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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-02
VERDICT OF $4,000
FOR A RUTLAND MAN
7. A. Boyle Won Libel Suit Against
Billboard Publishing Company
Largest Local Verdict.

RUTLAND, May "a verdict of
SIS, 900 for the plaintiff was rendered
yesterday in Washington county court
at Hudson Falls, n Y, in the case
brought by Thomas A. Boyle of this
city, manager of the Playhouse in Rut-
land and the Pember Theatre in Gran
vile, n. Y. against the Billboard Pub
fishing Company of Cincinnati, O., with
principal offices in New York city.
The suit was brought on the grounds
Of libel and the plaintiff asked for
100000 damages, but the verdict as
rendered is the largest amount ever
awarded by jury in Washington county
court
The libel in question was printed in
the Billboard of the issue of March 80
1918, and it was under the caption
Strange Tactics of Rutland, Vt, The
atre Man .
| The item went on to state that the
Willard Temple of Music was under
contract to play at the local playhouse
and that the contract was broken b,
Mr. Boyle
This the plaintiff alleged tended t,
injure the business of the plaintiff ant
also tended to injuFe his reputation
among theatrical persons and concerns
/ The plaintiff claimed that from til
4 item the inference was drawn that h
was dishonest
Mr.. Boyle was on the stand for
long time and testified there was n
contract except which was kept in ii
entirety ON his part.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-02
WANT PRESIDENT AT HOME.
U. S. Chamber of Commerce Urges
Calling Special Session of Congress.

ST LOUIS. MAY 2.-After adopting
resolution urging President Wilson
to hasten back to America and call an
extra session of congress, the United
States chamber of commerce reconsid-
cred its action today and eliminated
reference 70 the President S return.
The amended resolution says: - 1t is
hoped that the President Immediately
upon his return viii assemble congress
in extraordinary session for enactment
of legislation necessary to safeguard
our social and business structure.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-02

It out and fail. Or, you can try the
sensible, peaceful, painless, easy ways
and use "Gets-It." It's easy fors
"Gets-It" to remove eorns in hard
to-get-at places It's a liquid-a
wonderful painless formula-it has
never been successfully initiated. 1t
settles on the corn, and dries inn
mediately. Instead of digging out
the corn, you peel it out painlessly.
There's no sticky plaster that doesn't
stay put, no salve that irritates or
rubs off. You reach the corn easily
with the little glass rod in the cork
of every "Gets-It' bottle. 1t does
not hurt the true flesh. Try it, trot
and smile! It's blessing; never fails.
Gets 1t" the guaranteed, money
back corn-remover the only sure
way. costs but a trife at any drug store
Mf'd by E.Lawrence d Co., Chicago, III
Sold in Brattleboro and recon-
mended as the world s best corn
remedy by Brattleboro Drug Co.,
G. +. Thomas, W. f. Root.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-02

the eye of camel than for vain wom
an 10 bring comfort to household
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-02
PeeIs of CoYns
Between 7 oes
The Great Corn Loosener Of the
Age. Never Fails. Painless.

A corn mashed, squeezed and
crushed, all day long, in between two
toes! You can try the desperate,
treat EN-. rough" way and try to dig
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-10-21
MADISON FOR GOOD ROADS.
To Vote on Bond Issue For $500 900
To Build With.

MADISON, Oct. 21-A mass meet
ing of citizens was held in the court
house today, and after talks by
Chairman Smith, of the road depart
ment, and several citizens of the coun-
ty, it was moved and carried enthusi-
astically to favor a bond issue for
100000 for good roads in this coun-
ty, $500. 900 of the amount to go TO-
ward state road No. l, supplemented
by 100000 appropriated by the state
road department, and the other $780,
coo to go towards the construction of
lateral roads in the county. At the
conclusion of the melting Chairman
Taylor. of the county commissioners,
announced that at the next meeting
of that board they would issue the
call for the bond election for $780,
600.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-10-21
OF by an increase in millage.
Tonight will be the last opportunity
property holders will have to file OBJ
jections to their assessments.
MISS BOOTHS CITATION.
Text Issued on Eve of Presentation
of the d. S. M.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21-To Miss
Evangeline G. Booth, Commander in
Chief of the Salvation Army in Amer
lea, the Distinguished Service Medal
was presented today at New York by
Major Gen. David c. Shanks, COM
handing the embarkation port at Ho-
boken, who will act as the person
al representative of President Will
son and Secretary Baker.
Miss Booths citation, made public
today by the War Department, said:
"For exceptionally meritorious and
distinguished service as commander
Il the Salvation Army in the United
States. She has been tireless in her
devotion to her manifold duties. The
contribution of the Salvation Army
toward winning the war is conspicu-
Gus and the results obtained were due
in marked degree to the great exec
utive ability of it's commander"
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-10-21
COUNCIL COMPLETES
TAX CIVILIZATIONS
only ONE COMPLAINT AT AS.
SESSMENT FILED
Putnam House Assessment Reduced
From $4,000 to s2O,O0O-Pass
Books Tonight.

Working to late hour last night
council completed the work of equali-
zing the tax books, hearing COM
plants and making adjustments. The
only petition filed for reduction of
assessment was that of the Putnam
National Bank, for the assessed valu-
alton of the Putnam House. 1t was
shown by the bank that the hotel pro-
perty is being offered for sale for
$95 1000, and that the revenue from the
property is comparatively nil. On
this showing council reduced the taxa
ton to $4,000.
There was practically no change in
the valuation of property, as a whole,
the revenue increases to be taken care
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-10-21
WHITE PLAGUE IN BALKANS.
tuberculosis Death Rate There the
Highest in the World.

BUCHAREST, Oct. 21-The tuber-
culosis death rate in the Balkans is
the highest IN the world, asserts the
medical staff of the American Red
Cross headquarters here. This is
based on reports from Red Cross
workers in Rumania, Serbia, Albania,
and Montenegro.
The distressing factor is that the
countries are almost wholly without
sanitariur,s for the treatment Of tu-
berculosis. Red Cross relief is tenn
porary, and it is considered beyond
its province 10 fo' d sanitarfums on
the scale that would be needed.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-10-21
Work of God and Man

Work of God and Man
Mr.. Ticker declared that there was
no section of the country for which
God had done so much and man so
little as this great territory around
the seaboard. The problem for the
present generation is to inaugurate
a plan for the improvement of this
great territory. The difficulties
which stand in the way were describ-
ed as remedial difficulties. He said
that these difficulties were lack of
good roads, the cattle tick, mosqui-
toes, drainage, etc. All of them can
be overcome. Even now good roads
are being constructed the cattle
tick being killed off and much is be
ing done to overcome all of the
other hindrances.
At the close of his address he stat
ed that an attempt was being made
by his organization to form land
owners associations in order that
people might have some means of
quicker development. He showed
what California is doing in the way
of advertising. The organizations
which are being formed will take up
all of these matters and work out
the salvation of the country 1t was
decided at the meeting to hold an
other meeting which is to be attend
ed by the business men of the city, at
which time delegates will be named
to attend State meeting where such
an organization will be formed. The
date of this meeting will be announc-
soon as it can be arranged. Mr..
Ticker is to be present to make an
address. He will make an extended
tour of the State during the next
two or three weeks.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-10-21

hard to remove and the best purpose
to which these lands can be put is
stock raising.
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-07-21
DOCKAGE

An unorganized farmer and nom
union workingman were discussing
the high cost of living.
81 say it's a shame, the way prices
are," declared the nonunion working
man.
"Yes, and the farmers don't get
much of those high prices, either" re-
turned the unorganized farmer.
"They ought to put stop to these
here profiteers," said the worker.
"You bet, there ought to be law
against them"
Congress ought to do something"
"Sure, but you know congress won't
do anything"
"Nope. s'pose not"
"It's darn shame, that's what it
is"
"You said it. The working people
ought to do something about it."
"Yup, guess that's right. It's a
shame the working people don't stick
together better'n they do"
'Sure, that's the stuff. They ought
to stick together"
"Sure, come to think of it, that's
what these Nonpartisans are talking.
Guess I'll join em.''
Next to the saloonkeepers, the men
who suffer worst from the passing of
John Barleycorn are the manufactur-
ers of bromo seltzer.
It's been month now since Tom
Parker Junkin violated the red flag
law of Minnesota, and he's still at
large.
The idea of loyalty down in Ne
braska seemed to have been to mob
somebody to prove it.
money makes the mare co." except
on the racetrack, where the mare
makes the money go.
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-07-21

1t seems to me
like these fellers
t h a t contributed
to the G h a r lie
Patterson fund
must have been at
least four-minute
men. These I. V.
A. liars make
Baron Munchau-
sen and Ananias
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-07-21
THE WALL STREET IDEA

In bed that was rich and soft and high the rich man
aa MN down. ana as ne slept he dreamed dream another
part OF town. He himself in another dress in the oe
ana dark Of ng his face masked walked with
care and steathly Stunned the light workers houses
row on looked down with sghess eyes, and he thought
ne saw the wicked moon wink at him from the skies He
fted window with painful care entered the workers
nome and ne flashed his light the modest and thought
1u scratched his dome He looked for the silver
from the babs bank that he took from the babys chair
Inc worker woke and ne found the thief searching his meage
cut e might night bs worse Then the worker started raise
fdence and the worker heard him say ow close mouth
ana he right down. for have work to do and ever
ery bond or even Savings stamp Tve looked around
from @ tne pantry shelf to under the paror lamp rather
promise not to squeal perhaps I'll let you CO. But if You
M single word III summon trusty cop and he'll take
bur burglar Whsed at his task and then jan the work
ers wealth in his sack and very bhe was he The rich
man stirred woke from his dream and then he or;nnd I'm Il
a gee o ne said that's the very trick that worked
z, w -
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-07-21

look ike little brothers O. George
Washington.
The hope of the I. v. A. in North
Dakota seemed to be that some of the
people would believe all of the lies,
and all of the people would believe
some of the lies, even if all of the
people didn't believe all of the lies,
as Abraham Lincoln might have put it.
The Willard-Dempsey fight hasn't
disproved the theory that "brains
count" Both probably will hire brains
to do their counting, now that they
have collected.
1t looks as though the Montana
farmers, even if they aren't able to
save their crops, are perfectly able
to save the primary.
1t might be said that one of the
reasons for the League victory in
North Dakota was that the farmers
stuck and the opposition lies didn't.
Now if the l. V. A. members were
really honest about it, they might
adopt as their motto: "We're Stuck"
The whole country is now finding
out how near beer near beer is.
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-07-21
FARMER JONES SEE:

Somebody made the remark that
there's a fool born every minute, but
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-07-21
NEW COVER SERIES

The Leader next week will start series of
ducng capitos Of states where the League organized North
Dakoas CAPITOL where the farmers firmly seated and
administering the New Day laws, will be the first of
the series, and will appear next weeks
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-07-21

look like little brothers O. George
Washington.
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-07-21

It looks as though
farmers, even if they
save their crops, are
to save the primary.
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-07-21

Now if the I. V. A. mem
really honest about it, tn
adopt as their motto: "We'
The Washington times., 1919-11-21
APARTMENTS TO LET
WANTED APARTMENTS

YOUNG couple desires two or three room
apartment with kitchenette and bath,
furnished or unfurnished: northwest pre-
ferred. BOX S5s Times office. go
TWO Or three rooms, bath and Kitchen;
apart house: central; not over $50: per-
mancnt. BRANNAS, Franklin 1896. 80
$50 BONUS for 5 rooms, unfurnished
kitchenette aud bath: modern apart
ment house BOX s4s. Times ofrice. 20.
The Washington times., 1919-11-21

200 LABORERS-
At 4oc per hour; o-hour
day; steady work. Apply
23d and E SITS. N. W., be-
tween 7::3O and 9 a. m.
T H. DONOHUE. "a
The Washington times., 1919-11-21
HELP WANTEO-FEMALE
HELP WANTED-FeMAlE

DO NOT, ADMIRE THE TELEPHONE OPERATOR
BE ONE!
Telephone long apprenticeship
stairsteps zee
There
DO not admire
o ourself
tlHE CHESAPEAKE & POTOMAC TELEPHONE CO.. +
Eighth Floor,
18th Street Between G and H N. W.
oct
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-02-10
A BIG MARKET REFORM.

The North Dakota senate by
unanimous vote has passed senate bill
No. IA, which provides for uniform
state grade for grain or agricultural
products, the creating of the office of
state inspector of grades, weights
and measures, the licensing of public
warehouses and grain buyers, the es-.
tablishing of central market places,
the payment for dockage having value
and authorizing the investigation Of
all matters bearing upon the market
ing of grain.
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-02-10
LEAGUE FRIEND PASSES, AWAY

David D. Wipf Of Parkston, S. D.,
prominent banker of South Dakota
and former Republican secretary of
state, is dead. Mr.. Wipf was an en-
thusiastic booster for the Nonpartisan
league and in the last campaign gave
freely of time and money to elect the
farmer-labor candidates. Largely
through his efforts, Hutchinson coun-
ty rolled up tremendous majority
for the League. AS a citizen, Mr..
Wipf was true blue. His bank, the
First National Of Parkston, holds the
distinction Of being the largest pur-
chaser of Liberty bonds in Hutchinson
county. @
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-02-10
FARMERS
INDIGNANT

These recent instances of bankers
efforts to forestal the growth of the
Nonpartisan league in Iowa have
spread indignation among the farm
ers of eastern Iowa and organizers in
that part of the state have been en-
rolling new members at an unheard-of
rate. This anti-farmer activity of the
bankers is traceable directly back to
John Cavanagh, president of the Des
Moines National bank, one of the
largest financial institutions in Iowa.
Mr.. Cavanagh has been the leader
in Iowa against the League (outside
of the political circles in which Gov
ernor Harding, Editor Lafe Young of
the Des Moines Daily Capital, and
Judge M, ]. Wade move) and in ar
ticles in the Northwestern Banker,
published in Des Moines, he has de-
nounced the League and urged bank
ers in particular to fight it with
"every weapon ready to hand" The
first of these attacks occurred in
March last year under the title, "a
New Danger Threatens U.s." The "us"
referred to was the bankers in the
northwestern part of the United
States, including, Iowa, Nebraska, the
-Dakotas, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
1T is the duty of every banker to
be alert under the circumstances"
said the article. There were several
paragraphs in which the Nonpartisan
league was branded as Socialism in
disguise" and the legislative program
Of the League at Bismarck, N. D., in
1917 was criticized. Mr.. Cavanagh
asserted that the Nonpartisan league
legislature endeavored to authorize
the issuance Of bonds with practi-
caliy no limit for whatever purpose
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-02-10
Iowa Bankers War on the Farmers
won't Let Them" Start Cooperative Enterprises
Gratis Would Stie Equity and the Nonpartisan League

any county board of supervisors may
DESIRE" There was no legislation
ever proposed to give county super
visors any authority over bond issues,
or which contemplated the issuance of
any bonds except upon majority vote
of the people, but this misstatement
has been widely circulated among
Iowa bankers, coupled with the state
ment that unless they fight the
League it will enact legislation of
that kind in Iowa.
In an article in the same bankers
organ in June, Mr.. Cavanagh, under
the heading, "The Menace of the
Hour" pointed to the evidence of
League growth in Minnesota and
warned Iowa bankers again to do
their utmost to crush the. farmers
movement before it could get a foot
hold in Iowa.
FALsEHOODs AND
PREJUDICE
eve must stamp out socialism as
we would kaiserism," he said, having
adopted the slogan of the Leagues
enemies that socialism and the Non
partisan league are one and the
same. "No matter what shape it's
head may bear, once it dares to raise
it's head it should become the target
of every weapon ready to hand" The
weapons the Iowa bankers are using
are .falsehoods and prejudice.
It is clear that the enemies of the
League in Iowa are getting nervous,
and that they are alarmed over the
steady growth of the organization in
spite of the organized efforts of the
Greater Iowa association and men,
bers of the state council of defense
to prevent it. s
: A few days ago. the Greater Iowa
association announced that it will hold
Is meetings in the towns and cities Of
Iowa for the purpose of arousing an
ti-League sentiment, and to start a
boom, if possible, for it's special leg
islation which was defeated by mar
row margin at the last session of the
legislature. The Greater Iowa asso-
citation is headed by several of the
leading bankers Of Iowa, while it was
at bankers conference several
months ago that the announcement
was made, eve have got every county
agent in Iowa organized to fight the
Nonpartisan league"
That the bankers are to be the first
line of defense against the farmers
movement seems clear from numerous
evidences already at hand, whether it
be the League or the Equity or any
other organization. ~.
LEAGUE FRIEND PASSES AWAY
* David D. Wipf Of Parkston. S. ID.
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-02-10

lMg ID VslE help any farmer cooper
EA VI ative institution, and
M E what is more, I won't let
lIlTaad the farmers around here
- do it either" declared
an angry banker of Rudd, Floyd coun-
ty, Iowa, the other day when an or
ganizer of the American Society of
Equity was discussing with him the
establishment Of cooperative en-
terprise there. The banker declared
that the farmers were trying to ruin
business and that he intended to pro-
tect the business interests against any
effort of the organized farmers to do
things for themselves. ~.
This declaration that he "would
not let the farmers" do as they
chose is part of the program of
the bankers of Iowa urged upon
them last March by John Cava-
nagh of Des Moines as means
of heading off the Nonpartisan
league. 1t is also additional evi-
dence that the fight being made
against the Nonpartisan league is
but one phase of the conspiracy
on foot against farmer organiza-
tiOns that do not yield to the
leadership of the business inter-
ests and established politicians.
This action is also in keeping with
that Of another banker at -Durant,
Cedar county, Iowa, who recently
seized the opportunity that came to
him through the handling of Nonpar-
tisan league membership checks, to
urge all the farmers whose checks he
held, to order payment stopped. The
banker also saw in the bundle of
checks some drawn on another bank
in the adjoining town of Bennett,
and over the telephone he urged the
Bennett banker to get busy at once
and poison the minds of the Cedar
county farmers against the League.
Of all the farmers approached, how
ever, only one listened to the Durant
banker, the rest curtly telling him to
mind his own business.
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-02-10

PAGE TWENTY-TWo5
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-02-10
BY r. L. HARMON

D SIR, I tell you I won't
help any farmer cooper
ative institution, and
what is more, I won't let
the farmers around here
do it either" declared
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-12
What We Produce

Seldom do we think about the extent Of our
natural resources or wonder how long we may
draw on them to supply less fortunate nations.
We have been prodigal of the possessions lavished
on us by generous nature. We have practised
very little conservation, and given little thought
of the morrow.
Only per cent Of the worlds population re-
sides in the United States, and our land is only
per cent, and yet according to Nations Business,
we produce:
Twenty per cent of the worlds gold.
Twenty-Five per cent Of the worlds wheat
Forty per cent Of the worlds iron and steel.
Forty per cent of the worlds silver.
Fifty per cent of the worlds zinc.
Fifty-two per cent of the worlds coal.
Sixty per cent of the worlds aluminium
Sixty per cent of the worlds copper.
Sixty per cent of the worlds cotton.
Sixty-six per cent of the worlds oil.
Seventy-five per cent of the worlds corn.
Eighty five per cent of the worlds auto
mobiles.
We also refine 80 per cent of the copper anG
operate 40 per cent of the railroads.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-12
The End of the Coal Strike

The agreement entered into between the min
ers, the operators and the government, assuring
a quick resumption of coal mining and the be-
ginning of shipments by Monday, does not permit
us to waste COAL The situation still is acute.
No coal has been mined for five weeks. Heavy
jnroads have been made on the surplus stored
by dealers, railroads and industries 1t will take
weeks of uninterrupted work in the mines and Of
favorable transportation conditions to replenish
the coal that has been taken from this surplus
Should adverse weather conditions force
tie-up in transportation, intense suffering is to
be expected in the cities and in the districts west
of the Mississippi river where the shortage was
felt the most.
The suspense has been relieved but funda-
mentally the return of the miners has not re-
moved the constant menace to the public that is
to be found in the present industrial situation.
Owners and workers in the basic industries may
disagree and plunge the public into suffering to-
morrow. So long as disputes between capital and
labor are permitted to interrupt the production
of necessities, the country is potentially threat
ened with disturbances and troubles.
The settlement Of the coal strike gives us no
assurance that the miners may not decide within
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-12

another six months that they will not work un-
less other demands are met. The whole principle
of the settlement Of labor disputes should be
settled once for all in congress by the enactment
of a law that will make it compulsory for capital
and labor to maintain production while wage dis
putes are being settled.
In the coal strike as in every disturbance OF
this kind the public paid the bill in acute suffer-
ing, cessation of industry, inconvenience and
discomfitures of many Sorts And the public
doesn't know how quickly it will be forced to
undergo the same hardships and pay the same
bills while capital and labor try to settle dis
pute.