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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-28
Women Attack WOrlmen.

UNIONTOWN, Pa, April 28.-A mob
of foreign-born women, armed with
knives, clubs, stones. pokers and pepper
shakers, yesterday monring descended on
Tower Hill mine No = of the Tower Hill
Coal & Coke Co. near here and made a
vigorous onslaught on workers at the
mine.
Deputies on guard at the pits tried to
drive the maddened women off. but the
angry amazons turned on them and were
beating them slowly backward toward
the pit entrances when state troopers ar
rived.
Not a whit awed by the appearance of
the "Cossacks," as members of the con-
stabulary are known in the mining re-
gions. the women turned on the troopers
and waged a merry battle with them for
several minutes. Averse to using harsh
methods, the troopers were finally com
PEELED to bring into play a real show of
force before order was restored. Three
of the women were arrested and war
rants issued for FIVE more.
According to reports the mob was
made up of wives, sisters, mothers and
daughters of striking miners, who were
peeved because certain of the men We're
permitted to work to prevent the pits
from flooding while their bread-winners
were forced into idleness by the strike.
At least six men suffered bruises and
bad cuts during the attacks. Many more
had red pepper thrown in their faces
and several were suffering from its effects
on their eyes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-28
$3.50 TO
MRS. CHAMBERLIN
Which She Sold Piano Which
Brother Took Possession of.

In Wlndham county court last evening
the jury in the case of Mrs. Ina NJ.
Chamberlin of Bennington against her
brother, George Rice of Brattleboro, re
turned a verdict about S.15 o'clock for
the plaintiff to recover $3.50. which was
the price for which she sold piano, the
value of which she sought to have her
brother pay. Court then took a recess to
Monday afternoon at , o'clock.
Mrs. Chamberlin bought the piano in
1903 and kept it until last October, when
She broke. up housekeeping on South
Main street and sold the piano to John
Il. Austin When the instrument was be
ing delivered Mr.. Rice took possession of
it and moved it to a store-room and later
to his house on South Main street.
The defendant claimed that in 1912 she
gave him a bill of sale for the piano, and
he claimed ii was his and he had right
to take it. In answer to that Mrs. Cham
Eerlin said there came Il time when she
needed some money and executed infor-
maly bill of sale of the piano to her
brother, but he paid nothing and in 1918
in a letter written TO another sister he
made the statement that he had deS-
tloyed the note as he never had paid Mrs.
Ghamberlin anything. This part Of the
letter was written in pencil and followed
the main letter. which was in ink. The
defense claimed that the part written in
pencil was a forgery.
Attorney Il. w. Gibson appeared for
Mrs. Chamberlin and Attorney H. @.
Barber for Mr.. Rice.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-28
CONGREGATIONALIST
CONFERENCE
Annual Meeting with Vermont Mission
airy Society to Be Held in
Springfield, May 9-11.

SPRINGFIELD. April 2S.-Rev.
Clement G.. Clarke, chairman of the com
mittee on arrangements announces the
program for the annual meeting of the
Vermont Congregational conference and
Vermont Domestic Missionary society
which is to be held in the Congregational
church in Springfield May 8 to IL. The
general theme for the conference Will be
An Imperious Christianity, being partly
suggested by the text go out into the
highways and hedges and constrain them
to come in Judge Frank i. Fish OF
Vergennes will preside over the meeting
of the conference and Dean George Fl.
Perkins of Burlington will preside over
the meeting of the Missionary society.
Out-Of-state speakers will be Rev
Herbert A Jump of Manchester, \. H..
on the topic, The Note of Authority i'll the
Churches Relation to Industry; Rev.
ford, Conn. on The COntagiOn of the Cos
pel Prof William f. Hooking, Ph. D.,
of Harvard university on Not as the
Scribes: Miss Louise Pettibone Smith of
Wellesley college on The College, Com
munity Asset, and Rev. Charles G.. Mer-
rill of Chicago, H., on The Administra-
tion of Christianity.
In state speakers include John NJ.
COmstock of Chelsea, Prin. Theodore II.
Wilson of st. JOhnsbury, Rev. Herbert J.
Hinman of Lyndonville, Rev. W. c. Clark
of Bakersfield, Rev. George g. Ross OF
South Hero.
The conference begins Tuesday after
noon, May o, and extends to Thursday
noon, May IL. e. J. Fullam of Spring
field is chairman of the entertainment
committee An important item of busi-
ness will be the election of a new secre-
tary to succeed Rev. Charles {. Merrill.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-28
FRENCH DIVIDED
AMONG THEMSELVES
BarthOu Going Home to Try and Bring
Government to Terms ON
Genoa Problems.

GENOA. April 2S (Associated Press).
-Divergency has developed between the
French delegation at the Genoa confer
ence and the government in Paris and
Louis Barthou, head of the delegation,
has telegraphed Premier Poincare for
permission to spend two days in the
French capital to confer on the situation.
The Havas agency stated today that NJ.
Barthou would go to Paris Saturday
morning.
French opinion at home is pointed to
as being Influenced by numbers of depu
ties who fought in the war and who want
full satisfaction for Frances terrible
losses
The conference sub-commission on
Russian affairs today had under consid-
Grafton the draft of the document of the
allied powers final proposal to Soviet
Russia In thus laying their cards on the
table the allied leaders hope to clear up
the Russian question, the most important
subject remaining before the conference
An indication that the Russians will
insist on maintaining the principles of
naturalization of property in Russia was
given in their statement last night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-28
FIRE SWEEPS PART
.ea| OF WATER FRONT
Last Plant, Hotel and Eight Tenements
Burn AT Lynn-Many Rescues
by Police.

LYNN, Mass, April 2S-The water
front district here was partly burned to-
day by fire that destroyed the plant of
the Victor Last Co. the old Tibbetts
hotel and eight tenement houses before
it was apparently controlled. No eSti-
mates of the loss are given but $4,000
appeared to be a conservative estimate.
Several persons We're rescued from the
burning building Police took out from
the third story of a house on Washington
street James Hall. an invalid, and from
another house near by Mrs. Mary Day.
So years old. ...
\ general alarm was sounded and as
sstance asked from Peabody, Salem and
Swampscott. The fire was fought against
the handicap of high wind that swept
across the district blowing sparks into
adjoining buildings s-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-28
TO SELL IT. n. Walls LIBRARY.
Books that Morristown Would Not Ac-
cept Going at Auction.

NEW YORK. April Is. - OF more
than passing interest in the book world
is the approaching sale of the late Theo-
dore n Wallis library, which will be
offered to the public at the Anderson
Galleries during the coming week. The
sale starts on the afternoon of Tuesday
and continues each day for the rest of
the week Night sales will be held on
Tuesday and Wednesday.
According to the will of Mr.. Vail, the
entire library was to have been passed
on intact to Morrisville, n. J., but
through a failure on the part of the
town to assume certain obligations the
bequest was not carried out and the gift
was diverted to auction room channels.
The library comprises a large variety
Of the choicest colored plate books by
Aiken. Cruikshank and Rowlandson; an
extensive collection of the first editions
of Dickens and Thaekeray, the former
with manuscripts and original draw
ings.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-28
HONORS READ At
ASSEMBLY TODAY
Assignments Announced in
High School for Com
mencement
LETTERS AWARDED
PARALLEL BAR MEN
Honor Roll of 62 Students Who Main
tanned Average of so Per Cent or
More in All Studies in Past Two
MOnths-Coach Stolte Speaks.

Many honors for pupils of the high
school were announced this morning in
a special assembly, when letters were
awarded to the parallel bar team, the
honor roll for March and April was read
and the assignments of parts at com
mencement were announced.
The assignments for commencement
are as follows: President 5 address,
William Moreton; class oration, Philip
Wheeler; ivy oration, Howard Rice;
class essay, Mary Grady, class ode,
Helen Woodwork; class prophecy, Mar
ion Laughton and Frank o 'Brien; class
history, Mary Butterfield, Evelyn Aus
tin, Laura Hoadlev and Frank Shum-
way. The ivy ode this year is to be de
clded by competition, ali members OF the
senior class being eligible to submit an
ode except those who already have been
assigned commencement parts. The
writer of the. best ode will give it at
commencement.
The honor roll OF the 62 students who
maintained an average OF so per cent or
better in all of their studies for the last
two months was as follows:
Seniors and Post -Graduates-Evelyn
Austin Mary Butterfield, Gladys Cha
pin, Lawrence Day, Mary Grady, Evelyn
Hamilton, Amy Johnson, Marion Laugh
ton. Rhona Patterson, Howard Bice, jr.,
Frank Shumway, Beatrice Stearns, Mil
dred Taft. Philip Wheeler. Nina Wood.
Juniors-Howard Aplin, Marjorie Ba-
ker, Paul Bishop. Alice Boyden, TruX-
ton Britain, Beatrice Cobb, Leona Cobb,
Helen Dalrymple, Ruth Darling, Doro-
thy Edwards, Howard Hebert, Alton
! Lynde. Meude Moore. Marjorie Pier.
/ Elena Pike, Mary Putnam, Ruth Reed,
Eleanor Rogers, Elizabeth Schwenk,
Pauline Shaw, Merle Stone, Grace
Thomas, Cheney Williams.
Sophomores-Arehe Adams, Maurice
Austin. Mary Carey Roy Carpenter, Or
vile Dunklee, Margaret Danyew, Mar
garet French, Frederick Knight, Alice
o 'Brien, Grace Pierson. John Russell.
Lorenzo Coler'an, Lorraine Strouse,
Robert Wagg, Winifred Foster.
Mary Amato, Elizabeth
Amidon, Mary Crane. Marjorie Crosby,
| Olive Gray, Esther Howe, Cecile Hlues-
| It's. katherine Locke. William Williams.
After Coach Stolte had given a short
I talk commending the work of the paral-
| lei bar team in the annual gymnasium
{ oNhibtion. Principal Ernest r. CaveTly
| Nwarded the letters to these members of
The team: Harold Wagner. Victor Man
] ley, Frank Miller. Edward Plumb. Cles-
SAINT Roberts, John Lawton. Harold
/ Dovo. RAYMOND Wells. Lester Haywood,
| Philip Wheeler. Edmund Manley. Eu-
gene Moran. Fred Robbins.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-28
PASTOR ADDRESSES WOMEN
Talks At Greenfield On Psychology of
Women i'm Government.

GREENFIELD. Mass, April Is
The Psychology of Woman in Govern
ment was the subject of an address in an
open meeting last night of the league
of women voters held in high school hall
by Rev w Henry Mclean of the First
Methodist church His subject was a
consideration of the. fundamental place
of woman in the race; that present
forms of government are but the partial
realization of race ideals :the part woman
plays in creating the ideals of ma
ton: the forms of government in which
she will best succeed the particular ma
tional improvements which woman
should and can successfully support.
Every modern idea of life and every
issue in government is but an expression
If some fundamental human instinct said
Mr.. Mclean and these instincts he con
sidered.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-28
NEW LITTLE CITY
IS SPRINGING Up
Over 400 Men Employed on
Nottingham Dam
Project
ALL NEW POWER
ABSORBED AT ONCE
Sterilization of Power VIII BE Very
Valuable - $4,000, GOO in Stocks and
I50nds to Be Sold - Tunnel May De
Increased to Four Miles.

Valuable - $4,000 GOO in Stocks and
I50nds to Be Sold - Tunnel May Be
Increased to Four Miles.
There are now about 400 to 500 men at
work on the construction of the new dam
for the New England Power Co. on the
Deerfield river. about three-quarters of
mile below the Nottingham station in the
town of Whitingham. All available ac-
commodations in Nottingham and Will
mington are being taxed to the utmost,
and a new little city is springing up.
One of Whitingham's lumber dealers has
has sold 100000 feet of lumber to the
Power Co. and fair size boom is on in
Nottingham.
This project has been in the minds of
the engineers for n number of years, but
it was not deemed advisable to go ahead
with the construction until the cost of
materials and labor was somewhere near
normal. The site for the dam has been
very carefully engineered and the propo-
sition Is recommended not only by the en-
gineers of the New England Power Co.
itself but by the consulting engineer, Al
bert S. Crane of the J. G. White Engi-
neering Corporation of New York city.
1t is the biggest forward step taken by
tue power companies 1Of Il NUMBER or
years, and it is estimated that it will add
at least 30 per cent to the output of
hydro-electric energy on the Deerfield
river and viii add % per cent to the
output of hydro-electric energy of the
whole New England co. power system.
The work is very attractive because it
requires very little transmission lines ex-
tension. All new power will be absorbed
by the system as soon as it is generated
The dam IS being built to equa1ize the
flow of the river and it will mean that
the company will have power the year
round, which is almost unheard of in any
present water power system. Since fuc-
tuation of water conditions is very hard
on voltage regulation, the stabilization
secured viii prove very valuable
Plans for the power house in connec-
tion with this new project are not as yet
available. 1t is estimated that the addi-
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-28
RATS FREED A MURDERER.
Destroyed Evidence. Ate Records in Mon
treai Court House

To save valuable legal records from
destruction an official rat catcher has
been appointed for the Montreal court
house. According to Judges and court
officials there is an excellent opening for
a Pied Piper here. Notes of official stem
ographers were eaten by rats during the
night A judge lost his gown and silk
hat from the closet in his chambers. Civil
suits involving valuable property were de-
layed through the disappearance of rec
ords Finally. when Exhibit A" in a
murder trial was eaten, and the prisoner
had to be liberated from lack of evidence.
the authorities decided it was time to
take action.
Cats were introduced at first to stem
the growing tide. but the most industrious
cats soon wearied of carnage. Terriers
followed, with similar results Traps of
all types were set at night in the corri-
dors Of Justice and all exacted heavy toll.
but the rats multiplied. Finally the rat
catcher was named and installed
BY means of a poison. the formula of
which is kept secret. the rat hosts grad
uaIly have been diminished, the authori-
ties say. The consumption of note books,
judgments. evidence, exhibits and silk
hats has fallen off appreciably, according
TO latest reports.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-28
CAPTURE NAKED MAN
Ezra NOyes Committed to County Farm
in WeStmOreland.

KEENE. \. n. April 2S.-C1ad only
in the clothes which God gave him, Ezra
Noyes, aged g., was found in the hay
barn of Adelbert Blake. located on the
road between East Swanzey and Rich
mond. yesterday morning. He was
brought to Keene and examined by physi-
clans. He was take to the county farm
at Westmoreland until relatives may be
reached. 1t is believed the man has a
brother in Weathersfeld. VT, where he
claims his home
When found the man claimed that he
had been bathing in the brook and had
undressed in the barn. His actions were
noculiar and DIR. A. w. Hopkins of West
Swanzey was called and the selectmen
of the town notified. The man was
brought to Keene and examined further
before it was decided TO commit him to
the county farm. ......
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-28
ANNIVERSARY OF
ODD FELLOWSHIP
Public Meeting in Temple Tonight at 8
O'clock, When Rev. Edwin p. Wood
Will Give Address.

An observance of the l03d anniver
sary of the founding Of Odd Fellowship
in America viii be held tonight in Odd
Fellows temple. The program viii be
in at clock
The meeting win be open to all Odd
Fellows, Rebekahs and their friends.
and an interesting program Is assured.
Rev Edwin T.. Wood pastor of the
First Universalist church, win give the
address of the evening Refreshments
will be served
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-28
THINK SCHOOL
TEACHER MURDERED
Body of Miss Hanna Found in UnOc-
cupied Parsonage - Was Ap-
preaching Maternity.

HOOPERSTOWN, Ill.,, April 2S.-
Announcement today by the coroner's
physician that Miss Gertrude Hanna, -,
former school teacher whose body was
found late yesterday in the unoccupied
United Presbyterian church parsonage
here, was approaching maternity in
creased their conviction, county authori-
ties said, that she was murdered. Her
wrist gave evidence of having been
bound tightly for an extended period al
though no rope nor wire was found near
the body. No other marks of violence
were found
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-28
SPIKES PULLED,
TRAIN DITCHED
Locomotive and Eight Cars
Derailed Near Worcester
Last Night
THOUGHT WORK OF
I i TRAIN WRECKERS
Railroad Officials Say 1t Was Malicious
Attempt to Damage Boston and Al
bany Property Engineer and E1Te-
man Jump and Escape.

WORCESTER. Mass, April 2S.-A
locomotive and eight freight cars were
derailed and more than $4,000 damage
done to rolling stock, merchandise and
road bed near Southville at 10,40 last
night as the result of an alleged NAL
icious attempt to cause damage to Bos-
ton & Albany property according to
railroad officials.
The derailment was caused by the re-
moval of spikes from the rails. The
engineer and fireman of the train jumped
to safety. The railroad police are in
vestigating.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-28
BOMB THREATS AT
CENTRAL FALLS, r. /.
House Owners Warned to Eviet People
Working in Cotton Mills--WOrk-
man Attacked.

CENTRAL FALLS. K. April 2S.
Owners of tenement houses occupied
by mill operatives who are working have
received letters threatening to bomb
their property unless they ordered the
operatives out, the police said today.
The letters were unsigned.
Louis G.. Weisey, an employe at the
cmploye at the Jenckes Spinning Co. mill
was attacked by four men today. At the
hospital it was said he was probably suf-
fering from a fractured skull.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-28
30 Evidence OF Violenee.

DANyILLE, Ill.,, April 2S.-No evil
dence of violence was found on the body
cf Miss Gertrude Hanna, according to
DR.. f. A. Baumgart, after an autopsy.
Dr. Baumgart stated that she had been
dead only a short time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-28
FORD's FORD Is STOLEN.
Manufacturer Takes New One While
Police Search for Old One.

DETROIT, Mich. April %. = Henry
Ford called the police by telephone yes
terday and notified them of the loss of
his automobile Wednesday night.
What kind of car was it," the po-
lice clerk asked.
why, a Ford, of course" Mr.. Ford
answered.
The manufacturer went to one of his
factories and took a new car from a
store room yesterday morning. The po-
lice have no trace of the old one.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-28
WEIGH GARAGE IN
HINSDALE BURN
international Truck and Chalmers Also
Destroyed Loss Several Thous-
and DoIlars-Cause Unknown.
Special to The Reformer.)

HINNDALE, n. II, April 3.
d. p. WEIGH 5 garage on Canal street
was practically destroyed by IRE about
l2.30 o clock this morning. causing loss
II several thousand dollars. Two auto
@obiles. an international truck belong
.ng to Mr.. Welch and a Chalmers tour
'ng car belonging to Francis Stetson.
lso were destroyed.
Mr.. Wclch was away with another car
shing at the time of the fire. the origin
which IS not known. Tt is understood
hat an automobile party passing dis
T"va-ed the fire and gave the alarm.
The loss to the garage and truck was
artially covered by insurance. Mr..
Stetson carried no insurance on his car,
'ravino recently BOUGHT it second hand
and taken it to the garage.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-28
COTTON MILL TO
REOPEN MONDAY
sumo Full Schedule of 56 Hours
About 275 Hands Employed.

Announcement was made today by Da-
vid Grove. superintendent of the Fort
Drummer cotton MILL that the mill would
"eopen Monday morning, after having
been closed down three weeks. It will
open on a fuIl-time schedule of 56 hours.
About 275 hands are employed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-28
HINSDALE MAN SENTENCED
William Redding Must Work Out Fine
of $50 at so Cents a Day.

KEENE, n. H., April 2S.-In the su-
perior court yesterday, William Redding
of Hinsdale. who had previously pleaded
nolo to a charge of breaking and enter
ing store in HinsdaIe where he re-
sides, was sentenced to serve a year at
the Jail in Manchester, suspended on
condition that he work out a fine of $50
at the house of correction at Westmore-
land at the rate of 30 cents per day
Redding was indicted by the grand jury
of the present term of court
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-28
$4,000 Fire at HoIyoke

HOLYOKE, Mass. April 2S-Damage
at $4,000 was done by fire
early today in the building of Collins &
Murray Inc, furniture dealers. the blaze
in the basement. The origin
is not known.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-28
Masonic Temple

%. knights Templar, of Greenfield,
Mass. has invited Beauseant commando
cry to attend the official inspection of
Connecticut Valley commandery Tues
day evening, May 2. Dinner at 6.15. All
Sir knights attend who can do so CON
veniently.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-28
SACRAMENTO COUNCIL
PROHIBITS MEN SHAVING.

SACRAMENTO, Cal, April 2s.-
The city council passed an emer-
gency measure last night prohibiting
men here from shaving until the day
of 40 celebration is concluded May
2S.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-28
Odd Fellows Temple

Monday, May Regular meeting of
Wantastiquet lodge, No. s. The first de-
gree will be conferred
All Odd Fellows, Rebekahs and
friends are cordially invited to attend the
103d anniversary of the founding of Odd
Fellowship in America, which viii be
held in Odd Fellows temple Friday, April
2S, at s p. N. Rev. r. p. Wood viii be
the speaker. Rebekahs please bring cake.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-28
Red Men S Hall

Friday, April 2S, p. m-Regular
meeting of Quonekticut tribe, No. 2.
Chiefs degree. Corn and venison. Every
member is urged to be present, as there
will be something different.
Dance every Saturday night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-28
WINS s60O,OOO SQUATTER LAND
Concord, N H.. Man Given Verdict In
Federal Court At Indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS. April 2S.-John S
Putney of Concord. \. H.. yesterday
won joint title in federal court here to
80 acres in the Calumet Industrial region
said to be valued at S600,000 Putney
and Charles H. Sebbins of Chicago
claimed ownership under a title granted
to them in 1908 by Isaac r. Hit.
Squatter sovereignty was claimed bv
persons who settled on the land in 1876
when it was regarded as worthless.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-28
THE WEATHER.
Fair and Continued Cold Tonight and
Saturday-Frosts Tonight.

WASHINGTON. April IS. - The
weather forecast: Fair and continued
cold tonight and Saturday. Frosts to-
night. Fresh northwest winds
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-28
GEORGE III. GRAHAM DEAD
Number of Massachusetts, Fish and Game
Commission for Eight Years

2 SPRINGFIELD. Mass, April Is
George II. Graham. 81, for eight years
commission. and a widely known au-
thority on fish and game conservation,
died at his home late last night after a
brief Illness.