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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-10
WINTER O
COURSES OPEN
Class In Testing Dairy Products Opens
Other Classes Scheduled for De-
eember 20 at Burlington.

BURLINGTON, Dec. 10.-The short
course in Testing Dairy Products, which
is the first of a series of tWo-week short
courses given at the Agricultural college,
opened Yesterday with q full attendance
which taxes the laboratory room n
equipment to the limit to accommodate the
II earnest young men and women who.
have. entered th~eEcourse- These 10 men
and two women are now hard at work
preparing themselves for positions IN dairy
plants, or for contest or advanced regis
try supervisors. tfJ
The following special instructors are
assisting the regular college force IN Civ
ing this course: Fl. +. Bremen of the
state department of agriculture, Mont
pelier; George German. state creamery in
spector, Rutland and r.. G.. Dunning, ad-
Eanced registry supervisor of Winooski.
The second group of courses in the
series viii start on Dec. % and continue
until Jan. II when the Dairymen's asso-
citation will be in progress at the College
Gymnasium. This will enable students to
attend the association meetings. Two
separate courses will be given at this
time, one No. III in B~uttermaking and
Creamery Management and one, No. v,
in Feeding, Care and Management of the
Dairy Herd. Applications are now be-
ing received for these courses and both
courses are sure to be we'll filled. 1t is
expected that all applicants for Course V
can be accepted, but only a limited num-
Der can be admitted to Course II; there
fore, those who wish to attend should
make application at once to Prof. III. f.
Ellenberger, director of short courses.
V. K. Jones, of the state department
OF agriculture, N. ID, Lynch of the Mt.
Mansfield creamery, j. NJ. Prayer of the
Lyndonville Creamery association, and
Francis G. Derby of Burlington have been
engaged as special instructors for Course
III.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-10
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Mrs. Bert Jacobs, who has been Sc
riously i'll with pneumonia, is gaining
slowly. A nurse is still attending her.
Mrs. W. F. Mixer of Western avenue,
who has been in i'll health nearly two
years, is gaining slowly. Mrs. Mixer has
been suffering the past week with a Sc
we're cold.
Mrs. Katarine Smith of Hinsdale, n
H., is making a good recovery in the Mel,
rose hospital from an operation for gall.
stones. Mrs. Brown of Bellows Falls,
who had been in the hospital for medical
treatment for rheumatism, has returned
to her home.
The West Brattleboro and Centervint
Parent-Teacher association will hold g
meeting Tuesday afternoon at ? O'Clock in
Academy hall. The entertainment for the
afternoon will be furnished by the chill
dren. There will be a Christmas tree
laden with popcorn and candy for each
school child. All parents and friends of
the schools are cordially invited to be
present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-10
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

The w. C. It. u. win meet in the rest
room Monday at 8 O'Clock.
The Goodwill club was pleasantly enter
tanned last evening in the home of Mrs.
John J. Eckels of Cedar street. A boun-
tiful supper was served late in the evening.
Canton Palestine, No. 3, P~atriaFchs
Militant, elected the following officers in
1.-The postponed annual meeting last eve
lining in Odd Fellows temple: Captain,
George A. Metcalf lieutenant, Hubert
Johnson ensign, Lester Akeley clerk,
Fayette Miller accountant, w. j. Cain.
A Christmas thimble party will be held
lby members of Brattleboro chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolution,
at the Unitarian parish house at 3 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, Dee. II, in place
of the musical which had been planned.
The musical, which will be under the di-
~rection of Mrs. G. T. Brownell, will be
given in January. 1t is hoped that every
member of the chapter will be present
Wednesday afternoon and carry their
Christmas work. The Sign of the Christ
mas Flower will be read by Mrs. H. p.
WOodin, assisted by Mrs. c. 7. Brownell.
Tea will be served. The annual dues are
payable at this time. 1t also is hoped
Offering for the Armenian Christmas in
the international College at Springfield.
Mass.
In the annual meeting of Sedgwick
Woman's Relief corps last evening in
Grand Army hall these officers were
elected: Pres, Mrs. Emogene White !;
$. Y. p. Mrs. Mary Robinson; J. V.
p, Mrs. Mabel Hall treas, Mrs. Emily
Allen; chaplain, Mrs. Phila hanson |;
conductor, Mrs, Annie Bracket; guard,
Mrs. Mary Washburn delegates to the
department convention. Mrs. Florence
Adam, Mrs. Frances Reed, Mrs. Georgi-
anna Converse, Mrs. Julia Cooley, Mrs.
Annie Bracket alternates, Mrs. Eva
Clark, Mrs. Ellen Herrick. Mrs. Nellie
Benson, Mrs. Annie Leonard, Mrs. Mary
Washburn. In the annual meeting of
Sedgwick post, G.. A. r., these officers
were elected Commander, II. 2. Hun
ter; 5. V. G, Frank A. Stockwell J.
'. G., George d. Odell; qua~rtermaster,
II. p. Hunter sergeant, Henry Tucker +;
chaplain, Henry J.. Allen; O. d, T. w.
Eason; O. G., James r. LeRay; dele
gates to department convention, Henry
J. Allen. John NJ. Tucker; a~lternateS,
T. w. Eason, Henry Haskell.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-10
u DAYLIGHT SAVING TO GO
New York VIII Repeal Law Az Earliest
Possible Date.

NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-Daylight say
ing lis at an, end in New York. The act
VIII be cut .eut of the statute books at
the earliest possible time after Governor
Elect Nathan l.. Miller takes Office.
Word that tic. long fight led by the
cfties for the daylight saving system,
with. all the farmerssof the state lighting
II, had been lost caHie yesterday. from
d conference at the headquarters of the
Republican state committee.
4 Daylight saving was, one of the most
potent issues of the campaign, and Gov
etnor Smith said after an up state tour
thai he knew he was done for when he
told the farmers he would not sign a
repeal of the bill. Governor Miller has
s~ynipRthized with the stand of the farm
erss Who argued that daylight. saving for
themefneant that they would have to get
Up an hoar earlier and work an hour
later, as u farmer never calls a halt un-
nlthe lightSis gone He had to- get up
earlier to catch the milk trains.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-10
TAX OFFICIALS
MEET IN ERMON
Many Interesting Topics to Be Discussed
at Burlington Next Week-SOme Of
the Speakers,

MONTPELIER, Dec. 10.-The annua
meeting of the New England Tax Official:
association will be held in Burlington Dec
10 and II. Among the speakers on the
program are: ~s.Tn
Thursday morning-Tax Tendencies in
the New England States, Clement S. Stet.
son, chairman board of state assessors,
Maine Fletcher Hale, secretary state tax
commission, New Hampshire Melvin G,
Morse, commissioner of taxes, Vermont
William d. II. Trefry, commissioners of
corporations and taxation, Massachu-
sets Zenas w. Bliss, chairman board of
tax commissioners, Rhode Island vii
liam III. Blodgett, tax. commissioner, Con
n~ecticut Alfred f.. Holeomb, treasurer
national tax association, New York. ..
Public Utility Taxation, T. B. Odlum,
New York.
Thursday Observation-Disclosures and
Reassessment of Local Taxes, Hon. Albert
o. Brown, governOr-elect of, New Hamp-
shire, Clement s. Stetson, Maine.
(a) Tax Exemptions-Should Present
Tendencies Be Restricted, William II.
Blodgett, Connectiut.
OBJ Exemption of State and Federal
Instrumentalities, general discussion.
Tax Limitations-Should They Be Elk
tended?, discussion by states.
. State Supervision of Municipal Finance,
Theodore n. Waddell, director division
of accounts, Massachusetts.
Proposed Changes in Federal Tax
Laws, Arthur A. Ballantine, New York,
Fred It. Field, Massachusetts,.
Friday morning-Apportionment of In
terstate Properties, and the Assessment of
Extra-State Values, Arthur l.. Shipman,
Hartford, Conn Harold s. Lyon, direc-
tor division of corporations, Massachu-
sets.
The Taxation of Intangible Property
(a) The State Wide Income Tax,
Henry H. Bond, Massachusetts Mark
Graves, director state income tax bureau,
New York.
(b) The State Corporation Income
Tax, Prof. Thomas Reed Powell. Colum-
bia university, New York.
(c) The Flat Rate on ~Intangibles,
Judge Oscar Lesser, formerly member
Maryland state tax commission.
The Model Business Tax. Review of
the recent meeting of the n. T. A. COM
mittee on model system of taxation at
, Buck Hill Falls, Pa, Henry II. Bond,
Massachusetts.
Friday Observation-Disclosures Taxa
ton, Joseph S. Mathews, assistant attor-
ney general, New Hampshire; Prof.
Thomas Reed Powell, Columbia univer-
sity, New York Charles S. Holcomb. as
sistaht tax commissioner, Connecticut,
Charles W. Cramer, Connecticut.
Forest Taxation, John T. Amey, New
Hampshire, president of the association :
WilmOnt G.. Hastings, state forester, Yer
mont.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-10
CONGRESSMAN MUST PAY CASH.
No More Franked kilograms Over West.
ern Union Lines.

WASHINGTON, Dec. lo.-Members of
the house are indignant over an ultima.
tum received. from the Western Union
Telegraph Co. to the effect that after
Dec. 81 next it will discontinue the long
standing agreement by which members
could frank their kilograms from any
place in the United States and have the
bills sent for collection to Washington.
The effect Of the proposed change viii be.
to require advance payments on every
telegram, whether it be from the indi-
vidual member or from a committee chair
man summoning witnesses, papers or in
formation by wire.
Under the present arrangement mes
sages are supposed to be strictly official,
but frequently they deal with personal
affairs, in which case the committee on
accounts collects from the member, From
5000 to $500 was collected" for personal
messages last year. One such telegram
measured four feet,
The telegraph bin Of the last congress
Was something more than 7$l90, 900 the
BAH of which was for kilograms carried
BY the Western Union.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-10
Smokers Sets

OF Spun Brass
Ash Trays, In all sizes.
Prices use TO Csc
Smokers Sets, of four pieces, $50
HumidOrs, with ash tray, $1.75
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-10
MUDGETT is INDICTED.
Hyde Park Man to Be Tried for Murder
of Amy ShOnio.

HYDE PARK, Dec. ia grand jury
Of Lamoille county court yesterday after
noon returned al Indictment charging Ar
thur Mudgett. SO, of johnson, with first
degree murder. He is accused of killing
Amy Shonio, 10, a factory worker, last
August.
The girls body was found on Gene
terry hill in Johnson four days after she
had disappeared. She had evidently been
beaten to death. An autopsy disclosed
that she was soon to nave become a moth
er. The respondents trial will begin
Monday. Mudgett is married, but has not
beeh'iiVing with his wife for some time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-10
No EXTENSIONS ON TAXES.
Congress Can't Act in Time to Relieve,
Situation. -

WASHINGTON, Dec, 10.-The housed
committee on ways and means has de-
cided not to extend the final payment of
Income taxes beyond Dee 15,- it was
learned today. The members, after dis
cussing the matter informally. agreed that
the Extension requested by various inter
ests. would be unfair to. persons who paid
their income taxes in a lump sum earlier
in the year. They questioned also whether
the legislation could be passed IN the few
days remaining before the payment is
due, and If passed whether it would not
be killed by the President. exercising his
privilege of taking 10 days to act on a
particular measure.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-10
SUE TO GET MIRO CHURCH.
Former Members of Christian Science
5 Appeal To Court.

App
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-Twenty-six
former members of Fixst. Churchf of
Christ, Scientist, of Manhattan, brought
suit yesterday against the, trustees of the
church TO compel their restoration to
membership. Orders were issued BY SUI
pjreme Court Justice Hotchkiss to- show
cause why .writs Of mandamus should
not be granted.
The plaintiffs allege they were dropped
under a bylaw which provides that mem
beers may be dismissed for failure to at
tend services regularly. They deny they
absented themselves from, meetings.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-10
Stationery

n Wonderful Assortment for the IIoI-
idays-Our Prices the Lowest
Fancy Boxed Stationery, in - -
and all tints, all new Chr3a
boxes; zoe value, at ::3G
Large Fancy Boxes. c insisting Il
cards, paper and cuyel pes II
5Oc M u .
Large Gift Bc&e~, u q great var
All 20 per cent less than rt.. +
price, 9S$ uD to St.o
Correspondence Cards ia white aud
all tints. \ great variety to choose
from, at soc up to 75c
75c Stationery in all tints, gilt edges,
Special at sec
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-10
Indian Baskets

All Bought Direct From tie Indian
Reservations of Canada.
Shopping Baskets, beautiful hand
woven styles, decorated with coli
Ors, at S1.9S 10 SOS
Sewing Baskets, in several styles,
with and without handles, It
$1.9S
Small Baskets. in several sizes. at
35c TO 75c
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-10
Mems Neckwear

S1.OO Mems Cravats in a beautiful
assortment. y Christmas Special.
75c
$3.50 Mems Cravats in an unusually
choice selection. There are some
regular $500 ties in the lot,
Special at Csc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-10

A trout lays a thousand eggs for each
pound of her weight. But hardly three
in a hundred hatch out, for the rest of
the inhabitants of the stream are waiting
TO devour them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-10

Guest Towels in all white and in
white with colored borders Soc
and zoe quality, at SOC and soc
SOC Fancy Turkish Towels, large
size, Lowered Price soc
75c Fancy and Plain Turkish Tow
els, Lowered Price soc
$500 Fancy Turkish Towels. white
and white with colored borders,
Lowered Price SOC
S1.25 Turkish Towels in a large va
riety, Lowered Price CSC
S2.CG Turkish Sets, two towels and
face cloths, Lowered Price $1.4S
1918 Turkish Sets, heavy quality,
two towels and face cloths,
Lowered Price $2.9S
The Washington herald., 1920-03-21
Department Employees to lnuest
In Government Securities E xtensiuelu

Investment in government securl-
ties by employees of the great WASH.
ington departments will be placed
on a firm peace footing of personal
benefit and investment education as
a result of the meeting Of the thiet
clerks and other executives OF the
yesterday. The meet
ing was held in the auditorium OF
The Interior Department with Har-
rison E. Myer. chief clerk OF the
bureau OF Mines, presiding.
The executives after thorough as
cussion decided that the oigges'
thing they could do for the COM
munal interest and individual pros
nerity of the employees OF the de-
nartments was to present TO them
the opportunities afforded by saw
ing and investment in government
savings securities. 1t was the con-
sepsus of opinion that the purchase
~ war Savings Stamps and Treas
urv savings Certificates no longer
sbould be classed as a wartime
mea asure and that the opportunities
nTered by these issues should De
exnIained along lines of self-interese
and future financial protection.
Mr.. Myer instanced the fact tnat
Interior Department employees IN
vested $3s,o0o in savings stamps
The Washington herald., 1920-03-21
WOOL TRADE: AT STANDSTILL.

The wool market is at a stand
still for the moment. Between the
disturbance created by the auctions
and the uncertainty regarding the
necessary financial backing for the
handling of the new domestic clip.
dealers are very unsettled. Nothing
is being done in the west. and no
inducement exists for the trade to
risk its money on the extreme basis
being talked by the growers. Shear
ing will shortly begin in southern
Utah and Nevada and also in Ore
gon and in the Yakima valley.
Washington.
Less wool has been contracted d
than for years. The growers are
still expected to be willing to try
the cooperative and pooling ideas
suggested by the Department of
Agriculture. and in view of the at
titude of the reserve hank and dear
money, many dealers are disposed
to let them finance their own wool.
Trading in this market continues
dull. but traffic difficulties are be-
ing smoothed out gradually.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-21
STOCK POOLS
AGAIN ACTIVE
General Motors Leads With
Sensational Advance as
Shorts Rush to Cover.
LOOK FOR SETBACK
Commission Houses Believe
Reaction Necessary to
Maintain Market.
LOOK FOR SETBACK

New York, March o.-Operations
on the-New York Stock Exchange
were again active. with practically
all leading issues displaying con-
tinued strength. This was particu-
larly so with regard to some spe-
cialties.
General Motors was a leader of
the speciality group. scoring a SEN
sational advance, due largely to
the squeezing of an over-extended
short interest. 1t has been known
for some days that the Du Pont-
Durant interests contemplated run
ming in General Motors shorts, and
that many of the larger element
finding 1t difficult to purchase stock
In the open market. had made over
lures for a private settlement. This,
1t Is said, was refused, and today's
proceedings naturally speak for
themselves.
The prevailing opinion at the
close of today's session was that
many other Industrial issues would
shortly follow General Motors, and
that those who have taken the
pessimistic side of the stock mar
ket will find themselves in diff
Guilty. Among the stocks most
prominently mentioned are Baldwin,
Woolen, Bethlehem B., Vanadiam
Steel, Stromberg Carbureter ard
Pressed Steel Car.
However. commission houses gen.
orally in their dispatches for Mon
day morning pointed out that a
temporary setback should be antic-
ipated. They believe the market
has advanced too rapidly and that
to- some extent pools have been en-
deavoring to liquidate. The fact
should not be lost sight of that the
Federal Reserve Board is still to be
reckoned with, and this body might
at anytime clamp down the lid on
speculative funds, which could only
result in forcing drastic action by
those interests in control of pool
operations
The Washington herald., 1920-03-21
WHEAT AND FLOUR EXPORTS

Wheat. including -four. exports
from the United States and Canada
for the week ending March Is. re-
ported to Bradstreet's, aggregate
2,707.02S bushels. against 5.042.osS
bushels last week and 5.314.2ss
bushels in this week last year. For
the thirty-eight weeks ending
March Is exports are 207.23o.153
bushels. against 267,126,229 bushels
last year.
Corn exports for the week are
Sc, 200 bushels, against 1878 BUSH
els last week and 143,50O bushels in
the like week of 1919. For the
thirty eight weeks ending March Is
corn exports are 2.S79,S40 bushels,
against 13.597,367 bushels for the
same period last year.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-21

last year as evidence that saving
was both POSSIBLE and profita bln
Mrs. Charlotte B. Eldridge of the
Savings Organization of the Dis
trict of Columbia confined this view
declaring that the purchase of these
government securities had become
a regular and substantial habit
among the charwomen of the gov
ernment buildings, among the low
est paid of the departmental en-
ployes.
The executives determined on
regular future meetings at which
the systems of implanting this in
vestment education among their en-
ployes will be discussed and ideas
exchanged.
The conference was addressed bv
William Mather Lewis, director Of
the Savings Division of the Treasury.
who declared that the remedy for
the present high prices lay only in
increased production and decreased
consumption. These ends, he said.
would be furthered through saving
and safe investment.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-21
RAIL CONFERENCE.

Attention is drawn to the coin
cidence of the hearings before the
Interstate Commerce Commission on
rates tomorrow and the conference
between representatives of the
railroads and railroad labor on
Tuesday. The Interstate Commerce
Commission hearing will be on the
question of making new rates which
will serve to increase income and
offset the increase in operating ex-
penses in the last two years, due
chiefly to wage increases.
The wage conference covers the
additional demands for increases
by railroad labor following the
granting of increases which brought
about the present unhealthy rela-
ton between railroad expense and
railroad income.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-21
CAR SUPPLY IS IMPROVED

Railroad managers are not in
clined to welcome questions as to
the immediate improvement in the
car supply or the service extended
to shippers on the ground that not
enough time has elapsed since the
return of the roads for any diff
ference to be discernible
At the same time some of the
steel men in the Pittsburgh dis
trict report that the situation has
materially improved and that the
supply of cars is much greater
Explaining this, the railroad man
ayers assert shat improved weather
has permitted moving the cars.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-21
ROYAL DUTCH MELON. L"

Royal Dutch directors nave n
habit of cutting some sort OF a
melon every spring, sometimes TAX
ing the form of a stock distribu-
ton at par, which means around
SIS a share. while in other years
stock is given to shareholders free.
Expectation is now that another
distribution. which will mean val
liable rights, may be made in MAY
or June. Counting the rights dis
tributed last year. Royal Dutch
paid dividends of s25.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-21
SUPERIOR STEEL.

Tho position Of Superior Steel
common shareholders has been ben-
sfited greatly By the policy pprsusd
By the management during the past
three years In purchasing the pre-
ferred stocks Of the company for
retirsnsnt There has been broushl
In and retired o. held IN the treas
ufy about si.sss.sse % ths prsfrrr-
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