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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-23
STATION CONTRACT
WORK ABOUT DONE
Engineer Eaton of st. Adams Leaves
for Home-New Freight House
Finished by End of Year.

Practically all the contract work on
the exterior Of the new Central Vermont
railroad freight station is completed.
The IL. Wales Lines Co of AIeriden.
Conn has removed all its working mate
rial and other paraphernalia from the
lob. the Hassam Paving Co of Worces-
ter. Mass. has completed all the paving
work. and almost all the plumbing, con
tracted for by the Fitch Plumbing &
Heating Co. has been done There re-
mains only the electric wiring which is
to be done by Horton ID. Walker.
The only work which remains on the
freight station building is now being
done by Il force Of the railroads own car
penters who are building the addition on
the northern end. which is TO contain the
office, and who will renova+e the interior
of the old freight station which forms the
nucleus of the new building.
Engineer A. &. Eaton of the Central
Vermont Railway Co.. who has been in
charge of the work up TO its present
part of the work being finished. Mr..
Eaton said that the extremely favorable
weather this fall helped wonderfully to-
ward the completion of the station. In
n few mere DAYS the roof on the new
section will be completed. and then. re
gardleSS of the weather, the work on the
interior can progress without hitch.
Mr.. Eaton was uhdole 10 give Il ueh-
mite date as to when the new freight
house would be ready, but from present
indications he said that the end of this
year should see the station ready for
use.
The paving at the west side of the pas
senger station has been completed and
the work has improved the appearance OF
the station grounds remarkably. Work
on Vernon street. which is being paved
by the New Hampshire Cement COnstruc
tion Co. is progressing rapidly. and with
a continuance of favorable weather the
completion is not far away.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-23
NO HABEAS CORPUS
FOR CHILDERS
Judge Declares Him Soldier In War He
Had Helped to PrOduce-NO Juris-
dietiOn on Account of War.

DUBLIN. Nov. % Associated Press
Il writ of ha beas corpus was refused
Erskinc Childers, lieutenant of Eamonn
DE Valera, by the master of the rolls to-
day. TO an application by Patrick
Lynch. Childers's counsel, for a stay of
execution. the judge replied that he could
not give it. rs he had no jurisdiction.
In refusing the writ of habeas corpus
the master declared he must take judi
cial notice of the fact that southern Ire
land had been enduring a state of war
for months. and that plainly it was the
duty of the government, whether proyi-
sional or finally constituted to preserve
and save the country from destruction.
Force must be met by force.
Childers had entered the civil court
for protection, while proclaiming him
self "A soldier of, the Irish republic. The
answer must be that the courts jurisdic-
ton was ousted by the state of war.
which Childers himself had helped to
produce.
The master held that his ruling also
applied to the eight other prisoners.
whoSe names have not been announced
owing to the state of war. he had no
jurisdiction.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-23
THOMAS NJ. DOYLE
DIES IN HOME
Had Been Unable to Work for More
Than Year-FHneral in West Brat
tIebOrO Church Tomorrow.

Thomas NJ. Doyle IS. died in his
home near the so-called LeRay farm be-
yond West Brattleboro AZ S.15 o'clock
last evening. lie had been unable to
work since June 1921. but was confined
to his bed only about three weeks. death
resulting from complications.
MIR Doyle was a son of Mr.. and AIRS.
james Doyle of Ausable Forks, y. T..
where he was horn May 6. 1864. H
came 10 Brattleboro about 30 years ago
and about two years later married Miss
Leila Mather OF this place. He was i
mason by trade His only utilization
with Il, fraterual lga 5Eation was with
Quonekticut tribe of Red Men.
BESIDES his wife Mr. Doyle leaves FIVE
sons. II. Carroll. Elwin, Ralph. Arthur
and Wesley. all of whom live in Brat
tleboro exccpt Ralph, \ daughter. Ruth
A. Doyle died May -, last ut the age
of Il years.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon ut o'clock at the First Con
gregational church in West Brattleboro.
Rev Arthur V Woodwork, pastor. will
oficiate The burial will take place IN
Meeting House Hill cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-23
Biz Boston Welcome Awaits.

BOSTON, Nov. 23.-The tri-color of
France and the stars and stripes foated
side by side from many buildings today
in honor of Georges Clemenceau, who
was due to arrive from New York this
afternoon. Lieut. Gov Alyan 7. Fuller
headed a committee delegated to meet
him at the South station.
Plans were made for the war premier
of France to ride through a portion OF
the business district in an automobile.
with a military and naval escort, 10 the
city hall where Mayor Curley was to
receive him. Thence the route lay up
Beacon hill to the state house, with Il
brief stop for welcome from Governor
Cox in the hall of flags, and through the
Pack Bay district to the public library
and then to the home on Commonwealth
avenue af-M. ClemeHcean,s host, Francis
l.. Higginson. jr.
The arrangements We're 50 planned as
TO give the noted visitor ample time to
rest in preparation for his address in
fremont temple tomorrow afternoon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-23

on BOARD CLEAIENCEAU'S PRI-
NATE CAR EN- ROUTE TO BOSTON.
Nov. 23 (Associated Press .-Jubilant
that he had at least set America talking
about, France and French relations
Georges Clemenceau worked today on Il
new appeal and new broadside of
friendly criticism to be launched in his
Boston. speech.
The aged ex-premier of France was
keenly interested in news of how his
remarks were being received, especially
in official Washington. He told Col.
stephen BonSal, his tour conductor, that
some of the comment indicated that the
need for informatio III some quarters
was even greater than he had realized" +"
Between snatches of work, he paused
to gaze out the car window and admire
the scenery. He declared himself in
great form. and said he was ready 10
give his Boston auditors ''as much of his
heart" as he had given those in New
York which, he added, was 'all of it.
He was scheduled to arrive in Boston
mt 2.3O p. m. He will remain in BoS.
ton until Sunday. Then he will return
to New York for Il few hours and con-
tinue to Chicago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-23
DEPARTMENT HEADS
- GIVEN BANQUET
Party of ii from c. T.. Bradley Corpora
ton Dine and Exchange Ideas
at Wheel Club Rooms.

Ten foremen, three forewomen and J..
{. Bradley head of the G.. +. Bradley
corporations. making a party OF II. had q
banquet in the Vermont Wheel club
rooms last evening. rendered by the cor,
poration. which was Il success beyond
authorizations. 1t was the first get-to-
gether of the department heads since
the firm began making penholders III
1870. and was an OCCASION of much en-
iovment as well a. Of much practical
value, as in the shop talk which followed,
in which c. Bradley led. there was
an interchange of ideas that was OF in
tcrest TO everyone. The excellent APP
pointnents of the club rooms. which
many of the party had not seen. and
the tine service were free;F commented
upon.
The menu included vegetable soup,
fried chicken. potatoes, string beans
fruit salad ant pie Ia mode.
Those in the party were |. q Braq-
lev. Miss Sigrid +. Swanson. Mrs :,
r. Young, Mrs Gertrude 1armesky. r
R. BRADLEY. Harry McDurfee. Byror
Waldron. Edward Throckmorton. George
Worthlev. O. +. Moore. g b. Hail.
r. Switzer. J. H. REYNOLDS and r. Il
The corporation is now employi!nls
1913 hands. the largest number m lts
history.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-23
Fo11ge1~ Works oft Checks
ON B9uttIebOr0 Merchants
Slick Individual Gets Mon
ey on Name Of H. M.
SWeetland

The Willingness which many of the
merchants in town show in the matter of
the cashing of checks was demQnstrated
To the discontinue of four merchants
last night when four checks made
out to Joseph Martin and with the
forged signature of II. NJ. Sweetland.
nainter whose place of business is at a
Flat street. were returned to the mer-
chants who cashed the checks hast Mon
day. The total loss TO the merchants
amounts to $50. part OF wnieh was taken
ont in trade by the forger, who repre-
sented himself as being employed by Mr.
Sveetland The stores which lost
through the cashing of the checks were
= Ievesdue x Son, +. +. Perry 10,
Robbins and & Cowles and Joseph r.
Austin. Whether more checks were
caShed by the forger * not known, as the
four checks in question We're put through
the banks Tuesday and were not returned
until last night. There may be other
merchants who have lost money slni-
larlv and whose loss has not as yet come
to light because the checks have not been
deposited. s;oz
The man committing the forgerleS
spent practically the whole day In Brat
tieboro. He went to the Ieyesque meat
market about IL o'clock and cashed the
FIRST check and at $50 he cashed the
fourth check at the Austin store. \
good description of him was secured from
Mr.. Austin, who says he would know
waited on Martin, placed his. age n
Two of the checks were numbered z
iContinued on Page Eight)
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-23
HARVARD EXPECTS
TO DEFEAT YALE
Head Coach Fisher Starts Inspiriting
Slogan-NOt Sure Captain
Buell. Can Play.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, NOV. 23.--Har-
ward hopes to win from Yale. After days
of doubt following the double defeat OF
the Crimson eleven. first by Princeton
and then BY Brown. Undergraduate Har-
ward has changed its tune, largely as
result of word from coaches and players
of confidence in their ability 10 stop the
Blue attack. and 10 score enough TO WIN.
This feeling has been translated into a
slogan announced by Head Coach Bob
Fisher: I'VE are going 10 beat Yale.
Captain Buell. is wearing Yale Blue
tie. but not in surrender. Since his
freshman days the Crimson quarterback
has annually worn the ColOrs of the
enemy on the week preceding the engage
ment and he has Vet TO play on an
eleven that has. lost to Yale. He told
the undergraduates i'm mass meeting last
night that their team would win again.
Neither he nor Coach Fisher could say
whether Buell. would be ut the head of
his team when it takes the field at New
Haven Saturday. He is subject 10 in
jury. and not vet entirely recovered from
recent hurts In his absence George
Owen will act rs captain and Spalding
will be quarterback.
To reports that came from New York
that Percy II. Haughton would resume
his old place as head coach Of the Har-
ward team next fall. Maj. Fred w.
Moore graduate treasurer of athletics.
replied with the positive statement that
regardless of the result of Saturday :
game Fisher would be at the helm again.
The Crimson eleven was 10 put on a
sort of dress parade for the undergrad
yates in the stadium today after short
session of secret practice, and leave to-
morrow morning for the rest camp at
Derby. Conn. stopping for a short work
out in the Yale bowl.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-23
PHYSICIAN GETS
IN FEDERAL PRISON
.pathOlOgic Study of Prisoners
Three Friends Aid Him

PORTLAND. Ore. Nov 23.-Dr L.
J. Lenihan. sentenced 10 IL months in Il
federal prison on a charge of taking a
penitentiarv term in order to carry out
psychopathologic studies among conyicts.
He said he was graduate of Il large
university in the East. that he and sew
eral associates planned TO study Grim
inals at close range and that three of
his medical friends had been sentenced to
panitentiarieS -and now were serving
time. He gave the names of each. He
said two of them were in the Atlanta fed
eral penitentiary but would not tell
where the other was.
He said he had made numerous at
tempts to obtain a prison sentence in
New York. but each time had succeeded
in getting only Jail term.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-23
Red Men S Hall

Thursday. NOV. 23. 5 p. m.-Regular
,,oat;,,s of pocahontas council. No. 4.
n Of p Adoption Members of the de-
gree team. please be sure to be on hand
at 80 for short rehearsal. Visitors ex-
peeted. Corn and venison. \ good at
tendance is desired.
Every member of Quonekticut tribe Is Is
earnestly requested to meet At the haii
Friday at l D. m. to attend the funeral
of Brother Thomas Doyle. Wear white
gloves and badges.
FRIDAY evening. Nov 24-Women OF
NIooseheart Legion. No. 537, viii hold a
sewing circle at Mrs. Grace klinefelters
on Central street.
meeting of Quonekticut tribe. No. 2. ]
10. II. NJ The warriors degree viii be
conferred.
!. Dance every Saturday night
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-23
WORLD WAR ORDER
PROTESTS LECTURE
Commander of German Raider Emden
Should Not BE Allowed TO Speak
In This Country

NEW YORK. Nov. 23-The Military
Order of the World War today made
public protest against the proposed lee
ture tour of Capt Helmuth Won Muecke
commander of the German raider En-
den Capt. George L. Darte, recorder
general Of the order, said:
The American people are entirely too
easy going in permitting without pro
TEST such individuals rs this former Ger
man captain to tell their stories pub
licly. whether they are lecturers. sing
ers or dancers. There are now appear
ing in this country men and women ar
lists who are just as much enemies AT
heart of the United States as they We're
when we were at var with Germany.
Major General George II. Harris and
Rear Admiral T. J. Cowles are com
mander-in-chief and vice commanderSn-
chief, respectively. of the order
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-23
RED CROSS AN AID
TO BRATTLEBORO
Sor.e of Its Accomplishments Cited in
View of Intensive Canvass to BE
Made Next Monday.

Red Cross duty never ends. Before
one task is finished another awaits. 1t
is Americas answer to the challenge OF
necessity And because of a keen real
iZation of these facts the American Red
Cross was chartered by congress to re-
lieve and prevent suffering in peace and
i'm war. at home and abroad.
4 resume of the achievements of last
year is but proof of the need of the sixth
annual roll call. which was launched
throughout the nation on Nov. il. ana
which viii continue until Thanksgiving
dav. Nov. 80. 1t has been decided to
conduct BrattIeboro's roll call for S1,666
in Il short and intensive campaign next
Monday.
During the past year more than So
0O0.0OO was snent in bringing comfort
and care to 10000 disabled veterans IN
hospitals and in keeping their families
from worry and privation and IN making
possible advice and substantial aid to
thousands of other ex-seryIee men VINO
are struggling to readjust their hives 10
poSt-war conditions.
In Rrattleboro alone approximately
10 boys were helped with their govern,
ment claims, some of which are stlll
pending Service rendered the ex-serYIce
men Of the country is indicated IN the
following paragraphs. which tell of few
of the things the executive secretary mas
been doing the past year:
Took man to veterans appeal board IN
Boston. where his government claim was
granted. He had wife and four chill
dren. had been unable to work for mne
months and was receiving no govern
ment assistance. The Red Cross met the
emergency.
Six shell-shocked men at BTattleboro
Retreat were assisted in getting govern
merit compensation. which removed some
of them from pauper status in the state
Persuaded eX-Service man suffering
fCoptiuued on Page Three)
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-23
SPORTSMEN HAVE
FEED AND SMOKER
Members of County Fish
and Game Club Get
Together
SENTIMENT FAVORS
VERNON HATCHERY

Changes in Certain Laws and MOdihca'
tiOns of Licenses Other Subjects Dis
cussed-R. s. Childs Thinks Stocking
with Fry Useless.
About 40 members Of the Windham
County Fish and Game club were pres
ent at the get-together. smoke talk and
luncheon last night at the Epls-
copal parish house. Talks on the plant
ing of fish. the adyisiability Of hatchery
at Vernon. changes in certain laws and
notifications of licenses. coupled with
vocal and piano solos. We're the features
of the evening. 4 fine supper of steamed
clans with all the fxings, crackers,
doughnuts. cheese and coffee, was served.
Carl F. Cain. president of the club.
presided and asked various members to
make remarks. Earl d. Weatherhead,
secretary. and Hazen f. Stockwell, treas
ure1., read the secretary's and trcasurer's
reports. respectively. The financial af-
fairs of the club were shown TO be ia
good shape.
The first speaker was County Fish and
Game Warden T.. Ii. Metcat, VINO toid
Of the three shipments of hsh Tor stock
ing streams that had been received this
season. He told of the great number OF
applications for fish that We're on tlle at
Montpelier and the impossibility OF the
state fish and game commissioner fur
nishing all the fish desired. He told OF the
difficulty of properly planting the hsh
that had been received. because of their
receipt mt the wrong time, and the efforts
that had been expended in trying TO keep
the fish alive until they reached the place
of planting Mr.. Metcalf said the pres
- fhn F1Gh
was very unsatisfactory and he favored
hatchery ut Vernon.
Fred Cressy told of the determination
OF the sportsmen in the northern part OF
the state 70 change the law in regard TO
the open season on trout so that 1t would
start on the first of May and close the
first of September. He said the law as
il now stands, from April 10 to Aug.
Continued on Page Three
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-23
GOOD PRICES FOR
AYRSHIRE CATTLE
Forty-Three Sold by Auc-
ton Here Average
S161 Each
ANNUAL SALE BY
VERMONT CLUB
Best Quality of Cattle Club Ever Sold
Annual Sales May BE Held Here Here
after-Four-Ye Year-Old Cow Brings Top
Price of $4O5.

Price of $40o.
Forty-three head of purebred Ayrshire
cattle were sold in Brattleboro yester-
day afternoon at an average of S161 at
an auction sale by the Vermont Ayrshire
club the Ayrshire Cattle Breeders
Association of New England co-operat-
ing II was the third annual sale by the
club the first being held in Rutland two
years ago and the second in Burlington
last year This one, which took place in
the Vernon street pavilion of the Pure
bred Live Stock Sales Co. brought out
the best bunch of cattle the club ever
offered. A good number of buyers were
present from Vermont, Massachusetts.
New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Con-
necticut. and everybody concerned was
highly pleased with the excellent facili-
ties at the pavilion and the generous Co
operation of the officials of the Purebred
Live Stock Sales Co. in extending the
use of the pavilion.
The sales committee of the club con
sists of G. W Wilson, chairman, of
Nergennes f. G. Fiske of Burlington,
Norris Holden of Pittsford. George w.
Stockwell of Windsor and w. III. Jack
man of Nergennes. and while the com
mittee has taken no definite action with
respect to fuutre sales it has discussed
with much favor the idea of holding the
annual sales in Brattleboro hereafter.
James c. Watson of Brandon was the
auctioneer and kept things moving 50
that the antire consignment was disposed
of between ] and 4.30 O'Clock. He was
assisted in the ring by +. \. HutchiAs.
field man of the New England Home
stead. Most of the cattle were from
Vermont. but few were from AlasSa-
(Continued on Page Evur)
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-23
DRIVERS OF AUTOS
LOSE LICENSES
John Hanks of BrattlebOro. Alanson
Weatherhead of South Vernon and
Hector Moquin in List.

Secretary of State Harry 4. Black has
revoked for rot less than one year the
automobile licenses of John Hanks of
Brattleboro md Alanson Z. Weather
head of South Vernon and has suspended
the right to operate IN this state of Hec-
tor Moauin Of Claremont, y. H., who
also is prohibited from operating in this
state under any circumstances while the
order is in force.
Hanks pleaded guilty in the BratttIe-
boro municipal court Monday 10 operat-
ing while under the influence of intoxi-
eating l:duOr Weatherhead pleaded
guilty in the same court last Friday TO
the same charge hoquin pleaded guilty
N the Bellows Falls municipal court ITO
q similar charge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-23
Methodist Episcopal Church

Thursday, 7.3O-Choir Rehearsal at
the church. .rLa
Women's Foreign Missionary society VIII
meet with Mrs. L. +. Coyey or o nesII-
arn Avenue. Mrs. A. b Coolidge of Bel
lows Falls will be present and give q re-
mort of the recent annual meeting held az
New Ucven, Conn. All women OF the
church are urged to attend as this VIII
be a meeting of special interest
Friday. 6-Luncheon for teacher tram o
ING class: 6.30-Training class; 73o-
PRAYER meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-23
NAVY TO DISTRIBUTE RELIEF
To Take Charge of Supplies Sent TO
Chilean Earthquake Victims.

SANTIAGO. ChiIe. Nov. 23.-The dis
tribution of relief supplies brought by
the American protected cruisers Cleye-
land and Denver viii be made through
out the area affected by the recent earth
quake under the direction of Rear Ad-
miral William G. Cole of the American
navy. il is stated here The supplies
which were taken from the american
naval stores in the canal zone. will be
divided under the supervision of the
Chilean National Relief committee.
The Cleveland is expected to arrive
at Huasco in four or five days. The
Denver is four days behind her.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-23
OPENS SERIES
OF BANKING TALKS
Charles G.. STAPLES. Cashier of Vermont
National Bank. Speaks at High
School Assembly.

Charles G. Staples. cashier of the
Vermont National bank. spoke before the
assembly of the high school this morning
on the development of the banking sys-
TEN of the United States. Mr.. Staples
outlined the growth of banking in the
nation from it's beginning to the present
time and explained the Federal Reserve
bank and its relation to local banks.
Brief mention also was made of rela-
tionS of capital and labor and the value
of the practice of thrift by the Indlvld-
nal This is the first of a series of talks
on various phases of banking to be given
in the public schools by representatives
of the local banks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-23
Fair An Over Country.

BOSTON. Nov 23,-Weather condi-
tions: Fair and generally clear weather
prevails in all sections of the country,
and without precipitation during the
past ~ hours other than very small
amounts at "a few scattered stations.
The temperature is lower in New Eng
land. and has risen in the Middle Allan
tic states. Lake region, Ohio and Central
Mississippi valleys, and changed but lit
tie in other districts.