davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-06-04
AUN-cHRI
UN-hmERICANI"
E. F. Albee, President of Keith
Circuit, Bars Slurs on "Y"
Work in His Theatres

Vaudeville performers in the Keith
theatres have received orders from
Edward F. Albee, president of the
B. F. Keith circuit. prohibiting them
from any slurri1g reference to the
work of the Y. M. c.. A. overseas.
"Un-American, unSChristianlike and
a blot upon the intelligence and upon
our gratitude for what the organiza
ton has DONE" is the way in which
Mr.. Albee stigmatizes criticism of the
Y. NJ G. A. in letter addressed by
him to A. G. .Knebel, associate general
secretary of the "Y'' War Work Coun-
Gil.
He bases the statements in his let
ter upon information obtained by him
self and the employees of his theaters
throughout the country in converse
ton with thousands of soldiers. Mr..
Albee declares that he personally
knows "of the high esteem in which
the theatrical profession holds the Y.
M. C. A. and all kindred institutions
ginning of the war in the foreign
countries.
He speaks also of the assistance
that actors and artists have so freely
rendered and are still rendering, to
the Association, saying: "The Theatri-
cal people, as whole, have done
splendid work, especially the artists,
from the beginning of the war, and
are still doing it, being active in en-
PERTAINING the soldiers in the hospit-
ais, at the cantonments, benefits of all
kinds given for the relief and aid So
cieties for our Homecoming troops"
"The Young Mems Christian Asso-
cations devotion, energy and self
sacrifice" Mr.. Albee continues" has
been so glorious and of such magni-
tude that one cannot believe that any
one would consciously criticise its
great work, or refer to it any way ex-
cepting in the most laudatory terms.
II have read some wonderful letters
from artists abroad connected with the
Young Mems Christian Assn. who
have been entertaining soldiers, who
deny that there is any condition exist
ing in the workings of that organiza-
ton which is not of the most liberal
and humanitarian kind.
Praise has been given to the
workers Of the Y. M. G. A. without
stint, and to blame this great organi-
ration for the Shortcomings of few,
would be un-Amertcan, I'M Christlike
and blot upon the intelligence and
upon our gratitude for what the Or
santZation has done. I have talked
with hundreds of soldiers. l might say
through my employees, we have talked
with thousands Of them, who visit oul
tneaters each week, especially the
wounded, to whom we give an enter
tainment one morning of each week
and we have not, up to the presen
time, heard one adverse criticism. Or
the contrary, there has been nothing
but unstinted praise for the self-sac
rifce and the heroic deeds performed
as stretcher bearers and other danger
GUS volunteer work by those who wen
abroad in the service of the YOUNG
Mems Christian Association"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-06-04
FRAMING A BUDGET
A Help to Wise Spending RI
Than to Parsimony.

Mr.. ]. H. Puelicher, State
rector Of War Savings for Wiscoi
has prepared a budget for incd
from $500 a year upward, which
been pronounced practicable.
The budget provides 40 per cent
food, clothing 10 per cent, sheIte|
per cent, fuel and light Z per
sundries, including savings, 22|
cent. He considers the followirI
fair example: Food $3.50, clot|
SLIT, shelter s163, light and
$6S.S0, recreation $36, church
charities $24, insurance s4S, cal
$3.50, savings s26, miscellaneous
Guiding literature. s27.
For $4,000 income the propor1
suggested are: Food 500, clot|
1850, shelter $3.50, light and fuel l
recreation s10S. church and chan
$72, insurance $95, carfare S31. so.
ings $3.50, miscellaneous, includind
erature and physician, $3.50, he'll
house $3.50. Some items are tool
for eastern conditions, notably \
ing and carfare. while others migb
reduced.
To save is imperative. 8
people are born thrifty, some aci|
thrift, but most of US have Il
thrust upon US by high prices
restricted incomes. To all the BID
is the universal help. and as q
investment for small savings,
Savings Stamps should be the
consideration after the necessiti|
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-06-04

The food we save, the bonds we
And stamps, for many a post.
Are paying toward the barbecue
On which said Bill will roasti
that's why we buy the Saw
Stamps,
And we will buy until
A League Of Nations shall decid
To free this world of Bill,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-06-04
ADVERTISING RATES

All display advertising over three
inches for six months or over 15c per
inch per Insertion; for less space and
time 25c per inch; no charge less than
$1.OO.
Classified advertising sc line first
insertion; each subsequent insertion
21ac; no charge less than 25c; count
six words to the line. Reading no.
tees among locals 10c a line.
Cards of thanks soc. Resolutions
and obituaries 75c and more accord
ing to space.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-06-04

Spring Fever" And Common
Instead of giving up and
you have "spring fever" it is
sensible to take a good, Who'll
physic. Billiousness, sick hea
sour stomach, bloating, coated Il
all are bannished by Foley Cat
tablets. B. B. Harvard, Unadilld
writes: "Foley Carthartic z
give quick relief"
j. w. Thurston
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-06-04
THRIFTOGRAMS

Money Invested In War sas|
Stamps b never Idle.
BY putting your money into
Savings Stamps you will be bel
yourself.
II you provide against the ."
day" by buying War Savings sta
there will be no "rainy day."
You can compound your Interest
further assist your Government b
Investing your Liberty Bond COW
In War Savings stampa
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-06-04
800 Cords of
Wood For Sail

This wood is of good sec
growth quality, mostly b
and maple, and was cut
ing the winter and sum
of 1918. Deliveries car
made on first SHOWS. Ii
orders will be delivered
lower price.
Orders should be left !
George H. Chase att the
era House block
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-06-04
Correspondence by the Ton

Paris, February.-Some idea of the
number of letters American soldiers
write home may be gained from the
fact that a single item passed by the
Y. NJ c. A. Purchasing Department
in one month was for 1O0,OOO,000 let
terheads, and 1OOO00,000 envelopes
which are expected to last the sol.
diers three months.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-06-04

Persons having rags, old ri
etc, to be disposed of, drop a q
Sam Schneider, Island Pond,
and postage will be returned.
paying highest cash prices for
skins. Leave any hides that
bring in at j, w. Skilling's
Stable and receive pay for sam
Sam Schneider, Island Pond
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY l, 1919.
~vERMoNT's DISGRACE.

The report of the expert accountants
who have been examining the accounts
of Horace F. Graham as state auditor
gives the people of the state very little
comfort. These experts find that each
year but one while he was state auditor
there were moneys unaccOunted for,
ranging in sums from about 5000 to
nearly $4,000. and the total shortage
is given as $24, 1886. This is slight
ly larger than previous reports and we
expect larger than the reports of Bank
Examiner Williams, now on trial for
malfeasance, will show.
Governor Graham s reply to the re-
port of the accountants is weak and
unsatisfactory. He says he will neither
admit nor deny anything at this time
and quotes the reports of Vermont of
ficials as to the correctness of the ac-
counts in his office in an attempt to
discredit the report of the experts. He
further declares that he prefers to ma Ike
his defence in the courts rather than
in the newspapers and then goes on to
use the newspapers for his appeal to
the people of the state.
These statements should not have
been made. If Graham is relying on
the courts for verdict he should wait
until the courts are ready to hear his
case. The people of the state will give
more credence to the statement of the
expert accountants than those of for
mer state officials who were able tc
give only a surface inspection of the
accounting in the state auditors office
If Graham cannot deny the impeach
ment in the accountants report, hi
certainly should resign from the higl
Office of governor and save his friends
the humiliation of hearing a governo
under Indictment read a retiring mes
sage before the state legislature.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
VERMONT OPPORTUNITIES.

If Vermont is to keep her young
people within her own borders she
must of necessity become a state
of greater opportunities.-Bu Burlington
News.
We do not consider this an entirely
correct statement. We should say a
better understanding of Vermont s OPP
portunities is necessary. Vermont 5
necessarily are small
compared with those of the large states
and cities of this country but they are
not small considered by themselves
Vermonters at home have done many
big things. Our state boasts of the
largest scale factory in the world, the
largest calf skin business of the world.
the largest output of marble and gran
lite of the world and the largest organ
mandatory of the world. That is
a pretty good showing of world leader
ship for little state of less than $50,
900 inhabitants. While the heads of
these institutions have not accumulat-
ed as many millions as many other
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE

Me and Pubs Simkins and Leroy Shoes
ter was practising trying to stand on our
hands, on account of it not being eny use
trying to wawk on them till you know
how to stand on them ferst, Jest like little
drops of wattlr make the mitey ocean,
and all of a suddin vile Leroy Shooster
was trying to stand on his a dime dropped
out of his pants pockit and rolled on the
pavemint as if it was looking for a crack,
and Leroy picked it up and put it back
in, his pockit, and | sed, G, | know ware
you can get hole pound OF Jelly beens
for a dime.
| know where you can get enuff yello
jack for dime to chew on all day, yeIo
jack is better than jelly beens, eny day,
sed Pubs Simkins.
Wy is it? l sed, and Pubs sed, Because
| it is, and l sed, You're crazy, and Pubs
sed, Well wy amt it? and | sed Because
it Amt, and Pubs sed, You're crazy.
/ Well lets leeve it to Leroy, sed, witch
wouldent you drather buy, Leroy hole
pound of jelly beens all different havors
that you could rattle GROUND in your teeth
and everything before you ate them, or
jest lot of old yello jack?
All rite, lets leeve it to Leroy, sed Pubs,
which wouldent you drather buy, Leroy.
a hole big bag of fine peetchy yello jack
that you can chew ontill YOU feel like
swallowing, or Jest lot of old jelly beens?
Well, if | had dime Id drather buy
gum drops, sed Leroy.
Well, you got one, dident we jest see it?
10 sed
We Jest saw it, dident we? sed Pubs
That amt mine, that's dime change
frum errand, sed LEROY.
Aw heck, sed me and Pubs. And we
started to practice trying to stand on our
hands agen
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
10 (and another) 10.
Get Down to Business.
tSt. Adams Messenger.


The Brattleboro Reformer calls atten
ton to the cost of the revision of the
statutes and thinks that it would be well
for the incoming legislature to look into
the details of the accounts. Montpelier
Argus.
Another contemporary is struck by the
increase in the expenses OF the purchas
ing department. And so it goes. There
is definite uncertainty and questioning
in the public mind following the unfortu-
nate happenings in regard to the office of
the auditor of accounts under the previous
regime.
Beyond any question most of this APP
prehension is unfounded, but that does
not do away with the fact that it exists
It is time to put an end to suspicion and
to develop the facts Never before dur
ing the life of the present generation was
! there such necessity for a complete in
ivestigation of state affairs from top to
bottom.
/ Graft is one thing, incompetency is an
other, but both have the common result
| of diverting the peoples tax money from
! its rightful purposes. Vermont has no
money to waste in any way. Here we
are, sovereign commonwealth, with all
the costs WHICH 20 with SUCH all eStdD-
lishment, while we have tax resources as
large as many city government in the
country.
We must by necessity be proyident and
I'VE must see to it that we get as near
100 cents value on the dollar as it is pos
sible to obtain Our revenue is barely
large enough for the necessities of gov
ernmental life and we must demand, not
only absolute honesty, but high efficiency
in the conduct of our public business.
Events press a realization of this upOr
us. As the first step we should take ar
account of stock. an inventory, and W,
must measure how efficiently our bust
ness has been conducted in the past, not
from any unworthy political motive no.
with any desire to attach any scalps Il
our hunting belt, but TO discover on
mistakes and short comings that we may
profit from them in the future.
The state should address itself to thi
important matter as a business PROPOSE
& ton pure and simple. Vermont will hav
in few weeks a governor who as a bust
i. ness man has proven his merits AM
worth. He should give his attention t.
the method of conduct of public business
The legislature should support him in al
proper efforts to discover and correct
, Nothing that the incoming government
will have to face will equal this in i'm
pOrtance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01

- place for hens And !
wouldn't like to belong to hennery.'
What's the joke in that?" asked
Mrs. White Hen. Il consider it very
rude speech and not in the least fun
n.y.
II don't mean to be rude" said Mr..
Rooster, 'for l think all the Mrs. Hens
are quite charming and | am always
glad to pull up worms for them and
give them goodies to eat No one can
say I'm not nice, polite rooster"
THAT is so" agreed Mrs White
Hen.
What meant was that | wouldn't
like to be without some Of my rooster
friends. No Mr.. Rooster would like
to be without other rooster playmates,
any more than boy would like to be
without other boy playmates."
Now that | see it your way under
stand YOU didn't mean 10 be rude,
said Mrs. White Hen But what was
the joke? Where was it hidden?''
"Oh, the joke was that you didn't
know what hennery was and you are
hem" said Mr.. Rooster.
We'll, that was quite funny" said
Mrs White Hen.
That's about all / think Of It now,
| said Mr.. Rooster, for it is as you say
joke is not so much of joke wher
thought about too much as rule
| But I didn't mean TO be Eude and | sc
hoped you would not misunderstood
! me
I'm not angry, nor am | hurt,
cackled Mrs. White Hen pleasantly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
N MD(YSgEN|lN|
Ill [A|RN TALE
La 81 hAeN @AAAG eMR. |
THE HEM cry.

"Cock a-doodle-do," said Nj. Roost-
merry"
What in the world Is a henneryT
asked Mrs. White Hen.
"Cock-a-doodle-do, cock-a-doodle-do,"
said Mr.. Rooster again. well, that Is
the biggest joke ever heard in all my
life.
Its quite the funniest question, and
it's quite the biggest joke. In fact
could go on saying 1t was the biggest
joke ! had ever heard for ever and
ever so long and l wouldn't make any
mistake in saying So"
"You wouldn't be making the joke
any bigger by saying So" remarked
Mrs. White Hen.
Maybe not" said Mr.. Rooster, but
wouldn't be making it any smaller.
Jokes don't grow smaller"
"Oh, don't they?" cackled Mrs.
White Hen. 'Of course they do! A
Joke /, III sometimes sound quite funny
the first time it is heard, less funny
the second time and not at all funny
| the third time"
"Oh, indeed!" said Mr.. Rooster. He
| was quite the biggest rooster which
| could be seen anywhere, and if he had
said he was the biggest rooster instead
of talking about the biggest joke not
creature would have spoken.
| Yes" said Mrs. White Hen, "some
Jokes are very stupid after they have
been told more than once, and again
there is joke, once in a great while,
which can be thought about and
thought about and still considered fun
| ny"
That's the kind this IS" said Mr.
Rooster. and he laughed once again.
Then you'd better tell it to me, -
said Mrs. White Hen.
Il do believe l WILL" said Mr.
Rooster. please promise me that II
won't hurt your feelings"
II promise" said Mrs. White Hen
shat l won't scold you If it does. How
can a creature promise thing won
hurt her feelings when she doesn'
know what is going to be said?"
l
pect of any creature" said Mr.. Roost
er. Maybe you'd rather not hear it?'
Il would rather hear it" said Mrs
White Hen. And then she gave Ion.
sigh, a very long sigh. such as W,
hear a hen make once in q while I"
feel sure" she said, that it is gon;
to be something dreadful. | don't be
lieve | will think 1t is joke Their,
are jokes which are jokes to SOM
, creatures and which aren't jokes t,
e others. The jokes may be on then
and they don't like that"
Still | haven't had chance to lie
:. you judge for yourself whether tn
joke is funny or not. Now | will tel
! it."
r. go ahead" cackled Mrs. Whit
Hen. And by this time all the rooster
and all the hens and all the chicken
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
The Deer Meat Question.
Rutland News.

Game Warden f. II. NIetcalf of Wind
ham county is absolutely right when he
says that the carcasses of deer killed by
farmers while damaging their crops
should 90 to the state There's ''nigger
in the woodpile" when one Windham
county farmer kills seven deer in one
season and when IS out of total of l04
deer killed in the state while doing dam
age were slain in Mr. Metcalf's county.
With the prices of beef and pork as high
as they have been the farmers have been
wonderfully sharp sighted in seeing ma
rauding deer. The temptation of killing
for the purposes of getting the carcasses
to eat should be removed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01

captains of industry, in each case they
have accumulated fortunes large
enough for any man-fortunes that
yielded all the blessings that wealth
offers.
While no resident of Vermont has
ever been president and probably never
will be, a good percentage of Vernon
ers have attained national prominence
in political and judicial circles; and
there is still opportunity for men of
ability to attain high rank in the ma
tional councils.
No other state in the union offers
such productive land at such reasona-
bic prices as the state of Vermont.
Vermont stands high in average pro
duction per acre of wheat, corn, po-
tatoes, tobacco, oats, barley and hay.
1t produces more than twice as much
wheat per acre as the great wheat
growing states, much more corn per
acre than Illinois or Iowa and its APP
pies are acknowledged the best favored
grown anywhere in this country. Its
| reputation for maple sugar, poultry and
dairy products is so great that many
other states miskrand their products as
Vermont goods and reap large profits
from this deception.
Other things might be cited but when
it is understood that Vermont has
great opportunities in its industrial, pc
litical and agricultural life it should
be sufficient to attract the young and
Ambitious. What we need is a better
understanding of the opportunities
right here at home, definite compar
ison of the percentage of success in
Vermont and. other states and the de
velopment of Vermont pride in the
hearts of young Vermonters. There j.
opportunity to improve these advan
tages, to make them pull stronger a
the heart strings of our youth and Il
appeal more strongly to them to TOT
and achieve among us; and thes'
things should be done. We should no
create the impression that Vermont i
not large enough for the best of them
1t is and we should try to make then
large enough for Vermont.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01

The Reformer Is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co.. c. w.
GGleavelapnd. 3 l. Purlnt0n l6steyvllle1, Brooks
George J.. Bower, Riverview Street Fort
Dummer district.
West BrattIeboro, ]. L. Stockwell.
East Dummerston, NJ. z. Brown.
Putney, NJ. G. Williams.
Newfane, N. NJ. Batchelder.
Townshend, c. w. Cutler.
West Townshend, c. H. Grout.
Jamaica, R. ]. Daggett.
South Londonderry, F. Fl. Tyler.
South Vernon, E. B. Buffum.
Mortified, Mass, Thompson Bros.
West Chesterfield, N. 4, Mrs. w. Streeter.
Hinsdale, N. a., w. II. Lyman.
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
BOSTON FIREMEN ASK RAISE.
Mayor Plans sIoo a Year More, but They
Insist on Szoo.

BOSTON. Jan. Requests for a gen
eral wage increase of $500 a year were
made by committee representing the
fire department, which waited upon
Mayor Andrew ]. Peters yesterday. The
mayor had announced that he was plan
ming for an increase of 500 for the pri-
Yates but the men insisted that this was
not sufficient to meet increased living
costs.
The mayor told the committee, as he
did a similar committee from the police
department a few days ago, that the
city's finances would not permit the addi-
tional increase. The firemen's committee
made no mention of the possibility of a
strike.
The average man likes to head a public
parade of his own good works
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
SEEKS TO END CHILD LABOR.
Department Calls on School Officials fol
Aid

WASHINGTON, Jan. Impetus is
being given this week to the movement
of the children's bureau of the depart
ment of labor to remove boys and girls
from industries and return them to
school by special campaign on the part
of both government labor officials and the
child observation section of the Council
of National Defence.
School officials arid teachers have been
asked to lend all aid during the first week
of the new year in achieving this aim.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01

Senator Hollis of New Hampshire
who has Just returned from France,
declares that the Wilson smile pleased
the French people as nothing else did. >
What would they have thought of T.
r. IS?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
Subscriptions Must Be
Paid in Advance

The War Industries Board, In its efforts
to conserve the paper supply, has ruled that
newspapers must stop all subscriptions
IMMEDIATELY UPON EXPIRATION.
This means that subscribers must keep
their subscriptions PAID IN ADVANCE
in order to be certain Of getting The Re-
former regularly. Notice OF expiration Of
subscription Is always sent in advance; do
not neglect 1t and then blame the publisher
for what Is your own fault.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01

Governors Mccall of Massachusetts.
Reyes of New Hampshire, and Mill
ken of Maine are all suffering from
influenza. The Governor of Vermont
is also suffering from an attack, but
it WASH t called influenza.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01

Another clairv oyant and psychic
marvel has been taken by the police
of Springfield, Mass. The only marvel
is that the public still continues to
hand over its cash and Liberty bonds
to such swindlers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01

Now that the Red Cross will not ask
for any more knitted garments after
the present supply of wool has been
used, will the thousands of Red Cross
knitters be satisfied to return 70 the
de,iphering of the latest crochet pat
terms?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01

At a costume ball at Berlin, Germa-
ny, recently the first prize was a pound
of butter and the second dozen of
eggs. Prizes of this sort offered in this
country would result in keen competi-
ton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01

A shortage of ice is predicted for
next summer because of the prevailing
mild weather. Another shortage that
is looming up in the future is that of
something to put on the ice after July
1St