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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-08
DOES YOUR BACK ACHE?

It's usually a sign sick kidneys, es-
peciaIIy if the kidney action is disor'
dered. passages scanty or too frequent.
Don't wait for more serious troubles. Be
gin using Doan's Kidney Pills. Read
this Brattleboro testimony.
Holm Fenton, blacksmith, 16 Lawrence
St. Brattleboro, says: "Some time ago
strained my back from heavy lifting
and this affected my kidneys. The kid
new action was very free and was
Obliged to get up two or three times at
night to pass the "ecretions. The Sc
cretions were highly colored and very
painful in passage. | had distressing
pains above my kidneys and it was diff
fcult for me to do any heavy lifting for
the pains would shoot Up and down my
spine. | could hardly stand erect. Read
ing of Doans Kidney Pills, l decided tc
give them a trial. / got two boxes at the
Brattleboro Drug Co. and after / hat
used them for three days l commenced
to feel better When [ had finished tive
boxes | was completely over the trou
/ BILE. / have used Doan's since then wheI
4 had an attack of backache and one boz
relieved me-" (Statement given Novem
Der %, 1916.)
On June s, 1920, Mr.. Fenton added
Thine hasn't changed my high opinion
of Doan's | use them occasionally a
a kidney tonic and always get excellen
results. / am glad to renew my forme
statement
60c, at all dealers. -Milburl
Co, Mfrs, Buffalo, n. Y-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-08
Some See Progressive Development sim -
liar to 19tO-Wise Republicans Reai-
lied Oyerturn Was Coming In IOwa-
Political Pot B0ils. r.

BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial Despatch to The Reformer-)
CoDyright 1922
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-08
MAURICE DEWEY BADLY HURT
Auto Oyerturns While Riding Alone
Internal Injury Feared

MONTPELIER. June S.--Maurice
w. Dewey. an official of the National
Life Insurance Co, and former member
of the Republican state committee, was
seriously injured yesterday afternoon
whom his automobile overturned on Wat
erbury- Stowe road while he was return
ing alone from the annual trout diuner
of the Lake Mansfield club.
He was picked up by a passing auto
mobile and brought to his home here.
internal injuries are feared. He is grand
nephew of Admiral Dewey.
Only one man in 203 is over six feet
in height
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-19
LAWRENCE SAYS
u. S. FINANCES
SHY A BILLION
Harding Is Worried ;
May Attempt to
Sidefrack Bonus.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Copyright. 1922, by The Argus

Washington, D. c., April 49,
Government finances are in the
worst jam they have been since the
war. Secretary Mellon estimates
the total deficit for the fiscal year
beginning next July at nearly a
half billion dollars. Congress is
on the verge of passing a soldier
compensation bill as well as other
measures for rivers and harbors.
Nobody knows how much higher
the deficit may go, though officials
estimate that if the soldier bonus
bill should become law. the amount
Of the reficit may reach a billion
dollars.
President Harding is deeply con-
cerned over the situation He may
read a special message to congress
in an effort not only to secure
greater economies on existing ap-
preparation bills, but to head off
the soldier bonus. The action of
the senate Republican caucus in
voting to have a soldier bonus bill
passed at this session precipitates
the issue. No specific bill was ad-
vocated by the caucus and the res
olution can be interpreted, if the
Republicans choose, as a vote in
favor of a bonus bill with other
forms of compensation besides cash
or borrowing, such as land grants,
vocational aid, etc. The group in
the senate which favors the house
bill will not let that be the inter
probation without a vigorous fight
Before the climax comes, however,
several developments may be look
ed for, among them reiteration of
the governments financial situa-
ton in an address by the president
to the senate. Mr.. Harding knows
that if the house bill were to come
to a vote today it would be passed
by an overwhelming majority. The
swing in sentiment in the senate
toward passage Of a bonus bill with
money in it for the service man has
been gradual. Talk of burying the
bill in the senate has been swept
aside by the activity of the bonus
adherents who threaten to jam the
whole legislative program unless
they get a vote on the bonus. Once
the measure is up for vote there
will be few who will dare to go on
record against it.
Budget Won't Balance.
Under these circumstances, Mr..
Harding's only chance to prevent
the passage of the house bill or any
other measure which further de-
clines the treasury lies in the mes
sage setting forth the financial sit
uation explicitly 1t is feared this
may injure the chances of the Re
publican majority in the coming
elections because Mr.. Harding will
have to state publicly that the ad-
ministration faces a half billion
dollar deficit and that the economy
program started out SO auspicious-
Iy with Director Dawes has failed
to balance the budget for 1928.
Mr.. Mellon, however, has already
disclosed the painful facts so that
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-19
Rushing Tents to Bay Island
Refugees; Fear ItatstadatiOa of
Mercer County Farm Lands

other high places to take precau-
tions in case the water should rush
over the land. The heavy rainfall
has made many ponds in the dis
trict.
Rebuild Levees.
In the Union district, which ex-
tends three miles south from Cop
peras creek, all levees have been
rebuilt, and in the Bay Island dis
trict, in which is included New
Boston, the work which was done
last fall on the levees has put them
in good shape to withhold the wa
ter. But here, too, precaution is
being taken by farmers who are
storing their corn in hay mows or
on places where the flood cannot
reach it.
Taken as a whole, the levees are
in pretty good shape to check a
flood unless it rises to such a stage
that it cannot be protected.
Muscatine, Iowa, April ia
northwest wind which lashed the
Mississippi river into fury today,
threatened for the first time levees
protecting vast areas opposite this
city, inundated by the flood of two
years ago. Government leVees built
to withstand % feet of water are
being washed by waves which toss
ed over their tops in places this
morning.
The Muscatine Island levee, pro-
tecting thousands of acres which
were overfiowed to a depth of IL
feet in 1920, has been strengthened
and the only weak spot is near Port
Louisa, now the zone of activity.
Scores of workmen and teams are
being employed to elevate the bar
riel.
The overflow of Mad creek in the
east part of town has clased sew
eral streets. to traffic and may
shortly force the closing Of factor,
les in the district.
In the business area gasoline
pumps are drawing seepage water
from many stores and easements
With another foot OF water ex-
pected within As hours several
railway lines will be overfiowed-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-19
STAGE RIOT IN
CHICAGO JAIL
With Tin Cups by $50 Angry
Prisoners.

Chicago, April 19.-Solitary con-
finement imposed upon one of their
number angered $50 prisoners in
the county jail last night and re-
suited in a riotous demonstration
that guards had difficulty in ending.
Bunks were broken and guards
were pelted with tin cups as they
went about trying to quiet the pris-
oners.
Fearing that the demonstration
might be a part of an effort to ef-
feet a Jail delivery, armed guards
were posted about the building.
Hundreds of persons attracted by
the din surrounded the building.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-19
FRENCH SEE
MENACE In
TEuT MOVE
Demand for Discussion
Will Prove Mortal
Blow to Meet.

Paris. April 19.-CBy The Asso-
ciated Press 1.-The reparation
commission is to be asked to con-
slider whether the Russo-German
treaty signed at RapalIo on Sunday
violates the treaty of Versailles in
respect to the German owned prop
erty in Russia. This property,
under the Versailles pact IS
pledged to the commission for pay
ment Of reparations.
Genoa, April 19.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press. 1.-The expected Ger
man demand for discussion of her
case before a plenary session of the
economic conference will prove "a
moral blow" TO the conference, 1t
is declared in a French commique,
issued here today, dealing with the
Russo-German treaty and the atti-
tude of the allies in considering
Germany eliminated from further
discussions OF the Russian ques-
tion.
Nine Powers Protest
The commique says that for the
first time since the signing of the
treaty of Versailles the world sees
the names of the representatives of
nine powers making up an entente
affixed to a document which pro-
tests German conduct.
The commique insists that the
dragging of the controversy into
the full session of the conference
would bring about situation which
Europe wishes to avoid, namely,
the lining up of new political
groups, one against the other. It
refers to the signing of the Russo
German treaty as "a manifestation
of the Bismarckian spirit, which
caused the entente bloc imme-
diately to affirm its unity"
Rathenau Meets Lloyd George.
Genoa, April 19.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press. DIR. Walter Rath-
enau, the German foreign minister,
conferred with Prime Minister
Lloyd George, of Great Britain and
Foreign Minister Chitcherin Of RuS-
sia, today, regarding the barring of
the Germans from the Russian
commission of the conference. The
Germans will probably submit
formal reply tonight to the lllied
note on this subject.
Many other informal conferences
were held wit Illegal experts of the
various delegations in an effort to
bring out the exact scope of the en-
tente note.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-19
(Special to The Argus.l

Aledo, April 19.-With the steady
rising of the Mississippi river, fam
lilies in the Bay Island district
north of New Boston are abandon
ing their homes and are moving to
the higher lands along the bluff.
The sheriff's Office in Aledo is re-
ceiVing calls today for army tents
for the fleeing refugees. Practic-
ally all livestock in the bay dis
trict has been driven out. Much
doubt is being expressed as TO the
holding of the levee.
John woodward, one of the COM
missioners of the Bay Island dis
trict, stated last night that all was
being done that could be to
strengthen the weak points, and it
is now thought that nothing but
the wind whipping against the
leTee in unprotected spots will
cause a repetition of the flood of
two years ago. The most danger
GUS point is thought to be about
five miles north of New Boston,
where the white caps get a straight
shoot at the river levee. The Cop
peras creek levee which broke two
years ago is pronounced safe, al
though few are of the opinion
that there is danger there, because
of parts being unpacked. The cri-
sis is expected to reach that dis
trict some time tomorrow.
Many thousands of bushels of
grain in this district will be de-
stroyed if the levee breaks. Since
the danger became imminent the
pumps at the New Boston station
have been working day and night.
Lower End Farms Safe.
Drainage districts in the lower
end of Rock Island county, the
Union. New Boston and Muscatine
sections, are fairly well protected
against any dangerous flood. the
levees having been strengthened to
a point where it is believed they
will hold back the river unless an
unusually high stage occurs.
In the Drury drainage district.
which is low, the levees have been
put in good shape to withstand the
predicted flood. However, in order
TO forestall any possible difficulty.
the north end of the levee district
is being partially rebuilt. Resi-
dents in this community, however.
do not anticipate any trouble.
Surfte IN the ss41ners ar-., rfa acfng
their crops in the hay loft or in
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-19
LABOR SHORTAGE
IN CALUMET MILLS

Hammond, Ind. April 19.-Scarc-
ity of laborers in the steel mills
and big factories of the Calumet
region was indicated here today
for the first time since 1919. Help
wanted placards appeared on the
gates at a number of plants.
Return of foreigners to their
homelands during the recent in
dustrial depression and the mini
mum wage scales of % cents an
hour are given as causes for the
present shortage of laborers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-19
GRAND JURY TO
PROBE PEACOCK
FINANCE DEALS
Seek Indictment Man
Who tBorroued
a Million.

Chicago, April 19.-Financial op-
erations of Everett r. Peacock, 80
years old, who is alleged to have
obtained s1,OOO,000 by borrowing
from seven banks and by sales Of
stocks, will undergo the scrutiny
Of grand jury today. according to
plans of Assistant States Attorney
Edgar A Jones.
Dealings which Peacock is said
to have had with the Milwaukee
Irving State bank, of which he was
formerly president, resulted in a
bank has recouped in full.
Following questioning of Peacock
Mr. Jones announced that indict-
ments would be sought for Pea
cock. Harold W. Anderson. former
cashier Of the. bank, and Albert H.
Sporledder, also a former cashier
and at one time it's president.
Look For Missing Cash.
Another development of the
states attorneys investigation was
that the Everette r. Peacock Seed
company. which Peacock financed
with a capitalization OF $500, 900,
and used as security for his debts
and also to float a 100000 sale of
stock. was in the hands Of a re-
ceiver.
An attempt will be made today to
learn what has become of the mon
ey which Peacock is said to have
admitted he obtained from the Mil
waukee-Irving bank and from sew
en- other banks from which he de-
clares he obtained loans on account
OF his connection with the Milwau-
kee-Irving bank and his position a:
president OF the Peacock Seed com,
pany.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-19
OCEAN FLYERS
MEET DISASTER
Plane Is Damaged in Landing at
st. Paul Rocks; VIII Be Un-
able to Proceed to Brazil.

Rio Janeiro. April 19.-(By the
Associated Press-) - The Portu-
guese aviators, who were attempt
ing a flight from Portugal to Bra
zil, will be unable to proceed IN
their hydro-airplane from st. Paul
Rocks, a few hundred miles north
of their goal on the American con-
tinent, where they landed last
night, because of the damage to
their machine, according to a
Havas dispatch from Perrambuco
today.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-19
so HOMES, 5000 ACRES IN new FLOOD
IBEARDSTOWN IS
PREPARING FOR
FUTURE FLOODS
Plans Are Laid For
Building Giant
Sea WdU.

Beardstown, H.. April 19.-(By
the Associated Press. Gradual
isolation of the city OF Beardstown
was carried a step farther this
morning, when II was announced
that iall telephone communication
with sthe farm communities of
Schuyler and Brown counties bad
been cut off. Rail communica-
ton with these counties and the
country west and north was sus-
pended two days ago.
Water in Beardstown reached its
highest again today after receding
bit early yesterday, and then
! raising six inches. 1t measured
"a feet. and IL inches above low
water mark this morning.
Although wading so deep in wat
er, Beardstown today continued in
the role of big sister to other
flooded communities, providing the
supplies and other relief for the
Salvation Army to carry to the
flooded town of Browning nine
/
of Frederick, four miles distant.
Browning's 800 inhabitants are
the latest addition to the flooded
population along the Illinois. The
water there has covered nearly
half of the town, which lies be-
tween the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy tracks and the river bank
Power boats of the Salvation
Army are reported as providing
all the relief flood sufferers need
Offers of other organizations to
send in workers have been answer
ed with the word that the Salvation
Army is taking good care of the
situation.
Beerdstown, Ill, April 19.-Vic-
tins of the most disastrous flood
along the Illinois river since the
red men abandoned its banks to
the pioneer, Beardstown citizeus
today took the first steps toward
protecting themselves against fu-
ture floods.
Mayor Perry, encouraged By
leading merchants who were heavy
losers in the flood, called a meet
ing for next Monday to discuss
measures for flood prevention. ps,
Declaring that their prepared
ness campaign should start while
the city is still in the grip of the
flood, the mayor, who had the COM
mfttee behind him asserted that no
expense will be spared for future
protection.
Want Great LeVees.
| Tentative plans call for a high
sea wall along the river font with
sea wall along the river front with
city and pumping system to han
die seepage water.
| Several times in the past Boards
town has voted down proposals to
| erect better bulwarks against
flood water. An intense campaign
was waged in 1916 under the ad-
ministration of former Mayor M. H.
Harris, but the proposal for u
pumping system and better levees
was decisiYely defeated.
Beardstown has some consola-
tion, however, in rejecting upon
that election, because everybody
agree that the project planned il
1916 would have been insufficient
to meet the present flood. The first
rules for boat traffic on the food
ed streets of the city were formu-
| lated today by the city administra-
| ton for the purpose of protecting
property as far as possible.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-19
W. C. SOMMERS, 73,
SPRINGFIELD, DIES

Springfield, Ill, April 19-Wil-
liam C. Sommers, aged 73, local OPP
tician and 33rd degree Mason, was
found dead in bed this morning.
Mr.. Sommers was one of the most
prominent Masons in central Illi-
nois. He was a past grand high
priest for Illinois of the Royal
Arch chapter.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-19
THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and Thursday. Cold
er tonight with frost or freezing
temperature. Rising temperature
Thursday.
Highest temperature yesterday,
So; lowest last night, A.
Win velocity at Z a. NJ, is miles
per hour.
Precipitation, none.
12m. 7p.m. am.
yester. yester. today.
Dry bulb ......52 54 ~
Wet bulb ......42 46 Al
Rel. humidity ..42 80 90
River stage at a. m, 15.2, a
rise of s last "a hours.
Sunset today at GAS; sunrise tc-
morrow, Sis.
River forecast-The Mississippi
river from below Dubuque TO Mus
catine will continue to rise at the
present rate for the next two days,
and at a slower rate Saturday and
Sunday. The following stages are
indicated from the water now in
sight: Clinton, 1s0 by Saturday;
LeClaire 1870 by Saturday; Daven-
port, 10 by Saturday; Muscatinc,
$50 by Friday. The outlook is for
stages slightly higher than those of
the flood of 1920 in this district.
ANDREW HAMRICk.
Meteorologist.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-19
HARDING 0. KS
DRAINAGE BILL

Washington, April 19.-Approyal
of President Harding for the Nc
Nary bill providing for creation OF
a $3.50, ,000, 900 revolving fund to be
used for development of western
and southern reclamation and
drainage projects. was gwen today
10 a congressional delegation ShaE
called at the White house
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-19
FREE NEGRO IN
SHIELDS DEATH

Deland. Fla, April 19.-Pe,e
smith, negro. charged with murder
N N connection with the death oi
William A. Shields. formerly o.
Moline, ILL.,, was released from jail
sooay. the Volusca county grand
Jury reporting it could not find q
rue bill. Mrs. Alice (. Shields
sae widow, is under indictment for
murder in the first degree. as re-
eol OF her husbands death.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-19
z CHILDREN
DIE IN FIRE
At CLINTON
335 Are Periled as School
Burns; Small Girls
Victims.

Clinton, Iowa, April 19.-
From beneath tons of debris,
firemen and other workers
about 2 o'clock this afternoon
removed the body of six-year-
old Maxine Fife, believed TO
be the only child killed, when
the chimney of the Irving
school iIdIn crashed
through the center of the
structure shortly before noon
today.
Clinton, Iowa, April 19.-Several
children we're injured. some pos
sibly fatally. when the chimney Of
the Irving school collapsed this
morning. A fire broke out imme'
diately, famed by high winds and
it is feared that some of the chill.
dren are buried in the ruins.
OF the approximately 335 chill
dren in the Irving school at 11:4i
o'clock today, it is believed now
that all but two escaped. At
O'Clock the fire department, street
department, school employees and
hundreds of citizens are searching
the ruins for Maxine Fife, who was
waiting in the hall for her little
sister.
One Injured.
Marvin Hill, son of Mr and Mrs
Frank Hill, was removed and taken
to the Jane Lamb hospital. where
1t is said he has an injured heat
and bruises about the body.
When the chimney fell the firt
alarm was sounded and the chill
Dr.. marched down ahe FIRE escap,
in orderly fashion.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-19
QUITS GO- AT 81.

Chicago, April 1s.-After GO
years service with the Chicago.
Burlington & Quincy railroad.
frank Knight ivtced n TIE ego
OF 81 years
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-19
BIG LEVEE
BREAKS AT
MEREDOSIA
All Residents and Live:
stock Escape Rushing
Waters.

MeredOsia, ILL., April f9.-
(By the Associated PreSs)-
The Ievee of the MeredOsia
Lake drainage district broke
this afternoon, flooding 5000
acres of wheat lands and the
homes of more than fifty fami.
lies.
All residents Of the district
with their livestock are said 10
have escaped before the leVee
broke.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-19

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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-09-28

| of the Missatibi. | thought that. even
If you lost, you'd have your house
here, and your forty thousand, and
you'd feel-that you'd done what Joe
would have wanted. AS your executor
| say, sell out to Phayre before it's
too late. At least-at least"
He could get no further. Kitty looked
up into his face. "Will, l know how
you feel" she said softly. I'm so
sorry. I've done what you wanted,
VIII. But 1 haven't done it for Joe.
I've done it for you. Will, you've
made your own obstacles. You've
never understood me. It's you l want
to help; it's you l want my money
for, Will"
Afterward Wilton could not imagine
how he had found strength to resist
her. With Molly lost, Jim Belts him
self counseling surrender, and Kitty
caring nothing for the line, why did
he not let it go? In that black hour
the temptation of her presence, the
human love that was his for the TAX
ing, screamed their weak counsel in
his ears.
1t may have been the fiber of Puritan
ancestors, or simply the Unborn instinct
to fight to the end, that gave him his
strength. But he did not know how
he left her till he found himself in the
street.
He went to the bank, the last place,
and the last, hopeless effort, fore
doomed to failure. He went into
Phayre's Office.
Good morning, Mr.. Carruthers,"
said the president "What can do for
your"
"Big Muskeg's bridged," said Will
ton. THAT should send up the value of
the shares. | suggest that you renew
Mr.. Bostocks loan when it falls due"
"My dear Mr.. Carruthers, that's a
queer proposition to make to me! !"
said Phayre. you're not a simple
ton. Need I say anything moreE
you know the collateral is good"
Good? It's splendid! l only wish
all our paper was as reliable"
"Well? Other banks may think the
same"
But they won't" said Phayre, smil-
ing. an ten years, when those wheat
lands are in bearing, this will be the
newest granary of Canada. Only,
they don't know it,"
"How do you know it, then"
Phayre chuckled and began to drum
his fingers on the desk.
you pledged your word to the di-
rectors," he answered. "Of course,
there were rumors of it before. But
your word is good enough for me, Mr..
Carruthers. I'm booster for Clayton.
l believe in those wheat fields-and
I'm going to have them. Better throw
up your job, Carruthers, and take one
with us. What do you say?"
I'm going back to work for you and
Mr.. Bowyer right away" said Wilton.
AT least I guess it looks like coming
to that. But I've got my job to finish
and I'm going to do it,"