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The Delta independent., 1920-12-24
Convicted Of delinquency ch.roe.

Convicted Of Delinquency Charge.
The attention Of the County Court
was occupied Tuesday and Wednesday
of this week by the case of David
Vance. who was arrested last week
on a charge of contributing to the
delinquency of Nellie Allen. The jury
returned a verdict of guilty yesterday
morning, and a motion for new trial
has been filed by the defendant
The Delta independent., 1920-12-24
kiddies Have Celebration.

Riddles Have Celebration.
The members of the Delta kinder
garten enjoyed a Christmas party at
the home of Mrs. W. H. Fluallen yes
terday afternoon. A lovely tree and
refreshments were features most en-
joyed by the little folks. Each child
was privileged to bring a guest and
patrons were also invited.
The Delta independent., 1920-12-24
Home for Christmas.

Home for Christmas.
Cecil Dingman. student in Denver
University, came home Wednesday
evening to spend Christmas with his
parents and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
E. Dingman and Miss Audrey of North
Delta.
The Delta independent., 1920-12-24
Committee Meetina.

cor,mittee Meeting.
The County committee OF Y. N. c.
A. had a meeting in Delta Friday and
a dinner at the New Perkins At noon.
There were representatives from all
the towns over the county and about
twenty were in attendance.
The Delta independent., 1920-12-24
He Likes Delta.

He Likes Delta.
G. G. Hardy of Blue Springs, Neo-
raska. is spending the fall and winter
here. Mr. Hardy came to Delta in July
and has improved greatly In health.
He is seeking relief from bronchial
affection. He is very favorably I'M
pressed with Delta and vicinity ana
will probably locate here with his IA
mily.
The Delta independent., 1920-12-24

No Story This Week or Next.
The story telling hour conducted
by Mss. R. NJ. Burdick at the library
building will be deferred until Satur-
day, January Sth, owing to the fact
that Christmas and New Years days
fall an Saturday.
The Delta independent., 1920-12-24
After Several Years

After Several Years.
Miss Hazelle Guyer, formerly pop
ular Delta girl. arrived the last OF the
week and visited a short time with
friends here. She left Monday after
noon for Riverside. California where
she will remain several months. Miss
Guyer holds lucrative position with
the Rio Grande offices in Denver, as
stenographer.
The Delta independent., 1920-12-24
e.p.i.. VIII Celebrate.

A program of unusual interest has
been prepared and will be given ct
the Baptist church this evening oe
ginning at 1880. As is customary.
every boy and girl will have an ,p-
portunity to give a silver. offer e
for the poor. This collection will be
used for relief in the Near East.
The Delta independent., 1920-12-24
Old Friend Returns.

Old Friend Returns.
A familiar figure In Hollands store
this week is Mrs. Minnie Taylor Sm',h
who returned recently from Denver
Mrs. Smith left Delta about year
ago, after spending number OF years
ms saleslady in Hillman's ready-to-
-. wear department.
The Delta independent., 1920-12-24

Judes Cess 10 Denver.
Judge Logan left Tuesday for Dem
yer where he will eat Christmas tur'
key and celebrate the Christmas tree
festivities with his daughter and SON
in.law. Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Reed and
the children. He may spend several
months enjoying the bright lights OF
the capital city.
The Delta independent., 1920-12-24
ON Hoosier State.

Returns from Hoosler State.
c. F. Voyles, who has spent the
past year in Indiana, recently at
Chandler, has returned to his ranch
near Olathe and will farm that place
the coming season.
The Delta independent., 1920-12-24
Boys Home From East.

Arrivals this week were Herbert
Hillman and Edwin Chase. the former
reaching home Sunday from Columbia
University and the latter from Shat
tuck Military Academy, at Faribault,
Wisconsin.
The Delta independent., 1920-12-24

To Spend Holidays at Home.
G. A. Packer, Y. M. c. A. secretary,
left Tuesday for Denver. where he ex-
poets to visit with relatives and
friends until about the first of the
year.
The Delta independent., 1920-12-24
Miss Nichols Home.

An arrival yesterday evening was
Stella Nichols, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. F. Nichols of Eckert, who re-
Aturned for the Christmas vacation.
Miss Nichols is teaching school at
Sterling.
The Delta independent., 1920-12-24
Mr.. Hinton III.

Mr.. Hinton III.
L. A. Hinton has been confined to
his room for the past week with an
attack of grippe, the effects of flu
from which he suffered last winter.
His friends all hope for his speedy
recovery.
The Delta independent., 1920-12-24
Talking Thinos Over.

The members of the Delta County
Bar association held meeting in
Delta Saturday evening. A dinner WIS
served at the New Perkins and mat
tiers of interest to the legal profession
were discussed. Nearly all the attor-
news in the county were present.
The Delta independent., 1920-12-24
Father Bertrand Visits.

Rev. n. Bertrand, for several years
priest of St. Michael's Catholic church
of this city. now located at Akron,
Colorado. arrived last week and
spent few days here attending to
some business matters.
The Delta independent., 1920-12-24
Guest Of sister.

Guest Of Sister.
Fred Meter arrived yesterday
from Buena Vista and will spend Christ
mas with his sister, Mrs. H. f. Tyler
and family Mr.. Meteer comes annual
ly at the holiday season for visit.
The Delta independent., 1920-12-24
Sundayed in Delta.

Sundayed IN Delta.
c. c. Border and Chas. Mealey of
Olathe were in Delta over Sunday.
Mr.. Border took advantage of his brief
visit and spent portion of time with
his mother, Mrs. Alice Border Of North
Delta
The Delta independent., 1920-12-24
Moving Into Town.

James J. Girardet and family. who
for several months have occupied the
A. l. Cook ranch south Of the city,
moved this week into Delta and are
comfortably located in the Ed. Han
son residence on Meeker street.
The Delta independent., 1920-12-24
VISITING Home Folks.

Visiting Home Folks.
Mrs. George H. Bradley and chill
dren left last week for Bend, Oregon,
where they expect to spend several
weeks visiting the formers parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Miller.
The Delta independent., 1920-12-24
To ~Show.Me" State.

To "show-Me" State.
Mrs. o. M. Kimbley and daughter
Leta left Sunday for their old home
at Mound City, Missouri. They expect
to be away about three months.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-23
Stopping Crime.
Ikeene Sentinel


The many burglaries, hold-ups and muir
ders in New York city and elsewhere at
the present time call attention to the con-
dItiOn which faces the nation and which
every law-abIding citizen can and ian i'm
proving. Nearly always, after a crucial
time, with nerves at a hIgh-stTVng pitch,
followed by unemployment to some eN-
tent, there arises a situation when law
lessuess seems the popular pastImc, when
crime attracts many nOviCes and OldtIm-
eUs take nip their work anew. Apparently,
it is such a time we are now facing.
4 great deal of money has been made
by a good many people during the past
few years. A much larger AMOUNT Of
money is represented by SUCH articles as
iewelrv and also ~ factory payroIls than
formerly. Thus, to some who may not
have shared in the large gains, or who
have spent them. or to those who make
crime a profession. these are especially
attractive. Then, too, there Is more care
lessness in handling OF money and vahl-
ables. due it may be TO growing accus-
toned to large amounts. To these things,
it is believed, much of the wave of crime
NAV be blamed.
But what is more of interest to the pub
lie than the causes for the present COnd}-
tiOns is a method Of remedyIng matters.
Naturally. a great many people look to
the police and other authorities tor secur-
itv. but even i'm a city like New York,
VIII AAotlN1LlAA1 CAA AittNIN 49, Va ~.+
officers. this security is lacking. 1t thus
becomes necessary to take other means,
and perhaps the most satisfactory Is
means which every citizen should use at
all times. but does not.
1t is entirely possible for almost every
citizen to help in stopping crime, not by
not committing crime himself but by max
ing it absolutely as difficult as possible
for anyone else to be criminal, Il every
citizen will see to it that he offers no
temptation to weaker brothers. to rob or
xiii Tor gam. and if he makes himself a
sort of police officer. or ,nerhaps it might
better be called a "brotber's keeper he
will be able, it may be expected, to see
opportunities for stopping crime before 1t
starts. This. of course, is by far the most
Is it not we'll for all Of us to take
thought on this subject and, while not
making ourselves detectives by any man,
ncr of means. still keen an eye peeled
to do everything possible to c~ircumvent
crime by eliminating possibilities as tar
as possible?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-23
TOO MUCH DUPLICATION.

The statement Of Congressman Reavis
of Nebraska in advocating a reorganiza-
ton Of the executive department of the
federal government will. surprise most
people. He says that we now have 16
separate agencies in charge of road con-
struction, 10 dealing with hydraulic con-
~truction. % carrying on engineering re
search. PC concerned with surveying and
mapping, 1G working on rivers. 10
with public land functions. and II con
Quoting chemical Investigations. There
are p public building agencies. and II
bureaus engaged in war work. Vet
Grams of the Civil war receive their an
nuities through the bureau of pensions,
is under the department of the
interior while an entirely different
agcncy in the treasury department pro-
vides relief for veterans of the World
war, and still another department at
tends to their disqualification.
The house unanimously voted for the
appointment of a special joint committee
to recommend a reorganization of the
executive department and allows two
wears for the committee to make its re
port. That much time may be necessary
to work out an intelligent and complete
reorganization, but the heads of the var
ious Departments and bureau might
materially assist in stopping unnecessary
expenditures by eliminating these du-
plicate officials from their various organi-
zatiOn2.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-23

Crime waves always generate waves
of alleged protection from crime. Such a
wave is sure to follow the attempted sup
precision of crimes in many cities of the
country. In Connecticut the wave of
lesser crimes in the form Of maurading
farm crops has become so serious the
Changers Of that state are advocating the
establishment of a state constabulary
for the protection Of crops in the rural
| districts. and it is expected the state
Orange at its annual session in January
| will endorse the scheme and Introduce
a bill to that effect in the legislature.
1t is said that farmers throughout
that state have suffered greatly from the
thcfts of their fruit and produce crops
but no vigorous attempt to check the
thieves has been undertaken. The plan
for a state constabulary is the first at
tempt to bring about a systematic effort
to prevent the raiding of farmers crops.
There seems to be no reason why the
farmers should not be protected even if
it is expensive. The expense is only an
Indication Of the seriousness of this form
Of robbery.
1t Will be strange with the prevalence
f homicides in Vermont if the coming
legislature is not asked to form a con-
~~tabulary for this state. Murders are
committed in many different sections of
tho state and each suspected murder
calls for the employment of Boston de-
t~cctives to ferret out the guilty parties
and their appearance in court to at
tempt their conviction. During the ten
years from 1909 to 1918 inclusive this
detective service has cost the state from
$500. % to $36,S75.9O per year. That
it will be large for the past two years
is certain because Of the large number
Of homicides during that period.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-23
Little Benny'S
Note Book
BEING SICK
By Il PAPE.


There is > kinds of helth, good and bad
gins to get bad and then they start to
remember how good it was wen it wasent.
People get more p~lezzure out of telling
how bad they feel than wat they do out
of telling how good they feel, on account
of that being the ony p~lezZure there Is
in it. If you wUnt to hecr how good
they feel YOU half to ask them but if
you wunt to heer how had thew feel all
you half to do is jest Iisscn. The ferst
thing you do wen you get a stummiek
axe for eny reason is to go errOund
Dragging about it but wen You feel so
good you couldent feel eny better if YOU
tried you hardly ever go GROUND saying
o. boy maybe l don't feel CRATE. This
proves bad news travels the fastest.
As soon as you begin to feel sick YOU
start to think, G. | wish | was better,
but wen you feel all rite you never
think, G, its a good thing | Amt sick.
This proves its easier to have a bum
time than wat it is to injoy yourself.
Wen a person feels n little sick they
jest stay that way and hope they wont
get verse. and wen they get verse they
they get verse thar that, witch they
proberly would, only by the time they get
Verse than that the d0ctker has to come
to- them.
1t sounds verse to say you're sick in
bed than wat it does to jest say your
sick. and if You say you're sick in
bed with a nerse it sounds fearse.
You don't half to be sick to get a boil
on the back of your neck. being a good
thing on account of the boil being bad
enuff by itself.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-23

about by incidents" which result from
avoiddble conditions which can be attrib-
uted only to carelessness or Indifference.
Many of these deaths result from inn
proper construction of dwellings and pub
lie buildings, from ~unguarded heating and
lighting devices, from infammable hang
ingS and decorations thOughtlessly placed
where they may come into contact with
open flames.
Others are the direct consequence of
brutal. barefaced violation of building
ordinances and fire prevention codes by
employees and employers in mercantile and
manufacturing establishments, by patrons
and proprietors of theatres and assembly
halls, and in other places where many
persons gather.
\ great many of these deaths are di-
rectly attributable to the terminal care
l~eSSness of men and women smokers who
throw lighted matches and burning cigars
and cigarettes away without a thought
concerning the injury they may do.
This appalling and heartrending death
list is a monument to stupid, criminal dis
regard of elementary principles of sound
building construction and simple good be-
havior. 1t is the terrible price the nation
for heedleSSnesS and shOrt-sighted
Selfishness in individuals.
The authors of these tragedies should
be held to responsibility for their acts and,
for the safety of the public, punished.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-23
EQUALIZATION,

A1AuLIdhu I1eTdIu.J
The hope expressed by State Tax Com.
missioner Melvin G.. Morse that the state
Will be given authority to make re-assess.
ments IN towns where valuations appear
to need 1t Is a hope to which The Re.
former has frequently given voice. No
equitable distribution of tax burdens will
be possible until some central authority
has the right to enforce uniform system
OF %pToperty valuation. 1t is common re-
port that many towns set their valua-
lions with a deliberate eye to making
their share of the state tax as small as
possible. and without a state equalization
board there appears to be no remedy for
this unsatisfactory NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
RefOrmeT.
Under old conditions, when each town
was almost sufficient to itself, or when at
least it had no particular business with
the grand lists of other towns, it was not
so important to have grand lists made IN
strictly according to law; now it is diff
erent
The heavy state tax of the past two
wears has been paid by inequitable assess
ments upon the various towns, due to
the manifold variations Of grand lists.
Some towns make up their grand lists
with some approximate relation to the
law which requires property to be as
sessed at its true value in o n and as
sess a moderate tax rate; others delib-
%erately hold down the grand list and as
sess a heavy tax rate.
SOME of them, as the tax commissioner
noints out, evidently do this deliberately
for the express purpose Of evading the
state tax. Even when there is no state
! tax. or when it ig a nominal FIVE or ten
cents on the grand lists, the disparity in
; the distributions Of highway and school
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-23
lxes is a motive Ion dishonest or at Ieast

taxes is a motive for dishonest or at least
doctored tax lists.
But whatever the motive and whatever
the pretext. the law is clear enough and
there is no doubt that towns are DELHI
erately making up their e,4nd lists with
out complying with that law. Evidently,
too, there Is no chance of enforcing the
account, so the need of d state board Of
authority with the power to revise grand
lists constitutes an issue that affects ev-
cry taxpayer in the state.
Legalizing grand lists by legislative
enactment used to be quite a considerable
portion of the doings of a Vermont legis-
lature. If some aggrievcd taxpayer ever
gets into the courts, there Will be some
disclosures that will show that one-half of
the grand lists of the state are even APP
p~roximately legal.
It is time such conditions were changed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-23
BLACK AND WIFE
PUT IT TO TEST.
eve Now Know Tanlac Is
the Grandest Medicine
In the World"
He Says

"AIy wife and / have both put Tanlac to
test and call it the best medicine In the
world declared X. T. Black, Middlebury,
Vermont, recently.
Yes, sir, I've read some wonderful
statements about Tanlac, but l don't be
lieve there are two people in the world
who have reason to be more thankful for
what it has done for them than my wife
and myself.
As for my case. l was troubled with
rheumatism very badly, and the medicine
set me right, But even the pleasure that
gave me is small compared with the JOY |
have experienced in seeing my wife's
health restored.
1t was about a year ago when she
commenced having Indigestion. She got to
where she could scarcely eat anything,
and after every meal she suffered the
usual fortunes caused by a bad stomach.
AT times she blOated until the pressure
on her heart was so bad it locke like she
would faint, and she complained of the
sharpest pains all through her chest. She
also suffered from constipation and head
aches a great deal, and was so weak she
could scarcely stay up.
well, things looked pretty dark for us.
it seemed like her time for this world was
not very long, and / honestly don't believe
she would be alive today if it hadn't been
for Tanlac.
But the medicine brought her right
out. She has a fine appetite now, and
everything agrees with her so well she
has actually gained II pounds in weight.
She hasn't complained of an ache or pain
since finishing her fourth bottle of Tan
lac, and she is now doing all her house
work with perfect ease. l can't say any
thing too strong for this wonderful medi-
cine"
Tanlac is sold in Brattleboro by the
RrnftInhnrn IlpI4u 10 i'm South nnhnn-
derry by George G.. Smith, in Jamaica
by r. J. Daggett. in Townshend by Car
! roll O. Robinson, in West Townshend by
Circuit & Dean, in Newfane by W. p.
Eames, and in Putney by NJ. G.. VIII
liamS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-23
p
With Now q Comment and Then
Only a Caption.
For Sale.

For Sale.
One Ford a
With piston rings,
Two rear wheels,
One front spring.
Has no Tenders,
Seat or plank,
Burns lots of gas,
Hard to crank
Carburct0r busted
Halfway through.
Engine missing,
Hits on two.
Three years old.
Four in the spring.
Has shock absOrbers
And everything.
Radiator busted,
Sure does leak
Differcntial dry.
You can hear it squeak.
Ten SpOkeS missing.
Front all bent,
Tires blown out
Amt worth a cent
Got lots of speed.
Will run like the deuce,
BURNS either gas
Or tobacco juice.
Tires all Of.
Been run ON the rim;
A damn good Ford
For the shape it's in.
Contributed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-23

The R~eforner is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers: 49,
Brattlebor0, Brattleboro News Co, c. w.
CleaveIand, s. [. Purinton Esteyyille)t
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
(Fort Drummer district.
west BrattIebOro, !. L. StockweIl.
East Dummerston, NJ. F. Brown.
Putney, NJ. G. Williams.
Eewfane, y. NJ. Batchelder.
West Townshend, c. II. Grout.
South londonerry, F. II. Tyler.
South Vern~n, Z. p. BufFum.
Mortified, Mass, Thompson Bros.
west Chesterfield, n. H, Mrs. w. Streetcr.
HinsdaIe, N. H, w. II. Lyman
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
Greenfield, Mass, c. A. Hays,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-23
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run of paper, 50 cents
an inch for first insertion. 80 cents an inch
for each subsequent insertion. Limited space
on first page at double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements-Five cents a line
first insertion with 50 per cent discount for
each subsequent insertion without change OF
copy. Minimum charge 20 cents. Cash with
Reading Notices-Twenty cents per line first
insertion with 50 per cent discount for each
Reading notices are published at foot OF local
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-23
MAY CHANGE LEGISLATURE.
September - Suggested as Date for
CGnven;nC-A Convenient Season.

September % HusSVAtVu ds Udtt tut
CGnven:ng-A Convenient Season.
MONTPELIER. Dec. 23.-Because
the commission to propose amendments
to the constitution agreed to recommend
to the change the converting of the leg
|islaturc back to the fall. instead of
m~id-winter. there has been some agita-
ton i'm tlss section to have the time
fixed at about Sept. -, which would
give a reasonable time to intervene be-
tween the Election on the first Tuesday
in Sentcmbdr, il the old date Of election
should be returned.
Those advocating this plan advance
tine claim that if this was done the leg
i|sIature could do all of its work and adj
iourn by Christmas. thus shortening the
session. and that it would be more con
venicnt for the members to come here in
the fall, because many operate automo-
bileS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-23
The End of a Perfect Week.

Mr.. and Mrs. viii Welch visited at
the home of Coy Combs Thursday night
until a late hour and returned home for
the remainder of the night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Welch happened
to quite an accident Friday as they
came to town. The horse turned the
buggy over, but never hurt either of
them, The buggy was broken to such
an extent it had to be pulled to the shop.
Mr., Will Welch purchased a Ford
Saturday.-Oakland items.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-23
To TIE

Il is 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 receive the paper
on the morning following the omission, in
person, by telephone or postal card, thus en-
abIing the cause of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper rem
edy Immediately applied. 1t is only by this
method that the publisher can secure the de-
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-23
$4,000 Americans Burn to Death.
New York Herald

Fifteen thousand men. women and chill
dren are burned to death in the United
States every year.
\ few of these deaths are the outcome
of unavoidable misadventures which hu-
man prescience could not foresee or hui
man ingenuity could not guard against.
Most of them, however, are brought
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-23
TIE TELLER,s WINDOW TELLS

All going out and nothing coming
in" The casual listener might think the
words strangely appropriate for the
blessed Christmas tide, but according
to a man who has been doing a little Oh
serving, this Christmas season has been
one when quite hittle-Nas coming in
ard not an undue amount going out, He