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The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-06-25
THE NEW BOOKS
The GREY Room,

Within the walls of Chadlands. Chad
lands Park, in northern England, for
two generations room had passed un-
used, due to the evil reputation it had
earned. Sir Walter Lennox. fifth baro.
net and master of Chadlands, called it
the gry room. So bgins story of haunt
ing mystery by Eden PhilIpotts, The
Grey Room Euihanasia crept up
on FIVE separate victims in the grey room,
and the only evidence was the dead bod.
les foundy after live persons had entered
its hideous precincts. Five victims are
mentioned in the story, how many had
met the same death previously, history
docs not ,ell
The author uses this plot as a basis
fora discussion Of the problems Of
skepticism vs.. faith Was the grey
room haunted? Not a mark was found
on any Ofshe bodies to show how death
had struck its blow, and some Of the
victims Of she grey room were in the
pink of physical Health. Was the ex-
PLANTATION physical or metaphysical. the
horror natural or supernatural? Repre-.
sentatives of both sides Of the argument
entered the room to solve the question,
but first detective from Scotland Yard,
EEL victim on the side Of Raiuralism, and
afterwards a minister Of the faith like
wise failed on the side Of supernatural
ism.
An aged Italian, SigIpr Vergilio Man
ueiii solved the. mystery of the grey
room, after he had served the authors
purpose and damned democracy. His
condemnation Of the precepts of democ-
racy were NOT at all essentialsto solving
the problems, which leads us TO think
Eden Phillpoits' Grey Room" is anoth-
er Of the host of propaganda books be-
ing circulated in America at this time.
The Italian Signor is the strong char
scter Of ,he book, and he is imbued with
the philosophy Of Friedrich Nietzche, a
philosophy that is as deadly to democ-
racY as the grey room was to life. The
publishers run one line on the last page
Of the text that is significant of such
book, Printed in the United States Of
America"
(The Macmillan Company, New York,
s2. 200 pagesJ
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-06-25

desiring release and Witnessed by SeaIcy
Pollard, circuit clerk.
The circuit clerk then issues an order
to the sheriff to produce the prisoner
and then issues an order discharging
the prisoner. He signs both Of these
orders and the sheriff signs the order
discharging the prisoner in addition TO
the circuit clerks order. These orders
are filed for record in the office Of the
circuit clerk.
When Sheriff Brown takes a prisoner
TO the State Peniteniiary, he Is given a
paper called a Certificate Of Sentence
TO Warden Of Penitentiary.@ He can
request a receipt from the warden il he
desires. However, this is seldom done
as the record at the penitentiary will
show if the warden has received the
prisoner.
In speaking Of the food thai prisoners
in the Boone County, Jail received. Jail
CT Wilson Hall said: @I'm moi advertis-
ing my boarding house, but they get
just as good food as my family do"
The prisoners meals are served to
them in oblong pans in which are com
parlmenis for the different varieties Of
food. The prisoner is not allowed a
knife or fork to eat with, spoon being
all that is given him. Each prisoner
washes his own plate after a meal.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-06-25

Do you know how man gets in and
out Of jail-not what offense he must
commit in order to get put in jail, but
the legal details that must be gone
through with to get him in and out of
jail.
The first thing that Sheriff Fred Brown
must have is a warrant for his arrest.
This warrant is signed by Searcy Pol
lard, circuit clerk, or his deputy. The
arrest is then made and the prisoner
given a preliminary hearing. According
TO the nature of his offense, he is either
released on bond, confined 10 jail TO
await action Of the circuit court or dis
charged On minor offenses, the sheriff
may accep. his bond up to $500
When a prisoner is to be released
from jail be signs petition for dis
charge which reads in part as follows;
80 the clerk Of the circuit court of
Boone County. Missouri, in vacation:
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-06-25
A BRICK IN TINE

On Broadway near the NJ K. & T.
tracks there is a bit Of paving which
looks as il a section Of a stormy sea
had suddenly been congealed into brick.
To pass over it is almost cnoughi to
make anyone seasick. Every tourist who
drives through Columbia joIis from crest
to crest and forms bis opinion Of us as
his brain jisgles. Besides that, few
drivers who live here can avoid rough
ing it over this paving every few days.
There's some more pavement just like
II on College avenue. Parts Of Stewart
read belong to the same family. All
over town there are bits Of street less
passsble than country road.
There is no need of saying that the
wear and tear on machines using these
streets is terrific. There is no need of
calling the condition nuisance. There
is no need Of describing the opinion Of
Columbia j, plants in the minds Of pass.
ing tourists II it wereni for an ex-
pense Of 90 cents front foot to property
owners on these streets, repairs would al
ready have been begun.
Sixty cents front foot isn't a pleas
ant expense. But il these streets aren't
mended now. 9"O or three years more
win see them in a condition past mend
ing. Then the entire paving will have
to be done over again. It's question Of
90 cents front foot now or whole Ioi
mors than that later on.
A stitch in time saves nine. A brick
in time saves money.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-06-25
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
WHICH ROAD FOR US.

The world stands at the crossroads OF
progress. Is it to choose the way Of
taulcships or the way Of ciiizenshiPs?
The battle cruiser Ranger, which the
United States now has under construc
lion. will cost when completed $3S,0oO,-
900, a sum greater than The combined
sndowments Of Cornell. Dartmouth, Am
herst, Vassar and Wellesley. These in
stituiions rank among The. greatest in our
Nation and they represent the work Of
more than a century. Yet the cos, Of
one cruiser. in a list Of seven now being
built, exceeds the amount expended an
nuslly for their maintenance.
Out Of every dollar of taxation in the
United States. eighty-eigh, cents goes to
defray the expenses Of past or possible
future wars, while only twelve cents goes
for the actual operating expense Of the
government. In what is called an en-
hghiened age. nations compete for supre.
macy in engines of human destruction
Their citizens become wsr-slaves, toll
ing under the taxation Of generations.
Progress is sacrificed along with good
citizenship. The very life-blood Of ma
iions is given to prepare for conflict.
America, with her wealth. can chsl-
Ienge the world in competition Of arma-
menis. But our position also makes US
the sponsor Of civilization. A war-sick
world awaits our dccision-beiween bat,
tlcships and citizenships.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-06-25
AS Much Red Tape Required to
Get in County Jail as to Get Out

Your petitioner. John Doe, respect
fully represents that he is confined in
the county jail of Boone County, for
the nonpayment of fine and costs ad-
judged against him, and that he has
been imprisoned in said Jail one day for
every two doiIarsiiof said fine and costs
(has endured twenty days actual i'm
prisonment for non-payment of COSTS !,
and that he is unable to pay the same
And said petitioner now offers to de.
li-er up for the payment Of said fine
and costs, or cost, all his properly.
wearing apparel for himself and family
excepted, and prays to be permitted to
take the benefit Of the provisions Of
article 20 of the revised statutes of Mis-
souri, for the year 1909, entitled, Relief
of Insolvents Confined on Criminal Pro
cess
"John Doe. Petitioner"
Then follows an inventory of his es-
tate, which is sworn to by the prisoner
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-06-25

else. A eeniIemsn's good manners are
never Of the kind which make other
people il at ease.
He is not perfect but he does not
consider his faults matter for brayado.
Neither does he condone them. His ac-
iions may be rash. foolish, prcjudiced,
angry or even wicked; but they are new
er mean or underhand. lie stands be-
fore the world as what he is, without
subtefuge or apology.
A gentleman is considerable Of the opin-
ions Of others and Of the virtue in others.
Yet he never rules his own life accord
ing TO popular standards. We're he set
alone in the forest, his self-respect would
moi need 10 be fortified by fear Of popu-
lar praise or eensure.
He shoulders all his own burdens, and
finds time to ease the burdens Of others.
A fine old gentleman It's
pity We don't have to use il ofiencr.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-06-25
UNIVERSITY NEWS

Miss Mary v. Dover, assistant profes-
sor Of chemistry, will leave early mex;
week for her home in Peterboro, Ontario,
Canada, for the summer. She will re-
turn at the opening of the fall term.
W. NJ. 0kerson, who is the superin.
tendent Of the city schools at Jefferson
City, A. S. Boucher, state teachers train
ing inspector and Clyde Humphrey, all
OF whom are taking summer work in the
University. are spending thc week-end at
jefferson City.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-06-25
CABINET SIDELICHTS
The Secretary Of Commerce.

The Secretary oil commerce
81 Uai:ed Press.
Political harpies are croaking a big
blow-up in The Harding Cabinet within
year. They point to Herbert Hoover
as a barrel Of powder, fuse and a
match. All that's needed is some feath-
er-brained politician to do the ignition
stunt, they say.
Hoover has a profound scorn for
petty politicians" they say. HE is do
ing lot of offending in trying TO run
the nations business like il was busi-
ness. Hoover is getting the beaurocrais
in Washington sore at him because he
is trying to grab of bunch Of their
commissions and bureaus, to add to his
Department Of Commerce. Even his
fellow cabinet members are getting a
little chilled towards him. They. seem
to fear that they will get up some morn
ing and find that Hoover has recommend
ed the total abolishment Of their port
folio on the grounds thai clerk could
run the job better.
'.Sure, Hoover is one Of the cabinet
members who has the nations conf
dence," they admit. ''hut hats no reason
why he should grab all the publicity.
Hoover rs big mat" said the head
Of division Of the Department Of Com
merce a was in the department be
fore he came and can see the difference
in the way things are being done. But
I'm afraid it won't last. Hoover does
Cot have to hold this job down un-
less he wants to. He can get a better
one"
If Hoover has any designs on a job
bigger than running the business Of
the greatest business nation on earth
he has kept them to himself.
Here are few sidelights on the Sec
reiary Of Commerce:
He. ISLANDERS who says Herbert Hoover
cant smile. The other day newspaper
man made slip Of the tongue and called
the Secretary Of Commerce ~Herbie. .
The fash of Hoover's smile eased the
awed silence that followed.
Hoovey is an easy man to talk to.
That's it-easy to talk, too. He makes
you feel like you had something to say
whether you have or not. This trait
never failed to make man popular.
No other cabinet member gets the
publicity Hoover does. He keeps the
clipping bureaus working overtime.
One of the reasons for this is that
Hoover works novel system with news
papermen. Whenever a big story is
about to break and reporters suddenly
find that The usual news sources have de-
cided to emulate the clam, Hoover will
hold an executive session" and lay the
whole yarn bare. Executive session"
stories can't be used until they officially
break, but when this occurs the writer
finds many angles of the story have been
Illuminated by Hoover, which is the rea-
son Hoover's name creeps into many
utterly irrelated stories.
II Hoover ever runs for President he
will rot get the barber vote. He passes
up too many chances for getting a hair.
cut. 1t is even rumored that he shayes
himself with an oid-fashioned razor.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-06-25
THE GENTLEMAN

A word which used to be much in
vogue is about to go out of style
gentleman. We speak nowadays Of men,
bui seldom Of gentlemen.
A genilcman--whai is be?
A gentleman is al home lOuneing in
white flsnnels, but he is not ashamed
to put on an old blue shirt and NOV
the yard. A gentleman is more ready
TO give his seat to an old woman than
to a sirl, for he knows the sitl's ready
smils win win her a SCAT from some one
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-06-25
Pueblo Flood Spectator Here.

Mrs. Guy Ogle of Tiupas, Colo, is
here visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. W. Startling, 8O4 Goals srreet. Mrs.
Ogle was marooned in Colorado Springs
during the flood in that district and
came through Pueblo in a car last Tues
day. She tells Of the devastated dis
triet as place that has been transformed
from scenic resort TO wilderness Of
mud and debris.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-06-25
Bureau viii Entertain al Fair.

The Missouri Farmers Bureau Fedora
ton win have headquarters at the Mis-
souri, Centennial Exposition and State
Fair at Sedalia. August 8 TO 20. They
VIII have a space IS BY $50 feet and
large tent. Several hostesses will enter
tain the farmers and their wives and
children.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-06-25
Real Estate Transfers

Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Schwabe have
sold to John Crocker property at the
corner Of Lyons and Eighth for 5000.
A lot on Fifth street. near Park ave.
nue.. was decided yesterday by Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Tibbs to c. W. Kennedy for
S7s
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-06-25

One good reason for keeping the mouth
shut and breathing through The nose is
that rash words can't slip out the nasal
passages.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-06-25
Legion Meets Monday Night.

The American Legion Auxiliary will
meet at 7:3O o'clock Monday night, in
the American Legion room over the Cen
iral Bank. A special pSogram viii be
given.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-06-25

In the payment of war debts, the first
hundred years are the hardest.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-06-25

Large Increase in Bible Students.
G. D. Edwards. dean of the Bible
College, announces that the enrolment
in the college this year is fifty per cent
more than il was last year.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-06-25

All electric fans at special low prices
at Newmsn's.-Ady.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-06-25

Golf Balls at Newman's.-Adv.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-06-25
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:

Entered as sccond-class mail mat
ieT.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-07-14
ARLINGTON

Orlando p. Lscomb Of Boston, Is n
town for several weeks.
Mrs. S. II. Watkins has returned 70
her home in Burlington.
r c. Benedict and family are
camping AZ Lake Cossayuna-
Ms Ellen Garfield Of Ithaca, y. Y.
is home for the summer vacation.
Miss Lillian Eichbaum Of Mount
Vernon. has arrived here for the sum
mer
Miss Antoinette MacAuley Of New
York. spent the week end with her
sister. Lillian
Mis- Hubbell Of New York. was a
recent guest Of her mother and sister
on their farm IN Sunderland
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-07-14
sHUsHAN.vERM ROAD

A delegation Of citizens Of Shu-
shan, Washington County, yesterday
afternoon at Glens Falls held a con-
ference with the Directors Of the
Glens Falls Automobile Club for the
purpose Of securing assistance in
having a piece Of highway constructed
from the present finished county road
in Shushan to the Vermont State line
in order that a through state road
from Albany, Troy and Saratoga
Springs to Manchester, Vt, and the
White Mountains will be available.
Glens Falls automobilists would al
so benefit by the proposed improve
ment, as the roads from Glens Falls
to Shushan are in splendid condition
and tie route will be the shortest in
to Vermont and to the White Noun
tains.
Tic proposed improvement will con-
sist Of a road extension Of four and
miles to the Vermont
state line. Tie Vermont authorities
have promised that If this road is
built to the state line they will extend
a road through to Arlington, Vt.
whereby a splendid highway 10 the
White Mountains will be provided.
After considerable discussion it was
decided that il would be for the best
Of all to lay the matter be-
fore George Stevenson, supervisor Of
the town Of Salem, Of which Shushan
IS a part, for the purpose II request
ing him to use his efforts in having
he proposed read improvement made
part Of the county road system. 4
ieelzation Of citizens Of Shushan will
visit Supervisor Stevenson.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-07-14
POETRY SOCIETY MEETING

The next meeting Of the Poetry So
ciety will be held in Manchester at the
home Of Miss BATHS, on Wednesday
afternoon, July Goth, at $3.50 o'clock,
old time. The program OF the after
noon is in charge Of Sarah Norclifre
Cleghorn, who will act as chairman of
the meeting. 1t is hoped that every
member of the society viii make a
special effort to be present Plans for
visiting poets are TO be made and
business of Importance regarding the
purposes Of the society. All those in
terested in poetry are most cordially
invited to come--tc join the society
and to bring others interested in.
poetry and the American poets
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-07-14

What has your town TO offer? The
Hotel Association Of Vermont is eager
to obtain all possible information re.
garding accommodations and attrac-
tions All such inforn1tion sent to
the Information Bureau at the Wood
stock Inn win be conveniently arrang-
ed 50 that it will be easily accessible
to the prospective visitors.
Lakes, rivers, mountains and a
climate that cannot be suIpassed--the
Green Mountain State has every
thing to make a vacation spent here
worth while.
No other spot in the country has
greater charms than may be found
here. Mountains ranging from lofty
peaks hazardous enough to stimulate
the ambitions Of an Alpine climber,
scale down to gentle slopes that may
be conquered by any novice.
Vermont has long been known as
the fisherman's paradise Her spark
ling waters Of lake and mountain
brook abound with trout and gamey
bass, awaiting the anglers fly. Scores
Of lakes, headed by the lordly Cham
plain, dot the landscape, with the
mighty Connecticut rolling down to
the sea.
Golfers may indulge in their sport
over some Of the finest and best kept
links in the East.
Two Of the most attractive features
Of Vermont are her splendid roads and
her accessibility. Tourists travelling
by motor may ride over smooth high
ways from one end Of the State to
the other, even ascending the highest
peaks in this manner.
For those who travel by rail New
York and Boston are but a few hours
away and visitors from the great
cities Of the middle west may reach
the "Green Mountain State" with but
one night on the train.
Vermonters, Of course, have known
this all along-it is now our mission
10 tell the rest Of the world.
Will you help us?
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-07-14

sort Of blindly around TO the den side
of the place.
knew there was only one window
In the majors den room. and that
was nearly opposite the screened door
way. So | ducked back into the
dining room and took stand where
/ could see the one window through
the dOor-curtain network Of bamboo
beads. was so excited that caught
only snafches of what Mrs. Sheila was
saying TO the boss. hui the bits that
] heard were a good deal 10 the point.
'No. | mean it. Graham II T. as
j told you at first &. . there is no
standing room for either Of Us on
that ground 49,. and you must not
come here again when you know that
am alone. -. No. Jimmie isn't
enough 2"
wrenched the half-working ear
sense aside and jammed Il into my
eyes, concentrating hard on the win
dow az which I expected every second
70 see a mans face. II the man was
y murderer. l thought ! could beat
him 20 IT,
The suspense didn't last very long.
A hand came up FIRST 20 push the
window vines aside II was afwhite
hand, long and slender. more Ike a
wnman's than a nats Then against
Tie glass ! saw the face. and Il gave
NE such d turn that I thought must
D. going batty.
Instead q the ugly mug u one u
Canadians gunner. the haggard face
framed IN the window sash was q face
that I had seen once-and only once
before. on 3 certain Sunday night In
the Bullard when the loose Tipped
mouth belonging 70 Il had been bah
bling drunken curses ~ the night
clerk The man az the window was
the dissipated young rounder who had
been pointed out - the nepheS u
President Duntgn.
fTa ha corffuuedl
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-07-14
BOOST VERMONT
Vermont Hotel Men Out in a Cam
paign TO Give Vermont Her Due.

paign TO Give Vermont Her Due.
This is the slogan adopted by the
Hotel Association in its determination
to acquaint the whole Nation with the
glories Of the "Green Mountain State
as summer and winter resort.
Every Vermonter knows his state Is
the most wonderful vacation land in
the country. Thousands Of visitors in
the last few years have learned like
wise. All il has lacked in the past
has been publicity and aggressiveness,
which from now on will be supplied by
the Hotel Association with the coop
GRAFTON, il is hoped, Of the seven hum
dred hotels end boarding houses, the
commercial and civic organizations,
the newspapers and the entire citi-
zenry.
Headquarters Of the Association
have been established at The Wood
stock Inn, Woodstock, with Robert H.
Derrah in charge.
Mr. Derrah is widely known
throughout New England as publicity
man and booster extraordinary. He
is now covering the entire State by
automobile, visiting every city, town
and hamlet. to collect data that will
be sent the country over to inform
everyone Of the glories of Vermont.
For years Mr.. Derrah has made a
speciality of work of this character.
Few men know New England as he
does. For twelve years he published
"Derrah's Street Railway Guide"
which was regarded as an authority
in thousands of New England homes
in the days before the automobile sup
planted the trolley car as a touring
Mr.. Derrah was connect
ed also with the great Boston Elevat-
ed Railway System for twelve years,
five years Of which he was secretary
to the president.
During these years Mr.. Derrah
made frequent trips through Vermont.
A lover Of Nature, he admired her
beauty spots although his admiration
was tempered with regret that the
glories of the State were not as famil-
lar to the outside world as they
should be-
In later years outsiders have come
20 know the "Green Mountain State
better. Every visitor became a boost
sr and prevailed upon his or her
friends to visit the grand old State,
50 gloriously endowed by Nature and
50 rife with historic points of interest.
Even today, however, Vermont has
rot received her full share Of holiday
visitors Now Mr.. Derrah is here to
lolp Vermonters help themselves to
'btain this desirable and remunerative
patronage.
And what State has more to offer?
20 where the tourist will, from the
canadian border to the Massachusetts,
inc, and his eye will be regaled with
he magnificent scenic panorama that
viii be spread before him.
Vermont is fortunate in having
ONE of the finest and best equipped
Iotels in New England, famed for
heir hospitality and good cheer, so
characteristic of the taverns Of an
arlier day Other than the hotels
here are countless farm-houses, each
f which is open to shelter tourists
rho wish to get close to Nature and
njoy a "real" vacation.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-07-14

Had il not been for the detour how
many people, even in Windham coun-
ty would ever have seen the cosy and
sheltered little nook known as Slab
Hollow? How many people last year
drove around the shore Of beautiful
Lake Morey because they could not
get past on the main road through
Fairlee.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-07-14

Leaving Montpelier for ST. Johns.
bury people who don't know follow
the dusty highway out by the stone
sheds and up past the Cory power
plants to East Montpelier. No great
er il distance and a thousand times
more attractive is the road over Clay
Hill past the Mutt farm, or even
around through the old Quaker settle
ment at East Montpelier Center.