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The citizen., 1921-02-10
World News

The Council of the League of Ma
tions will meet in Geneva on the
21st of February. It is expected that
the session will be a very busy one.
The Council will take up the matter
of court of justice, Of mandates,
and of armament. There will also
be a consideration of the worlds
needs along industrial and financial
lines, and measures for the suppress
sion of disease, as well as traffic in
opium and drugs. The Council is the
executive of the League of Nations,
and it will have duties to per-
from which have been turned over
to it by the larger representative
body Of all members which met re-
Gently. The conflict between Sweden
and Finland over the Aland Islands
will be taken up and the Leagues
ability to prevent wars tested.
The citizen., 1921-02-10

Monroe. Lam unidentified white
man, nude and dying. his skull crush
ed and his flesh burned from his waist
down, was found In a wood near here
The man, believed by Monroe officers
10 have come here from Houston.
Texas. died without having regained
consciousness Evidence that kero-
scne had been poured on his body was
found by officers, and smouldering
fire near where the man was found
Indicated that the man had been
thrown on II
The citizen., 1921-02-10

Washington, Feb. Am interna-
tional conference to discuss disarma
ment will be called by the United
States, Chairman Butler, of the House
naval committee, said today when the
committee met to hear the views Of
prominent naval officers on the sub
ject. Chairman Butler did not say
when the call would be issued but
from his line Of questioning of wit
nesses It was assumed he thought the
call would be issued soon after the
Inauguration Of President-elect Hard
ing. Mr.. Butler recently conferred
with Mr.. Harding at Marion, o.
The citizen., 1921-02-10

Lexington, Feb. 6.-Fewer than a
third Of the physicians Of the State
Of Kentucky hold permits to prescribe
whisky and seventy-eight percent of
the physicians Of the United States
do not prescribe either whisky or
brandy in their practice, according to
q statement given out at the Office
Of Federal Prohibition Director Paul
N. Williams, Saturday.
The citizen., 1921-02-10

Dixon, ILL.,, Feb. 8.--President-elect
Harding has written Mrs. Eli Fowler
Of Rochelle, ILL.,, declining with thanks
her offer Of "the flame Of the bronze" !"
champion turkey at the recent ma
tional poultry show in Chicago, for
his first Thanksgiving dinner in the
Whitehouse.
The citizen., 1921-02-10

Barbourville. Feb. sheriff An
drew Combs has reported to Cover
nor Morrow the near extinction OF
moonshining in Knott county. Stills
TO the number Of 104 have been de-
stroyed, 120 sinners have been in
dicted and a number more are Ia
answer to the next grand jury. Six
teen guns are among outlaw prop
erty which has been confscated.
The citizen., 1921-02-10

Clemenceau, the French statesman
of the war period, who bore his part
so ably, has been retired from polit-
ical life and has been spending his
leisure in Northern India. His oc-
cupation while there has been the
hunting of tigers. Either because
the wild game of Northern India Is
not up to the measure, or the old
statesman has become used to a more
strenuous life, at any rate he has
found the sport rather tame. France
has not proved over-grateful to
the leader who carried her through
troubled times, but the reconstruc-
ton calls for other measures and
other men.
The citizen., 1921-02-10

Washington, Feb. 5.-The joint res
olution directing the stopping Of en-
listments until the regular army is
reduced to l75,00O was passed to-
night by the House over President
Wilson's veto. The veto was over
ridden by vote Of 27l to 16.
The citizen., 1921-02-10

Washington, Feb. 5.-Regulation
Of the coal industry to prevent prices
raising too high or going too low
was advocated today before the Sen
ate committee considering the Calder
coal regulation bill by George Otis
Smith, director Of the Geological Sur.
vey.
The citizen., 1921-02-10

Lexington, Feb. A fifty percen,
reduction of the 1921 Burley tobacco
crop will be recommended by John w
Newman, president Of the Burley To.
bacco Growers Association, at a
meeting Of the board of directors o.
that organization in Lexington, Feb
ruary 12.
The citizen., 1921-02-10
WILSON REFUSES
TO INTERVENE
BOARDS MADE BY LAW CAN SET.
TIE AFFAIRS, UNION LEADERS
ARE TOLD IN TELEGRAM.

Course Adopted After Payne Gives Ad.
vice-exeeutives Seek to Cut Scales
Of neutrality-suspicious. For Man.
ayers Asserts Readjustnnent 10 Nee
esssry to Avert Bankruptcy.
The citizen., 1921-02-10
u. S. News

Washington, Feb. 3.--President
Wilson, acting upon the recently
communicated request Of President
elect Harding, today issued a procla-
nation calling a special session of
the Senate to convene March 4.
The citizen., 1921-02-10
Odd lob for Tractor.

One of the odd Jobs on many farms
where tractors are operated, Is the
dragging Of the private roads with
either . homemade or manufactured
grader.
The citizen., 1921-02-10
Kentucky News

Richmond, Feb. 7.-Brutus Boble,
Is, farmer, died here after an illness
Of several weeks from sleeping sick
ness.
The citizen., 1921-02-10

On the 9Th of February the Beers
of South Africa are to vote on the
question of secession from the Eng.
lish South African colony. A defeat
of General Smuts will mean that the
result of the South African war is
to be reversed. A spirit of opposi-
ton among the conservative Beers
has existed for some time, but It
was unable to bring anything to pass
during the time of the war. Under
the leadership of Herzog the move
ment for independence has been re-
newed and gained great headway.
The success of such a secession
movement at this time would be
great embarrassment to England, oc-
cupied as she is with so many dif-
ficult problems.
The citizen., 1921-02-10

1t has been made known by the
Secretary of the Treasury of the
United States that one Of the Euro
pean nations has made advances to
have its debt cancelled. The Secre-
tary announces that no such policy
is to be pursued. Nations which
borrowed money in the United States
must pay their obligations. 1t is
probably best tina. this should be so.
A nations credit is its greatest as
set, and il cannot well afford to al
low anything to interfere. The
United States can give plenty Of
time and make easy terms II that
seems best, but il will expect pay
ment. There seems to be less dis
position at present to loan to foreign
nations, and that would be a certain
result Of any effort to escape pay
ment. There should be no fault
found with such a policy on our part.
With the restoration Of peace and
order in Mexico, attention is being
(Couthuol On Haso HovDl
The citizen., 1921-02-10

1t is reported that Governor Har-
rison Of the Philippine Islands has
resigned. He has proved to be
most competent official, and the Is
lands have been brought to a point
where they are largely self-govern.
ing. 1t is probable that the change
in administration in our country will
interfere with the proposed independ-
ence Of the Philippines. It should be
said that the United States policy
in seeking to fit a comparatively
primitive people, long held under
Spanish dominion to a state Of self
respect and ability to rule, is an
achievement worthy of high COM
mendation. 1t has been an object
lesson to the world.
The citizen., 1921-02-10

The setting of the amount of in
demnity which Germany must pay at
fifty-five billions Of dollars aroused
much comment. This immense sum
includes, of course, the principal plus
the interest at the end of a period
Of more than forty years. Germany
declares that she will not pay the
amount required. Both England and
France say she must. Great care, has
been taken to estimate the ability of
Germany to meet the obligation, and
the best authorities think it can be
done without impovershing that
country. It would certainly make
Germany remember, and it would
make it impossible to engage in a
war during that time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-20
WEST WARDSBORO.
Some Observations.

1t has been very dry the past few
weeks. Some of the older inhabitants
who have made a special study of wea-
Their conditions, give as a cause for the,
drought the fact that we have had so
little rain.
We have many summer visitors IN
town. We are glad to see them coming,
as they are all nice people to meet, but
we must say that their education along
agricultural lines has been sadly neg
lected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Putnam are
spending the week at their summer
home in Podunk. 1t is hoped that the
fresh air and change viii so improve
the physical condition of Mr. Putnam
that it will not be necessary for him to
use the crutehes he recently purchased
at an auction.
Raymond Kendall is taking his vaca-
ton in the hay field
There are several cases of green ap-
pies and cucumbers in town.
Crops are looking fine and the indica-
tions are that if the frost holds off for
six months longer, many of the farmers
will be eating green corn. There was a
good yield of old potatoes this last
spring and the farmers have been dis
posing of them wherever they could
find purchasers. Apples seem to be a
failure this wear and probably very lit
lie cider win be put into vinegar. What
little will be made win be used for me-
dicinal purposes.
OBSERVANT CITIZEN.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-20
BLIND SOLDIER
NOW, IN Bus, BUSINESS
Eyes Destroyed by Shell in France but
He Sells Fuel and Feed
i'm Chicago

CHICAGO. Aug. 2O.-To Corporal
Christen Poulsen Of the United States
marines, his discharge from an army hos
pital in February. 1910 meant beginning
life anew-the life of "A blind man. In
two years. he. has completed that read
justment and today Poulsen is in the fuel
and feed business i'm Chicago, does a full
days work every day and, with the aid
of his wife. is taking q correspondence
course in business, management
POulsen was with the sixth regiment
of the marines when few thousand
troops were chosen from the vanguard of
the American army to help block the
German advance on Paris in June, 1913.
The sixth marines gave their aid to the
allies, but among those who were left on
the battlefield was Corporal POulsen, fully
conscious but bleeding and sightless from
the burst of high explosive shell. Poul-
sen was wounded just one year to day
from the date he enlisted. He has been
totally blind ever since
Following his discharge from the army
hospital, POulsen entered Evergreen. the
Red Cross school for the blind. in Balti
more. There he took courses in typewrit
ing, Braille, English, civics and learned
to make small useful articles. He was
getting $50 a month from his war risE
insurance but wanted to earn his owl
living in addition.
\ year later his father offered to Civ,
him work in his feed store in Chicago
Young POulsen entered the Office and be
gan to learn to take orders and direct de
| liveries. Today he is a full partner il
his fathers business. Now he feels tina
he needs still further technical trainin
+. in business and has begun a correspond
encc course under the federal board of vo
lcatinnal education. He is studying thi
course in his spare time, with the aid o
his wife whom he married last year an
who now acts as his reader.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-20
Lowell & Teller
Brattlebor0's Oldest Reliable
Hardware Store
Washing Machines

- Washing Machines = :
We have on hand at the present time a
number of Electric, Multi-MOtOr Gas
and hand power
: WASHING MACHINES
and we are row making prices on the
same that are so reasonable, that TO do
your werk without
: WASHING MACHINE
is TO rob yourself of one of the greatest
labor savers known, when at small
outlay drudgery may be forgotten. The
line we are carrying, the
MAYTAG AND C0FFIELD
WASHING MACHINES -
are known TO be in class by themselves
and are second to none and better than
most
: WASHING MACHINES
Dreary Monday becomes a day of Con
tentment and Cheer when such machines
as we are selling are put into operation
ia your home. In regard to terms given
we can give terms that will be easy t6
meet if terms are needed.
WASHING MACHINES
TO satisfy must be positive i'm perform
ance and easily kept in repair. Would
suggest that for your own best inter
est you see our machines and get Oul
prices and terms before purchasing a
WASHING MACHINE
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-20
WARDSBORO.

II. f. Howard of Newfane was in
town the first of the week.
The Misses Upton of Northfeld (Vt.)
are visiting Mrs. G. w. Morse.
DIR. and Mrs. George Hopkinson re-
turned from Boston Monday.
Edward Wilder of Dover visited at the
home of his father, Z. c. Wilder, last
week
Raymond Andrews of Greenfield.
Mass. spent Sunday with Mrs. Andrews
at G. w. Briggs's.
Arthur Fletcher of Townshend was at
the home of his grandmother, Mrs. May,
the first of the week.
Frank ketcham, who spent the past
week with his family, returned to his
home in Brooklyn Tuesday.
Rev A. J. Green of Mount Hermon,
Mass, is supplying the pulpit Sunday
in the absence of Rev. ]. N. Dennison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Holcomb and
SON.. Collester, and daughter. Lucia. are
visiting Mrs. Holcomb's father, J. f.
Gleason.
]. f. Gleason. Noah Daniels, Martin
Gleason and Lawrence Holcomb at
tended the Farm Bureau field day in
Jacksonville Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs II. f. Knight. Miss Han
nah Halonen, Miss Grace Farnum, and
III. e. Howard attended the 25th ami
versary field day at Gill Odd Fellows
Home in Ludlow Tuesday.
The annual sale of the A. H. club will
be held Wednesday afternoon. Aug. "a
in the town hall. Supper will be served
from to s o'clock. after which an enter
tanment consisting of instrumental mu-
sic and reading by Miss Edith Clark.
and will conclude with the play. Honey
moon Flats, written by Halle Hale
Hassey There will be dancing after
the play for which Dayenport's orches-
ira will furnish music. Ice cream will
be on sale during the evening.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-20
LOWELL & TELLER
ITO MAIN STREET
SATISFACTORY SERVICE
EAST DOVER.
Funeral of Arthur Brown.

The funeral of Arthur Brown. who was
drowned Aug. II in Dan NJ. Hale's
mill pond, was largely attended at
the Baptist church Monday afternoon
Rev. c. o. Durham officiated. Mr.. and
Mrs. c. III. Turner sang three selections
There were many beautiful flowers. The
burial took place in Williamsville.
Relatives from away who attended the
funeral We're Mr.. and Mrs. o. f. Parker
Mrs. j. Walter Brown and Orlo Parker
of Brimfield. Mass. Mrs. Rose ingram
and Sidney Littlefield of Wells. Me.
Mr.. and Mrs Earl Brown and Mrs vii
lis Littlefield of Boston, Mr.. and Mrs
Sumner Parker of Amherst. Mass, Mr.
and Mrs. Stanley Parker of West Brook
field Mass, Mrs. H NJ. Brown and tive
daughters, Annie and Marguerite. Henr!
s. Brown and Jerry Foley of Brattle
bOro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-20
Garbage Collection

Any resident of Brattleboro village
whose garbage is not being satisfactorily
collected and wishing collection made,
Should notify Mr.. C. NJ. Tubbs,. Putney
Road. Tel. 311-4. Only garbage consist
ing of animal and vegetable matter. free
from glass, tin, ashes, etc, viii be col
lected, and all garbage subject to col
lection should be contained in a reason
able covered receptf2le.
w. III. PERRY, Village Clerk.
Per order commissioners.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-20
DEsPONDENT, SHOOTS HIMSELF.
States Attorney Satisfied Hermann Col
son Is Suicide.

WATERBURY. Aug. 20.-State's Attor-
ney +. Il. Thomas yesterday announced
that he was satisfied that suicide was
the cause of the death of Herman Colson,
II. whose body. with a - caliber revol-
yer lying beside II, was found Thursday
might 2t Moretowu.
Colson, who had been employed in a
local granite she'd, went to Moretown
early this week to visit friends,
He had shown signs OF worry since the
state had called him as a witness for a
court case which has not yet come TO
trial
Mr.. ColSon was born in Stockholm.
Sweden. He leaves wife. He was a
member of the Eagles and the Woodmen.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-20

Schools viii begin in the Goose City
and Canaan districts Monday, Aug. %.
Mrs. Rose Ingram of Wells, Me. is
spending a few days with her brother,
James Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs Clifford Lazelle of Brat
tleboro are spending a weeks vacation
with relatives here.
Miss Leone Turner of BrattleborO
spent the weekend with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. III. Turner.
The Ladies' Aid society will hold a
sale of fancy and useful articles at the
chapel Friday evening, Aug. 26.
Miss Mary Sherman and friend of
Fairhaven, Mass. came Tuesday to visit
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. s.
Sherman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Halliday and
three children of Newport. y. H., spent
the weekend at w. c. Halladay's and
c. H. Turner's.
Sunday morning worship at II O'Clock.
Rev. Willard f. Waterbury, director of
work for New Americans in Massachu-
sets. win preach. The church viii meet
TO study the Bible at noon. Christian
EndeavOr ut 6.45 p. IN, and vesper at
80 p. IN. Cottage prayer meeting
Wednesday night at the summer home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert 5. Howe.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-20
$1,000 STOLEN FROM VAULT.
United Fruit Office Is Robbed of Secur
tiles

BOSTON, Aug. 20.-For the past few
days there have been rumors regarding
robbery in the offices of the United
Fruit Co. board of trade building the
story being to the effect that a safe of
the concern had been robbed and negO-
table securities ranging from $4,000 to
100000 had been taken and that a new
safe had been installed
Notification was impossible until yes
terday afternoon when Eugene w. Ong,
vice president and counsel of the COM
pans, gave out statement to the effect
that property valued at $1,000 had been
taken from the vault in the cashiers
office Mr.. Ong admitted that whoever
committed the robbery must have had
knowledge of the vault, for it had not
been blown or foFced
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-20
IRA /. NELSON

10 High St, Boston 0, Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-20
Ambitious Women Wanted

in every city and town in Vermont TO
act as our exclusive agent taking orders
for beautiful dinner sets. Dishes sell at
attractive prices for cash or on easy in
stalIments and shipped promptly from
factory stock direct to homes. Work con-
genial and very profitable. For full de-
tails write
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-23

I for the study OF wheat problems; at
Hermiston for irrigation problems in
the Columbia Basin; at Burns for the
study OF dry land and irrigation prob
lens of the great undeveloped South
eastern oregon district. and at Union
for the study OF livestock problems of
Eastern oregon and for the forage and
grain problems of the Blue Mountain
country
Each Of the branch stations is carry
ing out work applicable to the district
IN which they are located and the Cen
.,tral Station at Corvallis is working on
state wide problems as well as the To-
cal problems Of the Willamette Valley.
The experiment station at Union has
accomplished some notable results in
the feeding of livestock, in forage pro-
duction, and in the development of
cereals. During recent years, con-
siderable amount Of attention has
been given to the most successful
methods of Wintering and feeding cat
tie and sheep in the Blue Mountain
country. Many silage questions have
been settled. Some new varieties of
wheat have been developed through
the plant breeding efforts of Superin-
tendent Withycomhe and while they
have not yet come into commercial
importance, they are still under eX-
perimentation. A new beardless bar
ley. particularly suited TO silage use
in the Blue Mountain country has
been produced
One Of the most notable pieces of
work and one that has been of most
widespread importance 10 the state
was the development some years ago
of a single half bushel of perfectly
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-23
pure Forty-Fold wheat.

pure Forty Fold wheat.
Thousands of Farmers of Eastern
; Oregon have been growing Forty Fold
wheat for many years, and like to grow
that variety. 1t is the most commonly
grown winter wheat of the Blue Noun
tain district and is grown very extern
sively in some sections of Moro, GIL
liam, and sherman counties, as well as
! the Willamette Valley.
This variety is one of the oldest that
has been in culture in Oregon and is
probably in its ordinary state the worst
mixed of any, unless it be Jenkins
Club, 1t is no uncommon thing for
fields of Forty Fold to have 80 per
cent mixtures and the writer has OBJ
served one field which was planted for
Forty Fold that had only about % per
cent Forty Fold in it, the rest being
mixed of several different classes of
wheat As a result of this mixture
large part of the Forty Fold of Oregon
is graded as mixed wheat and the pro-
ducers found it necessary to accept n
lower price, as well as take the lower
yield because of inferior admiXture.
Recognizing the situation, Superinten-
dent Robert Withycomhe developed
single half bushel of the perfectly pure
wheat and this was put in the hands of
, a careful Union County farmer.
1t came to the attention of the writ
er and was certified about two years
after it had been distributed. The next
year approximately 700 acres were
certified and the seed was shipped into
several different countries and other
states and was very widely used in I'm
ion County. 1t has become pretty well
standardized in the various Forty Fold
farming sections and the writer this
year inspected and certified about 1000
acres of this variety, which is found
on field examination to yield better
than the old Forty Fold. OF course
many thousands of acres were not in
spected at all. 1t appears to have
somewhat less of a tendency to shatter
and is of superior quality, being very
free from mixture. Very few of these
| fields carry as much as per cent mix
ture, and none of them inspected thus
| far from the new seed, contained so
much mixture as to be graded down.
| This particular lot of wheat has made
| its Influence felt in at least five of the
great wheat producing counties of
| oregon, as well as in other states, and
with the continuation of its culture
/ its influence will be felt for many
| years to come.
The experiment station at Burns has
been working for quite a number of
| wears on the best varieties OF cereals
| to be used under the irrigated and dry
/ farm conditions that prevail at the
/ high altitude and with the short grow
/ ing season of the south eastern section
! of the state. The working out of sue
4 cessful agricultural practices on the
/ Burns station will mean the bringing
/ of many thousands of acres of south
eastern Oregon into successful agricul-
ture by irrigation, and upon the solu-
! ton of certain of the dry farm prob
! lens of that portion of the state hinges
. the successful agriculture of millions
of acres of good land that now pro-
duces nothing but scanty growth OF
range grass.
The experiment station at Burns has
| demonstrated that the Grimm alfalfa
is the best variety for irrigation or