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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-27

THE LADY in Waiting" asked US for other
more or less vital information. May we not
convey to her our sincere regret that we are
unable to supply it:
M C. F. fears you have not heard the story
about Manhattan island and the Indians and re-
quests us to relay it. mo; it isn't one OF Mr..
wilson's two famous Indian stories). Briefly,
1t concerns the historical fact that Manhattan
island was purchased from the Indians for a
barrel Of whisky, and the m. o. !. recent asser-
ton of a presumably New Yorker that today
the Indians can repurchase the whole damned
island on the same terms
SOME paragrapher wrote the Manhattan-In-
dian wheel, about the time prohibition became
effective but it still goes strong in vaudeville,
Photographers, unlike vaudeville performers and
cartoonists, are not greatly in the public eye.
Their best lines are not always seen but they
arc invariably heard-on the vaudeville stage.
But Why Threei 1.-TWO Is Company
Fron The Argus.
Last evening Miss Katherine Robb,
who is to marry Emil A. Johnson next
month, was honored at prenuptial party
given by the members OF the choir Of
the First Baptist church at the Carlton
Taylor camp on Rock river Three guests
enjoyed the beautiful moonlight evening
hours together.
MAY offer you my warm Solicitations on
your election to the presidency OF the French
republic :" begins the congratuatory mes
sage to NJ Millerand as quoted by the United
Press Ten to one mot" was lost in transit
And sHr Jinks Was There, Of Course.
From the Sherrard Bulletip).
Mr. and Mrs. John Jinks entertained
at dinner Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Jinks and three sons Of Hedrick, Iowa,
Mr. and Mrs. L. q. Jiaks and daughter
and Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Jinks and two
children of Viola, and Mr. snd Mrs Ora
Jinks and two children of SherFard.
APROPoS Of "Aphrodite," now being staged
(staged, but not cageD in Chicago theatre
Friend Harvey" prints variation Of the old
limerick We prefer the following version:
| There was Greek sculptor named Phideas
Whose scqlping was aWfully hideous;
| He sculped Aphrodits
| Without any nightie,
| Which shocked all the ultrafastidious
| HOW many knew the honest fsetsr' de-
mands one irate Yox pepper. A refreshin,
change from our old friend, true facts
OLD Christopher Crisis is saying boo" {,
Uncle Sam again.
THIS time disguised as 1.-THE Yellow Peril
! r. E. MIG.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-27

Dear Nrs. Thnmpson: We are
Ethfes girls ~ pears Of age. We are
considered pretty and are good
dancers, but We are never popular
ct dances, How can we become
90!
When We meet a boy friend on
the street should We stop and talk
q him erast speak!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-27
|HQart, @HO1no
!!,!prObIQmeC
TN " j NRC. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a
girl 10 yeass of age and have been
married two years. l have a baby
about nine months old. l had an
other baby, too, who died
My husband has been real nice
until lately, but now he comes home
and knocks me around and will not
give me any money TO buy clothes.
l only have one dress and / wore
it almost every day this summer.
It IL the only thing l possess and
I don't know when l can get any
more. l can't go out, for l don't
look nice enough.
When my husband comes home
he brings q lot Of men with him
and they kiss nae and abuse me
awfully and Of course I am power
less. would get q divorce, but l
haven't any money and there is no
way for me to get any. Ny hus-
band won't let me take In any
work. One time l. did anyway and
he beat me.
Ny poOf baby Ass nothing, eth
e.. feel ~ III would die and
don't want my baby to be mistreat-
! ed. WRONGED.
I should judye from your letter
that your husband has q good side
as we'll a. bad. He seems to have
gotten into bad company and is
acting In q way which is not wOr-
thy OF his better self.
1t would not hurt for you to talk
| to q lawyer. He would advise you
at least. ! believe, too. that your
husband would have to pay all
costs for . divorce.
II you vent to the court of pro-
bate and related your case. some
| thing could probably be done Sc
that divorce would not be neces-
sary and your husband would have
to treat you better and provide
more money for you. would ad-
wise that yoa Try 10 got help from
the court of probate before you see
a LAWYER,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
Today S Events

Today is the 20Oth anniversary of
the birth of Charles de Bonnet, emf
nent Ewiss naturalist and philosopher.
Approximately 5000 acres of land
IN the Shoshone, Wyoming, irrigation
project, is to be opened to settlement
today.
The Duke of Devonshire. governor
general of Canada, sails for England
today to attend the wedding of his
daughter, Lady Dorothy Cavendish.
Important matters in connection
with American participation in. the
coming Olympic games at Antwerp will
be decided at a meeting of the Ameri.
can Olympic committee in New York
city today.
A million tenants of Greater New
York organized to combat rent profit
eering will be the ultimate aim of the
Tenants Rights League of Greater
New York, which is expected to per
feet It's organization at a meeting to-
day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
In the Days News.

Frank II. Hitchcock, whose services
have been enlisted in behalf of the
candidacy of Mai Gen. Leonard Wood
for the Republican presidential nomi-
nation, has had wide experience in
practical politics and the management
OF political campaigns. Mr.. Hitchcock
Is an Amhert college graduate. who
rose from subordinate department posts
at Washington to head Of the depart
ment Of commerce and labor in 1902
and of the postoflice department in
1909 b. In the presidential campaign
OF 1908 he was chairman of the Repnb-
mean national committee, and mana oed
the fight for the Republicans before
and after the nomination of Mr.. Taft
Eight years later he directed the cam
pagn of Mr.. Hughes for the presi-
Dental nomination. A LAWYER bv pro
fesSlon, with marked executive ability
and a skill in practical politics that
has made him useful again and again
when enlisted in behalf of men and OF
causes, Mr.. Hitchcock retains consid.
cradle influence in circles where tao.
tics count for much.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
A TOUGH ANTAGONIST.

The Central federated union of New
York city is threatening to call a gen.
eral strike. 1t is stated that there are
100000 members. The strike is to be
directed against the alleged profteering
in rents and against the high cost OF
living in general. Investigation by al
sorts of commissions shows that pro.
iiteering in rents is not general, but
exceptional. The high cost of living
is a general condition.
These 100000 men, while they arc
not solely responsible for the genera
rise in rents are just as responsible a,
anybody else. The rise in their wage:
is one of the reasons for the rise il
rents. To some extent the high cos
OF living is a consequence of theil
own acts. The plumber, the carpenter
the painter, charge twice as much fol
their services as they used to do. Ev
erything in the matter of living ex
pense cannot 60 all one way, sparins
one and burdening another. The higl
cost of living is a tough antagonist
1t is a hard thing to buck.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1920.
WHY soUANDER ON THE DEAD

Secretary Baker told a congressional
committee yesterday that the war de-
partment planned to bring back to
this country $4,000 of the American
dead in France and that from 10000
to $4,000 bodies would be permanently
inferred in that country. At the same
time the secretary of the treasury and
leaders of the house are saving it is
impossible at this time to grant the
plea of former soldiers for service
bonus on account of lack of funds,
Why should this country spend such a
large sum in removing the bodies of
the dead, beyond all human help. and
| refuse to aid soldiers who have been
disabled but not killed during the war
The graft in the removal of bodies
| from France to America is likely to
be something shameful and disgraceful
and no suffering will be relieved by it.
The education of the partially disabled
soldiers in some vocation by which they
may earn part or whole of a living
would relieve men just as worthy of
honor as those who fell from the hui
initiation of pauperism and want. 1t
would develop more desirable citizens
for this country.
If the congressional leaders are hon
est in their advocacy of economy in
government they will refuse to approp-
rate the money for bringing bodies
from France. If they believe in JUS
tee to the living they might appropri-
ate an equal sum to be expended for
the relief of all living disabled soldiers
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
Little Benny S
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE.

Weather. Invisible sunsets on account
of rain.
Spoarts. Sam Cross has a black and
yello baby fertile named Sam, Jr. after
himself, but he don't think he will be al
lowed to keep it if his father finds it in
his slipper meny more times.
Esxter Spoarts. Sid Hunt slid Puds
Slmkins for the ice sliding champeenship
Satidday aftirneon and lost by , feet and
e inches according to Benny Potts, the
-ofhcial umpire with tape measure
donated for the occasion frum his mothers
sewing baskit in her absents.
Pome by Skinny Martin.
A Matter of Taist
| went fishing in our bath tub
For sharks with dotted tales,
Tho there was nuthing there to fish for
So could jest as well fished for wales.
Fearse AXsident! Leroy Shooster was
wawking down stairs backwards Jest for
change last Wensday AFTERNOON wen
SUDDENLY all of a suddin he lost his ballents
and fell down the last he'd over heels, and
if his tung hadent of bin out nuthing
would of happened, but it was and he bit
it.
Have You lost enything lately? Wy not
have it looked for by expert lockers for
10 sents hour The Ed Wernick and
Lew Davis Hunting Agency (Avyertize-
ment.)
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
The Parsons Job.
(Rutland Herald.l

~ uays OF influenza, pneumonia and
Dilzzard weather, most of us can appre-
clate something of what the doctor. the
lhllklnan, the express man, the delivery
teamster, the railroad man and other
outdoor weather busters must contend
with, but few of us think what it means
to the priests and ministers who really
have service conception of their parish
duty and go to it,
One Rutland clergyman's list of APP
polntments contains the names of So
people whom he was supposed to visit
or Keep track of every day or two. All
pastors have the recurring, melancholy
duty OF funerals thrust upon them in all
Weathers and in and out of convenient
season. Visits to the sick, consolation
Tor the living and services for the dead
are engagements that cannot be broken.
One might say that the larger the par
lsh the heavier the job, but The Herald
knows of a clergyman in a town adioin-
ing this city whose experiences during
the recent blizzard consisted in mart al
the following:
Breaking road with volunteer team
and shovellers to a house where two in
mates had the FLU and two were down
with pneumonia, shovelling them out and
getting supplies and attendance to them
Going over trackless mountain spur
on snowshoes to an isolated house and
finding an aged parishioner dead, nc
undertaken summoned and no arrange.
ments made for burial;
Enlisting another volunteer crew and
digging out" the house of sorrow and
arranging for the last sad rites.
Not parsons's job" one might say
but lot of things are everybody's jot
and either the parson or some other con.
secrated -to-humanity chap must do these
things. With people pretty well tied uI
IN their own troubles, something has to
be done, and often the priest or parson
must do the stunt.
Accustomed as some of us are to con
sidering the parsons job an indoor af
fair, with leisurely study and two ser
mons week as the top of the stint, ii
may do us good once in while to realize
that there are things in the Job of the
country clergyman that overpass mere
churchly duty, and the city churchman
will find his hours pretty full in these
trying times if he honestly and religious
ly tackles his job
1t is probably largely a matter of men
and their conceptions of duty, but the
work is there-lots of it-and some. at
least, are still possessed of the spirit of
the fathers which sent men of God into
the savage wilderness to carry there the
knowledge and spirit of the gospel mes
sage.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
Today'S Anniversaries.

l8l3-Sweden Joined the grand ALI
ance against Napoleon.
l845-John Frederick Daniel. chemist
and physicist, who introduced
gas lighting in many European
cities, died in London. Born
there March u, 1890.
lS34-Names of Sir John Franklin. his
officers and crew removed from
the British navy list, there being
no hope any longer of their be
ing alive
lSS2-Thousands of lives lost in an
earthquake in Costa Rica.
l8S5-England observed dav of
mourning for the loss Of Gen
oral Gordon.
loS9-Emma Eames, the American
prlma donna, made her first ap-
pearance in opera in Paris.
I9O6-Susan b. Anthony. famous pio-
neer of the woman suffrage
movement, died at Rochester \.
Y. Born at South Adams, Mass
Feb. -, 1920
l9l6-The province of Manitoha
adopted prohibition.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13

have Leaked through the walls of Demo
cratic banquet halls and council-rooms of
potential candidates, the governorship is
not the only office for which there will be
merry scramble this summer and fall.
Starting with a dispatch, dated from
White River junction for convenience.
which projected the name of Lieutenant
Governor Mason S. Stone into the public
view as contender for the Republican
nomination for congress, in the second dis
trlct, the rumor market is further enriched
by the fact that Ernest w. Gibson of
Brattleboro is being consistently urged to
try conclusions with Congressman Porter
II. Dale in the primaries
Gibson, with his American Legion af-
citations and his known abilities as a
campaigner, would be nearly as formidable
an opponent for Dale as would Stone.
Either would be perplexing and uncertain
element to contend with, and both would
constitute a triangle that might result in
almost anything
If Dale should be nominated as now
seems likely, then the Democrats. il is
alleged, consider this year promising for
injecting some such personality as that OF
Harry Writers of st. Johnsbury into the
second district campaign for congress
Writers, running on a straight issue of re-
peal of the Volstead enforcement act and
resubmission of the eighteenth amendment,
would certainly bring an element Of the
picturesque into the situation and might
give Dale.some. bad hall hours - ,,,tv.
Largely the same situation would develop
if Stone were nominated, but the frer ds
of Gibson allege that their man would not
be so vulnerable, as he might very readily
be induced to see the light
One thing seems fairly certain and that
is that this Volstead act and perhaps The
amendment itself is going to be an issue
in Vermont this summer and all the
panicky pooh-poohing of the prohibitionists
will not blink it down. Especially win il
be an issue in the nomination of senators
and representatives in congress.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
In the Interests of History
(Rutland Herald.)

Mr.. Hartness has also been besieged
by the suffragists. that is, by a group
of women, one of them from another
state, who purport to represent the wO-
men of Vermont and who demand to
know where he stands on their "para.
mount issues Mr. Hartness takes
safe and comfortable refuge in stand,
ing by the Republican party and its
views, but intimates that he may have
some thing to say about it later. just
in the interest of passing history, The
Herald would like to know, for in
stance, what business it is of Miss FL
sic Hill of Connecticut where Mr.. Hart
ness stands.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
A Combine of Two Arguments.
bellows Falls Times.

A correspondent is authority for the
statement that during the history of
the state Windham county has had but
two governors, these being Frederick
llolbrook and Levi X. Fuller. 1t is ar
gued that it is about time the county
had another governor. While we consider
the territorial argument about the weak
est and the qualifications of the candi-
date the strongest, if it happens that
both arguments focus in one candidate
the result is an argument difficult to dis
regard.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13

Whoever saw the movies in their
early days would have said "impos-
sible" had they then been told that
they would be developed in a few years
to a point where they would rank as
fifth among the industries of the coun.
try as they do today. 1t has been es-
timated that in this country alone TO-
100000 people attend moving picture
shows every day. Their influence upon
the minds of those who see them can
not be estimated in figures, but that it
is powerful one which can be used
for good when rightly directed is some
thing that is being recognized more and
more in many lines of education and
work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
Today'S Birthdays.

IT, Rev. Joseph 5. Glass, Catholic
bishop of Salt Lake City. born al
Bushnell, H., 40 years ago today.
Charles NJ Haskell. first state GOV.
ernor of Oklahoma, born in Putnam
county, Ohio, 60 years ago today.
Byrd Lynn, catcher of the Chicago
American league baseball team. born
at Omonville, Ill, 20 years ago today
Field Marshal Sir Herbert Plumer
who commanded the Second British
army in France, born 63 years ago to
day
RI Rev William P Remington. suf
fragen bishop of the Episcopal diocese
of South Dakota, born in Philadelpbia
IL years ago today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13

The Reformer is on sale eyery evening nv
the following news dealers:
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Ileavciand, 5. L. Purintox IEsteyviIle),
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News.
stand, Gilbert Pollica, 81 South Main St.
(Fort Dummcr district.
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East Dummerston, NJ T. Brown.
Putney, NJ. G. Williams
Newfane, ~ NJ. Batchelder,
West Townshend, C. II. Groat
Jamaica, K. J. DaESett.
South Londonderry, F. a. Tyler.
South Vernon, f. B. Buffum
West Chesterfield, n. Il, Mrs. ". Etrsster
Hlnsdsle, ". H., w. FL. Lyman.
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News c..
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II 10 the aim of the msnagement 20 ,ssnrs
efficient service In the delivery of the paper
each night, and it solicits the cooperation of
subscribers TO that end. Prompt reports should
be given OF each failure to receive the paper
on the morning. following the omission, in
person, by telephone postal card, thus en-.
abling the cause of the error TO be promptly
edy immediately applied. 1t il only BY this
method that the publisher can secure the de-
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
A Winter Sport of 1920.
Do-,o.N

So far, Waterbury has the biggest
blizzard story, with a drift of 20 feet
in some citizen s back yard.-Rutland
Herald
Just as good story comes from Whit
lngham where the pupils of dis
trict school amused themselves during
the play hour by guessing where the
telephone poles were located and then
digging down to see if they guessed
right.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
Darkness Makes Goldfish Blind.

Ogneff kept goldfishes for three
years in absolute darkness. taking care
10 give them plenty Of room and
plenty of food. The result was total
blindness; even the rods and cones of
the retina disappeared York
Herald.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13

Gates league of grandmothers and
old maid aunts to promote the spirit
ual development of the youngsters.
While such a league would without
doubt be a helpful one, wouldn t it
have larger membership if called
something besides "league of old
maid aunts?''
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13

Chinese locomotive engineers have
the gentlest sense of touch with the
airbrake of any in the world. A break
In two Is almost unheard of, and there
is very little damage to cars In shunt-
Ing on Chinese railways.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13

One of the heaviest arguments that
the prohibitionist has is that manv
OF the towns and cities of the country
have poor drinking water supply and
beer Is used as a substitute. Bellows
Falls Times.
We have noticed that Montpelier has
said considerable of late about a water
famine in that city.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13

1t IS very difficult for the children
OF northeastern Vermont to sit through
a church service lasting an hour and
a quarter, but they do not experience
TINS difficulty at a two hours and a
halt picture show.-St. Johnsbury Cal
edonian.
We have noticed here in southeast
ern Vermont that it seems to affect
grown-ups just that way too.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
The First Peel of Spring.

There was a young lady named Anna
Who slipped on peel of banana;
More stars she espied
As she lay on her side,
Than are found in the Star Spangled
Banner.
Then William sprang to assist her;
He picked up her glove and her wrister,
" Did you fall down?' he cried,
Did you think, she replied.
/" | sat down for the fun of it, Mister?'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
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subsequent insertion without change of copy
Reading notices are published at foot of local
items.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13

On March -, year ago today,
President Wilson landed at Brest and
started on his way to Paris. Wonder
if he is as firm believer in the mum
Der ID as he was year ago9
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
One Year Ago Today

Spanish cabinet granted an eight
hour day to all building trades.
President Wilson ana party landed
at Brest and proceeded at once to
Paris
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
mistake, it was only one sma1 PIN
Fairchild Observer.
Giving Friend Husband an Outing.

Some of the ladies of the Fancy
Work club, with their husbands, drove
down and spent the day with Mrs. p
IS. Fees east of jamestown last Friday
Fast Allen news in Jewell Republi-
can.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
Salvage.

Workmen renovating sthe court house
at Hollidaysburg, Pa, found enough
chewing gum pasted under lawyers
chairs and the Judges bench to fill a
large bucket-Fitchburg Sentinel
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
Getting Acquainted With Him

Mrs. J. l.. Robinson of Kansas City
Is N Jewell this week to visit her hus-
and. Mrs. Robinson learns something
new every trip she makes.-Jewell Re
publican
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
Speaking of Cellars In the North Part
of the Town

Mr. Buck s new home is an attrac-
tive fiveroom cottage with a cellar in
the north part of the town.-Ex.
Yes, but is this detached cellar per
missable under the Volstead act p
Springfield Union.