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Evening star., 1922-10-10
SAY WOMEN HAVE
PLACE IN POLITICS
Mrs. SpeeI and Mrs. Blair
Urge Sex to Seize Great
Opportunities.
ADDRESS CLUB LUNCHEON
Note Marked Differences in Ways
Men Attack Their Politi-
cal Problems.
ADDRESS CLUB LUNCHEON

Mrs. Virginia White Speel of the
w"men's committee of the republican
headquarters, and Mrs Emily Newell
Flair, chairman of the women's COM
mlttee of the democratic headuuar-
ters, held the interest of members of
the Women's National Press Club yes
terday afternoon at luncheon at the
New Willard. Both Mrs Speel and
MIS- Blair believe women have a wide
HELD for their activity in the political
world. yet each outlined a distinctly
original method of approaching this
problem and suggesting its solution
believe that women should real
lzc the great opportunities offered
them by having the vote and that
they should consider their response
bIliticS citizens of the United
States said Mrs. Speel. Personally
| take nay politics very seriously.
Next to my religion. they are the most
important thing in my thoughts. I
except. of course, the problems of my
home, which form an entirely differ
ent set of problems with me.
Where Women Fail.
"The main difficulty, it would seem
to ms, of the way women generally
are attacking politics in both parties
is that they are trying tco energeti-
cally to apply the program method
to cover reforms of all kinds and
along all lines. Men don't work that
way at all, and il seems as though it
would be much better for the women
to concentrate upon two or three
particular reforms that they are
deeply interested in and try to ac-
complish marked progress along
those definite lines.
AS for women holding important
positions in politics, l do not believe
that women are yet fitted for holding
these big. political jobs. After all
there was but one Minerva, and We
have had few Mrs. Sommervilles or
other women who have proved them
selves capable along these lines.
President Harding is in favor of con-
SidcrinG women for high positions.
He has offered excellent positions to
women. myself among the number l
did not accept the post offered me
because | felt my health was not
| equal to my making a success OF It.
! He would put many women in prom
| ineut places.
Mrs. Blair Urges Service.
Mrs Blair spent part of her time
speaking about the question of paid
| services as applied to women who
/ undertook arousing interest in their
neigh borS and the community at large
| in the representatives of their party.
, 1T seems to me- stated Mrs. Blair
that this is Women'S big opportunity
| to show how disinterested their serv-
| ices can really be. Women have al
! ways up to the present time, and even
! today in the higher social classes of
| the country. had more leisure time
! than the men. Therefore, il behooves
Evening star., 1922-10-10
SHULER SEEKS ELECTION.

Capt George K. Shuler. United
States Marine Corps, who has been
nominated for state treasurer OF New
York on the democratic ticket, has
been granted leave of absence until
after the elections next month and
will take part in the campaign.
He formerly was executive officer
of the Marine Corps Institute at the
Evening star., 1922-10-10
KILLED IN TAXI CRASH.

CHICAGO October 10.-Cecil Lam
bert, 35. of Detroit. a consulting en-
g1neer and contractor. was killed in
stantly early today when the taxi
cab in which he was riding was
struck by speeding automobile.
The driver of the other car esCeped.
Evening star., 1922-10-10

ing the world war he was promoted
to the temporary rank of jor and
awarded the croix de guerre and
membership in the Legion of Honor
Evening star., 1922-10-10

marine barracks, this city, and is now
stationed at the marine station, Guam
tico, Va. For services in France dur
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-25
ADDING 80 FEET
TO PARISH HOUSE
viii Make Assembly Room 80 by o0
Feet, Giving All Souls Church Fine
Recreati0nal Center.

Cement foundation walls already have
been laid for the construction oI an addI-
ton to the parish house of All Souls
church on Grove street, which when
completed viii give this church a finely
equipped center for church and rec
reational activities. The addition will be
about 80 feet square, and the work,
which is being done by Pellett x Skin
ner. will be completed the middle of Au-
gust.
The addition will be of the same wood
and stone construction as the rest of the
building and the entire west wall of the
present parish house will be moved west
30 feet. This will make the assembly
room 80 feet long and 80 feet wide. \
stage will be constructed at the west end
of the assembly room.
Repair work also has been started on
the steeple and exterior of the church,
the mortar. which is cracked and broken
in places, being chipped out and the holes
filled with cement. The cross on top of
the steeple tips little to one side, and
this is being Strengthened up.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-25
SUDDEN DEATH OF
LUCIEN A. ELMER
Employed in Richardson Meat Mar
kets Past 46 Years.

Lucen A. Elmer, 20, for 46 years an
employe of the Richardson markets. died
suddenly of hemorrhage of the brain at
his home at s Spruce street between
10 and II o'clock Tuesday night. He had
been in failing health about two years,
but was able to be down To the business
section of the village Tuesday after
R0en with his daughter Mrs. Charles
w. Richardson.
MIR Elmer was one of the four chill
dren Of Elijah and Edna +. (Perry)
Elmer and was born Nov. ~. 1912, in
Dunmerstcn. He attended the schools
of his native town and as a young man
followed farming. lie married Miss
Mary n Butterfield of Dummerston
june 10, 1867. and for time they lived
in that town, later moving to Guilford-
They came to BrattleborO to live
when MIR. Elmer began work at the
Richardson meat market about AZ years
ago. During the early years of his mar
ket work he drove q cart, his routes TAX
ing him as far as South Vernon, but IN
later years his work had been inside,
principally al the lower market. By his
genial way he made many friends among
the customers at the markets as well as
among those who were his patrons along
his rural routes. He was an expert IN
his line Of work and his unfailing cour-
teSy made it a pleasure to deal with him.
MIS-. Elmer uleU IN 1910. IN It cd
ruary. 1899, Mr. Elmer married Miss
Carrie A. Chase of BrattleborO, who sur
wives He also leaves tive daughters
and two sons They are Florence L.,
wife of Charles G. Staples. cashier Of
the Vermont National bank; Franklin
+. Elmer of Providence, II. l., Herbert
l.. Elmer of Portsmouth, \. H., and
Winnie NJ. wife of Charles w. Richard
son of Brattleb0ro. He also leaves seven
grandchildren. one great-grandchild and
two brothers. Walter Elmer of Pittsfela,
Mass, and Edwin Elmer of San Gabriel
Cal. 4 sister. Rosalia. wife of @. II.
Butterfield, died in Ann Arbor, Mich.
many years ago
Mr.. Elmer was a member of no organ
ization. but attended the First Jniver-
salist church when his health permitted.
The funeral will be held at the house
at 2.30 o'clock Friday afternoon, Rev.
Edwin p Wood. pastor of the First
| U-niversalist church. officiating. The
burial will take place in the family lot
| in Prospect Hill cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-25
TWO SHOWMEN IN
AUTO COLLISION
Members of Company at Island Park
Run Into in Vernon and Injured
Gar BADLY Damaged.

Two members of the American Exposi-
tiOn Shows company. which is exhibiting
at Island Park this week were injured
in an automobile accident yesterday aft
ernoon in the Slate Rock district in Yer
non, about seven miles south of here on
the Bernardst0n road. They were Raw
mond Young and Samuel Witt, who were
on their way to Greenfield and North
ampton on. business, in a Nash touring
car owned by NJ. J. Lapp, proprietor of
the American Exposition Shows.
Mr.. Young sustained fracture of one
rib and Mr.. Witt was injured about the
head and internally. They were taken
to the Greenfield hospital, but Mr. Young
was able to return here last evening. Z
is expected that aIr. Witt will be out
soon.
As they were rounding a curve they
were run into by a Stutz car belonging in
New York, which was said to be on the
wrong side of the road 4 front wheel of
the Nash was smashed causing the car
to cross the road and go over 20-fo0t
embankment and turn bottom upwards
Mr.. Young was driving, and both men
were under the ear when it stopped 1t
was with some difficulty that Mr.. Witt
was extricated, being pinned down. Pas,
SerS-by took the men TO the hospital
Nobody took the number of the Stutz
car or the names of the occupants. The
Nash car was badly damaged. 1t was
brought to the Mosher garage this fore
noon after being rishted late yesterday
afternoon by We're Shipman.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-25
TO INOCULATE
10,000,00O RUSSIANS
American Relief Administration to Tn
dertake Mammoth Prevention of
Disease

LONDON, May PA sanitary spring
offensive calling for the incubation of
lO,000,000 people against five com
municable diseases. has been undertaken
by the medical department of the Ameri-
can Relief administration in Russia
saws a cable reaching the London Office.
Typhoid, para typhoid A and b
smallpox and cholera, which has now be-
gun to appear in several regions, are the
epidemicS which the A. r.. A. hopes to
eradicate in this way.
The vaecines are new arriving in Rus
sia and are being distributed to the dis
tTiets and the assistance of the central
government and the local health authori-
ties has been enlisted in order to secure
the corporation of the people them
selves
The a. r. A is also trying to revive
such native sources as that of the labor
atory at Roux which was known as the
sencond Pasteur Institute This has
been practically closed owing to lack of
materials and food for the staff. Now.
however, the A. r. A. officer in Samara
has induced the government to guarantee
water fuel and forage for animals
needed for experimental purposes. The
A Il. \. il giving laboratory sup
plies and food packages for the per
sonnel.
An educational campaign instituted
by the government showing the dangers
pictoriallv of the louise. the mosquito
and the fly and the necessity for remov-
ing all rubbish and filth has prepared
the way As many Of people to be in
noculated are receiving American ra-
tions this prophylactic offensive is ex-
pected to BE- successful.
Already the A. r. a physician III
Samara, DR. Foraar. has enlisted the aid
of the refugee adults now being fed by
the A. r A. in removing trash and keep
ing public places clean. All children
coming to Kitchens. are required to take
baths i'm the public bath house At first
they are reluctant to indulge in even q
weekly wash but now they like ii and
| come two and three times a week. While
thew are bathing, their clothes are steril
! ized
| RepairiRg sewage systems, improving
| housing conditions. installing chloTinnt
! ors to purify the water supply in the
! towns from the sanitary standpoint
! Funds for this camnaign were provided
! bv the American Red Cross which contri
| buted s.; .O0O0 900 in cash and 100000 il
stocks. An additional $1,000 900 wortl
! of supplies from surplus army stock
contributed by the United States gov
ernment, is yet to come.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-25
Red Mems 5 Hall

Thursday, May %, s p. m.-ReguIar
meeting of pocahontas Council. No. 4,
ID. of p. Members please attend
All members of Brattleboro Lodge
903, LOYAL Order Of Moose. are requested
to attend Bro. Laurence Waite = fun
eral in body Thursday, May 25. at 2
D. m, at Mitchell s undertaking rooms
Bring badges.
special meeting and initiation
Thursday night, May p, at Red Men :
hall at TO D. M. All Loyal Moose are
requested to be present at this time.
Officers please meet at Brother john
son s store at s p. m Fifteen candi-
dates and a number of visiting brothers.
Members of l. o. r. VI. are requested
to meet at the hall at l.30 Thursday
afternoon to attend the funeral of Lau-
renee Waite. Please wear white gloves
and badges.
Dance every Saturday night.
The meeting of Squakheag tribe OF
HiRsdale, which members ofaQuonekticut
tribe planned to attend, viii be held
Wednesday. May 81, instead of May "a
as announced Members with cars are
requested to take as MANY brothers a'
! possible.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-25
FORMER VETERAN
LINEMAN DIES
Thomas III. Ryan Served Telegraph Co.
so Years, Retiring ON Pension
Had Hardening of Arteries.

Thomas ii. Ryan. 20, formerly for 80
years telegraph lineman. died in his
nome at ID Canal street at 420 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon of hardening of the
arteries. He had been in i'll health two
years or more.
Mr.. Ryan was born in St. Antoine.
Quebec, June ,, 1913, one of seven chill
dlen of William and Catherine (Sulli-
yan) Ryan. In his boyhood he went
with the family to Clinton. n. Y. where
ne lived until he began work as lineman
IN 1868. lie was retired on pension by
the Western Union Telegraph Co. Nav
|, 1913. after a service of 30 years string
ing and repairing telegraph wires. He
strung wires in Nova Scotia New Jersey
Maine, Maryland, Vermont, Massachu-
setts. New Hampshire and New York
state He began his work in the fall of
1863 and that winter strung telegraph
wire from OgdenSburg to Bangor and
then over the Central Vermont road to
White River Junction. He was made
section foreman 10 years later with head
quarters in Brattleboro and at that time
there were only three wires along the
railroad.
His duties were not only to hunt and
repair trouble on the wires, but the
switchboards and the instruments were
under his care He helped string the first
wire from Greenfield. Mass, to HooSac
tunnel on the east. For a time after re-
ceiving his pension he worked at the sig
nal house here, giving up work there in
1916.
Soon after he came to Brattleboro Mr.
Ryan married Miss Mary Gibney of st.
| Armand, Que, Dee. %, 1873. the cere-
mony being performed III White River
| Junction. Mrs. Ryan survives with five
children. William L. Ryan of Chadron,
Neb, Zita. wife of Ralph A. Oakes of
Brattleboro Henry G. Ryan, who is en-
| ployed by the Vinton Paper Co, Francis
| F. Ryan of New London. Conn. and
| Mary, wife of H.. F. Heap of BrattlebOro.
\ son, Alfred J. Ryan. died two years
/ ago. a daughter, Annie, died in infancy
and son, Charles. was drowned in the
! Connecticut river in 1890, after break
| ing through the ice while skating. He
| also leaves brother, John +. Ryan of
| White River Junction, and sister, Miss
| Mary Ryan of Hanover, n. H
/ AT the time of the burning Of tile Vim
/ ton building at the junction of Main and
/ Canal streets Feb. IL of this year Mr.. Ry-
an was one of the tenants and was car
ried out on \ cot. He was especially kind
and cOngenial man and his wealth OF
| experiences during his long career as 9
Iineman enabled him to converse in an
entertaining manner on that subject
The funeral will be held tomorrow
morning in ST. Michaels Roman Cath
oIic church at 8 o'clock. Rev. James p
Rand will ofieiate. The burial win take
pace in St Michaers cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-25
Masonic Temple

Thursday, May 25.-Ascension day.
Beauseant Commandery, No. Z, Knights
Templar, will attend service in St.
Michael's Episcopal church All Sir
Knights are invited to attend, and wear
regalia if possible. Service at 745. BE
prepared to leave Masonic Temple at
7.35. Rev. Sir Edward I. Mathison,
past prelate of Beauseant Commandery,
will deliver q sermon to Sir Knights.
Masonic choir. Mr. Braman will play a
few selections ON the organ after the
service Public invited. Lunch at tenn
pie after service for Sir knights.
Friday. May 26, at $50 p. m.-Drill
for all Sir Knights who are planning TO
attend the conclaye at Bellows Falls.
Important.
seant Commandery. No. z. Knights Tenn
plar. Special, Order Of the Temple.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-25
COMMONERS GREET
PREMIER WITH CHEER
Lloyd George Pleading for Political Lie
ON Governments Foreign
Policy

LONDON. May - ASSOCIATED Press
Cheers greeted Prime Minister Lloyd
George when he entered the house of
crmmons this afternoon for a debate on
the foreign policy of the government.
which is likely to have an importah'
bearing upon his political future, Mr..
LLOYD George sin his speech, SAID tnaI
tbera we're three alternatives in dealing
With the Russian situation. The first
was force. which had failed. No one had
suggested that Mt Genoa. The second was
to leave Russia to her fate.
"But how" he asked. could we insure
Europe against the risk this policy would
involve? The Russo-German agreement
.hows the sort of peril | mean.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-25
DEGREE OF PETER
SIMPLE GIVEN 100
knights of Birmingham to
Number of 500 Assem-
BILE Here
COSTUMED PARADE
ON MAIN STREET
Banquet in Masonic Temple - Milford
Degree Team Does Work in Fine Form
i'm Festival Hall - Forty Pieces in
Doe Tracys Band

"Ain't it a grand and glorious feeling"
was the universal sentiment of the 800
Masons who attended the grand annual
ceremonial of Brattleboro council,
Knights of Birmingham, held here last
evening The largest delegations from
out of town were from the Keene. \. H..
council, which sent 30, and from the
Milford, n. H., council, which sent 80
to attend the conclave Smaller delega-
tions were present from Boston, Lowell.
Springfield, Greenfield. AIillers Falls.
Chelsea, Maiden and Mortified, Mass.
Marlboro, Keene, Hinsdafe and Milford
n H.; and from Wilmington. Whiting
ham, Putney, Bellows Falls. White River
Junction, Woodstock, Townshend, Lon
donderry and Rutland, Vt.
The grand ceremonial opened with a
| turkey supper served from to {
, O'Clock at the Masonic temple by the
Past Matrons' association of the East
ern Star.
At 7.30 the parade formed with about
| 500 members in line. The knights
marched from Masonic temple TO Wells
| fountain, cOuntermarched to MILESTONE
| bridge and returned to Festival hall Els
fpecially noticeable in the parade was the
| Keene delegation, the Milford degree
! team in costume and the degree candi-
| dates also in special dress. DR. E. l.
| Tracy's band of 40 men, made up of Local
| bandmen and players from out-of- town
councils, headed the procession. Paul A
| Chase acting as band master The
keene delegation, equipped with red
coats and tall red hats, was particularly
| effective
| Bert a. Whittemore preceded the line
/ as grand herald and +. IL. Chapman was
grand marshal. Throughout the parade
| the line was brilliantly Illuminated with
red tise
In Festival hail the knights witnessed
/ the efficient working of the Peter Simpl,
| degree on 100 candidates by the crack
/ Milford, \. H., degree team The can
| didates represented about - different
] councils. X. X. Stimson. secretary o1
/ Milford council, had charge of the degree
work
| This years ceremonial was one of the
largest ever held here and much credit i,
/ due those who had charge of the work
| The officers for the ceremonial were a.
! follows: President. r. c. Averill: vic,
| president, +. ii. Chapman: secretary
Hugh \. Velie; master of ceremonies, c
| B. Cruger.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-25
ON YEAR
OLD SHOOTING
Relatives of Lieutenant McGiIvaTy Be
lieve He Was Murdered In Back
Bay District

BOSTON. May 25.-An inquest into
year-old death mystery, the shooting
If Lieut.. Patton c. McGilvary, a former
army aviator who had won several med
ais for bravery in the World war, was
ce-opened today. 1t had been suspended
several months after brief sessions
called in an attempt to clear up con
fiicting indications of suicide and of
murder.
AIcGilvary's body. bearing four bullet
wounds, was found in an alley in the
Back Bay district here on May 10, 1921.
The revolver apparently was his own
He left note to a friend regarded as a
'arewcu The medical examiners re
port was that death occurred lin man,
ner unknown"
Relatives of McGilvary caused Wis
c5nsin pathologistS- to hold an autopsy
IN the body after it was sent to McGil-
vary's home for burial. Their report
was that he was victim of murder.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-25
WARDS COUNSEL
GIVES Up PISTOLS
Coupe In Which Ward Rode
Shows No Signs of Being
In Battle
SHERIFF SAYS CASE
is CLEARING UP
Peters Family In HaverhiII Claim Son
Was In South Carolina May 11-This
Does Not Agree With Wards Claim of
BIacImaiI Plot

BIaeItmaiI Plot.
WHITE PLAINS, n. Y, May -
ASSOCIATED Press Counsel represent
ing Walter S Ward. millionaire bakers
son. who claims to have shot Clarence
Peters in self defense near the Kensico
reservoir two weeks ago today, turned
over to Sheriff George L. Werner two
pistols which We're alleged to have fig
ured in the story by Ward of a battle
between him and a band of blackmaiers.
Wards attorney, however, failed to re-
veal the strange and secret hold which
the blackmailers may have had upon their
victim
The coupe in which Ward maintained
he had gone to meet the band gave no
indication of having been a target, the
sheriff said. Ward had asserted the car
was in the center of the battle ground.
The sheriff inspected the machine yester-
day. Considerable mystery has sur
rounded the whereabouts of the two
weapons alleged to have been held py
Ward and Peters One of the weapons
alleged to have been Wards was a new
3S calibre Colt automatic. The sheriff
said Wards attorneys had turned over
with the guns two empty shells.
No one has found the third shell and
no one knows why the gun is now
empty said the sheriff The other
weapon was 81 calibre five-shot gun
In it were four unexploded cartridges
and one she'll. According to Wards
story, Peters fired only once but Charley
Ross" alleged to have been present with
another man known only as Jack, >
pulled the trigger four times.
Il would not give you this informa
ton unless the case was pretty wei
cleared up" the sheriff told reporters.
The Peters family in HaverhiH. Mass.
claimed to have a post card from young
Peters from South Carolina dated early
in May. Peters was rejected by tn,
/ marine corps on May H. Allowing fol
the shortest possible time Peters coult
| not have arrived in New York befor,
| May IL and he went on his death ride OF
| the night of May 10. The blackmail plo
| had been going on for six weeks. accord
/ ing to Wards story.
! Coroner Fitzgerald did not echo tn,
| sheriff ; statement that the case wa.
pretty we'll cleared up
= am not going to hold the inques
until can get sufficient evidence t,
| make Mr.. Ward talk, - the coroner said
| - because he can stand on his constitu
tional rights and not say anything"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-25
AERIAL DAREDEVIL
ACCEPTS CHALLENGE
Will Join II. j. Fahy In Flight at
Washington - Will Use Gov
ernment Plane.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-Will-
ing to take a chance with death to
prove himself the only real aerial
daredevil of congress Representa-
tive Manuel Herrick. Republican, of
Oklahoma, today accepted Herbert
J. Fahy's aviator's challenge to join
him in a fight.
You will at your earliest conven-
fence go with me to the war depart
ment," Mr.. Herrick wrote. ''and
make the request for a plane and l
viii back up the request as a con-
gresham personally.
If you really have any sand in
your craw to make good the chal
lenge," Mr.. .Herrick added. why
you just mosey around to my Office
and we will go to the war depart
ment together"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-25
First Baptist Church

Thursday. at G30 p. m.-WOrld- Wide
guild supper and entertainment in church
parlors.
The Philathea class will have bust
ness meeting and social Thursday aft
ernoon in the home of Mrs. Albert
Thomas Mrs Thomas and Mrs. +. Z.
Sears will be the hostesses.
Friday and Saturday, May 26 and p
-Rummage sale in the parsonage barn.
Friday, at p. m.-Junior Endeavor ;
7.30- Regular church prayer meeting