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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-13
EIGHTH WEEK OF .
n. E. COTTON STRIKE
Island Mills-HOpe Company Get
ting More Workers.

rRCVIDENCE. r. L.. March 10
The eighth week of the Rhode Island
textile strike opened quietly today in the
Pawtuxct valley where the first textile
workers walked out in protest against
notices of 20 per cent wage reduction
and increase in working hours. Military
were on guard at Natick and Pontiac
mills where riots occurred Feb. 20
James Dick. one OF the leaders of the
strike organization in the Pawtuxet
area. declared today that the action of
ID. ID. X r. Knight. Inc. Saturday in
announcing an indchnite shutdown OF
these mills was not to be taken Scri-
OuSly.
At Hope and Crompton. where mills
have been reopened recently under guard
picketing went on aS usual The Hope
Co claimed to be making progress in in
ducing workers TO return to its plant
Al Crompton picketing was heavy today.
The mill officials claimed To be satisfied
with the result of the reopcning but
were reticent rs 10 The number of appli-
cauts for work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-13
RUMOR FLETCHER
WILL BE CANDIDATE
State House Wiseacres Think lie Il
Trying TO Prevent Redfield Proctor
From Being Governor

MONTPELIER. March l3.-The news
came from two or three sources in state
house circles today that former Cover
nor Allen NJ. Fletcher viii be a candi
date for governor This appears TO be
certain if Redtield Proctor decides tC
.entpr the gtlbernatorial lists, since the
-nolil zeal unfricndiiness between Cover
nor Fletcher and the Proctors dates back
Ito the time when the former as candi-
date Tor governor did not receive the
support of the Proctor wing OF the party
which cspouSed the cause 81 DeBoer.
Governor Fletcher was in Burlington
last week and did some talking with
friends
These credit AIr. Fletcher with making
it known that he intends 10 be a candi-
date On the other hand there are some
who are disposed TO see i'm the move a
smoke Green intended to frighten Red
field Proctor from his intentions To en-
ter the race Ii was reported some time
ago that Governor Fletcher had attemp-
ted TO get Agricultural Commissioner
Brigham to 60 in but Mr.. Brigham was
not disposed to desert the ship at this
stage of the proceedings when the cattle
department will have a big fight on its
hands i'm I he next legislature
One of the surprising features of the
Foate campaign is the high grade OF
men who are taking hold of his cam
raien throughout the state. such as Willis
Cady and Milward Barnes in Addison
county. former Lieutenant Governor
Stcarn~ in Johnson. Curt Emery of New
port Melvin Morse of Hardwick and so
ON. There i no denying that - Abe Is
making Il good get away
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-13
OFFICERS MAKE
SIX BOOZE RAIDS
Find Liquor or What They
Consider Evidence i'm
Each Place
TWO PERSONS PUT
UNDER ARREST
Indications in Several Places that Hur-
ried Emptying of Bottles Took Place
After Officers Notwithstanding TO BE
Held Today.

Six liquor raids were made by Sheriff
Frank l.. Wellman and deputies begin
ming about 1920 O'Clock Saturday night
and ending at 4 o'clock Sunday morning.
and in each place either liquor or what
the officers considered evidence was
found Two persons were arrested Nor
ris GiSscn and Frank JuScen. and they
will be arraigned. il is expected this
afternoon in the municipal court.
The places visited were the homes of
Morris GisSen Of Brook road. junk dealer.
Thomas Doyle of South Main street. Cen
trail Vermont police officer at the railroad
station. Mrs. Sahano Barbatti of South
Main street. Mrs. Lillian Morse of South
Main street Frank Juscen and John
Shippc. laborers. who live in the south
watercure building on Elliot street.
Besides Sheriff Welman those assist
ing We're Il. A. Whittemore of Guilford
and Roger Bracket. John AcGuire.
John .. Tucker, l.. c. Grottn f. H. Met
calf, Clarence Wellman and leslie Well
man.
GiSSen's house was visited first. Mrs.
GisSen started toward a grapevine near
the back piazza and on finding officers
there said she was after a rug One quart
Iof moOnShine was found there.
At Frank Juseen's a keg of home brew
beer and a half-pint of moonshine were
seized
Three bottles apparently just emptied.
were found at John Shippec'S The Off
GERS were convinced that the contents of
the bottles had just been turned into the
sewer.
An odOr prevalent at Thomas DOYLE :
was said by the officers To come from
booze Just tnrned into the sewer
y pint bottle was thrown out Of the
window at Mrs Sahano Rarbatti'S and
WAS recovered By Officer Tucker. The
Ioticers say there were indications that
booze had been turned into the sink
Some blackberry wine was found at
Mrs. Lillian NIorscS. also a dozen or more
bottles formerly containing Canadian
IwhiSkey The bottles are said to have
been filed and sealed within wear.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-13
MRS. JOEL FLAGG
OF GUILFORD DIES
Was Sister of DIR. George r Barber of
This Town and Member of Brat
fieborO Chapter. ID. n r.

Mrs. Lizzie A. (Barber) Flagg. 20.
wife of Joel 4. Flags of Guilford and a
resident of that town 30 years. died in
her home about $50 O'Clock last night
after Illness of three or four years
She was one of three children of
Franklin and Jane -. knight Barber
and was born in West Northfield. Mass.
oct >. 1872 She attended the schools
of Mortified and Powers Institute in
Bernarlston. She did excellent hand
painting work. devoting much time tc
enlarging photographs and was employed
in work of this nature in Greenfield.
Mass and Springfield. o.. for a time.
On Feb IL 1872. she married Joel
A. Flagg OF Guilford and they went at
once to the old Flagg homestead III that
town. which has since been their home.
Besides her husband She leaves a
brother. DR. George + Barber of this
place and a sister. Mrs Alexander
Thompson of Fitchburg Mass
Mrs Flagg was ~ Revolutionary an
cestry and took an active interest in the
work of BrattIeboro chapter. Daughters
of the American Revolution, attending
all the meetings as long her health
would permit She was of iovial dis
position and her mind was well supplied
with witty stories which We're we'll told
as the(occaSion was presented. She was
lover Of music and this Characteristic
found expression through her ability as
a singer in her younger days. For a long
time Mrs. Flagg was the efficient corre-
Spondent of The Reformer.
The funeral will be held M > o oclOck
"Wednesday afternoon at the house and
the burial will take place i'm Christ
Church cemetery in Guilford Rev. Ed
win T. Wood pastor Of the FIRST | nj
ycrSaliSt church. viii officiate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-13
TROTZKY INCLUDES
AMERICAN CAPITAL
Tells Soviet Foreigners Back Royalty Il
Get 0il-PraiSes American
Relief Work.

AIOSC0W. March IL tASSociated
presSl--I4eOn Trotzky. addressing the
ALaSc0w Soviet to-day on the Genoa con
ference. presented evidence designed 10
show threatening activities against Rus
sia this spring. For perhaps the first
time. TrotZky included American capital
lists with Paris and London as behind
the curtain in schemes, particularly in
the Caucasus. where he said Baku oil
was the motive behind foreign capitalists
whom he declared were backing former
Grand Duke Nicholas Trotzky's speech
struck a militant note.
The war minister praised the work OF
the American relief administration.
which he said was feeding 10 times as
many famine sufferers as all the Euro
poan relief organizations combined
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-13
SAYS MENICO WANTS PEACE.
Mass of Its People Done with RevoIu-
ti0ns. Declares Mr. Rulnes

The revolutions i'm Mexico have ended
for good and all. in the opinion of Al
fonSn BulneS of Tobascu. Mexico. now
m tins country. This is partly due 10
the fact that government conditions
have changed for the better he saws. and
partly because the people are Just sick
OF revolutions and are physically ex-
hauSted
There have been several isolated at
temprS To start new trouble but these
met with absolutely no success and the
leaders gave il up m despair said Mr..
Bulnes. I'm our mahogany camps soy
eral attempts We're made by fallen gen
erals TO begin new revolution and they
roamcd about the country where they
had friends. With Just few struggling
followers. but with no results The Ia
boring people want no more trouble and
are glad to continue their work i'm peace.
All the cultured people of Mexico
feel most friendly to the United States.
and they would gladly welcome Il better
understanding between the two peonleS.
0f course, everybody i'm Mexico expectS
that some working arrangement may be
found to settla all the oil questions and
other things that are pending whereby
everything that stands in the way of a
perfect understanding should be re-
moved. Until there is an understanding
both American ard Mexican business
men must suffer. for nobody is benefited
under present conditions
In our particular section we are hon
Ing for great things in the production Of
l.oil y number of British and American
companies are prospecting now and oil
has been obtained which is. 200 per cent
richer in gasoline than Tampico oil. but
they have not been able vet to obtain a
We'll that will yield enough for eonumer.
/ cia purposes However. several com.
I panies are now drilling in different sec
/ nf hn st1t To ~
/ tremely optimistic aS 10 the results
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-13
HindIev's PoliticaI Gossip.

-RTTLAND. March 13.-Howard l..
Hindley. writing for the Rutland Herald
= find some eonditioVs of unrest in
the State-houSe gang.
."ro begin with. there's no big boss
of tlIc gang The governor has heen I'LL
AMI out of the state At good deal. of course.
but when he's i'm Montpelier he doesn't
take much interest in the S0rdId and trIv-
ial details Of state business
Il can't find that his highway board
meetings have accomplished anything
in fact. they haven't had any meetings To
amount to much. -..
Same thing with the board of control.
10 whose business he gives the most cas-
NAL attention. 50 casual. in fact, that the
gang is getting ready for its biennial
yawp about abOliShing the board of con
trol-with this difference:
Two years ago they We're yelling their
heads off because the board WAS trim
ming their corners and interfering with
their plans; now they are saying that the
board 'don'r amount to nothin.- that il
merely functions to hold up business.
plain enough to anyone that the gov
ernor'S own bOard-SOrt of State-housc
cabinet as il were-is not getting much
executive attention.
"The humping off of Mcintosh high.
way engineer. was another violent shock
Just another case of Bates and Matte
Price and hiring Brooks in the face and
eyes of the senate'S refusal To confirm. as
] hear it.
's'The governor had no fault to find with
NIac-couldn't have. as a matter of fact
understand he praised him to the skies
but just naturally banded him the blu,
envelope and declined to entertain an ap
peal.
Didn't coordinate, or predicate OF
peregrinate just right. l suppose. st
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-13
ARREST WEDGE
FOR INTOXICATION
Former Prize Fighter Al
lowed to Go Because
Harvard Student
FIRST OFFENCE
SAVED HIM FINE
University Authorities to Make Inquiry
kid" Reported to Have Had Rough
and Tumble With Policeman Arresting
Him In "AIary's Lunch"

WATERTOWN. Mass. March b
The arrest for intoxication of Frederick
X. Wedge, student at the Harvard grad
uate school of education, was a matter. of
formal record in the district court here
today. In accordance with the practice
in this town the prisoner was released
without arraignment as a first offender.
Wedge. II years old. attracted national
attention recently when he was admitted
to the Harvard graduate school, a man of
letters who had forced his way up from
the secondary prize ring. lie was in
"NIary's lunch room here early this
morning. the center of a disturbance when
policeman was called.
At Harvard university today it was
said an inquiry would be made into the
facts,
Wedge put up vigorous battle with
Patrolman Stuart Savage when arrested.
The patrolman was attracted to an eat
ing place in .Galen street. known as
"Mary's Iunch shortly after midnight by
loud talking and abusive language En-
tering the lunch room he found Wedge
in heated argument with one of tile
employees. He questioned him and the
kid is alleged TO have turned his stream
of epithetS on the policeman and. when
the latter attempted to arrest him. started
rough and tumble scrap.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-13
MISS PHILA MILLER
DIES IN HER HOME
One of WelI-knOwn Miller Sisters Of
WiIliston Sfreet-HeIped Carry
Out Unusual Bequest.

Miss Phila Caroline Miller -. one of
the welI-known Miller sisters of II Will
liston street. died at 6.30 o'clock yeSter-
day morning in hcr home after a two
months illness with a nervous break
down She WAS the oldest of eight chill
dren of the late Nathan w and sophie
(ChaSe1 Miller and was born in Bgattle-
Eoro Jan g. 1915 She lived here in her
early life and attended the high school
and later Mrs ChaSes private school ON
North Main street. She taught school
here for time and later went to Hart
ford Conn. to live with her friend Mrs.
Mary b. Snow.
Mrs Snow was daughter of the late
Parker b. Francis Of BrattlebOrO,
former owner of the north watercure
building on Elliot street. and was greatly
interested in pets. especially dogs. and in
her viii She made a bequest of S1I.000
to Miss Miller and q sister. Miss Minnie
s. Miller. conditioned upon the care Of
Mrs Shows dogs long they lived.
At that time there We're Il dogs. of small
sizes The last one of the dogs. weighing
less than two pounds. died in the Willis
ton street home about three years ago
The sisters faithfully carried out the pro-
visions of the viii
After the death of Airs Snow Miss
Miller moved 70 Orange. Mass. about II
wears ago Her sister. Minnie. went from
here to Orange. and about six years ago
they returned To Brattiebnrn. Slnce Whicll
time they and another sister. Miss Ger
crude l.. Miller. have lived together Be-
sides the two sisters on Nilliston street
she leaves a sister i'm BrOcktpn. Mass.
Mrs Addie T. Holland and a hrother.
Henry H. Miller of Elliot street. Brattle
boro. She also leaves two nephews. Harry
T. Shaw of Orange. Mass. and Walter
F. Shaw of Middlebury. Conn. a niece.
Mrs Alice AIonltrop of Brattleboro. and
n cousin. Don H. Miller of Brattlcboro
Miss Miller was a person of refined
tastes. extremely loyal to her friends and
devoted To the little pets entrusted to her
care and a lover of her family and home.
She attended the Unitarian church
The funeral will be held ia fhe homo
tomorrow at 3 o'clock. Rev. Il. q s. Os-
good pastor of the Unitarian church.
officiating. and the burial will take place
in the family lot on Prospect Hin ceuv-
5tery
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-13
NO SETTLEMENT
IN BRIDGE CASE
Power Co. Makes Offer on
$3.50 Basis, Which
Is Rejected
CONFERENCE HELD
THIS FORENOON
sBrattlebero SeIeetnen Offer to Settle
Bill of s9s.60O and Interest for $780,
0oG-Another Conference to BE Held
Within q Month.

No settlement was reached this fore
noon in the conference between officials
of the Connecticut River Power Co. and
the town Of Brattlehoro. in the matter
of the towns bill against the company
for the loss of the Connecticut river
bridge March -. 1920. and other dam
age caused by high water and ice at that
time TIE conference was held in the Sc
Iectmens room and propositions were
made and rejected sn both sides. after
which the conference broke up with the
understanding that .ar!other would be
held within month
The town contends that the Power Co.
by reason of the building of the Vernon
dam. is liable for the loss of III bridge
and damage to highways but the Power
Go. denies responsibility. although will
ing TO pay something 10 effect settle
ment.
In behalf of the town of BrattlebOr0
he SeIcctmcn offered TO take 100000 in
settlement Of its bill for sos. 600 and in
tcreSt The Power co. would not settle
on those terms. but offered to pay half
the BILL The seleetmen turned down
tiatly the Power Cos offer. SAYING they
would not consider II.
The Power 60. emphasized the fact
that it had settled with the towns of
Hinsdale and Chesterfield, y. H., but adj
mitted that the situation with respect to
those towns was not exactly parallel with
thar as affecting Bratticboro.
Those present for the Power Co We're
Henry / Hartman of Boston. president
cf the New England Power Co. the par
ent company which includes the Con
necticnt River Power Co. +. ]. Dunn of
Worcester Mass. and Harold E. Whit
uey of Brattleboro. counsel. and William
T.. Pearson of Worcester. property agent.
Those rcreSenting the town of Brattple-
hnrn were Selectmen Solon \. Richmond,
Wilhelm f. Stellman ard Freeman Scott,
and Arthur z. Carpenter. counsel
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-13
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

The funeral Of Mrs Stella VI. Ranney.
who died in Greenfield Mass. Thursday,
was held in the First UniverSalist church
here at 80 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Rev Edwin T. Wood. pastor, ofhciated.
The body was placed in the mausoleum
in Morningside cemetery. The bearers
We're Leslie w Ranney of Greenfield.
William Dickinson of Putney and ira
and Oliver Hubbard Of Walpolc, =. IL.
Those attending the funeral from out of
town aside from those already mentioned
were Mrs. Leslie w Ranney and Miss
Anna Iakin of Greenfield. Mrs Serena
Hubbard and Miss Ola Hubbard OF Wal
pole. y. H.. and Mrs. VIII Dickinson OF
Putney 4 prayer service was held at
the Ranney home in Greenfield Saturday
forenoon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-13
Too Good.

Mrs. Higgins was an incurable grum-
bier. She grumbled 1T every thing and
everyone But at last her minister
thought he had found something about
crop of pot tatoes was certainly the finest
for miles around.
- Ah. for once YOU must be pleased,
he said with hcamiug smile, as he
met her in the village street. Every
one : saving how splendid your pota-
toes arc this year.
The old lady glared at him as she
answered. '.They re not 50 poor, but
where : tho bad ones for the pigs Los
Angeles Times.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-13
son SUICIDE, FATHER STARVING
Jesse Sumner. 81. FOund In Famished
Condition In House With Dead Som

PUTNAM. Conn. March IL. - The
body of Irving sumner. II was found
hanging from bedpost in his home at
North Ashford Yesterday. lt was be-
.lieved he had hanged himself three or
four days ago. as he had not been seen
since last "Wednesday.
In another room of the house lay the
dead mans father Jesse Sumner. who is
81 years old aud 50 feeble he is unable
to leave his bed lie was unconscious
when neighbo~S arrived and apparently
had not had any food since his son com
mitted suicide. \ physician said That the
aged mans condition was serious,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-13
Centre Congregational Church

Monday, March Is, 3 p. m-NIeetins
of the mission study class with Mrs III.
i. WoOdin at the parsonage on Putney
road.
Tuesday, March II. p. m.1Troop /.
Boy Scouts, will meet in the chapel.
Saturday. March Is. > to p m.-An-
nual children's fair, which will take the
form of an Oriental Fete. There will
he a Japanese tea garden and the enter
tainmcnt will include Japanese we'd
ding ceremony. Also sale of aprons
fancy work, flowers. homc-cooked food
saltcd nuts and candy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-13
Red Men S Hall

Brattieboro Lodge. 903. Loyal Order
of Moose. will hold its next regular meet
ing Monday night March 13, at $ o'clock,
in Red Mems hall Election of officers
All members requested to be present.
Thursday. March rs. at p m.-Spe-
cial meeting of pocahontaS council. No
T. D. Of =. Adoption Corn and vcni
son y good attendance is desired. IS
pccially members of the degree team.
Friday, March Ia. : y. m.-Specia
meeting of Quonekticut tribe, No.
II @. r. NJ
Dance every Saturday night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-13
First Baptist Church

Monday, 7.30--Boy Scouts. Teachers
meeting World Wide Guild with Miss
Leila Howard. 100 High street
Tuesday, T30-Christian Endeavor
Wednesday, March -. 730 p. NJ
DeacOnS meeting.
Thursday, 300-WomanS Society so.
cial and business meeting with Mrs. Ar.
thur p. Simonds, IL Western avenue.
Friday, 4 p m.-Junior EndeavOr
7.30- Regular church prayer meeting
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-13
Money from Abroad

IONDGN. March Is tASSociated
Press An agency despatch from .Io-
hanncSburg this afternoon says: ::
Through the capture of spies and docu-
mentS it was learned that the money for
the red revolution came from abroad.
1t is expected that peace will soon be re-
stored
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-13
GAS MANTLE TRUST
UNDER INDICTMENT
Three CORPORATIONS and Eight Individu.
als MISUNDERSTANDING Prices
.a Charged .-..

NEW YORK, March l3-The United
Gas Improvement Co, the Wclsbach Co.
the Cities Illuminated Co. Inc. and eight
individuals were indicted today by a fed
eral grand jury on a charge of violating
the sherman antitrust law. 1t was
charged that the conspifators controlled
the entire output of street gas light man
ties and boosted the price of mantlcS be-
fore the 300 cities throughout the coun-
try.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-13
MADMAN SUSPECTED.
Thought Bomb Explosion in American
Legation an Act of Revenge

SOFIA March Is Associated PresSl
The explosion in the American legation
Saturday night is believed by the authori-
ties to have been caused by u bomb
, thrown from the street into the legation
Conservatory Both the police and the
American minister. Charles y Wilson. be-
/ lieved the act that of Il madmam or of
radicals seeking revenge of the American
policy i'm regard to Soviet Russia
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-13
CAPTURES 1900
REVOLUTTONISTS
Government Forces Suppressing Labor
Troubles In South Africa-Foreign
Money Used.

PRETORIA. Union of South Africa.
March Is Associated Press l-Govern-
ment forces are proceeding with great
success against the revolutionistS accord
ing TO an official colnmnique issued at
midnight The statement says:
The total number of prisoners taken
in the operation in the central area IS
4. zoe.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-13
Mountain Pines.

Here where a, lofty chapel fronts the west
The mountain pines like brown-frocked
friarS meet
For veSper rites; the high winds wing
ing fleet
Bear down the vale the vespar chanting
blest
The worn wayfarers. hearing, pause and
rest
Across the fields the tOilers slow retreat
To homes whence early lights send well
come. sweet.
Where peace shaf end the long days
sunnya quest.
Above the gray monastic heights the stars
. In bright professional march down the
sunset aiSles.
And valeward far the chanting rises
strong
Then sinks in peace against the wide hill
bars
And DER the dreaming meadows twi-
light miles
TO leaYe an echo in thrpshs song
Arthur Wallace Peach in Boston
Transcript
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-13
GREENFIELD FACES $40 TAX.
Finance Committee Meets Tonight to Try
to Cut Estimates.

GREENFIELD. Mass. March b
The finance committee of the town will
hold a special meeting in the selectmpn'S
room this evening for the purpose of con-
ferring with heads of departments and
to hear taxpayers on the question of re-
ducing the estimate already submitted for
the town appropriation The appropria-
ton will be acted on at the town business
meeting Saturday afternoon at 1,30
The estimate now submitted amounts
to over SS00,000 and, if approved. it means
about n $40 tax rate