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Evening journal., 1922-02-27

More than half the people in the
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prevent this possibility. ADV.
Evening journal., 1922-02-27

and Dukes are endeavoring to learn
to whom the automobile belonged.
The Washington times., 1922-06-25
CAPITAL BOASTS IT
A REAL ESTATE
. CURB MARKET

THOUGH It is not generally
known, Washington has m
active real estate curb market. Il
is composed of a bunch Of young
free lances in the game and
whether down and out or riding
on the topmost wave Of prosper.
ity. they are always dressed in
the latest fashion and greet the
world with smiling faces.
They have no offices. Their
headquarters are the streets in,
I the heart of the business district.
Here they assemble each morning,
about 10 o'clock to find out what
each other have, to offer In the
way Of an exchange. what they
are in the market for and what
kind Of q bargain they can offer
to q ready buyer. 2sa "a
The lists are exchanged and
then the curb brokers hustle
around to rthe different real
estate offices in an effort to
) locate q piece OF property that
will suit one Of the> number, or
to sell or exchange some remark.
able bargain. ID"
For the past year or 90 busi-
ness has not been so good with
the boys on the curb. Practically
all of the real estate business
has been handled by the big estab.
lished brokers. These have been
lean days for the outside man
and sometimes they 90 months
without making . single deal.
When one Of them does pull off
something big. however, he Is
always ready to share his good
fortune with the others. =.
Their credit 10 good at. the
banks and they guard Il jsalously.
No personal adversely can compel
them to sign a note unless they
see the way plainly clear for It's
payment. They are q happy go
lucky bunch and love to sit down
and tell each other Of the wonder.
ful big, deal they came "just
within an ace Of pulling off yes.
terday." Now and then misfortune
sticks too long and one Of the
curb brokers deserts the bunch
and gets a job as salesman with
an established firm. He is never
satisfied with It, however. and II is
not long until he 10 back on the
curb. offering to sell house and
lot worth every bit Of $4,000
for the measly little sum Of 81.
500.
The Washington times., 1922-06-25

principals IN this country 90
dancing around with their stu
dents and making play house
Of school house7 L. this prep
are ton for life? Is this educa-
tion? ..
Honestly, I have sat at my
desk since last September, pity
ing the poor children for the
summer In which their time has
been wasted under Mr.. Cox's
niethodsr' ~.
But, take II from them, the chil.
dren and Il seems odds to 20 desis.
nate this virile group Of insurgents
do not feel themselves objects Of
pity. The fact Ia that they rather
seem to pity the poor teachersi
THAT BoUD0IR FARCE.
Then. while the townsfoik were
gaspins. came news that the west
port High School students werc
planning to stage . naughty little
bedroom comedy under the title,
"The Little Co-Dd,- and the con.
ssrvativs element charged into
print with protests.
Principal Coz announced that the
drama had received his sanction.
The two remaining members Of the
depleted school COMMITTEES con-
sidsred It and considered II and con.
sidered II and then gave approval
Lillian Hawes, Of the fiapper
flock. played the heroine and Law.
ton Mosher the youthful hero. The
plet called fog the Isiri b oiimb
The Washington times., 1922-06-25

through the window Of dormitory
after hours and suddenly discover
that Il was q boys room and that
the boy was preparing to go to
bed. She hides and is discovered.
much to, her embarrassment and
explanations follow. with, q tinge
OF romance.
Every seat In the house could
have been sold ten times for the
show, and the conservatives and
radicals alike thronged the town
hall. And Miss Hawes cried, be-
fore the show:
y 'They make mo tired. I guess
I'm as fussy about my reputation
40 any woman, young or old. in the
town. These old narrow grundies
make me weary. II this show was
wrong. wouldn't be in It."
But the show was n sweeping
success, and the flappers went
through II with dslicacy and abah.
don and really turned the tables on
those who had COMB to criticise.
But there's talk Of board of cen.
sors In town, just the same. lest
the youngsters 60 too far IN their
innocence or whatever you want to
call II.
ANOTHER OUTBREAK.
And over in Winchester, not
twenty miles away. a ta,tle even
more bitter is brewing. The school
hoard has sent an ultimatum that
PRINCIPAL Edward y. Thompson
The Washington times., 1922-06-25
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DEFIEs THE REBELS

DEFIES THE REBELS!
John A. Fauscy, superintendent
Of schools at Wlnchester, is the
storm center Of another cduca-
tional revolt that threatens the
peace Of that martial towni
school and Cox buttons revived
from the last Presidential cam
paign are displayed on boys la
pels and girls gowns, and the
lack Of a button has led to many
q battle already!
THE LAST SHOT.
Mr.. Harris 10 seeking another
Job now and Miss Chase, who stili
ciines to her contract az assist
ant principal. but doesn't quite
know what to DO with II, ID In de-
spair over tho new order Of
things. Her last quoted state
mont was this.
"of course. the children are
wild about Mr.. Coz. but why
shouldn't 'thsz bsf How many
The Washington times., 1922-06-25
Insurance Is Made
PAYABLE to College

NASHVILLE. Tenn, June a.
Fifty members Of the class of 1922
at George Peabody College have
taken out life insurance policies
for 81. 900 each with the college as
beneficiary. gs..., ..
It Is specified that the income
from the fund sought to be created
shall be used for student loans.
scholarships and feifowships a.
rapidly as II becomes available.
The Washington times., 1922-06-25
FLAPPERS I'm BAY STATE TOWN in REVOLT, SEIZE HIGH SC
DEFY EDUCATIONAL OFFICIALS AND RENST THEIR PRR

must yacsts by June -, inmedi- I.
ateiy after the sraduatson exer-l
cises. and the pupils have issued an
ultimatum that II this command d
not rescindsd there wfll bs no com
exercises.
Superintendent John =. Fansey
is the leader Of the element op-
posed to the principal. and the
Tapping fsnfnists have made .
direct drive on me superintendent.
Whereas. he has advanced the de-
nand for Thompson's removal.
the baby Bolshevists'' have coun-
tered with . demand that he be
fired himself. and with the de-
inand. has gone the threat Of .
strike, Facing this. the school
authorities capituiated to the ex-
tent OF explaining that Mr.. Thomp-
son was not 70 bs suspended. but
merely reduced to subordinate
position.
No specific charges were filed
against him. and the students re-
fused 70 aoospt any oonpromisA
Only the personal exhortation u
Mr.. Thompson to the school pre-
vented . wallkout, but It has been
made clear that the majority. the
great majority. Of the student
body are prepared for drastic
action on commencement day
and the education authorities Of
the town are not prepared.
The Washington times., 1922-06-25
American Beauty
of Future Seen -, =
by Noted Artist
LONDON, juno -.

LONDON, juno -. r.
ssCHE viii have brown hair.
~ warm brown with giints
OF bronze and copper In H.
chestnut brown. Her eyes win
be hazel. merry eyes with tints
OF the same warm brown.
'Her complexion will Be
neither fair nor. olive. yet .
little OF both. and II win carry
It's own crimson or scarlet
high lights OF health. Her fig-,
ure win be almost boyish. Ut
tie willowy, athletic by reason
OF exercise In the great. out,
doors she 90 loves" sH
'Thst is how I Sisusiise the
American beauty OF the fu-
ture," says u. O. Hoppe. the
artist photosrapher.
The Washington times., 1922-06-25

causes begin to report again for
duty. s.a s.
The striking students gave UP
their desks on the dais with re-
luctance and the returning teach,
ers today are feeling they are per
mitted to teach largely on the suf-
ferance of their erstwhile chlrses.
RADICALISM vs. RADICALlSM.
But with q depleted teaching
force and discipline In n highly
nervous state, many Of the staid
citizens of the town are clamoring
for some sort OF physical means to
cope with another outbreak. They
are demanding everything from
militia to tanks, and the fewer
children they possess the larger 10
the volume of their indignation.
It's downright anarchy, they rise
to make plain. unaduiterated Boil.
shevlsm and all the rest Of II, with
seif-taught schools, and the flout-
ing Of authority go and the
flappers jubilantly laugh at them!
But there will be action on this
issue next election. that much Is
certain. though the form It will
assume Is still underlined.
Another phase OF the rebellion
Is still seething. The Burt resig-
nation and the Cox reinstatement
have ripped the social fabric Of
the community In halves. and
with q little aristocracy divided
against itself. the weather prom
ises TO be warm 70 the degree Of
torridity this summer and further.
But IN the meantime. . nag Of
blue with the name of Cox IN
sold has bssn draped across, ths
The Washington times., 1922-06-25


Keep one after school. You'd be
surprised how quick and intelligent
they are. especially the girls. Did
I have to use the rattan7 Oh, no.
"I threw the rattan away. II II
had been necessary to punish
child I would have sent HIM to
Mr.. Cox. who. as you may have
heard. is our principal ...
When Miss McComber. resigned.
heard Of the Juvenile proceedings,
she exclaimed:
This is q disgrace. A disgrace
to the fair name Of our town. Hut
II the people Of westport want un-
disciplined children running the
school system I suppose II Is their
business. Certainly I will not be .
party to t." . +" - 'II
GIRLS KEEP CONTROL. ...
But next day Doris Wilcox. six
teen and seifassertive. took over
the classes OF Miss Theda M. Pease.
who reported Ill. and John Ros-
from, fifteen. took over the geom-
etry teachers work without visi-
bic effort When Miss Chase. one
of the storm centers Of the old
regime. was asked to comment on
the situation she cried:
''oh. I'm all In. I can't say any
thing"
But the tears IN her eyes as she
slammed the door told ths story
more eloauently than words. with
the coxites absolutely In control.
rssisnsNons came to be reconsid-
cred. and the teachers Who hnd
quit for Illness or othsr officiai
The Washington times., 1922-06-25

Mr.. Cox. without protest. pre-
pared to accept the punishment.
but when the students heard of It
there was q roar Of indignation.
They came together in formal meet
ing, appointed q committee and an
nounced that II the principal was
suspended school would be sus-
pended and the students would 80
On strike until he returned, whether
Il was q day or q year. That Cox
possessed tremendous popularity
was evident at once. He II twenty.
sour, unmarried. handsome. athletic
and served a. . flight Instructor In
the aviation corps during the war.
The insubordination Of which he
had been found suilty consisted OF
taking the students to q baseball
game instead Of = health meeting.
with q keen sense Of humor. the
principal conceded the truth OF the
charge. but claimed that he was
wholly within his official rights.
Ths board thought otherwise and
suspended him. ~. .
THE wALK0UT. J 3.
There are fiftyNseven high school
students. Forty-six Of them quit on
me day Of the Con suspension.
They paraded the streets, led by
riris, who delivered speeches. They
rallied In many cases their brothers
snd sisters and even their parents
- the cause. what looked like o
3uveniIe farcs suddenly assumed
the proportions Of a children's cru
ssde. for the radical rebels gath
cred Q swarm Of sympathizers on
every block. There was no school
that day.
out OF this successful strategy
t1hs epidemic OF flapper fever spread
% winchester, where Principal
Edward b. Thompson had been
suspended on some trivial charge
ana q substitute executive desis-
nstsd. Hare, too, the school board
v.s notifisd that tho plant would
b shut Down" n immediate re-
Austn4suasnt was not ordered. and
me wsstport tactics were again
called into operation. .
A WOMAN BLAMED.
WINE Acting Principal Arthur
Harris was IN charge OF the empty
schcorhouss, Cor lifted the strug.
ria to the personal basis and de-
clared that the real reason for his
suspension was not insubordina-
tion. but could be traced to the
fsa,ousy Of Dorothy Chase, .
HSAcher, Of whom he said:
s'she Is jealous Of my popu-
larity with the pupils and she II
Jealous. too. because I have pre-
ferred taking students riding
with me instead Of teachers, es-
psriaIsy instead Of herself. She n
siso seeking my position permar
neutfy.- =. @.-3
And Miss Chase, then made A.
ssstant principal under Mr.. Har-
IN rstorted hotiy:
.-rhe trouble = that Mr.. Coz
suffers from sweiisd head He
eams here TO get wife. He has
aid moro attention 10 dancing
ana baseball than TO education.
and Il n reported that he has
Assn out riding with siri stu
6snts until the early hours Of
shs morning"
WH0LH TOWN AT ODDS.
NwitA mat ths striking pupils
psradsd ths town. chanting to
ths tuns banged on drums and
hsniesd On hornsi
y -Two-FCursf sfx-Eighti
: whom do we appreciated
coai Coxli CoXiT'
Or. u. W. Burt. chairman Of
, "a school board. nailed the nag
pf snthertsy 70 The masthead ef
The Washington times., 1922-06-25

IIERE's THE wMNERl r. Eugene ccz soldier.
student and ultramodernist In education, was fired
by the school authorities and reinstated when the girl
students started strike that shut down the plant When
they they reopened school and taught themselves
His suspension following charges Of characterization
The Washington times., 1922-06-25

ST-HE WOMAN WHO LosTi-- Assistant Principal Dor
otty Chase who sought desperately TO stem the
flood Of Flapperm in the school system mand sub
merged When Miss Chase accused the principal Of being
timewastng wife hunter, he responded that she was
Jealous Of bis position and his popularity and the Juvenile
Amaxons applaudedi &a4
The Washington times., 1922-06-25
STRIKE OF PUPILS
WINS in QUICK TIME;
REACHES NEXT TOWN
"Flappcr Anarchy Grips Community Of West
port, Mass, and Parents Aided the Students
Who Insisted Upon the Reinstatement Of
Handsome Young Principal Who Had Been
Charged with characterization by Elders.

| - WESTPUHI MaSs, june "a <
<<TyLAPPER Anarchyin
That's what they call the unofficial authority
from which this little community is trying to
wrest itself todayi
For this town is passing through one Of the most
remarkable sociological developments of the present
century-a virtual revolution staged by group of
school girls who forced the public officers to obey
them and who have since sowed the seed of feminist
revolt through the whole country side. st.
At first the movement was looked upon as jest
then it came to be considered open scandal and
finally menace to constituted government And the
fappers won out ON the issues raised! Now they
congratulatng one another and the world at large
their brilliant victory and casting eyes about for
fields to conquer. f-y#
The outbreak of flapperism- this outbreak rep
resented the mark of the movement in the
country-followed the suspension of Principal a. Eu
gene Cox, of the Western High School, by the school
commissioners on charges of insubordination.
The Washington times., 1922-06-25

s->~~~s>SS~~~~>~-~~~~ ~~~s~.~~~~~~~~~~~~~
the high school and proclaimed
that constituted law would never
surrender to anarchism. He was
Missed and hooted by the chill
dren. and Lillian Hawes, four
teen, and o leader Of the fren-
xied feminists. responded:
I'VE win never 80 back unless.
and until we 80 back under Prin.
cipal Cox. We win stay out for
ever. and what's more our parents
are backing us in this fightr
PARENTAL SUPPORT.
And to the amusement of tn.
school board. the parents were
backing up the youngsters. Here
and there, coercion may have been
. attempted in the home and Tho
rod may have been raised q few
times. but on the whole the adult
population seemed to support the
children. ....--
Prominent, business men and
professional men of the town
urged DR.. Burt to capitulats to
public sentiment and reinstate
the principal. He refused until
he was empurpled in the counte-
nance with refusing. Then
similar pressure was thrown on
other members Of the board and
the obstinate doctor soon found
himself in a minority.
AN HONOR GOES BEGGING.
For q long and Joyous day the
flapper faction reis7ed undisputed.
and there was no school. That
night q meeting Of the board was
called and motion offered to
reinstate Cox at once- II was
carried and forthwith DR.. Burt
Indignantly resigned from the
chairmanship and the board.
His place was offered to each
member In turn and each member
refused. with feminism rampant.
the office ceased to bs an honor.
able or even safe position. No one
would touch It with q tsn-foot hay
fork. A rapid canvass was made
Of the prominent merchants and
financiers and social leaders Of the
community. but all returned ths
Same negative answer. They want
Cd to live in peace, II possible. they
explained. and certainly they want
cd at least to live. T.a.
FEMINIST STRATEGY.
So without . chairman the school
committee proclaimed that school
was open, and next day every pupil
was in the building on time and
| grinning. with Principal Cox once
moro at the helm. But Immediately
another crisis developed. DR.. Burt
was not the only member Of the
educational system to quit. Half
tho teaching force, out Of sympathy
for him and affection Tor Miss
Chase. walked out. too.
Thus having capitulated to q
students strike, the distracted and
headless school committee found II.
self facing q teachers' strike. But
only for q day. At the end Of that
time the strike leaders among the
students Of. the Cor cohort took
over the teachers jobsi
The idea appears absurd at this
minute, but the girls got away with
It Miss Hazel Tripp, fifteen, took
over the work Of the third. fourth
and NTH grammar grades, substi-
tuting for Miss Alice Mccomber.
resigned IS
ORDER OUT OF CHAOS.
AZ the end OF hectic day. Miss
Tripp. peerins over her rubber
trimmed spectacles with the wisest
look IN the world. said weariiy but
firmly:
They really are very wefllbe-
havsd chfldren, I did not have 70
The Washington times., 1922-06-25

"Cox FoREvERp- Campaign banners buttons
and slogans Of the last Presidential election were
vved by the cohorts Of Principal Cox to stir enthusiasm
against constituted authority The boys were whirled
into the thick Of the fight by the Amazon leaders and
there glory enough 60 round in the final victory
The Washington times., 1922-06-25

A STRIKE LEADmL-
"A This demure damsel,
Lillian Hawes, played the
leading role in the bed
room farce with which the
triumph was celebrated.
The Washington times., 1922-06-25

SHOUTING THE BATTLE CRY OF FREEDoMl"
These youngsters caught in the storm that led to the
educational revolution, typca Of the swarm that
left the high school flat on its foundation and dis
rupted town government for week.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-03-23
Estate of EMILY THOMPSON.
Order of Notice of Foreign Will.

State of Vermont. District Of Man
chester SIS.
The Honorable Probate Court for
the District Aforesaid:
To All Persons Interested in the
Estate of Emily Thompson late Of
Rockville Center in the State Of New
York, deceased, leaving Estate in this
District. GREETING:
At Probate Court holden at Man
chester, within and for said District on
the Sth day Of March, 1922, an anthem
ticated copy of the last Will and Tes-
lament and the Probate thereof Of
Emily Thompson late Of Rockville
Center, in the County of Nassau, in
the State Of New York, deceased, leav-
ing estate in said district,-duly prov
ed, allowed and established in the
Surrogate's Court for the County and
State aforesaid, was presented to the
Court here, that the same instrument
may be allowed in this State as the
last Will and Testament of the said
deeedent, and that the said copy may
be filed and recorded in the Probate
Courr for the District Of Manchester.
aforesaid, agreeable TO the statute in
such cases made and provided:
And Il is ordered by said Court that
the Both day Of March, 1922. at the
Probate Court Office in said Mapches-
ter, be assigned for all persons inter
ested 70 appear and contest the allow
ance Of such instrument, and the FL
ing and recording q the copy Of said
VIII and the probate thereof, as
aforesaid. if they see cause; and that
notice thereof be given by publishing
this order three weeks successfully IL
The Manchester Journal. a weekly
newspaper published IN said District.
previous 70 the time appointed.
THEREFORE. You are hereby noti-
fed 70 appear before said Court. al
the time and place aforesaid, and 10
contest the allowance Of the said in
strument and the filing and recording
Of the copy Of said Will and the pro
bate thereof, as aforesaid, II you have
cause.
Given Under My Hand at Manehes-
ter in said District, this sth day Of
March, 1922
ss-s EDWARD GRIFFITH. Judge.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-03-23
PLANT SOME STRAWBERRIES
No Fruit Easier to Cultivate and
More Certain Of Cropping-Al-
ways In Demand.

No fruit raised In the temperate
zone Is more delicate in flavor and
delicious In taste. no fruit is easier
to cultivate, more certain OF crop
ping and at the same time no fruit
is scarcer on the average farm than
strawberries. Only a little attention
spring and fall is needed. For the
rest. nature brings the fruit In album
dance at a time when II Is most well
come. Where rich cream is available,
II may be served in It's most palatable
form. And yet, probably nine farms
out Of ten go without. It's worth
thinking about. and resolving TO get
a start az the earliest possible time.
Even renters certain Of the same
place two or three years should set
out strawberries. Plants set In early
spring or in August will yield q good
crop next year
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-03-23
horticultural
Facts
BRIDGE GRAFT GlRDLED TREE
Outline Of 'iethod Commonly En-
ployso 20 Repair Damage Done
By Mice ard Rsbbits

tPrspafed by the United States Depart
ment OF Agrtculturel
Numerous inquiries are received al
the United States Department Of Az
riculture every spring In regard 20
the treatment OF fruit trees. especial
IL apple trees. that have been girdied
or otherwise injured during the winter
BY mice and rabbits. While there
are various ways in which slight In
Juries OF this character may be treat
ed. II any attention seems advisable
wounds which girdle or nearly glrdle
the trunk require more specific mea.
sures II the tree Is 10 be saved. In
such cases bridge grating Is the meth
cd Of treatment commonly employed I:
In fact IL Is about the only remedy
that can be recommended.
A bridge graft is made by using
scions OF small limbs 10 connect the
two portions OF the bark OF u stock
which have been separated by an In
Jury; in other words. the Injured area
is "bridged' by scion or scions, the
ends VI which unite with the uninjured
parts above and below the wound In
such a manner that connection be
tween the tissues il established.
Bridge grating may be used sue
cessfully on almost any kind of fruit
tree that admits OF being readily prop
sgsted by grating. In practice there
is occasion to resort to II very puch
more frequently with the apple than
with any other fruit. but pear trees
are often treated. at least In some Sec
lions. No reason Is apparent why
the method should not be successful
on plums and cherries. Peaches graft
less readily than the other trees men
toned. and there may be some ques-
ton as to the usefulness Of the meth
cd In the case OF this fruit. Bridge
grating is seldom used on shade or
other ornamental trees. but with some
kinds II would probably prove sue
cessful IN overcoming certain types OF
injuries.
The Injuries which can be overcome
or lessened by bridge grating are al