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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08
Today's Birthdays.

General Bramwel Booth world head
of the Salvation Army. born at Hall.
fax, England, 81 years ago today.
J. Hampton Moore, former congress
man. now mayor of Philadelphia, born
at Woodbury., y. j., sc years ago to-
day.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, oldest Justice
Of the supreme court of the United
States, born in Boston, 70 years ago
today.
Ira Nelson Morris, United States
minister to Sweden. who is reported
likely to be transferred to Switzerland,
born IN Chicago, - years ago today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08
TO ADVERTISERS,

Transient advertisins-Run of paper, ~ cents
an inch for first insertion, Is cents an inch
for each subsequent insertion. Limited space
on first page at double rates
Classified advertisements-Five cents . line
first insertion with so per cent discount for
each subsequent insertion without change of
copy. Minimum charge 20 cents. Cash with
order
insertion with so per cent discount for each
subsequent insertion without change of copy.
Reading notices are published at foot of local
items.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08

It is not generally known that the list
Of living ex-Queens includes the name Of
the lnfanta Mercedes. sister of King
Alfonso 18th. who was Queen of Spain
from the death of her father, Alfonso 18th,
to the birth Of the present King. Alto
gether she reigned 100 days, which is
probably the shortest reign on record.
The Sale law, which bars females from
the accession to throne, does not operate
in Spain, and until the sex of Alfonso
l2th's posthumus child was determined.
the eldest of his two daughters auto
matically succeeded him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08

While Vermont farmers, it is said,
show a disposition to use every avail
able tree for sugar making this spring,
they are bound to be handicapped by
the scarcity of labor. If plenty Of
help could be secured it would without
doubt be record year if weather con-
ditions were favorable In many see
tions pipe lines have been installed to
help do away with labor, but the To-
cations of some orchards are not IA
vorable to this system so not all max
ers can use them. The maple sugar
crop probably depends more directly
on the weather than anything else and
while this cannot be foretold, prelim-
mary conditions are said to be- good
Predictions as to what prices will be
are difficult but it is safe to say that
the highest prices yet known will pre-
vail because of existing conditions and
the increasing demand for this famous
product of ours which is getting wider
advertising each year by its loving
friends.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08

Mr.. Hoover volunteers the informa-
ton that he was not a Democrat up to
the war and that his service since then
has been non-partisan. He also de-
clares that he is not Penrose Repub-
lican, Bryan Democrat nor a Hearst
protege. His record seems to show first
and last and all the time that he has
been-Herbert Hoover, patriot and
American
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08

The st. Johnsbury Caledonian says
that the men of northeastern Vermont
are willing to promote the thrift cam
paign by going without spring millinery
while the women appear to be willing
to reciprocate by going without to-
bacco. When these conditions are re
versed thrift campaigns will go over
the top with rush.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08
In the Days News.

General Bramwell Booth, who today
enters upon his Goth year. is the world
head of the Salvation Army, having
succeeded to that position upon the
death of his father, General William
Booth, the founder of the organization,
in 1912. Bramwell Booth was born in
Halifax, England. When 26 years old
he married Miss Soper, daughter of
DR.. soper of Plymouth, England. She
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08

The Manchester Union takes Yer
mont S vote on the license question as
an illustration of the "sheer cussed-
ness of human nature. 1t says,
those towns which always voted dry
when they could have been wet, now
fall over themselves to vote wet when
they have simply got to be dry"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08
One Year Ago Today.

United States signed fve-year extern
siohs Of the arbitration treaties with
Spain and Holland
Herr Bios, president Of the state
council, was elected president of the
state of Wurttemberg.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08
Produce Your Candidate.
BARRE Times.

The esteemed Brattleboro Reformer re-
minds the people that Windham county
has not had governor since Fuller was
elected in 1892. Which reminds us that
Barre never had governor of Vermont.
Therefore, following out the same line of
Barre is quite entitled to have
a governor this year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08

Boston predicts big drop in eggs
within the next two weeks. We have
been waiting for these dropped eggs
ever since last fall
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08

Apropos of the President S anxiety
for round of golf, the Holyoke Tran
script is of the opinion that he has
more people in agreement with him on
that issue than any other he has raised
for some time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08

for me, and | quick put my hands in back
Of me and got 3 fearse kracks on them
and quick took them away and got 4
fearse kracks ware they wasent, and then
| had to wipe up the bath room flor, wich
it serteny needed it, and then l took my
Infh
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08
No Need of It.

North Adams Herald.)
The women are attending lectures to
learn how to vote intelligently, but the
men don't need to, as all they have to do
is to ask the political heelers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08
Member o. The Associated Press.

The Associated Press 10 exclusively en-
titled to the use for publication of ali news
dispatches credited to 1t and not otherwise
credited in this paper and also the local news
published herein
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08
Elected.
BARRE Times.

1t seems that State Senator Martin s
Villas of Burlington was candidate for
matrimony rather than for lieutenant
governor. He's already elected.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08

The four California women who are
said to have gone insane after a ouiia
board seance must have been about
ready for a mental breakdown. Any
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08

other fad might have contributed the
last straw
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-08

SUBSCRIBE FOR THE REFoRMER.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-11
Y. W. C. A. TRAINS WOMEN.

Young women students from forty.
four states and nine countries-China
the Philippine Islands. France, Bulga.
ria, Holland, Russia, Armenia. Canada
and Mexico are registered in the
National Training School of the Young
Women's Christian Association In New
York.
They are studying methods Of Y. w
G. A. work with a view to taking ur
positions In Y. W. G. A. work either IN
this country or In other Of the coun.
tries where the Y. w. G. A. Is CARRYING
IN, opening and expanding Its work.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-11
, NATIONAL FRIENDSHIPS
; DEPEND UPON WoMANKIND
Japanese Diplomat Says Men
Alone Cannot Create interna-
tlonaI FriendIInesa

r International friendship be- 4
r tween nations depends largely I
+ upon the friendly feeling between +
r the women OF those nations, ac- +
+ cordlng to representatives of the t
\ japanese embassy In Washington. i
+ Their theory Is that there can /
+ be no firm friendship between !
+ two nations unless the women of !
+ those two countries know and !
+ like n another, as cooperation /
+ between nations, as In the state t
+ and In the family, is based on CO. I
+ operation between men and wo- /
+ men. !
+ Therefore, II japan and Ameri- i
+ ca are to have a real, lasting i
+ friendship, to really know and +
4. understand n another, the wo- +
+ men of the two nations must +
+ learn to play together, to study +
4. together and to think together. +
+ The Y. w. c. A. Is one of the +
+ best mediums for bringing about +
+ this friendship between the two +
+ nations, according to diplomatic +
+ representatives of japan, as that +
+ organization is teaching japanese i
+ women recreation, showing them +
+ how to enjoy out-of-door life and /
+ sports. 1t is particularly neces- 4.
f. sary that japanese women learn +
+ 10 enjoy and appreciate recrea- +
+ ton, they say, since the great +
+ influx of women into industry +
+ and business, as Japanese wo- /
+ men, formerly so conservative, +
f. are going into business and doing /
+ many things which they had I
+ never thought of doing before the +
+ war. !
+ The Y. w. G. A. has been as +
+ sured the fullest possible cooper /
+ alton of the japanese embassy +
+ and the japanese people In max +
+ ing Its "World Service program" I
+ for three million dollars to be I
+ used for ONE and girls In the :.
+ United States, India, China. ia :.
+ pan, South America, Egypt, ST. t
r IBERIA. the Near East and Mexico :.
r a success. :!
r r + + + + + + + + T. + 4. + +
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-11
WOMEN EXCEED MEN
IN JAPANESE FACTORIES
$4,000 Japanese Women Work
at Average Daily Wage OF Ten
to Twenty Cents for a
Twelve Hour Day. I

There are more women In industry
In Japan than there are men. accord
10 a statement recently wade by the
War Work Council of the Young Wo-
mems Christian Association.
The world war has brought $4,000
women and girls into the daily grind
Of industry according { o this state
ment 10000 OF them little girls under
fifteen years of age who work twelve
hours at a wage Of ten TO twenty cents
a day, that the world may have silk
dresses and munitions.
In Tokyo alone, a city of two and
one-half million people, there are 100.
600 women employed In sixty-two In
dustries and businesses varying from
work as telephone operators, clerks,
stenographers and bookkeepers TO
work in silk and other sorts OF fac
tories and domestic work.
Each year thousands Of these wo-
men go back TO their homes In the
country, broken In health and victims
of tuberculosis because of the poor
conditions under which they work and
live. They are housed in dormitorfes
in the factory compound. These dormi-
tories are frequently %unsanitary. The
girls work long hours, have no recre-
alton and on finishing their long day
70 Immediately TO bed, oftentimes a
bed which a girl who works at night
has been sleeping in all day.
As part of Its world service for wo-
men, the Young Women's Christian
Association plans 10 build dormitories
In manufacturing towns where girls
may live cheapiy under healthful
physical and social conditions. to send
out secretaries who can introduce rec
reation into the factory compound and
direct games and social life.
This Is done with the cooperation
of the factories managers and pro-
prietors. One Of the most influential
Of these Is Mrs. Suzuki, the most
prominent woman manufactures in
Japan, who Is owner and manager of a
Arm which exported 100000 worth
of bean oil to America last year.
Recently Mrs. Suzuki decided to
employ one thousand women In her
Offices. She could not find enough
well trained one so b established
a permanent school where japanese
girls may be trained to enter the bust
ness world. The greatest danger
ahead of japan, she says. is In its
growing materialism, and Japan's
greatest need, the development of her
women.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-11
Your Bed Pillows
Would You Like To Have
Them Washed?

Bed pillows are seldom washed in many
households-the same pillows are used
through summer and winter, illness and
health.
This often happens in the dwellings, too.
of housewives VINO are Justly proud OF their
home sanitation. Sweet, clean slips are
used, but pillows nevertheless are frequent
ly overlooked.
Why not send YOUR pillows to us for a
thorough cleansing We bubble them up
and down in pure soft water and fluffy
suds. We rinse them time and again. Then
we dry them quickly in fresh, warm air,
and tumble them until they become delight
fully downy once more.
It gives new life to the feathers, whether
they be snowy breast feathers, or the less
fluffy tail feathers. The pillow, too, is steri-
lized. Slumber becomes a new pleasure.
Send your pillows along next time our
driver calls for your family bundle. Or
telephone US and we will have our driver
stop next time he passes your way.
The Washington times., 1920-11-17

Other writer's inquire as to whether
they can submit more than one essay.
The answer to this question is yes.
There 10 no limit on the number OF
essays any school child can send in.
II any school child has submitted all
essay and on second thought thinks
he or she can do better, all that need
be done IL to write others and mail
them to the Shop Early Editor before
December I.
The size OF the rewards offered In
this content should make II appeal to
school children interested In earning
what IL called - good. round sum"
OF Christmas money In the easiest
possible way. The first prize Is $50,
the second $40, the third $40, and
there are ten consolation prizes. con-
sisting Of orders for &l0 worth OF
merchandise.
The winner Of that first prise--ffty
cold sirnoleons. half hundred ber-
ries, two score and ten iron men, or
whatever else you want to call it's
going to he a happy kiddie. The op-
portunity liz equal for all washing
ton school children. Fifty dollars for
a 10o-word essay is prinoely recon-
pense. The winner Of the first prize
will take rank with the worlds high I.
est paid writer's. Welsh your words
well, school boys and girls, and then
put 100 OF them together and take a
shot at those nifty smacks.
The Washington times., 1920-11-17
NEW RENT LAW
|SCONS|DERED
Congress May Fix Scale tor U.
S. Employees II Ball
Act Loses.

II the Ball rent law should be held
unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court OF the United States, follow
ing on the decision OF the District
Court OF Appeals. what will Con-
gress do then?
MAY REGULATE RENTALS.
This Is the question which IL AL
ready being talked about among
members of Congress interested IN
District affairs.
One suggestion Is that II neces-
sary a law be passed which will regu-
late rents charged to all persons IN
the Government service. The pubic
interest in the Government service
10 such that regulation OF rentals
charged to Government employees
could probably be held constitutional.
In other words, the Government
presumably has the constitutional
power to prevent profiteering at the
expense OF a person in the Govern
ment service. At least, good law
yers In Congress think so.
STERLING STUDYING SUBJECT.
Senator Sterling. who takes keen
interest in District matters. is study
ing the decision in the case involv-
ing the Ball rent law. He regards
the question as very close and Is
doubtful what the Supreme Court
will do.
The Washington times., 1920-11-17

The quoting of this slogan does not
mean that the writer In whose essay
II appeared will be awarded a prize,
because IT is too far in advance OF
judgment day to predict who the
lucky thirteen essayists will be. The
slogan Is quoted merely to give some
idea OF how keen the juvenile mind
Is at getting at the root OF cause and
effect.
ESSAYS Of HIGH QUALIFY.
Although the Judgment will not
begin until after midnight December
|, when the contest closes. the Shop
Early Editor, In glancing over the
essays as he opens the mail and files
them away Is convinced that they
are OF a high quality and that the
judges will have a difficult task in
selecting the winners. In quantity.
too, the essays are most gratifying
to the shop Early Editor. Every
mail brings big batch OF essays,
and 1t il safe to predict that before
the contest closes more than half
the school children of Washington
will have submitted contributions on
the subject of why Everybody
should DO Their Christmas Shopping
Early"
Although the brief and simple rules
have been repeated several times, the
Shop Early Editor continues to re-
ceive Inquiries as to the regulations
governing the competition.
Some writer's want to know
whether they can use more than 100
words In their essays, The answer
20 this question is mo" The rules
state specifically that 100 words is
the limit. The fever words and the
more strikingly the reasons for do.
Ing the Yuletide buying early are
set forth, the better chance the
writer has OF winning one Of the sub
stantial revasdA
The Washington times., 1920-11-17
URGES STR|CTER
RU[ESF0R DRIVERS
Chamber Of Commerce Backs
Movement for Drastic Regu-
Iations in D. c.

Recommendations for the most
drastic regulations governing the Is
suance OF licenses and the operating
OF automobiles are contained in the
report OF Or. G. r. Dufur. chairman
OF the public health committee of the
Chamber Of Commerce named to con-
slider the report of the traffic situa-
ton. to be held tomorrow at IL
o'clock.
The proposal calls for the physical
examination of applicants for drivers
licenses and for those now holding
such licenses.
Merritt o. Chance. city postmaster.
yesterday invited the Washington
Chamber OF Commerce to hold its next
full meeting or directors me ting in
the Postoffic Building. Following the
meeting the business men will be
taken on a tour Of inspection through
the workrooms.
Committees Of the Chamber of Com
merce on the development Of Great
Falls and national representation for
the District of Columbia will meet
this week. The first committee, OF
which william NJ. Doyle, is chairman.
meets at 2 o'clock today, and the
latter headed by Albert Shulteis will
meet tomorrow at 4 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1920-11-17
D. c. employees
TOACT ON PAY
Meeting Tonight viii Consider
Rejection Of Wage Demands
BY Commissioners.

The District Commissioners hav-
ing or the third time fatty refused
their request for higher pay. In ad-
dition to announcing they will not
deal further with their leader. Joseph
II. Hurley. members Of the City EN-
ployes' Association will meet at 8
o'clock tonight In Cadet Armory.
70S o street northwest, to decide
on q course Of action.
DENIES STRIKE RUMOR.
Despite the fact that come men,
bers OF the association predict q
strike will be declared, Hurley.
who 10 president OF the organisa-
ton. states there will be no such
action.
I'VE have other ways through
which we can get higher pay" said
Mr. Hurley. "It fs not necessary to
resort to a walk out"
The employees association 10 en-
deavoring to have provisions for
higher wages for per diem employees
included in the next District Appro-
priations bill.
The investigation or the activities
of the District government will not
only cover business practices" as
announced by the association yester-
day. but will include all practices"
according to President Hurley.
WANTS INVESTIGATION.
II am sure the association can pre-
vail upon members Of the House APP
propriations Committee to investigate
the District" Hurley declared yester-
day. 1.-The District taxpayers are not
getting their moneys worth. An in
vestigation will disclose the waste OF
public funds in the District"
At tonights meeting Hurley will
read to the association . letter. re-
ceived by him last week. In which the
District Commissioners state they
will no longer recognize and deal with
him hurley as representative OF
the District employees. The Commits
sioners' letter was written following
the receipt by Commissioner Hendrick
of a letter from Hurley, In which the
union leader attacked Commissioner
Kutz.
The announcement Of the Commits.
sioners refusing to raise wages Of
per diem men will also be read.
The Washington times., 1920-11-17
GROCER SUCCUMBS
T0HEART DISEASE
CoIIapses in Dining Room at
His Home and Death FOL-
lows Quickly.
Three persons died suddenly in the
District yesterday.

Three persons died suddenly in the
District yesterday.
Andrew w. Phelps, sixty-seven
years old. who conducted a grocery
store at. IS53 Wisconsin avenue
northwest. collapsed In the dining
room Of his home and died a few mo.
ments after he fell. DR.. Anthony NJ.
Ray, 1900 Wisconsin avenue north
west. who was summoned. said this
morning that Phelps had been COM
planning OF heart trouble for some
time.
Alice Robinson. colored. thirty
years old. 1915 Sixth street south.
west, became III on q street car at
Ninth and Y streets northwest, and
was pronounced dead when she was
admitted to Freedman's Hospital. She
was given first.aid treatment at q
drug store, but her condition was so
serious the hospital ambulance was
summoned.
Hattie Ross. colored, nineteen years
old. 929 T street northwest. was
found dead in her bed room by her
husband, Robert Ross. Heart trouble
was given as the cause OF death.
The Washington times., 1920-11-17
DR.. MUNRoE LENDS DYES
TO G. W. u. LABORATORIES

Officials at George Washington
University are looking for important
discoveries at the institutions new
dyestuffs and explosives laboratory
as the result of the loan by Or.
Charles L. Munroe. inventor OF smoke
less powder and an authority on high
explosives, OF what is regarded by
scientists as one of the largest and
finest collections of dyes in the world.
The dyes will be used in original
research work now being conducted
at the laboratory. which was estab-
lished last spring. and results of
widespread Importance to science and
industry are expected soon.
The Washington times., 1920-11-17
HAIRCUTS
Price To Be Adjudicated
by Central Labor
Union.
BARRIERS IN A ROW.
White and Oolored Unions
Differ as to Fee
Schedule.

How much is a shave and hair
cut worth? This question will ue
decided at meeting of the bar
bers' union tonight.
The BARRIERS union scale calls for
n wage for journeymen BARRIERS OF
S14 week and IS per cent CO NJ
mission of any amount over $50
taken in on any ore chair a week.
4 busy barber will take In as
much as $50 week, which on a
comm ission basis would give him
$3.50 In addition TO a fiat salary.
or n total of $3.50.
Although according to the union
sale. many BARRIERS would earn
less than SEQ week the majority
of them average from $40 to S35?
There has been a controversy be-
|fw cen the white and colored bar
~ s..organisations, as to how much
we and haircut should be
White BARRIERS have been
w 90 cents for haircut and
for a shave.
ale OF colored BARRIERS gem
D. been 20 and 40 cents.
ate was put up to q COM
the Central Labor Union,
eided that charges should
ats for q haifout and IS
. shave