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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-12
Blaming the Wrong Goat.
[ Bennington Banner.A

No longer can it be said in defense
OF the direct primary law that 10
state that had adopted it ever went
back to the convention system of
making nominations, for Idaho has
just done this very thing; Idaho, out
IN the progressive west from which
came this much footed panacca of all
political ills. Perhaps it was we'll
enough to try the experiment of the
direct primary, for from the experience
much may be LEARNED. Now that the
reaction against it has set in. let it be
hoped that Vermont will not be among
the last TO desert it, even as she was
among the last to take it up. 1t ism t
too late for the present legislature
either to rid the state of the primary
or at least to change it before the muir
der of party organization and party
responsibility. has been completed
st. Adams Messenger
The Messenger should not let its dis
like of the primary system lead it as
tray In its presentation of facts. Idaho
IS not the first state to discard the
primary and return to the convention
system. The South Dakota legislature
did the same thing several years ago
but the voters were not pleased and
four years later compelled the re-enact-
| ment of a primary law. The same thing
will undoubtedly happen in Idaho The
primary system is far from ideal but
| 1t fits present day conditions better
probably than any other system yet de-
vlsed. Any student of present dav
conditions in the world who urges re-
| turn 10 the old system Of hand picked
control of party nominations does not
| read the signs Alright. Also it is fair
| " clear, to us at least, that "the muir
| der of party organization and party
| responsibility was not done by the
primary.
Party lines do not hold as they did
IN old times but the ridiculous error
OF attributing the change to the pri-
mary ought to be apparent to any
newspaper reader who has seen a sim
! liar change In every country in the
world that has popular elections. Eng
land, France and Germany do not use
| the direct primary system of nomina-
tons bat independent voting in those
countries is even more pronounced than
on this side of the ocean.
| The error of the Messenger in at
tributing the change to the primary is
conclusively shown by The elections
in Vermont in 1902 This was nearly
fifteen years before the primary but
neither party was able to hold its mem
.bers in line. The upset of party con
troll of the rank and file is an undoubt
ed fact, but it exists just as markedly
in those states and countries where tho
primary has never been used.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-12
The Silent Protest.
Rutland Herald. "

One rather. envies the esteemed Free
Press the ease with which it dismisses
the result of the license vote in Yer
mont March meeting To dismiss a
rather significant protest by saying 1t
is mild form of joking is surely a
happy solution of somewhat inexplic-
able situation; inexplicable, that is.
from the standpoint of the Free Press,
because lit seems clear enough to the
% or 80 towns which seem to have tax
en- contrary view.
The Herald submits in alexander that
Vermont voters are not given to jokes
of that character. certainly not al al
on a given day and on given sub
ject. In fact, copy of a formal res
olution adopted -l,y the labor unions OF
the town of Hartford. which Invent
wet by a decisive vote, is decidedly IL
point.
The copy in question reads as follows
Whereas, believing that national pro
.hibiton is a trick Of the minority t.
put something OYER. and
Whereas, national prohibition viii de
prive people of personal liberty, guaran
teed by the constitution of these Unit
ed States, therefore be it -
F; Resolved, That as protest agains
national prohibition, the Wilder Cen
J trail Labor union urges all tradcs-union
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-12
In the Days News.

4 quarter OF century of distinguished
service as member of the highest tri-
bunal Is the record achieved by Chief
Justice Edward ID. White, who took his
seat on the bench as an associate Justice
of the supreme court Of the United States
Just % years ago today. The chief justice
is native OF Louisiana, born in the par
ISL OF Lafourche in 1915. lie comes of an
old Louisiana family and was educated
by the Jesuits. Following service in the
Confederate army he studied law and wa,
admitted TO the bar in 1865. His abilit,
and high character were soon recognized
by the people of his state and he wa,
elected to various public Offices In 1879
he was elected to the United States sen
ate. Three Years later President Clevc
land appointed him to the supreme bencI
and in 1910 President Taft made hin
chief justice.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-12

lists in the town of Hartford to vote for
license at town meeting March /, 1919.
This, by the way. is a proposition of
pure democracy. The Wilder labor un-
ion and its associates might go on
strike and its associates might go on
strike with the slogan. /" No beer, no
work, but instead its members pre-
fer to continue at work and take the
| foregoing plan and orderly course of
registering their disapproval, (l) of the
action OF congress III adopting the
Sheppard amendment, and (2) OF the
action of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in rat
| flying the said amendment without a
referendum to the people. Incidentally,
| 1t should be noted that Hartford ordIn-
arily votes "no.
| The Herald has first hand knowledge
that exactly the same sort of move
lment was undertaken in a less formal
manner in labor ceHters like Rutland.
Barre, Montpelier, St. Adams, Burling-
ton, St. Johnsbury, Bennington and else
where, with results that stick out of the
returns in highly significant fashion.
1t will not do TO whistle this sort of
thing down the wind. Ii can't be
Iblinked at. and The Herald believes
tthat IL Is the hrst rumble of q popular
tprotest that, before It reaches its eli.
max, may be heard 6ia Washington
loudly enough to compel the eonyen-
ton of an extra session of congress.
| With the republicans in charge OF
that congress and the democrats frank
ly fathering national prohibition, 1t is
easy to see that some things might
happen surprisingly-the repeal of the
so-ealled wartime prohibition" law
for one.
The Herald has the Fhonor to inform
| its ecmplaeent contemporary that tn,
fight is not yet over, neither is tn,
last dog hung in this business OF
forcing something down the throats o.
the people, on which they have never
been permitted to express themselves +,
: the ballot. In fact. there are people VIII,
believe that ii has just begun.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-12

One question before the committees
on appropriations and the budget com
mittee is the amount of money it is
safe to appropriate for humanity for
the coming two years. Through the
board of charities and probation the
state has undertaken work for humani-
ty. in the care of unfortunate children
and supervision of criminals allowed to
90 on probation for the term of inn
prisonment imposed upon them. Real
benefits have been accomplished for
both classes, quite large part of the
work for children having been paid
for by private Donations. The depart
ment feels it can expend TO good adj
vantage larger amount than was APP
propriated for the first two years of
its existence-$20,0 00 Everyone ia
miliar with the work of the department
knows this to be true We believe that
every person fayoring correction
rather than punishment will heartily
endorse q reasonably liberal appopria.
ton for humanity by the present legis
lature.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-12
Teday's Anniversaries.

lSt-Patrick A. Collins, representative in
congress, mayor of Boston and q
noted figure in Democratic national
politics, born in Ireland Died al
Hot Springs, Va, Sept. IA, 1905.
lS57-Railway suspension bridge between
Toronto and Hamilton gave way;
train thrown into the canal, ana
II killed
lS62-Jacksonville Fla, surrendered tc
the Federals.
lS94-Justin Mccarthy reelected chailt
man of the Irish parliamentary par
~.
l9o7-An explosion on the French battle
ship Jena killed III persons.
l9ll-The Mexican insurgents attacked
the Federals at Agu Prieta and were
repulsed with heavy loss.
l9l5-Berlin reported a series OF victories
for the Germans in northern Pc
land
1916 British mercantile fleet auxiliar,
Fauvette sunk by striking mine, L
lost
l9l1-Russian Duma met in defiance of tht
ear and nearly the whole of Petro
grad fell into the hands of the revo
lutionists
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-12
WEDNESDAY, MARCH u, 1919.
ENFORCEMENT OF PROHIBITION

Everybody is talking about bone
dry country after the first day of
July, some people believing the enforce
ment of the Sheppard Amendment to
the United States constitution goes
into effect at that time. We do not so
understand it. The failure of the last
congress TO pass the Barley bill has
left the enforcement of prohibition
very uncertain.
The only law going into effect on
July is the wartime prohibition law
which provides THE commissioner of
internal revenue is hereby authorized
and directed to prescribe rules and reg
ulations, subject to the approval OF the
secretary of the treasury, in regard to
the manufacture and sale of distilled
spirits held in bond after June 80, 1919
until this act shall cease to operate
for other than beverage uses.
News dispatches tell us that Com
missioner of Internal Revenue Roper
/ mas dSheu HIS SOllCilOE " iuieIpl tEt
law for him to see if he is duty bount
/ to enforce this act. Experts in his de
partmcnt believe the department o
Justice should enforce the act The de
partment of justice does not want t
undertake the task and no one know
at present how or by whom the Law
will be enforced. Millions of dollar
will be necessary to enforce the Law
with any effectiveness and no appro
priation has been made for this pur
pose.
Unless congress is called in specia
session and takes definite action on tn
matter we may have drastic law o
the statute books without authority t
enforce it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-12
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE
BY LEE PAPE

Me and pop ate suppir down town in a
big resterant last mite, and the waiter
handed us each a CRATE big card with ev-
erything to eat printed on it, being a
big skmnie waiter with polite manners,
and | started to reed the card beginning
at the top, saying. G, hows enybody go
ing to eat all thisy
Don't let it worry You, I'll order for You,
sed ma, and pop sed, No, let him order
for himself, | bleeve boy should be
tawt .low to eondpekt himself in a place
OF this kind, so that in later life he wont
look like a gawk.
Well my goodniss, Wilyam, sed ma,
il you let that boy order watevcr he
wunts you'll have fine bill to pay.
Well, the rite sort<of education never
does come cheep, and | consider that this
Experience will teetch Benny the power
Of mind over menu card, and il he orders
too mulch and makes himself uncomfort-
able it will teetch him that tle eye is
bigger than the stumlnick, sed pop.
And he ordered wat he wunted and ma
ordered wat she wunted, and the waiter
put 1t down acting more polite the more
they ordered, and then he sed, and wat
will the young gcntilman have. Meening
me, and | started to reed different things
off OF the big card, saying Erster cocktale
bali duZZln blue points on the hall shell
consommay, mock fertile soop sea trop:
| trled halibut, roast chicken. sweet pora
toes, mash potatoes, Frentch peez, corn
iitters, brussel sprouts, apple pie, apple
dumping and choeklit ice creem.
Willyum, YOU wouldent actually allow
tn hax 0Cr1xr tai
pop sed, Nollege is power, let him see
what he has wished on himself, waiter
bring it on
Nich the waiter went away and did
putting so many difirent kinds of thing,
IN frlfnt of me that there wasent hardly
eny room left for pop and ma, me saying
G, WIZ, pop, G.. WIZ, ma, l got , kinds
LOT crsters and , kinds OF soop and
kinds of fish.
As We order SO shall We reep, sed pop
And | started to eat and before ! got
thru there wasent enything left, taking
me pritty long vile but not beng very
hard, and then | happened to feel in m;
coat poclits and wat was in there but
about peanuts that | dident know was
there, and | took them out and ate them
ma saying. Wen, can you beet that, ant
pop saying. Id hate to try,
| And vile We was going home pop sed
Well Benny, j trust the Experience has
ent; bin in svane, wat part of your dinn;l
gave you the most plez1ure<
/ The peenutsAI .sed
lee gods, and his order alone cost m,
IS doilers and 20 SCENTS, the peanuts, sc,
! pop- tsss - y s.
Ilee bee. ! think YOU paved for you
own education. Willytin. sed ma. An,
And We kepp on going home pop slyin
to himself every once in a vile, The pee
nuts, tie pcenuts. 80
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-12

The appointment of Congressman
Dale as chairman of the committee to
investigate the operation of the treas
ury department viii give him an oppor.
tunity to show his ability as q con
gresham. This is the first RESPONSE
BILE position that has come to him since
he became q member of congress. We
do not know what Irregularities may
exist in that department but feel conf
dent there is opportunity to recommend
some improvements in methods that
call for real ability.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-12
From Here and There

Red was regarded by the Egyptians as
symbolic of fidelity
seventy-fve railroad cars are needed
daily to haul away the merchandise sold
by Americas largest mail-order house.
Twenty-Five million sheets OF music
We're sold last year by one of the well
known chains of .five-and-ten-eent stores.
A food scientist states that one and a
half pints Of milk with half a pound OF
pea flour would supply all the essential
ingredients for whole days food.
The first attempt to transport the
mails by air is credited to the British,
under whose auspices the experiment was
made with varying success in India in
| 1911. G
Although green is the gala color of the
/ Turks it is seldom found in Turkish rugs
This is because the Turk does not ap
prove of the use of the color where il
would be trodden by the feet
As far as can be learned, the earliest
use of the nickname John Chinaman a,
a designation for Celestials is in "A Let
ter to the Committee of the Management
of Drury Lane Theater,' published il
London just 100 years ago.
From the beginning of history the cus
tom of sending ambassadors has beer
praeticed in Europe, but it was not unit
the close of the 18th century that til
Ipermanent embassy became at all com
mon, and not until the end of the l6tl
that it became generally recognized IL
stitution.
For centuries the, Chinese had a monoT
IL. r. L.
the secret of its manufacture, but even
lually the knowledge of the art spread t
Korea and thence to Japan, where th
industry was established about the thil
century of the present era The art wa
carried thence to India and finally reache
Europe.
. The coming summer will mark the sem
centennial of the formal opening of ii
Suez Canal, one of the greatest enginee
ing projects of the world The festiv
given by the khedive of Egypt in con
memoratlen of the opening is said to hay
cost s23,000,000. The festivities extende
! over period of several weeks and we
h attended by the emperor of Austria, Il
empress of the French and many 9th,
;. high personages.
l. -Hdh4 CotlAlB DIlS bL btSlCTN
t connected with Gibraltar, the famol
rock at the entrance to the Meditera
Il mean, which rumor says Great Brita
j may give up to Spain. Among otn
/. things it is recalled that the last sic
. of Gibraltar was by far the longest
modern times. 1t commenced on Jul
al p, l779, and ended in February, 1888.
5 thus lasted for the long period of thr
y years and eight months.
: The illusion of motion in the social
IS motion pictures is based on the fact til
le the retina of the eve retains an ina
to for two fortytifths Of a secondhand til
rs It takes that much more time for the i
age to fade saway Each picture is 81
n when flashed on the screen, and sh,
Al ter cuts off the light during the shift
Re the picture following. The mission. of t
10 projecting machine is to finish each y
a. ture sufficiently fast enough as to cat
~ the images to overlap on the retina, I'll
is to give the eye new image before /
preceding one has faded away
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-12

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co., C. w.
Cleveland, S L. Purinton (Esteyville), Brooks
House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot Newsstand
George ]. Bower, Riyerview street tFort
Drummer district.
West Brattleboro, J. L. Stockwell.
East Dummerston, NJ. f. Brown.
Putney, NJ G. Williams.
EeWfane, n. NJ Batcheder.
Townshend, c. w. Cutler.
West Townshend, c. II. Grout.
Jamaica, R J. Daggett.
South Londonderry, F. II. Tyler
Soath Vernon, E. B. Buffum.
Mortified, Mass, Thompson Bros.
West Chesterfield, N. H, Mrs. w. Streeter
Hinsdale, N. H. w. H. Lyman.
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News CO.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-12

Reports filed with the secretary of
state show that IS towns voted for
license this year and a Montpelier des-
patch says that three more, Granville,
Highgate and Fair Haven, are known
to have joined the wet column. To
the list should be added the town of
Dover in this county, making total
of 80, Tie largest number of license
towns in Vermont since 1907. This sud.
den change cannot be explained away
as coincidence. Without doubt ii
is the expression of a considerable
sentiment against the method by which
prohibition is being forced upon the
country.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-12

many embodied in the terms of peace
in effect creates a league of nations.
The United States cannot join its al
lies in making such terms and refuse
to cooperate in their enforcement. Nor
can they be enforced without the
strength of America behind them.
Such restraint on the military develop
ment Of Germany, also, will enforce
peace for twelve years at least. In max
ing these terms the necessity and in
evitableness of a league of nations
have been established
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-12

4 resident of Bethel, vt. writes the
Boston Herald congratulating that
staunehly Republican newspaper for its
support of the league of nations idea
As time goes on it becomes more and
more apparent that people are lining up
on this issue without regard to regular
party lines. If any proof were needed
to that effect in this state it may be
found in the attitude of the Vermont
newspapers. two of the foremost OF
whom. the Burlington Free Press ant
the Barre Times, are strong supporter:
Of the league idea though strongly Re
publican in policy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-12
Tcday's Birthdays.

Daniel w, Hoan, the Socialist mayor Of
Milwaukee, born at Waukesha, Wis. IS
years ago today.
RI Rev Joseph schrembs. bishop OF The
Catholic diocese of Toledo, O., born IL
Bavaria, SO years ago today.
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen, senior United
States senator from New Jersey, born al
Raritan, n. j., so years ago today.
Rt. Rev. George Y. Bliss, coadjutor
bishop of the Episcopal diocese Of Yer
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-12
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II 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
on the morning following the omission, in
person, by telephone or postal card, thus en-
aiding 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, 1919-03-12
The People Who Have LINZ.

II is an interesting fact that il is
the busy people who have time TO DO
the extras. The last person in the
world to apply to for help Is the one
who is supposed to have leisure. Those
with nothing to do soon get so that
they can do nothing. Thank God II
you are busy of necessity. for that
means that Won will have time for
the outside things that need doing
Girls Companion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-12

Manchester, n. H., has decided to
continue its war gardens for another
season under the new title of Vic
tory Gardens. = Here's hoping they
will prove even greater victory than
last season over the weeds, bugs and
worms
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-12

No one will question the wisdom of
Secretary Daniels in holding up the
construction of battleships until he is
sure of the most desirable type. But
we hope it does not mean such a com
plete stagnation in construction as he
brought about during the pre- war
period.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-12
Gre Year Ago Today in the War

Northeast coast of England raided by
German airships.
Fifty persons reported Killed in British
air raid on Coblenz, Germany.
{. s. war department announced second
draft OF 100000 men to begin.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-12

The wireless has given us the details
of the President 5 cold. Wonder if it
has reproduced his sneezes in the White
House?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-12
Member of The Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for publication of all news
credited in this paper and also the local news
published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-12

In asking for peace that will not
humiliate the German people does the
pope show himself to be a German
sympathizer?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-12

mont, born at Shc.burne. Vt, IS years
ego today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-12
Its Kind.

as this an athletic fence Of yours:"
.'What do you mcan?"
Il noticed it had such a swinging
&c ten
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-12

Get a gossip wound up and they vii
run somebody down.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-12
TO ADVERTISERS.

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an inch for first insertion, 25 cents an inch
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Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements-Five cents line
FIRST insertion with 50 per cent discount for
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copy.
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insertion with 50 per cent discount for each
subsequent insertion without change of copy.
Position 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-12

The destruction of military Ger
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-12

ADVERTISE IN THE REFoRMER.
Vernon Parish Democrat., 1919-11-08
APPLE POMAcE FOR FEEDING
Refuse From Cider Making ls Good
for Live stock-Does Not De-
crease MILK Flow.

According to experiments at Yer
mont station apple pomace, which is
refuse from apples used in cider max.
ing, makes good feed for cattle.
The station has been investigating
this product for a number of years
and it has been found that feeding
pOmace does not decrease the amount
or detract from the quality Of the
milk.
The feed should be fed lightly at
first, until cows become accustomed
to 1t, when as much as 35 pounds
daily can be fed. Each ton of pomace
brings on to the farm six pounds Of
nitrogen, fve pounds Of potash and
two pounds Of phosphoric acid.
Farmers who live near cider mills
where this pOmace is available might
well consider feeding it to their COWS
II 1t can be obtained at a reasonable
price.