davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-11
Today S Events

Fifty. years ago today the Germans
hred the first shot against Paris
The Mississippi-Alabama fair will be
opened today at Meridian, Miss.
The National Dairy show, the largest
exhibition of its kind in America, will
be opened today at Chicago.
Delegates from many states are ex-
pected in New Orleans today for the
opening OF the Southern Tariff congress.
The International Joint commission Is
to conduct a hearing at Brockville, Ont.
today on the Great Lakes st. Lawrence
waterway project.
The board of directors Of the newly or
gained International Chamber Of Com
merce Is scheduled TO bold its first meet
ing today IN Paris
Members of the British royal family
will journey to Portsmouth today to vel
come the Prince of Wales on his return
from his trip to Australia.
Governor Cox is scheduled to devote
today to trip through southern Illinois.
beginning at Springfield and ending to-
night with a speech in st. Louis.
Eminent representatives. Of the. slugi
cal. profession III the United States, Can.
ada, Great Britain and South America
will gather IN Montreal today for the
Clinical congress of the American college
of Surgeons
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-11
Commissioner OF Edncation


N~pAiiiSAItlI hepOFleT.J
with all his usual tact, Lieut.. Gov. Ma
son >: stone, former Superintendent of
educatlon, If not seeking that office
again, IS ACKNOWLEDGMENT the method
| OF indirect uggestion.-inviting the Office
: 70 seek HIM; for a few papers. among
Ihem the Burlington Pree Press and tEs,
OF. Adams Messenger, have SO WARMLY
advocated him as a successor to Com
missioner HIllegas as to make it reason
ABLY certain that the state board of ed
ucatlon would find Mr.. Stone in a recep-
tive mood should the appointment come
MS way. Ii a continuation of the Car
/ hegle system-a system under which the
aplilty to spell Is no sign of an education
is desired III Vermont, there would be
no need, as one paper says, of looking
1urther than Mr.. Stone to find the next
commissioner; for during his Superin-
tendency the centralizing idea began to
work to the closing of the little district
schoolhouses and the transportation of
their pupils to the big village schools.
lie lnaugurated the Misunderstanding de-
partments in the high schools and sue
ceeded IN eliminating one of the three
little normals to make way for a large
central normal, which is sometime to
take the form of a department Of the
University OF Vermont, a not displeasing
prospect to the city of Burlington. In
be the logical person to follow in Com
missioner HIllegas footsteps unless there
is to be departure from the paths the
latter trod. The Orleans County Mont
tor bluntly allows that IF Mr.. Stone
could forget politics long enough to at
tend strictly to the duties pertaining to
the office of the Vermont commissioner.
of education, he would make quite an ac-
ceptable man for the nosition," but isn't
that good deal like expecting the leo
pard to change his sbots? The action of
the state board in asking Mr.. Hilegas to
continue in office a while longer, pending
the appointment of his successor, excites
a suspicion Of that body's having some
thing besides the Carnegie scheme, or
somebody besides Mr. Stone, under con-.
sideration
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-11
No State Tax in 1922?
(Rutland Herald

If the legislature of 1921 avoids the
temptation to rush into extraordinary
expenses, it seems likely that q state
tax for the ensuing biennial term may
be necessary to assess Il 40-cent tax for
state purposes.
Judging from the statement taken
from the books of the auditor and
treasurer, a 20-cent tax. as suggested by
Governor Clement in 1919. would have
been sufficient to cover routine appro-
prlatlons and the necessary outlay due
due to the war and to war prices.
This record, if substantiated by con-
ditions on December 31st, ought to put
fairly effectual stop to some of the
loose talk about the failure of the bus
mess administration that was promised
two years ago. With prices and labor
costs mounting rs they have for the past
two years, 10 one could have complained
II the whole of the accent tax had been
absorbed. To have held state expenses
within the limits Of appropriations would
have been Il satisfactory accomplish
lnent; to carry over a matter of mil
lion and three quarters or better is a
very substantial achievement.
This, of course gould not have been
| done without % rigid economy and
close supervision of state departments
and institutions, CD a very important
gain IN the self-supporting ability of the
state prison, the state hospital, the in
| dustrial school and the school for feeble,
minded. Judging by preliminary state
ments, the amount of food produced and
consumed by such institutions has had
very important bearing on such a re-
suit.
This is not only due to business svs-
TEN and supervision. bat to whole
| hearted efforts on the part of the heads
OF such institutions to keep down expen-
ses and increase production of food
stuits. In the state hospital, for in
| stance. the net cost of S605 per week
| per patient is probably record-breaker
for conditions under the high-living-cost
! Running through the whole fabric Of
state administration is the careful, saw
! ing and efficient work of the board OF
! control-which the state Republican
committee on resolutions failed to en-.
dorse, by the way-a board whose service
/ 20 the state has been invaluable. The
I legislature which successfully attacks
the principle of a supervising and di-
| rectlng board or which impairs its efic-
/ lehcy by weakening its personnel viii do
the state a very poor service
Prospective legislators shouId give
| ton. "''en-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-11
MONDAY. OCTOBER II, 1920.
RESTRICT SPECULATION.

The findings in an investigation DE |
I've government of the high prices of
,ituminous coal are alarming and may
cad to a restriction of speculation IN
he necessities of life. The indictment
Of the Brooklyn Edison Co. and several
Individual defendants has brought out
-omc very rcprchensiblc practices by
GOAL men from the mine to the consumer.
The information in possession of the gov
,rnmcnt officials is said to indicate that
he excessive coal prices are due mainly
graft. Only about one-tfth OF the
fg coal operators are dishonest but they
ave manipulated business in such a
way that they have made immense for
tunes and have caused the honest oper-
ators to suffer heavy losses. One oper-
tor who refused to pay graft lost $50
900 in one month the past summer while
another who paid the graft demanded
made clear profit of S2,0O0,OOO in
-hree months. The dealers who pay 81
n graft add s. or So to the price of
heir coal making their graft expenses
very profitable.
Two hundred and fifty dollars is called
fair profit on a carload of coal but
-omc dealers are found to be making
houSands of dollars on a single carload.
# was stated before the grand jury that
raj spectators had 1000 carloads of
-.a7 IN the tracks at Philadelphia, Bal
.-nore and Hampton Roads and are
not asked to unload the cars so they
vii be available for legitimate ship
ment. These graft payers are allowed
0 ship or hold the cars as they please.
Tn several instances coal has been sold
en- times before it reached the consumer
nd a .rcculatCr's profit was added each
line it was sold. Evidence was also
s,vnn that 1G4 carloads were held for
weeks on the tracks at Baltimore until
he holder could get $40 a ton for it. 1t
.a- further stated that if all the mines
".li~eaI caal to capacity the price of,
aoaI would soon drop to about 81 a ton
E. the big consumers.
The public after a time will revolt
against such practices. Not a cent is
added to the value of coal in the resell
ing. ten times in some instances, but
dollars are added to the cost of it. The
consumer should not be forced to pay
such unconscionable profits to persons
who give them nothing in return. The
worm will turn and the number of
changes in ownership in the distribution
If necessities be strictly limited by
Jaw. There is no reason why coal should
pass through more than three owner
ships-the operator. his selling agents
and the retail dealer-before it reaches
the consumer. Other changes in owner
ship are simply tribute levied by those
who produce nothing or benefit anybody
and are an expense that should be
avoided in all necessities of life
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-11
The Ideal Speaker.
bennington Banner J

The big jobs of the speaker are the
appointment of committees. the eynadi
Cloh OF the work of the house. and to 60
'IeSlue ana rule that every issue raised
oe settled talrly. At the outset of his
service the list of members elect. DAT in
number, nearly all strangers to him and
20 each other, and to form upwards of
81 important committees so that each
one may be fitted to consider carefully
every measure that comes before it and
report To the house with Justice and
sound, Judgment. There is, commonly.
enough ability in the house to do the
work before 1T and the formation of the
committees one of the most critical
stages IN the career of the legislative
body. Improperly formed committees are
the most prolific producer of legislative
chaos. 10 expedite the business of the
house the speaker in the Vermont as
Semply often works pretty much alone
lie shouldn't interfere much with the
grlst but he should keep the mill from
elogging. Every speaker aims to be alb
solutely impartial. If he has brains and
understanding, he is of course often a
partisan on one side or the other of
many questions, but, if he is fitted to be
speaker, he must lay aside his personal,
CONVICTIONS whlle IN the chair More
than that, he must see that parliament
tarv advantage or skill is not used un-l
fairly to stifie discussion or to railroad
4 measure. Some men are Temperament
tally disqualified to be speaker because
they cannot lay aside their personal bias
when an issue is being fought out As
to the speaker taking part in debate, it
cannot always be avoided He is the rep-l
resentative from the town where he lives
and. if It be one of the larger towns,
there will be matters in which his town
is concerned which NAV comnel him FOL
take part in debate on the floor. Just
as far as possible the speaker should re-
main aloof from strife in the body over
which he presides, bending his energy
wholly to give aid to a full understand
ing of measure, for most errors are
made in ignorance rather than in wrong
intent. When the house members con-
vene to choose their speaker they ought
not to have it in mind to honor or please
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-11
In The DAYS News

Countess Georgina Markiewicz, one of
the Sim Fem leaders recently 50 drama
tlcally arrested by the British govern
ment, is the Sim Fem member OF parI-
lament for one of the divisions of Dub
I'm. She is a member Of a well-known
Irish Protestant family and the wife OF
Count Casimir Markicwicz, a Polish ar
fist and playwright -Four years ago the
countess came prominently before the
public at the time of the Easter rebel
lion in Dublin, when she commanded one
of the rebel parties For the part she
took on that OCCASION she was sentenced
to death, but the sentence was afterward
committed to one of penal servitude for
life. She was subsequently pardoned
however, and released by the government,
when she once more threw her whole
energies into the Sim Fem movement
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-11
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Hamilton Holt, editor of The hide
pendent and who has just announced
he can no longer support Senator Hard
ing in his fight against the league of ma
tons, says:
Il have just returned from Europe,
where / got in close touch with the
league of nations situation. The state
ment that l find being made by Senator
Harding and others that the league OF
nations is dead is exactly contrary to
the truth. The league has already
achieved more than anyone might have
believed possible a year ago, with its
commissions on disarmament world
court, finance, labor, etc. The council
which has already met nine times, has
settled two international disputes, which
might have led to war, that between
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-11
TOday's Anniversaries.

lS4S-The Hungarian army advanced to
within six miles of Vienna.
lS53-The New York clearing house, com
prising 81 banks, went into opera
ton.
l870-Italy guaranteed the Pope his
sovereign powers as head of the
church.
lS75-Prince of Wales edward NII0 de-
parted from England D. hia visit to
India
lSS2-The one hundredth anniversary of
the birth of Daniel Webster was
celebrated at Marshfield, Mass
1890-The National society Of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution
was organized.
1891 Thousands of persons attended the
burial of Charles Stewart Paruell
at Glasnevin cemetery in Dublin.
l9ls-One hundred and fifty lives were
lost in an earthquake in Porto Rico.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-11

wat do you wunt to bet. ma, wat do you
MGnI to bet, pop? | sed
90 up and get the pitcher, sed pop.
WITCH | went up and did and there
was a loose rug in the hall rite outside
mas room and | fell down hard as eny-
thing, ony | held the pitcher up high like
a life saver saving Somebody frum
drownding, and ma called up, Benny, o
my GOODNESS, that doller pitcher.
The confownded clown, sed pop.
Meening me, and | called down, 1t amt
broak, pop, dident brake it, ma.
Better luck next time, sed pop. Meen-
ing it sourcastic, and | started to go
down stars wawking so careful it was
almost panefill, thinking, Holey smoaks,
if / trip agen, good mite. Wich jest then
wat did | do but trip agen, and ! fell
the rest of the way down, ony being
about 5 steps, me thinking vile l was
fa ling, G., its a good thing l was neer
the bottom insted of the top. And | left
20 of the pitcher on account of needing
my hands to help me stop falling, and II
hit the carpit insted of the wall more
by good luck than good intentions, and
pop and ma ran and picked me up ferst
showing they thawt more of me than wat
they did of the pitcher, and then ma
quick took the rapping off and the
pitcher was still the way it awt to be
me saying, Herray for me, it dident
brake
You go rite up to bed, sed pop.
Wy, pop? G, it dident brake, | sed
and pop sed, You better go up before
you're helped up.
WITCH / quick did. Proving it Amt all
ways necessary to do eny axual dam
idge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-11

The state of Massachusetts has pur-
chased a tract of 5000 acres in the
towns of harrington and Monterey
Which is TO be numbered by its present
owner and reforested by the state. This
will furnish a demonstration of the
practicability of reforestation and
should lead to more forest conservation
by private owners. Massachusetts. no
more than Vermont. should not be COM
PEELED to do all the reforesting work.
Private owners of land should do this
wherever their wasteful cutting meth
DDS make it necessary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-11
TetIay's Birthdays.

Joseph I. France United States sena
tor from Maryland, born AZ years age
today.
DR.. Harry A. Garfield, president OF
Williams college, born at Hiram, O., 81
years ago today
Hon. DR. Henri Beland, former post
master-general Of Canada, born in Que
bee, 81 years ago today.
Willie Hoppe worlds champion pro,
fessional billiard PLAYER, born at Corn
WALTON Hudson, \. Y, SO years ago to-
day.
Princess Elizabeth Of Roumania, who
has been proclaimed the most beautiful
woman of Europe, born in Bucharest, &c
years ago today
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-11

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
ne following news dealers: w
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News 20. l.. "
-IeayeIand. s L. Purinton (Esteyvllle)'
3rooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
tani, George J. Bower, South Main 81
Fort Dummer district.
West BrattIeboro, J. L, Stockwen.
East Dummerston, M. Z. brown
Putney, NJ G. Williams.
Newfane, N. NJ. Batchelder.
West Townshend, c. H. Grout.
sama1e41, on ID sF f Fl. Tyler.
South Vernon, E. B. BuHum.
Northfeld, Mass, Thomson Bros I s.....
west Chesterfield, N. H, Mrs W. SHee'et
Biusdale, N. z w. H. Lyman
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
Greenfield, Mass, c. A. Hays
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-11

Finland and Sweden, and that between
Lithuania and Poland"
This information from an Independent
source will carry considerable convic-
ton to the American people at home
who are unable to visit Europe and see
for themselves.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-11

TO TIE srRscRIBERs.

II is rhe aim of the management to secure
-Fs-;-yf service in the delivery of the paper
a1a rirhr. and it solicits the cooperation OF
s1bscr hers &c that end. Prompt reports shouIo
n the morning following the omission, IN
1crson. by telephone or postal card, thus en-
shliug the cause of the error to be promptly
Nv immediately applied. 1t 10 only by this
taod that the publisher can secure the de-
.rred service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-11

The Wheat Growers Association of
the United States. which claims a men,
bership of 10000, has issued a procla-
nation urging all it's members to stop
selling wheat after October % until the
price of good wheat is raised to So a
bushel at the growers terminal market
Evidently they should receive a notice
from the federal reserve bank board
similar to that given the southern cot
ton growers that credit will not be fur
nished to them to hold their product and
to sell at the market price.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-11
Little Benny's
NOteBOO
BY LEE PAPE.

My Ant Sue had berthday yestidday
and ma went down town yestidday aftir-
noon and bawt a funny looking glass
pitcher to give her for present. and
after suppir pop and ma started to go
to Ant Sues house, and ma sed o shah,
I've gone and left the pitcher up stairs,
Benny, run up to my room and bring
down that packidge on my bed and for
mersey sakes if you were ever careful be
careful this time
Yes mann. bet l wont drop it once,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-11

Now the Canadian sugar profteers
are squealing on the cheap sugar sent
into their country from the United
States. A few months ago these same
Canadians were sending sugar into the
United States to be sold for less than
the Yankee profteers were demanding.
They are now invoking the anti-dump-
ing law to protect themselves but it is
poor rule that cannot work both
ways.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-11
member of The Associated Press.

The Associated Press Is exclusively en-
tiled 10 the use for publication OF all news
,espa+cbes credited to it and not otherwise
edited in this paper and also the local news
published herein
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-11

From 20 to - years appears to con-
stitute the danger period for woman's
marital happiness, as statistics show that
it is between these ages that the major
ity of divorces are sought by women.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-11

A big slump in the importation of raw
materials for British industries indicates
further industrial inactivity in that
country and may explain in part the
falling of prices in this country. Amer
leans can no longer sell goods abroad at
war time profits and they should not be
able to sell them at home much longer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-11

any man or set of men but to select from
their own membership the man fitted to
give the best service 4
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-11
One Year Ago Today.

French senate ratified the peace treaty
Ri. Hon. Arthur J. Balfour elected
chancellor of Cambridge university.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-11

The fact that four of the ten auto
mobile licenses suspended by Secretary
u State Black on Saturday were from
Nlndham county should warn local
drivers against undue carelessness-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-11
Not Always.
lBnrlington News.l

IDUIIIIeIOII 4NtWS.
Some apartment dwellers will admit
that where there is smoke there must be
fire but they assert that where there is
fire doesn't mean there is always steam.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-11

The city of cleveland boasts Of 3d.
600 club womenA
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-05-15
D. OF |. TO INITIATE
CLASS OF IS NOVlCES

\ class of seventy.hye candidates
viii be initiated into the Santa Maria
court No 30. Daughters of Isabella.
in this city tomorrow afternoon. The
initiation Will be staged at the
knights of Columbus club rooms on
La Sale street and will begin at
o'clock. II is expected to be one Of
the biggest events ever staged in the
annals OF the Santa Maria court
Bolh the members and the candi-
iates of the organization will receive
communion tomorrow morning at st
PatriCk'S church at o'clock mass.
Immediately following the initiation
an elaborate banquet Will be served
by Mrs. James OToole atOld Eel
lows hall \ very interesting pro
gram has been arranged for the ban
Quet by the ladies' in charge, Mrs. Ed.
ward Ielier, Mrs Charles Sticklen
and Miss Veronica Brown.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-05-15
UriCAcid Treatment
75c sottle l32 posesl FREE.

Just before you start the day wor
ried and tired. vita aching head
burning and bearing down pains in
the back worn out before the day
begins-do not think you have to stay
in that condition
BE strong and well, Get rid OF the
pains stjtl joints, sore muscles, rheu.
matte suffering, aching back or kidney
trcdble caused by Acids
Get more sleep. If your rest IS bro
ken half dozen times a night, you
will altre aiate the comfort AMI
streng h this treatment gives
rheumatism, kidney and Bladder
troubles. and all other ailments due to
excessive acid, no matter how chronic
or stubborn, yield to The Williams
Treatment
Send this notice and ~ cents to pav
part cost OF postage packing, etc. to
The Dr. d \. Williams Co., 5 2314.
p. O. Bldg, Fast Hampton. Conn.
You will receive 75c bottle g.
doscsl free, by parcel post No fur
Their obligation on your part. Only
one free bottle to any family or al.
dress
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-05-15
INF PLATING THE DOLLAR.

The rise in value of the German
mark, says the Frankfort Gazette. is
due to the refusal Of the Germans t.
import luXurics.
In other words. Germans have dc
c.ded to get along upon the real ne
ctssities Of life food, clothing shell
ter. until their monetary unit of value
approaches its pre-war standing Ger
mans are doing this because they
must That or financial ruin for al,
Of them.
In the United States the dollar has
become the half dollar in PURCHASING
power Possibly il can be boosted TIC
its 100 cent vale BY denial in the mat
ter of luXuries. Certainly the dolal