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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19
Today's Events

One hundred and fiftieth anniversary of
the birth of the great Danish sculptor
ThorwaldsOn.
Centenary of the birth of Campbell
Morfit, one of the most eminent of
American chemists.
The annual meeting of the Minnesota
Farm Bureau Federation has been called
for st. Paul today and viii continue in
session over tomorrow.
Many problems of public concern are
to be considered by the Texas State con-
ference of Social Welfare, meeting in an
nual session today at San Antonio.
Charles Donnelly today becomes presi-
dent of the Northern Pacific Railway
company in succession to ]. NJ. Hanna
ford, who retires on account OF age.
Harvard men from all over New Eng
land are to round up at Hartford today
for the annual convention of the New
England Federation of Harvard Clubs.
The 4O0th anniversary of the discovery
Of the Straits of Magellan, for which
preparations have been making for many
months, will be inaugurated in Chile to
day.
A citizens conference on Negro educa-
ton is to meet in Atlanta today in re
Spouse to a call issued by DR.. p. 2. ClaX-
ton. United States commissioner of educa-
ton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19
The Stearns Plan.
(Rutland Herald.

As will be seen by reading the Her
AIDS exclusive report of certain parts
of the speech made in Castleton by
Charles II Stearns in relation to edu-
cationaI matters. the limitations made
in these columns in regard to the rad-
cal character of his plans win be seen
to be fully justified.
Stating them succinctly, as they APP
pear from the stcnographic records. the
plans of the gentleman from Johnson"
include the following:
J.. Abolition of the state board of
education.
,. Election of the commissioner of
education by the general assembly.
3. Districting the state into u to
II districts. the supervisors to constitute
an advisory board.
4. Woman assistants for the super
visOrs.
;. Elimination of the transportation
system and restoration of the little red
With this modest" program goes, of
course, the establishment of the nor
NAL schools in Johnson and Castleton
and presumably the rejection of the
Bagley plan for teachers college in
with the University of Bur-
lington.
With all due respect to Mr.. Stearns
and his natural desire to secure the re-
Of the state normal
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19
CLEANING UP AUTO THIEVES.
Another Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy
and Receiving Stolen Automobiles

BOSTON. Nov. 19.-John f. Chick
Dillon caused a new surprise at the
auto ring trial before Judge Raymond
in the Aliddlesex county superior criminal
court at East Cambridge yesterday when
he pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy
and receiving stolen automobiles.
Following this unexpected plea came
the announcement by Judge Raymond
that the case against John T. Quinn.
co-defendant with Dillon, had been taken
from the jury at the request of the dis
trict attorney. Quinn was the last of the
10 men listed to stand trial together for
conspiracy and other charges in connec-
ton with automobile thefts.
Besides Dillon and Quinn, the men in
volyed in the conspiracy charges are Will
liam Winters, Frank Breen, James Smith,
John Mckeever, Charles Pohlman,
James Elliott, Norman Ryan and Oscar
Goelet all of whom have admitted their
guilt Ernest White, indicted with them,
has not been apprehended.
Dillon was the last to agree to retract
his original plea. and had insisted upon
going on trial until shortly before court
convened yesterday. \ prolonged confer
ence between the defendants counsel and
t.-Dist.-Atty. George S. Harvey and
Atty. Henry +. Hurlburt.- representative
of the encouragement, delayed the open
ing of court until noon.
Dillon will appear in court again Mon
day, when disposition of his case will be
made. Quinn's case also will be disposed
OF Monday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19
HOPE FOR COAL CONSUMERS.

The decision of the Wholesale Coal
Trade association to limit the number of
middlemen handling coal between the
mine and retail dealer TO two is the most
promising development of the season in
the coal business. The decision that any
thing in excess Of ten per cent profit on
wholesale transactions in coal will be
considered excessive tends to protect the
consumer from excessive prices. No at
tempt has been made to fix the retail
price of coal as conditions vary so much
in different localities, but local consum-
crs will be able to bring about investi-
cations of suspected prOfteering.
The move is significant because it
is virtual acknowledgement that there
are too many middIemen levying toll on
this necessity of life. 1t should direct
the attention of producers and dealers
in other necessities to this fact and lead
to further elimination of unnecessary
middlemen in other lines of business.
The farm products, the fuel products.
food mills, textile factories and other
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19
Little Benny's
Note Book
by LEE PAPE.

My cuzzin Artie was GROUND for suppir
last mite, and after suppir me and him
started to play lotto on the setting room
floor and pop started to reed the spoart-
ing page in his slippers. and after vile
me and Artie both got tired of playing
lotto at the same time, Artie saying, Lets
play Jest Suppose.
All rite. how? | sed, and Arte sed.
We take terms sipposing and see who can
Suppose the fearsest things.
Wich we started TO do, Artie going
ferst, saying, Jest Suppose the door and all
the windows in this room was locked so
nobody couldent get out. and then jest sip
pose all of a suddin the walls was to
come together.
WITCH pop ratified his paper and it was
my tern, me saying, Jest Suppose every
body in this room thawt they was covered
with freckles and jest Suppose all of a
suddin they found it was the mcezles
WITCH pop crossed his legs and increased
them agen and ratified his paper, and
Artie sed, jest Suppose every body in this
room was to fall down and brake their
ankle and Jest Suppose jest then the ceiling
was to fall in and jest then Jest suppose
the world was to come to a end
Being my tern, and / started to say
lest Suppose, and pop scd, Stop, for the
love of Peet stop, do you demons realize
that I'm IN this room too and you're wish
ing all this bad luck on me as well as
yourselves wen I'm not even playing and
never asked to play?
G, pop. we Amt wishing them, we're /
Jest sippoSing them, | Sed and pop sed |
Leeve them alone intirely, play something /
,lts.
Which we did, being checkers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19

schools it looks to the Herald as though
he were undertaking too much. The pro-
gram is not constructive; it means the
absolute destruction of all that has been
done to build up the present educational
system proposing therefor an untried
scheme which is at least open to ques-
ton and criticism.
The subject is big, much bigger than
the local interests of CastletOn and
johnson, with which the Herald has
much sympathy. When the whole field
of state education is surveyed and the
whole problem of teacher training APP
preached, it must be in a spirit of con-
struction and progress, not in a spirit
of tearing down and retrogressiOn. Also,
an attitude of revenge and resentment
is by no means the way in which to in
spire the confidence of the legislature
and of the people of the state.
The more quietly and constructively
this subject of education is considered
and the less local interests and preiu-
dices are dragged in and exploited, the
better it will be for the whole interest
of the state.
The Herald advises the legislators of
Rutland county to consider the subject
broadly, to support the claims of the
Castleton normal school according to
the wishes of their constituents but to
hold off their endorsement of the John
son plan. for tearing down the state
system of education until they know
more about it. .....-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19
In the Days News.

julie NJ Hannaford. who is to retire
from the presidency of the Northern Pa
cific Railway company today, has been
connected with that company almost a
half century. Born at Claremont, y. H,
40 years ago today. he left school at the
age Of 16 to begin his career as a clerk in
the general freight office of the Vermont
Central railroad. Six years later, in
1872, he went west to accept a position
with the Northern Pacific railway. From
n clerkship he rose step by step until in
1913 he was elevated to the presidency in
succession to Howard Elliott. During
his long service he has devoted himself
more to the operation of the railroad than
TO the management of its administration
and financial affairs. In the develop
ment of western transportation he has
played prominent part, almost since the
time when the railway supplanted the
pony express and the four-horse stage.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19
JUST CAN'T PRAISE IT
ENOUGH, She DECLARES

| couldn't cat any breakfast at all. and
inc little | managed TO eat at other times
made me sick at my stomach. / suffered
a great deal from constipation and dzzi-
ness, and was so elvous | couldn't stand
the children playing about the house 1t
was impossible for me to get a good
nights sleep, aud / was very much con-
eerned over my condition
:, Ianlac has been so wonderful for me
that i have splendid appetite now, and
can eat just anything ] want without it
causing me a bit of trouble I eat a
hearty breakfast every morning, my
breathing no longer troubles me, and Pm
entirely free from nervousness. Tanlac
has done so much for me i can't praise it
enough, and I'm to give it my highest
recommendation"
Tanlac is. sold in BrattIeboro by the
Brattleboro Drug Co, in South London
derry by George g. Smith, in Jamaica
by *. j. Daggett, in Townshend by
Carroll G. Robinson, in West Town
shend by Grout Dean, and in Newfane
by w. r. Eames.-Ady.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19
The Banners Choice.
bennington Banner J

John T, Gushing, editor of the st. Al
bans Messenger is a candidate for COL
lector at the port at st. Adams under
the Harding administration. This is
west side relationship which was for
merly at Burlington but was transferred
to st. Adams few years ago. This APP
polntment is considered the best in the
gift of the Vermont delegation and there
Is usually much strife among those who
are eligible. The Banner hopes that Mr..
Gushing may receive the appointment
RE IS young man who deserves well at
the hands of the state and the Republi-
can party. When there is party work
to be done he is one of those called on
and IS always ready and willing in ser
vice. He is a newspaper man of high
rank and one of the leading editorial
writer's in the state. Also we should
like to see the delegation give the place
to n young man with a family to bring
up and with promise of future service
than to have it passed out to a veteran
OF the party who wants to round out his
career or settle down in the sunshine of
prosperity. We trust that the Vermont
delegation in congress will name Mr..
Gushing for the place.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19
New YOrk's Primary Law.
bennington Ranner.l

=, New York state, by the election of a
Republican administration pledged to
the repeal of the direct primary, bids
LaIr TO take the lead in a return to the
old method of naming party candidates.
Other states will observe with interest.
Randolph Herald and News
The state of New York never had a
genuine direct primary law and it will
be no serious misfortune to have its so
called primary law repealed. New York
Is probably the worst governed state in
the union but there are some indications
that civilization eventually touches the
darker spots. There may be hope for
New York, either with or without pri-
mary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19

The Refor4ner IL sale every evening hS
the following news Dealers; D
CleavcIand, s. L. Purintou GEsreyy1lle)
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
stand. Gilbert J. Pollica, 23 South Main 81
(Fort Drummer district.
West Brattleboro, J. L. StocSwsL
Esst Dummerston, IL. z. BTown-
PUtney, III. G. Williams.
Wewfane NJ M. Batcheldsr.
West Townshcnd, C. Fl. GrouE
Jamaica, r J. DaKgett;
South Londonderry, f. Fl. TyIsF.
South vernon, z. b. BuGum.
west Chesterfield, n. H, Mrs w. 8trssrOr
HinGdals, II. h. w. n. Lyman
Greenaeld. Mass, Greenfield News Co
Greenfield, Mast, c. A, Hays.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II 10 the aim of the management 20 secure
efficient service in the delivery of the paper
each night, and 1t solicits the cooperation Of
subscribers to that end. Prompt reports should
be given of each failure to recei|e the paper
on the morning following the omission, in
person, by telephone or postal card, thus en-
ablinE the cause of the error to be promptly
edy Immediately spilled. II is only By this
method that the publisher can secure the de-
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19

We can hardly picture MiddIebury
freezing to death, yet it is a gloomy as
pect presented by the news item which
says that on Wednesday there was not
cents worth of coal to be had in town
and while there is plenty of wood in
that section no one will chop it down.
Zero weather is great stimulus to
chopping bees.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19
TOday's Anniversaries.

1703-The man with the iron mask died
in the Bastile after an imprison-
ment in various prisons of "a years.
1S20-The first Protestant service in
Buenos Aires was conducted by
James Thompson. a Scotchman.
1S22-Thc coast of Chile was perma-
nently raised as the result of an
earthquake.
1S31-James A. Garfield, Goth president
of the United States, born in Guy
ahoga county. Chic. Died at FL
boron. y. J., Sept. 10, 1881.
1S71-The Grand Duke Alexis arrived at
New York, accompanied by a fleet
of Russian warships.
1S7S-Theresa Elssler. famous dancer,
died. Born in Vienna in 1905
1SS7-Emma Lazarus, Americana ewish
poetess, whose writings helped to
produce the new Zionism, died.
Born July -. 1919.
Lloyd Garrison delivered
the Grafton at memorial services
heh in New York city for Eliza
beth Cady Stanton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19
Tanlac Restores Burlington
WOman's Health After
Three Years Suffering
and She's Gained Four
teen Pounds. .. &.
teen Pounds.

Besides relieving me Of trouble that
caused me three years suffering, Tanlac
has actually built me up fourteen pounds
IN weight, and | am just as grateful to
the medicine as / can be- was the en-
thuslastlc statement made by Mrs. Clara
VT. EEsz
Before I got Tanlac ! was in a dread
FULLY rundown condition, and feeling per
tectly miserable. | had scarcely any APP
petite at all, everything / ate seemed to
sour, and turn to gas, and | would become
so short of breath / could scarcely talk.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19
We're Well, How Are You?
(Rutland Herald.l

For a city that theoretically has been
in the throes of a smallpox epidemic
with some reports in circulation that
typhoid fever was also prevalent, the
report of the state board of health for
the week ending November 13 is reassur-
ing. Rutland reported one case of small
pox, one of typhoid fever. one of whoop-
ing-cough, one of diphtheria, one of
pneumonia and one of measles. Moth
ing alarming about that An ounce of
prevention is worth pound of cure Ask
the 10000 who were vaccinated.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19

The senate at Washington disposed
at auction this week of a punch bowl
for So, champagne cooler for 81 and an
ice box for a song. This august body
evidently regards the present drouth CON
ditions as permanent
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19
'TndaY's RirthhaYS.

Jose X. Capablanca. one of the great
est of living chess experts, born in Cuba,
81 years ago today.
Rev William ~ (Bnly) Sunday. the
celebrated evangelist, born at Amcs, Iowa.
81 years ago today.
Princess Mafalda. second daughter of
the king and queen Of Italy, born in
Rome, is years ago today.
.. L. S. Whiteside. president of the
Canadian Mining institute. born at Met
calfe, Ont, 30 years ago today.
julie II. Hannaford. the retiring presi-
dent of the Northern Pacific railway.
born at Claremont, y. H., 20 years ago
today. . .....-. ..-s....-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19
Keep the Dogs at Home.
BARRE Times. }

Two Airdale dogs valued at 5000 and
owned by a Brattleboro man were shot
by Guilford farmer who found them
attacking his flock of sheep, the dogs
having killed two of the sheep and in
jured two others. Sympathy of the gen
eral public lies with the owner of the
sheep most assuredly. for it is the duty
of the owners of dogs TO keep their ami
mails where the CANNES cannot destroy
property.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19
CCopyrigu'

productive industries of the country
should not be required to support horde
of spectators in their products, these
ilIcgitimate charges to be passed on to
the consumers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19

"Christmas diamonds will not be
cheaper" declares a news headline. Con
sidering the reductiOrs in sugar, flour,
ham sandwiches, clothing and some other
things, many may manage to struggle
along through the holidays without dia-
mOndS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19

What can be more painful than dig
.ging up some summer savings to buy
snow shovel?" asks The Rutland Herald.
Nothing unless it is digging up SIT to
pay for a ton of coal to exercise the coal
shovel on.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19

Abe Martin says, There's two critical
periods in every feller's Tfe-when he
gifts married and when he feels entitled
to an Office" Some mems lives must
be just one critical period after another.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19

The last big jewel robbery following
so closely on the heels of so many others
convinces IFS more than ever of the truth
of the old saying: BLESSED be moth
ing"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19
Member Of The AsEoelated Press.

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, 1920-11-19

Chop suey prices are being probed in
Chinese restaurants. If they were prob
ing the chop suey we should expect some
startling results.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19
One Year Ago Today.

The Swiss National council ratified the
league of nations. =
Senate rejected all of the Republican
reservations to the peace treaty..
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19
The MeddLer
"lf the coat frs you, pm IL on

It is safe to say that every property
owner in the village would feel greatly
relieved if he felt certain that all the
hydrants Of the village were in thor
ough working order end capable of fur
nishing the required pressure to enable
efficient fire fighting. Since the expert
ence at the Stark fire Tuesday morning
the subject of fire protection has been
considerably discussed and there seems
to be a general feeling that it is not the
certainty it ought to be. The Meddler
understands it is the policy of the local
fire department to make occasional IN
spections of the hydrapts throughout the
village, and assumes that this has been
done this fall. Under the circum-
stances, however, he believes that it
would be a measuring thing for the de-
partment to make a public test of every
hydrant of the system to determine the
exact amount of pressure each one. will
furnish, and to make a detailed report
of the result of the test. And while on
the subject of fire protection it might
be said that the alarm system did not
seem to work to perfection Tuesday
morning, judging by the confusion that
existed among those who tried to count
the strokes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19

per thousand; Westfeld, Mass, $3.50 ;
Pittsfield. Mass, $3.50; Northampton
Mass, $3.50; and Springfield. Mass,
$1.45. As against this evidence the Rut-
land public utilities corporation calls at
tention to other rates, as for example,
Barre, $3.50; Glens Falls. y. Y, s.. go;
Springfield Vt, So Cup to 10000 ft.) ::
Worcester, Mass, So to $500; Brat
tleboro, $2.25 for the first 1000 #. and
50 for the next 1900, with a sliding
scale down to 81 81 for anything over
$4,000 fit. used within one month As
a matter of fact Brottlcboro consumers
enjoy a discount of 10 cents per thous-
and from the figures quoted, making the
net rate paid by most users from 50. 10
to S1.90. In the ligl of the figures at
hand this does not seem at all exorbi-
tant.
Recent discussion of the state school
football championship brings to light one
fact; namely. that patrons of school
football in Barre ard St Adams are
apparently content with almost any kind
of a schedule. Brattleboro football fol-
lowers would object 10 being asked to
attend a second game with team which
the home eleven already had decisively
beaten the same season, yet an inspec-
ton of Spaulding highs record for 1920
shows that a second game was played
with three different teams. In the case
of St. Adams three of its seven games
were with teams it had previously de-
feated. As for the claim that Brattle-
bOro should not be considered for cham
pionship hOnors because it has played
no Vermont teams it should be said in
behalf of the school management that it
tried to arrange games this year with
Windsor, Springfield, Barre. st. Al
bans and Rutland. being successful only
in the case of the last named The
previous engagement which the Barre
team pleaded when asked to meet Brat
tleboro on Nov. 20 was with Lyndon In
stitute, a team which it already has de-
feated once this year. In all this talk
about school champion ship it should be
borne in mind that the title has not been
actually won since BrattIeboro captured
it from Rutland in 1917.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19

Rutland is having a lively discussion
over the question of what is a fair price
for the consumers of that city to pay
for gas, and while the controversy has
not reached a point that enables an out
slider to pass on the merits of the case
it has furnished quantity of statistics
which show in a general way what gas
consumers in variors New England
towns and cities are paying at the pres
ent time. The rate of which Rutland
complains is 81. 1913 per thousand, in
Guiding a monthly meter charge which
seems to come in fov special criticism.
Those who object to this rate point to
the fact that Burlington pays but $1.T5
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-19

This endorsement. &c Mr. Mctcalf by
the one man in the state in position
to judge most accurately of his work
leads to the belief that if Mr.. Leavcns
is reappointed commissioner there is
little doubt that the present county
warden will receive re-appointmcnt if
he wants it And Commissioner Lcav-
ems, by the way, is as much deserving of
appointment as any state official The
MeddIer can think of. Although little
acquainted with fish and game matters
when he took the Office, Mr.. Leavens
has undertaken the work in a business
like manner and has put the affairs of
the department on a sounder basis than
they ever were before. He is in a posi-
ton now to be of far more value to the
state than ever before, and if he is will
ing he certainly should be given the OPP
portunity to continue the general policy
he has been so successful in establishing.
The county fish and game organization
might we'll extend its activities in behalf
of Warden Metcalf to include a cam |
paign for Commissioner Leavens's re-