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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-06
Are You Afraid
no Buy a wEsTERN FARM MORTGAGE?

Il thought mortgages in
and oft
railway, corporation and municipal securities
H poison mind against the farm today?
a money in mortgages through
dealings with INSCRIPTIONS sacrificing
judgment prejudced
| vcstment today?
of
investment but everybody not know that the
small compared
while
principles
without a loss and them leadc i'm
business
systemazed stand,
banking
HI foundation.
II The VERMONT LOAN AND TRUST wason of
position the banking
II
II individuals with whom in
negotiated sold
II than S2000OOO0O0 without loss of dollar
II vestOr
II allow old prejudces fshn prevent
IL
II a
II afOdng a substantial interest yield and mind.
Il VERMONT LOAN TRUST COMPANYS SECURITIES
II
II of cent We have the right investment
II $4,000 whether
IL paiIpaymen Call today
II obligation.
II FARM MORTGAGES MORTGAGE BONDS
II COLLATERAL TRUST BONDS
/ VERMONT LOAN & TRUST co.
Il F. h. PUTNAM Sales Manager BRATTIEBORo VERMONT
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-06

The Anti-SaL2on League choiT VIII
now sing % Blue Law Land. Sweet
Blue Law Land New York Tribune.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-06

Continued on Page 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-06
INSURANCE CASE
ENDS SUDDENLY Y
Court Directs Verdict for
Insurance Company as
Plaintiff Rests
SCHLITZ TO APPEAL
TO. SUPREME COURT

Frank Agostine Rape Case Set for Trial
Next Tuesday AI0rning-Tufts Given
Another Week TO Raise $3.50 IS Di-
rected in Divorce Case
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21
MERIT OF MARION METHODS

MR.. HARDING has been commiseratcd
1'1 on the deluge Of talk which has flowed
into Marion. The sympathy IL doubtless
deserved, and yet il may be- wondered
whether III" conference idea was not. after
an, a good one.
The President elect has inspected pretty
nearly n" Who'll" political monaccrir and
20 to speak, from behind secure bars As hc
IL not yet an official # the United S,ntes
his immediate responsibility is apprrriabIy
lightened. AS tn" outside world is in the
dark concerning decisions made, if any, he
Is enabled To change them II need be-
A private rehearsal is not n bad thing
for any statesman or leader about to be
plunged into grave responsibilities. II NAV
provide him with Il fDrrtnStr Of the worst
and of the best. The chances of dclusiop
and uncomfortable surprises are reduced
soph'SticHtion gained in this way can be Of
inmense service to an incoming President.
Enough. however. is plenty, and that Mr..
Harding is entitled to his Florida vacation
is undCninblc
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

any alert man will grieve because there is
nothing left for him to do. The immortalls
youthful mind will then keep the mortal
body young for greater periods and the time
nay come when the insurance actuaries Will
discover that n man of eighty four has still
an expectation Of twenty more years of life
for his body. And the psychologists may
succeed in proving to a mathematical GER
tainty that the mind itself is immortal.
thing which we all accept as an article of
our religious faith. but have yet to see es-
tablished SO firmly that the exercise Of faith
about 1t Is as unnecessary as exercise az
faith about the rising of the sun tomorrow
morning.
Solong as we refrain from self conceit and
admit that what we call the conquest of
nature Is merely the conquest of our own
ignorance and perversity we shall make
progress. We do not conquer nature. We
merely discover how nature acts and then
adjust ourselves to her immutable laws. We
know that II we put lighted match to shaw.
ings they will burn, and we know that IL we
throw water on the flames they will be put
out. We do not try to extnguish fire by
legislation. nor do we try to cure disease by
statute law. We employ the modicum OF
knowledge we have acquired about natural
processes and congratulate ourselves that
we have dissipated a little of our ignorance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21
FRICTION AT DIX

TN STARTING what appears to be- first
j. class row with General Summcrall com
mandant at camp Dix. Prosecutor Kelsey.
Of burlington county, has vcntured on one
Of the oldest battl"frIds known to man and
into q discussion tha' has gone on without
any conclusion since men first went to war,
The rights "f n large military organiza
tion, ruled by iR own laws and observing liz
own forms Of discipline sooner or later come
into accidental conflict with the rights of
civilians, and then there is friction and
sparks. The tone Of Prosecutor Kelspv's
, eommuniQuc is suggestive of heat and ten.
per. He has IN advantage for III" time being
because thr commander Of Dix is prevented
by the rules Of his service from making n
direct reply Small irritntions long endured
BY both sides and unrelev"d by sense of
humor seem To have given risc TO the pain
ielt at the camp and in Pcmbcrton.
Soldiers assembled in large contingcnts in
times ~ peace are not easy to keep in per
feet order. They do not always respect a
taruy.'s sacred right to his chickens or the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21
PULLING ASSESSMENT

THE nss"ss0rs engaged in the archaic task
i Of "nrdling I'll" names of thoS" persons
qualified 10 register for voting have added
7622 women to the lists. The total number
Of feminine electors in Philadelphia is now
given as "66. s93 and that Of the males
4Sl .S27
This discrepancy il surprising 1t was
believed last fnll that tens Of thousands of
women were IN ssod either because of their
absence from town or because Of the drlin.
luenry Of the aSScsSorS. The latest results
suggest that once more the work has been
imperfecty done.
Women voters, however. need not be seri
ously troubled. Tn" Dcrcmbrr assessment
is useless survival Of the days when elcc.
tions were held in February as well as No.
vsmber. The enrolment will have to be
done all over again for the fall registration.
Ihat is the assessment which really mat
ters. and late in August will BE- the time
for the women to be vigilant and armnd
against neglect and error.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21
OUR LAND OF OPPORTUNITY

W. L. George In Harper's Magazine
i suspect that the only way in which AN.
San obtain a truthful picture of middle west.
ern psychology is by realizing that tho
Middle West is still a pioneer country. Tn
sense. most of America is still pioncerirs
IL has only touched the edge OF its natural
resources the individual chances are stiil
has Immense, snss ana that Is perhaps why socialism,
mas made in America less progress than Il
mas ~ Europe ! have been told that In
america a man OF forty has either made his
way or VIII never make it at all I do nor
mem tiii DE TINS that at forty he must be a
millionaire, but at forty hc must bo,a
achieved his position as director of n corno.
ration, maker of chairs or artisan, according
70 ms capacities. At forty he has ritbarr
talled or succeeded; as he grows older he
WILL Wo,,d hGt hnd himself more respected. as he
the individual struggle is hot he strnos,as i.,
ana has little time for socialistic iGe,a
Moreover he is born to n birthright that nn,
western W. European enjoys, An English how
o, o., seventeen knows pretty well what the
future can give him. If he Is born In tbc
gentleman class and has money, he knov,S
that he can be prime minister; il in the Gen.
tleman class, but without money, he knows
that ne can hope to make ten to twenty
thousand dollnrs'a year in one of the nrofss'
sions and perhaps in business; but Il 'sT. y" t.
a poor boy, who has gone to the nationnI
school. he knows perfectly well that hor'
ring extraordinary accidents. he will alwavs
be- small man. an employed man. a minor
shOpkeeper, etc. That is not tho sitnotin,,
in America: Every boy knows that notbio"
need stop him. that no class bar viii cut h;,nS
Of from any position or any Office In noii' oil"
ties notably, he knows that he has not 70
fear the rivalry of the old American famo w
lilies, because they stand aloof from politics.
lastly, he knows that in the West on his
country lies land which has never b.en trn%"
den by white foot. Therefore. there are
resources which ne can take, and being a
share. In other words, he IL born a pionccr
! do not want to exaggcrate; many miIliors
of Americans are perfectly content ia q" on
Indefinitely in the occupation they Inv.
more salary; but the thing that malta. !.
the consciousness in the American mind th,t
everything is open and everything Is nossibIe
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

fruits of his fields. Nor can they be ex-
pected TO go about demurely on their days
of. In this instance, however, the quarrel
seems to be between the officers at the camp
and the public authorities in Burlington
county. That sort of thing should not be.
People will wonder why matter of this sort
was permitted to develop to a point which
seems to demand official attention at Wash
ington.
When Mr.. Kelsey charges that the camp
commander ignored the rights of the civil
authorities and harasscd the borough of
Pembcrton by establishing n Sort of military
quarantine he says something to which Gen
eral Summcrall should be permitted to reply
at once, even If the reply must come off
cially through the War Department. Civil
rights still are matters of the first Importance
in this country
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21
c. A. SIMPLER
On Necessity Of Making Wills

ITJIJE nocceuity of rrok;nC a v,iU not only
W. ne'.nHm' vi ,''"n,hs "hi, hV' 'nis
~ ~ lor .he indlV.unni Oh large means: put ior
ne or She IL anxious TO see diViued IN a
Snr,lrui"r way, N en,phhsiIru DE =. a;
SSinpl'r: trust ohccr OF the Lana lite fnd
lrTSt Ti, company; pI ha1.. ., . A..
.t;r ~" '.J Driie,S i,. ana .rHIs canccrhihg tne
nH niaHn'iE ol ; Mi.is are raPiGlS oehg throWh
ASIDE ASIDE according TO Mr. simpler. VINO out
@ lines the reasons t t1r WILL ,making ana ihe
way TO 20 about the same. in conf junction
cbratcd today as a part of the Thrift Week
campaign. "'
man or woman going abroad or on
some long ana extended trip, says Mr..
simpler, tninks very naturally OF leaving
ms or her aHalrS Ill good order before they
depart, II only as common sense matter
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21
THE TURNING DOWN OF pArx

ClPPORTERS of State Senator DaiX,
~ who have been trying to interpret what
happened to him at Harrisburg this week
as victory may deceive themselves, but
will hardly dcludc anybody else who ia wise
In the ways of "thr Hill"
The truth is that the senator from the
Seventh district got n cold turn down, n
frigid deal, that his record in politics here
and AZ the state capital did not warrant
In refusing to rrappoint him chairman Of
the powerful appropriations committee,
Chief Slat"makGr Crow and the controlling
leaders considered only political cxncdicnCy
and ignored the fact that Daix made Il first
rat" chairman ut the last session. Al
Though he Is a practical politician. Daix has
stood for clean methods and no taint of
scandal has marrcd his six years Legislative
record.
Throughout the Smith administration Daix
was an uncompromising opponent Of Ware
Ism and all its works. and that made him
= marked man for the gang but he had the
eonfdcn"" of the people in the northwestern
wards aud tn" gang could not beat him.
This attitude was maintained in the days
when il was not quite so popular or profit
able to fight the contractor bosses as il was
last year
so why the turn down? The only feasible
explanation is that the senator was unfor-
tunate in his most conspicuous hackers. The
Cunningham Brown Ware combine leaders
ostentatiously labeled him as one of their
own. and by their officiouS intcrmrdding
probably cost him the most important chair
manship in the upper chamber. 1t was n
bad piece of strategy at this posture OF
events to tack n tag Of diSrrcditrd faction
upon the senator. who heretofore has stood
firmly on his own feet and made Roadway
by his own force.
Throwing a sop in the form Of the finance
eommitteeshp may lessen the impact Of his
bump. but it does not remove the sting of
the humiliation which the factionalists have
brought upon him.
And by the way. what business has the
president Of Philadelphia City Council under
a reform charter trying to dictate the make.
up Of the State Senate. anyway Hasn't
Mr.. Wrglein enough official duties to keep
him busy here? Suppose State Chairman
Crow tried to dictate chairmanships in
Council here? Wouldn't Mr.. President
Wegl"in b. the first to resent It?
Instead Of a victory" il looks as If the
new would be bosses got their fingers badly
burned and srorched Senator Daix's prestige
In the bargain.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21
BoRAH'S WHOLESOME MOVE

THE BOrah disarmament resolutiop u6aga
l. was favorahly reported by the Serf,JS
foreign relations committee yesterday. IL
III" merit Of frank and explicit languass
1h@ President is empowered 10 notify Tn,
governments of Great Britain and Japan az
tn" desire of the Initrd States immediatelv
to begin naval reductions and in the end to
negotiate a treaty embracing a disarmament
agreement. 1t is assumed that other nations
VIII initiate the policy If three first class
naval powers inaugurate IT,
senator Walsh $ effort to amend the reso-
luton ;" that an American representative
'"nld participate III the disarmament com
mission Of the League Of Nations met with
lheNitabl" failure. Mention Of the league in
stHntly r"viy"S partisan differences. Peace
lovers are weary OF the injection OF politics
into subject on which 80 much unanimitv
OF publ" sentiment exists.
Adyncut"S uf the league need not mara
over, fear that the Borah resolution is in
effect thrust at the existing international
So"Irty. No movement looking toward solid
p"n"" guarantees can really damage tho
league :" long as that organization lives nm
to It's profeSs"d principles.
Congressional interest in disarmament ia
an exceedingly cheerful sign Of the return
of sanity. IT may prcsagc period in which
QuurrrItng over commas will not impcriI am.
bitiouN and S"rrly necessary international
reforms
An Anglo japanese. American nayaI re.
duction treaty would not in the least IN.
validate the functioning Of the league sbo,Id
this country ever decide to assume ncmhcr-
ship obligations. The disarmament nact
could then be registere' witi the league
seCrctariet. r.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21
NOW MY IDEA I
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia
K,,otU Best
NOT {

results. For ex. not
realize the law VIII order
to leave part of Or, .ty the
will so specifying mus thirty
days before the death o. ,r or this
clause of 1t will be invaids.. a.. This portion
Of the estate will be distributed according to
the testate laws of the state.
Another requisite that should be remem-
that he should do so while in possession of
the best possible health and mentality, so
that no question will be raised after his
death as to his competency.
No definite Ntime of life It which n win
should be drawn up can be given, nor is
there any particular regularity to be found
in the ages of those making wills. They are
drawn up at all times of life, and the only
safe rule to apply is that the time to make
will is the time when the individual has
anything to leave.
And this, naturally. brings up the matter
OF the very possible huctuation in a m.n's
worldly, estate which will require changed
will. 1t is not at all unlikely that, after
making his will. a man may either add
greatly to his wealth or suffer some consid-
cradle loss. And so we have many cases of
more than one will being made, | know of
one man who drew up seven wills because of
Smch such huctuation in his worldly fortune.
This is especially the case in respect to men
OF considerable means
Often Make Trust Company Executor
Men and women of the latter type very
often appoint a trust company as executor
and trustee for the business management of
their estate and an individual for the per
SSonal interest which that individual would
have for the family.
AS an interesting sidelight to the ques-
tior. 1t is interesting the confidence that
some persons making wills repose in trust
companies or in an individual executor.
This follows the line Of the English solicitor.
who is the only man who knows the skc.e.
tons in family closets. and whose knowledge
IS passed on to his son and no on along. This
has not generally been 20 in the past in .his
the case. '''
AT all events. the old superstition that
most women and some men held in regard to
the making of n will as actual preparation
for death is rapidly dying out, and a more
toward this subject, which is such a vital
one for the men and women of any com
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

Talent brought out by the Limpint
Limerick contest encourages the hope tnS,
the public conferences to be inaugurated W
the Chamber OF Commerce will bring an anj
swer to the social. economic. industrial ans
financial conuDdrum, "Why Is hous'n'
shortage?', Il
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

/. The first proclamation Of the German
empire Of the Hohenzollerns was made
In France in the palace of Versailles
on January 49, 1871
g. Benjamin Franklin married Deborah
Read, of Philadelphia
3. A Yitrine is a glass showcase for display
of fine wares, specimens, etc.
l. President Wilson's secretaries of the
treasury have been William G. Nc
AdoO, Carter Glass and David Frank
lin Houston
g. Grant Hayes and Benjamin Harrison
were the Presidents of the United
States who wore full boards.
G. Percy II. shelley wrote the famous
lode to a Skylark."
T. Kilmanjaro, in tho central part of Africa
IL the highest mountain OF that Conti-
nent lts summit Is $4,000 feet above
sea level
& "a snupper-up Of unconsdered trihes" is
the description Of himscu glN,n "
AutolyCus. the peddler in Shakespeares
THE Winters Tale"
O. CTyolite is lluOride of sodium and alumni
ium, found in Greenland, usually in
white c!eavable masses Of waxy luster
much used in sodium, aluminium. etc
TO- Maharajah means great njah. RIA
tah means one who reigns from the
Hindu raj" reign.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

A woman bandit IN Chicago. after oIu, ROY,
bng a young man while she held the p, p%ILI, /,
of long knife at his ribs. demanded lna'
Iluablcs, but at this point he fled. A%
very properly. This blamed feminist w"
Trss has gone just about far enough
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

The state legislation that VIII naTi s in.
possible for the city to finance S'reu
provements will go far~in the right dlregIuvi s"i
1t will provide work for the unemployeo ,S%
the men put to work will spend money, 0s%. ,
providing work for others ut presept usc, nscsu,
ployed. 1t is but the start OF pe"e"''
circle.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

Fhat Penn sylvania leads America anu ,na
Xnctica leads the world In the iiYht On orr ~
berculosis is no certain indication that e',,,d "a
thing is being done that should be done isr sT'
the fact lenb acute interest 10 the s%" so
ence of the Pennsylvania TuberculoS" ''
ciety In thk dty
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

The fact that latchkeys are sonlena,,,'
lost. thus causing Inconvenience, is u the pnn ~
objection that gt once presents itseiL H.,
Senator Woodwksd's suggestion that tnf' u'
be issued vest pocket -latchkey .sslH agH no
cense tag-and, of course, that is rea'p !"
objection ut all.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

Incidentally, Il should be nofd, % Mr
when work is found for the unemployed dM
necessity on the part Of the workers NAN n"u.
no excuse to the municipality. state or e"S s"a
ny at large for cutting wages below ho',s "nps
The one virtue of employing men o2L rYk
works in hard times is In putting hN"'a
circulation ,aI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

Messages to MayartNioore and Chairman
Crow seem to indicate. that SENATOR Penros
has discovered that one method Of appearing
with nth those "e who oT% refuse Z comprcmise. % e.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

painfully right itself after the passing OF the
present industrial depression and that thing
shall be as well as ever. The lessOn
learned will be in vain II conditions are nO'
better than ever !
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

The danger that BRAND faces In The
matter of reparatiOns is that the belief that
half loaf is better than no bread may rs
suit In France getting nothing more than I
bare crust.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

The Chicago aviator who proposed and
was accepted at an altitude of $500 feet
broke no record. Many another lover has
been up in the air at such moment
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

Chicago's onion king says that the de-
mand for onions has almost doubled since
prohibition went into effect, but fails to en-
tighten us as TO whether this Is due 70
reformation or desperation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

If there is harmony In Harrisburg, the
Oliver contingent Of the Allegheny county
delegation has been left in ignorance Of the
fact.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

Mr.. Untermycr seems to insinuate that
things are not what they seem In the De-
partment of Justice. 1t may be. OF course
that he Is simply cOnfoundinE a palmer win
q prestidigitator. ~,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

The bomb throwcr seems determined 10
revise the old maxim to read Death and
taxis.'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

Let us hope, that when the new taxi
ordinance Is passed it will contain provisions
for condolences to be sent to relatives Of
future bomb victims.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

D'Annunzio, IL Is said, has been twice
saved from suicide. Don't despair, Cab.
The third time IL the charm.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

No industrial system can call itself per.
feet until there is work for every man who
demands II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

The Mayor continues to have the ad.
vantage of not only knowing exactly what
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

One Of the trying Incidents Of the,
-blank-income tax Is the income tax blank.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

Perusal Of Harrisburg dispatches bat
confirms the belief that true harmony Is only
possible after severe licking.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

Residents of a section in New York city
known as "HsIl kitehen, once tough,
changed, and the World suggests Quaker.
town" On the other hand. there are taxi
bomb throwers in this town who seem deter
mined TO turn Quakert0wn into He'll 5
Kitchen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

That money has been banned In Petro.
grad IL probably simply another instance Of
the paper shortage. a.,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21

The weather man saw to II that 81
Agnes Eve needed more than fig leaf.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-21
SHORT CUTS

II Holland evicts the Hohenzoaeus
they'll have nowhere to 10 but out. ~. .,