davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1921-09-28
Business Is Better.

A reading Of many papers devoted
to discussing business and printing
financial and industrial news shows
that business is better and improving.
There is still small production and
some stagnation in buying, the num-
ber Of unemployed is large, prices in
many lines are still so high that po-
tential buyers hold off, exports are
checked by the foreign money level
which makes exchange Of commodities
between the United States and for
eign buyers difficult, and in many
cases impossible, yet, Notwithstanding
all this, the barometer shows clearing
weather. Robert H. Bean, executive
secretary Of the American Acceptance
Council, summarizing many opinions,
says that banker, business man, col
lege professor, economist and directors
Of the public press unite in a common
understanding and declare that busi-
ness is better" The shutdown on
credit is being lifted by banks, re-
serves Of the federal reserve system
are at high level and member banks
are full of funds, and relations be-
tween capital and labor, though not
altogether harmonious, on the whole
are better. Sick business is in a more
cheerful frame of mind, and the pa
tient is taking more interest in life. (.
Evening star., 1921-09-28

once the way is cleared we shall be
active in Offering our products in all
foreign fields. And the only thing in
the way now so far as central Europe
is concerned is the war status. True,
the war is over, and has been these
three years, but the fact finds us still
without peace arrangements with our
former adversaries. Those arrange.
ments should be established as soon as
possible.
When announcement was made that
the administration had concluded its
negotiations with Berlin and Vienna,
and the terms agreed upon were
stated, speedy ratification by the SEN
ate was freely predicted. 1t looked
like a certainty.
Opposition has appeared, however,
and is not confined to one side of the
chamber. The full strength Of ity is
not known. The reasons for it are be-
ginning to appear. The opposition
senators have the floor.
But let us hope that the debate may
be short, and that ratification may
soon take place. Let us have peace,
and the treaties that make peace ef-
fective and profitable.
Evening star., 1921-09-28

west to Chancellorsville, where the
Plank road, there bearing northward.
again intercepts the pike. Where the
Orange turnpike crosses Motifs run,
two miles east Of Charlottesville, the
route Of the marines leads through
intrenchments which Hooker dug and
which Lee attacked. West two miles
they come to the wide Acids, forest
bound, about the Chancellor house.
Historic ground! One mile west, a lit
tie monument on the north side Of the
road and in the shadow Of old pines
marks where Stonewall jackson. after
his great surprise attack on Hooker's
right flank, received his mortal wound.
Another mile and Wilderness Church,
an old Baptist church where Melziah
Chancellor at the outbreak Of the civil
war was preaching every Sunday, and
the good but stern old Melziah was
also the minister at Salem.
At Wilderness Church the road
forks. The left fork. which is the
Plank road. turns southwest to- Park
er's store and New Hope Church. The
right Fork is the Orange turnpike, and
three miles beyond Wilderness Church
the marines come to Wilderness tav-
ern close by Wilderness run. A road
leads north to Germanna ford on the
Rapidan five miles away. Near Wilder
ness Tavern the marines will camp
where Ewell's corps Of Lees army
came upon Warren's corps Of Grants
army. and the heavy fighting of the
Wilderness began, fighting which
spread far to the south and surged
back and forth east and west.
Evening star., 1921-09-28
The March of the Marines,

The marines on the third days
march to their maneuver ground on
the western part of the fields of Chan
cellorsville and the central part Of the
Wilderness battlefield are passing
over the old Plank road from Fred
plank road now, though at the time
of the civil war it was a toll road,
planked with timbers two inches thick.
The name persists just as does the
name of our Chain bridge. Three
miles out of Fredericksburg the ma
rines pass through the fields where
Sedgwick's 9Th Corps, Army Of the
Potomac, marching west to aid Hooker
at Charlottesville by striking the
rear Of Lees army, formed its lines
to carry the Confederate position on
the plateau at the east edge Of which
Salem Baptist Church stood and
stands. Four miles out of Fredericks-
burg the marines pass tall monuments
to the 18th and goth New Jersey Vol
unteers and a small Confederate
marker, and climbing a slight incline
in the road, where it cuts through the
line Of Confederate intrenchments,
pass Salem Church. That is as far as
the 9Th Corps got, though some Union
troops seem to have penetrated down
the Plank road to the James Orrick
house, about 200 yards west of the
church.
One mile west of Salem Church the
marines come to Five-mile fork, so
called because it is five miles from
Fredericksburg and five miles from
Charlottesville. There the famous
Plank road swings to the southwest,
and the equally famous Orange turn
pike carries the marines straight
Evening star., 1921-09-28
UNEMPLOYMENT.

The evidence is that Washington
is suffering less from unemployment
than other cities. The limelight
champion of the unemployed, Ur-
balm Ledoux, has said that he finds
conditions here much better than
in other cities. He has found a
few jobless men so forlorn that
they have to spend the nights in
the streets. The citizens employ.
ment bureau, in it's survey Of the un-
employed in the District, will submit
figures to the conference on unem-
ployment which show that, although
the situation here is not as bright
and happy as one would have it, it is
nothing like so bad as elsewhere. The
largest class suffering from unem-
ployment are clerks, and it is thought
that most of these are men and wom-
en- dismissed by ths government in
carrying out its economy program.
Evening star., 1921-09-28
No Railway Workers Strike.

A general strike and tie-up of the
nations transportation system at this
critical and acute stage of the period
of readjustrnent is inconceivable. The
idea of a nationwide strike of the Or
ganiZed railway workers Of the country
has seemed so preposterous, SO beyond
the possibility of what reasoning men
might be expected to do. that the pub
lie has not been disposed to take seri-
ously the strike vote now about COM
pleted. But the information comes
from apparently authentic sources
that the vote is strongly in favor Of a
strike.
Should the organized railway work
ers carry the strike threat to execu-
ton they will arouse a storm of pub.
lie indignation and resentment such
as never before was arrayed on either
side in contest between labor and
capital. The country simply will not
endure that its transportation system
should be paralyzed now, with winter
approaching and with millions Of
workers idle and in distress. If the
brotherhoods go on strike every re-
source of the national government
should, and undoubtedly will, be en-
ployed to keep the trains moving, and
back of the government will be an al
most unbroken volume of public sup
port. Once the die is cast, the con-
test will have to be fought out to a
finish, for to compromise the issues
joined in this dispute would be a
disaster no less in. magnitude than
that threatened by the strike itself.
These issues are so simple that the
public will have no difficulty in deter
mining the right and wrong, the ques-
tions of good faith and square dealing
which are involved. A few months ago
the Railway Labor Board received
from the brotherhoods plea for in
creased wages, based on the high cost
of living, and the plea was granted,
though it involved the necessity of in
creasing freight and passenger rates.
Recently, in view of the fact that the
cost of living had decreased. the rail-
way owners came forward with a plea
for review and readjustment, and
the board ordered a reduction amount
ing to ~ per cent. 1t is against put
ting this reduction into effect that the
strike now is threatened. though the
chiefs of the brotherhood admit that
since the increase was granted the
cost of living has declined 16 per cent,
leaving the railway workers still an
advantage of per cent.
Time was when the railway brother
hoods had the respect and confidence
of all classes Of citizens. They were
regarded as conservative and con-
structive. Strikes were few and far
between, yet there was steady and
progressive betterment in the pay and
working conditions of railway opera
tives. But little of this respect and
confidence will survive if the present
controversy is permitted to reach the
climax of a strike.
Evening star., 1921-09-28
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Autumnal Custom.

Autumnal Custom.
The melancholy days are here
OF which the poet sings.
The prophet, as he does each year,
His sad prediction brings.
1.-THE winter long will have no thaws
To melt the ice and snow.
I am convinced Of this because
A squirrel told me so.
"And, while the skies grow gray and
chill,
may as well suggest
That we prepare for every i'll
That hinders human rest"
This melancholy autumn song
Is warbled every year.
The custom has become SO strong
That it must persevere.
For years we've managed to survive
And play life's merry game.
This year, no doubt, we will contrive
Somehow to do the same.
Evening star., 1921-09-28
The Peace Treaties.

Might sessions for the peace treaties
are hardly the thing. A tired Senate
should not be called upon to consider
and dispose Of measures SO important.
And at the close Of an afternoon ses-
sion the Senate usually is tired.
Interest in the treaties is very great,
and worldwide. On one account or
another. all nations are at attention,
and particularly the nations that meet
us in foreign markets as a competitor
for trade.
Those natsooo well understand that
Evening star., 1921-09-28
Improving the Omnibus.

Without examining the agenda of
the second International Congress on
Eugenics in session at the American
Museum of Natural History, one may
be sure the program is altruistic.
The delegates are as well born as
they can ever be. Each man is an
omnibus in which all his ancestors
ride" said Oliver Wendell Holmes.
The eugenic idea? Is it not to make
the omnibus a many-cylindered auto
mobile? The eugenists look forward
a hundred generations or so.
The complexities Of heredity, the
prenatal influences that shape char
acter and ability are admittedly al
most beyond human ken. Great men
and women have not in most instances
tional parents are more likely, it is
contended, than commonplace parents
to produce exceptional children. but
this is not a scientific certainty.
Nature is full of disappointments and
no less of welcome surprises.
The pioneer in this battling field of
genetic research was Sir Francis Gal
ton, who invented the word eugenics
He was a cousin of Charles Darwin,
and it is of good augury that a son
of the evolutionist, Maj. Leonard Dar-
win, Is among those assembled at the
mysteries of birth.-New York Tri-
bune (republican).
Why not declare a pessimistice?-
Asheville Times.
"Are rents tottering"' inquiries the
Literary Digest. No, but those who
are paying them are.-Greenville Is.
c. Piedmont.
If the price of mems clothing is, in
deed, coming down, many fair wom-
an will thereby be enabled to have a
new dress.-Chicago News.
The anthracite operators say that
the mine cars often bring up s3 per
cent slate and refuse. No consumer
will question it.-Boston Herald.
Another reason why the Yank SOL
diers do not want to leave the Rhine
is that in this country they cannot
receive a fortune in marks for each
months pay.-Chicago, News.
The Connecticut bridegroom who
took out insurance against rain on his
wedding day won't find the companies
so ready to insure him against squalls
later on.-Portland Oregonfan.
No, money does not buy happiness.
but it gets an option on it.-syracuse
Herald.
Next to the boll-weevil we fancy
the gOlf Dug Is the QedoI1eSI Oh IN.
sects.-Columbia (S. CO Record.
Wisconsin has new law prohibit
ing the placing Of foot upon a brass
rail while drinking a Notwithstanding
beverage In that state you're not
even allowed to imagine.-Tacoma
Ledger.
One may fancy that the XXX. z.
Is none too strong for daylight saw.
ing.-To1edo Blade
Evening star., 1921-09-28

Many influential Germans evidently
do not care what becomes Of the
mark, so long as the laboratory
products hold up in value for purposes
OF barter.
Evening star., 1921-09-28

Battleships built at the present time
may prove to be accomplished facts
which do not practically relate to any
thing in particular.
Evening star., 1921-09-28

Japan some time since arranged a
battleship building program without
taking the precaution to make it
subject to change on short notice.
Evening star., 1921-09-28

Predictions of Senator Borah are
even more alarming than those Of the
forecasters who insist that the coming
winter will be one Of the most severe
on record.
Evening star., 1921-09-28

The great problem Of unemployment
is that of bringing together the man
who needs help and the man who
wants work.
Evening star., 1921-09-28

The league Of nations apparently
continues to do enough business to
warrant keeping the offices open and
meeting overhead expenses.
Evening star., 1921-09-28

According to reports, bootlegging in
Chicago has reached a point where a
citizen who calls cop is more likely
to be a man with thirst than one
with a grievance.
Evening star., 1921-09-28

For a long time the impression has
prevailed that China will be great
when she gets rid Of her local
political bosses.
Evening star., 1921-09-28

After debates have progressed for a
time 1t often becomes evident that en-
tanglements are possible without al
liances.
Evening star., 1921-09-28

Perhaps the most pathetic victims
of unemployment on the world map
are the Hohenzollerns.
Evening star., 1921-09-28

depend almost entirely on its publicity
talent.
Evening star., 1921-09-28
Under Conversational Cover.
Old Satan favors discomfort,
Our lofty plans to balk;
He often starts an argument
And works while others talk.
Ethereal Pleasures.

"What is your favorite perfume?"
"It all depends on circumstances" :"
replied Mr.. Cumrox. "Of course, I re.
spect the opinion of mother and the
girls about the merits of various ex.
pensive and delicate compounds. But
for downright enjoyment give me the
aroma of ham and cabbage"
"If you vases too much time tellin'
yoh troubles" said Uncle Eben,
sooner or later yoh friends is gineter
lose patience an say dey serves you
right"
Evening star., 1921-09-28
Ability Recognized.

Ability Recognized.
"You never quote the poets in your
speeches any more.",. -...
NO" replied Senator Sorghum. II
find that the custom is likely to cause
confusion. I once quoted from Para
disc Lost mentioning the author.
Some of my dissatisfied constituents
got together and said it might be a
good idea to look old John Milton UP
and groom him as candidate for my
job"
Evening star., 1921-09-28

.Jud Tunkins says aristocracy Is 60
ing out Of fashion so completely that
anybody who wants a real elegant
high-sounding title will have to join a
secret society.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-05
BUYS ENoSBuRG FALLS STORE.
Fay F. Duffy of T. X. ROGERS & Co. to
Manage New Store.

An important transaction was con-
summated this week in the mercantile
business in Enosburg Falls, when E.
+. Greenwood, who has conducted a
large dry goods and grocery store in
that place for the past 30 years, sold
out his stock of goods and fixtures in
the Greenwood block to T. II. Roger
and Fay F. Duffy of Barre, says the
Enosburg Standard. The sale goes into
the big figures and the transfer is
notable one.
Mr.. Rogers is a prosperous Barre
merchant and a city alderman and is
interested in other business enter
prises. Mr.. Duffy has been employed
in the Rogers store in Barre for a few
years and, before going there, was, for
number of years, employed in the
clothing store Of W. +. MitiCuy 4 Co.
Of Enosburg Falls. where he made
host Of friends BY his obliging and
courteous manner The merchants and
busines men Of En0sburg Falls will ex-
tend a welcome TO these men in their
new enterprise.
II il understood that Mr. Duffy will
manage the store, and il is the inten-
tion Of the new proprietors 10 enlarge
the stocks and add a few new lines
not heretofore carried
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-05
MONTPELIER

A divorce case was filed with the
county clerk by Ethel L. Sulham
against Waive SuIhsm.
In probate court yesterday Archie a
Paul Of White Plains. y. y. was ap.
pointed executor in the state Of Yer.
mont Of the estate Of Mary A. Paul
late Of Southington. Sumner NJ.
Sterns of Waterbury was appointed
administrator of the viii annexed in
the state Of Vermont Of the estate Of
Michael r. Whalen, late Of Woodland.
Wash.
Miss Katherine MscAulsy of Bur
lington Is visiting friends and rela
tives in this city and surroundings.
Philip Fraser, who was wounded in
the World war. j. visiting his par
ents on Barre street. Mr.. Fraser j. now
going 10 a government -chool in Provi-
denoe. where he i taking up jewelry
designing
Max Carleton Of Randolph j. visiting
friends and relatives in tins city.
Frank Dana returned Yesterday from
a weeks vacation a. Uticz. y. Y.
The local -Kaoeys" sent TO Ran
iolph yesterday. where they were de-
fested by the score of ~ 70 2 This.
afternoon they Eill play the fast
CRANKY team al Intercity park and
10 morrow wili PLAY the sane team at
.he seminary camPus.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-05
GREGwARE-BERGER.
Former Barre Resident and Worcester
Mass, Young Woman Married.

Wendell o. Gregwsre, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ora Gregware, formerly of Barre
but now of Boston, was married or
Wednesday, Aug. 3, to Miss Margareta
c. Berger, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Oscar s. Berger of 100 Locust avenue
Worcester, Mass, at their home in
that city. The officiating clergyman
was Rev Lyman Farnsworth, pastor
of the Lakeyiew Congregational church
Of Worcester. The bride was attended
by Miss Henrietta Hunter of Worces-
ter and the groom by his brother, Paul
A. Gregware, of Boston. The wedding
march was played by friend of the
bride, Miss Lillian r. Aronovitz, and
before the ceremony Miss Helen Bax-
ter sang "Dawn's Awakening"
The bride wore a dress of white lace
over crepe de chine and carried show
er bouquet, while her bridesmaid was
gowned in pink crepe de chine and car
ried pink roses.
Many guests were present at the
including Mr.. and Mrs. James
S. Duncan of this city, the latter sis
ter of the groom, and the large num-
Der of gifts testified to the popularity
Of the bride and groom.
Mr. Gregware is student at the
Institute of Technology and Mrs. Greg
ware has resided With her parents.
They will reside in Worcester.
just now they are spending their
honeymoon in Vermont and will re-
main a month with relatives in Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-05
GEORGE MUTCH DEAD
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Prominent and 0ld-Time Granite Man.
ufacturer Had Been in Poor
Health Several Years.

George Mutch, who had been in poor
health for several years, died at 1928
this forenoon at the home of his sis
ter in law, Mrs. Peter Mutch, ! Pleas
ant street. He had been an invalid
since February. Mr.. Mutch was born
in Aberdeen Scotland, April l6, 1862.
and came to the United States and
Barre 80 years ago. For some years he
was a member of the granite firm of
Mutch & Calder and at the time of
bis death was a member of the firm of
Msrr & Gordon. He was unmarried.
Little is known Of surviving relatives,
but il is thought one brother is living,
presumably in Scotland.
The funeral arrangements have not
yet been completed.
Mr. Mutch was one of the few re-
naming old time granite men of Barre,
where he had so long been an active
force in the industry. Always quiet
and unobtrusive in his ways. he was
not perhaps so well known as others,
but he was as active factor in building
up the industry in Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-05
RUNNING FROM TAXIcAB
Girl Is Electroeuted on Third Rail in
Brooklyn.

New York, Aug. 5.-Katherine Ho
gan, "a years of age, was electrocutec
by the third rail in a Brooklyn sub
way, after dashing down the tracks
away from a taxicab driver who had
carried her and two companions to the
station from Manhattan.
Her companions told police that the
driver offered to carry them home
without charge, and that when he
asked for $40 fare as they aIighted
near the subway stationsthey ran, and
two of them jumped down upon the
tracks.
Two subway employees pursued them,
reaching the girls Just in time to dodge
roaring express by standing between
the pillars separating the tracks.
When the cars had gone bv, Miss Ho-
gan again ran away, and ii was while
trying to climb back on the platform
that she was killed.
The taxicab driver, arrested on a
technical charge of homicide. denied
offering to convey the passengers for
nothing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-05
INVESTIGATION
INTO KOLZE DEATHS
Four Deaths in Family Look Suspi-
cious to the Authorities-Traces
of Arsenic Found.

Chicago, Aug. 5.-Two more bodie,
are to be exhumed in the investigation
of the deaths of the Kolze family, Cor
oner Hoffman announced to-day, in an
effort to trace down what county off
cials assert may be series OF mur
ders.
Coroner Hoffman ordered exhumed
the body OF Mrs. Lena Kolze. an aged
member of the family. If her body
shows traces of arsenic, as did those
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kolze and John
Demmer, whose widow, Mrs. Mary
Demmer, has been questioned, Coroner
Hoffman said he would examine fifth
body, not related TO the Kolze family,
but embalmed by the same undertak
ers. The undertakers assert that their
embslming fluid does not contain ar.
senic.
Mrs. Mary Demmer, housekeeper of
Fred Kolze, after the deaths of her
husband and Mrs. kolze, is being de-
tanned by the authorities in connection
with the case.
Mrs. Demmer is said to have ad-
mitted caring for her husband and for
Mr.. and Mrs. Kalze prior to their
deaths and also was said TO have ad
mitted her liking for Fred Kolze and
her jealousy of him, but denied the
poisoning of any of the three.
John Demmer died about nine years
ago and Mrs. Kolze died nine months
later. Mrs. Demmer then became house
keeper for Fred Kolze, whose death
occurred several weeks ago.