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The Detroit times., 1915-11-24
DEATH CLAIMS
GEO. 3. FOWLER,
DETROIT LAWYER

George p. Fowler. wellknown al
torney. died Tuesday evening. In his
home, No. 3s Garfield ave. west. fol
lowing long illness ar operation
performed two months ago disclos-
cd an incurable liver trouble. from
the ravages OF which Mr.. Fowler
died.
Mr.. Fowler was born in Thomp.
sonville, Conn. IS years ago, and
had lived IN Detroit IA years. He
Is survived only by his son. Oelos
Filler Fowler. his wife. formerly Miss
Grace Filler. OF Ludington. having
died several years ago.
Mr.. Fowler was prominently con
Hected with many OF Detroits well.
known corporations. He was a mem
ber OF the Detroit and Country
clubs. Detroit Athletic club and
other social organizations
Funeral services will be held in
the home Saturday afternoon.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-24
Council Keen for Ord
nance Requiring
Motorists to Stop
COMMITTEE
ACTS PROMPTLY
NJ easure Will Be
Adopted Next Tues
day Night

A traffic measure, once repealed
because OF its stringency, although
It proved effective in preventing
.oss of life, was reintroduced
in the council by Aid sherman
Littleheld, Tuesday night, 10
compel automobile drivers 10
come TO a complete stop when the
The Detroit times., 1915-11-24

Grand Trunk system hnS heeu award
ed the gold medal. highest n.ynrd
and diploma FOR its exhibit at tho
san FraHcisco exposition j. the an
uouncemeut made bv Blythe n.
Henderson. chief Of the transporta-
tion department OF the exposition.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-24

tanned at the receiving and uhlpl
ping once in the Telegraph hotl1F
ing. Shelby-st.. which will be opo1
from 10 10 1880 daily. Telepbou
Main 256S.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-24

Capt tugene Bourassa, milf
tsry officer In Montreal who in pri-
vG'c life controls q clothing store.
states that the war has caused
among his patrons an average ex.
pansicn ~ chest measure from &c
10 90 inches. This is true not only
of those IN active service. but OF
al the citizens. lie explains II on
the ground that all the men are
mentally and physically preparing
for service now or In the future.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-24
Cnildren OrY
FOR FleTCHER'S
g q 8 TORlA
YOUR FRIENDS AND RELA.
TIVES IN CLEVELAND

viii be surprised 10 see you Thanks
giving. n. a G. line will operate spe-
cial excursion leaving "wednesday
evening. back In Detroit early FRI
day morning Fare. $3.50 round trip.
for transportation.--Adv
The Detroit times., 1915-11-24

American immigration OF 1914 was
1,21s.4s0. the Russian empire send.
ing more than any other nation.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-24

We're still waiting for the Z
when there will be no "Alas!"
Alaska.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-21
Educational Butter Scoring.

\ careful study of the results OF the
four educational butter scorings con
Quoted by the agricultural extension
service of the University of Vermont
during 1911 indicates the desirability
of continuing this work through an
other year. One very interesting re-
suit which emphasizes the value of
these scorings to the buttermaRer who
sends his samples regularly and re
ceiVes the criticisms and suggestions
of the judges is shown by the follow
ing figures: The average score Of all
sending but one sample of butter was
|91.9S; those sending two samples was:
LIST, 92.11; I'd, 92.37; those sending
three samples was: LIST, 93.11, ID, $500
Sd, 1926; those sending four samples
1st, 94.45; I'd, 94.53; Sd, 94.75 and 4th,
I95.28.
The next scoring will be held Jauu
airy % and all samples should reach
Morrill, hall, Burlington, Vt, not later
than January IS. A report Of method;
used must accompany each sample
Blanks will be mailed to all who have
sent samples. Others who desire tt
benefit by this scoring may obtair
blanks by addressing the Director o.
Extension Service, Morrill, Hall, Bur
llngton, Vt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-21
MIR. BOwSer's
Tonic
He Prepares a Beverage to
Tone Up the Family
BY M. QUAD.
Copyright. 1914. by tho Mcclure :
Newspaper Syndicate

What is in that package you sent
home this afternoonT asked Mrs.
Bowser after dinner the other evening.
II suppose it's another fad OF some
sort"
Fad, fadp' demanded Mr.. Bowser.
when did you ever know Of my run
ming after fadsY"
"A hundred times. I'll wager It's
something for your liver or kidneys or
lungs-something you bought of an H.
dian doctor on the street."
Mrs. Bowser.'' said he after a turn
about the room, lyon are probably
aware of the fact that it is now the
winter season."
Eyes"
"And that with the cold weather,
heavy food. overheated rooms. ETC., the
human system requires toning upf"
And you have something to toner
81 have. I have a feeling of lassi-
tude. So have you. If allowed to run
any length of time bilious fever would
be the result-bilious fever and per
haps death. The impending calamity
must be averted. 1t can easily bC
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-21

One Of the officers of the national
manufacturers association was one Of
the speakers at the annual meeting of
tho New Jersey manufacturers associa-
ton, and he talked about the new trade
commission which viii regulate manu-
featuring. He dwelt on the fact that
there is not d single northern man on
this commission. They are farmers
from the South. ''Not one of those who
framed the Clayton measure was an in
dustrial representative, said the
speaker. Clayton, the chairman, halls
from Enfaula Ala, where the leading
industry is the retail trade in hard
boiled eggs; Floyd comes from Yell
Vile, Ark, where they never had a
s., 800 transaction, and Carlin comes
from Alexandria, Va, a town describ
ed by Mark Twain as the most finish
ed town in the country; the last mai
driven and the last blade of grass
growing In the streets From condi
tons such as this you must expect
but one result; reflection Of the pref
udiee Of the uniformed rural mind OF
the problem of industrial life.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-21
Member of the Associated Press.
THURSDAY, JANUARY q, 1915
DOUBLE TAXATION.

Some respectable citizens who be
lieve that exemptions for debts owing
should be made from personal tax lists
are opposed to repeal of the law pass
ed by the last Legislature. The reason
for this apparent inconsistency is a
good one q conviction that the tax
laws ought not to be frequently
amended. This is equal to saying that
it is better for us to have u tax law
that is unjust than to be perpetually
changing it. Possibly so, but The Re
former does not want to be counted
in support of any such proposition.
The principle of taxing a citizen on
what he really owns and then taxing
him further on what he is in possession
&C but what some other person really
owns, is wrong. No question is settled
until it is settled right. In the endless
and useless discussion that happened
two years ago, and resulted i'll the abol-
ishment OF all offsets, we lost our pa
tience and permitted double taxation
to be increased by the legislature. Ey-
cry person who wants to sec fair play
in taxation and who wants to improve
business conditions in the state, calls
upon this legislature to restore the
privilege of making an exemption for
debts owing on personal property lists.
/ If the small merchant, farmer or
manufacturer of Vermont were so for
tunately situated dixie our telephone
companies and banks) as to be able
to pass on the tax to his customers, he
would have no reason to complain. But
lie is up against a competitive propo
sition, III many cases competing witt
others who are better able for one rea
son or another to meet the extra ex
pcnse and he cannot raise his price
without losing his trade. He is ther
absolutely stuck for the taxes on VIVA
money he has to borrow or what mer
chandise he has to buy on credit. !
hampers him and it keeps him fror
1 borrowing and building up his busi
: ness
4 If the legislators can devise an
means of instilling enough backbon
! into the listers to make them list PROF
I erty ut its real value instead of frol
4 fifty per cent to seventv-tivc per cer
y OF its real value, it viii be unnece
I sary to tax any of the people on SON
4 other person s property.
ri
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-21

The St. Johnsbury Caledonian booms
Seneca Haselton of Burlington, former
Judge of the Vermont supreme court,
for appointment to the federal judge
ship to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Judge James l.. Martin of
Brattleboro. Judge Haselton hasn't a
chance He is within only three years
Of the age of retirement. The appoint
ment will go to some Vermont Demo
crat who viii have at least ten years
to serve before he reaches the age linn
it. When Judge Martin was appointed
there was talk to the effect that the APP
pointment should go to younger man
who would have long tenure of office
before retiring for life on liberal pen
sion. At that time Judge Martin was
60 years old, while Judge Haselton vii
reach the 81 mark next week.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-21

One need not have an elaborate tea
service to give this attention; many
who wait for those things never enjoy
doing nice things for friends. Anyone
may have pretty pot or pitcher and
a few simple, pretty cups and saucers.
It is not the display Of silver and plate
that expresses hospitality, but the
spirit behind the service.
When one has pretty tea ball the
making of tea is a pretty sight to
look at, and a pretty service adds to
the pleasure of ones guests. Tea may
be tied in small pieces of muslin
enough for a pot of tea, these small
bags kept in a tight can or jar for
months and will always be ready for
the quick cup of tea with no grounds
for complaint" For some it is a
pretty little entertainment if one is
at all imaginative to leave the grounds
in the pot so that each may have a
few in the cup and have the fortune
told from the grounds.
The custom of having the tea table
in the room alway set, ready for serv-
| ice, is not desirable, for one likes
| to feel that the service is fresh and
| free from all dust and germs. The
tea cart is great convenience, for al
the service may be brought in al
| once
Small cakes. crackers and cookies
are served with cup of tea. The
English custom of serving sandwiche!
and marmalade is observed by some
A most attractive little cake to serve
| with tea is a small butter. thin, rounC
cracker, with a marshmallow on tol
put into the oven and baked until tn
mallow is brown. a nut may b
placed on top before baking to adj
to its appearance if so desired OIL
fashioned cookies made of sour cream
those that grandmother used to make
with raisin on top, are delicious wit
cup of good tea.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-21

The Belgian relief fund has made
announcement in the latest number of
its bulletin that hereafter cash contri-
buttons only are to be received by the
fund for its noble work of relief. 1t
has been found that centralized food
purchasing means the maximum efficien-
Icy in the saving of lives and as the
time element is vital in the work it is
necessary that the forwarding of sup
plies should be done in as prompt and
efficient manner as possible. The pub
lie should be careful to cooperate with
the committee in its new request anc
send all contributions in cash.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-21

done, and in this package is the means
TO do it. In three days we will feel
like new human beings. am going to
prepare a family tonic.''
But / don't want any of it" she
firmly replied.
Then YOU needn't take any. If you
want to look like a walking saffron
bag by the time the first birds come l
have no objections As for me, pro-
pose to take care of myself. have
here lot of roots which l bought di-
rect from a farmer. Roots make root
beer, Mrs. Bowser, and root beer is the
greatest tonic on earth. Every doc
tor
But what do you know about
rootsT" interrupted Mrs. Bowser.
Roots. rootsi You Just show me a
root can't tell you the name of L
may not be much of a farmer, but
when it comes down to roots Tm
right on deck with any OF 'em. That's
what we want, Mrs. Bowser; barrel
of root beer-creamy, fizzy, delicious
winter and spring tonic. That's what
made Methuselah live to be S74 years
old. and that's wbatll keep us dane
ing from morn till night
81 can't make It, and ! know you
/ can't, and l wish you'd give it up.
/ There's risk Of being poisoned"
But can make root beer, and IL you
are afraid of it don't touch it" he Wig
srously replied. 81 need a tonic and
propose to have it. As this is the cooks
night out I'll slip into the kitchen and
begin operations. Have we a large ket-
tie aroundT
at presume So" she said. as she
looked over the contents of the pack
age. ''You seem to have several sorts
of roots here.
"Certainly. Root beer can't be made
OF one root. can it?"
81 don't think I ever saw any roots
like these before. That looks like the
root of n Canada thistle, and thi:
one
Mrs. Bowser, / am running this roo
beer business" he interrupted, as b.
stood her aside. 81 get the roots. max,
the beer and take all the chances O
being poisoned. IL you have any NOR
J sarcasm go out and talk to the lam
postP'
1t was fixed idea in Mr.. Bowser'
mind that root beer was made frou
roots, but he wasn't quite sure of tb
next step. After getting down TO tn
kitchen and thinking 1t over for awhil
he decided that the roots ought to b
boiled. and he at once felt happier 10
1t. There was big kettle under tn
sink. which the cook used OCCASIONAL
on scrub days. and that was the yer
thing for the roots. He went to wor
to clean 1t out. and after laboring fo
five minutes he decided that what littl
rust was left wouldn't do any particl
lar hurt. In fact. it would prohabl
rive the beer the right sort OF twan
nd help it TO slip down the easier. Fl
dumped the roots into the rub an
soused them with cold water, but wa
: careful not to get them too cleal
G When all was ready he put them int
: the kettle. poured In four pals {
S water and started up the fire. The vii
t ter tonic was at last under way. b
7 wanted TO ask Mrs. Bowser how long
ought 60 boil. but as she had taken u
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-21
More Court Tinkering.
Rutland Herald. J


The so-called Ware bill Oh l0I),
which provides for district courts in
every county in the state. is another
piece of haphazard tinkering which
ought not to be considered except in
connection with a comprehensive and
carefully designed proposal of court
reform.
1t provides for a system of district
courts, which in itself is more or less
reasonable proposal, especially as there
steady growth of municipal courts I'M
der the present arrangement.
| But what warrant has the taxpayer
for presuming that the district courts
| win represent any decrease in the
numbers of lawyers who are now on
the state IS payroll through the myriad
armed ramifcations of the present
court system?
Who viii guarantee that the Ware
bill does not represent merely another
avenue for expenditure. another brancl
of the continually outreaching, enor
mously costly system of supreme, su
perior, municipal, probate and justic,
courts which the people are demaplin;
shall be simplifcdo w
Does the Ware bill mean the aboli
tion of all municipal courts and tn
abolition of justice-court jurisdiction
Is it designed to have place il
the merging of the superior judges il
the supreme court and the increase i
the number of the latter2
Will it really save the taxpayer any
thing or viii it merely create nes
payroll2
1t does not say so and members VIII
are favorably disposed toward the bi
- and there are plenty of them :
should know where they stand on sue
| matters before voting for it.
( The people want less courts, no
f more; simplifed procedure, not on
more complex.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-21

deposed last December. If Messrs.
Munson and Hazelton are chosen in
place of Judges Slack and Healy it
will be no more than reasonable to as
sumo that large part of the clamor
instigated by the Vermont Bar associa-
ton was buneombe, intended solely to
brighten laymen into doing what the
lawyers wanted done. However, Judges
Powers Watson, Taylor, Slack and
Healy are entitled to unstinted credit
for their action in placing state well
fare ahead of personal consideration.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-21

tically sound the knell of court reform
as far as it effects the dual system of
a supreme court and superior judges
presiding in county courts. 1t is in
conceivable that after the tension of
the past few days the legislature is
likely to retrace its steps and consider
4 simplifcation of the courts. In the
glow of their righteous efforts to re
store the supreme court, the agents of
the Bar association have assassinated
court reform.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-21

The st. Johnsbury Caledonian comes
out strongly for retrenchment this
week. 1t sounds two clarion notes -
one against the formation of separate
insurance department, and the other in
Opposition to the additional appropria-
ton of $4,000 asked for the agricul-
tural and forestry departments. We be-
lieve the CaIedonian is on the wrong
tack in both suggestions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-21

The resignation of the supreme court
Justices, following Immediately the
governor S signing of the Powell bill
yesterday afternoon, clears the way for
the Legislature to elect supreme court
today. The personnel Of the new court
viii demonstrate to what extent the
judgeship rumpus was due to animosity
on the part of friends of the justices
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-21
Care for the Courts.

(St. Johnsbury CaIedonian.)
1t looks as though Vermont will
have to fight if it gets the line be-
tween it and New Hampshire at low
water mark on the west bank of the
Connecticut river, as it claims. The
New Hampshire commission has re-
ported to the legislature of that state
that the line is at high water mark on
the west bank. Such a decision would
transfer several hundred thousand dol
lars worth of Vermont property to New
Hampshire and unless there is unques
toned evidence New Hampshire is
right Vermont viii undoubtedly take
the matter into the courts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-21
Hadn't Used One.

Uncle Ezra-Eph Hopkins must have
had some time down in New York.
Uncle Eben-Yep. Reckon he travel
ed mighty swift pace. Eph s wife
said that when Eph got back and went
into his room, he looked at the bed
kicked it, and said: What's that
durn thing for? Judge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-21
Religious Dyspepsia and Ecclesiastical
Gout

In the February Woman 5 Home
Companion, Rev. Charles Stelzle sup
erlntendent of the bureau of social SER
vice Of the Presbyterian Board of
Home Missions, writes an interesting
article entitled, Making the Church Do
Real Work. 1t is a practical talk on
the business of the church and how the
church can best accomplish the pur
pose for which it was organized. DR..
Stelzle makes the point that the cost
OF salvation III some churches is too
high. He does not refer to the money
cost of producing converts, but he re-
fers to the inefficiency of many
churches and to the poor service they
perform to their communities Follow
ing is an extract from his article:
The way to discover whether or
not particular enterprise is efficient
IS to find out the purpose for which it
was organized. What. then, is the bust
ness of the church? What is it trying
10 accomplish Some think that it is
simply to build up the saints in their
most holy faith. But this is not the
whole truth. It is an important part
/ Ct the church : work to care for the
saints. but, really, some of the saints
have been richly fed for so long u
time, and they have exercised so little
that they are suffering from religious
/ dyspepsia and ecclesiastical govt.
"There are very specific scriptural
commands TO this effect: Go out into
the highways and hedges and compel
them to come in is one. Here S an
other: Go We into all the world and
preach the gospel to every creature.
Let 5 settle it that the best kind of q
church member is the one who is more
concerned about the soul of his brother
or sister than he is about his own.
Somebody once said to Canon vii
berforce: How is it about your soul?
And the great man replied: / We beer
so busy trying to help these poo
slaves that | forget l had soul. n,
doubt he was nearer the kingdom o
heaven than the zealot who asked tn
> question.
a church in an Eastern city ha
, this inscription carved in the ston
. arch over its trent entrance:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-21
|LAgMFEGHEN


1t is not always success that breeds
self-conceit-failure often seems to do
the same. Men who have proved not
ably unable to manage a business OF
their own, bravely seek election to
office and expect to be intrusted with
the business of the public; those who
have failed TO learn, feel that in some
mysterious way they are qualified to
teach.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-21
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run OF paper,
so cents an inch for first insertion; %
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ton. Limited space on first page at
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements - Five cents
a line first insertion with so per cent
discount for each subsequent insertion
without change Of copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents a 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, 1915-01-21
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

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 morn
by telephone or postal card, thus enabl-
ing 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 publisher can
secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-21
Just Grew Up.

Nice children you have. Which Is
thisY"
'STbe seventh"
"He seems the healthiest looking one
of the lot"
Eyes. BY the time he came along bis
mother had run out OF Theories. LOU
isyille Courier-JournaL
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-21

pleasant and hospitable
way of spending a few
social moments with con-
genial spirits that it
should be a custom en-
couraged rather than to
allow the rush of things
to deprive us of such
simple pleasures.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-21
Sob stuff.

Society Daddy-3iy son, il is the
dearest wish Of my heart 10 see you III
Yorced and settled down before | die
Society Son But, dad. | could hard
" do that on my income. with aiiInouy
as high as II is now.-PuclJ.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-21

What would you do if your son
wrote you from college: "Dear Dad:
Please kom akros with twenty five
buks. Yours in the nede of funds -
a Wisconsin father wrote:
Dear Son: I'll stand for foot
ball, frats and dances, but it IS the
5. o. s. you need with spelling.
Father.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-21
Warning.

When she letteth thee recklcssly Spend.
And laugheth 10 see thee 60 broke
Thou mayst folly her on without enc
For she taketh thee but as a ioke
But when she demurreth ar price
And chideth for what thou nata spent
Thou art treaGing on treacnernn= fce.
For the maiden haiti solemn iatsnt
- frlck
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-21
Manly Homelinezs.

THE doctor maintains that his wife
can't see a joke.
"Then. to judge by the doctor. sns
must be blind. "-Philsdelphia Ledger.