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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-15
TOWNSHEND.
Baseball Entertainment.

The entertainments by the Townshend
Baseball association Tuesday evening
called out larg number. of people, who
seemed to appreciate every number on
the program. The exercises were held
in the town hall The first number was
comic song by j. J. .Cudworth, en-
Titled The old Maid Sister, Mrs. Guy
w. Powers accompanying. For an en-
core number he gave The Conversation
of the eats. Mrs j, FL. Northup rccit
cd The Little God and the Machine,
and for an encore number Kindness.
the Little Girl and the Fly. Mrs. Kate
B. Whccllock rendered some very fine
selections on the VIOLIN, Mrs. L. L. Os
good accompanying. The stage end of
the entertainment closed with an anus
ing and very laughable farce entitled
Cox and Box III which the characters
were. Cox, Fred Lawrence; Box, r. w.
| Blood: Mrs Bumper, Mrs. w. NJ
/ Sparks The people present were not on
| ly pleased with the. entertainment but
fproud of the local talent which fur
nished it. The committee sold several
gallons of ice cream, after which good
Imumber stayed to the dance, the music
for which was furnished by Eugene
| Wetherby. violin, Floyd Robinson, cor
net, and Mrs. George Hebb, piano. W
4 NJ. Sparks was prompter The proceeds
/ added Il substantial sum to the club Z
/ treasury.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-15

day was fair. and bright. The church
was prettily decorated with Easter
lilies, tulips, hyacinths, primroscs,
ferns, pussywillows and potted plants.
Rev. T. NJ. Wiswall preached q very
interesting sermon, taking his text
from l Cor. 1917. The special music
by the choir was well rendered.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-15

MIR. and-~ALrs..J. f. Stotldard and
Henry g. Stoddard were. in Springfield
Tuesday to attend the fuueral of Al
bert Brown, father of Mrs. Stoddard.
He died in Springfield at the age of %
years.
Rev. G. II. Merrill of st. Johnsbury.
secretary of the Vermont Domestic
Missionary society, will occupy the pull
pit of the congregational church Sun
day morning and a collection will be
taken for the society.
Mrs. David f. Gotta of West street
is i'll. threatened with pneumonia. One
of her children is being cared for at
the home of her father Patrick o 'Brien
and the other by a sister. Mrs. HI. A.
Stoddard. both in Rockinghanf
Deacon. G. w 1Osgood was i'm Hart
/ ford, Conn, Tuesday to attend a meet
| ing of the corporate members of the
! American Board OF Commissioners for
/ Foreign Missions. which was held in the
4 executive chamber of the state capitol,
! as the Governor is the chairman of the
!. board. --.'-'
Canton Sletchawaug will hold its
military ball Thursday evening in
Union hall. The committee in charge
consists OF Capt. l.. d.. Heughton. Past
Capt. H. \. Morse and. Chev. F. r.
Johnson. w. j. Cain of Brattleboro
will be floor director and the aids will
4 be Maj. G.. a. Metcalf Of Brattleboro,
q. +. Walker and A. H. Miller of
Springfield. -.
/ Some anxiety was expressed here
/ Tuesday because OF a report that there
was fire in the village at Rocking.
ham which endangered the. old meeting
house and that other buildings were
burned. The basis of it all was an ex
tensive grass fire which ran over part
/ of the old burying ground in the reaI
] OF the meeting house and over part
/ of the yard of the building itself, but
was easily controlled by few men
who gathered there.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-15

Phone IL W. SPARKS 10 Flat 81.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-15
NURSE TELLS HOW TO
COMFORT SICK FOLKS

Mrs. S. j. Kelsey, Trained Nurse Of
Barre, Vt, says: Comfort Powder
canitot be equalled for cooling aud
comforting the skin OF fevered pa
tients and for warding off bed sores.
The. genuine has the signature of f.
s. sly lSes on the box
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-15

Retired Painter and Decorator (to ar
list, whom he has commissioned to paint
his daughters portrait And none o
your slapdashs painting for me: three good
coats, mind yer The Bystander.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-15
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS
Mrs. Oscar L. Perham.

Mrs. Oscar l.. Perham. 20, died sud
denly at her home at % Green street
Monday evening. She had been having
a cold two weeks, but nothing serious
was anticipated until within few
minutes of her death. which resulted
from u shock. Mrs. Perham S maiden
name was Minnie l.. Mandigo and she
was born in Swanton Feb 81, 1871.
Her first marriage was to Horatio n
Maudigo. and they came here to live
about 1879 Mr.. Mandigo died in July,
1856. while manager of the William A
Russell farm. She married III 1899 Os-
ear l.. Perham, who died in February
1906. since which time she had lived in
the Pcrham homestead on Green street
She leaves daughter, Mrs Charles S
Allbcc, who lived with her the last few
years, The funeral will be held at the
house Thursday at , clock.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-11

The scout movement will do as
much for the girls of the country in
the way of implanting high ideals of
honor, courage and obedience as it
has already done for the boys, thinks
Miss Agnes Baden-Powe1.
She is the originator of the Girl
Guides" movement in England, which
has spread to many other countries.
There are already 10000 of these
handy little people at work and at
play in Great Britain. They learn
cooking, making bandages anG
splints, saving life from fire, drown
ing or gas poisoning.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-11

some property and that he had go
guards all ready, and would put on
40 more. He said he was going to
open up an office downtown and to
meet him the following evening, last
Monday, at Madison and Fifth ave-
nue.. He told different stories to diff
ferent parties who spoke to him.
The whole thing looked very sus-
piciious to me. l went to Madison
and Fifth Monday, but he never
showed up. J. Cronin,
759 jackson Blvd.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-11
LETTER TO THE EDITOR


Editor Day Book:-I wish to bring
to your attention the want ads in the
Daily News and the Tribune. I have
been out of employment for a few
months and in endeavoring to gain
employment Of any kind have an
swered numerous blind ads in both of
these papers, even putting in stamps
for reply; and have put the fYe-day
return notice on each letter, stating
fully my age, height, nationality,
married, number in family and my
ability to handle such jobs as 1 an
sWeTed. / have first-class references
as to character and ability and cause
of leaving former employment, but
have never even got reply from
single one, I am commencing to
think that the papers mentioned use
this means for filing space in their
papers, and it is not original, as /
think any business man upon receiv-
ing replies to his ads, even after his
wants were supplied, and, receiving a
stamp for reply, would make some re-
ply. h ..
In last Sundays Tribune there was
an ad as follows: Guards Wanted
5 #. g. or over, of good appearance
and references. Apply between and
4 p. m. 2201 w. Harrison st"
went out to see what the guards
were wanted for. got there at 2:3O
and there was between 200 and 300
men there of all ages and classes,
standing on the corner in front of
said number. The store on ground
floor was empty, there being two flats
above, apparently residence fats.
About $40 p. m. a man came down
street and said: 81 have all the men
I want" and walked down the street
west half block and stood there. l
conversed with him. He said there
was no strike, that there was some
trouble between two parties about
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-11

make, some. of, our, best people"
hunt their holes" It isn't the news
paper mans faul that there is no
market for their wares. Alas, the
pot does not like to call the kettle
black. c. D. Rhodes.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-06-20

Proper Cultivation and a
little Rain.
We guarantee the PLANT
FOOD; You cultivate the
crop, and We can trust Prov
idence for the Rain.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-28

splendid financial condition OF Fort
Smith is the fact that commission
form of government was adopted two
years ago, and the first year, ending
March 81, 1913. showed a decrease In
expenses OF running the city amount
ing TO $4,000. A better showing Will
be made at the end OF next March.
Commission form OF government has
been most heartily Endorsed by Fort
Smiths best citizenship, and the old
aldermanic form of government Is a
thing OF the past
The following figures are interest
ing
The total Indebtedness OF the city
is $4,000 and city script is worth 100
cents on the dollar. More improve
ments have been made In the past
two years than in any previous time
OF the same duration. With the elm
nation OF saloons other evils have
been lessened.
Although the jail has not been
empty all the time since saloons were
voted out, comparison OF its busi-
ness for August. September and Oc-
tober--the first three months of pro-
lhibition-with the corresponding
months OF 1912 and 1913. makes IA
vorable showing for present condi-
tions. A total of 17S prisoners CON-
mltted to jail in these three months
this year were fed at cost OF s1SS. 80.
In the same months last year 36S cost
for feeding $469.2S and the 1918 record
for these three months was SIS pris-
oners at a cost or $1,309.S6.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-28

government, and the dry town, Fort
Smith as border city" is marvel
among the cities OF the south. Half
OF the police force has been discharg-
ed since the city went dry, and 9TH
er expenses have been so reduced
that the police force is having hard
time TO find occasion 10 arrest man.
The offenses are minor In the ex-
IRENE, such as violation OF the traf-
fic ordinances, a few fights, one or
two Migrants.
Big Police Force Busy ir Old Days
The present police force aggregates
fifteen, including the Chief OF Police,
day jailer, two depot policemen and
desk sergeant. A year ago the force
numbered %. and they were kept busy
day and night.
In November, 1913, there were to-
tai OF 522 cases, and during the wet"
days In Fort Smith town drunks were
not arrested unless they became un-
ruly. The Chief always sent them
to their homes. So that the number
OF possible cases would have aggre-
gated nearer 1000 than the above
number. In November. this year. the
total number OF cases aggregated but
207, and most OF these were minor
cases, including every drunk, whether
he was a resident or nonresident.
During the first four days OF Decem-
Der, 1913, there were 26 DRINKS ar
rested out OF possible so: the first
four days of December. this year,
netted but one drunk
Bad Mans Town, Now Good
Fort Smith is the rborder city" of
the state. with the Choctaw Nation on
the left. and at the right the Chero.
kee Nation, and heretofore the riff-
raft, going into Oklahoma and western
states have passed through this way.
With every possible avenue for crime
the present situation is almost unbe-
lievable. Since Chief Of Police The
.urer's administration began, two years
ago, gambling has been entirely
stamped out, and now even the pull
boards and other petty gambling de-
vices are being removed from the
cigar stands, pool halls and drug
stores by Prosecuting Attorney Sim
ons and Juvenile Officer George w.
Moss.
Another contributing factor 10 the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-28
Fl. SMITH, DRY"
NO GAMBLING,
HAS EMPTY JAIL
Former bad Mans" Town Has
Reduced Police Force Nearly
One Half
PRESENT MEMBERS
REMAINING IDLE
Jail Costs Reduced as Against
Showing Made During Wet
Regime

FORT SMITH, Art, Dec. 2S.-
Since Fort Smith became dry. Aug
II. the criminal business of the ad
ministration has been declining unit
the policemen are securing the su
burbs in order TO find enough to dc
to hold their jobs.
The city Jail is empty and the night
jailer has been discharged. The other
day Mayor Henry G.. Reed made the
statement that with the closing OF
the saloons and the general effort to
clean up the town, his administra
ton was about out OF job.
Reports Jail Empty
Chief of Police MARITIME Tbeurer
appeared before the mayor, who is
also Police Judge, one morning last
week and reported that there was
no one in the Jail to feed" and the
mayor remarked that business was
exceedingly dull in HIS court; that
he had not had case that had pro
duced any revenue for the past six
days"
Between the commission form OF
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-28

pany buildings West Jefferson and
JunCtiOn-aVes
Jan 1925 Rochester, n. Y, auto
mobile show Exposition park Roches-
ter Auto Trades association, G. y, sim
mons, manager
Jan. 1928 Baltimore. Md, automo-
bile show. Firth Regiment Armory,
Baltimore Auto Dealers association,
secretary
Jan -23.-Iancaster Pa. automo-
bile show Auditorium, Lancaster Auto
Trade assoc iatlon.
Jan. Montreal Can auto show.
Allen Line, Liverpool building, T. c.
Kirby, manager, sol Southam building.
Jan. 20 $0.--Chicago, H., automobile
show. Coliseum and First Regiment
Armory, Automobile Chamber OF Com
merce. ;. \ Miles manager, East
Forty second St. New York city
Jan. 25-30.-Fall River, Mass, auto
mobile show
Jan. 30.-Bunalo, ~ Y, automo-
bile show, Broadway Auditorium, Buff
falo Auto Dealers association. John j.
Jan 27-2s--Chicagos III. meeting OF
National Garage association.
Jan. 2S-New York city. meeting OF
Metropolitan Section of Society of Au-
Jan. 30-Feb Minneapolis. Mimi.
automobile show, Armory. Minneapolis
Automobile Trade association. r. b.
SHINING, secretary, 707 Andrus build
Jan. 30-Feb. 6.--Columbus, Ohio, au-
tomobile show. Memorial hall. Column
bus Automobile club and Auto Trade
association.
ruary--Louisville Ky. automo"
bile show, Louisville Auto Dealers as
soclation. +. 5. Longest, secretary, 725
s Third-st.
ebruary-Toledo, Ohio. automobile
show. Toledo Auto Show Co.
ebruary--Portland ore, automobile
show, Portland Automobile Trade as
sociation
February-Grand Forks, y. D., auto
mobile show, Auditorium, Grand Fork
Auto Show association, l.. Stlnson.
manager. O
Feb. list Joseph Mo. automobile
show Auditorium st Joseph Automo-
bile Show association. IL. r.. Calkins,
manager, German American Bank
building.
Feb. 2-7-Kalamazoo. Mich. automo-
bile show, Armory.
Feb. 3-6--St Joseph, Mo, automo-
bile show Auditorium, II. J. Leslie,
secretary.
Feb S-12-Elmira, ~ V, automobile
show. State Armory Elmlra Auto club.
Frank ID. Pratt manager, 2l0 r.. Wa
ter-st
Feb. S-14--Kansas city. Mo. auto
mobile show. Convention hall, Kansa =
City Motor Car Dealers association, r.
r. Peake. secretary, 500 Gloyd building.
Feb. 15-20--Grand Rapids Mich,
sixth annual automobile show in
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-28
COMING EVENTS
IN AUTO WORLD
First Half of 1915 Brings Long
List of Important Shows
and Races

Jan. l-Tuscon. Ariz, road race
Tucson Automobile club.
Jan. 20 New York city, automobile
show. Grand Central Palace. National
Automobile Chamber OF Commerce, -
A. Miles. manager. r. Forty-second
St. New York CityI
IAN 2-9-New York city light car
show Madison Square Garden. Walter
wellman, manager Madison square
Garden
Jan 2-9-New York city. importer $
salon, Hotel Astor, Automobile Import
ers' Alliance, $ j. Kjeldsen. manager.
Jan 2-9.--Denyer, Col. electric Nehi-
Gle salon, Denver Gas a. Electric Light
Co. Mr. Jackson, chairman
Jan 3-lO -Buenos Ayres, Argentina
grand prize OF Argentina.
Jan. New York city, annual BAN
quet OF National Automobile Chamber
OF Commerce. Waldorf Astoria.
ian. New York city meeting OF
standards committee, governing com
mittee of sections and council at ltsO
Broadway Society OF Automobile En-
gineers.
Ian 6-New York city. business SEES
sion and professional session. society
OF Automobile Engineers, 20 W. Thirty
Jan Professional session, Society
Of Automobile Engineegs. 2s w Thir-
'ty ninth-st
Ian S-iS--Kansas city, Kansas, au-
tomobile show.
Jan, . san Diego, Cal, Point Iona
road race. san Diego exposition.
Ian 9-15.-Ohio state Fair grounds
Ohio, midwinter fair automobile eN-
hibit Ohio Agricultural commission.
Jan 9-l6.--Phlladelphia. Pa, auto
mobile show, Metropolitan building,
Philadelphia Automobile Trade associ-
alton, H. Warren Terry, manager.
Jan. g-16-MilWaukee Wis. automo-
bile show, Auditorium. Milwaukee Auto
Dealers association, Bart j. Ruddle,
manager z sentinel building.
Jan 1G-23.-CleVeland, o., automo-
bile show. Wigmore Coliseum, Cleve-
land Automobile Show company. Fred
H. Galley, manager. Hoiienden hotel.
Jan. 16-23.--D Detroit. Mich. automo-
bile show. new Detroit Lumber com
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-28

klingman Furniture exposition build :
ing, Grand Rapids Herald, {. L. Mer-
rlman, auto editor, in charge.
Feb. Bridgeport. Conn, auto
mobile show. state Armory, b. b Ster-
Der, manager, 925 Main-st.
Feb. l5-2o-Omaha. Neb, automobile
association. G. c. Powell, manager.
21l9 Farnum-st
Feb. % Francisco, Cal. Van
derbilt cup race, Panama-Pacihc ex-
Feb. syracuse, ~ Y. automo-
bile show, State Armory Syracuse Au-
to Dealers association, ~. I. Gardner
manager. 100 Prospect-pl
Feb 23-27-Ft Dodge. Iowa. auto
mobile show, Armory. Fl Dodge Auto
Dealers association, g. w. Tremaln,
secretary. 100 Gentra,i-ave cra,,
PriX race Panama Pacific exposition.
March--W atertown, y. y, antomo-
bile show. Watertown Automobile as
ISOLATION, Arthur f. Sherwood. man
ager F-6 Flower building.
March 6-13-Boston, Mass, automo-
| bile show, Mechanics building, Boston
Auto Dealers association, Chester L.
Campbell. manager 5 Park-sq
March S-l3--Des Moines, Ia. automo-
bile show. Coliseum, Des Moines Auto
Dealers association, &. q. Van Nllet,
manager, 4O9 Observatory building.
March l5--Cedar Rapids Ia, auto
mobile show. Auditorium, Cedar Rap
ids Auto Dealers association, Martin
Beck, lnandSef flIsl-dHe' west =,
April--Calumet, Mich, automobile
show, Coliseum
April is, 20--Deadwood $. n, auto
mobile show. Deadwood Business club
George II. kilker, manager.
May 2g-Indianapolis. Ind, interna-
tional 500-mile race. indianapolis Mo-
tor speedway.
June 1G--Galesburg. H. 200 mile
race, Galesburg District fair.
June 25--SiouN City. Iowa, 500 mil g
race Sioux city Speedway association.
July 4-Tacoma. Wash. speedway
races Tacoma Speedway association.
Aug 20-21--Elgin, ILL., Elgin road
ra CHICAGO Automobile club.
Sept. 20-25-San Francisco, Call In
terna tional Engineering congress.
Automobile Trade Journal.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-28
HARVARD ACTION
NO SURPRISE TO
U.OF M. COACHES
YOst and Douglass Did Not Ex-
pect '15 Game, Says
Latter
FRESH MENTOR DOPES
OUT NEW BACkFIELD
Sees Dunn and Smith AS New
Running Mates For Gait
and Mauly

Coach Prentiss Douglass, who mas
recently given the University OF Mich
igan several all.fresh football teams
that have ranked among the hnes'
yearling elevens In the history OF the
game, was cornered the other day
and worked for an off-season inter
view. There is still some question
whether Douglass, who Is now IN Dns
mess In Detroit, Will be back at Ferry
field again next year, but he has not
allowed his interest In next year 5
Wolverine varsity TO lapse, and he is
full OF ideas about the personnel OF
Yost's 1916 grid machine. He is
specially interested in the backheld,
and predicts that two OF his 1914 year
lings, Jack Dunn and Pat Smith, Will
capture regular berths.
Dunn. says Douglass, Is the neatest
handler OF the ball he ever has seen
and the fresh coach expects the Chel'
sea lad to easily win the quarterback
berth from Huebel and Zeigler. Smith
will play full good share OF the time,
thinks Douglass, and Gait and Maui
betsch will be at the halves.
Douglass, however. says that this
combination will be without kicker,
and unless Yost succeeds in finding
an end or tackle who can be pulled
back for the booting, Splawn or Cat
lett will have TO be given place. The
proposal that Catlett be placed at end
did not find much favor with Doug
lass, who says that the Pittsburgh
speed boy cannot stand the punish
Inent that fiankman must face. He
had no criticism OF "Buzz's' game
ness, 1t being altogether matter of
physique.
Harvard.s refusal to play Michigan
next fall did not surprise the fresh
coach, and he claims that Yost was
lot unduly astonished either Doug
ass says that Yost intimated early
last season taht he did not believe
hat Harvard would continue relations
with the Wolverines with the prospect
" veteran team at Ann Arbor next
year. and that was one reason WHY
he Hurry up man was never very
Enthusiastic about the Cambridge in
vasion. II Is an open secret, how
ever. that all OF tho Michigan grid
mentors would delight in a chance at
the Crimson next fall.
Douglass called attention to the
success that attended Brute" Pom
thus first year of coaching last fall.
The great tackle developed squad
at Tennessee that was not scored
upon all year. Tennessee won one
~ the southern championships. Grid
ders consider Brute as the coaching
find Of the year. and great future is
predicted for him.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-28
Heinie Suggests Way Out.

Heinie Orch, the Red second base
man, who is wanted by the Cubs, sug
gests a solution OF the deal, which has
been hanging fire between Bresnahan
and Herzog for several weeks. Let
the Cubs hire my kid brother" sug
gests Heinie. "He Is playing good ball
in a strong minor league. and he looks
almost like me-"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-28
GIANTS PICK UP PAIR
OF PROMISING BUSTERS

The Central association and the
Three-Eyei league. are still furnishing
the player market with "comers." w,
L. Flanagan, who pitched for the
Muscatine team last year in the Cen
tral association, has been signed by
the Giants. His six feet odd inches
OF height and a hghtninglike deliv-
cry are said to be his features. Nc
Graw also signed up Eddie Holloway
from the Springfield team of the
league. Last year Hollo-
way made good as fast man and a
hard hitter.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-28
CHINESE BALL PLAYERS
MAY MAKE CUBAN TOUR

Frank Bancroft, business manager
of the Cincinnati Reds, who is hand
ling the tour OF the All-Star National
and American league teams to Homo.
lulu, is planning to make arrange
ments for the Chinese university OF
Hawaii baseball team to play In Cuba
next year. Bancroft says there are a
large number OF Chinese in Cuba and
that the Chinese Hawaiians would
make big hit.
Printing the plain neat kind--thsf 4.
rSnt - Times Job DePsrtment.--Main
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-28
Bell
System

AThen you are thinking of ways to Increase
your sales, consider the Bell Local and
Long Distance Telephone.
You can make twenty calls by telephone In
the same space of time required to make
few calls in person.
Most statesmen know the telephone is good
sales medium but they do not always think
of it. Cut this out and keep 1t to remind
you of
The Telephone Way
Michigan State Telephone Company
Telephone Building ~
Mans
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-28
The Telephone Way

Michigan State Telephone Company
Telephone Building
Main $500