fatal
Shots Were Fired - right to Finish
With Organized Labor Under Way.

CHICAGO, May 11-The detective
bureau and city jails were crowded to-
day with 400 labor leaders and others
held III connection with the murders of
two policemen here early yesterday and
the bombing of two buildings which po-
lice attributed to labor disorders.
Two men have been pointed out as re-
sembling men in the automobile from
which shots which killed Torrance
Lyons, acting lieutenant, were fired.
Rewards totaling $4,000 have been
offered for the arrest of the slayers. All
enforcement organizations in the city are
united in what police term a fight to
the finish with organized labor" Sew
eral women connected with labor organ
izations are being held for questioning
Murphy, Shea Nader and more than
30 others were arrested in raid on the
office of the Chicago Building Trades
council at 1J4 West Randolph street.
About 60 more We're rounded up in big
Tim Murphy'S headquarters and the
Chicago Musicians club at 1S4 West
Washington street.
The citizens committee to enforce the
Landis building trades wages award to-
day carried full paid advertisements in
every Chicago paper calling on Chicago
ans to unite and rid the city of gunner
labor leaders. The advertisement said
We viii fight these laborer murder
ers, gunmen and sluggers with every legi-
tImaJe power in our means until we
have rid Chicago entirely of this men
ace"
In Mader's safe were found three re-
volvers, more than 100 rounds of ammu
milton and a quantity of fuses and caps,
such as are used in touching off bombs.
A revolver and seven feet of fuse were
taken from AIurphy's safe.
Following these two raids detectives
invaded the headquarters of the glaciers
and marble cutters unions in the Hearst
building and two more wagon loads of
prisoners were herded in the basement of
the detective bureau.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-11
Red Men S Hall

Members Of Triumph lodge. s. F. of
A.. please notice that the meeting sched-
uled for Wednesday. May 10, has been
postponed to the 31st.
Thursday. May II, at p. m.-Regu-
lar meeting of Pocahontas Council. No. 4,
ID. of p. Members please attend.
Friday evening, May 12-Regular
meeting of Quonekticut tribe, No. =.
Adoption degree. All members of the de-
gree team please report at Z o'clock.
After the degree there will be a boxing
match.
Friday, 7.30 p. nm. w A. officers
and foresters Rehearsal and drill in @.
A. r. hall.
Dance every Saturday night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-11
GERMANS TO AID
SOVIET RED ARMY
Military Convention Signed
By SOviets and German
General Staff In Berlin
GERMANS TO GIVE
WAR EQUIPMENT
viii Enable Russians to Equip $50 Reg
iments Infantry and 20 Artillery Divi-
sions - Also to Supply 500 Airplanes
Russians to Guard Frontier

-F6uSSldHS 10 budEu EIOHtlth
PARIS. May II ASSOCIATED Press).
The newspaper L'Eclair today printed
the text of military convention said to
have been signed by representatives of
the Russian Soviet army and the Ger
man general staff in Berlin by the prin-
cipal clause of which the Germans un-
dertake to furnish the Red army with
the arms and material necessary TO
equip $50 regiments of infantry aud
sufficient heavy field artillery for % in
fantry divisions.
The German general staff. according
to the convention, undertakes to reor-
ganize the Russian Baltic and Black
sea fleets and to supply 500 new air
planes and $50 field wireless outfits. The
Germans would train 60 Russian in
structors in the latest modes of chemi-
cal warfare and send technical experts
to Russia to speed up the existing mu-
milton plants and open new factories.
The text also says the Russians would
agree to maintain not less than Is in
fantry and eight cavalry divisions on the
western Russian frontier.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-11
SAPP FINED SIS
AND IS IN JAIL
Brookline Man Pleads Guilty to Charge
of Hunting Without License-Has
Not Raised Money.

As a result of evidence secured by
County Fish and Game Warden Z. H.
Metcalf an information was filed in
Windham county court on Tuesday by
States Attorney Harold E. Whitney
against Lewis Sapp of Brookline and
county court warrant was issued charg-
ing hunting without license.
Sapp was arrested by Sheriff Frank
L. Wellman and when arraigned he
pleaded guilty and was fined SD and
costs. amounting to $32 He has not
raised the money and is in Newfane
Jail
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-11
Methodist Episcopal Church

Thursday. at 730 p. m.-First meet
ing of the pastors cabinet at the par
sonage
Friday, May u, at 7.30 p. m.-Church
prayer meeting in the vestry.-
Saturday May 13-The Ladies Aid
society will hold a rummage sale in the
basement of the Barber building on Flat
street, in the room formerly occupied by
ScovelTS restaurant. The society would
like to have articles brought Friday aft
ernoon as far as possible, in order to
get them marked
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-11
FIRST
DAY A SUCCESS
in VeIn0n-Canvasser Working in
West Brattleb0rO Today.

As result of the first days canvass
for memberships for the Windham
County Farm Bureau by the special
team which came here Wednesday to
take up the work A members were en-
rolled in Vernon yesterday This is only
two less than joined the Bureau last
year, when the dues were only half what
they are at present.
The canvassers are working in West
Brattleboro today Tomorrow they viii
be about this village
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-11
CONGREGATIONAL OFFICERS.
Rev. Walter Thorpe of Brandon Elected
President-Next Meet in Burlington.

Rev Walter Thorpe of Brandon was
elected president of the Vermont Congre-
gational Conference for the ensuing year
at the concluding session today of the
127th annual conference at Springfield.
He succeeds Frank l. Fish of Vergennes.
Other officers elected were:
Vice president, Arthur f. Stone of st.
Johnsbury treasurer, Justin r. Headley
of Rutland; auditors, Miles Sawyer of
Rutland. John c. CLARK of St Johnsbury
and c. Raymond Stimets of Barre. The
First Church of Burlington was selected
as the place of next meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-11
Centre Congregational Church

Thursday, May IL. 3 p. m.-Business
meeting of the Woman's association to
be followed by a foreign Missionary
hour in the chapel Subject of mission
arv program. Mending Broken China.
Friday, May y, 730 p. m.-Church
night meeting Reports from state CON
ference will be given.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-11
CARPENTER FIGHTS TONIGHT.
Friends Confident He Will Have Walk.
Over with Ted Lewis in London.

Press) Georges Carpenter will enter
the ring tonight a heavy favorite TO win
lvcr Ted Lewis in their 20-round match
for the world light heavyweight cham
pionship. Jack Dempsey is here to wit
ness the battle and is confident that
Carpenter will have a walkaway. 1t
is believed Lewis will step through the
rope against a 12-pound handicap.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-11
TAKE YOUTHS FROM
BED, SHOOT THEM
Gang of Men Raid Young Catholics at
BallymuIbury-0ne Killed. Two
Seriously Wounded

BELFAST, May IL: ASSOCIATED Press
Three Catholic youths were taken
from their beds at BallymuIberg last
night by gang of men and shot. One
was killed and the others seriously
wounded
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-11
BAD FIRE STARTS
IN BIG GARAGE
Former Hotel, Two Houses and Garage
Burned at West Acton - Outside
Help Stops COnflagration.

WEST ACTON. Mass. May IA
House, two tenement houses and large
garage were DESTROYED by fire early to-
day, at a loss estimated at 100000.
The fire started in garage and for
time threatened TO sweep through the
village, but apparatus from Concord
Junction and Maynard helped in halting
the flames.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-11
CRUSHED BETWEEN CARS.
Two Laborers Killed and Third One Sc
riOuSly Injured.

BOSTON, May Il.-Edward Benoit
and Michael Mccarthy. Iaborers, were
killed on the water front in the Charles.
town district today, when they were
caught between cars of cement that were
being switched in Dealers yard
Joseph Lyons of Revere was severely
injured
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-11
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight and Friday-COoler To.
night-Fresh Northwest Winds.

WASHINGTON, May 11-Weather
forecast: Fair tonight and Friday.
Cooler in southwestern Maine and
southern New Hampshire tonight Fresh
northwest and north winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-11
St. Michael's Church
(EpiseOpaD

Friday, MAY Il, $50 p. m.-Regular
meeting of Woman 5 Guild. Hostesses,
Mrs. Weaver, Mrs. Tasker, Mrs. Lane.
Friday, May u, at p. m.-Meeting
of the social committee of the Womans
Guild.
Friday, May J., at 7.3O p. m,-Eve-
ming Prayer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-11
First Baptist Church

Friday at 4 p. m.-Junior Endeavor :;
7.30-Regular church prayer meeting
Friday and Saturday, May % and 81
-Rummage sale in the HoltOn barn on
Walnut street by women of the Baptist
church.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-11
CATTLE DEVOUR
MEMS DINNERS
Enjoy Home Cooked Food While Work
men Repair Fences - Men Finish
job Before Returning Home.
Especial to The Reformer)

The farmers are busy preparing the
soil for planting. and mending fences.
Some have turned out their stock for
the summer One party drove their stock
out about FIVE miles to pasture and
while the men were repairing fences the
cattle found and ate up nearly all the
dinners of the three men. Nevertheless.
the men finished the task they had begun,
returning home hungry at night with the
satisfaction that the mending of the
fences was completed at that pasture
for the season.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-11
Knights of Columbus Hall

Food sale by Daughters of Isabella
lumhus hall
Monday May II. at 7.30 p. m.-Reg-
Mar business meeting of Ave Maria cir
Gle. Daughters of Isabella. Military
whist at p. m, to which the public is
invited
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-11
JUMPS PRICE oF GASOLINE.
Standard Oil Advances Cent Gallon in
All Its Territory

NEW YORK. May 1.-THE Standard
Oil Co of New York today advanced
the price of gasoline one cent gallon
in all its territory.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-11

Mrs Martha Paine Hammer, 94, died
at her home in Brookline, Mass, Tues
1ay. Mrs Hammer was born in Brook
thia Paine. She leaves one brother,
Capt. Samuel Paine, who is father Of
Albert Bigelow Paine the author.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-11
Masonic Temple

Thursday, Nav IL. 7.30 D. m.-Stated
convocation. Fort Dummer chapter, No.
y, r. A. NJ.