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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21
FINGER PRINTS.

Finger-print Identification, being ex-
tremely exact, might be usefully en-
ployed in various ways when special pre-
cautions are desirable, but such extern
sion of the method is made difficult by
its association with crime and the de-
lection of criminals. 1t is said that
certain financial institutions attempting
to employ this form of Identification
found their patrons unalterably opposed
to being "treated like a thief or can
didate for the rogue's gallery" 1t is
not surprising, therefore, to hear that
widespread protest has greeted the pro,
posal of New York 5 health commits
sioner that applicants for prescriptions
be required to leave their finger prints
at the drug stores, the object being res
The cutlery is not merely from "drue
fiends, - the list of protesters including
the names of reputable physicians. But
the proposition seems to have found
newspaper support and one commenting
editor, noting that inger-print is thu
securest of all signatures because it il
more individual and cannot, like tn,
strokes of a pen, be disguised, actual,
ventures to suggest that eff the polio
hadn t made chief use of the finger print
documents of trust and value woulC
now be signed with hand and finger, an,
even checks and notes would bear fin
ger-print instead of the sign of one
fist
Few will take such a suggestion seri
ously. Think of the paying tellers o
the United States being compelled t
memorize some thousands of finger
prints or to look through the records o
millions of finger prints before bein
sure that checks received or presente
for payment are genuine! 1t is obviou
that the method could be made pract
cable in finance and commerce only i
the relatively few cases where extr
precautions are desirable Even wit
the objection based on crime associatio
removed, practical objection woul
remain.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21
In the Days News.

William d. Wilson, who insists that
as a first step toward the solution of
the Industrial problems now confronting
America the wages of the working classes
must be increased to meet the high cost
of living, has held the post of secretary
of labor in President Wilson's cabinet
since 1913. Mr.. Wilson served three terms
in congress, and for a time was chairman
of the labor committee of the house.
Hence he came to the duties of the cabi.
net post with more technical knowledge
of the field in which he was to work than
many such officials have Besides, he had
had long career as an official of miners
unions. For IS years he was secretary
and treasurer of the United Mine Work
ers He is native of Scotland. As a
lad of eight years he accompanied hi.
parents to America and after receiving
his education in the public schools o
Pennsylvania he went into the mines al
| wage Garner
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21

ment of Colored People is to assemble
today at Cleveland
Summer camps for the training of Off
GERS for the United States army are to
be opened today at Camps Custer, Mich
igan; Devens, Massachusetts,; Funston,
Kansas; Preside, California; Lee, Virgin
ia, and Taylor, Kentucky.
Congressman Joseph W. Fordney OF
Michigan, chairman of the house ways
and means committee, is to speak on the
, subject of tariff revision at banquet tc
be given in Boston tonight under the
auspices of the National Association o.
Cotton Manufacturers.
According to official proclamation thu
/ legislative elections throughout the new
Armenian republic are to begin today ant
continue until Monday
The campaign for the New Jersey gov
ernorship is expected to be formal,
launched today at the meeting of th
State League of Republican clubs at Tren
ton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21
Postoffice Sponging.
bellows Falls Times. J


And now comes the great United States
government through it's postoifice depart
ment with long bulletin which 1t re
quests postmasters to give the widest
possible publicity, "but without expense
to the department. This is picayunish
request because no postmaster can give
publicity of the nature desired without
expense to somebody The postmaster be
ing the local agent of Mr.. Brleson nat
urally desires to comply with as many
of his requests as possible There are
two causes open to him. He can buy
space in newspaper in which to display
the governments bulletin, paying all ex
penses out of his own pocket, or he car
pass the buck to the newspaper and lei
the paper foot the expense. As most
postmasters are only humans, it is not
hard to guess which course they follow
The time will come when state and ma
tional governments like private business
will approach newspaper offices man fash
ion and pay for spaces in which to &c
| their messages before the people Their,
is no good reason why newspapers shoult
have all the expense and the time viii
come when they will refuse to provid
free Of charge the publicity the numer
Gus governmental departments desire 4
newspapers commodity is publicity anc
the government wants it without charge
A paper manufacturers commodity is pa
per and every pound the government get
it expects to pay good money for. Tn
manufacturer is wiser in his day an
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21

Although definite confirmation is
lacking j: seems to be generally be
lieved that Tax Commissioner Charles
A. Plumley has rendered his resigna-
ton to Governor Clement. That the
governor will accept it is certain, for it
will be remembered that he sought to
displace Mr.. Plumley during the last
session of the legislature and was re-
vented from doing so only by the re-
fusal of the senate to ratify the APP
pointment of Melvin Morse of Hard
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21

The department of agriculture an
nounces that what is known as the New
England Baldwin belt is facing a de-
cline, as there has been comparatively
little planting of apple trees since 1910
1t further states that western produc-
ton is being stabilized and will continue
20 be an increasingly important factor
in the apple industry. While all thi,
may be true, there can be no getting
away from the fact that New England
raised apples possess a flavor that ear
never be approached by western fruit.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21
Little Benny's
Note Book
n TEN nAnr-
The Park Ave. News.
By LEE PAPE

Exter, Big Storm Floods Pubs Sim
kinses Cellar After the big thunder and
lightning storm last Thersday there was
so mulch wattir in Pubs Simkinses eel
lar that he wasent allowed to go down
even after he offered to put HIS rubners
on, thereby spelling his ideer to make
money by taking people down for , cents
trip.
Spoarts Last Thersday morning at
brekfst Benny Potts tried to open his
soft berled egg by jest hitting it once
with his nife. witch he succeeded so good
that the insides went all over everything
inelooding his fathers vest.
Pome by Skinny Martin.
4 Awful Errer.
A man lived in the jungle
Ware there wasent eny breexe,
So he hired all the savidges
To chop down all the trees,
And then he cried ALAS alack
I've made a awful bungle,
Because without lot of trees
How can you have a jungle?
Intristing Facks About Intristing Pee
pie. Leroy Shooster is going to be a
inventor wen he grows up, never having
invented enything yet but saying he likes
the ideer and knows ware he can get
book on the subjeck
Sissiety Miss Mary Watkins came
home frum the shoe store in a new pain
] of shoes carrying the old ones in box
last Satidday AFTERNOON, sqeeking a little
but not mulch.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21
TO MIDDLEBURY BY PLANE.
Alumnus Flies to College Commence
ment from Mineola.

MIDDLFBIRY, June 2l.-Charles 5.
Jones of Rutland, who left Roosevelt field,
Mineola, n Y, in an airplane at 10 a. m
Thursday, landed at the Addison County
fair grounds here at AS p. m. yesterday
Jones, who won the croix de guerre for
bravery in action while. serving as an ayr
ator in France, took this method of com
ing to attend the Middlebury college com
mencement.
Ralph H. Mann of Worcester, Mass.
on his way to the University of Vermont
commencement, accompanied Jones The
plane left Glens Falls, y y, at $50 p
m. and made leisurely flight for time
over Jones's native town of Castleton
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co., C. W.
Cleaveland, 6. l.. Purinton (Esteyville),
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
stand, Gilbert Pollica, 297 South Main St
(Fort Drummer district
West Brattleboro, ]. L. Stockwell.
East Dummerston, NJ. E. Brown.
Putney, NJ G. Williams.
Newfane, n NJ. Batchelder.
Townshend, c. w. Cutler.
West Townshend, c. H. Grout.
Jamaica, r. ]. Daggett
South Londonderry, F. H. Tyler.
South Vernon. f. r. Buffum.
Mortified, Mass. Thompson Bros.
West Chesterfield, N. H.. Mrs w Streeter
HinsdaIe. N. H, w H. Lyman.
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21
To THE suBscRrBERs.

1t 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 postal card, thus en-
abing 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, 1919-06-21
Today's Birthdays,

DIR. Charles C. Weaver. president Of
Emory and Henry college, born in Ashe
county. \. G., II years ago today
Thompson Buchanan. noted kentucky
novelist and playwright, born in New
York city, z years ago today
Mai Gen Charles T. Bailey, who com
manded the slst division Of the national
army. born at Tamaqua, Pa, co years
ago today
Dudley Doohttle, former representative
in congress OF the Fourth Kansas district
born at Cottonwood Falls, Kas., IS year,
ago today
Jack Monroe, former heavyweight pu
glhst who later distinguished himself with
the Canadian troops in France, born at
Chester, Pa, II years ago today
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run of paper, 50 cents
an inch for first insertion, rs cents inch
for each subsequent insertion. Limited space
on first page at double rates.
Space rates on application
Classified advertisements-Five cents a line
first insertion with so per cent discount for
each subsequent insertion without change of
copy Minimum charge, 20 cents. Cash with
order.
Reading Notices-Twenty cents per line first
insertion with 50 per cent discount for each
subsequent insertion without change of copy.
Reading notices are published at foot of local
items.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21
I oday's Events

The General Congregational association
of Illinois is 10 years old today.
Centenary of the birth of Jacques OF
fenbach, the celebrated composer of conf,
operas.
Halifax, n s, keeps holiday today il
celebration of the 10th anniversary o.
it's founding,
Rt Rev William T. Russell. Catholi,
bishop of Charleston, S. c., today cele
brates the 30th anniversary of his ordi
nation.
The 10th anniversary conference of tn,
National Association for the Advance
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21

Secretary of State Harry Black evil
IDENTIFY is of the opinion that the state s
automobile license laws were enacted to
be enforced. And if he continues his
present policy automobile operators will
gradually come to appreciate that these
same laws were likewise enacted to be
obeyed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21
Not Peculiar to Hardwick.
Barre Times

much complaint is heard because We
hicles are used on the highways at night
without lights. The complaint is not
peculiar to Hardwick but it extends in
all parts of the state to a certain ex-
tent. To travel on the road at night
without light is a violation of the law
Carriages ought to be provided with
lights just as much as automobiles
should
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21
Music Hath Charms.

In the lecture room the boys were en-
tertained by accordan solos by William
II. French, who has been continuous
performer on that instrument for IS years
The Rev. L. Clark French then performed
with a harmoniea, his grandfather ac.
companying him on the bones.-Gardner
News
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21

wick. With due regard for Mr. Plum
ley s good work as tax commissioner
The Reformer has doubts about the au-
thenticity of the story that he is
thinking of being candidate for gov
ernOr.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21

Let us cultivate cheerfulness. The tele-
phone companies tell us that it rs the
voice with the SMILE that wins and
that such a voice becomes a habit even
though forced at first. Cheerfulness and
efficiency are recognized as two of the
most important things in life. Cheerful
ness generally leads ito the latter and
the two combined spell success.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21
And the Best Man Had Rose Cold

The marriage of Miss Grace Gericke
and Ellis G. Riley was solemnized at the
Gerieke home last Thursday evening and
was indeed rosy affair The bride al
though dressed in white crepe carried
pink roses. The two bridesmaids were
attired in rose color and carried roses
and the color scheme was carried out
throughout the house with roses and pink
crepe paper. Even the brides cake was
frosted III rose pink and the hoaters wore
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21

Thafr II
p..,. 49,, we'd have a fine
party" they said.
what sort of a party?" asked all ]
the brownies.
"a soap bubble party" said Billie |
Brownie. 49,
"Well blow soap bubbles" said
Bonnie Brownie.
Fine" said the rest of the brow ]
MES.
So Billie Brownie and Bonnie
Brownie got some of their magic
soap which makes such wondrous soap
bubbles, and the rest of the brownies
got the bowls filled with water and
the pipes.
Then they began to blow the soap
bubbles. All, what fun they had. They
all put on their little brown aprons
| so they wouldn't get wet, for in blow
| ing soap bubbles one is so apt to get
| wet-eyen a brownie.
| Billie Brownie blew so many, oh,
so manyl And then they had games
| to see who could blow the greatest
number of them.
I'VE have such magic SOAP" said
one of the brownies.
well of course, it is magic SOAP"
said Billie Brownie
Eyes, Brownies" said Bonnie Brow
ME, I'VE have something to do with
1t afterward."
Most of the brownies knew what
Bonnie meant but there were some
new ones there who didn't know.
They played all the afternoon. They
all blew bubbles at the same time and
then saw whose bubbles lasted the
longest. And they thought of all
sorts Of games and funny tricks to
play.
1t was late in the afternoon when
: Bennies Brownie said, 'Have we had
enough soap bubbles. or soap bubble
blowing?"
All of the brownies shouted, mo,
i we haven't had nearly enough
Then, some of the brownies who
thought they knew what Bonnie
: Brownie was thinking of, said. "Why?''
Because I thought it might be nice
to come back TO our own soap bubbles
i later on. when it is getting darker
1 We can ask the fairies TO come and
join US and have very big party.
> But have something thought we
/. all might Ike to DO now"
rs "Tell them about it, Bennie," said
Billie, land l am sure they will all
Il want TO do what you suggest"
h Then the brownies who thought
1t they knew what Bonnie was going t
say were certain that they knew, and
those who hadn't any idea were 81
4 anxious to hear about 1t and begged
II Bonnie TO tell them right away.
II "We'll all go in different directions,
II put on our invisible suits Those are
II our suits which can't be seen-wher
II we wear them no one can see US but
II the fairies and ourselves and tbs
VI gnomes of course.
"And Wen each take q little pack
!, age of magic soap with us. Every
n where we see children blowing soaI
as bubbles We'll drop the package o.
Il soap into their bowls. Wen undo the
N package first and they will not see the
rs magic soap as it drops into theil
= water.
But their soap >bubbles will b,
Il wonderful after that and they will b.
"a so happy as the bubbles float away
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21

Unless you get up before seven o clock
tomorrow morning you will have retired
in the spring and arisen in the summer
as that season is scheduled to arrive on
June % at seven a. m. Aside from being
the first day of summer it is a well
known daylight saver, being one of the
three days known as the longest of the
year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21

ITS just q
little secret game
we have. When
ever We blow
soap bubbles we
take packages of
magic soap TO
every child blow
ing bubbles that
day.
$50 let's get
started as soon as;
we can change,
into our invisible.
suits"
So the brownies
all went in this
d Ire elton and
that, and every
child b o w nyg
hubhleS that day
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21
Don't Look Further, Bows.

Miss Grace Riley, the beautiful and ac-
complished daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
A. Riley, is up from Sacramento spending
a few weeks with her parents on their
farm near FL Dorado The young lady
s quite domesticated, and is a great help
to her mother in culinary and other home
duties-Platteville News
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21
One Year Ago Today in the War.

Belgian steamship Chilher sunk by Ger.
man submarine in mid-Atlantic
United States airmen partially destroyed
a bridge over the Pave in Italy.
Gen. March announced % miles Of bat
tie front in France held by United States
troops
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21

1t is the belief of the department of
justice that the menace of bomb out.
RACES still hangs over the country and
that there are more bombs to come. II
is to be hoped that the bomb throwers
will have manners enough not to inter.
fere with our safe, sane and sober
Fourth with their Bolshevik frecrackers
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21

The Bellows Falls Times is the first
of the Vermont papers to come out for g
presidential candidate, announcing Sen
ator Hiram johnson of California, Re
publican, as its choice
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21
A Case of Getting Stuck.

Mr. and Mrs. Case motored to Carroll
ton Saturday to get Mrs. Cases father.
Mr. Stuck and We're compelled to leave
their car and return by train on account
of the bad roads and heavy rains.-Breck-
mridge item.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21
Vermont Thrift.
{ Randolph Herald.

Vermont had fewer babies in 1917
than any other state in the union ex-
cept one, but she saved more of those
born than any state except seven, so her
net showing is materially improved.
Vermont thrift
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21
Member of The Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled TO the use for publication of all new:
dispatches credited to it and not otherwis,
credited in this paper and also the local new
published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21

rose colored sashes and roses in their
hair. As they left on their honeymoon
they were showered with roses and all
hope that rosy future awaits them
Horizon Center news
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21

Someone observes that "a woman IS
never old until she arrives at the age
where she asks friends kindly to omit
candles from the birthday cake, or re-
fuses to attend reunion of her high
school graduating class.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21
Out of Date.
Barre Times.

Automobiling to commencement is
now out of date, with graduates of a
Vermont college winging their way
back by means of the airplane.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21
Wouldn't Be Surprised.

Aunt Sarah wonders who this Bunker
Hill is that seems to be so popular around
Boston and thinks he may be relative
of Bunker Bean.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21
A Singing Notice,

Notice to the public-William Andrews
got stung and won't pay no kind of bills
made by his wife. Mrs. NJ. f. Andrews.
WILLIAM ANDREWS.
-Platteville News
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21

received some of the magic soap, but
did not know about it-except that
the bubbles seemed to be very, very
wonderful and magical.
And after they had finished taking
the magic soap around they finished
their own party, with the fairies and
gnomes joining in the funl
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21
No BolsheyisIn Here.

Grading the road goes on finely. They
are nice set of men, act as though were
getting good pay and wanted to do good
work -Fecherville item
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21

Thus far we have kept it from Tulip
that Miss Bernice Still and George Yeti
are both residents of Vermont. but we
wish Bernice might know that John VIII
is another Nermonter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21

Ezra says he'd like to know where they
get that entente cordiale that he's read
so much about in the papers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21

Thrift is not miserliness. It is merely
getting hundred cents worth out of
every dollar.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21
Come East Young Woman.

Belle Woods walked fifteen miles one
day last week to get to work in Kitchen
Noniy to be disappointed. Not many girls
would walk fifteen miles to work-Auro-
ia, Mo-, Advertiser.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21

Brownie.
That's so,
said B e u n ] e
Bro nj e. "we
haven't. Let w
have one this
very day."
Just what I
thought" S a | d
Billie Brownie.
SO they called
all the brownies
and they all ran
to t h e place
w h ere Bill e
Brownie and Ben
ME Brownie were
standing.
1--WE thought
we'd have a fine
party" they said.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21
CLIP TNGS
With Now a Comment and Then
Only a Caption.
Her Silken Tresses.

The poet always loves to write
OF hair in twining curls,
For whether chestnut, gold or jet,
1t rhymes SO well with girls.
aHss Es ga
But if she wears by styles decree,
A coronet of braids,
It's just as Easy you can see
Instead of girls say maids"
"a re u lisSE sshs'1sssa lEla
And reams of verses he has penned
About the lady fair,
With twilight's dusk, or waves of ligh
Meshed in her flowing hair.
~
Alas! the poet of today,
He'll find it hard | fear
To sing those wads of snarled up lock-
She wears upon each earl
E. H. p.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21

also afford more automobiles there is
reason, and mighty good one