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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-07

Statistics show that 75 per cent of the pedestrians~ knocked down and killed or injured by autos last year were hit when crossing the street. at some point other than street intersection. If you must "jay-walk" keep your eyes open and don't blame the motor ist if he hits you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-07

The United States bureau of pub lie roads will pay particular nt-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-07

S5s creameries and 2,5s0 cheese fac- tories.
 An increasing number of cities are adopting traffic laws preventing left hand turns in the congested downtown districts, with the result that less delays occur during the rush hours. Each time an auto cuts through the traffic lane by turning to the left the following machines are halted. Right hand turns can be made without con fusion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-07

movaI activities to the highwA -- which will carry the heavtt
 driveway traffic. Statistics ar now being gathered showing tn
 amount of travel on these road and as soon as this Is compiet bulletins will be sent ont urgin state and county authorities q keep them open.
 Our weekly don't: Don't forget Il chains are needed during the raj days of fall as much as during winter. The roads are covered VI dead leaves and when these becc' wet, nothing but chains will prevI a car-from going into dangerous si!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-07
Leadership

Eddie Hea,ue, amous dyivev says"In Me Stephens SalientSix eye motor at fs aH at could de desred six-cyinder uni ,oifh ovrhead ual0e system and small bore and stroke ConsHffed along the Hines of Ne
 on adsanced deas delceving high power svM Me o les fuel Eddie Heayne puycha5eda Stephens Saiem Six for his personal er gving est
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-07

great aviator thrilled thousands Fair dizzy heights from aplane another used Standard Oil Grown Gasoline Letter below tells why:
New Britain herald., 1920-06-26
NO k. OF C. CLAIMS.
Germany Not to Be Asked to Pay For
 Their Support Overseas.

New York. June 26.-The Knights of Columbus announced today that their European commissioner Edward Hearn had been advised to enter no claims against the German govern ment for expenses with the American army of occupation. The Knights and other welfare organization bod been invited to submit bills for their eX- penscs.
 As much of the money expended with the troops was supplied by the American public Supreme Secretary Mckinley of the Knights said it would be impossible to enter a just claim. '
New Britain herald., 1920-06-26
JAIL PITTSBURGH STEEL MEN
Police Head Alleges Sale of Stock
 Through Fraud

Pittsburgh. June 26.-Lakin C. Fay Tor and w. C. Watkins. resident and secretary, respectively, of the Pitts burgh Tin Plate and Steel Corpora tion, were arrested today by city de- tectives on a warrant charging con- spiracy to cheat and defraud. and lodged in a cell in default of s25,000 bail each.
 The literature of the company. ac- cordinS to MT. pritchard. states that the corporation owns and operates plants in Marietta. Ohio, equipped with lnodern machinery and capable of producing 2O.0O0 tons of steel an- nually.
 He asserted that investigation showed that the company could not produce 20,00O tons of steel a year and that its plants were not equipped with modern steel-making machinery. The corporation is capitalized at s12.000.00& Stock was sold at prices ranging from SIC to s14 per share.
New Britain herald., 1920-06-26
BRITISH WARSHIPS
 FORWARDING TURKS
Fully 1000 Enemy Casualties Report cd As Result of Accuracy of
 British GunncrS.

London. June 26.-British warships at anchor before the town of Ismid, Asia Minor. have violently bombarded the Turkish line stretched around that place, and have inflicted heavy losses. It is estimated that 1000 Turks have been killed according to an Exchange Telegraph Go. dispatch from Athens.
 Three shells from artillery fired by Turkish nationalists under the com mand of MuStapha Kemal Pasha, have fallen into Ismid and have caused damage.
 Greek forces stationed in the Smyr- ma district are advan-ing in four di- rections into Asia Minor according to the Greek legation here. Four towns, many prisoners, cannon and machine guns have been taken. The Greek losses were 21 dead and 100 wound cd.
New Britain herald., 1920-06-26
THE ODIOUS ONION.
Dept. of Agriculture Finds That This
 Vegetable is Not Popular.

Washington, June 26.-Onions have become a drug on the market for the first time in years. the departme mt of agriculture reported today in it's weekly mart review. Potatoes how ever are two or three times as high as year ago and paratiVely scarce.
 The review says that because of the slight demand for onions due to an over supply and to refusal of re- tailers to lower prices as wholesale prices decline, California onion growers are blowing under their crops because the onions are not worth the cost of mark eting
New Britain herald., 1920-06-26
CLEARING HorsE REPORT.
EDUCATION THREATENED
Universities and Technical schools in Vienna May Have to Close for Lack of Sufficient Funds.

Vienna. June 25 The universities and technical institute sof Vienna arc on the verge of collapse. according to A report of the chairman Of the committee for education.
 Their grants are still on the scale fixed in 1918 which the falling crown and enhanced prices mako mere pittanca. For instance. the entire does not suffice to subscribe for one tial tn its work.
 All of the colleges are five years in arrears of scientific publications and utensils have increased in price to more than 20 times pre-war cost while chemical and medical supplies have reached fantastic prices. Co caine is cited as a striking example. Costing formerly 200 crowns kilo- gram Cor go poundsD it is now worth 4s.000. Iodine is worth $500 crowns the kiloGram. Platinum is practically impure hasa ble. the quota ton being 650.OoO crowns the kilo- gram.
 Nivisection has been abandoned be- cause of the cost or animals, mechani- cal studies stopped for lack of ma chinery and throughout the list of technical schools the same conditions exist.
 Formerly the government provided needy students with the necessary materials and equipment for scientific work, but now .:.e enrolment is five times greater than before the war.
New Britain herald., 1920-06-26
ALLIES IN CONTROL
 IN THE NEAR EAST
Marshal Eoch Sees Quick End to Trouble If Harmony Can Be
 Maintained.

Paris, June 26.-AIlied nations are masters of the situation in the Near East as elsewhere and if in com plete harmony can employ all the forces at their disposal to carry out their policies which are ''soberly proportioned to their interests said Marshal Foch in an interview today.
 The Allied position in the Near East he said, lis that of a liability company limited. in which no share holder may say it his capital which made the company's operations successful. The Greek army is one of our assets and We are using it in the corporate interest"
 Discussing German disa rma ment he asserted this matter was not the dest truction of 1900 cannon but the overcoming of the hostile and mil itariSt spirit of the German people"
 If such spirit" he continued, should again be translated into ac- ton the harm it would use would be the most terrible and swiftest on carth--the airplane. The way to guard against renewed aggression is to increase the distance that sepa- rates us from the enemy. When we snatchnG distance of Ostend, from which she could lay London in waste in one night between dark and dawn. Until that evil spirit dies out, it is our duty to the next generation to see that our precautions are never abandoned"
New Britain herald., 1920-06-26
H. C. OF L. UNKNOWN
tA ChiIi Prices Are Moderate and No One Seems to Have to worry About
  Expenses.

Santiago. Chile, June 26.-AH peo- pie coming from abroad remark on the general abundance and cheapness of necessarics in Chile. as compared with ether countries Residents are nevertheless suffering from the grad ual increase in the cost of life the movement of increase felt over the world cannot be avoided here. Tho circle has been the same. Foreign products rise. salaries increase, prices of domesticv products advance.
 There have been some labor move ments in the nitrate region in the north and n the coal fields in the south. both strikes ending with arbi- traitor of the demands of the work men. Trade appears to be very active and although the market appears to be well stocked in most trading lines, good orders are being placed % for British and American goods for the coming winter.
 The crops have been good. but prices are going up, owing to inabil- ity of the railroads to transport the crops to the great centerS. Great prices mark the scarcity of foreign products like sugar. print paper. rice. which are not produced in the coun- try.
New Britain herald., 1920-06-26
YIELDS CHESS TITLE.
Dr. Laskcr Gives Championship
 Crown to Capa blanca of Cuba.

Amsterdam, June 26.--The decision Of Dr. Emanuel Laskcr to yield his title of worlds champion chess player to Jose R. Capablanca, the Cuban eN- pert. instead of playing a match they had arranged. has been made known in a letter to Capablanca.
 II cannot play the match knowing that it's rules are widely unpopular" Lasker wrote. -'I therefore resign the title of worlds champion in your favor. You have earned the title. not by the formality of a challenge but by your brilliant mastery"
New Britain herald., 1920-06-26
Financial
WALL STREET STOCK
 EXCHANGE REPORTS

Wall Street-1n keeping with prev ious days of the week today's short session of the stock exchange was dull and featureleSs. The attendance of members was unusually small and commission houses reported an ab- solute cessation of outside interest Oils, chemicals and tobaccos repre- scented the prominent issues with such rails as Union Pacific. St Louis and Southwestern pfd. and Delaware and Hudson at gains of 1 to points Several ste's' and equipments also hgured in tho sluggish movement. The closing was firm
 Sales approximated 135,oo0 shares Exchange on London showed no ma terial alteration. despite further gold arrivals from that center.
New Britain herald., 1920-06-26
CANDIDATES TIED IN
 CHILEAN ELECTIONS.

Santiago, Chile. June 26.-First re- turns from the election for 8 presi> dent o1 Chile. held yesterday showed a tie Un the number of electors choseni for the two candidates, Luis EaTrosA Borgono, nominee of the
New Britain herald., 1920-06-26

tNew York Stock Exchange quotations furnished by Richter and Co members of the New York stock ExchanRsI
New Britain herald., 1920-06-26
WEEKS BUILDING sti.s15.

The report Of the building inspec- or shows 22 permits to have been ,ssued during the week. The total expenditure on building operations. according to figures furnished the in- spector, was s1i.s75.
New Britain herald., 1920-06-26

CLEARING HOUSE REPORTS.

New York. June 26.-The actual condition of clearing house hanks and trust companies for the week shows they hold s2S.057,2sO reserve in excess of legal requirements. This is an increase of s31. .9O5. .250 from last week.
The Prescott daily news., 1920-05-25

The baseball club is having some splendid workouts these afternoons, large number of candidates for po- sitions on the team are out regularly for practice. Partial arrangements have been completed for a game here next Friday but the opponent of the local team has not been announced.
 Every day the work of the print shop grows more serious and irksome Difficulty in obtaining stock to print on is getting to be burden. The con- tinued advance in all kinds of paper and material of every nature is alarm ing. Our profit is being cut lower each month-Gazette. Idabel, Okla. Like a society girls evening gown cut so low that even at the present high prices she doesn't have on more than a nickel's worth of clothes-Star of Hope. Yea, likely comparison; but the difference between the society girl and the country newspaper is that the c. n. D. would wear more if they could get them, and the S. g. would pof
The Prescott daily news., 1920-05-25

Butter-Krist pop corn. Krescent Store. 1sd5w. l wish to thank the IA persons who voted for me for a member of the County Board of Education in the re- cent school election. The vote was only complimentary. of course, but appreciate it just the same-W. E. Began.
 All children of the Methodist Sun day School are requested to be at the church every afternoon this week at 4 o'clock.
 After spending few days in the city with relatives and friends, Miss Ella Ware Few has returned to her home in Little Rock. Miss Few was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Sam T. White, Jr., while in the city.
 Dwight Blake Westmoreland, IT,, of Rosston, entertained at his home number of his little friends on his second birthday, May 23. After lunch was served numerous games were played and all enjoyed the occa- sion.
 Mrs. Helen Crow died at her home in Texarkana early this morning and will be brought here tomorrow for interment. Mrs. Crow was the wife of F. M. Crow and formerly lived in Prescott. The funeral services will be conductedby Rev. Walters and be held at DtAnn cemetery tomorrow at 9 o'clock.
The Prescott daily news., 1920-05-25
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Talcum Powder Time-We have all the good ones. HESTERLYS.

Talcum Powder Time-We have all the good ones. HESTERLYS.
 A. M. Westmoreland is on a busi- ness trip to McCaskill today.
 Dr. J. E. Cox of Emmet was among the business visitors to the city today.
 Nyals Straw Hat Cleaner makes old straw hats new. 10c at HESTERLY,S.
 Let he that think he runneth (with out announcing in his county paper) take heed lest he fall
 If you want a business course let us save you money on a scholarship New Printing Company.
 Mrs. R. B. Hardy will entertain the Galloway Girls Thursday afternoon at 3:3O with matinee party.
 Bert Massey of San Antonio, Tex as, spent last night in the city visit ing his aunt, Mrs. c. F. Newth.
 Short, the hat man, is here and has opened in Shaver's Pressing Shop. Mir. Short advertised his business here last week but was compelled to re- turn to his home on account of ill., ness. He is an experienced hat clean CT and blocker and guarantees satis- faction.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-08-06
SOUTH WINDHAM.

R. F. Coady has a new span of work
horses.
Mr.. Brown of Boston was recent
caller at r. F. Cady's.
Miss Katherine Howe has returned
to her work in New York.
Mrs. Pickett of New Haven, Conn,
is guest at w. A. Farr's.
Raymond Howe of East Jamaica is
helping his father in haying.
F. H. Robbins went to Montpelier
Saturday to visit relatives a few days.
DR.. Thomas of Jamaica was called
Monday to see Mrs. Alva Harris, who
is ill.
Percy Knapp of Willamsville
Pined his family alta. L. Howe's Sun
bday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Houghton of
Brattleboro were recent visitors at A.
l.. Howe's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Howe of Mil
lers Falls, Mass, were Sunday visitors
at A. L. Howe s.
Mrs. George Chase and two little
sons, Clarence and Earl, are convalesc-
ing from measles.
j. n. Shaw entertained several
guests at dinner on his birthday ami
versary, July 20.
Mrs. B. H. Curtis took her Sunday
School class on picnic to Lowell
lake Saturday. Mr.. Curtis took them
in his car.
Mrs. Mildred Thayer, who had been
caring for her sister, Mrs. George
Chase, returned to her home in London
derry Sunday.
Mrs. N. R. Howe went to Guilford
Monday to assist in the care of her
brother-in- law, James A. Whipple, who
has since died.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Corbett,
Harry Corbett and Mr.. Sutherland re-
turned to their homes in Staten Island,
N. Y, Saturday.
The Independence club met Saturday
evening to dispose of their property.
The dance hall was sold to E. l.. Stow
ell and Everett Hamilton.
Leonard Longe and family, also his
brother, Clarence, and their father,
Fred Longe, all of Springfield (Vt),
called on old friends in town Sunday.
Mrs. NJ. M. Barber was called to Pot
tersville, N. Y, Saturday by the seri-
GUS illness of her brother, Mr.. Mead. NJ.
ii. ingalls, took her by automobile.
Mrs. Elnora Rhodes has bought of
L. f. Jenison the Asa Smith house in
the village, which she sold to Mr.. Jeni-
son about two years ago, possession to
be given Oct l.
Among those to make the pilgrimage
to the old Rockingham church Sunday
afternoon were Frank Fisher, Miss Eff
fie M. Fisher, Mrs. n. r. Howe and son,
Cola Howe, Mrs. I. f. Smith, Mrs. f.
f. Clayton, Bernice Smith and Fred C.
Smith.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-08-06
GRAFTON.

Miss Eva Wright has returned to
Charleston, w. Va.
Many Grafton people attended church
at Rockingham Sunday.
Miss Priscilla Gallup has returned to
her home in Bellows Falls.
Robert Tcege, who is at the Tavern,
broke his arm while playing.
Chester Butler is in town, a guest of
his mother, Mrs. Amy Butler.
DIR. G. G. Wilson and Prof. Alger went
to Providence for the week end.
Mrs. A. L. Burwell and Miss Burwell
are at the Tavern for several weeks.
A dance was held in the town hall for
Miss Margaret Gilbert Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. f. ID. p. Rowland went
Saturday to Wells Beach, Me-, for three
weeks.
Mrs. Albert Tuttle is spending few
days with her daughter, Mrs. Bragg, in
Brattleboro.
Miss Margaret Gilbert, who had been
visiting friends in town, left for Bellows
Falls Sunday.
DIR. F. L. Andrews of Quincy and Mar
Gus Chase of Boston were at the Tavern
the first of the week.
DIR. Romanza Walker and family of
Pennsylvania are occupying the Frost
house through August.
Walter Lynne Walker of Saxtons
River is visiting his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. W. L. L. Walker.
Grafton Grange will present play,
Little Trump, in the town hall Friday
evening. Dancing will follow the play.
Little Lyman Barrett, nine months old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Barrett, broke
his collarbone one day last week, falling
out of bed.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Park went to Boston
Saturday for a short visit. Their little
grandson, Carlton Park, jr., returned to
his home with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Fairbanks, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elbridge Culver of Greenfield and
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Culver of North
ampton visited relatives in town last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry j. Clarke of Chi
cago, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Raymond and
son of East Orange, n. j., called on Mrs.
A. s. Barlow Monday EN- route for the
White mountains.
DIR. Francis Metcalf Root, an expert
in biology, especially as related to pub.
lie health and sanitation, and lecturer
on this subject in Johns Hopkins un.
iversity, has come with his wife to be
guests of Prof. and Mrs. Alger. Mrs.
Root is niece of Mrs, Alger.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-08-06
JAMAICA.

Miss Pansy Leahy and friend of Brat
tleboro were in town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Muzzy of West
field are visiting at J. A. Muzzy's.
Frank Hosley was in Simonsville Sat
urday, looking after numbering business
Mrs. Cora Gleason and Howard Boyn-
ton have been visiting a week in Lisbon
n. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. p. Boynton motored to
Lisbon, N. H., Sunday to get their mother
and son.
Archie Moore and Calvin Moore and
party of Bellows Falls visited friends in
town Sunday.
Henry Sherwin of Palmer, Mass, is
here with his mother, Mrs. Mary Sher.
win, a few days.
Mrs. George Wateroff and little Pau
Longfellow of Waverly, Mass, are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Cheney spent Sun
day with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eel
ton, in South Londonderry.
Mrs. Booker and Mrs Chase went tc
their home in Worcester last week Tues
day to return this week Thursday.
Mrs. Leon Bemis went to BrattleborC
Friday to see her mother, Mrs. II. o
Emerson, at the Memorial hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Allen and daughter
Ina, have returned from lO-days' stav in
Boston, where Ina went for treatment al
the hospital
Mrs. Thankful johnson came last weel
to attend the funeral of Edison Allen anc
Will remain with Mrs. Allen until she car
sell her house.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-08-06
LONDONDERRY.

Mrs. Guy Wyman was in Brattleboro
over Sunday.
Bowen Shattuck of Keene, N. H., is
visiting his grandparents.
Charles Starks has gone to Comstock
N. Y, for short visit.
Clyde Wright of Roxbury visited rel,
atives here last week.
Miss Jennie McGrath of Charles
town, Mass, is visiting at Il. L. Park
er's.
Peter Smith of Brandon is a guest
of his daughter, Mrs. Yando.
George Williams and family spent
last week at Lake Wantastiquet.
Mrs. Frank wilkins of Brookline
Mass. is a guest of Judge Waite.
Robert Dunbar of Mount Hermon is
a guest of Rupert Williams.
Mrs. lilly Kindig of Allentown, Pa
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ida Stevens
George Shepardson is out again
after being confined to the house two
weeks with a sore leg, which he injured
by falling.
Mrs. +. NJ. Leonard returned home
Sunday after n weeks stay with
her son, DR.. Lawrence Leonard OF
Green Island, N. Y.
Rev. u. C. Taylor and family, George
Williams and family and Madison Far
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-08-06
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK.
Some Of The Important Items Con-
densed For Phoenix Readers.

England and France are mobilizing
troops and preparing war supplies to
be sent Immediately to Poland to pro-
tect that country from an invasion by
the Russian Soviet army. The Rus
slams have driven the Poles back across
their border and are advancing rapidly
on Warsaw, the Polish capital. All
American citizens except welfare work
ers were to be removed from that city
last night and the foreign legations
were planning to move. 1t is said the
Polish government will remove to Cra-
COW. The Bolsheviki are reported to
have secret treaty with Germany by
which part of the Polish spois are to
the turned over to Germany.
Hundreds of people who have inves-
ted money in a get rich quick scheme
promoted by Charles Ponzi of Boston
have joined in a run on his offices de-
handing the return of their money.
More than a million dollars have been
returned and the office promises to re-
turn all money demanded. The people
had placed their money with Ponzi on
the promise to pay them 30 per cent
interest at the end of 90 days. State
and federal officials are investigating
Pofzi S affairs but so far have found
nothing Illegal in his methods. He
claims his liabilities are nearly all paid
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-08-06
EAST JAMAICA.

Miss lone Allen of Springfield. Mass.
was guest at G. H. Gleason's Monday.
Mrs. Marion Thurber of Providence.
K. l., came Monday to visit Mrs. b. NJ.
Sage.
Clarence Peirce went to Rutland Mon
day to join his wife, who has been with
her parents there.
Mrs. +. NJ. Butler and sons Prentiss
and Frederic, attended the services in
Rockingham Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned PIERCE and son.
Clarence, and Mrs. Ellen Howard were in
Brattleboro Friday afternoon to visit
Guy Perce at the Memorial hospital.
Eddie Pero and Eddie Spence of Win
throp, Mass, were guests of Clarence
Peirce Saturday night on their way to
camp few days in Stratton. Mr. PIERCE
carried them to Stratton Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. r. f. Robinson motored
to Londonderry Sunday afternoon after
their daughter, who had been spending
few days with her uncle, Carroll Doane.
They also attended the annual services
in Rockingham.
The reorganization of the River Sunday
school was postponed one week last
Sunday because Of so few in attendance
Rev. j.. II. Sprague has been here the
last three Sundays adding much to the
Sunday school period. He expects to be
here next Sunday. Those who do not
come are missing something