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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-14

Settle on the cloth of the
early settlers and you'll
have a suit that's built for
wear as we'll as looks.
'*"Forefathers' Cloth"-a
faithful reproduction of the
long wearing fabrics Of
1920.
No handsomer suits in
our stores.
Settle on a '*"Scotch
Mist and you've settled
the question of unsettled
Spring weather.
Overcoats of rainproofed
Scotch cheviots con-
structed after our own
formula.
Livery. Luggage. Sport
ing Goods. Hats. Shoes.
Fixings.
'HeGss!ercd Trade Morh
ROGERS PET COMPANY
Broadway Broadway
at 18th St. -Four at 34th St.
Convenient
Broadway Corners" Fifth Ave.
at Warren at 4lst ST.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-04-15
SYNDICATE

/ r. Hoyt is quite III.
Charles King has purchased a Ford
touring ear.
Amos Turner has moved onto the
Ross Bentley farm.
Hosea King was out Of town one
day last week on business.
w. o. Wilcox was in Bennington one
dry last week on business.
VIM. Thomas has purchased a team
Of horses from A. T.. Buck.
Cortland Moffitt has purchased
mule team from f. A. Hathaway.
George Thomas WIS in No. Adams,
Mass, and Wilmington three days last
week.
ALIVE Robertson and father Of Shu-
saan, n. Y, were in town Wednesday
on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Squires and
children were in Bennington Wedncs-
day on business
A. Schneider and family have NOV
ed from New York to the Charles
Bentley farm, which he has bought
Marcus Mofitt, who has spent the
winter with his sister, Mrs. George
Warner Of Shushan, is in town visiting
relatives.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-04-15
ARLINGTON
q for last week

tToo late for last week
Parker Vaughn is visiting in North
Bennington.
A son was bora Tuesday to Mr. and
Mrs. Jarvis Wyman.
/ Mrs. John Risdon and two children
are visiting her sister in Troy, N. Y.
Charles Toombs is not gaining as
fast as his many friends would wish.
Leon billiard has returned home af-
ter visiting in Bennington and North
Bennington.
Miss Theresa Goodemont of North
Remington, is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
George Howard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Rochester and
Dr.. Mum of New York have been in
town for few days.
Clarence ID. Gilchrist Of Science
tady, N. Y. is spending a week at his
home on account of illness.
II is understood that the land for
the new school has been surveyed.
Let the good work progress rapidly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Buck and
daughter Alice of Cobbleskill, y. T.,
are visiting the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Lemuel Buck.
Miss Margaret Wilson and brother
Harry Of Pittsfeld, Mass, spent Eas-
ter Sunday with their mother, Mrs
Margaret Wilson.
Eli Lathrop Of Schenectady, ~ y,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Enos Lathrop and
son Of Bennington spent Easter with
their mother, Mrs. Mary Lathrop.
The Misses Margaret Killion Of New
York and Francis Killion Of Walpole,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-04-15
EAST DORSET

Mrs. Rose Landon visited relative.
in Dandy last week
Paul Loay Of Albany. \ y VA
home over sunday
John Burns Of Dorset, called OF
friends here Sunday.
Miss Susie Brophy is in Ganscvoort
y. Y. visiting friends
John Cunningham was home from
Brandon over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs G. f. Coping were in
Manchester, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Casey were in
Pawlet several days last week.
Misses Clara Whitney and Hildah
Beland were in Manchester, Saturday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter H. Beebe are
rejoicing in the birth Of son on April
9th.
Miss Mary Leary Of Dorset, was an
over Sunday guest Of her uncle, Daniel
Leary.
Edward Cunningham Of Philadel-
phia. Pa, has been home on a ten
days vacation.
Mrs. VIM. Gillett of Manchester
Center, was a recent guest Of her
daughter, Mrs. Walter Bebee.
Miss Jennie V. Leary, who has been
in Rochester, MINI, for several weeks,
returned hore last Wednesday.
Mrs Daniel Leary, who has been in
Rochester, MINI, for several weeks,
returned home last "Wednesday.
Mrs. Ann Sweeney, who has been in
Manchester since the first Of Deem
Der, returned home Thursday.
Mrs. VIM. Bebee, who has been Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. Brophy, re-
turend 10 her home in Manchester last
Friday.
The regular meeting Of Mt. Aeolus
Grange was held Friday evening, the
10th. The third and fourth degrees
were worked on a class Of candidates,
after which a bountiful supper was
served 10 60 people.
The Mt. Aeolus Grange will give
poverty social Tuesday evening, April
10th Admission, 10 cents. Every
body is requested to come looking as
bad as possible. There will be valu-
able prize given to the poorest dressed
person in the hall. There will be dane
ing after the refreshments.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-04-15
BONNEVILLE

A post card shower was given Zadoc
Hayward Friday, April End, in honor
of his S1st birthday.
The Misses Madeline and Marjorie
Wright, who have been spending two
weeks with their parents at Fairfield,
returned Tuesday.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-04-15

For any pain, burn, scald or bruisey
apply Or. Thomas Eclectic 0il-the
household remedy. Two sizes zoe and
Coo at all drug stores. adv
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-04-15

n. H., both of whom are teachers.
spent their Easter vacations with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs NJ. +. killiou
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-12-20

far. The average farm sale this year
shows falling of Of from % to %
FER fe0t from a gear ago.
Arthur Z Graves and wife left on
Thursday afternoon for San Ben#o
Texas. vince they expect to live Mr..
Graves has purchased a small track
farm there beside his brOther-in-laW,
Noah r. Shafer.
The pupils Of all the schools in the
high school district-town and rural
are taking subscriptions this week for
The Country Gentleman. published by
the Curtis Publishing company. The
money 50 raised $50 cents per maya
Einef is @ form the nucleus of NOV
ing picture machine fund, SO that an
other season, ii not sooner, will fin
us able to see good pictures at home
4 standard machine that will give Us
drst-class pictures will be purchased
and installed in the new building and
pictures Will then become a regular
part OF the weeks routine. As soon
as the machine is paid for the shows
will cost the public film charges ou;v
often nothing. The apparatus will,
Of course be used also in class room
instruction.
V, S. Watkins gave the best ono
person entertainment on Monday
night, Dee. Is, that has been heard
here in a long while. He read the
play, Turn to the Right" which was
so pouular few years ago, and read
L so we'll that his Youngest hearers
got the distinctions hptW the char.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-12-20
Christmas Night Dance.
Ottawa Armory.
Johnson's Orchestra.

Nj and Mrs. George Walking of
denis, visited friends in this city yes
tcrday.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-12-20
COMMITTEE VOTES
OUT TARIFF LAW

WASHINGTON, Fec. 2o.--The house
ways and means c0mmi tee today
voted Olu the Fcgdnev emergency Ia
rift bill DESIGNED to protect farmers,
with instructions that the chairman
secure action on its before the Christ.
mas recess.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-12-20
an 4 sc EkEIi1SSS Y I'D
ADVElayT!zIS arNS
&'::1.!=y-a}%$ z 7>:'1::7gy5s
Main want adS snnfIrn napp snVp1 !

lCST-Gold Flgin movement wrist
watch, somewhere in downtown d.
trict Saturday night Reward ii re-
turned 10 his office.
WANTED Statesmen and sale.ladie9
for LEGAL territory; a high class
proposition; viii make You money i
YOU ale hustler Inquire ROY
WILEY Ebersole Bldg, Marseilles,
H.
The commonwealth., 1920-06-29
Los ANGELES LADY /
HAS CEMENT lawn
IT SAVES MONEY
A Waterless, Mowerless,
w e e dless
Lawn
e
PAINT GRASS GREEN

Los Angeles, Cal, June 90
A lawn that is not a lawn, but
looks like a lawn and is said by
its owner to be better than {.
lawn waterless, mowerless,
weedless, gopgherless lawn, in
short, a cement ''lawn,'' painted
grass green, has made it's appear
ance in front Of a Los Angeles
bungalow
Mrs. A. c. Woodward, inven-
tor and owner, says it saves time.
money and worry. She never
has to alter it; she never has to
cut it; it iAalways dry enough
to sit on and it needs paintin.
only once a year.
She has circular holes cut thru
the lawn and in them and alonv
the edges she has flowers planted.
4 invented the cement lawn
she said, "beacause Of trouble |
lad in getting man to take care
# my old grass lawn. It costs only
$65. ,@' 'N<y1
You don t know what ble,>
sing it is, she continued. "DJ
YOU know, | believe there would
be much less unhappiness in mar
ried life if the husband would
use a cement instead Of a grass
lawn and 50 avoid having To
come home after work and rul,
ar old laWn-mOWer over the frOnt
yard every night.
The commonwealth., 1920-06-29
0, MAX GARDNER
ANSWERS JOSIAH
bA|LEY'S TELEGRAM
States that Revenue Men
Planning to Control
Election
IN HOME TOWNS

Wilson June Lieutenant
Governor 0. Max Gardner, can
didate for the Democratic gubei-
natOrlal nomination, upon arrival
here today, received telegram
from J. w. Bailey, collector Of
internal revenue, requesting thar
he give information as to the
source Of statement made by
NIr. Gardner IN a speech at Rocky
Mount
Mr.. Gardner Immediately re-
piled:
Mr. Gardner answer:
Wilson. n. :, June %. 1920.
To J. w. Bailey, Collector, Raj
eigh, n. G. Your telegram re
ceived. Ny information the re
Venue forces were to meet in
Raleigh early this week for con
ference with Col. Austin Watt,
and renew their work for my de
feat, comes from 4 reputa BILE mem
her OF your force, and it is only
mv solemn promise not OF divul-
ge his name that prevents my
complete exposure Of the efforts
directed against me by Watts and
the greater part of your force. Il
surely cannot be denied that /,
large percentage Of your force
have been working night anC
day against me. Their activity
las been notorious; so notorious
hat my friends have taken it VI
with your department in Wash
.lnGtOn | state as fact that M
informant was correct in the firs
part Of his statement as ColOne
Watts was in Raleigh Sunda,
night With many Of your revenue
force. and my information is tha
your men are to be sent to the1
home sections under the direction
Of Colonel Watts to man the poll
Saturday and strive to contro
the election. (Signed) Q. Max
Gardner.
The commonwealth., 1920-06-29
LIEUT.. GOV. GARDNER
. HERE TOMORROW A. M.

Lieut.. Gov. 0. Max. Gardner
will arrive in Scotland Neck
tomorrow morning on the . 30
train
An effort viii be made while
Mr.. Gardner is here to have him
deliver speech bfore he leaves
for Enfield where he speaks to-
morrow afternoon at 2:3O.
Let everybody turn out TO
meet our Next Governor and give
him an ovation worthy Of the
man and III keping with the trad-
jtions of our little city.
See and hear Mr.. Gardner and
then 90 out Saturday vote and
work for him and save your state
from man who is using a politi-
al machine consisting Of the rev
nnue dOOdlerS and others Of like
ilk to boost him in to office.
The commonwealth., 1920-06-29
WHEAT WIZARD Of
CANADA MADE AN LID,
He Has The Worlds Rec.
ord of 80 Bushels
to The Acre
IS. WHEELER L. L. D.

Prince Albert, Sask, June %
Seager Wheeler, 'Fwheat wizarc
0 Canada,' has had conferred
upon him the honorary degree of
Doctor Of Laws by Queens Un.-
versity, Kingston. Ont
cit was recognized,' writes
R. Bruce Taylor, president Of the
university, ''that there was no
way Of setting a value on your
service other than by some recog-
milton Of this kind. You have
added enormously to the wealth
Of Canada and every settler is Z.
gamer by your researches. Whar
you have done can never be un-
done It was felt that on no one
could the LID degree be mo1o
fittingly conferred and the degree
is the highest honor in the pow
er Of the university to grant,
Mr.. Wheeler has won five In
ternational championships witt
his wheat and many lesser hon
ors and holds the worlds record
Of wheat production with 8:
bushels to the acre. Though HI.
improved varieties of, what hav.
made millions Of dollars for Can
The commonwealth., 1920-06-29
PLATFORM COM. KEPT
OPEN HOUSE TODAY

san Francisco, June 29-The
actual preparations Of the Demo-
cratic platform waited today
while the platform comittee kept
open house to hear the final sug-
gestions and arguments from
many sources The labor, liquor
and Irish questions were up for
debate at the public hearings.
Also many speakers on the issues
Of lesser controversy and there
seemd little propect for the long
list to be finished until late in the
day.
The commonwealth., 1920-06-29
NORTH DAKOTA BUILD
HOMES FOR CITIZENS
Any Man Can Pay 20
Percent of the Cost
Balance to Suit
TO 8 ROOM $4,000 UP

Fargo, n D., June 29.-The
Home Builders association, a patr
Of the Non-partisan league indus
trial program put into effect by
enactment Of the January legis-
lature, expects to begin erecting
houses this summer.
The home builders law permits
the state to erect a home for an,
man upon payment Of 20 per cent
Of the cost, the balance to be paid
in monthly installments, fixed rc
suit the purchaser.
F. r. Pollard, special represen
tative Of the state industrial com
mission, says that 50 dwelling;
will be built and ready for occu
pancy no later than the first O
next September. Building ma
terials, he says, are now in tran.
sit.
The houses are to be Of five tt
eight rooms each and to cost from
$4,000 to $1,000.
The commonwealth., 1920-06-29
ADMINISTRATION FORCES IN
CONTROL THE SECOND DAY
Nominating Speeches To Be Made While
The Platform is Pre-
pared
VOTING AFTER PLATFORM ADOP

San Francisco, June 29.-Ad-
,;r;,-ration forces on the second
l.y # the convention was appar-
n4h in full control. Glass as
rbai,man and the Admlnlstra-
tam men at the head Of the other
Committees was the lineup. The
threatened anti administration
4ab+ =, far as related to the or
ganizafion Of the convention
machinery collapsed without a
showing. Bryan was not lnclud-
ed in the subcommittee chosen
10 defeat the platform. The rules
committee has decided that the
nominating speeches be made
while the resolutions committee
!, working on the platform; but
10 5alloting Will take place until
after the PLATFORM is adopted.
This plan will save much time
The admmistl.atio ncontrol indi-
Gates less prospect today Of the
open Fight OH the platform on the
convention flooT, administration
adgr> appearing -eanfldent~-the
differences will be settled in the
committee room. The convention
meets today at one o'clock.
San Francisco. June %
Whether the combination Of op,
posing forces can be accomplish
e. 10 stem the Jiue of administra
ton success is not vet revealed
lose observers would not be
surprised to see the next move tx
definite trend toward some par
1lcuIar candidate for the Presi
Dental nomination while the al
hTnI>jration forces worked II
concert to control machinery II
.4" convention. No assurance a.
u community Of interest anon:
1hein will continue when the ba,
lotlhg reached the end Of the pre-
I'hllhary stage Of complimentar,
voting. Many balloting reache,
ihe end Of the preliminary stag @
II complimentary voting. Man
"IieVe there will be no defini1
@Ift Of Presidential sentimen
0li'lL after the platform is adol
'd. The delegates are expee
1aht as to whether the nominafin
speeches will be reached today 0
tonight.
The commonwealth., 1920-06-29
NEGRO NOMINATED FOR Gov,
Of ARKANSAS BY REPUBLICANS
The Negro J. H. Blount Is School Teacher
And Has Prop
HE WAS BORN IN JONES CO.. CA

Forrest City, Ark, June %
J. H. Blount, who is the first ne
gro to be nominated for governor
OF Arkansas, received his nomina
ton at the hands of a faction OF
the Republican party in this
state.
Blount is about s. years olo.
and has mad ,me in this
city for = ST At years.
Tr;;ses" .lnee was born in Jones
s*s y, Georgia, received his
elementary training i'll the schools
Of Atlanta and higher education
in Nashville and Chicago. He Is
at present principal Of the negro
schools Of Helena and has been
connected with schools in several
Arkansas towns, including Hot
Springs, Texarkana and Forrest
City.
Blount is said to be in inde-
pendent financial circumstances,
owing over 600 acres Of farm
land and to teach merely for the
love Of the work He is active
IN many fraternal. orders
The commonwealth., 1920-06-29

was probably against me gitten'
across but it was only my life
against $50 passengers on No. AZ,
and [ figgered that the tram
would be runnln' pretty fast
when they came up to the bridge,
and they might be into it before
they saw it, so [ walked up the
creek a half mile, stripped off
my clothes, tied my red lantern.
red flag and tOrpedoes to MY
back, and swum across.
"There wasn't so many trees
out there and she was only about
600 feet wide but the water Was
full Of hailstones and cold. It
was rainin to beat the band and
dark as blazes. [ sure felt good
when [ hit that fence on the other
side and drug myself on the
bank >
''How did you get back, 2" Will
liams was asked, after he had re-
lated how he placed the signals.
''Well I walked up to the gov
ernment house but when [ goi
close to the office and saw the
bright lights there 7 remembered
didn't have no clothes on and
thought I'd make a pretty look
in sight Dustin in on 'em like
that, so I walked back up the
stream and swum back'
The commonwealth., 1920-06-29
fOoD RIOTS IN HAM
BURG, 5 KILLED, 80 W'D

london, June 29.-Two are
''ad and eighty wounded is the
result Of food riots in Hamburg.
5.'ef was restored by the troops
u Ahcona anarchists who have
''eh creating d disturbance are
''fIng to the suburbs. One
Ho1dr"d arrests and three anar-
t''t>t~ are killed
The commonwealth., 1920-06-29
SECTION FOREMAN SW|MS
STREAM To STOP TRAIN
1t Was 600 Feet Wide, Full OF Hail And 1t Was
Dark Danger Signals
On Back
BRIDGE GONE. $50 TO SAVE
GONE. $50 TO SAVE.

Omaha, Neb., Neb., June %
In the recent South Dakota
floods John Williams, section
foreman, swan a swollen creek
at night in hailstorm to warn a
passenger train that a bridge had
come out He stripped himself
and tied the danger signals to his
back. After he had set them. he
approached nearby house, then
remembered his negligee, and
swan back across the 600 feet OF
swlrllng current.
The passenger train, it develop
ed later, was stopped farther up
the road at point where the
railroad men had little hope of
halting it. William heroism how
ever was not overlooked by the
railroad officials.
The bridge was the Burling-
ton s over Hat Creek near Ard
more, S. D. The Hat Creek
flood tied up traffic for eight
days, cost seven lives, and did
$5OO,OOO damage to the one road
Several days after the flood the
section foreman was looked up
by newspaper man from the
city. He found him directing q
gang Of lak>rers repairing the
washout. He said:
"I Just figgered the chances
The commonwealth., 1920-06-29

The series Of meetings at the
Baptist Church continue through
this week at in the afternoon
and s in evening. DR.. O'Kelly
is preaching some unusually fine
gospel sermons There is also
splendid music led by Prof. J..
Furman RettS
The commonwealth., 1920-06-29
COUNTERFEIT FIVE
DOLLAR NOTE

Washington. June "a
warning of d new counterfeit five
dollar not Of the Federal Reserve
bank bank Of Richmond is issued
today by the treasury depart
ment.
The commonwealth., 1920-06-29
A NON-PROF|TEER|NC
PLANK BY BRYAN

San Francisco, June 29.-The
$3.50 state commissions similar to the
1912 Federal Trade Commission to
1.SS prevent profiteering is feature
1922 Of plank on profiteering pro-
3O.7O posed by Bryan
The commonwealth., 1920-06-29
OF LEAGUE
MEETS IN BRUSSELS

Paris, June 29.-The date OF
the financial conference at Brus-
sells is fixed by the council Of the
League Of Nations as,July twenty
thrp
The commonwealth., 1920-06-29

adian farmers, he has remained
in moderate circumstances. His
farm near Rosthern. Sask., on the
-Canadian~-Nationall Railway con-
sists of only 16O acres.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-06
)IiUe Thomas Is
Star in Comedy
| Of Society Life

IA clever. rollicking comedy-drama OF
bng Islands elite society can he seen
lxt Thursday at the Majestic theater,
hen Olive Thomas is presented In
spstairs and Down"
Alice Chesterton, delightful little
ably vamp." who is happiest when she
busy getting In or out Of some scrape,
\ engaged 10 Tom Carey a nice boy
len she does not see too much Of him
4 house party at the fashionable
rs in their country home in Long
and. Alice devotes all her attention
ID beguiling smiles to Terry O'Keefe,
delightful son Of Ireland with cap
rating broguC
But. although Tom is in despair when
sees the desperate Irritation Alice Is
frying on with Terry things are run
'ng too smoothly for frolicsome Alice
Aling the family that she is going to
friends house to pass the night, she
'es to the city. where Terry has gone
30.
A gay but innocent celebration fol-
US. Mr.. ives happens to be dining at
lie same roof where the merry couple
IRE finishing up their little party with
few dances, When he returns to
ehurst the next morning he informs
k family with what friend Alice had
zen spending the night
When Betty, Alice's sister, arrives
le next day, Tom and the Ives CON
let a plan whereby Terry will aim
smiles in different direction,
Their little plan works and eventu-
LII Betty and Alice both get what
ey have always wanted, A delightful
Dry, charmingly told, that will inter-
a everyone.
Robert Ellis has the lead opposite
8ss Thomas.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-06
'ODer There"
VGude Team
Hit at Locus

Members OF the only over There
heater league unit which entertained
nerican soldiers 10 the extent that
b government thought their labor
Srthy OF the distinguished service
tdal. Eddie Fredricks and Ollie Pal
sr have scored unusual hits with ex-
fvice men at Loew's Lyceum the last
n Of the week. -,
This team was known as the 'Gloom
iasers" and during their eight months
erseaE visited five countries where
|nited States boys were stationed. They
I'VE sample OF their wares. an act
melting similar TO the turn they now
4 using In England, France, Belgium,
bland and Germany.
III was In Segrie, France. that Fred
tcks and Palmer won for themselves
any Memphis friends. Jumping in one
ght they entertained the ls0th In
htry, practically q local outfit. Joe
Rnkel, director at the Lyceum. was at
grie and for the past several weeks
ace Fredericks and Palber were rout-
through Memphis has been antlci-
Aing keenly their visit. Joe on more
an one occasion has swung his baton
h this couple. He says, however, that
ver did he enjoy their turn so much
In Segrie
Because OF their willingness TO 20
sywhere on any sort OF notice the
ivernment honored the two with the
i. NJ. Palmer declares, however,
nj their willingness to take chances
tth a certain small make of automo-
le on innumerable occasions had
amething TO do with II.
Miss Palmer herself Is French
pman. she was among the first 10
slunteer for theatrical service abroad.
he couple close their engagement sat
day night.