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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
ROME CELEBRATES
Ring Bells and $4,000 March in Fete
Over Capture of Jerusalem

Rome, Dec. Ito celebrate the
delivery of Jerusalem from Turkish
rule, a procession of 1000 students
and 10000 members of scientific asso-
Citations marched today to the convent
SAINT Onoforio Tasso, where is the
tomb of the poet. Torquato Tasso, who
in the sixteenth century wrote "Jeru-
salem Delivered"
Hundreds of bells thruout Rome
were rung during the ceremonial at
the convent, where Cardinal Lega said
mass and bIeSsef the immense crowd.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
GIVE MUSICAL FARCE
IA and L. of s. VIII Put on Enter
tainment Tomorrow Night

4 musical farce. The Fascinating
Far ny Brown will be given Tuesday
evening, December Is. at the Knights
and Ladies' of Security hall under the
direction of Mrs W S Gentry. Home
talent will make up the cast and the
affair will be a public one
The Scenes are laid in the living
room of a summer hotel and the only
man at the hotter plays a prominent
part as naturally would be expected
The cast will be as follows:
Perciyele Gale. Mr.. Emmett Norton
BIZ PEARSON Mr. Clifford Lortie
Aef-fy dudley Mr. Clarence ROsen
Mrs Caldwell. Miss Katie Barrett
AAdrey Caldwell Miss Lola Mct1rew
Dorothy Dudley Miss Lillian MaIstrom
Florence Howe Miss Ellen Malstrom
Mrs Moffett- $500. Miss Mabel Malstrom
Martha Miss Gladys Norton
Musical Numbers.
Goodbye Broadway-Hello France.
Inc GaSL
Just You- Miss Ellen Malstrom
For Me and Ny Gal. Harmony Quartet
In the Garden of Your Heart..--.....
Miss Lola McGrew
May Be Gone for a Long, Long Time
Miss Lillian Malstrom. Mr. Rosen and Cast
Star SpangIed Banner. .--.--...--. .TabIeau
selections Harmony Quartet
Loves Old Sweet Song --......--...--
MISS Lillian Malstrom, Mr. Lortie and Cast
IdLeNe1l 70 nee -Ihe cast
Harmony Quartet
The Misses Malstrom and Miss McGrew
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
81 HURT IN A WRECK
Three Coaches Go Over 25-Foot Bank
and Upset.

Duluth. Mimi. Dec. 17-FIfty-four
persons injured in a wreck of a Du-
luth and Iron range train near Tower.
Mimi, today were receiving care in
hospitals here, Soudan and Tower.
None is thought to be injured fatally
Three coaches slid over a Is foot en-
bankment and turned over. The en-
CINE and tender left the tracks but re-
manned on the road bed
Street Car Collision Injuries IS.
Chicago, Dec 17.-Sixteen persons
were injured, five seriously, when two
street cars coIlided here today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
Armfstiee Didn't Prevent Ger
many Moving Troops.
Already Had Moved Them Be-
fore Pact Was Signed.
DELEGATE WAS MURDERED?
Doubt Story Russian at Peace
Council Killed Self.
Deny Ex-Czar Escaped or That
kaledines Is Captured.

London. Dec 1.-THE predomi-
nant facts as regards the Russian sit
uation at the moment IS the signing
of an arnistice, which is announced
officially at the capitals of all the
countries concerned. According to
special dispatches from Petrograd,
every one there believe that a per
manent peace between Russia and the
central powers viii result. Correspon-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
Wives Go With Husbands To
Fill Out QuestfOnnaires.
co OFFICERS NOT EXEMPT
That Is Announcement Made
by Advisory Board.
Another School of Instruction
Held This Morning.

County officers are not entitled to
claims for exemption because of their
office. That was a decision reached
today by members Of the Shawnee
county advisory board.
Exemptions for county officers, as
understood by the board, covers Just
those officers not subject to appoint
meut- There isn't a county office in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
DELAY R. R. DECISION
President VIII Take No Further Action
Until After Christmas.

washington. Dec. lit was indi-
Gated today that President Wilson will
make no further move in the railroad
situation until congress re-convenes
after the Christmas holidays
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
Sc. Joe Has Lightless Night

s. Joe. Dec list. Joseph OBJ
served its first +-IightIess's night under
the new order from Washington, last
night All street signs and unneces-
sary lights IN the theaters. churches
and other places were cut off
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
DlSCARDS HUN NAME
Gerrnan-American Bank at St. Joe
Eliminates First Half.

St. Joe. Dec 1.-THE directors of the
Geruan-Arerica National bank, one
Of St Joseph's Oldest institutions, to-
day voted to drop the word German
and hereafter It viii be the American
National bank
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
CONGRESSMAN ENLISTS
Royal c. johnson. of South Dakota.
EnIists as a Private.

Washington, Dec 17-Representa-
tive Royal C. Johnson. of Aberdeen.
s D. enlisted today as a private IN
the regular army and was assigned to
Camp Meade He has not resigned
his seat in the house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
WOMEN DEMAND SMOKES
ARGUING EQUAL RIGHTS"

fight for equal rights for women
has invaded the wouan's deten-
ton home Health Officer Par
IRISH reports that the majority of
these prisoners have the smoking
habit and are making insistent de-
mands for cigarettes. pipe tobac-
co or the essentials to roll their
own
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
Street Car Collision Injuries Is
HEADS FLOUR BUREAU
New York Agent for Pittsburg Flour
Mills Is Federal Distributor.

New York. Dec 17.-George Zabris-
lrse. member of the New York Pro
duce exchange and New York agent
for the PiIIsbury Flour Mills company
today accepted appointment as head
flour distributor of the food admins
tration. He viii supervise the dis
tribution of flour thru the nations re-
tail trade from the miller to the con-
sumer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17

At a recent Long Island county fair. the
sheriff stopped rattle for the benefit of the
Red Cross 1t violated the lottery law
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12
lODY,S EVENING:
MR TALE % WARY
90 $gl So So
MR.. MOONS PORTRAIT.

"Do YOU see that beautiful portrait
of mysef?" asked Mr.. Moon of the
little Stars.
'Where?" asked the little Stars.
Down in the water" answered Mr..
Moon.
That's not a portrait, is it?" asked
one little Star in 4 timid voice.
I'm not so sure l know what por-
trait is said the First Star of the
Evening.
Dear me, little Stars said Mr..
Moon, "you really should all go to
school"
I'VE don't have school in the sky
twinkled another Star.
1T looks as though you should have
school, though" said Mr. Moon. 'sMay-
be I'll have to teach you myself"
"Oh what fun" said the Stars.
YOU'D be Professor Moon then and
you'd have to wear spectacIes."
Nonsense" said Mr.. Moon. 81
wouldn't have to wear spectacles at
all. I'm quite bright enough without
them, and / can see the whole world
so what do l need Of spectacles. pray
tell?"
You're right. we're sure" said the
Stars. You really don't need spec
tacles at all. We were quite mistaken
quite"
"Goodn said Mr. Moon with a grin.
"Then | shall tell you in the first
place-the first of your school les
spns-iust what portrait is. Now a
portrait is a picture-a likeness of a
person. See?"
But you're not person, Mr.. Moon. y
said the Stars.
| But I'm the Moon, and that's far
finer. Not everyone is the Moon.
/ There is just one moon-ha, ha, ha .
| Now there are plenty Of People, plenty
of Children, plenty of Animals There's
no honor in being a Person. Not the
/ least scrap of honor-and as for being
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12
Drug Dreams.

Newport Express and Standard
No one familiar with the conditions
at the Brattleboro Retreat is in a 20
sition to criticisc the reported miscon-
duet there with any degree of truth
However, II the witnesses, many or all
OF them once patients themselves. who
are testlfying to their narrowing tales,
are or have been drug fends in any
way, we would accept their TESTIMONY
with grain of salt. There is no more
imaginative person in the world than
a user of drugs. For over twenty
years, as a druggist, and allowed by
law, we apportioned out morphine and
other like drugs to this class Of ma
hents, and took particular pains to in
tiuence them to talk and explain their
condition. Though frequently refus-
ing to do this the time would come
when they would take you aside and
tell YOU the whole of their pitiful tale.
And II would be fictitious dme-novcl
experience. All users of drugs are ex-
tremely secretivc. Many of them
never buy drugs for themselves; il
is always for that other person. >
One woman, an inveterate morphine
user, called us into the office one dav
and SAID she wanted to reveal a secret.
She SAID there was large open well
back OF her house which she lived in
perfect fear of. Her husband wanted
to get rid of her. and was always try
ing to get her near the well 50 as to
push her into it. She wished we would
do something without saving she told
us-to have that well filled up. As a
matter OF fact there was no such we'll
and her husband was one of the most
patient men in the world. Another
woman told US with tears in her eyes,
that her whole family wanted to poison
her. She always looked in the teapot
and examined every bit of food she
used for fear it was poisoned ''To
think, she said, ''that one s own
children should desire to poison their
mother. She pleaded with US never
to sell the family any poison because
they wanted to kill her. Purely the
imagination of drugs. A man, reg
ular morphine fiend, went to a retreat
! TO be cured. Later he came to see us
and told US the results. He thanked
God he was perfectly cured. Giving us
a receipt he said 'FGive it to every
user of the drug and tell them for
Heaven 5 sake to use it. Then he
bought a bottle of morphine saying
u have to use Just little lust as a
narcotic; but will soon get along with.
out IT. - The truth was he was using
more than ever and died inside of a
year. An imaginative cure. These are
Just samples oe drug dreams; and they
lead us TO wonder if there are any of
these drug Dreams connected with
the horrors of this Brattleboro Retreat
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12

BY a vote of rs to 3 the United
States senate has abandoned its an.
cient rule permitting unlimited debate
and has dccreed that two-thirds vote
at am time will be sufficient to re.
strict the debate to 90 hours-lonp
enough to allow each senator to tail,
an hour. The nation will not regard
this action as extremely radical. There
viii still be some opportunity for the
hiibustering game. But the new rule
is better than the old one by about
% years-the time it took to secure
its adoption
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12

The Water is My photographer"
the Moon-well, if you think Of
higher, I'd like to know it. So why
can't | have q portrait as well as a
persona"
There is no reason why you don't"
said the little Stars. They felt that
they were being extremely stupid and
that they certainly needed schooling.
And the portrait is down in the
water, you say" asked one of the
Stars so as to appear bright.
Just what l said answered Mr..
Moon.
And why don't you have it up in
the sky in your home?"
Because" said Mr.. Moon. I'm too
famous to keep my portrait in my
home. I'm like n noble creature whose
portrait they would put in a picture
gallery for thousands and thousands to
gaze upon. That's why my portrait is
! in the water. Here am | up in the
Sky, and my portrait is down below.
They can look at both,-thoSe People.
They have great treat
Yes said one of the Stars. don't
they call that thing that is down in
the water a reflection? I've heard it
called that by some People, I'm sure
Or else the Cloud Fairies have told
me that"
some people" answered Mr. Moon
slowly. are apt to say anything.
That's why you shouldn't pay atten-
ton TO them. Now | say something !
| There is all the difference in the world
between anything and something"
"Of course" said one of the Stars
They are two different words ana
mean different things"
THAT doesn't always follow" said
| Mr.. Moon. Some words are different
and mean the same. Oh, dear, how
plainly l see that you are all very
much in need of a schooling"
They all looked down at the reflec-
ton of the Moon in the water below,
and then they looked at Mr.. Moon.
Whether that is reflection or a
| portrait" said one of the Stars. lit
| looks very much like you, Mr.. Moon.
| "Of course it does, of course it does, y
| said Mr.. Moon. That's because | al
ways go to the best photographer
ITO whom do you go?" asked the
! First Star of the Evening.
! The water is my photographer, "
| said Mr.. Moon, "and we always ar
range foc q portrait on clear night
! He has taken me round as | am now
| and when ! am in my various shapes
! For it is something worth while to be
/ the photographer of the Moon-the
4 only Moon in the World -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12

general weakness that was so hard to
bear. l am able to do my work during
such times and am recommending lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to
my friends who suffer as / did."-Miss
META TIEDEMANN, 1922 Jefferson Ave,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
To know whether lydia F.
P!nkham's Vegetable Compound
Will help you, just try it. For
advice write to Lydia f. Pinkham
Medicine Co. (confidentiaD Lynn,
Mass Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman,
ana held il strict confidence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12

Vermont farmers ought to clean up
handsome bit of money this yeal
from the maple sugar crop. The price
Is sure to be very high for the product,
either III sugar or syrup There are,
according TO government estimates
$685., $40 maple trees in this state, but
IL normal years only little more than
half this number is tapped. The plan
this year ought to be to tap as many
trees as possible.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12

n number of mothers of Jamaica, at
the town meeting, tried 70 show the
voters of the town that they were not
satisfied with the educational advan-
tages. The wished to put a woman on
the board of directors, thinking there
by TO gain q step toward the better
ment of the school Their candidate
a mother herself, was college gradu.
ate. They were defeated By a small
majority, but they may Try again next
year.-News Item.
The Reformcr extends its congratu.
lations to the mothers of Jamaica who
are eadcayoring to bring about an i'm
provement in the schools of that town
Without having knowledge of the de
/ tails of the situation it feels safe in as
| Stunning that a woman on the board OF
school directors would be an exeellen,
thing, and it stands ready to lend it.
aid to the Jamaica mothers when they
try again next year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12
THE SPRlN e. TIM E.
Howard LRdnn

The springtime is JOYOUS period of
the year when stern winter gives wa
to hope and the menthol inhaler.
The weather bureau at Washington.
ID. c., is one of our noblcst institu-
tions, but it has never been able to ex-
PLAIN why spring always succeeds win
ter instead of vice versa How much
better II would be il spring would
come IN ahead of winter once in a
while and allow people to have the
grip and the rotating influenza pre-
vlous to the opening Of the touring
season. As il is now, the average
springtime hangs on until people are
SO weakened as a result of taking un-
accustomed baths and trying to digest
the smooth, highly vanished quinine
capsule that they can push down the
starter pedal without using both feet.
Springtime is notable in the northern
states chiefly for the large and exu-
berant rainfall which exubes every
now and then. When an earnest
spring rain sets in to soak given To-
callty, it does so with a precision and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12

with attention, was the man who first
put the University of Vermont in the
:" distinguished = class.
As matter of fact Norwich univer-
sity has been supplying officers to the
army for number of years. 1t has
turned out a remarkably large number
of men who have served the army as
engineers or in scientific lines and it
is the proud boast of Norwich that in
every war since the Mexican war, it
has furnished more officers to the reg
ular army in proportion to its number
of graduates than any other institu-
tion, West Point excepted.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12
A Stitch in Time.
Barre Times

The town Of Hardwick voted at the
recent town meeting to establish a svs
tenn o. road patrol for the purpose of
maintaining the highways of the town
IN good condition. Such a plan follows,
no doubt, along the line of road work
established by some states, in which
the state employs large number of
men to 90 over the state highways for
the purpose of making close inspection
for defects or for the wearing down OF
the surface material. b. means of FIRE.
quent inspections it is possible to dis
cover the defects before the damage
has become almost irreparable. BY
adopting a similar policy the towns car
save considerable money each year b.
repairing the damage when the defects
are small. Every stretch of so-calleC
permanent road ought to be patrolled
in this manner at least once a week.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12

is the chairman Of the committee on
foreign relations aud thus, tacitly at
least, the spokesman of the administra
ton and leader of the ma ioritv in the
upper house. Senator Lodge is the
ranking republican member of that
committee and b. the same understand
ing the leader Of the minority. The
conduct of the two men at this grave
crisis offers an interesting study in con
trast. Mr. Stone has opposed the
President in his desire to maintain ma.
tlonal rights by every means within his
power. He even handed over the biIl
which gives the President ADEQUATE au-
thority to this end to colleague, and
fought against ii with every weapon
at his command including that OF
misrepresentation. Consciously or I'M.
consciously, he has done the will of
Germany at the sacrifice Of every pa.
trlotlc instinct. Senator Lodge is nc
admirer of the President: he has ex
pressed more than one hostility toward
his policy Even now he insists that
congress should be called in extra ses
sion for the prompt performance, il
necessary, of a duty which NAV any
day deyolve upon it. whether or not
the President desires this. But he puts
country above either personal or party
considerations. He would have The
President armed with every wcapol
nc needs for the national defence. Ht
has batticd with members Of the Pres
ldent's own party in the President :,
behalf. The contrast should be a pain
full one to Senator Stone : constitu
ents
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12

unerring aim which should be an in
splratlon to every gunner III the war
zone. In almost every instance this
kind of rain falls directly towards
the earth, which it bathes in the deli
cate green of upspringipg verdure and
dots the country roads with PROSTATE
touring cars. A reasonable amount Of
rainfall Is not out of place in any com
munity, but it ought to be regulated
BY law, the same way the Standard
Oil company is.
Springtime produces some of our
most industrious citizens, such as the
spring poet, the housekeeping house
wife and the automobile salesman with
last year s crop on his hands We
would not say anything disrespectful
Of woman, but why does she insist up
on cleaning house in the spring and
then forcing her husband to remove
his muddy shoes before stepping into
the reception halle II it was against
the law to clean house oftener than
once in ten years, husbands with
bright, sunny natures would be more
common than they are.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12
Was It You?

Some one started the whole dav
wrong
Was it YOU
Some one robbed the day of its song
Was il you?
Early this morning someone frowned;
Some one sulked until others scowled
And some harsh words were passed
around
Was it you!
Some one started the day Alright
Was it you?
Some one made il happy and bright
Was it you!
Early this morning, we are told
Some one smiled, and all through the
day
This smile encouraged young and old
Was it you?
Stewart |. Long.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Reformer ls on sale every evening
by the following news dealers
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O. ". Cleayeland. d. Il. Cutler & Co
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West Chesterfield, N. H., Mrs. w.
Streeter.
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Bellows Falls, VT, Depot Restaurant,
Windsor. VI. Windsor Restaurant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12
bennington Banner.)

Brattleboro has just taken the step
that is proposed in Bennington by Civ
ing up clccting road commissioners and
providing for the appointment of a
trained road builder to serve both town
and village. Brattleboro did not have
to 90 to the Legislature to do it as
Brattleboro never made the mistake of
splitting up into several road districts
as Bennington has. All Brattleboro
had to do was to take up the question
in town meeting and it was voted al
most unanimously to employ one trained
man for the town. Bennington will do
well TO follow the example set by
Brattleboro in this respect. The bill
is now before the legislature and offers
AT least possible way of escape from
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12
Right Idea on Roads.
(Claremont, \. H., Eagle

The town Of Brattleboro. Vermont,
at its annual meeting last Tuesday,
without a debate and without dis
senting vote decided to authorize and
instruct the selectmen to "hire a com
petent engineer who has had wide ex-
perienee in the building Of roads =
The question before the town was
whether to elect road commissioner
or pair of them or to have one or
more appointed by the selectmen. We
congratulate the citizens of Brattleboro
upon their decision to take roadbuild-
ing out of politics and have it put in
charge of an expert engineer. We also
thank them for pointing the way that
ClaremOnt should follow.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-12
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim Of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery
Of the paper each night. and II solcits
the cooperation of subscribers 10 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, 1917-03-12
'TIZ" FOR TIRED
AND SORE FEET
Use Tiz'' for puffed-up, burning, ach-
ing, calloused feet
and corns.

Why go hmping around with aching,
pufed-up feet-feet so tired, chafed,
sore and swollen you can hardly get
your shoes on or off? Why don't YOU
get a 25-cent box of "Tiz'' from the
drug store now and gladden. your tor
tured feet9 s
:" Tiz - makes your feet glow with
comfort; takes down swellines and
draws the soreness and misery right
out OF feet that chafe, smart and burn.
- liz" instantly stops pain in corns,
callouses and bunions. 'sTiz', is glori-
Gus for tired, aching, sore feet. No
more shoe tightness-no more foot
torture.-Adv.