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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-16
PLAYS BY FRENCH CLUB.
Second Meeting by CercIe Francois a
Great Success.

The second meeting of the Cercle Fran
Gals was held Wednesday evening i'm room
:. The room had been decorated with
Christmas decorations for the meeting.
After the formal opening of the meeting.
two short sketches were given by mem
bers of French III \. The first of these
was Au Jardin Des Plantes a Paris, and
had the following characters: Monsieur
Billot, Holland Smith; Felix. his nephew.
Howard Lane; Angelo. his niece, Mil
dred Hardy; L'Aide Zoologiquc. Archie
Adams; f0urs, John Russell; le SINCE,
Frederick Knight.
The second scene. La Dinette, had
these characters: Leontine, Blanche
DUDE; Auguste. John Russell Madeline.
the nurse. Winifred Cain; Madame Char
penter, the mother. Ruth KnowIton
Both plays were unusually well given,
the ferocious wild animals in the first
scene being particularly effective and ter
rlfying, Between the scenes several
Christmas poems were read by members
of the club.
As the roll was called by the secretary
each member went to the Christmas tree
to receive his present, upon which a motto
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-16
BrattlebOrO High School News Corner

short dialogues. The program was both
educational and amusing and a great
deal of credit is due the pupils.
The girls are planning to have a trial
basketball game Friday evening. playing
between the halves of the regular game
with Winchester. This is something new.
Come and see what the girls can do.
Glasses in bookkeeping / have started
Office routine work. This is extra work
which is being accomplished this year.
Members of the Commercial club win
visit the Peoples National bank this
afternoon.
The girls gymnasium class had a sup
per in the Baptist church Wednesday
evening. Games were played and good
time was enjoyed by everyone.
The biology classes are studying the
different uses and the Importance of for
ests.
reply to the challenge for debate
was received yesterday. Greenfield re-
GREETED the fact that senior junior de
bate was scheduled for that date. Also
that they had refused n debate with
Northampton and could not possibly ac-
cept one here.
1t is customary to have French and
Commercial club meetings Wednesday
evenings from 730 to $50. vet our prin-
cipal and teachers preach that every week
day evening should be spent in cOnccn-
trated study, with possibly the exception
of Friday. While these may have their
educational advantage why should these
be made exceptions to the rule?
If students are planning to make re
views of subjects before midyear's this
should not be put off until a few days
before the exams. We are now on the
last lap of the half year. and our mark
will be a measure of the work done.
Cramming always results in confusion. so
if you are uncertain about some points
prepare now.
The household management class this
week has been studying the different
cuts. prices and uses of meat. Many of
the pupils have had the opportunity to
see these different cuts and their prices
at the markets.
For the las, Iwo weeks the work in
French III has consisted of the outside
study of the provinces of France. The
class has been divided into teams each
team working on a definite province or
city. The captains of the various teams
are as follows: Alsace-L Lorraine. Archie
Adams La Provence. Blanche Dudley ::
La Bretagne, John Russell; La Tour
raine WinifrCd Cain; two teams have
been working on Paris with Charles
Crosby and Madeline Weaver az cap
tainS. These captains have outlined the
work for the members of their respective
teams and have organized the material
brought in. Many pictures have been
brought in by way of illustration. Fol
lowing is the schedule of reports Thurs
day, Dec. l.. Paris: Dec. 16. Provence :;
Dec. 10. TOurraine; Dec. 20, Alsace-Lor-
raine; Dec. p, Brittany.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-16
School Notes Of Interest.

Many of the high school pupils are
working afternoons and Saturdays until
Christmas.
The COLLINS will get you if you don't
watch out :" AIidyears are coming. too.
Let's be prepared for them. then they
won't get us.
How about a few new songs and cheers
for the basketball season? Why don't
you get busy, seniors, juniors. sophie
mores and freshmen?
All out. girls. to watch the boys play
basketball Friday evening. Remember,
everybody, the boys aren't the only ones
who can play basketball now
Monitors, attention! BE sure you have
the floor kept clean.
The regular Wireless club meeting was
held Thursday night
In Miss Jette's second year stcnog-
raphy class the pupils are partly con-
Quoting the class. For this week Mildred
Greenwood and Olive Capron have been
debating at the rate of 50 words a min
ute to the class Every one in the class
Will have a chance at this work event
ually.
Mr. Pages two classes in community
civics will have a Christmas party and
tree Tuesday evening. Names have been
drawn and presents will be exchanged.
Plans for the games and refreshments
are being made by the committee. CON
siSting OF Vivian Hunter. Ruth Dugan.
Teddy Plumb, William Williams, Mary
Rugg and Evelyn Haskell.
Miss Monroe's seventh period Junior
English class had a very interesting oral
day Thursday. The work was entirely
under the direction of the class with Les
ter Chickering as chairman. Original
Christmas essays, poems and stories were
given. Besides these there were given
Lowell's The First Snowfall and two
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-16
DECEMBER DIAL
CHRISTMAS NUMBER
Decidedly Christmasy Throughout and
Contains Wealth of Stories, Notes,
Jokes and Other Features

The December Dial. which is issued
next Wednesday,, is a Christmas number
from cover to cover and promises to be
of unusual interest. The cover is de-
cidedly ChriStmasy, AZ well as the etli-
tOrials. one of which is about Christmas
Spirit and the other gives suggestion
for a New Years resolution. The literary
department contains a wealth of Christ
mas stories and poems. Among the
stories are The Dover, Grandpa's Christ
mas, My Dream Lamp, Dreaming Dreams.
and Wireless CarolS-Something entirely
new in the way of a Christmas story. 4
new feature has been added to the literary
department under the title, Parva Sed
Apta. As the title signifies. the depart
ment consists of short but pithy para
graphs This time most of them are
about Christmas subjects.
The school notes has the always inter
eSting calendar. As one person remarked !:
'"The calendar is the feature / always
turn to first, just like the funny sheet i'm
the paper" An article describing the
Misunderstanding course is particularly
well written and instructive. The French
department is very unusual; it contains
several TRANSACTIONS of French Christmas
stories and poems, as well as an account
of the French holidays received in a letter
from France.
The jokes contain an amusing parody
on The Night Before Christmas. sugges-
tions for Christmas presents, freshman
letters to Santa Claus. and a particularly
clever paragraph entitled \ Jazzy Ro-
nance. Besides many other local Jokes
there is second and conclusive Install
ment of the Who's Who department.
The exchange department carries cut
the Christmas idea in novel and clever
way. The alumni and athletics depart
mentS also carry out the Christmas idea.
The alumni department contains, besides
ney. letter from an alumnus describing
Christmas in France during the war
The athletics department pays some com
pliments to the football men under the
title of Christmas Cards to the Football
Men.
The Christmas Dial will be distributed
in school Wednesday upon receipt of the
class dues receipts. 1t will be on sale at
the depot news stand and Brooks House
pharmacy as usual.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-16
EDITORIAL.
Good Habits and Athletics.

Keeping in condition for athletics is a
matter that each student owes to his
school. to his coach and to himself. \
healthy body makes great difference
in ones school work. \ student who
habituany is out late at night and is
forever scratching matches cannot be
expected to pass satisfactorily in his sub
jects Look at this from the viewpoint
of your coach After picking out a team
and working hard to put them in cham
pionship form he discovers that one boy
is absolutely useless to the team. The
boy has no wind, no stamina. The sue
cess of a team depends great deal if
not absolutely upon the condition of the
men. and this healthy condition is gained
only through good habits.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-16
MUSIC DEMONSTRATIONS.
Class Reports on Stringed Instruments
Talk by Miss Bagg.

In the musical appreciation class last
Thursday some of the members reported
on the different stringed instruments.
\ report on the violin was given by Ala
Fitzgerald; the viola, Dorothy Hebb; the
violOncello, Holland Smith the double
bass, Dorothy Edwards. After these re-
ports. Miss Bagg gave an interesting talk
on sound i'll relation to music, and gave
demonstrations and illustrations for her
points. She proved in two or three differ
ent ways how the sound is caused by a
vibration of some object. Then she
showed how the tone is raised both in
stringed and wind Instruments including
the organ by shortening the string. pipe,
or tubing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-16

Charles and Chester Robb have re
turned to school after an absence of sew
eral weeks with chicken-poX.
Margaret Frost has been absent several
days on account of Illness.
Olive Capron will go to Windsor to
stay over the weekend.
Mildred Hardy of the sophomore class
has begun working afternoons in the Hol
sten-FrieSian Office.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-16

had been written. The Christmas tree
was in charge of Charles Crosby. After
the tree a game, the French version of
Blindman's Bluff, was played. Refresh
ments were then served in the domestic
science room by Marjorie Pier and
Eleanor Manley.
Altogether the second meeting was a
great success and the sophomores deserve
a great deal of credit for the planning
such an interesting meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-16

No need to say values-the
ultra style and rich quality
will speak for themselves. You
must see them to appreciate
their values.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-16
Sl2.O5

High Grade Dresses-Most-
" one of a kind. Showing very
newest styles in Canton
Crepes, Satins, Serges and
Tricotines.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-11-11
cHEWs AT sPRIG OF CLOVER
lin Barnes, Open Golf Champion,
Qualities for "chew Something
Club" Of stars.

Jim Barnes, open golf champion. has
qualified for the "Chew Something
club" of athletic stars
Barnes gives the little sprig of clio
yer which he held tightly between his
teeth part credit for his victory.
The clover steadied his nerves when
be needed steadlness most, he said.
iris Speaker, leader OF the Cleve-
land Indians, starts chewing grass
when his club gets in hole and there
Is quick thinking to be done.
Ted Ray. winner of the national
open in 1920, played with briar pipe
In his teeth.
Pop Geers, veteran race driver, con-
tinually chews cigar.
Barney Oldfeld, motorcar speed de-
mon, also chews on cigar when un-
der the strain of driving long races.
Little thlngs-pecullar habits-stamp
color on our great athletes.
Barnes is now reaplng harvest
from the prestige given him by win
ming Americas greatest golf honor.
Few people who saw Barnes achieve
his greatest triumph will remember
how he swung his club. But they'll
never forget the dangling bit of lucky
clover which he held In his mouth.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-11-11
MEASURE FACES
THIRD REDRAFT
TAX REVISION BILL FACES THIRD
REWRITING BY THE HOUSE
AND SENATE coNFEREEs
Gill Passed by Senate, Goes Back TO
Be Sent to Conference For
Final Shaping; No Ma
terial Alterations

Washington-The tax revision bill
now faces its third rewriting, this time
~ the house and senate conferees
The measure finally was passed ear
w Tuesday by the senate, 80 to "a, at
the end Of n continuous session last
ing nearly sixteen hours II will be re-
turned to the house when that body
reconvenes Wednesday and Republic.
an leaders there plan TO send 1t to con
ference Thursday. 1t may reach the
president for his approval late In the
month.
At rough estimate treasury ex-
perts say the bill In Its present form
would net approximately $3,250, 900, 900,
or $2O0,OO0,000 less than the present
law, and about the amount of revenue
which treasury officers have said the
government must have. Eventually
the bill, the experts assert, would re.
duce the nations tax toll by about
S5O,OOO,OOO n year. While they un.
doubleday will make many changes In
the measure. the conferees are not ex.
pected materially to alter the revenue
total. AS the bill now stands there are
Just the major provisions on which the
house and senate agree. They are re.
peal OF the excess profits tax and the
transportation taxes on next January
i. and the retention or the present tax
on corporation capital stoc.
Other outstanding provisions of the
bill are:
A reduction In the maximum rate
from GO per cent on all over 81, 900, 900
to 90 per cent on all over 100000, as
against the house reduction to 80 per
cent on all over $4,000.
Retention of the house provision
granting increased normal exemptions
of $500 TO heads Of families having net
Incomes of $4,000 or less and 5000 on
accounts of dependents.
Repeal of the $1,000 normal exemp.
tlon TO the corporations except In the
case Of those having net incomes of
$4,000 or less.
An increase In the estate tax maxi.
mum rate from % per cent on all over
Sio,VO,OOO 10 % per cent on all over
SlOOOOO,OO0. Increased taxes on medi-
cinal beer, wine and whisky.
A provision taxing gifts OF property
Dy any person at rates ranging from 1
per cent on the amount between $780,
900 and $4,000 to % per cent on all
over $1O,000,OOO.
Repeal of the excise taxes on chew
ing gum, sporting goods, musical in
struments, electric fans and many
other articles, as well as the stamp
taxes ON proprietary medicines and
toilet preparations. The levles on
fountain drinks and ice cream also are
cut.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-11-11
VETERAN SERVES BuDDYs TIME
Ex'Service Man, Federal Prisoner, Re.
leased, Denied Compensation

Leavenworth, Kan.-Pennlless, Har-
ry w. Haley, an overseas war veteran,
was ut liberty here Monday night un-
der war department order releasing
him from the federal disciplinary bar
racks, where he served five months of
n six months sentence for desertion
Imposed upon Thomas G.. Jones, his
buddy, and the man VINO saved his
life while the two men were with the
American eXpedltlonary forces In
France. Haley came to the barracks
under the name of "JOnes," his rea-
son for serving the sentence being that
he wanted to repay part of the debt he
felt he owed Jones i'm saving his life
Jones, who is said to be married and
living In Canada, Is being sought by
federal authorities.
Because he was not the real offender,
Haley was released from the barracks
without the usual railroad fare an
small compensation given prisoners.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-11-11
Sporting Squibs
of All Kinds

Yale and Harvard began their foot
ball relations In 1875.
Toronto city rugby foot ball league
has 81 teams enrolled.
The Durham club of the Piedmont
league will have to find n new presi-
dent. u. b. Markham has resigned.
Chicago and Michigan met on the
grldlron for the first time In 1892 and
the Wolverines were victorious, IS
to 10.
Glen Myatt, catcher. and Ivy Crit
fin, first baseman have been released
to Milwaukee by the Philadelphia
Athletics.
The. Harvard enrolment of freshmen
has passed the 1000 mark. The fresh
man football coach looks askance at
the figures,
Colby college, Watervllle. Me-, will
soon boast a concrete grandstand seat
Ing $500, donated by an admirer of
the institution.
Unofficial averages for Coast league
batting show Duffy Lewis Of Salt Lake
topping the league With mark of
practically even 400
Yale is expected to be a contender
with Penn and Harvard for the hold
ing of the intercollegiate track and
field championships.
The Winston Salem club Of the Pied.
mont league announces that Charles
A. Clancy has been signed TO con-
tinue as manager of the team in 1922.
Frank Mcdonald, n left-hander who
has been signed by the Boston Ameri-
cans, has spent the summer pitching
for an Independent team In Lynn,
Mass.
Tom CarmOdy, who won many games
for the Pittsburgh Collegians the past
season, is now student In Carnegie
Tech. He should he OF valuable as
slstnnce to the Plaid pitching staff
next spring.
Nine baseball clubs from the United
States and Hawaii are planning TO in
wade Japan this winter The Univer-
~
pleted a tour OF japan while the Uni
verslty of Washington squad recently
sailed for that country.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-11-11
BASEBALL SPORT OF FIGURES
Man In Oshkosh, Who Has Never Seen
Player, Knows All About Him by
Studying Averages.

One reason for baseball's wide APP
peal is that the game is easily reduced
to figures. A man In Oshkosh, who
has never seen the Giants or Yankees
play, may know as much about them,
and more, too, perhaps, simply by
studying the averages of the players,
One doesn't have to see man play to
know that he is great player They
can know that by looking over their
batting and fielding averages. No 9TH
err sport offers such opportunity for
mnthem8t teal revelry.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-11-11
MANAGER HIGGINS IS
GIVEN SCANT PRAISE
Lands Pennant for Yanks De-
spite His UnpopuIarity.
with Team Full Of Prima ponnas
Little Leader Had Worst Mana
aeriaI Task In Major league
Deserves Lot OF Credit.

Miller Higgins, the Mite Manager"
of the New York Yankees, has re-
ceived but few Of the nice words usual
ly passed out to pennant winning
pilot.
Higgins. unpopular In New York,
was I'm a peculiar predicament. II he
didn't win the pennant. II was his job.
When he won II, he got no credit.
"Any manager ought to have won
the championship with a team like
that" represents the sentiment of
New York.
With team chock-full Of prima
donnas, Higgins has had the worst
managerial task In the major leagues.
The players dislike him and the fans
Ignore him.
On the second Western trip, Hug
gins was taken sick and was away
from the club for two weeks. Roger
Peckinpaugh took charge Of the club
and It won ten straight games.
"Keep Peck in. Higgins can't make
them play ball." the fans clamored.
Regardless of adverse sentiment,
Higgins deserves a lot of credit for
the victory of the Yanks. 1t is his
ball club. Helped by willing pair
Of owners, who opened wide the purse
strings, Higgins built up the Yankees
from nothing. He has had them con-
sistently near the top, where they
used to be n second-division club.
Much Of his unpopularity is due to
his retiring nature and partly to poor
health. He does not mix with the fans
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-11-11
Manager Miller Higgins.

off the field and keeps in the back
ground. Higgins Is one of the smart
est men in baseball and just about thu
wisest trader In the big leagues. He
has made many mistakes in handling
his pitchers. Last year he was blamet
for the loss Of the pennant by the wa!
he rotated his hurlers on the last
Western trip.
Higgins is In the unfortunate posi-
tion of having every one analyze hi
work to find faults. The bugs never
criticize McGraw. because they don't
look at him critically.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-11-11
Ford Road Again Reduces Rates

Columbus, O.-Henry Ford's railroad,
the Detroit, Toledo & IrOnton Tuesday
sought a reduction In passenger rates
An application filed with the public
utilities commission here asked that
passenger charges be cut from $40 cents
q mile to cents. The new tariff, af.
fecting Interstate and nrrastate traf
flc will become effective November 20
Members of the commission will moi
oppose the reduction they indicated
Tuesday but will grant the rate sought
by Ford.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-11-11
MARATHON RUNNER is FOUND
Homer Baker Discovers Likely Ath
lete In White Feather, Full
Blooded Indian.

Homer Baker, former international
half-mile champion, who Is United
States government athletic director In
the Canal Zone. declares in letter re.
ceived by friend that he has found
a Marathon runner, who may be deyel-
oped for the next United States Olym-
pic team. The athlete is White Feath-
err, full-blooded Indian from the same
tribe as the great Tom Longboat
White Feather is with the United
States army troops in the Canal Zone.
He trains, Baker said, three times a
week over the roads from Colon to
Gatun.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-11-11
Comedian Denied Admission

Sarnla, Ont,-A protest has been sent
TO the immigration department at
Washington against the action OF the
immigration officers M Port Huron
Mich, in refusing entrance to the Uni.
ted States of Harry Tate, English com
edlan. Tate said he was detained and
ordered to return to Canada despite
the fact that lie held a passport.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-11-11
King Georges Superstition.

King George, sane, healthy-minded
man though he Is, owns up to certain
superstitions. He can't endure that q
wineglass should ring, II accidentally
touched, at his dinner table. The ring
ing will mean death In his family, 50
he firmly believes. And If the slightest
ring is heard, every member Of his
family and guest at his table rises up
on the instant and stands In silence.
It's his wish.--London Opinion. ..
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-11-11
DEMPSEY IS LONESOME

It's true that a lull precedes a
big storm. Also It's quiet after
one.
James Harrison Dempsey
can't understand why he hasn't
got callouses on his heels caused
by would-be legitimate chal-
lengers crowding him.
The champ probably has for
gotten that all these second
raters attended the Jersey City
matinee and got the tip straight
that he hasn't gone back far
enough for them to make 1t in
teresting for him and the cash
customers.
Dempsey Is still comlng-not
going-and he's mighty lonesome.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-11-11
TENNIS GAINS IN POPULARITY
Few Years Ago National Matches Wit
messed by Those Who Happened
to BE on Grounds.

Tennis is gaining great popularity
in this country. A few years ago the
national matches were witnessed only
by those who happened to be around
the clubhouse. Collapsible chairs and
veranda steps were the galleries.
Now stadlums are erected to accom-
modate the fans and the unprecedent-
ed number of 1900 seats were built
to seat the enthusiasts at the recent
Davis cup matches.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-11-11
Trepannlna Successful

Logan-The skull of Norman Skan.
chy of this city was trepanned sun
day night at the Utah-Idaho hospital
and an ounce Of pus removed from his
brain, affording him relief from intense
pain caused by the pressure. 1t is be-
lieyed he will make complete recovery.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-11-11
A Busy Twenty Minutes.

have but 20 minutes In which to test
Einstein's theory. During the fleetlng
moments Of the solar eclipses they
will work strenuously In an attempt
to discover any DETECTION In the rays
of light that pass the sun.-Scientlfic
American.