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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-08
INGRAM FINED AND
is SENT TO JAIL
Struthers Given Similar Sentence. but
Jail Part of His Penalty Is Sus-
pended-WilI Pay Damages.

Accompanied by Officer w. r. Tyler,
Merton f. Ingram and Clifford Struth-
ers of this town. who figured in the auto
mobile accident Sunday afternoon on the
Hinsdale road, when Mrs. Walter Ma
jor of Hinsdale, y. H., was severely in7
jured. went to Keene, n. H.. yesterday
morning, where they appeared in court
before Associate Judge Jordan of Keene
in the afternoon. Struthers was charged
with reckless driving and Ingram with
being under the influence of liquor Sat
urday night at Island Park, Each man
was fined S25 and costs. amounting to
S49.50, and sentenced to 20 days IN the
county jaiI at Westmoreland The jail
sentence of Struthers was suspended, but
Ingram was taken to Westmoreland to
serve his sentence. The Ford car in
which Mrs Major was riding was dam
aged to the extent of $40 which viii be
settled by Ingram and Struthers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-08
AIKEN CANDIDATE
FOR SENATORSHIP
Putney Man Who Has Served Four
Terms as Representative Points
to Record i'm Previous Sessions.
1ditor of The Reformer:

Editor of The Reformer:
Dear Sir;-I wish to announce that
am a candidate for the state senate for
1923.
From 1912 to 1919. inclusive. / was a
member of the house from Putney. serv-
ing on MANY committees. including agri-
culture and education. During the World
war ] was member of the committee
on military affairs
During my four terms as representa-
tive / consistently voted against salary
grabbing and the creation of unnecessary
offices and commissions. | opposed
bonding the state for millions of dollars
to build a few miles of selected highway.
/ opposed the proposition for the state to
give the citY of Burlington million.
dollar barge terminal for which there
was no use. | opposed the desire of the
big power companies to ride roughshod
over the rights of individuals and COM
munities.
If elected. ] will consider that it is
the wish of the citizens of Windham
county that / continue to work along
these lines.
Yours truly
EDWARD w AIKEN.
Putney. Aug. Z.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-08
A Lame Secret.
tSt. Albans Messenger.l


"A state fuel administrator without
any coal to distribute is in much the
same position as an executor of q
property less estate Barre Times.
Well if there were lots of coal to be
distributed there wouldn't be any need
of a coal administrator. From expert
ence in the food administration. the
writer knows full well that the greater
the shortage the greater the task of the
administrators Vermont's coal executive
must be constantly on the watch for
coal He mustn't let any ether state
get ahead of him.
We are all sister states. of course.
but during the war it developed that IN
the New England sisterhood there was
one member of the family who was not
at all backward about trying to get
all she could regardless of whether the
rest of us got our fair share or not.
Perhaps sister has grown up now 90
that she won't be so greedy. but she
ought to be watched until it is known
she has gotten over her bad habits. For
the sake of Administrator Jones, The
Messenger viii say that the name OF
this wavward sister was not Maine,
New Hampshire. Vermont, Rhode
Island or Connecticut. More than this
we will not disclose.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-08
SOFT COAL MEN HAVE
SETTLEMENT PLAN
win Be Considered Tomorrow by Oper-
ators and Strikers-WOuld Resume
Work at Old Wages.

CLEVELAND, o., Aug. (Associated
Press With a definite program for
ending the soft coal strike ready for con
sideration tomorrow, the joint confer
ence of the leaders of the striking union
miners and coal operators today marked
time awaiting the expected arrival of
other operators, especially those of Illi-
nois and Indiana. No sessions of the
joint conference were held today
In the main, the plan provides for re-
sumption Of coal production by union
miners under the wage scales that ex-
listed when the strike began last April /.
and for the appointment of an advisory
commission of inquiry within the coal
industry, the personnel of this commits
sion to be approved By President Hard
ing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-08
WOMEN AND WORDS.
Use Ordinary Ones but Leave Their SEN
tences Unfinished.

According to one of the chief living
authorities on linguistics, Professor Jes-
persen of Copenhagen, the speech of
women can be differentiated in several
ways from that of men. Women, he
notes, are quicker to understand, quicker
to utter what is in their minds, and
quicker to answer than men; they con-
fine themselves, as rule, to the more
ordinary words in the language, and
avoid the recondite and the new: but at
the same time they are given to leaving
their sentences unfinished and they are
habitually yoluble. The causes of this
difference between the speech or the talk
of the two sexes lie far back in the occu-
pational history of each; but great social
changes are now in progress, which Pro-
fessor Jespersen thinks may modify pres
ent contrasts. One such change, among
educated circles at least, is perhaps al
ready observable. In the political field
Helen is no longer, as she used to be, on
the walls watching the combat. She has
taken up arms herself, and a consequence
of her action is that conversation, as it
was formerly understood, seems to be in
danger of becoming a lost art. Over the
dinner-table the discussion tends to be
more and more of things, policies. wizard
ries, and less of human character and
human motives.
There was a time when our fathers
did not debate politics or the law with
Ile1f WOU1PnIOlk HCNtIlutAtSSg Iutg lic-
tened attentively when their womenfolk
chose to talk of the men and manners of
the day. They understood that her de-
tachment from the actual struggle gave
woman a position TO which men could not
aspire. She spoke, in sense, for the
future i'm another sense her praise or
blame amounted to re-estimation Of
character in terms of values more endur-
ing than political exigency. 1t was this
detachment of women which made small
| talk both interesting and considerable.
No man of any Importance could escape
| it's acid purge blatancy or bombast with
cred quickly under it. The place hunter,
the crafty fellow, the mere babbler soon
|. found their level among the danes whose
quick eyes discerned the man under the
| actors cloak. Now if the woman still,
| in her heart. discerns the man she does
not give him away, for she IS committed
to a party, a policy, which is his partys
his policy. Argument has taken the place
of epigram: the brilliance, the sparkle
! are gone. The change may make it safer
for pretenders than in the old days-a
, rather ungallant conclusion, perhaps, but
one. it is to be hoped, of only temporary
/ validity. Times.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-08
GENERAL APPEAL
FROM APPRAISALS
Covers Every Increase in
Valuations Made by
the Listers
WILL COME BEFORE
CIVIL AUTHORITY

Will Have Same Effect as Though Each
Aggrieved Taxpayer Appealed-Fur-
ther Appeal to County Court Is Pro
vided by Law.
That Brattleboro's quadrennial ap-
praisal of real estate will be brought be-
fore the board of civil authority in its
entirety was made certain yesterday
afternoon when Harvey, Maurice &
Fits, attorneys for the Brattleboro
Water Works Co, notified the listers
that in addition to a specific appeal for
this company, whose valuation was in
creased from 100000 to S250,000, they
should take a general appeal covering
every increase made by the listers on the
ground of dispropertionate valuation.
This action will have the same effect as
if every individual whose property was
increased had taken an appeal from the
listers decision, and will give the board
of civil authority, which consists of the
selectmen, town clerk and justices of the
peace, an opportunity to review the
whole question of .ocal real estate yalua-
ton Thes law provides that in case of
dissatisfaction with the decision of the
board of civil authority further appeal
may be taken to county court.
The listers were busy this morning
make as a result of the hearing yester-
day, at which scores of aggrieved taxpay-
ers appeared to protest against the new
Valuations
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-08
BUSINESS WOMEN'S
CLUB COMMITTEES
New Plan Adopted This Year OF Having
Joint Chairmen for Some Commit
tees-Few Vacancies Remain.

While a few vacancies remain on the
committees of the Brattleboro Business
and Professional Women's club, the list
practically is completed for those who
are to be in charge of the various acflVl-
ties for the coming year.
4 new plan was adopted this year,
some of the committees having joint
chairmen because of the fact that club
members are employed women and there
fore do not have as much time to devote
to planning and carrying out arrange
ments as they might wish. In the joint
Craftsmanship plan such work viii be
divided. In the case of the finance COM
mittee, one of the most important com
mittees in the club, a chairman has been
appointed for each month. with the ex-
ccption of October and January, chair
men for which will be appointed later.
Following is a list of the committees
SO far as appointed:
Membershin-AIr Lucy Wells Lazell.
chairman. Miss Addie Maynard. Hiss
Bernice Perry, Miss Helen NJ. Sanderson
and Miss Marjorie Tanning.
Finance-Iuly. Mrs. g. III. Smith; Au
gust Mrs G. l.. Stickney; September.
Mrs. f.. c. Harrington November. Mrs.
Fred Cressy; December, Miss Annie Os-
good February. Miss Bessie L. Far
mum March. Miss Inez Goodale; April.
Miss Ruth Sargent May, Miss Edith N.
Stolte
Social service-AIrs. Carrie J.. Hamil-
ton chairman, Miss Beatrice j. yearly,
Miss Florence NJ. II. Wells.
Educational-AIiss Faith l.. Yeaw and
Miss Viola NJ. Cameron chairmen:
other members to be appointed
House-AIrs Don BelleYille. chair
man, Mrs. Fred Cressy, Mrs Amy Ryan.
Social-A1isses Evelyn Fisher and
katherine Deming, chairrnen, Miss Anna
Anderson, Miss Edith Hammarlund,
alyo oIu
Program-8Irs A. III. Brasor, chair
man, Miss Marjorie White. Miss Clara
Pierce. Miss Anna Stolte, Miss Mary
Croker.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-08
Labor Boards Position.

CHICAGO, Aug. S-Acting upon Pres
ident Hardings new suggestion for end
ing the rail strike the United States la
Dor board today stood ready to consider
and determine the question of seniority
rights, sole remaining barrier to peace
on the railways. A O.. Wharton, the
only one of the three labor board mem
bers present at the meeting voted
against the resolution after an amend
ment he offered was voted down.
The July 3 resolution which declared
that striking shopmen were no longer
employees of the roads was wrongfully
interpreted as "outlawing" the strikers.
Ben w Hooper, chairman of the labor
board, asserted. The boards offer to
hear the seniority question and render
a decision on it came on the heels of
President Harding's PROPOSAL to railway
executives and the striking shoncrafts
Increasing disorder marked the 9th week
of the rail strike
Representatives of both railroads and
striking shopmen have virtually re-
iected President Harding's latest plan
for ending the railroad strike. The
both sides his proposal that the men be
sent back to work, and that adjustment
of he seniority issue be left to thei de-
cision of the railroad labor board.
L. F. Loree. chairman of the eastern
railroad presidents conference. immedi-
ateIY CdIiPu an lHIOFDai meeting OF rail-
road heads in New York At the close
Of the meeting Mr.. Loree. speaking for
himself alone. emphatcallv denounced
President Harding's suggestion, declar
ing il would seem to demand a comnletP
surrender of the position of the railway
presidents. as stated last Tuesday.
The Other railroad heads were more
reticent They seemed even to be will
ing to accont the Harding riap; but
their ayowed reasons showed that such
acceptancP as they were inclined tc
make was tantamount to rejection
They were. it was explained, satisfied
that the reilroad labor board could not
in view Of its previous statements. dc
otherwise than uphold the railroads or
tho question of seniority.
For thni~ nart lcadors of the strilsiu'
shermPn declared that President Hard
ing's new uron0sal aparentlv advanced
no cC~'st ~'1ctivn nrooram They an
ro1src"d that meeting of executives
"f an roilread uaions including Tho
four hrotberhoeds. would no snmmone,
- consider what action sho,,ld follow
the rejection cf the proposed 3 NJ
jewell. bead of the shop crafts fedora
tian. said tho Presidents Settlenont
proposals constituted most uncallo,
for qttomut - heIn Tho railroads +,
hrNpL the strike. 'sN bodv ouoEf t,
oct tbo do ~ shon foderations will &C
cept" he added
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-08
TWO EXCELLENT
MUSIC PROGRAMS
TrOubadours i'm kits and
Miss Thomas Here i'm
Chautauqua
SPILLMAN GIVES
INSPIRING TALK
Consulting Specialist of Department of
Agriculture at Washington Ridicules
Idea that New England Is Not Suited
tn


to Farming.
Those who did not attend the Chautau-
qua meeting yesterday missed two un-
usually enjoyable concerts given by the
Troubadours, a group of IL talented in
strumentalists and yocalists, and an in
structive and inspiring talk on The Basic
Industry on Strike by w. J. Spillman,
of agriculture at Washington, d. c.
The afternoon concert started at $50
and was a program of variety comprising
overtures, saxophone solos, bagpipe
medley and Scottish medleys. The stage
setting was enhanced by the attractive
Scottish costumes which the musicians
wore. The evening concert, to which
the entire evening session was devoted,
was equally as varied and the numbers
were roundly applauded by the audience
which was one of the largest that had
gathered during the entire week. A
feature Of the evening program which
scored It great hit was the bagpipe solo
by Pipe Major Chapman, who was
obliged to give several encore numbers.
The vocal selections by Miss Thompson
contralto, also were we'll received
During the intermission, the boy and
girl officers of Junior Chautauqua were
presented to the audience under the di-
rection of Miss Montgomery and each
one told of the work he was doing during
Chautauqua week.
The lecture yesterday afternoon was
in many respects the most interesting of
the series. not only on account of the
prominence of the speaker but also be
e = = r
Importance to Nermonters and the people
of New England in general. Mr.. Spill
mans talk ridiculed the fallaey so often
expounded that New England was not
suited for a farming country, partieu-
laFly as a competitor for the middle
West, and he bad at his finger tips an
excellent compilation of statistics to
prove his argument.
Mr.. Stillman has been a professor of
agriculture in the state of Washington
and more recently was an editor on the
Farm journal, and his articles in that
publication have been read widely, not
only throughout the country but by many
farmers in Vermont and in this imme-
diate locality. His argument, therefore
found many interested listeners in his
large audience.
The speaker told first how he had
been called TO the state of Washington,
where he succeeded in making a blend of
spring and winter wheat that withStood
the extremes of temperature in that To-
cality and which really put more money
into the pockets of the farmers. In this
way he showed how important science is
to agriculture
Most of bis talk concerned the com
parison of New England farms with the
middle West. An astonishing fact which
he disclosed was that 5312 per cent of
the New England farms have gone back
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-08
PROPRIETOR GAINS LBS.
MUST ENLARGE HIS SHOP

NEW YORK, Aug. s.-MiltOn
Lubin's ieweiry store in Times
Square. where there used to be room
for the proprietor despite the fact
that Lubin's shop is said to be the
smallest in the world, is closed for
alterations There is show case,
a counter ON rollers that can be
moved when the proprietor takes of
his coat to place it ON a hanging coat
tree, and room for one customer.
The shop, which measures five by
three and half feet, has to be fixed
over because Milton has gained five
pounds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-08
TO ATTEND INSTITUTE.
County Christian Endeayorers Going to
NorthfeId Aug. rs.

The Windham County Christian En-
deavOr union. at its executive meeting
in Newfane last week decided to attend
the Massachusetts Institute of Christian
FDdeavor in Northfield for the daY Fri
day. Aug. is.
Effort is being made to have an insti-
tute speaker for the afternoon meeting
at 2.30 o'clock in Stone hall. This meet
ing viii be especially for the Windham
county union. The morning conferences
AT 10 and II o'clock are especially help
ful and in the evening there will be a
pageant The time is daylight saving.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-08
Orders Coal Con Rhode island.

PROVIDENCE. r. r.. Aug S.-State
Fuel Administrator George II. Webb
Yesterday took over control of Rhode
Islands present and future supplies of
bituminous coal until further notice by
barring establishments having more than
six weeks fuel on hand from further de-
liveries
In view of the fact that only BIZ
luminous coal is available for household
use. Administrators Webb has estimated
that $4,000 tons weekly of that fuel is
the minimum that Rhode Island house
holds can comfortably get alone with.
Webb left lest night for Washington
with priority orders for this amount of
soft coal
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-08
CRAWFORD FAMILY FOUND.
Turned Over to Bennington Authorities
by jacksonville Constable

States Attorney Harold f. Whitney
received news yesterday that the Craw-
ford family which left HartwelIville on
foot July 20 had been located in Jack
sonville. They were found by Constable
Hal G. Read of Jacksonville who
turned the family over to the Remington
authorities at the direction of Attorney
Whitney
The Crawford family had been sought
by the Bennington authorities as there
vas a warrant out for the apprehension
of the father. Besides Mr.. Crawford, the
family comprised young wife, "a years
old. a girl of three, and three boys aged
seven, 13 months, and four weeks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-08
Waiting in Washington.

WASHINGTON. Aug. S-President
Harding's second proposal for the immed-
late termination of the railway shop
tion by both sides in the controversy but
rejection by the union was foreshadowed
in statements by their leaders here. Chief
executives of the shopcrafts were called
to meet here Wednesday to consider the
Presidents proposal that. the seniority
issue be left to the railroad labor board
for determination. At the same time,
however. the shop craft leaders who is
sued the call also sought a general con
ference next Friday with ''all executives
of railroad labor organizations
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-08
claim Violation Of Clayton Act.

NEW HAVEN, Aug. S.-Claiming
that the specific terms of the Clayton act
had not been followed, counsel for strik-
ing shopmen here today asked Justice
Edwin $. Thomas of the United States
district court to dismiss the second APP
plication of the New York, New Haven
& Hartford railroad for the issuance of a
temporary Injunction. The hearing was
to be resumed this afternoon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-08
CAMP GIRL LOST
IN SEVERE STORM
Heavy Damage by Wind and Rain I'm
Adirondack Region Last
Night.

ALBANY, N Y, Aug S-One child
missing and many thousands of dollars
damage to crops and buildings through
ont northern and eastern New York was
the toll of the severe wind and rain storm
which swept over the state last night.
Virginia Stone. II, of Columbus, o.. was
lost when she wandered away from
girls camp in the Adirondacks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-08
Executires Are Dirided.

NEW YORK, Aug. S.-Telegrams
summoning the heads of 14S railroads to
New York at II a. m. Friday to frame
the reply of the Association of Railway
Executives to President Harding's sec
ond plan for settlement of the shopcrafts
strike were despatched today. A sharp
division of opinion between eastern and
western carrier chiefs toward the Presi-
dents suggestion appeared in railroad
circles today
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-08
VERMONT CONNECTICUT
ROYSTER PASSES AWAY.

RALEIGH. n. c.. Aug. s.
Vermont Connecticut Royster. who
is dead here. was president of the
Arkansas, Delaware Royster &
Bros. Candy Mfg. Co., and one of
seven children whose names were
Virginia Carolina, Indiana Georgia,
Iowa Michigan, Arkansas Delaware,
Wisconsin Illinois, and Oregon Min
nesota Royster.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-08


Executives Meet Friday.
CLEVELAND. O.. Aug. s. ASSOCIATED
Press. Warren S. Stone, president of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers, today telegraphed 10 chiefs of
railroad brotherhoods asking them to
attend conference in Washington next
Friday to consider the railroad situation
throughout the country and "avert the
impending calamity of a collapse in
transportation.
President Stones action was taken
following receipt of a telegram from
Bert NJ Jewell, head of the shopcrafts
union, William H. johnson, president
of the international association of ma
chinists, and j. f. NoOnan, president of
the brotherhood of electrical workers,
asking Jim to call such a meeting.
Il called the brotherhood chiefs to-
gether as requested" Mr. Stone said
but | do not know Just what action
viii be taken"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-08
CHILD SHOOTS HER
MOTHER IN PLAY
Discharges Fathers Police Revolver as
He StOOps to Kiss His
Wife

Burke. 5-year-old daughter of PATROL
man Thomas Burke of the Maiden police
force, playfully pulled her fathers re-
volver from its holster this morning
while he leaned over to kiss his wife
The bullet that was discharged killed the
mother
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-08
Mining Started at staunton, Ind.

STAUNTON, Ind. Aug. s-Coal pro-
duction was started in mines Nos 3 and
Q of the Rowland Power Collieries Co.
Yesterday morning with 30 men work
ing Superintendent Rowland stated
that the output would be five cars. which
would be increased TODAY. Most of the
men at work were imoorted from In
diananolis Saturday State troops are
guarding the mines
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-08
IRREGULARs SEIZE CABLES.
Only Three Lines Working Between Eng
land and America.

OF the 13 cables of the Commercial
Cable Co. and the Western Union Co.
which handles most of the transatlantic
service from Great Britain only three
were working today. This is due to the
seizure by Irish irregular forces of two
cable stations in Ireland.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-08
PRESIDENT WANTS
FULL ATTENDANCE
Hints That Troubled Industrial Situa.
tion May Need Attention of
Congress.

WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-Pres-
ident Harding was understood to-
day to have informed Representa-
tive Mondell of Wyoming and other
house leaders that in view of the
troubled industrial situation it was
desirable that there be full attend
ance of members next Tuesday when
the house reconvenes after six
weeks adjournment
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-08
BOYS BODY FOUND
HANGING IN BARN
Police Not Satisfied With Suicide Theory
and Are Investigating Lads
Death.

BOSTON, Aug. S.-The body of Err
nest G.. Morse. 14-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest B. Morse of the Dor
chester district, was found today hang
ing by the neck from rope in barn
near his home The boy had been miss
ing since yesterday.
the suicide theory. were investigating
the circumstances surrounding the lads
DEATH