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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-27

boro May 1914, 1915, Hon. Theodore
n. Vail, first vice president of the as
ISOLATION, said: IF we make Greater
Vermont it must be through industrial
development, and the magnitude of this
development depends on that kind OF
initiative and enterprise which has
made the Vermonters so prominent in
the development of other sections of
this country The Greater Vermont as
sociation stands for and is striving for
this industrial development of ouI
state We firmly believe that the Yer
monter' of this day and generation IS
not lacking either in the quality of
those important essentials mentioned by
Mr.. Vail. In this spirit, with no other
object in view than the betterment OF
our grand old commonwealth and with
confidence in your loyalty and ''prlde
of state, - knowing that this associa-
ton is absolutely worthy of your sup
port and cooperation, we earnestly ash
you to Join us in the unselfsh and pa
triotic work which we are doing, and
to become a co-worker with us for 9
q Greater Vermont. - If you are already
member, we ask you to renew your
membership and pay your quota toward
the common good. - If you have not
been with US and of us in the past, q dG
it now - E'United we stand.''
This association is trying to do {
grand work under circumstances tina
are often discouraging.
\ representative membership anon:
those who wish the old well, would ado
little to the treasury and ;
good deal to the courage of those WHIT
are trying to carry ON the good worl,
| The annual dues are 81. There ar
also contributing members who pay ST.
per year and sustaining members wht
pay $25.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-27
Member of the Associated Press.
FRIDAY, AUGUST p, 1915.
FEDERAL FOREST RESERVES

The land purchased and owned by
the United States government in the
White mountains of New Hampshire
now amounts to 100000 acres. This
area, with few acres in Maine CON
stitutes the only national forest in New
England. Its Importance to all this
group of states is very great; for it
means the preservation of the water
shed of the Androscoggin, the Saco, the
Merrimack and to some extent the Con-
necticut. Private capital was rapidly
stripping the timber from the White
mountain forests, and the steady flow
of New England s most useful rivers
was doomed. The work of conserving
the water power of New England has
gained an excellent start,-and ines
Unable praise is due to the Society for
the Protection of New Hampshire For
ests for the energy with which it push
ed the necessary legislation through
Congress, as well as the necessary en-.
aiding act through the New Hampshire
legislature.
The plans of the federal government
contemplate the purchase of additional
areas IN New Hampshire amounting t.
even more than the part already pur
chased. Congress will be askel for ;
further appropriation to carry out The
plans formulated and authorized unde
the Weeks act. As soon as Vernon
passes an enabling statute, to permi
the federal government to buy land
within this state, there should be al
extension of the nationally owned are;
to include more of the region in whicl
the Connecticut river has it's rise.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-27

The interstate commerce commission
is evidently not averse to granting the
express companies just concessions.
Now that the parcel post is in full
operation and is doing as well
as "could reasonably be expect
ed as We say of the patient, there
is no reason why the commission OF
the public, for that matter, should not
deal literally with the express com
panies, in which thousands of people
hold stock. These corporations charged
heavy rates for years but the parcel
post struck them a staggering blow
and they are now striving by building
up new line of business to make W
for their losses. Wherever and when
ever they are engaged III u Legitimate
service no person will begrudge then
favorable consideration.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-27
to be held in this town in %

tonrnament to be held in this town in 25
YEARS,
s
FThe only other state tennis tournament
lheld in Brattleboro, by the way, took
place in July, 1892, on the court then To-
Gated at the corner of Oak and Chaplin
streets There were entries from Airing
TIN, Rutland and St Adams, as well as
four from Brattleboro. The singles win
ner was S. c. Deming of Arlington, who
wath his partner, j. o. Judson, also won
tke doubles title. The local participants
were c. II. Thompson, L. \. Gregg, J. F.
Hooker and c. NJ Miller In 1904 an
invitation tennis tournament conducted
by the Wantastiquet Coli club drew b
entries including such excellent players
as n w Miles, then interscholastic cham
nion, l.. T Wallis, champion of Dart
mouth, and others Wallis was winner of
the singles cup, defeating a. G. Sprague
of st. Johnsbury, state champion, in the
final round. Niles and Wallis were dou-
bles winners.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-27

William H. Mann, former governor
of Virginia, told the congress of gov
ernors assembled in Boston that D." one
vital wrong in our state legislative sys-
TENS is that legislators represent dis
whole" This is particularly true in
state like Vermont, where the town
system of representation prevails, al
lowing the vote of man who repre-
sents 40 people to Offset the vote of
another man who is the chosen represen,
tative of 10000 people
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-27
AMUSEMENT NOTES.
THE LAW OF THE LAND.
Sterling Actress, Adelaide French, to
Play Leading Part.

run at the 48th street theatre, New
York, and with complete New York
cast and production, George Broad
hurst s powerful drama of modern life,
The Law Of the Land, will be the at
traction at the Auditorium tomorrow
matinee and night That sterling
actress, Miss Adelaide French, who is
remembered here for the powerful pre-
sentation of the great drama, Madame
\, the part which she created and
played for three seasons, will play the
lending part, supported by specially
selected cast-AdY.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-27
TO UBSCRiBERS,

1t is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service IN the delivery
Of the paper each night, and it solicits
the cooperation 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, 1915-08-27
IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
Randolph Youth Has Infantile Paraly
sis at West Newbury

WEST NEWBURY, Aug. q. = Cliff
ford, II, son of Mr.. and Mrs. IL. L.
Patch of Randolph, is critically i'll with
infantile paralysis at the home of his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fortier
The paralysis has affected both legs
and arms. The boy came here to pass
part of his holiday with his grandpar-
ents and was taken i'll after his arrival
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-27
A Home-Product Champion.
Barre Times. ,

Thanks be, the Vermont state ten
mis- champion is Vermonter! Congrat-
ulations to Fred H. Harris of Brattle-
boro, who proved himself as steady on
the courts as when speeding on skis
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-27

To the Eastman Kodak company,
which has been declared a monopoly
in restraint of trade upon submission
of evidence that its profits on sales av-
eraged II per cent: Look pleasant.
plpasc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-27
APPRECIATES GUEST DAY.
Suggestion that it Be Repeated Anotn-
er Year for Towns Good.
Editor of The Reformer

Editor OF The Reformer -
For one if not all | wish to express
through The Reformer, the best and most
up-to-date home paper in the state
of Vermont my heartfelt thanlfulness to
the board of trade and all, particularly
President Walker and ex-President Dun
ham, for the fine entertainment they so
very successfully gave the guests of
Brattleboro. We all should feel very
grateful to them for the time and expense
they gladly gave us. 1t will never be re-
GREETED. 1t should be repeated another
year for the good of the town, as we
gladly receive so should we gladly give
From a close observer
NJ d. +.
Brattleboro, Aug. 26, 1915.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-27
Greater Vermont Association.
bellows Falls Times.l

Frederick H. Rabbit, president of
the Greater Vermont association, has
sent the following letter to variors
parts of the state:
At the annual meeting of the Great
er Vermont association held at Bfattle-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-27

Mr.. Rockefeller has bought paint
ing of the Wise and Foolish Virgins.
lie probably wishes to emphasize the
Importance of having plenty of oil in
the house.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-27

sThe Kaiser, it is said, has bestowed
half million iron crosses since the war
began. 1t mast be almost disgrace
for a German soldier now not to have
an iron cross.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-27

Although not drawing an extremely
large entry, the state tennis tournament
held on the courts of the local country
club this week furnished so much pleas
IRE that there is little doubt that it viii
become a fixed event in this town. And
the good words which the visitors had to
say for the condition of the courts and
the entertainment the club provided give
ground for belief that the entry list of
1916 will be much larger than it was this
year. The winning of. the Vermont cham
pionship by Brattleboro boy is an ap-
pirate outcome of the first state tennis
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-27
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising of paper,
so cents an inch for first insertion; rs
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ton. Limited space on first page at
double rates
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements - Five cents
line first insertion with SO per cent
discount for each subsequent inserti on
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, 1915-08-27
The MeddLer
If the coat fits you. put II on"

Brattleboro enjoys the reputation of do
ng well whatever it considers worth do
ng. And it may be truthfully said that
the town lived up to that reputation
n the way it took care of its visitors
"Wednesday. There may have been some
hsgruntled ones among the 5000 or more
who partook of Brattleboro's hospitality,
ut there wasn't single person who had
|enough of a grievance so that he consid-
cred 1t worth while reporting. On the
other hand, scores of the visitors were so
leased with the entertainment provided
or them that they took particular pains
mention their appreciation. In fact, it
no eXaggeration to say that the rela-
IIions between Brattleboro and the sur
ounding towns are more cordial than ever
efore as a result of this latest get-togeth-
7 occasion. While President Walker of
the board of trade is entitled to the larg-
est share of credit for the days success
the outcome could not possibly have been
what it was if he had not had the hearty
| cooperation of everybody.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-27

\ number of persons have taken ocea-
sion to express approval of The Aleddler's
suggestion that automobile traffic at the
corner Of Main and Elliot Streets be gov
erned by post similar to those used in
many other towns where traffic policemen
are not maintained. Such an arrange
ment would compel drivers coming out
Elliot street to cross Main before turning
northward and the danger of a collision
at this point would be considerably les
'sened. 1t might also be well to install
another post at the junction of Main and
High streets with a view to preventing
autoists from hugging the wrong side of
High street when turning around the
Brooks House corner. Such simple regu-
lations as posts like these would impose
certainly could not be considered in the
nature of a burden.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-27

There can be little doubt that the board
of trade will see fit to make guest day an
annual event. Even now there is talk of
what can be done to make next years
gathering an improvement over the one
of this year, which is an indication, by
the way, of the pleasure that local people
found in making a good time for others.
With view to helping along the improve
ment The Meddler would suggest that the
Central Vermont railroad officials next
year be induced to provide more extra
cars on the West River line, and that the
local restaurant proprietors increase their
forces with a view to feeding the visitors
bit more promptly. 1t would also be
good plan to provide a place where par
GELS could be checked, and a nursery
where babies could be left in good care
would be a feature that certainly would
appeal to many a tired mother As for
the entertainment there was plenty of it
and it seemed to be of a variety that just
suited But of far more Importance than
| the entertainment was the spirit which
it manifested One visitor doubtless ex-
lpressed the sentiment of the majority
when he said: This makes us realize
that Brattleboro people are actually glad
that we are their neighbors and enjoy
having US visit them whether we spend
any money or not
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-27

If the plants on the site of the boot
black stand at the corner of Main
and Flat streets are allowed to grow
much higher they will obstruct the view
at this dangerous corner almost as much
as the stand itself did
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-27

There are now 81 bird reserves in the
United States where wild fowl may
live unmolested.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-27

Boys S1.O0 K. & E. Blouses, sma
One-Half Price Saturday at
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-12-02
AHRICULTURISTS COULD SAVE
WHERE THEY HAVE WASTED
The County Fair

Arcadia is to have a county
fair Wauchula Advocate No;
DeSoto county is to have a fair at
Arcadia. Fall in, Bro. Goolsby,
and let's make it a huge success.
-Punta Gorda Herald. Well
said, Bro. Jordan. This is not in
tended as an Arcadia fair; and If
our people take the lead in any
way, it is merely because of the
fact that we are deeply interest
ed and are rather expected to do
so. In fact, it is the expressed
desire of Arcadia people that,
when the permanent organization
of the fair association is perfect
ed, the officers be selected from
various sections of the county, so
that the people at large will ccn-
troll it and feel that it is altogeth-
er county proposition.-Arcadia
Enterprise.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-12-02
Gathers Specimens Of
Many Florida Fish

Hon. John B. Adams, former
county judge Of Palm Beach
county who resigned from that
Office October 10th, 1914, on ac-
count of failing health, has col
lected and mounted what is pro-
badly the largest and most com
Iplete collection Of common Flori-
da fishes and aquatic animals in
the state, the exhibit including
fully 250 specimens, Nearly 140
distinct species Of fishes alone are
represented, in addition to num-
erous rare and scmi-rare species
If aquatic animalss plants and
Icurios, Every specimen Of fish
included in the collection was
caught from waters in the immcd-
late vicinity Of Stuart.
There are more species of fish
represented along the Florida
coasts than in any other section
of the United States, more than
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-12-02

600 varieties having been classi-
fed and recorded While lrd@e
Adams collection contains no un-
usually large specimens, it in
cludes many that are extremely
interesting to even a novice In
fishdom. The specimens range in
size from four-foot forty-pound
barracuda to a tiny two-inch
blenny, in shape from the curious
looking flying fish to the repulsive
octopus or devil fish, from the
tiny porcupine to the deadly
stingray, from the mythical sea
horse to the funny looking rabbit
fish, and from the powerful elec-
trio shocker to the elusive ink
fish.
The star-gazer represents the
rarest species in the collection.
This specimen measures about
ten inches in length, within five
Continued on last page)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-12-02
FACTS DEVELOPE
IN SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS
Hall of Fame

"Who is the greatest living
FloridianY" asks Powell of the
Clearwater Sun. Male or feY
clearwater Sun. Male or fe-
That's easy, just ask Frank
Huffaker of the Tampa Times and
hear him whisper "Parktram-
NELL" all in one word, only Frank
won't spell it that way. But il
you want the real answer get
Judge Benjamin Harrison, the
~" editor of the Times-Union to
tell you. He knows, for he has
been keeping tab on 'em for 10,
these many years. His answer
will be Judge p w. White OF
Quincy, and that answer will not
be far from the mark.-Tallahas-
see Record
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-12-02

/ saw him last week in the
court house yard in Crawford
vile, a singular giant in his gray,
shapeless clothes, handing to the
citizens his large sheet of paper
ON each side Of which is printed
his appeal to the voter. His
clothes are not stylish. There is
no particular style to his written
appeal For example, he uses
the quotation, "It is good to have
a giants strength but it is tyran-
nous to use it like giant, I" ONLY
he substitutes the word villain
Gus" for tyrannous. That error
makes no special difference to
him. 1t interests him as little as
the discovery Of the New York
papers that he did not have his
trousers creased You will re-
call that he won the Governor
ship partly by distribution OF
postcards on which appeared the
three sacred monkeys OF Asia and
bearing the inscription that one
should hear no evil, see no evil
speak no evil,
There is something unemotion-
al about him like Asia. His face
has the passivity of the face Of a
god carved generations before
Confucius on a mountain wall at
the head Of valley few days
journey north of Thibet.
Once we had nominations by
conventions. AS he has no style
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-12-02
Gilchrist as a Campaigner

Of soul he could not have captir-
ed convention. Now we have
nominations by primary when the
candidate never sees the men who
cast the deciding vote. The mass
of invisible ghosts who vote in
the primary from Escambia to
Nassau and from Nassau to Rr.v
Tortugas, arc level and vast like
plain in China, and along comes
this singular gray giant with tiay
showers of little coins and queer
diminutive recipes for cooking
rice, and tags the memory of the
voter with helpful notices taken
from Buddhist temples, moving
over Florida silent as fog and
as frictionless.
There is Bryan secretly fought
by all of Fletcher's intelligent
partisans, and handicapped by
the orthodox American hostility
to one community hogging all the
representatives, and opposed by
all of the Cats following am
not voting for Gilchrist, but !
prophesy that he viii be second
man, if he is not the winner. C.
H. B. Floyd of Apalachicola, in
Tampa Tribune.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-12-02

loughly drained and the dirt from
the ditch will complete the grade
for the road, in all about eight
miles of drain.
alligator creek road and Ac'
line loop have been widened on
opened up to widths of sixty and
forty feet. The Acline loop is
practically all graded and ready
for hard-surfacing, and part Of
the culverts are in.
From Acline the Dixie High
way has been grubbed through to
the Lee county line via Willow
Pens and Marlboro, and all trees
and brush are out, excepting a.
long about four miles. This ne
cessitated clearing through TWEEN
ty-three miles of unbroken timber
land and the making of the road
for this distance forty or more
feet wide. Within a very short
time, this part OF our road system
will be ready for traffic and a
through route to Fort Myers will
be opened
In addition to this, fills, brid-
ges and culverts have been put in
ON other routes, and all of onr
III miles Of bond roads have been
cleared and grubbed, excepting a.
bout sixteen miles where stumps
arc yet to be pulled.
cover two miles Of ditch has
been opened OH the Bermont road,
and various shell and mari pits
have been located and opened for
work. The grader and tractor
are doing splendid work, making
good progress.
"Survey and plans for asphalt
paving on two principal streets OF
Punta Gorda have been complet-
ed, and the council of the city
asked to approve and provide for
construction, but no action has
been taken to date
Thus, it would seem that in
road matters things are moving
along nicely and satisfactorily.
While the work may not have
progressed as rapidly as some
would like for it to have done, the
thorough and economi-
cal manner of its prosecution APP
pear to justify the deliberation
with which those who have had it !
in charge have proceeded. 1t
may be stated that in due time
the system of roads in the Punta
Gorda special road and bridge
district will sbe completed, and
that for roads constructed of sim
liar materials and at the same cost
there will be none in the state to
compare with them.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-12-02


Booker T. Washington is dead,
and it is significant of that true
appreciation Of honest worth in
our country that men of all col
ors, religions and regions Of a.
bode paid tribute to his memory.
The Southern people especially
are in position to appreciate his
work in aiding the negro to be-
come. valuable in his occupation
Of making a livelihood rather
than rousing foolish and impossi-
bic ambitions. Sarasota Sun.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-12-02

Norris City, Ind Queer things
are sometimes found in coal
mine. Recently miner dug out
a piece Of slate which looked like
"a shoe sole; even the sewing ON
the edges appearing perfectly.
Not long ago another miner found
a perfectly formed spinning top,
made Of slate.