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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-18
Would Abolish Grand Juries.
(Benning ton Banner.)

Some 10 years ago the Banner urged
that the grand jury system be done
away with in Vermont as a measure
of economy and common sense As a
result of that proposal the Banner
was ridiculed by the press and a con
siderable part of the public A few
days ago former President Taft in an
address before an audience of lawyers
offered the same advice to all states
the Banner suggested for Vermont.
The reasons he gave were much the
same as those the Banner offered when
the matter was up for discussion in this
state. In the meantime Vermont has
taken some steps in line with the
proposal by giving state s attorneys
power to file informations in state
cases, thus largely reducing the
work of grand juries. 1t would be
well to go still further and do away
with grand jury terms entirely as Mr.
Taft advises. 1t would save the state
several thousand dollars yearly and
the matter of presentment for trial in
county court can be safely left to the
statel's attorney under the direction
Iof tho presiding judge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-18

Lester II. Greene of Montpelier,
president, secretary and treasurer of
Vermont Automobile club, has shown
commendable alcrtness in the early
publication of the 1915 year book.
Frequently books of this kind are is
sued so late that they have the value
Of a last year S bird s nest The year
book contains the numbers of the own
ers of Vermont cars up to 5000, or
Just one short of the 10000 mark, deal
ers numbers up to 0132 and motorcy.
cles up to 90 The book is much
sought after by automobile owners be
cause it contains information as to
cars and their owners which all driv-
ers like to know. The members of the
! club are designated by star in the
book. All the registrations up to June
| l are recorded
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-18

be we'll for Postmaster Moran to re-
strict the employees to certain areas
at first lest some of them become lost
In these days when the belligerent
nations of Europe are trying to annihi-
late each other, manufacturers ev-
erywhere are looking for opportunities
to land war contracts. There is ire
mendous demand for munitions of war,
and money is no object. It is not sur
prising to be told that certain Brattle-
boro men have been looking into the
situation with a view to bringing a
slice of the "war'' business here. 1t
but a great difficulty is in securing
skilled labor to carry them out. 1t
| is predicted that the Westinghouse
people, who have acquired large prop
critics in and near Springfield, Mass,
will find it no easy task to obtain the
desired number of machinists. Brat
tleboro is situated in the heart of "a
maple district, and some concern might
find it profitable to engage in the man.
ufacture of gunstoc ks, but to under
take the manufacture of some article
on large scale that required skilled
hands very likely would impose on the
manufacturer not only the problem OF
finding help but also the problem Of
housing the men after they arrived
The housing problem was one which
the Fort Drummer Mills corporation
had to face.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-18

Insurance men have figured out from
their mortality tables and from war
statistics that even in this most deadly
of wars the soldier has better chances
of living through a year of actual war
fare than the civilian has of living
from his twenty-fifth to his thirty
sixth year, or from his fftieth to his
fifty-sixth or his sixtieth to his sixty
third. Such statistics are a reminder
of the uncertainty of life, and they
are used effectively in England in
stimulating recruiting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-18
Member Of the Associated press
FRIDAY, JUNE IS, 1915.
A ZINC INVESTIGATION.

Attorney General Parker of Mis-
souri, has taken the bull by the horns
in asking the supreme court of the
state to appoint a commissioner for
the taking of testimony against IS
companies which are believed to be in
unlawful combination to control the
prices of zine and lead ore. The at
torney general S action is, of course,
preliminary to prosecution proceedings
against as many of the companies as
may stand definitely accused by the
| testimony. The information against
the companies states that leach and
! all of the persons, companies or cor
operations have entered into and be-
come members of a pool, trust agree
ment or arrangement in violation of
| the laws of this state to restrain trade
and stife competition in the sales,
manufacture and production of spelter
land to fix the price of zine and lead
ore, and that they have entered into
an agreement, understanding or com
/ bination to boycott and threaten any
jperson, company or corporation from
selling spelter. or purchasing lead and
Zine ore at a price above or below that
fixed and agreed upon by the persons
land corporation constituting the pool :
The present action is peculiarly sig
nifcant in view of the recent inordi-
nate advance in the prices of zinc and
lead products. Galvanized iron, white
lead and oil for painters purposes, and
no end of other commodities derived
directly or indirectly from zine or lead
ore have attained to well-nigh pro
hibitive quotations, until it is now as
lserted, by those who are in a position
to know, that the cost of building an
leverage modern house is from 5000 to
1890 more than it was month ago
Under normal conditions this state OF
affairs would have excited suspicion
land precipitated an investigation long
lere now; but a patient and long-suffer
ling public has been prone to make al
Ilowances and zinc products-and there
you are.
If it shall now transpire that Ameri
can companies have taken advantage
of the European situation to combine
in expressing American purchasers
with fctitiously high prices, no punish
ment provided by the law in suc1
eases can be too severe for them The
far reaching possibilities of the probe
are apparent in the wide territory ovel
which the accused companies are scat
tered. Among the states included il
the list are New York, New Jersey
Maine, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri ant
Ohio. If the results of this proposed
Investigation are found to Warrant
prosecution by the state of Missouri
certainly they should warrant fedora
prosecution.
The case has a local interest fo
Brattleboro people as zinc is used il
large quantities by the Estey Organ
company in the manufacture of pip,
| organs. The price of zinc has multi
| piled about five times as compared witt
a year ago, and even at the high fie
ures it has frequently been Difficult
| to find any sizeable quantity on tn,
market.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-18
LIKE FINDING MONEY.
Wilfred F. Root Offers Popular Medi-
cine at Half Price.

Wilfred F. Root, the popular drug
gist, is making an offer that is Just like
finding money for he is selling a regu-
lar 50cent bottle of Dr. Howard s cele.
brated specific for the cure of consti
patton and dyspepsia at half-price. III
addition to this large discount he
agrees to return the money to any pur
chaser whom the specific does not cure
1t is quite unusual to be- able to buy
50-cent pieces for a quarter, but that
is what this offer really means, for il
is only recently, through the solicita
ton of Druggist Wilfred f. Root that
this medicine could be bought for less
than 80 cents, he urging the proprietor.
to allow him to sell it at this reduced
price for little while, agreeing to sci
a certain amount The result has jus
tilted his good Judgment for the sal,
has been something remarkable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-18

On wash day when the top of the
stove is covered with the boiler an
oven pot roast may be most accept
able. Use piece from the hip, about
five pounds; the bone may be re-
moved and the meat cut in slices
Pound into the meat a cupful of flour,
tablespoonful of salt and a half tea
spoonful of pepper. Scar the meat in
hot fat. add a pint of tomatoes and
water to barely cover; cook gently for
an hour. Then add a dozen small
onions and cook two and half hours
longer and serve surrounded with the
onions. The -four will thicken the
gravy sufficiently. The bone that was
removed may be broken up, covered
with cold water and the broth kept
for various uses, either soup or a
sauce, or a flavoring for a stew.
If one does not wish to use all the
portion of the meat left on the bone
may be cut in bits, tablespoonful of
minced onion added, teaspoonful of
chopped parsley, some bits of fat ba-
con or suet, little lemon juice and
rind and salt and pepper, make into
balls and serve for supper or a
luncheon dish with potatoes.
If there is not meat enough to make
into balls, season as above and sprin-
kle it over layers of cooked macaroni
and white sauce, then bake for half
hour and serve hot.
A butcher remarked the other day,
There is no tough meat, it is simply
! the manner in which it is cooked
which makes meat tough" There is
| certainly a good deal of truth in the
statement, for very tough meat may
| be made palatable by the right treat
| ment. Add tablespoonful of vinegar
| to the meat if a stew. Soak it in olive
| oil and vinegar, two tablespoonfuls OF
each, If it is steak. 1t is far better
to stew tough steak than to try to
broil it for tough meat should be soft
ened by slow cooking. Slow cooking
means keeping the temperature even
below the simmering point.
| NeA. nAz neeQ.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-18
Plans for Baptist Picnic.

Plans are under way for the Baptist
picnic which will be held Friday, June
25, in John Mckay 8 sugar orchard
The following program for entertain
ment has been prepared by the com
mittee: Games for the little ones; at
10 o'clock potato and peanut race for
the primary classes; sack race for boys
II years or under; 40yard dash. boys
10 years and under; 40-yard dash, girls
10 years and under. At II clock, pre-
liminaries will be played in the GRO
|quet contest, two or three games to
be played and winner in each to play
for championship, after, which there
will be a baseball game between the
Busy Bees (girls), and Knights of
Honor (boys). At the close of this
part of the entertainment dinner will
be served. At l o'clock the contest in
croquet will be played off; 1.30, sack
and potato races, running high jump,
Pand shot-put open to all. The enter
tainment will close at go with a
baseball game.
Mrs. Emma Niles of Union street has
come to visit here with her sister, Mrs.
Alice Richmond.
The Woman s association took in
| over $50 at their annual strawberry
supper, which was unusually large con
sidering the stormy night.
The Woman IS association of the Con
gregational church viii meet in the
vestry at clock Thursday after
noon, June "a, for the surgical relief
work
Mr.. and Mrs. John Helyar and two
children of New Brunswick, n. j., are
lexpected today to visit her mother
Mrs. Helen Miller. Mrs. Helyar and
children will remain through the sum
mer.
About 80 went from here to East
Dummerston Wednesday evening, in
cluding those singing in the Old Folks
concert, and several others who wet
to hear it. An excellent supper was
served in the church and a genera
good time was had by all. Several an
tomobiles and few private team.
were used to carry the passengers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-18
WEST BRATTLEBORO
GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATION
Exercises Tonight in Academy Hall :
List of the Graduates.

List OF the GTaQuaIeS.
The graduation exercises of the
grammar school will take place this,
Friday, evening at clock in Acade-
my hall. The following program will
be given, which will be open to the
pnublic: Piano solo, Charlotte Caro-
line Knight; prayer; narrative, \
Rhyme of the Navy, Elsie Mae Nourse;
recitation, Uncle Abner on Dancing,
Harry Merton Staples; Song, Birds in
the Night; story, Buying Theater Tick
cts, Dagmar May Anderson; story,
How Girls Fish, Raymond David Bar
rett; solo, Bluebird, Tell Me What You
Dream, Miss Marjorie Z. Arms; nara
tive, The Sign of the Cross, Cecilia
Roseanne Nichols; recitation, The Fate
| of Charlotte Russo, Minnie Abbie
! Hamilton; song, Sweet and Low; class
prophecy, Paul Leland Taylor; presenta
ltion of diplomas; class song; benedic
| ton.
The following pupils viii graduate
Paul L. Taylor, Raymond d. Barrett
Dagmar NJ. Anderson, Cecilia R. Mich
OILS, George W. Fisher, Rachel II. Fish
er, Belle E. Thayer, Elsie NJ. Nourse
Harry NJ. Staples, Fremont c. Harris
Minnie A. Hamilton, Isabel L. Gage
IGrace E. Burt, Webster H. Gay. Georg,
M. Robbins, Hazel f. Marsh, Fred V
johnson.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-18
STATE NEWS NOTES.

The funeral of Eugene Herbert, who
committed suicide Wednesday in
Dandy, will be held today. Herbert
was suffering from tuberculosis and
while left alone a short time secured
possession of a revolver, with which
he shot himself through the head
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-18
The MeddIer
IF the coat fits you, pat Il on"

Hard times and general depression
n business conditions ordinarily keep !
building operations down to a mini
mum, but the outlay in Brattleboro
for new structures this year is sure to
total a substantial sum. The expendi-
ture will be principally on four busl-
mess buildings, the federal postoffiee
and courthouse, the Odd Fellows tenn
Iple, the Mosher garage and the Central
Vermont and Boston & Maine union
passenger station. The garage building
already is well under way and con-
tracts have been awarded for the tenn
/ PIE and federal building. Work on the
temple will be begun shortly, and ex-
cavating on the government site alrea-
| dy is under way. No contract has been
given for the erection of the passen-
fger station, but a substantial amount
of rock excavation has been made and
there is no reason for thinking that
work on that structure will not be
started soon, although the experience
tof the past few years is not especially
|reassuring with respect to this particu-
liar building. This construction work
will have tendency to iven up things
Ia bit, and every little helps in times
Hike these. Indications are that the
number of buildings erected in town
this year for residence purposes will
fall considerably below the average.
Women in one section of the town
were somewhat irate, and justifably
so, one day this week when, in the
midst of their baking in gas ovens, the
. gas suddenly was shut off without
warning. To have waited for Other
/ Iovens to become sufficiently heated
: would have been disastrous to theil
culinary efforts, so the only avenu,
open was to make transfers to neigh
bors ranges. The gas men were max
a ing a connection, which neeessitate,
c shutting off the part of the town il
$ question, but a little notice of thei
intention would have served a goot
: purpose.
I: Little Goldie is dead. lie made
determined effort to prove that a fisl
has more lives than cat, but failur
, twas his portion. The end came thi
S, Iweek. 1t was Goldie that was foun,
e, Iunder the piano a few months ago af
: ter languishing on the floor severa
Ehours. One of his lives went then
but he had more in reserve and re
vived after being returned to tn
# globe. This week he tried it agai
.e and this time was found on top of tn
/. piano, dried down. 1t looked hopeless:
1 but back into 9he water he wa
! plunged. Surrounded by his natura
y lelement he soon was able to navigat,
81 Two lives had been surrendered, an
-s it was several hours before little fish
IS gave up his third life and found tina
there were no more left.
ii
y The work room in Brattleboro s ne,
e postoffice building will be larger tina
ie 1.-THE one in the Burlington Office 1t wi
= be larger than the one in the Greer
II field, Mass, federal building about t
IN be erected. Just why the Brattlebor
K employees are to be given so niue
Z, room is not stated. After bein
= eramped so long in quarters in While
they scarcely can turn around it migt
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-18
TO SuRSCR IRERS.

1t is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery
of the paper each night and it solicits
the corporation of subscribers to that
end Prompt reports should be given of
each failure to receive the paper on the
morning following the omission, in per-
son. 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 only by this method that the pub
Usher can secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-18

The New York Sun pays our state
a pretty compliment for progressive
ness when it expresses the hope that
the great state of New York will
shortly do as well as Vermont in the
dissemination of information about
cancer
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-18

Lack of interest in the Vermont Ma
tional Guard is discernible occasionally,
but when one company drops out it is not
difficult to recruit another. The latest
addition is Company G of Winooski. Long
may it wave!
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-18

work which Occu-
pies her attention,
then is the time to
use the cheaper
meats in | o n G
S ! o W cooking
which will take
care Of itself and
not nnnd ,nrntohino
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-18
ZNekEEGEFEN.
I2AEEe1ABINET

There is no unbelief;
Whoever plants a leaf beneath the sod,
And waits to see it push away the
clod.
He trusts in God.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-18

If we didn't have the weather to kick
about there would be something else. Let
us be thankful.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-18
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run of paper.
so cents an inch for first insertion; %
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
discount for each subsequent insertion
without change of copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents per line
first insertion with so per cent discount
for each subsequent insertion without
change of copy.
Position 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-18
CHEAPER CSTS OF MEAT.

When the housewife is busy with
the housekeeping or any heavy extra
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13
-oTHE TEN THOUSAND-DOLLAR ARM
ROAMER, TOP WEIGHT
In SUBURBAN EVENT
AT EMPIRE MEETTN
Big Offering Staged \,
morrow at Belmont Par
and Will Bring Togetbs
Fastest Horses on Amo,
ican Turf.

No racing test Of the American tp.,
ever been able to supplant the suhr.s
Handicap in point of Importance MI.
tho next big Offering OF the sesson
Il will usher in the meeting OF ths =
pire City Racing Association at Rs,.
Park tomorrow.
The Suburban comes at a time wh..
fairly good line is generally posslbl.
the handicap division, and It alwavs y
been prize that the trainers hava ~
eted. II is q battle Of the channior.
champions that have usually bat,,,s "
fore In the Brooklyn and the Broos,', "
Handicaps, as we'll as other races N w.
Importance.
There was no running of tho s,,A,...
last year, and the Empire CITY Assas,.
tion is to be congratulated in revivja.
event that means SO much to the snr.,
With fair weather and a good trsct i,
Is assured that the field will be worth, I.
the best traditions of the old bandi..
and the name of the winner viii nroos.,1 4
belong In the lllustrlous list of the NJ.
that have gone before. 'ie'0''
Naturally in every handicap tbs :.
weights are the horses that attract ~
most attention. They are the onss u
have by their deeds incurred the wo,-a.
assigned by Handicapped Vosburpb ~
It might be said in passing that Mr. H..
burgh never was In better form thar 1.
has been this season. His handicans l., T..
brought about stirring contests with nv
few exceptions, and both light and ba..s
weights have had share of the spoIi,
Never before in the history of ths 81,
urban Handicap has four-year-old ~.
rled 100 pounds to Victory, but that rsi
be the impost carried by Andrew Mnle,.
Roamer IL she is sent to the post. wb,.s
seems to be well nigh certainty. Roar
er was handicapped by Mr.. vosburgh (,
125 pounds, but his hollow victory In ~
Brookdale Handicap Saturday VIII NAL,
him pick up a five-pound penalty.
Whisk Broom II, who was winner Of n.
last running, in 1918, under the sinks y
Harry Payne Whitney. carried the great.
est weight to victory when he shouldered
139 pounds, and then to make the yictorv
doubly memorable he ran the mile and
quarter In 900. establishing q record thal
may stand for many a day. Henry AZ
Navarro. when 3-year-old in 1S& was
winner under 129 pounds, and the others
to win under big weight have been Sal.
vator, Hermis and Ballot, each one a
whom carried 127 pounds. OF ths trls
Salvador and Ballot each were 4-year
olds at the time of victory.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13
THE TEN THOUSAND-DOLLAR ARM
HooO Bruno Took Care of HIS $4,000 Wtpg-Wha Char6
Grubb Thought of 1t and Why DGUe Butler Was
Stone WaLI-669 Per Cent. Is Enough.
BY CHARLES L. VAN LOAN
The Worlds Most Famous Writer of Baseball Fiction

I the only time he mentioned this to Bull
| len he ran headfrst irIo a stone wall
Bullen did not often put his foot down
but when he did there was an end to the
argument
Now you listen to me-" said the owner
, You let that old boy alone; understan
| He won 667 per cent. of his games last
| year. and that makes him a good pitcher
-as good as we've got. And even If he
couldn't pitch a liok on earth, he's worth
his salary for what he can teach these
new kids breaking IL. He's got more base
ball savvy than you or any other man
ager in this league, and there's just one
thing you can't do and get away with
start row with Eruno. You lay off
him, Grubb And Anoitor thing-any time
he comes to you and says he's ready to
pitch, you send him In. He's the best
Judge of when he's ready, and ! won't
have you ordering him cut there when he
doesn't feel like working. That goes, and
don't you forget it:''
Grubb was furious He complained that
Bruno would upset the regular routine
of the pitchers who worked In turn; but,
by special dispenPhiion, Bruno became a
law unto himself He was Strong with
the owner, who liked him better than all
the other players on the pay roll Bruno
HOIheu Wnen ne was ready, ana at no
other time; and he made his own calcu-
lations with coolnAss which exasperated
Grubb beyond the mere relief of words.
Bruno figured that he should pitch 90
times season. and he prepared himself
for each contest as carefully as a debu-
tante prepares fof her coming-out party.
This preparation. which never varied, was
quite ceremonious affair
When the early blrds-and every team
has two or three baseball bugs" who
show up at the clubhouse at noon-found
all the doors and windows closed and
were saluted upon entry by whitening
blast which would have done credit to a
Turkish bath house, they knew that
Bruno was "readying up for a game" He
was sure to be sitting by the stove,
stripped to the waist and soaking in the
terrific heat like salamander.
The other players complained of the
heat In the clubhouse-and well they
might, for the weather was usually hot
enough to suit any one-but Bruno never
paid the slightest attention. One o'clock
was the hour set for ''limbering up" He
would rise and put his left arm through
a gentle course of calisthenics, bending
the elbow and stretching the muscles for
half an hour. Then out would come a
two-quart glass jar OF the precious dope"
with which Bruno would smear his left
arm from wrist to shoulder, not forgetting
the back muscles
Scientinc massage treatment was next
on the program. The rubbing, pattlng,
pinching, kneading and slappng OF the
ten-thousand-dollar arm would continue