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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-17
PREPARING RICE FIELDS.
Are Really Shallow Ponds Surrounded
by Low Mud Walls.

Rice-felds resemble no other fields, be-
cause they are not fields but shallow
ponds They are of all shapes and sizes
each surrounded by low mud wall rising
Il foot or so above the water that fills the
field Each season the walls have to
be faced with fresh mud. On the tops OF
the walls row of peanuts or beans is
grown, for no space may be wasted. 1t Is
good farming to draw out the water from
the fields" or paddles at harvest, but
this cannot always be done. If it Is
done, the field IS left in the condition OF
IA swamp 1t slowly dries and then a win
ter dTy-land crop Is sOwn, or the stubble-
covered paddy is simply left to itself. In
tie spring the water Is let IN, and the
farmer, his son and wife. or all three Of
the weight OF water above it is taken into
account Perhaps they have n COW or
uonv to help them and all together splash
in the dirty water. After the big clods
have soaked a while. they are broken
nm hv COW or horse or in most cases hui
mar labor until the paddy field is in
porridgy state Manure has by this time
Feen applied. 1t Is in part straw and
green stuff-cut herbage or a leguminOus
croD grown in the winter on the paddy
and burned in; but 1t certainly includes
the LIQUID from the evll-smelhng hogs
head sunk in the earth near the naddles.
For months-cast the farmer and often
members of his fafily have trotted along
fror, their dwelling with pals of o'orou9
fertilizer and tipped them into tn" 80
fcr bacteria to do their work. Some =
tiliver is also brought miles from the next
town by hand-cart. Tokyo, winch has
practically no sewage system, depends en-
tirelv on the farmers OF the surrounding
country for the removal of it's human
waste. The smell attending the removal
of this valuable fertilizer from the towns
and the storage of it in the field watts
something's thev are made of eoncrete-is
nna If the abiding memories of Japan.
But japanese agriculture absolutely de-
nends ON the utilization of all the human
waste in town and country. Although 2
surprisingly large quantity OF artificial
Of the country, it is small in amount
compared with the farmers. main manur
iaI resource. The value of the manure
used in Janan in year is more than
hundred million dollars.-Asia Magazine,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-17
HARDING TALKING
WITH HAYS TODAY
Begins Series of Talks with Prospective
Cabinet Misunderstanding
South Very Soon.

MARION, O.. Jan. 17.-Although
Presidcut-elect Harding will hold only
few more conferences before he leaves
Marion tor his southern vacation trip, his
callers will include some of the leading
figures in his party.
He began the week yesterday with
long consultation with Henry NJ. Daugh-
erty of Columbus. generally regarded as
4 prospective cabinet member, and today
will see Will II. Hays. the Republican ma
tional chairman. and former Gov. Frank
q. LGwden of Illinois, who was one of the
three big candidates for the presidential
nomination at the Chicago convention.
Mr. Hays is also expected to receive APP
pOintment to the cabinet, and MIR. Low
denis name has been associated in gossip
here with several high positions under
the coming administration.
The President-elect is known to be anX-
iOus that the former governor enter the
government service in some capacity. and
he has been mentioned most frequently as
a likely choice for one of the more impOr
tant ambasSad0rshipS
The exact date for Mr.. Harding's de-
parture for his vacation in Florida has not
been divulged here. but it IS known th9t
he viii leave in the next few days. His
headquarters declined last night to affirm
or DENY the announcement made in Miami,
Thursday. 1t is understood, however
that he will go Immediately to Miami, but
that his houseboat trip will begin at a
point farther north.
Mrs. Harding. who had planned to leave
Marion in advance of the PreSident-elect
and to spend some time in Washington and
New York, shopping, has decided to post
pnne her departure until next week. She
will go first to Washington. where she will
remain several days, and then after her
visit to New York. she will join the vaca-
ton party in Florida. She probably will
not reach there, however. until the two
weeks houseboat trip is over.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-17
B1uttlebor1o Boy Pilots Plane
From California to Canal

Brattleboro people viii be particularly
interested in the successful completion
yesterday of the navy seaplane flight from
San Diego, Cal, to the Canal Zone for
the reason that Lieut.. Irah d. Spaulding
Of this town was pilot of the flagship of
the air squadron of twelve.
The fight, which covered 5000 miles and
was completed in II flying days, was
married by one fatality, Chief Radio Flee
trician Cain having been killed at FonSeca
Bay. on the western coast of Central
America. when he was struck by a pro-
peller of one of the machines. The tiers
encountered squalls in crossing the Gulf
of Tehuantepec and got severe shaking
up
The flight, which ranks well up among
the longest on record. was over course
never before traverSed by aircraft, and the
ayiat0rs arrived here with record or
only one forced landing. Officials IN
charge of the squadron We're enthusiastic
i'm their praise of the Liberty motors with
which the machines were equipped.
Starting from San Diego on Dee. 80, the
soaplanes made nine stOps-Bartolome
BAY. Magda1ena Bay. Banderas BAY,
Acapulco. Salina Cruz. FOnSeca Bay,
Punta Arenas. Bahia Honda and Panama.
Capt Henry G. Muslin, commanding the
squadron, stated upon ms ARRIVAL mere
that the fight was unique, since only two
days were taken up with the preparatory
work while other long flights had been
preceded by weeks. and even months, of
pTenaratiOn.
We had good weather throughout the
trip except over the Gulf of Tehuantopeo.
he said. Squalls there made me seasick,
and | have been flying all sorts of ma
chimes for nine years without similar ex-
peIience The only forced landing was
i'm FOnseca Bay, when a piece of waste
paper caused the burning of a motor"
Supply steamers left San Diego only
two days before the machines started, and
the journey was completed with only three
main supply bases, a destroyer which was
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-17
Clements Naledictory.
Randolph HeraId-D

At ,the graduating exercises at Mont
nelier last week, the usual order for the
close of school was reversed and the vale
dictory came first. Governor Clement
..did fine" they say. He spoke up real
merit and strong and while he cracked
some things sharply everybody knew
where he stood when he got through.
Some of those who didn't like him to begin
with felt more so at the finish. because
their ''forgetters" don't operate well
enough. perhaps But a good many who
were formerly tried with this strong -wlilest
puDil have come to see that what boots
and horns he has are worn right out IN
plain sight and they aren't so very ugly
or threatening after all. He plugged hard
in his studies, passed creditably and de-
serves a graduating diploma with gilt
frame, though we imagine he doesn't care
much for the ornamentation.
Governor Hartness followed with his
salutatory. If the new governor hasn't
a nickname and will stand for one. here It
is-"Sunny Jim" He sure brought in
big bunch of gladness and good feeling.
All through his piece he radiated happi-
ness If his influence catches and holds.
the school this term is just going to love
itself. collectively and individually. almost
to death. Here's hoping il doesn't forget
to set the mousetrap and lock up the
cheese o'nights. Anyhow. the boob who
would talk naughty or start a scrap IN
such an atmosphere of good cheer would
be unfit for decent coInpany-so there.
Safe to say nobody will The governor
carried off beautiful bouquet when he
left the Stage-and the smile that has car
ried him further than turret lathes or re-
volving telescopes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-17

tally disabled.
Commander !. II. Towers, naval avia-
tor who became famous when American
seaplanes. succeeded in crossing the At
iantic. became i'll with appendicitis on
board a supply ship which did not carry
a doctor and received medical attention
when a seaplane called by wireless carried
a physician from another vessel to his ship
The jump between Salina Cruz and
Fonseca Bay. nearly 500 miles. was made
by the II machines without a stop, and
was declared here today to be one of the
noteworthy features of the expedition
The delay of the two machines which did
not arrive with the main squadron was
due, according to Capt Muslin. to under
power. these planes carrying only three
motors while the others carry four.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-17

as officers Of Swedish cargo boat. Both
said it was almost impossible for former
naval officers TO make a living in their
own country.
We are considered to be in disgrace, -
said one. The business community be
Geves that the fleet betrayed the father
land and caused its ruin. and the result is
that no German trader or ship owner will
employ us. Many of us. therefore. have
been forced to take service abroad and
several have found employment in the
American mercantile marine"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-17

only reluctantly, however, because he sus-
pected that they might be worth more
such thing as new pair of shoes
is not to be had any where in this vicin-
ity,'' he wrote to the mayor. He said
that coffee is worth $40 a pound in Amer
lean dollars, and spool of thread can
not be had for less than flyer. Folks
around him are falling to bits for want
Of thread to sew their tatters together
" y Times.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-17
Father Doesn't Believe story.

BOSTON, jan 1T.-william C.tIang-
don, father of Lieut.. Warren III. Lang
by a japanese sentry at Vladivestock a
week ago today. secuted the report that
lis Russian wife had committed suicide
Utter his death. 1T is absurd he said,
Ny son was not married He was a
man who respected all women, yet had
declared positively he would never
marry. / am sure he left no wife" MIR.
Langdon is a dealer in art goods in the
Jamaica Plain district here where his son
made his home when ashore.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-17
1UtNU "IbU" n SUIVfDE.
Russian Wife of Slain L. S. Naval Lieu
tenant Kills Herself

MANILA, Jan. 1.-THE Russian wife
Of Lieut.. W Fl. Langtlon of Boston, who
was killed by Japanese sentry at Vladi-
yostol recently. ended her life upon learn
ing of his death, according to a Reuter-
despatch from Nladivostnk. t
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-17

formal reception tomorrow afternoon. In
the evening he will address the members
of the Vermont Historical society and
their guests. which viii include the MEM
bers of the legislature. About 200 tickets
will be available. The Montpelier board
of trade is making an effort to have a for
NAL affair at city hall sometime during
tomorrow afternoon. but from present in
dications this does not look feasible
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-17
GERMANY CONDEMNS NAVY.
Former Officers Regarded as Having Be-
trayed Their Country.

LONDON, Jan. 17.-Former German
naval officers. even those who served on
German warships in the battle of Jutland.
are in disgrace in Germany, say some OF
them who have arrived here. The cap
tain of a cruiser which fought in the Jut-
land battle and German naval lieuten-
ant came into the Thames the other day
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-17

In spite of the great changes of gov
eminent in Russia. the old car rouble
is still in circulation. Nobody knows
who has the plates. but the stuff is still
being printed and is always welcomed
by the peasant in preference to the new
ourreneies, which he does not trust.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-17
BIRTHS,

in Brattleboro. Jan. IA, a daughter Is
abelle Elizabeth. to Mr.. and Mrs John
Fowler.
In Riverside Cal. Jan. IS. a son to
Philip b. and Julia (Askins) Putnam.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-17

gard, The prize of one day dwelling
either as president or cabinet officer. in
the most exclusive apartment house in the
United States.-LeslieS
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-17

The name of the Empire state was
first given to New York by George Wash
ington, in his reply TO an address from
the New York city common council in
1884,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-17
MARRIAGES.

In Brattleboro, Jan. ID, by Rev. CLARK
7. Browne1l. Victor Paul Waller and Miss
Maude Grace Clapp, both of Brattleboro
The daily times., 1921-10-27

blesome -question of working rules.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has been
to have a new election among
its employees SO that their represen-
tation may be determined in their
own way. This is ono CT the cardi-
pa, points in Observation-Disclosures each
railroad shall lave the right to deal
ONLY with their own employees and
the right to refuse to deal with la
pcr leaders no. in their employ bat
claiming to rep"es=.:3 tne men.
I'll, feeling here is mat the crisis
has been postponed. if not averted,
and Il at both sides CIV know that
the Government stands sQuarely be-
hind the U. S. Railroad Labor Board
and that its decisions must hereaf-
ter be respected.
The daily times., 1921-10-27
GILLIAN TO NAME.
THIRTY FIVE NEW
CLERKS VERY SOON

CONTINUED From Page ID
on March Z, 1922 and appointments
available on July 1, 1922, will be
awarded to qualified candidates in or
der of merit established at this exam
ination. The candidates from this
State will compete with candidates
from the National Guard of the Unit
ed States at this examination.
cit is desired that qualified men
of the North Carolina National Guard
takes advantage of this great oppor-
tunity and organization commanders
are directed to post this order on
their bulletin boards
Gillian Grissom, newly appointed
collector of revenue for North Caro-
lima and who assumed his duties last
The daily times., 1921-10-27

until few brief months ago Watan-
abe Kunka. who worked in the Yo-
kosuka Naval Arsenal in the humble
capacity OF clerk. Not long since he
launched out in the role of preacher
and prophet of the Rei-chi-gaku re-
ligion, preaching a doctrine of vir-
tue without regard to worldly gain
said to have been the result OF long
years of intensive meditation. Soon
he found himself at the head OF =
large number of ardent disciples
and his church" possessed a large
and swelling income.
He has written vOlune called
THE Light of Divine Intellect
Like Omoto-kyo the Rei-chi-gaku has
attracted many naval and military
men into it's ranks, naval men es-
pecially since there are many in the
region of Yokosuka where there is a
great naval base According 70 the
Japanese newspapers the Rel ch-gd-
kG adherents are placing implicit
C ,nfdence in their leader in his fin
ancial ventures as well as in his spir-
jtull leadership
The daily times., 1921-10-27

United aughters of the Confederacy,
representing the official staff of the
general association More than 200
Daughters are in attendance, the ses-
sions being held in the new Robert
E:~Lee hotel.
Northfleet camp, United COnfed-
crate Veterans. attended tonight's
session in a body. Today was spent in
fellowship, renewing acquaintances
and greeting new faces here for the
meeting. This afternoon members of
the executive board of the division
were guests at luncheon at the
Country club, with Mrs. H. L. Rig
gins, president Of the local chapter,
presiding. The visitors were welcomed
by the president of the hostess chap
ter, by Mayor Hanes, and others as
follwoS:
Mrs E. B. Jones, regent general
Joseph Winston chapter, Daughters
of the American Revolution; Mrs.
Frederic Banson, president of the
Woman's club; Maj. q. Taylor By
mum, commander Norfleet camp,
United Confederate Veterans; John
Whitaker, president Rotary club; r.
c. Haberkern, president Civitan club; );
Mrs. Louis Owen, for the Woman's S
auxiliary, American legion; DR.. Ev-
erett Lockett, commander Clyde
Boiling post, American legion; Mrs.
J. l.. Ludlow, chairman Colonial
Danes; Miss Mary Hillard Hinton,
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton; Mrs. Sidney P Cooper, State
Federation of Women's clubs; Mrs.
w. o. Spencer, Daughters of Amer
lean Revolution. Mrs. Thomas Hy-
man, first vice president of the
North Carolina division, of New
Bern, responded to addresses of well
come
Special music will be rendered at
each session of the convention. The
first business session will be held to-
morrow morning, following the for
NAL opening of the convention.
The daily times., 1921-10-27

classed as an expert in interpreting
morality tables and other statistics on
which insured companies make their
awards.
The human race has added ten
years to the length of life OF the aver
age man in the last fifty years. said
Mr.. Barth. and every indication
points to the fact that an equal IA
mount will be added in the next fifty
years.
When l was a boy l laughed at
the thought of men flying. We don t
laugh at it today Its fact. Let us
not laugh at the idea of men living
to be 800 years old.
Take the actual cases now. There is
a record of a man in Switzerland will
live to be 335 years old The older
man i'll the United States of whom
we have a record was man in
Massachusetts who died just few
years ago the age of 165.
The advancement of the world in
the last fifty years has been very
rapid My experience in dealing with
morality tables in the last fifty years
show that the life pinnacle is now
rs years, instead of 6S and that to-
day there are ten more years of life
open to the average man. Come to
Methuselah? Why Not?"
The daily times., 1921-10-27

week, does not intend to make any
any time in the near future, he an
nounced today.
Successors for 35 resigned file de-
puties. however. will be named at
applications for the places made va
cant by deputies who served under
Collector Bailey are being received by
Collector Grissom and he will have
positions.
State Superintendent f. c. Brooks
is again writing to all county and
city school superintendents calling at
the board of education for North
Carolina Day in the State. November
IL.
This is both a State and National
holiday" he writes. land should be
devoted to a commemOration of the
deeds of our soldiers and all other
patriotic citizens who by their work
courage and thrift, saved the world
/, from a greater catastrophe even, than
war;
DIR. Brooks suggests that the school
Off cials secure the assistance of mem
bers of the American Legion and CO.
operate with them lin making Nov
| ember II the greatest North Caro-
lima Day ever celebrated in our his
tory"
The daily times., 1921-10-27
THE OXFORD ORPHANAGE

1t is time our friends were urged
to consider two most important facts
in their true relations The first is
that the Oxford Orphanage has
reached its peak of service to date,
so far as numbers are concerned. At
the present time we have under our
care 392 children, about II beyond
our normal capacity and the great
est number permanently on the, rolls.
The second fact is that, with the
widespread slump, our revenues have
slumped in due proportion.
Now, what do these two facts
mean-this condition of having more
children to clothe, feed, train and
educate and less money to do the
work with? OF course, in certain di-
rections We have been benefited by
reduction in cost on certain commod-
tiles. Had this not been fact, we
should have had to throw up the
sponge or throw out scores of chill
dren. But the reductions are not
sufficiently great to make up for loss
in revenue, which means that more
money must be raised in this cam
paign
This is the burden of our story
more children and less money. To
get this message to the people we
depend, as we have done. upon the
newspapers and all persons promi-
nently in touch with the public. such
as ministers of the gospel, teachers,
professional men, etc. Each year
we have to acknowledge with deep
gratitude the valuable cooperation
OF these several agencies, and this
year we redouble our appeal to them
to give us their staunchest support
i'll the campaign now beginning.
About one child in five here is the
offspring of Masonic parentage. Four
1ifths of our charges have no frater-
nal claims on the Masonic Institu-
tion, yet no distinction whatever is
made between the boy or girl of Ma
sonic extraction and the boy or girl
who never heard of Masonry. The
deciding, the all-important question
is, us the child needy?" For this
reason, we feel that every citizen in
North Carolina should help bear the
burden of maintaining ou" orphan
children.
Send your check to T. 7. Hackney
or James Dempsey Bullock at once.
The class will be here in few days.
The daily times., 1921-10-27
JAPAN HAS HER
'NEW THOUGHT'' PEOPLE

Toxic, Oct. 26.-Japan's newest
religion is the Rei-chi-gaku, or
Observation-Disclosures" sect,
which arose recently in the neigh
torhood of Yokosuka and now, a
few months after it's foundation,
owns and operates fleet of mer-
chant ships plying out of Kobe to
China ports.> The shipping compa-
r-y launched by the new sect is the
Tenko Yoko, a few weeks old, but
already said to be a competitor in
the China trade that is worrying the
Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
The God of Yokesuka, as the
founder of this sect is called, was
The daily times., 1921-10-27
MAY ABOLISH FREE THROW
IN BASKET BALL THIS SEASO

The Joint Basketball Rules Com
mittee have under consideration the
feasibility of abolishing the free
throw after foul, and also possible
changes in the general scoring sys-
tenn. The meeting of the rules COM
mittee is now being held in New
York City, and is made up of the
best basketball men in the country.
The final meeting will be held at
Columbia University the last of this
week
Most of the Eastern and Western
Colleges are in favor of the change
in the foul throw rule, and there
seems to be every chance of the foul
throw going by the boards. The
University of Pennsylvania is under
stood to be opposed to this rule.
Both in College and amateur circles
there has been a feeling against the
foul throw for sometime, and that
it's value in scoring was preponder-
goal and the solution suggested was
that the foul throw should be either
a half point or the field goal
should count three points.
Another recommendation that is
receiving careful attention is that
there should be fiat penalty award
ed for each foul committed giving a
half point to the team that is the
victim of the violation, and omitting
the free throw Proponents of this
arrangement argue that basketball
is the only game where Il penalty
award depends on the skill of the
team offended 1t is also suggested
that the player committing the l"u
should be removed from the gam,
for a given time.
If the Rules Committee should
vote for this change in the rules, ii
will be the most radical change thai
has ever been made in the rules of
basketball. The free try for goal
has been an integral part of the in
door sport since it has first been
played Minor changes have been
the present scoring system has not
been touched. One of the biggest
reasons for the changing of the free
throw rule that is given is the fact
that a team with poor playing g
system has been consistently win
ing games because of a skillful foul
shooter. Personally I am not in ia
will give team lea way to foul, and
will have a tendency to make the
game rough; taking away from skill
and speed, making it slow, with a
team having weight the winning
scorer.
c. L. BLACKBURN.