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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-04
Member of the Associated press.
THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1914.
STATE OWNERSHIP.

1t is not probable that Gov Walsh's |
of Massachusetts, provided that 10000 |
voters petition for such a referendum. to |
see if the state of Massachusetts will buy |
the control of the Boston 4 Maine stock /
now in the hands of the Boston railroad
holding company will get farther than the
discussion which such a suggestion is sure
to arouse. Government ownership of rail
roads and other utilities, although it may
come some time, is something to be care
fully considered and approached with hest
tation and feeling of uncertainty as to
what may be the outcome of it. But state
ownership, especially of an interstate
railroad, would be infinitely less desirable
Massachusetts legislation has always rec
ognized the possibility that the state
might sometime desire to take over the
ownership of a railroad under certain cir
cumstances, and has left the way open
for such course But it is obviously IN
tolerabIe that Massachusetts should be
permitted to control what amounts to
practically the entire railroad system of
New Hampshire and that of a considerable
part Of Maine and Vermont No such
possibility was contemplated in the early
days, when short lines of railway were
built wholly within the limits Of a single
state. In the changed conditions, if there
is to be other than private ownership and
control, it must be by the federal govern
ment, and not any state government
| But the Boston & Maine stock owned
| by the New Haven road and now in the
control of the Boston railroad holding
company must be sold to somebody. The
federal department of Justice has made
that clear. There must be a complete
separation between the New Haven road
and the Boston & Maine. and if the Mas
sachusetts legislature does not, by July
-, grant the necessary authority to the
Boston holding company, the federal de
partment of justice will bring suit for dis
solution. with the inevitable accompani-
ment of receivership, which everyone IN
terested in the road or in the public which
the road serves, should wish TO be avoid
ed. There will be, under the agreement,
two and half years in which to make the
sale and undoubtedly the time could be
Iextended if it were shown that any good
purpose would be served
Government suit for dissolution Of the
relations between the New Haven roao
and the Boston 4 Maine, with the attend
ant receivership. are the things to b,
avoided and which should engage tn,
prompt attention OF the Massachusetts
legislature. Gov Walsh would be dom;
better service by urging the legislature t,
prompt action than 10y making suggestion
of Massachusetts ownership and contlo
Of railway system which lies largel,
outside the borders of the state
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-04
WEST BRATTLEBORO.

The Needlecraft viii meet Friday after
noon with Mrs. c. C. Barney.
Mrs Cecil Heald. who underwent an
operation in the Memorial hospital, is
resting comfortably.
Ernest ~ Convey viii move soon from
the Barney house to the house owned
by Orlin Smith on Western avenue.
Mrs. J. f. Springer of Springfield,
Mass, is guest of Mrs William
Ellis and Mrs. Ernest Tudor of Pearl
street.
Miss Minnie sewall Of Boston and
Alton Cheney of Springfield. Mass,
were guests recently at Frank Hough-
ton s.
Wesley Whitney and son have been
working for Fred Mcclure this week.
but have returned to their home at
Guilford.
Miss Clara Warren, Miss Jean Blod-
gett, Purle Covey and Francis Taylor
went to Halifax Memorial day to an.
tend the ball game.
Several women from here went to
Vernon yesterday morning, taking their
luncheon and remaining for the church
supper in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Z. y. Corbett and two
sons went TO Wilmington Saturday to
attend the dedication Of the memorial
tablets in the Childs Memorial hall.
Rev. and Mrs. Keneston Of Norwich.
Conn, who are visiting their daughter.
MIS- Jesse johnson. I'M the east village.
called on friends in town yesterday.
Tho Woman Missionary circle Of
the Baptist church viii serve n ms
sionary tea this afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Helen Miller. The subject
VII be- North American Indians.
IN district No the telephone line
has been divided into two siN-party
lines. i. ". Chase S telephone number
has been changed from 3aI2 10 CHR
and @. q. Convey has been changed
from 10y e 2>i.Y.
Mr. aud Ms. Christian Rava hav,
moved FROM here 10 Lvnchhurg. IA.
where Mr.. RaNu Is employed ~ ciNi
engineer. The lett here Yesterday
for short stay ~ New York, before
going to their new home
! Baptist church. West BrattIci.oro
ReN. J. NJ. Compton. iast8r Suuda,
morning worship al 1880 with sermon
/ by the pastor. Test. Cor. l4:2Gt
1912. Subject Men II Understand
\ ing. sunday school at noon Eycniu.
service at n This will be conersca
: tion meeting len rs Mrs. Minnie Fits
! Subject. Tie Purity Verse. Math. SIS
The mid-weck prayer meeting viii y,
held q, usual Wednesday evening a
30 Z. a. Subject, The Peculiar P9o
pie
First congregational church. Rev
4 Henry Lamb minister The usual Fri
day evening meeting will be held thi
week at 80. Topic for the meeting
The JOYS of the Life ST Faith. Ser
vices fer sunday: Divine worship a
io,3o, with sermon ~ tie pastor. Sc,
sion 81 the SUNDAY school st noon
Christian EHdcavor meeting at : Is. mi
/, Topic, The purity Verse. being tn
sixth u series. Lcadcr Rev iii
Lamb. This IS the monthly cousccra
tion meeting OF the society.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-04
Real Prohibition.
Bennington Banner.)

ibeHuiuSitiA IsauflCAt}
Occasionally an item appears in some
one of the state papers to the effect
that some violater of the local option
law has been fined $500 and costs for
Illegal liquor selling. That 5 all there
is to it-$300 and costs. There Is no
first offence with a barkeeper to take
the fine, seldom an appeal to county
court, Just 5000 and costs. And it is
this feature of the law that is giving
the prohibition territory in the state
more real prohibition than was enjoy
cd under the statute which preceded
the present law. The knowledge that
he is running the risk 'of a $500 fine
the first time he is caught is a restrain
ing influence upon any would be VIC
lator Of the law.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-04

We never heard Of James S Elton
until yesterday, but it seems that he was
one of the dummy directors of the New
Haven railroad, and his pungent summary
Of the way that system was run under the
presidency Of Charles s AIellen and the
of the late j P Morgan was
another striking contribution to the popu-
lar history which is being written in
Washington under the guiding hand Of
Chief Counsel Folk Of the interstate com
merce commissions investigating commit
tee II didn't know anything about rail
reading and when such men as Mr. McIlen
aud Mr. Morgan said a thing was all right,
| voted for it. ! was not railroad man.
told my son the other day testified
Mr. Elton, that | have lived to be al
most 76 years old only to find out that
belonged to the fool family
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-04
AN INTERESTING REPORT.
The Business and Service Of the Unit
cd Shoe MachinerE Comnanv.

The recent annua report OF tile
nited Shoe Machinery company shows
increased earnings dunn. the past year
and an enlarged surplus account The
report Of President Sidney w WimSioW
y Of interest 70 the general public as
well as 10 those connected with the
shoe industry. President Winslow saws.
During the hseai year there has
been continuous Improvement in the
business Of the company a. well as in
the business of the foreign companies
in which il = Interested. The number
Of machines on lease In the United
States on March !. 1919. was 99.44S.
The number of employees NJ the Bever-
ly factory is 3,56f. ami the average
weekly wage j. SlJ-SJ.
The company has maintained AMI
increased the road service which has
been 50 important a factor in the de-
1elopmcnt Of lis business from the time
OF its organization. and which has con
trihutci so greatly 10 the advancement
of the shoe Industry ia the United
States. More than 600 expert mcchan-
les and machiuisfS are stationed at the
company : various oiiicies or are on
the road ready at moment : notice
to give prompt assistance TO its GUS
toners in the care and maintenance of
machines 20 that the machines OF every
manufacturer. large or small. shall be
kept az the maximum Of productive ef-
fcctivcness all the time. In order to add
to the effectiveness Of this service IN
the middle west. a new branch Office
has been established at Milwaukee, 50
that fully equipped offices are now IN
operation IN II different cities, out
side OF Boston. The company also has
sub-oiIices in other cities.
4nNF INST ArnA
/ in carrying the large expense Of tins
road service because so many factories
aTe equipped with a series Of its ma
chimes. The service Is of benefit not
only 10 the shoe industry but also 10
the general public. II Dis reelected
many times IN the improvement Of the
quality of shoes aud in reduction Of
cost to the consumer
.'The company maintains ITS long
I established policy Of making liberal
expruditures FOR the Improvement OF
/ existing machines, tile development Of
/ new machines aud the purchase and
/ development of ncw inventions SO that
IL l. better prepared than ever - fur
/ nish shoe manufacturers with the very
best machinery which can he obtained
There has been constant improve
meuf in the quality and efficiency OF
the machinery which i uow available
for their use.
..The suit instituted by the depart
ment of Justice for dissolution Of the
company is still pending. The taking
of testimony before the district eour'
IN Rcstoo vas completed IN February
Hearings before the examiner in regard
to nateuts were ended in March. Ar
e,tments of counsel win be heard be
Ginning June >. 1914 While the litiga
tion has been costly to the compan,
and has taken much of the time Of NJ
executive officers. the suit has beer
serviceable in demonstrating the pub
lie benefit of he company policy ans
in correcting Misrepresentation b!
its critics.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-04
WOMAN COULD
NOT SIT UP
Now Does Her Own Work
Lydia E. Pinkhan's Vegeta-
bic Compound Helped Her.
Ironton, Ohio" am enjoying bet
ter health now than have for twelve

years. When | be-
gan to take Lydia T.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound L
could not sit up. |
had female troubles
and was very ner-
vous. / used tho
remedies a year and
] can do my work
and for TIE last eight
m onths l have
worked for other
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-04
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

1t Is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery of
the paper each night, and It solicits the
cooperation of subscribers to that end
Prompt report should be gwen of each
failure to receive the paper on the morn
ing following the omission, in person, by
telephone or postal card, thus enabling
the cause of the error to be promptly and
accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied. 1t Is oaly
by this method that the publisher can Sc
cure the desired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-04
Like Hunting for a Needle, Etc.
(St. bloomsbury Caledonian)

The Brattleboro Reformcr says:
The St .Johnsbury CALIFORNIAN is au-
thority for the statement that 100 per
sons were given d secret examination
by the state s attorney last week in
an investigation Of the moral condi-
tions of that burg. Heavens above!
What has been happening mp in the
lily white county2' We do not want
to crow before We are out of the
woods, but the figures must show
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-04
FOLKS
ASToNISH DRUGGIST

We sell many good medicines bat
we are told me mixture of buckhoru
bark, glyccrine, etc, known as Adler
folks astonsh Us daily by telling how
QUICKLY Adler-i-ka relieves sour
stomach and constipation Many rcaort
that a SINGLE DOSE relieves tines
troubles almost IMMEDIATELY. W
are glad we are Brattleboro agents cor
.Adlcr-i- la. Q. 4. Thomas. drngeist.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-04
DON'T MISTAKE THE CAUSE.
Many Brattleboro People Have Kidney
Trouble And Do Not Know It.

Do you have headache?
Are you tired and worn out?
Feel dizzy, nervous and depressed!
Arc the kidney secretions irregular9
Highly colored; contain sediments
Likely your kidneys are at fault
Weak kidneys give warning of dis
tress.
Heed the warning; don t delay
Use a tested kidney remedy.
Read this Marlboro testimony.
Mrs. W. n. Sadd, r. L. ID. No. l.,
Marlboro, Vt, says: :" suffered for
three or four years from kidney trou-
BILE and | tried a number of remedies
without getting relief The kidney Sc
cretions caused much annoyance. Some
times my feet were swollen. My back
was terribly weak and it | did any
sweeping or exerted myself in any
way, felt all tired out. When l heard
Doan S Kidney Pills so highly recon-
mended, | got a supply. Three boxes
made me well. My kidneys and back
were strengthened and my system was
toned up.
For sale BY all dealers. Price %
cents. Foster ilburn Co, Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan $
and take no other.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-04
card Of Thanks.

We wish q thank an who assisted
MS in any way durinS fire illness ami
death Of our dear mother. Especially
the singers Also relatives. friends and
Heighhors FOR the many beautiful flow
ers. May you M have as kind friends
in time Of trouble
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Wilmington.
Mrs. Etta Akley
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-04

women, too. / cannot praise Lydia z
Pinkham' Vegetable Compound enough
for know never would have been az
well if | had not taken it and recon-
mend it to suffering women"
Daughter Helped Also.
al gave it to my daughter when she
was thirteen years old. She was in
school and was a nervous wreck, and
could not sleep nights. Now she looks
so healthy that even the doctor speaks
Of it. You can publish this letter If YOU
like. Mrs. RENA BOWMAN, I61 s. 10th
Street, Ironton, Ohio.
Why will women continue to suffer
dayi in and day out and drag out sickly,
half-hearted existence, missing three
fourths of the JOY of living, when they
can find health in Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound?
If YOU have the slightest doubt
that Lydia T. Pinlxham's Negefa-
Die Compoundwill help you. ritO
20 Lydia E.Pinkham Medicine Co.
(confidentiaD Lynn, Mass. for adj
EiCe. Your letter will be opened,
cad and answered by "A woman
and held in strict confidence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-04

Home rule for Scotland" is now the
cry. Well, why not? Scotland is as much
entitled to a parliament of its own as
Canada, South Africa, Ireland, or Austria
liza. 1t is to be hoped, however, that no
Scotch district will be found threatening
rebellion if home rule is forced upon the
country.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-04

Rev f. j. Ranslow Of Swanton, vet
eran of the 18th Vermont regiment, whose
death occurred recently at Seabreeze.
Florida, was picturesque figure in many
Republican state conventions. He was a
forceful speaker and always had something
to say in a striking and original way.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-04

Because the microPhone OF q teie-
phone transmitter becomes more sen
sitivc IL rareifed air, German eleetri-
clans are trying TO make pTactleai
application of the phenomen-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-04

asking 4 sum far in excess Of what a
new road could be built for.
The inspectors are James IS. Batch
elder of Arlington, NJ. !. Convey of
Manchester and Daniel I. Bates of
PownaI.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-04
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run of paper,
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cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ton. Limited space on first page at
double rates
Space rates on application
Classified advertisements Five cents
a line first insertion with so per cent dis
count for each subsequent insertion
without change of copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents a line first
insertion with so per cent discount for
each subsequent insertion without change
of copy.
Position. 10 per cent extra
Evening star., 1914-03-01
QUICK "TRIG."
Engineer Under Napoleon Measured
Rivers Width With Hatbrim.

From ST. Nicholas.
An engineer found himself summoned
one day into the presence of his COM
mander Napoleon stood on the bank of
wide river gazing across to where the
enemy had planted batteries. which he
desired to attack with artillery.
How wide is that river?' was the
question put to the engineer.
Let me get my instruments, was the
reply as he turned to. go for them.
Il must know at once the emperor
insisted.
The engineer went down to the level
bank of the river, and. standing erect,
gradually bent his head forwar1 IL: tn"
edge of his hat brim just touched the
line from his eyes to the water line az the
opposite bank of the river. Then, keep
ing his head bent as it was. he wheeled
a quarter turn till his eyes looked aicrs
the hat brim and met the land at a point
on the same side of the river on winch
he stood. Here he noted rock or Tree
near the point at which his eyes mot the
ground, and, calling a soldier. direct d
that stake be driven near that pJlnt,
as he should direct. Then, by mo;ioring
just where to drive the stake, he fixed
the point at which the line from hat
brim and eye reached the bank. Turning
1.-The distance from where L stand to the
stake is the width of the river"
And SO it was, as you can readily see.
If the emperor did not promote that OFF,
cer-why. then the story does not end as
it should!
Evening star., 1914-03-01
Took Him at His Word.

A WASHINGTON lawyer had call re-
\ Gently from woman in distress.
The hubby. it seems. given to the
flowing bowl and spending more on his
good times than in the upkeep of his
home so the wife sought the attorney
with "A view of relief in this unhappy state
of affairs
II must get some legal protection. she
moaned. Il left Mr.. Jones (Which wasn't
his name) three months ago and took
Johnny with me, but l am afraid he will
take the child just for spite. He has
threatened to. often. I don't like to go
to the courts. but I am in daily terror
lest he take Johnny before I have estab-
lished my sole legal right to him. tBusi-
ness of copious weeps by distressed
wOman.l
Now the attorney was a man who knew
a mans nature. Il think the best thing
in the world would be to let him have
Johnny" he remarked with smile Just
let the child 90 along with the father
the next time Jones gets gay trying to
frighten you. and | bet a dollar he Is
home at daybreak the next morning.
So after much talk the lawyer persuad-
ed Mrs. Jones to call her hubby's bluff
the next time he came around making
Rome howl. In few days Jones. half
full. called and though the mother pre-
tended to put up a weeping protest. she
let the boy go with his father. That
night she did not sleep wink.
BY nine the next morning the bell rang.
the door opened and Johnny came bounc-
ing into his mothers arms. The trick
had worked. just the lawyer knew IT
would.
Jones boarded at place where he had
to meet about fifteen men and women
every evening at dinner and when lie
brought Johnny in to the table the boy
began to cry for mamma The sterner
Jones was, the more Niagara-like the flow
of tears. The men at table glowered at
Jones, the women expressed in loud
whispers their opinion of brute of a
man who would be cruel enough to steal
baby boy from his loving mothers arms
and the landlady told him in plain terms
that she would not stand for such scenes
at table or such homesickness around her
house.
Nobody spoke to Jones after dinner in
the parlor and when he bore the crying
boy to bed ne heard sundry hot and un-
| complimentary remarks following his en-
barrassed footsteps up the stairs. 1t took
d pound of chocolate candy. five funny
papers and two ice-cream sodas to quiet
his sorrow
Day did not break soon enough Cor
Jones. He managed TO pull through a
frosty reception at breakfast. then started
for his wife's rooms.
Evening star., 1914-03-01

going the right way. And then while the
chills of nervous palsey chased up and
down your suffering spine he would whizz
by the dray. miss the curb by three
quarters of an inch and thank you for
assuring him that he was headed where
you wanted to go.
Oh, life lacked nothing of excitement
during those brief days. You asked him
if he had ever driven a racing car. and
he said. regretfully, She ees not zee
game I can be permit to entair. She
seem not to my success for me make,
eh?"
You gathered that he was sorry that
he had never been able to get a racing
car and you were sympathetic, figuring
it out that if he had gone into racing he
might have been killed at Palm Beach or
somewhere and you would never have
been required to ride in an automobile
with him.
Well. things went along in a fairly
comfortable fashion. OF course there
were complaints from time to time. The
wife met you in tears one evening.
Jacques-the chauffeur's name was Jac-
ques-had almost run down a prominent
government official with whose wife she
had just scraped an invitation to after
noon tea Your wife was sure that this
| would injure her social chances. The
government official had recognized her
as he bounded on the curb.
Jacques must be more careful, dear ,
| sobbed your wife. you must speak te
| him.
So you spoke to Jacques. He was pro.
fessionally panied.
why ees dees complaint to me made
eh?" he asked, excitedly, as he waved
his arms in wide circles. II take heen
Evening star., 1914-03-01
;'Dinner Time" +"

WHAT is dinner time? The hour de-
w pends altogether upon where one
lives in this age. and it has depended
everywhere upon the epoch of the world.
In many rural districts of this country 1t
lies between noon and 1 o'clock. The
dinner time of many farmers and of those
in the smaller towns is almost exactly
that of princes and noblemen in Shake
speare's time. Many lines in his works
indicate that all the world dined, at that
time, in the middle of the day:
In our large cities most persons do not
dine until 8 or o'clock. In Europe the
dinner hour in the cities and towns is al
ways late in the day, for though in many
of the country districts the people still
eat their chief meal in the middle of the
day. the dinner hour of society never
comes before 6. In England the ultra
fashionable folk dine at S o'clock
The French breakfast comes at noon
their dinner at 6 or little later, and
their supper at or 10.
But as they do not all remain in bed
until noon. a light meal is needed early
/, in the morning. and they usually take
their coffee upon riSing-a sort of lunch
with cup of coffee with a roll or few
cakes.
The changes undergone by the French
| dinner hour indicate clearly the tendency
of the meal hours to become later as life
becomes more artificial. 1t is related that
| in the reign of Louis XII, in the simple
epoch at the beginning of the sixteenth
century, the king went to bed at In the
evening, rose at daylight or before and
! dined at o'clock in the morning. But
these hours did not last long. Francis l.
| Louis successor. moved the dinner hour
along a little. He dined at 10 o'clock in
| the forenoon and supped at 6.
| From the reign of Henry " to the veal
| 1927 it was the custom at the French
| court to dine at II O'Clock. At that time
it became the usage to dine at noon, and
the supper hour came at in the evening
| Louis XIV dined at 1 o'clock, and this
hour was the customary one until well
| into the eighteenth century, when, with
the elegant people of the court. dinner
was deferred until 2 o'clock and present
ly postponed until g. The middle classes
| Of society followed the fashion at court
After the French revolution the dinner
hour came still later-at ) o'clock. and
finally at 6. And society in the rest of the
world has initiated this custom, together
with 80 many other French usages.