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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-01
TORNADO WRECKS
MANY BUILDINGS
Storm Sweeps Clean Path Through
Massachusetts, Towns - Much
Damage at South Weymouth.

BOSTON, Sept. l. - As the climax
of day marked by sweltering temper
ature and whitening humidity, a thun-
derstorm of great severity broke over
the eastern section of Massachusetts,
yesterday afternoon, bringing in its
wake about clock tornado of we'll
defined proportions which cut swath
from 400 to 600 feet wide through Old
Colony towns of Holbrook, Randolph
Braintree, South Weymouth and Hing
ham.
The tornado was the worst that has
struck Massachusetts, in more than a
generation. 1t is impossible to estimate
the damage caused, but it will run
into the thousands. No human lives
were lost, but large numbers of live
stock, including pigs and hens, were
killed beneath falling timbers.
An unusual feature of the tornado
was the fact that so many garages
and smaller buildings were twisted out
of shape as If they were toys.
The monster cloud seemed to twist
and turn as it tore in its cyclonic fury
dashing down here and wreeking prop
erty and then jumping to point
further away.
The tornado appears to have original
ed at the base of the Blue hills, between
the towns of Holbrook and Randolph.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-01
CONNECTICUT STORM
KILLS 2, RUINS CROPS
Damage to Connecticut Valley Tobac-
co Estimated at S2,00O,0o0-
Heavy Hailstones.

NEW HAVEN; Sept. 1.-Two persons
dead, score injured, damage to the to-
bacco crop estimated at S2000,000 and
heavy losses to farm buildings and gem
eral shops, was the toll of a series of
electrical and hail storms that swept
over many sections of Connecticut yes
terday afternoon
The storm assumed cyclonic proper
tions in North Haven, North Guilford,
East Windsor, Sufield, CRANKY and
other towns.
Miss Florence Linsey of Pittsfeld,
Mass, was drowned off the Milford
shore when high waves upset rowboat.
Raffaele Shalon, a water tender with a
railroad gang, was killed at North Hav-
en- when group of frame houses were
blown down.
A branch factory Of fireworks con.
Germ at North Haven was wrecked by
the wind, dozen young women EN-
ployed being injured. one seriously.
'sThe tobacco districts of the Connecti
cut river valley were hard hit. The crops
in most cases were about Is per cent
harvested, and the standing tobacco was
reported as a total loss on many of the
plantations. In East Windsor the loss
was reported as very heavy.
VI hdilidSC ~ loblNNO IL
several towns were: East Windsor
s800,0O Suffield, 100000: Windsor
| Locks, $500, 900; CRANKY, 100000; III
| lington and Vernon, 100000; Windsor
| $50 900.
Hailstones larger than walnuts were
| found in the tobacco fields after the
storm passed. 1t is said that very little
insurance was carried on the tobacco
| The wind also did heavy damage to fruit
| trees and to corn. Telephone service was
| impaired in several sections of the state
In North Haven the fury of the storm
was spent in five minutes. A terrific
wind with hailstones and rain created
havoc in two places in that town, I'M
| roofing several houses, demolishing score.
OF small frame buildings, killing one boy
and injuring many persons.
| The force of the storm was spent ove1
two areas about half a mile apart ant
along a course less than 300 feet wide
/ The wind struck group of frame
houses, carrying most of them across thu
tracks of the New York, New Haven I
Hartford railroad and piling up tn
1 fragments.
Wires were torn off the poles and fol
several hours it was necessary TO fias
trains to pass them over the tracks be
tween Meriden and North Haven.
rang of section men at work on thu
| racks saw the storm coming and ran L
shelter in these houses, where the .watei
tender was killed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-01
Odd Animal Friendships.

Sometimes a dog will adopt another
animal in the oldest fashion. There
was a case where female bob-tailed
sheep dog made friends with an old
hen which shared its kennel. When
the animal had puppies the bird brood
ed over them and kept them warm dur
ing the mothers absence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-01
LOST.

LOST-Anyone finding a suit case
between Hogback mountain and Brat
tleboro containing the following ar
ticles,-one black silk lace wolfe dress,
one Copenhagen blue wool dress
trimmed with blue velvet, one pale
blue Surseen silk dress trimmed with
white pearl buttons, one greenish blue
Georgette dress trimmed with white
beads, one Copenhagen blue satin dress
trimmed with beads, six yards of yell
low Surseen silk dress goods, one emer-
aid green satin pettieoat, one silk shirt
waist, flesh, one rose pink suit jacket
trimmed with pink satin and pink
pearl buttons-please return to Mrs.
Charles Atherton, East Wilmington,
VT, and receive reward. 151-157#
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-01
color BLIND. Rooks won, rally.

A curious instance of extreme color
blindness recenffy came to light A
post office clerk could never balance
his accounts. Examination proved
that he was unable to. distinguish be-
tween the colors of the stamps he sold.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-01
Great Railway Center,

There are 256 railway stations.
within six-mile radius of st. Paul's
cathedral, London. while within a
twenty-mile radius there are nearly
400
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-01

An army of blackbirds invaded Bur
lington and cleaned up the grasshoppers
that have infested that city for the past
few weeks. The tactics of these birds
excited the attention of passers-by and
soon quite an audience had gathered to
watch A flock of between 500 and 1000
Of the birds would alight on a lawn and,
beginning at one end. would work to-
ward the other, gathering in every grass
hopper that happened to be on that par
ticular lawn with thoroughness that
won admiration. When this was com
pleted ON one lawn they would pass to
the next one that promised rich feeding.
The number of the birds in sight at any
1one time was yariously estimated at be-
tween five and ten thousand
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-01
GUILFORD.

The play, Breezy Point, to be fol-
lowed by supper and dance, will be
given in Grange hall at O'Clock Fri
day evening, Sept. 3, instead of Sept.
s as announced.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-01
VERMONT NEWS.

j. Frank Burke of Boston has been Sc
cured as football coach for the Univer-
sity Of Vermont Burke graduated in
the class Of 1917, served overseas during
the war and since had been acting as
bond salesman for Boston bond house.
He has leave of absence during the
football season.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-01

ADVERTISE YOUR WANTS
IN THE DAILY REFoRMEB
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-01

BOY WANTED-In composing room.
Pay according to age and ability. No ex-
perience required. Apply to John Gunn'
foreman, or f. I'll. Crane, manager, Yer.
mont Printing Co. 1871
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-01

WANTED laundress at the Austine
Institution. 14o-1l
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-01

AtbLbdii stdsOu.
Charles DOVE, alias Charles Whitlock,
escaped from the prison at Windsor
Monday night. Dove is described as be
ing 20 years old, FIVE feet, nine inches
tall, weighs Isl pounds, has gray eyes,
light brown hair and medium complexion.
He wore khaki trousers and a gray shirt
at the time of his escape.
First Lieut Stuart Chadwick. former
" in the army aviation service, is in
Rutland to do commercial flying, it be
ing the first opportunity that Rutland
people have had this year to take sight
seeing trips in the clouds. He will start
from Kelley Field, which is to be made
an official aviation field
Action in the following automobile IL
eenses has been taken by Secretary
Black: H. W Varnum, suspended in
definitely because of a fatal accident;
Frank T. Gibney, North Troy, for al
legged operating a car when intoxicated;
Robert E. May, St. Johnsbury, revoked
for conviction of being intoxicated while
operating a car: Earl C. Davidson of
Barre suspended indefinitely for alleged
ineompetency; G.. E. Pope, IT., of Jeffer-
sonville suspended indefinitely for oper
ating a car when alleged to have been
intoXipatad
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-01

FOR SALE-Piano $50, Columbia
talking machine $12, violin, mandolin,
guitar, banjo, slide trombone. Heating
stoves So and up; dining tables $40,
b12, SIS; bed room set $50, crib So,
sewing machine SO, guns SO to $25;
automobile tires, 2-34x41h, So each;
tubes $3.50 each, a grand suit of
clothes SIS, and a thosand other things
at the secondhand goods store. G. w.
Cushman, 81 Main ST., Tel. 239.
155-16Os
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-01

WANTED-Messenger boy. Postal
Telegraph. loz-tI
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-01
WANTED.

WANTED-Waitress. Hoadley's Cafe.
l56-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-01

FOR SALE-Furniture and Ranges,
new and second hand, at J. B. Dunton's.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-01

FOR SALE-New manufacturing
plants increase at the toy factory adds
tenement house for sale. Always oc-
cupied, well located, hot and cold
water, electricity, gas, set bowl and
bath, new Glenwood furnace. w. c.
Horton Agency, 10 Brook ST., Brattle-
bOro, Vt. 154-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-01
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Dodge touring car. G..
J. Perkins & Son. Tel. 575-M. 146-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-01

WANTED-Men and women with
burning, aching, itching feet, sore corns
and callouses to try box Of Snow
Drop SalVe. % cents, works wonders.
Guaranteed by w. F. Root, Brattleboro
Drug Co., G. F. Thomas and all drug
gists. 142-17l"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
From the Brooklyn E

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
 A R PAUL DESCHANEIt President IWil of the French republic has GV9onot much save red blood in with the sans Culottes, Ills wardrobe is well equipped Whether ne uses stretchers or not we do not know. He is wealthy enough to glVe balls and have champagne on his taole every day. Mme Deschanel 1t IS sald' aspires to be the social leader Of her land and to dictate fashions to Paris therefore to the world. Henceforth the Elysee Palace is to be- model or rich taste it's invited guests are to be ex- pectea to conform to a standard higher than the bourgeoisie is accustomed to-, and the simplicity of the French revo- lution is to meet final repudiation.
 Footmen will be supplied with $500 uniforms in carefully chosen colors, not at the expense of the state. Out riders, we are told, will wear white buckskin breeches-they will not be Sans Culottes-patent leather topboots, gold braided dark blue coats and sil- yer embroidered waistcoats. Dignity will be everywhere. such dignity as our own George Washington used to insist
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
no,ps oF REMEMBRANCE

From the Providence Journal.
 The Rotarians of Tampa, Fla, are first in the field with an idea that many well be adopted by their fellow mem
 bers throughout the country. They are
 making a list of the men who entered the service from Hilsboro county or which Tampa is the seat; and for every
 man who put on khaki or navy blue thev will plant tree on the highway
 which follows the west coast or tneir state. The cost will be approximately
 ST. 900.
 The women of Chattanooga, Tenn, and
 of York, Pa, have also decided to plant trees as memorials to our soldiers and sailors. One of the main highways leading out of Chattanoga has been chosen as a road of remembrance and on each side of it trees will be set out.
 The women of York will attempt to sup ply enough shade tres for twenty-five
 miles of the Lincoln highway.
 In Middleton. O., welfare assocla- ton has it's plans ready for planting thousand trees along the Dixie highway next spring. Minneapolis is laying out a similar road of remembrance between two of it's parks and expects to have 1 trees growing along it's borders before { the end of next year. Delaware, in which good roads are of very recent origin, has had survey made or varle- 1 ties of native trees and will have an ex- pert authority select the best for beau tifying it's state highways.
 | Coming as they do from widely diff l ferent sections of the country, these plans show that public sentiment in l favor of tree-lined roads is fast gain- ing ground It has taken a long time 1 for this sentiment to be aroused. But with the fact newly evident that road | side trees are valuable and useful, IS
 well as ornamental, the new and alto gether correct viewpoint is displacing | the old, erroneous one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
He Likes the Mexicans.

Will Andrews. formerly with the Buffalo Bill wild west show, has been here week visiting relatives, and yesterday, in a short lecture to 8 group of friends, said; iaa
 All this talk about Mexicans you read gets my goat. I have lived with them for years at time, and better natured, more kindly disposed bunch of folks you never met Lots of them are quick tempered. just as we are, but a fellow who behaves himself in Mex ican town will never get in trouble The ones you hear about getting hurt are usually chaps who try to lord it over them, and then are surprised when it is resented.
 'You ought to stop to realize that in the Big Bend country on the north side of the Rio Grande for an American to see a sombrero is to shoot. For every American they have killed I guess our folks have killed them by the hun dreds. If they hate us it's because our border people have taught them to-
 "They are brave fighters, loyal friends and when let alone, pretty de- cent neighbors."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
The World Is Small.

"The world is very small after all. said Raymond Dunn. and you cannot go any place without meeting some one who knows you or some one you know. I had delightful experience recently when I happened to meet friend Of mine who had served in the navy dur ing the late world war. My company went overseas on the transport or which he was stationed. and I hadn't seen him since I left him at Brest. It was a happy reunion for us, as we had so many things to tell each other, one of the most interesting to me being the fact that he had located in Bir- mingham. He was native of Califor- mia, but for the past few years has made Philadelphia his home. I had told him so much a bout Alabama and especially Birmingham that he decided when he was discharged to make this his home.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
"FLUNKEYISM' IN FRANCE

upon, whether in the executive mansion OF driving through the country in great white coach behind six milk N hite horses.
 Frenehmen say that Descbaael "ele-f gancep has not been approached since the time of Louis KY, Louis le Grand. This may be an exaggeration. The Eff teenth and Sixteenth Louis made a fine show. Napoleon the Great was not much behind them though there was a Hcertain element of tawdriness in his demonstrations as in those of Louis Philippe and Napoleon the Little. The present French republic has never had Ia President of the personal resources of Deschanel
 The United States has never elected millionaire to the White House. If. it should do so, we imagine he would err on the side of oversimplicity The first indication of extra layishness would cost him most of his popularity. We are not bold enough to insinua te that Deschanel will weaken his politi- cal prestige by what he is doing in France. Conditions and currents of public sentiment are very widely diff ferant NF y
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
Makes Water Pipes Burst

This last cold snap caught great deal of outside plumbing said Paul Barnett, who has charge of number of residences in East Birmingham. "It seems that southern people pay no at tention whatever to the frost line as they do in the east and the northwest. Down here if we put pipe under ground, as rule the trenches are dug with out any thought of saving them in in- tense weather. number of plants out greatly by bursting pipes. By the way. unless you have taken down pipe and tried to thaw them out. you have no idea what job it is.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18

French officers have found baseball too rought, but before indulging in loud guffaws, let us remember that beating the boche was a far rougher sport in which they excened. # # # Colonel House kept peace between the President and MT. Lansing in Paris. Just lcok what happened when the colonel was no longer at hand to pour oil on the troubled waters!
 Looking back on his experience as Sec, retary of State, MT. Bryan is probably more firmly convinced than ever that he got out while the getting was good. * * % Congratulations to ''Marse Henry wat terson on his eightieth birthday The coloners humor is as rich and racy as it was thirty years ago.
 The Dutch governments suggestion 10 intern Wilhelm at Doorn shows its usual ithoughtfulness. Wilhelm has already bought a place there. # % x
 The kind of report made by congress lsional Investigating committee depends a great deal on the committees political complexion.
 * * # Italy may not care particularly if Uncle Sam is left out of the proceedings. pro vided the Adriatic question is settled to her liking
 The allies have decided to permit Ger many to try her own war criminals That takes a great load off the minds of said criminals Sims and Daniels in 1s2o Sampson and schley in 1899, but Farragut, who had lreal folk to fight, never said anything. x # #
 The early strawberry shortcake is blooming in Birmingham restaurants and lis within reach of the average income.
 # # #
 A Georgia sheriff with two deputies stood off a mob which wanted to lynch an Iaged negro. It can be done.
 # # %
 MT Taft acts more and more like a man who's glad he no longer receives his mail at the White House.
 # As T
 Carpenters who think S10 day about right, are contributing to the unrest arnong school teachers.
 # x x
 The Leviathan may safely be termed an ocean going vessel. It is not adapted to min ponds.
 x x +
 The call for MT. Hoover is not tns1sten' among old-line politicians.
 % T #
 The railroads will soon go back to pr1- vate bankruptcy
 And now we have the high cost of pre- siding,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
FOR pARLoR pINKs TO PONDER

From the Chicago Tribune.
 'sFourteen hundred men, women and children were drowned yesterday in the ice floes off Chicago when the steamer Niagara was sunk by shell fire Government and city officials. business men and teachers with their wives and children were killed together when a group of naval cadets. guards men, and police dragged battery of three-inch guns into Grant park and bombarded the steamer. The Niagara " as on it's way to Canada with refugees who had decided to leave the country to the bolsheviki."
 Would such a news item mean that the true liberty has at last come to bless the United States? Would it indi- cate the triumph of freedom of speech? :? Would 1t prove the brotherhood of man. kinde Would 1t demonstrate equality of opportunity? Would it be a monu- ment to the superiority of soviet rule over our present form of government?
 But that is exactly what occurred re- gently at Mareupol, Russia. when 1,400 refugees sought to leave because they would be killed if they remained-and were killed because. they left. They were not even attempting freedom Of speech, but were trying to use freedom of thought in the selection of a safe place to live.
 Even the piukest of our psnks must acknowledge that Russia is not superior to the United States in everything.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
ORIGIN OF NINETY AND M

pr. George H. sandison, in the Chris
 tian Herald.
 N POPULAR hymn tune which came ZA\ right from the fires of sankey's z S musical brain was eThe Ninety and Ninen He was on a south bound train somewhere in England. and was locking over copy of daily paper which he had bought before starting, when his eye fell upon a poem of sev- eral stanzas, which, but for that casual glance, might never have been Known to American readers. It was headed: "The Ninety and Nine.'' He cut it out and sat reading it over and over again aad hunlming to himself while snc train sped on. Then he folded the clipping ard put it in his vest pocket
 That same evening the evaageiiSts had al appointment in 'arga city. The great hall was crowded; the se'V- ices were deeply impressive. the scs' rel songs were sung and the meo'ins < was about to close when Moody turheo to Slakey and said:
 Ira. give us something new hase you got anythins2"
 Sankey hesitated moment aao ''ei' toak ont the newspaper clipping from
 ;s ,,,,set and set 1t upon the Et:'e ar gan that was his companion on all his his eva;rre,.stic 1ourneyings Hs played
 few bars and then sa ig every x.ra. s.r4e ng clear and dis.ilst. His vai.. th-.lled with feeling as t rang out ever the great audience. All the verses x4rs sans and it was eviden- that nowerful impression had been made The audience had heard something .ar- Mrs Moody stepped to tn: fr"h' ana raj .ei hls hands to give the bcne- dicticn
 on ,e: :cf.ng their rooms in he ko-c t.. c-e.. evangelist turned to Sanksy and asked;
 .Ira. where did you get that song .ou sang tonight. The Ninss..y and Nines'
 cut i; nut of a paper on the train, was tie Iepsy, "and I remembered al old tune which I simply adapted" Why, Ira" said the evangs*st "it''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18
LUKE MIuKE SAYS

Any woman will buy s10 worsh of some
 thing she doesn't need just to got the
 trading stamps.
 A preacher announces hat a5somo-
 bile is meraee to fesixiegf fy.ll. q fellow can tairk 0f saang stfaturaI quo tations when he aas eioweH | Edison wasp suen nneh a an in-
 ventor. A wsflaas csI se sN old aird cake and sieep Shtgsen an0 yy ,tfe a hat out oi tls~m
 Another mystee waI nss og 2 girls hair aftes l4@ ria Sxk ftsn he is first married shf nas fg sss,,.u 70 of it done up eu 1sf Neaa. a-S , ysar or so later she has noghlssE k @ad aooutAthe size ~of base5ali- A man will take at @ saNas aes.s sy you tell him that isF K naa ess. But it is differeat Nsth wsa A man will get nsssa lf se.s ap l of being stubborn. And set tis trra s8
 would rather bre%N his nsaR thaa ss his head.
 | Once in while seu get the iasa sAAA 1 a widow is weariIg s a NeayY tiSst vtt
 so you can't see hoF hxsgs she 5s | And what has be aais ef inc sso fa4ss- ined girl who used . be able to fBas | It is well to reme isAer xirur sk.* sx you are going to ( -esa ina WA ina
 men are going to loo al ye,a tai sav l They claim that closlsg to noi. r.,s.se xYss
 man. Well. just let your esothss xef shabby and watch othsF urasi A9o yor At that. man has business augn 1 ing at what the womei Year Yts nevsi.
 saw a girl wearing ear as1fEs .e your
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-18

From the Memphis Commercial-Appeal. TN these days of dsloyal natives, de-
 signing aliens and other snakes in S the national grass, it is well to come upon instances where the real spirit Of Americanism has been absorbed by those of foreign birth who have come among us. It restores our hope in the eventual triumph of the melting pot. The other day there was simple but striking ex- ample in Pittsburg of the fact that the Fl 1ocess of Arnericanization has not been total failure. It was shown in letter from Russian migrant who refused a witness fee for testifying in one of the courts He couched his refusal in these words
 T am inclosing check for sl5 which recelvel from the honorable court. l have considered this matter very careful |ly. and I do not think I deserve any pay for doing my duty. As matter or fact,