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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-11-12

this delay every year, but when the
corn crop is late, as it is this year,
the danger is especially great. Each
spring the Department Of Agriculture
receives reports from many sections
telling Of the willingness of farmers
to pay good, prices for seed corn and
their inability to obtain it.
This scarcity could be prevented
by selecting the seed when it is most
abundant and when the very best can
be obtained-at ripening time when
tally. Many let this opportunity pass.
the farmers expecting to purchase
their seed corn on y to find that they
can not buy at any price in the winter
or spring as good seed as they could
have selected in the autumn.
Requirements for First Rate Seed.
Until q community has its expe-
rienced and honest corn breeder. the
best place for the farmer to obtain
seed corn Is from fields on his own
farm or in his neighborhoOd that vert
planted with variety that has gen.
orally proved most successful in that
locality. BY far too many farmers
consider seed good simply because it
will grow. To be first class. seed
corn must be-
Well adapted to the seasonal and
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-11-12
The Charm Of Winter Driving.

Do you know the charm of winter
driving? The bugaboo that it is tor
ture to drive car during the winter
months is every year frightening
fewer motorists. Main roads are no
longer snowbound but are kept open
to traffic throughout the winter.
Automotive manufacturers have
device after device for the comfort
and safety of winter driving. Even
when the streets are slippery, you are
just as safe driving your own car
carefully as walking. Non-skid de-
vices and practical geared-to-the-road
treads have reduced the possibility
of skids to a minimum.
If the motorist is cold, he has only
to pull out the floor boards over the
engine to enjoy the warmth from the
motor. This beats waiting on the
corner for public conveyance. Time
is also factor to be considered. The
average motorist carries insurance
against the periods when it is laid up
for repair.
This insurance is as effective in
the winter as in the summer. It costs
the same for summer and winter
alike. And the ordinary man values
his time about the same regardless
of the season of the year. Tire and
car overhead remain about the same
throughout the year. and deprecia-
ton remains much the same whether
the car and tires are used or put in
storage.
laundering over the road 10 Of
course not to be considered in winter
time, but the motorist who bought
his car for the purpose for which 1t
was built will not only find winter
driving a pleasure but a profitable
business proposition.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-11-12
FALL BEST TIME TO
SELECT SEED CORN
SHOULD NOT BE LEFT UNTIL
SPRING WHEN GOOD SEED
CORN Is SCARCE

Early selection of sed corn is of
special Importance this year. accord
ing to specialists Of the Department
of Agriculture. Much of the corn
crop is at least two weeks late, and
early fall frost would cause a repeti-
ton of the conditions in 1917, when
a large part Of the corn crop was
frozen and was unfit for seed. The
following spring. seed corn was very
scarce and high.
Good seed corn is the secret of a
good corn crop. and autumn is the
time for the selection Of corn to be
planted the following season. Many
farmers put off seed selection until
the spring when there is a scarcity Of
good seed corn. There is danger in
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-11-12
INCREASED COSTS COMPEL
FARMERS TO AVOID WASTE

With the increasing price of land.
feed, and the higher cost Of labor. It
Is becoming necessary that the farm
or eliminate, as tar Is possible. any
waste. He must make use of all the
by-products of his business much the
same as the manufacturer does. Corn
is produced in practically every sec
ton Of the country, primarily for the
grain, and frequently the slower is
disregarded.
Properly cured stover is relished
by live stock. but that which is left
in the open during disagreeable
weather is far from being palatable
or nourishing. Slower protected from
the time it is cut in the field is . val
liable feed for young stock. idle
horses. and cattle that are being car
ried over the winter ON a cheap ration.
The best way to handle corn stover
is by means Of the shredder. This
method makes 1t possible to get it in
the barn before the feeding qualities
have been injured by the weather.
Enough room should always be re-
served in the barn to accommodate a
good supply Of slower. Hay may be
safely stacked out, but 1t is unsafe to
try to stack shredded slower. Care
must be taken to give the corn ample
time to cure before 1t is shredded,
for 1t may heat in the NOW and be-
come worthless through subsequent
molding.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-11-12
oil conditions where II is to be plant

soil conditions where Il is to be plant
ed.
From well-grown productive plants
Of productive variety.
Well matured and preserved from
ripening time to planting time in a
manner that viii retain it's full pro-
ductivity.
The importance of these three re-
quirements has been demonstrated
through experiments by the Office Of
corn investigations. Bureau Of Plant
Industry, United States Department
Of Agriculture. and the results given
in Farmers Bulletin No. 1175, re-
Gently published by the department.
At corn ripening time. specialists
of the department advise, drop all
other business and select an abun-
dance Of seed corn. The process Is
too important to be conducted Incl
dentally while husking. Seed corn
should be selected from stalks stand
ing where they grew. In this way the
seed corn can be obtained from
Stalks that have an inherent ten
dency to yield we'll, as shown by their
superiority over surrounding stalks
that grew under similar conditions.
Such seed inherits high producing
power.
Stalks without suckers. Such seed
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-11-12
LICENSE TAGS COMING
FROM PORTLAND SOON

Early in December the first con-
signment of license tags for motor
vehicles will arrive in Olympia. ac-
cording to J. Grant Hinkle The
rwin-Hodson company of Portland
is manufacturing the tags for 1921.
Last year the plates we're made by
Minneapolis firm. Eighty tons OF
steel Is being used in the construc-
ton of 100000 sets Of tags. The
color in 1921 will be brown with
white lettering.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-11-12

Centralia.-New $125,000 Elks
home completed.
South Bend.--New roadway to be
built to mill IL Lewis Mills and Tim
Der Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-06
(St. Adams Messenger !

The Burlington Free Press recently
called attention to the Importance of the
pthcc of speaker in the Vermont house
# representatives and advises the pub
&c to call upon candidates for this post
Tor declaration of their views on public
questions.
There is merit in what the contem-
1orary says. The speaker yields more
actual power. so far as shaping Iegisla-
ion is concerned. than the governor. He
$ an actual part of the legislative ma
'hlnery while the governor, by the con-
tItutlon. is in the large confined to the
utive-administrative field.
The speaker appoints the committees.
That is the source of his great power.
lie can name committees which will be
favorable to the taking of progressive
;teps, or he can name those which will
'ook with diSfaVor on change and de-
'elopment. In this degree he is al
most an autocrat.
Therefore, if the people want pro
'reSslye legislation. they must have as
I Spea'l"r a man who svmpathizes with
heir desires and who will take that first
md all important step of naming com
9lttees which will be able and construc-
I've. Since the speaker yields such
,,oWer 1t IS proper that candidates should
ieclare themselves in advance that pub
&c opinion may have an opportunity to
Xert itself on the members of the house
Who arc to select the occupant of the
qpeaker'S chair
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-06
Little Benny's
Note Book
by LEE PAPE.

| was down tUwn with ma yestidday
and on the way home she went in to see
Puds Slmkinses mother, and me and
Pubs sat outside on the frunt steps tawk-
ing about different subjecks. and Pubs
sed, Hay, Benny. Suppose you was on a
boat with your wife and your mother and
the boat started to sink for eny reason.
and you had ony time to save one.
wIch wood you save, your wife or your
mother?
don't know. witch wood you? soI
Pubs, and l sed, Well, of corse its your
dooty to do everything you can for your
mother, even save her life if its neces-
sary.
Sure it is, but how about your wife.
it amt enybodys dooty to leeve their wife
drownd, is it? sed Pubs
No, that's rite, and besides your wife
would proberly be mulch younger than
your mother so you'd be saving her for a
mulch longer time than wat you'd be saw
ing your mother, sed.
Sure You wood, and besides, Suppose
you left your wife drownd and had chill
dern after that and no wife for them,
that wood be a heck of note, woodent
it? sed Pubs.
Gosh, it certeny wood, well, I don't
know, witch wood you save? ! sed, and
Pubs sed, Wich wood you? WITCH Jest
then ] looked at Pulses parlor window
and heer ma and Mrs Simkins was both
standing there lissening To us, and |
quick whispered to Pubs, Shh, there they
are, and / sed out loud. louder than us
ual, Well, | know who Id rescue no mat
ter who elts was with me, Id rescue my
mother that's who Id rescue.
Me too, sed Pubs even louder than me,
Id save my mother every time and leeve
my wife drownd if she wunted to.
Wich ma and Mrs. Simzins both
clapped their hands like applause and
we took advantage of the opportunity
and asked them IL we Good go to the
movies aftir suppir, witch they sed we
Good.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-06
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 6, 1920.
POLITICAL ADVERTISING.

Probably the question of political adj
vertiSing will come before the next SEES
sion of the legislature for consideration
three of the four candidates for gov
crnor in the recent primary campaign
having assumed the law prohibits such
advertising in the public press. This
campaign demonstrated the necessity of
direct appeal to the voters under the
primary law That it is very expensive
under the present arrangement is shown
by the payment of $19,15J.SO by one
candidate to one concern for postage
and expenses of mailing bulletins" Such
an expense is beyond the means of many
deserving men of the state, and unless
a cheaper method of publicity is provided
they cannot hope to win political hon
ors.
The Reformer agrees with the Spring
field Reporter that the newspaper yet
remains the best. easiest and cheapest
medium of communication between
candidate and those whose suffrages he
forbid him the use of its columns for
the perfectly legitimate purpose of rec
ommending to their consideration the is
sues for which he stands.
With the advertising columns of the
papers open to a candidate. the man
with proposition more definite than
a vague promise to keep down state ex
both he and the vor.
ers know he cannot do and give them the
advantages they want for themselves and
their chiIdren-such a man can appeal
personally to the electorate through their
local sheets and be sure of an atten-
tive reading of what he has to offer"
There is also talk that the amount
of advertising and expense of a political
candidate should be limited by law.
Such a limitation is easier to advocate
than to define. Under the primary law
it is necessary to reach all the voters
and that is expensive. The law should
not compel a man to appeal to all the
voters and then deny him or limit the
methods of doing it. Each candidate
can limit his advertising expenses by
the nature of his proposition. 1t would
not require a large sum to place before
the public a really meritorious and we'll
understood proposition, and no amount
of advertising a less meritorious prop
osition could strengthen it's appeal to the
voters. Therefore it would seem safe
to leave the amount of advertising to
the candidates. There is little doubt
that of two propositions or individuals
of equal merit the best advertised one
would win; but the stronger and better
known the proposition the less adver-
Using will be necessary to secure the
support of the public. For these reas-
ons The Reformer believes political adj
vertising should be legitimatized and that
the public will soon teach the candi-
dates the amount that is necessary and
effective to spend.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-06
Today S Events

One hundredth anniversary of the birth
OF Jenny Lind, ''the Swedish nightiE-
gale"
The International Joint Waite ways
commission is to hold its annual meet
ing today at Ottawa. Ont
The Methodist book concern at Cincin-
natl, one of the oldest publishing houses
in the Middle West. viii celebrate its
centennial today.
One hundred and fiftieth anniversary
of the birth of Ferdinand r. HassleT,
noted scientist and first superintendent
Of the L. :. coast survey.
The thirteenth National electrical! ex-
position will be opened in the Grand
Central palace, New York city, today
and continued for ten days.
Singers of worldwide reputation are
t. be heard at tie annual Worcester
(NIass) music festival which is to open
today and continue for three days.
\ second Democratic prifary is to be
held i'll Georgia today to determine the
gubernatorial contest between Thomas
W Hardwick and Clifford Walker.
British delegates to the recent meet
ing of the Imperial Council OF commerce
at Toronto are to be guests OF the United
States chamber of commerce in Washing
ton today.
Services are to be held in New York
city today in observance of the Tooth att
niVefSafy or the Dlrth OF andrew n.
Green. known as the father of Greater
, New York"
Gov Burnquist and other representa-
tive citizens of Minnesota are to speak
at Crookston today at the dedication Of
a memorial to the normal school stu
dents who fought in the World war.
The second annual convention of the
Saskatchewan supporters of the new
National party has been called to meet
at Regina today.
The presidential candidates of the two
leading parties are to resume their tours
today, Senator Harding starting on a
trip to Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri and Ok
lahoma, and Governor Cox leaving for
a tour of the Middle West and East.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-06
MRS. HARRISON
GAINS "a POUNDS
Couldn't Walk for Indiges-
ton and Swelling In Knees
Before Taking Tanlac-
Now Well and Happy

by the time / finished taking a half
bottle of Tanlac | was feeling like a new
person. said Mrs. Nellie Harrison, re-
siding at 68 Elm street, Portland, Maine,
the other day, in telling of her re,
marEable experience with the medicine.
Il had suffered a long time with in
digestion and about "a year ago grew
rapidly worse. | ate very little and even
that gave me distressing pains in my
stomach. / lost weight till | became
alarmed about my condition.
Il was extremely nervous and could not
get to sleep for hours after retiring. The
slightest noise woke me up and any sud
den fright would put me in a condition
bordering on collapse. In fact, / was in
misery all the time from my nerves and
stomach trouble.
40 make bad matters worse swelling
commenced in my feet and extended up
to my knees, AMI l was 50 crippled |
could not walk but Just hobbed around
] was in a mighty bad fix and felt that
| could not endure my suffering much
longer
One Of my neghbors told me Tanlac
would help me and brought me a half
bottle, telling me to take it by direc-
tons Well, | did as | was told, and by
the time that half-bottle was gone | was
feeling ever so much better. Then /
bought more Tanlac and kept getting bet
ter and stronger, until to-day my
troubles are gone and l am actually
tWcnty-tOur pounds heavier than was
the day I began taking Tanlac.
Il eat anything / want now and my
stomach does not bother me in the slight
est. | sleep well and am refreshed when
| wake in the mornings. My nervousness
has left me and all the swelling has gone
from my feet and legs, and / can do my
work easily without getting tired. In
fact / am a well and happy woman and
all the praise belongs to Tanlac.
From the start Tahlac was refreshing
to Inc. and gave me strength. Never be-
fore have | taken a medicine anything
like it, and ] never tire telling of the
good it has done me.
Brattleboro Drug Co, in South London
derry by George G. Smith, in Jamaica by
II. J. Daggett, in Townshend by Carroll
G. Robinson, in West TOwnshend by
Grout & Dean, and in Newfane by w. Z.
Eames.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-06

Within a few days three children in
Vermont have been seriously hurt by
the explosion of dynamite cartridges.
In each instance they were exploded by
the children themselves, the first case
by putting the cartridge on the kitchen
stove and the second by applying a
match to the dangerous plaything. The
parents in the latter case disclaim all
knowledge of any such explosive being
on the premises. This desire to see
something blow up" seems to be born
in the average youngster and is evidently
a trait that parents will have to continue
to contend with.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-06
Today,s Anniversaries.

l82O-Jenny Lind, one of the most fa-
nous singers the world has ever
known, born in Stockholm. Died
at Malvern, England, Nov. ,, 1851.
IS30-Harriet G. Hosmer, famous sculp-
tor, born at WATERFOWL, Mass.
Died Feb 81, 1908.
l844-The king of the French (Louis
PhiIippe) landed in England to pay
visit to Queen Victoria.
l9Cc-Ihe frussian government took for
maI possession of the kingdom of
Hanover.
lG-G--A part of the French army of
Lyons was defeated by the Ger
mans at st. Remy
l891-Charles Stewart Parneil, Irish DO
litical leader, died at Brighton
England Born in County Wick
low, Ireland, June D. 1916
l9l5-The engagement Of President Wi
son and Mrs Norman Calf OF
Washington, D. c.. was announced
1913 Nearly three thousand new cases
Of influenza were reported in New
York city
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-06

more report the depredations of passing
motorists who no doubt consider them
elves respectable and law abiding citi-
ems in whatever town they hail from.
)nc man lost a large quantity of grapes
While another had eight bushels of but
-ernuts, already gathered, remoyed'the
anne way. Somebody will be inviting
he attention of shotgun one of these
days.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-06
TO ADVERTISERS.
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II 10 the aim of the management to secure
efficient service in the delivery of the pape.
each night, and 1t solicits the cooperation o
subscribers to that end. Prompt reports shoulC
be given of each failure to recei !e the pape,
on the morning following the omission, il
person, by telephone postal card, thus en-
abling the cause of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper
edy Immediately applied, 1t IL only by thi'
method that the publisher secure tho de
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-06

The Reformer is on sale every evening b.
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co, c. W
cleveland, s. L. Purinton (Esteyville)
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
stand. George ]. Power, South Main ST
Fort Drummer district.
West Brattleboro, ]. L. StockweIl-
East Dummerston, NJ. Z. Brown
Putney, M G. Williams.
NeWfane, n M Batchelder.
West Townshend, c. H. Grout.
Jamaica, R. J. Daggett.
South Vernon, f. B. Buffum.
NOrthfeld, Mass Thompson Bros.
West Chesterfield, N. H, Mrs. w. StTeeteI
HinsdaIe, N. r w. Fl. Lyman:
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
Greenfield, Mass, C. A. Hays
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-06
in the Days News.

Nine Frieda Hempel, who is to take
the role of the Swedish Nightingale at
New York today, is well-known TO Amer
lean music-lovers as the coloratura so
prano of the Metropolitan Opera com
pany for several seasons, and also as a
concert singer of rare charm. Mime. Hem
pei was born in Berlin in 1885 and made
her professional debut at the Royal OPP
era house in the German capital at the
age of twenty. Subsequently she made a
tour of the leading cities of Europe and
in 1912 came to New York to appear at
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-06
TOday's Birthdays.

Julia Culp, celebrated Dutch lieder
singer. born in Groningen, Holland, 80
years ago today.
Ri Rev. Frederick Burgess, Episcopal
bishop of Long Island, born at Provi-
dence, r. l., 81 years ago today.
Albert J. Beverage, former United
States senator from Indiana, born IN
Adams county, Ohio, So years ago to-
day.
Sir Thomas G. Shaughnessy, chairman
of the board of the Canadian Pacific rail-
way, born in Milwaukee, 81 years ago to-
day.
Joseph w. Bailey, former United
States senator and recently a candidate
for the gubernatorial nomination in
Texas, born in Copish county, Miss, 81
years ago today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-06

Every few years the swindle of pass
;ug currency notes of the Confederate
.tates of America crops out in England
md English victims have been reporting
such swindles recently. This method
f turning worthless paper into genuine
coin of the realm" is too old to be tried
out successfully in America longer but
one would suppose the supply of con-
'ederate notes would run out sometime.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-06

"One of the thrills of the fair at
northampton Saturday." says the Hol-
roke Transcript" was the wheel that
:arred n fresh so bill every two min
1tes. There were 81 dollar chances on
Zach whirl of the wheel which did a
wonderful business all the afternoon. "
This was entirely without the zone of
the Inca Of Peru.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-06

Some time during Friday night, the
home of Dr.. c, A. Averill, of Burlington,
was entered and a large amount Of cloth
ing belonging to DIR. Averill and his sen,
three travelling bags and other things
were taken. The thief was evidently ia
miliar with conditions in that vicinity and
knew where the key to the house was
kept. as no doors or windows We're
forced in order to make the entrance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-06

j. O. LaBosse, of Montreal, who was
arrested by customs deputy Peter Mar
engo Of st. Adams Monday evening on
train No. is from Montreal, when two
trunks belonging to him were opened and
found to contain 80 quarts of alcoholic
liquor, was given a hearing before Uuited
States Commissioner c. ID. Watson Thurs
day. He was unable to furnish bail and
was placed in the Franklin county Jail
to await the fall term of the United
States district court.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-06
The Wedding DELUXE.

The bride wore a beautiful dress Of
blue satin deluxe. Mr.. Pfitzner wore q
suit of blue broadcloth. Mr.. John Birk
enbach. brother of the bride. wore a
beautiful suit of green broadcloth deluxe
Aurora Advertiser.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-06

A very serious accident occurred at the
Pmf Of sunday afternoon When o two
children of the family, Edward, u, and
Harold, 10, were injured by the bursting
Of a dynamite cap, which the children,
not knowing what they were handling,
had set off with lighted match. Harold
two, the whole front of the little fell
lows body face included, being punctured
with holes; while Edward sustained in
juries of both hands and right leg above
the knee. The eyes of the children were
unhurt The family had no knowledge
of the presence of such a thing on the
premises. .....