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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-18

ST ALBANS, July lS.-Both of Yer
mont's senators in the United States con
gress are opposed to the league of nations
covenant as it was brought back from the
Paris peace conference by President Will
son, and which, as included in the terms
of the treaty of peace with Germany, the
senate is now asked by Mr. Wilson to
ratify
Ii the senate>were to vote today on the
covenant az it now stands, Senator Dill
bingham and Senator Page would be found
in the opposition column and against rati-
tication This is the first authoritative
statement concerning the position taken
by the two Vermont senators since the
league covenant and the treaty of peace
were submitted in the upper branch of
the congress
Feeling that the time had come when
the people of Vermont had a right to.
know their senator's minds on this mat
ter, and feeling further that with the
treaty before them the senators might
be asked with proprety, to state their
stand, The Messenger by telegram, re-
quested the senators to give their po-
tition, which they promptly did
The teegraphic reply Of Senator Page
was as follows:
Am today opposed to league of nations
| proposition without reservations"
Senator Dillingham; sent the following
| answer by wire:
our telegram Is at hand Unless ma
| tcrially modified, either by amendment or
| reservation, l cannot support the pro
posed plan for league of nations
The Messenger made no attempt to Sc
cure the views of either Congressman
Greene or Dale because this question
Ponds only in the senate, which under the
constitution is the ratifying body. the
house not being concerned in the matter
in any way
Both Senator Dillingham; and Senator
Page ioiped with 81 other senators Of the
United States some time ago in signing
what is called the second declaration OF
independence" which set forth that the
proposal fer a league Of nations should
be taken up for careful and exhaustive
consideration after a satisfactory treaty
of peace with Germany had been signed.
This declaration was met by the Presi-
dent with a statement that gentlemen on
this side of the Atlantic (referring, no
doubt TO the senator's would md that
| the treaty of peace and the league os ma
lions were interviewer that they could
| not be separated He accomplished his
"urpose, although during his absence from
| Paris in this country, at the time of his
| first visit home the peace delegates at
| Paris were making good progress with the
| treaty as separate from the league cove
nant Mr.. Wilson prey allied, however,
and the two We're joined
| The so-caled American element in the
senate, however, does not believe that it
will have to take the league Objectionable
| features and all, in order to secure peace
The covenant may be accepted, either
with amendments or reservations, which
amount to amendments. The full SOW
ereignty of the country can be preserved
IN this way, and without a doubt this
this is just what Senator'S Dillingham; and
Page mean in their kilograms
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-18

r. +. Darling Of Newport lost two val
liable cows last week by poisoning, caused
by their drinking water in swamp.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-18

WANTED-To let job of cutting 1O0,-
600 feet of ,hemlock, II. G. Smith, Tele-
phone 132-W. 116-11S*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-18

WANTED-Girls in the stitching
room. Hooker, Corser & Mitchell CO.
106-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-18
A Card.

mentcd with which will do away with
a great deal of the danger encountered
by ayiators in making landing, especial
" at night 1t consists of small bulb
attached to wire hanging from the aero
plane. When the bulb touches the ground
an electric connection Immediately switch
es on a small light in front of the pilot,
who knows then that he is within 50
many feet Of the ground, and can act ac-
cordingly and so save his machine from
disaster
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-18

WANTED--One good man to work
around saw mill. Holden and Martin
Lumber Co. 5S-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-18
SENATORS
OPPOSE LEAGUE.
ii s5tltiSlff 80
An Authoritative Statement
From Them Secured
By Messenger
BOTH AGAINST
PRESENT DRAFT

Covenant Must Be Materially Changed,
Says Dilingham-Page Says He Fa-
vors Reservations Couldn't Support
It Now
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-18

Several rivers in Siberia flow consider
able distances under ice.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-18

WANTED-A cheap farm for sum
mer home, Address Box 500, Brattleboro
VT. 11S-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-18

Aug. / is the day set for the annual
pilgrimage to the old Rockingham meet
ing house at Rockingham. \. G. VIII
Hams Of Bellows Falls, president Of the
Meeting House association. has received
word that John Barrett, director of the
Pan-Amerlcan union at Washington.
would be present as the lay speaker Of
the occasion. Rev DR. Charles H. Park
hurst, rector of Madison Square church
OF New York, will deliver the sermon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-18
WANTED.

WANTED-A good plain cook. Mrs.
George Crowell, Brattleboro. 11S-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-18

WANTED-Man to work on a farm
by the day or month. Joseph Nichols,
West Brattleboro VT 11S-l20+
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-18

WANTED-Competent Salesgirl-
wages commensurate with ability. APP
ply 81 Main st. 11S-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-18

In the early part of the 10Th century
more than 200 offenses were punishable
with death in England
Evening journal., 1919-08-29
1t Ends September 6, Midnight

Wilmington Kead a inc"
Evening journal., 1919-08-29

OF state. Lynchburg, Va, comes across
with secretary OF the treasury when
the movies grab a McAdoO. Martins
burg, W. Va, is right there with a
secretary of war. And Linn county,
Mo. produced a General Pershing. Pell
Nell. Tenn, gave us Hero York.
Edmund Vance Cooke, the poet, got
his poetical pep while bOyhOodinS
around Port Dover, Can
Bob Satlerfleld, cartoonlst. used 10
draw pictures of the teacher at West
Middlesex. Pa, schools
However. as you may have noticed,
most Of our pickpockets, gunner. sec
ond story workers. and proflteers,
thrive best in the city
No one seems 20 have figured 10 out
why the biggest men come from the
smallest towns, or why the biggest
men don't stay in their home towns.
Also. let 70 be known: The biggest
suckers come from small puddles. It
has been estimated that the Masonic
Temple at Chicago has been sold ten
thousand times TO rural visitors. And
only the other day rubc tried TO take
possession Of Central Pork, New York,
after he bought Il from a city sllcker
for s67.
Tom Dun believes the small town Is
great place-tO come away from.
"The smaller it is" Tom says, "the
greater the bliss in leaving lt."
Likewise II has always been a prob
lem. where do towns get their names2
Il Is possible that they come from the
same ward which manufactures Pull
man car names. Once we thought joke
smiths just made 'em up. But we gave
Evening journal., 1919-08-29

just as the latter's season opens. Al
though hunters Will know that a flock
Of squirrels don't wear sweaters and
push a nut up and down lot. Only
no telling what footballers in prac-
tlce will do. May go In training on
sklrmlshes up trees for a touchdown.
Already tribes OF plgskln rasslers are
out rolling their hulks all over a lot
trying TO stir up an earthquake. And
an earthquake would only shuttle them
into "a trick formation. or shake the
gOalpost up at one yard to gain. Nap
Bonaparte once chlrped that an army
crawls on its stomach" Should see a
bevy OF gridlron gOofs practicing.
They crawl on the other guys ium-
myi
Evening journal., 1919-08-29

too much credit 20 the humorists.
Why Dusty. Wash, or Ike, Tex.g
Naturally they would run to Jay.
Every state has a jay. oklahoma has
a jay, and across the lines Texas plant
ed layton. Then Oklahoma cOuntered
with Jimtown. Iowa and Indiana think
much Of their Jay towns. Iowa tried
TO corner The town name record with
rural village rightly named Rubens
filled with rubes, you know. And In
diana came over with Mugg.
But OF all rube states ttnis lets out
California which according to the
Hughes campaign committee is only a
boob state) Ohio takes the cake. Not
satisfied with a Hicks town she named
another village Hlcksvllle. And having
Jays town she called the next one
Jaysville.
Evening journal., 1919-08-29

70 takes a sturdy little town like
;iaunton. Va, TO produce a Woodrow
Wilson. North Manchester. Ind, gave
Is a vice president. Watertown. n. "
presented The nation with a secretary
Evening journal., 1919-08-29
5I)CH -
2l7]:::fI Il lr72s] s]2E,
Nv a n JoyFUL.

hN w. ~. dV1f IL.
Yes. indeed. cities are wonderful in
stitutlons. II we had not cities the
,ural population would have no place
10 so when it wanted to 'let loose and
touch a few high spots" And thered
be no "city slickersH 10 separate Hiram
Rube from his harvest earned coin.
II the city were abolished the effect
would be much like cutting of a dogs
tail. The dog suffers a bit, but the
'ail stops vaggng f0reveri
Two well known American cities are
wen near bursting with pride because
OF some remarkable playing done by
baseball teams they call theirs.
But II It hadn't been for the tiny VIII
isge Of Mnlerton, v T., the White SoX
wouldn't have Second Baseman Eddie
Collins. II took a Brandon Mills, :. c.,
TO produce a Joe Jackson.
Cincinnati really isn't winning the
National League pennani. The winning
is being done for Cincy) by Oakland
City. Ind, Shamokin, Pa. Norcross,
"a. Bedford, Ind. and a bunch OF other
ube burgs.
Royston. Ca, and Hubbard City,
Texas. couldn't pay the score card bill
N a big league. but their native sons,
ry Cobb and Iris Speaker keep base
lall alive for Detroit and Cleveland.
New York City swells up with pride
and keeps an everlasting finger pointed
loward Gotham, but when il needs
nan 10 bsss its street railways, and
LIS" and subs" it goes out and
crabs a farmers son born in Craw-
ford county. Pa.
All OF New York's financial wizards
,sme up via Hicktown or Tall Grass
'ounty.
Maybe you think it was possible for
some large city TO produce the worlds
richest man 10 wasn't 10 remained
'or Rlchford. y. Y. TO give the uni
serse a Rockefeller.
or course a town with a name like
hat might be expected to come across
With a rich guy.
Evening journal., 1919-08-29
A Safe, Sane and Sensible Proposition

ochanct
proposition and oa 0s
investors thousands hH company
to ~O
the epropo
Evening journal., 1919-08-29
100 Acres

OUR HOLDINGS WHICH ARE PROVEN TERRITORY
guhe pool block 75-56
over 700 feet shot $500 barrel day
han2O feet rom we'll
10 acres county, the DuDes don field 200 yards from
wells all
E Terrell Ehol guhe producing 10000 barrels
advanced
shallow held produc
oil n i
producing wells
n Henyeta field
4-1O in county
New Mexico which u Government Seoe
will be one of the biggest fields in the world.
get by? You will share in such
investment oil tina
Others have received for life We think this
investors HOLDINGS ana money 'o
the honest development by honest developers
in
We are planning wells and share drill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-02

into this paradise she had witnessed
was by this time writing in long,
curling flames up the beautiful cur
tains. With a fierce, militant resent
ment against this despoilment of her
fairyland, and reckless of the danger
in her battle to preserve it barehand-
ed, Joan seized the flaming curtains,
tore them from their fastenings, threw
them to the floor and cast heavy
rug upon them.
And so, hurrying inato discover the
cause of the extraordinary commotion,
they found her. just awakening to
realization of her surroundings, and
her burned hands.
Doctor Strickland reached Joan just
as the pain brought blessed uncon-
seriousness. He carried her to a couch,
demanded various articles apd skill
| fully dressed the burns, the while they
wondered who she might be and
whence she came.
| Presently consciousness returned,
| and tho with it returned, too, the
| agony of her wounds, Joan struggled
| to her feet, and with faltering voice
started an apology for her intrusion.
But strong hands gently pressed her
back, and three people voiced graft
| tude and questions.
| Joan tried to explain. 81 love sun
light and colors so! Not much OF
| either has ever come my way. All
| lIldI get comes from your WIDOWS
| / was watching: but I'm going to get
my own. Pm studying" she began
then stopped short at twinge of pain
and gazed down at the poor bandaged
| hands. Mrs. Smith caught that look
and read it. Impulsively she SPOKE:
You're not going to do any study
| ing for a while, nor anything else, but
| just stay right here and be nursed by
me, my dear; and Stanton will come
every day and dress your burns
81 sure will" the latter volunteered;
land perhaps Miss Joan, since she
loves color so much. will be willing
when she's better to tell me what ones
to use in my new offices over among
my poor folks on Carmine street."
Joan sat straight up. "Carmint
street," she exclaimed; "I was borr
there. Oh, doctor, make it bright
| Make it-like thisI" She looked abou
her at the room, then sank back with
! a little moan of pain.
They gave her a sleeping potion ant
put her to bed. So ended the frs
day.
The fortnight has passed. The burn
are healed, the bandages gone. Blu
on Joan's left hand something ha
been substituted that binds tighte
than any bandage. She stands in {
broad ray of sunshine watching Mrs
Smith hang silken curtains of bronz
gold hue. Thru the door Strides
1Teeh goa Ut cOulO IL De a mOVl
star? No; just big-hearted man VIII
has dedicated his life and knowledg
to humanity. He puts an arm arount
Joan.
Just see the beautiful sunlight
STAN" she says, land to think-Pn
not away off across the street, look
ing in, but actually living in twill
you! oh, Stan, if I can only help yol
, bring it into other peoples lives. a
you have brought it into mine!'
Il didn't bring it, to you, little wife
you flew straight into it-but I'm go
ing to keep you there always
| Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-02
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-02
ARE sWAMPUS KETTIES'
Topeka Has an Unique Soldier Re
ception Committee.

Topeka has one of the most unique
soldier reception committees in the
United States. It was organized when
the victory loan tank paraded in To-
peka a week ago. 1t perpetuated it.
self in the parade for the 110th en-
sineers Wednesday night.
The badge of membership in the
organization is the uniform-whether
a soldiers olive Grab OF the sailor :
blue or the marines olive green
makes no difference. To be initiated
into membership i'll this committee a
returned soldier or sailor has but to
resent himself t. Captain Tillotson at
the west end of the Union Pacific de-
pot a half hour before the troops ar
rive in Topeka tomorrow afternoon. Y
The organization so far has not been
named. altho from the habit the mem
bers of the committee-self appointed
it is truei but nevertheless welcome
the name of thu "Wampus Kitties'
seems to be in high favor.
So far as is known the Wampus
Kitties form the only military organ
ization in the country which forms
from both ends and the middle of the
line. 1t is composed of every returned
soldier who wishes to take part in the
welcoming Of his comrades 1t is
from now on henceforth and forever
until the last man of the Thirty fifth
the Eighty-ninth. or the Ninety second
division is returned to civilian life.
And even then it may go on.
Captain Tillotson issued another APP
peal for more members in the WAN
pus Kitties today, and asked the old
members and those who wish to be
mem ers to report at the place desig-
mated tomorrow afternoon. III
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-02
SNAP SHOTS
Ar rYONEE NEWC

Mrs. William Quail who has been Ill at
home and is recovering 1t was announced
today.
Sixty-seven cases are on the docket for
the May term of the United States district
day OF these, 10 are criminal, 30 law L
equity and one naturalization cases.
Charging abandonment ana non
port. Nell NJ. Newlee filed suit Tor
divorce from Charles Embree Newlee
Thursday afternoon in the Shawnee county
district court.
Joe Brown, living at 81 West South
street, Salina, is the victim of sneak timer
who stole his watch and some papers from
his room at the Chesterfield hotel Thursday
night while he was out of the room. he
reported the theft to the Topeka police
August Fluhrer of KANSAS city, Ger
mentation export and systematizer of bake
shops has been employed by the
Firner Bros. and will have complete charge
of their White Swan bakery at 112 East
Sixth street. Fluhrer is an expert IN
French bastry, which the White Swan will
now introduce on a larger scale in Topeka.
Percy King. Frank Miller and Roy SLACK
alias Fred Matthews, the three men arrest
ed at Ottawa two weeks ago on the charge
of having dynamite in their possession,
have been taken to Leavenworth to await
the action of the grand jury. They were
bound over Thursday following their pre-
liminary hearing before c. B. White, Unit
ed States commissioner.
The sewing circle of the Mt. Carmel
Baptist church had n record brea king quilt
contest Wednesday night. The contest for
funds ana the prize quilt was between four
of the willing workers of the church. Mrs
n. Beech, who got sci; Mrs. f. Peaches
| $3.50: Mrs. c. Austin, $33.G0 and Mrs. b
! Harris. who won the prize, S6S40. These
| dition of $14 making a total for the quilt
contest of S234 So
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-02
AS JUDGE Lands SEES 1T.

Federal Judge Lands holds that
Postmaster General Burleson has no
authority to increase intra- state tele-
graph rates. He holds that Burleson's
recent order advancing them 20 per
cept is in contravention of states
rights. and has issued an injunction
against further interference in Illinois,
where the postmaster generals right
to increase rates at his will was
brought into question. If Burleson
has no authority over interstate tele-
graph rates, of course, he has no au-
tbority over telephone rates.
ct is my opinion that the question
OF the state rates was regarded by con-
gress, in drafting it's resolutions, as a
thing which would not devolve on
the president the power to fix" says
Judge Lands. THE object of con-
gress in its resolutions was to give the
president the power to operate the
wires to aid the war"
Burlesons record as director of the
wire service has been a dismal fail
ure. When the government took over
the wires to serve war needs, the oper.
dting companies were doing a profit
able business and they were giving
adequate public service. Since the
properties have been in his charg,
service has steadily deteriorated and
deficits have piled up. Yet in spit,
of that he recommended last fall tina
the government make the services it
own permanently. If he had beer
making a success of government oper
alton, his recommendation Nigh
have been understood. To recon
mend this in face of his failure cal
hardly be 6lassed otherwise than as
political appeal
Signs of a ripening public opinion
unfavorable to government ownership
have caused him to recede from hi
position. Demands have been mad
on the government from every quartz
that the wires be returned to thei
owners. The public saw that he wa
wrecking the systems by his politica
methods of operation. When he re
moved the officers of the Postal com
pany for no more than trying to saw
their property and organization frou
spoliation. public dissent from hi
methods mounted to indignation. .
countrywide demand went up no
only for the return of the wires t
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-02
THE PROMOTERS WIFE
BARBARA'S FATHER AND MOTH
Err COME TO VISIT.
CII PTER LII
CHAPTER LII.

In all the years we had been mar
ried mother had visited us only once.
So my delight can be imagined when
1 received a letter from her saying
she and father would come and stay
two weeks with Nus. That was SO like
mother-setting the time herself, and
adhering strictly to it. She never
wanted to interfere with anyone's
plans.
L was in a perfect flutter of delight
I was so anxious for them to see baby,
so pleased that they would know how
far more prosperous we were than
when they visited us before, when we
had been married but a couple of
years, and lived in the smaller apart
ment.
eli give them just the very best
time they ever had" 1 said to myself
as I gave orders as to their comfort
while with US.
1 did many little things to the guest
room to make it more home-like for
mother. 1t was so much more eIe-
CANT than anything to which she was
accustomed, l was afraid it would
make her feel just a little-out7of-
place So added some honey
touches sewing basket, bible with
good large print so it would not strain
her eyes, a couple of copies of her
favorite magazine. a footstool she had
spoken of as being SO comfortable on
her previous visit, and. the morning
she was expected 1 decked the room
with some old-fashioned flowers such
as we had at home in the garden
remember that one of the maids said
| to me:
"Oh, why didn't you get roses OF
something" And rather looked down
on my kitchen-gardenb bouquet.
Father and mother arrived when
they said they would. 1 had persuaded
/ of To xx-ifh me IN them
do plan to be at home to your
meals. while they are here" 1 said tc
him while we waited for the train.
IT certainly shall do so as far a:
can. But business is business.
can't neglect it even for them"
| 81 don't expect you to- 1 was a lit
! tie piqued at his answer. "but be a
| home as much as possible. They will
stay only two weeks Surely you car
make your plans to be with us?''