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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-12

y tax on automobiles at the fac
tory, tax on automobile in proper
tion to their horse power, tax on
automobiles based on their original
cost, and a special tax on gasoline,
beside a home tax on machines, looks
like some load for a lot of people. But
the machines have become indispen-
sable and they will be used, no mat
ter how heavy the tax. Perhaps that
accounts for the way it is proposed to
lay it on, The "New York Times =
voices its urgent protest against the
tax levied on machines according to
their first cost at retail. The injustice
of the method is obvious. 1t is unfair
in itself and it bears severely on people
who should not suffer. The second
hand trade in automobiles is extensive.
People buy these who cannot afford
new ones. This tax will hit the poor
man who bought a $4,000 car for $500
as heavily as it will hit the rich man
who pays $4,000 for new one The
bill should have this clause knocked
out of it before becoming law.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-12
Flour at Rate of
$40 per Barrel

We have received a car Of
Old-Fashioned Low Grade
Flour in 140-lb. sacks. We
are selling it to merchants at
a price that will enable them
to retail this at the rate of
$1,000 per barrel, or about
$3.50 per barrel less than the
higher grades. Of course,
this Low Grade Flour re-
quires the same amount of
substitutes. A year ago we
were selling many cars of
Old-Fashioned Low Grade
Flour for human consump-
ton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-12
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE

My cuzzin Artie came GROUND last
mite with big faits mustasil that he
hawt in store for 3 sents, and me and
him made up fine one to play on my
sister Gladdis, Artie putting ON the falts
mustash and pops raincoat and me going
out and ringing the door bell and then
going up to Gladdises room and saying,
There's some fellow down stares to see
you, Gladdis.
Goodniss, who is it, and don't say some
fellow, say gentilman, sed Gladdis
There's a gentiman down stares to see
you, | sed
That's better, who is it? sed Gladdis.
Some gentiman, / sed
know that. watts he look like? sed
Gladdis.
He looks like he dident have mulch
sents, l sed WITCH he did, in the big falts
mustash and pops rain coat, and Gladdis
sed, How dare You say sutch a thing? Has
he got little mustash?
Hes got mustash, | sed.
Q, its Mr.. Larller, the ideer of him com
ing calling so soon. | knew / made hit
with him, sed Gladdis. And she quick put
some more powder on her nose and went
down stares. me following her, and wen
she wawked IN the parler Artle. got up
off the sofer with his falts mustash hid
ing half of his face and pops rain coat
looking mere like a ladys dress than pops
rain coat, saying good evening, Miss Potts,
how are you this morning it will be a
nice AFTERNOON if it don't rain.
Well, upon my swerd, sutch imperti-
nents, sed Gladdis.
Don't menshin it, SD Artie. Hes some
fellow, amt he? | sed. And Gladdis made
such grab for Artie and Artie fell down
on account of getting all twisted IN in
pops rain coat and his falts mustash came
off and Gladdis quick picked it IN and
woodent give it back. and this aftirnoon
] hunted all throo her bewro drawers with
out getting it, only bet I'll get sumthing
elts wen she sees her bewro drawers, all
rite.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-12

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, BrattlebOro News Coz c. w.
cleveland, 5. L., Purinton (Esteyville),
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
stand, Louis Semeraro, South Main Street
West Brattleboro, J. L. Stockwel.
East Dummerston, NJ. f. Brown
Putney, NJ. G.. Wiliams
Newfane, N. NJ Batchelder.
Townshend, c. w. Cutler
West Townshend c. II Grout.
Jamaica, r. J. Daggett
South Londonderry, + III. Tyler.
South Vernon, f. b. Buffum.
Mortified, Mass, Thompson Bros
West Chesterfield, N. H., Mrs w. Streeter.
Hinsdale, N. H, w. H. Lyman.
Bellows Falls, Depot Restaurant.
Windsor, VT. Windsor Restaurant
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-12
ACT QUICKLY
Do the right thing at the right time

Do the right thing at the right time
Act quickly in time of danger.
In time of kidney danger Doan s
Kidney Pills are most effective.
Plenty of Brattleboro evidence of
their worth.
Mrs. III. J. Allen, 67 Canal St., says:
~ suffered for months with dull, nag
ging backaches and distressing pains
across my kidneys. Ny back ached
and panied and I couldn't rest well
nights. Mornings, I could hardly get
around to attend to my homework, my
back was 50 lame and when STOPPING
or lifting, sharp pains would catch me
and | could hardly straighten up was
also annoyed by my kidneys acting too
frequently. / bought Doan g Kidney
Pills from the Brattleboro Drug Co.
and after using two or three boxes, the
baekaches and pains disappeared. ]
no longer had any baekache or annoy
ance from my kidneys"
RESULTS THAT REMAIN.
Mrs Allen gave the above statement
on September %, 1908 and on Novem-
Der &c, 1916, she said: 81 have never
had amy reason to change my high
opinion of Doan's Kidney Pills. /
haven't found it necessary to use them
for years, as the benefit they brought
NE has been permanent.
60c, at all dealers. Foster Millburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N Y.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-12
Baby Ear Was
Delighted.

in clover, though 1t happens to be silk"
said the baby ear. "We've been very
happy growing in the corn field, and
now we're happy to think of giving
this family such a fine treat for their
lunch. Only. only" and once more
the baby ear seemed little sad.
"Hark! !" said the mother ear. They
were being taken out of their silken
homes.
"Look children" said the mother of
the children, "at this tiny baby ear
along side of big ear. That is a
most unusual sight. Wen let our
youngest one eat this ear" And the
baby ear was delighted that it too was
going to be part of the luncheon treat.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-12
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Shot at His Neighbor.

Trouble between c. w. Minckler and
his neighbor, B. Tobin, on Scrabble hill,
Waterbury, brought Minckler into court
where he was fined $500, and being I'M
able to pay his fine was placed in jail
A bull belonging to Tobin entered Minck.
lers pasture and when Tobin went after
it Mincller demanded that he let it alone
1t is said that he enforced his remarks
with a gun and fired two shots toward
Tobin. One of the bullets struck the bull
and the other post not far from Tobin
Minckler was tried before Justice Dale
and Grand Juror Demeritt prosecuted.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-12
Another to Be Found.

A tracer sent to locate the old-fash-
toned man who wore n peachstone
watch charm. reports. from Clarified,
Pa: Located my man. He also car
ries q combination pen. pencil. tooth
pick. and rubber stamp. Any instruc-
lions" Certainly; draw for expense
money and hunt for the old-fashioned
woman who used TO grease the pan
cake griddle with pork rind.--Buf-
falo News.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-12
MONDAY, AUGUST u, 1918.

More than n million American sol.
diers will have no opportunity to vote
IN primary and general elections this
summer and fall for the reason that
very few states have any provisions by
law for canvassing the vote of persons
outside of the state. Soldiers of vari-
Gus states are SO widely scattered as to
make il impossible to collect their
votes, and Furthermore, it would be ont
of the question to get the vote of troops
actively engaged in fighting at the
front.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-12
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim Of the management to secure
efficient service in the delivery of the paper
each night, and it solicits the cooperation of
subscribers TO that end. Prompt reports should
be given Of each failure to receive the paper
on the morning following the omission, in
person, by telephone or postal card, thus en-
ablng the cause Of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper rem
edy Immediately applied. 1t is only by this
method that the publisher can secure the de-
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-12

Tale mining is becoming an important
industry in Vermont The Granville
company has three big mills in opera
ton, two in Granville and one in Roch
ester and another concern is doing
a large business in johnson. Leading
business men of Waterbury have formed
a company to develop the immense tale
deposits which are. situated in corner
touching on the towns of Waitsfeld.
Moretown, Fayston, and Duxbury.
Right here in Windham county, in the
town of Windham, are some of the rich
est tale deposits in the country. An at
tempt at development was made about
ten years ago but was abandoned with.
in short time. The Windham mines
are rather inaccessible, the nearest
railroad station for the delivery of the
product of the mines being at Chester
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-12

more than many folks and creatures
can do"
"What is it to live in clover" asked
the baby ear. "They say, out in the
corn field, that some folks think that
It's fine to live in clover"
ITO live in clover" said the mother
ear, ''means just the same as to live
In silken bed. In fact it means any,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-12
In a Strange Church.

Alice went to church, the service
of which was different from her own,
and when she returned said:
"The preacher never said Let US
pray but just kept on talking to him.
self most of the time and sometimes
the people tried to interrupt him, but
he talked louder than ever"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-12
Subscription Receipts

The Reformer has discontinued
the practice Of acknowledging re-
mittances by postcard receipts,
and asks its mail subscribers to
depend upon the labels on their
papers for this information. If
the date on the label on your pa
per is not changed on the second
issue after your remittance is made
kindly notify this Office of its
amount and the date it was sent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-12

and experimentation. They profit no
one but the professional politicians
and the lobbyists. They tend to pub
lie earelessness and neglect of public
duties. A smaller percentage of our vot-
ers go to the polls than in biennial
states''
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-12

thing that is nice.
People may live
in clover and not
be near a clover
field, because they
may live so hap
PLY and In such
C o m or t a b | e.
CHEEKY. pleasant
homes that it's a
perfect kind of
life. Glover does
not always need
to mean clover. 1t
may just mean
happiness.
skrTsh y.-,,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-12

The constitutional convention of
Massachusetts, by mighty close shave.
~ to 90 votes, approves the biennial
election plan. 1t is a wonder how it
happens after all these years when
Massachusetts has been the only state
to cling to this relic of the past But
daylight finally searches out the dark.
est spots. The inertia of Massachu-
sets has been overcome. The Boston
Transcript in commenting on the pass
ing old custom says: eve are gov
erned great deal too much. Annual
elections tend to legislative cmpiricism
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-12

"Hurrah," they
all shouted for
every one of them
loved corn, and
even the daddy
of the family
shouted,
"Hurrah I"
Now the corn
was in the kitch-
en- on the table.
There were five
ears ne for
every person.
Each ear of
corn was in its
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-12
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Rup of paper, 50 cents
inch for first insertion, % cents an inch
for each subsequent insertion. Limited space
on first page at double rates.
Space rates application.
Classified advertisements-Five cents a line
first insertion with so per cent discount for
each subsequent insertion without change of
copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents per line. first
insertion with 50 per cent discount for each
subsequent insertion without change Of copy.
Position 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-12
A Heavyweight.
{ Rutland Herald !

Advertising his candidacy for senator
from Windsor county, Mr. Amos J. Eaton
submits his support of the Sheppard
amendment as his sole qualification for
office Undoubtedly he is right
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-12
Member of The Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled TO the for publication of all news
dispatches credited to it and not otherwise
credited in this paper and also the local news
publ shed herein
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-12
THIS MAY HELP YOU.
How to Pronounce War Names Appear
ing Frequently in War News

Following are today's war names as
nearly as they can be expressed phoneti-
eally in English; the names are, in gen
eral unaccented:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-12
DADDYS EVENDl(
ARY TALL 6J
BABY EAR.
~ MARY GRAHAM BONNER

Were going to have corn for lunch
today" said a mother to her three
small children
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-12
II YOU WANT PEACE

and plenty when you are no longer able
to earn, buy an Endowment today to
secure an income for tomorrow. Rates
and particulars quoted on request. Ma
tlonal Life ms. Co. of Vt. Mutual y
EARLE s. KINSLEY, General Agent,
Rutland, VT.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-20
USE Of
THE TELEPHONE
Company Submits Peculiar
Expense Charge List to
Service Commission.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Dec. 20
Hope Independent Telephone CO.
has been refused permission TO in
crease its rates at Hope and Harris
vile. The refusal was made BY tho
Indiana Public service Commission.
which in it's order set forth the fol
lowing items as having been listed
as charged against the operating eX-
penses Of the company.
Expenses attending Aunt Effie
GaIbreath's funeral. Sass
Expenses Mrs. Marsh's funeral
400
Expenses Uncle Mike Cummings
funeral $50
Paid Tony for painting 500
Goods for Mas wrap 7.25
f. l. Lambert for eight hams
1900
z. l. Lambert, strawberries
$50
Jake Burch. IL gallons goose
I berries 2.15
/ Ma and Ruth $50
Donation to horse show $50
I Frank Mellen. three dozen chick
ems 17.1O
Gave Democratic central commit
( tee 500
Donated to Masonic supper
100
Gave ma 500
( Check TO sis 1000
] Started two cent Christmas fund
for ma and Ruth $50
Paid sis for "a bushels OF oats
$500
NJ. w. A.. K. P, F. & A. NJ. dues
shetalka tickets Thought to be
chautaqua) 4.50
Ma and Grandma and Ruth at Co
lumbus (grandma's part S22.5S.)
3S.5S
Grandma Harris Cuartage JENNA
Stewart 1900
Frank Armstrong, for FIVE pigs
1913
Big Puff in star Journal 1000
J. f. Reid. pig feed SOS
Carl Billiard, two shOats 1000
In explanation of the unusual
Items. the records Of the commits
sion show that the telephone COM
pany practically is owned by George
w. DorreIl, who traded a large farm
for il several years ago. His salary
never has been fixed, and appar-
entity members of his family who
4 perform services for the company
also have never had fixed salaries.
II has been the custom TO use from
the cash receipts what money was
needed, the records show. DOrrel
kept account of the money thus
used and for what it was spent. his
'foOks show.
The commission has been re-
quested by several public service
corporations Of the state to allow
donations to Red Cross, war chests
and various war funds and charities
to be charged to operating expenses
and figured when rate increases were
asked, but always has refused. The
Hope Telephone CO.'S cash expense
account, however, members Of the
commission say. contained the
strangest items for the use Of tele-
/ phone company.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-20

Until office arrangements have
been made, those desiring the medi-
cal service Of DR.. T. J. Dehey Of the
base hospital. Camp Wadsworth,
call him az his residence, 207 5.
Scott st Bell phone C96-
Advt 105O5-24
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-20
GREAT SHORTAGE OF CUT
FLOWERS IN INDIANA

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Dec 20
There is a marked shortage in cut
flowers in Indiana Florists say il
is due to the influenza and pneu-
monia. Friends of persons III OF
the diseases have sent the patients
flowers. and then when the deaths
became numerous the demand for
flowers became greater. AS the de-
mand increased the prices in some
localities also increased. but tina.
did not prevent the supply OF cut
flowers being exhausted. Some OF
the communities. where the local
supply first was used. for a time
were able 10 obtain flowers from
nearby cities. but recently appeals
for shipments have been without
result more or less generally all over
the state Each community has
been doing the best it could with
it's local stock.
THE FORESTS OF FRANCE. a
As regards the extent OF her
AtA tHlct IT id4ANNf btAUA = NlAt wal W
cupied sixth place among the coun-
tries of Europe. following, in order
Of importance. Russia, Sweden,
Austria Hungary. Finland and Ger
many These forests covered an
area Of 3,423 square miles.
OF course four years and more Of
shell-fre have decimated an i'm
mense number OF the trees of
France, which consist chiefly of oak.
birch. pine, beech, elm and Spanish
chestnut, but the following statistics
gathered after the close OF the first
year OF the war. remain substan
TALLY correct:
In proportion to its size the de-
partment Of the Landes contains the
largest area OF forest, 55.4 per cent
Of its surface being so occupied The
woods in the departments Of the
Var cover 49.5 per cent and I'm the
Gironde. 46.2 per cent. The small
est proportions Of forest lands are
IN the departments Of Finisterre.
Seine and the Manche. The largest
forest in France is that OF Orleans
which covers an area OF 116 square
miles. The beautiful forest OF Fon-
tainebleau had at the beginning Of
hostilities, an area CT about g.
square miles.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-13
MANN HAS MORE SENSE

T HE REPUBLICAN leader Mr Mann, has than \ Mr. Roosevelt Senator Lodge and others display in dealing with the diplomacy of Mr. Wilson Mr. Mann says that he concerned the Republicans in Congress shall interfere with Mr. Wilson, to tie his hands and i'm pede his ability his country and the world.
 Mr. Mann making this announcement indicates keener sense of opporunsm than most will admire He is plainly with keeping his party strong than with keeping America strong.
 Wilson ought to be sustained, not because Republican politicians will be weakened they oppose him. but because the world may be plunged again into he is not suaneu.
 minds did not forsee the just before it began may possibly peace before it exists.
 will take far sighted management to bring the world out of it's weer There is other business in hand i'm poran and less dangerous the business of deprecang the president European leaders with whom he must deal
 War frequently succeeds The cessation is merey truce will remain until all debated and threatening matters satisfactorily closed.
 Russia with 168OOOO0O people is engaged in internal struggle Throughout the territories of the Central Powers the government of nature to increase internal strife The class struggle wages in all of them.
 These governments have running through them a missionary spirit the disposition to lay their institutions all the world the purpose to make class appeal in every land everywhere It only few days ago that Lebknech aid "The revolution must begin in France and England"
 In England is large and growing group in sympathy with and industrial proposals of Central Europe than with the institutions among which lIty live.
 It will be better to put solid America behind Wilson spirit the understanding the vision of the president best assets of mankind He can if any bring world order; avoid bloody transition aay the class struggles much terrible than gain for e world the fruage of the sacrifices that Batting the American president in these times this ua- ton, is the amusement of fools.
Republican farmer., 1918-12-13
FLEETS AND ARMIES

" AST ARMIES drilled to the second, scattered over the
 face of Europe constant menace to peace An army primarily organization for offense The vaser is the has the character of oense and the less has the character defense fleet is often decisive factor is exertng its pressure slowly The fleet primarily institution of defense.
 A nation without great army and with considerable fleet is not likely to engage in offensive in war of conquest, a nation with great army.
 Great Britain has dominated the since destruction of Spanish Armada The possession of great not accident in Great Britain. The very life of Britain depends upon ability keep ports open. blockade by water ap piled the connena naons operates but slowly to reduce them blockade of the waters about Great Britain would swift ly reduce the islands to starvation.
 Neither has America reason to fear the sea power of the island naon because America me at its will build three ships to that Britain build The operation of water blockade against the long American coast lines se days of submarines and hydropanes would be impossible to the British.
 declaration that Britain will not submit to reduction of her power does not of necessity that must grow that the British fleet must remain at its present magnitude might be enough to preserve the relation between the British fleet and other fleets
Republican farmer., 1918-12-13
BRITISH DAY

HE CELEBRATION of British Day throughout the United States symbol of the good feeling that has come into the world result of the Many difficulties between and and nation and nation conse quenc inheritance They instincts carried forward earlier times, when lived under tribal conditions when fighting never ceased and when community knew the in sant in which it might be attacked by its neighbors.
 Increase of population, multiplication of the arts of peace and local conquests began the breaking down of the system which made stranger enemy It is not many years that the British Islands constant feud among selves
 On the soil of England there many centuries ago. many little peoples who killed other with unceasing industry,
 In time the strongest ubdued the weakest; whthn na ona boundaries the arts of keeping the peace cultivated Between nation and nation the ancient doctrine survived that the stranger is enemy Thus for centuries the larger tribes of Europe the modern European nations have been of the minute in which the the other side the tan the just the river come to kill One thing sure the killing would come
 This sort of thing might have gone forever it surely would continue longer not for certain modern deveope- men such the telephone the telegraph wireless cables railroads seambOas the endless nerchanges between one part of the world and another.
 The of the Occidcnt reaches the Orient few onds Connecticut fights suffrage after inc adopt The Chinese establish Reuplcan government centuries after Connecticut has it. There riots in Colo rado and rice riots in Japan railroad building West chester county In Corea they building just like it.
 Day by day Is driven home to in part of world that the things in which they alike only more numerous than the things which they differ but more numerous to uncountabe degree.
 The same science which brings close together pro- duces winch makes it dangerous them tr stay apart Poison gas and high explosives gigantic cannon tanks flying machines and dreadnaughs their way also arc teachers of peace
 The time is ripe and well ripe for the League Nations The occasion has arrived for the understanding between nation and nation Let the millions youthful dead seal with tbe blood the compact of happier day
 For this purpose few things be useful ta