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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-20

cock, both of this place, who were mar
ried Saturday morning at the ho&e OF
the brides brother. Ed. Wellmah in
Westminster.
Lewis Hitchcock, who has been living
on the farm owned by Charles Minard of
Dorchester, Mass, had an auction Mon
day afternoon, which was well attended
Mr.. and Mrs Hitchcock and baby will
go to live with Mr.. Hitchcock's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hitchcock. Mr..
AIinard has leased his farm TO Mr.. Clay
ton Of Saxtons River.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene HOughton and
three children. Mrs. John O. Tucker and
two children and Pauline Harlow
motored here Thursday from Brattleboro
Walter G. Harlow. Little John Tucker
remained here with his grandparents I'M
til Saturday. when Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Harlow took him home. They went from
Brattlebnro to their home in Burlington,
after spending a week here. Paunhe
Harlow remained here until Sunday,
when she returned to Brattleboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Campbell of Boston.
formerly of this place, have been visiting
their son. Harry. and wife. and Mr..
Campbelrs brother. Charles, in Great
Falls. Mont They started on the home
ward trip. Sept q, stopping IN Niagara.
Y Y. to visit their son. George. and
family. From there Mrs. Campbell re-
turned TO her home in Boston. Mr.. Camp-
hell going tn Comstock. \. Y. To visit his
rieccs and nephew. Mr.. Camnbnn; his
nephew George. and niece. Miss Julia
Camnhell motnred here from Comstock.
reaching here Sunday. They spent Mon
dav calling on many relatives and friends.
Tred Campbell will remain for weeks
visit here and 1T Saxtons River. George
Camnholl and sister returned home Mon
dav afternoon. taking Rev. and Mrs.
Curtis IS for rs Comstocl on their way
IN Clor,s Falls. Y Y. To visit Mrs. Cur
49, S;cfcr
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-20
WEST DUNIsIERSTON.

School in district No. opened Tues
day. having been closed two weeks on ac-
count of scarlet fever in three families.
The children are able to be outdoors
again.
4 pleasant party was held in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. f. e. Putnam last
Thursday evening, it being the first of a
series of parties which have been
planned for the winter months. Dane
ing was enjoyed during the evening and
refreshments of cake, sandwiches and
coffee were served. About 80 people
were present.
A corn-husking party was held at the
home of G. +. Wilson Tuesday evening,
which was attended by over 40 people.
About go bushels of corn were husked.
Many red ears were found, causing much
merriment. \ bountiful supper was
served, consisting of apple and pump
kin pies. doughnuts, baked beans, brown
and white bread and coffee, after which
dancing, instrumental and vocal music
were enjoyed until a late hour.
The average depth of the English
Channel is $50 feet.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-20
Pile Sufferers
Can You Answer These Questions?

Do you know why ointments do not
give you quick and lasting relief?
Why cutting and operations fail?
Do you know the cause of piles is in
ternal!
the lower bowel?
Do you know that there is harmless
remedy discovered by DIR. Leonhardt
and known as HEM-ROID, now sold
by Brattleboro Drug Co., and druggists
generally. that is guaranteed?
HEM-ROID banishes piles by remov-
ing the cause, by freeing blood circula
tion in the lower bowel. This simple
home treatment has an almost -unbe-
lievable record for sure. safe and last
ing relief to thousands of pile sick suf-
ferers. There is no reas On why it should
not do the same for you
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-20
Car TaI,es Trim AInnn.

\ rather unusual accident happened to
Bert Houghton's automobile Thursday
afternoon, oct. - 1t was standing in
front of the house as the family was
vcady to GO for ride when it started.
As II was verv windy it IS thought that
fhc wind started It
The house sets on a hin and rs the cor
went down the hill il gained speed. and
when Il reached the main road. IT crossed
thr road and tumblcd over p steep bank.
turning over in its fall. IT LANDED cu
tho top. breaking the windshield and
damaging the top. Otherwise. Gfter it
was taken out the next day. il did not
appeal to be rs badly smashed rs was at
first thought.
Mabel Harlow of Bellows Falls came
Friday FIR few days 1T her home here,
returning Sunday.
Miss Nora Walker. who has been
working in West Upton. Mass. for some
time. returned to her home here Satur-
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Gleason returned
home Thursday after a weeks visit with
their daughter. Mrs. Arthur Brooks of
Hrtuev.
Hugh Houghton took his automobile
truck full of people to attend neighbors
night AT Saxtons River Grange last Fri
day evening.
Charles Reed of North Adams. Mass
left Saturday for Dummerston to visit
relatives after spending week here with
his brother Calvin Reed.
7 Ora Cadding and mother and Mr..
end Mrs Charles Brooks motored to
South Vernon Saturday and visited their
cousin. Mrs. Frank Darling. returning
homo Monday.
Bert Davis motored here from Spring
field Mass. Saturday and on Sunday he
and Miss Carrie Houghton returned to
Springfield Miss Houghton has been
spending Il five weeks vacation at her
home here.
Schools were closed last Thursday. it
being Columbus day. and South VALLEY
school was closed FRIDAY also as the
teacher. Miss Nina Wood. went to st.
Johnsbury to attend the state teachers
convention.
Miss Richardson and Miss Perry of
the teacher training class of the Brat
tleboro high school spent Oct. IL at Miss
Ethel Wings school in Westminster
West, for observation. This is "A part of
their training.
Rev and Mrs. Walter r. Curtis went
to Glens Falls, n. Y, Monday for a two
weeks vacation, where they will visit
two of Mrs. Curtis's sisters. Rev. Will
liam Bissell of this place will preach next
Sunday morning.
Congratulations are extended from the
community, to Miss Caroline Wellman
and Road Commissioner Charles Hitch
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-20

The average depth of the English
Channel is $50 feet
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-09

the Presldent should Do empowered
to alter duties 70 ~ to meet the diff
ferences in cost of production abroad
and 1t home.
The entire proposition Of Prcsiden-
tlal interference IL unwise and Inn
practicable. It would put the Presi-
dent in the position of the nnal maker
of all tariff duties and no President
could perform this work In q satisfac-
tory manner. 1t is tho duty of Con-
gress to fix the rates OF duty on i'm
ports. And the best way for Con-
gress to do this would be to repudiate
the pending price-raising and interest
fostering measure and re-enact the
Underwood Tariff law which served
the country 40 well.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-09
REGISTRATION OF VISITORS.

Police Commissioner Richard ]. En-
right of New York City. who recently
made visit to several large Euro
pean cities for the purpose Of making
Il study Of police systems. has returned
fun OF enthusiasm for the custom that
has long prevailed in foreign countries
Of requiring formal registration at
police headquarters by all visitors. He
in New York, which would require
all strangers entering that city to
make registration, stating the purpose
and length OF their visit and the
places where they are stopping.
While those OF our citizens who have
visited Europe cheerfully complied with
this reQuiremcnt--at least It has
never figured largely in their numer-
Gus complaipts-it is likely great OBJ
| lection would DO raised against ltS IN
PRODUCTION In this country. Yet 1t is
recognized that the system Is OF much
practical value, especially in enabling
the police to better keep track of un-
desirable visitors, or criminals in
transit.
In our administrative details, ma.
tional, State and municipal. we FIND
much 10 complain OF. and no doubt
there would be howl against the gen.
eral adoption Of this suggested regis
traton. 1t might be we'll, therefore
to look over the neld carefully, will
view to spotting some OF our mos
annoying restrictions and abolishini
them to make room for the new one.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-09
AN ADMIRABLE CANDIDATE.

Henry Ridgely, Esq, OF Dover. has
been very generally spoken OF as the
Democratic nominee for United States
Senator. In a recent interview he
has consented to the use OF his name.
Henry Ridgely has all the qualifica-
tons for which true, loyal Della
wareans could wish. He is second in
ability 10 no man in the State OF Della
ware. He IL a leader In his profession.
No man lives who can question his
honesty or integrity. His family has
been prominent in Delaware affairs
for generations. He has continually
stood for right against wrong. His
private life is a life that can be pointed
tn with pride and can be given to our
children as an example Of everything
that we wish them to be, and need not
be hushed up and the subject changed
lest we and they blush with shame,
His public life, though he has never
aspircd to or held Office. has been q
work along financial and educational
| lines. a record of which all Della
wareans are proud.
II the Democratic party shows
enough good judgment to nominat
him, he will, without doubt conduc
an active campaign throughout th'
| state. Dover State Sentinel.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-09

Bohemia Manor strip. directly after
the Civl War. on ono OF tho Cum
minis farms. near Smyrna. Also, a
report Of almost 20 bushels returned
moro recently from farm near
Odessa.
From Kent county. Nd. on a farm
on the other end Of the Bohemia
Manor. comics . report Of a wheat yield
Of 81 bushels 70 tho acre. These fig-
ures largely sustain the claim that
this section has tho finest grain land
In tho world.
Even though there may have been
figures in Delaware in excess OF 81
or even So bushels Of wheat--the lat
ter tho yield OF = portion Of Mr.. Nc
Mullins tract--it is doubtful II there
is on record in the State 81 acres that
have exceeded tho yield OF tho Red
Lion farm; and Il there should be, it is
honor enough for any farmer to pro-
ducs 81 bushels, instead OF 15 and the
achievement bespcaks good farming
as well az good soil.
II Is interesting to know the yield
OF the So acres of tho McMullin farm
would have sold for almost $4,000
three years ago. whereas today its
market value is less than $1,f00.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-09
GOOD AND BAD REPORTS.

II any improvement can be noted
in the general strike situation, it lies
in the pleasing optimism Of both sides
to the coal strike. as expressed In
public reports. They agree In predict
ing amicable arrangements will soon
be reached, under which mining opera
tions Will be actively renewed. It Is
hoped this optimism is fully justified,
for 30 much depends upon resump-
ton of coal production very soon that
millions of persons and many large
Industrial interests throughout the
country would suffer severely by a
prolongation OF the strike. The sum-
mer season is half over, and it will not
bc very late In tho fall before coal
will be pressingly needed for heating
purposes, to say nothing OF its neces-
s!ty In the fields of Industry.
The railroad situation, on the other
hand. shows no Indications of I'M
provement. President Hnrding's WELL
meant suggestion OF compromise
through . resumption OF labor by the
striking shopmen, with the question
OF seniority rights to be considered
later by the Railroad Labor Board
has been repudiated by the strikers
organizations and commands only re-
luctant assent from = few railroad
executives. Most Of the latter are op'
posed 70 any surrender to the strikers
in this matter.
However, the pending situation can.
not long remain unchanged Some
thing is bound to happen very soon
Whatever 1t may be. It is hoped there
viii be nothing to make the situation
worse. 1t is bad enough now.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-09
JUST FOLKS
By Edgar A. Guest.
THE PURPOSE.
Copyright 1922 by Edgar A. Guest.

Ten thousand born to hew and haul,
To dig the trench and build the wall,
Face dreary duties day by day,
Fashion the steel and mold the clay,
Bear sorrows hurt and failures blow,
Summers hot sun and winters snow,
Keen disappointment's bitter sting,
And seek through life's long wander
ing
What oft but very vague appears.
The purpose Of mans term of years.
Stripped Of the pomp of outward pride,
In city walls. by country side.
All men, piece out of pain and strife
Some patchwork of the joy of life.
A few TO leadership attain,
But most of us uncheered remain,
Bearing the duties of the day,
Checking the years that pass away,
Adding the years that pass away,
Adding our little mites unto
The work mankind is called to do.
What do we reap from all the years
OF strife and bitterness and tears?
A bit of laughter here and there,
Her smile of welcome and caress,
| These are the threads of happiness.
| True frinds whose voices ring Will
cheer
Make sweet the days of toiling here,
And TO possess baby's smile
Makes every hour of care worth while
We should regret n baby's birth
IL care and anguish ruled the earth.
Yet worldwide over smiles OF Joy
Welcome the newborn girl or boy
into this realm of life where tears
And pain and burdens scar the years,
Because, with all we've known an
met.
The trials that have made us fret,
The disappointment and defeat.
Life TO the human heart is sweet.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-09
TASK FOR LABOR BOARD.

President Harding's pause following
the rebuff OF his railway proposals is
interpreted as designed to let the ex-
ecutiyes show whether they can .ake
care of the nations freight despite
the strike. This may or may not be
true. We do not know what course
he and his cabinet may be planning.
But we do know that he cannot walt
long, because OF the dangers involved;
and we know that a settlement by
brute force. the executives breaking
the unions, will be against pubic
policy.
The executives base their optimism
on the return OF men to work. and the
statistics of cars loaded, which in the
week endod July % almost attained
record. But these statistics have one
gloomy aspect: despite the high mark
for commodities in general, the coal
| loadings in the week OF July % were
little over one-thiri those OF the same
week in 1920. Moreover, however well
shopmen are being recruited on some
roads, the recruiting Is so bad on the
chief Southern coal carriers that
stronger lines are lending aid. And 1t
Ia the coal loadings that furnish the
test. The rail strike is given nine
tenths its danger by the fact that It
| interlocks with the coal strike to
starve our essential Industries OF fuel.
1t Is the rail strike that has cut coal
l production down from 100000 tons a
week to less than 100000 tons. Set
tie the rail strike. and the moral and
practical effect in settling the coal
strike will be incalculable.
The second consideration Is equally
potent. There is nothing that really
justifies continuation of this warfare
10 the disruption Of the unions. II the
issue at stake were substantial, the
public would endure the hardship and
the mounting danger OF industrial dis
sster patiently. But the informed pub
lie knows that this talk of a sacred
principle in the seniority issue Is In
part for effect. The seniority issue
, would yield TO adjustment II the rail
way executives approached 1t with {
, helpful desire for peace. Many execu
tives admit as much.
We want not a policy OF drift by tn,
Government, but an active policy. Thu
seniority issue should be handed owe
TO the Labor Eoard for the prescrip
ton OF a settlement. Just how mucl
or little substance there Is in this IS
sue the layman cannot determine, no
just what lines an adjustment shoul'
. take. But the board has the data TO
determining npth questions. The exec
utives should willingly submit III
problem TO 1t. for in their reply I
President Harding they appealed I
the utterances OF the board on Seniori
ty, and reminded him that the boar
G itself prescribed the seniority rules
n The unions, willing now TO defer t
e the board on wages. should also sub
r nit The board can show the way ou
! New York Evening Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-09
FRANCES IRON LOGIC.

Even In the most stormy periods of
her political development France has
never ceased to be logical. The French
Revolution was logical because the
monarchic policy meant misery to the
masses In France, Napoleon's crea-
ton Of an empire by military triumphs
was logical. Even the third Napoleon's
coup d'etat was logical. The Third Re
public was the logical sequel Of
Frances defeat by Germany in 1871.
Today Frances demand that Ger
many should comply with the condi-
tions of the Versailles Treaty is logi-
cal. Premier Poincare is as logical as
Whately. Mill. or Jevons when he
maintains that the CRISIS in Germany
has been brought about by the Ger
man attempt to escape international
obligations. Rathenau was murdered
because he wanted Germany 10 resort
TO high taxation in order to pay her
debts. The monarchlsts, In Premier
Poincare's opinion, oppose any re-
forms which would prevent the biz
business men OF Germany from max
ing enormous profits.
But man does not live by logic. any
more than by bread alone. II We are
to be guided by the memorable laws
Of cause and effect we must see that
Germany has brought her presen
misfortunes on her own head by fore
ing other countries into war. Never
theless. 1T Is manifest that she Is in {
shaky financial position Iron logic
II sternly acted upon, may result il
wholesale disaster.
France Is right to watch German.
and to make her pay so far as 1t i
possible. But while 1t might be logi
cal to smash Germany financially 1
would not be a practical course
Rochester Post-Express.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-09
As TO WORCESTERSHIRE.

The latest cry OF alarm raised by
the RAILWAY strikers Is that the man
ayers OF the roads are plotting to
break up the unions. Mr.. Gompers Is
officially horrined at the signs OF a
"unifed union smashing campaign"
The evidence he produces does not
bear out the Interpretation which he
places upon II, and with the obvious
facts In the case he does not deal In
stead OF being smashed, the railway
unions are governmentally recognized
by the Transportation act and by the
proceedings OF the Railroad Labor
Board under it. Moeover. between
the railway executives and all the
unions. except those Of the Federated
shop Crafts who struck, the relations
are amicable. Both by law and In
practice collective bargaining for rail-
road employees had been placed in a
position apparently more secure thar
ever before.
Who imperiled It? Who. Get abou
the smashing? Undeniably, tn,
striking shopmen. They took them
selves out from under the jurisdiction
of the Labor Board. thereby leavins
the latter with no shop crafts organi
zat!on with which to deal. This be
gan the campaign TO smash the unions
II anything did. But there Is no sucl
campaign. There is campaign &
make the union responsible, to hol'
/ them TO their contracts. To urge tn
need Of inducing or compelling then
to submit to lawful decisions of a law
ful agency OF the government Blu
that does not mean smashing tn
unions. No one can smash them ex
cept the unions themselves.-Ne'
York Times
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-09
Fr.ApPERs AND THEIR METAPHORS
by Frederic J. Haskin

historic Il should worry" and III tell
the world"
Occasionally one OF these shelved
sayings stage. a comeback. We note
In the latest napper vocabulary print
ed in The F1apper magazine the
ancient word whangdoodIe Our grand
mothers used tbls word hunorously
to describe mournful. whining music.
or ranting speaker. Modern youth
boys neck Is a necker. and neck-
er Of the male species is snugglepup.
How the Language Spreads.
The non-fapper element OF the
population has small place in i.s vo.
cabulary for such terms and 30 they
do not become general property. All
/ over the country, however. the LAM
guage OF the fapper is similar. The
newest phrases travel by letters. "
word OF mouth. and in lists OCCASIONAL
! Iy printed in magazines and news-
papers. One magazine devotes It's
pages entirely TO the interests OF the
tribe.
a few phrases that have possibni-
tics for use in the conversation OF the
general public have become popular
/ American Sldff2. Iucfe Always Seeflo
to be a demand for slang tags 70 ex-
press greeting, approval. disapproval,
and TO replace a simple yes or no.
Just now the flapper, and slang-talk
ing American as well, refers 20 any,
ting pleasing as the berries. The weird
natural history ailusions-that's the
frogs eyebrows. or the bees whiskers.
or the ducks quack. or the snakes
hips, and the rest--used TO express
lapproval, are also epidemic. Anything
unpleasant is appropriately blsah,
blaah being one Of those senseiess
words that express an idea clearly ~
sound. a well established substitute
for yes is IL hope to tell YOU"
has adopted the term and made II a
, synonym for jszz band. II Is rars
|, however. that the slang Of a genera
, tion ago can be busted off and applied
, to current topics. Generally there Il
nothing mere conspicuously lfelesi
9 than a defunct slang phrase.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-09
PUNITIVE JUSTICE IN ITALY.

The conviction and sentence at.Cam-
pobasso. Italy. of an Italian who was
concerned In murder committed In
Cleveland. Ohio. affords fresh confir-
nation OF the fact that the course
OF Justice Is not embarrassed when
the Kings courts have case to
deal with in the circumstances here
illustrated. Italy will not deliver up
It's subjects charged with crime In
another country, but will itself bring
them TO justice. 1t cannot be crit
icized. OF course. II 1t insists on the
right to pass on the guilt OF one OF
Its citizens who has escaped from a
foreign Jurisdiction; especially as Its
courts Invariably demonstrate that a
trial fair to the people whose law has
been violated, as well as to the defend
ant. will be had. Italy offers no ref
uge to criminals who would claim
some degree OF immunity on the
ground OF nationality.
Two Italians and an American had
a part In the atrccious Cleveland
murder, and the latter and one of the
former are now serving life terms IN
Ohio. American detectives tracked the
ono who fed to Italy, and he was
promptly arrested on the evidence
they produced. While the proof o.
guilt was fortified by n confession
defendants counsel pleaded as an ex
tenuating circumstance that the &c
was done abroad. But the Grown
Prosecutor urged that very consider
alton as reason for melting out thu
extreme punishment, and the 1ur!
agreed with this view.
The sentence imposed, thirty year
at hard labor. Ia In effect a life term
In American States where/imprison
ment for life IL the penalty for mur
der. either as substitute or an al
tentative for execution, it is rare tina
the felon is not pardoned before eve'
twenty years elapse.-Providenc
journal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-09
MORE TARIFF OBJECTIONS.

Sepator Lenroot OF Wisconsin Is
making his Republican colleagues in
the Senate very unhappy over his
numerous objections to Tariff bill
schedules. He was beaten in his ef-
forts to secure lower duties on wool
and woolens but he continues to fight
what he considers other Objectionable
provisions in the bill.
This week Senator Lenroot aided
by Senator Frelinghuysen OF New
Jersey endeavored to secure change
In the remarkable provision which
gives to the President authority to
change rates In the bill II it becomes
law in order to meet changing con-
ditions either By increasing or lower
ing duties. Senator Lenroot proposed
that the Tar.r Commission first az
certain the cost of production Of tbs
dutaAbss articles abroad acsr which