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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-02

Anyone who can sing and who does not
embrace the opportunity to make it pos
sble to say Il sang in one of Mr. Alexan.
der's choirs,' and anyone who loses
chance to say Il have seen Mr. Alexan-
der lead an audience in singing" loses
something out of his or her life. Charles
VI. Alexander, one of the evangelists at
the Chapman-Alexander meetings of the
tabernacle and the director of the singing,
is the most noted gospel choir leader in
the world and his manner IS not duplicat-
ed. He Just makes everybody sing, and
one who sees the sunshine in his face Is
seized with a desire to sing if for nothing
more than to please him. and when he
raises his arm with the appeal, Come on
Everybody sing" the desire is irresistible
A gospel hymn Is a sermon on wheels
1T carries its own gasoline, said Mr.. Al
eXander to a representative of this paper.
You can hear ever so fine a sermon, but
You can't go out and preach it. But if YOU
hear n good hymn it sticks in your mind
and YOU take it with YOU and it breaches to
you right along, My aim in, teaching
hymns is not simply to see how well we
j can sing. but to fasten their messages in
/ the hearts of the people, to burn the mes
sages into their minds
4 And then, in response to several ques-
tons, Mr. Alexander told some interesting
4 facts concerning hymns and the compila-
ton of hymn books. The best compilers
! try out their hymns before publishing
/, them" Mr.. Alexander said If man
\ just gets together a lot OF hymns that are
favorites with him the book will not go
because it isn't well balanced. You have
to consider the various denominations anC
various tastes. A hymn may be wen writ
ten, but if it doesn't take with the people
it better be thrown into the scrap heap
usually publish Il few in pamphlet form
! and try them a few times and watch close
y to get the verdict OF the people ThosC
that 20 well are saved and the rest thrown
away
The writer noticed large number o
different volumes OF hymns on Mr. Alex
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-02

anders table and remarked: Il suppose
You examine every new hymn book that
comes out, to which Mr. Alexander re-
piled: Yes, and l have thousands of
them at home In the course of his re-
marks the noted leader said he had pub
lIshed 10 volumes himself. which have
had combined circulation OF about i 600
oo copies. Four of these volumes were
published for use in Australia. three in
England, one. in South Africa. one in
Canada and SIN in the United States
The red covered book being used in Brat
tleboro never has been used before EXCEPT
tor the last week in the recent campaign
IN Ashevllle, \. c.. and some of the hymns
are sung here for the first time
Mr. Alexander said he owned about
4,oO0 copyrights of hymns. These include
all the compositions of some of the best
writers OF gospel hymn music like d. b.
| Towner and James McGranahan, and he
VIII control the future output of some
others, including George c. Stebbins. The
predecessor of Henry Barraclough at the
piano IN the Chapman-Alexander meetings
was Robert Hardness, whose name is ia,
mlllar to singers OF gospel hymns as pro-
ililc composer. Mr.. Hardness is now with
la London publishing house
| W hen the conversation drifted again 10
chorus singing. Mr. Alexander said that
the largest choir he ever directed was IN
London and included 1900 persons. on
about twice the entire capacity of the
/ Brattleboro tabernacle.
Mr. Alexander varies the program iy
calling upon different groups to sing. In
taking up new hymn Mr. Barracloug1
usually plays II through first Then per
haps Mr.. Alexander viii sing the chorus
and then ask Albert Brown, the soloist. Il
sing verse. Then in turn he may ash
the choir, the girls. the boys. the minis
teIe, the women, the men and then every
body in the house. Often he promises f.;
hymn book on a testament to some bo,
or girl who will stand and sing verse
Interest never Lays where Mr. Alexande
Is
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-02

Cottage house with electric lights. bath
and garden to rent on Chaplin St Mrs.
~ l. Martin. 2333- .2::}}S
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-02
PERSONAL.

Barney S. Mead is in Springfield
(Et.) today on business.
Frank A. Larrow has been in Pitts
field, Mass, this week on business
Miss Margaret Fleming is working
in Fenton s store during the holidays
Mrs. Fred H. Davis went to Boston
Tuesday to remain several days with
friends.
r. C. Lyman Of Los Angeles has
taken a position as bell boy at the
Brooks House.
Richard Bowen was in Worcester,
Mass, yesterday on business for No
sher s Tucker.
Edward G. Chaee will go to Provi-
dence r. l., tomorrow to spend the
weekend with his family.
Earle LaFrance, son of Mrs. Louis
LaFranee of this town, is i'll in his
home on the Hinsdale road.
! Mrs Maria Allen has returned from
a visit with her son, Frank Allen, and
family in South Hadley, Mass
! Raymond D. Barrett of West Brat
| tleboro began work this afternoon for
the Vermont Printing company.
X. f. Harper. formerly manager of
the Woman s Shop, has position in a
dry goods store in Great Darlington,
Mass.
Mrs. Eugene Ferriter, who visited
her daughter, Mrs. Frank Moore, in
Revere, Mass, two weeks, has returned
home.
Mrs Walter s. Pratt entertained
auction bridge parties at her home on
Western avenue Tuesday and Wednes-
day afternoons.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Upham and
daughter of Northfe1d, Mass, were
guests Tuesday and Wednesday Of Mrs
~. B. Bolliger.
Mrs Craig of New York, formerly
employed in the Holstein-F riesian of
fee. is boarding in the home of E. G
Crosby a few weeks.
Mark Merrifeld, Miss Merrifeld anC
Miss Farrar, who had been registered
at The Brooks House a few daEs, wen
| to New York yesterday.
Mrs. Cora Pratt of Springfield (Vt.)
formerly of this town, is expected to
+ night to visit Mr.. and Mrs. George W
l Brooks of South Main street a few
days.
4 Miss Gertrude Hunt will return to
Z day from few days visit in Nashua
!, N H., with Mrs. Alfred Hunt and il
i Worcester, Mass, with Mrs. Ray [
+ Greene.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Hackley of Soutl
Deerield, Mass, who are in town to
day to attend the funeral of Mrs
+ Hackley's brother, George H. Nile
! of Springfield (Vt.), are guests of MI
and Mrs. G.. w. Reed.
Harry Bowler, golf professional a
the Brattleboro Country club last sea
S son, will sail from Boston Dee. IS fo
s Jamaica, where he will have charge Q
n the development of a nine-hole cours
T at Port Antonio, which was laid out b
\ G. L. Bowden two years ago. He wi
:, return in time to take up his duties 8
4 the Winchester Country club April
Several of the golf professionals
: the Boston district are crack bowler
land a team has been made up to pla
amateur organizations in the next tw
weeks. Bowler is member of the pr
fessional team. He formerly was
) sprinter and few years ago won IL
gold watch as first prize IN the To-
yard dash on Boston common in Il
Fourth of July games.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-02
CREAM FOR CATARRH
OPENS UP NOSTRlLS
Tells How To Get Quick Relief
from Head Colds. It's Splendid!

In one minute your clogged nostrils
will open, the air passages of your head
will clear and you can breathe freely.
No more hawking, snuffiing, blowing,
headache, dryness. No struggling for
breath at night; your cold or catarrh
will be gone.
Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
Ia little of this fragrant, antiseptic,
healing cream in your nostrils. 1t pen
etrates through every air passage of
the head, soothes the infamed or
swollen mucous membrane and relief
comes instantly.
It's just fine. Don t stay stuffed
up with a cold or nasty catarrh-Re-
lief comes so quickly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-02

Miss Abbie Griffin is having her annual
holiday sale Of faneswork and Christmas
things at Miss Marw Griffn's shampooing
parlors. Adv 80 pa
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-02
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Frank W. Pettee will sell his house
hold goods by auction Saturday after
noon. .....
MoSher & Tucker have delivered an
eight-cyinder 1916 model Cadillac
touring car to Z. c. Chace and a Blu
lex 1916 model touring car to DIR. F.
r. Newell.
The meeting of the Woman s Auxil-
larry of, the Episcopal church viii be
held Friday at 3 p. m, in the home of
Mrs {. E. Guild on Myrtle street
Miss Helen Brown will give a paper on
Vale Crucis.
The window frames for the third
story of the federal building have been
put in place and substantial amount
of brick have been put in place for
that story. The flagstaff which will
surmount the building has arrived 1t
is 36 feet long. Z. T. Abbott of New
York, head of the construction firm
having the contract for the building,
was here yesterday. He said if he
could have 10 good days he would
have a roof on the building
DIR. Willard Scott of Brookline.
Mass, spoke before a large audience
at the meeting of the Woman 5 club
yesterday afternoon. DR.. Scott in
speaking on the subject, The Little
Red Schoolhouse, named some factors
that went to form character in the
days of 60 years ago, the school. the
church and the farm being most prom
inent. He also spoke of the great in
fluenec of the Civil war. 1t was a talk
of especial interest to the older mem
| bers and Miss Emma J. Gregg's old
time songs stirred many memories.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-02
NOTICE

The annual meeting of the members
of the Brattleboro Cooperative Savings
and Loan Association, for the election
of officers and transaction of other
business, will be held in the town
clerk s office, Brattleboro, Friday,
Dee. 3, 1915, at o'clock P NJ. Carl
S. Hopkins, Secretary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-02
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

For several days carloads of Christ
mas trees have been moved through
Brattleboro to the large cities for the
holiday trade.
w. H. Hescock of West Brattleboro
sold recently to Frank Gould of East
Dover a pair of fancy matched Dur
ham steer calves.
Forty-one marriage licenses We're issued
at the office of the town clerk during the
month of November and OF these the
great majority were to couples from other
places.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary p. Hodg-
kins will be held Friday afternoon at
$50 o'clock at the house on South
Main street, Rev. Delmar E. Trout, pas
tor of the UniversaIist church. official
ing. The burial will take place in
Morningside cemetery.
Two signs furnished by the state
have been received by the selectmen to
| be placed on either side of the grade
crossing on Bridge street. They are Of
/ black letters on a white background
with bright red cross arms One reads
900 feet to railroad crossing,'' anC
| the other reads: $500 feet to rail
road crossing These signs are tn,
result of complying with the law Of
the last legislature requiring that sucf
warnings be posted at each grade cross
ing. The selectmen will put them in pc
sition as soon as the board determine
exactly where they will be the mos
prominent at the requisite distances
from the crossing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-02
PERSONAL.

Miss Amy Weeden and Miss Agnes
Mack spent yesterday in Springfield,
Mass
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-02
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Manley Brothers agency has sold
Dodge touring ears to T. l.. Burnett
and + r. Vaughan.
Rev. Roy NJ Houghton. pastor cf
the Centre Congregational church, will
conduct the clock Sunday after
noon services at the Home for the
Aged during the month of December.
One elderly man was before the mu-
| nicipal court this morning charged
| with intoXication. The case is with
the court pending efforts on his part
to raise the price of his fine and costs
| Coral, a four-part drama featuring
Marie Walcamp in story of love and
romance of sea waif, will be one Of
the attractions at the Empire tonight
Tomorrow The Scarlet Sin, a Broadway
drama with Hobart Bosworth, will be
a feature.
The first of the series Of ladies
nights at the Vermont Wheel club will
be held this evening. Dancing will be
i enjoyed to music of Leitsinger s or
chestra. There will be cards for those
who do not care to dance and refresh
ments will be served.
The next regular meeting of the
Brattleboro branch of the Woman s AL
lance will be held in the Unitarian
parish house Friday afternoon at 3
O'Clock. At this meeting a paper will
be read entitled The Unitarian Pill
grimage from Boston to San Francis
+ co. All members of the Alliance and
their friends are cordially invited to
be present.
= The annual Christmas sale of the Wo
mans Exchange win be held in the rest
room Saturday from 10 a. m. to 9 p. III
: Needlework and homemade candy will bC
y ON sale as usual Adv %
Miss Abbie Griffin is having her annua
h holiday sale Of fanesworlz and Christina
). things at Miss MarT Griffn's shampooinl
s parlors. ADV. 229-23-
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-04-15
PoINDExTER.

or course we are glad to see the pro-
gressiyes come back to the republican
fold, because we must have them in
order to make sure of Kidding the
country of the ruinous rule Of democ-
racy. Under these circumstances IL
would be unwise and impolitic 20 at
tempt to discriminate to the extent Of
closing the door against any progress
sive who has expressed his intention
to come back. SO If Senator Miles
Poindexter has made up his mind t.
again turn his political coat and call
himself a republican, there Is nothing
TO be done but to stand by and let him.
His return to the republican party Is
purely a personal matter, but hs re-
turn to the senate is matter that win
be up to the republicans of the state
of Washington. 1t is inconcevable
that the same party which has just
returned Senator Jones can two years
later confer the same honor upon
Poindexter 1t is seriously doubted
that Polndexter was ever republican
at heart, and certainly no one who has
watched his career since he became
a progressive can have any faith in his
sincerity in again aligning himself
with the republican party. He has
chung to the progressive wreck as long
as there was a stick of timber afloat
and now he proposes to Chamber into
the republican life boat in the hope
that it will again land him in the Unit
ed States senate. Progressives will
be received in the republican party
without prejudice, but there are ex-
ceptions to all rules, and in this case
Poindexter is the exception. He is il
a class by himself. He betrayed the
party that honored him, he villified
the men who made him, he bit the
hand that fed him. Let him come
back, for it is said the vilest sinner
may return, but let him take his place
in the ranks and by loyal service prove
his worthiness before again permit
ting him to wear the senatorial toga.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-04-15
HOW TO DisCRlM MATE.
(Walt Ma SOM

(Walt Mason.)
If you build line of railroad over
hills and barren lands, giving lucrative
employment to about million hands;
if you cause score of cities by your
right IF way, to rise, where there for
merly was nothing but some rattle
snakes and flies; II when bringing kale
to others you acquire little kale, then
you've surely robbed the peepul, and
you ought to go to jail If by planning
and by toiling you have won some
wealth and fame, it will make no odds
how squarely you have played your lit
tie game; your success is proof suft-
cient that you are public foe, you're
"a soulless malefactor, 10 the dump
you ought to go; it's a crime for you
to prosper where so many others fail;
you have surely robbed the peepul and
you ought to be in Jail Be a chronic
roast the banks and money barons-
there is always safety there; but to
sound the note of business is crime
so mean and base that the fellow
guilty of it ought to go and hide his
flce; change the builders song trium
plant for politicians wall, or We'll
think you've robbed the peepul and
Wen pack you off to Jail
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-04-15
MORE OFFICIAL BUNK.
(Boise Statesman.)

(BOiSe statesman
The governor has addressed letters
Il the attorney general and to the
public utilities commission asking that
the reported merger of power COM
panies in southern Idaho be investi-
gated and prevented if possible.
The governors subsidized organ is
now claiming that If the legislature
had followed the governors recon-
mendations in the matter of strength
|ening the public utilities law the com
mission would now be in position t.
control, regulate or prohibit just such
a merger as the one in question
This is pure and unadulterated bun,
combe. Every one knows that for
such opposition as developed to the
commission no one is more response
BILE than the governor himself.
In perhaps every speech he made
d. the last campaign he referred 40
lis body as the public useless com
mission" and urged its adjustment.
The sentiment which he thus as
sisted in arousing against the commits
sion was not sufficient to bring about
it's abolition, but it was sufficient to
prevent a Strengthening of the law in
the manner indicated.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-04-15
UPLIFT COMES HIGH.

Because he objected to what he
terms "the ridiculous budget making
and financial plans of Chairman
Walsh" Professor Charles Mccarthy
has resigned as chief of field work in
vestigation of the industrial commits
sion. Friends of Chairman Walsh as
sert that Professor Mccarthy is dis
gruntled because he could not have
his own way in the matter of expendi-
lures, and that the Mccarthy way
would have entailed more cost than
the Walsh way.
AS between these two contentious
the American people are not yet in {
position to know which is right, and
most of them do not care. They have
come to realize that this industrial
commission is just about the most
useless body ever foisted upon suffer-
ing taxpayers, but they also realize
that the money it is spending was
duly appropriated by spendthrift
congress and cannot be recalled
If the industrial commission has dis
covered anything that could not have
been obtained by consulting census
reports and other public documents al
ready in existence, the fact has no.
been brought to the attention of those
who have been following its junket
ngs and its meanderings.
However, the Industrial commission
is part Of the "uplift," ard uplift comes
high.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-04-15

they must now pay the penalty, In a
political sense.
1t is true that Mr.. Alexander was
always confirmed office-hunter.
He was this in his old home In Mis-
souri, before coming to Idaho. II is
said of him that he got off the train
in Boise running for office. He has
been a continuous performance office
holder or office-hunter since his ar
rival. When it was not the legisla-
ture or the mayorality Of Boise, 1t has
been governor or something else, He
will be up for reelection or for the
senate at the close of his present
term. He has the itch for Office.
But all this does not excuse the
democratic party leaders who ac-
cepted him at his own valuation ane
stood sponsor for him in the last
campaign. They cannot shirk the re-
sponsibillty They will pay the full
price for their folly when the day of
reckoning comes.
The fact that since he took office
Governor Alexander has treated the
democratic leaders with contempt
does not relieve them from their re-
sponsibility to the people of the state
Not one of them has raised his voice
In protest against the fanatic ae,
lions of the governor. Not one Of
them has apologized for the trick they
played.
1t is fortunate for all concerned that
the responsibility in all such cases can
be so definitely fixed. Ours Is gov
eminent by party. Governor Alexander
may flirt to his hearts content with
the bull moose and other organiza-
tions he may dance on the political
graves of the democratic leaders who
placed him where he Is but the demo
c~atic party will pay the piper at the
end of the dance.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-04-15
THE TIDE TURNS.

The overwhelming election of the
republican candidate for mayor of Chi
cago can be construed in no other way
than reflection of popular sentiment
toward the national administration.
Strictly speaking there is of course
no politics in municipal elections, and
yet this very fact adds to the signif-
canoe of the Chicago election Both
the republican and democratic candi-
dates for mayor were prominent, high
ly respected and successful business
men, and upon all questions of purely
local concern the probability is that
the democratic candidate had the
greater following. for Chicago has
been electing a democratic mayor for
many years. But the cloud of distrust
and duh times has been hanging heav-
lily over Chicago from the day the
democratic administration took over
the control of the government 1t is
conservatively estimated that there
are 100000 idle men who are unable
10 find work in Chicago, while free
soup houses and long bread lines are
familiar sights. These conditions came
with the democratic administration
and they viii probably remain until 1t
ends The election of republican
mayor cannot change them, for they
are due to influences over which he
has no control. But they are INSOFAR
ably linked with democratic rule. and
in voting the people simply gave ex-
preston to the thought in their minds.
namely, that they want no more or
democracy and they voted the repuD-
llcan ticket In order to avoid even the
appearance of evil" There wasno at
tempt 10 drag national issues into the
city campaign. but 1t was rather
vote Of protest against anything bear
ing the democratic name. The vote
was not an expression on national is
sues hut II can be construed in no
other way than an expression of the
attitude of the people Of Chicago to-
ward the national administration. Ill
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-04-15
NO. 9.

all the property in the city, but only
by the property included in the paving
an Investment they are not to be COM
pared with municipal bonds. The
bonds mature in ten years and are
subject to redemption at any time
after one year. This is another fea
ture that renders them unattractive to
bond investors. These bonds bear in
terest at the rate Of per cent per an
mum, which in view of the features
above stated, is not high rate of in
terest. These bonds were taken by the
Warren Construction company, the
concern that did the paving, at par,
and letters from the company of re-
cent date show that it has not been
an easy matter for the company to
convert them into cash. In December
the Warren Construction company
wrote the j. f. Howarth company of
this city saying that they had several
prospective purchasers of the bonds
and invited the local company to bid
on them, but the local company didn't
want them. Evidently the prospective
buyers did not come through, for
March %, only three weeks ago, the
Warren Construction company again
wrote the Howarth company saying
they had Wallace paving bonds on
hand amounting to $9451, for which
they would be pleased to receive a bid,
Evidently they are not such bargain
as the Walker MahOney -McKissick
organ would have the people believe.
One of the trio, the boss" Is generally
in the market for high class securities
at bargain prices. Why don't he get
IN on the paving bonds If they are such
an attractive investment? They are
still on the market.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-04-15

and that the steamers carrying nj
trate must make a long run along
ocean coasts We must, therefore,
consider that nitrate. though the sup
ply is more than ample, is likely to
be entirely cut off under war condi-
tions.
In default Of a supply of Gillian
nitrate country would have to fall
back upon either (a) local or other
supplies of natural potash or soda nj
the air, or (c) nitrates manufactured
from coal tar products. All of these
are technically feasible, and none are
absolutely prohibitive as to cost I'M
der war conditions. though in normal
times none Of them can at present
compete with the Gillian supply.