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Evening journal., 1922-03-23
Ahead of And Failure

Nothing succeeds in q Methodist
Episcopal Church that does not have
tn. active support OF a sympathetic
pastor-not even Ladies' Aid Society.
The Epworth League Is no exception.
rather Il Is the index 70 what the
pastor means TO tho young people
OF his fiock.
The Salisbury District League
held It's last convention in October
AT Tangier We had a wonderful
time.
"women's Foreign and womsn's
Home Missionary Societies: The
two societies are not twins. but
they arc like the two eyes in one
head. both needful for vision and
for service. Each should be as the
two eyes are. not rivals. but friends
and helpers. Each will be the bet
ter ny having both.
"As TO the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society. I reported a year
ago there were but Ave Ruxiiiaries
on the district, and expressed my
regret that this was true. The
paragraph was read by Mrs. Nc
Dowell, the wife of our good Bishop.
AT that time the president OF the
worldwide society. She At once
wrote 10 mo. and started In motion
the forces that during the year have
succeeded In organizing new aux
iliaries' 80 We can now report II
auxiliaries. with nine young peoples
and children's organizations. with a
total membership Of 70S. This makes
a gain of 300 per cent. in orEaniza-
lions. and i35 per cent. in MEM
hership.
zone Of the best OF these new
. organizations is az SelbyvlIle. Del
at whose door We stood knocking for
many pears. but always found the
door barred but AZ the very hrsi
request the present pastor. the Rev
/ r. F. Beauchamp kindly unbarrec
+ the long-closed door and in thes,
/ few weeks they have an auxiliary o
| 40 members. together with a sprink
ling Of Kings Heralds and Little
Light Bearers. The auxiliary a
ocean View ls also progressing.
81 rejoice also IN the growth O.
the Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety on the district These toiler
. In the homeland now report for ou
Evening journal., 1922-03-23

district eleven auxilisries. with a
membership OF 6se. together with 80
Queen Esthers. 81 Home Guards and
3s Mothers Jewels; a total OF sol.
Il notice wherever these two So
cieues work in loving harmony Il
inures to the beneht OF both societies.
Centenary.
I'VE still have some benighted
souls on our district who have not
vet caught the meaning OF Centen-
ary; so instead OF attempting 20 talk
Centenary have advised that we no
longer mention the name. but talk
about the great forward movement
of our church 70 win the whole world
for Jesus. Rut the statistical col
umns do not tell the whole story of
what the Salisbury District f. doing
10 win this world for the Master.
"Revivals. conversions and acces-
slons are just a. truly a part of tho
Centenary program as collecting and
giving money. Revival fires still burn
down here in our out-of-the- way
country. and among our primitive
people During the year our pastors
have reioiced AZ winning 1885 con-
verts for Jesus. and I. bsi of this
number have united with our own
churches And this Is Centenary
work ~ the highest order.
Again. tho whole spirit of tho
Centenary is that the strong ought
~ hear the burdens NJ the weak.
That is what We are doing on Sails.
bury District all the time or the
100 churches on salisbury District
"a are reaiyy hut mission stations.
mean by this. that any church thai
does not pay a sufficient amount foi
pastoral support to pay the pastor
10 keep a conveyance with which 70
serve them. and must depend on
larger. stronger church 10 supply
I them with a pastor IL as truly mis-
sion station as one can find any
where; and We have a such churche
on our district. that must depend OF
others Selbyville for years in add
ton 70 paving her missionary appor
tionment for mission work else
where has been supporting one o
these mission stations. Frankfor'
struggles along. trying 10 keep tw'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-12
STOCK COMPANY
BEING FORMED
Plan Is to Buy Belgian Stallion Which
Is Being Shown Here, to Improve
Draft Horse Supply.

Dick. a registered Belgian stallion
from the c. II. Van Wickle stables in
Geneva, \. y, has been brought here
with view to the formation of stock
company to secure an improvement in
the draft horse supply in this locality.
He is valued at $1,000. is sorrel in color.
weighs about a ton. and is four and n
half years old. The animal has been
exhibited on the streets and is stabbed
at the Valley Fair grounds. and he surely
is handsome equine
The plan is TO form a company of
nine men, each to make a payment of
800 and give two notes of the same
value TO fall due one year and two years
from date. This viii make the cost of
the stallion $2.700 and interest.
similar plan has been worked out
IN Bennington, a committee Of the farm
ers there visiting the Van WickIe sta
bles and buying a registered Percheron
Mr.. Van Wickle is a well known breeder
and has won numerous prizes at the In
ternational stock show
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-12
AUSTINE PRIZE
WINNERS MARRY
Weds Clifford H. Rate of Hartford
at 1 O'clock Today

The marriage of Miss Ruth Emory
Wilder, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs
George III. Wilder of Grove street, and
Clifford Henry Rate. son of AIr. and
Mrs. Prudent Rate of Beech street, took
place at ] O'Clock this afternoon at st.
Michaels Roman Catholic rectory Rev.
James Z. Rand officiated, using a single
ring service. The bride wore a gown of
white canton crepe and white georgette
hat. She carried bride roses. She was
attended by Miss Helena Rate, who
wore pink organdie and a pink hat and
carried orchid sweetpeas. Louis Rate
of Boston, brother of the bridegroom was
best man. Mr.. and Mrs. Rate left by
automobile for short wedding trip. Up
on their return they will be at home at
$40 New Britain avenue, Hartford,
Conn. where they have furnished an
apartment.
Mr.. and Mrs Rate are graduates from
the Brattleboro high school. class of 1915.
and each won an Austine prize in that
class Mrs. Rate has had position as
stenographer the past two years in the
Vermont National bank. Mr.. Rate was
for a time employed in the Office of E.
Crosby & Co, but for the past three
years he has had position with the
Travellers Insurance company at the
home Office in Hartford He enlisted in
the World war, in the marine corps.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-12
LATCHIS & SONS
TO OPEN STORE
Will Sell Fruit, Candy and Ice Cream
in Former III. NJ. Wood Store
New Theatre Ventilation.

A new fruit, candy and ice-cream
store will be opened the last of the week
by ID. Latchis and Sons in the store at
the junction of Main and Flat streets
recently vacated by Z. L. Flood, barber,
and formerly occupied many years by
III. NJ. Wood, sporting goods dealer.
The quarters have been renovated, a
large window has been cut in the north
side near the east end and a door has
A new Emery Thompson Co. freezer
capable of freezing 600 gallons of
cream an hour has been installed. 4
pump TO send water through the freezer
when it is in the freezing process has
been placed in the basement of the
Latchis theatre building under the stage
and when it is not needed for freezing
ice-cream it can be used to augment the
1entilating system of the theatre.
The present yentilating system has
not seemed adequate to Mr.. Latehis and
five-horse power modern engine has
been set up on the roof of the theatre
to draw out the foul and hot air. With
the pump to force fresh air into the
theatre from the cold air plant under the
stage and the engine on the top to draw
out the foul air, the ventilation of the
theatre will be of the best.
While ice-cream viii be for sale in the
new store it will be sold only in pack
ages or cones.
Iatchis forenoons and his father. Deme-
trims Batchis. will conduct it afternoons.
For a long time Latchis & Sons have
felt that the fruit displaying Opportu-
mites of their store in the Park build
ing have not been adequate and it is for
this reason that the new quarters are
to be opened.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-12
CHURCHILL DEFERS
IRISH STATEMENT
Believes it to Be for Public Interest -
UniOnistS and Free State Lead
ers i'm Conference.

LONDON, June u (Associated
Press) Winston Churchill, the colonial
secretary, announced in the house of COM
mons this afternoon that it would be
more convenient and in the general pub
lie interest if he deferred his statement
on Ireland which it had been expected
he would deliver today, until tomorrow
or possibly Thursday. What was re-
garded as the most important develop
ment in the negotiations occurred when
representatives of southern Irish union
lists met the Free State leaders, all of
them discussing with Mr.. Churchill the
draft of the constitutions. The seven
unionists were Lord Middleton, Lord
DonOughmore, Andrew Jackson and Most
Rev. John II. Bernard, provost of Trim
ity college, Dublin.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-12
NO TRADE WITH RUSSIA.
Government VIII Not Change Its Atti-
tude Toward Red Regime.

WASHINGTON, June 12.-Another
declaration bearing on the Russian pol
icv Of the United States was made last
night by Secretary of Commerce Hoover
in discussing trade with Russia. 1t
came as confirmation Of the conviction
that there would be no change in the at
titude of this government toward The
Hague conference or the question of hav-
ing dealings with the present Bolshevist
regime
Mr.. Hoover went at some length into
the economic conditions in Russia. and
said that the trade agreements which
had been made with the Soviet by Great
Britain, Germany Italy and other coun-
tries. We're futile. Americans, he con-
tended, had suffered no loss by holding
back and refusing to make such agree
ments.
Russia. said Mr. Hoover, is without
means of trading in commodities and is
rapidly approaching economic paralysis.
4 days ration of food in Russia in
April, he said, cost 100000 paper ru-
bles. and the time was coming when the
paper money would no longer buy and
when, in the absence of precious metal,
all business would have to be done by
barter
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-12
ALASKA WHEAT.
Makes Excellent Pastry Flcur-Produc-
tion of FOodstuifs Increases.


Flour os very good quality, especially
for pastry and biscuits, has been pro-
duced in the Tannana valley in Alaska,
under the direction of the Fairbanks
experiment station at the United States
department of agriculture. 1t has been
the aim of the Alaskan experiment to
develop the production of homegrown
foodstuffs in sufficient quantity to take
care of the needs of homesteaderS and
settlers now in Alaska. and great deal
ing of a satisfactory wheat. A cooper
ative mill of 25-barrel capacity has been
erected at Fairbanks to grind the grain
produced in the vicinity. 1t is the be-
lief of the department that agricultural
as rapidly as increasing population
makes necessary. although it is not an
ticipated that there will be any con
siderable export of farm crops from
Alaska for some time, owing to the cost
of REPRESENTATION.
Samples of Alaska flour were sent to
the department recently. and were tested
by baking experts IN the experimental
kitchen of the offices of home economies
states relation service, and by the food
control laboratory of the bureau of
chemistry. These samples, while less
satisfactory for yeast-risen bread than
some of the -four produced in the United
States, proved to be excellent for max
ing baking powder biscuits. cake and
pastry products. when judged according
to volume, texture, flavor and general
appearance. The color of the crumb in
these bakings was creamy yellow, but
not unattractiye
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-12
NO BABY FAMINE.
The Stork Has Had the Volga Valley on
His siSf

There has been ne baby famine in the
Nolga valley. Even during the six
months Just passed. when hundreds of
thousands of adults and children have
died, the stork has made a valiant fight
to keep pace with the reaper. Accurate
statistics are Just as lacking on the
birth rate as on the death rate, but an
observer in the famine districts finds
on every hand evidence that the peasant
mothers have been fruitful even when
the land was not.
The Samara district, despite the raw
ages of famine among children last
autumn, literally swarms with infants.
Thousands of newborn babies, thrust
upon ADMINISTRATION communities by
undernourished mothers probably have
died within a few DAYS or weeks after
birth. Others are tiny living skeletons
with drawn faces like old men, But
most of them whom the correspondent
saw at the railway stations, in box cars
riding with their mothers to some more
fruitful region and elsewhere, seemed
plump and rosy and happy
An American relief administration
census of Samara province last Septem-
ber showed that Al per cent of the in
habitants were children under l6 years
of age While the mortality among chill
dren was very high last September they
have received food from America and
elsewhere since then which the adults
have not and the death rate recently has
been higher among the men than either
adult women or children.
Asked why the children lived and the
adults died, a bearded old peasant with
clear honest eyes shining from his
weathered face said it was very simple
When the children cry for food we
give il to them. even if it is the last we
have he said
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-12

Proposal to Regulate Labor" -
Achievement Despite These Obstacles
Reported.
CINCINNATI, o., June 12.-The re-
cord of organized labor s accomplish
ment in ga year of unusual strife and
unusual industrial DEPRESSION was laid
before the AID annual convention of the
American federation of labor today in
report to the federation s executive
council.
The report declared that American
labor during the year not only suffered
from the widespread unemployment that
existed but was beset "'by opponents
more active and determined than ever. -
In addition to structures on the con-
duct of employers in numerous eases, the
report added explicit and pointed criti-
cism of congress and of some state
legislative bodies, declaring such
branches of the government to be ''suc-
cumbing to a wave of reaction.'' - Fault
was found with the action of some
courts, including the supreme court, and
with what was described as President
Harding's "proposal to regulate trade
unions.
1t Is with no little satisfaction IN
view of these circumstances, - the re-
port on the other hand declared, that
we are to lay before this convention
a report of achievement, a report of
solidarity, a report of constructive
planning, and a report that can only
inadequately portray the militant spirit
with which our movement has come
through the years. The addacitY of
those who have made it their business
to attack in every possible manner tile
voluntary organizations of the work
ers has had no parallel in our country.
What our movement has been compelled
to meet has been a condition in which
the predatory powers have sought to
quarter and TO enrich themselves at the
expense of the whole people. No ex
perience has testified as cloquently to
this fundamental sOundness of our or
ganizations and to the manner in which
they serve the workers. We shall fight
with q greater confidence because OF
the record that has been made. ~
The report declared, that in the direct
labor field workers in a number OF in
dustries have been compelled to resort
to cessation of work, - because Cor
ganized employers were unwilling to
meet workers in conference for negOtia-
tion.'' The most important instance OF
this policy was declared to be the cause
of the existing coal mine strike, although
troubles in the textile, garment, print
ing, granite, and packing house indus
tries also were cited.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-12
CHICKENS HEADS
LEAD To ARREST
But Gilbert Barnes Gives
Officers Slip i'm
Darkness
THROWS LANTERN
DOWN IN BARN
Officers SpaIding and Kiniry of WaIpoIe
Had Accompanied Barnes to Farm in
Bellows Falls that He Might Do His
Milking.
Especial to The Reformer.)
BELLOWS FALLS. June

II
second local case of the escape from
officers here of a man under arrest oc-
Cured Saturday night, but this time the
escape was from New Hampshire officers
on Vermont soil and, as in the case of
the man who recently broke out of the
village lookup, the officers are still look
ing for the fugitive.
On Saturday morning Albert Brown
of Walpole village found that large
number of chickens had been stolen in
the night Investigation disclosed nu-
merous chickens heads near where a
team had been hitched at some earlier
hour.
officers Spalding and Kiniry of Wal
pole came here and with the assistance
Of the Bellows Falls police they found
that at a local restaurant several chick
morning from Gilbert t. Barnes, who
came here last November and hired the
Westoyer farm about one mile south of
this village.
Barnes was arrested and late Satur-
day he was arraigned before Judge Mau-
rice Costin in the North Walpole munici-
pal court and was bound over to the
Cheshire county court in the sum of
500. He was unable to furnish bonds
and asked the New Hampshire officers to
go with him to his farm so that he could
milk his COW before being locked up.
The officers consented to do this, and
after Barnes had MIXED his COW he threw
down his lantern in the barn and disap-
peared in the darkness. leaving Officers
Spalding and Kiniry to hunt for him.
which they are still doing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-12
CHILDREN'S DAY
IN THE CHURCHES
Good Sized Congregations Present De-
spite StOrm-Speeial Programs and
Baptism of Children.

Although rain fell almost continuously
until nearly time for the services to
begin, Children S day exercises were
carried in all the churches where they
had been planned yesterday with no
interference save for the OBTAINING at
home of some of the children who were
to be baptized and their parents. The
attendance in general, however, was I'M
expectedly large, as many as $50 being
present in some of the churches
The Glad Service of Love was the
title of the exercises carried out at the
First Baptist church. 1t was pro-
nounced the finest ever given on such an
occasion. 1t closed with an emblematic
piece which partook of the nature of
pageant, representing Columbia s part
in averting wars and in bringing the
world to Christ, closing with America
the Beautiful by the school, choir, organ,
piano and orchestra. At the calling of
the cradle roll babies carnations were
distributed TO those present and sent to
those unable to attend. At the opening
of the service the orchestra and piano
rendered the Halleluiah chorus from
Handels Messiah. The rostrum was
beautifully trimmed with laurels and
peonies.
At the First Methodist church
pageant, The Road to the Golden Gate.
was presented by between 30 and 40
persons. including many children. The
decorations on the platform represented
an outdoor scene of a golden gate, ger
aniums being banked across the altar
rail and choir rail. Palms also were
used in the decorations. One child was
baptized.
As is the custom at the First Uni
versalist church the service was for the
children rather than by the children
The primary department marched into
the church and the children of the Sunday
school occupied seats of honor as guests
of the church Two songs by the pri-
mary department were included in the
church service and the pastor, Rev. E.
p. Wood, spoke in part especially to the
children and in part to the parents.
There was baptismal service for chill
dren. The decorations were especially
beautiful, consisting of mountain laurel,
peOnies and other seasonable flowers
The Lord : Prayer was the back
ground of the exercises at the Centre
Congregational church, which were par
ticularly good Members Of the various
classes gathered in the chapel and
marched into the church occupying seats
in front Each clause of the PRAYER was
chanted by the choir and was followed
by some special exercise by the chill
dren. the haptisul of seven children, a
story by Mrs IT, =. WoOdin. brief talk
by the pastor, Rev. DR. III. p. Woodin
and the presentation of Bibles to chill
dren who were baDtized seven years ago
The choir rail and front of the platform
We're decorated with flowers. That
Sweet Story of Old was sung as a solo
by Mrs. w III. Bond
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-12
Commencement Program
Begins Sunday with
Baccalaureate
DIR. GILKEY SPEAKER
AT GRADUATION
Class Day Exercises Monday, Graduation
Tuesday Night in Auditorium, Alumni
Reunion with Street Parade Wednes-
day Evening.

Commencement week plans of the
Brattleboro high school for 1922 have
been completed and with the closing of
the exercises group of so young men
and young women viii enter upon a new
epoch in their lives.
The program will begin with the bac-
calaureate sermon by Rev. Charles C.
Chayer. pastor of the First Methodist
church, next Sunday evening in the Cen
tre Congregational church. The Thurs
day evening chorus of the school will
sing.
On Monday afternoon. June 10. the
class day exercises will be carried out on
the high school lawn at $50 o'clock and
On Tuesday evening the graduation ex-
erclses will be held in the Auditorium
at 8 o'clock. The closing feature will be
the 10th annual reunion of the Alumni
association.
The class day program will be as fol-
lows: March of the Scouts. by Grant
Schaefer, by high school orchestra; pres
ident's address by William Edward More
ton class Grafton by Phillip Henry
Wheeler; class essay by Mary Gather
he Grady: class history by Laura Eliz-
abeth Hoadley, Evelyn Mary Austin,
Mary Ada Butterfield, Frank Gordon
Shumway; class poem by Helen Ames
y
Liberty (Beach), by Fred c. Adams, 90;
class prophecy, Marion Esther Laugh
ton, Frank Joseph O'Brien: ivy grafton.
Howard Crosby Rice, jr.; ivy ode, Ethel
Mae Irish planting of the 1922 ivy by
class; singing of ivy ode by class; Sc
lection, Gavotte Celebra (Martin), high
school orchestra.
Rev. James Gordon Gilkey. pastor of
the South Congregational church of
Springfield, Mass, viii give the COM
mencement address Tuesday evening
Lis subject viii be, Can Civilization Be
Savedl The diplomas will be presented
BY DIR. A l. Miller of the prudential
committee and Principal f. Il. Caverly
VIII announce the winners of the Aus
tine prizes and the scholarships
All former members of the high school,
whether graduates or not, with their
husbands and wives are invited to the
alumni reunion at the high school build
ing Wednesday evening, June p, when
the Philharmonic male quintet of Spring
field, Mass. VIII entertain. Glasses are
asked to meet at the high school building
not later than Z o'clock to form in line
for the annual parade, which viii start
promptly at 7.30 o'clock Many of the
classes viii be in costume and several
novel features are expected The exer-
cises viii follow in the high school and
viii include school singing, the award
ing Of trophy cups. short business seS-
sion and entertainment by the quintet
Refreshments viii be served after the
exercises and beginning at 10 o'clock an
alumni dance will be held at Odd Eel
lows temple.
The class of 'SS trophy cup will be
awarded for one year to the class from
1885 to 1921 inclusive having the highest
percentage of living graduates present,
and the class of 80 trophy cup will be
awarded for one year TO the class from
the first class TO 1881 inclusive having
the largest attendance of members,
whether graduates or not.