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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PASADENA. Calf, January 1.-Dr.
George Ellery Hale, director Of the
Mount Wilson Observatory, near here,
gave to the Associated Press an
article he had written. describing the
successful measuring at the observa-
tory, December Is. of the star Betel-
geuze. in the constellation of Orion.
showing it's diameter to be 100000, 900
miles.
"On December 10. 1890, the diameter
of the bright red star Betelgeuze
ARABIC for The Giants shoulder },
in the constellation of Orion. was sue.
cessfully measured on Mount Wilson,
DIR. Hale writes.
THE stars are so remote that
hitherto it has not been possible 70
measure their diameters. in spite OF
the fact that many stars must De
much larger than the sun.
IN his presidential address last
August before the British Association
for the Advancement of Science. Prof.
A. s. Eddington of Cambridge, re-
marked: Probably the greatest need
day, in order to make sure that our
theoretical deductions are starting on
the right lines, is some knowledge OF
measuring the apparent angular DIAM
eter of stars.
Praises Nf1che1s0n Device.
He then went on to predict that
the star with the greatest apparent
diameter is almost certainly betei-
geuze, diameter 0.051 second of arc
The result Just obtained is remark
able verification of this prediction.
The measurement was made with
the 100-inch Hooker telescope by
Messrs Pease and Anderson OF the
observatory stan.
NO telescope is powerful enough
to measure accurately the extremely
small angle subtended by the star.
This very difficult and delicate task
is rendered possible by method de.
vised by Prof. Nicholson. director OF
the Ryerson Physical Laboratory OF
the University of Chicago, and re-
search associate OF the Mount Wilson
Observatory.
The article explains how device
based on the phenomenon OF inter-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01
TWO SKELETONS FOUND.
Soldier Mental Patient Believed
Dead More Than Year.

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. January L.
The skeletons of Thomas v. Barnes
Company I. Infantry. was found
today in the loft Of a barn near the
former general hospital for mental
patients in Elizabeth City county.
The man had been dead more than a
year, and 1t is believed he wandered
into the barn and died from hunger or
exposure.
GREENSBURG. Kan. January L.
The War Department has been asked
by the coroner of Kiowa county to aid
in efforts to identify the man whose
skeleton was found. clad in an Army
uniform. in a haystack near Mullin-
Vile. The only clue was the name IL.
Leisier" stamped on the belt. Tho
coroner said the body probably had
been hidden at least two years. and
that no evidence was yet available
as to the cause OF death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01
Mu16MERs IN BIG DISPLAY.
Philadelphia Celebrators Watch
Parade In Fancy Costumes.

PHILADELPHIA. January 1.-The
Mummers - Philadelphia's com bined
New eYar associations-took possess
sion OF the city today for their an
nual parade. in which $4,000 mum
mers. representing twenty clubs. COM
peted for prizes of more than $4,000.
Comic displays, elaborate floats,
FANCY costumes and string bands
sought their various divisions to out
40 each other. and Thousands Of spec
tAfors. many OF whom had stayed up
all night after the New Year celebra-
ton in order to witness the early
start or the procession. thronged the
limo of march.
Railroads ran special trains from
points within a 20O-mile radius OF the
city, bringing additional thronRs
which taxed the capacity Of the ho-
tells.
The prediction Of continued mild
weather heartened the men who con-
templated a chilly time of IL in their
feminine costumes donned for the
parade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01
BANKING SYSTEM STANDS
TIE MOST SEVERE TESTS
Frozen Credit Will Be With Us for Some
Time, But Conditions Are Distinctly
Better-The Tide Has Turned.

these obstacles, is bound to come, and
as 1t comes a supply Of money will be
released that will gradually oveftop
the demand and force interest rates
down. This constitutes a hopeful out
look for Investment securities.
They face the reverse OF the con-
ditions which pressed them downward
80 continuously from 1914 to 1919
namely. the advancing tendency of in
terest rates, the increasing cost OF
living. and the constant depreciation
of the purchasing power of the dollar.
These were the forces which put all
securities Of f1xed yield down and the
reversal of these forces will just as
surely work to put investment
prices up.
The outlook for speculative stocks is
much more obscure. but 1t is very gen :
orally agreed that the great mass of
these have seen the worst, that their
recent low prices more than dis.
counted the losses which industrial
companies have suffered or will suffer
during the present period Of depres-
sion.
Prices Below Cost.
The most hopeful thing that can be
said Of the commodity markets like
those for wheat, cotton, sugar. wool.
tobacco and leather-is that all these
products are selling below cost. and
that such q condition can obviously
not last. because people will not keep
on producing il It has to be done at
q loss.
That the tide has turned in some
other countries. especially in Great
Britain and France, is sufficiently in
Dictated by the latest trade figures,
which show that Great Britain will
end the year with a substantial bal
ance on the credit side and that in
France government expenditure has
been brought within the limits of
government revenue, while imports
have been brought down nearer to the
level Of exports than they were even
in the ordinary pre-war times.
Copyright, 1921. by q. P. West.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01
D. c. GIBB0NEY, COUNSEL
FOR BERGDOLL, BROWNS
Draft Dodgers Attorney and Three
Others Capsize in Boat in
Gulf of Mexico.

PHILADELPHIA, January I'D.
Clarence Gibboney. attorney for
Grover c. Bergdoll, convicted draft
dodger and fugitive from justice. and
three other Philadelphians, were
drowned Wednesday in the Gulf Of
Mexico. near the port OF Chenkin. on
tho coast Of Yucatan. according to a
telegram received here by friends.
The others who were named in the
telegram as having lost their lives
when their small sailing vessel cap
sized, were John R Aarkley, pro-
moter and directors general Of the
defunct International Lumber and De-
velopment Company, who was con-
victed in 1914 Of using the mails to
defraud: Lawrence Markley. his son,
and Frank w. Shriver. formerly presi.
dent Of the international concern.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01
Buckeye Tossers Cop.

COLUNBUS Ohio. January L.
Minus several flrst string players
with the foot ball team At Pasadena,
Calf. Ohio State last night defeated
Cornell at basket bail. % to -. Goals
from the field by Dudley and Green
spun in the hast few minutes Of play
brought the Buckeyes from behind
and won the game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01
GETS BOX OF MUSHROOMS
Fred ]. Bmend1e Gathers Supply
in Soldiers' Home Woods.

Fred J. Braendle collected q box Of
edible NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. pr
eonata-yesterday in the Soldiers
Home woods. Baskets Of this mush-
room have been collected there every
week since October Is, Mr.. Braendle
says and there arc many left.
The cold weather takes away their
otherwise BLUSH purple color, he says,
but otherwise they are like persim-
mons, tasty and wholesome with frost
Mr.. Bracndle states that the mush-
rooms mako q particularly fine dish
when, cooked a Ia. frcassee with or
without meat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01
ENGINE TROUBLE At SEA.
American Steamer Waikiki Sends
Messaee Or Spain.

LONDON. December 31.-A wireless
message from the American steamer
waikiki. reporting her engines totally
disabled IN latitude 1888 north.
longitude 22.30 west. is given in q
Iaoyds dispatch from Valentia. He-
land. The American steamer West
CAmak 10 standing By. but there IL
The message from the Waikiki
would indiAfe that she is approx
makely 500 miles from the northwest
coast of Spain. Tho waikiki, hound
for London. sailed from New Orleans
December II, but called at Key
West December II to land q pro-
peIler for the steamer Lake SinE1xa.
Hl1e lAft Key West the same day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01
Mooney Leading Jockey.

NEW ORLEANS. January L.
Jockey J. J. Mooney Of New Orleans.
with twenty-tour winning mounts,
captured riding honors at the Jener.
son Parish race meeting which ended
today. II IL the inst victory Of it's Kind
for OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF IacanR
AGM- :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01

CNCU1NAT, January 1.uAiver-
sity OF Cincinnati basket ball team
was defeated here last night By
Princeton by0 score oe 30 to 1s. Capt.
Netts OF the Tigers was the individssal
star Of the game. In which che Wig
itors scored - potnts In the AIst
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.

The cleverest coloring In the manu-
facture OF artificial eyes Is performed
by women. who appear TO have q SIN
galar aptitude for successfully blend
ing the pigments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01
RADICALS HURL BOMB.


LONDON. December TIA bomb
was thrown today BY persons who are
said to have been members Of the ex-
trome nationalist party against So
cfalist headquarters at Castel Ter
mini, Sicily, says . dispatch to the
London Times from Rome.
The local secretary Of the orgAni1a.
ton was killed and seven other per-
sons we're wounded. In the flGhtfnr
that followed the Socialist Leader
Schifo WAS injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01
WILL LEAVE IN FIVE DAYS.
and Dictionaries 10 Go
Soon; Truce Is Signed.

TRIESTE. December 'a1-Gabrfele
UAnnunxio and his. DICTIONARIES will
leave Ffutne within hve days. 1t was
announced here tonight.
The protocol efkecting settlement of
the Fiume question was signed this
afternoon. - 80, ~.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01
New York Rank statement.

NEW YORK, January 1.-The actual
trust companies for the week shows
that they hold $11.043.S80 reserve in
excess Of legal requirements. This is
a decrease of $19.515.s50 from last
week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-01

PHILADELPHIA-Th highest prices
over paid for roAl estate IN Philadeaphia
was reported In The sale Of . thEee-G1ory
building 1t Fifteenth and Chestnut
elJ1sEA which hgungAk $4zkoo . front
Gk=0R &A - 2Uaea 3ook m 1t
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VITAL STATISTICS.
CONTINUED from Page ID

total of 121 one of the contracting parties
was under legal age so that the parents
consent had to be obtained before the
license could be granted. Five Brattle-
bOrO couples were married elsewhere on
BrattlebOro licenses and two local couples
were married on licenses secured else
where copies of the licenses being re-
turned here. One couple was married by
n New Hampshire clergyman and one
couple from New York state secured a
license here and We're married in Marl-
bOro. In g. of the marriages one or both
Of the contracting parties were from out
of town.
The Ill marriage ceremonies in town
We're performed as follows: Justice G. S.
Hopkins. 50 Rev. James L. Rand. 16
Rev Clark T. Brownell. 10; Rev Delmar
f. Trout, II; Rev. Herbert Z. Woodin,
10; Rev. w. c. Bernard, 9; Rev. X. \.
Num-. {; Rev. y. V. Woodwork, 3
Rev; II. s. Hewitt, .; Rev. f. q. S. Os-
good, >.
OF the 19l deaths in Brattleboro in
1920, 100 We're of males and So were of
females. Forty-nine were at the Retreat
and of this number only two were of Brat
tlebOrO residents. Seventeen non-resi-
dents. aside from those at the Retreat,
died in BrattlebOro during the year and
three BrattleborO persons died elsewhere
and their bodies were brought here for
burial. One body of a New Hampshire
person was brought here. In a summary
of the deaths it was found that ID children
died before reaching the age of one year
and four died before FIVE years of age,
while there were but two deaths between
the ages of five and 20 years. The larg-
est proportion of the deaths were of per
sons between the ages of 81 and 40, while
the number of those dying between the
ages of II and 90 was nearly as large.
There were only three deaths of persons
81 years old or over.
In the following table Of deaths the
r. signifies the number dying at the Re
treat and these are figured in the male"
and female" columns.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-15
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Mrs. Ella Plummer of Revere, Mass Is
visiting her sister, Mrs John ). WOOD.
Mrs. Alice Richmond is i'll with bron..
chitis and asthma and is undertt the care OF
physician.
Yesterday was visiting day for the
teachers in the academy building so there
was no session of school in any of the
grades.
Mrs. c. F. Clark has returned to her
home in Greenfield after spending several
days with her daughter, Mrs. Hoyt I'll.
Barber, and family.
Mrs. Leon Whidden of AshuelOt. \; H.
was discharged today from the Melrose
hospital. where she had been three weeks,
following an operation.
Miss Florence Stone, who had been IN
the Memorial hospital several days for
medical treatment and who has returned
to her home here, is gaining.
Alfred Harris has returned to his home
in Wollaston, Mass, after spending sew
eral days with his brother, -. w. Harris.
He was called here by the death OF his
brother Lewis ID. Harris.
Miss Matthews, teacher in Abbott acad-
envy. who formerly taught in West Brat
tleboro academy, and her sister, Mrs. j.
NJ. Goodman of New York city, have been
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Hervey c. Harris.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-15

Sauter chaplain. Mrs. n. w. Keet; sec
rotary, Mrs. L. o. Clapp treas. Mrs. w.
a. Priest; steward, Charles Slate; assist
ant steward, Ralph Holton; lady assistant
steward, Mrs. f. w. Harness; gatekeeper,
Philip Holton Ceres, Mrs. Slate; Pomona,
Mrs. Chamberlain; Flora, Miss Annie
Campbell. A luncheon was served at the
close of the business. The Grange will
serve a dinner at the town hall town
meeting day. On the evening of that day
they will conduct dance at the hall.
About 80 young women officials of the
summer conference for young women are
now in conference at Hotel Northfeld.
Miss Bertha Harlan of Wilmington, Del,
secretary of the conference, which is
known as the Mortified League is pres
ent. The delegates are from New York
city, Wilmington, Boston, Rochester,
Pittsburgh, and Keene Mrs. w. r..
Moody, who is chairman of the League
committee. speaks each morning on the
Holy Spirit. DIR. John Kelman of the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church of New
York city, also spoke in the morning and
evening. Much time is spent in sectional
snnference, discussing work for the COM
ing summer. Winter sports are enjoyed
BY the young women during the interTnis-
sfen. The session closes Saturday
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NORTHFIELD, MASS.
Mrs. Larson left Tuesday for T

Mrs. Larson left Tuesday for Florida
Mrs. c. f. Dickerson is in Worcester
with her uncle. who is i'll.
Mrs. Mason has assumed the direction
Of the Sigma Delta club OF girls, which
meets each Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Evans and Miss
Ida Leavis left Tuesday for Tampa, Fla,
where they will spend the remaining
months of the winter.
The annual town meeting will take
place Monday, Feb. Z. The town reports
and valuation books are now being printed
for distribution before that date.
Rev G. L. Thompson and Fred w.
Doane attended the annual meeting of the
Franklin County Farm Bureau at Grin
nell hall in Greenfield Wednesday.
Large numbers are enjoying Ben Hur
as it is given each Sunday evening at the
congregational church with the story by
Rev. +. w. Pattison, illustrated by the
stereOpticOn.
On Wednesday evening at the Congre-
gatiOnal church a meeting of the officers
and teachers of the Sunday school was
mon taught the lessons of the coming
month. Previous to this supper was
served.
DIR. John Mcneil. who speaks Sunday
morning at the Congregational church
was a friend and co-worker of d. L.
Moody. .PrOf. ii. ii. IWeedy, VINO speaks
in the evening at the church, will have for
his subject What Sort of a Conscience
Ought a Twentieth Century Christian to
Have?
Frank w. kellogg, who is assistant
manager of The Northfield has resigned
and win be succeeded by Everett Martin
of Pennsylvania. Mr.. Kellogg leaves
Friday to join his wife and daughter in St
Petersburg, Fla, for the remainder OF
the winter Mr. Martin was formerly a
student of Mount Herlnon. His wife, who
is now in Waltham, will join him here.
Mortified Grange held its installation
of officers Tuesday evening at its hall.
Mrs. Harry NJ. Haskell, was the installing
officer. The officers for the coming year
are !: Master, Amos Field; overseer, H.
II. Chamberlain; lecturer, Mrs. Raymond
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-15
so Years Ago
Happenings of December, 1871.
Taken from the Files of
The Phoenix

On Monday evening, January 9, Joseph
Steen of this village and his wife. Eliza
Miller Steen, celebrated the 50th anniyer-
sary of their wedding. They have lived
in the house they now occupy during the
half century of their married life A
large number of the friends and neighbors
of this, venerable pair assembled to con-
gratulate them on this occasion and to
express kind wishes for their happiness
and welfare and in various ways testify
to their respect and esteem. After con-
CALCULATIONS, kind wishes and words had
passed from lip to ear and the bountiful
supply of refreshments disposed of. Rev.
Joseph Chandler of West Brattleboro So
lcted the attention of the friends assem-
bled saying, silver and gold [ have none.
but such as / have | will give" He then
sang a ballad, accompanying the voice
with the music of an instrument. The
ballad was well fitted to the occasion and
well performed. Next came the present
alton of a beautiful ebony gold-headed
cane, the gift of few friends of Mr.
Steen and procured through the agency
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-15
What If West RiUer
Bridge Should Go Ont?

sidered unnecessary trouble-borrowing
were it not for the problems involved IL
the choice of a site for a new structure
but in view of these problems the mat
ter is anything but untimely.
Surprising this bridge should be lost to
morrow. The town Immediately would bt
confronted with several vital and pressing
questions, viz:
What sort of a bridge should be
built in its place.
Where should the new bridge be To-
Gated?
Could federal or state aid be
secured, and, if so, in what amounts:
Could the Central Vermont railroad
authorities be induced to raise the
/ West river bridge sufficiently to per-
init a proper mderpass and approach
Tor a highway bridge erected on the
site of the present one?
f. Some of these questions at least. could
be settled Just as we'll, and probably a
less cost to the town, now as later an'
pei sons who still believe in the proverbla
value Of foresight are of the: opinion tina
they might we'll be taken uI5 with a view
of putting them III shape for action b!
the town.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-15

Cut off on the east side by the loss of
the bridge across the Connecticut river,
with little prospect that traffic from. that
direction will be restored before next sum
mer. Brattleboro faces the possibility of
being almost entirely,s surrounded by
water through the collapse of the anti
quated wooden structure across West
river.
This rather startling bit of information
should not be construed as meaning that
anything particular has happened to the
West river bridge, or that it is any less
safe than it has been for some time past
The fact remains, nevertheless, that 1t IS
likely to succumb almost any time to the
''infrmities incident to old age Regard
less of official reports to the contrary, the
West river bridge is in the same uneer-
tain condition as many an ancient struc-
ture; it may last for years or 1t may END
its existence within few weeks depending
largely on weather condIuons, high water
and other unforeseen contingencies.
Discussion OF what the town should .da
in the event of the loss or CONFORMATION
of the West river bridge might be con-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-15

of Thompson & Ranger. We have never
seen anything of the kind more neat and
elegant. Next in order was the presenta-
ton of valuable easy chair, the gift OF
DR. Rockwell and others and of the man
ufacture of John Retting of this village
in his best style of workmanship. Mr..
Steen acknowledged these gifts, which
took him entirely by surprise with much
feeling and warm expressions of gratitude
and thanks. Rev. Mr.. Mighill then made
an address BETTING the occasion and the
entire company sang few stanzas en-
titled Fifty Years Ago" to the tune of
Aud Lang Syne. Thus passed an evening
which will be long remembered by those
present THE Steen house referred to is
the one now occupied by W. A. Shum-
way.-Ed)
s. H. Shepardson of Dover has bought
a building lot of joseph Wilder of West
dwelling and a carriage shop. The price
was $500
LEROY Stoddard of West Brattleboro
has sold his sawmill to Henry Bassett.
Price $1,000.
The reading club at West Brattleboro,
which has heretofore formed so popular
a feature among our evenings entertain
ments is to be revived. No more unob-
iectionable or valuable means of social cul-
ture could be devised and we hope the
young people will profit by these read
ings.
The course of popular lectures deliv-
cred by DIR. i. ID. Warner at the town
hall on physiology and the laws OF health,
were worthy of much better patronage
than they received. His collection of
IL aIl nI
greatly to the value and interest OF his
lectures. DR.. Warmers lectures will be
supplemented by two private lectures Tor
ladies and two for gentlemen.
d
As Mr.. Moore of Newfane was driving
into West Dover village last Saturday
evening his horse became frightened,
throwing Mrs. Moore down an embank-
ment about eight feet to the bank of the
river, but fortunately she did not get IN
to the water and was not injured The
sleigh was somewhat damaged.
Rufus Farnsworth of Halifax dressed a
pig recently which weighed 375 pounds.}lt
was but eight months old.
Herbert J. Knight of West Dummer-
ston. slaughtered two pigs this week that
weighed no pounds. They were nine
months old.
Professor Bartlett has started a singing
school in Wardsboro which is being well
attended
William Bigelow of West Brattleboro
has sold his farm known as the Col. Ben
nett place to Thomas Kaye.
Business has been resumed with in
creased activity at the bedstead factory
at Searsburg whose suspension was an
nounCed a few weeks since. The business
is very renumerative and there is a ready
sale for all the bedsteads that can be
manufactured.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-15
Mems Underwear

Mems S1.00 Medium Weight Shirts
and Drawers. Broken line of
sizes $500. Sale Price 69c
Mems S1.7o Gray Fleeced Shirts
and Drawers.
Sale Price SLY
Mems S1.95 Fine Quality Medium
Weight Shirts and Drawers,
Sale Price 81 20
Mems $3.50 Heavy Natural Wool
Shirts and Drawers.
Sale Price $1.75
Mems S3.3S Natural Wool Shirts
and Drawers. Broken size line,
Sale Price $2.4S
Mems Garter Gray Wool Union
Suits in several weights and
qualities.
Mems $3.50 and sos Union
Suits ........ For $500
Mems s4.9s Union Suits.
For 1928
Mems $3.50 Union Suits.
For $3.50
Mems S6.9S Union Suits.
For $4.25
All Odd Underwear of
Any Kind-One-Haf
Price al \