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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-05-31
ALUMNI BANQUET

The Annual Alumni Banquet oi the
Big stone Gap High School was give
en- OH Friday evening at the Monte
Vista Hotel Immediately following
the graduating exercise program.
Ihe dining room was artIstically dee
Grated in the class colors oil lavender
and silver The long tables we're
placed In the shape OF the letter l.
ana We're decorated with lavender
runners and ferns. Silver vases and
baskets filled With wistcria, the class
dover, ana silver candclabra with
BURNING tapcrs also adorned the ia
blcs. The lace curtains OF the din-
ms room We're cnught back With lay
ender strenmers and the Windows
We're banked with ferns and wisteria
surrounding silver baskets tilled with
the same The chandeliers we're
shaded with lavender which threw d
soft glow over the entire room.
The menu for tie affair was as
follows
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-05-31

Don't point your finger AT the
person with whom yoa are con
yersing. lie might bite it of.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-05-31

iell Your secrets broadcast ii
You don't want people to believe
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-05-31
Boullion
Bnked White Fl.Il


Based White FISH
Saratoga Potatoes Sliced Tomatoes
Fried Spring Chicken
N'nd'ed sweet Potatocs, Peas 90 Case
Pineapple salad Waters
br''k Ice Crema Cake
Coffee
ne address OF Welcome was made
py Lester >. Parsons. Of Norfolk,Va,
VINO Is member OF The class OF 1908
ana makes 1t " point 10 be present
on ms occasion. lie has missed one
year ~ seventeen Ills address was
espte'hily inspiring and embarrassing
70 Tue class oil ~ who are nu'y new
members OF the association The
y iulhni ron was called by the presi-
's"' Alra' / !. Ihylor' af'i respond
ga 20 oy briei giimpsrs into the lives
o. .nr "e,"uers SINCE graduation.
iroi H. L. Suifr'dge was made
honorary member OF the association
""u responded WIN talk oi thanks
ana appreciation OF the work done hy
'"e sNnooi ana ASSOCIATION
"5 'o''oW'"g oli''efs were elected
IIulton Prneiaa,. Csrl Y,,sL. "a
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-05-31

Lie has its ups and downs. but
most OF the pleasure is iii be-
tween.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-05-31

Some women's tongues are like
an eight day clock. They take
long time to run down.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-13
EXAMINE MANY
SCHOOL CHILDREN
District Health Officer and Red Cross
Nurse Visit Several Towns and
Find Numerous Defects.

Three hundred and sixty-fve school
children in three towns of the county
were examined last week by District
Health Officer DIR. Chester S. Leach and
Miss Helen NJ. Sanderson, Red Cross
nurse, who are doing similar work in
Townshend today.
The three towns visited last week were
Putney, Nottingham and Westminster.
although not all the schools of Whiting
ham were covered. In Putney and Whit
ingham the work was done in individual
schools, while in Westminster all the
children were gathered in one central
place and were entertained by f. K.
Brown of Community Service, Miss Faith
L. Yeaw, Mrs NJ NJ. Tucker and Sgt
Maj. John Mcclure The motion pic
lures, Jinks, and the Fly Test We're
shown.
In Putney, of the III children exam
ined eight were found to have defective
eyes; % had defective teeth; nine had
bad throats and AZ were at least 10 per
cent under weight
At Whitingham III children were
examined. Sixteen of these had defec-
tive eyes; 40 had defective teeth; II
bad throats, and "a were at least 10 per
cent under weight
In Westminster 137 children were
examined. A tabulation showed 10 with
defective eyes; 43 with defective teeth !;
IL with bad throats. and 36 were at
least 10 per cent under weight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-13
MUST GIVE BACK
PRIVATE PROPERTY
Names Conditions France Imposes Be
fore Consent to Attend Hague
Conference.

PARIS. June 13-Premier poincare's s
note to the British government relative
to The Hague conference, which was de-
livered to the British embassy last eve
ming and which constitutes a reply to the
recent British memorandum, insists upon
the restitution of private property in
Russia to foreign owners from whom 1T
was confscated, and that only exception
ally should the Soviet government be per-
mitted to replace restitution by compen-
Sation.
Concerning the war debts, France is
favorable to granting delays in payment,
but cannot admit for the present reduc-
tions to the amount of the sums borrowed
by Russia during the war. France also
insists upon the recognition of the rights
of French holders of pre-war Russian
bonds.
Concerning the granting of credits TO
Russia. the French government holds
that they shall be sub0rdinated to the
guarantees which Russia will offer to the
lenders.
The foregoing are the main conditions
that the French government imposes be-
fore it will agree to participate in The
Hague conference. No decision has vet
been taken, and the matter will be dis
cuSsed at Il full cabinet council TODAY
presided over by President Millerand.
The council also will decide in case
France is represented, whether it will be
by delegates acting as experts or merely
as observers. similar to the American
observer at the Genoa conference.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-13

IN SESSION HERE
Windilam and Bennington Association
Meets This Foren00n--Supt. Fortier
Gives Address.

The annual meeting of the Windham
and Bennington Association of Univer-
-Salists opened this morning at 10
O'Clock in the Universalist church with
about 80 persons in attendance. The
mornings program included addresses by
H. Il. Shipman, president of the asso-
ciation and Rev George T. Fortier, state
superintendent of the Uniyersalist
churches
Mr.. Shipman spoke on the new ideals
of the church of today and of the con-
stantly changing ideas of twentieth cen
tury religion. Mr.. Fortier's address was
one of prophecy on the new ideas of to-
day. He spoke of the great unrest and
of human plans and customs.
and of the miraculous development of
radio activity, psycho-analysis, spiritual
ism, relatively and other equally startling
theories.
Mr.. FOrtier said that he believed these
wonders were only forerunners of great
revelation in human thought which was
yet to come, and that some great new
knowledge would soon break upon the
human mind. The speaker said that al
ready great masses of people had shown
rcactionary tendencies, and that the
spirit of progress must overcome this
before any great step forward could be
made.
Dinner was served to the delegates in
the church parlors at u o'clock The
business meeting and election of officers
VIII be held this afternoon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-13
Keene Man Became Ozgwer
OFFS Barrels of WHiskey
Sold it for $4,000 and Put
Most of Fortune
Into Bonds
Especial to The Reformer.)
KEENE. n. H. June /

How would you like to be notified
that you were the owner of certificates
of % barrels of whiskey which had been
in bond since 1904? That is what hap
pened to Louis A. Butler of 33 Brook
street recently. He has since sold the
whiskey to a drug concern for $4,000
and has used some of his fortune to buy
an automobile and farm. The story
of Mr.. Buffers good fortune has just
leaked out
Mr.. Butler formerly worked for a
liquor dealer who took a liking to him
and in 1904. when whiskey was worth
about S1.10 a gallon. the dealer placed
p barrels of whiskey in bond and
made the certificates out in the name of
Louis \. Butler, without telling him
what he had done. Mr.. Butler was I'M
aware of his good fortune until some
time during the year 1920. when he
learned. after the death of his benefac-
tor, that the certificates for the whiskey
were in his name and that the tax had
been paid on it up to 1920.
In settling the estate of the dealer the
certificates were turned over to Mr.
Butler and when it was learned that
he had the p barrels which had been in
bond for Is years there were plenty of
concerns who We're ready to purchase 1T.
Mr.. Butler obtained counsel, that he
might dispose of his stuff" in a legal
way, which he did. One concern bought
the certificates, paying him 100000 for
them Mr.. Butler put the bulk of his
fortune into bonds and then bought a
16-acre farm in Swanzey and fivver
to go back and forth from his home in
keene.
Mr.. Butler is well known in Keene and
only q few of his closest friends know of
his good fortune. During the World war
Mr.. Butler had four sons and son-in-
law in the service One son. James,
who was awarded numerous medals for
bravery, died in May, 1920, from the
effects of being gassed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-13
Continued on Pace 4
INJUNCTION AGAINST
PICKETING MILLS
Providence Judge Issues One in Favor
of Three Pawtucket Concerns
Workers Back at Pontiac.

PROVIDENCE, II. l., June 13-Su-
perior Court Judge Barrows in q rescript
handed down today, following several
weeks of hearings, declared that pre-
lminary Injunction should be granted,
forbidding all picketing by officers, mem-
bers or agents of the United Textile
Workers of America at the plant of the
Jenckes Spinning Co., Grown Mfg. Co,
and Dexter Yarn Co, all of Pawtucket.
The Injunction will be even more dras-
tic than the restraining orders issued six
weeks ago. Judge Barrows's rescript in
dicates that he will order all picketing
stopped.
When the Pontiac bleachery of B. B.
& r. Knight, Inc, reOpened this morning
at Pontiac more than 80 of the 25C
striking employees of the plant went to
work. While details of the agreement
under which the u. T. w men returned
to work were closely guarded by leaders
and no statement was forthcoming from
the company, individual workers said
they had returned to work on the basis
of a 43-hour week with time and a hall
for overtime up TO 81 hours. The mer
were said to have accepted a 20 per cent
wage cut with the promise of payment OF
whatever is in force at the close of the
strike
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-13
CUTTING OF TRAIL
TO BE BEGUN SOON
Blazing Between Here and Stratton
Mountain Nearly F'inished-Out-
ing Club to Build Cabins.

Practically the whole trail between
here and Stratton mountain, which is to
be laid out and blazed by the BrattlebOro
Outing club, Inc, has been prospected.
only two short lengths more being neces-
sary to connect the links and it is ex-
pected that cutting out the trail can be
started soon.
Miss Ethel A. Eddy. who was one of
Prof. Monroe's helpers in cutting the
Monroe trail, which is n part of the
Long Trail of the Green Mountain club
has been made the woman member of the
c. bin and trails committee. Miss Eddy's
father, Il. A. Eddy of Stratton, to whom
much of the country through which the
trail IS to pass is familiar, has made a
map which was found of much help on
the prospecting trips, of which there have
been at least three.
On one of the prospecting trips one or
two good camps which may be of use as
shelters between the regular camps were
found. Good springs also were found
Just where they win be needed.
When the trail is blazed volunteers
will be asked to assist in cutting out the
trail and it is hoped that many will join
the trail parties, which will be real
camping-out parties and will provide
good fun as well as the pleasurable work
of cutting out the trail.
In order that the trails may be of
real value to the hikers it is planned to
build cabins every 10 miles. These will
be commodious, capable of housing two
or three dozen people for overnight stops.
The camps will have a fireplace, stove,
cooking utensils, furnishings, etc
A request already has been received
from the New England Trail conference
for a topical map showing the trail as
soon as it is blazed. 1t is probable that
the club will join the New England Trail
conference as soon as there is some def
mite accomplishment or the trail becomes
of use.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-13
.JUSSERAND STANDS
UP FOR FRANCE
Defends COuntry's Course With Regard
to ReparatiGns. Armament and Other
Matters in Chicago Address.

CHICAGO. june 13-Thc course of
trance with respect to separations, her
'rLay and her part at the arms conference
we're defended by jules ]. Jusserand, the
'rench ambassador to the United States,
in an address today at the commence
mont exercises of the University of Chi
ago. The ambassador declared France
lad been more lenient with Germany
han the Germans had been with the
French in 1870 and asserted that the
ambitions of France in the Washington
conference were in reality modest ones
and aimed only at resuming in this re-
pect naval power) as well as for trade
industry, agriculture, etc, the rank we
rad held before the war"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-13
LODGE OBSERVES
IT'S CENTENNIAL
Audience Enjoys Program of PhiIesian
Lodge of MasOns in Winchester
Grand Officers Present.
Especial to The Reformer.)

MANCHESTER, n. H., June 13
Philesian lodge. No. 10. f. and 4. NJ.
held centennial observance yesterday
afternoon and evening. which was largely
attended and much enjoyed.
AZ > O'Clock q public meeting was held
IN the UniveFsalist Memorial church,
which was well filed. Masons and mem
bers of the Eastern Star attending. Rev.
]. Frank Thompson of Dover-F -Foxcroft,
Me-, former pastor. offered the invoca-
ton, and the address of welcome was
given by w. Earle Jones, worshipful
master Of the lodge. Walter c. Africa
Of Manchester. master of the grand lodge,
responded.
Past Master Parke f. Weeks have an
interesting history of Philesian lodge.
and a very forceful and stirring address
was given by the grand chaplain. Rev
William L. Niles of Nashua. Rev Mr..
Thompson pronounced the henediction
The music consisted of an organ pre-
lude and postlude by Mrs G. A. Rist. a
solo by Frederic C.. Adams of Brattle-
boro and several selections by the Cen
ire church male quartet of Brattleboro.
consisting of Walter 4. Gilbert. first ten
or: Walter S. Stearns. second tenor
Frederic c. Adams. baritone: and Ar
thur l.. Clapp, bass. The lodge held a
short session in the lodge room after the
program.
In the evening a banquet was served
in the church vestry, the New England
Symphony orchestra of Concord, " H.
furnishing music. and this was followed
hv dancing in the town hall from 8 to !
o'clock
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-13
TROUT STREAMS
BEING POLLUTED
County Game Warden NTetcalf Notifies
Mill Owners to Cease Practice
Prosecutions May Follow.

Several complaints have been made
recently to County Fish and Game
Warden Il. II. Metcalf about sawmills
putting sawdust, slabs and edgings into
trout streams All these complaints
have been investigated and where own
ers or operators of mills have been
found violating the law they have been
notified to stop such practices at once.
The cases have been reported TO State
Fish and Game Commissioner H p
Sheldon@o of Montpelier. and prosecutions
may follow.
The law prohibits the putting of slabs
and edgings into streams by any mill
whatsoever. old or new. and prohibits
the putting of sawdust shavings or bark
into streams by the owner, operator or
agents thereof, of a water. steam gaso-
line or electrical power mill which was
erected. constructed or set up after Aug.
], 1913.
The penalty is a fine of not more than
800 nor less than S25 for, each offense
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-13
UNITED STATES
MUST HAVE ARMY
Secretary Weeks Says One
Is as Necessary as
Police Force
QUESTION OF SIZE
OPEN TO QUESTION
Overburdened Taxpayer Likely to Forget
Lessons of Past and Cancel His In
surance, Department Head Tells West
Point Cadets at Graduation.

WEST POINT, June 13.-Assertion
that the United States does not need an
army were met by Secretary Weeks of
the war department in an address at the
graduating exercises at United States
military academy today with the state
ment that ''the civilization of the world
today rests on no surcr foundation than
did the civilization of Boston at the time
of the police strike nearly three years
ago"
To say that the United States does
not need an army, Mr.. Weeks added, is
just as reasonable as to say that Boston,
Chicago, or any of our other large cities
does not need police force" The
question of the size of the army, the sec
retary declared, would always be mat
ter of controversy, especially as after a
great war there is IAN alarming tendency
for the overburdened taxpayer to forget
the lesson of the past and cancel his in
surance, trusting TO luck for at least a
few years without the national protee-
tion which those more familiar with
military matters and requirements deem
necessary But there is no question,
he added, or difference of opinion as to
its quality
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-13
BREAKS WORLD
PARACHUTE RECORD
Stevens Tells Details of
Thrilling Drop of
24,206 Feet
12O-MILE GALE
Az MILES IN AIR
Loss of Oxygen Tank Nearly Causes
SufrOcatiOn While Airman CIings to
Ropes in Fear High Wind Will Break
Them-Landed Near Dayton.

DAYTON, O.. June 13 tAssociated
Press. )--Lashed and whipped about by a
40 -mile-an-hour, gale more than four
and half miles above the earth, all
most suffocated by loss of his oxygen
tank and compelled to cling to ropes and
straps attached to parachute for fear
that they would break are several of the
details related today by Capt. ~ w.
Stevens, who yesterday broke the worlds
parachute jumping record when he de-
scended 24,206 feet Capt. Stevens was
reluctant today to discuss details of his
experience.
when the plane reached the ceiling,
he said, Il made ready to jump. As
near as / could judge we were over
Springfield. o. Bidding my pals good
bye, | jumped.
'The opening of the parachute caused
the oxygen tank to become loose from its,
fastenings on the front of my clothing.
Grasping it with both hands / en-
deayored to retain it.
"The 120-mile wind whipped the para
chute around like a jackstraw. / was
forced to use both hands on the ropes
and straps which held me to the chute
in an effort to check oscillation, which
threatened to weaken the support"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-13
President Tells Congress He
VIII Call Extra Session
Otherwise SEES ..-
FIGHT ON THIS
AND OTHER BILLS
House Leaders Learn That President IS
Against Accepting FOrd's Offer Tor
Muscle Shoals Plant Chance oil
Passing Subsidy Measure Doubtful.

WASHINGTON, June 13. (Associated
Press. Pres. Harding has notified
Chairman Campbell of the house rules
committee that unless the ship subsidy
bill is passed prior to adjournment he
would feel obligated to call special
session solely for its consideration.
Writing under date of May 26, the
President said: 80 much is involved
and such difficult and diseouraging sit,
uation viii follow if congress fails to
sanction the merchant marine bill that l
should feel myself obligated to call con-
gress Immediately in extraordinary ses-
sion to especially consider it if it went
over through any neglect or delay beyond
the present term"
President Harding, since assuming
leadership of his party on the ship sub
sidy bill. has found that he is going to
have a fight on his hands with the Re-
publican leaders of the house if he In
sists upon passage of the measure at
this session Yesterday he learned that
l,e might have another contest over the
Muscle Shoals proposition.
Representative MOndell, the Republi-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-13
PETITION FILED
AGAINST MEADE
Creditors i'm Boston and
Wakefield Take Le-
gal Action
JUDGE HOWE MAY
NAME RECEIVER
Aggregate of Claims of Three Creditors
$2.62f - Hearing ON Petition, Set for
June "a, May BE Unnecessary-Stor
Closed Last Week.

Closed Last Week.
4 petition has just been filed in the
United States court for the district of
Vermont by Massachusetts creditors ask
ing that S. Winfield Meade of Brattle-
boro be adjudged bankrupt.
The creditors are William J. Horan
Of Maurice f. Horan & Co of Boston,
whose claim is 500; Walker -Stetson Co.
OF Boston, whose claim is S1.33601: and
Charles n Winship and Elizabeth f.
Bolt, doing business as Winship, Bolt &
Co, of Wakefield, Mass, whose claim is
These claims aggregate S2.621 .26. and
the claimants are represented by Attor-
neys A. G. Gould and Melbourne E.
Coffin of Boston Mr.. Meade's attorneys
are Barber, Barber & Miller. The claims
are for merchandise furnished
Judge Harland b. Howe of Burlington
has set hearing for June 81 and has
had Mr. Meade summoned in order to de-
termine whether he shall be adjudged
but the hearing may not be held as the
parties have agreed that a temporary
receiver may be appointed. and the ap-
pointment of the BrattlebOro Trust Co.
has been asked.
The Meade store, formerly the O. j.
Pratt store, in the WoolwOrth building
was closed last week on account of
financial difficulties. as it was found inn
possible to conduct it proftably.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-13
INTEREST HERE IN
MERIDEN WEDDING
Bridegroom, Silas Hamilton, Nephew of
Mr.. and Mrs. III. X Hamilton of
West Brattlebero.

The Meriden Morning Record of June
II contained the following account of
the wedding of Silas e. Hamilton,
nephew of Mr. and Mrs II. X. Hamilton
of West Brattleboro
a very pretty wedding took place
Saturday at high noon at St Paul's
church when Miss Helen Henrietta,
daughter of Mrs. Henry Rogers Backes
of South Main street, became the bride
of Sias Elwin Hamilton, Dartmouth, ID
Rev A. p Greenleaf offciated. The
couple were attended by Miss Katherine
Backes, sister of the bride, and Glenville
Comstock of Great harrington, Mass
The bride looked charming in white
broeaded satin, with large white chiffon
hat from which fell her long white veil
with orange blossoms entwined. She car
ried a shower bouquet of roses and lilies
of the valley. The maid of honor wore
burnt orange colored taffeta with over
dress of ecru lace Her hat was of
chiffon in two light shades She carried
a bouquet of calendulas and sweetheart
roses.
"Rowden & Mitchell decorated the
church and house most profusely with
cut flowers and palms. At each seat
down the center aisle to either side large
bouquets or roses and asparagus ferns
were arranged The % seats for rela-
tives and immediate friends were sepa-
rated with white ribbon streamers and
as the guests entered the church the
ushers unlooped the ribbon The chancel
steps contained potted pans.
"Organist Arthur f. Hall played the
wedding marhes from L0hengrin and
Midsummer Nights Dream. Other
numbers were Berceuse by Vierne and
Largo by Handel and a prelude by Rich
ard Wagner
THE ushers were Paul Bernard of
Brattleboro, VT, Paul Morgan Dicker-
man of this town. r. Leroy Height.
classmate of the bridegroom, and Frank
Is. Reed, jr, of Greenfield, Mass.
The bridal party and immediate
members of both families. and few inti-
mate friends were served luncheon at the
home OF the brides mother, Mrs. Root of
New Haven catering The couple left on
a motor trip after which they will be at
home at the St Nicholas apartments
Pennington avenue, Hartford. The
brides travelling costume was of blue
Elizabeth crepe with sand colored cape
caracul collar and blue hat, trimmed with
sand color.
"On Friday night the bridal party en-
loyed luncheon at Long Hill Inn The
budegrooms gift to the bride was a plat
inum wrist watch with diamond settings
and TO the ushers he presented engraved
belt buckles. The brides gift to the
maid of honor was q platinum wrist
watch"