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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-31
WARNS SENATE ON TARIFF.
FOrGlney Tells Committee He VIII In.
Sist on American Valuation Plan.

WASHINGTON. March 3l.-Chairman
FordneY of the house ways and means
insist upon retention of the American
valuation plan in the new tariff bill
The senate committee has been reported
as having agreed tentatively to report
the measure with foreign valuation
clause.
Mr.. Fordney transmitted with his
letter a consular report setting forth
that Spain in framing its new tariff law
had adopted the principle of home valua-
tion. The house chairman said that be-
sides Spain, Great Britain and other
countries had put into force the home
valuation principle.
No fewer than 10000 words were added
20 the English language ay the World
war.
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S13O.5S1.O9
Total
BY Counties.

Two accidents occurred in Lowell last
Thursday. The first was to c. A. Kins-
ley's four-year-old son, who had one
thumb crushed in the cog wheels of
corn shelter SO badly that it had to be
amputated between the nail and the
first Joint The second accident was the
throwing of a stick of wood which
struck John Yoyer s three year old boy
in the face. necessitating the extraction
of two teeth and piece of jaw bone.
The boy was playing in the yard near
where his uncle was splitting wood and
moved up nearer unbeknown to the man.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-31
BRATTLEBORO PERSONAL

James AcGinnis of Rutland is spend
ing a few days in town.
Edward f. Colby, clerk for the Clover
dale Co., went today to his home in Keene
to stay few days.
W. A. Dutton of Hardwick, chairman
of the public service commission, was in
town yesterday on business.
Byron Lynch, student in the Hunting
ton school in Boston, is spending the va
cation at his home on Putney road.
Ernest A. Reed of New York came
"Wednesday evening on business and yes
terday his mother, Mrs. NJ. l. Reed. ac-
companied him to New York in his au-
tomobile to visit in his home.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-31
ENTERS
VERNON POSTOFFICE
Breaks Window at Railroad Station.
Where Office Is Located-Secures
Small Amount of Change.
Especial to The Reformer. J
VERNON March Q

Th-NUN,- NaFCn 81.
The postoffice and Central Vermont
railroad station in Vernon were entered
sometime Wednesday night and a small
amount of change was stolen from the
money order drawer, which was broken
into, but tickets and stamps were not
touched. The break was discovered about
, O'Clock Thursday morning when Guy
\. Smith, postmaster and station agent.
went to the station, which he left about
8 o'clock Wednesday night. The burglar
entered the building through a window
after having broken a light of glass, which
enabled him to unlock the window. He
apparently left by the same route. as
the doors were not unfastened The in
truder evidently took the opportunity to
rest for a time, as some mail bags in
side had been spread out and had the ap-
pearance of having been laid on. Mr.
Smith found a pocket knife which had
been left by the burglar.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-31
MAsoNs VOTE WAGE CUT.
Union in Burlington Voluntarily Re
duces Pay-Other Wage Rates.

BURLINGTON, March 3l-A straight
cut of 10 cents per hour or so cents per
week, is voted by the AIasons' and
Plasterers union. This action followed
as a result of considerable agitation on
the part of the public and among the
members of the union to stimulate build
ing in this city
Carpenters will now receive so cents
per hour masons and plasterers 90 cents
per hour; painters and paperhangeIs
wages vary from so to so cents. depend
ing upon whether they are non union or
union men; all these rates showing q
decrease of from ID cents per hour to
10 cents per hour, since last year
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-31
MILLIONS FIRE Loss
IN NASSAU, BAHAMAS

MIAMI. Fla, March 31--A wire
less message from Nassau i'm the Ba-
hama islands received here at TO-
15 a. m. reported that the entire city
of Nassau was threatened by des-
truction as result of "a fire which
started in the Colonial hotel The
damage at the time the message was
sent already had run into millions,
it was said.
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CONTINUED on Page 81
CUTS FOOT BADLY
WHILE PEELING TIES
Franklin 5. Brown of South Vernon
Brought 70 HOspital-Axe Went
Completely Through Foot
= TIT % = NJ ~ q FIIN-A >
SOUTH VERNON. March n

Franklin S. Brown. who works for A.
\. Dunklee, cut his left foot badly yes
terday while working in the woods peel
ing ties, his axe catching on a branch of
a tree, which threw il out of its natural
course. DR.. A. l.. Newton was called and
found the injury SO serious that Mr..
Brown was taken to the Memorial hospi-
tai in Brattleboro, where he was attend
ed by DIR. George X. Anderson. The axe
went completely through the FOOT sew
ering the muscles, blood vessels and one
of the bones.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-31
COUNTY FIRE Loss
LAST YEAR S132,699
BrattlebOrO Total Amount
ed to More Than $4,000
i'm 46 Fires
LOSS IN STATE
ESTIMATED 81, 900
Out of 15 Fires Reported from Wind
ham County in 1921 More Than Half
Were Reported from This Town and
Rockingham-Wes Third.
Special to The Reformer.) }

MONTPELIER, March 81.
Fire losses in Windham county in 1921
amounted to S132, ,69903, according to
figures compiled in the Office of State Fire
Marshal J. G. Brown. OF this total
Brattleboro had loss of S53, ,5S4.32 in 46
fires and Rockingham (including Bellows
Falls) a loss of SAC, ,95G.51 in 3S fires.
The following tables show the losses in
Windham and Windsor counties by
towns and the losses in the state by coun-
ties:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-31
ICE CUT IN SPRINGFIELD.
Dealers to Charge Families 80 Cents
Hundred This season

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. March 3I-A
~eduction, of 10 cents a hundred pounds
/ the price of ice for families and from
five to 10 cents hundred pounds in the
price for markets hotels. drug stores
and business concerns will go into effect
April l, representatives of leading deal
ers announced last nights
The new nrices will be at the rate of
% cents hundred pounds to families
and 35, 40 and As cents hundred pounds
for business places
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-31
THE WEATHER.

Snow or Rain Tonight or Saturday
Temperature About the Same
WASHINGTON, March 81. - The
weather forecast: Snow or rain tonight
and Saturday. No decided change in
temperature. Increasing northeast and
east winds, becoming strong.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-31
Red Men S Hall

Friday. March 81 at s p. m.-Special
meeting of Quonekticut Tribe of Red Men.
Chiefs degree. \ good attendance is de-
sired
Dance every Saturday night
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St. Michael's Church

Friday, March 81, at 7.3o.-Evensong
and address.
Saturday. April l, at 3 p. m.-The
junior auxiliary viii meet in the home
of Mrs. NJ. p Maurice. 80 Putney road.
Tuesday, April 4, at go p. NJ
Cleaning meeting at. the parish house.
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Knights Of Columbus Hall

KNIGHTS on COLUMBUS
Monday. 7AUril 3. 8 y. m.-Social meet
ing of Ave Maria circle, Daughters of
Isabella. Special business.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-31
BRYAN is WILLING.
VIII Run for Senate If Democratic
Voters of Florida Want Him.

WASHINGTON, March 30.--William
Jennings Bryan called on President
that whether he would enter the race
for the senate in Florida depended on
the Democratic voters He added he
was not seeking the nomination, but if
there developed a sufficient demand for
him to do so he would enter the Demo
cratic primaries. Petitions asking Mr..
Bryan to run are being circulated in
Florida.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-31
Centre Congregational Church

Friday. March 81, 7.30 p. m.-Church-
night meeting with study of Fosdick' s
Meaning Of Service, chapter B.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-31
Masonic Temple

Friday, March 81. at 7.30 D. m. -
Special conclave of Beauseant Com
No Z, Knights Templar. Work !:
Knight Templar degree.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-31

Barre milk dealers have voted to re-
duce the price of milk to the consumer
from II cents to 10 cents a quart effec-
be borne by the producer or farmer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-31

There will be drive for the benefit of
the Rockingham hospital at Bellows
Falls the week of May g. The amount
aimed at is s25 900.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-31
First Baptist Church

Friday, p. m.-Junior Endeavor.
7.30-Regular church prayer Iueeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-31
Totad of Lowest Estimates
Amounts to More
Than $4,000
H. WALES LINES CO.
LOWEST IN LIST
Fitch Co., Low on Heating
Plumbing and Ven
tilating

Bids for the construction of the Brat
tleboro Memorial armory and community
house, for which approximately 100000
in state and local funds is available,
We're opened yesterday afternoon in the
presence of the state armory board, state
architect, local armory trustees and a
number of interested contractors. The
total of the lowest bids on the three con-
tracts into which the proposal was di-
vided amounted to $113, 745 The lowest
bidders We're the III. Wales Lines Co. of
Meriden, Conn, with a figure of S96,321
on the general construction contract; the
Fitch Plumbing & Heating Co, of Brat
tleboro with bid of S14.SS4 on the
plumbing, heating and ventilating work,
and the f. Il. Ley Co, of Springfield,
Mass, with bid of $3.50 on the elec-
trical contract.
As is customary when bids overrun
available funds, the lowest bidder on each
contract will be allowed to submit new
proposal based on revised specifications.
As soon as probably next week
State Architect Frank L. Austin viii
call a conference between representatives
of the successful bidding concerns, the
state armOry board and the local trustees
for the purpose of considering this ques-
tion.
While disappointed that the bids did
not come within the funds available,
those in charge of the project said yester-
day afternoon they We're hopeful of max
ing changes that would reduce the cost
of the building considerably without
altering its appearance or in any way
affecting its usefulness as an armory or
q community center
The opening of the bids took place in
the rooms of the Headquarters company
/ in Crosby block, the proceedings being in
Of faH Aral l. I
tin of Burlington. Adiutant General H
/ T. Johnson of Montpelier and Col. E. w.
I Gibson represented the state armory COM
mission, and II. c. Rice, H. r. Brown,
| W. A. Shnmway and L. G. Sherman the
/ local armorY trustees.
4 list of the bids on the different con-
tracts follows:
General Construction
III. Wales Lines Co, Meriden,
Conn. ...................... SOC. .321
Pellett 4 skinner, BrattleborO. 97,S00
yoke .........-........... 97.sS1
f. F. Carlson Co, Springfield. 9S,740
ter, y; H. ......,......... 99,584
II. z. Cummings Co., Woods
vile. y. II. .-......... 99,SS7
/ j. Z. eastman, Burlington -. 122. .247
Plumbing, Heating and VentiIating.
Fitch Plumbing & Heating Co. S14.SS4
ii. G. Wheeloek, Burlington -. 1926
G. S. Biodgett Co. Burlington 1875
! Raymond r. Bill & CO., Spring
field Observation-Disclosures. 1890
( Holyoke Vale & Hydrant Co.. 1858
Electric Wiring.
F. 7. Ley & Co. Springfield $ 1850
| II. d. Walker, Brattleboro -. 1855
/ III. 5. killelea, Brattleboro -. 3,497
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-31

Although the ice in Lake Champlain
IS "rotting" visiblv, old timers sfty
that it will be ten days or two weeks
before the lake will be entirely free
from it. This will bring the date about
the average time Of April 10.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-31
Uniyersalist Church

Rev. f. p. Wood. Pastor.
Sunday. April =.
1890 a. m,-AIorning worship and SER
mon. The pastor will preach on
The Larger Hope.
II. .43 a. m.-Sunday school
I.30 p. m.-IlluStrated lecture. The
Country Cousin.
The meeting of the junior Union has
been postponed until next week.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-31
FOUND GUILTY OF ARSON.
Frank GOldfarb Fired Pickle Factory in
WhateIy, Mass.

GREENFIELD, Mass. March 81
A sealed verdict of guilty of arson was
reported at the opening of superior court
yesterday morning i'll the case of Frank
Goldfarb of 625 Morgan street Mattapan,
tried for the alleged burning of the pickle
factory in Whately, Nov. f. 1920, prop
erty of the Harvard Pickle Works, Inc
of which he is principal stakeholder. The
concern has offices in Cambridge. Judge
Webster Thayer of Worcester deferred
imposing sentence until Saturday; apTiI pprd
bonds. Goldfarb was released on bail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-01

contracts by the New York Central, Jacob Aronson, general counsel for the road. read statement asserting that while the road considered it en- tirely legal to continue the contracts, 1t would, "in the interest of har- mony," cancel It's contracts off such action can avoid strike"
 others Follow
 W. G. Bierd, president of the Chi cago and Alton, made a similar an- ncuncement as did H. E. Byram of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, and representatives of other roads, including the Chicago Great Vest ern, the Missouri, Kansas and Texas; the Wheeling and Lake Erie; Ann Arbor, San Francisco and St. Louis; Colorado and Southern; Pere Mar quette, the Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific; and Chicago and Northwest ern.
 In concluding the hearing on the failure of the sergeant at arms to To- cate MT. Jewell, at his office. or his home, Chairman Hooper sought to clear up any intimation contained in MT. Jewell's letter to the board that the federal body sought to throttle the right of the shopmen to quit work.
 "The board has ample powers to compel MT. Jewelrs presence here as witness" said Chairman Hooper. mot as a party to this controversy. but as a, witness to material facts in- volved in this hearing.
 Not to Compel Presence
 Tomorrow is the day set for the strike of his organization and that being the case. it is not worth while
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MOHNS SPEAKS ON
 WASTE OF STEEL
Local Man Appears at Hear ing of Pittsburg "PIus"
 Complaints
nv Ateociated Press

Chattanooga, June 30.-Today's s witness in the federal trade commits sion hearing piled up more testimony to the effect that southern manu facturers would enjoy more nearly their logical field of competition, and Tn some cases where the condi tions are of a special character would be able to compete in the north, if steel materials manufac- tured in Birmingham were sold on a basis that did not include a differen- tial arbitrarily added to the Pitts burg producing cost.
 One of the manufacturers who tes- tified, Robert W. schwab. president of the Southern Spring Bed company. Atlanta, stated that an actual Bir- min gham manufacturing cost price would enable his firm to double it's territory, and more than double it's volume, also to compete in distant markets. New York, for instance, as that is a heavy buyer of mattresses, and these in mixture with springs could be shipped together.
 Johnson Testifies
 Warren Johnson, vice president and general manager of the Johnson Iron Works, Dry Dock and ShipbuildiEg 5 company, New Orleans, successor 10 the Johnson Jron Works, which was founded in 1868. testified that Bir- mingham cost on steel based as is Pittsburg cost. would encourage buyers of barges to specify steel in steal stead of woowd, and thereby
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THREATENED STRIKE
 OF MAINTENANCE OF
 WAY MEN-POSTPONED ID
Continued from page one)

contracting of track labor and re- moval of the eight-hour day through several rule changes recently issued by the labor board. If the men could have some assurance of a rehearing on these grievances, Mir. Grable said, he volunteers to use his influence to prevent a strike.
 The power to sanction 8 walkout, tho union chief continued. lies In his executive committee of five men. A meeting of that committee will be held In Chicago July 3. Mir. Grable said. and at that time reconsideration of the situation will be made.
 Touching on the wage cut, MT. Grable declared that the cost of div ing as shown by government statls- tics had actually risen in the face of the Impending wage cut. Chairman Hooper immediately argued that. whenever facts warranted. the board would readily reconsider wages In the light of changing conditions. Mainly upon this assurance of renewed con sideration of his mems wages, MT. Srable stated that no strike call you'd be issued tonight and that his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-01

While Porter J. McCumber, the states senior senator, and chairman of the Senate finance committee, dropped behind Frazier in returns tabulated today, reports from a number of the scattering precincts favorable to McCumber tonight cut down to less than 1000 the margin that separated them.
 Friends of McCumber here, con- ceding his defeat. admitted that most of the missing precincts undoubtedly would go to Frazier, but insisted the latter's plurality would fall consider ably short of the 15,o00 to 20,000- mark. league quarters have forecast.
 Meanwhile. Governor A Nestos, in- dependent, had a lead of 16,0O0 over B. F. Baker, nonpartisan. in the re- publican gubernatorial contest, and independent headquarters declared tonight there seemed no reason to alter it's prediction of 10000 plu- rality for Nestos. In 1,741 of the states 2.o64 precincts tabulated on the senatorial race, Frazier had 7s.sss and Mccumber 74,se2, a gain for MeCumber over the previous to- tals due largely to the "mopping up" of precincts in nearby territory, known to be favorable to the sem ator.
 The same precincts in the guber- material contest gave Nestos S5,S2S and Baker 69.270 It was estimated at tabulation headquarters here that Nestos' lead was nearly as great as the total outstanding vote, which, it is agreed, is largely in Baker terri tory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-01
|ONLY WHITE VOTERS, TRUE DEMOCRATS,
 ID VOTE, SAYS WEBB
Action Prompted by Report to Chairman That Republic ans Would Participate
 in Primary

Mobile, June .-(Special. .)-white voters of Alabama, who believe in the principles of the democratic party only, are permitted to participate in the state democratic primary, August s. according to statement today of J. II. Webb, chairman of the state democratic executive committee. MT. Webb had received information to the effect certain republicans would seek to take part in the primary at which time democratic nominees will be se- lected.
 In his statement, tho chairman quoted at length resolution adopted by the state committee when the primary was authorized and a date for it was set. The committee. MT. Webb said. provided certain safe- guards for the strictly democratic primary, and ruled that only white . demo ocratic voters were allowed to Participate in the election.
 The committee resolution said that E"Any voter who participates in such fprimary thereby obligates himself or herself to support the nominees there by selected. The doors are wide open to all white voters who believe in the principles of the democratic party and desire to affiliate with the same. but not to avoid republicans who merely enter the democratic primary because they have no oppor- tunity to vote for a republican, or because they desire to have a voice and exercise their influence in the selection of the nominees of the demo- cratic party. whose election Is a fore gone conclusion" said Chairman Webb.
 The chairman referred to a meet ing of negro voters in Mobile at which there was an intimation to the effect certain eolored voters would participate in the primary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-01
own efforts would be directed toward averting a strike.
Seek to Postpone strike

Preliminary negotiations looking toward postponement of the main tenance way strike, it was said, would be conducted by Chairman Hooper and W. l.. McMenlmem, labor mem- Der of the board.
 Then followed interrosations of F. IT. Fitzgerald, head of the brother hood of railway clerks; D. w. Helt, president of the brotherhood of rail- road signalmen, and finally of Tim othy Healy, who appeared In answer to the subpoena issued by the board. All three explained the strike votes being taken by their memberships, each assuring the board that no im- mediate strike would be called, all though MT. Fitzgerald predicted that freight handlers. members of his or ganizations, might leave their work on some roads simultaneously with the shopmen tomorrow. These would leave, however. without the unions authority as strike ballots are being cast on but so roads. where the power to authorize walkout lies in the hands of the system general commit tee.
 Mir. Helt said that only few bal lots had been received on the signal mems vote and these would be insuf- ficient to authorize any strike at present. The stationary firemen's vote is not returnable until July 10. MT. Healy told the board, removing the likelihood of walkout of his men at least until that date.
 In announcing the cancellation of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-01
M 'CUMBER DEFEAT
 IS NOW CONCEDED
Gain of Nonpartisan League Candidate Continues to
 Increase
By Associated Press

Fargo, N. D., June 30.-Belated re- ports today. on Wednesdays state wide primary in North Dakota that Lynn J. Frazier, nonpartisan, had captured the republican sena- torial nomination.
 to adjourn the hearing until tomor- row 10 undertake to compel MT. Jew els presence here. No practical purposes could be subserved by 1t.
 This board feels that it has fully carried out the responsibility resting upon 1t under the transportation act, to use every available means to pre- vent labor disturbances which might result in Interruptions of traffic.
 The board right here might ex- press in appreciation of the differ ent course of conduct adopted by the gentlemen representing the other or ganizations of employees, and also its appreciation of tbs very fine spirit shown by nearly all of the railroads"
 Neither Mir. Jewell nor any of the officials of the shop unions could be located here tonight. Rumors were afloat in railroad circles that the strike would be called off, de- spite Mir. Jewell's firm stand in his letter to the board. Withdrawal Of the support of the maintenance of way mea, 1t was declared, would act as a dampsr on the shopmen's strike and the announcement that the farm ing out of shop work would be discol- tinued by majority of the roads tn- voived in the shopmen's contract grievance, was said to be another incentive to kill the strike at the last minute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-01

not only increase the company's busi- ress, but give themselves a better product as maintenance of steel barges is cheaper and they are easier to tow.
 F. P. Mohns, general manager Of the American Bolt. company, Sir mingham emphasized the waste of steel. In the manufacture of bolts, particularly of certain designs, the waste is very large, reaching to 50 per cent, and the waste has to be sold. Pittsburg competitors on bo.fs, he said, have the double advantage of a better price on the waste and ability to ship into the south only their finished product. The Birming- ham Bolt plant pays the differential on the entire amount of steel and then loses large amount of the ma terial incident to the process of the finished goods.
 Today's hearing was marked by an
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17-'11A.lI
 r perso4s and only |vorces in |y. We'd |,s in the ttg WulLc4
 outnum- issued to negroes. as about the two