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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-29

men out on strike Such action would
plunge St. Adams and Burlington in DARK
ness, put the trolley line out Of commits
sion and close scores of manufacturing
plants, including the Central Vermont
railroad shops in st. Adams.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-29

The secretary of state has suspended the
automobile operators licenses of three
persons as result of reports made to his
Office. These include the license of Rich
ard f. Luce of Waterbury for tee acct
dent OF last Friday night; A. E. Lincoln
of Castleton for careless driving: q. e.
Lee of Irasburg for racing. The last
named was trying, to pass car and was
on the left hand side of the road when be
ran into an automobile which had the
light of way and was approaching lis ma
chine
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-29
GUARANTEED

merry of Bristol, has resigned to engage in
work under DR.. w. A. Dawson, s,:perin-
tendent OF the Vermont Baptist state con-
vention as an evangelist. !. Mr.. Sturtevant
was very successful as pastor in Man
chester, receiving la into membership,
which now totals GA
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-29
VERMONT NEWS.

Three divorces were granted i'll IS min
utes in Rutland county court Saturday,
all the testimony in the three cases also
being gwen within that time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-29

A conference will take place at Wot'a-
stock Oct so and 81 when the state board
OF education of Vermont and the same
from New Hampshire will attend. sub
jects and problems in which the two
boards are interested will be under consid-
Grafton. 1t appears that recent legislation
in New Hamphire has produced education
al laws that are almost duplicate Of the
Vermont laws.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-29

Mrs. Freeman f. Edwards died Tuesday
morning at her home in Bellows Falls
after AN illness of nearly 20 years, al
though she had been confined to her
bed but two days
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-29

Ecv Walter F. St.rtevant, pas'or III
the peoples Baptist tabernacle, Mano hes
ter, n H., the past four years and for
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-29

The weights and measures department
is investigating complaint made by a
resident of Montpelier about short weight
in coal. The coal bin has been measured
and as far as the investigation has been
conducted it looks as though the resident
claim of short weight was correct Re
Gently a complaint was made about short
measures in the delivery of apples The
person selling the apples made good the
measure upon the statement to him from
the department relative to thu matter
However, a complaint has been made to
the city grand Juror about the matter.
the farm or-sale book, which the las:
session. of the legislature authorized the
commissioner Of agriculture to print and
distribute, has been completed and is be
ing distributed This book contains a list
of the farms which the owners want t.
sell, with a somewhat brief statement set
| ting forth the best advantages of tn.
! farms Considerable objection was raised
| to the book during the process oc lcgis
lation on the grounds that there woult
not be sufficient return from it TO war
rant the expense of publication. so tha
yhe critics of the book are watching til,
| outCoAhe Will cohsiueiapfS iheeiest.
| A strike of linemen. wiremen and oper
ators at the plant Of the Public Eectri
Light company of st. Adams and the ca
barns repair men of the St Adams am
Swanton Traction company, is threatened
/ Negotiations which have been underwa,
between Superintendent A. W. Petersoi
and James w. ODonnell, an organize
from headquarters of the Industrial Broth
| erhood of Electrical Workers in Boston
have been broken off and Mr.. O'Donnel
| returned to Boston, stating that if
friendly settlement could not be mad
with the companys directors there h
should return to st. Adams and call tn
New-York tribune., 1919-02-12
British Heroine Here
On " ar Relief Miss;;.,
Mrs. Hilda Wynne Drov. ,
Gross Ambulances on Th,.. ~
Battlefronts

Among the arrivals on tbo
yesterday was Mrs. Ailoa We s'''a
English Heroine. whose sams Z
ambulance driver on the pss. : I
French and Russian fronts ba. "
throughout Europe. '@'''
Mrs. Wynne is head of the H..
Bevan branch OF the british RED t4'' -
Ambulance service and repres.,. wy
committee under the auspices :, !,
Duke D'Aesta, whose aim Is - VI q
cooperative hotels for Italian ~ S.,sa ssaa
disabled during the war. Mrs 'wu'als'' w
IS to confer with committees bs,!a "!ai'
ganized in the interests Of adm adm !, " y
ian soldiers. Ia
In October, 914. Mrs. Wvnne .ns
over her several motor cars ~ sS'lS a
English government to be useo q
balances, which she accomnan;sa = an
Flanders as driver. Daily sbs bSu w.
the artillery lire of the Germans '.s,s sI,'
the road to Dixmude. She ,S drors a''.
ambulance on the Russian front ONT u.
Just before the Russian reyolr.;. ~
Last May she came to Amer;ss
raise funds for Russian relief
Among decorations she has wo, :.
the French Croix de Gueere, tho 10" +.
ian Silver Medal for Valor' and AM q n
Red Cross Order of M4rit.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-12
Dealers Accuse Dairymen
OF Retail Price Fixing
Sirum Brothers Say Fermented
Milk Supply, Sold at 10 Cents,
Was Cut OFF

Members of the firm of Strum Broth
crs. PIP East 102d Street, testified at
yesterdays session oil the John Doe
inquiry into the milk situation that
the Sheffield Farms Company cut off
their supply of formented rHlk prod
uct because they refused to sell at a
so per cent profit
Herman Strum said he wrote a letter
TO District Attorney Swami in which he
declared the Sheffield Farms Company
was trying to force him to sell Fermil-
lac. which he bought for cents a
bottle, for II cents. In the letter
Strum said he was selling Fermillac
for 10 cents, a price Objectionable 20
the distributors because they sell it
for II cents at their own stores. Mr..
Strum said yesterday that, after "A
warning on Friday he was told by the
Sheffield Farms driver that his supply
would be discontinued.
Sol Strum testified that on Friday
man purchased bottle of Fermillac
for 10 cents and then announced chat
he was an officer OF Sheffield Farms
Company.
This man told me-" Strum tcst-
fed, chat we must not sell for 10
cents because we wccr spelling the
buainess.' He said his company has a
store around the corner wherc Fcrmil-
lac is being sold for II cents and that
unless we charge that price VIC Will re-
celYo no moro
New-York tribune., 1919-02-12
State Senate to Vote ON
Miss Perkins Tuesday
Sage Wins Two Battles in One
Day Over Republican
Leaders

StdW Correspondence
ALBANY, Feb. 11.-Twice to-day, on
the issue Of confirmation of Miss Fran
ces Perkins as State Industrial Com
missioner, Senator Henry NJ Sage, of
Albany, wrested control of the Repub-
lican majority from Senator j. Henry
Walters, Republican leader Of the
upper house The first time occurred
at 2 o'clock this morning, when Senator
Sage declared he was opposed to
further delay in confirming Miss
Perkins and called for support He
was joined by Senators Frederick NJ.
Davenport, of Oneida; Walter w. Law,
jr., Of " Westchestcr, and Ross Graves, Of
Buffalo.
Again, when the Senate Finance Com
mittee met this afternoon and Senator
Senator Walters opposed him. The re-
suit was that of the thirteen members
present only Senators Charles Hewitt,
of Cayuga County, and John Knight, of
Wyoming County, remained with the
majority leader Senator Sage then
moved that Miss Perlins's nomination
be acted on next Tuesday, To this
there was no opposition
Protests from Democrats of Schenec-
tady County, led by Representative
Lunn, were filed with the Senate FL
nance Committee against John H. Ca
hill, OF Schenectady, whom Governor
Smith has nominated as a member of
the State Fair Commission.
Lewis Nixon appointed Edward S.
Walsh, of Brooklyn, as Deputy Superin-
tendent of Public Works. The salary is
$4,000 a wear
New-York tribune., 1919-02-12
Decline i'm Women's
Wages Since End of
War, Says Kirchwey
Workers Discharged From
Factories Flocking to
Offices; Domestic Help
Still Short, He Reports

The favored position which women
attained in industry owing to the war
is rapidly being lost, according to Dr.
George w. Kirchwey, Federal Director
OF the United States Employment Ser
vice for the State of New York. His
statements were supplemented by Will
lam W. Havens, manager of the clear
ance division Of the New York service.
and Miss Marie L. Odencrantz. director
of the women's division.
There Is no doubt that wages of
fered to women have been materially
lowered since the signing of the armis-
tice." said DR.. Kirchwey Yesterday
Many employers, too, agveeing With
the late unlamented Kaiser, that wom
ans place is in the home, are replac-
ing their women employees with men.
"One shipyard executive of my ac-
quaintance has found women more ef-
ficient than men for certain kinds Of
work and is retaining them. But the
old superstition about women's lesser
efficiency still remains, and it will die
hard"
According to Mr.. Havens, there was
nothing to indicate an exodus Of
New-York tribune., 1919-02-12
City's Blind Tell How
They Helped Win War
Make Appeal for Funds to Aid
in Keeping Institution
Free From Debt

The twelfth Log of the Lighthouse" )"
the annual report of the New York AS
soclatlon for the Blind, was issued
yesterday, giving summary OF what
the slghtless men, women and children
affiliated with the organization did to-
ward helping the country win the war.
The women outstripped in knitting
their sisters unhandicapped by blind
ness The Blue Birds, an organization
or little girls who meet at the Light
house, at Ill East Fifty-ninth Street
gave open air plays at the River Light
house, the summer home at Cornwall
while the men engaged in tasks re-
lieving others fitted for fighting.
The association which started or
lginally in one room now owns three
buildings. The report issued yesterday
stated that while these are free of debt,
the association has not sufficient funds
to meet its running expenses, and the
officers issued an appeal for ccntribu-
tions, which may be sent to +. L.
Eldridge, the treasurer, at III East
F;fty-ninth Street.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-12

organizations. The work they did was
all the more remarkable when we re-
member that women have acquired
much initiative and independence in
the last half century,
Toward the latter part OF the war
women even nursed in the hospitals
for soldiers-a tremendous undertak-
ing for them in that day, when trained
nurses were practically unknown on
this side of the Atlantic
II was head Of the relief association
the great fair that the Sanitary Com
mission held in New York, so | know
The Changes of Time
Women and their Ideals have
changed greatly since you were a girl,
haven't thcy?" she VISA asked
For moment Marion Harland knit
ted in silence, a dreamy smile on her
face.
"That is more than seventy years" >"
she said at last. "You cannot imagine
the chasm between now and then.
-" omen in my g.rlhood were eco
nomically. almost spiritually, depcnu-
ent on the male members Of their
families. There was little or no worl,
that ladies could do. OF course they
could teach. That was the most hon
orable calling they could pursue if they
were forced to make their own living
And they could do fine sewing without
losing caste. That was all.
"Usuallv they were supported by
their nearest masculine relative. I
have known many men Of promise who
were rNinod by The sisters and cousins
end aunts. who clung 10 them like
barnaclcs 20 ship.
Casually woman's idea OF ambition
was TO get a good husband. None of
the professions wore open TO them. I
remember in 1850 that two sisters from
Albemarle County, Va. broke away
from the established order and went to
philadelphia, where they studied med
icinc. From that time on they were
ostracized socially, and their family
felt utterly disgraced.
Things Then Unknown
"Wclfare work, settlement work and
other present attempts to cooperate
with the lower strata Of society were
unknown. TO be sure there were char
table societies attached to all the
churches, but these merely gave benev-
olences rather than constructive help
"As late as 1880, in Massachusetts
the home of feminine independence, a
woman could not make her will unless
her husband signed it after approving
of its contents.
'Are women improving? Indeed they
are physically, mentally, in every way.
They are advancing, but | believe their
destiny has not changed.
This little pin | always wear was
given to me years ago. 1t testifes
that l belong to the Homemakers'
Guild. That, to my mind, is the finest
thing any woman can belong tor
New-York tribune., 1919-02-12
Garrett Hay Says
Suffrage isn't Beaten,
But Is Only Delayed

Although disappointed in the recent
defeat of the Federal suffrage amend
ment, workers for the cause are not
discouraged. Mary Garrett Hay, of
the New York Woman Suffrage party,
in speaking Of the results OF the vote
taken on the amendment, said:
"Of course l hoped we'd get the
other vote we needed. | hoped some
Senator would have the vision to see
the handwriting on the wall and would
act according ~. To my mind it was
worth the whole thing to draw out
Pollock of South Carolina's speech. We
were beaten by the men of both parties
New-York tribune., 1919-02-12

women from industry as a result of
after-war conditions. He said, more
over, that there practically never was
transition OF women from factory
work to domestic service.
AS result Of the discharge of many
women from munitions and other fac
tories, he said there has been a
marked reduction in the wages of
skilled as we'll as of unskilled work
ers. Skilled women workers who re-
celved from $50 to $40 during the war
are now receiving from SIG to S25 a
week, he said.
Miss Odencrantz added that the typi-
cal wage OF SIP = week which had been
paid to unskilled factory workers dur
ing the war has been reduced and is
now So
Many firms and corporations which
employed women are no longer taking
them on, said Miss Odencrantz Typical
or these IS the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit, which is retaining its women con-
ductors and guards, but is not repac-
ing them with women when they leave
THE increase in the number of
women wage earners during the war
amounted to about 10 per cent" said
Miss Odencrantz. "Some of them are
going home. Many are having to ac-
cept lower wages. For doing mans
work in some of the factories a IA
vored few of the women received as
much as $50 or $50 week. These
women are now taking clerical or
other Office jobs at S12 or SIS a week.
The readjustment of expenditures to
the new budget is for them a serious
matter.
However, for many women new
attitude has been adopted toward fac
tory work. 1t has become the proper
hing for them to go into factories.
where heretofore it implied loss of
social caste. They have found, too.
that many factories are as clean and
as desirable places TO work as are the
best Offices"
DR.. kirchwey intimated that the re-
ductlon III wages offered women is
greater than the reduction in mems
New-York tribune., 1919-02-12

who lack vision, who are stupidity re-
dictionary and standpatters.
"The real suffragists of both parties
really wanted the amendment to go
through. The men condemn are those
who received resolutions from their
state legislatures in favor of the
amendment and who ignored them.
These men were in the Republican
ranks-W Wadsworth and Borah, and in
the Democratic ranks-Hitchcock, of
Nebraska; Pomerene, of Ohio, and
Reed, of Missouri.
Sutfragists expect better things of
the next Congress.
"The organized suffragists of New
York will never rest content with their
own enfranchisement, but will keep
every woman in the United States is
freed from the stigma OF political in
feriority."
New-York tribune., 1919-02-12
Julia M. Anderson Engaged

GREENWICH, Conn, Feb. 1.-THE
engagement Of Miss Julia NJ. Anderson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Ander-
son, of Coscob, to- Roy Kemp, son of
Mr. and Mrs. George Kemp, of Darien,
Conn, is announced. Miss Anderson,
who is active in society circles here,
has three brothers overseas and a
fourth one in the service in this coun-
try. Mr.. Kemp is barytone socolist of
the First Methodist Episcopal Church
here.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-12

wages. The greatest shor,.
ers has been, as always. IN IN y y ssrt,
service and the greatest s. suss,e e0,aer.
clerical and office work sSl1pus !,
women released from factorv~ ~aen L.
hooking, IN an effort to find work n
OF employment. ""u some ~
, 1919-07-10

Butte, Mont.-Explosion of dyna-
mite plcced in the entrance of the An
aconda Copper Mining Company's pay
office damaged that and surrounding
buildings in the heart of the business
district. An iron grating was blown
against a building across the street,
narrowly missing a street car. Win
dows in nearby stores were shattered,
but the charge, thought by the police
to nave been a dozen sticks of dyna-
mite, was not properly placed to do
great damage Il the brick and con.
crete pay office.
, 1919-07-10
INERT MATERIAL IN COAL
Percentage of Ash and Slate Reaches
Total in Tons That Few
Would Believe.

A suggestion has been made by n
of the large anthracite coal operators
that they be permitted to increase the
percentage of impurities in the coal
by 2 per cent more than the present
standard. This means that 100000
additional tons of slate would be sent
to market. To transport this increased
amount of impurities to market would
require about 10000 railroad cars,
necessitating from two to ten weeks
for Its delivery. The bureau Of mines
has estimated that the coal mined in
the United States, in 1917, had an in
crease of 5 per cent, as an average,
in the amount of ash, taken Tor the
whole country. Also, that this in
crease in ash content meant an addi-
tional loss of 17h per e n in the eff
ficiency of the power plant. Further
more, in some of the mining districts
there was a much higher increase in
ash than is indicated by this average.
AS we mined and shipped 544.00O,0OO
tons of coal in 1917, some 27,0O0,0O0
tons of this amount were inert mate
rlal.-Chicago Journal.
, 1919-07-10
OLD AGE STARTS
WITH YOUR KIDNEYS

action and enables the organs to throw
on the pei,sons which cause premature
as you continue the treatment. When
completely restored continue taking a
capsule or two each day. GOLD Med
AL HARLEM Oil Capsules will keep YOU
in health and vigor and prevent a return
Of the disease.
Do not wait until old age or disease
have settled down for good. At the first
sign that your kidneys are not WORKING
properly. 90 to YOU druggist and get q
box OF GOLD MEDAL HARLEM on
Capsules. Money refunded Il they do
not help you. Three sizes. But re-
member to ask for the original imported
GOLD MEDAL brand In sealed pack
ages.
, 1919-07-10
ENDS FLIGHT
AT MINEOLA
GREAT BRITAIN'S DIRIGIsLE R-a4
LANDS AFTER LONG
FLIGHT.
DESTINATION
FIRST LIGHTER-THAN-AIR CRAFT
TO CROSS ATLANTIC
OCEAN.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Mineola, N. Y, July Great Brit
aims super-dirigible R-34, the first
lighter-than-air machine to cross the
Atlantic ocean anchored here at
Roosevelt flying field yesterday after
an aerial voyage of los hours and II
minutes, which covered 5000 miles.
Passing through dense banks of clouds,
with the sun and sea visible only al
rare intervals, the R-34 was forced t.
cruise 1850 miles to reach Trinity bay,
Newfoundland, from East Fortune,
Scotland, and 1850 miles from there
to Mineola.
When the super-Zeppelin arrived
here she had left only enough petrol
to keep her moving ninety minutes
longer. Her crew, almost sleepless for
four and a half days, were weary al
most to the point of exhaustion, but
happy at the successful completion OF
their trip.
Haggard, unshaven, their eyes blood
shot from the long vigil and lines Of
care bitten deep into their faces, Maj.
G.. III. Scott, the commander, and his
officers showed plainly the effects of
the anxious hours through which they
lived yesterday while they were cruis-
ing over the far reaches of Canada
and the Bay of Fundy, beset by fog,
heavy winds and terrific electrical
storms.
sit seemed as though the atmos-
phere was haunted by 5000 DEVILS"
said Lieut.. Guy Harris, the meteoro-
logical officer.
With the R-34 long overdue at its
destination, petrol supply running low
and buffeted by strong winds, Major
Scott decided while over the Bay of
Fundy to send a wireless call to the
American Navy Department to prepare
to give assistance if it were needed.
While destroyers and submarine
chasers were racing to her assistance,
the R-34 was plugging steadily ahead
on the way to Mineola. Once clear of
the Bay of Fundy, the hoodoo which
had beset the craft from the time IL
took the air was gradually left in its
wake.
The R-34 headed southwest out
hSiooS thc 0tidiitit aiohS ~ Nouot VI
Maine, her nose pointed for Cape Cod,
with the United States destroyer Ban
croft hanging on her tail, and in con-
slant wireless communication with
her. The destroyer struck close in the
wake of the air monster, running I'M
der forced draft, until Cape Cod was
reached, and then the dirigible cut
across lots.
While the R-34 vas c~ircling the field
at a great height, Major Pritchard
Jumped off with a parachute. He land
ed safely near headquarters and smil-
ingly hurried indoors before an ambu-
lance that had been rushed to the
scene could reach him
Lieutenant Hoyt, U. S. N, the
ground officer, had assembled on the
field a force of more than 800 sol
diers and sailors ready for immediate
action as the R-34 circled lower and
lower. When she was only 200 feet
from the ground a huge hawser was
let loose from under her nose. Brit
ish non-commissioned officers with
American soldiers and sailors shouted
gleefully as they seized the rope and
hung on.
, 1919-07-10
The Anti.Meat League.

G. II. Taylor, president of the Algon-
quin club, said at a dinner in Boston I:
1.-TWO aged ~vegetarians were talking,
at the Anti-Meat league, about an aged
meat eater.
"T saw him at the bank yesterday
sneered the first vegetarian, and he
had the face to tell me he felt like a
~two-year-old.'
"'Haw,' said the second vegetarian.
'Haw. haw! 1 guess he meant a two
year-old egg"
, 1919-07-10

Science says that old age begins with
weakened kidneys and digestive organs.
This being true, 1t is easy to believe
that by keeping the kidneys and diges-
tive organs cleansed and in proper work.
ing order old age can be deferred and
life prolonged far beyond that enjoyed
by the average person. e. .
For over 200 years GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil has been relieving the
weaknesses and disability due to advanc-
ing years. 1t is a standard old-time
home remedy and needs no introduction.
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil is Enclosed
ing about 5 drops each. Take them hs
you would q pill, with a swallow Of
water. . Tho oil stimulates the kidney
, 1919-07-10
Army officer browns.

Lawton, Okla.-Lieut. Col. Harold
II. Bateman, acting commander of the
14Sth field artillery at Fort Sill, was
drowned in Medicine creek, on he
Fort Sill military reservation, when he
plunged in the water to save the life
of Private Joe Buckowy, 14Sth field
artillery. Buckowy also lost his life.
, 1919-07-10
Iaunoh promna Three.

Spokane, Wash.-Three persons are
missing as the result of the overturn-
ing of a launch on the Upper Twin
lakes, northern Idaho, thirty-flve miles
east of Spokane, according to tele-
phone advices. Six other passengers
on the launch were rescued.
, 1919-07-10
Hlah Ones.

Mr.. Syles-T'm going to get myself
a high hat.
Mrs. Styles-I wouldn't, dear.
"You wouldn't7"
mo. dear. They're not becoming"
"Why do you wear them, them"
Me wear a high hat?"
Judging from the bills, 1 never
knew you to wear any other kind
Yonkers Statesman.
, 1919-07-10
Restores Death Penalty.

jefferson City, Mo, July 6.-The
Missouri Senate met at II :05 o'clock
this morning and passed the bill to re-
store the death penalty in Missouri by
a vote of 20 to 1. There was no de-
bate. The Senate engrossed the meas
ure yesterday without opposition.