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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-05
Willard Carr to Enter
Jones Hardware Company

Willard Carr has resigned his posi-
ton with the International Harvester
company at Chicago and is to enter
the Jones Hardware company of this
city, according to word received here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carr are expected to re-
turn to Richmond about the last of
this month.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-05
.PENROSE IS BURIED
while GUARDS keep
ALL REPORTERS AWAY
CBy Associated Press)

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 5.-The fu-
neral of Senator Boise Penrose was
held this morning. The same great
secrecy that surrounded the making
of ARRANGEMENTS for the funeral was
maintained until the body of the PC
litical leader was lowered into the
brick lined grave in South Laurel Hill
cemetery. No information was forth
coming whether there were any re
Igious services at the house of at the
cemetery Newspaper reporters were
not admitted to the burial ground.
The fact that the body of the sena-
tor would be buried today became
known late yesterday when the bureau
of vital statistics issued permit fer
interment for January or thereafter
The immediate family of Senator Pen
rose. who was a bachelor, consists
of three brothers. No information
was given out regarding the funeral
beyond the brief obituary notice that
the funeral would be strictly private
Reporters who were on watch at the
cemetery yesterday were not admitted
today and the newspaper men WHO
followed the funeral party through a
steady rain to the last resting place
of the dead senator were warned that
if they entered the cemetery it would
be at their own peril. Guards were
stationed all around the place. The
funeral party was in the cemetery
about IS minutes, and left before
a. m.
No One Invited
Thus was enacted the final scene In
the career of a man who could have
had one of the largest funerals in the
history of the city. Political leaders
from every county in the state came
to Philadelphia within the last few
days to do honor to the dead chief
tain. and not one was invited to the
bachelor home of the senator where
many political conferences have been
held.
Later in the day Senator Penrose'
secretary. L. C. Taylor said there was
some sort of service at the grave. he
said he did not know who conducted
it. Mr.. Taylor said Mr.. Penrose had
an aversion to funerals and ATTENDED
only three in II years, those OF twc
local political leaders and Senator
Knox. Interest was manifested among
the late senator's friends as TO the
disposition of his estate. He was re
> garded as quite wealthy. 1t was sale
the Penrose family might not &C
through the formality of having the
will probated.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-05
correspondent OF
LONDON NEWSPAPER
KIDNAPPED IN DUBLIN
BULLETIN

DUBLIN, Jan. 81 Announcement
that the release of A. B. Kay. cores
pondent of the London Times, kid
mapped from Dublin yesterday and
taken to Cork, might be expected
shortly was made in message from
Cork received by Desmond Fitzgerald,
minister of propaganda, this after
noon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-28
INTERESTED
IN COUNTY PROJECT
Cross Public Health Nursing Ex-
pressed i'm Letter.

The following letter has been received
by Clarence Il. Stickney, treasurer of
Windham County chapter. Red Cross, in
acknowledgment of the receipt of Il copy
Of leaflet. On Guard in Windham
County. which has been issued setting
forth the purposes and budget of the pub
lie health project of the chapter recently
launched i'm the county:
Permit me in Miss Fox's absence to
thank you for her for the leaflet descrlp-
tive Of your public health work. She is
very much interested in your project and
will | know. read the leaflet with pleas
ure The knowledge that your work Is
being undertaken along such sound lines
as the leaflet indicates viii. / know,
fully reward her for any assistance which
she may have given you.
Miss Elizabeth Fox. to whom the let
ter refers. Is the national director of
Red Cross public health nursing and she
offered the use of her name as one of the
sponsors of the project. The letter was
written by her assistant. Miss katharlne
w Holmes
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-28
CONTACT OF WIRES
DESTROYS BOOTH
High Tension and Private Telephone
Lines Come in COntact-Capt. Good
win Probably Saved Lives.
Especial to The Reformer.)
M ny LIZ q %

A l. ,.
Contact between a high power line and
a private telephone line in Dummerston
caused fire at the Connecticut River
Power Co.'S telephone booth on the up
per road to the railroad station here
about O'Clock last evening and for an
hour or two the village was in darkness
as the power line furnishing current for
the electric lighting system was burned
Off The accident caused disturbance to
the Power Co service between the Yer
non dam and Bellows Falls, but the ac-
tual property damage was small being
probably less than 500.
\ tree feIled by choppers in Slab Hol-
low. Dummerston. forced the power line,
carrying 10000 volts, against the tele-
phone line both owned by the Power
Co, and started the fire here. Louis
Guganig. assistant superintendent at the
Vernon power plant, and Mr.. Perkins.
foreman at the Fall Mountain electric
plant I'm Bellows Falls, came here with
men and repaired the break in the line.
Capt G. A. +, Goodwin of Company
/. Brattleboro, an electrician who hap
pened to be in the neighborhood of the
fire. probably prevented loss of life
Eight to 10 men and some children
gathered around. and naturally their first
Thought was to put out the fire by throw
ing on water Captain Goodwin knew
the danger and took charge Of the situa-
ton. The spectators could not under.
stand his attitude until be had explained
that water was a conductor Of electricity
and that water thrown from pals on e
the wires woul form a conductor from
the wires back to the persons holding
the pals They did what they could
however, by throwing on sand.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-28
DISTRICT MEETING
MARKED SUCCESS
Nearly 200 Masons Gather in TOwnshend
Many Grand Officers Present
Chicken-Pie Supper.

One of the most successful Masonic
meetings held in southern Vermont in
years took place last night at Town
shend, nearly 300 Masons from 10 lodges
attending, about go of these being from
Brattleboro. The affair was the annual
communication of all lodges in the
eighth Masonic district and was unique
in that this was the largest attended
gathering at any district meeting and
was the first time in over p years that
the district communication was held out
side of BrattlebOrO and Bellows rails.
The purpose of the meeting was to re
view the work of the lodges, under the
supervision of Grand Lecturer Aaron ii.
GrOut of Newport. The meeting was
called yesterday afternoon at O'Clock
by District Deputy Grand Master Fred
T. Neill of Putney and the exempllhca-
ton of the first section Of the third de-
gree was performed by Social lodge, No.
IS. of Wilmington. The complication
of the second section was begun IN the
evening at s O'Clock by King Solomon's
Temple lodge. No. 45. Of Bellows Falls.
AT O'Clock a chicken-pie supper was
served in the town hail where the eXer-
cises were held. by Blazing Star chapter
No. GO O. r. S.. and it was stated on
every hand that the supper could not
have been improved upon.
The evening session was featured by
the presence of many high Masonic Off
GERS. among them being Grand Master
George l. Whitney OF Bellows Falls.
Past Grand Master Henry L. Ballou Of
Chester Past Grand Master and Grand
Secretary Henry II. Ross Of Burlington.
Deputy Grand Master {. B. CFowell of
Brattleboro. Grand Senior Warden Fred
erick II. Babbitt of Bellows Falls. Grand
Senior Deacon George II. Clay of Brat
teboro Past Grand Senior Deacon Fer
ris r. Vaughan of Brattleboro, Past
Grand Senior Deacon Eugene 5. Leon
ard of Bellows Falls, Past Grand Senior
Deacon Dayton IL. Switzer of Bellows
Falls. Past Grand Junior Deacon Rus
sell H. Blood of Townshend, Past Grand
Junior Deacon George J.. Provost OF
Bellows Falls and Assistant Grand
Chaplain Rev William J. Ballou OF
| Chester.
During the exemplifcation in the eve
ming there was singing by quartet
/ composed of Walter s. Stearns and Err
nest V. Barre of Brattleboro and Her
CONTINUED on Page Eight
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-28
Red Men S Hall

Triumph lodge, S. f. of A.. will hold
a social in Odd Fellows hall Saturday
evening at s o'clock. A program will be
rendered and u buffet lunch will be
served. Admission is free to members
and friends.
Any member of POeahontas Council,
No. 4. wishing to go to Springfield (Vt.)
Saturday. Oct. 2S. to the G. Z. G. meet
ing should telephone 755-R Immediately
that arrangements may be made and va
cancies filled.
Members of Pocahontas Council, No
4. who would like to go to Hinsdale
Monday evening, Oct. 30. and who have
NOT made arrangements for transporta-
ton should telephone 776-M. All who
go should meet at the hall at { o'clock,
that all may start together.
Dance every Saturday night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-28
JANE GIBSON TELLS
MURDER DETAILS
Hall Shot First-NTrs. Mills Dragged to
Scene and Murdered Over
His Body
NEW BRUNSWICK, y. J., Oct. 2S.

NEW BRUNSWICK, y. J., Oct. 2S.
Three dramatic new features came to
light last night in reports of Mrs. Jane
Gibson's eyewitness story of the muir
der of the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall
and Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills, his choir
singer. at the Phillips farm, outside
New Brunswick, on the night of Sept.
IA. last.
The first of these new revelations was
that Mrs Gibson, in describing the
tragic scene she witnessed at the crab
apple tree on the farm. has told the au-
thorities that she heard the woman in
the gray coat, whom she had seen with
Il man companion in the glare of auto
mobile headlights a few minutes before
the demand of DIR. Hall and Mrs. Mills,
How do you explain these notes?' The
reference was undoubtedly to the 10 love
letters from Mrs. Mills to DIR. Hall.
which the murderers left behind the
bodies after shooting Hall and Mrs.
Mills and cutting the woman's throat.
1t was after Mrs. Gibson heard the
question about the notes that the first
shot was fired.
Second of the new developments was
a statement by one of the official inves-
tigators that Mrs. Gibson had told the
authorities that Mrs. Mills had run
away from the murderers after Hall was
Ni'Dt anu hiIiet. anu bIldl size HdQ niNl
in the bushes between the tragic crab
apple tree and the abandoned Phillips
farmhouse for a long period. while the
murdererS hunted for her with a fash
light When they finally caught the
choir singer. according to the statement
reported to have been made by Mrs.
Gibson. they dragged her, screaming and
calling for mercy, for - or 80 yards over
the rough ground to the spot where the
rector lay dead under the tree Then
tIey shot and killed her by his side.
The third dramatic disclosure made
by the woman eyewitness was that she
returned to the scene of the murder,
compelled by curiosity. at 1 o'clock in
the morning. when the moon was shin
ing, and found the same woman in the
gray coat kneeling by the rectOT's side
and weeping and sobbing. Unobserved
by the woman she spied upon, Mrs.
Gibson says, she was able to get very
close to her in the bushes which spread
| from the rear of the farmhouse to the
| field of goldenrod beside the crabapple
| tree. and to get a good look at the
woman at close range. At this time. sh,
says. neither the man she had seen witt
| the woman before or any automobile was
| to be seen in the vicinity.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-28
License Denies He Found
Package Containing $4,000
Said in Brattleboro that He
Possessed it by In
heritance

The recent story from Bellows Falls,
which has appeared in papers concern
ing the finding last March in his barn
by Charles License Of Saxtons River of
a packet of money totaling $1,000, has
been denied by Mr.. License to many of
his intimate friends, the explanation be
ing given that he invented the story when
too many of his friends asked him con-
cerning the amount which he is said to
admit came. into his possession last
spring but concerning which he refuses
to make any statement. Mr.. License
told friends that 1T was nobody,s busl-
ness where he got the money. so long
as he came by it honestly" and there the
matter rests for the present.
Several attempts at an interview this
week have failed to secure statement
direct from Mr.. License, who is under
stood to be out of town on business IN
connection with the affair. Mrs. Ii
cense claims she knows nothing of the
matter and refuses to make any state
ment. The latter part of last week
brought Rev. IL. l.. Ballou of Chester to
Bellows Falls and Saxtons River in
quest of further information in behalf
of his wife, who is the only daughter
and heir of the late Charles l.. Hubbard,
whose money it might have been If the
story is true. 1t is understood that Mr..
Ballou is to employ counsel. as will the
National bank of Bellows Falls, which
was a heavy creditor against the Hub
bard estate.
Soon after Mr.. License obtained the
money he came to BrattlebOro ant
bought an automobile truck At that
| time he is said to have stated that he in
| herited the money and that he was tt
| receive more from the same source.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-28
STRESSES VALUE
Of RECREATION
DIR. GrOse Gives Address at
Rural Institute
Session
ATTENDANCE MORE
THAN EXPECTED
Closing Session This Morning at Latchis
Theatre-Roll Call Shows Work Done
i'm Various ommunities-Winter Ac-
tivities Planned

The closing session of the rural rec
reation institute, which was marked BY
an unexpectedly large attendance and
consequent increase in enthusiasm, was
held this morning at the Latchis theatre
with a good attendance. The high mark
in attendance was reached at the after
noon and evening sessions yesterday, 80
or more persons being present at each.
W. p Jackson of Community Service,
Inc. and Frederic X. Brown, local di-
rector, were enthusiastic over the results
of the institute The feature of the pro-
gram last evening was an address by DIR.
Arthur w Grose, New England field
representative of Community Service
who gave a very interesting and cOnvinc
ing talk on the value of recreation.
4 roll call of the towns represented
showing the work done in their respec-
tive communities, was the first thing on
the morning program. The delegates
voted to appoint themselves as prompt
ers of a plan to get group in each rural
neighborhood interested in definite set
of winter community activities. Resolu-
tiOns were adopted, expressing apprecia-
ton to the people of the town for their
hospitality. to the cooperating agencies,
to Brattlehoro Community Service, to
the theatres and TO the selectmen for the
use of the town hail. Three films of local
movies were then shown. being the clos
ing feature of the institute.
The session last evening. which was
presided over by George l.. Durham
Continued on Page Eight.)
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-28

ROME. Oct 2S. CAssociatcd Press. y
The cabinet council has been in session
since midnight in order to receive reports
from the provinces where the Fascist
movement has taken Il subversiye direc-
ton and to adopt necessary measures. to
meet the situation.
The cabinet decided first to issue a
proclamation declaring Il state of siege
in all the provinces beginning at noon to
day. but later this decision was, modified
and proclamation was issued urging
the public to maintain order in the face
of insurrectionary attempts.
Reports received by the cabinet coun-
ell from number of points in central
Italy show that the Fascist are extend
ing their movement with a view of exert
ing pressure for the formation of a Fas-
cisti cabinet.
The Facta ministry. despite its resig-
nation. is acting with energy to re-estab-
lish order Rome and all of the large
cities up to the present time have not
, been the scene of any disturbances OF
moment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-28
BIG G|RDER FALLS
BETWEEN AUTOS
Heavy Iron Slips from It's
Sling and Crashes to
Pavement
ONE END HITS FRONT
OF AUTOMOBILE
Occupant Showered With Glass from
Broken Windshield But Escapes In
jury - T0nneau of Auto Ahead of Him
Also Demolished

BOSTON, Oct 2S.-A lucky turn Of
fate today saved Edward Lewis from
being crushed by a half-ton iron girder
that slipped from its sling as it was be-
ing hoisted over the 11th floor of a
building under construction on Milk
street and crashed to the pavement.
Lewis was sitting in the front seat of
an automobile and one end of the girder
wrecked the engine of the machine
Lewis was showered with glass from the
broken windshield, but escaped injury.
The other end of the girder demolished
the tonneau of an automobile standing
in front of Lewis's machine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-28
Odd Fellows Temple

Members of the various bowling teams
are requested to watch Saturdays Re'
former for schedule of teams playing the
following week. Bowling will begin
Monday night.
Odd Fellows wishing to participate in
the pool tournament should leave their
names with George ID. Reed at the tenn
pie at once.
Monday. Oct. 30.-Bowllng, Americans
team 1. Nationals team l.
Wednesday. Nov. 1.-Americans team
. and Nationals team will bowl.
Thursday, Nov. 2.-Bowling match
between Americans team and Nationals
team 3.
and team Nationals will bowl their first
match
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-28
SUSPECT SUICIDE
AT NIAGARA FALLS
Believed ]. E Leaman Went Over Falls
10 Escape Wife's Divorce
Proceedings

NIAGARA FALLS. y. Y. Oct. 2S.-
The finding of a mans coat and hat and
papers near Goat Island bridge today in
dicates that a man, believed to be John
f. Leaman of Lancaster, Pa, committed
suicide sometime during the night by go
ing over the falls.
With the clothing was found a let
ter addressed to Mrs. Helen Leaman,
which reads in part: May God forgive
me for what I am doing, but there is no
other way. Your happiness requires
that you be free and this is the only way
to make that possible
With the letter was a newspaper
clipping stating that Mrs. Helen Leaman
HAD filed application for divorce from
John L. Leaman.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-28
FEDERAL GARAGE
MAY ENLARGE PLANT
Bargains with Frank l.. Dunklee for
TwO-Tenement House Adjacent to
Garage on Canal Street.

4 deed is expected to be passed within
a day or two conveying the residence
property at az Canal street to the Fed
eral Garage Co. to which il is adjacent
The property is owned by Frank L.
Dunklee of 70 South Main street and
includes a two-tenement house now occu-
pied by Fred A. Betterley and Arthur l..
Rohde.
Definite plans concerning the purchase
have not been announced, further than
that the Federal Garage Co. may en-
large its garage To include the lot.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-28
PLAYGROUND OFFERED.
+. Il. =. Barnes of Claremont Would
Give Town Acre of Land.

CIARTMONT. y. H.. Oct. ..
Claremont has been offered an acre of
land located on the north side Of the
river bounded by Fremont Eastman
and Homes streets for playground pur-
poses. for which it is admirably adapted.
The giver is +. f. :. Barnes and the
ground offered was what was used dur
ing the war for community gardens. The
village already has a playground located
in a different section, but at so great a
distance from this north side section as
not to accommodate the larger number
of children there The town doubtless
will vote to accept the gift at the next
town meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-28
Methodist Episcopal Church
Rev. Charles C. Chayer, Pastor.
Sunday, Oct. 20.

Rev. Charles c. Chayer, PASTOR
Sunday. Oct. 20.
1890 a. m.-Morning worship. Theme,
The Holy Spirit Our Companion.
Fifth sermon in the series on High
Points in the Christian Faith.
II .45 a. fn.-Sunday school session.
The All Mems class in the bal
cony. Special program for the
$50 D. m.-Epworth league service for
young people. Subject, Making
the Gift Effective Leader, Mrs.
l.. r. Robinson.
7.3O D. m.-Evening worship. Theme,
The Bible Our Guide. Continua
ton of series on the Christian
Faith Music by chorus choir and
orchestra.
The Ladies' Aid society will hold a
rummage sale next Saturday, Nov. 4, In
the Emerson building As far as pos
sible, they would like to have goods
brought Friday afternoon in order that
they may be marked.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-28
SASKATCHEWAN FARMER
DIES AT AGE OF III YEARS

SASKATCHEWAN, Oct. 2s.-
The death of Henry Lorend III
years old, farmer of PleasantdaIe !.
northern Saskatchewan, is reported
here. According to family records
me was born in Austria May 8,
1905. He did tine chores on his farm
until a few days before his death.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-28

f>cneulie Likely 10 SOnlLAno 1hOuSh
Next Month.
The approach of the Christmas season,
which usually produces a squirt In busi-
ness in many manufacturing plants
which produce essentials necessary for
the Christmas trade, has been reflected
here in town by extra schedules of night
work which We're put into effect this
week at the plants of the S. A. Smith
Mfg. Co. and at the C. E. Bradley corpo-
ration.
The increase in production at both
plants has been made necessary by the
eleventh hour demands in the toy mar
ket and the immediate shipment that
buyers are asking for. To provide for
this increase. both plants have added
evening schedules to their daily work,
and in addition both plants are operat-
ing to full capacity throughout the day.
At the Smith Mfg Co plant 13S en-
ployes are on the payroll and half hour
is allowed for supper, the men returning
for three hours extra work at $50.
At the Bradley plant, where 80 hands
are employed, the employees return as
soon after supper as possible, starting
in evenings at either $50 or o'clock
and working until 8 or $50
How long this night schedule will re-
main in force is problema tical. as it. can
not be stated when the receipt of rush
orders will cease, but in both cases it
is anticipated that the extra schedules
Will be in force most of next month.
The Vermont Silk Co. has had
night schedule for over two months. The
plant employs u to Ia persons, two of
whom are on night shift in the spin
ming department IL is this department
alone which is operated during the night,
as the machines operate slowly and
night work is necessary in order to keep
up with the work produced during the
day The plant is running to its full
capacity, in fact officials there said to-
day that the plant had all the work 1t
could handle at present. Tie increase
is not due to the Christmas season but
to the upward trend of business in gen
eral.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-28
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Putney Road.

Sunday services at II a. m. and 7.30
n m. Subject October %, Everlast-
inc Punishment. The Wednesday eve
ming meeting. which includes testimoni-
ais of Christian Science healing, is mt
Z. .45 O'Clock. The reading room in the
church foyer is open daily, except sun
DAYS. Wednesday evenings and legal
holidays from - to l, 3 to .. and 1.3O
to 9 o'clock. All are welcome.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-28
Masonic Temple

Tuesday, Oct. 30 E. S. home day
at the temple. Bridge party 3 to 5 p. m,
chicken-pie supper $50 to z p. m, mill
tary whist 7.30 to $50 p. m, dancing
$50 to II. Sale of useful articles and
homemade candy. All Masonic and ..
Tickets 81.
The bowling alleys will be opened Sat
urday night and all bowlers are requested
TO be present.