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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-24
$3.50, 900 FOR MILITIAMEN
Federal Pay Already on Way to the
Mexican Border.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. "a. =
A fund of $750,000 has been made avail
able by the war department for the paw
ment of state troops on duty along the
border. General Funston said the
amount would be sufficient to pay the
guardsmen for their services up to and
including the month of July. The mon
ey was shipped by express from New
Orleans Tuesday.
General Funston explained that the
delay in paying the soldiers was caused
by the failure of the army appropria-
ton bill to pass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-24
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-24

Rutland is not complaining about
hard times. and is looking toward the
future with the expectation of big
ger and more prosperous city. The an
nouncemeut that the Howe Scale com
pany's business is to be greatly en-
larged is followed by the statement
that the Yorke Shirt company of Glens
Falls, n. Y, has leased the factory of
the Grimm estate and will establish a
large branch plant there. There is
nothing of the "Sweet Auburn" nature
about Rutland.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-24
Old Home Day in Stratton.
bennington Banner.)

The town of Stratton is to have an
Old Home day on Saturday, August %,
and invites all former residents, rcla-
tlves and friends to meet at the old
deserted Stratton church and help cele-
bratc the occasion. Stratton is one of
the mountain towns of Vermont which
has lost most of its population during
the past 10 years, but the township con-
talns large area of tillable land and
IN the generations to come, after this
country becomes more crowded, STRAIT
ton will be one of the good agricultural
towns of Vermont. There is not a single
inhabitant left in the old village of
Stratton and at the church there, there
has not been a service for many years
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-24

DIR. Jonathan G. Day, pastor of the
Labor Temple in New York city, be
heves the infantile paralysis eases NOR
tality figures are misleading. He has
theory that some Of the children who
are supposed to have died from paraly-
sis were victims Of cholera morbus and
other diseases which are common
among children in summer time. lie
supports his contention with the state
ment that the death rate among chill
drcn in New York the present summer
has been 10 per cent below normal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-24

the aboriginal Aztec who would rather
die on the field OF battle, behind some
corn crib than cultivate the humble
Mexican bean. This is written at a
time when it looks as if this pious wish
would be gratified with interest at the
rate OF two per cent Il month.
The grcaser would be easier to get
along with if he were less ignorant in
the head. 1t is hard to do business
with race of people who never went
to school long enough to learn that
crossing the Rio Grande with ma
chine gun is one of the most prompt
forms of sudden death. When a coun-
try like Mexico has such an alarming
shortage of grade schools and liquid
soap, the only effective remedy is to
introduce both with as little argument
as possible.
The greaser viii some day be use
full and respected citizen, living on five
per cent money, but at present he is a
worse pest thal the side-stepping mos
quito. 1t is generally believed that
eventually your Uncle Samuel will
have to put on rubber gloves and teach
him the use of the first reader and the
scrub brush. y good start could be
made with some of Mexico s statesmen
who shave oftener than the greaser
does, but in other respects would pass
for his twin brother.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-24

The hearings at Augusta, Maine, and
Concord, \. H., have shown that there
is a great diversity of opinion on the
rural credits bill, recently passed by
congress. Some of those who Joined
in the discussion in two state capitals
were of the opinion that the bill was
all right for southern states, but that
all the capital and all the money a
farmer can ask reasonably can be OBJ
tanned from the banks in this neck of
the woods at as low a rate of interest
as the government ought to offer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-24
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

1t is the aim OF the management
secure efficient service in the deliver
OF the paper each night, and 1t solicit
the cooperation of subscribers to tina
end. Prompt reports should be given O
each failure to receive the paper on tn
morning following the omission, In per
son, by telephone or postal card, thu
enabling the cause OF the error to b
promptly and accurately discovered an
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, 1916-08-24

John w. Gordon did aot file papers
as candidate in the primaries for
the Republican nomination for congress
in the second district This leaves
Congressman Dale clear field except
the opposition from the Democratic
nominee IN the regular elections.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-24
Farm Boy and Girl.

The problem is not to force the boy
or girl to remain on the farm, but to
assist them in every way in making
an intelligent choice. Their choice can
not possibly be intelligent unless they
are familiar with farm life under it's
best conditions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-24

Gov. Mccall of Massachusetts plans
to follow the example of Gov Gates of
Vermont in calling a special session of
the legislature to provide more pay for
the soldiers on the border and care for
dependent families at home. Wonder
whether anyone will accuse Mccall of
playing politics. =.. .. ...... ...
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-24
Cockatoo Was Just as Tame.

attention to the fact that Natalie's
Daddy was busy-but when the old
Man said Birds the Birthday present
OF queer, new pet which Natalie
wanted came to her Daddy's mind, and
he said:
Let me see your Birds Sure
enough there were all sorts of Won
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-24

How many of our young people to-
day know that the home of William
Miller, the founder of Adventism, was
in Fair Haven? The fact is called to
mind by the announcement that the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-24
What He Wrote.

Johnny" said the teacher, "you may
write sentence containing the word
Contents
Whereupon the youngster stepped up
to the blackboard and wrote as fol-
lows: "The contents of cow is most
" milk"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-24
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-24

THURSDAY, AUGUST n, 1916.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-24

IN THE REFoRMER.
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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-24
They've traced him

June, excited. They've traced hin
to Surfton?"
Worse. They've traced him to his
hut. They're on the way there. Al
least, they we're. See, they're starting
back, now, to meet a boy who is going
to guide them. And-Chief Allen
writes asking me to help them. T.
But" urged June, '"you can't. You
can't! Why, he saved your life. He
DO you suppose I've forgotten that?'
retorted Lamar, miserab1y. That's
| why tried to delay them. I'd give my
left arm to be able to get there ahead
| Of them and warn biz. But how can
I? I'm q sworn officer of the law
and"
"But I'm not!" cried June, springing
to her feet. "And I'm going to warn
him."
Around the headland she vanished,
just as the two detectives met the boy
who was to guide them and started off
at fast walk toward the point They
did not see June. But she, glancing
over her shoulder as she rounded the
headland, saw them advancing. And
she quickened her own run.
Before her was the shack-closed,
seemingly deserted. She reached it
in a few seconds. She noted that
while the door was apparently locked
a window at the rear was not. With
out hesitation, she flung open the win
dow and climbed on over the sill.
June found herself in a cubbyhole
OF room whose only articles of fur.
n1ture were tumb1edown cot bed and
rickety table, on which stood an oil
lamp.
A crazy door led from this tiny bed
room to the room beyond. June threw
wide the door-and confronted a |
scared, crouching man, who blinked at |
her in dumb terror.
"Mr. Gordon!" she said, incisively.
as II talking to a de1irium victim.
The police are after you. / Get out
of that bedroom window and make
for the rocks. I'll hold them till you're
out of reach. Co."
She seized him by the arm, as she
spoke. drawing him toward the win
low. AS she did so, a thunderous
knocking sounded at the outer door
followed by sharp summons of:
open. in the name of the law!"
Gordon hesitatCd no longer. He
'ent and kissed June's hand. Then,
le bolted out through the rear win
low and ran like a chased rabbit
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-24
SYNOPSIS.

'Circle JIM Borden, named from a red
birthmark on his hand, has served his
third prison term. One in each Borden
generation, always a criminal, has borne
the Red Circle mark. Jim and his son
Ted are the only known living of the
Bordens. Max Lamar, a detective, is de-
tailed to keep an eye on Jim. June Travis
and her mother meet Jim as he is re-
leased. Jim and Ted killed. Next
day Lamar sees the Red Circle on a wom-
ans hand outside curtained automobile.
June, marked with the Red Circle, robs
Grant. loan shark. Mary, June's nurse,
discovers her theft and tells her she is
''Circle Jim's'' daughter, though Mrs.
Travis does not know. Mary tricks La
mar. June, dressed a boy, RECEIVERS
Mary's coat from the police. Lamar visits
Smiling Sam" Jim's old crime partner.
At the seaside June steals war invention
plans from Todd Drew and sinks them in
the sea with her boys clothes. Sent to
Surfton by Smiling Sam, Alma La Sale
paints, the Red Circle on her hand and
robs the guests at ball. Mary sees her
wash off the mark and points her out
to Lamar who follows her back to town,
captures her with the jewels and goes
after Smiling Sam" On the edge Of
cliff purSuer and pursued engage in dead
ly combat
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-24

at sight and smell OF the feast thu.
nlled the big lunch basket.
Noiselessly he crept from his hid.
Ing place. On tiptoe he made hi4
way toward the table. Yama was
STOPPING forward, arranging a handful
OF silver at one of the three plates.
Sam leaned over him, and with light.
ming motion caught up the edges Of
the tablecloth and swathed the Jams
meager body in them.
i Knotting the cloth-ends firmly ha-
hind the back Of the squeaIing and
vainly struggling little butler, Sam
made a rush for the food basket
snatched it up and bounded lumber
1ngly off among the rocks, seeking a
safe place where he might hide and
devour his fragrant prize.
Eagan had sense enough not to 20
back to his cave with his plumber.
That was much too near the scene OF
his theft. Possible searchers would
see the cavern-mouth and explore It.
He must ret far enough away to
dodge purs-it. before settling down
to the delights of bis etolen banquet.
Ahead of him was hillock made
up of broken powders in whose inches
a man could elude a whole Gordon of
police. And toward this hillock, Eagan
ran.
His way took him along a rocky
bit of beach, where he most needs
Jump from stone to stone. The tide
was in. The water swirled thirstily
among the rocks as he rushed on
ward.
He came to a place where he could
lot stride from bowIder to bowlder to
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-24

orders. Here's letter from him. II
you don't want to read all OF it, I'll
give you the gist nos. We're down
| here looking for Charles Gordon-you
remember? The lawyer who embez-
zled $4,000 worth of Farwell corpo-
ration securities and then got away
from couple Of our men? Well,
we've traced him down here. Got a
pretty good line On him, too And
we've run down to gather him in.
Chief wants to know if you'll help us
out Not that there's any need. But"
"Gordonn' exclaimed Max, a light of
memory leaping into his face. Cor
don! Charles Gordon, the crooked
lawyer! That's the man.
I'VE have a tip that he's living in a
hut, down below here, on the shore
Just beyond that point over there. We
were on our way there and we were
keeping lookout for you at the same
time. What's the matter with your
hand" he broke off,
Your lips cut, too," put in Boyle.
How does the other fellow look after
the scrimmage? Is he in the hospital
or buying championship medal?"
He's at large,'' replied Lamar, ca
gerly grasping the change Of subject.
And he's Smiling Sam Eagan"
"What?" cried both men in breath.
Il saw him last night, and 1 gave
chase. I caught up with him at the
top of the bluff over there. We had
tussle and-and-'
And what?" demanded Boyle.
And he got away" finished Max,
lamely. Nov, if you want a real cap
ture, why not start in after Eagan?
Our guns are loaded for runaway
lawyers" returned Jacobs-"not for
Sam Eagan. When we've got Gordon
neatly caught we can take a whirl at
Smiling Sam
He left them and walked hastily
back to where June and Mary sat. His
face was clouded and sad. June at
once read the trouble in his alert ewes.
Bad news?" she asked.
1.-THE worst sort of bad news-for
me-" he made worried answer. "Aud /
for the tramp who saved my life. The
tramp by the way, is Charles Cor
don an embezzling lawyer. He's in |
hiding here. Those two men are cen
trail office detectives and"
They are looking for him?" queried
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-24

| women were sitting on o rock. in tn
sunshine; and toward them man wa
hurrying. The mans back was towart
Sam; but the watcher recognized tn,
two women as June Travis and Mary
June and her old nurse had set fort1
on their morning walk along the sands
and had paused at the rock to picl
out site for the picnic lunch the cir
had planned for later in the day. As
they sat in the sunshine, June pointed
| to a fat-topped bowlder, farther in
| shore, as an ideal natural lunch-tabIe
They were about to go over and in.
vestigate it when quick step behind
| them in the sand made them turn
Max Lamar was coming toward them.
Mary shuddered, involuntarily, and
shrank back. But June, with a smile
of genuine welcome, held out her hand
in greeting to him.
Suddenly, her arms still extended,
and before her fingers could touch his.
she exclaimed in quick sympathy:
You're hurt! You're badly hurt!
What is it,"
Mary, at the girls alarmed exclama-
ton. glanced at Lamar. His right hand
was bandaged. His under lip was cut
What is it," repeated June, anx-
iously. How are you hurt, Mr.. La
mar? Tell me-"
That?' said Lamar lightly, as he
held up his bandaged hand. ooh, that's
just little souvenir from your dear
old friend, Smiling Sam Eagan."
Tell mel" urged June. =.
Briefiy-and still treating the theme
in jest rather than seriousness-Max
told her the story.
Last night, when this tramp took
me home" he ended, 81 was so ratified
let him get away without half thank
ing him.
Excuse me, Mr.. Lamar" said a
voice behind Mlx. ''They told us at
the hotel that you'd started for the
beach. May we interrupt you for a
Lamar got. up from the rock, gianc-
ing not overfriendly at the two men
who had broken in on his talk. Then |
as he recognized the interlopers his |
face cleared.
Hello, Boyle!" he said cordially.
Hello, Jacobs! Miss Travis, will you
excuse me? 1 sha'n't be long. I'll be
back in five minutes"
He moved away, the two detectives
one on either side of him.
Sorry to butt in. Mr.. Lamar. Chiefs
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-24
NINTH INSTAlLMENT
"DODGING THE LAW"

The beach cOmber was shutting
along the sands, like some furtively
uncouth night animal. He was q
forlorn spectacle-unshaven, i'll clad
For a week, now, he had dwelt in a
tumble-down shack at the far end
of SurftOn beach
Only after dark did he venture forth
In search Of food or firewood. The
few people who had seen him on
these night prowls thought him a
mere tramp and nicknamed him
Mike"
This evening Mike was securing
the shore for driftwood. His gaze was
caught and gripped by something that
sWayed and reeled eccentrically on the
verge of the cliff, far above him.
He looked more closely. There. sill
houetted against the brightness Of the
midnight sky. he could make out two
close-locked bodies, fighting for very
life on the cliff edge
Mike stared upward, spellbound.
Then he shouted. The night wind
carried away his cry of warning.
Galvanized into feverish activity, he
cast aside his carefully boarded arm
full Of wood and ran to the base of
the cliff.
Forgetful of his own safety. Mike
began to swarm up the steep trail,
toward the summit.
Max Lamar was yielding, inch by |
inch, to the fearful pressure of his
foe. With every ounce of his 24O
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-24

toward the shelter of the headlant
| rocks.
He'll never make it," she NUT
| tered, UNLESS
She slammed shut the door leadins
from the bedroom to the front room
PICKING up one Of a handful Of scat
tered matches On the bedroom table
she lighted the dirty little kerosene
lamp.
At tho same moment the two detec
tives burst open the outer door and
piled into the front room. There,
for a second, they halted in wonder,
before them was the slightly open
door Of the bedroom. Through the
crack between door jamb and door
way, appeared a white hand-a WON
ans nand-and part of an arm.
The hand grasped a burning kero-
sene lamp whose smoky chimney wab-
Eled dangerously. Yes, and IN the
back OF the white hand shone a cir
clet Of scarlet.
The Red Circle." calculated BOYLE:
and started forwards human hound
upon the scent
''Back!" shrilled q womaa's voice
from behind the half-shut door-a
voice that echoed through the bare
shack like silver bugles call. .Back!
If you take another step forward
I'll throw this lamp"
Rush herr" yelled Boyle. wen
get EN- both. Gordon and the Red
Circle woman! Rush her!"
He bounded forward as he sooke
Jacobs at his heels. And, across the
little room, like a flaming meteor
whizzed the lamp.
The blazing lamp crashed to the
floor at Jacobs feet. There was a
flare, an explosion, and the room was
thick with binding smoke.
Jacobs reeled back, gasping: his
lungs 5urstingly agonized with the
kerosene fumes he had swallowed
He fell Frustrated across the wooden
flooring which the burning kerosene
had already begun to ignite.
Boyle stopped and CROPPED through
the smoke for the swooning man.
found him and dragged him thrnugh
the choking fumes to the outer door
Meanwhile, as soon as she had |
launched the lamp at her antagonists |
June had wheeled about and laanod |
through the bedroom window.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-24


pounds, and with every atom of his
mighty strength, Smiling Sam" Eagan
was striving to drag Lamar to the
cliff brink and hurl him over.
Max realized his enemy's intent, and
fought like wildcat to overcome the
terrible handicap of weight. He
wrenched one arm free Ind struck.
His left fist battered thuddingly
against the sweating flesl. of Eagan's
upturned face
Eagan shifted his hold, SO as to
pinton the f1ercely driten left arm,
and twisted his broad face to one side
to evade the shUwer OF blows.
The maneuver enabled Max to tear
free his right arm. Rracihg himself,
he threw every aton- Of his weight
and his waning strength into a short
arm uppercut. Eis fist caught Sam at
the point of the jaw.
Eagan's mighty arms relaxed their
hold under tho i'm pact of the blow.
Before he could brace himself. La
mar struck again. Eaean reeled back
ward, dizzy ami all but helpless. With
boxers intuition, Max knew a third
blow would er d the fight. He braced
his feet to de!iqer it, throwing his
right foot several inches behind the
left.
The right foot did not touch ground.
Instead, it swing out into space. For
Lamar was Oh the very edge of the
precipice. Understanding his peril.
he flung himself forward.
The movement caused a cave-in of
the crumbling verge, beneath his risht
loot. He threw out his arms to suve
nimself But it was too late to re-
cover his balance. Over the edge his
body crashed.
sam, his brain clearing from the