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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-17

New forest purchases made under
the Weeks act, in the White Mountain
region, are chiefly In Oxford county,
Maine, and they round out the White
Mountain national, reservation in the
direction of the Rangeley region and
the Androscoggin valley. The fact that
they appear to be lands which have
been logged over and wood-pulped
does not detract from the fitness of
their selection for the purposes of the
national forest reservation. The pur-
chases are made with a view to future,
not present, conditions. These lands,
though stripped of all timber of value,
are in the sprout condition, which
means that their valuable potentiali-
ties should be conserved, and the lands
| developed into forests, and not left to
| fires, wholesale re-cuttings when in an
undeveloped condition, and state of
general havoc and desolation. By this
/ addition, the territorial extent of the
| White Mountain national forest reser
walton is raised to about 305, OPS acres
or some 40 square miles. The reser
walton is therefore still a small af
fair when compared with the grea
Western national parks and reserva
tions. The Yellowstone National Parl
consists of 2,142,72O acres, the Yose
mite National Park of 1862 acres
and the Glacier National Park i
Montana of $4,000 acres The Whit
Mountain reservation is but SINAI
part of the national forest domain
but it is of great consequence to tn
people of this part of the country. A
element of great beauty in our Ne,
England possessions, it will also,
time, add to the national wealth.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-17
THE " &c X TIE

necktie until they could see the sun,
moon and stars in one red burial blent.
This fatal weakness of the band
collar has made the high, stand-up
variety more popular this season than
ever. 1t is an easy matter to thread
a long, sinuous string-tie around a
standup collar and work all day with
the neektie located just below both
ears.
The flowing necktie is favored by
statesmen, artists, musicians, poets
and prodigies, because it can be tied
in the dark and is not intended to fit
in any one spot. Recently the Ascot
tie, which requires more material
than a bed blanket, has been backing
into popular favor.
Of late years the necktie, which
was always monopolized by the men,
has been taken up by woman, who
has also seized most of mans other
garments. 1t is getting so that man
can t lay in new stock of neckti es
without seeing them Haunted in his
face by his wife or the hired girl. Is
il any wonder that marital unhappi-
ness and the monthly alimony install
ment are on the increase in this coun-
try, when such practices as this are
winked at by the lave
ms Newspaper Service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-17
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Assistant to President rhoma.

The trustees of Middlebury college
have appointed as assistant to Presi-
dent Thomas Arthur B. King, now in
structor in Latin in the Huntington
school, Boston. Mr.. King is a graduate
of Middlebury in the class of 1912
When he was in college he was leader
in athletics, being captain of the foot
ball team during his senior year. He
was also president of the College Y. NJ
G. A, and assisted at Camp Abnaki
during his summer vacations. Mr.. King
will have charge of some Of the general
correspondence of the college and re
heve Assistant Dean Wiley in some OF
his present duties. Mr.. King is married
and will make his home in the faculty
apartment in the Hepburn hall
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-17
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Blanche Barber, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. II. Barber, is i'll with tonsilitis
Frank R. Mann, who has been i'll sew
eral days was able to be out today for
the first time.
Clarence Convey, a student in the
Clawson- Hamilton business college. is
i'll at his home with an abscess on his
neck.
The thermometer registered Is be-
low zero at W. l.. Walker 5 this morn
ing. This is a record breaker for
March.
Mrs. d. ". Harris is entertaining
the Social club at her home on Green
leaf street today. 4 covered dish
luncheon was served at l 0 clock.
Harold Blodgett of Charlemont,
Mass, came yesterday to see his faith
er, Eugene Blodgett, who is ILL., Mr..
Blodgett, who sustained shock early
IN the week, is comfortable.
Matthew Barber, brother of H. W.
Barber, came yesterday from Greenfield
TO remain here until today William
Barber, a nephew, of Leyden was here
yesterday. Mr.. Barber, who is critical
~ i'll with pneumonia, remains about
the same.
The Woman 5 association of the
Congregational church held ten-cent
tea in the home of Miss NJ. l.. Stedmau
yesterday afternoon with large mum.
Der of members present. Each woman
carried a 25-eent remnant of cloth OF
silk that was put into grab bag and
whatever was drawn from this bag
Will be made into some article to b,
sold at the fair later. The Afternoon
was a very enjoyable one.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-17
THE BRATTLEBoRo REFoRNER. FRIDAY.

the state. Besides various activities in
Bellows Falls he has become widely
and favorably known as secretary of
civil and military affairs under Gov.
Fletcher and as representative in the
last session of the general assembly,
where he filed the important post of
chairman of the Judiciary committee
We believe that he will exercise good
Judgment in cases coming before him
for decision and that he will conduct
his office in systematic and business
like way
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-17
Member of the Associated press.
FRIDAY, MARCH II, 1916.
GERMANY IN AGONY.

The London correspondent of the
New York Times tells an interesting
story of the information which he OBJ
tanned from the consul of a neutral
country in one of Germany's largest
cities The statement is to the eff Get
that the recent reports of growing dis
satisfaction in Germany published in
the foreign press understate rather
than exaggerate the case. The inform
ant said he had personal cognizanee of
rioting on an extensive scale in Mum
ich, Dusseldorf and Frankfort. The
spirit of the people generally had COM
pletely changed. Women he said,
who in the early stages of the war
were exchanging their gold rings for
iron ones in fervor of patriotism,
were now crying, Give US back our
/ husbands and our sons -
There was, he said, no question
that the German population generally
craved peace. When told of the re
port current here that Col. E. NJ
House had carried back to President
llSOu luIOIuldt1On IHdl, WH1lb dtF
many undoubtedly wanted to make
peace, the terms which the allies woulC
seek to impose upon her would nerv,
her to further efforts, with the resul
of protracting the war by possibl,
another three years beyond the perio'
originally predicted BY Lord Kitchener
this neutral official said Col. Hous
probably had derived his views from
conversations with German higher of
fcials, who naturally would wish t
convey such an impression, with tn
idea of obtaining President Wilson
Intervention on Germany's behalf, Blu
that, so far as he had been able t
Judge, TIE German people had no stom
ach for a prolonged war.
Germany is in agony was tn
informant s phrase. "It is only
question of how. long the agony vii
4 last
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-17

The free and easy manner which
newspaper correspondents had in the
Spanish-American war in Cuba in 1898.
when they glorifed themselves and
most of the men who took part in ac-
tual fighting viii be wholly lacking
in the campaign against Villa and his
bandits in Mexico. All dispatches will
be vigorously censored, and we shall
know about as much of the real facts
of fighting as we do about the actions
behind the impenetrable screen in Eu-
rope.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-17
Ticket SIS Years Old

A Central Vermont ticket that is 80
years old has been sent to the Free
Press by A. E. Sherman of Ludlow.
The ticket was issued at Jonesville,
March 3, 1861, to Mr.. Sherman S faith
er, Guy Sherman of Huntington, who
rode TO Richmond that day. This more
than doubles the age of a ticket pre-
scented the other day on the Montpe-
ller & Wells River road. which was p
years old.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-17
GERMANS DID NOT SINK sIL1Us
oficial Investigation Completed Storm
Near in Reichstag.

BERLIN. March II. Gan official
investigation by the German navy has
established the fact that no German
submarine was concerned in the sink
ing of the Norwegian bark Silius. =
says the Overseas News Agency.
A storm is developing over issues
in Germany 5 naval and foreign policy.
Advocates of more energetic atti-
tude, influential parliamentary lead
ers, particularly of the conservative
party, are endeavoring TO force both
in the Reichstag and the Prussian
Diet an open discussion of the situa-
ton.
The Diet leaders who recently We're
reminded by the chancellor through
the North German Gazette that dis
eussion of questions Of foreign policy
and of the conduct of the military oper-
ations were beyond their competence.
have since the publication of this
announcement returned to the attack.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-17

Warner A. Graham will fit perfectly
into the office of judge of probate for
the Westminster district, with Office
at Bellows Falls. Mr.. Graham is 80
years old and has been praeticing law
nine years. He has won a reputation
as one of the most energetic and per
sistent workers in his profession in
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-17
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

1t is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery
of the paper each night, and 1t solicits
the cooperation of subscribers to that
end. Prompt reports should be given of
each failure to receive the paper on the
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, 1916-03-17

VIII the new model Fords have an
Estey organ in the radiator? ST.
Johnsbury Republican.
You are badly twisted. Every big
pipe organ from the Estey factory is
equipped with a Ford.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-17

that the old wooden structures on that
lot will soon give place TO a modern
office building which will certainly
command o fine view of the town 8
main thoroughfare, while the purchase
by the Dewitt Grocery company of
land adjoining its Flat street ware
house portends further development in
that section. Then of couse there is
Mr.. Barber's somewhat whitfield down
but still desirable building site on the
corner of Main and Flat streets That S
going to be improved one of these
DAYS.
And the Community building too!
That must not be excluded from any
survey of probable real estate devel-
opments. 1t may not become reality
this year, to be sure, but project of
such inherent merit when engineered
by committee of such energy as the
one which has it in hand is bound to
succeed in the end.
{
The Meddler had planned to write
something more this week about what
Brattleboro schools lack in the way OF
facilities for vocational training. but
space and time are limited. He can
not leave the subject, however, with
out mentioning the fact that Rutland
has manual training equipment
which consists of "a work benches
each of which is provided with com
plete set of tools, lathe and severa
pieces of machinery for saving, join
ing, etc. Also that the popularity O.
the course is attested by a regular at
tendance of 225 pupils from the sew
enth, eighth and ninth grades and tn
freshman class of the high school; ant
that the work which these pupils ar
doing under the supervision of a prae
teal and experienced instructor wa
no small factor in the favorable aC
ton which the taxpayers of Rutian
: recently took on . proposition TO issu
: considerable bond issue to provid
q for it's continuance and development.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-17
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run of paper,
80 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 insertion
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, 1916-03-17
Charged With Forgery.

Merton Shute, alias Merton Watson,
of Albany, 20 years old, has been
bound over to Caledonia county court
in bail of $500, charged with forgery.
He was arrested near Pike, n. H., by
Sheriff w. II. Worthen. 1t is claimed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-17

that the boy forged the names of va
rious residents of Hardwiek. Crafts
bury and Irasburg, obtaining in all
S1l7.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-17

However, Mr.. Carey scores occasion
ally. The other morning a local real
estate dealer appeared at the ticket
office of the Brattleboro station and in
CURED somewhat petulantly why the
train from the north was not ON time
The ticket agent Immediately, and
very calmly, replied: 1.-The train has
been delayed because it had to stop
and take on an outside real estate man
who is coming here to negotiate anoth
er big deal. - Nothing of consequence
was said after that.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-17

To youth comes ideas which age
long ago discarded as impracticable,
and it deludes itself for time with
the belief that they are original and
valuable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-17
Well, | Should Say
'Gets.lt' DOES Work -
"Look a. There, If You Don't Think
It's Just Wonderful for Corns!"

"Bless my stars, look at it, Land Of
the Twin! Why. just look at it! That
corn came right off.-5ust like peel
ing bananas. Put your finger on my
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-17
WhItGSSatIl
Flour

Tennysou or Longfellow could take
a worthless sheet OF paper, write po-
EN- on it and make it worth 500, 600
that's GENIUS. There are a few men
who can write crisp words on sheet
Of paper and make il worth SS,000,000
that S CAPITAL. The United States
can take an ounce and a quarter OF
gold and stamp upon it an eagle
bird even with boomers and make
it worth $20-that s MONEY. A me-
chanic can take material worth IS and
make it into watch springs worth
81 ,0O0-that' s SKILL. There is a man
in st. Louis who can take a fifty-cent
piece Of canvas, and paint picture OF
it. and make it worth several hundred
dollars-that s ART.
Barber Milling Company take 5 IA
bushels wheat and produce barrel OF
WHITE SATIN FLOUR, which is
the highest art in flour making.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-17

Speaking of real estate transactions,
there was never a time within the
Meddier s memory when so much Cos
sip was floating around concerning pos
sible transfers of Main street property
as just at present. The talk was start
ed by the sale of the O. J. Pratt block
and the negotiations which the Dun
ham Brothers company conducted pre-
vious to its decision to stay in its
present quarters, but since then every
building in the business section of the
town has been on the verge of acquir
ing new owners. If all the rumors
which The Meddler has heard within
! the last week should prove true every
tenant on Main street would find him
self in the possession of a new land
lord, several store-keepers would b,
without stores to keep, and at leas
two new hotels would be among Brat
tleboro's on-to-be-reahzed prospects
to say nothing of a moving pictur,
theater or two, a skating rink, col
storage plant and a brand new trolle,
car.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-17

Seriously, however, the real estate
transfers of the past week give indi-
ity in Brattleboro the coming summer.
A. B. Clapp's requirement of the Stew
art property at the corner of Main and
South Main streets doubtless means
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-17

toe, right there.-don't be afraid
that's it.-feel how smooth the skin
is? Well, that's where the corn was
Well, that beats ALP That's the way
'Gets-It' works on all corns. every
o-n, every time. It's the new, simple
ray of curing corns. You'll say good
bye to all foolish contTaptions like
bundling bandages, sticky tape, plas-
ters, toe-eating salves, and grave
di~gerS such as knives, razors and
scissors. "Gets-It" stops pain. Applied
in ? seconds. Never fails. Nothing TO
stick TO, hurt or press on the corn.
'Gets-1t" IS sold everywhere, CSC a
bottle, or sent direct by Z, Lawrence
r Co.. Chicago. Ill
Sold in Brattleboro and recommended
as the worlds best corn remedy b,
BRATTLEBORO DRUG CO. and c. F
THOMAS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-17

Protected by The Adams Newspaper Service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-17

1t may be that neither Chief Wilson
nor Mr.. Carey is entitled to any more
of the reward than appears to be com
ing in their direction, but that their
claims should be thrown out because
they did what they did toward appre-
hending Wren without expectation of
peeuniary reward, or even knowledge
that there might be such an expecta-
ton, seems to The Medller an unreas-
enable procedure. Surely the estab-
lishment of such 2 precedent would
not tend to the prompt apprehension
of criminals. People would be likely
to Withhold information in such cases
until they were sure whether or not
there was to be a reward offered, and
by the time that fact was determined
the information would in ali probabil
itv be too stale to be of any value.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-17
The MeddLer
If The coat fits you. put 1t on"

While The MeddIer has no special
desire to reopen case that al
ready has been settled by judicial de-
cree he does feel like expressing his
inability to understand the course of
reasoning by which Chief Wilson and
ID. s Carey of this town were ruled
out of the race for the Wren reward.
In the course of his findings relative
to the claimants for the reward of
$1,000 offered for the apprehension
and delivery to the New Hampshire
officers of the person or persons who
committed the murder of J. Stewart
Hamilton at Hinsdale, n. H., Feb. 5,
l913,' the judge seems to lay special
emphasis on the fact that Messrs. Viii
son and Carey gave their information
concerning Wren before the reward
was offered by the Holbrook, Cabot
Rollins corporation. In one place b
states fatty that the Brattleboro meI
were mistaken in saying that they
knew of the offer when they had Their
conversation about WrSn's departur,
from Brattleboro, and N the ease o
Mr.. Carey he finds that the s'valua
ble' information he furnished Eva
! given before the reward was offere,
and without relying upon the reward
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-17
Howard LRdnn

and sealing msx Of cabbaSeS- 81 kings
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-07-21

N. A. Blackburn, Lawyer, Office over
Fields furniture store. Phone As.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-07-21
Where Did Harding Get the Money

If it be true that Harding, the re-
publican nominee for governor spent
from fifty to one hundred thousand
dollars in the recent primary campaign,
the statement that he is a poor man
must be taken with grain of salt or
else the accusation that certain inter-
ests were MIXED in his behalf must
stand. 1t is claimed that practically
every republican dependent paper in the
state ran Harding advertising and no
doubt much of it was paid for at good
round price. We would hate to believe
that any candidate for governor in this
great State of Iowa was indebted to
any interest for his nomination. The
natural inquiry that would arise in the
average mans mind would be, What
is he expected to give in return for the
investment made by the interests?"-
Charles City Intelligencer.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-07-21

1t is sincerely to be regretted that
the various Brotherhoods of railway
trainmen have rejected arbitration or
submission to the Interstate Commerce
Commission of their wage controversy
with the railroads, and announced that
q strike vote will be taken. We do not
believe that a strike is necessary to
secure for these already well paid men
any just increase in wages. Their pres
ent wages, higher than those of any
other class of railway employees, have
been secured mainly by arbitration in
the past and if their cause now is just,
they should have no fear of submitting
their claims to arbitration. 1t will be
decidedly unfortunate to the business
and farming interests of the country if
our present prosperity and commercial
activity be hampered or destroyed by
railroad tie-ups and disorders during
the coming months when the normal
business of the railroads is always at
its maximum.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-07-21
Our New District Committeeman.

At the Democratic state convention
held at Des Moines last week, E. j.
Feuling, editor of the New Hampton
Tribune, was elected state committee
man from the 4th District, the writer
having the honor of placing him in nomi-
nation at the district caucus, and he was
elected without opposition, an action
extremely proper in view of Eugene's
superlative fitness in every way for the
position, one which has been filled 50
ably for number Of years by Hon.
Tim Donovan, of New Hampton, who
was not candidate in any sense for
reelection. Mr.. Donovan has in his
official capacity been called upon to
make recommendation for large num-
Der of post Office appointments, and in
only two or three cases has he been
seriously criticised for his recommends
tions, and if error has been made by
him in these few cases, we believe it
has been due to his dependence upon
unreliable local or county advisors, and
not to any desire to punish his oppon-
ents or reward personal friends. In
Mr., Fueling, we believe the 4th Dis
trict will have an able and aggressive
committeeman who can and will pro-
duce real and lasting growth and sctiv-
ity in the Democratic party of the dis
trict
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-07-21
CROP PROSPECTS, ARE FINE
Increased Acreage 10 Noted on Mon
tana Farms.

Helena, Mont, July 1S.-G. A. Bal
ley, manager of the McCaullDinsmore
Elevator company, returned from a
tour of the grain fields and reports
will be repeated this year.
While the yield per acre will be
slightly smaller the increased acreage
planted will more than make up the
difference, he declared.
In northern Montana the yield per
acre will exceed that of 1915. In other
sections some winter killing will de-
crease the yield.
Harvesting winter wheat has begun
around Billings. The first cutting of
alfalfa is about stacked. Alfalfa crops
give indications of being very large.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1916-07-21

Leaders of the G. o. p. and bullmoose
parties ought to get together and pass
the following resolution unanimously
Whereas, We have been turned out to
grass for nearly four years, hence we
are hungry and thirsty and desire to
feed at the public crib; therefore, be it
resolved that we get together, fuse,
coalesce and save the country from four
years more of Wilson. 1t is commend
able and true that the administration
has kept US out of the most terrible
war known in history, and that we are
enjoying an era of domestic peace and
great prosperity, but we want the
Offices, and by the eternal we must
have them to save the country from
four years more of Wilson and "free
trade" democracy.