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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15
WEDNESDAY DEC. Is, 1920.
rOLTTTCs IN THE SADDLE.


politics Wins First Eout in Senate
Forum-Todge and Others Powerless 70
Avoid Glass Legislation for Farmers
are the headlines put over a special des-
patch to a Boston paper telling of the
adoption of the Gronna resolution call
ing for a revival of the war finance
corporation and recommending liberal
extensions of credits to the farmers of
the country" We fear the headlines
give a correct description of what has
been done in the senate
The Gronna resolution is simply q
scheme to artifciafly maintain prices.
It plans to pour some $3.50, 900, 1000 of
war finance bonds into the contracting
credit structure of the country but it
is not disclosed who will buy these
bonds. 1t is possible that inability to
sell such bonds may save the country
from the effects of this scheme that has
been consistently opposed by the secre-
tary of the treasury, the governor of the
federal reserve board and bank officials
generally.
The champions of the bill were Sen
ators A. J.. Gronna of North Dakota
and Hoke Smith of Georgia, both Of
whom Joined the lame duck brigade in
the November elections. Senator Knutc
Nelson in the discussion of the bill said
he supported the resolution not because
he expected it to accomplish any great
measure of relief but because it was the
psychological thing to do at this time"
and other senators rallied to the sup
port because they thought it was "a
good thing psychologically."
That the federal banking system has
done much for the farmer this season is
indicated by a stateUent in the annual
report of Secretary Houston that dur
ing the recent strain federal reserve
banks in certain sections of the country
r~ediscounted for banks I'M cropmOving
sections approximately six times as much
as was ever deposited for crOpmOving
by the secretary of the treas
ury.' Yet these heavy accommodations
for crop producers and distributors do
not satisfy the borrowers and they at
tempt through congress to secure 1915
10000 more. That would be a politi-
cal contribution for the farmer vote and
would threaten the stability of the bank
ing system of the country were it not
for the fact that President Wilson is ex-
pected to veto the resolution should it
him. This political move by the
Republicans at the opening of their con-
troll of the legislature seems unwise and
may be turned to their discomfort when
coed business sense gains the ~ascendancy
in public sentiment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15

less accordance with local public senti-
ment, but there is no serious attempt TO
enforce the Sunday laws as they stand
except occasionally and in widely separ-
ated cases.
The principal controversy RACES about
Sunday baseball, which. according to sew
eral court findings, is formally under the
ban of the Sunday laws, yet there are
hundreds of baseball games played every
Sunday in Vermont and no one under
takes to stop them unless they become a
subject for public comment and demand.
One thing seems certain: The pres
cnt Vermont laws in regard to Sunday
observance are not enforced or respected.
They ought to be repealed or amended
in n form that will coincide with public
sentiment and secure the support and re-
spect of all law abiding citizens.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15

The RefonneT IL u safe every svsniRg by
the following news deslersI
BrattIeboro, BrsttIebcro Nsws Co. c ",
g. L PurintOn (EStayvtile)
Brooks House Pharmacy. Aliens Depot News.
stand, Gilbert J. Pollica. 21 South Main St
Fort Drummer district.
West BrattleoOrO, ] L. stoskwsn
East DummsrsfoB- VI. e Browa
Putney. VI. C. WilliAmA
Hewfan4, N. M BatehaidsF.
west Ta@nRhsnd, e 81. GSrost
Tamatc&, e J. DsEzstt.
sngth Londonderry, T. n TyIsE,
Soath Vsraou, z. 3. Buhum,
NorthHe1ds Mas ThUnpsop Bres
west Chesterfield. ~, H., Mrs., w @1@@uN5
H4uEdEle, W. H. W. Fl. Lyman
Greenfield, Mass Grssnfsld E@WF &c
Greenfield, HpKa- C. A Hsyu
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15
TOday's BIRTHDAYS.

Bishop William +. Oldham. of the
Methodist Episcopal church, born at
Bungalore, India, &C years ago today.
Edwin Rowland Blashfeld, one of the
foremost American painters in the realm
Of mural decoration, born in New York
city, II years ago today.
Alexandra G~ustave Eifel, the engi
neer who built the famous tower in Paris
which bears his name, born at Dion,
France, SO years ago today.
Van II. Manning, former director of
the u. S. Bureau of Mines, now director
of research of the American Petroleum
Institute, born at Horn Lake, Miss, 50
years ago today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15
Today's Anniversaries.

1793-Henry Charles Carey, the first
American leader in the policy of
protection, born in Philadelphia.
Died there, Oct. Is, 1879.
1S36-General post Office and patent of
fee, in Washington, destroyed by
fire.
1S37-Philip Syng Physick, known as
the father of American surgery,
died in Philadelphia. Born there,
July Z. 176S.
1S40-Remains of Napoleon 7. laid with
great pomp in tomb at Invalides,
Paris.
1S45-Great excitement over n speech by
Senator Cass, which seemed TO
portend a war with England re-
speeding Oregon.
1S71-The Alabama Arbitration COM
mission met and organized at Ge-
neYa.
1S91-Election riots at Waterford, Ire
land. between Parnellites and anti
Parnellites. 80
1S99-British under Gen. Butler were
severely defeated by the Beers
while attempting to ford the Tu-
gela river, near ColenSo.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15
Getting Acquainted.
(Barrp TimpS.

The representatives-elec and the SEN
at0rS-eleet from Windham county have
been invited to attend q banquet in
Brattleboro for the purpose of getting
acquainted before they come to Mont
pelier. Doubtless there are MANY good
reasons for this get-together and one Of
them surely is that it will save a good
deal of time which otherwise would be
spent in Montpelier in getting acquainted.
Then, too, county interests may be
strengthened by having a meeting of the
legislators before they get into the cross
currents of a Montpelier atmosphere
during legislative sessions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15
Absurd Aviation Theory,

Cavallo, who writes about, 17s5
makes frequent allusion to- the ira.
tional attempts andrfalse theories adj
vanced by the projectors OF flying in-
struments. One writer suggests 'thst
a great number OF teggshells shhll be
filed with dew, for as the sun raref1es
the dew If VIII ascend and carry with
it the egg shells which would rise to-
gether with some other weight at
tached. ~ =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15
eeainnlna of Ranoonlna.

To inclose smoke in a bag so that
1t would lift the bag with its own
ascending power, was the idea of the
paper makers, the brothers MOntgol-
tion as to cause the bag which they
invented to rise TO the ceiling, and i'm
proving upon this they invented a
machine that was a balloon, and was
the %forerunner of the in1ammable air
balloon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15
TO ADvERTIsERa

TRANSIENT Ad~vertising-Run of paper, % ssnts
an inch for frat insertion, 80 ceRts ar iRch
for each subsequent insertion. Limited space
on frSt page at double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements-PiVs cents = line
first insertion With So per esnt discount for
each subsequent insertion without change OF
copy Minimum charge 20 cents. CaSk With
order
Reading Eotiees-Twenty cents per line frat
insertion With 50 per cent discount for each
subsequent insertion sithout change of copy.
Reading notices ara publiahSd st foot Of ioeal
ieemA
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15
co re ~auBaCRTHRRA

Ii 10 the aim Of the management 10 sesGEs
efficient ssrviea in the delivery Of tks paper
each night, and IL ~solieits the cooperation Of
be given of each failure 10 receive the paper
On the morning following the omission, In
person, b. telephone or postal sard, thuR "a
abliMx the sauae of ths error 90 30 promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper rem
sdy Immediately applied Il is only BY this
method that the publisher can sssars ths de-
sized service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15
The Annual UpheayaI.

The house is cluttered up with spools
and ribbon. lace and thread
There's ''makin's" piled upon the floor,
the bookcase and the bed:
Mysterious lists are lying round of men
berS of the clan,
And business seems better than since
ever time began.
Della's making l~anzheray with flowers,
knots and bows,
Grandma's knitting WOODEN socks with
double heels and toes;
Clara's making something out of pinky
satin goods,
Jess is painting pictures of the brooks
and feds and woods;
Auntie's making handkerchiefs with col
ored threads pulled through,
Mothers got the cookbook out to see
what she must do
To make her dinner better than it's been
in other years,
And pay the tribute asked of her by
grocer profiteers,
Ralph is reading all the ads to see where
he shall buy
The gift to make his little sweetie smile
and blush and sigh:
Willle's counting up his pennies on the
kitchen floor,
Wondering If there's coin enough to give
the kid next door
A little doll with eyes that close. and
buggy for it, too,,t
While Ethel writes to Santa Claus to
bring her something new.
But dad just sits and figures with the
handbook in his hand
And though thee winter winds are cold.
he sweats to beat the band!
Printers Auxiliary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15

The secretary of state reports that out
Of the 2,1OO automobile accidents re-
ported the past year, 81 were fatal.
Someone says, 1T might have been
worse" True, but it ought to have been
better.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15

The Smiths still occupy first place in
the new directory of New York city but
the Cohens are close seconds, having dis
tanced the Browns, Johnsons and
Joneses. Another half century and
Cohen will be spoken of as one of
those old Manhattan family names.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15

y bill is now in the hands of congress
which prohibits all immigration for a
year. This is something for those who
predicted that all aliens would leave the
country and no more enter it when pro-
hibition was established, to look into.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15

Mr.. Lewis of the Hyde Park News and
Citizen is said to be looking toward
the job of collector of internal revenue.
Aren't these newspaper men going to
leave anything for the lawyers? $500 s
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15
A Mere Nothing.

o. O. Graves's team ran away last
week and he was thrown on his face.
disfguring it temporarily. but doing no
serious damage to anything.-Greensburg
Progressive.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15

Mrs. Chester Craney had a surprise
party last Sunday morning. Congratu-
!ations are in order. 1t is a girl
Swanville, Me-, item.
Evidently Mr.. Craney knew about this.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15

proved of little consequence and the
department had a very poor chance to
practice on plymouth Republican.
It's a poor community that can't give
it's fire department a real ~confiagration.
A True Story.
What do you suppose / shall find in
my stocking Christmas day? z" asked
Mrs. Simmer.
One thing you're sure Of said friend
husband 1.-THE horrid thing) "is a little
calf"
Probably Told Her to Wear'em Longer.
Mrs. Hode Hutchinson was over to Be
lott this week to have the doctor dress
her limb.-Jewell Republican.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15
Horrors of Modern Plumbing.

For Sale-six-room y cottage, large
piazza, water in sink also piano.-Adv.
in Beverly Times.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15
mic Each Life Some Rain Mnst AL.

Ola Erwin of this place and Miss Eff
fe Atkins of Pleasant Grove had the
misfortune of getting married Sunday.
We all hope them a long and happy life
together.-Blue Springs item.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15

Postmaster General Burleson tells us
that the present postal administration
has been one of continuous and perma
nent progress and improvement and an
nounces a deficit of $17,270,4S2. There
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15
Taking the Rum" Out of Rumatism.

Mr.. Loutzenhiser is in Beloit having
some of his teeth pulled to see if they
can't get the best of his rumatism.-
South Browns Greek item.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15

is no doubt about the progress of the
deficit, which is said to be the largest
but one in the history of the service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15

News seems to be scarce. We are
unable to report any weddings, separa-
tons, fights or Opponents, however, we
hope to do better in the future.-Clarks-
vile Democrat.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15
One Year Ago Today.

Supreme court of the United States
unanimously upheld wartime prohibition
as constitutional.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15

The Associated Press 10 exclusively en-
titled 70 the use for publication of all news
credited ~ this paper and also ths local us~s
published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15
Heres Your Question for To-day. Ezra.

SIT: I note IN "UIippings' that Ezra
says his horse doesn't nave to back up
to a filling station every few miles. Does
this mean that Ezra's horse will go
without filling or that he fills from the
front end? -Hezekiah.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15

\ severe rainstorm in December is dis
agreeable but it doesn't have to be
shoveled.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-15

The fire alarm about 2.30 this after
noon was in honor Of. a slight blaze at
one of the small buildings at the Myer
Franklin estate coal yards. The fire
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-04-22
THE GRANGE-ITS PAST, PRESENT
AND FUTURE, BY T. M. WILLIAMS

The Grange, like all other organize
tions, has had varied career. It
was originated in 1866 and its insti-
gator was one Oliver Kelley, farmer
from Minnesota, who was appointed
by the President of the United States
to visit the south and report on con-
ditions as he found them following the
Civil War, and the Grange was or
ganized primarily to aid the south,
socially, educationally and economic
ally. But unfortunately, through pre-
JUDGE, the grange never was very
popular in the southern states. But
during the early seventies the grange
in the central states had. phenom-
email growth. But then what happen
ed? Like many other organizations,
that have sprung up since, they as
sumed the role Of dictator and Of
course that was the beginning of the
decline that followed from 1877 to
the early nineties. But profiting by
their mistakes the Grange inaugural
ed new system and since then the
growth has been steady and substan-
tial, until the present membership is
the largest in its history.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-04-22

Now as to grange activities, there
is many valuable features in the
grange, but at present in North Da-
kota we are only emphasizing three,
the social, educational and cooper
alive. We find that our people, es-
pecially the young, require sociability
and entertainment and if we can not
furnish this need in the home or in
the community we find our young peo-
pie drifting to the cities where the
conditions are more congenial to their
requirements.
Now the grange is just the insti-
tuition to function along that par
ticular line, and we find that in COM
munities where they have a well reg
ulated grange program once or twice
each month that the young people are
centented and look forward to these
meetings with a great deal Of pleas
ure.
Now as to the educational feature.
If there is any class Of people that
needs more education than it has been
their privilege to acquire, it is the
farm folk. And again that is where
the grange functions for by giving
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-04-22

its members the benefit not only of a
technical knowledge Of the very best
subjects that come before the Amer
lean people for their consideration,
but, by giving them q practical train
ing in debating and literary work,
also giving the members q knowledge
Of parliamentary usages, we believe
that the grange Is rendering valu-
able service to the very people that
are entitled to receive it.
As to the cooperative feature.
There is no way to compute the
amount of money that has been saved
for the members of the grange thru
their system Of cooperative buying
and selling. But suffice it is to say
that in the states where they are
thoroughly organized that they are
doing an enormous business along
these lines, and are saving their men,
Eers millions in cash.
The Grange is taking credit Tor
reducing the price of binding Irvine
to the consumer for 1920, under what
it would have been had not the grange
taken the action that it did The
state oranges of New York, Penn,
Ohio, Michigan, Kans., Okla, Ind,
Wis, and No. OAK, made a contract
with large Irvine mill to take their
entire output at a stipulated price,
which was much lower than had been
quoted by mills and jobbers prior to
that time. But since then practically
all jobbers have quoted greatly re-
duced figures on Irvine. So you see
that indirectly the farmers of the ma
ton have benefited by the grange
move.
1t has been predicted that the
grange WAS on the decline, but there
never has been time in it's history
that the grange was as much sought
as at present. During the first quar-
ter ending March 31st, there was or
ganized So subordinate oranges in the
33 states that we have organizations,
adding thousands to cur roll. And
we find right here in our state that
the interest in grange work is grow
ing stronger every day. In antici-
patton of our annual convention every
master and member is on their toes
to make our June session the best
ever. There has been four new
oranges added to the Roster in North
Dakota this year and we expect as
soon as the spring seeding is finished
to have an organizer of national repu-
tation to work the state. We are also
expecting our national master to be
present at our June convention.
So to those that have predicted
the death of the Grange we will say
that at the end Of another year you
will see in the Grange, the liveliest
corpse that it has been your privilege
to witness.
T. M. Williams.
State Master
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-04-22

SNUFF SELLER FINED @53s.5O
Jamestown, N. D., April 19.-P. n.
Boileau Of Vashti, pleaded guilty to
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-04-22
BOWLEGGED HUBBIES
BEST, BALD ONES
WORST WIFE SAY

New York, April 17.-Mrs. Amster-
dam Schmidt of the Bronx, who has
been married three times, says bow
legged men make the best husbands,
and baldheaded ones the worst. She
adds that BARRIERS are no good. Her
first husband was a barber, and when
not idle, playing the banjo during the
day, was "never working, but shooting
craps and getting drunk"
"Baldheaded man are always flying
aroand with other mems wives, bust
ing up happy homes. Worthless wo-
men are always crazy over shiftless
baldheaded men, and they arc a good
match for each other"
She recommends that the girls get
bowlegged men. She has one herself
and he is the best ever.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-04-22
A. A. Larson Feasts on VenisOn in
Wisconsin

VAC~VUclN
Anton A. Larson, who for many
years was postmaster at FoxhOlm,
writes the Independent an interesting
letter from Scion Springs, Wis.,, where
he represents the Farmers Land and
Cattle Company, Limited of St. Paul.
He writes: II have at last secured
the contract for the local agency with
the above firm and you can assure
your readers that they will get a
square deal with the above firm.
"This little burg is located on the
upper St. Croix lake, and is rapidly
coming to the front as Northern Wis
consin's summer resort Some three
hundred cottages have been erected
on the lake shore and all kinds of
fishing is enjoyed even if you can't
get fluid bait any more-they say the
fish bite anyway. The fish are re-
plenished every year from the fish
hatchery located near here. There is
an abundance of game birds and deer
here. Thru the kindness of neigh
bors / have Toasted on venison at diff
ferent times since my arrival in Jam
uary.
"The more ! see Of the county, the
letter I like it,"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-04-22
SUNDAY BASEBALL
BECAME LEGAL MONDAY

Bismarck, N. D., April 19.-Sunday
baseball is now legal in North Dakota,
the state canvassing board having an
nunced on Saturday that the initiated
measure repeating the prohibitory act
passed by majority Of 1876 at the
March 16 election.
The measure is now in effect as
Attorney General LANCER holds that
the measures go into effect 80 days
after the election and not 30 days
after the official count.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-04-22
BANK DISTRIBUTES
1000 RARY CHICKS

With the idea of improving the
breeding stock of poultry in mind, the
Merchants National bank of Mandan,
Morton county, North Dakota, has set
aside $500 to cooperate with Max
Morgan country agricultural agent in
distributing 1000 Standard bred
White Plymouth Rock baby chicks
among the farmers of that vicinity.
This IS the first baby chicks pr 6ec1
of it's kind undertaken so fas as is
known in the northwest.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-04-22
CONTRACTS LET FOR
NEW BALFOUR SCHOOL

Balfour, N. D., April 19.-Contracts
for the new Balfour school house,
were awarded by the school board to
the following contractors: Sven o.
son, Minot, general construction, $43,-
929; Kopald Electric Co., Minot, cleo
trical 1895; Carl Nose, Harvey,
plumbing and heating, $7,865. The
plans for the new building were drawn
by George H. Bugenhagen, of Minot.
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directors are Albert A. Robinson, Les
lie A. White and Arthur G. Crane.

Oscar and Gutfried Danielson, far
mers living northeast Of Moorehead,
Mimi, were arrested on charge of
failing to bury sheep which died from
improper care. The brothers lost all
but $50 of a flock of 500 sheep and
left the carcasses of $50 along the
river. They were released upon their
promise to bury the sheep.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-04-22
Three to Graduate From Sawyer
Scho0l

The Sawyer High School graduation
exercises will be held in about six
weeks. The class this year will com.
prise three: Josephine Flemming
Fern Bunker and Arlo Perry.
A: j. Spacht is the superintendent
of the Sawyer schools and the other
instructors are Miss Howery, Miss
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-04-22

Rotary Club Elects Directors
The following is list of the direc-
tors of the Minot Rotary Club who
have been reelected: Archie MCDANIEL
E. Albert Long, Orrin NJ. Pierce and
Henry M. Wilson. The newly elected
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-04-22
FEDERAL CHARGE IS MADE

Washburn, was arrested by federal
authorities last week, charged with
sending Obscene matter through the
mails. He was released on $500 bail
for his appearance at the Bismarck
term Of federal court.