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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-24
CANADA HAS
/. LIQUOR TROUBLES
Bootlegging too Profitable
to Be Checked With
Petty Fines ia
MOUNTED POLICE
WORKING HARD
Think American officers Should Look
After Liquor This Side of Line -
Canadian Farmers Desert Farms to
Get Big Smuggling Profits.

U6I Dig C1uuSSlLlS AOANo'
OTTAWA, July 24.-As long as pro-
fits from bootlegging are what they are,
and the only deterrent is fine of 5000
or so there will be big money in the
Bookkeeping game and it will be very
difficult for the authorities on either
side of the international line to stamp
out the traffic.
That is the summary of opinions ex-
pressed by Ottawa officials as to the
situation regarding smuggling of liquor
from Canada to the United States.
Further, high officials of the Royal
Canadian mounted police say that while
they are doing all in their power to
check infractions of the federal laws
in this respect, it is really for the
American authorities to see that liquor
docs not reach the thirsty souls beyond
the imaginary line 5000 miles long,
The situation apparently is that from
three provinces in particular there IS a
large trade in bootlegging to the Uni-
ted States. These are Ontario, Quebec
and British Columbia At the same
time respectable quantity of fiery
| LIQUID is finding its way across from
the Maritime provinces and from Mani
toba
At Windsor and in the surrounding
districts the mounted police are carry
| ing on a constant campaign against the
/ Illegal LIQUOR vendors, and many have
been hauled into court and condemned
to pay fines from 5000 up. One parehed
Detroit man. however, is said TO have
parted with $500 for three cases OF
| Scotch whiskey, which reached him VIA
the underground route short time
ago, so that the profits in the illegal
trade are know to be enormous. In
formation from Windsor and district
intimates to the authorities here thai
some farmers in that vicinity haV'
found it more profitable to smuggle liq
Iuor across the border than to farm, ant
have let their farms run to weeds while
thew pursue the elusive dollar via tn
Bookkeeping route.
Quebec, it is stated, is the mecca TO
thirsty thousands of Americans ever.
weekend. and automobiles passing bael
and forth carry their loads OF human
and other freight, bound for the Sahar
across the border. Under these condl
tions Canadian police authorities az
nit that it is practically imposslol
: to enforce the stringent liquor laws q
: present in force.
The chief reason for the difficulty {
enforcement according to an ofticl'
of the ROYAL Canadian mounted pohe
! who have under their jurisdiction q
: carving out of all federal laws, is ii
: fact that many people are not in syn
patty with the liquor legislation. an
i the securing of contraband liquor IS r
;. garded in many quarters as an aehleV
= ment rather than disgrace.
= However, if the carrying of liquor Il
: to the United States from Canada IS
) be prevented, it is intimated that
! will have to be done by an army
customs inspectors and police on Il
! American side of the line rather tina
. in Canada.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-24

Estrada Cabrera, whose regime has
been oyerthrown in Guatemala, lived in
constant fear of assassination during
the more than twenty years that he
held the presidency of the republic. He
kent himself constantly surrounded by
IA big guard of soldiers, and such was
his fear of being poisoned that for
many wears he had all his meals cooked
by his own mother.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-24
WOMAN browns IN BATHTUB.
Supposed She Lost Balance While Clean
ing It.

HOLYOKE, Mass, July .24.-aAc-
cidental drowning" is reported by Asso-
ciate Medical Examiner Stanley G. Cox
in the case of Mrs. Ellen T. Mack, 81
years old, wife Of Timothy Mack, who
was found dead yesterday afternoon in
the bathtub in her home, IS Merrick ave
nue., Elmwood.
When found the woman's head was
partly submerged in the water, and il
her hand was clutehed cloth, which
tended TO confirm the belief of DR.. Cox
and the police that the woman was lean
ing over cleaning the bathtub when she
lost her balance and fell in head first
Opinion is that the woman was stunned
when her head struck the iron tub, and
there was just ensngsr water III the tub
to partly submerge her head.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-24

The latest addition to the ranks OF
literary prodigies is Carl Morris, an
English boy of fifteen, from whom a
London firm of publishers has just ac.
cepted a l0,0O0-word novel, entitled
s'The Power of Love-.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-24

FOR SALE-As 1 have sold my
farm, I viii offer for sale all my per-
sonal property such as household goods,
blacksmith tools, wheelwright tools,
farming tools such as wagons, milk
carts, plows, express wagons, steam
engine, boiler, sharping, and whole
hosiery outfit consisting of go machines,
winders, silk yarns for heels and toes
and a lot of hosiery partly finished,
enough to make ESQ dozen stockings
today; also one four-horse dynamo.
Chas. Miner. Tel. G15. 118-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-24

Sir Auckland Geddes, the new Brit
ish ambassador to the United States, is
probably the only man living who has
been an army general, a plain Mr.. =.
and knight, all in the short space of
fonr DAYS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-24

FOR Combination saw mill,
wood working shop with first class floor
ing machines and grist mill; all with
water power from Battenkill river at Ar
lington, VT, centered where the follow
ing timber is available cheaply: Beech,
birch, maple, pine, oak and Eastwood
Other buildings attached to mill are:
Blacksmith shop and glazing house, dry
house and lumber sheds Grist mill now
holding good volume of trade; local lum-
Der consumption large. Also two large
timber lots. to be sold. Reference Box
l46, Arlington, va = I23-I34
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-24

Only little more than ten years ago
Mr.. Handley- Page, the famous English
aeroplane builder now visiting America,
was an unknown electrical engineer
working for a wage of eighteen dollars
n week
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-24

FOR SALE-A pair of Durham oxen,
weight about 1900. Good workers. F..
D. Winchester, Box IA, Rural 4, Brat
tleboro. 121-126*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-24

FOR SALE-In West Brattleboro,
Vt, 12-room, two-family house. Large
piazza for each tenement. All in good
condition. Tel. 537-M. 114-125*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-24

AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE-Fords
from $3.50 up, one with self starter.
Maxwell $3.50, in good condition. Parker's
Garage, Putney, vt. Tel. Putney l. 9S-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-24
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Furnitur and Ranges,
new and second hand, at j. B. Dunton's.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-24

CLERKS, typists linen, women, over
~, for government departments, SI20
month. Examinations August. Expert
ence unnecessary. For free particulars,
write Raymond Terry former Civil Ser
vice Examiner), l55 Continental Bldg,
Washington. l23-l25+
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-24

FOR SALE-Clocks, watches, guns,
tools, sewing machines, bicycles, violin,
mandolin, piano, yictrola, machinists
tool chest full of high grade tools, auto
mobile tires, etc, etc. g. w. Cushman
81 Main ST., Tel 239. l19-l24*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-24

LAST BLOCK WOOD FOR SALE.
G. r. Atkins, Expressman. Tel. 604-M.
124-l29*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-24

FOR SALE-Twin Indian motorcycle,
in first class condition. Cheap for cash.
! II. i. Foster. Spofford, n. I'll. l20-l25*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-24

FOR SALE-One 6-horse power Inter
national gas engine with saws. In good
running order. Rice Farm, Brattleboro,
Vt. S5-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-24

FOR SALE-About 40 Black and Blue
Flemish rabbits and Belgian hares. Mrs.
P. o. Eddy, Cambridgeport, Vt, R. F. d.
122-l27
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-24

FOR SALE-Ford 1918 touring car
Rebuilt and fitted with 1926 self-starting
block. New pistons, connecting rods,
cam shaft and gears. Every wearing
part renewed. Hassler shock absorbers.
McBeth lenses. Newly painted and has
been run less than 300 miles. Address
X b G, care Reformer. 1887
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-24

FOR Thoroughbred Irish ter
rier, years old. David B. Houghton,
Putney, vt. Tel. 63-3. S2-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-24

FOR SALE-Singer sewing machines
Geo. j. Bower, SO Elliot st. Phone 1890
or OHM. 64-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-24

FOR SALE - New railroad watch
and three secondhand Walthams. G..
L. Howe, III Main Street. 112-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-24

WANTED-Man. W. Il. Vinton & Son.
12O-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-24

WANTED = Dishwasher. Hoadley 3
Cafe. l1-tt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-24
WANTED.

WANTED Waitress. Hoadley's Cafe.
I2o-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-24

WANTED Dishwasher. ScoYell's Res
taurant. 1I3-tI
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-24
SPECIAL NOTICES.

HAIR G0oDS-E. P. Bailey, POS Bar
Der Bldg. l9S-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24
GOOD LOOKS AND FAME

Charles E. Corwin, in the Seattle Post
 Intelligencer.
 While Socrates had the mind of a god and the form of a satyr, and many from that day on have said that beauty and genius do not go together, tory. With few striking exceptions good looking, we'll proportioned men have aShieved fame. Washington was a handsome man and Gen. Winfield Scott was considered fine looking General Lee of Civil War fame. was Attractive in form and feature. Daniel Webster, Edward Everett, Horace Greeley and Franklin were handsome types of their periods.
 There ,has been a distinct change in the type of the American counten- ance. In colonial days the typical face was full, rosy and reposeful. To- day the average countenance is some what sharp, pallid and expressive of energy Roosevelt had the sharpness Cf present-day features.
 Among men of letters James Feni- more Cooper bore the palm for beauty. He was large and finely proportioned His features were of leonine cast and his clear gray eyes were radiant with power. Washington Irving was a handsome man, as was also N P. Willis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24

content with exerting himself to de- feat the league in the Senate, he made a speaking tour, during which he ap- peared in Birmingham.
 The result of Senator Reeds speeches was an even firmer convic- tion among his southern hearers, if that were possible, that he was either victim of blind prejudice or greatly misled in his opinions. Missouri seems to think the same way.
 The action of Missouri's democrats which will cause surprise in many parts of the country where her al- leged unpatriotic views were given credence, indicates that the League of Nations will be decidedly an issue in the presidential campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24
MARK TwAIN,s HOUSE

From the New York Evening Sun.
 Drawing a line between legitimate profits and profiteering' is an impossible task. As we remarked the other day, each case must be considered on it's indi- vidual merits. It seems to us, however, that if the facts are correctly set forth, the present owners of Mark Twain's old home in Hartford win have to do without a consciousness of moral justification, however much money they may profit
 The account states that the house in which "Huckelberry Finn" was written has been sold within the year for $50, GOO, presumably an adequate return at ordi- nary real estate valuations. The Hartford Art Society now seeks to purchase the property not for any private profit, put to be preserved as a literary landmark for the benefit of the whole public. The new price demanded is given as $SoO,oOo
 This attempt to harvest a gain of five times the capital invested does not make pleasant reading We feel certain that if the spirit of the creator of Captain Stormfield could be persuaded to make the return voyage from heaven to give his counsel in the matter he would vote against the payment of any such great sum to reward lack of imagination. May til lthe price came down. And that would be no joke. What a savage old ghost Mark would make!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24

From the New York Evening Sun. N o T s D A M.-Hohenzollernite Pots ~ Noske He restored Potsdams s tar- nisbed glory, which Wilhelm the Unfor- g,sten's ignominious flight dimmed. He turned the once miiltarist city, the cradle and shrine of the Frederican spirit. into Monte Potsdam, into Germany's greatest Icenter of gambling houses, and the thanks of the bereaved. impoverished citizens know no bounds.
 No afternoon train leaves Berlin for Potsdam without carrying hundred weii fed, noisy war profiteers who are OH 10 Frederick the Greats city with high gam bling designs. For Potsdam has now seven gambling clubs of first rank anu about seventy of second and third rate rank. Herr Noske managed it all Potsdam's gambling places all hang out in hotels, and all have innocent names Biggest is a gambling club formed Tn Der lin immediately after the revolution uhoer the innocent title Association of German and Austrian Merchants When the once despotic Noske intervened the mer- chants fled to Potsdam and rented whole floor of the first class Hotei Ei' lseidler.
 The big Potsdam Hotel Stadt koenigs- berp harbors two gambling clubs me Stadt Koenigsberg, which is on the panNs
 of the Havel, used to be a highiy oeeen' and tedious family hotel. but It no" roar
 and huns every night with the tumuil
 of the Berlin Association of Iheaters Al
 chivss,, which is supposed to cherish thaater history but which in reality was
 driven by Noske from Berlin as d hrs' class gambling club. It's boss IS an army
 major who lost leg at Neuve Chapeie'
 Potsdam's seven and seventy gamblins halls respect the just German law thas
 vou may only gamble in club Every han in potsdam is club and to gam
 ble YOU must be a member You elect
 yourself member. You stride up 10 tue
 n,,cb military bemedalled and iron crossaa ianitor at the door, hand him connie of marks and obtain membership card.
 Potsdam's smartest gambling club is the
 ..Society of the Vest It's headquarters
 are in fhe modest Pa ace Iio-e, and t
 teens with counts, barons and ''vons, and sometimes enjoys the patronage of
 Kaiser Wilhelm's famous son. Prince Au- gust Wilhelm. When August Wilhelm IS there only poker is played. and then out siders are not allowed in even if they lay down a whole American dime.
 Potsdam authorities wink at the gam bling. It's good for trade But Potsdam is naturally dull, decorous place an after the Weidemann scandal. and afte-' the German and Austrian Merchants had nipped card crook in the Havel
 Potsdam citizens got tremblings of con science and the clubs took fright.
 They suddenly discovered that Pots dams poor were in lsmentable plight anf they collected sleej iTar. $ and of fered it to the poor. Potsdam municipal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24
UNCLE SAM IN CARTOONS

Rollin Kirby, in Vanity Fair The hardest worked cartoon figure in
 America is Uncle Sam. Day after day he turns up in the editorial rooms ready for the days toll and punches the time clock. Overtime means nothing to him. He has not had Fourth of July off since the fall of 1792
 He varies. as he would say, "con- sid-ble." !" For the most part he is shrewd, kir dly and very sure of himself. Occa- sionally he ponders, but as usual thing his mind is thoroughly made up. He tells kings, corporations, labor unions and Mexican bandits just where they get off and thereis no argument His instincts are wholly worthy, if somewhat offcious, and his anger is terrible. When he stands cutching a scroll in one hand and, with grim determination, brow furrowed and mouth drawn down at the corners. looks out from the editorial page at ther read CT, you know somebody is in for mauvis quart d'heure.
 Sometimes I wish the old gentleman weren't so pontifical. still, he represents America as no other symbol does, and it
 would be difficult to manage a daily car tcon without his valuable services. When
 he becomes too constant figure, we dust off Columbia. shake out her draperies and
 To. the voice of America rings out.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24
NE OEEIcInIrs ED

From The Anoka, Minn, Herald.
 For years Dr. Aldrich has been a leading citizen of Anoka and one of the prominent physicians also She has been identified with the many up lifting organizations of the city and is talented, intellectual woman with a majestic presence that especially fits her for exalted positions. She lives in a palatial home surrounded with luxury; yet. sad to relate, that home voices, and perhaps therein is the doc- tors only failing to do her part in the great onward march as ordained by God. Possibly she is not alone to blame for this seeming neglect of or 'dained duty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24
CREATION OF LIFE?

, scientist claims to have produced. Tn his books. pr. Bastian recounts certain ex- periments which seem actually to have resulted in the generation cf living from non-living matter.
 Into sterilized tubes of soft glass, Dr.
 Bastian introduced solutions of sodium silicate, ammonium phosphate, dilute | phosphoric acid and distilled water. com
 bined in various amounts In still other
 solutions, liquor ferri pernitratis was sub- stituted for the ammenioum phosphate
 and the phosphoric acid. These tubes, after being heated above the point at which life can exist, were then hermet- 1 ically sealed-great care having been taken that their contents should remain Some of these tubes were then placed in an incubator; others were exposed for a few days to the action of diffuse day | light at the temperature of the air However, when they were broken open and their contents submitted to micro sccpic examination, the liquids were found to be swarming with minute living forms. III Tact, Ddclll, Vlgrlones, scOcci, StreplO- cocci. torulae and germs of fungi were all found to be present .9 | It is true that these experiments of Dr. Bastians have not, for various reasons, proved convincing to the majority of bi-
 ologists; but 1t must be admitted that, they are extremely valuable and interest," ing, and seem to bring home to us, as few other experiments do, the reality of Vle possible ''creation of life.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24

Another way to distinguish between the ::'white collar" man in overalls and the bricklayer. for instance. is that you will find the latter taxicabbing to his work.
 * * % The report that President Wilson will take an active part in the cam paign doesn't necessarily mean that he will monopolize the rear end of a spe- cial.
 You'd think the Mexicans would oc- casionally run completely out of am- munition, but they always seem to have enough left over for another bat tie.
 When a candidate sits for his photo graph he tries hard to look 100 per cent American.
 While there is an acute shortage of paper Tn America, there seems to be no shortage of worthless paper money in Europe.
 8 Joseph Caillaux will escape the fir ing squad, but the verdict makes him politically as dead as the proverbial door nail.
 F # Pictures of presidential candidates show the Hughes style of whisker to be conspicuous by it's absence this year.
 # x x Clemenceau has returned to France with another ambition of a lifetime satisfied. He has seen the pyramids
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24
Civic Center

"There has been some talk about establishing a civic center in Birming- ham," said Henry K. iStallings. T am heartily in favor of this move, for l believe it to be sure means of ere ating community spirit. Just ina zine city block containing city hall, library. courthouse and other public buildings. each with a similar style of architecture. The center of this block, which would have to be left open to admit light to the inner offices, could be turned into a magnificent forum for all kinds of outdoor gatherings.
 "This would also be a matter of con- venience. for I have been in the city hall on business many times to be re- ferred to the county courthouse, and several times in the courthouse to be told that my business was purely local and would be attended to at the city tall''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24
X ', x Don't Look Askance At Your Liberty Bonds

TN spite of market fluctuatlons, U Liberty Bonds are still good in vestment. Except when forced by ne- cessity, no citizen who holds Liberty Bonds should. sacrifice them. On the contrary, people with money to invest could not do better than lend it to the government.
 Anyone with foresight is able to see that Liberty Bonds will go back to par and over. If the people who are now eager to get rid of the bonds they bought in glow of patriotism would stop to think moment they would realize that brokers and finan- ciers would not buy these securities Ii they were worthless. Nor would they buy them if there was possibility of losing money by the transaction.
 There are, of course, circumstances in which persons who have Liberty Bonds are compelled to part with them. During the war period many people of moderate means, fired by the eloouence of four-minute speakers and eager to 'help win the war" bought on the installment plan more bonds than they could pay for. Oth- CTS who were in easy circumstances then have had reverses since, There is also a legitimate reason for repu- table brokerage houses and other business concerns to advertise that they will buy Liberty Bonds.
 However, the folly of exchanging government bonds which are-or will be-'better than a bank note"-for stock of highly speculative chafac- ter, cannot be too strongly empha- sized. Much of the stock which crafty promoters offer to exchange for Lib erty Bonds is hardly worth the paper it is printed on, although the print ing may be work of art.
 The oft-repeated advice, Hold on to your Liberty Bonds," is just as timely now as it ever was.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24
LUKE M'LUkE SAYS

Pimples will make girl wear a waist that fastens up around her throat when pneumonia won't.
 Any man can, tell you that a lot of men who haven't half as much brains as he has are making more money than he does,
 After a good two-handed talker gabs for two hours without saying any thing he is likely to close his remarks with some crack about women talking too much.
 If the mother of grown children wears store hair and an artificial com pleXion she is sure to tell you that she was married when she was mere child
 Women should be contented lot. The skinny ones tell you that they would not be fat for the world, and the fat ones tell you that they would not be skinny for the world.
 One reason why the children haven't much faith in castor oil is because they notice that mother always takes seidlitz powders.
 A dry crab Seems to get whole lot of pleasure out of seeing that other people do not get any pleasure.
 When man gets into a jam he wants the whole world to stand still until it hears his side of the story.
 One nice thing about wife is that she will believe all of your lies when you are guilty and won't believe a word you say when you are not guilty. Flour is getting so blamed high that it is a whole lot cheaper for woman 10 use talcum powder on her face
 kBeing engaged and being married is the difference between getting a tox of candy every night and getting a pack of chewing gum once year.
 single man knows that he could gain riches and fame if he were only married And married man knows that he could set rich and famous if he were only Si, pl