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The Washington times., 1922-06-18

Character. And now, At the are
Of sorty-two. he was the Un-
crowned King Of the slats-Makers,
the Main Biasotts, and the
Acknowledged Big Noise.
AZ a Boy his entire wardrobe
stood him shout Eighty Gents.
Now, his Jewels alone figured up
s1a.4so and his Clothss had sfk
Lining.
JEERED At HERO,
And how about y. Lawrencs. the
pampered Patrician who had been
wont TO jssr 1t the Poor BOY ana
Treat him with contampt7
He had bean leading q Life Of
Idieness and Luxury, instead Of
setung out and hustiins for the
rax-Paysr and working.man.
But his Pride was due 70 ret .
hard TaIl. Humbis Jimmy, the
0ss-Houss Lad. had q lovely Doss
OF Poetic Justice aii fixsd up for
=. Lawrsnce. u
II appsArs that y. LAwrsncA,
after the death az his Father. suo.
The Washington times., 1922-06-18
THE FAMILY ALBUM

THAT'S Uncle NobGck, who took very active part
in the exempt class during the big war in 1861
Uncle passed out Of this vale of sorrow in 1896
He might have lived longer if Congress hadn given
him Government pension in 1895. But, of course,
nobody could live on that
Uncle Mobile was commission broker. You know,
one OF those men who to regard honesty unfair
competition. =. ,....-. - ~. =.
He married one of those Tomison girls whose father
had very prosperous looking whiskers but ddn t have
dime to get 'em shaved. =. :. .<.,as
Old man Tomilson was cousin Of the Delards. who
came to our town from southern Germany, but now
claim it was northern France =. .,-
The Delards were very nice folks except that their
grandpop was terror whenever they had visitors All
those European folks like garlic in their food and the
old man would sneak out into the kitchen and put
garlic in everythingeven the rice pudding and the
coffee. His table manners were terrible.
But / don't think they were any worse than our
family It's funny how folks seem to think the dinner
table is the best place to fight and argue Our folks
used to scrap something awful and every meal time
sounded like meeting Of the board of directors of an
insolvent boiler factory. ~.
Pop was the worst because he was that stubborn
The Washington times., 1922-06-18

iating In the Ward. learning the
Duties Of citikspship.
Jimmy developed q Right swing
that was calculated to produce
slumber. II was q common saying
among his Admirers that you could
not dent him with an Axe.
And yet, only . few Years before,
he had been barefootsd Cub steal
Ing Rides on Number six.
I. He was In Demand at al Primary
Elections. whenever he wanted to
Be . Deisgats TO something. his
Name went on the Ticket. or else
thsre was an Ambulance Gail. Ono
Spring. while y. LAwrencs was,
down on the Riviera trying to oon-
ceai the Fact that he had been
born IN America. Jimmy stacked
the cards on the Pious Disment ana
was elected Alderman.
His real Career now opened up.
He gathered about him eli the
Local Statesmen who were not ON
Earth for their health. whensver
The Washington times., 1922-06-18
GETTING APRONIZED WITHOUT GETTING MARRIED .

day with her contemporary Of the
male sen. which is really more
ssnsibiy dressed Cor comfort these
hot daysY
Ana II this movement now only
In the infant stass. really attaips
large proportions the comfort Of
the feminine ssz IN business is /.
need u nothing mora rhis h
what the orisinssors u the move.
meut have 70 nv about It.
The hot speil ha. Given impetus
to the'stili subtsrransan movement
bssun 10 SECURE me adoption Of
bungalow apsons COR sffsos. n.
rstisnAi susssstion d that N.
street drsss b hung up m he
dressing room whsn ths workins
day bsgins. and . bsoomins. insr-
psnsivs. ossl and wholly dsssrsus
.pron donned- A. ths end q ths
~ ths strsst ers. eHn - put sn
leas - .sne = - sluksnlas
The Washington times., 1922-06-18

Team and possesssd some suspici-
ousiy intelligent Cubes he procured
from . oentieman Of Color.
Within . Palace not far away
dwelt q Boy who had been handi.
capped with the Name Of r.
Lawrence. However. It was
hoped that his Money would carry
him through. F. Lawrence had
been warned against Jimmy.
His Mamma often took him on
her Knee aud told him how one
Of his Ancestors turned the Water
into Long Island Sound, and that
II was his Duty to guard the
Family Name and not speak TO
People who worked By the Day.
So r. Lawrence would stand at
the window and make Facess ut
Jimmy outside. whereupon jim
my would double-dare him to come
into the Street; but y. Lawrence
remembered about the Family
Name and refused to associate
with any iow-born Characters. But
when he went out to take his Dane
The Washington times., 1922-06-18
WHAT THE PRIMARY SYSTEM DID FOR AN AMBITIOUS YOUTH

nee there were two Boys
growing up in a large
~ City, One had been born
with q Silver Spoon IN his Mouth.
The other Boy had no Assets to
speak Of. but he had very wisely
chosen to be born under the Stars
and Stripes, whore the Poor Boy
with q craving Ambition gets
every Nov for his White Alley.
This Lrchin was named Jimmy,
and even at the age of six he was
looking forward to the Time when-
he would be big enough to kill q
Policeman.
Jimmy resided with his Parents
ina tummy little one.story Shack.
He went barefoot every Year a.
coon as the Frost got out Of the
Ground. and his favorits Stamp,
ing-cround was the Railway
Yards, One lof the Joys Of his
chtld-Hood was TO get together
. Gang of Apachss and throw
Ailey-Apples at the Brakemen
he was . member Of . tough Bali
M A o.. w.
The Washington times., 1922-06-18

fear cf shininsss and wrinkles and
giving out under, the arms that
every working woman knows"
The movement b 20 rssl Iand
going" that II needs only . isadee
70 kick the turf or ana LEI Il come
TO the surface. Suffrage has not
yst como TO the District, but n n
IN the cffins and any woman who
wfn step out and head ths' bunss-
low parade for economy. attractivs-
ness and oomfort win be laying ND
for herself the vote OF every work.
ing woman In washinstsn
Girls n ofncs may often have
yeArnsdf 70 wear the pretty bun
eaiow aprons one ssss IN ths shops.
dssisnsd heretofore selsiy for the
use Of the young briAs ana the
housewife. Fstching indeed ere
some - The dssisrs. ana ne %
1irs 70 wsAr the becoming aprsns
nay have led more than enc en-
Ansrsd crsAturs Into marrying ths
nm sssanss - ~ 1--we sss -
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an Ordinance came up. they held
It over few weeks until they could
Investigate and make sure that the
Taxpayers were being Protected.
Jimmy acquired = Reputation a.
. Philanthropist and Friend Of the
Poor. Every time . down-trodden
Porch Climber was taken In by
those Enemies Of Society who wear
Blue Clothes. Jimmy would 10
around and fix up the Bah Bond.
and explain to the Judge that His
Friend was . Working Boy with
. Mother dependent on him.
HE sooRNs PETTY REVENGE.
BY such iunseifish Acts a. thsss
he perfeoted . Private Machine
and had on his starr . great many
ussful workers who said that they
were willing % come 70 the Front
st any tims and DO anything Tor
him, up TO and including Murder.
Jimmy had started out with no
Pun or Prestige. He had nothing
70 carry him through except HIS I
The Washington times., 1922-06-18
BY "BUGS" BAER

Us smaller kids didn't get much to eat because
table etiquette was mostly dependable on the length
OF your arms, and by thSme plate of bread reached
us there were some very fine crumbs on it which might
have furnished detectives with clue but didn't con-
tain very much nutrition. - -.@
Pops voice was adjusted just right for talking to
people on roofs, and the Anathans and the Rottners
and the Moellers would hoer over and suggest that
pop take us kids and drown us, which pop would have
done willingly if lawyers weren't SO expensive
But guess our roof manners weren't much worse
than his table manners and if there is any place where
kid feels at home it's roof or any place where
he doesn't belong. "-'..% !
But that's all long ago now, and pop got very good
natured around the house after all us kids grew mn
and could whip him. We often laugh over the old
times and then the supper bell rings and pop tries to
be polite, but somebody always asks him why he
don put his collar on to dinner, and that starts
everybody arguing again.
Scientists say that you shouldn't quarrel at the
dinner table because it gives you angry indigestion
but how are going to stop it in big families unless
you eat in the automat which is very good invention
and stops lot Of hyprocrtes from saying graces they
don't mean. 1900
= 'fssah
The Washington times., 1922-06-18

Jimmy did nothing Of the sort.
Large Natures. such a. his. are not
capable Of Petty Revenge. He was
Masnanimous. He seized y. Law
renee by the Undressed Kid and
led him to the Back Room.
As soon al he became assured
that the Tax-Payers were not going
to get the Nub End Of the Deal. he
agreed to deliver the Goods.
Then he made some INQUIRIES
about the Corporation. ana it
seemed to be such fair and above
board Proposition that he took
many shares Of Stock.
To-day he 70 one Of the directors
and sits at the same Mahogany
Table with y. lawrence. showing
what . Poor BOY may accomplish
in this country II he leaves LIQUOR
alone and does not waste his Time
MoRALs n shy on the Family
Name. pay soms Attention 70 the
Pun.
cepyrisht 1854 ~ ssn synaic.t. rpa,
The Washington times., 1922-06-18
BY CAROL LYN VANCE

drsb horror Of yest6rday, the
mothsr.husbard wrapper. rs d
bright. cheerful. retaining ell OF
the yirtuss Of the wrapper with
none Of the Woes Of the kimona,
snsthsr comfort convsying artiois
OF feminine attire.
Men may wen envy women their
oclorful Clothes. There are some
philosophers who hold that ,mea
are losing their ascsndsnuy as the
Dominating ssx because they wsir
drAb. unintsrsstins clothes. allow.
ing women to attract al Of the at
tsntion. 0ocd-lcckine clothes have
IN ~exhileratins effect on the
wearsr--man or woman---and u
man leave this tonic for the use Of
the woman, 20 gsss the theory.
they WIN bsooms IN the end rhs
subjueatsd sex.
An Of which may lsaA the rsad-
srs 70 conclude fhat the writer and
the sriEinasors Of the bunsaiow
apron idsa srs jnsk plaia erasv
w1sh Ne hs,&
The Washington times., 1922-06-18

Every Meal Sounded Like Meeting of the Board.
kind Of man that insisted on answering every insult
When he got excited he got red in the face and he
used to holer at the top Of his unframed voice. Then
my brother used to stab with his fork at his food like
he was afraid it was still alive.N -.. Nv
We had four brothers and four sisters and that made
ten at the table with everybody grabbing at the food
Like frogs at June bugs on lily pads Pop would first
pile up his own food with meat and potatoes garshed
with back talk from brother Jerry and Herbert and
the twins would start crying because they were stealng
each others bread without butter. -
Pop wouldn say grace until he was sure that he had
his own plate full of food and he would then humble
something that sounded like those gypsies explaining
to farmer that they hadn't seen his stolen horse
The Washington times., 1922-06-18

diabocal career, including full unabridged footnotes
and commentaries by the author. -
Tins iurd story makes convenient vest pocket vol
ume, with live alligator binding and is guaranteed not
to crease, wrinkle SHRINK fade no matter how manv
eyes exposed to. 1t makes suitable birthday gift
Tor your worst enemy and will keep him awake at
nights trying to figure out what it is all about.
Don't miss this opportunity, the edition is limited
to only 5s2,62S4O,9s9 copies. Price, 2-cent stamp
Terms if you like - =
The Washington times., 1922-06-18
nUN0ALoW aprons for Office
II wsarl

y That 10 the next step IN
ne complete emancipation Of wcm-
On. The idea. appropriate enough.
originated here. The girls Who wear
them there. however. win not allow
thsir namss to be used, for strange
ss Il may sssut they want mo
newspaper notoristy.-
All Of which further proves that
women even at this stage Of the
game are FAR more smancipatsd
than the men. poor things -ssrto.
rally. At least.
'l'he men are bound to convention
aus discomfort BY unbreal<abls
CHAINS. apparently. such a. those
insrtIstic. highly unccmfortabls
collars they wear. invented. no
doubt. Cor the sole purposs of en-
richine, ,laundrymsn. ana thoss not
6o4is. without which no psrfsot
The Washington times., 1922-06-18
His Line Was Overheard Only Three Seconds

Aas Aine was oVerpoard only Three Seconds
He was hated by his friends and didn't have an
enemy on earth
Skeeter was stupid he thought twin beds were only
used for duplicate babies He wasn't sure whether Nc
kinley was dead just sick.
Thought two tons Of cinders made good trade for
one ton of coal any day on the calendar.
Monk was the town idiot in the place where he lived
and the census showed 100 per cent of the population
was half-wits. In mental development he was dwarf
OF the first and initial magnitude. You needed a
The Washington times., 1922-06-18
BY KIRK MILLER

have to stop that this story can travel in the first
class mails. ~ = ~ - F--s -" '>f
you want to know the real inside story of his in
famous career, inclose anything convenient to the
ldoter and ne will send you set of asbestos smoked
glasses ogether with the court record of Skeeter's
The Washington times., 1922-06-18
WEIOOZUS- -NYHOOZUS

70 err is human, the victim Of this horror was
! super-man. 8.
The only thing Skeeter Monk ever did right was
70 drop dead at the hashbrown age of eighty-eight
with one of the finest futures behind him man ever
lodged. #.Et - - - : -
The Washington times., 1922-06-18

The Policeman Used to Make Sure We Were Eating.
All the neghbors could tell when it was supper time
at our house because the voices sounded like choir
rehearsal by involuntary members of wolf trap Pop
mad fearful temper and would often serve us kids
with dinner right through the windows.
Nom would bawl out pop because he didn't wear his
collar to dinner and would roar at us kids because
we didn't like fat onions or any kind of substantial
food that didn't have raisns or icing on it.
When Aunt Meenie and Uncle Ben used to coem over
to eat with us that made things because they
had some family secrets that the neghbors dn know
yet and the policeman on the beat used to look in
through the window to make that we were only
eating dinner and not turning cannibals. =
The Washington times., 1922-06-18

Ing Lessons. Jimmy would chase
him a few blocks and call him
Names that were almost as bad a.
r. Lawrence.
Jimmy had q Proud Nature, even
II his Old Man did work at the Gas
House. The Taunts and Insults
heaped upon him by the Young
Aristocrat caused him many Bitter
Reflections, but likewise Il awoke
In him a Stern Resolve that some
day or other he would make r.
Lawrence look like Yellow Clari-
onet.
EARLY EDUcATIoN.
Il have neither wealth nor 3d.
cial Station" Jimmy would cay to
himself. but I have Youth and
Strength and q cast-iton Nerve,
adm II they expect to keep ms down
they win have TO tie me-"
whiieF. Lawrence was away NJ
the Varsity learning sanscrit and
how to Inhaie without choking
himself. humble Jimmy was circu.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-22
STATE DEMOCRATS
SELECT TICKET
Mayor jackson of Burlington for Gov
ernOr and j. j. Wilson of Bethel
for United States Senator

BURLINGTON, June 22-At a mass
meeting attended by many prominent
Democratic voters from all parts of the
state, held yesterday, candidates were
nominated to enter the primaries for
the state offices, for congressman in the
lst and 2d district and for United States
senator.
The first man nominated was DR.. j.
Holmes Jackson. mayor of Burlington
for governor. while Henry G.. Shurtleif
Of Montpelier was nominated for lieu
tenant governor Other nominations
were those of Howard f. Shaw of Stowe
fer state treasurer; Joel c. Hibbard of
Windsor for secretary of state, DIR. T.
3. Cliff of Fairhayen for state auditor
and James p Leamy of Rutland for
attorney general.
James +. Kennedy, former collector
Of internal revenue for the district of
Vermont. was induced to become a can
didate for congressman for the lst dis
trict after some insisteRt urging. He
ut first declined, because Of business
connections which take him out of the
state much of the time
John J. Wilson of Bethel was nomi-
mated as candidate for the Office of
United States senator. Friends of Fred
G. Martin of Bennineton urged that he
become a candidate. but he declined.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-22
BIG CELEBRATION
AT ISLAND PARK
Z. j. Feiilon Engages Numerous Attrac-
tions for July i'm Addition TO
Community Service Events

10. j. Fenton, who recently leased
island Park, Is planning a monster cele-
bratiOn there the afternoon of July f.
The celebration will be broadly advertised
in every direction and promises to be the
greatest Fourth of July event here in
many years. Since taking over the park
Mr.. fentOn has been making arrange
ments for attractions of all kinds for this
celebration. He has closed with some
high grade acts and expects to sign con-
tracts this week for the remaining yaude-
vile, circus and trained animal acts with
which he is negotiating. There will be
games and an athletic carnival with lib
cral prizes, and two bands will be en-
gagged, one of which, if it can be secured,
will be the greatest novelty band ever
heard in this section. There viii be
plenty of music, for in addition to the two
bands there Will be two orchestras, and it
is expected that drum corps viii be on
hand. Besides dancing in the pavilion
there viii be dancing on the grounds, a
temporary floor being laid for that pur-
pose. \ tea room and palm garden,
which are to be features of the pavilion
will be opened next week.
The afternoons big program viii start
at O'Clock. Gates to the park will be
opened at l o'clock
With the Community Service parade
and water sports in the morning the
celebration at the park in the afternoon
and the community fireworks display at
night, BrattlebOrO promises to be one Of
the lIvelieSt places in New England on
play at night will take place on one of
the small islands in Little river. just op-
posite the grandstand, from which an
excellent view may be had There will be
dancing in the pavilion in the evening as
well as in the afternoon
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-22
BILL GIVES WOMEN
INCREASED RIGHTS
English Measure Would Allow Women
to Prove Husbands Cruelty With
out Leaving Home

LONDON, June %. - Another step
has been taken in the direction of Sc.
curing for wives equality of treatment
with husbands so far as the law is con
cerned. The house of commons has given
second reading to the separation and
maintenance order biTl to give it its
cumbersome official title. 1t is designed
70 straighten some matrimonial tangles
and remove various matrimonial infelici-
ties which are largely attributed to the
fact that in many ways the law does
not treat the sexes alike.
As the law now stands. according (,
the sponsor for the bill. Sir Robert New.
man, wife who wishes to prove cruelty
against her husband has to leave home
first and she is torn between fear Of
him and fear of abandoning her children
in his charge
Under the provisions Of the bin a wife.
while still living with her husband wouI9
be able to take him to the police court
Tor 2 maintenance order, produce a let
ter from his employer, stating his earn
Ings, obtain ruling frcm the magis-
trate laying down the proportion Of the
wages 70 which she is entitled. and then
take the husband home again.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-22
ASSASSINATE FIELD
MARSHAL WILSON
Military Adviser of Ulster Shot Near
London Home-TwO AssaiIants
Under Arrest

LONDON, June % ASSOCIATED
Press)-Field Marshal Sir Henry
Hughes Wilson was shot and ia
tally wounded outside his house on
Eaton square, London, this after
noon. Two assailants of the field
marshal were arrested The field
marshal delivered a speech at the
Liverpool street station in the city
this morning in connection with the
unveiling of a war memorial. APP
parently he had just returned home
when the tragedy occurred.
A few months ago Field Marshal
Wilson accepted an appointment as
military adviser to the Ulster gov
ernment and made frequent trips to
Ulster He spent most of his time
in London, however, attending the
house of commons.
The death of Field Marshal Will
son was announced in the house of
commons by Austen Chamberlain,
the government leader, who moved
the adjournment of the house as
mark of mourning. Mr.. Chamber
lain stated that the field marshal's
house had been broken into by two
men who carried firearms and were
now in custody and that lie had been
shot dead
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-22
FOR
CURBING COURTS
Adopts Program Calling for Four Con
stituti0naI meBdments-Eleetion
of Officers Friday

CINCINNATI. June % fAssociated
Press) BY an overwhelming vote the
American federation of labor convention
today adopted a program centering
around four proposed constitutional
amendments, repeal of the Sherman anti
trust law and other legislation as the
means for curbing the courts on account
of decisions adverse to labor.
The program was drafted by a special
policy committee and accepted without
change by the convention.
The election of officers of the federation
was set for tomorrow morning and at
that time the seat for next years con
yentiOn also will be selected.
Houston, Tex, and Atlantic City, n
j., are the only cities that have submitted
invitations for the convention. which will
be held in October, 1923.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-22
NINETEEN KILLED IN WAR
BETWEEN UNION AND NON
UNION MINERS AT HERRLV
VERMONT MEN ON
r. r. COMMISSION
To Meet Other New EngIanders to
Study Consolidation of New Eng
land Railroads

MONTPELIER, June Ex-Governor
James Hartness has appointed the fol
lowing persons, who are members of the
commission of foreign and domestic re
lations to represent Vermont at any
meetings which may take place relative
to proposed consolidation of the rail
roads in the New England states James
f. Dewey of Quechee, Hugh j. NJ Jones
of Montpelier, Leonard F. Wing of Rut-
land, H. n. jackson of Burlington, and
Ralph NJ Buck of Richford This com
mission like the foreign and domestic
commerce commission serves without
compensation. The governors of other
states have appointed similar commits
sions J. Kent Hubbard, president Of
the Associated Industries of Connect
cut, is chairman of the commission from
Connecticut, while James J. Storrow is
chairman of the Massachusetts dele
cation. Other appointments will shortly
follow
The members of the Vermont commits
sion ask that those Nermonters who
have ideas relative to the proposed con
sOlidation or against the same, present
these in writing to the commission, in
order that when the commission meets
the similar commissions, probably
shortly III Boston. it viii be able to ad-
vance a general idea of what Vermont
has to saw on the matter. The members
also would like suggestions relative to
the mercer from the railroads of the
state. The Vermont commission with
81 her New England commissions win
shortly appear before the interstate
commerce commission relative to the
proposed merger.
Four plans are under consideration.
but the 50 called Ripley plan is the one
which the interstate commerce commits
sion apparently is following.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-22
LIZZIE" FORD
LANDS IN SWAMP
Raymond Wells of Green River Escapes
Injury when Car Goes Over Embank-
ment on Jacksonville Road

Raymond Wells of Green River had a
narrow escape from serious injury this
morning while on his way TO work
in Brattleboro, when his car skidded and
left the road, going over a 20-foot EN-
bankment and landing fright side up
with care in a swamp He was about
two miles from West Brattleboro on the
Jacksonville road when the accident oc-
Cured
Although Mr.. Wells was somewhat
shaken UP he was not injured and after
an examination the Ford was found to be
as sound as ever. He secured n pair of
horses and by careful manipulation Liz
2ie' was brought back on solid ground
again. She rambled right along and car
ried Wells to Brattleboro. where he is
employed by the Vermont Printing com
pany.