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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE.

Pop took me down town Satidday
morning to buy me a pair of shoes anC
gave me 5 sents for car fare back by
myself and the conduktier was stand
ing there taking peoples fares saying
Give me your fare, boy, give me your
fare.
I'm feeling for it, l sed, and the con
duckter sed, Well back up in the cor
ner and feel for it and let these people
get throo. Being a middle size con
duckter with his hair and his face
matching, both being red, and | go'
back and started to feel in my othe,
pockits, thinking, Gosh, G wiz, holey
smoaks, and after the other people
had all went in the conduckter sed
Now, boy, wares that fare9 and / sed
I'm feeling for it.
Wy don't you think up a new ore?
sed the conduckter. Meening that was
wat l sed before And / kepp on feel
sng and the conduckter sed, None OF
your tricks now, give me your fare OF
get off, and / sed, I'm feeling for it,
and the conduckter sed, Are you a
human being or a parrit? And jest then
q lot more people got in, and it took
the conduekter about minnits to col
lect all their fares on account of some
of them wunting change and staying
there till he gave it to them, me keep,
ing on feeling, and the eonduckter sed.
Now give me your fare, and if you tell
me you're feeling for it III slam you
throo the back window, and / sed,
CESS sumthing must of happened to
it, l CESS, CESS maybe | must of lost
it.
If / looked enything like you Id try
70 tell the truth and have at leest sum
hing to my credit, sed the conduekter
Proberly meening it for a insult, and
he made the car stop and | got off, ony
having 3 blocks more to go anyway,
and l kepp on feeling till found the
5 sents stuck in the lining of my coat
pockit, thinking, Gosh, watts you know
about that, 0 well, maybe wen I'm
rich Ill give some conduckter fares
insted of one, maybe.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15

''New Hampshire Is Getting It's
Share OF Canadian Liquor Smuggling
OF Whiskey Into Granite State Goes
On In North Country Without Any In
terruption Whatsoever These head
lines appear over a story by staff
correspondent in the Manchester Union
who goes on to say he has been invited
to make a trip into Canada with the
whiskey runners and act as an unofficial
press agent and convoy on the return
trip with a 1000 quart consignment OF
liquor. He even gives a part of the
route followed by these whiskey rum
ners and shows considerable familiar
ity with the practices of these viola
tors of American law. He claims that
while the liquor is consigned to Massa-
chusetts points the captain of the out
law party has permission to sell from
four to twenty quarts to persons along
the route The correspondent is in
elined to discredit the federal and state
agents who have charge of the enforce
ment of the law, but there is question
whether any citizen can have as much
information regarding the violation of
the law without being a protector and
defender of lawbreaking. Good citi-
zenship and good Americanism would
suggest assistance to the officers of the
law rather adding to their discredit.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15
Really No Discrimination.
(Bennington Banner.


Editor Howard l.. Hindley of the
Rutland Herald was the speaker al
The recent commencement of the grad.
yates of the Rutland high school
speaking to the class of over 20 OF
ideals and Inspiration" He urged
boys to get into politics for it is their
business which some one else will carry
on at their expense if they do not. No
advice was given to the young ladies
Of the class along this line though in
very short time they will have equal
political rights with the men. Why
discrimination in giving good advice
to prospective voters7-St. Johnsbury
Caledonian.
1t is safe to assume that the author
of the above was not present at the
commencement referred to. The speaker
gave some very particular advice to
the young ladies. He advised them all
to raise large families. The political
connection may be somewhat obscure,
but it is there
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15
Todav's Anniversaries.

1793-Almira L. Phelps, the second wo-
man to be admitted to the Amer
lean association for the Ad-
vancement of Science, born at
Berlin, CT. Died in Baltimore in
1884.
1808-Henry Edward Manning, one of
England S great Cardinals iii the
nineteenth century, born. Died
in London, Jan. IA, 1892.
Whipping as a punishment for
women offenders was abolished
in England.
1S39-Damage to the extent of quar-
ter of million dollars resulted
from a Chartist riot in Birming-
ham, England.
1849-Re- establishment of the temporal
authority of the Pope proclaimed
at Rome.
1S70-Northwest territories transferred
to the dominion and Manitoba
admitted into the confederation.
1S90-Twenty-f fifth anniversary of the
Salvation army celebrated in
London
influenza affected so per
cent of the population of Spain.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15
SHE HAD A LONG,
HARD STRUGGLE
After Suffering 10 Years
Mrs. Cobb's Health is
Completely Restored
BY Tanlac

FFI certainly had b long hard strug-
gle with bad health before /, found
Tanlac; but now / am a well ana happy
woman, said Mrs. c. NJ Cobb, of 1870
State Street, Rutland, Vermont, a few
lays ago.
For ten years now / have been a
sufferer from stomach trouble, rheu-
natism and nervousness. NY appetite
vas extremely poor and my digestion
vas so bad | had to always be careful
,bout what | ate. Gas formed on my
tomach something awful, causing
floating and shortness of breath and
It night my heart palpitated so badly
often couldn t lie down for fear of
'mothering to death. ! had a bad case
II rheumatism and at times it seemed
hat every joint in my body was ach
ng. My nerves were on edge all the
ime and quite often | was so restless
md irritable / thought | would 90
distracted. ! didn It know what good
sleep was and simply felt draggy and
miserable from morning till night
was disheartened and disappointed and
turing the past two years life seemed
hardly worth living
But, thank goodness, those DAYS of
differing are over now and it's due en-
rely to Tanlac and nothing else.
ave taken four bottles and am so
much better and stronger in every way
hat / don't feel like the same person.
have a splendid appetite, and what
eat gives me strength and / am no
onger troubled with gas, shortness of
breath or palpitation. The rheumatic
2alns have all entirely disappeared,
md my nerves have quieted down to
where can sleep soundly all night
ong. My homework is much easier
for me, and ] feel that I can never re-
'ay the debt of gratitude i owe Tan
lac
Tanlac is sold in Brattleboro bv the
8rattldboro Drug Co., and in South
Londonderry by Geo. g. Smith-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15

"The neighborhood birds have never
vet figured out how a family can go off
on vacation and leave locked out cat
70 board herself" says the Boston Her
aid. And there are many neighbor-
hood folks who have never yet figured
out how family could adopt a eat
while they were occupying a summer
cottage and go off and leave it to fend
for itself through long, cold New
England winter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15
Willard Vermonter.
burlington Free Press. J

While we are talking of men like
Calvin Coolidge and other sons of Yer
mont who have come up from the
ranks, we should not overlook DAME
Willard, who has been elected chairman
of the advisory committee of nine
railway executives to deal with trans
portation emergencies. He is president
Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
He started in life with a high school
and agricultural college education
After he had decided to become rail.
way man he obtained position as
brakeman and worked up from the very
bottom to the very top.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15

A bag picked up on the road between
Nashua and Boston Tuesday containing
10000, was found to belong to a
clergyman who had lost it while en-
route to his summer home in New
Hampshire. There are some of his pro
fession who will wonder how he man
aged to get such sum together to
cote around, to say nothing of having
& summer home.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15
Today's Birthdays.

Nine. Shumann- Heink, celebrated
operate and concert singer, born near
Prague, IS years ago today.
Alfred Hertz, conductor of the San
Francisco Symphony orchestra, born il
Germany, 4S years ago today.
Rt Rev. William A. Leonard, Epis-
copal bishop of Cleveland, born at
Southport, CT, 70 years ago today.
Viscount Northcliffe, eminent Lon
don publisher of newspapers and mag,
azincs, born near Dublin, So years age
today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15
Today's Events
Today is st. swithin S day.

Today is st. Swithin S day.
Fiftieth anniversary of the entry of
Manitoba into the confederation.
Centenary of the birth of Charles
Ill. Hardin, governor of Missouri.
Today The registration fee for let
tiers in Canada will be increased to 10
cents.
On the anniversary of the second
battle of the Marine, the Society of The
Third Division will meet at Chicago
today for its first annual reunion.
Four areoplanes manned by officers
of the U. S. Army Air service are to
start today from Garden City, L. L..
in an attempted flight to Nome, Alaska,
and return-a distance of $500 miles.
The wedding of Miss Helen Taft.
daughter of the former President and
Mrs. William II. Taft, and Frederick
J. Manning, of the department of His
tory at Yale, win take place today at
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15

Believing that woman cannot com
bine business career with matrimony
Miss Bessie B. Parker, 13000-a year
private secretary of Roger w. Babson
he statistician, is giving up that salary
to become the wife of Elroy l.. Powers
If Norwood, an employe of the Pink
ham press, whose salary does not reach
s2,000.-Boston news despatch.
1t may not be necessary to add that
Miss Parker is nearly 40 and growing
older every day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15
TO ADVERTISERS.
10 THE SUBSCPTRFRS-

It Is the aim of the management TO secure
efficient service in the delivery of the pape.
each night, and it solicits the cooperation o,
subscribers TO that end. Prompt reports shout
on the morning following the omission, II
person, by telephone postal card, thus en-
ablIng the cause of the error to be prompt,
and accurately discovered and the proper rem
edy Immediately applied. It 10 only by thi,
method that the publisher can secure the CO
sired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15

dows in the smoker broken The engine
and day coach remained on the rails
Jack O'Brien, victim of denatured al
cohol, at St Johnsbury, who was brought
to Brightlook hospital by the local po-
lice Monday night, where it was feared he
would die as he had drunk nearly a pint
of the poison during the day. Tuesday
afternoon he recovered sufficiently to
make his escape probably down the fire
escape and no trace of his whereabouts
has been found. 0'Brien had been work
ing for a firm of contractors at Mclndoes
and bought his drink ina local lrug store.
A searching party was organized in Bar
net to find David Stevenson who left his
home early Sunday to fish in Harvey
lake. Monday morning his horse and car
riage were found in a barn adjoining the
lake where he had left it the day before.
His family feared that he was drowned.
About noon Mr.. Stevenson was found at
the lower end of the lake in a boat
quietly fishing. He had fshed all the
evening. slept in his boat and in the
morning resumed the sport
Victor Cohen and Gardner B. Weeks
of st. Adams were arrested Tuesday night.
by Deputy Marshal George Lackey of
Montpelier, charged with transporting and
selling liquor, contrary tq'sthe~ Volstead
act were arraigned before United States
Commissioner Charles d. Watson today.
Both pleaded guilty and waived examina-
ton, and were released on bail of $500
The case viii go before the federal grand
iury at the fall term. The federal au-
thorities secured information that Cohen
and Weeks were engaged in bringing liq-
nor across the border to this city where
it was sold at large profit.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15
In the Distinguished" Glass.
Barre Times.

Once again Norwich university is in
the distinguished = class for general
excellence in its military department.
There are 10 other institutions in a
similar classification 1t is consid
cradle distinction to the state of Yer
mont as well as to Norwich.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15

The Reformer is on sale every evening b,
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co., c. w
cleveland. S. L. Purinton (Esteyville)
Brooks house Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
stand, George ]. Bower, South Main ST
(Fort Drummer district.
West Drattleboro, ]. L. StockweIl
East Dummerston, NJ. z. Brown
Putney, II. G.. Williams
Newfane, N. M. Batchelder
West Townshend, c. III. circuit
Jamaica, r. J. Daggctt.
South Londonderry, F. II. Tyler.
South Vernon, E. B. Buffum.
Northneld, Mass, Thompson Bros.
West Chesterfield, n. H., Mrs. w. ytreete,
Hinsdale, N. H., w. Fl. Lyman
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
Greenfield. Mass, c. a Hays
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15
Merely One More Attraction.
{ Boston Globe

Linus Leavens, Vermont state fish
and game commissioner, says that bears
are on the increase in the state and
thinks there are several hundred of
them at large in Addison county, but
of course he believes that Vermont is
perfectly safe for summer boarders.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15

1t is a wonder that the romantic
couple up in Concord, VT, who rowed
out into the middle of the lake and
stepped from one boat to another to
get married did not have the accom-
paniment of baptism by immersion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15
Dryer Than volstead.
(Bennington aRnnerl

1t is significant that Congressman
Volstead of Minnesota, author of the
Volstead act, was defeated for renomi-
nation by more than 1000 majority
MorrisvilIe Messenger.
Apparently Volstead was defeated
because he wasn't dry enough. The
man who beat him is clergyman who
is said to be even more extreme.
Strange what some districts want in
congress.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15
SOUTH HALIFAX.

Mrs. Lydia Davis of Rowe, Mass, spent
asst week with Mrs. Charles Higey.
Mrs. William Riley and two children of
Holyoke are guests of Mrs. Nellie Barry
Mr.. and Mrs. Ryan and two. daughters
'eturned to their home in Springfield,
Mass, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Mitchell and son,
Who have been with his parents a few
days, returned to Greenfield Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs F. Il. Stone of Shelburne
Falls who have been visiting his brother,
Newton Stone, returned to their home
Tuesday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15
Present Indications.
Greenfield Recorder. J

NuTcehneld recorder.
Governor Clements remarks since
he has arrived in his home state rather
indicate that he didn t mean exactly
what be said when he was in the dis.
tinguished company of the Republican
candidate for president at Washing
ton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15
One Year Ago Today.

The strike of tramway employees in
Berlin was ended.
General Pershing was welcomed in
London as a guest of the city. :.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15
VERMONT NEWS.

A boarder at the Prospect house, near
Lake Bomoseen, caught northern pike
recently which was 80 inches long and
weighed nearly q pounds. A minnow was
the bait.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15

erich man suicide over living
COSTS" says headline. Didn t. he
-ealize that dying was the highest
priced thing he could do!
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15

We know next winter Is coal supply
going to be a problem but it is hard
o feel properly interested in it on a
lot July day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15
What's in a Name?
fBoston Herald.

stBoston Herald
Whats in name - The obstructive
governor of Vermont is called Clement.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15
Member of The Associated Press.

The Associated Press Is exclusively en-
titled to the use for publication of all new
dispatches credited to it and not otherwis'
credited in this paper and also the local new
published herein
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15

Sixty-two motor cycles passed through
st. Johnsbury early Sunday morning in
a 5O0>mile, 25-hour endurance run from
Worcester to the Canadian line and back
again to Worcester.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15

Bellows Falls lost % in the population
census, according to announcement given
out yesterday. The population of the
village is 1880, as compared with 1883
in 1910. The decrease was 0.5 per cent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15

Worcester to the Canadian line and back
again to Worcester.
Bellows Falls lost % in the population
census, according to announcement given
out yesterday. The population of the
village is 1850, as compared with 1883
in 1910. The decrease was 0.5 per cent.
Justin Baker, "a, of North Clarendon
was drowned while swimming in Otter
Creek Tuesday night. A companion who
went to his assistance was unable to save
him. The body was recovered yesterday
morning only a few feet from the spot
where he sank.
Miss katherine B. Xiles of Montpelier
is to be married Friday noon at Carbon
dale, H., to Clarence Fl. Day of Fitch
burg, Mass, who was formerly employed
in the state engineers office at the state
house. Miss Nile's engagement was re-
Gently announced at luncheon given at
her home. Mr.. Day, the groom, left Ner-
mont some weeks ago to accept an engi-
neering position in Illinois
Ethel Cole a l2-year-old twin daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs Daniel Cole of Hartford
village, was drowned Tuesday afternoon
about o'clock in the White River. She
was in bathing just back Of the house
with number Of other children and got
in over her depth and was drowned in
about six feet of water. The body was
quickly recovered but all attempts to re-
store life failed
One of the inspectors of the state au-
tomohile department was assigned to duty
near West Burke, last Saturday and Sun
day and during the time he was there
he stopped ZIG automobiles that were
passing through that village. He discov-
cred various violations of the laws of the
state. chief of which were speeding and
failure to produce an operators license
when asked to do So He found also,
some cars that had not been licensed.
The secretary of state has stopped sew.
eral automobile drivers using then ma
chimes These include Joseph 4. Provost
If Rutland. suspended 90 DAYS for eaus-
ing an accident near Pittsford when he !
ran into a house: Charles \. Rogers o.
st. Adams, indefinitely suspended for in
Curtis w Stoddard of st. |
.Iohnsbury, suspended 80 days for using
Drofane and indecent language when
stopped by Inspector Pierce at West
Burke Sunday.
The Delaware & Hudson passenger train,
due in Rutland city at S:25 O'Clock Tues
dav evening from Albany. n Y. was de-
rallied at a switch near West Rutland sta,
ton. Nobody was seriously injured. Thel
cars were dragged for about 300 feet side
swiping a line of freight cars on a side
track. The side of the baggage car wass
crushed in and nearly all Of the win !,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15

dows in the smoker broken. The engine
and day coach remained on the rails
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-15

Justin Baker, "a, of North Clarendon
was drowned while swimming in Otter
Creek Tuesday night. A companion who
went to his assistance was unable to save
him. The body was recovered yesterday
morning only few feet from the spot
where he sank
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-19
SEARLES JURY MUST
DECIDE FRAUD ISSUE
Probate Judge So Rules in
Contest Over Will.

SALEM, Mass. Oct IS. - Judge Alden
p. White of the Essex County Probate
Court, who last week ordered the at
tempt to break the will OF Edward F.
Searles. recluse millionaire OF Metnuen
and New York. referred to a jury. to-
day directed that the jury decide
whether the will was obtained by fraud
or undue influence on >the part of Ar
thur r. Walker. the New York law clerk
who was bequeathed the bulk OF the es-
tate, or Lewis Delafield of New York,
the attorney who drew up the will. The
court framed two other Issues for the
jury: Whether the will was executed ac-
cording to law and whether the million
alre was in sound mind at the time 1t
was signed.
Delafield and Walker are executors
under the will. but the court has APP
pointed Augustus p. Iloring and Roger
Ernest as special administrators during
the tendency OF the proceedings.
The will is being contested by Victor
A. Searles. n Boston artist who was a
nephew of the millionaire. He was be-
queathed s25O.000 under the will, with
the stipulation that if he sought to breaS
Il the money should go instead to the
University OF California.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-19
DANIELS SAYS WORLD IS
STILL SHELL SHOCKED
Calls Luther an Example for
Present Day.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1s.-The inspra-
ton of the life of Martin Luther needs
to be invoked by all OF us, particularly
in this hour when the world has not
recovered from shell shock Secretary
Daniels declared In message reao to-
night at the banquet of the delegates
to the Lutheran Brotherhood Convention
in session here.
Every man who .ries to serve his
fellow men," the Secretary said, needs
to bark back to gain inspiration and
encoura gement from Luther when he
must stand against the strong current
of public opinion.
Your great Church, which has sought
to incarnate In its service to humanity
the Luther spirit and which Is doing the
great work, is in truth helping toward
that larger brotherhood of world fellow
ship which shall lead us out of the doubt
and uncertainty of to-day and into the
higher places of Tomorrow"
Patriotism is shown by action. John
F. Kramer, Federal Prohibition Commits.
sioner, told the delegates. There is lit
tie difference. he said, between the de-
luded and ignorant people who cry
Down with the law" believing that all
the world is against them. and the re-
fined and we'll favored who cry Away
with the law because certain laws do
not meet with their approval.