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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-06
MEETING
OF UNIVERSALTSTS
Reports of Parish Officers and Auxiliary
Bodies Last Evening Show Progress
-New Organizations.

The annual Universalist parish meeting
was held in the vestry last evening,
with good attendance. The reports from
officers and auxiliary bodies showed
year of real progress Unexpected ex-
penses of several hundred dollars were
met and there is a balance in the treas
ury.
The recent every-member canvass re-
suited in total subscription the largest
in many years. The church attendance is
steadily increasing
New organizations formed during the
year are the church council and the junior
Young PEOPLES Union. Much credit is
due Pres. +, II. Vaughan and his asso-
ciates for the very efficient management of
the affairs of the parish
The following officers were elected for
the coming year: Pres, Il. Il. Vaughan
clerk, T. f. Barber: treas C. L. Stick
ney; collector. V. II. Winchester: audi
tor, c. G.. Staples; trustees, Freeman
Scott, Henry Il. Brown, ". d. Gibson.
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Continued on Page A.
PAULIST
CHORISTERS BOOKED
Chorus Of G5 Male yoices VIII Sing IN
Brattteboro Wednesday, Jan. Is
Decided This Morning.

1t was decided this morning that there
were enough subscribers tickets spoken
for to assure the tremendous expense in
bringing the internationally known sing
ers To the Auditorium Wednesday. Jan
Is. y crowded house is assured. as in
quiries are coming from all the surround
ing towns.
Brattleboro will have the distinction of
being the smallest place in the world for
these singers to appear in. Their stop
here is to break a jump that week, which
starts at Boston in symphony hall
This is the identical organization that
has appeared in the principal cities of the
United States. Canada and Europe and
is to make another tour of Europe, start
ing in April
There are G5 male voices in the chorus
besides a physician and instructors who
travel with them. Ii will be an event
that. win long be remembered in Brattle-
boro. The members are picked from all
parts of the United States and Canada
and include about 81 boy sopranos and
altos and wonderful basses, tenors and
soloiStS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-06
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

Rev. c. Walter Bishop of West Brat
tleborO will conduct the chapel service at
the Retreat Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
The January meeting of the Brattle-
boro Ministerial union viii be held with
Rev. f. @. S. Osgood. 81 High street
Monday morning at 9.45 O'Clock.
L. Guy Tasker entertained few
friends IN his home on Canal street
last evening. the guest of honor being
,Juliu~-parkeSS of Salina Kansas, who
with Mrs. Parkess is visiting here at DIR
J.. ). Edwards's. Mr. Parkess, a former
Brattleboro boy, left here ~ years ago
and is now in the optical business in Kan
SaS. He formerly was captain of the fa-
nous high school football team of 1898
Last evening was spent IN talking over
school days and in having a general good
time.
Frank f. Henry. a, of Guilford Center
died this morning at $3.50 o clock in the
Melrose hospital. where he had been
since De. - for medical treatment Death
resulted from complication of diseases.
The funeral will be held Sunday after
noon at 30 o'clock in the Congraga-
tional church in Guilford, Rev. w III.
Bishop of West Guilford viii officiate.
Mr.. Horny is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Ernest paulman and Miss Esther
Henry, who lived with him on the home
farm in Gnilford Center. Mrs. Henry
died in 1910.
What's the Idea? is the title of the
comedy which Bob Otis company will
put on at the Auditorium tonight for
which a large house has been sold This
is the night also for the style show. To
morrow, the farewell performances Hill
be presented. the play for both matinee
and evening being The Jumping Jack.
Amateur stunts were put on after the
show last night, when first prize went to
Billy Parker for vocal number, second
prize went to Grace Mcclure. the HinS-
dale MARY Pickford'' for singing and
dancing stunt and third prize was
awarded Mr.. Bush for n monologue.
The last of the three union services in
observance of the week of prayer was
held last evening in the Methodist
church. Rev. Charles G. Chayer. pastor,
presided and Rev. Arthur V. Woodworth,
pastor of the Congregational church in
West Rrattleboro, spoke in the absence of
Rev. DIR. Herbert T.. Woodin. who is ILL.,
Rev. Mr.. Woodworth emphasized the
problem of The Need and Strength of
Our Desires Determine the Spiritual
Power and Progress of the Church and
Society. The meeting Wednesday evening
was in the chapel of the Centre Congrega-
tional church and was presided over by
Edward &. Crosby. Rev. DIR. Clark T.
Brownell was the speaker.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-06
TO PAY VETERANS
CLAIMS AT ONCE
About 10000 New England Cases Ad.
iusted Money to BE Sent
From Boston

BOSTON, JAN. 6.-About 10000 New
England veterans will shortly receive
money from the government on claims
which have been unsettled for the past
two years DR.. Arthur +. Brides, man
aging director of the veterans bureau in
the first New England district, received
a telegram from Washington yesterday
saying that 10000 claims are on their
way from Washington to Boston.
DIR. Brides is Increasing his force of
workers in order to rush the claims
through. He wishes to add 100 more to
the 600 in the bureau now. His action
means that the claims will be very quickly
settled and the veterans, now suffering
from lack of money, will receive checks
in the near future.
Hereafter claims submitted in this dis
Hitherto it has been necessary to send
them to Washington. That resulted in
long delays, now done away with.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-06
Cutler BLOCK IS
SOLD TO WAGNER
Elliot Street Shoe Dealer to
Move Store to Main
Street $
QUARTERS NOW USED
BY BECKMAN BAKERY
Shoe Business and Re airing Has Out
Grown Present Quarters in w. A.
AIOrse's Building and Force Has Large
ly Increased Past Five Years.

An important real estate deal was
made today the so-called Cutler block
on Main street being sold to Leroy H.
X. Wagner, proprietor of the shoe store
and shoe repair shop in w A. Morse 3
building at "a Elliot street. The Cutler
block is the three-stoTy brick building
on the east side of Main street which
has been occupied for many years on
the ground floor and basement as a bak-
cry. I'll. O. BecFlman is the present pro-
prietor of the bakery, which is conducted
as the Brattleboro Baking Co James
lizard S tailor shop is located on the sec
ond floor, while the third floor contains
apartments. Mr.. Wagner bought the
property of Arthur T. Tufts of Maiden,
Mass, trustee of the Herrick estate.
through John L. Howard s real estate
agency
Mr.. Wagner has not worked out his
plans in detail but as soon as Mr.. Beck
man can find q place Mr. Wagner will
move his Business there, using the main
floor as store and the basement for re-
pair work He also plans to add harness
repairing to his line of repair work. He
has been IN need of more room for some
time, and the new location will give him
a much better opportunity to display
MS Stock as the repair Work VIII not en-
croach on room needed for store plIr-
poses. The repair men also will have
better light and better facilities, with
windows facing on the river. In the new
store there are two show windows, while
in the present location there is but one.
Few people realize the extent to which
Mr. Wagner s business has grown the
past five years. When he came here FIVE
years ago, taking over the shoe store
formerly conducted by the Kaye bro
theirs, which is the present store. the
force consisted of himself and wife and
repair man. The force has since in
creased to nine
Mr.. Wagner is acquainted with both
the manufacturing and selling ends of the
shoe business. having been employed by
one of the largest shoe manufacturing
concerns in the country before going into
the retail business. He was in a partner
ship in Plymouth, Mass, before coming
to Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-06
MORE THAN 1000
ATTEND CAUCUS
Strikers Faction Places
Village Officers In
Nomination
BELLOWS FALLS
OPERA HOUSE FILLED
Law and Order Faction Does Not
Participate, but Files Ticket with
Clerk-Dr. Rudden of Good Govern
ment" Club Scores Opposition.
Especial to The Reformer.)
BELLOWS FALLS. Jan. ,

".
From 1000 to ! 200 persons had
crowded into the opera house at o'clock
last evening when Moderator A. f. Tut
tie, principal of the high school, called
the annual village caucus to order 1t
was the most largely attended caucus
ever held in Bellows Falls. due to the
contest for village officers, but it was a
One-sided affair, only one of the two con
testing factions participating. and it was
all over in less than 20 minutes. The
great public interest in the coming cleo
tion of village officers Jan. % was re-
sponsible for the large attendance last
night. The contest grows out of the dis
satisfaction of the voters constituting the
Good Government" club with the con-
duet of village affairs since the begin
ming of the strike of the employees of
the international Paper Co last Nav.
which necessarily has resulted in a great
ly increased expenditure of village funds.
and the Good Government" club is ON
the side of the strikers.
Citizens identified prominently with
the Good Government movement.
which has been active the past month i'm
preparing slate of village officers which
would be favorable to the strikers and
IN adding to the check list the names of
persons known to be in sympathy with
the strikers. were conspicuously occupy
ing the front seats About one-third
of the audience was composed Of wom-
en-, while hundreds of spectators in the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-06
METHODIST CHURCH
PLANS GET-TOGETHER
Will Give Supper Free to All Connected
With That Church Next Tues
day-RepOrts to Rc Given

The First Methodist church is to hold
a get together and give a supper for all
people connected in any way with that
church next Tuesday evening. This is one
of the regular events in the church's rec
reation program, as outlined by Hermann
Kuhner. director of recreation. and is the
second event of its kind for this year, the
first having been held last October in
connection with the church-week rally
program
The serving Of the supper is in the
hands of the Ladies' Aid society. and
Methodist families are being solicited for
food.
This event in the recreation program. is
open to all Methodists of this locality.
and the ares '.haye been'S' and
want to be's" will be cordially well
coined. The children of the parish have
just had supper served to them by the
Sunday school, so they will not be in
cluded in this one, but if bringing the
children will help to make it possible for
the parents to come, the parents are cor
daily asked TO bring them. The supper
will be given free. The church feels that
it can do this once a quarter because the
Christian fellowship developed by the
quarterly get-together of the people of the
church is a large asset to the successful
working of the church
After the supper. the people present
viii have opportunity to hear from the
leaders about the work that has been done
and is being done this year also of the
plans for the immediate future Com
munity songs viii be used and good fusic
furnished.
The supper will be served promptly at
$50 O'Clock in the vestry, and it is planned
that all shall sit down to supper at the
same time. This is undoubtedly the larg-
est event of the recreation program to be
held since the church week events of last
October. and 4 large gathering Of mem
berS and friends is expected.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-06
JOHN WANAMAKER
ALIVE IN OFFICE
Death of W. w. WannamaEser In Florida
Starts False Report About
Philadelphia Man.

MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 6-Whitney Wes-
ley Wannamaker, a South Carolina
planter, died at a local hotel here yester-
day and this morning the undertaken in
charge of the body announced the death
of John Wanamaker, the merchant and
former postmaster general The mistake
in Identification was furthered by an an
nouncement at the Biscayne Yacht club
that John Wanamaker was in Florida
waters on his private yacht. The false
report spread all over the South and got
as far as Philadelphia before it was over
taken when it was announced there that
John Wanamakcr was alive and we'll in
his Office there.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-06
Methodist Episcopal Church

Week of January Week of Prayer,
union meetings with Baptist and Congr-
gational churchs. Tuesday 7:3O-Ser-
vice in Baptist church, Rev. c. c. Chayer
Congregational church. Rev. c. II. Brown
ell speaker; Thursday, Z :3O-Seryice
in Methodist church, Rev H. Z. Woodin
speaker.
Friday afternoon and evening-Confer-
ence Of the Methodist ministers of this
locality, with addresses on half dozen
live subjects. At the close of the confer
ence Rev. w. II. Davenport, district su-
perintendcnt, viii hold the last quarterly
conference.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-06
FIRE ESCAPES DANGEROUS
Rutland Educational Authorities Forbid
Children Using Them.

RUTLAND Jan g. The Rutland
board of education has refused to order
that children in the public schools make
their exits by fire escapes in their fire
drills and it has developed that a major
ity of the members of the board consider
the escape now in use unsafe for small
children, except perhaps in cases of great
est emergency, being designed for use of
adults.
The real trouble is that there is an
iron bannister IL feet above the out
side edge of the steps and there is nothing
to prevent small children being crowded
under this railing. This would mean a
bad fall
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-06
NOTICE

Those who attended the Latchis Thea
tre on Monday afternoon. Dec 26, have
been exposed to an attack of measles. An
epidemic of this disease at this time of
year would be a serious matter To les
sen the possibility of such an epidemic
those present at the theatre on that aft
ernoon who have not previously had this
disease and who during the next few
days develop symptoms of an acute cold
should be careful to remain at home until
certain that these symptoms are. not the
of an attack of measles.
G.. S. LEACH. NJ. d.
District Health Officer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-06
DE VALERA AND
CABINET RESIGN
Gives Up Presidency of
Irish Republic In
Treaty Fight
DIVISION OVER
IRISH REPUBLIC

DE Valera Saws There Can BE No Peace
Without Independence From Outside
Authority Members of Dali Say
Situation Is Critical.
DUBLIN, Jan. (Associated Press.
cannon DeValera resigned the presi-
dency of the Irish republic today, pre-
senting also to the Dali Eireann the res
ignation of the cabinet He told the
Dali he would offer himself for re-elec-
tion, standing on the principles of 1916.
Mr.. De Valera said he must have a cabi-
net which thought with him and he
would demand that all resources be
given him to defend the republic If
the treaty went through there would
surely be rebels against the British gov
ernment, he declared
Thank God" he exclaimed. I'll
never be a British citizen! III die
first"
The efforts of the peace committee of
the Dali Eireann to bring about an agree
ment on the AnglO-Irish treaty failed to-
day and the Dali. which had met in pri-
vate session this morning. adjourned its
secret sitting at l p. m. to meet again
IN public session at 3 o'clock this after
noon.
Dali members appeared depressed as
they came back in chamber. One of them
said the committee itself was divided this
morning although the members had been
IN agreement on the plan which was sub
nitted to the leaders of the opposing fac
tIonS yesterday. 1t was intimated to the
correspondent that this plan had been re
jected by EamOnu DeEalera
EamOnn De Valera opened the after
noon session of the Dali by stating that
the split over the treaty was funda-
mental and irrevocablc. De Valera said
he and one section of the cabinet stood
for the preservation of the republic and
the other section for quite another plan.
There never would be peace, ne declared.
until the principle was recognized that
the Irish people wanted to live their own
lives without the imposition of outside
authority
Before the session opened Liam Roi-
site of Cork said the situation was ex-
tremelr critical and he feared civil strife
might eusue from the division of the
country on the treaty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-06
ASSOCIATED WITH
MUCK AND OTHERS
British Government Explains WHY Ma
turalization of Sir Edgar Speyer
Was Revoked

LONDON. Jan. 6 (Associatcd Pressl
Allegations as to associations with
karl Muck, formerly director of the, Bos-
ton symphony orchestra, are contained
in a government statement issued TODAY
explaining why the naturalization of Sir
Edgar Speyer was revoked. Among the
other allegations are a loan of 1000 to
man named Ware for the benefit of the
now non-eNistent Boston journal, Sir
Edgar : associations with John Korcn
in traficking and communication with
enemy subjects and his evasion of the
British censorship.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-06
CONVICTED FELON
NOW ON STAND
Testifies In Connection With
Emerson Motors Co. In
Pelletier Trial
ALLEN CHARGES
EXTORTION OF S2O,5OO
Claims PeIIetier Got 1t BY Threatening
Prosecution of Company for State
ments In Its Advertising Senator
Reed Offers Objections


ments In Its Advertising - Senator
Reed Offers Objections
BOSTON, Jan. 6.-The Emerson Mo-
tors Co. case was again before the su-
preme court today in its consideration of
the multiple charges of misconduct in
office against Dist. Atty. Joseph c. Pei
letter
Robert p. Matches of Kansas City, Mo.
admitted author of the advertising cam
paign for sale of the companys stock in
1916, was the witness.
Atty. Gen. J. Weston Allen charges
that Mr.. Pelletier, aided by threat of
criminal prosecution. extortcd 500 800
from the company by threat of prosecution
in connection with statements made in
advertisements.
Matches, formerly a taxicab operator in
San Francisco, was allowed to testify not
withstanding objections by Senator
James \. Reed of Missouri. senior coun-
sci for Pelletier. that he was "A convicted
felon who should now be serving time at
Atlanta penitentiary."
Matches testified that Francis NJ Car
roll, the company's Boston counsel. told
him the S20.50O fee paid by the Emerson
90. TO avert prosecution. had to be split
three ways" Five thousand to Carroll.
$1,000 to the district attorney and $40
500 to Coakley.
Attorney General Allen announced that
the commonwealth had amended its in
formation and charged Carroll with be
ing co-conspirator with PelIetier and
Coakley.
Matches said he understood Dist ATTY.
Joseph &. Pelletier was to receive s. 1000
through the settlement of COMPLAINTS
against the Emerson Motors Co. The
testimony was admitted over the siren
uous protest of defense's counsel
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-06
AMERICANS ASK
BAN ON POISON GAS
Would Prohibit Its Use In War - An
other Submarine agree
Tnpnt

WASHINGTON. Jan. G-Considera-
tion of submarine questions was CON
cluded today by the five powers naval
committee with the adoption of the final
Root resolution, declaring submarine
commanders who, with or without or
ders from their governments. violate
the existing international law on sub
marine warfare to be guilty of piracy.
The American delegation, through Mr..
Root, thereupon brought forth a new
proposal TO prohibit the use of poison
Gus gas IN future wars. It was said to
have been received favorablv but de-
cision went over until tomorrow s
meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-06
DENIAL BY MAJOR OPIE.
Declares He Never Shot Man-Com-
rades Confirm Story

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (Associated
Press) ).--Sweeping denials of charges he
had shot two of his men while his com
mand part of the 29th Division, was in
the thick of the Argonne fighting. was
made yesterday by Mai Heroine l..
Opie, of Staunton, Va, and nearly a
dozen men serving with him overseas.
In rapid succession the comrades men
toned by Smith went on the stand and
swore they saw no such killing, that
they were not in the dugout, and that
they knew of no evidence whatever to
support the charges And then after a
half dozen of Major Onie 5 men had
testified they never heard of his shoot
ing soldier in France or anywhere else,
the major himself spoke in his own de
fense, declaring there was no word of
truth in the accusations and that lie
'never shot a man i'm his life -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-06

NEW YORK, Jan. 6 (Associated
Pressl-S Edgar Speyer said today
that he had been criticised in a British
quaintancc with a great musician. 4 cit
izen of Switzerland and of world wide
tcnown, with whom a man of such un-
doubted patriotism as the late Col Hig-
ginson of Boston and many others, even
after America had entered the war, did
not hesitate to meet in friendly inter
cOurSc "
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-06
Red Men S Hall

Friday. Jan. Especial meeting of
Quonekticut tribe. Adoption degree.
Dance every Saturday night.
Monday evening, Jan. 9-Pocahontas
Council No. 4, viii hold a masquerade
dance, to which the public is invited All
who can are asked to come in costume.
Every body come, as good time is as
sured. Tickets 5J cents a couple. Extra
ladies 20 cents
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-06
FOR ECONOMIC CONFERENcE
Supreme Council FavorS Calling il
Germany and RusSia.

CANNES. Jan. 6. CAssociated Press. J
The allied supreme conucjI todav an.
proved unanimously the calling of an
International economic conference. to be
participated i'm by Germany and Russia.
The conference was in session two hours.
1t adjourned after appointing two com
missions. one on reparationS and the other
on economic situation. Both commissions
were called to meet this afternoon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-06
Is ONLY NEARSIGHTED
HoIyOke Girl Who Claimed Recovery of
Sight. Never Blind.

standing @ % ali the ess newsDape{ 3a@ S@6Ectv
that has been given to Miss Doris Belan-
ger, 2I. of $50 South Bridge street rel
ative TO regaining her eyesight through
prayer after having been supposedly
blind for the last six weeks, local spe-
cialisJ, who examined Miss Belanger 5
eyes previous to the time of the reported
recovery of sight. says she was never
actually blind, but was very near
sighted She is now able to see somewhat
better than she has in the past, but has
not actually recovered lost sight. 1t is
also said TO be fact that she is unable
to read newspaper resting on table
and but two feet away, although she is
able to read a newspaper that is about
eight inches from her eyes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-06
NATIONAL LEAGUE
OPENS APRIL II
-Four Games Scheduled at Date-Season
Will Close Sunday,
Oct.

CHICAGO, Jan. G-The national
league baseball schedule for 1922 viii
open Wednesday, April u, with the fol-
lowing games, it was announced by Pres.
John y. Heydler here today: Brooklyn
at New York Boston at Philadelphia :
Chicago at Cincinnati; Pittsburgh at st.
Louis
The season will close on Sunday, Oct. 1.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-06
American League Schedule.

FRENCH LICK, Ind, Jan. 6. - An
nouncement of the opening games of the
American League baseball schedule was
made here today by Pres. Ban johnson.
The season will open April IL with the
following games: st. Louis at Chicago ;
Detroit at Cleveland New York at
Washington; Philadelphia at Boston
The season closes on the same date as
the National League. Sunday. Oct. /.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-06
Masonic Temple

Friday, Jan. 6, 7.30 p. m-Columbian
lodge, No. 36, L. and A. NJ. Special COM
munication. NJ. NJ. degree.