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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
Construction vs.. Reaction.
Burlington Free Pressl

The people of Vermont are more and
more getting their eyes open to the eff
forts of Clementism to combine with re
action to block the carrying out of the
Hardness program of constructive Iegis-
latlon for Vermont of enlarged oppor-
tunity for Vermont youth.
The st. Adams Messenger after re-
ferrlng to the talk of the Rutland Her.
aid about attacking the whole educa-
tonal system and restoring the local
normal schools including that in Rut-
land county. says among other things:
Presumably the purpose is to create
so much confusion and chaos that the
two normal schools will be saved out of
the general wreckage.
But it will be an expensive affair for
the state. Time will be consumed in the
legislative fight and there will be all
manner of trades affecting the entire leg
iSlative program. All of which will
have to be paid for.
There is one way such a struggle can
be avoided. That is for the members of
the legislature to refuse to be stampeded
into the contest. 1t would seem that
there has been fair warning given in ad-
vance so that no member ought to be
taken unawareS.
THE fact is, the people expect the
coming session to be constructive. 1t
can not be constructive if it is to let its
time and attention be consumed in a
contest based upon local and not state
interest"
If the people of Vermont want to keep
the state in its present condition with
continued loss of population, they have
merely to let Clementism and reaction
combined organize the legislature in
both senate and house and block con-
structiye legislation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
Beat the Flu" to 1t.
(Rutland HeraId.l

During the past week one case of in
fluenza. was reported to the health offs
Gals of the local district. There is no
occasion for alarm. One case in a city
of $4,000 people is almost negligible The
matter is given editorial recognition in
these columns merely as a reminder that
the FLU is still in the land and that
the part of wisdom is to stop it before
it starts.
October and November, it will be
sadly recalled by many. were the months
of the peak" in the 1918 and 1919 cpl
denies. Federal officials have been keep
ing close watch on the general situation
throughout the country for the first in
dications of a recurrence. Happily, they
have found nothing to indicate that there
will be a 1920 visitation of the scourge.
The point is this: Don't let it get a
foothold. Don't trif1e with that cold.
Take it in hand at once and take no
chances. Don't sneeze, don't cough,
don't spit in public places. Don't be
afraid of fresh air and wear dry, warm
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
Today S Events

Princeton university today will observe
the beginning of its l75th year.
/ DR.. William j. Hutchins will be form
ally installed today as president of Berea
(ky.) college.
The annual convention of the American
Dietetic association will meet in New
York city today for a four-day session.
Vice President Marshall is scheduled
to BERN a two-day speaking tour of Ok
lahoma today IN behalf of the Democratic
national ticket.
Important problems are scheduled for
discussion at the second national indus
trial tax conference, which is to open
III New York city today.
Governor Coolidge, in his Southern
campaign tour, is to invade Virginia to-
day, concluding the days program with
a speech in Richmond, tonight.
James NJ Cox is to carry his campaign
into New Jersey today, beginning at
Trenton this forenoon and concluding
with a speech in Jersey City tonight.
The International Joint commission on
the proposed improvement of the st.
Lawrence river to form deep water
way outlet from the Great Lakes is to
begin a two-day hearing in Cleveland to-
day
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22

Every hunter intends to be careful,
but even thus early in the season are
reports of accidents, most of them oc-
curing through care'essness. Lieuten-
cnt Governor Cox of Massachusetts, in
his warning to hunters of the dangers
arising from using firearms in the for
ests under the present drouth conditions,
adds a few rules for those going into the
woods which, if carefully observed, would
prevent many accidents. Especially is
their perusal recommended to the young
hunter who is planning to start out on
his first shooting trip. They are:
Don't take any chances. The func-
ton of a shotgun is to scatter shot, but
be very careful where you scatter it.
Don't blaze away in haste and don't
get excited. Many a shooter has filled
his favorite dog full of lead just be-
cause he was over anxious.
Don't point a gun at any person in
Jest. 1t is always the gun 1--WE didn't
know was loaded" that goes off and does
the damage. The only time to point a
gun is when you intend to kill.
Don't take every rustic of a bush or
bough to be a sure indication of game
Remember sometimes an inquisitive per-
son has a penchant for being in strange
places.
Don't carry a loaded gun through the
street or in cars, trains, automobiles or
any other kind of vehicle, or leave it
around the house.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PARE.

We was having the langwidge lessin
in sllool today and Miss Kitty was tell
ing the class about certain words that
people awt to use correckly and don't
Jest out of pure ignorants, saving, Now
take lie and lay for instants, perfectly
simple words and yet so many people
have no ideer how to distinguish be-
tween them. Now who thinks they can
give me a sentence in witch the words
lie and lay are used cOrreckly?
WITCH Pubs SimkinS waved his hand
and Miss Kitty sed Well, Charles?
Some people lie like the mischiff but
it takes a hen to lay a egg, sed Pubs.
Wei, that's not ixackly the kind of lie
ard lay | ment, sed Miss Kitty, | will
give you a good hint, lie is present and
lay is past, now who can give me SEN
tence?
WITCH Leroy Shooster waved his hand,
saying. The boy lied about the present
he got for his berthdav and his father
gave him sutch a licking he couldent
hardly lay on his past.
O my. III try to make it palmer. I
lie in the present but in the past | lay,
now surely some one is brite enuff to
give me a correck sentence, sed Miss
Kitty.
WITCH Lew Davis waved his hand. say
inr The present was a bewtifilI folding
bed and | lie in the present. but if it
had went past | would lay.
This is feerfll. sed Miss Kitty. now
'issen. / lie down. that's present. now
suppose | was tawking about lying down
vestidday. how would / say it; Wat
would | say, Sidney Hunt?
You'd say. yestiddav is past so / think
I'll Law down. sed Sid.
o, let's go on to the joggriffy lessin,
ged Miss Kitty.
WITCH we did.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
A Cruel Act.
(Keene Sentinel.l


IF. as the authorities appear to be-
lieve. the killing of Thomas Quinton in
Walpole was by an automobile Whose
occupants failed to notify anyone of the
accident and rushed off after leaving
the victim either dead or nearly so by
the roadside, it is nothing less than muir
der. The whole county and state will
demand that everything possible be done
to apprehend the culprits and exact JUS
ticc.
This section has few serious automo-
bile accidents, compared with many
localities. 1t wants few. And fewer
there will be if justice is meted out in
what fragrant cases occur.
1t appears that Mr.. QuintOn must
have been struck by a motor car and
fatally injured while in the highway.
Instead of at once notifying the proper
calling a physician or TAX
ing him to one, those in the car appear
to have moved the body. some distance
and left it where it lay undiscovered for
hours. Whether or not the accident was
the result of carelessness on the part of
the driver. or of the victim, such pro-
cedure following an accident is criminal
1t is to be expected that those respon-
sible will be apprehended. When this is
done they will find difficulty in explain
ing their actions following the accident.
in the face of the law. And if there
were no law common decency and human
ity would call for prompt and proper
attention given to the unfortunate suf-
fcrer in such case.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
BrattlebOro, Brattleboro News Co., c. w.
Cleaveland, s. l.. Purinton UEsteyville),
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
stand, George ]. Bower, South Main St.
(Fort Drummer district.
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Putney, NJ. G. Williams.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
FRIDAY. OCTOBER %, 1920.
THE ETERNAL TAX QUESTION.

Today in New York city the tax COM
mittee of the National Industrial con-
ference submits a report recommending
the adjustment of the excess profits
tax and increases in the corporation in
come tax, letter postage, stamp taxes,
cigarette tax. tobacco tax and taxes on
musical instruments, candy, chewing
gum, soaps, jewelry, perfumes, cosmet-
les. patent medicines and so on.
1t proposes the following new taxes {:
On sugar two cents a pound, on gasoline
one cent a gallon, on tea ten cents a
pound. on coffee two cents a pound and
on automobiles a federal tax of 80 cents
per horse power. 1t estimates the reve-
nue. from all these changes would amount
to S1,13S 100000 a year.
1t seems hardly probable that the
public will approve of the proposed
changes as people do not wish to pay
three cents postage on letters or two
to four times as much tax on notes and
other legal papers. There is an incon-
sistency, too, in the imposition of
twO-cent tax on a pound of sugar and
only one cent on a gallon of gasoline,
which normally costs four times as much
as a pound of sugar. Ten cents
pound on tea and only two cents on
coffee presents a similar Inconsistency.
The committee APPARENTLY has repro
duccd the eternal tax question rather
than Offering a solution of it. 1t also
has overlooked the established principle
that the only popular tax is the one
that taxes the other fellow.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
YOUR COLD EASED
AFTER FIRST DOSE
"Pape's Cold Compound" Then Breaks
Up a Cold i'm a Few Hours.

Relief comes instantly. dose taken
every two hours until three doses are
taken usually breaks up severe cold and
ends all the grippe misery.
The very first dose opens your clogged-
up nOstrils and the air passages in the
head, stops nose running, relieves the
headache, dizziness, feverishRess, sneezing,
soreness and stiffness.
Don't stay stuffed-upi Quit blowing
and snufflingi Clear your congested
head! Nothing else in the world gives
such prompt relief as "Pape's Cold Com
pound" which costs only a few cents at
any drug store. 1t acts without assist
ance, tastes nice, contains no quinine-
Insist upon Pape's.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
TOday's Birthdays.

Augusta Victoria, former German en-
press, born at Schloss Dolzig, 81 years
ago today.
Raymond Hitchcock, popular musical
comedy star. born at Auburn, n. Y, 80
years ago today.
Charley Weinert, well-known heavy
weight pugilist. born in Budapest, Hun
gary, % years ago today.
Rev Dr. Robert Bruce Taylor, prinei-
born at Cardross, Scotland, 81 years ago
today.
James 4. Gallivan, representative in
congress % the twelfth Massachusetts,
district, born in Boston, 81 years ago
today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
In the DAYS News.

Sir George Paish, who advocates the
wiping off of Europes war debts to the
United States as a necessary means of re-
construction, is recognized as one of the
highest authorities in Great Britain upon
matters of finance, statistics, and polit-
zeal economy. For many years he has
been an associate editor of The Statist,
with which paper he began his career
when he was only fourteen years of age.
He is fellow and member of the Council
of the Royal Statistical Society of Great
Britain, and governor of the London
'znighthood came to him in 1912, in recog,
1ition of his splendid work as an eco,
lomist and statistician. Sir George has
IN intimate acquaintance with the fnan-
cial and commercial problems of Amer
Ca, gained by frequent visits to this side
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
THIRTEEN INDICTMENTS.
Return by Grand Jury Investigating
Gambling at Saratoga.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, \. Y, Oct
22.-Thirteen sealed indictments were
handed down here yesterday by the ex-
traordinary grand jury, which has been
investigating alleged gambling in Sara
toga county. The indictments will re
mail sealed until arraignment, for which
no date was set.
The grand jury which has been in ses-
sion since August, previously had re-
turned more than score of indictments,
including one against District Attorney
Charles B. Andrus, who since has been
renominated on both the Republican and
Democratic tickets.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
Tnday's Anniversaries.

l69G-Heroic defense of the fort of Yer
cheres against the Iroquois by
Madeline de Vercheres, a girl of
IA.
Randolph, first president of
the continental congress, died in
Philadelphia. Born at Williams
burg. Va, in l72l.
lSl2-The French completed the evacua-
tion of Moscow.
lS2O-Lutherans in America formed a
and 50 900 Communicates.
l832-England and France entered into a
league against Holland.
l87O-The French army of the East was
defeated in the Vosges.
S2-Philadelphia began a celebration
of the 200th anniversary of its set
tlement
l9l8-President Wilson awarded distin-
gushed service medals to the
chief commanders of the allies.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
ESTABLISHED the Precedent Himself.
Greenfield Recorder.

President Wilson, who is so terribly
aroused over the possibility that someone
from France has unofFicially approached
Senator Harding on the subject of the
league of nations, probably fails to re-
member that in at least two instances he
has sent his own personal representatives
into foreign countries to investigate Ger
tain international matters, instead of
dealing through the state department and
our accredited ambassadors, We refer to
John NJ. Lind's trip to Mexico and Col.
f. NJ. Houses journey to Europe.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
a HEALTHY, HAPPY WIFE.

is the greatest inspiration a man can
have and the life Of the family, vet how
by the i'll health Of wife and mother!
1t may be backaches, headaches, the
tortures of displacement, or some all
ment peculiar TO her sex which makes
life a burden Every woman in this CON
dition should rely upon lydia F. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. made from
roots and herbs, to restore her to health
and happiness.-Ady.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
MEAT ANIMALS LOWER.
Big Drop in Effect for Past Year-Peak
Prices in 1919.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 22.-Meat ami
mails have been selling by farmers for Il
whole year ending with September, 1920,
at prices that were lower than they
were in the preceding year by ii per
cent The fall in prices, compared with
the former years, began in September,
1919. These statements are based on
prices ascertained by the bureau of crop
estimates, United States department of
agriculture.
Prices of these animals were gradually
increasing to the calendar year 1914,
but they fell per cent in 1915. fol-
lowed by a gain of IL per cent in 1916,
of 40 per cent in 1917. when the peak of
1918, and of less than 1 per cent in
1919. Now for the last four months of
1919 and for 1920 TO September. there
has been a recession of price movement
with a drop of IA per cent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II IL the aim of the management to secure
Efficient service in the delivery of the paper
each night, and it solicits the cooperation of
subscribers to that end. Prompt reports should
be given Of each failure TO receiye the paper
on the morning following the omission, in
person, by telephone or postal card, thus en-
abling the of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper rem
edy Immediately applied. 1t il only by this
method that the publisher can secure the de
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
a furnace. He might have thought
Eventually, why not now"

In Portland, Me, bakers have reduced
the price of doughnuts, cakes and cook
les from 10 to 20 per cent, the reduc
ton being due to lower costs of sugar.
Sugar must be just as cheap in this sec
ton as in Portland.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22

clothing. Take a day off, if necessary,
and get rid of the cold. Those simple
rules, if carefully followed. will make
the return of influenza unlikely. With
such precautions. any return is not
likely to be serious Two experiences
have demonstrated pretty effectively that
foOling with the FLU" doesn't pay.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
"Diamond Dyes"
Don't Spot, Run
Don't Risk Material in Poor
Dyes that Fade or Streak

Each package of Diamond Dyes" con
tains directions so simple that any
woman can diamond-d a new, rich.
fadeless color into worn, shabby gar
ments, draperies, coverings, whether
wool, silk, linen, cotton or mixed goods
Buy Diamond Dyes"-no other kind
then perfect results are guaranteed even
if you have never dyed before. Druggist
has color eard.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
One Year AGO Today.

Riotous demonstration in New York
over the presentation of German opera.
L. s. Senate Foreign Relations commit
tee adopted new set of treaty reserva-
tons.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22

1t is lucky that Mary of the movies
and curls can call herself Pickford as
it seems she isn't sure yet whether she
is Mrs. Moore or Mrs. Fairbanks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22

Doesn't hurt a bltl Drop a little
" Freezone on an aching corn, in
stantly that corn stops hurting, then
shortly you lift it right off with fin
2ers. Truly!
Your druggist sells a tiny bottle Of
"Freezone for a few cents, sufficient
to remove every hard corn, soft corn,
or corn between the toes, and the cal
lOuses, without soreness or irritation
Adv. I
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22

4 Manchester, Vt. item says thieving
lis becoming quite a pastime in that viii
lage. The frequency with which reports
of burglaries, attempted breaks and
petty thefts appear in the Vermont
newspapers of late Indicates that it is
becoming a statewide pastime.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
DUST Mapping.
(Keene Sentinel. J

According to recent news reports
Thomas Edison admits that he is at
work on a machine which win make
possible easy communication with the
dead. Those Hello girls aren't dead
Tom, they're just asleep at the switch
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
Beginning to Enjoy Political Freedom
Huntington Clipper. }

Primary reform won't stand much of
a chance with the next legislature. The
voters are just beginning to feel their
oats in their new born political free
dom,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22

A Chicago mail carrier has just been
arrested for burning political matter
sent through the mails because it made
his pack too heavy. he was found stuff
ing speeches of Congressman Rainey into
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22

No political candidate can afford to
be grouchy around home these days. He
might lose his wife's vote
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
Member Of The Aaroelsted Presa.

The ASSOCIATED Press Is exclusively en-
titled to the use for publication of all news
credited in this paper and also the local news
published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run of paper, 50 cents
an inch for first insertion, 80 cents an inch
for each subsequent insertion. Limited space
first page at double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified Notwithstanding cents a line
first insertion with so per cent discount for
each subsequent insertion without change OF
order
Reading Eotices-Twenty cents per line first
insertion with so per cent discount for each
subsequent insertion without change of copy.
Reading notices are published at foot of local
items,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22

Edward Pendergast of Rutland, age
Rutland railroad, was knocked down in
the local yards yesterday morning bv a
switching engine, He Is now at the Rut-
land hospital suffering severely from
shock and bruises. He will probably re-
cover.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22

For resourceful imagination commend
us to the attorney for the men arrested
early Sunday morning on the charge of
hunting 'coons out of season. According
to his statement to the fish and game
warden his clients were not hunters but
of an organization known as the
Nottingham Scientific Research club and
were abroad Saturday night. not in
search of 'coons but to corroborate the
alleged discovery of a new planet. The
fact that they are said to have had with
them such astronomical paraphernalia as
shotguns, lanterns, tree climbers and
dogs tends, of course, to give weight to
the attorneys story.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22

The men who hang around a newspa-
per Office and take up the editors time
are the ones who wonder why the pa
per hasn't more editorials.-Benningto
Banner.
The Banner office must be a daily
gathering place for friends and neigh
bors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22

An attempt was made during Wednes-
day night to burglarize the Burt Brothers
clothing store at Bennington. An en-
trance into the building was not effected
and it is believed that the thieves be-
came frightened and left without caus-
ing any damage other than the breaking
of a large light of glass.