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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14
A BRATTLEBoRo INTERVIEW.
Mr.. Howe Tells His Experience.

The following brief account of an
interview with a Brattleboro man ten
years ago and its sequel, will be read
with keen interest by every citizen.
o. =. Howe, 4 Canal ST., Brattleboro,
gave the following statement on Sep
TENDER 2S, 1908; "My back troubled
ME for a long time and got so lame
from STOPPING and lifting, could hard.
~ straighten up. Sharp pains caught
me every time l stopped and though
tried plasters and hniments and sever
al remedies for my back, / got no re-
lief. Finally I got Doan s Kidney Pills
from the Brattleboro Drug Co. and two
boxes did what the other remedies had
failed to do. They removed the lame
ness and soreness from my back, the
SSackache left and my kidneys became
regular. I could once again work all
day and didn't feel the affects of it
in my back. 4"
On November %, 1916 Mr.. Howe
said: "Doan's Kidney Pills are just as
high in my estimation today as they
were when 1 gave them my first recon-
mendation. Every time 1 have the
least trouble with my back, I use
Doan s Kidney Pills and they always
straighten me up in good shape"
Coo at all dealers. Foster Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, n. Y.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14

for any weakness and would not be
without it for the world. l do all my
work and am strong and healthy. am
nursing my baby, and | still take the
Vegetable Compound asitkeeps awoman
in good health. You may publish my
testimonial for the goodof other women,
if you choose to do so.'-Mrs. C. WEST
MoRELAND, Harrison, NY.
Women who suffer from displace-
ments, irregularities, inflammation,
liberation, backache, headaches and
nervousness should lose no time in giving
this famous root and herb remedy,
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, a trial, and for special advice
write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co.. Lynn, Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14
LEAGUE CAPITOL SITE CHOSEN.
Will Be on Shore of Lake Geneva Fac
ing Mont Blanc.

GENEVA, April 14.-At special
meeting of the state council yesterday
it was reported that magnificent site
on the shore of Lake Geneva and fac
ing Mont Blanc has been chosen for
the building which will in future be
the capitol of the league of nations,
The people of the city are rejoicing ov-
er the decision of the commission on the
league of nations. The decision has
enhanced greatly the popularity OF
President Wilson and America in the
Alpine republic.
The selection of Geneva as the seat
of the league did not come as surprise
for il had been known since the visit
of President Ador to Paris that Presi
dent Wilson and Premier Lloyd George
favored this city over Brussels, which
had the support of the French dele
gates.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14
Plan of the League of Ma
tons Given to the Public
at Paris
TO SECURE PEACE
is IT'S OBJECT

bly, and a Council-No Nation Can
Go to War Without Unanimous Rec
ommendation of League.
PARIS, April 1.-THE following of
fetal summary of the covenant of the
league of nations was issued Saturday
afternoon:-
"(D The league of nations is found
ed in order to promote international CO.
operation and to secure peace. The
league will include:-
"(A) The belligerent states named
in document annexed to the covenant;
(B) all the neutral states so named, and
(C) in the future any self governing
country whose admission is approved
by two-thirds of the states already
members Of the league.
GA state may withdraw from the
league, providing it has kept its obliga-
tions to date, on giving two-years
notice.
"(2) The league will act through an
assembly comprising not more than
three representatives of each of the
member states, each state having only
one vote, and a council comprising for
the present one representative of each
of the five great powers and each of
four other powers as selected from time
to time by the assembly.
''The number of powers of each class
represented on the council may be in
creased by the unanimous consent of
the council and majority of the as
sembly. Other powers have the right
to sit as members of the council during
the decision of matters in which they
are especially interested.
"In the council, as in the assembly
each state will have only one vote. Both
| these bodies are to meet at stated in.
tervals (the council at least once q
YEAR, and at other times if required;
| both can deal with any matter that is
of international interest or that threat
ems the peace of the world; the decision
of both must be unanimous, except il
certain specified cases, matters of pro
cedure, for instance, being decided by
majority vote.
90 The league will have permanent
secretariat, under secretary general
/ The secretariat and all other bodie,
under the league may include women
equally with men. A permanent cour
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14

LYDIA T.. FInknam s
v eg e ia b | e Com
pound and had avery
hard time. / read in
the newspaperabout
the Vegetable Com
pound and when my
second child came |
took it and was well
during tn e whole
time, and childbirth
was q hundred times
easier. Ever since
then I have used it
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14

flowers should be dipped one at time,
held by the stem and moved about for
an instant to get rid of air bubbles.
Fresh flowers free from moisture, make
excellent specimens.-Mrs. n. NJ. NJ
When darning stockings or under
wear, matters are greatly facilitated
by placing under the hole piece of
fine mosquito netting, lacking it around
and darning through that For very
large hole it is wonderful helper.
After having our house papered we
had SO many short strips of wall paper
ing them under a straw mating we
swered just as well as lining paper
D. II
When a Japanned tray becomes old
and Clipped, give it two coats of white
paint and one of white enamel. If you
are artist enough, stencil some conven-
tional design around it or decorate it
with an old fashioned nosegay in the
center and you will find you have a
very cup to date" tray.
Rhubarb Pie: One pint of rhubarb
cut in small pieces, two cups of sugar,
three rolled crackers, one unbeaten egg,
and one tablespoon of butter. Stir all
together, fill pies and put on upper
crust. This will make two pies.-Belle
IC.
Spinach with Cheese: Clean the
spinach thoroughly and cook for 10
minutes in boiling sailed water. Drain
and chop fine and season with little
onion juice. Melt one tablespoon of
butter, add one tablespoon of flour and
a cup of soup stock. Cook until smooth
add enc tablespoon of grated cheese
salt and pepper to taste and pour over
the spinach. Serve with hard boiled
eggs.
Esealloped Cabbage: Shred one small
head of cabbage and cook in boiling
sailed water for about 10 minutes ane
drain. Have ready one and ne-hali
cups of white sauce Combine sauce
and cabbage in a creased baking dish
Sprinkle one half cup of grated cheese
and some paprika over the top of anC
bake until the cheese melts.-F. w.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14

It is a great convenience when you
are ready TO strain bit of fat, syrup
or other liquid which requires a fine
strainer, to have on hand little squares
of cheese cloth to lay in your sieve
y. NJ.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14

To prevent moths, moisten pieces of
absorbent cotton III formaldehyde solu-
tion and tuck under collars, in sleeves
and pockets of garments.-A. P.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14


The University Of Vermont will play
its opening game of base ball on it's home
field on April %, which will be with
Boston University.
April 8, most distressing accident
occurred to Walter LeMieux of White
River Junction while he was splitting
wood The ak glanced and struck his
ankle bone, shattering it and cutting a
large artery.
Paul C. Belknap, 81, son of w. c. Bel
KNAPP OF Bellows Falls, was one of three
students elected to the board Of The
Dartmouth, the college tri-weekly news
paper, as result of the annual sophomore
competition, just ended.
Rumors are prevalent at the Methodist
conference at Saratoga that Rev. J. A.
Hamilton of Burlington, VT, will be APP
pointed superintendent of the Albany
IN " district. The choice of Dr. Hamil-
ton is said to be unanimous by the pastors
and it is believed that he win be appoint
ed if he will accept
S. p. Gushing of Cambridgeport, while
driving in Athens, met with peculiar
accident His horse stumbled and fell
and in trying to help the animal up he
was thrown over bank and the horse
rolled onto him in such manner that
he could not move Passersby assisted
him and he was able to drive home, al
| though suffering much pain.
A vindieation of the charges of brutali-
| ty, severity and undue punishment made
against Principal Wesley, III. Douglass OF
the junior high school at Burlington by
majority of the parents of the IA boys
who were whipped with rubber hose
several weeks ago for playing truant, was
made by the board of school commission
ers Friday night after session lasting
nearly four hours. After careful con
sideration of the evidence submitted al
| the hearing the school board found thai
| 1.-THE punishment administered was, i I
| most the cases, justified,
| Herbert Elvertor Woodbury., 66,of Bur
lington died Thursday at the Mar!
Fletcher hospital. For many years Mr.
| Woodbury. was manager of the American
ldressing mill of the j. r. Booth lumbe
interests. In April 1892 he became as
Isociated with his brother the late ex
Governor Urban A. Woodbury. in th
conduct of the Van Ness House and wa
its manager from that date until he retir
ed from active business in september
1907 He was veteran of the Civil Wa
having enlisted in Company E of the 3
Vermont Volunteers.
Rev. Orlando E. Aiken was taken int
custody at Burlington Friday on a charg
Of perjury Bail of $1,000 was fixed i
Chittenden County court which amour
he furnished Aiken is alleged to hav
committed perjury by making deliberat
falsehoods in his testimony in the cas-
brought by him against Rev. w. d.
Dukeshire, superintendent of the S
| Adams district, Methodist conference, i
l.. Southland and Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Cherrier, all of Fairfax. Mr., Aiken havin
, sued them for SANDER in connection wit
. certain acts alleged to have been con
mitted by him when he was pastor OF Il
Methodist church at Fairfax.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14

To preserve natural flowers, dip them
in melted paraffin. withdrawing them
quickly. The liquid should only be hot
enough to maintain its fluidity, and the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14
FOR WOMEN READERS.

Ammonia water will remove the odor
of onions or fish from the hands.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14

The National baker, service board
advises housekeepers that in the sum-
mertime bread should be wrapped in
waxed paper and kept in the ice chest.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14
HOW WEAK
WOMEN ARE
MADE STRONG
Mrs. Westrnoreland Tells In
the Following Letter.

Harrison, N. y" When my first
child was born l did not know about
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14
VERMONT NEWS.

Bellows Falls is to raise money for a
welcome to her soldier and sailor boys
by putting on minstrel show.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14

The University of Vermont will play
its opening game of base bali on its home
field on April %, which will be with
Boston University.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14

April 8, most distressing accident
occurred to Walter LeMieux of White
River junction while he was splitting
wood. The ak glanced and struck his
ankle bone, shattering it and cutting a
large artery
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14

Paul C. Belknap, q, son of ". c. Bel
KNAPP of Bellows Falls, was one of three
students elected to the board of The
Dartmouth, the college tri-weekly news
paper, as result of the annual sophomore
competition, just ended.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14

Rumors are prevalent at the Methodist
conference at Saratoga that Rev. J. A.
Hamilton of Burlington, VT, will be APP
pointed superintendent of the Albany,
IN. " district. The choice of DR.. Hamil,
ton is said to be unanimous by the pastors
and it is believed that he win be appoint
ed if he will accept
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-14

flowers should be dipped one at time,
held by the stem and moved about for
an instant to get rid of air bubbles.
Fresh flowers free from moisture, make
excellent specimens.-Mrs. n. NJ. NJ.
The Washington times., 1919-05-22
Local Music Notes

HamIin f. CogsweR. supervisor Of
music OF the Washington Public
Schools. has returned from the semi
annual conference OF music super
visors Of the eastern section of the
United States. Mr.. CogswelI pre-
scented the subject OF music in the
high schools, in reference to it's de-
velopment and to a systematic rec
ognition OF music in its place in the
school curriculum.
What is established in the schools,
today, has much to do with the musi-
cal taste of the future. An incident,
recently, served TO emphasize this
rather picturesquely.
The scene was a street car. a lad
in knickerbockers entered, carrying
violin case, and attended by two
younger children who were very
proud Of brother"
The lad was asked where the violin
was going. He answered:
ITO Sunday school"
And do you play, yet, in a school
orchestral"
oh. yes. belong to Western High
School Orchestra Thus again. is
America coming into her own musi-
cally.
The Washington times., 1919-05-22

munity Service, "ConvalcsCent work
is being taken up for the boys OF st
Elizabeth and Walter Reed Hospitals.
They are cooperating with the doc
tors so that any boys who could come
out may have a chance to come into
the community. Band concerts and
supper in the open have been among
the restorative" agents in this con
valescent work"-sunshine, inter-
course, music.
when the men get into the com
munity again, that is our job, said
Mr.. Weir. And the work is being eN-
tCnsively planned. In tho hospitals
it is. strictly speaking, the work Of
the Red Cross"
Among Eva Vescelious' discoveries
of music. as a therapeutic agent, was
that Beethoven's music possesses un-
usual healing properties, because
much of it is in the normal pulse
beat. And when asked why she so
loved Mendelssohn's 20, For the
Wings of a Dove" she answered:
Because Mendelssohn is continual
" returning TO the dominant; espe-
cially in that sonE-unconsciously
you wait to hear it. %, For the Wings
of a Dove is very restful to the
mind"
The Washington times., 1919-05-22
Chords and Records

Some. one once said: New York is
every city in the world" Little
Italy," then, is the Italian city of New
York
Winton D. Levy. manager of the
monograph shop at Hecht & Co., ex-
tends an invitation to all B. F. Keith
patrons this week who have heard
Frisco" and his jazz band to drop
in" to his Edison parlors and hear
Frisco on the Edison Recreation"
and see how it compares with the
original.
Might Time in Little Italy" is a
fox trot, by Frisco's Jazz Band, that
is recorded in the Edison re-creations,
at Hecht's.
Andre Benoist, whom Washington
knows chiefly as a most gifted accom-
PIANIST, has two delightful piano solos
on the Edison Re-creations, the Goo
ard Second Mazurka" and a Chopin
selection.
Mr.. Levy would also like to have
members of the various choral clubs
of the city hear some of his vocal
artists, as he now has a special tone
comparison room.
The Washington times., 1919-05-22

and Father O'Connell. pastor OF St.
Joseph's, acted as master OF cere-
monies.
An elaborate musical program was
particularly we'll rendered by the
mixed choir under the direction OF
the organist, Christopher 5. Tenley'
The program included Haydn's Mass
in c. "Veni Creator" by La Hache;
''Te Joseph CeIebrent," by Berge, and
GiorZa's 20! Queen of-Heav'n.' as the
occasional. The double quartet, Mar
garet Ryan and Grace Thornett' So
pranos; Mrs. Ida Stanley Harrison
and Florence Hughes. contraltos'
Peter Woods. and Taylor Branson
tenors. and Raymond DUNCAN ana
ID. W. Maggie, bassos. together with
Miss Jennie O'Reilly, soprano, sus-
tanned the solo work.
Last Thursday Father O'Connell en-
tertained the large chorus or the
choir at a banquet at Rauscher's. A
pleasing program Of songs and IN
strumental music was given, ana
dancing followed in the ball room.
The Washington times., 1919-05-22

A concert was given receatly by
members OF the Rubinstein Club, I'M
der the direction Of Claude Robson.
director Of the club and organist OF
the Mt. Pleasant Congregational
Church, at the May meeting Of the
John Powell Community Center ASS
citation, in the Powell Assembly Hall
Miss Daisy Fickenscher, violinist,
was the assisting artist, playing the
"Berceuse," by Jarnefelt as encore T.
her rendition OF the Romance" from
The second concerto OF Wieniawski.
Soloists of the club were Miss
Frances Sullivan, pianist; Miss Mary
Jacobs, contralto; Mrs. Wayne 4.
Wheeler, soprano. and Miss Elsie
Carleton Small, soprano. Several
choruses were sung by the club mem
bers under Mr.. Robeson's direction,
the chorus being composed Of the
Misses Lang, levin, Sullivan, Stef-
fens, Albert, Gorbach, Jacobs. Small.
and Ellis. and Mrs. Spencer, Mrs
Bradford Halstead, Mrs. Wheeler ami
Mrs. Ellenberger.
The Washington times., 1919-05-22
Proud Of EsteIIe Mcntrorth.


EstelIe Wentworth. who returned
20 Washington as professional
artist with the San Carlo Opera
last week. is a source of genuine
pride to Washington for the claim
this city has to her in her artistic
development. And Miss Wentworth
has now. through her art, a special
contribution to make to future
artist singers in Washington.
She has that allavailing thing.
quality" in her voice. At a first
hearing. one searched about for a
word to Mt it--cvery singer has some
personal tone quality that makes him
good, bad or Indifferent.
And when Miss Wentworth sang at
the Sunday sing" at Central High
School last Sunday, showing further
her real gift as a recitalist as we'll
the freshness and mellowncss Of her
soprano voice seemed like the warm
bloom on a peach. just that luscious
quality translated into tone.
Then. too. Miss Wentworth is an
artist II is told OF her that she said
her teacher. in Europe. told her that
unless she could learn 10 sing a dot
ted sixteenth note correctly she
could never be an artist. We would
=
the role must suit her and il is one
in a repertory of extensive grand
opera roles. that she has learned in
four languages.
The theater is, perhaps, her right
full heritage. for this charming singer
is the daughter OF a theatrical man
aGer. who was for many years direC-
tor of McVicker's Theater in Chicago.
Sho was accompanied at the "sing"
by Ed Droop. whom it was nice to
find back in that role in which he
has few peers.
II proved an Washington after
noon. James Krch Young. tenor.
sang. accompanied by his wife. both
Of whom arc WaShingtOnians. Lieut..
Hollis Edison Davcnny. army song
leader, led the community singing.
Lieutenant DavCnny has come to set
tic in Washington and make il the
field for mis- musical work after he
terminates his activities as song lead
CT with the Commission on Training
Camp Activities Of the War and
Navy Departments
The Imperial Male Quartet. who
could not attend and of which Mr.
Young is first tenor. is expected to
sing next Sunday. Herbert Wall the
newly-appOintcd army song leader at
Camp Humphreys. Va. will lead the
community singing.
The Washington times., 1919-05-22

gave to the singers a group Of songs
in each part. thus affording ample
opportunity for a gain in pOise and in
ability to feel the audience, a pro-
fessional quality that Mr.. Greene
particularly instills.
Miss Claire Louise Boyle, dramatic
soprano, who was heard in recital in
the red room of the willard last win
ter, gave an effective rendition of the
Butterfly aria I'm bel di." She is
very gifted with real promise OF
future.
The voices were strongly contrast
ed. Miss Leah Muir Is a lyric so
prano, and the singing of the Waltz
song from Romeo and Juliet" was
we'll given; Miss Martha Thorn Lebus
has beautiful young contralto; Miss
Lea Tent is a soprano, and her aria
was the I'll est doux, IL est bOn," from
Herodiade;" Miss Kathleen Nealy
has a mezzo contralto that fitted the
Bemberg Chat Hindu" and Miss
Katherine Braitmayer. the "soubrette"
of the class, was charming in a Dolly
Warden selection. Miss Elsie Under
was at the plano.
The Washington times., 1919-05-22
BY j. Mach.

War and Music! They are strange
handmaidens. But ever has music
produced something new as an after
math Of war.
Music's ability to heal! Out Of the
great world war has come recOgni-
tion Of this fact. The matter is more
serious than the layman is apt to be-
lieve. i has its outlet in two
spheres Of life-in ours, and in that
Of the specialist-in the city and in
the hospital.
The reconstruction Of "our boys"
needs our best endeavor, and the in
fuence Of music has passed beyond
dispute.
We have tested its power as a So
cializing element Itrcomes into the
return Of the boys to normal civil
life; in dances, in the inspiriting
Sings" in church and in community
gatherings. There is a fundamental
truth beneath these endeavors.
There has been so much that the
boys who have been cover there"
need to forget. The army and navy
song leaders have been among our
best physicians to body as well as
to mind.
Physician Sees Possibilities.
MY impression is that it has great
therapeutic possibilities" said DR..
w. A. White, when asked what he
thought Of the uses of music in con-
tributing to the healing Of mentally
disturbed cases. DR.. White is di-
rector of the United States Govern
ment Hospital, st. Elizabeth's, and is
one of the leading psychiatrists Of
the country.
THE big mass movement in music
that is abroad cannot be classified,
its influence is too general said Dr.
White But no science has ever de-
veloped that did not start in this
large, scattered way-and then comes
scientific specialization. It is one of
the interesting phases Of it But its
method has yet to be worked out
What these people need" he con-
tinued to explain, ais some expression
OF themselves that is normal" He
was including also the shell shock"
men In individualized cases." and in
that think he meant also morbid
cases and the like, outside his par
ticular province, such people hold
themselves out Of touch with the
mass, socially. They naturally seek
isolation, admitting no influence from
outside.
Now music Is emotional, and il ex-
tends through every strata from pure
rhythm, which is most important, to
the highest mental appeal And also il
is thoroughly socialized."
Answers Appeal of Soul
Then. speaking in a large human
way, with f1H sympathy in his sub
The Washington times., 1919-05-22
RACHMANIR0FF URGES.
BIG CONSERVATORY HERE

Sergei Rachmaninoff the Russian
pianist composer. is anxious TO see
established at Washington the
worlds greatest musical conserva-
tory. He would like to have the in
stitution called the National Academy
and TO see it under Government su-
pervision-
"I see no need for you Americans
to go abroad. either to compose or
to be trained" said Mr.. Rachmanin-
off in a recent interview with q
representative OF Musical America.
Your country should inspire you
Just as well as any other country.
But as a foundation you should have
at once a national conservatory un-
der Government auspices. either in
washington or in New YOTk--a great.
complete and dignified institution
which might be named the National
Academy