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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-06-25
Dog Llesass Warning

The law requires every person, who
old, to1take but license on or before
July 1st Licenses and tags can be
procured from the County Treasurer
or Justice of the Peace. Any per-
son falling to comply with the law is
subject to fine or Imprisonment, or
both fine and imprisonment
SAMUEL J. STONE,
jnne18-2t County Treasurer.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-06-25
1917 DODGE TOURING

IJIF DODGE IOJfING.
Some people know how to take care
of any automobile. If you look at this
one you can see how car should be
kept. Good as any new car and low
price
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-06-25

low hgure.
1917 CHALMERS sc" TOURING.
New top; painted Packard blue. A
fine little car at low figure.
TYPE 51-CADILLAC< 49,"
Seven-passenger touring. A good
used car is better than cheap new
car.
1917 HUPMOBILE TOURING.
All new tires, one extra and looks as
good as any car on the road.
1917 FORD TOURING.
Dem. rims, speedometer, storage
battery and all other equipment.
1917 REQ DELIVERY.
They call this speed wagon, and
for quick hauling it will deliver
1917 LITTLE PAIGE &c."
For those Sunday outings and week.
day uses, this car will deliver the
goods. Fully equipped and ready for
immediate delivery.
1917 SCRIPPS-BOOTH ROADSTER
Wire wheels, new battery and in
tip-top shape.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-06-25

CLANCY, Sterling Boone, Gordon Wt-45,
Wilbur HOOD, James Kreimer, John
Rippeon, Prenice Van. SAINT, Walter
Calvin Franklin Chitley
p5naqtnrs Albert shop, L al. Tt l.~szs
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-06-25

ton Wagner, Charles Gartrell, An
thony Skinned, Lea Boone, Gephas
Carver Stanley Van SAINT, Merton
Hood Fred Gosnell and Edwin Gar
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-06-25

S.. P. Ca1trider, teacher in the
Westminster High SCHOOL, called on
The pupils of his Agriculture class
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-26
Issues.
burlington News.

We have Just been reading the
platform of Governor Smith of New |
York, which includes some eight or
nine propositions which he intends to
have adopted by the New York legis-
lature if he can win its members to his
way Of thinking. Mr.. Smith has def
mite plaza program of legislation
which he thinks will benefit his state
and much of his efforts during the
legislative session will be devoted to
achieving what success be can along
the lines he has indicated.
Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts,
will retire from that Office with some
splendid constructive work to his cred-
it, including the elimination of bur
densome and unnecessary commissions.
The governors of various other states
are leaders in advocating legislation to
meet the needs of their states and that
is as it should be.
We have read a lot of what the
next governor of Vermont should be.
We are not nearly so interested in
what he should be as what he should
do. We don't think it is particular
| " pertinent whether he is a business
man, a lawyer, doctor or a farmer
| What we do think is pertinent is that
he should have some ideas of what
| is good for Vermont and work assidu-
ously to develop his ideas into concrete
action.
We hear variously that this or that
candidate is a good fellow, or that
he talks greal deal or that he is too
suave to suit somebody-always the
personal side. Evidently, there is no
interest in what this or that candi-
date stands for.
There are good many important sub
iects for consideration in this state.
We face an age of improvement and
development in our waterways, the need
of highway Improvement is urgent;
taxation is a most pertinent subject;
and so it goes, there being plenty OF
problems presenting themselves to the
solution of which we might expect po
tential governors to address them
selves.
The next governor of Vermont anC
good many succeeding governor:
ought to be men of ideas and ideals
men of action and ina gination, mel
! who face the front, who think there
are many vital things for Vermont t.
do and who are not afraid to attemp
to have them done.
There ought to be some issue beside
e good fellowship in a gubernatoria
e campaign. There ought to be some in
! dication of what men stand for-wha
: they intend to do if they are elected.
When a man undertakes to run
e corporation the directors of that COZ
; poration want to know pretty definite
% ly what he is going to do with thei
property. When a man undertakes
Il run state its voters ought to kno7
leI what he is going to do with their prop
" erty also.
: We hope the next governor of We
mont will be the man with the mos
g constructive program for constructiy
is programs happen to be very seriol
s. need of the state at this time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-26
Little Benny's
Note Book

By LEE PAPE

Pop stopped shaving himself this
morning and came down to brekfst
holding mas diamond ring, saying,
Heer it is agen, mother, it was dec
Grating the window sill in the bath
room this time, mark my words, you'll
lose it yet, diamond ring is ment to
be worn, not left all over the house like
an | don't know wat.
All rite, Willyum, my goodniss, my
goodniss, Ill ware it, sed ma, And she
put 1t back on her finger, pop saying,
The more diamonds go up in price the
more | find yours wandering GROUND
the house, you mark my werds, now,
Jest mark my words.
o Wilyum, for mersey sakes, sed ma
And this AFTERNOON l was feeling for
my skate key on the setting room
mantel peece wen wat did / feel but
ma diamond ring, thinking G., heers
= good chance to make ma think she
lost it. And ! put it in my pockit and
forgot about it, and Jest before suppiI
[ came home and ma was looking al
arround as if she had lost sumthing
Wich she had, for all she knew, saying
Benny, did you by eny chance see my
diamond ring GROUND enyware!
Your diamond ring, G, wy? don't you
know ware it Is? l sed
Yes, serteny. l jest asked you because
YOU have sutch a bewtifill voice that
love the very sound of it, o deer, {
| deer, l felt sure / put it on the mantle
in the sitting room, if I ever lost thai
| ring your father would never get owe
It, after all he's sed, o deer, sed ma
And she kepp on looking on everything
and under everything, saying, Are yol
| quite positive you dident see it, Benny
Me starting. to get scared and think
| ing, G, gosh, III get the dickins. Ant
sed, Are you sure you don't know
ware it is, MAJ
If you ask me that agen Ill give yol
sutch krack you'll remember it t,
your dying day, sed ma. Me thinkin
III be lucky if don't get it anyways
And | quick pulled the ring out of m.
pants pockit, saying Is this it, MAJ
| Benny Potts, sed ma loud as eny
hing. And she quick grabbed it an,
was jest going to say some more an,
proberly do sumthing wen the frun
door opened, and pop called up, Wat
all the ixcitement9 Ma jest looking a
me and going, Shh. Meening sh
wouldent say enything if I dident
| WITCH L dident, for reasons, one be
ing ma and one being pop.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-26
Today Events

Fifty years ago today the first wo-
man suffrage convention on the Pacific
Coast met at San Francisco.
Many visitors are expected in Wich-
ita today for the opening of the Kansas
National Livestock exposition.
A special session of the Wyoming
legislature will meet today to act on
the federal woman suffrage amendment.
Governor Brough has called the Ar
kansas Legislature to meet today for
its third special session within II
months.
The international labor body formed
under the provisions of the Peace Urea
ty is scheduled to begin a meeting in
Paris today.
The Chicago Opera company is to
open its annual New York season at the
Lexington theater tonight with re-
vival of Bellini's "Norma.'
The annual convention of the Nation,
al Beet Growers association, opening
at Denver today, will discuss the
hardships imposed upon the sugar beet
growers by the sugar trust.''
The case of Mrs. Gertrude Wilson
charged with the murder of Charles
Brown, at ranch owned by Mrs. vii
son S husband, a San Francisco news
writer, is scheduled for trial today a
Marysville, Calf.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-26

food waters or condemnation or loss
of buildings. Taxed frequently to their
limit to pay, the towns turn to the leg
islature for relief.
Owing to the war and the liberal
policy of the state toward its men and
women in service, the appropriations
for the current two years were I'M
usually large, and a state tax, first es-
timated at 20 cents on the grand list,
was finally levied at 40 cents. Many
towns failed to appropriate enough
money, some were obliged to borrow
and the majority are faced this year,
not only with large state tax, but
with the necessity of making up what
they failed to appropriate last spring.
This is pretty serious business for the
smaller towns, especially those whose
grand list are small and their tax rates
high. The following scattering exam
ples are significant:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-26

Income tax returns for the year 1918
show that eleven men in this state have
an annual income of 100000 each ,one
of $150,000, one of $250,000, two of
100000 and one of $1,5O0,000. Who
can tell who this $1,500, 900 man is?
There are only ten other states in the
union having men with such incomes
and only thirty-four men in the whole
country who have such an income. OF
course New York leads with thirteen
such men and Ohio is second with five
Michigan does not have a single man
earning such a large income, SO some
Vermonter is beating Henry Ford.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-26

The Reformer is on sale every evening nv
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co., c. w
Sleayeland, S. L. Purinton (Esteyville)
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News.
stand, Gilbert Pollica, 2H South Main St
(Fort Dummer district
West Brattleboro, ]. L. Stockwell.
East Dummerston, NJ E. Brown
Putney, NJ G. Williams
Fewfane, N. NJ. Batchelder.
West Townshend, C. II Grout
Jamaica, R. J. Daggett.
South Londonderry, F. n Tyler
South Vernon, E. B. Buffum
West Chesterfield, N. H., Mrs W Sfreeter
Hinsdale, N. H., w H Lyman
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
Greenfield, Mass, c. A Havs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-26

Old High Cost Of Living is doomed.
Allen Samuel Williams, founder of the
Reptile Study Society of America, an
nounces that bills to protect harmless
snakes are to be introduced in New
York, New Jersey and other states be-
cause they feed on rodents that destroy
grain, kill fruit trees, cause fires and
spread disease. Perhaps Attorney Gen
eral Palmer will champion the cause of
the snake and raise the price of snakes
the same as he has the other things he
has meddled with.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-26

Then there are towns like Somerset,
which cast IL votes at the election OF
1918 and which was reported some time
ago as having but one resident voter
left in town. What is going to happen
to them when every inhabitant moves
away? The constitution provides that
inhabited towns shall be represented in
the legislature forever, but what shall
we say when it gets to point where
one man, let US say, must carry the
whole town organization on his should
ers and elect himself to every office?
The time is coming when such
towns must give up the form and farce
of municipal government and must fall
into the condition of unorganized
towns and cores, for which provision
is made by law. True, they cannot be
deprived of representation in the legis-
lature except by amending the eonsti-
tuition, but certainly the state, If 1t
must presently take over such areas
and collect the taxes, has right to
say when a town is incompetent Oh
bankrupt and should be enabled to ap'
point commissioners to wind up its at
fairs.
The problem of "dying towns" is
no scare-head sensation; it is condi
ton that has been faced by every leg
islature since the bulk of our timber
was cut 1t is condition that th'
legislature of 1921 must face in thu
form of special bills for the relief o.
towns-bills that are likely to assume
stupendous dimensions as the heav.
burdens of the year are felt by tn
poorer towns.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-26
Uniting Vermont Towns.
Barre Times.)


There is much to be said in favor
of consolidation of towns in Vermont
in order to merge decaying towns with
their more prosperous neighbOrs, but
the towns to which the decaying towns
are to be attached are not saying it. In
fact, the towns which might be expect
ed to take over the well-nigh defunct
towns-acreage, population, burden of
support and what not-may be expect
ed to advance a strong protest against
being saddled with such load. There
is much to be said on the side of the
fairly prosperous towns which might be
asked to drag along their sluggish
neighbors. Then, too, if it were pro-
posed to unite two or three towns which
had not shown themselves able to keep
going alone it would not be expected
that in a united condition they could
do much better. In few instances town
consolidation might be carried out
without great hardship but general
scheme of consolidation should be
scrutinized very closely before any at
tempt to put it in operation is tried
1t would seem to be a wiser plan to
have territory revert to the state when
ever a town is ready to 60 out of ex
istence; and in that case the burden
of caring for the territory would bt
divided among all the towns of the
state
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-26
Today's Anniversaries.

1S37-Michigan was admitted into the
Union, with Detroit as the state
capital.
lS40-Gen. Stephen Van Rensselaer,,
whose vote gave the presidency
to John Quincy Adams, died at
Albany, N. Y. Born there, Nov
/, 1865.
1859-Bettina Won Arnim, the young
friend of the poet Goethe, died
at Berlin. Born at Frankfort
about 1901
1S62-Increased political privileges
were granted to the Jews in Rus
STA.
1870-Act readmitting Virginia to the
Union. approved by the Presi-
dent.
1872-A statue of John Stuart Mill
was unveiled on the Thames EN-
bankment, London.
1916-British labor voted to support
the governments war policy.
1917-President Gonzales of Costa Rica
was deposed by the military
forces
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-26
In the Days News.

Widespread interest has been aroused
in the trial, scheduled to begin at
Grand Rapids this week, of Truman
H. Newbury, United States senator
from Michigan, and more than one
hundred others who are under indiet-
ment on charges of fraud and cor
ruption in connection with Mr.. New
berry's election to the senate in 1918
Mr.. Newberry has long been a wei
known figure in public life. Detroit i:
his home, where he has large. financia
and manufacturing interests and is ont
of the outstanding figures of the city
Outside of his private interests Mr.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-26
The Peoples Business.
(Rutland Herald.)

No question which the taxpayers of
the state have to face is more i'm
portant than that of revenue. AT
every session of the legislature, the
budget and appropriations committees
have to deal with a small deluge OF
bills for the aid of towns which are
in financial difficulties. sometimes tenn
porary, sometimes chronic, but all arts
ing from the same cause-inabiiity tC
meet their obligations.
Many of these claims for state aid
are perfectly legitimate and arise from
some sudden draft on the town I
funds. such as the destruction of {
bridge, washing out of highways b.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-26
MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1920.
THE HOOVER BOOM.

Seldom has the country seen such an
abnormal political development as the
boom for Herbert G. Hoover as Dem
ocratic candidate for the Presidency, |
its growth of the past week bein mar
velous. Aside from the effort of the |
New York World, one of the leading
Democratic papers of the country, to !
capture him for the Democrats there
has been an effort to start him as a
nonpartisan candidate that has attrac-
ted considerable attention 1t is doubt
full if this country has seen so much
growth in Presidential candidate in
so short time and the question now is,
is it a sudden spasm of feeling or is it
a permanent sentiments
1t has many elements of strength, one
of which is its evident popularity,
there being little evidence thus far of
"political leaders" in the move The
World finds the response of representa-
tive women Ga new phrase in Presiden-
| tial politics. very striking. His great
work in feeding the starving peoples of
Europe has won him much sympathy
and admiration.
But there are elements of weakness
as we'll The attempt of the World
to seize upon him as a Democratic can
didate shows the weakness of the Dem
/ ocratic party in leadership. 1t is prac-
tically an admission they have no one
in their regular ranks they want to sup.
port Mr.. Hoover Democracy IF he
has any is of a questionable brand
For years he had been a paying member
of the Republican club of New York
city. When he received an appointment
from Democratic President as food
administrator he resigned his member
ship in this Republican organization ant
his party utilization since has been I'M
known. To an outsider it looks a!
though he was a member of the party
that will give him an Office, and tina
brand of politics is not popular.
Mr.. Hoover, without any party al
legiance, would be weak and unsat
isfactory President because he woul,
have no organization to support an
execute his aims. His election as Pres
/ ident would mean the continuation o
/ the Wilson brand of leadership indie
|! pendent, ineffective and dietatorial. TIL
people have had enough of that and ar
not likely to elect another man of tina
4 stamp.
II Mr.. Hoover s public activities hav
II been almost wholly outside of Anne
II lea. He probably has expended MOI
II good American money in Europe tina
II any other American civilian. To I'll
II American people have come on
II favorable reports through admin
II tration propaganda. The averai
II American knows little of how b
Il money was spent in foreign countrit
III We would not say it has been misspe
but, if Mr.. Hoover should accept t
! nomination for President of the Unit
States, the people will ask for mo
complete information on this subje
and it is not known what critics
might develop, Many men wi
millions at their disposal cou
- make good reputation in aetiviti
m three or four thousand miles from hon
II but they might not prove their f
II ness for the great and responsible pc
II ton of President of the United Stat
II One thing is certain, the public "
II give much thought to Mr.. Hoover
II qualifications and their carefully &C
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-26
Today's Birthdays.

August William, fourth son of the
former German Emperor, born at Pots
dam, 33 years ago today.
Samuel Hopkins Adams, author of
numerous popular stories, born at Dun
kirk, n. Y, 40 years ago today.
Cleveland H. Dodge, New York mer.
chant and philanthropist, born in New
York city, 60 years ago today.
Rt. Rev. Daniel Sylvester futile
Episcopal bishop of Missouri, born al
Windham, n. Y, SO years ago today.
Frank o. Lowden, governor of Hi
nois and prospective candidate for the
Republican presidential nomination
born at Sunrise City, Mimi, 80 years
ago today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-26
Everything Costs More.
Rutland News.)

The cost of caring for the unfor
tunate insane is also higher. Applica-
ton for additional state funds for the
care of state patients has been made
by the Brattleboro Retreat, and two
members of the state board of control
have been there to make an investiga-
ton and report to the full board. Pre-
vious to 1917 the state paid $4 a week
for the care of each state patient. Aft.
er an investigation of conditions at the
constitution the legislature increased the
allowance to $3.50. Since then the in
creased cost of everything has more
than offset the additional allowance
and the Retreat now asks that the al
lowance be So each.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-26
BAD BREATH
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets Get
at the Cause and Remove 1t

DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets, the
substitute for calomel, act gently on the
bowels and positively do the work.
People afflicted with bad breath find
quick relief through taking them.
DR. Edwards Olive Tablets are
vegetable compound mixed with olive
oil. They act gently but firmly on the
bowels and liver, stimulating them to
natural action, clearing the blood, and
purifying the entire system. They do
that which calomel does. without any of
the bad after effects. Take one or two
every night for a week and note the
pleasing effect. 10c and 25c boz.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-26

Newberry has given his attention
chiefly to the navy and naval affairs.
He was the founder of the Michigan
Naval Brigade and in the war with
Spain he saw active service on the U.
s.. S. Yosemite He also was at one
time (1909) secretary of the navy in
the Roosevelt administration.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-26
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II is the aim of the management 10 secure
efficient service in the delivery of the paper
each night, and it solicits the cooperation of
subscribers to that end. Prompt reports should
on the morning following the omission, in
person, by telephone or postal card thus en-
abling the cause of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper REM
edy Immediately applied. II Is only by this
method that the publisher, can secure the de-
sired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-26

The Orleans County Monitor says:
when the problems of the state are
and the measure of a man
to solve them is taken, that measure
fits c. S. Emery more closely than any
other man mentioned for the high Office
of governor during these years of recon
situation. This may all be true but it
is a safe bet that when the voters have
their say Mason S. Stone viii be wear
ing the coat made from this measure
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-26

Vermont for the salary, because he can
secure more where he is; but because his
work is to be working plans and silvas,
in which he has made study for several
years and in which he is very much in
terested. He has been in this work since
1908, having commenced as a schoolboy,
and has specialized in it when he has
had chance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-26
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