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The Washington times., 1922-12-24
Miss
'Vsra Feathsrly,
One Of the
Young and Really
Pretty New
"Follias" Girls.

, hundred dollars, or two hundred dollars, q
misunderstanding on how far the gold digger
thinks she can go---her mothers diamond ring will
be sold for charges. Or he will he told that the
cruel manager Of the hotel at which tho little gold
digger lives is about to turn her out into the street.
minus her baggage and clothes.
l have known chorus girls of this type to pretend
that they must have an immediate operation for
appendicitis, any other convenient malady that
might require an expensive operation. The only
operation, of course, is performed the JOhnny's
pocketbook. This extreme measure s called the
crush act"
Naturally, after the Johnny has submitted to
dozen of these touches he feels that the girl under
The Washington times., 1922-12-24
HOW THE YOUNG MLIoNAREs $4,000 BLACK

THE ysuss milisnsirs had beautiful black pearl
ks finger that he centre Of intsrses thss hs
essatsd himsslf. Word 6tsd shout the that the
gem vas wsvsh $4,000. The eherus lsdiss Suffered
arsund the uasuspseias chap and Of the shsw girls
hssssd him let her "wsar II just for moment for
gssd luck"
The Washington times., 1922-12-24

bile rides with etrange men,
and deliberately walk into a
hundred. other compromising
situations, Quite deliberately
they will encourage their es-
corts In a thousand ian,diart-
ties, They pull these eager
young men around by the
nose for days sometimes be-
fore they realize they are
being fieeced
A favorite trick is to steer
him into a dry, goods store and
make him purchase all the in
innate silken undergarments,
negligees and the like that he
can be induced to buy. On
Broadway there are several
shops that remain open. until
long past midnight just for
this class of trade. II the OPP
portunity affords, the victim
Is marched into the more ex-
elusive dress salons and made
to buy a few $500 gowns.
Frequently he Is shown a
fake pawn ticket and weep
ingly told that II his pretty
LITTLE comma ntOn dOoa not raise
The Washington times., 1922-12-24

0Ssddsaly the shts est, and from he medley OF
little shouts piercing est asd the girl
who hsd beggsd for The jewel just for minute screamed
that had wrsnchsd frss her 6nssv OF eourss
net accident that thess lights went estner was
suvpviss snybsdy but The Of ths jewel thss
ssmsshiag had happsnsd 10 the pearl.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06
when April Brings the vioIets.

When April brings the violets
Tos clethe the graves OF. old regrets.
And her green seal serenely sets
On Natures book.
When hopes too bright for tongue to
tell so
When Joys delights unspeakable, -a.s
We feel within us sink and swell
At every look
No longer Duty goads and spurs
Youth claims us once again as hers,
We hear her myriad messengers
To sing and soar;
The thrush the sparrow and the wren
Delight our senses once again ~
Aud thrills that mock at tongue or pen
Are ours once more!
When April brings the violets
And with her tender tear-tall vets
The shy young grass that man forgets
The soft young grass.
And clouds that tarry overhead
Like mirages of cities dead
Resplendent in their gold and red
Arise and pass
A mystic charm, a secret spell,
A mystery intangible
4 marvel and a miracle
Spans all the earth;
And dreams and visions that of yore
Went out by disappointment s door
As we recall them, come once more
Gas In strange re-birthl
Arthur Goodenough.
West Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06

Thomas Doyle is confined to his home
by illness and is under the care of DR.
G.. Il. Hunter.
Miss Della Smith, who has been i'll
several weeks, is improving and is about
the house a part of the time
The continued rain for the past two
days has brought MILESTONE brook up
higher than it had been for some time.
Michael Jancewicz was discharged
today from the Melrose hospital where
he had been 10 days for medical treat
ment, and went to his home in Bellows
Falls.
Miss Maxine SteIlman is expected to
return today from Syracuse, n. Y, where
she has been spending the weeks vaca-
ton with her uncle and aunt Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Stellman.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Helyar and four
children of New Jersey came Thursday
night to visit her mother, Mrs Helen
Miller. Mrs. Helyar and children will
remain here some time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06
TWO SEAPLANE DEATHS.
Machines Collide and Operators Drown
in Potomac River.

WASHINGTON, May 6.-Lieut. Har-
old f. Selden of this city and Ensign
Miller of the bureau of aeronautics were
drowned in the Potomac river late yester-
day when the naval seaplane was in
collision with one piloted by Lieut.
Comdr. c. Y. johnson, in command of
the Anacostia naval air station, and his
mechanician, c. w. Jacobs. The last
two escaped uninjured
Lieut. Selden was said to have been
trying out a new propeller and was about
500 feet up when the collision occurred.
His seaplane fell into the river, just be
low the naval air station. while that of
Comdr. Johnson flew off but made a
forced landing in the river and was
wrecked. Both Johnson and Jacobs
were nicked I'D by rescue boats.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06

BRATTLEBOR0 LOCAL

The Mary Geddis class of the Metho-
dist church Will meet at 80 o clock
Monday evening with Mrs ID. H. Fraser
of Canal street.
The Joel NJ. Stearns Co. of Greenfield,
Mass, has registered with the secretary
Of state to do business at Brattleboro as
a foreign corporation. The concern deals
in general retail hardware. nm, -
Twenty -three Wesleyan university stu
dents including the baseball and tennis
teams We're guests at the Brooks House
last night on their way to Hanover, n.
H., where they meet Dartmouth this
afternoon.
The funeral of Jakob Kempf was held
yesterday afternoon at ? o'clock in his
late home on South Main street. Rev.
T.. Z. Wood, pastor of the First Uni
versalist church, oficiated. The bear
ers were Charles Ebbighausen, Antoine
Geiger, Gilbert Pollica and Carl Schor-
ling. The burial took place in Morning
ide cemetery.
The automobile operating license of
William Newton OF Brattleboro, who
was convicted in Montpelier city court
of operating an automobile while under
the influence of intoxicating liquor, has
been revoked by Secretary of State
Harry A. Black, and will not be rein
stated for at least year. The date OF
revocation is May 2 Newton ran his
car into building occupied by the Sabir
shops on the Berlin side of the river
last Saturday.
Dedication services for the pipe organ
recently installed in the Swedish Lu
/ theran church will be held next Wednes
! day and Thursday evenings at s o'clock
! The services Wednesday evening will b.
conducted in Swedish by DIR. Hagglund
! New England Conference president. Or
! Thursday evening a dedication concer
will be given by Prof. Fritz Hartz o
! Worcester, Mass, who will render al
I English program. Everyone will be wei
| come at these gatherings.
Ladies' Aid of the NJ f. church vii
| hold a rummage sale Saturday, May is
Barber block, formerly Scovelfs Restau
/ rant o.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06

As it is usually not practical to use
enough bedding to absorb all liquids,
cistern. should be built near the pit to
hold the unabsorbed portion. For the
cistern and pit floor use concrete mixed
in the proportion Of one sack Of portland
cement to two cubic feet of sand and
three cubic feet of pebbles. The proper
ton for the walls should be f:215:4. The
walls of the pit should be built first.
When the floor is placed one-half inch
space should be left around the edge
which is later filled with tar to make
watertight joint. For ten cows a pit 1 feet
long by 10 feet wide and feet deep is large
enough. For 20 cows the pit should be
IA feet iehg BY 2 divide and 4 ifeet deep:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06
NEW FINGERPRrNT SYSTEM.
Devised by San Quentin LITER for Use
i'm Business.

SAN QUENTIN, May Ga finger
establishments and all other places
where personal identification is neces-
sary has been devised by life term
prisoner here and is being studied by
experts throughout the country. The
system calls for but single print and
greatly simplifes the present fingerprint
processes employed by police depart
ments.
The prisoner 5 plan has been approved
by Chief of Police August Nollmer OF
Berkeley, an outstanding fingernrint eX-
pert. Patents have been applied for il
Canada, England, Australia, New Yea
land and South Africa. The prisoner
worked for Is months on the new sys-
tenn before perfecting it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06

more than S24 900, 600 a year in fertilizing
elements of farm manure. This loss comes
from the failure to save the liquid content;
uncontrolled fermentation of the manure;
and leaching,or the washing out of soluble
plant food. Pound for pound the liquid
content is worth more than the solids and
the greatest single item of loss IS the
liquid content Where the manure is
thrown outside the barn, with no protec-
ton, the liquid content soaks into the
ground, the plant food is washed out by
the rain, and uncontrolled fermentation
largely destroys the value of the remainder.
The New Jersey Agricultural Experiment
Station found in a test case, that over half
of Fisllsfg -sstiaessAof barnyafd
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06
GASOLINE BILL $780, 900.
Connecticut Automobile Owners Spend
That Sum in Six Months.

HARTFORD, Conn, May 6.-Auto-
mobile owners in this state spent ST.
100000 for gasoline in the past six
months, according to figures given out by
the motor vehicle department These
figures cover the winter months of mini
mum useage upon which it is estimated
that the expenditure for gasoline during
the summer months will bring the year S
total up to $20,00O,000.
If this estimate is correct, the state
will collect in gasoline taxes nearly
100000 at a one-cent-a-gallon tax rate.
The amount that state gasoline con-
sumers spend in the year is nearly equiv
alent to the operating expenses of thC
entire state government for a two-year
period
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06
MAIL IMPROVEMENT
BEING SUGGESTED
Steeners0n Would Remove
Limit On Rural
Routes
COULD REACH MANY .
THOUSAND FAMILIES
Thinks Postal Savings Can Be In
creased by MilliOns-WOnld Raise In
terest Rate and Double Maximum for
DepOsits-Investigati Costs.

WASHINGTON, May 6.-Congress
country. be efficient, that its personnel be
contented and that the service be self
supporting so that ''it will not be bur
den to the taxpayers" declared Repre-
sentative Stevenson, of Minnesota.
chairman of the house post office. COM
mittee, in a communication to Postmas-
ter-General Work who had asked the
chairman's opinion as to how best the
servicesmight be improved.
Representative Steenerson- asserted
that congress, was. prosecuting through
efficiency engineers and postal experts
an intensified study of postal conditions
in the large cities, and had made recon-
mendatiOns to the post office department
which have been put into effect for bet
ter sanitation and better working quar-.
tiers for employees. The joint postal COM
mission has recommended, he said, that
mail matter be handled with more speed
in New York BY sre-estabKshing sea post
service and harbor-boat service. An in
quiry is now being made by the COM
mission, he declared, into the cost of
handling different classes of mail and the
revenue from each, so as to enable the
department to locate losses and so adj
just the service and EXPENSES as to have
balanced postal budget.
Many important measures for the i'm
provement of the postal system are now
before congress, Mr.. STEVENSON said,
among which he added might be men
toned a bill to amend laws relating TO
the postal savings system by raising the
interest rate from two to three per cent
and increasing the maximum. deposits
from 50 800 to $4,000.
This measure, it is believed, Mr..
Stevenson said, will bring hundreds
Of millions of dollars out of boarding and
stimulate business throughout the coun-
try"
There is also pending before congress,
he explained a bill repeating the limit
alton Of the length of rural routes to ?
miles, which, it was said, would if en-
acted extend rural delivery to many
thousands of families now denied such
services a bilr authorizing contract air
mail service, which will expedite the
mails and encourage commercial avia-
ton without expense to the govern
mentm@
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06
From Late Edition Yesterday
TO SERVE
TERM IN PRISON
Pleads Guilty to Charge of Statutory
Rape After Girl Testifes-FOr-
merIy Worked in Putney.

In Windham county court at Newfane
this forenoon Ray Jeffrey of Fitch
burg, Mass, formerly might fireman at the
Robertson paper mill in Putney,
pleaded guilty to, the charge of statutory
rape. Judge Stanley G. Wilson sen
fenced him to serve not less than two
years nor more than six years at; hard
labor in the state prison at Windsor.
Jeffrey, who is married, was; arrested
in Fitchburg last Saturday and Sheriff
Frank L. Wellman went there after him.
On being arraigned by States Attorney
Harold E. Whitney the respondent
pleaded not guilty.
The state called Hattie s. Merton, a
Putney girl 10 years old, who told of re-
lations with Jeffrey last August and in
April of this year.
After a conference with Attorney E. w.
Gibson, his counsel, this forenoon jeffrey
withdrew his plea of not guilty and en-
tered a plea of guilty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06
WEST BRATTLEBORO
Over 100 at Automobile Party.

\ community party, with over 100
present, was given last evening in Acad-
efh{yy hail, The 8ffHir TOOK the fornt of
an automobile party WITH f. X. Brown,
executive director of the Community
Service, as traffic officer. dressed in ap-
propriate costume. As each person en-
tered the hall, he was given an auto
mobile number and name of a make of
automobile. there being a place reserved
for each kind of ear to park during the
evening.
At the service station, refreshments
were served Those needing gas were
directed to the punch bowl. Those need
ing tires found them to be doughnuts,
and so on During the evening Linz
Thayer rendered solo, The Ford Ram
bled Right Along, and received hearty
applause. The party was a decided sue
cess.
Mr. Brown was assisted by a commit
tee consisting of the teachers at tn
school, Miss Bailey, Miss French, Mis-,
Cutter and Miss Bucklin, also Mrs. ]
L. Stockwell. Mrs. G. Il. Hunter, Mrs
f. A. Knight. Mrs. w. f. Bartlett, Mrs
r. S. Miller, Mrs. W. VI. Robbins, ant
Mrs l.. W. Jackman.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06
MANURE VALUES

a proper pit this valuable part of the ma
nure is.saved, and may be kept indefinitely
Concrete pits will not leak. A simple
be built like a shallow enclosure alongside
the barn, located so that it is easy to
throw manure out of the barn windows
into the pit, and likewise easy to load
from the pit into the manure spreader.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06

stations and agricultural colleges, the
enormity of this loss has been definitely
established, and lack of information is no
longer a valid excuse for farmer losing
large sums of money on his manure. ...
The Indiana Agricultural Experiment
Station estimates that one-third of all
manure is wasted In the opinion of this
institution Indiana farmers alone lose
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06
Effect of Color.

If a color is to be introduced into
room by means of colored shades or
lamps, the color scheme of the room
must be considered. Lighting effects
should ptt be in pure colors. Tints
Of rose or buff add something pleasing
to the complexion while red. orange
or bright yellow do away with the
flesh tints of the face.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06

III q II u 1 Z > iSdh-
proof pits are a
n c c e ssity. FIRE.
quently farm work
makes it imPos-
sible to haul ma
nure out or { the
field daily so such
a pit is required
to properly store
it. If thrown on
the ground, the
liquid content is
lost. but If kept in
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06

h a 5 n o t b e en-
aware of it be-
cause he was not
thoroughly con-
versant swith the
fertilizing value of
manure, and con-
sequently did not
take the proper
preca utions to
conserve it. But
t h gh t h e
work of agricul-
fural eyDeriu1P0t
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06
Ancient sunerstltlon.

The ancient Egyptians believed that
epidernlcs were brought by flying SER
penis. In CONSCIENCE they paid great
homa geAsazkhezlht bird Ehi4t gaEsa
useful service by destroying snakes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06

1t certainly seems very meet and
proper that a state with so feminine a
name as Minnesota should have women
mayors in three of its cities.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06
KEEPING FARMS FERTILE
By w. C. KAISER
Agricultural Engineer

THE loss of fertilizing elements in barn
Il yard manure amounts to millions of
dollars every year on American farms.
This is a direct loss, suffered by the indi-
vidual farmer, although in many cases he
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06

Some day a vaudeville actor will come
along and make a IRENE ndous hit with
a poor monOlOgue merely because there
is in it not a single prohibition joke.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06

manure was lost by exposure, while in
Maryland test of eighty tons of manure
showed a loss of two-thirds of its value
in one year.
To give proper. protection to barnyard
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06

Jacksonville: Our daily mail stage
east from this place has not lost a single
trip the past winter, which indicates a
commendable degree of energy and per.
severance on the part of the proprietor
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06

Jamaica: The ball players of this
vicinity have organized themselves into
an association with Major William H.
H. Holton as president, under the name
of the Union Baseball club The club
already numbers 40 members, some of
whom are first class players.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06
GUILFORD.

The Ladies' society will meet Thurs
day, May IL, with Mrs. Christopher Sor-
enSOn.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06
VERMONT NEWS. !

Andrew f. Martin. for rs years con-
nectedE with the EqI1inex House in Mans
chester and manager for number Of
years. has resigned. T. j Carroll, for
10 years head clerk at the house, has
resigned also.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06

At the Baptist church last Sabbath
there were eight additional baptisms
making the whole number received into
ming of the present revival, sixty-five.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06

longing to the railroad destroyed last
week by fires originating from sparks
from locomotives.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06
HIGDON OUT OF RACE.
Withdraws from Missouri Democratic
Fight on Advice of Wilson.


ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 6.-John c.
Higdon yesterday announced his with
drawal as a possible candidate for the
Democratic nominationefor United States
senator in opposition TO Senator James
A. Reed HigdOn acted on the advice
of former President Wilson as revealed
in a letter few days ago suggesting
that Higdon should not "complieate" the
Missouri political situation by entering
the race.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06

Of the total number of l,277 characters
in Shakespeare 5 plays, l57 are females.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06

making the whole number received into
the church by baptism since the begin
ming of the present revival, sixty-five.
-
Fifty tons of maple sugar have been
forwarded to market through the ex-
press office in this place thus far this
season, against 100 tons last spring.
There is probably more to come vet
from some of the back towns.
Clean up your premises! If you
haven t already attended to the matter.
do so at once. The indications are that
the season will be an unhealthy one and
every possible precautiOn should be
taken to prevent the air from becoming
impregnated with the seeds of disease
and death.
Now then for trout fishing The
law lets up on this sport from May
l to August Is, but it may be well to
remember that the law does not make
it obligatory for the fish to bite even at
this period. Better, for profit, read Is
aac Walton in the back yard and cast
your line ''where the woodbine twin
etk. - AT least we hope that everybody
else won t go until we have had a
CHARGE.
The Republican caucus held Monday
evening to elect delegates to the Bellows
Falls convention, may have been CON
sidered "'cut and dried'' affair, but
it could hardly be considered ''packed.
At least the packing was remark
ably thin, but half a dozen individuals
having been in attendance. Kittredge
Haskins, Jacob Estey and Francis Good
hue were the delegates chosen.
-
The attendance at the Baptist Sab
bath school is becoming larger than the
vestry will accommodate. There were
81 members present last Sabbath and
committee was chosen to decide on
the best way of meeting the difficulty
A relief committee was chosen consist
ing sof Mrs. George Higley, Mrs. L. X
Fuller and Mrs II. p Greene. whose
duty it is to see that children desiring
to attend shall be furnished with cloth
ing.
Old Wantastiquet mountain was the
scene of a grand display of fireworks on
Friday and Saturday evenings of last
week Fire was observed on the east
side of the mountain Thursday, but not
until the next day did it exhibit alarm
ing proportions. A large gang of men
from the asylum, worked all Friday night
fighting it with only partial Success. ON
Saturday it gained on them and burned
steadily all day, at night presenting to
the villagers a magnificent spectacle OF
line of fire a mile in length. By Sun
day morning it had either burned itself
out or been extinguished. The tract
1 burned over is estimated at about 1000
acres. Some 400 cords of wood belong
/ ing to the WOOdstock-Ninton estate
We're destroyed as we'll as a considerable
! quantity owned by the Asylum.
/ Vernon: About 30 acres of land were
/ burned over and 20 cords of wood be
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06

Hinsdale Robertson g. Son are build
ing their new paper mill. The frame is
already up. 1t joins on the north side
the. one now in operation and extends
50 feet toward the road They hope to
have is open about the first of June.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06

Howe IS great London circus and Sang
err English menagerie are on the way
to Brattleboro. The day of their ar
rival viii be announced later.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06

Fifty tons of maple sugar have been
forwarded to market through the ex.
press office in this place thus far this
season, against 100 tons last spring
There is probably more to come yet
from some of the back towns.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06
so Years Ago
Happenings of April, 1872,
Taken from the Files of
The Phoenix.

The estate of the late George G. Hall
is estn.,bsed at about 100000. ..4
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06

\ silk American flag and standard,
about FIVE feet high, was presented to
Washington county court this week by
Brooks Relief corps, G. \. r. The pre-
sentation follows the policy of the corps
to see that all public buildings are
equipped with the Stars and Stripes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-06

Faazners in this vicinity are just be-
ginning TO pillow and plant More acres
will be devoted to tobacco in our river
towns this season than ever before.