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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-16
Bring Out Your Material.
Barre Times.)

No less than eight men in the first
congressional district of Vermont have
been mentioned as possible successors to
rank l.. Greene in case that gentle
man should be promoted to the senate.
Let the mentioning process go on; we
on the east side COR second congressional
district like 10 see what they've got
over on the other side 1t does one
good just to find out how much fine
outstanding material there is on the west
side.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-16

1t is pity that Mile Lenglen, the
French woman tennis champion, has been
compelled to cancel all matches arranged
Tor IN this country because of i'll health.
Too many will be ready to call her a
gutter in spite of the verdict of two
prominent New York physicians.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-16

The attorneys of Gary, Ind, have re
duced the price of handling divorce cases.
from 500 to $50. Thus does the high
cost of living slowly and surely come
down.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-16

How these hospitals do mislay their
almost priceless radium. The city hospi-
tai at Worcester has just lost $4,000
worth
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-16
Has New Hampshire a Shortage?
lkeene Sentinel. }

The Brattleboro Reformer says
The announcement that Vermont is
going to have cider enough for picking
purposes is going to be encouraging
news for a good MANY" 1t may per
NIT some of the picking products from
the North to make their way beyond
Vermont
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-16

The four sons and grandsons of Yuan
SHE Kai, late eX-president of China.
who came to Middlebury late in Deem
Der of last year to study with private
tutors under the guardianship of Prof
Everett Skillings of -Middlebury college.
are going to senarate. Their guardian
bas chosen Phillips Andover academy
for William and Henry to prepare for
college, and Williston seminary in East
hampton, Mass, for Alexander and
Charles. The YOUNGEST of the bows.
Charles, viii enter the Williston Junior
school. All five can now speak English
well and are anxious to 90 to school
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-16
Vermont the Speedway.
{ Barre Times.)

Rum runners ere said to pick Vermont
as the best route for getting away with
the goods because the roads are so salts
factory that they can speed anywhere
from 40 to so miles an hour. That's ad-
vertisement for Vermont
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-16

One Vermont newspaper speaks of the
Governor as referring "humorously'' to
the Hartness plan. He ought to speak
gently of it; it's dead
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-16

Word comes from London that the
drought which began there in April ended
abruptly last Sunday night While we
would like to see the drought ended in this
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-16

vicinity, we cannot but hope that it won't
mOnth.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-16

The German mark is slipping. but it
cannot slip much further without going
out of sight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-16

Henry Prouty, the eight year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Proutv. of St.
Adams was seriously injured Wednes-
dav when he was hit by a motorcycle
driven by William RYAN at Blue Bon
nett park. causing fracture of both of
The accident, it is said, can i'm no way
be blamed to Mr.. Ryan, who with
George Chynoweth were practicing for
a motorcycle race around the park
track having been given permission to
do so by the owners of the park.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-16

It's a rather picturesque heading the
Rutland Herald has over the story of the
Townshend farmers and their potato
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-16

ing present revenue. by inaugurating a
schedule certain to divert all traffic except
that which cannot possibly find other
modes of transportation? 1t would seem.
also, as if the time for practically aban-
douing passenger service (for that is. what
the proposed arrangement amounts to-
would be in the summer months when
public and private automobiles are in
operation instead of ut the outset of the
season when the railroad furnishes prac-
tically the only connection with the out
side world There should be no weaken
ing on the part of those who have threat
ened to take the matter before the public
service commission, for there is no better
time than the present for finding out to
just what lengths a railroad can go in
ignoring the needs of the people it is sup
posed to accommodate.
One place where The Meddler believes
the village commissioners ought to install
another street lamp is at the entrance of
the Home for Aged on Western avenue.
At present there is no light nearer than
10 feet in either. direction and these are
50 hidden by thick foliage that the en-
trance to the institution is in total dark
ness every evening.
\ moving picture of the efforts of the
village fire department to get into action
promptly at Wednesday evenings blaze
would belong in the comedy class without
question
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-16
One Year Ago To-day.

Paul Deschanel resigned as president
Of France.
Thirty -four persons killed in bomb ex-
pl0Sion in Wall street t.=
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-16

Man feels a thud as
He stoopS for a spud
So he's out for blood"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-16

1t the 18th annual meeting of the
Vermont Association of Insurance
Agents held at Newport Wednesday.
Dana j. Lowd of Bellows Falls was
elected president. Other officers are:
' ice president, Miss Agnes NJ. English
of Montpelier: secretary-treasurcr F.
\. Field of Rutland The present mem
bership Of the association is SO. and it
was voted to have a campaign to try to
"a Sc the membership to 100
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-16

Three or four bushels of lee were dis
covered in a manhole in front of G. S.
Bl"dgett company : building at Bur
lpgton Wednesday. The discovery was
made by workmen who were engaged in
cleaning out the manbole which had not
been opened since early in the wear. and
the ice was covered with a heavy coat
in" of SCOT. The unusual discovery ere
ated great deal of attention and com
mcnt from the passers by.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-16

-Oday's Birthdays.
Rt. Hon. Andrew Bonar Law, late
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-16

For distributing circulars about the
city of Barre, Antonio Pizzol was fined
500 by Judge Z. l.. Scott in Barre city
court yesterday. the man having been
arrested by Chief Sullivan under an or
dinance of the city. The handbills were
sent here from Chicago headquarters of
the |. W. w.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-16

\ retreat for the Episcopal clergy of
the diocese. of Vermont viii be con-
Quoted by the Rt. Rev. A c. \. Hall at
Rock Point, Burlington, next week The
retreat will begin at Bishop Hopkins
hall on Monday afternoon. Sept. 10.
Over 40 clergymen are expected
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-16
VERMONT NEWS,

Elmer, the infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Vernon Warner of Lowell, was drowned
in a watering tub last week.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-16

The attendance at the Edmunds high
school in Burlington is so much larger
than usual this fall that three new
teachers are to be engaged, two for full
time and one for half time.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
American I.insecd

Announcement yesterday that the
firm of Lever Brothers, Maine cor
poration doing business in Massachu-
setts, had authorized an increase IN its
capitalization from S125OO,O00 to
Sl50,000,000 is believed to be the first
step in the proposed absorption Of the
American Linseed Company by Lever
Brothers, Ltd, of London. which owns
the Maine corporation. It is under
stood that later company Will be or
ganized in New Jersey to include the
Maine concern ard the American Lin
seed Company Holders of American
Linseed preferred, according to past
reports, will be given a 7 per cent first
preferred stock OF the new company
for their holdings, the common a 7
per cent second preferred, and the COM
mon Will 60 to the new interests and
viii represent the voting control. Lord
Leverholme, head of Lever Brothers,
was in this country recently, and while
here it is understood that the man
details Of the merger deal we're ap-
proved by the controlling factors in
the American Linseed organization
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
In W all Street
Talk English Municipal Loan

Gable advices received in the Street
yesterday from London told of negotia-
tons for the arrangement of $4,000,
900 loan in the American market for
the English city of Birmingham. IN
qulry around the financial district
failed to disclose any definite develop
ments along this line, although bankcrr
said that birmingham had been in the
market for funds for several months
Although costly by reason of the ex
change situation and the high price Of
capital here. it would prove helpful to
the sterling market for English mu-
inequalities to borrow here, local bank
ers declared. At the moment. however,
the market is not believed to be favor
able to the absorption of foreign issues.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
"A gwi' Again Weak

Although the rest of the list con-
tlnued yesterday the upward move
ment started in the closing davs Of
1920. Atlantic, Gulf e. West Indies
shares showed the effect of heavy sell
ing by declining to 60, a new low for
the year, and closing 6l2 points off at
697a. The drastic break in the stock
from l40 to below 70, with scarcely a
rally, is explained in some quarters
as a reflection Of the fact that in con-
nectlon with the companv's oil develop-
ment plans capital requirements were
underest'mated and income largely
thought the oil venture could bo
financed from treasury resources b,.
now the company IS placed in nosi-
ton where it must 90 outside f.,
funds or curtail disbursements to
Stockholders s' 90
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
Paying Bills Out of Dividends

Public utility companies the country
over are seeking to enlist the support
OF the communities which they serve
by getting the people to become own
ers of their securities. The campaign
mas not made much progress yet but
IS beng pushed vigorously. The bene-
fits Of such joint ownership are Oh
Vlous. hldder, Peabody & Co.. bank
ers, are making drive to get telc-
phone subscribers to become owners
of stock IN the Bell Telephone prop-
erty. They have mailed circulars to
telephone subscribers all over the
United States pointing out that the
average cost to the subscriber Of his
telephoAe is about s35 year, whereas
the dividends on five share Of Ameri-
can Telephone and Telegram STOCK
are $40 year. "Why not" they ask,
own enough stock to pay your tele
phone bill out of your dividends >"
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
Money and Credit

Although the government Withdraw
SAG, 100000 from the banks vesterdav
the Stock Exchange call money rate
was not affected, remaining at T per
cent throughout the day. A wear AGO
the ruling rate was 10 per cent. TIE
time money market was dull. Ror-
irowers are bidding ~ per cent for
loans of all dates on both classes Of
collateral, although their requests are
meeting with little response from
lending banks.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
Copper Production Dro0s

smelter production Of copper from
domestic cres last year. according to
the Geological Survey, amounted 10
about 1000, 900 pounds, against !.
2s6,oo0.000 pounds in 1919 Production
of refined copper from foreign and do
rlestlc ores for the year was estimated
at about 1,573,00O,O00 pounds, some
95,000,000 pounds less than in the
preceding year. Apparent domestic
consumption was placed at 10000 600
pounds, an increase of $4,000 coo
pounds over 1919. Stocks of raw and
refined copper at the close of the wear
were placed at S74,00OO00, decrease
of about 3o,00o000 pounds from the
close of 1919.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
WHY'S Overland

Entering the now year the Nillys-
Overland Company. it was learned yes
terday, has adopted temporary
change in production policy. During
the current quarter, according to the
new program, the only production o.
either Overland or Willys-K Knight cars
will consist of those which actually
have been ordered by the distributors
and dealers. When conditions in the
motor world return to normal the COM
pany will again go ahead on building
program "in anticipation of what the
demand might be- Vice. President
Chrysler, in statement to Overland
agents. says the company has material
ly reduced its outstanding obligations
and has followed the policy of laui-
dated finished product.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
Bid and Asked

Following are tho closing BID and asked
quotations Of stocks listed on the stock
Exchange in which there were no trans
actions yesterday;
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04

Bank C'earings. Bank clcarincs at
New York yesterday were: EXCHANGES.
Sl'423'o63,7SS; balances, s1o1,275,42d.
Silver London, 413d; New York do
miestc, bar, 90 NC; foreign, 65Ac; Mex
ican dollars, soc.
Canadian Exchange York fund.
in Montreal, $175 premium per 81 900,
Montreal funds IN New York, $14s.y4
discount per $1,000
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
Hill Road Earnings

The Great Northern and North ern
Pacific railroads are compiling their
annual reports and are expected to
show a combined increase in earnings
of S27 100000, according to officials.
The Great Northern for 1920 is eX-
pected to show gross earnings OF S124,
100000, based upon figures available
up to the last week of December, while
for 1919 they were s1O6, 6,5s2 900. The
Northern Pacific total will be S112.000,-
600 for 1920. against slo3,520 900 in
1919, according to a st. Paul forecast.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
Still Cutting Prices

Price cutting IS still under way in
the motor car trade. Two of the lead
ing manufacturers of battery sets for
lighting and starting cars have reduced
the price on their products from 20 to
% per cent, and it is expected that other
companies will follow suit. One of the
companies, in announcing its price re-
duction, says that, temporarily al LEASE,
it will. on the basis Of the new QUOTA
tions, market its product at a slight
loss.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
Swiss Rank St3ta,,,ep.

The last statement of the condition
OF the Swiss National Bank. as Of De-
cember T. showed capital of o944o s5s
francs, with bank notes outstandinm IS
"a1 'ool $40 francs and deposits OF zoo =
lZo,92S francs Deposits with forei~,
nanss amounted II S.9oOles franrs
while securities tNtaled 6.407164 fra.,o.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
4 Rumor Denied

The report that Charles H. Sabin
would be made chairman Of the board
of the Guaranty Trust Company to
fill the vacancy created by the death
Of Alexander j. IIemphill was denied
yesterday by a director of the com
pany. incidentally, the director paid
ms respects to Mr.. Sabin as one OF
the most successful trust company
heads IN the history of Wall Street
finance ~
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
Paris Market Firm

PARIS, Jan. 3 Prices were firm on
H." hourse fo-da2. Three per cent
fentes, 5s francs T. contince: cxchanyo
on Londsn' 90 ffancs 50 confines: &
per cent loan, rs francs 90 centimc..
ne dollar Was quoted at II franco 7h
centimes.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
More London Market Cold

Further consignments of Ionao,,
open market gold are on the vav ''+, 10
New York. The Finland is brjns,;ns,
S1,6o0.000 and the Kaiserin Ana7,stes A5,'.,s
Victoria S2,40O,0OO This viii mala -
total of ss7.000o 900 brought in on tbo
current movement which began last
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

Exchange on London displayed ris-
ing strength yesterday, with the rate
on sight drafts closing S3.5SA. com
pared with s3.52a. on Friday. French
exchange yielded slightly, while
Italian lire were also easier. The
market was quiet, with only a compare
tlvey s.. all volume of bills changing
hands.
Quoted in dollars to the pound.)
New-York tribune., 1921-01-04
London Money e;,rlo,

LONDON, Jan. 3.~Bar silver. 41s,4
per ounce bar gold. lisa I'D. Monav
= per cent. Discount rates chorf
oiils' D = per cent; three months hill
'"s per cent. Gold premium at Lisbon
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-27
JAPAN HAS 77,WO,O 900
First Census Ever Taken Shows
Less Than Had Been Pre-
yiousiy Estimated.

Toxic. Dec. IS.-The first census ever
taken in Japan by modern methods
showed that the population Of the Empire
numbers 77,005,5I0 while IN Japan
proper, exclusive Of Korea, Fornosa and
~achalien, there are So, ,96I lao innaol-
tsnts. These figures We're announced tins
afternoon bv the Census Bureau called
IN japanese of4icial language the Bureso
Of National Power Irvestlgatlon).
The actuai figures prove that the an
nuL estimates which have been taken
vere more than a million IN excess Of the
truth The estimate of population Tor
1915. based on IA compilation Of the local
registers. wa. IS, S,261, ,S56 or 1,235, ,346
more than the census Of 1920 gives. FoT
japan .. the 1918 estimate Was
5000. .o36 or 1,109,7e6 more than the
1920 figures The decrease for the Umpire
Is g per cent; for Japan proper 1t Is l-e
per cent
There are I24 $50 more males than fe-
males In japan proper. The males 2S.O42,
9o5 and the females q 9lS, lo4 Ihe
,otal number Of families II Japan Proper
Is IL ,222, ,053.
Following are the IA largest cities OF
Japan Toxic. 2, 2,173, 1852; Osaka, ,252 972'
Kobe, COS. .62S; Kyoto, 59l ,3O5; Nagoya,
429. e9O, Yokohama, 422, ,942; Nagasah.
1864: Hiroshima, 100, 504; Hskodate,
l44.74O- Kanazawa, l29, $50 kure, l3O,-
354 Sendai, 11s, 97s, OtaTu, los, ll3,
Sappora, 102, 81.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-27
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
To Vote on Subsidiary Leases at the An
nual Meeting.

Requests for proxies for the annual
meeting of the stockholders OF the Penn,
sylvania Railroad Co., which will be held
in Philadelphia on March 8, are being
mailed To the 1873, 900 stockholders. Ao-
companying each proxy IS circulsr letter
from President Samuel Rea, with ref
ference TO the subjects 60 be acted upon
atthe meeting. These embrace the following
fa) Ratification of long-term leases of q
railroad properties now constituting por--
tions of the Pennsylvania system and
controlled through ownership Of all or
practically all of their capital stock, the
most important being the Pittsburg,
Cincinnati, Chicago d st. Louis Railroad
tthe Panhandle the Grand Rapids
d Indiana Railway and the New ork,
Philadelphia & Norfolk railroad.
Cbl Authorization of an increase in the
conpay's indebtedness of 100000, 900.
{cl Change in the dates of the annual
meeting and the annual election, which
are now held, respectively, on the second
and fourth tuesdays of March, so that
they will be held hereafter on the second
and fourth Tuesdays in April.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-27
CHEVRONS PRESENTED
TOY. VIC. A. GIRLS
interesting Event for the Men,
bers of the Reserve Council
Tuesday Afternoon,

AT the meeting of the Girl Reserve
Council Tuesday at the Y. w G. A
the following young women We're pre-
sented with chevrons: Miss Edith Hol-
laday, Miss Elizabeth Williams. Miss
Dorothy Inderlied. Miss Mable Fuller.
Miss Edna Campbell and Miss Anna
Davis received TWO chevrous, while
Miss May Lank WAS presented with
three. and Misses Blanche Richards
and Marion Kelley were given four.
Each symbol represented 10 honors.
The Oriole Corps is leading in the
honor contest
At the meeting Of the F. L. c. Club
Tuesday evening it was decided 70 hold
a bake in the near future The date will
he amour ced in a few days. The
members of this club Will assist in s'srv-
ing the banquet which the Girl Re
serve Corps VIII enjoy on Friday even
ing.
dance viii be given by the True
Blue Corps this evening at the
club rooms. so Market street The
dance is being given in honor Of the
members of the club, who are leaving
the freshmen class OF the Wilmingtou
High School and are entering The
sophomore class.
4 ceremonial meeting WIN be held by
the WapaDachki Camp Fire Girls a
o'clock this evening at the Club
rooms, s04 Market street
Members Of the Friendship Club en-
toyed a movie party on Monday after
noon. The group OF young women at
| tended one Of the local theatres anC
were chaperoned by Mrs. Fred Smith
and Mrs. S. s. Cooling netlbera Of tht
directors board.
A class of FIVE members were init
sted at the meeting Of the HiRwatha
Girl Reserve Corps Tuesday after
noon Following the initiation plans
were made for the entertainment 20 bt
presented al tho Pilgrim tercentenaTy
Miss Gertrude Prack Aeld secretary
for Maryland. Pennaylvanta and Dela-
ware viii come 20 the local association
on saturday for d period Of several
DAYS She viii address the members
Of the High Schools Clubs. which are
the Friendship. True Blue and CanT
FIRE Girls, on Saturday evening wher
they viii enjoy e banquet IN the clut
rooms. Miss T'rack viii also speaE
on Sunday afternoon al the club rooms
when there viii be a meeting under tbs
auspices OF the Girls Work Committee
and the advisers OF the corps. Follow
ing the talk there win be G social houl
and tea viii be served