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Milford chronicle., 1922-03-17
THURSDAY, MARCH 23rd
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Milford chronicle., 1922-03-17
BLANCHARD STATION

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Barwick ana MISS
Belle Prettyman were entertained on
Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mills.
Miss Evelyn Cohee from Hickman
spent the weekend with her sister, Miss
Pauline Cohee at Greenwood.
Homer Kratz from Kennett Square,
Pa, visited his parents over the week
end, Mr.. and Mrs. Jorden Kratz'
Mrs. Bertha Todd spent Friday with
her parents at Harrington.
Mrs. Richard Beebe and daughter from
Philadelphia are spending week with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Dono-
van, Sr.
Charles Prettyman, Sr., has been on
the sick list
Mrs. Roy Barwick spent Saturday eV-
ening with her parents, Mr., and MIS-
Charles Prettyman, Sr.
Milford chronicle., 1922-03-17
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Milford chronicle., 1922-03-17

Call "PErTYJoHN's" for "Drugs Of
Quality" Mail or phone orders. Phone
% Milford.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-27
ENGRAVES WILL ON
DISC WHILE AT SEA
Document Admitted to Probate 49, Maker
Sank With Ship In Battle
of JutIand

LONDON. Jury g. Strange as thu
story of any document told in fiction is
that of will which has just been adj
mitted to probate and is now filed IN
Somerset house.
1t is the last will and testament Of
a sailor, William Skinner, who lost his
life when his ship, the interchangeable, was
sunk in the battle of Jutland. 1t is in
the form of the ordinary Identification
disc On one side, in the usual deeply
punched letters, appears the name, num-
Der, rating and religion of the man TO
whom il had been issued.
On the other side the disc appears at
first sight to be just a circular piece of
smooth. polished brass. But when viewed
at certain angle, there can be seen about
~ infinitely engraved words. With a
miscroscope they can be plainly read.
They constitute SINNERS viii bv which
he bequeaths everything to his wife. The
disc had been recovered from the sea
with SINNERS body and on being cleaned
revealed its secret.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-27
FEEL ALL USED UP?
ITS OF BrattIebOrO People Do.


Does your back ache constantly?
Do you have sharp twinges when
STOPPING or lifting?
Feel all used up-as if you could just
go no farther?
Why not look to your kidneysf
Why not use Doan's Kidney Pills?
Brattleboro people have done so.
They tell you the result.
Mrs. G. c. Benson, 104 Canal ST.,
Brattleboro, says: "'Doan's Kidney Pills
always stand high in my estimation.
Some years ago had considerable pain
right over my kidneys. This pain was
rather sharp when / tried to sweep or
do ony STOPPING When / got up in the
morning l would be sore and lame and i
didn't feel much like doing my work. My
kidneys didn't act naturally and caused
annoyance. This condition gave me some
alarm and continued for about three
weeks. / purchased three boxes of
Doan's Kidney Pills at Roots Pharmacy.
In short time / saw great change and
after three boxes were used 1 felt as well
as ever
Price Coo, at all dealers. Don't SIM
ply ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's
Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. Ben
son had. Foster-Milburn Co.. Mfrs, Buff
falo, N. 7. T9e ~ #gAs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-27
Public Service Corporations and the
Public.
Rutland Herald. }

tRutland Herald.
There is something to think of in the
statement of T.. l.. West of the local
electrical company that there are mil
lions of horse power going to waste in
Vermont which, if utilized would make
the state more or less independent OF
coal strikes.
While it is doubtful if electrical en-
ergy will ever take the place of coal for
heating purposes, it is true that wider
very decided influence on the power
situation and its considerable consump-
ton of soft coal.
The late Clarke G.. Fits was an en-
thusiast on water power development,
and a very large part of his life-work
was devoted to the organization of com
panies that had something to do with de-
yeloping Vermont's white coal re-
sources. as he used 10 term power from
Vermont hydro-electric developments.
Fits was called a corporation man,
and so he was, so far as his employment
as Il lawyer was concerned, but he new
ertheless had very deep ana abiding
love for his native state and his notions
about power and industrial development
have become in IA large measure those Of
'nost advanced thinkers in the state to-
day.
.Nr. West also spoke from the stand
point of the corporation. and while he
and his associates are in business AIS a
matter of profit they must also be given
credit for a very important share in the
material development of the state. es-
pecially of industrial Rutland, dependent
on and connected with the various hydro
electric projects hereabout
There was another notable assertion
made by Mr.. West. and that was that
the business of purveying light, power
and heat is just as much public utility
as water system, police department or
conduct of municipal schools. This is
something that public service men have
often been very slow TO realize, but IT
is n fact. nevertheless. and both they
and their employees have certain duties
toward the public that place them IN a
very special class.
There is common meeting ground OF
mutual interest between public service
corporations and the public which we
may presently realize and act upon
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-27
HARVARD GRADUATE
VISITS HEAD HUNTERS
Tells of Explorations In Burma Wilds-
Was Believe Heads Help
Crops

RANGOON, July 2T.-Ralph f. Hen
derson. n Harvard graduate who has
spent the past eight months travelling in
southern Asia has just completed trip
through the British 'unadministered ter
ritorv" of northeastern Burma and into
the Chinese province of Yunnan, neither
of which have been thoroughly explored
by white men.
Among the wild tribes encountered
on this trip were the head-hunting Was.
Hitherto little has been definitely known
concerning the life and customs of this
tribe, as most of those who intruded
upon Wa territory failed to return.
Tie Was do not hunt heads primarily
| from cannlbalistic motives. but rather
because of their belief that their crons
will fail unless some fresh human skulls
are imported every year. Under this
impression, they organize head-hunting
expeditions every spring. and it is small
iconsolation 20 the unfortunate traveller
who falls into their hands that it is only
his skull that il wanted.
Writing of the wild Was, Mr.. Hen
derson says:
THE Was are especially keen on hunt
! ing heads during February. March and
April-iust before the planting season.
From the Wa angle of looking at it,
the business isn't the madness we take
| it to be. 1t is a convention, and quite
as reasonable as afternoon tea. Every
decently religious Wa knows that unless
| the seed grain is properly charmed and
| conjured with a human head. the crop
raised from it will be a failure. And
who wants to starve? In fact, if worst
comes to worst. and there are no heads
! Forthcoming from raids on neighbors, the
| Was prefer to take the head of some
/ feeble person in the village, rather than
/ run the risk of scant crops and conse-
/ quently empty stomachs.
! I'm February. March, and April then
/ the wild Wa men go a-hunting. OF
/ course. any head that offers itself to be
/ collected is regarded as fair game, and il
/ behooves the man working alone cutting
jungle or the woman hoeing alone in the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-27
VERNON.

Mrs H. A. Brown is visiting her sis
ter. Mrs. Warren Griggs, in Hubbards-
ton.
A. G. Barnes and Rev. e. e. Jones
we're in Manchester, y. H.. Wednesday
on business.
The Live Wire class and invited
guests held vicente roast with other
good things, at River Point Friday eve
ming.
Union church. Sunday morning ser
mon at 10:43; Sunday school at noon ;
Christian Endeavor meeting at o'clock ;
evening service at 30.
Mrs. H. a. Staten entertained the past
matrons and past patrons of Eastern
Star, Bingham chapter. Tuesday after
noon in honor of the past matron, Mrs.
Martha Swift of Washington, y. c.
Miss Mary I4oomis of Yaleville, Conn,
who has been attending the missionary
conference at Mortified. was a guest
from Friday to Monday in the. home of
her relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Brown,
jr.
Supt Randall and daughter, Asst
Supt Wheeler and brother of the Con-
gregatiOnal Sunday school of Townshend
attended church and Sunday school at
the Union church Sunday to study meth
DDS of Sunday school teaching.
MISS VIENNA ASnWofth OF Gullf0fd Is
spending several days at the Miller farm
Rosabel Miller. who spent week with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Avery Miller.
has returned TO the home of her uncle,
A. l.. Miller
Mrs. Charles Hutchinson was pleas
antly surprised Friday evening when her
sons and daughters and friends came to
spend the evening and remind her of her
birthday anniversary Refreshments of
ice-cream and cake were served.
s Mr. and Mrs. Charles Richardson,
Miss Annie Richardson. Mr. and Mrs
William Richardson. AIR and Mrs Err
roll Richardson Mrs +. H. Akley. Miss
IneZ Akley of BrattleboPo. Miss Ethel
Webster Of Gainesville, Fla, Mrs. Con-
way of Amherst. Miss Hannah Conway
of New York city and invited neighbors
held a picnic dinner on the grounds of
Mr.. and Mrs. ii. A. Staten Sunday
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-27

field TO be cautious when the Was are
afoOt 4 common artifce Is to barri-
cade some Jungle highway and lie in am
bush. some just behind the barricade.
some on either side. TO rush down on the
TANKS of any party caught in the trap.
Heads of men, women and children
oyer II years old are acceptable. Heads
marked with smallpox. for superstitious
reasons. are not desired. A successful
foray is one that yields one or more
corpses. Immediately the heads are cut
off and put in bags. Then back home
go the rejoicing Was, not negleetlng TO
take the bodies along for the larder. and
raising a tremendous whooping and hula
baloo along the way. At home there IS
a ceremony to perform. The wife or
mother of the man who made the XIII
takes the head out of the bag and pro-
ceeds to wall over il formally. She must
wash the blood from the dead face, and
wall an incantational song as she does
So She must work herself into SEN
timental frenzy, which feat under the
circumstances is usually easy of per-
formance. If her wailing lacks the ring
of genuineness. her husband helps to sup
ply that which is lacking by beating her
This song, strangely enough, be-
Seeches the aid of the spirit of the head,
and addresses it as a mighty ruler lie
is this spirit which is to promote the
growth of the crops, and it must be
treated with great reverence. | heard
this song once.
After the head has been washed and
walled over, a raw egg is put into the
dead mouth, to feed the spirit Then
the head is thrust upon pole. A bas-
Llet of seed paddy (rice) is put under it
and left for few days. As the head
decays, the droppings fall into the seed
paddy. and are thoroughly mixed with
it. The paddy is then ready to plant,
ard a good crop is insured
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-27
HALIFAX.
Charles Prouty.

! Charles Prouty. "a died at his home
in Grove July u. after several months
illness. Mr.. Prouty was born and had
always lived on the farm where he died.
He was a son of Demon and Betsey
DEAN Prouty and was born in Novem-
Der, 1917.
Mr.. Prouty was an honest and upright
citizen and kind neighbor. In his
younger days he was very active in the
social affairs of the town He was twice
married, his first wife being Alice
Worden of Green River who died many
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-27

DOVER, N. H.
BERLIN. N. H.
HOOSICK FALLS, N. Y.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-27

In buying some new hats the other day
Miss Megan LLOYD George, daughter of
the British premier. complained that the
price was rather high. even for these
DAYS of terrible taxation" The shop
girl demurely replied: ..Whv don't you
ask your father to make the taxation
less terrible?'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-27

years ago On May is, 1896, he mar
ried Miss Flora Iegate of Halifax. who
survives.
Besides his wife he leaves a daughter.
Alice. and oae granddaughter Funeral
services were held at the home July IL.
Rev. j. G. Lawrence offieiated and VIII
liam Fish sang several selections The
burial took place in the West Guilford
cemetery
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-27

Through the generosity of the Memphis
board of education Miss Cora A. Ashe is
enjoying a vacation tour with expenses
paid. in recognition of her completion Of
a 5o-year term as a teacher in the public
schools.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-23
SAD CONDITION OF
OFFICERS In ARMY
General Physical Deterioration
Reported as Result of the
Strain of the War.
tey Tho Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, March 22.-Physi-
cal examination of regular army off,
GERS now in progress has disclosed
"the most clear cut evidence of physi-
cal deterioration" due to the strain
incident to the prosecution of the
world. according to a medical mem
orandum in the hands of war depart
ment officials. It is based on inform
al reports from examining officers
covering the post war years and a
careful study probably will be made
by the medical corps to gather data
on which a formal scientific conclu-
sion can be rested.
An outstanding feature noted by at
tending surgeons in making the an
nual physical examination Of all Of
ficers including general officers now
required was "the persistently large
percentage of officers showing either
excessively high or abnormally low
blood pressure. according to Surgeon
General Ireland's report.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-23
USE BIG
DIRIGIBLES TO
CARRY PLANES
tsx The Associated Prsssl

WASHINGTON, March 2.-Secre-
tary Weeks had before him tonight
for examination the report Of the spe-
cial army board investigating the
wrecking Of the army semi-rigid dirig-
ible Roma at Hampton. Va, recently
with the loss of many lives. The sec
retary declined to make public the
boards finding, but said ne expected
to give out the report tomorrow.
No definite decision has been report
ed by the war department as yet on
the question of whether the Roma is
TO be replaced in the army air service.
Mr.. Weeks said this decision was not
necessarily dependent In any way upon
the findings OF the board which inves-
tigated the disaster.
One possible use for ships of the
Roma type is that they might act in
war time as airpIane carriers to take
airplanes to a distant zone of action.
1t was pointed out today that the
flying Of airplanes or balloons over
Mexican or Canadian territory in time
Of peace has met with objections, and
officials believe that in such an emer-
gency lighter-than-air dirigible like
the Roma could be employed to carry
planes quickly and entirely by a sea
route.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-23
HILL MAN DEAD;
EX-CHIEF SHOT
IN HOT BATTLE,
(Hy The Associates press)

MACON, Ga, March 22.-Federal
prohibition officers, working under the
, personal direction of w H. Hahr,
agent In. charge of the middle Georgia
district, engaged in q pitched battle
with alleged moonshiners in Emanuel
county late today. Ed T. NewberTy,
formerly chief of detectives in Macon
and now member OF the raiding
forces. was shot three times. He will
recover, according to reports.
p. Barwick, 40, alleged moonshiner,
was taken to q hospital at Swainsboro,
where he died.
One group Of officers was almost
upon two big copper stills when the
other group engaged in the gun fight.
They We're a half-mile apart.
Hair and E. c., Pearce, who were at
the stills, rushed to the aid of New
berry and e. E. Nelson, who were en-
gagged in the pitched battle. They
found Barwick helpless on the ground
and Newberry wounded.
Returning to the scene, the officers
found that the still had been carried
away in wagon. They followed the
wagon tracks to a creek and recovered
two stills from the stream, with IL
barrels of beer and a considerable
amount of manufactured whiskey, all
of which was destroyed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-23
ARREST GOVERNOR
ON BRIBE CHARGE
Robertson of Oklahoma Submits
to Warrant Issued in
Guaranty Bank Case.
tsy Tho Associated Prsss,

oKMULGEE, Okla, March 22.-
Governor ]. a. B. Robertson of Okla
homa, submitted to arrest here to-
night on q charge Of accepting a bribe
to permit operation of the Guaranty
State Bank of okmulgee while it was
in an alleged insoIvent condition. The
governor Immediately gave bond of
$4,000 for his appearance at trial.
Governor Robertson with Fred G.
Dennis, former state banking commits
sioner and several local capitalists,
were named IN Indictments returned
yesterday by the grand jury which in
vestigated failures OF state banks in
Okmulgee county. The grand jury
charged that alleged questionable
manipulations had been conducted by
a state bank, said to be insolvent and
were continued after its purchase by
another state bank here, eliminating
in the failure of the institution.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-23
TO
POWERS DIRECT
BY EMBASSIES
instructions Sent u. S. DipIo-
mats Under Specific Di-
rection of Hughes.
u. S. CLAIMS MUST
BE INSISTED UPON
Recent Information Is That For
eign Governments Apparent
ly Ready 20 Ignore u. S.
(ey The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON March %. The
American army Of occupation was sent
into Germany and was continued there
upon the basis Of the right Of the Unit
ed States to ''be paid its actual cost
upon an equal footing with the allies"
and this government 'fs unable to
conclude that tho justice Of its claim
is not fully recognized" according to
identical communications delivered to-
day by American diplomatic represen-
tatiyes 10 the governments OF Bel
gium, Great Britain, France, Italy and
Japan.
Order Of Hughes.
The notes were delivered under in
structions from Secretary OF state
Hughes, and were occasioned by recent
information from American observers
in Europe that the allied governments
apparently contemplated arrangements
which would ignore American army
costs altogether, although estimates
both for army costs and reparations
were being made on the basis of the
entire capacity Of the German gov
ernment TO pay.
Can Have NO Dispute.
The amount of the claims of the
K.
notes declared. was uadersteod ia Sc
free from any substantial dispute. but
IL was deemed TO be appropriate, in
view OF recent developments" to ae-
quaint the allied governments with tho
repeatedly reiterated statement that
the government Of the United states
was expecting fun payment OF the costs
Of its army in the Rhineland.
Basis Of Claims.
Rasis for the American claim, the
notes pointed out, was found in the
armistlce agreement to which the
United States was signatory, and
which provided for military occupa-
tion OF tho Germany by the allied and
American forces jointly. That agree
ment the notes recited. expressly pro
vide that the upkeep Of the troops OF
occupation in tho Rhine districts
should be charged to the German gov
ernment, and it was expressed as the
view Of the American government that
tContinued on Page -
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-23
BRITISH GOVERNMENT DEFEATED
ON IRISH PENSION BILL BY A
AZ TO 40 VOTE BY THE LORDS
Will Not Involve the Fate of the
Ministry at This Time,
1t Is Believed.
(ey rhe AssoeIatea Pre.sl

LONDON, March 2.-The govern
ment was defeated in the house of
lords this evening by the adoption OF
an amendment to the Irish Free State
bill to guarantee pensions to Irish
civil servants. The vote was AZ 20 40.
The defeat Of the government by
two votes is not likely to involve the
fate Of the ministry at the present
stage. The amendment will be reject
ed by the house of commons and when
the bill is returned to the house of
lords the rejection probably will be
accepted in accordance with the state
ment of Lord Lansdone IN the upper
house Tuesday that IL It became a
choice between the lords proposed
amendments and the measure itself
he would favor dropping the amend
ments, when the bill came back from
the commons.
Apart from this incident, tonight's
debate in the upper chamber was un-
eventful.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-23
LITTLE HOPE OF STAYING OFF
BIG COAL STRIKE-MEN GET
IN SHAPE FOR THE WALKOUT
Length of Strike Not Estimated,
But Will Continue Until
Surplus Stocks Depleted.
(sy The Associates Press,

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, March a.
Without hope apparently of develop
ments forestalling the coal strike set
for April /, officials of the United Mine
Workers OF America tonight declared
that tho miners were ready for a gem
eral suspension of many weeks dura-
ton.
While no official forecast OF the
length Of the strike was made. It was
indicated authoritatively that the
union officials felt that any wage con-
ference with operators OF the central
competitive field was doubtful until
the big coal stocks now on hand had
been depleted.
Last Two Months.
Operators here said that the stocks
on hand would meet the country's re-
quirements for two months and that
meanwhile non-union fields could sup
ply almost half of the normal demands.
While the strike in the soft coal
fields hinges on the situation in the
central competitive field which is the
unions basis for wages OF all soft coal
districts. the strike in Pennsylvania
anthracite fields nasy be ended before
that in the soft coal fields.
Still in Deadlock.
After being closeted for two days in
Joint conference. members OF the an
thracite miners and operators wage
arbitration committee of eight, an
nounced tonight that they were stili at
a deadlock.
Mr.. Lewis today refused to consider
seriously the suggestion of Frank Far
riugton, president of the Illinois bitu-
minous district, for negotiation OF s
separate agreement with operators
which would permit Illinois workers
to disregard the general strike edict.