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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-21
Persia Wants Protection.

LONDON, May 21.-Persia has ap-
pealed to the league of nations to pro-
tect her against Bolshevik aggression
The appeal which followed the landing
Of Bolshevik forces on Persian soil
from the Caspian sea, was made
through the Persian foreign minister,
who is in Faris.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-21
BRATTLEBOR0 LOCAL

A diver sent here by Engineer John
W. Storrs of Concord, n. H., went down
into the Connecticut river this fore
noon to examine the old steel bridge,
but on account of the muddy water and
rain he decided not to continue the
work until conditions improve.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-21
OFFER CORPORATION STORE.
Ludlow Manufacturers Willing En-
ployes Should Manage It.

LUDLOW. Mass. May 21-Efforts
to bring about resumption of opera
tions of the big plant of the Ludlow
Manufacturing association. which was
closed yesterday following a strike of
200 or more doffers and frame hands,
today centered around an offer of the
company to establish and maintain a
corporation store to be managed by
employees.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-21
Odd Fellows Temple

Friday evening, May 2l.-A military
whist party will be held in the temple
Everyone invited. Tickets, 28c.
Monday, May 24-The initiatory degree
will be conferred on a class of candidates.
All brothers and members of the initia-
tory degree team please take notice
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-21
Methodist Episcopal Church

Friday, May 81, 7.3O p. m,-Service of
prayer and praise.
Sunday evening, May 23-The Ep-
worth league installation service will
take the place of the regular Sunday
evening service. A musical program
will be rendered in connection with
the service. Friends of the church and
league are cordially invited.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-21
First Baptist Church

Friday, 4 p. m.-Junior Endeavor
meeting; 7.3O-Church prayer meeting
Saturday, May 22.-Rummage sale
by Woman s society.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-21
DEATH OF C. H. FERRIN.
Former Sergeant-at-Arms Expires at
Home of Son in Pennsylvania.

. MONTPELIER, May 21.-Charles IT,
Ferrin, ex-state sergeant alarms, died
yesterday at the home of his son, DIR.
Whitman G. Ferrin, in Mahanoy City,
Pa, according to message received
here yesterday. Mr.. Ferrin, who had
been in failing health, stopped with his
son on his way North from Florida,
where he spent the winter. He was
born in Johnson 81 years ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-21
soviets Chasing the Poles.

LONDON, May 21-Russian Soviet
troops are continuing their pursuit of
the Poles in the region of Polatsk, ae-
cording to an official statement issued
in Moscow and received here by wire
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-21
s125, 100000 FOR RAILROADS.
Interstate Commerce Commission Au
thorizes More Equipment.

WASHINGTON, May PA loan of
at least $l250o0,O0O out of the 5000, 1000, 900
revolving fund to enable railroads to pur-
chase equipment required to meet trans
portation needs of the public was pro-
vided today by the interstate commerce
commissions
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-21

The difference between man ianitor
and woman ianitor is that a man ian
itor knows that dirt which doesn't show
isn't there.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-21
Universalist Church
Rev. D. E. Trout, Pastor.
Sunday. Nav %.

1890 a. m.-Divine worship with ser
mon by the pastor. Subject,
What the Springtime Can Teach
Man About God and Life.
1l.45 a. m.-Sunday school session.
800 p. m-At Vernon, service of
worship with sermon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-21
VERMONT NEWS.

A store house belonging to the George
H. Cross Co. at St. Johnsbury tipped
over Wednesday and about four carloads
of flour were deposited on the firms side
track. The store house stood on piers
and in tipping fell onto the siding. I'm
less rain falls to damage the flour, the
company's loss will be confined to the
store house which was badly demolished.
Mrs. f. A. Glysson of Brookfield had an
exciting three-mie ride last week in the
bottom of a carriage clinging to the dash
board with the reins dragging while the
horse made wild dash for its home. 1t
arrived at the stable with one wheel and
the top of the buggy demolished. Mrs.
Glysson was unhurt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-21

In the last 500 years Mexico has pro-
duced more silver than any other country
in the world.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-21
Centre Congregational Church

Saturday, May 22.-The boys of our
parish will go hiking, meeting at the par
sonape at 10 a. m
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-21
BIG GROWTH IN BRISTOL.
Connecticut City Increases SIT Per
Cent in Population.

WASHINGTON, May 21.-Census re-
turns announced today included Bris-
tol, Conn, 20,620, increase Ills, or 527
per cent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-21
THE WEATHER.
Probably Local Showers Tonight and
Saturday.

WASHINGTON, Nav 2I. - The
weather forecast: Local showers prob
ably tonight and Saturday. Light to
moderate east to south winds becoming
variable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-21

Western Australia has three men to
every two women.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-21

If a man fools you once
that's his fault, but if he
fools you twice, it's your
fault.
1t is simply a matter of
good business for us to sell
fashionably tailored, serv-
iceable clothes at such rea-
sonable prices.
We have suited a lot of
menfolks in this town.
Come in and suit yourself.
Suits-$3O, S35, $40, S45.
A1l7Il1s| 7!IlIEUI0
LACWAXs RELIA6LS
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-21
DAY NOT LIABLE
IS Jury VERDICT
Suit for $4,000 Damages De-
cided i'm County
Court Today
RECESS is TAKEN
UNTIL JUNE 15

Abby w. Bingham Sustained Injuries in
Guilford Hauling Logs and Claimed
Mr.. Day Started Team Prematurely
and was Liable
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-06
kenyon,s Decline.

Pella Chronicle: Senator Kenyon
must be wonderfully impressed that
the people OF Iowa are SO nearly un.
animous regarding his endorsement of
Hiram Johnson for president. The
only drawback is that they are unan-
imously against his idea. The peo-
pie Of Iowa honored Kenyon signally
two years ago by returning him to the
senate without opposition, but he will
probably never get the nomination in
his own party again. His popularity
in 1918 was due to his support of the
president in the carrying on of the
war, but he has violently opposed
President Wilson in the peace treaty
fight and even declared his contempt
for the opinion of the people OF Iowa
regarding the league Of nations The
only way we can account for it is that
his lack of opposition two years ago
went to his head and showed him up
for what he really is. And people
once thought he was of presidential
sixe!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-06
A PREACHER sPEcuLAToR.

Des Moines Capital: There is no
limit to mans perfidy when the
get-rich-quick" bug once sinks it's
claws into him. There have been
instances of brother Fleeing brother,
of young men appropriating the saw
ings Of their old pareAts for specu-
lative purposes; of farmers being
made the victims of some oily-hair-
ed swindler's manipulations.
But Worlds Work, in its current
issue, records the last word in COM
mercializing acquaintance. A man
by the name of A. G. Stiles, OF Brok.
lyn. minister Of the gopel, made a
few dollars in speculation and now
is endeavoring to spread the good
work among the people who sub
scribe to the same creed he profess
eS.
He addresses circular letters to
MY. dear friend and brother in
Christ" and states that after earn.
est prayer and communion with our
Heavenly Father" he has been shown
a way to increase his worldly goods.
and he wishes to pass the knowledge
on to his brethren. There is no
evidence that Mr.. Stiles is dishonest,
and no Indication that he intends to
be. Perhaps he is perfectly sincere,
but neophyte in the game Of specu.
lation never yet came out ahead,
though he was led on and on by
what has been termed as Beginner s
luck" When the tide turns against
Mr.. Stiles. there will be every temp
tation for him to turn the savings of
his dear friends" which have been
entrusted to him to his own devices
and then he will be forever ruined.
The speculation fever is surely
running high in our United Staes,
and particularly in the rich Missis-
sippi valley. But when the smoke Of
battle has cleared away, and insanity
has given place to sanity the people
will begin to realize the value of the
savings bank and its four per cent.
and will lose their faith in the fairy
stories about the pot of gold at the
end of the rainbow.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-06
A MYSTERY OF ECONOMICS.

The New York milk conference board has de-
cided that the dairymen producers of the En-
pire state shall sell milk during April at "a
cents quart as against IL cents a quart paid
them during March At this announcement one
New York City distributor who received six
teen cents for milk intimates that he will be
able to reduce the price to consumers to fifteen
cents. This, as will be seen, passes on only a
part of the reduction; and this distributor
makes more when milk is cheap than when it
was dear. Doubtless some consumers in the
metropolis wonder what the price of milk would
be to them if the dairymen gave it away.
If the first cost of commodity goes up, the
prices Of the middlemen follow it upward with
surprising unanimity and alacrity and the orig
inal increase is often doubled to the mystified
consumer under some law which he imperfectly
understands But if the first or production
price falls, the law appears to work out in a
different way; for the gain gets whitfield down
along the line and may even be eliminated and
totally disappear. It is a very curious phe-
nomenon to which consumers all over the coun-
try are beginning to give the attention it de
serves.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-06
Hoover Not Inerrent.

Sioux City Journal: 1t is no unjust
criticism OF Mr.. Hoover to say that he
is less dominant force in party nom.
nations for the presidency today than
he was two or three months ago. At
first it was assured that he stood out
among all men for the presidency as
Washington stood among those of his
time, or as Lincoln Of his time. But
the American political mind is inquisi-
tive. 1t not only wants to know, but
1t investigates. Investigation has not
always kept the political halo above
Mr. Hoover's head. He has not been
scandalized, but he has been human
lied. 1t is found that he of common
clay; that he has made mistakes, and
that while he did stupendous work
as food administrator, he was the ag-
ency OF a government with limitless
resources, backed by a universal SEN
timent not OF his making which had
its roots in the tenderest emotions of
the human heart. These things have
taken away the confidence of the
American people in his inerTancy of
judgment, his superhuman grasp of
world problems and his unequaled adj
ability.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-06

outside of delays caused by the government fail
ing to furnish materials, the plant was ahead
of its CONTRACT all the time.
Mr. Oliver has not yet received return OF all
the personal property removed from his offices.
The outstanding feature of the Oliver case is
that the government itself ignored the constitu-
tional requirement that man shall be presum-
ed to be innocent until proved guilty, and shall
be given fair trial. By its method of making
the arrest and publishing its unproven charges
III the newspapers, the department. prejudiced
the case of the defendants in advance. It Gre
ated the presumption of their guilt. BY cutting
the telephone wires and preventing communi-
cation Immediately with their friends, it de
prived them of the opportunity to insist upon
their rights and protect their property
The record is demonstration of what any
good citizen may be subjected to as long as the
present policies of the department of justice
continue. No restitution or explanation the de-
partment of justice may now undertake can re-
pair the injury done to Mr.. Oliver and his as
scciates in their good name and their business
interests.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-06
stumblina over the Stars

Kansas City Star: HE was an
idealist," says James Huneker, writ
ing of a painter, "of an idealism so
lofty that he often stumbled over the
stars enmeshed himself in constella-
tons and took the sun for a foot
stool" 1t is an accurate description
of many an idealist. Unhappily this
business of stumbling over stars isn't
profitable to the people now on earth.
We are SO far from approaching the
act, however, that we are apt to pour
out our most profuse applause to the
gentleman who is far removed from
reality, provided he uses language
OF moving eloquence. The idealist
OF this sort is fairly common: not so
common as the man without any
vision at all, but still common. He
may keep things in a turmoil but he
leaves no record of results. The
rare man is the one who is prac-
tical idealist, with the common sense
to see the next step necessary toward
making his ideals come true He may
not be able to paint so alluring a
picture as the visionary. He may
not be able to make glittering prom
ises. But the world is at least little
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-06
further along the road because Of his
life and work.
Your Collar.

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Member
when you used to buy collars at two
for-a-quareer? For years and years
that was the standard price. But nc
longer. The thin strips Of linen went
up to quarter apiece. Now it Is
proposed to boost the price to 81
cents. It is true that the price OF
linen has risen. So has labor cost.
But also, 1t is true that
The largest American collar con-
Germ had net profit of $5,153, 129 In
1919 as against $1,871, 1872 the year
before. It's dividends were $50 per
cent larger last year than they were
for the year 1918. Its 1919 surplus,
after taxes, depreciation, all expenses
and dividends have been subtracted.
was more than 1000 per cent. larger
than for the year 1913.
Truly the quarter collar pays bet.
ter than the two-for-a-quarter!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-06
is THE HOME oUTGRoWN?

Minneapolis Journal: Modern in
dustrial production brings marvel
GUS change in the, organization and
functions of the home. The Puritan's
house was his economic center Cook
ing, weaving, spinning, gardening
and education were carried on under
one and the same roof-tree.
But these Industrial functions of the
home have vanished. The physical
needs Of life, except for the very
young, are provided outside the mod.
ern home.
As an economic center the family
circle has given place to the factory.
In the wake of this change, many
ask, is the home outgrown? What
function does it perform to justify its
existence?
In spite of social change, at no
little cost, the modern home has two
bulwarks that insure its permanence
in some form. 1t furnishes the CEN
ter of child training and it provides
the inspiration for social contact and
activity.
Whatever science or the state may
contribute toward child nurture, the
home is yet the force by which, and
the place in which, children are
fashioned to finer issues The moth
er's love is still the highest, finest
force at work in all the world and
the home is the shrine and sanctuary
Of this love.
The home may change, but IL can.
not pass. II has lost some of its
functions only to become a more ad-
vanced institution Modern machine
production has freed the home from
much of its most arduous labor. It
has made possible wider field OF
activity for both men and women
and it has created margin OF leisure
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-06
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
BEYOND.

BEYOND.
In what green, smiling land,
BY what blue, shining sea,
Shall we one day go farlng, hand in hand.
For sake of memory?
The songs made for you,
Shall they come back to bring
In starry flight, winged visions, brayely new,
OF Love, and Youth, and Spring?
Red have l thrown
Before your dancing feet,
And held you once foreyermore my own,
When yet the world sweet,
But sharp is sorrows touch
Unto my troubled soul
Knowing, my dear, lover you overmuch,
And paid bitter toll.
Yet love that fails on earth,
think shall somewhere be
Dazzling and white, with glory Of new birth,
Free as the winds free
In what green. smiling land,
By what Blue, shining sea,
Shall day go faring, hand in hand,
For sake of memory
-. Corson Miller in Boston TranscriI
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-06
The honor of country depends much
more on removing its faults than on boastmg
Of its qualities. --Mazzini.
A.CAsE OF INJUSTICE.

The unjust methods sometimes pursued by
the department of justice In the prosecution OF
alleged offenders against the law are impress
sively illustrated in the story of the case Of
William j. Oliver, of Knoxville, Tennessee.
Oliver was one of the officials of company
having a contract during the war for the manu-
facture of shells for the government. Previous
to the entrance of the United States into the
war lie had been making shells for Italy. The
company had some trouble with it's employees
over the question of unionizing the shop and
these men took their troubles to the war labor
board Soon thereafter warrants were issued
for the arrest of Mr.. Oliver and nine of his sup
erintendents and foremen on the charge that
they had entered into conspiracy to defraud
the government by making defective shells.
Notwithstanding the fact that Oliver was a
responsible citizen, an owner Of property and
under heavy bond for the fulfillment of his con-
tract the department Of justice conducted. the
arrest in a spectacular manner. company Of
soldiers were brought from Chattanooga to
Knoxville, the United States marshal and all of
his deputies the district attorney and other
agents Of the department Of justice and the ord
nance department went to the plant in body,
deprived the defendants Of every means Of com
municatiOn, cut their telephone wires, placed
men with drawn revovers at the office and plant
entrances, seized all their Office books, papers,
records, and other personal property giving no
receipt therefor. Sensational stories were sent
cut broadcast over the United States telling
about Divers arrest and representing that he
had sWindled the government and menaced the
lives of soldiers by making defective shells
After considerable delay the case came to trial
in the courts and after the department Of JUS
tee had spent a week presenting its evidence
the trial Judge instructed the jury to return
verdict Of mot guilty. The department of
justice had failed completely in its case that
the defense was not required to present any evil
dence whatever.
After the arrest, government officials took
charge Of the shell manufacturing plant and
managed it 50 inefficiently that production be-
gan falling off to such an extent that it was
necessary to appeal to divers associates to re-
sumo active part in the operation of the plant.
That the Oliver plant not violating it's con-
tract is indicated by the fact that the percentage
Of reflections was less than two per cent And,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-06
FINISH. THE JOB.

Forbes Magazine: How you start
is important, very important. but in
the end it Is how you finish that
counts.
the victor in the race is not the
one who dashes off swiftest, but. the
one who leads at the finish.
In the race for success, speed Is
less than stamina.
Columbus finished his job So did
Washington. So did Lincoln.
Look around today.
II. C. Frick, whose recentiy-pub-
|lished will constitutes one of the
noblest documents of Americas an.
nails, won because he refused to quit
when, engulfed by the panic OF '73,
his associates and Others engaged IN
the infant coke industry showed the
white feather and gave up.
Andrew Carnegie. earned most of
his fortune by boldly buying out dis
Outraged partners who lost their
nerve and their sticktoitiveness.
John u. Rockefeller held on grimIy
and resoiutely when others lost their
faith in so mercurial and uncertain a
commodity as coil, with it's frequent
disasters from fire.
Finishing the JOB isn't always easy.
Very often the easiest thing would
be to quit We all are tempted to
succumb to difficulties, discourage
lnents, failures, hardships, disasters.
We all have moments when we feel,
Whats tbs use?'
But if we are made of firm stuff,
if we have the backbone of man
and not a 5elly-fish, II we have con-
fdence in ourselves and faith in God,
il we know that we are giving opr
lives to clean, worthy, healthy,
helpful purpose, then we pull our
belts notch higher, we grit our
teeth little harder, we face east,
eyes front, and with unfaltering step
push forward determined to halt not
and whimper not until we finally gain
our goal.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-06
SULPHUR sODTH[|
|. UGLY, ITCHING SKI
The First Application Makes
Cool and Comfortable

If you are suffering from eczema
some other torturing, embarrassa
skin trouble you may quickly be !
OF it by using Mentho-Sulphur,
clares a noted skin specialist.
This sulphur preparation, becau
OF it's germ destroying properti'
seldom fails to quickly subdue ito
ing, even or fiery eczema The fiji
application makes the skin cool al
comfortable. Rash and blotches a
healed right up. Mentho-Sulphur
applied like any pleasant cold crea
and Is perfectly harmless. You q
obtain a small jar from any go
druggist.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-06
Law Defiance in keokuk.

To the Editor Of The Gate City:
In going over the police report \
Saturdays issue of The Gate City,
find some things that in the face !
Saturday nights fatality shous
make our city officials hang thei
heads in shame. Just think, Thre
cases of speeding, or violation
traffic rules; three cases OF gam
bling. I know that at one time thep
were three arrests for violation
the traffic rules, but the cases Wef
not brought into court.
I think the city should invest
some eyeglasses for our intersecti'u
cops, SO we will not have to rals
our taxes again to pay Officers WI
do not perform their duties. I,
The question is, how long VIII y, y
good, law-abiding people OF keoAu
stand for Reinforcement? /,
I can say that i have tried 70 Z
sist our city officials, but they o .a
turn a deaf ear 10 information CIV.
them for the betterment OF the ~,
They keep on doing nothing. lns
give you a long story about law, ~
hard it is to enforce and what ].
must do before they can take a.
action. Now, something must =
done IL we would prevent some nv
serious accidents. a.
Consign the present laws TO ~ ~
furnace and enact some laws tn =,
can be enforced, and the ofllce.
whose duty it is to enforce tneir n,
the job best suited for them. ~ -
mayor and commissioners should ~ :,
the public funds in manner no
will give best results. WIN ~
do it? .vrp
Keokuk, April 6. 1920.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-06
AZ the Source

Burlington Gazette: An inyesti-
CATION into the divorce granted Mary
Pickford from husband Moore is pro-
posed. Collision between the prin-
cipals is charged. If collision is to
be shown, the investigation should 60
back to the time Mary first met Doug.