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Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-05-26
Notes From Newllano Colony

Foster c. Willhide. with Mrs. W.
and family. will return to the Colony
in few weeks, where Mr.. w. will
help on the books in the office.
~**
Mrs. Joseph Bloodworth. Of Port Ar
thur. Teyas, is a guest Of her father.
Comrade A. Belohradsky. since last
Friday Mrs. Bloodworth has many
friends in the Colony who welcome her
visit with us with delight.
& 8 3 >
Comrade F. R. Waters, a visitor
with us for several days last week. re-
turned to his home in Lawton, Okla,
last Friday afternoon. Before leaving,
however, he signed his working con-
tract. and he expects to return to the
Colony Immediately.
1888
Mr.. w. E. Alexander, with his son,
arrived in the Colony Tuesday after
noon, from Atoka, Okla. They made
the trip overland and express delight
that they have reached their destin-
alton. Mr.. Alexander is an experience
ed broom maker, so will have charge
Of the broom factory.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-05-26

my class (as to size). Esperanto was
the order Of the evening. and the new
comers always seem to fall for the new
language.
Thursday, May l2-Brostrom and
Loberg have gone to Leesville to work.
Oh no! not to stayl There is a new
stump puller being demonstrated up
there and the reputation Of our crew
here has caused them to borrow two
of our crew. Of course we will not
brag on our fellows, but we know as
we'll as LeesvilIe does that we have a
fine bunch of workers all over our
place; and why shouldn't we, have2
we are working for a principle. a great
cause-and not for dollars! And yet
some try to tell us men must have dol
lars to tempt them to work and that
the principles we are upholdihg will
take away all incentive to work Ask
our neighbors at Leesville whether this
bunch of colonists have the initiative
or not, and they will tell you we have
the finest bunch of workers in the
world. And no one to drive them to
it, either. In our community, service
is the controlling power and we are all
striving to. render the community all
the service we can and as a reward
we believe our community is in the
best condition Gin many ways) of all
communities in our land. The rest Of
the stump crew and some other colon
lists drove up to see the demonstration;
they report that the puler is a speedy
and good worker. The concrete
work is being done at the dipping vat
to-day, but will be somewhat delayed
on account of shortage of cement. Our
teams are as busy as the tractor (not
so many hours); and the farm work
is being rushed. Collingwood is haul
ing lumber, fencing wire, and posts to
the dairy. Scharer has finished the
potato Job at the Ford place and is
now plowing at the dairy Kemp and
Van Nuland are plowing and culti-
waiting with double cultivator. while
Darth and Carlson are going it single
muled, and Melell is stacking up cords
and cords of wood around the big boil
er. The garden team and stump pull
ling mules are at their respective jobs
Comrade Shut is also plowing with
mule and horse team at the dairy.
No idIer to be found in our farm
crews either among animals, men, or
tractors; such is cooperation for the
common good of all. Comrade Kaas
is doing some outside work for cou-
pie of days in laying brick for neigh
bor-another evidence Of good work
manship. Don't get the impression we
want outside jobs; but we do want to
help our neighbors; and they in turn
are always willing to accommodate us.
Many people in Leesville are ready to
do us almost any kind of good turn
at any time. and we appreciate their
willingness to assist us and are always
willing 10 cooperate with them and
assist where we feel we are needed. |
In the rush Of other work, our clear
ing crew has dwindled down until Van
Dolahr is both boss and crew, but he
is trying to show up work for the gang,
at that The print shop IS very busy
getting out the papers to-day. Wei
want you who are outside to just ask
your friends if they don't want to help
us little by subscribing for our pub
LEGATIONS and thus keep up with what
we are doing. Some day they will
want to know all about the Colony.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-05-26

William Heuer left Wednesday for
an overland trip to Jacksonville, Fla.
: **
MIR. and Mrs. Foster c. Willhide, Of
Punteney, Ariz.. expect to return to
the Colony within the next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Mcconnell,
with their son, Eugene. have arrived
from Lexington, Missouri, to make
their home with us. They are located
in the cottage recently occupied by
Comrades Gleeser and Roedemeister.
Mr.. Mcconnell is working with the saw
mill crew.
$50
Comrade John Guegnen, of Lexing-
ton, Missouri, who came down with Mr..
Mcconnell and family. to look the
Colony over, returned to his home on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Quero and chill
dren, also Mr.. and Mrs. Harry R.
Heym, with their two sons left Wed
nesday afternoon. for Brooklyn, N. Y,
where they will in the future make
their home.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-05-26

farm products, also may be elimina-
ted within reasonable time. The chief
remedy lies in a revision of marketing
methods and the elimination of the
many toll gates" through which farm
products pass from the farmer to the
consumer.
The Caddo demonstration has many
angles Of usefulness and the promoters
Of the enterprise should have the unan-
imous cooperation Of the people Of
Caddo.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-05-26
U. S. WEATHER BUREAU
OBSERVERS STATION

indication indicate that we shall
continue to have very warm mild wea-
ther for the next two or three days.
Then we may expect thunder storms.
brought on by the warm weather
train.
The Temperatures for the week end
ing May 23rd are as follows:
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-05-26
WOODEN HOUSES IN U. S.
WILL DISAPPEAR 1910

The following figures on timber de-
vastation in the United States are Civ
en- in an endeavor to induce Congress
to pass tax exemption laws on refor-
ested timber lands:
"Three-fifths of the timber we once
had in the United States forest area
has been culled, cut over, or burned.
Of our virgin forests, one-sixth re-
mains. Out Of almost 825 million ac-
res of original forests, we have left, to-
day, less than 40 million acres of Gull
and second growth timber big enough
to saw and about, 30 million acres
partly stocked with small growth.
More than 80 million acre
L lJ
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-05-26

Many a farmer suffers ike J
many a worker wishes he had Q,
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-05-26

ton is concer~
sert.
Of the
cut or dest
is taken fro
still remain
second growt
class Of timb
Even the your
the saw are ben
times faster thai
duced. Taken to,
wood of all kline
more than four tn
being replaced by 6
Nearly every one
some time that timl
faster than it is GROWN
er or later it would be.
something to restrict tn
mote the growth.
Few. however, apprec
that unless immediate and
are taken to curtail the
and destructive waste of tn
will be practically no wooc
constructed in the United Stat
years hence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-05
IRISH NEGOTIATION
BREAKS DOWN
Dali Eireann Delegates Will
Return to Ireland Tues
day or Wednesday
HOSTILITIES ARE
EXPECTED SOON

Sim Fein Refuses Allegiance to King
and English Declare Agreement I'm
possible Two Months of Negotiating
Comes to NOught.
LONDON, Dec. ) ASSOCIATED Press)
The Irish peace negotiations have bro
ken down, according to statements in re-
sponsible quarters today, and the Dali
Eireann delegates are expected to return
to Ireland tomorrow or Wednesday. The
truce still remains in effect and no i'm
mediate resumption of hostilities is ex-
pected. Nevertheless, both sides feel, it
is declared, that the course of events will
be bound to involve a renewal of hostili-
ties.
The government position is that the re-
fusal of the Sim Fein to accept allegi-
ance to the king made an agreement i'm
possible The most the Sim Fein offered
was to recognize the king as head of the
commonwealth of free nations. Negotia-
tions lasting two months thus have failed.
Yesterday the representatives of the
Dali Eireann reported on the latest pro-
pOsalS of the British government respect
ing the Irish settlement. In the confer
ence between the British ministers and
the Sim Fein delegates. which followed,
the premier and his colleagues We're in
formed that the proposals were not ac-
ceptable They had been given full consid-
GRAFTON by the Dali Eireann at Dublin,
but no way had been found to reconcile
the differences which had arisen.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-05
PELLET SPEAKS
ON ESPERANTO
BrattlebOrO Enthusiast on Universal
Language Addresses Students in
High School Today.

At the regular assembly of the high
school pupils this morning, John G. Pei
lett. contractor. spoke to the pupils on Es-
peranto. the universal language.
Mr. pellett, who has been for many
years student of Esperanto. first told
how the Esperanto words were derived
from the other languages of the world.
He also explained by means of charts
the grammar of the language. He said
it was the aim of the Esperantists to
make a language which would not sup
plant the national language of any coun-
try. but would enable a man TO talk and
correspond with the people Of other lands
without being forced to study their par
ticular national language.
The idea of an international language
was first conceived in the mind of Rus
sian. and the first National Congress of
Esperantists was held in 1905 Today the
idea has many adherents. and with the
constantly increasing closeness of our re-
lations with the other nations the demand
for some such universal language is con-
stantly growing
Mr.. Pellet is one of the early gradu-
ateS of the BrattlebOrO high school. He
attended the International Congress of
Esperantists in Paris this year
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-05
WAS ONE OF FIRST
SWEDISH RESIDENTS
Death Of Mrs. John Il. Strand Came
Suddenly in Sons HOrne-Funeral
in Church Yesterday

The funeral of Mrs Christine TIage-
linz Strand. 66. who died in Stowe Nov.
30, was held at o'clock yesterday after
noon in the Swedish Lutheran church
+. G. Gustafson sang, and two hymns
were sung by the congregation. The
burial took place in Westinghouse Hill
cemetery beside the body of her husband.
John X. Strand. The bearers were Carl
j. Strand, Oscar J.. Strand, Gustave
Johnson and David Magnuson. Mrs
Inga Marlboro of Saxtons River came to
attend the funeral.
Although Mrs Strand had suffered
from chronic brights disease her death
came suddenly, while she was sitting in
her chair
She was born in Backe, Sweden, Aug
%, 1855. and came to America in 1874.
coming directly to Brattleboro She was
one of the first of the Swedish people to
come to Brattlebor0 and her death re-
moves the oldest woman in the Swedish
colony in point of years of residence here.
Strand, who died in 1915. Mr.. Strand
was one of the most prominent of the
Swedish residents here.
Mrs. Strand leaves two sons, Carl J.
Strand, principal of the Stowe high
school with whom she had lived since
BrattleborO, also four grandchildren She
also leaves one sister, Mrs. Axel Johnson
of Marquette, Mich.
When Mrs. Strand came to Brattleboro
she affiliated with the Episcopal church,
but as the number of Swedes increased
they wanted a church of their own. and
the Swedish Lutheran church was started
N 1898, Mr.. and Mrs. Strard being
among the most active of the charter
members
Mrs. Strand was woman of generous
impulses and was highly respected by a
wide circle of friends which included
many persons outside her own nationality.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-05
DEATH OF CIVIL
WAR VETERAN
Death of His Wife-Wounded in
Head at Newburn Battle.

Albert j Haskins, 70, Civil war vet
eran, died of pneumonia about clock
Saturday afternoon in his home at 81
Clark street, nine days after lie death
of his wife, Mrs. Nettie K. (Symmister)
HaskiHs. He had been in failing health
about year, but had been confined to
his bed only since Nov 28
Mr.. Haskins was born Sept 10, 1872, in
Athol, Mass, a son of Marshall and Al
mira (Sanders) Haskins. He lived in
that town, New Salem and Petersham,
Mass, until he was II years of age,
when he began work in a chair shop in
Phiilipston. where he remained two
years. In September, 1861 when 10 wears
old, he enlisted in Templeton in Com
pany |, 25th Massachusetts regiment.
The regiment was in its first battle Feb.
8. 1862, at Roanoake Island, and on
March II of that year. while in the bat
tie of Newburn. \. c.. the second en-
gagement in which the regiment took
part, MIR. Haskins narrowly escaped
death, bullet plowing a furrow through
his scalp. He was quartered in the
house where colored physician lived and
always attributed the saving of his life to
the physicians work, as he was one of
few men who survived yellow fever at
Newburn.
When the call for re-enlistment. some
months before the expiration of the first
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-05
LYSANDER w. LORD
DIES IN HOSPITAL
FOrmerIy Well-KnoWn Carpenter Here
Was Deacon i'm Advent Christian
Church-FuneraI Today.

Lysander William Lord. -, of Buck
land. Mass. for many years a well known
resident of BrattleborO. died Saturday at
noon in the Memorial hospital following
an operation He had been in the hos
pifal since Oct 10 when he was brought
there TO be operated upon for a ruptured
appendix. He was recovering frcm this
operation, when another became neces-
Sary.
He was born in Mortified. Mass. in
1916 and spent his early boyhood there.
He later moved 10 Brattlcboro and took
MP carpentry work As a carpenter he
had charge OF building the overall build
ing, the old Smith & Hunt shop and the
Vermont Last block factory. as well as
many other large wooden buildings.
Mr. Lord married Hattie Tenney of
BrattleborO in 1885, and they lived in re-
cent years on Chestnut street, until three
years ago. when they moved to Buck
land. Mass. to carry on a grocery busi-
ness which Mr.. Lord had bought. Besides
his wife. he leaves two Step-children.
Clarence Tenney of Clearspring, Md, and
Mrs Albert Thomas of BrattlebOro.
Mr. Lord was well known in Brattle-
boro because of his many years of activity
here. He was a deacon of the Brattle
borO Advent Christian church. and while
he lived here was very prominent in all
its activities
The funeral was held in the Advent
church this afternoon at ] o'clock. Rev.
F. s. Hewitt officiating. The body was
placed i'm the mausoleum in MOrningside
cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-05
CLAIMS ATTEMPT
At INTIMIDATION
To Investigate Charge of
Mrs. Hubbard Who Voted
Against Arbuckle
JURY DISAGREES,
is DISCHARGED
Liquor Charge Against Arbuclsle TO BE
Heard Today Retrial for Man
slaughter Jan. g Mrs. Hubbard Pre-
vents His AcQuittal.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 5-The dis
trict attorneys Office announced today it
would refer to a grand jury the charge by
Mrs. Helen VI. Hubbard, one of the ju-
rors who tried Roscoe Arbuckle. that an
attempt had been made to intimidate her.
The jury would not agree as to whether
or not Fatty killed Virginia Rappe and
was discharged. Mrs. Hubbard stood con-
sistently for Arbuckle's conviction.
She said a man telephoned her husband
that he might save himself trouble by
sending his wife note asking that she
vote for Arbuckle's acquittal.
The charge against Arbuckle alleging
Illegal transportation of liquor drunk at
the party in the hotel, at which it was
charged Miss Rappe met fatal injuries at
Arbuck!e's hands, was scheduled for hear
ing today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-05
BY
SIDE Of HIGHWAY
Mandus Fessenden, Aged SO,
Falls from Sleigh
After Shock
DEATH FOLLOWS
IN WILMINGTON
Was Lifelong Resident of East Dover
and WelI-knOwn Farmer and Was
Driving to WilmingtOn-FOund by
Roadside by Walter Wright

Mandus Fessenden, So, a lifelong resi-
dent of East Dover and well-known
farmer there, died at 4.30 o'clock yester-
day afternoon after being found uncon-
scious beside the road.
Mr.. Fessenden was driving from East
Dover to Wilmington and when near Viii
mington suffered a shock and fell from his
sleigh. He was found by Walter Wright
of East Dover. How long he had lain
by the roadside was not known. He was
moved to the Howe home, where DR.. a.
II. Wright of Wilmington attended him.
DIR. l.. B. Gordon of Williamsville also
attended him there yesterday.
He was one of IL children of Ruel and
AureGa (Rawson) Fessenden and was
born in Dover in 1888. He never mar
ried.
He leaves two sisters, Mrs. Hattie War
rem of Brattleboro, who went to Whining
ton yesterday, and Mrs. Henry Reed of
Annapolis. Nd
The body was taken today to the home
of Mrs. Claude Prouty, where Mr.. Fessen-
den lived.
The funeral will be held tomorrow at
the home of Mrs. Prouty and the burial
will take place in East Dover.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-05
LECTURE TONIGHT ON FAR EAST.
Mrs. Peabody and Miss Lytton at Union
Meeting i'm Centre Church.

Announcement was made in all OF the
Protestant churches of Brattlebor0 YES
terday of union meeting tonight at 7.3O
O'Clock in the Congregational church, at
which there will be a StereOpticOn lecture
by Miss Twila Lytton of Boston on The
Union Christian Colleges in the Orient.
Mrs Henry W. Peabody. chairman of the
joint committee at the head of the ma
tion-wide campaign in behalf of these
colleges. also will be here to tell of the
situation in the Ear East as she knows it
from first hand study. 1t is hoped there
viii be large attendance. as the Brattle-
boro meeting is the opening of the Yer
mont campaign, and the interest that may
be shown by mere attendance will be 4
gratifying encouragement to the leaders of
this educational movement. Men, women
and children are invited to attend.
"What was the text of the sermon
today?''
He giveth His beloved sleep"
MANY people there
''All the beloved. London Express.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-05

enlistment period of three years, AR Has
kins enlisted again as wagner and
served until the end of the war. He re-
turned to Phillipston, where he again en-
tered the chair shop in which lie first was
employed.
In 1896 he married Miss Louisa Cum
mingS of PhillipSton and they went to
Gardner to live. Mr.. Haskins working in
knowltons chair shop until his physician
advised him to leave the shop. For time
he conducted n fish business, but after
a few. years he sold it and bought the
stage route between Gardner and Temple
ton Mrs IIaskins died in Tempeton and
in 1876 Mr. Haskins moved to Worcester.
In August, 1880. he married Nettie Z.
Symmister of Jamaica, who was then
working in Worcester as a dreSSmaker.
They went to South Dakota in 1888
and took up q homestead claim on what
had been the Sioux Indian reservation
and remained there IL years, Mr.. Has
kinS being engaged in the raising of stock.
In 1900 he disposed of his business and
he and Mrs. Haskins came to Brattleboro
to visit and decided to remain here. For
n time he worked in a laundry, but fail
ing health forced him to retire.
Mr. Haskins had been a member of
three Grand Army posts, the Admiral
Farragut post of Gardner, the Phil ii.
Sheridan post of South Dakota, in which
he held the most of quartermaster II
years, and of Sedgwick post of this place.
He leaves one daughter. Mrs. Ida Staf-
ford. who has lived in the home. of her
father in recent years. and a son, Walter
Haskins of Prescott, Mass. He also leaves
three sisters, Mrs. Susan Allbee of Dana.
Mass. Mrs. Emma Cooper of Haverhiil,
Mass. and Mrs. Mary Clark of Royalton,
Mass.
The funeral was held this morning at
10 o'clock in the First Baptist church.
Rev. Clark T. Brownell, pastor of the
church. officiating i. II. Miller of Dunn
mcrston sang two selections Members of
Sedgwick post. G.. y. r.. and Sedgwick
WOman's Relief corps attended in a body.
The body was taken by automobile to
Templeton. Mass, for burial beside the
body of Mrs. HaSkins. The bearers We're
George NJ. Clay. Christie II. Crowell. Mer-
vim T. Larrabec and James \. IIoadley.
Mrs Emma Cooper of Hayerhill. Mass,
came to attend the funeral. Walter Has
kins of Prescott. Mass. also was present,
having remained here since his step
mothers death.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-05
CONTINUED on Page 81
Centre Congregational Church

Monday. Dec ). 7.30 p. m.-Union
meeting in the church in the interests of
the Women's Union Christian Colleges of
the Orient. Miss Twila Lytton, who has
visited ali seven of these colleges, will
give an illustrated lecture. and Mrs
Henry W. Peabody of Beverly, Mass,
chairman of the nationwide campaign for
the three million dollar endowment fund,
will give an address.
Tuesday. Dec. 6, , p. m.-Windham-
Union Association of Congregational Min
listers will meet in the chapel
Tuesday, Dec 6, 7.1J p. m.-Troop 1,
Boy Scouts, will hold the regular weekly
meeting in the chapel.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-05
CANADA'S ELECTION
COMES TOMORROW
Tariff Great Issue Women Vote on
Full Equality With Men In
TOmOrrOw's Contest.

OTTAWA. Ont, Dee 5-The tariff
again looms up as the big issue in the
Canadian elections to be held tomorrow
to choose a new federal parliament for
the dominion. In that respect. the situa-
tion is a repetition of that of 1911, the
last normal general election held III
Canada when the political struggle was
decided on purely political issues. The
tariff then, as now, was the main ques-
ton.
Another and very interesting and i'm
portant feature of the 1927 election is
, that. for the first time in the history of
the dominion, women Will vote on full
equality with men. The election act of
1919 conferred the full right to vote upon
all British subjects, men or women @whO
were u years old and had lived in Canada
at least one year.
Many thousands of women had voted
in the election of 1917 but their number
was limited to the wives, mothers, widows
and sisters of soldiers and to army nurses
or women who We're themselves engaged
in war work. This. however, paved the
way to the full suffrage which the women
of Canada will, for the first time, exercise
tomorrow.
Arthur Meighen, the youthful premier
and head of the government party. and
his followers have told the electors that
the only way to save Canadian industries
is to maintain a protective tariff and
that. otherwise, the factories and plants
in Canada will move to the other side of
the international boundary and the do
minion will find herself bound to the apron
strings of the United States.
There are three main opposition par
ties, the Liberal. Progressive. and Labor.
of which the two former are regarded as
strongest. They are all urging a modified
tariff system. but their proposals range
from a tariff for revenue only to distinct
trend toward free trade
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-05
ARBUCKLE JURY
is DISMISSED
One Woman Persistently Refuses to Ae
quit Him-Retrial Set for
January o.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5-After Al
hours of deliberation the seven men and
five women on the jury which tried Ros-
coe Arbuckle on q charge of manslaughter
in connection with the death of Virginia
Rappe were discharged yesterday when
they were unable to agree upon a verdict.
The jury was brought into court at its
own request at noon. reported disagree
ment and asked that it be discharged.
The foreman announced that the final bal
lot stood 10 to , for acquittal.
The case was set for retrial Jan. 3.
August Fritze, foreman. issued signed
statement last night saying that one of
the woman jurors, who was in the min
ority, refused to consider the evidence
from the beginning and declared that
she would cast her ballot and would not
change it until hell froze over
There were two jurors who voted for
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