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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-01
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needs reconstruction In the aetna,
sense for her towns and villages have
been destroyed and must be rebuilt.
There are thousands Of people who
have lost everything they possess and
are now returning to wha. was once
their homes and trying to rebuild
them as best they can. and In sbne
instances our own soldiers who were
In the neighborhood helped them 70
lay bricks and do carpenter work
whenever they could nnd material LEI,
by the Germans.
The President Of the French RSpuh.
lie created an Interministerial Com.
mittee to aid In the rebuilding Of these
devastated regions. Laws were pissed
Tor the spending Of three hundred hill.
lion francs for the purpose Of pu..
chasing draft animals, cattle, seeds.
plants and agricultural machinery. Tor
the purpose Of the resumption Of t4ri-
cultural life. The French peasants
were always known for their thrift
and II Is expected that things will soon
be in working order. France los, sew
erai million men and 4 large number
were disabled. but many Of the 1ayter
have recovered so far as to do cerrAn
duties In aiding In farming. A sesn.
mittee Of bankers and economists were
appointed to lay out a plan OF fnknc.
ing these farmers. The Huns were
particularly destructive in some parts
OF France. where they destroyed1he
nne fruit trees which II will take year.
to replace, but already new orchards
have been planned.
So far France has had few labor
troubles for the people seem SO anxi.
Gus to get to their homes that they
are eager to work and get back 20 tho
happy days before the war.
As the war seems to have turned
the world topsyturvy even countries
like Spain. Switzerland and the Scan.
dinsvian countries which were able TO
escape the war have set about 10 work
out an entire reconstruction Of labor
with new ideas, and when Labor Day
rolls around next year It Is hoped tina,
an industrial peace has Joined with
the national peace and that the lands
will be flowing with milk and honey.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-01

Honorable Lloyd George. England's
Prime Minister, has taken a hand in
the matter and appointed 4 Recon
struction Cabinet IN which eacn man
has certain lines OF duty. Each one
makes his report to the Prime Min
lister and they have frequent meetings.
Towards the close Of the war the
statistics showed that 100000 men
and 100000 women were employed In
shipbuilding and ammunition plants.
most OF whom 1t was understood
would have to seek other employment
after the war. From an army Of 4S0..
600 In 1914 Engiand's Army grew TO
100000 men. a great number Of
whom were drawn from the labor sup
ply. In many instances their places
were filled by women. This called for
a Labor Welfare Board to look after
the health Of these women. many Of
whom had children whose fathers
were at the front. for England's future
generation had to be taken care Of.
Like the United States, England paid
big wages, which led to an industrial
unrest. and now that the demobiliza-
ton has come and many Of these in
dustries must close some Of these
women find themselves widows or
wives Of perm anently disabled soldiers.
and England has = gigantic task on
her hands for the care Of these women
is too large for private societies and
had to be placed under Governments,
care.
Whole books might be written on
Engiand's reconstruction troubles, but
IN the end II seems that the real and
most difficult work will fall upon Eng.
lands great man--IAoyd George.
French Reconstruction
France with her great devastation
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-01
the earth the springs Of sulphur. iron

the earth the springs OF sulphur. iron.
copper, salt and the paste Of chalced-
ony. the solutions Of silica still rum
bled and. the pressure would break the
ribs of Drcadnought AZ an elephant
would efface gnat. injecting these
mineral waters into every abrc OF the
one time wood. OF course. It went
slowly the pressure increasing, only ~
the trunk hardened to resist. The min
eralization~must have been contem-
poraneous with the hrst coveriet Of
sediment or ahead Of It. And we are
pleased to cali the Tertiary Age and
the vast emergency Of sunken water
logged continents to Gods forgotten,
sunlight by an upheaval 50 judicious
and 50 balanced that It did not rune
the sedin1entary blankets Of a sleeping
world. And the forgotten forest came
70 the top .. the continent again and
was again covered and slowly the
strata which covered II gave way and
once more the great logs came to the
sunlight and now glistens ia IT. beams
a glorious kaieidescone 1T cnlors--one
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-01

~
mtlerabove the sea-"
Bits Of petrifed wood have bssn
found In many places even ~ far
North as Yellowstone Park. but no
where else in the world IL there 4 COL
lection anything Hike that foun6-in
Arizona. Several polished slabs Of the
forest were shown at the Chicago Ex-
position in 1919 and TiRany,s In Nov
York havesa huge polished slab witch
most people think II piece Of onyx.
There are curious erosions IN the
mari in which the forest rests. some
Erea. mounds with ditch like marks
which seem to have been made by VA
ter. Also curious formations which
are almost as interesting AZ the forest
ITSELF one q curious vase like shape
rising out Of one end Of . mound.
Many years ago = pair Of hawks built
thar nest there and raised thstr
young. For several years Z paA1 Of
hawks came each year and were.thA
only living things In the miles Ind
miles Of stone trees. It Il not knorn
whether they deserted the piace-pr
whether they were killed. = fcr*ysv.
eral years the place has been Vacant
Homes OF Pre-Iflstoric RacsN
All along the route to the forest oni
hnds Interesting ciiff ruins Of tins pre-
historic people. people whose Nnrks
show marks OF m early civiltsAtson.
There ara walls Of stone and mcstar
and hagstohe pavement In Ane Dtxts
Of representation. The nearby rocks
are covered with Therapeutics mede
BY these same people. TIE cuGihg
seems to have been psckink n the
smooth rock surface with some heSAes
stone like petrined wood ratAsr than
some metallic instrument. one AZ thS
nEurse II lone man and : bird and
an animal The nearby indians know
nothing Of the meaning 81 these 10.
ures. z.s..s. Ell B. v. za.s... q Oil q
TO those who love natures uniqus
mysteries the petrifsd forrest ~ill
prove never ending delight anA-all
who take the trip win gain n hearth
BY breathing. II only tor ! few AayA
the fresh. pure Arisona air. SCI
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-01

- HE vast majority OF Americans
do not know Of he many inter
esting things TO see in the south
western part Of our countlz
which has often becn called by those
who have seen its wonders the great
unknown southwest"
In the old days before the war when
20 many people went 10 Europe It was
the wonder Of the natives of the other
sade OF the Atlantic why people came
over there when there were so many
wonders at home. and one OF the first
questions the American was asked was
"HAve you seen Niagara Falls or have
you seen the Grand Canyon" Very
often his was answered In the mega
tive. especially when that Csreal Canyon
which is without doubt the most mar
Selous piece OF natures work In the
world was nj entloned.
Nearly every part Of the Far West
Diners great attractions and especially
ths State OF Arizona for there. besides
tho Indian Reservations and the at
tendant evidences Of the distant past
Of the Aborigines Of America, the San
francisco mountains with their lava
beds. and the Grand Canyon. is The
great petrtned forest fun OF interest 70
the ordinary tourist and this can be
eeen with no great hardship.
Should Be Better Known
The petriaed fores. OF which SO III.
De Is known even 10 the coast TO coAs.
traveller offers much In the way OF
0aEutncent beauty 10 the tourtat srs
~ the gepsoslst seeking that remaining
silent YET unmistpkable witness of The
various stages In the earths evolution
ma formation. Here one may spend
I 1Oufs DAYS and even months examin-
sng and studying the many beautiful
specimens OF petrifted wood OF every
\ variety OF size and coloring. each tell.
sov some story of the time and con.
\ anon leading M to the making ana
a~A~sctinn OF the forest.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-01
Gigantic Task Before the Ma
tons of the World In Get,
ting the Wheels of Prog.
ress lntoSmooth Running
Order Again Not a Task
for Faint Hearts.


~HE coming OF peace has brought
II It's problems which Will take
more tine TO soiye than Was re.
- CURED tie WIN the war bu-fn.,
wartime the Government has ALSO
lutte power 70 commander labor and
capital and use them for certain der.
mite p9&poses. In times Of peace no
such power exists. and in lhe 4e.a T.
Jastment OF industries much mus; be
left 10 private initiative and control.
The Govern u7ent may he under some
obligation 20 those who went out from
their accustomed yocstions. and those
whose capital was diverted from ordi.
nary business channels seem entitled
TO some cons deration until there is a
ready stmens.
II could not be expected that & dis
furhance such as afflicted the world
should correct Itself tn little While
X Will take years. and even then pre-
war conditions will never return. pa
thence. concession and consideration
Tor one another must prevail or trou.
Die. serious trouble. is 10 ceme. Labor
which gave freely to war. but which
osneHteo more IMAM any other clas%.
must be reasonable and must accept
q readtustment along right lines lust
~ capital must realize that it, toe.
must yield some Of It's former rights
and privileges and the two great forces
work in harmony and in equitable re-.
lations towards each other. othera}Se,
there will never be an industrial
peace. During the war when II va
necessary that ships and ammunition
and various kinds 81 war stores should
he sent 10 Eurone a. nnce ,ssces nrnse
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-01
Jacob Fischer. w. p. Mahon. Frank
Duffy Matthew Well, Baby Member.


Woman's invasion in our industries
and whether she will retire to her
home life now that peace has come Is
one OF our greatest problems. In many
places she IS drawing equal pay with
the men and should she refuse to leave
the workshop and factory our birth
rate is sure to suffer and the children
who are born 10 the workers will be
left TO the care of others. which will
in many cases result in their careless
rearing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-01

Occasionally in going or coming to
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-01
An Intimate Sketch of This Great Nat
ural Wonder Of the West.
International Syndicate

international syndicate
Fortunately Is go acres have hee1
converted into 1t naHon,ll monument
and within the limits of this the beau
.t@s Of las. forest have been protected
FOR all time. there is heavy Tine
or tmprisonment imposed for lnjurine,
destroying or appropriatsng pieces of
petrllied wood or other objects Of
antiquities in this area This preserVa-
ton of the forest" was due il *
said, to the fact that several years
ago men were shipping II 10 New YORK
whore il was being made into emery
and while the amount seems endless
nevertheless in time the great wonder
would have been DESTROYED it no pro.
tectlng measures were taken.
Not A single Tree standing
In speaking of the forest one must
not suppose IL forest OF trees. as that
is usually understood bur tons and
tons of trees which have been turned
20 stone and which lie prone upon tho
ground. in fact, there is not a. single
one standing. They have fallen as
orderly as they. grew. not huddled as
II In long jam. They are broken in
various sized pieces from chips TO the
body % large tree lying in one forest
and great petrified tree one hundred
and fifty feet in length stretched across
a chasm, which is used as bridge in
another part OF this dead forest. I'm.
fortunately several years ago some
vandals tried to break the bridge by
choppine huge pieces OF stone away
from fhe a IL
weakened Il ana the Government fear
Ing that II might break. built pillar |
OF masonry TO prevent such calamity. !
Naturally this Is the real view" OF !
the forest although everything Is Of |
Interest.
Log Nine Feet In Diameter
the largest log is nine feet in di- I
ameier and is like huge piece OF /
unpublished onyx In some parts OF the |
forest one finds big logs which are so |
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-01
F.nglan9's Troubles

Our task is easy as compared with
those Of the.European countries, This
is particularly true of England. for
while she suffered little in devastation
she has twice our labor troubles and
her industrial friction Is likely to Grip
pie her shops for o long time Tho
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-01

The largest log is nine feet in di-
ameier and is like huge piece OF
unpublished onyx. In some parts of the
forest one finds big logs which are so
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-10
From Here and There.

Little Phyllis Agan was on the puny
list this week.-1oberg.
Mr.. Baker has got a housekeeper
Her name is Mrs. Rose Wiley, of John
son. Help is so scarce you were for.
tunate.-No. Hyde Park.
Friends will be interested TO learn
that Mr.. Henry Clagg is in bed with
mumps on both sides of his face
Langdon.
Sunday school was very web attend
ed but everyone liked TO have froze on
account of there being no coal-Route
Three.
T.. +. Whiteomb has gone into the
shingle' business and we understand
he is very anxious to dispose of them
at once. We wish for him a speedy
reeoverv.-South Fairlee.
Mckinley Prater is staying in town
now. Great is the joy of some of the
girls.-Horizon Center.
Wess Hudson went to get a shave
this morning. This is the first shave
he has had this winter and friends arC
greatly alarmed for fear he viii take
cold.-Aurora
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-10
RECORD BROKEN.

While the year of 1919 has been one
Of the greatest for breaking records in
government expenses, government rev.
enues, agricultural production, foreign
commerce and kindred things, the pub
lie was hardly prepared for the an
nouncement that the record III pensions
had been smashed. The commissioner
of pensions, Gaylord NJ. Saltzgaber, in
his annual report says that 1922, $780,
292.70 was paid in pensions during the
past fiscal year to ga APT persons. For
the previous year $l79,S35, 32s.75 was
paid to 646,S95 pensioners. This is a
decrease of 22,46S in the number of
pensioners and an increase of $40 1885,
964 in pensions in the space of one year
The average pension per individual has
been increased from 1878 for the fiscal
year of 1918 to 1856 in 1919. While
the sum now is not large it represents
liberal increase.
One surprising statement is that
eighty-one widows of the war of 1879
are still on the pension list The gov.
eminent has paid out total of $f6,-
049,26S to pensioners of the war OF
1872; Revolutionary, $70oo0,oo0; In
dian, $16,705,750; Mexican, 1905,
295; Civil war, 1929, $50 500; wal
with Spain and Philippine instruction
$65, 665--a total of 1851 ,520,40 80
When the number of men enlisted IL
the world war is compared with th'
number of men enlisted in all othe,
wars in which the United States hal
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-10

today enters upon his 5Qth year, has
the distinction of being the first blind
man 10 sit in the United States senate
Senator Gore is native of Mississippi
who, without collegiate education
found his way into the profession of
law. Resident for a while in Texas, he
arrived in Oklahoma in 1901, when it
was first coming into possession of the
whites, and prior to its formation as
state. He at once entered into poll
ties, attained recognition as a Demo
cratic leader, and in due course was
elected to the territorial legislature.
When Oklahoma was admitted to state
hood, and had 10 decide upon it's repre-
sentative III the upper house Of con
gress, Mr.. Gore won in the state pri-
mary, took his seat in December, 1907
and has been one of the states sen
ators ever since. He now has a tenure
until 1921.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-10
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1919.
GREAT WORK OF NAVY.

The annual report Of Josephus Dan
iels, secretary of the navy, gives the
public an idea of the great work ac-
complished during and after the war.
Regarding the transportation Of troops
he said:
With the end of hostilities our work
in troop transportation was only half
completed. We were faced with the
tremendous task of transporting back
to this. country the 100000 American
soldiers in Europe British and other
foreign ships which had carried TO
France large portion of our troops
were 40 longer available. The brunt of
the burden was borne by the navy,
and its troopcarrying capacity had TO
be increased in every way that could
be devised in order to bring back the
American army in the shortest possible
time.
The energy and efficiency with which
this task was performed are evidenced
by the fact that by the end of July
1919, l,7704S4 troops had been returned
to America, of which l,5lS,149 were
brought over in United States trans
TO Oct. l was l,945,367. other ships
American and foreign, bringing bach
25s,423, and vessels manned by the
navv transporting l.6S6,944. OF these
all but 1921 have been returned since
the armistiee. And this was accom-
plished without loss of q single life dui
| TO the hazards of the sea, parallellinl
the record made during war time o
transporting hundreds of thousands o
American troops without the loss o
| a man aboard n United States troop
ship on the way to France. The coun
| try may we'll feel proud of this achieve
ment, and the highest praise is due tn
officers and crews whose splendid eff
cheney and devotion to duty produce
these results.
This statement speaks for itself an
will give the public new confidence i
this branch of the national defense.
is the greatest work ever done by tn
American navy and all viii hope it wi
stand as the record for many years
come.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-10
Today,s Anniversaries.

lS0f-Eugene Sue, the French novelist.
who made $4,000 a year from
his books. born in Paris. Died
July 3, 1857.
ls13-Senator Zachariah Chandler of
Michigan. who was chairman of
the Republican national commit
tee that conducted the Hayes
presidential campaign, born at
Bedford, n. Ii. Died in Chicago
Nov. l. 1879.
lS24-Lafayette was welcomed to the
house of representatives. in an
address by Speaker Clay.
ls69-Wyoming gave women the right
to vote and hold office
lso4-A great financial panic in New
foundland was followed by the
resignation of the government.
l9lf-ffench captured the town of As
pach in Alsace.
l915-Ameriean relations with Austria
reported near breaking point over
killing of Americans on the An.
coma.
l9lb-German merchant submarine
Deutschland reached Germany or
the completion of her second
transatlantic trip.
l9l1-Rumania officially reported the
conclusion of n three months
armistice with the Germans.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-10
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE

l was doing my homework last mite
page, and | sed, Pop, can / go out now
and finish my lessins in the morning!
Suppose You stay in tonight for q
change, sed pop, little boys should stay
home once a munth or so and cultivate
the acquaintance of their families.
And he kepp on reading the spoart-
ing page and kepp on doing my home
werk, and after vile sed, l haven't
got mulch more TO do, pop, it would
ony take me about 10 minnits to fin
ish them in the morning, and maybe
not even 10.
Do you think this suffiring werld
would be eny happier if you went out
tonite, do you think the cause of hew-
manity would be benefited in eny way,
shape or form9 sed pop,
Yes sir, sed
How, in the name of mud and for the
love of Peet? sed pop, and / sed, Well.
the fellows will be waiting for me, and
waiting and waiting, and they'll start
to wonder watts the matter with me wy
l don't come. and they'll keep on wait
ing and waiting.
Yes. yes, go on, sed pop, and I sed.
And the more they wait the more they'll
be serprized I don't come, and they'll
wonder wy not and keep on waiting
and wondering and waiting.
And wondering, sed pop, your story
Is very sad, there seems to be slight
amount of repetition in it, but its very
affecting, very Is there eny more of
ita l don't know wether l can stand
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-10
ton has come, owing to the scarcity

ton has come, owing 10 the scarcity
of doctors.
The reason is not far to seek. Medi-
cal colleges have been raising their
standards and many of the smaller ones
have gone out of business until there
are not enough graduates nowadays to
supply the demand for doctors.
The young man planning TO become a
physician must now look forward TO
spending about nine years in school
and training and paying out several
thousand dollars before he can get his
diploma.
In the old times an established doe
tor often took student assistant into
his Office and the young man travelled
and studied with the older for several
years, then took year or two at a med
zeal school, and was ready to hang out
his shingle. His training wasn't very
complete but, if he were a competent
and observing young man. he learned
rapidly by experience. Many young
doctors starting thus became eminent
in their profession.
1t is open TO serious question wheth.
er the present high standard of the
medical schools is not making il toe
difficult for young man to get IL
cense to practice medicine
What the outcome of the present sit.
uation in the small back towns viii
be cannot be accurately foreseen but
one step at least can be taken. These
village communities which do not of
| fer enough TO attract an ambitious
| young physician can at least employ {
competent visiting nurse and well
| trained nurse will serve almost as wei
as physician in looking after the les:
serious cases of illness.
| In the more severe cases she can Civ.
first aid until physician can be sum
moned from distance. Every com
munity without a resident physician
should take steps at once TO install
just as capable a district nurse as the,
! can find
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-10
T oday's Events.

The Provincial legislature of Quebec
has been called to assemble today.
Semi centennial of the Wyoming
woman suffrage act-the first in Amer
lea
The annual convention of the Ameri-
can Red Cross will meet in Washington
d. c., today.
General Pershing is to be entertained
in Atlanta today on the occasion of his
visit of inspection to Camp Gordon.
A state conference on Indiana history
opens at Indianapolis today under the
auspices of the state historical and
patriotic societies.
Chairman Hays has called thes Re-
publican National committee TO meet
in Washington today to fix the time
and place for holding the next national
convention.
Hearings before the interstate COM
merce commission on the complaint OF
the National Wholesale Grocers asso
citation and other associations of whole
sale grocery men that the packers en-
JOY unfair advantages in rates and ser
vice over the wholesale grocers through
their refrigerator cars will be resumed
in Chicago today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-10

Many of the poems of Daniel L.
Cady have appeared in these pages
from time to time and now l07 of them
have been printed and bound in book
form by the futile Press of Rutland
making extremely enjoyable reading.
Those who are familiar with the rural
life of Vermont half century ago will
find that these stories in verse will
bring back vivid pictures of neighbor.
hood customs and the various happen.
ings that went to make up the life of 8
Vermont farmer boy of those days.