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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-25
GIRL KIDNAPPED
AT. MIDDLEBURY
Gertrude Kenworthy, 80, Seized in Front
OF Home and Dragged Into Auto
mObile-Car Escapes North.

MIDDLEBURY. May 25.-William
Kenworthy. living just outside of this vii
lage on the New Haven road. has re-
ported to the local police that his daugh-
ter. Miss Gertrude kenworthy. % years
old. was kidnapped between 10 and 1870
O'Clock Saturday evening by parties in a
tiye-naSsenger automobile. The father
states that his daughter was sitting on
the piazza Of their home when a car
stopped at the foot of the driveway lead
ing 10 the house. Tire daughter, thinking
that somebody had come to call on her
father went To where the automobile was
standing when she was suddenly seized
and forced into the car. which was at
once started at full speed. with protest
from the young woman that she be al
lowed 10 get out.
I The car. which was headed north.
passed a man some distance from the Ken
worthy home and he states. it is said. that
be heard somebody scream and make an
attempt to get out of the car as it passed
him. The Middlebury police have been
notified. but all efforts to locate the young
woman or the parties who Kidnapped her
have failed.
The young woman is described as being
about five feet in height dark hair and
eyes. and at the time of the kidnapping
she wore no hat and was thinly clad.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-25
VACATION BIBLE
SCHOOL IN STATE
Part of Bapfists' Scheme for Religious
Observation-Disclosures at
Bellows Falls

BELLOWS. FALLS. May 25.-At the
9th annual meeting of the Vermont
State Baptist convention which is being
held in this village one of the features of
special interest is the series of illustrated
lectures on missionary fields of the de-
nomination each evening of the conven-
ton. The evening services are held in
the armory Of Company f of the Ma
tional Guard
The sessions included a meeting for
women addressed by Airs. 4. :. Ifford
of China and the anniversaries of the
Baptist State Historical society. Rev
Henry Croker of Chester presiding and
the Ministers Conference and Aid soci-
ETY.. President J. III. Blackburn of New
port presiding.
An Illuminating address was given BY
Rev. w. g. Iowart Of bennington on
The Vacation Bible School. a scheme in
the direction of religious education which
il is proposed to put into operation in
yarionS places in the state this summer
Mrs Towart also gave a demonstration
Of the materials commonly used in these
schools.
Rev. Henry Croker read necrologi-
cal report and the annual sermon was de-
livercd by Rev. Ebert j. Smith OF Fair
Haven.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-25
X. or c. STATE OFFICERS.
Edward Howard Elected State Deputy
Next Convention at White River.

RUTLAND. May 2J.-The 23d annual
convention Of the knights of Columbus
was held here yesterday in the local X.
Of G.. hall. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
State deputy. Edward Howard. Bel
lows Fails; state secretary, T. !. IIinckS.
Middlebury state treasurer. Arthur G.
Moore, Barre: state advocate. Walter II.
cleary. Newport; state warden. John +.
Smith. Rutland; state chaplain. Rev. T.
}. Leonard. AIiddlebury.
The delegates to the supreme conven-
ton to be held in San Francisco are T..
III. Howard, Bellows Falls: r. r. Wright.
Burlington, and T. j. Pendcrgrast. Ben
nington. AlternatcS. Florence \. Me-
Carthy, Rutland; Thomas Wagner. Bur
lington. and Charles f. Mann. Brattle-
boro.
1t was unanimously voted to hold the
next convention at White River Junction.
During the time the members and dele
gates were assembled for business. the
wives, sisters and friends were entertained
by the Daughters of Isabella to automo-
bile trips about the county
The convention closed with dancing
party held last evening in Rutland'S new
armory and attended by about 100 couples.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-25
CHINA AND JAPAN
GETTING TOGETHER
Cabinet Friendly to Japan
Is Functioning In the
Chinese Capital
ALLOWS NEGOTIATION
OVER SHANTUNG

Only Return of City of Using Tao Con-
templated by Japanese-Hope to Set
tie Question Themselves and Present
United Front to World
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-25
PLANs FOR CAMP HOCHELAGA.
Many Vermont Girls Planning TO Co
Open July I to Sept. >.


Miss Marion Gary. field SECRETARY for
the \. w. {. \. in Vermont, has an
nounced the plans for the second season
of the camp for girls operated by the
Vermont 4. w. {. \. at Grand Isle,
Camp Hochelaga. All Indications point
10 splendid group of girls; and the fact
that practically all of last wears able and
popular staff. from the cook to the direc-
tor, are returning. serves to strengthen
the enthusiasm of the Hochelaga girls of
last year and to make it contagious.
Hiss Julia Il. Thomas of New Haven.
Conn, Will be camp director. Miss Lii
Ian Mcleod. formerly hostess at the Blue
Triangle House, Burlington. will act as
camp mother. Miss Hildcgarde Olson.
Smith college, 1920. and at present
teacher in the Lancaster. y. II, high
school, viii be recreation director and
head counsellor
Camp opens July 1 and closes Sept. >.
\ good number of campers already are
registered from all parts of the state and
outside Vermont. Girls of II or older
are accepted, but the larger part Of the
group i made up of girls of II and older.
only "a limited number of the juniors
girls from II to- Hbcing allowed to
register at any one time.
The camp site is a beautiful one on
the east side of Grand Isle. about two
miles from tho railroad station at that
point aud il IS we'll equipped TO care for
from 30 to 40 tatst0na time. There are
regular hours for everything. from the
rising bugle until taps Classes in first
aid. nature study. folk dancing. baSketry
and Illuminated lettering make part of
every mornings schedule ON week days.
Careful attention is given to swimming
with a regular system of tests. All the
activities of camp are related to care
fully workcd-out system of honors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-25
TOWNSHENn.

Mrs. Bertha Whitaker returned home
Friday after spending two weeks ut Brat
tleboro. Her mother. Mrs. James Better
/, ley. returned with her for visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Davis Of Concord,
y. H.. spent the weekend at the homo
of her sister. AIRS. II. H. Franklin. Mr..
and Mrs. Franklin accompanied them TO
Wardsboro Sunday. where they spent the
day with friends.
Mrs. Emma Clark. who has been guest
in the home Of her daughter. Mrs. II. IL.
Franklin, went Saturday to Brattleboro
for a short visit, planning TO 20 from
there to Hartford, Conn, to remain over
Memorial day, afterwards spending the
summer with her daughter in Concord.
y. II.
The Observation-Disclosures Windham
County Sunday School association will
hold its annual convention in the Con
grCgational church in this village Thurs
day. May 26. The morning session will
open at 10 o'clock and the afternoon SER
vice at 1.30. G.. w Powers of Athens
is president. +. r. Randall is vice presi-
dent for this district.
Maynard Taft was taken i'll WetneS-
day with an attack of appendicitis and
on saturday morning was carried to the
Memorial hospital at Brattfeboro. where
an operation was performed He is re-
ported to be in a favorable condition. The
young 1nan,s Illness is particularly unfor-
tunate at this time as he is one Of the
graduating class at Leland and Gray
seminary. also had been assigned a prom
inent part in the senior play which will
be presented next week His younger
brother. Lincoln. was operated upon for
the same trouble few months ago.
The community was deeply shocked
Sunday evening when the report of the
death of Ralph Stratton by accidental
drowning in the river near his home at
West TownShend was received The
young man was well known and much
loved in this village. His manliness and
upright character was shown in every
phase of his life and action and the man
another. was only a continuance of his
never failing courtesy and thoughtfulness.
which We're the keynOtes of Il beautiful
character He spent several years at Lee
land and GRAY seminary, leaving here 70
tattend the business college at BrattleberO
and without exception teachers and
schoomateS were numbered among his
close friends. Although serious illness
in his early youth gave him the handicap
OF crutches. his cheerfuIness was unfail-
ing and the handicap entirely overlooked
in his enthusiasm for sports His life
and the nobility Of his death will be long
remembered.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-25

brother, went to Bristol and found her at
the home of William smith
She was brought to Middlebury and
upon being questioned she stated she was
taken TO a hoHse. in New Haven where
she remained part OF Saturday night, and
later walked TO Bristol with man. whom
she alleges miStreated her Arriving at
the Hurlburt home Monday morning. she
was sent to the Smith home, where She
hired out at 81 a week Tuesday after
noon several people from New Haven
We're brought before her in the states
attorneys office in AIiddIebury for ideIiti-
tication but thr Young woman failed to
recognize them anu they were released.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-25
THE WOMAN CITIZEN.

How is it possible for the woman of to-
day to meet the requirements of home
maker, mother. and voter. with all her
social and political activities, if she is to
go on suffering the pain that comes from
ailments peculiar to her sex?
Check the malady at once my a con-
sc;entiouS treatment of Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound at the first
sign of backache. and dragging-down SEN
SatOns. so common TO women who suffer
from female diSeases.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-25

\ catalogue Just issued by a promi-
neHt tobacco firm in London devotes
several PAGES To descriptive Illustrations
Of pipes for women. The pipes are
smaller than those usually favored by
lren but are much more costly MANY
of them are gold mounted and some
have the bowls enerustcd with jewels.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-25
KIDNAPPED GIRL FOUND.
Miss KenwOrthy of NIiddlebury Located
i'm BristOI-Claims Mistreatment.

trude Kenworthy. the young woman who
claims to have been kidnapped from Il
point near her home in this village late
Saturday evening. was returned to her
parents about IL o'clock last night. Off
Ger Charles j. Shaw located her Monday
afternoon i'm Bristol. States Attorney
G. W. Stone was notified and a John Doe
warrant was issued. Monday evening
Chief-of- Police Barron and Officer Shaw,
accompanied by the young woman's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-22
Story That Every
Boy Should Read 1t Tells
ofa Real Father DeUoti0n
Frank Hodges Jr Nephew of Former Governor, Writes
of His Fight Thru Life Under Serious Handicaps-Told
in Current Number of American Magazine.

blow came to add to a broken body
and destroyed hearing. The mother
died. Reading thru those letters, the
son came to know how the father
fought thru the dark to give the boy
a fair and even start in life and to
overcome his handicaps.
Out in the little Kansas town the
father planned details for shaping his
sons life. He kept watch over him
when he went east to school He saw
that he had side trips and met folks
who do big things in the world and
a letter from Luther Dummy Tay-
Tor, who was the lads hero and burn
ing up the National league for the
New York Giants. There were the
hundred and one intimate things-a
visit to Democrat national headquar-
tiers or to Wall street-to broaden the
lad. Yet all the time it came just as
the seeming natural shaping of things
to the boy off there fighting fer his
chance.
Watching over twenty-five big lum-
Der yards and stores, keeping in touch
with the markets and the shifting
sands of trade, is a big job for any
man. But Frank Hodges did that and
more. He hunted and fished a great
deal and was much in the outdoors.
But off in the big game country or in
his private office, he was thinking and
planning for the boy with his big
handicaps- They all unfolded to the
young man that day when he came
home from college and spread the de-
tails Of that story out before him.
Il want him to have a near suit
with a Norfolk jacket" the father was
writing an instructor one day. And
then, later, in a rather stern paragraph
to the son, 81 had rather see you dead
than have you break your solemn word
of honor with me"
Son Fought 1t Out.
Thru preparatory school. into col
lege the young man went-always in
the working out of a well defined
scheme in the mind of the father out
in Kansas with his yards and his
stores. Always there was the father
pride and the grim determination, that
his son shouldn't Cefend himself or
turn to self pity because of his phys
ical defects. And now the son is out
looking the world in the face and the
biggest battle in Frank Hodges's life
is seemingly won.
Today the young man has regained
ms physical strength. He is an keel
lent football player and thru under
standing Of lip motion follows the
playing signals and is equally able to
understand any ordinary converse ton.
In addition his own diction is excel
lent.
There isn't much wonder that
FRANK Hodges is a happy man But
his happiness isn't centered in his
string of lumber yards and stores,
nor the banks in which he is an Off
Ger nor in the big game hunts up
north. His big happiness is Il the
successful working out of the problem
OF his son. And the appreciation of
the son is in the lines Of his story
MY Father, How I Learned the Story
of What I Owe Him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-22
YOU and YOUR CHILD

I. Do you visit the school to in
1uire about your child's progress
and department and to see if you
Fan help the teacher to help the
child?
2. Do you encourage your child
n respect for teachers and others
II authority?
3. Do you send your child to bed
n time so that he will be rested
and fit for study?
4. Do you provide plain, nour-
ishing food and see that your child
is up in time to eat a good break
fast?
5. Do you teach your child to
read the papers and find out the
best in them, and do you encourage
an interest in public affairs?
6. Do you avoid gossip and the
telling of incidents which may be
misinterpreted by your children?
Z. Do you encourage helpful
conversation at table?
s. Do you interest yourself IN
your chiId's sports and amusements
and friendships
g. Do you comply with the rules
of public health in your home, and
do you keep in mind the fact that
while the school may do much to
instiH right principles your chill
dren are handicapped If you do not
support it. by instiling obedience
and high ideals of patriotism and
personal life?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-22
FOR S.A. CAMP AICN
Fund of $4,000 Needed to
Garry ON 1922 Work.
Halloween Party To Be Held at
C. of C. Tonight.
Topeka WOMEN WILL HELP
SeVenty-Five Officers Engaged
in Rescue Work.
All Glasses Are Benefited by
Salvation Army.

There is scarcely a man, woman
or child in the country who does not
stop, even if only for a few minutes.
to hear what Salvation Army officers
have to say" Miss EYangeline Booth,
commander of the salvation Army in
the United States said recently.
Our audiences comprise persons in
all walks of life. The capitalist stands
side by side with the laborer and each
hears a plea for the other. At re-
California observers noted among the
listeners, Henry Ford and Thomas A.
Edison. Ford admired the spirit of
the organization to such an extent
that he took up collection from the
crowd, giving a good sized offering
himself.
Severe Blow to BoIshevism.
"Bolshevism has received a severe
blow between the eyes from the Sal
walton Army in 1913 towns and cities
in the country. according to statistics
given out by national headquarters of
into what field they were drifting, our
corps officers have unconsciously
been preaching against Bolsheyism
for years." Miss Booth declared.
Approximately seventy-five corps
officers in the Kansas and western
Missouri division are engaged in res
cue work, maternity home work, in
dustriai homes, girls boarding houses,
working mems hotel. relief work and
many other forms of relief All of the
officers devote considerable time to
the religious phase of the work.
Topeka Women Help.
The women of Topeka have taken
hold of the work of the Salvation
Army in the city, and are making
plans for the campaign for the 1922
budget next week.
A Halloween affair will be held at
the Chamber of Commerce tonight TO
discuss the plans. A strong program
has been prepared. Harlowe +. Dean,
formerly with the Washburn college
department of music, will give several
numbers. Ray Harshbarger will per
form some magical tricks. and Tom
Powell, noted as a Scotch costume
singer, will furnish some attract: )ns.
Campaign managers say 0,0O0 will
be asked for in the campaign which
starts next week to run the org1niza-
ton turnout 1922. Women of the city
say that if the men respond as cao:5Iy
as the women have done, the budget
this year will be obtained more quickly
ana easier than last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-22

Father love and pride and ambition
the sort that fights for long years
under handicaps and behind the scenes
is told in a most unusual manner in
the November issue of the American
magazine. What is more, it is the
story of a Kansas father And the
story is told by his son.
Frank Hodges of Olathe, wealthy
lumberman and merchant, sportsman,
hunter and brother of George H.
Hodges, former governor, is the hero
of the story. It is told by Frank
Hodges jr., regarding the fathers
fight to save the son from becoming
a burden to society because of defects
which threatened to give the boy a
in life. There is something more than
just a story-it is a sort of home state,
true story drama-in which one of the
most widely known business men Of
the state played the big hero role.
Only he played the hero role without
the knowledge of others and in the
story which the young man told of
fathers love, there isn't line or word
of drivel
Sometime ago the publisher of the
American learned of the story in the
Hodges household story until now
the family. At the request of the pub
Usher. Frank Hodges jr.. wrote the
story.
Years of Heroic Fight.
Meningitis when a baby destroyed
the boys hearing. The fact wasn't
known to the parents until sometime
later. Then came long, anxious months
and years of fight to restore the child's
hearing and to build up a broken body.
Until very recently young Frank
Hodges himself never knew the story.
Coming home from Missouri uni
versity last spring the son and father
talked over the future. It was then
that Frank Hodges gave the boy
key to the safe which held a big bum
die of letters and a diary of the boys
life-kept by the mother from the
time he was seven until she died
few years ago.
There wasn't a letter which the
father had written to or regarding his
son which hadn't been preserved in
duplicate. All were there. And
Frank Hodges. Jr.. tells the story as
he learned it while he read those
records. There were the bits of COM
ment in the diary which told of father
and mother anguish when they visited
noted specialists and learned the truth.
Then, just when plans for the boys
future were being worked out, a new
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-22
TO REHEAR CASE
Failure of Kansas State Bank
To Be Taken Up.
Supreme Court To Go Into Ac-
ceptance Cases.

The Kansas supreme court has
granted a rehearing in the acceptance
cases arising from the failure of che
Kansas State bank of Salina in 1912.
The court held few months ago
that two acceptances for $4,000 each
strument of business in other parts
are entitled to participate in dis+ribu-
ton of the banks assets upon Hquida-
ton Similar acceptances, the validity
of the which are affected by this dc
cision, are said to total 100000. Since
every claim against a failed bank de-
creases the assets available to meet
deposits, the final decision in this case
will have an important bearing on the
amount which the bank guaranty fund
will be required to meet.
The decision also will answer the
question. whether under the banking
laws of Kansas, state banks are au-
thoriZed to issue acceptances. The ac-
ceptance, which is a well known in
struments of business in other parts
of the world, has come into use in the
larger money centers of the United
States but has not been used to any
considerabl extent in Kansas, accord
ing to w. W. Bowman, secretary of
the Kansas Bankers association.
Issued by National Banks.
National banks have authority I'M
der federal statute to issue accept
ances. No specific statute appears to
exist in Kansas extending this power
to state banks. In it's original deci-
sion, the supreme court construed Sec
ton 557 to grant this power implicitly.
1t provides that "any check, draft or
order so certified by the duly author
lied officer, shall be good and valid
obligation against such bank"
The particular case before the court
was an action begun to recover on
two bills of exchange which it appears
had been accepted by the Kansas State
bank, by NJ. J. Lefferdink, its cashier.
The receiver of the bank denied that
Lefferdink had authority to accept
them, and that the making of these
acceptances was part of a scheme to
defraud the bank. 1t was contended
that the act was ultra wires and there
fore void.
The court found, according to Secre-
tary Bowman, that these acceptances,
altho clouded with all shades of irregu-
larity, nevertheless become the obliga-
lions of the bank in the hand of inno-
cent holders; that it was merely the
misfortune of the bank that 1t had the
cashier it did; that the act of the
cashier in this case was within the
scope of his authority; and that the
issuing of acceptances, by which a
bank for a consideration sells its credit
for the benefit of a customer is an
implied banking function permissible
under the Kansas banking law.