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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-13
PERSONAL.

Robert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest |
Aldrich, is i'll with a throat trouble.
Barney Z. Mead went last night to
Rutland on business for several days.
Zab Trombly of Fairview street is |
working as janitor at the Crosby block. |
DR.. G. B. Hunter has been confined to |
his house several days with severe |
cold.
Mrs George Houghton and daughter
of Bellows Falls are spending week
with Mrs. Enos White.
Mrs George ?. Kmball Of Hinsdale is
visiting here this week with her sister,
Mrs. Carl S. Hopkins.
Mrs Ralph Moore Of South Newfane
came here yesterday, called by the death
of her brother, Clinton +. Pratt.
F. b. Putnam, who has been in Ben
nington and Rutland this week on bust
ness, IS expected to return today.
Miss Ethel Millington and Miss Sylvia
| Crosby have returned from visit in
Philadelphia with Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman
Smith.
Miss Elizabeth Newcomb began this
week vacation of several weeks from
her work in Donnell & Davis 5 MILL
merry store.
Mrs f. f. Phillips of West Drummer
ston came Monday to visit few weeks
with her daughter, Mrs. o. F. Stevens,
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Bond Of Tyler
street will leave Tuesday for St. Peters
burg, Fla, where they will spend the
rest of the winter.
Mrs. Ernest NJ. Goodcnough went this
morning to Bellows Falls to visit until
tomorrow with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Hobson.
: Mrs. Leroy Gaines and daughter of
Greenfield who were guests of her sis
; ter, Miss Julia Wilmington, have re
turned to their home in Greenfield
| Mrs. E. W. Sharp went yesterday to
Boston to visit her son, Rev. Mason w.
Sharp. Mrs. Sharp was accompanied by
Miss Dorothy Hamilton of White River
Junction.
Mrs. j. Warren Miller of Springfield
(Vt.) is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.
Stickney of Linden street. Mr.. Miller
who spent the week here, has re
turned to Springfield.
:. Miss Delilah Tudor, who has been il
=. 10 days with grip in the home of he
q mother, Mrs. NJ. j. Stebbins, will re
|, sumo work tomorrow in the Holstein
! Friesian office.
s Miss Blanche Allen and nephew, Allel
bingham, of New York, who had beer
, guests a week of Mr.. and Mrs. c. F
! Bingham of High Lawn road, left thi
morning for Lebanon, n. H., to visit Nh
/ and Mrs. Herbert Wiley.
IL Prof. and Mrs. Robert Keep, the lat
h ter the daughter of the late Rev c.. c
p Day, for many years pastor of tn
Re Centre Congregational church here, ar
re now joint principals of Miss Porter
0t school at Pennington, Conn.
Sc f. C. Vail, who formerly was en-
lg ployed here by the Vermont Auto Sale
company and had previously enlisted i
Company l, was in town Yesterday
take his examinations. He returne
last night to his home in Proctorsvill
he Miss Marjorie Leach, who teaches
Londonderry, is expected tomorrow
spend the week lend at her home in tow
he Miss Ruth Kendall, teacher in Proctor
&c, vile, who was a classmate of Mi
re- Leach in Middlebury college, will be HI
m guest the rest of the week.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-13
DO NOT CARE ABOUT WEIGHT
Jim coraett Conceded Thirty.Four
Pounds to John /. Sullivan and
Beat Him by CleVerness.

Corhp,t conceded st pounds to John
l.. Sullivan aud peat him, for the rea-
son that Corhrtt was SO clever the
larger man could not land his famous
knockout blow and was gradually worn
down by the speed Of the lighter box
er.
Fitzsimmous was about 20 pounds
lighter than Corbett, but won through
strategy and hard punching.
Fitz gave way much more weight to
rugged chuus like Sharkey, Rubin and
others. but had no difficulty in proving
that the bigger they are the 'ardeE
they fan
At tie same time, given two mer
equal IN hitting and science, neithel
can coacede much weight to his oppo
nent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-13
ADJUSTMENTS.
Movie Playhouse Offerings.

Today the Empire presents Jack
Gardner in Gift o. Cab, a feature com
edy drama, also Little Mary McAlister
in a chapter of Do Children Counts Sc
ries. Tomorrow Molhe King in The
On the Square Girl and Pearl White i'll
The Fatal Ring will be the attractions.
Today is double program day at the
Princess theatre, Bessie Barriscale in
The Snarl and Lillian Walker in Kitty
Mckay, both features being in FIVE acts,
also good comedy. Tomorrow Wallace
Reid will be seen in the special Para
mount feature, Man of Music Noun
tain, also good comedy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-13

Two silver foxes, the first to be seen
IN the vicinity for more than 81 years,
were killed near Pembroke, Me-, recently.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-13
BIG TENNIS SEASON PLANNED
Eastern Association Determines on Ac-
tive Competitions and Champion
ship Tournament.

/ officials Of the New England Inter-
Collegiate Lawn Tennis association
have expressed the intention of con-
Quoting mn active season Of competi-
lions and u championship tournament
next s,asau. The Endorsement Of the
National Collegiate Athletic associa.
lion ADVOCATING the resumption OF all
competitive sports has brought about
khe determination.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-13
MIQUELoN PROSPEROUS.
War Seems to Have Helped Little
French Colony.

ST. PIERRE, Miquelon, Feb. Is, (By
The Associated Press War condi-
tons have caused but slight damage
70 the business interests of this little
french colony, while on the other hand
he prosperity of the inhabitants has
been increased in some ways
Although lack of shipping and in
corruption of sea trade have joined
with other war factors to raise the cost
Of necessities, it has brought high prices
or fish, the principal stock in trade OF
the islands, and catches have been un
Usually good. One result of the pros
oerity has been that many of the fish
srmen were enabled to invest to con
| siderable extent in war loans.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-13

a fair skater playing tennis on ice
skates at the rink of the Hotel Bilt-
more, New York. Ice tennis is fast be-
coming popular. The players wear
skates with spiked edges enabling
them to stop quickly.
a regulation tennis court is laid out
upon thc ice and the lines are marked
with a paint which does not affect the
equilibrium Of The players rs they
skate over them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-13
When Experience Failed.

The Bride (soon after the marriage)
= That jeweler who sold you the we'd
ding ring sadly overcharged you.
The Groom-"The scoundrel. And
have bought four engagement rings
from him! ''-Everybody' Magazine
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-13
DAYS AT THE
RED CROSS ROOMS
(This supersedes any previous
Schedule.)

Surgical dressings will be made on
Monday afternoons, Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings and Thursday
afternoons.
Sewing on Tuesday and Friday
afternoons.
Anyone having spare hour Is
asked to come in either morning or
afternoon and assist in cutting
gauze for surgical dressings.
Every patriotic woman is expected
to take some part in the Red Cross
work, for which there is such an ur-
gent call.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-13

Jack Miller. captain OF the St. Louis
Cardinals. who was one of the candi-
dates for manager of the club next sea-
son. enlisted In the United States Ma
rlne corps at Newark, n. J. Miller's
home is In Kearney, n. 7. Mrs. Miller
also enlisted us Red Cross nurse.
Miller has been In the National
league >iucc 1909. and for several
wears ne played second base for Pitts
burch. lie joined the Cardinals II
1914. Miller will go to training camy
n South Carolina.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-13
CHAIRS ARE NO
IMPROVEMENT.

Chairs in q grandstand are not
part of the improvements" of
ball park, according to u decis-
ion by a ST. Louis court. When
the Federal league was in exis-
tcnce the hackers of the outlaw
team in st. Louis leased q plot
of ground and equipped a park.
Under the terms of the lease the
improvements made were to re-
vert to the owners of the ground
when the lease expired. The
Federal promoters sought TO re-
move certain equipment, includ-
ing the grandstand chairs and
the park owners claimed them
as improvements. The court de-
Cidcd otherwise, permitting re-
moval Of the chairs. The owners
get the grandstand, bleachers
and the fences.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
Short ern Notes
For 3 Billion to
Insure New Loan
McAdoo Announces New
Plan for Floating Third
Liberty Issue

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.--Three bill
ION dollars will be raised in advance
Of the third Liberty Loan which proba-
bly, will be launched in April, by sale
of certificates of debtedncss, under
plan looking TO systematic invest
ment by every bank in these short
term securities.
comparative scheme for preparing
the way for the third loan, announced
tonight by Secretary McAdoo, pro-
vldes Tor the issuance of $500,0O0,OOO
or more of these certificates every two
weeks, until the total runs to $1,000
100000 by the middle of March. Every
national bank, state bank and trust
company is asked 10 set aside each
week about | per cent of its gross
resources for investment in the Ger
titicatcs in kilograms sent out bv Mr.
McAdoo.
First Issue Immediately
The first of the S50O,00O,o00 ccrtih
cate issues under this plan was an
nounccd tonight. They will hear per
cent, the same as other recent issues,
Will be dated February 8, and will
mature May 9. Subscription books arc
to close February 10. The certificates
OF this and other future issues will be
crty Loan receipts.
The Sccretary's plan calls virtually
for the loan by banks, big and little, Of
the threc-billion dollar aggregate Of
certificate issues, before the real Lib
erty Loan campaign starts. BY this
means that sum would be guaranteed
IN the Liberty Loan drive, and the diff
terence between that sum and the total
of the Liberty Loan would have to come
largely from individual private sub
scrlbers. Treasury officials also believe
that the financial condition of the ma
ton can be Judged closely by the sue
cess met by the advance sale of ccrtifi-
Gates
About half of the first Liberty Loan
was raised in advance by certificate
sales and about two-thirds of the sec
ond loan.
Already 4oo,ooo,ooo worth Of certi
Gates of Indebtedness have been sold in
anticipation of the third loan, and
about $l,ll5,00o,0oo certificates arc
outstanding to be received in payment
of income and excess profits taxes by
next June.
McAdoo's Plea Urgent
Secretary McAdoo's appeal to banks
to set aside in instalmcnts 10 per cent
OF their resources was urgent
We arc approaching critical test
on tho battcfronts of Europe" he tclc-
graphcd each bank. "If the banks.
which arc the first line of financial de-
renee, fail to support tho government
iuIly III It's necessary operations, VIC
shall 'mDeril Americas 5 army and Amer
l1a's safety. know that have only
to state the case to command the sup
port OF every patriotic bank and banker
ms is supreme duty of patriotism
May count on YOU to do your part and
10 telegraph me immediately at my cx-
pensc that you will ?"
The Secretary also pleaded for econ
omy of credits by banks and promo
,lon OF campaigns of economy among
bank patrons.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07

change. Inc, for delivery during the cur
rent month at prices exceeding 8ia cents
per pound for type No. Z, New York
Coffee and Sugar Exchange standard, with
the customary allowances for other grades,
as provided BY the rules of the said ex-
change. are hereby prohibited, and all
purchases and sales of green coffee for
delivery in months other than the current
month, at price which exceeds the price
aforesaid by more than $0.0015 per pound
Tor each and every succeeding month up
to and including the month specified for
nsyery. nr;c.s ia are he hereby prohibited The said
from time to time by the United States
Food Administration
For actual dealers in the green coffee
bean. the food administration has also
issued a special rule prohibiting them
from having on hand or under control
in this country supplies more than
sufficient for their reasonable require
ments for ninety days. This is an ex-
cecption to the general rules and regu-
latlons governing licensed dealers in
other commodities. limiting the
amounts they may have on hand to
quantities no greater than their rea-
The stocks permitted to the coffee
dealers are in addition to those which
they may have en- route from foreign
countries OR which they may have in
such countries under contract.
1t is further provided, under the
rules and regulations governing IL
censees, that dealers in green coffee
must keep that commodity knowing in
as direct line as practicable and
without unreasonable delay" and chat
resales within the same trade without
reasonable justification, particularly if
tending to result in a higher market
price to the retailer or consumer" is
regarded as an unfair practice.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
Tie-Up Delays Flint Opening

The Douglass Natural Color fns W.
Company. of San Rafael. Cal;' ne, ",
promised New York showing oi NV. NV.
first perfected films yesterday at W.
liter Hall. But the films, like ese,.
thing else which one feels IS indispea :.
sable, are held up at Jersey oi'y'; iy.;,;, !,
the showing has been postponed aH'"'
Is possible to dig them out, .r.,
Somewhere in Jersey reposes a., a
Grand Canyon Sunrise in Alsa.ds, A,dss
Mountains. Sunset at the 'g,os 2S.,.
Gate" Mary Pickford, Douglas f'I !,
banks and Bessie Lyton, all doh. .,e.
natural colors and waiting to DC r.
Jectcd on the screen. t,or
The process is quite differene Nv; 4.
any of the other colored pictures Il.
asmuch as no screens are used anu ~, ~
films can be projected by an oro''''''
machine .,s
Mr.. Douglass had an important h
IN perfecting the phonograph, any m
has said that he has merely adap'e,u
same principles making his cois;;(
films. 1t does not seem to the lsy ",s: n
that sound and color could oe 'i' ss,s
in like manner. but Mr.. Douglass ~
they may be, and it seems tnas ~
managed to capture them BOTH. .,ts.
An announcement will be made y an,
time of the showing as soon as sne -
are located.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
Labor Reorganization
Plan Nears Completion
y. S. Advisory Council Now
Working ON Subordinate
Administrative Bureaus

WASHINGTON, Feb. G. Reorgan-
ization of the Department of Labor to
facilitate its war programme has pro-
ceeded to the point where the Labor
Advisory Council. headed by John
Lind, now is working on the creation
of the subordinate bureaus which will
have administrative charge of the var
lous phases of the work.
So far the joint board representing
capital and labor, which will outline a
basis of relations for the duration of
the war, has not been announced. Louis
T.. Post, assistant secretary, said to-day
that he believed the two sides would
reach very satisfactory understand
ing.
Labor desires to be considered men,
bers Of the community, not mere in
struments Of production" Mr., Post
said. "That was what the British in
vestigation commission discovered. The
same thing is true here, and if that
point of view is taken, the results
should be very beneficial"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
Senators Will
Urge Abolition
Of Fuel Board
Three of Five in Committee
Favor a Different
System
BY BRIGGS
ISt0f C01resnondencel


WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Abolition of
the Fuel Administration is favored by
at least three Of the five members Of
the Senate subcommittee which inves-
tigated the coal shortage. These three
Senators would vest complete control
of the coal situation in the Bureau of
Mines, under. the personal direction of
Secretary Of the Interior Franklin X.
Lane.
Such step would be reflection not
only on Fuel Administrator Garfield,
but on Secretary of War Baker, whose
veto of the Lane agreement with the
coal operators is believed by many
Senator'S to have been the real cause
OF the coal trouble, and of the Federal
Trade Commission, which fixed the price
subsequently approved by Secretary
Baker.
One of the Senators. Mr.. Lodge, of
Massachusetts,, will deliver an exhaus-
tive address in the Senate within the
next few days on the coal situation and
on the administration of DR.. Garfield.
Senators with whom Mr.. Lodge has dis
cussed the situation said to-day that
his speech would be an arraignment of
the entire administration of the fuel
control act, emphasizing particularly
the failure of price fixing either to
stimulate production or lower prices to
the consumer
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
Rising Temperature Drives
Ice From Path of Fuel
Barges
Many Factories
Had Shut Down
Thousands Expected to Re-
sumo Work To-day; Freight
Movement Faster

Rapidly rising temperature is
expected to sweep icy obstacles
from the path of fuel barges in
the harbor to-day and carry relief
to cold homes and famine bound
industries.
The southwest wind that brought
this aid came twcnty-four hours
too late to save numerous big New
York factories, many engaged in
war work, from enforced shut
down during the day, 1t is ex-
pected that emergency deliveries
Of coal will enable them to reopen
some time to-day. Meanwhile
thousands of workers were forced
into idleness.
Freight congestion probably will
be cleared up within the next few
days, according to railroad heads,
as a result of the rising temporal
turc. Deep. drifts in the noun
famous districts will be cleared
away and something approaching
normal conditions may be brought
about within the next forty-eight
hours, according to their predic-
tions.
Monday fuel saving holiday will
continue, however, according to
the announcement Of the fuel ad-
ministration at Washington last
night. The continued fuel short
age in the East and the Middle
West was given as the reason for
DR.. Garfeld's decision to demand
the weekly workless day.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
Hoover Puts End
To Speculation
In Green Coffee
Dealers Forbidden to Sell
at Over 81a Cents on
Exchange
staff Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The food
administration to-day issued rul-
ing prohibiting speculation in green
coffee on the New York Coffee and
Sugar Exchange. Dealers were forbid
den to make sales on the exchange at
price above eight and one-half cents
"for type No. 7 on the spot months"
The order became Immediately effect
I'VE and put a stop to the activities of
certain large private wire concerns in
Wall Street which have recently been
engaged in a campaign to induce the
public to speculate in coffee. Liter
ature sent out by some of these con-
Germs called attention to the fact that
coffee is CHEAP" being one Of very
few commodities which have not had a
big rise in price since the war started.
Purchases were urged on the theory
that despite the large supplies in this
country and Brazil the market in time
would be almost certain to follow in
the wake of other food products, while
any real developments making for peace
would send the price Of coffee skyward
with a rocket-like rush, because with
the ending of the war it will be neces-
sary for Germany and other enemy
countries to replenish stocks now said
tc be practically exhausted.
The action of the food admnistra-
tion followed a conference with the
following members of the New York
Coffee and Sugar Exchange; George w.
Lawrence, presidents; S. H. Dorr, vice
president; w. A. Jamison. Henry Shac-
fer, William Bayne, Leopold S. Bache,
Walter L. johnson and Ross W. Weir.
The new ruling reads as follows:
"All purchases and sales of green coffee
on the New York Coffee and Sugar Ex-
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
Garfield Declares
Closing on'Monday
May Be the Last One

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Dangcr Of
widespread suffering from lack of coal
still is imminent. fuel administration
officials declared tonight in an
nouncing officially the continuance of
the Monday closing order.
State fuel administrators have re-
ported that thousands Of homes in New
York and other cities of the East and
Middle West have no coal. and cannot
get it i'll sufficient quantities to make
living conditions bearablc.
This situation, coupled with to-dey's
railroad administration reports that
freight and coal movement was almost
at 5tandstill both yesterday and to-
day in the East, prompted Fuel Ad-
mlnistrator Garfield to announce that
the possibility of human suffering is
too imminent to permit any relaxation
IN the present efforts to conserve and
increase the existing supply of coal"
Monday May BE Last Day
Dr.. Garfield expressed the hope,
however, that after next week railroad
freight cmbargoes and preferential
coal delivery orders may be used as
substitutes for heatlcss Mondays to ef-
fect coal saving.
ut is hoped," he said, chat with the
L.,
and the closing in many states on the
oay following, Lincoln's Birthday, it
VIII be possible henccforth to rely upon
cmbargoes and the preference in move
meut of food and fuel ordered by the
Director General of Railroads."
The fuel administration is consider
ing issuing a request that all indus
tries and business houses suspend
operations or next Tuesday, Lincoln's
Officials are now convinced that the
industrial suspension has been effica-
cious in actually saving fuel in guam
titles ad that the consumption at other
times has not been increased by the
temporary shutdown. Without at
tempting to measure the result bv
comparative statistics, officials cited
the report of the National Committee
on Gas and Electric Service that in
twenty-nne large cities gas and cleo
trlc companies saved from q to 25 per
cent of their normal coal consumption
on the flve-day suspension period be-
tween january II and 90 and on the
heatless Mondays. These public utili-
tles were said to furnish a fair index
OF the general saving.
Factories Near End of Rope
State and local fuel administrators
reported to day that hundreds Of manu-
featuring plants are using their last
days emergency supply Of coal with
out immediate prospects of obtaining
more. In many cities householdcrs be-
sleged railroad yards to get a few
bushels OF the coal from the cars that
came trlckl!ng in over railroads crip
pied by, yesterdays bitter blizzard.
For the railroads, weather conditions
today We're little better, but still
freight traffic was less than half of
normal. and although coal had prefer
e1ce everywhere, comparatively small
could not reach mines through twenty
loot snowdrifts in some PENNSYLVANIA
regions, and consequently mines were
ldie. Officlals pointed out that the full
effect OF this arrangement will be felt
to-morroW and Saturday, and even by
the middle of next week if woatboy
still remains as histile to successful
operations.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
Harbor Navigation
Seriously Affected
By Heavy Ice Floes

Harbor navigation became seriouslv
affected yesterday through floating ice
Heavy fields Of broken ice floatcd down
the East and Hudson rivers on the cbb
tide, choking ferry and pier slips and
interfering with the passage Of light
ers, barges and other harbor craft.
W. B. Pollock. deputy marine director
reported that fifteen tugs and for.v,
i've coal bdrges, some of them loaded
We're stuck in the ice of Whjtestonc
Landing. Long Island. Owing To Tho
zee Jam no lighters went out from
FuSh Terminal during the last twenty.
tour hours. Staten Island Sound ana
Eowanus Canal were also ice blocked
Last night the casualty list of har
Dor tugs had leaped up 10 eirhty-dye.
which means that about oneethird Of
the harbor towing machinery Is tom
porarlly out of commission.
AS had been expected, tho congestion,
OF freight cars leaped up in numbers
yesterday. The Eastern roads reported
to Regional Director Smith that 59.7S4
eastbound loaded freight cars were
stalled; an increase in twentyfour
hours of 3,427 cars. 1t will take sixty
eight tranloads of fifty cars each to
move out this single days accumuIa-
tion of freight. The castbound emp
ties, stalled yesterday, numbered 13,345
cars, an increase of 2,13o cars. There
were @9,S1l and 47,934 westbound loads
and emptIeS reported stuck.