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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17
WANTS RECIPROCITY VIEWS.
Senator Page Anxious to Find How
People of Vermont Feel on the Subject.

| Editor RefOrmer =
| probably do not need assure, you that
| should like to support President Taft in
his efforts TO establish reciprocity be
tween the United States and Canada il in
so doing | should be faithfully conserving
the best interests of Vermont.
From the best information | am able
to obtain the newly-elected senators are
nearly all in favor of reciprocity and
think the probabilities are that major.
ity of the senate which convenes on the
4th Of next month will favor reciprocity.
The press of Vermont seem very largely
to be supporters of this measure, and
were to be guided by the opinions ex.
pressed by the newspapers OF Vermont
should of course heartily second the
presidents efforts upon this important
measure.
On the other hand, il I am to be gov.
erned by the wishes of my Vermont con-
stituents as expressed in their numerous
letters to me I could not do otherwise
than vote against reciprocity.
You know, i am sure, that / am ex-
ceedingy anxious TO pursue that course
which will most nearly reflect the wishes
and best promote the welfare Of the PEG.
pie of Vermont, and whatever my final
action may be touching this matter / am
sure that action will be predicated upon
a desire, as solicitous as the most loyal
son Of Vermont could wish, to faithfully
serve the state which has commissioned
me, with others, to act for it in matters
coming before the national congress.
| woud esteem it an especial favor if
you would promptly bring this matter to
the attention of your readers and, if you
deem it wise to do so, ask them to send
you for publication Tor otherwise, as you
deem best), their views on Canadian
reciprocity, to the end that when / re-
turn to Washington | may be informed
as fully as possible as to the views of my
state on this subject.
Personally, shall be pleased to receive
communications from any who feel suf
ficiently interested in reciprocity to
prompt them to write me, and such com
munications, unless otherwise requested
will be laid before my colleagues in Wash.
ington, either before or at the time of my
return, April 4.
In writing you this letter / am speaking
for myself only, and not for my col.
leagues, although | presume they feel as
| do about the matter.
Very cordially yours,
Carroll S. Page
Hyde Park, Vt, March 10.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17
Creditable Efforts.



The continued efforts of the citizens of
Brattleboro, majority of the citizens, at
least, to get the main line of the Boston
( Maine railroad to run through their
village following the failure of their
scheme before the Vermont legislature
are credtabe; and if it is possible to
work out the details of the new plan an
nounced yesterday they should be given
all encouragement. The plan seems FEAST
BILE and is undoubtedly as cheap as it
would be for the railroad to enter Brat
tleboro after making detour across the
Connecticut river into New Hampshire as
now proposed by the officials of the sys-
tenn. The two bridges required in the
crossing and recrossing of the river would
prove to be a very large item of expense,
an item which would be eliminated if the
track should be built all the way on Yer
mont soil.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17
Ferguson.
(Randolph lIerald.)

thdHuulIn iltidius'
As long as the Vermont Anti-Saloon
league stands for Clarence j, Ferguson,
upholds his methods, or excuses them and
insists ON his remaining in office even
when he is willing TO retire, just so long
will the league itself forfeit the good
opinion il Graves and must have TO do
good work. When influential pulpits are
closed against league speakers because OF
its attitude, il cannot be said that the
feeling against the league is merely that
of the "rummy opposition" and must in
no wise be recognized. Ferguson's latest
attack on Speaker Howe, the house com
mittee on temperance and the legislature
generally is quite worthy Of its author for
its mendacity, misrepresentation and Ill.
merited abuse. 1t was fittingly and com
pletely answered in these columns by Rev.
j. Wesley Miller, the representative of
Bethel in the house, and Speaker Howe
follows with a cutting rejoinder in his own
paper. BY the way, we note that Fergu-
son is frequently advertised as "llonora-
ble," which is in fair keeping with the dis
gushing self-conceit OF small mind. He
has no right or claim TO the title, accord
ing TO custom, but he swings il as a handle
or permits il TO be swung as Thenard-
Ter did the Hero of Waterloo
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17
1T SAVES YOU MONEY.

DR.. Towards Dyspepsia Specific; Regu-
lar Price Doc. Wilfred F. Roots
Price 25c.
The special half-price sale Of DR..
Howard s specific for the cure of con-
stipation and dyspepsia by Wilfred F.
Root means the saving of few dollars
on every family's yearly bill for medi-
cines.
Mr.. Root has so much faith in the
superior merit of this medicine that
he says: eff DR.. Howard s specific
does not cure you, come back to my
store and I will return your money!
This remedy is not an ordinary medi-
cine. 1t is the favorite formula of a
well-known physician. and has the en-
dorsement of hundreds Of physicians
of eminence in their profession. who
prescribe it in all cases of consultation,
dyspepsia or liver trouble, knowing
from experience that it will make a
complete and lasting cure.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17
BRATTLEBoRo, FRIDAY, MARCH II, 1911

The supreme court Of the United States
in an unanimous opinion Monday held
that corporation tax provisions OF the
PAYNE. Aldrich tariff act were constitu-
tional. Thus ended controversy waged
almost continuously since President TAFT
first suggested their enactment to con.
press. The first action in the courts to
test the consttutionality OF the law was
begun in the United States circuit court
for the district of Vermont. A woman
began it. Stella p. Flint, guardian Of the
property of Samuel N. Stone, jr, stock
holder in the Stone Tracy comnany OF
Windsor, began an action to have the com
pany restrained from paying the tax. She
claimed that the tax was unconstitutional.
Her attorney, Maxwell Evarts, brought
the case to the supreme court, after the
circuit court had declined to hold the tax
unconstitutional. When the Stone Tracy
case came up for argument before the SUI
preme court in March, 1910, IA other
cases likewise raising the validity of the
law and decisions likewise sustaining the
constitutionality of the tax had reached
the court. They were advanced and heard
with the original case. Because presum-
ably of vacancies on the bench, the cases
were restored to the docket for reargu'
ment. This reargument occurred in Jan
uary, 1911. Practically all of the more
than S27,000,000 assessed for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1910, on corpora
tons in the United States has been paid
into the treasury, The exact amount re-
ceived to February /, 1911, the latest date
for which precise figures are available,
was S27,10S,1S9. The amount assessed
last year was S27,130,90i. Added to
this were penalties amounting to about
100000 for failure to pay the tax when
1ua
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17
A For-Story Town.

(NOrthheId NeWs.1
The announcement from Washington
that the plans for the federal building in
Brattleboro contemplate only one-story
building is naturally disappointing to the
A onestory postoffice build
ing would look like Yermont's building at
no good citizen in the whole state wants
to be reminded of that misfit. Besides,
Brattleboro is four-story town and GER
tainly deserves a two-story federal build
ing. 1t is also probable that the govern
ment can be shown that larger building
than the present plan contemplates, is actu
ally necessary from purely business
standpoint
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17

electric road and thus build on the Yer
mont side. There is just one flaw in this
reasoning; namely, that Act No. 140,
which appeared In the law supplements
issued under the direction of the secre-
tary of state, is not in effect and should
not have been included in those published,
II was passed early in the last session for
the purpose of enabling the New Haven
road TO operate steam trains on the Ben
nngton trolley road, but some weeks later
il was repealed by another act applying
to the Bennington situation.
However, this does not mean that the
4 Vernon charter will not be
useful in solving the local railroad tangle.
Organization under the charter was begun
with no thought Of the existence OF any
such statute, and the powers which the
charter gives are in themselves of no small
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17
OLDEST ORCHARD in VERMONT
Naples on the Kathan Farm in Dummerston Iappeu
as Early as 1764.

This relic of old.time methods proves
conclusively that the description oil p 10Y
inc trees for sap, as given ON, page 10
Of the Kathan History, and also by an
other writer in an article, printed ~ tne
Vermont Phoenix of March ~, lOol was
not the method followed in this lot Eaeh
writer uses these words, 1T was the
practice 10 box the tree by forming
reservoir that would hold hall pint,
from which the sap was drawn out INTO
the trough" 10 hollow out such
reservoir would be a slow, laborlous
task and the useless mutilation would
eventually kill the most vigorous tree
From notes on farm operations Kept py
Alexander Kath0n and now belonging 10
the writer, it can be proved that sugar
was made from these trees as early as
1864, and il is probable that they were
tapped each year while owned by the
Kathan family, or until 1S62. Some wrlt;,
ers claim that the longer tree is tapped
the swecter the sap but the present owner
OF this orchard believes that the reverse rs
true.
I'm the last 80 years this farm has had
nine different owners besides lessees,
number of whom did not make sugar
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17
Chance for Others.
barre Times.)

Fred v. johnson is "sum punkins" in
the metropolis of Somerset, where on
Tuesday he was elected clerk, treasurer,
selectman, lister, tax collector, consta-
BILE, road commissioner, overseer. of the
poor and town agent. Surely this is a
record to make local office-seekers green
yed.-Brattleboro Reformer.
We are acquainted with several parties
who ought to take up this matter seriously
and resolve to establish residence in the
generous town of Somerset. As we under
stand it, there is plenty of room--15, 1888
acres, to be exact--and only q inhabitants,
men, women and children, according to
the 1910 census, to spread out over the
broad acres. Then, to cap all, there are
10 town offices which have to be filed
each town meeting. Perhaps some per-
sons with hanRering for official prefer
ment might grab few away from Mr..
johnson. There's a bare possibility, at
any rate
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17

United States Senator Carroll S. Page
is frank He doesn't know how to vote
on the Canadian reciprocity proposal and
he isn't afraid to say so. Presumably he
has his own opinion as to the merits OF
the question, but he doesn't believe that
opinion should dictate his vote on pub
lie matter of this kind. He wants to find
out how the people of Vermont feel in re-
gard to the proposed treaty SO that he
can represent them when the time comes.
Senator Page realizes that the majority
of the state newspapers favor reciprocity,
but he also realizes from scores of letters
he has received that many manufacturers
and farmers do not. Therefore he has
written to a number Of state newspapers
a letter (printed elsewhere in this issue)
asking that they solicit a public discussion
of the question. The Reformer will be
glad to hear from any Of its readers on the
subject no matter what their opinions are.
1t will not be surprising, however, if most
Of the letters drawn out by the request of
Senator Page contain protests against ratl-
fication of the agreement, just as the ma
jority of letters he has already received
voice that view. 1t is only the people who
are opposed to the treaty who take the
trouble to write. Those who fear harm
from it very naturally protest, while those
who expect no serious disturbance to bust
ness as a result of the change see no oc-
cason for saying anything. Although the
result of the senator's canvass may indi-
cate to the contrary (for the reason just
given) The Reformer feels that MAORI
ty of the people of Vermont are perfectly
willing to see Canadian reciprocity tried,
believing that the principle embodied in
the treaty is right and that its practice
will prove mutually beneficial
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17
irresponsible Prejudice.

(St. Adams Messenger.D
Gas we remember it some papers on the
west side of the state announced they had
secured contracts to run the time tables
of the Central Vermont railroad, but we
have not noticed any Central Vermont
time tables in the Brattleboro papers. -
st. Johnsbury Caledonian.
'Then you haven't read the Brattleboro
papers as carefully as you ought. The
time tables are there. "-Brattlebo Re-
former. :,
Which simply goes to show how easily
an irresponsible and altogether unfounded
prejudice against railroad can start from
mere innuendo.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17

In It's issue Of year ago today The
Reformcr made exclusive announcement of
the presence in Brottleboro of engineers
under instructions to survey a line of rail-
road from this town to South Vernon by
way of New Hampshire. Al that time To-
cal people viewed the prospect of a road
on the east side Of the river with sense
of qualification, but since they have had
visions of parallel tracks on the Vermont
side the alluring aspect of the former plan
has disappeared. Here's hoping that an
other year viii see the entire railroad con-
troversy settled in manner that will best
serye Brattleboro's future needs.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17

Some newspapers outside the state have
commented knowingly on the fact %
that the last legislature of Vermont pass
ed law (146) permitting any electric
railroad to use steam as motive power
on such parts of its lines as are outside
the public highways and to allow other
railroad corporations to do so. This law,
they say, opens clear way for the New
Haven interests to take over the Brattle-
boro & Vernon company's charter for an
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17

Two thousand citizens Of Rockford, ILL.,,
held mass meeting last week and de-
nounced Lorimer as a disgrace to the state
and Cullom, his colleague, as "shifty self
seeking politician" They passed resolu'
tions asking for the designations of both
senators, and then listened in i'm
pressive silence while the bell in the
Second Presbyterian church was tolled
46 times in memory of the senators who
voted in favor of seating Lorimer. One
of the 40 strokes was supposed to sound
the political knel OF Senator Dillingham;
of Vermont. His present and last term
expires March 3, 1916.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17

tbinrs she needs. To her il is a much
morc valuable asset than beauty or even
genius. Tact Is certainly the greatest oil
ali gifts TO woman. The girls school IN
some far distant Utopia is going To- IN
clude a course in tact 10 correlate WIN lts
curriculum from the primary grades on
through the postgraduate work. For when
the day OF enlightenment does come the
sensible mother and the astute father VIII
realize that working knowledge OF now
10 get along with people Is more 20 be
desired than much wisdom in so'called
higher branches Tact is more important
than trigonometry. II stands a girl IN
place 'of beauty; It takes her further than
talent; il brings the world TO her feet to
do her homage. Tact! Speed the day
when we shall appreciate the Importance
OF this unconsidered triiiel Help us 70
realize that with II woman can wheedie
the world out of anything 1t has to give;
but with her feeble strength she can
wrestle with il and get anything.
A cake had been set away and forgot
ten until il was as hard as the pro
verbal brick. II was wrapped IN cloth
wrung out OF hot water and then had an
outside covering OF paper. Let IT re,
main SO for about "A hours, and II will
be as moist as if freshly made. This
recipe has been tested
Don't sit down to the table and eat
a hearty meal just because every one
else is doing so if you yourself "are
not in the mood to eat" By this ] mean
that If you are having mental experiences
for a time that affect your digestion and
you cannot overcome their direful effect,
refrain from eating except very lightly
of easily digested foods.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17

Sir James Crichton Browne, the famoi
London physician, told the diners at y
banquet of the Universal cookery and to-.
association that delicate morsel Of lOO-
served with some attractiveness, sends
the stomach message saying that i
coming. This stimulates the flow OF salu
in advance, and digestion is thus beg-
by suggestion before the food reaches ts
stomac 1t is hardly necessary to ~
what happens when the morsel Of to'
be lacking in deliciousness.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17

Enlightened people have little use for
the false conception of humanity which
prompts the anti-vivisection crusades now
being conducted In various states. For the
sake OF being consistent the warriors
against this mode of scientific research
have to claim that the Pasteur treatment
is failure, that vaccination and diph-
liberia anti-toxin have accomplished no
good in the world and that the whole
germ theory of disease is faulty These
arguments in themselves are sufficient to
prejudice the public against the narrow
minded folks who make them.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17

In the case OF the last legislature it was
thousands for transportation but not one
kind word for Ferguson.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17

Announcing 1912 line of cars in the
spring of 1911 is something of surprise
in the automobile industry. Stepping to
the front 1865 days ahead Of them all, the
Regal Motor Car company of Detroit has
given the market just this kind of sur
prise through its announcements in the
newspapers in $50 cities, towns and ham
let's in the country. It's unusuaness lies
in the fact that the other manufacturers
are Just unloading copy describing the
specifications of their 1911 models. But
at the beginning Of buying season, rather
than at the tag end when the tourist days
are practically at an end, the Regal Com
pany is offering it's 1912 wares, a line
that embodies revolutionary principle in
the construction of motor cars and in
cludes certain reinements in the con-
struction Of the cars that appeared in the
1911 line.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17

(Montpelier JournaD
Brattleboro people are determined to
have more railroads if they have to build
one themselves.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17

As a rule The Reformer doesn't believe
in trimming, but in the case of the law
sent out last week it had to
no dopo
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17

Brattleboro wants another safe and sane
Fourth Of July this year.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17
Going to Have 1t Anyway.

The close season on public drinking
cups begins May l in Vermont
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17

Entered as second,class matter January 4,
1007,at the post office OF BrattleboTo' W
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17

The Boston Transcript is in error in
stating that the Vermont legislature ac-
cepted the federal income tax amend
ment. Both branches of the legislature
voted against it.-Barre Times.
What the Transcript meant to say per-
haps, was that the Vermont legislature
ought to have accepted the amendment.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17
Burke's Off Year.

New York SUM-
James E. Burke. widely known as
Burlington 3 blacksmith mayor, was
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17
Railroad Domination in Vermont.
Wilmington Times


The Burlington Free Press, which APP
paratus to be the mouth-piece of the Cen
trail Vermont, and which in the interest
Of further continuance of the political
and commercial control of the state by
the Central Vermont Railway company,
took most active part in the recent fight
in the legislature, which resulted in such
a calamity to the development of the state,
prints the following, which for editorial
manouvering goes little ahead of any
thing which has recently appeared in the
press of Vermont
But tell it in Hartford, likewise in New
Haven, that we of this state know too
much about the way New HAMPSHIRE has
submit to any effort to Mckenzie Yer
mont"
We have no apology to make for the
Boston & Maine in New Hampshire. Its
control of the politics of the state was
degrading to the citizenship of New Hamp-
shire. The people, through the primary
election law, threw off the yoke and pro-
gressive legislation is fast restoring a rule
of the people.
But right here in Vermont we have a
condition worse than any ever existing in
New Hampshire. 1t is a condition which
has made good men, who claim to be
IdtiIotit, WIN CldilH W NC uOlIB JHtii DtSt
to develop the state commercially, do
everything in their power to block pro-
gress. 1t is a condition which makes pos
sible the circulation in the state press,
of misleading statements for the, purpose
of creating public sentiment against a
measure for the good of the state. 1t is
condition which rallies the so-called
leading men of the state to join a lobby
for railroad corporation. 1t is condi
ton which brings to the aid of an English
company, with no sympathy for Vermont
ers or Americans, a recent candidate for
governor, past high official Of the state.
1t is a condition which has made possible
in our state house such scenes as attended
the closing days of the railroad fight. Did
New Hampshire ever present such spec
tacle? Could the days OF the celebrated
"woodchuck session" beat it? Then why
talk about control of the state by the New
York, New Haven & Hartford? 1t is the
Central Vermont Railroad company, the
greatest political incubus which could be
fastened upon an independent state, that
we must drive out of politics, and when
we have done that, we must keep every
other corporation out. If we mistake
not, the people will do it. They will no
longer be deceived by such 'Warmanized"
editorials as are put forth in some of the
papers of the state for the purpose of di-
verting the attention of the people from
the real sore upon the body polite.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17

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