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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
COUNTERFEIT ARMY STORES
They Sell Everything from Goldfish
to Corned Beef

Counterfeit stores are the latest
mushroom growth of the trade world
that have sprung into existence in the
United States since army retail stores,
the newest federal enterprise attack
ed the high cost of living by selling
every day 100000 worth of surplus
war stocks ranging in caliber from
evaporated apples at $.12SS pound
to vinegar at twenty-eight cents Il
gallon, writes J. W. Rixey Smith in
the Home Sector.
The rx-soldier' s weekly says:
"There are several ways of counter
feiting the army store. An ambitious
retailer often summons the family or
tribal elan together, apportions the
capital to be invested, and maneuvers
raid on the bona fide army store the
booty of which the next days appears
in his chief store window under some
such sign as Full Line of Army
Stores
The most fragrant deceptions are be-
ing practiced by means of signs
Dealers in junk and old clothes find it
profitable to advertise themselves as
The Army and Navy Salvage Mer-
chandising company or The Army
ana Navy surplus STORE ana III 81.
Louis an enterprising Syrian peddler
was found disposing of shawls. and
scarfs under large notice that ran
Doughboy Remnant Sale Uncle
| Sam 5 LeftOvers was the unique
title of a window display in Omaha
while in Atlanta q store was found
offering for sale several hundred cans
of corned willie and goldfish as The
! Army's Pride
In some places the crop of fake
signs push through so fast that the
army authorities cannot for ali theil
diligence keep them weeded out, and
in self defense have ben forced to put
sandwich men on the street to guide tht
feet of the army's customers past the
fake and on to the real army store
and to set up in front of the stores
stands from which regular Coney
Island ballyhoo men shouted, This
way, this way, ladies and gentlemen
to the only retail United States army
store,' y
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
TOWN GOVERNMENT BILL.
Massachusetts Legislature Presents a
Business Organization.

BOSTON, March l0.-A bill which pro-
vldes for business form of town govern
ment for any towns which may care to-
lature committee on towns today by Viii
liam r.. Greeley. of Lexington.
Mr., Greeley said the present system of
town government is Anticipated and should
be displaced by more modern and bust
ncsslike form. Under the. present sys-
TEN he said, any number of separate
boards and commissions exist in every
town and none of them is responsible to
any other board or body He also assert
ed that this system furnishes plenty of
opportunity for graft and often results
in friction and jealousy between the var
ious boards
His bill, he said, provides for board
of selectmen of from three to seven in
whom would be centralized all the author
ity and control They would serve with
out remuneration for a period of from one
to three years and would have authority
to appoint all the other boards and off
GERS which now exist under the present
system of town government. He said that
as many as 40 towns throughout the state
have already voiced their preference for a
new system of government and many OF
them have appointed special commissions
to go into the matter.
| Several representatives of towns spoke
! in favor of the bill. including Charles S
| Bird, Jr, of Walpole He said the change
is necessary for towns which have beer
converted from agricultural towns to man
ufactuing municipalities.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
STREET CAR RUNS.
Continued from LIST Page)

About l20 men, including a good dele
CATION from the west village, some high
school boys and citizens from the east
village, also a few young women, began
about o'clock last night near the
Crowell place on Western avenue and
worked east, the regular worbmen of
the company and one or two volunteers
previously having opened the track from
the home of H. P. Wellman to the
Crowell place during yesterday. Several
men and boys also worked on the com
mon last evening, clearing the tracks of
snow from Linden street to Putney road
Altogether about 1870 persons were work
ing. Coffee and doughnuts were fur
| nished the volunteers by the company
| last evening.
This afternoon men from the Fort
| Dummer Mills and the Brattleboro Lunl-
| Der corporation, together with the rail
road men, started work at the car barn
on Pine street. working toward the
South Main street end of the line. When
the track is cleared to the end of the
line another start will be made at the
/ Pine street car barn, continuing toward
Main street, the object being to clear
the track as far as the Main street bridge
before further work is done on the Oak
street section, thus giving service to pa
irons on both ends of the line. A large
number of men from the southern section
of the town have signified their willing
ness to take the picks and shovels to,
night, and Mrs c. L. Wyman of Pine
street has been engaged to supply
doughnuts and coffee.
Regular service has been maintained
today on the section of the road which
has been opened, the cars leaving West
Brattleboro on the half hour and the cor
ner of High and Oak streets on the hour
with the exception of the noon car anC
the o'clock ear. which will be helC
ten minutes to allow persons time t,
reach that point after leaving their coun
tiers at o'clock A car also will be wait
ing after the Robin Hood production to
night.
1t is understood that an attempt vii
be made to organize a force of volunteer
to complete the job Sunday so tina
through service can be resumed Monday
The work which has been done by tn
volunteers is much appreciated by tn
railway officials, who could not hav
undertaken the job with the small fore
of men at their command and the short
: age of financial means. One West Brat
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
CROPPING IN THE UNKNOWN.
A Science Yet in It's Infancy-Sir Oliver
Lodge a Student

While scientific circles in America will
not fail of approaching SO distinguished
physicist as Sir Oliver Lodge, his con-
nection with psychical research has made
him to many laymen a figure of notoriety
rather than fame. Those ignorant of his
more abstruse labors in electricity should
at least be impressed by his practical con-
tributions to the Improvement of wireless
telegraphy and to knowledge of the sub
ject in which Americas first scientist won
laurels-control of lighting. Our univer-
sites have SO much in common with the
long prineipalship of Birmingham will
commend him to academic audiences
But Sir divers psychical work is in
no way to be thought unworthy or I'M
important 1t does not seem to us strange
that great psychologist like William
James, philosopher, and an economist
like Henry Sidgwick, or a poet and
kclassical scholar like +. w. III. Myers,
should be intensely interested i'll the sub
ject Why should it seem strange that
physicists or biologists should be SO? Sir
William Cfookes was at one time, like
Lodge, president of the society for
psychical research. The late Lord Ray
leigh and Alfred Russell Wallace were con
scientious members. So was Nine Curie
, and so is Henri Bergson. Indeed, in the
/ 100 members or more which the society
! counts are many of the best scientists o.
many countries. The labors of men like
human knowledge; we should be glad that
n if the field is to be entered, it should in
fvite such trained minds.-New York
Evening Post.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
BREATHING ROCK DUST.
Factory Arrangements at Niagara Falls
Devise Means for Removing Dust.

Over 2O0,0oO,0oO tiny particles of dust, as
sharp as ground glass, are breathed into
the lungs and air passages with every
cubic foot of air in some of the factories
in the United States, according to a sur
vey made by the public health service here.
Such dusts breathed into the lungs are
never expelled Photomicrogaphs show
the tiny particles to be exceedingly sharp
and Jagged and chemical tests prove them
to be practically insolube Work under
such conditions invites respiratory dis
eases and makes a real health hazard
Similar Investigations in chemical factories
showed that laborers were frequently ex
posed to poisonous fumes and gases.
The investigation was made at Niagara
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
AN AERIAL COMMANDMENT.
Army Aviators Trying to Break Enor
nous Ice lam.

PORT DEPOSIT, Md, March 10
The aerial bombardment of the ice jam
in the Susquehanna river which extends
several miles below this town was re-
sumed today by army aviators who yes
terday dropped bomb after bomb in
their attempt to dislodge the gorge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10

Falls because plans were engaged in the
manufacture of abrasives, chemicals, gases,
electrodes, carbons, metals and alloys In
all of the factories the laborers were found
to be exposed to dangers which would
eventually incapaeitate them for further
work Fortunately over 60 per cent of the
labor in these plants seeks new employ
ment monthly and the result of exposure
to such dangers is not evident as it would
be if the workers remained at the same
work for longer periods.
As a result of the survey industrial en-
gineers devised means of removing the
dust from the air and minimizing hazards
from fumes and poisonous gases. In spite
of the fact that the installation of such
devices was expensive, factory manage
ments Immediately put them into use.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
PRESIDENT RIDES AGAIN.
Made Trip in Open Auto Accompanied
by Wife and Daughter.

WASHINGTON, March lO.-President
Wilson today took his third automobile
ride since he was ordered to bed last
October. An open car was used. Mrs.
Wilson, Miss Margaret Wilson and his
physician accompanied him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
No Closed Season.


The open season for fool friends is
spring, summer, winter and always. The
Brattleboro Reformer flor Babbittl re-
fers with somewhat sardonic regret to
one of Curtis S. Emery's supporters, who
refers to him as whole -souled, sympa
thetic, democratic able, honest, broad
shouldered, liberal minded and independ-
ent progressive Republican, who re
minds him of George Washington, Abra-
ham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
WILLIAMS is RELEASED.
Captured by Villa in Train Wreck and
Held for Ransom

Ell PASO, Texas, March l0.-Joseph
Williams, an employee of the American
Smelling and Refining company, captured
and held for ransom by Francisco Villa
when the bandit wrecked a train on the
Mexican Central railroad Thursday last,
has been freed, according to telegram
from Williams to his employers today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
Japs Uniform In Size.

The striking uniformity of size
among the Japanese is illustrated by
the fact that measurements taken of
an infantry regiment showed no va
riations exceeding two inches In
height or twenty pounds in weight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

Mrs. Gertrude A. Rossignol of Aga
wan, Mass, who moved there from Brat :
tleboro in November, died in a Spring
field, Mass, hospital Friday of pneumo-
MIA. She leaves one daughter, Mrs
Clarence Jacques, and one son, Ernest
Rossignol, also her granddaughter, Paul
inc E. Rossignol, all of Agawam.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10

Winnipeg expects to furnish the first
woman candidate for the Dominion par
lament in the person of Mrs. r.. F. Me
Williams, who plans to run i'll the next
oleetion on the Labor ticket.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
LIQUOR SMUGGLER SHOT.
Caught by Customs Officers in Maine
-Companion Escapes.

VAN buren,, Me-, March l0.-An
unidentified man was shot and killed here
early today by Customs Officer Nanier,
who caught him in the act of smuggling
80 gallons of alcohol across the Canadian
border. Another man made his escape.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
BRYAN'S NAME MUST STAY.
Cannot Withdraw From Presidential Pri.
mary in Michigan.

LANSING, Mich, March l0.-William
j. Bryan telegraphed the secretary of
state today requesting that his name be
withdrawn from the Michigan presiden
tial primary April 5. He was advised
that the state law does not permit with
drawal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
DIGGING OUT IN CONCORD.
Business and Professional Men Help
ing Out Street Railroad.

Concord, March 10. Business and
professional men. clerks and other
classes of citizens today joined in a
concerted effort to free the tracks of
the local electric railway from snow
and ice Without such aid it was said
that resumption of service would be
impossible for two weeks or more.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10

tleboro resident gave his services all day
Sunday, all day Monday and Monday
night, and Others who were obliged to
attend to regular work during the work
days have given literally of their ser
vices evenings and Sunday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10
BIRTHS.

In Brattleboro, March 5, daughter,
Barbara Wheeler, to John and Agnes
whitney, Farnsworth.
In Mortified, Mass, March 5, a
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Mooney
In Cleveland, o., March s, daughter,
Harriet, to Claude H. and Alice Jones
Hubbard.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10

Taking into account the power already
used or proposed to be used, it is es-
timatcd that the total watcr-pow in Jaa-
an will reach over $500, 600 horsepower
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-10

Some people never recognize misfortunes
that's why they succeed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-09

Funeral for Edward A. Hall
BIZ Spectral C-orresponderL
KEYPORT, April 9:-tuneral
services for the late Edward A. Hall
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-09

were conducted from s1c hcs+g uf his
mother, Mrs. William A. Han. OF
Brooklyn. Thursday. intcrmcnt being
in Greenwood cemetery. Mr.. Hal died
az his mothers home on Monday af-
ter an extended illness from heart
trouble. He Is survived by his wife.
Mrs. Norma A. Hall. a sister OF DIR.
q. b. Aumack, of Atlantic street, this
borough. and his son. Theodore Hall.
The deceased had for many years
carried on the big ship chandlery
business founded in New York by
his father, the late William a. Hall.
When i'll health compelled him to
discontinue business his brother-in-
law. DIR. Aumack. gave up his dental
practice here to take charge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-09

Funeral Tor ID. r. Van Dcvcnser
~ spsrfug Correspondents
KEyPORT. April s-Funeral serv-
ices for the late David Provost Van
Deventer. who died at his home on
Cedar street tuesday night after ar
extended Illness. viii be held at his
1afe home on Saturday afternoon at 2
O'Clock. The services. which will be
private, will be conducted by the
Rev. Benjamin d. Dagwell. rector of
st. Mary's Episcopal church.
The deceased was the son Of the
late David Provost and Mary Shea
Van Deventer and was born IN Mat
avian f~fty-one years ago. For many
years he had resided In the borough.
He Is survived by his wife. Mrs
Edith G.. Van Deventer; two sisters,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-09

Mrs. Clarence secor. OF New York.
and Mrs Josephine Patterson. Of
Seattle. and q brother, Raphael Van
Deventer.
The deceased, who was a graduate
OF Andover College. was a practicing
lawyer and had held the position OF
lawyer for Raritan township for a
number of years.. as well as having
conducted a successful law business
In the borough. He was an active
| member Of Caeserea Lodge. L. & A.
NJ, the Elks. Shriners. the ASHER
Club of New York and the keyport
Yacht Club.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-02-26
DEATH OF NOAH II. ENoLE
Father Of Marshall EngIe Died Sud-
denly This Morning.

Rev. Noah II. Engle passed away
suddenly at his home on West
Fourth street this morning at
o'clock, In his cighty-sixth year.
Mr.. Engle arose bit earlier than
usual, made his toilet aud dressed
with his customary precision. and
in the act Of drawing his easy chair
TO the stove fell 10 the floor and
without recovering consciousness
died in the arms OF his daughter,
Miss Mamie. before the physician
and the nearby members Of the fam
lily could arrive. The three sons, II.
g., J. g., and w. G. Engle live in )r
near Abilene. Mrs G. $. Krayblil.
Mrs. G. W. Minick, Miss Anna, and
Miss Mamie. of Abilene. and Mrs.
w. $. MARTIAL Bowman OF Arkan-
sas City, are the daughters.
The funeral will be announced
later, the time OF burial being con
tfngent upon replies from eastern
relatives.
Mrs. Engle who has been an in
valid for many years, and who dis
played admirable fortitude, survives
her husband. They came with their
family from Frederick City. Nd.
forty-one years ago.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-02-26
Obituary, Noah EnRie.

Noah Hoover Engle was born al
Mount Joy, Pa, May 10, 1884 and
died at his home in Abilene, Kan
sas, February 10, 1920, aged S5
years, o months and 3 days.
He was married TO Martha Engle
Graybill at Maytown, Pennsylvania.
on November %. 1858. To this union
twelve children were born.
The first years OF their married
life were spent In Pennsylvania.
Later they moved to Frederick.
Nd, and after residence there or
thirteen years came to Dickinson
county forty-one years ago. where
they have since resided.
He is survived by his wife. s chill
dren. 20 grand children. great
grand children, two sisters and
three brothers who mourn the loss
Of kind and loving husband.
father, grand father and brother.
The funeral occurred Sunday. The
brief service at the home was con
Quoted by Rev. c. o. Musser. The
Fshelman brothers, Mr.. Schmutz
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-02-26
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE MET
Convention Called 10 Select Dele
gates For County.

The Republican county committee
met at the court house at 2 o'clock
with a good attendance. The ses-
sion was called TO select a time for
holding the county convention which
is 10 select 10 delegates TO the dis
trict and 10 delegates TO the state
convention which are to be held
next mouth. II. G. Kyle, chairman,
presided and w. C. Grigg is secre-
tary.
The sentiment among the commit
teemen is that the county never was
50 strongly Republican as now AMI
they said that the voters are just
for chance to vote against
The wasteful extravaganza that has
raised their taxes and thrown away
The peoples money.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-02-26
NO TAX ON LIBERTY. BONDS
But People Pay For Part Of Year
They Didn't Own Them.

Liberty bonds are exempt from
taxation la Kansas this year as al
ways, but holders Of such bond,
who purchased them since May
1919. WIN be- assessed the amount
Ipaid for the bonds for that part OF
the tax year they didn't own the
bonds. This Is recent ruling OF
the tax commission given TO the
county clerks and assessors, and is
IN accordance with the Kansas stat
ute passed IN 1879 covering such
cases. The tax commission Is get
ting numerous complaints these days
from persons who understand II has
instructed the assessors 20 list Lib
erty bonds for taxation.
The proposition is plain enough"
said Sam r. Howe, chairman of the
tax commission. The legislature In
1876 passed an act providing that
the money paid for government
bonds exempt from taxation during
a tax year should be taxed az per
sonal property during that part Of
the year and bonds were net owned
To illustrate. You buy a govern
ment exempt bond on February /,
say for $1,000. The bond is ex.
empt from taxation. but you would
be assessed on HIPS Of $1,000 as
Of March /. II you had owned II |
the entire tax year you would pay
no taxes on 1t. II you owned it five
months Immediately preceding and |
including March /, you would pay
axes on seven-twelfths OF the
The law was passed to
,atch the tax dodgers who would put
their cash into government bonds
,ort money on hand to the assessor,
md then transfer the bonds back
nto cash after the assessment was
made
During the war this commission
uled that as persons who bought
onds were doing it for patriotic
urposes. the assessors would be al
,wed to consider all Liberty bonds
cid on March ! just as If they had
cen held the entire tax year. Now
nat the bonds are on the market as
lvestments, and are being bought ,
5 such, we have simply returned to :
he old established rule on the sub
ct"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-02-26

aud pr Mcra sang two impressive
selections At 3 o'clock. following
a more extended service at the New
bern church, conducted by Bishop
II " l1ngle, and Elder w NJ. Myers
of ohio. lnterment occurred ia the
Newborn cemetery.
The young people 81 the Newbcia
community. where the deceased
lived for more than a quarter Of a
century. sang old and appropriate
HYMNS The audience u sympa-
thlzing friends and neighbors crow J.
ed the church. Mrs. Engle who has
been for some years an invalid could
not accompany the funeral party
from Abilene.
Mr. Engle shared TO an unusual
degree, the confidence and affection
OF all ages and classes Of people. lie
was simple hammered. gentle man
Of homely virtues and refined tastes.
With no pretense TO learning he pos
sessed unusual knowledge Of M
lures secrets and OF the on goings
Of rapidly changing world. His
lowers, his garden and his apiary |
afforded him the diversion and that
contact with nature which doubtless
added to his length Of life. His sud
len taking away without sickness or
warming was in harmony with his
lone and wish.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-02-26
AUGUST KANDT INJURED
Car Was Hit by Engine at Herring
ton Crossing.

August Kandt, who lives near
Shadybrook. was hurt Tuesday ev-
ening when starting for his home.
his car being hit by a Rock Island
engine on the Walnut street crossing
in Herington. The car was badly
wrecked but managed to run home
Mr.. Kandt was bruised and sus-
tanned severe cut on his face. He
says he saw no Waterman but heard
a bell and was looking north to To-
cate the engine when it came from
the south and struck him.-Hering-
ton Sun.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-02-26
TO HERINoToN ELEVATOR

e. Z. Chase OF Abilene VIII Take
Charge of Farmers Union Elevator
The directors Of the Farmers
Union OF Herlngton have employed
O. u. Chase OF Abilene as manager
Of the elevator here. Mr.. Chase was
formerly manager OF the Farmers
Union AT Abilene aud Is said TO be i
very capable man. lie was selected
from large number Of applicants
He Is expected here. either next
week or The week following. Il, Y.
Dlepenbrook has been acting as
manager here since the death Of
Oscar Bowers Harrington Times.