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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30
Little Benny's
Note Book
THE PARK AVE. NEWS
BY LEE PAPE.

AAAA2 A 1a1NlA n Nv -.
Weather. Days shorter, mites vica
virtue.
Spoarts. Maud Jonson is getting fat
ter insted of thinner, but the fatter she
is the madden she gets wen sumbody
calls her female Pubs Simkins.
Sissiety. Mr.. Sam Crosses tuff cuz-
Yin, Mr.. PIGGY Miller, finished visiting
Mr.. Cross and went home last Sattiday,
witch vile he was leeving sevrel members
of sissiety stood up at the corner and
gave 3 cheers to show they wasent afraid
of him enybody like him. Amung
those cheering was Mr.. Benny Potts.
Mr.. Sid Hunt, Mr.. Leroy Shooster and
Mr.. Charles Pudsl Simkins.
POME BY SKINNY MARTIN
That's Diffrent
L don't mind going on a trolley car
And | like to go on a train,
1 love to go on a merry go round,
But going on a errand is pain
Intristing Facks About Intristing Pee
pie. Sam Cross gets more bad marks
IN arithmetic than eny fellows in the
class put together and he wunts to be
he's harder on rubbers on the end of pen
ellis than enybody elts in the hole skool.
Lost and Found Found-Bag CON
tanning 4 sour balls. Owner can have
bag and 2 sour balls perviding they are
still left. See Artie Alexander.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30
PEOPLE STILL HONEST

News dispatches these days contain
so many accounts of holdups, robberies
and other criminal acts that one is in.
clined to wonder if honesty still exists.
a story of honesty comes from Keene
\. H, that is very refreshing. Recently
while Edward Georges and his son. Ar
thur, were going over the road to Han
cock they picked up a Iady's hand bag
which contained nearly $4,000 in
money and securities. They discovered
nothing to Indicate its ownership, at
first but went to the postofice in
Hancock and told the postmaster of
their find and gave him their names
and address, in case. anyone should in
quire for it.
They took the bag home and a more
thorough examination of its. contents
revealed a card with the name of A. Fl.
Pearson, Sanford, Me-, on it. The son
Immediately started writing a letter to
Mr.. Pearson but before it was finished
he was called by teller hone by Mr.. Pear
son who had made inquiry at the post
Office if anyone had reported finding the
bag. The bag and it's contents was re-
turned to its owner who presented the
finders with a new automobile robe.
Undoubtedly the satisfaction of having
acted honestly in the matter is a much
greater reward to the Georges than the
reward given by Mr.. Pearson. The ac-
ton of these two men also demonstrates
to the public that some men are still
honest and Trustworthy and it is a COM
torting truth to all liable to meet with
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30
TOday's Birthdays.

Zoe Atkins. novelist and playwright.
BORN at Humansville, Mo, "a years ago
,oday.
>, Sir William Mackenzie. noted Cana
liam railroad builder, born in Kirkfcld.
Ont, Il years ago today.
Rt. Rev. Cortlandt Whitehead, Epis-
opal bishop of Pittsburgh, born in New
York, 78 years ago today.
Rt. Rev. John A. Richardson, lord
bishop of Fredericton, n. B., born in
England, 80 years ago today.
Charles Deal, third baseman of the
Chicago National league baseball team,
Dorm at Williamsburg, Pa, 20 years ago
today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30

Because October 81 falls on the Sab
bath, night providers. pea shooters and
fery-visaged pumpkins will be out in full
force tonight. Indoors there will be bob
bling for apples and fortune telling while
venturesome maidens will walk down
stairs backwards mirror in hand. IT'S
the eve of All Saints Day, day desig-
mated for observance in many churches,
but Halloween has nothing churchly
about it and seems to be more a relic
Of medieaval superstitions or of pagan
times when it was regarded as a night
for the walking abroad of spirits both
of the visible and invisible world. Quiet
citizens will expect the customary
FRANKS of these spirits of the visible
world who will go forth as soon as dark
ness falls and it is pity that in the
exuberance of youth, vandalism is often
mistaken for fun. Damaging property
as a joke often turns out to be no joke
for the perpetrator.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30
Today Events

Centenary of the birth of John f.
Young, second Episcopal bishop of Flor
ida.
Centenary of the birth of Sir John
William Dawson, eminent Canadian sci
enlist.
Today will witness the virtual close of
the national political campaign through
out the United States.
Rt. Rev. Frederick Els, Catholic bish-
Up of Marquette, today celebrates his
golden jubilee in the priesthood.
The Texas Cotton Palace exposition,
one of the annual exhibitions and festi-
yals held in the Southwest, viii open to-
day at Waco.
Governor James NJ Cox, Democratic
nominee for president, is scheduled to
ieliver number of speeches in Chicago
md vicinity today.
Many noted educators are expected to-
lay at Newark, Del, for the Inaugural
lion of DR.. Walter E. Hullihan as pres
dent of Delaware college.
Former President William II. Taft is
% be the chief speaker at a meeting of
he Harding Coolidge club of Yale uni
gersity at New Haven tonight.
Senator Warren G. Harding, Repub-
lean nominee for president speaks in
Columbus tonight at statewide rally
losing the Ohio Republican campaign.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30
70 THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II 10 the aim of the management to secure
efficient service in the delivery of the paper
each night, and it solicits the cooperation Of
subscribers to that end. Prompt reports should
be given of each failure to receive the paper
on the morning following the omission, in
person, by telephone or postal card, thus en-
abliug the cause of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and this proper rem
edy Immediately applied. 1t 10 only by this
method that the publisher can secure the de-
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30

Perhaps the town of Springfield has
solved the problem Of getting the vot-
ers out to all regular or special town
or village meetings by organizing an as
ISOLATION whose members pledge them
selves to pay a fine of $40 every time
they are absent from such meetings with
out just cause. If it proves a success in
Springfield other towns might well fol-
low this lead.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30
A Forgotten Fact.
Hartford Courant. }

Owinq to the regrettable dissensions
in the Republican party. Woodrow Will
son was elected president in 1912 and
along with him went a Democratic con-
gress. One of their first acts was TO
pass a tariff law. which was practically
for free trade It's almost Immediate
result was to close factory after factory
and start paralysis of American indus
try. We were going down from bad to
worse, when the German autoerat
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30

us in fine jug OF sweet cider yesterday.
Sloan Springs Herald.
A 500 Song.
Ten little ye,low-backs, every one mine;
Bought little gasoline, then there were
nine.
Nine little yellow-backs didn't they look
great?
Busted spring astern, then there were
eight.
Eight little yellow backs, bright as golden
Heaven.
Picked up nail en- route, then there were
seven.
Seven little yellow backs; it took one to
fix
A cop who saw US speeding, then there
were six.
Six little yellow-backs; I hit some hens
alive
Settled with the farmer, then there were
five.
Five little yellow backs; there surely
should be more
Had to be hauled from out a ditch, then
there were four.
Four little yellowba were all 1 could
see:
Bought a beefsteak on the way and then
there were three.
Three little yellow-b backs ought to see me
through;
Left a switch turned on all night and
then there were two.
Two little yellow-backs left of all this
mon
Parked in forbidden spot and then there
was one.
One little yellow back, and this is no
joke.
purchased a quart of ---, then I was
broke.
-Tadadiab
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30
In the Days News

Theodore Marburg, who has been ap-
pointed by President Wilson a member
# the new shipping board created bv
he merchant marine act, is a Baltimore
publicist Of note, who has filled several
Important official positions in the past.
Of one of the old German-American
antilles, he was thoroughly educated at
Johns Hopkins, Oxford, Paris and Hell
lelherg. His abilities were recognized
1y President Taft, who sent him to Bel
,ium as minister Mr.. Marburg's in
crest in international affairs, and in ju-
licial settlement of national disputes, is
# long standing, and he has for many
ears been prominent in organizations
md conferences that work for peace. ar
)itratiOn, and non-military settlement of
International controversies.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30

According to instructions received at
the office of internal revenue, the head
of any family win be allowed to manu-
facture 200 gallons of wine every vim
tage season on condition that the per-
son making such wine register at the
internal revenue office. There will be no
question who the head of the family will
be when the dandelion wine season OPP
ems.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30

The Minneapolis librarian who listed
Dorothy Canfeld's The Bent Twig with
the agricultural books is matched by q
Californian librarian who has placed
KrOpotkin's Conquest of Bread on the
shelf with The Story of Yeast,-Boston
Herald.
May / not add the one who put Conan
Doyle's Vital Message with the works on
physiology, and the Twentieth Plane with
those on manual training and sloyd?-
II. J. X.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30
Timely.
(Snringfield Renorter- !

The Methodist pastor of Burlington
is preaching a series of Sunday evening
sermons on The Family at Home, and
has scheduled for Christmastide-the
season of peace on earth and goodwill to-
wards men--such a subject as The
Daughter-in-Law and the Mother-in-
Law in the Home. This ought to be
an Interesting occasion if it takes the
form of an experience meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30
The Cox Wells.
(Uartford C,ouront \

(HartfOrd Courant)
The latest charge of Governor Cox is
that the Republicans are trying to raise
racial hatred against him. We wonder
how many times Cox has waved the
black flag in the South, the German coll
ors in the Middle West and the flag of
the Emerald Isle everywhere. The cry
of stop thief seems to have become a
fixed habit with the nominee of the San
Francisco convention.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30

similar losses, because probably more
than 20 out of 100 men who might have
found this valuable bag would have done
the same thing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30
One Year Ago Today.

Belgian king reviewed midshipmen at
annapolis naval academy
L. S. senate pledged support to Pres
dent Wilson in coal strike.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30
Perhaps He Heard the Prodigal Son Had
Returned

A calf belonging to H. E. Cobb, five
weeks old, got out Of the pen last Sunday
afternoon and struck out like a deer
fording the river and the last Mr. CobI
saw of him he was going up past Luke
Russells place. Mr.. Cobb has not beer
able to find him yet.-West Woodstock
itcm.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30
A NeighborhoOd Party.

Charles Ewell went to Little Rock Sat
urday with a car of hogs. Several of the
neighbors helped to make up the car
Arkansaw Thomas Cat
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30

Miss Ethel Ferguson, member of the
baseball team of Delaware Womens col
lege, was confined to the hospital for sew
eral days as a result of being knocked
unconscious by a pitched ball.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30

Twelve punch glasses auctioned off for
10 cents. o memories that bless and
burn Boston Globe.
Keep them. In few years they may
be priceless relics of wet past in dry
world.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30

Miss Clegg and Roger Styles went t,
Albany Sunday TO see Miss Cleggs par
ents.-Felcherville item.
We are working up quite an interes
in this affair.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30
This Affair Must Have Begun With 8
Mash

Mr.. Robert Stiles of Round Grove and
Miss Ona Still of Sycamore were married
at Greenfield Saturday. We extend our
best wishes.-Aurora Advertiser.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30
Why Not Chip in ard Buy a Cuspidor?

The historic store stove has been re
moved and furnace installed Can We
gather. around that hole in the floor with
the same spirit of sociability Perkins
vile item.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30
Silence MAY Be Golden

(RutIand Herald.
One does not hear much from Harry
Writers or Dick Standish these days.
They ought to be Illuminating while the
Illuminating is good
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30

More people seem to come down with
automobile fever on Sunday than any
other day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30
The Editor Stands Corrected.

Mrs. Alfred Leao picked black raspber-
ries instead of red ones, as stated last
item.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30

Ono "SwOIIer" Finished It's Summer
Harold Joslin had heifer calf choke
to death by swollering an apple-Wind
ham news in Bellows Falls Times.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30
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STICK TO THE FACTS.

SATURDAY. OCTOBER 80, 1920.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30
CLIPPINGS
With Now Comment and Then
Only a Caption.
A Pleasant Western Custom.

Our good friend Polite Moore brought
us in a fine jug of sweet cider yesterday.
Sloan Springs Herald.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-08-10
WORRIED
BY POINTS AFFAIRS

BOSTON, Aug. 10-Speculators
who bought up many of the notes of
the Securities Exchange Co. during
the recent rush of investors to with
draw their funds from the custody of
Charles Ponzi appeared today to be
the persons most disturbed by the
suspension of payment resulting from
the order of the state bank commits,
sioner prohibiting the Hanover Trust
Co. from honoring Ponzi's checks:
The spectators in many cases had
been holding the notes for the expira-
ton of AS days at the end of which
time they had expected to collect so
per cent interest. 1t was claimed
that many Of them would be hard hit
,if Ponzi did not resume payment.
This Ponzi insisted he would do on
Friday. Approximately 100 persons
holding Ponzi's notes appeared at
the office of the Attorney General
during the forenoon in response to
his advertisement in the newspaper
asking for information regarding out
standing notes.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-08-10
Pays His Fine for Speed
ing on Motorcycle

Charles J. Batchelder, formerly of
Derby Line, but now working in st.
Johnsbury, was brought into NUM-
.cipal court Monday afternoon and
charged by States Attorney Camp
bell with careless and negligent driv
ing of his motorcycle on the after
noon of Tuesday, Aug. 8, on the
East st. Johnsbury road. Mr.. Batch
elder pleaded guilty and was fined
$50 and costs, amounting to 1915,
which he paid. Judge Frye reminded
him that it was reprehensible thing
for anyone to be speeding and the
youno man admitted that he made a
mistake in giving another name at
the time of the accident and that he
was riding too fast. He admitted that
he was riding 80 miles an hour and
said that he and Howard Boyce were
irving out their machines. Mr..
Batchelder has had his license indie
finitely suspended by the Secretary
of State and has sold his machine.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-08-10
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1920
TREES IN ST. JOHNSBURY

Att he Woman's Club meeting in
St. Johnsbury Monday the chairman
of the forestry committee, Mrs.
Helen C.. Thompson, made several
pertinent suggestions as to what
might be done in this town along
forestry lines. One was that we
mioht follow the splendid example
of some other Vermont towns ond
plant memorial trees or avenues to
honor our soldiers.
Another suggestion which if car
ried out might be of far more practi-
cal value was to acquire and cultivate
a municipal forest. This would serve
as recreation ground and also, by
proper care, become a source of
revenue to the municipality by the
sale of wood and lumber.
These suggestions are worth think
ing over and adopting.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-08-10
1.-THE CROSS
WORLD
IN PERIL"
Strong Sermon BY DR.. F
A. Poole Sunday
Morning

/"The Cross of Christ to World
in Peril" was the theme of an eX-
ceptionally strong sermon by Rev
| Dr.. F. A. Poole at the union service
, of the North and South churches in
| the North church Sunday morning
and the preacher made it very clear
! that the spirit Of Christ as exempli-
| fled in service and sacrifice was the
only solution of the unrest and chao-
tic social and economic conditions in
the world today.
In reading for the morning lesson
the second chapter Of First Corinthi
ans he said that Paul was contrasting
the men who were conducting the af-
fairs of his day with those who con-
suited the wisdom which is of God.
He took his text from the opening
verses of the same chapter where
Paul declared that his knowledge was
that of Jesus Christ and him cruel
fed and spoke substantially in part
as follows:
Paul visited a people who were
seekers after knowledge. Greek
philosophy was the supreme attempt
to solve the problem of the ages.
But all this Paul deliberately put
aside that he might present Christ
to his hearers.
1t was not surprisir"' said Dr.
Poole that the brethren who came to
the great religious gathering in Bos-
ton from England and Scotland
should emphasize the Pauline doc
trine of the spirit of the cross. They
were gifted men, of superior culture,
and had gone through experiences in
the great war which we in this coun-
try had not passed through. They had
seen their boys lying in soldiers
graves and shared the experiences of
those first trying years of the war.
Our sacrifices were meager as COM
pared with the French and the Eng
lish, vet our men and women were
ready if necessary to make any sacri-
flee. Their lives exemplified the spir-
it of the cross and revealed the moral
kinship between men and the Divine
Man.
Bolshevism is still dominant in
Russia, and apparently stronger than
ever. Poland is ready to make terms
and Germany is naughty and stub
born and ready to form an alliance
with Russia to escape the terms of
peace. Under the lead of politicians
of small caliber who unfortunately
wormed their way into large places
men with partisan spite-our nation
has been Sinking its proper share of
maintaining order and justice in the
void. While we continue to ex-
press sympathy for the oppressed,
pleading for protection for Armenia,
holding the belief that there should
be some union of nations to prevent
war, we refuse to embrace the con-
crete plan that is offered for the fur
therance of international justice and
peace.
DR.. Poole then spoke of the dis
cordant elements in this country and
the various groups, notably capital
and labor, that are today seeking
their own advantage and not the
country's good. He gave a striking
illustration of remark uttered be-
fore 600 members of the largest civic
club in one of New England's largest
cities att he beginning of the war.
when the president, most honorable
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-08-10
vt. Militiamen Drill
Under Searching Sun
CONTINUED from page one)

"a good stiff schedule has beer
mapped out by the officers in charge
oftthe Vermont troops and before
this program has been completed the
militiamen from the Green Mountain
state will have gone through about
everything contained in the of1icla
book of the Infantry Drill Regula-
tons. Two weeks is a short time in
which to put regiment through an
extended course of military maneu-
vers' but with the fine material the
Vermont National Guard boasts OF,
it is certain that the general results
will be favorable to the authorities IN
command.
The trip of Companies L and ID
from their home stations to the big
camp was verv tiresome but pleasant.
The men were well fed, had plenty Of
liberty in moving about through the
train and enjoyed themselves in va
rions ways. There was ALL sorts of
music on the rattler-very good, good
and terrible. However. ANYTHING got
by. Some of the bows played cards,
with watching the scenery along the
line of travel.
Leaving Newport at 5.25 a. M,
the boys arrived at their destination
about o'clock Saturday evening.
The companies detrained at the
Camp station and marched, packs on
their backs, to their respective billets.
Every man was completely tired out
and dirty from the a. long journey.
Soon after being dismissed until eve
ming mess, most of them took shower
baths. The majority of the boys went
over to the Hostess House and spent
the evening, but turned in early.
The mess served to the men was
probably the best that has ever been
served to a military organization
leaying Vermont. Potato salad,
beans, sandwiches, doughnuts, pie
and coffee were served. Major Tinker
had dinner with Captain Buzzell,
Lieut.. Emery and Lieut.. Stevens on
the train. The mess served at camp
has been very good and the boys
seem to enjoy the new method of
dining. +,
Sunday was rest day in camp.
Some of the men stayed
around camp, while others secured
passes and went to Lowell, Fitch
burg, Newton, Boston, Revere Beach
and other places where they could en-
JOY the day. =,
Monday was day filled with hard
work. Every man was out in the hot
sun practically all day drilling, re-
ceivin~ instruction in the various diff
ferent arts of warfare. Most of the
boys stood it well while some of the
weaker ones "keeled over. Joseph
Kelley was the first one to "flop".
He was carried into the infrmary
and given first aid. He fully recover
ed before the day was over. Charles
Flint felt the affects of the terrific
heat and intense drilling near the end
of the forenoon and was taken from
the line, but soon recovered and was
able to resume drilling.