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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-11
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE
By LEE PAPE

Me and Pubs Simkins and Reddv
Merry and Leroy Shooster was setting
on my frunt steps tawking, and pop
was standing on the top step smoaking
and thinking, and us fellows started
TO tawk about wat we would do if we
had million dollers. Pubs Simkins
saying, | know wat Id do, all rite Id
buy hole serkus and have it going on
all the time, and | wouldent leeve eny-
body in to see it exsept my frens, and
| wouldent even leeve them in if they
got too lippy.
| know wat Id do, sed Reddy Martin,
Id buy about a duzzin fire engines and
Id drive diffrent one to every fire and
help TO put it out. and sumtimes I'd
leeve my friends drive the other ones
and sumtimes l wouldent.
If / had million dollers Id change
it all into dimes, sed Leroy Shooster. Id
have more dimes than enybody elts in
the werld, and Id bid mountin out
of them and set on top of it with IL
big bull dogs garding it down at The
bottom, and if eny of my trends wunt
ed dime Id leeve them take one if
felt like it. but if envy of them trieG
to take one without asking me ferst
the bull dogs would chase them a mil,
and half
WITCH jest then pop sed, Well how
about you, Benny ?-wat would yor
do if you were a millionaire Sumthins
more sensible and more beneficial tC
mankind in genral, / hope
Yes sir, l sed, Id offer prizes with it
Id give prize to whoever was the best
at serten things.
Good, sed pop. wat kind of things
for instants9 and l sed, o, diffrent
things, Id give a prize to whoever
could hold their breth the longest. and
whoever could wawk the ferthest on
their hands, and whoever could wise
the loudest with their fingers and diff
rent things like that
1e gods, sed pop. And he threw the
rest of his segar away, ony being about
enuff of it left to throw away enyhow
and went in the house.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-11

Va. Died at Nashville, Tenn, Dec.
10, 1870
1898 Most Rev. John Ireland, archbishop
of st. Paul, born in County Kilken-
ny, Ireland. Died at St. Paul. Sept
%, 1918
lS44-Henry H. Coston, the American ma
val officer who invented the aerial
system of designating, born in
Washington, ID. c. Died at Pensa-
cola, Fla, Nov. 6, 1896.
lesS-Lord Stanley opened the Canadian
national exhibition at Toronto
lS97-The great coal miners strike in
Pennsylvania, West Virginia and
Ohio was ended by compromise.
l9l4-Germans crossed the Aisne and took
ND entrenched positions
l9l5-Russians claimed to have captured
$4,000 Austrians and many guns in
counterattacks in Galicia and on
the Serath.
1916 umanians won another battle and
pressed Austrians farther westward
l9l7-Gen. Korniloff, at the head of a
large body of troops, began a march
on Petrograd.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-11
C. Weeks. librarian @

Archibald c.. Weeks, librarian of the
Brooklyn chronological society, arises
and swats the fy-swatting campaigns
into a cooked hat by announcing that
house flies should not be killed. Mr..
Weeks says that they are eminentlv
useful in the disintegration of pesti-
lential and decaying organic matter and
without them and those of similar hab-
its, plaques would almost sweep the
human race from the earth Notwith-
standing Archibald's argument, there
are at least six flies that will meet with
sudden death shortly, and we shall con-
tinue to swat
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-11
| oday' 5 Events

Dalhouse university, at Halifax. today
begins celebration of the centennial of
its founding
Today is the 10th anniversary of the
birth of Sarah Bache, only daughter of
Benjamin Franklin.
President Wilson, in his tour of the
West, is scheduled to speak this morning
at Billings, Mont, and tonight at Helena
The itinerary Of the Prince of Wales's
tour of western Canada provides for a
visit today at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Secretary of War Daniels, aboard the
dreadnought New York, has accepted an
invitation to pay a visit today to Victoria,
B. c.
Ioday's program of the knights Temp
lar triennial conclave in Philadelphia will
be featured with an historic. industrial
and patriotic war pageant.
Problems of vital Importance to the
lumber trade are to be discussed by the
National Retail Lumber Dealers associa-
ton, meeting in annual session today at
Detroit y7sf% -7s~% D-s~9 s--
Resplendent with the pomp and PIANO.
ply of old Spain, and impressive with the
SIMPLE grandeur of the red man. the Fies
ia of Santa Fe, three-day celebration
depicting in pageantry the past, present
and future of New Mexico, will begin al
Santa iFe today
Whether the lessons learned by Franc,
and England as result of their stndv o.
the problems relating to capital and la
Dor can probably be applied in the Unit
ed States will be discussed at meetin.
OF the National Civic Federation to bt
held IN New York city today and tomor
row
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-11
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, II, 1919.
BOSTON POLICE STRIKE.

While Police Commissioner Curtis OF
Boston handled the cases of the Bos-
ton policemen who had joined a nation
al labor organization in defiance of the
police regulations of the city well, he
completely failed in the crisis his firm
ness and sense of justice brought about
The lawlessness and destruction of
Tuesday night in Boston should never
have been allowed. It.was known the
police were to strike and the city left
without protection, that crooks had
been collecting in the city for the pur-
pose of operating as soon as police reg
ulation ceased and that more than nor
nal protection would be required. But
no preparation to meet the situation
apparently, was made. If made, it was
entirely Incompetent and that is where
Commissioner Curtis failed.
The minute the regular policemen oil
Boston left their posts there should
have been national guardsmen put or
duty throughout the city and the whole
city put under military regulation. Aft
or the first night s damage and dis
order this was done, but it should have
been done before the damage was done
Military control would have been much
cheaper than mob control for the night
Just why Mayor Peters and Governor
Coolidge failed to do this is not appar-
ent.
Now that the military forces of the
state have been placed in control and
should be retained until a new and 10y.
al police force is organized and pre-.
pared to give the city necessary pro
lection. Nc union policeman who has
deserted his post should be allowed to
return to duty. A policeman has nc
more right to belong to a union than a
sailor or soldier. Like military OF
naval man, the policeman is subject to
the orders of his superiors and his
whole service and allegiance should be
to the government of the whole people
not to any organization of part OF
the people. In deserving the govern
ment the striking policeman is nothing
more than a deserter from a govern
ment force and he should never be en-
trusted with the protection of the pub
| lie again.
The big issue of whether the govern
ment or union shall rule is clearly
drawn in Boston and unless the govern
ment makes victorious fight the SUI
premacy of government in this land is
lost Governor Coolidge, Mayor Peters
and the police commissioner are the
champions of government and the city
state and nation are looking to them
for a government victory.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-11
DRINK HOT WATER
BEFORE BREAKFAST
Says you really feel clean. sweet
and fresh inside, and
are seldom i'll.

If You are accustomed to wake up
with a coated tongue, foul breath or
a dull, dizzy headache; or, if your
meals sour and turn into gas and
acids, you have a real surprise await
ing you.
Tomorrow morning, Immediately
upon rising, drink glass of hot
water with tsaspoonful of limestone
phosphate in it. This is intended to
first neutralize and then wash out of
your stomach, liver, kidneys and
thirty feet of intestines all the indi-
gestible waste, poisons, sour bile and
toxins, thus cleansing, sweeteniPg and
purifying the entire alimentary canal
Those subject TO sick headaches,
baekaehe, bilious attacks, constipation
or any form of stomach trouble, are
urged to get quarter pound of lime
stone phosphate from the drug store
and begin enjoying this morning in
side bath. 1t is said that men and
women who try this become enthu-
siastic and keep it up daily. 1t is a
splendid health measure for it is more
important TO keep clean and pure on
the inside than on the outside, because
the skin pores do not absorb impuri.
ties into the blood, causing disease,
while the bowel pores do.
The principle of bathing inside is
not new. as millions of people practice
it. Just as hot water and soap cleanse,
purify and freshen the skin. so hot
water and teaspoonful of limestone
phosphate act on the stomach, liver,
kidneys and bowels. Limestone phos-
| phate is an inexpensive white powder
and almost tasteless.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-11

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the following news dealers:
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Cleaveland, S. L. Purinton (Esteyville)
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
stand, Gilbert Pollica, 81 South Main St
Fort Drummer district.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-11
A Pair Record.
Barre Times

Addison county has a resident who
has attended y of the 10 fairs which
has been held by the Addison County
Far association, and he remarked while
attending the 1919 fair that he intend
ed to attend at least three more SO he
could round out IS fairs. We should
think that Melzar Walker, aged So, of
Whiting, would be one of the star at
fractions of the fair in and of himself.
1t IS safe to say that no other person
IN Vermont has had such record of
fair attendance as he claims.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-11
Brevity the Soul of Wit.
(Rutland News.1

The Bennington Banner, in discus
sing long windedness of public speak.
ers, LAYS down the dictum that where
more than one man is on the speaking
program 30 minutes should be the max
mum length of time for any one to
consumes For the great majority of
speakers this is about % or 80 minutes
too long. 1t is everlastingly true of the
person that makes a political speech
delivers sermon or lecture, or writes
an editorial, that brevity is the soul
OF wit. The wisdom contained in a
speech or, an article is generally in in
verse ration with its length.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-11
The Sooner the Better.
(Rutland News

The Brattiebora Reformer will be
upheld generally by public opinion in
rs demand for the trial at this term
OF Washington county court of the
eases of malfeasance in office pending
against Former Governor Horace f.
Graham and State Purchasing Agent
Dewey I. Hanley. The sooner these
cases are considered and disposed of
the sooner will the ends of Justice be
met and the. dignity of the law as well
as the people of Vermont be sustained
There will be little patience with fur
Their proerastination in the disposal of
THESE eases that affect the integrity and
honor of the commonwealth.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-11
Today's Birthdays.

1T. Rev. Arthur Drossaerts, Catholic
bishop of San Antonio, born in Holland,
81 years ago today
Lord lnchcape, president of the Brit
ish Imperial Association of commerce,
born in Scotland, 81 years ago today.
Rt. Rev. Thomas j. Shahan, rector of
the Catholic university of America. born
at Manchester, \. H., 81 years ago today.
General Sir Julian Byng, who command
ed the Canadian overseas forces in the
early period of the war, born 81 years ago
today.
Benton Mcmillan, former governor of
Tennessee, now United States minister to
Guat emala, born in Monroe county, Ky,
"A years ago today.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-11
A LIFETIME OF
SUFFERING
Prevented by "FTuit-a-tives
The Wonderful Fruit Medicine
So MaIsoNNEUyE ST.. HUI

53 AAIsONNEUVE ST., HULL.
Sin my opinion, no other medicine
is so good as sFruit-a-tiyes' for
Indigestion and Constipation.
For years, I suffered with these
dreaded diseases, t:-,ing all kinds of
treatments until I was told / was
incurable.
One day a friend told me to try
'Fruit-a-tives' Ter Fruit Lf0ey
Tablets. To my surprise, I found
this medicine gave immediate relief,
and in a short time was all right
again.. DON'T LALONDE
5oc. : box, 6 for 80, trial size o5c.
At { ';,!crs or from FRUIT A-TIVES
'!L.ic--ct, CCDENS8CRG. ny,
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lever monotonous and gives us lot
talk about.

More work and less talk is ad-
yocated in a conference now being held
in Chicago on the industrial situation.
This seems to be move in the right di-
reetion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-11

Whatever may be the shortcomings
of our national anthem" says the New
York Sun, cit has stood the test of
more than century of American his
tory and five wars and has become an
integral part of the life of our repub-
lie It's the singers that haven t
stood the test on that one high note
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-11
Solomon's Fountain.

Water from King Solomon's t'Sealed
Fountain" seven miles from Jeru-
salem, is conveyed to the city through
modern iron pipes part of the way,
and the remainder of the distance by
an ancient sluiceway known as Solo
mons aqueduct.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-11
A Long Distance Plot.

est. Johnsbury Republican,
1t Happened in Burlington !" is the
title of new movie film. If it ac
tually happened in Burlington, it win
take at least ten reels to fully develop
the plot.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-11
One Year Ago Today in the War.

British advanced near to Cambria and
st. Quentin.
Germans suffered heavy losses in coun-
ter-attaeks on Franco Americans
Bolsheviki defeated east of the Ural
mountains by CzechoSlovaks and Siberi-
an forces.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-11
Sex Differences

When 1t is man getting a set Of
false teeth, he is afraid lie is not 90
ing TO be, able to eat with them; If 1t
Is woman, she is afraid she will not
De able to talk.-Houston Post.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-11
Not Done in That Reckless Way.

Minden Cour:er-"A few years ago
Mr.. -- spent $3.50 for advertising
without drawing any crowd to his
store. SO he is convinced that II
doesn't pay.'-Boston Transcript.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-11
The Boston Idea.
burlington News.

One Boston paper is talking on the
early frost in Vermont. Some Bos-
tonlans seem to think you can hop from
Vermont to Greenland in about an hour
and a half.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-11
Editor Hindlav of the Rutland Har-

Editor Hindley of the Rutland Her
aid gives a lengthy account of his re-
cent airplane flight with Aviator Lynch
at Rutland, but his feelings are evi.
IDENTIFY summed up in the last two lines:
Il was glad to get out had been
bumped enough -
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Member Of The Associated Press.

The Associated Press 10 exclusively en-
titled to the use for publication of all new.
dispatches credited to it and not otherwise
credited in this paper and also the local new.
published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-11

The weather man has produced ev-
erything but snowstorm in the last
few days. New England weather is
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-11
Today's Anniversaries

l711-Felix Grundy, one of the most eel
ebrated criminal lawyers of the last
century, born in Berkeley county.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-11
ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WELL9
Many Brattleboro People Know the I'm
portance of Healthy Kidneys.

PoA'anee VI dealtny Kidneys.
The kidneys filter the blood
They work night and day.
Well kidneys remove impurities.
weak kidneys allow impurities TO
multiply.
No kidney i'll should be neglected.
There is possible danger in delay.
If you have backache or urinary
troubles
Ii you are nervous, dizzy or worn
out,
Begin treating your kidneys at once;
Use a proven kidney remedy.
None endorsed like Doan's Kidney
Pills.
Recommended by thousands.
Proved by Brattleboro testimony.
Mrs. c. F. Wilcox, AZ Clark ST., Brat.
tleboro, says: 81 have no hesitation in
recommending Doan's Kidney Pills. ]
used them three or four years ago when
had kidney trouble. Ny kidneys were
weak and acted irregularly and were
annoying. This continued but short
time after 1 started using Doan's Kid
aey Pills. One box of Doan Is did me
! great deal of good., III
q. Price Coo at all dealers. Don u sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan s Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Wilcox had Foster Milburn Co.,
Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-09-11
Bring Your
Prescriptions
Here

4 you want them filed with the purest
ana freshest drugs, and with the great
est care and accuracy-flled precisely
% your physician orders them filed,
20 produce the exact effects he desires.
We are proud Of the record we have
nade In our prescription department.
And yet We I'LL prescriptions at very
reasonable prices, ana I'LL them quickly,
too.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-07-30
Brookhaven Growing in
Population and Business

AS an evidence of the increasing
population of Brookhaven, residence
property in the city is in great de-
mand, and then not to be had at
any price, for rental purposes. In
fact there is not a vacant house for
rent at this time in the entire city.
Many people who desire to locate
here are prohibited from doing so
for the simple reason that they can
not fnd a place to house themselves
and family. This condition has
caused a number of real estate trans
fers in this character of property
throughout the city within the past
few weeks, the residents Of the city
preferring to purchase their own
homes, rather than submit to the un-
certainty of living in rented pro-
perty, that might be sold out from un-
der them at any time. The influx
of people into the city continues and
there are not enough dwellings to
accommodate them. Even furnished
rooms are being eagerly sought at
ter by small families who flnd it i'm
possible to secure residences. Real
estate values in residence property
within the city has increased at
least one hundred per cent since
1914, and Notwithstanding the high
cost of labor and building material
of all kinds, several thousands of dol
lars have been spent within the past
few months and are now being spent
in the erection of new business prop
erty and the improvement Of other
property. This increasing population
of the city demands that more dwell
ling houses be erected for the aecoms
modation of those who desire to To-
cate here and it is up to the capital
lists and business men OF the city to
meet this demand. If people cannot
get homes here, they will have to
seek location elsewhere. AS Brook
haven has always met every condi-
tion that has confronted her in the
past, we are confident that this con-
dition will also be met.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-07-30
UPHoLDs SUFFRAGE LAW.
State Supreme Court Says Statute
Giving, Women Ballot Is
Legal.

Nashville, Tenn, July 26.-The
Tennessee supreme court today up
held the validity of the law recently
enacted by the Legislature giving
women the right to vote in munich
pal and presidential elections, revers-
ing Chancellor James b. Newman, Of
this county, who some weeks ago
held that the act was violative Of
the State Constitution.
The court held that no mention
being made in the State Constitution
as to the manner Of selecting muni-
cspal officers and presidential elect
ors, the legislature shall direct the
manner Of their selection; It might
confer the power to select such Of
ficers upon women alone. The sta
tute, the court held. did not give
women Immunity from payment Of
poll taxes, and the power Of the cleo
tion board to provide an election box
implied the power TO provide boxes
when necessary to hold fair cleo
tion. No necessity existed. according
to the court. to provide separate bali
lots for women. The court held that
women could vote in city bond cleo
tions.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-07-30
Interest Grows in EIec-
tion-Primary Aug. 5th

AS the day for the first primary
election draws nearer, interest in the
outcome grows more intense, and the
seeming apathy and indifference that
has been so noticeable during the
early days of the campaign has Civ
en- place to an undercurrent of sup
pressed feeling and excitement it is
impossible to conceal, even from the
most casual observer. Then too, as
the day for the first primary looms
up In the near horizon, the average
voter throws aside that natural eau
tion that has controlled his express
ions during the early stages of the
campaign, and gives voice to his o.
piniong "a, '-eely, upon political
mattel~ iolitical situation,
and espos -7~s cause of his favor
ite candidate or candidates more
openly. In this way and through
this source of information the stu
dent of politics and things political
can reach very intelligent conclu-
sion as to the final result of the cleo
tion in many instances, and form
correct opinion as to those candidates
whose names will be entered in the
run or in the second primary. AS
the political straws point just at this
time, the indications are that some
of the candidates will be nominated
on the first primary; in other in
stances it will become necessary for
the two strongest candidates, who
seem to be known now as such to
make the race over and against each
other for the final determination be-
tween them at the polls on August
26th., while again the situation is
so mixed that it may take the off,
cial count to determine exactly what
the result really is. At any rate
things are warming up; they are get
ting hotter and hotter as the days
go by, and there is going to be
general round up here in Brookha-
ven on next Saturday without a
doubt, and there will be one Of the
biggest crowds here on that day
thatshas been here before during the
entire campaign.