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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21
WILMINGTON.


Rollin Childs of Brattleboro was in
town last Friday
Mrs. F. A. Rist of Montague, Mass,
is visiting her son, F. A. Rist.
Henry Waste of Greenfield has been the
guest of his cousin, Mrs. l.. A. Brown.
Orson Thayer of Guiford is visiting
his nephew, III. d. Allen, few days.
Hosea Mann of Worcester, Mass, spent
| few days recently with friends IN town
Miss Hazel Bates has returned home
| from the North Adams, Mass, hospital.
John H. Buckley has bought new
| Dodge car through the L. A. Brown
| agency.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Wheeler of Beebe
River, n H., are spending week with
relatives here.
w. D. Spencer and son. Hugh, of Still
water, n. Y, have been visiting Miss
Nellie Spencer.
Charles Winchester and son, Herbert,
of West Brattleboro called on friends and
1 relatives in town Friday. a
Mrs. Jennie Titus has returned from
visit in Pittsfeld and North Adams
Mass, and Stamford, Conn.
Mr. and Mrs Jerry Faulkner of Green
| field were over Sunday guests of Mrs
| Faulkner's brother, E. L. Harris.
Harry Boyd Of West Brattleboro, who
has recently returned from overseas, Ii
visiting his brother, Dennis Boyd.
Mrs Charles Rodd and daughter o
Waverley, Mass, have been spending
few days with Mr. Rodd in town.
The seniors Of the Wilmington higl
school motored to Brattleboro last Mon
day to have their pictures taken.
Mr.. and Mrs Schuyler Murdoch AM
son, Merton of Nottingham. called o.
relatives in town the first of the week
4 Miss Christine Boyd who teaches il
the normal school at Castleton, has al
rived at her home here for the summer
Mrs T. A. Kinnas and son Of New Yor
city arc visiting Mrs Kinnas's parents
4 Mr. and Mrs James Russell at Mountai
Mills.
( Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Newton and tw
Z children of Holyoke, Mass, have bee
{ visiting Mrs Newton's father, o. {
4 Ware
l Mr.. and Mrs. P. NJ. Davis of Brattl
Z boro were in town last Friday to atten
1 the Bennington Windham Universali
Z convention.
1 Miss Mary Buffum of the Mary Fletcht
4 hospital in Burlington is spending thr,
6 weeks visit with her parents, Mr. al
{ Mrs. A. NJ. Buffum
Mr. and Mrs. George Green and tn
4 children and Master Stanley Garner m
: tored to Plymouth, n. H., last Saturdi
: to spend a few days.
ly Mr. and Mrs. L. w Boyd, Walt
-e- Boyd. Mrs. Gertrude Kingsley, and Mr.
Ie- F. H. Porter enjoyed an auto trip
ty Eagle Bridge. n y, Wednesday
IT Mrs Philip Gilbert has returned fro
u Tennessee, where she has been to spei
+ the winter, and has resumed the manae
III ment of the moving pictures.
" Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Davidson of Broo
~ lyn, n y, and DR. and Mrs. Burne
=, Of Brockton, Mass, have been guests
~ their brother, Carl Barnard, and sistt
! Miss Nellie Barnard
IL The Baptist Sunday school conventi
ia held at West Wardsboro last Tuesd
Nv was attended from here by Mr.. and NJ
inf H. d. Allen, Rev and Mrs n A. Woo
ar. Mrs Mabel Streeter, Mr.. and Mrs Ernt
"a Carpenter, Mr. and Mrs Ernest Corbe
ob Mrs F. J. Corbett, Miss Minnie Corbe
Icl Miss Edith Rst, Miss Florence Woo
ito and Kenneth May
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21

F: Gov. P. w. Clement has Indicated the
willingness of the state to cooperate
with the Montpelier city council on the
repairing Of the highway opposite the
Pavilion hotel. This piece of highway
is owned by the state of Vermont, but
the city has an interest because the
roadway is travelled to large extent
by city people. 1t is proposed that
the state do the work and then assess
third of the expense to each party,
including the state, Mr.. Heaphy, the
owner of the hotel, and the city. If
the state should close the roadway, as
I is being considered, then the city would
probably have to construct new street
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21
EAST DOVER.

The reception given Thursday evening
in the Baptist chapel to the new pas
tor and his wife, Rev and Mrs. c. o.
Durham, was very pleasant event. A
large and representative gathering of the
East Dover people spent the evening in a
social way. Singing and refreshments Of
ice cream and cake enlivened the hour.
That the reception may have a happy
augurv Is the sincere wish Of the many
friends who thus welcomed Rev. and
Mrs Durham to their new field
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21
MARRIAGES.

In West Dummerston, June p, by
Rev. Walter c. Bishop, Ernest Roy Tier
of Brattleboro and Miss Bernice May
Clark of West Dummerston.
In Keene, n. H., June IT, by Elder Fl.
j. Farman, Charles H. Strong of Con
cord; n H., and Miss Edith M. Woods
of Ashuelot, n. H., formerly of Brattle-
boro
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21
DUMMERSTON.

Mr. and Mrs William Dette and two
daughters Of New York have been spend
ing the week with Mrs Dette's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs John NJ. Knight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21
WEST DUMMERSTON.

All books that have been taken out Of
the Lydia Taft library may be left at the
nome Of Mrs. George Norcross until fur
ther notice
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21
DEATHS.

In Spofford, n H., June II, Mrs. Glenn
(Hawkins) Wellington, AZ, wife of Ed
ward Wellington, formerly of West Brat
tleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21

An eight hour day for women workers
will become operative under new law
i'll North Dakota on July l.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21

The Finnish Diet includes larger
proportion of women members than any
other national legislative assembly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-21

The first national woman S rights con-
vention ever held in the world was that
which assembled at Worcester, Mass,
in 1850.
The Washington times., 1919-05-31
GOOD ROADS INVITE
TRAFFIC BY TRUCK

we've all heard that optimistic
little saying to the effect that If a
man build a better product thanhis
competitor, even though he live in a
wilderness the world will beat a path
to his door" says S. Deutsch, vice
president and general manager OF
the Signal Motor Truck Company OF
Detroit manufacturers of Signal
Trucks.
But the author stopped with the
truth half told. He should have
added this-"but il the competitor
has a path already beaten to his
door, his product may perhaps not
even be quite as good. but the chances
are he'll get the business"
Commerce always follows the line
Of least resistance. A tourist will al
ways choose a longer route il the
roads are better. And so a locality
with bad roads needs nothing further
to make reasonably sure OF its being
avoided by motor transportation, and
u may expect to suffer the conse-
quent higher prices and decreased
earning power which results from its
being less accessible than adjoining
communities.
In these great days when trading 10
so active that the railways cannot
cope with the tremendous amount of
traffic. good roads are vital to the
progress Of every community so that
they may be able to preserve full in
tercourse with the world beyond by
means of that important, modern ad-
junct to the railways - the motor
truck. Good roads arc an invitation
to commerce and a stimulant to bust
ness and social progress.
The Washington times., 1919-05-31
BRISCOE BUILDING
PASSENGER CARS

The Briseoe Motor Corporation, OF
jackson, Mich, has resumed the man
ufacture Of the Briscoe passenger car.
During the wartime inactivity as re-
CARDS passenger cars the engineering
stan Of the plant was constantly en-
gagged in developing and perfecting
new features in connection with the
Briscoe car. Some things were found
Objectionable, and they have been
eliminated, and from all appearances
Il would seem that the Briscoe car Is
destined to rank among the leading
cars OF the country. 1t is certain
that IL has been tested in the school
Of experience and has come out a
splendid. example OF auto car con-
struction.
The writer was very much Impress
ed with a test made for his benefit OF
the miles-per-gallon possibilities OF
the Briscoe and saw an actual dem
onstration whereby the gas consumD-
tion was lowered to the almost I'M
heard Of point Of thirty-tWo miles per
gallon.
The Briscoe Motor Corporation es-
tablished q Washington branch at
the sales company, 40 Eighth street
northwest, and this is a good thing
for people of Washington who are
desirous Of obtaining a hrst-eIass car
at a medium price.
Since the war the plant has been
equipped with a great many improved
pieces Of machinery, and there has
been established . system Of progress
sive labor that is almost marvellous IN
its precision and efficiency. No time
is lost, nor, on the other hand, is any
undue haste allowed that would in
any way be disparaging to the high
est quality. Of workmanship.
The Washington times., 1919-05-31
COURTESY IN AUTO
TRADE IMPORTANT

Courtesy in the motor car business,
just as in every other business or So
cial activity, 10 of paramount inn
portance," said ]. d. Mansfield. gen
eral sales manager Of the bort Motor
Car Company. In discussing the ,varf-
Gus angles of the retail sale Of auto
mobiles.
TN fact, I believe We do not put
enough emphasis upon the courtesy
to which every moter car buyer is en-
titled, both before and after he makes
his selection. BY courtesy l do not
mean ordinary politeness but the at
tention to details and extra effort
which the dealer IS. duty bound to
offer to the prospect at every stage of
his selection OF an automobile.
1T is not enough any more to give
the buyer the usual selling talk and
to demonstrate the car for him. Buy
ers want more. They want facts and
figures about other cars service; they
want special attention 10 their own
problems. whether of business or
pleasure. and these courtesies should
be offered by the dealer.
More than that, after the sale is
made, there is a courtesy to the new
owner in helping him to operate his
car to the best advantage. II does
not consist solely in teaching him to
steer and shift gears, but IL goes
farther into motoring. It should en-
brace the care Of his car; the fine
points of economical driving and the
best methods of upkeep and general
use for his automobile.
Not that this courtesy extends into
a lot of free service. That is more
than the average owner expects. But
what he does want is courtesy from
the dealer which will give him a feel
ing of confidence"
The Washington times., 1919-05-31

the production to nearly sixty-eight
million barrels. A daily increase Of
more than fifty thousand barrels. And
in 1918 the daily increase over 1917
was about forty-seven thousand BAR
rels.
The Washington times., 1919-05-31
BY WARREN b. BULLOCK.
formerly Captain, Motor Transport

NFOrmerly Captain, Motor Transport
Corps, U. s. A.
Motor troubles may be little or big,
and the ordinary little trouble, in
time. will become a big trouble and
work havoc with the operations of the
machine.
There is a question among automo-
bile men as to the extent to which
a driver of truck should be ex-
pected to make repairs to his ma
chine. There is no question, however,
that minor adjustments to keep the
machine running to top efficiency
should be made by the driver, who
should have enough knowledge of his
machine to be able to make minor
adjustments properly. and prevent the
little ones from growing up into big
troubles.
Must Know His Motor.
First OF all, a,driver should know
enough about his machine to appre-
ciate instantly when the motor is in
need Of attention in the shop. 1t is
a dangerous and expensive thing to
start out across country with a big
load toAhaul between cities, when the
motor is likely to become balky. The
cost to the transport company is high,
to say nothing Of the loss of prestige
by failing to make prompt deliveries.
There will be enough unexpected &C.
cidents without taking chances on
operation in the face OF threatened
difficulty.
The problem OF carbon in the cylin-
der is one that should not be allowed
to remain a problem long. The car
bon should be removed at the earliest
possible moment. In case the system
of shopping a truck for inspection
every two weeks is followed for a day
OF inspection, the carbon can be re-
before the machine is sent back
to Its regular run. It Is the little
difficulties, however, with which this
article is chiefly concerned.
Should Watch Valves.
One of the difficulties most often
developed is with the valves. Regard
less Of type of valves, the tension of
the spring should be kept just strong
enough to cause the valve to fit tight
in its seat
II the spring is too strong, the
valve closes with snap and noise
The Washington times., 1919-05-31
AUTOMOTIVE
SECTION
WAR GREATLY INCREASED
U. S. GASOLINE PRODUCTION

In 1917, before we entered the war,
We produced a little short of fifty
million barrels Of gasolene.
In 1918 our war activity increased
The Washington times., 1919-05-31
HOW SCOUTS MAKE
AUTO BLUE BOOK"
BY ZOE BECkLEY.

With its front end in a smother
OF steam. its rear wheels churning
a goulash of rocks, branches ana mud,
and its engine cursing in seventy
languages, a touring car inches up
mountsinside. 1t pants and pops.
and wal1ows in the trough of the
run" The thirty-degree slope hurls
back defiance. Yet the machine
strains on.
A chain gang of negro road-build-
ers stare pop-eyed at the sight. Half
a dozen men gruntingly jam a log
under the rear tires to keep the
car from sliding kersqush into eter-
nifty when the engine stalls. But
no use. Down she slips. slowly; then
faster, swerving a little, crunching
the deadwood, spatting the water to
left and right, and finally bringing
up against a mass OF rock and UNDER
brush. G-r-r-r-oommpp!
And there you are.
Or rather. there your pathfinder is.
He gets back his breath II he hap
pens to have lost it in the bump.
picks the gravel out of his hair, looks
to see il anybody's killed, finds they
are not-and starts the whole thing
over again. For he has got to reach
the top.
Men That Make Blue Book.
This is not the taking OF a movie.
1t is an ordinary incident in the life
of Automobile Blue Book scouts-the
chaps who fare forth each spring,
honeycombing the country from
strand to strand, finding routes for
you. But for them there would be
no Blue Book with its fat black lines
and thin dotted lines, its zig-zags and
curves and wiggle-waggles. They are
the ones who make it possible to
cover every inch OF the U. s. A, and
it please you, with the ease Of a
kiddie velocipeding round his own
garden.
With the exception that they don't
mind falling of precipices or. getting
stuck to the collar in Quicksand, they
are just plain, regular men with a bit
more tan and muscle than most. They
aret not afraid of the dark, nor of the
almighty storms that snatch and beat
them.
Every Detail Noted.
The country is divided into sections,
each covered by a man or two, accord
ing to the typographical difficulties.
The start is made any time from
March / to May l.. They head for the
South, working gradually North, and
keep going till the snow stops traffic.
Fifteen thousand to $4,000 miles aIe
covered by each car in a season, and
this year there are ten cars.
Two scouts go together, and a
driver and a reuter-. They work in
terchangeabIy. Each has to be some
thing of a craftsman, something of a
topographer and a great deal of =
chauffeur. The maps and road de-
tails are drawn while. the car is NOV
ing, every cross-road grade, railway
and landmark being noted
And so, when you take your serene
way over a perfect Blue Book boule-
ward, remember the scouts who made
IL possible for you to find the good
roads because they found the bad
ones as we'll. They had to travel
every road, so as to be able to tell you
which ones not to take. They can't
choose the good and shun the bad
Motor Life.
The Washington times., 1919-05-31
Drivers Should K1oW
Motor Details Like
Mother KNOBS Child

which means an unnecessary wear on
both the stem and the seat, requiring
early reErinding. II too loose the
valve does not seat properly, ana
there Is a loss of compression. The
exhaust valve, with the heat to which
1t is exposed, often is the first to burn
out and lose its tension.
The grinding Of valves is a problem
which should be attended to-. not by
the driver, but by an expert mechanic,
for the grinding can be so done as to
enormously diminish the power Of the
engine by the too early opening and
the delayed closing OF the valve,
which Is timed to a delicate degree
according to the type Of the engine
The valve should open sufficiently
early to take in a full cylinder OF gas.
II the valve opens too soon. there Is a
pressure against the gas charge at
the beginning instead Of the suction
which should draw in q full cylinder
of gas mixture. s.
How To Set Valves.
The setting OF valves is usually as
sisted by marks on the fywheel and
by marks on the cam gears and the
crankshaft gears. To set the gears
IL is best TO place the piston OF cylin-
work from that point in the timing OF
the gears and the other cylinders.
The valves may be set in correct time
with the cam shaft by meshing the
cam gears so that the points marked
on them will coincide with the marks
on the crankshaft gear; when the No.
1 piston is at the top Of it's stroke.
The problem. Of cooling IL impor-
tant, and IL the fan belt is loose the
fan will not revolve at proper speed
the water in the radiator will not be
properly cooled. the engine will be- |
come hot, the lubricatinE oil will be
burned, and trouble throughout the |
whole engine is certain. The fan
belt can be frightened by raising the |
fan, either by an eccentric adjustment |
or by bodily lifting the fan and tight
ening the bolt holding IL. Compress
sion leaks are likely to heat the
water, and to repair this Is difficult
for a road job. The rubber hose con-
nections in the cooling system must
be kept water tight, and care be
taken that the clamps holding the
hose to the metal pipes are not so
tight that the rubber Is cut
Copyright. 1919, by Warren B. Bullock.)
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-01
Storing Of Coal
Urged in Idaho

POCATELLO, The public
utilities commission of Idaho is TAX
ing much interest in the coal situa-
ton as it is anticipated next winter,
and have sent out another appeal to
the people of Idaho to prevent a
serious shortage of fuel next winter
by storing coal now. The warning
by the commission reads,
cit is earnestly urged that every
user Of coal, whether the amount be
large or small, take immediate steps
to store all Of the winter supply pos
isible before the crop movement
checks the coal supply. The i'm
portance of this action cannot be too
strongly emphasized.
Coal is rertailing in idaho at the
same price that has prevailed for the
past year, but at present a storage
rate reduction Of Is cents ton is
effective in five-ton lots or over. This
inducement together with the pos
sibility Of raise in the price, is
causing many. Idahoans to store coal
for next winters consumption.
TO ENTERTAIN CLUB
Mrs. Jessie Woodin will entertain
the members of the Embroidery club
Thursday afternoon of this week at
the home of Mrs. James Ryan, where
she is residing.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-01
Russian Thistle
Hay Substitute

Russian thistles makes better feed
than alfalfa. 1t has been proved and
if you want to make money or make
hay or save feed and meadow SER
vice or if your water was cut off and
you have less hay than you want.
just get busy right away harvesting
Russian thistles while the are yet
plentiful and tender.
DR.. c. A. Hoover, the medical sup
erintendent of the Idaho asylum re-
ported to us Tuesday morning that
he had acted ON suggestion he had
read in this paper land moved twenty
wagon loads of thistles and is glad.
The first load hauled in was given
to the stock in the feed yard, where
they had the choice of freshly erred
alfalfa or freshly cured thistles, and
they left the alfalfa alone till the
thistles were all eaten. Cows, horses
and sheep showed the same prefer
ence, and DR.. Hoover asserts that
their harvest. of thistles is worth
$500.
These thistles must be cut while
tender if they are to be used for feed
and the value of having them off The
farm before they go to seed is con-
siderable. DR.. Hoover said they
used the moving machine wherever
they could, and used other means
where the machine could not go.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-01
SCHEME TO HAVE
u. S. UNDERNEATH
CONCLUSIONS OF EUROPE

A scheme to have the United
States underwrite the conclusions Of
Europe is the latest view of the
League of Nations covenant by Col.
Henry Watterson, veteran journalist
presendent of the league for the
preservation of American independ-
-ence, in a statement given out here.
Colonel Wattersons, statement in
full follows:
"Louisyille, KY, July 20, 1919.
''The proposed League of Nations
is, in my opinion, scheme to have
the United States pull England's
chestnuts and the chestnuts of
France out of the fire.
at would have us underwrite the
conclusions of Europe. The bed
rock of religion of humanity from
which it springs is laid in the
chimera of racial brotherhood and
the chimera of racial brotherhood
is laid in the visionary theories of
self-exploiting philosophers more
learned in books than in life.
America should stand as at once
a refuge of hope and an example of
wisdom to the beleagued of all lands.
We are strong enough to make our
isolation effective to punish the
selfish and protect the stricken and
we shall only weaken our moral
power and international influence by
high sounding verbal covenants and
one-sided foreign alliances that
whilst raising many responsibilities
puts us at universal disadvantage.
"HENRY WATTERSON."
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-01

Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Nixon, who are
making their home at the Keystone
hotel, made q short trip thru the
National park, arriving here Thurs
day.
c. D. Murphy, F. D. Howard and
]. ID, Murphy all of Henry, we're in
town Wednesday at the Keystone
hotel, to make filings on some Henry
lands.
Miss Mary Hennaby left Thursday
for a months vacation at her home
in Washington. She will visit several
Oregon and Washington points dur
ing the month.
Ion Peck, a recently discharged
soldier boy, who has been visiting
with his brother here, H. F. Peck,
left this week for Grace, where he is
going to visit sister, Mrs. Nell
Tanner.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-01
Many Rodent Pests
Are Killed in Idaho

POCATELLO, Idaho, July Is
w. E. Crouch, in charge of rodent
pest destruction in the State of Idaho
has issued a report dealing with the
activity of his department for the
year ended June 80. in this period
10000 jack rabbits were killed by
poisoning in the Minidoka region; in
Cassia county, 5000 rabbits were
killed; in Lincoln county, a united
drive on the pests netted $500 rab-
bits killed. Nine counties were en-
gagged, in the campaign ON rabbits,
Using 1884 ounces OF stKchnine.
In six other counties the Campaign
was directed at pocket gophers, and
in the drive on these pests a total of
1900 ounces of poison was used, and
complete determination of the pogher
in some counties is the good report
announced by Mr.. Crouch.
Twelve thousand farmers in THU ty-
two counties of the state were en-
gagged in the campaign against the
various pests, and it is estimated that
100000 in crops was actually
saved in the period covered by the
report. Poisoned bait mixed and
distributed on privately owned agri-
cultural land amounted to 461,00D
pounds, with which $4,000 acres
were treated. On public land an arce
of $4,000 acres was covered in the
campaign and a total of $1,000
pounds of bait was used, and the
farmers co-operated equally with the
state on the public land as we'll as on
the privately owned land treated.
To carry on this work $4,000 was
expended, paid proportionately by
the counties, state and federal gov
eminent. The State of Idaho still
has fund of $4,000 to be used in
this work in the next few years. The
past years campaign cost the state
S1620.31; county commissioners over
the counties served provided $780,
451.S4, and the sum of $15,O33.3O
was derived from the bureau of bio
logical survey. The report con-
cludes with an item stating that $751;
600 was saved in the purchase of
strychnine by buying direct from
manufacturers.