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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-07

Considerable ingenuity has been ap-
piled to schemes for producing relief for
parched Threats, but perhaps the palm
should go to the Italian workman of
Portsmouth, N. H, who, during the dis
mantling of the Portsmouth brewery,
sawed the 20-foot cypress slaves, which
had once been a part of the enormous
brewing watts, into short lengths and
soaked them in water producing a bev-
erage which had at least the old time
Portsmouth ''suds' flavor
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-07
TOday's Birthdays.

Gale Young Rice. noted as poet and
dramatist, born at Dixon, KY, As years
ago today.
Sir Edward Wellington, for many
years private secretary to Queen Mary,
born 66 years ago today.
General Sir Bruce NJ. Hamilton, a
prominent British commander in the late
war, born SO years ago today.
Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes, of the
Methodist Episcopal church, born at
Moundsville, w. Va, 81 years ago today
Horace Boies, former governor of Iowa
and at one time nationally prominent
as a Democratic leader, born in Erie
county, n. Y, 90 years ago today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-07
Need a Few Lessons in Thrift.
BARRE Times. }

(Barre Times.)
WinOOski mill hands who were drawing
fat checks year ago and, in some in
stances, buying fur coats, monographs
and automobiles, are now feeling the
pinch of poverty with the shutting down
of the mills in that community. The
stories told of conditions in some homes
in WinOOski are almost unbelievable
large families absolutely without food
OF any, kind, children "about the house
naked" and hundreds of families now
have to rely on the charitable organiza-
tons and the town for maintenance. 3"
These are extracts from newspaper re-
ports of conditions. If the situation is
as bad as painted, steps should be taken
ny other than purely local organizations
20 assist in the work of relieving suffer-
ing, while at the same time a little of
the Oid-fashioned doctrine of Ben Frank
lin regarding thrift ought to be inculcated
N the minds of some of the people.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-07
COura ge0us.
bennington Banner.l

I
., a bennington woman who worked bus
ny Tor weeks last summer and fall, can
nlng and preserving, has lost every single
can through the falling of a shelf on
which she had placed over 200 glass
cans, representing her labor. Not a
single one escaped the crash Everybody
and admires her courage in declaring that
she will do canning next year as usual
but she won't place the finished product
al! on one shelf, except it has been duly
tried and found not frail.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-07

He is a native of Charlotte, n. c.. and a
graduate of the State university, from
which he received his A. b. degree at
the age of 20. After completing his
studies he engaged in farming and i'll
later years acquired extensive interests
in manufacturing and other industries,
being especially prominent as a wooden
manufacturer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-07
In The DAYS News.

John NJ. Morehead. who is being urged
for post in the next cabinet as a recog-
milton of the Republicans in the South,
is the only Republican representative
who has been sent to congress from
North Carolina in recent years. Mr..
Morehead represented the Fifth North
Carolina district in the Sixty-first con-
gress and during his term of service he
displayed abilities of a marked character.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-07

The vice president of the Hudson coal
company says there is no coal shortage in
this country, merely coal panic. 1t
is going to be hard to convince the COM
munities of Rutland and AIiddIebury, or
Keene and Hinsdale that there isn't a
shortage in some places.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-07
TO TIE suBscRIBERA

IL 10 tha aim OF the rnanaxsmant 60 secure
efficient service In the delivery Of the paper
each night and 1t soIicits the cooperation of
subscribers to that end. Prompt reports should
be given of each failure to receive tina paper
the morning following the omission. in
person. by telephone postal card, thus en-
ablinR the cause of the error 20 be promptly
and accurPtely discovered and the proper rem
edy imp1diately applied 1t 10 only BY this
method that ths publisher ssn secure the de-
sired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-07

Not all the smuggling across the north
ern boundary line is being done by men
trying to get liquor into this country.
Those Canadian furs are proving a great
temptation to the women.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-07

The Rutland Herald says that unless
the electric roads of Vermont are permit
ted to increase their fares to a point
where they can pay dividends they will
all be in the hands of a receiver within
short time. If the problem were only
as simple as that the future prospects
Of the trolley roads would be much
brighter than they are now. The real
difficulty is that whenever a road does
put into effect an increased fare schedule
it Immediately runs up against the law
of diminishing returns and soon finds it
self little better off than it was before.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-07

The three other banking concerns of
Barre which have offered to advance
money toward paying a part of the
Christmas savings funds to the patrons
of that department of the Barre Savings
Bank and Trust company are showing a
true Christmas spirit.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-07
Kember Of The Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for publication of all news
dispatches credited TO 1t and not otherwise
credited in this paper and also tina local news
published herein
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-07
The Same rs Cent Appetite.

(St. Johnsbury Caledonian.)
fine old 20 cent church suppers for IL
cents. many people have concluded that
church work is a failure.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-07

The fourth installment of the income
tax which is due next week is bound to
interfere with some of the early Christ
mas shopping.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-07

Secretary Daniels has abolished sim
pliied spelling in the navy. Many an
office manager will wish he could abol-
ish it as easily.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-07
california Syrup of Figs"
Child'S Best Laxative

Accept California" Syrup of Figs only
look for the name California on the
package, then you are sure your child
is having the best and most harmless
physic for the little stomach, liver and
bowels Children love its fruity taste.
Full directions on each bottle. You must
say California" ADV.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-07

Colby's South American junket which
says: "Colby's ship strikes heavy storm,
entire party sick and staterooms flooded"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-07

The wheels of the sixty-sixth congress
have begun to grind on the last lap.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-07
One Year Ago Today.

At Chattanooga V. p. Hollingsworth' S
airplane killed two and injured several
others.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-07
TUESDAY, DECEMBER I, 1920.
no ELECTION CHANGE.

The Rformer hopes there is no truth
in the report that the committee on con-
stitutionaI revision intends to recommend
changing Vermont election date from No
vember to September, for it can see no
possible advantage to be gained from the
change while several disadvantages are
obvious. The value to the state of be-
ing a political barometer, as it was
supposed to be when it held it's election
in September, is about as real as the ac-
tual barometric worth of the elections
themselves. They proved very little one
way or the other, except that Vermont
as usual was overwhelmingly Republican.
As for the claim that more prominent
campaign speakers could be secured in
presidential campaigns under the Septem-
her election plan. that is something that
might benefit the Republican party with
out benefiting in the slightest degree the
tate as a whole. Vermont suffers al
ready from being so Cne-sided politically.
for in spite of how heretical it may sound
to G. o. ?. politicians it is a fact never
theless that our state officials would
watch their step" much more carefully
than some of them at least do now if
there were the slightest possibility that
careIessness in the conduct of their of
fees would put the opposing party in
power.
1t is frequently remarked by opponents
of the direct primary system that the
cost of our election machinery is excess
sive and that the election itself is merely
formal ratification that costs a good
deal of money. Changing the election
date from November to September would
only make this situation worse, for it
would mean that in presidential years
the state would have to bear the expense
of three elections instead of two.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-07

That's dismal headline over the news
report of the first two days of Secretary
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-07
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertisina-Run of paper, 80 cents
inch for first insertion, 50 ceHts an zach
for each subsequent insertion. Limited space
on first page at double rates
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements-Fivs cents q line
FIRST insertion with 50 per esAt discount for
each subsequent insertion without change Of
order
Reading Notices-Twenty cents per line first
insertion with So per cent discount for each
subsequent insertion @ithout change of copy
Reading notices are published At foot Of losal
itema
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-24
SOndheinter Gems
y Said Recovered
In Chattanooga

Jowelry, consisting mainly OF dia-
monds, and clothing. valued at $1,000,
which were stolen several nights ago
from The home OF Max Sondheiner, g7G
s. Pauline street. arc believed to have
been recovered at the Patten hotel.
Chattanooga where three men who had
possession Of the yaluables, were ar
rested Friday
Detectives Foppiano and Hecklc,
bearing complete description OF the
stolen jewelry and other Valuables, left
Memphis Friday night at II o'clock for
Chattanooga, where they arrived Sat
urday morning. The sleuths were dis
patched to the East Tennessee city
after the chief of police there had
over long distance telephone.
From description the latter gave OF
the stolen gems. the Chattanooga chief
expressed belief that the stones he
held We're Mr. Sondheimer's property.
f. G. Gibbs, Lloyd Burch and r. V.
Woods are the names given by the sus
poets held in Chattanooga. The trio
were arrested on advice furnished by
the police department OF Nashville,
which obtained information from a
woman who is alleged to have been
abandoned by the trio, after she had
Travelled with them from Little Rock
to Memphis, spent "A week here and
then moved on to Nashville The
woman who gave her name Ms Mrs
Ethel McDougal told Nashville police
that the men informed her they had
made a big haul of jewelry while in
Memphis.
Detectives Foppiano and Hecklc were
instructed by Chief Gwaltney to start
| for Memphis Saturday night with their
prisoners. II the jewelry held in chat
tanooga is Mir Sondhcimer's property
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-24
DRY FUND DRIVE,
BRYAN SPEAKING
ARE ABANDONED
Flu Situation Ends. Activity Of
Anti-SaIoon League for
100000 to Enforce Pro-
hibition Laws in County.

indefinitely postponed because OF
the influenza situation in Memphis" Is
the announcement given out at head
quarters Of the Antisaleon league Sat-
urday morning. The campaign to So
cure Sl00, 600 for the use Of the league
In enforcement OF prohibition laws and
educational purposes Is therefore con-
Cluded for the time being Insofar as
Memphis IN concerned.
with the speaking engagement Of Wiz.
liam jennings Bryan cancelled, commu-
nicatiOn WAS had with southeastern
headquarters NJ Atlanta saturday morn
ing ard the local situation explained.
w. r. McDuffie, associate state ,diree-
tor was instructed "a close up the Of
flee Of the league and postpone indefi-
nitely the campaign for funds.
Mr.. McDuffe stated that In view or
the fact that all churches, theatere,
schools and courts were 20 be closed,
league officials felt that they SHOULD
not attempt Ia go on with the campaign
at this time The drive was 10 have
started Monday following two addresses
Sunday by Col Bryan
Mrs, S, J. Ellis had just assumed
charge Of the womans division with 4
view 70 securing donations of 81 from
1000 Memphis women, stated Saturday
that she regretted very much the posts
ponement Of the drive, because she felt
sure that her work was In such shape
that that amount OF money would have
been secured without difficulty
The Antisaloon league does not in-
tend that the campaign in Memphis
shall be abandoned and at some future
date win announce the date OF the drive.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-24
Prentiers To
Discuss Next Step
To Secure Kaiser

PARIS. Jan. 2i.--Conferences between
premiers OF Great Britain, Franco and
Italy will be held before the next move
In the proceedings TO extradite former
Emperor William from Holland Is hs.
cided upon, according to information
riven the Associated Press by the
French foreign office. Whether the
next demand for surrender will he d.
ricted to The Hague or Berlin Will be
the main subject to be determined
The next meeting win be held IN
London, hut az no date has been fixed
and the matter cannot be left pending
q long time, the foreign office expressed
the opinion that tho question might h&
settled through diplomatic channels be-
tween Rome. Paris and London. II ~
understood at least one premier Is not
averse 10 asking Berlin TO cali for the
return OF Count Hohenzollern TO Ger
many and then demanding that Ger
many deliver him over TO the allies IN
accordance with the provisions Of ar.
ticle 22s OF the treaty Of Versailles.
Sentiment In official circles here Ii
against such procedure, as there Ii
no desire that the former emperor re-
turn to Germany IL is doubtful wheth-
cr Germany would acquiesce and make
representations to Holland, and IL u
also problematic whether she would de-
liver up the erstwhile sovereign in the
event she should obtain possession Of
him II is also feared the presence Of
Count Hohenzollern IN Germany would
solidlfy the monarehlst party. which Il
reported to be gaining strength daily.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-24
G. o. p. SOlOns Hold
Meet To Talk OUer
Treaty Compromise

WASHINGTON. Jan 24.--Republican
senators met in an Informal council to-
day to consider procedure with the
peace treaty in view Of the protest
lodged yesterday against further COM
promise by the eight Republicans head
ed by Senator's Johnson. OF California,
ard BorAh. Of Idaho
In order that the Republican confer
ences might proceed freely Republican
Leader Lodge early today called off
the meeting planned with the Demo-
cratic committee headed by Senator
Hitchcock, In the negotiations on COM
promise reservations, MIR. Lodge called
number of Republicans. including
those OF the mild reservation groen.
TO his office to consider the Situation
presented by the threatened detection uf
the Johnson Borah group.
No announcement was made by Sem
ator Lodge regarding renewal OF the
compromise negotiations with the sem
ate leaders, II WIS believed. however,
that the Republican leaders would meet
again early next week with the DEM
ocratc committee. There were iudi-
cations that the cancellation OF today'a
bipartisan conference was merely to
give time for the consultation between
Mr.. Lodge and the rank and file Of Re-
publican senators.
Another meeting of the bipartisan COM
mittee's leaders may be held next Mott
day.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-24
Ordinances VIII
FOllOlU Suggestions
Of Lieut.. Clerk

4 beautiful Swiss splt-seCond gold
watch was presented Friday to Lieut..
Joseph A. Clerk, st. Louis police traf-
fic expert as token of appreciation
for his services to Memphis in point
ing out the way to relieve traffic con-
gestion in the downtown district. The
donors we're John r. Edgar, police and
fire commissioner, and the 10 citizens
who were named as committee TO
work with Lieut.. Clerk. The presenta =
ton was made shortly before Lieut..
Clerk left Memphis, to return to his
duties In st, Luis
Lieut.. Gerk accepted the gift in a
remarkably appropriate speech. lie
stated that II was a compliment to the
st. Louis department as well as to
himself
High praise was sounded on all
sides for the work Lieut.. Clerk did
here. He analyzed the Memphis traf-
fic middle in the first three days he
was here. but he remained from Jan.
g to Friday in order to properly school
Memphis traffic officers. The recon-
mendations which Lieut. Clerk made
probably will he adopted. practically
in their entirety John w. Turner
secretary to the fire and police COM
missioner, worked with Lieut.. Clerk
and quickly grasped the principle which
the expert wished to instill. lie will
make rough drafts of new ideas, which
win go to the city attorney next week
to be drawn into ordinances.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-24
SOLDIERS TICKET
IN STATE DENIED
Col. Berry, at Nashville, Says
There Is Nothing in ~a..
Rumor.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. "a, (Spl.)-
Denial of the story current here Fri
day to the effect that an all-soldiers'
ticket composed of Col. Luke Lea for
United States senate. Col. Harry S.
Berry for governor and Capt. Will R.
Manner, Jr., for congressman from the
Sixth district was made today by both
Col. Berry and Capt. Manner. Col. Lea
Is now in Washington and can not be
reached for a statement.
Both Col. Berry and Cant. Manner de-
clare that the story was inspired TO af-
feet the sudden turn in the postmaster
ship mudde here, when Robert G.
Webster, Son -in-law Of Newton n
White, of Pulaski, entered the lists as
"a soldier candidate Col Berry and
Capt. Manner scout the idea that the
American Legion has any part In such
a ticket and maintain that the legion
will adhere to its constitution and
motto Of policies, not politics."
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-24
THOUSANDS CAUGHT
IN BIG SWINDLE
Old N, Y. Litigation Over Big
Estate Used to Get Coin
From Many.

NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-Search for
swindlers who are trying to convince
thousands of persons throughout the
country that they Aave inherited most
Of the land in New York's financial
district was begun today by the police.
In revival of a swindle which Melted
its promoters nearly $1,000. goo 80 years
ago, letters have been circulated advis-
ing the recipients that they are heirs
of Anneke Jams, and that her estate,
consisting of the sites of the Wool
worth building, Trinity church and most
of Wall street, is to be divided soon,
A contribution for legal expenses is
asked Jewels and money valued at
millions belonging to the estate, have
just been discovered in vault in this
city, the letters say AS a proof, there
are inclosed what appear to be news
paper clippings.
The swindlers' prospects are advised
that the state is responsible for the
benefits that are shortly to accrue to
them, as it desires to collect the heavy
Inheritance tax which each heir must
pay and has interviewed in the century
old litigation over the estate. The po-
lice and the district attorney have re-
ceived hundreds of letters asking just
when the estate will be divided.
Anneke Jams was real old kniCker-
booker and she left all her property
to Trinity church, Litigation over the
estate ended years ago, but at least
$780, 900 persons have claimed to be her
heirs since then, it is estimated at the
district attorneys office.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-24
FREIGHT SITUATION
IS IMPROVING

The acute car shortage at Memphis,
which compelled the Illinois Central
and Frisco railroads to close their To-
cal freight depots Friday afternoon,
showed signs of Improvement Satur-
day. The Frisco local office was open
all day Saturday and the Illinois Cen
trail expected to have it's freight depot
open Monday.
Embargoes on nearly all the eastern
lines due to weather conditions east of
Buffalo, however, added to the COM
plications of the Local traffic situation
All dead freight through the st. Louis
and East st. Louis terminals for the
East is under embargo, and embargoes
or restrictions were received Satur-
day on virtually all lines to the New
England states and other Eastern
points. The Baltimore & Ohio and the
Chesapeake & Ohio railroads were still
operating trains to the East, which pro-
Nided route for Memphis cotton prod
ucts to Eastern destinations and great
ly relieved the local situation. All
the local freight offices were open Sat
urday except the Illinois Central, and
while all lines are experiencing diff
Guilty in obtaining cars to handle their
traffic, it was not believed that it
would be necessary to refuse merchan-
disc shipments again.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-24
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
JUNK GIFT SHIPPED AWAY

Twenty tons Of rags, scrap brass and
copper, gifts of Memphians in the AS
ISOLATED Charities paper bag drive on
Memphis homes, has left Memphis for
some point East. Local junk men werN
unable to make a bid on the materi[
owing to the manner in which it was
mixed up.
The mass of material had been col
lected from Memphis housewives who
were supplied with paper bags on
which were printed the name OF the
Associated Charities. But the chart
ties get only one cent per pound from
the material unless 1t brings in more
than five cents pound.
Under contract made with the
Harrison Cooperative System of New
York city. the Associated Charities OF
Memphis get the first cent per pound
of purchase price, while the New York
concern gets the next four cents per
pound. If the material brings in more
than five cents a pound the balance
goes to the charities.
Under the contract, II the 20 tons
are sold for an average price OF five
cents pound, the Associated Charities
Of Memphis get $400, While the New
York concern gets 81 SEQ, out ,of the
total of $1,000 the sale viii bling,
The New York concern obtains per-
mission to collect the material In the
name of the Associated Charities
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-24

Of Romans be read and that prayer be
offered and that much of the day be
spent IN spiritual meditation.
Let US call the family together and
Worship at the family altar as In the
days when each man was the priest OF
his own household and God smiled with
blessings and approval upon his people.
Let us pray that the threatened
epidemic may be averted and that our
people may be preserved in life and
health Let us also pray that our con-
tomplated simultaneous revival may be-
gin now in our own hearts. our homes,
our respective churches. and spread
throughout the entire city in turning
wanderers back to God and bringing re-
newed spirituality TO His children.
Our thoughts, prayers and best
wishes are with the people, and We
trust that the kind Father may use
this occasion for his glory and our
good,
The Lord bless thee and keep thee:
THE lord make his face to shine upon
thee, and b. gracious unto thee.
The Lord lift up his countenanee
upon thee. and give thee peace -
Numbers 6.24-2s,
Yours In Christ"