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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-09
FARM SITUATION
LITTLE IMPROVED
Monthly Review by Depart
ment of Agriculture
Shows Encouragement
RELATIVELY POOR
CONDITIONS IN EAST

Most Dairymen Having Difficulty In
Breaking Even Abnormal Move
ment of People from Farm Towns -
Grain and Livestock Prices Rising
WASHINGTON, Dee. 9-The gen
eral agricultural situation in the United
States has improved slightly as indicated
BY the monthly agriculture review of the
department Of agriculture.
Cotton, grain and livestock products
prices, as well as prices Of things farm
ars have to buy, have risen slowly.
This has put a little money into the
pockets of some farmers, put heart into
many more, and has done both for those
who carry farm products through the
,hannels of trade, the review says
November figures indicate an abnor-
nal movement of populations of people
from farm towns. Agricultural condi-
ions in the east are relatively poor
Potato, apple hay and truck growers
are thoroughly discouraged the report
'ays. Some poultrymen are doing fairly
we'll, but most dairymen are having all
hey can do to break even.
The cotton belt shows the best general
'ecOvery of any region as a whole. Cot
on is very poor in many areas, but those
having cotton to sell feel fairly good at
present prices. General business has
been much stimulated
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-09
LAND OFFICE GIVES
QUICKER SERVICE
Homesteaders Get Patents In Short Pc
riOd - Increase Last Year In
Number of Settlers.


WASHINGTON, Dec 9.-For the
first time in years the work of the gem
eral land office is practically on a cur
rent basis, Commissioner Spry declared
today in his annual report. Final
homestead entries are now acted upon
within 80 to 80 days after the final GER
tificate has been issued, he said, and it
is no longer necessary for an entryman
To wait two years or more after having
submitted satisfactory final proof for his
patent.
Approximately 5000 more patents
were issued during the fiscal year than
in the previous one. involving an in
crease of 2.7S7, 600 acres. OF this in
crease, 2,459,S33 acres were covered by
entries under the homestead laws, MAX
ing a total of 1852, $50 acres patented
under these laws. Entries were allowed
for 1866 .153 acres, of which 7,070,1
acres were taken under the stock-raising
homestead act, and patents were taken
out on a total of 12.904. S21 acres, sub
stantial increase over the area patented
the wear previous,
Under acts of congress comforting
upon former service men the preferential
right of entry for 80 days in advance Of
other disposition of lands released from
withdrawal or segregation or made sub
Ject TO disposition through survey or re-
survey, 415,790 acres We're restored TO
entry and /, $4,000 acres opened on
survey.
During the year six national forests
were enlarged, five under special acts of
congress, and one was reduced.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-09
AMERICAN PARKS
MOST ATTRACTIVE
Tourists Can Find Greater Beauty at
Home than AbrOad-Eis-
itOrs Increase

WASHINGTON. DEG. 9-Americans
who spend millions abroad for scenery
and recreation are told in the annual re-
port Of the National Park Service made
public today, that these may be found in
greater abundance and beauty in their
native land
Winter sports. now in the minds of
those who can afford the ever increasing
cost of a trip to Font Romeu in the
French Pyrenees, or somewhere in the
Swiss Alps, are among the things that
may be had here at home The report
calls attention to "the unexcelled oppor-
tunitIes offered in the national parks for
winter yacationing and winter sports
and asserts
Those in Yosemite Valley are declared
to surpass the offerings Of many foreign
winter resorts. Rocky mountain Mount
Rainier and Lafayette National parks
are also available for winter sports in
surroundings unexcelled.
Advantages of the national parks for
all year round activities are also por
offer scenic possibilities and accammOda-
tons are offered Ito meet the varied
states and all degrees of income. means
and inclination
Stephen j. AIather. director of the
National Park Service in sending the re-
port to Secretary Fall reviewed the his
/ tory of American parks and their increae
ing popularity as evidenced during the
oast year. which marked the 10th ami
ver8ary of Yellowstone.
During the past year 1.2;i0 900 persO@
1 80. GOO over the record established the
wear before This showed an increase OF
i approximately $4,000 over the visitors
+ &c 1o15
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-09
VT. FARM BUREAUS
ASK APPROPRIATION
Want Fight Against Bovine tuberculosis
Continued and New Dairy
Building

BURLINGTON. Dec. 9-NIore than
ordinary statewide interest was mani
tested in the fifth annual meeting of the
Vermont Farm Bureau Federation
which just closed its twO-day session in
his city. High lights of the closing ses-
ions Of this representative farmer or
sanitation were resolutions adopted ia
voring an appropriation for the erection
equlpment and maintenance of a dairy
Nui'ding in connection with the State
Agricultural college of the University of
vermont; advocating an increased con-
greSSlonal appropriation for experiment
station work; opposing unlimited immi-
grafton: fayOring more rigid law en-
forcement opposing linking the word
farmer with any political organiza-
ton: fayOring the continuance of the
campaign for the elimination of bovine
tuberculosis; advocating a pure seed"
law for Vermont; approving the work of
the state board ssf education to improve
the rural schools.
Considerable interest was manifested
in the address of Pred y. Thomas. state
commissioned of taxes, who addressed
the meeting Commissioner Thomas,
summing up the needs of the state along
taxation lines. recommended several new
departures from present tax laws in
Guiding some form of income tax. q state
board of apnraisals to review assess
ments by town assessors and 4 diScon-
tinuance of the practice of granting ex-
captions TO private property. The tax
commissioner argued for a more equi-
table basis of taxation than is in vogue
in this state at present.
President f. b. Cornwall of this city
was reelected president of the Vermont
Farm Bureau Federation for the ensu-
ing year. and other officers were elected
as follows: Vice president. O. NJ Row
ell Albany marketing project leader,
G., ". Fitch, East Montpelier; Iegisla-
ton, Mrs. J. II. Bartlett Orleans, and
!. \. Leach, Pawlet; agricultural pro-
duction. c. NJ. Hazard. Charlotte, home
economies, Mrs. II. X Brooks, St Al
bans. and Mrs. Il. G. Hawley. Essex
Junction; boys and girls club work,
Z. II. Leavenworth. Castleton
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-09
CONVICT MISSING
FROM SING SING
Supposed Patrick DeaIy Walked Out
with Crowd Witnessing Musical
Show In Prison

NEW YORK, Dee. Q. - A general
alarm to be on the lookout for a man
dressed in race track clothes and with
the upper and lower teeth of the left side
Of his face missing, was issued at police
headquarters early today. The man
sought is Patrick Dealy. member of the
staged last night at Sing Sing prison by
convicts. Dealy played the part of the
man who loans money to the hero Mt a
race track"
Guards at the chapel door. inside Of
which the play was given, said that lbs
perosns left the hall. while only 1857
outsiders were counted entering. One of
the guards. who knew Dealy, declared he
had not passed out and said he thought
the convict was hiding inside the prison
walls
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-09
INTEREST on VICTORY
NOTES EMPIRES DEC. Is.

Holders of Victory notes of the
series A. Il, C, ID. +, or F. should
bear IN mind that these notes are
called for redemption Dec. 10. Hold
ers of such notes viii get the face
value of their notes and the interest
up to the time of redemption. After
Dee. rs the notes cease to bear inter-
est. so tkat it behOOves the holders to
get their money for other uses. Having
secured the money and if in doubt
what TO do with it. they ought to
consult wit4 some banking official or
other persons whose judgement and
integrity can be relied upon. Your
Victory notes were, perhaps, pur-
chased of the United States govern
aent from the savings of o lifetime.
Don't be fiimiiammed out of the
money the government pays you for
them on December 10.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-09
RADICALS
OF STARTING FIRE
AstOria's Loss Placed at $f2, 600, 900 -
Start Relief for $500
EVannafacS

ASTORIA, Ore, Dec. 9. (Associated
Press. astoria today surveys its losses
from the $I2,000,000 fire believed to have
been incendiary. which yesterday RACED
- buildings of the city's business section.
Measures were started to relieve tlt
1000 persons made homeless by the con-
hagration.
Mayor Bremner and Chief of Police
Carlson said that Radicals were suspected
of setting the fire
1t was the general sentiment that re-
construction on larger and more sub
stantial scale would start as soon as the
more immediate relief needs were sup
piled.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-09
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS LOSES.
Cannot Prevent Revamping of Early
Films in Which He Appeared.

NEW YORK. Dec 9.-The plea of
Douglas Fairbanks to restrain LYMAN
Wink and others from revamping films
in which Fairbanks appeared several
years ago was denied by Supreme Court
Justice Wagner yesterday. The court
held that Fairbanks was but an employee
of the company that inade the films and
that the producers had a right to make
changes in commodity they had hired
him TO help produce.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-09
MRS. FORD STILL
HELD IN JAIL
Enable to Raise $4,000 Bond-Friends
Trying to Secure Her
Freedom.

DETROIT. Dec 9.-Friends Of Mrs.
May b. Ford. charged with plotting to
slay her estranged husband. Ney J. Ford
a wealthy farmer. renewed their efforts
today TO obtain freedom for the prisoner
Mrs Ford spent last night in Jail unable
to raise the S25, 900 bond required by the
Recorders court, before which she pleaded
not guilty yesterday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-09
srsPICIoNs on FRANCE.
British Paper Thinks She VIII Not Rat
ify Disarmament Treaty.

LONDON. Dec 9.-Discussing Great
Britain's naval policy, as Influenced by
her ratification of the Washington agree
ment. the Saturday Review under the
caption, The Washington Fiasco, says
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-09
MORNING PAPER BRIEFS

Irish Laborites in new parliament de-
nounce Free State for execution of four
Republican leaders
Poincare suggests cutting German in
demnity to about 100000 100000 gold
marks. and loan Of 100000 gold
marks.
Negro accused OF murder Of young
woman school teacher burned at stake
by mob OF several thousand men at
Perry, Fla.
Order is restored in Sofia and Bull
garian government denies reported kill
ings of three ministers for responsibility
in great war.
Allied proposals for control of Turk
ish straits apparently win approval of
Turks and encourage Lord Curzon to
hope for agreement.
Clemenceau interprets Harding's refer
ence to four power Pacific treaty as an
overture looking to somewhat similar
compact for Europe.
House of representatives rejects
amendments 10 treasury supply bill that
would restrict prohibition unit in spend
ing government funds.
Friends of prohibition take heart at
Presidents announcemtnt of intention
to call early conference of governors on
prohibition enforcement
London reports several earthquakes
with loss of life at Kiushiu. southern
most of three chief islands of Japan,
whose big city is Nagasaki.
American Legion Commander Owsley
i'm speech at indianapolis vigorously op-
poses rumored proposed visit of German
crown prince TO United States.
United States railroad board gives de-
csion cutting about 81 100000 year
from hourly rates of pay of 11,000 tel
egraphcrs on western railroads.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-09

that France and Italy have not yet rati-
fed the agreement and there seems good
reason for thinking that France does
not intend to ratify it and that this
course will most probably be followed by
Italy
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-09
AFRAID OF LOSING MONEY.

That Is Why New Zealand Defeated Pro
hibition.
WELLINGTON. n. T., Dec. 9.-The
defeat of prohibition in the New Zealand
elections il attributed to fear Of its IL
naneial effect.
Complete figures on the licensing refer
endum submitted to the voters this week
show a majority of 16.13S in favor of
continuance of licenses. In 1919 the
ma jority against prohibition was 1882.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-09
New England Briefs.

Rudolph Tyler of Islington elected
captain of the Tufts 1923 football eleven.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-09

Cyril G. Aschenbach of East Orange.
n. J.. is elected leader Of the Dartmouth
varsity football team next year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-09

The Massachusetts Democratic state
committee reports an expenditure of
S93.279 in the election of Nov. q
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-09

Irish I4aborites in new parliament de-
nounce Free State for execution of four
Republican leaders.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-09

Clemenceau interrets Hardings refer
ence to four-power Pacific treaty as al
overture looking to somewhat similar
compact for Europe.
Hickory daily record., 1922-11-21
IT'S ALL A MISTAKE

The report that all the tickets have
been sold for the Rotary Minstrel is
a mistake. There are dozen or more
seats yet to be had. Ii one wants to
60 up in the peanut gallery there is
room for several at a nominal price.
The trouble with this show is that
everyone wants TO be down front 50
as to get better view Of the cho-
rus. Those rollicking danasels arc
worth the difference in price too. Eacn
Rotary chorisette will be brought for
ward at the conclusion of the show and
q prize of S4.99 will be awarded to
the ere the audience thinks the pret-
tiest. The prize viii! be awarded in
gold. It will be hard to decide.
| If YOU had been to practice last
night and have seen the rehearsals' Of
the pugilistic bout staged by John
Lentz and Henry Holbrook you would
have laughed yourself sick. Not at
them. for they go at things like they
meant business, but at the way Gene
Lentz's eyes popped out when he saw
his father fighting. It was lucky Jake
Shuford was there to put them back.
/ No betting will be allowed bn the ring
side.
The great parade will positively be
held rain or shine. Oscar went in to
Geo. Wootten to take out some rain in
surance on his show and said TO him:
''What do you think of the weather
for Thursday night" Well, don't
like to say, says Geo. Do you think it
will snow? No, I guess not, said Geo.
How about a shower, says Oscar! We
If you need one take it, says Geo.
Full details of the parade will be given
! tomorrow but we can tell you this
much in secret. Prof Carver is CO.
operating with the minstrel and will
allow the school children to march in
the parade. He has nothing to say
about the teachers, but from the pleas
ant expression on the faces Of Joe
Cilley and Adds Henderson it appears
as if at least two of them will be
along. Instead of the ladies pushing
wheel-barrows as was at first intend
ed, they will simply sold an umbrella
over their partner. Geo. Lyerly had
the change made. He said his wife
couldn't even push a vacuum sweeper,
much less a wheel-barow. He said
she had a constitutional aversion to
anything that looked like work. "Why
she won't even wind the clock when
I'M gone, Says OeO. llOW uc has IiiC
courage to talk about his wife like
that is more than Il can understand,
says Bob.
Had you heard the story about the
true reason John Riddle left town ?
1t seems he wanted to be an end man
and the places were all taken because
he had gone off fishing. When he
Learned about it he says if / can't
be an end man I won't be anything.
Well you're not, says his wife. Speak
ing Of fishing reminds us that the bird
season will soon be On again. The man
or woman who is able to sit THROUGH
the show without laughing will be
given fine bird dog free Of charge
by Chas. Menzies, and he will also
write them a prescription free. He says
if they don't laugh they need some
thing. :.
The show is about to begin. Don't
crowd. Buy the tickets now. Don't look
as though you will have many more
chances. A hair in the head is worth
two in the comb, says Henry.
Hickory daily record., 1922-11-21

varied activities is Overwhelming and
making itself felt with Increasing
force said Mrs. Frances =. Parks.
corresponding secretary of the Tia
tional w. c. T. U. in commenting on
the membership growth particularly
noted since the beginning of the
Jubilee Membership campaign which
ends in 1924.
Many Of the International delegates
to the World w. c. r. U. convention
held in the Academy of Music, Phila-
dolphin, have remained Tor the
National convention. Miss Eyancelinn
Hickory daily record., 1922-11-21
WEST HICKORY NEWS

West Hickory, Nov. 21.-Wcrk on
the new school building in West Hick
ory has commenced and is progressing
well. The committee are satisfied that
the building will be completed and
readv for use for the next term OF
school.
Mr.. Clarence Cook of Draper was
here the past week visiting Miss
Lilham Wilson and other friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Huffman and
daughter, Miss Libbie Huffman and
their neice, Miss Flossie Huffman,
attended a birthday dinner at the
home of their uncle, Squire Amos
Huffman in Burke county in the Saint
Johns neighborhood Sunday. They. re-
port a nice time and good dinner.
! Miss Matte Kirkpatric k delivered
most excellent address at Westvlew
Methodist church Sunday night as
| had been previously announced in the
Record.
| Holy communion service was held
at Bethany Lutheran church in West
Hickory Sunday. Pastor w. A. Deaton
was assisted by Rev. Mr.. Price. At
the close Of the service Rev. Mr.. Price
and DR.. Deaton both made fine talks,
explaining the good work that the sy-
nod had done during the past week
at Kings Mountain. They stated that
Everything was pleasant and harmon
|ious and that the synod had taken
some important action toward for
warding home missionary work and
while we would be glad to give full
details for want of space will Just
say that both ministers were sure that
/ great good had been accomplished Tor
the educational work and also for the
growth and advancement of the church
work in general.
The young peoples meeting was
held in the Saints chapel Sunday ev-
ening, Mrs. Pye conducting the ser
vice. 1t seems that everyone OF the
young people taking part in this work
was present; also number OF friends.
After the regular song service Key.
Mr. Rawlinson delivered fine ad-
dress to the young people, using for
the basis Of his address the 34th Psalm
and the 9th verse. He certainly gave
the young people good advice. One
noted feature of the meeting was the
duet sung by Mr.. Virgil Moore, and
1 Miss Mary. See Shinn.
! Mrs. Pye then made, some very ap-
j propriate remarks on criticisms which
were splendid and greatly enjoyed.
! She also stated to her class OF young
people that she was greatly pleased
with the sincere interest they were
taking in these meetings and urging
them to remain faithfulss;
Hickory daily record., 1922-11-21

(?' million iGpmbers are now en-
tG'l i the Na;.cilal .toman's Chris
tG1 temperance Tn N and every
v.e-s women's Interest in that organ
ln'loN IS becoming daily more wide.
p.ed', accordiaS to the report Of Miss
Arna !. Gordon, national president Of
tNc ", c. 7. T., yiven ut the Cham
bprSWyllc Memorial church, Philadel-
phIa, a. the convection.
During tie past year 1000 new
i'ccl Unions haze been formed in the
r1i'ed States and the work Of the
z, {, 7, I. because Of its many and
Hickory daily record., 1922-11-21

Booth will make t.: t.siu-n iii -.
at the closing session o: 80 .r,c, e..
tiOn on November -. ,.,.,"nissicrs
Roy Haynes and Mis- sI;rs I'd '.,m-
will be leading SPEAKERS durirg the
conference sessions.
The officers of the NM.!on'il w. G.
T. u. are: Miss Anna =. Ccrcn:, pres
ident; Mrs. Francs = ParEs ca
responding secretary: Mls. lial saret
MunnS, treasul'e', NJ, Ell. EOole,
vice president; 1.r-. S".;: Hoge, and
Mrs. Elizabeth Iresloo Anderson, Sec
retarieS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-11
STRAITS CONTROL
IS MAJOR SUBJECT
Status Of Constantinople Now
Believed Settled For All
Time

LAUSANNE, Dec. 11.-(By the
how to control the straits of the
Associated Press )-The question Of
Dardanelles will be administered
whether through somebody under
a sole international unit wholly sep
aparte from the League, is being
asked by members OF the delega-
tions which have no Representatives
Military naval experts are dis
cussing the. straits problem with the
Turks, and the status of Constanti-
nople.
Constantinople has probably ceas-
ed to be Turkeys capital for all that
it remains the seat of the Caliphate
and the religious center of Turkey
and the Moslem world, but the Turk
ish delegates of Lausanne say that
Mustapha Kemal Pasha and his help
ers in the construction of nationalist
Turkey have no thought of re-estab-
fishing Turkeys political heart within
range of the foreign warships which
may enter the Dardanelles and the
Bosphorus.
Ismet Pasha is not worried over
the attempts of George Tchitcherin,
the Soviet foreign minister, to turn
Turkey away from Europe and
America and plunge her into the arms
of Soviet Russia. He refused to in
fluence Turkish correspondents
against sending to their home news
papers full of accounts of Tchitch-
erin's structures that Turkey is OPP
ening up the Dardanelles was expos
ing both Turkey and Russia to fu-
ture destruction by the great pow
ers.
A leading Turkish publicist, cab
ling to Constantinople, introduced his
narrative of Tchitcherin's warnings
to Turkey by relating the story of
the grand vizier, who, when in doubt
as to how to rule his realm, invaria-
bly, decided upon policy the re-
verse of that desired by Russia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-11
Miss C0URSON
MAY RECOVER
Victim of Jealous Lever Not Yet
Out OF Danger, But Condi-
ton Much Improved q

MACON, Dec. 11.-The condition
of Miss Olene Coursen, shot on
Thursday night by a jealous suitor,
is reported at the Oglethorpe Private
Infrmary as "entirely satisfactory"
Miss Courson passed the 72-hour
period, from the time of the shoot
ing, considered the critical hour, nice
ly, according to those in attendance.
Her temperature last night was
only slightly above normal, there
having been no rise in her tempera-
ture or pulse during the previous
twenty-four hours.
"She is not out of danger, but we
are entirely satisfied with the prog
ress that she is making" said DT'
A. R. Roar, who has charge of the
case and who performed the opera
ton when she was taken into the
hospital with four bullet punctures Of
the intestines. The bullet was re-
moved.
The funeral of Paul Funderburk,
Miss Courson's companion, who was
shot and killed in the same tragedy
in which Miss Courson was wounded,
was held yesterday at Rome, Ga.
M. D. Wood, slayer of Funberburk
and would-be slayer of Miss Cour-
son, remained silent at the Bibb
county Jail yesterday. He has ap-
peared rational ever since he arrived
at the Jail, according to jail attend
ants and other prisoners.
Two brothers Of Wood, both Of
whom married sisters Of Miss Cour-
son, arrived here yesterday from
Hancock county and spent some time
at the jail in conference with Wood.
They had nothing to say of eX-
pected developments in the case when
they left the jail, and Woods lips
were closed as tightly as they have
been since the night that he was
! taken into custody.
Solicitor. General Charles h. Gar
rett is preparing the case that will
go to the Bibb county grand jury
| the first week in January. An in
dictment will be sought at once and it
is anticipated that Wood will be
placed on trial here shortly after
ward.