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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04
WILL DENY LIQUOR
TO U. S. DIPLOMATS
Reform Organizations Will Try to Push
Such Measure Through Congress-
No Liquor at Official Meetings.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The crusade
OF reform organizations for the restriction
Of personal liberty by legislation is in
full swing now, and will take definite and
drastic form when congress convenes. 1t
reached an approximate climax yesterday
afternoon, when a bill was rugged up for
introduction next week forbidding all
members of the American diplomatic and
consular services to serve liquors at pub
lie or official functions or to recognize
clubs where such beverages are dispensed.
This measure, which Senator Jones of
Washington, author of the District of Co
| lumbia Sunday bill, will introduce, if
enacted into law, would make the foreign
| service of diplomat from this country
| extremely embarrassing.
| The proposed bill goes farther than any
| suggestion heretofore made in connec-
! ton with the prohibition movement. II
| is advocated by Dr. WILDER F. Crafts
who lssacting for, the various societies af.
!filiated with the reform movement
Drastic penalties are provided for in,
! fringement of the proposed law. The sec
ond offense would entail a prison term
of from six months to six years. In such
cases the sentence is mandatory, the
judge being given no discretionary pow
ers.
One section proposes to make the Phil
| ippines bone dry ThesIegislature of thai
territory at its last session detailed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

Floyd Levi johnson of Crosby block
and Miss Theda Glee Anderson of II
Maple street were married at 9.45
o'clock this morning by Carl 5. Hopkins,
justice of the peace.
A pleasant farewell dance was given
at IL Chaplin street last evening by Miss
Dorothea and Jack Vanderveer to their
young friends, the family having just va
Gated the house at that address. Refresh
ments were served and the young people
voted it very jolly evening.
Tomorrow will be Japan Sunday in
the Universalist church, and Rev. d. e.
Trout will speak on the Uniyersalist
mission in Japan, to which the church
here recently presented an Estey organ.
The pastor also will read from personal
letters from the missionary, Nelson L..
Lobdell, who was in school with Rev.
Mr.. Trout and who has spoken in Brat
tleboro. He also will give some interest
ing facts concerning Japan. An offering
for the mission work will be received.
News has been received of the death
of Dr. Charles w. Drew at his home in
Minneapolis, Thanksgiving day as re-
suit of acute asthma. DR.. Drew was
well known in Brattleboro, where he was
at one time an assistant physician at
the Brattleboro Retreat, and where he
married Anna Field kellogg, grand
daughter of the late Charles X. Field OF
this place and a cousin of the author,
the late Eugene Field. After moving to
Minneapolis DIR. Drew founded the Min
nesota Institute of Pharmacy. He was
born in Burlington Jan. Z, 1857, and
besides his wife he leaves one daughter
Miss Julia Drew, and a son, Charles W
Drew, jr.. vice consul to Belgium. The
burial will take place in Lakewood SEINE
terry, Minneapolis, on the arrival of his
son in this country.
The Garment Workers will hold theil
regular meeting Monday evening. Dee
6. at s o'clock in Red Mems hall. Al
members are requested to be present as
there is business of Importance. 235-23t
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04
MAIL ROBBERY
AT BELLOWS FALLS
Pouch for Rutland Taken While Being
Transferred at StatiOn-Thought
to Be Boys Work.

BELLOWS FALLS, Dec. POST
Office officials here admit that bag Of
valuable mail was stolen Thursday night
while the mail sacks were being trans
ferred from one train to another. How
much the loss il cannot be ascertained,
but a federal inspector is at work trying
to obtain clue to the identity of the
robber. 81
The mail pouch was one which was
made up at Bellows Falls and was des-
tined for RUTLAND and points to the north.
The robbery tool5'place shortly after dark
and there were a number of pouches on
the truck. The other sacks which We're
stolen were found later. emptied of their
contents beyond the tracks.
The work was evidently that of boys.
according to the investigators. The fact
remains. however, that the work was done
thoroughly and quickly and the best was
made of the little time TO act before the
pouches would be checked up and the dis
covery made.
Postal employees made the discovery. OF
the robbery very shortly after It was com
mitted.
Inasmuch as one particular bag was
picked ont and its contents appropriated,
the thief or thieves must have had knOwl-
edge beforehand Of what sc would prob
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Rupert Goodenough will Join the ranks
of the deer hunters next Monday.
Mrs. NJ. ]. Stebbins begun work yester-
day at the custom laundry on Elliot street.
Mrs. Oscar L. Balch has returned from
Boston, where she spent week with her
mother.
Hoyt H. Barber, who has been i'll with
pneumonia. is now able to SIT up part
of the time.
Ira G. French left yesterday for his
home in Orange, Mass, after visiting at
John Jillson's.
Miss Jennie Castine of Orange, Mass,
is visiting in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George G. Harris.
Mrs. Bert Jacobs, who is seriously i'll
with pneumonia and under the care of a
professional nurse, is slightly more COM
Portable.
John Barry of Andover, Mass, who has
been in the Melrose hospital several
weeks with a broken back, gains slowly.
Miss NcKinnOn, nurse, is caring for him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stedman of Spring
field, Mass, who came to attend Thurs
day the funeral of Mrs. +. \. Wells, Wis
tied their aunts, Mrs. Bartlett, Mrs.
Fisher and Miss Stedman.
The Woman's Missionary association of
the Congregational church held mission
airy meeting Thursday afternoon in the
home of Mrs. Sumner Worden. The meet
ing opened with devotional exercises, con
Quoted by Mrs Woodwork. A very in
teresting chapter from the study book was
read by Mrs Renfrew, telling of the
travels of the Bible. In the business
meeting which followed, plans for the fair
and supper, to be given Wednesday, Dec
s, were completed. Twenty-one women
were present. Refreshments were served
by the hostess. Several women from the
association met Friday afternoon for q
house cleaning in the chapel and parlors
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04

4 report has Just been submitted against
the passage of prohibition law in the
This is just the beginning of the re
formers crusade. A Southern Democrat
will be asked to introduce the drastic bill
for a Sunday blue law urged on congress
nv the Methodist conferences of Tennes-
s see and North Carolina. Opposition to
the legislation proposed from the two
southern states is SO strong that the re-
form organizations, composed OF northern
and western members. are running to
cover for the present.
To carry out their purpose. of putting
through this and other radical legisla-
ton the reformers have called, con-
ference for Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04
WEST Is MAKING CHEESE.
Result of Federal Experts Work in
Idaho and Wyoming

Two women living in Idaho heard OF
a cheese demonstration to be given by
dairy specialist connected with the State
Agricultural college in a town - miles
away. They made the trip-a twO-day
oneLby stage to the meeting and learned
the mysteries of cheese making: Then
they returned to their homes and taught
the women in their neighborhood what
they had learned regarding it. 4 survey
made three months after the demonstra-
ton showed that 1000 pounds of cheese
had been made in that neighborhood un-
der the tutelage of the two women.
One woman in Wyoming paid all the
expenses of her household last year by
making and selling cheese. She did the
same this year, and in addition to buy
ing all the gasoline for the tractor. In
1920, 39471S pounds of different kinds
of cheese were made in farm homes in
the North and West as n result of the
efforts of the home demonstration agents
sent out by the United States depart
ment of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES York Times.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04

ably contain. That there was one or sew
erai articles of value destined for Rut-
land or places in that vicinity is evident
bv the rifing of one particular bag, the
Others remaining untouched.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04
CHURCH NOTICES.

Advent Christian church. Preaching
by Rev T. c. Kline at 1915 a. m. ; Sun
day school, II; Loyal Workers, 6 p. m. :;
song service, 7.15 p. m; address, 100
p. IN.
Unitarian church. Rev f. Q. S. Os-
good pastor. Service in the parish house
Sunday morning at 1870. Subject Of
sermon, The Gift at the Beautiful Gate of
the Temple. All are welcome.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04
WEST DUMNIERSTON,

Miss Ethel Meecham spent the week
end at her Home in Townshend. .l
Mrs NJ. Fl. Knowles of Bangor, Me-
who had spent a week III the home OF
-lir'.f.-zbrot4fer,,a |. Boyington, returned to
her home Wednesday. ---
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04
To Cure a Cold i'm One Day

Take Groves LAXATIVE BROMO
OIININE tablets. The genuine bears
the signature of IL; w. Cove. SOC.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04

A congregation in the Black Forest has
anrointed a woman curate, whose duties
viii be to assist the pastor in church adj
ministration and parish work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04
so Years Ago
Happenings of December, 1870.
Taken from the Files of
The Phoenix

Last Sunday there were eleven per-
sons received into the Universalist church
in this village, ten of whom received the
rite of baptism.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04

The Rutland & Burlington railroad
company have leased the Vt. & Mass,
road from Brattleboro to CIRCUITS Corner
for ten years and will take possession
December -.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04
ANTL-SUFFRAGE
SUITS PENDING
Maryland Suit to Be Tried
at Baltimore Deem
Der IA
SAY AMENDMENT is
UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Is In Excess Of Power. of Amendment -
Missouri, West Virginia and Tonnes
see Have Cases Pending - No OBJ
lection to COnnecticut's Ratification.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-04

Whitmore and Clarks Minstrels drew
a full house on Wednesday evening and
fairly outdid themselves in their efforts
20 entertain and amuse. From the in
the audience we conclude that it is no
less true now than in the days of yore
that "a little nonsense now and then is
relished by the best of men,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-02-12

deceive the people of the state than
the alleged profit of the Bank of
North Dakota from July 2Sth to De-
cember 31st of $45,078.45. To ar
rive at this profit the bank state
ment includes among it's earnings an
item of $46,719.64, accrued interest
on the bank bonds. These bonds
were issued by the State of North
Dakota and the proceeds were to
become the capital of the bank. 1t
will be recalled that the bonds
could not be sold to the public and
they were purchased by the bank
itself out Of it's deposits. The in
terest on these bonds is paid thru
the state taxing power and levy
was made by the State Board of E.
qualization last September to cover
this item Of interest. The Bank
claims this as operating profit and
hence as net profit to the State.
No interest should be paid upon
these bonds while they are the prop
erty of the Bank and the deduction
of this item from its net profits
leaves net defecit of considerable
amount. This is deplorable con-
dition in view of the fact that the
bank handles some $10,000,O00 to
$15,000,0OO of public funds on
which it pays but two per cent in
terest. The actual deficit represents
but small portion of the loss to
the State on account of the opera
tions of the bank. Prior to it's or
ganization, from two and one-half
to six percent was paid on public
funds, thereby lessening the income
of the State and political subdivi-
sions thousands of dollars.
The Banks statement further
shows that only $205,062.73 had
been loaned upon farm lands while
Bulletin No. S series of 1919, issued
December 18th. 1919. shows that the
applications for farm loans amount
ed to $S.015.991.O0. The bulletin
above quoted shows appraisal fees on
hand amounting to $20,510.5O. II
the excessive appraisal fees being
paid by the applicants for farm loans
were deducted from the alleged net
profit, the bank would show an even
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-02-12
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
FOR the PAST MONTH

Gunild Valsvik to Albert Walsvik,
So, wd, NJ SEA 17-148-55.
Gunild Valsvik to Ingvald Walls
vik, 81, wd, Sh SEA- 17-14S-55.
Albert J. Brake, Administrator
Estate of Andrew A. Brake, de-
ceased, $4236, adm. deed, NV "A
15-147-57.
Thresa M. Mayes, now Tibbitts,
ct mar to Sophia Mclaughlin, 81,
E rs it of w sc it lots 13, IA, IS,
16 and II, Blk. 23, Orig. Town Hope,
wd.
Odin o. Benson ct al to John O..
Anderson, $4,000, EH 11-148-54,
wd.
Elizabeth ]. Harvey, ct al to Louis
H. Kersting, $25O0, wd, Lots IL &
IL, Blk. 1S, Orig. Town of Hope.
Northwestern Mutual Savings &
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-02-12

not only in reduced yields but also
in reduced grade of the wheat pro-
duced. This rust could not have de-
veloped without the barberry. The
U. S. Department of Agriculture is
spending about $4,000 in each of
Is spring wheat states in eradicating
the barberry. Over two million bar
berry bushes were dug in these
states in 1919. In North Dakota
I'LL barberries were found and dug
in 1919. The plan is to go over the
states county by county and make a
thorough eradication. The $4,000
is about enough to get over three
counties. II North Dakota and the
other states would put in as much as
the Federal government, more than
twice as rapid progress could be
made. Either the barberry must go
or spring wheat growing cease to be
rofitable.-Extension Div, N. Oak.
Agr. College.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-02-12
KRAABEL & KRAABEL
Hope, North Dakota

Loan Association to Sahra Ann Van
Dusen, 81, qcd, Lots 13, IA, Is, 16,
II, Blk. 13, Orig, Town Hope,
Harry G. Palfrey ct ux to Edgar
M. Fuller, $40, wd, all Blk. z, Ma
jor's Add, Hope.
John S. Palfrey ct ux to Hugo
Gunkel, 81. qcd, Sh of SEA and
SEA of SWA and Lot 4, Sec. 49,
144-56.
r. S. Lunde ct ux to Carl Peter
son, $500 wd, sWA 6-145-57.
c. H. Curl, Executor Estate Geo.
Bower, deceased, to Kiene Farms,
Inc. $4,000, Executors Deed, SWA
35-144-54.
Paul E. Simmons to Fargo Loan
Agency, $100. qcd, SEA 1-144-55.
Albert Sparrow, Sheriff to Fargo
Loan Agency, $2832.75, Sheriff's
Deed, SEA 1-144-55.
State of North Dakota to Louis
E. Sell, Patent, SWA 16-146-56.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-02-12
WHO GETS THE DIFFERENCE?

The prices of wheat and It's pro-
ducts for September, %, 1919, COM
pared to the fixed prices in eject
during government control shows
that wheat has gone up 17k per-
cent, but -four has increased 34.7
percent in price, bran ALL percent,
mixed feed 58.5 percent and mid
dlings, shorts and red dog 1875 per-
cent. These figures are from the
November Special Bulletin of the
.Jorth Dakota Agricultural Expert
ment Station. The percentage of in
crease in the prices of -four and the
feed from the wheat was 2 to 4 times
as much as for the wheat.-Farm
Information Service, NJ ID. Agr. Col
lege.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-02-12
MASS
;a II; MEETING At FINLEY

The Republicans of Steele County
who are opposed to Socialism and
Townleyism met at Finley Tuesday
Afternoon in the Office of the Hotel
Finley. Plans had been made to
hold the meeting in the opera house
but this was being used for other
purposes and as there was no other
available the meeting was called to
order in the hotel.
b. T. Kraabel was selected for pre-
siding officer by the thirty or more
present and the matter of selecting
delegates to the State Convention to
be held in Bismarck on Feb. 18th,
was taken up.
On motion a committee was ap-
pointed by the Chairman to propose
delegates, the Messrs. Lathrop, Dro-
nen Parkman, c. j. Long and S. H.
Nelson served on this committee.
After giving the matter careful con-
sideration they reported as follows:
Delegates at large: S. H. Nelson
and Chas. Ellingson; alternates, Ole
Greifsheim and Oscar Olson. 1st
District, c. S. Shippy; End district,
j. S. Palfrey, 3rd District, E. A..
Erickson; 4th District. D Parkman;
5th District, J. A. Carlson. The al
ternates for the respective districts
were r. "A. Lathrop, c. w. Archer,
]. H. Rinde, L Il Baldwin, and C ]
Long.
Following the business session
short talks were made by those pre-
sent. r. A. Lathrop spoke on the
purposes of the convention; C. S.
Shippy made stirring appeal against
redism; Christ Dronen told of his
visit with Mr.. Townley at Fargo,
and their discussion of the single tax
question wherein Townley mentioned
a certain warm region and ordered
Dronen and all other farmers who
disagree with him to go there; s. H.
Nelson spoke on the failure of the
Primary Law to bring about improve
ment in political conditions that had
been anticipated
This was the first time in the his
tory of the state that women were
entitled to equal representation with
men at a Presidential. Conventions
Mrs. c. S. Shippy and Mrs. R. ]
Sluggett were present to represent
the women of the county.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-02-12
SURPRISE SILVER SHOWED,

Mr.. and Mrs. Hane (nee Lucy
Cook) were very pleasantly surprised
at the S. S. Cook home north of Hope
by about fifty of their friends last
Friday evening. Whist was the main
pastime of the evening, and the oui-
ia board also caused a great deal of
merriment.
A dainty lunch was served by the
guests at twelve o'clock and before
leaving they presented the young
married couple with chest of silver
as u token of their esteem. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hane expect to leave soon for
st. Paul where they will make their
future home and Mr.. Hane will take
up his work in the construction of
steel buildings.-Contributed.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-02-12

membership to listen to the big noise
and then have your taxes jabbed up
169 percent. big Biz" in it's most
rapacious days couldn't have con-
trived gaudier gold brick to bounce
on the skull of the gullible public. -
Guess the editor didn't know the
ANTE had been raised to 1S. DR..
Stangaland in his recommendation
to the Board of Administration, said
"The Saturday Evening Post" has no
place in this library" If the bosses
could only censure all the mail COM
ing into North Dakota the pickings
might last while longer.
Admitting that such and such is
the case it isn't such bad showing
at ALL" is the attitude Of the Fargo
Courier News concerning an opin-
in given to Secretary Of State Thos.
Hall by Assistant Attorney General
F. E. Packard, showing up the con-
dition Of the State Bank of North
Dakota.
Packard's opinion has created a
furore in the state. The Courier
News and other papers have seized
upon it and made sorry mess Of
attempting to pick it to pieces, with
the ultimate result Of admitting the
truth of the charges that the Bank
of North Dakota management is
camoufaging figures in endeavoring
to make a creditable showing.
Secretary of State Hall asked for
an opinion on the report Of the In
dustrial Commission. Packard in
summarizing the I. c. report says:
"The report contains the names Of
but six persons employed under the
authority of the Industrial Commits
sion, when it is matter of common
knowledge that scores of persons are
employed under their authority. The
statute is very plain tkat the report
shall contain list of all persons in
the employ of the Commission and
drawing salary under it's author
tty, the amount of the salary and all
other emoluments received and the
fund from which drawn.
The report throughout is evasive
and conceals many things which
ought to be made plain, but it con-
tatns no more shameless attempt to
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-02-12

reused the ennlity of Frazier, Nc
Donald, Totten, ct al, was his first
refusal to stand for the foisting up
on Miss Nelson of certain holdovers
from the Mcdonald administration
of the state school office. The board
Of education attempted to oust by its
usual arbitrary methods, certain ap-
pointees made by Miss Nelson.
President Kane acted the gentleman
and refused to be party to dirty
political work and insisted on the
securing of an opinion from Attorney
General LANCER. He won his point
but he also won the enmity of the
powers that be.
Now he is charged with being n
efficient, irresponsible, morally de-
generate and incompetent. He is
charged with having spread the flu
epidemic at the University in 1918;
charged with having permitted Ger.
tain fraternity members to put on a
ter. The occasion of young Schmidt
being ducked by the students in
English coulee is cited. Schmidt
was a reporter at the capitol for the
Grand Forks American, pest, and
a type such .as no real newspaper
man would recognize.
And Dean Squires, who has been
with the University for twenty years
is also slated for the axe. He too is
an American-not a Bolshevik.
IF that resignation is forced the
university won't have twenty stu.
dents left" said one OF the student
body. Strike? You bet we'll strike. u
The editorial page of the Country
Gentleman for last week contained
the following article brightness and
Blessings"
1T cost the farmers of N. d. SIG
per head to join the Nonpartisan
league. A. C. Townley, grand Sa.
chem of the League, promised them
brightness and blessings, the strang.
ulation of Big Biz and Taxation with
100 percent farmer representation
Now Townley has delivered both
representation and taxation, with
the emphasis on taxation. Last yeal
the farmers of N. D. paid $1,688,355
in taxes. This year they will pay
$4,540,826 in taxes, an increase ot
only 1853 percent. Minnesota is in
|pitett to follow North Dakota's leaG
and establish a Townley Soviet gov.
ernment. 1t will cost only SIG q
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-02-12
LOSS FROM lsARBERRIEs

A 100000 loss was caused
farmers in North Dakota by rust on
wheat in 1916 and 1919, according
to w. r. Porter of the North Dakota
Agricultural College. The loss comes
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-02-12

II you want to keep posted on th'
dates of Auction Sales this spring
be sure and read the Pioneer. Til,
big sales will all be listed there.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-02-12

Many reaons are ascribed for Nc
nonald's resignation. 1t is rumored
that A. c. Townley hates him and
gave orders to the governor to see
that Neil was relieved; then McDon-
aid was slated by Totten as director
of the extension service of the Uni
yersity (Which would permit of
splendid opportunities for dissemin-
alton of socialistic propaganda
A strike of 95 percent of the stu
dent body of the University of North
Dakota is forecasted by local stu
dents who are at home pending the
raising of the ban against classes
during the prevalent flu epidemic.
President Thomas f. Kane of the
University of North Dakota is man,
teacher, an American citizen. He
is competent, capable, gentleman
and refuses to be cajolled, bribed,
forced or inveigled into the George
A. Totten system of socia!::.Stt;c propa-
gandization," said one student.
Kane on Friday was requested to
tender his resignation as president
of the state university The request
came from George A. Totten, ST.,
and Robert Muir of the Board of Ad-
ministration and is presumably the
result of Kane's refusal to appoint
Neil c. Mcdonald as director of the
university extension course depart
ment. /.
Perhaps t,l.. a,liIrtrt OF President
Kane (by the way. an appointee OF
the administration) which first a.