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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-17
MONOPLANE TO BE
AT AVIATION MEET
Entry Is Received from c. +. JEFF
frey of Boston VIII Be First
MonOplane Ever Seen Here.

Fred H. Harris, president of the Out
ing club, received word Wednesday
from C. f. Jeffrey of Boston that the
latter would send a Bristol monoplane
here for the meet Friday. This makes
the seventh entry for this big event. The
monoplane is the only machine of its
kind that will be here and it is believed
that this win be the first time any mono
plane has ever flown within the borders
of Vermont. 1t has LeRhone motor of
10 horse power and is destined TO ex-
cite much interest among the many spec
tators This plane viii enter all the
events except that of passenger carrying.
Mr. Harris says the monoplane is ex-
citing more and more interest every year
because of the peculiar advantages 1T has
over other planes. On account of its
one plane, its range of visibility is much
greater and spectators Friday viii be
greatly interested to see how it fares in
speed in the cross country race when it
will be pitted against the other planes.
Plans for the meet are rapidly near
ing competitor and from all present indi-
cations the meet viii be the biggest event
of its kind ever held in New England.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-17
CROWD OF 800 At
SWIMMING BEACH
Diving and Swimming Con-
tests Create Much
Interest
PRIZES AWARDED
IN EACH EVENT
Number of persons i'm Swimming During
Day Was Over 23O. Making Record
for This Seas0n-AnOther Contest at
End of Season.

Interesting contests were held yester-
day at the bathing beach on Island
Park, over 500 bathers and spectators
being present The events were in
charge of Diedrieh Stolte with the assist
ance of Director F. X. Brown of Com
munity Service and were run off between
the float with the steel tower and
point directly south of the other float
near the northernmost tip of the island
The first event was a 50-yard swim
ming race open to ALL There were
seven participants, the prize medals being
won by the following: Fred II. Harris,
1st; Kenneth Wheeler, ID; Jack Wander
veer, 3D. The race was won in the re
markable time of 20 seconds.
The second race, open to boys and
girls u years old, was won by j. Bagg,
1st; Lee Sexton. I'd; K. OConnor, Sd.
Time. % seconds.
The third event, in which there were
10 participants and which was open TO
all boys and girls II years old and under,
was won by Edwin Pratt, 1st: I. Gui-
heen, I'd; Elliott Barber, Sd. Time, 40
seconds
The relay race was fhe fourth event
Three teams participated. The first prize
went to Aanley, Briggs and Bagg; sec
ond to X. Wheeler, Sands and p.
Wheeler; and third prize to Fred II.
Harris, Mrs Beckman. and Gray. Fred
Harris's team was practically out of the
running on account of the woman mem
ber Of the team becoming fatigued after
she had gone nearly the distance required.
After the relay race, an open diving
contest was held, the raft with the steel
tower being used. There were over a
dozen entries. the prizes being won by
Victor Manley, 1st; Fred III. Harris, I'd /;
Lee Sexton. 3D.
Besides the silver cup which will be
awarded at the close of the season to the
person showing the greatest improve
ment, there viii be awarded at the same
time medals in race open to beginners
for the best swimming form.
Over 230 persons went in swimming at
the beach yesterday, which was the sea
sons record number. Director Brown
says he never saw so orderly crowd of
swimmers
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-17
FARM BUREAU AUTO
PARTY NUMBERS 128
Visits Massachusetts Agricultural Col
lege and Inspects Herds and Fields
i'm Various Places.

One hundred and twenty persons in
2S ears. by far the largest number ever
in attendance on an affair OF this kind
here, took part in the annual Farm Bu-
reau automobile trip yesterday to Am
herst, Mass, and return. The itinerary
included the towns of South Vernon,
Northfield Greenfield, South Deerfeld.
Sunderland and Amherst, most of the
route lying in the extensive fields of
tobacco, onions, potatoes and other pro-
duce, which was of extreme interest to
all those on the trip.
The party met at the farm of A A.
Dunklee in South Vernon, where Mr.
Dunklee's herd of Jersey CATTLE and his
extensive potato fields were visited The
long line of automobiles left the Dunk
lee farm at S.45 and excited much Gu
riosity along the route to South Deer
field. each car carrying a white banner
on the windshield with the words AN
nual auto tour of Windham County
(Ntl Farm Bureau.
At South Deerfeld the farm of H. A.
Wells was visited. Here the visitors
were treated to the spectacle of tobacco
harvesting.
Passing through Sunderland, the au-
toists saw wide fields of onions and to-
bacco all the way to the Harlow farm
at North Amherst. which was reached
at noon. Here another herd of pure bred
Jerseys was inspected. one of the
cows De1ng the 1Ztn nlRnest pfOdHc-
ing Jersey in the country. Last year
Mr.. Harlow was the winner of the
Franklin County (Mass.l Jersey Cattle
club cup.
After leaving the Harlow farm the
party went to the grounds of the Mas
saehusetts Agricultural college, where
a picnic lunch was enjoyed under the
trees in front of Memorial Hail. The
party then divided into two sections.
one section visiting the cattle. sheen.
hogs and other livestock connected with
the college and the other contingent vis-
iting the vegetable and fruit sections
and the cold storage plant.
Free apples and ice-cream We're dis
trihHted which added to the pleasure
of the occasion.
st 4 o'clock, the rr0up gathered again
uGder the trees and listened TO an adj
dross of welcome by Kenyon l.. Butter
field. president of NJ. A. c., who also
cave talk illustrating the growth of
tha COLLEGE and its Importance to agri-
cultural interests.
The partv then returned TO Rrattle-
boro most of the cars arrivinP here at
o'clock. S ONE Of, those making the
trim took the opportunity to visit other
'ocalitiee IN the return trim and did not
arrive at Brattleboro until later hour
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-17
Fifth Attempt to Settle Rail
Strike in Progress in
New York
TO MAKE PROPOSAL
FOR SETTLEMENT
Big -Four Strike Is Ended - Shooting
Bombing and Burning Continue -
President Has Not Completed Mes
sage to Congress-Urged to Wait.

NEW YORK. Aug. 17.-Five brother
hood leaders, representing the running
trades of American railroads, today en-
tered into formal conference to draw up
a program for ending Of the nationwide
shopmen's strike TO be submitted TINS
afternoon to executives representing the
roads. The formal conference, which had
been preceded by a more informal as
sembIv. was called upon arrival of War
rem S. stone, president of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers.
What would be proposed by the bro
therhood chiefs assuming the role OF
mediators could not be learned from them
when they closed the doors behind them.
REPRESENTATIVES of the stationary trades
who were watching closely the brother
hood conference indicated that they eX-
pected the running crafts not to suggest
any compromise on the matter OF SEN
iority rights, which has proved the big
stumbling block in peace efforts thus TAR.
Members of the committee of railway
brotherhosds which will meet representa-
tiyes of the executives this afternoon held
an informal conference this morning but
adopted no cut-and-dried plan to offer
the carriers. One of the members SAID
they had merely put into more definite
form some of their tentative ideas.
While the strike leaders would not per-
NIT themselves to be quoted they indi-
Gated they did not expect the brother
hoods to suggest any patehed-up compro-
mise to the executives nor did they ex-
pect the brotherhoods to promise to eX-
ert their influence to get the shopmen to
return if seniority rights were not guar
anteed.
Twice the labor board has failed IN at
tempts to end the strike by direct heso-
tiatiOns
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-17
DANIEL LYON OF
GUILFORD DIES
Was Prominent Farmer. Civil War Vet.
eran and Had Ancestors Prominent
i'm History of Peru.

Daniel Lyon. 81. for the past II years
prominent farmer of GuilfOrd. died
Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock at his
home. For the past year Mr.. Lyon had
been in failing health, and six weeks ago
his health failed completely and he had
been confined to his home since that time.
Mr.. Lyon was born in Lancaster in
1889, Had he lived until Aug. % he
would have reached his SD birthday
When four years of age he was taken by
his family to West jamaica, where he
lived about 80 years, following which he
went to New York city, where he was
engaged in the bakery business. He re-
manned in New York about 20 years,
when he had an attack of illness that ne
ceSsitated his removal to another climate.
He went to Tennessee, where he engaged
in the lumber business in the Cumber-
land mountains. Here he regained his
health and later he returned to New
York city, where he Went into the bakery
business again for another period of FIVE
or six years.
His health began to fail again, so he
went to Harrodsburg, Ky, where he was
engaged in the raising of sheep. de re-
manned in Kentucky eight years and
then came TO Hoboken, n. j., where he
went into the bakery business again with
his oldest son, Edward S., now of New
York city. Mr.. Lyon remained in Ho-
ford and took up farming on the Frank
ThaSer farm at Guilford Center. Two
years ago he moved to the Lyman Hunt
ley farm, where he remained until his
death.
Mr.. Lyon. was married twice. When n
young man he married Martha Sage of
West Jamaica, who died about ii years
ago. On March =. 1910 he married Mrs.
Emma Castle Hawkins at HoIyoke,
Mass, the ceremony being performed by
nephew. Rev. John +. Lyon of Holyoke.
Mr.. Lyon was Civil war veteran
having served over 4 year in the war of
the rebellion. He joined Company ID.
10th Vermont regiment, in which outfit
he was color bearer. he saw much ac-
tive service and was in many of the great
battles of that war, prominent among
which was the battle of Gettysburg,
where Dir. Lyon was slightly wounded
by she'll which knocked MIN insensible
Mr.. Lyons forefathers are aligned
with the early history of Vermont many
of them being connected with the early
settlement of the town of Peru.
Besides his wife, Mr. Lyon leaves five
children: Mrs. Belle Whipple of Grand
Mound. Wash, George B. Lyon, of Ko-
komo, Ind. Charles i. Lyon. of Vernon,
N Y. Mrs. Mary Watson of Grand
Mound. Wash. and Edward s. Lyon of
New York city.
The funeral will be held Friday morn
ing at his late home in Guilford. The
burial will take place in Jamaica at 8
o'clock
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-17
FAMILIES MEET
AT FOREST LAKE
Larrabee-Stacy Reunion Attended by 81
Persons - Ages Range from Six
Months to SS Years.

The 29th annual reunion of the LARA
bee and Stacy families was held yester-
day with A A. Larrabee at Forest lake.
Members to the number of 81 were pres
ent ranging from six months to IS years.
Those present represented the towns of
West Halifax, Halifax Center, Gull
ford, Marlboro, Brattleboro, West Brat
tleboro, Greenfield, Mass, and West
Chesterfield. n. II.
A bountiful picnic lunch was served,
following which there was business
meeting at which the following officers
were elected: President, Archie Stetson
Of Colerain, Mass: vice president, AlYa
Fairbanks of South Halifax secretary,
Mrs Mary f.. Stacy of Brattleboro. An
invitation was extended by Alva Fair
banks to hold next years session on the
third Wednesday in August at his place
in South Halifax.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-17
CROWDED HOUSE AT
COMMUNITY THEATRE
SHTFFLE ALONG DREW FULL
HOUSE AND THEN SOME
TO SPARE

There could be little doubt as to
public expectation with regard to the
appearance here of the musical com
edy shuttle Along" The Community
Theatre was entirely sold out last
night, every seat in orchestra, boxes,
loges and gallery being occupied, and
then there were some sixty persons
who accepted standing room while
hundred or more were turned away
from the box office because not seat
was left to sell.
Certainly the big audience was not
disappointed Perhaps no more de-
lighted audience has been seen in the
Community Theatre, for the laughter
and applause were continuous from
beginning to end and the recalls were
so numerous that it was necessary
finally to give the signal to shut off
at the seventh or eighth demand. And
yet the directors of the troupe were
very obliging They gave plenty and
to spare in the way of encores.
Shuttle Along might be described
minstrelsy. farcical drama, negro
comedy, graceful dancing and eccen-
tric dancing. jazz and classical music
in fact, something for every taste.
There was very clever acting and ex-
cellent singing. the chorus and orches-'
ira 10th distinguishing themselves. 1t
is rare indeed that so much good mu-
sic and acting is sandwiched in with
that Elusive entertainment called mu-
steal comedy. As entertainers the
shuttle Along" troupe rank very
high and their popularity is easily
understood
"Shuffle Along" played Catskill. n.
Y, last Friday. The above is what
The Catskill Daily Mail of last Sat
urday said.
This well-known attraction will be
at the Auditorium Friday night. The
curtain Will rise at S.15. If you want
| to see the show that ran for two
| years ut the 63d Street Theatre, New
York city, phone Fenton's Mems
| Shop. 476-W. for seats. This IS the
/ same company that is booked in Chi
cago for long run.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-17
UNLOADING HUGE
STEEL ORDERS
Operation Watched with Interest as
They Are Delivered at Site of
ArmOry and Community House.

The operation of unloading the six
huge girders used in the construction of
the combined Armory and Community
House is exciting considerable interest
among those persons who happen to be
passing at the time of unloading.
These steel orders are 81 feet, eight
inches long. two and one-half feet wide
and weigh six tons each. They are being
hauled from the freight yards by three
pairs of horses owned by the Crystal
Springs Ice company. The first girder
was hauled to the site Tuesday, two were
hauled yesterday and three more will be
hauled today.
In order to be set in their places, the
girders. which are now lying alongside
the curbing, have to be swung around SO
that they can be pulled through the front
opening of the building. In doing so, the
whole width of the street at this point
necessarily is blocked, but only for a
short time, as the girder is pulled into the
building by means of the hoisting engine.
These girders will form the supports
of the gymnasium in the new structure
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-17
FOUR NOVA SCOTIA
MINES FLOODING
Cars with Relief Workers Stoned by
Coal Strikers Military De-
cupies One Mine

SYDNEY, n. s., Aug. With four
callieries reported flooding and two of
them reported already damaged. the gem
day was worse than at any time since it
started. Pumping services are failing at
some collieries through exhaustion of
the men.
Col EIkins from Halifax with 80
troops occupied No. ,. colliery- at New
Aberdeen after cars with a party of
workers who had been sent from Sydney
ia man the pumps had been stoned and
the workers sent back.
Military reinf0rcements are expected
here from Quebec.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-17
HANGS BY TOES so
FEET IN AIR HALF HOUR.

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. IL
John B. Thomas. 80. sm0kestack
painter. today was In. a hospital Sc
riousIy ill from the effects of having
hung suspended by his toes so feet
in the air for half an hour. Thomas
was sitting in rigger's chair when
he was overcome by heat Falling
backward his toes caught i'm a piece
of rope. A helper lashed Thomas's
feet TO the rigging, being unable to
pull him to safety. Ladders from a
nearby fire station were raised and
Thomas was finally rescued.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-17

Police Careful After Shooting In New
York.

BOSTON. Aug. 17.-Witnesses TO the
uial of six Italians for the. murder OF
Michael Scarpono, alleged black hand
victim. today were being guarded With
extra care as the result of the shooting
Of Carmello FarrarO in Brooklyn yester-
day. The whereabouts of two of the wit
neSSes stiIl to be called is being Kept
secret BY the police
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-17

ley Not Hurt-Machine Leaves Road
in Chesterfield.
While returning to Brattleboro yes
terday afternoon from the annual clam
bake of the Spofford Lake Fish and
Game club in Chesterfield Center an Es-
sex touring car driven by John b. Man
ley, head of the Manley Brothers garage.
came to grief when it ran into a tele-
phone pole, and two passengers were in
jured. one of them seriously The pas
sengers were John r. Ryder cashier of
the Peoples National bank, and Thomas
T. Britain, a well-known insurance man.
Mr.. Ryder, who was riding alone in the
tonneau, sustained a broken nose, a
wrenched back and severe cuts and
bruises besides having the Iigaments torn
from his right hip He is under the care
of q nurse at his home on Western ave-
nue.. Mr.. Britain suffered an injury to
the lower part of his spine but was able
to be out this morning. He also was cut
on one leg. Mr.. AIanley was not injured.
One explanation of the accident is that
Mr. Manley stepped on the accelerator
instead of the brake as he approached
the curve where the ear left the road.
Another is that one front wheel struck
a rock, throwing the ear suddenly to the
left.
The accident happened between and
4 o'clock just after the car had rounded
the curve near the top of the long hill
beyond Cless G. Davis's place. The ma
chine left the road on its left hand side,
which was the outside of the bend, trav-
ersed a few feet of rough land, tipped
over a pole which held rural mail box
and crashed into a telephone pole, break
ing it off.
Some damage was cslused to the ma
chine so much that after Mr.. Manley
had returned home he sent a truck after
it, The injured men were brought home
by Mosher garage car which was pass
ing Mr.. Manley left soon afterwards
in another car to keep an evening APP
pointment.
The scene of the accident was near the
premises of Alfred E. B. Ward, and
within short time a small crowd had
gathered Mr.. Ryder's injuries were such
that a report soon was circulated that
| one ef his legs had been broken. Blood
on the car, which came from cuts re-
sulting from flying glass from the wind
shield and from other injuries, added
touch of grewsomeness to the first re-
ports.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-17
MUST ANALYZE
LIQUOR ON JUMP
Florida Judge Makes Strin-
gent Ruling for Pro-
hibition Agents
OFFICERS CAN'T
ARREST RUMRUNNERS
Must Make Chemical Analysis of Seized
Liquor and Prove Lit Intoxicating Be-
fore Taking Carrier Into Custody
Without Warrant.

FORT PIERCE, Fla, Aug. IL
Chemists with portable laboratories and
capable of analyzing liquor on the jump
may be needed in Florida by prohibition
officers, under ruling of County Judge
johnson of St Lucie county that, even.
VIXEN an official seized liquor being trans
ported. he cannot arrest the person in
possession without a warrant unless it
is proved by chemical analysis that the
material being moved is intoxicating.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-17
IN FREE STATE HANDS.
Irregulars at Dunkalk Driven Into
Mountains

REIFAST. Aug. II tAssociated
press) The Newry correspondent for
the Belfast Telegraph today stated be
had learned on good authority that Dun
kalk. which was captured two days ago
by irregulars, was again in Free State
hands. National troops from Drogheda,
he says, drew Gordon around the town
and heavy fighting occurred before the
irregulars retreated into the mountains.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-17
CALLS FRENCH
COMMISSION HOME
Premier Poincaire Wants TO Know Out
look on CaneeIling French
Debt To America.

PARIS. Aug. II tAssociated Press -
Premier Poincare has ordered the
French debt commission, headed by Jean
v. Parmentar, to return to Paris from
Washington immediately, it was
learned today NJ Parmentier had been
ordered home 10 report to the premier
the result of conversations with Ameri-
can officials regarding the LIQUIDATION OF
the French debt to the United States.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-17
HOGSHEAD OF LIQUOR
LEFT ON DOORSTEPS.
FORT MADISON. La, Aug. 4

FORT MADISON, Ia, Aug. IL
Returning from prayer meeting last
night. MIR. and Mrs. Merritt Van
AusdelI, who live on a farm near
here, found a hogshead filed with
wfiskey ON the front porch Of their
home. Being total abstainers, they
notified the authorities who took
charge of the liquor last night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-17
nereIonments Of "a Hours.

CHICAGO. Aug. 17.-An end to the
strike of big four transportation brother
hoods on western railroads, an improved
outlook for peace in the New York con
ference today, shooting, bombing and
burning were the high lights in the ma
tion's railway crisis during the last -
hours.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-17

ANTHERST, \. s, Aug. I1.-Adj.
Fl. l.. Richardson of the 1881 Cumber-
land regiment has received word to hold
two companies in readiness to proceed to
Spring Hill 70: duty in connection with
the coal strike
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-17
ESTIMATE DEAD AT 10000.
Native Section of SwatOw Nearly OBJ
liberated In Recent TyphOon.

AMOY. China, Aug. Il. ASSOCIATED
Press. )-Swatow's death total in the
typhoon of Aug. , is conservatively esti-
mated at 60,000 a representative of the
Associated Press learned in visit to the
stricken area. The storm almost obliter-
ated the native section of the city.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-17
FIND NARCOTICS IN
RAGS FROM GERMANY
Total Taken from Paper Factory Val
ued at 100000 - Found This
Morning.

ROCHESTER,. n. Y. Aug. IL
Drugs worth $4,000. bringing the total
value of narcotics seized at the Arrow
head Paper Factory at Fulton to approx
imately S500,000, were brought to this
city this morning following their discov-
cry in bales of rags brought from Ger
many.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-17

In support of his assertion that women
are losing their little toes, scientist
points out that in the DAYS of ancient
Greece woman had three joints to her
little toe, while it is known that Egyp-
tian women had four. Nowadays normal
women have only two joints. while there
are many eases in which only one joint
is found.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-17
oATTLEMEN TO MEET.
Vermont HOlstein- Friesian Association
Going to West Rutland

Vermont Holstein-E Eriesian association
will be held on the farm of Robert l..
Mead in West Rutland Monday, Aug
u, ut / p. IN. Interesting speakers are
expected and cordial invitation is eX-
tended to all lovers of any breed of cat
tie.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-17
STARTS FoR RIO DE JANIERO.
Lieutenant Hinton Hops OF at Jamaica
Bay for Charleston.

NEW YORK. Aug. 17.-Pointing the
nose of Sampaieo Sorreia seaward, Lieut..
Walter Hinton. u $. N. r. F., took off
from the waters of Jamaica Bay at 40
o'clock this morning and started to put
behind him the 600 miles to Charleston,
s. c., the first hop of the $500 mile
fight from New York to Rio de Janiero.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-17

An English scientist has perfected
wireless receiving set containing instru-
ments so fine that they are affected by
waves less than half an inch in length
the smallest wave used ordinarily being
about 200 yards long.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-17
THE WEATHER.
Showers Tonight Or Friday-Little
Change In Temperature.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Il. - The
weather forecast: Showers late tonight
or Friday Little change in temperature.
Moderate east to south winds.