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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-27
MarveIs of Speed and Power.

Nothing afloat, so far as is known,
will approach the new battle cruiser
planned by the United States in the
horse power of their engines, according
to the Army and Navy Journal The
plans for the cruisers, which are near
ing completion, call for turbine en-
gines which will develop 10000 horse
power.
The largest merchant ships range
from 10000 TO $4,000 horse power.
Even the new scout cruisers will ex-
coed any of the merchantmen in the
horse power of their engines.
The scout cruisers will have turbines
with combined force Of 10000 horse
power. Both the battle cruisers and
the scout cruisers will have a speed
Of approximately 30 knots, or over
10 miles per hour.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-27
PERSONAL.

Miss Rose Batchelder, clerk in Hop
llns 5 store, is i'll with pleurisy.
Miss Mary Dennis is staying a week
with Mrs. f. LOOMS of Canal street.
Morgan Delany of Bristol, Conn, was
a visitor here the first of the week.
Miss Leone Turner of East Dover is
visiting her sister, Mrs. W. c. Halla-
day.
Miss Eliza Davis il i'll in her home
in Crosby block AM confined to her
bed.
Mrs. NJ. A. sanderson returned last
night from Boston, whore she spent
Christmas.
Miss B. Quinlan, housekeeper at the
Brooks House, is visiting at her home
in Rutland.
Mrs. Leverett Poor of Haverhill,
Mass, is guest of Col. and Mrs. j.
Gray Estey.
Louis Hanley, who had been visiting
at his home in Rutland, returned yes
/ terday afternoon.
Mrs. Emma Joyslin, who has been i'll
in the home of her sister, Mrs. Abby
, NJ. Harlow, is improved.
Miss Edith Estabrook of Boston has
! been a guest this week of Mr. and Mrs
F. X. BarrowS of High street.
Miss Pauline Fisher, who teaches art
in the schools i'll Fair Haven, Is spend
! ing the vacation IT her home in town
Mrs. II. f. Bascom has returned from
! Northampton, where she was a Christ
mas guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mil
| Ter
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-27
RUSE NOT A GREAT SUCCESS
Why indianapolis Woman Is Some
what Peeved When Subject of "Pre-
paredness" Comes Up.

Mention preparedness" to a certain
business woman of Indianapolis, ard
the argument is started. 1t happened
just like this:
She had saved to the point where
she decided to invest in real estate.
She bought a ten-acre tract on the
South side within the city limits and
planned extensive improvements as
soon as more money could be saved.
Meanwhile, with view of adding TO
her little hoard, she planted the tract
in sweet corn. When the corn was
nearing the ripe age, the woman saw
covetous glances cast in the direction
of her crop, and the "safety-first" or
preparedness" plan was adopted. She
built a little house in one corner, and
the finishing touch, chimney, was to
fool the neighbors into believing the
corn was being watched both day and
night.
On the morning of the day set aside
for the completing, she told friend
of how she had fooled everybody, and
when ready to make the trip to the lot
she induced her friend to accompany
her and see the "cute little house. the
chimney, and the effect of the subter.
fuge"
When they arrived at the corn patch
the house and chimney We're gone. but
the corn remained undisturbed.-Indi
annapolis News.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-27
THROWING GRENADE IS SPORT
This Form Of Amusement Has Taken
Place Of Hammer Throw.

Throwing the grenade is becoming n
popular form of sport in France. 4
special cheyron has recently been dcS-
ignatcd 20 be worn on the arm Of the
best grenade thrower in each company.
Besides the army. the sporting clubs
have taken mp grenade throwing, and
grenade matches now take the place
Of throwing the hammer, the discus.
etc
II is claimed that some Of the sol
diers have thrown n grenade 2j3 feet.
but this is challenged by the sporting
experts on the ground that the throw
was not made before regular organi-
Iatlou and was a free arm throw.
According To the regulations. a gre
made cannot be thrown straight from
the shoulder like baseball. hut is
given q swinging overland throw.
much as a cricket BAH Is BOWED.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-27

Scotland has the first drawbridge in
the world in which all the work of
opening and closing it and guarding
traffic over and through it is done by
electricity.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-27
IA APO 462-1,296
Sporting Notes.

Roy Hartzell, fromer captain of the
Yankees, has been signed to play third
with Toledo of the American Associa-
ion.
" Kitty Bransfcld, former National
league player, who has been umpiring i'll
the International league. has been APP
pointed a National league umpire.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-27
A Boy on Ship.

Here's boys composition ON ships:
"Shirs are useful for going to for
eign countries to teach sayagcs how
to dress. If there We're no ships peo-
pie would not go to the mewseum to
see models. Sailors are very busy
men and are always chewing tobacco
to prevent seasicknesS. Poets get Il
living with writing about ships"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-27
Sporting NeWs
MASONIC TEAM WINS.
Defeated Team H by Score of 1896 to
1885 Last Night.

Team b of the Masonic bowling
league defeated last evening team II
by score Of 1895 to 1,235. Barber
had high total Of 27s and the high
single honors went to Clark with 102.
Thr SCOPES:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-27
Fold eonaniel Jan. 22. oz-

The 1917 bonspiel of the Northwest
ern Curling association viii be held In
Duluth, Mimi. the week of Jan, 30 to
-. Special invitations will be sent
to Canadian Kinks to take part in
the James !. Hill international trophy
event The trophy was won by Min
neapolis curriers' last year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-27
CARRIED for a zeppelin Raid

After a recent Zeppelin raid fam
lily party in a hotel discussed the
events of the night and early morning,
and compared their conduct and action
with those on the occasion of previ-
Gus sensation fortnight before. One
young woman said: ooh, | came down
thoroughly dressed this time; but
shan't again. l did net get half as
much attention. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-27

The United States has much the
largest known Mountaineering deposits
in the world, but only about II grams
of the element was produced last year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-27

designed
telephone eathe calling, the called and the
rendered
which all three work together rather than by
these We shall
gladly complete those desiring them
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-27
Don't Guess Know!

'Do you remember what Smiths telephone num-
Der is?"
1T seems to me it is 3621''
mo that doesn't sound like i'll think it is 2631
I'll try that"
So the call was made without referring to the di-
rectory which lay beside the questioner. And the
wrong connection was made, because the right num-
Der was not what either of the speakers guessed-it
was 1861.
This illustrates one frequent cause Of wrong num-
bers namely the transposition of digits in the guess
ing Of numbers. It is easy to do this that ask
our operators to repeat each call distinctly, that
they may be corrected in any due to msunder
standing
There should be guessing when a telephone
number is wanted. There are only two ways to get
the correct number way is by looking IN the dl-
rectory. If, on looking in the directory you cannot
find the name of the person with whom you wish to
speak, then you should ask for the Information Oper
at the desired exchange and she will give you
the number from her records.
MS&M NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE
- AND F p :ss:::::: -: COMPANY
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-27

ADVERTISE YOUR WANTS
IN THE DAILY REFoRMER
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-27

TRY TIE CLASSIFIED COLUMNS
In THE DAILY RETORMER
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-27
GOOD YOUNG BALL
PLAYERS SCARCE
II Is Asserted Minors Are Not
Properly Instructed.
LONG SCHOOLING is NEEDED

Present Method Of Handling Raw Re-
eruits Not Pleasing 20 Big Leaguers.
Joe Tinker Suggests Majors Have
School For Youngsters.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-17
HOPE FOR IOWA

Congratulations to iowa! Her crop is in such good shape that according federal agricultural reports she may expect 365,OOOOOO bushels this year against SOSOOOOOO bushels last year. And the market price is already higher than a year ago. with greater in creases in prospect, owing the injuries in the the shrinake of the wheat and
 Thus Iowa farmers are promised s5O,OOO,OOO $6O, OOOOOO for their than they got in 1915 Ana therein is chief elicitations from the rest Of the country For it means a bountiful bile crop The experts estimate that instead of the owans having to worry along with their present poverty stricken ratio of only to every sixtee4 people, when they sell their there will be for every thirteen. that will help some mako the poor farmers lot toerable
 EATING IN ENGLISH
 The hotel stewards of the nation, assembled in on at New York; have unanimously declared for Engsr bils-offare.
 Now let's hope they will continue in the courage their convictions and their desired ope1 ative in every hotel and in the country wher patrons have been accustomed wrestling with French menus
 This French billof-fare business has always beer incomprehensble anyhow, to most natives. It's baG enough have the weird creations of foreign chefs instead of honest American cooking without the accompaniment of printed list which nothin except to a French scholar an epcure.
 The French language no longer dominates the worl5. If there is worldanguage today it is English Neither does French cooking dominate the world, least the American part of it. If to have victuals labeled in foreign language, why in German whc is understood by far Americans than French is r,,,
 The stewards are right. Let them ransack the world for exotic dishes if they wi but let them thoso dishes in English.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-17
THOSE MELANCHOLY DAYS

Of course it's hot now, and it seems the middle Of summer and imagination refuses picture September rains, winds and coolness. But these things will And with them will those sad days for Johnny ani Janey, the days of the opening of school
 Which leads another and yet sadder consideration Has Johnny been the dentist? And how about Janey' eyes? You going to have Sades adenOids attended to months ago. and you really ought to have Henrys tonsils looked at at the time. And does Martin hear quite as well as she ought to?
 In fact, the sensible thing to do right to take all four children first the family doctor for thorough overhaung and then the dentist. If the oculist specialist need to seen family doctor will tell you
 Education is of value without health. It's like Q locomotive without coal it's boilers, of more than pile of scrap. Health is what makes the wheels education go round if there any physical defects which hampering the youngsters in their school work in their game life, is the time to find it out while they may be corrected beorc they do lasting
 Yes it's nuisance. And yes. again, it's expensive But the trouble is worth while the expense is less than that of illness Don't put off any longer Pol your hat and take them down today.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-17
WHEAT

The department agriculture maintains that there can be no serious shortage of the wheat crop. The years output is expected total 6540OOOOO bushels, comparison with O12OOOOOO bushels last year But abnormal crop which could not be expected repeat itself The latest forecast though consider ably average Of recent years gives indca- tion of positive scarcity.
 The average annual consumption of wheat in the United States is 53 bushels per capita. That be provided for. It is necessary also hold 75OOOOOO bushels required seed That makes aggregate domestic requirements of 62OOOOO 900 bushels leaving surplus S4OOOOOO for export
 It is a small export balance, compared with those previous years Of last years crop have shipped abroad 25OOOOOOO bushels The year shipped 93SO0OOOO bushels Obviously we cannot so well this year But we can do better than the bare figures for 1916 indicate because there country 15OOOOOOO bushels of wheat half Of it in the hands of farmers and half in elevators and warehouses. Thus may really count export surplus greater than the average of the last five years which 125OOOOOO bushels.
 It is yet uncertain how much wheat the rest of the world will from The spectators acting on the assumption that it want at least as much as last year. Many experts, however insist that Europe will require less grain this year. because the various countries adjusted themselves better ditions
 If Europe is going to bid for wheat than spare, the price will forced up by natural law of supply and demand. In such a the tail dogthe export though vastly smaller than the domestic market sets the price The National As sociaton Master Bakers has sought to foresal such economic development by asking congress to i'm pose embargo on the export of wheat
 So violent and unprecedented a Is not likely to be resorted unless the situation becomes much than the present outlook promises. The greatest danger of wheat going famine prices lies with the grain spectators. They already busy with their schemes There will probably be bold and subtle made the wheat crop than before And this is legitimate field for governmental activity
 W have laws against speculative interference with the grain markets is the duty of the department of
Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-17
MEATS AND VEGETABLES

Bernard Shaw does prodigious amount of work most of creative of unusual virility and high tisc quality, vegetable diet without tea. coffee. alcohol tobacco He is one Of the favorite examples pointed with pride by the advocates of vegetarianis
 On the other hand there Lord Palmerston, who worked like horse till he ST." and who ac- customed the age of so eating dinners like this
 Two plates of turtle soup big plate of cod w.th oyster sauce two entrees, pate plate of roast nut ton, slice of ham and pheasant. in Gddi- ton to various minor accessories.
 There's creature strange man. hard tc bring under any rule. You prove anything by him.
 No doubt most of ancestors if they were well to-do, ate than good for them. And probably most of today would be better off if we ote less meat than do. But to say that should meat whatever is about rational saying that we should nothing but meat It's a question Of proportion. and intelligent individual best de termine his proportion.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-17
FORMER PASTOR OF
 BISBEE DIES AT HIS
 HOME IN THE VALLEY
Hugh Copeland, at One Time Head of the Methodist Church in This City, Dies of Lingering Illness.

Rev. Hugh Copeland. who died Mon day at his home near McNeal. was born in PoyntZpass. county Of Down, Ireland, September g, 1858. His early life was spent in Dublin where he en- gagged in selling merchandise and was very successful, but on account of poor health was obliged to sell out and quit the business. Later he accepted a position as travelling salesman for a business firm in Kilkenny. At the time he accepted this position north of ireland nan was about as unpOpu- far as an Englishman and he did not make the success as a salesman he otherwise would had conditions been more favorable. He was often charg- ed with being a spy and soon conciud- ed that his life was in danger and later left Ireland and came to New York landing in that city July 20, 1881.
 Shortly after settling in New York City he attended St. Paurs Methodist church of which William Burt, now Bishop Burt, was pastor. Later he became converted and joined this church. About this time he felt the lttu Ol q btNlfi tuuNdAlOll anu tll- tered the Wesleyan academy from which he graduated four years later He then took three years term at a theological seminary.
 April IS, 1888, he was married to Miss Grace Martindale. of Greenfield, Mass. He continued to live in Massa chusetts and was pastor O fa church there for some time after marriage. when he concluded to come west and removed to California and was trans ferred to the California conference where he continued his membership till death. He continued to reside in California l9 years when on account of failing health he removed to Ari- zona and was pastor of the NJ. E. church in Bisbee for one year, when he resigned his pastorate and removed to Sulphur Springs valley, near Me Neal where he resided till death called him home. His last pastorate was his home church which he filled for two years and as long as his health would permit.
 He had been very ill since last Nsrch and for the last three months had been confined ohis bed. His wite, the only realtive in this country, was at his bedside when death came.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-17
NOTICE TO INVESTORS.

The Oklahoma Cooperative Oil Wells Co. owns 80 acres of oil land in Muskogee Co. Oklahoma which is surrounded with producing wells. This company is ready to dril l6 wells 20 drill. so acres layed of into acre tracts with drilling site on each tract subdivided into smaller tracts You get one share in the company's wells with each tract purchased; you pay one half now. the other half is deduct ed from your dividends. You get a warrantee deed. You have no taxes to pay. All deeds and transfers furnished free.-Oyer three fourihs of the tracts sold Don't delay Get your order in today Call for literature Branch Office A Na,o Road, Phone 7oi Frank Briggs. Agent
 (S10 (AdyerJi-emeaO
Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-17
Thursday Morning, August 17, 1916
AS TO COPING

last resort criticism of the Democratic party by it's opponents that it is unable with the busi- ness upheavas that after the war Too silly in view of the Democratic parys record during the past few years to be worth much consideration As a mat ter of fact coping with Democratic partys long suit.
 It coped with the difficulties of the tariff; it coped with currency conditions inherited from the Republican party coped with the matter of rural loans; it coped with the necessity preparedness it coped with the selfish demands ngoes in Mexican affairs; it cOped with the matter taxing great incomes for governmental regulation regulation interstate carriers coped with the dominating issue of American neutrality and dozens of others and is primed ana ready for lot more coping.
 If there ever was time when the Republican party with its Penroses, Shoots, Hemenways Galingers Du ponts Brandegees Fairbanks Roots Divers and that lk should be rejected this is the year. What they would do with the business upheavals" to follow the end of the European war would be a against the governments good and fair fame The lust for spoiation rapacity privilege the conscehceess robbery of the helpless and enrichment the favored have always been the Republican parys idea of proper and fit coping.
 The Democratic party will prove able and wise in the handling-or coping wit-conditions after world peace comes proven during the existence of world-war.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-17

$1O0. The tax levy as finally deter
 mined by the booard is a reduction of
 fourteen cents from the 1915 rate.
 while the total assessed valuation of
 the state has increased over 560,000,-
 0G0.
 By unanimous vote the board de-
 cided to allow practically the same
 valuation on irrigated farm lands and city and town lots in MaricOpa county as were fixed by the county assessor. When the county bOard.~f supervisors met asa board of equliZation they
 made a horizontl cut Of 20 per cent in the assessors figures on these
 classes of property, thus decreasing the assessed valuation of Maricopa county of almost eight million dollars. Protests against the action Of the board of supervisors were made ay other counties at the annual tax con ference but at public hearing held last week by the state board of equali- zation it was brought or that country and city real estate in MariCopa cOun- ty had been selling for two years past 2t from 25 Ol0 Der cent below the assessed valuation. The state board Of aquelization allowed 96 per cent Of the assessors valuations on farm lands and 92 per cent on city and town lots, as compared with so per cent allowed by the county board of supervisors. The action of the board restores $5,543, ,S96.G0 to the assessed valuation Of Maricopa county thus re- storing this county to second place the counties of the state.
 The valuation of sheep was raised by the state board of equalization from $50 to s4.0O a head
 Mining properties in Yavapai county including the Jerome-Verde. Cleo patra. Dundee-Arizona and Hull hold ings were raised from S36.30 an acre 10 S250.00 an acre. while in MOhave 1 county the United Eastern mine was added to the rolls with a valuation of | s250.000 The valuation Of the Tom Reed Gold Mines Company was re- i 1uced S473.115 by action of the board. | The board added to the rolls 4C.000 | acres Of railroad grant lands in Mo nave county and fixed the valuation i st $42.SS0. The total increase oyer he valuation as fixed by the country | assessor amounts to five and half | million dollars.
 The tax rate as fixed by the board ! s the lowest in the history of Arizona since statehood but the assessed valu- ltion is far greater than ever before.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-17
RENEWAL OF STRIKE POSSIBLE.

NEW YORK Apg. i-.-Renewal Of New Works street ear strike was threatened tonight unless the New York Railway company reinstates more than seventy employees disch- -rg- ed. union leaders charge. because of their activities i nthe recent tie up. The carmen declare railway officials have not kept an agreement drawn up by Mayor Mitchell and Chairman Oscar Strauss, which stipulated the strikers should be taken back without prejudice.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-17
Miss LeonOra Felecia Gizycka.

Miss Leonora Felecia Gizycka, daughter of the Countess Gizycka, formerly Miss Eleanor Patterson of Chicago has been the heroine of a thrilling series of kidnapings since the separation of her father mother. Several times one parent has stolen the child from the other and at pres ent she is with her mother at New port Though the Countess Gizyska is said to fear her daughter may be kidnapped again and taken to Europe. The small countess remains unharm- ed and happy.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-17

justice and the federal trade commission to that they obeyed Both have given that they the job If they should prove derelic in duty or existing prove inadequate it will rest with con gress to take proper that citizen shall pay an unjust price for bread.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-17
ASSESSED VALUATION NEARLY FIVE HUNDRED
 MILLION IN TIE STATE
Tax Rate Is Reduced Fourteen Cents from the 1915 While the Variations in the State Increased $60,O00,OO0.

PHOENIX, Ariz.. Aug. 15.-With an assessed valuation totalling over $4S6. .OOO .OOO, the state board of equali- zation has fixed the Arizona state tax rate for 1916 at forty cents on each
Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-17

An American general duty at the Mexican border avs he could buy raid any time he wanted to for 25" But if it's just the same 10 him. we'd rather he'd spend that twenty-five for something else.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-08-17

There is automobile for every sixteen persons m The of Iowa We hope the each generous nough take the other fifteen riding occasionally. thus making that subtle feeling of prosperity which motoring engenders in the erstwhie pedestrian