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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24

primaries held Tuesday: Democrats /,
Progressivcs 6, Republicans 21.
Rev. Robert E. Marks, pastor of the
Presbyterian church of Woodbridge, \.
J., preached at Mt. Hermon Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Ward of Orange, who
spent the summer in Montague, is now
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. G. IL.
Webster.
Mrs. C. C. Stearns and Mrs. II. G.
Holton attended the Tracy golden wed
ding in Northampton Tuesday. Others
in Mortified had invitations
The Congregational church was filled
with an audience to hear Rev. w. n.
Coe Sunday morning and evening, both
services being very impressive.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. Bedding and two
children left Sycamore, British Column
bia, August % for st. Johns, New
Brunswick, which they reached Sept.
3. After two weeks visit with rela-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24

comb, have returned to Springfield,
Mass.
c. H. jackson has returned from a
trip to North Springfield.
Miss Elizabeth Corey of Brattleboro
is a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. How
ard.
Remember the Grange fair Tuesday,
Sept. %. All come and bring your ex-
hibits.
The A. L. club Will meet with Mrs.
II. f. Howard Wednesday afternoon,
Sept. 50.
Mrs. Julia Wood who visited some
time with her niece, Mrs. Minnie
Eames, has returned home
The men of the Methodist church
will hold bean and salad supper Fri
day evening, Sept. -. Menu souvenirs
viii be given to all who attcnd A
lecture on Scotland will be given after
the supper. Come and enjoy a pleasant
and profitable evening.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24

tives they left for Mortified, reaching
here Sunday, where they will visit Mrs.
Belongs parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
mumd E. Russell, on Maple street.
Thirty attended the wedding recep-
tion of Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Vaughn
held at the home of the bride 5 parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Martindale. fol
lowing the marriage ceremony Satur-
day noon. A luncheon was served, af-
ter which the couple left by automo-
bile for Brattleboro and later for Can
ada to visit relatives of Mr.. Vaughn.
On their return they will be at home
at the cottage owned by Mrs. f..
Graves.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24
PUTNEY.
SHELLEY-FRANKLIN.
Former Putney Man Married Green
field Girl in Brattleboro.


The Greenfield Recorder of Wednes-
day contained the following notice OF
the marriage of James Walter Shelley,
formerly of sthis town, son of Mrs.
Flora +. Cole:
"Gladys Franklin and J. Walter
Shelley of Greenfield were married at
the home of the Universalist minis
ter, Rev. ID. f. Trout, in Brattleboro,
Vt, yesterday. Their marriage was a
considerable Surprise to their many
many friends as their engagement had
been kept very quiet. Mr.. Shelley is 4
well known man IN Greenfield, having
been connected with the New Eng
land Telephone company here and rs
right of-way man with the Amherst
Power company for a number of
years. He is now in the insurance
business and is the district manager
for the Provident Life and Trust COM
pany and also represents several other
| companies. He is native of Putney,
VT. Mrs Shelley is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. Franklin of Davis
street and is well known in Greenfield
| After a short wedding trip through
Vermont and New Hampshire they
will return to Greenfield and make
their home at Davis street. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24
Professional Cards

DR.. HENRY TUCKER. Residence, IL Grove
ST; telephone, 25S. Office, Leonard block
Hours, 100 to 3. and to 8. Telephone.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24
WARDSBORO CENTER.
rs. F. f. Bingham is i'll.

Mrs. F. f. Bingham is i'll.
Mr. and Mrs C. H. Kennon and F. D.
Robinson returned Tuesday from a trip to
Shelburne, Mass.
Rev Edgar johnson announces that he
will preach in this place next Sunday,
Sept. 9th, at 3 p. IN. and on SUNDAY,
Oct. II 1t is expected the meetings will
be held in the schoolhouse.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24

Weakness For two
Y e airs | could not
stand on my fe ct
long at a time and /
could not walk two
blocks without en-
during cutting and
drawing pains down
my right side which
in ere ased every
month. j have been
at that time purple
J in the face and would
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24
Sullivan.

St Patricks church was the scene of
a very pretty wedding on Tuesday
morning. when Cornelius J. Sullivan OF
Holyoke and Katherine Genevive Sulli-
van of HoIvoke, formerly of Northfield.
were united in marriage by Rev. Father
Kirby of Millers Falls. The church
was tastefuIly decorated with quaint
ties of autumn foliage and flowers. The
bride wore a handsome travelling suit
and was attended by Miss Helen Shea
Of Holyoke The best man was Thomas
Sullivan of Holyoke, a brother of the
bridegroom.
The ceremony was attended by rela-
tives of both the parties after which a
| wedding reakfast was served at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius
| 0 'Keefe of this town.
The wedding trip is to New Bruins
wick, y. J., after which Mr.. and Mrs.
Sullivan will be at home at 4 Elm
street, Holyoke.
Mrs. Sullivan from infancy had her
| home with Mr.. and Mrs. O'Keefe and
has been known here as Kitty O'Keefe,
until taking up her residence in Hol-
yoke three years ago. She was stud
ent of the public schools of the town
| and has many friends here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24
WARDSBORO.

Henry Knowlton of Spencer, Mass,
was in town recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. p. Underwood, who
spent week with Mrs. Anna New
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-24

The public schools closed Wednesday
for the Brattleboro fair.
Miss Mabel Mann of Phillipston is
visiting Mrs. l.. o. Clapp.
Miss Lillian Dean of Roxbury is the
guest of Mrs. Thomas Parker.
Mrs. c. B. Buffum is in Springfield
hospital recovering from an operation.
George Nye of New York visited his
cousin, Mrs. Frank Kendrick, this week.
The f. F. Howard family and a few
of their friends spent Saturday on Mt.
Ober.
Mrs. Burdick is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Nye and Mrs. August Day
for a few weeks.
Only 2S voters attended the state
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4 Close Season Needed,

The politicians n 70 "hurling the lie"
absolutely and unquallfiedly false;
"the statement is false and you knew
1t TO be false" and SO on. There Is
hut one genuine clector to the Ananias
Club. lie has unrlvalled privileges
His imitatorS have none
When Europe is boiling over and
history Is about 10 be written I'm "can.
non str0phes," who cares shadow of
ghost of reelection of shade OF
suspicion of tinker's dam about the
veracity or the unveracity OF angry
domestic politicians? What doth
llaiydid against n pnrk of artillery?
Their" should he Close season for
lie hurting, Not before October should
any game of it be played. Certain poll
ticlans ought to he content with dis,
gushing the public. why should they
bore it,
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senator stone Reconsidcrs.

There will be little satisfaction for
Colonel ROOSEVELT In the decision of
the Foreign Relations Committee Of
the Senate To hear him present his
case against ratification Of the treaty
with Colombia. because It Is evident
that the committee has no intention
Of listening to him at this session Of
Congress, and perhaps not at all. He
Is to he heard when the committee
takes up the treaty for consideration
Of the kind. In fact. Colombia just
now Is subject the Democratic ma
jority does not like to dwell upon. As
for the Administration, II has troubles
enough without trying TO force upon
the Senate the question OF paying
100000 to Colombia with an
apology for the misbehayior Of tho
United States in it's relations with that
country In the past.
II was "Gumshoe" BILL who objected
TO Colonel RoosEvELTs presence before
the Foreign Relations Committee 'to
put the Administration in hole"
Public sentiment emphattcally con-
demned his intimatlon that the man
who knows more about the convention
with Panama than anybody else living
could write out his views for the edifi-
cation of the committee hut should not
he allowed TO appear before It. The
Senator. who vies with the chameleon
in changing his hue and can tiptoe over
eggs without breaking single shell,
easily persuaded himself that the ex-
President ought 10 he received and
heard in the sweet by and by.
This postponement or intended denial
Of Colonel RoosEvELrs undoubted right
to be heard can injure only the masters
of chcane who are responsible for such
disgraceful paltering with n great Ques.
ton of international policy.
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BRAINS IN THE BON.
Here's Fan VINO Can see Tun In a
'pIIchcrs' UntIIe."

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Hav-
ing been connected with the old Red
stockings OF Boston from 1870 to 1881 as
official tclcgraphcr and special CORE
spondent Of several New England news
papers, / can ecno NoN Popui, the people
who really support the game. ] lind that
they are avrrSc to witness games where
only twenty -scVen men go to bat
All well seasoned fans allow that scien-
t!hc pitching Is produced by the curve
bail, outward. inward and drop and the
Illusions manifested ny MathcWson are
simply wonderful. lie is now In the
autumn of his playing career, but still
remains the greatest exponent of really
'braiuy" pitching We have. and incident
ally ] not that he has won more games
this year than Walter johnson. When the
man at bat thinks he has his eye on one
Of Mdthewson's shoots. steps in for hard
hit only 10 ian the afr as the ball fades
away he realizes true baseball finesse :
and this IS the pure JOY of the veteran
fan.
Excessively speedy hurting Is simply
brute strength; the curve Is a thing OF
beauty and will remain Joy forever
&. II. STANFORD
IPSWICH. Mass. July 20
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Az AIGRETTE RULING.
Tourists TO Europe Denied an Exemption
Allowed 20 TOurIsts TO Cannha.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuS--Sir, The
Treasury Department AT Wash 'ngton is
sued on June ruling IN the matter Of
an aigrette that had been worn on a hat
10y woman who travelled from Detroit
to Windsor. Canada and back 90 Do
trolt The aigrette WAS seized by the
customs officials at Detroit when the
woman returned. and the Department de-
cided that II was permissible to wear AN
aigrette while going into the adjoining
country Of Canada and coming back 10
the United States.
The newspapers thcreupon told their
readers that the ruling would apply to
tourists travelling to and from Europe.
THE SUN observed ed.torlally that at last
the Department had taken "a sane view
Of the question. Nevertheless the Gus
tom House Mt New York has since held
that IL IL not permissible TO bring back
such wild bird plumage from Europe II
the same be taken from this country and
tn Treasury department sustains that
view in a letter to me.
The Department denies to tourists to
urgc OF bringing back wild bird plumagc
taken from tho United States. but nc
cords the privilege 10 tourists visiting
adjacent foreign countries Why Euro
peau tourists are not entitled 70 the same
privileges As tourists to Canada / am at
loss To understand. The decision ~ on
q par with a great many others that are
being announced at Washington by the
present Administration. ADDISON.
New YORK. July 20.
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A Supcrstitious Age.

There IS reason for holding that this
age, which prides itself on It's freedom
from superstition" Is one of the most
superstitous and credulous OF eraa
Witchcraft is continually hobblng up !:
palmists. clairvoyants and other read
ers of the future prosper; new "relig-
Ions" cults, prophets and prophetesses
and healers abound. Darkest Africa
and darkest America are more alike
than they seem.
What boom for seers and other
lockers into the seeds OF time Is the
story in yesterdays papers Of the death
by falling out OF a window Of woman
10 whom some months ago a fortune
teller foretold that she would meet
violent end within six months. If
the guess was made-and the race Of
modern OWNERS must have changed
nightly IL It ever predicts other than
final good fortune; there's no money In
forecasting evil--it merely illustrates
BACoN's wise saying that men count
the hits and not the misses" Out Of
n million foretelllngs some may or must
strike the mark. And unless me art has
greatly improved since the times OF
official oracles. the guess Is wrapped in
such a cloud of cpulvocatlon as to save
the Delphian face. whatever happens.
That fortune tellers are still consulted
shows that no amount of science or
experience changes human nature. even
II ANTHONY TRoLLoPEs Mr.. HAROLD
SMITH believed II had "come TO an end"
when he lost his place as Lord Petty
Bag. How many of us. albeit we he
the most superior agnostic persons. are
not subject to the thirteen" supersti-
ton, distinctly honored and advanced
10y the combat against It of the Thir-
teen CluhT How many of ia fail to
throw pinch of salt over the shoulder
when this sacred substance IS spilled.
or don't feel n sinking of the heart when
we sec the new moon over our left
shoulder? Look at the horSeShoes on
million barns, amulcts against the Evil
Eye and witches and the powers of
darkness, and almost Invariably hung
the wrong way.
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1t is impossible to regard the verdict
in the Caillaux murder trial in Paris
as anything hut n hideous misc2 rriage
of justice. The sordid motives. the
cruel generalization. the criminal de
liberation of the shooting OF CASTOR
CALMETTE were clearly established in
the minds of impartial people the world
over.
All the false atmosphere of senti-
ment, all the dust clouds of politics
and mock patriotism could not obscure
the fact that the Figaro's revelations
were running CAILLAUx. and his wife
shot the editor TO stop them. That she
miscalculated the true ultimate effect
does not reduce her guilt
That such woman should he turned
free by jury is disgrace to France.
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IEApER" AND CROSSE
A Jcrscyman Feels the spray OF the Ruf-
fed Sea or sIambang Politics.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir: The
acfobatlc stunts" necessary to-day for
the poor politician to hold on TO a job. or
TO locate his present or future where
abouts, must make the life of the poliu-
clan almost anything but a happy one.
II all started some years ago. when Bill
Bryan hoped out OF the Populistc wagon
and landed ON the stage OF the Chicago
convention and hypnotized the good old
Democratic party with his mo cross. no
crown" wand, and put the good old party
out OF business, and tho real old Demo-
cratic party is still out of business.
Then along comes the only TEDDY" and
slaughters the Grand Old Republican
party because Il would not let him be ut"
The great number of human beings who
"fell' for Teddy's play OF Rule or rum
goes into history as the centurys greatest
surprise and furnishes a subject for
thought on the part OF those who are cry
ing for the peoples rule"
] fail to read arght my teachings of
THE Sun gospel II 1t il not purely the
present rured sea OF slambang politics
which prompts Tue SIN TO call upon MIR
Barnes 10 step down az tho leader Of the
Republican party In the State OF New
York, and not really and solely because he
Is n leader. but simply as matter OF
policy" because In the present age Of
high living which produces the high cost
OF living ana high political unrest the
word "boss' has been rendered offensive
and Mr.. Barnes has been on the Job too
long. Hence, Mr.. Barnes. step down and
let some other bors take hold. Is not
that II?
How can ono he n good leader without
being real boss. and how liz any orEani-
cation TO thrive without head. which Is
nothing more or less than 81 leader or
boss? EDWARD EFT.
NEW BRUSswrcK. N j.. July 20
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But little while ago the affairs OF
Mexico, which have now been forgotten,
were receiving the s0licitous attention
of England, Germany and France, not
10 mention minor powers whose in.
terests were involved. Whether these
countries can have their concessions
confirmed and their claims paid by the
COnstitutionalist Government soon TO
he Installed IN Mexico seems to be- of
slight importance at time when the
shadow of great war of races and
nations has fallen over Europe.
But 1t is not OF slight importance 10
Governor CARRANzA and other leaders
Of The revolution that political con-
vulaion in Europe has diverted atten.
ton from the collapse ~ the IIuerta
Government and the plans of the Con.
sttutlonnlists to rule Mexico in their
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir: In
an editorial article OF this date, rs well
as IN your cab,ed dispatches the Irish
National Volunteers are eslgnated Red
mund's army This designation is in
correct and is not At AL relishod by tho
members of the body 50 designated As a
matter of fact the volunteers had menu
bcrshlp Of nearly a hundred thousand
before they received any recognition from
the Irish Parliamentary party or from
the irish newspapers controlled by the
party machine. The new movement was
openly attacked by several Irish NJ Ps,
while the Dublin Freeman ignored its
existence. but so rapid was tho growth
of the movement In every town and
county IN ireland that It swept all before
IT, including Mr. Redmond. his party and
his party organs.
The Irish National Volunteers are not
controlled by Mr.. Redmond who is prob
ably not aware of the motives or the
purposes OF the men who organized and
brought the movement to Its present
formidable proportions. NJ FOLEY.
NEW YORK. July rs
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\ mild, kindly, modest glory Is that
Of the oldest Twin eradicate" That
is usually all the fame he seeks. TOO
often lie holds the hard won honor
only for little time. But praise be
his, for he fights long against that I'M
conquerablc enemy; he adds 10 the vi
ability OF the race and strengthens the
resolve TO initiate METHUsELAH.
So "A warm Hail and Farewell TO
AuGUSrUs SMITH. dead at Washington
20. and the oldest Yale graduate 1S42) q.
He rang the chapel bell at New Haven
in VAN BURES's Presidency. He was
an Internal Revenue official for forty
years. He smoked one cigar day until
he left the service. He was unmarried.
n fact from which only the rash will
draw any conclusions as 10 the domes-
tie life and longevity He contradicts
and proves the rule.
Long as was his span. why did Fate
grudge him his green century,
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lack Off. Itisa locality only in name.

lack or II. IL Is locality only IN name.
Actually 1t is what the United States
thinks of itself In the terms Of finance,
and Wall Street has in the last few
days been n strong vote of confidence
in the commercial and industrial posi-
ton and destiny of the American
people.
Experimental crusaders will do well
to remember how satisfactorily the old
apparatus of American finance has been
working lately under the most adverse
influences. Its operation has testified
TO the wholcsomeness of the institution
known under the name of Wall Street
and to the predominant integrity Of
purpose and able honesty of the man
ayers Of the financial machinery.
Had Wall Street deserved the abuse
which has been heaped upon it 1t could
not have endured so far the ordeal
which Europe has forced It TO meet
Under the ordeal II has excelled the
rest Of the world. and as It stands re-
vealed to-day Wall Street is an Ameri-
can institution in which the country
can take pride.
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As the anti-drug crusade progresses
1t is found to be- by no means such a
simple matter as its promoters seem to
have thought. Ii Is one thing TO pass
n sweeping statute which on its face
renders an abuse impossible; it IS
quite another tn get out of II even
fifty per cent. Of its face value. Moth
ing could be much more drastic" as
the slang goes, than the Boylan law
To suppress traffic In or Use of habit
forming poisons; but Just four weeks
of operation show that the vital prob
lem, the protection Of drug victims. Is
still far from solution.
Since the law became effective
considerable number Of arrests have
been made OF traffickers in various
forms of dope" and large quantities
Of morphine. heroln, cocaine and other
dangerous substances have been seized.
the INSCRIPTIONS wretchcs who profit
by this vice are only secondary mat
ter. They are wholly unimportant I'm
comparison with the stoppage of the
vice itself, and this result, 1t is CON
fessed, has not been attained. True,
the purveying OF "the stuff" as the
underworld calls II, has been made 50
dangerous that some unworthy doctors
and sundry semi respectable druggists
have no doubt gone out of the business.
But other sources Of supply have in
simultaneously developed and variatio
in the indulgence have been thought
ont 10 circumvrnt the law.
To meet the latter condition the New
York city Board of Health has adopted
n new ordinance greatly enlarging the
list OF prohibited drugs. 1t not only
redeflnes the opium and cocaine groups
and includes hashecsh or Indian hemp
but also adds general provision GOV
cring all preparations giving II similar
physiological reaction. Even the pare
goric 81 generally used TO soothe the
woes of babyhood is under the ban.
Nothing apparently could he more all
embracing. Vet it may be doubted
whether the toxic resources or the phar-
macopGIa are exhausted. 1t is said
that I'm Paris the use Of plain common
petroleum spirit as n nerve stimulnnt
Is not unknown. When II craving and
"A prohibition conflict. 1t is the common
law that the craving is always the
stronger force and will run 10 my cx-
travagance for lis qualification.
But apart from possibilities Of that
sort the present drug crusade is ham
pered ny tho impossbility Of control
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own way. If they can have IT, In the
event OF general war in Europe the
Powers would be oblivious of the ex-
istence of Mexico. and even II the con-
hIct were confined to Austria and Ser
via diplomacy would still he too busy
for an indefinite time with preserving
the Status quo TO take n hand in regu-
lating Mexican affairs through the good
offices Of the United States.
The respite will he welcome to the
politicians of the revolutionary party,
and doubtless the President and Mr..
BRYAN will feel sense of relief IN
knowing that in dealing with their al
lies in Mexico they are not likely 10
be hampcrcd by the demands of the
European Powers. Under the circum-
stances the business of readjustment
should proceed with despatch.