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Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1919-01-24

not sick were wounded-that l do not |
think a man Of us really slept. After
a while I asked a sentry it l could go
outside for a minute, but for some rea-
son he would not let me. / had diff
ferent ideas about it, so l stood
around near the door, and when he
turned his back out I went and around
the corner of the barracks.
But one of the sentries there saw
me and blew his whistle, and guard
of eight came up from somewhere and
grabbed me. tried to explain, but it
was no use, because every time l said
a word it meant another swat over
the ear, so finally l gave it up.
Then they drilled me across the
road to the officers quarters. There
were three officers there, and each of
them asked me questions about all
kinds of things, but never once men
toned my running out Of the bar
racks. Then they gave the sentries
some commands, and four Of the SEN
| tries took me out and over to the
| barbed wire fence. There they tied
me, face to the fence, arms over my
head, and hands and feet dashed to
the wire, and with rope around my
waist, too. I thought, then. that my
bunch had come true, and that l
would be crucifed, like Murray and
Brown.
They. posted a sentry there in addi-
ton to the regular guards, and every
time he walked past me he would kick
me or spit on me, or do both.
One time he kicked me so hard
that prong of the barbed wire
gashed me over the left eye-the only
one I can see with-and when the
blood ran into my eye it blinded me
I thought both eyes were gone then
and I hoped they would shoot me. II
seemed to me that had got my share
by this time without losing the Other
eye. and if it was gone, wanted tt
go too.
| could not put up my hand to fee
where the prong had jabbed me, ant
, it kept on bleeding and smarting.
had on practically no clothing, you re
member The wounds in my thigh hal
opened, and it was bitter cold an,
windy. So you can picture to your
self how gay and carefree I was.
When I had been there for an hou
S and half they united me from tn
t wire, and I keeled over on my back
q They kicked me until I had to stan
up, but fell down again, and all tn
e kicking in Germany could not hay
q brought pe to my feet. was just a
h in. So they blew their whistles an
n the sentries in the barracks awakene
e two of the boys, who came and carrie
It me in.
n All the time the sentries were vel
ing, "GOtt strafe England" an
q "schweinhund " until you would hay
s. thought they were in a battle. Whs
q their idea was I do not know.
I The boys had a little water in
Il can, and one of them tore off part
Il the sleeve of his undershirt. SO the
81 washed the cash and bandaged
81 Believe me, was glad when 1 cOu
Il see again. I was so tired and wOl
Y out that l went to sleep at once. al
did not wake up until they were 81
/ ing us our barley coffee next NOR
III ing.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1919-01-24
Inward Liberty.

No good action will hinder thee, If
thou be inwardly free from inordinate
affection. If thou intend and seek
nothing else but the will of God and
the good of thy neighbor. thou shalt
thoroughly enjoy inward liberty
Thomas a Kempis.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1919-01-24
One Eternal Lesson

The world is not a playground; It
is schOolroOm. Life Is not holt
day. but an education. And the one
eternal lesson for US all Is how better
Vo can live.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1919-01-24

1t is not always common sense that
.ounts-sometimes it's the uncommon
lind
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-04-11

terial collected by the Office Of Farm
Management and submitted to us for
examination in the form Of two IN
published manuscripts entitled Cost
of Producing Wheat in the Winter
Wheat Area East of the Rocky Noun
tains-Part l, by ]. H. Arnold and
Frank Montgomery, Office of Farm
Management, 1918" and Cost Of
Producing Barley and Wheat in Cali
fornia-Cost Of Producing Winter
Wheat and Spring Wheat in the Pa
cific Northwest-Part II, by Byron
Hunter and S. o. Jayne, Office of
Farm Management, 1915" together
with the statements of Mr.. Arnold
and Mr.. Hunter, the authors, who
appeared before the committee, find
this material to be wholly inadequate
upon which to base conclusion as to
the true cost of producing the 1918
wheat crop, for the following princi-
pal reasons:
% That the areas chosen repre-
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-04-11

Live Stock Association commend the
activities which are in prograss, I'M
der the direction of the Secretary oil
Agriculture, to obtain thoroughly re-
liable and comprehensive data on
the cost of production of live stock;
and we urge that these data be care
fully and adequately interpreted ana
that the findings therefrom be pub
lished at as early date as practic-
able"
Mr.. Spillman represents himseli
as talking very boldly over the tele~
phone to the Secretary's assistant
and as asking him to tell the secre-
tary that "if he values his job, he
will sign that telegram. This state
ment bears on it's face the evidence
of its untruth. Obviously, no officer
of the Department could make sucn
a statement and remain in 1t. NO
man in the Department who knows
Mr.. Spillman and Secretary Houston
will believe that Mr.. Spillman ever
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-04-11

sent only three out of the six major
winter wheat areas, and furthermore
81 That the seven counties Sc
lected in the winter wheat area east
of the Rocky Mountains are not sur
ficiently representative.
90 That the number of farms in
yestigated (about 1853 for the wheat
area east of the Rocky mountains,
and lis for the Pacific and North
west wheat areas) was small; but of
more importance even than this, that
the data secured therefrom were very
incomplete.
(4) That the manuscripts appear
to be more largely based upon the
authors general knowledge of the
items of cost of production than Upon
the specific data collected in the sur
yeys made in the spring of 1918.
Respectfully submitttd,
w. NJ. Jardine, chairman, president,
Kansas State Agricultural Col
lego,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-04-11
sent such a message.

sent such message.
4. AS stated, the Secretary OBJ
jected only to the incdequacy of GER
tain cost studies, particularly those
on wheat. There is convincing ex-
pert testimony that they were made
quate and misleading. In the Secre-
tary's letter to the senate he had the
wheat studies especially in mind. In
reference to them, he did not rely on
his own judgment. He called in a
committee of very reputable and
competent gentlemen. He did not
see these gentlemen until after their
report was made. The report speaks
for itself. 1t is as follows:
Washington, D. c.,
October 81, 1918.
The Honorable
The Secretary Of Agriculture.
Dear Mr.. Secretary:
your committee. meeting In the
city of Washington October 20 to No
yember l. 1918. to consider the ma
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27
SHALL TEACHERS
GET LIVING WAGE?
Question Is Asked in First of Series of
Articles to Reformer on Situation
in Brattleboro.

Editor of The Reformer:-
The following is the first of a series
Of articles which l trust will be printed
n full, or Tor the most part, in The Re
former to bring to the notice of the
Brattieboro citizens the conditions of its
'eachers' salaries, the rightful demands
OF the public upon its teachers, needs OF
education and other noteworthy facts.
School teachers are among the great
masses who are looking for increased sal
aries. and In most instances their de
mands are being recognized as Just, and
being granted. Flew people will say the
school teacher is overpaid, and in most
cases they are very much undergrad
When it can be shown that the man
who sweeps the street or collects the
garbage, or the girl who works in the
shops and factories can earn a larger
wage than the average school teacher.
there surely must be something wrong.
Important as the above mentioned in
dustrles are, little or no training was re
CURED for their accomplishment, and the
development of future generation of
Itlzens does not rest upon them.
The teachers of school district No. .
have recently circulated petition among
the business men, asking that an article
be inserted in the warrant of the school
meeting that an increase of 800 to its
old teachers and $50 to the new ones
coming on to the force be granted.
The average salary of the school teach
ers, excepting the principal was 1886 and
Of the grade teachers $63229 for the
past year.
The request seems conservative when
the following federal statistics are CON
ldered carefully. During the past four
years living expenses have increased so
per cent, foods, s. per cent, clothing, Jog
per cent, fuel, 50 per cent. Teachers sal
aries have averaged to increase u per
cnt or less. One dollar is worth 63 pei
cent of what it was four years ago
Shall Brattleboro teachers be granted a
living wage?
Yours truly,
NELLIE j FEM.
Westminster, June %.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27
SOUTH WARDSBORO.

Miss Davis returned to her home in
Londonderry Monday.
Miss Stella Reed is visiting her mother,
Mrs Flora Reed, in Londonderry.
Leona Cobb is guest of Mrs. Torrey in
Brattleboro a few days this week.
Carroll Cobb came Monday with the
automobile which he bought recently.
Mrs. Maria Stocker attended the fu-
neral of her uncle, Tina Cobb, Tuesday.
Charles Shampine, accompanied by his
brother, John Shampine, were in Will
mington Tuesday and bought horse.
School closed June 20 with a picnic.
Two pupils, Alice and Albert Duby, had
no absent marks during the year. Leona
and Beatrice Cobb had no marks during
the winter and spring terms. Bernice
Cobb was absent only one day during
those terms. Three pupils, Leona and
Beatrice Cobb and Robert Stocker, re-
ceived certificates for high school One
social was held which Melted So A
large size picture of Washington was
framed for the school room with the mon
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

There will be a session of the Unit
ed States court in the federal building
tomorrow morning at 8 clock for nat
uralization purposes.
Eleanor Dore of New Haven, Conn,
who lives in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry H. Wellman of Orchard street.
was bitten in the face today by Mr..
Wellman s dog and was taken to the
Memorial hospital, where it was found
necessary to take stitches to close the
wounds. What caused the dog to bite
the child is not known.
President E. B. Smith of the High
School Alumni association has appoint.
cd the committee which he was author
lied to appoint by the association al
the reunion Wednesday night to Sc,
cure bronze memorial tablet for the
eight former students who gave theiI
lives in the service. 1t consists of J
Harry Estey, chairman, Harry c. Free.
man, secretary and treasurer, Mrs. H
G. Rice, +. c. Adams and Mrs. Clarence
Merrill. Principal j. E. Warren VIII
act as advisory committee representing
the school. A gift of $50 was received
last evening from an individual outside
the school in memory of Elmer GRAY
and the gift will be added to the tablet
fund.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27
RUNAWAY BOY CAUGHT.
Mother Came to Bennington and Got
Him Yesterday.

BENNINGTON, June 27.-Mrs. Lille
Rogers of New York city reached here
yesterday to take back home her son,
who ran away from home Tuesday and
who was apprehended here Wednesday
afternoon by the local chief of police
about 10 minutes after he had received the
telegram giving the young mans descrip-
ton. The boy claimed that he had sent
his mother telegram telling her of his
proposed vacation" to Canada but it
was never received
Kingdom Rogers, the young man in
question, when he was taken into custody
said that he was IS years old and that he
was on his way to Canada lie was ac-
companied by another boy about his own
age and both rmaways agreed that they
were going to Canada merely as an ad
venture and that they intended to return
home as soon as their money gave out
The arrival of young Rogerss mother,
however, shed new light upon the af-
fair.
Mrs. Rogers said that her son was but
10 years old. He had failed to pass his
examination in school the past year and
telt the disgrace keenly He had threat
ened several times to leave home and GO
INTO military srvice but was not taken
seriously. In face of his mothers asser.
tons, the boy admitted that he and his
friend were on their way to Canada tc
enlist in the aviation corps
The boy IN company with Rogers was
David RGdnitzsky of New York city and
the reason the boys stopped in Benning
ton was to visit some Of the latter's
friends here They had in their posses
sion over 500 which would have sufficed
to nay their expenses until they began
to draw pay from the government.
Mrs. Rogers, in a short interval behind
closed doors, persuaded her son to return
home and they left on the afternoon train
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27
TREE PREVENTS
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
New Jersey Automobile Starts Down
Bank on Dummerston Road Where
There Was No Railing.

An automobile party consisting of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Greeley and child
of Trenton, n. j., were in an automo-
bile accident on the Putney road last
night which doubtless would have
proved very serious had not the prog
ress of their Buick car been stopped by
tree on an embankment They were
coming to Brattleboro and when some
distance north of the junction of the
Putney and Dummerston roads bv Cros
by pond thew met motor truck. There
was no railing and the bushes beside
the road appeared to be growing from
level ground. In turning out at a mar
row point to pass the truck their car
tipped over in the bushes, which proved
to be growing on an embankment
The car landed on its side against a
tree, which prevented it from going
down 20foot bank The top and
windshield were smashed. Mrs Greeley
sustained bruises to one arm. but other
wise none of the party was hurt The
motor truck and men who assembled
assisted in getting the Buick back into
the road and it was run to the Manlev
garage under its own power Repairs
were made and the party resumed its
homeward trip this forenoon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27
HALIFAX.

Mrs. Mary Stratton of Greenfield is Wis
iting her sister-in-law, Mrs f. P Green.
Mr. and Mrs. O. r. Crosier of Shell
burne Falls visited at c. H. Learnard'
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Crosier of Shell
burne Falls spent Sunday at their sum
mer cottage
Mrs. Ida Burns spent the weekend in
Greenfield Two granddaughters returned
home with her
Miss Lucy Farnum of South Hadley
Mass, has come to spend the summer with
her mother, Mrs VI. Farnum.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27
WARDSBORo CENTER.
Cattle Found in Predicament


John Glifeather found one of his two
year-old steers dead and one of his heifers
very nearly dead, with their heads in a
hole in a tree
Their horns were locked together in
such way that they couldn't get out.
Mr.. Gilfeather and Mr.. Wakefield, who
was with him, cut the tree so they got
the heifer out and think she may live.
School finished last Friday. 1t is hoped
Mrs Pineo will return for another year
Mrs. Martin johnson and son, Wells,
have been staying here with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs d. c. Dexter.
Mrs, Lyman, Mrs. James Dexter and
little Evelyn spent Saturday and Sunday
IN stratton at Ray Lyman's.
Mrs. ID c. Dexter's cousin. Everett
Knowlton, from the West, is expected
here this week to visit relatives.
Mrs. Daisy Fitzpatrick and two daugh
tiers, Mabel and. Daisy, were business Wis
itors in West Townshend Tuesday.
A few have begun haying.
Roy Lyman and family Of Ware, Mass.
have been visiting his mother, Mrs. Ly
man, and sister, Mrs. James Dexter, also
visiting his brother, Ray, in Stratton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27
WEST WARDSBORO.

Gordon Roberts is visiting in East Wal
lingford
Walter Hescock of Dover is helping f.
L. Pike through haying
The Baptist parsonage is being painted
and papered throughout.
Walter Lippert and bride of New York
are visiting at G. H. Putnams.
Rev. f. W. Johnson Of East Waling-
ford was in town Monday and Tuesday
Miss Elizabeth Fuller closed very sue
cessful term OF school June 20 and has
returned to her home in Stowe.
Mrs. Lula Mann and two daughters
Louise and Mildred, of Brattleboro are
visiting Mrs Mann's sister, Mrs. f. L.
Pike
Mrs James Corser visited her sister,
Mrs J. Archibald, in Claremont, \. H.,
over Sunday. Her little nephew, Gordon
Archibald, returned home with her.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27
Substitutes for Hickory.

Specifications for handles for in
trcnching tools were prepared during
the war by the forest products labora-
tory at Madison, allowing seven substi-
tute species in place of hickory and al
so certain minor defects, thereby max
ing possible greatly increased produc-
ton for this class of material and at
the same time giving satisfactory han
dles.-University Bulletin.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27
GERMANS GET SIX MONTHS.
Steel Works Officers Withdrew 100000
Shells and Forging.

COBLENZ, June 27.-Sentences i'm
posed upon julius Mayer and Hugo Och
Ter, managers of German steel works
near Prum, within the occupied area,
were approved yesterday by Lieut.. Gen.
Hunter Llggett, commander of the army
of occupation.
The men were convicted on charges of
failing to deliver to the American fore
es 100000 shells and shell forgings
They were sentenced to six months i'm
prlsonment and fined $4,000 each by a
military commission.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27
Relic Queerly Preserved.

A steel ladle seven inches long, sup
posed to have been used by Indians
In melting lead for bullets many years
nSo. was found imbedded in the heart
of red oak tree sawed up for fire.
wood at South Altoona, PA. Rings on
the tree indicate 1t was more than one
hundred years old. The ladle, made
of the finest charcoal steel, is be-
lleved to have been driven into the
tree when 1t was sapllng.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27
PECoRD TO BE JUDGE.
Will Be Third Man in the Ring at Will
lard-Dempsey Fight.

TOLEDO, o. June 27.-Ollie Pecord
official referee of the Toledo boxing
commission will be the third man in the
ring when jess Willard and Jack Demp.
sey meet in their heavyweight cham
pionship contest here July 4. Tex Rick
ard, promoter of the contest and Mai
A. J. d. Biddle of Philadelphia were
selected to serve with Pecord as judges
of the contest.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27
DEATHS.

In Addison, June 10, MRS. Eva P
(Sprague) Davidson, 60, a native of STRAIT
ton, widow of J. Wallis Davidson.
In Athens, June II, Mrs. Jessie NJ
(Iace) Jones, 81, wife of Charles Jones
In South Newfane, June Is. Mrs. Ella
lHoy) Tobey, ~, wife of William F.
Tobey.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27
CLEANING an Umbrella.

To clean an umbrella place table
spoonful of sugar in basin, pour over
1t half pint of water and stir till dis
solved. Then open the umbrella and,
starting from the ferrule, sponge each
gore down to the point. Leave the
umbrella open till dry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27
Oldest Roof.

The roof of Hotel Rhinebeck in New
York city is supposed to be the oldest
slate roof in America. 1t was slated in
the year 100 with slate brought from
Wales for this purpose.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27
MARRIAGES.

In Mortified, Mass, June 81, by Rev.
Herbert f. Buffum, Walter A. Carpenter
of Mortified, and Susie May Joslyn of
Chesterfield, \. II.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27

After over six months of boring at.
Camp Wmneshewauka, the summer camp
for girls i'll Lunenburg, water has been
struck in a well 40l feet deep This is
believed to be the deepest well in the
north country and the yield Is about six
gallons a minute of sJnre water at tenn
perature Of II degrees
The delivery team of the Lewis Hen
ield grocery at Aiddlebury went over the
bank into the canal in about 20 feet of
water one day the first of the week
Fred Hobbs, the driver, nearly lost his
life, but was rescued, the load of groceries
vas total loss and the horse and har
ness were somewhat cut up.
irene Graham, the l2-year-old daughter
# Mrs. Eugene Graham of Bennington,
underwent an operation at the Putnam
Memorial hospital Thursday afternoon fol-
owing a serious injury received Wednes-
lay evening while at play, falling from a
small tree. X-ray examination showed
IN injury to the spine in the lumbar re-
ZION resulting in paralysis of the legs.
William r. Hayward. aged 81 years, well
Us chef and notable for his skill in pre-
airing clamhakes and banquets, was found
lead Tuesday evening, nearly a mile from
his house. lying face downward in a
brook 1t is believed that death was
caused by heart trouble, from which Mr.,
Hayward had suffered
A small pig came by parcel post from
Whltetield, y. H., Tuesday afternoon to
Montpelier and was delivered Wednes-
lay to n J. Alexander of Worcester
Branch road, r. F. ID. 1t is contrary to
the rules to ship live animals by parcel
post, outside of small chicks. but the
little pig got in by mistake and after
once started it wentf Through to its des-
tination.
More than 500 Goddard alumni mostly
rom the older classes, gathered at Barre
from places all over the United States,
Thursday morning IN the assembly hall
to begin their 50th anniversary The prin-
2ipal addresses were made by DR.. John
B. Ridlon of Chicago, who belonged to
one OF the first classes. that Of -, and
Hon Charles H. Darling of Burlington,
president of the board OF trustees.
An automobile truck is now operating
regularly up and down Mount Mansfield,
run by w NJ. Adams of Stowe 1t oper-
atcs twice daily between the summit of
the mountain and the village of Stowe,
carrying both passengers and freight The
hrst trip to the top was made in 60 min
utes. This mountain is 4,457 feet above
sea level and is accessible by winding
road which has grades as heavy as 40 per
cent, sometimes a half mile in length
rising 5000 feet in five miles. On the
truck for its first trip there were six bales
Of hay, weighing 925 pounds. and eight
people, making a total load of 1850
pounds. There was no part of the grade
that could be successfully operated in
other than low gear, and portions Of it
were so steep that the passengers were
obliged to cling to the truck or lose their
equilibrium
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27

The reason there are not more nature
lovers IS because there doesn't seem to
be much money in loving Nature.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27

Sir James Eric Drummond has been
selected as secretary general of the
league OF nations. Since 1910 he has
been private secretary to Arthur J..
Balfour, the British foreign secretary.
He served other British foreign secre-
taries In a similar capacity for num-
Der of years, and accompanied Bal
four to the United States in 1917.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27
VERMONT NEWS.

After over six months of boring at
Camp Winneshewauka, the summer camp
for girls in Lunenburg, water has been
struck in well 40l feet deep. This is
believed to be the deepest well in the
north country and the yield is about six
gallons a minute of sJnre water at a tenn
perature OF Al degrees
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-27

The delivery team of the Lewis Hen
ield grocery at Middlebury went over the
bank into the canal in about 90 feet of
water one day the first of the week.
Fred Hobbs, the driver, nearly lost his
life, but was rescued, the load of groceries
vas total loss and the horse and har-
aess were somewhat cut up.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-18

Come back when you feel better. "
he warned with threatening en-
phasis.
(To Be Concluded Friday.)