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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-14

Luck always seems to hang around the
fellow who is a big advertiser.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-14

German U-boat is a development, was
taken to Oyster bay, where the presi-
dent went on board and during the en-
suing trip remained under the surface
for 80 minutes, which, at that time,
was regarded as something of an
achievement in submarine operation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-14

The White Stockings get back into.
play today, after being idle several days.
They open series with the Tigers at
Detroit The series will be of great I'M
portance Boston's fading pennant
hopes received another jolt yesterday
at New York, the Yankees gathering
II hits off three Red Sox pitchers.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-21
Asks Curb OH De Luxe Flats
Fifth Ave. Body Would Limit
Them to Eight Stories

The Fifth Avenue Association VII!
ask the committee on coming to-day
to change the building restrictions FOR
Fifth Avenue from SiXtieth Street 70
Ninety-ninth Street, so that hereafter
no apartment house of more thah
eight stories can be legally construct
ed. Experts say that this enan2e
would be ,tantamount 70 the passage
of a law prohibiting the erection OF
apartment houses in that part OF the
town, as eight-story de luxe fiathouses
could not be profitably operated there
Under the coming resolution this
part of Fifth Avenue is in what Is
called a one and one-half times rest
dental district. The height Of resi-
Dental structures can be one and one
half times the width of the avenue, or
l5O feet. or twelve stories. Witnln re-
cent years several de luxe fiathouses
of twelve stories have been built IN
the section and one suite has rented
at $4,000 a year. high record here.
The step taken by the Fifth Avenue
Association has received the support
CT property owners and residents on
the avenue north of SiXtieth street
and south of Tooth Street.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-21
2 Wives, IA. Children,
But Only l Husband

With sugar selling at goodness knows
what and eggs worse than that, Car
mine Bifalco decided that seventeen
could live cheaper than nine. Conse-
ouently he proceeded to consolidate his
two perfectly peaceable households,
each containing one wife and seven
children and recognizing him as their
head.
And all might have lived happily
ever after had il not been for agents OF
the Society for the Prevention of Cru
city to Children, who descended upon
the multitude in their fiat, at 226 North
Sixth Street, Brooklyn, yesterday.
In the chldren's court, where Bifalco
appeared before Judge Mayo, he seemed
at loss to understand what it was all
about. II was true that to each group
of children he was known as father and
that Josephine Simonetti considered
him her husband quite as much as did
his lawful wife, the mother of the other
seven children. Four of the children,
ranging in age from seven to twelve
years. were committed to the Catholic
Orphan Asylum Society. What action
will be taken against BifalcO will be
decided later. Each wife admitted she
knew of the existence of the other; IN
fact, both intimated that there might be
still more wives and children. Both
spoke in the highest terms of Bifalco
as q provider.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-21
Whitman to Start
Third Term Boom
Address to Kings County Com
mittee Expected to Spike
Cropsey Plans

The announcement yesterday that
Governor Whitman had accepted an IN
vitation 10 address the Kings county
Republican Committee at its next meet
ing. on December II, was taken to mean
+, nolitical circles that the Governors
boom for denomination next year wouid
no launched a. tnat time. II was also
indicative of an early effort to line up
the Kings County Republican organiza-
ton for whitman, and spike any nut
ure Gubernatorial boom for Justice
James c. Cropsey.
The announcement was made by Al
fred +. Vass, Republican county CHAIR
man. who said that the invitation nau
hoen extended TO the Governor when
he ACCOMPANIED by Deputy Controller
William Boardman and Commissioner
= ! II. Kracke. two other Brooklyn
Iooders had called on the Governor at
the St Regis Monday. When seen at
tho hotel Yesterday Governor whitman
confirmed Chairman VASES announce
ment. -, ,,.oro
under way TO make the DeceinoeI H,SeV
ING a very important one and t@nat @
details would be announced later; Inc
county chairman said that he told the
Goyernor he was for him for another
term. He intimated that all the BROOK
lvn Republican leaders had ironed OUT
their factional differences and woulu
soIidlv support the Governor for re-
election. it is thought likely that the
county committee will indorse Cover,
nor Whitmans candidacy for third
term at the December meeting.
Governor Whitman is confident that
there will be no split in the Republicca$ c$
organization in Kings next year Inc
possibility Of State Controller Eugene
VI. Travis, of Brooklyn, entering the
field for the Gubernatorial nomlna-
tion has been eliminated by the an,
nouncement that Controller Travis VIII
be candidate for reelection, and that
the whole. Republican state ticket VIII
be renominated. Travis has joined
forces completely with the whitman
supporters. .eao,.
The Governors friends are confident
that he will. be reelected. They base
their hopes on the 100000 piurallty
above The Bronx in the recent election
of Attorney General Lewis.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-21
Wife, Suing, Blames Politics

MINEOLA, L. l., Nov. 20.-Mrs.
Bertha Randall, of Freeport, filed
papers in the Supreme Court here to-
day seeking a legal separation and $50
week alimony pending trial. Her hus-
band, Ernest f. Randall, who is village
president and a bank director in Free
port, filed answering affdavits and a
counter suit for separation.
Politics, Mrs. Randall AYERS, changed
the nature of her husband. After his
defeat for Supervisor last spring, she
says, he drank heavily, was so fire.
quently in the company Of young
woman as TO become the subject of
"town gossip" and divided the garage
with a partition so that his wife could
not get into his side of it and discover
Row many miles he mad travelled in his
car. She declares that he has property
worth 100000 and an income of slO,-
600 a year.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-21
N. Y. Flat Dwellers
Shame Real Farmers

The war gardens paid. and paid big.
The citizens of New York City took
S675,000 worth of vegetables out Of
plots within the city limits last sum-
mer and fall, according to the closest
estimate possible made by the Mayors
Committee on Food Gardens. The
same citizens got million dollars
worth Of health and enjoyment out
of this experiment. so the corn, pota-
toes. tomatoes and other truck may be
considered a mere by-product of the
city farming venture. Anyhow, the
war gardens were success.
W. p. Beazell. secretary OF the
Mayors Committee on Food Gardens.
issued his report yesterday, showing
that large plots. aggregating l.o35
acres, and H. ,SSl small gardens were
cultivated in the five boroughs. Mr..
Bcazells figures deal only with the
gardens reported TO the Mayors COM
mittee. There were thousands Of
other gardens cultivated within the
city limits.
Estimating that the small plots
yielded on the average SOS worth OF
vegetables each. Mr.. Beazells report
indicates that these backyards gave a
crop worth S297,025. On this basis,
the large gardens yielded an average
of S365 worth Of foodStuTs 20 the acre.
This estimate makes New York City
one of the most successful farming
communities of the world. Middle
Western farmers consider themselv
lucky when their gross earnings
amount TO $40 per acre for their en-
tire acreage.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-21
Disloyalty Via Trunk Tags

CHICAGO. Nov. 20.-Here's the lat
est bit of German propaganda: They
are pasting anti-American tags on
trunks in transit between New York
and Chicago.
A traveller arriving here to-day on
the Twentieth Century train Of the
New York Central road had as baggage
a small wardrobe trunk. When he left
his hotel in New York the trunks bore
only the usual hotel "stickers." When
it arrived here it had an additional
printed "sticker" prominently pasted
upon the top which read:
"What the ---- do we care for the
high cost of living? Stand by Kaiser
Wilson and King George. Fight Eng
lands wars and starve."
The "sticker" was two and half
inches long by an inch wide and was
printed in a dark blush ink. 1t will be
investigated by Federal secret service
officers.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-21
Bobby" Beresford
Is Sued for $26,516

The Hon. Seton Robert Beresford, the
Bobby" Beresford who was the Hero
of Kimberley" and is Lord Decies's
brother and Lord Charles Beresford's s
nephew. is defendant in a suit filed
here Yesterday by o. j. Brand K Co.,
Of 7i Broadway, TO recover S26,5l6.
The brokers obtained from Justice Don
nelly in the Supreme Court an attach
rlent against any property which the
defendant might possess in this city.
So far they nave not found any.
From May, 1916, until June, 1917, it
is alleged in the complaint which is
made BY W. Richard Thurston, Mr..
Reresford who was here on a govern
rent mission, bought and sold securi-
ties through O. j. Brand & Co. The
deficit named in the suit was the re-
suit
In the eleven months of Mr.. Beres-
ford's stock dealing ho was an almost
daily visitor at the Office of o. j. Brand
& Co. it is alleged, but on none of
those occasions did he find any fault
with the statements Of his accounts
rendered to him. Nor, says Mr.. Thur
ston in the complaint, did Mr.. Beres-
ford ever object by letter or otherwise
to the facts as set forth in the state
ments.
Deputy Sheriff Sinnott served copy
cf the attachment on Breitung & Co..
where, it was believed, Mr.. Beresford
Rad certain mining securities. That
firm denied that it held any mining or
other securities belonging to Mr.. Beres-
ford.
The defendant was in the British
army at the time of the Boer War and
was the first of the relief expedition TO
set foot in Kimberley. He has been in
New York in the interest of his govern
ment since the outbreak of the present
war and has been living at the Hotel
Biltmore. His uncle formerly was First
Lord of the Admiralty. His brother
~, q. rriod Nivion Couid
New-York tribune., 1917-11-21
School Head Urges
Teachers Dismissal
At Hint of Disloyalty

DR.. Joseph II. Wade, superintendent
of public schools in districts II and
Is, last night demanded the instant
dismissal Of "sullen. discontented
teachers at the first proof of dsloyalty
in word or action" He urged an immc-
date purging of the schools of all in
structors whose sympathies in the war
are not entirely with the United States.
His utterances were applauded by
members of the Parents and Teachers
Association of Public School 9, whom
he addressed in the school building, at
West End Avenue and Eighty-second
Street. He urged, too, the expulsion of
pupils in the high schools. over sixteen
years of age, for disloyal talk or act.
The state, he said, must not be taxed
TO train worthless citizens.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-21
Federation Supports
Accused Teachers
IStdf COrreSpondencel

BUFFALO, Nov. 90 Teachers ac-
cused of disloyalty by the New York
Board of Education will have the full
support of the American Federation Of
Teachers until they are conclusvely
proved to be guilty Of the charges filed
against them. Pending that time.
Charles b. Stillman, Of Chicago, inter
national president of the Teachers
Federation. takes the ground that the
only fair thing TO do is TO assume they
are innocent and act accordingly.
There is no room in the American
Federation of Teachers for disloyalty.
but we will give to the accused teachers
every support until we are convinced
that the charges are well founded"
New-York tribune., 1917-11-21
Study of German Drops
In Schools Of the City

More than % per cent OF the pupils
in New York City high schools H.
500 out Of 6G,000-arc studying the
German language this year, records
Of the Board Of Education show. Last
year $4,000 were studying German.
German is still the most widely
taught foreign language in the cur
riculum. the records show. Latin
and French divide honors for second
place, with approximately $4,000 stu
dents each
New-York tribune., 1917-11-21
Accused Teachers Tell
OF Third Degree Methods
Union Gives Out Questions in Loyalty Pledge,
Charging School Heads Are Crushing Manhood
Out of Members-Ca Educational System
MachineI-ke

number declined, out, as we uncer-
stand it, for reasons of self-resnect
and objection to the unwarranted i'm
plication Of alsloyalty. Every enc of
the accused nine teachers signed the
pledge. But the union is in no way
responsible for any opposition to
either of the two pledges"
Concerning the inquiry whicn led to
the suspension of the three teachers,
the statement asserts:
"The immediate stimulus to the hold
ing of the inquiry was the demand Of
Mr.. Whalen, chairman of the commit
tee on high schools, that the names of
protest against the offensive remarks
of Mr.. Whalen at the longer day hear
ing be ascertained and reported to the
high school committee. The union
challenges Superintendent Tildsley to
deny this statement.
Urge Another Inquiry
"Dr. Tildsley's questions at the Clin-
ton inquiry show definitely that he ec-
deavored to learn the names of those
who formulated the resolutions. Evi-
IDENTIFY he was baked in this effort,
since the teachers took the stand that
all of the 102 signers were jointly re-
sponsible. Thereupon the inquiry took
on the character of an examination into
the personal views of the teachers on
the conduct of the war and on their
attitude toward authority in the educa
tional system.
1--WE respectfully submit to the pub
lie the question of how far any munich
pal department may apply the method
of the Infamous third degree to as
certain the personal views of employees
on any public question. Let it be ur-
derstood that the union will not under
any circumstances condone overt acts
of dsloyalty.
Henry r Linville, president of the
Teachers Union, said that the Teach
ers' Union was organized last year as a
member of the American Federation 0:
Labor. 1t cooperates with the Teach
ers' Interest Association, which has five
thousand members. The fact that only
about six thousand of the twenty-five
thousand teachers are organized, NJ.
Linville said, was due to the compare
tive newness of the movement.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-21
Plans Neutral Latin Cons -,

BUENOS AYRES. Nov. 9o.-Lrsf fcr
lricoyen has revived the pro,,,,iesn 4
congress OF neutral Latin-Anls..,s 70 !
t,ons. although several atteny,.,s tsils'
scmblc such conference l'n, e.,
The President will shortly ssssll
for the congress. Fernsnaws aws;ri,tsf 4
will soon be named Foreign 1
place OF Honoric Pueyrredo@
New-York tribune., 1917-11-21
Mrs. De Saulles to See Son;
s Fathers Now in Jury Box

small crowd Of spectators present re,
allied she was i'll when she arose ana
left the room on the arm OF Or. D.
sherman Wight, who has been attend
ing her daughter After she had been
attended in an anteroom Sonora krra1-
uriz was taken to Mrs. De Saulles's
home, n Roslvn.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-21
Argentine Railway Strike OFF

BUENOS AYRES. Nov 10 delayed.
The strike of railway men on the
Western and state railways has been
settled
New-York tribune., 1917-11-21

Frank L. Bowling, President of the
Board of Aldermen, introduced a reso-
luton az the meeting Of the board yes
terday 10 control bazaars and enter.
tainments in the future, so as to pre-
vent any recurrence of the Army and
Navy Bazaar affair.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-21
News in Brief

New York had it's first snowstorm of the
year, IL you want 70 be technically accurate
The weather bureau admitted that something
less than one-hundredth of an inch fell, and
said that most Of that fell uptown.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-21

Thirteen more talcBncn were exam d..
ined before william u. Jones. Of Wood
bury. "a retired farmer. one tiT1e Town
SuperviaOr Cf Oyster Bay and the father
Of three daughter, was put on tie
stand. lie is a short. heavy set man
ot sixty-one. Both sides found him ac-
ceptabie.
After the second Jones hod been
sworn court adjourned until 10 o'clock
this morning. with 50 talesmer Of the
panel - 40 already drawn. The de-
fence had ezerciaad twelve ~ 80 per.
tnptofy challenge and the s'a,e ten.
Ars. De saulcfs mother probab',
vii not be ln court tomorrow. Sht
suffered from heart attack in the
courtroom this afternoon. Pew in tho
New-York tribune., 1917-11-21

George r. Johnfon. real estate broker.
neverty-soven years old hrs established n
81 O00. 900 trust fund for the benefit 81 him
srlf md fa children. n is 20 be- admins
tered b. The Central Trust Company and Mr.
JohnsOn's rldest son. Frederick
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-07-06
EDUCATION.

EDUCATION. - There are only
two kinds of people who can be per
fectly simple and direct. They are
those who have had no education
and those who have had a great deal.
A little education, such as a high
school or college training, is dan
gerOus. None are as Independent as
those who are so fortunate as to say:
I'VE did not need high school or
college training. We are strong
characters ourselves.
Many times we hear the express
sion: You see, if had had better
education it would have been differ
ent." Such a person will never make
good. There is no self-help there.
They admit it themselves by that
statement. The question often
arises, why are college graduates
usually incapable Of approaching the
good in art and music? One can
only arrive at the conclusion that
they are only bOok-leaTned and have
grown so analytical and critical that
they have left their souls sleep IN
known and unused.
- Colleges block the way by lodging
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-07-06

certain inhibitions in the mind. A
recent article in Current Opinion"
stated that the way was most COM
monty blocked by set ideas which
we're so lodged in the mind by "edu-
cation" and opinion that they Oper-
ated against great divisions of liter
atUre. The prejudice of the early
New England church against the
theater is another example of an in
hibitiOn that rendered nUgatOTy a
great historic branch of art, the
drama.
On July II, 1916, at a class Of the
summer school of the University Of
Wisconsin, at Madison, after practi-
cal instructions in dressmaking were
given, the history followed. Buttons
was the topic None of the class
seemed to have heard, in fact could
not help showing like so many open
mOuthed cattle their amazement
when the instructor stated that but
tons were one of the by-prOducts Of
a great industry. Then she elucidat-
ed this and informed them they came
from the Union Stockyards of Chi
cago, being made from blood Clotted
and dried.
The writer, after looking casually
around thhe room remarked: Il can
see that half of the buttons worn on
the, waists here in the room now
have come from the yards" Some
of the girls thought that it was time
for them.to litter and giggle. Some
looked very much surprised. None
were matter-of-fact, but all were Un-
comfortable Some of them were 81
Iently uncomfortable, but UncOmfOr-
table was persOnified in each fool
present, because only a fool can be
made uncomfortable A strong char
acter always has complete posses
sion of him or herself. They were
so accustomed to sit like CLAIMS that
they could not conceive in their lin
e L, -
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-07-06
THE PUBLIC FORUM
FOUR-MINUTE MEN. Il was

reading this article in the Chicago
American, June %. 1.-The Four-Min-
ute Men," an organization OF. $50
young business men, urge men to
enlist. 1t does not read that these
young men themselves have enlisted.
If you four-minUte men mean bust
ness, why not enlist yourselves and
set an example, instead of urging
others to fight for you? Practice
what you preach.
intend to enlist soon. Do you
fOuT-minute men intend to do the
same? Do you? Yes or no?
Why don't the sons of the NUM-
ton plant owners enlist? Why don't
the sons of those who made the draft
laws enlist?
Will the fOuT-minute men please
answer the questions I've asked of
them? - Frank H. Weaver, Henry,
TIL.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-08-02
rY'SEWNING
ART TALL 01
AI MARY GpAHANf BONNER
LAZY PIG.
NARY GRAHAM.. BONNER

II heard the other day." said Grand
father Perky Pig, shat 1 had some
cousins on q ranch"
"Well," said Miss Ham, 81 don't see
that 1t is so fine to be on q ranch. I
would every bit as soon be in the farm
yard. A ranch sounds rather big and
think 1t would brighten me-"
Dear me-" said Plnky Pig, "you are
not very brave"
"Would you like to be on a. ranch,
Pinky?" asked Miss Ham.
mo-" grunted Pinky, II don't believe
1 would. But the true reason Is not
because am not brave. 1t is quite
different from that"
mo one has given me a chance to
talk about my cousins" grunted Grand
father Perky Pig GROSSLY.
"Who are your couslns?" asked Miss
Ham. 'If they are your cousins, sure
ly they must be our cousins too"
II suppose they must" said Porky
Pig, little sadly. "But first and fore
most they are minel"
"Go ahead and tell US their Names"
said Pinky Pig.
"Their Names" said Porky, grunting
in q fine, dignified manner, "are Mr..
and Mrs. White-Belted Black Hog and
family"
"What queer Names" said Miss
Ham.
"You see," said Porky, "they are
black and they have handsome and
beautiful white belts. Very smart and
stylish are my cousins and they live
on a ranch. I believe they are very
rich!"
"What do you mean?" asked Pinky.
81 mean that they get fine food
and the ground is very nice" said
Porky.
"When did you hear of themT" ask
ed Miss Ham.
"The farmer" said Grandfather Por-
ky Pig, had man here the other
day who owns a ranch. They were
talking about their animals and that
is when I heard of my cousins"
ibid the man say they were your
cousins?" asked Pinky.
mo" said Porky, "but had enough
sense to know they were. could
tell by his description. They we're very
much like us-only their suits are dif-
ferent. But they have the same ways
and the same likes and dislikes."
every nice to hear of new cousins"
said Pinky, "but as l said before /
don't want to be out on ranch"
you said" Miss Ham interrupted,
that you had some special reason for
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-08-02

woman laughed as she swung out of
her saddle to stand beside him.
"The women don't ride that way in
your part of the country?" she queried.
mot yet"
I'm sorry for Them" she scoffed.
And then: "Come on in and meet NAM
ma; you look as If you were dreadlng
1t, ard, colOnel-daddy says, it's always
best. to have the dreaded things over
with"
Smith did not find his meeting with
the daughters mother much of trial.
She was neither shocked at his clothes
nor disposed to be Historically CRATE
full over the railroad-crOssing incident.
A large, calm-eyed, sensible matron,
some ten or n dozen years younger
than the colonel, Smith put her, and
with an air of refinement which was
reflected in every interior detail Of
her house.
The dinner was strictly a family
meal, with the great mahogany table
shortened to make it convenient for
four. There were cut glass and silver
and snowy napery. Out of the past a
thousand tentacles were reaching up
to drag Smith back into the net of the
conventional. When the table-talk be-
came general, he found himself joining
in, and always upon the lighter side.
He found himself drawn more and
more to the calm-eyed, well-bred ma
iron who had given a piquant Corona
to an otherwise commonplace world.
Mrs. Baldwin saw nothing of the
rude fighter of battles her daughter
had drawn for her, and wondered a
little. She knew Corona's leanings,
and was not without an amused i'm
preston that Corona would not find
this later Smithsonian phase altogether
to her liking.
Smith got what he had earned, good
measure, pressed down, shaken to-
gether and running over a few min
utes after Mrs. Baldwin had left him
to finish his cigar under the pillared
portico with Corona to keep him COM