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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-09
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The executive committee OF the Brat
tleboro War Chest association will meet
at o'clock tonight in the board of
trade rooms.
The annual bacca1aureate sermon to
the high school graduating class will be
preached by Rev. Clark t. Brownell in
the First Baptist church Sunday eve
ming, June p.
So far as is known the first peas to
be gathered from gardens in this vi
cinity this season were mass picked
by George Wilder this morning in
George L. Durham s garden.
Beginning this week the Red Cross
rooms in the federal building will be
open for sewing Tuesday and Friday
afternoons from 2 to O'Clock. Yarn
may be obtained and knitted articles
returned on these afternoons only
George Wilson of Pine street has
bought the Egbert Brhsor house at the
corner of Pine and Canal streets for an
investment, The sale was made through
John L. Howard s real estate agency
The house is unoccupied at present.
The E. D. club entertained % of their
young friends Saturday evening from
$50 to IL in the Episcopal parish house
Harry Wales furnished music for dane
ing. The chaperones were Mrs. E. w
Gibson, Mrs w. G. Sercombe and Mrs
Martin Austin. Punch was served.
A public meeting will be held in Fes.
tival hall tonight at o clock to con-
slider plans for forming a new Company
| for Brattleboro, to be a part of the
new battalion authorized by the federal
government. At the same meeting
plans for organizing post of the Amer
lean Legion will be discussed.
Members of the Odd Fellows and Re
bekah lodges, in regalia, attended serv.
ice in the First Baptist church yester
day, seats being reserved for them il
the center of the first floor. They met
at the temple at 9.45 O'Clock anC
marched to the church. The Supremacy
, of Service was the subject of the ser
mon by Rev Clark T. Brownel, who
emphasized the necessity of simple serv
ice rendered to others. The annua
! memorial service and decoration OF
graves of deceased members of those
sodges will take place next Sunday aft
ernoOn.
Letter Carrier Spencer w Knight i
wondering how his home on Pearl stree
escaped destruction by fire last week
On taking box of matches down from
! the top shelf in the pantry he noticed
! that the box was streaked with smok
1 on the outside, and when he opened i
] he found that on one. side of the bo.
| the ends of all the matches had becl
burned, one-half being ignited ends
while on the opposite side none of tn
ends were burned. The pasteboard bo
was not air tight. but apparently
was so nearly SO that the fire wa
smothered without breaking tlroug
the pasteboard. 1t was a full box an
was placed on the shelf only a few day
before. Mr. Knight says the warnin
is sufficient so that he will Keep hi
matches in a tin box OF pail hereafter
and he advises others to do likewise
| but what started the fire inside tn
/ box Is n mystery.
OF course Island Park,
/ 79-I3-6-t
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-09
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The regular melting of the board of
directors of the Brattleboro board of
trade will be held Wednesday evening
this week instead of Tuesday night as
usual
Kitchen stoves, freplaces and hot air
furnaces were put into use again yester-
day when the mercury failed to &c
above the 81 mark after a week of hot
weather, during which mark of 9S
degrees was reached several days with a
slight falling off in the temperature
Saturday
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-09

able TO do my work now. | certainly
praise your medicine. - Mrs. SUDA
OLDFATHER, 548 West Second Street,
Mishawaka, Ind.
Womenwho suffer from such ailments
should not continue to drag around and
do their work under such conditions, but
profit by the experience Of Mrs. Old
father and thousands Of others who have
tried this famous root andherb remedy,
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and found relief from such suf-
fering. If complications exist write the
Lydia T.. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn,
Mass. The result of their 40 years
experience in advising women on this
subject is at your service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-09
Upper House to Devote It.
self to Constructive Leg
islatiOn for the Present
WILL NOT TOUCH
WAR DEPARTMENT
House Investigation Will Be Sufficient
Republicans Will Give Little Atten-
ton to League of Nations Until the
Treaty is Received.


Treaty is Received.
WASHINGTON. June 9.-Investiga-
tions will be few and far between, ac-
cording to the legislative program mapped
out for the senate None at all will be
undertaken into matters coming under
the war department Others will be held
down to the lowest number and limited
only to the most important topics.
1t has been decided by Republican lead
crs that the house inquiry into various
features connected with the conduct of
the war will suffice for both branches of
congress. Other matters may be taken
up ~ the senate committee, such as the
high cost of living, the coal shortage and
prices, manufacture OF steel and possibly
some items that present an opportunity
either for making political capital or ben
citing the country, according to the view
taken
A joint meeting of Republican congress
sional steering committees was held Sat
urday to arrange the immediate legislative
program Limitation of Investigations by
the senate was decreed at this gathering.
Senator's Lodge and Wadsworth expressed
themselves as strongly opposed to can
orgy of investigation" such rs has been
reported to be under consideration
They insisted that the work Of the Re
pubicans should be constructive and not
destructive 1t was decided to follow this
advice SO far az the senate is concerned.
The senate committee on manufactures,
of which Senator I-aFollette is chairman,
has authority and is supplied with adequate
funds TO conduct any inquiries referred
to it for action. When questioned re-
garding his plans. Senator LaFollettc said
no program had been arranged lie said
the resolution Of authorization was the
usual one adopted at the opening Of every
congress. Possibly later, he said, there
might Re some hearings to develop facts
in which the people are vitality interested
Those probably would relate to the high
cost of living
The steering committee also recommend
ed soft pedal for the league Of nations
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-09

not DO my work and
! could not get any,
thing to relieve me.
A physician treated
me, but it did no
good. l had been in
this condition for
three months when /
began taking Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Com poun d
tablet form) and
lit ure d m e. ]
keep house and am
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-09
why DO women
SUFFER
When There is Such a Rem
edy for Their Ills as Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound?

Mishavaka, Ind. 81 had such a
severe female weakness that | could
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17
SPAIN ENDORSES
 WILSON'S PLANS
HeSitateS at Reducing ArIlaInents
 Assurances Wanted

Madrid, March Is, O3y the AssO- cd by the government to study the subject of Spanish participatiOn in the league Of nations has submitted a re- port which will be considered at 2 special cabinet meeting today or to- morrow. The government entirely endorsed President Wilson's proposals but reserves it's decision as to rcduc- tiOnS of armamcn1S and the fixing of military force by members of the league.
 It is understood that the govern mCnt will ask definite assurances as to the Spanish coast line. protector ates in Africa, and the suitability of military service as social discipline for Spain. The wish is also expressed that this country may maintain close relations with South American nations of common race origin and language.
 spain will be represented at con- fercnCes of neutral nations at Paris by Manuel Gonzales HontOria, a lib cral deputy and former under sccrc- tary of foreign affairs. who leaves for Paris on Monday night. Premier Ro- manOneS also may go to Paris to at tend some sttings of the neutral con- ference it the political situation per mits
 SenOr Hontoria and other members of the committe" who are supporters of President Wilson's ideas consider that the findings submitted to the government in it's report will have pC- culiar weight, both because Spain is one of the leading neutral nations and because Of the prestige she enjoys among n-Amcrica countries fav- bring the establishment of a league. Spain is ready to present her views to the neutral conference on military, economic and social questions but will not discuss Morocco considering her rights so indisputable that discussion is unnecessary
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17
The New Opposition.
Icttcr in New York Times )

The stately German ships passed between the lines of the Allied navy and were formally surrendered and are now safely lodged in Allied har- bOrs. Great cities of Germany are in the hands Of Allied troops. Over Ehrenbreitstein, the strongest fortress of Europe, save Gibraltar, floats the Stars and Stripes. Hundreds of thou sands of Am erican travellers have looked from the Rhine upon this tTC- mendOEs citadel and their widest thought never ina gined the dear flag waving above it. But there it floats today.
 Every German Junkcr and militar- ist has one hope today and applauds the United States senate. When Lloyd George or ClemenCeau wake in the morning it is not Germany or Aus tria they think of, but the United States senate. FOch does not trouble himself so much about Mack <cnsen and Hindcnburg as about Lodge and Knox and BOrah. And I who write this voted for Abraham Lincoln, and am
 AN OLD-TIlTE REPUBLICAN,.
 oi,,fp1d N, T
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17
lILSON AGAIN.

gYNrence True Wilson, who re-
 D44k K spoke in this city, appears to be more OF less hysterical over the cigarette and has called down upon his own head the criticism of those who consider his remarks a wild eX- agseration of facts. Dr. Wilson told gathering in New Jersey last We'd nesdaY' night that men who were as signed to>the firing line and not per n}ittcd to smoke became "so shaken that thCy, could not hold their guns and had to be taken out.' It is no
 reflection on American fighting men
 to admit the possibility of their be- coming "shaken.' Nearly every sol
 dier who was up in the front line will admit that he shook on the occasion of his first visit to that position. The shaking was not caused by fear but was probably due to nervousness or excitement. It is extremely doubtful whether lack of cigarettes had any thing to do With it, Does Dr. Wilson want the world 10 believe that our forces were composed of cigarette hcnds? There can be no other ex- planation of his words.
 According to tho story of pr. Will son one of his Y. M. C. A. friends told him he was forced to stand with lighted cigarettes in his mouth to give 10 the soldiers as they came from the battle line unnerved because they had not had cigarettes. As a consequence, his friend said, he has become a drug addict. We cannot escape the sus- picion that one of the Y. M. c. A. men was "spOofng' Dr. Wilson and the poor man took him seriously
 Tine New York Herald reports that pr. Wilson accused the wicked tobac- co trust of filling the cigarettes with opiates and remarks that 'consider- ing the extremely high cost of opiates and low price of cigarettes this sounds like an insane charge of in sane eNtraVagance.'
 This is not the first time Dr. Will son has occupied front page position. About year ago he made the state ment that drunkenness and social i diseases "arc whipping American sol ders who have reached France into ! the guardhouse and hospitals by the l thousand.'
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17
THL PEACE OF THE WORLD.

Strange in the ears of dying boys, who thought They died to make the world se- cureIy Hers The footsteps of whose nearing messengers Are beautiful upon the mountains; naught Could sound so strange and sad as this wild tide Of jealousy and SelfshnesS and hate And cnVN1this parochial debate. Held by old mon, who dare condemn untried The hope of the world, for which boys went to death Gladly. By Heaven, and if it were in truth Only an eager mystic dream of As it is not-then we who still draw breath In this harsh World--thcse old men. 1 and you Should be the more resolved to bring it true.
 ALICE DUER MILLER,
 in the New York Times.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17
Advertised Letters.

The following is list of letters re- maining unclaimed at the New Brit ain PostOflice, Feb. Is, 1919: Anderson, Lima. III King street. EaNne, Miss J., BoIinonGs, Bertha Blanch, w. C. HoNinoNih Antonio Bailey, H. (. Belden, sarah BOrOden II ComstOck, ". J.. 422 Main street, Chamberlain, Mrs, 147 Vine. Didgics, D DranckNzo, Indikros Dusik, Anna, 189 Glen street. f-sha, Lawrence, 45 Pennington avenue.
 Fensrowivz, Geo. 25O High street. Goodwin, .Alica. 42 I4ilov street. Hick. w. R., sol East street. Nolmer, Mrs F. H., 349 Rocky Hill avenue
 FTurburt, Chas. 42 Maple street. Harris, Frank C. Krall George, south street. Kennedy, Ed Lindsey, Clifford LundQuist, Lima LettIefield, Minnie Moore, Alice, 55 Grand street. Monternelo, Billy, 127 Georgia. Nicola. Orlando O'Bricn, M. B., 22 Summer street. Piekoroska, Anna, 226 High street. Parkos. Peter G., Sunny Side ave. Richter, Freda Saunders, Helen Squires, R. A. Sehoopigt, Ernest Horton, 29 High street.
 Smith, Louis. Jerome street Smith. Ida Mancrva, (tWOD Tcmpleman, Mr.. R. F. D.. 8. Vincent. Maria, = Webster street.
 w. F. DELANEY.
 Postmaster.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17

The challenge is the weapon of the day. President A. Lawrence Lowell of Harvard University issued a chal- lcnge to Senator Henry Cabot Lodge to debate the Lea que of Nations Qucs- ton and it was accepted. Chairman Homer Cummings of the National Democratic Committee challenges Chairman Will H. Hays of the Repub- lican National Committee to make known his attitude on the same oues- ton. Leslie M. Shaw, former Secre- tary of the Treasury, not to be out liam Howard Taft to debate the con- stitution of the league as drafted at Paris.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17
What the FiIiDuSter Cost.
(NCW York WOrld)

NNCW Ofk " Orl0)
 The senate filibuster in the closing hours of the session caused the failure of an $1,S00, 900 appropriation to maintain the United States Employ ment Service until June 30. Accord = ingly, the service will be reduced to a skeleton organization of onc-fifth of the personnel.
 Nearly 700 employment offices must be closed March P, although employ mcnt problems are bound to becom @ more acute with the return and de- mobilization weekly of thousands of soldiers. Hunger and anxiety plead for BolsheVism; to refute them is the governments duty, and in that duty it is hamStrung by the filibustcr. Tho work must be left to volunteer com munity boards, to the churches and to private agencies engaged in welfare work.
 By May 1 the money availab blc for allowances of the War-risk bureau will also be exhausted unless funds can be transferred from other use. This further crippling of the government $ power to keep it's words to those who fought for if must soon be credited to the supiTeness in the senate which made LaITollette and sherman, for practical effect, the leaders of the re- publican party and the dictators of the senate.
 Not only the will of the country but the will of congress was set at naught by the f1libuster. The defi- ciency item which would have per mltted the employment bureaus to re-
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17

main at work was passed in the house
 unanimously It was unanim OuSly re- ported for passage by the apprOpria tions committee of the senate, a clcaf majority of whose members were well disposed.
 There is no other deliberate body in the world in which two men, by talking against time at the end of a session, could defy a nation and sue ceed in their defiance. We are but beginning to see the cost of the fili- buster Will the disaster teach the senate nothing or the country noth ing?
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17
$50 OF l5O ON STRIKE.

New York, March 17.-Thrcc hun- dred and fifty of force of 450 om- pIoycs of the American Balsa Co.,. lire- boat m&nuacturers engaged oxten- sjvcly on government work. struck at the plant in Long Island City today. Though the men flied no demands the management stated it's belief that they wanted higher pay The strik- CTS were largely iron workers.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17
VETERAN RF|TG"RNS TO SCHOOL

Cromwell Case of Maple street, re- gently returned from France where he saw considerable active service with a company of camoufeurs, re- turned to New York today and will resume his studies at Pratt Institute.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17
INHSIER DINNI.I,

Plans have been made for the first lobster dinner of the Shuttle Meadow club, which will be served in the club house Thursday evening of this week. dance will be held following the dinner. It is planned to hold. a series of these dinners in the club house.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17

Trotzky reports an attempt on his life and as proof of his story he shows a bullet hole in his hat If the would-be assassin intended to shoot his brains out he was aiming at the wron" end of his body.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17

Governor Smith of New York in troduced Mir. Taft as the man who had worn the purple of the presi- dent of the United States" In the language of the street, "Where does he get that royal stuff ?''-Birming- ham Age Herald.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17
FACTS AND FANCIES

Because of the cessation of hostil- ities there will be a derth of slogans for the loan campaign next month. Probably the truest and most appeal ing would be: "To make the treas ury safe for Americans! !"-New York Sun.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17

When the Peace Conference writes finiS to it's deliberations the German eagle will look like a pluCked crow that has been out in an al-night rainStornl.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17

Another formidable temperance ar gument is the 40-cent cocktail.-Bos- ton Globe.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17

Many a ship to which the oppro- briOus name of tramp was once at tached now finds herself an object of ObseQuious deference as a queen of
 the seaS-Philadelphi Public Ledger.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17

We shall act, act act How little the Wisest seem to know about their futurc.-San Francisco Chronicle.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17

se aassse 1l[4sIs33ge esssasa .. |ssSbrove of z Leaga principle. buN are perplaDed whether accept or reject the constitution Mich is. lying on the table at Paris. *e greatest alarm is expressed by
 plesmen for the opposition that the #tion will abdicate it's sovereignty if
 e Constitution is ratified. Some of < ese b4r such excellent regulations their motive in VOicing such ap- # #ehension cannot honestly be qucs- #ned Many others who think in
 rms of politics arc not above suspi-
 n On the other hand we have the
 surance of many great men that
 covenant calls for no abandonment # sovereignty and that no foreign #tion will be permitted to trespass ] our domestic affairs. The prepon- France of superior argument is Ob- #ned from these mentioned Men It is quite beyond reason that sey should risk their standing by #sting the weight of their judgment favor of the covenant unless thcre Substantial cause for so doing.
 IA solution of the problem con- Spnting the people would not be so Amcult to arrive at if those in the &stile camp would cease to read into 8e covenant obligations that it @ither specifies nor implies. As an Example of the absurd distances to #h1ch some of the enemies of the $yenant are willing to travel was Ne assertion of a western Senator a ! W days ago that he did not propose vote for any league constitution Eat would require the United States send armed forces to protect Turk sh harems. If the speaker could hly appreciate how utterly ridicu- us his words were he would never aave spoken them. His innuendo was siminally misleading as unfortunately Nere are many persons who make no Stempt to exercise their own mental Rculties and who would accept as Gospel the warning of this twistv- Fit. Misrepresentation such as this III never lead the public into the Hght,
 While the American people are anding it difficult to gravitute to the Sroper decision on the covenant qucs- lon, President Wilson is meeting Eith further determined opposition E France. stephen Pichon, French BIinister of Foreign Affairs, has pre- fpitated himself into the situation |gain by declaring that it is not pos- fble to incorporate the League of Nations in the peace treaty with Ger nany. What makes his attitude diff |ult to understand is the fact that his tatement follows closely on an an- by President Wilson that he League of Nations shall be an in egral part of the pact with the enc
 
 York World correspondent in Paris, hints that M. Pichon is being used IS a. tool by Americans who are laboring against the eague at the French capital He re- ,orts that there is no doubt that President Wilson's program will be xecuted" It is not believed that the oichon incident will result serious V although it is expected that the President may issue rebuke similar 0 that of several weeks ago when he suggested that the Peace Conference De removed to a neutral city away rom the atmosphere of intrigue.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17

A three per cent. beer bill, intro- duced in the New York legislature, has the unusual distinction of en- toying the opposition of both drys and the wets.-Mancheste Union
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17

sTndications at Paris are that no amendments will be made to the League Of Nations coVenant.' Strong indications at Washington that there will be.-Boston Evening Transcript.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17

If, as a headline says Germany gave Bolshcvism start, the debt has been more than repaid, since Bolshe- ViSm has given Germany several starts.-Ncw York Evening Post
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17

The Salvation Army will retire the tambourine. Goodness, how shall we distin gliish a Salvation lassie from any other lady Eagle.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17

About the only way to escape tho income tax is to hold an office or a job in the public service. Positions in the active army at $30 d month may be yet found attractiVe.-Los Angeles Times.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17

It is gratifying to know that the American flag is seen on every seq once more, although it took a world war to put it there.-BostOn Globe.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17

Not long before his death, Kurt Eisner the Bavarian leader, said:
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17

Those base hospitals that arc being 'sc0red' by some critics certainly would have seemed most wonderful ly fine to the wounded back in 61.- Indianapolis Star.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17

The market for pig iron remains high and hot biscuits made by brides cost twice as much as fOrmerly.- Louisville COurier-J Ournal.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17

However, the baseball players who return from the army will find WO- men have not usurped their jobs.- Baltimore American.
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17

If it is true that Bolshevism has decreed that everybody in Russia must work it's finish is in sight, Chattanooga News
New Britain herald., 1919-03-17

As a general thing Socialists are the kind of men who can be made to be- Ieve a turkey is all white meut.-- Indianapolis News.