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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
]. E. MANN BUYS
SECTION OF BLOCK
Deeds to Store He Now Occupies to Be
Passed May Price TO BE Paid
Is $50. 600.


]. f. Mann, proprietor of ATann's
drygoods store, a double store in Crosby
block, announced yesterday his agreement
with Mrs. Julia \ Benson of Green
field. Mass, to buy the section of Crosby
block which his store occupies. The
deeds viii be passed May l.
When Crosby block was bought of the
Brattleboro Trust Co. by w Edward
Benson of Greenfield, Mass Saturday,
April s, and Immediately sold in sections
by him the double section occupied by
Mr.. Mann was decided to Mrs Julia \.
Benson. mother of w Edward Benson,
FOR 100000. The price to be paid her
by Mr.. Mann Is the same, 100000. The
property includes the section from the
basement through TO the roof.
Mr.. Mann started in business in his
present location y years ago. He then
had but one store. Two years ago the
tore next south. which was Fired G.
Slark's grocery store. was leased by
Mr.. Mann and the two were Joined to-
gether. The south store is devoted to
women's ready-to-wear garments, while
the north store is given over to piece
goods and small articles The stores are
20 feet long with combined frontage
of 40 feet, and each has basement,
where various other departments are 10
Gated, making a total floor space of
$500 square feet
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
EIGHT EVENTS IN
KITE TOURNAMENT
Description of Various Features of Com
munity Service Program at Fair
Grounds Tomorrow at 23O.

Following is a description of each of
the eight events to be included in the
kite tournament 20 be conducted under
Community Service at the Valley fair
grounds tomorrow afternoon at go
O'Clock:
100-yard dash-Competitor to- use
100-yard cord starts on signal, kite run
out in any manner desired; then wound
i'm to hand of flyer without kite hitting
the ground. At finish flyer must be sta
toned on starting line.
Altitude race-Kites started on sig
nal competitors using equal amount of
cord Five minutes is allowed. At the
end of that time lowest kites are ordered
down. prize given to one flying highest
Kite battle-Kites are run out to end
of a prescribed length of cord in which
has been inserted not over 30 feet of
specially treated cord for cutting the
other fellows string-pieces of glass,
powdered glass. steel wool. etc At sig
nal flyers try to cross cutting surface
over opponents string to cut down his
kite No physical interference allowed
Any kite brought down with or without
cut string is out of the battle. The last
kite up wins.
Pulling c0ntest-Nhen kites are up
at prescribed length of string, end of
string is fastened TO a spring scale and
amount of pun of kite is registered.
Messenger race-Equal lengths of
cord used When kites are up, at sig
nal messenger devices are started-card-
board discs, paper with holes, sails on
little pulleys, etc-and the device first
reaching the kite wins.
Novelty race-Judges to determine
the most novel kites. Flyers line up
with kites in hand. Then kites are
judged as to their flying power and ap-
pearance i'm the air Camera carrying
kites. flag fiers. double kites. bill-scat-
tering kites, signal kites, illuminated
kites wireless kites, etc.
Artistic competition-Kites judged
on workmanship, artistic appearance.
neatness, beauty, color, shape and deco
ration Judged when in hand and
when in air
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMICS.
Carnegie Corporation to Finance COllec,
tiUn of Economic Facts.

NEW YORK. April 2l-Plans for tine
establishment of an institute of econOm
les to collect facts relating to economic
questions and distribute them to the
public in an understandable form were
announced today by the Carnegie Cor
poration of New York.
The institute will be governed by .
board of Is trustees, and will be ad
ministered without regard to the
special interests of any group in the
body polite whether political, social OF
economic, - according to the announce
ment
The Carnegie Corporation has agreed
to finance the undertaking for n period
of 10 years at a total of $3.50, 900, pay
able TO the institute 5 trustees at the
rate of S200.000 annually for the first five
years. $l50000 year for the next three
years and $1,000 each for the last two
years. The corporation will have nc
control over these funds after they are
paid to the institute
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
FISH OUT
FOR LONG VACATION
Miami Aquarium Being Emptied For
Summer-Some Fish Voluntarily
Return for Winter

MIAMI, Fla, April 21-With the ex-
eeptiOn OF a few specimens shipped 70
institutions in New York and Philadel-
phia, the hundreds of fish in the Miami
aquarium who exhibited themselves dur
ing the winter to tourists and home
folk interested in tishology' have be-
gun their summer vacations. They have
been returned to the Atlantic ocean ana
have headed toward their native haunts
among the Florida Keys or in the Gulf
Stream.
The glass tanks in the aquarium
which scientists say contain during the
winter months one of the greatest var
empty during the summer and are SO
dry a fiddler crab could hardly exist III
them. In the fall the fishermen, fam
liar with the habits of the various spe-
cies. go after them with nets, traps and
hook and line and in a short time have
enough to restock them.
The Job of releasing the fish IS dit
fcult one and has been reduced almost
to a science. An winter the fnny visi-
tors have lived off the fat of the land
and their food has come while they have
hardly tipped a lin for it. When they
are liberated it IS a different story.
Care must he taken to free the smaller
specimens first and give them ample
time to get out OF the way of the big
fellows.
A curious feature is that some of the
fish which spent the winter in the aqua
rum and have Just been liberated, will
return to the tanks again in the fall.
Caring for the fish day after day en-
ployes of the institution learn to recog-
nize various finny guests by scars or
other markings and almost invariably
a few of those released in the spring will
be found in the tanks again when the
fishermen bring in fresh specimens.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
MOTHERS DAY
SUNDAY, MAY Ia
American Legion Auxiliary To Observe
It-Service At Arlington For
Unknown Dead.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 2l-
Mother : day. which falls this year OF
Sunday, May IA, will be observed ma
tionallv as well as locally by every one
of the $500 units of the American Le-
gion auxiliary. Assistance viii be given
the woman 5 organization by the lI,oU
posts of the Americah Legion. An
nouncement of the plans for observance
were made here today by Miss Pauline
Curnick. secretary of the auxiliary.
The national effort at observance will
be symbolized by an impressive cere-
mon. over the body of the unknown
soldier. in the national cemetery at Ar
Iington, Va. Tribute win be paid to the
unknown mother of this soldier, who
was buried with distinctive honOrs last
Armistice day Ceremonies will be held
over the graves of war dead in other
parts of the country.
1t Is planned to have legion and
auxiliary members unite in community
on the afternoon of Mother : day. Aux
iliary units viii arrange concerts in
hospitals in which there are veterans OF
the late war and programs of entertain
ment also will be given in orphan asy-
lums in which there are children of men
of the World war.
The auxiliary also viii promote the
observance of established features OF
the day. such as church attendance. IN
the morning, preaching of appropriate
sermons and the urging of everyone to
write or wire his mother on that day or
send Der flowers.
Mother s day was originated by Miss
Anna Jarvis. of PHILADELPHIA. The
American Legion auxiliary Is composed
of the mothers, wives sisters and daugh-
'ars of legion men.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
GORED BY BULL
IN SOUTH VERNON
w. c. Tyler Has Narrow Escape from
Death as Tag Was Being Placed
i'm Animals Ear in Stall.
Especial to The Reformer.)
SOUTH VERNON. April u.

' l.
w. G. Tyler narrowly escaped death
when he was badly gOred by a bull about
| o'clock yesterday while he and DR..
Adams of Bellows Falls. state veterina-
rian, We're trying to place a tag in the
bulls ear. The animal was shot imme-
diately.
The bull, which was about four years
old and which always had been consid-
cred unusually gentle. became infuriated,
drove his horn into Mr. Tyler's left leg
little above the knee and threw him above
his head, cutting a cash four inches long
and deeper than a mans finger, and
nearly severing the big artery. Mr.
Tyler landed under the animals feet. Mr.
Pease, who works for Mr.. Tyler and who
was standing nearby, distracted the bulls
attention for a moment by using a pitch
fork, the animal raising his head and re
leasing Mr.. Tyler, who crawled out from
under his feet.
At the time of the attack the bull was
in his stall and Mr. Tyler was standing
in front of him, holding him, and DR.
Adams was nearby ready to place the
tag.
DR. r. H. Philbrick of Mortified was
called and dressed the wound. Mr. Tyler
was reported to be as comfortable as
could be expected.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
SNOW-CR CASE
IN COURT SETTLED
Plaintiff DiseOntinues Suit ON Payment
of S1O.57 Covering Certain Costs
and Court Fees

After being on trial two days the case
Of Louis /. Snow against Deputy Sher-
im Fred Cressy, both of Brattleboro.
came to a sudden ending in Windham
county court ar Newfane yesterday aft
ern0on. when the plaintiff made a prop
oSitidn Of settlement which was accepted
by the defendant This proposition was
that the defense pay the cost of the serv-
ice of the writ. the entry fee of S3 and
the jury fee of Sc. making total of S10.-
a. The real defendants were Mrs
Snow, former wife of the plaintiff, and
Fred y. Betterley, garage proprietor. At
torneys \. u. Clawson and A. V. ID. Pi-
per were counsel for the plaintiff and
Attorneys III. G. Barber and Charles S
Chase for the defense
The plaintiffs evidence tended to show
that the plaintiff was the owner of a
siX-cylinder Cleveland touring car and
that on Nov. 81, 1921. Deputy Sheriff
CreSsy without papers took the car from
him and compelled him to drive the car
from the Main street bridge to the Bet
terley garage and leave it there. Because
of that, the plaintiff claimed he lost the
value of the car. 900, and the profits
or the use of the car in his passenger
business. amounting to $50 a day, from
Nov. 21 to Dec 81
The defendants evidence was that the
car was owned by Jeanette Snow. for
mer wife of the plaintiff She bought a
Foru soon after their marriage IN 1917
and she and the plaintiff paid one-half
each. In June. 1910, the plaintiff and
wife traded the Ford to Mr.. BetterIev
for an Overland. turning in the Ford at
S2S4 and each paying $50 in cash Mrs.
Snow gave Mr. Betterley two promisSory
notes. one for 5000 and one for $500. the
balance of the purchase price. and took
a bill of sale in her own name for the
Overland
In April, 1921, the Overland was
traded with Mr.. Betterley for the Cleve-
land car in question. and Mrs Snow and
the plaintiff gave joint note for 81 $50.
Mr.. Betterley sold the Overland for $500
and applied that amount on the joint
note
The evidence of the defense therefore
was that either Mrs. Snow was the alb
solute owner of the Cleveland car or that
it was owned Jointly by her and the
plaintiff. and if it was a joint ownership
an action of troVer would not lie
The evidence tended to show that the
officer acted as agent for Mrs. Snow. also
that on Nov. 24 there was a balance of
$3.50 due on the joint note and that MIR
Betterley turned it over to the officer
with instructions to take the car and
sell it by auction, which he did. receiv-
ing $500, which was applied on the nete
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
WARNED TO LET
NOWLANS ALONE
Silva Put on Probation After Prison
Sentence Is Suspended-Tried to
Find Mrs. N0wlan in Her Home

Because he created a disturbance al
the home of Mrs A. w Nowlan of vii
liams street. John Silva was arraigned
in the municipal court here yesterday
He pleaded guilty to a charge of dis
turbance of the peace, brought by
States Attorney Harold e. Whitney
and after the latter had made a state
ment to the court Silva was sentenced
10 serve not less than three and a half
months nor more than four months in
the House of Correction at Windsor, but
the sentence was suspended and the re-
spondent was placed on probation for six
months.
Silva has been employed in restau-
rants. He is a Portuguese, % years
old. Last June and July he boarded
with Mr.. and Mrs. Nowlan. States At
torey told the court that Silva used to
make presents to Mrs. Nowlan and that
since then he had been 60 the house a
number of times and had acted in a
threatening manner toward the woman
and her husband.
Last Tuesday, the states attorney
said. Silva called by telephone the fam
lily living in the downstairs tenement
under the Nowlans and asked for Mrs.
Nowlan. He called several times, but
was told that Mrs. Nowlan was not at
home Silva finally went to the house
and when the woman downstairs said
Mrs. Nowlan was not in her tenement
Silva went upstairs and through the
rooms. Mrs. Nowlan at that time was
keeping out of sight downstairs.
As a result of Silvas visit States
Attorney Whitney had Policeman w. f.
Tyler arrest him. Silva gave the officer
a gold watch as security for his appear
ance in court yesterday afternoon.
After the hearing Nowlan was told
that the officer would return the watch
and he started out to find Policeman
Tyler. After he had gone Mrs. Now
Ian insisted that the watch belonged to
her. and she also started out in search
of the policeman She was rewarded
by finding the officer first and recovered
the watch. but Silva claimed that it was
his property and that Mrs. Nowlan
gave it to him.
In putting Silva on probation Judge
Stowe warned him that he must keep
away from the Nowlan family and con
duct himself properly in other respects
as well or he would have to serve the
sentence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
ASK 100000 TO
FIGHT MISS. FLOOD
Budget Director Dawes Ap-
proves Emergency Ap-
preparation
RIVER PASSES
HIGHEST RECORD
Expected Rise viii Continue Until May
-35 Miles of Railway Under Water
Two Feet of Water i'm Vieksburg's S
Wholesale District.

WASHINGTON. April 21-An emer-
gency appropriation of $1000,000 to
fight the flood waters of the Mississippi
river will be asked of congress today by
southern leaders with approval of Bud
get Director Dawes. y joint resolution
carrying this amount will be offered in
the house today it was announced.
Four million sand bags were shipped
by special train from Schenectady, \.
Y, yesterday to points along the Alissis-
sippi river, where the water, reaching
an unprecedented high stage, has caused
serious damage to property.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21

of Soviet Arrangements.
GENOA. April u (Associated Press.
If the Russians are granted recognition
de lure and adequate financial help, they
state in their reply submitted to the
entente today, they are willing to admit
RusSia's war and pre-war debts, waive
their counter claims and restore the use
of nationalized property to its former
owners or satisfy the claims of foreigners
in cases where the property cannot be
restored.
The German reply to the allied ultima
tum accepts the condition that the Ger
man delegates be barred from participat-
ing in the further discussion of the Rus
sian question by the Genoa conference.
The Russo German treaty signed at
RapalIo is allowed TO stand. Arrange
ments were made to present the note at
noon today to Premier Facta Cf Italy as
president of the conference and also aS
the first signer of the protest received by
the Germans.
The note states that negotiations foI
the conclusion of the Russo-German
treaty had begun long ago, were known
to have been i'll progress by all the Euro
Dean governments and lately had been
suspended out of Difference to the confer
ence. but the exclusion of Germany from
the negotiations held by the allies with
the Russians gave to the German delega-
ton the impression that the allies We're
irving to conclude arrangements with the
Soviet government without German par
ticipatiOn. perhaps to Germany's detri-
ment. The German delegation believes
that this treaty does not violate the spirit
of the conference.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
X. c. CUE PUSHERS
DINE ON CHICKEN
Losing Team in Tournament
''Sets 'em Up" to the
Winners
GALA OCCASION
LAST EVENING

Songs and Speeches and First Glass
Feed" Keep Company in JOyiaI Frame
of Mind-Martin Austin TOastmaster
COMMITTEES.
The annual pool and et-together sup
per of Leo council, Knights of Column.
bus. was served from to $50 last
night in the Knights of Columbus hall.
and there was not duh moment in the
program from the opening song to the
touching rendition of Good Night La
dies at the close. About 100 members
of the council were present. Martin
Austin acted as POSTMASTER in his usual
efficient manner.
Miss Genevieve Murphy, pianist, and
Alison j. Dugan, violinist, furnished mu-
sic daring the supper, also played for
the singing Of popular songs
The program opened with the singing
Of the Star Spangled Banner followed
by the serving of the supper by the Ave
Maria circle, Daughters of Isabella. The
supper menu was: Grapefruit cock
tail, olives. celery, boiled ham, roast
chicken with dressing, mashed potatoes.
tnrnips, rolls salade au printemps. ice
- cam anu tdht. COME. SdtUeQ nuts and
cigars. The supper was given By Her
non Nolin's losing team to Edward Nor
rlseau's winning aggregation of cue
pusherS and it demonstrated anew that
whoever gets ahead of the women of st.
Aiichael's parish in the matter of pre-
pairing dishes that appeal to the palate
will have to go some"
During the eats the men sang
There's Long. Long Trail, Amt We
Got Fun, and Margie The Love Nest
was sung by katherine Denning with
pointed reference to two members of the
council who plan to wed soon, and the
effect can better be imagined than
painted in pen pictures. This was fol-
lowed by the singing of Peggy O'Neil.
Mr.. Zip-Zip-Zip and The Old Town
Hall Bernard Dunleyy came across
with two parodies on the last song that
net with hearty applause.
The POSTMASTER then called on Ed
ward j. Eenton, who told a few stories
(COntinued on Pace
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
CONSOLIDATION OF
RAILROADS URGED
Directors of Boston & Maine Favor
Union of All Subsidiaries in Ver-
mont-Hustis Again President.
fSnecia1 to The Rpforrupr
Decial to The Reformerl
MONTPELIER. April 20.

MONTPELIER. April 20
Recommendation to the stockhold-
ers to consolidate with the Boston &
Maine railroad were adopted at direc-
tors meetings of the Vermont valley.
the Montpelier & Wells River and the
Barre & Chelsea Railroad Co here to-
day The matter will come before a
special meeting of the stockholders
These roads are all the subsidiaries
in Vermont of the Boston & Maine rail
road, and consolidation can be effected
under an act passed by the legislature
of 1919.
President James H. Hustis of the
Boston & Maine was reelected president
Of the Montpelier & Wells River and
Barre s Chelsea railroads at the annual
meetings held here today. The old di-
rectors were reelected
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
When PhonOgraph Is Nuisance.
tGrepnfieId Recorder

Too much phonograph music is Il nui-
sance and a damage to people who have
to listen to it, is what recent decision
of the supreme court amounts to. The
case arose after a Boston business man,
NQcated in a busy street, ran phono-
graph all day long, using a motor for
power. Neighboring merchants took the
matter to court and won an injunction.
The case was then taken to the supreme
bench and sufferers from too much mu-
sic won again. This decision is of
widespread Importance and other com
plants may be expected to find their
way into court as a result.
Mozart displayed musical talent when
he was three years old.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
A Good Roads Classic.
(Rutland Hernld.l

Judge Harrie b. Chase of Brattleboro
is credited with the good-roads classic
Of the season At a meeting of county
road commissioners in st. Albans he
said:
Good roads are something that we
have to pay for whether we have them
or not"
That states the argument of the hard
surfaced or permanent-roads men in n
nutshell. We are paving enough for
roads to have good roads. Why not get
what we pay for?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21

In Finland proposals of marriage are
always made through a third person.
called the ''talman," to whom the happy
couple give a present. which usually takes
the unromantic form of a shirt. when his
delicate mediation proves successful and
ends in wedding.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
No Objection to American.

GENOA, April u (Associated Press).
An English spokesman for the British
delegation to the economic conference
said today there was no objection TO
Richard Washburn Child. American am
bassadOr to Italy. being present at ses-
sions Of the commission on Russian af
fairs in order to obtain information for
the United States government.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
\ Quarter.

| am twenty-five cents
/ am too small to buy quart of oil.
l am too small to buy pound of
candy,
| am too small to buy a ticket to a
good show,
am too small to buy box of in
detachable rouge
But
Most people think am terribly big
when | come to church.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
The Stnrk,s Mistake.

teJR 1R m45aTF f6aTq sad Haw babE t5e gf eH a
Mrs. Brown :, but don It you think the
'tork meant it for Miss Jones who
boards there? Cause Mrs Brown has
four children already and Miss Jones
hasn't t got a single one. boston
transcript
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
Odd Fellows Temple

The Ladies' Auxiliary will hold a food
sale in the Brattleboro China Co.'S store
Saturday. April %, at 2.30 o'clock, for
the benefit of the general assembly fund.
The /. o. O. F. will present benefit
picture at Latchis theatre April "a and
%.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
Cool" Is Right.

Irate ndividual-That coal you sold
ne was half slate.
Cool coal deaIer-W Well. your children
70 to school don t they? Do YOU ex-
oect me to throw in slate pencils, also:
Boston TRANSCRIPT
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
DANIELS BURIAL IN
GRAFTON TOMORROW
Body of Native of That Town. Attorney
for Pullman Car Co, Arrives To-
day in Special Pullman.
Especial to The Reformer. J
EtTON Anil

GRAFTON, April p.
The funeral of Frank b. Daniels. an
attorney for the Pullman Car co. of Chi
cago will be held here tomorrow after
noon, The burial will take place in the
family lot.
Mr.. Daniels was born here a years
ago, son of Frank Daniels. who was
prominent locally, and spent his boy-
hood here. He owned and had occupied
tor many years a beautiful summer home
here. costing $4,000 or more
Ills death came suddenly occurring in
his home near Chicago without warning
tuesday night. The body will arrive in
Bellows Falls today in special Pullman
car.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
Universalist Church

The meeting of the Daughters Circle
will be postponed until Thursday, April
%, with Mrs. Julius Leach.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight and Saturday-FTeezing
Tonight-Warmcr Tomorrow.

WASHINGTON, April u. - The
weather forecast: Fair tonight and
Saturday Freezing temperature to-
night Slightly rising temperature Sat
lrday. Fresh westerly winds.