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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-02
One Way of Doing It

From the Michigan Gargoyle.
 Richly-Yes, I'm a self-made man. Smoothley-But there's one you forgot to make yourself.
 Richly-Whats that?
 Smoothley-Conceited.
 Richley-Hee. hee. Better come and have drink on me, young feller.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-02

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-10
PRIZES FOR EDISON WEEK.
Opinions on Merits of Disc Talking Ma.
chimes to Win Money.

More than 100000 people are en-
played in the various industries found
ed by Thomas A. Edison. In the Unit
ed States alone over 100000 men and
women earn their livelihood in voca-
lions created by Edison genius. For
a number OF years group of these in
dustries has observed Oct. 2l, the ami
versary of Mr.. Edison s invention of
the electric light. This year the week
of Oct. 1921 viii be observed through
out the United States and Canada as
Edison week. The light and power
companies will manifest their recogni-
ton of the fact that Mr. Edison is the
founder of their industry, and thous-
ands of other men and women who make
their living by virtue of Edison s in
ventions will play their part in this I'M
usual demonstration.
Among the many things planned for
the celebration of Edison week is a
+ 600 Prize Contest arranged by asso-
ciates of the inventor. This contest
had its origin in remark which Mr..
Edison made last spring to one of his
assistants.
Music is Mr. Edison s hobby. His in
Inmates and associates are aware that
Of the thousand or more inventions
which he has developed, the phono-
graph is his favorite.
Without his knowledge, therefore
! they have arranged with l.. H. Barber
of this town and dealers of other places
to place number of the famous Edi-
son disc talking machines in various
homes and get the untechnical opinions
of typical American families
To stimulate interest in the matter
81, 600 in prizes are offered for the bes
| opinions. This contest occurs during
Edison week. The first prize is $500
the second 5000, and the third 800
| Then there is a Consolation contest Will
prizes aggregating 5000 1t is pro
posed to print the prize winning
opinions in booklet and present it tC
Mr.. Edison as souvenir of Edison
week. Opinions which do not wiz
prizes, but which are nevertheless con
sidered worthy of publication, will be-
purchased at 10 cents per word n,
opinion is to exceed 200 words il
length. Literary excellence will not
considered. Professional writer's anC
/ all persons connected with the phono
graph industry are barred from the
competition, as it is desired to obtair
only untechnical opinions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-10
CROWD ATTENDS
COMPANY | DANCE
Armory Never Held Larger Number at
Social Event = Music Furnished by
Leitsinger's Orchestra.

The Armory never held larger
crowd for q social event than the one
present last evening to welcome home
at an informal dance the bows of Com
pany |. There was nothing resembling
formal program, but just a good
time at a dance, the music for which
was furnished by Leitsinger's orches-
ira of five pieces.
As many seats as it was possible to
provide and leave room for dancing
were occupied for the most part by the
older relatives of the boys There were
many fathers and mothers there who
did not join in the festivities so far
as the dancing was concerned, but who
were thoroughly enjoying the occasion.
There was no dearth of young WON
en- and no member of the company
who could dance but had ample oppor-
tunity to trip the light fantastic with
some of the members of the gentler
sex who We're there to aid in the gen
eral welcome to the young men.
The dancing was enjoyed from to
II o O'Clock and it was we'll towards
the latter hour before the crowd on
the dance floor began to diminish per.
ceptibly in numbers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-10
"WHY, THEY DON'T ANSWER"
Then Sleeper Awoke to Find That Sup
posed Telephone Was Faithful
Old Alarm Clock.

A man in the employ of an automo-
bile concern believes in using the
alarm clock in getting up on time.
The faithful alarm clock was put on
the job every night except when the
Sunday holiday came to give Mr.. Man
and the alarm clock a chance to loaf
on the job.
But one Saturday night the auto
man forgot himself and set the
alarm.
When the alarm began buzzing early
Sunday morning, his wife awoke, but
she decided to let her husband get up
and shut the alarm off, since he was
the cause of it.
Husband, however, never stirred He
mumbled something in his sleep. The
mumbling grew louder.
Hello! Hellor he cried out.
whats the matterT" asked the
wife.
"Why, they don't answer" replied
the sleeping talker until his wife gave
him thump, and he knew it was the
alarm.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-10
SEES HOPE FOR JEWS HERE
French Writer After Visit to America
Tells of Thriving Community in
the New York Ghetto.

nj. Victor BaSch writes in the Mer-
cure de France of a recent visit to
the United States, in which he de-
scribes, as one of the most interesting
sights in New York, ''the Jewish
Ghetto which many assert to be the
largest in the world, an entirely jew
ish town of more than million people,
coming from all quarters of the world
He says:
There exists in New York today
thriving, powerful Jewish community.
VIII it remain purely Jewish, and as
such increase and prosper, or will it
become merged in the great hodge
podge of America? Who can tell? But
at least it is certain that the millions
of Jews who have settled there are
leading a free, healthy life. Their
children have not the downtrodden as
pect OF their parents. They speak
their own language and read their Yid-
dish papers openly. They dare to
own that they are Jews and to show
that they are proud of their Jewish
birth. They know that no one dare
reproach them with their religion or
their race. They know that not only
In New York but in the great northern
states, in Idaho, in Montana, and in
North Dakota, there is room and work
for millions of Jews who would be
welcome there. And / wonder if it
may not be in this new world that the
resting place of this old, wandering
race is to be found if it is not there
that they can build up this new Jeru-
salem, the dream of this prosecuted
race"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-10
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Charles Allen was in Bellows Falls
and Springfield (Nt.) yesterday on bus
mess.
Earle Moore of Wilmington, who
visited his grandmother, Mrs. Fred
Marsh, has returned to his home.
Mrs. j. l.. Stockwell went to South
Vernon last night, called there by the
illness of her mother, Mrs. Martha Ty-
Ter.
Arthur Winter of Athol, Mass, spent
the weekend here with relatives, COM
ing to see his son, Lester, in the Mel
rose hospital.
Miss Marion Ballou of New York,
who had been visiting relatives in
Wilmington, is now a guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles II. Higley.
Charles Pettec, who was at A. F.
Hill 5 over the weekend and who went
last week ON business trip to the
northern part of the state, has returned
to Boston.
Charles Dalrymple is making a good
recovery in the Melrose hospital from
an operation for appendicitis and it is
expected that he will be able to sit up
in a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Geib and son
and Mrs. Geib 5 mother. Mrs. Scott.
who spent the summer at Hillcrest on
Ames hill, have returned to their home
in New Rochelle, y. Y.
Miss NJ. Phil, who was in an auto
mobile accident yesterday when w. +.
Stellman S car turned turtle, was I'M
able to be at her school at the Main
street building yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John 0 'Hearn of Que
bee, who are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
!. l.. Barney, went yesterday to Will
| Evansville to visit old friends. They
were accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Ho.
| ratio Burnett of Canal street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-10
PUBLIC ASKED TO
SAVE WHITE PINES
Destruction Of Currant and Gooseberrv
Bushes Necessary to Prevent Spread
of Blister Rust.

State nursery inspectors, state fores-
ters and other official representatives
from New Hampshire, Vermont, New
York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and
Massachusetts, met at Fall River, Mass,
few days ago at the invitation of
the Massachusetts state board of agri-
culture, TO examine serious outbrea k
of the white pine blister rust on native
white pine This examination proved
plainly to all that the blister rust is a
deadly enemy of the white pine.
Reports given by the representatives
of the state showed that the white pine
blister rust is already widely prevalent
throughout the New England states and
eastern New York, and as this danger
Gus disease uses the currant and goose
berry as a host plant to grow upon
and spreads very rapidly from currant
to currant and from the currant to the
pine, it was the unanimous opinion of
all present that as the only way to
avert the impending catastrophe and
save the white pine would be thorough
and complete destruction of all currant
and gOoseberry bushes and Towering
currants, the public should be given
this information at once.
This disease was brought into the
United States from Europe on white
pine seedlings. In the spring the spores
or seeds are blown by the wind from
diseased white pines to the currant and
gooseberry leaves. The seeds germin-
ate, penetrate the leaf tissues and pro
duce a rust on the underside of the
leaves in late summer and fall. The
leaves produce millions of tiny spores
OF. seeds capable of injecting the pines.
which once thoroughly infected cannot
recover.
The currant and gooseberry leaves in
large areas throughout the New Eng
land states and eastern New York are
now infected with the blister rust in
the stage when it returns to the white
pine, and the immediate removal of
currant and gooseberry bushes in neces-
sary to save the white pine trees. IT
is especially urgent that all black and
Towering currant bushes within half a
mile of white pine should be destroyed
at once, since these varieties are par.
ticularly susceptible to the disease.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-10
UGH ACID STOMACH,
SOURNESS, HEARTBURN
GAS OR INDIGESTION
The moment ''Pape's Diapepsin'
reaches the stomach all
distress goes.

Do some foods you eat hit back
taste good, but work badly; ferment
into stubborn Jumps and cause a sick,
sour, gassy stomach9 Now, Mr.. or
Mrs. Dyspeptic, jot this down: Pape IS
Diapepsin digests everything, leaving
nothing to sour or upset you. There
never was anything so safely quick, so
certainly effective. No difference how
badly your stomach is disordered YOU
will get happy relief in five minutes,
but what pleases you most is that it
strengthens and regulates your stomach
SO you can eat your favorite foods
without fear.
Most remedies give you relief some
tlmes-they are slow, but not sure.
'Pape's Diapepsin'' is quick, positive
and puts your stomach in healthy
condition so the misery won t come
back.
You feel different as soon as "Pape IS
Diapepsin' comes in contact with your
stomach-distress just vanishes-your
stomach gets sweet, no gases, no belch-
ing, no quotations of undigested food
your head clears and you feel fine.
Go now, make the best investment
you ever made, by getting large fifty
cent case of "Pape's Diapepsin'' from
any drug store. You realize in five minutes
how needless it is to suffer from indi-
gestion, dyspepsia or any stomach dis
order.-Advt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-10
New Guinea and Cameroons Stamps.


The "ship type" of postage-stamp
for Germany's second oldest colony,
New Guinea, or New Britain, as it
is now, also dated only from 1900,
and was replaced in September, 1914
by some of the most interesting Of
the Occupation" stamps issued by the
British authorities. The name Ger
man New Guinea was somewhat of
q miSnomer, the more so as the seat
of Government was situated at Her
bertshohe, on Gazelle Island in the
Bismarck Archipelago. At one time
Germany had aspirations of alter
ing the name to German Australia,
but it didn't come off. The Gamer
oons, too. were not blessed with their
Hohenzollern postage stamps until the
end of 1900, and the extinction of this
unhappy type has been accomplished
by the overprinting of the surplus
stocks with the initials &c. E. F.
(Cameroons Expeditonary Force) by
the British authorities, and quite re-
Gently by wording in French signify
ing Frances part in the adn,inistra-
ton of this territory.-Westmins
Gazette.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-10
GREECE AGAIN DoDGEs WAR.
New Premier Will Try to Conciliate
the Allies.

ATHENS, Oct. 10.-Grece s new cab
met viii try to conciliate the allies, but
the new Premier, Prof. Spyridon p.
Lambros, gives no encouragement to
those who wish Greece to declare war
apon Bulgaria.
The ministers of war and of the in
terror are required to do all they can
to compose the differences with the al
lies, and not to create new differences
They will furnish guarantees not to
create more anomalies said the new
premier, who adds that the cabinet will
be "entirely free of existing political
currents One or two other university
professors probably will be members
4 is stated officially that all the al
lies 5 demands have been complied
with except that German born Greek
subjects be expelled. The Greek gov
eminent considers this would violate
the fundamental laws of Greece, but
the Allies point out that these persons
are subject to military service in Ger
many. Negotiations are deadlocked.
ExPremier Nenizelos had arranged
to leave Crete for Samos aboard the
Greek steamer Atromitos. but at the
last moment embarked ON the Hesperia
The Atromitos was pursued by a Ger
man submarine; but allied destroyers
drove it away From Samos NJ. Veni-
zelos viii proceed to Chios and Myti.
lene
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-10
One Instance of n. c. L.

"Yes" the shoemaker said, as he
wrapped up a pair of shoes he had
just half soled, "there seems to be
no end to the rise in prices. THE
sole leather that I bought twenty
years ago for twenty-three cents a
pound now costs me sixty-eight cents.
Here are the bills and you can see
for yourself"
Has the rise been sudden?'
mo, it has been gradual and con-
tinuous."
With sole leather costing three
times as much as it did twenty years
ago, one has at least q glimpse of
the increased cost of living.-Colum-
bus Dispatch.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-10
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

While digging potatoes at his cot
tage on the Connecticut river shore a
few days ago Charles p. Spencer dug
into a nest of p round white eggs. On
opening one it was found to contain
a turtle.
The funeral of Miss Elizabeth Ann
Frost will be held tomorrow morning
at II O'Clock in the Unitarian church,
Rev. f. Q. S. Osgood officiating. The
burial will take place in Prospect Hill
semetery.
The Canal street book club will hold
its annual meeting this evening at
40 o clock at the home of the presi-
dent, Mrs. c. A. McRae, 90 Canal
street. Anyone wishing to Join the
club is asked to send in her name at
this time.
The women of the Methodist church
served their annual harvest supper last
evening from 80 to 80 clock. The
menu, which consisted of corned- beef
hash, pickles, hot rolls, pumpkin and
apple pie, cheese, fruit and coffee, was
much enjoyed.
Today the Empire presents a varie-
" program Hcadcd DN Orace Cunard
in chapter of Peg o. the Ring; Uni
versal Weekly, \ Knight of the Might,
and a comedy. Tomorrow Violet Mer-
cereau in Autumn, in five acts, also
two comedies, will be shown
Owing to i'll health Miss Susie
Clark, teacher of the fourth grade of
the Main street school, has resigned
Her place has been taken by Miss Dol
ly Nicholson of SOuthwick, Conn. a
graduate of the Westfield normal school
with four years experience.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-10
Revising the Ten Commandments.

The forthcoming general convention
of the Protestant Episcopal church will
have before it a proposal emanating
from a commission of bishops, clergy
and laymen to alter the form of the
ten commandments as they are now
printed in the catechism and the com
munion office. The commission reports
in favor of shortening the command
ments by the omission Of the time hon
ored reasons for their Observance Tie
proposed change will affect the first
five commandments so that they viii
read as follows;
l. Thou shalt have none other God
but me.
,. Thou shalt not make to myself
any craven image, nor the likeness Of
any thing that is in heaven above, or
in the earth beneath, or Ill the water
under the earth; thou shalt not bow
down to them, nor worship them.
3. Thou shalt not take the name of
the Lord thy God i'll vain.
t. Remember that thou keep holy
the Sabbath day.
.. Honor thy father and thy moth
er.
Inc colihllSSloH has ItCbAlIltHQtd
these changes for the reason that the
arguments for the observance OF these
divine laws are not parts of the com
mandments themselves; they were pecu-
liar to the national life Of the Is.aelites
and changed conditions have robbed the
arguments of much Of their weight.
The proposal is not SO radical as II
appears on the surface. The 10 com
mandments were printed in this short
ened form in the first prayer book of the
American church published in 1913 anc
also in the prayer book used IN the
Episcopal church Of Scotland today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-10
Georuess Love.

Frances Starr, the popular actress
said at June wedding in Washing.
ton:
"The highest, purest love is 'unselfish
Or, at least, it tries to be unselfsh.
"But the average love is like
Georges.
George loves you devotedly,
doesn't he? said one girl to another.
Yes, quite too devotedly.' the other
girl answered. He'd rather sit in the
parlor with me every evening than
take me to show"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-10
Snakes in Mexico.

Tropical countries are always popu-
lar resorts for snakes Mexico has a
number of striking species. It is par
ticuiarly necessary for travellers to
be aware. of their presence not only
for themsesyes, but for the sake OF
their horses and mules.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-10
Lead Pencil Materials

Siberia produces the best graphite
for lead pencils thus far discovered.
That is the source of supply for the
German pencils. Australia, as well as
Siberia, produces the material for an
indelible pencil America has a fair
amount of lower grade graphite.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-10
Hardship Better. Than Poverty.

The merchant, dreading the south
west wind wrestling with the Icarian
waves, praises retirement and the ru-
raj life Of his native town, but soon
he retires to his shattered bark, in
capable Of being taught to endure pow
erty.--Horace.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-10
Growth of EinoernaiI

The growth of the fingernail is an
inch and a half year; they grow
more quickly in summer than in win.
ter; the middle finger grows the fast
est and the thumb the slowest
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-10
u devotedly,
English to Learn Russian.

Sir James Roberts of Saltaire, who
has just made gift of $4,000 to the
University of Leeds for the founda
ton and maintenance of a professor.
ship Of Russian language and liter
allure, is the head Of a firm which
first introduced the coarse Russian
wool into English worsted manufac
ture.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-10

Young man, marry parlor ornament
If you can afford to hire a cook!
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-02-04
DECISION, IRRIGATION PROJECTS
Federal Judge Rudkin Uphods Limit
ing Agreements.

Spokane.-In a far-reaching decision
rendered Saturday in the federal court
Judge Rudkin upheld the limiting
agreements which safeguard $S,OOO,OO0
worth of government irrigation prof.
ects in the Yakima valley. The de-
PENDANT in the case was the West Side
Irrigation company, which the govern
ment was asking to be restrained from
using more water each year from the
Yakima river than it's limiting agree
ment allowed.
The decision is said to be of the
highest Importance to the government,
as it settles the validity of a large
number of limiting agreements, upon
the faith of which the reclamation
service has expended millions of dol
lars. If these agreements had been
invalidated endless litigation would
have followed. and every water user
in the Yakima valley would have been
involved.
The suit was brought by District At
torney Francis Garrecht upon request
of the secretary of the interior The
| dhllud project luNOlNeu COMPRISES lue
Kittitas, Tieton, Sunnyside, Wapato
and Benton units. Sixty-five thousand
acres are irrigated by the Sunnyside
canal, 10000 acres by the Tieton. The
Dumping Lake and Kachess reservoirs
are completed, and Keechelus is un
der construction.
Judge Rudkin rendered the decision
During his incumbency of the bench
of the superior court in Yakima, Kit
titas, Benton and Franklin counties
and later as supreme court justice o
the state, he had occasion to pass up
on practically every phase of watel
law.
The case is regarded by federal au
thorities as the most important de
cided here in the last year. The tria
involved taking of testimony by
special examiner, who held sessions a
Ellensburg and North Yakima to ia
cilitate attendance of a host of wit
nesses, some of whom came from al
parts of the country. The testimon,
comprised hundreds of pages of type
written matter.