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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-16
Committee Will Lay Out Fire District

special town meeting was held in
the town hall Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock to hear the reports of the com
mittees appointed at a previous meet
ing. The committees to investigate the
making of a new contract for street
lighting reported, but no action will
be taken until the annual town meet
ing. The committee on water supply
made a report of investigations of 9th
er towns, but no action was taken T
R. Calender, DIR. n. P. Wood and c. l.
Robbins were appointed a committee
to lay out fire district and 5000 was
appropriated for this purpose. The
meeting adjourned until clock OF
the second Monday in January There
were few voters out.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-16
COMING IO THE AUDITORIUM

1.-The Only Girl q musical comedy
by Victor Herbert and Henry Blossom.
Now at the Shubert theater, Boston,
where it has proved the season S most
popular and successful offering in that
very discriminating city.
Read what the Boston papers say of
it and be prepared to see real MI
steal Show.
If you enjoyed High Jinks'' You
will surely be delighted with 1.-The
Only Girl Every one IS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-16

Col Herbert T. Johnson of Bradford.
who has resigned his position at the
head of the First Vermont regiment,
has held that important office less than
two years. The officers next in line are
Lieut.. Col Fred B. Thomas of Mont
pelier, Majors John w. Tinker of st.
Johnsbury, Walter o. Cooley of Brat
tleboro and Jerold NJ. Ashley of Bur
lington. .-.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-16

Several newspapers have spoken ia
vorably of James Hardness of Spring
field as the next governor of Vermont.
He is one of the really big men of
the state, successful in business and a
distinguished scientist. Since dropping
some of his managerial cares he has
shown a disposition to give of his ser
vices to the public good ..'- ~
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-16

A wonderful memorial is to be es-
tablished for Booker T. Washington in
the form of a 100000 endowment in
his name for Tuskegee Institute, which
after all is said, is Mr.. Washington S
real monument. That $45O,0OO of the
fund was pledged before the plan to
create it was generally known is signifi-
cant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-16

Mayor Curley has been dominating
factor in Boston politics, but the fact
that all of the candidates he supported
in the municipal election this week
were defeated indicates that he is slip
ping a little.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-16

Some persons favorite way of killing
time Is to think and talk about how
much better they would do things than
others do theln
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-16

ing indemnity of $1,000, 900, 900 imposed
upon the helpless enemy. But if, as
is probable, Germany loses, then there
will surely be further food for refec
ton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-16

Two million fruit trees, occupying
between $4,000 and 10000 acres, mostly
irrigated lands, are being planted in
eastern Washington and Oregon, Idaho
and western Montana.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-16
WEST WARDSBORO.

FIR. Dexter Resigns as Town Clerk.
Because of the resignation of D. c. Dex-
ter as town clerk, on account of i'll health.
a special town meeting has been called for
Dec. II to choose a successor for the unex-
pired term Mr. Dexter has held the office
of town clerk p years, succeeding his
father, who had served in that office %
years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-16
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1915,

Member of the Associated Press.
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Protected by The Adams Newspaper service7
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-25

inss. and IL it wants to be factor IN
mems lives and communities, and In
afYairs il must use the methods OF
popularizing itself that are used 10
popularize great legitimate business
enterprises.
He also applied an axiom in success
full advertising that the advertising De
true. and that the advertiser must de-
liver the goods. He said the church
must deliver the things 1t claims 70
have The membership must be true
exponents Of the faith they profess.
They must have something for the one
who comes among them to have ms
spir;tua, life strengthened. The un-
truthful business advertiser cannot
long stand up under present day con-
ditions Neither can the church reach
its community unless 1t is as an organ
ization. and It's membership az individ-
uals. stand for something and do some
thing.
This sermon represents the practical
way in which the modern church IL
looking at problems. The church no
longer considers itself an institution
apart from the activities of humanity.
but vital part OF humanity itself. 1t
is seeking to enlist all In the cause II
represents. 1t is entering into the civic
life of the people, standing for the
great moral movements Of the time and
seeking TO reform great humanitarian
mission, inspired by christian ideals
If ii can further the cause II represents
by energetic advertising, why not?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-25
Topics of the Times

Judge Frank Prouty would be the
best selection 70 succeed Judge No
Pherson. # the president desires TO
use the best material he Will forget
politics and name Prouty.
The border line between petty graft
and extravaganza is mighty hard to
distinguish.
When wheat went to 81 in our war
time the farmers made money like
dirt, The outlook for $3.50 wheat and
$40 cattle and so On ought not to make
Iowa farmers despondent.
Bring on the jitney Dus but forget
the jisney politics.
Those extra sessions of congress put
in full time but the output hasn't been
especially encouraging.
graft" investigation is an encouraging
step-if it doesn't stumble.
The contamination Of Tennyson's
dream of airy navies circling in the
central blue' Is lacking IN poetry since
II came true. Those airy navies with
their complement of death and high
explosives aren't what Tennyson
cracked them up to be.
/ Never mind, yet few days and the
green peas will sprout and the radishef
appear upon the table and the building
traded and the golfers and all thai
will be busy. 1t always comes sprine
In Iowa first thing you know. !
Des MONIES is shfverins under 9
| new wave OF crimeT That ought L
help along the moyfment TO get rit Of
| the way stations Of crime, the saloons
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-25
Iona Newspapers
CLOSING OUT SALES.
TGrundv Republican.

There are not the usual number OF
closing out sales this season. While
tina. isn't a good thing for the auc-
tioneers who cry the sales and for the
newspapers which advertise them II
shows healthy condition for the
county. People who hold closing out
sales either are ready 10 retire or leave
the county. This year practically all
the closing out sales were held by
farmers who are going to quit the
business. We are going to lose few
farmers this year who are going TO
leave to take up the business elsewhere
and that is a mighty good sign that
people are beginning 10 realize that
there is not better opportunity Tor
farmers anywhere than this county
offers. For the man who wants to farm
if he can get a place TO get on to IN
this county he had better nab It, There
is no other place that is better and
there are few which are as good.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-25

Everybody within reach OF tho sover-
nor's voice knew that what ne said was
true-tf,at large number Of the en-
ployes on the senate pay roll were
placed there In payment OF political
debts, not to discharge any useful func-
ton. E
Should the waste OF public funds in
this way, by consent of the whole SEN
ate, be regarded as extravaganza or
graft? In the opinion of the Journal
1t makes little difference which word
Is used. Extravaganza In that relation
amounts to graft. Neither word would
necessarily carry any implication OF
personal dishonesty on the part OF
members Of the senate. The extrava-
CANT handling Of public funds by pub
lie servants Is peculiar form of
offending which has long been liberated
by men Of scrupulous propriety in all
their personal affairs, When 1t first
came under reprobation there was no
word to describe it, so graft" was
Communicated to fill the need. BY some
peculiar moral elasticity public funds
have not been regarded as SO sacred as
private funds. Hence their Use by
politicians Tor the payment OF political
debts, regardless of whether, or not
the PUBIC gets Valuo received.
Whatever name may be used to de-
scribe it, this is the offense of which
the senate has been accused. The goods
can be found on it by any committee
that cares to count the number Of COM
mittee clerks. doorkeepers and janitors
and keep track of the amount of work
required Of each. Graft also can not
fail to be uncovered in the pay Of all
Of the legislative employees, The con-
stitution fixes per diem compensa-
ton. obviously intended to apply to
working days In practice all en-
ployes are paid by the week. the weekly
salary including full compensation for
seven days.
If the graft investigating committee
will render a report showing how
many committee clerks, janitors and
doorkeepers the senate needs to do
the work of the chamber it will be
complying with the recommendation
of the governor. Any other report
will amount to an evasion Of the real
issue. In regard to committee clerks,
everyone who is interested now knows
that the house, with just as many
committees and twice as many men,
bers. gets along with half as many
clerks as the senate now employs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-25
The WAY 1T HIT woNsER.

r IL common excuse of employ
ment of methods more or less '"is'eu
in business that the other fellow does
II and must 10 meet his competition.
But is il an excuse let alone Jusu-
fcation. Charley Wonser OF the Taina
Herald, speaking for himself, says not
The Herald recently withdrew its SUP
scrintion list from competition for the
county printing. Mr.. Wonser gives ms
reason in a recent issue of the news
naper He SAYS he had used methoas
IN securing subscribers which he con-
siders indefensible, that the list con-
tanned many names not bona hoe SUP
scribers as he understands the law. Ana
so he withdraws the list from compe-
titlon. gives his reasons openly TO ms
readers as he had to his family ana
states that every questionable name
mas been removed from the Herald
Subscription list And he makes no
charges AGAINST the methods of Others
ana no defense OF himself.
How did ne come to do it? The ques-
lion had been asked from the pulpit
DO the churches of Tama stand Tor
anpthing?" 1t hit Mr. Wonser he
srudied it out that night. He had filed
the questionable LIST two days before
As a churchnan he took his choice. The
lisr was withdrawn The question was
settled. The church to which Wonsef
belongs does stand for something.
Does the church stand for anything
Does honor in business stand for any
thing? Does the law stand for any
thingq All these questions belong IN a
lump. can man dodge his taxes,
evade the laws and be good church
MANI" Equally can he do these things
and be a good businessman! Gan
he do them and ne a good citizen? They
are not questions to be decided by a
board Of deacons or the directors OF a
commercial club or by mass meeting
of citizens but by the man himself
to he settled as Charley Wonser set
tied them, individually, by individual
conclusion and action.
1t was hard thing for Wonser to
do. Some are likely to say that his
public explanation was unnecessary
but wonser didn't think so and it was
wonsers funeral. It's every man
n,,.r funeral. They are his questions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-25
A wom.x's QUESTION TO WOMEN.

A letter from Carolyn Ogilvie, editor
of the Midwestern Magazine. while
nominally addressed to the editor OF
the Times Republican is in purpose
addressed TO the women who read this
paper. This is the letter:
Editor Times-R Republican: Thank
you for fine editorial Jan. - issue on
What Would You Do?" 1t must meet
a hearty response from your readers
want you TO follow il up with one
on What would a woman do, sudden
Nv confronted with the fac: she must
earn living for self and children!
Something that will make the pro-
tected women in homes have bit OF
sympathy for their sisters who en-
deavor to earn an honest living, and
who have no homes for a shelter
Yours cordially, Carolyn NJ. Ogilvie.
II is a woman's query to women. An
swer please, What would you do you
the sheltered woman of whom and to
whom she makes inquiry?
If your breadwinner we're to die to-
night and the burden Of brcadwinning
were added to the task of homekeep-
ing, If when the bills we're paid there
remained nothing or that the insur-
ance was barely sufficient 70 take up
the mortgage or the home, or 70 pay
out the building and loan hen and you
found yourself and children depend
ent upon your own labor what would
you 90? Sit down and think it over.
Would you advertise for situation
as housekeeper to learn that woman
with children isn't wanted? Would
you seek employment in TIE stores?
If you found It, what would you do
with the children? Suppose that you
were no seamstress. would you at
tempt TO compete with those who are?
Would you 90 out sweeping and iron
ing? In the final outcome, would you
fail baca. on the dermier resort Of hon
est women. the washtub and the soiled
, clothing OF a half dozen families?
| Would you be tempted? When your
difficulties merged into desperation,
would you stand hesitant between the
| higher ana the lower wonanhood? II
You were. woman without money.
without employment, without infuen-
tai friends, widowed or single. with
children OF without what would you
DO? Ansver the OgiIyie question
Take time. Go over the ground. And
when you have finished ask yourself
another question. Am nay sisters
keeper" Certainly you pay the WON
an VINO does your washing the reg
uiar price; but is that all You owe
her? What do you owe 10 the woman
out Of work, the woman with children
and poverty and hopelessness and ar
Immortal soul? The woman who comes
twice a week to do your sweeping
gets her money when she leaves the
house; but is tina, payment in full?
1t Is a woman's question TO women
Answer it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-25
Wa, 1T
Ask the flies.

Now it'll be "Nicky Longworth again.
He's going back to congress. you know.
and of course Alice" will go with him
to shine once more in Washington go
ciety. Long before and ever 65hce
Nicholas Longworih mar
ried Miss Alice Lee Roosevelt, daukh-
ter Of President Roosevelt. in the
White House. on Feb. AZ. 1905, they
have been Familiarity and pQRularly
called by their first names so often
that it seems permissible to refer to
them in quotations here. Mr.. Long
worth-or plain Mick II you prefer-
served in congress for ten years, from
1903 to 1913. Now he has been elected
after q brief absence and will return
next year. Cincinnati is glad. and ~ 10
Washington society. ,ssa.s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-25
THE WHITE SLAVE ACT.

washington County Press.I
No law Of recent years has done
more 70 purify morals. than the white
slave act. In former times 1t was the
custom of the high class libertine 70
transport women into other states or
cities for immoral purposes. The high
toned scoundrel Of this type wanted
to maintain his standing at home In
society, in politics, in church or IN
business and he therefore chose to go
into another state for his immoral in
diligence. This class Of lechorous
hypocrites was suddenly brought to
account by the white slave act. Mil
lionaires and prize fighters have been
booked for the penitentiary with great
i,npartiality and considerable regular
ity. A great howl went up against ting
law because ii afforded an opportunity
for certain women TO biackmail certain
men. But if such is the fact the man
perhaps deserves to be blackmailed and
public sentiment is according him no
sympathy whatever The decent man
is in no danger Asc for the indecent
man. the greater his catalog of tribu-
lations, the better the rest Of the folks
will be satisfied. That kind OF personal
liberty WHICH uSpeNuS upOu iii''Hoi"'i
for its life and existence is reaching
the border line of the reservation. 1t
is an outcast and an outlaw. 1t must
go. Claim was made that the law did
not apply to anything but a CONNER
cial traffic in scarlet women. 1t was
said that congress never intended 1t
should cover the ordinary cases OF i'm
morality. But most Of the courts have
held that taking any woman across any
state line for any immoral purpose Is
violation of the law. Public senti-
ment approves this construction. Even
| II the supreme court should hold other
| wise. the sentiment is 80 strong that
congress would Immediately amend
/ the law. Also let the state legislature
make 1t crime to transport any wo-
man across a county line for immoral
purposes The interstate law has
pointed the way. Let the state law
finish the job.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-25
A po,i.ie.i Primer.

For those who are just beginning to
the democratic party
doesn't know how to run the govern
ment.
The subject Of our lesson today is
Democratic Promises. 1t Is
Where did the Democratic Party
make their promises?
very inter est-ins lesson.
In their platform.
What is platform?
1t is q pledge to the people.
How have the Democrats kept their
pledges?
They have not kept them at all
Who pledged themselves to pass
American coastwise ships through the
Panama Canal free Of tolls?
The Democrats in their platform and
Candidate Wilson in his campaign.
What did they do whom they came
into power?
President Wilson arepndiated the
platform in an open message to Con-
gress and Congress voted to put tolls
on American ships.
What reason did President Wilson
give for breaking this promise?
my foreign policy"
Who promised to elevate our Diplo-
matte Service?
The Democrats.
What have they done?
They dismissed men OF experience
and trust from our Diplomatic Service
at a time when a worldwide war was
threatening.
Whom did they put in these mems
places!
Politicians who had supported Presi-
dent Wilson in his campaign.
who promised to observe the merit
system in appointmentsf
The Democrats.
How have they done this?
Nv appropriating near four million
dollars TO the spoils system.
What 10 tho spoils system! n
The lifting Of the Civil Service 30
Democratic politicians can be appoint
ed to Office. -
what 6id the Democratic platform
pledge on the reelection Of the Presi-
dent?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-25
THE wHIPPLE LAW.
IVinton Ea gle.1

The Cedar Rapids Republican thinks
our state schools are costing too much
in operating expenses. That was what
the late Senator Whipple thought. he
brought the matter to the attention.
of the legislature. 1t placed him at
the head Of a commission to make an
investigation. He spent two years al
It. After he completed the investiga
ton ne prepared and presented to the
legislature the most comprehensive re-
port ever given to that body. 1t was
endorsed by that body and law was
passed creating a commission known
as the state board Of education.
James H. Trewin was placed at the
head of the board with instructions 10
carry out the provision of the Whipple
report and the provisions OF the Jaw.
There was no question Of the efficacy
of the law and the efficient reforms II
would bring tosthe stale schools. After
the school awdke to the fact that the
action OF the board would disturb the.
present anatomy of the schools rebel
lion arose and the question was carried
back to the legislature. Alien speak
ers. utterly unacquainted with the
schools were allowed to address the
general assembly Prejudice reigned
and these speakers seeing that IL was
easier to give prejudice than to give
facts devoted their time to reviiing me
board of education, especially its CHAIR
man. The legislature failed. 1t should
have stood back of its own creature
Il listened 10 prejudice and deserted
it, 1t was a bad daysfor the state
schools when the Legislature failed TO
meat the emergency 1t was the line
Of leas, resistance but IL Is not always
hest m drift along the lines Of least
resistance. By an unwise act the
legislature destroyed the work of the
Whipple commission.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-25
Nlekrames Of Prize Fighters. .

Mechanics Of PrIz0 FI0htero.
There was time whom nearly every
prominent prize fighter had . nick
name more generally used BY admir-
ers than his real name, and some sof
these were picturesque. WILLARD
Thompson, who won the championship
in 1885. was known ~ Bendigo. The
Australian mining town was namedsafA
ter him, and although some Of IT, In
habitants managed to have Il r.
christened sandhurst, the new naens
never caught on.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-25
BUT ISN'T IT GRAFT 2"
Isjoux city Journal

Governor Clarke protested against
the time Ionored custom Of the senate
in paying out the taxpayers money 10
employees who rendered no honest
equivalent in the way Of work The
governor specified COMMITTEES clerks.
janitors and doorkeepers as the classes
Of employees among which the public
funds were wasted In plain words the
governor charged that the senate was
hiring more employees in these lines
than could be provided with work
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-25
4 CONFIDENT BUSINESS NOTE

Commercial agency reports Of the
past week hage5an optimistic ring.
In many -liHee inquiries are larger.
suggesting potential business Of
healthy proportions. Retail dealers are
stimulating trade by clearance sales;
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-25
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

III you want to be honest With your
self and with those Who are stonest
with you think Of this before you send
away for your next bill Of goods. ad-
Vices the Grundy Democrat. II you
sysa,s4 sSnd awav fog gncds seS4 SSSs::::
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-25

"Cut out the bouquets! Ihat III
substance and in Yankee slang Is the
way Emperor William Of Germany
more fanliiiarly termed Kaiser Bill
looks on his birthday this year. he IL
be IS wears old on Jan. q, ana ne mas
asked his people not to make a luss
over him because OF the war he mas
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-25

issued a formal decree asking that no
celebrations be held except in schools
and churches and that no kilograms
or other messages of congratulations
be sent to him. The kaiser has some
thing more serious to think about on
his birthday than flowers and presents
ana celebrations and messages for the
happiest returns OF the day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-25
Masonic Meetings.
.rArrn COMMUNICATION

" STATED CON"
MARSHALL Lodge, No. los A F. X a ~
-. Ion % 100. Work on first ue-
gree. John ". Wells. secretary W. a.
Steiner, " VI.
STATED coNvocATloN, sis sns
Chapter No. IS. r. a M. No. ,'niusss
Jan. Is. 1880 p. m. Regular oos'I XII
John W. Wells, secretary; l.. . AZ
born, E. H. P.
STATED ASSEMBLY. King solo' f.sr
Council No 20, R. & s. NJ. Mohu "..,asr.
the third Sunday. L 1. oroes
George Gregory. T. I, NJ.
Red cross work. St. Aldenlar Com n,
ua neu Nc 10 40 K T. TUESDAY, Jan.
o.: as. $50. Regular business seq Rse,
Gregory Or f. G, NJ 5. Mcfarland re. nee
REGULAR MEETING Central Chap
ter No. 81, O. E. s, WEDNESDAY, 80 uo'
- 7:so .. m. Anna Downing seefe-
tary; Mary Black Collins W. NJ