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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-09
WARNS OF GREATER
LIQUOR SMUGGLING
Head of Vermont Anti-Sa-
loon League Speaks to
COngregatiOnalists
URGES MAXIMUM
PENALTY FOR CRIME
Prison Sentences Must Be Added to
Fines, if Rumrunning From Canada
Is Stopped - Amount of Liquor Com
ing In Is Underestimated

SPRINGFIELD. May O. - Liquor
smuggling from the province of Quebec
into Vermont is on the increase and
the inflow this summer will be great
unless every smuggler caught has the
maximum sentence imposed Rev. Gle
ment G. Clarke, head of the Vermont
anti-saloon league, told delegates to the
state congregational conference, which
opened here today.
Clerical and lay delegates from 200
churches in the state were in attend
ance
Declaring that careful investigation
of the rumrunning business over the
Canadian border had shown that eve
have under estimated. not over-esti-
mated the amount of incoming liquor.
Rev Mr.. Clarke, who is pastor of the
First Congregational church here as
serted that prison sentences must be i'm
posed on smugglers as fines would not
stop smuggling.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-09
WEST RIVER ROAD
MAY CUT SERVICE
Passenger Traffic Vanishes
as Auto Season
Arrives
MIXED TRAIN EACH
DAY BUT SATURDAY
Passenger Train on Last Day of Week
Only Is Present Plan. According to
Supt. E. j. Guthrie, Who Is Here to
Talk Over Situation.

Further curtailment of service on the
West River branch of the Central Yer
mont railroad is likely to take place
within the next few weeks as a result of
the dropping off in passenger traffic on
that line since travel by automobile be-
came possible
Superintendent f. ]. Guthrie of the
New London division is in town to-
day to discuss the proposed change with
local people and it is probable that the
new schedule will be put into effect as
soon as supplementary time table can
be issued.
What railroad officials have in mind
for the summer is a mixed train leaving
South Londonderry at ( O'Clock, arriving
here at IL O'Clock, leaving here at II
o'clock and getting back to South Lon
donderry at o'clock, this to constitute
the service every week day except Satur-
day, when a passenger train will be oper-
ated on approximately the same schedule
as is now in effect the last day of the
week
During the past few weeks. NJ. Guth-
rie said this morning. passenger service
on the West River branch has fallen to
practically nothing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-09
CANVASSERS COMING
FOR FARM BUREAU
Team of Four Arrive Tonight and Be
gin Work Tomorrow in Vernon
Meeting i'm West DummerstOn.
a welI Intended meeting Vas held ]

A we'll attended meeting was held last
night in the Grange hall at Dummerston
1t was the third in the Farm Bureau
campaign series. All the seats were filled
and people We're standing in the rear of
the hall.
The movie, Spring Valley, pretty
story of farm life was shown. This film
is a real live show. with delightful
love story. 1t is not the ordinary type
of Wild West thriller. but genuine
story of every day farm folks. The
rooster that crows and the kitten in
Pas" rubber boot make the children
laugh, and the grOwn-ups. too. Then
there is the donkey that brays while
Tessie Newell is trying to sing at the
meeting in the new barn. There is a
regulation barn dance and all the fun
that goes with it. Through it all runs a
pretty plot. Il romance that takes the
old folks back to days of courting
During the intermissions between reels
f. r. Cornwall, president of the Yer
mont Farm Bureau federation, spoke on
Farm Bureau work and especially the
work of the state and national fedora
poultry farmer from Middlebury and j.
now in charge of the state federation of
fee at Burlington.
J. A. Leach of Pawlet. captain of the
state canvassing team, is the speaker at
most of the meetings. but was in Bos-
ton yesterday and today in convention
with setting the y. f. NJ +. A. price for
June milk.
At the three meetings held i'm =
campaign the attendance has been 900
showing the interest aroused by the work
and the new movie film. The meeting
last Friday was at Vernon and Saturday
Mt West BrattleborO. Tonight's meeting
will be at the Bridge schOolhouse in
West Dummerston, Wednesday night at
the Grange hall in Guilford Center, and
Thursday at Putney. Meetings viii be
held in 26 communities.
The canvassiHg team, composed o
three Vermont farmers and one New
Hampshire farmer. will arrive on the
, O'Clock train this afternoon and begin
canvassing at s o'clock tomorrow morn
ing in Vernon.
No soliciting is done at the meetings
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-09
GOVERNMENT HOUSES CHEAP.
Project 1@ of Shipping Board Costing
SI.5O0. 900 Sells for $76.4SO.

BATH, Me. May AT the public
auction yesterday afternoon of lo9 brick
dwellings. four brick dormitories and
10 parcels of land without buildings, on
project I3 of the United States Shipping
board Emergency Fleet corporation, the
total amount realized was SIC, ,4S0.
This property was acquired during
the spring of 1918 and the buildings
erected by the government as wartime
2mergency to house families of work
men employed in the shipbuilding
plants. .a-
Its estimated total cost was 81 500, 600.
Work was begun on the dwellings dur
ng the fall of 1918 and not house was
occupied at the time the armistice was
;igned. 1t was not until late in 1919 the
project was completed Although most
If the houses have been occupied at one
time or another, there are but seven
coupled today. Single, houses brought
from $3.50 to 1850 each, while double
houses brought from $3.50 to - 500.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-09
Leon Scranton Went After
CoWs-Bloodhounds
Wanted
Especial to The Reformer.)
WARDSBORO. May

Much anxiety exists throughout this
section because Of the disappearance
last night of boy known as Leon
Scranton. whose real name is Leon De
camp but who has lived in the family of
Ethan Scranton the past year, although
not legally adopted.
Searchers were out all night. covering
the pastures and woods, and this morn
ing the search was continued with re
and adjoining towns who were notified by
telephone joining the searching party.
Sheriff Frank l.. Wellman, who was
located at county court in Newfane. was
notified this morning Of the boys diSap
pearance and was asked to help locate
some bloodhoundS to put on the lads
trail.
Leon Scranton is nine years old. The
family lives about mile and half from
this place, towards West WardSboro. the
house standing about half a mile from
the main road.
Last evening about o'clock the boy
was sent after the cows the pasture be
ing about half Il mile away As he had
not returned at { o'clock Mr. Scranton
went TO see what had become of him and
found the cows but saw no sign of the
boy He hunted in the pasture until 9
O'Clock and then summoned neighbors.
who searched all night. Having found
no trace of the child the SearcherS largely
augmented their forces this morning
1t is believed at the Scranton home
that the lad did not find the cows where
he expected to and so went in another
direction and either became lost or fell
over some precipice and was injured
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-09
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Changes Recorded Past Week in Office
of Brattleboro Town Clerk

Among the real estate transfers re-
corded in the office of Town Clerk G. s.
Hopkins last week were the following:
Henry G. Clark to Herbert s. Bowen,
by warranty deed. Sc acres of land on
Marlboro road. Consideration 81, reye-
nue. 81.
John T. Moynihan and wife to Floyd
" Rugg and wife. by warranty deed,
place at the corner of South Main and
Esterbrook streets. Consideration 81,
revenue $4.50.
c. O. Tilton and wife to John f.
Naughnarn and wife, by warranty deed,
place containing 120 acres of land in
West Brattleboro. Consideration 81,
revenue 50.
Elyira ]. Hardy to Truman f. Meade
and wife, by warranty deed, place on
West River road. Consideration 81, rev.
enue So
Susie A. Kendall to Bernice l.. Cory,
by warranty deed, place on Chase street.
Consideration 81. revenue 81.
Richard G. Averill to Ralph u. Church
i'll and wife, by warranty deed, lots a,
10 and 46 on Eaton place Consideration
81, revenue 81.
Julia A. Benson to J. Earle Mann, by
warranty deed, part of Crosby block.
Consideration, 81, revenue $50.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-09
BUSINESS WOMEN
ELECT OFFICERS
About 100 Attend Annual
Meeting, Followed
by Comedy
MISS ETHEL EDDY,
NEW PRESIDENT
Is Superintendent of Schools i'm South.
eastern Vermont Distriet-Secretary
Report Shows Membership of 245 =
One Death

Nearly 100 members attended last
evening the annual meeting of the Brat
tleboro Business and Professional Wom-
ems club. which was held in Odd Eel
lows temple and which was followed by
the presentation, by members, of the
two-act play, Patsy
The business of the meeting consisted
Of reports of officers and committees.
some announcements and the election of
officers. Miss Ethel A. Eddy was
chosen president to succeed Miss Ressia
L. Farnum, who had held the office
slnce the club was organized two wears
ago and who did not stand for re-elec-
ti"h- Other officers elected were: First
vice president, DR. Grace w. Burnett
second vice president Miss Edith NJ
StoIte recording secretary, Miss NIL
dIed Spooner; corresponding secretary
Miss Ethel A. Millingtou trnaeuroy.
Miss Charlena Z. NJ Thomas: directors
Tor three years, Mrs Mollie Cressy and
MSS Bessie l.. Farnum The telIers an
5oln5ed p5al Tor the batloting were Miss
pearI q. Gibson. Miss Stacia NoyacI-
Miss Marie EckeIs, Miss Lorena VabaI.
" the close of the business session the
new president, Miss Eddy. made brief
remarks IN acceptance of the Office.
MISS Eddy is daughter Of Mr.. and
MIS- Il. 4. Eddy of StrattOn and for
fhe past few years has been sunerin-
,endent of schools in the soutbeaStor,,
Vermont district. She was acting chair
man OF the program committee the mast
year. past
The report of the secretary. Miss
ruth Il. Bigelow, showed that there
h&d been one death during the year and
- members had left town. The total
membership at present is 245.
In her retiring message Miss Farnur,
hanked the members for their support
turing her term of office and urged their
4eafty cooperation and support of the
ieW president and a harmonious work
hS togethef for the success of the club
N the future
The play, the parts of which were
sell taken, created much amusement
iEI drew enthusiastic applause. as did
he irish jigs done by Miss Katherine
lennng and the French doll dance bv
Miss Evelyn Fisher and Miss Meyerette
dasnilton. Miss Edith Bennett pIaved
or the dancing and was accompanist for
he participants IN the play. who sang
several songs in the last act
Scenes for both acts were set in Amt
Lucretla's living room, the first act TAX
ng place in the afternoon three davs
)efore the wedding of Nita, her niece
ma llt S'Sollu act lhe next day. The
ime OF the play was the present.
Following was the cast :. Aunt Lucre-
-. Miss =. Marion Knight; Nita. Miss
ella Barber; Ruth. Nita's chum, Miss
Minnie Cooper; the inSeparables. Bea
rice and Phyllis, Miss Evelyn Fisher and
Miss AeveTette Hamilton; other friends.
Mss Marguerite Haus and Miss Edith
Bennett; Hilda Williams. an insurance
gent, Miss Roby l. Wright: Patricia
,lu!doon. the maid otherwise known as
'atSy, Miss Katherine Denning.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-09
DIR. E. s. COWLES
GETS VINDICATTON
New York Supreme Court and State
Commission Refute Reflections
Made ON His Sanitarium.

DR. Edward S. Cowles of 591 Park
avenue, New York, who formerly had an
! Office in Brattleboro and who has been
in much litigation over family matters
received yesterday from Justice Charles
l.. Guy of the supreme court of New
York and from DIR. John r. Ross, medical
inspector for the state hospital commits
sicn, a double vindication of the pro-
fessional conduct of his sanitarium for
the treatment of patients suffering from
nervous disorders.
Allegations that drugs and hypnotic
treatment were used in the institution
were ordered stricken from the record of
the court DR. Ross reported after an
investigation directed by Justice Guy
that the sanitarium is "ethically and
properly conducted"
The charges involving DR.. Cowles de
veloped from report which John j.
O'Connell, as special guardian for Mrs.
Jean r. Melville made during litigation
in March by which her husband, William
Il. Melville sought to shaYe her declared
legally incompetent. A jury found her
sane. Mr.. O'ConnelIs report alleged that
from testimony given before him Mrs.
Mellville's hallucinations, of whcih her
husband complained, had been produced
altogether by the drugs fed to her in an
alleged sanitarium" to which her husband
recommended her and that her subse-
quent hallueinations were due to the
above evidence of drugs.
The sanitarium was also described in
the report as at least one institution in
this city where nervous people get such
drugs and hypnotic treatment that it
gives them hallucinations which may or
may not be permanent. Mrs Melville
was a patient of DIR. COwles during a
part of March and April. 1921
Samuel Untermyer. representing DIR.
Cowles. argued in behalf of motion to
order the features of the report objection
able to his client expunged. Justice Guy,
granting the motion. went even further
and ordered the entire report expunged.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-09
SIX PERSONS SHOT
IN STREET BATTLE
All Witnesses of Fight Between Sus.
pected Bootleg Murderers
In New York

NEW YORK, May 9.-Five men paused
late yesterday afternoon in homegoing
crowds in Grand street between Null
berry and Mott and within a block of
police headquarters and began shooting
at each other with pistols. They fired
some thirty shots. throwing the neigh
borhood into an uproar and bringing
scores of patrolman, detectives and high
police officials from headquarters. When
the battle was ended the gunmen had
shot four men and two women, but had
not harmed each other. All escaped
but one, who was caught after a chase Of
two blocks.
Detectives declare the battle was an
outgrowth of the murder eight months
ago of a bootlegger known as Diamond
Joe PePpe, who was shot and killed in
a pistol duel in Broome street Accord
ing to them the man caught yesterday,
Joseph Masseria of so Second avenue,
was one of the crowd in the Broome
street cafe when Peppe began shooting
at the men who killed him. They be
Iieve also that Yesterday s shooting
might be connected with the killing of
VINCENT Morrell early yesterday in
front of 25l East 10th street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-09
Big Searching Party Ont
Looking for Lost Child
ACHIEVEMENT CLUB
LEADERS TO MEET
Frank o. kreager Here for Today and
Observation-Disclosures Passes
BrattIebOrO i'm Club Work.

Frank o. Kreager of Springfield, Mass,
assistant director of the Junior achieve
ment bureau. is in Brattleboro today
and tomorrow in the interest of the
'6cal Achievement club work. 4 meet
ing of interested people is to be
aeld this afternoon in the Centre Con-
.regational church vestry where demon
trations of club work viii be given.
Other meetings will also be arranged
with members of local clubs. Mr..
-reager comes prepared to give special
instruction in toy making. bead making,
basketry, pyroxylin, flower making, let
ering. rubber repair and millinery. Mr..
Nreager reports that although Brattle-
boro led all last year in state achieve
ment club work, Bennington has now
aassed Brattleboro and leads in the
tate work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-09
England and Italy Trying to
Get Satisfactory Prop
erty Agreement
AMERICAN GIVES
WARNING TO ALLIES
United States Cannot Recognize any
Private or General Commercial or In
dustriaI Privileges In Russia - Genoa
Awaits Soviet Reply.

GENOA, May 9-English and Italian
delegates to the economic conference met
today with members of the Russian dele
CATION and began working out a new
formula concerning the restoration of
foreign property in Russia, said an an
nouncement this afternoon by the
French delegation The announcement
said it was hoped to devise a new clause
in the Russian memorandum which
would satisfy Belgium and therefore
French. Belgium, although not partici
pating. is being kept in touch with these
informal negotiations.
The essence of the new suggestion is
the insertion of clause which would
contain the general declaration that
property of foreigners would not in any
event be turned over TO third parties by
the Russian government, thus meeting
the main objection to the present doc
ument The French Representatives this
afternoon admitted that they were more
optimistic than they We're two days ago.
The principal European delegations
here have 0een given unmistakabie hints
by the American ambassador. Richard
WaShburn Child, that the United States
government maintains its consistent
standpoint regarding any private or gen
pfaI arrangement IOf commercial or IN
dustrial privileges in Russia, and that
no such arrangement can be recognized
by the United States, says Henry W
Steed. editor of the Times of London, in
a despatch to his paper
Genoa today was eagerly awaiting the
Soviet reply to the economic conferences
memorandum on the Russian question
with the fate of the conference hinging
largely upon the Russian response. If
the reply is essentially conciliatory, it is
agreed, the French and the Belgians viii
have difficulty in maintaining their oppo-
sitien to the memorandum, but if it
should prove highly non-cOnciIiatory
Prime Minister Lloyd Georges position
win become untenabe and the conference
will be in danger of immediate destruc-
ton. -sf
The response. it was expected, would
be delivered before the day was over.
Foreign Minister Tchitcherin and his as
sociates' insist that the reply is concil-
iatOTy
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-09
STOP PROSECUTION
OF SUGAR TRUST
Federal Judges Order Dissolution of
Suit of IL Years Standing
.~ Combination Abandoned.

NEW YORK, May 9.-Federal Judges
Rogers. Hough and Aianton today filed a
dissolution order against the American
Sugar Refining Co. and other corporate
and individual defendants i'm the govern
ment Sherman antitrust lawsuit begun
l. years ago. During the II years wait.
caused in large part BY a decision TO
await rulings of the United States su-
preme court in the ssteel and harvester
trust cases. the defendant corporation in
the sugar trust case have abandoned
their combination and conspiracy to re-
strain trade and commerce and to monop-
ollie the business of manufacturing and
dealing in refined sugar" said the decree.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-09
Methodist Episcopal Church

Tuesday. at 7.30 p. m.-Annual bust
ness meeting and election of officers of
Epworth league. Election followed by
program of music and readings, and
ehafing dish party Every member out.
Wednesday, at 7.30 p. m.-Regular
meeting of Woman's Home Missionary
society at the parsonage, JOG High
;treet An interesting program has been
planned.
Thursday, at 7.30 p. m.-First meet
ing of the pastors cabinet at the par
Sonage
Saturday. May 13-The Ladies' Aid
ociety will hold a rummage sale in the
basement Of the Barber building for
nerly occupied by the Seovell restaur-
ant As far as possible those in charge
would like to have articles for the sale
taken to the room Friday afternoon in
order that they may be marked.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-09
MOL PROS CASE
AGAINST COLBY
Evidence Indicates He Shot Oliver Blan-
chette at West HOpkintOn In
~ ~ Self Defence ----

CONCORD, y. H.. May 3-The case
against Charles Colby. IT,, of Lawrence,
Mass. for the shooting of Oliver Blanch-
EFT in West Hopkinton last Friday was
mol pressed when Colby was arraigned
in municipal court here TODAY and the
prisoner set free. All the evidence pre-
sented indicated that Colby fred in self
defense. ----
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-09
Red Men S Hall

Tonight. at S o'clock Meeting of st.
Michaefs court. No 5T4, G. O. f.
Thursday, May IL, at p. m.-Regu-
lar meeting of Pocahontas Council No. +,
d. of =. Members please attend.
Members of Triumph lodge S. F. of
A.. please notice that the meeting sched-
uled for Wednesday, May 10, has been
postponed to the 31st.
Friday evening, May 12-Regular
meeting of Quonekticut tribe, No ?
Adoption degree. All members of the de
gree team please report at o'clock.
Dance every Saturday night
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-09
WOULD USE PLAZA
FOR FIRE STATION
c. $. Chase Advises Investigation by
Village Authorities Before Definite
Action Is Taken

Editor of The Reformer -
In the matter of new fire station,
police station, ETC., it seems to me that
a very convenient and desirable location
would be ON the Plaza at the foot of
Main street
This property already belongs to the
town of Brattleboro, with which the
village could, no doubt. make some sat
isfactory arrangement concerning it.
This location is a most central one, and
also one from which our fire fighting APP
paratus could get out with ease and
safety.
| trust that this. location will be thor
oughly investigated and considered by
the village authorities before any defn-
ite action is taken.
Respectfully yours.
.CHAS S. CHASE
Brattleboro. Nav 9. 1922
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-09
WANT FORFEITURE
OF SHIPS JEWELS
Captain Claims He Received Large
Amount of COntraband Goods
From BOlshevists.

BOSTON, May "a petition for the
forfeiture of jewels and rugs found on
the American steamer Muskegan when
she tied up at Charlestown on her ar
rival from Theodosia on the Black sea
will be filed in federal court as soon as
an inventory of the contraband goods can
be made, Assistant United States Attor-
ney Curtis said today. The value of
the jewels which the captain said he had
secured from Rolsheyist Russians in
trade with 200 bushels of the ships po-
tatoes had figured was not known.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-09

AS a result of meeting held at the
city hall Thursday evening when pro-
tests were made to the city council for
not cleaning the streets of the business
section, the streets We're cleaned Satur-
day morning 4 committee found the
city council had practically worked out
plan for the cleaning and. as a result
Of the conference, the decision was
reached to go ahead with preparing all
OF the city streets either for sprinkling
or oiling.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-09
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

The women of the Swedish Luthern
church gave surprise part yto Rev. and
Mrs. Oscar Cassling at their home at 30
Estey street last evening yesterday be-
ing Mrs. Castings birthday The wom-
en- gave Mrs Casting sum of money
as a present. and Mrs. Cassling gave a
hearty expression of thanks. Refresh
ments of coffee, Sandwiches and cake
were served.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-09
TOWNSVILLE is
t FLOODED TODAY
About 1880 Added to Homeless In Mis-
sissippi Flood - Water Two to
Enmr Feet Deem

NEW ORLEANS, May 9.-Flooding
of the town of Jonesville with popula-
tion of about 1900 by a break in the
levee today had swelled the total of
Louisiana and Mississippi residents rem
dered homeless and added to tremend
Gus property damage in the Inundated
section The water tOdG-. was from two
10 four feet deep in the streets.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-09
Masonic emple

Tuesday, May 9. 7.90 p. m.-Stated
communication of Columbian lodge, No.
"Wednesday, Nav 10, at 80 D. M
Special coneiave bf Beauseant Com
mandery, No. I, knights Templar Busi-
ness: Installation. Order of Red Cross
and Order of Malta. Officers please be
present so as to start promptly.
Thursday, MAY II, 730 p. m.-Stated
eonvocation, Fort Dummer chapter, No
y. r. A. NJ