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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-23
DEATHS

In Brattleboro, May %, Laurence o.
Waite, %.
In Bernardston, Mass. May 20. Ran
som l.. Crowell, 92, a native of West
minister West
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woMAN's CLUB ACCEPTS.

To Have Two-Acre Estate at Amherst
and $4,000 Legacy.
AMHERST, Mass, May 23.-The Am
Rerst Woman s club assembled in special
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-23
Great win Power.

Yes, indeed, my uncle can make me
do anything he wants me to.
. He must have great win power
8 You bet he has He can will two
million dollars. Boston Transcript.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-23
RIRTHS
MARRIAGES

In West Dover, May 81. son to Mr.
and Mrs. Wallace Bartlett
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-23

Don't Whistle 1t Down South.
Teacher-Waat was the Sherman act :?
Tommy through Georgia.
Evening Post.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-23

Every English prison has library,
but persons condemned to short terms
are not allowed books from it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20

From my study window I can
listen TO a hen clucking and tell
whether the cause Of the excitement
lis hawk o. a dog and whether the
danger is far away or near at hand
"Or, observe the sparrow. In a
flock Of a dozen sparrows quarreling,
eight or ten different cries may be
distinguished.
L trained a spider to come out Of
its lair when / knocked on the old
wooden post where it lived. 1t would
climb to my shoulder.
Two dogs may be the best Of pals
but when one is indisposed to play,
the other will pass 1t with no evi-
dence Of recognition.
These and many other experiments
have convinced me that animals con
verse with each other readily. 1t Is
by no means always done with sounds
but more frequently by means OF vi
brations. as in the case of the spider.
why should the talk of animals
be Of interest TO the theOlogian? Be
cause, just as a dogs intelligence is
increased by association with human
so l believe that mans intelligence
is increased when he allows himself TO
be drawn within the mind that con.
trolls the universe"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20
Rural Credits Bill Is Necessary
for Rehabilitation of Farmer

farmers, except on real security. Did
you want to mortgage your farm
Farmer: mo, you see, my farms
already mortgaged."
Banker: We'll in that case, we
can't lend you anything"
Farmer: But you loan the
butcher, baker, and candIestick
maker"
Banker: yes, but that's different.
Farmer don't understand economics.
Very complicated subject"
Farmer: But how'm I gonna get
money to put in my CROP"
Banker: IT don't know. Really,
I don't know"
There you are. That's what all
this Rural Credits" talk is about.
Farming, the greatest industry in the
United States, is practically on the
rocks, facing ruin, farm bloc leaders
here say, unless a way is found to
furnish the farmer with the same
credit facilities enjoyed by city IN
dustries.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20
Roof Fairgrounds WIZ Cut
Child Deaths, Woman Claims
By JOSEPHINE VAN DE GRTFT
NEA StGf Correspondent

NEW YORK, Dec. 2O.-The avi
ator who fifty years from nov
starts on a little afternoon jaunt
across the sky will look down on
the housetops below whereupon the
following conversation will ensue:
Hey, what you doing down there,
buddie?"
Jaw, nothing mister, just skin.
MIN cat"
For the skyline Of all great cities
will show a multitude of roofs
neatly latticel and protected along
the outer edge while within will be
swings. see-saws and siders for
the hundreds Of children who have
gone up to the roofs to play.
This is predicted by Dr. Cecile
Grel, whose move to convert the
roofs of tenements into Fairgrounds
has received impetus from the
promised cooperation Of the New
York board OF health.
Expects Further Aid
The board of education viii I'M
doubtedly be the next cooperating
factor" says DR. Gren. Landlords
already have expressed their APP
prevail Of the plan and within two
years 1 expect to see 900 roofs OF
schools. factories. tenements and
apartment houses mac. over into
Fairgrounds
Il expect to see a dimin .A
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20

his hands on some other major coin
age. That is why the German govern
ment had to prohibit Germans buy
ing American and English and Dutch
money
The fact that the mark rises and
falls. but mostly falls. upsets all Ger
man business. Neither the govern
ment nor the people know where they
stand from day TO day.
Throughout Germany there is gen
orally a very anxious desire for stab
ilizatiOn Of the mark:
First-On the part of the shop
keepers who buy and sell mainly in
Germany
Second-On the part of the middle
class whose salaries put them near
the starvation line.
Third-On the part OF the wOrkmen,
who even with their unions and their
increased wages, find it had TO make
both ends meet.
The feeling Of the German govern
ment. from President Ebert down, Is
mixed.
Value Hits Government
When the falling value OF the
mark compels it to pay more TO all
it's employees. and more pensions to
the insured old people and to the dis
abled soldiers, the Government would
like to see a stabilized mark.
But the Government has issued
billions Of ever cheaper paper marks.
Sudden sterilization at a fairly
high value would vastly increase the
l.,,-1fo,- - .1,o C.o,,o~y, v,,ar4 O., for az,
dedation and interest payments were
concerned.
And one hears It openly charged
that the great captains Of industry
do not want a stabilized mark because
they sell quantities Of goods abroad.
As an economist explained to me:
The thing that Is keeping many
German industries going today Is
foreign trade. We are keeping that
trade because we can undersell our
competitors. We do so by reason OF
the fact that our competitors pay
their workmen in dear currency and
we pay in cheap currency.
Could Not Hold Trade
IF the mark were stabilized, our
factories could not offer buyers OF
Goods prices so much lower than
others as to justify using German
goods"
And the same thing has been
charged in Die Bank" one OF the
leading financial monthlies in Ger.
many. It's editor. DR.. Alfred Lans-
turgh. discussed the agreement be
tween Hugo SHINES and Marquis de
Lubersac. and other similar arrange
n'ents between Germans and French
men whereby Germans are to supply
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20
q Ttmes SpcoiaI

By Times Special
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20.-What is
this rural credits" proposition, any
way, that seems to have monopolized
discussion at the Capitol. the White
House, and by points in Washington?
You're a farmer in North Dakota.
You raise wheat. Conditions over
which you had no control make it
necessary for you to borrow money to
buy seed wheat and make necessary
repairs to machinery.
Now, it would be no disgrace to
borrow money II you were a mer-
chant, manufacturer, wheat broker,
or cattle buyer. Indeed. the banks
couldn't run, otherwise. But with the
farmer it's different. Listen to the
following dialogue;
Farmer: II want to borrow $500
for six months"
Banker: We make only com.
mercial loans for ninety days"
Farmer: "All right, make mine
for that"
Banker: But we don't loan to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20
We FORGET
BY BERToN BRALEY

By BERT0N BRALEY
II HANK Heaven forget. For thus we gain
/ Peace from tho cruel wounds OF soaring paii
Our hearts heal over. and again fare
Upon our way, unshaclSled by despair.
Free Of past suffering and old regret,
Thank Heaven forgetl
Thank Heaven We forget the barbs and sti1gs
OF yesterday. and that about as clings
But little memory Of little woes
Thank Heaven that thc past 80 quickly coca
Into the limbo where dead days are gone.
While lift hopeful eyes TO each new dawni
Thank Heaven forget for otherwise
We should waste breath 10 unavailing signs
For vanished pain, and stagger meath cross
OF sin repented. and OF bygone loss
Which bury in oblivion.
Unwept-with all that's better dead and done
Thank Heaven We forget, and 90 way.
Troubled or gladdened uainly by To-day;
Daring pain oblivious of the old.
Remembered only a tale long-told,
Ever upon goals eyes set
Thank Heaven forget
Copyright. 1922. NEA service)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20
Marriage a Ia Mode

On her marriage eve. a Persian
girls maids hold over her head a
copy OF the Koran for luck. and a
mirror to double the length OF her
life.
She kisses the hearthstone on
leaving home. and carries with
her. again for luck. bread. salt
and a piece Of gold.
The slaves who form part OF
her dowry accompany her TO the
brideEroom's home whore the
wedding guests are waiting.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20
nv Times Special

~ ItncS Special
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2O.-"Aunt
Alice" Robertson, the only woman
member of Congress. probably win go
back to her beloved Indians of Okla
homa when her term expires March 4
According to information here. Miss
Robertson, one OF the most conspicu-
Gus lame ducks in Congress. is to
be made superintendent Of the five
civilized tribes. The office pays IS. 900
a year. Victor NJ. Locke, the present
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20
Aunt Alice Robertson WIZ Go
Back to Indians of Oklahoma

superintendent. is said to be slated
for transfer TO the Army.
The five civilized tribes Of Oklahoma
are the Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws.
CherOkees and Seminoles. For years
Miss Robertson was a missionary
among the Indians.
Headquarters of the five civilized
tribes are at Muskogee, Miss Robert
sons home town. No woman has
over held this position in the Gov
ernment's Indian service.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20
German Mark Is De14Ce in Worlds
Financial Deck of PLAYING Cards

in value, automatically the real debt
of the big industrialists and the in
terest they would have to pay would
be increased.
On the other hand, and to complete
the picture, it is but fair to say that
owners of German factories which are
mainly engaged in supplying home
running them.
Bronner's next story will concern
the battle over the eight-hour day in
Germany.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20

the materials for the rebuilding of
raVaged northern France.
1.-THE agreement sets a premium
upon all efforts made to depress the
mark and send up the franc" says
Lansburgh.
There is still another reason why
big German industrialists oppose a
speedy sterilization of the mark.
Many of them have borrowed billions
in cheap marks; they pay the in
terest in cheap marks: If the mark
were stabilized and thereby increased
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20

one another. The
Rev. +. B. Stock
dale, pastor Of the
Methodist Church
here, did not, as
others have done,
ira vel into the
jungles of wild
est Africa to ar
rive at this con-
clusiCn. Instead,
he made a study
Of his own barn
yard.
Observe, for in
stance, - he says,
the hen.
Il could indi-
cate a dozen or
more warnings BY
which the hen
with a brood Of
chickens endeav-
ors to keep her
flock out of DANCE
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20
Public Opinion
For One-Way Street

FOR One-Nay Street
To the Editor o. The Times
think all this talk OF filming PEG
pie for jay-walhng is silly talk as
long as the present system OF han
ding vehicle traffic is in effect. for
pedestrians have as much RICH to
cross the street as automobiles or
street cars.
Ny suggestion is to make Washing
ton St. for a certain distance. one
way thoroughfare. not only for au-
tomobiles. but for street cars, then
you can enforce your traffic rules and
make everybody obey them
JOHN LOSER
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20

The dollar may
not buy as much
as it did before
the war; but the
mark t . d a Y
doesn't buy as
much as it did
Y e S t e 7 d a y
sometimes not
as much as an
hour before.
If the dollar is
the ace in the
worlds financial
deck Of cards, the
German mark is
the deuce.
Nobody wants
ii if he can get
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20
aTESTInNs ANSWERED

You can got an answer 10 any question of
fact or information by writing to the lndi-
annapolis Times Washington Bureau, 1922
New York Ave. Washington. D. C.. t1ciOsing
cents in stamps. Medical. legal and love
and marriage advice cannot be given. IN
signed letters cannot be answered, but all
letters are confidential. and receive personal
replies. Although the bureau does no, re-
qutre II, II wiz assure prompter replies IL
readers VIII confne questions TO a single sub
ject. writing more than one letter If answers
on ver1ous SUBJECTS are desired-EDITOR.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20
Does the timber line" vary
with different IstifudeS9

Does me timber line" vary
with different ATTITUDES?
Yes; the timber line varies greatly
with the ATTITUDES. For instance, the
timber line in southeastern Alaska on
the Congress National Forest, is be-
tween 1,5Oc and 1000 feet above sea
level. In Arizona. on the Crook Ma
tonal Forest, it Is approximately
12,o0O feet above sea level In Mon
tana It IS between 1900 and S,5Ds feet;
while in Colorado, It is 11.0CO feet
above.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20

study of them in four coast-to-
coast trips has convinced me roof
Fairgrounds will solve many Of
these ploblems.'
Or. Greil became interested in
child welfare years ago through her
association with the children's de
partments Of various hospitals. In
Italy she observed many OF the roof
Fairgrounds conducted by the gov
eminent under the Montesslro sys-
tom.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20
TOM SIMS SAYS:
wv THAT could be worse than
VA getting in Jail about Christ
mas time?

e: :: !" :. :: :.
mas tlmeE Il M%sA
Perhaps nobody loves fat be- ss.ssasaaNs gaxsA
he is hard to get around. #NS 1881 -
This winter a hypocrte a coal \ NsSM
dealer who frOwns. Wsss w
shop early Ss': aT:7: next on' s A
Restaurant mnce pie is made by
putting something in the rasns
churches.
Tennessee hunter who red cap and bull viii
buy another kind of cap when he gets out.
Once your friends put you hep but they put you hip
When talking himself he believes everything he
hears.
Biggest oil output during Christmas oil intake
Another has appeared making three Of which
as high fried chicken in Russia.
big Canadian asbestos mill burned recently prove
it did
Congress ends its session March, which the month of
other winds
Michigan woman horsewhipped her husband she may
have thought he acted like iackass
An Alabama who drove too fast with wagon load Of
dynamite is former Alabama
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20
What proof is there that til

What proof IS there that the
Arctic was once warmer than it
is today?
Fossils in rocks show that the Arc
tic once had a milder climate than
now. At Spitzbergen. for instance,
there are evidences Of extensive for
ests OF oak, beech and other woodland
trees Characteristic OF temperate
clhhate. although there are no trees
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20
YOUR OWN
ROAD TO
YOUR GOAL

ROAD To " edge of human nature by watching simple
YOUR GOAL incidents For instance: In Pullman
smokingroom traveller recently began
boasng merits of his safety The others uncon
sciously began strOking their chins
One spoke up prasng a second make of razor. Another
poobpoohed he used Make all the others
Six different safety tOued for world
leadership Each claimant firmly right the
wrong They appealed the seventh OF
conversation smoking quietly in the with hat his
None of YOU right he announced knocking the ashes out
If his pipe 81 use only REAL razorhe OIdfahiOned
straight blade without any safety guard.
The argument carried the porter judge OF
many Pullman argument
The porter chucked and said q DOM makes any diff
ference The important point that each of matter what
kind of razor you use comes out with clean shave
You sit down and ponder the bllOffare
Finally you Ask the waiter and he tell that
cep where there straight table hoe dinner for fixed price
no two persons large dnngOOm order exactly the meal
However they with full stOmachor, at least
sufficient fuel to keep their engines running
Each Of slightly different way of doing things But
in the end we are all working toward goals.
There are millions roads, all leading to the happiness
inst as there are many ways of baking good bread
In national government have the goalots
of service public improvements lowest possible cost But
like men who shave hungry the
with contrasting appetes differ how reach what
thing always remember that we have something
in common with opposition If all contendng parties could
get this their heads exchange of ideas might reveal
the compromise that would prove be mutual shortcut
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20
Pastor Declares
He Understands
animal Lingo
By JOSEPHINE VAN DE GRIFT,
NEA SerUice staff Writer

BAYSIDE, L. l., Dec. 2O.-Animals
talk and understand each other
much better than human beings, be
cause they never attempt to lie to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20

the company complicated and obtaining thorough under
standing of them is
The public feels that telephone too high This
sufficient justification for the every
determine whether this is
Day after day hearings being held many bring
ing forth only Of to the public undressing detail
every detail however small important determining whether
the is properly organized what relation
American Telephone Telegraph Company and the Western
Electric Company and whether the being charged
higher rates asked are justified
The Telephone Company than local or even State
wide in its 1t is essentially national organization
for this meander through MANY channels It
appears to be inspaabe from the American Telephone
graph Company and the Western Electric Company yet it
is being operated a separate unit
The Panstakng research of the public
should lead to the establishment both to the public
and the company.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20

What is the complete poem,
"Our lives are songs; God writes
the words?"
The poem is an anonymous one and
appears in "One Hundred Choice Sc
lections." No. 81, edited by Phineas
Garrett. It is as follows:
Our lives are songs; God writes the
words, %
And we set them to music at pleasure,
And the song grows glad, or sweet. or
sad,
AS we choose to fashion the meas
ure:
We must write the music. whatever
the song,
Whatever its rhyme or metre;
And If it is glad, we may make it sad.
Andssif sweet. we may make it
Fsweeter''
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20
What is the first mention of
SMALLPOX?

According to Science Service small
pox was described IS early as the
sixth century rather vaguely, but
Rhazes (s6O-9S2) gave a description of
IL which is almost modern.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20
Neither Government Nor Peo-
pie Know Where They
Stand From Day to Day.
BIZ MILTON BRONNER

BERLIN, Dec. 20.-In America we
are fairly sure of our dollar; nobody
in Germany is sure about the mark.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20

on that Arctic archipelago today OF
account Of the cold.
What would be a good menu for
a Christmas luncheon and appro-
pirate table decOratiOns2
The table may be decorated with
a tiny Christmas tree, Santa Claus
favors, etc, at each plate, and 1t is
also effective to have tiny Christmas
candles lighted at each plate. and
small, appropriate gifts. The follow
ing menu is suggested:
Tomato bouillon with whipped cream
Strips Of toast. Dreamed or sliced
turkey. Cranberry jelly.
Potatoes stuffed with green oeas.
Candlelight salad. Crackers.
Christmas plum pudding with
hard sauce.
Coffee.
Red and green minis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20

FINDS NHICKENS (the poultry kind talk. They have
FOWLS tweny-one sounds in their alphabet. So claims
TALK Rev DR.. Farbank B. Stockdale of Bayside
n. Y. StOckdale began investigating chicken
language thirty years ago study
ing the monkey language
you doubt that chickens communicate with each other
the mother hen cuckng her chicks when danger
Then observe how her ucks change and the results
the chicks when a hawk approaches.
Animal life unquestionaby has of communication
That proves the existence of intelligence.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20

SAVING ~ EVEN mothers die in childbirth 1000
LIVES OF live babies that born in America. This is
MOTHERS ~ the for the last years. shown
by the census. 1t is terrible toll and should
make all Of realize keeny ndeiby the debt
mothers, each of whom down into the valley of
shadow to usher into the world.
Better is this: The mothers death in childbirth
slowly declining For which, thank medical science
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-20
Height Of Timber Line Varies
Greatly in Different Latitudes

on that Arctic archipelago today Of
account of the cold.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-15
cnmmonrealth Finance

orestion--can you eive in youf paper O
etafsfp,rt OF Commonwealth finalcr go,
,..rafion AL son dd Of ihe Piggiy Wissl
ana Why dividend paying toth ~ F
i0w "A l..
Answer The 1921 condensed balance
sheet OF the Commonwealth Finance
Corporation is difficult Of analysis for
The reason that it is virtually impos-
sble for an outsider accurately TO de-
te,mine the value Of current assets.
Notes. sundry accounts receivable ana
Investments are valued in excess OF So
GOO 900. this item forming substah-
tfni proportion Of current assets. Good
will and ofganization expenses are "a
eIrded in total oss.fs of SifO0V'VDo and
ave yaiucd 40 more tlan.s5 600. Al
though it is customary 90 place these
items on The asset eide Of the balance
sheet. it must o. realized that they
form more than 90 per cent OF total as
sets. Whcther CT not stockholders
could reulize such a sum is the impof-
iant question. Preferred shares OF the
corporation were recently onered IN
the market for unlisted securities
around i5 and common stock az about
II. which gives some idea Of the value
estimated by traders specializing ~
this class OF stocks
New-York tribune., 1922-12-15
Electric stsrase Battery

Quesuon e. srl esnHanf rca afr OF
yolr columns on 'nflfIrienf lriyrnai Inh
I would appreciate ems in in'nrmnflpn tnl
ran give concerning financial Status o..
Electric ~furnrr EHfr-F teinNtet ""'
Siefs Motor Car COMPANY 81 o. H
Answer The Electric storage Bat
Gers Company reported capital sur
plus Of s9l.0iI.2ii a. the close Of 1927
Net working crpital before deducsing
Federal texcs. was sis7no@7A The
company has @ strong each position
SID current net earnings compare "a
vorally with thbse Of tho lass fcv
years. New financing is proposed Tor
tie stutz Motor Car Company, con
troi o. which hes been acquired Oy ln-
terosts associated with Charles ~
Schwab. Current earnings of the com
pany have not been reported and its
present position makes its shares 100
speculative TO he given investment con
sidcrsti0r.