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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-01
Jack" BLAKE

Ninety five years March,
Of
institution its feet
r. called
twenty evcntf
father
diansla
Francis Goodhue Brateboro with
living house
IN where THE VERMONT NATIONAL stands.
shipping cattle Hartford importing
the lines he
Massachusetts, railroad when it
began o Brattcboro
those militia
Dickinson
Smiths "Chase's 'Baleboro Stage
antcdatng "Bratteboro
House, today
described by and
practical
that ho member its Board of Directors 1929 1854
banking world.
The VERMONT NATIONAL BANK
Banking Series No. Is
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-01
Wheat at 1920 a Bushel
Gives Little Hope of Any
Reduction
EIGHT CENTS
FOR 1907. LOAF
That Price is Possible, Mr. Hoover Says,
if Bakeries, Retailers and Consumers
Price Control Later.

WASHINGTON, Sept. Prospects |
of an early and radical reduction IN
bread prices apparently vanished last
night when Herbert Hoover, the food
administrator, announced that the best
the public may expect is a l6-ounce loaf
for l0-ccnts or possibly eight cents.
The eight-cent loaf of IL ounces is
possible, Mr. Hoover said, only if bak-
ers, retailers and consumers unite to
eliminate wastcful distribution meth
DDS and cooperate to obtain stand
arlized loaf.
The price Of family flour, Mr.. Hoover
said, should be reduced at the present
Price of wheat at least s. OF 93 a barrel.
Bakers flour, however, will sell little
cheaper than at present.
c. l. Corby, who is serving for the
bakers Of the country as a voluntary
| aide to Mr.. Hoover, said that a l6-
ounce loaf for 10 cents would represent
a slight reduction in present prices.
Standardization, he said, would be hard
to bring about, since varying costs ii
ingredients that 90 into bread have
made it necessary to increase or re-
duce the size of the loaf.
No move will be made toward price
reduction, Mr.. Corbv said. until the
food administration has announced its
plans for dealing with the baking in
dustrv. 1t may be month before tie
program is ready.
1.-THE bakers have been and are hold
ing themselves in readiness, said a
statement bv Mr.. Corby, to effect the
conservation of wheat. They have been
60 operating with Mr.. Hoover and have
supplied data and facts to assist the
food administration in rerfecting its
plans relative to bread.
"Thc bakers respectfully request the
public to disregard the many ridiculou.
i statements about bread cmauating from
4 unreliable sources and ask that they
await the announcement of the presi
j dent relative to the nation s plans fo
3 bread production.
Members Of the wheat price commit
tee which recommended the price 0
S4.20 fixed hy President Wilson 70
wheat declared after their work wa
i ended that the committee was convince
il was possible TO make and sell a II
. ounce loaf of bread for ) cents.
The country 5 millcrs have agreed t
hold their profits on flour to - cent
Il barrel. Under this agreement, NJ
H Hoover said. -four should retail in Ne
II York at from 4l1.75 to SGD barre
II The price of bakers patent flour
| small bakers and retailers, he sal
II should be from Sl0.35 to SIPS. II
average retail price of family patent
II New York from April to August h;
II been 1880. At present bakers patel
II is selling in New York to jobbers
II Sl065, which would make it cost sma
II bakers and retailers about $ll.0o.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-01
GUILFORD CENTER

Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Baker are spending
the week in Greenfield with Mr.. Baker 8
mother and sisters.
r. G. Ingraham was operated upon
Friday for appendicitis. The operation
was successful.
Miss Blanche Miner is spending her
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Conrad Miner.
Services will be in the Universalist
church Sunday at the usual hour, 2.45,
by the pastor, Rev. d. L. Trout.
Mr. and Mrs Lewis Jsqueth went
Saturday by automobile to Woodstock
to visit their daughter, Mrs. Robert
White They were accompanied by
their daughter, Nora. They returned
Monday.
Will Rust, who lived with L. w Min
er several years. has been here on a
furlough from the navy. He brought
from Alexandria, Egypt, japanese
china dinner set of % pieces to Mrs.
Bessie (Miner) Hall, daughter of Con-
rad Miner Mr.. Rust said it was for
Mrs Hall s kindness to him when they
were school children.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-01
JAMAICA.

Or. \. w Thomas and party were in
Salem, \. Y, Sunday.
Ed Coleman visited at Mrs. Olive
Shumway's Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Gardner were at
George t;ardner's Saturday.
Mrs. John Wright is working at Fred
Whites caring for his mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Knight of Wards
boro visited at II. p. Boynton's.
Miss Ruth Duprce, the primary teach
or, will board at William Burke's.
Mrs Ada Goodenough has visited at
Flora Towards the past two weeks.
Mrs Thomas Of New York has been
visiting her son, DR.. Thomas, a week.
Nearly 80 men came Friday and Sat
urday night to work for the Realty COM
pany.
Miss Amy Knights is at home for a
! few days caring for her sister, who has
been i'll.
1 Mrs Rose Woodruff Of Chicopee Falls
visited at Flora Towards from Tuesday
to Saturday
working at f. A. Rush's, has gone HON,
to attend school
Mr., and Mrs Wallace, who are her,
repairing clocks are boarding at William
Burkc's few days.
Benjamin Blake and family of Boston
came to their West Jamaica home Sat
urday for short stay.
Ralph Wheeler and family and Mrs
Clara Hamilton went by automobile t
Bellows Falls Saturday
Mr. and Mrs Clarence Torrey, VIII
have been working in Milford, Conn
came Friday for a week.
Mrs Almira Barnes of South London
derry is making few weeks visit wit
her brother, John Allen, here.
Mrs. Guy Benson, who was operate
upon for appendicitis a few weeks ago a
the Memorial hospital, is home.
Harrison Kingsbury and sister, Lii
kingsbury went to Northtield Mass
Sunday to take Harold Barnes home.
Mr. and Mrs Harold Muzzy and Nj
and Mrs. J. a. Muzzy left Friday morn
ing for a trip to the White mountains.
The Realty Co is building reservoi
and running the water from its spring
into it because of the scarcity for til
horses.
Miss Ruth White, who had been
Wilmington with her uncle, rcturnc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-01

week or ten days Mr. and Mrs. II.
6. Smead are keeping house for them
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Dexter and
daughter, Miss Dorothy Dexter of Phil
adelphia arrived "Wednesday from their
summer home at Lincoln, Maine, and
are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs Z. Milton
Dexter.
Harlan + Sparks has been seriously
i'll this week. His daughter, Mrs. Bux-
ton Of Brattlcboro, came Tuesday to re
main for few days. Herbert G.
sparks and ". X. Sparks of Brattle-
boro also were callers at the Sparks
home.
Mrs. Bailey aud Mrs KELSEY re-
turned Monday from South London
derry Mr. and Mrs. Dwight +. Bailey
of Agawam, Mass, occupied their house
while they were away. Mr.. and Mrs
Bailey, who have spent two weeks Ill
town, return home this week.
Mr.. and Mrs Wallace A. johnson, al
their home on the Marlboro Branct
road entertained number of family
friends Sunday including Mr.. and Mrs
William Hume and Joe Howson OF
Shelburne Falls, Mass, Mrs. Carrie
Cutie and daughter, Gladys, of New
Britain, Conn, Mr.. and Mrs. Jane
STARK and children, Esther, Willard an'
Fred, OF West Brattleboro, Mr.. an,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-01

home Sunday, her uncle bringing her in
their car.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Robinson and
mother of Mortified called on Mrs.
Eliza Day and other relatives in town
Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Rush is very low. Her
niece, Mrs. Sherman Cone, and son of
Londonderry came Thursday to help care
for her a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs Bert Allen and two chill
dren of Gardner and Miss Lillian Allen
of Springfield are spending week at
Mrs. Amanda Aliens.
Mark Mclean has returned from the
Memorial hospital, where he had been
for treatment of the in juries received at
the ball game two weeks ago.
| \. B. Stark and Mr.. and Mrs. P. c.
Stark spent Sunday at Lake Raponda
Mr. LaRue returned home with them
Sunday night to his work here with the
Realty Co.
| Guests at George Gardeners the past
week were Mr. and Mrs. William Carleton
and family of Windham, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Gardner and son of Townshend
Mrs. Gardeners brother, Fred d. Aldrich
of Northampton, Mass.
c. c. Allen received a fine photograph
this week of DR.. William Z. Boyce, frs
lieutenant NJ. r. c., in his uniform. Dl
Boyce is stationed at Fort Harrison, In
diana. He appears to be in much bette
health than when he left Jamaica FEY
years ago.
Schools began Monday with the 70
lowing teachers: Village grammar, Be-
| nice White Of Weston; village primar,
+ Ruth |. Dupree of Worcester, Mass; Ri
!, er, Mary Fletcher of Wardsboro; Sout
! Hill, Edith NJ. kidder of Wardsbort
Jacksonville, Edith NJ. Landman
5 South Londonderry; Maynard Hollo'
Cora NJ, Goodell of Worcester, Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-01

Mrs. Louis Tyler and children of West
Dummerston, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Good
now of Guilford.
Evening star., 1917-11-08
Children'S
Underwear,
Values to sl'z5' 5Or
Friday only at C1k

The best grades of boys and
girls Underwear-last of many lots
including Union Suits in all styles.
and separate Vests, Pants and
Bloomers for girls: Shirts and
Drawers for boys. Values to $1.25.
Mt only Soc. .
Flecced Union Suits. All styles
in these cozily f1eeced suits. in sizes
, to IL years. Friday at Csc.
Pnlais Royal-Street Floor.
Evening star., 1917-11-08
l5C to SOC Values
Fringe, lOc Yd.

One of the very best Friday Bar
gains we've offered in the Art Nee
dlework Department for some time.
A splendid assortment of Fringe, in
cluding Burlap, Mercerized and
Linen Fringe, in white, ecru and
colors. AS an important special
for Friday only this regular 15c to
soc quality fringe. at 1oc yard.
Art Goods Dept.-Sfreet Floor.
Evening star., 1917-11-08
Hair Goods Special
for Friday

s1.25 Psyche Puff. first quality natural
wavy hair, 81: So Psyche Puff. first quail
ity natural wavy gray hair. S1.50; S1.50
Switches, 95c. Mezzanine Floor.
Evening star., 1917-11-08
SPECIAL FOR FRIDAY
ONLY
Child's 3-Piece
Sweater Sets,
$500

Consisting Of cap, sweat
er and leggings. In rose,
Copen or white. Sizes 6
months to 3 years. Spe-
cially priced for Friday
only at S..
Palais RoyalLThird Floor.
Evening star., 1917-11-08

Made of navy blue
serge, novelty plaids and
checks; well tailored
styles, with silk, velvet
and braid trimmings.
6 to II. Specially priced
for Friday only at S2.o8.
Palais RoyaLThird Floor.
Evening star., 1917-11-08
WOmen's
NightgoWns, SOC

Special lot of Nainsook Nisitgowns.
slip-over styles. edged with embroidery.
Special for Friday only, SOC. Third Floor.
Evening star., 1917-11-08

Actual 81 90 to 81. 80 values in odd lot of
Corsets. in sizes IS and 10 only: American
Lady and Warner Corsets included. Also
C Il Grdles in sizes 10 to 20. Friday at
39c. Street Floor.
Evening star., 1917-11-08
Women's Underwear, CSC
Values to Sl.50

''Duofold." the widely advertised ven-
tilating underwear, vests and pants, in sizes
SO and SO.
Friday Only at 98c
women's Union Suits and Separate Vests.
Pants. Tights; last Of various lots. Values
to $1.59, at 9Sc.
Palais Royal-Street Floor.
Evening star., 1917-11-08

15c & l0c Curtain Scrim, lie Yd.
Some with drawnwork borders. others
with pink. green. gold or yellow borders.
Special for Friday only. yard. 11c. Second
Floor.
Up to ST Window Shades, &c
With slight imperfections. Choice Of
many colors, a table full of them. Special
for Friday only. 32c each. Second Floor.
Evening star., 1917-11-08
$1.5O and 81 Corsets
at $l.1O

R. 4 G., W. B. and other celebrated
makes Of upto-date new Corsets. with elias
tic top and low bust; with long hips; made
OF fancy batiste and coutil. Special for
Friday at s1.1o. Street Floor.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-06
A GOOD OMEN

1t was almost 9 o'clock Sunday
morning. The captain looked at his
watch and nodded to the bugler. The
bugIer saluted and left the armory,
and marched alertly down the street
to the Star office corner, from where
the notes of his instrument could not
only sweep the streets at whose in
tersection he stood, but curve around
the Broadway corner and make them
selves heard on the public square.
He lifted to his lips the little dingy,
battered bugle, that had sounded the
calls for Company A on the banks
Of the st. Johns and the banks of the
Rio Grande, and everywhere between
that the company had stopped. Loud
and clear the first call rang out and
from everywhere within the compass
of it's notes the men came to answer.
Scarcely had the sound of the
bugle died away than like an echo
came the solemn but musical clang of
the Presbyterian church bell, calling
the children of it's congregation to
Sunday school, as it has at o'clock
every Sunday morning for many
years. And probably in many other
towns where the bugles were calling
at the same hour, the church bells
echoed them.
1t was a good omen. To those that
heard it, it carried some of the spirit
expressed in the sublime lines:
''He hath sounded forth the trumpet
that shall never call retreat;
"He is sitting out the hearts of men
before his judgment seat;
"Be swift, my soul to serve him-oh
be jubilant my feet!
"His cause is marching on"
We Americans have not claimed
partnership with God, nor even
claimed as a right his help in this
war. But we have gone to the aid
of outraged humanity when we might
have safely and snugly fortified our
selves at home, and we have reason
to believe that if the Almighty ever
helps just cause he will help ours.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-06
GUARD MOUNT

Company AS first guard mount in
the war against Germany took place
at 2 p. m. Sunday. These were the
men who went on guard:
Lieut.. R. L. Marsh, Musician John
T. Colley, Sergeant Jas. E. Leitner,
Corporals Gordon Thompson, John w
Stephens and VIM. R. Chalker, Pri-
Yates E. c. Anthony, Manning Bow
man, Frank Carlisle, w. w. Hayes, J..
w. Bell, L. E. Benjamin, L. Carpen-
ter, w. c. Caruthers, J. B. Galley,
Guy Bradford and H. J. Charles.
Each squad stays on duty for "a
hours. 1t is divided into reliefs, each
consisting of corporal and as many
privates as are necessary to cover
the posts. The sentinels remain on
duty for two hours, at the end of
which time they have four hours rest
There is very little industrial work
as we'll proportional and even on the
men as the work in the army.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-06
BE GOOD TO THE BOYS

We have with US this week from
the country adjacent to our city about
hundred young men. We hope that
every courtesy and kindness will be
extended these boys, for they are
nearly all boys, few over 25 and most
of them younger. A large proportion
CT them are country boys and have
seldom, or never, been away from
their own homes and the homes of
friends. They will be as brave as
any when they get used to it, but it is
likely that inconsistencies is going to
hit some of them heavy at first. 1t
will be good for Ocala to cushion the
shock by making them feel at least
next door to home. None of them
have much money, so give them a
lift or a treat whenever you can.
Show them hospitality by every
means in your power, for they are
going to fight for you, your families
ard your homes.
Out of so many, it is possible that
few will misbehave, and if they do
be patient with them. If they ex-
coed your patience, call on their own
officers, if possible, rather than the
police.
Let US try to treat them so that
when they leave US they will remem-
Der little old Ocala as one of the
best places in the country they are
defending.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-06
SERMON FOR THE SOLDIERS

There has seldom been so large an
audience in the Temple as there was
Saturday night, when almost the
whole town gathered to worship with
the young men who have so bravely
and unselfshly volunteered in defense
Of their country.
The arrangements of the Temple
was very simple, which was in fitting
with the occasion. Most of the COM
pany occupied the middle section, a
few being with their best girls OF
ether friends out in the audience. On
the stage were most of the ministers
OF the town, Revs. Gross, Ottmann,
Herndon and Wyatt, besides a choir
made up from among the best sing
ers of the city. They were in charge
of Mr.. Wyatt. The instrumental
music was rendered by Messrs. Ten
Eyck, H. o. Cole and Floyd Coleman.
The services opened with that most
appropriate hymn, Coward, Chris
tan Soldiers" in singing which the
audience heartily joined. Mr.. Hern-
don read the Scripture lesson and
offered prayer.
The sermon was preached by MI.
Ottmann. 1t was not long, but it was
full of strong faith, high hope and
deep, wide charity, and greatly heart
ened all who heard it. At its conclus-
ion america" was sung, the meaning
of this grand song probably never
striking so deep to an Ocala audience
before.
Mr.. Lester Lucas then sang "Abide
with Me-" and his rendition of that
beautiful song went to all hearts and
brought tears to many eyes.
After few appropriate remarks
from Mr. Herndon, pocket testaments
were handed to all the soldiers who
were not already supplied. Rev. ]. M.
Gross pronounced the 'benediction,
and the very timely service was over.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-06
Their Life In Their Works.

IL you look around the world for the
greatest writer's, you will see that they
were people equal to doing many things
besides putting little black scratches
on paper; they were the people most
alive in their time, and that is one rea-
son why they are most alive now, Yer
non Randall recently said in a paper
read before the London Society Council
School Of Arts and Crafts, according to
the London Saturday Review. They
were SO full of life that they had to ex-
press it for others.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-06

Leach of the Leesburg Commercial
says of the letter of Gov. Cats to
Mrs. T. V. Moore, secretary of the
Florida Federation of Woman's Clubs:
aside from the lack of poise, the
lack of literary exactitude and the
lack Of polish displayed in this as in
other letters the present governor of
Florida has written, there is the pa
thetic display of the utter absence of
logical reasoning. We would suggest
to Governor Cats that Christ forgave
Mary Magdalene because she loved
much and he made her whole and
sent her on her way. He did not put
her at the head of the instructors of
the children He loved so well, nor did
He send her forth to fill pulpit be-
side the Apostle Paul. Her CONVEX
sion was too recent for that. But
would you say, Governor Cats, that
Christ shut the doors of opportunity
to Mary Magdalene because he did
Ct set her up in authority as an in
structor Of the young ladies of that
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-06

The Times Union had a most inter
esting editorial Saturday. 1t said
that the German patriots who were
suppressed in Germany in 1S48, and
came to this country to obtain free
dom, joined the North in 1865 in
crushing constitutional government,
and GAS the immediate consequence,
capital acquired the power to antag-
onize democracy here, but attempted
to do so only on Wall street. Labor
acquired the power and attempted to
use it even to the starving of our
great cities into submission and our
government submitted and surren-
dered." Golly! What a wonderful
set of conclusions. In as logical
sequence as the events in the blouse
that Jack Built" We never could
have thought it all out in the world.
1t has been our opinion that "con-
stitutional government" would have
been defeated in 1876 if all the
German patriots had gone to Aus
tralia or South America. The North
would have had about two million
more fighting men than the South
without them. But maybe we are
mistaken.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-06
Needed announcement.

Mortimer's mother had permitted
him to come to the company dinner
only on condition that he would not
ask for any of the rich plum pudding.
He looked ruefully at the dish of plain
rice set before him for dessert. AT
length he addressed his mother in q
plaintive little voice: May I please
have some sugar or sunthin' just to
encourage this rice a littleT
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-06
TEMPERANCE NOTES
MAINE SAVINGS,
CBy the National woman's Chris
tan Temperance Union.)

Under this heading the Boston Her
aid some time since commenting on
the savings banks deposits, said, cit
is a good showing for Maine. Can any
other state make the claim? No
depositOr in a Maine savings bank has
ever lost q dollar that he deposited
there. 1t is to be noted, moreover, that
the savings banks by no means repre-
sent all the savings of the Maine peo-
pie that are at interest. The savings
departments of the trust companies
have 9O,322 depositors with deposits of
$3O,OO0,0O0, or twice as much as the
demand deposits in the same institu-
lions. The national banks have mil
lions in their savings departments, and
the IL 800 shareholders In the loan and
buildings associations have to their
credit an accumulated capital of $4,-
$4,000. These and other totals make
a showing for the thrift and industry
Of Maine people that no state can bet
ter"
This remarkable testimony comes
from a newspaper avowedly hostile to
prohibition. It is complete answer
to the oft-repeated falsehood Of the
brewers and distillers that Maine has
been impoverished because she has
steadfastly refused to legallze the
dramshop. In population Maine ranks
as the thirty-fourth state in the
Union. But on June 30, 1915, the de-
posits In her savings banks amounted
to $97, 423, 0ss.63, a total exceeded by
only IL other states. The number Of
depositors-23s,5 86-represents nearly
one-third Of the total population of the
state, including men, women and chill
dren. Only ten states exceed Maine in
the actual number of depositors. The
total proportion of depositors to popu-
lation is equaled by only FIVE states.
Deposits In building and loan associa-
lions amounted to S5,55S, 269. with 12,-
lib depositors. Add to this the saw
ings deposited In trust companies and
national banks, and the per capita in
dividual deposits amount to S244.50
for every man, woman and child in the
state.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-06

twenty million increase in valuations
in the state, but did not go into de-
tails as to where it came from and
why. He says, since the question is
up, that this increase has been caus-
ed largely by a more thorough as
sessment of property by the tax as
SCISSORS and by more thorough
equalization Of values by the boards
Of county commissioners, and further,
by an increase in railroad assess
ments of about 10 per cent. This is,
so far as we see, the substance of
what the Star put in fewer words.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-06
DEALING With Troubles.

We shrink instinctively from troubles
as we shrink from hard and painful
tasks; we cannot escape the suffering
they bring; but we decide whether they
shall weaken or strengthen US. It lies
with us to receive them as enemies or
as friends. They offer us fortitude, pa
tience, courage, strength, growth or
cowardice, bitterness, despair; we can
not prevent them from coming to US,
but we can decide whether they shall
help or hinder us in our life purposes.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-06
Suited All Parties.

The proprietor of a Georgia seed
store adopted a novel method of ex-
tracing the seeds from a special va
riety of watermelon which he wished
to introduce, and of which he had a
number of specimens. The melons
were cut and great crowd of negroes
were invited in from the street to eat
their favorite fruit free. All that was
required of them besides eating melon
was to save the seeds.