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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
.STEbB|NS BLOCK
BADLY DAMAGED
Fire i'm Hinsdale Causes
$4,000 Loss Early
This Morning
So, 800 LOSS IN
MANN'S PHARMACY
Two Other Stores and Some Upstairs
Offices Damaged-BIOck Owned by Mrs.
Ellen G. kimball-FIames Start in
AmidOn's Lunch Room.
Especial to The Reformerl
HINSDALE. y. H.. Marcel


Six stores and several offices were
was done this morning by a fire which
broke out in the Stebbins block soon aft
or > o'clock which practically destroyed
the upper part of the building and badly
damaged the east end of the lower floor
The fire started in the Blue Line lunch
and confectionery story. in ii. f. Ami
don's fruit store and spread rapidly.
The cause of the fire is not known. but
Us soon AZ it was discovered an alarm
was given and the fire department soon
had four streams Of water playing on the
fumes Help was summoned from Win
chester. and steamer and hose cart ar
rived about Z o'clock, but it was not
needed
The block is located on the north side
of tie street east of the Methodist
church. and is owned by Mrs. Ellen G.
Kimball of this place. sister of Horton
-. Walker of Brattleboro.
Down stairs were the Amidon fruit
lunch and confectionery store. AIalnik x
Maiiclf'S clothing store, f. ]. Richards
drygoods store and H. w Taylor'S hard
ware store The loss on this floor was
principally in the Amidon fruit store.
AIann's pharmacy and Malnik & Malic-
kis clothing store.
MIR. Mann was the heaviest loser out
side the owner of the real estate. his loss
being about $500. He saved his pre-
scription records.
ON the second tioor H. !. Delphy had
tenement in the east end. and on this
floor were r. J Temples law office, DIR.
c. y Gray's office and the Red Cross
rooms \ large part Of the upstairs fnr-
nishings were removed
The fire offered stubborn resistance. a.
there was a blind attic into which it was
difficult To get water. The attic WAS Gov
cred with Il tin roof.
The damage TO the block is estimated
at about $4,000. while other losses VIII
amount to about $1,000. making y SD.
600 loss Mrs kimball carried $4,000
of insurance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
NOSE REPLACED.
Grand Rapids Surgeon Builds New Or
gan from Youths Ribs and Flesh.

After four operations, Lyle h. Gibbs.
l9. of Detroit ut the Bodgctt Memorial
hospital at Grand Rapids. has new nose
replacing the original organ. which was
infected with tuberculosis. \ fifth oper-
alton soon will finish the transforma-
tiou which has been performed by Or.
+. " Smith.
Specialists were unable to check the
infection which attacked Gibbs ; nose
and he was advised to see the plastic
surgeon.
III Smith first amputated the nose
ard cauterized the cavity eradicating
the disease He then cut three pieces
of cartilage from Gibbs ribs. Two of
these were Inserted under the skin for
future use and the third was placed un-
der the skin between the patients ewes
and grew there.
Later the skin on each side of the
cartilage was cut and turned over end
wise, forming the bridge for the new
nose. \ large Zap of skin was cut from
the forehead and turned down over the
outside As it was not severed entirely
it received bolod supply and rapidly
grew in its new position when sewed
with fine stitches. Nostrils were made
roughly.
fourth operation replaced part of
the skin on the forehead and drew the
scalp forward to cover the graft. \
final operation win shape the lower part
of the nose and place a piece of cartilage
i'm the bottom to bring it to a point. The
four operations took . weeks-Detroit
Free Press.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
ALLEGED SHORTAGE
$4,000 AT READSBORO
c. g. Brown. Treasurer for rs Years
Not Reelected - No Prosecution
Nav Make Up Deficiency

READSBORO. March S.-The annual
town meeting yesterday was marked by
public announcement of an alleged short
age of $500 in the accounts of Clifford
G. Brown. for the past Is years town
treasurer and town clerk The alleged
shortage is said to have been discovered
by two auditors sent for by the select
men. Mr.. Brown was not present at
the town meeting and new town treas
urer. G. H. Hope. and a new town clerk.
L. W. Horton. were elected.
The meeting. attended by 10 voters.
decided to take no action. but to leave
the matter in the hands of the seIcctmen
and town agent Should Mr. Brown. in
turning over his accounts to his sue
SCISSOR. account for all money. no action
will be taken. 1t was said. Brown is
bonded for $1,000 and is 30 years of age
and married
The investigation was started to clear
up some discrepancies in the books of
the treasurer which required more ex-
PLANTATION than Mr. Brown was able to
give Town officials were toath to i'm
pute any intentional Wrongdoing on his
part. No one has been able to more
than conjecture what use Mr. Brown has
made of tine money missing from the
town treasury. as he has not lived cx-
tIavagantly. nor is il known that he
has been speculating in stocks or making
poor investments.
The whole affair has been a surprise
to the community. and in view of his
past good record people were slow to
believe that his accounts as treasurer
had been juggled.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
OBSERVING 50TH
ANNIVERSARY TODAY
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Moore of Wash
ington Street Defer Family Reunion
Until Next Summer.

AIr. and Mrs. John C. Moore of Is
Washington street are quietly observing
the J0th anniversary Of their marriage
today. no special celebration having
been planned because of the inability OF
a son and daughter. who live in Brooklyn
to come here at this time Congratula-
tions have been received from friends, a>
well as calls from neighbors. and other
tokens in remembrance of the occasion.
\ family reunion is contemplated for
sometime during the summer in honor of
the golden anniversary.
AIr Moore was one of FIVE sons of Ar
mine T. Moore and Orette fChandlcrl
Moore and was born in Stony Creek. y.
Y. in 1880. Three of his brothers We're
killed in the Civil war and another. Frank
f. Moore. lived in Brattleboro many years
j, G. Moore was an engineer for the Cen
tral Vermont Railway 90. l. years until
i'll health compelled him to give up that
work. For a few years he worked in
various shops. retiring n year ago from
his work at the White River chair fac
tory. He is u member of the Sons of Vet
erans and of the First UniyerSalist
church.
Mrs Moore was Miss Emma NJ
Kezer, one of eight children of Charles
and Lucy Ann (Holen |. kezer, and was
born in 1854 in Winchester. y. H.. where
she lived until about 1861. when she went
Wallace II. kezer. and a sister Mrs
Lucy Ha>kinS both of North Adams
Mass. She is member of Sedgwick
Woman's Relief corps and of the First
Universalist church.
Mr. Moore and Miss Kezer were married
in Proctorsville March 3 1872. and have
lived in Brattleboro all their married life
with the exception of a few years when
they Mere in Springfield, Mass. They
have two daughters and a son, Gertrude
wife of George y Martin, with whom Mr.
and Mrs. Moore make their home May
wife of Fred Isabel of BROOKLYN and
Charles Armine Moore of Brooklyn
They also have seven grandchildren aud
four great-grandchild
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
PROGRESS ON LICENSE BILL.
Massachusetts House Passes Measure to
Aid Dry Enforcement

BOSTON. March S.-Thc Massachu-
Setts house of representatives yesterday
devoted the greater part of its Session
to the consideration of the bill provid-
ing for the licensing of the sale of non
intoxicating beverages. The measure
was finally passed To be engrOSSed by n
rell-call vote of 12l to ia after several
proposed amendments had been rejected
At the previous stage there was an
extended debate, and yesterday. many of
the arguments We're repeated. Those
who favored the bill declared that it il
sought by the police commissioner of
Boston and other officials who contend
they have not now the authority to curb
the illegal sale of liquor. Proponents
Of the measure further asserted that the
legislation is vital if Massachusetts cx-
poets to coutrol .boutleggerS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
WESTMINSTER MAN
KILLED IN RUNAWAY
George Lawrence Taken TO Bellows Falls
Hospital Yesterday After Sled
Passed Over Him.
Especial TO The Reformer.J
M-ESTNIINSTER ALnrl


George Lawrence. a man of middle age.
was killed in a runaway accident Tuesday
morning in Bellows Falls. He was draw
ing wood for George Hall and had reached
his destination and was unloading his
load of wood at Mrs. Franklu's residence
on Westminster street. Bellows Falls,
when the horses became frightened by a
passing train.
Mr.. Lawrence went for the horses
head to stop them and in doing 50 was
knocked down. the forward sled passing
over him. He was rendered unconscious
Upon being taken the Rockingham hos
pital it was found that his condition was
critical. one lung being punctured and
his head badly hurt. IIsss brptheFS Horace
Lawrence of Cambridgcport. was sent fui
aud arrived at the hospital a short time
before his death. He leaves a daughter IN
Conway and son in Peterboro y. H.
He had worked for different persons IN
Westminster the past few years. Ii was
the first time he had driven Mr.. Halls
team. he going with them in place of Mr.
billiard, the usual driver.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
ORIENTAL PLAY
WELL PRESENTED
Katcha-KOo Given Excel
lent Performance by
Company of 200
STORM INTERFERES
WITH ATTENDANCE
Play beautifully Staged and GorgeOusIy
COstumed-BOth Principal and Chorus
Deserving of Much Credit Another
Performance Tonight.

One Of the most beautifully staged
and most gorgeously coStumed amateur
productions given in BrattIeboro in
many years was presented in the Audi
torium last night II was the Oriental
American musical fantasy. Katcha Koo,
and the performance was the first of two.
given under the auspices of the Vermont
Wheel club. The production was re-
hearsed and staged under the direction
of Phil d. Merriam for the John B.
Rogers Producing Co. the same company
which pat on Miss Bob White for the
Womans club last fall. and any play
which this company endorses has to be
first class
The night was anything but propi-
tiouS. the thaw aud downpour of rain
making travelling conditions the worst in
"A long time. and the effect was reelected
in the audience. which was only of fair
size. With improved travelling and with
the stimulus of last nights excellent per
formance. the company ought to be
greeted by a large house tonight.
There are two scenes in katcha-koo.
the first laid in India and the second
in America. and the music in each is
typical. The Indian scene was very
much out of the ordinary. introducing
oriental SplendOr in rich coloring in the
private temple of the Maharajah The
American scene after the climax Of the
plot which transfers the cast to this
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
BAPTIST WOMEN
TO PRESENT PLAY
Local Professional and Business Men to
Appear as Children in Miss krOss-
berry's kindergarten.

Miss KrosSberry's kindergarten to be
given by the Woman's society Of the
First Baptist church at Odd Fellows,
temple tomorrow evening Is a realistic
representation of session of kinder
garten. The childrcn's parts, boys and
girls. will be taken by - well known
professional and business men.
The east includes several of the lead
ing singers of the town and others nor
as we'll known. The teacher viii be
Miss Sylvia Crosby who has given much
time to the instruction Of hcr Young
charges Mrs. 4 l.. Maynard win take
the role Of a critical mother. The mu-
sic and general management of the en-
trrtainment has been under the direction
of Mrs G. Il. Brownell. whose work is
too we'll known 10 need further words.
Earl \. Braman will be the accompan-
st.
The kindergarten entertainment has
been given successfully in other places.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
MODERN WOODMEN'S
LADIES' NIGHT
Supper Followed by Moving Pictures
and Talk by State Deputy-Na-
tiOnal Organizer Here i'm MAY.

Brattlcboro camp. VI. W. A.. observed
ladies' night last evening. when supper
was served. after which moving pictures.
The Value of Life. and Who Is My
Neighbor, We're shown by State Deputy
George +. Baldwin of Concord. y. H.
During the pictures Mr. Baldwin
spoke of the work done by the organ
ization which has, in connection with its
fratcrnal life benefits one of the best
equipped SanitariumS for the free treat
mcnt of its beneficial members who be-
come affected with tuberculosis During
the past II years over 1000 of its mem
bers have been treated. 43 per cent of
them being cured. Mr.. Baldwin also
stated that there are more than II 600
camps with over 100000 members and
that the average annual growth was
about 1O0.000 new members.
1t was announced that Brattlehoro
camp WAS making plans to have class
of - candidates for adoption May IS
when Supreme National Organizer RaIph
f.. Johnson will visit this camp in his
tour of the New England district or
ganiziuS new camps.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
WEST CHEsTERFIELp.
obserres 4oth Annirerearn

Mrs. Cora Chamberlain invited the
members of the ladies' society 10 be pres
cnt at a dinner given by her March at
her home Mrs Chamberlain did not
mention that it was her 40th wedding
anniversary but nevertheless the women
learned of it and went prepared to help
them celebrate y bountiful dinner. con-
sisting of roast pork. dressing. mashed
potatoes. turnips peas. jelly and pickles.
and for dessert a variety of pies, cakes and
pineapple college ice. was served by the
host to Il women besides Mr.. and Mrs.
chamberlain and son. Elmer. of Keene.
After dinner Mrs Anna Stoddard. in be-
half of the ladies' society. presented them
linen tablecloth and an original poem
was read by Mrs Matte Carey
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
MUMNIFIED FAT MAN.
Is Being Preserved at Wistar Institute
. Rare Example of AdipOcere.

Is Beng preserved at NlStar institute
. Rare Example of AdiDOcere.
The mummificd body of a fat man.
an early resident of Philadelphia. is be
ing preserved at the Wistar Institute of
anatomy and Biology as rare example
of adipOceTc. 4 substance which is a soft
waXy mass resembling soap. According
10 officials the man was Wilhelm Won
EIlenbergcr. who lived in the city when
it w?% the canital of the United States
and George Washington was president.
In 1892 Von Ellenberger fell victim to
the yellow fever plague and was buried
in pottcr's field. then on the outskirts
of the city. Many years Of burial in
the moist soil of the field gradually
converted the body into an adipocerc
mummy and when the field was turned
into a public square the body was eX-
humcd by workmen and identified.
DIR Henry II. Donaldson of the Wis
tar Institute staff said recently that the
mummified condition. while not common.
sometimes occurs when many bodies are
buried together and that the specimen
while not unique is unusually good
The mummies Of three Egyptians
which occupy Il place at the Institute
with Won Ellenberger arc not as well
preserved as the latter. This was ac-
counted for in that they were dried while
being mummiiicd and the tissues shrunk.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
Red Men S Hall

Wednesday. March s. J.. m.-Triumph
lodge, No. l33, :. +. OF y, will hold a
regular meeting.
uIar meeting of Pocahontas council. No.
4. ID. of r. Rehearsal. Every member
of the degree team is urged to be pres
cnt,
Friday. March 10. s p. m-Regular
meeting of Quonektcut tribe. No ,.
o. r. n Adoption degree. Degree
for rehearsal
Dance every Saturday night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
W1ightResignS As Treasurer
Williams Is His Successor

State auditors are Still ut work on the
towns tangled finances and it now looks
as if it would be some little time before
a final statement can be made Police of
ficers are said TO be trying to locate a
man alleged to have induced Miss Eliza
beth Kenney. Wright'S household and ac-
counting assistant to invest money in
worthless securities.
Up to this morning Miss Kenney had
not been able to furnish $4,000 bail and
was still in the county jail at Greenfield
Milton l.. Davis, well-known Spring
field Mass. lawyer. was retained as her
counsel yesterday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
INSURGENTS TAKE
LIMERICK JAIL
City Quiet This Morning - Provisional
Government Working for
Peace

LIMERICK, Ireland. March S.-Iarge
forces of regular Irish Republican army
troops are now in Limerick occupying the
Williams street barracks and five of the
other barracks located here, They have
also taken over the local Jail. British
troops are still occupying the new bar
racks and the ordnance building.
The ordinary police duties are being
performed BY Irish Republican army
regulars. THE city was quiet this morn
ing.
Richard A1ucahy. the Dail minister of
defense, and other provisional government
representatives. are here negotiating with
the inSursent Republican troops.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
Limitations of Teachers.

Mrs Hatfield accosted colored wom-
an who was passing. "Do YOU know
anyone | can hire to help me clean
houSe?
Nom | amt KNOWN any colored
ladies what needs work. but I knows a
colored man what cleans windows and
does some other kinds of housecleanin'
What does he charge?"
Sixty cents an hour.
Why. he makes more than soma
, school teachers, doesn't hey'
''Yesm: but school teachers only has
to use de haids Judge
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
BAILEY TO START
ON LONG TRIP
BrattIeboros Heavyweight Wrestler
HoDes to Meet Lewis Again i'm
Championship Match

George Farmer Bailey. heavyweight
wrestling champion of New England
who has been training at his home ON
Canal Street the past two weeks. left
the United States to meet some of the
foremost wreStlers
This season he has taken part in ~
matches and has lost but one to Stan
iSlauS Zbyszko former worlds champion
Mr.. Bailey says he never was in better
condition in his career than now, and
hopes to secure another match with
Lewis for the championship before his
return. His trip Will take him into the
South and to the Pacific coast
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
HOUSE REPUBLICANS
PAT ON BONUS
Fight for Sales Tax Expected In Senate
-F0rdney Predicts Little
Trouble In House

WASHINGTON. March S.-Attcr
weeks of work and worry the house ways
and means committee majority has
evolved soldiers bonus bill Non which
it apparently intends to stand pat Chair
man Fordney and his co-wOrkers believe
it viii encounter only comparatively fec
bic opposition.
Just what will happen to the bill in
more or less prObcmatical. Since PreSi-
dent Harding advised the house commit
tee to pay the bonus by sales tax or
postpone the legislation it is expected
that sales tax proponents in the senate
viii rcncw their fight for that kind of Il
levy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
ANARCHY IN CRINIEA
Famine Stricken Peasants Wreck Houses
to Get Food

LONDON. March S-Anarchy has
broken out in several Crimean districts
because of famine conditions. says a
Central News despatch from HelSing-
fors today quoting a newspaper there.
1t IS asserted mobs of hunger stricken
peasants have wrecked houses. shops and
public buildings and carried off all the
food they could find.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
Pickets Get Workers Out.

PAWTUCKET r. l.. March S-A
crowd of textile pickets in East Proyi-
dence made Il demonstration near the
Glenlyon Dye works in PhillipStlale this
morning. Labor leaders said that subSc-
quentiy a majority Of the workers left
the plant. Officials of the company as
serted that only about 30 of the 100
operatives quit work. They added that
the Glcnlyon print works were not
affected.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
DEMONSTRATIONS
ARE POSTPONED
Head of Home Economics Department
Called Back to Burlingt0n-Dates
TO BE Filled i'm April.

The meetings for food demonstrations
which had been planned for Nottingham
"Wednesday, Guiiford and West Brattle-
boro Thursday and Rockingham Friday
have been postponed until some date in
April. This postponement was made nee
eSSary because Miss Lydia NJ Potter.
head Of the home economics department
of the University of Vermont extension
service was obliged to return to Burling-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
Special To The Reformcr.)
NORTHFIEIn. Mass. March

Warren j. Wright, whose accounts
are under investigation by state audi
tors and appear to be short from $4,000
to $1,000. felcphoned his resignation as
town treasurer TO the selectmen this
morning. saving that formal notice of his
action would be sent through the mail
at once.
The sclectmen have appointed Frank
Williams treasurer TO succeed Mr..
Wright
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
AMERICAN CITIZEN KILLED.
State Department; Gets Rrpert es Murder
i'm Mexico.

WASHINGTON. March S.-Alrxander
Mathernc an American citizen. was muir
dered at Los Narangos. state of Vera
Cruz. on the night of March =. the state
department was advised today by Vice
Consul HickerSou at Tampico.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08

OUTLOOK BETTER
President Reports Splendid
Progress In Dissipating
Difficulty
MOVING TOWARD
REAL BALANCE
Producers and Consumers Prices Near
Adjustment =, Prosperity and Conf
dence In Agriculture Will Help Whole
Business Situation.


WASHINGTON, March S.-Declara-
tion that I'VE are making splendid prog
ress toward dissipation of our agricul-
tural difficulty" is made by President
Harding i'm letter to Eugene V. Meyer,
jr.. manufacturing director of the war
finance corporation. made public today
nj the White House. The President in
his letter said cheering evidence has
been presented to show that I'VE are
moving fast toward establishing that
necessary balance between the selling
price of producer and the cost of the
consumer.
II think we all recognize" the Pres
ident added that when ability. pros
perity and confidence shall have been re
stored to agriculture the country will
have progressed far on the way to general
resumption Of prosperous activity"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
Methodist Episcopal Church

Tonight. 7.30 o'clock-Meeting of the
Women'S Home Missionary society in the
vestry. All members are urged To be
present aS important business Is 10 be
transacted.
Friday. March 10. at 80 p. m.-Reg-
ular prayer meeting in the yestry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
Universalist Church

The meeting of the Junior Union will
be postponed until next week.
The Daughters Circle will hold food
sale in the Red Cross room town hall
building Saturday afternoon. March IL.
Mrs Flagg's class will hold candy sale
at the same place and time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
Centre Congregational Church

Thursday. March O. $50 p.,m.-Monthly
supper and meeting of the brotherhood. 4
talk will be given on Spain by Francis
Romero of Gibraltar. Mr.. Romero will
tell Of the experiences Of Il Spaniard in
America.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
Game to the Last.

An editor was dying. but when the
doctor bent over. placed his ear on his
breast and said, Poor man. Circua
tioa almost gone." the dying editor
shouted: You're liar! We have the
largest circulation in the county -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-08
Old.Time Chiralrr.

Indignant I.ady-Sir, when | was
your age. a young man would not let
woman stand up IN the subway
Young Man-When you were my age,
madam. people still went about in stage
coaches.--Le Journal Amusant (Paris).