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iNLY Daily Newspaper ALLY T s Column on Page 7 Today in Southeastern Vermont EARLY :IL EDITION BRATTLEBORO, VERMONT, TUESDAY, EVENING, DECEMBER 7,, 1922. VOL.10. NO. 235. B-t ii f!A'&ir&'i&Ti&ftgs!r JH hl iffff JO -H 'ir,flfc'trVaA . flR V DARK OUTL M NEAR1AST PEACE Leaders of Conference at Lausanne Feel Genuine Despair RESUMPTION OF WAR SEEMS POSSIBLE Russia's Championship of Turkish Au tonomy Discourages European Powers Holy See Asks Protection of Chris tians In Constantinople. LAUSANNE, Doe-." (Associated Press) Turkey and Europe have appar ently drifted so far apart on the great is sues of the Near East conference that pes simists have a fruitful field for unhappy prognostications of a complete collapse of the ixur. parlors and the resumption of wac in southeastern EuroiK. The frenzied character of yesterday's proceedings, in which Russia came to the fore as the willing champion of Turkish autonomy, is indicative of the extreme nervousness of Europe, and the general unsettled conditions which provoke feel ings of genuine despair on the part of the conference leaders. Representations were made to the Near East conference today by the JLIoly See on behalf of the Constantinople Christ ians. , ' Monsignor Maglione. the nuncio of the Catholic church in Switzerland, presented a communication to the president of the conference asking that prompt and ef fective methods be adopted to protect, the various Christian populations of Con stantinople, whose situation, the com munication stated, had become , most alarming. Copies of the communication were sent to delegate Baiiere of France, Lord Cur zon, the British foreign secretar;,' and Marquis I)i Garroni, the presidents of the three main commissions of the confer- ence. Advices from other sources, including those of American origin, indicate that chaotic conditions prevail .in the interior of Turkey with constant pressure brought to bear upon the Christians, especially the Greeks and Armenians, to leave Turkey. American mail advices from Smyrna confirm reports that all the Itritish have received instructions to quit Smyrna, where the relict work is con tinuing in the hands of Americans. Harvev Fears Near Fast L( INIX )X, Dee. .". Ambassador Har- vey wa.s the guest of the American circle of the Lyceum club last night. The marchioness of Aberdeen presided. Responding to a toast, the ambassador said: "Europe is facing the most des pairing outlook in history.'" If no good or permanent results eam from the meeting of the premiers in Lon don the coming week end. he failed to see how Europe could live another year. The last two years had bcim worse than the war. and the premiers' meettTig won !d !. tin. most tnonventous since ll'IS. Eco nomic conditions in Europe must be set tle! at this meeting: otherwise there woul-i be no use in holding the Brussels conference or any other. "There must, be an immediate adjust ment of -conditions in the minor coun tries." he added, "or it will affect the I'nited States and England. England and America can withstand but cannot endure." IN HI 'ISLINGTON NOT EFT LAND. Place for State Postal Conference Changed at Washington. WASHINGTON. Dec. ... The post office department today announced revi sion in the dates and places of sta) iwutal conferences conventions to be held next vear. The changes include Hst on. Juiv 17. changed to August VI; Ports- mouth. N. H.. August .. changed to August I-".: Rutland, changed to Burlington. Vt.. August in, same date. Odd Fellows Temple Tuesday, Dec. at 4o p. m C om; plimentary supper to the Past Officers association, given by the Lebckah 1 ast Noble Grands' association. Come pre pared for a good time. Wednesday. Dec. ". e .30 P- m. there will be a rehearsal of Golden Rule degree team. - Thursday. Dec. 7. Regular meeting of Oasis Encampment. No. ". Nomination of officers for the coming year. V lork : Golden Rule degree, followed by reir-su-ments. All patriarchs are requested to be present. Bowlins Schedule. Bowling team captains are requested to watch the schedule closely and have their men on hand Tuesday, Dec. 5 Americans team o, Nationals team 2. Wednesday. Dee. C Americans team G, Nationals team 3. Thursday. Dec. 7 Americans team -, Nationals team 5. Friday. Dec. X Americans team o. Nationals team 0. Dixie Boys Colored J a Band From New York City will be. at the BIG DAN CE THURSDAY NIGHT This orchestra has just fin ished a tour of Canada and is now on a trip through New England. First time in Brattleboro. EVERYBODY'S GOING 24 PASSENGERS HURT IN TRAIN WRECK Three Coaches In Wabash Train Ieave Track In Iowa 100 More , Shocked and Bruised. OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 5. Twenty Tom passengers on 'Wabash train number 14 which left Omaha for St. Louis at .".."." last night, were more or less seriously hurt and nearly a hundred other shocked and bruised when the crack through train was derailed through,, some unknown cause near Shenandoah, Iowa, last night. The train was traveling 40 miles an hour and just had crossed a bridge when the tender left, the track. Three coaches followed, turning over. Derailment at Taunton. TAl'NTON. Mass.. Doe. ."i. The de railment of four freight cars while they were being switched in theTremont street freight yards of the New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad disturbed passenger train service? out of this city for several hours today. Two of the car slewed across the track and tore up the rails for some distance, blocking all traf fic. The fi.'2it train for Providence had to be abandoned. Trains for Boston were sent by wuv of Middleboro until the track was cleared. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS STEAL 11 AUTOS Confess Secret Stealing Springfield--Most of Society Cars In Recovered. Va'RINGFlKJLD. Mass.. Dec. the arrest of live high school youths it is alleged, have confessed to the to having stolen 11 automobiles, a ".. In , who, police secret soeiety of boy automobile thieves is dis closed.' The youths, it is said, have been operating in the Forest I'ark District since early in the fall. The youths under arrest are Eric W. Heinen. Hi. of l." Washington road: Gor don K. Dodge. 1H, of !t Garfield street; David S. Cummings, U". of ;Ci Orange street; Daniel Alexander, 17, of'.'l Grant street; and Deav, Shuckley, 10, of ."It Rivervicw street. Shackiey and Alexander were arrested in Palmer Saturday night in an automo bile alleged to have been stolen from Roy l'routy. ."1 Forest Park avenue. The defendants broke down under grill ing by the police and said that they bad a id' agreement which forbade them givin? the police any information relative to their operation?. One of them said that the bovs had banded together in an organ ization largely for social purposes. Most of tin cars taken were found a.band '.ned in different parts of the city. He Ivoyal to the Doss. lie loyal to God and your country. To your innermost self be true. Rut don't forget there's another debt, To tbv Buss be loyal. too I lie has paid "for your time and your labors. You have given your promise to worn : It's up to you to be honest, true. And it is hardly the square thing to shirk. It i easy to knock down the minutes. To e-lip off an hour here and there. Am! none may know you are doing so. Hut ask yourself. Is it fair" He has taken you on as his servant Stenographer, tookkee'ier. clerk ' He expects from vou what you're paid be loyal to him and to work. to Would you elicit playing cards, dice, or checkers? Deceive any man in a game ; In a moment rash steal jewels or cash And think you were never to blame V Most certainly not ! You'd assure us You're honest, you'd pridefully say : Yet met) like vou who boast proudly too. Will do dawn the boss every day. It's cowardly, despicable, yellow: And a man is a thief no less Who would steal or rob when upon the iob. And "boast of his faithfulness. So be loyal to God and your country. To vonr innermost self be true Beit don't forget there's another dot. To the Ross be loval. too . Ednuins Leamy. in I orbes Magaxn. Centre Congregtional Church Tuesday. Iec. ". 0.15 P m. Monthly brotherhood supper. Address on prohibi tion enforcement by Harold I. Uson. president of the Church Men s I. nion of Greater P.oston ; S.15 p. m. Mass meet ing in the church in the interest of the final drive for the Women's Christian -f t... (tricot. Addresses by Dr. Hsieh. Mrs. Nicholas New York. Wednesday. Dec. 0. meeting of Hoy Scout.- T. Uurke of 7 p. m. -H gular troop 1 : 7.o p. class will meet in. leacher-training with Mrs. It. C. Averill ot -Mam street. Thursday. Dec. 7. at " p. n- The Women's association will hold its monthlv business meeting in the chapel. Mrs. Elbert Simons will give a travel ogue of her trip to Great I'.ritain. illus trated with postal cards shown by the retlectoscoi e. All women of the parish ive invited. Refreshments will be served. ... .k4a " I DANCE Odd Fellows' Temple. Brattleboro, Vt. Wednesday, Dec. 6 Dj mcing 8 to 12 Auspices -Wantastiquet Lodge, No. 5 Music Williamson's 5 -Piece Orchestra Admission: Gentlemen .. . . . 55c Ladies . 30c Including Tax Everybody Welcome LESS DEMAND FOR UNSKILLED LABOR Fewer, Applications for Help in November Than In October INCREASE SHOWN OVER NOV., 1921 Also Slight Decrease In Demand for Skilled Laborers In Massachusetts Only Third as Many Women for Housework as Would-He Employers. BOSTON, Dee: "..The state public employment office announced today that its activities for November showeel a falling off from the previous month, but a substantial gain over the corresponding month of last year. During the month there were 20 per cent fewer calls from employers than in October. 13 ier cent fewer positions were filled, unil 7 per cent fewer persons applied for employ - i nient. As compared with November, 1J121. there was an increase ef 40 per cent in employers calls, an increase of 3G per cent in positions filled and a de crease of 24 per cent in applicants for employment. The demand for unskilled, labor de creascd somewhat, with a larger supply of applicants4 than at any time in the last six months. There was a slight ele erease in the demand for skilled trades men. The supply of boys for errands, offices and factories did not equal the elo inand. . The general demand for women work ers decreased considerably. There are still, however, about three employers for every applicant for housework. GOV. IU'SSELL LOSES MOTION. Petition of Miss Birkhead. Former Stenographer, Is not Dismissed. . - OXFORD, Miss.. Dec. 3. Judge E. R. Holmes, overruled the demurrer of Gov ernor Lee A. Russell asking that the pe tition of Miss Frances O. Itirkhead lie dismissed on the basis of no grounds for action when court convened this morning. Miss Birkhead. - former stenographer, is asking SKMMXM) damages from Gover nor Lee M. Russell on chargeM of setluc 'uon and breach of promise. Judge Holmes, after announcing that the demurrer ef Governeir Rmsell had been overruled, ordered that the case go to trial en its merits tomorrow morning. THE WEATHER. Cloudy and Co'der Tonight Fair Mill Much ladder Wednesday. WASHINGTON. Dec. 7. Forecast for Southern New England: Genera Uy fi:ir and cooler tonight and Wednesday r strong shifting winds becoming north and northwest. Forecast for Northern New England: Cloudy tonight ; probably snow in Maine; colder in New Hampshire and Vermont tonight; Wednesday fair and mucli colder: Fref.Ii to strong east and south east wind shifting to west. Void Wave in Country. KtiSToN. Dee. .".Weather condi tion: Mealerate temperatures continue in middle and southern states, and colder weather in. northern New England and throughout the M'ot. It is zero eir be low in the northwestern .border stales, and at Williston, N. D.. was 12 below during the night. The lowest reputed at npv station was 14 below zero at Prince Albeit, Sa.. and the lowest in New Eng land was 1! at Greenville Maine. There is cloudy, unsettled weather in nettrly all sections except, the southwest Lirht snow is reported in New England and thence westward over the lake recio" and rains southwest ward over th Ohi" valley, Tennessee and the lower Missis sippi valley. Snow flurries are reported in the northwestern states. His Position. vou a bull or a bear in Wall . Mere you a Pull or a street V" "I wasn't either. I was the man who lias to run for a tree when the menagerie break loose." Washington Star. All Souls Church Creamed Fish Supper. Thursday, Dec. 7. G.1H p. in., at parish house. Tickets r0 cents. Menu: Creamed fish. totato chips, red Is, sour apple jelly, seft pies. Cake, coffee. For any who do not care for tish. meat loaf has been pro vided. Everybody come. Tonight at S.l.", o'clock Mass meeting at Centre Congregational church. Ad dresses bv Dr. Hsieh and Mrs. Nicholas P. T. P.urke. Thursday, Dec. 7. at 4.30 p. m. Reg ular meeting of Ladies' circle at the par ish house. Friday. Dec. S Freme Circle Alliance meeting scheduleel for today has been postponed. , . - . . BASKETBALL Opening Game of Season FESTIVAL HALL Tuesday, Dec. 5 8.15 p. m. Park wood All-Stars Of Springfield, Mass. VS Brattleboro . Athletics League Game; Cadets vs E. L. Hildreth Co. Admission . . , 50c Including Tax Children under 12 ..... 20c UNION SECRETARIES , DRAW $60,000,000 YEAR i . . - -... Governor Allen Declares These Paid Men Fear Kansas Industrial Court. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Dec. 5. Governor Henry .1. 'Allen of Kansas, speaking before the National Presby terian Laymen's conference i advo cated the industrial court law and criticized labor agitators and "paid strike leaders." The business of be ing a labor leader, he asserted, is ""a great industry."' "There are 1. ").( MM) paid secre taries :f war." he asserted, "working for unions. They drain the labor organizations of .00.000,t00" every year. They naturally oppose the in dustrial e-ourt because they live on lulor warfare They are afraid of the Kansas industrial court." William Hiram Foulkes of New York, general secretary of the new era movement of the Presbyterian church, declared "What it takes -generations to write into our consti tntion an alien rabble shall not de stroy." CALL EXTENDED TO REV. E. S. WORCESTER First Con?TeKational Church of Bellows Falls Unanimous in Calling Prince- t ton Graduate as Tastor. (Special to The Reformer.) HELUUVS FALLS, D.-c. T. A unanimous e-atl has been extended by the First Congregational church of Ilellows Falls to Rev. Edward S. Worcester, who for the past few months has been supplying churches in Vermont. The previous three years he was pastor of a large church in Madison. Wis., and 15 years before that was in NorwkJi, Conn. He is a graduate of Princeton anel has done post-graduate work in Germany. He is a native of Vermont and both his fa ther and grandfather were well-known ministers of the state, the grandfather having been pastor of the First church in Rurlington many years. Rev. Mr. Worcester has a wife, who is a graduate of Smith college, and two children. HEARING IN MELCHEN CASE ON TODAY Postponed to This Afternoon to Give Respondent Time to Prepare and File Claim i.f Writing. The case of the state against Mrs. Jane Mtichen of West Ilrattlcboro for the alleged itossession of intoxicating Ii ouor was started in the municipal court this mi -ruing U-fore Judg; Frank D. E. Stowe. In the in re proe-eedings. the re spondent, through her attorney. Neil D. Clawson, laid claim to only the cider and the fruit juices, the still and other Honor not being claimed. The hearing was delayed by a points of law involving the presentation of a written statement of the repondent' claim, as the case may go to the supreme court. Judge Stowe continued the case until l."0 this afternoon to sive the ele fense ample time to prepare its claim in writing. MAY HE ANOTHER COAL STKIKK. Operators In Conference on Plan to Discuss Wages With Miners. CHICAGO. Iec. .". Fnion bitumin ous e"fal operators of the Fnited State's, gathereel here to decide on some method for negotiating a wage scale with the soft coal miners next January, today went into their seeonel session, their last separate meeting before going into joint conference with the jniners. When today's session was calleel no plan or method had been agreed uHn for presentation in the joint conference eiening tonuurow. On the outcome ot tne joint conierence depenels to a great extent the possibility ef another nation-wide bituminous coal strike beginning in April, l'.23. Marion La foe. IS months old. daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs'. Hert Lafoc of Sut ton, was very ill a few days ago from drinking some furniture polish which had been left within her reucb. Red Men's Hall Tuesday. Dec. ". S p. in. Regular meeting Rrattlolxno ' camp. No. 72N7, M. W. A. At this meeting the othecrs for the coming, ye-ar will 1h elected. All members are expected to le present. Wednesday, Dec. t. at S p. m. Reg ular meeting of Women of Moosehcart Legion, with installation of officers. All members are asked to be present. Thursday. Dec. 7. at S p. m. Special meeting of Pocahontas Council. No. 4. D. of P. Adoption. Corn and venison. Every member is urged to attend. Friday evening Dec. S Regular 'meeting of Ouonekt'icut Tribe. No. I. O. R. M. Nomination of chiefs for the coming year. Everybody is asked to be present. Dance every Saturday night Christmas Sale Fancy Articles. Aprons. Candy, Grabs, etc. Academy Hall. West Brattleboro ' WEDNESDAY. DEC. . Opening at p. m. By Ladies of Congregational Church Cafeteria Luucli Menu: Chicken Soup 8c Nut Oatmeal Bread, Cheese and Olive and Chicken Sandwiches, 7e each Cake 5c, Ice Creair. 10c Coffee ."c Cocoa 5c MUSICAL AT 8 O'CLOCK Admission 10c AUSTIN'S CLOSING . MM DO W Tells Jury Arguments of Defense Are Only "Butch ery of Character" WHIPPING POST AND TAR SHOULD BEMUSED Whole Defense Is Huilt On Sands of Falsehood. He Says. Attorney Dar ling for Defense Claims Dorrit's Let ters Are Tinsel Case Near to Jury. HFRL1NGTON, Dec. .1. Warren R. Austin attorney for Dorrit Woodhouse in the Sl.OOO.tHX) alienation case against Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Woodhouse, began his closing argument in county court this ' morning and gave a, severe condemnation ! of what he termed "butchery of charac- ' ter" which had been indulged in, in an effort to build up a defense. "Your only recourse in such a case is in your ver-i diet, gentlemen." he fraid in addressing the jury. "The whipping-post and the barrel of tar are not allowed in Vermont or 1 would recommend them."' Mr. Aus tin stated that such methods as had been used by the defense ought not to be al lowed even in a court of justice. , Mr. Austin said that the entire struc ture of the elefense. had been built upon sands of falseheiod and could not stand. "The Woodhouses have contradicted each other, than contradicted themselves, and then contradicted cvcrylntdy else in an .effort to build up a suitable fabrica tion," he declared. "I do not blame the lawyers on the1 other side. They have done the best they could with what they had to -Jo." He deplored the wrecking of Lillian McClellan's reputation after she had done so much for the Wood houses. He iillueled To the efforts of the parents to make a scapegoat of their son in an effort to get out from under and finally spoke in scathing terms of that nart of the defense's program which con sisted of tearing down tin character of Itorrit Woodhouse against whom "the Woodhouses say they haven't a thing." "If that battery of lawyers during this five weeks' trial could have placed their finger em one single act which would indicate that there was m friendly feel ing between Dorrit and Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Woodhouse they would have done so," declared Mr. Austin, "but they preferred to east their own s.r. to damnation. If they had been pleased with the marriag". as they have professed, wouldn't they have invited .Dorrit to the house party at Easthampton?"' asked the attorney. 'They would have invited her to their home and "not waited for a formal intro duction by their prostrate son." Mr. Austin called attention to a num ler of contradictions in the testimony eif L. E. Wiw.dh'iuse. He had testified when he first tewik the stand that he did not know Itorrit. He had never seen her to know her until he saw her in the -onrt room. Yet it was known now that he did know her; that Dr. Spaihawk intro duced them and that they met in the Lonir Branch hospital. " Mr. Austin characterized the attitirde of the Woodhouses as being inhuman anel unnatural. Their entire conduct was full ef malice. Their testimony on the stand had e-onslsted ef a Hat denial of everything, interspersed with liberal lapses of memory. The case will probably go to the jury late this afternoon or Wednesday morn ing. "It was the attitude which Dorrit Stevens took in -onnection with her ap proaehing motherhood and her failure to help her soldie- husband by sending i cheerful letters to him in camp, instead of writing cross and nooty letters to ! him. of which' he was always complain-1 ing. that brought about the loss of his affections to the plaintiff," Attorney C. , H. Darling for the defense declared yes terday afternoon. Of these things the defendants knew nothing and exerted absolutely no influ ence on their son iu his matrimonial tangle. Mr. Darling maintained. (Juoting from the "Cutie Pie" and "Dottie Pie" letters of Douglas Wood house to the girl foe whom he cxpressetl undying love in June. 1!1S. shortly be fore he received his commission in the signal corps at College Park, Md.. "At torney Darling declared : "Hut from the date that letter of July 5. from Dorrit Stevens to Douglas Woodhouse. reached Douglas, '"Dottie Cutie Pie" became a long-lost memory. It was as if she had died forever." (.The (Continued on Page Eight.) Methodist Episcopal Church Wednesday. Dee. (3. at 7.30 The Mary Geddis Sunday school class will give its annual social to the people of the chnrch. An interesting and uninue pro gram will be carried out, and all people ot the church are invited. The vestry. 7.30. Thursday. 7.30 Choir rehearsal in the League room. Thursday. Dec. 7 The Attainers' class will hold a regular business meeting in the church. Members will have a cov ered dish supper at G o'clock. Friday. 0.00 Luncheon for Teacher Training class; fi.30 Seventh session of training class: 7.30 Prayer meeting in tho League: room. Knights of .Columbus Hall Tuesday. Dec. .". Regular meeting of Leo Council. K. of C. Wednesday. Dec. 0 Regular meet ing of Protective Grange. The first and second degrees will be conferred. Thursday, Dec. 7. n't X p. 111. Regu lar meeting of the L, C. B. A. Masquerade Ball NEWFAtf E GRANGE Snow's Orchestra Wednesday, December 6 WOMAN'S CLUB TO HEAR THREE PLAYS Miss Katharine Haskell of Worcester to Give Readings at Meeting Tomor row Music by Club Chorus. Three one-act Miss Katharine jm;m s ill m- ir.tu I Haskell of Worcester.! Mass.. for th Brattleboro Homans club house tomorrow, afternoon at '5 o'clock.! The club chorus will make its first ap- pearane-e for the seaseni. I The plays to Ih given are : The Finger of God. by Percival Wilder; Indian Sum mer, bv Meilhac Halevy ; and Mistress ! i ". 'ci. t ;mi,i(;.iI,i f, ii.i. .MISS ilUSKCWX HlUiai 1IJ .I1K1 i-ll- . i :-- as a public reaeler have long been estab lished. Press comments, .letters and ler mands for return engagements bear evi dence of the esteem in which she is held as a -dramatic artist. As a teacher ef expression she shows the same sincerity and high ideals which characterize her as a reader.' She represents the most approved moelern methods in dramatic art. Miss Haskell is an exponent of the Edith M. Herrick Scheol of Expression in Boston. 1 T - . 1 11 ........ 1 .... I .- .... nllLi..- ' BOWLING LEAGUE BEGINS TOMORROW. Live Wires, - Non Skids. Never Slips. Elliots. Invincible and Americans Church & Fuller Alleys. A bowling raugeel to be Fuller alleys tournament has played on the on Elliot street. been ar 'hurch &! to legin tomorrow night ami continue i. weeKs. .fer the tournament Church & Fuller will provide a supper for the contestants. There are six teams, and the line-up 4ind schedule for the next thre elays follows: Wednesday. Dec 0 : Live Wires Ed. Scherlin. F.'Lawton. It. Oakes. C. Bab bitt. Geo. Fecto. Non Skids T." Delute, C. Church. J. Carjtenter. P.. Lucies, G. Graves. Thurselav. Dec. 7: Never Slips O. Floberg. K. Hawrick. F. Wissel. C Bjorklund. A.'" Lawrence. Elliots T. (Vin'tr. II. Siebert, A. Jacobs. B. Na--zel. M. Fuller. Friday. Dec. S : Invincible John Johnson D. Lucies. C. Finning. C. Holm ouist. S. Wedferstein. Americans Joe Lewis. A. Hay ton, R. Fisher, F. Newton. R. Ellis. , BRATTLEBORO PERSONAL Hugh H. Hackley e.f Greenfield was a visitor in town yestenlay. Mrs. William Leslie of East North field. Mass., is a visitor in town today. Herbert 1. Shaw, wire chief for the (elenbone comnanv. is in Bellows Falls today on business. Mrs. C. C. Chnyer and daughter went ! this morning to Keene, N. II., to visit relatives several days. Avalon Converse of New York is here to spend a week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Converse. 'President Paul D. Moody of Middle burv e-ollege, accompanied by his secre tary, Edwin L. Bigelow, is in town today on business. Edgar O. Weatherhead. who was in jured Saturday vhi!e at his work at E. P. Squire's saw mill in Guilford, is a little better today. Harold Waugh of Bane came here Sunday to be employed by the A. B. Lane Construction company on the Presbrey Ieland construction job. William Bovce has been assisting a few days in the Bay State Tea & Butter Co.'s slore during the absence of Allen Brackett. who had been visiting relatives in . Bridgeport, Conn. Miss Josephine Foster, teacher in Springfield. Mass.. who had been visiting here with her sister. Mrs. Arthur F. Roberts, over Thanksgiving, has re turned to Springfield. Mrs. E. 11. Hurllmrt came yesterelay from the F. L. Houghton farm in Putney, where she had been several weeks. She will leave tomorrow for Boston and from there will go to New York to remain during the holKlays. v Mr. and Mrs. E. II. Pratt ami daugh ter. Miss Grae-e Pratt,' went to their home in East Iover to visit over the week-end. They are spe-nding the winter in town at their home on Spruce street. Ror Skinner of the Skinner Lumber eompany of Skinner. Me., was a guest over last itisht of Attorney and Mrs. O. B. Hughes. Mr. Skinner played .on the sam fiMitball team with Mr. Hughes in the University of Vermont and was 1 fraternity brother. The New Zeland government has come to the conclusion that many parental ob jections to the marriages of their daugh ters en ae-e-ount of age are unreasoname. Since early marriages are advocated by that state, the government has elecreed that if a rirl under twenty-one years of age can't get her parents' consent to her marriage, she can cite her father er mother before the supreme court to give reasons for the withholding of consent. St. Michael's Church (Episcopal.) Tuesday ing of the house. , Dec. "t, at 3.30 p. in. Meet Junior auxiliary in the Parish First Baptist Church Tuesday at 7.30 p. m. Christian En deavor mes'ting. Thursday at p. m. Buffet supper; C.30 Teucdier-Training class; ; 7.30 Church prayer meeting. Masonic Temple Tuesday, Dec. u Regular meeting of Bingham "chapter, No. 30, O. E. S. Ini tiation, e Thursday. Dec. 7. at 7.30 p: m. C on necticut Valley Council. No. 10, R. and S. M. Stated assembly. - " HEAR Dr. Tehyi Hsieh Centre Congregational Church Tonight at 8.15 LAPAN IS FINED $100 AND COSTS , Him Guilty of JurV f llMlS Assault on Theo dore Austin 1 HIT AUSTIN ON I HEAD WITH BRICK Held Out Left Hand of Friendship with Remark that Their Differences Were Over, Then Hurled Missile Case May Go to Supreme Court. Fedlowing a deliberation of 40 min- . nffsi tlie inrv drawn in the case of the state against Peter Lapan, a fireman on 1 1 i the Central ermont rauroau, wno was accused of having broken a PriCK our ... fk ni a. the head of Theoelore Austin ot nav street, returned a verdict of guilty at C.1J) last night. Judgment of guilty was entered by Judge Frank D. E. Stowe. who reserved the passing of sen tence until 10 o'clock this morning. Lapan re-egnized in the sum of $200 and was allowed to go until this morning upon his own ree-ognizane-e. i In Court this morning l-apan was uucu $100 and costs. The respondent's coun sel gave notice that he would take an ap peal to the supreme-court, and would fill a bill of exceptions within 30 elays. I The e ase was one of the most interest ing that has been brought before the ! municipal court in many months. After considerable evidence had been offered, the -ase narrowed down to the question, . . . 1 "Who threw the brick V" When arraigned yesterday morning Lapan. through his counsel. Attorney Neil D. Clawson. pleaded not guilty and the case was e-ontinued to 1.30 in the Afternoon for trial. Most of the after neion was s-pent in. endeavoring to im lanel a jnrv, and after several hours of work a jury of 12 was finally secured to which Attorney Clawson objected be cause 10 of the jurymen sat on a case within the last two years. His motion to disqualify . was overruled by Judge Stowe. but an exception was granted. The jurv as finally selected was as fol lows : E. J. Fenton, foreman, P. W. Chase. Bernard Ilaus. E. M. Goode ne.ugh, C. A. Mcliae. R." P. Churchill, L, (Continued on Tage Eight.) BRATTLEBORO LOCAL Twenty carloads of Christmas trees were included in one freight train that went south through Brattleboro thit forenoon. Other trains e"ontained scat tered ears of the little Vermont sprucesi. A larsre attendance' is exneeteei at tne . 1 . Vermont Wheel club rooms tonight to celebrate the 37th birthday of the club. The vaudeville performers who are to furnish the entertainment arrived from Boston on the '1 o'clock train coming by way of Bellows Falls. - As it is necessary to know within 10 davs whether or not the Rhondda niaje glee singers from Wales will appear in Brattleboro. a canvass of the town is to be made bv Mrs. W. R. Daley and Miss Jane Daley, to see if enough tickets can be sold to warrant the expense. If these world-famous singers appear in Brattle boro the date will be Tuesday. Dec. -io-Either Mrs. Daley or Miss Daley may be reacheel by telephoning t'2S. Sheriff Frank L. Well man and Dep uty Sheriff Bert Whittemore of Guilford wtnt to Bellows Falls last night and escorted Samuel Boseley. 40. of Rocking ham to the state prison at " indsor, to i;,.K intitntion he was sentenced at the Bellows Falls municipal court for assault with intent to rape. The case was tried in Bellows Falls yesterday following Boseley 's arrest after he had enticed a'voung girl to a room near the eenter of the town where the assault was committed. Boseley was committed for a term not less than nine years and not more than 10 years RANDALL WALSH. Former Brattleboro Young Man Mar ried in Burlington. The ln.irrmire or liavuen ccon da 11. formerly of Schenectady. N. Walsh, daughter Walsh of South Brattlelioro and now of Y.. and Miss Margaret of Mr. and Mrs. T. II. Chamnlain street. Bur lington, took place Saturday. Nov. lb. in the rectory of the Cathedral of the Im maculate Conception in Burlington. The ceremonv was performed by Rev. J. F. Gillis. The attendants were Miss Fran ces Smith and Thomas Prince. The bride graduated from the Burling ton high school in the class of 191S and for the past three years has been em ployed bv the Prudential Life Insurance Co. Mr. Randall graduated from the Uni versity of Vermont in the class of 1022 and is a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. After his graduation Mr. Randall came to Brattleboro and later went to Schen ectady, where he is employed as account ant with the General Electric Co. He is a son ot jirs. 'll. u. .Miner oi tio mnai street. After a short wedding trip nr. ana Mrs. Randall will live in Schenectady. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Transactions Recorded in Town Clerk's Office Week Ending Dec. 2. Transfers of real estate recorded in the office of Town Clerk C. S. Hopkins the week ending Dec. '2 include the follow ing: Frank E. Barber to Mr. and Mrs. George Ludzus. by warranty deed. 40 acres of land on the West Dummerston road. Consideration $1, revenue 50 cents. - Harry E. Ward of Greenfield, Mass to John F. Fitzgerald, by warranty deed, part of Crosby block. Considera tion SI, revenue $13. Helen S. Miller to Mr, . and Mrs. George F. Whitney, by warranty deed, place on Green street. Consideration $1, revenue 54.50. 1 Fully 00,000.000 cocoanut trees are under cultivation in Ceylon.