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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-07-30
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.
Some of The Important Items Con-
densed For Phoenix Readers.

Thursday three monoplanes, loaded
with mail, left New York city for San
Francisco. The planes will lay out a
course to be followed by airplanes in
regular aerial transcontincntal mail
service to be established.
The Central Vermont Railway COM
pany on Thursday filed at Springfield,
Mass, a mortgage to the New York
Trust company for $15,000,000. The
money will be used to pay bonds of
$l2,000,0O0.
Prices of wheat at the Chicago wheat
market have fallen about % cents n
bushel this week and the flour mills
at Minneapolis have reduced the price
of flour 20 and IS cents barrel. The
price of bran is also reduced.
The Poles are retreating all along
the line before the Russian Bolsheviki
and have asked and been granted the
right to enter negotiations with the
Bolsheviki for an armistice and treaty
of peace.
Sim Feiners in Ireland have held up
trains bearing food to soldiers and
the soldiers in barracks are suffering
from hunger.
The American boat Defender won
three straight victories in the CON
test with the challenger Shamrock "
and retains the Americas cup here.
Sir Thomas Upton, owner of the Sham
rock will wait to allow someone else to
challenge for the cup, but if they do
not he will issue another challenge in
1922.
Nearly half the coal mines of Hi
nois and Indiana have been forced to
on account of an unauthorized strike by
the day laborers in the mines.
Sugar is being retailed at % cents a
pound in New Orleans, the arrival of
japanese ship there with 100000
pounds of Java sugar having relieved
the shortage.
Thomas j. Spellacy announces he will
not accept an appointment as assistant
secretary of the navy to succeed Frank
lin u. Roosevelt, the Democratic nom
inee for the vice PRESIDENCY.
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Saturday, August Z, 1920

beginning at 0 a. H., all his stock, ma,
chinery, and household goods consist
ing Of
Three young horses, 400 to LOO
lbs S Holstein heifers, thoroughbreds;
II sheep and lambs and Merino buck;
10 White Plymouth Rocks, moving
machines, reaper and binder, Gray
thrcshing machine, gasoline engine )
horse power, ensilage cutter. manure
spreadcr, grain drill, etddcr, rakes. po-
tato digger harrows, plows, cultiva-
tors, wagons, sleds, harnesses, house
hold furniture of If room house, in
Guiding chamber sets, tables, chairs,
etc. etc; and also many other machines,
tools, and household goods too numer-
GUS to mention.
Sale, a. NJ, Aug.'7, Rain or shine.
FRED G. CAMPBELL.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-07-30
CHANGERS TO HAVE PICNIC.
Invitation Extended by Mr.. and Mrs. H.
w. Sargent in Meeting Wednesday
When Program Was Rendered.

Members of Protective Grange were
extended an invitation in the meeting
Wednesday by Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. w.
Sargent to picnic at their farm in
Dummerston Wednesday afternoon and
evening, Aug. 4. All who desire to
go and have no means of transporta.
ton should give their names at the
office of the Crystal Springs Ice Co. or
with Oscar Whitney before Tuesday
night, so that arrangements may be
made for truck to take them to the
picnic grounds.
After the meeting Wednesday even.
ing program was rendered which
consisted of several short readings and
musical numbers, including piano duets
by Edward and Alice Mckay, and Mrs.
Marion w. Farnum and Mrs. Robert
Emery, and vocal solo by Mrs. Far.
num-
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BRATTLEBORO.
FRIDAY, JULY 30, 10.
THE VERMONT PHOENIX
BRATTLEBORO.

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-07-30
TOWN FARM IMPROVEMENTS.
Electric Lights ntemplated-Painting
and Papering-Home Practically Free
from Vermin,

The selectmen and the overseer OF the
poor, Mrs Fremont Hamilton, are plan
nng important improvements at the town
farm home One notable change will be
installation of electric lights if it is found
that an electric circuit can be extended
to the building. This will do away with
the danger of fire from lamps in the hands
OF aged persons. Additional bathing and
sanitary facilities will be installed.
Notwithstanding an assumption to the
contrary by the secretary Of the state
board of charities and probation, the
farm home is practically free from YER
min, Mrs Hamilton having given care.
ful and painstaking attention to their
determination. 1t is planned to give the
interior of the home thorough renova-
ton with fresh paint and paper
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CLUB FORMED TO q
SUPPORT GIBSON
Gets Behind Brattleboro Mans
Run for Congress
Judge j. M. Tyler Chosen President
Plans for Active Speaking Campaign
in Preparation.


Capt. Ernest w. Gibson's congress
sional candidacy, which has been GO
ing along well of its own momentum, is
to be given a decided impetus within
the next few days. The Gibson Club of
Brattleboro was organized Wednesday
night for that purpose, at meeting of
business men in the office of Harvey,
Maurice, Whitney & Fits.
Although Wednesday afternoon was a
half holiday and many were out of
town about % business men assembled
to give their influence to land Capt.
Gibson in congress to succeed Porter
II. Dale of Island Pond, congressman
from the Second district of Vermont.
Judge James NJ. Tyler was elected
president of the Gibson club. The
vice presidents are Charles R. Crosby,
John N. Harvey and Sanford A. Dan
iels. Neil d. Clawson was chosen Sec
rotary and Linn d. Taylor treasurer.
The executive committee is not yet
completed other names to be added,
but those elected at the meeting are
Col. j. Gray Estey, George l.. Durham,
Melville p. Maurice, Frank f. Bar
Der, Ebert C. Tenney, William r.
Daley, Harold f. Whitney, Clarence M.
Miller, Herbert p. Yearly and John L.
Stewart.
Plans are being formulated by the
club for getting back of the campaign
in an effective manner and Cor pushing
it vigorously. Speakers are being Sc.
lected, and the entire district will be
covered by them and by Capt. Gibson.
who will devote to speaking tour as
much time as he is able.
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Rev. George F, Fortier, superintendent
of Universalist churches, announces that
Rev. Weston A. Cate of Henderson, N. ",
has accepted an invitation to become pas
tor of the Church of the Messiah at st.
Johnsbury, succeeding Rev. II. G. ID.
Scott, who completes his work Sept. l..
Mr. Cate is graduate of Goddard semi
nary and of st, Lawrence university and
has been settled at Henderson since his
graduation.
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Freight engine No. 30 of the Rutland
railroad, which has been lying at the
bottom of Lake Champlain near the Al.
burg trcstle bridge between Alburg and
Rouses Point since April 3, at which
time it plunged into the lake when the
bridge gave way under the strain, is to
be recovered by the Rutland Railroad
company. The engine will, no doubt, be
put into operation again.
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PUBLIC AUCTION

Fred G. Campbell having sold his
800 acre farm at Westminster West,
VT, will sell at Public Auction at said
farm on
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WANTED.Competent girl for general
housework. Mrs. Harric b. Chase, Brat
tleboro, Vt. 2s-tf
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WANTED.

WANTED-Girl or woman for general
housework. p. o. 1876 Brattlcboro, VT.
26-tf
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WANTED National cash register.
State description and price Chas. Kurtz,
~ r. 10th St, New York. 3l-35*
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WANTED-Woman for general house
work. No washing or ironing Mrs. F.
u. Howard, Putey, Vt. 26-tf
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WANTED-To exchange 1-ton auto
mobile truck, which will carry II tons
, easily, for "A small car. Reason, have no
"ork for it. A. l.. Cancdy, Wilmington,
Vt. 1892
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE Chester White pigs of
quality. A. L. Phillips, Newfane, Vt.
~
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AUCTION

As ! am to engage in the lumber bus
mess | will sell the following personal
property at pubic auction
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-07
MANY GO TO SUNDAY sHCooL
Attendance Only f03 Lcss Than High
Mark n Week Ago i'm Tulsa

Sunday schools In Tulsa yesterday
nearly repeated the high attendance
a week ago when total OF 6,267
were present. There we're 6,l4i In
attendance yesterday, a lead OF 749
over the report two weeks ago. The
First Presbyterian class again led
the high attendance list with S5 less
than 1000. while the First Methodist
class had $40 present and won Soc
ond place on the list.
Attendance by schools follows:
First Presbyterian, 3i5. Second Pres
byterian, 2s6. College Hill Presby-
terian, 2i0; Builette Presbyterian
l0l; United Presbyterian, I so: First
Methodist $40. Grace Methodist.
3is; orcut Methodist 216; Bethel
Methodist. IS; Boston Avenue Meth
odist, $50. Tfgert Methodist, 1913;
Haglcr Methodist, lis; West Tulsa
Methodist. 1885, First Christian. 622;
First Baptist. 497. Nogaies Baptist.
1855; Emmanuel Baptist, 32S: West
Tulsa Baptist. 1914. First Lutheran.
b2; Church of God, 55. West Tulsa
Nazarene, SO; Lombard, 56 Saliva
ton Army. 76
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-07

Rankin and daughter. and Miss
vivian Bilby, and Messrs Russell
and Harold Billy who motored over
from Holdenville, Saturday evening.
Mrs. Icie Williams spent decora-
ton day at Chillicothe, Texas. She
was accompanied as far as Muskogea
on the trip by her mother. Mrs. Len
Laws.
Among the visitors 10 Tulsa Mon
day evening TO hear Billy Sunday at
Convention hall were Rev. and Mrs
c. NJ. Rrewer, Mr.. and Mrs. Date
Reynolds, Attorney and Mrs. J. s.
Severson. Mr. and Mrs Marvin Laws
Emma Spur, Il. T. Ntibling and
family.
Mrs. r. j. Moore went 10 Eufaula
to accompany her daughters, La.
Homa and Lucille home from school
~ the female seminary which closed
there Friday
Misses Leta and Beulah Martin
have gone to Ava. Mo, to spend their
vacation with relatives.
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ferences on the treaty but predicted
an agreement between the various
groups would be reached
with the plank on Mexico still
In It's formative stage, there was
general feeling that little trouble
would be encountered IN bringing
an agreement. The declaration pre-
pared at Washington by Senator FAN
OF New Mexico, however, providing
Tor American intervention unless
Mexico mcnded its ways, ran into
some opposition and 1t was sug-
ges,ed that II might he modified 10
possible military Interference by this
government In the southern republic.
In That case, the plank would de
clare ~that recognition of the new
regime in Mexico city should be
withheld until certain guarantees
had been made. There also would be
an attack ON President Wilson's
Mexican policy and a general state
mont OF the necessity of protecting
American rights. Two former
American ambassadors to Mexico,
Henry l.. Fletcher of PENNSYLVANIA,
and Henry Lane " ilson of Indiana,
are in consultation with other lead
crs on the subject.
Hands Not shown.
shaping the industrial relations
plank revived many old animosities
ana brought into focus several OF
the issue raised by recent strikes
,tnd unrest. on this plant the sup
porters of senator johnson are gem
orally expected TO have 81 program
OF their own and various other Gle
ments OF the party are counted on
10 bring in proposals that will run
counter to the views of some dele
gates. None OF these clements has
yet disclosed its hand, however, and
the whole subject is In fluX.
Although only the less contro-
Versial platform declarations have
heretofore been taken up in the
confercnc" here, the leaders de-
clarcd that so far they had been
able TO reach complete agreement
There has been apparent unaui-
nifty on everything taken up" said
WIZ II. Hays the national chairman.
The treaty has not been taken IN
because the prophecies required tlA,t
there he no roal movement IN that
matter lintil more OF the advocate es
on the different lines OF thought ar
| rived"
Organized agricultural Interests
today planned their campaign TO
urge adoption OF platform planks
deaIinG with agricultural enter
prizes.
President c. s. Barrett and other
Officers Of the national board oi
farm organizations, composed of
many agricultural associations. met
ard appointed committees to present
their cause to the resolution COM
mittec, clifford Pinchot was among
those at the conference.
Tho platform committee IL cx-
peotcd to adopt virtually UNCHANGED
recommendation respecting Hgricll.
ture of the nltional committees
body on platforms and policies Lead.
ed by senator Cappcr NJ Kansas.
Senator Borah was chosen to rep.
resent Idaho on the resolution com.
mittee at caucus tonight uf the
state delegation.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-07
TESTS OF BIG 3
LEADERS AWAITED
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
cast until four days later. Tonight
he is being mentioned here and there
among the dark horses. Mention OF
former President Taft also is heard.
The Hughes talk. which could not
he designated a boom and yet bears
the stamp Of considerable support.
was brought in by New York busI
ness men and financiers who con-
tended he was u man upon whom all
elements could unite Governor
Sproui OF Pennsylvania and senator
Harding Of Ohio, also figured In the
speculation
With the opening Of the convcn-
tion 80 hours away last minute ar
rongcments are promptly moving in
to place. They include anything hut
a winning candidate, but the prac-
teal politicians are confident that
the elimination races they are plan
ming to run In the coliseum this week
will produce one
Most of the SIS New York dele
gates 10 the republican national con
vontion arrived today on special
train plastCred with posters pro-
claiming the candidacy OF Nicholas
Murray Butler, senator Wadsworth
headed the delegation, lie was the
only member OF the big four on the
train.
Personal statements by the dele
gates indicated that Dr. Butler
would have the vote on the first
ballots and that laIer some of the SIS
votes would he thrown to some other
candidate. General Wood, delegates
thought likely would receive many
New YORK votes, although It was not
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-07
STATE SOCIETY
CONTINuEp FROM PAGE FIVE

Mrs. lie Roy Cuddy is home from
brief sojourn at Claremorc.
Rev. J. {. Watson has returned
from Thomas. where he was called
by an illness of his brother which
terminated in death few days after
his arrival
Miss GLADYS Holt had as her
guests during the week her cousins,
Misses Maude and Margie Borthick,
of Seneca, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Sutton OF sand
Springs spent decoration day with
the families Of w. g. McGech.e and
C.,G. sutton.
ivan Brown is home from school
at Boswell, New Mexico. for the sum
mcr vacation with his parents, MIR
and Mrs. George Brown
Dr. and Mrs. w ID. Ownby spent
Wednesday and Thursday in Sapulpa
in attendance of the Osteopaths state
convention<
Dewitt Anderson and wife. OF Lit
tie Rock, Ark. were the guests OF
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publican state committee, issued a
statement saying;
Sees Sproui Drift
There is marked and sincere
drift OF sentiment from every sec
ton OF the country TO Governor
Sproul This has 80 encouraged his
friends that an aggressive contest Is
now on by the Sproul forces ~
delegates"
John T. King, national commit
teeman from Connecticut, was In
communication during the day with
Senator penrose. who In ili AZ his
Philadelphia home. 1t was under
stood Mr. King was sndeavoriug 60
carry out some OF the wishes OF the
senator. but the nature II them was
not revealed
All day long n leased telegraph
| wire direct to the Philadelphia home
OF Senator Penrose licked in the
headquarters that were to have bccu
| occupied by peurosc In this city.
state Senator Grow will replace
| Senator Knox as Pennsylvania 's
member OF the resolution commit
tee. Tho delegation will caucus again
tomorrow and make pans for a
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-07
LEGAL

SALE At PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE
HIGHEST plppER; OF THE COAL
AND UNBIASED ~ THE CHoCTAW
AND CHICKASAw NATIONS. OKLA
HoMA nY THE UNITED STATES
There WIN be offered at public auction
20 the highes. bidder at mchlester. OKLA,
On June is and II, 1920, the coal and
derlying the surface OF 3ei577 acres OF
the segregated mineral land in the Choc-
taw and Chickasaw Nations, Oklahoma,
be offered for sale. The coal is bitumlnous
and semi bituminous, manly of low vola-
,ile bunker coal for steamship use,
steam coal, nigh grade blacksmith
coal and Cok!ng coal seams averaging
from 10 TO l5 degrees outcropplns al the
surface and extending to n vertical depth
below the surface estimated to be 1890
feet at the deepest part OF the basin.
located near cities. towns and railroads,
many being crossed by railroads, making
mining purposes only the coal and asphalt
minerals viii be offered for sale, not the
surface Leased lands will he sold subject
to any existing valid leases thereon, No
preference right given except to lessees OF
leased tracts and the State OF Oklahoma
as 20 the coat and asphalt underlying
state penitcntisry grounds. Government re.
tains supervision over all leases and min
ing operations up-il full payment Of such
when supervision terminates. No person
can acquire more than four tracts uf 900
acres each, except where such person.
firm or corporation has such tracts under
existing valid leases Bids must conform
to tracta as advertised, No bids Tor frac-
tional parts considered, nor Tor less than
advertised minimum price, BIDS may be
made In person, by mail or by authorized
agen =, Twenty per cent OF each separate
bid must be accompanied BY bank draft
or certified check payable to ID. Duddrus
cashier, Terms 20 per cent in cash at time
of sale, balance four equal installments
payable In one, two, three and four Years
lom date Of sale, per cent interest per
ahnum on deferred payments. Full pay
ment purchase price may be made at any
time when deed will issue. Local office al
Me Alester. Okla; main office MuskoEee
Okla, For descriptive lists literature free
of charge, address Gabe E, Parker super
intendent for the Five Civilized Tribes
Okla. The United States gov,
eminent sends out no advertising or sx-
hibit cars TO advance or exploit the sale
Of Indian lands, All such concerns are
private enterprises In no wise connocted
with the government, Deal direct with the
above named superintendent at the ad.
dress given
(Signedl CATO SELLS.
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs
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APPEAL CONTEST
OVER DELEGATES
Credentials Body to Pass
On Seating May Go
Later to Floor
GENERAL WOOD LEADS
Has 1875 Instructed Delegates
Lowden Gains by Decision
of National Body

CHICAGO, juno s.--Campaign
managers today prepared to renew
before the convention credentials
committee their contest over dele
gates decided by the tho republican
national committee. Some OF the
contests may be carried 20 tho con-
vention floor. There are posnbili- -
ties that virtually all OF the 1871 CON
tests will be appealed 20 the credent-
Sais committee 90 be appointed next
Tuesday with prospects of all night
sessions on hearings to prepare a re
port TO tho convention Wednesday.
Tho sweep Of tho Bowden forces
IN the national comnittee's doci-
eiors. ~ In believed will furnish the
principal work. The credentials
committee faces decisions In red hot
organization fights from several
states n. well as the race question
presented from others. Tho records
and briefs In the national commit
tees work will be combed carefully
by the opposition camps In pt.para-
tion for the battle before the cre-
dnntials committee.
Although most Of the contested
delegates seated hy the national
committee arc instructed its awards
according to reported preferences,
follow:
Alabama Lowdcn /; Arkansas,
Iowden I; District Of Columbia,
Wood 2; Florida, wood &: Johnson,
>. Georgia. Wood 4, Lowdcn IL,
Louisiana. I,owden i2; Minnesota.
johnson 2. Mississippi. Lowdcn 12.
Missouri. Wood 2: North Carolina,
pritchard II; Oklahoma, wood 2,
Lowdcn 4: South Carolina, Iowden
II. Tenn,fsec Wood 4 Iowdcn .
Texas, unpledged and scattered 23.
Virginia, Wood I, Lowden q: un-
pledged and scattering 81.
Two Missouri delegates wcro de-
MED all representation, Pritohard
candidates are instructed but with
reported next preference for Lowden
subject to results OF yesterdays prl-
mary.
Chairman Hays today gave out n
statement declaring II "siRnificant
that all contests involving large num-
bcrs were disposed OF by unanimous
and viva vocc action"
Half OF tho contests had been
decided" Mr.. Hays pointed out. "by
unanimous action with the Thurs
days session far advanced before
there was even "a rol, call. As re-
call there were only four roll calls
on contest matters during the week.
Tine diversity OF the vote cast. which
was 36 to 12 In the Tenth Mime
sofa, 3 to 81 In the Fourth Georgia.
10 to ~ in the Fourth Oklahoma
and 20 to 23 In the Missouri district
in which both delegations were de.
MED seats and decided that the vote
In each cas-. was On the merits of the
contest or matter M presented "a
the committee"
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ANNIVERSARY IS OBSERVED
tribute Pnid 10 Memory OF JEFF
Davis by Local Association

southern Confederate Memorial
association members OF Tulsa yes
tcrday observed the anniversary of
Jefferson Davis with appropriate
ceremonies at Oak I.awr and Rose
pilll cemeteries. Devotional exercises
Ied by q. W. FleetU ood. Confederate
veteran, were followed by decora-
non or about 80 graves with 'Con-
federate flags and flowers. Mrs Ned
L. liigsbee was chairman of the
meeting following the ceremonies.
a resolution urging both parties to
enforce the eighteenth amendment
10 the letter, introduced by Fleet
wood was passed unanimously by
the organization members present
Favoritc hymns OF Davis were sung
IN closing the observance.