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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-30
THREE CALLS FOR
FIRE PARTMENT
Firemen Kept Unusually
Busy with Weekend
Alarms
ONE FROM ELLIOT
APARTMENTS TODAY
Smudge Looked Threatening, but Little
Damage Was Done-One Yesterday
Morning on River Bank-False Alarm
from Western Avenue.

The fire department was kept un-
usually busy over the weekend, two
alarms being answered yesterday and
the third, for fire which at first threat
ened TO be serious, coming this morn
ing. All three were still alarms and
quick work on the part of the department
prevented very little damage in any case.
At 245 yesterday morning the de-
partment was notified by telephone that
a fire had broken out at the dump on
the river bank near the sheds used by
Robbins & Cowles for the storage of
cement. A railroad man who happened
to be passing through the yards noticed
the blaze. and on account of its prox-
unity to the sheds he notified the fremen.
The fire was blazing merrily when the
men reached the spot. Fourteen lengths
of hose were laid and continuous
stream of water was played on the fire
until g O'Clock in the morning. 1t is be-
ieyed that the fire was caused by spon-
taneous combustion.
A resident who lives near the High
street primary school on Western ave
nue. noticed thick, black smoke issuing
from the chimney yesterday afternoon at
12.40, and assuming that the chimney
was on fire he sent a telephone message
to the fire department The chemica
wagon responded immediately and found
that the only fire was in the furnace.
g. H. Kent, who is the caretaker at the
building. had built fire, using consid-
cradle green wood which caused the
smoke TO be of heavy and black variety.
At 900 this morning word was
sent to the department that fire had
broken out in one of the rooms of the
Elliot Apartments on Elliot street,
The chemical truck Immediately went t
| the scene and found the Railways filled
! with smoke. The fire was located in
room II, a small room containing
| three-quarter bed. a chair and a stand
and on the floor under the stand a thick,
smUdgy smoke was issuing from a pile
of clothes which, were ready for the
laundry. The smoke was so thick and
sufocating that the fremen had to crawl
into the room. Leslie a. Parmenter. who
rents the rooms in the block, discovered
the fire, and after notifying the depart
ment used the contents of an extin-
guisher TO very good advantage. The fire
| burned a hole through section of con
goleum under the pile of clothes, which
added greatly to the suffocating quality
| of the smoke. The room was tenanted
| by a railroad man named Paradee, who
| had left the room about half an hour
| before. Just how the blaze started is
not known. The room is on the third
| floor in the rear and faces Main street
| The damage was confined to the burned
| colthes and cOngoleum. The firemen put
out the blaze with extinguishers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-30
Odd Fellows Temple

Monday, Oct. 30.-Bowling, Americans
team l. Nationals team L.
Wednesday. Nov 1-Americans team
. and Nationals team , viii bowl.
Thursday, Nov 2-Bowling match
between Americans team ; and Nationals
team 3.
and team 4 Nationals will bowl their first
match.
Friday. Nov. 8, at 80 p. m.-Re-
hearsal of the Rebekah degree. Every
one nIoase try to be present.
Odd Fellows wishing TO participate IN
the pool tournament should leave their
names with George d. Reed at the tenn
pie at once.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-30

Congratulations, chrysanthemums, gold
money and other gifts were showered up
on Mr.. and Mrs. Luther w. Hawley Sat
urday night and yesterday in recogni-
ton of their having reached the golden
milestone in their married life.
The observance was not confined to the
Hawley home at 6 Crosby street. where
60 or more persons called to extend felici-
tationS. but it had Il place in the exer-
cises Of the Bible school of the First Bap-
tist church, where both have been active
for 80 years or more
The Bible school observance was
simple. but effective After Mrs. HawIey
had gone to her class room Arthur L.
Maynard went TO the room. telling her
she was wanted downstairs and assuring
her that her class would be cared for
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-30
CORONER ORDERS
AUTOPSY ON BODIES
Daniel and Frances Cohen, Married Only
Month. Found Dead In
Bath Room.

NEW YORK. Oct. 30.-Coroner Fred
erick Snowden today ordered an autopsy
in an effort to determine how Daniel
Cohen, his bride of month. met death.
Their bodies, unclothed, were found in
the bathroom of their apartment in Yon-
kerS last night. Cohen lay face down
on the floor with one hand on the side of
the bath tub. Mrs. Cohen's body was
under water in the tub. Neither body
bore signs of violence.
1T looks like murder" Coroner Snow
den said. But we viii not know the
exact cause of death until an autopsy has
been performed. There are indications
that the woman was hid under the water
by someone II is very odd case"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-30
GRAND Jury NOT
YET SUMMONED
Hall-Mills Murder Case Not
Likely to Be Taken
Up Today
MOTT CONFIDENT OF
MRS. GIBSON'S STORY
Latter Offers to Confront Widow Hall
and Challenge Her to Deny She Was
Present When Double Murder Was
Committed

NEW BRUNSWICK, ~ j.. Oct 80
Possibility that the Hall-NIills mur-
der case would be presented to the SOM
erset county grand jury today seemed re-
mote this morning Information from
Somerville, the county seat, was to the
effect that notices had not been for
warded TO members of the grand jury
and that it would require at least "a
hours for the inquisitors to assemble
after receiving notices.
Special Deputy Attorney General Will
bur A. Mott declined to comment on his
conference yesterday with his chief, At
torney General Thomas F. McCrain, at
the latter's home in Paterson. He re-
iterated his confidence in the story told
him by Mrs. Jane Gibson. woman
farmer, that she witnessed the murders.
Mrs. Gibson yesterday offered to CON
front the rectors widow, Mrs. Frances
Noel Hall, and challenge her. face to
face. to deny Mrs GibSon's charge that
the clergymans wife was present when
the double murder was committed.
The farm woman's defiance was ut
Il friend of the Hall family on the wild
ow's behalf Saturday night in which
Mrs. Hall was quoted as denying Mrs
Glbson's story, and as declaring en-
phaucally that she was not present at
the scene of the crime
One detail of Mrs Gibsons story. that
of the brightness of the moon. which she
said enabled her to see distinctly the
features of the fuor persons under the
charts kept by the New Jersey weather
bureau
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-30
FINDS DYNAMITE
UNDER STORE STEPS
Townshend Merchant Intended TO Throw
Small Pasteboard Box Into Stove
Until He Removed Cover.

Raymond Phillips Townshend mer-
chant. whne sweeping in front of his
store Friday swept out small paste
board box and at first thought he
would throw into the stove. bat SIS
something rolled about in the box he took
off the cover and found half u stick of
dynamite.
Ii is thought the explosive was left
under the steps when some road work
was being done recently. Mr. Phillips
and others took the dynamite out in a
field and exploded it to get it out of the
way.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-30
GREENFIELD BOY LOSES LEG.
Attempts to Board Freight Train and
Right Leg Is Crushed

GREENFIELD, Mass. Oct. so
Oliver Randolph. 9. son of Mr. and Mrs.
julius Burr Of 447 Grove street, while
attempting to board a moving freight
train near the Hunt grain elevator on
the Connecticut division of the Boston
4 Maine railroad Saturday afternoon
had his right leg badly crushed. He was
taken to the Franklin County hospital,
where it was found necessary to ampu-
tate tie leg above the knee. At the hos
pital yesterday afternoon it was reported
that the lad was getting along nicely.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-30

while she was absent. As she entered
the room with Mr.. Maynard, Edward V,
Morse sang o Promise Me, and Miss
Mary f. Horton. assistant to Mr.. Haw-
ley, who has been superintendent of the
school 81 years, gave = brer and impress
sive talk concerning the work of the
couple in the church during the 30 years
they have lived here. and Mrs Eawley
was asked to step to the platform with
Mr.. Hawley. After an expression of the
belief that their daughter. Miss Jessie l..
Hawley. did not have time to play for
their benefit at home it was announced
that she would render a piano solo. As
she touched the notes of the Bridal
March frem Lohengrin 30 children from
Continued on Page Seyen)
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-30
PRESIDENTS VOTE IN OHIO
ELECTION GOES ASTRAY.

MARIETTA, Ohio, Oct. 30
There was fiutter of excitement i'm
the office of the local election board
today. and it was all caused by the
arrival of a letter from the White
House.
The excitement didn't last long
when it was discovered that the let
ter contained the votes of President
and Mrs. Harding and Secretary
Christian. The letter was intended
for election officials at Marion not
Marietta-and the letter was re-
sealed and hurried of to the post
Office for its proper destination.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-30
SUSPECT WOMAN
SENT FATAL DOSE
". w. Sterrett Dead and Wife In Crit
icaI Condition from Eating
Poisoned Cake.

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 30.-Author-
tiles today were still seeking a clue to
the sender of the poisoned cake which
killed w. w. Sterrett of Devon, an ex-
pert accountant. and resulted in an i'll
ness which may cost the life of Mrs.
Sterrett Physicians now believe that
she has an even chance for recovery.
Investigators so far have made no ap-
parent progress in determining who sent
the cake and what the motive was. De-
tectives asserted that there were indica-
tions that a woman had despatched the
fatal confection.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-30
CAN'T PAY FOR -FOUR YEARS.
Rumania VIII Begin Paying War Debt
to United States Then.

PARIS, oct. 80 ASSOCIATED Press -
Rumania will be unable to pay any Of
the interest or principal of her S3S.000,-
600 debt to the United States for four
years. but at the end of that period she
intends to begin payment to the full eX-
tent of her ability, according TO Eftimie
Antonesco, head of the Rumanian debt
mission en- route TO the United States
The depth of sand in the Sahara desert
averages about 80 feet.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-30

HAyRE. Mont, Oct. 30.-WhiIe
Mrs Christler today was on an east
bound train accompanying the body of
her slain husband, Rev. Leonard j.
Christler. rector of st. Marks Episcopal
church. and known as the Bishop of
AL Outdoors" Mrs. Joseph Pyle, mother
of Mrs Margaret Carleton, whose body
was found beside that of Christler, is
attempting to prove that her daughter
did not commit murder and suicide.
\ coroner's jury brought in a verdict
stating that Mrs. Carleton killed Rev.
Chrisfier and then shot herself The
tragedy occurred early Friday morning.
In spite of the c6roner's jury verdict.
Mrs. Pyle has employed an attorney and
is endeayOring to find evidence that will
prove her daughter did not commit the
crime.
Il don't believe Margaret did it, said
Mrs. Pyle. shortly after her arrival in
Hayre from her home in Butte. Il
shall not be satisfied until / find who
owned the gun Her reference was TO Il
dot. on the revolver in the hand of Mrs.
Carleton when the bodies were discov-
cred.
Mrs. Pyle is now engaged in piecinG
together bits of torn letter found in the
wastebasket in her daughters ROOM
which she declares is in Mr.. Christler's
handwriting. That Mrs Carleton had an
infatuation for the minister is admitted
by Mrs. Pyle.
\ letter. said to be from Mr.. Carleton,
dated in California, August %, says in
part:
I have been thinking a great deal
lately that it is not fair that you should
have any legal restraint upon you. = :
There is absolutely no chance for happi-
ness for You as my wife. There
are lots of good. successful men who
have met one ere this. If this is so, l am
mighty happy and will do all l can TO
fix things so that you can be free to
marry"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-30
Red Men S Hall

Members of Pocahontas Council, No.
4 who would like to go to Hinsdale
Monday evening, Oct 80. and who have
not made arrangements for transporta-
ton should telephone 776-M. All who
60 should meet at the hall at o'clock,
that all may start together.
Dance every Saturday night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-30
MRS. CHAMPION STARTS
MURDER DEFENSE
Charged With Killing L. a OConneli,
Carnival Promoter of New
Haven Conn

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 30.-The
state rested its case at noon today IN the
first degree murder trial of Mrs. Mabel
Champion. charged with the Staying OF
Thomas A. O'DonnelI, carnival promoter
of New Haven, Conn, in a restaurant
here last July.
Police Sergeant S. Schneider, the first
witness called this morning, testified
that Mrs Champion tried to trick police
into believing that 0'COnnell, while IN
diving condition in hospital following
the shooting, had cleared her of any con-
nection with the crime.
How many witnesses the defense plans
to call has not been revealed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-30
Masonic Temple

Tuesday, Oct. 30. e. S. home day
at the temple. Bridge party 3 to ) p. m,
chieken-pie supper $50 to p. m, mill
tary whist 730 to $50 p. m.,. dancing
$50 to -. Sale of useful articles and
ome-made-candy All Masonic and ..
r, i families and lady friends invited.
Tickets 81.
The bowling alleys viii be opened Sat
urday night and all bowlers are requested
TO hp preSeut
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-30
First Baptist Church

Monday, 730-Boy Scouts.
meeting.
Thursday, 6 p. m.-Buffet supper /;
6.30-Mission study classes; 7.30-
Church covenant meeting.
Friday. 4 p. m.-Junior Endeavor So
Ciety.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-30
VLADIV0sTOK REFUGEES.
Eight Thousand of Them Reach Korean
TOwn-Their Future a Problem.

TOXIC, Oct 80 ASSOCIATED Press).
Eight thousand Russian refugees from
Vladivostok have arrived at Gensan,
Korea. They include white soldiers,
civilians and their families, besides sew
eral hundred sick and wounded. The
exiles are supplied fairly well for the
present. but their future is a problem
their leaders are trying to solve.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-30
Knights of Columbus Hall

Thursday and Friday, Nov. i and p
Ave Maria circle Daughters of Isabella,
will have a benefit picture at the Prin-
cesS theatre
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-30
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight and Tuesday-Little
Change in Temperature

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-Forecast
for northern and southern England: Fair
tonight and Tuesday. Little change in
temperature. Fresh northwest winds
and north winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-30
STARTS WORK ON
THREE HOUSES
Ernest S. Hall Expects to Have Them
Closed In This FAN Are Le-
Gated on High Lawn Road.

Work on the cellars for three new
houses on High Lawn road has been be-
gun by Ernest S Hall. who recently
bought some building lots there of the d.
Stewart Pratt estate.
Mr., HalTSplans to erect bungalow
ana rwo rwo-story houses. the construc-
ton work to start as soon as the founda-
tions are i'm. He expects to have the
buildings closed in this fall.
The bungalow. which viii contain six
rooms and a bath, will face east and the
two-story houses, each of which will con
tain six or seven rooms and bath, Will
face west
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-30
Couldn't Stop Her.

Ad in exchange-"Lost. gentleman's
gold watch $25 reward and no questions
asked-unless my wife answers the
door. Boston Transcript.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-30
St. MichaeI's Church
Episcopal. }

Saturday. Nov. LRummage 4 sale at
the parish house Contributions should
be at the parish house early Friday.
Large packages will be called for if Mrs.
W. r. Daley or Mrs. +. c. harrington
are notified.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-30
Methodist Episcopal Church

The Ladies' Aid society will hold
rummage sale next Saturday Nov. 4. in
the Emerson building As far as pos.
sible. they would like to have goods
brought Friday afternoon in order that
they may be marked.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-30
MOTHER TRYING TO
CLEAR DAUGHTER
Thinks Mrs. Carleton Did
Not Shoot Rev. Christler
and Herself
CORONER'S JURY
SAYS SHE DID

Mrs. Pyle Acknowledges Her Daughter
Had InfatuatiOn for Minister-W ants
to Find Who Owns Revolver That Was
U'sed-FIusband Letter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-30
All Souls Church

The Junior Union Halloween party
has been postponed from Monday evening
to Friday evening.
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-10
cHEsrERrowN AND VICINITY.

Special Correspondence Ev6ry Evening.
ChWtcrtown. Nd. Fob. l0.-Local
buyers were paying $50 for muskrat
week. and It v likely there will be
another substantial rise In prce before
long.
The distribution or tho cstatc Of the
late John McCauley OF kcnnedyvillc
under the provsons tf the compro-
misc affected Just before the case was
called for trial at Elkton. several
weeks ago. Is in progress. The estate
consisting ot about $4,000 in banks
and a flne farm and real estate in the
town OF kcnnedyville, is to be divided
among the heirs OF the deceased. two
nephews living In Philadelphia re-
'ceiving 100000 and the heirs OF Mrs.
Emma Hessner and, herself receiving
the remainder. including the farm
tenanted by William NJ. Hurlock, som
in-law OF Mrs. Hessner. The entire
estate Is valued at about $4,000
The stork paid n visit to tho home
OF States Attorney and Mre. s. Scott
Beck. this week, leaving n fine daugh-
ter.
Arthur Il. Newsome OF this town
and Miss Elsic q. Owens OF Betterton
were married. Sunday afternoon, at
sun Pond NJ. T.. parsonage, by Rev
Tilghman Smith.
! lss Bessie Burke, daughter OF Mr.
| and Mrs. Harry Burke OF this town
and William l.. Cohee OF Easton wer,
married in Sacred Heart II. c. Church
Saturday by Rev. J. l.. Garner.
! Clerk OF the Court Robert r. Aynse
has Issued the following marriage II.
censes during the week: Donald /.
Ross Of Cecil county and Estelle ]
Cooper, OF Kent; Joseph Mossman o
Philadelphia and Margaret Stout oi
Wilmington; William A. Green o
Queen Anne and Mary Louise Archi
bald OF Kennedyville; George Mincl
and Sallie Powell of Kent: William !.
Cohee of Chester. Pa. and Bessie A
Burke of Chesterto~n; Clinton c
Wernrich OF Schuylkill. Pa. an,
Beulah A. Heinbach OF Reading, Pa.
Arthur Il. Newsomc Of ChcstertowI
and Elsie G., Owens OF Betterton.
County Agent Horace Il. Dcrricl
has arranged for n Clean Milk Cam
paign next week in connection Will
the meeting OF the Interstate Mil
kProducers Association. the Philadel
rhia Dairy Council. the local mill
producers association and other as
aociations.
Wilbur Stats of Sassafras has gon
TO a Wilmington hospital for specla
medical treatment. He has been quit
iii for sometime.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-10
cEcn COUNTY NorEs.

SpeClai Correspondents livery evening
Elkton, Md. Feb. l0.--The Board OF
Education has applied to tho Com
missioners of Cecil county for an APP
propriation OF $4,000 for new
school building In EMton. Tho matter
will be taken up at the next meeting
4 OF tho commissioners.
John Sellers. constable for Rlsins
sun district, has rendered his resigna-
tion to the County Commissioners
which has been accepted.
A marriage license was issued In
Elkton, Yesterday. to Far. Il. Ham
mond and Elsie v. Simmons, both OF
Port Deposit.
| Stockholders Of the Home Manufac.
turing Light and Power Co, Mt, theli
annual meeting elected Edward Del
bert, Stanley Evans Reuben Dcibert
James l.. Barber and William ster.
ling Evans. directors. Edward Del.
bert was elected presiden and VIII.
Lam Sterling Evans. secretary an,
treasurer.
Hcister Hess. in charge OF assess
mept OF new property In Cecil county
reports the total for 1921 amounted {,
100000 which will ne added to tn
taxable basis for the year 1922.
+ James ii. Boles. aged II years O
The First district, died Tuesday at IN
home of his son. at Warwick.
Avery s. Stchberry. mail carrier ol
the Easton-Elkton route, has tender
81 his Resignation and Will accept tn
I position Of mail carrier In Elkton.
| Ninth District Farmers Club wa
entertained yesterday at tho home G
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk at Calvert.
Bayview Gun Club, recently orHan
lied. has secured site on the Ian
of Samuel Klein. near that town. o
which IL win erect n club hous,
Their second shoot will ne held tc
morrow.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-10
Free to Asthma and
HayFever Sufferers
Free Trial Of a Method That Anyone
Can Use Without Discomfort
or Loss of Time

We have method for the control OF
Asthma. and We want you to try IL at our
sxpcns. No matter whether your case is
OF iorg standing or recent development.
chronic Asthma. you should send for
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vtst climate YOU live. no matter wha 4
your age ~ occupation. II you are t.publed
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We especially want TO send Il 70 those
apparently hopeless cases, where oil forms
of inaalcrs. douches. opium prepare tionr.
fumes. patent smokes" etc. have failed
We want TO show everyone at our expense
that our method Is designed to end ak-dif
ncult breathing. all whoeling, ard Al,
those terrible pAroxysms.
This free offer is too important to nO,-
iect q si1ele day. Wnt@ nov and oegiu
the method At once. Send no money.
Simply mat coupon below. Do IT, Today v
--yoc do not even pay postage.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-10
CHAUTAUQUA TO RETURN.
Special Correspondence Every I>eenlng

Special Correspondence Every Ielenlng
Newport, Feb. I0.--The town Of
Newport now seems TO be established
or the Chautauqua list, having Just
completed their third year with Chau-
tauqua, and now holding contract
for next year, witt, more euarantors
than ever before.
The program Just finished was one
OF the best ever rendered by the Chau-
tauqua Association.
Last evening the local children Nt
on their pageant Junior Holidays s.
which was very well received by their
parents and frincds The children
were trained by Mrs. T.. Madison
the Junior Chautauqus, and Miss LEILA
Lyman OF Newport. There were chill.
dren representing each holiday dur
ing the year. with costumes and
stunts suitable to the day. The boys
also did a number Of stunts. Mrs
Harry Pierson furnished music for
the stunt party.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-10
stops EIOpemenf.

Salisbury, Md. Feb. 10.--ouiclS
work on the part of Sergeant A. ID.
Sharp. who is in charge of the local
substation Of the State Police. inter
rupted the matrimonial aspirations
of two elopers, Miss Elsie V. Webb. Il.
and Raymond Bozman, 81. both OF
Crisileld, short distance from this
city Wednesday night. He acted upon
information given by the girls father.
j. r. Webb OF Crisficld.