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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07
TUESDAY, OCTOBER Z, 1919.
socIAL1sT1c BUBBLE BURSTS.

The expected has happened in North
Dakota which adopted such radical so
cialistic projects under the leadership
of the Non-Partsan League. The
Scandinavian American Bank of Far
90 with its deposits guaranteed by the
state has been declared insolvent and
placed in the hands of temporary re-
ceiver. The bank had capital of $50
900 and surplus of $4,000 when it
was opened by the socialists and the
receiver finds that it has loaned over
100000 to the Non Partisan Ieague
and allied organizations, much of it on
post dated checks as collateral.
A post dated check is of question
able value. 1t is not money or even
promise to pay money 1t is simply
an order on a bank to pay out GER
tain sum of a depositor S money on a
certain date if he has deposits in the
bank. If he does not happen to have
the money on deposit it cannot be paid
to or by anybody. Hence the insecurity
and worthlessness of this kind of col
lateral. 1t seems the bank really did
not have nearly all this collateral in
hand, large portion of it having
been sent to the Consumers Stores com
pany, another socalistic scheme, for col
lection and all the bank really has is
memoranda of these checks and notes
given by the patrons of the Consumers
Stores to the stores for real merchan-
disc. In some instances they are col
lectable and many they are not
50 we have an example of an effort
to have the state guarantee unsound
business by institutions extending unse-
cured credit. 1t is really an effort to
make promises to pay as valid as ac-
tual payments. Being state business
it was everybody's business to the ex-
tent of borrowing and nobody bus
mess when it came to pay. 1t should
convince every sensible man that an in
in business but scheming
politician is an unsafe manager of legi-
innate business. If North Dakota s ex-
perience teaches the fallacy of social
ism so effectively that the rest of the
country will shun it, it may be cheap
but it is costly and disgraceful ex-
perience for North Dakota.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07
In the Days News.

Commander John H. Towers. the
United States naval officer who sue
cessfully managed the trans Atlantic
air flight in the early part of the year.
IS to visit Rome, Ga, today to receive
a medal of honor commemorative of
his achievement from the citizens of his
old home town. 1t was in the Geor-
sia city that Commander Towers first
saw the light of day 35 years ago. He
entered the Naval academy in 1902 and
after. his graduation saw service on va
rious warships. He was one of the
first naval officers assigned to the avi-
alton section. Soon after the commence
ment of the European war he went to
London as assistant to the American
naval attache. Upon his return to
Washington he participated in the Sc
lection of aviation stations for the
United States navy and won his COM
mission as commander. In the early
part of this year he was designated
to develop the planes for the famous
transatlantic fight
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07
DADDY')EvfN|NQD
FAIRY TALE "A
6y Nary Graham = {, u1!.s, N
SIR DAVID DUCK.

FL - IA j. 1 g. -
david Duck said Daddy, "was
such a proud duck and he strut.ed
and quacked so much that everyone in
the barnyard called him: Sir David
Duck.
"One day, not long ago, Sir David
Duck, quacked and quacked and
wobbled about and made great fuss.
All the ducks came around. as did
most of the other barnyard creatures.
'What is II that you have to say,
Sir David? fhey all asked him. Have
you something TO tell us. Sir Davidr
Now Sir David was very fond of
his title. He liked to be called by
such name and have all the barn.
yard creatures think he was very fine.
Yes. l have something to tell
you.' said Sir David. All gather
around me and will tell what l have
to tell. The news has just reached
me. heard some men talking.
heard them and listened, and that is
always very sensible thing to do.
Ears weren't given creatures to see
with any more than mouths were
given people or creatures to hear
with
"All the creatures looked at each
other and said,
"'Oh. isn't Sir David so very, very
wiser
He nodded as IL he agreed with
them and continued,
"Yes. listen when hear and I
hear when l listen, and 1 eat when
take food and / take food when I
eat. l speak with my voice and. walk
with my legs and feet
very interesting, very interesting
said the other creatures Of the barn.
yard.
And I heard these two people
talking as / have already begun to
tell you
Listen they all said, Sir David
is about to tell US his story
These two people were men, both
We're men, for when l say two were
men 1t means the same as when l say
both were men,
How very wise said the other
barnyard creatures, he has more than
one way of expressing himself.
lone was a young man and the
other was young man, and two
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07
How to Be Rid of
Dangerous Dandruff

If you have dandruff you must get
rid of it quiek-it's positively danger
Gus and will surely ruin your hair if
you don t.
: Dandruffy heads mean faded, brittle,
gray, scraggly hair that will not grow
then you are bald and nothing can help
you.
The only sure way to abolish dandrnff
for good is to destroy the germ that
causes it. To do this quickly, surely,
and safely and at little expense, there
is Iothing so effective as Partisan sage,
which you can get from Wilfred F.
Root and good druggists everywhere. 1t
is guaranteed to Danish dandruff, stop
itching scalp and falling hair, and pro-
mote new growth, or the cost, small
as it is, will be refunded.
Partisan sage is scientific prepare
tion that supplies all hair needs-an
antiseptic liquid, neither sticky nor
greasy. easy to apply, and delicately
perfumed.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07
Today s Events

Observance of Missouri day in Mis-
souri,.
Twenty fifth anniversary of the
death of the poet, Oliver Wendell!
Holmes.
Centenary of the birth of Frederick
w. Ricord, author and librarian, New
Jersey state superintendent of public
instruction and mayor of Newark
In the presence of q distinguished
gathering of guests Cardinal MERCER.
primate of Belgium, today will receive
The degree of Doctor of Sacred Theolo.
gy from Columbia university.
Thousands of visitors are expected in
Atlanta today for the opening of the
annual reunion of the United Confed-
crate veterans and the meeting of the
several auxiliary organizations.
Commander John Towers, U. S. n.
who managed the Atlantic flight
last May, is to be presented with a
medal of honor today by the citizens of
Rome, Ga, the place of his birth.
The application for divorce of Mrs.
Reginald c. Vanderbilt, wife of the
well known young multi millionaire and
sportsman, is docketed for hearing to
day in the superior court at Newport
r. T.
Many eminent preates of the Cath
oilc church will gather today at Hast
lngs-on- Hudson for celebration of the
golden jubilee of Mother Catherine,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE

was Wawklng to skool yestiddav wish.
ing | was wawking sumwares elts and
started TO wonder how far could wawk
with my eyes closed without bumning in.
to sumthing.
- Wich | closed them and started to trv
and / dident bump into envthing Tin
mad wawked pritty long ways, and wen
: opened my eyes to see wat | had
oumped INTO, wat was it but tree. me
.thlnklng' y, I'm glad | was wawkinr in
sted of running all my mite.
And | put on my hat agen on account
OF having bumped it off and started 70
Try 1t agen with my eyes shut Jest as title
and maybe liter, and pritty soon |
bumped into sumthing elts, and opened
my eyes and wat was it but fat lady
CARRYING , big packages, saying, Wat on
erth aies you, cant you see ware yuore
going
No nam, | had my eyes closed. 7 sed
We'll haven't YOU eny more sents than
o wawk with your eyes closedg sed the
fat lady.
No mann, | sed.
And kepp on going and so did the fat
old lady, tawking to herself proberly
about me, and pritty soon I shut nv
eyes and started to try it agen to see if
could go all the rest of the ways with
out humping into enything elts, witch
dldent, humping into sImthing elts almost
rite away, and wat was it but Flatfoot
the cop, saying, Now don't try to tell me
you d.dent do that on perpose. | tried
to get out of your way and you delibritly
termed and bumped into me- | got a good
mind to run YOU in for that, you fresh
kid
And lie started to grab hold of me
and ! ran like the dickens insted of wait
ing to ixplane, and after that I dident
try 1t agen on account of thinking times
was enuff, espeshilly the Bird time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07
With the Help of the Weather.
[ Barre Times

The 1919 fair season is at an end, with
the sponsors of the Brattleboro fair scor-
ing about the only 100 per cent perfect
weather conditions. 1t has been most
unfortunate year for the people who
back this grand old institution of Yer
mont, but it is to be hoped that none of
the hackers will be discouraged by the
situation so that they will give up the
attempt another year. The agricultural
fair with its various side issues is bound
to be one of the joys of the fall season
in little old Vermont and people will
flock to the exhibitions under decent
conditions. They all look forward to
better weather during the fall of 1920
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07
Today's Anniversaries,

l763-Cape Breton was annexed to No
va Scotia
l128-Caesar Rodney, signer of the
Declaration of Independence
born at Dover, Del Died there
June 20, 1884.
INSTRUMENTATION met at Iowa CITY to
frame a constitution for the new
city of Iowa
iSs9-Connecticut voters rejected a
proposed amendment to the state
constitution.
iS96-Earl of Rosebery resigned the
leadership of the British Liberal
party.
i9os-Harry A. Williams was inaug-
urated president of Williams
college.
l9l4-Japanese captured zap island
in the Carolina group.
l9lo-M. AalmIs succeeded NJ. Ven
eizelos as premier of Greece.
'9lo-Allled forces on the Somme front
started another big drive.
i9lf-uruguay announced the sever
ance of diplomatic relations with
Germany.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07

range further south, going through Men
don into Rutland when driving from
he eastern section of the state. The
Rochester Brandon route is not recon-
mended for safety unless the mechanism
including the brakes, of the car is work
ing perfectly. 1t seems that the fatal
accident this week was due to the fail.
IRE of the brakes on the heavy truck to
operate properly when subjected to the
severe test of the steep descent The
experience will be calculated to give a
warning to all motorists, and the dan
ger of the trip should be pointed out in
suitable signs for the benefit of those
who may not know the territory.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07

Burlington reports that never in the
history of the hotels of that city has
he tourist business been anything like
it is at present. Tourists were reg.s-
tered last week from as far away as
British Columbia and at least half the
tates of the union were represented.
The first of September formerly saw an
end of this business but the public is
discovering that September and often
the early weeks of October find New
England at its loveliest.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co., c. w
S. L. Purinton (Esteyville)
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
stand, Gilbert Pollica, 2I 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, c. w. Cutler.
West Townshend, c. H. Grout.
Jamaica, R. J. Daggett.
South Londonderry, F. H. Tyler
South Vernon, E. B. Buffum.
Northfeld, Mass, Thompson Bros
West Chesterfield, N. H., Mrs. w. Streeter
Hinsdale, N H., w. H. Lyman.
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07

young men mean two young men,
they don't mean an old man. You
might think, creatures, that one young
man and another young man added
together would make one old man, but
1t doesn't. no it doesn't Young men
don't go together like that
How wisely he talks said the
barnyard creatures. So, as they liked
whatever he said, and as they thought
he was so fine Sir David thought so
too and went on saying the most
ridiculous things as though they were
splendid and never became any smart
er because no one ever said,
It's jolly to hear what you have
to say, but it's not so very clever
"'Well, continued Sir David. these
two young men told of n duck they
had seen like me. Ii had been a make
believe duck. one made out of board
or wood or some such thing and it
was supposed to be wild duck.
"'Of course they knew 1 wasn't A
wild duck and they knew they mustn't
harm me. But for a moment | felt
little bit worried until | saw that
they thought it was funny that this
makebelieve duck hadn't been better
made. and that they know while we
might look alike. that / was a tame
duck and that no one could harm me.
But the point of my story is that
this make-believe duck was in sport
ing shop where it was sitting on the
end of canoe and that this sporting
shop was advertising to sell guns and
things to catch ducks who would come
and sit on the end of canoes.
The foolish thing to my mind was
that people could get up such silly
things and could believe that ducks
ever would come and sit on the end
of canoe where there was a man
and gun and would say,
Pray shoot me, good people,
These two young men merely
thought 1t was funny that looked so
much like the make-believe duck, but
l though to myself,
:" There are some creatures who
don't understand our cousins, the
wild ducks. If they think they sit
around on canoes waiting to be shot.
All. if those sporting shops Though l
wouldn't work for one) really wanted
brains used in advertising they should
employ mel'"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07

'annot be conceded to police force.
md until the police union 8 claim tt
Utilization is openly and unequivocabl1
abandoned in Boston it is idle to con
slider decisions wholly contingent on
uch a development
The Republican state convention
lealt with the issues of the league of
lations and the peace treaty in a much
more responsible and satisfactory way
IN the whole, than did the Democratic
tate convention. Sincere friends OF
he league who have sought to
strengthen the president rather than
weaken him in his struggle for ratifca-
ion, without killing amendments or res
nrvations, can make their influence
eelt most effectively in the state elee-
ion by supporting the Republican gov
'rnor. The teeth of the Lodge opposi-
lion to the covenant were skilfullv ex-
racted in the league plank adopted by
he Republican convention, thanks to
powerful influences of the Republican
party which no one not even the sen.
or senator and his followers, dared to
lntagonize to the breaking point.
Senator Lodge and other Republican
enators who assume to be party lead
RS will serve their party and the coun-
try well if they follow the path so
'learly blazed by the Republicans of
Massachusetts in state convention
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

1t is the aim of the management to secure
efficient service in the delivery of the paper
each night, and it solicits the cooperation of
subscribers to that end. Prompt reports should
the morning following the omission, in
person, by telephone postal card, thus en-
abling the cause of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper rem.
edy Immediately applied. 1t is only by this
method that the publisher can secure the de-
sired service.
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TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run of paper, 50 cents
an inch for first insertion, Is cents an inch
for each subsequent insertion. Limited space
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Space rates application
CLASSIFIED advertisements-Five cents a line
first insertion with so per cent discount for
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items
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07
A Dangerous Route.
BARRE Times

The mountain road from Rochester to
Brandon on which two persons were
Killed when an army recruiting truck
became unmanageable and plunged down
a steep decline and then over a bank is
perhaps one of the most dangerous
routes in the entire Green Mountain
range. In fact, it is so steep that most
motorists decline to take the risk and
make the crossing over the mountain
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07
Today's BIRTHDAYS.

Frederick Hale, United States sena.
or from Maine, born at Detroit Mich
10 years ago today.
Joseph E. Randall, United States sen.
,tor from Louisiana, born at Alexan.
iria' La, 81 years ago today.
george +. Mclean, United States
ehator from Connecticut, born nj
'imsoury' Conn, 60 years ago today.
King Nicholas. who desires to no 70.
torea to sovereignty in Montenegro
porn IN the village of Niegush, rs wears
'go today.
Rear Admiral Clarence S. Williams
Seeentiy assigned as chief of staff al
ne Naval War college at Newport
day. "so w
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07

/" Some drivers ought to be put on
he rear seat once in while and then
compelled to travel at their own rate
Of speed says the Rutland Herald
Another good scheme would be to force
a motorcyclist who was trying to take
a nap to listen to his own machine for
a couple of hours
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07

The ordnance department of the gov
eminent wishes to dispose of 100000
surplus trench periscopes. One would
make most acceptable Christmas gift
to small boy who has had to watch
the season s ball games through knot
hole in board fence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07

A Boston judge decided last week
. hat a charge of $25 by a dentist for
pulling a tooth for an Italian laborer
constituted larceny and imposed a fine
If $50 on the wielder of the forceps.
Sustaining such prices as these would
cause a reversion to the old method of
= string tied to the door knob.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07

The man who found three full kegs
of real beer floating in the Chicopee
river must have enjoyed something of
the sensations of finding the pot of gold
at the foot of the rainbow.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07

At luncheon in Boston, baked beans
in golden bean pots were served to Al
bert of Belgium and his queen. "Was-
mt that dainty dish to set before a
king?'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07

The Boston Herald asks how self
respecting hen can lay less than dollar
eggs when poultry food is so high. How
can hen continue to keep her self-res-
pect when she quits the job and refuses
to lay at ala
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07
One Year Ago Today in the War

French pursued retreatinr Germans
northeast of Rheims.
German official proposal for an arm
stlee received in Washington.
British and United States troops at.
aeked between st. Quentin and Cam
orai
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07
VERMONT NEWS.

A shirtwaist factory is to be estab-
lished in West Rutland if suitable site
is found. 1t would employ about 40
girls.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07
Member Of The Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for publication of all news
dispatches credited to it and not otherwise
credited in this paper and also the local news
published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07

Mrs. Angelina Willette, who is be
lieved to be Burlington's Oldest inhabi-
tant and for that matter, the oldest in
habitant in the entire section, will OBJ
serve the l03d anniversary of her birth
Wednesday at her home.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07

Rev. Judson p. Marvin, who for sew
eral years has been the successful min
lister to the Universalist church, Annis-
guam, has accepted the pasterate of the
Universalist church, Rochester.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07
Fortunate Fans.
Montpelier Argus. J

1t is lucky for Chicago baseball fans
that there are no Brattleboro ministers
out there to protest against Sunday
baseball playing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07
MANS
BEST AGE

A man is as old as his organs he
can be as vigorous and healthy at
20 as at IS if he aids his organs If,
performing their functions. Keep
your vital organs healthy with
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07
Edward Kept Tab.

Mamma (angrily)-Edward, how
many times have I told you to stop that
noise.
Edward (after a pause)-Seven.
mamma.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07
tlement and called the accident SO. so
affair

Charles Bean of Swanton was taken
to Burlington Monday to appear before
7. ). Commissioner John ]. Enright on
two charges, one of smuggling liquor into
the United States and the other of re-
sisting an officer
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07

Mrs. Lorinda Gale Mower, Barre's old
est resident, aged 81 years, months and
l33 days, died Sunday. Her death was
FASTENED by fall from which she suf
fered fractured hip and injuries to her
head. She was a native of Orange, but
had lived in Barre since 1861.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-07

A familiar phrase in the news this
fall: Postponed on account of rain. ,,