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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-25
House Democrats Abandon
Plan to Make His War
Record an Issue
FIGHT MADE FOR
MINORITY LEADER
Representative Ferris of Oklahoma
Choice of Those Opposed to Former
-Missourian Making No Eff
fort to Answer Anniversaries Yet.

WASHINGTON, March 25-The house
Democrats, fighting their hardest to pre-l
vent Champ Clark, who led the Democrat |
ie battle that overturned the Republican,
majority in congress decade ago, and
who has been speaker of the house everI
since, have abandoned their camoutlage
of attempting to fight the Missourian on
the ground of his war record and frankly /
are making the fight on pro-NAson
issue
The latest pronouncements of the anti-
Clark men in the house show that they
are going to make the battle against hav
ing Clark for minority floor leader on his
occasional refusals to obey blindly the
White House mandates affecting legisla
ton.
The reason, for this shift of tactics, ac-
cording to some of the Clark supporters,
is that few of the Democrats could be
found who amounted to anything or car
ried any influence in their opinions and
whose war records compared favorably
with that OF Clark. But even now the
name of the man the anti-Clark Demo
Gratis want to name in his place has been
| kept as quiet as le-Representatiye
Scott Ferris (Okla.1.
| Two reasons have been ascribed for this,
first, the fact that he is himself largely
directing from under cover the anti-Clark
movement; second, the fact that Ferris
has been slaying his plans for the last two
| years with the idea of trying To beat
/ senator Gore for the Democratic nomi-
nation for the senate in Oklahoma in 1920
Bringing Mr.. Ferris out openly against
! Champ Clark at this time, it was pointed
out, would give senator Gore a chance tc
throw the strength of has influence be
hind Mr. CLARK.
Anti-Clalk Democrats have got together
what they term the Democratic Reorgan
ization Committee to work against tn,
man who has been the leader of the hous,
Democrats since the fight against Car
noEism was started. Several letters AL
! verse to Champ CLARK were made puhli
today The majority OF them we're frDn
: members IF. the Democratic National com
Euittee, WHO. have been solicited TO Writ
hem.
Mr. Clark himself has been lying low an,
+, not taking any aand in the fight or per
hitting his friends to do 81 When tn
: time comes to answer the attacks on him
/, according to his friends, he will have
great deal to say, but is disnclined {
return the fire Of his enemies until Ii
thinks it would prove most effective.
Republicans are watching the fight wit
much interest because they believe
nresaecs a split in the Democratic part
which will make the political work {
the majority much easier
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-25
LITTLE COMFORTS
RESPECTED AT OMSK
Matches Scarce but Candles Are Need
ed for Light Most of the Time
U. s. Mission There.

OMSK. Siberia, Feb. 3 Correspondence
of The Associated Press An American
flag floating above the sidewalk and
picture of President Wilson in a window
beside the flag is one OF the first sights
the American sees as, after long tedious
and even dangerous trip from Nladivos-
tok, he is driven at lightning speed in al
tiny sleigh or sled down the principal
street OF 0msk
The correspondent found that the flag
hung over the door of the American com
mittee on public information. The Omsk
branch of this Organization was founded
and is conducted by Robert f. Winters,
OF Washington, d. G Like the cor
respondent of the Associated Press he la
bo1s BY oandlelighi, When a visitor
comes, the existing courtesy is to light a
second candle. Cigarettes and cigars are
lighted BY candles and not by matches
for matches are very expensive and are
becoming scarce. Life in Omsk teaches
| respect FOR the little comforts of life one
| has previously disdained.
! On an average 500 Russians come every
| day to the Office of the committee on pub
! lie information They come for the pam
/ phlets and other literature, printed in
i ittir.lttIt WHICH lit .utSAIibuLCS
1 for the purpose OF enlighteniug the people
1 of Russia as to the aims and objects OF
the American people IN the war and the
1 general attitude of the United States on
1 great world problems. Letters requesting
f copies Of pamphlets are received from all
4 parts of Siberia. Some of them enclose
a bank-note which is promptly returned
Literature is distributed to thousands
of people and to newspapers and institu-
tions Of learning and various organiza
tons
i The Siberian Creamery ASSOCIATION
4 which has its headquarters at Barnoul
+ rear the city of Tomsk, recently asked
fer 5000 copies Of the committees weelll,
bulletin for distribution among its mem
bers
In this way the ideals OF America art
being. spread broadcast among the peopl'
of Russia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-25

during the last nine DAYS of the congress
The President signed 1l6 bills and resolu
tioas from Feb II to March t. Fifteen
10 senators and 20 ex-
members died during the congress Two
former presiding officers of the senate,
Theodore Roosevelt and Charles ". Fair
banks, also are included in the death roll
i list Of authors of bills receiving ac-
ton beyond mere introduetions shows a
Proclamation OF names of ehairmen OF
committees. Senator Chamberlain of Ore
gon, chairman OF the military committee,
with IS measures, led the list, with Sen
ator Myers OF Montana, chairman OF the
public lands committee, second with 81
bills Representative Padgett Of Ten
nessee, heading the naval committee. led
in the house with Sc measures, and Rep
resentative Dent Of Alabama. chairman
Of the military committee, was second
with IS bills.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-25
A CHILD GETS CROSS,
SICK AND FEYERISH
WHEN CONSTIPATED
Look, Mother! IF tongue is coated
clean little liver and
bowels.

1t your little one 5 tongue is coated,
it is sure sign the stomach, liver and
bowels need gentle, thorough cleans
ing at once. When your child is cross,
peevish, listless, pale, doesn't sleep,
eat or act naturally; if breath is bad,
stomach sour, system full of cold, throat
sore, or if feverish, give a teaspoonful
of " California Syrup of Figs and in
q few hours all the elogged-up, consti
pated waste, sour bile and undigested
food will gently move out of the bowels,
and you will have well, playful child
again.
Sick children needn t be coaxed to
take this harmless fruit laxative. +"
Millions of mothers keep it handy be-
cause they know its action on the stom-
aeh, liver and bowels is prompt and
sure. They also know a little given
today saves sick child tomorrow.
Ask your druggist for bottle
of California Syrup of Figs,
which contains directions for babies
children of all ages and for grown-up>
plainly on the bottle. Beware of coun.
terfeits sold here. Get the genuine
made by the California Fig Syrup
Company. ''-Advt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-25
Appropriations During its
Three Sessions Reach To-
tai of 81 Billions
PRESIDENTS PART
IN LEGISLATION
Among Precedents Broken are Signing
Of Laws in Foreign Country and on
Railroad Train-ouarter of Laws Ap-
proved in Last Nine Days

WASHINGTON, March 25.-.Accom-
plishments of the sixty-fifth or war con-
gress are officially reviewed in the final
number of the monthly compendium OF
the house of representatives Unfinished
business Of the congress which necessarily
must be considered in the legislative pro-
gram of the new congress. soon to con-
vene, also is contained in the publication
official of the house
Constituting as it does a statistical
retrospection of the accomplishments of
the sixty-ifth congress-" says Mr. L6omis
in foreword to the compendium, the
final issue OF the monthly compendium
throws the searchlight on the transactions
of three sessions OF unparalleled events.
When the congress met in April, 1917,
the country was at peace. In the interim
war had been declared, a war had been
won, and war had been ended. So. this
issue carries legislative history Of Il char
acter that perhaps never again will 4be
duplicated both as to the amount of
| money authorized To be expended and as
to the extent of the TevolutioniZing of the
ocial and business lives of the people
| Of the nation"
The sixty-fifth congress is shown to
ave appropriated approximately $1,000
| 10000. passed $40 public laws, As public
solutions, IS private laws and conducted
| , congressional investigations. A total OF
| 1854 bills and resolutions were nitro
| !uced, of which 1864 originated in the
| ouse and the rest in the senate. Presi
ient Wilson vetoed five measures
| President Wilson's part in COMPRESSION
| ! matters Is set out by list of notable
lates, including his approval of history
making laws and bis numerous addresses
1t is shown that for the first time law
were signed in foreign country; tina
for the first time a measure, a revenu
bill, was signed on a railroad train; tina
for the first time President had ad
dressed the senate in favor of woman sui
frage, had signed bill to move the SUI
forward and then backward, and ha
gone on the floor Of the house to shak
ands with members of foreign war mis-
sions
Another unprecedented feature Of tn
congress pointed out by the compendium
was that practically onc-fourth Of all til
laws OF the three sessions We're approve
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-25

foreign Office, Venizelos s approach is
always heralded by the arrival of one
of his Cretan soldiers arrayed more
brilliantly than b comic opera bandit.
The Cretans who escort the Greek |
statesman are all more than, six feet |
tall and apparently have been chosen
from various organizations as dill
ferent man appears daily and the same
uniform is never seen twice. The
swarthy Cretans all hapc~small waxcd
mustaches twisted into upturncd points
and stand rigid1v at attention for hours
while awaiting NJ Nenizclos at the en-
trance 10 the hotel or the foreign Office.
Thes .iiEes of small boys and the jokes
of various allied soldiers who gather in
wohtlefment never seem to disturb the
imperturbable Cretans
Perhaps the most startling uniform
worn by one of the guards consisted
of white tights bound by tasselled black
silk cords Mt the knees, a red velvet
blouse and sash, q red fez surmounted
by black silk tassel so long that it
fell below the waist and black sandals
with npturneds toes topped by great
black silk pom poms. This costume was
I'eompieted by an ivofy-handled knife
two feet long thrust earelessly into the
tsash.
The knives and swords worn by the
Cretans are the chief feature of the uni
/ forms and make collectors of antique
weapons very envious They are of all
sizes and shapes and have sheaths of
great splendor, jewelled and carved in
a marvellous manner
Some of the guards are bare-kmeed
4 and have costuines not unlike the
Scotch in style but made gaudier in
color. Others wear marvellously dec
Grated leggings reaching far above tho
knees. Capes of oriental hues are ire
i quently worn by. the Cretans and add
+ 10 the blillianev of he Greek uniform,
which make the fancy dress uniform.
of the French and English look sonitre
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-25
Movie Statistics.

In one evening we now see Is an
.loancements of Forthcoming attrac-
lions, 48 close-ups of the leading lady
e close-ups of the leading man, u
cinsc-ups Of wonder child, go people
get into automobiles, 600 people get out
Of automobiles. six eternal triangles,
II ,nistreated wives, nine unappreci
ated husbands, eight poor girls mar
ried TO lords, three murders, one hang
ing. 62 ples.--Film Fun.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-25
smiftest pon.

The swiftpst dog in the world, the
Dorzoi, o. Russian woEfhound, has
made record runs that show 40 feet
in a second, which would give it a
speed Il 4,ss1 feet in minute if the
pace could IS kept up.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-25
Start on Right Path.

With the almost numberless oppor-
tunities for good and for evil that a
city life presents, it is for each one,
and especially for every young per
son, to choose at frst-which path he
will pursue, which current to carry
him along.-Philadelpnia Ledger.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-25
CRETAN BODYGUARD
STILL A NOVELTY
Escort of Premier Venizelos Never
Fails TO Attract Attention
in Paris.

PARIS, March 2. Correspondence of
The Associated Press, kings. presi-
dents and premiers have ceased TO be
a novelty at the peace conference, but
the bodyguard of Premier Nenizelos of
Greece, never fails to attract great
crowds At the hotel where the Am
erican delegation is housed and n the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-25
TCDAY'S CASUALTIES.
Official Summary Released for
Publication This Afternoon.

WASHINGTON, March %
In today's casualty list there are
232 names, the morning section
containing 153 names and the
afternoon section 10 names. Fol-
lowing is a summary of the list
released for publication this
afternoons:
Died from accident and other
causes ........ )
Died of disease ...... Il
Wounded severely .... .
Wounded, degree undeter-
mined ......t..... ....... 33
Wounded slightly ........ %
Total ............. .-......f9
There are no Vermont names in
today S casualty list.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-25
UPSET STOMACH.
Pape's Diapepsi" at once ends sourness,
gas, acidity, indigestion.

Don't stay upset. When meals don It
fit and you 'belch gas, acids, and undi-
gested food. When you feel humps of
indigestion pain, flatulence, heartburn
or headache you can get instant relief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-05
RUSSIA SAYSCHQA::
cAN'TcANCE[PAtjt
Autonomy of Outer Mongolia
Held Binding Unless Both
Countries Agree.
BY WILLIAM II. GILES.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago
Daily News. Copyright. 1919,

PEKING, China, December 1.-The
text of the Russian legations protest
concerning the cancellation of the au-
tonomy of Outer Mongolia, as handed
to the Chinese government by Prince
Kusaoheff, reads:
lished by the President on November
%, abrogating the agreements con-
corning Monaghan affairs, which was
concluded by Russia with China and
Outer Mongolia in 1912, 1913 and 1915,
| deem ii my duty to make the fol-
lowing statement: Treaties between
states cannot be cancelled by the one
sided action of one of the contract
ing parties. This is conceivable only
in the case of the existence of a state
of war. But war does not exist be-
tween Russia and China. On the con-
an alliance. Russia, therefore, main
tains her unquestioned right to de-
termine her attitude on this question
as soon as the government of the
whole of Russia is resumed. 1t re-
mains beyond doubt that whatever at
titude China may adopt toward Mon
golia all the rights in Outer Mongolia
belonging to Russia, the citizens of
which founded the above mentioned
agreement, must remain intact and
unscathed until consent to a modifi-
cation is given by Russian govern
ment duly recognized and fully au-
thoriZed to do So.
Based on international law the note
is considered dignifled, yet reserving
for future action Russia'S rights in
the matter. The cancellation of Mon
golia's autonomy is plot of the
militarist clique, which does not care
how China appears in the eyes of
foreigners, as the tearers up of trea-
ties of what future complications may
arise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-05
MILITARY INSIGNIA
DISCLOSE ROMANCE
Col. Robert e. WylIie Com
piles List for Geo.
graphic Magazine.
what does that insignia mean"

For what was his medal given!
In years past the average American
citizen considered it a part OF MS
blissful democracy to be ignorant OF
matters military; since the armlstICe
of a year ago it has become a NAH
mark of the we'll informed as well as
a patriotic duty for him to know tne
decorations won by our Vailant SOL
diers in their glorious smash at Her-
many's mailed fist
Moreover. there is a keen interest,
akin to that the collegian SHOWS III
the pennants of rival foot Dali teams
in the insignia which dls,lIlsulsn
various military units OF the AH1eriG "a,
expeditionary force. And nnalis'
comes the victory medal. soon to De
the nroud possession of some 4,5o0,OGO
men, and in after years to pc tne
cherished heirloom of American tam
lies.
EnHsts Aid of Gen. Wyllie.
Up to this time information on in
sigma his been available only III
piecemeal, and there has been nuch
transformation. leading to con,us ntt T.
Therefore the National GeoSrapitE
Society enlisted the co-operatlon g
Col. Robert z. wyllie. general stan,
L. s A., who had charge OF all wa
Department records concerning TN
award of medals in the present wa
and the archives OIL thoSe o,,
in other wars. in compiling com
a preie insignia ais of all kinds recognized zd
by the American government III ure
past and multiplied so profuseiS uuf
The results of Col. Wyllie's com
pilation appear in an article. me
Romance Of Military Insignia; IN lne
december number of the NatIonal
Geographic Magazine, the ome,ai Or S
gan of the National Geographic 90
Getty. experimenting the histo 9II,c
and descriptive sketch are "a Illus nis
trations. in color. of each medal. RID
bon and organization shouider m
sigma authorized by the United states
soyarnment to be worn by its uni
formed forces and by civilians who
have been honored for signal serVlees
to their country. Accompanying the
ton of the history of each of the in
SIGMA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-05
HAMBURG FIRMS PLAN
RESUMPTION OF TRADE
Germans Wait Only for Peace
Finale to Start Up Shipping
Service to Rio Grande.

RIO DE JANEIRO, November 8 (Cor-
respondence of the Associated Press).
Letters received in Porto Allegro
from German commercial firms in
Hamburg state that Immediately upon
the conclusion of peace freight and
passenger steamship service will be
resumed between Hamburg and the
port of Rio Grande.
Porto Allegro is the capital of the
state of Rio Grande do Sui, one of the
most prosperous states in the union.
A large proportion of the population
is German.
Before the war large quantities of
fruit, grain and meat products were
exported to Germany from the state
by direct lines of steamers. The let
tiers Just received from Hamburg stat
ed that it was proposed to resume this
trade. especially as Germany was
sorely in need of the foodstuffs which
Rio Grande do Sui produces in abund-
ance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-05

for needless spending" he said there
had been an unprecedented increase
in the amount of life insurance writ
ten in the United States in the pres
ent year. Statistics gathered for the
Association of Life Insurance Presi-
dents placed the total volume of new
insurance for the year a $7.712.0oO.-
900, compared with $4.800,000.000 for
the heaviest previous year-191S. This
amount, Mr.. Day said. would exceed
all the insurance outstanding in all
the companies twenty years ago.
In explaining why this great in
crease occurred. Mr.. Day said tho
heavy death roll from the war and
the influenza epidemic had brought
almost every household in the United
States face to face with the uncer-
tainties of life and had given a great
stimulus to life insurance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-05
ASCR|BES H. c. Of |. TO
WAR TIME PROSPERITY
Large Volume of Easy Money, Says
W. A. Day, Insurance Head, De-
veloped Passion for Spending.

NEW YORK, December 5.-Reduc-
ton of the high cost of living seems
only remote possibility" to Will
liam A. Day, president of the Equi-
table Life Assurance Society of New
York. Mr.. Day describes the present
situation as betraying "a passion for
expenditure in the pursuit of pleasure
and costly non-essentials which has
nc parallel in history These asser-
tons were made by Mr.. Day in the
course of an address he delivered here
today before the reconstruction con-
ference of the Association of Life In
surance Presidents.
THE war; said Mr.. Day. thrust
upon us an unnatural and unbalanced
prosperity and has left us a legacy
of inflatiop speculation and excessive
improvidence. A large volume of
easy money has found it's way into
the pockets Of many people to whom
and tempting possession" This, he
added. had been followed by a great
passion for expenditure and pursuit
of pleasure by those of improvident
and seif-indulgent tendencies.
Led to Governmental Extravaganza.
Popular extravaganza, he declared,
had naturally led to governmental ex-
travagance, aE a result of which the
average American family would be
for the year ending June 80. 1920,
about s235. compared with S36.75 in
1914, an increase of $50 per cent in
this particular factor OF the cost of
living. High prices resulting from
inadequate production and depletion
of supplies have. he said. but served
to whet the appetite of the spend
thrift. He protests as vigorously as
the provident man against the high
cost of the necessities of life. but he
eagerly pays high prices for luXuries
and other non essentials. and for early
service he is often willing to pay
premium above the market price.
with SO many people in this
spendthrift mood, so many outbidding
each other for some of the necessi-
ties and most of the Injuries of life.
any material reduction in the high
cost of living seems a remote posi-
bility. Every individual and every
organization of individuals" conclud-
ed Mr.. Day, must assist in bringing
our people back to the practice of
rational economy"
Increase in Life Insurance.
Despite what Mr.. Day characterized
as 1.-The present unparalleled passion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-05
LORDS DAUGHTER TO WED.
Miss Ivy Jervis Engaged to Maj.
Whittemore, Evanston, III.

LONDON, November 10 Correspond
ence of the Associated Press).-The
engagement has just been announced
of Miss Ivy Jervis, only daughter of
Lord st. Vincent, to Maj. w. L.
Whittemore, son of Mr.. and Mrs. L.
II. Whittemore of Evanston, ILL.,, and
Asatka. Ontario. Miss Ivy Jervis is
also niece of Lady Harris, wife of
the well known cricketer.
The engagement has created much
interest here. The st. Vincent title
originated with Admiral Sir John
Jervis. victor in 1897 at Cape st. Vim
cent. He was made an earl, but he
had no sons and the earfdom became
extinct, the viscountcy descending to
nephew named Ricketts,, who as
sumed the name of JerVis.
Lord st. Vincent's seat is in SUIT
ton Derwent. He also has a resi-
dence at Shanklin, Isle of Wight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-05

All truck owners should know how to pet the
facts. Khere is Packard Freight Transportation
department at Packard headquarters in this
city. Consult them. There is no charge for the
service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-05
Foreigners to Register, Says Soviet

LONDON, November II Correspond
ence of. the Associated Press).-The
commissary of the home department
in soviet Russia has issued an order,
in accordance with a resolution of
the council of peasants and work
mems defense, whereby all foreigners
there must be registered. They have
to fiji up a form regarding their par,
entage, their business in Russia and
to what political party they belonged
Ii, their native country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-05

If the children had money. the Chill
drens Hospital would not have to beg
for funds.
Where the tiny patient gets grown
up attention-the Children's Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-05

yesterday for $4,000 francs It was
issued by the Rumanian- Moldavia
government in 1858, and experts say
it is probably the only one of its kind
in existence.