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The Keota news., 1920-03-19

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The Keota news., 1920-03-19
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONS
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March 5. 1890.
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The Keota news., 1920-03-19
NOTICE voR PUBLICATION

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-16
NORTHFTELD. MASS.

Thomas Mason of Bridgeport, Conn, IS
at his home here.
Harold Pearson enters Harvard uni
versity this month.
The public schools were closed Wednes
day for the Greenfield fair.
Philip Howard returned to Wesleyan
university Saturday for his senior year.
Richard b. Smith. son of Mrs. n. Fay
Smith, and Paul Whitman are students
at Mount Hermon school this year.
Miss Hazel Clapp has begun teaching
in Groton, where she has the fourth
grade.
Miss Esther Moody has gone to
Ridgewood, n. J., where she will teach
in the high school.
Henry Holton, jr., is substituting in
mail route No. l during the two'weeks
vacation of w. A. Wright.
Miss Louise and Miss Ruth Bardwell
Joined their mother here this week at
her South Main street home.
Paul Breinig and family are at their
home here from Holderness, where they
spent the summer at lake.
DR.. Julia Boright has gone to visit her
son in New York, after spending several
weeks with her daughter, Mrs. L. r. Alex
ander.
Theodore Holton, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Holton, went to Worcester
Wednesday to enter the Polytechnic In
stitute.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Roberts and daugh-
ter, Ruth, went Wednesday morning to
their cottage at Spofford lake to stay
a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Moody and son,
CO. 4 lor% -,
Jefferson, n. H., as the guests of Miss
Agnes Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs E. f. Howard entertained
the public school teachers and the school
board at their home Wednesday after
noon, Sept. s.
Miss Grace Doolittle returned to
Fitchburg normal school this week for
her junior high school senior year. Miss
Esther Moore enters the school this fall.
Mrs. Charles Whittle and daughter are
at their summer home on Highland ave-
nue. for a short stay before beginning
their years work in the Dobbs Ferry
school of New York.
Several members of the local Order of
the Eastern Star went to Orange last
week as guests of Athena chapter. The
state grand matron was present, also the
most worthy matron of the order.
Miss Charlotte and Miss Amelia Haus-
man have gone to Evanston, ILL.,, where
Miss Amelia will teach French with a
much larger salary than formerly and
with promise of advance each year. They
are sisters of Mrs. Fred A. Holton.
The Young Peoples Religious Union
held business session at the Unitarian
church Monday evening and elected the
following officers: Pres, Donald Will
liams; vice pres, Miss Gertrude Callen-
der; sec, Miss Helen Aldrich; treas,
Henry Holton, jr.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-16
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

There will be a meeting tomorrow
night of the Daughters of Isabella in
Knights of Columbus hall from to 10
o'clock. Those who have signitied then
desire to join are asked to be present.
Members of Sedgwick Woman's Re
lief corps are requested to attend the
burial service for Mrs. Helen NJ. New
man at 2.45 O'Clock tomorrow after
noon in Prospect Hill cemetery.
In the annual meeting of st. Mi
chael s court, C. O. F., these officers
were elected: Chief ranger, John j.
Eekels; vice chief ranger, J. C. Murphy;
rec. sec, It. A. Austin; fin. sec, Ray
mond Whitney; treas, H. B. Haus; del
egate to the state convention to be held
in Richmond in June, ID. s. Carey; al
ternate. ]. C. Murphy.
The following officers were elected in
the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Morningside Cemetery assocla-
ton in the Vermont National bank
rooms: Pres, DIR. S. f. Lawton; wee
pres, Harry L. Emerson; sec, Miss Su-
san E. Clark; treas, Robert {. Clark;
auditor. c. S. Hopkins; directors, DIR.
s. E. Iawton, F. w. Childs, Hayes Big
Glow, II. L. Emerson, c. S. Hopkins, X.
s. ChiIds and Robert c. Clark; agent
for transfer of real estate, r. c. Clark.
A pretty wedding took place at the
GHdden farm in Guilford last evening
when Albert Ashby of Kentucky, but
Ter for D. E. McIlhenny, and Miss Mar
tina Butler who has been employed as
cook for Mrs. William MeGreevy IN
Baltimore for the past five years, were
married by Rev w. G. Bernard of St
Michael's Episcopal church The couple
were unattended but the bride was
given in marriage by Charles Glidden
McGreevy. The ceremony was wit
messed by Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Nc
Ilhenny and Miss Louise McIlhenny of
New York, Henry H. Crosby, Law
renee X Barber and a few other init
mate friends.
Dancing, Island Park, Thursday-adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-16

sold his lunch room in New York this
week to a New York party. Mr.. Win
chester bought the business last Feb
ruary and has run it since that time.
He plans to remain on his farm.
First Congregational church, Rev.
A. V. Woodwork minister. Morning
worship Sunday at 1870 with sermon
by the pastor on The Sanctity of Mar
rage. Sunday school at 11.45. Chris
tian Endeavor meeting at Z clock in
the vestry. Subject, Good Work.
Finding 1t: Doing 1t. Leader, Miss
Florence Ames.
Baptist church, Rev. e. B. Cornell
pastor. Morning worship at 1890 with
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-16
MUCH PLEASED
WITH HIS VOTE
Capt. Ernest w. Gibson Says it Indi-
Gates People Desire New Congress-
man in This District.

Capt. Ernest W. Gibson, when COM
plimented by the Reformer on his big
vote in Brattleboro and Windham
county in his campaign for seat in
congress, made the following state
ment:
q am greatly pleased with my vote.
With no organized campaign and with
all the politicians supporting Mr.. Dale,
the vote indicates that change in the
representative from the Second district
is desired by the people.
''The magnificent endorsement by
the men and women of this county is
an honor more greatly to be desired
than an election to congress.
''To all my friends I wish to ex-
tend my thanks and my appreciation
of their support. I would like to thank
each one personally, but that is impos
sible.
81 am happy that I can be free to
devote my individual attention to my
business.''
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-16

aunt, Miss Sanford, at Mrs. Z. A.
Knight IS.
Mrs. A. V. Woodwork is visiting in
Hampden, Mass, in the home of Mr..
Woodwork 5 cousin, William Sessions,
and family.
Prayer meeting this evening at 7.30
in the Congregational yestry. Sub
ject, Organizing the Church for Work.
Acts 6: Is.
Mrs. Hugh Luce was discharged yes
terday from the Melrose hospital,
where she had been following an opera
ton, and went to her home in MARI
boro.
Charles Winchester of Ames hin has
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-16
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Miss Charlotte. Robbins viii leave
Saturday for Boston, where she viii
enter Boston university.
w. II. Leavitt and family have
moved from Williams street to the Car
roll house on Western avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Thomas arrived
here Tuesday night from Cropsey, ILL.,,
to spend several weeks with relatives.
Miss Eva Lewis Of New York city
came yesterday afternoon, to visit her
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-16
CLEMENT WANTS TEST CASE.
Calls Justices of Supreme Court in Con
ference at Montpelier.

MONTPELIER, Sept. 16-The JUS
tees of the Vermont supreme court
were in conference here yesterday aft
ernoon relative to q matter they have
under consideration. Some of the JUS
tees met at the executive Office in the
state house Saturday afternoon and
had conference; but nothing could be
learned relative to what the conference
was about, although it is understood
that Governor Clement wanted to ask
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-16

sermon by the pastor Sunday school
at 11.45. Christian Endeavor meeting
at $50 O'Clock in the vestry. Evening
service at 7.30 with special musical
program. The vest pocket edition of
the second book of Kings will be dis
tributed. Midweek prayer meeting
Thursday evening at 30.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-16

Dancing, Island Park, Thursday-adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-16

the justices about testing the suffrage
amendment under the Vermont laws.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-16

The hornbills of Africa and India plas
ter up and imprison the hen birds in a
hole in the tree, with only small open
ing left in the plaster through which to
feed them and their young when Matched
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-16
GUILFORD CENTER.

The Ladies' society of Guilford Center
will serve dinner and have social at its
rooms Thursday, Sept. %.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-16

Chloroform has been used as an an
esthetic for 70 years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-16
WEST HALIFAX.

Three women We're the first to vote
here in the primary Tuesday.
Mrs Alice Sparks is caring for Mrs.
p. s. Cooke, who is improving.
Dell Tyler of Hudson, Mass, is in
town calling on relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Niles of Cir
cle, o. have been visiting his cousins
several days at J. Niles Plumb IS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-16

ADVERTISE IN THE REFoRMER.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-17
AID
BUREAU FORMS
Formation Completed at
Luncheon Meeting Of Ad-
vertising Club.

Formation of a Better Business
Bureau" for Washington adver-
tisers. was completed at yesterdays
luncheon meeting of the Washing
ton Advertising Club at Harvey's
restaurant. The bureau. which will
form a part of the Advertising Club
is designed to protect the Washing
ton public from fraudulent adver-
tising.
A campaign to secure the $4,000
necessary for the operation OF the
bureau will be waged among local
advertisers, Harold II. Levi. presi-
dent of the club. announced at the
meeting. The bureau will accom-
plish for local advertising what
the pure food act did for food" Levi
stated.
Cuno H. Rudolph was appointed
chairman of the bureau. The other
members of the bureau named at
the luncheon were Milton r. Allies,
Sidney Strauss. Joseph C. Kaufman.
Julius !. Peyser. L. ID. Shaw and
4. u. Marks.
Advocacy of a world campaign of
advertising by the American gov
ernment was made by Rabbi Abram
Simon. Tribute to advertising was
paid by DR.. Simon. who stated that
advertising has really raised the
moral standards of the world"
The Washington herald., 1920-03-17
BAKER GRANTS WOOD
TWO MONTHS LEAVE

Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood has been
granted two months leave Of
absence from his duties as COM
mander of the Central Department
of the army. it was announced yes
terday by Secretary of War Baker.
The granting of Gen. Woods re-
quest will permit him to take an
active part in all future primary
campaigns in connection with his
candidacy for the Republican Pres
idential nomination. Secretary Ba-
ker said that. the general could
appear in his uniform or civilian
dress-in fact. he could dress as he
pleased.
The leave given the general is
cumulative. as he has not had a
furlough in the past three years.
He will he succeeded temporarily
by Brig. Gen. George Bell. now in
command of Camp Grant. at Rock
ford. III. The latter will comma nd
both the Central Department and
Camp Grant, with headquarters at
Chicago.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-17

ject. which he. outlined last night.
The minister stated he intended to
institute motion pictures as a reg
ular supplement To religious SER
vices.
Two shows already have been
given. and another will be seen
Friday. March &c. The program
that night consists of two pictu-
riZ"d -. Henry stories. Sidney
Drew comedy. n nature study and
Mutt and Jer animated cartoon.
The shows are given in the social
room Of the church.
viii show Comedies.
Il intend to run the regular pro-
grams as put forth by the various
companies" Dr. Mclean said last
night. Mack Sennett and other
brands of comedies. together with
feature pictures. ] am not averse
to showing the plays in which
Douglas is starred. for ] know that
they are clean and wholesome, and
safe to be seen by wome7 Il and chill
dren."
DIR. Mclean feels all progressive
churches will welcome motion pic
The Washington herald., 1920-03-17
FOREIGN PROTECTION
PLANK FOR OBREGON

Gen. Aware Obregon, presidential
candidate in Mexico, has sent a per-
sonal representative here TO inform
Americans of the manner in which
he will conduct affairs OF Mexico
IL named chief executive.
Ignacio +. GaXiola, of Nogales.
Sonora, who is the .pen"r~rs H0r-
sonal representative and his asso-
Ciate in business Interests. ......
In Washington yesterday. Hc,
brought with him a statement pre-
pared by the general for publication
In the United States.
ITO bring to an cad the uncertain
state of affairs which has long pre-
vailed in my country, is NV mos'
earnest desire, and its realization
will be followed by the most ampI
guarantees to all our fellow citi.
zens, as well as to all foreign resi-
dents of Mexico, to whom it is our
duty to extend every protection and
courtesy"
The Washington herald., 1920-03-17
Births Reported.

Harry and Thusnelda Langley, girl.
Bnrilie and Anna Odum, girl.
James N. and Verne A. Jones, boy.
VIM. II. and Matilda X. KENNEDY, girl.
Spencer W. and Annie T.. Harry, Girl.
Harry and Hose Ro-o6, boy.
Roger w. and Mabel E. Newman, hoy.
James +. and Etbeiyn II. Holloway, boy
Walter {. and Lena &. Bates, hoy.
Roy q. and Lindote Thomas. girl.
Roy {. apd Agnes V. Anderson, boy.
Joseph and Lena shirpiro. girl.
Charles A. and Hazel L. Martz. boy.
Arthur J. and Blanche y. Burks, boy,
James &. and Beatrice n. whismsn, boy
Floyd l.. and Helen n. KidweIl, girl.
John J.. and Esther Berlin. boy.
Nm. \. and Meredith r. Porte. girl,
VIM. n. and Jeanete v. Haulon. girl.
Jacob and Rebecca y. Samakow. boy.
Fred q. and sudie o. B. Holland. girl.
Raymond L. and Jessie j. Shoemaker, boy
Laurence q. and Elizabeth u. wessOn
Dy.
Richard y. sAi Edith Sutton. girl.
James A. and Martha Tate. girl.
Wellington and Martha Long. boy.
Samuel W. and Deborah Lane. girl.
Leroy and Pearl Reynolds. girl
Stanley J. and Anna E. Crosby, boy
James and Nettie BeIdon, boy
Andrew and Annie Brown, girl
Leroy H. and Beulah Duck wilder. boy.
Carl l.. and Bessie A. Washington, boy.
Barnard and Beatrice Dorsey. boy.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-17
MOTIVE SEEN
IN HUN COUP
Militarists Activities Gil,
max in Efforts to Foment
World Revolution.
(WashinSton HeraId-PuEIic Ledger
Service. Special Gable DIspatch.D
By CARL W. ACkERMAN.

London, March Twin the Ger
man militarist coup be the spark to
light the smouldering embers OF
revolution in Austria. Italy and Ru-
mania?
Today everyone regards the
warnings sounded last week by Wis.,
count Bryce and Lord Robert Cecil
more seriously than they did at that
time. For some weeks reports have
reached London that the German
monarchists. the Young Turks and
the bolshevists were secretly plot
ting to overthrow Allied domination
of Europe and TO challenge the Su-
preme Council of the League of Ma
tions.
Climax Of Many Developments.
The Berlin revolution Is not an
isolated event. 1t is the climax to
series of international develop
ments which began with the cleo
tion of Admiral Horthy as dictator
in Hungary, and was followed
closely by the Turkish massacres in
Armenia. The German monarchists.
witnessing the Hungarian militar-
rists' success and observing how the
Turkish crisis caused England.
France and Italy to divert large
military and naval forces to Con-
stantinople. undoubtedly calculated
that by striking now against the
German socialists they could make
their coup d etat successful.
Leaders Form a Clique.
Viewing these sensational devel-
opments together. the outstanding
feature in Turkey, Hungary and
Germany is that the leaders of the
revolutions and massaCres belong to
the same military party which DOM
mated Central Europe before the
armistice. They are also of the same
group which first made peace with
the Russian bolshevists and which
financed Lenine and permitted the
Red Flag to fly from the Russian
embassy in Berlin. There is not the
slightest doubt but that this clique
of German. Turkish and Russian
militarists has been secretly plot
ting world revolution, not with the
idea of establishing bolshevism. but
of setting up German military
Dictatorship.
tCopyrisht. 1870. by Public Ledger.)
The Washington herald., 1920-03-17
LEGAL TERMS
CAUSEERRORS
Supreme Court Urged to
Simplify Language on
Decisions.

Brief announcement from the
bench Of important United States
supreme Court decisions Is urged in
communications reaching Washing
ton. following the blunder in inter-
protirs the courts decision recently
on stock dividends taxation.
Appeal Is made to the court to
prevent costly mistakes by assisting
reporters by simply stating whether n
or not the tribunal has "affirmed''
or reversed" a decision. The pres
ent policy Is to read lengthy legal
documents containing the courts
decision. which frequently are un-
derstood only to those Thoroughly
familiar with legal terms.
In some cases. after reading an
opinion which tho layman cannot
cision will be In conformity with
the opinion. and the poor newspaper r
man Is in a worse quandary than
before.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-17
Marriage Licenses.

Austin W. Bell. 81, and Mary T. Penny
10. both Of Washington. The Rev. W. D.
hgttIe.
Ernest NJ. Bu,baum. IS. and Olive 81. G
Noll. 3. both Of Washington. The Rev. T.
Z. Davis.
Daniel Il. HarshmaH "a Of wayne.boro
Pa. and Elm V. Toms. q. Of Yinkstown
Nd. The Rev. J. n. Henry.
Edward Smith. 10. and Lucy Il. Johnson
IS. both Of Washington. The Rev. N. W
ID. Norman.
William NJ. Groves. II. and Helen L. Reb
bert Il. both Of Washington. The Rev. J
v. HOrtskAmp.
Walter y. 4. HAMILTON. -, and OpaI T.
pitrson. - both Of Washington. The Rev
y. l.. Griffin.
y. Justin Webster. q. and Grace n
Msnley. ~. both Of wiI1iansport. Pa. Tbs
Rev. II. r.. Downs.
Lroy g. KeIl 70. and Heller wemmer
man. 23, both Of Great Bend. Kan. Ths
l-frv.. W. 7. Johnston.
irerson o. Mitchell. -. and Bcuiah T.
scott. "A. both Of Washington. The Rev
{. NJ. Tanner.
DeIbert l.. A.hby. 81. OF Norfolk. Va. and
Fannie r. Padgett 80. of Washington Tht
Rev. e. A. Shreye.
Medoie NJ. jenkins. -, OF Washington. The
Re-. Z. q. ChappeIi.
Clarence n. Fischer, -, Of washin yton
and Alma NJ. Miller. 81. Of Portsmouth,
Ohio. The Rev. A. y. Anderson.
Curtis q. Anderson. 80 and Edna r.
Brown. 30, both OF Winchester. Va. The
Rev. J. II. Jeffries
James ID. Yochum, %. aud Lois X. Hill.
man, ~. both Of Washing ton. The Rev. III.
W. D. Wellington.
Charles Tucker. "a. of CovInston. Ky. and
Callie l.. loSey ls Of Jordan Mines yn
The Rev. II. =. Downs
o. Lowell Day. 2I. OF st. Regis Fails. v.
v, and II. Jessamine Hewitt, ~ OF wes,
Springfield. ia. The hev. l.. c. Clark.
hairy A. Fish. -. "f Aberdeen. Miss
and Mildred: Potte= 28. of Grpenwooj y
y. Tn" Rev. G. +. Smith
X. William ChImhCrs, a. and Mavme
Davis, IS. both of Washington. The Rev
&. 4. FuitE.
George h. Walker. 80. Of Raleigh. n. C.,
and Pauline II. HORNE. -. OF st. Louis. The
Rev. J. =. Montgomery
The Washington herald., 1920-03-17

before showing Them to his congre-
CATION.
was playing in 'Mary's Ankle at
one of the thesters. l had a ter
rible time getting in. Lines of peo-
pie were standing outside in the
cold for hours. trying like I was.
to see that picture"
Well known Here.
Many Washingtonians remember
Douglas Mclean. He spent his boy
hood days int this city and attended
the public schools here. So 1t should
excite no wonder IL one happens to
hear in ore of the local motion pic
ture houses:
why. there's Doug Mclean. He
hasn't changed a bit since he left
Washington. / knew him we'll"
DR.. Mclean soon will announce a
series of regular dates upon which
he will play opposition to Tom
Moore. Harry Crandall and other
Washington exhibitors. OF course,
no admission fec is charged for the
shows at the Lincoln Road Church.
The minister exhibitor further has
announced that he will maintain a
strict censorship on all photoplays
The Washington herald., 1920-03-17
Hap. G. FIXED)
AS FAIR RENT
Four Precedents Set by Dis
trict Rent Commission at
Yesterday S Hearings.
BAN ON COMPARISONS
Won't Consider Rents Paid
by Other Tenants in
Same Building.

Four precedents were established
by the District Rent Commission
yesterday. the most important be-
ing a ruling to the effect thatta a
gross return of ia per cent c6n-
stitutes q. fair and just rental.
The commission has steadfastly
refused to set an arbitrary per-
centage as a fair return on rental
property. and is hearing each case
on its individual merits. But I'm
the case OF John b. Jones VS.. Boss,
and Phelps. agents, decided yesier-
day. the percentage question was
squareky raised. both parties agreeE
ing that the property in dispute
yields a gross return of ia per
cent. The commission denied the
request for a reduction in the rental
Won't Consider Other Rents.
Another precedent set was the re-
fusal To consider the rent paid by
other tenants in the same build
ing. Nevin w. Brown complained
that he was forced to pay $50 q
month FOR his apartment, while
other tenants secured identical ac-
for $50 a month.
The other two cases involving
new points. were both possession
cases. The commission ruled that
the thirty-day notice served by
Harry r. Pitts and Louise &. Pitts
on Mrs. George r. Cook to vacate
the house at 14OS Perry place was
legally insufficient. The notice stat
ed that the property VAS wanted
for our own use" Question arose
ever whether the word use" meant
Occupancy"
Take Case From Police.
The commission decided another
possession case in which the action
was brought by the tenant. The
owner had commenced disposses-
sion proceedings in the Municipal
Court. and the tenant appealed to
the Rent Commission. The COM
mission held the notice to quit was
insufficient, thus assuming juris-
diction.
Beginning today, a specific hour
will be set for hearing each case.