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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-27
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The basketball game which was ar
ranged for tonight in the armory be-
tween the high school and alumni teams
has been given up on account of in
fiucnza.
Members of Dennis Rebekah lodge
gathered in Odd Fellows temple last
tree. Games were played and light re-
freshments were served. The hall was
decorated with Christmas trimmings.
Employees of the Vermont National
bank gathered at the close of business
Tuesday afternoon and presented wrist
watch to Richard c. Averill, who gave up
his position there that day to assume
the management of the c. J. Amidon &
Son WOODEN mill in Hinsdale, y. H.,
which he bought recently of the ?. F.
Amidon estate.
In the regular meeting of poeahontas
council, No. 4, last evening these Of
iieers were elected: Prophecies, Mrs.
Luella Scott; Winona, Mrs. Louise
Crown; Powhatan, John 0. Tucker;
keeper Of records, Mrs. May Berry; col
lector Of wampum, Mrs. Jane Brocking-
| ton; keeper Of wampum, Mrs. Ruth
Tucker; trustee, Mrs. Jennie Brocking-
| ton.
| The annual Christmas tree for those
living at the Home for the Aged was
held Yesterday afternoon at the Home
and afforded much pleasure for all, each
being we'll remembered. The annual sup.
per and entertainment are to be given at
| a later date. After the distribution OF
gifts the Home Sunshine society held its
annual business meeting. The following
officers were elected: President, Mrs
James P Elmer; vice pres. Mrs. Fl. F
Houghton; sec. and treas, Mrs. Clarke G
Fits.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-27
ASSISTANCE ON SHORT NOTICE
Farmer Sends Letter to Farm Bureau
and Agent Acts Promptly.

One morning a farmer in South Lon
donderry sent a letter to the Farm
Bureau stating avery difficult problem
which confronted him and in which he
needed assistance. At 100 the county
agent drove into his yard and the two
tackled this problem and in due time
ii was worked ont to the complete
satisfaction of the farmer This is ono
instance Of how valuable il is to have
Il county agents services, which are
available TO anyone in the county on
short notice.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-27

PARIS, Dec. 27.-The personnel Of
the peace congress is gradually taking
form, so that the American delegates
express the hope that the delegations
of the various countries will be an
nounced and that the delegates will ar
rive for the actual commencement of
the negotiations soon after the opening
Of the New Year.
A number of the main details OF the
composition of the congress are now
fairly well settled, as a result Of recent
conferences. These indicate that the
total membership of the congress will
be between 100 and 1870.
There will be 81 countries represent
cd by delegations, including those
| which declared war and number
which have come into existence as a re-
Sub Of the war.
The great powers, notably Great
! Britain. France, the United States and
| Italy, each have allotted FIVE delegates,
while the other delegations will vary
| from one 70 four members, according to
the size of the country and the inter
| ests involved.
Word has been received that the
| Belgian and Portuguese delegations
soon will join the representatives OF
the United States. who thus far are
the only members of the peace con.
| gress TO arrive.
| The nonatrival of the others has been
the subject of considerable surprise and
! adverse comment, the Americans taking
| the ground that they are here. ready
| to proceed to business, but with the
personnel of the congress not yet an
| nouneed.
1t is understood that President vii
son visit TO England is likely 10 re
suit in conveying quite definitely the
view that il is highly desirable that tbs
congress should be put into motion viii
the least possible delay.
! While the personnel of few deiega
tions have been announced, unoffieia
advices indicate that some of them vii
Re formed substantially az follows
Belguim-Paul Hymans, foreign
minister; Emile Vandervelde, minister
of justice; Baron Van den Heuvel
minister to the vatican.
Italy-Premier Orlando, Baron Son
nino, foreign minister; Leonida Bis
solati- Bcrgamasc minister OF mill
tary aid and war pensions; Gen. Diaz
communicative chief of the Italian
army. and Admiral Paolo Thson
Revel, ex-chief of the naval staff
Great Britain-David Lloyd George
prime minister; Arthur j. Balfour, for
cign secretary; Andrew Bonar Law
chancellor Of the excbequer, and Georg
; Nicoll Barnes, labor member of th
lWar cabinet, and one other delegat
who has not yet been designated
Lieut.. Gen. j. G. SHUTS and Gen. Botha
representing South Africa, are expect
ed to accompany the British delegation
in which probably also will be repre-
sentatives of Canada, Australia an,
India.
France-M. Clemeneeau, premier
\ Stephen Pichon. foreign minister, an,
three others who have not yet been an
DOunced, although the names of thos
mentioned as probable members iDclud
Leon Bourgeois, ex-premier; julie
tamlon, general secretary to the minis
Try of foreign affairs, and Capt. Andr
Tardieu, head of the general commits
sion for Franco American war matter,
or eXPremier Aristide BRAND.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-27
GUILFORD CENTER.

Oscar l.. Johnson is spending a few
days with his sister Mrs. A. G.. Biddlc.
H. recently returned from Camp Eustis,
Va, where he was with the SD regi-
mont, G. A. G., which was due to sail
two days after the armisticc was
signed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-27
URGED TO KEEP
UP INSURANCE
Home Service Department of Red Gross
Shows Advantage to Discharged
Soldiers and Sailors.

The home service department OF the
Red Cross calls the attention Of all re-
TUNED soldiers and sailors discharged from
the service to the advantages OF govern
ment insurance If the right to continue
tins insurance is lost the holder cannot
again obtain insurace except from private
companies, at an increase III cost Many
OF the men have become uninsurahle as
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-27

! will make and deliver any day this
week feather and spice cup cakes, 40c. per
dozen, 25c. per half dozen; and oatmeal
cookies, l5c. per dozen. If the cakes are
wanted frosting, Zoe. per dozen extra.
MARJORIE PIER, "a Chestnut st. Tel.
236-M. 25l-255s
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
WOMEN DRIVE MOTOR TRUCKS
Not So Dressy as Some Jobs, but It's
HeaIthfuI, According to One
of Them.

To release skilled mechanics for
other work and thus give some help in
the war, there are seven girls at one
motor factory whose daily tasks con-
sist in driving newly finished cars from
the factory to the shipping dock.
And the girls won't trade jobs now
for any of the purely feminine pur-
suits, says the Washington Times.
They get greasy and dirty-they have
had to throw away chamOis and pow
der puffs because they are futile-but
still they like the job and they all say
they would not trade it for place at
the kitchen sink or on the firing end
of a sewing machine.
cts n much better job than being
q department-stOre detective" Mrs.
Lolita Dupuis, who formerly tripped
shoplifters and sneak thieves In a
downtown store, says. "Of course it
isn't SO dressy. but it's healthier and
I like it better. Also can make more
money for the support of my three
Riddles"
Mrs. Wanda Ludeman backs up Mrs.
Dupuis. She formerly was a govern
ment operative in rounding up viola
tors of the Harrison narcotic law.
81 took the job because I wanted to
help the government, and every wom-
an who does one mans work releases
a man for the firing line" said Mrs.
Ludeman.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
DOCTOR FITTED FOR LEADER
Much in knowledge of Medicine to
Equip Man for High Pub
lie Service.

There is much IN the knowledge OF
medicine to fit a man for the high call
ing Of 1awgiver and leader OF the
people, says DR.. Frederick Peterson. in
the Century. He continues:
''To reach the goal Of national
health, the physicians accumulated
knowledge and experience must be
brought to bear upon tie laws which
relate to lit marriages, TO housing and
the food supply, to education, OccUpa-
lions, recreations, hygiene and santa
ton, to contagious diseases, alcohol
ism, poverty and crime; in short, upon
every law which relates directly or in
directly to the health and weIl-being
of the people. His interest reaches
into the depths Of sociology, biology
and philosophy, TO the relations be-
tween persons and groups, between ma
tons and races. The interests Of medi-
cine are fixed only by the boundaries
of life itself. When the great state.
with its great free municipalities is at
length established, when war and pow
erty and disease and unemployment,
as we know them, have been banished
to the vast rubbish heap of mans out
grown Ignorance and folly, it may be
that the physicians of that nobler time
will be expected to frame wise laws
not only to insure individual health
but to prevent the disease TO which
the organism of the state, the body
polite, has in all earlier social stages
been subject"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
JOINED RANKS OF PRoFITEERs
indian Had the stereotyped Reason for
Increasing His Price for Basket
Of Berries

An Indian in one Of the western res
ervatiOns was in the habit OF bringing
to Mrs Gray each spring several baS-
kets of wild berries for which, from
time immemorial, he had always
charged so cents a basket A few days
ago he paid his annual visit to Mrs.
Gray's back door. The maid took the
berries and rendered the usual pay
ment. The Indian shook his head.
.'One dollar a basket now" he said
The maid called her mistress and ex-
planned the difficulty. Much surprised,
Mrs. Gray again offered the money to
the Indian, who once more refused to
accept it. ''Why IS this?" asked Mrs
Gray 'SThe baskets are the same size
as usual, are they notT'
'sYes-"
@And the berries are not scarce this
year. I know, because I have seen
bushes loaded down with them on my
rides about the country here"
Eyes"
swell, then, why isn't fifty cents a
basket enoughT"
The Indian shifted from one foot to
another quite calmly. "HeII big dam
war somewhere" he announced: Ser
RES one dollar a basket now"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
ALWAYS NEED OF MOTHERS
May Make Herself Blessed and
Find Happiness.

The proper care of a child is for the
common good. It is a woman's task to
rear the child. However good and well
meaning, no man can bring that home
sense to a child that its little heart
yearns for. A ragged, dirty, poverty
stricken child is a blot upon humanity.
If the child comes into the world in an
environment where squalor prevails it
is a concern Of the community, or
should be, that young life exists there
and measures should be taken to i'm
prove the condition of the child.
The world has need of mothers, Of
mother-hearted women. Woman can
never rise to more glorious heights
than those of motherhood, Modesto
Hannis Jordan writes In Humanitarian.
In the wider sphere opening for wom-
en- the most important, the most conse-
quential of all tasks that she may
''turn her hand to-" are the tasks that
will bring about better housing. feed
ing, education and what influences may
be brought to bear upon his young
mind; how he grows to good citizen
ship, how ne comes to recognize his du-
ties and responsibilities to his fellow
men. And if there is a ehildIess home
the woman cannot bring a greater
blessing or a greater happiness to her
self than by opening its dOorS-and at
the same time her heart-to some
child without mother.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
Keen curn on sneech.

Most of US say 4 great deal more
than we mean. We have way of ex-
aggerating things just for the sake Of
the picturesque. There is no reason
why we should talk about our own af-
fairs and less reason for talking about
our neighbOrs. 1t is a mighty safe rule
in business, as in life itself, to say
only the pleasant things and keep the
unpleasant things in the background
or better still, not to recognize them
at all.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
Latin and Hebrew

ter having been numbered so very long
among the dead languages, is becom-
ing today again a living, spoken
tongue, we must turn to Latin,
though the analogy is not perfect, if
decidedly romantic, in either case.
Through all the dreadful days of bar
barism in Europe the Roman Catholic
church helped to preserve the Latin
language from oblivion. When Greek
had all but persisted from the ken of
mankind at large, when even Homer
had almost been forgotten, the Ian
guage of the Caesars still rendered IN
ternational communication possible.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
Exnert on SAVING.

Millions of persons, according to
Freeman Putney, Jr., in the Financial
World, decide to save, do it haphazard
for a time, then they drop back into
careless money habits. They fail be-
cause they follow the wrong system.
The wrong way, Mr.. Putney points
out, is to pay current expenses first
and then save what remains. The
right way is to make Up your mind
how much you can save weekly, then
lay that amount aside first.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
Royal Academy Dean Is Eiehty-six.

The dOyen of the Royal academy is
B. ". Leader, the landscape painter,
who, although eighty-six, is still going
strong and painting his lovely Surrey
downs as well as ever.
But there are others not far behind
him In age who write ~R A" after
their names, London Answers says.
G. A Storey is eighty-four, G. D. Les
lie, eIghty-three: W. F. Yeames the
same age, the president himself (Sid
Edward Poynter), eighty-two, while
Briton Riviere. Marcus Stone and Sir
William Richmond are far past three
score and ten, and there are 8 dozen
others verging on that limit.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17

. dangerous hours to come, and is the
IN day. One $50 Liberty Bond serves
HES in the trenches.
one Of the most important things In
the world in the trenches.
In serving the food for the men in
the front lines the rolling kitchens,
complete cooking outfits on wheels,
are brought up in the rear and en-
placed as close as practicable. From
there the food is brought up by car
riers through the communication
trenches.
Each buyer OF $1,000 in Liberty
Bonds in the present drive makes pos
sible the delivery of one more rolling
kitchen which viii serve one CON-
pany. Between six and eight $50
bonds pay for the pots, pans and
other kitchen equipment One 800
bond viii feed the whole company
for q day in the trenches and, as the
muddy soldier in the dugout corner
said that night at Chateau TbieEry,
The Teller that's putting up his
dough for bonds that buy the chow
is fighting this here war q whole lot
more than he knows"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
No Chance for Them.

An Irishman who was driving a load
of pigs to the fair was met by two
swells. One of them accosted him
with the words: 'Say, Pat, could you
let US have two inside Seats?" To
which Pat replied with q smile: "Well,
then, I can't, for when I agreed with
them that's inside, I had to promise
that I'd take up no one that wasn't
as good as themselves. I'm so sorry"
said Pat.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
BosCHEE's GERMAN SYRUP

Why use ordinary cough remedies,
when Boschee's German Syrup has
been used so successfully for fifty
two years IN all parts of the United
States for coughs, bronchitic, colds
settled in the throat, especially lung
troubles. It gives the patient good
nights rest, free from coughing, with
gives nature a chance to soothe the
n kfaTaed parts, throw off the di-
se2se, helping the patient to regain
MS health. Sold by King Bros.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17

Boy, listen!" The muddy dough
boy over in the corner of the dugout
back Of Chateau Thierry one wet
night two months ago, hoisted his
feet little higher out OF the water
The guy that claimed an army fights
on it's belly sure said q mouthfuI"
Why, say, We were pulling off a
little raid stuff the other night over
across the way and we took along q
bird that had never showed up as a
hero, none whatever. We went over
the bags about IL o'clock and this
guy just broke his neck trying to get
across to F'ritz's wires
Hey, you. the Lieutenant whis-
pers at him, what's the matter with
you? Dye want to get Us all bumped
off? We're not giving out any medals
tonight And then what do you sup
pose that bird told him?
. "'Come on he says, let's clean
'em out quick and get back They'll
be bringing the coffee around and
wen miss it"
The boy was typical Food seems
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
Generous OFFER.

Ny little nephew is fond Of remem-
bering his aunts on their birthdays.
He did not have enough money saved
to buy one OF them a gift, so he apollo
getically said: AUNT Rose, I am sor-
~ have not enough money 10 buy you
a present, but TIL come and stay two
weeks with you."-Chicago Tribune.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
Feddv,s 4Po;isb1

Freddy lived next door to some new
" landed Poles who had boy his age.
One day Fred's mother heard him
Tnunbling some unintelligible stuff to
the foreign boy and said, sfWhat on
earth are you talking like that to that
boy foE2''
"'Cause." said Freddy. "ke can't
ts;'k English, SC have to talk Polish
20 him.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
First published in the Hays Free
Press, September 10, 1879
PUBLICATION NOTICE.

In the District Court of Ellis County,
Kansas.
P. F. Mock, Plaintiff,
Lizzie Hutchinson and Shepard Hut
Crimson, her husband, sole and only
heirs at law of Martin Allen, de-
ceased, Defendants.
The State of Kansas, to the above
named defendants, and each of
them.
You are hereby notified that you
have been sued in the above entitled
action in the District Court of Ellis
County, Kansas, By P. F. Mock, who
on the 18th day of September, 1918,
filed his petition in said court at Hays
City, Kansas, against you, and that
you must answer the petition filed
against you on or before the 31st day
Of October 1918, Or said petition will
be taken as true, and judgement rend-
cred in favor of the plaintiff as pray
ed for in his petition, to-wit: Forever
barring. foreclosing and excluding
.-0u, and each of you, from any anc
all right, title, interest, claim Or es-
tate IN and to the following described
real estate, located in the County of
Ellis and State Of Kansas, to-wit
The south Is feet of lots Ia, Is and
10, Of block ~, in the original town
4 CT Hays City. in said County and
State, and finding and determining
that the plaintiff is the owner of said
real estate, in fee simple, and forever
quieting the title of said plaintiff in
him, in and to said real estate.
Dated this 10th day of Septembe:
1913.
J. P. Shuts,
Attorney for Plaintiff
Attest: 2 B. Miller,
Clerk District Court
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17

: The imperial Canal Of China has
total length OF 2,1o0 miles, which e1-
ceeds that OF any other In the world
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
ECONOMY

Yes, we said economy and why
>hould we not say economy when it
Is the watch word of the nation And
while we are endeavoring to practice
economy and get the most for our
money Remember that the FAN
with A FIVE year guarantee is the
best to be had.
We handle the Emerson and there
is none better for the material work
manship and economical use of cur
rent is the best ODE had. See the
Emerson fan and get the best at Cost
ner's.
IF COSTNER
Electrical Contractor and Wireman.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
A Very Bad
Moral
~0
By JANE OSBORN


Copyright 1913. by the Mcclure NeHspa,
per Syndicate.)
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
I MOVE

Abcut-October 18th to my New Laca-
sion at the corner OF Second and Fort
across from the new City Hall.
Yours for Better Photos
NJ RKEL
The Photographer in Your Town
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17

In the District Court of Ellis County,
Kansas.
P. F. Mock, Plaintiff,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17

Lizzie Hutchinson and Shepard Hut
Crimson, her husband, sole and only
heirs at law of Martin Allen, de-
coaSod Defendants
Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-18
PERSH|NC SPEAKS HIGHLY OF RED
 CROSS AND WORK
Declares Organization of Mercy Has Played Essential Part in Comfort of His Men During War
CBy Review Leased Wire)

WASHINGTON. Dec. 17.-Work of the American Red Cross for the sol diers of the American eXpeditionary forces is commended by General Pershing, in a statement issued from his headquarters in France and made public tonight at Red Cross headQuar- ters, in connection with the Christmas membership campaign. IF eXpressing for the troops overseas. appreciation of the service rendered by the Red Cross, General Pershing said
 "The American Red Cross is the recognized national organization for relief work with the army and navy in time of war. It is through this organization that the men and women of America contribute their funds and their labor for the relief and com fort of the men in service. To the millions of the men. rich and poor alike throughout the country who have contributed and sacrificed and even to the millions of children of our schools who are doing their part, it has been made clear. that the relief and comfort contributed by them through the American Red Cross to the men in the service is essential"
Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-18
RAPID PROGRESS
 ON REVENUE BILL
oRv Review Leased Ivlrel

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. = Rapid progress on the war revenue bill was made today by the senate, with lead CTS apparently uniting to hasten its passage by late this week or at least before the holidays.
 After Senator Penrose of Pennsyl- vania, senior republican of the finance committee, had delivered a prepared address urging prompt passage of the bill, but disappearing its provisions to fix 1920 tax rates. the senate, with only a handful of members present and with. perfunctOTy discussion, adopted many important amendments and approved pages of minor prOvi- sions Consideration of all 1920 rates was postponed by unanimous consent.
 Among important sections adopted were: H
 The war excess profits rates faF 1919, ranging from 30 to 80 per cent as revised by s1s finalc" comm t-.s and estima,cc tc raise S2.400, ,OOc 0r9 as e npared with S3,20O,O O,OO0,0 900 under the house bill.
 Individual income surtaxes, ranging from l to 65 per cent. as revised by the finance committee and designed to secure S1,O45,069, ,OO0 as compared with s1.O6S.O00.OOO under the house bill
 Rates. of S6.40 and S2.20 per gallon, respectively, on distilled spirits for beverage and nOn-beverage purposes, as reduced from the respective SS and $40 gallon rates of the house bill and estimated to raise S450 100000 as against S76O,0OO 900 under the house draft
 Taxes on freight, passenger, ex- press, Pullman and oil pipe line trans portation as proposed in the finance committees revision and estimated to yield $229,O0O,O0O.
 Repeal on July 1 next of the law advancing first-clsss mail rates from ? to 3 cents an ounce and providing for restoration of the old pre-war rates, involving a revenue reduction of about S5O,000, ,000.
 When these provisions were adopt ed. reservations were made by sev- eral senators of their right to offer substitutes or amendments later
 Senator LaFOllette of Wisconsin, republican, announced he would offer