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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-03
WEST BRATTLEBOR0
DIR. Clark TO Return to Sivas.

DIR. Ernest Clark visited here yester-
day with his brother, l.. +. Clark. DIR.
Clark. who recently moved his family
from Iona. Mich. to Oherlin, Ohio, will
sail soon for Sivas, Eastern Turkey.
where he has been several years as a
medical missionary DIR. Clark returned
with his family to this country at the be-
ginning of the World war.
Mrs. George G Harris is improving in
the Memorial hospital, following serious
operation
Miss Cecile Colgroye, who had been
staying several days in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. StapletOn, returned yesterday.
Mrs Allen Wilmington. who has been
i'll several weeks, was not quite as well
the first of the week, but is now better
and around the house.
Albert. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe r.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-06
Patriotic Program at
 Nathan Hale School

The Nathan Hale School Parents aBd Teachers association will meet tonight. The principal discussion will be, American Education" There will be selections by the High school or chestra, presentation of celors by the American Legion and patriotic exer- eises, by the children Of Grade 6. Nio- lin and piano selections will be rem dered by George Westerman and Bar bara Troop. and vocal solos by Miss Marian Egan. Notion pictures on edu- cational subjects will also be shown. On Thursday and Friday, open school days will be observed and parents have been invited to visit the school during those days and inspect the building.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-06
ATTEMPTING TO KEEP
 PRICE OF COAL DOWN
Administrator Christ Says He VIII Try to Persuade Dealers to Retain
 Present Scale.

3Ahninlstfhtor Chr1st Says He VIII Try
 to Persuade Dealers to Retain
 Present Scale.
 A meeting of the coal dealers of the city is being held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms this afternoon with Fuel Commissioner F. w. Christ. To- day marks the end Of the two week period, during which time tho dealers had agreed tu sell domestic size coal Tor not more than $1S.50 a ton, with the exception Of one dealer who charged $19. MT. Christ has stated from going back.to $2o.
 The coal situation is reported to be very serious with little coming in. The open season has caused an extension Of shipping on the Great Lakes, to the detriment of New Englands coal sup ply. The dry weather in Pennsylva- mia, very little rain having fallen since last July, also interferes seriously with mining operations and threatens to in tcrfere still more. The water supply there is so limited that some towns have water but half hour day.
 The Jeddo-H Highland Coal Co.,, for merly the George B. Markle Co, one of the largest coal shippers in the Scranton districts, has been forced to shut down large stripping near Haz- teton, Pa, because of lack of water. This company sends considerable Le- high coal to New Britain.
 Despite the fact that Mir. Christ has been advised that the coal operators have made an agreement with the Pennsylvania fuel distributing com mission not to sell coal for more than $l2 at the mines, chief sales manager for the mining company who visited this city some time ago. interviewing local coal dealer who handles his
New Britain herald., 1922-12-06

PIRATES GET ADAMS Seattle, Dec. 6.--Information was
New Britain herald., 1922-12-06
N. CAROLINA TO PLAY YALE.

Chapel Hill, N. C., Dec. 6.--The University of North Carolina foot ball team will pay Yale, Saturday, october 6, next year. The Yale match in early October has been on Carelinas schedule for several years ard is coming to be looked upon here almost as a fixture.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-06

received here today that Jamu R. Iioldt president of tho Seattle eIub of the Pacific coast league anneuncid from Louisville that Jack Adams manager of tho team last season has been traded to the Pittsburgh Na- tionals for Ray Roher. outAelder: Blake. pitcher and mother player 10 be named,
New Britain herald., 1922-12-06
CUBS SIGN sEMr-pRo HuRLER.

Stockton, Cal. Dec. 6,-Dewey Lee tSchoolmaster) Patton. star twirler for semi-professional clnbs in San Joaquin county for the past two sea- sons, has been signed for trial with the Chicago Cubs. according to word received here yesterday. Patton is pitching in the Central California Winter League.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-06
Women Voters to Hear
 Talk by Mrs. kimball

An open meeting of the League of Women Voters will be held at the Y. w. c. A. gymnasium tomorrow eve ming. Mrs. Arthur c. Kimball will speak on "Women in Politics." All women are invited to attend.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-06
sTELLER BASKETBALL COACH.

Middletown, Dec. 6.-Thc Wee- leyan Athletic Council has appointed Warren F. steller as basketbAll coach. steller is an Oberlin Coi- lege athlete and played on the baA- ketball.. football and tho baseball teams in his undergraduate days and explained the varsity teams in the two last-named sports.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-06

product, told n Herald representative his company was getting s14.75 a ton at the mines When asked what the Pennsylvania commission had to say about this he replied, What can they do?"
New Britain herald., 1922-12-06
BUSINESS PLACE ENTERED

The police department was notined this morning that the Modern Auto Washing company's place of business at & Chestnut street, had been cn- tered but that no loss had been dis covered. The lock on the door had been pried off.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-06

more in other departments and in outside industries, the loss and turn over has become demoralizing, Speedy legislation to increase salaries is sore ly needed, he said.
, 1922-06-14
AMUNDSEN'S PARTY
SAILS FOR ALASKA
Mil Attempt to Pass North Pole by
Drifting With Polar Ice
Pack

Seattle.-The auxiliary power
schooner Maud, bearing the Amund-
sen polar basin scientific expedition,
has sailed from Seattle for Nome, Alas
ka, on the first leg of a five-year voy-
age through the Arctic ice pack.
Captain Oscar Visiting. sailing
ter of the Maud, commanded the YES
sci. Raold Amundsen, chief of the ex-
petition decided to proceed to Nome
by steamer.
The United States navy tug Mahopac
and a flotilla of cruisers from the
fleets of the Seattle and Queen City
Yacht clubs escorted the Maud up the
Puget Sound.
The expedition is n resumption of
the effort begun by Captain Amund-
sen in 1918 under the auspices of the
Norwegian government to drift past
the north pole with the ice floes, mi
nutely studying phenomena of a vast
area never before visited by white men
and to secure data which the explorer
expects may revolutlonize present day
meteorological and oceanographicnl
knowledge in the northern hemisphere.
The first effort me with delay in 1920
when rhe Maud lost a propeller in the
ice off the northeastern Siberian coast
and was forced to put into Seattle for
repairs. Recently the vessel has un-
iergone complete o~ver-hauling and adj
ditional equipment including two air.
planes, a long range wireless outfit and
many precise scientific instruments
have been added to the complement.
, 1922-06-14
FALLS SUBMITS TEAPOT
REPORT TO PRESIDENT
Report on Wyoming Naval oil, Reserve
Is Contained In $500
Volumes

Washington. = Secretary Fall has
personally submitted to President
Harding a report concerning the con-
tract made by him for Secretary Den
by with Harry F. Sinclair for the de-
velopment of the Teapot Dome, Wyo-
ming naval oil reserves, whereby the
navy would obtain fuel and other oils
with storage facilities above ground
in exchange for the crude product.
At the same time, Mr.. Fall sent to
the senate copies of all contracts docu-
ments and letter files bearing on the
nations petroleum reserves, both naval
and those in other public lands, which
were called for in a senate resolution.
The documents, numbering 2,300 sep
arate volumes, were sent to the capitol
in a mail truck.
In his report TO the president. Secre-
tary Fall was understood to have o v
cred the entire subject of oil reserves,
beginning with the first petroleum
Withdrawals in 1912 and 1915.
, 1922-06-14
RAILWAY HEADS CHARGE
UNIONS INSPIRE STRIKE
Owners, In a Joint Statement, Declare
Workers Are Not Talking of
Walkout

Chicago.-Declaring that there Is no
talk of a strike among railway work
ers, the presidents of six Chicago
roads have issued a joint statement
charging that all threats of a walkout
were being inspired by union leaders.
2 The statement, which was signed by
II. e. Byram, of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul; Hale Holden, Burling-
ton; w. H. Minley, Northwestern; J..
f. German, Rock Island G. Fl. Mark
ham, Illinois Central and S. NJ. FELTON,,
Chicago. Great Western, said in part:
Threats of a strike. made by leaders
of the railroad labor unions. are APP
pearing with such frequency that the
time seems opportune for questioning
the soundness of their talk. There is
a very good reason for doubling
whether the men themselves, that is
the railroad employees, really are in
sympathy with resistance TO the de-
cisions of the United States railway
labor board.
1.-THE truth is that the men have been
expecting a reduction in their wages
and have made or are making prepara-
lions t. meet the new scale. There is
not talk of strike among the men,"
, 1922-06-14
BREAK
SOD FOR HOSPITAL
ksw Institution Being Built at Port
land to Care for Crippled Chill
dren of Northwest

Portland, Ore.-Representatives of
Shrine temples from many parts of
North America gathered in Portland
to witness the turning of the first sod
for the Portland Shriners hospital for
crippled children by w. Freeland Ken
drick, past imperial potentate and
father of the hospital movement in
the Shrine fraternity.
Assisting Mr.. Kendrick at the cere-
mony were the bands and patrols of
Hella temple of Dallas. Texas, and AL
Kader temple of Portland and three of
the national hospital trustees, DR.. Sam
Cochran of Dallas, Texas; Bishop
Frederick w. Keator of Tacoma,
Wash, and DIR. Oscar NJ. Lanstrom of
Helena, Montana.
As soon as the hospital is completed
any crippled children in the northwest
regardless of race, color or creed whose
parents are unable to defray the costs
of medical attention, will be admitted
for treatment.
, 1922-06-14
CLAYTON WELL sP0uTING 500
Important Strike Made in Cat Creek
Field at 1000 Feet

Great Falls.-The most important
strike of the Cat Creek oil fields was
made recently in the Clayton well No.
2 of the Mid-Northern Oil company,
oil being struck in the second sands at
1.600 feet and gushing out over the
top so that bikes had to be hurriedly
built across couleees TO save the out
put. The output is estimated at 500
barrels a day. The unusual Importance
of the strike lies in the fac that 1t was
made in the second sands, all other
wells of the Cat Creek district being in
the first sands.
, 1922-06-14
LEADERS DECIDE ON IMMEDIATE
ACTION FOLLOWING WAGE
SLASH
WILL AFFECT 100000 men
Reduction Brings Living Standard to
Point Requiring Vigorous Protest,
Jewell Asserts; Expect Result
in 80 Days

Observation-Disclosures wages, under
the new railroad labor board orders,
for seven of the larger roups of the
country's rail workers. soon will be at
a level which does not measure up to
the American standard Of living. and
which will make vigorous protests
necessary, according to p. NJ. Jewell,
head of the railway employees depart
ment of the American Federation of
Labor, in explaining the quick strike
vote action of the conference of rail-
way union heads.
Each organization will take a strike
vote Immediately on issuance of wage
reduction orders from the labor board
for its membership. The votes will be
returnable in 80 days and the strike
vote for the six shop crafts, sent out
by President JEWELS orders will be
in his office by June 80.
The strike votes-decided on will af-
feet about 100000 of the country's
railway men.
No further action will he taken by
the union heads at this time. pending
return of the strike ballots. When the
result is known and the union heads
freely predict an overwhelming vote to
walk out, a working agreement is ex-
pected to be made by which any stop
page of work should take place stimuli
taneously by all organizations.
, 1922-06-14
Riekenbaeker Starts Tour

Minneola. N. Y.-Captain Eddie
Rickenbacker, leading American war
ace, took off from Mitchell field for
Detroit on the first leg of a flight in
tended Il carry him over every state
in the union. Rickenbacker carried a
letter from President Harding to the
convention, of Shriners in San Francis
co. The filler expects to be gone three
months and to travel more than $4,000
miles by air, making a survey of the
country and landing fields for the
army air service.
, 1922-06-14
Famous prober Heads Board

observation-disclosures General
Daughsrty announc the creation OF
n new division of accounting lnvestiga-
lion of the war frauds section, and the
appointment of James Cameron of
New York as its head. At the same
time the acceptance of a post as special
assistant to the attorney general by
Meiser Steinbrlnk of New York, in
connection with aviation contracts,
was announced. Mr.. Cameron made a
national reputation in 1907 in the in
vestigation OF the Pennsylvania state
capitol frauds at Harrisburg.
, 1922-06-14
presents U. s. Medal to verdun

Verdun.-In the name Of the Ameri-
a congress and the American people.
Myron It. Herrick, the ambassador, re-
Gently presented to the city of Verdun
the first and only medal ever given by
the United States to n community
in the world.
The ambassador and Premier Poin-
care together visited the ground where
are buried thousands of French whose
valor the medal commentaries, and
by the thought of the dead and the
sight of the fred zone" so devastated
that it may never again be fit for hu-
man h~abitation.
, 1922-06-14
TWO BILLS IN HOUSE
FAVOR F0RD'S OFFER
Secretary Weeks to Transfer Muscle
Shoals to Auto Wizard If
Enacted

Washington.-Two bills authorizing
Secretary Weeks TO execute contracts
with Henry Ford an dtransfer TO him
the governments $106,OOo,000 power
and nitrate projects at Muscle Shoals,
Alabama, have been introduced in the
house by members of the military COM
mittee.
One presented by Acting Chairman
Mckenzie of Illinois provided for the
the acceptance Of Mr.. Ford's offer for
the property on condition that the Cor
gas steam plant be excluded. The
other submitted by Representative
Wright, Democrat, of Georgia, called
for unconditional compliance with the
terms Of the Ford proposal.
, 1922-06-14
THREE HIGH OFFICIALS ANp
THIRTY-FoUR MEMBERS HELD
ON FELONY CHARGES
FIVE COUNTS ARE CHARGES
Six Others Are Held for Assault to
Commit Murder; Fix Bail Of
$1,000 Each Except for Leader
of Inglewood Mob

Los Angeles.-Three high officials
and "a alleged members of the Ku Klux
Khan were recently indicted by the Los
Angeles county grand jury OF five
counts of felony charges, in connection
with n raid at Inglewood, neal here,
April % last.
The Khan officers were William s.
Coburn, grand goblin of the Pacific
domain and supreme attorney of the
order; G. w. Price, king kleagle for
the state of California, and n. A.
Baker, kleagle, or organizer for the
county of Los Angeles. Baker is nm
der arrest here, while Coburn and
Price are understood to be in the east.
Six other persons were indicted,
each as John Doe The charges are
false Imprisonment, two counts, kid
mapping, two counts, and assault with
intent to commit murder, one count.
Although the three officials have
been suspended, according to word
from Atlanta, headquarters of the khan,
they have continued to function here
and have been recognized by klansmen
as having possession of the authority
of their offices.
Bail was fixed for each of the de-
PENDANTS in the amount of $1,000 ex-
cept in the case of Nathan A. Baker,
self admitted leader in the raid, in
whose case 1t was set at $4,000.
The Inglewood raid was directed at
Fidel and Matthias Elduayen. propri-
etors of a licensed winery. The Ed
uayens were taken from their home at
night, bound and carried to the police
station at Inglewood and Redondo
Beach at both of which places the au-
thorities refused to accede to a de-
mand by the captors that the prisoners
be locked up as bootleggers.
, 1922-06-14
"GOT mad STAYS
IN BED SO YEARS
"Retires" After Row With Father
in-Iaw, Refuses to Get Up,
Now ParaIyzed and Can't.
QUARREL RUINS LIFE
During Idle Years Railroad Has Como
to Town, Autos Appear and
Phones Are Installed, but She
Hasn't Seen Them.

Upton, Iowa.-Tbirty-eight years
ago Mrs. Alexander Wickham of Tip
ton got mad" and went to bed. I'm
never, never. never going to get up
again." she declared. A little while
ago she changed her mind and at
tempted TO get out of bed and walk.
But she found she was paralyzed from
her waist down.
Mrs. Wickham was a young wife
when she went to bed. She is a
white-haired woman now. She Is rich.
but she gets little enjoyment from her
money.
How Mrs. Wickham retired TO her
bed to remain the rest of her life is
an odd story. One morning she was
cutting bacon for her breakfast. She
and her father-in-law were quarreling.
Old Man Wickham made some remark
she resented. She laid down her
butcher knife and started for the door.
Where are you going?r her husband
asked.
I'm going to bed, and I'm never.
never. never going to get up again."
answered the wife as she walked into
her room and slammed the door.
She stayed In bed all that day. Her
husband thinking to humor her,
brought her meals. The ext morning
she refused to get up. Again the hus-
band brought her meals. The third
day was a repetition of the first and
second. So were the fourth and the
sifth and the sixth.
She'll get over it." said the neigh
bors when they heard of what was
going on over at the Wickham farm.
Years Of Reading.
Mrs. Wickham spent her time read
ing books and writing poetry. After
thirty-eight years of such reading she
is undoubtedly the best read oma
in all Iowa. Also she probably has
written more poetry than any woman
in Iowa.
Neighbors came TO see her after she
took t. her bed. But she refused to
see them. Gradually these visits
, 1922-06-14
cody PreparIna for stampede

Cody, INTERPRETATIONS are now
under way for the third annual Cody
Stampede and the slogan of the town
remains the same-"we'l Put Her on
Wildi' Lloyd Coleman, called cham
pion bareback rider of the world, a
winner of the worlds championship in
the bronze riding at Bozeman, Montana,
two years 6 is track manager this
The county is being secured
for the "saltiest" buckers hat can be
found OF which there will be some
sixty head. Between $500 and $1,000
win be given In prizex.
, 1922-06-14
Sinclair Inspecting Teapot Dome

Casper.-Harry F. Sinclair of New
York, president OF the Sinclair oil cor
poration, and probably the leading in
dependent oil operator in the United
States. arrived in Casper and will
make his headquarters here while max
ing an inspection trip over the Teapot
dome lease, which was recently grant
ed under exclusive lease to the Nam
mouth Oil company in which Mr.. Sin
clair is the leading figure, by the
United States government.
, 1922-06-14

Omaha.-Brig. Gen. William H. Sage,
63, commanding officer of Fort d. A.
Russell, Wyoming. died at a hospital
here.
General Sage had stopped at Fort
Crook enroute to Walter Reed hospit-
al, Washington, and was taken serious
~ Ill. The body was shipped to Wash
ington for lnterment at Arlington Gene
terry. General Sage was decorated with
the medal of honor for conspicuous SER
vice In the Philippines during the
have been retired next month.
, 1922-06-14
Canadian opposes Reciprocity Pac

Canadian Opposes Reciprocity Pact
Observation-Disclosures of any extensive
reciprocal trade arrangement with the
United States is Canada's right course
former premier Arthur Meighen, lead
err of the conservative party, declared
in a debate on the budget in the house.
He was opposed to reciprocity, he said,
because the power to terminate 1t
rests with the U. S."
He predicted that reciprocity again
would be rejected by the Canadian
people If it came before them.
, 1922-06-14
5 New Soldier Hospitals planned

Northumberland to build new
veterans bureau hospitals for the
treatment of disabled soldiers at Lib
erty, n. Y, Knoxville, Iowa, Chinicothe,
Ohio, and Tacoma, Wash, and to lease
a hospital at Muskogee, Okla, for the
same use, is announced by Director
Forbes.
, 1922-06-14
slain coloneps Case Reopened

Oklahoma City.-The killing of Lieut..
Col. Paul Ward Beck. ranking officer
at Post Field, Okla, flying station, by
Jean P. Day, wealthy oil man and bar.
rister, in the l%atter's home here on
April 4, was reopened recently when a
board composed of high officers of the
army from Washington went into ex-
ecutive session in the federal room
here to review all proceedings In the
affair.
, 1922-06-14
viii Build Tornado Plant

Casper. Wyo.lThe Midwest Torpedo
company has secured a site west of
Casper and will Immediately begin
work on a factory for the manufacture
of nitro-glycerin for use In shooting
oil and gas wells.
, 1922-06-14
Saw Bars and Make Getaway

Los Angeles.-While 450 prisoners
in the Lincoln Heights city Jail here
their benefit, n of their number
sawed three bars from a window of the
darkened room and before it was dis
covered by the lone iailer in charge.
80 of the men had gained their free
dom.
, 1922-06-14
Eleven OF For Federal Pen

Cheyenne, Wyo.-Eight dope ped
dlers and three other federal convicts
left Cheyenne for the Leavenworth
~penitentiary, travelling in n special car
under guard of five deputy United
States marshals. The prisoners will
serve from a year to IS months each.
, 1922-06-14
ENGLISH FORCES ENTER
ERIN IN USLTER CRISIS
Test in Boundary War in ireland at
Hand, Says Ulster Premier; STIR
ring Times Predicted

acknowledgements for tn e
British military forces in northern Ire
land are pouring into Belfast and the
influx Is to continue indefinitely. Two
transports have arrived from Birken-
head with Scotch borderers.
Wholesale communicating of We
hicles is going on. especially of motor
lorries. Many motor boats are also
being taken and officers have been in
speeding other craft. The popular be-
lief is that the military is to be used
upon the Belleek salient, evacuated by
the Ulster forces recently of Its re-
publican occupants. Stirring events
In this sector seemed to be p%resaged.
During the past week of fighting IS
were killed and IA wounded In this
city.
, 1922-06-14
Tap Gas eusher Near Casper

Casper, Wyo.-A 81. 100000 foot gas
well has been drilled in at South Cas-
per Greek by the Fargo OIL company.
This well is the greatest producer in
the field and by the discovery of gns
In such great proportions there, the
field is extended at least one mile. The
sand was reached Mt lilo feet and
penetrated only ten feet.
, 1922-06-14
MoNider to Cheyenne

Cheyenne, Wyo.-Hanford McNider,
national commander OF the American
Legion, is scheduled to arrive In Chey-
enne July "a, from Montana. From
Cheyenne. MIR. McNider will go to Tor
rington TO attend the state convention.
Later be viii visit Idaho and Oregon.
, 1922-06-14
5 Die When PLANT ExpIodes

Oakland. Cal.-Ffve men are dead,
three badly injured and a dryer
wrecked as a result Of an explosion at
the Trojan powder company plant IL
miles from this city.
, 1922-06-14
neIt seaIps Woman In laundry

Spokane.-Mrs. Olive Cousins, en-
ployed in n laundry shop here. was
completely scalped when her hair
caught In a belt. Attending physicians
say her injuries may prove fatal.
, 1922-06-14
Settlement Doctors Quit

Spokane.-Claiming they could not
be responsible for the health of the
children of the Hutton settlement,
large orphanage neal here. If Christian
Science treatments by attendants were
allowed, the entire medical staff of the
institution, composing nine doctors,
has resigned.
, 1922-06-14
Ex.seoretarv saIlInoer Dies

Seattle.-Judge Richard A. Balm
ger. who was secretary of the interior
during President Taft's administration,
die here at his home after a short Ill
ness.
, 1922-06-14
AK MiIlions For Tax Refund

Washington.-President Harding has
asked congress for a deficiency ap-
preparation of $2S, 800 for refund
ing taxes Illegally collected during the
finance year ending June 80, 1921.