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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-25
Resolution Adopted.

The resolution provided that
womans auxiliary 10 the committee
be established throughout the coun-
try. to be known as the wonlRns
national democratic congressional
committee. cons sting Of a state cnair-
man in each state Of the Union. to be
selected by the representative on this
committee from the respective state.
The state chairman shall associate
with herself a member from each
congressional district of the state. to
be known as district chairman. who
shall assoc ate with herself addit .onAl
members from her district corrA-
spending with the party organisa-
ton in that particular Jurisdiction.
The state chairman AMI district chair
men so selected from the respective
congressional districts shall consti-
tutc the executive committee. The en-
tire membership so selected shall con-
etitute the wo,nan's national demo-
cratic congressional committee.
Upon the meeting and organisation
Of the wornan's nationa! congress-
sional committee the organisation
may re approved, and a vice state
chairman. secretary ard treasurer hs
elected. or. there shall be a re-or-
ganiaation III accordance with the
wishes of the majority of the mem
bers present. and all officers be elect
ed at that time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-25

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-25
MARKET TRADING
SHOWS ACTIVITY
Slightly Less Than Previous
Week. Nevertheless Re-
garded Noteworthy.


NEW YORK May 24.-Activity in
he stock market this week failed to
'ttain the huge dimensions Of the
preceding period. but was OF suffi-
'.ent volume and scope to make the
rading again noteworthy.
Paramount factors which guided
'he list through its occasional inter
- ais of caution included the Presi-
;ent's message to Congress. the re-
markable foreign trade returns for
,ril. further brilliant crop prospects
and many indications of industrial inn
provement.
The market received its greatest
-'imulus from the address OF Ebert
H. Gary. VINO predicte.' an era Of
"reater prosperity. for the steel and
iron industry extending. he believed.
10 various branches of the metal
trade. His conclusions were based
chiefly upon the country's supreme
economic position.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24
The INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE.

The industrial conference as called
by President Wilson has closed without
accomplishment, the labor section hav-
ing walked out and the capital section
having been locked out by the Presi-
dent. The public section of the confer
ence has been retained and asked to
settle the differences between labor and
capital. The public is great body
seriously harmed by the quarrels be-
tween capital and labor, therefore a
much interested party. 1t may be as
sumed to hold just ideas regarding the
dispute and therefore expected to deal
justly with each party. But if neither
labor or capital is to have a voice in
the matter there is question whether
either will feel bound to accept the
findings of that body. The question
whether the President will succeed in
getting a working solution of the prob
lens remains a large one. The rela-
tons of capital and labor are purely
business relations and we are not con-
WINGED they can be successfully regulat-
ed by a conference in which neither
side is directly represented.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24

little trouble in finding them And it
vas all over in one night.
In these later days, unfortunately for
the peace of mind, lovers of good order
and quiet, the mischief makers start on
their nightly pranks the first of October
youngsters at first, reinforced later by
hoodlums of from II to l6 years, or there
abouts, and in many instances their
pranks are akin to malicious mischief In
some residential districts it has been no
tlced in the past week that the soaping of
windows and pushing of electric bells has
been followed by damage to property.
1t is apparent, however, to those who
give the matter thought that parents are
responsible in large degree for this hood
lumism Many children of tender years
are among the providers and mischief max
ers, some of them evidently legged on
by older boys and girls, and it is a reas
enable assumption that their parents are
not exercising the proper restraint. They
should know where their children are at
night and what they are doing and should
act accordingly; otherwise they are false
to their duty.
Let the fathers and mothers perform
their part, while the police put stop te
the defacing and damaging of property
and there will be little complaint of Hal
loween hoodlumism.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE
By LEE PAPE

Pubs Simkins came over after skool
today and we was playing submareen
chasers up in the setting room, and all
of suddin we started to smell corn
beef and cabbidge, proving we was GO
ing to have it for suppir. Pubs smelling
out loud and saying, o boy, corn beef
and eabbidgc, | wish l was home smell
ling it.
Wy don't you stay heer for suppir,
III ask ma if you can, / sed.
Wich | did. and ma sed. You'll half
to ask Nora, she s bin complaining
about having so mulch eompinny late
", SO if she duzzent mind I'm sure l
don't
Witch | went down to the kitchin
to ask her, and she was setting there
pealing the potatoes with a unsatisied
Expression and | smelled the corn beef
an cabbidge out loud 3 times, saying
G., Nora, that serteny smells good, you
must be CRATE cook to make thing
smell like that
l CESS theses verse cooks than me,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24
FRIDAY, OCTOBER "a, 1919.
TAXATION IN VERMONT.

Some very interesting suggestions
on Vermont tax problems have just
been published in the Burlington Free
Press in a letter from Former State
Tax Commissioner Charles A. Plumley.
Mr. Plumley very emphatically lays
the responsibility of equal taxation on
the listers elected, by each town and
urges that the town taxpayers give
more attention to the election of listers.
There should be better compensation for
listers in order to secure more able,
fearless and impartial men for this
position. This proposition will meet
with general endorsement.
He is much opposed to the creation
of any equalization board, holding that
such bodies have not been beneficial
Evidently, however, he believes the
state tax commissioner should be given
authority to order a reassessment OF
property in the towns, another form of
stare equalization. He says, "every
effort to better the property tax system
in Vermont should be directed toward
the lister and his work. This is true
but the best work by the lister cannot
be secured unless he is made response
BILE and amenable 10 a different auth
ority than his townspeople, because the
people of every town are interested to
have the appraisal of their property
made as low as possible on account OF
The state tax. Local listers will never
give an equal state tax.
Mr.. Plumley suggests changes in the
system of taxation that will secure
more revenue from the corporations
and especially from inheritance taxes
These are large subjects he public is
hardly ready to discuss intelligently
Perhaps the best that can be said now
concerning them is to quote Mr.. Plum
ley: "Vermont, in line with the Other
progressing states, will eventually
adopt diversified system of taxation
based upon judicious combination OF
income, property and business tax sys
| tens best suited to her needs. Such
systems are complementary and not ex
elusive forms of taxation This i:
good but hardly definite enough to
arouse public opinion at present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24

In these days of talk about the de-
cadence of New England we would call
attention to two towns in Vermont
In Craftsbury, town of 1,119 inhab
Jtants, there are 1000 bushels of wheat
at the flour mill waiting to be ground
The mill has capacity of twenty bar
rels of flour a day. This is good
showing of wheat for that section of
the state. Putney, town of IT'S in
habitants, sold $1777 worth of pies at
pie social one evening this week.
Doubtless that is pie record for the
whole country. The two occurrences
show there is little decadence in the
flour and pie businesses in Vermont
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24
In the Days News.

This is the birthday of James A
Frear, representative in congress from
Wisconsin and courageous and per
nicious enemy of the pork barrel. y
During the whole of his congressional
career Mr.. Frear has been advocating
such reforms as the "budget' system
of national finance, which would put
the appropriations in the hands of .
single committee. and not, as nov
scattered in the hands of several com
mittees. Mr.. Frear before he came t.
congress in 1913 had built up worthy
reputation in Wisconsin as an able and
fearless legislator. whose natural apti
tudes and trained powers fitted him to
do important work for the state, sucl
for instance, as conduct of a Legislative
investigation of problems of insurance
On the basis of this investigation ;:
finding. the state proceeded with re
form legislation which has made it ;
pinoneer in wise handling of insurance
according to modern methods.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24
Brass Most Useful Alloy.

Brass is perhaps the best known and
most useful alloy. 1t is formed by
fusing together copper and zinc. Diff
ferent proportions of these metals pro-
duce brasses possessing marked dis
tinctive properties. The proportions
of the different ingredients are seldom
precisely alike; these depend upon the
requirements of various uses for which
the alloys are intended. Peculiar quail
tiles of the constituent metals also eE-
ercise influence ON the results.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24

sed Nora. Meening she thawt she was
pritty good, and l sed, / wouldent be
serprized if you was the best cook in
the city Nora.
And ! smelled. couple of more
times, Nora saying, Go way frum there
with your shifting.
If j could cook as good as wat you
can, Nora, Id wunt everybody l knew
to eat it so they could say how good it
was, | should think the more people
there was for suppir the better you
would like it, ! sed.
That jest proves some people is
as DUN as they look sed Nora.
Meening me, and | sed. How about
if Pubs stays for suppir, will that be
all rite7
1t will be all rong, it viii be impossi-
bic and Id jest like to see you try it,
sed Nora.
Being wy Pubs went home for sup
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24
BETTER THAN CA[OMEL
Thousands Have Discovered
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets
are a Harmless Substitute

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets-the sub
stitute for calomel-are mild but sure
Laxative, and their effect on the liver is
almost instantaneous. These little olive.
colored tablets are the result of DR..
Edwards determination not to treat
liver and bowel complaints withcalomel.
The pleasant little tablets do the
good that calomel does, but have no
bad after effects. They don't injure the
teeth like strong liquids or calomel.
They take hold of the trouble and
quickly correct it. Why cure the liver
at the expense of the teeth? Calomel
sometimes plays havoc with the gums.
So do strong liquids. It is best not to
take calomel. Let DR.. Edwards Olive
Tablets take its place.
Headaches, dizziness" and that lazy
feeling come from constipation and a
disordered liver. Take DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets when you feel ''logy" and
heavy" They clear" clouded brain
and 'perk up" the spirits. l0c and 25c.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24
Today's Anniversaries.

1S19-William Rabun, governor of
Georgia, died at Powelton, Ga
Bornu in Halifax county, n. G.
April 5, 1771.
1S25->John Moncure Daniel, a famous
Richmond editor, born in Stat
ford county, Va. Died at Rich
mond, Va, March 90, 1865.
ls61-The crew of the privateer Savan-
Eah were put on trial in New
York.
1S75-Paul Durien was consecrated
Catholic bishop of New West,
minister, B. C.
1S92-The peace effective of the Ger
man army was fixed at 492, 06S
and its war strength at 100000
lS94-An equestrian statue of Gen
George B. Mcclellan was un
yelled in Philadelphia.
l914-The Germans were driven out OF
Russia by Russian forces.
l915-Russian ships shelled Balti,
coast to aid Riga.
1916-Famous Cernavade bridge, across
the Danube, blown up by Rou
manians.
19l7-Austro-G Germans launched grea
offensive against Italy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24
Another Sidelight.
Rutland News.)

Here is another curious sidelight on
the beautiful efficiency of administration S
management of the railroads. In one de-
partment of the New York Central tie
employees have been given an hour for dim
ner. Under the order of the railroad ad-
ministration this hour must be considered
overtime, for which the men will be paid
at time and half Think of paying en-
ployes for the time they take for dinner
and recreation time and half And this
is only one of the thousands of ways in
which the administration has been and is
wasting the taxpayers money.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24
Much Rheumatism
Local Druggists No-CureNo-Pay Offer
Attracts Many Sufferers.

If there are any rheumatic sufferers who
have not availed themselves of this gen.
erous offer they should do SO at once.
Wilfred F. Root states that if Rheuma.
the guaranteed prescription for reheuma-
tism in any form does not give any
purchaser quick and joyful relief they will
gladly return the cost without any quib-
bling or red tape.
Rheumatism is dangerous disease, and
anyone who has the slightest faint of it
should drive it out of the system as quick
~ as possible. This is what Rheuma did
for many 1t should do as much fer you.
Il have been laid I'D for one year with
chronic arthritis," says one sufferer. 4
had doctors galore. also spent four months
in sanitarium. but had practically no
relief. Then | started taking RheuIna.
Now I can go without crutches of other
aid. which | could not do for the last
nine months. l highly recommend it. and
| would gladly answer any questions asked
| on receipt of stamp for postage Thomas
III. Eddy, Schuylerville, N Y.
Rheuma is absolutely harmless and thor
oughly reliable because it is one discov
| cry that has forced rheumatism to yield
and disappear It's not expensive and it
| is. recommended by good druggists every
where.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24
Today's Events

One hundred years ago today the Erie
Canal was opened from Utica to Rome.
The Prince of Wales and his party
are to be entertained today at Gait,
Ontario.
King Albert OF the Belgians is SEIZED
uled to pay visit today to the steel
works at Bethlehem, Pa.
An Anglo American conference on
the English speaking tradition of liber-
ty has been called to meet today in
New York city.
The annual convention of the South
ern Textile association will open today
at Charlotte, n. c., and continue in
session over tomorrow.
The first annual meeting of the Army
Ordnance. association, with a member
ship of more than 5000 former ord
nance officers and civilian heads of in
dustrial plants engaged in the produc-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24
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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 10 that end. Prompt reports should
be gwen q each failure 20 receive the pape,
on the morning following the omission, in
person. ~ telephone or postal card, thus en-
abljrg the causc OF tbs error 10 be protnEtly
and tccllrareIy discovered and the proper rem
edy Immediately applied. Il is only by this
method that the publisher can secure the de
sired sszsice.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24

Vermont $ secretary of state is evil
IDENTIFY busy man but the complaints
that reach him must be varied enough
to make them interesting. A recent
one comes from a farmer who says that
while he doesn It object to one or two
persons, taking his pumpkins, he does
not feel that he can supply every au.
tomobile party that comes along Sec
rotary Black will do well if he can find
a way TO prevent pumpkins from being
taken from a wayside field without
leave or license as it is a custom which
was in vogue long before the automo-
bile became an accessory.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24
Halloween Hoodlumism.
(Rutland News

Back yonder, in the good old times
when elderly parents were less gray than
they are now, there was general conces-
sion of night for revelry in observance
of Halloween Beginning with twilight,
and lasting in some sections until nearly
midnight, youngsters ranging from seven
and eight on into their teens, joined in
the playing of pranks; but it was good
natured mischief, never malicious, and
even when wagons or buggies or gates
were missing the owners experienced but
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24

The Reforfuef is sale every evening by
he following news dealers:
Brattleboro, BrattIeboro News Co, C. w
cleveland. s. L. Purinton (Esteyville).
Brooks House Pharmacy. Aliens Depot News
stand, Gilbert Pollica, N South Main St
(Fort Drummer district.
West Brattleboro, J. L. Stockwell.
East Dummerston, NJ. E. Brown.
Putney, NJ G. Williams.
Newfane, n NJ Batchelder
Townshend, o. B. Dauchy.
West Iownshend, c. H. Grout.
Jamaica, R J. Daggett.
South Londonderry, F H Tyler.
South Vernon, E. B. Buffum.
Northheld, Mass, Thompson Bros.
West Chesterfield, n r., Mrs. w, Streeter
Hinsdaie, N. H, w. H. Lyman.
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
Greenfield, Mass, g. A. Hays.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24

A record which seems quite remark
able, especially since the automobile
has made travelling easy, even in towns
remote from the railroads, is that of a
resident of North Fayston who recent
" died at the age of Sc years, having
,asscd his entire life on the farm where
he was born ard never spending a
night away from home.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24

An old clothes society has been
formed in Chicago, the object being to
glorify the wearing of patches, frayed
and shiny suits, soft collars, resoled
shoes and reviviied neckties as means
of combating the high cost of living.
A good many of US have been eligible
to club of this sort for the past year
or two.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24
Not One Of the SO.
bellows Falls Times. J

We haven't noticed any call from Gov
ernor Clement inviting the Vermont leg
islature to gather at Montpelier and rati-
" the woman suffrage amendment. The
line from the crown of his understanding
to the heel of his decision still hangs
plumb The amendment will be ratified
in due time and the dear ladies will vote
to their hearts content at the next Novem-
Der election, but Vermont will not have
the distinction of being one of the neces-
sary So
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24
TO ADVERTISERS.

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an inch for first insertion, rs cents an inch
for each subsequent insertion. Limited space
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items
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24

1t is said that political candidates in
New York solved the problem of what
to give feminine voters in place of
campaign cigars by passing out vanity
mirrors to them. There is wide field
of opportunity here for rival candi-
dates.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24
The Interests of the People.
(Swantnn Currier. ]

A full-to-overhowing hall of anxious in
tellectuals did not greet Senator Villas on
the occasion of his expose of the league of
nations in Swanton Saturday night. The
esteemed senator should have known that
on Saturday nights Swanton folks are
more interested in moving pictures or
the sugar shortage than they are in the
league of nations-or state politics.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24
Today's Birthdays.

Ted ga Kid y Lewis, prominent well
terweight pugilist, born in London, 2S
years ago today
George W. Clarke, former governor of
Iowa, born in Shelby county, Indiana.
67 years ago today.
Prince Gonzalo, youngest son of the
King and Queen of Spain, born in Mad
rid, 5 years ago today.
Queen Victoria of Spain, formerly
Princess Ena of Battenberg, born in
England, 80 years ago today.
Ri. Hon. Sir Horace Plunkett. a
statesman who has figured prominently
in the affairs of Ireland, born 65 wears
ago today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24

Colds Cause Headaches and Pains.
Feverish Headaches and Body Pains
caused from cold are soon relieved
by taking LAIATIVEaBROM QUI-
NINE Tablets. There is only one
Bromo Quinine. = E. w. GROVES
signature on the box. zoe.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24

Fall styles in doughnuts displayed by
the national baker s association at its
recent convention at Chicago showed
no holes. This is encouraging in view
of the way those orifces increased in
size the past year at some doughnut
factories.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24

Hair tonic was sent from Buffalo to
Mineola by airplane Wednesday and
relayed from there by truck to Manhat-
tan because of the strikes of the ex-
press and dock workers. What s the
great rush for hair tonic?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24
One Year Ago Today in the War.

British took 1000 prisoners and more
thnn 100 guns.
Franco-American and British armies
resumed offensive in France and Elan
ders
Gen. Joseph Halter named command
er-in-ehief of Polish forces fighting
with allies.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24

A New York sugar refiner says there
is no shortage of sugar, the supply is
only dislocated. We had had suspic-
ions that something was badly out of
joint.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24

Wouldn't it be much better to ban
German opera in New York city than
TO have lot of perfectly good eggs
spoiled?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24
The Tenth Point.
(Poultney Journal.)

Possession is said to be nine points of
the law; but Bennington man who has
Just been fined $40 and costs for having
skunk in his possession out of season must
have decided that the old maxim is faulty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24
Member u The Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to tire use for publication Of al news
despa tches credited 20 It and net otherwise
credited in this paper and also the local news
herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-24

ton of ordnance material during tbs
war, will meet today at the Aberdeen
Nd, proving ground.