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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-24
The Theatres
WASHINGTON.

Down on the Farm" United Ar
lists latest release, opens when the
champion rooster of the ranch puts
the sun to work early in the morning
of what proves to be the busiest little
day ever experienced on any farm.
From that moment until the close of
this Mack Sennett five-reel comedy
sensation that will be shown Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday at the Wash
ington Theatre, every resource of the
enormous Sennett studios in the sub
urbs of Los Angeles is involved with
results, thrilling, comic, hilarious, far
cical and furiously funny. Thrills ave
divided by laughter: suspense is re-
Taxed in grins, and dramatic action Of
grave significance is interrupted by
comedy episodes such as only Mack
Sennett can devise.
Louise Fazenda in the role of the
country girl of beauty and awkward
grace" is in the best Characterization
she has ever offered to motion picture
lovers. There is felt the authentic
appeal of the legitimate actress in her
performance and there is seen the gro
tesque coincidence whose celebrity is
now firmly established. Marie Provost,
! graceful and beautiful coincidence of
the Sennett forces plays the role of a
badgered but faithful wife of a poor
villages, the victim of the towns Shy
lock and a bill for back rent. The vii
! liam in the Casa sort Of cross be-
tween Turkish Don Juan and loan
SHARKS played with rare power and
comic results Of seriousness by James
Finlayson. Little John Henry, Jr., the
star baby of finland is seen in episodes
| ranging from rnfa tn tragic and his
faithful and gallant friend, Teddy, the
Sennett Dog Star participates nobly in
scenes Of hazard and thrill. Likewise
Pepper, the feline actress of many
moods, is seen in moments of climax
authority while the entire menagerie
of feathered and four-footed ensemble
actors" are involved in the spectacular
events of this rustic masterpiece.
Down on the Farm" is an unusual
comedy of that type of quality that is
derived from its unique blending OF
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country have made great Roadway
since seeing "Deadline at Eleven"
MURRAY
Larry Hawkins and his Melody Mon
archs are the headliners for Thursday
This act consists of four young men
who are very fine musicians, who play
two pianos at one time, violin. trap
drums, and saxaphone; and offer a
variety of jazz" and popular selec-
tons. This act was the hit OF the bill
at The Lyric, Indianapolis, last week.
Also on the bill comes Mile. Berthe in
her European Marble Posing act which
is highly interesting and artistic. Mile
Berthe posed for one of the figures at
the San Francisco exposition, being
eagerly sought after by sculptors who
model in clay and marble. Her posings
are accentuated by gorgeous stage set
tings and embellishments. Completing
the bill will be The Avenue Trio, three
young men who are always the one
big hit Of every bill they are on. Local
friends and admirers Of Kim" Kirk
ham. the Richmond girl who was for
merly employed in the ONCE Of The
Starr Piano Co., will have an oppor-
tunity to see her this last half in The
Black Shadows" a fTe-reel Fox pro.
duction in which she is very prominent
in the support of Peggy Hyland
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-24
MONTANA Leads. The
STATES IN SCHOOL
SYSTEMS, REPORT

NEW YORK. May 24-The state Of
Montana has the best all.round public
school system in the United States,
according to the results of a COM
parative study of state school systems
made public Sunday by the Russell
Sage foundation.
The report assigns second place to
those of Arizona, fourth to New Jer-
sey and fifth to the state of Washing
ton.
These findings are contained in a
report by the department OF educa-
ton Of the foundation. The volume is
entitled can Index Number for State
School Systems" and the author is
DR.. Leonard P. Ayres, director OF the
foundations department Of education.
Other findings of the report are that
the school system of the United States
as a whole has doubled in efficiency
during the last so years, having an In
dex number or rating OF rs in 1871
and one of SO at the present time.
Since these index numbers are figured
on the basis of 100, the school system
of the country has now an effective
ness or efficiency Of only 50 per cent,
according to the report.
The figures for the individual states
as given by the foundation show that
during the past SO years the West
has been coming up educationally
while the East has been going down
During this time the greatest increase
among all the states has been made
by Utah while the state to which is at
1ributed the greatest falling off in re
lative standing is Maryland. In the
East the only state that has gained
instead of losing is New Jersey. In
the West the state that has the best
and most consistently high record is
= California
Have High Ratings.
Among the interesting results OF the
study is the conclusion that the school,
systems of the United States's terri
1orial possessions, such as Hawaii, the
Canal Zone and Porto Rico, have high
CT ratings than those of many Of the
As states That of Hawaii is reported
better than those Of the majority OF
the American states. Ten Southern
states have records poorer than thai
Of Porto Rico.
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and the IN" association; 1880 p. m,
campus illumination and twilight pro-
gram; $3.50 p. M, reunions OF Greek
letter organizations.
June 1880 p. m. Baccalaureate
service, with address by President
Raymond NJ. Hughes; p. m. organ
recital by Clarence Dickinson, 'S3, or
ganist of the Brick Presbyterian
church, New York
June IA Annual meeting of the
board of trustees; 8 p. m, presenta-
ton of the opera THE Pied Piper OF
Hamlin," composed by Prof J. w.
Clokey, ~, with Miss Helen Slower,
IA, of Dayton, as soloist.
June 15-10 a. m, academic process
sion; 1915. unwilling of the statue of
George Washington, presented by DR..
Samuel Spahr Laws, '48, Of Asheville,
N. c.; 1920 a. M, commencement
exercises, with address by Evans Wool
len, president of the Fletcher Savings
and Trust company, Indianapolis,
Ind; 2.30 p. m, the presidents re-
ception; p. M, program by Miami
musical organizations.
One hundred and seventy-five young
men and women will be graduated at
Miami this year.
Farmers Club to Meet
The Social Farmers club will hold
| its May meeting, Wednesday, at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. GILES.
pie, West Church street. S. E. Eye
will lead the discussion on various
kinds of soils. Mrs. w. L. Hamilton
will read paper on Modern Methods
Of Advertising" and w. e. Dickson
will speak on Heroes in the Common
Walks Of Life"
New Teacher Added
| w. H. Hickman, Of Columbia, uni
versity, New York, has been appoint
ed associate professor Of economics
at Miami university. This is a new
position, created on account Of the
enormous growth of the economics de
partment
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Masonic Calendar

Monday, May 24.-Richmon1 Com
mandery No. 8, K. T. Special con-
clave; work in the Order of the Tenn
pie: o'clock.
Tuesday, May 25.-Richmond Lodge
No. 1876, F. and A. NJ. Called meeting;
work in Fellowcraft degree; 7 o'clock.
Wednesday. May 26-Webb Lodge,
No. "a, F. and A. NJ. Called meeting;
work in Entered Apprentice degree;
beginning at $50.
Friday, May 2S.- King Solomon's
Chapter, No. 4, R. A. NJ. Called meet
ing; work in the Past and Most Elk
cellent Masters degrees.
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Friends who are in touch with her say
she plays the biggest part Of her cas
reer in this feature. This picture
opens Thursday and closes Sunday
evening.
RICHMOND
Desert Gold" the feature photo play
showing now at the Richmond Theatre
is adapted from Zane Greys latest
novel by that name and is wonderful
masterpiece Of filming.
The story of Ranger, who rode into
hell for the love of a girl, is dashing
double romance of the great outdoors.
Those who have read Zane Grey,s
novel Desert Gold" should by all
means see this production at the Rich
mond, Monday and Tuesday.
MURRETTE
Choosing a semi-blind man as the
mate for an old maid, and paralyzed
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PAGE SEVEN

woman with an ear-trumpet to be the
bride OF her elderly father. were
among the achievements of Babs Hard
castle. played by Constance Talmadge
in The Love Expert" the Emerson
Loos screen comedy which is show
ing at the Murrette Theatre. Monday.
But these were only a few of the tri-
Imphs Of the love expert, who con-
Quoted experiments from Boston to
Florida
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Paw Whem Cured

DR.. Burkhart wants you to write him
today for a treatment of DR.. Surkhart'S
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rheumatism. Pay when cured. Don't
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5c.-Advertis ement.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
FUNERAL OF MRS. ILSLEY
is HELD AT MIDDLEBURY

Middlebury. Feb. 1.-The funeral of
Mrs. Mary f. Ilsley the widow of The
late Col. $. +. Isley. was held this af-
ternoon at the Memorial BAPTIST Church.
Before the funeral n service of prayer
was held in the Addison House, where
the deceased lived The Rev. Il. T.. Whit
temore Officiated and a few relatives
were present. At the Memorial Zap
fist Church. where the funeral was
held at $3.50, the Rev. NJ. Whittemore,
the pastor. OBLIGATED. assisted ry the
Rev. Henry c. Newell of the Congre-
gational Church. There was large at
tendance at the funeral. l.. J. Hatha-
way of Middlebury College presided AT
the organ and was assisted IN several
selections by Mrs. Harry l.. Cushman.
violiniSt.
The bearers We're the fou" dcacons
of the Memorial Baptist Church, Tam
son s. Benedict. B. p. Brown. Elijah
Labounty. and DR.. Howard J.. Averil!,
and Judge f. Weeks and Frank rru-
deau. Ii was the plan that the body
would be taken to New York on the
evening train but owing to the ia
that the flyer was 50 late yesterday.
the party took that train instead. Tie
body was accompanied by DR.. Frank
w. Padelford, d. D., of Boston and by
Judge j. f.. Weeks.
There We're very large number Of
floral tributes
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
SAW SOCIALIST
SPIT ON THE FLAG
Girl Testifies About Act of One
of New York's Suspended As.
semblymen During the Re-
cruiting Days of 1917
A VOLUNTARY WITNESS
Girl says She Offered 10 give This
Evidence Agninst Charles Solomon
Because She Thought Duty ~ report
Cnse Of TREASON

Albany. y. V. Feb. 3.-Spectators who
filled floor and galleries Of the New
York Assembly chamber to-day suddenly
leaned forward to catch the words of
soft-vOiced girl-a girl of eighteen, who
asserted she had seen Charles Solomon,
q member of the Assembly, spit on the
American flag during war time.
The girl was Ellen B. Chivers, a stem
ographer living in Brooklyn and she test
flied as witness for the prosecution at
the trial of Solomon and his four social
list colleagues. suspended from office on
charges Of disloyalty.
There was a burst Of applause when
she explained that she had volunteered
her testimony in letter 10 Speaker
Thaddeus c. Sweet because ] think it
Is the duty of any American TO take the
stand against one VINO has committed
treason against their country"
Small. blond and obviously embarras-
sed by the hundreds Of eyes turned upon
her, the girl. prompted by an occasional
question. told her story in the following
words.
II remember that in the summer Of
1917 a detachment of soldiers came to
Ninth street and Sixth avenue, Brook
Ign. for the purpose of calling for vol
unteers and they asked Mr.. Solomon
(who was delivering a, street corner ad-
dress) il they might borrow his platform
for that purpose. Mr.. Solomon replied
&" Lend you my platform? Can you bor-
row my platform" Huh. the gutter is
good enough for you
He said:
" If we had our way, there would not
be any one who would ask socialist il
they might borrow their platform to call
for volunteers
And he continued to say:
." I would not let you wipe your dirty
feet on it.
Then the officer in charge of that
deta chment spoke from the jitney in which
| they had come and told them to obtain
the number Of recruits il they could. and
went their way"
Keeping her gaze fixed on Solomon the
girl testified that few minutes later q
band came along and struck up the
star Spangled Banner"
Mr.. Solomon turned up his coat col
| lar. pulled it over his eyes. spat on the
American flag and sat down. she con-
cluded.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
1854 COMMUNICABLE
DISEASES REPORTED

st. Adams, Feb IA total Of 1874 COM
muncable diseases was reported to Dr.
Warren J. Howard. health officer of dis
, trict No. one. by physicians and heads
of families during the month of .Ianu-
airy. 1920. Mumps was far ahead in the
number of cases reported. with a total
of "A. The decrease in the number OF
, cases of measles was marked. only 81
being reported az compared with 1870
during the preceding month. There was
also a marked falling off in the months
total, 1874. from December when 296 cases
of communicable diseases We're reported
from the district. which comprises Frank
lin county and the town of Milton.
There were five cases OF diptheria, but
three of these are in one family. -Four Of
the total number were in ST. Adams
Eight cases of scarlet fever were report
, ed. but five of these were in one fam
| lily, in Richford. with one death in the
family and one of the patients being a
woman 70 years old who contracted the
disease while caring for her daughter.
One of the points on which emphasis is
laid Is isolation of children having these
| communicable diseases as it is a we'll
known fact that adults seldom have
, them. Taking the case of the 70-year old
patient as an illustration, 1t Is very
doubtful if she would have contracted it
az would a child. but her direct contact
with a patient caused her to take the
disease.
| The diseases reported during the month
were as follows: Mumps "A measles @,
whooping cough AZ. chicken pox scar
let fever s, dpthera >, lobar pneumonia
g itch T.
No cases of Influenza have been report
ed in the district. The surgeon general
at present is requiring daily teleg "a phlc
reports of cases of influenza and pneu-
monia. Many cases which the layman
might think We're Influenza are merely
severe colds or in some instances the
or
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
INQUEST IN MORSE DEATH
Shooting Of Middlesex Man Follow q,
Qunrrci-Ilnlc May AIIege self
Defense

Montpelier, Feb. Am inquest occurred
this afternoon in the States attorney j
office of the county court house relative
to the death of II. Lester Morse, who
was shot and killed about noon Sunday
following some words with George o.
Hale. neighbor
Hale has been in the county Jail since
the affair took place excepting to go to
his home this morning in company with
Sheriff F.. II. Tracy The inquest was con-
Quoted before Judge T.. NJ. Harvey. Sew
eral persons in the vicinity Of the place
where the death of Mr.. Morse occurred
were called before Judge Harvey. DR..
Whitney of Burlington performed the
autopsy this morning.
The bullet, which entered Mr.. Morse g
chest. took a downward course as though
Mr.. Morse had been in the act Of charging
Mr.. Hale with is pitch fork in his hands.
Because Of the inquest. Mr.. Hale was
not brought before any court to-day, but
it is likely he may be brought into court
al any time and that he may be charged
with murder II this occurs ii is likely
of self-defense
1t appears Mr.. Hale drove his team
Sunday from his house to the place where
the tragedy occurred carrying his rife
In the carriage with i'm. that he cut down
the wires which, it is alleged Morse put
across wood road over which James
Portal had been drawing vood.
Mr.. Portal told Mr.. Hale he could not
draw any more wood because OF the wire
across the road. There is a dispute over
land in that locality.
Mr.. Hale was brought IN city court this
afternoon and the court records show
that he was cha rged with murder, which
means that he cannot be released on bail.
and that he will have to remain in the
county jail. Mr.. Hale took no action 50
|hat me matter stands with the
technical charge made against him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
STATE FAIR DATES
SEPT. %, 20, 30 AND OCT I

Montpelier. Jan. 29.--The Vermont State
Fair for 1920 will be held on the State
fair grounds at White River Junction
Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday and FRI
day. September IS. -, 30 and October |.
The race schedule will carry purses
aggregating slO,500 This is the largest race
schedule ever planned for the State fair.
These features were arranged at a spe-
cial meeting of the State fair commits
sion held in the office of +. 5. Brigham.
commissioner of agriculture. The MEM
bers present We're f. \. Bickford. com
missioner at large, George IL. Mann.
Windsor county George Dunsmore.
Franklin county; Thomas Bradee, Chit
tenden county: and e. ). Brigham, mem
Der eX-officio.
Vice-President Bickford presided
The State agricultural department is 20
make an exhibit of the products of the
farm at the Eastern States Exposition
at Springfield Mass. the same as il did
one year ago. The fair commission. be-
lievng that Nermonters should have the
privilege of seeing this exhibit, makes an
appropriation of $500 10 defray the ex-
penses of getting it from Springfield to
White River Junction and showing II
there.
The admission price to the fair for
adults was raised to 10 cents while the
admission price of % cents for children
remains the same, The larger grandstand
will command price of Is cents and the
smaller grandstand 80 cents
Drew Gordon of White River Junction
was chosen TO act as secretary OF the
trottine department
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
ARREST ALLEGED SLACKeRS
Richard and Joseph Truba Taken by
4. :. Agent Reev-s-snid 10 Have
skipped 10 spain and Mexico

Barre. Jan. 29.-Two alleged Barre
draft dodgers are in Gust ody, Richa rd
and Joseph Truba, who were arrested
yesterday and to-day taken to Tort
Ethan Allen. They w"r, accompanied
" Government Agent ~. {. Reeves of
the burlington office Of the depart =
m,nt Of iustic" nud Chlct IF Police
Andrew Mitchell.
In OCT ,Der, 1871 o. att" thcv hal reg.
isteied with tn" WASHINGTON county
diatt lrd'd, tn4' suddenly disap-
p"ared and went TO Spain, It is under
stood while other reports are that one
went TO Mexico and the other to
Cuba.
since then government agents have
been in search of them and finally
located them mere AT their home. Just
when they returned is unknown, but
1t is believed To hn around October
last making iheIr ;bsence about two
years
Neither officer would divulse ans
facts whatsoever. but it is belle ,ed
that the men We're to be- taken 10
fort Ethan AlleT.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
SUES FOR $4,000
Mrs. HoIiaren Brings Action \rnin.,
Telephone ca

Montpelier, ian. 2s.-Mrs. Catherine
Nj. Holiaren has brought suit against the
New England Telephone & Telegraph
company TO recover $1,000 which she
claimed she suffered last summer by neg
llgence of employees of that company on
Main street in Montpelier. II appears the
workmen were repairing IA cable I'm a
conduit ana were pulling cable. Mrs
io.laren claims that something gave
way. 80 that the cable Stacked back and
as she was passing over it, resulted I'm
throwing her to the ground. and tbat
she hit against curbng, breaking three
ribs, injurnS her chest. hack and side
and developing internal injuries. which
included heart trouble so that her
health is impaired and she could not with
stand an operation should occasion de-
mand. Theifavl, a Hunt of Montpelier
appear for the plaintiff
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
CATCH ENEMY ALIEN
Heinrich Schindearz Taken from, IRA In
ut North rrOy-is Being Held
AZ Newport

Newport, Feb. Am enemy alien is
in the immigration ward of Newpor,
Jail. lie was taken from the Montreal
Boston express by immigration Officer
Aver at North Troy late Friday night
and brought 10 Newport by Inspector
G. f. Bosley. The man gave The name of
Heinrich Schindearz, A. years old. and
speaks fairly good English.
He claims to have been coal passer
on steamship before the war and said
he was on his way from Montreal TO Bos
ton to look for work in tannery. He ad-
mitted he had no friends in Boston.
1t is thought that he was in one OF the
Canadian internment camps during the
war. He will he held here pending inves-
tiga ton.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
BIG CUSTOMS INCREASE
Total impOrtatiOns x5,S5t.iJ7 In DE
rember-I;NpOrts x>,N.,O,.,r

st, Adams, Jan. 29--rht statement Of
transactions in the customs district of
vermont during the month of December
l"l' issued to-day by Collector H. G..
'omings. shows large increase. both In
importatIohs and expectations over the
| month Of December. 1918
The total importations were s5.sjI. 437 as
| compared with R,S7l,732 in the CORE
sPohdihs month the year before and the
exports were ss,ssO,273 as compared with
S1'ai4 AGO in December. 1918
me imports OF free merchandise
amounted 10 S5,22i,O3i as compared with
2,'as45 in December, 1918, and the duti-
able merchandise was valued at $685.. 400
as compared with 1922 .276 in the CORE =
spending month the year before Duties
collected amounted 10 S71,73534 as com
pared with $6327. 10 in December the wear
before. The domestic merchandise ex-
ported was valued at ssOO9, 2s7 as COM
pared with $506s,77l during the month of
December, 1918. and the foreign exports
amounted to s9SO.ss6 while in December
he year before. the valuation was $2s4.-
$50
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
EUROPE NOW OWES US
1925, 100000 INTEREST

Washington Jan. "a ccrued interest
on loans TO European countries totals
approximately 1921 900, 600. according to a
table submitted to-day to the House
ways and means committee by the treas
ury department, which plans to defer
collection for few years pending recon-
struCiion
Great Britain owes the most interest,
the total on loans to that country being
SE4 4+0,s37 Onterest owed by other coun-
tres is: France s9i O21, 749; Italy 50 258. 5s9
Russia SIG, .G62: Belgium 81 ,465. 278:
Czecho- Slovakia sl,66s ,0SS Serbia SsI7,-
go; Roumania 5000 S73 and Liberia s64s
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
SENATE
FOR SUFFRAGE
Ratifies Amendment Is to 2
House Postpones Action
Until Next Monday

Trenton. y J.. Feb. AFTER a brief
debate the New Jersey state Senate to-
night voted. IS to .. to ratfy the sur
frage amendment The House however.
decided to postpone action on the matter
until next Monday.
After hearing brief address by
canon De Valera. president OF the
Irish republic" the New Jersey Assembly
tonight passed a resolution asking the
United States government to extend
recognition of the Irish republic on
President Wilson's principle of self
determination for small nations"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
HANDY PAYS PENALTY

Ossining, ~ y, Jan. @-Gordon Faw-
cett Handy, murderer. hank robber and
train bandit whose crime record reached
from coast TO coast and eliminated in
the murder of two Brooklyn bank EN-
ployes in December. 1918. was electro
cuted in Sing Sing prison tonight
Handy spent his last day in the death
house writing letters in his cell. read
ing copies OF New York newspapers and
talking" with the ouija board. lie OK
pressed relief when he learned that an
nth hour effort to get Governor Smith
to give him a repr!eve had failed. When
asked what he wanted for supper.
Handy ordered lobster salad of which
he ate heartily. lie then proceeded to
enjoy some of the cigars and candy which
his compa MONS in the death house had
fIrnlsned him.