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

players and that is why he refuses TO
let them become too serious in their
arguments with him. And that is why
he also thinks il ill-adyised for the
Baseball Players fraternity to attempt
30 break into the Federation of Labor.
"The chief trouble with admitting
the BAH Players fraternity To the Fed
GRAFTON of Labor" says Byron, sis that
baseball playing isn't labor. There is
nothing in common between daShing
over the greenSward for a couple of
hours every afternoon and putting in
eight hours wrestling pipes or running
Il lathe.
"The services of q ball player to his
club cannot be measured in terms of
anything that union labor recognizes.
When the leaders of the federation
come to discuss the minimum wage
question with the magnatcs, they would
be up against q new sort of game. You
couldn't fix an hourly wage, nor daily
wage, and the unions probably wouldn't
want to put up fight to give the ath-
letes Il bigger yearly remuneration
than is earned by the highest paid Of
the skilled trades.
Ball players as a rule are very well
off. There are undoubtedly some indi.
vidual cases in which they get the
worst of it, but an ideal condition can.
not be expected in any line of work
nor can ii he brought about by force
or by any other method that has been
discovered"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-06
NS[BALL NOTES

Empires go South TO take the ragged
edges Off their decisions.
Bert Ga}lia will likely be a scientific
farmer when his baseball days are
over.
Price of shoes has gone up. so the
Pirates are trying To- fill Hans Wag-
uers.
Harry Harper served four years as
a Boy Scout and is a great advocate
Of the movement.
The White Sox have been picked by
a majority of the critics of the country
TO win the pennant.
ST. Louis turns out more BAH play
ers and wins fewer pennants than any
city in the country.
Manager Griffith is a shark" at
playing bridge, but John Henry runs
him close second.
And when the ball players are put in
the ranks they should be even more
careful about hits ana errors.
Christy Mathewson says "the Giants
will be hard to beat" which is more
than he could say Of the Reds.
Ballplaygrs object TO military train
Ing In the spring because it breaks
into their poker games so terribly.
Tine Yankees. He passes batsmen so
fine faIders need not chase The BAH.
With war ANA the baseball eeaenn
looks like n1 interesting summer
Tha fans af Cleveland ara moro rom
eg#uf Tlef lha faa#np4 win ha i'm tho
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-06

20 hard Hta a.ta brilliant chaser OF
#. #.a u# illness hs seu0 him off
a. #a wl .a aae lost Invaluable
.##r ###HM.
Captain .H.u.as is i'm prime coudi-
...a aa eu.U-- his hlgs fu every game.
'Ir should ba the same dependable
n.HaUu wua That he was 1t year ago.
Bancroft haas been covering short with
His usual dash und brilliance. Byrne
naS been playing his accustomed safe
Wtd sane game al third.
iasacrr is just ass good as he ever
.s. a1i Cooper. who Will start the
-eaeau % r.gh. field. is hitting the ball
hard a Tess base hits i'm Philadelphia
win csuse quiet Claude to gain the con-
laga.a VT tae fans. With Morau's I'M
sstElad uutleld, it is going TO be diff
eHl. DEB Keep CrayaJb ON the bench as II
pinch hitter as Moran had planned to
do. killefer. Burns and Adams Will do
the catching again.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-06
HELP FOR CINCINNATI REDS
Manager Christy Mathewson Given
Credit for Pulling Wise Stunt in
Signing Scout Sutton.

If the Cincinnati Reds don't kick
holes in all previous Ohio river records
within the next few years it won't be
the fault OF Larry Sutton. recently
signed by Manager Christy Mathew
son to scout for Garry Herrmann's
holdings.
PasrhaU mon agree that Mathew
son ma8a Che wiseet move since taking
hold of ae r as when ne signed up
the fozg sutton Larry has a great
record for ivory-huating behind him.
Connected for several years with the
Brook5vo ciuo. Sutton dug up some Of
tho most famous players in the coun-
try.
Anon" the Dodgers who got their
big league chances through rccommen-
dalion of Sutton are Jake Daubert,
Jeff PfefIcr, Casey Steneel, Zacl1
Wheat and Otto Miller. They all have
made good, and they don't form the
total OF his scouting maneuyers by
several,
Minor loacuers know Sutton better,
perhaps than any person now in the
scout business. And they know also
that vACa Larry comes into view
they've got to trot ont the best they
have. No one yet has been caught
putting one over on the veteran grass
comber. he has the eye for young
ban players and he rarely picks a fliv.
yer. All his selections, of course, are
not doing duty in the big leagues, hut
most Of them are, and that's q bette,
record than great many Of tem q
boast
A rJT1pTTSr yOTrP WANTS
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-06
ADJUSTMENTS.
PhOtoplay Attractions.

Today The Princess theatre presents
the film OF the hour. America Is Ready
also the three -act Essanay comedy drama
Lost Il Hours. Tomorrow Blanche Sweet
will be seen in the Paramount feature
Those Without Sin, also a comedy film
The Empire today presents Gods CRU
.cible. a Bluebird drama with George Her
nandez and Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Drew
~ comedy. Tomorrow Viola Dana in
ne Light OF Happiness, Il Metro wonder
play III five acts also The Crimson Stain
Mystery with Mamice Costello, will be
seen.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-06
MADE TO KISS THE FLAG.
Fellow-Workers Roughly Handled ;
Draft-LaW Opponent.

RACINE, Wis, June 6.-John Ro.
bush, employed at the j. l. Case Tin
Company plant, was forced to kiss thg
American flag by 300 Of his fellow en-
ploycs yesterday after he IS alleged t.
have declared that he would not reg
lister and would not fight for the
United States.
The man was made to crawl on mis-
knees to the flag, which had been spread
upon the lloor. and after kissing il com
PEELED to salute, The police Informed
him he would be arrested if he failet
to register before the close Of tht
booths last night
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-06
Sporting Notes.

The Red Sox made nine runs in the
second inning against Cleveland pitch
ers yesterday.
Cincinnati finished strong yesterday
and when Burns and Kautf each fell
down chasing hits Matty s boys won.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-06
VERNON.

At the beginning of the Red Cross
drive there were but two members in
Vernon, Mrs NJ. !. Reed and Mrs. l..
r. Putnam. There are now l02 mem
bers and two societies have been
formed, one in each end of the town,
and work for the soldiers is being taken
up.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-06
Kiss u0-HT COLONY

a ...#.. ml .aa Ee# York
EaHr ##a ...n f.reaa Dbl way
faa H. Hr0|l colony lbs Inc Gl
N . I.. .Ha. has boon
n# w Ha American
~ H Uet Hag However.
una r..#e.# H.re #ayagei W
IHa ragged u#a. aH hese heeu
U.Hie# place in Easehatfs ftaII
# IHma tg ONE iaaa la Here
a .au names of nine who came
a9 uea 0gd ytf arc sau far
1879 Wolfe. Jack CHESHIRE BILLS
. Nagg al Orh, Joe DOYLE. Joe
Lake. Louis Bruebatt Jack War
. n#H n3 Russell Ford. Nine one
Hfl games also have been pitched
: against tho New York Yankees.
. UaH tHc mon who held them ia
the hollow OF their hand. meta
. pboricullv speaking We're Fred
Glade and Earl Hamilton of st.
Louis, Addie Joss (2), Heine
! E.rgcr o. and Guy Morton Of
! Cleveland; Eddie Cicottc Of Chi
cargo, Ray BreSsler OF Phnadel-
phia and Carl CGshion Of WASH
iugton.
.4..I.I.f III
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-06
A Limit to Endurance.

DO you tell your husband every
thing2
NO; he won t listen to me for more
than three OF four hours at stretch.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-06
National Lea que.

National League Games Today.
Boston at St. Louis.
Brooklyn at Pittshurg.
New York at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-06
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
American League.

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

ADVERTISE YOUR WANTS
IN THE DAILY REFORMER
The Little River news., 1917-02-28
REDRIVER BRIDGE DISTRICT FORMED
Miller and Little River Counties to Pay COst,-Phillips Bill to Refer
 Defeated.-COmmis
 siOners Named.

TeXarkana, Feb. 25.-Yesterday morning in the directors room of the State National Bank building bridge district to be known as Red River Bridge District and to be effective within Miller and Little SRiver coun- ties jointly, was formed This dis trict follows the work done by the state legislature this session by which the bridge portion of the bill creating Miller County Highway District Mo- i was eliminated and thus more good roads enabled in that district.
 The crying need for a bridge across Red River at or near. Index has long been apparent it was stated yesterday and with the passage of the act few weeks ago, by the legislature enabling this new, district, the support of the people of both Miller and Little River counties has been assured and the dis tri has been formed.
 The officers elected yesterday morn ing were J. R. Dale, president, Louis Josephs, secretary, and M. E. Sander son, attorney The commissioners named are, fcr Little River county H. G. Sanderson. Judge Lon T. Jones of Ashdown, and w. N. Gathright of Continued on page 4
The Little River news., 1917-02-28
ANOTHER BUILDING
;. N. Garrett Breaking Ground for
 Building Gn Front Street.

JIM. Garrett began breaking ground for a new brick building on his prop erty on Frcnt Street. The new build ing will join the new 50 foot front gar age building now in coure of construc- tion. The new building will be 25 fcot front MT. Garrett would not say what he was going to build, nor that he was going to build anything, but the work he is doing looks more like leveling up and eXcavating fer a foundation than preparations for garden. Then, the joist rests left on the opposite building look suspicicnsly like a building is to be joined on. It is believed that with the evidence at hand any jury would convict MT. Garrett on a charge of determination of immediately erecting or causing to be erected a substantial brick build ing.
The Little River news., 1917-02-28
S25 IN PRIZES
 FOR CLUB WORK
Sheriff W. D. Waidrop Offers Cash Prizes to Boys and Girls in
 Different Club
 Contests.

Sheriff w. D. Waldrop has announc- ed that he will give cash prizes in a number of club contests this year. All who enter for the prizes must work under the demonstration and canning club agents, and the winners will be named in judging contest of the an nual county exhibit Or fair when it is herd next fall. MT Waldrop re- alizes that the importance of the club work can. be better encouraged by rivalry in the contesting for prizes than in any other way. He hopes that others will follow his lead and offer additional prizes,
 The prizes offered are as follows:
 $5 in gold to the boy who grows the best acre of corn.
 $5 in gold to the boy who raises the best pig.
 S5 in gold to the boy or girl who raises the best calf, any tbreed.
 $5 in gold to the girl who makes the best showing in the canning club work on 1-10 of an acre.
 $5 in gold to the woman with the best exhibit of vegetables grown in the garden.
The Little River news., 1917-02-28
WILSON SEEKS
 FULL POWER
President Asks Congress to Declare an Armed Neutrality to Re- sist U-War.-May be
 Extra SeSsiCn.

Washingto Feb. 26.-Full and complete authority to take the Hateful 'next step" in the German crisis was demanded of congress tcday by presi- dent Wilson. A grimly silent joint session of the house and senate listen, ed intently as tho president demanded the power to place the United States on a basis eff armed neutrality" to meet the German campaign of subma- rine ruthlessness. Declaring that he did not propose or contemplate war, the president asked the omniously at tentive representatives of the people oi the United States to do these things:
 "That you authorize me to supply our merchant ships with defensive arms, should that become necessary and with the means of using them, and to employ any other instrumentalities or methods that may be necessary and adequate to protect our ships and our people in their legitimate pursuits on the seas.
 That you will grant me sufficient credit to enable me to provide ade- quate means of protection where they are la king, including adequate in surance against the present war risks"
 To meet fhese demands, congress siopal leaders in hurried conference, souslt tonight to start legislation con
The Little River news., 1917-02-28
ALLEGED BRIBER IS \ BURNS DETECTIVE

Little Rock, Feb. 26.-That John E. McGarvey, supposed representative of Eastern trading stamp firms, alleged to have given bribes to Senators l. C.. Burgess and S. c. Sims, is special in, vestigator of the w. J. Burns Detec. tive Agency, employed with other de- tectives, to run down alleged graft in the legislature, was announced by Prosecuting Attorney M F. Dunaway.
 Continued on page 3
The Little River news., 1917-02-28
CHARGED WITH
 TAKING BRIbES
l. (. Burgess and $. (. Sims Arrested and Jailed.-Detectiyes Say They Saw Man Give S2,00O for Ori-
 ginal Copy of Bill.

Little Rock, Feb. 24.-Charged with accepting and soliciting bribes, Sena- tors Ivison c. Burgess of Russellville. and SamuelC. Sims of Hazen, were arrested shortly after o'clock last night on orders from Prosecuting At torney M. E. Dunaway. The arrests were made by the Police Department and the lawmakers were locked up at police headquarters.
 Prosecutor DunaWay refused all of fers fer bond, and when Municipal Judge w. E. Woodruff announced that he ,'ould order the men released on $5,000 bond each, over Mr Dunaways protest, shortly before midnight, the prosecutor ordered the arrest of the senators on county warrants and plac- ed them in the county jail. This re- moved them from Judge Woodruff S jurisdiction.
 Many Flock to Rescue.
 More than 20 men, many we'll known, and one a member of the legislature, besieged the city hall during the time the senator were locked up at head quarters, and made every effcrt to obtain their releases Among those offering bonds in sums up to $100,000 were senators E. E. Godwin of Mel bourne, a banker, T. J. Raney, member table institutions, who aided Senator Sims in his unsuccessful candidacy fer president of the Senate against President Davenport, former Sheriff John McCuistion of Jackson, Gus Fulk of Little Rock and others.
The Little River news., 1917-02-28
MENA TO ISSUE BONDS

Mena, Feb. 23.-An effort is being made to put the city on cash basis and to refund the old city debts by the issuance of municipal bonds to the amount }of $10,000.
The Little River news., 1917-02-28
R. R. SUTHERLAND RESIGNS

Texarkana, Feb. 24.-R. R. Suther- Eand, superintendent of the Southern division of the Kansas City Southern railway for the last five years, has re- signed, effective March 1,
The Little River news., 1917-02-28
The ladies of Peytonville and vicir

ED The ladies of Peytonville and vcin- IS been ity will give a Box Supper in the 1eii'ei school house at that place Saturday s.s.S, night March 3rd for the benefit of the libra church. come anu help them lh
 good cause. .isssas,.s sA q. IA. sa sg gs sz M .a <.
The Little River news., 1917-02-28

(Contihued on page 4l.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-22
In Sterilizing Milk.

Sterilization of milk by electricity
has been found by experiments in
Liverpool to give better results in
some respects than boiling or even
pasteurization, both of which are be-
lieved to impair the nutritive quail
ties of the milk. From the investiga-
ton by J. NJ. Beatte, it appears that
the electrical method destroys 99.9
per cent. of all bacteria, rendering
even tuberculous milk harmless and
free from disease germs, and so re-
ducing the souring bacteria that the
treated milk will keep perfectly sweet
three or four days at least. The milk
is pronounced satisfactory as infant
food, giving no evidence of change in
chemical constitution or taste.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-22
AMUSING INCIDENTS.
Thirsty Sandy Beats Law By Nose
and Was Saved.

Writing in Everybody's for Novem-
ber, Maude Radford Warren enumer-
ates some amusing incidents showing
the effects of limited war prohibition
in England. One evening, a short time
since. the author witnessed the fol-
lowing race against time that was
staged near Victoria station. London,
at an hour when traffic is thickest:
''Presently a shouting and curslns
arose at the centre of the intersectins
streets. People turned, peering and
gaping. Streaking straight through
the traffic, regardless of laundering
trucks and sliding cabs and obstruct-
ing pedestrians, came Scotchman.
His eyes were CLASSY and staring; his
kits were flying; his knees were
twinkling. On he came, straight TOR
the public house. If he could get
hand on a glass of his national vodka
by 9.29 1-2, he was saved. Would he
make it? A group of ribald Americans
cheered him on, yelling at him in
race-track fashion. His fellow Scotch
men silently made way for him, and
some of them even pushed people out
of his path. But they did not cheer;
it was matter too deep for sound.
On came Sandy; painting, glaring, he
leaped through the door, and SYM
pathizer from over the seas who fol-
lowed him reported that at 9.29 3-4
he had a. strong Higland paw curled
around three fingers of Scotch. The
early closing law, thanks to good
sprinting, had been respected-but
nevertheless, the trench had been TAX
en- and the day saved
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-22
CASES COUNTED AS ;
HOPELESS RELIEVED
Most Users of Vitona Had Lost Faith
in Medicine.
SUCCESS is UNEQUALED.
Manager of United Cigar Company
Tells of the Remarkable Re-
suits He Obtained.
SUCCESS IS UNEQUALED.

Most medical discoveries are tried
out on cases that are suffering from
only mild form of the disease that
the remedy is supposed to relieve.
The statements published from
users of Vitona who have been re-
lieved from various ailments are in
nearly every case those of people
who have tried every other remedy
without success until they had al
most deemed themselves incurable.
This has put Vitona under an ad-
ditional handicap since the patient
has been skeptical to start off with.
Mr.. c. A. Reese, who resides at
119 Iverson street, Atlanta, and who
is manager of the United Cigar Co.,
recently said:
"Vitona is without a doubt the
finest medicine I know of. In fact,
1t will do more than l ever thought a
medicine could do For seventeen
years 1 had fainting spells. would
often fall to the floor unconscious
and was always in fear of having
these attacks, which came sometimes
as often as once week. | heard
about the fine work Vitona was do
! ing and decided to give it trial, al
though 1 had little faith in it or
anything else. Soon after | started
taking it, the spells became less fire.
quent and eventually ceased entirely.
| feel that a great burden has been
! lifted from my shoulders by this dis
covery."
! Mr.. l.. S. Beam, the Vitona expert
. in commenting on the above state
ment said: "Vitona is now the talk
: of Columbia, and is without doubt
! the most popular medicine being
offered the people of South Carolina
1t is relieving hundreds Of men and
women, who like Mr.. Reese, had
practically given up hope. l find il
so that even the most prominent
persons will give testimony in praise
of Vitona out of gratitude for the
relief that it brings, and because the!
believe it their duty to do so. 1t /:
the humanitarian spirit to help the
other fellow if you can, and that i:
the first thought of many who volun
tariIy tell what Vitona has done fo
them
i Vitona is sold by Mack's Dru:
Store, Bamberg, S. c.; Peoples Phar
macy, Denmark, S. c.; J. H. Roberts
Ehrhardt, S. C.-adv.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-22
ALMOST GET CONGRESSMAN
AMERICAN PARTY IN BELGIUM
TARGET FOR MACHINE GUN.
Shell Explodes Nearby-Nobody Hit
But it Was Freak of Nature
Which Soldiers Call Luck.


Nov. 16.-Five members of the party
of American Congressman and pri-
vate citizens who spent yesterday
and part of today visiting the Belgian
war zone, had a narrow escape from
death or injury this morning when
they were caught in sudden burst
of German machine gun fire while
inspecting the front line trenches
near Dixnude.
The Americans in danger were
Congressman c. C. Dill, of Spokane,
Wash, Congressman Charles B. Tim
berlake, of Colorado; Congressman
John F. Miller, of Seattle, Wash,
CONGRESSMAN Albert Johnson, of
Washington, and former representa-
tive Stout, of Montana.
Nobody Hit.
Nobody was hit, but it was one of
those peculiar freaks of nature which
soldiers call luck, for the shots came
in a shower, so close to them 1t
seemed almost certain some one must
be wounded, although they were ex-
posed only for a brief time.
The other seven members OF the
party were in another section of the
trench, and were not disturbed by
the fire. Later, however, when all the
Americans were together, the Ger
mans dropped a big shell some ten
yards away, seriously endahgering
every one. One member, in describ-
ing the incident to the correspondent
later, said he and his companion
heard the shell coming. 1T sounded
like the roar of an airplane," he said.
Again fortune favored them and no
one was injured.
Visit to Trenches.
The visitors spent the night near
the front, and rose early this morn
ing for trip to the trenches in the
vicinity of Dixmude. The Belgian
and German lines run within thirty
yards Of each other at one point, and
it was there that the five men came
into danger. At that distance it is
easy to see anyone in the opposite
trench who raises his head above the
top. Only the usual firing was un-
der way when the party reached this
place.
The Americans were having an ex-
cellent view of the lines when several
of them got into an exposed position
and were seen by the Germans. Sud
denly the enemy machine guns near
by began a vicious chatter, and bul,
lets came whizzing across the narrow
strip of No Mans Land at the rate
of several hundred minute.
Bullets Whizzing By.
Before the visitors realized the
situation bullets were whining al
about them, like a storm of hail, and
dirt was being thrown into their
faces, as some of the steel pellets
struck the top of the trench. They
all bent down for cover, but all might
easily have been caught, since 1t
does not take more than a small frac-
ton of a minute for. machine gun
to account for a number of men il
the shooting is accurate.
The Americans departed this after
noon for England. On arriving at
the port whence they sailed they said
their trip to the Belgian front had
been most satisfactory. They were
especially pleased at the invitation OF
King Albert to take tea with him
The King made them feel very wei
come, and chatted freely with them
for, some time. The American min
lister, Brand Whitlock, also was pres
ent at the invitation of the King.