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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-08
THRIFT STAMPS FOR JUNK
How the Work Of Redeeming UsabIe
Materials Once Considered Waste
is Conducted.

t~i'S'iS oECS SofiSiCSre0 waste
is Conducted.
From the making Of garments for
refugee children in a Brookline home
TO Government department Is the
brief story of the evolution of the
salvage bureau Of the Savings Divi-
sion of New England, of which Mrs.
r. /. Higginson is director.
Mrs. H. Parker Wilmington is in
charge of this department at the War
Savings headquarters, 95 Milk Street,
Boston, the salvage movement being
largely the result of her realization of
the tremendous waste Of disable ma
terials which has been the rule, and
her indomitable energy.
Nearly 500 junk men in Greater
Boston have been supplied with
wagon signs reading Il give Thrift
Stamps for Junk" and a salvage card
IS furnished householders to be used
IN similar manner to the familiar
Ice" Materials for which Thrift
Stamps are paid are rags, tinfoil, lead
foil, scrap rubber (including boots,
tires and tubing), copper, brass, lead,
zinc, pewter, aluminium, mixed bags,
mixed papers, and folded newspapers.
A list of prices is furnished to be re-
newed as prices change
Householders are urged to save
tmfoil for the Salvation Army, the
proceeds to go for the purchase Of
war Savings Stamps to help in their
work, and the jackies in the harbor
nave taken up the idea with enthu-
slasm and are also realizing sub
stantial returns from their savings
of tinfoil and leaGfoil.
Coin and stamp collectors, owners
of many books and booksellers gem
orally have responded 10 the plan Of
giving Thrift and War Savings Stamps,
and one of Boston's leading jewellers
is giving stamps for old gold, silver
and aluminium
Housewives are doing their spring
cleaning with new zest this year. One
Cambridge woman, after declaring
she positively had disposed of every
thing. rummagad her house and found
sufficient material to bring her more
than twenty-five dollars in Thrift and
War Savings Stamps. At last &C
counts she was considering the jew
clcrs' offer in connection with 4 dozen
Of discarded silver napkin rings.
The salvage idea has been adopted
IN several states in other Federal Re-
serve Districts Wherever it has been
presented in New England it meets
IN enthusiastic response
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-08

TOR SALE-One herd of 10 head of
cattle, y young milking cows Is new
milch), ycarlings, coming two years
old a valuable herd for someone TO
own. Victor L. LaFortunc. Canaan, y.
H. r. F. ID. !. Tel Ill. 105-l09*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-08
THE COLOR OF YOUR EYES.
What Statistics Gathered by Uncle
Sam Show

Statistics compiled by the war depart
ment Of the United States government,
following an eight months test on the
rifle range at Camp Bowie, Tex, show
that proficiency in Workmanship usually
runs according to the color Of the eye,
and in the following order:
Gray, bluegray, blue, hazel brown
bro.n, black.
Soldiers with eyes light brown to black
could not shoot with accuracy at dis
tancc greater than 500 yards, according to
the records, and at see yeards they missed
the target altogether.
This explains something. Rife statis-
tcians ofttimes wondered why Mexicans
whose eyes, as a rnle. run from dark.
brown to black-were the poorest shots
in all the world with rifle Now they
know
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-08
RALPH'S STORY SERVICE
BY Anna E. r. Anderson.

While the news agent sorted the
papers for delivery the newsboys dis
cussed their plans for contributing a
dollar each towards the twenty War
Savings Stamps their Boys Club
planned to buy this year
One voice shrilly announced MY
father printed some tickets, and |
left them in the offices of the Trade
Building. and so l get errands to do"
Another boy said, Il deliver gas
bills every month | used to get
a cent apiece, but now | get two
cents"
Il help our janitor and get ten
cents every Saturday, and sometimes
do errands for lady in our house"
small Peter insisted
Ralph had little to add to the ella
NOR, since he had as yet no plan,
but only a strong desire to serve
his country by raising the dollar His
pay as a newsboy was small and il
had TO go to help his widowed mother
meet the rent.
With his papers under his arm and
his mind intent on his problem, he
came upon a group of children dan
cling on the sidewalk to the music of
a hand-organ. accompanied by mon
key who dotted his funny little cap
when his master indicated that he
must collect the pennies.
oh, wait minute" said one little
girl, until l ask my mother for a
cent" The child soon reappeared
with FIVE cents for the man and a
cooky for the monkey.
Suddenly an idea occurred to Ralph.
He had read that Eastern people
were so fond of hearing stories that
they would sit in some public place
and listen to professional story tel
Iers for hours at a time. Why could
he not tell stories, and SO earn some
money as the organ grinder did?
When the organ and monkey dis
appeared. he said to the children.
viii you give me some pennies if
will tell you some nice stories?"
What kind of stories?" demanded
one
oh yes" said another: will you
tell US one now"
Il must deliver my papers now, -
Ralph said, "but I will be here to-
morrow afternoon. 1t is Saturday.
so there is no school, and | will
come early"
Ralph went on with his papers and
soon overlook the organ grinder sur
Tod nv IF
and girls Encouraged by his pre-
vious success he made the same prop
osition to these young folks, who
accepted with JOY his offer and his
terms.
Early the next afternoon Ralph
found five girls and two boys waiting
for him. He chose the wide steps Of
q house somewhat sheltered from the
wind and the sun, and told his stories
so we'll that at the end of the time
allotted he was besieged for more
But he had the other children to con-
slider, so he promised to have more
stories for them the next Saturday
When Ralph met the other children
he found eight boys and girls at the
rendezvous He related the Same
stories to them to their evident de
light, and they readily promised to
wait for him next Saturday if he
would surely have more stories to tell
them.
The following Saturday his audi
ences were increased in numbers,
with corresponding increase in con
tributions. and at the end of the sec
ond afternoon Of storytelling he
found that he had received more than
lia had set out to Darn. The cLil-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-08

FOR SALE-No | standing grass and
barn to put it in. lots; one log truck;
one dump cart; Concord buggy; one I
Sedan car, new; one two-ton truck ready
to draw sand or logs with furniture
body; viii sell with or without the body
Princess Apis. Tel 6l5. 1922 If
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-08

WANTED-W Waitress at Scoville s
Restaurant. 91-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-08
WANTED.

WANTED-Waitress at Hoadley IS
Cafe. S9-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-08

Dc you regret cutting the coupons
from your Liberty Bonds, because they
Will earn no more? Why net reinvest
them in War eavings Stamps?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-08

Even though the Interest for six
months on a email Liberty bond is but
little, ycu can make it grow by rein
vesting the coupon in War Savings
Stamps.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-09
PEERLESS CLOSED
 CARS POPULAR
Ever Increasing Tendency Toward Enclosed Cars
 Is Forecast

Investigations by the Peerless Motor Car company have disclosed that 90 per cent of the open type cars on the highways today are driven with tops up regardless of the season and current weather conditions, says R. D. Mead, manager Southeastern Motor company
 As result Peerless engineers fore cast an ever r-increasing demand for the enclosed car which embodies the char acteristics of the touring and roadster models-light weight quickly adjusta- ble windows which will let in "all out doors," and ease of entrance and exit
 The recently conducted investiga- tions involved the checking of cars of all makes as they passed through the streets of cities and along the prin- cipal highways. Even in the Berkshire hills, a mecca for tourists, 1t was found that the open type cars were driven with tops up no matter the temperature or prevailing weather.
 The new Peerless enclosed models with their two pow er-range eight mo- tors embody all those characteristics which are found in the touring models and in addition assure year round lux ury.
 The perfection of metals light in weight but durable in construction the work of the Peerless metalurgist $ and the efficient methods of Peerless engineers have combined to make these cars surprisingly light
 The Peerless coach builders have seen to it that a maximum amount of sunshine and air can enter by making the windows and doors of unusual width The low hung frame and wide
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-09
OAKLAND WILL
 BUILD MORE CARS E. c. Creel Says Factory Will Hold Record
 Production

When we slaves of habit have become accustomed to writing 1920 instead of 1919 on our checks and letters, the Oakland Motor Car company will have established 6 new production record.
 This is the announcement of Creel Mo tor company, local Oakland distributor, based on conferences he has had with factory officials.
 '"The problems of the reconstruction period, with which many automobile makers now are wrestling, have been solved as far the builders of the Oakland Sensible Six are concerned" he said. "The decks are already cleared for record breaking action at the factory, and the big production guns have started their bombardment
 During the 12 months of 1919, more Oa'wland cars will be manufactured than many previous corresponding period of the company's history.
 s'The production schedule for 1913 calls for the manufacture of practically twice as many cars as were built in 1917, when an Oawkland record for quantity output was established and the yield of Sensible Sixes' entitled the company to eighth place ranking among the 100 makers of passenger automobiles
 '1The Oakland company plans to build 6o,000 cars in 1919 without increasing it's present manufacturing facilities to any appreciable extent. In fact, plant addi- tions, recently completed, will not be util- azed as workshops, but provide, instead,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-09
c. w. NASH SEES BIG
 DEMAND FOR CARS

There will not be cars enough to begin to supply the demand of the 1919 season"
 The foregoing statement by Charles w. Nash, president of the Nash Motors com pany, is based upon first-hand study of the country's industrial outlook as af- fecting the automobile market MT. Nash has just returned to the factory at Ke- nosha after a trip, which took him from Chicago and New York to Florida.
 At practically every point in his itiner- ary, through the Carolinas, Georgia, Flor Nash found reflected the same condi- tions that prevailed at the Chicago and New York automobile shows. =
 In the south, where the selling season is now at it's height, MT. Nash spent several weeks. Nash dealers on every hand are pressed for cars, and in spite of the big production schedule of the Nash factory practically all dealers will be unable at any time during the 1919 season to get cars enough. With the first indication of real spring, MT. Nash believes dealers in the northern sections of the country will find themselves in a similar situation Orders will far exceed automobiles. This, he says, was plainly indicated by the large retail sales made at the shows in New York, Chicago, Minneapolis, Cleve- land and elsewhere.
 If the automobile industry may be re- garded as a barometer of business condi- tions in general there is, according to MT Nash, every indication of sound pros perity. The sproblem now confronting the automobile manufacturer is how to produce cars this year in quantities suf- ficient to satisfy the demands of the public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-09

hours. Old employees will be maid v-''H in 10 per cent of their former wages while in training. They may -. training for short period of time or for a longer period, according to the instructions they require to fit them for the advanced work they desire to undertake.
 Men may enter the training depart ment at any time, or leave at any time. They may return to their old positions if they so desire after this training, or if successful in their training work they will be promoted to better jobs with higher wages.
 All instructors are practical produc- tion<men, selected for their extensive factory experience. The instruction, therefore. will relate in every detail in practical way to the kind of work for which the man is preparing.
 No agreements will be required of those entering training and no contract will be made.
 The company is interested in turn ing out the best product made. This means bigger business-more work, but the company realizes that the best product comes from the best work men--the best "know how'-and this new opportunity for advancement is being offered to the WillysO Overland men solely for the betterment of their own opportunities.
 q Miller vice president of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-09
OVERLAND CO. ID OPEN TECH SCHOOL Building Will Occupy Two Floors of Big Factory
 Building

A department for the technical train ing and advancement of employees. where learning can be done while earning,' is the latest step of the Willys-overland company in the line of advancement in the mutual interest of the company and employees.
 The new department devoted to this work occupies two floors of a factory building in the Willys-Overland plant, machine shops. tool and die rooms, in- spection, drafting and lecture rooms, form part of the equipment.
 Men will enter this course of train- ing only at their own request as the work is entirely voluntary.
 An interesting innovation of the Willys- Overland plan is that men will receive instruction during working
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-09

lunch and locker rooms for men and women employees.
 At the Oakland plant concentrated eff ficiency has been sought and attained, and the assembly of a car from bare frame to finished job. with the machin- ing of it's various component parts, is an eloquent tribute to industrial skill and discipline.
 Past experience and an expanded mar lxet justify the Oakland company iii doub- ling it's 1917 production for 1919. Two years ago, and for several seasons previ- ous, the factory was unable to supply it's distributors and dealers with enough cars to meet the demand. And even with an output of 60,0o0 Sensible Sixes, present conditions indicate that history will re- neat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-09
A Sleeping Giant
Charlton Bates Strayer, in Leslie's.

Charlton Bates Strayer, in Leslie's.
 China is the worlds sleeping giant. A nation of nearly 4oo,ooo.ooo souls. there is the possibility that China may become not only the leading power of the far east, but of the world as well. China is locking to the peace conference for jus tice, and the sentiment in the United States is in favor of giving to her the same freedom and rights enjoyed by oth- CT sovereign powers All the entente powers except Russia agreed toywaive all payments of Boxer indemnity funds to their various governments for an indefi- mite time in consideration of China's dec- laration of war against the central pow CTS Years ago the United States proved her friendship for China by returning the Boxer indemnity. Since the seventeenth century China has agreed to the princi- pie of extra territoriality, by which for eigners are subject to the Jurisdiction or officials of their own nationality. Ja- pan, too, formerly consented to this re- strictlon, but now that Japan has been relieved of it, China desires similar free dom. China wants the restoration or Tsingtau, and will ask, too, that the peace conference relieve her from all treaties and agreements which prevent her economic development
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-09

again after spending 20 months in the
 inform of the United States navy Miller enlisted as seaman when this country entered the war. and was sent to the Great Lakes Training station, later being commissioned as an sem sign. Recently he completed a cruise on the old battleship Kearsarge. An informal reception at the showroom after Miller's return led his partner to claim that everybody Miller had ever known seemed to have run in to shake his hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-09
OPEN NoSTRlLS! END A COLD OR CATARRH How To Get Relief When Head
 and Nose are Stuffed Up.

count f1tty! Your cold ln head or Ca tarrh disappears. Your clogged nostrils will open, the air passages of your head will clear and you can breathe freely. No more snuffling, hawking, mucous dis charge, dryness or headache; no strug- gling for breath at night.
 Get small bottle of Elys Cream Balm from your druggist and apply a little of this fragrant antiseptic cream in your nostrils. It penetrates through every air passage of the head, soothing and healing the swollen or inflamed mucous mem brane. giving you instant relief. Head colds and catarrh yield like magic. Don't stay stuffed up and miserable. Relief is sure-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-09

paneled doors make the enclosed car even more easy to enter than the open models
 [ The demand for sedans and coupes in increasing quantities has made 1t pos sible for the Peerless Motor Car com pany to reduce the manufacturing cost of these particular types to a basis which more closely approaches the pro- duction cost of the open models. In view of this fact and the more general ly recognized advantages of the en- closed cars the Peerless organization predicts a still greater demand for the all-season types
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-09

The Harrisburg Auto Tire and Re- pair company, Liberty dealers at Har- risburg Pa, announces the appoint ment of Fred Viclery as sales mana ger. MT. Vickery, was formerly sales manager of the Cadillac Hinton com panY of that city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-09

T. Howard velott, a former Liberty dealer and salesman, has just joined the Media garage, Media. Pa., as sales manager Velott declares he could not feel comfortable extolling the virtues of anv car except the Liberty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-09

A. C. Miller. vice president of the Miller-Judd company, Liberty distribu- tors, Detroit, is selling automobiles
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-20
LEGITIMATE SPYING
FAVORED BY BEZDEK
College Grid Scouting Makes the
Players More Alert.
Penn State Football Coach UnloadO
Some Logical Matter for Those OPP
posed to Custom-Likes
to Discuss Problems.

Hugo Rezdek, manager Of the Pitts
, burgh Pirates In the baseball season
} ana football coach at Penn State coli
leg- during the autumn, loves the grid
iron game. Even during the months
when Hugo IS not wrestling with
pitching problems he loves to discuss
football.
While in Chicago Rezdck launched
into n football discussion via the
scouting controversy, and before he
closed his remarks unloaded some log
zeal matter for those who are of the
opinion that II is wrong for college
teams to scout on one another.
How are you going to stop the
scouting husineSS?" asked the Pirate
leader. Il hear Il LOT of this scouting
talk, and the plans Of Yale and Hnr-
ward 10 do away with scouting, but I
coaches become absolutely honest and
turn deaf ears to reports on the play
of opponents"
Bezdek says he can receive enough
valuable Information via voluntary
scouts during season to enable him
to analyZe any opponents strength, be-
cause all football followers like to dis
rnss problems, and they usually rush
to n coach with their discussions. The
Pirate leader says he would not ia.
vor doing away with scouting. 1T
teaches players to be alert" he said,
and when you have an alert crowd Of
gridders at work you have the max
ihg Of championship team. It's per-
fectly natural for the members OF one
team to want to know what style of
play an opponent-to-be Is using. When
you tell them this you arouse their In.
terest and they instinctively set about
to neutraize the effect. favor le-
Ultimate scouting at all times"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-20
TO LIMIT SALE OR
TRADING OF PLAYERS
New Legislation at Meeting Of
National League.
New York Giants Expected to Roar at
Suggestion, but II Probably Will
Get Them Nothing-To End
Freak Deliveries.

One can see how some baseball legis'
lation Is to be framed writes Len
Wooster in Brooklyn Times The deals
which made the Giants conspicuous fig
ures will lead to the introduction Of a
rule AT the National League meeting
Ing Of players to about July |. From
the Threats of the Giants owners there
will come loud roar, but 1t probably
will get them nothing, as it is whs-
pered at least five clubs already are
lined up in favor Of the passage Of
such rule. Brooklyn Is one of them.
the others being Cincinnati. which has
been making hue and cry over "the
buying OF II pennant" by the Giants;
Pittsburgh, st. Louis and Philadelphia.
The Now York club has loads Of
moaey, and Chicago, which also IL
financially we'll fixed. will oppose the
proposed rule, and Boston may side
with them, The opponents will attack
the inconsistency OF Brooklyn by re-
calling that in 1915, when the Dodgers
were headed for the championship,
they snapped Lew McCarty to the
Giants for Fred Merkle because Jake
p0ubert was a physical unknown guam.
tity.
Other legislation will have TO do with
the delivery Of the ball There are at
least three clubs In the National
league whose pitchers have been ac-
ci4ed of using an illegal delivery
Philadelphia, Boston and Cincinnati.
Barney Dreyfuss, who Is at the head
or the movement TO put an end to the
employment OF freak deliveries, de-
clnres every club In the league Is
carrying one or more of these artists.
Already he has enlisted the support Of
Brooklyn and Chicago in the war on
the shine, emery, talcum. paratfin and
spit balls, and he hopes to get the nee
esSary votes to put the legislation
through.
1t seems there ~ rule that Nation
al league pitchers cannot apply for.
eign substances To the ball, but 1t Is
II dead letter. At the December meet
Ing steps viii be taken to provide a
penalty for It's use. This IS calculated
to hav" the desired effect.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-20
GLENN WARMERS TOUGH TASK
Material at Hand Is Poorest for Sew.
eral Seasons and Rioters Are
Not Optimistic.

The university of Pittsburgh foot.
ball candidates were assembled by
Coach Glenn :. Warner nj the univer
>ity engineering camp At Windber, Pa.
and the following day the Panthers
started their practice.
The coming season is to be an I'M
usual one in many ways, and the
Panther roUterS aren't too optimistic
as to the outcome. The material j.
the poorest in years, with few tried
performers availahIe.and the schedule
is the hardest Pitt ever arranged
While the return nf Hastings. Dehnrt
and Morrow from the service holstcred
up the back field considerably, the line
is very green.
II is generally felt that Warner ha>
one of the biggest jobs on his hands
that he ever tackled TO shape II team