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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-03
The Applemann Case.

Editor of The Rcformer:-
Dear Sir:-I note in a recent issue of
the Mortified news a comment on your
statement in regard to the reopening
of the Applemann case to the effect
that "The above matter was referred
to a committee of the alumni to find
the facts, and that the findings of the
committee were supposed to be final.
How about this - ] would request
sufficient of your valuable space to
briefly answer the query. The commit
tee referred to was appointed to report
the facts to the trustees, whose action
in the matter was expected to be final
The majority of the committee were
in some way persuaded to believe that
an effort to rid the teaching force of
the university Of its exponent of Ger
man kultur was a drive against the
president. The majority of the com
mittee under the circumstances as tC
| them made to appear, deemed it a duty
to smother the effort, and made such q
| glaringly inconsistent report as to pro
woke contradiction from q minority OF
the committee, and from other alumni
The trustees of the Z. Y. NJ, whose
action was supposed to be final at 8
meeting called for the purpose, sane
toned the action of the president ac
cepting Herr Applemann S resignation
and for some reason, probably out OF
regard for the feelings of the president
let Herr Applcmann down as easily a,
possible.
At later meeting not called for The
purpose (and here S where "Peanu
Politics comes I'M in the absence o.
influential members of the board, thu
Iwell-considered action of the trustees
was reversed by vote of seven out O.
20 trustees.
Yours truly,
f. II. CRANDALL,
BURLINGTON VT
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-03
He Ran and Ran.
M'cs~si

that he did not have to go out when
all the firecrackers were going off.
"But he kept getting very nervous.
If he had been brought up in fam
lily where there were lots of children
it would have been different. But fire
crackers frightened bin.
He saw the back door open, and
hardly knowing what he was doing he
rushed out. He Just felt he must get
away from all the noise. He ran and
ran-and it was hard work, for he
painted for breath, he was so old. He
Just wanted to escape-anywhere. He
rushed out of the village and along a
country road.
"Now for long time the little old
lady could not find Tam. Several days
went by, and Tam did not come back
"How lonely she was! Her only
friend and companion had gone. She
cried and she cried. And when she
was not crying she was hunting for
Tam.
Everyone tried to find Tam for
her, and in the village newspaper she
put an advertisement which read:
"Iost-A big dog with long black
and white hair. Missing from the
Fourth of July
1.-THE paper went to some people
down In the country and they noticed
the advertisement.
"Tt is like the stray dog who came
to us the morning after the Fourth,
they said.
"And they telephoned to the old lady
She hardly dared to believe it TO be
true. She was so afraid she would
be disappointed.
"a friend came and took her in {
carriage and they drove way down thu
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-03
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Refe-1ner Is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co..
C. w Cleaveland. d. r. Cutler & Co
(Esteyviue) Brooks House Pharmacy
Aliens Depot Newsstand.
West 5rattleboro, J. l.. StocBwsl
East Dummerston, NJ E. Brown.
Putney. NJ. G. Williams.
Newfane, N NJ. Batchelder.
Townshend, c. w. Cutler.
West Townshend, c.. ii. Grout.
jamaica, r. J. Daggett.
South Londonderry. F. II. Tyler.
South Vernon, e. B. Bufrum.
West Chesterfield, n. H., Mrs. w
StreeteT.
AInsdale, ~. H., W. III. Lyman.
Bellows Falls, VI, Depot Restaurant
Windsor, W.. Windsor Restaurant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-03
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE
BY LEE PAPE

Me and Pubs Simkins and Leroy
Shooster was wawking past Sid Hunts
house, and Sids quiet little cuzzin Joe
was setting on the top step rolling a
SHANE Of yarn into ball, witch about
every minnit it got tangled and Sids
quiet cuzzin little Joe wood half to stop
winding il and untangle it, and me and
Pubs and Leroy Shooster stood there
watching him awhile, and then I sed,
q, Joe, that's no way, WV don't you put
the SHANE over your neez SO it wont get
tangled.
Wich Joe jest kepp on doing it the
same way, taking so mulch time to I'M
tangle it he dident have envy time to roll
it. and Pubs Simkins sed, G., Joe, that's
a heck of a way, wy don't YOU hang if
on the door mob, it wont get tangled if
You hang it on the door mob.
WITCH Joe Jest kepp on doing il the
same way as if he dident think cnybodv
was tawkng to him. and Leroy Shoes
ter sed, Do YOU wunt me to hold the
SHANE for you 50 it wont get tangled,
Joe!
No, sed Joe.
He must wunt it to get tangled, I
sed.
DO you wunt it to get tangled, Joe
scd Puds Simkins.
Yes. sed Joe
Wy? sed Pubs
Because wen | get throo doing this
half to 90 back in the yard and help Sid
beet carpits, sed Joe.
O, sed me and Pubs and Leroy Shoes
ter. And we kepp on wawking and Sid
Hunts quiet little cuzzin Joe kepp on
setting on his top step taking out the
| tangles.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-03
DADDl'S EV[NDN(:
EARY TALL 0J
~ MARY GpAHAM BONNER.
TRUE DOG STORY.

Often Daddy had true story to tell
the children. OF course the stories
he told them of animals were all
founded on facts, but this evening he
had one to tell them of a dog which
belonged to little old lady.
eve love dog STORIES" said Nancy.
Eyes" said Nick, 1--WE do indeed.
And we love to know they are quite
true"
Tam was a dog" commenced
Daddy, "who belonged to a little old
lady. She lived all alone and her
only friend and companion was Tam.
"They ate their meals at just the
same time. They took their walks to-
gether, and Tam slept on bed made
Fof soft cushions beside the bed where
the old lady slept.
"They looked quite funny when they
walked together-the very little lady
and the very big dog. But how they
did love each other! And what great
friends they were!
Now Tam had been very much
frightened Of the fre-crackers which
he heard on the night before the
Fourth of July.
when morning came he was trem-
bling all over.
eve won't go for walk today
said the old lady. And Tam was happy
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-03
FRIDAY, August 3, 1917.
NATION WIDE PROHIBITION.

The frst-lne trench barring the way
to nationwide prohibition has been cap
tured. The senate has passed the Shep-
pard resolution, calling for vote Of the
legislatures of the Is states, by more
than the necessary two-thirds majority.
Senator Page Of Vermont voted yes.
Senator Dillingham; was not recorded in
the press dispatches. 4 network of
barriers remain TO be overthrow before
the nation becomes bone-dry. The next
in order is the house, where the reso-
to secure its passage. 1t seems to be
the general opinion that the yeas will
have it i'm the house by the required
number. and that the prohibition
amendment to the constitution will
he passed ON TO the legislatures of the
states for ratification. The resolution
rs it went from the senate had the pro-
viso that it must be ratified by the leg
| islaturcs of three -fourths of the states
within six years. If it fails to be rati-
fed within the specified time by the nee
cssary number Of legislatures, it is all
Off. III this stage of the battle against
King Alcohol, those who are trying te
dethrone him will have a strategieal adj
vantage. They can have three tries al
him, in states where biennial elections
prevail. If one legislature refuses Il
ratify it, it can bc pressed to a vote m
til time is up. Under these conditions
national prohibition is likely to be quit,
a live issue i'll Massachusetts polite
for one year at least, and perhaps more
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-03
WEST DUMMERSTON.

Mrs. c. F. Wilson spent Wednesday in
with relatives.
Miss Alice Hackett of Boston is a
guest of her sister, Mrs. Nettie Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Richardson and
daughter visited last week at T. f.
O Brien s.
Miss Blanch Newton of Dummerston
Center is visiting her sister, Mrs. Viii
fred NORM.
Mrs. Hattie Elliot of Mortified, (Vt.)
spent Thursday with Mrs. Mary Aiken
and Mrs. George Norcross.
Mrs. William Jagerson returned to her
home here Wednesday, after spending
eight weeks with her parents in Wis
consin.
Wallace Hall, while having last week
at c. +. Taft s, fell from a load of hay
aud fractured several ribs. He is able
to be out doors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-03
HEALTH BOARD MEETS.
Muscle Specialists Are Treating Infantile
Paralysis Cases.

ELLINGTON. August 2.-The rcgu-
lar monthly meeting OF the state board
of health was held in this city last night
reports from the various branches of the
work being received. Data was also re-
ceived from Miss Janet d. Merrill and
Miss Helen King, two young women spe-
cialists in muscle training. who are Civ
ing treatments prescribed for those who
are recovering from infantiIe PARALYSIS.
They now have charge OF s. cases in the
state
II. W. Slocum gave a report of tuber-
'culosis educational work Moving pic
,ture exhibitions and lectures have been
given in l. different places in the state
Communicable diseases We're reported
to the board as follows in July:-Mea-
isles, 32l; scarlet fever, %; smallpox. /;
,chickenpoX, %; humps, Al; German mea.
sles, 50; typhoid fever, -; diphtheria
20; whooping cough, l03; infantile pa
Iralysis, %; tuberculosis, 10.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-03
Bennington Brattleboro Route.
bennington Banner.)

More cars are going over the Old
Post road between Bennington and
Brattleboro than ever before While
the road is far from perfect it is much
better than it has been all the early
part of the summer and the ride is one
of the best in the state. Searsburg
with the assistance of the state, has put
in a new piece of road this year on the
bad spot below the Old Eames place anc
Marlboro is fixing the mudholes il
Church Hollow. Bennington and Brat
tleboro ought to spend little money
on their ends Of the route, especially
after the good example set us by Sears
burg and Woodford
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-03
TITCOMB REPORT READY.
Valuable Pamphlet Concerning Lakes
and Ponds of Vermont.

The second part of the Odd biennial
report of the Vermont fish and game
commissioner IS now ready for diStribu-
tion and the book is something that
every fisherman should get if he can OBJ
tam one The reports are in the hands
of the different county wardens and
are distributed gratis to those who are
really interested in fishing. The book
was gotten out bv Commissioner Tit
comb and has his report for the fiscal
year ending June 80.
The report shows a Titcomb thorough
ness and the first feature inside the coy
er is one of the best maps of Vermont
ever published and undoubtedly the
best for sportsmen. The map was made
by Mr.. Titcomb with the aid of the
wardens of the different counties. II
contains every pond and lake of over
20 acres extent, gives its location and
the best way of getting there 1t also
shows up the good roads, the trunk
lines and the ordinary country roads.
The map in this respect was revised bv
Stoddard Bates, state highway commits
sioner.
What the fisherman will be most in
| terested in is the scheme by which the
streams, IoHNS anu ldheS are handled.
| Everyone has a key number and from
| that pretty nearly everything can be
learned concerning the bodies. The
ponds and lakes are listed by counties
so fisherman may know just what 9th
er sheets are in his immediate vicinity
| in case the fishing in the first spot is
mot satisfactory. In the list is in
icorPorated the area of the water, the
name of the town in which it is located
the water supply, whether from springs
surface water, streams, etc, the fish t.
/ be found there, the condition of the
shore. whether developed or not and
whether it is favorable to development
land if favorable even a fair price fol
the shore is named in the list. In addi
ton to this the future policy of the fish
and game department toward stocking
the water is given so that possibl,
purchaser of land may be guided by
that.
The list does not call everything eooC
as is the habit with much similar liter
ature, but when conditions make ;
IpOnd undesirable to locate on or look,
unpromising, the book docsn t hesitat,
to say so in just as bold type as j
used for other spots.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-03
The MeddLer
IF the coat fits you. put It on"

In these days when the papers are
filled with the names of young men who
have been summoned for examination
to modelling them into
the first increment of the new national
army Windham county has reason to feel
proud of her position among dozen odd
exemption districts of the country that
have furnished volunteers enough to be
exempt from the first draft. Just when
this county will be obliged to furnish its
first quota under the army CONSUMPTION
system Is matter that holds more than
passing interest for 2,O39 young men.
As yet, however, there is nothing to in
dicate when that time will come. That
It Will he several months at the least
is evident from the way the machinery
for making the first cOnscript army has
started. There seems 70 be little doubt
that government officials were over on
timistie in assuming that one of every
two rcgistrants would be found fit for
service In fact, it is more likely that
the ratio will be something like one in
four or five, as the proportion of men
who are exempt for one reason or an
other is much higher than was csti-
mated. If this proves to be the ease
the chances arc more than even that at
least 800 from this district will be
called for examination when the date Of
the second draft is set, for IT is prob
able that this county's quota will be
at least 100.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-03
Old Oats

Heavy sales have prac-
tically cleaned up stocks Of
old Oats throughout the
East and West and there are
less than one hundred and
ten thousand bushels left in
Chicago.
BY trying several West
ern points we have picked up
30 ears for distribution dur
ing August and September.
While the old are about 25c
a bushel higher than the new
are being offered for Sep
TENDER shipment. New Oats
are unfit for feeding until
we'll into October. They are
soft and will heat quickly.
With the high price Of Corn
we should suggest that you
substitute old Oats and we
will enter orders for the last
of August and September
delivery.
E CROSRV r. CO.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-03
DEATH FROM PELLAGRA.
Rutland Woman Died of Disease I'm
usual in Vermont

RUTLAND, August 3. - Mrs Eleeta
|. Purdon, widow of Rev. T. H. Purdon,
former pastor of the Seventh Day Ad-
ventist church in this city, died Wednes-
day of pelagra at her home on Sheldon
place. She had been i'll three months
with the disease, which is very unusual
in the latitude of Vermont.
Mrs. Purdon was born in Illinois in
1916. Rutland had been her home many
years She is survived by a daughter,
Miss Rowena f. Purdon, member of
the Rutland high school faculty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-03
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

1t Is the aim Of the management to
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, 1917-08-03
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run of paper.
80 cents an inch for first insertion; 2
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ucn. Limited space on first pags at
d ,uble rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements Five cents
a line first insertion with 80 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, 1917-08-03

The garbage cans are the measure
of food conservation, and the pigs are
getting fewer crumbs from the tables
of American people. Mayor Curley of
Boston cheered the heart of Food Com
missioner Hoover by sending him word
that garbage collection in that city for
the month Of June fell off more than
$50 tons compared with June, 1916.
This amount of conservation was accom-
llished without giving the people of
Boston lean and hungry look
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-03

privilege of being accepted at par in
payment for any United States bonds
that may be issued and allotted before
the maturity of the certificates.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-03
No RiQht to Quarrel.

Little Ruth-Mamma, do dogs get
married?
Mamma-Certainly not, my dear.
Little Ruth-Then what right has
Prince to growl at Fannie when they
are eating breakfast?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-03
UUTS IfUIN,
F. II. CRANDALL,
Burlington, Vt.

In the fiscal year just closed 1876 ships
passed through the Panama camel In
1916 the number was 1877 and in 1915,
1883.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-03

The merchant who does not advertise
now will save the bother of buying a
lot of new stock next season.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-03

The Meddler is inclined to the belief
that the local Chautauqua guarantors
were fully justified in taking the atti-
tude they did in relation to the enter
tainments which were cancelled here on
account of the state board Of health
edict The wisdom Of the ban in so
far as il affects this section of Vermont
is question that need not be consid-
cred in determining the liability Of the
guarantors. The fact remains that
Chautauquas were forbidden - fact
which in itself would seem to be suifi-
cient to release the local men from any
contract into which they may have en-
| tered with the Chautauqua organiza
ton. Certainly il would have been I'M
wise to have attempted to give the en-
| tertainments under local auspices as
| that would have been an evident at
| tempt to cvadc the health board 5 or
ders. Of course it is regrettable that cir
cumstances should have turned out as
they did, and the local guarantors no
doubt share these regrets III full meas
ure, but that is about as far rs they can
be expected to 20.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-03

The patching process that Main
street undergoes each summer serves to
revive discussion of the need of a per
manent surface on that thoroughfarc.
The Meddler believes that brick laid in
cement would be the most satisfactory
material, and he knows of 4 man who
would be willing to contribute $4,000
toward the cost Of such a pavement if
the town would vote to have il laid
Immediately. In this connection it is
interesting to note that Highway Com
missioner Wallace, who has had con
siderable experience in LAYING brick
pavements in Keene, SAYS that il would
not be necessary to have all pipes laid
in a conduit previous to doing the work.
His belief is that if new connections
were installed there would be little like
lihood of trouble. Furthermore, Mr..
Wallace says that brick pavement can
be taken up and replaced without dam
age to the highway surface if the work
is done BY someone who knows how
And Just think of the advantages of
such a pavement III weather like that
| of the past week. 1t could be washed
every morning, or several times a day
for that matter, and in addition to be-
ing clean would be comparatively cool.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-03

The shops that repair shoes are enjoy
ing a degree of prosperity that they
never thought possible. Shoes discarded
years ago have been brought out of attic
closets for repair, some almost without
soles. Even infants shoes are brought
in. Some of the resurrectcd shoes are of
the style Of FIVE and ten years ago. The
uppcrs are yet good. This is bad for the
shoe business, but it is what might be
expected. There is just one good thing
about present conditions - they are
teaching people the value of economy
and promoting thrift unknown before.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-03

The treasury department is Offering
for subscription treasury certificates of
Indebtedness to the amount of 100000
600. Coming events cast their shadows
before them, and these treasury certi-
ficates are the shadows of a second in
stallment of the Liberty Loan. 1t is
thought that the public will be invited
to subcribe for Liberty bonds to the
amount Of $s,OO0,00O,0OO in November.
The first loan was oversubscribed by
about a billion dollars, so that the new
issue will have a good start. The treas
ury certificates carry with them the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-03

The first electric locomotive dates as fal
back as 1851.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-03

Advices from the secretary of state s |
Office are TO the effect that it looks with
extreme disaPproval on automobile driy
erS who make business Of getting M
thirst imkets, and il wouldn t be sur
prising if this form Of JOY riding were
investigated as a result Of the state
ments made in municipal court last
week bv Attorney A. " y. Piper. The
secretary Of state comes pretty near be
inc boss when il comes to automobile
regulation for the law gives him au-
thoritv to suspend without hearing the
license of any operator or chauffeur
when he has reasons to believe that the
holder thereof is an improper person 10
drive a ear OF course this does not
deprive the person who is thus treated
from being heard III his own defense
but it does put the burden of proof up
on the licensee and prevents his operat-
! ing ear as long as doubt exists as TO
| his fitness to do so.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-27
GRAY HAIR BECOMES
DARK AND BEAUTIFUL
Look Years Younger! Try Grandma's
Recipe Of Sage and Sulphur and
Nobody Will Know.

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur, properly compound
ed, brings back the natural color and
lustre to the hair when faded, streaked
or gray. Years ago the only way to
get this mixture was to make it at
home, which is mussy and trouble
some.
Nowadays we simply ask at any drug
store for "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Compound" You will get large bot
tie of this old time recipe improved by
the addition Of other ingredients for
about so cents. Everybody uses this
preparation now, because no one can
possibly tell that you darkened your
hair, as it does it so naturally and
evenly. You dampen sponge or soft
brush with it and draw this through
your hair, taking one small strand at
time; by morning the gray hair dis
appears, and after another application
or two. your hair becomes beautifully
dark. thick and glossy and you look
years younger. Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Compound is delightful
toilet requisite. 1t is not intended for
the cure, mitigation or prevention of
disease.