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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26
Democratic Candidates.
(Snrinrfield Renorter.l

The Democrats of Vermont hold their
biennial convention for the nomination
of governor one day earlier than do the
Republicans. AS yet there seems to be
no one looming in sight for the nomina-
ton. 1t would seem to the Reporter
that any one of three clergymen might
make good campaigners, if they would
consent to run: Rev. j. B. Reardon Of
Barre, who is slated as the chairman of
the convention; the Rev. j. Wesley
Miller, of Bethel, who has represented
that town for the past six years in the
legislature and has easily won place
as one of the ablest debaters and
soundest advisers of that body; and
the Rev. Arthur w. Hewitt of Plain
field, who has been a new member OF
the legislature for two terms, was chair
man of the committee on education
at the last session, and is now mem
Der of the state educational commits
sion. Either of these men would
honor the party, and tend to give dig
nifty and impressiveness, as well as zest
and enthusiasm, to campaign that
might otherwise be tame and unlnter-
esting. Why not one of them?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26

Big as are the affairs which are mo-
nopolizing the attention of the United
States government. executive and leg
isiative, it is possible that a more i'm
mediately imperative one may break
upon the country within a few days.
Next Saturday the time limit set by
the railroad unions for an answer to
their demand by the railroad compa-
MES expires. A nation wide strike
may result. And that strike may be-
come of such serious relation to the
whole industrial and commercial life
of the country as to demand the inter
position Of the government. The par
alvsis of the whole business of trans
portation would be national calamity
1t would he condition in many ways
more serious than any but a first class
. war. In case where the public util
tiles are concerned there ought to be
some form of compulsory arbitration
to bring the two disputing factions to
gether If the conditions come where
the transportation system is disabled
it is possible that congress might take
la more drastic action than either the
labor unionists or the railway manag
ers have considered possible.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26
Fair and Good Politics.
(Rutland News.)

The selection of Frank E. Howe of
Bennington, former lieutenant govern
or, to be temporary chairman of the
Republican state convention to be held
in Montpelier May % for the purpose
of electing delegates at large to the
Republican national convention to be
held in Chicago, and of Judge Charles
H. Darling of Burlington to be chair
man of the committee on resolutions,
as it appears to The News, is not onl!
eminently fair but also good politics.
AS it is well known, the former lieu
tenant governor is a progressive Repub-
lican, while Judge Darling fairly typi-
ies the old-line or conservative ele-
ment in the party. Presumably the OBJ
iect of the state committee Is to have
these two elements in the party thus
recognized at the convention, and it
is certainly in the interest of harmony
and the restoration of a solidarity that
would be eminently desirable, if pos
sible of attainment, in this presidential
wear.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26
STATE NEWS NOTES.
winooski Woman Bigamist.

Ida Plat, Winooski, in municipal
court Saturday pleaded guilty to a
charge of bigamy and was remande3
back to jail to await sentence. Her
maiden name was Waite, daughter of
Martin Waite. She was married first
to John Bissette in northern New
York and after living with him few
years, left him and is said to have
lived with his brother. August. for
seven or eight years without being
married. Five years ago she married
Hormidas Pratt in Essex Junction and
lived with him five years before he
found out that she had been married
and had never had a divorce. When
he married her it appeared he could
not read or write. and when he asked
If she had ever been married before
and whether she had ever been di-
voreed, she produced paper purport-
ing to be a decree of divorce.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26
INCOME TAX ABOVE 100000, 600.
Business Boom Brings Jump in Indi-
vidual Earnings.

WASHINGTON, April 26.-Treasu-
ry department officials are of the opin-
ion that the income tax now being
collected will exceed $l00,000000. Elk
perts of the internal revenue bureau
predict that the total collections would
reach $l06,000,o00. This sum involves
an increase of approximately $25,000,-
600 over last year S collections.
The increase is attributed by treasu-
ry officials to the business expansion
which has taken place in the past
year. The increases are said to have
figured in returns on personal incomes
as well as the earnings of corpora
tons The returns, it is said, have dis
closed many surprisingly large in
comes among men in the ordinary
walks of life
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26

morning with both tonsils at rest, ana
before night find that they have grown
to the size of a premium cabbage and
are fomenting discord with great
rapidity.
Tonsilitis is always accompanied b.
a gloomy feeling and lively impress
sion that the neck is in a state of re-
bellion. The only way to cure tonsili-
It's is to lie fat on the back, abstain
from frivolous conversation and solid
food and try to repent ere it is too
late. Some people apply several dol
lars worth of liquid medicine, while
others clamp themselves to the fever
ish brow of the hot-water bag. The
only effective remedy, however, is a
dose of Spartan fortitude and a calm
childlike faith in future state.
1t is a reproach to our boasted medi-
cal science that while a doctor can
cure a broken leg or a sprained rib
he is as helpless before an attack OF
tonsilitis as cross-eved man at a
turkey shoot. 1t would be an act OF
righteous retribution if every doctor
who has agreed to cure tonsilitis by
spraying the throat with pink pellets
would have to spray few on him
! self and watch results.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26
Testing Canadian Milk.

r. W. Lamson, J. L. Solenslly, bac-
terlologists, of Washington, D. c., have
established headquarters in the feder-
al building, Newport. All importa-
TONS of milk and cream products from
Canada will be sampled and tested for
impurities. While the bacteriologistS
Will have their headquarters in New
port, all milk and cream products of
ferred for import at the several ports
OF entry along the Canadian border in
Vermont will come under their super
vision.
This work was begun last fall but
suspended during the winter. The
testing will continue during the entire
season, it is expected
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26
HastY Marriages.
Springfield Reporter. }
year.

Bellows Falls is forging to the front
as a rival of Brattleboro as mar
riage mart. In each case couples from
Massachusetts come to Vermont to
get married for the reason that they
do not wish to wait five days for the
legal notice required in Massachusetts.
If couple cannot wait FIVE days they
had better call the wedding off alto
gether. There are too many hasty mar
riages, and it would be a good thing
for Vermont to enact law requiring
similar notice of FIVE days before
any couple could get married In this
state. Such law would tend to reduce
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26

The state inspector has not found a
single specimen of maple sugar or
syrup below the required standard.
That speaks well for the honesty of
the Vermont farmer The product is
pure when it leaves the state, but
many things happen to it before it
goes on sale in the big city markets
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26
Member of the Associated Press.

The Reformer is on sale every evening
10y the following news dealers:
Rrattleboro, Brattleboro News Co
Park Drug store, &. w. Cleaveland d
r.. Cutler Il Co. (Esteyville).
West BrattIeboro, J. /. Stocl1wen.
East Dummerston, NJ. L. Brown.
Putney, NJ. G.. Williams
Newfane, n. NJ. Batchelder.
Townshend, 9. w. Cutler.
West ToWnshend, c. II. Grout
Jamaica, r. ]. Daggett
South Londonderry, f. II. Tyler
South Vernon, Z. b. Buffum.
Streeter
Hlnsdae, N. H., w H. Lyman.
Bellows, Falls, VT, Depot Restaurant
Windsor, VT, Windsor Restaurant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26
PosrMIsrREss OPPOSED.
Miss Alexander Not Yet Re-appointed
at NorthfeId, Mass.

Miss Lillian r. Alexander, postmis-
tress at NorthfeId Mass, whose term
expired some weeks ago, has not yet
been reappointed.
1t is understood there is some oppo-
sition to re-appointment on the part
of persons who feel that their candidate
should have the Office Miss Ellen X
CalIaghan is understood to be an aspir-
ant \ petition IS being circulated
among the citizens of Mortified in be-
half OF the present incumbent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26

Congressman Mann of Illinois has
been severely criticised, and none too
severely, for calling President Wilson
''blue-nosed Presbyterian. 1t was
an unfortunate slip on the part of the
congressman. Criticism, even of the
president, is entirely in order, but
nothing is gained by descending to
cheap personal abuse.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26
Glass Driven into Eve.

Miss Catherine Wilcox, one of the
instructors at Peoples academy, Nor
risville, had a serious accident Friday
evening while playing tennis at the
gymnasium. Miss Wilcox s glasses
were struck by a passing ball, and the
lens broken, so that some of the par.
ticles of the glass lodged in one eye
She went to Burlington Saturday ac-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26
TO ADVERTISERS,

Transient advertising-Ru of paper.
so 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 80 per cent discount
for each subsequent insertion without
change of copy.
Position 10 per cent extra
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26
w. j. DEAN A SUICIDE.
Groton Man Who Shot Himself Was
in Ill Health and Despondent

>. GROTON, April 26. - William J.
Dean, aged about 80, shot and instant
ly killed himself yesterday at his home
here. He had been in poor health all
winter and dependency over his con
dition is supposed to have been the
cause of his act. He is survived by a
wife, a son and his aged mother.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

1t is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery
of the paper each night, and it solicits
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,
It is only by this method that the pub
Usher can secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26
Congratulations to Ex-Gov. Mead.
Barre Times.)

Evidently the Rutland papers forgot
to congratulate Ex-Governor John a.
Mead on his 18th birthday anniversary,
which occurred Thursday, April so. =
Brattleboro Reforner.
1t seems to have escaped notice quite
generally throughout the state; but per
haps it is not too late for Ex-Governor
Mead s friends to extend their congratu-
lations.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26

by Prof Robert Merrill,
md underwent an operation. It is not
hought the sight win be destroyed,
out the young lady will remain there
for some time, so that the eye can be
treated by specialists.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26

Lake, British commander in chief il
Mesopotamia, admitting that a Brit
ish attack against the Turkish posi-
tions IT Beitissa resulted in complete
failure The report indicated that the
British lost heavily
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26

The Chicago man, who as member
of the legislature fought the bill for
shorter work day for women, say
ing they could stand on their feet -
hours day perfectly well, has just
been defeated for the judgeship by the
votes of women, who remembered his
work Experience may have taught
him that women voters can judge men,
if he cannot judge women.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26
Everyday
WiSdOrnH @!SA
u.T = m #eso& ~ z,

Eventually someone will succeed in
diseiplining the oyster and make i
fortune with trained oysters in vaude-
vile.
There are five kinds of ice: 80, 100,
IS, 80 and 25 pound.
Richmond, Indiana, has d traffic
policeman, blind hand-organ grinder,
and several miles of paved streets.
Instead of licking postage stamp,
it is much more sanitary to sneeze.
A country court house gets used a
lot as figure of speech. There il
always at least one man in a country
seat who has the reputation of having
drunk enough whislSey to float the
court house.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26

Macmillan Harden, the Berlin news
paper editor who says SO frankly what
he thinks or what he believes ought
to be said, uses a figure of speech to
warn Germany of the untenabie nature
of her position in the submarine
controversy with the, United States.
He has written and has printed in
q Die Zukunft'' an imaginary speech
for President Wilson, in which the dis
advantages to Germany of break
with the United States are pointed out
and the right of this country to sell
munitions to Germany s enemies is de
Tended. One sentence in Mr.. Harden IS
articles is especially significant. He
makes Mr.. Wilson say: q demand
that Germany shall publicly disasso-
ciate herself from every community OF
foolish patriots who misuse our hos
pitality to upset our civil peace"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26

trouble absolutely cannot happen
with the new KeeLock. Lenses are
cemented in solidly without pressure
and they can never loosen. You can
hardly appreciate the handsome ap-
pearance of KeeLock mountings
unless you see them.
We will demonstrate if you will
call.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26
TURKS KILL 5000 BRITISH.

CUHoCaHCIHUpIe htpUTts ATTACK at Bel
tissa Coast Dear.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 90. -
The British relief force on the Tigris
in an unsuccessful attack against the
Turkish positions which separate them
from Kutel-Amara lost 5000 killed,
while the Turkish losses were insignif
cant, the Turkish war office reports.
The following statement was issued:
In Mesopotamia the British were
repulsed at Beitissa on Thursday and
at Felahie on Saturday, when their
losses were 5000 killed. Our losses
were insignificant =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26

the number of divorces, and so help
TO save the institution of matrimony
from being still further disgraced.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26

An African frog sounds call M
der water that can be heard for long
distances.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26

The British war office gave out a
report last night from Gen. Sir Percy
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26
These arms Straighten


This is a common
fault of most rim
less glasses. And
it is positively
harmful to the eye
sight besides be
ing annoying and
dangerous. That
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26

Instead of licking postage stamp
it is much more sanitary to sneexe.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-26

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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-08-12
nOYT'S HEADACHE AND
NEURALGIA COL GNE
INDIANS IN HIGH POSITION
Members Of Parker Family Have
Proved Themselves Capable In
Places Of Responsibility.

Foremost among the '-red bloods"
are the Parkers-father md son.
They come of line of distinguished
ancestors, Of the Seneca TRIBE Of the
Iroquois stock. Frederick e. Parker,
the father, is nephew Of Gen. ELI
Parker, Grants military secretary and
the co-worker of Lewis II. Morgan. He
Is man of fine presence and attain
ments. A resident of White Plains,
N. Y, he has been a patent factor for
clean government and social reform
In his community. Mr.. Parker holds
the responsible position Of statistican
In the department Of revenue Of the
New York Central railroad, having
charge of all Offices, including more
than a thousand agents, between Chi
cago and New York.
The son, Arthur G. Parker, brill
liant young archeologist, since his ap-
pointment to the New York State mu-
scum, has practically created new
archaeological museum. He Is writer
of note, editor general of the American
Indian Magazine. member of the
American chronological and Sociology
cal societies, the 1915 medalist or
Chicago University for Indian research
and one Of the ten American archeolo-
gists appointed to the Pan-AmericaD
Scientific congress.-Christian Herald
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-08-12
Hopes of Men Revived.

Camp Ferris, Grayling.-While they
are still impatient to be on the move,
the Michigan troops still ut Camp Fer
ris have been encouraged by the assur-
ances that they will be moved to the
border as soon as they are fully
equipped. Many of the men had be-
come confident that they would never
be sent South and with no prospect Of
any active service they were getting
very anxious to get home. With the
promise that they are to be sent South,
however, they are waiting more pa
tiently for the orders to come.
The assurance that the men here
Will be sent South as soon as they are
equipped is given by Maj. Frank L.
Wells, senior mastering officer.
Many OF the soldiers here have been
getting plenty Of excitement In fight
Ing forest fires and this wosk has
served TO break the monotony of camp
life. The detachments detailed to aid
In the fight against the fires have In
cluded almost every man In the camp
Mt various times and while the men
have had some strenuous times they
have not grumbled, but have worked
with will.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-08-12
wolverines In Clash.

Company E, Thirty-frst Michigan
infantry. has had Its first brush with
the enemy" but In this case the
enemy" consisted of other United
States soldiers and not Mexicans.
The clash came when several MEM
bers Of Pennsylvania regiment. on
their way to their own camp, were
halted by Private Alex Lewis of Com.
pany Il. which was guarding $4,000
horses and mules at Fort Bliss. The
Michigan men had been ordered to let
no one pass down a certain road. and
when the Pennsylvania boys tried to
pass on this road they were stopped.
The Pennsylvania men left, but re-
turned few minutes later, when they
overpowered Lewis and began to beat
him. Lewis fired two shots and as
his assailants left they were stopped
by another Michigan sentry. who fired
when the men refused to stop.
After an investigation of the matter
by General Bell the Michigan boys
were exonerated.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-08-12
They Live In Pickle Salt.

Just west of promontory Point Sta
lion, Utah, is a pond cut Off from the
Great Salt lnke by the railroad en-
bankment. At times Of high water in
the lake this reservoir fills by percola-
ton through the embankment, but dur
ing the summer this water is concen-
trated to brine by evaporation. The
deep pink color Of the brine Is a phe-
nomenon that appears In salt ponds
generally when a certain concentra-
ton is reached. In the salt ponds Of
San Francisco bay this color is due
to a certain bacillus which lives In
saturated brines and also in the heaps
Of salt as 1t is piled for drainage and
shipment. Prohibitive to life as such
IN environment might be considered,
strong natural brines are, In fact, in
habited by a number of minute organ
isms-animals as well as plants. The
pink color disappears In winter or
when fresh water is introduced into
the pond. The Southern Pacific COM
pany has done some experimental
work on preserving piles and railroad
ties by soaking them In the pond.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-08-12
APPLICATIONS FOR
RELEASE RETURNED
Were Not Accompanied by Sup
porting Affidavits, as Is
Required.
MAY OCCASION LONG DELAY
Fewer Petitions for Discharge Are
Now Being Received From Men,
beers Of the Michigan
Contingent.

El PasO, Textile release OF those
members of the Michigan regiments
who have made applications for dis
charges on the ground that they have
families dependent upon them has
been delayed and 1t Is thought that 1t
may be two or three weeks before
any discharges are granted. All the
applications which had been approved
by Colonel Barlow and forwarded to
the department headquarters were re-
turned to the Michigan commander
with the explanation that they did not
have sufficient supporting afiidavits,
II was pointed out that, besides the
statements of relatives and employers
that Guardsman is the sole means
of support Of certain relatives, each
application must be accompanied by
two supporting aflidavlts made by dis
Interested persons.
Receipts of applications for dis
charges from the Michigan contingent
in III Paso practically Is at II stand
still Two or three stragglers each day
is the limit, according to Colonies Bar
low and Coville. This lack Of desire
to return is attributable to the action
Of eastern employers I'm providing for
the families Of the men.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-08-12
REFRESHMENTS WERE ON HIM
Wall Street Man, APPLY Designated
by Smart Younester, Had to
Acknowledge q Hit.

Samuel O'Keefe, q retired Wall
street man, is almost daily visitor at
the Hospital for Joint Diseases, One
Hundred and Twenty-Fourth street
and Madison avenue. New York. where
q friend Is receiving treatment. There
are many invalid children at the hos
pital and Mr.. O'Keefe often takes them
candy, and on one memorable occa-
sion imported a consignment Of char
lotte russo.
A day or two following the charlotte
russo festival he visited the children's
ward again, and was greeted by loud
shouts of approval. His arrival was
first noted by little boy, said by the
nurses to be "as smart as q whip" who.
shouted gleefully:
"Oh, look! Here comes the char
lotte roosteri"
Under the circumstances Mr..
O'Keefe felt that any further refresh
ments ought to be ION him."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-08-12
Few Before Summary Court.

The monthly report of Col. A. G..
Pack, summary court officer for the
Thirty-frst, shows IL soldiers tried
for minor Offenses In July. The Sc
yerest sentence went to Frank
Whlted, II powerful youth of Jackson,
Mich, who was put In military prison
and ut hard labor for Il month for
striking the cook, who gave him Il
small potato. Whited Is the man who
whipped two blacksmiths on the
stA.ets of Jackson during prepared
ness parade because they yelled Tin
soldiers" at the militia.
Capt. Richard Smith explained mt
the trial that small portions are
given the soldiers at meals on first
servings and as many subsequent
helpings as they wish. This saves
ten per cent OF the food from going
into the garbage can.
The court took little stock In
Whited's plea that he was suffering
from sun stroke when he hit the cook
or when six soldiers tried In vain to
overpower him.