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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-03
Gaming Case Continued.

At the request OF Philip l.. Garrett
counsel for the defendant, the case Of John
J. Corsano, charged with keeping a gam
ing table, was continued until Thursday
by Judge Hastings in Municipal Court
today.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-03
LONDON IS SHOCKED
BY MEASURES TAKEN
IN WAY OF REPRISAL
Burning Of Irish Town of Midle
ton Denounced as Outrage
on Decency.
DRASTIC MEASURES
DEFENDED BY OTHERS
Hy Associated Pre-- = f-very 'svsrrnr

F4v Associated Press - F-verv fsvsutng
london Jan 3 Pphlic opinion rerpiv-
ed shock whom fhr defnilg n he burning
nf tho Irish town ~ Middleton IN SATURDAY.
were made public Yesterday This shock
was particularly felt IN quarters where It
had hapn supposed that martial law IN
southwestern Ireland would put on end 70
such reprisala
In official statements IL ~ declared that
seven dwellings in Middleton were destroy
ed as a result - an anh,ish of police near
that town last "Wednesday Declaration Is
made that The uthorities had slecielcd that
tie petrle living III tafn hsfsses ~ fir
vlcinity If the outrage miist have knnwn
~ tho plot ~ ambush the p0lire and that
after he inmates n the houses selerteCi FIR
destruction had bern warned ~ leave fhe
buildings were set on firc Thr occupants
we're permitted - remove fheIr vamahies
bat had 70 leave thcir furniture behind
them
While declining n question the acf n
burning the houses IN The ground hat II
aas a drastic measure the London Times
questions the adequacy II the explanation
that the inhabitants # The burned dwell
lnRs we're bound q hat te known of the am
hush
.O8rlai rpprisal The newspaper con
tinucs nay be rough form of Justice
Duf despite he roughress the element 0f
Justice should always be beyond ques-
tion
The radical press. on the other hand. =
hoirlfed. the Daily News saving. THE
reports will be read with amazemeut and
despair Il is savage OUTRAGE upon
human decenc, and the matter cannot 10
left where il IS.
Dublin. Jan 3 A General headauart-
cTs report Yesterday. the FIRST Of its kind
ever issued. explains that the hurnings II
Middleton and near Giebehouse were the
result Of an ambush on a police patrol in
Middleton by armed civilians last Wednes-
day niDht, when one policeman was killed
+ and eight others wounded two OF whom
have since died.
1 The report points to the formal adop-
/ ton Of punishment by burning in cases
where householders are believed 10 have
knowledge of attacks on police Ct sol
dicrs.
A constable and civilian were killed
/ and AT least fivc other persons were wound
! cd in 4 disturbance Saturday night az
Ballybay, county Monaghan. The fight.
+ ing commenced when q police patrol o
four men was fred on, two Of them being
: wounded.
Three men coming 70 their assistanc,
also were fred on, resulting IN the death
OF Constable Malone and the wounding
of another policeman. In a continuation
Of the fight, one civilian was killed anc
several wounded.
Elaborate preparations had been mad,
for an attack on the police barracks
trenches having been cut in surrounding
roads. trees felled and stone harrier
erected Soldiers were sent from Dundall
Conetuued on page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-03
LECTURE BY DIR. MCCOLLUM.
Johns Hopkins Professor OF Make Ad-
dress Tomorrow AT New Century Club.

Under the auspices Of the Entertainment
Committee Of the New Century Club, and
free to the public, IN address on The
Newer Nutrition, and Protective Foods"
will be delivered tomorrow afternoon at
3.l5 in the club auditorium
DR. McCollum is an entertaining speak
er and the committee IN charge hopes the
public viii take advantage Of the oppor-
tunity to hear him on this very important
l.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-03
Had wet" Celebration.

Pleading guilty to charge Of drunken
ness uggo Desanto WAS fined $40 in City
Court today Desanto who appeared an
Court with his head heavily handaged
said he had been celebrating in Philadel-
phia. where he got his liquor
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-03

Ti1r pl:rpose of display ads IS to ere
Ate desire: tie puTp0sc CT classified ads
q 10 SATISFY desire sifesdy created.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-03

Southern cookery u ght luncheon, ~u.th
4 Strevigs tea balcony, 9l9 MarNc.
street ADV
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-03

Storm Doors, Storm Sash. Porch In
closures Iindall 4 Son, Gil atnsll
tsleet ADV.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-03

Tasty Iuncheons for shoppers. Tea bal
cony Smith & Strevig's 9I9 Market street
--Ady
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-03

A cheap healthful food Clover Dairy
Safe Milk Phone 1910 ADV.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-03

S25 worth of records free Afford Piano
Co, 2l0 West Ninth street-Ady.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-03

Perfect Fitting Eyeglasses. Collins
& Meyer, l9l West Eighth street ADV.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-03
Weather Foreosa

nv Associated Press 70 Every Evuning
Washington ian. 3. Forecast f1r hr.a
ware
Generally fair tonight and TursHNr wn1
crate temperature moderate 'o irtsa rn1tN
west winds
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-03

Clover Dairy Safe Milk makes robust
chti.ircn Phone l5Il Is.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-03
Amusements Toaishl

pisv nou Her Man
C,arrick-N audgyiuc.
C,ic.n--'- The Mark OF Zorro
Majestic Conrad in gut~t nl hi- Ia /.
strand. Merely Mary Ann
SavCV-.''The Sin that Was hi~
Audiforium- Nine. Schumann hcink
Rfalto-" Northcrn Lights.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-18
TUESDAY. JANUARY IS. 1921.
WRONG HOUSING REMEDIES.

Something certainly will have to be
done if the housing situation does not
improve soon. Conditions are worse
than ever. The shortage has increased
rather than diminished. Millions of peo-
pie are living in houses or apartments
that are not large enough or good enough
to accommodate them properly. Millions
are crowded in with other families when
they ought to have homes of their own.
All the discussion seems to have led no.
where. 1t would take 1,250.000 more
dwellings,, says an expert, to house the
American people properly. BY the end
of 1921 the deficit will have risen to more
than 1900, 900 if a better record is not
made in building than was made last
year.
1t does not follow. however, that vio-
+ lent and unnatural methods must be re
sorted to- Particularly questionable is
/ the proposal to draw capital into build
ing operations by exempting real estate
mortgages from taxation.
This plan has been approved by the
i housing committee of the United States
senate but its merit is seriously ques-
tened by the National Tax association
and many other organizations. 1t is
/ pointed out that such exemption would
amount to a special privilege which
would work injustice to those who have
put their money into building during
previous years, and that it would encour-
age demands for similar exemptions in
1t +Io
and city treasures need all the money
they can get from taxation to carry their
present burdens. There is too much cap
ital exempt already.
There is a strong probability that this
particular economic problem, like most
others, will be solved by natural pro-
cesses. Bankers say that money is going
to be more plentiful in the spring, and
interest rates lower. That will relieve
half the difficulty of new construction.
The other half depends on obtaining
building materials and labor readily and
at reasonable rates. Materials have al
ready fallen considerably, though less
than many other commodities. They are
expected to fall farther, as a result of the
slackened demand and the exposures of
monopolistic price-fxing made in the
New York building investigation. Labor
is becoming plentiful and also becoming
reconcilcd to lower wages.
Altogether, building will be a great
deal easier in the spring and summer
than it has been since 1915. 1t is bet
ter to trust to this natural relief than to
adopt violent, untried measures that may
do more harm than good.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-18
NIP THE JUNKETING.

Last Friday morning the senate at
Montpelier suspended the rules and
adopted on its part joint resolution au-
thorizing the committees on state insti-
tutions of the senate and house to visit
the state hospital for insane, the state
industrial school and the home for feeble
minded at state expense. But in the
house the proposal met a different fate.
y resolution authorizing these visits and
visit to the state prison has been re-
ferred to the committee on state and
court expenses and it is reported the
committee will report against its adop-
ton.
This tour of state institutions has be-
come a regular feature of legislative ses-
sions and no doubt the senators voted for
the trip under the impression they were
expected to do the customary thing. Evil
IDENTIFY the house committee has sacri-
feed aeustoaa to- aelfe1saleFit 4the2prol,-
osition. An inspection of state institu-
tions by a legislative committee, after
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-18

the time and purposes of their visit have
been made public and after the manage
ment of these institutions have had OPP
portunity to prepare everything for an
inspection, is of no value to the state.
Therefore the expense of such a trip is
unwarranted. The expense may not ex-
coed a thousand dollars but if it is I'M
necessary and unwarranted it should not
be incurred
The attitude of the house committee on
state and court expenses is evidence of
a desire on the part of the present legis-
laturc TO carefully guard against unnec-
cssary state expenditures. It also shows
courage to stop undesirable customs, and
promises TO liberate the Vermont legis-
lature from the minor evil of legislative
junketing. The public undoubtedly will
approve the action of the committee in
refusing to grant special favors to a
limited number of the members of the
legislature.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-18

7 GOTTA frien whosa run show house
l. and lasa week he aska me, "Pietro,
how you lika veesit show on da stage"
say, "Oh, all right. eef gotta gooda
seat l no care yer mooch." You
know one time l rida stage coach
seexty miles and for tree week I not
sect down.
He say no gotta rida somating on
da stage. So weeth my frien l go
back for mebbe learna somating dun
no before.
But everything cen dat show ees no
straighta goods. Everything try be
somating wot amt. One ting wot looka
lika street ees jusa paint dat way. I
standa one side and watcha guy maka
love weeth hees wife. He smile jusa
lika had payday and tella hees wife
how moOcha he love. But jusa be-
tween you and me and no for spreada
round, when dey leava stage ees beega
fight breaka loose. She fighta heem
and he fghta her and both maka plen-
II cusS each other
But ees somating on dat stage / no
understands yer good. l heara stage
manage tella one guy upstairs droppa
tree borders. I tink mebbe upstairs
ees lunch house, and he droppa tree
borders, for no pay da bill l dunno.
But my frien tella me l am wronga
idee. He say upstairs ees flies for
da stage and ees no lunch house. But
| know some lunch house wot gotta
plenta flies justa same.
When my frien tella me tree four
beega tings on dat stage ees da wings
tink he try foola me, too. I feegure
eef dat beega tings ees jusa wings
l sure like to geeva look at da flies
wot use 'em.
Wot you tink?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-18

Times are not what they used to be.
Miss Alice Robertson, congressman-elect
of Oklahoma, says that when her great
grandfather was ordained for the minis
try there was such crowd that three
barrels of whiskey had to be opened
The arrival of the first steamboat up the
Connecticut river to Brattleboro was eel
ebratcd in somewhat similar manner
the history of the town telling that its
advent was marked iby great festivities
which we take to have been rather
wet" The account says: Some did not
so home until dawn. Light from the
morning sun fell upon broken windows
tables, chairs, crockery and glass ware,
The participants in this, ever after
called, famous high-go,' largely repre-
scented the village
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-18
Today S Events

Patrick NJ. Neff will be inaugurated
governor of Texas today, in succession to
w. p. Hobby.
Rt. Rev. Julius w. Atwood today cele-
brates his tenth anniversary as Episcopal
bishop of Arizona.
Delegates from six states are expected
at Knoxville. Tenn, today for the an
nual convention of the Lee Highway as
sOciation.
Vice President-e elect Coolidge has ac.
ceDted an invitation to speak today be
fore the Vermont Historical society, al
Montpelier.
The thirty-second annual New York
Poultry show, the greatest held annually
in the world, viii be opened today in
Madison Square garden.
What constitutes the '"weI-dressed
man" will be one Of the topics before the
annual convention of the Merchant Tail
ors Designers association, opening to-
day in Chicago.
Today will be celebrated the fiftieth all
niversary of the proclamation Of the Ger
man empire at Versailles, and it is ex
pected that an effort will be made t.
turn the occasion To the advantage of the
monarchial movement
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-18

Police Commissioner Enright of New
York city points out that one of the
great needs in crime suppression IS some
sort of national bureau for the exchange
of information in regard to criminals and
their doings. He is undoubtedly correct.
Furthermore this cooperative action
among the states should be so organized
that, instead of driving criminals out OF
one community into another, the efforts
of the police of the entire nation would
be expended in rounding them up and
seeing them safely on their way to Jail.
1t il true that police and detective cir
clcs in the various stRtes already do ex
change information and data to a certain
extent. but this is largely voluntary and
the system lacks organization. The
crime outbreak is not local but national
Thanks to the speeding automobile, it in
cludes the quiet rural community as well
as the great city. 1t is evident that
nothing but well organized cooperation
between police forces everywhere. backed
up by similarly cohesive and prompt ac,
ton in the courts, can accomplish any
lasting good in crime prevention.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-18
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE.

Satldday morning me and Loretter Min.
Ger was standing tawking about different
things IN particular, sutch as who has the
pest times, boys or gerls, and Mary Wat.
kIns went past on her way TO the store
with a new hat on. being a red tomluo
shanter over one ear but not the other
looking all rite, and Lorettcr MinCcr sed
My grayshiss sutch a looking hat, it looks
ike munkeys hat. my hat is ever 81
mutch more prettler than hers, don't you
think SO, Benny?
don't know, | guess so, maybe, sure,
sed. jest saying 1t to sound polite, and
Loretter Mlneer sed, Hee hee, you certeny
are a funny boy saying her hat looks
like munkeys hat, hee hee.
Hay, l dident say that, you sed that
| sed, and she sed, Well YOU admitted it.
dldent YOU, and / sed, Yes, no, | dident
wat the heck.
o, Benny Potts, YOU know you did. hee
hee, sed LOretter Mincer. And Satidday
AFTERNOON Mary Watkins was standing on
her trunt steps and | started to axsidently
wawk past TO tawk to her, saying, Hello
to me?
G, Wy not, gosh? l sed, and she sed,
herd all about how You sed my hat looks
like a munkey hat and Loretter Miners
hat IS mulch more pTettler.
Wy | did not, that's big story and a
iiearse lie, never ser 4 werd about mum
key, sed.
o then you admit you sed her hat was
mutch more prettier, do you? sed Mary
Watkins.
'Aw, l dident say a werd, meen / did
ent hardly say enything, | meen wat the
heck, dident meen it, l meen | dident
say it, holey G, that's fearse, | sed.
| should say it Is. sed Mary Watkins
And she wawked in the house mad and
proud and | went home thinking, Holey
smoaks., darn it, heck, watts you know
about that
Proving the ony safe way to tawk to
gerls is to Jest lissen
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-18
In the DAVIS News.

Mai. Gen. James G. Hartford, who is
mentioned for chief of staff of the U. S
army. was one of the prominent officers
West Point cannot claim the credit of ed
ucating him 4 native of Illinois, he was
graduated from Kansas Statr Agricul-
tuIal college and at one time expected to
be a farmer. He was attracted to the
military service, enlisted in the regular
army as an infantryman. and later Joined
the cavalry. He had a fine record in the
Spanish-American war, and later saw
much service in the Philippines. He
served under Pershing along the Mexican
border. and during the time Of the inva-
sion of Mexico by Pershing he was near
by as a potential friend in need. When
the first troops went to France. in 1917.
he went along with his former superior
to serve as chief OF staff
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-18

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co, c. w
cleveland, s. L. Purinton lEsteyville)
stand, Gilbert J. Pollica, 297 South Main St
(Fort Drummer district.
west BrattIeboro, J. L. Stockwell.
East Dummerston, NJ. f. Brown.
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Greenfield, Mass. c. A. Hays.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-18
Today's Anniversaries.

l64l-Marquis de Louvois. the great war
minister of Louis NV. of France,
born in Paris Died there, July 10,
1891
l7S2-Daniel Webster. statesman and or.
ator. born at Salisbury. \. II. Died
at Marchfeld, Mass, Oct q, 1852
lSl6-Public thanksgiving in England for
the victory at Waterloo.
1s59-William Slade, representative in
congress and governor Of Vermont
died at Mddlebury, VI. Born at
Cornwall. VT, May Q. 1856.
lS6I-First meeting of the new legislative
council for India.
lS7I-Tondon started a relief fund for
the sufferers by the sieqe of Paris.
lsSLCity Of Columbia wrecked off Gay
Head, Mass, with loss of nearly loo
lives.
lS96-Charles T. Floquet, the French
statesman who severely wounded
Boulanger in a duel. died in Paris.
Born Oct 5. 1923.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-18
Prospective Team Work.

Oh. L. II. in Rutland Herald.)
Durham of BrattlebOro and Osgood of
Bellows Falls are examples of fitting po-
Etical survival that call for appreciation.
They represent:
l. Ideal distribution-one from each
end of the county.
>. Good average one successful in
business and the other professionally.
>. Following good precedent in both
having had previous legislative exper-
fence.
1. High personal character.
.. Team work %
put n query after the 9th because
m in the same fix as a certain dis.
tinguished churchman who said: Il love
this church. I'd do anything in my
power for this church. Id die for this
church, think! :" So l just think Dun,
ham and OsgOod will show teamwork
| don't know.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-18
Today's Birthdays.

Gar Boris III, the titular ruler of Bull
Garia, born at Sofia, p years ago today
Thomas f. Campbell. governor of Arr
IONA. horn at Prescott, Arizona, Is years
ago today.
Olga Nethersole celebrated emotional
actress, born. at Kensington, England, 81
years ago today.
Ruben Dario. one of the foremost poets
of Latin-America. born at Segovia, Mic
aragua, 81 years ago today.
Henry C. Stuart, former governor OF
Virginia, who recently declined appoint
ment to the interstate commerce commits
sion, born at WYtheville, Va, 66 years
ago today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-18

has a bill for the legislature to act upon
which would prohibit the erection of
sign boards on buildings which obstruct
the view at railroad street crossings, ex-
cept after permission from selectmen or
other officials mentioned. Mr.. Chase
might so still further with a sign and
bill board bill to the advantage of YER
mOnt's appearance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-18
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

It is 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-
abling the cause of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the 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, 1921-01-18

Those along in years who are wont to
say, 9 1 am too old to learn anything
new now" should take note of the Yer
mont woman who learned Esperanto
through q correspondence course after
she passed her 10th birthday, receiving
diploma from Washington, ID. G.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-18
Presidential Primary.
(St. Adams Messenger. J


A bill has been introduced in the Yer
mont legislature to repeal the presi-
Dental primary law. 1t should be
passed. The presidential primary has
been tried out twice in this state and
all that it has amounted to has been to
create a tidy bill of expense. The peo-
pie have not used it. They have not
gone to the polls in sufficient numbers
to make evident the trend of sentiment,
unless it can be argued that absence
from the polls indicates a lack OF sent
iment. The presidential primary is not
binding upon delegates to national con
ventions save the moral binding force,
which is practically nil because so few
take the trouble to express their prefer
enca that the delegates may with reason
question the primary's expressive value
The moon is small compared with the
earth Its area is almost exactly that of
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-18
A LINE O. CHEER
BY John kendrick Bangs.
NO SHORTAGE.

Sugars short, and so is Coal,
But I've warmth stored in my soul
In such stores as carry me
Through whatever cold may be,
And for Sweetness I'm inclined
Unto that of Spirit kind
That invariably lies
n the depths of loving eyes.
(Copyright)
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-18
|tinv Ha6tarted
So / x
THE CHRISTMAS STOCKING.

THE custom Of hanging up stock
l. ings at Christmas comes from
Holland and Germany, where many OF
the people wore wooden shoes. On
Christmas Eve these shoes were left
by the fireplace. filed with hay for
the weary horses of St. Nicholas as
he went his rounds. In the morning
the hay would be gone, and in its
place would be gift from the crate
ful saint.
(Copyright)
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-18

We can imagine no greater satisfac-
ton than to do what the man at Allan
tic City did last week. When supposed
to be dead he rose up and informed the
undertaken his services were not needed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-18
Member Of The Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for publication of all news
dispatches credited to it and not otherwise
credited in this paper and also the local news
published herein
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-18
Wild Fruit Worth cultivatlna.

Wild Fruit Worth Cultiyating.
The presence of wild fruit in 10
.ality helps protect the cultivated
mes, particularly If the former fruit:
re similar to the latter and ripper
.;rlier. Among those best adapted arr
mulberry, wild blackberry. June her
~, wild cherry and elderberry.