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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-12
TDLENEss GROWS IN NEW YORK.
Unemployment IN Factories Increased
Per Cent in January.

ALBANY, n y, Feb. l2.-Unemploy-
mcnt in factories in New York state
shows Il further increase of per cent
for January last, according to a state
ment from the state Industrial commits
sion, based on a preliminary analysis OF
1876 manufacturers reports. This is Il
reduction in employment since March
of last year of 26 per cent. The volume
of employment in January. 1921, how
ever, was still I per cent greater than
in January. 1915.
The largest reduction III employment
appears in the cotton and Knit goods in
dustry. where the decrease since last
Auril is "A FER cent Decreases of 30
Icr caIft on more have occurred in the
working forces of firearms and cutlery,
automobiles and accessories, fur goods,
buttons and brushes and cotton goods
Industries.
There was an increase in the employ
ment of workers in cotton goods of 20
Uer cent from December to January, due
10 part reopening of a few mills which
were closed in the preceding months
other increases were per cent in mems
clothing per cent in shipbuidng, ,
per cent in women's clothing and l per
cent in laundering.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-12
CensOring the Movies.
LBurlington News.l


When Vermont gets around to censor
that end will be framed cody and de
hberately and with full knowledge of
actual conditions. One of the troubles
OF the present day is that there is too
much hurried legislation being placed
on the statute books of the states. We
are no sure, for insance, jus how COM
are not sure, for instance, Just how a
committee, of three is going to censor
the reels being shown in Vermont. Is
we understand it il would take six
working hours day to censor the films
being shown in Burlington alone Diff
ferent playhouseS show pictures from
different companies and films are shown
daily in the theatres of Vermont
All pictures shown are passed on by
national board and we offer no obiec-
tlons ourselves to the added scrutiny of
how il can be done Reels are rented
to the theater owners and are rushed in
and out of town with the least possible
delay-every time a reel is held up it
costs some -ody money - legislation
must recognize the workings of the in
dustry and consider all the facts in
volved Ii has been our pleasure TO
visit Il picture or two in censored
states" and we find that censoring after
all is a matter of opinion. What Is al
lowed in one state isn't in another.
The pictures being shown in all clean
theatres today are of a fairly high type
being taken from stage successes, nov
els, short stories. etc, and it is our
observation that in many theater the
censoring should start in the audience
rather than on the screen.
Movies, after all. are much like other
things-plays are produced not to create
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-12
Politicians and Primaries.
Huntington Free Press. J


The progressive spirited citizens of
Vermont of all parties and sexes will do
well to mark the men who stand up IN
the legislature and oppose letting the peo-
pie nominate their own candidates for
public Office.
The man who is afraid to trust the peo-
pie is, himself not to be trusted.
Any legislator who votes not to trust
the citizens of Vermont as a whole TO
name their own candidates for support in
elections should be forever after elected to
stay at home and stay hard.
The women of Vermont in particular
should keep an eye on those Legislators or
other public servants in any position who
oppose direct nominations, for this is a
move in effect to disfranchise the women
of Vermont. They know the women will
take no part in delegate slate-making eau
cuSeS.
The proposition to have a direct pri-
mary to elect delegates to a state or CON
greSSional or county convention is merely
a subterfuge. 1t is plainly intended to
make unthinking people believe they still
have direct primary. when as a matter
of fact the politicians know that once they
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-12
KANSAS GIRLS PHOTOGRAPHED.
Only One Perfect Pair of Feet Found in
State University.

LAWRENCE. Kan. Feb. 12.-Will
brdegrooms of the future demand pedo-
graphs of their wives-to-be? is the Ques-
tion brought up here by the revelations of
pictures" of the feet of Kansas univer-
sity goods on file in the department of
physical education.
The Paragraphs" said DIR. Martha NJ.
Bacon. who is i'm charge of the feet pic
lures" are somewhat of an index of
character. You can tell what kind of life
the owners lead
Therein lies the reason why bridegrOomS
of the future may demand Photographs as
character witnesses for the future wife
The queer thing about the revelations
of the little black and white pictures is
that only one girl in the university ap-
proaches the standard of perfection in
contour and development of the feet. She
is Claire Newton of Chanutc, Kan, daugh-
ter of Il missionary. who was born and
reared in Chicago, the land of cramped
feet.
Flat feet. calloused feet, deformed feet,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-12
Roads and C0mnOnsense.
Huntington Free Press

Huntington + rec l'feSS. J
When c. NJ. Brooks, appointee of
Governor HARNESS. aS state highway
commissioner. declared water and poll
tics TO be the arch-enemics of good roads
he said more than the veTnacular ear
tUl. One of the most fetching argu-
mcnts advanced by Frank w. Agan in
his campaign for the governorship was
his plea for good draining, more gravel
and less politics. The way i'm which that
plea appealed to people is evidence that
the citizehS of Vermont as n whole want
that very sort of thing. This is. precise
~ what Governor Hartness is seeking.
We have emphasized over and over
again the need of better surface drain
age for Vermont roads to say nothing
Of sub-surface draining to prevent up
heaval of good roads by froSts. One of
the best materials we know of as an in
grtdient in good roads is common sense
Every farmer knows the absolute neceS-
Sity of draining. Why not apply com
mon sense to the draining of Vermont
highways all along the line?
We have received from a we'll known
resident Of Waterbury a letter from
which we venture to make the follow
ing extract
Being the first one to own and run
an automobile over the roads of Yer
mont and having a large number of cars
IN use over the same roads since this
'iIlt' nave Hdl some experience with
road construction. 1t seems that after
expanding so much money on them. we
should have a man in charge that has
the ability to have them kept i'm first
class condition all the time. when it can
be done at such a small cost. The Drin-
cipal expense is in the construction of
the road, and after this a small outlay
will keep it in good condition, if the
work Is done in the right way. at the
right time.
~ new road wants care at the outset.
and from this time on. just the same as
new automobile wants oil when it is
new. and it also wants it constantly
after that time. the same as the road.
and if this is not given it when required
it goes sooner into the junk pile than it
otherwise would, the same as our roads
have been going in the past. We all
know this from our own observation.
Governor Hardness fully understands
all these conditions. he is a frst-cIass
business man. has made success of a
business located five miles from a rail.
road, has had experience in the selection
of men for different positions, is a splen-
did nudge of mans ability, and / sin.
ccrely hope he will be given a chance Il
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-12

was born in Ludlow, Vt. Feb 1. 1850. and
came to this town in 1870.
Mr.. Purcell was one Of six children of
Maurice and Bridget dempsey Pur-
cell He was born in Ireland March ~,
1850. and came to this town in May, 1866.
He worked for Priest x Wilmington in the
bobbin shop. Later he was employed by
the Halle ( Frost Mfg. Co. and stayed
there until the mill was sold in 1908.
Mr.. Purcell served on the board Of
selectmen and was OverSeer of the poor
in 1908. He is also a charter member
of the ForesterS of America and a mem
Der of Sqgakheag tribe, No. ~, Improved
Order of Red Men.
Six children were born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Purcell. The five survivors are: Mrs.
j. c. March of Turner's Falls, Mass, Dan
lei J. Purcell of Boston, William NJ. Pur-
cell of this town, Mrs. !. Z. Cooke of
Litchfield. Conn, and Miss Monte Purcell
of Greenfield, Mass. y son, Robert II.
Purcell, died at the age of four years.
There is one grandchild, Margaret Cooke.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-12
The Feminine Poll Tax.
(Springfield RepOrter.D

The approach of March meeting brings
up again the unsatisfactory way in which
women have been allowed to vote in town
meeting in this state. 1t may have been
intended as kindness to them to leave
it optional whether-in the event of their
not being property holders-they should
pay poll tax and so comply with Yer
mont law which says, among other things,
that the male or female citizen qualified TO
vote must be one whose poll is taken at
the annual assessment preceding a town
meeting and whose tax or taxes due the
town were paid prior TO the 18th day of
February. Except as provided, the list
ers must set the polls of all male inhabi-
tants of the state and such females, as
file a written request with the listers, be-
fore the date of expiration of filing tax
inventories.
The optional privilege may also have
been intended to help out in no small de-
gree such husbands as are far from be-
lieving that two voting heads to a family
are better than one and have quite de-
cided views as to which is better worth
taxing. OF course, it would be a pretty
mean man who would refuse to pay his
wife'S poll tax and so prevent her-much
as the negro down south is prevented
from exercising her right to vote. and of a
certainty there are none such in Yer
mont. Nevertheless. there might be not
few instances in which paying a double
tax would be something of a burden and
the wife, realizing the fact, might hesitate
to lay this additional expense upon THE
good provider' and so voluntarily dis
franchise herself. At the time she
makes her decision in the interests of
economy and harmony, she may not
know of any question upon which she
cares to express an opinion in an effective
way, but later some matter comes up in
which she is interested and then, alas
she finds that she cannot change her OPP
ton as easily as she does her mind
If women are to have the ballot on the
same terms as men. there should be no
option whatever about their paying a
poll tax, which should be assessed on
every male and female over p years of
age whether they want to vote or not. If
it is going to be optional with women
whether they pay such a tax or not and
enjoy the privilege which goes with it.
there ought to be some provision made to
secure to the married woman a reason
able portion of her husbands wages or
salary for an income out of which she can
pay her own poll tax, il she prefers cast
ing ballot 10 wearing another new hat or
some fancy piece of feminine frippery.
The tax ought also TO be equally optional
with men, and then we should have for
voters only those who care enough about
the right of suffrage to pay for it,
Since with womanS suffrage the num-
Der of taxable polls would be more than
doubled, the rate could be much lower
than it is now-could be cut i'm two. in
fact-and yield the same amount of reve-
nue. without obliging the married man to
pay a heavier tax for himself and wife
than he does at present for himself alone
y fiat rate and the same for both men and
women would be about right.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-12
The Real Issue
est. Adams NIessenger.)

The Rutland News. a strong Rabbit
paper during the primary campaign, is
outspoken in defense of Governor Hart
ness in the present row at Montpelier
over whether Stoddard Bates shall be
the next commissioner of highways 1t
says that the voters of the party will
stand behind the governor as opposed
to the petty politicians who would
throw monkey-wrench into the whole
machinery because their boss has not
received what he wanted and because
contrary to their choice, the states best
interests have been promoted"
The truth is. if the legislature thinks
twice it will not undertake the lynch
ing bee which some of Bates's friends
are arranging and which Bates. by all
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-12

indications. is willing to have come off.
1t is rather strange that Mr. Bates
to make such a display. So long as he
seems to acquiesce iii these tactics ne
causes it to appear that he considers
his own personal fortunes to be para,
mount TO those of the state which. II
it be true, should in itself disqualify him
for such an office. The real question
behind this is not whether Bates Is 10
be commissioner but whether. just be
cause of Bates, the legislature Will
throw such an important department
completely into the whirlpool of politics.
1t is a question of personal fortune vs..
state efficiency.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-12
Especial to The Reformer.)
HINSDALE. \. H., Feb. l..

Mr. and Mrs Maurice Purcell, reached
today their golden wedding anniversary,
which they are observing informally in
their home on High street. Numerous
relatives and friends have called on them
To offer congratulations, and Mr.. and Mrs
Purcell have received many gifts; includ-
ing gold pieces. Today also is the seventh
wedding of their daughter, Mrs. ]. p
Cooke of Litchfeld, Conn, and Mr.. Cooke
Mr.. and Mrs. Purcell were married in
IIinsdale by Rev. ID. \. Murphy Feb. -
1871. Their numerous friends wish them
prosperity, health and good luck in their
future years
Mrs Purcelrs maiden name was Mar
garet Hann6n, one of II children of Dam
icl and Margaret ULathedeD Harmon. She
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-12

have the delegate convention returned they
will have the whole game in their hands
as of old no matter how the delegates are
selected Women will take no more in
terest in slate-making and packed conyen-
tions than did a host of our best think
ing men, and we shall return to the old
seandalous conditions.
One has only to contrast the caucus at
which Burlington selected a delegation to
the state presidential convention with the
burlington vote in the primaries which
nominated candidates for governor and
other state offices. county offices and so
on last September to see the difference.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-12
(St. Albans Messenger

(St. Adams Messenger
Sometimes ii is better to witness these
legislative scraps from a distance. One
gets a better perspective. From dis
lnce of about - miles from Montpelier
it looks as if the legislature in the Bates
matter is making itself pretty ridiculous.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-12

demonstrate to us that he can place a
man in this position that will meet these
conditions. He knows what is required.
We find sentiment of this sort crop
ping out on every hand precisely as in
the primary campaign which had large
educational value in this one direction
alone. Farmers join with all others who
use the highways in asking for more
road for their money.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-12
Those Sad Words.
I Barre Times

After the discovery by officers of 10
quarts of liquor in n Brattleboro mans
coalbin there arises the dolorous refrain:
OF all sad words of tongue or pen the sad
dest are these it might have bin
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-12

a demand but rather to meet a demand
the movies are blamed for a good
MANY things that should rest fully up
on the shoulders of parents and home
training-or rather Lack of home train
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-12

Among the prominent participants in
the dedication ceremonies of the suffrage
monument soon to be placed in the ma
tional capitol in Washington will be Rev
Olympia Brown. who is now in her S7th
year and the last survivor of the earIy
American suffrage pioneers. Z
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-12

and feet with things on them that really
do not belong to healthful feet. all were
found among the university women.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-06-03
SCHOOL REPORTS

! District No. IS for the month ending
May 25: Number of days taught, 20;
Number enrolled, q; average daily at.
tendance, 10. Those neither absent nor
tardy for the month: Sophie, Henry,
Victor and Edmund Zywialoski and
Sylvester Piotrowski. Sophie, Henry
and Edmund Zywialowski also received
an award of honor from the county sup
erintendent not having been absent
once during six months of school. Aver
age attendance for the year was %.
PAULINE A. KOZIOL, Teacher.
/ School report for district No. Sc,
month ending MAY q: Number pupils
enrolled, 20; Number days taught, 20;
| average daily attendance, II. Those re-
ceiving certificates Of perfect attend
ance for the month are George, Edward,
Florence Tindell, Launie Pilon, Ide1l
Florida Derosier, Alice Austin, Fred
Kunkel, Evelyn Prosser. Those receiv-
ing certificates of perfect attendance
for entire year are Launie Pilon, Fred
Kunkel. Those absent one day or less
during entire year: George, Edward,
Florence Tindell, Idell Derosier. The
school term closed Saturday with pic
mic which was enjoyed BY all present.
HAZEL NJ. ROBERTS, Teacher.
District No. 122 of Belle Prairie COM
pleted nine months term Tuesday by
having community picnic, which was
we'll attended and all reported a merry
time. One pupil, neither absent nor
| tardy for the term is Ella Waite. Those
/ absent 10 days or less for the term are
Emma, Jacob, and Mary Brutscher,
Aloysius Schilling, A1vina Schneider
and Arbie johnson. Those on honor
roll for spelling are Alvina and Eme'
line Schneider, Ella and Beulah Waite,
Katie, Emma, Valentine, Jacob and
Mary Brutscher, Arbie johnson; Flor
ence and Lynn Leas and A1oysius
Schilling.
EDNA BASTIEN, Teacher.
District No. 104 for the month ending
May q: Total enrolment, 25; average
daily attendance, "a; number Of days
taught, 20. Those neither absent nor
tardy for the month: Violet, Alice and
Gladys johnson, Reynold and Eleanor
Hilgendorf, Ralph Anderson, Louis and
Gertrude Vieth, Lilly, Viola, Leonard,
Frances, and Franklin Nelson, Raymond
Olson, Ruth Carlson. Those entitled to
six months certificates: Lilly Nelson,
Raymond Olson, Gladys johnson, Fran
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-06-03
APPROPRIATION
FOR BATHING BEACH
COUNCIL VOTES TO EXPEND $500
FOR SWIMMING POOL-WuiL
MAKE WATER TESTS

The city council met in adjourned
regular session Thursday evening of last
week, all members present.
Alderman Brown, member OF the
civic committee on a bathing beach, ex-
planned the proposition recently taken
up by that committee, as given in the
last issue of the Herald. He moved
that the council appropriate 5000 to-
ward same and this was done. The
money will be expended under the su-
pervision Of the street commissioner
A report of the sewer committee
showed 60 per cent of the construction
work on the new West side sewer COM
plcted, with total expenditures OF
SIT ,O56.S5 to date. Bills in favor Of
the sewer committee for labor and mat
erial totaling $947.70 were allowed.
A proposition submitted by Wolf 4
Shepard, engineers, Of st. Paul, to make
tests for an underground water supply,
for $500, was accepted and the city at
torney was instructed to draw up a
contract with them.
Aldermen N. j. Peterson, Raymond,
Moeglcin and Olson were appointed as
committee to act with City Engineer
Reilly in assessing benefits from the
new West side sewer. This committee
was named at Mr.. Reilly's request.
City Attorney Vernon reported that
the General Contracting Company,
which did the paving here last year, at
tempted to slip one over on the city in
asking for affidavits on shipments of
material used in paving, for the purpose
Of collecting refund from the n. P.
Mr.. Vernon stated that this 10 per cent
refund can be collected by the munich
pality and that consequently he had not
sent in the affidavits. He was author
lied to have the state public examiner
collect this refund.
The council appropriated $l20 for ex-
penses of the delegates from the local
fire department to the state convention
lat International Falls.
Mayor Bergheim brought up that mat
ter Of providing municipal rest room,
which required a law passed by the
legislature at the last session. Alder
men Brown, Blake, Geo. H. Peterson
and Weiland were appointed as a COM
mittee to investigate the feasibility Of
using the west room on the first floor
of the citv hall for that purpose
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-06-03

Friday from Minneapolis, where she at
tended the funeral Of her cousin, Mrs.
Thos. Kennedy.
Clarence Artnowski, who has been
employed at Pocahontas, Ia, arrived
here the latter part of last week for a
visit with his parents.
Sr. Leonilla, 0. s. B., Of St. Cloud was
guest at the home of her brother, L.
o. Vessel over Sunday.
Mrs. Belle Graham and son Warren
returned Thursday evening from visit
with relatives at Remer.
Ed. Stoll Of Dent visited relatives
here the first of the week.
Cecil Green of Portland, Ore, arrived
Friday for a short visit with his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Green.
Mrs. Carl Kummert and daughter
Charlotte were in Minneapolis the lat
ter part of last week for graduation ex-
ercises at St. Mary's hospital. Miss
Elise Kummert graduated from the
nurses training school of that insti-
tuition.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Nichols of Min
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-06-03

The question of closing on holidays
was discussed and all present favored
closing all stores in the city all day on
the following holidays: Memorial Day.
Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day,
Christmas and New Years. As to a
closing on other holidays it was left
with the bureau to consider same in
plenty Of time and give publicity as to
their action.
Taxation was discussed and the var
ious measures proposed in Congress
were outlined. l.. o. Vessel, w. H. Ry.
an and Herman Pantzke were appointed
as committe to study this matter
thoroughly and report to the bureau,
whercupon a general meeting will be
called to take this matter up.
Geo. L. Hughes, Asa Curtis and J. A.
Anderson were aDDointed as a commit.
tee to get out a complete mailing ut
for use by the merchants who are men,
bers of the Board Of Commerce.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-06-03

WE ARE NOW BUYING CREAM
AT OUR NEW CREAMERY. HAUL
TO Us AND MAKE MONEY. KIE
WELL ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS
CO.. 17t1
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-06-03

On June 26, Bertha Kunz Bak-
er, whom Mr.. Vawter considers
the greatest dramatic recitalist
in America, will appear here in
her unusually powerful interpret
tation of great American
drama.
For years, New York has rung
with her fame, and she has ap-
peared in recital throughout all
the Eastern States. This is the
first year that she has consented
to make a Western tour in many
years.. This is one of the seven
teen big programs on the Chau-
tauqua which opens here June
"a.