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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
No May Day Troubles.

May day passed in this country with
no disorders-with not a single sign
Of the disturbance that had been of.
fieially proclaimed as plotted. One of
two deductions follows: That there was
in truth no plot for Il general ont.
break. or that the exposure of the plan
and the precautions taken against its
consummation effeetually checked il.
Definite evidence was gathered by
the government of the intention of
certain groups of radicals to precipi-
tate an industrial disturbance May /,
and to cause the death of numerous of.
ficials and business leaders. 1t can
not be believed for a moment that
the documents. handbills, circulars,
proclamations and appeals sent to the
Department of Justice by field opera
tivcs assigned to this work were forged
Recently in Boston the suggestion was
advanced in court that agents of the
government were promoting "plots" in
order to make cases for their own rec.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
No Word From Mars.

After listening in" attentively for
several days at high power wireless
station near Omaha an expert who has
been hoping to hear from Mars has
concluded that the red planet is not
talking just now. If the Martians
have been sending signals they have
faded off in the ether and have not
registered on earth. Now, perhaps,
the energy that has been expended
on this quest will be turned to some
practical use. There is plenty Of work
to be done here without wasting per
fectly good power units in sending
signals out into space in the hope that
they may reach sphere that after all
may not be inhabited, and even if
peopled may not want to get into
communication with their cosmic neigh
bors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
The Interchurch World Movement.

Two eminent and thoughtful states
men, the one the Vice President of the
United States and the other the Brit
ish ambassador to this country, yes
terday brought great throng of
Neutrality-suspicious. face to face with one
of the most vital truths of the hour.
If the Interchurch World Movement
can bring home similar message to
the millions who await it, the service
it will have rendered will rank with
that performed by the pre- Reforma-
ton Church Of Europe, which taught
the savage yet upward struggling
tribes of that continent the truths
from which all modern civilization
was derived.
The thesis upon which the Vice Presi-
dent and Sir Auckland Geddes spoke
was this: The future of both the
church and of civilization is one. The
present day sickness Of the one lies in
its failure to compound religion with
modern life; of the other, in its fail
ure to compound life with vitalized re-
ligion. The future health and secur
ity of each depends upon its readi-
ness to press forward, shoulder to
shoulder, with the other.
The men and women of modern
civilization are victims of restless re-
action from the horrors Of years of
war. Their minds are open to such
stimuli as may be presented, good or
evil, healthful or poisonous. Deep
too decp-in the hearts of vast ma
jority lie the precepts of the Nazarene.
And when the church, reused to the
dangers of ultra idealism, shall devote
its energies to welding together Chris
tianity and workaday life; and the
leaders in the complex ramifcations
of the modern state shall truly seek
to join together workaday life and
Christianity, then and then only will
the world again be progressing, and
men and nations be secure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03

ords. This charge is preposterous.
There is too much plain proof that
the murderous radicalism prevails in
certain quarters here to question the
.eenuineness Of the reports that are fur
nished by the men who have been work
ing to uncover the plans Of the com
munists.
Skepticism regarding the seditious
purposes Of these schemers for the
overthrow of the present form OF
American government, in favor of the
soviet type of socialist rule, will not
serve for safety. The ostrich hides
its head when danger approaches. De
NAL will not explain away the man
who blew himself to bits on the door
step of the Attorney General last year,
or the bombs scattered through the
mails a short time previous. 1t will
not wipe out of existence the nearly
three-score of soviet organizations
positively known to exist in New York
city
There may be some feeling of dis
appointment that the radicals did not
make their demonstration Saturday.
Some may feel that it is better to have
the outbreak as early as possible. when
everything is ready for its suppress
sion. On the other hand, the riots
that have not occurred may never
come. The seditious strikes that are
postponed may not be finally called.
Perhaps the communists realize that
the country is hostile tn their schemes
by so vast majority that their eff
fort is doomed to failure. and have
concluded to quit. That however. is
not an entirely safe conclusion to draw
from Saturdays quietud". We must
he prepared against this evil continu-
ously, lest the murderous plot he
sprung in a moment of inattention or
fancied security.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
"The Chiel Takin' Notes. y

Mr.. Blanton of Texas probably ex-
aggerates the effect on members of
the House of the presence in the gal
lefies of representatives of organized
labor taking notes of votes and speech
Is bearing upon labor's interests. Why
should it make them "weak -kneed," or
pussyfooted! All speeches and votes
bearing upon whatever interests are
published in fhe Congressional Rec
ord; and the Record is closely scanned
by those concerned with its contents.
In this matter labor enjoys no spe-
cial privileges, and does not exercise
its rights more freely than do other
organizations having business with
Congress. The galleries of both House
and Senate are open to all; and prob
ably representatives Of capital are pres
emit watching the proceedings when
capitals interests are involved.
We have just seen how the general
public COMFORTS itself when its inter
ests are involved. 1t packed the gal
leries of the Senate while the peace
treaty was under discussion. At every
session when the treaty was the topic
senators participating in the debate
addressed very large and inspiring
audience. The people had been
brought to believe that the pact bore
directly on our governmental struc-
ture, and they wanted at first hand.
a. they were within reach, the fullest
particulars.
The men on Capitol Hill are public
servants, charged with public duties.
They deliberate in public. Except
when the Senate locks its doors for
the consideration of business called
executive. publicity is the word.
The legislator who can be, and is, in
Inundated from upstairs probably does
not serve long. His constituents soon
take his measure and get his number,
and put stouter- hearted man in his
place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
Americas Labor Problem,

This is from the New Statesman, a
London publication:
1.-TWO things are said almost uni
versally by English students Of the
labor problem in the United States.
They are, first, that in the essentials
Of labor thought and strategy America
is generation or so behind Great
Britain, and, secondly, that the near
future will bring in America labor
conflicts and revolutionary outbreaks
fercer and more destructive than any
thing we have to fear in Britain. Both
observations are justified"
Who are these English students of
the labor problem in the United
States"s They ought to be named.
And what have been their opportunities
for studying labor problems in the
United Statess And how much time
have they given to the subjecti
These are legitimate questions, for
the assertions and representations
conveyed by this English organ are,
if accepted, certain to do the United
States harm. In substance, they give
the impression that our institutions
are resting upon a volcano; that an
eruption is not far distant, and that
when it comes such destruction will
take place as the world has never
known before.
4. 1t would be idle to deny that the
United States has n labor problem ;
that there is more unrest in labor cir.
cles in this country tod:y +tan Mt any
time hitherto; that both labor and
capital are deeply concerned about the
situation.
The safety Of the country lies In
the fact that the situation is well un
derstood and frankly confessed here
at home. The most influential repre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
At Last, q Budget.

A hard and protracted fight has at
last been won. The government Is 10
have a budget system. The House anu
Senate are not in agreement as to all
details. but the differences are to be
composed in conference. They do not
threaten the main proposition.
Even when the governments expendi-
lures were small by comparison with
what they now are there was a con-
coded need for budget; and the won
der today is that one was not estab-
lished years ago. Experienced legls-
lators in both parties made repeated,
but Intellectual. efforts to that end.
!. But the figures forced upon us by
the war have turned the trick. Where
hundreds of millions once sufiiced, bii-
lions are necessary at present. And
billions have given both parties pause.
Estimates must be prepared with the
utmost care, and with strict regard to
revenue. The Outgo must be fash
toned on the intake when colossal sums
are in the scale.
Take this for illustration: This SEES
sion of Congress has been dealing with
estimates prepared under the old hig-
gledy-pigglcdy system. and has re-
dueed them billion and half of
dollars. Suppose the next session max
ing similar record. Think of a single
Congress forced to cut departmental
estimates three billions of dollars! Tn
Gle Sam is rich, and supports big es-
adjustment generously, but the bot
tom of his pocket can be reached.
This measure will he tall feather
in the cap of the Sixtysixth Congress,
and We shall see it figure in the cam
paign as an item in the refutation of
the charge that this Congress has been
a failure. If it had nothing else to
its credit. it would command respect
for this act alone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03

sentatives of capital and labor are
searching for remedy. and both de-
sire the finding of remedy. Both
have an enormous stake in the coun-
try: and selfish interests nlone-if
patriotism were left out of the cqua-
tion-would counsel against revolution.
We have pretty solid structure in
America. notwithstanding tho great
world upheaval. which has brought to
the ground so much elsewhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
France Not Swept by Radicalism

Less than one fourth of the French
railway men, it is reported, obeyed
the call for a strike. issued last week.
and in consequence the rail lines of
that country were not seriously ham
pered and the menace Of grave in
dustria crisis was averted. Great re-
joicing is felt by the people of France
and their sincere friends, who have
been concerned lest this call for a
walkout should precipitate a situation
endangering the stability Of the gov
eminent.
This is the second proof within
few months that France is not deeply
Itions Of last year, involving change in
the presidency, were contemplated with
apprehension that the socialistic tend
encies that had been manifested short
ly after the close of the war had pene-
trated d Yep into the body polite. The
elections. however. proved that the so
cialists were far from controlling the
national situation. They were dis
tinctly small minority
Now comes this second indication
that radicalsm docs not dominate in
the French industrial ranks. There
arc troubles, it is true. with several of
the trades. The miners are dissatisfied
and are making demands that have
been met. The dock workers arc idle,
choking the harbors with incoming
freight and slowing up the industries.
The government, however, is deter
mined to fight to restore order and to
prevent the spread of the strike. Pub
lie sentiment strongly supports it in
it's firm stand.
There remains, of course. danger that
the strike may yet spread. France is
not "out Of the woods" but so far de-
velopments have shown clearly that
the people are not in sympathy with
the radicalism which is known to be
the root of this present evil, even as
political radicalism is in this country
endeavOring to cause an overturn
through industrial unrest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03

Publishers who assert that there can
be no substitute for wood pulp do not
attach enough importance to the re-
sourcefulness of inventors who within
recent years have delivered new ideas
with remarkable promptness, as needs
arose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
HelpfuIness.

ado you have any trouble in getting
help?"
"a correct answer rejoined Farmer
Corntossel, slowly, depends on what
kind O. help you're talking about. So
far as formin' opinions on political
economy and elections and problems
Of unrest and things in general is CON
cerncd can get help by the hour, with
out it costin' me cent. But when il
comes to gettin' some real assistance
in runnin' the farm. have to keep up
la permanent distress signal"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03

Certain phases of politics are in
clined to give old John Barleycorn a
much longer epitaph than he is en-
titled to, despite the fact that its style
is largely uncomplimentary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03

When financial expert calls for a
national budget "with teeth in it," he
introduces variation. What the mod
ern taxpayer fears is singer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03

Some perversity of fate appears to
insure party of bank robbing motor
lists against trouble with a fiat tire or
. stalled engine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03

A combination of throat trouble and
general fatigue which compels him tn
take rest would indicate that Lloyd
George has been doing his share of
the talking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03

The extraordinary powers of intel.
lectual analysis possessed by Senator
Knox have not as yet been applied by
him with much publicity to his presi
Dental boom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03

So far as any radical demonstra
tions were concerned the Queen of the
May had perfectly placid and de-
lightful time. Only the chill in the
temperature interfered with the picnic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
The Favorite Son.

Perhaps when all is said and done
Mid blighted hopes and growing
fears,
It's best to be favorite son
And stop with compliments and
cheers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
A Rough Evening.

GLOW was the play?"
Couldn't tell much about the play"
answered the London first -niehter.
ave had one Of those audiences who
want to monopolize the dialogue and
contribute most of the action"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03

There must be moments when Car
rama must find difficulty in deciding
whether he is in pursuit, or "making
q getaway
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Expense of Dressing.
Although new garments we devise
To shun financial frost,
The less the garments are in size,
The more they are in cost.
If we, like savages in war,
Were clad in pigments quaint.
We'd pay a thousand dollars for
A bucketful of paint.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
The Boss,

Everybody wants to be boss" re-
marked the plodding citizen.
"That's human ambition"
'1've heard so. But why insist on
being the person whom everybody just
now takes pride in disobeying!o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-03
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-07-09
WEST DOVER.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Davis were in Heath
and Shelburne Falls, Mass, Monday.
Mrs. Ida f.. Booth of North Adams.
MISS, has come to w. L. Upton's for
the summer.
Misses Mary and Nora Boyd came home
Saturday from few days visit with rel
atives in Wilmington.
The group of college students, who had
been spending week at John Hum
phrey's summer home, left for their homes
Monday morning.
Weston Shows family and Clayton Up
tons family went to East Dover Monday
to attend the wedding of Miss Mary Hol-
land to Aldace Wilson of Brattleboro.
Mrs. Lula Mann and daughter, Mildred,
visited her sister, Mrs f. A. Harvey last
week. Floyd Mann and. Miss Louise
Mann came Sunday to take them home.
Mrs. S. /. Hill and daughter, Marion,
accompanied by Miss Sylvia l. Sherman
of Wilmington, went to Heath, Mass,
Monday to attend the Sherman family re-
union. Miss Sherman and Marion Hill
went on to North Adams to spend a few
days before returning home.
Recent guests at W. NJ. Harriss have
been Mr.. and Mrs Byron Boyle of White
River Junction, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Chase of Grcchfcld. Mass. who returned
Monday, taking Mr.. and Mrs Harris and
son, Dale, as far as Brattlcboro with them.
They returned home Tuesday night.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-07-09
BELKNAP FIFTH CANDIDATE.
Bellows Falls Publisher Enters County
Senatorial Contest-Platform Brief;
Record as Citizen. ..,

Willis C. Belknap of Bellows Falls is
the fifth Windham county man to an'
nounce his candidacy for the Republican,
nomination for senator from Windhah
county. In letter to The Phoenix
Friday he states that il is his present
intention to 90 before the voters in the
September primary.
my platform" says Mr.. Belknap, sis
brief My record as a citizen of the county
Tor % years, my record in the legislature
of 1919 as member of the house from the
town of Rockingham, and my oath of Of
flee"
Mr., Belknap was born in Berlin, VT,
April 7, 1866. He is a graduate of Dart
mouth college and the law school Of the
University of Michigan. He worked for
three years as a reporter on the Chatta-
nooga Times before becoming publisher of
the Bellows Falls Times in 1897. In the
legislature of 1919 he was chairman of
the committee on federal relations and a
member of the committees on highways
aud bridges, Temperance and judiciary. Mr..
Bclknap is one of the successful news
paper publishers of the state and during
his residence in Bellows Falls has been
active in public affairs of all sorts. IIc
made an excellent record in the last leg
islature,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-07-09
SOUTH WARDSBORo.

Stella Reed is visiting relatives in
Newfane.
Miss Mildred Lowe of Holyoke, Mass,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lowe.
STANDBY Duby, accompanied by his
father, mother and two sister, spent Sun
day at Frank and Eugene Dubie's.
Miss Mary Grindley and sister, Miss
Anna Grindley, of Bridgeport, Conn.,, are
spending two weeks at John loves.
Charles and William Clark of Nashua,
\. H., visited their aunt, Mrs. F. O.
Could, last week. They made the trip
on their bicycles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Putnam of
Nashua, n. H., and Guy Putnam visited
Mr.. Putnam's sister, Mrs. +. o. Gould,
the first of the week.
Mrs. j. b. Sage, who has been caring
for her daughter, Mrs. Cora Gallup of
Brattleboro, and visiting other relatives,
returned home Wednesday. Mrs. Seebar
has been working for her during her alb
sence.
The many friends of Robert Stocker
were sorry to learn of the painful acct
dent with which he met while attending
the Fourth of July celebration at West
Brattleboro Monday and hope he will be
able to return to his home here soon.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-07-09
TERM OF COURT ENDS.
Adjournment Taken About $50 satur-
day Morning at Newfane-Tax Suit
Against Brattleboro Heard.

Windham county court took final ad-
iournment about $50 O'Clock Saturday
morning, but few cases are with the
court to be disposed of in two weeks
or so, when Judge Zed s. Stanton will
come here for that purpose.
Court convened April 10 and at once
took a recess to April 90. 1t was in
session from that date to May 90,
when recess was taken to June 10,
and it has been in session since then.
Most of the time Friday was
taken up with the trial of the case of
the Chdmplain Realty Co. against the
town of Brattleboro, Harvey, Maurice,
whitney & Fits appearing for the
plaintiff an A. P. Carpenter and +. w.
Gibson for the town.
This is an action to recover $4S4.50
in town and state taxes assessed in
1919 on 1000 cords of pulpwood which
was in West river April l. The plaint-
if claims it was exempt from tax on
account of being engaged in interstate
commerce, being on the way down the
river to the mill in Hinsdale. The
town claimed that it was held in the
boom at the mouth of West river as
a storage depot and was not in inter-
state commerce.
The defense filed a motion the first
day of the term for a trial by jury, but
the court overruled the motion as the
rules required that such motion be
made Is days before the term opened.
The defense Friday moved that the
case be dismissed as no appeal had been
taken from the board of civil author
ity to the state tax commissioner. This
also was overrulcd.
Two cases already are before the SUI
premc court involving the question of
appeal from the board of civil author
ity, and there is also in this case fed
cral question, so it will be seen that
some important tax questions are in
volvcd.
The divorce case of Marion M. Mum
dell of Brnttleboro against Bert c..
Mundell was tried Friday afternoon
and Saturday morning the petition was
granted for intolerable severity
Cora B. Gallup of West Brattleboro
was granted divorce from John S. Gal
lup for intolcrable severity.
Gardner Hill of Townshend was
granted divorce from Eva G. Hill for
intolerable severity.
Nora Capen of Brattlcboro was
granted a divorce from Harvey Capen
for intolerable severity.
Dexter Howard was granted di-
vorcc from Maud l.. Howard for dcser-
ton.