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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-31
A LETTER
FOR WOMEN
From a Woman Whose Serious iii,
ness Was Overcome by Lydia E.
pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

Garnett, Kas.-"I first took Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for a
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-31

In these days little girls cannot
look forward, as they used to, to put
ting on long skirts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-31
TODAY'S BEAUTY TALK

Beautiful hair, thick and lus-
trous, is easy to have if YOU
use Partisan Sage. 1t & a pos
tive remedy for dandruff, ex-
cess oil and itching scalp.
Sold under guarantee by Will
fred #. Root.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-09-29
C0x's "BAYoHET CHARGES.

Mr.. CoX's unfoun led and loose
mouthed charges have an element of
danger in them.
When he makes the assertion that
the republican party is preparing to
use bayonets upon labor. that is an
assertion as dangerous us 1t is un-
true.
Such unfounded assertions. made
with the hope of stirring resentment
and getting Cox votes are dangerous
There are those who take them as
truth. They suggest violence To
weaker and unbalanced minds.
We 30 back to the bitter fight
waged upon Garfield. There is no
doubt that the unwisdom and
viciousness of that fight worked up
on the unbalanced mind of Guiteau TO
assassination.
There is no truth In the boyonet
charge. no truth in the fifteen mill
lion SANDER. no truth in other as
sertions loosely made by Governor
Cox In his desperation.
But Cox as public man and one
who poses as statesman should
know better than to make such un-
founded and vicious assertions.
The bayonet charge was foolish
talk. It was worse than foolish. 1t.
Is dangerous talk.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-09-29
IN IOWA III SEPTEMBER.

1t is going to be cold Some time
within six weeks or two months aad
coal is high priced and scarce.
Mebbyso. mebbyso. but sufficient
What's the matter with this fall,
Weeks OF sunshine and weather
that hasn't a flaw In it. Long weeks
of sunrises and unclouded sun unit.
sunset. Horizons broken only by
white biliows of cumuli here and
there with the sun making masses Of
silver of them. Green grass and wav-,
ing trees, air like the wine some of
US remember previous to July 1919.
Iowa in Septemherg1
Roads. dirt roads at their best,
smooth mostly with just enough dust
to mark the swift passage of motor
cars, tho tang of early fall in the
morning and at evening" on the porch.
the grapes in the back yard az you
pass the vines, the b,sns houshs OF
s d Il =
loaded apple trees and the fragrance
of the orchard, smiles on the faces Of
friends and acqua,n.nnces and the
CHEEKY hail lever see, finer wealth
err cornfields turning brown at the
tops without a touch OF frost and ex-
posing the heavy ears dropping be-
meath. the cattle on the hills, fat
sleek. hreedy Iowa cattie--Iowa in
September.
The little covev OF quail that runs
across the road as you pass is n de-
light. The fall flowers by the road
side and the f:.,,ne e,f upstandirs
glory made by the hollghocks beside
a wayNide cottage. the his prosperous
barns and the fine f.umhouses. the!
school children on their way to or
from the little school house or
met on the road laughing crew,
in the. consolidated busses, the
woman who stands in her gar
den and glances up to see who
goes by, the tractor plodding across.
the stubble field with its gang Of
piows preparing for the coming sea-
son, bridges and river bends and the,
merry trickle of brooks that run
away down thru the meadows and
over all. the depth of a blue sky that
Italy never matched and the spilled
glory Of the tempered sunshine of
September in Iowa.
Yes 1t may be cold in November
but this is September but between
us and November lies rnotherly, and
bountiful October. Yes coal may be
short. Yes 1T looks as tho business
would scarcely keep its gait. Yes.
chances are that corn will drop and
wheat is going down. but just now
September beckons and waves her
banners Of red and gold and let's go.
Sufficient unto the day Of the glad
ness thereof in Iowa in September.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-09-29
CROOKED MR.. c,coJTe.

The confession Of Cicotte and the
Indictment of several baseball heroes
has smirched professional baseball.
There is no excuse for the players
who sold out. They were. and are
crooked. But professional baseball
has held a good name among profess
stonal sports. 1t has Seen concededIy
clean and it's patrons have trusted
it.
Cicotte and his accompIices are
incidental to the scande!lous reyela-
tions. If it had not been Cicotte and
his associates it would have been
others. The purchase of players was
the result of long effort and a settled
deliberation of purpose. Who spoiled
professional baseball? The gamblers.
They spoil all they touch. They
made footracing as rotten as porch
climbing. Their shadow fell upon the
sport Of kings and darkened it. One
sport after another has been ruined
and discredited by them. Profession
al baseball was left ami they have
managed after long effort to besmear
that
The professional gambler is us
ually "a crook. We have all heard the
tradition of this and that square
gambler" Perhaps there is such a
thing. There are White blackbirds.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-09-29
!. Ripping Rhymes
81 By WALT MASON
By WALT MASON
THE GOSSIP.

THE GOSSIP.
evil Jnks possessed the
gossps farther flung
grew stale With him
make hit and baseiess
eo
from true Alas
Adophns climbed
of
sptes his longer
ohey o he's lying bed
doctor
what he's Z {
Evening times-Republican., 1920-09-29

But a blackbird Is blackbird and a
blackleg is a blackleg nd professional
gamblers belong sui generis to the
order OF blacklegs.
They buy baseball players If they
can, Jockeys If they can, debauch all
and everything they can to their
purposes They buy Immunity from
police powers when they can and IL
is of shameful record that such pur-
chases are far from infrequent.
A more dangerous class of vag-
rants does not exist than the pro-
fessional gamblers from the king
gambler on down to the tin horn
rabble that infests minor cities and
towns Yet they exist and thrive,
They live without work and have
money. The police OF minor cities
know every one Of them, In towns
and in cities like those of Iowa the
police knows them and knows much
Of their shady activities.
This tin horn class usually have
criminal, connections, Some of them
are suspected 10 he lookonts for
yeggs an con men and jewel thieves.
Some of them are bootlegers and
some are under suspicion as fences.
Yet ia ordinary respectable towns
they flourish and seem to be on
friendly relations With the police
powers. Why Why did Eddie CT
cote throw the game?
The most dangerous man in
community is not the weakting who
can be purchased but the man who
purchases him. The yegg who blows
a safe or the crook who lifts
spark liz less dangerous than his
local bird dog who lies un1isturbed at
the door of the police station. The
.fixer'' is the Hindenburg line be-
tween the crook and the calaboose.
Big and little. top hole or tin horn,
the professional gambler Is a stand
ing menace to the community. The
man who manages to live without
work and have money nobody knows
how needs investigation. A Ioafer in
hroadcloth Is usually crook OF some
kind or the kindred OF crooks.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-09-29

From the, price OF coal the impress
sion might be gained that we only
had about two seasons supply left
n the ground.
Tho highway commission informs
the Des Moines Chamber of Com
mcrce that It should inform itself
aeforc 1t springs a sensational story
that iowa Is to lose Is millions road
money Something familiar about
that Is millions stuff
-
Down at Gravity somebody blew up
the postmaster's car with a bomb.
Overcoming gravity7
If the price of cars keeps falling
and wages keep up some OF us can
have two cars instead Of one. can't
we?
The prospect Ia that future deals
will require more ready cash than
ready conversation.
NtSsy ~ tSAts Nhu ik4lAH SApctlSSS
Of ali kinds can be pushed down hiH
without dra gging wages and profits
after them life would be one grand
sweet song. But that's the hades of It.
BEFORE the republicans took con-
troll OF congress in 1919. our govern
nlent had made but one real effort to
establish q budget system. That was
made by President Taft and I'm his
administration. In 1911 he created a
commission knewn as the commits
sion OF econRmy and efficiency, which
presented aneeXtensiye report to con-
asress with the recommendation that
a national budget system be created.
President Taft's special message to
congress. transmitting the report of
the commission and recommending
the budget system bears the date of
June 81, 1912.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-09-29
HOT STUFF
Copyright
1920
By FLORIAN SLAPPEY
As Told 10 OCTAVUS ROY COHEN

Lawyer Chew, I asts you: Is you
bought yo' coal TO mex winter yet 2"
The Afro American attorney
mopped his perspiring forehead,
registered an even 81, and stared re-
sentfully at Fiorian Siappcy.
"Nossuh.' he snapped, Il amt
Then" pronounced Florian cheer
fully. you an likewise yo' family is
gwine freeze to death fun the cold,
some winter"
Lawyer Chew poured a drink o,
ice water from the pitcher which
stood handy on his desk. Them is
, the sweotes' words ! liz hearn TO n
long time. Brother Siappey"
Hugh! Brother Chew--come them
thermometer to drop down to fo'teen
or fifteen an you is gwine be less
cheerfullcr than what you now is"
An also less hot
You said IL Cullud Man. you sho'
said It that time. An when winter
, comes an also the coal sho' 'tage--"
Says which,"
Coal sho'tage."
You talks foolishment. Flo'ian
Slappey. They amt no coal shotage."
They Is gwine be-
I'm they amt none now"
They aint NO cause TO one to he.
, I'm they was Il coal sha'tage now.
folks jes' woafn't buy coal an the
sho'tage wotli'n't do no good. But
come winter they's gwinc be one,
'cause'n they's got to be a sho;age
i'm the op'nators as gwine be just!-
tied in raisin' the price OF coal"
why they should raise the price,"
Cause'n they Graves variety. an
coal is been expensive long enough.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-09-29
HANDY DIRECTORY
of The
MASONIC TEMPLE
a Masonic Meetings
M Visitors Always Welcome.

MARSHALL LODGE NO. los. A.
# A. NJ, Friday. Oct. 1, First
degree, Z o'clock sharp. c. c. Jen-
nings, w, NJ; John w. Wells, secre-
tary
sIGNET CHAPTER NO. ss. Royal
Arch degree, Monday, Sept. 27, 1880
o'clock. Refreshments served. Frank
T. Nokes II. R.; John w. Wells, sec
retary.
KING SOLOMON COUNCIL NO.
20. stated assembly: Sept. 20. busi-
ness session Election OF master.
John w. Wells. recorder.
coNCLAvE ST. AIDEMAR COM.
MANpERY NO. 80, Tuesday. Oct B.
1880 D. m. Order Of the Temple.
CIyde n. Stewart. commander: John
w, Wells, recorder.
CENTRAL. CHAPTER NO 81 O..
r.. s. Regular meeting "Wednesday
CENTRAL CHAPTER NO. 67 Q.
=. S. Regular meeting "Wednesday
Oct. 1s. at 1880 o'clock. for business,
Mrs. w. 7. Richards, w M; Mrs.
Archer Walton, secretary,
Evening times-Republican., 1920-09-29
Reproduction
I'rohibiird.

They desiahs to make it ve'y es-
pensiVe."
An you is shuah they is gwine be
"a sho'tage?"
"Absotively."
How you know
"They's seN'al reasons, all of which
might be good. The oprators says
they aint gotten them no labor. An
then when they gifts the labor they
says they aint gotten no cars to take
the coal away fun the mines. An
the dealer says they caint Git no coal
on account they aint none in the
furst place to git. an i'm they was
they woul'nt be no cars 10 c'y
same"
Lawyer Chew appeared thoughtful.
Hmm, Soun's bad"
ITS s'posed to SCUM bad-~or they
high prices
What is folks doin' bout it,"
''waitin ontii winter"
An then what they is,gwine do ?''
Kick!"
Lawyer Chew frowned. what
good kickin' gwine do?"
None"
Then why does they do 1t %"
Cause" answered Florian sen
tentiously, "they's folks!"
We'll. pusson'ly don think things
is as bad as YOU makes 'em out TO
be. Aini they swine build coal cars
TO cay the coal which Is gwine be
mined. i'm It's mined?"
They is
An aint that gwine supply enough
coalg"
'uh-huh," srinned Florlan. Yeah
AFTER mex, An by that time we Is
all gwine be froze to DEATH"
Evening times-Republican., 1920-09-29
1T WOULD PROVOKE WAR.


The women OF the United states
want peace. But they must under
stand that the league of nations iues
not necessarily mean peace. It "a a
big extravsgant piece OF machinery.
Tho principal aim seems to be the
purchase OF buildings In Switzerland
and the organization OF a lot OF soft
jobs. 1t Is known In Switzerland tfat
when an institution OF semi oc I'll.
rect political nature is organized and
established in Switzerland ana the
payroll is made up. there never is
any change.
The Telegraph companies of the
world have some sort or a clearing
house nj Geneva with elaborate Of
fices and extensive payroils. No one
In switzerland knows the purpose OF
the building or the organization.
They only know that their pay comes
regularly. When q league OF nations
Is established 1t means palaces In
Switzerland and extravagant expense
accounts. There will be liyeried ser.
wants. There will be bows and cour-
tesies. In the palace there will be
highbalis and plenty to eat. It will be
nonpartlsan. No one will ever know
who appointed who. Nobody eyer
Evening times-Republican., 1920-09-29
viii want to make the first move to

will want to make the first move to
remove him.
Pictures OF some OF the buildings
In Switzerland are being published.
The League of nations means that
we place business now under our
control under the control OF lot OF
other nations. We bid goodbye TO our
constitutional prerogatives.
II there were five countries enter
ing into deed in good faith, each
willing to furnish a part II the
money and each willing TO do part
of the fighting it would be different,
But 1t must be remembered that II
the league of nations We're adopted
Mexico could over-run our border
and we couldn't do anything without
submitting it TO the leagoa Of ma
tions.
Voters. both men and wolf,tn
should understand that the leaaus Of
nations Is pipa-dream in its pres
ent form. impractical. thing that
would cost US millions of dollars and
would provoke rather than prevent
war.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-09-29
1obn Burroughs
E & Ns'%: Ns's::

I. How does our horned lark act
when it sings?
?. What is the most striking .fea
ture of the fox?
3, Is the apple easily affected by
frost?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions.
l. When do crows flock?
Crows do not flock till fall. APP
parently, all the crows from a large
area assemble at these times; you
may Sc them coming singIy in loose
bands. from all directions to the rem
devious. till there are hundreds Of
them together. l notice that this
rally Is always preliminary to their
going into winter quarters-
?. How do squirrels tell false nut
from good one?
The squirrel knows a false nut
from a good one without biting into
it, The false or dead nut is lighter
and most persons think this fact
guides the squirrel But this, 1t
seems to me. implies an association
of ideas beyond the reach of instinct
young squirrel will reject a worth
less nut as promptly as an old one
will. The sense OF smell is the guide;
the sound -moated nut has an odor
which the other has not.
3. How does the growth OF weed
progress during the months?
In the growth of most plants or
weeds. April and May represent their
root, June and July their stalk, and
and seed. Hence when the stalk
months are stricken out, there is only
time for shallow root and a fore
shortened head. think most weeds
that get a late stare show this cur
taiiment of stalk, and this soiicitude
to reproduce themselves,
Evening times-Republican., 1920-09-29
lcwa Newspapers
BUYS SUGAR IN NORWAY.

Webster City Freeman Journal.l
John Wagner brought back sack
of American sugar when he returned
last month from Norway. He paid
$3.50 for the hundred pound sack.
1t had been shipped to Norway from
America and sold at profit at the
low price of $3.50. At the same time
in the states sugar was selling at $40
per hundred-Eagle Grove Eagle.
When sugar was selling around $2a
to $40 per hundred pounds at retail
in this country, We were told there
was shortage and in many instan-
cars the purchaser could not get more
Evening times-Republican., 1920-09-29

than fifty cents worth at time. Yet
american sugar could be procured in
Norway at sl2.5e per cwt. Is 1t any
wonder that the consumers are SUE
plcious OF all high prices. even tho
IN many cases the excessive cost may
be justified?
Evening times-Republican., 1920-09-29
Purified tho Oysters.

oysters taken from water of uues-
tionable purity are thoroughly
cleansed by the following treatment:
ihe shells are washed thoroughly and
the biValyeS are thrown into great
Evening times-Republican., 1920-09-29

tanks OF sterilized sea water which
is being renewed constantly. After,
weeks treatment the oysters are.
beyond question as far an their san
itary condition is concerned. and they
are in fine condition for the market.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-09-29
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

"The fellow who likes to "step on
'er good and hard" should be stepped
on good and hard insists the Mus
catine Journal. Dollar mes won't do
the business. hut a 500 penalty would
have n soldering influence upon those
who are disregardfut of the public
safety"
Evening times-Republican., 1920-09-29

India has perhaps q geater var
iety OF plants than any other country
in the world. having 1000 native spe-
cies, or about so per cent more than
ts embraced in the flora Of the whole
OF Europe.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-09-29

"A lot Of people who complain be-
cause there are not enough houses.
are spending all their money on ex-
trayagances, and not adding cent
to the fund OF capital out of which
houses are built" remarks the Mas
'on City Globe Gazntte.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-09-29

I A large part of the worlds long
staple cotton goes into automobile
castings.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-09-29

snail when placed on an inclined
piaue will crawl to tiles highest point.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-09-29


The Waukon STANDARD says, Nate
Kendall measures up to the expecta-
tions of Allamakee county people
when he spoke here last week. Mr..
Kendall will I'm the office Of Cover
nor of Iowa with dignity and ability
second to none who has ever occupied
that esteemed position.
Mr. MsAdoo does not think much
about the Hague tribunal neither
did the late emperor OF Germany who
actually sneered at It. Mr.. McAdoo
wants something with more fighting
power in it. teeth, he calls them. But
who IL going to furnish the teeth p
asks the Cedar Rapids Republican.
did Mr. NcAdoo see to 1t that his
own son went to France--0h. no. the
men who want to put teeth into
things are apt to be men who want
to use borrowed teeth."
The Corydon Times Republican
says, Mr.. Herring wants TO be cleo
ted governor In order to save the
taxpayers some money. The way he
proposes to do It is to establish the
same salary scale for state employees
that he maintnins In his automobile
plant. A minimum of $500 per day
for janitors, scrubwomen and watch
men. That is a funny way OF showing
his love for the taxpayers"
Evening times-Republican., 1920-09-29

Twenty thousand priests serve. in
the temples of Bangkok, Siam.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-09-29

as great tonnage as they had 60
years ago.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-09-29
Topics Of the Times

From the, price OF coal the impress
sion might be gained that we only
had about Two seasons supply left
the ground.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-12-16
HARRISON --RYMER

On Wednesday evening at 2 100
o clock Miss lola Harrison aud
Mr.. Wayne Rymer were quietly
married a, Madisonville. Rev
DR.. Sharpe performed the cere-
mony. Only few friends and
relatives were present. Mr.. and
Mrs. Rymer left Immediately for
and other southern cities.
Mrs. Rymer is the charming and
accomplished daughter of Mr..
Walter NJ. Harrison, and MIR.
Rvmer is the son of Rev, and
Mrs. w. H. Rymer, anil is one ot
Benton's most up -to-date and
prosperous merchants.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-12-16
FLOlD LILLARD
UNDERGOES OPERATION

Flovd Lillard, we'll known farm
er of this place was rushed to Chatt-
anooga Friday evening and operat-
ed on for appendicitis. Mr.. Lii
lard was stricken while over the
mountain, Thursday and returned
home and called in DR.. McClary
who pronounced his trouble as ap-
pendicitis. At last accounts Mr..
Lillard was getting along as well
as could be expected, and unless
complications set in, will be able
to come home in a week or so.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-12-16
BENTON WINS

Polk County High School open
ed its basketball season Friday b
defeating Ducktown High by tn
score of SO to 19. IS of Ducktown
points were fouls. Ducktown wa
out classed in eYerp respect fror
the moment the ball was put int
play until the final whistle, am
seemed to be all packed up an
nowhere to go' altho they picke'
up in the last half but were unabl
to overcome Polk's superiority.
The local team will journey t
Copperhill, Friday where they wi.
meet the teams of Copperhlll ?
Ducktown.
The line up of the teams las
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-12-16
Old Fort, Tenn.
Dec. IL, 1920.

Fear Santa Claus. -
am a little boy Of 20 years
and | want to tell You what
want for Xmas. / want curly
headed doll and a little white
cradle for ner and q lirtle gold
sweetheart ring for myself aud,
Santa Claus, want a little wagon
to ride my doll in, and a little
horse to pull my wagon, and a
doll bed for her to- sleep in. l
am sure 1 will have nice time
after Christmas | know it you Will
Dting me what | want.
Your little friend,
Ernest Martin.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-12-16

room which is the tnosT historic
SPOT in the building. Here james
Bowie Law i'll OH cot at the time
of the seige, and It was here he
made the heroicecisio to be
carried over the line drawn by
Col. Travis, asking all who would
die fighting to step over the line
All but one stepped over and ne
tried to escape by making rope
from bed clothing Whether he
made his escape is not known
History states that no one escap
ed. The picture of James Bowie
hangs in this room.
Next room to this is the Monks
Burial Ground. The hostile
Indians made it necessary they
should bury their dead inside ot
the Alamo, For this reason the
ground was hallowed. On the
right was the niche in the wall
where the Holy Water was placed
How smooth it was worm only
constant use for hundreds of years
could have this effect on stone
The next was the SacristY; the
room enclosed by the iron gate
This was used at the time of the
seige as a powder magazine. Here
Major Evans was killed trying tc
blow up the lnagazine,so it would
not fall into the hands OF the
enemy, but he failed for they
found him in the act But he
gave his best aEseyery hero OF the
Alamo did
The next room was where
Bowie and Crockett were killed.
Here the last stand was made,
Here Bowie lay on his deafh-bed
Crockett defending him until he
was killed, and it is said thai
Bowie killed several of the enc
my before being shot by one oI
Santa Annals officers. In this
room were a number of women
and children who were spared by
the enemy. Heie Mrs. Dickson
and her baby too refuge and were
sent on horseback to tell Colone
Sam Houston Of the fall of the
Alamo. She took her baby with
he and today Mrs Rebeca Fish
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-12-16
Capture Still

Sheriff Bell, Deputy Sheriff K.
D. Bonds and Constable Johnson
captur ed another wild cat still
Friday evening. The still was To-
Gated near the foot of Chilhouee
mountain, opposite the high top.
and was a sixty gallon capasity
No beer nor other equipage was
found. From all the surroundings
it looked like it had recently been
operated.