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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-01
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pUTNEY.

T. W. Ames has gone after another
carload of horses.
G. A. Poland went to Rutland to at
tend a meeting of the Shriners recently.
Miss Kate Foley has returned to her
home after working for Mrs. 7. w.
Ames.
Mrs. H.eG. Everleth, who was called
to New York last week on account OF
the illness of her son, has returned
home, leaving him much improved.
The, social which the HELPING Hand
society announced would be held at the
church Saturday evening, May ], has
been postponed until the evening OF
Nays. > s,..sn
A &c. Honghton' and son, William,
came Saturday to visit Mr.. Heughten'5
sisters, Mrs. T. S. Harris and Miss. l.
S. HoughtOn. Mr.. Houghton returned
| home, but left :" Billie - to. VISIT a week
during his school vacation,
Mrs. Frank b. Mason and son, Kall
of Elizabeth, N. j., who visited at Ma
plehurst farm, have returned home, ac
| companied by Mrs. Caroline Goodrich
who goes for a weeks visit a
their home.
| T. F. Ketcham, who has been trans
! ferred from the Delco dry battery
works at Dayton, Ohio, to the Genera
! Electric Works at Pittsfield, Mass, i
| spending a furlough at the home of M
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Ketcham
Mrs. L. H. Bugbee entertained tn
Fortnightly club Friday afternoon. ]
was the annual meeting and the OLE
board of officers was reelected: Pres
ident, Miss Bessie +. Bradley; vice pres
Mrs. l.. H. Bugbee; sec. and treas
Miss Nellie n. Clarke. Refresament
of ice cream and cake were served.
Miss Libby Garland and sister, Mr.
Mabel Van Orman, returned to thei
home in South SALISBURY Thursday
after being at the home of thei
brother, William Garland, sewers
, weeks. Mrs. Van Orman visited Mr.
Capen in Brattleboro last week.
Mrs. B. F. Howard, accompanied h
Mrs. l.. H. Bugbee and Miss Edith Bus
{ bee went to Boston Monday afternoo
| in G. A. Poland ear. On Tnesda
a they returned home bringing b.
Howard with them. He had been ;
the Mcleod hospital several weeks fl
4 treatment for double curvature of Il
= spine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-01
154 Elm St, Lakeport. n. Fl.

154 Elm St, pLakeport, n. III.
CT realize that / have reached the
age (65) when one often requires
fixing up. My digestion was not
right and trouble with my Liver and
Bowels caused considerable distress.
could not get rid of he Consti-
patton and the insufficient action CT
my bowels resulted in ny blood
absorbing the poiSons.
Last fall, | began taking 'Frui1-
a-tiyes' or Fruit Liver Tablets, and
after using them for a short time I
could see they were just what my
system required. Ny liver became
active and Improvement in every way
was apparent.
/ doubt whether anyone could feel
better than | do; and l am willing
to give credit where Credits due, to
'Fruit-a-tiycs'." /. x. ADAMS.
50c. 4 box, for So 80, trial size 25c.
At dealers or from FRUIT-A-TIVES
Limited, OGDENSBURG, N. Y.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-01
When Louisville First Heard
of Matches

In the early thres of the nineteenth century, lady
Louisville wrote to her cousin in New York:
when was in Richmond last winter | was told of
curious device for making fire. 1t consisted of
small spinters of wood with tips of substance
that burst into flame when rubbed a rough
face If you procure of them for me, shall
be grateful"
1t many years after matches generally made in
Europe before they throughout America There
means for spreading rapidly such wonderful news.
Today the invention that contributes largely
fort convenience is quickly known section of the land
Advertisements bring the The farmers wife Idaho
Texas quite well posted the city of the East
Read the advertisements newspaper They the
herads of the great
dustry They contain real you They you time
and lessen work and enable you obtain
the money you spend
Time spent in reading advertisements well spent
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-01
BAD BREATH
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets Get
at the Cause and Remove 1t

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the
substitute for calomel, act gently on the
bowels and positively do the work.
People afflicted with bad breath find
quick relief through taking them.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are
vegetable compound mixed with olive
oil. They act gently but firmly on the
bowels and liver, stimulating them to
natural action, clearing the blood, and
purifying the entire system. They do
that which calomel does, without any of
the bad after effects. Take one or two
every night for week and note the
pleasing effect. l0c and 25c box.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-01
JACKSONVILLE.

Mrsa Elmira Brown is visiting rela-
tlves and friends in Readsboro this week
Mr.. Van Wick Of Wilmington was a
business visitor in, town. the first of the
week. p
Mr.. and Mrs. Warner Stowe and son
OF Golerain were guests of Z. j. Fowler
Sunday.
Elizabeth Dairy, who has. been in ,Shel-
bprne Falls attending school, is at home on
"a vacation. ~
George Corkins who was, badly hurt by
a tree falling on to him last week, is
gaining slowly.
Henry Pratt and his father have moved
to Valley where he has secured work for
Mr.. Osgood
Elliott Morse and family of Colerain
who bought Charles Faulkner s farm re
Gently, are moving there this week.
DR.. Stafford of North Adams and DIR
Walsh of Readsboro were called Monday
to see Mrs. Forest Barker, who is i'll
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coleman, whc
spent the winter with their son, John
III BrattlebOro, returned home Saturday
Ethel Churchill caught her hand on
hook while going through door Friday
and cut it so it required a doctor to dres
the wound.
George and Clarence Briggs of Sears
burg we've in town Tuesday looking 70
pair of steers and We're guests of thei
aunt, Mrs. Elvira Easton. Tuesday night
The funeral of Frank Boyd, who die
in the home of his sister, Mrs. Warne
Stowe, in Colerain, was held in the Tn
versalist church Sunday at l o'clock. Rev
| Y. A. Wood Of Wilmington officiated. Tn
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-01

burial took place in the family lot in Will
mington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-01

Gambling is almost universal passion
among the men IN the Welsh mining dis
tncts. 1t IS no uncommon sight to see
a group OF men and youths standing at
a street-corner watching for the number
oI the first tramcar on which, there was
a sweepstake. Even the numbers of the
hymns given out at religious services not
infrequently form the subject of bets
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-01

prise party in honor of his birthday
anniversary at the home of Mrs. Myra
L. Farr, where he boards, by about 80
of the school children and few others
Wednesday evening, April q. Music
and games We're enjoyed and refresh
ments of sandwiches, ice cream and
cake were served. The party broke UP
at late hour.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-01
GROVE.

Alice Pronty is working for Mrs. d,
Fairbanks of Green River.
Mrs. Henry Bell has returned home
after spending some time in Brattleboro
While Mr. and Mrs Andrew c. Worden
were washing buckets at their sugar.
house their house was broken into and
five bushels of potatoes stolen.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-01

While nightmare is said to be capable
of causing death to a physically weak
adult, this has never been known to hap
pen to a child; yet children are more sub
iect to nightmare than adults.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-01
WEST CHESTERFIELD, N. H.
Many Farms Untitled.

Many farmers in this section are.
obliged to curtail their work and plans
of crop raising. this year on account of
the scarcity of labor and the extremely
high prices of all seeds, machinery and
other farm necessities, Some had lime
ordered and have been notified that
they viii be unable to get it as the
| company cannot ship it.
A recent canvass of the state of New
Hampshire revealed the fact that there
are 1000 farms in the state which were
carried on last year that will not be this
year, as the owners have left them
| to get higher pay in factories
"a regular meeting Of sspofford Grans e
will be held Saturday, evening. when
] the members whose birthday anniver
sah'fes came in March, will give. treat
Chester A. Brown ffcently was at the
home of his parents over the. week end
from his work in Shelblnne Falls. His
brother George went to Greenfield in
his automobile to meet him. -
The auction, at Mrs. Elma Joslyn 3
Saturday afternoon was well attended
and things brought fair prices. Mrs
JoSlyH mas sofa Her Idffi, KNOWN as TIT
Day farm, to Jessie Brown of Keene
who viii occupy the premises May l
Travelling conditions on many of tn,
roads are very bad, owing to the un
even action of~the frost, and especially
so on the hill roads Autos have mad,
many bad holes and r,issAon the mai
roads where they are sofsaa clayey ma
ture.
About 80 couples attended the dane
in Citizens hall Friday evening, givel
by several of the young men. Musi
was furnished by Snow s orchestra o
Brattleboro and supper was served il
the. lower hall by the ladies' society
| Persons were present from many of tn
nearby towns.
William E. Clark was given SUI
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-01
NEWFANE.
cOngregationaEsts Secure Pastor.


Rev. +. B. Hyde of Jacksonville,
who preached two Sundays as a candi-
date in the Congregational church, has
accepted call from the church and
his pastorate will begin here Sunday,
May ,. The local church will parti-
cipate in the Interchurch Movement and
the canvass for funds has been de-
ferred until the arrival of Rev. Mr.
Hyde. Solicitors have been chosen and
the drive will be made next week Mr.
Hyde $ family will not come to New
fame for several weeks
Perlie Prouty and friend from Palmer
have been recent visitors in the home OF
his mother, Mrs. H. A. Wood. Justin
Thomas also has been spending few
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Wood
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-01
TOWNSHEND,
Farewell Reception to Pastor.

A farewell reception was given at the
BAPTIST vestry Tuesday evening in honor
of Rev. and Mrs j. H. Blackburn and
family. A general invitation had been
given, and although the night was rainy
large number were present. sum OF
money was presented by II. j. Heath as
representative of the church. He eX-
pressed his appreciation of the work done
by Mr.. Blackbu in the church and com
munity and the regret of all that his pas
-tdrate here was terminated.
Prof. S. O, Salmon also spoke words of
appreciation. and Rev. r. III. Bosworth
pastor of the sister church across the
common" gave short address in a
humorous vein, stating that Mr.. Black
burns going was entirely the fault of the
church for procuring SO good a man that
all others coveted him.
Refreshments of ieecream and cake
were served by members of the Hadassal
league.
Mr.. Blackburn closed his pastoratt
here Sunday and will 90 Friday to his
new field at Newport, this state. Mrs
Blackburn and little son will visit a
Fairhaven and vicinity until their house
hold goods can be forwarded. The oldel
son, Gordon who is attending Leland ant
Gray seminary, will remain here unit
the end of the term and will board at NJ
W. Thayer's.
Mrs. Earl Underwood and son, Francis
of Guilford were at Haynes Sanders's thi
week.
Sidney Derry and family moves
| Wednesday to tenement in Mabel Full
lerton's house.
Miss Flora Jones has returned to he
work at |. S. Sayre's, after several week,
vacation at home.
Rev. c. H. Kirkwood of Colgate univei
sity will speak as a candidate at the Bar
tist church Sunday morning, May =.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howe of Columbus, Obi,
came Saturday for a visit at the home {
Mrs. Howe's sister, Mrs. w. A. Sander
son.
A. ID. Benson of Guilford, formerly +,
this place, sold his household goods al
tools by auction at his former home {
North street Tuesday.
The meeting of the Woman's Mission
airy society which was to have been he
at the home of Mrs. F. L. Osgood Tuesds
: afternoon, is postponed until Friday
the same place and date.
Mr.. and Mrs. Almon Marsh ha
rented their furnished home in Harmon
Vile for one year to Superintende
l Stratiff and family and went Wednesdi
to Mountain View farms at BensC
where they will both have employmel
l Their son, Martin Marsh, is employed
the same farm.
Changes in the train schedules at Il
station are as follows, beginning Ap
25: Trains southbound, $50 a. m, II
/ p. M; northbound, ll.05 a. m. 6 p.
Mails will leave the postoffice at 6.l5
IN. and l2.l5 p. m. for southbOund trail
l and at 545 p. m. for the evening mort
bound. No change has yet been made
/ the northern stage time, which leaves
l & m. The postofIice will close prompt
i at 80 at night.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-09
instruction

COME ANY MINUTE after D. m ro- ..,.
retarIal, bookkeeping. English, accounting
phone Beekman 1928 NiEht-day Booklet
oHa"e Bnsiness School Tribune Building
New-York tribune., 1920-12-09
War Finance Plan.
Of Farm Aid Upin
Senate Tomorrow
Printing Of Testimony OH
Conditions Rushed; Ger
man Agent Asks Billion
Dollar Credit; Rcbuffed

WASHINGTON, Dec. Proponents
Of Legislation to revive th= War Fl
nance Corporation and thereby afford
relief to farmers confronted by falling
prices plan to call up their measure in
the Senate Friday and ask for it's i'm
mediate passage. Senator G1onna. Re-
publican, of North Dakota. IN charge
of the resolution, gave this notice
to-day in asking that the Senate let
the matter 60 over until the later date.
Supporters of the proposed legisla-
tion said they had received assurances
that Senate leaders would Not oppose
the measure, which can be brought be-
fore the Senate either bv unanimous
consent or by a lority vote
The food of bills to extend relief to
the farmers continued IN the House.
Printing of testimony taker in hear
lngs before the Senate Agricultural
Committee was ordered -ushe6 to COM
pletion to-day. so as to be in the hands
Of Senators when the measure comes
up.
The committee resumed its hearings
with a view to framing additional re-
lief measures
w. w. Brauer, witness vic claimed
to represent the German government,
urged the extension Of a billion dollar
credit 70 Germany for the purchase of
1oodstutfs and raw materials from
America. He said that nnd,r the Yer
sallles treaty Germany, in agreement
with tho Allies, could make such a
credit first mortgage ana give it
priority over ali PREPARATION claims.
Conversations have alread' been car
red on between Gern1oN,, ard L'rml.rJ
Italy and Belgium, with the purpose of
securing such permission Mr.. Brauer
SAID. Members of the comm ittce. how
ever, told Mr.. Brauer they I'D not be-
ileve Congress would vote sucl. exten-
SION of credit to Germany, and he then
suggested that it might be arranred
through the War Finance CORPORATION
New-York tribune., 1920-12-09
Navy Orders

From The Trt6unc's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON. Dec. s.-Navy or
ders issued to-day follow:
Battle, 1t. Com. c. E. to Mare Island.
Brooks, 1t. Com. T. H, to l. S. S
Arkansas
Calhoun Com. w. L.. to L. s :. California
Clarke. Lit. H. d.. to I. S. s. New York
Corman, 1t. Com. r. y, to I. : s. Cali
fornia
Johnson Gun. II. h. to L. s S. shawrnut
Mossly, Gun. II T., TO Hampton Roads
Kichardson 1t. g. 81 j. C.. to T. S. S
H-5
smith. 1t. w r.. TO Hampton Roads
Bostick. It. j. b, TO L. S. S Olvpmia
Nanderwall, Ems A. T.. 10 L. S. S cas-
Kinney, Ems. =. r., TO l. 5. s Charleston
Cha rleston
New-York tribune., 1920-12-09
Columbia Gets d $500 Gift
From France-America Society

The trustees of Columbia University
yesterday announced numerous gifts tc
that institution, including one of 50 soc
from the France America Society 70,
the support of the work of the Maison
Franchise. Others were:
From the Barnard Boathouse Canteen
Sll6.b7, to be added to the Phil Kearny
Loan Fund; from the Department Of
Engineering Of the University of Penn
syvania, model of an ENzabethar
theater for the Columbia Dramatic Mu-
scum, and from the Misses Juliet Gov
ngton and Emma Delaheld. of New
York, bust of the late DR.. Edward
Delatleld. their uncle, who was president
Of the College Of Physicians and Sur
geons from 1853 to 1875
New-York tribune., 1920-12-09
Farm, Federation Asks
Tariff and Tax Changes
DiSdpprores Strikes and Lock-
outs md The Treasury De-
P0rfnnenf's DeFatiOn PoIic>,

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. Enactment
OF a legislative program. including
changes in the tariff, the income tax
and the Esch- -Cummins Transportation
act and the passage of several new
measures, was asked of Congress to-
Gay by resolutions adopted at the an
nual convention Of the American Farm
Bureau Federation.
President-clect Harding also was re-
quested to appoint Secretary of
Arlculture who has a practical under
standing Of all phases of farming.
Among the policies cnunciated by the
resolutions was the fedcration's on
position TO strikes and lockouts.
Further, the resolutions declared the
federatlon's s opposition to what it said
seemed to be the policy of the Treas
ury Department and the Federal Re
serve Board for dofation and the re-
quest was made that bankers and mer-
chants extend farmers obligations TO
secure immediate relief from the
present economic crisis confronting
the farmers In this connection, the
resolution said:
drastic and precipitatc detlation which
seems to have been instituted bv our
Federal Reserve Board and our Treas
ury Department, and look upon it as
dangerous to the best interests OF the
entire nation during the present crisis.
Reasonable contraction was necessary.
but drastic dehation. as now practiced.
mas caused widespr' I'D disaster"
Announcement vAs made tonight Of
the appointment ot committee to
meet with bankers, merchants and pub
nc ofhclais at Chicago on Friday to
consider the organization Of a SlOO. 600
coo export trade corporation under
the Edge act The closing session was
held tonight.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-09
Police Bandit Squads Get
" orkout, but That's All

lhe motor bandit squads Of Pater-
son and Clifton, n. j., responded to
their first alarm Tuesday evening.
Reports were received at both sta
Nons that man was trying to halt
motorists on River Boulevard. between
luton and Paterson. The squads re-
sponded immediately An automobile
G crammed with detectives set out from
aterson and seven motorcycle patrol
men and patrol wagon full of police
started from Clifton
The Paterson police were the first to
reach the scene. Needless of the crowd
OF men IN the police car, man stepped
l rom beside the road and held up his
hand The police car stopped. At that
moment the motorcycle patrolmen and
the patrol wagon from Clifton came
popping and gathering up. The man
with upraised hand was surrounded,
pistols we're levcled at him from every
side
I'm mighty glad to see you fell
lcws,' he said. "Nobody else l signalled
would stop and my fivver's run out of
gas"
The police oblgngly towed him to
the nearest garage. He is Joseph Gior-
dani. of Clifton.
Automobile bandits continued their
dcpredations elsewhere in New JERSEY.
Before dawn two motor cars we're held
un on Springfield Road, near the Bal
tUsrol Golf Club, Plaintield. and other
motorists, who suspected the cause of
the congestion and sped past, were
fired upon.
Robert L. Decamp, postmaster of
v cstfield. and Arthur D. Tuttle, Of the
same town, were the first victims. They
lost $40. The highwaymen got s27
from Dr. and Mrs. II. B. Arnold, of
Planfcld, whose car was the next to
be stopped. There were three of the
robbers
New-York tribune., 1920-12-09
T federation and i Governors
Favor Curb on Immigration

Members OF the executive council of
the National Civic Federation have ap-
proved resolution offered by Jeremia n
W. jerks, chairman of the federation s
immigration committee, indorsing the
restriction on imm grafton as embod-
led in the Johnson measure now before
Congress.
Letters favoring the restriction also
have been received by the federation
from the executives of several states in
reply to questionnaire sent out BY
DR.. Jenks's department, among the
governors replying being Marcus H.
Holcomb, of Connecticut; Emanuel M.
Phillip, of Wisconsin,; Lee NJ Russell,
Of Mississippi, and Edwin P. Morrow,
of krntuckv
New-York tribune., 1920-12-09
50OWOmenRenew
Drive for State
Birth Control Act
Campaign in Legislature l.
lndorsed at Luncheon at
Which Margaret Sanger
Tells of Fight Abroad

The campaign for birth control re-
form was renewed at a luncheon of 500
rominent women at the Hotel Com
modore yesterday. Mrs. Margaret
Sanger, head of the birth control move
inent, who has just returned from a
visit to England and Germany, was the
chief speaker. Resolutions we're passed
ndorsing campaign in the New York
Legislature for elimination Of birth
control restrictions in the state laws.
Scientific limitation Of the birth rate
Is the only solution of the problem os
world reconstruction, Mrs. Sanger de-
clared. She described the birth
strike of the women of Munich during
the war, saying that the women We're
determined not to bear any more chill
dren unless assured by their govern
ment that their children should not be
Used for "cannon fodder"
ne most terrible thing about the
condition of German children TO-DAY is
the realization that most Of them were
born during the war she said. "With
starvation facing the nation. these
children should never have been born
at all. visited one family whore
there were ten children, and not bit
o. food IN the house. | never heard
such howls of hungry children. Five of
them had been born during the war.
German Women Assert Rights
Just before the armistce the Ger
man government WAS planning to adopt
even more severe laws restricting the
clssemlnatlon of Information conccrn
ng birth control, and at this the en-
tire Womanhood Of Germany rose in
rOh
dom they had they insisted on preserv-
ing, and the laws were not passed."
Mrs: Sanger declared that she had
established an organization in ENGLAND
which VIII send twenty women speakers
INTO the field to talk to women on the
subject Of birth control and will ss-
tabllsh clinic in London under the
direction Of physicians and trained
nurses.
"People say Americans are hard
headed, she continued Il say thew
are the most sentimental in the world.
We pass laws restricting the entrance
of foreigners into this country who are
defective or criminal or diseased. and
then we pass other laws that permit
and even force the propagation of those
types within the states'
Mrs. Juliet Rublee, who presided at
the luncheon, asked for $4,000 for the
running expenses of the Birth Control
Review. and many pledges ranging
from $40 to $1,000 were obtained.
The luncheon committee included
Mrs. Montgomery Tuttle, Mrs James
Lees Laidlaw, Mrs. Charles l.. Tiffany.
Mrs. Egerton Winthrop, Mrs. Charles
Plat, Mrs. Pierre Jay, Mrs Ernest
Poole, Mrs. Frederick Peterson. Mrs.
Lewis l.. Delateld, Mrs. Adolf Laden
burg Mrs. Irene Osgood Andrews and
Mrs. James Ramsay Hunt.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-09
UNFURNIsHED ROOMS TO LET

94TH 50 WEST--Large front room: run
ning water, steam heat, electricity par.
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