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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-24
EAST JAMAICA.

Miss Mary Burns of East Dover is at
n. d. Allen s.
Miss lola Gleason was in Brattle-
boro Monday afternoon.
Mrs. John Underwood is keeping
house for her son, B. 4. Vinton.
Frank Leonard and son of Townshend
were here at their farm Monday.
Mrs. Ralph Howe and Muriel Grout
have been victims of grip, but are bet
ter.
Frederic Butler is home from Lee
land and Gray seminary for short va
cation.
Mrs. Bert Perry and daughter, Ruby.
OF Wardsboro were at j. II. Peek s
Saturday.
Mrs. c. L. Allen and daughter, Ruth.
of South Londonderry visited relatives
here this week
Ralph Howe, who went to the Me-
mortal hospital two weeks ago for
treatment for a broken arm, is expect
ed home this week
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-24
JAMAICA.

The village schools will close this
week.
Mrs. Stella PIERCE, who has been i'll,
is better
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Allen were in
Brattleboro Saturday.
Eleanor Allen has been i'll, but is
able to be out again
Miss Farr, a trained nurse, is car
ing for Leon Torrey
Leon Torrey, who is critically i'll.
remains about the same
A. B. Stark has finished working for
the Last Block company.
Mrs. Hattie Allen of West Wards
boro is at Phineas Aliens
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Allen visited
his son, e. o. Allen, Wednesday.
Warren Johnson IS family moved
last week from the Blandin place.
Those reported i'll this week are
John Muzzy, Mrs. Ella Robinson. Elsie
Wheeler and Mrs. Gray
Miss Florence Cheney and Mrs
Grace Cheney spent Wednesday in
South Londonderry at Mrs. FELTON, IS.
Mrs. Lucy Kellogg went to Towns
bend to hear Mr.. Stewart IS speech on
prohibition, staying at C. C. Robin
, son s.
Washington s birthday exercises
were observed in the grammar school
Monday and in the primary room Wed
nesday.
The missionary tea at Mrs. c. L.
Sargent S was well attended, there be-
ing 80 present. The occasion was
much enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. j. Daggett went to
Brattleboro Friday. Ernest Martin at
tended the store and Miss Florence
Cheney the telephone.
Jesse, 6, son of Fred Bacon, injured
his left thumb Saturday afternoon
while playing with the grindstone ana
Dr. Thomas found it necessary to am.
putate it at the last joint.
At the Baptist church next Sunday
morning the pastor in his address will
name reasons why one should be q
Christian. This will be the introduc-
tory talk in a series to be given on
successive Sunday mornings, in the
course of which will be considered the
Christian s growth by way of prayer,
testimony and observance of the ordi-
nances. The second half of the series
will include the following topics: The
Christian at Home; The Christian
Abroad The Christian at Work; The
Christian at Play.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-24

President of the Polk Miller Drug
Company, Richmond, Va, is authority
for the following extraordinary state
ment:
L estimate that the business men of
this country could increase their eff
cheney fully ten per cent by taking an
occasional laxative and not neglecting
the bowels as most of them do.".
He also said that if the Department
OF Commerce in Washington would
present each business man In the coun-
try with a box of Rexan Orderlies, it
would be of great benefit to the ma
tonal welfare. Rexall Orderlies are
prompt in action, pleasant to take and
never grippe, can be used by men, wom-
en- or children, and are just the thing
Tor tonfng up sluggish livers.
we have the exclusive selling rights for
this great laxative.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-24
STRATTON.

Miss Ethel Eddy was at home from
Brattieboro to spend the weekend.
Mrs. Eugene Thomas is i'll with
mnmps and Mrs. Forrest Vose is i'll with
grip.
Frank Simester of Wilmington visit
ed his sister, Mrs. Lyman Davidson, re-
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Eddy went TO
BrattleboEo Wednesday to visit their
son, II. E. Eddy.
Miss Hattie Allen, who has been
spending the winter with her sister.
Mrs. 4. J. Pike, is visiting friends in
Jamaica
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-24

ADVERTISE IN THE REFoRMER
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-24

death, in Bellows Falls, of Mrs. Mary
Walte) Allbe, 81, Friday, Feb. IS.
Waite and a sister of Mrs. Sutton of
this village. Mr.. Waite did not attend
the funeral Monday, his mother, Mrs.
Mary Ann Waite, not being well.
Mrs. Nellie Payne is i'll and Miss
French of Weston is caring for her.
Mrs L. p. sheldon also is i'll. Mrs.
Calvin, Miss Nettie Walker. Mrs.
John Carleton and Mrs. Inland Sheldon
have been i'll, but are better. MANY
OF the school children are i'll with
colds. and grip.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-24
TOWNSHENU.
New Baptist Pastor Arrives.

Rev. Joseph Lawrence, wife, two
sons and two daughters arrived to
take possession of the Baptist parson-
age Monday evening. Sufficient furni-
ture was placed in the parsonage by
friends to serve until the arrival of
Mr.. Lawrence 5 household goods, and
a hot supper and cupboard full of tempt
ing cookery gave the family the right
sort OF welcome. Another son who is
attending an agricultural school in
Massachusetts will join the family
later.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-24

was made to Vermonters to stand as
bravely for clean and sober state and
nation as they did for free and united
nation IN the days of the conflict with
slavery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-24

Fred Hall of Manchester was in
town several days last week calling on
old friends
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Richardson of
Chester visited friends here the last
of the week.
A large number from this part of the
town attended the leap year ball in
Weston Friday evening.
There was an old fashioned ball in
Union hall Tuesday evening. Weed
en- s orchestra of Rockingham furnish
ed music
News has been received here of the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-04
Democratic Notes

As Republican Newspaper Sees II
There are some patriotic Republican
newspapers in America. One Of them
is the La Cross Tribune. After read
ing its latest editorial utterance, the
people must Judge what it thinks about
present-day Republican leaders and
whether or not it feels that the coun-
try's good will force it to the support
of Wilson. It says;
us the Republican party great
party standing for great principles?
despite its raising up Of false
prophets and sometimes dedication of
the golden calf, we have thought so.
Certainly it was a great party. Ger
tainly its rank and file represent much
of the strength of the country. Ger
tainly it processes great ideals and
makes great promises.
"Of its lapses from grace it has
heretofore never been possible to say
that the Republican party was petty
or that it was unpatriotic But GER
tain newspapers and prominent men
who presume to speak for the Repub-
liean party in Americas present ex-
tremities indulge in language both
petty and unpatriotic.
"Mr. Hughes cannot be elected in a
campaign of malignity and scurrility.
He cannot be elected by methods that
show no consideration for the worthy
man with whom he and his followers
are in honest political disagreement.
People-just plain people who talk
little and vote regularly-realize that
the mistakes of the President were
made in position fraught with such
delicacy and difficulty as has seldom
confronted a national executive. They
will hesitate to entrust the govern
ment, during the continuance of that
situation, to men whose campaign
methods suggest lack of that sense of
proportion and justice indispensable
to navigating the intricacies of the
blind and troubled channel we are
pursuing"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-04
PROVIDES UNIVERSAL
MILITARY TRAINING
of Business Organizations
Throughout Country Overwhelm-
ingly in Favor Of Such Policy

They have gone further and recorded
conclusive vote that a system of
universal military training is one
which will affect every man alike. In
other words, instead of being militar-
istic or aristocratic, it is thoroughly
democratic principle.
"finally, business men are not
afraid of compulsory military educa-
ton. They believe it will develop a
better balanced and more self-discip-
lined youth from which to build sue
ceeding generations Of American cit
liens. They have registered their
opinion that it will not only prepare
citizens for wars which all aope to
avoid, but will fill Them better fer vir-
lie, substantial peace which we all
hope to enjoy.
"The beginning of compulsory edu-
cation was regarded by famous Eng
fish philosopher, Herbert Spencer, as
the doom of progress; it has proved
to be one of its mainstays. The ac-
ceptance by the American people of
an equal obligation for military duty
on the part of all citizens should, it is
believed, prove of equal value. 1t is
now urged emphatically by a respon-
sible and conservative element Of the
public, and in this movement the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States will, therefore, be led, neces-
sarily, to play large part.
Change in Public Sentiment
"How many people in the United
States, even how many business men,
would have ventured six months ago
to predict that the commercial and
trade organizations Of the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States,
the leading business associations of
the country, would come out solidly
for universal military training? Yet
such prediction would, if anything,
have proved short of the truth. Bus
mess men have gone further. They
have registered their support Of a
system Of universal military training
which is to be enforced by law to pro-
vide adequate industrial, as well as
military and naval, forces, both in
peace and war. The system is not to
stop short at the brink of war and
turn the fate of the country over to
patriotic volunteers; it is to be en-
forced by law to provide man power
for defense in war.
"Public opinion has gone forward
with giant strides since the outbreak
of the European war, The army re-
organization law has already provid-
ed for regular force in excess of
100000 men--very nearly up to the
number called for by the General
Staff of the army and endorsed by the
referendum"
The statement, continuing, points
out that at present there is no bill be-
fore Congress for universal military
training.
"Yet,n it adds, "public opinion is
swinging strongly to final conclusion
on this vital matter. 1t is no exag-
geration to say that this is the most
momentous disclosure of public opin-
ion which has yet been produced"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-04
LOSS OF PROPERTY
AND LIVES BY EXPLOSION
OF NITROGLYCERINE


Dynamite, nitroglycerine and shrap-
mel explosions at Black Tom Island,
in New York, last Sunday; killed
about ten persons and destroyed mill
lions of property. Two carloads OF
dynamite and subsequently a carload
of nitroglycerine exploded, and at
tached cars loaded with munitions
consigned TO The European Allies, add
ed to the horror. For six hours shrap-
mel and ether munitions continued to
explode following the two terrific
blasts.
So violent was the force Of the ex-
plosions that they were felt distinctly
for almost a hundred miles away in
every direction. In New York City
sky-scrapers trembled, plate glass
fronts were blown out from the Bat
terry to Central Park. Guests in all
hotels were rudely awakened and hun
dreds who were literally thrown out
of their beds made frantic haste to
corridors and down to the first floors
in all stages of dress and undress.
Thirteen warehouses cut Of "a own
ed and operated by the National Stor-
age Company, were demolished into
ruins. They were all stored full of
goods of every description, including
10000 tons of raw sugar, this years
crop, and thousands of bales of to-
bacco. The sugar alone was valued
at between $3,O00,0O0 and $4,000
900. The loss is estimated at be-
tween $12,000,000 and $15,000,000.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-04
wilson and America,s spirit

President Wilson has never wanted
war. In the days when his opponents
attacked him and tried to goaa him
into the use of the armed forces Of the
United States, he remained steadfast
to his determination that he blood of
young American soldiers should never
be shed except as the last recourse in
the effort to uphold the honor of the
nation.
Once, when even greater eventuali-
ties were threatened, the patience Of
President Wilson's craftsmanship was
rewarded by diplomatic victory that
made the shedding of blood unneces-
sary. 1t was the Presidents previous
moderation that gave such force to
the ominous ultimatum which brought
full concession to the rights Of Amer
lea and humanity.
No President in the history of the
United States has ever placed the
cause of the people of the United
States upon a higher plane. No Pres
ident has ever struggled more valiant
ly to preserve peace with honor. His
critics have proved the case for Pres
ident Wilson. Their unanimous APP
prevail of his present course has not
dulled the edge of his desire for hon
orable peace.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-04
MANY LIVES LOST
IN FOREST FIRES

Forest fires raging in Northern
Ontario, Canada, on July 31st result
ed in the loss Of $50 to 200 lives, and
scores of persons were injured, many
of whom may die, is the news flashed
from Englehart, Ontario.
Reports thus far reached show that
81 persisted at Nushka, French Ca
madam settlement, and 81 at Mathe-
son. Cochrane has 18 dead and 81 in
jured, Iriquois Falls, Is dead and many
injured. and Ramore Is dead.
The number of killed at Porcupine
junction is not known, but the entire
town was destroyed except the rail-
road station.
The death list will be materially in
creased, it is feared, by victims in out
lying districts. There are apparently
we'll authenticated reports that many
prospectors have been trapped at
Tashota and Kowash. One farmer
and his 10 children are known to have
been burned, while the mans wife
was vainly seeking aid to check the
onrushing flames.
Refugees without food or clothing
poured into the large towns of the
burned districts, and energetic relief
work was organized by the citizens of
Englehart and relief trains sent out
to the sufferers.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-04

New York, July 23-The Chamber
of Commerce of the United States
made public today the result Of a
census recently taken of the various
chambers of commerce and other trade
organizations to ascertain the views
of the business men of the country on
universal military training.
More than $50 organizations re-
sponded and the result shows that 26
States voted unanimously in favor of
compulsory military training, while
the majority in favor of the PROPOSE
ton was substantial in sixteen of the
remaining States. Only one State,
Alabama, voted against the PROPOSE
ton, while no vote was recorded in
the five other States.
The District of Columbia, Alaska,
the Philippines and Hawaii, also voted
unanimously for the proposition, as
did also the membership Of the Amer
lean Chamber of Commerce in Paris.
How the States Voted
The States in which the chambers
and trade organizations voted unan-
mously are: Maine, Vermont, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Mary
land, Virginia, West Virginia, North
Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Louis
iaia, Arkansas, Tennessee, Texas, Ok
lahoma, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, S,
Dakota, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Idaho,
Oregon and Washington.
The States in which the vote, while
not unanimous, was overwhelmingly
in favor of the proposition, are: New
York, New Jersey, Massachusetts,,
Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois, Indi-
ana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri,
North Dakota, Colorado and Califor-
MIA. In South Carolina five organi-
cations voted for the proposition and
Shree voted against it, while in Mon
lana the vote was four to two in ia
yor of universal training.
The referendum submitted to the
various organizations to vote yes OF
no on, and which was drafted by the
Defense Committee of the National
Chamber of Commerce, was as fol-
ows:
"The committee, recognizing mill
AIRY obligation equally with the civic
obligations as fundamental duty OF
democratic citizenship in Republic,
md to establish a system which will
affect every man alike, recommends
hat universal military training be
| adopted as a fundamental democratic
principle of our military policy and
De enforced by law to furnish ade-
luate land, sea and industrial forces
n peace and war;"
Military Duty in Republic
"This is not a simple statement,
| he bulletin Of the National Chamber
yesterday says. "But the subject is
new and complicated one for Amer
cans and has many angles which are
as yet unfamiliar in this country. The
main point is that business men have
low recognized the military obliga-
ion in democracy as of equal rank
With the civic duties of citizens and
stated their conviction that recogni-
ion of this principle is fundamental
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-04
The Hyphen in
The Lead Belt
Mr.. Editor:

Mr.. Editor:
Since there is so much being said
now in the press of the country con-
,erning "hyphenated" citizens, ! am
moved to make few observations on
The subject along line that seems to
have some real connection with our
life as it is actually lived out-"in the
trenches, so to speak. Not the worst
sort Of citizens, by any means, are
ihese so-called "hyphenated" fellows,
as / hope to very clearly point out.
Here in America, we boast our
selves much over our freedom and
liberty, and we actually convince our
selves that we know a lot about it.
But I'm growing a bit skeptical, as
,egards some phases of this subject,
in recent years. However, our SIM
pie faith is the one establishing in
fiuence that keeps our ideals and in
situations from crumbling to destruc-
ton, and we must keep it at all haz-
ards. Only to keep it in good working
order, it requires some attention, oc-
casionally, as an engine does oil. Let
us look at matters candidly, just a
little. Here in the Lead Belt are sew
eraI thousand American laborers. Not
one of them but who can claim a
birth-right, and all its attendant priv
ileges in American citizenship, as sa-
cred as belongs to the richest holder
of stock in any of the great corpor-
ations doing business here. The right
to justice and decent respect for his
rights belongs as securely to him as
to any who ever trod our native soil
But Just let him conclude that his
interests are being exploited, and, as
consequence, attempt, by organic
ing his co-laborers into a compact fol
protection, to remedy the condition
and watch what happens. He is fired
his record scattered abroad in which
he is characterized as a striker, agi.
tator and general disturber; so thai
be is compelled to leave the country
for good, if he hopes to make liv
ing for himself and family.
On the other hand, there is lot Of
foreign iaborers, as you know, a
work here in the various mines. Jus
recently, when these fellows felt tina
their rights were being trampled up
on, they "struck" and struck in deaf
earnest. The company quickly grant
ed their demands. and they were pu
back to work with not mark agains
them, SO far as appearances would in
dicate. Same kind of labor and sam
kind Of conditions as the American
had on his hands, but how differen
the consequences.
Now where is our boasted advantag
| in being American citizens, if such Al
! unpgineipled set of Officials Is To re
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-04

To reach Pennington you can use
either one of the following routes:
(Yia St. Louis)
Iron Mountain-Leave st. Louis at
1850 or 9:05 a. M, arriving at Farm
ington over Electric Railway from De-
LaSSus at 1901 p. m.
M. R. & b. T.-Leave st. Louis al
1850 a. M, 1915 and 5:31 p. M, ar
irving at Pennington over Electric
Railway from Flat River at 1901 q
M, and GAG and 9:26 p. m.
From the South
Iron Mountain via Bismarck ano
DeLassus-Arrive at Pennington ov.
err Electric Railway at 1912 p. m.
Belmont Branch of Iron Mountain
Arrive at Pennington over Elec-
trio railway from DeLassus at 2:lt
p. m.
Cape Girardeau Northern-Arrive
at Pennington at $40 p. m. from
Cane Girardeau and intermediate
points. Going south the train leaves
Pennington at TOO a. m. Boil
trains make connections with Frisco
trains at Perryville Junction.
To Reach st. Louis
You can go over either of the roads
at the following hours:
M. r. & B. leave Farmingtor
over Electric Railway to Flat River
at 4:23 and 500 a. M, and 1:55 p. m.
arriving in St. Louis at 8;35 and l1:5l
a. m. and CLIO p. m. Fare from Farm
ington, $1.66. Round trip, 1922.
Iron Mountain-Leave Pennington
over Electric Railway to DeLassus a
1888 p. M, arriving in st. Louis a
6:10 p. m. Fare for one way from
Pennington, $1.90; round trip. $3.50
ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY RY. co
Time Table (Condensed).
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-04

Total ..............$ 51, 725, 000, 900
On the other side, Germany's ex-
penses, which to date are about S10.-
900, 1000, 900, it is estimated will be al
least $4,000, 100000 by the same
time; Austria's about $4,000, 900 900
Turkeys $600,000,000 and Bulgaria's
$523, 100000, or 34,120, 900, 900 for
the Tuetonic allies.
Then, there is Japan, who issued
an internal loan of $26,000,0 900 at the
beginning of the war and whose ex-
7enses in the capture of Kia Chou and
of the German Pacific archipelagoes
and their occupation have cost about
$100,000,000. San Marine, too, has
spent several hundred thousand dol
lars erecting anti-aircraft defenses
against Austrian aeroplanes. The
allies will thus have spent about $52,-
00O,0O0,000 and the Teutons $4,000
100000 at the end of three years Of
war.
These sums give total of about
$50, 900, 900, 900, somewhat less than
the estimate of Mr.. Finot, but agree
ing with the calculation that the cost
of the present war is more than dou-
BILE all the wars Of the Nineteenth Cen
fury, from those of Napoleon T., plus
all the wars of the first dozen years
of the present century.-Globe Dem.
ocrat.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-04
tain control of affairs?

tain control of affairs?
This sort of condition did not ex-
list in the day when Parsons and
Graves were influential factors in
mining circles in this district. Is there
not some way by which the selfish au-
tocrats, now at the helm, can be shorn
of their authority, and some genuine
Americans put into their places? Mr..
Robert Holmes, and others like him,
men who live among us and are re-
sponsive to our conditions and needs
are the kind of men needed. No "hy-
phens" to these fellows, and if the old
fashioned brand Of citizenship is to
be cultivated and developed, our in
stitutions and industries must pass
into the control Of such individuals.
G. G.