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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-11-04
MANCHESTER COMMUNITY CLUB
First Joint Meeting Held as a Hallow
cen Party in Their Club Rooms.

Last Friday night the first joint
meeting Of the Manchester Village
Community Club was held at the club
room in the Hard block, with an at
tendance Of about rs in all
The guests Of the evening were ush-
cred into the main room which was
charmingly decorated for the occasion
with all manner Of jack O. lanterns,
from little baby ones made from red
apples to great big ones from the reg
ular old time pumpkins, where they
were received by a company of ghosts.
After a march about the room for sew
e-sl turns the lights were all thrown
on and soon tables were set up for
cards and from then on through the
evening bid whist was indulged in by
dozen tables full The prize win
ncrs Of the evening were Miss II. NJ.
Black with a total score Of l69. while
th, consolation lady's prize went to
Mrs. Geo ?. Lawrence. For the men
a. Martin led with a score Of les
aud Frank Regan took the mems con-
sol-tion having the lowest The run
ncr up was Mrs George " Bennett,
with g score ~ I67s
The committee in charge served
dainty retire hmente cf aniwieho
cake and coffee Shortly after low y
tie party dispersed 10 their respective
homes
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-11-04
EAST DORSET

Mrs. r. L. Whitney and son Elmer
son returned 70 Pawlet Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs L. J Abbott were in
Hartland Sunday making the trip by
auto
Mrs. Nellie Anderson. who has been
visiting relatives in Rutland returned
home Sunday
Miss Molly Foley. who has been Wis
iting friends mere, returned TO Troy,
" Y, last week.
Mr and Mrs L. Abbott are en-
tcitalning his mother, Nrs Richard
son, from Hartland.
Miss Clara Blodgett, who has been
visiting Mrs 6 + Coping returned
to Burlington sunday
Mrs Prank y Walker of Manehes
ter Depot, was the guest of Mrs Aei-
De z. sexton the first of the week
~. ard Mrs Ear y stor of Man
chester Center, were here sunday the
g.ysts ~ Mr. and Mrs } y. Bebee
M and Mrs g " Freddy have
closed their home here and gone 70
Pti.adelphia for the winter months.
Misses Name Lcary u Dor1et and
Margaret Cunningham q Kentueky,
were sunday guests Of Nr seliio
Dunn
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-11-04
COMMISSIONERS DEMPSEY
National Education Review Praises
Nermont's New Director

All IN an We can think of no recent
event in New England quite as signifi-
cant, quite 20 full Of promise as the
unanimous election % Clarence n.
Dempsey as commissioner of eduea-
tion n Vermont He is the one man
whom uo know. educationally. profes-
sionaily. personally. equipped for that
position * this time
Our pst slogan u late has been the
nced q considering the place, the way.
the time q educational pregre.s Mr.
Dempsey knows Vermont Hc 3
Neu E1Flzn5sr BE wil gIea The
childrea - ths Green Moaatain state
the opportunity Is use Ner~or. as il
i ard as !, hzs been as an educational
laboratory Re win b. IN sympathy
with Vernonters - today ~ith q view
g. a new Vermont
VI Dempsey vii ro about 2 ths
night way he has always done his
~0rk in the right way he has had
two unusually dIsleuli school sisns-
tions With which to deal There uas
Bever ; rnore iusxfricahle tangie than
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-11-04
Town Representatives From
Bennington County.

Bennington County.
Arlington-G. NJ. Vaughn, D.
Bennington-Henry Chase, r.
Dorset-Charles A. Wade, x.
Glastenbury-Merton j Olin, X.
Landgrove-M. J. Smith, X.
Manchester-0. r. Bennett, r.
Peru-B. +. Williams, r.
Pownal-Dr. f. r. Potter, X.
ReadsboD-A. b. Clark. r.
Rupert. ]. HaTwood. X.
Sandgate-C. d. Bentley, X.
Searsburg-Fred Briggs. ID.
Shaftsbury-A. b. Hawkins, d.
Stamford-A. w. Wilmarth, K.
Sunderland-H. J. Bowen, r.
Winhall-John Williams, X.
Woodford-George d. Knapp. X.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-11-04
WEST RUPERT

Warren Flower and Chancey HAYS
arc having their houses wired
Charles sloan e Washington, = q.
is visiting bis cousin. Albert Sheldon
Reginald Sheldon. whose third fin
ger w saved oH FRIDAY. i a. the
Cambridge Hospital
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-11-04
West Not Heard From

On the face Of incomplete returns,
Hsrtness, Foote and the remainder OF
the republican state ticket has carried
the State Of Vermont by majority OF
$1,000. The Harding and Coolidge
vote will be approximately the same
and the Legislature will be over
whelmingly republican.
One woman. Edna Baird Of Orange
in Washington county, is reported
elected, having filed in as an independ-
e.t after being defeated at the pri-
maries. Several familiar figures will
be seen in the House Of Representa-
tiv,s. Dan O'Bricn Of South Burling-
ton and Charles H. Stearns Of johnson
being old-timers, democrat and repub-
Iiean respectively. Dr. Z. E. Potte-
Of Pownal Is also a member Of the
new House
The feature Of the representative
e tests was the defeat q Charles S.
Dans of New Haven by an unknown,
A. b Hofnagle. Independent. who
fleo after the primary Charles L
Button of M.ddlebary Prank +. Bar
Der Of Brattlbeoro. and Fred v John
sor Of S5merset are other familiar
names
j Holmes Jackson of Burlington.
democrat defeated Lcyi Smith as rep
n tentative and A. A Parmelee of ST.
Albans. democrat. defeated Marshall
" Alexander. republican and veteran
member Of The House
Several counties are ineonpie;e On
tie early fgures-
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-11-04
Estimated


The Senate of the next Vermont
Legislature will be made up as fol
lows:
Addison-Willis n. Cady Of Middle
bury, and Walter r. White Of Panton.
Bennington-Walton F. Andrews Of
Manchester, and Harlow A. Bottum Of
SALISBURY.
aledonia-Frank T. Taylor Of
Hardwick, and William p Russell OF
Kirby.
Chittenden-M Martin S. Villas of Bur
hngton, W. B. MeKillip Of Burlington,
Dl. l. s Coburn Of Milton, and NJ. S.
Whitcomb Of Richmond
Essex-Luther A. Cobb Of Island
Pond.
Franklin-s. Carl Carpenter of
f.ichford, and w. J. Chaffee Of Enos-
burg.
Grand Isle-John Montgomery Of
Alburg, ID.
Lamoille-Dr W. 7. slayton of
MOrrisYlllc.
Orange. C. Sherbuine Of Ran
dolph
Orleans-W w. Blodgett of New
port, and r. NJ Cowles Of Albany.
Rutland-H r. Kingsley of Rut-
land, w. W. Nichols of Rutland, Ben
jemin Williams of Proctor, and +. J.
Foster Of Sudbury
shington-J. b. Estee Of Montpel-
icr, II. NJ Farnham of Montpelier, and
Charles H. Dana Of Woodbury..
Windham-George l.. Dunham Of
Bisttleboro. and DR. f. L. Osgood of
S?xtons River.
Windsor-Dr w. n. Bryant Of Lud-
low, b. w Newton Of Reading, and II.
Z. Clark of Woodstock.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-11-04
SWEEPING VICTORY FOR
HARDING & COOLIDGE
Every Indication of Landslide for Repub-
lican Nominees. Hartness Has Big
Majority in Vermont

New York, Nov 2-0n the face Of
returns showing the growing land
slide for Harding, Gov Cox's owr
newspaper The Dayton News, and
Chairman White Of the democratic
national committee, soon after II
o'clock tonight conceded the election
Of Senator Harding Without waiting
for returns from the West. which fouI
years ago elected Wilson in the face
cf pluralities for Hughes throughout
the East. the democratic candidate and
his chief manager conceded that in
the Solemn referendum" which Pres
ideat Wilson declared would decide the
League Of Nations question, American
voters had preferred Harding, who
favored staying out" to Cox, who
favored going in
Gov. Cox, who was in his news
paper Office when the concession OF
Senator Harding was published, said
he would issue no statement. Senator
Harding at his home in Marion said he
was more given TO prayer to God to
make me capable Of playing my part"
than he was TO exultation.
The New York governorship race
continued close with both managers
victory.
Pennsylvania returns at that hour
showed Harding leading Cox three to
one and Senator Penrose elected.
Massachusetts was promising Harding
the greatest plurality ever given
candidate in that state.
Boston had gone for a republican for
the second time in its history, and had
given Harding a greater lead over Cox
than il gave Mckinley over Bryan in
1896.
In the home district of Charles F.
Nr.phy, leader Of Tammany Hall,
beat Cox two to one. Maine
reported Harding leading Cox by the
largest plurality ever given to a pres
idential candidate. Ohio, one-ffth
showed a growing vote for
Harding
In the New York senatorial race
Senator Wadsworth was leading his
democratic opponent Lieut.. Gov.
Senator'S Brandegee Of Con-
ncct.cut, and Moses Of New Hamp-
sEire. opponents of the League of Ma
tchs, both seemed certain of re-elec-
tiCn.
West Not Heard From
The late closing of polls in the
Western states, the difference of time,
ong ballots and the increased number
,f voters is responsible for the delay
IN the returns from those states.
In later returns, Gov. Smith in
,reaaed his average majority in each
district in New York City from l15 TO
rs while Mr.. Miller increased his av-
rage upstate from 75 to S3. If their
present ratios are maintained, Miller
xiii have a lead of 379,725 upstate,
while Smiths majority in New York
1ity is 322,924
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-03

Ire instant Buster started for those Ierhs Ca&terer ran, taking care to weep out of Busters sight Around to where Buster had been digging ran Chatterer seized that little root and was safely hidden up in a hemlock tree by the time Buster had made LID ms mind that there was no one in or around that clump of ferns
 Chatterer chuekled wickedly as he prepared to take bite of that root Already he felt better, because he nad done something to get even with huster Bear. He knew that he was going to enjoy that little root all tb,. mere because he had stolen if rro,n ftster Bear. He bit into it.
 TOT a second or two Chatterer couldn't get his breath. Then such T racket as broke out in that hemlock tree! Buster looked up in surprise Just in time to see that little root crop. He had been vainly hunting Tor It. Now he understood what b,1f become Of it. A slow grin spread over Ills race as he listened to the raclxet oFernead and watched Chatterer danc ihg aoout in the tree. T guess he got mouthful that time" chuckled Rus ter.
 Chatterer did. You see the root of Jack -in-the Pulpit has hot sting,nr Juice, and it seemed to Chatterer that lis mouth was afire It made tnA tears come. Yet Buster Bear likes that hot. biting root
 Thief! Thief Thief. shouted Sammy Jay. gleefully for he had been watch ing and had seen all that happened tCopyrlght, 1920 by T. W. Burgess).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-03
LEGAL NOTICES REQUEST FOR BIDS

l. Sealed proposals will be received at this office. 714 Brown Marx building, Bir- mingham, Ala, until Il a. m November 10. 1920. at which time and place they will be publicly opened for the construction of coal bins of 2.08o net tons capacity and river wharf. together with necessary ma chinery and conveying belts to transfer coal from railroad cars to bins and from bins to barRss; bins and wharf to be of creo- soted pile and frame construction. Bidders are invited to be present.
 2. Proposais are to be subdivided into timber and pile construction separate from belts and machinery.
 B. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids, to waive any informalities in pro- posals. to make awards by items or in the aggregate as may be most advantageous to the United States. Written notice will be given when an offer is accepted.
 4 Proposals must be submitted in dupli- cate and dated. If submitted by firm or corporation. they must bear the firm or corporate name with signature and title of person authorised to submit proposals. The envelope containing proposal must be sealed and marked Proposal for construction of coal bins and river wharf. Cordova. Ala. to be opened November 10. 1s2o.'
 s. Specifications and detailed plans will be furnished bidders upon application at my office. 714 Brown Marx building. Bir- mingham. Ala. on and after October eS. 1920. H. T. DEBARDELEBEN Manager Warrior River Section, War De-
 parment. Inland and Coastwise Water
 Ways Service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-03

Chatterer the Red Squirrel. hidden Fl nemlock tree, watched Buster Bear I uig up the roots of a certain little piaht which grew in the damp earth in swampy place near the Laughing brook and smack his lips as he ale mem Just watching Buster enjoy that meal made Chatterer hungry. See .hg other people eat and enjoy their Iood Will make any one hungry
 It was quite plain that Buster liked Hose little roots. In the first place he worked hard to get them. If he hadn't liked them he wouldn't have dug over all that ground to get them. Tn the second place he smacked his lips over them in way that would have told any one within hearing that he was enjoying something
 Now Chatterer had been so busy spy ing on Buster Bear that he hadn't eaten as he should have. So he grew hungrier and hungrier as he watched Buster until he felt that he must have ne or those roots. Then, too, his curi- oslty grew with his appetite. He won Gered just how those roots tasted. The more he wondered the more he wanted tc lind out. The more he wanted to tind out the more determined he be- came that he would find out
 So Chatterer began to plan for way to get one of those little roots i'c Woulu steal one rom Buster Bear. If would taste all the better if if were stolen, for then he would have the feeling that in a way he was getting even with Buster Bear for shaking him out of that tree a few days bs- fore. If he didn't steal one the only way he could get one would be to dig one out for himself after Buster had left and this he had no mind to do He wouldn't know just where to dig. Besides he had no desire to dig in that wet, black ground
 Chatterer ran down from that tree md hid in g clump of ferns from which he could watch Buster. There he waited and waited and waited At last Buster dug up two of those little roots at once. He picked up one. Before he could swallow this and pick up the second one rustling of dry leaves over back of certain clump of ferns caught his ever-listening ears
 Instantly Buster turned to stare sus- piciously toward that clump of ferns Again he heard the rustic of dry leaves. Slowly and very softly Buster stole over toward that clump of ferns. Some one had rustled those leaves and that som cone might make a fine ad- dition to his dinner.
 Of course you have guessed who it was who rustled those leaves It was Cbatterer. the Red Squirrel. He had guessed just what Buster would do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-03
Andrew and Imogene
By ROE FU EMERSON

Andrew" said Imogene. sittins down on the arm of his chair. "you ar. very clever in physiognamy, aren't you?'
 We'll, l sort of flatter myself that can size a guy up by his mug, yes" A .ooh or snug satisfaction came over his face. "I have to do if. The braad u,o eat and the cake we get an occasional snap at comes to us because of my abil- ny to size up my fellow man." We'll said Imogene, T want YOU tc tell me what you think of this face' She held a photograph two-thirds of the way out Of its envelope. Now don't take the envelope off, for I do not want you to see whether it was done by swell city photographer or who. I want an unbiased opinion" "All O. K.," said Andrew. Now lis- ten; if this guy is anything to you, you've got to stand the gaff, for tell you now don't like his map, and I'm going to tell you the truth.
 First off the bat. any man who parts his hair in the middle shows aif effemi- marcy and weak-mindedness which will condemn him to the ribbon counter or some such walk of life, where he will not come in contact with anything rough CT than the anger of some ancient school marm for whom he has failed to match a piece of ribbon.
 Next take this young fellows sloping brow. He's the sort of gink who added the word lowbrow to our vocabulary His forehead slopes down like the mud bank to horse pond.
 Then look at those lamps. They are as close together as the eyes of fer ret or a weasel or some such nocturnal predatory animal. Some of our country S most celebrated bigamists have had those close-set orbs.
 Then just lamp that bugle. This guy is about l9 years old, if I am a judge but I'll bet a new silk kelly that by the time he is 40 that nose will be shot with little red and purple veins like the black tracings in white tombstone. That nose belongs to lush and a tank
 Get hep to that mouth, honey It is cold and hard. By the time that boy has reached the age of manhood that mouth will take on cynical droop at the cor ners which will give it Machiavelian cynicsm ruinng the whole face.
 II want you"
 But AndreWs' interrupted Imoeene in disnay.
 Don't break in on me-" he continued 'I suppose this guy is some of your fam fly, but you asked me. Look at that chin. It's as weak as sheeps. This fellow vii, never have enough strength of char acter to keep dollar if he gets one. His will go for rum. He is the type of man who will become a weak, doddering rum ruin before he is 50
 Look also at
 Andrew stop it+' commanded Imo- gene.
 Well, I am only tellin' the truth don't care if he is your brother he pro- tested.
 Do you know who that is?' she asked
 No and l don't care"' he said. "All have told you is written in his face
 That is your picture when, you were 1S!'' she exclaimed. pulling it out of the envelope so he could see the stamp of the home town photographer.
 tEr--why--oh-I-TIa! Ha, Hal" he laughed lamely. "I knew it all the time. :"
 She pretended she believed him. Copyright, Twenty-first Century Press.
 Inc.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-03
Sidecar for Invalid

Improved provision for the comfort of invalids and cripples is one form of cur rent progress that probably owes it's im- petus to the great war The old fashioned wheel chair, laboriously hand-pushed. seems likely at last to become obsolete. as modern propulsive methods are adapt ed to the new purpose, according to a we'll -illustrated article in Popular Me- chanics Magazine. In a recently designed outfit the wheel chair takes the form Of sidecaI. on a light steel frame. which may be attAched in a few minutes, by four bolts, to a standard bicycle of either diamond or drop-frame style. Spring suspension and deep upholstering make the side seat comfortable
 Texas, Georgia apd South Carolina produce more than one-half of the cotton.
 The largest Fiji canoes are 100 feet long.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-03
More Truth Than Poetry
HEARSAY.
By JAMES J. MONTAGUE

HEARSAY. It's pleasant, when the evening sun is low And home you hie to take a weIl-earned rest, It's pleasant, as I said before, to know That all day long you've done your level best. A thousand men will freely testify That happy is the faithful toiler's lot, And if you doubt it, ask of them, for 1 cannot. It's sweet to know, as one puts on his hat
 When he has labored weary hours through, It's sweet to know-as have mentioned that
 He hasn't left single thing to do. To have a conscience without stain or spot, To have a mind from all reproaches free, Is sweet, as you of course can prove, but not by me. It brings you peace, as on your couch you
 bask
 And watch the dancing of the birch-log
 fire, To know that you have given every task The effort that all duties should re-
 quire The pleasure that one gets from having
 clung
 To duty is the greatest pleasure known, But it's pleasure that is not among
 my own.
 NO CHANGE. Apparently it is not going to be neces- sary to enlarge the New York jals In or der to make room for the authors of the Wall street bomb atrocity.
 UNHAPPILY. It is always the biggest fish and the big sest speed maniac that get away. NOW WE HAVE THE NINETEENTH
 AMENDMENT. Maybe hereafter we shall have govern ment by intuition. Copyright 1920, by the Bell Syndicate
 Incl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-03
DEATHS

Miss Terrell LOrena Harper-Aged 15. died last night at 9:30 at the family residence, 519 Twenty-third str set. north. The body will be shipped Thursday to Cedartown. Ga, by Woodidn Undertaking Company. She is Survived by her parents, MT. and Mrs. G. N. Harper; one brother. J. C.. Harper; two sisters, Mrs. F. M. OBrien and Miss Ida Laura Harper, all of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-03

Among the most cautious modes of salutation is that of the -dalays and other Polynesians, who greet each other by smelling. Two natives. on meeting. after an absence of some time, seize hands. rub noses violently and at the same time weep loudly, presumably from the pleasure of seeing one another.
 In Norway there are practically no H. literates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-03

Seventeen religious faiths and twen- ty nationalities are represented among the membership of the recently or ganized Young Women's Christian As sociation in Rio de Janeiro.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-03

The Swiss Railway Clerks Union has adopted resolution in favor of pre- venting the shipment of war mate rials through switzerland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-03
FOrGOOd of the
 Community

THE election is over.
 N From the business of choosing those who govern, the most important of all, the face of the country is forward to the things which we must do every day.
 Is the present business, commercial and financial status such as to encourage? Is it that way in Birmingham? Are the rec ords of 1920 achievement worth record ing?
 Take few items that have appeared in the Age-Herald in the past few days as follows:
 Building permits for the ten months of the year aggregate S3,860,000, which is. an increase of 26 per cent over the same period in 1919. Notable in the record of the past few months is the number of homes of modest cost that have been con- structed. People have pocketed lot of false pride and they have built homes that they can afford pending the ability to add to them or build larger and more preten@ tious ones in the future.
 Bank clearings for the ten months of e> the year reached S823, 100000, an in crease over the same period in 1919 of AS lC. of the prosperity of the community. The clearings have been computed on the same number of participating banks and on the same basis as in 1919 They simply show that citizens of Birmingham have more money and are doing larger busi- ness.
 But the most remarkable feature of dis trict progress this year has been in the in vestment of capital in new corporate en- terprises and in increase of capital of go- ing concerns The total of this invest ment for the ten months of 1920 has been S14, 164 ,0OO an increase over the same period in 1919 of 147 per cent
 There has been no water in this invest ment It has been in concerns that either were already successful institutions or those that were organized to do business with the capital stock paid in. The total for the ten months of this year is more than twice that of 1919 and is $3,O0O,OOO more than the combined totals of 1918 and 1919.
 In addition to this record might be re- called the purchase of the Jefferson County Bank building by eastern parties for $1 ,250,000, and that of the Empire building by Virginia interests There is ample evidence that those elsewhere con- sider Birmingham an excellent field for investment
 Bids are being now received for the construction of coal bins and terminals at Cordova on the Warrior. This means the machinery for handling an immense amount of Alabama coal for bunkerage domestic and export purposes at the port of Mobile and New Orleans.
 Out at Tarrant City, where the new S3,OOO,OOO plant of the Lehigh Portland Cement Company has been staked off and and where many very successful indus tries have clustered, they are to organize a bank this week.
 Birmingham's Traffic Bureau has just rendered report to it's 200 members showing saving to them in the collection of claims on freight and express over charges of $174,000 during. the ten months of the'year. This is just one item of the service of this very practical and
 On Saturday at Mobile they will launch the Tuscaloosa City, sixth of the 10000 ton steel freighters built bv the Chicka-