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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16
T oday's Events

Centenary of the birth of Gen. Rob
,rt S. Garrett, G. s. A., the first gen.
,ral officer killed in the American Civil
war.
Today will be election day for mum
,ipal officials in all the towns. villages
and rural municipalities fthe Province
Of Manitoba.
The annual exhibition of tho Nation
tional Association of Women Paint
ers aud SculptorS will be opened today
in New York city.
ebration of Chanukah, or Feast OF
Lights, ono Of the most joyous fcsti
walls Of the Jewish people
After a career of nearly half a cen
fury in The United States navy, Rear
Admiral James NJ. Helm will be retireG
today on account of age,
General Pershing and his staff ar,
scheduled 10 pay visit of inspection
TODAY to the United States aviation
experimental plant at Dayton, Q.
Prominent representatives, Of the Jun
Der trade are to. gather at Memphis
today for the annual meeting Of tn
American Hardwood Manufacturers
association.
Many distinguished educators bay
been invited to Lewiston, Me-, toda,
for the dedication of Chase hall, mag
| nifcept new building recently aide,
to Bates college,
A two days conference has beel
called to assemble at Waycross, Ga
today 10 consider project for an i'm
proved highway between Augusta, Ga
| and Jacksonville. Fla
A special election is to be held to
day in the Ninth North Carolina dis
| trict to choose representative i
congress TO succeed Edwin y. Webb
who recently resigned to accept a fed
eral district judgeship The opposin
candidates are Clyde r. Hoey, Demo
crat, and John NJ. Morehead, Republi
| can.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16
In the Days News.

Rear Admiral James n Helm, who
reaches the age for statutory retire
ment today, has had long and varied
career in the United States navy since
his graduation from Annapolis in 1873.
He is native of Illinois and was ap-
pointed TO the naval academy from
that state In his early. years in the
service he was engaged largely in coast
survey work. In the Spanish American
war he commanded the gunboat Hor.
net and was advanced five numbers in
grade for eminent and conspicuous
conduct in battle at Manzarillo, Cuba. y
In later years he commanded the cruis-
ers BALTIMORE and Galveston and the
battleship Idaho, his sea commands all
tcrnating with important shore duty in
connection with the lighthouse aud
coast guard services, and as command
ant of different navy yards and naval
stations.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16

from that of the goosebone down thu
list. Then there was a distinct school Of
thought holding the mild winter doc
trlnc, as well as a reactionary elcmen.
that ayowed we were in for season Of
old fashioned SHOWS and near Arctic
cold Now We have Burroughs lined VI
with the weather Old Guard-a and morcs
the pity, he's likely to be right That is
he Is an observer and student of nature
and good man on the Job. SO, when he
says the things he sees make him believe
it's a hard winter that's coming-why
We have to credit him with substantial
foundations for his belief.
Hundreds of Arctic birds have com,
south as far az Maine and Michigan. &
MIR. Burroughs reports, and adds that he
has seen many of them in the latter
state, They showed no fear of man. The
Inference which might console the super
| fetal, that the birds supposed all the bad
men IN Michigan had been safely netted
| IN the recent indict ment roundup and
that everybody still at large in the com
| monwealth must be above suspicion, does
not appear to have occurred to Mr. Bur
| roughs, who figures II out that the visit
oTs were without fear because thew were
without knowledge. That, in turn, nnean Ms
| that they came from way back, from
very far North, where here arc few men
to get acquainted with, because it is too
cold for men to abound The naturaliste
idea Is that they came away from the
cold and the cold is likely to come after
them. And it will be real cold, of the
glacial variety, cold of the sort GRANDPA
theirs 30 years from now will be telling
the rising generations about,
We hope Brother Burroughs is wrong
but We don't advise betting against hi.
lopinion. Still there are faint CLEANS OF
light. The coal strike is over-after q
fashion and this has been a year wher
all the best posted experts dope" has
gone VIGOROUSLY wrong. All the wist
'uns picked the Chicagos, you'll remem
Der, to put out the Reds, and as for the
football sharps-well, the winners they
didn't pick were like the leaves in Val
lambrosa. And, maybe the Nature
sharps will fare no better in their pre-
dictions. Let's hope SO, even as We looi
TO our storm windows
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16

All news reports from Washington
concede that Major General Leonard
Wood is the strongest Republican can
didate for the presidency but the Re
publican leaders persist in grooming
favoritc sons in tho hope of trading
Wood out of the nomination. To a
common man it looks as though It
would be wiser to promote the most
popular candidate. While the Repub-
Leans arc confident they can win the
fight, they should not hapdicap them.
selves with an open affront TO popular
opinion
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16

Secretary Lanes proposal 10 drain
marsh land for eX-service men loses
much of its force when we read that
a large tract of land in southern Yer
mont may be turned into a vast pre-
serve for fish and game, the land lying
in Wilmington, Somerset and other
towns One reason why it is proposed
to turn the land into fish and game
preserve is because the property is not
being worked for farm purposes, there
being so few people to operate the land.
The fact is that land in Vermont IL
crying for tenants. Much of it is val
liable land, or land that would be val
liable just as soon as the proper atten-
ton in fertilizing had been given to it:
and cx-service men and others could
make a comfortable living, and perhaps
small fortune off the land if they
should ,carry on farm operations cor
rectly. So there will be no need to
drain marsh lands when there is SO
much idle land in Vermont and the 9th
er states of New England,-Barrc
Times.
No doubt there is much farm land in
Vermont crying for tenants but that
which it is proposed to convert into q
game preserve never was suited to agri.
culture and never would be And that
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16
WOULDN'T TAKE
$4,000 FOR It
I'll Praise Tanlac Long AS l
Live" He Says-5even
Years Suffering Ends

81 would not take ten thousand dol
lars for the good Tanlae has done me,
was the unusual statement made by
Ernes. Wood. a vel known employe OF
the Coolidge mill who lives at lS5
Manchester street, Manchester, n. II.
"For seven years | have been ton
hled with 4 bad case of indigestion
continued he, "and / never cared
whether | ate anything or not and all
would take for meal was crust of
bread and n little tea And even this
would disagree with me and / would
have such terrible cramps in my stom-
ach | could not stand up. Gas would
form SO bad that ] could hardly get my
breath and l would get so dizzy
would almost fall over before could
catch myself. l had sharp, piercing
pains in my back, and my head ached
SO bad at times it looked like it would
split open. Every day about clock
the pains were so severe thought they
would kill me and / would hare to quit
work and lie down on the floor. I was
30 nervous / could not stay still ono
minute and it was next to impossible
for me TO get any sleep. Of mornings
] was SO weak l could hardly dress my
self, and many a time | would stay in
bed unable to 30 to work. No one
knows what misery went through ex.
cept my sister and myself, end II
seemed to me l was getting weaker al.
most by the day
After trying any number of medi.
, cInes that did me no good. decided to
, try Tanlac, and to my complete s.ir.
PRISE 1t has overcome every trouble
bad. and ! really never felt better in
my whole life. Ny appetite is fine and
everything | cat agrees with mo per
fectly and as the gas has stopped form
,, ing | am DO longer troubled With
cramps or dizzy spells My nerves havn
u, fquicted down until they are as steady
: Is clock and the pains in mr. back
and headaches re thing of the past
sheep so sound that do not hear the
= alarm clock in the morning and Ditch
oversleep myself. I believe I am as
strong as | ever was in my life; Why.
at night after [ have worked All da-
long | feel as fine as did early IN tie
: morning. and just feel like | could out
run any man IN z hundred yard dash
= viii praise Tanlac as long as l live
;. and | want you to publish this state
y meut TO the world .
g Tanlac is sold in Brattleboro and vi
entity by tho Brattlebcro DING Co =
o ADV.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16

the high cost of candy and different
things and Sid Hunt came Up with his
fox terrier Teddy, saying. Hello. fei
lows, hay fellows, watts you think. I've
Termed him how to tell different colors,
no serteny is smart dog.
And he took rags out of his peck
it, being red one and a yello one and
a green one, and put them down 90 the
pavenmint, saying to Teddy, Teddy. go
bring me the red one
Wich Teddy barked and ran and
picked up the yello one and brsvt il
baek, Sid saying. See that, be thinks
yello is red, he knows the coloTs rite
but he g got some of the names mixed
up. he's smart dog all rite, enybody
that seys they ever saw smarter dog
than wat his is don't know what they're
tawking About.
And he put the yello rag back with
the other p and sed to Teddy, Now,
| Teddy, lissen hard nov, are YOU lis
SEEMING go and bring me the green
one.
Wich Teddy barked and ran and brawt
| back the red one. Sid saying. See that,
| he thinks green is the name for red,
gents.
Av', that's heck of q way TO be in
| telligept. sed Pubs Simkins~
| Eny dummy can be intelligent that
way, sed Ed Weruick.
G, if wasent eny intelligenter than
that good mite, L sed'
Al rite. was jest going to tell aim
TO so and get the yelic one. and now
| jest for that | wont, come on, Teddy.
sed Sid Hunt
| And he wawked away with Teddy
| following him holding his tale up stratc
| as if he thawt he was even more intel.
ligent that wat Sid thavt he was
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16
TUESDAY. DECEMBER. IS, 1912.
FINISH THE TREATY.

While public opinion has been little
recognized by either side in the con
test over the peace treaty and the
league Of nations il still exists and mar
win some rccogniton. II certainly will
if the treaty fight is continued into the
next political campaign and the voters
will decide whether Il few United
States senator's or the President is at
fault
There is no question that the public
want the treaty question settled and
OFT. of hc.s.ssayy ssouee,s sessas erss sa~
the treaty is dead but they must admit
it is q lively corpse that intrudes 50
often into the field of their activity.
Tho President alone they say can re-
vivc the treaty. The President on the
other hand declares the responsibility
of nonaction is on the senate and he
has no compromise to suggest.
The public cannot fully endorse eth
er party's claims. 1t sees that COM
promise is necessary, that the President
cannot have the treaty ratified without
the crossing of or dotting of an
and the senate cannot get pact de-
nying all responsibility of the Ameri
can nation in international question
ratified and presented to the allied pow.
ers for acceptance. England and
1 II Ao. Il
| accept some of the reservations adopted
by the senate for the sake of having
this nation represented in the league
4 of nations. They have Just decided tC
leave the settlement of the Turkish
Russian and Adriatic questions unit
the United States will take part in thu
i decisions.
So Europe aud the people Of th'
United States are waiting for n decis
ion of the part this country shall tak'
in world affairs. They all realize com
promise is necessary and, unless We mis-
take public sentiment, the party tina
first suggests getting together and dc
fning the compromise will win the mos
public approval. A mule in actor
sometimes wins admiration but never il
the exhibition of mulish temper; ant
neither the senate or the President j
accomplishing anything or winning an,
approval by sulking in their tracks
"Gct up and go along the countr.
wants to see both in action.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16
Tnfiav's BIRTHDAYS.

Oscar 3. Colquitt, former governor of
Texas, born at Camilla, Ga, 50 years
ago today.
Rear Admiral James NJ. Helm. L. S.
n, retired, born at GRANVILLE, ILL.,, 6t
years ago today.
Ralph Adams Cram. celebrated archi-
tect and author, born at Hampton Falls
n. H., So years ago today.
Arthur Bodanzsy, conductor of the
New York Symphony orchestra, born
in Vienna, AZ years ago today.
Rufus Hardy representative in con
gress Of the Sixth Texas district. borr
in Monroe county, Miss, "a years az,
today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16

John Sharp Williams, one of the
sharpest tongued members of the Unit
ed States senate, says: Il would rath-
or be dog and bay at the moon than
to stay in political life Perhaps he
spoke the truth, but we wonder what
he would think of staying in "public
service2" Possibly there is SO much
politics in public service that il is un-
desirable
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16
Today's Anniversaries.

lsi5-The house of representatives vot
ed TO receive Texas into the IN
lou
lS59-William L. Burton, the famous
comedian, made his last stage
appearan at Hamilton, Ont.
lS75-One hundred persons killed in 4
coal mine disaster at Mona, Bel
gium.
l900-fhe Beers invaded Cape Colony.
l9l4-Nearly 100 persons We're killed
in a German raid on three towns
on the east coast of England.
l9l5-Austrians advanced in .Monte-
negro, while Italians landed army
in Albania
l9l6-Four French divisions swept
away five German divisions AT
Nerdun in spite of desperate de
Tense.
l9l7-British and French troops joined
the Italian army in the defense
of the Pave line.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16
Too Many Fires.

burlington Free fTesS.t
Vermont is having altogether too many
fires. The cigarette is blamed, rightfully
for not few incipient confa grations
but a host of people who might resent
the imputation individually would be
surprised if they could know how near
criminal carelessness they come in the
neglecting of fire traps. Somebody must
pay for all these fire losses, and event
ually thie tremendous waste may find its
legitimate result in increased rates of in
surance. Look your premises over and
see if you have not left rubbish where it
could easily start fire with the aid of
a careless smoker, or unprotected wood
work near fire apparatus.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16
Resuscitation of the Valley Fair.
fRut land News !

It is noteworthy that the Brattleboro
fair, resumed this year under discourag-
ing conditions of bankruptcy and needing
tho infusion OF new blood and new CAPT
tai made net profit of substantially
- 400. 1t shows what can be done by
men with never say die spirit. The sue
cess of the 1919 show ought to encourage
the public-spiritcd Brattleboro people to
enter into the spirit of this enterprise
with new sigor and zeal. There is doubt
less a field in southeastern Vermont for
the institution
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II 10 the aim Of the manaGemeAt TO secure
efficient service in the delivery of the paper
each night, and il solicits the cooperation Of
be given of each failure to receive the paper
on the morning following the omission, in
person, by telephone or postal card. thus en-
ablins the cause of the error to be promptly
edy Immediately applied. II 10 only by this
method that the publisher can secure the de-
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16
Stimulating Good Spelling.

Brattleboro has had spelling match.
The outcome of it may not be significant,
but It is interesting A team of women
captained by a man spelled down a
team of men captained by woman and
she was the last of her cohorts to sue
sIimb. Stimulation of photography is
needed i'll every community and spelling
matches are practical means of stimula-
ton
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16
The News Print Famine.
bennington Banncr.l

Ninety per cent of the news print paper
manufactured is used by the big city
papers and only 10 per cent by the eoun-
try press. The two biggest New York
papers in one Sunday issue use as much
paper as all the papers in Vermont in a
year. The problem of the country papers
in meeting paper famine brings them
face to face Just now with the most ser
ious crisis of their existence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16

Silk stockings ranging in price from
SO to $3.50 pair received the partic-
ular attention of shoplifters, according
TO the testimony Of a woman detective
after a roundup of three patrol wagon.
loads of women suspects in New York
this week. And We wonder at the in
crease of crime with silk stockings
priced at $3.50 a pair.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16
The Winter Forecast.
Manchester Union.l

We regret to see John Burroughs. emf
nent naturalist, throwing the weight of
his opinion to the side of the hard win
terers. Not long ago The Union pointed
out that, to that date, the wise and pru-
dent had been unable to get together in
the matter of winter forecasts, and that
there was a sad diversity OF angllries
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16

Burlington sees the possibility of be-
coming an air port of prominence dur.
ing the coming season. 1t considers
that city logical stopping place in
flights between New York and Mont
real and through the efforts of its cham
Der of commerce il will be able to fur
nish high test gasoline, which is one
of the fundamental needs of airships.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run Of paper, 8 cents
an inch for FIRST insertion, Is cents an inch
for each subsequent insertion. Limited space
on first page at double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements-Five cents q line
first insertion with 50 per cent discount for
each subsequent insertion without change of
order.
Reading Notices-Twenty cents per line FIRE,
insertion with so per cent discount for each
subsequent insertion without change of copy.
Reading notices are published at foot Of local
items,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16

Nothing has been heard lately of
that concern that wanted to lotate
somewhere in Vermont where it could
be assured of 100000 feet of maple
lumber each year. Has it been lost in
the political whirlpool of Washington
county?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16

a Harvard professor of astronomy
says the prediction of planetary dis
turbances and dire troubles on the
earth December II is entirely unfound-
cd. The prophet showed poor taste in
selecting the height of the Christmas
shopping season for the end of the
world. He ought to have known no.
body could attend to it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16
One Year Ago Today in the War.

Great gold medal of Paris presented
TO President Wilson
German uniforms in American area
of occupation barred.
Giant transport Leviathan reached
New York with 5000 soldiers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16
VERMONT NEWS.

Six and half cases of liquor. val
ued at $500. were seized Sunday eve
ming by customs men in the building
owned by Moses Laravie on the Berk-
shire road outside the village limits of
Richford. Two men giving their names
rs T. Walsh and G. II. johnson of New
York city are under arrest.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16

If McAdoo has a presidential bee he
might make big bid for the vote of
the proletarat by getting the movie
admission prices reduced
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16

Raiding Sunday school in New Eng
land is a rather unusual proceeding,
but Rcd Sunday school in session in
Lawrence, Mass, singing socialistic
hymns and studying radical literature
needed the official attention it re-
ceived.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16

During the morning service at the
Catholic church at Montpelier Sunday
Rev. p J. Long, pastor of the church,
stated that tho church was free from
debt. Father Long came TO Montpelier
little over -four years ago from Proc
Tor and during his time as pastor has
removed obligations amounting TO 4
little over $4,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16

is the case with many of Nermont's
so-called abandoned farms; they never
ought to have been farms and it was
good sense to abandon them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16
Menber Of The Associated Press.

The Associated Press 10 exclusively en-
titled TO the Use for publication of all news
dispatches credited to il and not otherwise
credited in this paper and also the local neEs
puhlished herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16
Only One "BRoMo oUININE.

To get the genuine. call for full name
LAXATIVE PROMO QUININE Tab
lets. Look for signature of Z, W.
GROVE, Cures Cold in Ono Day. a1c
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16

The Bolshevists claim that within a
mer German emperor had similar ideas.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16
The Tickle Makes You Cough

HAYES HEALING HONEY Stops the
Tickle, Heals the Thros. and Cures the Cough.
35c- A free bog of GROVES O-PEN-TRATEl
SALVE for Chest Colds. Head Colds and Croffpl
with eteff hottie
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16

Too early to predict a green Christ
mas but it looks like dry one.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16

VIII any presidential candidate dare
promise a full sugar bowl and coal hod
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16

Horseback riding has been much in
vogue the past summer aud fall in
Montpelier. So great has the demand
been that livery dealers were obliged TO
purchase horses suitable for tho pur-
pose. There also has been demand
by private owners for such horses and
number Of ponies have been shipped
there from Western markets.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE
BY LEE P.APE

Satidday AFTERNOON us fellows was
setting on my frunt steps, tawkins
about football and Bullsbevieks and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-16

At Swanton, Z. Wilfred Desault and
George Gero, both of ST. Albans, were
arrested bv Deputy Collectors l.. D.
Seward and Felix Pratt just after they
had boarded the electric car to 90 to
St Adams soon after o'clock Sun
day morning. In grips carried by the
men We're four one gallon cans of high
wine. Tho men were brought 10 the
Franklin county Jail.