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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-09
WEST BRATTLEBORO

George Robbins has bought a Ford
touring car of Manley Brothers.
Miss Grace Burt is here from Greenfield
to spend a months vacation at her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Barney and Mrs.
b. :. Miller spent Thursday i'll Green
field.
Mrs. Ernest NJ. Goodenough is visit
ing in Pittsfeld. Mass, with Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. II. Richardson of vii
Evansville were guests over the holiday or
MIR. and Mrs l.. w. Jackman.
Miss Emma Mixer, who is employed by
Mrs II. +. Rascom. milliner. has finished
work there for the season and Is at her
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hitchcock motored here
Saturday to spend the holiday, Mr. Hitch
cock returning to Springfield Monday ait
ernOOn.
Mrs. Wood and daughter, Mrs. J. f.
Edgerly, of Lincoln, Mass, who came
this week to visit Mrs. Jennie NJ. Cheney,
went yesterday to Wilmington to visit
Mrs. Noah Dunklee of Williams street
quietIy> observed her S9th birthday ami
versary yesterday. She was remembered
with a postcard shower by many friends.
Mrs. Bewley of Providence, L. l., was
operated upon yesterday in the Melrose
hospital for the removal of tOnSils and AIDE
noids. Miss Helen Ring, nurse, is'caring
for her.
Hazen f StockwelI, who is having a
vacation from his work at the Peoples
National bank, is spending few days in
Dorchester, Mass. in the home of his
uncle, William J. Tyler, and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles VI. Anderson of
North Adams have issued invitations to
the marriage of their daughter, Ruth FL
vira, to John George Atkinson, which will
take place Wednesday morning. Aug. 3.
at $50 o'clock in st. MichaeIs Episcopal
church.
Mrs. Alfred II. Hitchcock and daugh-
ter. Beatrice, of Springfield. Mass, re-
turned yesterday afternoon to that city.
Her daughter Bernice, who has been
spending several weeks at her grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. f. Mather, accom-
panied them.
The swimming pool at the Sargent
farm is the most popular place about here
during the hot days. Yesterday over 30
bathers were counted there, several com
ing from the east village and some bring
ing their supper and enjoying an after
noon and evening near the water.
Ed Johnson found one of his horses
dead in the pasture Tuesday morning
when he went to look after them, evil
IDENTITY having been struck by lightning
during the night. The horse was doubly
valuable to Mr.. Johnson as it worked
with a blind team-mate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-09
GUILFORD CENTER.

Miss Nora Jaqueth was at home over
the holiday.
Miss Militia A Farnum is assisting Mrs.
A. +. Yeaw through the summer.
Miss Carpenter and Miss Brown OF
Readsboro are boarding at F. f. Jacobs's.
Miss Clara GoOdnOw of Greenfield Wis
tied last week with her aunt, Mrs. J. II.
Thayer.
. c. A Baker and son. Lyman, of Brat
5tleboro spent the Fourth with his brother,
w. c. Baker
Mrs. George S. Miller of New York
state is visiting her son-in-law, Louis
Whitney. and children.
1 Mrs. julius f. Warren and daughter
of BrattleborO came Wednesday tO>| Z.
JacObS's for a few weeks stay.
Mrs. Wavie Birmingham of Springfield
lis visiting her mother, Mrs. Warren, and
sisters, Mrs. Yeaw and Mrs. George SEES
siOns
/ Mr.. and Mrs Frank Pebbles and two
sons of Boston and Fred Slate of Hawley-
vile, Conn, were weekend guests at
Oscar Cooks
A party of Is from Mineola, y. Y, came
to A. f. Yeaw's to spend the Fourth.
Miss Evelyn Seaman and the Messrs.
Schmitt will remain a few weeks. Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Vivier of Athol and Miss
iZula Upham of Medford were guests
there Sunday.
L. J. Thayer and son, Clarence Thayer,
of Brockton. Mass, are spending the
week with his brother, J. II. Thayer, and
family. Clarence Thayer has just re-
turned from Cuba, where he was physical
director in the Z. NJ. G.. 4. and the Cuban
army the past year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-09

lie received his early education at Der
by academy and afterwards took the
degree of \. b. in 1875 at Dartmouth
college. During his college career he won
several prizes fer essays ON different
subjects and graduated at the head of
his class. After graduating from col
lege he took up work as assistant to
Prof s. =. Langley. of the Allegheny
observatory. at Pittsburgh, Penn. On
account Of i'll health he was compelled
to give up his work there and return to
Vermont in the fall Of 1876, taking up
the study of law in his home town and
being admitted to the bar of Vermont
in 1877.
The same year he married Annie Da-
Wis of LyndJuville. and began the prac-
tice of law. Finding it impossible to
maintain himself by his profession, he
taught school for several years but IL
nally returned to the law in 1882. His
second Venture was more successful
than lis first and he soon became one
of the most prominent figures of the
legal fraternity in the state, becoming
attorney for the Central Vermont rail
road and general counsel for the Rut-
land railroad.
From 1888 to 1896 he reported the de-
cisions Of the supreme court OF ' er-
mont. He is probably best known fer
his work on the interstate commerce
commission. to which he was appomted
in December 1896. Federal regulation OF
railroads had not gone very far at that
time and Mr.. Prouty began by a Sc
ries of addresses and newspaper arti-
dies to point out to the people where
IN the act to regulate commerce was
defective and in need of amendments,
which have since been made lie was
& member of the commission for IS
vars, until February, 1914, when he was
appointed its director Of valuation. In
DIS he was appointed director of the
division Of public service and account
ng of the railroad administration. *
Mr.. Prouty was a Republican, served
as delegate to the Republican national
convention in 1896, and had represented
his home town in the state legislature
He was member of the Delta Kappa
Epsilon fraternity and of various clubs
and associations throughout the coun
try.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-09
SOUTH VERNON.

Frederick Rowley of West Wareham is
working for W. L. White.
Herbert Tyler of Holyoke was a guest
over the Fourth at the Beers home.
Miss May Weaver of Springfield,
Mass, is spending her vacation at Mrs.
j. \. Beers's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Mckinney of
Palmer, Mass, came Saturday to visit
Mrs. J. 4. Beers.
Herbert LOngland and Miss Amy Tyler
returned Monday to Boston after spend
ing few days at w. c. Tyler's.
Rev. and Mrs. Frank Davis and daugh-
ter, Miss Hazel Grant, visited their sis
ter, Mrs. K. +. Keeney, recently.
Miss Grace Reynolds of Boston, CORE
spending secretary of the Genera. Eastern
Society of Loyal Workers, is visiting Mrs
r. Z. Bruce.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-09
i, FRANCE MAY BUILD
1000 AIRPLANES
Proposed to Have Them Suitable for
War But Used for Commercial
PURPOSES

PARIS. July "a fleet of 1000 air
planes, suitable for war, is proposed in
a bill now before the chamber of depu-
ties. 1t is planned to establish and OPP
crate these %warcraft commercially so
that the cost to the government would
be little if any more than under its
present policy.
The author of the measure. Deputy
Paul Benazet, called attention to the
large and expensive aviation personnel
of the government which consumes but
does not produce"
Strongly advocating the creation of i
great. protecting aerial force, NJ. Ben
azet. urged that the government create
a corporation to operate commercially.
transporting passengers and freight and
establishing air postal routes, thus
training aviators, developing aviation.
cemeHtiug relations with the colonies
and meantime keeping the fleet ready
for immediate conversion to war pur-
poses,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-09
CHARLES A. PROUTY
DIES AT NEWPORT
Long Identified With Inter
state Commerce Com
mission
OWNER OF ELECTRIC
LIGHT PLANTS

Obliged to Teach School While Develop
ing Law Practice Prominent Yer
mont Railroad Attorney Before En-
tering National Railroad Regulation.
NEWPORT, July 9-Charles A.
PrOuty, 68, for many years a member OF
the interstate commerce commission,
died at his home here at ll.30 o clock
yesterday morning after an illness Of
several months. An autopsy revealed
that death was due to chronic peritoRi-
It's.
Mr. Prouty was president of the Or
leans Trust company, owner of the
Newport Electric company, and presi-
dent of the Bradford Electric company.
Commissioner Hall of Nantucket,
Mass, viii represent the interstate
commerce commission at the funeral
which is to he held here Sunday after
noon at 4 o'clock at the First Congre-
gational church.
Mr. Prouty was born in Newport,
October 9, 1853, the eldest son of John
AFRO and Hannah B. (Lamb) ProUty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-09
BRATTLEBOR0 LOCAL

The regular meeting of the Mary Ged-
dis class of the Methodist church will be
omitted this month.
d. Frank Shea of 26 Elliot street was
overcome by the heat yesterday while
on his fish route. DIR. c. Il. Aldrich was
called at once. Mr. Shea Is resting com
fortably today.
The body of Augustus Torrey, father
of Roy c. Torrey of this town, arrived
here this morning from Auburn, y. Y.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
morning Mt 10 o'clock in Athens and the
burial will be in Athens. Mr.. Torrey,
who lived here with his SON. went TO
Auburn about six weeks ago to visit
relatives. He sustained Il shock Sunday.
Miss Evelyn Settlers was given a shower
last evening by - employees of the
HolStein-FrieSian association, the affair
being held in the Business and Profess
sional WomanS club rooms, which We're
effectively decorated in orange and black
During the evening there was a peanut
hunt, games were played and various
stunts were enjoyed. Refreshments of
ice-cream and waters were served. Miss
Settlers finished work yesterday at the
IIostein-Friesian association offices and
left today for her home in Newfane.
Cabbage, turnip, celery and a few good
tomato plants. Order now. G. II. Bond,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-09

crops as compared with last months esti-
mates.
The wheat crop showed a decline of
21 100000 bushels during June, winter
wheat showing a reduction of 5,0O0,0O0
bushels
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-09
Hunters Unpleasant Companion.

Alligator hunting in the tropics 10
always exciting, but when you're ma
rooned on muddy fiat. with wound
ed alligator for company, and your.
gun is jammed with mud-that is a
real thrill. This is what happened TO
me, while the rest of my party were
a quarter of a mile away. Nothing
was left to do except throw mud in
the alligatOr's eyes until l attracted
the attention of my friends. After
they had sunk about twenty bullets
into that alligator we measured him
and found him to be % feet long
Chicago Journal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-09
SMALLER FARM CROPS.
June Conditions Unfavorable to Their De-
ypIODnenf.

WASHINGTON. July 9.-Forecasts of
the country's principal farm crops made
yesterday by the department of agricul-
ture from their July 1st condition, indi-
cate there viii be no record breaking pro-
duction in any crop, with possible excep-
ton of corn.
Conditions during June caused a reduc-
ton in the production forecasts of every
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-09

Americas output of chewing gum last
year was valued at $57 100000, repre-
senting a retail business of 100000
i000
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-09

With a membership of 1900, the Bos-
ton Chamber of Commerce has become
the largest comercial organization in the
world. x
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-09

Cabbage, turnip, celery and a few good
tomato plants. Order now. G. II. Bond,
Florist. Tel. 752-R. 1O1-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-09

\ colOred man named Morgan was
killed on the railroad in Westminster
on Saturday night, June oath. Near his
body was found a bottle of liquor and
a dead chicken he had stolen from some
roost. He was probably intoxicated.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-01-15
BRAZILIAN SYNDICATE
RECEIVES BOOKS
FROM BRAZIL

The Brazilian-American Colonial
lion Syndicate has just received 10
books from Brazil, to be used for pro
| paganda purposes. These books treat
of the Brazilian cultures and indus
tries. Among the books are. book on
cattle breeding; sheep raising; swine
breeding. and feeding of animals on
farms; cotton culture and the culture
of tree cotton; culture of root of Man
dioea; culture of rice. corn, oats flax.
wheat, beans. barley. cocoa. sugar
cane, oranges. fruit of castor oil plant
and Brazil almonds.
On account of the many inquiries for
booklets, the Syndicate has been forced
to hire extra help and it will undoubt-
eddy be several days before all the
booklets will be sent to those who
made application for the same before
January 5. Those who are anxious to
obtain one of these booklets, send
twenty-five cents (25cl in stamps to
the Brazilian-American Colonization
Syndicate, 1888 So. State st.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-01-15
GARY, THE CITY M
OF OPPORTUNITY

! Gary. Indiana. the Magic CITY
America. lying twenty-eight miles
southeast OF Chicago, at the southern
most tip of Lake Michigan. has wrest-
ed from the sandy marches OF the
Calumet region millions of dollars in
real estate values for its pioneer set
I tiers
! Passengers iaufncying east and west
ON the New YORK Central Railroad
/ from ten to fifteen years ago remem-
Der the spot now covered by this
/ thriving city as a waste of sand and
marsh and travelling the same route
today, they marvel at the change which
has occurred in the few short years IN
tervening.
Worlds Greatest Steel Center
Today Gary is the home of twelve
enormous corporations producing steel
and its allied products. Millions OF
dollars have been invested by the
United States Steel Corporation
Great steel mills have been built, and
the investment represented in them
makes Gary a permanent city
Excellen Transportation Facilities
Situated as it is on Lake Michigan
Gary Is not dependent upon the rail
roads for its transportation Railroad
strikes could not embarass industry
there Great lake freighters come and
go daily with cargoes of coal and ore
Railroads put the city in touch with
the great coal and oil fields of Penn
sylvania and Ohio. Forty-hve min
utes separates Gary from the metro
politan district of Chicago.
Famous for Its Schools
The founders of the city OF Cary
have seen to ii that the school faeili-
ties of the city are second TO none in
the United States, and teachers come
from all over the country to study The
famous Gary system which is being
adopted in the most modern schools
everywhere. Statistics also show that
Gary is one of the healthiest cities ii
the United States.
w. G. Hueston. an attorney. former
~ of Kansas City. Mo-. and James Col
don. the heads of a group OF colored
men. have taken over one of the larg-
est real estate concerns in the city and
have obtained 900 lots of virgin soil.
The new concern is operating under
the name of The National Realty and
Investment Company and is the only
real estate concern that is prepared to
accommodate the large numbers of col
ored people that are sure 10 flock to
this city TO take advantage Of its many
opportunities.
Thirteen thousand colored people
are now living in Gary. and properties
which they have been temporarily oc
cupying have been recently turned
over TO them for permanent homes BY
the steel corporation. This in itself
proves that they have made good. The
magnitude of these great industries
makes il possible for several thousand
more to locate advantageously in
Gary. 1t is expected that many shall
flock there because OF the economic,
social, and political advantages Of
fered
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-01-15
Expert

Pop. what is promoter"
a promoter, my son. is man who
can MAKE either a dollar or a penny
look like so cents Life.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-01-15

cred from a recent statement OF Mr..
Lawson's i'll which he says. There
are at least 100 Negro baseball play
ers in this country who equal. in play
ing skill the best average OF the major
leagues and who are barred from
playing i'll either the major or minor
leagues under present conditions
He added that he contemplated Gas
president of the new association tho
installation OF Negro or Cuban clubs
in connection with the eastern fran
chises. We sincerely hope Mr.. Law
son viii prove good sport" and do
his bit in letting down the bars in
the great world OF sport.
Mrs Myrtle Tanner Blacklidge,
niece OF Ex-Governor Tanner OF Hi
nois. superintendent OF the folio dc
partment. county registrars office.
ranks foremost among the. public
spirited women OF Illinois
Mrs. Blacklidge was reared III a
political atmosphere and her knowl
edge of staiecraft is the result OF
years OF association with those high
in the affairs OF state. Though cred
tied with being the best informed
womahof the state on affairs political
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-01-15

The Armour singers and the Y. W.
{. \. girls are giving song contest
at the Y NJ. G \. Monday January
Il, at p. IN. OF course, the women
are always better singers than the
men, 50 we would like to have you
come. out and see our. girls take ths
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-01-15

/ \. f. in the CLUB" column OF The
/ Whip because get the news from the
| BEST CLUBS. Ii you do not sec
nows OF your club in The Whip the
/ deduction is obvious.
! The Chicago L. & club reports
some time" at its meeting with
AIRS Smiley, 1910 Indiana avenue,
( January 3.
The Julia Johnson Working Girls
club. 1900 Champaign avenue, invites
friends to be present next Sunday
afternoon Good program announced.
/ The Lyceum at St. Marks NJ. L.
church meets January 10.
/ The Willing Workers and Stran-
/ gers club met January with its pres
idcnt, Mrs. D. Hudson. $3.50 Indiana
avenue
The NJ. {. {. Sunday Evening club
met at Wendall High at 7:45 Sun
/ day evening Nine Patti Brown
sang i classical number and won the
usual applause accorded her The
speaker of the evening was Mr.. Stat
\ lord. lecturer and traveller OF prom
incnce The auditorium was filled.
\ fSce elsewhere.)
/ w." aS, D.':,l Gi,.,,., -,
ne oi9 llosf e. 1io' 1 q. Sii''-
ply eieaiIeu up d. .he ou,,s eop,o
society @' iiisSteut'olia' elu' s 81 'ui,,
g i:i >. - -. -. ~,
u nl1 -" s,arr eIsewhere in ib;s ;ssncl
Mr. Dewitt smith Ms Knigbt
MI Rraol's aud --feiscwhcre1
Crace TTcenn oresented DIR Mary
War;no in traveloppe and lecture
Mr. David Mitchell. tenor. and others
made the propram star number for
last Sunday.
Tbc Berean choir in musicale Sun
dav evening also presented W
Sweeney fAllison) in lecture. His
author and Poet" proved to the au-
dience that his peers in Chicago in
this field are few The music was
better than last musicale here.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-01-15
The Clubs
By Walter A. Ellis.

The inviolable rule OF civilization
tends toward specialization.
The higher the culture. +. the more
numerous The groups into which are
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-01-15
Funeral of Joseph Billups
K. P.'s Perform the Rites

The immoral OF Joseph BiIlnps was
held at Walters A. NJ +. Zion church,
$500 Dearborn street. Sunday after
noon at ) o'clock. The Knights oil
Pythias. Hannibal lodge No. ,, in at
tendance. The pastor delivered the
most solemn funeral otation that the
audience had heard at any time.
Mr.. Billups died January !, 1921.
after lingering illness. He professcd
religion in November past and joined
the church Fort Dearborn hospital
was the place Of demise He had re
sided in Chicago since 1902. From
Tennessee.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-01-15
Olivet Notes.

On last Friday evening the Queen
Esther circle richly entertained the
Oliyet pastors aud their families
Good cats were plentcous. The whole
affair afforded great merriment and
recreation for the pastors, The mem
bcrs of the Queen Esther circle are
very pleasant III of them delight
in doing what they can to make their
pastors happy TIN, lovely affair can
not soon be forgotten by any one OF
the pastors There we're good serv-
ices all day last sunday at Olivet.
Forty persons united themselves with
the church. Two were baptized at
the close OF the evening services. Next
Sunday at 30 o'clock the Lords
Supper will be observed al 9th street.
All are invited to attend.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-01-15
CAESAR AND CHARLES.
HAD NOTHING ON R.
"CACKLING" SIMMONS
Especial to Chicago Whip

HOPKiNSNILLE, KY. Jan. IL
Caesar had his Brutus; Charles
had his Cromwell. aud Colonel Ros-
roe Conkling Simmons had his home
brew" when he staggered Upon the
rostrum here last Monday night The
vast audience that had assembled to
hear the Moses Of the race shoot his
verbal pyroteehnics in celebration OF
emancipation day saw him struggling
for speech beheld him in a maudlin
attempt to astronomize the atmos-
phere, and witnessing his discom-
liture. numerous friendly notes were
sent to the stage. prevailing upon him
to sit down and sleep It off, but the
Colonel refused to be advised. and
was assisted from the rostrmn by
the tender hands oil the managers OF
the meeting.
Simmons a Favorite
The Colonel is a favorite in Hop
liinsvile. and at least twice year
he comes to this city and delivers his
favorite speech, with some rcvamping
and correction. His appearance here
vas widely advertised and large
audience was present to hear the peer
less Moses OF the race
The fatal mistake was made TO
place the social entertainment OF the
Colonel before the. meeting, and ii
is being said the certain measures Of
Hopkinsville's famous home brew
were placed within the reach OF the
doughty Colonel
Light as Feather
When Colonel Simmons was ready
for his triumphal ,entree into the
crowded hail. nc Stcadicd himself at
the door and gathered his closely
fitting Prince Albert close to his
bcatific form. 1t was q cold night
and the steam heat OF the hall had
been turned on to the limit. When
this warmth was added to the internal
heat that the 'homc-brew" had gen
Grated within the brilliant Moses
business picked up. Instead OF sway
ing the multitude. the Colonel him
sell was swayed by his emotions. Tie
reached out into the realms OF ora
tory for speech but only the discon
nected aphorisms of the 'homc-brcW'
came forth
The origina Moses got through the
Red Sea, but Moses Simmons had
been submerged, cholled. squelchcd
by the flow or overflow of the scduc-
tive home brew" Some OF Colonel
Simmons friends dropped him notes
upon the stage but the Colonel was
past redemption. and after an hours
struggle to regain foothold he was
ANONYMOUSLY taken from the stage OF
his many triumphs timber as a dish
rag, but happy i'll his jag
Hopkinsvile is shocked By the fall
OF Moses, and is wondering just where
he was when his light went out.