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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21
What Is the Answer?
(Swanton Courier)

The hottest senatorial fight on rec
ord is ended. The three cornered
scrap is over. Now the good people of
Vermont are privileged to enjoy rest.
By the overwhelming figures of Senator
Pages vote, the junior senator is re-
nominated in way that leaves no
doubt as to the fact that Page Is the
people s choice.
Vermonters said plainly enough that
they are positive in their intentions TO
preserve the good old customs of re
warding faithful public servants, OF
keeping her senatorial sons in Washing
ton as long as they are fit and behave
as they should. Vermonters said plain
| ly enough that they believe in gaining
prestige by virtue of service, that they
do not care to use the Vermont senator
ship as a plaything, that they positively
will not crafty personal political am
billions with big things at stake. Yer
monters were very emphatic i'll all this
The people have done what they
thought was right and Senator Page
should feel very proud indeed that Yer
mont was so flat-footed in respect tC
the voters wishes. No doubt he does
Congratulations to Mr.. Page.
The men of Franklin county, too
have every reason to feel elated Owe
the fact that the Green Mountain boy
believe in fair play and a square deal
They should feel elated because
when Senator Page retires, Franklin
county, you know, Will be somewhat in
terested in his successor. The way i
paved
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21

We shall all give the glad hand to
the boys of the First Vermont regiment,
who are now returning from the Mexi-
can border, after nearly three months
of strenuous training under trying con
ditions. 1t speaks well for the change
in sanitation since 1898 that nearly all
of the boys at Eagle Pass have remained
i'll good health and that no serious cpl
denies have swept through their ranks,
when we remember the large death rate
and the physical wrecks from typhoid,
malaria and other diseases among our
poorly equipped and poorly fed volun-
tcers who answered the call in the
Spanish-American war. The call to the
border this year may be only an Incl
dent in history-we hope so. But let
lit be remembered that it found the
First Vermont regiment ready, and that
it was one of the first organizations
among all the national guard of the
country to start southwark. And while
these boys who are now returning did
not face death and privations on a for
cign soil, give them due credit that they
had the spirit and the will and were
ready to do so if their country demand
ed the sacrifice. We shall be glad to
have our boys of 1916 safely back home
\ but let US give them due honor for
what they dared and were willing to dc
when they went forward to face what
appeared to them unknown perils and
dangers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21
SAYS TALL HORSES
LACK ENDURANCE
Little Four Year-Old Arab, Kingfisher,
Outlasts the Big Ones in Pur-
suit of Villa

The return of the Arab stallion King
fisher from Mexico, looking about as
well as when he went out in pursuit
OF Pancho Villa, has revived the old
controversy among army officers and
horsemen of the border relative to the
merits of big horses and little ones for
campaigning in the cactus belt. King
fisher Is the four-year-old colt that
Colonel Spencer Borden of Fall River,
Mass, presented to Major Frank Temp
kins, of the Twelfth cavalry, about
year ago, with view to testing the
suitability of the Arab horse for army
work, and that Major Tompkins rode
all through the long, hard chase after
Villa. His dam, Halcyon, won the en-
durance ride promoted by the Morgan
Horse club, from Fort Ethan Allen to
White River Junction, few years ago
She is now doing service as a saddle
horse in Central Park, New York. Both
mare and colt are under fifteen hands
high
Writing from Douglas, Ariz, to Major
g. A. Benton of New York, Major j. G.
Harbord of the First cavalry says con
corning the performance of King
| fiSher:-
81 think you will be interested in
the enclosed clipping from the Douglas
evening paper. / think the fellow is a
liar about some of the things he says,
but what he says about the big horses
playing out and Major Tompkin s Arab
coming through so well is substantiated
by Major j. A. Ryan, Thirteenth cav
airy, who has told us the same thing,
and says Tompkins' s Arab came
through looking about as well as when
| bo IN, +ho4 - IL
horse in the command that did ~
) The clipping is from the Douglas
, Daily International and is headed
Big Horses Worthless. 1t SAYS
; "The cavalry horses were mistake
, 1t was proved conclusively that the
| large, high bred horses so zealously adj
, vocated by Colonel Allen and other
} army officers are next to worthless on
real march. Without baled hay and
) oats three times a day they sicken and
die like invalids. They walk or trot
7 with their heads turned to the sky,
l stepping on every stone in the road
that could be stumbled over. Turn them
= out i'll some nice grass and they won t
eat 1t, but Will hunt around for a hay
$ chute. But YOU can t carry baled hay
f on that kind of a trip. They are not
n accustomed to hobbling, and will break
i their necks if hobbies are placed on
Y them Give them a chance to walk over
? the edge of precipice and they will
f do it. Major Tompkins went into Mexi-
). co on an Arab stud. He proved to be
i the finest animal | ever saw for such
/ work; tougher, stronger, more spirited
! than the native pony. He was the snap
). Ipiest horse in the camp, but ate less
, and drank less than any other.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21

Keeping up with the crowd is an
to stretch $4,000 income over
a S. 900 expense account.
One of the first things a young mar
ried man encounters is stern refusal
on the part of his weekly salary to lap
around the monthly bills and have any
thing left for gasoline. This is because
ANYBODY who has muscular strength
enough to sign a relay of pink promls-
sorry notes can own an automobile and
throw dust in the eyes of neighbors
who did not buy until they could see
where the money for an extra tire on
the rim was coming from.
One of the best tests of pluck and
endurance young married couple can
have is to mingle in a crowd of pluto
cratic companions without wanting to
pawn all of the wedding presents in
order to keep up. The greatest treasure
on earth is wife who has social am
billions, but who does not find it nee
essary to dress like style show model
in order to get invited out. High society
recognizes money, but there is a brand
which would rather have a few brains
along with it, and it costs less to carry
| brains than it does diamond tiaras and
chiffon velvet wraps.
Keeping up with the crowd i'll I
small town is just as difficult as it i
| TProtected nv The De
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21
KEEPING UP WITH THE CROWD

in 4 larger one, for III each case the
crowd is split up into minute crowdlets,
ranging from champagne suppers to the
peanut sandwich spread. The trouble
is that few people are satisfied with the
crowd nature and their income designed
them for, but are cternally trying TO
move up step or two and get into
the wircwheeled limousine class. Many
u wife has tried to climb into this
class and drag her husband with her,
but before they were half way up their
progress was impeded by the muffied
accents of foreclosure sale.
On the other hand thousands of peo-
pie who were born with nothing but X
set of plain features and few layers
Of horse sense are living III a state of
unbroken peace without a solitary top
hat or evening gown. As a rule, it will
be found that these people can borrow
money at the bank without having their
collateral paved over by the board of
directors. When q man is unhappy be,
cause he is not leading the procession
in a twin-six which will not be paid
for until Mexico is pacifed, it shows
that the inside of his head needs up
holstering with some different material
1t is all right to keep up with the
crowd when you don t have to borrow
short time money in order to get by.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21
UNIONS OPPOSE HUGHES.
Engineers, Conductors and Firemen
Urged to Support Mr.. Wilson.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 21.-Urg-
ing that labor support President Wilson
in his campaign for reelection w. G.
Lee, president of the Brotherhood Of
Railroad Trainmen, has sent out a
bulletin in which it was urgently re
.quested that the position taken by Pres
ident Wilson and both branches of
congress be not forgotten and that all
members use every honorable means to
retain in office regardless of partisan
belief those who have proven their loyal
ty to the cause of labor.
Similar bulletins have been prepared
by Warren S. Stone of the engineers,
A. B. Garretson of the conductors and
w. S. Carter of the firemen.
The official organ of the trainmen,
The Railroad Trainmen, will present
an editorial in his coming issue attack
ing the attitude of Charles f. Hughes
on the eight-hour day law and urging
organized labor to support Wilson.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21
THIS FISH STORY A BIRD.
Anglers Friends Won't Swallow Yarn
That Rooster Took Bait.

PASSAIC, n. J., Sept 21.-Fred
Laux of Bloomfield is a faithful church
member who hitherto has borne an ex-
cellent reputation, and after ALL it
could have happened. So it is really
unfair for his friends to shul him, as
they do, since he first told the story
of his fishing trip this morning.
The story:
81 didn t have bite all the time |
was at the lake Returning, | met some
friends along the road and stopped to
talk. | leaned my rod against a tree
When / was ready to 60 on, l picked
it up and felt tug at the other end.
The reel began to sing and consider
able line ran out. | followed the line
and there, upon my honor gentlemen,
was a fat white rooster who had swal-
lowed the bait and incidentally the
hook 1t cost me $50 for the rooster,
and do YOU know
But no one stayed to hear the rest
of it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21
Up the Hill and Down.
(Rutland Herald.)

Apparently no one knows exactly
That is being done with the Vermont
egiment at the front or the Vermont
ecruits at Fort Ethan Allen. One day
he information comes forth that the
ecruits have been ordered to Eagle
ass; the next that the entire regi-
uent has been ordered home.
The latest information seems to be
hat the whole command will shortly
De returned to the fort and presume
by mustered out of the federal service
n due time.
If the war department had carefully
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21
Georgia Boys Making Money.
(St. Johnsburv Caledonian.N

The boys of Georgia are raising
thousands of pigs and make profit
of over $50 on each pig. Probably it
does not cost so much to raise a pig
in Georgia as it does in Vermont but
pigs can be raised at profit here.
Vermont boys would do well to learn
the Georgia boys methods and see if
they cannot make a tidy sum right at
home. Raising pigs at profit makes
more good farmers for Vermont than
columns of good advice.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21
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discount for each subsequent insertion,
without change of copy.
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for each subsequent insertion without
change of copy.
Position 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21

Now that the schools are in session it
behooves automobile drivers to exercise
the greatest caution at the periods
when the children have just been dis
missed from their studies. The boys
and girls, in the exuberance Of spirits,
will often jump suddenly from the side
walks to the highways without a look
as to what is coming. In a walk of
less than 200 yards on Main and High
streets one day this week the writer
saw three accidents very narrowly
averted.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21
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.
II is only by this method that the pub
Usher can secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21

ExGov. Walsh, in his talk to his fell
low members of the Irish Charitable
society in Boston the other evening on
his long trip to the Orient, was very
guarded in his statement about indie
pendence for the Filipinos. He said:
. 1t may be a mistake; it might do bet
ter to wait until our work is done.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21
Cause and Effect.
(Rutland Herald.)

The Brattleboro Reformer hits a nail
so hard on the head in the following
that it nearly makes the nail redhot:
Let it not be forgotten that New
port, the home of Arthur Rich of aft
davit fame, was one of the few towns
to 60 for Fletcher.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21

The Morrisville Messenger is peeved
and is ready to slap somebody on the
wrist. 1t calls Max Powell of Burling-
ton a perennial office seeker in noting
his defeat for the Republican nomina-
ton for representative by J. c. Stearns
p. S.-Perhaps the Messenger is right
about Max.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21

Barre has reason to feel proud of
its growing Importance as an educa-
tional center, with $50 students en-
rolled in Spaulding high school and
more than $50 in Goddard seminary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21

The average woman swallows flattery
just as a baby swallows buttons-re-
gardless of the trouble that may follow.
Twins occur about once in every 1000
births.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21
SEEK THE GOOD IN THIS WORLD,

and among the many good things you
will find life insurance. Send for a
description of our plans. National
Life ms. Co., of Vt. (Mutual) 9th
year-ALBERT C. LAIRD, Special
Agent, s Crosby Block.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21

If a man ever wishes he had been born
a woman it is when he observes the
foolish acts of other men.
New York state has PSI savings and
loan associations.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21

have felt far more like writing a Com
position-she now thought-if she had
taken a Walk.
"She put her hand to her head and
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ADVERTISE IN THE REFoRMER.
Evening journal., 1916-05-29
Test OF Strength This
week FOR ". 4. S. TEAM

Wilmington High School track team
has a hard week ahead. They will
compete three times this week. some
thing no other team of the school has
ever attempted.
Tomorrow the team will go to Read
ing where they have two legs on the
relay cup, and from present indica-
tions the winner OF this years relay
will get permanent possession of the
Berks county trophy, The Highlets
have well balanced team. and from
present dope" they have a good
chance TO bring home the bacon with
Kite. Silver. Topkis and Sproul COM
peting Besides these men tom"
Mcdonnell. the versatile high scorer;
Fairbanks. Winthrup Harrington and
Manager Walker will compete in their
favorite special events.
On Thursday the men will compete
against each other for their classes in
the twenty-hfth annual interclass
meet at Wawaset Park. Keen compe-
tition will be the rule that day. be-
cause liberal handicaps have been
given. This means the varsity" men.
with one days rest; must run their
best 20 win.
Then as a climax TO a strenuous
week the locals will meet Chester in
the second annual field and track meet
on Swarthmore Colleges field.
Evening journal., 1916-05-29
IRIS SPEAKER earns
HIS PAY As Player
Heads American League in
Hitting and Runs
Scored
DAUBERT BEST WITH
BAT IN NATIONAL S

Individual playing OF two Cleveland
stars-Tris Speaker and John Graney
according to averages printed yes
terday, and including games OF last
Wednesday, has contributed in no
small way to the success of the In
dians Speaker leads the batters OF
the American League with a percent
age of Sol, and has scored more runs
than any other player in the league,
having crossed the plate % times
Grancy leads the league in home
runs with 4 and in total bases with Ca.
Sisler OF St Louis. has caught up
with Judge. of Washington. in stolen
bases, each being credited with 10.
Washington leads the league in team
hitting with 25S. The 300 hitters OF
the league. counting only those who
have played in at least half OF the
games of their teams, are:
Speaker Cleveland, .36l; Nunama-
ker New York, .357. Milan. Washing
ton, 342; Strunk. Philadelphia, 342; (;
Burns. Detroit. .333 Roth. Cleveland.
1928; Hobltzell. Boston, 32O: Cobb,
Detroit. .3l3; E. Johnson. ST. Louis.
sos. and Shanks, Washington, .305.
Fine Pitching in Americans.
The 10 leading pitchers Of the
American League. including those
who have pitched in six or more
games won and lost with percentages
Of earned runs made off them. are:
Earned runs
Evening journal., 1916-05-29
MASKED MARVEL HERE
TO GRAPPLE ZBYSZKO

Unusual interest is being taken in
both OF the star wrestling bouts,
whicn are to take place at The Play
house this evening. II is certain that
two such bouts have never been
staged in Wilmington in one evening
before and lovers of the wrestling
game will see some of the finest work
which has ever been seen on loca!
stage.
The bout between zbysko and the
Masked Marvel would be well worth
the price of admission for both wrest-
lers are men of more than ordinary
ability and both have trained hard for
this bout and both are in excellent
condition. They are two of the clev-
crest men in the business and few
promoters would think of having an
other star bout when this one was on
the boards. The Playhouse people
think differently. however.
To many people the bout between
Christensen and George Lem will be
in every way as interesting as the
first named bout. Christensen is a
favorite in Wilmington. and won
praise in previous bouts All will
remember how he threw Heracl, the
local strong man, and also how he
gave hard struggle to Ed. Lewis.
Lem is another man who is Just as
clever as his opponent and the public
may expect to see one OF the closest
and most interesting matches which
mas ever been put on in Wilmington
When 1t is remembered that both of
these star bouts are to be given IN
one evening. it can be understood that
the public is going to get something
entirely out Of the ordinary in the way
Evening journal., 1916-05-29
NEWCOMD BREAKS STRAIGHT
IN LEAGUE SHOOT OFF

Charles H. Newcomb treated a big
crowd of spectators to brilliant ex-
hibition of shooting at the Philadel-
phia Electric Gun Club, at Observa-
tory Hill. on Saturday afternoon,
when he won the Philadelphia League
shoot-off with a perfect score OF 90
straight Newcomb was pitted against
Harry Fisher, of the Clearview Gun
Club, and ]. b. McHugh. Of the DUPONT
Trapshooting Club. of Wilmington,
the trio having tied in the five-shoot
competition of the Philadelphia
League for second place. AS a neutral
ground was necessary for a shoot-on'
the Electric Club rendered its traps.
Newcomb smashed all OF his targets
to the forty-eight without the semb-
lance of a miss. The fOrty-ninth tar
get was thrown against the back
ground of a willow tree. and the
champion momentarily lost it. but
Just managed to nip il as it passed
over the fence. Fisher finished sec
ond with AS, and McHugh broke A.
The feature event brought 81 shoot
ers to the traps and the majority shot
a 50-target program, though some
competed at 100 targets. On the 100
target total Newcomb tied with E. G.
Ford on scores Of &C.
Dr. Snyder "a. Sherm 10. Romig 1S.
Goldstein 81, Derrick IS. McHugh 25,
Mayer 16. H. Fisher 46. Griffith SS,
Ford SO. Apker 3S. Kearney 33, Belts
80. II. Fl. Roberts 90 Schultz 20. Pow
ell a. Yarnall %. Shade 16, F. Rich
ter 16, Baird "a, Fontaine As. F. A.
Johnson "A. Mrs. Johnson Al, DR.. Ba-
der Is Martin %. L. Brown "a. Meigs
Z. Stout 16. Dando 35. w Roberts 10.
Seebold %. J Eglin 10. Newcomb 9s.
Bradbury s. Taylor II. c. Silcox 16.
Humphries t2
Evening journal., 1916-05-29

mort have failed 70 win game, pul
It's shame the way that Newport
aggregation is being kicked around
Brandvwine took the old men out
there on Saturday. and they way they
mussed up the Paint Mixers was
mighty close to sin They raped
Jake Hogan for seventeen singles
three doubles and stole five bases.
That's pretty good ball playing by
old men. But the worst is to come.
Bill Crouch was on the firing line
again. and his contribution was six
teen strike-Outs and three hits Tor
his opponents and four wallops for
himself. The Brandywiners collected
twenty bingles and finished the job
without a tumble Every man on the
team got a hit. Can you beat II?
Brownson handled Eastlake in
somewhat the same shameful man
ner, shutting the lads out Of the run
getting and handing them but two
hits Lutz and Mike Flood never
worked better Clarence whined
thirteen men. walked only one and
smashed out a triple Doherty got
hold OF a club that suited him to per-
feotion and tore off triple and two
singles. Huston and Piplno were the
only Eastlakers who got anything
that looked like clean stripes.
Denny Mccarthy says its first place
for him sure
Eden didn't accord Frank Dunn a
very cordial welcome frankie took
over the Pioneers before the game and
went into the business with all sails
set towar da win. It's true that his
club out-hit Stoney August's bunch.
but the club that wins a ball game
is the club that gets the most men
over the pan. Stoney did this and.
Of course, won. You must hand
Frankie credit for being a walloper.
He ripped off four singles and scored
three runs. Realizing that the Pho
neers cannot win with four good ball
players. frankie hung around head
quarters long enough on Saturday
night to lop off five fellows who
thought they could play ball and ia
grab the Hancock OF one lad whom
Dunn knows can play the game. And
some more will come and go this
week. Frank says.
All that can be said about the
Bancroft Vandever game az this time
is that Bancroft won. 6 TO 0. The Van
dever scorekeeper disappeared after
the game and hasn't been seen since.
Here are the scores:
A .rr.