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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-27
CLIMATE AGAINST
TURKEY RAISING
Damp Weather I'm New England Causes
Disease Dry Western Farms Bet
ter Breedin" Territory.

BOSTON. Dec. PA survey of
farmers to determine the reasons for the
decline in the past 20 years of the turkey
raising industry in New England indi-
Gates that climatic conditions. difficulties
in rearing of the chicks and western com
petition are the most prominent causes.
Farmers declare that the dry lands OF
the West make it easy to raise the birds
in large flOcES. while the variable weather
Of the East adds an uncertainty to the
industry which the farmers do not care to
combat.
Reports from Maine and New Hamp-
shire districts show. despite the dlthCul-
tics that some farmers may again try
their hand in the project. due to the in
| PRODUCTION OF modern methods of feeding
and caring for the young birds. Some
were successful with small flockS this
year and have expressed their intention
of trying it on a larger scale next spring.
Z One of the principal difficulties which
the farmer of New England meets in tur-
key raising is disease. The wet spring
and variable weather bring on what i
known as ''bIachhcad." killing many
chicks. Ii a chick gets wet or cold it is
likely to die. and rs the birds need LOT
Of country t. roam about in, the farmer
cannot find the time TO chase after them
while he has other work to do
/ Another cause. which they say has had
considerable to do with the decline. is the
marketing price. Years ago. the farmers
assert. the pricesvaS too low and did not
WELD sufficient profit. Today they say il
| is too high and has kept the public from
huying. If there was assurance that the
! price would stay around 10 cents 4
! pound. some of the farmers say they
Z would be willing to again enter the mar
/ ket. but until such assurance is given
( they prefer TO devote their time to raising
I of crops.
! Speaking of western competition. the
/ farmers agree that the extent to which
the western men can raise the birds has
injured the New England raisers The
dry corn belt and more even weather oi
Che West add more certainty to the rails
ing of chicks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-27
Your Parents and Grandparents

as a rule, believed in doctorinS with
natures remedy, the life-giving extracts
of leaves, roots and herbs, and you must
admit that very large majority of them
lived to ripe old age; the same treat
ment that kept them so well and vigorous
will keep you the same.
SEVEN BARKS is made from the ex-
tracts of several different kinds of leaves,
roots and herbs, and has for nearly 30
years been recognized as the most re-
liable remedy for correcting and prevent
ing disturbances of the stomach, liver,
kidneys and bowels. Get the stomach and
bowels working right and most other all
ments will vanish.
SEVEN BARKS restores a healthy,
natural bowel action, in most cases it pro-
notes appetite, and quickly puts the d.
gestiTe organs in shape to assimilate food.
t also acts on the liver and kidneys. Fail
ure of these to act properly allows the
whole body to be poisoned, and brings
about other complications
The principal cause of backaches is the
kidneys when they don't perform their
duty, and if not flushed and the poisons
thrown off, serious trouble will happen.
SEVEN BARKS will not only relieve
kidney troubles, but keeps your stomach
in good condition and your liver active.
Ask your druggist for SEVEN
BARKS. If he does not have it he will
get it for you-Advertisemeut
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-27
TMnbridge Woman Called
Champion FZiUUer D1iUe1"

GLOW does she do lt?" inquired a
neighbor camper oyerhearing the CONVEX
satIOn.
ssWen,'' Mrs. Spauldmg said, "when
we got our car my husband was i'll and
too nervous to drive. If we were to use
il. it was up to me to learn. ] always
try TO treat the mechanism as | would
ANYTHING else, and not abuse it. Some
times it has taken what seemed neces-
sary abuse, though
She then related some of their travels
that carried them over all the New Eng
land states, down to Florida and UP IN,
TO Canada. besides the trans continental
tours. The car has travelled over noun
tam and desert, good roads and bad
roads, prairie and what the SpauldingS
said were the most beautiful boulevard
to lie seen, namely, Kansas City s. WITH
Mrs. Spaulding at the wheel, the Ford
has fOrded swollen streams that neces-
STATED a flying start to prevent water
from stopping the engine, and has ira
yersed such narrow mountain passes
that to meet another car would mean
a complete traffic tie-up.
owe have seen everything in the
United States worth seeing,' her nus
band said, "but we re not through
yet,
Something tapped the side of the tent
and from under the canopy c~~0t a dog
Then another and another until there
were ten, ranging from three weeks to
four wears old Mrs Spaulding eX-
planned she was a lover of dogs
This little one here is three weeks
old, born in Pennsylvania. she said.
THAT large hound dog over there is a
vagabond we picked up IN Virginia.
1t was tied by long cord to a front
wheel of the car. This was necessary
because of its rambling habits and
teaching the others NAUGHTY tricks by
Mrs Srauldiug has raised. They ride de
luxe in two boxes on the rear seat, the
voungest and its rOther in front where
special care can be given.
The Spauldings accoutrements are a
tent. two cots. a two burner oil stove
portable writing table, the dog boxes
ard other camp equipment.-kansas
City Star
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-27
TAKEN FROM JAIL. LYNCHED.
Key West Citizens Hang Slayer of Promi,
uCnt Resident

KEY WEST. Fla, Dec @27-NIanuel
Head, owner Of coffee shop, who, after
he had been beaten by a band Of masked
men. Sunday shot and killed William H.
Decker, a prominent Key West resident,
was taken from the county jail by mob
early yesterday and lynched. He was
shot twice before being removed from the
Jail, then placed. in an automobile and
taken to country road near old Fort
AIartello and strung TO telephone pole
where he was riddled with bullets.
Barrcaded in the cupola of n house.
Head Sunday night stood off an armed
mob until captured by the authorities and
taken to the county Jail. Marines from
the navy yard stood guard outside the jail
until the mob had dsbanded Later
when the marines were relieved by depu-
ties. the mob gathered again and de
manded the prisoner of Sheriff Curry
When the latter opened the door in reply
to demands for a conference, a dozen
armed men forced their way in. overpoW-
cred the jailer and seized the keys to
Heads cell.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-27
START IMPROVED
BIOL SHEVIK PLAN
Fifteen Men and Three
Women Open New Com
munity
OPPOSED TO ALL
KINDS DESTRUCTION
Declare Themselves "Searchers for
Truth I'm All Things"-Are Vegetari
ans and Decide to Xiii Orchard Pests
Manual Labor Part of Religion.

Manual Labor Part of Religion.
YASNAYA POLYANA. Russia, Dee.
27.-Fifteen young men. two young
.womcn and an elderly matron have re
Gently established on the Tolstoi estate
what they term AN improved Bolshevik
community" Described as an attempt
to rcctify failure of Communism, the
members of the colony are the declared
enemies of the destruction of property,
human or animal life, and thus are ar
rayed against the Soviet government.
The members Of the colony make a re-
ligion of manual labor and declare its
chief tenet to be embodied in the phrase,
Love thy neighbor as myself" They
declare themselves, like Count T0lstoi,
''SearcherS for the truth in all things.
They arrived here in early September
with a permit from Moscow to occupy a
portion Of the estate now classed as a
national institution. \ teacher whose
brother is director of the colony organ
lied the movement. Tho Is members, all
of whom profess the practical idealiSm of
the Doukhobor sect with a mingled be
lief in Buddhism, were allotted quarters
in a once handsome but now tumbled-
down oue-story building of the estate
built in 1880 for the serfs Of Prince
NolkonSki. father of Ttolstois mother.
The new arrivals have made the build
ing habitable and have started to pre-
pare for the cultivation of the 100 acres
included i'm their grant. Food so far has
been supplied free by the Soviet govern
meut. the same as II all visitors to the
TolStoi home. The three women do the
cooking.
The 1OO-acrc farm includes big Or
chard planted by the famuos Russian
author and one of the first acts of the
newcomers was to whitewash all the
trees. This operation was preceded by
an animated discussion as to whether il
should be done. The young men care
fully debated this problem. If the trees
are not whitcwashed, the orchard will
be ruined by insects: bat if the white
wash is applied the insects will die of
starvation. and ii Is wrong to destroy
life A. the members of the colony are
vegetarians and fruit is therefore the
prime article Of food To them, u 'cessity
prevailed over ideals and the ". wash
ing was done.
A second problem was solved much
after the same reasoning. For MANY
years the manager of the TolStoi estate
has been Prince Obolinski. who occupied
"a building once used by the author as 4
peasants school. The newcomers. de
caring that the presence Of an ovcrSeer
might restrict their liberty of action.
have decrced that the prince must 90 and
the Obolinski family soon must seek food
and shelter elsewhere
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-27

Champion woman ''fiivver' driver,
Mrs. Florence +. Spauldlng, 65, OF 1un-
bridge, Vt.
Her record-maker 1914 model Ford
touring car has travelled more than So
coo miles. Goal 100000 miles. 1t has
consumed 507I gallons of gasoline and
1850 quarts of oil. NO record of water
used Average, II miles a gallon and
40 miles a quart of oil. 1t has worn out
20 sets of tires. Average load, 200
pounds. Longest day 5 trip, 26S miles.
Shortest dav : trip, Il miles (mudl.
There : Il semblance Of Roman char
.ot or Il Napoleonic wagon, or, what
many persons in various countries and
with different tongues refer to as Il
Ford, that soon viii be sold or given
away. Believing faithfully that the sins
of forbears, in this case predecessors, l.
transmitted unto the third and fourth
generations, and being accustomed to
these - sins -, new one of similar pat-
tern will be bought after the goal
100000 mles-has been reached.
80 says Mrs. Florence f. Spaulding,
Go. wife OF l.. r. Spaulding, 20, nephew
.of the late Charles c. Spauiding,, pro
phet of Kansas City, and author OF
The City of Kansas ana the Great Yves
tern Palms, to whose memory stands
"a memorial tablet in Penn Valley Park.
Mr. and Mrs. Spaulding are on their
'ourth round trip, trans-continental
tour. The same Ford is being used as
On previous trips.
II guc-s [ We made record that other
women 'hivver' drivers can shoot at.
Hrs. SpauIding said the other day. sit
ting in her motor car tent in the tour
st park in North Kansas City.
The couple arrived week ago last
misunderstanding been on the road from
Tunbridge. Vt, since Sept. l. They will
so to California. taking the southern
route through Texas. Mr.. and Mrs
Gnaulding have been touring off and ON
very year since 1914
From the first dav Mrs. Spaulding
assumed all responsibility, and, con
larry to general supposition about
women drivers, her record is ''some-
thing to shoot at She never has had
$3.50 ~~-'7cr+ - was co~fdod a. she nro-
ceeded to rap on a wooden spoke of her
.. .rEeT
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-27
\ GIANT CACTUS.
Explorer Now i'm Bolivia. VIII Bring
Specimens of Tree Of Life

specimens Di Tree o. fLflH.
Photographs of what is regarded as the
largest tree cactus in the world, with
limb spread of 40 feet have been received
at Columbia University from DIR. Henry
II. Rusby, 64-ycar-old dean of the School
Of Pharmacy at Columbia, who is leading
party Of explorers into the depths of
the Bolivian junglcs.
The last message from Dean Rusby was
written from Huach on the Bopi River
in Bolivia. He reported that trips in
this vicinity had yielded many things
of great scientific and economic interest"
Among the interesting botanical collcc-
tionS which will be brought back to this
country are specimens Of the tree of
life" This name i literal translation
of the Spanish name 'arbOl de Ia vida, "
which il given to the "Boido" plant, So
called because of its use by the natives
for medicinal purposes.
In telling of the loss of equipment.
Dean RuSby reported that the swiftness
of the Andc8u mountain streams and of
the Bopi River may BE- indicated by the
fact that very few species of fish have
been encountered. The waters rf these
streams. he reported, are also charged
with dissolved mineral matter and suS-
pended particles washed down from the
mountains, the water being practically
unfit for drinking purposes. At one place
he reported purchasing 4 whole mule load
OF oranges to provide the party with
juice for drinking purposes and tn avoid
the danger of drinking from the polluted
dreams.
The members OF the party. he wrote.
were all in good health and enjoying
their experiences, according to plans
outlined i'll Or. Rusby's message. the tx-
petition was heading for Rurrenabaquc.
Bolivia. and hy this time should be well
into the Bolivian wilds
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-27
DUMAIERSTON
ComInunitv Christmas CeIehration

Saturday evening the Community cele
bration of Christmas was held in the
church with Appropriate exercises. The
decorations in red and green were I'M
usually attractive, the work being
planned and carried out by Mrs. T.. H.
Miller, Mrs. 4. W. Lauahton and Miss
Ruth Walker. assisted by y y. Laugh
ton and ". F. Walker. \ large tree or
Cupied the center OF the stage and
smaller trees the front corners of the
room. while wreaths and garlands fas-
tened streamers of red and green. Myron
Stark secured and placed the tree while
H.. II. Miller gave valuable aid wherever
needed.
The program, under the direction Of
Mrs. Frank stark and T.. IL. Miller, in
Guided a Christmas farce by F. X. Brown
which called forth much merTlment and
applause. Elizabeth Stark was tine
Youngest child 10 recite, while her baby
sister. Cora, nestled comteutedlv rs the
child in the Madonna tablcauN. Those
taking part in the wreath drill, which
Was repeated from the school program
were Julie Miller, Margaret Laugntod,
Vivian Whitney, Agnes Rawson. kitchle
Whitney. Ray Hewitt, Bernard " hit
nev ard Lewis Stark: Dorothy Hewitt
played for the drlI. Marion l.aughtou,
Ruth Fisher and Evelyn Crosby recltcd
poems.
". p. jackson made brief address
and presented gift to the Sunday
school of small chairs and equipment
for the kindergarten class and a per
sonal gift for each of the children of kim
dergaTten age. These were from Mrs.
Frances Dette OF New York in memory
OF her mother, Mrs. John Knight. This
gift Is greatly appreciated and viii be a
continued pleasure to the little ones.
Candy and oranges were then distributed
to all, with the many friendly rcmem-
brances which had been placed on the
tree.
4 feature Of the evening was the sing
ing of old Christmas carols under the
leadership of i. IL. Miller with Mrs. Mil
Ter at the organ.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-27

There will be Community New
Year 5 party Saturday night beginning
promptly 1T s clock. the time having
been changed from 80
The annual church dinner followed by
reports and election of officers will be
held next Sunday in the vcstry, immed.
lately after the morning service. This
meeting is not only for members of the
church but for all who are interested in
its growth and welfare. and it is bo0cd
by having the meeting held at this time
all may find it convenient 10 be pres
ent. The women are asked to bring some
thing for the desert of the dinner I'M
less otherwise solicited.
The Christmas exercises at the Center
school, taught by Mrs. Arthur Laughton.
were well attended by parents and
friends and were of unusual merit and
interest. The room was prcttilv decor
ated with bcmlock sprigs, while a spruce
tree dotted with popcorn and mru@ with
oranges aud lifts gave the real Christ
mas touch. The songs. plays, drills and
rccitatjons were we'll learned and given
with zest and vim that showed not
only interest on the part of the pupils
hut good team work as well. Great credit
Is due both teacher and pupils for pro-
Viding for the entertainment OF their
guests such a carefully thought out pro-
gram.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-27
UNION OFFICIALS IN JAIL.
Taken On New Charge After Furnish
ing Bail on Another.


LOGAN. ". Va. Dee. 2T.-F. Frank
Keeney and Fred Mooney. president and
se"retary-traasurer. respectively, of Dis
trict No. II. United Mine Workers of
America, and William Blizzard. a sub
district president of the union. were
placed in Jail here last night after their
surrender at Huntington. to Sheriff Cha
fin. preparatory to pleading to indict-
mcnts growing cut Of the armed march
into Logan county last summer
The three men were released from Jail
i'm CharleStown Saturday night. after fur
niading $4,000 bail each. They had been
held there in connection with the same
Logan county demonstration.
Several months ago Keeney and
Mooney obtained their release ON bail
from the AIingo county Jail. where they
had been incarcerated as a result of in
dustrial troubles in the Tug River dis
trcit.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-27
WHAT CAUSES
HEADACHES?
"FTuit-a-tiVeS" Prevents
Auto IntOEiCatiOl

Auto-intoxication means self
poisoning. Many people suffer from
partial Constipation or insufficient
action Of the bowels. Waste matter
which should pass out Of the body
every day, poisons the blood. H.
As a result, there is Headache,
Indigestion, disturbed Stomach, lack
ofslccp, rheumatism and Eczema.
'Fruit-a-tives will always relieve
Auto-intoxication as these fruit
tablets, made from fruit juices, act
gently on the bowels, kidneys and
skin and keep the blood pure.
SOC a box, 6 for S.. 80, trial size 25c.
Atdealers orsent by FRUITA-TIVES
Limited, OGDENSBURG, N. Y.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-27
Vermonters Want Higher Prices.

BURLINGTON. Dec. 27-Thc short
gge in the turkey industry in Vermont is
declared to be- due to farmers holding out
for higher prices and their shipments to
city. Difficulties in raising the bird are
also a cause of the shortage and decline.
Scvcnty-live cents was the price paid by
EcrmOnters in local markets for Christ
mas birds. but the supply was not equal
80 the demand. 1t is undoubtedly true
hat Vermont farmers are not raising tur
keys a. much a. formerly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-27
KILLED BY OWN ARTILLERY
French General Says The. EOSt $4,000
Soldiers In This Way.

PARIS, Dee. 21.-GeneraI percin. in a
book describing more than 200 battles in
France and Belgium during the late war,
concludes from data collected by him that
10000 French soldiers were killed by
their own artillery through defective
liaiSon.
30 per cent in the French army than in
the German army. The losses of the
French infantry. he finds. were compare
lively four times greater than the losses
of the artillery. He fixes the French
losses from the enemt's fire at 100000
killed and wounded.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-27
Books Of IT, I'D Testament.

The Great Jehovah speaks to US.
Ia Genesis and Exodus,
Lcvtticus ana Numbers see,
Followed by Deuteronomy.
Joshua and Judges sway tho land.
Ruth CLEANS her sheaves with trembling
hand,
Samuel with numerous Kings appear,
And Chronicles are wandering near;
Ezra. Nehemiah now,
Esther her beautaous robes does show,
job speaks in sighs, DAVID in Psalms,
Proverbs speak to scatter aims,
Feclesiastes then comes ON,
With the sweet song of Solomon,
Isaiah. jeremiah then
WITH Lamentations takes his per,
Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea s Tyre,
,weet joel. Amos, Obadiah,
Next Jonah Micah. Nahum come,
And lofty uabaEtluk fiisjath room,
While Zanhanioh huilds his wall and
Zechariah, and Malachi his garment
rent.
Concludes the Ancient Testament
Australia leads all countries in the
number Of her worsen justices.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-27
GRAFT $3.50 DIVORCES \ YEAR.


Ca.ea-o 81 ESeot It Itch Seed
During Yeir 1927.
CHICAGO. Dee. -i-Ihc wear which
is drawing to a close has seen the di-
vorce courts of Cook county groaning
under the stress Of an unusuaily heavy
load. approximately S.o00 Chicago homes
having been legally severed with DEGREES
handed down by chancellors of the cir
cult and superior courts
Both tribunals where marital miXups
are adjudicatod have been working full
speed throughout the year. There were
heard in the sHperior court an average
# 100 domestic tangles ner week.
Acassv the same average applies to the
circuit court.
The wheels of justice that grind out
the decisions in the cases OF domestic
difficulty have never stopped this year,
said Judge Charles 4. Mcdonald, super
iOr court jtirist, assigned at the moment
to divorces 1.-The wear has been filled
with business. One hundred cases a week
is tho average.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-27
EairYIand Located

Wherever there is love and loyalty,
great purposes and lofty souls. even
though in howell or a mine. there is
ryIand.-kingSlCy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-27
Piles Cured in 6 TO IA DAYS

Druggists refund money if PAIO ONT
MENT fails to cure Itching. Blind, Bleed
ing or Protruding Piles. Instantly re
licves Itching Piles. G0c.-Advertise
ment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-27
T0WNSHEND.
Card.

We wish to extend thanks for the
kindness of neighbors and friends dur
ing the entire illness and at the death of
our dear one and at the funeral for the
beautiful flowers and comforting words
of her pastor. May YOU receive like help
in time of need.
Mrs. I. E. Chase and family.
Townshcnd. Vt. Dec. 24 1921.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-27

Bohemia proposes to coin a small cur
Tency of glass.