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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-04
BIGGEST YEAR FOR BANKS.
Net Earnings s194, 321 900 in 1917,
Greatest in Their History.

WASHINGTON. Doc. FL Ohm Skel-
ton Williams, controller OF the cur
rencv, announced yesterday that the
earnings Of national banks during the
fiscal year 1917 were the greatest in
tloir history. They amounted to S6G7,
100000, an increase of $40, 10000, or
l3 FER cent over the previous year The
net earnings amounted to $l94,3 goo,
IN increase over the preceding year of
S3b,17S,0o0, or % per cent.
On their capital stock the banks re
pert net earnings for the year of Il SO
per cent, the highest percentage ever
reported. This compares with HIS
per cent on stock the year before.
The amount distributed III dividends
to stockholders was 1925, 53s 900, an in
crease over the previous year of $780,
$4,000, or "a per cent. The sum thus
distributed was ll.6l per cent ON taeir
capital stock, and compares with 1916
per cent the year preceding.
The percentage of net earnings to
capital and surplus for the last year
was 1892, the greatest shown III over
forty years, or since 1873.
The percentage of losses to depositors
from national banks which failed dur
ing the same year was only three one.
thousaudthS of per cent Of total
deposits, which compares with an az.
efage for the preceding 30 years of
, over - one -thousandths of per cent
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-04
The Hun and Womahood.
{ Rutland Herald.)

khUtldlV Herald.
The utterly callous nature of the
German kulturist is SHOWN by the cold
hlooded proposal 10 legalize bigamy at
the end of the war as a means OF re-
populating the nation
BY this il need not be understood
that any such enormity would actually
pass the Reichstag, even at this crit
cal point OF the world war, but it Is
no particular secret thar the SHARP
drop IN the German birth-rate is al
ready giving concern to the cold brains
and armorcd hearts that dictate the
military policy OF the Central Powers.
Already, the illc2itimate child is
welcomed as cordially Il, the babe born
in Wedlock. Already private regula-
tionS have been enforced upon mature
women that are almost indcscribahle in
= popular print. Already there are
thousands OF unwilling mothers, we'd
and unwed, with thousands of Others
ON whom the burden OF maternity ha~
been forced as military measure,
Like the atrocities in Franco aud
Belgium. such conditions cause most
Americans TO turn away with such re
vul.ion that they say: ''Horriblc. i'm
! possible! - Yet letters and differences
have slipped through the censorship
watch make it certain that "oficia
motherhood Is just IS common in Ger
many and can be just as well au
thcntieated as the outrages that fol
lowed the Hun outside his own coun
! try.
What consideration can we expaer
for womanhood from nation that hold,
| rs own women as grossly and common
/ ly as breeding animals!
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-04
"You Aren't Going to Cry, Are Your"

you Aren't Going to Cry, Are YOU"
full JOY. It's so glorious a thing to
know that soon, soon Wen be asleep
in our beds of mud
There, there squeaked Grandpa
again.
Whenever I say anything about
mud said Grandfather Frog, you be-
come very much excited
"'Of course l do. l can explain
that quite easily. 1t reminds me of
the fine saying ] want 10 tell YOU
Hurry and tell me- said GRANDPA
Their Frog, as ne yawned. His mouth
opened wide and this time he swal-
lowed two bugs.
:" What joy II is to be a frog.
. TO sit in The sunshine on a los.
" I'D In The winter TO sleep and sleep.
ITO stay awake would make me weep
"Grandfarher Frog sang this song
in his croaking voice, and Grandpa
Toad grunted as he said, What a fine
voice you have. 1t grows better all
The time
THAT made Grandfather very hap
by, and even if Grandpa Toad knew
/ nothing about music it made no diff
ference to Grandfather Frog.
I'm glad you like my voice, grog-
a-rum, grog-a. rum said Grandfather.
"'You've got far more voice than
have said Grandpa sadly. That was
quite true. but of course there are
many creatures who do not think q
| voice is beautiful unless it has really
| lovely sounds and tunes and notes.
:" I didn't Sing anything about Mud,
/ said Grandfather, for two reasons. II
the first place, there are so few
words to rhyme with mud. and in the
second it would have made you JUMP
/ and spoiled the song
Grandpa Toad jumped and hoped
a little. I must tell you right away,
he said.
In the first place he went on, :
I heard two boys talking Today. on'
was urging the other to do something
and he was saying, ooh, come along
Don't be a sick in the mud" | look
ed and [ saw that the creature Wa
not stick, but hoy, as I had though
1t first. | hoped around and locke;
at him. and he was certainly not made
of wood I wondered what the othe
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-04

alone marks the difference between
profit and loss in many newspapers
a daily newspaper suspended recently
in Pittsfeld, Mass, one of the most
prosperous cities of New England, ard
a large number of weekly papers have
been forced to the wall. No one thinks
OF starting a new newspaper these DAYS,
but suspensions and consultations are
frequently reported.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-04
TO TIE suescRIeERs.

II Is the aim OF the management 10
secure efficient service in the delivery OF
the paper each night, and II solicits the
co-oucration n subscribers TO that end.
Prompt reports should be given or each
failure TO receive tho paper on the morn
ing following the omission, IN person,
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 In only
by this method that the publisher can Sc
cure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-04

The Bennington Banner, which Frank
L. Howe established i years ago as
a penny paper, has advanced its price
to two cents a copy. Few people out
side Of the publishing business have
an idea OF the increased cost of getting
out a newspaper as compared with two
years ago, or even with a year ago.
The additional expense for white paper
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-04

The suggestion about holding union
services in small communities in order
to save fuel is a good one, but il might
be followed further with advice to
consolidate for all time. Towns which
try to support three or four churches
IN q population Of approximately Loco
are scattering their efforts. BY con
solidation, with only the essentials OF
Christian living considered as basis
much might be accomplished III the wa
of local uplift and betterment, wher,
now about the only result IS to keel
alive n UNCONVENTIONAL name
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-04
The Golfers Handicap.

- wo,lidn I aay McTavish Gamma
learn the game, rcma {1cd Sandy, as
til y trudQet home from the links;
=. but il igl b. deefeult for him.
AYE, agreed Donald At times
he will he like to burst, what vi be
ing sacrelce4ious and tongue tied -
Everybody s Magazine
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-04

The Turkish language, although
spoken IN many dialects, is 80 uniform
in plan that any one who speaks OF
toman Turkish can he understood while
travelling from European Turkey
through Asia Minor and Central Asia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-04
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run OF paper.
80 cents an inch for first insertion; Is cents
an inch for each subsequent insertion.
Limited space on first page at double
rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements - Five cents
a line first insertion with so per cent dis
count for each subsequent insertion,
without change Of copy.
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, 1917-12-04
BRISTOL MAN KILLED.
Clayton White Dies Instantly When
Hit in Head by Log.

BRISTOL, Dec. f-Clayton Whit,
the l>yearold son of Ernest White OF
TINS village, was instantly killed about
10 clock Yesterday morning. He was
on the mountain engaged III skidding
logs aud got OH the track Of the logs
Ia slide down the shoot but the logs
twisted around and struck White on
the head smashing one side in.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-04

There is a great difference between
buying Liberty bonds, which are a safe
investment at a fair rate Of interest
and digging down into the jeans and
pulling out the long green and Civ
ing it freely to be spent for some cause
which will help the soldiers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-04

Japan has a population of 54,000,000.
spread over an area of l47 800 square
miles, 4 territory just a trife larger
than the state of Montana, which has
population of 10000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-04

The Eeformer Is on sale every evening
by the following news dealers.
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co, G.
W cleveland, s. l. Purrinton Ccstey-
villel, Brooks House Pharmacy. Aliens
Depot Newsstand, Mrs y. +, Doyle,
South Main street
West 8rattleboro, J. L. Stockwell
East pummerston, NJ. +. Brown.
Putney, NJ G Williams.
Nevyfane ~ NJ. BatChelder.
Townshend C. w. Cutler.
West Townshend, c. n Groui.
jamaica, X. j. Daggett.
south Londonderry, +. II Tyler.
South Vernon, r r Bufrum
west Chesterfield. N. H.. Mrs. w.
~tTettC~.
Ainsdale. N. H., W. n. Lyman.
Bellows Falls, Depot Restaurant
Windsor, W., Windsor Restaurant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-04
Reverse Conditions,

Papa" says small Harry, "if you
and l We're the same size, would you
say and DO the things to me that make
me fighting mad:"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-04
Member o, the Associated Press.

The Associated Press Is exclusively
entitled to the use for publication OF all
new, dispatches credited to ii and not
otherwise credited in this paper and also
the local news published herein.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-05-15
slaughter.

slaughter.
 Daylight revealed twenty dead Rus sians but three escaping, according to the testimony of the ancient war riors. Later developments show that the three reached the coast after hard struggles, hiding in the forest and ferns in the daytime and travelling at night Two of them lived long enough to relate their horrible experiences to the settlers at Alganic and the third one, the only remaining survivor of the once proud expedition, was for many years keeper of the Russian church at Tatitlik, where he died of extreme old age in 1903.
 Many of the older residents of Val dez may remember the little old man who very generously showed visitors into the church whenever they visited the village
 It is believed [. by many that this old gun is one of the weapons borne by the little band of white men who first braved the wilds of the head waters of the Tazlina. How it came to under the tree where it was found, and who has owned it since the massa- ere at that spot, is unknown.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-05-15
A BUSHEL OF FUN FOR 25c

The most comical and greatest mirth producing event of the season will take place in the Moose Hall next Thursday evening, May 17th, when the Masquerade Skating Contest will be given.
 That this event will be unique and in class by itself goes without say ing. The fat couple will be on hand to do their fancy skating stunts and Slim Jim" will represent the leans. The contest will be a SCREAM, from start to finish and to miss it would be to miss the most joyous occasion of your life Come and bring the en- tire family, Prizes are as follows:
 1st prize for Gentlemen, 1 pair of skates
 1st prize for Ladies, pair of skates.
 2nd prize $500 in trade at rink.
 3rd prize s2.50 in trade at rink.
 Prize skates to be picked from new shipment. St.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-05-15
H. R. THOMPSON co.
Phone 8
Advertised Letter List
For Week Ending May 5. 1917.

For Week Ending May 5, 1917.
 Davidson, Miss Jane, Gam, Bill, Hen riksen, Lars K, Johnson, Leslie.
 When calling for the apove. say "Ad- vertised." Parties claiming letters from the above list must pay a fee of one cent for each letter claimed
 All letter unclaimed by May 19, 1917 will be sent to the Dead Letter Office Washington, D. c. - M. B. SWINE ORD, Postmaster.
 Don't get into the habit of going around with your bristles up.
 After getting the short end of it a wise man says nothing, but proceeds to even things up.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-05-15
MANCHURIAN RIFLE
 FOUND NEAR VALDEZ
NaldeZ Miner.)

l W dlQ6E
 l This week there has been added to the large collection at the Valdez, Mu- scum of Natural History. on display in the lodge rooms of the Order of Alas i kan Moose, a new curio in the form ] of a very ancient Manchurian rifle or gun The weapon is a smooth bore
 and has long. wooden stock of pecu.. i liar Oriental design There is brass l inlay on the stock of Chinese drag
 on. but the old style nipple and ham,
 mer of the percussion cap type might indicate that the barrel and lock was
 made in England, especially as the
 only identifying character on the bar rell is Roman numeral and a lions head.
 The gun was first found nine years ago. as it stood up against large spruce tree on the banks of the TaZ-
 lima river. up near the lake. It has
 since been seen and commented on by
 many other prospectors and trappers,
 but all were bound into the district,
 and did not feel that they could add
 it's weight to their outfit. But along
 this season a trapper coming down the
 Tazlina to the Copper river happen
 ed to chance across the weapon, and
 knowing that collection of such
 things was being made by Valdez par
 ties brought it along and left it at
 Simpsons road house to be sent into town
 The rare old relic has evidently changed hands many times, its last owner probably being a Copper river Indian who used it until some acci. dent caused him to leave it where it was found. It was originally made without sights but the happy buck who first secured it had eviently seen sights on rifles, and felt that this par ticular gun should also be so equip i ped, as he had very ingeniously chisled up two points one on each end of the barrel to serve as sights without any regard to accuracy or position.
 Many years before the United States took possession of Alaska, a i Russian expedition consisting of 23 men, made an exploring and footing trip up the Copper river from it's mouth. On the way up they seized 1 every full-grown male member of each 1 Indian village and forced them into | servitude. The natives could not rebel i as the Russians were all well armed, ! and summary punishment was admin istered to all recalcitrants. But the | native women of the various villages 1 whose husbands had been conscript- i ed, followed up the expedition with | primitive stone axes and clubs, and i Keeping well hidden in the timber by | day, finally arrived at point describ- 1 ed by some of the oldest natives as ! being a short distance above the head | waters of the Tazlina
 The Russian invaders had had a ! very tiresome day of it and were com | pletely Jagged out, leaving their h. 1 dian slaves to prepare the scanty meal | and brew the inevitable brick tea. All | early camp was made, and, with the ] usual sentinels posted, the white men dropped into a sound slumber It | was the opportunity the Indians had : long waited for The loyal native i women slipped past the guards into l the Russian camp and passed their ! primitive weapons to the braves, who i insane with rage over the brutal | treatment administered to them by | their captors, began an indiscriminate |
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

but result in part from the changed
attitude of the employer.
An employer changes his policy
when he is convinced that the work
ingmen have demonstrated that they
have right TO voice in determining
questions affecting the relations be-
tween themselves and their employ
ers. For instance, this was demon
strated in the case Of the late Mr.
Baer, who, as may be recalled. once
declared that he would not speak with
nor confer with the representative of
the miners or any one who stood for
them; that he and his associates were
the trustees of God" in the admins
tration Of their property and in tax
ing care Of the rights and interests of
the working people. He, as well as
many other employers, lived to revise
his judgment and to see the necessity
of making agreements with workers.
Because employers as a class are
interested in maintaining or increas-
ing their share of the general product
and because workers are determined
to demand greater and ever greater
share of this same general product the
economic interests between these two
are not harmonious. Upon this point
! have been repeatedly misrepresented
by Socialist writers and orators whose
| frequent repetitions of that misrep-
resentation have finally convinced
them of the truth of their assertion
| No amount of emphatic Reputation of
that statement, no matter how often
that Reputation and denial have been
expressed, has secured a change in the
assertion that my position was con-
trary TO the one | have just stated.
From my earliest understanding of
the conditions that prevail in the in
dustrial world l have been convinced
and have asserted that the economic
interests of the employing class and
those of the working class are not har-
monious. That has been my position
ever since-never changed in the
slightest. There are times when, for
temporary purposes, interests are re-
concilable; but they are temporary
only.
When a fair and reasonable oppor-
tunity presents itself for continued
| improvement in the conditions of the
workers, the movement of the workers
must necessarily go on and will go
on. 1t will not be dominated by the
so-called intellectuals or butters-in.
The working class movement to be
most effective must be conducted by
the workers themselves. 1t is conduct
ed by the working people in the inter-
ests of the working people. 1t is con-
Quoted against those who stand in the
way, hostile to the advancement of
conditions for the working people 1t
is conducted against those employers
whoever they may be-the employers
who refuse to understand modern in
dustrial conditions and the constant
need for the advancement of the work
ing people and who refuse to acoede to
the demands of the workers.
~ al
not made by organized labor. There
are frequently demands made by work
ing men and working women who are
unorganized and who then become or
ganized after they have made their
demands. The number of employers
who refuse to accede to Labor's de-
mands is growing smaller and smaller.
As a matter of fact, there are more
employers today who live under col
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04

before. That is the guiding principle,
philosophy and aim of the labor move
ment.
In improving conditions from day to
day the organized labor movement has
no "fixed program" for human prog
ress. If you start out with a program
everything must conform to it. With
theorists, if facts do not conform to
their theories, then so much the worse
for the facts. Their declarations of
theories and actions refuse to be ham,
particular standard, but work for the
best possible conditions Immediately
obtainable for the workers. When they
are obtained then we strive for better.
1t does not require any elaborate So
cial philosophy or great discernment to
know that wage of 50 day and a
workday of eight hours in sanitary
workshops are better than $3.50 day
and workday of twelve hours under
perilous conditions. The working peo-
pie will not stop when any particular
point is reached; they will never stop
in their efforts to obtain a better life
for themselves, for their wives, for
their children, and for all humanity.
The object is to attain complete social
justice.
The Socialist party has for its pur-
pose the abolition of the present sys-
TEN of wages. Many employers agree
with that purpose-the abolition of
wages. But the A. F. of L. goes be-
yond the system which those dreamers
have conceived.
The movement of the working peo-
pie, whether under the A. F. of L. or
not, will simply follow the human i'm
pulse for improvement in conditions
wherever that may lead, and wher-
ever that may lead they will go with
out aiming at any theoretical goal.
Human impulse for self-betterment
will lead constantly to the material,
physical, social and moral betterment
Of the people. We decline to commit
our labor movement to any species of
speculative philosophy.
The full value of production does
not go to the actual working men to-
day. A portion goes to investment,
superintendent, agencies for the ere
alton of wants among people, and
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-08-04
THE AMERICAN LABOR MOVEMENT
It's Makeup Achievements and Aspirations
nts and Aspirations
By SAMUEL GOMPERS.

creasing share of what they produce
They are working toward the highest
and the best ideals of social justice.
The intelligent, common-sense work
ingmen prefer to deal with the prob
lens of today, with which they must
contend if they want to make ad-
vancements, rather than to deal with
picture and dream which have
never had, and, / am sure, will never
have, any reality in the affairs of hu-
manity, and which threaten, if they
could be introduced, the most perni-
cious system for circumscribing effort
and activity that has ever been in
vented.
The workers will never stop in any
effort, nor will they stop at any point
in an effort to secure greater improve
ments in conditions or for a better
life in all its phases. Where these
efforts may lead, what that better life
may be, / do not care to predict. /
decline to permit my mind or my ac-
tivities to be labeled or limited by any
particular ism because of adherence
to a theory or a dream. The A. +. of
L. is neither governed in its activities
by so-called Social philosophy" nor
does it work "blindlv from day to
day" Its work is well planned to be
continually OF the greatest benefit to
the working people to protect and pro-
mote their rights and interest in every
field of human activity.
The A. F. of l.. is guided by the
history of the past. 1t draws lessons
from history in order to interpret cor
ditions which confront working peo-
pie SO that it may work along the
lines of least resistance to accomplish
the best results in improving the con-
ditions of the working men. women and
children today, tomorrow and tomor-
rows tomorrow, making each day a
better day than the one which went