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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-02
PRICE OF CORN
TAKES BIG JUMP
Advance as Great as Six Cents Bushel
Noted at Chicago as Result Of
Crop Reports.

CHICAGO, April Corn made an ex-
traordinary jump in price today amount
ing in some cases to six cents a hushel.
Officials announced that wheat scarcity
was SO acute that wheat and flour ex-
ports from the United States had been
stopped was chiefly responsible. Victory
for the liquor. interests in the Chicago
election was also a factor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-02
GERMANY NOT OPPOSED.
VIII Withdraw Opposition to Use
Of Danzig.

PARIS, april (Havas) -
Germany viii not persist in her
opposition to the use of Danzig
by Polish troops on the way from
France to Poland, according to
adviees reaching Paris newspa-
pers. Marshal Foch, who had
planned to leave last night viii
leave Paris today for Spa to
meet the German representative
to discuss the .Danzig question.
He had a long conference yester-
day with Premier Clemeneeau.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-02
Red Men S Hall

Pocahontas council will give an old
folks dance IN Red Mems hall April 8.
Prizes will be given for the best old-fash-
toned costume. Come and compete as
grandpa and grandma. The prize winning
ticket will be given at the door. The pub
lie is invited
Dance will be held every Saturday
night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-02
ARMY CASUALTY LIST.
Only One New England Name Among
Those Killed.

WASHINGTON, April 2.-Twenty-
eight names appear in the killed in ac-
tion section of today's casualty list.
ID from the army, and 13 from the ma
rine corps. The only New England
name is Private Edward McConzill OF
Shawmut, Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-02
RECRUITING BY AIRPLANE.
New Method Will be Attempted by
Army Soon.

NEW YORK, April Recruiting by
airplane is to be adopted by the army.
Aviators will shortly start forth to
swoop down on anything that looks like
n town and convert young men to the
desirability of an army career.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-02
Odd Fellows Temple

April 3, 730 p. m.-Regular meeting
Oasis Encampmcnt.
Thursday, April 3, 7.30 p. m.-Regular
eonvoeation Fort Dummer chapter, No.
IL, Royal Arch Masons. Business: 2
NJ. & NJ. Z. NJ.
Thursday. April 5, r.m.-Rehearsal
Of inttiatorv degree.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-02
UniversaIist Church

Thursday, April 3, p.m.-Regular
meeting of the Ladies circle in the church
parlors to be followed by a silver social
given by the officers of the circle to the
members and friends of the parish.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-02
THE WEATHER.
Local Shows Tonight, Slightly Warmer
Tomorrow.

WASHINGTON, April 2.-The wealth
er forecast: Local SHOWS tonight.
Thursday fair, slightly warmer, mod
crate northwest to north winds, beeom-
ing variable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-02
ARCTIC EXPLORER BACK.
Are Expected to Reach Fort Yukon AT
ter six Months on Ice.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, April a.
Storker Storkerson, Arctic explorer,
probably viii arrive this week at Fort
Yukon, according to word brought here
today. Storkerson and four men re-
Gently landed on Northern Arctic coast
after drifting nine months on an ice
field. They set out with the hope that
the ice craft would carry them west TO
Ireland north of Siberia, instead it car
ried them about in a circle and landed
them IS miles from their starting point.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-02
FEAT OF BIG PLANE.
Giant French Machine Reached Altitude
of 10000 Feet

PARIS, April 1.-The feat of a giant
French biplane in reaching an altitude of
10000 feet yesterday was accomplished
with load comprising the pilot, four pas
sengers and ballast representing eight
others. The pilot says that he could
have reached an altitude of $4,000, but
the steering gear began to freeze
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-02
CITY GIVEN A PARK.
Bangor Publisher Bequeathes 1t for Pub
lie Use,

BANGOR, Me-, April 2.-The city of
Bangor is bequeathed Maple Wood park
for use as a public reservation by the viii
of the late j. p. Bass, former publisher
of the Bangor Commercial, which was
fled here today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-02
Masonic Temple

Thursday, April 8 at 7.30 p. m.--An-
nual meeting Of Connecticut Valley
Council.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-02

A new government ruling in Burma
requires all Burman girls, twelve years
Of age and over, to attend a girls
school, if one exists in the town, rather
than the mixed school as heretofore.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-02

LONDON, April aa.-The Mail says
the crisis which is rapidly approaching
in Germany seems certain TO be graver
than either the January or March out
break.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-02

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-05


pie encourage these men. They can sell our
merchants goods just as cheap the same
can be cotton in the North"
sui, against Colonel William n. Harrison. form
erly collector of the port of Richmond. for re-
covery Of certain funds belonging to the United
states at the breaking out OF the war which
fcderatc government on that governments de-
mand.
The British bark Clara is now receiving at
the Richmond dock a cargo OF 10000 bushels
Eng. This viii be the first direct shipment Of
wheat from this port TO England since the
Governor Walker reached Richmond yester-
day morning direct from Washington. Al
positively refused to tell anything about the
a-important interview he had with President
Grant when few days ago he visited the
spent over half the day IN Richmond and then
left for Norfolk.
Ruling retail prices In the city market yes
terday were as follows: Lamb. Is cents per
pound; beef, II to 20 cents: mutton. II to 16
chickens. 80 to SO cents apiece; ducks. IS cents
pair; corn, Is cents a dozen: pears, Is cents a
quart: tomatoes. cents quart; sweet pota-
ps appes 70 cen @asrm ne eSa's
TO ~ cents apiece; canialoupes. 3 to s cents
apiece.
"A duel between l.. Q. Washington and ". w.
Glenn both newspaper men. was prevented by
who came on the scene In the nick of time.
The friends who stopped the duel and caused a
reconciliation were Judge Ould. Allen T. Caper-
ton and General Lindsay Walker.
r Thee was s, heavy frost at White sulphur
two days the air has been quite chilly in ali
OF the mountain section. "
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-05
A. Tabloid Tale.
Bamed Dumly.

Muhed in big fur coat up his eyes and
AlonSoVtch sazed furtively up and down the
Then he stole noiseessly along clinsin- to
the wallis as he went, gazing fearfuiiy ali
around the time until he came 10 certain
house. Then he emitted a hoarse cry like a
upstsirs: ladder let down and a pair OF NO.
mans boots, we'll stepped upon the top
step. She carried a small trunk, and as she
cane on down, was dressed In red md heavily
Nete: though ono could by the way she
bumped up her back. she beautiful
Girasping her eagerly by III: hand and kissing
her on the brim OF her hat. Slipof rushed across
awaited
They were clipping.
H.
Just as they about to step into the
droskyi slinoh dropped Yashas la nd.
n.oY 19 nave ie! my hand drop" cried Yasha,
Vodka, his wife. Hc waited for them
What are you doing with my vodka?" h.
Il should worryovitch:" drawled Orloy any
Yashs BssunskS. rireoff BissunsS SsHy w ~th
hch?"
With snari OF defeat, Slipof dashed into
the nearest munition store and wrote out a pre !.
seription for a two-ton bomb, while Vodka and
with each others arms wrapped around each
others waists. The Scorned Yasha nut Simon,
name down in her book for the next victim Of
the Terrible Ten. -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-05

ne standard bearer OF d.mo,,,,..
the "e f 1a1ent ana The requirements Of
test OF democracy. How ~, I'm ehe frye
r r Of an logic can it be denied ms saf
'o Yoy pro n arc national?
In. ". p,o.est against the method o.
s s,, amc ndmen,s is justiHable but
Ia , mr, minded person must admit
Lave no, worked any great hardship az
me southern states since the close oi
me me tr reconstruction period. To civ.
reconstruction is ignoring rnanv a,Scs
and moro important causes. such =,
,t liz 's ~ nc, easing Of whites: the at
and the rnaiiEnant Influence or Sorth.'
err Garnet baFgcrs In tho south. Tie
oo5eGsion 10 these amendments as be-
the IN rn IN .inemseiyes an infringement o,
mat cannot be sustained. Moreovsr
~ comes with bad grace from q LerI,s
a ,,nars, that ratified the prohibition
one vas an absolutely new departur.
IN constitutional subject matter.
II seems 10 me resrettable tina, =
paper REGARDED through other parts Of
crn sentiment should on every oves.
oion give marrow and sectional pein,
to- to h hsv. -, No slrsin!.n can be proud
resolution in the fac. Of the rre.idc,;
and the national government in orde,
10 even up An old score The hnthon,,
amendment should be passed or de-.
ieated on the merits OF its subject
matter; The failure OF TIE senate Ia
PASS the L.ecdy resolution nresentS ~
nc 9 hopcful indication that no such
motive as YOU assume underlay the
action OF the House. so
You characterize the action Of tho
Assembly in 'hishtalutin" ante bslIum
LANGUAGE. Some day The Times.Dis
pateN may awake 10 ind Virginia
among the straEglcrS in the march NJ
modern life and progress. II is such
an attitude as you EXPRESS that will
help 10 put US there.
Richmond Va. September /. 1915
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-05
Over-Regulation.
BY WALTER T.. EDGE,
United states senator.

AS an initial proposition we must conc.oe
.nat there are certain significant political events
help acting as powerful arbrakes on any gov
eminent seeking to help the pcop,e and TO b..
An lmstrumcntaiity Of popular rule. Therefore.
We must face tho facts frankly and overcome
thesc impcdmentS before we can hone 10 start
right. ~ ~
Uncertainty over the eventualitics in the rati.
ncation OF the final terms OF peace is not con.
auEipe TO business confidence or social rest
ne league or nations proposal is something
threatening economic conditions The Longer
further we shall get from the purely partisan
atmosphere or viewpoint and the moro confident
manent peace.
- For centuries the world has been preparing
better employ method and science also in pre-
Again, the American government. in addition
TO pointing the way TO industrial activity by
ttHampic, must corporate with business And
t9ts co-operaiion should take the form not oniy
OIL partnership in encouraging capital and pro-
tectinE and safeguarding labor. but also should
remove INC paralyzing hand OF over-regulation.
unScatinE militariSm it found that many reS,.
lations and eSactions were obstacles 10 prog.
resS. Thcy arc likewise obstacles in the SINH.
iarly big undertakings of business readjuslment
in this neW OF victory.
on cannot promote confidence in business.
ana ana industry when there ~ certainty regard.
policy.
You cannot coax capital from the vault with
Z. -. seven year locust OF theory and prejudice
threatening the business tree.
Government management of business rem.
atred during the war only because OF the mem
mental prcjudccs before the war had reSured
certain essential industries. is a doubtful ex :
pedien, IN peace. Economic stability cannot be
dividu4l Initiative and Private enterppisc IN
Copyright 1879
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-05
FROM OTHER VIEWPOINTS
National Problems Discussed by
Authoritative Wriers-A Daily Editorial Feature
LUTHER BURBANK, THE PLANT WIZARD
by n.
Charch.

Among the 100 most interesting men
In tho world today. we must make u
place for Luther Burbank. Wo all
know that Mrs. II. II. Rogers pro-
ne melon BY the
was produced BY emptyins the now Of
= I isrst crane GRAPE into the sour rood OF
Burbank turned the little mountain
daisy into the great shasta daisy.
peach with the plum, and tho logan
berry by crossing the red raspberry
and the blackberry.
ments, is the thornless cactus. It is
well: known fact that tho cactus will
grow In sand. where tho watertsli is
, pn, a,I few III, inches each Esar Hitherto.
take a powerful torch made OF asbea-
tos. soaked with kerosene oil and burn
nc tN9rns. and has At once water for
sheep. and also food for their hunger.
This experiment alono did fair to add
millions OF cattle TO tho so.calIcd arid
States Of the Southwest
This summer Burbank has announced
that ne has 5000 experiments under
ooservation. several years aEo he sent
TTTf bs, int1 Asia: int, rorsia and
search Of new berries. new melons.
new grapes new apples and peaches.
he believes that II is easily possible
the amount OF food produced in this
country. and TO ruadruplc the value
Of an our land. To his ast-srowinr
adding new kinds OF nuts with a b,sk
less oat and new kinds OF whcat rTc
and barley.
:, His mos, reeen, success is with his
huekieh berry. his new kind Of corn.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-05
A Daily Once Over.
Think Before Backing a Friends Note.

OF course you want 10 grant any favor a
friend may ask, hut don't he generous that
you become involved financially and work a
hardship on your own family.
The strongest ties Of friendship do not war.
rant anything of this sort
Don't sign your name to paper which obli-
gates YOU in such a way that you might be
financially ruined should the plan of a friend
mccarry
You have few dollars savcd--your friend is
aware Of that fact; and he comes to you with
a proposition which he feels is perfectly safe
as money maker. willing as he is to give
YOU the biggest end Of the profits If you will
hnancc IT, and granted your desire 10 favor him,
think twice before you cripple yourself TO do IL.
Confidence expressed by this friend les one OF
the dangers i'm your case for you arc ready TO
let MN think Tor you. and not weigh tho matter
carefully enough for yourself
You have moral right TO jeopardiZe your
future happiness and your famiy's comfort for
INC best friend and he should not expect it,
(CopyrlEht. 1919
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-05

represent successes that are not Less
s .nno,tish h K1seenty he celebrated his
on that day he went care fully sal" tSro ma
ms gardens and fields OF exnerimc,s,a
t to make survey OF his 5000 experIs
Counts ooniid CT en,i is's on large number: lie
so.called Troakss that lilly s ssor ,i,, 81
ne, ne VII % make permanent. because COZ OF
Of ' ts Sse sx sna beauty Of tho new nower.
vegetable But to ali Other f tbnns Ina
ana experiments he Is now addins
Mfperts arc studSinr! ef Hurban K t SnsL
pesshls work win The least '" sos mSss
ten mnss o s', AZ the scientist asks il
that he may carry to a successfuII 'i sans.
these great issues that mean no much
S 80 ,ns haPp app, Of the human raee.
Passing strange that '" 1hs y rSIi.
elephant should live for 200 Years and
and capable OF creating a new woIi Ha
II only a second century could ~.
ADDED to Their lives: should have =
rim &c ne Of In ylsw Of these 5000
too short!::" Many man ' %ho sn f.si,
shs ne da Is accomplishing little would
TO Burbank. even as Rob.rt ioH ,,fs
Stevenson made a deed OF his bipths
gay to little girl. who was born IN
once in @' four ura y had birthday only
both requests were invalid and mn,
Gsptcd by the Court Of LAST R..a &C
VIII Gn"s w GissrS lover Of his fellow man
eyer, 1very ono Of his 5000 esperiS.nts
Ia! trIat our earth may become trus
Edcn garden and a paradise wh.rs
mo- noh 5I.co and poverty and crime have
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-05
Business Problems.
SOLVED BY BnUSo DUKE,
Author, Harold Whitehead.
Fire Insurance.

CHATTER V.--iContinued)
with tSS onc aeS Word ws Is to have their
ever though, that every kind of insurance
SHOULD be PAINTED the window
"A though II entails some trouble and a slight
eXpcnss Eememher thai. people will be con-
goes drug s'ore and evsrySo SSS us The
the trolley will be within sight of IL. Now for
window because it viii he different to w-nat Il
has Ia b s. ~ wi he clean for one thing, but
will he an old story and it will be noticed ms
little as il is now.
bearing on Insurance." A
,o nYes of course" NARROW ventured to say. He
ac !.4,,; arc yo% driving at?'
hvc feet by four feet on the window and SAY
that SQUARE paste a sheet of paper with some
every day so much tho better tor the more
fre2uentiy it is changed tho more it viii be
s,edy eTs!a os1 tSs9s ssb slS Don't sSi
now could nut up a bulletin about the n nS
ruling on fire insurance. Last week we could
have f put up notice about tina, Greer fire and
anec." ~ ''u
Yes" MARROW, caught some OF his partners
lot of insurance. tina, would make material FOR
That's So Brown took up the tale bur.
dents an make material Tor Bulletins ""e ace'-
word saea talks about d as Gt kisds Of n
ancc. rates for different kinds of risk or pre-.
Yes" Duke added dryy. hut tina, is gen.
you the Immediate business yos o, mscsssty get
continued tomorrow.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-05
Books and Authors

myssry nsyef Me isHs o s.. se,s
1.;al ,. into Danish and Norwegian.
commended the book TO the Germans
a few months aso-be:ore they knew
tn. worst.
The Russian Diary o, an English.
man announced for immediate pub
been said that he has done more for
ne English cause in Russia than all
uick, author OF "Tante," is announced
for early publication BY the Century
Co Co J, +, Is s., called "A Chiidhocd II Bit
sedewick recreates, it is said, period.
rich in those interesting elements we
picturesque"
OUT The M MaSmi n;T,t Co has lust brought
Msaysn. S etc. " roma mans lie. h e:
directly presented without, artificiai
narrative or analysis. without auto
bioGraphy-this.i is Miss sinclair's new
divers. search for reality. her reia-
;ions with her mother, father and three
brothers. and her final passage from
VIC uouodSc Oh infancy, Inc CONNECTS
OF childhood and adolescence, the
disenchantments land other draw
sacks), OF maturity. to. the freedom.
neace and happiness OF middle age.
The period covered is. from 1869. when
Mary is two years old, 10 1910 when
She Is fortyseven.
French Ways and Their Meaning"
~ Edith Wharton Cd. Appleton g. Cos.
is an intimate. penetrating. brilliant
study OF tho French. made by Mrs.
Wharton, whom many regard as the
foremost writer in America today and
certainly the ono most familiar with
France and the French spirit Tho
author has chosen what she believes
to be four gallon quantities OF tho Gal
lie spirits. Taste, reverence, continuity
and intellectual honesty. as the basis
for her study. These qualities She
discusses from various points Of view,
showing how deeply ingraincd they
are In the lives and thoughts of every
French man. woman and child and
how universal they are in their an
nlicability to many kinds of situations
The volume contains trenchant obscr-
vatfons on the contrast between the
Germans and the French and the
Americans and the French in which
the errors in the vicwpoint of the
nations are clearly and truthfuIiy
stated. There Is also a deIichtful
chapter on the New Frenchwoman
who is really not a new creation 81
the war. but woman who has been
brought into prominence by the war
as her husbands real helper and mart.
ncr in every phase OF his life
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-05
Voice of the People
Letter. must give the name and .d-
eI ns writer. MIME will not be
published II writer reauesss.

- DenioreS Action Of House.
10 the Editor OF The Times Djspatch.
Sill note that in this mornings
paper You Indulge in an exultant re.
Eonimendation OF the Legislature for
am 7 ns;'1n !" E EXITS to The anthony
NE question OF suffrage for women.
let me voice deep protes. against
ANY such attitude being assigned 10
That the language of the resolution
Passed BY the House is emphatic is
should on haY the manner o, is passage
government boil With righteous indic
ration Before stating. as you do. that
~ ;h, . has spoken. the personnel
OF lis passage, and the TACT that an
almost entirely new House has been
elected since the Anthony amendment
consideration.
TO call, AS YOU do an amcndmcn,
OK the Constitution, violation o. the
constitution Is contradiction OF
sti,n,ion removed interference with tho
franchise from the hands OF Congress-
IS very true and very wise for 1t is
OF fundamenta Law. ono Of Nir9!nias
own representatives, Chancellor Wythc,
however. wished TO lnser. In the
nr,si M, ,onS,i, un,s clause regard.
such action. bu, the necessity OF
amendments to tho Constitution was
recognized and the right TO amend Il
guaranteed. That conditions nave
changed cannot be denied. That we
Fave truly become a nation, with ma
tional problems 10 be met with and
only with national solutions must be
recognized. The problem OF suffrage
IS surely ono OF these, even more clear
ly than that OF prohibition. Tho
United States In the Declaration Of
lnd.pendence, IN the preamble TO the
Constitution, in its Official uttr!ance3
throughout It's history. and particular
Is in It's action during the LAST few
years. has stood before Nthe world as
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-05
SEEN ON THE SIDE
The Parting,
By ROY X. MOULToN

Tho Parting.
The waters mid their lilies slept
Wood odors wrapt me. sweet and wild:
Below. where trailing willows wept,
a mrrorcd heaven smiled.
And as watched tho movelcss tide,
Two birds met in the midmost blue
a moment, touched, then circled' wide
And from each other flew
Flew far away nor met again,
One wfnsing east. one winsine west;
And suddenly an ancient pain
Pierced my remembering breast
DORIS KENYON.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-05

f: Ito those persons who know virginia's his
tory, who recall that every mage OF that
glorious record 1t is told how this State has
sacrificed itself that its principles might be
Upheld, how it has dared even death itself
rather than surrender up those things that il
held to be right and true, there came a wave
of cruel disappointment when they listened 10
debate in the Senate on the woman suffrage
resolution. To the orators lighting for post.
ponement sensing defeat if a vote were
reached, there seemed nothing more desir-
able than political eIpediency." The phrase
was rung and re-rung in all its various
changes. Nirgina's rights, the danger of Fed
etal interference, the menace in universal
Gsunrage-none OF these apparently had a
@place in their arguments. while the warning
Of the President and the chairman Of the
national committee that refusal TO ra,fy.
whether right or wrong, would endanrer
party success at the polls ruled paramount.
1T is new and unwcicomc tone in Virginia
statesmanship. II is tone that bctokcns no
good for the future should il prevail and CT
tend TO the people. But it will not ''Po-
litical e1pcdiency' never will be adopted as a
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-05
When Women shop in Atr.h,,,.

When women take to shopping
In ships that sail the sky,
The stores Will tiN for shopping
Stalls on stills. half mile high.
Boulevards will be the fashion
Made OF air and hedged with clouds.
FOR the daring dcars to dash on
To the shouts Of fiighty crowds.
Their ships will be in colors gay,
Ihe,r clothes Of rainbow hue,
Jcnnie's wings arc much too blue
And when II comes 10 bargain DAYS.
roor birds. Just watch them go
win envy AMI with woe.
-AiAA.-,sA.-..-..4s---... ANN McCABE,