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sQasE s 55 r. Z < g I z ~ a ( = Z s. IS
colorado figures complete but unofficial In all
other states the count is official.
A close study of the returns, state by
state, shows convincingly the marvellous
showing made by the League in the cleo
hon.
( In two states-North Dakota and Wis
consin-League candidates ran on the Re-
publican ticket. The League opposition,
attempting to explain the League victory
in these states, has said that it is due to
the Republican landslide. Let us see if
this is the case.
In North Dakota number of anti
Leaguers as well as Leaguers were on the
Republican ticket. If the League were
really unpopular, and its victory due mere
II to the Republican landslide, the votes re-
ceived by the anti-L Leaguers on the Repub-
lican ticket ought to be larger than the
votes received by Leaguers. Quite the OPP
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now goes to the house. few more amendments
and it will be of little if any use in helping the
farmers, though it may help Spectators, who have
accumulated farm products in the meantime to dis
pose of them.
Dozens Of proposals to remedy the existing situa-
ton have been introduced by Individual members of
congress and committees.
Representative John M Baer Of North Dakota
and Senator Capper of Kansas have introduced bills
to prevent gambling on the grain exchanges. Baer
introduced the same bill previously but congress
paid no attention to it.
Bills have been introduced providing for an en-
barge wheat and on wool, also bills levying
high protective tariff on wheat imports.
The American Farm Bureau federation and other
farm organizations are backing proposal to ex-
tend bliondollar credit to Germany to allow that
country to buy American foodstuffs and manufac-
lures.
Representative Steenerson of Minnesota has in
troduced bill providing for investigation of the
activities of buying agencies for the British and
other European governments which have been de-
pressing the price of wheat by concentrating their
buying power and keeping individual buyers out of
the market.
Other bills and resolutions provide for the nves-
tgation Of the records of the grain exchanges for
extension of greater credit to farmers by additional
rediscounts of agricultural paper for using treas
ury department funds intended to retire Liberty
bonds to meet the agricultural crisis, for limiting
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higher votes than the vote for Cox for
president. In Montana B. K. Wheeler, can
didate for governor, indorsed by the
League but fought by Senator Myers and
other Democratic politicians, got 74,875
votes, as compared with 57,372 for Cox,
who was supported by Myers In Colorado
J. M. Collins, League candidate for COVER
nor, ran 5000 votes ahead Of Cox, though
in this state also Democratic politicians
were fighting Collins but supporting Cox.
In two states-Washingt and South
Dakota-the League candidates ran on the
same ticket with the Farmer-Labor party
candidate for president. In both states the
League candidates fairly showed under
the Democratic candidates for governor,
although they were in turn defeated by the
Republican landslide. In Washington
Bridges, League candidate for governor
on the Farmer-Labor ticket, got 121 ,371
votes, as compared with 66,079 for Black
Democrat. In South Dakota Bates, League
candidate for governor, got 48,426 votes,
as compared with 31,87O votes for the
Democratic candidate.
In three states-Minnesota, Nebraska
and Idaho-League candidates ran as in
dependents. In Minnesota the League
candidate for governor, running as an in
dependent, got Psi ,4O2 votes, as compared
with 81 ,293 for the Democratic candidate.
a lead of more than 100000. The League
candidate got 35 per cent of the total vote
as compared with 20 per cent Of the total
vote polled by the League candidate two
years before. In Nebraska and Idaho the
votes for the League candidates for COVER
nor were the highest votes ever received
by Independent candidates for any Office
in either state, although the Leaguers fin
ished in third place.
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posite is the case. Doctor E. F. Ladd for United
States senator received 130614 votes, leading all
League candidates, and Governor Frazier was next
with 1918. The highest vote received by any
anti-Leaguer on the Republican ticket was 1O8,622
vote and nearly 10000 below Frazier's vote.
s In Wisconsin John J. Blaine, League candidate
for governor the Republican ticket, was not sup
ported by the Republican state central committee,
but received 366274 votes and other League candi-
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dates received even larger votes. Senator Lenroot,
also on the Republican ticket, opposed by the
League but supported with generous financial aid
both by state and national Republican headquarters
got only 2S1 ,576 votes.
In two states-Colorado and Montana-League
candidates ran on the Democratic ticket. Both
these states normally Democratic. Owing to
the Republican landslide the entire Democratic
ticket went down to defeat In both states, how
ever League candidates for governor received much
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future sales on the grain exchanges and for many
other plans of proposed relief.
Many of these bills, however, will be given only
scant consideration. Most of them are introduced
by their authors to win votes at home among the
farmers, with no thought of their passage.
The measures that apparently have the strongest
chance of passage those providing for the re-
vival of the War Finance corporation and the ex-
tension of a billion-dollar credit to Germany.
In following these lines of legislation it is sig
nifcant that congress is approaching the relief
plans first enunciated nearly six years ago by the
farmers of North Dakota, when the Nonpartisan
league was first organized and its program formu-
lated The League insisted at that time, and still
insists, that the only way the farmer can secure
justice in marketing his crop is by the provision of
ample public storage facilities and provision of
pie credits, so that the farmer can hold his crop
until it is needed by the consumer
CONGRESS SHOULD PROVIDE
PERMANENT FORM OF RELIEF
By reviving the War Finance corporation to allow
necessary credits congress is adopting the League
plan for emergency purposes. What is necessary,
however, is not merely temporary plan but per-
manent one, and this congress balks at
While it appears improbable that the Baer and
Capper bills prohibiting gambling in food products
can be passed. the grain exchanges frankly wor-
ried over the situation. If such legislation should
be passed the Nonpartisan league would be entitled
to full credit, for Congressman Baer introduced his
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made on the

election.
The total vote for League candidates for COVER
nor this year is more than five times as large as
the total vote for League candidates for governor
in 1913, When the League cast 230,O82 .s.s-zz
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The following table shows the League
vote in the nine states in which the organ
lied farmers had candidates for governor,
as the Nonpartisan Leader estimated it
and as the official count showed it:
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FFICIAL 4canvasses Of the vote in
League states show that $4,000 more
people cast their ballots for League
candidates for governor than the
Leader estimated in it's issue dated
November 15, this estimate being
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Official Count Adds to League Victory

Total Vote for Times
LARGE as in
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-18
DEFENDER OF LIEGE DEAD.
Lieutenant General Lelnan a Victim oil
Pneumonia

BRUSSELS, Oct. 1S-Lieut. Gen.
G. NJ. @. Leman. heroic defender of
Liege, who was frequently called the
grain of sand that threw out of gear
the wheels of the formidable German
war machine" died yesterday of pneu-
mOnia in that city. He was born there
50 years ago. In addition to his mill
tary genius, he was an authority on
Roman law, military architecture and
engineering.
General Leman has been classed with
King Albert. Cardinal MERCER and
Burgomaster Max of Brussels. as one of
the outstanding figures of Belgium's par
ticipatiOn in the World war. He was
governor of Liege at the outbreak of the
war, had fOreseen the hostilities, and
had even told those under him the very
woods from which the first blow would
he struck at the chain of forts he com
manded. His own fearless zeal inspired
the $4,000 soldiers in the Belgian gar
riSOn, and for 13 days they blocked the
way of 100000 men in seven German
divisions massed in front of them.
The gallant defense General Leman
directed gave Belgium time to strength
en- its little army. and gave France the
opportunity of modelling hers 1t dis
concerted the German general staff
which had not looked for such resist
ance on the march to the Marine
The weight of the German 40 cent?
meter guns told. however. and FIT. Lon
Gin fell. General Leman was wounded
and taken prisoner. He was released
through Switzerland in 1917, because
of i'll health. and reached Belgium in
time to participate in the triumphal
march back into his native city.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-18
WILLIAMS ATTACKS
HIGH BANK RATES
Renewal Rates Fixed by Small Cot
erie of Stock Exchange Brokers'
Hurts Values of Securities.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-"Unjus-
tifiable interest exacted on demand loans"
by New York city banks has been an ac-
tive contributing cause of the huge
the past year. Controller of the Currency
Williams declared last night in a state
ment.
He charged that call money rates in
New York are the highest in the world
and that renewal rates fixed daily by q
small "coterie" of stock exchange brokers
govern "the interest charged on brokers
loans in nearly all New York banks.
1.-The raising or lowering of the renewal
rate on the exchange" said Mr.. Will
liams, lis frequently accompanied by up
ward or downward movements In stocks
and securities; and those responsible for
the fixing of the rate therefor have the
opportunity, whether exercised or not, of
profiting largely by operations on the
stock market, which is so often and di-
rectly affected by the call money situation.
Certainly there is danger in the con
centration of such opportunity and power
in the hands of a few persons. .s-
Power to fix money rates for all. or
nearly all, of the banks in New York
city and to charge them daily, rs a grip
on the heart of our commerce. 1t permits
such interferences as fallible human judg-
ment, whim or interest may direct with
the natural and orderly movements of
THE statement of the New York banks
that all broker loans were raised or low
cred simultaneously did not bear up under
his investigation, Mr.. Williams said. He
cited records which he said showed ZAP
parent discrimination on loans equally
well secured and for similar purposes.
For example," he continued, when
the renewal rate for a certain day within
the last II months was posted on the
Stock Exchange at Is per cent the report
of one New York bank showed that on
that date this bank was charging on loans
for itself and it's correspondents per
cent on $4.9O0,000: s, Q, Ii and 10 per
cent on 81, 42S, 900: IS per cent on
$750,000 20. per cent on $40, 100000; %
per cent on $3,550,000, and 30 per cent on
5000, 600"
Sworn reports to his Office, Mr.. Will
liams said, showed that more than 1000
loans, aggregating more than $780,
100000, had been made by the New York
| banks between Oct. l, 1919. and Aug. l,
1920, at rates of "15, 20, % and 80 per
cent"
AS to a remedy for the situation, Mr..
Williams saw only the hope that public
sentiment will be strong enough to bring
about reforms" and expressed the belief
that the tremendous responsibilities" of
the New York bankers and financiers will
sooner or later be realized by those who
carry those responsibilities.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-18
NEW RIDING HALL AT NORWICH
John w. Gordon Delivers Address a
Dedicat ton ToTnnrrnM

NORTHFIELD, Oct. 1S.-A formal
dedication of the new riding hall. pre-
scented to Norwich university by Moses
Taylor of New York city in memory OF
his son, Lieutenant Moses Taylor. jr, a
member of the class of 1920 who was NOR
tally wounded while leading a patrol near
Gpada, St AIihiel, and died while being
carried to the rear by German Red Cross
men, will occur tomorrow afternoon at .
o'clock.
John w. Gordon of Barre, whose son
also laid down his life for his country,
will deliver a brief dedicatoFy address.
\ general invitation is extended to the
public to attend the exercises
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-18
Buffer Finally unmasked.

For a time chatterbox may out
shine the wiser man whose tongue
ways less. But, In the end, as Solo
mon long ago assured US, "a prating
fool shall fall" The man whose brain
works full time finds blufhng unneces"
sary, his talk is profitable, not only
20 himself, but to all with when be
comes In contact.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-18

will be under close police surveillance and
will not be allowed to receive or communi-
cate with friends.
A communist mass meeting yesterday
was largely attended. Police Interrupt
ton was not required, however. Zinc.
vieff was present, but was too hoarse to
snaAk
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-18
extraordinary 1urdllna.

William Priestly, at Hull, England
in 1868, jumped one thousand hurdles
each three feet six inches high, 10 six
ty-one and a half minutes. That 1.
equal 60 lifting his own weight nine
times the height OF ST. Paul's, In Lon
don, and running six miles into tbs
bargain.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-18
ORDER RED AGENTS TO LEAVE.
German Government VIII Not Allow
Them to Operate i'm That Country

BERLIN. Oct is ASSOCIATED Press.)
M Zinovieff and NJ. Losowsky, Rus
sian Soviet delegates to tho Independent
Socialist conference at Halle, have been
ordered by the German government to
leave the country Their expulsion viii
be carried out under the direction of the
Prussian minister of interior
Pending their departure, the Russians
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-18

Lincoln is to have a new library
building, known as the Burnham Me
mortal Lit viii be two stories high and
will also contain a large hall and soci-
ETY. rooms, with kitchens attached
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-18

The custom of throwing re over a
newly married pair ORIGINATED in India.
The Hindus thought that the rice. as
IN offering to the Gods throw ov-~ the
happy pair, would please the holy
ones,' and cause them to bless the
union.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-18

An instrument which enables a blind
man to, have his favorite novel trans
formed into a sort of mnsieal box, Civ
ing out different sound for each LETT
ter. and thus enabling him to read with
ease. has been invented.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-18

A single tusk of an East African
bull elephant has been known to weigh
235 pounds. but the average tusk of the
old wild bull elephants of today are
said to be not more than 40 pounds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-18

A French firm of wine growers hasire-
Gently caused to be made, as an adver-
tisement for their wares, a glass bottle
that holds three hundred quarts of
champagne.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-18

A new use for the photograph is the
teaching of parrots to talk. The machine
is Charged" with the desired sentence,
placed near the birds cage, and set work
ing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-18

Howard Day, young child of Mr..
and Mrs W. l.. Day of Jericho, was
badly burned one day last week when
he accidentally upset a tumbler con-
tanning muriatic acid, the contents of
which struck him in the face.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-18

p. F. Hinchey & Co., slate manufac-
turers of Hydeville, in Castleton, started
in this week with full force of men at
work, something that has not happened
before in three years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-18
VERMONT NEWS.

Fifteen Hardwick families are plan
ming to leave in the near future for the
West or South to spend the winter, and
still others intend to leave later in the
fall
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-18

Houses are so short in Germany that
rationing is being enforced Empty
rooms are used without consulting the
occupant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-18

Sixty-three film companies paid the
pope the huge total of 100000 for the
privilege of photographing the canon
izatiOn of Joan of Arc ceremonies in
Rome. a
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-18

Every year Greater London uses a
quantity of water sufficient to flood a
canal 100 feet wide and 900 miles long.
to a depth of 90 feet. -s
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-18

Alexander Ross, As, of Barre, a mem
Der of the granite manufacturing firm of
Ross & Ralph and widely known in
Barre business circles, died at the Bos-
ton City hospital Saturday following an
operation for a growth in the stomach
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-18

Charles Young of Barre was convicted
Friday morning of the larceny of goods
valued at approximately $500 from the
Peerless Granite Co. and the Grearson
& Lane firm, and was taken by Deputy
Sheriff Lawson of Montpelier to the
county Jail and from there goes to
states prison at Windsor. The guam
tity of leather. valued at nearly 800,
was sold by him for less than $40.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-18

The celebration of the 2Jth annivers-
airy of Rev. Father Eugene C. Drouhin' s
priesthood and conservation of Notre
Dame des Victories church at St. Johns
bury started Sunday and will continue
until Friday. Over so bishops. mon
signori and priests from Vermont, New
Hampshire New York, Rhode Island,
Connecticut and Canada are present be-
sides many representatives of religious
communities.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-01

year destroyed theGothic power in a
three days fight on the banks OF the
River GualaIette near where Jerez de
la Frontera now stands. The Moorish
castle, completed in the year TAI A.
D., is still standing on the rock.
Gibraltar has been the guiding star
for ships since the earliest days of
navigation; it has held aloft vantage
point for the sea-farer who ventured
on the broad Atlantic even before Co
lumbus sailed for the new world. The
American tourist who has made more
than one trip across the ocean, well
comes the sight of the lofty pinnancle
as it looms like a great statue above
the blue waters.
When the great throngs of Ameri-
can travellers migrate to the Riviera
of Southern France they always make
a short stop at Gibraltar. This not on
1y gives them chance to stretch their
Tsea-legs" but also to inspect the
inspect the giant rock. A very funny
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-01

on first down. End Of third quarter,
score: PIT.
Fourth quarter:-St. Charles at Sec
ond down; bucks 4 yards; bucks 2
yards; gains yard on end run; l..
Broussard scores touchdown. on end
run. st. Charles; kicks goal, making
score 2S-7. st. Charles kicks to 80
yard line. s. L. I. l. loses yard on
end run; bucks, no gain; gains 3
yards on end run; punts to St. Charles
at 40 yard line; st. Charles fails pass:
fails another pass; gains rs yards on
end run; bucks 2 yards; bucks 4 yards
S. L. l. /. intercepts pass at 40 yard
line. st. Charles intercepts pass at 20
yard line; bucks, no gain; passes Is
yards; bucks S yards; buck four yards
end run to first down; no gain on end
run. L. Broussard scores touchdown
on end run. st. Charles kicks goal.
making score 35-7. st. Charles kicks
to 10 yard line. S. L. I. l. bucks 5 yards
makes first down on en- run; bucks A
yards. Time up!
Score: st. Charles S5; southwes.
tern 7.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-01
lasHoRr MIscELLANYp


Baby Week is being observed in
Ashland" Yeah?
Pig clubs sem to be literally taking
some counties in Iowa.
Ears are coming in gain. At least
they're coming out again.
In an Ohio paper is the announce
ment, "Suits up to 500 for 49, They
must be lawsuits.
New York hotels have announced a
reduction in the cost of bridal suites
pronounced sweets).
A Missouri man runs his moving pic
ture machine with a Ford. 1t ought
to work on the o. Henry pictures, at
least.
A thief stepped into a store in Kan
sas City and walked off with an add
ing machine worth $3.50. He prob
ably is getting ready to install a cost
system.
Merely beng president is not the
only advantage Mr.. Harding has over
the rest Of US. He can tell his fish
story and get away with it.
What are we going to do for some
thing to take the place Of the word
Landslide" when another election
comes along? The old standby has
been worn to less than FRAGILE the
last few weeks.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-01

rumor is always circulated about 4
passenger ship or man O. war, to Tia
effect that the passengers win see ia
largest sign in the world painted 81
life insurance company on the norih.
ern side.
There are usually few British shi1
in port when the American warshn
stop for few days, and the English
and American blue-jackets inspsa
every part Of the "big boulder q sbs
British sailors refer to It. a trsp IS
Tangier, Morocco, which Is Just across
the strait, or a bull fight IN spasih.
town is not an uncommon occurrence
The left hand picture gives very
for American sailors.
fine idea Of the rock Of Gibraltar via
one of our bluejackets IN ths lsis
ground. The one on the right sh5m
a typical street scene while tie q
sert is snapshot Of our blas.acasa
en- route to baseball game given 81
two American men-o-w for tie haas
fit of the Red Cross,
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-01

tn efinal elimination which was not
there the Sunday before. Two con-
crete platforms in the form of semi
circle have been made on each side
of the church, to afford a more in
tensiye place for the two new side
affairs. The altar stations Of the
cross and other statues will soon be
erected by men from Chicago employ
ed for this special work. IL everything
continues favorably Father Colliard
says the church will be completed by
Christmas.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-12-01
PROGRESSING FAST
ON CHURCH WORK
TWENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND DOL
LARS ALREADY EXPENDED
AND MORE NEEDED

Since March of this year $4,000
has been spent on the work upon the
local Catholic church, according to a
statement made by Father Colliard
recently Yet as the work of com
plotting the church is still unfinished,
the generosity of the Opelousas con-
gregation will still be called upon for
some time to come However, the
congregation is encouraged to con-
tinue aiding the work when they see
the unremitting zeal and self-sacrifice
with which their intrepid pastor con-
stantly labors, with every means in
his power to complete the unrealized
dream of the late Father Engberink
an interior for St Landrys church of
which any parishoner might feel
proud.
From day to day, the progress of the
work can be seen. Every Sunday the
congregation sees some addition to