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VOL. 9. NO. 103. REE CENTS BRATTLEBORO, VERMONT, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 29, 1921. it '''-J CRAIG REFUSES TO MEET VALERA Ulster Premier Says He Cannot Confer With Re publican Leader ACCEPTS LLOYD GEORGE'S INVITE Will Attend London Conference Woods, Member or Parliament, Will Confer With DeValera Three Prisoners Seized at Sligo Jail. P. ELF A ST, Ireland. June 2!) (Associ ated Press). Sir .Fames Craig, the Ul ster premier, today declined an invitation to meet Eamonn De Valera, the Irish Republican leader, in Dublin. The in vitation was conveyed in a letter from De Valera to the Ulster premier and four other eminent. Irishmen outside of Ie Valera's party, asking them to meet In in at the Mansion House iu Dublin on Monday for a conference. In his reply to tlie Republican lend er's invitation Sir .lames Craiji said: "It is impossible for me to arrange any meeting. I have already accepted the prime minister's invitation to the London conference." Sir Robert Henry Woods, member of parliament for Dublin, announced that he had accepted De Valera's invitation for a conference. Jail Delivery at Sligo. SLIGO. Ireland. June 20 The jail here was broken into last evening and three prisoners were removed, although the full military guard was inside the prison. DE VALERA ASKS DELAY. Not Ready to Discuss Peace Although He Hopes; for It. Dl'RLIN. June 2!) '(Associated Press). Eamonn De Valera. the Irish Republi can leader, is not yet ready to give a definite answer to Premier Lloyd George's letter inviting him to a confer ence for an Irish settlement. lie has briefly replied to the premier, however, expressing an earnest desire for lasting peace, but saying he deems 'unitv in Ireland" essential to that end. Sinn Fein Officer Killed. CORK. June 20. Commandant Leo Murphy f the mid-Cork brigade of the Irish Republican army, was shot dead .vrstcrMay in a military rnmd-up at Waterfall, near here. Forty-five Re publicans "were captured. Murphy was wanted on charges in con nection with several deaths and n kid napping. The military surrounded a house in which Murphy was presiding over an Irish Republican army battalion meeting. He escaped through the back door, but was killed after he had gone a hundred yards. A quantity of arms and ammunition was seized. SEIZE 3250,000 WORTH OF JEWELS Joyce Aniuillment of Marriage Proceed ings Attracts Attention of Government. CHICAGO. June 21). Jewels valued at nearly .$2.").(HlO, owned by Peggy Hop kins Joyce, whoseiusband, J. Stanley .tf.vce. wealthy lumberman, recently -in stituted proceedings for annulment of i their marriage, have been seized by treas ury agents in New York city, according to word received here. Among the ar ticles is a diamond tiara valued at $t(Ml, (KM, it was said. In his anuulment pro ceedings. Joyce asked nearly one million dollars' worth of jewelry which he said he hail purchased for Peggy in foreign countries. MISS RYAN A CHALLENGER. Will Meet Suzanne Lenglin in IJritish Women's Tennis Tournament. WIMBLEDON", England, June 29 (As sociated Press). Miss Elizabeth Ryan of California won the final match in the British women's turf court tennis championship tournament today, de feating Mrs. Satterlv Waite of England ;-1, t'.-O. Miss Ryan meets Suzanne Lenglin in the challenge round. First Baptist Church June 29 Sunday' scnool picnic at Creamery Flat, Centerville. In event of rain picnic will be postponed until Saturday af'xfnoon, July 2. Methodist Episcopal Church Friday. 7.30 p. m. the vestry. -Prayer meeting iu Masonic Temple .no BrattleWo lodue. No. 1(2, F.' and A. M. Stated commu nication at 7.:(t. Food Sale Saturday. July 2. at 2 p. m.. Crystal Springs Ice Co.s office, ltil Main s treet. , Deans, brown bread, doughnuts, cakes, salted nuts, by Past Matrons of the Eastern Star. 4 th of July Races FAIR GROUNDS Brattleboro MONDAY, JULY 4 3 RACES 3 2.25 Class, 2.40 Class and Free for All. RACES START AT 12.r.0 GRAND JURY TO INVESTIGATE FIGHT prosecuting Attorney Responds lo Cler gyinen's Request to Stop Dcmpsey- Carpentier Rout. JERSEY CITY. X. J.. June 20. Rev. Harry R. Watt, representing the clergy men s community club of Jersey City, today laid before Prosecutor Pierre (.Jar van a bill of complaint to prevent the Dempsey-Carpentier bout. The prose cutor said that wtyle he did not believe the tight 'promoters intended to violate the law it was his duty to lay the mat ter before the grand jurv. Assistant Prosecutor J. S. nark told H. C. Gilson, counsel for the reformers, to produce his affidavits before the grand jury Friday afternoon. Mr. Gilson intimated that .should the indictment be returned as asked, the pro cedure would be to arrest those named in nn effort to nrevent. the rierli t. No further attempt will be made to stop the fight by means of au injunction, Mr. Gil son announced. BULLET GOES THROUGH TRAIN Several Persons Aboard Enrotite to Sacco-Vanzetti M,urder Trial No One Injured. DEDHAM. Mass., June 20. A shot fired through the window of a railway car in which persons connected with the Sacco-Venzetti trial were bound for the courthouse was under police inquiry to day. As the train was at Highlands station about three and a half miles from Dcdham. a bullet broke a window in the smoking car. passing near an nivesti gator for the defense. There was noth ing to connect the incident with anybody on the train or with the Sacco-Vanzetti trial as far as could be ascertained, offi cials said. REORGANIZATION OF PROHIBITION New Directors and Flying Column Take Charge of Enforcement First of July. WASHINGTON. June 2!. Reorgan ization of the federal prohibition enforce ment forces along lines previously an nounced wilj become effective July 1. Commissioner Haynes said today. On that date the new state directors will succeed the present district directors anil the Hying column of agents for interstate work directly under the commissioner will take the field. ULTIMATUM TO STRIKERS. City of (luebec Orders Police and Fire men to Return or Ijose Jobs. (.H'EllKC, June 29. An ultimatum di recting the striking jliee and firemen to report for duty by Wednesday noon was delivered last night by the city council after its members had spent four hours in conference with the mayor. The order, which is in the form of a resolution regularly passed, rea'hrms the determination of the municipality to adhere strictly to the decision of the arbitration board which awarded an in crease of l a week to the police and 7.") cents to the firemen. Men who fall to report within the time stipulated, it dec-lares, will be re placed from the ranks of those now serving temporarily in their stead. The strike of the municipal firemen and policemen which has been iu prog ress since Saturday was ended today. ALLEGED DRUG SELLER. Joseph Sherman of Roston Put Under Ponds at Worcester. WORCESTER. Mass.. June 2'.). Jo seph Sherman, 2. of ."id West land avenue. Roston, was held in district court yester day in $.M) bonds for superior court on a charge of having drugs in bis possession illegally-- Michael i ormnn. oi i South Russell street. Roston. arrested with Sherman, was arrested on a charge of vagrancy, but he was discharged. Sherman and Forman were arrested here Sundav on a complaint from J. F. McGuire of .. Royd street, that the two men bad drugs in a trunk in his house. Refore the officers reached McGuire's house, it is alleged the trunk was shipped to Roston and they have been unable to trsiee it The officers seized a small quantity of heroin whic h they claim Sher man tried to dispose of. KRISC'OK AUTOS CUT $200. Reduction Rrings Roadster and Touring Car to $1.0S5. NEW YORK, June 21). A reduction of Sl'OO on all models of Briscoe motor cars was announced yesterday. It will bring the new price for the P.riseoe road ster and touring car to $1,0S.V while the coupe and sedan will sell for ,1.(1S,". A similar reduction is made on the panel delivery car. the new price of which is ? 1.1 CO. The Slutz car reduction of $m() on all models does not go into effect until July 2. William Parkinson, president of the New York agency, said yesterday. Centre Congregational Church Parish Invited to Picnic. The Sundav school will hold a picnic in the grove on the Valley fair grounds tomorrow. Wednesday," afternoon unless the weather is stormy, in which case it will be postponed to next week and fur ther notice given Sunday. A cordial in vitation is extended to everybody in the pajish and it is hoped that it will be a real church outing. Lemonade will be furnished free. Each person is asked to carry lunch and drinking cup. The street car leaving the church at 2. ."." is a good one to take. Go to South Main street entrance- Red Men's Hall Imp'd O. It. M. During the months of July and August the special meetings will not be held. The regular meetings will be held July S and 22, and Aug. 12 and 2(i. Knights of Columbus Hall Wednesday, June 20, 7..10 p. m. Reg nlar meeting of Protective Grange. Chil dren's night will be observed. 1ST JAPAN ALLIANCE Premiers Say ". Military Agreement Has Served Its Purpose PREMIER MEIGHEN OF CANADA SPEAKS Wants United States Fairly Treated and Good Relations With England Protected Premier Smuts Also Will Oppose Renewal of Alliance. LONDON, June 2:). That the Anglo- Japanese alliance is not to be renewed in its present form has already been abundantly clear, although the discus sion of the treaty by the conference of Rritish premiers has just begun. Ar thur J. Ralfour and Lord Ciirzon, accord ing to information which may be re garded as authoritative, left a clear im pression that while the Rritish govern ment would like to have some form of understanding with Japan it will not wish to continue the present purely mil itary agreement. Premier Meighan of Canada and Pre mier Smuts of South Africa will strong ly urge against an alliance of any kind and will advocate a Rritish-American-Japanese understanding instead. Debate upon the alliance began today. A speech by Premier Meighan of Can ada on the Anglo-Japanese treaty en tirely occupied this morning's session of the conference. Mr. Meighan 'is under stood to have opposed renewal of the trVat.v n the ground that it already has served its purpose and to have strongly presented the case of Canada which is that everything jwissible should be done for preservation and improvement of the good relations between the United States and the Rritish" empire. SAYS DRY WORKERS EXACT MILLIONS Glynn Declares New York Is Paying Huge Toll for Protection from Prosecution. NEW 'YORK, June 29. Millions have been realized iu this city since the Vol stead act went into effect, through the connivance of persons identified with prohibition enforcement, from an illicit traffic which still continues in federal permits for the withdrawal of liquor .from United States bonded warehouses and its sale, according to George A. Glynn, chairman of the Republican state committee. Mr. Glynn been exacted their agents says this huge tcdl lias by federal employes or outside the wvernment bootleggers and others service trom carry i n on clandestinely a trade in al beverages in violation of the c oholic sfh amendment, the Volstead act and the Mullau-Gagc enforcement statue. He said the recentlv appointed federal prohibition direeor of this state, Har old I.. Hart ot iiiiiirliampton. was un able to check the evil without co-operation from Washington, which he had not up to the present time received. Mr. Glynn said that not only could the c.tcnsie trallic iu federal permits be carried on in this city without po lice interference, but persons and firms legally entitled to handle alcoholic li quors were being ' iicict up' and cicnicit their rights when thev- refused to imy tribute to corrupt otiicials or the un- otlicial middlemen who acted for them. "I net complaints every (lay,' said Mr. Glynn, "that money is being paid to soiucImkIv for sale and withdrawal per mits. We ' have only one appointee in the ' federal prohibition enforcement service and that is Director Hart. He is powerless to check ttie evil. The en tire personnel of this department i- mailo up of the holdovers from the oM reuimc. during which these evils, which still are g'liiig on, saw their inception." WATER SHORTAGE THREATENS PARIS Rivers Seine and Marne Rarely Supply Daily Requirement Lowered by Drauth. PARIS.-Jum 20. Owing to the pro tracted drought Paris is menaced with a shortage of water. The rivers Seine and Maine are extremely low and are just barely supplj ing- the 4UMM c ubic meters necessary for, daily consumption in the city. OVER PILLION INTEREST. Debt of EurtMan Nations to United - -Stales Increases. " WASHINGTON. June 2'.). Approxi mately .1.J .000.l MM) interest was owed the Fnited States by Euroiiuan nations up to about May treasury officials told the senate linance.'committee today. THE WEATHER. Probably Showers Tonight and Thursday- Temperature Unchanged. ; WASHINGTON-, June 20. The weather forecast: Unsettled weather to night and Thursday, probably showers Little change iir 'temperature. Light to moderate shifting winds. It is fflleiiliitcil that 1 ('.."i ( II M tons of soot falls on London every year as the 14- r.V I i.. ..nkiK(inil t ... f If If ft I U II 1 tons or coal J joncionuers annually consume Company I, V. N. G. 1 Ifl Hill .11 I Tonight at 7.4.7Regtilar drill oi Com pauy 1 at the armory. Do You Know What-Is Made in Heaven' See "Tom" He Knows ENGLAND AGAN PRESIDENT ASKS DISARMAMENT ACTION WASHINGTON, June 2!. It is "fully desirable" to have the expres sion of a favorable opinion on the part of congress relating, to world disarmament and 'it would seem to me ample if it should be expressed in the broadest and most general terms," President Harding wrote to day to Representative- Mondell of Wyoming, the. Republican leader in the house. "I am vastly more con cerned with the favorable attitude of the congress on this question than I am as to the form of expressing that attitude," the President added. THREE WOMEN ON KABER JURY k Al ' TT T iviiorneys unsuccessiui in Barring Them From Service TWO MEN ARE ALSO ACCEPTED Mrs. Kaber on Trial for Murder of Hus band Her Attorneys Asked to Have Special Venire Annulled Recause It Contained Five Women. CLEVELAND. June 2!). Despite ef forts of counsel for Mrs. Eva Katherine Kaber, on trial for the murder of her husband. Daniel F. Kaber, to keep wom en off the jury two more women were tentatively accepted today in addition to the one accepted tentatively yesterday. Two men also have been tentatively ac cepted. A motion by Tier attorneys to Lave a special venire of -12 prospective jurors annulled because five women were among them on the ground that constitutional right to sit on a jury has not been ex tended to women was over-ruled yester day by Judge Maurice Rcrnon without argument by the state. LOYAL WORKERS HOLD CONVENTION Every New England State anil New York Represented at South Vernon Closing Session Tonight. (Special to The Reformer.) SOUTH VKUXOX". June '29. The annual com cut ion of the General Eastern .Society of Loxal Workers of the Advent Christian denomination op ened here la-t ceniiig with Ml dcle gate and visitors present despite the stormy weather, rcproent ing ix dis tricts and every state iu New England, also New York state. A good number of prominent minis ter of the denomination nl- are pres ent, iui ludiii Kev. l-lic IV lle nobis of l!o-ton, director of the Forward Movement; Kev. F. L. I'iper of Boston.! editor of WUrld's Crisis; Jicv. .1. "W.j Denton of New Haven. Conn., president! of the General Kastern Soeictv of I a 1 i Worker; Kev. I. M. Hlanchard ofj Bridgeport, Conn., a former pastor of the South Vernon church: lie v. A. T. Thompson of Boston, business manager of the Publication society; and Bev. T. W. Kenniiiton. a returned missionary from China. He v. Mr. Peterson, a re turned missionary from India, is ex pected today. Kev. L F. Reynolds gave the opening address last evenitnr. his theme being Life's Investment. His leading thought was the difference between spending time and investing time. Into his theme he wove the plans of the For ward Movement. This service was fol lowed In a roll call of delegates. Among the delegates receiving an extra amount! of attention was a newly wcsltlect cou ple. Mr. ami Mrs. Allen Hodges, who were married Monday. Mr. Hodges is the leader of the music at the conven tion. Mrs. Hodges formerly was an English teacher at Aurora college, Illi nois. A social meeting was held this morn ing at S.:i o'clock and was in charge of Mr. Clothier. At ! o'clock a business session was opened by nn address of welcome bv the local Loyal Workers' president, KriiestMY. Dunklee. The con vention will close with the service this evening. FRIENDS SAVE 1IAHDY P.ILL. Decision by House Post office Committee Deferred for Two Weeks. W VSHIXGTON. June 21). Consider ation of the Hardy bill, postponing the (-.,,,,.( I. .,,. r-iip iucrense on second- class mail mater, pending an investiga- . i . ir tioll tV the House posiouice cohiiiiicm--. was deferred ' Tor two weeks yesterday after the bouse committee bad discussed the bill for a time. l he iiarciy mil is .,,,.,.,..u,iii to tlie Lonsrworth measure whWi was killed last week by the com mittee. Just as a motion was made to taoie i... ii i,j n iu friends mm i a lirefer- ential motion for its postponement, wnicn nut off a decision by the commit tee. P.e- fore that tune a morion to kuock out me section of the bill postponing the in crease was clcteateci try a vote oi ;p.io A short time later, however, a motion to strike out the section providing for an investigation was carried by a vote of 10 to 7. Amendments- proposing uives tisration bv the postoffice department were also killed. ' SEIZE SIX P.KEWEUIES. Alleged New Orleans Firms Are Mak ing Too Strong Peer. NEW OULEANS. La.. June 20. Fed eral prohibition agents have seized six breweries here for making beer stronger than one-half 'of one per cent. LADY RANDOLPH CHURCHILL. Mother of Winston Sieneer Churchill l)ic in Ijondon. ' LONDON. June 20. Lady Randolph riuireh'iil. mother of Winston Spencer Churchill, who was Miss Jennie Jerome of New York, died here today. W. L STETSON OF HALIFAX KHLEi Skull Fractured When Auto mobile Leaves High way Bridge TWO OTHER MEN RECEIVE INJURIES Will Raxter Sustains Fractures of Three Ribs and Charles Raxter Is Radly Bruised Car Was Running by Light of Lantern. Walter L. Stetson, a Halifax farmer, was killed almost instantly late last night, probably alout 10 o'clock, when his Ford automobile ran off a bridge in the southern part of Marlboro and went down about six feet. Mr. Stetson's skull was fractured. There were three men in the car, the others being Charles Raxter and son. Will Raxter, also of Halifax. Will Raxter sustained fractures of three ribs and his father was badly bruised. The men were on their way to Marl boro and were running without head lights, the only light being that of a lan tern which was attached to the radiator. This was entirely inadequate to afford a good view of the road and it. was for this reason that the machine was driven off the bridge. Persons who came along sent word to the Wilmington undertaker, who came to the scene of the wreck and took the body of Mr. Stetson to Wilmington. Mr. Stetson was ."it 5 years old. He leaves his wife, who was Margaret Hunter of Roston. and a daughter, one year old, al-o one brother, Forrest Stetson of Greenfield. Mass. The automobile was badly wrecked. The accident happened near the Frank Sparrow farm. EXPECTS MILLION OFF BIG FIGHT Government to Take Large Slice of Proni-s in Form of Taxes An nouncement Iy Revenue Agents. WASHINGTON. June 2?. The Unit ed Shatcs government probublv will col lect nearly SJ.IMMMMMi in taxes as a re sult of the I enipsey-Carpenfer fight on July 2. according" to an ctsimate which was made- here yesterday. An announce ment was made by the internal rev enue bureau concerning its plans for the collection of the taxes and the statistic fans at once gof to work, their guesses of the government's share run ning anywhere from S7o0.(XX to .$1,- (MHUXMl. To begin with, the government in its announcement estimated that receipts from the admission tax. if the sale of seats brought 1.'m),hh. would be On the SrUWi.OcM) which he is to re ceive Dcinpsev. without taking into con sideration allowances for expenses, etc.. would pay a normal income tax of 2t". 4si and a surtax of Si:7,."10. or a total income fax of Mf'.'5.!00. Carpentier. on the same basis, would pay to the govern ment front his 'Jm.(nhi end of the purse a normal tax of Nlo.sld ami a surtax of 77.."10. or a total tax of .St):;.:). These four items give a total of more than $."SI,tMM) payable to the government in taxes. It is probable that the total for these items will be somewhat lower, because of the amounts allowable to Dempsey and Carpentier for expenses, which are deductible from taxable in come before the tax is computed, but the difference as a result of these deductions is not expected to be very large. It is interesting to note that these computations reduce the profits of Demp sey, after taxes are deducted, to JSPtt!. 01(1. while Carpcntier's end of the purse will dwindle t .Slt'.C.r(l after the taxes are deducted. The ?."( HMHH purse, there fore, is actually a purse of !j"212., so far as the lighters' profits are concerned, and the government will get more than half of that original ?."KMUMK. PLANES LOCATE HATTLESIIIP. Attack .With Dummy Iiombs to He Opened at Once. WASHINGTON.' June 2'.. Army and navy air sc-out planes established contact with the radio-controlled battleship Iowa at 10.4. a. in. today off the Virginia coast. Reports of the navy department said all the army and tiavy aircraft assigned for the attack had left the shore stations at 11.2-" a. iu. The Iowa was found ap proaching the mainland after she had been under way nearly two hours. Each scout having established contact, the bomb craft were expected soon to begin their attack with dummy bombs. jrSTICK TAYLOR CHAIRMAN. War History Commission Organizes at Montelier. MOXTPELILK. June J.). The mem bers of the commission that will have charge of writing the Vermont history of the World war met yesterday, after noon and Justice llliam II. laylor of Hardwick was elected chairman, while Julius-A. vv nlcox, the governors secre- tarv, is the secretary of the commission. The other members are Fred C. Martin of P.eiinington. W. H. Maunsell tf Springfield and H. 1. Sheldon of Fair Haven. The afternoon was occupied with a discussion of the style of the book and other things that enter into the pub lication. Another meeting will take place August 1. DEATH OF MRS. GO HOARD. Widow of Former Chancellor of Rrown University. PROVIDENCE, IL I., June 121). "Mrs. William Hoddard died here today in her 7Sth year. She wa the widow of Col. William (Joddard, for years chancellor of Rrown university. BLAKESLEY-FENN ' WEDDING TODAY Teacher in ' Urattleboro Schools Tast Nine Years .Married in Her Home In Westminster at Noon. (StMcial to The Reformer.) WESTMINSTER, June 2'.. A very pretty home wedding took place nt noon today when Miss Nellie Jane Fenn of Westmfnster and William Wallace Pdakesley of Urattleboro were married nt the home of the bride's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Fenn. in the presence of relatives and a few intimate friends. ' A double ring service was performed by Rev. Walter R.' Curtis of the west parish. The bride wore white satin and carried a shower bouquet of white roses. Miss Alma Gold of Westfield, Mass., was bridesmaid and wore pink georgette over old rose satin and carried a shower bou quet of sweetpeas. Howard .Fenn, brother of the bride, was best man. Laura Gertrude Fenn. niece of tire bride, was ring bearer, carrying the rings in a bouquet of sweetpeas. The wedding party entered the room while the Bridal March from Iohengrin was played by Miss Genevieve Hayes of Springfield, Mass. .The bride was given in marriage by her father. During and after the ceremony ( Promise Me and Mendelssohn's Wedding March were played. The rooms were handsomely decorated with roses, ferns, forget-me-nots and lark spur. After the ceremony an informal reception was held and a buffet luncheon was served. Mrs. Illakesley attended the public schools of Westminster and graduated from the Urattleboro high school in the class of P.HI.S, being one of the Austine prize winners. She also graduated from West field normal school and for the past nine years has taught in the public schools of Urattleboro. Mr. P.Iakesley attended, the public schools of Northampton, Mass.. and Winona college, Ind. He is an electrician in the employ of Ilorton I). Walker of Brattlelxiro. After a wedding tip of two weeks Mr. and Mrs. P.Iakesley will live in Urattle boro. Out-of-town guests at the wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. George L. Hayos and daughter, Genevieve of Springfield. Mass., Mrs. S. T. King and son. Richard. of .New Haven. Conn.. Mrs. Ernest L. Ripley and daughter. Janice, and Miss Amy Gibbs of P.Iandford. Mass.. Mrs. R. K. Harris and sons. George and Ravmnnd, of Palmer. Mass.. Miss Alma R. Gold of Westtield. Mass.. Miss Sadie E. Winches ter, Miss Emma J. Gregg. Miss Nellie Prouty and Miss Ethel A. Eddy of Urat tleboro. Miss Sylvia Derry of Putney. Miss Ruth .Utixton of Springfield. Mass., Miss Clara Rauney of Sax tons River and Mrs. ( ). E. Tripp of Springfield, this state. RESIGNS FROM , SCHOOL FACULTY .Miss Orlana Ranney, Head of English Department, to Take Position iu Fitchburg High School. Miss Orlnna Ranney, bead of the En glish department in the Urattleboro high school, has resigned in order to take a po sition in the English department of a high school in Fieuburg, Mass., which is her home city, her father and aunt living there. Miss Ranney has been a member of the high sc-lnKd faculty 12 years, com ing here in 1 !!, and has rendered ex ceptionally efficient service. She has edited the high school note's which have appeared in The Reformer every week during the school sessions and has taken a leading part in the preparation of The Dial, the high school paper. The last issue of Tlie Dial, which was the year book of the class of l'.21. con tained on its front page a large half tone picture of Miss Ranney and under the picture was the following caption : "This year book of the class of lil2l is respect fully aud affectionately dedicated to Miss Orlana Ranney. who by her leadership and enthusiasm and devotion to the inter ests of The Dial has helped to make the paper what it is today." Her successor has not yet been engaged. JUDGE OVERRULES DEFENSE'S MOTION Refuses to tfuash Indictment Against Rail Flayers Charged With Conspiracy. i . - . ti 4 . : l. . I CUM .nine .v moiiou " the defense in the baseball trial that the indictment charging a conspiracy on the part of the Chicago White Sox players to "throw" the l'.ir.t world series be quashed as illegal under the Illinois law was over ruled by Judge Hugo c riencl today. RAMI CONCERT PROGRAM. Will Re Rendered m Fuller Park, Lstey- ville, Tomorrow Night. There will be a band concert in'Fuller park. Esteyville, tomorrow evening, weather permitting. The following pro gram will be rendered: March. The Hero's Return, ( Iverture. Templeweike, Waltz, Campus Dreams, Crosby Kela-I5ela P.lake "Bennett March. Our Flag Defender, rox lrot (a). Pucker Lp and Whistle bl. Whispering Selection. Greenwich Follies, Sloane March. Knight Templar, 11 H. llagley Star Spangled Haimer UNIONS REJECT WAGE CUTS. Rritish Engineering Trades Strong Against Reduction. x. LONDON, June 29. The proposals of the cmok)vers of the enaaneerimr trades for wage reductions have been rejected by the unions, it was announced today. The ballot resulted in a majority of lo-.)13 against acceptance ot the propo sals, or about 2 to 1. It was stated that the parties to the dispute are still hopeful of Teaching' a settlement NO SEPARATE AGREEMENTS. l Railroad Labor Hoard Makes Ruling Re garding Employes. CHICAGO, June- 20 No separate agreement on wages or working conditions can be made by any group of railroad em ployes in a particular office or shop apart from the agreement made with that class f employes as a whole over the entire system, according to a ruling of the rail- . ,i i i roan moor ooarci lociay. MANY DIVORCE PETITIONS FILED Docket for September Term of Windham County Court Grows ABUSE ALLEGED BY PUTNEY WOMAN Says Her Husband Knocked Down Her 3lotIier, Aged 66 Urattleboro Woman Declines to Go Home with Another Woman There. Numerous divorce netitions Imvn w filed in the office of Clerk W. R. Daley of the Windham county court since the last term, returnable at the September term. A large number of cases also are on ttie docket which were continued from last term. One of the last ones is that of Emma L. Willard of Putney, who was Emma L Lord, glnd r? iiaj 1 . Wiilard of that town, an pnmW- the Cole paper mill. They were married m pnnghelcl (Vt.j Aug. 6, 1917, by Rev. Raymond Beardsley aud lived together, until June lo of this two minor children whose custody the pvuuoner desires. Mrs. Willard Bays that on June 10 her husband for,;Ki seized one of the children, Frances, and l't,r.fro,!l u,e house and that he .struck. leat ariff !.-..L-a A . titioners mother, who is 66 years old. sajs, with the aid ot her father and" the town constable the child was re turned but Mr. Willard, she av9, has again threatened to seize the child and" has made most threatening remarks to the petitioner-and her parents. She says she fears he will injure them if not V i if r lo aPPear Detore Judge Harrie K. Chase for a hearing on a petition tor a restraining order, liar- i t.",v , -Ulllr are counsel for -hi m u marci. W alter R Shanr r.f TJrafit married kiIip a s.ioIlr t ii,.ii at Kockmgham June 20, 1902, Rev O L. Sherburne officiating, asks for a di- Y-ri?roOU he round f desertion Jan. -. 1914. He asks for the custody of .vo iuiiioi cimuren. Attorney L W (.'ibson is counsel for Mr. Shaw, Hattie M. Urown nf V.ratt loKrv a divorce from Hubert H. Brown of iiuney ior alleged intolerable severitr, neglect and refusal to supjort and stat utory grounds. Thev were married April 1 1, 1903, in Charlestown, X. II.. by Rev Elmer P. Make.- 3Ir. Drown then lived m Vards.oro. His wife's maiden nam was iiattie M. 1 haver, ihev lived in Brookhne and-Wardsboro until Oct. 1. 1920- Nhf 1ms lived in J'r-i i 1 1V.,,-.. ;.,,... - " " - - - " ... 'i iu L Jl niii(.c V, ni ' t1917- -Mrs- I,'owh's counsel are uaioer ,isaroer & .Miller. Alida L. Washer of Uraf Holioi-,-. a decree of separate maintenance from S. S. Washer of West ' Dummerston. She was Alida L. Mav and was married in Brattleboro Dec. 24, 1919. bv Justice yanjs. JiopKins. ' Ihey . lived together in est Ihimmerston until Oct. 1, 1920. Irs. Washer lleiTf tlSaf 1 - " o - - H I ft ' IO IIU treated her with intolerable severity, mac iie nas an uncontrollable temper and that lie was to abusive to her that she was obliired to lnavn tioino S1n ul- legos that on Oct. I, 1920, he contracted wun one .Mrs. rem- to live with him so loiiir as he lived and that on March ML 1921. he notified u-ifa tliot- 1 1,,. could come home after two months pro vided sue would submit to the cruel and abuive treatment to which she pre viously iiad been subletted and that Mrs IVrr- miNt onui inno tn Mxa -ifli him and that if the petitioner would not comply -with these terms she could not return to her home. The petitionfr al!e(W,i that Air Wa c lior trunll.. rafnaatj " . " .... ..... .... ..ivi ..auiiiy l. i nn .' to furnish her suitable support although he has several thousand dollars and an, income of SJ.ii) a year. Judge Fred M. TllltlnP liuu rlororfl All" "a tlior f r now bis wife $1 a week. Attorney X. D. (Continued on Pager 8.) MAY NAME CHIEF JUSTICE SOON I ame of William Howard Taft Most Prominent In Gossip of Wash ington Circles. WASHINGTON. June 2D. Recent developments revived speculation here to- lay regarding the possible early choice f a chief justice of the United States to succeed the late Edward Douglass White. In most recent gossip the name f William Howard Taft has been most in prominence. - '-'".' HARDING PARDONS FEINLER. Chaplain of German Extraction Con victed of Treasonable language. WASHINGTON. June 20. President Harding has granted a pardon .to ex- Chaplain Franz J. Feinler, who was dis-" missed from the army and sentenced to; serve 15 years in prison in'.' 101S on charges of uttering treasonable language and carrying on active propaganda in favor of the enemy. The pardon was granted on May IS. The ex-chaplain, it became known in connection with the granting of the par don, was released on parole from the mil-r itary prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan sas, about a year ago. The pardon car ried -with it restoration of, the rights of citizenship." WOMEN TO GOVERN TOWN. Carry Jackson. Wye, and May Carry I Newly-Created " Teton County. ; JACKSON. Wyo.. June 20. Petti coat " government was initiated in 'the United States for the first time yester day, when an all-women administration was elected here. Ueturns compiled yes terday on Saturday's special election showed that the ' division of Lincoln county was ordered by 700 majority, and that Jackson easily captured the seat of the newly-created Teton county. With the town run entirely by women and with no other town of importance in the new, unit of government, it is quite possible that members of the gentler sex will capture the county government.