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Evening star., 1922-01-29
A Slayer of Bacteria.

THERE are few moro wonderful
L sights in the world than q wind
ing river shining in the sunlisnt
But our interest in such a scene
may be greatly heightened BY the
reflection that the sunbeams are not
merely identifying the water; the!
are engaged in a curious work OF
the utmost importance to mans well
fare. Scientific investigation has
proved that sunlight possesses a
wonderful power to kill injurious
germs in river water. 49,. -.
Where q river is polluted by sew
see, millions and millions OF dan
eerous bacteria flourish in its water
and are carried along with 1t to
sprsad disease and death around "its
banks unless their development Is
arrested. II the sun does not shine
upon such q river it may become a
peril to whole communities. But II
the sunlight does reach It freely. the
germs are destroyed and the water
is kept comparatively free frsm in
lection. - -
Experiments in various quartefs
have shown that sunbeams4 are able
to destroy bacteria in water at .
depth Of ut least twenty inches; be-
meath the surface. Ono might al
most liken the rays OF light In such
q case to javelins and arrows pisre-
ing an enemy. for 1t has been found
that the destructive action 10 Grsatly
diminished II only the perpendicuiar
sunbeams fall upon the water.
The slaughter Of the bacteria 10 by
far the greatest when both perpen-
dicular and oblique rays enter the
water uninterrupted. Like a ship in
action, the sun IL most powerful
when II can rake the enemy with q
cross-flre. And 1t has to shoot It's
tiny arrows Of light q long way
aITnost 98,OOo, 80 mites. But, foftu.
hately for us, they get here ane fhsZ
are effective, =.
Evening star., 1922-01-29
OLD IRON

tual attraction appears to have been
instantaneous. They danced together
the whole evening. and he saw her
home
And then began the squeezing out
of the third side of the triangle. Jim
was not strong enough for them. At
first he professed to see nothing in
The friendship And Ted treated him
with certain amount Of respect.
He called in at odd times. stayed to
meals, drank Jim's beer and smoked
!, Jim's tobacco. The triangle was quite
intact. 1t was Annie who caused the
first disruption. She disliked the
prizefighter and screamed at the
sight of him. This led to reprisals
when he had gone, and Jim's cham
pionship of the child did not help to
cement the always doubtful nature
of the affection between husband and
wife. There were cross words and
tears, and once she pushed him over
chair. and in the fall he cut his temple.
4 few days later Ted Woollams
called in a great state Of agitation.
He wished to zee Jim alone. 1t ap-
peared that a wonderful opportunity
had occurred to him. 1t was a COM
plicated story about quantity Of
! bonded brandy which he had chance
of acquiring and selling at an enor-
| nous profit. He wanted to borrow
ESQ till Saturday week. when he would.
pay MIN back sixty. Jim said he would
, lend him the fifty, but he didn't want
any interest.
/; When Saturday week came. Ted
! said the deal had fallen through, but
/: he would let him have the money
+, back the following Saturday. In the
| meantime he came to supper nearly
/ every night. Sometimes he drank
! too much beer. Then Clara began to
+ dress for the part. She bought ex-
| pensive frocks and had the accounts
/ sent in to Jim. She neglected the
child. X
| The months drifted by, and Ted was
| always. going to pay, but he became
more and more part and parcel Of
| the household. Jim's savings began
! to dwindle. He protested to both his
wife and Ted, but they treated him
/ with indifference. The boxer began
( 10 stUUSe HIS tdullildI1Ly. I19 "UUtu
! frequently tell Jim he was not want
ed in the drawing room after supper.
! When spoken to about the money, he
laughed and said, "oh. you've got
plenty, old 'un. Lend US another
fiver.'
This lopsded triangle held to-
| gether for nearly four years. Jim
was unhappy and distracted. He did
not know how to act. He could not
leave his wife for the sake of the
child. If he turned her out-and he
bad no legal power to do so-she
would probably take Annie with her.
| And the child was devoted to him.
They were great friends, and it was
| only this friendship which prevented
| his indulging in some mad act. Sew
eraI times he ordered Woollams out
! Of the house and forbade him to
| come again. but the boxer laughed
at him and called him an old fool.
He knew that his wife was practi-
| cally keeping him. They went to
cinemas together and often disap-
peared for the whole day. but she al
ways returned at night. 1t was
sometimes 2 or in the morning
when she returned.
| Jim had no proof Of actual unfaith-
fulness. Neither could he afford to
Evening star., 1922-01-29

had not lost her taste for good liv-
ing, but she was kept In check by
the lack of means. She was furtive,
sullen and resentfuL Jim insisted
that whatever they had to go with
out, Annie was to continue with her
schooling.
They never spoke Of Ted Woollams'
but Jim knew that he: had only gone
away for four or five months. Jim
struggled on through the winter
months, out in all weathers in his
thin and battered coat. Sometimes
Evening star., 1922-01-29

= IEAouN. /" ooEIy ShSs hAS uteoP.
pointed me on a night like this,
though"
He sat dreaming in the chair till
he became suddenly painfully aware
Of cold. 1t was quite dark. He
lighted the gas. 1t was 1 o'clock.
He felt his heart beating with q
physical dread. Something had hap
pened to Clara. He blundered his
way out into the hall, where a gas
jet hickered feebly. and sroped for
his overcoat. On 1t he found a note
pinned. He turned mp the gas higher
and read:
I'm going off to Ted woollams.
I'm sick of you and the stinking little
house. Ted's made bit in America,
and give you the address. You can
do what you like about It, but it's no
good you ever trying to get me back.
CLARA"
It was characteristic Of Jim Cam
ming that this note made him cry.
He was SO sensitive to its utter cal
lousness and ingratitude. Then he
dabbed his eyes with his old red
handkerchief ana went upstairs. He
tapped on Annie's door: then he
opened 1t and said. quietly, annie.
it's all right, my dear. It's only me.
May I como IN"
The sleeping child was, awake
abruptly. She held out her arms.
"I ought not to have woken you
up, my love. only felt . little lone
". Annie, would you like to come away
with me to beautiful place in the
country, where it's all woods and
flowers and little strearasT'
"oh, Daddy. yes! And would there
be lambs, too, and little pigs and
calvssT'
"Yes, my dear; all those things, and
birds, too. ana quietness and free
.sut, DADDY, could wsf'
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ness.
His wife, too. appeared to improve
upon. the advent Of Annie. The baby
absorbed her. She displayed a kind
of wiId-animal Joy in its existence.
She nursed it and fondled 1t and did
not seem to resent the curtailment
OF. her pleasures. 1t was an additional
mouth to feed: nevertheless their ex-
penses did not seem to greatly in
crease. owing probably to C1ara's
modified way Of living:
y + 4 r =-,.
TwO years-of comparative happiness
= ness followed. Jim began to aave.
Oh, very, very slowly: He still had
less than $4,000, put on one side for
that vague future CT settled security.
But still 1t was q solid beginning. IN
another ten or fifteen years he would
stu be-well not quite an old man. II
he could save only zoo year!
1t was at this period that Ted Wool
Jams appeared on the scene. He was
the son of manager of swimming
bath. On Sundays he used to box in
"Fairyland' for purses of various
anounts-he was a redoubtable mid
dleweight During the week he
swaegered about Camden Town in
new checked suits, his fingers glit-
tsrfng with ringe He met Clssa one
evening at q pubic dance 1ho mu-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-04
BOOTLEGGING IN
COAL IN BOSTON
Police Ordered to Prevent Delivery OF
Hard Coal to Hotels, Clubs and
Apartment Houses

BOSTON. Dee 4-Bootlegging in
coal was added today 10 the things that
Boston police must watch for.
In a general order sent out by Her
bert ~ Wilson. police commissioner,
patrolmen are ordered to observe all de
liyeriPs of anthracite coal, particularly
TO see that no lard coal is delivered to
hotels, clubs, apartment houses. Office
buildings. theatres or other places of
amusement, factories or mercantile es-
tablishments. Patrolmen also are in
structed TO see that no more than the
one month supply allowed by the fuel
commissioner is delivered at a house
In eases where coal is ordered on plea
of illness the police will make sure that
it is genuine case of sickness.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-04
BULLARD CONTINUES
FLAYING DORR|T
Declares Million Dollar
Alienation Suit a Hold
up of WOodhOuses
WOMAN DID NOT
WANT ANY HOME
Her Letters to Douglas so Vile and OBJ
scene They Could Not be Read Openly
In Court-Sees No Hostility Between
Dorrit and Mrs. Woodhouse.

BURLINGTON. Dec. 4.-Declaring
that the $1,000.000 alienation suit
brought against AEr. and Mrs. l.. T..
Woodhouse was instigated primarily for
advertising purposes and in the second
place in an attempt to make the Wood
houses settle, Y. \. Bullard resumed his
argument this morning in behalf Of the
defense.
He consumed II minutes of three
hours allotted to him Friday afternoon
before court took a recess and his argu-
ment today occupied two hours and a
quarter.
In opening his plea Mr.. Bullard
quoted from Theodore Parker and said
Il VIII be. as harsh as truth and rs un-
compromising as justice" He called at
tention 10 the remark of Mr.. Austin
when he said that Dorrit would be an
ornament to any home. Mr.. BulIard
raid that was just what she was, ian
ornament" a bird whose feathers
gaily Aaunt does not in a cage abide
quoted Mr. Bullard. .She did not want
home, said the attorney, "she wanted
something else"
Air. Bullard then went on to say that
in all the letters of Dorrit which had
been produced, there was not one word of
encouragement to Douglas. Not a word
in her Cutie Pie letters was there about
home" said Mr. BullaTd Then he
stated that the letters instead We're so
vile obscene, nasty and vulgar that they
could not be read openly in court.
The matter of the first meeting be-
tween Dorrit and Mrs. l.. Z. Woodhouse
was dealt with Mr. Bullard said that
the plaintiff had stated that Mrs Wood
house received Dorrit coldly. He intro
duced evidence to show that Mrs Wood
house received the girl in the garden on
June evening 1T the instigation of
| Douglas. Together they talked over
matters and Mrs. l.. +. Woodhouse
stated that she wanted her son TO put in
a fountain opposite the one already in
So that there would be symmetry in the
garden. Mr. Bullard could not see any
thing very cold about the reception. He
didn't think that IL was necessary for
Mrs. Woodhouse to say to Miss Stevens
on her first appearance, Come on, my
! beloved. you are the one for whom
have been waiting all these years There
| was nothing 10 SubStantiate the claim
/ that Mrs. WoodhoUse suubbed her. On
/ the other hand the attitude of Mrs. L..
( +. Woodhouse was Just what it ought TO
! have been.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-04
RADICALS TO DRIVE
CONSERVATIVES
Hope to Unite All Radical Factions and
Control Republican Party
In 1924

WASHINGTON. Dee. fit became
apparent today that the radical-progres-
siye movement sponsored by the Peoples
Legislative Service, which has gathered
in membership of all the legislative blocs
and radical thinkers, has as its purpose
an attack on conservatives in congress.
and especially on the personnel and poll
cies of the Harding administration.
This plan. already formed. has been
decided upon by the leaders in the hope
of bringing into. one cohesive political
mass all the radicals with the purpose
party in 1924.
The third party idea, which. some of
the lesser and inexperienced lights of the
Peoples Legislative Service ayanced, met
with objections from Senator La Fol-
lette. the guiding spirit. and Senator
Borah. both of whom know by recent
experience. the fntility of third party
movement in the United States. They
, told these new converts who viii come
into public office by the protest vote in
! ! November that nothing can be accom-
plishpd by fighting outside of traditional
political lines. The fight must be 10
break down the bold Of the accepted Re
publican leaders, make the Republican
party progressive and forward, and
bring into its fold all those advancing
new methods in government.
While the Peoples Legislative Service.
.
gressives-c comprising about 80 members
of the house and 10 or u senators-will
/ fight intends 10 vote radical and So
| called progressive legislation in the na-
| ton and states. its first efforts viii be
confined 10 attacking the policies and the
acts Of the present federal administra-
/ tiOn.
| The first assault will be made upon
! Attorney General Daughtery. Some
months ago one Of the members of the
service preferred impeachment charges
! against Mr.. Daugherty and i'm promoting
these the service has enlisted the help OF
Samuel Cnterlnyer of New York and the
. resourcefulnesS of organized labor.
headed by Samuel Gompers, president OF
the American Federation of Labor. This
fight, which will be staged on the house
side, is designed to occupy the attention
Of the country for the period of the
! first session of the 9th congress, begin
ming today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-04
WELSH SINGERS
MAY COME HERE
Rhondda Male Glee Singers, Best Male
Voice Aggregation in World, Now
Touring America.

The World famous Rhondda Welsh
Male Glee Singers, who arrived in New,
York from Wales Oct. II and are nov
turoing America, may appear at tn
Auditorium the latter part of December
if tickets enough can be sold to warrant
the large expense.
1T Brattleboro is fortunate enough to
hear this famous musical organization
the best of its kind in the world. it vii
be one of the most thrilling musical
events in the history Of the town This
is the identical organization that won
first prize and 81 900 in cash at the In
ternationai musical festival At Pitts
burgh. Pa The contest was acclaimed
the greatest ever held in any country.
Fifty-three choirs from all classes took
parf. and the festival was attended BY
10000 enthusiastic admirers each day.
In addition to the perfectly blended
choruses, the program they present con
sists of solos, duets, tries, quartets.
double quartetS. giees, etc. 1t is neces-
sary to decide in a short time whether
this big muSical event viii be held in
Brattleboro. so those who would attend
are asked TO leave their names, with the
number of tickets desired 1T Fenton's
Mems Shop The prices viii be made a.
low as possible.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-04
ASK TURKISH RULE
IN DARDANELLES
Russian Champions Turkeys Cause I'm
Straits at Lausanne
Conference.

LAUSANNE. Dec 4. ASSOCIATED
Press THE closing of the Dardanelles
70 all warships except those of Turkey
and giving Turkey the right to fortify
the straits was advocated by Foreign
Minister Tchitchsrin of Russia at today's
meeting of the, Lausanne conference
called 10 discuss the question of the
straits.
Ismet Pasha. leading Turkish delegate
asked for absolute Turkish control Of the
traitS. without demiltarization
The delegates of Greece, Bulgaria and
Rumania explained the position Of their
reSBective governments
Preliminary examination of the ques-
tiou by the representatives of the great
powers was begun at this session. which
started at II o'clock behind closed doors
but had not been completed when the
meeting was adjourned ut ono o'clock
without time being fixed for the next
session.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-04
DEDICATION AT LYNDON.
New sf75,OOG Building of Institute TO
Be Opened Dec 81.

LYNDON CENTER, Dec 4.-The
$1T5,000 building of the Lyndon Insti-
tute. which has been built this year to
replace the building burned last Janu-
ary. will be dedicated on Dee 21, The
principal address will be given by eN-
Governor of Massachusetts. Samuel W.
Mccall of Winchester, Mass. trustee
of the institution.
There viii also be dedicated at the
same time bronze tablet TO perpetuate
the services of four of the presidents of
the corporation. :. S. Thompson; Dudley
p Hall and Theodore Y Vail. all former
residents Of Lyndon and the present
head of the board Elmer 4. Darling OF
East Burke. Mr. Thompson was the
father of Mrs. S w Mccall, who is a
graduate of the school.
Starting with an insurance Of S40,0OO
on the property the balance was raised
by popular subscription among the
friends of the school. one-half the amount
being subscribed within 24 hours after
the first started.
; The building is equipped with the most
modern apparatus and will be ready for
use after the holidays. There are over
300 boys and gTls in the school at the
present time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-04
FEDERAL GOVT HAS
NO JURISDICTION
Control of Ku Klux klan Falls Within
Police Power of States,
Saws Daugherty.

WASHINGTON, Dec. alleged IL
Klan fall within the police power of the
several states, Attorney General Daugh-
erty has informed Senator Walsh Dem
ocrat. of Massachusetts. in reply to an
inquiry, and the United States has no
jurisdiction over such matters
The department Of justice has had the
conduct of the ''So-called Ku Klux klan''
before il for more than year, Mr..
Daugherty said, but has not been able
to find a single case which would bring
the organization within the jurisdiction
of the federal government. He assured
Senator Walsh that if any such case
arose. the government would proceed to
vigorously prosecute the offending organ
izatiOn or individuals
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-04
HEROIC WORK BY
g BRADLEY, JUNIOR
Arouses Boys In Other End
of Building and Saves
Them From SuffOcatiOn-
Temporarily Deranged by
Smoke and ShOck-Fire-
men Delayed by Train on
College Crossing

WATERFILLE, Me, Dee. 1.-The
lives of three men students of Colby col
Iege were claimed by Il fire which early
today burned the Lambda Chi Alpha sec
ton of North college on the Colby
campus. The dead:
Alton L. Andrews, Belfast, Me,
senior.
Charles NJ. Treworgy, East surry.
Me. senior.
Warren L. Frye, Revere, Mass, fresh
man.
Though the bodies were burned 50
that absolute identification was lmpos-
sibIe. it was thought that Frye's body
was the first to be found. Firemen
stumbled upon this about an hour after
the fire was under control.
What was believed to be TrewOrgy' S
body was found three hours later and
that of Andrews was recovered soon att
crward.
Services win be held in the college
chapel this afternoon. and the bodies, ac-
companied by delegations from the fra
ternity. will be sent to the students
homes tomorrow.
The northern half Of the building is q
total loss All except a part Of the top
floor fell. The cornice of the west hai
j. in fragments. The interior Of the
II minutes after the alarm sounded
shortly after 3.15 The fire was thought
10 have originated on the first or seconc
floor. from an unknown cause. Faulty
CONTINUED on Page Three
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-04
INJURED WHEN
MACHINERY STARTS
Edgar o. Weatherhead of Birge Street
Hurt in GuilfOrd Sawmill After
Stepping on Mil Carriage.

Edgar. O. Weatherhead. who lives in
the nome Of his sister, AIRS Julia Cooley
OF blrge street, was seriously Injured
Saturday afternoon while al WORK in y
T. Squires,s saw mill in Guilford. Mr..
Neatherhead had stepped on TO the Iog
carriage outside the mill. as the machIn-
cry was not running. One of the men in
side the mill started the saw, not know
ing that AR. Neatherhead was on the
carriage. and Mr.. Weatherhead was
thrown heavily his head striking an
iron, which nearly severed his right ear.
bone in his back also was cracked. He
was attended by DIR. Fremont Hamilton
md later was taken TO the home of his
sister
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-04
KELLER is NOT READY.
Wants Power TO Summon Witnesses il
Daugherty Impeachment.

WASHINGTON. Dec 4-Represent
atiye Keller. Republican, Of Minnesota
told the house Judiciary committee today
he would not be ready to present evi-
dence in support of his demand for im-
parchment of Attorney General Daugh-
erty until the committee obtained from
the house power 10 summon and swear
witnesses.
An hours wrangle over procedure
finally was cut short on motion by
Representative Graham. Republican. of
PENNSYLVANIA. that the committee 20 into
executive session TO decide whether ii
would ask for such authority so as 10
leave the complainant without excuse
when we meet again"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-04
HORACE SANDERS
OF JAMAICA DIES
Was Brother of Harvey w. Sanders OF
RrattIeboro and Well known Cars
penter and Contractor.

Horace W. Sanders. 10, of Jamaica.
died in Brattleboro late Saturday night
of brights disease. Mr.. Sanders was a
well-known carpenter and contractor. He
was lifelong resident of Jamaica,
where he was born in 1S47.
He was one of the 10 children of Will
liam 4 and Unity tJohnsonl Sanders.
His wife, who was Augusta Pierce OF
Jamaica. died May II, 1920.
Mr.. Sanders leaves three brothers
Harvey W. Sanders of Brattleboro, Hy-
land w. Sanders of Westfield, Mass.
and Haynes W. Sanders of Townshend.
He also leaves one daughter. Mary. wife
of jeremiah NJ. Leahy of Brattleboro
and two grandchildren. Miss pansy
Leahy of Brattleboro and Denny Leahy
a jeweler in Amsterdam. n Y.
The body will be taken tomorrow to
jamaica and the funeral will be held in
his home at / O'Clock
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-04
EX-KAISER APPEARS
AMONG VILLAGERS
New Wife Insists That He Abandon
His CI0istered Existence-Ac-
eOmpanied by Dog

DOORN. Dec i. (Associated Press. }
Tho hand of Princess Hermine con
tinues to be felt in the activities of Doom
Castle and its chief occupant. The for
mer emperor. at the insistence of his
wife. is beginning to abandon his
cloistered existence and TO walk abroad
among tie villagers The towns folk
showed keen curiosity the first time vii
helm was seen strolling through the
streets accompanied by his dog
\ motion picture operator who So
cretcd himself for a fortnight in a nearby
farm building in the hope of surrepti
tiousIy filming the ex-emperor. aban-
doned his vigil and left for home onl'
the day before the kaiser first appeared
in the village
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-04
FRANK ALBERT BUXTON.
Former Brattleboro Man Dies in Fran
ingham After Brief Illness.

The funeral Of Frank 4. Buxton. yho
died III the hospital in Framingham,
Mass, Wednesday, Nov %, was held AT
| O'Clock today in Bond & Sons chapel,
Rev Edwin p Wood of All Souls church
officiating. The bearers were his brother,
Homer H. Buxton, and nephews. Ho-
mer b. Ellis and Albert E. Allen, and
brather-in-law, Fred W. Chapman, all OF
Brattleboro. The body was taken to Put
ney for burial beside his parents in
Mount Pleasant cemetery
Frank Albert Buxton was born in
East Pnfnef Nov. L. 1874. a son of the
late Albert and Levina fFulIer) Bux-
ton. He lived in East putney in his boy
hood, and later for many years was an
attendant at the Brattleboro Retreat
For the past six years he had been EN-.
ployed at the Lyman School for Boys il
Westboro. Mass. as assistant superifr
tendent. He was taken suddenly I'll Morr
day. Nov. 27 and MAS taken to the hos.
pital. where he died of Il carbunele and
septic pneumonia. He Was always yery
efficient and faithful in his work and
made many friends.
Mr. Buxton leaves. besides his hrother
one sister. Carrie. wife of Fred w Chap
man. his wife. who was Edith Sparks ol
Newfane. and one child. Irene Dolores
Buxton. - years old A sister. Frs. Fred
ID. Ellis, died two years ago.