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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07

According to the Keene Sentinel the
ice situation of that city is serious.
While. plenty of ice to supply Keene 5
demands was cut last winter, house
holders in various parts of the city
are unable to secure ice, which means
great discomfort and often sickness, es-
pecially during extreme heat, and it said
that i is being shipped out of the town
daily. 1t would seem that thorough
investigation should be made by the
city authorities as to the reasons back
of this. lee profiteering with the Their
mometer in the nineties has an ugly
sound.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07

from the presidency of the English
Church union after more than so years
in office, reaches his eightieth birthday
today. As president of the English
church union he has welded consider
able power. No important move of the
many years has been made without his
High church party in England for
directing hand. Some twenty years
ago he took leading part in the
scheme to bring about union between
the churches of Rome and' England and
personally went TO Rome. A clever
rhetorieian, he also possesses a high
gift of oratory, but he failed to bring
Pope Leo XIII. to his views Lord Hal
flax succeeded to his father in the title
in 1885. The latter received his peer
age for his services as chancellor of the
exchequer, First Lord of the Admiralty
and secretary for India On his moth
er s side Lord Halifax is a grandson of
the great statesman, Earl GREY.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07

Perhaps move in the right direction
has been made by the housekeeper S
league of Boston which is preparing a
protest against high prices of food and
other necessities, much encouragement
having been found in the success of the
fight against high prices in New York
City. Women in the Bronx district are
reported to have forced number of
shops to reduce their prices, especially
on meats, and the women of Boston ex-
peet to effect similar results. May sue
cess attend their efforts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07

Drowning accident show up sharply
in the news of the recent hot wave.
Persons suffering intensely from the
heat rushed into the water without wait
ing to cool off, many of them were
stricken with cramps and went under
before help could reach them, while
some suffered heart failure, superinduced
by the too sudden change of temporal
ture. Teach the boys and girls to swim
and teach them caution as well.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
From Here and There.

Mrs. S. w. Tinkham wintered three
2anders.-Anson.
News IS scarce because everybody at
tended the dinner at Mr.. Noffzinger' S
Sunday.-Mt. Olive
James Scheible and his wife were in
town looking at a lawn mover. 1t is
now chipping the grass in the Scheible
yard.-Braymer.
Will Grimes sold 3-year-old cow to
Albert Whiteomb of Centerville for
500. The best is none too good for
Albert.-Felehervil item.
Don Nicholas seemed to be the Iuckv
boy Sunday. He got girl and the rest
didn 't-Hoberg.
Bazz Ward called at the Simmons 5.
He don t like TO stay away from these
parts. Wonder what the attraction can
be?-Prairie View
Wen, we are not going to commence
inding fault this week-will Just say
i is hotter than fisherman s war. y
Cambridge. Me.
Arthur Webb is in a qnandary and
wants to know what Harry Hibbard was
picking those dandelion blossoms ont
on the common for Arthur saws thev
are no good after July !, and Arthur
keeps posted.--Newbury
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07

Charles NJ. Schwab, the steel mag
nate, wants prohibition enforced on a
basis which would make the wine eel
lars disgorge their boarded stocks of
good cheer As he sees it, the rich men
of the country should not be allowed to
store their cellars with wines and wills
keys enough for the rest of their lives,
while other people, who haven the
money, must do without it. The idea
may be good one but might be harder
to enforce than prohibition has been
so far.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
Little Benny's
Note Book
The Park Ave. News.
BY LEE PAPE

Weather. Thawts of vacation.
Crate Long Distance Elite across the
wattir, the culvert stopped working
last Satidday and the gutter was so full
of wattir it pritty neer disappeared, and
insted of wawking GROUND it Benny Potts
Sid Hunt and Leroy Shooster each took
a long run and jumped rite over it, no
a&sidents taking place till Pubs Simkins
tried it and was submerged up 30 his
ankels.
spoarts Sam Cross is lerning to stand
on his hands with the assistance of walls,
and in a week he ixpeclls to be able to
stand on them with nuthing GROUND him
but air.
Pome by Skinny Martin.
INDISPOSED.
Ny fountain pen wont rite a werd
Even wen | fill it with ink,
Being jest the opposite
OF wat you would naturally think.
Intristino Facks about mtristing pee
pie Sid Hunt is a hard berled egg fend
and would rather eat hard berled egg
than go swimming
Sissiety Mr.. Lew Davis had berth
day and a berthday party on the same
mite last Wensday, mulch fun being had
besides the fack that Mr.. Charles (Puds)
Simkins gave a piano concert consisting of
scales for about 20 minutes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
Today'S Anniversaries

l8G2-James j. Andrews was executed
as federal spy at Atlanta.
lo16-Remains of King Louis Philippe
and other members of the Or
leans family removed from Eng
land to France.
1892-Edwin Booth, the famous actor.
died in New York city. Born in
Hartford county, Md, Nov. l3,
1888.
lS96-Anglo Egyptian force defeated
the Dervishes at Firket.
l9lO-A violent earthquake in South
ern Italy killed many and did
much damage
1911-Francisco l. Madero. ir.. entered
the Mexican capital amid en-
thusiastic demonstration.
l9l5-ltalians began general offensive
along the IsonZo river and bonn
barded forts in the Tyrol
1916-Austrian offensive reached its
/ greatest development with the
capture of 300 square miles of
Italian territory.
l9l7-Winston Churchill succeeded Wis
count Cowdray as head of the
British Air board.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07

The Reformer is on sale every evening By
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co. c. w
Cleveland, s. l. Purinton (Esteyville2. Brooks
House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot Newsstand,
George j.. Bower, Riverview street CFort
Drummer district.
West Brattleboro, J. L. Stockwell.
East Dummerston, M. E. Brown.
Putney, NJ G. Williams.
Newfane, n NJ. Batchelder.
Townshend, c. w. Cutler.
West Townshend, c. H. Grout
Jamaica, r. J. Daggett.
South Londonderry, F. H. Tyler.
South Vernon, E. B. Buffum
Northfeld, Mass, Thompson Bros.
West Chesterfield, N. H, Mrs w. Streeter
Hinsdale, N. H., w. H. Lyman.
Greenfield. Mass, Greenfield News Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
Today's Birthdays.

Hon. George H. Murray. premier of
Nova Scotia, born at Grand Meadows,
n. s., 81 years ago today.
Albert Sidney Burleson, postmaster
general of the United States, born at
San Marcos, Texas, 56 years ago today.
Prof. Charles G. Barkla, of Edin-
burgh university, winner of the Nobel
prize for physics in 1917, born AZ years
ago today.
Malcolm R. Patterson, former govern
or of Tennessee, now leader in the
prohibition movement, born at Somer-
vile, Ala, IS years ago today.
Lord Halifax, who is about to retire
from the presidency of the English
Church union after more than 80 years
in Office, born 50 years ago today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07

young men and young women from the
state. For more than a century Yer
mont has been contributing toward the
building up of other states and other
regions of the North American CONT
nent. 1t is time to stop the movement
of our people away from the state.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
Wasted Time and Space.
randolph Herald.

Editor ]. Reynolds has set out to di-
agnose what ails Vermont, having first
proved that it is a down and outer. The
time and space are wasted, for the Clip
per has already established that Yer
mont is being consumed by horde of
office holders, attracted to their Jobs
not by the salaries or per diems so much
as by the chance to feed up at the good
hotels where the state pays their ex-
penSes
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
Put Up or Shut Up.
(Rutland News

Those interested in the Valley Fair
at Brattleboro do well to decide not
to daily over the proposition as to
whether to continue the enterprise or
drop it. If the necessary $4,000 more
of stock in the new fair company are
subscribed by tonight the fair stays; if
not, it goes. 1t is plain proposition,
as well as sensible: Put up or shut up.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07

The same old question, ever ever new:
rs this warm enough for youq''
Speaking of warm weather, may we
not call your attention to the fact that
it is merely a case of kinetic energy of
oscillating molecules vibrating in the
circumambient atmosphere
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
CLIPPINGS
With Now a Comment and Then
Only q Caption.

Did you
Get up early
Sunday morning
And pack your lunch
And start out on a day
Of pleasure
And get about
Two miles
Into the country
And have a
Puncture
And get started
Again and
Have couple of blowouts
And then
Turn around
And go home
Disguised
And eat
Your lunch
On the back
Porche
Asks the North Adams Herald
No we didn t. We don't own a ForC
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
May Remove Abuses.
Barre Times.)

The Vermont state board of control
has decided to discontinue the practice
of making advance payment of salaries
to state officials. This is course of
action which, if rigidly followed, is
likely to remove some of the abuses of
the states financial system in recent
wears
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
New Industries for Vermont.
BARRE Times. !

The development of the latest indus
try established i'll Montpelier gives en-
couragement to other cities and towns
which are looking for new industries to
increase the pace of business conditions.
If more of these industries can be es-
tablished in Vermont it will mean a
great help toward the solution of the
problem of what to do with our surplus
labor, while at the same time it will
have tendency to stop the outrush of
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07

y
That Dear Little 81 had a nice
Toad. sleep too" said
Teeny Toad. "And
now | am anxious TO go into the gar
dens and to drive away all the naugh-
ty bugs and insects which hurt the
gardens and the flowers"
II hope folks know we love their
gardens and help them great DEAL"
said Title Toad.
''They are finding it out" said Teeny
Toad. II know that in the garden
where I go the lady who owns the
garden always says:
"'Oh, l am so glad to see that dear
little toad. The tOads always help me
with my garden and drive away the
little creatures who do 1t HARM"
Yes" said Title Toad. 1--WE do help,
and we drive away the little creatures
so they will never come back"
That's so," said Teeny Toad, 1--WE
swallow them. we do! The very best
way of getting rid of them"
And the two toads squeaked and
grunted and said:
1--WE hope folks will know how much
We want to help and will be good to
US and not hurt US because we're not
beautiful"
Now the toads laid their eggs in
strings and the toad tadpoles were
darker than the frogs. They had
slender tails and larger bodies than
frogs and were very proud of them
selves because they were so different.
Il think we are something like en-
old saying" said Teeny Toad
What old saying?" asked Title
Toad.
There IS an old saying" said Teeny
Toad. (which goes something like this
| mean the words go something like
this:
Handsome is that handsome
does"
Il never heard of that saying" said
Tillie Toad. do you know what 1t
means?"
Il do" squeaked Teeny Toad
Then won't you explain it to meg"
Il will gladly" said Teeny Toad.
Il am waiting to hear It," said Title
Toad
Il will keep you waiting no longer"
said Teeny Toad.
THAT is good" said Title Toad.
when il is said of a creature that
he or she is handsome it is very nice
indeed. because it means that that
creature is beautiful.
at is fine to be beautiful If one can
be beautiful. But everyone is not born
beautiful and everyone doesn't add
beauty like some add height and size
and fairness.
Now | think there must have been
some people at some time who thought
that all they had to do was to look
beautiful and to be admired, for there
must have been some reason for saying
that saying in the first place"
There must have BEEN" agreed Til
lie Toad.
well" continued Teeny Toad. 81
think that there must have been some
other creatures who were not beauti-
full but who did great deal of good.
And so to make the people who
were handsome and who did nothing
ashamed of themselves, and in order
to make those who were not handsome
glad that they We're useful and nice.
they started the saying which I've lust
told to you.
Now we aren't handsome. but we
do handsome work. We destroy bad
insects and germs which would hurt
the yardenS and So
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07

In Belgium, owing to the semi-pro-
hibition measure now in force there
alcohol is being dumped into the rivers
in many places. That ism t the way it s
done over here-they stow it away in
the cellar.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
One Year Ago Today in the War

Germans occupied allied positions ON
banks of the Ancre
jeremiah O'Leary and six others in
dicted in New York as alleged spies
United States and French troops tool,
several villages between the Marine and
Rheims
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
I Don't.

My girl told me not to smoke don t
Nor listen at a naughty ioke-I don t.
She made it clear must not wink
At other girls, or even think
About intoxicating drink don t.
To dance or fiirt is very wrong-I don t
Some men choose women, wine and
song-I don t.
Nor kiss girl, not even one;
] don t know even how it's done.
You wouldn t think have much fun
You re right / don Ezra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
Startinn Over

II is hard to acknowledge that we
have been mistaken and must start
over. And yet if we find that we are
on the wrong path. the sooner we face
rbout the better. IF we started wrong
i'ofng ahead only mems regret. In
such cases let US 90 hravely back to
the beginning and start oyer.--Girra
Companion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07

way or anothef-all day Sunday All
shapes and makes Some so fast there
was just dash of dust and others at
a slower gait, giving them chance to
see the country they were going through
-Felcherville item
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07

Most of the cold swmmin' holes -
had their openings this week and it is
safe to say that most of the youngsters
found them much stronger attraction
than the family bathtub.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
Something to Suit All Tastes.

FOR SALE-Plenty of good, fresh
fish cheap; lettuce, large bunch onions.
six-room cottages, modern improve
ments, cement cellar, good refrigerator
and an Angora rabbit F. H. Johnson.
ADV. in Greenfield Recorder
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07

NJ, Sdlu Itehs
Toad. 1--WE don't.
We lay our eggs
very much later
than frogs do. And
we have our own
ways OF doing
things"
80 much better
than copying 9TH
ers," said Title
Toad.
did you have a
nice sleep?" asked
Teeny Toad.
Fine" said Til
lie Toad. How
about your"
81 had a nice
sleep too" said
TeenV Toad "And
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
TO ADVERTISERS.
TO THE SUBSCRIRFpS

It is the aim of the management, 10 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 gwen OF each failure, TO receive the paper
on the morning. following the omission, in
person, by telephone or postal card, thus en-
abing the cause of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper rem
edy Immediately applied II is only By this
method that the publisher can secure the de-
sired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
Man Wants But Little Here Below

W Woman for house keeper.
book-keeper and stenographer. Must be
good cook, goodlooking, educated, tai
ented and of good charaeter-Adv., in
Williamson News.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
I oday' S Events

Jefferson county, Illinois. celebrates
its centennial today.
The international conference on pro
moltion wlll~cnlminate in a great pub
he meeting today in Washington.
Many delegates are expected in Port
land, Ore, today for the sixteenth an
nual convention of the Pacific Coast
Advertising Mems association.
With the arrival of delegates and
the holding of committee conferences
there will be-sushered in at Atlantic
City today what is expected to be the
most momentesis convention in the his
tory of the American federation of La
Dor. @
In the Days News.
Lord Halifax, who is about to retire
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
Speaking Of Operations.

Mrs. c. G. Getchall went to Bangor
Monday and they told her there was no
need of an operation so she came home
feeling better in her mind if in no
other way.-Palmyra item.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07

the proposition should be carefully
studied and given a verdict by the in
telligent and progressive citizenship of
the state
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07

Joseph NJ. Proud of Pownal and Ber-
tina Day of Boston were quietly married
at the home of the bride Monday-Ben-
nington Banner
Tulip observes that it must have been
a Proud Day for Joe and Bertha
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
A Hot Weather Accident.
(Rutland Herald

Heat and a buckled rail-that comes
as near being an "act of God - as any
railroad accident can be, and the C. V.
is fortunate to escape from the Royal
ton wreck without fatalities.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
Solid Ivory.

A mosquito lit on Ezra 5 head;
1t began to drill and drill;
1t bored and bored
Til almost dead,
And then-it broke its bill.-Violet.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07


we hope folks will
love us and will
know that we do
our best handsome
work all the time
to make up for not
b e n e handsome
ourselves.
YES" said Title
Toad. 81 think that
saying fits us per-
fectiy and now let
US live up to 1t and
see what handsome
work we can 60
today TO help peo-
pie with their gar
dens."
So Title Toad
and Teeny Toad
went off to do Il
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
Concerning Hates.

Full many things | do not like
Landlord s Bill-a Walters strike
But even more than this | hate
The bloke who never keeps date
| rarely care for days of murk-
L do not like a Lot of Work
But here s what makes my raw soul rip
The Putt that Hangs Upon the Lip
Elk
Inst fha Conno nnur11 Earo
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
Member Of The Annotated pres,

The Associated Press 10 exclusively en-.
titled to the use for publication of all news
credited in this paper and also the local news
published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
An Illinois Escanade.

Frank Fivecoats of Bloomington came
down the hill Sunday evening with a
broken differential. 1t made some noise
all right. viii Garthwaite took him
home.--Flora, ILL.,, item.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07

Aunt Sarah wonders if the Bolshevists
living in Previdenee-provided there
are any-are called Rhode Island Reds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
DADDY,} TVENNG
E1fAIRY TALE e
Iyl1RY @AHAn BONNER
THE ToADS
90 HsAuTho8

we don't get to work as quickly as
the Frogs do, eh?" asked Title Toad.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
Just the Same Down Here.

How the ears whewed" by-one
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07

IN The Days News
Lord Halifax, who is about to retire
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07

went off to do their work for the
grown-ups and the children who owned
and loved their gardens.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07

Asks the North Adams Herald
No we didn t. We don't own a Ford.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-04
RIVER IMPROVEMENT
ASSOCIATION HOLDS
18TH ANNUAL MEET

SrrciaI To The Int"llEcnCcr.
CIECINNATI. o.. Dec. ".-Scenes
alnnr, tho Ohio river when ;hat artery OF
commerce and travel WAS tn" greatest
Of all ard when coal could b" bought
for six cents a hushrI al the river bank.
were described by speakers ut the rrst
days session nf the two day convention
Of the Ohio Valley Improvement ASS"ci-
alton. which is observing its twenty
NTH anniversary in this city.
Col. Lansing II. Bach. United states
engineer spoke on freight rates ana
made several recommendations. among
them being the establishments Of only
ono railroad terminal i'll each municipal
itv and owned by the municipality. y
shining committee for each city also
was urged by col Beach rs II means OF
doing away with congestion, unfairness
and delay. y maximum and minimum
rate for both rail and water shipments
was another of his recommendations
The whole fabric Of shipping rates
should Ne given thoughtful and cautious
study, hr said.
CONGRESSMAN T.. =. Stephens planned
thr railroads. competitive system Tor
Tho diSappcarance Of the vast amount Of
business from the river, and told or the
Time when coal could I've bought for six
cents a bushrl At the river bank.
The association passed resolution
urging congress 10 provide the necessary
funds for the speedy Improvement of tho
river SO as Ia prnVid" a straight and de-
prudahl" route At all times from Pitts
blrGh tO Caro-.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-04
is thus So and in capacity about $4,000


With the coal situation so much more
threatening, steel companies
brought their sales departments 10
standstill, but meantime dcinano
coming in from all directions so tnaS
business to the extent OF tens OF tnouS-
ands of tons is piling up that the mliiS
cannot consider. Companies not CoIt-
mitted to the policy OF hoidihE uoHi
prices are rcaplng the bcnclt OF pIciii
INN prices, but the total OF Such JUS
mess is not significant.
Coal scarcity and the fear or lresh
curtaiirncnt of blast furnace output mas
,.nuscd n further rise in pig iron me
weeks advance being from H. 70 20.
RI. distribution of 100000 tons OF r asis
by the Pennsylvania railroad TOT NV
has not been completed, but the betnIe-
hem Steel Co. has taken 5b,VoV IONS.
only fornalities are needed 10 conSSF'
the 900. 900 tons of rails pending u Nnl-
caSo into contracts. =.
Export business, like that al nome
con have little consideration under pres
rnf conditions. From China an inquiry
has come for several thousand tons OF
Strel for pier work. y Glasgow puyeI
has offered 2.75 ut Pittsburgh Tor looo
tons of ship plates. Under pS>Scnl
freiphts and at 81 exchange, the d"lIF-
rrv price would figure out fully $40 per
TON below the present level in Great
Tho last Of the Lake Superior iron
or SHIPMENTS will come down the lakes
his week. The total movement by water
for the season will be about 4S.0OO,OVo