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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-07
PERSONAL.

Mrs. L. T. Moseley of Bellows Falls
was visitor in town yesterday.
Ben D. Weeden left yesterday for
Boston, where he will spend some time.
Mrs. G. Q. Abbott of Springfield (Vt.)
is visiting here this week in the home
lof her son, Sherman L. Abbott.
Ernest Miller of Newport, n. H.. is
spending several days here in the home
of DR.. A. |. Miller. He is in town on
business.
Edwin Starkey, who has been EN-
lployed nearly three years for the Crys-
Ital Springs Ice company, will finish
work for that firm Saturday night.
s. F. Mccarthy, manager of the
Western Union telegraph office, moved
yesterday from the Outlook on Cen
trail street to f. E. Young's house on
the same street.
Mrs. Mary G. Messer returned last
Ievenihg, after visit of several weeks
lin New York, New Haven and West
field, Mass. Her son, George Messer,
lis member of Troop A, New Haven
cavalry, and expects to be called i1to
active service at an early date.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Lester Utlev will
lhaTe their household goods moved here
| tomorrow from Amherst to the home
of Ms. J. L. Martin, where Mrs.
Utley and daughter will spend the
| summer Mr.lEUtlev shas sold out his
business in Amherst and has. taken a
position as manager of garage in
Arlington, Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-07
PERSONAL.

DR.. Dunn of Wilmington is in town
today on business.
Mrs. Carpenter of Chester is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Ernest w. Gibson.
{. R. Crosby and G. W. Reed went
to New York this morning on business.
Harry Hodgkins, travelling salesman
for Z. Crosby & Co., is in town this
week on business at the head office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward G. Frost have
returned from a three-weeks visit in
Worcester with Mr. and Mrs. John
Harvey.
Mrs. Charlotte Kidder of New York
is spending few days in town with
her mother, Mrs. Sarah Kidder Of
,Green street.
Mrs. F. Z. Clark returned last night
from Waltham and Boston, where she
went Monday to meet her son law.
J. A. Noyes of Des Moines, Ia.
Mrs. Joseph Dunlevy has returned
from a visit of FIVE weeks with Miss
Katharine Dunlevy in Montpelier. She
also visited in Burlington while away.
| Edward Elmer, who had been en-
ployed at the American building, is
now working at the Massachusetts
State Industrial School in Shirley
Mass.
Miss Mary Christie, one of the trim
mers for Donnell & Davis, finished
! work for the season last night and
went today to her home in Williams
town, Mass.
Henry Harlow and Phillip Erickson,
| members of Company l., who had been
in training at Plattsburg, are in town
today. They will go tonight to Fort
Ethan Allen.
| Rev. and Mrs. G. Z. Tomkinson and
son, Mrs. J. f. Rogers and daughter,
Eleanor, and Miss Leona Pike, returned
last night from Boston, where they had
been since Monday. They made the trip
by automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Waite and Frank
Waite, who had been visiting relatives
in Wardsboro, returned yesterday to
their home in Baltimore, Md. Mrs
Frank Waite will spend the summer
with Mr.. and Mrs. Dexter Waite in
IWardsboro.
| Mrs. C. S. Whittier of Montpelier is
visiting here with her daughter, Mrs
II. G. Barber. Mrs. Robert Bliss anG
Mrs. Ella Brown Bailey, both of Mont
pelier, who attended the meeting OF
the Vermont Federation of Woman i
clubs here this week, were guests OF
Mrs. Barber while in town.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-07
Sporting Notes.

How they did act yesterday in the
big leagues!
One run has been the margin by which
the Braves have lost the last two
games.
Bill Byron, big league imp, saws that
umpiring is play. His address should
be - Linden street.
There is one thing about Connie
Mack s Youngsters and that is when
they start hitting in a game thew iump
the hit total well up into double flo
ures.
The season lengthens. Not long ago
= Babe = Ruth was unbeatable and
Glover Alexander was a mark. Walter
Johnson will be due for a me-back
soon.
1t is easy to suspect that two victories
over the Giants in two days has caused
Matty to smile out of one corner of his
mouth and McGraw out of the opposite
corner Of his mouth
Three out of the four tail-end teams
in the American league turned in de.
cisive victories Yesterday and two of
them were over the league leaders. II
helps to bunch 'em.
There will be an invasion of Hart
ford, Conn. bowlers Saturday evening
News was received here Yesterday by
Austin +. Miller that seven automobiles
containing bowlers and rooters would
appear at the Masonic temple between
$50 and & o'clock and later in the
evening a team of five of them will give
battle to a picked team of local Ma
sons. Albert Busby, a former Brattle
boro resident and now an employee OF
the Austin Organ Co. of Hartford, i.
father of the plan and there will be sew
eral other former Brattleboro resident.
lin the party.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-07
Pro and Con.

"The vegetarians claims are fantas.
tic, he said. "It's no use reasoning
with them.
A novelist was arguing against vege-
tarianism.
A rabid vegetarian one said to me:
cit is matter Of universal record
that meat-eaters grow like the meats
they eat. Thus the beef eaters become
dull and bovine. The mutton eater be
comes sheepish. The veal eater is a
calf. The pork eater is a hog
My loud laughter interrupted him.
True, quite true, my friend, | said
. And have you also noticed how all You
vegetarian potato eaters are small pota
toes ?'-Excharge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-07
BASEBALL IS GREAT

Baseball has more possible
ties to II, probably, than any !
: other sport. Most important and !
far reaching of all. is the pres I
) tige il enjoys rs the national ).
game. This means that every
man and boy in the country, the !
moment his sporting blood" is :
aroused, naturally turns TO base :
; ball. The publicity ii commands
attracts attention and it does :
not have to demonStrate-its T.
case already is made for it. :
; Few Of us stop to consider, I.
too, that there are organized :
BAH" teams in cities represent
ING more than one,third the total
/ population Of the United States.
! This Is wonderful, when one
/ stops to think of II. says Mil
! Waukce Sentinel. No other game
offers equal, or anywhere near .
as attractive facilities for its en-
joyment and patronage.
Baseball is great and because
! OF It's possibilities. innate ana
I supplied, it Will, quite probably,
always be- the national game"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-07
BrattlebOrO High Had Lead
of Three Runs Up to
That Time
HOME TEAM STARTS
! OUT LIKE WINNER
First Three Keene Men Went Out in
Order and Then Brattleboro Scored
Four Runs - Stowell Hit Hard, Max
ing Two Two-Baggers.

Brattleboro high in the return game
at Island park yesterday afternoon with
Keene high started out like winner,
but fell down in the last two frames and
finished on the small end of a 9-to-5
lscore. There was some very amateurish
bali played and equally amateurish UNI
ipiring but the former counted
more in the scoring than did the latter
The first three Keenc men were dis
posed Of in order and then the home
team proceeded to give Capt. Kibbee
the surprise of his life Austin singled
sharply to center. Plumb dumped one in
the front yard and Kibbee lost Austin
at second and both were safe. Stowell,
who hit hard all day, singled after
Iwild pitch had advanced the runners
IVinton was safe on an unsuccessful
Iplay to the plate to get Plumb Covey
and Nichols singled before Gibson and
Moran famed after Convey had been
run down between third and home.
\ pass to Metevier and singles by
Putney and Sibley scored ,Keene's first
run in the third. Another crossed the
iplate in the fourth after two were out
Ion ripping drive at Switzer, that
| was scored as an error, and two other
singles.
Brattlcboro added run in the
seventh on pass to Switzer, an error
| and Stowell's first double.
kibbee opened the first of the eighth
with a double, took third on Shea s
single and scored on Weeks s sacrifice
lily to Nichols. Waling famed but
Johnston singled and went around on
an error and wild pitch. That tied
| up the game.
Putney opened the ninth with a single
and both he and Sibley were safe on
Austin S error. Chabot famed. Kibbee
was safe on the attempt to get Putney
at the plate. Stowell got in wild
throw off Shea. Gibson and Vinton got
Weeks. Wahling singled and the last
of four runs had crossed the plate In
the last half of the ninth with two out
Stowell again doubled, but Vinton was
called out on strikes The summary:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-07
DIAMOND
NOTES

l)id you ever see an umpire in an
outteld argument?
Scott Perry, Cub hurler, thinks he
VIII win 20 games this year.
Left-handed pitchers ought to make
good ayiators for Uncle Sam.
Dick Egan Of the Braves has an
nounced that he is through with base
ball.
Bunny Fabrique, an International
Lacquer, is making a big hit with the
Dodgers.
The Milwaukee Brewers have ap-
pointed Zinn Beck captain for the
coming season.
The Reds have picked up a clever
catcher in Frank Allen, the former
Federal Lacquer
The st. Louis Cardinals remind one
Of U-boatS. They can stay submerged
just as long, or longer.
George Sisler, the Browns all
around champion, has started already
TO perform the whirlwind stuff.
Manager Jennings emphatically de-
MES the report that Sam Crawford has
retired or that he is to be traded.
Can't blame an umpire for insisting
on the last word on the baseball field.
Most of the poor fish are married.
Francisco Cabaralo. the Italian
pitcher with the Cincinnati Nationals
year ago, hopes to land again with
the club.
George Smith, the ex-Columbia
pitcher, has shown up splendidly and
promises to become a valuable man
to any club.
Manager Jack Barry of the Red Sox
has practically decided to play "Chick"
/ Shorten in center field instead of Clar-
ence Walker.
Ambrose Puttmatn, former hurl-
er on the New York American staff,
is now running an Independent team
| at Cincinnati.
The Boston Red Sox have learned
why Dutch Leonard is always boosting
prunes. He has invested most of his
earnings in that fruit.
Pittsburgh has three young players
of promise in Burleigh Grimes and
Roy Evans, pitchers, and Chuck
Warner, third baseman.
|
John King, former star backstop OF
the Cubs, is now so busy tending to
his poolroom in Kansas City that he
seldom turns out to see a game.
Johnny Leber the infielder released
by the Cleveland club to Richmond OF
the Central league, has notified the
management he will not report.
The Lincoln Western League clut
Is giving a trial TO Francis Griffin, {
youngster who has made great repu
tation In Lincoln Independent circles.
A pitcher who goes to the well toe
often is sure to be cracked, accordn,
to the old proverb, but at that i'll
better for a pitcher to go to vel
than 70 n gin mill
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-07

Total bases, Keene Is, Brattleboro o.
Sacrifice hits, Shea, Nichols. Sacrifice
fly, Weeks. Two-base hits, Kibbee.
Stowell >. Stolen bases, Putney, Waling,
Nichols, Gibson. Struck out, by Kibbee
ID, by Stowell IL. Bases on balls. off
kibbee ,, off Stowell l. Batter hit. Kib-
bee. Left on bases, Keene s, BrattIet
boro 6. Passed balls, Waling .. Wild
pitch, Stowell. Time Oh Umpire. Arnold.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-07
GREAT RECORD BY CRAWFORD
Detroit outfieIder Pushes Honus Wao-
ner Closely for Number Of Times
Charged at Bat.

John 'IIouus" Wagner. the veteran
lnHeldor of the Pittsburgh Nationals,
who Is going into his twenty-first ma
jor.leuruc season, can boast that he
Is the only man IN the game who has
had more than ten thousand times ut
bat charged to him, and who has made
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-07
Sporting Notes.

Hornsby, with a home run at a time
when every sack was loaded, was mostly
esponsible for the defeat of the Braves
yesterday.
John H. Wagner, known more ia
miliarly for the last 20 years as Honus,
could not stay in retirement longer and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-07

the leatoH known to of
dunuNe size After getting the three
couple finally worked
or course the the
the second ball pitched ne the break If
single would
The runner with
the catcher that he would have
considerably is
have got the If nothing had
would have IT, the ball struck the
off
field The third plate The right
fielder the ball and made
to the The believing surged the
field. Then trouble
Answer Problem.
became almost necessary for the
OF the difficulty getting the On
ITSELF the only thing the umpire could
apparently scored the win
ming Any tine the umpire Is struck by
catcher other fielder To intercept
return To his base without liability of
IN this instance togo
rendered the roasted 1t SO
happened however that the home
homrun drive that the victory umpire es
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-07
If I Were King.
If | were king, d take my crown
And hook it quick. That S one bes!

If | were king, / d take my crown
And hook it quick. That S one best
bet.
q take my robes of ermine down
An get on them what | could get.
If | were king right now. l think
d realize and swell my pile;
| ID know that [ was on the blink
And kings were going out of style.
The royal jewels | would pawn
The diamonds and pearls sublime;
| d rise Tomorrow morn at dawn
And beat it quick while there yet
was time.
Roy X. Moulton in New York Mail.
"You enjoy taking country rides in
your car?'
yes" replied Mr.. Chuggins, 81
ride in the country as much as possible.
There ism t so much danger of blocking
traffic and getting into trouble with the
police. Washington Star.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-07
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
American League.

American League Games Today.
Detroit at Boston.
Cleveland at New York.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Washington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-07
National League

National League Games Today.
Boston at st. Louis.
Brooklyn at Pittsburg.
New York at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-07

it happened In the last half of the NINTH with two
men out and the tie, is what created most
Of the trouble.
Both teams scored a run in the first inning but
in the following innings the pitchers the mas
tors Of the situation and not run threatened the
plate until the last half of the NINTH The visitors
retired In order in the first half of the
NINTH and after two Of the home team had gone
strikes the roOters leaned back in their seats
and began to prepare themselves for a siege of
extra innings. it did not seem as though either
team would be able to score against the fine pitch
ing of the two box men.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-07
SPORTING NEWS
4+++++444+4++444++4+++4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
BILLY EVANS SOLVES BASEBALL PROBLEMS
Written Especially for This Paper by the Famous American
League Umpire.

rather unusual yet simple play came up in V
game last of the larger minor leagues.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-07

chicago, /
Alexander and Killifer; Seaton,
Prendergast, Aldridge and Elliott,
Pittsburg Brooklyn, wet grounds.
Cincinnati, 6 10 l
New York, 8 3
Toney and Wingo; Benton, Middle
ton and McCarty.
st. Louis, s s 0
Boston, IL 0
Doak, Ames, Packard and Snyder;
Nehf, Allen and Gowdy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-07
National League.

NdIlUUdI LCdSUG.
Philadelphia, 4 II
Chicago, 0 5
Alexander and Killifer; Seaton
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15
MINER GETS S12.500
FOR A BROKEN NECK

Springfield. Dec lj.-TWelve thou
sand five hundred dollars for brok
en- neck. This is the verdict OF jury
here against the Springheld-Chlcago
Coal Mining Company. The ury held
that the company must pay Charles J..
Eemasters that sum fer an injury
sustained by the plaintin while en-
uloyed in the defendants mine The
sum is one of the largest granted in
The circuit court for many years
Iemasters neck was broken about
/ year ago while Workine IN the com
pauy's mine 1t was alleged a piece
IF defective track threw car he
was driving off the track. which caus-
Ed it to collide with a mine support
BY the compact piece OF slate was
'oo>ened in the roof, which fell and
struck Lemasters in the back Of the
neck. tracturing one OF the yertebrae.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15
TO COOPERATE IN RESEAF cH
British Plan on Method OF Brnojnu
About Best Possible Results for
Various Industries.

Realizing that many industrial firms
nre barred from the benefits of sclen.
tine Research into their particular
lines OF activity by the great cost. re-
ports Consul Franklin D. Hale Ilud
dcrSfeld England, the Committee Of
the l'riry Council for Scientific and In
duStrlnl Research proposes the intro.
dlittlon of the cooperative idea In
mis- way Il firm that is unable to bear
the entire expense of research could
contribute to the cost and share In
the benefits nccrulng to mn industry
MS Il whole II is planned To establish
trade research associations In England
To he formed as needed FOR each in
dlSlrN or group of industries, and
alded by certain funds which the com.
mltee has In charge. nne association
Is about To be organized for the cot
ton industry, and others Will he form
ed rs soon AS possible for the wool
ilaX, oil, and Photographic industries.
The work Tint has already been ne.
complished through the committees
efforts, according 70 Mr. Hale. includes
the discovery Of three kinds of optical
glass, the investigation Of Hight alloys
Tor Use in aircraft, and the production
Of n new hard porcelain from purely
British raw material Researches into
the recovery of tin are expected to
save that Industry a very large
amount each yepr.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15
TO HANG SERVICE
FLAG FOR TEACHERS
JOINING THE ARMY

Springfield, Dec, H. When the
State Teachers Association conyenes
here December 21-29, large service.
Tag will greet the delegates. 1t will
show the number OF teachers of mi.
no's who have enlisted in the army
and navy The executive COMMITTEES
OF the association recently decided ON
the plan as a fitting commemoration
TO the patriots The Has viii neces.
sarily be large as Il Is estimated more
than hundred of them have Joined
Uncle Sans fighting forces since the
declaration Of war
Francis G. Blair. state suDerntend-
ent OF public instruction, has endorsed
the plan. He is assisting in collecting
data on the enlisted men. Mr.. Blair
has sent kilograms to all county sup.
erintendents asking them to report at
once the number Of men enlisted from
their respective counties. As soon as
the reports are received, the prepare.
ton OF the flag will begin.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15
SNOW HELPS CROP
OF WINTER WHEAT

Springfield. Dee li.-Wuter wheat
in Illinois seeded Tor next year was
materially benefited by the last fall
of snow, according 10 n report on the
condition Of winter wheat in the state
just issued by the state department OF
agriculture. II shows an icrease
Of six per cent OF the area seeded
ever last year The state average on
December |. 1917, was IS per cent.
This is five per cent less than on the
same date last year In the northern
part. the report shows. the average
condition is ~ per cent and in the
central part Of the state 80 per cent
These are the great wheat growing
portions OF the state The cut in the
average came from the southern part
Of the state where the condition Is
only 81 per cent OF normal The re.
port is optimistic however. and less
stress on the fact that the last snow
Will improve the condition consider
ably. The snow protects the seed
from the cold and al the same time
furnishes il moisture. it says. SO it is
fair 70 assume that the condition to,
dag is several points higher than il
was on December /, before the snow
taE.
The amount Of winter wheat seed
ed in the state next year is lS6l14l
acres the report says Northern
Illinois reports 1880 acres; central
Illinois 929,7j3 acres and southern
Illinois 765,4c2 acres.
THE area reported seeded to rye
was 1887 acres. Its December con
dition was 81 per cent Of normal, be
ing 93 per cent in northern and cen
tIal Illinois and IS per cent in the
southern part Of the state,
An increase Of l. per cent is re.
ported in the area Of Irish potatoes
for 1915 with 1912 acres reported
The average yield was 80 bushels per
acre aud the total yield amounted to
Y 555,27S bushels. this being an in.
crease over The 1916 crop Of 100000
bushels The average price per bush
81 was 81 80 and the total value Of the
crop amounted to $lS,S53 1919
There We're 1870 bushels Of tim
othy seed reported produced IN the
state in 1871 At the average price
per lushel OF $3.3a. the value of the
crop amounted to 1852 992.
There were $500 bushels OF Hun.
garian and Millet seed reported pro
duced in the state in 1917. At the
average price Of Sl.J1 per bushel the
value of the crop amounted to $500 "
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15
M. DIS WHO OBEY LAW
TO GET ANTI TOXINS

Springfield, Dec ll.-After Decem.
Der |, 1911, the free distribution OF
diphtheria anti-toXin. anti-typhOid vac.
cine and other vaccines and sera will
be confined 10 those physicians Of the
state who promptly and fully comply
with the law requiring reports OF
births and deaths and with the state
rules and regulations for the control
Of communicable diseases according
20 statement just issued by the
state department OF health All com
mGncahle diseases must he reported
to local health authorities, the state.
ment says It Is a wartime measure,
Dr. G.. St Clair Drake director OF the
department declares.
Efficiency in health administration
in he WORK OF conserving human
health and life. the safe guarding OF
the assembled troops and Of the loved
ones thy Law bhindetaoin
ones they leave behind them, is an all
important demand at the present
time, DR. Drake says
There can be no properly directed
effort to control contagious diseases
without immediate knowledge on the
part of health authorities of their ex-
istcnce and it is quite impossible to
conserve infant life without prompt
notification of births Vital and NOR
bidity records are as essention to the
efficient direction of health and life
conservation work as it the compa IS
and quadrant to the proper direction
Of ship on the high seas
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-15
COURT HOUSE NEWS.
Circuit Court.

Peter Vogel Us. Geo e. Tallman ct
al. Bin to qquiet title.
Harry +. Jarvis VS.. e. ], Coal Go.
Bill to foreclose
First National Bank, Marseilles, VS..
Malin NJ Anderson. Judsmen, by
confession for $175o67 and costs; eX-
ecution issued
Carrie h. Moore Us. Joseph T.
Moore, Divorce
thancery orders
Prichard vs.. peddicord Dismissed
by complainant. costs paid.
Probate Court,
Final settlement. estate settled. es-
tatos Kate Maella. Emily b. Boyd.
Alhertnl Michele
win estate Rafael Sienkiewicz to
Frank MakowsM, bond $GS0o, adjust
ment February term.
Report ron sale of real estate am
proved, estate Raehab Haltom.
Report Of sale of real estate ap-
proved. estate Fanny NJ FIatom CT al.