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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
URGED TO MAKE USE
OF EXTRA DAYLIGHT
National War Garden Commission Calls
Attention to Time Change in Urg-
ing Another Big Year.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Nation:
al War Garden commission is preparing
TO launch this spring a campaign for the
biggest producing year the country ever
saw" To spur the home gardeners to re-
newed efforts the commission re-
minds them that the clocks of the nation
will be set one hour ahead on the last
Saturday in March, in compliance with
the daylight saving law III effect for the
duration of the war.
I'VE must help feed the people OF Eu-
rope declared Charles Lathrop Pack,
president of the National War Garden
commission, in an appeal to the home
gardeners for larger results. will you
have a part in this great work at hand!
Next to the sun the extra hour of day
light is the best value the victory garden
er has. VIII you meet the sun half way
Will you be up to take advantage of the
health-giving garden work in the cool OF
the morning? Have the spade and the
hoe handy and turn the clock ahead one
hour on the last Saturday night in March
and be ready for the biggest home food
producing year the country ever saw.
According to the estimates by the com
mission, the war garden crop of 1918 was
worth $525, 100000 This was an increase
of 81 per cent over that of 1917.
Figures show that 5,285,0O0 home pro
ducing plots were planted says the com
mission. with % working days IN each
of the seven months there are lS2 extra
hours of time. If only one gardener
worked this extra hour of time in each
plot it will be seen that 96l $4,000 hours
Of extra time would be added to the coun
trys wealth. Sincesthere are $3.50 hours
in a year there is a staggering total oil
! l09,803 years of "a hour days. In an s
hour working day the real advantage Is
found by multiplying l09,SO3 by 3, giving
329, 400 working. or S-hour day years.
The Importance of this extra time can
not be overestimated in the opinion o
Mr. Pack
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
Great Poets Pretty Idea.

Among other delightful little
glimpses of Longfellow, Mrs. James
4. Fields In her book, Authors and
Friends" gives this bit from letter
of his:
81 have been kept home this eve
ming by little dancing party. write
this arrayed in my dress coat with a
rose In my buttonhole. q circumstance
I think worth mentioning. 1t reminds
me of Button. who used to array him.
self In his full dress for writing Nat
ural History Why should we not al
ways do 1t when we write letters7 We
should. no doubt, be more courtly and
polite. and perhaps say handsome
things to each other. 1t was said
Of villemain that when he spoke to
lady he seemed to be presenting her
a bouquet. Allow me. to. present you
this postscript In the same polite man
ner. to make good my theory of The
rose In the huttonhole." .,s..5
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
is
STILL INCREASING
Reports from Various Cities Show Mum
Der Out Of Work to Be Larger
Than Last Week.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE unenl-
ployment. situation, which has been stead
lily growing worse, is causing considerable
concern to federal officials, who are IN
creasing their efforts to cope with the
problem.
Reports of the United States employ
ment service for the week which ended
Saturday show an increase of 81 per cent
in the cities reporting unemployment, and
the number of cities reporting demand
equal to the supply had dropped from 3
per cent the previous week to 20 per cent
last week. Last week the total unem
ployment reported was 29O,S3 This mum
Der has been increased to 32l,7S5 the cur
rent week, an increase of 30,954 men out
of jobs in one week. There are l4,lW
men out of work in Pittsburgh, $4,000 II
Cleveland, $4,000 in Detroit, and l0,5o0 IL
Portland, Ore, while there are 1900 out
of work in Seattle, exclusive of strikers
Conditions in Connecticut remain ap
proXimately the same as last week, witt
the following SURPRISES reported: Bridge
port, $500; Derby, 1000; Hartford, |,
500; Middetown, 400; Norwich, 1900
New Haven, 5000; New London, 2o0
Stamford, $50; Meriden, 1000, and Stat
ford Springs, AIS. The Iron and Steel
and leather" industries are still laying
off employees. Reports from Massachu
sets show conditions approximately tht
same as reported last week with heav,
surplus in Boston, Lynn and Worcester
The heaviest unemployment seems t,
be among mechanics and boot and sho'
workers. At Lawrence 24,500 wooden tex
tile workers are on a strike In Fall Riy
| er many textile workers are on twothird
| time. Strikes of textile workers are re
ported in various cities. Maine reports
lockout of textile mills in various com
munities affecting about 1000 operators
The lumber operations are slowing up
Portland still shows a surplus of 1000
New Hampshire and Vermont still repor
that the demand about equals the supply
Manchester, y. H., reports reduction
of working time in the textile mills.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
PARADISE FOR THE POETS
World Surely Would Be Pleasant
Dwelling Place II All Sweet Sing
ers' Were Endowed.

contemporary. suggests that poets
and poetry-be endowed
Should such a great and holy reform
be established the stream of poesy
Will at last be undainlned. The singer
will break his chains. The world may
finally slake Its burning thirst In lin
pld pools of truth The Tyre will be
heard In every town and hamlet. Men
vii read poetry at meals, then fmpro-
wise it in their sleep. Newspapers and
magazines will TEEN with II. There
Will be swarrns of poets. like mosqui-
toes, catching Inspiration from every
twig and leaf-and fat government
subsidies.
Nor is this all. The poet will become
sort of public utility. like the fire
department. HIS job will be to kindle
fire, not extfnguish it. He will be
rushed to the scene of action in a mu-
nicipal auto. there fittingly to COM
menorate great deeds. A poet will be
available by night or day for all oc-
casions-public as well as private.
But how shall poet qualify? How
become officially endowed? BY length
OF Servitude or quantity and quality of
product? What the remuneration
Shall we form poets zoo. each with
his own cage and yard and trough!
All. here we become lost In maze OF
difficulties. Who will administer the
fund? Think how Parnassus might
be corrupted
Yet It's worth the experiment. Gay
ely will be all the worlds portion
| when the poet, Jealous Of his monetary
grant. Is found training his muse Il
| jump and bark at pleasure of poll
| tics.-Toledo Blade
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
NEW ENGLAND PLAGUE SPOT
"merrymount" Resort for the Worlds
Riffraff, Until Wiped Out by
Captain Standish.

An interesting chapter on 1.-THE
Tares" In the New England Canaan
In Roland G. Usher's book. 1.-The Pill
srims and Their History" pays spe-
ciai attention to Merrymount, which
other writer's on New England have
always noticed at length, and which
gave Hawthorne material for a story.
Morton. who founded 1t. arrived In
Massachusetts only FIVE years after the
Pilgrims had landed, and being a gen.
tieman of choieely cultivated vices,
disliked the atmosphere of the place.
He was a sort of junior partner or
helper TO one Captain Wollaston, who
had number of indentured servants
with him; Wollaston went to Virginia
and wrote Morton TO bring on these
servants to the same place, where they
could be sold at an advantageous fig
ure. But with an eye to the main
chance, Morton proposed that instead
the servants go with him into the
wilderness, and found a settlement
where they could. be (under his loose
authority their own masters. They
did so. and this settlement of Merry
mount became sort OF gambling hell
and drunkard's resort for all the riff,
ran OF the region Morton. captain, OF
a crew of desperate white sailors and
settlers. .regues, runaway servants. and
even. dissolute Indian women, held
high sway for a time-till Captain
Standish appeared on the scene.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
Think League of Nations
May AbrOgate Famous
Document
PRESIDENT WANTS
NO DISCUSSION
Asks Postponement of Speeches Oh
League Constitution Until After He
Has Had Opportunity to Talk With
Leaders of Both Parties.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-President
Wilson has requested suspension OF all
discussion in congress on the league OF
nations covenant until he can explain
it in person to members OF foreign re-
lations and foreign affairs committees.
lie desires to go over the constitution IN
detail with those who must recommend
its approval or rejection before the varl-
Gus features are taken up for prelimin-
ary debate. Mr. Wilson has sent
cablegram to each member of both COM
mittees containing the request.
The President is scheduled to arrive
in Boston Feb. 25. Arrangements have
been made at the White House for the
dinner Wednesday evening, Feb 26. 1t
is expected that every member of the
foreign relations and affairs commit
tees will meet the President, as request
ed. and hear him expound the league of
nations pact.
TIL plan of Analysing the internation-
al constitution at a dinner may obviate
an address to congress by the President.
Administration leaders have predicted
that Mr. Wilson would explain his plan
either, at a joint session of congress or
in speech before the senate. This may
not be necessary now, in view of his de-
termination first to give an insight of
the system to the members of congress
most nearly concerned.
The almost unanimous sentimen.
among senators is that the league of
nations covenant has the effect of COM
pletely abrogating the Monroe doctrine.
This conclusion has been reached by
every senator who has carefully studio
its provisions.
1t is held that under the provisions of
the pact, Japan might be designated as
mandatory to settle affairs in Mexico, or
Spain chosen as mandatory for the
uuieting of disturbances in Venezuela
There are almost endless possibilities
presented which, it isscontended, would
destroy every vestige of the Monroe
Doctrine.
Although senators generally enter
tain this view, many of them believe
notifications can be made whereby the
Monroe Doctrine may be saved. The
point is made that the American people
must determine this question for them
selve. If they are willing to have TIN
Monroe Doctrine abandoned or modi
fed, their representatives in congress
must be expected to carry out thir wish
eS.
Both Democratic and Republican
leaders agree in the opinion that a vOt
of Endorsement cannot be reachd at thi
session of congress. The time remainin
between Feb. %, the date of Presiden
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
PLAN CHICAGO STRIKE APRIL /
Labor Men Set It on Date of Munich
pal Election.

CHICAGO, Feb. IA general strike Of
union labor on April /, the date of the
municipal election, for the purpose of aid
ing the new labor party's ticket, was ap
proved in resolutions adopted yesterday
by the Chicago federation of labor, which
phrased its expression to declare, "A day
off on making profits for the bosses"
1t was announced that the milk driver,
had adopted the strike" plan but woult
deliver milk up to midnight before tn,
election and after y o'clock. the night o
April /. Labor men even talked of sus
pending all street car service on election
day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17

WAR A SCHOOL HELP.
st. Louis Finds Pupils Advanced II
Arithmetic and Geography.

The public school officials of St.
Louis have reached the conclusion that
working TO win the war has. improved
school work A pamphlet Just issued by
the superintendent of schools in that
city says that the opinion among prin
eipals and teachers is that the war
work has not interfered in the least
with the work for which the system of
education is maintained, but that, on
the other hand, participation in these
activities has resulted in very definite
changes which will enable the schools
TO function much more completely as
an educational institution The super
intendent SAYS: ssWe are not willing to
| say that we have given up the work OF
education for the war; we prefer to
| think of having advanced the cause OF
education in our city while rendering
to our national government all the
service that lay within our power
| The pamphlet points out how the ad
justment in content and method has
been made in various subjects of tn,
curriculum and how, in turn, the read
| justment has been of real service con
sidered from an educational point Of
view
4 The report shows that arithmetic
which has always been a stumhlin.
block to many pupils, has been given in
creased Importance through practiea
problems connected with savings ant
investments in thrift stamps, Libert,
bonds, food conservation, and reclama
ltion of waste products. The war-tim
problems, though introduced primaril,
for the purpose of rendering patriot
service, have at the same time provide
Isplendid motivation for teaching tn
subject of arithmetic.
The work IN geography has been en-
riched by studying the commercial re
lations that existed before the war an
the changes that are taking place an
that will follow at the close of the wa
The study of history has received me-
impetus, principal of one of tn
schools stating: "The history classt
have studied time-worn facts with
new motive-their bearing on the pre-
ent crisis The problems of the pre-
ent war. have been raised in the mint
Of the pupils in the study of the Revo
tnnary and other wars.-New Yor
Times.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
When travelling.

In preparing a lunch for journey.
bake the bread in empty baking pow
der cans. After slicing and spreading,
replace it. in the cans. put on the COW
ers. and the bread will be as fresh at
the end of the trip, though it may be
several days, as it was when first
packed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

All members of the junior Patriotic
league between the ages of 10 and l6
years are asked to meet in the rooms
Thursday afternoon at o clock.
The Ladies' circle of the Universal.
list church will hold special meeting in
the church parlor tomorrow afternoon
at $50 o'clock. There will be reports
of the recent fair and refreshments will
he served.
The Junior Christian Endeavor society
of the First Baptist church held social
Saturday afternoon from 2 TO 4 o'clock
in the chapel, % children being present.
Valentine games were played and ice
cream was served.
The Centre Congregational parish
will give reception in the church and
chapel to Rev. DR.. and Mrs. III. P,
Woodin Friday evening of this week
from 80 to clock, for persons
above the age of Is years. Musical Sc
lections will be rendered on the church
organ. The public is invited.
Mrs. E. L. Waterman received news
this morning of the death in Newton
Mass, Saturday of her sister-in- law
Mrs Bella (Loudon) Bemis, wife of ]
Herbert Bemis. Besides her husband
Mrs. Bemis leaves five children by a
former marriage Mr.. Bemis Is ma
tive of Windham and is we'll known in
the county. !.
In the announcement Saturday of the
installation of Rev II. p. Woodin, d
D., as pastor of the Centre Congrega
tional church the wrong date was fur
nished. Rev. Dr. Woodin will be in
stalled Friday, March IA, following {
meeting of the ecclesiastical council
Further announcement of the plans will
be made.
The J. F. Hall class of the Baptist
Bible school held very enjoyable val
entine social Saturday afternoon anC
evening at the home of Mrs. W. II
Haigh, Washington street, with "a pres
ent. The rooms were decorated with
hearts. just before supper they. sur
prised their teacher, Miss Ayers, By
presenting her Victor record enclose,
in a heart shaped valentine, afte
which a letter was read, written for tn,
occasion by one of the class, in whicl
were several hits on those present
| causing much merriment. The reeipien
responded fittingly 4 covered disl
supper was served, one dish containin,
valentine favors for each one present
After supper several selections wer
| given on the victrola, including tn
record presented.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17

Wilson'S arrival here, and March 4,
when congress expires, is too limited for
such discussions of the subject as will
be necessary. The entire matter of ap-
proval, it is held, must be left to the
next congress, which win be under Re-
publican control
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
Can You Beat III

To prevent misuse of automobiles a
device has been invented that prints
within locked box record of the
time and duration of every stop made
by car to which Ii Is attached and
the distance and speed between stops.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
Pas Subterfuae.

"Say, pa called the well-known
and oft-heard voice.
'.what can do for you. my SOM"
asked pa.
mittee sitting position, er-er:"
Here is a quarter" Interrupted pa.
eco out and buy yourself stick of
candy"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17
F. o. HARRIS Is DEAD.
Leaves Sen in Townshend and Brother
in Wilmington.

SOUTH DEERFIELD, Mass, Feb. II.
Everett Oliver Harris, 60, died Saturday
evening at o'clock at the home of his
daughter, Mrs +. A. Bratton, where he
had lived since January. Mr.. Harris had
been in ill-health for some time. He was
born in Clarksburg, May 1858, and when
young went to Stamford, VT, to live. In
1879 Mr. Harris was married in North
Adams to Miss Luella IL. Jewell. The
first years of their married life were
passed in Stamford, VT Later they
went Pennington, Cal, but returned to
Stamford, and in 1905 moved to Deerfeld
where they have lived for II years. Fol-
the past two years they have lived in
Gownshend. VT
Mr.. Harris is Survived by his widow
a daughter, Mrs. F A. Bratton, at whose
home he died; a son, Guy Harris o.
Townshend, Vt, and five grandchildren
He also leaves four brothers, Salem o
Clarksburg, Lewis of Wilmington, Vt.
james of Deerfeld, Martin of Stamford
Vt, and two sisters Mrs. Amanda Prem
tice of Turner's Falls and Mrs Nathan
Greenford of Blackinton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17

Private Sale-Indian baskets and mis-.
eellaneous articles beginning Tuesday
Feb. Is. Mrs r. NJ. Peltier, 507 Barber
Block. Adv
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17

Yellow-eye Beans for sale. VIII sell
in peck, half hushel or bushel lots
Very fine quality.) Why not buy di
rect from the grower? Tel. 23I, BOND
The Florist $4,000
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17

Houghton & Simonds S store win b,
closed all day Saturday, Feb. p, Wash
ington's tirthdav.-Adv.A
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17

Great aches from little toeeorns grow.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-17

4 short man sitting behind a high-coif-
fured woman has a poor show even al a
good show
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-17

The above Is an approximate es
innate OF the number Of barrels Of
apples grown in the county this
year. II Is not exactly correct be
cause the orchards producing less
than 1000 barrels are not listed.
and it may be that there Is some
duplication because the Martins
burg Fruit Exchange handled the
entire crop of several orchards. but
when everything Is considered it is
Il fair estimate.
Another element entering into It
s that perhaps 10000 barrels were
sold in bulk for cider and eyaporat-
'ng purposes, and therefore, are
not given in the above table.
According to those in close touch
with he fruit situation, he crop
brought to the owners at least ST.,
100000 Some have said the amount
is $l.200.000. while others are of
the opinion that happy medium
should be found, and they place it
at $1,100,000 When it is realized
that the Martinsburg Fruit Ex-
changes report shows that 5891S
barrels. which it handled, netted
G,70l07. and that was less than
one-third OF the yield. It can readily
be seen about how much money
came into the hands of the grow
ers.
Perhaps tie exact amount will
never be known because several
0rchardists sold their entire croDs
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-17
RRClE ISLAND NOW
ATTACKS NATIONAL
PROHIBITION ACT
Attorney General Files Brief
With u. S. Court.
(By international News Service.

by international News Service.)
Washington. Dec. t7.--The State
OF Rhode Island today brought &C.
tion before the United States SUI
preme Court to test the constitu.
tionality of the national prohibition
amendment to the constitution At
torney General Rice, acting for the
state appearing before the court,
asked FOR an injunction and re-
strainlng order against United
States Attorney Palmer and Com.
missioner of Internal Revenue Dan
iel c Roper for enforcing the Vol
stad Act and forcing national pro
hibition, and filed the brief on be
half of the State of Rhode Island
attacking the constitutionality of the
eighteenth amendment to the con
stitution, the prohibition amend
ment.
The motion Of Rhode Islands at
tofney general and the brief sub
mitted were tken under advisement
by the court. In this formallty the
great final battle of the vets to
prevent this country from going dry
was opened formally. The Retailer
Liquor Dealers Association of New
Jersey had instituted somewhat sim
liar proceedings before the supreme
court
From Chicago comes the an
nouncement that the whiskey dis
tjllers, through their counsel, Levy
Mayer, are soon to take similar
steps to get their attack on the pro
hbitlon amendment before the su-
preme court.
Rhode Island bases its attacks
on the constitutionality Of the pro
hibition amendment on the grounds
that congress erred in not submit
ting the amendment to the people
because 1t embraced the matter not
recognizable under the constitution
and therefore excluded the action
of the Trainers Of the constitution,
and congress exceeded its constitu
tional power in the enactment OF
legislation known rs the Nolstead
Act.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-17
OLD MOTHER EARTH
is STILL REVOLVING

Well. after all the worry and an
xiety on the part Of a number of
our excellent colored friends and
quite a few Of creduous white
ones. as well. the world had not
ome to an end at the time of the
ournal going to press this after
Hoon. Neither had the earth been
seorehed to einder and the wick
ed inhabitants thereof sizzled away
into eternity as other frightened
folk feared Il all came about from
reading the predictions made BY
ONE astronomer that the coniunc-
on of the sun. moon and various
rlanets early this morning would
occasion great upheavel in mat
ters terrestrial and celestial The
scared folk should read their Bible
particularly the New Testament.
little more regularly. and get better
acquainted with this winding UP of
earthly affairs. Also they needn't
work. if they are living right