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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-09-29
"Wbereas. the need of the civilized

"Whereas, the need of the civilized
world for American products to re-
place the ravages of the great war is
especially great at this time, and
"Whereas, the present serious
shortage Of home and business struc-
lures makes the daily destruction of
buildings by fire an especially Sc
rious matter, and
"Whereas, a large percentage of
the fires causing the annual Amerl-
can fire waste may be easily preven-
ted by increased care and vigilance
on the part of citizens:
"Therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson,
president of the United States, do
urge upon the governors of the va
rious states to designate and set
apart Saturday, October 9, 1920, as
Fire Prevention day, and to request
the citizens of their states to plan for
that day such instructive and educa-
tional exercises as shall bring before
the people the serious and unhappy
effects of the present unnecessary
waste, and the need of their individ-
ual and collective efforts in con-
serving the natural and created re-
sources of America"
Governors Proclamation.
Governor Cooper's proclamation is
as follows:
October has been set aside by
the pesident of the United States as
a day upon which the people of this
country should give especial atten-
ton to the study of fire prevention.
"Each year the loss from fires is
enormous; the total for the United
States in 1919 amounting to $780,
600. The same year the loss in South
Carolina alone was $2,054,581.
These figures are conservative, as
they do not include losses not cover
ed in whole or in part by insurance.
In addition to the destruction of ma
terial property, hundreds of lives are
sacrificed each year because of fires,
most of which could have been pre-
vented by reasonable care.
'For some years the ratio Of fire
losses to total combustible property
has been falling. This is due to the
intelligent efforts of our people to
spread the doctrine of fire preven-
tion. There is yet room for tremen-
dous improvement. The observance
of Fire Prevention day each year is
doing much to lessen the needless de
struction of property and lives, by
teaching in the schools and elsewhere
the simple principles of prevention.
There has never been a time when
we could afford to pursue a wan
ton, careless policy in regard to our
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-09-29

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YOU are looking for something stylish
YOU can find it in our ladies' ready
to wear department, as you will find
a large selection to select from.
RUBENSTEIN. 4.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-09-29

that are attracting much attention
ladies to come in and see them.
latest styles in the popular color
them to see our stock of
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-03

The United States entertained q
number of distinguished officials from
abroad during the latter part Of the
year. including Cardinal Mercier of
Belgium. King Albert and Queen
Elizabeth of Belgium, and the prince
of Wales.
During the closing weeks Of the
year a determined attack upon the
wartime prohibition act held the at
tention Of the country. On October q
President Wilson vetoed the stringent
prohibition enforcement bill passed
by congress on the ground that the
emergency for which the prohibition
law had been enacted, had passed.
Congress Immediately passed the bill
over the presidents veto and it be-
came law. Attacks were made upon
the prohibition law In federal courts
in all sections of the country and vary
ing decisions were given. Appeal was
taken to- the United States Supreme
court which on December 10 upheld
the act
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-03

mittee on foreign relations, proposing
amendments and four reservations to
the peace treaty. Senator Hitchcock
presented minority report, recon-
mending the adoption of the treaty
without reservation. There began then
determined fight between the oppos-
ing forces in the senate, which ended
finally In deadlock that prevented
the ratification of the treaty either
with or without reservations.
President Wilson had continued to
combat every suggestion of a change
In the treaty or the covenant of the
League Of Nations and In an effort to
force its ratification had undertaken
an extensive tour Of the country. be-
ginning on September 4. After deliv-
ering more than forty speeches
throughout the West he broke down
under the strain and was forced to
return to the White House. His con-
dition was regarded as very serious.
and he was unable to take a leading
part in the battle for the treaty when
the contest reached it's climax. The
president still insisted, however. upon
the adoption of the treaty without res
ervatiOns. and when the question came
TO final vote in the senate on Novem-
her 10 the Democratic minority, aided
by number of Republicans opposed
TO the league In any form, defeated the
majority resolution of the Republicans,
which would have carried with 1t the
reservations adopted by the senate.
Senator Hitchcock thereupon offered
a resolution providing for ratification
'f the treaty without reservations, and
this, in turn, was defeated, number
Of Democratic senators voting with
| he Republicans. With compromise
between the opposing groups appar.
"ntly impossible, the. senate adj
| iourned
In the meantime the peace treaty
mad been ratified by the other great
allied nations and by many of the
mailer nations that had been engaged
the war against Germany.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-03

companief ~ airpIanes. rrosseed ffe
border in search IF tho bandits. Pres
ident Carranza demanded the with
drawal of the United States troops,
but his demand was ignored. The
punitive expedition attacked bandit
stronghold on August q, killing four
men, but on August a the pursuit was
abandoned and the troops returned to
the United States.
The relations between Mexico and
the United States reached crisis on
November 10 when Secretary or State
Lansing dispatched a note demanding
the immediate unconditional release
of William o. Jenkins, United States
consular agent at Pueblo, who had
been arrested on charges of compile
ity with bandits who kidnapped him
and held him for S15O,0OO ransom. 4
few days later Jenkins was released
on bail, but this did not relieve the
strained relations.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-03
socialists seized control of the govern

socialists seized control of the govern
ment.
The situation in Ireland where the
Sim Fein continued It's efforts to es-
tablish republic grew more serious
as the year advanced. Repeated dis
orders occurred and on September II
Viscount French. lieutenant governor
of Ireland, prohibited further meetings
of the so-called Irish parliament. Many
arrests were made by the military.
The fighting in Russia had continued
without decided advantage to any
group until on October Is the force
commanded by General Yudenitch, adj
vancing against the bolshevists,
reached a point within fifteen miles OF
Petrograd.
While other problems growing out Of
the war were being settled, the ques-
ton of the disposal of F'iume continued
to cause trouble. On September 10
Gabrielle d'Annunzio. the Italian SOL
dier-poet, entered Fiume at the head
Of several thousand soldiers and took
control of the port in defiance of the
Italian and allied military authorities.
On September 10 the representatives
Of the great powers handed peace
treaty to Bulgaria. Under this treaty
western Thrace was taken from Bull
| garia, her army was reduced to 20,000,
and she was required 10 pay S445,0O0,-
| 600 as reparation for damages done by
her armies
Reverses for all Of the forces op-
| posing the bolsheviki we're reported in
November. On the 18th General Yu-
denitch was forced to retreat to the
Esthonian border and resigned COM
| mand Of the Russian northwest army.
On the same day 1t was reported that
the bolsheviki had captured Omsk, the
seat of the Kolchak government. DAN
nunzio created a still more serious sit
uation for Italy when he seized lara
Dalmatia, on November Il.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-03
EVENTS OF 1919
PASStDIN REVIEW
World Found Great Difficulty in
Returning From War to
Peace Conditions.
MAX NG The GERMAN TREATY
Europe In State Of Ferment, While
the United States Was Struggling
With Grave Industrial and Eco.
nomic Problems.
BY DONALD z. slccs.

After nearly five years of frightful
warfare, in which all Of the great pow
ers and many of the smaller nations
had been involved the world found 1t
difficult to return to anything like nor
mai conditions during the year 1919,
While the armistice which was signed
In the closing weeks of 1918 brought
cessation Of hostilities between the
two groups of nations that had been
engaged In the great struggle, it did
not bring peace to all the peoples in
volved. Technically the world still
was at war throughout practically all
Of the year just closed as the peace
treaty which was framed in Paris
after months of negotiation could not
be made fully effective until ratified
by the great powers and formally pro-
mulgated by the peace conference.
Failure of the United States senate to
ratify the treaty, because of opposition
to the covenant of the League of Ma
lions. which was made a part of the
peace treaty, prevented the formal
declaration of peace until more than
year after the armistlce was signed.
Internal disorders and territorial
disputes arising from the establish
ment Of many new nations kept a
large part of Europe In turmoil. Such
n complete remaking of the map of
Europe as resulted from the great war
naturally could not be accomplished
without friction. The great empire of
Austria Hungary had fallen to pieces
with the defeat of the central powers
and out Of the wreckage new states
arose. These new nations-Austria.
Hungary. Poland and the Czech and
Jugoslav states-coud not establish
their new boundaries without friction
among themselves and with their
neighbors. The new government 81
Germany, which had been transformed
into republic, was striving to main
tain itself against the attacks of radi
cal elements. Russia was torn by
civil strife. with half n dozen groups
fighting for the mastery. At times
world peace seemed still far off. but as
the year passed conditions became
more settled and II seemed probable
that with the formal PRONUNCIATION of
the peace treaty the chaos into which
Europe had been thrown would pass
In the United States conditions were
not so unsettled as in the nations that
had been longer engaged in the war.
but here. as In Europe. the transition
from war to q peace basis was not
easy. New industrial problems had
been created. The high cost of living
caused labor to make insistent and re.
peated demands for higher wages and
resulted in numerous strikes among
all classes of workers. Radical lead
ers took advantage of the unrest that
existed to recruit their forces and
they became so active that the con
ttituted authorities of the nation
finally found it necessary to take de
termincd steps to suppress disloya
prODaCanda
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-03
WEST BRATTLEBORO

The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. George
Lee is seriously i'll with commissions.
Paul Taylor Of Greenfield was yis-
itor here yesterday with his grandfather,
L. II. Knapp.
Mrs J. L. S;ockwell is confined to
her home by. illness and is under the care
OF physician.
Miss May Thayer, teacher in the high
school in Johnston, \. Y, who had been
spending the holidays at her home here,
returned TO Johnston today
Miss Arlene Allen returned yesterday
afternoon to Brookline, Mass. where she
is attending school, after having spent
a weeks vacation here with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George a. Allen.
James Conlin of Jamaica. who Is en-
ployed by the Champlam Realty com
pany, was operated upon yesterday morn
ing by DIR. Lynch in the Meirose hospital
Michael kolbi of Hinsdale also under
went an operation for appendicitis.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-03
The Making OF Peace.

The first steps toward the organi-
cation Of the peace congress were
taken on January IL when the SUI
prcme war council. members of which
were President Wilson and Secretary
Lansing of the United States. and the
premlers and foreign ministers of
Great Britain. France and Italy, to-
gether with Marshal Foch and milf
tary representatives OF the several
powers, began actual consideration Of
the terms of peace to be imposed upon
the central powers. The peace con.
gress itself. without delegates from
the defeated powers or Russia. met in
the ministry OF foreign affairs at
Paris on January Is President vii
son proposed Premier Cleuenceau for
permanent chairman of the confer
ence and the delegates elected him by
unanimous vote. 1t was determined AZ
the beginning that only the FIVE great
belligerent powers. the United States.
Great Britain, France, Italy and Japan.
should take part in all meetings of the
conference and commission to be ap-
pointed that other belligerent and as
ISOLATED powers should participate
only in meetings at which questions
concerning them were to be discussed
As the representatives of the many
belligerent nations entered upon the
task of bringing peace to the worlG
Europe was In turmoil. Poland was
being reconstructed and the fixing o.
her boundaries gave rise TO many con
troverSies between the Poles and sur
rounding peoples. The question Of
whether a League of Nations should
be created as q means of preventing
future wars was one of the first to bt
taken up by the peace conference. Or
January % the conference formal,
declared in favor of the establishment
of League Of Nations, and com
mission, of which President Wilso,
was chairman, was appointed to pre-
pare definite plan. The League O
Nations commission held it's first meet
ing on February and on February l.
President Wilson read and explainet
Ia the peace conference a draft of tn,
constitution for The League of Nations
The plan provided for an executiv,
council to be composed of representa-
lives OF nine nations and for an inter
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-03
Aer0nautiCS.

AS a result of the great develop
ment of aviation during the war, rapid
progress was made during the year in
the use of both dirigibles and heavier
than-air machines for commercial pur-
poses.
On May 8 three United States navy
seaplanes started from New York on
the first transatlantic flight by way
of Halifax, \. s.; Trepassay Bay.
Newfoundland, and the Azores. One
of these machines, the NC-4 arrived
at Lisbon, Portugal, on May 81, hay
ing completed the first flight across
the Atlantic in actual flying time of
26 hours, AZ minutes from Newfound-
land to Portugal. Fog caused the 9TH
er two planes to lose their course.
Two British aviators, Harry G..
Hawker and Lieutenant Commander
Mackenzie Grieye, left Newfoundland
on May is in the first attempt TO cross
the Atlantic without stop. Engine
trouble forced them TO descend $50
miles from Ireland and the aviatorS
were picked up by passing vessel.
The first nonstop flight across the
Atlantic was made on June IA and Is
by Capt. John Alcock. British flyer,
and Lieut.. Arthur w. Brown. his
American navigator, who covered the
1000 miles from Newfoundland to Ire
land in 16 hours and II minutes.
The British dirigible R-34, carrying
81 persons, started from Edinburgh on
transatlantic flight to New York on
July 2 and reached its destination or
July 6. 1t made the return trip with
J out mishap In three days and three
hours.
Roland Rholfs. in Curtiss triplane
made a new altitude record on Sep
TENDER IS by ascending 34,610 feet.
A transcontinental airplane race was
started simultaneously at San Francis
! CO and New York on October with
60 competitors. Five aviators were
killed during this race. Lieut.. Alexan
| der Pearson was declared the winner
On December 10 Capt. Ross Smitl
of Australia completed an airplan'
trip from England to Port Darwin
Australia. in 30 days.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-03
Neurology.

Death took heavy toll among the
leaders in many fields of world activ-
ity during 1919. The most prominent
the year was former President Theo-
dore Roosevelt, who died suddenly at
his home AT Oyster Bay on January 6,
The following are among the more
prominent men ana women who died
during the year:
January T. Count George + Won
Hertling. former German chancellor
January s, Mai. Gen. J. Franklin Bell.
L. 5. A.; January l., Sir Charles
Wyndnam English actor; january
81, Nathaniel c. Goodwin. famous
American comedian; February II. Sir
Wilfrled Laurier. former premier of
Canada February 80, William L. Dor
land representative in congress from
Missouri; Or. Mary Walker, former
army surgeon and noted as an advo-
cate of male attire for women Tebru-
airy 81, George +. Edlnunds. former
United States senator from Vermont
March 10. Mrs. Amelia L. Barr, au
thor; April 4, William Crookes. ia
nous British chemist and physicist
| April 8, Sidney Drew. comedian; April
u. Jules VedrineS, noted French avia
| tor; May 10, Edward Payson Call
prominent newspaper publisher OF
| Boston. Philadelphia and New York
F, May % Robert Bacon, former secre
! tary of state and former ambassador
| to France; June 5, Manuel Franco
| president of Paraguay; June II. Johr
! c. Spooner, former United States sen
ator from Wisconsin; June l., james
| A. Tawney. former representative In
| congress from Minnesota: June IA
! Ernest Lister, governor of Washing
ton: July >. DR.. Anna Howard Shaw
former president of National Woman;
4 Suffrage association; July &c, Sir Ed
ward John Poynter. English painter
president of the Royal academy; Az
gust l. Oscar Hammerstcin. theatrical
and operate producer; August II. An
drew Carnegie, veteran steel manufac
turer and philanthropist; August IS
Gen. Louis Botha. premier of thu
Union of South Africa; September G
Admiral Baron Charles William Beres
ford. British naval commander ant
critic; September 8. John Mitchell. la
Dor leader; September Fl. Theodore
p. Shonts. president of the Inter
! borough Rapid Transit company o
New York and former chairman of the
Isthmian canal commission; Septem
Der 81. Adelina Patti, famous operate
/ singer; October 10, William WALDORF
| Astor, former American millionaire
who became a British peer; October
u. Alfred L. Ringing. head of the fa
nous circus family; October 80. Mrs
4 Ella Wheeler wilcox, writer; Noyem
Der l, Col. ]. d. Bell. commander il
chief of the G. y. T. November -
Thomas S. Martin, United States sen
ator from Virginia; December .. Henri!
Clay Prick, steel magnate and philan
thropist.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-03
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Wantastiquet lodge OF Odd Fellows
will give a 500 party in the temple
Wednesday evening, Jan. II.
The annual meeting Of the Centre
Congregational church will be held in
the chapel next Friday night at 80
o clock. A supper for all members of
the church Will be served at 6.15
O clock
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-03
Mexico and the United States,

Conditions in Mexico continued to
provide a perpiexing problem for the
United States government during the
year 1919.
A report on July that armed Mex
leans had attacked and robbed a boat
load of American sailors near Tam
pico caused bitter feeling and ON Au-
gust II this was intensified by the cap
ture of two United States army ayia-
tors by bandits, who held them for
$4,000 ransom. The ransom was paid
by the United States government on
August 10. and troop of cavalry. ac-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-03
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-03

Azor Marshall has purchased the en-
tire interest of the firm of Marshall a.
Richardson, stove dealers, and there ia
talk of uniting the stove business of
+. n, Wood with that of Marshall.
Wood Marshall would make a strong
team Success TO them. .-.-
On Friday, December lst, F. Tyler
of this village lost a valuable mare.
She broke away from the post where
she was tied near John RAYS stable
and running toward the machine shop
she stumbled upon some timber living
in the street and bruised and broke one
of her legs SO badly that she had TO be
shot
Remember the Fireman 5 Promenade
Concert and Ball January 18th. The
concert will afford rich treat to those
who delight in listening to the delicious
strains which viii emanate from one
of the best concert and string bands in
the country. Lovers of dancing will
find this an oportunity seldom afford
ed them in these parts. Mr.. Boyden
of the Revere House will furnish the
supper in the lower town hall
The Vermont Woman Suffrage Assoc
iation was organized at Montpelier
January 3rd and Hon Ch1s. Reed of
Montpelier was chosen president. Rev.
Addison Brown of this village was
named as one of the vice presidents.
On January End we were visited
with a severe rainstorm accompanied
by strong southerlv wind The snow
was mostly melted away and the
streams swollen. We learn from our
exchanges that the stogn extended over
a wide area and i'll many places did
good deal of damage With this cx-
| ception the weather has been mild and
pleasant for many days, being warm
, and sunny like spring With such
weather as this we hardly feel the ne
cessitv of going TO Florida to find a
warmer climate.
The ladies benevolent society con-
nected with the Methodist church at
| Putney, held their annual festival on
| New Year 5 eve. They have the repu-
tatien, and deservedly too, of doing
we'll whatever they undertake. and on
this occasion it was well sustained. OF
| the singing il is sufficient to saw that
Mr.. j. II. knight had it in charge and
| of course IT was conducted in his us
ually felicitous style. 4 colloquv, the
| Virtues and the Graces in which
twelve young ladies bore n part. to-
| gether with several tableaus, elicitatcd
much applause The last tableau and
song, 1.-The Tin Wedding" brought
down the house The cake table was
! loaded with a rich aud tempting vari-
ETY. of good things while the fancy ia
BILE bore an attractive display of arti-
cles both useful and ornamental The
Town Hall was crowded to its utmost
capacity and everybody went away
feeling that they had invested their
spare change wisely.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-03

The Vermont Woman Suffrage Assoc
iation was organized at Montpelier
January 3rd and Hon. Cil1s. Reed of
Montpelier was chosen president. Rev.
Addison Brown of this village was
named as one Of the vice presidents.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-03
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Happenings of January, 1870.
Taken fram the Files Of
The Phoenix.

Azor Marshall has purchased the en-
tire interest of the firm of Marshall &
Richardson, stove dealers, and there il
talk of uniting the stove business of
L. a. Wood with that of Marshall.
Wood & Marshall would make a strong
team. Success TO them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-03

There are fourteen homes in the nose
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-03

An casyyvictorv makes the victors soft.