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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-18
BOUGHT ITALIAN BACON.
Food Administration Would Not Take
war Department Surplus.

WASHINGTON, June 1S.-C. w.
Hare, director of sales for the war de
partment, told the senate military com
mittee yesterday that although the war
department held $65,0O0000 worth of sur
plus bacon and other meats which it had
tried to sell to the food administration,
this organization had purchased "a large
quantity of bacon held at New York
by the Italian government.
Mr.. Hare said efforts to dispose of the
surplus meat in this country were being
made by his department, and that bids
for carload lots would be received on
June 20.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-18
PLANS MADE FOR
WILMINGTON FAIR
Oct. 8 Is Date for Annual Farmers
Day-County Agent Frost Asked to
Supply Exhibit.

In a meeting yesterday of directors of
the Wilmington Farmers day, plans
were made for the annual event, which
will take place Oct. s. The plans call
for the usual exhibit of cattle, horses,
sheep, swine, poultry, fruit, vegetables
and handwork.
County Agent w. P. Frost, who at
tended the meeting was asked to sup
ply an exhibit, as has been done by the
Farm Bureau in past seasons. The Yer
mont extension service also will supply
an exhibit for the fair. 1t is expected
that there will be a speaker and invita-
tions have been sent to Glenn G. Sea-
vey of Springfield, editor of the New
England Homestead, and Commissioner
of Agriculture Elbert S. Brigham of st.
AlbanS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-18
DAY-DAVIS WEDDING.
Greenfield Bride Was Brought Up in
Former Brattleboro Family.

The wedding of Miss Marion Emma
Davis of Greenfield, formerly Of Brat
tleboro, and Mason Grenleaf Day, also
of Greenfield, took place in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Abbott B. Stone in that
town Saturday afternoon at clock
Rev. John j. Loc kctt, pastor of the Con
gregational church, offieiated, using a
double ring service. The bride wore
white silk. The decorations were of
laurel and white daisies. Only relatives
were invited to the ceremony. After a
short trip, Mr.. and Mrs. Day will begin
housekeeping on Chapman street.
Mr.. Day has a position with Goodell
& Pratt in Greenfield. Mrs. Day was
brought up in the home of Mr. and Mrs
Stone and moved to Greenfield with
them from Brattleboro last fall.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-18
GOOD SHOWING MADE
IN SCOUT DRIVE
Partial Reports Show 148 Associate
Members Pledged-Substantia
Increase Is Expected.

Although several Boy Scouts, some of
whom are known to Lave good terri
tory. have not made their report on the
canvass for associate members, it is
known that Brattlcboro has made a
good showing.
Partial reports, which were turned in
last night, showed AS associate mem
hers pledged and $l46.j0 collected. A
letter with this information has been
sent TO the national headquarters and
these figures are expected to show a
decided increase when the final reports
are made.
All scouts are asked to return pledges
and money at once to Rev. y. Z. Trout
If anyone has been skipped by the
BOY Scouts in eanvassing the town and
wants to become an associate member
he can give his pledge and money to the
treasurer, Fred G. Adams, at the Yer
mont Savings bank.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-18
BOARD OF TRADE
BUREAUS NAMED
Appointments Announced
by President Arthur F.
Roberts Today
FINANCE BUREAU
TO. ADOPT BUDGET
of Work of the Board-Some Obso-
lete Committees Abolished-List of
the Appointments.

Arthur F. Roberts, recently elected
president of the Brattleboro board of
trade, announced today the appointment
of committees for the year, but the vari-
Gus committees will be known this year
as bureaus, the change being made to
conform to general board of trade
practice in other places Plans also are
under way for a reorganization of the
work Of the board Of trade, and this
matter will be discussed at meeting
of the directors this evening.
The finance bureau will take the place
of the old ways and means committee
and one function of its work viii be to
adopt a budget, the organization having
been in existence a sufficient length Of
time to have sufficient records available
to enable a committee to work out a
budget system. The mercantile affairs
committee has been changed to the re-
tail trade bureau.
In view of the fact that there is no
proposition before the insurance and
taxes, military affairs, legislation and
postal, telephone and telegraph com
mittees at the present time the idea of
maintaining these as standing commit
tees has been given up and no chairman
for these were appointed. As soon as
it can be done a proposition for the
abolishment of these committees and
other matters in regard to the by laws
will be laid before the members of the
organization The idea of abolishing
| these committees is to prevent the nee,
essity of appointing good man to a
| committee when there is no work fol-
/ that particular committee to do.
Following are the members of the
various bureaus, as appointed by the
president:
Finance-Ro Robert C. Clark, chairman
Major c. Houghton, Dennison Cowles
Arthur L.. Maynard Oscar T. Benson
Orren D. Stowell.
Membership - Edwin H. Chapman
chairman, Prof W. NJ. Rider, DR.. "
Buell. Perry, Horton D. Walker,
Entertainment-W William II. Richard
son, chairman, Horton d. Walker. Ed
! ward ]. Fenton, j. Harry Estey, Mar
tin Austin, Charles A. Harris.
Transportation-Ho J. Wilson
, chairman, Daniel F. Riley. Daniel ]
. Stoltc. Christopher II. Babb, Freeman
, Scott.
Retail trade-Carl S. Hopkins, chair
/ man. Jason +. Bushnell, Arthur p 81
monds, c. Frank Thomas, ]. Earl Mann
! Henry f. Jordan.
E New industries William L. Hunt
chairman, Frank F.. Barber, Arthur /
Maynard, Major c. Houghton, William
A. Shumway, Harold E. Whitney, How
ard c. Rice.
, William B. Smith, chair
: man, George f. sherman, Walter I
Hubbard, Rev. Delmar f. Trout, Shel
man F. Abbott, Walter A. Gilbert.
: Manufactures Irwin c. Bradley
chairman, Arthur B. Clapp, Henry +
Brown, William E. Haskell, Frederic
A. Thompson.
Civic-John F. Fitzgerald, chairman
Wayland p Frost, Floyd L. johnson
Ralph j. Eldridge, Bert c. Baldwin
, Harry B. Haus.
Suburban affairs-Clarence L. Sticl
s ney, chairman, George NJ Clay, Fred
y Betterley, Fred B. Pier, William I
; Newton of Newfane, Don w Felcl
2 Frank b. Putnam, Christie B. CroweIl
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-18
PROVIDED COFFEE
FOR ALL SOLDIERS
E. T. Holbrook Of Keene Will Tell
About the Big Job at Board of
Trade Smoker This Evening.

cit was some iob!' said Z. F. Hol-
brook of his Washington duty-that Of
furnishing coffee to all the United
States soldiers here and abroad.
Mr. Holbrook, who is head of the
Holbrook Grocery Co. in Keene, was a
dollar-a year man in Washington, and
will tell the story of his work at the
" smoker for the members of the
board of trade at clock this evening
in Odd Fellows temple.
The meeting tonight is the first of a
series of members nights and each mem
Der is entitled to invite one guest. A
buffet luncheon will be served after the
talk by Mr.. Holbrook.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-18
RUSSIA CAN'T PAY BONDS.
S5O,0O0,O0O Worth Matured Today and
Are Not Paid

NEW YORK, June ls.-The banking
group interested in the fotation here
three years ago of the issue of $50,000000
Russian government 61@ per cent bonds,
which mature today, sent out. last night
to holders of these bonds a letter giving
excerpts from communications from ;,
Ughet, charge d'affaires ad interim of
Russia and financial attache to the Rus
sian embassy, and from Acting Secretary
of State Frank L. Polk, explaing that it
will be impossible to meet the maturity.
The banking group, which is composed
of j 2. Morgan & Co, the National City
bank, the Guaranty Trust CO., Lee, Hig-
ginson & Co, says that steps are being
taken to form a protective committee to
| conserve the interests of the bondholders
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-18
ANSEL ]. PIERCE
LOSES LICENSE
Revoked by Secretary of State for Fail
ure to Report Accident Week Ago
Last Sunday.

Secretary Of State Harry Black Of Mont
pelier has revoked the automobile opera
tors license of Ansel j. Pierce of Brat
teboSo as the result of an accident which
happened a week ago last Sunday on the
West River road, when cars driven by
Mr.. Pierce and Edward Best came to-
gcther The accident was reported to
Mr.. Black by States Attorney f. w.
Gibson.
The license was revoked because Mr..
Pierce failed to report the accident to
the secretary Of state. Both the Best and
Pierce cars were laid up for repairs, but
nobody was hurt seriously.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-18
REMOVE BURLEsoN.
American Federation of Labor
Asks President Wilson to Do 1t.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., June
1S.-A resolution asking Presi-
dent Wilson Immediately to re-
move Postmaster General Burle-
son from office was adopted unan-
imOusly by the American Fedora
tion of labor in convention here.
The resolution regarding the
postmaster general after alluding
TO President Wilson's message re-
lating to characterization of in
dustry based upon recognition of
labor s right to participate in de-
cisions affecting its welfare de-
clares that Mr.. Burleson "has
pursued a labor policy in direct
conflict with this enunciation of
principle /" Mr.. Burleson s labor
policy has been fastened upon
every governmental agency under
his supervision, the resolution
says, Gin utter defiance of the
wishes of the people and in COM
plete opposition to the expressed
words of President Wilson,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-18
PRESIDENT WILSON
is IN BELGIUM
Met by King Albert and Queen Marie
for Trip Over the Belgian
Battlefields

ADINKERKE. Belgium. June IS.-
President and Mrs. Wilson and their
party arrived here from Paris at S.45
o'clock this morning They were met by
King Albert and Queen Marie of Bel
GUM and at $50 0 clock left by motor
for a trip over the Belgian front The
motor trip was to be across the Belgian
battlefelds to Brussels by way Of the
famous ruins of Ypres
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-18
SAILORS BEAR RED FLAG.
Made Unsuccessful Attempt to
Rescue French Prisoners.

BREST, June 1S.-Two hun
dred French sailors carrying a
red flag attempted to enter the
naval Jail here yesterday to res
cue imprisoned sailors. The at
tempt failed. There were no cas-
ualties.
The imprisoned sailors were
from the French battleship JUS
tice which arrived here from Sc
bastopol. The city is more calm
today, but the situation is consid-
cred to be still serious Brest has
been declared out of bounds for
American soldiers and sailors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-18
First Methodist Episcopal Church

Thursday, June l9-Monthly meeting of
the Woman's Foreign Missionary society
will be held in the home of Mrs. George
Boorn, % Pearl street, at p. m. Roll
call to be responded to with scripture
quotation a report of the district meet
ing at South Royalton will be given
Friday, June 2O-Regular week night
prayer meeting at 7.30 D. IN.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-18
DOMINION OF IRELAND.
Sir Horace Plunkett Thinks Things
Are Moving That Way.

LONDON, june 1S.-A Dublin des-
patch to Daily Mail says that Sir Hor-
ace Plunket, chairman of the Irish CON
vcntion in speaking of recent remark
by Viscount Northcliffe in which the
latter referred to the future dominion
of Ireland = said 4 believe things are
moving that way. OF this we shall know
more a fortnight hence
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-18
Red Mems S Hall

Thursday, June 10. p. m.-Special
meeting of Pocahontas council No 4.
d. Of p Adoption, after which there
will be a social time and corn and vcni-
son will be served
Friday, June 90, s p.m.-Regulsr meet
ing of Quonekticut tribe, No ,, l. o. r.
NJ Adoption degree.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-18
BOY SCOUTS BUY TRACT.
Will Establish Largest Camp in New
England Near Fitchburg.

FITCHBURG. June 1s.-Fitchburg
council, Boy Scouts of America, has
purchased a 9G-acre tract of land be
tween the towns of North Dana and
Millington for a scout camp. This will
constitute the largest boy scout camp
in the New England states, if not in the
entire country. 1t viii be operated in
August. but next season extensive al
tcrations will be made so the camp can
he open to the boys all summer 1t has
been named Camp Neescponsett. 1t is
40 miles from the city.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-18
Universahst Church

Thursday, June 10, at 7.3O p. ma
regular meeting of the Daughters Cir
Gle with Mrs. r. 2. Flagg, Prospect
street. The business meeting will be
followed by a social.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-18

Miss G. A. Bacon, of Worcester, Mass,
first vice president of the General Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, has been APP
pointed to direct the participation of the
club women of the United States in the
Nationa! Thrift campaign.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-18
First Baptist Church

Thursday, June 10, p. m.-The wom-
ans society will hold its last regular meet
ing for the summer with Mrs. Arthur p.
Simonds, IL Western avenue.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-18
vIscoUNT NoRTHcLIFFE ILL.
Famous Newspaper Man Underwent An
Operation Today.

LONDON, June 1S.-Viscount North
eliife, newspaper owner and former head
of the British mission to the United
States underwent an operation today.
A bulletin issued by his physician says
that his condition is satisfactory.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-18
THE WEATHER.
Generally Fair Tonight and Thursday
Shifting Winds.

WASHINGTON, June 1s.-The
weather forecast: Generally fair to-
night and Thursday Gentle shifting
winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-18
Centre Congregational Church

The meeting of officers and teachers
of the Sunday school which was an
nounced Sunday to take place Wednes-
day night of this week has been posi-
poned.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-18

You cant believe everything that is told
you but you can believe a lot of things
that nobody says, because everybody is
afraid to say them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-18
Odd Fellows Temple

Thursday, June 10, at 7.30 p m-Regu
lar meeting of Oasis encampment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-18

The Puritan IS idea seems to be that
the harder the life, the softer the here
after.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-18
Masonic Temple

Wednesday, June IS, 7.30 pm.-Stated
conclave of Beauseant Commandery, No.
Z. WOrk-Red Cross.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-18

A tree is covered with bark and dog
is usually lined with it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-18

steak is none the more costly for
being rare.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-18

Pensions are the silver Innings of war
clouds.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-07
COLLEGE FACULTY
PAY INCREASED
Action on Many Other Interesting
Matters
Trustees Grant Years Leave to Bur-
rage, Voter and SkiIlings

Several steps toward the reconstruc-
ton days at Middlebury College were
taken by the trustees Of the institu-
ton, meeting at the office of James M.
Clifford in New York City last Friday
afternoon. One of the items of most
popular interest is the fact that a NUM-
Der of members of the college faculty
were granted increases in salary. The
amounts and the names of those to
whom granted are not announced, but
it is stated that the increases effect
about fifteen members of the faculty,
and that this action is in accord with a
general policy previously determined
upon by the trustees, but which had
been deferred until the recent endow-
ment campaign had been assured of
success
The personnel of college hill is fur
ther affected by the trustees voting to
grant leaves of absence to several MEM
bers of the faculty. Prof. William S.
Burrage, head of the department of
Greek Language and Literature, and
Assistant Professor Perley c. Voter of
the Department of Chemistry are
granted leaves of absence beginning
next July until July 1920 These pro-
fessors enjoy the first furloughs made
possible by the Walker Fund, the gen
erous provisions of which give the re-
cipients leave with full salary Prof.
Burrage has not announced his plans.
Prof Voter will spend the year at Har-
ward completing his work for doctors
degree in science. Although one Of the
younger members of the faculty, Prof.
Voter is granted this leave in considera-
tion of the fact that he had a con-
tract for such a leave year ago but
deferred it owing to the request of the
college administration.
Prof. Everett Skillings of the De-
partment of German is granted years
leave, beginning next July, and intends
to employ it in travel and study in
Europe if conditions are such as to
make this possible. Miss Ruth Gra-
ham of the Home Economics Depart
ment was granted a six months leave
in order to complete postgraduate
work at Columbia or Cornell.
Acting President Edward D. Col
Inns, who was present at the trustees
meeting, announces also a number OF
other interesting steps taken at the
meeting, as follows:
The creation of two teaching fellow
ships of $500 each, one in the Depart
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-07
WOMAN'S CLUB MAY
HELP THE GIRLS

The annual meeting of the Middle
bury Woman's Club was held in the
Sigma Kappa rooms Wednesday even
ing, with nearly hundred women and
four men present. Following the read
ing of the reports of the secretary, Mrs.
L. j. Hathaway, and of the treasurer,
Mrs. A. S. Hartman which latter was
read by Mrs. Raymond Mcfarland, the
various department heads reported on
their activities the past year. Mrs H.
c. Newell proposed that the club as
sist the school girls of Middlebury by
providing some place in which they
could meet or where they could enter
tain their young men friends The
girls themselves had petitioned for
such help, and it was suggested that
the rooms over Evans store might be
obtained for the purpose. The matter
was left with a committee.
Mrs. Gilbert Davis, president of the
State Federation of Women's Clubs,
delivered the principal address of the
evening, while Miss Susan Parker gave
talk in explanation of an exhibit Of
pictures by Jules Guerin. Other fea-
lures included piano solo by Miss
Marguerite Dyer and vocal solos by
Mrs. Luther 1. Bonney. During a
social hour refreshments of punch and
waters were served.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-07
Roosevelt Memorial Here

The observance throughout the
country Of Roosevelt Sunday this week
will not be overlooked in Middlebury.
The union service in the Baptist church
at 1880 Sunday evening will be a
special Roosevelt memorial, with 1t.
Raymond Mcfarland and Judge c. 1.
Button as the speakers. 1t. McFar-
land, who was former leader OF the
Progressive party here, will speak on
Roosevelt's Idealism, while Judge But
tons choice Of subject is "Our Her
cules". A quartette from the college
led nv Prof Row Hauard xuiIl eisan
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-07
Changes At Postohce

Paul P. Bristol, who has been a clerk
at the Middlebury Postofice since a
year ago September, has resigned, ef-
fective the 18th of this month, to ac-
cept a position in the Burlington Saw
ings Bank The place Bristol will fill
at Burlington is that left vacant by the
death recently of his chum, Richard
Clayton Mills.
Bristol's place at the postoffice will be
filled by ]. Lee Palmer. Other pending
changes at the postoffice are the re-
turn of Thomas Moore as carrier on
city delivery, route No 1.-THE west
part of the village) and the assignment
of Calvin H. Stearns And Frank Bull
lock to routes and 3 respectively.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-07
CUTS HER THROAT
BUT WILL RECOVER

Mrs Jennie Shoemaker wife of Nils
Shoemaker, an employee of the Yer
mont Marble Mill, was reported today
as recovering from the wound she self
inflicted last Monday afternoon when
she gashed her throat with a razor,
but she is still suffering from a mental
alteration which will probably necessi-
tate her removal to an institution.
Mrs. Shoemaker was visiting at the
home of her sister, Mrs. William Tatro
of Seymour street, when at about 8
O'Clock, she went upstairs into one of
the sleeping rooms and took razor,
said to be that of her husbands, and
cut her throat from ear to ear, making
a ragged cash and quite deep, barely
escaping the jugular vein.
The fall of her body to the floor
brought the people of the lower part
of the house to her assistance. For
tunately plenty of surgical assistance
was near at hand DR.. Sanborn, who
has his Office a few doors from the
Tatro residence, and Doctors Eddy
and Dorey of Middlebury and Nc
Sweeney of Burlington, who were just
going to Cornwall, where they were
called in consultation in the case Of
Louis Muller, were summoned. 1t re-
quired 25 stitches to close the wound.
Mrs, Shoemaker, who is about 30
years of age, had been acting strangely
for some time. About a month ago,
while i'll with influenza, on one of the
coolest nights of the winter, she es-
capped from her attendants and went
out clad only in a nightgown, both of
her feet being frost bitten. Since then
she has been closely watched, but it
was not thought that she would at
tempt suicide.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-07
Moosalamoos Last Night

The annual meeting of the Moosala-
moo Club was held last night in the
club rooms in the Murkland block
Robert F. Pinney was elected presi-
dent, succeeding c. o. Frost; c. 1
Button, vice president; H. L. Cush-
man, secretary; P. J. Hincks, treas
urer; and P. S. Murray, George F
Kidder, Jr, and H. F. Joy, board Of
managers. Thirteen new members
were admitted and everything indicat-
ed a prosperous year for the club. Fol
lowing the business meeting refresh
ments of clam chowder, sandwiches,
coffee and pickles were served by Kid
der's restaurant as a treat on the part
of President-elect Pinney.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-07
WOODMEN REPEAT
MINS7RELS TONIGHT

Dorothy Frost, William Gibson, and
Company again qualified last Friday
night as Middleburys most active
theatrical directors by staging a Minis
trel show by the local order Of Wood
men in the Town Hall, to which so
large a crowd was attracted that many
were unable to find a seat. The at
tendance in fact was so large that Mr..
Gibson announced between the acts
that a similar show, with many new
songs ami other features would be
given again this Friday night
Every number of last weeks show
was so roundly applauded that prac-
tically every individual and every
group of entertainers was obliged to
respond to an encore When the
familiar drop curtain Sunrise in Mex
EcQ" finally rose at quarter after eight
it disclosed a circle of some 25 min
strels, most of whom were all members
of the Woodmen order dressed in bat
wing collars, red ribbon ties black
frock coats and white trousers. Their
faces were blacker and some of them
graver than coal. The circle was pune
tuated with the imposing presence of
Roy Howard in natural color and in
dress suit, in the center, with Gibson
himself and John Lowell as lively end
men.
The show opened with the entire
circle singing "Everybody's Happy,
Gibson with his elastic features and
rafting bones proved from the first to
be the life of the party. Elmer Novak,
John Lowell, George Farrell Roy How
ard, Edison Graves, and Gibson follow
ed with popular songs which were inter
spersed with local jokes which kept the
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