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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04
SERGEANT HALLIDAY
DIES IN AVER, MASS,
Brattleboro Young Man Was Member
of Co. E, 401st Telegraph Battalion,
at Camp Devens.

Scrgt. Carleton w Halladav, 90, of
Brattleboro, sergeant Of Company f.
40lst telegraph battalion, died about
! $50 0 clock last evening in the base
hospital at Camp Devens, Aver Mass.
, Sergeant Halliday was taken i'll with
measles two weeks ago last Wednes-
day. Pneumonia developed week
ago today, causing his death
Sergeant Halliday was born in East
Dover Feb. l6, 1896, a son Of Wells G..
and Stella iRandalll Halliday. His ia
Their is q weil-known merchant. The
young man attended the Brattlcboro
| high school three years as a member
OF the class of 1915 and was interested
| in athletics, being a member of the
| high school baseball team. He also
was actively interested in the West
River baseball team and played on the
! Williamsville- East Dover team.
Two years ago last month he came
| to Brattleboro to live and entered the
employ of the Durham Brothers Co, in
the wholesale store \ year ago last
| fall he took a position as test man in
| the office of the New England Tele-
| phone and Telegraph company, where
he remained until Oct >. 1917. He
/ then enlisted III the fGlst telegraph
hattalian and went to Camp Devens,
where he remained until the time Of his
death
Besides his parents he leaves two
brothers, Walter c. Halliday, superin-
tcndent for Houghton & Simonds of
4 Brattlcboro, and Raymond r Halla-
day, who has a position with a bro
kerage firm in Providence r. l., half
brother, Milton R. Halliday, cartoonist
ON the Providence Journal, aud half
sister, Mrs, Lucien Hunt of Bellows
! Fails
Mr.. IIalladay was member Of the
Baptist church in East Dover and OF
Wantastiquet lodge Of Odd Fellows of
! Brattleboro. He was young man Of
pleasing personality, an efficient work
man, was respected for his integrity
! and uprightness of character and had
many personal friends here and in the
West River valley.
Funeral services viii be held Wedncs-
day in the Baptist church in East
! Dover, arrangements for which have
not been completed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04
PEST OF THE MOVIE.
The Man Who Reads Aloud the Explain.
atory Paragraphs

Fifteen years ago there began ma
ton-wide protest against what was
known as the theatre pest, the per
son who persisted in talking in a loud
whisper while the show was III progress
Every one recognized that laxative
person as an intolerable nuisance, and
the campaign for his suppression almost
eliminated him.
That was before the days of motion
pictures, and the conversations Of The
theatre pest were confined to idle Cos
sip, to comments on the play, to dis
cusslon of persons nearby, and such
triflea.
But now another kind Of theatre
pest is among us, born of the picture
show. This pest is the one WHO reads
aloud the sub.titles and explanatory
paragraphs that are thrown upon the
screen between acts, and who reads
them aloud for the benefit of all around
within radius of ten or 20 feet.
Fanny Lawson is rescued from
drowning by Stephen King, visitor TO
the village, and falls in love with
him, he reads.
You settle back in your seat and
watch the scene, which soon shifts. and
another legend is flashed upon the
screen. You can read as well as the
pest who sits behind you, but he re-
lleves you of this trouble. 'FShe makes
the acquaintance of Captain Cross of
the mounted police, who falls in love
with her, but she has already given her
affections to King he reads in loud
monotone. You squirm and grit your
teeth. You turn and try to impale the
pest with a fierce look but the lights
are turned low and the pest can t see
that terrible threat in your eve. Any
| way, he is imperyious to scorn or ridi-
| cule. He thinks you are admiring him,
and he reads the next legend louder:
l"Claudia's husband discovers that
King is q crook &c.
And so it goes to the end Only a
mighty effort will succeed in discourao o.
, ing him into silence.-kansas CITY
Star
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04
FRANCE re AMEND SHIP LAW
Recent Statute Adds Enormously to
Cost CT Building.

PARIS, Feb. THE French minister OF
commerce proposes a new law for the gov
eminent control OF shipping modiiyin,
that which was enacted last December. The
shpowners association complains that
1t Is impossible to add to the fleets
NO ships can be bought in foreign
markets and steel plates tor the cpa-
structlon of vessels cost three time, a.
much in France as in England
Inns higher price means a difference
OF 100000 in the cost Of a steamship
OF 5000 tons carrying capacity. One
third OF the French merchant marine
at the beginning Of the war has been
lost since, The association urges tho
rapid distribution Of government aid
to meet the need for war shipping anc
Tor the economic demands OF the war.
lhc general opinion among shippers
and government officials alike is that
the new REGULATIONS are only a hal,
measure. pending more liberal arrange
ments later.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04
APPROVE RESEARCH FUND.
Army Medical Officers Say Red Cross
100000 Is Well Spent.

In response to a request from the
war council Of the Red Cross for spe-
citic advice from the medical officers of
General Pershing $ staff in France as to
whether the Red Cross appropriation
of 100000 for medical research was
contributing toward the relief of suf-
ferlng IN the overseas forces, the fol-
lowing cablegram was received here re-
Gently:
We believe the Red Cross has prom
"rly expended the funds, because it is
the Gutl of the Red Cross to care for
sick and wounded American soldiers
and to use funds to prevent those sol
fiers from being infected with the va
rious diseases met with in the peculiar
army life.
''There are several diseases the ex-
act nature of which is still undeter-
mined, as they are new and peculiar 10
this war and must be studied now to
aid our troops. We stand on the prin-
ciple that Red Cross funds should back
such work rather than secure special
funds for that purpse
The medical department of the
United States army is in full accord
| with all the Red Cross is doing in this
respect. 1t is cooperating and assist
| ing In every way in research matters
| and IS counting upon our help in this
/ regard. 1t has asked the Red Cross to
| help IT study the many problems of pre-
ventive medicine and of medical and
surgical diseases against which the
army medical corps must struggle.
The research committee assists the
Red Cross in the management of its
eunds and its experiments and controls
he type and kind of experimentation.
| he research committee whose name
You have controls fully its research
work against which the anti-vivisec-
honlsts are protesting. English medi-
cal authorities are vigorously co-operat-
ing with the Red Cross in research
| work
/ We feel that anyone endeavoring to
stop the Red Cross from assisting in
10 humanitarian and humane desire to
hreVent American soldiers from being
diseased and protecting them by solv-
ing the peculiar new problems of dis
ease with which the army is confronted
y III reality giving aid and comfort to
the enemy
| Research work so far undertaken
includes studies on anaesthesia. shell
shock and trench fever, which last will
DC the main line of investigation this
winter We are also investigating
trench nephritis and foot wound infee,
uohs, including gas gangrene and tet-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04
MRS. CATHERINE BAKER.
Aged Reident who Had Been Blind
Dies in Elliot Street Home.

Mrs, Catherine lConuors) Baker. 90.
whose husband the late Johg Baker.
was one Of the early railroad men in
This part of the state. died about / 20
g. clock Saturday night of straugulated
hernia Doe her home ~ 1850 Elliot street.
For tho pas. four years She had been
blind.
Mrs. Baker was horn iu Trelaud hut
tamr 90 tbis country IN her girlhood.
she was married 90 John Baker In South
iiaiIrv, Mass, ard they later lived in
Pa'Ucy, Mr. Baker being employed with
81 section crew. They came here about
so years ago and Mr.. Baker died three
years ago. a SON, Michael. is assistant
Boston s. Maine roadmastcr In Spring
dcld Mass. Another son, John, is AN
engineer and lives az home. 4 Gaugh-
ter. Mrs N,llic MrGyc, came from
Springfield and b5, cared for her mother
since the latter became blind. There
are ttrco grandchildren. Mrs. Raymond
whitney of BratthEaru and Martin and
Helen Dunn of Bellows Fails.
The funeral win be- held tomorrow at
o o'clock iu -. Michael IS Roman Catho-
lic church.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04
TO HELP WAR INDUSTRIES
Measure Introduced in Congre to Pro.
vide Financial As i lance.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-yirtuallv
providing for the control Of private
financing during the war the administra-
ton war finance corporation bill was in
PRODUCED simultaneously today in the
senate and house. Financing of war in
dustries hampered by present conditions
IS the principal object. The bill would
create tho federal war finance corpora
ton with 100000 600 capital and pow
or to issue four billion dollars in short
term notes to afford financial assist
ance, either directly or indirectly, to
persons, firms, corporations and associa-
tlons, whose operation are necessary or
eontrlbutory TO the prosecution of the
war.
Operations Of the corporation would
be limited to six months after peace is
! declared.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04
Alaska Flour.

Ii has taken some time to realize, bv
actual experiment, that Alaska agri-
culture Is likely to prove a profitable
vocation III the great northern terri
tory. but evidence is accommodating that
practically every crop produced in the
north temperate zone may be produced
on Alaska 5 rich valle7 lands. Pioneers
have been producing bountiful crops of
potatoes for some years, and the Alas
ka rutahaga has been successfully cul-
tlVated Root crops having rroyen a
success, the eXperimenters diverged into
small grain production and harvested
some amazing crops of oats and bar
ley. In recent years the federal aeri-
cultural station at Fairbanks has been
developing a native seed wheat. and
results obtained last fall indicate that
bonntlful wheat crops may be produced
in the north
4 publiespirited citizen at Fair
banks has installed a small -four mill
aud IS now manufacturing Alaska flour
out OF Alaska wheat produced in the
Ianana valley. Within recent DAYS the
first baking of bread was made from
this -four, and the Alaska citizen re-
lates that the product is fully up to
standard in food quality and taste
Says the citizen:
In our opinion, news that wheat
can be successfully grown in the Fair
banks district viii do more than any.
thing else to Danish from the minds of
outsiders the impressions that the inte-
rler of Alaska is covered with eternal
ieebergs, and that hearskins are the
accepted form of dress here la the
years TO come agricultural products
may vie with gold and other minerals
as leaders of the wealth producers of
the territory
There are 64,o00,0o0 acres in Alaska
elassed as agricultural or pastoral
/ lands, and approximately 10000, 00O
acres are susceptible to intensive cul
tivation, largely valley lands possess
ing good soil. but requiring much la
Dor to clear and prepare for cultiva
ton.
Large crops are produced in Europe
! on lands much farther north than the
Alaska agricultural lands. There seems
no reason to doubt that the confidence
Of Alaskans in the farm possibilities OF
the future is well foundod.-Seattle
Wash, PCst-Intelligencer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04
Power Of TIE Simple Music.

What quality does the voice of
singer possess that draws 1000 citizens
from their homes on a winter night
each eager to listen to the songs!
In all times and among all peoples
men and women have been ready 10
give over pressing occupation to listen
TO the singer. Through the darkness
OF the past we hear the voice of the
minstrel or the troubadour reeiting the
tale of the champion or the lover, and
the martial mind of the warrior or the
tender breast of the sentimental maiden
IS moved III sympathy to the notes
rather than the words of the song The
flies shrill note and the drum $ clat-
tering rattle put new life into the feet
wear of marching and the pibroch
leads the elan to battle in frenzy
of lust for strife emusic hath
charms - beyond the ken of man and
most of its potency lies in the simplest
forms.
The lifting melody of the shepherd s
whistle, the grooming Of the mother. the
outburst of the youth whose JOY of liv-
| ing mus. find an outlet in song, all are
familiar and have decked many an nom
| lily, poetic or Trosy according to the
| mood or the humor of the writer. The
| stately measure of the devotional an
| them or hymn of praise has led the
heart of the worshipper to be lifted up
and acknowledge its debt to the God
II worships. And all of these, whether
minstrel 5 lay or warrior S cry, lover S
cong or mothers lullaby, the devotee s
canticle or the schoolboy's glee, are
the simple expressions of the music
that dwells within.
The more formal compositions, intri-
cate and mastery, betokening the I'M
Outstanding of the mathematics of sound
as well as the imagination to give birth
to mighty works, impress the nearer
and give joy to the cognoscent, but the
multitude longs for the things it can
share in, and therefore the minstrel of
today gets the ransom of king for
the service his predecessors performed
for meal and bed.-Omaha Bee,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04
PERSONAL.

Dennison Cowles of Amherst college
spent the week end at his home on
Brook street.
j. Vaughan, head of the drygoods de
partmcnt of Goodnow, Pearson
Hunt s, went this morning to New York
on business for that firm.
Miss Ethel Millington and Miss syl
via Crosby went this morning to Phila
delphia, where they will visit week
with Miss Crosby : sister, Mrs. Lyman
Smith
George c. Wilson, secretary of the Y
VI. {. \. in san Jose, Cal, formerly see
rotary Of the Brattleboro y NJ G. A.
has been granted years leave of alb
senee and IS in France in similar worl
among the soldiers. The San Jose asso
citation has erected a Sl50,000 building
since Mr.. Wilson became secretary
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04
NEW POEM BY MARKHAM
The Author of THE Man With the
Hoe Writes of Peace

Edwin Markham, best known for his
famous 1.-The Man With the Hoe
wrote Christmas poem for The PEG
pie $ Home Journal. The DAYS when
wars shall be no more is the theme of
= Peace Over Earth Again. II follows:
My peace l leave with You
Jesus
Rejoice, 0 world of troubled men:
For Peace is coming back again
Peace to the trenches running red.
Peace to the hosts of the fleeing dead.
Peace to the fields where hatred raves.
Peace to the trodden battle graves.
Twill be the Peace the Master left
To hush the world of peace bereft-
The peace proclaimed in lyric cries
That night the angels broke the skies,
Again the shell-torn hills will be
All green with barley TO the knee;
And little children sport and run
In love once more with earth and sun.
Again i'll rent and ruined trees
Young leaves will sound like silver
seas;
And birds now stunned by the red up
roar
Will build in happy boughs once more;
And to the bleak uncounted graves
The grass will run in silken waves;
And a great hush will softly fall
On tortured plain and mountain wall.
Now wild with cries of battling hosts
And curses of the fleeing ghosts
And men will wonder over it
This red upfaming of the Pit;
And they will gather as friends and
say,
'Come, let us try the Masters wav
Ages we tried the way of swords.
And earth - weary of hostile hordes
Comrades, read out His words again:
They are the only hope for men,
Love and not hate must come IN h;r,b.
Christ and not Cain must milo ~
earthi'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04
RED CROSS WORK POSTPONED.
Opportunity for Workers to Attend
Lecture Tomorrow Night.

Because the committee on Red Cross
work believes it to be important that
workers should have an opportunity to
attend the address in the Auditorium
tomorrow evening by Hon. George
Adarn. formerly connected with the
British ministry of munitions, t1e usu-
al Tuesday evening work will be post
poned until Friday evening.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04
PETERS INAUGURATED.
Bcatcn Mayor Urges Economy for Pur-
peso Of Aiding War Work.

BOSTON, FEB. l.-Economy both
from the standpoint of public necessity
and aa means oa cooperating in the
war work Of the nation was urged by
Andrew j. Peters. who was iuaugurat
,d mayor ot Boston today, succeeding
James NJ. Crrlcv.
The support which our municipality
pledges ~ the national government. -
said Mayor Peters in his inaugural adj.
dress. lean nowhere he more cfcc-
tiv" than in the field of finance. The
federal government is entitled to the
fms. call upon every dollar available
tol Investment. Local bonds must nee.
o.souir compete in the market with our
u"tinua3 securities and their issue.
therefore. sGuuid be restricted to the
Iawss- possible amount. Strictly local
improvements in particular should in
general be postponed 80
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04
REPORTED IN SENATE,
Cummlns and LaFollette Not in Agree
ment on Railroad Bill

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE admin
istration railroad bill, as agreed upon
by tAe senate interstate commerce com
mlttee, was formally reported in the
senate. Minority reports are TO be
made by Senators CumminS and La
Toilette.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04
SOLDIER REWINs WIFE.
Five Hcvgs Utilized TO Woo. Wed ana
Say Goodby

SPOKANE WASH. Feb. 4. Fgy, hoae-
iu Spokane gave Luh.r a. Foster, cr
route To- France wHH the 34,th Engineers.
sufficient time 600 .rmgy DO. former wife.
trm whom hr uas divorced aH May. and
Go make acqwiuauc. again %. bis tJar
children
Nr Foster. who tad enlisted at Port.
land WAS ordered oa less than - hours
notice Go oatmm with his regiment f1r
the Atlantic coast When he discovered
that the train was leaving Portland ovrs
tle Nurtb Bank r5ud Doe tr.euauhad Mr..
tcleo1 Poster who is with hp, mother
hcr..
lHr train arrived u spokane at r.
O'Clock u tae morning Mrs. Foster wal.
st tan station lpl together they won. t.
tHr court Hnu-a tgas ou, 20 uar.ts, D.
cause aud Wo.n married au hatur. ii
O'Clock At " Dr. m N. .Fo-to. resumed
his journey
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04
CHICAGO SHIVERING.
Homes Without Coal and Thermometer
Stands at 10 Below Zero.

CHICAGO, Feb. lI.-With thermome-
tiers registering 10 degrees below zero
railroads today found the task OF switch
ing cars difficult if not impossible As a
consequence OF what was expected to be a
a day Of unusually large deliveries was
turned into 9 period of scarcity at coal
yards Thousands of homes were without
fuel today for the first time this winter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04

anus. The animals used are principal
" guinea pigs, rabbits and white rats
II operations causing pain to animals
are performed anasthesia is used. Ac-
tually, very few animals have been
used for this work
The cablegram is signed by more than
so medical officers in General Per
shing 5 armv
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04
ON THE GRILL WEDNESDAY.
Secretary Of War Baker to Again Face
Senate Committee.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Secretary
Baker : cross examination before the
senate military committee was post
poned today until Wednesday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04
DEATHS.

In Brattleboro, Feb. ., Mrs. Catherine
(Connors) Baker, CO.
In Aver Mass Camp Devensl, Feb. 3,
Serst Carleton w Halliday, % of Brat
tieboro, native of East Dover, member
OF Co. +, 4olst telegraph battalion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04

10 man ever travelled over the road
to fame on pass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04

true argument should be torchlight
not a club.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04

A man of one idea ism I go bad il the
idea is good.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-23

of the Tulsa nnrtlesvlc game.
which viii probably be Tulsa, meets
the victor OF the Collinsvilla, jerks
exhibition, which will probably be
the former. Then. the winner " the
JrnkH- Dewey game plays the victors
or the Owassu- Welch scrap, which is
followed by tho championship clash
Academy Faced Handicnp
Fighting against hnndlraps too
heavy TO overcome. the Kendall
academy caReH iost tho opener To
Collinsvlle. The game was fairly
fast, although slow In the first half
The academy Youngsters found
the weight and hoight handicapu
too heavy TO overcome, but gave u
eood account Of themselves. making
the CollinsVllle lads fight all the
way. Their individual play was eN-
cellent. hut they showed lack of
toam work WillihmsonH all around
play and the guarding Of Handley
were features OF the ncademy's
play.
The Collinsyille boys showed some
improvement over the
form they displayed In their previous
game with the academy their team
work being very good Golfers goal
shooting and Crafts all around play
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-23
THREE NEW WAR CAMP
DIRECTORS SELECTED
dicrs Athletics; Joe Nnndot, BOX
ing Instructor, Transferred

WASHINGTON March 30 An
J 1uncement Of the appointment Of
lbrcc new camp athletic directors
' as made today by the war depart
Itlvities through Or Joseph T.
aycroft, supervisor OF athletics In
/ . army environments. They are
Clarence T.. Foster OF New York.
EaniLer or athletics In the John T.
\ anamaker stores, to Camp Greene.
Charlotte, y c.
Thomas j Brown. director OF
athletics In the Commercial high
school. Brooklyn, to Camp Donl-
] iau, Fort Sill. Okla
T. II Arbuckle Of tho, University
q Texas, to Camp Logan, Houston.
. eAhs, to succeed Capt Joseph y
\ right Of Chicago. resigned
DR. Raycroft also announced that
!pc Mandot OF New Orleans, former
king instructor at Camp sheridan,
ontgomcrN, Ala, has been trans
J rred TO Camp Beaurcgnrd at
Eexandria, La. An enlisted man is
{ rrying on Mandot's work at
lamp Sheridcn
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-23
FOUR MEETS FOR THE
SOONER TENNIS TEAM
Universities of kansns. Missouri and
Oklahoma Aggirs tu he Met
on the Courts.

special 10 Inc word
NORMAN, okla March 22.--
The University of Oklahoma BASEBALL
team .Wtll ohcn it, schedule Satur-
day afternoon - this wcck with "a
team representing the ll0tb enEl-
nccrs of Fort sui, as the opponents
Arrangements for this gpme mado
by Manager Flournoy Courh after
Central normal had cancelled two
games act for Friday and Saturday.
Coach Charles Wuntland OF thn
Edmond@chonl HfStmed Couch that
his team is too weak and htr had too
little practice to attempt 10 play
a, this time
Coach lennle owen Of he SOoncrs
Ha'd today the opening lineup NJ the
team probably wlli he ~ follows,
Gentry. catcher. Meadows. pitCh
or. Little first haze Fears. second
hese Joseph, third base; Captain
Wllmoth, shortstpF white, left field.
Couch center field and Nations,
right field.
Mitchell and Fisher may both be
used In the box II moro than one
pitcher iE needed
Evcrt Wilmoth. Of Enid inherited
tho oaptalncy because he Is the only
man on the team who holds base
hall CO.. lie won his letter two
years ago.