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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-21
BIG PRICES.
Baseball Stars Get Salaries RiyalIine
Those of the Movie Actors

Inc Giants were out to get stars re
CARELESS OF cost, and their initial bio deals
resulted IN obtaining the late Cy Seymour
once the Nationals leading batter, VINO
came to New York from the Reds: and
Spike Shannon, who was bought from St.
LOUIS, But the real purchase thriller came
IN lsoo when the Giants paid Sll 600 in
real money TO the Indianapolis team for
huoe Vanguard, up to that time the
largest amount ever invested in a bush
Lacquer. Two years later Connie Mack
compelled the fans to take notice by pur-
chasing Lefty Russell from the Baltimore
lnternationals for $4,000, but Barney
Dreyfuss, owner of the Pirates, caused
both deals TO be forgotten when he out
| bld eight other big league managers and
obtained Marty O'Toole from the st. Paul
American association club for So, 800.
! Dreyfuss also purchased O'Tooles catcher.
Kelley, for 5000. ATcGraw had tele-
graphed a higher bid, but the message
went astray
| In 1913 the Yankees owners began
their careers as spenders of large sums in
an effort to grab sufficient stars to make
the team a pennant winner They paid
! $4,000 to Baltimore for Fritz Maisel and
the same year Comiskey gave $4,000 in
spendable money to Milwaukee for Larry
Chapelle, and the Dodgers offered the
4 Reds $4,000 for Joe Tinker. The latter
never reported, and the fans know too
well how far Maisel and Chapelle came
from living up to the expectations of their
purchasers.
/ In 1914 Mack twice changed the figures
in the contract of Eddie Collins in an eff
fort to hold him, and when he again
would not meet the Reds raise, the star
infelder was sold to the White Sox for
$4,000. Mack followed this deal by sell
ing Murphy to Comiskey for $4,000. and
Jack Barry to the Red Sox for $4,000.
This set an example of selling estab-
lished stars, and in 1915 the Cleveland
team disposed of the mighty Joe Jackson
TO the White Sox for $4,000 in cash,
Pitcher Plepfer and Fielder Roth, players
valued at $4,000, bring the total for the
deal to $4,000. The same year the Yam
KEGS paid sll 900 in money to indianapolis
for Pitcher Dan Triple, a transaction
which resulted in just so much money be
ing thrown away.
/ In the spring of 1916 after months OF
dickering, Frank Baker was sold by the
Athletics to the Yankees for So, 600, and
the same year this New York team paid
s25 900 to the Federal League for Lee
Magee. the Giants parted with $4,000 to
the Brooklyn outlaws for Benny Kaufi
Iris Speaker passed from the Red Sox tc
the Cleveland outfit for $4,000, and Her
zog was purchased from the Reds by, the
Giants for $4,000, incidentally this lat
ter deal resulted in the passing of Mat
lhewson, Roush and McKechnie to the
Cincinnati team, and as their value was
at least $4,000, the total of the purchase
price was placed at $4,000
i Then came the sale by the Phillies Of
Pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander and
i Catcher Bill Killefer to the Cubs fol-
$50 600, the value of the latter being
placed at $4,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-21
I'm The Days News

When the Democratic national con
vention meets at San Francisco one
week from today among the names to
be presented for the presidential nomi
nation win be that of Senator Carter
Glass of Virginia. The nomination of
Mr. Glass would be interesting, aside
from other considerations, in that it
would assure the election of a news
paper publisher to the presidency for
the first time in the history of the
nation Senator Harding, the Republi-
can nominee, is newspaper publisher,
as is also Mr.. Glass, who publishes two
newspapers in his home city of Lynch
burg. Mr.. Glass began his public ca
reer as member of the Virginia SEN
ate. In 1901 he was elected to congress
from the sixth Virginia district. Dur
ing his career of eight terms in the
house he established his reputation as
being one of the best informed men on
currency and banking in that body.
Largely because of this reputation he
was chosen by the President to succeed
Mr.. MeAdoo as secretary of the treas
ury in December, 1918. Mr.. Glass re-
manned at the head of the treasury de-
partment until he was elected to the
senate last year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-21
So this is summer.
Those Who Did Not Pass.
(Keene Sentinel.)

All over this broad land in June
s mustered out sorry little army
the children who did not pass. How
are we going to treat them as they
bring the bad news home! Much de-
bends upon it.
Shall we receive them with tears, re-
oroaches and punishment brand them
as a disgrace to the family, warn them
that children who fail never come to
anything, or are despised by their fell
low men? In short, shall we hit them
when they are down? Or shall we
latch a glimpse of their sore hearts,
longing for comfort, their shame and
humiliation already unbearable, and
give them encouragement and under
,tanding just when they need it most
Shall we grieve with them for the fail
ure, but show them patiently that no
lap of all Life race is final, so long as
one has strength to keep on running
BY the first course we shall breed
despair and distrust, lose the confidence
Of the children and make them feel
only the hopefulness of any special eff
fort in world so filled with the sue
cessful righteous. BY the second we
shall bind them to us with unbreakable
ties of confidence and understanding
set them once more firmly upon their
way, eager to do their share in a world
full of kindly human beings who are
always falling in one way or another
but who are endlessly valuable because
they keep on trying.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-21
Little Benny
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE.

Us fellows started to form a old
clothes club to bring down the high cost
OF living this aftirnoon vile we was set
ting on my frunt steps, Skinny Martin
saying, l tell you lets watts do, fellows.
lets all wear our coats inside out to show
were members of the club.
No. that would be a heck of A way
people mite think we belonged to a min,
strel show, sed Leroy Shooster. how
about If we all have our mother nut a
patch In our pants to show how old they
are, and | sed, That's a good ideer. lets
all cut the same shape hole in our pants
so well all have the same shape patch
Ill go in and get pair of sizzers.
WITCH / went up to mas room and ma
was sewing and using the sizzers her
self, and sed, Are you using the sizzers
mulch, ma?
Yes, sed ma.
Well can | borro them for about
mnnlts, maybe. only 4? / sed, and ma
sed, Wat do you wunt to cut?
Ony cloth | wont bert them. I sed and
ma sed, Well be sure to bring them rite
back. And | took them and started tc
go out OF the room, and jest wen | was
almost out ma sed, Wat cloth?
Nam! | sed, and ma sed, Wat cloth
you herd me.
Pants, l sed.
wat! sed ma, wat pants, whose pants
and sed, Jest us fellowses pants. we'r,
gong TO start a old clothes club agens
the high cost of living and we got t,
have patches in our pants to show W,
belong
Give me back those sizzers sed ma
WITCH l did. ma saying, Suppose we wal
till your pants wear out in the natura
way, and | sed, Well the high cost of liz
ing may be down allreddy by that time
and ma sed, | hope so.
And ! went down to tell the fellow
and they had all changed their mind
agen anyway on account of being afrai
their own mothers mite objeck.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-21
ADVOCATES HEAVY STOCKING
Not Difficult, New York Sun Saws. "a
Maintain Supply of Trout.

many sporting papers and individuals
are showing great concern over the dis
appearance OF trout-particularly opr
native uout-n many streams and are
advocating very limited bags or the in.
crease IN the legal size to be caught. The
latter will hardly increase the supplv a.
improve the sport
IN the Eastern section of our country
lew perhaps realize the long, hot droughts
OF the last ten years and the impossibility
OF the trout during this period to hold
us own against its numerous enemies The
streams have been depleted by birds and
beasts and the entire drying up Of pools.
The small trout try naturally, to pro-
tect themselves, take to the very shallow
parts OF streams where they cannot be
pursued by the larger fish. During very
warm spells only the deep parts of the
streams are cool and the small fish in
rider to live are driven there, mingling
with the large fish and are quickly con
sumed
Much planting of fry has taken place
IN the wrong season They should be
planted very late in the fall so that the
water Will always be cool enough for them
to md shallow places for protection until
they are sufficiently large and active to
take care of themselves.
Trout four or five inches long placed
IN streams in October or November would
be eatehabIe size next spring 1t is not
necessary to make the length limit more
than six inches and most trout caught
OF that size should be kept when badly
hooked
We need have no worry about the dis
appearance of trout, in these days of scien.
tlfic Matching; for a comparatively small
sum every trout taken out each season
can be replaced the next season and al
though not knowing the exact cost oil
producing five inch trout, it certainly
| must be a very few pennies
| SO let us support a movement to sus
tam enough hatcheries in the state tc
stock our streams every fall This would
not need to be done every year in eacl
stream of course, a great deal depending
ON the quantity of rain and temperature
/ believe, with plenty of water remain
ing about the same height and the tenn
perature never rising above 60, that trout
stream could hold it's own against greal
amount of fishing.
| Unless interest is taken by citizens il
every section where the trout stream!
abound stocking of these streams will b.
neglected. 1t is really astonishing to fine
how few fishermen take the trouble Il
make out an application for trout or ever
think of it, Notwithstanding that during
each fishing season they spend every avail
able hour on the stream
Very few states are so favored as New
York with ideal trout streams, and the!
can afford all of us fishing at small
expense if kept stocked and each man j
satisfied with a dozen fish to an outing.
A supply of trout can be kept up jus
as easily as the supply of chickens.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-21
Today's Events
Reginning OF summer.

Beginning OF summer
Halifax keeps a public holiday to-
CAV in celebration of the Hist ami
yersary of the founding of the city.
The international chamber of com
merce, organized at Atlantic City last
fall, is to open its first annual convep-
ton in Paris today.
DIR. Ernest H. Lindley, president of
the University of idaho, will deliver
he commencement address at the Uni
versity of Oregon today.
The commission named recently by
President Wilson to settle the anthra-
cite wage deadlock is to hold its first
meeting in Washington today.
Scholars and educators from many
countries are to gather at Oxford, Eng
land, today for the opening of the jub-
lice celebration of keble college.
Primaries will be held in Minnesota
today for the nomination of candidates
for congress and state and other Off.
GERS to be voted for in November.
BY order of the attorney general
Iationing Of sugar as in war time viii g
Into effect today in hotels and restaur-
ants throughout the United States.
Glass day will be celebrated at Yale
university today with the many inter
csting ceremonies which the custom OF
years has prescribed for the occasion
Portland, Ore, today viii begin the
entertainment of the national conclavt
! Mystic Shriners, one Of the largest anC
most notable fraternal gatherings OF
the year.
I AT special election in Duluth to
LAY the voters win pass on several pro
! posals relating TO the public welfare
including daylight saving and six
cent ear fare.
I The second trial of Mrs. Sarah Tabor
| the S0-year- woman accused of man
! slaughter in connection with the deatl
of her daughter, Mrs. Maude Tabo
! Virgo, is scheduled to begin today a
| Paw Paw, Mich.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-21

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co., c. w
cleveland s. L. Purinton (Esteyville)
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
stand, George J. Bower, South Main St
(Fort Dummer DISTRICT
West Brattleboro, J. l. Stockwell.
East Dummerston, M. f. Brown
Putney, NJ. G. Williams
Newfane, n NJ. Batchelder
West Townshend, c. H. Grout.
Jamaica, R. ]. Daggett.
South Londonderry, F. H. Tyler.
South Vernon, E. B. Buffum.
Mortified, Mass, Thompson Bros.
West Chesterfield, N. r., Mrs. w. Streeter
Hinsdale, N. H, w. H. Lyman.
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
Greenfield, Mass, c. A. Hays.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-21
MONDAY, JUNE 81, 1920.
FLOATING AGAINST THE WIND.

OHc OIIen sees on WINDY Udy log
floating down stream against
a strong wind. The wind blows strongly |
up stream, the waves strike against |
the leg with force that seems sufi
Gent to force it backward, then they |
are driven by the wind along up stream
past the log with considerable velocity.
1t looks as though the log was defying
force but we know it is not 1t is
only guided by the greater force. Prae
tically seven-cighths of the log is I'M
der water and subject to the force Of
the water The wind has camouflag ed
face until it appears to the eye directly
opposite to what it really is and to
one ignorant of the course of the water
the log seems to be acting in defiance
to natural laws. But the force on the
greater proportion of its bulk is simply
driving it on its course.
In these days of political activity
public sentiment sometimes resembles
the log floating against the wind down
the stream. There is surface agita-
ton against the trend of public senti-
ment which produces the waves of
thought ard words that seem to create
current in the opposite direction of
its real course. These visible waves
break against the bulk of sentiment,
make a splash and pass on leaving the
course. of sentiment unchanged. This
is because public. sentiment is com
posed largely of invisible convictions of
the people which are often the opposite
of surface indications.
The prohibition move is an illustra--
ton Of this We have the surface agi-
tations OF the men with an appetite or
with Intoxicating liquors to SELL They
create a strong breeze that agitates
the surface of public thought until it
seems az though public sentiment IS
against the law and the constitution.
To the eve it presents the greatest ac
tivity and appears to be the strongest
force and one wonders how public SEN
timent moves so irresistably against
this apparent force. It is easily ex
blamed. Underneath the surface there
Is the personal conviction that society
has the right to protect itself against
the pauperism, suffering and criminal
/ violence that the use of Intoxicating
/ liquor produces, On the surface the
man cries for the liberty to eat and
drink what he pleases but underneath
IA the stronger conviction that no man
4 has the right to drink himself into a
4 beast and tfample upon the rights of
everybody else. He has no right to
drink up the food and clothing of his
wife and children, to endanger the
movements of Others on the public
streets and highways or to force upon
Ibis fellow men the burden of support
ing his family, and this underlying con
,viction steadily forces the law and the
lconstitution against the apparent cur
rent of his wishes. Therefore the pc
llitieal party that makes the strongel
lappeal 10 the more powerful convictions
of the public will be the one to show
real progress and development in tn
y strength and safety of American cit
izenship.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-21

Decrying the Republican presidential
candidate, someone hanks back to q
statement made by Senator George F.
Edmunds in the '70s to the effect that
no senator had ever been successful
.andidate for the Office. While that
is true to date they might as well
make the point that no man whose
first man was Warren ever got to the
White House and no man named Cal
vim has ever been vice president.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-21
Familiarity With School Laws.
randolph Herald.)

After a big touse over school rue
ton, the trustees of Leland and Gray
seminary in Townshend learned to their
surprise that they, and not the school
superintendent, had the power to hire
or dismiss teachers. A little more ia
miliarity with the school law would
help to avoid numerous difficulties The
general idea that the state runs the
schools and that the local authorities
have little to do with it is erroneous.
The latter have substantially all the
authority they ever had. In many
cases, however, they have put the du-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-21
When It's Been Worked.
{ Randolph Herald

Inquiring in regard to the condition
of a certain strip of highway the other
day. we received this reply: "It's all
right-unless they have worked it,
What do You get from that? Cement
roads don t require the well known
process by which leaves, grass, turf
and wornout dirt thrown out of the
travel way are scraped back by the ma
chine and used over again, after being
tramped into position by traffic which
does the work supposed to be done for
If
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-21
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

1t Is the aim of the management TO secure
efficient service in the delivery of the paper
each night, and it solicits the cooperation of
subscribers to that end Prompt reports should
be given of each failure TO receive the paper
on the morning following the omission, in
person, by telephone or postal card. thus en-,
abling the cause of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper rem
edy Immediately applied. It 10 only by th,
method that the publisher secure tho &C
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-21
Vera Cruz.

Vera Cruz has the unique record of
having been twice captured by Ameri-
can forces, once In 1916 when we
were at war with Mexico. and again in
1917, when we were not at war with
Mexico. However, all we seem TO do
with 1t after we get 1t Is to give ii
back again, so its citizens probably
feel little worried at the vicissitudes
of war. Indeed, they have recently
raised statue in honor of the noble
defenders of Vera Cruz against the
grinsoes. Which shows that they feel
they are adequately protected.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-21

3arding the influence of different col
or rays upon the human body in treat
ing disease, reminds us that it must be
within the memory of many when it
was quite common to see panes of blue
glass set in windows. The light that
filtered through this colored glass was
then. supposed to have great curative
powers if the patient was so situated
hat the rays of blue light fell upon
him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-21
Give the Girls a Chance!
Worcester telegram

The next vice president was born in
Vermont. Now will Governor Clement
wake up and call the legislature to.
gether TO ratify the constitutional
amendment, that all the women NAV
vote for Calvin Coolidge2
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-21
Glad News.
Rutland Herald.l

There is bit Of sunshine breaking
through the clouds Of II. c. Of /,
gloom The big town papers announce
the approaching return of the lannon's
$50 blue serge suit, now $l6.75. with
the glad news extra pants free ),
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-21
Today's Birthdays.

Daniel c. Beard, celebrated illustra
tor and author. born in Cincinnati, 20
years ago today.
DIR. Charles C. Weaver, president of
Emory and Henry college, born in Ashe
county, n. c., As years ago today
Thompson Buchanan, noted Ken
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-21

thousands of little silver roosters will
be carried by the women of the party
0 the convention at San Francisco AS
they express it, ''the Democrats are
not mulish or stubborn-only firm.
while the rooster is a proud bird with
omething to crow about. This win
revive memories of the political cam
paigns of the old Argus and Patriot.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-21

lucky novelist and playwright, born in
New York city, 43 years ago today.
Robert D. Emslie, veteran umpire
in the National baseball league, born
at Guelph; Ontario, SO years ago today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-21

If the Democratic women of the Mid
die West have their way, the rooster,
not the donkey, will be the official en-
blem of the Democratic party and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-21

The census finds that Boston is only
the seventh largest city in the United
States. But of course it viii always
ay claim to being the Hub = regard
'ess of its position.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-21
Today's Anniversaries.

l534-Jacques Cartier and his followers
landed at Esquimaux BAY.
1749-Founding of the city of Halifax.
lS37-Vietoria was proclaimed Queen
of Great Britain and Ireland. in
succession to King William ".
l946-Coronation of Pope Plus TX.
1862-Charles Ellet, who built the first
wire suspension bridge in Amer
lea. died at Cairo, III. Born at
Penn's Manor, Pa. Jan l, 1910.
l870-ChiEese rioters at Tien Tsin mas
sacred many foreigners and
Christian converts.
19l1-Me. Sarah Bernhardt sailed
from New York for France, after
completing season of 80 weeks
in America.
l916-United States and Carranza
troops fought battle near the
Mexican town of Carrizal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-21

Hiram johnson says he is going home
to California and sit on the porch and
ook at the bay. Is he going into
front porch" politics?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-21

Automobile bandits seem to be plen.
tiful but the first flying machine rob
berry is yet to be pulled off.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-21
Member Of The Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for publication of all news
dispatches credited to it and not otherwise
credited in this paper and also the local news
published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-21
One Year Ago Today.

German crews sank surrendered fleet
at Scapa Flow.
Allies sent ultimatum to Hungary,
giving her one week to withdraw
troops from Czecho- Slovakia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-21

les onto the superintendent, to ease
their own shoulders, and in time for
gotten they had any jurisdiction them
selves.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-21

Those who thought it would be Nc
Adoo are now informed it is McAdon t.
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