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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03
District Court Judges.
(Rutland Herald.)

Although they are called ''munici
PAL courts the IS minor courts IN
Barre, Brattleboro, Bellows Falls, Ben
,nington, Burlington, Essex county, Fair
Haven, Hartford, Middlebury, Mont
pelier, Newport. Rutland, st. Adams,
st. Johnsbury, Springfield and Winoos-
XII are really district courts and should
have been so designated.
Many people have wondered why
members of the bar association OPP
posed all legislation looking to an inn
provement of such courts, useful as
they have proved to be in the trial of
minor cases. The Herald has heard
only two substantial reasons, ~ that
certain distinguished lawyers did not
niken to practice in such courts, ~
for the reason that they did not care
to trust their cases to 81 400 men, or
men who were paid less.
The first reason is purely profession
| al. 1t is announcement for some law
yers to try their eases in municipal
court and the reasonable fees therefor
are not particularly profitable. Fur
thermore, most of such causes are
promptly settled, thus shutting off the
comfortable business Of appeals.
Had the Fairehild amendment to the
Stearns court bill prevailed, practical
lly all civil cases would have been taken
away from these courts, so that the
man with a case between 500 and 5000
would have been compelled to try 1T
in county court. This would have
meant that. win or lose, he would be
out of pocket, because the expenses OF
: irving even a 5000 ease III county
court swallow up the award
Some lawyers today advise thelf
clients not to try $500 eases III county
irourt as a matter of business. Why,
then, do the organs of the bar asso-
citation persist in their attempts to
throttle these little courts, where such
eases can be cheaply tried and The
. litigant who wins can pocket some
part of the award?
AS to the quality of the Judges
Gov. Graham's appointments include
such men as Addison +. Cudworth
head Of the house judiciary commit
tee. to the Brattleboro municipal court
| Nathan \. Post of st. Adams to thu
Franklin county municipal court
, Erwin NJ. Harvey to the Montpelie
lcourt, II. w. Scott to the Barre eouf
and Arthur G. Whittam of Soutl
Rovalton to the Hartford municipal
court.
Will the opponents of the Morse dis
trict court bill undertake to say tina
such men are not capable of trying an,
| cause or any defendant that may COM
: before them!
viii Messrs. Redmond Young, Web
Der, Gordon, ct ais, insist that thes
appointees could not, if necessary, pre-
side in county court?
Will they say that such men are no
, as well qualified as the present su
perior judges, including the promising
| Junior, Stanley c. Wilson?
t In the Herald S opinion. comparison
between practising lawyers who de
vote a certain amount of time to thes
!, municipal and district courts, and eel
|, tain superior judges, who devote al
l their time to court work and mus
therefore be paid more, would be ex
e tremely unfortunate and improbable
1 Such judges compare very favorabl,,
: with their colleagues in the count.
q courts, and the Herald would be gla
to have the statement questioned.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03
STRONG EVIDENCE.
Is the Statement of This Brattleboro
Woman.

Is the Statement Of This Brattleboro
Woman.
Backache is often kidney ache;
A common warning of serious kidney
ills.
A stitch in Time Saves Nine''--
Don t delay-use Doan's Kidney
Pills.
Profit by Mrs. Knowlton S expert
ence.
Mrs. Lora l.. Knowlton, 6 Horton
Place, Brattleboro, says: 81 have al
ways found Doan S Kidney Pills an ex-
cellent remedy. l have been subject
to attacks of kidney trouble, which
have caused me quite bit of distress
and annoyance. My kidneys haven t
acted right at times and my back has
felt tired and painful. This has been
quite bother to me. However, have
used Doan's Kidney Pills on such oc-
casions and they have soon improved
my condition, and it has not been long
before 1 have felt well again.
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't sim
Iply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan S Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Knowlton had. Foster Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, n. Y-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03
CAMBRIDGEPORT.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Rice of Bellows
Falls were guests at S. ]. Weaver S on
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Moore and
Philip Moore and family spent Sunday
at Robert Lockerty's in Grafton.
The annual church meeting was held
Thursday evening for the election of
officers, the following being chosen:
Trustees, S. j. Weaver, G. E. Walker,
Philip Moore; pulpit supply CON-, Mrs.
A. A. Wyman, Mrs. +. NJ. Cushing, Mrs.
A. B. Weaver; clerk and collector, S.
P. Cushing; com. on lights and fuel,
G. +. Walker; janitor, Clarence Walker.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03

The st. Johnsbury Caledonian com
pleted its first year as morning daily
May /. Ii is an excellent paper and
has shown Improvement steadily
throughout the year. The business
men of the town ought to realize that
they have a big asset i'll the Caledo-
Man, which gives them opportunities
for quick results in advertising which
were never presented to them until the
daily edition came into the field
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03

measure help to keep the surrounding
ground moist by preventing rapid
evaporation, thus keeping down the
dust The trees will check the erosion
of the bitches on hills, beautify ada
cent property, and add to the general
attractiveness of land values of the
community. Those who start the work
are not likely to live long enough to
see their plans fully completed and to
enjoy the improved conditions. This
fact lends pathetic touch to the prof.
ect as well as indicating sincere and
unselfish desire to be of public service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03

thought the Desk was pretty con-
ceited, but then when the Desk ex-
planned that if the Ink spluttered and
talked. and if the Desk creaked and
chatted no one would pay much at
tentiOn to the Black Board for in
stance. and the Ink Well agreed that
he Desk was right.
''And why do l like attention?" the
Ink Well repeated.
Yes, do tell me-" said the Desk as
it creaked and gave a queer little
groan.
Because" continued the Ink Well,
Il won't behave properly unless re-
ceive it. l mis-behave most frightful-
iy If Children don't pay me atten-
tiOn.' =
"Oh l see" said the Desk. ''And
then you make me suffer-"
do you really know what 1 mean p
asked the Ink Wen.
"Of course" said the Desk. IF
for instance a little Girl or Boy is
pouring from the great big grandfath-
err Ink Bottle and is giving you some
thing more in the way of a nice Inky
fluid or drink, and if the little Girl
looks the other way, you spill"
Il don't spill. turn somersault,
or trickle down the Desk"
Yes, down me-" said the Desk.
And do you think it is very nice to
make me suffer?'
"Ha, ha," laughed the Ink Well, "as
IL you cared whether l trickled down
over you or not. You are made of
wood and you don't care
That's so.'' agreed the Desk. 'But
even if ! am made of wood l like to
be vanished and made over nice and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03
Member OF the Associated Press.

The Reformer is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Bratteboro News Co,
c. w. Cleaveland. ID. II. Cutler & Co
(Esteyvle), Brooks House Pharmacy
Aliens Depot Newsstand.
West Brattleboro, j. L. Stockwell.
East Dummerston,. NJ. f. Brown.
Putney, NJ. G. Williams.
Newfane, y. NJ Batchelder.
Townshend, c. w. Cutler.
West Townshend, c. II. Grout.
jamaica, r. J. Daggett
South Londonderry, r. III. Tyler.
South Vernon, e. b. Bufrum.
west Chesterfield, NJ. H., Mrs. w
Streeter.
tilnsdale, N. H., W. II. Lyman.
Windsor, W.. Windsor Restaurant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03
TO SUBSCRIBERS,

It Is the aim OF the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery
OF the paper each night, and 1t sollcits
the cooperation OF subscribers to that
end. Prompt reports should be given Of
each failure to receive the paper on the
son, by telephone or postal card, thus
enabling the cause Of the error TO be
promptly and accurately discovered and
the proper remedy Immediately applied.
It IL only by this method that the pub
Usher can secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03

-.
Yes very. very
handsome. And /
make lovely let
tiers and nice pen
and ink drawings.
I'd not say / was
ugly. At times
I'm very beauti-
full, and oh, how
useful l am"
so am I for
that matter. And
sometimes Desks
are lovely too.
They have some
in Houses, and
in Shops that are
very fine and most
EXPENSIVE. So I
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03

Coupled with strong good roads
sentiment i'll an Ohio town is a plan
TO line the roads with trees. The com
mittee gives as a reason for the pro-
jeet that it will make the roads pleas
anter for travel in the heat of sum
mer. In addition the trees will in a
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03

Even Homer nodded, but it ism I
often that YOU find the good old
Springfield Republican makes such a
slip as when it told about the entente
of three great nations being pledged
over the tomb Of George Washington
at Mount lIermon
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03

General Robertson, chief of the Brit
ish staff, said recently: u don t I'M.
der-estimate the moral value of Amer
lea s joining in the war; but, after all,
this war can I be won by moral in
fluencc. 1t has to be won by fighting
Americans are quick in the uptake;
they make excellent soldiers in very
short time. We seen them at it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run Of paper.
so cents an inch for first insertion:
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ton. Limited space ON first page at
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements Five cents
discount for each subsequent Insertion,
without change of cvpy.
Reading Notices - Ten cents per line,
first insertion with so per cent discount
for each subsequent insertion without
change OF copy.
Position 10 per cent extra
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03

General business of the country is
excellent at the present time. 1t is
encouraging to have the commercial
agencies report that the number of
business failures in the country was
smaller in April than in any month
since June, 1912.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03

in Il Schoolhouse
desk.
And why do
you like atten-
tion?'' asked the
Desk.
This CONVERSE
ton was going on
after. school hours
for the Ink Well
and the Desk
know enough not
to talk when Chill
dren are learning
their lessons.
IF we talked
during school
hours, no one
would ever learn
anything" the
Desk had once
said.
The Ink Well
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03
THURSDAY, NAY 3, 1917.

There IS nothing to inhibit the
young men who are likely to be
drafted later from volunteering now.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03
DADDYS EV[NDN(
ARY TALL n3
~ MARY GRAHAM BONNER
DESK AND INK WELL.

II like to have a great deal of at
tention paid to me-" said the Ink Well
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03
Central Vermont Ry.
Corrected to April 1, 1917.
Trains Leave Brattleboro.

Trains Leave BrattIebOrO.
600 a. m. Except Sunday. For New
London.
7.30 a. m. Except Sunday. For South
Londonderry.
800 a. m. Except Sunday. For New
York via Springfield.
1925 a. m. Except Sunday. For Millers
Falls.
40 P. m. Except Sunday. For Keene,
New London and New York
via the Norwich Line steam
ers.
600 P. m. Except Sunday. Local for
South Londonderry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03
Atmosphere Of Qualities.

Character is an atmosphere rather
than sum of qualities. 1t is revealed
In crises. Bishop Creighton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03

Pouring From the
Great Big Grand
father Ink Bot
tie.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-03

ADVERTISE IN THE REFoRMER.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-26
YOUNG GIRL MEETS
 ACCIDENTAL DEATH
Discharge of Shotgun Fatally Wounds Elsie White, Residing Near
 IrOndale

Elsie White, 12-year-old daughter of J. M. White, conductor on the Ala bama Great Southern railroad, was shot and fatally wounded at her home near Ironda1e yesterday afternoon about o'clock when shotgun in the hands of one of the other little children of the family was accidental Iy discharged. She was - ediately removed to the Birmingham infirm- ary in the ambulance of the Johns Un- dertaking company, but died within about 30 minutes after arriving there.
 It is stated that the little girl was in the front yard with her mother and that the other children were play ing behind her with the gun, not knowing it to be loaded, when it went off and shot her in the back and right side, the shot penetrating her lungs.
 The deceased Is survivtd by her par ents, MT. and Mrs. J. M White; three brothers, Frank Tom and Cam, and two sisters, Edith and Emily, Funeral ar- engagements will be announced later by the Woodin Undertaking company of Woodlawn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-26
CAVALRYMAN MEETS ACCIDENTAL DEATH.
Robert Eiland Shoots Him self While on Guard Duty
 at Hardwick Tunnel

Robert Levert Eiland, aged F years, member of Troop K, First Alabama cavalry, and the youngest member of that organization, was fatally wounded at 8 o'clock yesterday morning while he was handling an "unloaded revolver at Hardwick tunnel which is located 30 miles from Birmingham on the Sea- board Air Line railroad, where he was doing guard duty.
 Only one cavalryman witnessed the ac- cident and no details of the shooting have reached the cavalry headquarters. Young Eiland was rushed to a local in- firmary yesterday morning, where he died at 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon The bullet entered the left eye, penetrating the head and causing a fracture of the skull. He never regained consciousness.
 The deceased is survived by his parents, Mir and Mrs. l.. C.. Eiand of Marion, who came to Birmingham when they re- ceived word that their son had been ac- cidentally shot but did not arrive in time to see him alive. He died about % min utes before his parents arrived at the hospital. Besides his parents he is sur vived by two brothers, Wallace and Roberick Eiland, and one sister, Miss Vera Eiland. all of Marion.
 The body of Eiland will be sent to his home at 10:30 o'clock this morning by Lige Loy. Funeral services will be held at that place tomorrow. The military band of the Second regiment and a plantoon of soldiers now in camp at the fairgrounds, will assemble at the under taking establishment of Lige Loy at 3 o'clock this morning and accompany the remains to the Terminal station.
 Six soldiers of Troop K, comrades of the deceased, will be sent to Marion to give a military funeral
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-26
THREE

Gen. Louis v. Clark. Francis M. Lowe and T, IT, Motion, who have been work ing with Representative Huddieston, will make a report will l. Groom Beatty, who has just returned from Washington. It is estimated that the location of the mobilization camp in Birmingham would result in a monthly expenditure of $l,- ooo001, which would be a tremendous boon to business for the coming year.
 sydney F. Morgan. field representative Of the American Red Cross society. who Is directing the membership campaign here. will make an address on the work of that organization The real estate men are lending every assistance in the Red Cross campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-26

ing and this work progressed rapidly" continued the report
 Tn much of the western half of Texas. however, the moisture was insufficient to cause ready germination. Planting was under way in central Oklahoma. Much was planted under most favorable condi- tions in Tennessee. and this work had begun in the upper sections of North Car olina. Some cotton is up to a good stand in the east as far north as central South Carolina and Alabama. Some plants are up in Mississippi, but the nights were too
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-26

cool for the best growth and in Texas also cotton was retarded by cool nights, and the stand is poor in many places. In Florida and in southern Georgia and South Carolina cultivation was going on. Rain was needed in most of the south east at the close of the week. The work on cotton is nearly up to the average dates in the eastern part of the cotton belt, but it is somewhat later than the average in the central and western dis tricts"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-26
French Girl Condemned to
 Die for Being German Spy

Paris, April 24.-A courtmartial has con- demned to death as a spy Emillienne Rose Ducimitiere a 19-year-old girl. She was convicted of gathering military in formation at Geneva, Lyons and Paris on behalf of a German by whom she had been employed as a servant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-26
REAL ESTATE MEN TO
 CONSIDER PLANS TO
 SECURE BIG CAMP
Beatty to Report on Trip to Wash ingtOn-MOrgan to Speak on
 Red Cross

The mobilization camp and the Red Cross campaign will be the principal sub- jects of the meeting of the Real Estate exchange at the regular weekly luncheon at the Hnman hotel at 1 o'clock todL-.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-26
Good Progress Is Being
 Made in Cotton Planting

Washington, April 25.--Good progress was made in cotton planting in nearly all the southern states during the week. and was nearing completion in the more southern sections, according to the na- tonal weather and crop bulletin.
 The rainfall has been sufficient in ex- treme southern Texas to allow for plant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-26

Joe Burgin of Canton, O.. who has been visiting his mother for several days, has gone to Montgomery, where he will visit friends.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Brown are vs- iting in Tennessee.
 Will Self of Memphis has returned to his home, after spending the week end with his mother at Woodward.
 Will Woodson has returned to his home in South Carolina. after a vis, to friends here.
 Fred Jones has returned to Alabama City. after spending few days herA
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
GAINS FOR GERMANS
IN RIGA REGION
Russians Even Up by Wiping
Out Battalion of Bulgar-
ianS on the Danube.

Victories of considerable proportions
have been achieved 10y the Germans over
the Russians and by the Russians over
the Bulgarians.
The German success occurred in the re-
gion of Riga, whore in violent fighting
they drove the Russians for a distance
of a mile and half between the Tirul
swamp and the .ia river and east of the
village of Kalnzem. Russians to tn.
number of 1,5o were made prisoner dur
ing the fighting.
night surprise attack gave the Rus
slams their victory over the Rulgarians.
The scene of this fight was the southern
arm OF the Danube estuary near Tultcha,
where the Bulgarans had made an adj
vance Tuesday with Bcssarabia their OBJ
jective. While Berlin only mentions the
abandonment of the position. Petrograd
says the Bulgarian force. battalion
strong, was destroyed. except five officers
and 332 men who were made prisoners
RCmbardments and operations by raid
ing parties continue to feature the fight =
ing on the other fronts. although in the
Austro-ltalian theatre the Austrians in
the vicinity of Gorizia in an attack have
captured an Italian trench, made prison
ers of 1871 men and captured three ma chinc
guns.
Considerable aerial activity has been in
progress on the front in France in which
both sides lost machines in lights in the
air
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
SOUTH ROYALTON.

Mrs Deborah (OsgootD Goodrich died
Monday. Jan. IL at the home of her
daughter. Miss Sarah Goodrich. at the
advanced age Of so years She was the
last survivor of n family of six children.
She was the widow of the late Barnet
Goodrich Of East Randolph. in which
tcMn she was born and spent most of
her nfe. Nine years ago she had a shock
of paralysis. from which she never rccov
cred. She leaves three sons and two
daughters, of whom John Is. and Sarah
live in this village, the others living in
East Randolph. On Wednesday morning
following prayer at the house, the body
was taken to Eas, Randolph fear funeral
and burial. The Rev. T.. L. NJ Barnes
was the officiating clergyman.
AT the fourth quarterly conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church Monday
evening reports were given which showed
the church to be in the most prosperous
condition for many years The finances
were never better cared for, the general
outlook is hopeful. and the pastor was
invited to return for another year The
old board of trustees was reelected and
IN" stewards We're chosen as follows ::
q. l.. button. |. g. Barrows, a. j. Eaton.
q. w. Ward q. ". Cowen. c. T.. Hib-
bard, K. +. Roberts. :. l.. Washburn,
Mrs. j. NJ. Wall. Mrs, q. j. Ellis. Mrs.
l.. NJ. Corwin, Mrs. Nellie Barker. Mrs
VI. l.. Midget Mrs. L. g. BarroWs, Miss
Jessie Benson, Miss Helen Southgate and
Miss Addic Hastings. committee ON
finance. Miss Jessie Benson. Miss Helen
Southgate, Mrs. Belle Dings and Mrs
Nellie Barker
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
WATERBURY.

Mrs. Lizzie Newcomb district deputy
and Mrs Della Palmer. district marshal
installed the following Officers of Entr-
aid Rebekah Lodge No. SO Friday cVe-
ming at l. .. q. f.. hall: Noble Grand.
Martha Clair; secretary, Mrs Elna Buyce:
treasurer, Mrs. Nettio FIFE; warden, Mrs
Margaret knowles; cunduCtrcss, Mrs.
Bessie Ayers: right supporter, Mrs. Ber-
tina Campbell: Left supporter, Mrs Anna
SqureS, right supporter to NiCc-grand
Mrs Edna Eaton; left supporter to vice.
grand, Mrs. Clara Scrgcnt; insuar guard
ian, Mrs. Emma Turner; outside guardian
L. II. Smith: chaplain. Mrs. Webster. II.
A. S., Miss Ollie Somcrville; l.. A. s., Mrs
Mollie Miller; pianist, Mrs, Winnie Smith;
have charge of the rcfrcshments.--Mrs
w. j. Boyce has been called TO Norris
vile by the illness of her grandson. Will
lard Boyce Farnham. He was reported
much better yesterday Mrs. Watson l.,
WATSON was in Barre Friday, where she
spoke on the Ladies and the Editors
at the meeting Of the Vermont Press as
ISOLATION.
Funeral services for Mrs James Car
rigan, who died in Rutland. will be held
there this morning and the funeral party ~
ial to be in Holy Cross cemetery ms
afternoon. Lizzie Carney was born in
Underhill and was about 60 years old she
is survived by one daughter, Mary. who
was graduated from the local high school