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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-12
TO STOP SALE OF WOMEN.
Alaska Native Brotherhood Also to Pre-
vent Blackmail

Juneau, Alaska, Jan. 1.-THE Alaska
Native Brotherhood is endeavoring to
stop the practice of selling Indian wom-
en- in marriage and the custom OF col
lecting blackmail by the Indian clans.
The organization has appealed to Gov
ernor Thomas Riggs, jr., asking for the
enactment and enforcement OF laws
abolishing these two practices. The
brotherhood is composed of Indians but
includes many influential citizens OF
the Alaskan territory It asserts that
the tribal custom of selling women for
marriage is contrary to the principles
Of the American government and det-
rimental to the rising generation OF In
dian Americans in Alaska.
Under the ancient practice of clan
blackmail, members of one clan, upon
the death of one of their members, have
exacted from another clan under threat
of death to member OF the elan as
sessed. To show that this practice still
exists, the brotherhood submitted an
affidavit that in October the Eagle clan
collected S27l from the kock wan-tons
for the death of member OF the Eagle
clan years before.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-12
THOUSANDS.
FACE DEATH
Starvation Threatens Peo-
pie in Austria and
Poland
SOCIAL BREAKDOWN
FEARED In FORMER
Secretary Glass Request
for S15O,ooo,oo Before
Congress Now

Washington, d. G., Jan. IA re-
quest by Secretary OF the Treasury
Glass that Congress grant authority
for additional credit loans for European
. food relief, amounting to Sl50,00O,OOO,
to-day was before the House ways and
means committee. Before taking ac-
ton the committee arranged to discuss
with Herbert Hoover the general food
situation abroad.
The money sought would be used for
relief chiefly in Austria and Poland,
where many thousands Of persons are
reported to be facing death from star
Nation. Both Secretary Glass and Mr..
Hoover have expressed belief that the
speedy relief was absolutely necessary
in order to prevent a complete social
breakdown. particularly in Austria,
where the situation is reported as most
serious,
Under Secretary Glass plan the loan
would be advanced by the grain cor
poration out of the billion-dollar wheat
guaranty and would be used to estab-
lish credits in this country. Some form
of securities would be obtained from
the borrowing countries.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-12
RESENT BEING SOLD.
Island Possessions of Great Britain
Raise a Protest.

/
Brideetown. Barbados, Jan lI.-Lord
Rothermere's suggestion that Great
Britain sell to the United States British
Honduras, Bahama Islands, Bermuda,
British Guiana and the West India Is
lands with the exception of Jamaica, TO
nav for Britain's war debts has pro-
voked storm of protest in all these
colonies The idea has been denounced
{, bv most of the newspapers of the Brit
ish West India Islands, in British Gui-
ana. Trinidad. the Leeward Islands
and Jamaica. Public meetings and leg.
islative councils have also denounced
the project.
In some quarters il is suggested that
the idea was put forward to scare the
West indies into accepting annexation
10 the Dominion of Canada. Sugges-
tions made by Canadian visitors to
Barbados that the Canadian govern
ment was willing to receive oyertures
from the West Indies looking TO com
merciai annexation were received coldly
here. One reason for opposing the Ca
madam suggestion is that the West In
dies did not wish TO subject themselves
to the Canadian tariffs, which, II -
felt here. would tend to exclude Amer
lean foodstuffs.
The West Indian ideal is 10 have at
some future time West Indian do
minion. embracing all the Atlantic and
Caribbean possessions Of Great Britain
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-12
BOTH WANT PEACE.
Bryan Tells How President and He Are
Agreed in Purpose.

Chicago, Jan. l2-William Jennings
BRYAN told reporters Saturday that he
and President Wilson agreed in pur-
pose.
I'VE both-want immediate ratiica-
tion Of the peace treaty and speedy
establishment Of the league Of nations.
he said. II is simply difference Of
opinion over method and not pur-
pose.
There j. no reason why advocacy Of
a compromise should be interpreted as
opposition 20 the president. Mr.. VII
son j. an official and his recommends
tions travel by their own weight.
The constitution gives the president
the right to make recommendations 10
Congress II gives Congress the right
10 disregard these recommendation
Just A. il empowers Congress TO pass
laws and the president 10 veto them.
Mr.. BRYAN said So senators favored
ratification Of tho treaty, but differed
a. to reservations. He advocated =
compromise 20 a. to keep the treaty
from becoming a campaign issue, add
ing.
@If the Republicans insist upon res
creations that the Democrats cannot
accept. then the Democrats viii h. in =
good position to take Il a. an issue be-
fore the people.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-12
Using Can Of Beans.

One of the greatest problems con.
fronting the home manager is that OF
being prepared at all times TO serve
GOOD meals on short notice TO unexpeet-
ed guests OF to her family. While
many foods are high in price, there are
always others to take their places, pork
and beans being one of the most pop
ular. Nine out OF 10 people serving
beans will either heat them by placing
the can in hot water or by opening and
pouring in saucepan and heating.
The former is to be preferred because
the contents are not 'as apt to be
crushed. saws the director OF food eco
Monies for Armour & Co.
There are SO many excellent ways OF
serving pork and beans that every home
manager should have q file of recipes
or suggestions at hand ready for an
emergency. Pork and beans arc sub
stantial and nourishing, being one Of
The foremost protein foods, always
ready TO serve. and arc frequently used
A. meat saver. They can be served
AZ either lunch or dinner, and because
of their convenience are often found IN
the lunch box. Ways Of serving;
For lunch Pork and beans With
crust; tomatoes stuffed with Deans:
bean crcquettes; bean salad; bean
PURGE.
For dinner-Bean loaf; bean souffle;
bean relish.
Bean Loaf-To can Of pork and
beans. mashed or rubbed through a
sieve. add cup Of cold cooked potatoes,
mashed. | well beaten egg aud ] small
onion chopped fine Season TO taste-
Form into a loaf, dust with cracker
crumbs and bake until nicely Drowned
Slice and serve either hot OF cold, WIZ
salad dressing.
Bean SoufTlo-Press contents Of
can al pork and beans through a sieve
Add to this = cup Of water and table
spocnfuis Off our Cook together Tor
minutes: add well beaten yolSs Of J
e.rgs. mix and cool. tut and feld ~ the
whites of eggs beaten stif and dryi
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-12
putting the Horse Ahead Of the Load.

When we place prices ahead of pro.
duction we are putting the cart ahead
of the horse. Prices is the cart and
production is the horse that draws the
load. II we look after the production
prices will take care OF themselves.
while If we interfere with prices we
may stop production. The reason for
all this is that high prices stimulate
production, increase the supply Of
goods and thus automatically ushef in
lower prices. That is why an eeono-
mist said that the remedy for high prices
i higher prices. On the other hand il
we force down prices arbitrarily we
will discourage production and cause a
shortage of goods and still higher
prices.
Prices are really only the thermom-
eter thar shows the condition of bust.
ness. High prices indicate relatively
low production to the demand while
low prices indicate high production
The price Thermometer now registers
100 degrees in the shade, but we can
not cool the air by breaking the Their
momcter-H Homer Hoyt in The Ma
tons Business.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-12
INFANTS FOOTPRINTS
FOR IDENTIFICATION
That Is the System Put Into Operation
in a New York Hospital to Avoid
"Mixin' the. Babies"

A system of taking foot prints OF
children has been adopted in the New
York Nursery and Child's hospital to
prevent infants born there from GO
ing to the wrong mother. Its adoption
was due to the fact that a soldiers
wife who recently gave birth to baby
in that hospital at first denied that the
child was hers. The young mother,
who had been reading stores OF
accidental substitution of children
at hospitals and similar public insti-
tufions. declined to nurse the baby.
I'VE brought all the proofs we could
muster. explained the superintendent,
"but the mother persisted in her hall
lucination She became hysterieal with
grief and fright. Finally, ! brought
her out records which showed that only
a little colored baby and her own had
been born in the hospital that day.
That convinced her, but just think OF
what } would have happened to that
poor woman t other white babies had
been born here on the same day"
In order to avoid similar expert
enee the superintendent engaged fin
ger print expert TO instruct the head
nurse in trying the system on the ba-
bies. I'VE found we couldn't get good
prints of their hands" said the Off
cial. "Their feet, however, came out
beautifully and for greater security The
mother is finger printed also"
Very young babies. II was said. may
look just alike. but their feet are
quite dissimilar One child. the su-
perintendent declared. viii have a per-
fectly formed miniature pedal extrem-
ity. another's will print mostly vague
eriss-cross lines and still another viii
look like IAN egg and five toothpicks.
Under the present system, which has
been in operation nearly six months,
the childs foot is mixed and stamped
on the hospital chart of the mother.
Although he may not resemble any one
in the family and though no one can
tell where he got his nose or his eyes
or his mouth or the color of his hair. a
comparison of the footprint taken at
birth. il was said, viii tell whose child
he is from among the hundreds Of in
FAINT. in this New York Institution.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-12
FRANCE HONORS
AMERICAN WOMEN
More Than Score Have Received Rec
IGNITION for Their Work Dur ;.
ing the War.

New York, Jan. l2.-France again
has honored more than score Of Amer
lean women. including seven directors
of the American committee for dew
astated France, for their work abroad
it was announced by that organiza
ton here to-day.
Among the recipients of decorations
are Miss Anne Morgan and Mrs. Anne
Dixie, directors, OF New York, upon
whom have been bestowed the cross OF
the Legion d'Honneur. 1t is their
fourth decoration. Mrs. Elizabeth Scar
borough of Hartford, Conn, Mrs. Lew
is B. Stillwell of Lakewood, n. j., Miss
Elizabeth Perkins and Miss Gabrielle
Gourd of New York and Mrs. Robert
Lovett. Boston, other directors, have
received the Medaille de Reconnaissance
In 1917, the French department OF
agriculture and the Academic d'Agri.
culture awarded the seven women
named medals in recognition OF their
successful efforts in raising grain and
wheat on the neglected fields in the
.Aisne, thus helping the people to be-
come self-supporting. Id 1918, they
were decorated with seven Others OF
their unit with the Croix de Guerre
for services rendered under FIRE, and
in 1919 they were remembered official
~ again.
Miss Barbara Allen of New York,
Miss Rose Dolan of Philadelphia, Mrs.
Marie Taylor of Charlottesville, Va,
have also been decorated with the
gold medal, while the silver medal has
been given to Mrs. Stone and Mrs.
and Miss Atkinson of Columbus, o.,
the Misses Gourd, Jessie Carson and
Gertrude Folks Of New York, Mrs. Low
EFT of Boston, Mrs. Mary NJ. Need
ham OF Michigan, the Misses Margaret
and Alice Parsons and Miss Margaret
Stevenson Of New York, Mrs. Susan
Watson Stockley of West Virginia. The
bronze medal has been awarded Esther
Braley Of Ann Arbor. Mich, Miss lsa-
belle Deming, Philadelphia, Miss Lucy
Hewitt. New York, Miss Elsie Wilcox,
Virginia, and Miss Mary Turner, Min
neapolis.
Nine members of overseas workers
were also given the croix de guerre for
bravery in continuing their work under
fire
Altogether "A workers of the Ameri-
can committee, including the medical
staff of the American Women's hospi-
tai, have received citations from the
French government.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-12

| treated in our own government hos
pitfalls bv the new law authorizing the
bureau to establish reciprocal arrange.
ments for the treatment of the vet
Grams. In turn, the Americans who go
10 Canada can be treated in the Cana
dian hospitals. or supplied with artl-
fetal limbs and appliances. In either
case. one government will call upon the
other TO be reimbursed for services rem
dered and for appliances furnished.
Provisions Of the new law liberalizing
the insurance provisions OF the original
war risk act also were explained by
Mr.. Sweet. who enumerated numerous
benefits to the veterans that Will re-
suit from his bill.
@The original law confined and re-
stricted the benefciaries TO a very lin
tied class said Mr.. Sweet, but the
new law increases this class and also
extends the definition of the terms
father and mother TO include persons
who have stood in loco parents lplaee
of parents TO a member of the military
service for at least one year.
"There are many cases where the
soldier or sailor has designated an aunt
or uncle or someone who has been IN
the position of parent TO him prior to
entering the war. These persons, under
the original law were not within the
permitted clase Of beneheiaries, and the
intention of the soldier was thus de-
feated. and the insurance would 20 to
the father. if living. who has never per
hans paid any attention to the boy.
with The new provisions OF the law, II
the soldier had designated his aunt who
in reality has been a mother 10 NM
she will in fact become his beneficiary
and receive the insurance money. These
changes are made retroactive 10 the
datesof the passage of the original war
risk insurance ast.
"Then. too. the new law permits con
yerted insurance to be made assignable:
that j. beneficiary can make assign
ment of his interest TO another person,
nrovidcd that the latter i within the
permitted class Of bencfieiaries.
Another change in the insurance
provisions provides that automatic IN
surance Is provided for the first 40
DAYS after a persons admission to the
military service. This automatic insur-
NflNfa AlNNNNtAAtA ~ NHtA
a month for % years. was under the
original law granted ouly for the hrst
six months Of the life Of the original
act. The extension, under the ne~ law,
will cost the government about So.5oo.-
GOO. Incidentally. the extension grants
the insurance 10 all 81 the officers aud
crew Of the naval collier Cyclops. which
disappeared NJ sea in 1918 when bring
ing a cargo Of war ore from South
America.
@For the unfortunate ex-sersice men
confined in asylums. the new law gives
the immediate benefits Of the insurance
without waiting the appointment Of
guardians. Money payable to such per
sons viii be placed in the treasury 70
their credits. and may be disbur-ed %
he chief executive officer of the asylum
for the maintenance and comfort OF the
inmate.
Another change IN the insurance
provisions = that authorizing the IN
sursnce 10 be paid 10 the ex-serVicc
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-12
ATTACKS woMAN'S DRESS.
Father Bernard Vaughan of London
Says Hard Things About Semi
Nudity.

London, Jan. ll.--Cardinal Annette a
few days ago, in pastoral letter, de-
nounced the abbreviated garments fer
women popularized by Partisan fash
ions. Father Bernard Vaughan of Lon
don, who in the past has said many
hard things of the follies and extrava-
gances Of the rich, has now, in an inter-
view, followed the cardinals example.
He said:
when | ask myself what is inspir-
ing this tendency to nudity in women's
modern costume my answer is it cam
not be rightful desire to promote the
health of our debutantes because to-
DAYS want of clothes is sayagely ex-
posing them to consumption and its
Kindred ailments, not by hundreds but
thousands. 50 | am assured by com
petent authority Our girls, who ought
to live to ripe old age, droop, drop
and die like flowers unfedrb by warmth
and sunshine Improperly fed and inn
modestly dressed, they defy all the
laws Of hygiene and down they go.
Nor can the object in prevailing
fashions be love of the true and the
beautiful, for never did fashions as
they do to-day so grievously initiate
against the canons of good taste and
the laws of symmetry.
Il cannot but arrive at the conclu-
sion that to-day's fashions are designed
aud cut not to drape the human figure
and keep it warm, beautiful and com-
Portable, but, on the contrary, it would
seem that to-day's so-called costumes
are created with the set purpose of
awakening in man unholy desires and
perhaps of tanning into fever flame
those already kindled.
"How such conduct can be defended
Il is impossible for me as a Christian
man to conjecture. Personally, | feel
auite sure that studied immodesty on
The part of girls defeats its own ends.
A decent man who intends to marry a
girl and make her the queen of his
aeart and the mistress Of his home is
not going to choose for bis partner till
death do them part, a girl who has so
title respect she does not even know
new to clethe herself in decency."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-12

fore the first one came was weak
and nervous, could not eat and was
dizzy. After took theVegetable Com
pound ] couldwork and eat. Now ! am
strong and recommend your medicine
to my friends. - Mrs. ANNA SLEvA,
Is East 18th Street, Bayonne, N. J.
Women who recover their health,
naturally tell others what helped
them. Some write and allow their
names and photographs to be pub
lished with testimonials. Many more
tell their friends.
If you need medicine for women's
ailments, try that well known and
successful remedy Lydia b. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. Write
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (con-
fidential) for anything you need to
know about these troubles.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-12
Many People Reported to
Have Been Killed at
Porrachia, Italy
FIVE CHILDREN DEAD
IN ONE HOUSEHOLD
Heavy Snow Storms in the
Alps Blocked Railroads
and Highways

Berne, Jan. -Porrachia, a village
in the Italian Alps, has been buried by
an avalanche, and many persons are re-
ported to have been killed. Five chill
dren of Joseph Walter were killed in
their home, which was buried by an
avalanche near Galtuer, in the Vorarl-
berg mountains.
The remainder of the family, al
though, was rescued by neighbors.
Heavy snow storms in the Alps have
blocked railroad and highways, many
villages being isolated.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-12

mans estate where no one of the per-
mitted class OF beneficiaries survives
the insured.
ITO dispose of the so-ealled indicted
man problem, provision is made that
if, after induction by the local draft
beard but before accepted and enrolled
at camp for active service, the person
dies or has become disabled by injury
such as by train wreck en- route TO
camper BY disease not due to willful
misconduct, that he shall receive COM
pensation, as increased by the new law,
and further, if application was made
for insurance that it shall be deemed
valid.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-12
Topics of the
Home and
Household.

BY adding tiny pinch OF salt to milk
when fresh it viii keep much longer
time
Large sized marshmallows shipped in
long slices make an attractive finish to
the chocolate cup cake. when they are
arranged in the shape Of pedal.
sPranut Butter Salad-Take pears.
fresh or canned. which should be cnt in
halves lengthwise with the cores re-
moved. Fill with peanut butter which
has been beaten light with an equal
part of cream. Arrange on lettuce.
garnish with strips of pimento and
serve with mayonnaise dressing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-12
Quite a Shock.

Bridegroom lexoectantlyl-"Now my
dear father law. | wish to say just
a word'about my debts"
Father law tslapping him on the
back Debts, my boy Why. III
warrant my debts exceed Your three to
one. Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-12
NOW FREE
FROM pain
Lydia E. Pinkhan's Vegetable
Compound Frees Another
Woman From Suffering.
Eayonne, N. J. -" Before ! was
married | suffered a great deal with

periodical pains.
! had pains in my
side and back and
a Is o headaches,
and got so weak !
could not do any
thin &. ! to 0 k
Ly dia z. Pink
hams Vegetable
Co m pound and
soon felt better.
Now ! am married
and We t W o
little boys. Be-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-12

turn into creased baking dish or shall
low pan and bake in a medium oven for
30 minutes. or until the center Is well
set. The dish may be placed in shall
low pan of hot water and a hotter oven
used. This will insure more uniform
baking of the souffle.
Dorothy Dexter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-12

Mr. knagg How can ] keep my
husband a. home nightst
Mr.. BaEg Have you tired SONG on;
yourself - Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-12
PEACE TIME ARMY
Is Beins Considered By Gen. March and
Commanders.

Washington, d. G., Jan. l2.-Depsrt-
mental and divisional commanders OF
he army were called in conference to-
lav by General March. the chief Of
staff, to consider present and projected
olans for the peace time army and the
policies and operation of the war de-
partment and its various parts, and the
relation as il should be established in
ihe army between education and mill
lary training.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-06-17
DUTY TO IMMIGRANTS
One of Subjects Discussed by Wo-
mems Citizenship Class.

\ poem by c. a. Price on Amer
ica's responsibility toward the end
less stream of immigrants which ar
rive at Ellis Island was read by the
class leader a. the Tuesday afternoon
meeting of the Women's Citizenship
Glass.
A copy of the ballot used in the
primGry election, just passed, was
presented by Mrs. Hancock and a dis
CusGiCr on the use of second choice
votes, rather than resubmitting in
decisive elec dCls to the voters, fol-
lowed.
The lesson for the day was on the
distribution of power in the nation,
concerning especially the powers con-
ferred by the States on the Federal
governmnt
Mrs. Robinson read an article by
Mary E. Mcdonald, chairman of Com
mittee on Women in Industry, urg-
ing the necessity for working condi-
tion for women, in order that we may
insure to the mothers of TIE future
citizens of our Republic" opportunity
for health and happiness.
The next meeting will be on Tues
day, June 22nd, at the Tourist Room,
at $3.50. Open to all
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-06-17
Swallowed Sandspur.

About a week ago peculiar mis-
fortune befell George Goff, boy
about Il years of age. In company
with another boy, George was rid
ing a bicycle when he saw sand
spur on mis- coat. He picked the
burr from his clothing, and boy-like
intended to put 1T in his mouth and
blow it away. He opened his
mouth to receive the sandspur, but
before placing it between his lips it
was blown from his fingers and
went down his throat a consider
able distance, and later his efforts
to get it out resulted in carrying it
still further down. 1t lodged in his
throat, injuring the vocal chord and
he is now unable to speak except in
a whisper. After considerable
trouble. the physicians who ware
succeeded in removing
the sandspur.