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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-12
ORIGINS OF FAMOUS PHRASES.
In the Same Boat Goes Back to the
First Century.

No less person than Cicero first made
use Of the expression, While there's life,
there's hope, in a letter he wrote to At
ticus
We are in the same boat" is not mod
ern slang, but occurs in letter written
by Clement L. Bishop OF Rome, to the
Church Of Corinth in the first century.
This letter is eXtant, and is one of the
priced documents of the early church.
4 never put off till tomorrow what
can do today. was Lord Chesterfield's
explanation Of how he managed to do 50
much work. Whatever is worth doing at
all IS worth doing well, he wrote later
N the famous Letters TO His Son.
Lord Eldon, lord chancellor Of England
during the first % years Of the 18th cen
tnry. continually mispronounced the name
OF Henry Brougham, afterwards to be a
successor in the chancellor's Office
| l}rougham objected to being called Brof-
fam and in this regard Eldon was the
chief offender
+, 0"ce, after Brougham had made an
excellent speech, Eldon, by way of apollo
ty, pronounced his name correctly and
made . proyerh, ''New brooms sweep
clean
NO man Is hero to his valet has
i been paraphrased by scores, from Nine
lu Colnuel, witty Frenchwoman Of the
18th century, to DR. johnson and Napo-
leon
i The first record OF it. however. is found
il Plutarch. who states that when Her
imodotus addressed poem to Ambiguous
|. king of Sparta, hailing him as son OF
/ the sun and god, the monarch replied,
My body servant sings me no such song
L was Diogenes. the cynic, who de
ciarad that habit is second natarc"
The phrase circumstances over which
he has no control was used by the Duke
, If Wellington in letter concerning some
affairs in which his son was mixed up
and with whom he declined to interfere
Conspicuous by their absence" was first
used hy Tacitus in relating that in tho
funeral procession Of julia niece OF Cato
SISTER of Brutus wife Of Cassius, many
~ the imares Of the most famous famile.
i'm Rome were seen, but ''Cassus anc
'rutus shone prominent because then
images We're not displayed
Those who live in glass houses Shout,
not throw stones, was said by James
Of England, when his favortc the Duke o
Buckingham, complained that a mob la,
broken his glass windows, which were a
that time a luZury,-London telegraph.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-12
CONFISCATION OF
HOMES IN BUDAPEST
Government Has Seized All Available
Dwellings and Furniture
for Proletariat

BUDAPEST, Hungary, July l2-Bad as
We're the housing conditions in Budapest
during the past years, the drastic meas
urcs taken by the revolutionary govern
ment To remedy them seem unnecessarily
ruthless and brutal against the unfortun-
ate bourgeoisie BY one sharp cdicta the
communist rulers in Budapest have CON
tiscatcd all available dwelling accomodo-
ton offices, shops, stores, houses, villas,
in short amy sort Of place which could
possibly be adapted for living purposes.
Where it was necessary the government
is also providing furniture.
\ single family, no matter how large,
cannot have more than three rooms: mar
ried couples without children only two
rooms; and single persons. Of all ages
and cl9s4eS, .at. the. most the decree
ds2--d3 HI room s.t1f' TIM. f66ms in a
house or fiat above these prescribed fig
ures must b. placed at the disposal Of the
dwellings commission Of the peoples gov
crnment The commission invites appli
cations for new homes from all proetariat
families and persons who are dissatisfied
with their present quarters. but Il is de
clared that the first preference viii be
shown 10 org nizcd workers belonging t.
trade unions
No. only mus, tile wealthy and middle
class house owners aud tenants alike give
| up all That the revolutionary government
considers superfuous rooms, lut they
must also leave the furniture in thes,
rooms for the use of such proletariat a.
may be qualtcred III them Anybody whl
attempts in any way to resist or cyadt
| these orders, or remove any 5utGjtuy.
| from these spare rooms, will, aceordin.
to tho text Of the dwellings commission
decree. he brought before revolution
airy tribunal and may, according 10 tn
seriousness Of the oiTense, bo sentenced t,
death This threat Of death sentence
however. has become so common a featur
Of the Bolshcvist governments nantes
toes. that It has ceased to frightca III,
public as it did in the first days Of tn
revolution
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-12
Ancient Gan7biinu Games.

1t is known that from the earliest
Roman times the games of tali and
tessera were played with dice. but
their invention has been attributed by
The Grecian poets and sophists to Pal
medes, who IN 1914, 3. c., joined the
Greeks in their expedition against
Troy. where, by some writer's. Paine
des Is said to have been slain by an
arrow from the bow of Paris. In adj
dition to the ia~ention of dice. Pal
medes is said 70 have invented light
houses. measures. scales. the discus.
tie alphabet and The &rt OF regulating
scn:inc!s.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-12
KANSAS I. ". w. SUBDUED.
Ofccrs Nebbed Them Before They Got
to Work Among Earvesters.

TOPEKA, Kan July l2-The T. W.
v. situation has quoted down in Kan
sas for the period Of the wheat harvest
but is expected to break out again
when the threshing season opens. Frank
McIvor. special deputy fire marshal,
says the activities Of the aeitators in
the wheat fields had been complete
failure because Of the advance informa-
ton which state officials had and their
ability to arrest the organizers and con-
fiscate the literature which was ex-
pected to be used in the campaign.
Ten organizers and agitators are now
under arrest in various parts of Kansas.
They We're caught just as they began
working among the harvest hands at
Wellington, Wichita. Great Bend, Ster-
ling. Lyons and Harrington. Each one
was offered employment at 81 to Sc 4
day, with board and room, and when
they refused to go to work, they were
locked up under the vagrancv law and
will be kept in Jail until the crisis has
passed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-12
DIMINISHING TEACHING FORCE.
Inadequacy Of Compensation Driving
Instructors Into Other Work.

The entire country is awakng to the
the fact that its teachers are very much
undergrad, resulting in greater. shortage
than ever before Frank ID. Wilsev,
chairman Of the board of education com.
mittee Of New York city, after investi-
eating the situation there, said in re-
cent article:
Whether we regard the problem from
the standpoint Of teacher supply or from
the standpoint of urgent and insistcnt
demands of teachers in our service who
must be assured an adequate living wage,
We stand face to face with grave situa-
The demand for increased compensa-
tion on the part Of the teachers is one Of
national extent and national Importance
Throughout the nation there is move
mcnt for a substantial increase in teach
crs nay. The National Educational as
sociation is doing everything in its power
to procure the enactment Of bill in
troduccd 10y Senator Tloke Smith which
Is intended to insure federal aid not only
for the extension Of educational service
but also for the increase Of teachers sal
aries.
Those interested in education are cam
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-12
Gen. Felipe Angeles, who has been
proclaimed provisional president of
Mexico by General Villa and his fol-
lowers.
Dcm.noes for the Blind.

DOminocS fol the blind are rather
ingenious. Recognizing the need of
something that would not easily be- dis
placed as the fingers of the blind
passed back and forth reading the
numbers on the face of the dominoeS,
terlocking pieces. The mortise joint
makes them hold together no matter
how much they are brushed around.
The number on each piece is indicated
by the raised heads of brass tack.,
easily read by the touch.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-12

pafghiTg for legislation that will provide
salaries sufficient as regards the initial
the yearly increment, and the
maximum to be reached in order that
the school system may not only attract
but may retain the type of teachers need
cd if we are to solve the urgent problems
of democracy The economic basis TOR
the widespread demand for increased com
pensation is the increased cost Of living.
The truth of the matter is that the ser
vice is not attracting the teachers we
need, both in numbers and mental cal
ibre''
The Massachusetts, normal schools have
fallen off q per cent in attendance in
the past two years In many cases the
young women, after two or three years
I of training have not taught because they
! find with a three-months' course of some
! other kind they can earn much more
| pay The principals OF thesnormal schools
during this period have visited the high
! ing the spring, urging the young people
! to enroll with them for the coming year
"a thing heretofore unknown.
Communities cannot hope to secure for
service in the schools the choicest young
men and young women until they are wilt
ing to pay teachers living wage and
make it possible for all to find in teach
ing worthy life career. The average
annual salary Of teachers in the United
| States is less than 5000. and even in plac
cs OF over 10000 population the average
is not above $500
Under the present conditions the teach
crs are unable to better equip themselves
for their position through professional
Improvement either by taking some o
the excellent summer courses offered by
leading colleges or by travel The boy
and girls with their parents have opportu
mites to visit points of interest studied
but teachers must go on indefinitely teach
ing and creating an interest, but always
without actually having seen these places
Surely the teachers who are to inspir
: and instruct the children who are to as
sumo the responsibility of citizenship il
) democratic society should be consid
| cred in the rcadjustment of wag
+ scales made necessary by the in
r creased cost of living Wherever the re
= wards are large enough, the type of sci
A vice demanded is forthcoming. Men an
e women will secure the necessary trainin
$ and continue in teaching if adequate com
i lpcnsation is forthcoming.
Dr. William l.. Ettinger, superintendent
Il of New York schools says: I'm a den
n ocracy where personal initiative and juds
, ment are constantly demanded of OF
= citizens, our schools are indeed our mos
e potent instrument in the developmer
! Of national ideals As brook rises Il
r higher than its source, the stream of OF
e national life will rise no higher than Il
ideals developed in our schools, whetht
4 they be in the red schoolhouse lof Il
4 olden days or in the mammoth organiz
n lions such as characterize many OF o,
@ city systems \ school system, in ii
re last analysis not of buildings and equ
It ment but of a devoted organization
E. men and women. whose personality, e
c ergy and wisdom. as reflected in the f
)t ture citizens of orr country, will dete
ID mine the destiny Of this nation
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-12
|TA[Y'S DEBT
IS s3,OOO,oOO,OOO
Expenses a Billion Greater
Than Revenues During
Past Year
TO IMPOSE HEAVY
INCOME TAXES
Average Will Be Is Per Cent-Foreign
Minister Tiltoni Reports Difficulties
at Paris - Lower Prices Have Been
Promised.

ROME, July l2-Signor Sehanzer, min
lister of the treasury, in statement be-
fore parliament on the financial situation,
said that expenses in last years budget
amounted to more than I,300,0000O0, as
against revenues of S}OO,OO0,00O, leaving
deficit of $l,OOO,OOO0OO. The minister
said a deficit in the bugget of 1920 OF
more than SIPS 100000 could be expected,
while the war liquidation expenses would
amount to nearly s400O0O,OOo.
The public debt, Sgnor Schanzer con-
tinued, has risen more than $1,000 900 900,
including ltaly's debt abroad, which is
almost $SO0000,000, but reparations asked
from the enemy are somewhat superior
to this last amount Minister Schanzer
proposes to face the deficit with econo-
mics in addition to new taxes, chiefly a
progressive tax on incomes, the average
amounting to Is per cent. Other taxes
on Injuries, including wine, viii be i'm
posed.
Premier Nitti convoked the council OF
ministers last night and received from
Foreign Minister Tittoni, Immediately up
on the latters arrival from Paris, a re
port on recent negotiations at the peace
conference Signor Tittoni vIs accom-
panied from Paris by Maggiorino Ferrar
is and Signor Scialoia of the Italian peace
delegation
No statement was issued as to the min
isterial conference, but deputies and sen
ators said they were under the impression
that Minister Tittoni must have met Sc
rious difficulties in his attempt to hav,
the Italian point of view accepted a
Paris or he would not have come to Rome
Premier Nitti in his speech before
parliament summarized the program o
the government by saving it was planned
to hasten the peace negotiations SO tina
peace could be concluded at once, will
the unfolding Of Italian national aspra
tons The rapid transformation from
war to a peace footing, he said, is to b,
effected, and what was rendered ncces
sary by the conflict and has become su
pertluous and indeed harmful in peace
will be abolished
He said the bitter condition Of the PEG
pie will be alleviatcd by the government
which is aiming to lower prices, withou
which, he said. 1T is impossible to guar
antec social peace" Financial and Gee
monte reforms rendered necessary bv ne,
conditions will be rapidly proanrcd tn
maintainapce Of public order being ndi,
nensiblc for realization of the entire prC
gram.
The chamber of labor has issued a mar
ifesto saying that, having received guar
antees that the prices Of necessities wi
he reduced 80 per cent, it invites tn
people to return to work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-12

Special Interests - Enroute to Am
sterdam.
NEW YORK. July l2-American labor
will not stand for armed intervention by
the United States in Mexico, according
to Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation Of Labor Charac-
terizing the present situation between the
two countries as pregnant with awful
events, he declared that every resource
ard power of the American Federation
Of Labor would be exercised to prevent
any step toward war against Mexico.
TO my mind, said Mr.. Gompers, cit
would be the gravest wrong inflicted upon
the peoples Of the United States and Mex
leo if the jingo spirit now being manifest
ed in this country should drive us into
conflict with the southern republic
Il regard the situation between the
two countries as pregnant with awful
events The President has negotiated a
treaty OF peace. In it is the covenant
Of the league Of nations, an instrument
with the highest purposes Tor the settle
ment OF international disputes But We
cannot consistently advocate such princi
pies with nations Of Europe and then rusl
into armed conflict with Mexico. There
a rule of conduct between men and men
and nations and nations, that can b.
followed in all instances. but we canno
$ pursue one course with one nation and an
I other course with another.
7 The American people have had enough
+ Of war Mrs Gompers continued Nv
Y entered it with the highest motives an,
+ altruistic purposes to secure internationa
G peace and justice. and to overthrow an
l. tocracy. We made many sacrifices, an,
= we are proud Of them. But / am quit
!, sure that we are not going to war Wit
d Mexico at the instance of any Of tn
;. special interests
t Mr. Gompcrs. who presided over tn
convention of the Pan-American Fcderc
:. ton Of Labor, has left Tor Amsterdam
r TO attend the international Trades unio
o Workers Congress. The seat OF the COZ
IS rress, before the war, was Berlin. Ca.
e lccin, q German, was secretary At IA
a Amsterdam conference, Tie congress wi
: be completely reorganized, and Washin,
e ton or some neutral capital win lie che
y en- as its scat in the future,
i according to NTr Gompers, an atte,nr
u 70 line up the Organized workers Of ii
d world for solid front against bolsh
e vism w;n lie made
'e 'We will seek to set forth the collie
a tive aims and aspirations Of the vorke
81 the world, Mr.. Gomners stated. "W
le will urge legislation ana methods wher
e +, their condition viii be bettcrcd.
It Before the Pan-American fcderatic
y closed Mr. Gompcrs, as its presidcu
Sc was delegated to represent the interes
Is Of the lahorers u the p North Amclic.
2 and South American republics 1t Amste
le dam
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-12
No Chance.

The peace celebration at Newport
News, Va, has grown bit rough AS
some men in uniform were leading a
mule into drug store, man begged a
police officer to stop them.
"Stop them! : explained the police
man. ''Why, the Germans couldn't stop
them. How do you expect me toe
Judge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-12
Amendment to Prayer.

Little Donald Frost, 8 years old.
says his prayers every night. and one
evening after saying his regular
prayer. finished up by saying: 'Dear
Lord, please don't let Brother Fill put
his cold feet on ."-Exchanre.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-12
OmincIs outlook.

s'What : wrong?"
"I'm up against it for a stenogra-
pher.
= thought you had a good one.
q have, but unless l marry her
fear IL lose her. And if | do marry
her she probably wont stenog. Kan
sas City Journal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-12

Will ', / DO EVERYTHING
TO PREVENT A FIGHT

Americans Have Had Enough Of War
VIII Not Fight at the Instance of
Special Interests Enroute to Am
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-07-12

There are at the present time about
22,ooo varieties of postage stamps in
circulation throughout tho world
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-04-11
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
HELP HOSPITAL.

Several young girls 81 CO section cs
the Annapolis High school have ma
terialIy helped swell the fund Tor the
Emergency hospital maintenance. the
giris OF this section. known az the
Freedman class. had i sale last SAT-
urday at The Modern Shop, Main
street, the proprietores. Mrs. Wien
kindly offering the use Of one show
window and 4 portion of the shop for
the sale.
Il vas the idea Of the younE girls,
who made cake and candy and solicit
ed donations 0g things for the sale,
which was most successful All ar
ticles found ready sale. and they
cleared s2700. 4 neat sum to turn
over TO the hospital treasurer Mrs,
Feldmeyer. One Of Mrs Wiien'a
granddaughser's ii d member 81 the
class that had the sale Miss Virginia
Nsar4nadule
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-04-11
Ar TIE REPUBLIC TONIGHT

All the advance notices about Jane
and Katherine Lee were true. Their
new picture, called Smiles which
viii be shown at the Republic to-
night for the first time, Is one az
the best shown here In many q day
The picture opens with q surprise,
and the odd situation ts followed Inn
nediately by showing Jane and Kath-
crime washing q dog In q bathroom
Their father is at the front and they
are being cared for by housekeeper.
when I'D aunt sends for them the
housekeeper feels that 9 burden Is
taken or her shoulders. But instead
Of sending them IN the usual way she
economies by putting parcel post
stamps on them and turning them
over Ia the postmah. The housekeep-
er refuses to pay postage on the dog !;
but the wise animal hurries to the
station, where Jane secretes him In
parcel post bag il which she has
been placed
The FUN Il rapid from that point on.
The story has touch Of the war In
IL. and Jane and Katherine do their
part lii helping to get spies and In
bringing their aunt and her sweet
heart together. It IL fine picture,
full Of fun an dfrolic.
Tomorrow, Anita Stewart III A
Midnight Romance
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-04-11
An THE PALACE TONIGHT

William s. Hart I'D q great thriller
evolves of the Rail- will be the
splendid attraction al the Palace this
evening
The story OF wolves Of The Rail !"
has the broad Western country for its
setting Hart Ii frst seen as Buck "
Audrade daring highwayman, whose
gang IL feared and dreaded by the of
ficials of Western railroad. Bucks
conversion Ii effected at the bedside
| OF his dying mother, and he gives TO
hts task Of reformation I'll the energy,
vitality and thoroughness that charac-
Lterizes his career as a hold-up and
lall-ar0und bad man Buck becomes q
staunch champion of law and order, a
loyal protector OF the railroad COM
pany,s property. and safe guardian
oS governrnnt money, though ne has
TO fight his former gang to 40 50. Of
course there's girl IN the case. Faith
Lawson, the operator In the railroad
tower at Smoky Gay and the awaken
ing of Bucks new character and his
steadfastness Of purpose are partly
the result OF love for her There iss
no let up ii the interest and action
Of Wolves OF the Rail and the many
admirers of Hart will find much to en-
thuse over during tho course of the
five reels. "Blg BIZ performs enough
deeds og daring TO please most ex-
acting. One of his most daring feats
Is when to prevent locomotive from
crashing into train loaded with sol
diers he gallops madly along, the on
rushing engine, swings himself into
the engine cab. throws the reverse
lever and brings the locomotive TO a
standstill. This thrilling feat eclip-
ses anything heretofore seen on the
screen. 'Bill' Hart Is truly at his
greatest lii this thriller, 80 don't fail
to see him. Pathe News also.
Tomorrow, Norma Talmadge IN
s.The Probation wife,
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-04-11
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE
SUBMITS HER REPORT
tcontinusd From Page onsl

n0ids. defective vision and hearing.
mental delinquency. and skin diseases
presented, We decided that we 30 into
the school and cover that known
ground feeling confident that 4 would
Be the stepping stone toward getting
the children to the dispensary, or
their own family physician, where
they might have the other than super
fetal, physical disabilities diagnosed
when We found any child whom We
thought was not perfect physically,
We merely recommended going to his
family physician for diagnosis and
treatment.
I'VE then paid d visit into the home
and talked over with The mother, the
chIld's condition, then got into COM
munication with the doctor X he
advised treatment or an operation, we
followed up. the case until the re-
CURED result was obtained When
the patient had no physician we made
arrangements for the navy doctor to
handle our case at the local hospital