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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-15

The plan of the Centre church to merge
its ecclesiastical organization with the
new church corporation is one that ought
to commend itself as efficient and econom-
zeal. There is no more reason why this
particular body should maintain two dis
tinct organizations than there is for the
people of Brattleboro to continue their
extravagant method of doing business I'M
der the double-barrel town and village
system. incidentally it may be said that
business efficiency in a church is just as
important as anywhere else, also that
shiltlessness is just as likely to creep into
church management as anywhere else un-
less methods are taken to prevent it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-15

are naturally strong, but because the pro-
tective envelope of the body is permitted
to perform its important duties of regu-
lating the body heat and the exhalations
Of the system. The logical dressing
should be for indoors in winter and when
the cold, inclement season is, on, outside
wraps" should be donned to keep us
comfortable when out of DOORS
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-15

Entered in the postoffice at Brattle
boro as second class matter.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-17

Mother was rather angry witt
you last night"
"whyf I didn't kiss you
"Just 90. And she waited all th'
evening at the keyhole for noting
-Kansas City Journal.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-17
From Another
Point of HieU

A. We understand It. the ship pur.
chase bill cleared al ths mines In the
lower house.
There Is sons thing in particular
that Woodrow Wilson has done, as
evidenced by the Lansing convention.
He has compelled Michigan reaction
airy Democrats to at least make II ap-
pear that they like him
The Detroit times., 1915-02-17
Opinion Varies .
MANS PRIME

At what age II man In his prime
This question has been raised BY 9
business expert who rscsntly address
Cd Chicago audience on the subject
According to this speaker opinion
varies. The period Of greatest EN-
cheney has fiucruafed between rs and
so. Medical science has recently been
interesting itself In this question.
A death rates decrease and the
health Of the average man grows bet
ter, the period Of efficiency. mentally
and physically. must extsnd also into
later life.
A man today retains his health and
preservation later In Life than he dc
80 or 100 years ago because Of the
strides made In protecting the human
organiam from decay and degenera'
ton.
For example, the death rate from
tuberculosis alone In 1880 was twice
- heavy a. II II today.
A higher average plane OF personal
care due TO education has done III
share TO extend the mental powers OF
man beyond the age Of 3S--considered
the "ripe age hundred years ago.
In 1880. reverting to statisticl
again. the death rate In the United
States was 80 per thousand. To-day
Il II less than IA. Then the averags
length of life was sS-tod9y II 70 6ol
The Detroit times., 1915-02-17

have dwelt very carefully upon the
proper title for this paper. l frst con
sidered "A scientific treatise" with
much satisfaction. but, upon mature
consideration. abandoned IL In favor
or the simpler name II bears. II IL
more modest, and am naturally OF q
very retiring disposition. though can
dor compels me to add that have not
yet retired from the new vocation 70
which recently fell heir.
Last month my cook quit. She
didn't resign; just quit My wife
was promoted to Eilen's job and went
to the kitchen. That night. after din
ner. In my desire to expedite the post
prandial duties. ] thoughtlessly went
also. I offered to wash the dimes
and, even while gently pushing me
out Of the kitchen and protesting OF
my servitude, my wife. In some man
ner. managed to slip cup towel into
my hand.
I stayed, and I have, to use q rath
or coarse but popular colloquialism
been on the Job ever since. only II Ii
must admit. to my occasional vexa
ton. three times Q day instead OF ri
night only.
That Ia, generally speaking. Some
times I permit the breakfast and
luncheon dishes to remain unwashed
until evening.
On such nights I do not retire quite
90 early as 10 my custom
Now, since I assumed. or. to be
more frank. was rendered, this ONCE
doubtless because Of the facility with
which ever adapt myself to unusual
circumstances, I have given careful
study to the proposition OF washing
dishes. I claim to be. modesty for
bidding my using stronger terms
rather expert Ihave. In fact. elevated
Il from a mere science to high art
and desire that my fellows benefit
by my researches, carried on right IL
the lair Of the dish itself.
The one most important thing Is tc
face the array OF soiled dishes In q
fearless manner. Even II one side Of
: a dish be covered with q pat Of oleo
| margarine and the other with straw
berry jam, you must not quail. tt
show the slightest trepidation IL dis
astrous: for. should you do so, tha'
dish will not be parted from Its ad
herring substance until its last gasp
Some dishes are exceptionally per
verse II you are not absolutely Arm
In your department.
\ The next important step is to have
your water hot-mind you, hot Is thu
word A good test Is to immense you
index finger. II you find that you cal
keep II there. II Is not hot enough
Should the skin upon your finger turI
red and pun up at once. the tempera
ture Of the water Is about correct ant
you can proceed.
II you happen to be wearing darl
suit Of clothing 1t II better to borrow
your wife's gingham apron. The pro
priety Of butter upon q waistcoat o
dark material has been questioned.
The next thing. after pouring TIN
hot water Into the kitchen sink
which. by the way. should be dom
The Detroit times., 1915-02-17
A Mere oanble,

"Eh. there! Your dog 70 sniMn(
very close to me-"
ooh. he sniffs everybody. but hi
bites rarely"
The Detroit times., 1915-02-17
After The Banquet
Personal Editorial To the Man Who Is Called Upon To
Wash the Dishes

I gently unless the apron reaches above
the forehead--is TO drop In bar OF
soap. A round bar n preferable, for
the reason that II ats the hand bet
ter and can be more easily recovered
from beneath the kitchen table when
II skids.
Stir It vigorously until suds are
formed about one-third the consis-
tency Of shaving lather. Then spear
the soap with fork. You may ct
first make the mistake OF reaching for
II with your hand. but you shouldn't
be discouraged. You probably won't
repeat the error. II you do, the wa
ter will remind you of It and you win
soon break yourself Of the habit.
Now, grasp q dish-we will say .
platter for purpose of illustration--
firmly with the left hand. Care should
be taken to take hold whore the
grease Is not: for. should you mad
vertently seize the wrong side. your
wife may be provoked when she hears
II strike the kitchen moor. particularly
II It be stamped Limoges" Women
are peculiar. rfs
The next step n to immerse the
vessel partly In the water while you
swab IL with Q mop
Should you chance to let 60 entirely
and II sinks. bottom side up. would
advise draining on the water AN
gether. unless your apron In water
proof. and heating Q new supply. for
the platter will cling to the bottom
with glue-like pertinacity.
| After cleansing the dish It II set
out to drain, one edge being tilted on
q cup.
The operation above is applicable
to every variety OF vessel and In q
general way covers the most approx
ed methods. ~
However, upon reflection. would
except the tiny plates designated -
individual butter dishes. When one
Of these IL found, glance carelessly
about and, II your wife II looking in
the opposite direction. throw Il out
the window. This treatment n sim.
pier and much more effective.
I failed to mention, In it, proper
place, that have found . pair, Of tan
mis- shoes q very helpful adjunct. Quite
often. even with extreme care. . par
ticle OF refuse matter. possibly por-
ton Of a potato, will fnd its way TO
the linoleum 6oor covering. Should
you step upon this with number OF
dishes In your arms, the consequences
are quite unpleasant.
A good command of language 10 also
useful. Possibly that II why ! have
been successful.
The drying Of the dishes n = dir
tinct and separate branch Of the art
which, I trust. l may be able to cover
Sn N succaodin9 article I have thus
far not been able. more for lack OF
time than Of opportunity. TO Give II
the attention II deserves.
The removal Of fragments OF vessels
which get beyond your control, from
the floor, and their disposition 90 %
to not attract undue attention from
your wife. viii also be touched upon
later.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-17
Let the People Rule---And Write

ly hasten TO see these human vul-
lures, and spend their last cent on
fake cures, In the end finding they
are worthless. For instance, We will
take cancer cures: We know that
cancer cannot be cured by medicine.
but by an operation. Many people
who are too poor or afraid to have an
operation, on seeing these cancer
cure advertisements. spend their
money on them and In the end ind
their money was spent ON fake.
Your excluding the get-richrschemes
win do q great deal toward lessening
the number Of people who are duped
out OF their money by q man who
claims that he can make you rich 1t
once. Most of these duped people are
workmen who have q few dollars to
Invest and on reading these ads. that
with q few dollars one can ret rich,
give their savings to the Eet-rich.
people and In few days learn that
the scheme smashed to pieces.
All the newspapers should follow
The Detroit times., 1915-02-17

Amid the paeans Of praise raised
BY the people Of England and Ger
many respectively 70 their war lords.
there are but two discordant voices.
The one belongs to George Bernard
Shaw, OF course-and the other To
the famous German Socialist, DR..
Karl Liebknecht.
DR.. Lebknecht's outbreak the other
day. on the occasion OF the presenta-
ton Of the budget to the Prussian
diet. In faithfully In line with his ira
ditions a. an irrepressible disturber
Of the fatherland's unanimity.
1.-THE Prussian people unanimously
expect US to make all sacrifces," said
one Of the conservative leaders during
the session.
And Liebknecht intsrposed. while
cries Of ''shamel" interrupted his
words. "You have no right TO speak
In the name of the peopls."
Not % radical. surely, - the pam
phleteering of Bernard Shaw, are
these spasmodic outbursts Of the fam
Gus German Socialist But they are
far more daring, and dangerous to
himself. Il was for little more than
such expressions, that Liebknecht has
already served IS months in Ger
man prison fortress. charged with
holding reasonable views. And that
was In peace time. Since the war
broke out, he has twice brought down
upon himself the displeasure Of the
war lords, the first occasion being
when he was the only member TO
vote against the war budget.
Many Socialists fear that their great
leader will yet earn death sentence
for himself BY his Socialists. anti
military utterances.
Lisbknecht II the SON Of the still
more famous Socialist, william X.
Liebknecht. one Of the founders of the
social democratic. anti-military move
ment which his son now carries on 80
turbulently.
Emperor william of Germany has
always held an especially strong
aversion to Dr.. Lebknecht And as
The Detroit times., 1915-02-17
SGern,any,S Disc0rdanf Voice"
That's Dr. Lebknecht Socialist, Who Doesn't Like Kings or
Kaisers Wars, and Isn't Afraid to Say So

one of the ironies of history. It was
from the Potsdam district, whore the
emperor's own residence II, that
Liebknecht was nrst elected TO the
Reichstag!
Thus the German kaiser II repre-
scented In the imperial legislative
body by the very man who would do
most II he could 70 abolish the,
kaiser's job and his empire!
When In this country Laebknech9
publicly declared that his political
aim In Germany was to establish q
republican form Of government. "Only|
more Republican than the United
States even." he added. 1T must not
be influenced by private corporations
but actually controlled by the people(
for the people"
The war, which has cemsnted hrmI
ly all the other Germans together, has
not drawn Liebknecht TO retract ond
word OF these revolutionary utterI
ances.
I'm the future social state which I
am lighting for" he once declared
mo human being will have TO labod
more than four hours Q day, and thsrd
viii be no war
The Detroit times., 1915-02-17
you and see that all Objectionable I'd
vertisements are excluded.
HARRY ROSEN.
Detroit. Feb. 16. 1915.
The spame Of IL


/ 70 fhe Editor of The Times:
Having read the article by "A
Lincoln Pacifst," In The Times. /
would say that all honest citizens
agree when he says: Let the best
get the most share OF commerce. not
by sneaky and unfair methods. but
by honest and open competition" re-
ferring to the present gigantic strug-
gle In Europe which may be called q
commercial war. Thousands OF brave
young men are slaughtered for this
greed and envy. We as a neutral
country ought TO aid In bringing this
terrible conflict to an end, instead Of
that we allow greedy merchants and
manufacturers to ship to warning
countries all kinds Of war supplies. by
the ship loads. which prolongs the
war instead Of stopping It. Every
true American ought to protest
against that. Our government stop
ped the shipment OF ammunition
to Mexico: why not stop the same
material shipped to European ma
tons? There il q bill before the
house now In washington forbidding
the expectation Of munitions TO the
warning nations. Every citizen ought
to write to his senator and congress
men to support this bill We pray
Sundays for peace. Mondays We send
out cannon. dynamite. etc. to destroy
life. and Tuesdays we follow this UP
with Red Cross material to heal, II
possible. the wounds our own cannon
made. Are our prayers honestf VIII
they be heard? Therefore be II 70
solved that we protest against these
violations and that we favor a. q
strictly American policy the enact.
ment Of legislation prohibiting the
export Of arms and munitions OF war
believing that meanwhile our stand
ard should be Ethical law n higher
than the law Of nations"
III. WELLENSIEK.
Feb. 1e, 1915. SIS ParksrAyA
The Detroit times., 1915-02-17
SWEARING OFF WORKS THE SANE
y WITH THE NATION AS WITH THE Man

per in the productivity and
ssney Russian people banng vodka the
sstiona drink Of Russians.
This not guess an estimate reported tho house
q commons By David Lloyd George
A the chancellor Of the ezchequer devong remarks at the
Nz thing guarded against beyond any doubt szava
eaaos q statement
country fighting for their lives hope
gain nothing by thsmsee and therefore, must insist
re most thar in
ana nonsy and guns and powder and bullets
Imagine the premsn general facing attack he to learn
at mistake his and ammunition and
plans sltared 80 decrease
vAaA he believed his strength
change plans not would have immediate
vithdswal alternative o humiliation
Imagine the hand weAxed the general would be
report instead that and ammunition he 80
per cent better of than he thought he
Lloyd George ally
great both him and his country
imagine brought whole lot Of cheer England BY his
Of increased efficiency among people engaged with her in the
var particularly that would be received from Rus
- hsa been the matter Of much
recently Russa present
Represented the limit that oOunty real strength
may have taken into account that Russia noe the the
water wagon
This report BY Lloyd George country application which
reaches beyond it eject the European to here in
His report beam out the claim usaes and
Americans who brand alcoholic drink national and urge
action against it BY the nation
question prohibition put before another form
now; stronger and appealing form.
WOULD II NOT BE GOOD AND DESIRABLE THING
1OR COUNTY,, WERE PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY
or OUR PEOPLE TO BE INCREASING 80 PER Cent?
That THE question alcoholic bver
ng benefited nation it win benefit the nation.
The point personal liberty isn't exactly clear in view OF Russai
experience which proves swearing Of brings results quickly for
nation it does for the individual who off,
The leading Of personal liberty brewers and dstsn
ppd this and holding with tho despera
on drowning for that their busneis Just about
eing down for the third time
The Detroit times., 1915-02-17

By CAD
We've locked the BUFFET and the silver
Placed : sss. ., tn. head of me
we've packed all our treasures that
still are quite new.
Put bumpers on all Of the chairs
The pedestal under the old ivory bust
We've riveted down to the noor;
Our book OF rare stchings u covered
W. ns' me-. take ssts !, down an, NOR.
IT'S not that were cranky. or tirsd OF
Or f ssaa in Of burglar. who stalk.
But II you're . father or mother you'n
That baby. just ,.a.nins 70 vaiA
A Californian tasted 50 days to cure
stomach trouble. He's cured. In fact.
buried.
Gilbert Hubbard Raps ut Wilson"
says . headline. A lot Of nice things
have bean said about the president.
but We believe this ID the best yet.
A man who was hungry turned BAN
dit and stole $500 In q Detroit ONCE.
The police should look for q man sur
fering from indigestion.
What some Of the old stagers would
like to know from Proctor Knott
Owens IA. how can man afford to
run for three ofiices.
Detroit doctors want Detroit city
water Investigated. but we have got
ten stuR that faster almost ~ bad
from doctors.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-17

70 the Editor OF The Times:
a Congratulations on your stand
against excluding liquor. fake medi-
cines and other advertisements Of
that nature. Every sane man should
congratulate you for doing this.
Your excluding liquor advertise
ments win greatly lessen the drinking
ot alcoholic drinks. The reason for
thin II because many man, though
atstemious, glancing at the alluring
adverttsements the breweries insert
IN the newspapers, on the spur Of the
moment, orders q box Of beer
thereby sometimes starting to be q
heavy drinker. II will also keep beer
and similar drinks out OF the reach
Of many Young people who at present
seeing their parents drinking beer do
likewise. Your excluding fake medi
cine advertisements viii greatly lessen
the number Of duped people who, toe
poor or afraid to see doctor. eager
The Detroit times., 1915-02-17
A Threat,

"Your boys were In my apple tree
again yesterday" observed the mrs.
suburbanite.
"If you say anything about IT," de
clared the second ditto, "Tll send thu
doctors bill."-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-17

do ye ken which are the hghtest
men In Scotland. England, and Ire
landf' asked Tougal
"Na," says Tonal, I'm nae think
ing KEN
"well," says Tougal '.thsrs are the
men o. Cork IN Ireland. the men o.
Ayr In Scotland, but there are light
|ermen In London. Hoots. mon!"-Tit
Bits.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-17
Then He sprlsd 10"

One evening at dinner the guests
were al seated when Brown came In.
Directly he sat down at the table hs
started.
"Good gracious. madam. my napkin
H. quite dampi Why on earth II
thatfs
But on this occasion, at least, the
landlady got her own back"
Il suppose, Mr.. Brown" she said.
''it must be because there II % much
due ON your board"
The Detroit times., 1915-02-17

This means that men are better pre-
served nowadays and therefore more
efficient In later years. The mind 70
tains its grasp on affairs % sharply
ct so today as II did at Is In 1850.
Man are sent into the discard later
In life-ripe experience II coupled
with keen mental power and good
health--an looking towards the bet
terment Of mankind and the progress
Of the world.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-17
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
AGAINST EXPENSIVE GOWNS
SIMPLICITY AND ECONOMY WILL
MARK GRADUATION DRESS
ES THIS YEAR.

The senior girls OF the Pendleton
high school have declared for eco
nomy and simplicity. this morning
taking a decided stand against elabor-
ate and expensive graduation gowns.
a meeting was held Just before noon
and. by unanimous consent. a reso-
luton was adopted declaring that no
graduation gown shall exceed six dol
lars in cost. that gloves shall not be
worn and that middle blouses and
white skirts shall be worn by all Of
the senior girls at the class day exer-
cises.
The action was taken upon the in
itiation OF the girls themselves but is
enthusiastically endorsed by the fac
ulty. Principal Hampton declared 1t
to be one OF the sanest and most SEN
sible steps taken by a group of stu
dents since he had been connected
with the high school. Heretofore
there has been no uniformity Of dress
among the girls of the graduating
classes and the result was that girls.
whose parents are well to do, came
to the public exercises in elaborate
and costly gowns. making the poorer
girls feel conscious Of their own
simple gowns.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-17
WELL KNOWN RESIDENT OF
CITY IS CALLED BY DEATH
IL. S. MOSS ILL BUT FEW DAYS
FROM APPENDICITIS WHEN
END COMES.

Taking suddenly III on Sunday, his
d3rd birthday, II. S. Moss. we'll known
resident of this city and county for
many years, died at o'clock this
morning at St Anthony's hospital.
He was seized Sunday about 4 o'clock
in the afternoon with acute appendi-
cltis. He was rushed in from the W.
w Harrah rancn on Wild Horse.
where he had been working, to the
hospital and Monday morning under
went an operation. Peritonitis, how
ever, had set in ana he sank gradual
ly until his death.
Deceased had been a resident oil
oregon practically all OF his life, most
of the time in Baker and Umatilla
counties He has been engaged In
the stock business and farming at
different times and more recently ran
a meat shop on Cottonwood street.
He is survived by one son, Roy
Moss, winner OF the steer roping con-
test at the first Roundup. This son
is some place in Nevada now and
until communication Is had with him
the funeral arrangements will not be
made. Deceased was also an uncle
Of District Warden Il. +. Averill oil
this city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-17

o. the consumers hands that quota
tions are practically nominal There
has been less speculation between
dealers in medium. pulled and scour.
al woods, waste, noil etc. than last
week. one OF tho papers reports
that not since 1879 has there beer
such an excited wool market as pre-
vailed Friday AMI Saturday OF last
week.
Many conservative dealers deprecate
the wild speculation which took place
with such small amount OF wool
available, especially for the influence
It would have in preventing their OBJ
tanning bargains In the west. Some
houses have already sent men west.
while others consider II bad policy to
endeavor to contract wool so early In
the season at prices which growers
now expect We hear OF some wool
having already been bought In Idaho
at 25 cents. Compared with tho Cd
ening price in the west last season OF
70 20 12 cents :hls Is causing dealers
some uneasineRs.