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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16
FOR PENSION INCREASE.
How Widows of Civil War Veterans
Should Apply.

A letter to the commissioner of pen
sions is the only formahty necessary
fer widows of veterans of United States
wars to benefit by recent legislation in
congress increasing their allowances
from So to $50 month. The new
law provides for widows whose mar
riages took place before the early part
of 1908. The old law cared for widows
of veterans whose marriages took place
before the passage of the law in 1890.
This is the information received yester-
day morning from Washington by James
L. Bowen OF the pension department
The letter says:-
If person is pensioned as the widow
of a soldier, sailor or marine, who
served in the Civil war, and who was
his lawful wife during the period of
his service in the said war, or as the
widow of a soldier, sailor or marine
who served in the Civil war, the wa1
with Mexico or the war of 1912, and
who has reached the age of 20 years
she should, if she has not already done
so, write a letter to the commissioner
of pensions, being careful to state in
same, correctly, her pension certificate
number, the name and service of the
soldier, sailor or marine, the exact date
of her birth, the place of her birth
her name as itSappears in her pension
certificate, and her present postoffico
address in full.
/ No further formal application is nee
essary to secure the benefits of the in
crease of pension granted by the frs
section of the act approved by tn,
President September s, 1916.
! If the evidence in her pension cas-
shows that she is entitled to the in
crease of pension provided by this leg
islation, the bureau will as soon as pos
sible grant an increase. If further evi
dence be necessary, call will be issued
No claim agent or attorney will b
recognized in connection with this mat
ter,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1G, 1916.
DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY.

In the Washington correspondence of /
the New York Sun we see it stated |
that "the Sixty-fourth congress passes
into history as the first $4,000, 000,0 900 !
congress. Some other journals are
making the same mistake. As a mat
ter of fact the sixty-third congress
made appropriations considerably in
excess of $4,000, 100000. The real
point of the matter is that congress,
for the first time in history, has an-
thorizcd expenditures approximating
80 600 00O,00O at single session.
There is another session of the sixty
fourth congress to follow, and it is
| reasonable to predict that when its la
bors are ended the total appropriations
for the two years will be in the neigh
borhood of S3,500,000,0OO which is
quite different from $4,000, 100000.
The cost of preparedness, which has
been made pretcxt for heavy in
4 creases of direct taxes, really weighs
lightly in the huge total. A large part
Of the increase consists of pork barrel
\ expenditures, swollen expenses in run
ming the government, and the cost in
Il CURED for innovations in government
operations. In the latter category we
find $50,0O0,00o voted for government
owned ships, 20,OOO,OOO for a govern
Il
| $1l,0o0,000 for a government nitrate
plant. The new departure in federal
aid for good roads contributes $685.
100000 to the sum total. An appropri-
alton of $45,0OOOO0 for Mississippi
river improvements looks to the reela-
nation of millions of acres of private
lands in the Southern states. Some
100000, 900 is to be spent on rivers and
harbors, half of which amount will 60
to the South. Many other Increases
individually small but in the aggre.
gate large, must be set down to add
tions to the personnel and machinery
Of government.
4 Inc tNpcHSt VI httpiNS lullltldHcl
on the Mexican border, while coaven
iently charged up to national defense
is properly chargeable to the blunder
ing, mistaken policy of the admins
tration in dealing with the Mexican
. situation. All in all, Democratic ad
mi1istration has proved a costly limo
walton for the people. 1t has made ;
monumental failure of its attempt t
curb extravaganza and reduce appro
Il priations. We say attempt,
II through a wish to be generous AM
Il give the party in control credit 70
some feeble desire to redeem its plat
II form pledges. But we have to comics
II that we have found little iii the utter
II ances or actions Of either Mr. Wilso
or the congress leaders to predicate
genuine disposition to enforce ecor
omy. In the actual fruits we see no
!! only a failure to retrench but a pre-
= nounced advance along the course Q
e extravaganza. At this rate $4,000
900 congress is not far Off
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16

not help the ease much, but, under the
present wide-open primary, what else
can Chittenden county expect2
The Herald warned Rutland Repub-
licans of the danger of putting too
many candidates in the field, and the
nicely distributed and capable group
of senatorial nominees is the result of
a little self-restraint and good iudg-
ment on the part of city Republicans.
The analysis of the vote by the Bur
hngton contemporary would show that
the outside towns participated very
largely III the final result, but to what
extent the democrats themselves con-
tributed to the situation can hardly be
determined. 1t certainly provides them
with an opportunity which they will
not be slow in utilizing-if past per-
formances are any criterion.
All of which emphasizes what The
Herald has said about the necessity for
modifying or amending the primary
law, if, indeed, there are not enough
malcontents in the legislature to re-
peal it
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16

A correspondent writes the Bristol
Herald that the dairymen of the Cham
plain valley are going to organize a
strike for an eight-hour night. He says:
"This staying up until s p. m. to put
ice in the water in the milk vat for
cooling, and getting up at 3 in the morn
ing for the necessary early milking in
order to get the milk to the car or milk
station is going to stop. There is just
as many dollars in keeping the milk at
home to feed the calves and pigs. Our
farmers are fast feeling the folly of our
course. This night work and loss of
sleep is telling us the sad story; we are
talking it over; we are through Sup
pose they should
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16
Suggests Ballot Changes.
bennington Banner.l

When the primary law was drafted
the editor of the Banner tried to have
the ballot divided by parties so that
each voter when he went to the polls
would have to ask for the ballot of
his party. In this way each voter
would have had only the ticket of the
party in which he announced his
membership at the time of voting.
Few voters would have the nerve to
step up publicly and ask for the ballot
of the opposite party, but when both
ballots are in their hands there IS
sometimes a temptation to interfere in
the affairs of their neighbors. This
change should be made by the next leg
islature and also the names should be
alternated on the ballot where there are
several candidates for the same place,
1t was so provided in the original bill
but the legislative committee insisted
on changing it to the present form.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16
and sealing waX Of cabbaSes- 8 kings
THE RAILR DAD OSSING
Howard Liam

The railroad crossing is a modern sub
stitute for sudden death which kills
more people every year than overwork.
When the railroads of this country
were laid out, civil engineers We're
harder to find than a painless chiropo-
dist. Great care was taken to locate
the crossings at some point where no
body could see five feet on either side
of the right of way without climbing
a telegraph pole. After this had been
accomplished a few laws were written
which prevented anybody from collect
ing damages as a result of being split
into nine sections by freight engine,
thus making one of the most pleasing
combinations in the history of Ameri-
can Jurisprudence. The public was then
turned loose on the highways of our land
IN touring cars with loose brake bands
and suffering carburetors, and the I'M
! dertaking business began to look up.
| There are few more narrowing err
lperiences in life than to approach rail
road crossing at night in rain storm,
with the curtains up and the engine
missing. This is particularly the case
if the crossing is situated in a low gully
thanked on either side by reverse curve
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16
Pages Personal Touch.
{ Randolph Herald and News

IltTuiu anu -NtNS.
The strength of Carroll S. Page as a
political factor rests largely how
largely probably no one can estimate
on his accomplished art of letter writ
ing. For years he has kept up an as
tonishingly large correspondence of q
pseudo personal nature with some
thousands of Nermonters. Some of this
was business, some political, much
both. Senator Page has a remarkable
ability of reaching people through let
tiers and of convincing them that their
every day affairs figure largely in his
sight. Next to personal touch, it is the
most effective of all political agencies.
The average person feels considerably
iattered to receive soulful appeal on
the basis of long standing friendship
from a United States senator. Even
the offer of photo or portrait has its
carrying effect in many quarters. For
one who has not spent great deal of
time in meeting the people, Senator
Page has put himself next to a very
large number of Vermonters, as he
never could have done but for his UNI
usual faculty as a ready letter writer.
Many do not understand how simple
the Page method is and probably not
all would be so gratitied if they did
but it counts just the same. In a
neighboring town, one man asked tO
sign nominating petition for a sen
atorial candidate said, "Not much
Why, | m personal friend of Senator
| Page | have had several letters from
| him. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16
Burlington's -Four Senators.
(Rutland Hcrald.)

Chittenden county republicans are in
somewhat of pickle because all four
nominees for county senator come from
the Queen city or its suburbs. The
democrats, particularly able and as
tute crowd, are blamed by the Free
Press for putting these four men in
nomination and leaving the rest of the
county unrepresented.
Jericho, the home of Mr.. Jackson,
Richmond, the home of F. G. Nichols
Essex, the home of 0. S. Nichols, and
several other county towns, to say moth
ing of Milton, where l.. D. Latham
was left at home as state s attorney
are said to be ready for anything
even to the extent of cutting the ticket
in favor of Democratic candidates, to
get even with Burlington.
This feeling is natural, and the ia
miliar attitude of Burlington in de
string to grab everything in sight, viii
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16
Walks with Mother and Daddy.

said, L had fine Drink and I went
In wading tooI
"And then she noticed that Mr.. Gan
der was looking angry and very much
ruff1ed.
"'What has happened, Mr.. Gan
der? You look as if you had been in
fight
"'Well, gave that old Peacock fell
low good piece of my mind he said,
and not only that gave him a bite
with my bcak and thoroughly good
spanking with my wings He won't
come here again.
"Goodr said Mrs. Goose. Il dc
hate Visitors
And how are the EggsY she
added.
Safe said Mr. Gander.
The very next day the finest set
of Geese came out of their shells and
waddled after their Mother wherever
she went. Mr.. Gander kept very busy
looking for food for the Brood
But every single one of the Geese
We're brought up to be cross and to
hate all the other Animals in the
Barnyard. They played by themselves
or took walks with their Mother and
Daddy.
Sometimes they would fly around
for exercise and then their Mother
and Daddy would admire them-for
they We're all the most beautiful
cream-colored Geese you can imagine
and their wings were brown.
"Of course their Feet were ugly
but the Mother and Daddy never no.
tced that. And why should they2
For they had just the same kind of
Feet!
"But Mr.. Peacock never called on
Mr.. Gander again-and all over the
Barnyard Mrs. Goose, Mr.. Gander and
the little Geese were known as that
cross Goose FamilyP"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16

and bluffs 30 feet high. The law says
that a man thus situated should stop
his car, climb .oY pto IS inches of clay
mud and wall quarters of mile
down the track HSO9ch direction before
proceeding. If he fails to do this and
is accidentally shredded by wild
freight, all he can recover is the price
of rear fender and new tail light
A prolific cause of railroad crossing
accidents is the speed maniac with a
head shaped like a rat tail file who
thinks he can beat the afternoon limit
ed TO the crossing in 1909 touring car.
When one thinks of the number of inno-
cent people whose lives are ieopardized
every day by these road insects, he
|yearns for a law which will require a
brain test with every license number.
The driver who is in such hurry that
he can t wait for seven steel coaches to
pull by at - miles per hour is likely to
have all eternity i'll which to reduce
speed.
Some day there will be no railroad
crossings running into blind alleys, but
until that day comes it is better to slow
! up and make sure than to dive ahead
] and pass away in a hurried and frag-
smentary manner.
ms Newspaper Service1
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16
TO suRsCRIRERs-

IL is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery
of the paper each night, and it solcits
the cooperation of subscribers to that
end. Prompt reports should be given of
each failure to receive the paper on the
morning following the omission, in per-
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.
IL is only by this method that the pub
Usher can secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16
Member Of the Associated press.

The Refdrmer is on sale every evening
by the following news Dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattlehoro News Co,
Park Drug Store, G. w Cleaveland, ID.
X. Cutler q Co. (Esteyville), Brooks
House Pharmacy.
West Bratteboro, j. l.. StockweI.
East Dummerston, NJ L. Brown
Putney NJ. c. Williams.
Newfane, n. NJ. Batchelder
Townshend, c. w Cutler
West Townshend, c. Fl. Grout.
Jamaica, r. j. Daggett
South Londonderry, +. II. Tyler.
South Vernon, +. +. Buffum.
West Chesterfield, N. H., Mrs. W.
Streeter.
Hinsdae, N. H., w. H. Lyman.
Bellows Falls, VT, Depot Restaurant
Bertolino & Bertolino, +. c. Winnewisser
Windsor, VT, Windsor Restaurant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16

The people are interested in the ma
tional election this year. 1t has been
said for weeks past THAI the people were
so absorbed in the work. war, infantile
paralysis, soldiers on the border and
money making that they didn't give a
hang for politics. The results in Maine
when the largest vote in the history of
the state was east disproved this. The
primaries throughout the country this
week have more firmly proved it. From
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16

Here it is only four days after the
primary, and yet we are willing to wag
er that not one voter in ten knows the
name of the successful nominee for
representative in congress from this
district.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16

every state has come the report of the
largest vote ever-for the primaries. In
Illinois the primaries brought out a
tremendous vote and this in spite of
the fact that women cannot vote for
state officers. 1t means that the people
are really awake to the political prob
lens of the day. 1t is going to be 100
per cent election.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16

The primary raised high jinx in Chit
tenden county, where ali four of the
nominees for senatorships on the Re
publican ticket are residents of Bur
lington. 1t has been the usual custom
for Burlington to take two senators
while the towns outside the city have
had the other two.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16

Are education and religion supposed
to offset the danger of infantile paraly-
sis! In spite of the ban on fairs and
other amusements children have been
allowed to attend church and Sunday
school
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16
10 ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertsing-Ru of paper,
80 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 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, 1916-09-16

Adding machines are supposed to be
infallible and yet the Rutland Herald
asserts that the error of one in its own
Office was responsible for its giving Al
len NJ. Fletcher a total of 4,165 votes
in Windham county instead of 621.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16

They are bowling up in Chittenden
county because Burlington has all four
state senatorial nominees. But then,
ism t Burlington about all there is to
.Chittenden county aside from Guy w.
Bailey2
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16

Now that Henry Ford has announced
his support of Wilson the Boston Tran
script is unkind enough to remark that
fivvers of feather flock together.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16

Let it not be forgotten that Newport,
the home of Arthur Rich of affidavit
fame, was one of the few towns to go
for Fletcher.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16

Burlington is getting all ''het up =
because it has found that it is paying
dollar a ton more for coal than Rut-
land pays.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16

James f. Pollard of Chester wants
to be a presidential elector. No one
will try to stop him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16
Very True, Luther.
(Randolph Herald and Ne

(RandoIph Herald and News.)
1t is always safe figuring. that when
Clarke c. Fits is for certain scandi
date, certain other gentlemen of Brat
tleboro will not be.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16

Sheep dogs are free from tax in the
United Kingdom.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16
Educational Hygiene, L. W. Rapeer.

Educational Hygiene, 1. W. Rapeer.
The title Educational Hygiene has
been adopted for the science and art
of health preservation and promotion
which the school can more or less di-
rectly promote through its health agen-
eies. This comparatively new science
is broad in its scope, covering five di-
visions: medical supervision, physical
education, school sanitation, and teach
ing of hygiene, and the hygiene of in
struction. Obviously very few persons
can make any just claims to being ex-
perts in this entire field, and exceeding
ly few persons have had very much
practical and scientific experience in
them all. This volume is an attempt to
bring together in organized form the
latest information and advice Of lead
ling specialists in all the large phases
of the subject.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16

There are 4,000o0 tons of stone in
+ the py4IsapiYa .Ifhd hsYpf. vi
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16

Elementary Embroidery, Mary Symonds
If the reader of this book follows the
instructions given, she will become an
expert in the art of embroidery, both
from an artistic as well as a CONNER
cial point Of view. The author starts
out with the supposition that the read
er knows nothing at all about embroid
cry, and begins her subject with a dis
cussion of materials, design, method of
transferring, tools and appliances: then
she takes up in order canvas work, old
English crewel work, marking and let
tering, applique, figure embroidery, gold
work, drawn and cut work, darning,
Ihemstitching, open seams, method of
transferring embroidery, and mounting
the finished work. All the work is il
Illustrated by diagrams in black and red.
How to Know the Moses, E. NJ
! Durham.
a popular guide to. the MOSES of the
northeastern United States, containing
keys to eighty genera and short descrip-
ttions of over one hundred and fifty spe-
Ecies with special references to the dis
Itinguishing characteristics that are APP
Iparent without the aid of a lens, with
numerous Illustrations. (Suh-title.) The
subject is presented in a simple, non
technical way so that any one wh(
Wishes to know the MOSES without de
pending upon the microscope to iden
fifty them, may become quite expert by
the use of this manual
The Photoplay: Psychological Study
Hugo Munsterburg.
An interesting study for all who havi
wondered why the movies appeal t
all kinds of people. Professor Nun
5 ,sterberg discusses first the outer an
inner development Of the moving pic
ture, then the psychological factors in
volvcd as we watch the screen, dept
) and movement, attention, memory an
imagination, emotions lastly til
aesthetics OF the photoplay.
! ! Side Stepping III Health, DR.. E. I
Bowers.
2 This useful little book, schuck full
of sensible advice for all, is written b
. an able practicing physician. There al
g chapters on insomnia, the care of til
G teeth, colds and their causes, cough
+, that tiresome feeling, headache
! nerves, cnrpuleney, rheumatism, t,
phoid, children 5 diseases, hair an
: heads, the quest Of beauty, and an G:
/ position of DR.. w. H. Fitzgerald
I Hartford, Conn., theory of ana
gesia' under the title of Push Il
! Health Button.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16
At the Library
New Books
New Books

By Motor to the Golden Gate, Mrs.
Emily Post.
An interesting account of trip by
from New York to San
Francisco. The trip took twenty-seven
days and the travellers, two women and
one man, give full information about the
best roads to follow, the best hotels
and garages: they also include their
daily expense account and twenty-seven
map drawings of local places. The book
will be useful to the intending travel
er and entertaining reading to the per
son who must stay at home.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-12-30

rs THE
Best Poultry Good Known.
Great Egg Producer.
WE GRIND r. EVERY DAY
ON OUR
Hobart Electric Bons Min.
J. g. GIRoN,
CITY MARKET.
RECEIVERS TARLEAU AND FINAL
ACCOUNT
M. BORNE VS.. ALEXANDER HARD
WOOD co, LTD.
No. 1891. Cru Docket, Sixteenth
Judicial District Court, Parish
Of st. Landry, La.

Whereas i 7. Lewis and II Is
Milkey, ioint receivers of the Alex.
aader Hardwod Company. Limited.
faye fled their final tableau / d ac-
ccrdaTce with the decree Of the
Supreme Court Ct Louisiana, ii the
aae numbered and entitled cause
apanied by their petition PRAY
toe hofaolagation Of the same
ard. whereas.
Fhe prayer Of said petition has
ben granted By an order Of cours
hs.rfng date 1915. notice Is
ever h al parties interested 10
make opbEion to said tabIeaa To
file sane ii writing in my once with
y lie time required by law why said
taf ear should not be homologatea
pled.
haSRY LAsTRAPEs, JR.,
dec sS Clerk Of Court
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-12-30

lot No. W.-Two boilers,
planners and one re-saw, at Aleaaads
DIR Sicily, on Bayou Teche.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS Cash
JOS H. SIBILLE.
de 9-6t Administers oE