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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-21
CHEST SORE, THROAT
ACHE? THEN BREAK UP
CONGESTION AT ONCE

Rub soothing, penetrating st. Jacobs
Liniment right on the tender spot, ache
or pain, and out comes the misery.
Don't let a cold or grip take hold .
Chest tightness means congestion. Break
it up quick.
The instant YOU rub st. Jacobs Lini-
ment on sore back, aching legs or joints
where congestion, rheumatism. cold or
neuralgia has settled, it penetrates and
starts the relief
Try this honest old liniment-in use
for more than 60 years-to instantly re-
lieve stiff neck, sore throat, neuralgia,
sciatica. sprains or strains. Rub out the
grippy feeling that fills you with aches.
Get a small bottle at any drug store.
Nothing else will give You such quick
ease from sulfering-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-21
LANSING ASKS FUND
TO KEEP REDS AWAY
Says Extra S450,OoO Is Needed to
Scrutinize Pasports-Increase In
Immigrants Expected.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. Immi
grafton to America has increased so rap
idly in the last few months an addi-
tional appropriation of $450,0o0 is nee
essary to keep the doors closed to all
revolutionists and other undesirables
until the expiration of the war time
passport laws on March 4, 1921. Seere-
tary of State Lansing yesterday de-
clared in a letter to Speaker Gillett.
The amount asked is in addition 10
$150,00O already appropriated for the
period from July l until the act be-
comes imperative and is needed be
cause of the large expanse involved in
scrutinizing passports of all aliens seek
ing entrance to America. The secre-
tary of state in his letter strongly ad-
vised the strict enforcement during the
next year of the war time restrictions
as part of the campaign against radi-
Gals
- At the present time the number of
aliens entering the United States
amounts to about $4,000 per month or
$4,000 year. The number has steadi-
| ~ increased from 1858 per month in
september, 1918, to 1913 per month in
September, 1919, Mr.. Lansing said.
/ In view of the approach of peace
and resumption of transatlantic ship.
ping activities it is to be presumed
there viii be a steady increase in the
number Of aliens seeking admission to
this country, and when it is considered
that the number entering the United
States prior to the war reached consid.
erably over a million per annum the
problem of the consular offices abroad
in efficiently enforcing the laws above
referred to viii be no easy one. | have
no desire to expend a dollar more thar
Iseems imperative to the proper protec
ItiOn of the country, and in this relation
it must be borne in mind that the yery
principles on which the government j,
established as well as the material in
terests of the individuals are involved
in prohibiting through a vigorous en-
forcement Of the acts to which refer
ence has been made the entrance int
the United States of anarchists, Boil
shevists, propagandists and other un
desirables
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-21
Was Sent From Russia to
Germany By the
Car
SERVED TWO YEARS
IN GERMAN ARMY
Came to This Country to Buy Machinery
for Russian Concern Began Writ
ing for Russian Paper In New York
at Once.

--N~~~N'~~
at Once.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21-At his
first appearance before the senate com
mittee investigating Russian propa-
ganda, Ludwig A. c. X. Martens gave
the committee brief story of his
life.
Martens told the committee he was
born in Russia OF German parents was
educated in Russia and graduated in
mechanical engineering In 1896 he
was arrested by the ear 5 government
and imprisoned for three wears for
being implicated in efforts against the
old regime. When he was released in
1899 he was taken by two gendarmes
to the German border and formally
turned over TO two German gendarmes.
That was the method of deportation
He was put in the German army and
served two years.
In 1901 he was discharged and 10.
Gated at Hamburg as an engineer. He
remained there till 1905 when he was
involved in the Russian revolutionary
| movement. A general strike was organ
| Zed IN the effort TO overthrow czarism
On January ?, 1916, he came to the
United states to represent a Russian
steel concern as buyer of machinery
| he remained a year and two months
without being interned. During that
time he admitted he wrote some article.
| for a Russian newspaper, the Now Mri
whose plant in New York, he added was
| m 1sb OIL hA lo1 II ~
Was Trotsky connected with that
paper as one Of its editors,' aske,
Senator Moses q. II. J.
Z" He was on its editorial staff, re-
piled Martens, ''but he got no pay fol
our contributions. My own article.
were always signed | attended tn,
| editorial conference
Asked why he did not register as al
alien enemy, Martens explained that h,
was a Russian citizen. At one time
| he had called himself a German becaus,
having been born in Russia OF German
| parents there was a provision OF Ger
! man law that claimed his German cit
| zenship was inaienable
| Martens said his relatives apple,
o the revolutionary government il
| Russia for certificate Of his Russian
citizenship and this his sister secure,
and sent TO him by mail, but it neye
reached him and he assumed it had beer
taken from the mails by the British .
other censorship; for a long time hi
private communications had been in
terferred with
He filed his credentials with the stat
department in Washington, he said. an,
asked that he be allowed to organic
he deportation of Russian citizens her
who were anxious to return to thei
native country. TO this, as to ali hi
other communications, he received n
answer or acknowledgement
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-21
GOMPERS DOES
NOT UNDERSTAND
Senator Sterling Replies to Labor Lead
ers Criticisms of Sedition Bill
-Misrepresents Measure.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-Replying
n the senate yesterday to the recent
criticism of his anti-sedition bill by
samuel Gompers, president of the
American federation of labor. Senator
Sterling, Republican, South Dakota,
harged Mr.. Gompers with misrepre
senting the purposes of the measure.
md with seeking of the favor Of the
xtreme radicals in organized labor.
Mr.. Gompers was defended by Sena-
or Norris, Republican, Nebraska. who
praised his loyalty and said his crit
cism Of the bin was justified. Senator
Sterling said il seemed to him that Mr.
Iompers has other business on hand
hat might engage his attention at
resent, without purposely misnter-
)reting' The bill
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-21
HAD COLD CAR RIDE.
Springfield Boys Went to st. Johnsbury
and Were Nearly Frozen

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Jan. 81. -
Arthur Alexander, Sanley Topper, Will
liam Baird and Otis Kaiser. ranging in
years from Il to Il. started out to see
the northern part of this country from
the front end of baggage car Sunday
night, travelling to ST. Johnsbury, VT,
in that fashion. When the quartet
reached that place their enthusiasm
had cooled nearly to the freezing point,
while their bodies were nearly frost
bitten They gave themselves up to
the police and were cared for with a
warm bed and hot feed Yesterday
morning acting City Marshal 4 Gala
han received q telephone message from
the chief of police of st. Johnsbury,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-21

stating he had the boys there and ask
ing that someone be sent for them.
The parents of the wanderers were
called to the police station and they
decided if the boys wanted to come
home they could do it without sending
anyone for them. They telegraphed a
sufficient sum to the police chief to
pay All expenses and fares home. The
parents are all working people and it is
considerable expense to them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-21
Leave Party.

ator Wadsworth OF New York-May
Leave Party.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2l-Now that the
prohibtory amendment to the federal
constitution is in full effect the anti
saloon league has cut out a brand new
job for itself. according to an announce
ment by William Ii. Anderson, state SUI
perimtendent, who says it intends to re-
main in politics. From now ON its efforts
will be directed all over the country
against the election of a wet congress,
the members of which might so emascu-
late the prohibitory enforcement act as
completely to nullify the eighteenth
amendment.
Here in New York the league intends
wag.ng a bitter fight against the return
C James w. Wadsworth to the United
States senate 1t will 90 to the length
Of breaking with the Republican party
SO FIR as Senator Wadsworth is con
cerned if such step becomes necessary
Mr.. Anderson said.
"'The real prohibition fight is Just
starting warned Mr.. Anderson The
qup Of the humorous weekly last winter
after ratification that The prohibition
lists have merely won admission to free
fight was true. The liquor traffic will
get no salvation from the courts. II
cannot accept the amendment or invali.
date il in any way 1t cannot pass any
state notification law which will stand
But there is a way in which the liquor
interests can defeat prohibition and they
know it, 1t is this: They can repeal OF
mutilate the federal prohibition enforce
ment law to such extent as to bring about
notification under the guse and in tn,
form of law, without having to submit
it to the states for ratification and Dc
it by a bare majority vote of congress.
THE prohibition amendment will b.
imperative in states like New York with
out federal enforcement law. becaus,
there is no hope of a state enforcement
law in formerly wet state like New
York if the congress, representing also
the dry states, does not act. ii congress,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-21
lie BRATHEBORO DAILY REFORMER WEDNESDAY

the use of wood alcohol in the United
States is producing blindness or death.
German smokers are discovering that
partial blindness also is caused bv some
brands of German tobacco sold here
The police president of Koenigsberp
states that numerous cases have been
observed recently of chronic disturb
ance of sight by the use of this to-
hacco.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-21
Endurance Nearing Limit.

Madge'S twin sister is much more
serious minded than she and often
scolds her for the tomboyish things
she does. One day after one of these
sisterly lectures Madge turned on her
with: MY, but l visit / could get
untwinned."
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-21
Mercury Mines in Spain.

Mercury is produced in the provinces
of Ciudad Real. Granada and Oviedo,
but the most important mines in Spain
are those of Ciudad Real, which are
located at Almaden and cover a sur
face of Assist acres. They are owned
and operated by the state.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-21
COAL MINES ARE CLOSING
No Orders for Large Surplus That Has
Been Produced.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2I.-Coal pro
duction has increased so rapidly recent
ly that several mines in the western
and northwestern fields have shut down
for lack of orders, according to a re-
port of the geological survey for the
week ending Jan. 10. There is not now
a shortage of ears at the mines, rail
road administration officials said, the
only complaints received being for
equipment to move export coal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-21
Well. 1t Made EN- Happy.

Hara-kiri, or japanese form Of sui
eide, was a privilege enjoyed" by
noblemen and gentlemen who would
not die like common criminals.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-21
PRICE OF FLOUR DROPS.
Fifty Cents a Barrel Cut From the
Wholesale Price.

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 81. - Flour
dropped so cents a barrel in the local
market yesterday. Standard -four in
9Spound cotton sacks sold at s1425 a
barrel. The general market decline in
wheat was given as the reason for the
drop.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-21
London lower.

London tower is only one out of
many in a Roman fortress that ex-
tended over thirteen acres and was
erected in Roman times.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-21
How Do TheN knoM7

The total weight of all persons In
the world is estimated at 1O6, 5000, 900
tons.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-21
HotNsuH.

Water in the gulf stream sometimes
reaches almost TO boiling point.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-21
LEAGUE TOCONT|NUE
FIGHTING LIQUOR
Fears Wet Congress May
Nullify Prohibition
Amendment
WILL REMAIN IN
POLITICS FOR PRESENT

Aims to Elect Bone Dry Congress -
Will Wage Bitter Fight Against Sen
ator Wadsworth Of New York-May
Leave Party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-15

saving of $1,000 to $1,000? Then do not fail to
come in and see these Coats that have been marked
down to such extremely low prices as S19.7S and
S24.5O. And for the very young girl and school
miss have just the thing in Coats of velvet plush
wool velour and Bolivia in such very pretty colors
and such girlish and youthful styles The Goats are
actual values at $500, $3.50 and $3.50. During
this sale they are marked at such extremely low
prices as S5.95, SS.95 and S11.5O. One
can never feel their wardrobe complete lest it con-
tain more silk dresses. Think of taffeta
georgette, crepe de chine silk popn and satin
dresses in all the fall shades and styles, picture
to yourself the you most want then take advan-
tage of sale and purchase of these real $500
values for S13.95. Our new, beautiful models
in wool velour ricotne and serge Dresses indeed
good looking, and such prices as SLABS and
S18.9S, which are bound to please. Our new
Sport Sweaters, slip-oyer style, in such becoming
shades of old rose, copenhagen, tan and black are
good looking and practical that to look at is
to want one, and the price is so low-al-wool ones
for S5.75 and part wool for S3.9S. You have
been wanting one of those new accordion plated
skirts in such neat checks and stripes. Let show
you these $3.50 values. during sale for Sc. As
besides lots of other good looking skirts in box plat
more tailored lines, marked as low S3.9S.
Have you really felt that you owned enough
house dresses and house aprons? You can easily
afford to buy just many you have always want
ed as we are showing some adorable styles in Mary
Pickford, popular bow tie and many other styles in
best quality bingham and percale for the very low
price of S1.79 to S2.9S. Be sure to look at our
Glove counter and those lovely Cape Skin Gloves
in black and brown, which are not very stylish but
extremely durable for S8c and S1.96. Outing
Flannel for nightes and seepers, 29-inch, in light
and dark backgrounds, specially priced at 35c and
39c per yard; 75c wool knit cap for the boy and
girl, at our sale, 39c. You must take advantage
of the Chidrens Underwear and purchase these two
piece garments in heavy fleecened at such extreme
ly low prices as 29c per garment; also Ladies' Un-
derwear, two-piece garments of fleece-lined, at
CSC per garment. Are you making comforts for
this winter? We selling during sale, Cotton
Bats, 3-pound weight, snowwhite cotton, full COM
fort sze at 81 90. You may find just the piece
of material that you are looking for on our remnant
counter. Do not fail to look through it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-16
The Rev. EIlaa E. Schauer

New York. April 10. The Rev.
Elias Frederick Schauer, widely
known RedemptoriSt. died yesterday. He
had been stationed in New York since
1904. and had had pastorates at Bal
timore, Annapolis and Buffalo.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-16
BURCH OPENS OWN
TRACTION PROBE
46th Ward Councilman Con-
Quoting Independent Quiz Of
Subsidiary Finances
COMMITTEE MEETS TODAY

Francis +. Burch. councilman from
the Forty sixth ward. and chairman of
Councils finance committed. has begun
an independent probe of the financial
tangle surrounding local street railway
conditions.
Mr. Burch's investigation, he said.
will be a thorough one and may result
in some radical Recommendation TO the
finance committee regarding the transit
situation.
The Mayors transit committee will
meet this afternoon. The body. Colonel
W. y. Barba. acting chairman. said
would not ~ into the Frankford "L"
problem, but would concern itself with
the financial matters growing from the
high dividends maid to underlying com
panics by the r. II. T.
I'VE want to formulate some sound
financial plan satisfactorysto to the people
and to the stockholders In the underly-
ing companies he said. I'VE want a
plan that will be acceptable to both
without protest" ....-,r
Director of Transit Twining will ap-
pear before the committee again today
The +. II. T. plans to take pictures
Of the delivery district, from an airship
during the afternoon. .r..
Twenty -one jitney operators applied
TO Public Service Commissioner Benn
for certificates Of public convenience
this morning. Their applications were
held under consideration.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-16
US. WANTS A VENUS;
DEMANDS HUSKY ONE
Hey Park Postmaster Is Not
captious on Beauty of
Mail Carrier

She NAV have red or black hair. blue
|or gray eyes. and may be without 70 tn
but she must he husky. have feet with
out corns and enough intelligence to-
knock on door il the b II is out of
|order.
She may or may not be Venus.
but. Of course. with both arms intact ::
and she may have freckles and be as
hemcv as hedge nee. but she must
|bp able to swing weightv mailbag as
easily ms the ordinary woman swings a
powder puff. s.
That. in brief. is the kind Of mail
carrier William f. Brooks. postmns-
ter at Ridley Park. is looking for. Th"
bob pays SIS a week.
Mr.. Brooks has been unable to keep
men at the job for the wages offer d.
Yesterday he did get one man. but does
mot know how long he will stay ON the
bob. Brooks is in urgent need of an
additional carrier.
While the postmaster searches for
IBIS Amazon, many residents Of Ridley
Park must call at the postoffice and
carry home their own mail.
"MoSt any kind Of person except an
trmless HOttpntot will do il he o. she
|ean carry and deliver mail" Mr.. Brooks
avs, He, she or it must report at g
|eClo'k in the morning, sort, mail and
Then deliver it,"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-16
DINNER FOR TEAM WORKERS
Many Push Community Parish
House Campaign for $500

The Rev. William V. Berg. the Rev.
DIR. John s. RomiS and the Rev. DR..
Matthew s. Hyndman were speakers at
dinner given to 100 team workers in
the community parish house campaign
for $500 last night at Nineteenth and
Green streets.
Young peoples organizations of a
half dozen churches in the vicinity are
iallying to the support of the cam
paign. Members of the Central North
Broad Street Presbyterian Church gave
an entertainment in the Community
Parish House. and the proceedS
amounting to 500. were given to the
fund Entertainments will also be held
bv the Amazon Dramatic Club. the
Vinco Club. the Young Womcn's I'll.
grim Society of Central Congregational
Church and younger members Of the
Episcopal Church of ST. Matthias and
O,ivPt Covenant Presbyterian Church.
The Woman's Auxiliary held meet
ing yesterday afternoon to push the sale
OF campaign pencils.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-16
HOOVER FOR ARMENIANS
Ex-Food Chief Wires Strong In
dorseme,t of Relief Drive
Underwood & Underwood

Miss Lois Kellogg, chairman of the
Students War, Council Of Bryn Mawr
College. today received telegram from
Herbert Hoover strongly indorsing the
drive being wagcd for Armenian re-
lief.
The college war council is sponsoring
n meeting tomorrow night in Taylor
Tia !. where DIR. Wilfrcd NJ. Post. field
secretary of the American Red Cross
in the Balkan wars and director of
hospitals in Constautinople during the
Dardanalles campaign. will speak. Lady
Anne Azgatetian. an Armenian Red
Cross worker. will tell of her expert
enccs as a nurse with the Russian
armies in the Caucasus. .,
Mr.. Hoovor's telegram read:
II know of nothing in the humanity
or our people so disinterested, aud thus
so much a call upon our pity and sym
pathy. as the necessity of continuing
relief to the people Of Armenia. WITH
oct this assistance. which m'". "on-
tinuc to the extent of 81 200. 900 per
month. these long tried people will be
fncpd with immodii te starvation and cx-
termination. The need is imperative.
aud our assistance at this time must
not be withheld.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-16

EprsrEa, rhE SUBMARINE BATTLEsHIP
ubmsrsbiIs near approach to II in n giant
llu.trstsSe carrying a 12-lnch gun fully
"e PUBLIC LEDGER.-Adp.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-16
OVERALLS PARADE
PLANNED FOR n. Y.
Cheese Club to Make Initial Ap-
pearance In Denim on Broad
way Today
IDEA SPREADING IN SOUTH
BY the Associated Press

New York, April 18.---A new attrac-
tion-the overall promenade. imported
direct from the South--was billed to
make its appearance on Broadway to-
day.
Members Of the Cheese Club. an or
ganization of dramatic writer's. press
agents and editors Of theatrical papers,
apnounced their conversion to the
cheaper clothes movement last night. and
sent forth n sheaf Of press notices de-
failing plans for popularization Of the
lowly overall In modish New York.
The advance matter said today s
promenade would arrest Broadway =
startled eye at about the hour that the
matinee crowds begin to gather. The
promenaders are to fortify themselves
hrst with n lunch Mt the National
Vaudeville Artists Club. An overall
parade is promised at later date.
6, BOY. students at the. Jamaica High
school adopted khaki as their standa rd
costume at rally Yesterday. They will
seek to avoid profteering in khaki By
co operative buying.
virtually the entire town of Salina
took the denim pledge. Federal en-.
nloycs. both men and women. at
Wichita. joined by 10 employees of the
livestock exchange. reported an ovcralls
ciuo. with the movement spreading
through the Wichita high schools.
Ihe inaugural outfit Of the Rcv.
Joseph BrOgan. mayor elect of En-. q.
poria, Kar., and president elect of the
Emporia Overalls Club. will be over :
ais. he announced. The Emporia Club
reports several hundred members.
In announcing organization of an
oyeralls club at Kansas University.
chancellor Frank Strong said he would
lead the membership among the young
men and that Mrs. Strong would set
an example for the young women by
adopting the cottage apron as the ap-
proved garb for both home and street
wear.
Birmingham. Ala. April 1G.-CBy
a. l.. The lowly overall today sup
planted the 'pinchback" in Birming
ham.
City commissioners functionpd in
denim; judges applied the law in the
same uniform: bankers. doctors. law
yers ard merchants wore their overalls.
encouraging one another. in the fight
against the high cost of clothing.
The women had quietly "organized"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-16
Cumberland Tralnmen Return

p cumberland, Md. April 1G.-By A.
t,Lbaltlmore and Ohio Railroad
hs", tralnmen, who went on strike
b,ot .ast Tuesday, have voted to go
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-16
HOOVER NOT ON BALLOT
N ]. Voters viii Have to Write In
Food Chiefs Name at Primary

New Jersey voters. wishing to express
preference for Herbert Hoover for
President at the spring primaries, April
y, will have to write his name on the
pallot or use printed paaters. Hoover's
name, due to failure to file nominating
petitions within the required time, will
pot appear on the ballot.
A movement has been started in Jcr-
ny, with headquarters in Newark. for
aatewidc campaign in the interest OF
Hoover Clubs have been formed in At
hhtlr city, Princeton and other towns
and It is expected that the Hoover boom
will reach notable proportions in all
parts of the state.
frank lin Fort, a Newark attorney,
: one Of the guiding lights in the cam.
pa,gn' Plans are still in the making for
! eig statewide Hoover drive and de.
ulls are not now Obtainable.