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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-22
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.
High School Play a Success.

The high school play, Peggy of Prim
rose Farm, was a success mi every way
and it is felt that this town has splen
did wideawake high school this year.
Lorraine AillingtOn as Peggy, and
Wilbur Emo as master of Brookside farm
took their parts very we'll; Jonas La
Valley, as Sunny Jim o Reilly was the
wit OF the play and brought the house
down every time he spoke Maisie John
son and Lawrence Slason made a moth
erly and fatherly couple, and Ida La
Valley as the country busy body,
showed that she understood the bust
ness.
Clever stunts were performed between
the acts. Perhaps the Negro duet, Stop
Dat Ticklin Me, sung by Harry Sheiner
and June Howard, in Negro costume, was
enjoyed as much as anything, also the
dairy-maid song by the entire high
school, the boys dressed as farmers and
the girls as dairy maids
A supper was served in the basement
followed by dancing and very enjoy
able evening was spent.
Over $40 was cleared for school equip
ment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-22
A Doubling Contemporary.
(MOntDelier Argus. }

Probably it doesn't matter much to
Vermont women who contemplate visit
ing Boston that the Massachusetts leg
islature has ruled that women may
smoke in public in that city if they so
desire-Brattleboro Reformer.
1t must be that the sage of the Re
former is not very observant. or it may
be that Brattleboro is different-but we
doubt it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-22
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Mrs. perley v Winchester is i'll with a
severe cold and under the care of a ply
stefan.
Edwin Stacy and family have moved
into Mrs. L. NJ. Allbee's house. Mr..
Stack is employed on Sherman Abbott 5
farm.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-22

The custom of ''saIuting - quarter
deck in the navy is survival of the
days when a crucihx stood there, to
which everyone did reverence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-22

A daily airplane passenger service has
been inaugurated in California between
Los Angeles and Bakersfield, a distance
of a little more than 100 miles.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-22

Forged paper money recently discov-
cred in France had been buried in the
ground for several weeks to give it a
used, dirty look
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-22

There have been over one thousand
different varieties of potatoes. but only
a few of these are worth cultivating.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-22

Chief among the insignia of the cardi-
nal are. the red hat. the red biretta. and
a gold ring set with sapphire stone and
engraved on the inside surface with the
arms of the pope who has bestowed the
rank.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-22
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The Woman's Relief corps will have a
social tomorrow afternoon in Grand
Army hall Each member will bring sew
ing supper will be served at 6 o'clock,
followed by the regular meeting in the
evening at 7.30.
The Canal Street Parent-Teacher asso-
citation will hold its March meeting tomor-
row at 3.45 o'clock. The children of the
Esteyyille and Washington street prp
mary schools and the Canal street fourth
grade viii give the program.
The funeral of Mrs 4. p ID. Robbins,
who died yesterday in her home on Lin
den street, will be held at 3 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon at Alitchell's under
taking parlors. Rev. Clark Il. Brownell,
pastor of the First Baptist church, will
officiate. The burial will take place in
Aiorningside cemetery.
The American Legion auxiliary held an
interesting meeting in Grand Army hall
last evening 1t was voted that each
member present take some part in the
next meeting, the program of which will
be i'll charge of Mrs. Frances Clark 1t
was decided to hold a food sale in the
Brooks House sample room on High
street April /. Piss.
Albert Barney, st. JOhnsbury auto
mobile dealer, drove a car from Boston to
his home Sunday and Mondas. He is
gotiated this trip this season. After leav-
ing Boston he encountered no snow until
he was just south of Brattleboro, and
no deep snow until he was between Brat
tleboro and Bellows Falls. He was as
far north as Lyme, y. H., before he was
obliged to put on chains.
In the Lowell Courier Citizen of March
10 was a tribute to Mrs. Elizabeth Tripp
Alansur by y. NJ. PaXson. Mrs Mansur
was Il sister of the late Charles A. Tripp
of Brattleboro. Mr.. Paxson wrote: In
the passing on of Mrs. Mansur there is
one more break in the old circle of
friends who were the fibre of Lowell in
past times. Born and bred in Lowell.
living here for greater part of her life
she was sweet, gracious, dgnified
woman, whom all knew and whom it was
a privilege to know Mrs. Mansur was a
true Christian, one whose faith was strong
and deep. She leaves behind a fragrant
memory"
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-05
MOUNTAINOUS SEAS AND A
 100 MILE AN HOUR HURRICANE

New Fork, Oct 4.-Bearing scars of ( battle with mountainous seas and a 100 nile an hour hurricane, in which coIli- sion with the Atlantic transport liner Menominee was averted only by few yards, while both were helpless ill the storm, the Red Cross liner Gothland reached port today two and a half days late.
 Captain Rene Bastin, the Gothsand' 3 skipper attributed the miraculous escape from sea tragedy to the use of oil. At the height of his storp September g, his ship was drifting and rolling and pitcliing In the heayx seas. when s,tha MenaaiRee was sighted bearing down on the Goth land.
 Both ships were at the mercy of the waves Captain Rastin related. T re- versed by engines and ordered oil poured overheard It was a real relief when both vessels slid past each other with less than seven yards between them"
 The Gothland's passengers were kept in their quarters and all necessary pre- cautions were taken in event os q crash Lifeboats could not have lived in such sea, however, the ships officers said. None Of the passengers many of them women and children suffered injuries although tossed about for two days and nights
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-05
ARCHIBALD MCNEIL, JR.
 NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS

Bridgeport. Conn, Oct 4-Archibald McNeil, Jr., of Bridgeport was nominated today by the democratic congressional convention for congress form the fourth Connecticut district The nomination was unanimous, Mayor Fred Atwater presenting the name of MT McNeil to the convention. There were no other names presented.
 Mir. McNen served two terms in the Connecticut senate and was instrument al in passing the workingmen's compen- sation law and the public utilities act h his speech of acceptance, Mir. Mo Neil attacked the new tariff, charging that the wool schedule was too high and the work of republican senators who had vast interest in the sheep raising indus try He declared himself in favor of 2 soldiers bonus, asserting the United States should call in the loans due from European governments to pay the bills for adjusted compensation to ex-servce men. He also declared himself in favor l of a reduction of the income tax.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-05
CHICAGO SHOOK SILENT As GHOST. HUNTERS GATHEB

Chicago. Oct. 4.-Aithough the police announced that they had solved the n1yE- tery of the wailing spook whose blood curdling cries have disturbed the suburbs of Little Helr' for the past few nights. crowds of amateur ghost hunters contin- ued to mill through the district tonight. but without any recurrence of the alarms and uncanny manifestations which have terrorized the section
 The plot thickened today when, after another night of alarms. Miss Lillian Maloney. one of the occupants. was haled into court and revealed a family feud revolving about s15o.oo0 eEtzte. After she had accused her sister and brother in-law of conspiracy to obtain absoluts control of her aged fathers fortune, she was sent to the psychopathic hospital for examination.
 Miss Maloney told the court that the rappings. hIdeous screeches. grcwlings and meanings and other uncznny noises which frightened the neighborhood vers made by her brother-in-law in an effort to frighten her out of the house so he might supplant her in the affections of her father. for whom she has cared for several years.
 Another explanation of the mystery was offered by an electrician sent out by the Commonwealth Edison company. who said that the weird pounding and screech- ing might have been caused by the rlak- ing and breaking of a grounded current in an electric conduit
 But the crowds of curious took nc chances and returned to the scene of the haunt tonight. but up until a late hour there had been no repetition Of the
 noises.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-05
MYSTERY CAB NOW FIGURES
 IN HALL-AIILLs DOUBLE MURDER

New Brunswick. Y. j.. Oct IA mystery car with three occupants-two men and woman-was added today 70 which Aiiddlesex and Somerset county authorities are groping in their efforts to apprehend the slsyers of the Rev. Ed ward Wheeler Hall and his choir leader. Mrs. Eleanor Reinhardt Mills.
 A. E. Soper. retired business man of Highland Park, came forward with the story of this car. Nearly three weeks ago. on the night of the murders, Soper told the authorities. he passed a sedan in Derrusy's Lane. close to the spot where tho bodies were found. He turn ed his searchlight on the car, he said, and observed that it contained two men and a woman. Although he failed to recognize any of the trio, he said. he observed that the woman wore a light coat
 Mrs. Hall is known 10 have worn polo coat of light gray on that night when, according 10 her story. she left her home after midnight to seek her missing husband In his study at the Church of St John the Evangelist. Mrs. Hall has told the investigators she was sccoup- anied by her brother. willie" Stevens. an eccentric New Brunswick character. Witnesses who saw her re-euter her home say she returned alone. The Halls own sedan car. which the minister left in the garage when he went 10 what proved to his death tryst.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-05
AWAITING COURT DECISION
 ON sTILLAlAN DIVORCE CAST

White Plains, N. Y, Oct. (By the 4. P.)-Counsel for Mrs. Anne U. Still man tonight awaited Supreme Court Justice Morschausers last word on the Stillman divorce case, confident that the court would clinch with decree the sweeping victory she won last week Referee Daniel J. Gleason recommend ed dismissal of the divorce suit brought by James 4. StiIlman, her rich banker husband, and affirmation of the legitl macy of her youngest child, Baby Guy, four. The decision is expected tomor- row,
 Stillnan then will have the alterna- tive of taking an appeal from the de- cision to the appellate division of the supreme court or giving up his fight to prove Fred Beauvais, Indian guide, the paramour of his wife and the father of Guy. His counsel indicated Stillman would fight to the last ditch.
 Mrs. Stillman could have had her f. nal decision from Justice Morschauser today The justice announced himself ready to enter an order confirming the referees report, and it was only on in- sistencs of her counsel that he consent ed to take the motion for confirmation 1 under advisement and personally study l the evidence on which it was based The justice said that as he understooj the law, the court was required to study the records of divorce case only when the referee recommended the granting of decree. As Glason's report recon. amended no divorce for Stillman, and as Mrs. Stillman had not even asked a de 1 cree,1, he could confirm the report with. out study, he said.
 John F. Brennan and Isaac N. ADlls
 of counsel for Mrs. Stilman, and Jonr
 E. Mack, guardian of Guy, united, how. ever, in a request that he study the rec
 ord. They cited decisions in which re
 ports confirmed without study, had beer upset, and told the court they were anx
 ious to avoid the possibility of reversa l in the higher court on this gorund.
 Justice Morschauser immediately re
 tired into chambers and began delvin, into the voluminous records in the case He was still hard at it late tonight William A. Rand, of counsel for Still man. contested every step of the pro
 ceedings before Justice Morschauser to
 day, but lost at every turn.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-05
Thomas W. Lawson
 Is Safe and We'll
Announcement Made by His Sister, Miss Mary Lawson Whereabouts Has Not Been Disclosed.

Southwest. Harbor, Me, Oct. 4.-Thom- as w. Lawson, for, whom some anxiety was expressed by close friends in Boston, is safe and well, according to word re- ceived from him today by Miss Mary Lawson, his. sister, residing at Somer- vile.
 Miss Lawson did not reveal the present whereabouts of the hnancier, who is be- lieved to have gone into seclusion pend ing the auction sale of Dreamwold, his South Shore estate in Massachusetts, all though yesterday she said she thought he had gone to Boston or New York.
 Mr. Lawson who had been spending the summer at his sisters place in Som erville, one of the villages comprising the town of Mount Desert, as has been his custom for several years, left there hur- riedly Monday noon in an automobile. He was accompanid by maid who has been in the service of the family for many years and usually travels with him
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-05
BANKERS ON RECORD } TO1
 AGAINST BRANCH BANKING.
Also Opposed to the Establishment of Branch Offices by Both State and National Banks in Any Form-Are to Form Association of National and State Banks and Trust Com panes Opposed to Branch Banking to Work For Legis lation and Conduct National Campaign.

by the anti-branch forces later to have the resolution adopted by the national bank division failed.
 Frank A. Munsey addressed the con vention on the problem of the hor- and sad that the operations of the republican and democratic parties were being car red on with small attention to the is.e- rests of the government or>the people.
 The fight of the two parties over ths tariff, he said. was carried on 70 ths shame of the American people. 1t # wholly business question, he said. and should be treated as such
 Germany can pay her war debts. the Right Honorable Reginald NcKenna, former chancellor of the British ex- chequer. told the bankers. but such payment would only be possible if all other demands are postponed for a period which would permit the stabilization ci the mark Such postponement sil9uio be extended to all European countries with the exception of England, 4I-. Me Kenna said.
 Indeed" said Mir. Munsey, "the dem- cratic and republican parties have be- come so strongly organized. have bscoms 50 thoroughly entrenched that IL is q question if they have not becous OUT masters, not our servants Neither party, he said, has sufficient l margin of safety to justify 1t in forget ting for a minute the vote back home. ] While political jockeying" has been going on Mfr Munsey continued. a new Issue has developed that now divided all l America into two political camps, aS yet 1 without political names. They are the radical camp and the conservative camp"
 Abolition of these old party laoels, he said would enable voters of like synipa- thies. beliefs and political tendencies. tc reslign with a new party which expressed sheir desires-conservative or ra1iczi-
 The tariff has not place in our politics
 Afr. Munsey declared, "it is wholly
 business question and should be sc treated Standing out. however, as sh'
 original issue between the two parties, |
 IS still the fighting ground between then
 so the shame of the American people
 lyho permit these two parties to keep thu
 great economic question under the sordi'
 heel Of politics.'
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-05
GRANpNIEeE OF FORMER
 CHAR NOW IN. -NEH YoRK


 New York. Oct. "A 2 1-e year old countess grandniece of a former czar of Ru-sia. came to America today. She was Countess Renee De Mondesse. and although she will be legally adopted by Mrs. Wendell Phillips, a wealthy New York widow, she will retain her formid able title.
 "The name is one of the oldest and greatest in Russia" Mrs. Phillips ex- plained to reporters when the liner Pres ident Polk arrived with the tiny refugee. T do not wish it to be lost through her. Besides. if conditions are properly ad- justed again in Russia, and she comes into her own, she will be one of the wealthiest persons in her country"
 This little girl escaped the red tape of Ellis Island, for Mrs. Phillips, armed with letters from Washington, was on hand to meet the child. brought overseas by Miss Aileen Gewans. head of hos pital in Woolwich, England. Consequent ly a special board of inquiry hastily was assembled at the immigrant station and restrictions bearing on the entry of minor alien without parents or guardian hastily were shipped.
 Mrs. Phillips, who visited the Mondesse family in days when the nobility fared better in Russia, said that the child's father, Count Henry De Mondesse. had been shot when the bolsheviki sacked the royal palace in Petrograd.
 The mother, Countess Claude. was spir- tied out of Russia and gave birth to her child in England. Leaving the child ir the Woolvich hospital, the countess cams to America for her health. but in 1921 | died of influenza in Mrs. Phillips hom' here.
 On her desthbed. the countess asket Mrs Phillips to adopt the child and real her as her own. Mrs. Phillips promised Today. after the first Kisses. the littl' Russian nobiewomRn began addressini Mrs. Phillips as Mamma"
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-05
LONDON HAsANoT LEARNED
 OF SIGNATURE OF PROTOCOL

London, Oct. 4.--(By the A. P)-Late tonight there was still no news from Con stantinople giving definite information of the actual signature of any protocol or agreement at Mudania, or the results of today's meeting of the conference. None of the government departments in Lon don had any news beyond the official communiques sent from Constantinople but in official circles great satisfaction was expressed at the evident concilia- tory disposition revealed in the confer ence, which is considered as distinctly favorable to peace, more especially the statement that the Kemalist had adopted in principle the allied note and ordered their troops to avoid contact with the BritiEa.
 The view expressed in official quarters tonight is that if the Turkish commander orders withdrawal in the Chanak zone, thus securing effective separation of the British and Turkish troops, there will be no disposition on the part of the allies to stand out for complete retire ment from the present neutral zone or in sist upon terms huinillating to the Turks.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-05

New York, Oct 4-The American Bankers association, in convention here went on record today by a vote o: ap- proximately 3 to l, as being opposed to branch banking or the establisnnen1 of branch offices by both state and aa.lc;:al banks in any form.
 After the passage of a resolution ex- pressing this opposition. steps were were taken by bankers from Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, New Jersey and Colnecticut to form an association of national and state banks and trust companies cppos- ed to branch banking to undertake campaign for the passage of ! federal statute prohibiting national banks fl 1om having branches or more than one ofsce in any state, Murray McLeon, vice pres ident of the Irving Park National tank. | Chicago, was elected chairman ot the organization and a committee composed of three delegates from each of the 4S state bankers associations will mae- in ! Chicago in the near future. it was an nounced, to plan a national campaign
 Messages from President Harding and Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W Mellon were read by President Tnoma: B. McAdams. In his letter to the bank. CTS, Secretary Mellon wrote that foun. dation for an early and healthfIl reviv | al of business had been establishe, through the response of the bankers tt the treasury offerings of the short-tern notes issued during the past eighteel months to retire Victory notes and othel early maturing obligations
 President Harding's message was plei to the bankers that they lead in recon mitting our people to sane expenditures
 to ways of economy and thrift to tn
 consideration of municipal and nd.iona problems in that conscience which build the temple of confidence"
 In the election of officers John H. Puc licher, of Milwaukee was chosen prssi
 dent, Walter ". Head. of Omaha, Neb
 first vice president; and William W
 Knox, second vice president.
 The resolution opposing the establish
 nent of branch banks was placed befor
 the convention by Samuel B. Jeffries. vic
 president of the National City bank. c
 St Louis Waldo Newcomer, DTasider
 of the National Exchange bank, ct Bal
 timore, led the opposition. An at-emI
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-05
JULIA sANDERsoN IS NOT
 BEING SUED FOR DIVORCE

Boston, Oct IA despatch sent from this city under date of September 12, saying that divorce proceedings had been begun against Julia Sanderson. star of "Tangerine" now playing here. has proved to be untrue. The story said that Miss Sanderson had received official notifca- tion from the supreme court of New York that she had been sued for divorce by her husband commander Bradford Baronette, U. S. N, on charges of mis- conduct with Frank Crumit, her lead ing man.
 investigation shows that no divorce proceedings have been instituted against Miss Sanderson by Commander Barnette. and no charges have been made against Mir. Crumit.
 Miss Sanderson said today that all though her repudiation of the report was sent out promptly she had been greatly disturbed by the continued receipt of letters and telegrams from loyal friends all over the country. indicating that her denial had not entirely overtaken the original mis-statement.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-05
CHARGED THAT SOMEONE
 HAD SWITCHED BABIES

Jersey City, Oct. 4.-Standing hand in hand before a baby incubator at Moth ers' Institute, MT. and Mrs. Edward Rich today looked upon little Dorothy Helen" and defied authorities to make them ac- cept her as their baby, reiterating their contention that the child born to Mrs. Rich at Bergen sanatorium five weeks ago was a boy.
 Its mistake,'' they declared. Someone has switched babies. Our was a boy-just as we had wished 1t to be-"
 They won't take Dorothy Helen as their unless the courts decide they must, the couple announced through their at torney.
 "Whereupon George Murray, poormast- CT produced warrants for their appear ance in criminal court tomorrow on charges of abandonment.