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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-08
SENATE COMMITTEE
WANTS TO SEE NEW
JAPANESE AGREEMENT

AT the instance of Senator Johnson,
republican, California, the Senate
foreign relations committee today di-
rected Chairman Lodge to ask Secre-
tary Colby. if not incompatible with
tue pubic interest, to submit to the
committee a copy of the agreement
reached between Ambassadors Morris
ana Shldehara regarding new treaty
70 deal with the situation resulting
from the adoption by California of an
alien land bill.
Senator Johnson urged that the
agreement be made public. and this
preclpltated a lengthy discussion in the
committee session, which was eXecu-
i've Senator johnson demanded re-
Gently that the State Department make
the agreement public, declaring that
II was simply another "gentlemen's
agreement" which would not exclude
japanese from the United States.
secretary Colbys reply to this de-
mand was that he did not propose to
JOIN Senator johnson in ghost
dance" over the proposed treaty.
Negotiations between the United
states and Japan still are incomplete,
ana the draft agreement remains to
be approved: both by the State De-
partment and the Toxic foreign office
State Department officials have stated
that 1t will not be possible to conclude
the negotiations before the change of
administration on March 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-08
CONGRESS MEMBER DIES.

BARLOW, Fla. February s.-Rep-
resentative Fred l. Blackmon OF An.
niston, Ala, died at the home of be-
nephew, DIR. R. l. Hughes, shoFS11i
after midnight last night. the ~;
mains will be shipped to Annistoni
this morning for interment. ~
The deceased was recently re-elect-s
ed for the seventh consecutive time.
to his seat in Congress from the
fourth Alabama district. He arrived
in Florida Sunday. accompanied by
his young son. Death was due to
heart disease.
Representative Blackmon was born
at Lime Branch. Polk county, Ga,.s
September Is, 1873. and moved to Cali
houn county, Ala. in 1883. He was
children. Ered L. Blackmon. ir.. and.
sara Bsllinger HaclkmoA. sassla
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-08
PRIZE BRONZE TURKEY
DECLINED e HARDING
AS TOO COSTLY TO EAT

DIXON. Ill. February s.-Presi-
dent-elect Harding has written Mrs
Eli Fowler Of Rochelle. ILL.,, declining
with thanks her offer Of THE Flame
Of the Bronze" champion turkey at
the recent national poultry show in
Chicago. for his first THANKSGIVING
dinner in the White House.
Mr.. Harding expressed reluctance
to make food out of so valuable bird
while we are preaching simplicity and
thrift as one Of the necessary reme-
dieeto A6act an4AmsFican. nuEa:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-08
VOTE BERGDOLL INQUIRY.
House Committee to Determine
as to Deep Probe Into Escape.

-
preliminary investigation of the
escape to Germany of Grover Cleve-
land Bergdoll, wealthy Philadelphia
draft dodger, is to be made by the
House military committee to deter
mine whether thorough inquiry by
a special committee was justified.
This was announced today by Chair.
man Kahn after an executive session
of the committee, which voted to
launch the preliminary hearing Thurs
day.
I'm convinced the. whole affair was
rotten, and that we should go to the
bottom of it, said Chairman Kahn
District Attorney McAvoy. Philadel-
ph1a. who conducted the prosecution
against Rergdoll's mother and others
alleged to have been implicated In
his escape, has signified his willing
ness to appear before the committee
Mr.. Kahn said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-08
WHITE NOT TO QUIT.
Says Conditions Have Changed
Since Last Fall.

MARIETTA. Ohio, February s.
Chairman George White of the demo-
cratic national committee has no in
tention Of retiring. he said here last
night before leaving for New York to
take up the request of forty-nine
members of the committee for a meet
ing March 1.
Conditions have changed since last
fall. when I said might retire." said
Mr.. White. II now feel that I do not
need to give my entire time to bust
the chairmanship."
The whole matter will be thrashed
out at the meeting Of the recently ap-
pointed democratic executive commit
tee at Washington February II, Mr..
White said. He announced that he
had received numerous kilograms urg-
ing that he continue as national
chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-08
TO ASK NAVY HOLIDAY.

TOXIC, February S.-Yukio Ozaki.
a former leader of the Kensei-kai. or
opposition party. told the Associated
Press he would today introduce in,
dependently before the diet reso-
luton proposing curtailment of naval
armament.
His resolution, he said, would ask
Japan to communicate with the
United States and England, and to-
decide on the best way to restrict
naval programs in conjunction with
those nations. M. Ozaki was ex-i
PEELED from kensei-kai last Friday
because he had not supported a 'suf-
frage bill urged by that organization.s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-08
GREEKS PLAN OFFENSIVE.

ROME. February 7.-Seventy thou
sand Greek troops are being organ.
ized for great offensive in Asia
Minor. it is said in reports received
here from Smyrna.
The Turkish nationalists are pre-
pairing to meet the Offensive. and
claim they will be able to o1fer Q
atubhorn resistancos ',.s' ( aiisA j aziS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-08
PRINCESS TO VISIT NORWAY

LONDON. February s.-Princess
Mary Is expected to pay a short visit
to Christfania early in the spring, to
stay with her aunt. the Queen of
Norway. This will be the first oc-
.casion on which the prinees& has hean
f6een At q continental Aourt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-08
GOULD SUIT COMPROMISED.

NEW YORK, February 8.-Settle-
ment of the $50o.o00 breach Of promise
suit instituted against Kingdom Gould.
eldest son of George j. Gould. by Mrs.
Elsa e. L. Blum was effected here,
when the two principals entered into
an agreement of compromisa. The %.
tails were not made public
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-08
MIR. HOUSTON Ill OF COLD.

Secretary Houston was prevented
today by cold from appearing be-
fore the Senate foreign relations COM
mittea regarding loan agreements
witt allied goyeynmenta
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-08
BAN ON LIQUOR TRANSIT,
Acting Attorney General Rules
Shipments Via q. 8. Prohibited.

Shipments Of liquor from one for
etgn country to another. via the
United States, are prohibited by the
national prohibition act. according to
an, opinion by Acting Attorney Gem
eral Nebeker, made public today by
assistant Secretary OF the Treasury
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-08
HOUSE PASSES ARMY BILL
Provision for 10000 Men in 1922
Goes to Senate.

The Army appropriation bill carry
ing approximating 1929, ,0oo.O 900 and
nroviding for force Of only 10000
men in 1922 was passed today by the
House and sent to the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-08
WEATHER.

Cloudy and Unsettled, with rain
late tonight or tomorrow; colder to-
night
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended at pm. today: Highest, 55, at
3:45 pm. yesterday: lowest. 40. at -
noon today. Full report on page 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-08

Member Of the Associated Press
The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the for republication Of all news dispatches
credited to 1t no. otherwise credited In this
paper and also the local news published herein
All rights Of publication Of special
dispatches herein also reserved.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-19
Scientific Rentals.
(RutIand HeroId.)

That large part of every community so
situated that it rents rather than owns
the houses or tenementS in which it lives
has had a feeling since the war that il
was the victim of profteers. There has
been some suspicion that landlords with
houses or tenements to rent were diSre-
garding investments, fair interest on the
capital and other economic factors and
were following the old-fashioned doctrine
of charging what the traffic would bear
Scientific investigation of the housing
situation has been made by the United
States housing corporation and it would
be interesting to compare the rents ac-
tually being paid, say in Rutland, with
those it holds are reasonable and Just.
Renters might be surprised at the COM
Parsons.
1t has been the common practice to fig
ure that the rent should yield 10 per cent
gross of the property's value. The
United States housing corporation places
the normal cost of operating and main
tanning an ordinary dwelling house prop
erty at close to : per cent per annum.
ThiS-iS segregated as follows Mainte-
nance, Ia per cent; service and insur-
ance. Z per cent: taxes and assessments.
II per cent vacancies. bad accounts and
depreciation, 81 per cent.
On this basis, a gross rental of IL per
cent would be necessary to return TO the
owner e per cent on his investment. The
research summary indicates that a gross
rental of IL per cent is q minimum eco
nomic return and it is of the opinion moth
ing less would tempt capital to build
dwelling houses.
Investment, of course, should be re-
garded as actual money put into a dwell
ing or tenement and not its present esti-
mated value. In ether words, on an orig
inal investment of s.. 900, the owner
ought to have about $50 a month: on
$500, about $50 and on 5000, about
so a month. He is probably doing bet
ter than that in many cases. He is also
likely getting less in many more Are
your rents a matter of guess-work profit.
eCring or are they based on sound eco
monte practice in a scientific way?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-19
Get Tngefher-
(AIorrisville AIessonger.)


The decisive maiorities for and against
the teachers training college bill, in the
two branches of the legislature. precudes
any hope of an agreement on present lines
1t is now the duty of the real friends
of education in Vermont to get together
on the best possible measure.
There have been altogether too many
hard words and too much hard feeling on
both sides
Both sides are, we believe. actuated by
the highest motives, hut differ radically
as to means to be employed to secure bet
ter rural schools and better teachers for
the rural schools.
The time has come to lay aside all diff
ferenceS of opinion; recognize facts look
the situation plainly in the face. and
formulate some measure that will at least
DO more for education. though it may fall
short of meeting the ideas of the men who
have been battling so earnestly for differ
ent ideas. which they believed were right.
1t Is admitted that there is no real
shortage OF teachers except in the rural
schools
1t. is admitted, by both sides, that rural
teachers have come largely from the
teacher training classes.
Then improve the teacher training
classes.
Raise the standard for admission and
Sraduation-not too hight you do not
want these classes to be killed like the
nOrmalS.
Establish more of them and. to bridge
between them and the college training
classes, put normal training schools at as
many points in the state as is necessary
to aid those desiring to teach and who
want more than the teacher training
classes can give.
1t is now up to the committee Of cduca.
ton TO frame compromise BILL
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-19
WILMINGTON

L. NJ. Kellas of Malone. n. Y, was in
town Tuesday.
F. J. Fitch was in North Adams on
business one day this week.
Mrs f. NJ Bissell and Mrs. II. E. Mann
spent Tuesday shopping in North Adams
L. A. Brown is spending this week in
Boston. He expects to attend the annual
automobile show. V. L. Adams will meet
Mr. Brown in Boston Thursday for the
latter part of the week S. l.. Blood will
help f. NJ. Bissen during the absence OF
Mr.. Adams.
Wilmington viii have a special town
meeting Monday, March 2S, at = p. IA
to take action on the proposition TO buy
Memorial hall. This is in accordance with
a vote taken at the regular town netting
Major +. W. Childs offers the hall to the
town at a figure much below the original
cost and also below the present actual
value. 1t was demonstrated at the regu-
lar town meeting that the town needs O
new hall with larger seating capacity
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-19
Bellows Falls Hopes for Federal Build.
ing.

Word comes from Washington that
Congressman Dale win re-introduce his
bill for a federal building at Bellows
Falls in spite of the fact that it has
been buried among the Ieft-oyers. If
Mr.. Dale remains persistent, Bellows
Falls may yet get the necessary appro-
pTiation. Estimates on at least three
s!tes-the Kate Williams property at the
corner of Westminster and Henry stress.
the Frost estate where the Central
House is now located and the site of
the Grand theatre-have been sent to
Washington in hope that the necessary
appropriation would be Forthcoming
Perhaps a little encouragement in the
way of a few letters from local mer-
chant organizations to Congressman Dale
might assure the gentleman that Bel
lows Falls citizens appreciate his efforts.
Concerning the bill q despatch in the
Rutland Herald says: Congressman
Dale's bill for the purchase of a site for
4 federal building at Bellows Falls was
one of the vast number of leftover meas
ures to meet its Waterloo in the final
legislative jam at the end of the session.
He saws he will reintrcduce the bill. al
though house leaders are rot considered
to be particularly favorable to the pas
sage of a public buildings bill during
the coming congressional session"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-19
The Road Gates Ajar."
Burlington Free Press.l


What Is that" asked a roadmaker.
kicking a hollow looking object That
j. drain tile replied a bystander.
Well" drawled the road tinker, that
= probably what Frank Agan meant
when he called for more road drains,
like those road-makers in France. Don't
he know that idea was thought Of out
side of Vermont, and that We shan't Use
il by a iugful? | think the boys will
also send these war trucks back to
Washington too for the same reason.
How are VIC going to get pay for our
teams in a dull time, ii these trucks
rush gravel over the roads of the whole
town in few weeks We've got to
stand together or first we know we
win find ourselves with nothing but
foreign machiner-- replacing our road
machine" and teams Then somebody
thought to close the Gates from the in
side, and nothing but audible smiles
could be heard.
a leading Democrat, who was once a
senator remarked that if the present
administration and legislature resulted
in nothing more than the smashing of
the political machine built up by c. w.
Gates, which for years could quietly kill
any bill it opposed in the LEGISLATURE, it
would do more to promote the progress
Of the state than any other thing that
could possibly happen, if they did moth
ing else.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-19
A Successful Publicity Campaign.
bennington Banner.1

After Dragging about the value OF
newspaper advertising for so years and
eessful advertising stunt pulled off that
put mere newspaper advertising into
eclipse. The Bennington Candy shop was
moving to its new quarters and 10 reduce
itock on hand gave the !. NJ. c. \. II
gallons of ice cream Secretary Winslow
wanted to let his flock know about the
find and. knowing something of boy M
ture. went out on the street and told one
boy all about it. This amount of adver-
Using proved sufficient. Within 10 min
utes boys from all parts of the village
we're Streaking il toward the y. NJ. c. \,
and the II gallons Of ice cream were prop
erly disposed of without spoonful of
waste.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-19
4 Reasonable Plan.
Springfield Reporter

It is almost a pity that before the
came a law~permitting people to have
as good a time as they can on Sunday
without paving for it-that the meas
IRE could not have been amended after
the Armour g. D. idea, which would
rave made il more acceptable to the
Lords Eay leaguers and other Saba
taV:ans. The Armour scheme, evolved
by Everett Rogers, stockman of the
town, would allow no one to attend Il
lall game SUNDAY afternoon who could
not produce satisfactory evidence of
] aviIig been III church Sunday morning
and of having dropped not less than %
cents in the contribution box.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-19
WEST HALIFAX.

The snow is mostly gone on the hill
roads and it is fair wheeling.
Large fiGcks of wild geese were seen
flying north the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs d. d. Pratt have been
visiting in Springfield, Mass, the past
week.
It has been very rainy and foggy for the
past week. but in spite of this the sugar
IsakeIs have made some syrup.
Over 10 were present at the meeting
of Guiding Star Grange last Saturday
evening when the third and fourth degrees
were conferred on a class of II candidates.
At the next regular meeting the following
program viii be given: \ monologue by
Gertrude Clark and Everett May, recita-
tions by Mary White and Helen Greene.
duets by Olive and Leon LcROck.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-19
sorTH LONnONDERRY.

John Hulett has a new Ford touring
car.
Al RawSon. Dewey Hunt and George
Cobb are sugaring in Peru.
Charlotte Twitchell is home from her
school in East jamaica.
Miss Madeline Warner of Weston is
working for Mrs. Harry Sparks.
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Smith have re-
turned to their home here for the summer.
Jack Kierce is attending the automo-
bile show in Boston, going in his automo-
bile.
Leon Clough. Denman Davis and
Charles Swan are helping d. V. Hough-
ton in sugaring.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet at
the home of Miss Minnie Tyler Thursday
afternoon, March ~.
Isabel Parker went to Brattlcboro
Wednesday to have an x-ray picture Of
her foot made. She had q broken toe in
stead of rheumatism.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-19
Daylight Saving.
bennington Banner.)

NAJtIIIIIII-LUU bdUnpI.J
AIassachusetts this year will continue
daylight saving while New York Dro.
vIdes it for the cities and forbids il for
the towns Vermont makes il an Of.
Tense, to even think OF doing business
except by standard time For town
located like Bennington, next door 10
both New York and Massachusetts the
mix UP is likely to be worse than it was
last year. The trouble with daylight
saving seems to be that anybody inter
ested.. for or against it. at once wants
20 enforce his views Oh evcrybod else
We seem TO lie able to disagree on pol
itics, religion, prohibition and which i
the best make of automobile and even
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-19
Rear Admiral Mayo for Preparedness
BARRE Times

Rear Admiral Henry t. Mayo, that
distinguished Vermonter, who addressed
a gathering in the state house at Mont
pelier on Wednesday, is a firm believer
in preparedness in the shape of nav.
large enough to stand OFF any possible
foe At least that is the plain inferenc,
o be gathered from the report of hi:
remarks before the Vermont society o.
Sons of the American Revolution. Rear
Admiral Mayo may be considered an ex
pert witness albeit somewhat leaning to
ward the armament side perhaps.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-19

admit that the other fellow may have
a right TO his opinion even though of
course he must be mighty stupid, but
when it comes TO daylight saSing-to
over it. Daylight saving is a great thing
for industrial workers. 1t adds to their
hours of liberty, improves their health
and lengt hens their life but the farmers
don't like il because it leaves them
working while the town folks are riding
around in their puddle jumpers. The
board of Cancellation and arbitration APP
pears to have no jurisdiction.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-19
Poll Taxes.
lBenninrtnn Hammer !

H't1I1E'N-s'I
lhe Alorrisville Messenger says that
being married is tax enough to impose on
woman and that poll taxes should be
assessed assessed only against the unmarried.
WITH a legislature composed of 81 per
cent married men and the state always in
need OF money, we never could understand
why the bachelors are not required to pay
~ part if they will not otherwise share
tue community burden. Probably it is be-
cause the married men are accustomed to
being imposed upon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-19

DIR. Louise Pearce and Miss Elizabeth
Bowen, who have attained international
fame for their researches in the field of
medical science. have just returned to
New York from the congo region of At
sica, where they have been testing a new
remedy for sleeping sickness
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-19
EncGllra cement.
burlington News.

IDuIITHgIOH --NtWs'J
President Harding has appointed {
Democrat to an important position
Democrat these times he ought to b,
encouraged
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-19
Go Slow.
Barre Times.)

The Vermont legislature ought to go
slow in repeating the primary law and
in opening the doors again to the evil
effects of convention manoeuvring
among delegates. The primary gives the
better chance for expression of the pop
ular win as 20 the choice of candidates
in a party.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-19
A Weather.Renfen End.

mabel told me that this is her first
year out
why, she's been out four seasons"
"Well, / suppose she counts four sea-
sons to the year. '-Boston Transcript.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-19

In Luxembourg there is q penalty for
elgible voters who do not vote at cleo
tions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-19
BIRTHS

In Washington, ID. c.. March II, q
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall J
Noyes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-19
DEATHS.

I'm West Halifax, March l.. Mrs. Fay.
cite Niles.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-03-05

SATURDAY, MARCH IL
Wallace Reid"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-04-01
Local Happenings

Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Harding re
turned Monday from Wenatchee.
Tailoring cleaning, pressing and
repairing at Browns Mems Shop. c)
]. H. Osborn. who recently had an
operation for appendicitis. returne
home Monday
Whatl-"The Tale Of Two Citfe- "
When,-April .. Where!-Scbaol
Motion Pictures. Why!-To help the
Junior class IF the high school.-A4v.
Those wanting their trees SPRAYED
with lime and sulphur this spring. LEI
me know right away.-R. F. 81
mons. G4-2+rn4,
Mr. H. y Featherstone arrived
home Monday from Wenatchce. He
is looking "ike a new man" TO use a
common term
The gun club is to have a pract.-a
shoot at the grounds east of town
next Sunday and all member are -.
ouosted to come out.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-04-01

Z -----------------
Hear Mrs. c. f. James at the NJ. f.
church Sunday morning.
IL Is reported that men Tor ranc1
cinity.
Dr. and Mrs Burkhart and son
bruce went to Nenatchee Saturday
returning nome sunday
NJ po+b o,..i,.ad haro co.,.do,.
Tor d few days visit at the home Of
MI and Mrs Jack Roth.
Mrs pa,1 croao,.,. or po.has+in
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IN +bs sirI.s and 5ain@, 'ar-a Ea.+a,.
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Mrs. Alice Disney Of Vancouver. B.
c.. who was here last week visiting
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Having sold my business in Leav-
enworth. wish to have all those ov-
ing me on account call at the Cream
cry and make settlement thanking
you for your patronage and coop
eration.-J. NJ. Amundson Qt)
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