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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-08

Mems $500 and $4,000 Suits, in
flannels, cassimeres, serges,
worsteds; all sizes. Mems and
young mems models, all suita-
bic for Fall wear,
Clearance Sale Price S2S.9 80
Mems S1.25 Best Quality Bal
briggan Shirts and Drawers,
an especially good value now,
Clearance Sale Price CSC
Mems $500 Blue, and Brown
Overalls and Jumpers, heavy
quality, all sizesto Al waist,
Clearance Sale Price S1.9S
Mems $500 Cotton Sweaters in
gray and tan, with and with
out collars,
Clearance Sale Price $1.9O
Mems $500 Fine Ribbed Union
Suits, all sizes and extra value,
Clearance Sale Price $1.37
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-08

One Lot Csc Fine Huck Towels,
of common size. These towels
came to us at low prices espe-
cially for this Clearance Sale
at $50 each
One Lot soc Curtain Scrim, with
finished border; SO inches
wide. Great value when you
can buy it in this sale at
Csc yard
Another Lot of Those S1.5O Mus
lin Petticoats, with deep
flounce of embroidery; just
note the price, $1.OO
Csc Bath Towels, in big size, all
hemmed and ready for use.
One of the big values in this
sale, at 49c
$3.50 Hampshire Bed Spread,
full size and of extra quality
crochet. and will be snapped
up quick at SOS
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-08

The popularity of the cardinals hat
IS that 1t is not intended to be worn
On one occasion only is it to be seen on
the head of a Cardinal, and that is when
the Pope places it there as a symbol Of
its owners elevation to the Sacred col
lege. When Cardinal dies it is placed
upon his coffin.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-08

WOmen's S1.75 House Dresses,
in medium dark colors, with
elastic belt. Don't miss this
value; less than the percale
costs now, $1.5O
Women's Csc Hose, with white
feet. We put both kinds in this
sale-regular and out sizes.
Make a list of your wants,
Z 45e pair
Women's $1.75 Pure Silk Hose,
in black and white; double heel
and toe and with mock seam,
Clearance Sale Price $1.25
Children's SOC Fine Hose, all per-
feet goods and all sizes from
61a to 1912. Note the price and
buy your whole supply in this
sale, at $50 pair
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-08
Merry Little Sunshine.

Merry Little SUNSHINE.
visitor-I just looked in to cheer
you up a bit and I'm very glad did,
for / met the doctor going out and
he says you are worse than you think
and may not recover.-Boston Tran
script.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-08

in Bellows Falls at o'clock in the after
noon. Honorably discharged soldiers or
sailors who desire to become citizens
should appear at the most convenient
place for them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-08

Dancing, Island Park, Thursday-adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-08


In Our Clearance Sale
Children's $500 White Wolfe
Dresses, sizes 2 to 6 years,
Clearance Sale Price 1925
Children's $3.50 White Wolfe
Dresses, sizes to IA years,
Clearance Sale Price 1895
Children's SIPS Rompers, gala
tea and Bingham,
Clearance Sale Price 75c
Children's SOC White Muslin
BOnnets, ribbon trimmed,
Clearance Sale Price Csc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-08

Every motor highway and
byIpGy throughout picfur-
eSque NetV England and
NeW York is a part of the
long "S0c0ny TraiI".
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-08
LADIES' SUITS

At Clearance Prices
Ladies' $500 Suits, at 1915
Ladies' $4,000 Suits, at $14.75
Ladies' $500 Suits, at S19.75
Ladies' $4,000 Suits, at S24.75
Ladies' $4,000 Suits, at $29.75
SERGE AND TRICOTINE
DRESSES
At Clearance Prices
All $4,000 Dresses, at S14.5O
All $500 Dresses, at $3.50
All $4,000 Dresses, at $3.50
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-08

Mems Csc Canvas Gloves, with
knitted wrists,
Clearance Sale Price 17c
or 3 Pairs for SOC
Mems $3.50 Negligee Shirts,
light stripes, soft collar and
cuffs, IA to II neck,
Clearance Sale Price S1.9S
Mems 9Oc Silk Lisle Hose, includ-
ing all shades and sizes,
Clearance Sale Price 6Oc
Mems Csc Brown Mixed Hose,
especially good for work
hose,
Clearance Sale Price Csc
Mems S1.50 Balbriggan Union
Suits, short sleeves, ankle
length; all sizes to AZ,
Clearance Sale Price S1.OO
Mems $3.50 Athletic Union Suits,
made of fine quality nainsook,
all sizes from "a to 46,
Clearance Sale Price S1.1O
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-08

Mems $500 Pajamas, in a good
assortment of plain colors, all
sizes,
Clearance Sale Price $2.37
Mems $500 Cotton Night Shirts
in all sizes,
Clearance Sale Price S1.44
Mems $500 Work Shirts, of good
quality blue chambray, sizes
from 1412 to IL,
." Clearance Sale Price S1.45
Mems $3.50 Negligee Shirts, neck
band style, soft cuffs; large as
sortment of patterns. Sizes
Ia to II,
Clearance Sale Price S2.75
Mems 30c eide" Laundered Col
lars, choice of our entire stock
of twenty styles, including
quarter sizes,
Clearance Sale Price zoe
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-09-18
GERMANY BUYS STATE ROADS
Berlin Regime Pays 10000, ooo, 600
Marks for the Federated States
Railways. p

Berlin.-Forty billion marks ($1O,-
OOO,OO0yO00 prewar value) is involved
in the governments purchase of the
Federated States railways, which has
been approved by the national assem-
bly,. The annual interest incurred in
the nations huge investment Is esti-
mated at 100000 marks ($4,750,-
600 prewar value). s.s..ss- D., Z. ,s :
The government is not oversanguine
with respect to early returns from the
Investment, in view Of the. dilapldated
condition Of the railways, the delayed
output from repair shops and contin-
ued demands by the men for wage in
creases. ;,, = I. - IS. - s% .
Doctor Bell, minister Of transport,
described in the national assembly the
transaction as one Of the most gigan-
tic ever effected by any parliament.
The minister added that more than a
million employees of the railways will
be on the government pay roll. He adj
mitted that the government had to pay
heavily for final settlement with the
various states.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-09-18
1900 DOG TEAMS PASS POST
$50 Men Sheltered at Manitoba stop.
- ping Place During the Past III.
~. r ~ Winter. 10y

:, The Pas, Manitob Sixteen hun,
dred freight teams and 1900 dog teams
passed stopping place at Rocky lake
during the winter, according to the
landlord Of the stopping place.
!. This is the main: trail to Flin-F1on
mine. The landlord, Sam Cook. an
Indian war veteran, adds that 1872 men
stopped with him overnight. He col
lects Is cents from each team that puts
up there and Is cents from each trav-
eler who eats there. Sam furnishes
the dishes, water and fire only, and
his wife looks after these items while
Samuel gamers In the fees.
II there is any grub left the mush-
ers usually leave it for their host, and
in this way his expenses for feeding
himself. wife, two children and q tribe
Of relatives are kept down materially.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-09-18
SEND US OIL FRANCE APPEAL
Twice Pres'dent Wilson, saved cour,
;. Try From Grave Danger; Il
'..... -, 10 Shown =. + 4 ~, : ,


Neutrality-suspicious. OF oil would be
subjected to government control and
oil would be sold in France at prices
fixed by the cabinet under the terms
Of a section OF the tax bill being con
sidered in the chamber Of deputies
The limited monopoly in oil now
held by the government. would be ex.
tended until the first OF next year.
Discussion of the proposal in the
chamber this week has brought out
the fact that France was In grave dan.
ger during the war. of shortage OF
fuel and lubricating oils and that Pre-.
mfer Clemenceau had to appeal direct
ly to President aWilson on two occa,
sions. -,>at - 80 ~..@.~'.-
Profits on Oil imported during the
war were very large, 1t was charged,
and there was sharp criticism, Of the
Standard OIL company and the Brit,
ish Shell corporation in this ,connec.
ton. - .,"> ~ : 49,. -. y. H. r. r p:
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-09-18
VOICE RECORD BY "vvlRELE esq
Talking Machine In Experiments Re-
peats Tones Of Persons Forty
b. ..S.> Miles Away.

London, England. - Experiments
which have been carried out here have
resulted in the making Of talking
machine record on wax Of a--voice
transmitted by wireless telephone 40
miles away. .,.1.ss.s. ~
r While the voice was speaking at
Chelmsford, in the county Of Essex,
where there is a high power instru-
ment capable Of transmitting the voice
hundreds of miles, the equipment at
the receiving plant In the Strand, Lon
don, was attached to q, recorder which
engraved the message in soft wax in
the same way as an ordinary talking
machine disk is manufactured.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-09-18
AMERICANS ABROAD
IN RED CROSS WORK
United States Citizens Far Away
Enthusiastic Members Of: the
-. Fourteenth" Division

Among the most snthusiastie and
energetic members Of the American
Red Cross are these citizens Of the
Omitted statss who i've outsids thu
continental boundaries Of their country
--sons ana daughters Of the Stars and
Stripes reading ct the far corners s1
the earth. IL s::<sffszSs ~ ~ = !.
These psopla eomposs the lnsulas
and Foreign Division Of tie parent Or.
yAnixation, generally known u the
Fourteenth" Division, which has
Jurisdiction Of I'll territory outside
the country proper; that II. Alaska,
Porto Rico. Hawaii, Virgin Islands, the
Philippines, Guam. and even the 70.
land Of Zap. which came under our
nag ~ result Of the: world war. For
the year 1920 this division reported
O,8O6 paid up members. &,%.cIt.ee.z d. ~.
The main object Of this division Il
to give our citizens everywhere tho op-
portunity to participate In the work
Of the organization which stands for
the best national ideals. Americans
in far places intensely loyal and pa
triotic, treasure their membership Ia
the Red Cross as the outward ex-
preston Of their citizenship. :. It is an
other tie to the, homeland and to
each other. There ara chapters Of
this division IN Argentine, Bolivia.
Brazil, Canal zone, Chile, China, Costa
Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, England, France, Guam.
Guatemala, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras.
Japan, Manchuria, Netherlands, Mica
ragua, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines.
Porto Rico, Siberfa, Spain, Sweden.
Switzerland. Syria, Turkey, Uruguay,
venezuela and Virgin Islands.. ':~-r
During the war these scattered
members Of thu Red Cross contrib.
uted millions In money, and millions
Of dollars worth Of necessary artitlea
for the men In ssryice, and sent many
doctors and nurses TO France. At the
same time they carried on an excel
lent Home Service In their respective
communities for the families Of those
who had gone to war, and In some re-
gions gave large sums Of money and
immeasurable personal service to the
relief Of disaster and disease victims.
The division IL now establishing
service clubs In foreign ports for the
benefit Of sailors in the American Mer-
chant Marine, making plans to aid
Americans in trouble In foreign lands
and completing arrangements for CIV.
ing. immediate adequate relief in case
Of disaster. ''' t.''~
It IS the Fourteenth Divisions part
In the great Peace Time program Of
the American Red Cross. -
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-09-18
ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS SEPTEMBER 8 1920
BLASTS, OPEN CANAL.
Prince Connects Lake !. caprolace
ii With Mediterranean.


Rome.-Don Geiasio CaetanI :; 4
brother OF Prince CaetaDt, the Ameri-
can trained engineer who. laid the
mine which blew OF tie. top Of the
mountain Col q Lana during the war,
burning hundreds of Australian. sol.
diers beneath 4 has dust dynamited 3
canal into existence from Lake Capro-
lace to the Mediterranean. sea. So
+ The work was undertaken by direc-
ton Of The prince, also knovn as the
duke Of sermoneta. head Of the
Roman Campaign and Terracina, q
region which the prince has iabered
FOR years to reclaim. On the ,seashore
Of this strange. volcanic region, there
are three lakes Or lagoops, called Fog
hano. Monaco and Caproaace, COM
municating with each other, into which
at high tide all kinds Of ash ind their
way, remaining there to breed. and
fatten for. the Roman market, Il, which
every day some ten to forty hundred
weight are shipped: ~, 49,. tr .,.'o,
Only one, that: OF Fogliano, Is d.
rectly connected with the sea, and in
order to unite that Of Caprolace with
the neighboring Mediterranean, and to
greatly Increase the. yield Of fish,
Prince Caetani decided to explode q
series Of mines SO as to form ! canal
between this lake and the sea. -:
The undertaking, took hfty. tons OF
explosives and LOO large bombs, or
I'VE times as much as was required
to destroy the mountain top 1t was
successful, opening a channel to the
sea H. fsE = - 80. = 49, -
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-09-18
RED CROSS. ASSISTS
+ DISABLED VETERANS

The American Red Cross is carrying
on q wide program Of service for the
disabled World War veterans receiving
treatment In United States Public
Health hospitals, and those being train
ed through agencies Of the Federal
Board for Vocational Education.
. In each Of the Public Health Service
hospitals Red Cross workers devote
their time to the general welfare OF
the service men from the day they
enter the receiving ward until they
are discharged. After the soldiers dis
charge the Red Cross continues its
friendly service through the Home
Service Section in his own community.
The Red Cross maintains convales-
cent house at all of the hospitals,
where patients can amuse themselves
after they are we'll enough to be up
and around. Parties and picture shows
In the wards are also furnished, with
occasional excursions when colYales-
cence comes; 81 ~ 49,. -. ~ -,
Great service has been rendered by
the Red Cross In mental cases In tden.
Trying those who have appeared in
state hospitals for the insane, and help.
Ing them secure Compensation due from
the Bureau Of War Risk Insurance. :;
In the Federal Boards various dis.
trict Offices thu Red Cross worker, act.
Ing with the Home Service Section,
makes necessary loans to the men, Ar
ranges suitable living conditions, helps
8 collect evidence and supply facts to the
( Board. assists In Appealing cases. and
. settles various personal difficulties fol
the men. The workers also follow ar
and aid all men who DISCONTINUE train
Ing ~ 90. 80 80 ~
The Red Cross agents nnd men ~lost.
to the Board. help clear up delayed
cases and aid the college counselors ir
|. their friendly work with the men
Many Red Gross chapters have set ur
recreation facilities, and in some In
/ stances living clubs, so these victims
Of war may have attractive surround
|. .ings and the fun which must 60 Will
effective school work. ::ss
TO the American Red Cross Institute
for the Blind near Baltimore, Md.
more than half Of all the American
i blinded IN the World War have come
for training. The Institute, through
the Red Cross, long ago conducted al
exhaustive Industrial survey to deter
mine the v0cations for which blint
nen could be fitted. As result It 4
|. puttina forth well trained men equip
ned TO meet the social civic and eco
homie requirements Of their RESPECTIVE
communities. SIS -
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-09-18
Unearth Mastodon Tusk.

Stockton, Kan.-The petrifed core
Of q mastodon's tusk was unearthed
near here the other day by workmen
putting in abutments Of a bridge. The
tusk Is five inches in diameter at the
base and two feet in length. It is be-
lieTed the tusk is part Of the skele-
ton of large prehistoric animal that
made its home in the primeyal forests
Of the Solomon valley thousands of
years ago. - /.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-09-18
Proof Of Malice Required.

Raleigh, N. C.-Newspapers In
North Carolina in publishing attacks
on public officials cannot be $penalized
for libel unless the state proves mall
Ice according to a recent decision Of
the North Carolina supreme court
The court holds that public policy con-
fers q qualified privilege Of discussion
and criticism Of public officials.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-09-18
Tom Cat az Security.

st. Joseph, Mo.-A mortgage filed
with the register Of deeds at Stock
ton, Mo-, to secure debt Of $40 In
cludes as security one black tom cat,
with white feet, named Tom. As no
descriptions were listed with the other
articles pledged, it is evident the cat
was considered the most valuable part
Of the security by the mortgage.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-09-18
"Crocodte' Eggs Cause
Rush for Antidote.

London.-Practical jokers find
the English easy prey. A large
number Of persons, mostly wom-
en-, in Newcastle were hoaxed
by stranger who started the
report that eggs Of a peculiar
color, which had been sold over
the weekend in local shops, for
5 cents apiece, were crocodile
eggs from Egypt, and poison
GUS. .,a "a 81, ..r,,- e. ..s@..,- j.. i. ) r.
~ The only cure for those having
eaten the eggs, he said, was pep :.
permint, and there was rush
for the city drugstores. One
chemist was visited by fifty wom- !.
en- who would not leave until s
they had each been given a dose .
! Of peppermint. The eggs came
from Denmark. i.s87 ..:s2 !,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-09-18
Yea e. was . Assrad. :,

Parrottsvilfe, Tenn.-H. 6. Blazer
found an old violin In the garnet Of
his home here, where It had been un-
disturbed for half century. He
found It was Stradivari and was
made In .1710. Dust had covered the
name on the inside. Blazer doesn't
know how the violin came into his
family's possession.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-09-18
Naples Attack Cattle.

Deadwood, 8. D.-Reports from the
Limestone district Of the northern
Black hills, say magpies prote q real
menace to the live stock. Magpies
prefer fresh meat to carbon and when
carcasses Of dead animals are not to
ba obtained will attack sheep and cat
tle.- It L. said that hundreds of these
miniature yultures viii circle In the
air and then alight on the animal IN
hundreds and ferocionsly eat holes In
the most tender places
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-09-18
DATA SHOW RISE
OF FOOD COSTS
Startling increases in Prices
Revealed by Bureau Of
Labor Statistics. ~ zz
ONION A STRONG CLIMBER
Potatoes and Sugar inersass consld,
-, eFably In Price ssnes January
" Corn Flakes Only Article
- r+-A-. A. a>sS -. sA&t $50

Misunderstanding increases IN
prices Of some foodstufKs in the year
Of 1919; from January, 1910, to Janu.
airy, 1920-an increase Of 12O per cent
IN onions, for instance-and recorded
in q chart prepared by Royal Meeker,
commissioner of the bureau Of labor
statistics Of the United States depart.
ment OF labor, which Is published In
the Monthly Labor Review, the ofiieial
publication Of the department. 90
The chart, which appears upon. cas-.
ual observation to be an illustration
OF the SUMS rays or an optical vision,
Is found upon close inspection to be
hardly 80 harmless an apparition.
Forty-one articles of everyday food
were kept track Of for the year, retail
prices for various cities In the country
being recorded. It was found that
twenty-five Of these forty.one articles
had increased In price; the others in
the main showed decreases, only one
article, package corn fakes, holding
firm for a year. .sr F.. -.
Onions Strong Climber. -
The humble onion which, despite
its humbleness is the base Of many
foods prepared by, the poorer Of the
foreign families-sold for Al cents on
Jan. Is, 1919; year later the price
recorded Is 8 cents, an increase. OF 12O
per cent. ga - -. .s'. s''$s'. e :. Z.
Cabbage was next in line with a 50
per cent ascent, while the other foods
which showed an upward trend, with
their percentage Of increases, were:
Potatoes, 50; granulated sugar, ,65 ;
raisins, So; prunes, ~; coffee, Al;
rice, 81: -four (wheat), %; rolled oats,
10; canned salmon, 10; bananas, II {;
oleomargarine and strictly fresh eggs,
10; bread, g.; fresh milk and corn
meal, 6; hens, butter, s., evaporated
milk, storage eggs, 4; lard, macaroni,
2; lamb, tea, /. 49,. ...a:
Hurrah! Beans Arc Cheaper. e.
The articles which showed de-
crease and the percentage Of de-
creases recorded were; Navy beans.
10; plate beef, %; bacon, II; canned
tomatoes, II; chuck roast, baked
beans, 10; pork chops, 8; ham, canned
corn, 6; round steak, s.; rib roast, A.;
cheese, canned peas, 2; sirloin steak,
oranges, I. 49,. \.
Potatoes and sugar have increased
considerably in price, especially in
Chicago, since January, so that the
present comparative figures on those
two items would show appreciably
larger percentages of increases now
than the federal record shows for
January Of this year. .%.' -.9.F
Another tabulation In the same bull
letin lists percentage Of price increases
since 1913, the high lights Of which are
lO1 per cent increase for pork chops,
1O2 for lamb, 107 for hens, ,121- for
lard, 1913 for strictly fresh eggs, 143
for storage eggs, As for wheat -four,
12O for corn meal, and last, but by no
means least, 239 increase in potatoes
and POT raise in graduated sugar.
There we're no items showing a de-
crease for that period. ."4 a. -
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-09-18
Finish 81 4 Monkey Faced Owl

Finish o. 4 Monkey Faced Owl.
Bardstown, Ky.-A fine specimen Of
thesmonkey faced owl was killed here
In 4 battle with crows. It measured
three feet, tip to tip, and was Of
bright golden plunnage notified with
gray. its eyes being surrounded With.
long silky feathers Of white.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-09-18
No Harp. and VioIs for Ier.

No Harps and viois for Her.
Princeton. Ind.-MrA Johanna Tib-
bets wants band music at her funeral.
81 like band music" she says, .and I
like It LOUD" She has just celebrated
her ninety-ninth birthday. Hundreds
visited her to oner congratulations
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-09-18
"a Tor spanish Red Gross.

The Iberian chapter Of the American
Red Cross. composed OF Americans
resident In Spain. has Just contributed
$3.50 to q fund being raised by the
spanish Red Cross and the League Of
Red Cross Societies for the purpose q
lighting malaria.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-09-18
sIeuths U.e Piano for n c.ntura "a

sleuths Use Plane for Capture.
Berlin.-Detectives IN an airplana
chased and caught three money trafJ
f1ckers, who. with 100000 silver
rubles, were on the way to Frankfort
by train. .sgs..ss "a. /,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-09-18
Cow Gives rrIpleta.

London.-At Tydd st. Mary Lin
colnshire, COW owned By Philip
Moore gave birth to three calves.