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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-12-30
PROVISIONS IN DETAIL OF MUCH
DISCUSSED "ANTI.BEER"
STATUTE.
Democrats Bitterly Opposed Law to
Enforce Prohibition Amendment.

The following are the provisions OF
the so-called "anti-beer" law so Wig.
orously fought by the Democrats. II
was enacted to strengthen the en-.
forcement of the prohibition amend.
ment. The President has signed the
act and it now is a law, in full force
and effect:
81. The bill prohibits the prescrip.
ton of beer or malt liquors for medi.
cinal purposes.
so. Not more than one-fourth gal.
lon of vinous liquor, or vinuous OF
spirituous liquor separately or in the
aggregate containing more than one.
half pint of alcohol, may be prescrib.
ed in ten days.
SO. Physicians are limited to 10C
prescriptions for liquor in ninety
days, unless extraordinary reason is
presented.
a. The commissioner may cancel OF
require change of permits to manu-.
facture patent medicines and prepa.
rations used as a beverage even if
they are unfit for beverage use, OF
require the formula for making ex.
tracts to be changed, or may cancel
the permit, if it appears to the com
missioner that the sale or use of such
articles is substantially increased by
reason of their use for beverage
purposes.
IS. Importation of spirituous or
vinous liquor is prohibited until the
amount on hand shall not be suffici-
ent to supply the current need for
non-beverage uses.
&c. Spirituous liquors exported in
the original packages may be reim-
ported in such packages for redeposit
in the distillery warehouse from
which originally removed.
~. The courts of Hawaii and the
Virgin Islands are given jurisdiction
to enforce the national prohibition
act.
IS. Regulations to carry the pro-
visions of this act into effect are
authorized.
SO. Revenue laws relating to the
manufacture, taxation of and traffic
in liquor shall remain in effect when
not in conflict with the national pro-
hibition act; and prohibitive taxes
and penalties provided in the nation
al prohibition act shall be collected
in the same manner as other taxes
on liquor.
40. Taxes on liquor stolen or des-
troyed shall not be collected from
the owner If the loss or theft did
not occur as the result of negligence,
connivance. collision or fraud on the
part of the owner or person legally
accountable for the same.
al. Private residences may not be
searched without a search warrant.
Officers who without probable cause
and maliciously search any place with
out a search warrant are penalized.
Persons who impersonate officers en-
forcing the prohibition act are heav-
lily penalized.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-12-30
POSTAL IMPROVEMENTS SUSTAIN
HAYS REPUTATION OF "LIVE
WIRE"

The remarkable improvement in
the postal service since Will H Hays
has been Postmaster General can
not have failed to attract the atten-
tion of all who use the mails. He has
proved to be what is termed in
business circles Give wire" and
his fertile brain is constantly devils
ing new means of making the force
under his supervision more efficient.
One of his latest orders is calculat-
ed to eliminate red tape, delay and
duplication in postal operations, by
establishing policy that will result
in details being taken from the de-
partment at Washington wherever
possible and placed out in the states.
This will result in economy, as we'll
as in less delay.
One detail of the plan gives more
discretion to postmasters in meeting
requirments of the public by placing
greater responsibility upon them, and
holding them to it, and very seldom
hereafter will the public be aggravat-
ed by the stock phrase, 81 will SUBJ
nit it to Washington" Central ac-
counting offices in each state will be
used as centers from which to quick
ly disseminate information of i'm
portance, such as will prevent money
orders stolen in different parts of the
country being passed on business men
in another, and will disseminate ex-
change rates on a few hours notice.
Dead letters and packages are to be
disposed of in the state, saving con-
gestion and delay in the disposition
of this mail matter which was in
evitable when all of it went to
Washington. Money orders will be
cleared, listed and filed in a large
postoffice of each state, which will be
equipped with modern appliances for
the purpose. This will net only give
more efficient service, but Postmas-
ter General Hays says it will EFFECT
a net saving of scores of clerks in
one division of our department" Ac-
counting systems will be simplifed
by large part of the work being
absorbed in accounting divisions of
central accounting postoffices.
These are only few of the details
of the plan, which will be amplified
as fast as possible. After the abom-
Unable postal service the public had
to put up with during the Wilson adj
ministration, Postmaster General
Hays up-to-date methods and initia-
tive will be doubly appreciated.-Al-
bany Evening Journal
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CAPACITY OF MANUFACTURING
PLANTS DOUBLE THAT OF 1915.

According to data collected by vari-
Gus government agencies studying
economic conditions, the capacity Of
manufacturing plants in the United
States has doubled since 1914. The
value If their output for the period
Immediately preceding the European
war was something less than 25 bill
lion dollars. Owing TO the tremen-
dous expansion Of these plants dur
ing Americas participation in the
war. they are now equipped 20 turn
out twice the amount Of commodities
they were able 10 produce in 1914
This data is based upon a survey Of
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FOREIGN VALUATION is A
DOUBLE ENDED SWINDLE.

Due to the failure of the existing
tariff law, the most non-protective
customs measure this country has ex.
to value imports on a domestic rather
than foreign basis, the fall in ex-
change in Europe has enabled the i'm
porters to evade taxes contemplated
in the existing statutes, to the ex-
tent of scores of millions of dollars
This has happened at time when
the American people are groaning
under a burden of direct taxation
without precedent in the history of
the world.
When an ad valorem duty of 20 per
cent was provided in the framing of
the present tariff law, it was assum-
ed that the established ratio between
foreign and American currency would
be maintained. But the value of the
German mark, for instance, has sunk
from approximately twenty cents to
third of a cent, and while German
valuations have not dropped that
rapidly, the result has been a trem-
endous slump in the relative cost of
German production. Articles of Ger
man and Austrian product can be
purchased for from one-third to one
tenth their normal value, and an ad
valorem tariff based upon the foreign
valuation has ceased to posses the
slightest protective effect.
Not only have the importers thus
been able to evade vast sums in
taxes, and inundate the American
market with articles of foreign pro-
duction so cheaply made that Ameri-
can competition under the existing
tariff is utterly impossible, but they
have been enabled to fool the
American people as to the volume of
importations. Figures are seriously
put forth by the Department of Com
merce showing the value of American
exports on the domestic basis, and
we are told that we have a balance
of trade when, if imports were valued
on the same basis as exports, the
American people would realize that
today the balance of trade in our
dealings with foreign nations, instead
of being favorable, is heavily against
us. Despite this subterfuge, the
figures prove that exports are decreas-
ing so rapidly that even the appar-
ent reduction in imports obtained by
accepting foreign valuations does not
serve to cover up huge loss in the
apparent balance of trade.
If imports were valued at our GUS
tom houses today on the same basis
as exports, it would be known that
we have again become debtor ma
ton, just as we were under the
existing tariff law before the Euro
pean war in 1914. We are surrender
ing the American domestic market
to the alien producer for the benefit
of the importers and international
bankers, and at the sacrifice of our
national prosperity.-National Repub-
lican.
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"ECONOMT- LIKE MEASLES
BREAKS OUT IN UNEX-
PECTED PLACES.

The economy" slogan is being car
ried through the entire federal SER
vice, and breaks out in unexpected
places. For example, about this
season the various departments and
Independent establishments are plac-
ing their orders for their respective
quotas of calendars. For years these
calendars have been uniform and yet
distinctive-uniform in having heavy
cardboard mount covered with light
blue glased paper, and distinctive in
having the building occupied by each
particular service. This year sample
calendars have been sent around with
a very thin mount, which projects
above the calendar tab only far
enough TO carry a printed line giving
the name of the particular depart
ment A note accompanying them
says: Samples Of calendars standard
lied for use in government depart
ments at meeting Of permanent con-
ference on printing"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-12-30
AMERICANS TIRED OF ESPECIAL
WRITERS" OF PROPAGANDA.

Special writers at the conference
on the limitation of ornaments are
not living up to expectations either
as to quality or quantity of their
writings. There is less demand for
interpretative commentary articles
and a greater demand for the plain,
unembellished facts adduced at the
conference. The reading public has
been confused by conflicting opinions
of these writer's, and has turned for
true record of happenings at the
conference to the regular news SER
vices.
For months before the conference
special writers promised to become
conspicuous factors in the interpre-
tation of conference developments.
There was popular demand for elu-
cidation, for Interpretation and for
establishment of what the public ex-
pected would be otherwise technical
and complex for the laity. Today
the situation is quite the reverse.
The reading public prefers the daily
news accounts, unfringed with COM
ment, untrammeled by the opinions
of special writer's. 1t wants facts.
1t wants to think for itself. Rejec-
ton of H G Wells articles by the
French and a part of the British
press reflects this changing attitude
of the reading public.
AS for freedom of thought" which
has been brought into the London
Daily Nails refusal to print Wells
reflections on France, the publisher
was right. He was not in duty
bound to furnish Mr. Wells a plat
form for voicing his dangerous views.
The only wonder is that reputable
publishers should have engaged Mr.
Wells to interpret" with all his
known .pecularities of belief, con-
ference with whose work he could
not possibly sympathize and which
he made no apparent effort to under
stand.
A conference of national represent
atives naturally was displeasing to
socialist novelist, who does not be-
lieve in nations.-St. Louis Times.
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WHAT CONFERENCE WILL NOT DO

The disarmament conference now
in session at Washington is making
history. 1t has brought together the
great diplomats Of the principal gov.
ernments of the world, and under
the light and guidance of a free re-
public the demand for a better
civilization is being made.
America is now leading the way to
a better civilization, and the con-
ference is not being held in an at
mosphere surrounded by warning
governments, but in a free land, that
has ever championed the downtrodden
of all nations.
At the conference America is
represented by its ablest statesmen,
appointed by the President, who is
not a partisan, but a broad-minded
and liberal American.
Out of this conference will not
come any scheme to throttle govern
ments. no matter how weak they
NAV be. There will be no binding
obligations or secret treaties TO make
chattels of human beings in the
cause for war. There will be no
guarantees that will take away the
liberty of an American citizen to
protect the grasping power Of en-
pires across the seas.-Westchester
On. " Globe.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-12-30
WHAT PRESIDENT MAY PROPOSE
AND WHAT HE WILL NOT.

We do not recall that President
Harding has personally said anything
about a society of nations, but Wash
ington correspondents are having q
good deal to say about his supposed
intentions or expectations, some APP
pearing to think that his intent is
to gradually develop such a society
out of a series of conferences.
1t is not impossible that someone
near the President has started these
rumors as "feelers" to draw out ex-
pressions of public opinion. That is
one of the regular processes of state
craft. Or the talk may be the out
growth of the imagination of CORES
pondents in the absence of definite
information of real news value from
the inside of the conference COM
mittees.
But by all his campaign speeches
we know that President Harding is
committed to the creation OF, real
international society for the promo
ton of good will among the nations
and for such administrative or judi
cial functions as may be found ap-
propriate. u From the Presidents
campaign addresses, lie reooluCioiio
of the Republican convention and ex-
pressions of public opinion through
the press in other ways we can be
sure of some things which the Presi-
dent will not propose. Among these
are that the society will not be en-
tangled with the enforcement of the
treaty of Versailles, that it will not
morally or otherwise bind this coun-
try to do anything at any future
time on the order or request" of any
outside authority, that it will not
purport to endow the society, with
any coercive authority which it could
not enforce without a large and in
dependent revenue, and that this
society, if formed, will not be organ
lied for control by small number
of the strong nations.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
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DECENTRALIZATION OF VETE-
RAMS BUREAU Is RAPIDLY
BEING PUSHED.
Claims and Medical Cases to Be
Handled Direct at Regional
Offices.

In accordance with the provision.
of the law recently enacted by Con
gress creating the Veterans bureau
in which is consolidated all of the
activities affecting ex-service men
the work of that bureau is being de
centralized. By the process of decen
and all the medical cases will be
transferred from the central office al
Washington to IA regional offices
located respectively at the following
places: Boston, New York, Philadel.
phia, Washington, Atlanta, New Or.
leans, Dallas, Cincinnati, Chicago
st. Louis, Minneapolis, Denver, Sar
Francisco and Seattle.
In addition to these regional offices
which handle all of the claims anC
medical cases for the districts OF
which they are the headquarters, lac
sub-offices are created by the new
Veterans bureau act. These sub
offices report to the original offices.
To Help Ex-Seryice Men.
The greatest complaint regarding
the handling of affairs affect ting ex-
service men was the delay and ex-
pense incident to the work. All
matters had to be sent to the Wash
ington Office and in event any ev-
service man found it expedient or
necessary to take up his case in per-
son, he had to go to the trouble and
expense of trip to Warrington. By
the decentralization process which is
now taking place all claims and
medical cases will be handled direct
ly in the regional headquarters and
through their sub-offices without
reference to Washington.
All records, files, correspondence;
etc, dealing with the claims and
medical cases are being segregated by
districts and transferred to the res
pective regional headquarters. The
work of collecting the documents and
records of the Seattle district is now
in progress. 1t will take approx
mately two weeks to segregate all
records and documents pertaining to
cases in the Seattle district, at which
time they will be packed and sent by
express in charge of special messen-
gers to the Seattle office. This method
will be pursued with all other docu-
ments and records for the other dis
tricts. 1t is estimated it will take
80 days to make the transfer of such
records.
viii Settle Cases In One Day.
In addition to transferring the
records a certain number of employees
of the central Office who are familiar
with the work will be transferred to
the regional headquarters.
After the transfer is effected the
Veterans bureau is certain that not
only will the work as a whole be
handled with greater dispatch, but
those in charge of the bureau believe
with the new system which they have
worked out, it will require only "a
hours time to handle any new case
that may be brought TO the attention
of the bureau. None of the work af-
fecting insurance benefits and death
claims will be transferred from the
central Office, inasmuch as all Of that
work would have to be referred to
the central office eventually. So it
has been decided to make no effort to
decentralize those two divisions.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-12-30
OF ELMINA J. HAYWARD.

The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court fer the District oiBrad-
just the claims and demands Of all persons
agai..tthe estate OF Elmina j. Hayward, late
Topsham in said District deceased. and all claims
exhibited IN snset thereto. hereby give notice
residence OF the late Elmina J. Hayward in the town
of Topsham in said District. o. the 10th day Of
Jan. and 10th day Of March next. frsn l e'siosk
p. m. until o'clock p. m, said days, and that
siI months frsn The 7th day Of Dec. A. D. 1921
10 the tns limited by said Court fer said creditors
present their claims to rs for examination and
allowances.
Dated Al Topsham this 7th day OF December
A. D. 1921.
C. H. Hight,
13 r. @. Mills,
Commissioners.
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U. $. EDUCATES 10000 VETERANS.

Uncle Sam is now the biggest
school teacher in America In gov
eminent controlled institutions. or
those under its indirect supervision,
10000 veterans of the World war are
students.
Director Forbes, of the Veterans
bureau, says that the new record of
States is engaged in the largest edu-
cational proposition ever undertaken
by any government.
The men after honorable service
under the American flag are being
fitted despite their physical handicaps
to take their places again among the
nations producers.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-12-30
ESTATE OF WILLIAM F.EcoRLIss

STATE OF VERMONT,
District Of Bradford IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the District of
Bradford.
To all persons interested in the estate Of
William +. Corliss, late of West Fairlee in said
District deceased, Greeting:
At Probate Court, holden at Wells River
within and for said District on the 14th day OF
December 1921, an instrument purportinr to be
the last Will and Testament Of William F. Corliss,
late Of West Fairlee, in said District, deceased,
presented TO the Court aforesaid for Probate
And It is ordered by said Court that the 9th,
day Of Jan, 1922, at the Town Clerks Cfice In
said Bradford, be assigned for proving said in,
strument; and that notice thereof be given to slI
persons concerned by publishing this order three
weeks succcssively in the United Opinion, news
paper circulating in that vicinity in said District
previous 70 the time appointed.
Therefore, you hereby notified TO appeal.
before said Court at the time and place aforesaid,
and contest the probate of said will, II you have
cause.
Given under my hand at Wells River in said
District, this l4th day OF December, 1921.
10 HARMON T. BALDWIN, Judge.
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LEGAL.

PROBATE COURTS-Bradford District.
Probate Courts within and for sale
district will be held the ensuing year ss
follows;
BradfOrd-At Town Clerks Office 10
Bradford, second Monday of each month
Also at the Probate OfYiee In weIia
River on the first ana third Monday of
every month.
ii. II. BALDWIN. Judge
Wells River. VT.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-12-30
EVERY STATE BUT ONE NOW HAS
AT LEAST ONE UNIT OF NATION
Al GUARD ORGANIZED.

The present strength Of the ma
tional guard which has received fed
eral recognition is 10000. Fifty
four new units were recognized with
a strength of 6,0S9 during October.
All of the states in the Union with
the exception Of Nevada are now
organizing their new national guards.
This was the condition of the ma
tional guard prior to the World war,
Nevada being the only state at that
time without a national guard.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-12-30
Jas. Watson Says. 'TU Never Forget
when Fathers Hogs Got Cholera"

zone morning he found 20 hogs dead
and several sick. He called in the Vet.
who after dissecting rat caught on
the premises. decided that the rodents
had conveyed germs. Since then I am
never without RAT-SNAP. It's the
surest. quickest rat destroyer I know"
Three sizes ssc. CSC. t115. Sold and
guaranteed by Sisco's Pharmacy.
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tely 100000 manufacturing

approximately 100000 manufacturing
plants.
The largest industries from the
standpoint of value of their produc is
are: meat slaughtering and packing,
iron and steel, flour and grist mills,
foundries and machine shops, auto
mobiles, cotton textiles, lumber, car
construction and repairs.
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ESTATE OF JOHN NJ. sCRIBNER.
STATE OF VERMONT,
District Of bradford e.

STATE OF VERMONT,
District of Bradford, So.
The Honorable Probate Court for the
District OF Bradford.
To all persons interested in the estate %
John NJ. Scribner. late OF Corinth in said
District deceased, Greeting:
At Probate Court, holden al Wells River
within and for said District on { he 18th day Of
Dec, 1921. an instrument purportng 70 be the
last Will and Testament Of John NJ. Scribner
late of Corinth in said District deceased was
presented TO the Court aforesaid. for Probate.
And Il is ordered by said Court that the
10th day OF Jan. 1922 at the Probate Office in
said " els River be assigned for proving said in
strument: and that notice thereof he given 90 all
persons concerned, by publishing this order three
weeks successfully in the United Opinion, news
paper circulating In that vicinity, in said District
previous TO the time appointed.
Therefore, you are hereby notified TO appear
before said Court at the time and place afore-
said. and contest the probate Of said will. n you
have causr
Given under my hand at Wells River In said
District this 10Th day Of December. 1921.
IL HANNON 7. BALDWIN. Judge.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE
DISTRICT OF VERMONT,
In the matter Of Harry f. Meehau,
Bankrupt.

III DdihIuVtC!s NO. oOol.
TO THE CREDITORS OF HARRY r.
MEEHAN OF FAIRLEE IN THE
COUNTY OF ORANGE AND DIS
TRICT AFORESAID. a BANKRUPT.
WHEREAS the petition for dis
charge OF the said Harry f Mehan has
been referred to me TO hear the evidence
and report the facts with my opinion
thereon:
NOW THEREFORE, notice is hereby
given that I VIII attend to the duties
under said reference at the Office OF u
r Porter. ESQ. I'm st. Johnsbury in said
District on the 10th day OF January. 1922
at nine o'clock in the forenoon. at which
time and place said creditors may at
tend and present their objections to-
such discharge with their evidence
thereon. and pass upon the accounts OF
the referee and attorneys. There sp-
pear TO be no assets.
Dated at Orleans In said District. this
18th day OF December. 1921.
EDWIN a. COOK.
Referee in Bankruptcy.
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FAMILY BIBLE

that needs reminding and repairing
should be sent 60 rs. We win re-
turn II with = new outside cost
that win save the book for years
and thu. preserve valuable family
history. Pair prices prevail
CAPTTAL CITY PRESS
Bindery Department.
MONTPELIER. VERMONT.
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