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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-23
Federal Road Aid.
est. Adams Nfessenger1


Senator Lodge argues against appro-
priation of S100O00.OOO for federal aid
to states in highway construction Ad-
vocate of good roads,as he is. and as
any sane man is, he feels that the pres
ent financial condition of the. govern
ment does not warrant such an expen-
dIture. If citizens are sincere in their
desire for a reduction in taxation they
must be willing to forego certain gov
ernmental expenditures. We can't
keep on spending and at the same time
reduce our tax burden. This is so self
evident that it seems a waste of time
to state it, but simple as it is. it is over
looked by most of our people They
want smaller taxes but they do not
lessen their demands on the government
Up until few years ago highway
construction was a matter of state,
county and municipal expense. Previ-
Gus to the entrance of the federal gov
eminent in highway work, people were
content Federal participation was not
the result of any real popular demand.
1t was the result of activity of the poll
ticians I'M Washington. Some, people
who think that they are getting some
thing for nothing will want the federal
aid 10 continue without break. But
there is no such thing as getting some
thing for nothing. We pay the money
into the federal treasury before il can
create wealth. 1t does seem. as Sena-
tor Lodge says. that for the present the
American people can get along without
this proposed S100.000,000. No lasting
harm will be done by waiting. and great
good to general business conditions will
come from a decrease i'm governmental
expenses all along the line.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-23
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE.
CHEESE IT. RENILUTION!
A Play.

CHEESE IT, REVOLUTION!
A Play.
Scene, royal kingdom. King wawk-
ing Ground.
King. I'm CRATE king, all rite.
Ferst Subjeck Good morning, King.
King. Watts it your bizniss if its
morning or mite or wat it is? You're
ony a poor fish of a subjeck and if you
get lippy with me III have your he'd
chopped off 50 fast you wont remembe
it was ever on
Ferst Subieck Aw wat did I say
There's going to be a revolution some of
these days.
King That's wat they all say.
ID Subjeck. Do you happen to know
wat time it is, please, King?
King. If / did | woouent tell YOU, and
if | heer eny more of your sass Iii have
you boiled i'll boiling oil.
I'd Subieck. Jlmminy crickits. sutch
I temper. | woodent wunt to be you
wen the revilution gets started
King. | woodent wunt to be you eny
time.
3D. Subieck. Do you think its going to
rain, King?
King. Aw shut up or III paste you
one in the jaw with my crown.
I'd SubiecN. Do you wunt revilu-
ton?
King. Haw haw don't make me Iaff
ID. Subieck blowing a wissle). Rev.
luton. Revilution! tone starts.l
King running to beet the band) q
well, | had a good time vile it lasted.
The End.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-23
TOday's ANNIVERSARIES.

l723-Increase Mather, famous preacher
and one of the early presidents of
Harvard college, died in Boston
Born III Dorchester, Mass, June
p. 1929.
lS2l-Mexico became Independent by
the treaty of Aquala.
1S24-Reception given Gen. Lafayette at
Providence. r. /.
lS46-Fort Marcy was established near
Santa Fe, \. NJ.
lS64-Fort Morgan, at the entrance to
Mobile bay, surrendered to the
Federals
GLOUCESTER. Mass. began cele-
bration of lis 250th anniversary.
l90S-Two thousand buildings destroyed
in great fire at STEAMBOAT.
l9l9-Senate Foreign Relations commit
tee voted to amend peace treaty
SO as to give Shantung 10 China
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-23
TOdays Birthdays.

Fdgar Lee Masters. "the Spoon River
poet born at Garrett. kas., 53 years
ago today.
James Rolph. the present mayor OF
y years ago today
Right Hon, Sir. Laming. Worthington
Evans, secretary for war in the British
cabinet, born So years ago today
Bishop Warren \. Gambler. of the NJ
E. church, South. born in Carroll
county, Ga, 81 years ago today
Peter Augustus Jay, the new United
States minister to Rumania. born at
Newport, r. l., Il years ago today. p
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-23
RHEUMATIC WINS RIFLE PRIZE
Hardly Able to Crawl to the Range, but
Shoots Straight

BISLEY, England, Aug. 23.-Armorer
Sergeant John Cunningham of Northum-
berand has won the kings prize of $3.50
in the great annual craftsmanship COM
petition under the rules of the Nation
Rifle association The prize is won in
three stages at increasing distances up
to 600 yards and carries with it the asso-
cations gold medal
Cunningham beat the next man by one
point with a total of 226. although he
could hardly crawl to the range owing to
rheumatism. The rifle with which he
won he had hired at shilling a day. He
is 90 years old.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-23

1t was announced the other day that
the finest government hospital in the
country, built in Chicago and presented
to the war department by Edward Hines,
has exactly five patients. That is a mill
lion dollars worth of hospital for every
patent The doughboys convalescing
there are embarrassed by their grandeur.
They are lost in a vast plain of white
bed and new linen, with three majors,
two orderlies and two nurses killing them
with kindly attention, and three clerks
trying to find something to do. The sit
uation is explained officially as due to
the fact that the hospital is not formally
opened, and the five patients already
there are merely the advance guard of a
unit that is expected eventually to make
full use of the hospitals facilities. The
fact, though. that the big wards fill up
so slowly seems to suggest that the pres
sure for hospital accommodations for
disabled service men is already relieved,
and that if there are not now ample ac-
commodations for everybody, there soon
will be-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-23
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-23
Wait for the High Sign"
Rutland Herald.l

The Brattleboro Reformer opines
that if Julius Wilcox. secretary to Gov
ernor Hardness. really wants to be SUI
perior Judge he will be appointed maui
gre Harvey, Thomas, Hunt. Carver.
Gordon and all the rest of the Washing
ton county aspirants. The governor had
better wait until he gets the high sign
from the bar association: that's the only
safe way.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-23
In the Daxss News.

Maxim Gorky, the leading figure. in
the Soviets world appeal for famine re-
lief, has been acclaimed by some crit
les as the greatest Russian novelist
since Tolstoi. He was born in Mini
Noygorod in 1868. At 10 years of age he
apprenticed himself to shoemaker,
with whom he led life of horror for
one year. He then became in turn a
scullery boy, gardener, Waterman, ped
Ter and painter of ikons. Later he
joined a band of street singers and sold
apples about the streets of many Rus
sian cities. He began to write in 1892
and was taken up by the weekly news
papers in provincial Russia He at once
achieved fame and soon his works were
translated into almost every modern
language. In early life Gorky identi
fed himself with the reform party in
Russia and during the imperial regime
he was forced into exile because of his
activities.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-23
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-23
One Year Ago To-day.

Conference of the allied premiers al
Lucerne.
Many cases of assassination and prop
crty destruction reported liz Ireland.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-23
Member Of The Assoeiatsd Press.

The Associated Press 10 exclusively en-
titled to the use for publication of all news
credited in this paper and also the local news
published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-23
Today S Events

Today marks the one hundredth ami
versary of the independence of Mexico
The annual Eastern Maine state fair
will open today at Bangor, to continue
until the end of the week.
Detroit is to be the meeting place to-
day of the annual convention of the
American association of park superin-
tendents.s
Repubifeanss for the first time IN the
last ID Il ears nil L contest. every oflice at,
the seaisFal 'hauhicfpa1 election To- be held
in New Orleans today. .,,.s4 j, s, -
The annual gathering of the CottoiE
States Merchants association iwlE be
entertained in Memphis during the
three DAYS beginning, today. i1.ss 49,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-23
MILLIONS OF FISH DIE.
Lack of Oxygen Causes Great Loss i'm
Wisconsin Streams.

BIRCHWOOD. Wis, Aug 23.-Due
to the lack of oxygen in the water, mil
lions of fish in Wisconsin lakes have died
this summer, Brayton O. Webster, CON
servation commissioners, reported yester-
day.
Mr.. Webster said hot weather and
lack of winds cut off the supply of oxygen
from the water aats r."
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-23

Probably the oldest woman druggist in
the world is Mrs Mary Klump of Al
lentown, Pa, who recently passed her
Tooth birthday
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-23
Decide for Yourself

Don't allow that slight eye strain you
experience when reading, to become Sc
riOus and permanent. Let us examine
YOUR eyes and determine whether or not
you need glasses. Our advice carries the
authority of long experience. Why no
consult us at once and avoid p0ssibI
serious consequences.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-15
ROTARIANS PLAN
FOR FALL CONCLAVE
Representatives From Clubs in New
England Meet at HOlyoke at
Informal Session,

HOLYOKE, Mass, Sept. 15.--Rotari,
ans representing the various clubs of
New England, held an informal gather
ing here yesterday for the purpose of
arousing enthusiasm for the convention
and conclave to be held at Poland
Springs, Me-, beginning the 28th. Rep
resentatives were present from Maine,
New Hampshire, ~,Nermont, Rhode
Island, Western Massachusetts and
Eastern Massachusetts.
/ The eight Rotary clubs of Maine are
to act as hosts at the fall conclave at
the Poland Spring house and under
their direction an interesting and in
structive program has been planned.
Some of the features comprise music by
Chandler Military band of Portland,
the annual banquet with addresses by
speakers of national reputation, meet
ings and discussions, with brief talks
on vital subjects by New England Ro-
tarians, Rotary luncheon and break
fasts enlivened by songs and stunts, the
district governor s ball. parade of all
the New England clubs, baseball
game. a golf tournament, athletic
sports and tennis matches.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-15
WEST BRATTLEBORO


The Select Ten club held a pleasant
Joseph O. Johnson and, enjoyed an
excellent dinner ....-..
Miss Grace D. Young, student nurse
at the Melrose hospital. who was oper-
ated upon a week ago by DIR. f. r. Lynch
for appendicitis, is making a good re-
cOvery.
Miss Grace Burt has returned to Green
field to resume her work in the Office of
the Greenfield Tap & Die works after a
vacation of several weeks spent at her
home on Bonnyvale road.
Miss Marion Mcdonald, nurse at the
Melrose hospital, returned Tuesday even
ing from a twO-weekS' vacation spent at
her home in Lynn, Mass. and has re-
sumed her duties at the hospital.
Mrs f. B, Cornell came yesterday
from Mortified, Mass, to remain here
a few days packing her household goods
preparatory to shipping to Olcott, \. Y,
where she will make her home with rela-
tives.
John Butler of New York city. who
was brought to the NberoSe hospital
from Camp Namaschaug, Spofford lake,
i'll with pneumonia, was operated upon
yesterday morning by DIR. L. X. Lynch
who drew some fluid from one lung.
Baptist church. Sunday morning wor-
ship at 1870 with sermon by Rev. G. II.
Chambers of Newport Center. Sunday
school at 11.4J. Evening service at 40
in charge of Mr.. Chambers. AIidweek
prayer meeting Thursday evening at 100
o'clock in the veStry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-15
NEARLY 100 AT REHEARSAL.
Best First Night Rehearsal in Experience
of Director Nolan.


The Unitarian parish house was a very
busy place last night at the first re-
hearsal of the musical comedy. Happy
Valley, BrattlebOro's 1921 Frolic. which
is to be presented by local talent for the
benefit of Company | at the Auditorium
Oct. II and y. The members of the
company were enthusiastic over the
bright, Snappy music. Nearly 100 mem
bers were present at the rehearsal last
night. Director Nolan announced at the
close that it was positively the very best
first night rehearsal in all his experience
Cook John Manlcy served refreshments
during the evening
Valley consists of Col. f. w. Gibson.
Mai. l.. ID. Taylor. Lieut.. 4. J. Exner.
Theodore GustafsOn and James Long.
There will be another important re-
hearsal in the Unitarian parish house at
s O'Clock tonight
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-15
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

The Luther League of the Swedish
Lutheran church will have corn roast
on creamery flats tonight. Everybody
welcome. ....t -..
The J. E. Hall class of the Baptist
Bible school will hold social and sewing
meeting at Mrs. Enos Whites house at
Elm Corners, Guilford street, Saturday
afternoon They are asked to carry sand
witches, cake, cup, plate and spoon.
There will be an, Old Folks dance at
Odd Fellows Temple Friday evening, Sept.
16. Come and have a good time. 166-16J
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-15
VERNON

Lewis Lee Weatherhead, Il, who re.
turned from Beaumont, Tex, to the
home of his brother. w. J. Weather
head, about a year ago, died last night
he funeral will be held at 23O 'clocl
Saturday afternoon and Rev. Edwin p
Wood, pastor of the First Universalist
church. in Brattleboro, viii officiate.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-06-25
GEORGIA PEONAGE CASES
NOW BEFORE ASSEMBLY
FOR REMEDIAL ACTION

ATLANTA. June l8-Legislation
on finance and law enforcement is cx-
pectcd to occupy much OF the time OF
the general assembly OF Georgia which
oonvcnes in annual session Wednesday.
Hugh NJ Dorsey retiring governor,
has indicated that III his final message
to the legislature he will propose va
rious measures designed to prevent
mob violence aud to change the meth
ods OF trying persons accused OF taking
part in lynchings. Former United
States Senator Thomas w Hardwick,
who takes office as governor june Is.
declared in a recent address that while
standing for law enforcement, he be
leved Governor Dorsey'S recent pam
phlet on The Negro III Georgia" a
Islander on the state" and that soon
would issue an official reply to it.
One member OF the legislature has
publicly announced that he intends 10
offer resolutions providing for an in
vestigation with view to remcdying
conditions il found as Governor Dor
sey charges. or impeachment OF the
governor if not borne out
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-06-25
CORONER'S JURY
FREES SLAYER
Of CUNMAN
Exonerate Man Who Killed
Assailant Who Drew Gun
And Fired At Him.

A dispute over right-of-way privi-
leges through an alley in the rear OF
5655 State St, prccipitated BLOODY
fight between Elwood Thurman. 81,
5os5 State St, and Charles Vaughn,
34l3 Calumet Ave, resulting in the
death OF Thurman
After a rough scuflc with the inter
change of blows and oaths, Thurman
rushed into his home, returning with
revolver He rushed at Vaughn,
firing one shot which missed its mark
Knocking the revolver from his hand,
Vaughn drew his knife, stabbin3 Thur
man four times
Thurman was wounded about the
arms and chest, and his left lung and
the tissue OF his heart were punctured.
He died two hours later in the Prov
ident Hospital. q
At the inquest held Thursday at
aeksen,s -,noreaes Vaughn was eNcul-
patcd by the coroncr's jury on the
grounds that he acted in self-defcnsc.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-06-25
WEARY Of POOR
HEALTH, GIRL
TAKES POISON
Leaves Pathetic Note Saying
She Is Tired OF Battling
Disease.

Discouraged and despondcnt for
several months in poor and declining
health with a lingering disease, Hattie
Lewis, - year, OF age. ended her battle
with life at her home il04 State St,
Saturday night by taking poison
After all efforts TO relieve the girl
had failed she was removed to the
County Hospital. where she died at
100 a m. Sunday morning.
Inquest was held over her body at
the County morgue Monday. where
II was found that she came to her
death by swallowing rat poison.
Miss Lewis was a waitress and lived
at the home OF her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. David Lewis.
In the room where the girl took the
fatal dose. pathetic note was found
in her handwriting saying that she was
weary of life and her ceaselcss battle
against disease.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-06-25
|ND|CT DEAD MEN
IN TULSA PROBE

TULSA, Oklahoma, June 25.-The
irony OF the so-callcd sweeping inves-
tigation' OF the recent race rlotinE be
came apparent here last week when
several peculiar indictments were re
turned.
Sixty-four indictments in all were
returned -Four were for men who
are now in the county jail, and who
we're there previous to and during the
riotng. and who could not in any way
have participated in the riot Another
indictment was returned against man
who is and has been for the last eight
months prisoner in the state peniten
tiary at McAlcSter
Still other indictments were returned
and warrants issued for the arrest OF
several men who were killed during
the rioting.
No Whites Arrested
Throughout the entire investigation
, so far no white man has been arrested
for participation in the reign OF terror
| 1t has been stated that few have
been indicted. but so far no attemp
at all has been made to effect thcii
arrest.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-06-25
JUDGE CITES LINCOLN
AS He SENTENCES
CONVICTED DOCTOR

DIR. r. A. Shell, with Offices at 35th
St. and Rhodes Ave, was convicted
Monday of illegal sales of narcotics
and sentenced to two years in prison
and a fine of $500.
In sentencing Shell, Federal Judge
Page took advantage of the situation
to make this remark: when Abraham
Lincoln freed your Race from slavery.
he did it not out of sympathy, but he
cause he thought Negroes were intel
ligent enough to enjoy the rights and
responsibilities OF white men. l can
not excuse your crime"
DR.. Shell is a prominent member
and officer of Trinity NJ. E. Church,
30th St, and Prairie Ave.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-06-25

The Whips gigantic voting cam
paign will come to close this Satur-
day night at 10 o'clock sharp. No
subscriptions will be accepted after
that time.
The locked ballot box will remain
in the Lincoln State Bank, corner 5lst
and State Streets, up until 8 O'Clock
Saturday night, at which time the tank
closes, Immediately thereafter the
ballot box will be brought to The Whit
Office where contestants will depos.l
their final collections and votes. Nc
one will be allowed to enter The Whf
office after 10 O'Clock Immediately
after the contest has been declared
closed, the Judges will begin the fra
count and the winners will be an
nounced as quickly thereafter as pos
sihle.
The Judges who have been appointed
to supervise the final count are
Alderman r r Jackson.
DR.. Geo. {. Hall,
Rpv | X Williams
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-06-25
SAY RUSSIANS DEATH In
HAITI WAS INSTIGATED
BY MARINES

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, June
25-Harris Lipschitz, native of Rus
sia, but a naturalized American citizen.
has been murdered at Cavaillon
under circumstances now being in
vestigated by the War Department.
1t is charged that United States
Marines incited natives to murder the
Russian because he refused to lend
money to Lieut. Grant, a marine
officer. Lipschitz has lived in Haiti
for seventeen years and is said to
have had no trouble with the natives
until the American Marines occupied
the island. He was wealthy import
er and exporter.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-06-25
RECOVER POSSESSION Of
NASHVILLE Y. NJ. c. A.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, June 25.--
Decision has Just been handed down
from the local courts giving control
and management of the Y NJ. {. A.
building here back into the hands of
those who put SO mnch money behind
it.
The Central Y. NJ. c. A, (whitel,
had attempted to dispose of the Col
ored branch without the knowledge
or consent of the members OF the
branch. Prominent among those who
made the successful fight to save the
building were DIR. Henry Allen Boyd
Hon. J. c. Napier, DIR. {. v Roman
and Bishop I. w. Scott
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-06-25
COLLEGE PROFESSOR
ASKS PROTECTION
AGAINST K. X. \.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, June rs
Prof. ], L. Carey, of Knoxville College
appeared before the city commission
here last week asking that as a matter
of protection for the members of his
race, charter be denied the proposed
Ku Klux Klan, now requesting per-
mission as an organization here
Mayor Neal answered by saying
that he could take no steps to prevent
the issuing of a charter to the Ku
Klux.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-06-25
First Death Mars.
Peaceful Camp On
Lake Front
Photo Underwood & Underwood, N. Y.

Malone Grigsby, % years of age
living in the squatters' camp, 3lst St
and the lake front, now known as "the
home of homeless men," was hit and
instantly killed by an Illinois Central
train, June II. Grigsby was attempt
ing to make the crossing at 3lst ST.
when struck At the inquest held June
Is, at Jones Morgue, 303l Cottage
Grove Ave, the railroad company was
held blameless.
In an effort to- prevent further acci-
dents of this nature, the legal depart
ment of the Illinois Central Railroad
has asked the city to provide lodge.
ment elsewhere for these men.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-06-25
AGED WOMAN IS HELD
FOR PASSING SAWS To
SON WHILE IN JAIL

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, June rs
Mrs Irene Hunter, aged S., living at
Myrtle Ave. and State St, is held in
the county jail here on charges OF
having provided hack-sawS that enab-
led thirteen men, including her son,
to escape from jail
1t is alleged that Mrs. Hunter
carried corn-bread to her son, Nelson
Thomas, who was in Jail, and that
several saws were secreted in the
bread. She denied the allegation.