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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15
EGGS WERE ABNORMAL.
West GliilfOrd Hen Unable to Lay BE
cause of Their Unusual Size.

A freak case of interest to poultry
owpers was brought to light Friday when
Rev. w. H. Bishop of West Guiford
brought into The Reformer Office quart
jar containing five eggs that had been
taken from a hen killed last Wednes-
day. On that day Mr. Bishop bought
eight hens to kill, and among them he
noticed one that was unusually fat
When he had killed il and began to re-,
move its vitals he found over II eggs
which the hen had been unable to lay
on account of the abnormal size of three
of them.
The eggs were without shells and
would easily have weighed over &c
ounces a dozen whereas the normal
weight is from % to "a ounces for that
quantity. The stoppage caused by the
! inability of the hen to lay the abnormal
eggs caused decay in some of the Other
eggs, from which the hen would have
! died later.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15
GROCERY STORE ENTERED.
Canned Goods Taken Sunday Night at
s. Wells & S0n's-Vactsch Bakery Re
Gently Visited.

Gently NiSled.
The grocery store Of Samuel Wells n
Son on South Main street was broken
into Sunday night and a quantity. of
cigars and canned goods were taken
The break is thought to have taken
place shortly after midnight 1t is not
kh wn how many persons were impli-
Gated in the burglary nor has it been de-
cided how entrance was effected. Other
breaks have taken place at the Wells
store within II short time.
1t was learned Monday that Vaetsch's
bakery, located across the street from
the Wells store, was broken into early
in the morning of Aug. %. At that time
a bag containing between $50 and $40
in change was taken. Mr. Vaetsch said
Monday that the affair was mJs-
terry to him as he was certain that his
front door was locked by him on the
evening previous, yet when he went to
work at 3 o'clock the next morning he
found the front door unlocked. All
other doors and windows were fastened
securely. Furthermore, nothing was
disturbed and whoever took the bag of
money knew exactly where it was To-
Gated because there was no evidence of
any search for the money.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15
PROCTORS VICTORY.

Returns from yesterdays primary
election in Vermont show the nomina-
ton of Rcdfcld Proctor of Proctor as
the Republican candidate for governor
This is what The Phoenix predicted.
and the result came about In the man
ner generally expccted-Mr. Proctor's
strength in the cities and large towns
was sufficient to offset Lieutenant Gov
ernor Foote's popularity in the country
districts The Proctor plurality was
not n large one, however, and though de-
fcated Mr.. Foote has every reason TO
feel pleased with the showing he made.
His strength in his home county is
pretty good proof of his standing among
those who know him best The Re-
former feels safe in saying that the lieu
tenant governor has n great many more
friends than his votes would indicate,
but large proportion of them felt that
he was hardly the man for the task that
confronts Ncrmont's incoming executive.
Mr.. Proctor, whose election in No
vcmbcr will come about as n matter of
routine, certainly has II job before him.
The popular demand has been and is for
reduction in state expenditures, and he
has campaigned on that issue In at
tempting to put his preaching into
practice however, the new governor will
have to fight a silent but determined
crowd of departmental enthusiasts and
employees whose work began when legis-
lativc contests started. The Phoenix
1 IL L Al =
it not only wishes him all success in his
undertaking but pledges him its hearty
support.
The outcome of the representative and
senatorial c9ntcSts in this county gives
INDICATION that this part of the state
will not lack for good men in the law
making body. AS was expected Edward
G. Crosby of Brattleboro and Emery
A. Melcndy of Londonderry secured the
senatorial nominations. Both have had
previous legislative experience and are
men of sound business judgment. Rock
inghnm's nomination of DR.. F. l.. Os-
good practically assures the election of
representative whose service in previ-
Gus legislatures both as senator and
representative gives him the rank of dean
Of the county delegation and puts him
in the position of the county's probable
favorite for the speakerShip. Brattle-
boro's nominee. Frank Il. Barber, also
is veteran of one previous term and
will be expected to make his experience
valuable to his constituents. Another
Windham county nominee who can be
/ depended upon to do capable work if
| elected is Ernest Dunklee of Vernon. In
at least three county towns the primary
result forecasts n lively election fight I:
Halifax where Otis Amidon, Republi-
can, is pitted against w. Il. Warren,
/ Democrat; Nottingham, with Harvey
Goodcll named as Republican nominee
against Raymond Roberts, Democrat,
and Wilmington, where Greedy Brown
holds the Democratic nomination against
Ernest Corbett, Republican.
A feature of the vote throughout the
state was its small size. Even in towns
like Brattleboro where there were lively
representative contests, the number of
ballots cast was but Il small fraction of
the total voting strength.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15

One does not have to depend upon a
midway for entertainment at the aver
age agricultural fair. At Rutland last
week was family Of II, all of whom
had been to every fair held in Rutland
for the past II years. They brought
their lunch in n bushel basket and
after they had slowed it away picnic
style they walked about the grounds
inspecting the exhibits, each sucking "A
large pickle.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15

Gbe Uermumt pbonie.
TEN PAGES
BRATTLEBORO.
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER u, 1922.
THE VERMONT PHOENIX
BRATTLEBORO

Published in Brattleboro every Friday.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $500 A YEAR;
$3.50 for eight months; $l.OO for six months;
Is cents for four months; 50 cents for three
months. All subscriptions payable strictly
in advance, and all papers are stopped
promptly at their expiration unless the sub
scriptons are renewed.
Rates of display advertising furnished on ap-
plicaton. Small classified advertisements, 10
cents per line first insertion, five cents per line
each subsequent insertion.
Entered at the Brattleboro post Office as
second class mail matter)
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15
EXAMINES FINGER PRINTS.
Boston Detective Visits BrattlebOrO il
Connection with Burglary at Hougtor
& SimOnds Store.

Wilbur +. Turner of the Wood de-
tective agency of Boston arrived in Brat
tlcboro Friday night to take a hand in the
investigation being made in connection
with the theft of the five fur coats from
the drygoods store of IIoughton &
Simonds. Saturday morning Mr.. Turner
examined finger prints found in Hough-
they tailed with those. found on the
glass broken as he kd'}h store and ut
fne s ajGs1' tsaf1H.eyes me,,. n.y. r',l-
nected with the breaks, and he is con
WINGED that thew started the breaks at
the Donnell & Davis store and worked
their way up to the Houghton d
Simonds store.
\ reward advertisement inserted in
Il newspaper by Houghton 4 Simonds
has resulted in another clue. Mrs. b.
l.. White of tins town sent clipping
of the advertisement to Ii sister work
ing in n blanket factory at Bridgewater.
On Friday afternoon two men stopped
'at the blanket factory and one of them
went into the Office where the sister is
employed and tried to interest the girls
in the Office in some rugs and Il fur
coat which the man,said to be jew.
claimed was Il Hudson seal 1t was OBJ
served that the men had five or six fur
coats with them in their automobile,
which was "A Dodge touring car with a
New York license plate. Mrs. Whites
sister recalled the advertisement which
Mrs. White had sent. and thinkir" th"t
there might be some connection with the
local burglary, she communicated the
information to local officials.
The two men left Bridgewater about
40 Friday afternoon and were going
in the direction of Rutland. The men
were located in Rutland, but apparently
were reliable dealers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15
PROPERTY OWNERS

OF Windham County
interested in Painting or Roofing old or
new buildings. get in touch with the Fac
tory Representative Of one of the largest
Paint and Roofing Mfgs. OF the middle
West. who will be i'm town all next week.
Address Box 10, Care Phoenix
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15

The illustrated page of a yesterdays
paper showed a picture of little Davis
Baker of Guilford holding his pet baby
skunk which he adopted when its
mother was run over by an automobile.
We hope relations between the friends
grows older.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15

A Swedish mother lays her child's
head on book, in order that it may be
quick to learn. and puts coins into its
first bath in the belief that her action
will ensure the infants future prosper
ity,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15

If you take some men seriously, the
salvation of the world depends on the
free and unlimited distribution of 2.75
Der cent beer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15
Proctor. 2t.9ij.
FOotp. 1881.

The foregoing figures were complete
with the exception of one town each in
Grand Isle and Orange, two in Windsor
and Addison counties and six in Rut-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15

Yes, even the coal cloud has n silver
lining. Line the coal mans palm with
enough silver, and you'll get some coal.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15

Labor leaders and health workers in
Minneapolis are cooperating to stiRu-
late the unions of that city to promote
the health of their members.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15
NOTICE

Anyone circulating reports rejecting
against the moral character Of my son,
Walter Wrede, will be prosecuted to the
full extent of the law.
MRS. II. WREDE, WarlsbOrO, Vt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15
Pcrsihage.

"There goes girl of the period"
"She brought you to full stop, all
right"
Her name is Dot"
ooh, comma lonGl"-Boston Tran
script.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15

The Connecticut valley onion crop is
coming strong this season with an aver
age of 800 bushels to the acre.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15
PROCTOR WINNER
In STATE PRIMARY
Wins Gubernatorial Nomination
by About $500 Votes
Total Vote Cast in State Small - Lieut..
Gov. FOote hIaHes Excellent Showing
This County's Results.
Especial to The Phoenix.)

MONTPELIER. Sept. II.
Rcdfcld Proctor of Proctor will be
Nelmonts next governor on the strength
of the results of the statewide primary
election of Tuesday. Nearly complete
returns show him to have plurality of
5.364 votes over Lieutenant Governor
Abram Footc Of Cornwall. With only
- small towns missing out of total of
2i7 cities and towns in the state the vote
stands
Proctor. 2i94J.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15

What has become of the old-fashioned
boy who could get thrill by looking
into Kaleidoscope?
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15
R. G. Boyd, West Brattleboro
SELLING AGENT FOR
Walter A. Wood Moving Machines,
Rakes and Fearless Spreader.
Financial heart failure.

Many good women suffer from many Il
good mans neglect of opportunity to
while it serves. National Life ms. Co.,
of Vt, (Mutual.)
EARL S. KINSLEY, General Agent,
Rutland VT.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15

WANTED-You girl to do light
homework in professors family of three.
Address Mrs. ii. f. Washburn, Hanover
\. H. 37@
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15

FOR SALE-Extra nice O. |. c. pigs
$500 each. The kind that satisfy. A. f.
Phillips, Newfane, VT. 31-39
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15

WANTED-IIousekeepe for wild
over; one that desires a good home more
than wages. Address +. o Box AZ, Viii
mington, w. 31-J2*
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Six weeks old pigs, 50
each. F. b. Howard, Putney, VT Tel.
80 Putney. Soft
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15

FOR SALE - New s. and II quart
peach baskets, also red netting to top
them. Tel. 227-Y, Scott Farm. 36-tf
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15
WANTED.

WANTED - Girl for general house
work. Inquire Mrs Thomas, IA Prospect
st. Tel 64o-M. 31-tf.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15

WANTED--Position as housekeeper
by experienced woman for widowcr, no
other adults No objection to one or two
children Address Box SSS, Phoenix
Office 34-44*
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15

FOR SALE-Good '90-acre pasture.
Cut several hundred cords wood, some
timber. |. G. Miller, Putney, Vt. 36-3S*
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15

WANTED-Young man. 16 to 20, to
drive team, American preferred, no
smoker. Twenty dollars per month and
board. ID. ID. Franklin, II. ID. 3, Brat
tcborO, VT. 31-3T*
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15

WANTED - Comfortable boarding
place in country for elderly woman for
winter at reasonable price. Requires no
care but must have warm room. Address
Board care Phoenix. 81
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15

WANTED-An abandoned farm with
plenty of woodland and good springs. If
YOU do not have Il farm | would take "A
small village home. Will pay spot cash
but will not consider fancy price. f.
I W. Cummings, ~ Main street, Hartford.
Conn. 3J-3S
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-07-26
ARREST THREE
AT GREENWOOD
Men Alleged to Be Implicated
in Beating of Girl

Greenwood, July q. Three
white men, alleged to be implicated
in the beating Of Irene Fisher. an
eighteen-year-old negro girl. here
Tuesday night. were arrested late
yesterday afternoon on warrants
issued by the city recorder. They
are J. C. Deal. a member of the
Greenwood fire department.: Z. c.
Johnson. an automobile salesman.
and Claiborne Mcdowell, an auto
mobile mechanic.
The girl alleges that her assail-
ants accused her of taking SO
gold piece from one of them and
then beat her with sticks until her
BODY was lacerated. She claims
that the gold piece vas later found
in the pocket OF one of the men.
The men were arrested on a
warrant issued under a city ordi-
nance charging fighting. The:'
were released under s100 bonds.
No charges have been preferred by
county officers.
The case will not come to trial
until the girl. VINO is alleged to
have been beaten almost to death
is able to testify. it was stated to-
day
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-07-26
RAILROAD
STRIKE LONG
EXPECTED
Preparations Sc g IN
By Men Over Year
Ago-Awaited Best
Time

Washington, July 2S.-That the
railroad shopmen have been pre-
pairing for the strike now in prog
ress since April, 1921. and waited
Is months because of a desire to
Accumulate enough grievances to
support a demand for a nation
vide strike" were statements made
today by P. J. Conlon, vice presi-
dent of the international Associa-
ton Of Mechanists, at a public mass
meeting here.
Union officials learned April 8,
1921. Mr. Conlon said, that the ma
tional agreement with the railroads
was to be abolished. although the
roalroad labor board did not act
until April IA. When individual
agreements were sought. he declar-
ed the unions ran into Identical
demands from every road we ap-
preached which indicated to us
there was some central agency or
authority directing the fight against
u.s.
'Then we realized" Vice Presi-
dent Colon continued, 'that we
would have to sit tight and suffer
in silence until enough grievances
had been accumulated to support
Ia demand fora. nationwide strike.
OF the 1,100@ decisions handed
down by the labor board, the
speaker listed 700 as favorable to
the: railroads and 400 as "nomi-
nally- in favor Of our SIDE" but OF
the latter. he said. at least 500 We're
put into effect by the roads and
therefore didn't mean anything
Asserting that the strike leaders
were we'll satisfied with the stu
alton, Mr.. Conlon said:
1T generally takes from so to
so days to make a shop strike ef-
fective but before this one had
been on ten days more than ESQ
trains had been cancelled out OF
Chicago, the West Virginia non
union coal mines were bottled up.
and the iron and steel industries
were crying for help. And we have
hardly started yet
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-07-26
JURY RETURNS
MURDER CHARGE
W. A. Blackwell Claims Self
Defense. B. B. Glover Kill
ed
@-:s.s.~-s

Spartanburg. July 28.-W. A.
Blackwell was held by the coron-
er's jury this morning for the mur-
der Of 3. 5. Glover last night.
The shooting occurred at the home
of Mr.. Glover on the Howard Gap
road. just out OF the city limits.
From the testimony of Mrs. Glover.
who was the only eyewitness eX-
amined by the coroner's jury,
Blackwell. who married Mr.. Glow
er's sister. went to the house yes
terday between u and o'clock in
a drunken condition and she put
him to bed. Last night at bed
time she went to bed herself in an
other room. Her husband was
away. After she had been asleep
for some time she heard her hus-
band at the door and got UP and
let him in. telling him that Bleak
we'll was in the other room and not
to bother him as he was drunk.
Mrs. Glover testified that her
husband came in and started into
the room where Blackwell was in
bed and as he got to the door she
saw Blackwell get up and fash a
pistol. She saw the pistol and told
him not to shoot but just then he
shot and her husband fell in the
doorway. She went for a physi-
clan.
Blackwell claims that he was at
tackled by Mr.. Glover and shot in
self-defense.
Mr.. Glover was shot in the leg
when officers of the law raided a
distillery in the lower part of the
county two years ago. and as a
consequence one leg was about two
inches shorter than the other.
When the officers searched the
house last night they found a
small distillery such as is some
times used on the cookstove. they
said
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-07-26

actual ceal shortage has not been
occasioned.
The reason for this lies in the
very heavy stocks which were built
up in the early months of the year.
the statement said.
"As matter of fact bituminous
production for the first half OF the
present calendar year has been
less than ) per cent. below the out
put in the corresponding period a
year ago. In recent weeks some
have begun to experience fuel
shortage. This. together with the
realization that nren after mining
has begun It will be some time be-
fore an even distribution can be
established. has had deterrlns
influence on Industry.
a resolution demanding feder-
al investigation of the events at
Herrin. III. where number OF
non-union workmen were killed last
month in mob assaults. WAS made
public today by operators who at
tended the executive conferences
in Washington called by President
Harding. Though men ';reach
erously betrayed after having SUI
render cd" We're tortured and MAIN
ed. the appeal said. and shot
down in their tracks or hunted llk.
wild beasts no prompt vigorous
or far reacning Efforts had beer
made by local or state authority IL
Illinois to ascertain the true extent
of the massacre and to apprehend
or bring to justice the persons
,,,,T1+y,,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-07-26
B. & @. OFFICIALS
WORK FOR SEP
ARATE PEACE

Chicago, July 24.-With govern
ment officials maintaining silence N:
regard to the raill oad strike except
for an announcement by Cha!rmans
Hooper that the labor board,
would make no further move at the
present. interest today was center
ed in the separate peace efforts OF
officials Of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad in their meeting at Baltis
more, with representatives OF the
striking shopmen. B. n. jewell:
strikers leader, refused to comment
on the Baltimore parley. Few DIS DIS
turbances were reported over Sun-
day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-07-26
Railroad Employee
Kidnapped in City
Nephew of Judge Carried to
Woods and Beaten-Two
Strikers Caught

Chattanooga, July 2S.-Ward
Draper. -. employed in the yards
Of the Nashville, Chattanooga and
st. Louis railroad. was kidnapped
in the down towae section of the
city this afternoon while on the
way to work. was showed into an
automobile and taken to the coun-
tIv and badly handled.
Draper said he was beaten by the
men in the car the entire time dur
Ing Il five mile ride to the woods.
Then he was thrown from the ma :
chine. returning to the city on a
street ear 10 enter hospital.
Draper did not know any Of his as
sailants but says that he will be
able to identity all of them.
Draper is nephew of Judge W.
w. Draper. assistant attorney sen-
eral. who has taken charge OF the
case, and officers are searching Tor
two strikers Who are said to have
been identified hv witnesses OF the
kidnapping.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-07-26
JEFFoRDS
PERFECTS
APPEAL
One Of the Confessed
Murders Of j. c.. Ar
nette Using Techni-
calities Of Loc a ]
Procedure to Cheat
Justice

Columbia. July 21.-F. N. JEFF
fords, one of the trio convicted Of
the murder Of j. c. Annette, Co
lumbia filling station proprietor.
and sente need to die on June 18th,
but whose notice of appeal stayed
his execution. today perfected the
appeal when he served on Solicitor
Spigner, of Columbia. the papers
setting forth the grounds Of his ap-
peal. L. G. Southard, Of Spartan
burg. and Barron. Barron & Bar
ron, of Union. represent Jeffords.
The appeal contains eleven excep-
tions to the rulings Of Judge
Townsend in the case. The appeal
also alleges that the trial started
on May Is when the crime was
committed on the 9th. there was in
tense pubic feeling against the de-
fendant The appeal also sets forth
that the trial Judge erred in deny
ing separate trials for the three
men. Jeaords, Harrison and Treece.