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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24

A large number Of st. Adams peo-
pie on their way back home from Can
adam points Monday AFTERNOON had
the surprise of their lives when Can
adam customs officers went through the
train and seized under the Canadian
embargo act about 5000 pounds of
sugar which was being brought into
Vermont. We had noticed that ST. AL
bans had not been bowling much about
the sugar shortage.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24
Little Benny's
Note Book
Nv LEE pApE
BY LEE PAPE

Last mite | had TO rite u compersi-
ton for skool Illustrating the Kriss-
mas spirit. Wich l did, saying to pop,
Pop. do you think this compensation IL
listrates the krissmas spirit enuff?
And l red it out loud, this being it:
The Boys and the Dime.
Once there was boys named Ed
Edger and Edwerd respectfully, and
one day vile they was out taking a
wawk with each other they saw lost
dime laying in the street and they all
made grab for it and Edger got it on
account of having the shortest legs to
stoop with and the longest arms to
reetch with, saying Herray, l found Il
dime.
The heck YOU did, sed Ed. You picked
it up, meybc. but l found half of it,
dident / see il as soon as you did and
maybe sooner?
Well how about me? sed Edward. III
bet | saw it the soonest of eny of us,
watts you think | got glasses for'
And they started to fife fist fife
about it, and they all got black eyes
and buddy noses and was getting more
wen some man came up with worried
Impression, saving, Did eny of YOU boys
happin to find dime?
Yess, he did. sed Ed and Edwerd
Yes, did, sed Edger honestly. And
he gave the man the dime, and the
man sed, 1t is a CRATE plezzure to meet
) sutch honest boys all at the same
time, heers 10 dollars to divide it
among you.
Wich they divided it by getting ,
dollars and 33 sents and a therd of a
sents werth of ielley bcens.
Honesty is the best policy, sed Ed
ger peeee on earth good will TO men
wimmin and children.
The end
Do you think it illustrates the Kriss-
mas spirit enuff, pop9 | sed.
Well, / Suppose it Good be verse, sed
pop.
WITCH it proberly could.
Women are To cont est for all Offices
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24
Today's Birthdays.

Queen Alcxandrine. consort of King
Christian of Denmark, born in Neck
lenburg, 40 years ago today.
Bishop Richard G. Waterhouse, Of
the NJ. f. Church, South. born in Rhea
county, Tenn, Ga years ago today.
Ri. Rev. Robert L. Paddock, Episco-
pal bishop of Eastern Oregon. born in
Brooklyn, y. Y, 80 years ago today.
Emanuel Lasker, one of the fore
most of chess experts, born at Berlin
chen, Germany, 81 years ago today.
Henry II. Morgan, American consul
general and high trade commissioner
for the United States in Belgium. born
in New Orleans, 80 years ago today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24

Vice President Marshall's sentiments
regarding the United States senate
show that one may have too much of a
good thing. He makes the statement
that under no circumstances will he be-
come :. candidate for seat in that
body, being, as he terms it, "fed up
with seven years as president of that
august assembly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II 10 the aim of the management TO secure
efficient service in the delivery of the paper
each night, and ii solicits the cooperation Of
subscribers TO that end. Prompt reports should
be given Of each failure 10 receive the paper
on the morning following the omission. In
person, by telephone or postal card. thus en-
ablisg the cause of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper rem
edy Immediately Spoiled. II 10 only by this
method that the publiahsr can secure the de-
aired aervice.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24
Item: Stone Not So Easy to Beat.

(Hyde Park News and Citizen.l
The Waterbury Record "hears from
decidedly good authority that Hon. f.
W. Gibson of Brattleboro is not polit-
lcally interested in entering the gov
ernorship contest but that he has his
eyes on Congressman Dale s seat. Dale
is securely entrenched in his seat. and
Gibson, much as we like him. we re-
greet 70 say, will find il hard Job to
GUST Dale ut this time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24
The Reforu'er is on sale every evening BY

The Reforu,er is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattieboro News Co.. C.. w.
cleveland, s. l. Purinton lEsteyxille),
Brooks House Pharmacy. Aliens Depot News
stand, Gilbert Pollica, 81 South Main St
(Fort Drummer district.
West Brattieboro, 7 /. Stockwell.
East Dummerston, M. z. Brown.
Putney, NJ. G. Williams.
Newiane, ". M. Batchelder.
Townshend, o. B. Dauchy.
West T0wnshend, c. II. Grout.
Jamaica, r. J. Daggett.
South Londonderry. +. Fl. Tyler.
South Vernon. Z. B. Bufum.
4Sorthheid, Mass, Thompson Bros.
West Chesterfield, n. H. Mrs. w. Strsstsr.
Hinsdale, N. r., w. II. Lyman.
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield Nsvs Co
Greenfield, Mass, C. A. Hays
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24

It is stated that the people of this
country had for their own use between
600, 000,O 900 and 7o0,o00,000 more
pounds of sugar in the last year
than they did in 1918 and still
we are all crying for more sugar. Pos
sibly little thrift in the use of sug-
ar would help bring down the cost of
living.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24

The Rutland Herald says: The
present legislature of Vermont over
whelmingly agricultural in its makeup,
was IN excellent illustration of con
scrvatively constituted body of men
keeping their heads steadily under con
siderable pressure. The Herald ex-
poets Vermonters and quiet land own
ers and producers everywhere to act
as a needed check to radicalism. You
may rest assured they will, Neighbor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run Of paper, 50 cent?
an inch for frat insertion, rs cents an inch
for each subsequent insertion. Limited space
on first page at double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements-Fivs cents Q line
first insertion with so per cent discount fof
each subsequent insertion without change Of
copy. Minimum charge 20 cents. Cash With
order.
Reading Notices-Twenty cents per line frat
insertion with 50 per cent discount for each
subsequent insertion without change of copy.
Reading notices are published at foot Of local
itema
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24
Staying the Bullet.

As Mrs. +. +. Horner and a party OF
friends We're passing over the foot bridge
across Crane Creek something struck her
side and presently she smelled smoke
She found a bullet which had failed to
strike the flesh because of a steel in her
corsets.-Crane Chronicle.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24
what I'D Elamr,s Exnect2

Dorothy had seen her mother drop
nickel in the contribution box at
church. and when she proceeded 10
find fault with the sermon on the way
home she said: wei. malniaa. what
could yen expect for a nickcl:~
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24
One Year Ago Today in the War.

Sailors exchanged shots with Repub-
hcan guards in Berlin.
President Wilson left Paris to spend
Christmas with American soldiers at
Chaumont
Fourteen carloads Of Christmas
packages reached Coblenz for soldiers
of the American forces of occupation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24

The owners of that famous Oregon
hen which has established a record of
303 eggs in a year, probably had in
mind well known quotation from
Shakespeare when they named her
Lady McDuff
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24
Member q Tho Associated prsss.

The Associated Press 10 exclusively en-
titled TO the use for publication of all news
despatches credited to il and not otherwise
credited In this paper and also the local news
published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24
fiartha,s crosa.Exa-t E.-r

A mother having The habit of sing
ing at her work. warbled: 'No more.
no more that cross I'd bear" Four
year-old Martha. indicating The Go..
asked seriously: as he croSSeycd
bear?'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24
Newspaper Independence.
(Bennin gton Banner. J

BENNINGTON Banner.
The Brattleboro Reformer has got to
stop telling the truth about certain
state matters or it will get itself dis
liked. The Banner tried it once and
hasn't been wholly forgiven.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24

1t is with no surprise that we read
that Mr.. Breath has been running for
mayor in Chelsea, Mass, which, accord
ing to the news item, has always been a
wet city.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24

doubt regarding his later predictions
and shows that he is stronger on prom
ises than he is on performance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24
Fond Memories of Hash and Prune Era.

Who rememers the good old days when
the boarding missus considered it a per
sonal insult if you didn't take a second
helping ?-Holyol,e Transcript.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24
CLIPPINGS
With Now q Comment and Then
Only a Caption.

There'H Be More Time After Tomorrow.
Wives really ought not TO put in more
than half time embroidering pansies and
things on lingerie when husband has only
one night shirt-and no buttons on that.
Aurora Advertiser.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24

In the holiday advertising, decanters
and cocktail shakers are conspicuous
by their absence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24

MARRIED-AIiss Ruperta Coyle and
Edgar Spring Winters.-Wilder news
OF course the happy bride has often
seen Edgar Spring Winters. but we hope
she may never see him fall summers
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24

If you haven't done it early. do i
early this evening.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24
Referring to the Leaves of Course.

Mr.. Figg said it was generally agreed
that one essential for reducing the cost of
clothing was TO have the manufacturers
devote their plants to ecessities-News
item.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24
Bet He's Just chopping Off the Work.

Paul Hachett is at his home here for
the holidays. He has taken a position
rs assistant in the postotiice until after
hristmas-Proetor item
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24
How People Do Strew Things Arou


How People Do Strew Things Around.
LOST-On Beacon street, between
Wellesley and Boston, one large hair mat
tress, about five feet square. Finder
will kindly telephone 20 Hereford street.
Boston Transcript
LOST-Tub of soiled clothes lost in No.
Andover early Monday morning. Notify
Campbell's acknowledgements adv.
LOST-A baby carriage between Steve
Perham's and the Center road. Notify
Dave Hitler, who will call for it.-Stin-
son item.
The last chance to do your early Christ
mas shopping late.
Merry Christmas.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24
Give Generously and Beat the Game

Last call for the Christmas shopper
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24
Only One "BRoMo QUININEs

TO get the genuine, call for full name
LAXATIVE BROMo QUININE Tab
let's. Look for signature of E. w.
GROVE Cures a Cold in One Day. 30c.i
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24
A Christmas Party.

Mrs. Louis Christmas of Williston is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs George Christ
mas at pittsford Mills-Wallingford
item
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24
Just Lanuder Youself Occasionally.

Household hint in the Moline Dispatch
KNITTED underwear is great saving, a
it needs no laundering"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24

1t may or may not strike you as any
thing unusual that the Vermont Marble
Co. has purchased the Stone place in
Windham.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24

product OF the oriental silkworm.- News
item.
Tulip says that already the girls in
her set are hoping for a raise so they can
move from the pulp class into the worm
circle.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24

Millions of silk stockings are now being
made or. wood pulp to compete with the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24
Rutland News

No Christmas at our house this
year--everything is too high This
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24
SUBSCRIPTION PRICES
REVISED.
Increased Costs Make Necessary
Increases in Reformer Rates.

Owing to the constantly inereas
ing costs of the publishing business
The Refermer viii be obliged to in
crease its subscription rates by the
quarter. six months and a year.
Beginning Jan. /, 1920. these rates
will be as follows: Three months,
$l.50; six months, So; year, Sc.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24
Little Like the Sun.

Why is the letter G like the sun?
1t is the center of light.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24

With No Charge for Digestive Tablets.
The Hotel IS Sunday evening din.
ner viii be smothered chicken and oysters
combined with choice music attachments.
Griffin News and Sun.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24
A Problem for the Psychical Research
Society.

He is survived by his wife, who died
two years ago.-Raleigh Observer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24

Women are to contest for all offices
to be filled at the coming municipal cleo
ton in Toronto.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24


The high cost of living" Mr.. Wilcox
says, SIS due to the modern habit OF
shaving the male face A man has "a
wear good clothes every day And a
necktie, and he has to have his shirt laun
dered more frequently, all of which de-
creases production in other lines of hui.
man endeavor. FIX.
Work, save, and produce more wills
kers.
Don'cha come round in yer leather coat
Unless youse want to get our goat
jest been nicked eleven for shoes,
An we puts de blame on guys like youse
Boston Transcript
G'wan away! It's not real hide;
It's only oilcloth, and beside
We've coughed up eleven for brogans, too
Trow away dat rag youse tryin' ter chew
"A Near Leather Guy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-24

In the Day IS News.
q From barber to millionaire sum
New Britain herald., 1919-08-19
Threaded Rubber Insulation.

Slowly but surely the hidden history of the great part played by Ameri- can manufacturers in the Great War is coming out. Only little of what was done has so far been told but as the veil of secrecy is lifted, the Average Citizen is reading a Ro- mancs of Business more absorbing than a Best Seller
 "No one realizes the important part which storage batteries played in the War;" said A. J. Simons, of the Fuller Storage Battery Co. yes terday, "and the Willard company takes pride in the fact that it's pro- duct delivered the goods under the conditions of abuse which war made necessary"
 willard engineers were called upon to design a battery for the ignition of the Liberty Aircraft motor. Stor- age batteries for Automobiles must be limited as to size and weight, and in an aircraft these limitations are still greater. Reliability was a mat ter of. life and death and in addition to these handicaps, storage battery for aircraft use must not spill it's acid contents when upside down. This was one of the many, war problems which it seemed impossible to solve, but within the time limit set Will lard Battery was designed, model made, tested and accepted which met every requrem ent. Nothing could be said at the time this feat was accom- plished but among those on the in side who knew it was regarded as another step towards our ultimate victory over the Teutons."
 ''The Willard Factory also made
 batteries for gun firing, for radio
 work, for the signal corps, for the Aldas Lamp, a hand signalling de- vice invented by the English A very interesting type was made for the use on tanks and the Tank Corps
 with their slogan Treat Elm Rough made no exception in their use of bat teries. This tank battery was really two separate units. one for starting and the other and smaller one, for l ignition.
 "Our factory received orders from I Uncle Sam for over 140,o0 batteries l of different types" said MT. Simons, 1 (which were all equipped wit l Threaded Rubber Insulation, an ex- l elusive Willard feature. The advan- 1 tage of Threaded Rubber as an in sulation in storage batteries lay in 1 the fact that 8 battery could be kept ] period Many car owners in New l Britain and vicinity who were unable 1 to secure Threaded Rubber Willard l Batteries promptly last year, will now i understand the reason. .'-advt.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-19
SABEL'S CASE IS
 SETTLED IN COURT
SChurberg's Driver Pays Costs-
 RojenSka in Again -<

In view of mitigating circumstances, tending to show the accused not wholly responsible for the offense with which he was charged, Judge James T. Meskill suspended payment of fine upon the payment of costs in Elmer Sabel's adjourned case, tried in police court this morning. Sabel was arrested Saturday for allowing scrap metal to lie about the streets, and he was represented in police court by Attorney Albert A. Green berg. The States case was presented by Prosecutor Joseph G. Woods.
 Acting under orders from his em- ployer-Mr. Schurberg-Sabel over loaded his truck Saturday morning making it impossible to drive with out losing some of the scrap on rough streets. The attorney in admitting that this fact did not excuse his client asked that it be taken into considera- tion in the imposition of justice.
 The accused was arrested on Con- mercial street by Officer William Hayes and pieces of the scrap metal with which the truck was loaded were picked up as evidence. Sabel communicated with MT. Schurberg and was told that fn the event of his being fined in court he would have to pay the penalty himself. Other employees of the Schurberg yards argued with the owner of the busi- ness and upon his second refusal to pay the fine went on strike. Three of the strikers were in court today and two others have secured other forms of employment.
 Adolph Rojenska occupied a corner in the prisoners pen this morning for the second successive day and paid his third fine in two days Yes terday he paid fines of $3 and $1O for drunkenness and resistance and to- day he was assessed $l5 for breach of the peace. His arrest at midnight by Officer Anthony Wa1enczius fol- police early in the afternoon by Mrs. Yegen of Broad street.
 Rojenska went to the home of Mrs. Yegen yesterday afternoon to
 find out the details of his arrest on the preceding day and a few minutes later was invited by her to Green stein's saloon, downstairs, he said When he went into the cafe the owner held him and threatened to have him arrested. He managed to get away, however, but was appre- and another witness stated that the woman came into the saloon shout ing that a man was chasing her and a few seconds later Rojensl1a rushed in and tried to take hold of her.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-19
CITY ITEMS.

Smith Bus. school opens Sept. 2. |-advt.
 a meeting of the Elks fair conn., fnittee will be held at S:30 o'clock ! [his evenng. A marriage license has been issued 10 John Purzow of 121 Borad street bnd Mary Miller of the same address. Walter Jezierski of 30 Gold street hnd Emily Chadziuitka of 50 Horace Etreet have been granted marriage license.
 Work has been started on the Foundation work for the new block pf c. c. Rogers on Church street. A number of clerks in the local stores are planning to attend the New
 Britain Meridsh police baseball game an Meriden tomorrow afternoon.
 Smith Bus. school opens Sept. 2. ---advt.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-19
SUMMER SCHOOL CLASSES CLOSE
 
Certificates Presented to 100 Children in Trinity Methodist Church
  Last Night.

The final exercises and exhibition of the New Britain Daily Vacation Bible school were held at the Trinity M. F.. church last evening. Rev. F. H. Wilkins, principal of the school arranged the exercises so as to give the parents and friends present an opportunity to observe the daily pro- gram of tha classes.
 The program consisted of:
 Songs by the Children.
 Prayer by Rev. H. A. Cook.
 Story by Miss Hooker
 Remarks by Mrs. Seelye.
 A demonstration by kindergarten csnildren.
 Remarks by L. W. Breummer in behalf of the New Britain church school council which promoted the work this year.
 Remarks by Rev. F. H. Wilkins who also read a telegram of con- gratulations from E. L. Warren. chairman of the school committee. Awarding of certificates of recog- milton to about 100 children Awarding of prizes for events at the picnic and for excellence in work manship and attendance. Singing of the Star Spangled Ban ner. /. The New Britain Church School council wishes to express it's appre- | citation to all those who assisted in any way in making the work of the year success, especially thei volun- | teer workers who were so loyal and 1 efficient. A great deal of credit is ! due Rev. MT. Wilkins who planned and supervised the work. ] A great deal of favorable comm ent l was brought forth by the exhibition l of sewing, raffia work. basSetry, ham, 1 mock making, knitting and kinder ! gasten work done during the sum- mer course by the children.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-19
20 MINERS ARE TRAPPED.
Explosion Occurs Mile and a Half Inside Colorado Workings.

Trinidad, Col, Aug. 19.-One man has, been rescued alive and twenty meh, including Fire Boss William Christopher, are believed to be dead etn the Oakview mine of the Oakdale Coal company near Laveta, which was wrecked by an explosion yesterday.
 The explosion, said to have been caused by gas, took place about a mile and a half inside the workings. William Davis, a miner, was rescued