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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07

failure of the intent by the state au-
thorities to press for trial-a situation
that had certain elements of potential
scandal, not lightly to be contemplated
by those who regard the fame and
reputation of Vermont with any degree
of righteous jealousy.
The prompt calling of the case by
Judge F. NJ. Butler of this city and
the degree of preparation already ev-
idenced by the filing of the respond
ent S plea, "a somewhat remarkable
document. by the way. and one that
may perhaps be called an innovation
ought to set such rumors at rest and
prepare the people of the state for such
q fair and impartial trial of Horace F.
Graham as our courts undertake to as
sure for all defendants, whether former
governors of Vermont or obscure and
insignificant private citizens.
There is but one kind of law in this
state and it applies equally to ALL No
man can claim immunity from it, No
difference in station should be permit
ted to interfere with its complete oper.
alton. To argue otherwise is to argue
against the purity of our courts and the
| integrity of our public officers.
The case of State VS.. Graham should
be tried with the same zeal, ability and
courage that the prosecuting officers
of the state and Washington county
have displayed in other cases. involv
, ing crimes of greater or less degree,
and certainly the respondent in this
somewhat celebrated case is entitled to
every recourse afforded him under the
| law.
In measure, as indicated by the an
| swer of his counsels, the people of Yer
| mont are on trial in this case. Public
| practices and state business methods
| already sufficiently condemned in these
columns will probably be exploited in
/ a fashion that will make judicious oh.
| servers marvel. not that the state is
| finally involved in the distasteful bus.
mess of trying a former custodian OF
public funds for a series of alleged de
falcations. but rather that such a sit
nation never occurred before
Happily the system under which sucl
things were possible has been largely
amended under authority of the legis
lature, effectuated by the governor anC
he state board of control. Probably
no such situation will ever again con
front Vermont as that which it face
next Tuesday afternoon. but no con
sidcration should be permitted TO inter
:, fore for moment with the resolute
faithful and answering prosecution o
this case-unique as it probably is snt
perhaps duly notorious on that account
The law of Vermont is no respeeto
of persons; on that axiom public, pres
and public officers must stand united
If the people of Vermont are in
sense co-defenders in this cause, the,
are also in very practical sense tn
prosecution and their mandate resi-
heavily on their chosen representatives
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07
The Meddler
"V the coat fits you, put 1t on

During the performance of the Wheel
Club show last week it occurred to The
Meddler to wonder what would happen
if ever cry of fire" should break
upon the ears of an audience of the
size of those that filed the Auditorium
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday ev-
enings. 1t is true the house is equipped
with fire escapes, enough of them in
all probability to meet any emergency
If they were properly lighted but likely
to be of little use in their present con-
dition. Inside the theatre the exits
are marked by red lights but on the
outside there is nothing to point the
way down the iron stairs In case of
a panic at highland night is when
the Auditorium is mostly used-the
rush to these doors would certainly be
followed by jam with such horrible
possibilities that one hesitates to think
of it. Those who managed 20 reach
the outside would probably be pushed
down Or over the fire escapes by the
crowd in the rear, because no one step
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE

A baskit of green apples dropped out
NJ the back OF waggln yestidday rite
before supplr, and the man dident heer us
Fellows yell to him, proberly on account
Of we could of yelled louder if we wunted
to and we all ran out in the street and
tried to see who could pick up the most
appels, more because we wunted the APP
pels than because we wunted to see who
could pick up the most, and / got all my
pockits full and my hat full, and after
supper | started to eat them in the set
ting room, ma saying, Mersey, Benny,
ing green appels?
They fell off of Vaughn, watts the mat
ter with thems | sed.
They're sutch frightful shade of green,
you better put them out in the sun to
ripen or sumthihg, sed ma
Aw G., ma, / never get stummick axe,
[ sed, and pop sed, Well you'll get one
his time, if I'm eny judge of green appels,
if those appels were eny greener they
would be agenst the law.
| bet you | wont, | never get STUN
mick axe, do /, ma / sed, and ma sed,
Well, hardly ever, that's the truth, tho wy
YOU don't is MYSTERY to me- And /
kepp on eating the green appels, and all
of suddin l felt fearse pane. thinking,
0wteh, gosh, G..
Watts the idear of that face, Benny
sed pop. Meening the Que | jest made,
and sed, o nuthing, | was jest thinking
of sumthing.
You mussent think of sutch things sed
pop, and ma sed, Willyum, bet he's got
stummicl1 axe.
No sir. no mann, / have not, sed. And
kepp on setting there feeling fearser
and fearser and trying not TO make faces
md making some anyways, and pop sed
Have another appel wy don't you, Benny
! had enuif, I'm getting tired of them
sed
Penny, lave you got stammick AXE:
sed ma
No mann, I sed And | kemp on setting
here another little vile, and then l sed
Nea man. Wich | had, and | grabbed
void Of the outside of my stummic!1 and
started to make fearse faces and fearse
noises, and ma gave me some fearse mel
sin and | three the anpels all out of the
aaclS window exsent the ones | had ate.
md after a vile ! felt ali rite agen and
vent out in the back street to find them
md thew wasent there. proving sumbody
ad proberly found them alreddy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER I, 1919.
GoMpERs LOSING HOLD.

Samuel Gompers poses as the leader
of labor in this country. On the con-
trary he is fast becoming trailer OF
labor. AS the head of the American
federation of labor he opposed the
strike of the steel workers, declaring
the time was inopportune. They struck
and Mr. Gompers took their cause into
the federal labor conference in WASH.
ington and lost it. He is also urging
all organized labor to contribute
freely as possible toward supporting
the idle steel workers families.
He has opposed other strikes only
to turn around and support the strik
ers in their fight as soon as they had
ignored his judgment of the matter
He pleads with the government to lay
aside its method of dealing with the
coal strikers and says if the govern.
ment would abandon the enforcement
of the law he thinks the coal miners
would be willing to negotiate on the
fuses TO yield its rights in the matter
and stands for the enforcement of thu
law against its violators, evidently un
willing to ape Mr.. Gompers in playing
to labor.
His predictions that labor would no
obey law if it was against their appe
/ tites and desires have been freely mad,
! to representatives Of the government
but they are not yet fulfilled. His la'
hour day and forty eight hour weel
must be the maximum time for labo
and if labor has its way the working
time of American workmen win b
even shorter He stout1y denies tina
| output can be increased over con
siderable period of time by lengthenin,
/ hours. 1t may be true there has beef
no increase to output of labor by short
er or longer hours because labor ha
never increased it's. working hours. Blu
it is a fact that every. reduction il
working hours decreases the output o
labor and discredits Mr.. Gompers
statement.
Mr.. Gompers is on the toboggar
Posing as conservative he endorse
and promotes the most radical scheme
of labor and is fast losing the conf
dence of all thinking Americans.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07
CHANGING THANKSGIVING.

The intimation from Governor Glenn
ent that he will recommend to the
next legislature that the date of
Thanksgiving day be changed from
the last Thursday in November to No
vember ii to be observed jointly with
Armistice day, has the merit of novel
ty Has the governor forgotten that
Thanksgiving is a national holiday
fixed by the national administra ton.
entirely independent of state govern
ments' Thanksgiving is national in.
stitution observed since the founda-
ton of government and established
even before the national government
came into being.
Whatever the merit of combining the
two days into one holiday, it is not
probable Vermont will override the
national government in changing
Thanksgiving. If the governor wants
to influence the next legislature of this
state he had better suggest something
easier.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07
In the Days News.

Maj. Gen. Henry p. Mccain, who has
been presented with a silver service by
members, of the Sixty fifth Congress,
served as adjutant general of the United
States Army during the war. and in that
capacity he was an important adviser
of the national administration and of
Congress. General Mccain graduated
from the United States Military Acade-
my, receiving the appointment to the
school from Mississippi his native state.
He was made adjutant general on Aug.
p, 1914. with the rank of brigadier gen
aral, and became a major general on Oc-
tober 6, 1917. At the time of the wal
between the United States and Spain he
was on duty in Alaska, and went from
there to the Philippines with his com
mand, where he saw active service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07
I oday's Events

A year ago today America indulged
IN a delirious but premature celebration
of the signing of the armistice.
The annual convention of the Nation
al Association of Truck Sales Managers
will open at Detroit today and continue
in session over tomorrow
Extremist clements in trade union
circles in Frances Spain and other Euro
pean countries have urged the calling of
a general strike for today.
Radical organizations with headquar-
ters in Chicago have called for nation
wide celebration today in honor of the
second anniversary of the Soviet Repub-
lie of Russia.
The Lowden boom for the presidency
IS expected to receive attention at the
be discussed by the North Dakota Edu-
annual convention of the Illinois Repub-
lican Editorial Association, to be held
today at Springfield.
The need for higher wages for teachers
to meet the increased cost of living will
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07

2rc apt 10 lose sight of our blessings.
The observation is heard frequently
! hat there seems to be little to be
thankful for this year. But will not
November II be an occasion for
thankss Our soldiers are home and
following the pursuits of peace. No
long casualty lists stare out from the
lagos of the daily news to be read in
fear and trembling by those at home
Look back to year ago this very week
n Brattleboro. The influenza ban had
lust been lifted from schools and
-hurches and other places, having been
in force since October 4 with rec
ord of 400 eases of this disease which
brought sorrow to SO many homes. Let
rs think a little, count our blessings
and give thanks
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07

After infantile paralysis ragged so
fiereely during the summer of 1917 a
return of the epidemic was predicted
the next year but it failed to appear
having apparently burned itself odt.
This year but eight eases have been re-
ported by the entire state. The in
auenza germ also seems to have ex-
hausted itself by its own violence, and
in spite of repeated predictions, if il
has returned at all, its demonstrations
are so feeble that they are scarcely no,
ticeable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07
Today's Birthdays.

Charlotte Crabtree CLotta), celebrated
actress, now retired, born in New Yorl;
City, ~ years ago today.
William Denman, former head of the
United States Shipping Board, born III
San Francisco, AZ years ago today.
Henderson NJ. Jacoway, representative
in Congress of the Fifth Arkansas dis
trict, born at Dardanelle, Ark, 40 year,
ago today.
Robert L. Doughton, representative
in congress of the Eighth North Caro-
lima district, born at Laurel Springs, \
@, So years ago today.
Maj. X. N. Van Zandt of Texas. com.
mander in chief of the United Confede.
rate Veterans, born in Franklin County
Tenn, SO years ago today
Nine. Sklodswska Curie, distinguished
French scientist, chief professor in thc
Faculty of Science of the University OF
Paris, born in Poland, - years ago to
day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07
ping from light into dark could Sc
well enough to walk or run down them

The Meddler is firmly convinced thai
immediate improvement of this condi
tion is one of the pressing duties of tn
town authorities. Each exit should b.
equipped with one or more lights on tn
outside, thus making it possible for PEG
pie to go down the fire escapes as rapid
ly as they can reach them from the in
side. And along with this work i
would also be well for the selectme'
to insist upon thorough examination
of the tackle above the Auditorium
stage. Not once in hundred time
would an accident like the breaking
the curtain cable last Friday evcnin.
prove as free from serious eonsequenc
es.
Whether or not the town decides I,
pave Main street without making fur
Their provision against the possibility O
continued digging up of the surface
its action in voting $4,000 for the in
stallation of an adequate drainage sys
tenn was sound business policy Roa6
Commissioner DUDE sized the situation
accurately when he stated that $4,50f
spent for drainage would bring great
er returns than 100000 spent for paw.
| ing without drainage In other words
drainage is needed in any event, an6
4 no H..
ton the town will be to determine what
| further improvements to Main street il
wishes to make. The Meddler hope
that available material and labor will
be found to do the job this fall. am
| that in the meantime the seleetmen an6
road commissioner will further inves
tigate the relative merits and costs O.
different kinds of street paving.
Notwithstanding Governor Clement ;
decision not to issue November !
proclamation there will be general oh
servance of the day in Brattleboro q
well as in many other towns in Yer
mont. No doubt the governor is sin
cere in his belief that since he canno
designate Nov. II legal holiday ther
IS no occasion for proclamation con
corning its observance, but The Med
dler cannot help feeling that his cours
will put him still further out of touc
with world war veterans throughou
the state. The first anniversary of tn
signing of the armistice should be oh
/ served everywhere, and Governor. Glen
ent might well have issued proclama
ton to that effect whether or not tn
occasion was made a "legaln holida
within the strict meaning of the tern
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07

work for me and / know It will help
others if they will give it a fair trial"
Mrs. LIZZIE COURTNEY, los 9Th Ave,
West, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Why will women drag along from day
o day, year in and year out, suffering
such misery as did Mrs. Courtney, when
such letters as this are continually being
published. Every woman who suffers
from displacements, irregularities, in
fiammation, liberation, backache, ner-
vousness, or who is passing through the
Change of Life should give this famous
root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, trial. For
special advice write Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co, Lynn, Mass. The result
of its long experience is at your service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07
QUICK RELIEF FROM
CONSTIPATION
Get DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That is the joyful cry of thousands
since DR.. Edwards produced Olive
Tablets, the substitute for calomel
DR.. Edwards, a practicing physician
for II years and calomel's old-tin.c
enemy, discovered the formula fox O-iv>
Tablets while treating PATENTS fc-
chronic constipation and torpid E-e-s-
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do not
contain calomel. but healing, soothing
vegetable laxative.
No gripping is the keynote" of these
little sugar coated, olive-colored tab
lets. They cause the bowels ana liver 70
act normally. They never force t..,,@@r;;
to unnatural action
Ifyou have a dark brown mouth
bad breath-a dull, tired feeling-sicI-.
headache-torpid liver-constipation,
you'll find quick. sure and pleasant re-
suits from one or two of Or. Edwards
Olive Tablets at bedtime.
Thousands take them overnight just
to keep risht. Try them. l0c and 25c.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim Of the management TO securc
efficient service in the delivery of the papei
each night, and it solicits the cooperation O.
subscribers to that end Prompt reports shouIe
he given of each failure to receive the pape,
m the morning following the omission, IL
person, by telephone or postal card. thus en-
abling the cause of the error to be promptlH
and accurately discovered and the proper rem
-dy Immediately applied. 1t il only BY thi
method that the publisher can secure the dc
sisEd service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run of paper, 50 cents
an inch for first insertion, Is cents an inch
for each subsequent insertion. Limited space
On first page at double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements-Five cents q line
first insertion with so per cent discount foI
each subsequent insertion without change OF
copy. Minimum charge 20 cents. Cash witt
order
Reading Notices-Twenty cents per line frs
insertion with 50 per cent discount for each
subsequent insertion without change of copy.
Reading notices are published at foot of iosa!
items.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07

cational Association. meeting in annual
session today at Minot.
An eclipse of the moon is to take place
tonight, when the moon will cross the
ecliptic somewhere in the constellation
Aries between Pisces and Taurus. The
eclipse will be partial, the earth's shadow
covering less than one fifth of the moons
diameter
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07

In the lists of "what to give dad y
which merchants usually print at holt
day time, the enterprising ones may in
clude an ehillioscope. You may not
know what an ehillioscope' is but we
are told that it is an instrument some
thing like a thermometer which can
ne dropped into bottle and take mea-
sure of the alcohol therein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07

Officers of the national poultry, but
ter and egg association have begun a
campaign to help lower prices TO the
consumer They state that elimination
of the vast waste of breaking ard
"ripening' viii help materially in this
reduction. At any rate the. elimination
of "ripening" is sure to find favor
with the consumer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07

Our old friend, the Farmers Alma
nae, has made its appearance and tells
IFS what we may expect for weather in
1920. We note that guess has been
made that in January the weather will
he mostly cold while considerable blus-
ter and high wind is predicted for
March.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07

The assistant secretary of war is
something of humorist when he rec
ommends abolishing his office because
sit is now about as important as the
Job of man picking blossoms from a
century plant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07

The Reformer is on sale every evening b.
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co, C. W
Ceaveland. s. l.. Purintou (EsteyvilIeJ
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
stand, Gilbert Pollica, 81 South Main 81
Fort Drummer district.
West Brattleboro, J l. StockweIl
East Dummerston, N. E. Brown
Putney, NJ G.. Williams
Newfane, n. M Batchelder.
Townshend, o. B Dauchy.
West Tcwnshepd, c. H. Crout
Jamaica, R ]. Daegett
South Londonderry, F. e. Tyler.
South Vernon, F.. B. Buffum.
Eorthheld, Mass, Thompson Bros.
West Chesterfield, N. B., Mrs w. StfeeteI
Hinsdate, N. n, w. H. Lyman.
Greenfield, Mass Greenfield News Co.
Greenfield, Mass, C. A. Hays.
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER I. 1919.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07

awful pdinS-an O
nothing seemed to
do me any good. A
friend advised me
to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. l.
did so and got re-
lief right away. L
can certainly re-
commend this valu-
able medicine to
other women who
suffer, for it has
done such good
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07
Piles Cured in s to IA DAYS

Druggists refund money if PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure Itching,
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles.
Stops Irritation; Soothes and Heals.
You can get restful sleep after the first
Price 60c-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07
Member II The Associated Press.

The, Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled TO the use for publication of all new
dispatches credited TO it and not o;herwis,
credited in this paper and also the heal new
published herein
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07

To Fortify the System Against Grip
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
Tablets which destroy germs, act as
Tonic and Laxative, and thus prevent
Colds, Grip and Influenza. There is
only one s'BRoMo QUININE. f.
W. GROVES signature on the box. SOC.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07

1t is quite all right to be wearing a
last years coat but it should have a
this year S Red Cross button on the Ia
pei
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07
A Tickle is The Beginning

of throat cold or fainful cough.
HAYES HEALING HONEY Stops
the Tickle by Healing the Throat. 35c
per bottle.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07

In our concern with the various dis
couraging problems of the present we
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07

With your fngersi You can lift Of
any hard corn, soft corn, or corn be-
tween the toes, and the hard skin cal
luses from bottom of feet.
A tiny bottle of "Freezone costs
little at any drug store; apply few
drops upon the corn or callus. Instantly
it stops hurting,then shortly you lift
that bothersome corn or callus right of
root and all, without one bit of pain
or soreness. Truly! No humbugl
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07
IN MISERY
= ''''0 For YEARS
Mrs. Courtney Tells HowShe
Was Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Oslsaloosa. Iowa" For years 1 was
simply in misery from a weakness and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07
Today's Anniversaries.

l775-Lord Dunmore declared Virginia
to be in a state of rebellion.
lS39-Czar of Russia issued ukase per-
hitting the title of citizen of the
first class to be held by any Jew
worthy of it.
l893-Thirty persons killed by an anar-
chist bomb thrown in a theater
in Barcelona.
l900-Canadian parliamentary elections
were carried by a Liberal majority.
l90l-Li Hung Chang. China's famous
statesman, died at Picking. Born
in 1922
l90s-Attempted assassination of Sir
Andrew Fraser, Lieutenant Cover
nor of Bengal, at Calcutta.
l9l4-Russians defeated Turks near En-
zerum, in Armenia
l9l5-Anglo-Itali army reported on
way across Albania
19l6-Cardinal MERCER, Primate of Bel
GUM, issued a protest to the world
against the deportation of Bel
gians to Germany.
l9l7-Gaza was taken by the British ex
peditionary force in Palestine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-07
One Year Ago Today in the War.

American army captured Sedan.
Germany sent to Marshal Foch for
armistice terms.
Revolts broke out in Hamburg and 9th
r important German cities.