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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-31
TWO MEN SHOT AT
BIG COCK FIGHT
Officers Arrest so Men and Over 100
Birds In Raid at Feeding
Hills.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 81
Walter MeBrade, 80, of Sufiield, CT, is
at Springfield hospital with about 80
bird shots in his back and Walter Chap
man, ~. Of Norwich, Ct, IS suffering
from seven bird shot wounds in the back
and another in his right forearm as a
result of being shot by a member of the
state constabulary during a raid on a
cock fight at Feeding Hills yesterday
afternoon at 100. The men were taken
TO the police station along with 50
others picked up by the officers in charge
of State Detective David j. Manning,
who conducted the raid. 1t is thought
that another man may have been
slightly wounded by the bird shot, but
did not require medical attention.
More than 100 birds, including many
of the best fighting cocks in Massa-
chusetts and Connecticut, it is said, to-
gether with several sets of steel spurs,
a whole ham, 10 pounds of frankfurters,
a dozen loaves' of bread and case of
near beer, were seized by the raiding
party. The fight was the derby event
of series of fights staged in this see.
ton for the past several months and
the old tobacco shed IN which 1t was
held was equipped with three rings. The
shed is located a little distance off
North street in clearing of thickly
wooded section and offers an ideal place
for such events, spectators claim. About
dozen dead cocks were found in the
rear of the barn.
Among the birds seized was one said
to be valued at $400 and with the repu-
tation of being the gamest cock in the
state. One of the men arrested at the
fight said he had birds there that had
| cost him more than $4,000. They repre-
scented practically every breed of game
cock known to the sporting world and
were trained and conditioned to the let
ter. 1t was said that about Is fights
had been staged before the police ar
rived.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-31
GRANDPA CHAPLIN
WINS FOOT RACE
Defeats Grandpa Willett, Former Mara
th0n Winner, In Yard Dash
at MOntDeiier

MONTPELIER, May BIN Sinclair
Lewis s Main Street, OF fiction no al
lowance was made for the great Ameri
can safety valve, competitive sports.
The safety valve was in operation yes
terday afternoon on Main street, Mont
pelier, where two Vermont grand -daddies
clad in running toys and Jerseys, ran ii
26O-yard foot race inside a lane formed
by cheering partlsans, who came in
from all the surrounding countryside to
see the valiant athletes in action
At 1875 p. IN. Joseph A. Chaplin, aged
50. farmer, land surveyor and politician,
L symphony in brown, flashed across the
finish line about 20 yards in front of his
friendly rival, George Willett. 81, a
painter at the Montpelier & Wells River
Railroad shops and also the proprietor
of 100-acre farm outside the city.
Chaplin has four children and five
grandchildren; Willett is the proud
father of six, two of whom served over
seas in the World war, and he, too, is
the grandpop of five.
just rs Grandfather Chaplin, running
in fine form, sprinted across the line,
Grandfather Willett threw up his hands
and smilingiy acknowledged that he was
% done up He had to finish in a walk.
but he gamely saw the thing through.
Willett Immediately extended his hand
to the winner and began to unpin from
his white jersey a faded blue ribbon
with gold clasp, prize which he won
in an S4mile Marathon race, from
Montpelier to Burlington and return,
i years ago. BY the terms of the agree
ment, Willett. If vanquished. was to
surrender the prize to his conqueror.
But when the loser sought to present
the ribbon to Chaplin after yesterday 5
grilling race the latter generously de-
clined to accept it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-31
WAR FRAUD CASES
NASTY AFFAIR
Both Political Parties Will
Be Besmirched by
Prosecution
PROLONGED TRIALS
ARE EXPECTED

All Business Men Anxious Money
Grabbing During War Excuse for
Money Grabbing via Soldier Bonus
NOw-But Few Practice Fraud
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-31
WIFE OF SENATOR
HOLLIS IN CONCORD
Will Not Discuss Wedding in Rome -
Will Spend Summer at
Lake Sunapee

CONCORD, n. H., May 31-Mrs.
Anne White (Hobbs) Hollis, who arrived
in this city Monday, declined to discuss
with reporters her marriage in Rome TO
Elk United States Senator Henry F. Hol-
lis after the latter had secured a Bull
garian divorce from his first wife.
Mrs. Grace Bruerton Fisher Hollis.
Neither would she tell of her plans for
the future.
cupyinp her former apartments in the
New Hampshire Bank building and din
ing at the Eagle hotel. She has told
friends that after visiting her mother.
WHO is in a sanitarium at Webster, this
state. she will spend some time at Lake
Sunapee, where she has a summer home
at Pine Cliff
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-31
KEENE WOMAN LOSES LEG.
Miss Harmon Struck by Automobile of
Eli Chabett-In Dangerous Condition.

KEEsNE, N. H., May 31.-Miss Eliza
beth j. Harmon suffered the loss of one
leo and is in d serious condition at the
Elliot Community hospital, as a result
of being struck about seven clock last
night by an automobile driven by Eli
Chabott, BUSINESS man of this city.
The accident occurred when Miss Han
non was crossing Marlboro street to
South street near her home. possible
fracture of the skull and internal in
iuries are feared.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-31
InfantiIe IMPRESSIONS.

'.Mamma.'' queried little Ethel after
church. WAS Jesus Jew"
'sWhy, yes, Jesus was jew" was
the reply.
well | knew God was Presbyte-
rian. but / didn't know Jesus was
Jew Judge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-31

So has America had it in other wars.
But the colossal nature of the undertake
ing-the fact that America has a war
debt of 500, 000, 000000-wiIl not be cas-
lily forgotten in view of the heavy taxes
now being paid and the growing demands
of the men who fought the war that they
be compensated -
When all is said and done the senti-
ment for the soldier bonus arises to no
small extent from the feeling that while
soldiers and sailors were fighting for
their country on meagre compensation
large sums of money were being expended
at home. The recovery of these sums
seems impossible. Among many veter-
ans of the war has developed a feeling of
''-- they got theirs, now let's get
ours"
Government by bounty was typical of
wartime The soldiers who want their
bounty now look at the former as pre-
cedent.
No Political Credit.
Republicans and Democrats are all
mixed UP in the thing-neither side will
get political credit out of it, neither
side will be free from political injury.
| W1ll the prosecutions be relentless? Will
the statute Of limitations affect many
cases? Will the whole thing drag on
and on and finally evaporate with a few
convictions? This much is certain
! fraud may have involved many millions
of dollars but the number of persons who
practiced it will be found to be relatively
small The great majority of the war
workers and war volunteers who handled
the governments business were honest
and the record will prove their virtue.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-14
ASKS EXTRACTION OF
ALLEGED BIGAMIST

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 13-Gov.
Warren T. Moray issued a reauis-
itlon Wednesday upon Gov. Small
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-14

The repeal or amendment OF
the primary election law.
The establishment OF a tax on
gasoline.
3-AboHshment OF the public ser
vice commission.
4-Placing motor buses under
control OF public service commission.
taking public schools out OF
the hands OF township trustees.
Amendment OF the motor vehi-
Gle license laws
Enactment OF laws regulating
public health.
s-Enactment OF highway legisla-
ton and
e-Granting OF a soldier bonus.
Some OF these proposals come up
az every session. Others are new.
one OF the PRINCIPAL contests in the
last session was over repeal OF the
primary law. An effort was also made
10 abolish the public service COM
mission. Some OF the other proposed
measures are new and some OF them
Il Is indicated win have consider
able support. Notable among these
- Llit II OBb1cu AciA bli EdSpAlLAI. l.
IS understood Gov. McCray will rec
ommend this in his message.
A majority OF the assembly, lndi-
Gated that they favor passage OF a
soldier bonus This bill Is being back
ed by the Veterans OF Foreign Wars
nd other veterans. Most Of those
who favored the measure were hay
as TO how the money could be
raised and many OF them said they
would be for such a bill only on pro-
vision that 1t go 10 a referendum.
The Veterans Of Foreign Wars es-
innate their measure would cost the
state 81. 100000. A few Of the legis-
lators suggested that the state levy
a sales tax 10 pay the bonus and one
I suggested that wines and beers be
made legal and that they be taxed
% ray the bonus.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-14
TO PROBE DETROIT
CITY DEPARTMENTS
Controller Charges Irregulari-
ties Exist in Awarding
of Contracts.

DETROIT. Mich. Dec. 13-Con-
duct OF several city departments
Will be investigated by a one-man
grand jury, as a result OF charges
Of alleged irregularities which have
been brought before Mayor John C..
Lodge. Justice Arthur E. Gordon
VII sit as a grand jury. starting
Monday 20 investigate conditions al
legged to exist IN the department Of
parks and boulevards. while Henry
Stefens, city controller in a letter to
County Pros. Paul ". VOORHEES, has
requested an investigation Of alleg-
ed irregularities in the awarding Of
contracts and the bonding OF con-
tractors.
The allegations against the de-
partment OF parks and boulevards
have been before the prosecutor for
some months. but the matter per-
tanning TO the awarding of contracts
and the bonding Of the contractors
was first taken up by Steffens Tues
day.
He conferred with Lodge. who i'm
mediately announced that - believ-
ed that the charges should be aired
at once. 1t has been common gos-
sip among business men for months
that one firm, the Southern Surety
Co. had a monopoly on the city's
bonding business. The figures OBJ
tanned from the books Of the depart
ment of public works Tuesday show
that this firm has had monopoly
since 1918 and that but few other
surety companies have been able
to obtain any city business.
The Southern Surety Co ia repre-
scented by the Gillespie Krimmel Co.
John Gillespie, former police COM
missioner under Mayor oscar b.
Marx, is the head of this firm. This
firm has written the bonds on 145
out of lac paving contracts awarded
by the city since June of this year,
and Of the 666 contracts awarded
I since the Couzen's administration
went into power in 1918, the firm
has written the bonds on all but Il.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-14
EIGHT CONCRESSNiEN
is AUTO HUBS AIM

DETROIT. Dec. 13. - Southeast
Michigan, center Of the states auto
mobile industry. seems certain 20 OBJ
tain eight congressman. half Of the
states allotment, 81 the congress
sional re2pportionment now under
consideration IS passed IN the pres
ent session OF congress
The reapportionment will give
Wayne county FIVE representatives in
the lower house. II is expected The
Present Sixth district. which includes
considerable OF Wayne. as well as
such automobile centers as Pontiac,
Flint and Lansing, would contribute
the population for two districts, and
the Second district. where the auto
mobile industry also Is near the
top. would retain approximately its
present status. The Eighth district
also has a big interest in motor We
hicles.
The plan contemplated, according
to Washington advices. Is 10 reap
portion the lower house on the basis
of total membership of $50. which
would make the unit of representa-
ton 22S,000, instead OF 211 900. as at
present.
The present Sixth district con-
tains more than twice the popula-
ton required for one district. and
the same condition obtains IN the
First and Thirteenth Detroit dis
tricts. The Sixth district. with a
population OF approximately 10000,
about 100000 of whom live In
Wayne county, is by far the biggest
district in the state. 1t outranks
the First district by close to 10000.
The reapportionment probably
would involve detaching Wayne units
from other districts and redistribut-
! ing Wayne county's 1,177.OO0 ropu-
lauon into five distinctive Wayne
districts. Four OF them probably
would be within the Detroit city
limits.
OF the 13 Michigan districts
seven have fallen below the pros
pective population unit Of represen-
tation. Accurate population records
for the two distinctively Detroit dis
tricts and the Sixth district are un.
available, because a great many
city wards have voting precincts in
two districts, due to the city's an
nexation Of Sixth district territory
since the last reapportionment
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-14
LEGISLATORS PLAN
DRASTIC CUTS FOR
INDIANA EXPENSES
Reduction of Taxation De.
clared by State Solons to
be Greatest Problem.
THEIR PROGRAM.

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. IA
Members OF the legislature are
generally opposed 20 the enact
nicnt u many laws. they "a 4 N
answer 20 queslonaire. Somc
said they would introduce no
bills Those who plan 20 intro
duce bills. propose legislation
that would include the s'ilow-
ing Provisions:
Repeal OF the tax law; plac-
ing the control OF motor busses IN
the hands OF the public service
commission. repeal OF the phi
mary law; providing that funds
derived from automobile regis
tration be- 'uined over 90 coun-
ties from which they came, q
soldier bonus restoration 20 To-
cal communities the right 20 reg
ulate Pubic utilities; a tax on
gasoline; amendment OF the pri-
Amary law: establishment OF a
Istate n)ru1. school az 1Iichigan
Clty;umiting weight or truck on
al state highways; repeal OF the
absen. votcr law; repeal Of the
county hiSava ny superintendent
law: ~spatt cf the thr4c ME
road law hor.e rule for taxing
units. a closed season sc- al. hsh
from April I 10 June 10.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-14
BY FELIX +. BRUNEE,

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 12.-Cu-
expenses.
Nearly cv' ~ member % trs Tn H.
ana legislature is coming u Indian
1rotts next month with tris ill., view
as the mos. important III T.; 70 come
before the assembly.
Every member was asked what
they considered the NOSE important
problem 20 be solved.
Seventy percent Of those VINO an
swcred declared the reduction of cx-
lenses and Of taxation is the mcst
important problem. Expenses mus,
be cut and the burden of taxation
removed from the shoulders OF the
people. they declared. They insisted
-here must be no new legislation
that viii make taxes and govern
mental expenses more OF a burden.
The one exception 10 this rule in the
minds % many was the soldier
bonus
Second IN the list Of the most i'm
portant problems outlined by the leg
iSlators themselves are education and
the reduction OF the number Of gov
ernmental bureaus and departments.
Ahe latter proposal was linked with
lie proposal 80 cut expenses in most
cases. but other members said they
believed there Is too much central
izati0n Of power IN the state govern
ment Those who stressed education
as tho most imr Ortant subject fail
cd in most cases to Indicate what
changes womb ba advocated
Other subjects considered by
members to be Of paramount i'm
FOrra0Ce included.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-14
HOOsier BOOtIegger Quits
State TO SdUe His Cash

LAPORTE, Dec. 13.-Ordered TO
leave the state within 10 days and
never return, was the unusual SEN
tence imposed on William West.
Michigan City, in circuit court here.
West pleaded guilty to unlawful pos
session of LIQUOR and was given his
choice Of going TO the state farm for
six months and paying a 500 fine,
or of becoming n permanent exile
from the state.
West chose to become an exile.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-14
HAS
MANY FIRE ALARMS

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. ia new
record for number Of fires in a "a
hour period was established here
Wednesday as the severest cold
wave Of the year was felt in Indiana
and indianapolis Sixty eight alarms
were answered from I a. m. Tuesday
until Z a m. Wednesday. Nearly all
the blazes were started by defective
fues in heavy firing during the cold
weather.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-14
There's abandon Honey But
Retain the Stolen Bees

BREMEN, Dec. 13-Three hives
OF bees and a considerable quantity
OF honey were stolen from the farm
of William thinner, living near here.
The thieves used an automobile,
with the lights extinguished. They
abandoned the honey at the base
ball park at the outskirts Of the
town, but retained the hives and
several thousand bees.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-14
Window Glass Workers Must
Continue at Same Wages

HARTFORD CITY, Dec. Is
Manufacturers operating hani win
dow glass factories have announced
that no further wage increases can
be granted at this time because the
business viii not justify it.
II Is believed the hand scale can
be settled amicably. however, and the
plants open for another run about
the latter part Of January.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-14
BOYS MAKE HOME IN
ABANDONED COAL YARD

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Dec. 10
An abandoned coal yard near Mis-
souri, and South SITS. has been the
home for three days Of Steve Stas-
wick, Is; Marion Hutchens, II and
Elmer Garrett, IA, all OF Terre Haute
Bicycle Policemen Mangus and Leo
nard said Wednesday.
The boys have been missing from
their homes a week, coming to In
dianapolis last Thursday, the pO-
lice said. They were sent TO the
detention home and the Terre Haute
police notified.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-14
Whiting Policeman Killed
By Gun IN Friends Hand

HAMMOND, Ind, Dec. 13.-OsCar
Barnekoff. Whiting policeman, is
dead. as the result of the accidental
discharge of his own revolver in the
hands of his friend. Joseph Polinsk.
a grocer. BaruekOm told Polinsk he
needed some money and told the
latter. handing him the gun. that
he would take SIS for it. Polinsk
took the weapon. 1t was accidentally
discharged.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-14

La Gioconda-"Cielo e Mar"
(Heaven and OCEAN, (Pon-
chiefly Charles Hdckett.
99O4O $3.50
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-14
YARDMAsTERs ORGANIZE

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Dec. 80
Articles of association for the Rail
way Yardmaster's Association of
America for the state of Indiana
We're filed with the secretary of
state Wednesday by James Clabby,
James J. Caravan and Charles 3.
Hasse, all of Hammond, who viii
act as the officials of the organiza-
ton.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-14

tradition OF Alphonso Mayor and
David Glueck, held In Gary on a
warrant from Milwaukee charging
them with Obtaining property under
false preterses.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-14

OF Illinois for the extradition OF
Charles H Like. held IN Chicago. on
a warrant from Gary. IN which he
was charged with bigamy.
The governor honored the requis-
ition or Wisconsin authorities for ex-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-05

A gas expert recently predicted that
IN 20 years American cities will be
smokeless and sootless. The cost Of
smoke and SCOT in modern cities is not
fully realized The Mellon institute
reports that from COO 10 1000 tons OF
SCOT to the square mile fall in Pitts
byrgh every year. 1t is estimated that
the smoke nuisance costs Chicago $780,
100000 annually. The damage smoke
does TO household furnishings, cur
tains, drapcrles, wall paper and paint
Is lamented by housewives. It is not
generally realized that SCOT and smoke
do great damage TO stone structures,
says the Chicago Tribune. The most
serious damage suffered from smoke.
however is that done to the health aud
spirit Of the people. The gas and cleo.
trio age Is here. Why walt 20 years TO
make cities smokelcSs when they
should be made so now7
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-05
Keeping Cars Temperature.

It Is desirable during the transit Of
fruit in refrigerator car TO know
the precise temperature in different
parts Of the car, for this temperature
is seldom the same throughout the
interior Of the car For this purpose
the Department Of Agriculture has
now In use an instrument which is de-
scribed in Popular Mechanics Maya
Nne II has twelve resistance Their
mometers for recording the tempera-
uwe at twelve different parts OF the
car The instruments are connected
by cable to twelye-point plug
that fits socket on the recording
box. SO that a circuit can be cstab-
lished with any of the twelve Their.
mometers, The exact temperature IS
shown on register In one corner Of
the box and a chart shows the location
Of each thcrnoTSc:--
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-05
THOMPSON HALL BURNED
Main Building at Lyndon Institute
Loss Close to 100000.


Lyndon Jan Fire, which was
discovered shortly after one o'clock
Tuesday morning Quilted Thompson
Hall, the main administration buid NJ
at Lyndon Institute destroying its en-.
tire contents. Nothing was saved
and all that remains OF the listor.c
structure Is smoking brick wa Is.
oh mneys and a portion of the hell
tower. With the Thermometer regis
tering % or more degrees below zero
he water ifoze as Il ran down over
.he outer walls in spite Of the inferno
within.
Althouf>l II apparently originated in
The upper part Of the building far re-
moved from any heating apparatus
the real cause OF the conaagrat on
will probably never be known, al
though short circuit in the wiring Of
the structure may have set it going
Over 300 students are registered at
ne institute and the majority pre-
sented themselves during the morn
ing only to find their school home
which was erected 1869 In runs
The bui ding and its contents were
insured for $4,000 which does not
half cover t'e loss. This school was
for many years the special pride OF
the late Theodore n Vail Eighteen
o, the board of trustees We're present
at an emergency meeting during the
forenoon and unanimously voted for
rebuilding, \ comm ttee 70 push the
raising Of funds was chosen, headed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-05

The hoard Of trustees Of the Ohio
state university has authorized the es
adjustment within the college Of ogrI-
culture Of the plant Institute Of the
Ohio State university, All members Of
the stan OF the college interested in
plant studies may be members, and all
graduate students doing their major
work with plants are associate mem.
bers. The institute will conduct n
seminary, review the work Of its
graduate students and encourage re.
search. The departments OF the col.
lege chiefly concerned are: Botany,
horticulture, farm crops, agricultural
chemistry, md soils.