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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-07

Officers are investigating in Lynn
Mass, to determine why restaurant
keepers have raised the price of blue
berry pie to 20 cents cut. Those who
are found profteering in burberry pie
right in the height of the season with
a bumper crop of the material, should
be sternly dealt with.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-07
Painless.

Tenderfoot having his teeth worked
on: Ouch.
s Dentist: What are Won fussing
about, don t you know IN a painless
dentist2
Tenderfoot: Yes, sir, you may be
painless, but IN not.-Boys' Life.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-07
If 1t Were a Newspaper He Could Have
Digested the News.

Blinks: The undererust to that
chicken pie you brought me was abom-
inably tough.
Waiter: There wasn't any under
crust to that pie. sir, it was served on
paper plate-Boys Life.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-07

Although we now know that it Is
possible for an automobile to make the
trip from New York to Los Angeles in
six days and II hours, we shall con-
tinue to let the other fellow do it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-07

A Vermont family recently went mo-
toring leaving the door key in its Gus
tomary hiding place which in this in
stance was over the door. During their
absence a thief unlocked the domicile
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-07
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, 1920-08-07
Where the Trouble Is.
Randolph Herald.l

(RandoIph HeraId.)
Most of the trouble with the steering
gear, so often ascribed as the cause of
mysterious automobile accidents, is in
the part above the knuckle- joint of
the operator.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-07
The End of a Perfect Day.

Lee Giles says by the time he spanks
all the youngsters to bed, puts the cat
out, winds the clock, pulls down the
blinds, buttons the door, loosens the
knots in his shoestrings and figures out
how he is going to get through tomor-
row, he is ready to go to sleep, with
out worrying over any other troubles
of. the day just passed.-Arkansaw
Thomas Cat.
A man never knows half the words
there are in his vocabulary until he
gets his face nicely lathered and dis
covers one of the children has been
using his razor to sharpen pencils.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-07

Mrs. NJ: "Does your husband ever
play cards for money?'
Mrs. n: "Never, but the men h,
plays with do.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-07
Equip the Bossies with Tail Lights.

Equip the Bossies with Tail Lights.
Mrs John Pearson of Mortified has
reported to the secretary of state that
Sunday evening her automobile col
lided with cattle, making the report
thus: "There was a man with lot
of cattle in the road. They had no
light and before / could stop the car
hit one. vermont News.
There was man who owned a clock
His name was John B. Mears;
And every night he wound that clock
For five and forty years.
But when at last he found his clock
An eight day clock to be,
A madden man than John B. Mears
You would not care to see.
-Ex
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-07
Ask Dad.

Farmer 5 scout son: Don't you like
short tramps?
Farmer: No. Nor tall ones either.
Boys Life.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-07
One Year Ago Today.

Secretary Daniels reviewed Pacific
fleet off San Diego.
Many New York theatres closed by
actors strike.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-07

Ezra says there seems to be compe-
tition in everything except taking cas-
tor OIL
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-07

What has become of the old-fash-
toned man who used to wear an electric
belt?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-07
A Pleasant Party and Good Night
Passed

A Pleasant Party and a Good Night
Passed.
A pleasant party, 40 in number, as
sembled at the home of Mrs. Candace
Lynde at o'clock in the morning the
other day to give welcome TO Harri-
son L. Gates and bride from Detroit,
Mich. They entered the bridal cham
Der with serenade of cornet and from
bone, aroused the sleepers, took Mr..
Gates in a cart to the shrine watering
trough for an Athol bath. Then Mrs.
Gates was taken in a cart by the la
dies to see the sights of our town,
which they must have enjoyed. On
their return to the house Clyde Hin
man, a fine bass singer, with Mr.. Bal
com and others, gave some fine singing,
with Fred Hause at the piano. Refresh
ments were served, a handsome gift left
and a good night passed.-Athol,
Mass, Transcript.
Uncle Ed Sproul says he can remem-
Der when q woman had something left
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-07
CLIPPINGS
With Now a Comment and Then
Only Caption.

A man can no longer hide behind a
woman s skirt. These X-ray styles
have stopped it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-07
A Dastardly Crime.

When Robert Kennedy and his wife
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-07
A Potato Epic.

F'He sowed 'em,
And hoed 'em;
Then bug 'em,
And dug 'em."
Springfield Union.
And xUa mid for ;au
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-07

Uncle Ed Sproul says he can remem-
Der when woman had something left
to put in her stockings after she had
paid for them.-Arkansaw Thomas Cat
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-07
And a Rheumatism Ring.

And we paid for 'em.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-17
PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK.

To the Teachers Of New Mexico:
The acung governor Of your state
has set aside the week Of December
~ 10 ~ a. Public Health Week. Dur
ing this period Of time special Of
fort will bc made ~ forward the
sale OF Christmas seals. g5Ss Of the
moncyreccivcd from these sales will
be spent in New Mexico among our
own people. principally among the
children.
Seals are. In use all over The
world. As the Christmas time ap-
prooohes you will see them on pub
Ne documents and letters. They
represent an cndeayor of a united
people 10 combat a common enemy
They are symbol Of Christmas
happiness. cheer and good-~ili.
I. therefore. urge oil OF the irach-
ers of New Mexico 10 cooperate
with their local ehairmen and coun-
" supcriniendenis 10 forward the
sale Of Christmas seals. further
more suggest that Friday. Deem
Der A.. be made public Health Day
In every school in our state. This
day may be observed with approprl-
ate exercises. end ai this time the
children In your classrooms may as
sist In the sale Of the Red Gross
Christmas Seals and be enlisted In
the iight against disease.
I sincerely trust that the most
hearty cooperation may be given by
both teachers and pupils both In the
purchase and sale Of Christmas
seals and in order that tho cause oi
Publicileaith may be forwarded and
that preveniable disease may be soon
sinmped from ouF state. Very truly
yours. JONATHAN n. WAGNER.
State superintendent Of Public In
sirnction. Santa Fe. New Mexico
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-17

EVERY NOW and then newspa-
pers with the accent upon the N
publish a lot OF drivel about the
high legal rate Of printing. Actual
facts are ihBt every successful
newspaper In the stale Of Now Mex
ico charges local merchants more
per line than they do fQr legal
printing whether state, county 90
otherwise. County newspapers are
compelled TO accept 9 cents a line
for flra Insertion and s cents a line
thereafter. Merchants pay 10 cents
a line and 8 cents thereafter.
Newspapers that carp" Of the
horribly excessive rates wouldni
have any back rent 10 pay n they
charged this much or more and they
wouldn't be- accused Of prollieering
ai least by any merchant who buys
even wrapping paper.
When this law was enacted by the
Legislators the cost Of paper was
about 3 cents per pound. Now paper
Is % cents a pound aud the freight
rate has doubled Printers at that
time AMI good printers could be
hired for els per week. Today. Ia
have the privilege OF a printer In
your employ sets the check booi;
balance back anywhere from si25C
10 sCoO0 a week.
As for newspapers that howl. the
Courier Is like a wide awake adver-
tiser IN n Paso Who when he has
a sale on says In full page ads;
let 'em howlfr
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-17


Columbus merchants say h,sinets
h -bud"; that ID h not what Il should
be. especially for this time Of lhe
year. and that a hong. lean Christ
mas slaros them IN the face. Well,
what's eoine 10 b. done aboot ils
what's the eurei The Courier
agrees with the merchants That
business Is not what they have been
accusiomcd 10. But the Courier also
believes that The daily receipts TAX
en- ~ a whole. Of the retail oelab-
Ilshmenls Of lNis city will compare
fayorably with other towns Of sim
ilnr population. That Columbus u
lop-slded as 10 what different FAC
lions think OF each ether Is an in
disputahle faci. hut this doesn't cut
much ice or sunshine. either. Col-
umbus. probably. y Just az ebad
aud may b. just a. good as other
towns. The only difference is that
in Columbus II will be the survival
OF the illtcsl. Might makes right
sometimes. but moi always. and new
cr for long. Clean business method.
win in the long run and clean poli-
tics win In the long run. hJw long q
Time Is meant by 'the Ionr run !,
q question no man can answer oh.
or towns have factions and outliys
them and 30 will Columbus Thl.
city has advantages by right of loca-
tion that no one man OF set of moi
can take away or deny. Where ths
pace h too hot or too rotten or tn
right hand Of the balance shecii
show losses or the future foreielli
losses the business man will NOV,
10 other cllmes. may be- for betiel
or for worse. But. ns a philosophical
retailer remarked the other ,lay
"there are other things In this worl,
besides money"
Other towns have factions and llvl
and grow. and 30 will Columbus. I
for no other reason Than that II 4
the only gateway into Mexico, re-
eardless Of minor difficulties wiiicl
appear now and then.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-17

"NolIced rats around my kennels,
having hundreds OF prize dogs could
nj take chances. Tried RAT-sNAP; ;
IN three weeks every rat disappear
ed. Noticed that the dogs mover
went near RAT-sNAP. tell my
friends about RAT-siiAp." Use this
sure vedeni exlerminator, rs safe.
cemes Va Gaze form. Three sizes,
nc. DC. Sis Sold aad guaranteed
~ Frosix Hardware and Furniture
Store and Columbus Drus Company.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-17

has been posted 10 protect were bru-
tally murdered before they could Sc
cure arms 10 defend them When
The raid started lhrse soldiers were
driven into the bush without arms
and without outer clothing 10 pro-
icct them from the chill VI an early
March night. They had committed
the one unforplv4bie military sin
they had been surprised and driven
from their camp. Every man must
have felt his individual responsible
lily, for n was with frantic hopeless
ness that they rushed the villa
guard over the arms, facing the llre
of armed men with only their bare
hands to defend them They not
only saved what was lofl Of Golum-
hus. but killed 200 Villlsias hefnre
they could seek safety IN ilieht, Tho
country foreave the soldiers for
their negligence because 0f the
bravery shown. But 0overTIur Lar
raEolo says they were no better and
no worse thon the bandits they
fought thai day.
American soldiers certainly ap-
preciate this attitude.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-17
MOTOR DIGEsT.

Pennsylvania has more than 90
000 miles of highway.
Building Of macadam roads has
been abandoned ip California.
California has over 5oo.2b5 motor
cars. Passenger cars number i1G-
606.
Commercial motor vehicles enter
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-17

men confessed 20 homicides. they
were proved 10 bo nmrdcrcrs and
they were given Tie trcaincnt ac-
corded BY the courts 10 those who
break the law. Why should they
receive pardons Tor murders ;hcy
are known 10 have committed IN the
most harbarous !dshiong That they
werc ignorant u no excuse. since
a college degree u nol required Tor
incarceration IN Tho New Mexico
prnilenliary. They said they were
Impressed IN the villa hand. They
went farther and declared that they
were al horse holders. though they
were ~ badly wounded lhnl they
could NOT be carried 10 safety. Ono
would imagine that The largest part
of The villa baud had held horses
while the few that had been killed
entered the town. Every man who
knuws anything about tho Columbus
raid At all knows that these mcl
fell victims IA the guns Of Lieulcn.
ant Castleman's men In thn streets
of Columbus nr were shot IN The
pursuit under Major Tomnkins, ni
course We can take the void Of
these hloodlhirsiy bandits as lo how
they blundercd across The line ralh-
or than words of court records
That's just what Governor I.arrasolo
did. These men are too naive 10 lie
The soldiers of The 18th Cavalry al
Columbus never regretted their own
lossCs. but they were much cha
grinnd that citizens of a town ihoy
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-17
cAMPnOR AID wtrcHnAzEL
IIRLP WEAK EYES

! Columbus people are astonlshed
al the quick results produced by
simple witchhazel. camphor, hy-
drastis. etc. as mixed 10 LavoDtic
eye wash. In one case Of weak and
near sighted eyes few days
brought Improvement. In another
cas- Il stopped eye pains and lnfla-
nation. We guarantee a small bot
lie OF Lavoplic 70 help ANY CASE
weak. strained or lnflamed eyes.
Aluminum eye Guy FREE. Parlor
Drus Store. Columbus, y. NJ.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-17
TEMPERED CLEANLINESS


IN the Lois de Ia Galanierie. .
written for bcaux and dandics In
1910. Il Is urged that every day
one should take pains 10 wash ones
hands. and one should also wash
ones face almost as often" Per-
haps as often as twice a week.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-17

AZ Bisbee. Ariz- 1000 employees OF
the Calumet a Arizona Mining Com
pany md the Phelps -Dodgn cor
pofui.oh ncfa reduced O. a day.
But
Al Phoenix. Aria the Western
Union Telegraph Company was al
lowed an increase OF 20 per cent for
the transmission Of teleerams.
Al Tucson. Ariz.. the Southern Pa
ciflc fired Sai employs. having pre-
viously discharged 81.
BUT
The Southern Pacific has jus. re-
Gently been granted permission 70
Increase their freight and passen-
ger rates.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-17

NEW MEXIco's bar Association
meets Jenuary q and is In Santa
Fc. And meihinks, Sadir. those
who would prey upon US. will be At
the expense thereof in the full Of
their enjoyment
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-17

when the train stopped al little
station In the south. tourist from
De north emerged and gazsd curl
oas|g al lean animal rubbing ilself
against q scrub oak.
''AA'hal 30 you call thatf" he asked
Of Ceornia cracker.
~naxor-back hawR. euh.r
whats he rubbiEe hiaaeIf against
iha tree foff7
Hos alrtppln' his,qlf aih; ~
alropplh seheolneld lva.) Prog
rhaa
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-17

LAST WEEKS issue Of the Dem
ing Graphic was a huge number and
was a credit 10 Editor Ely as well as
10 the mechanical department The
edition contained a short story and
Il is 4 gem: -El Rilo De Los MIN
brcs" legend Of Lost River). By
Mr.. Ely. The Courier recommends
Il for an evenings reading and con-
temptation 10 al New Mexieans.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-17

@Smilh is hways putting up a
blum or some kind. isn't heg" said
BroNn.
~ieAT agreed Jones. III he had a
pack " cigarette papers and a sack
Of tobacco. he would brag about
owning some rolling stoek."-cin-
cinnaii Enquirer.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-17

COLUMBUS rs again on the news
paper map throughout the country.
Only another murder-man. woman.
daicv. jealousy.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-17

LARRAZoLo secs prosperity In
Mexico" or course he does He
saw II coming when he signed the
pardon for the 10 bandits.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-17

TWO HUNDRED Mormon families
returned 10 their Mexican colonies
during the last ten days through the
port Of II Paso.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-17
GIfls that Las,-for Men.

Watches, chains. charms belt
buckles. pens, cigarette eases, rings.
cut links. stick-pins. Buy now.
Columhus Drug ca.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-17

EVERY DAY will he sunday bye
and-hycr We hope not. sundays
nowadays mean sandsiorms.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-17

THE DEMING Headlights Christ
mas edition is credit 10 the pub
Usher. as well as 10 the advertisers.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-17

An INVESTIGATION OF alleged
eambling is going on In Deming by
the Ministerial Alliance.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-17

Ma. TEACHERS awful mean.
Hush, my son. you mustn't say
that"
We'll. she isl What do you
ihinkf She borrowed my knife TO
sharpen a pencil 10 give me a black
mark"
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-17

HAVE A heart. l'ont poslpon
your Nmas shopping until Dec. 2
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-17

BRADsTREETs SAYS: Al hol-
iday foodstuns in the east are ~ per
cent lower than three years ago.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-17

Pound Paper. lots Of ii-at the
Courier Ofncn,
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-17
SNOW FLURRIEs

slli They want d bar. the car
nival shows from Deming.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-17
LUNA FASTEST GROWING co.
Continued from Psge 1. Column 2.

last and S7s per cent belwSon 1890
and 1900.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-17
isTH CAVALRY AND NM -RAID-

lClydc Earl Ely. national giardsman
.s..:,,i s.,i soldier and ow editor of The
Demlng oraphk. writes knowingly
Of the Columbus massacre, for he
was among the first arrivals on the
morning Of the horror. IN an article
denounclng the silver city Enter
prise for a maudlln. dn'i-glyc-a-
d., ne. care, editorial expressing
something akin TO sympathy for the
Infamous 10. he gives publicity to
inside" information regarding the
soldiers of the iath Cavalry, which
Is news. ]
Where ON earth the cd
itor lof the Enterpriscl gets The idea
that the men captured did not know
who're They are going Is beyond
guessing, since mo men confessed IN
open court that they <ncw whore
lhey were going and had been prom
ised American women for their trou-
bic. They brought with them from
Mexico hundrcds ~ extra horses Ia
carry loot that could not have been
found In any city in northern Mex
leo and The way they killed demon
straicd that they enjoyed the busi-
ness they were engaged In.
Personally the Graphic editor be-
lieves In wrcckinE vengeance on
those Who wanionly brinr death and
misery io inorensive people, but tho
punishment Of the Villa raiders was
never a matter of vengeance These
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-12-17

kim Is Milk with the water re-
moved. Nothing Is added--nothlng
taken away but the water. When
you want liquid milk you replace
the water.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-04
. SOX ROCKIES SAY
,PENNANT THROWN
Charge Indicted Men Watched
Scoreboard and Point to
Boston Series

Chicago, Oct. 4.-Charges that GER
tain Chicago White Sox players regu-
lated their playing this season by the
scoreboard, winning or losing as the
occasion demanded in order to keep the
betting odds favorite, were made last
night by Byrd Lynn and Hervey Me-
Clellan, who said that as "bench warm
ers" most Of the season they had studied
the players carefully and were convinced
the Sox were Thrown" out of the pen
nant
I'VE lost the pennanr because certain
players-they are among ne eight in
oieted BY the Cook county grand jury
ndn't want us to win," Lynn said.
we soon noticed how carefully they
studied the scoreboard-more than even
'he average player does In a pennant
race-and that they always made errors
which lost us the game when Cleveland
ana New York were losing. If Cleve-
Iand won, we won; IL Cleveland lost,
we lost The idea was to keep up the
betting odds, but not to let us win the
pennant."
mcclellan said he was convinced GER
tam q players had deliberately thrown"
tnree games in Boston on the last east
~rn trip.
4, several of the players noticed how
me scoreboard affected the others" he
auueu and we felt all along that these
men We're regulating their play accord
ing TO the play of other teams"
;, NO announcement has been given as
10 whether any of the White Sox play
ets ,ns Will be called before the grand jury
t wneh 1t reconvenes in special session
ouir Umiorrow to continue the baseball in
Sumy. ss II is believed, however, that
several of the players against whom
indictments have not been voted will be
called isd to tell their views and give opin
.ths IONS as to the. ease or difficulty of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-04

both are ready and may be called upon
II Speaker does not think Bagby has
had sufficient rest.
Should Manager Robinson start one
of his left handlers in the box against
Cleveland. Speaker may send his right
hand hitting crew. which worked so
successfully In the Detroit and st. Louis
series, into the lineup That would
mean George Burns on first. batting in
the clean up position, with Joe Wood
in right field.
About So per cent Of those fortunate
enough to get tickets to the games to
be played here were notified Of their
reservations today. r. 8. Barnard
vice president Of the Cleveland club, an :
nounced that the remainder probably
would be notified by tomorrow morning.
Special arrangements have been made
in the postoffcc to speed up the delivery
of all letters containing orders for
tickets to the world series.
As q precaution against SPECTATORS
each envelope IL stamped with n red
number corresponding to the number OF
the application blank inside records of
which have been filed at the baseball
park.
When a fan calls for his tickets he
must take the numbered envelope and
application with him. The application
must bear the same handwriting as the
signature to the original letter request
ing reservations.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-04

.SNARTHlNORE HAS
GREAT POSSIBILITIES
Glue Pennsylvania Great Battle Franklin Field
Sawday-Eleuen Is Bunch of PIucky Players

LNIvE THOUSAND spectators left
Palmer Stadium at Princeton Sat
urday afternoon, after the Tigers had
vanquished Swarthmore II to 6 con-
vinced that Bill Roper mas developed an
eleven that must be considered in the
running for the championship this year.
And the same crowd, while extolling the
Tiger eleven, had many warm words Of
praise for the plucky Garnet eleven,
which managed to score a single touch
down In the fourth period after being
on the defensive the other three -fourths
of the game.
Lourie, Murrey and Gilroy, whose
wonderful open field running, punting,
dodging, side stepping and all around
play drew rounds of applause all after
noon, are three backs who should make
trouble for any team. Lourie on Sat-
urday ran his team like general, Sc
lecting the right plays at the proper
time and making them good. His selec-
tion of forward pass plays when the
Tigers were near the Swarthmore goal
llne EtSuiteu III bOtu touCnuOWno' LIS
running back of punts was sensational
all afternoon, while his open field run
ming was spectacular.
v,, p,,
f""''o' ""''s''o"S
Murrey is always dangerous within
thirty yards of the enemy's goal line
| with his educated toe. He missed the
| try Saturday, but his second resulted
in about as perfect field goal as can
be seen. Murrey Is also an open field
runner of ability, especially in skirtine
the ends Saturday he made two runs
of twenty five yards that were little
short of spectacular with his ability to
side step and shake off would be
tacklers.
Rovmond NJ iost ond Tbomas at lef
guard and Coptain Callahan Mt ccntc
were three other mpmbers of the Tige
eleven 10 come IN Tor praise atter TN
true to the mark all afternoon. RAY
mond's ability TO break nm Swarth
more interference came in for consider