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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-11
THE USEFUL YEAST.
Experiments Prove That 1t is Excellent
Food and Good Medicine.

Man has long recognized the service
that the little yeast plant performs in
leayenlng bread and in making that uni
versal food more palatable and more di
gestibie. Now scientific men have dis
covered that it has an absolute value
OF its own both as a food and as a
medicine.
The experiments that led to that con
clusion were made at the Jefferson Med
zeal college in Philadelphia. One of
them consisted i'll feeding certain ann
mails on d kind of synthetic milk that
contained all the known ingredients of
real milk in the proper proportions. On
that diet the animals throve poorly,
but as soon as a little compressed yeast
was added to the artificial milk they
began to increase rapidly in size and
strength. The only reasonable eXplana-
ton of those facts is that yeast con-
tains a quantity of the mysterious vita
m.ncs, which we have learned are essen
tial to bodily growth and vigor, After
that experiment., the physicians tried
weeks they fed a number of men almost
entirely on yeast cakes, ard they found
that the men were as well-nOurished as
if they had eaten meat and wheat bread
every day. Geast is almost half p.Otein,
which is the chief bodybuilding element
in food. and since it has been proved to
be rich in vitamines also, it is clearly
possible to use it as an article of diet.
Dried and powdered and mixed with
wheat -four or with milk or fruit jules,
it is a still more practical food.
The doctors have also discovered that
yeast cakes are good medicine not
a specific for any disease. 1T of real
value in cases of skin trouble and in
some of the more common troubles OF
the digestive tract 4 great many -peo-
pie who have eczema or chronic boils
have been helped by eating a yeast cake
or two every day. Intestinal catarrh
and constipation are often benefited
by the same treatment.
So much has been made of ne malig-
naut disease-producing bacteria that
float invisible in the air that it is a
pleasure TO call attention to the modest
virtues of one of the most prolific of
bacteria. OF course bacteria do vastly
more good han harm-indeed human
life would be almost impossible without
them-and our little friend the yeast
plant is one of the most k'7dly of them
all.-Burlington Free Press.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-11
SMOOT is PLANNING i
GENERALS SALES TAX
Says Scheme Will Yield $1,500,000, 900
Ultimate Consumer to Foot Bill
Explains His Measure.

WASHINGTON, April IA general
sales tax was advocated last night IN a
statement by Senator SmoOt, Utah, d
Republican member of the senate finance
committee, who formerly announced he
would introduce bill To that end IN the
senate TUESDAY.
Senator Shoots measure. which he es-
Inmates would yield approximately ST.
O0,0JO.0O0 in revenue annually. would
place a Hat tax of ono per cent on gross
sales above $4,000 annually of virtually
all commodities, both raw materials and
finished products. The bill carries few
exemptions but application of the tax
would be stayed virtually only on such
commodities as now bear q higher levy.
Early consideration of the Smoot pro-
posal is planned by the senate finance
committee in its study of the taxation
question. Tentative arrangements con-
template the opening of hearings on this
phase before the end of the week.
In discussing his proposed sales tax,
Mr.. Smoot said it would be simple in ap-
plicatiOn and easy to compute. He de-
clared il would properly distribute the
burden of taxation, compelling each citi-
IN to bear share proportionate to his
abb. U to pay as measured by his buying
or p: ,ducing powers
If the sales tax becomes a part of
the revenue laws of our country" the
statement continued congress can re-
the bill as presented by me but can re-
peal all the irritating, nagging, discrim-
inatory taxes amounting to hundreds of
millions of dollars, and the excess pro-
fits tax, the result of which has worked
such havoc with business concerns of
our country and which have in many
cases been compelled to pay the excess
profits tax on paper profits"
Present taxes on soft drinks, tobacco,
automobiles and some other sO-called lux
uries would remain under the Smoot bill.
These commodities already bear taxes re-
garded as heavier than the fat one per
cent tax. Ia addition to the tax on
sales. levy having the same application
would be placed on total amounts of all
leases.
The bill contcmplates payment of the
whole tax, accumulated through the vari-
Gus resal"s. by the ultimate consumer.
Senator Smoot said. adding that there
was no objection to the final seller alb
sOrbing the tax if he cared to do 80. D..
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-11
MADRID's LAUNDRY WOMEN.
Work for Years as Apprentices Before
They Master Their Trade.

The laundrywomen of Madrid are
probably the. finest of their profession
in the world. Nowhere else does the
linen come home so delightfully."- clean
and 1t IS all accomplished with cold
water. Within sight of the windows of
King AlfonsO's palace any day of the
week, including Sundays, may be seen
acre after acre of snow-white linen
spread out to dry along the banks of
the Manzanares. In the turbulent
waters of this creek. for it is nothing
more in spite of its sonorOus name
virtually all the washing for the mil
lion or so inhabitants of Madrid is done
A closer corporation than that of the
Madrid Washerwomen can scarcely be
conceived. Some of those working here
have been in the profession over 40
years, not always as pastmistresses, for
they have to serve an apprenticeship
lasting many years before they are per
mitted to undertake work on their own
account. \ woeful reception meets
any newcomer coming with q bundle of
linen to wash. All kinds of insults are
hurried at her by the regulars; her linen
disappears as If by magic and is found
again only after long search. Any man
not an ordinary dirty linen porter ia an
oven worse case. He is splashed with
suds and is lucky if he escapes with his
clothing intact.
The experienced laundrywomen assert
no woman learns how to wash properly
until she has passed 40 years of age.
Till then she must work as understudv
to the others, earning only the. small
pittance of one peseta daily while do:
ing So When she sets up for herself
she at once takes apprentices and ran
idly amasses a modest fortune. 1t
seems however, they never retire to en-
ior their riches. for the call of the tub
L. 4 90 strong for them ever to desert
ale Manzanarcs until the final call
c5mes Philadelphia Ledger.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-11
BOMBS LIMERICK HOMES.
Crown Forces Destroy Farm Houses
Woman of 90 Elected by Soldiers.


CORK. April 11-Aftcr the attack
on Il police patrol by armed civilians
Friday night in Limerick, Col. Cameron
issued instructions enforcing the curfew
at t o'clock in the afternoon and ordered
the residents of the city 10 keep their
windows open 10 avoid damage by ex-
plOSIonS.
Following this notice. At 6 O'Clock in
the evening, explosions were heard. Scy-
oral houses and business premises were
bombed and DESTROYED. \ woman 90
years Of age was elected from one of the
houses 10y soldiers. Auxiliaries horse
whipped persons found in the streets
Crown forces were ambuScadrd on the
rOGd b"twccn Middleton and Castlemar-
tyr. The men in the ambusc7ldp cx-
ploded large mime. The fighting lasted
tor half an hour. The casualties are
~ Regular troops ih charge Of an officer
visited the Upton district yesterday. ar
rested several civilians and burned down
two farm houses and some produce in
repriaal for the ambush Of soldiers on
March ~ at Cross Parry. midway he
tween kinSale and NIacro0m in which
six soldiers were killed and five others
wounded The residents in the farm
houses were given half an hour to re
move their livestock and food
City dwelerS are usually darker of
hair than country people.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-11
LICENSES FOR HORSES.
Prediction That Old Dobbin Will Have
TO Be Numbered and Lighted

1t is bound to come. Horses will vet
have to have licenses. just as automobiles
do. 1t has almost come To that now
The international Traffic Officers asso-
citation is determined To obtain a uni
form law that wiz require the owner of
every horse-drawn vehicle in the United
States and Canada to obtain a license
and display red light in the rear at
night. This regulation will refer strict
ly to the vehicle not the horse. but it
amounts 60 about the same thing 1t
is really the horse that is being dis
eliminated against rather than the
wagon or buggy. 1t is bad enough for
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-11

Dobbin now. He cannot plod along a
highway anywhere any more. without
taking his life in his hand-or in his
hoof. if you prefer. Wherever the road
is half paved, he has to keep humbly to
the dirt strip, and cannot be sure even
then that some roaring automobile will
not bump into him or some truck shove
him into the ditch. 1t was bad enough
when Denver banished horses from its
streets. That showed what is destined
to happen in all our cities. But Danish
mpnt from cities would not be intoler-
able. Dobbin has no particular love for
city streets. To have his road privileges
restricted and threatened with completes
adjustment is different Yet the hand
writing is plain. Horses vii vet be
barred from country roads.-Brockton
Times.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-11
The First Flower of April.

lis the first flower of April,
So sweet and so shy.
That the sight of ii almost
Brings tears TO the eye
So pure and so lovely
SO fragrant and frail,
The sport of the zephyr
The spoil of the gale
The hill is green-creSted,
But slightly below
In the hollow there still
Linger traces of SNOW;
Yet what cares our darling
For omens so grim?
God has wrought, and her trust
She repOses in Him.
Dear first flower of April.
SO tender and sweet.
With the sun on your face
And the snow at your feet.
You are welcome as hope
In the night of despair,
You are welcome as JOY
Whose appearance You wear.
1t Were better. perhaps,
At the close of my walk .a
To Gull your frail bloom
From it's wind-shaken stalk:
But. no . will leave you
To seeker ungueSsed,
To dry the wet eye
Or to heal the bruised breast:
But in memory'S volume.
Your petals are pressed.
ARTHUR .GOODENOUGH
Nest Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-11
Sporting News
WINS rs OUT OF II.
Chester Five Shows Heels to Vermont
and New Hampshire Teams.

Once again it has been proved that quail
ity is not dependent upon size, for the little
town of Chester, playing basketball for
the first time in its history and without
the aid of a single outside player, turned
out a team that has defeated every one i'll
its class in southern Vermont and ada
cent parts of New Hampshire.
John Slater, captain, and Lawton '.
Crocker, manager, developed team with
Il fighting spirit that carried it through Il
successive games without defeat.
1t was not until the 18th game that
Chester lost. 1t was her first and only
defeat of the season and It was admins
tered by Newport, n. 81. By way of re
veuge. the Cheste or aggregation, after win
ming three more games, arranged another
game with Newport with which to close
the season, winning IL TO n
Chester scored q total of 6O6 points
against opponents 287 for the season.
The following men played: Sherwin, liz !;
Keenan,, c; Gillespie, RI Davis, and If !;
McCrellis, rg; Stokes, If; Slater leap
tain), IF; Severance, re-; Croker imam
agerl, rg; Johnson, c; Butterfeld, If; Pol
lard. re.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-11
Addison County, Vermont, Clay.

The North Vermonter who would fain,
The Equinox Hotel attain;
The South Vermonter, who in turn,
Would see some Swanton powder
The East Side habitant who tries
To view Eergennes before he dies,
Are each and all compelled to share
The same intensive wear and tear,
And cross. TO their extreme dismay,
The Addisonian wastes of clay.
Each time my fiivverette goes through
New Haven on a double skew;
Each time my touring chariot skids
Among Dunmore dogs and kids;
Each time | stop to set tire
In Middlebury's classic mire;
I asked myself, What in the deuce
Can be the town or country use,
The rhyme or reason, anyway,
For such a monstrous mess of clay!
And answers two have come to hand,
Which absolute respect command;
Which give your motor man the
TIE hills that make the soul reeoil.
The shark plug swoon, the water
REQUIRE to holden where they belong
An underpinning stiff and strong.
And nothing else viii make EN- stay
In place but addison Clay"
The other says, That when the snow
Makes UP its April mind to 90
When runners scrape and sleds cut
through
And Girls get red and feIlers bluc.
When Lincoln teams throw of their
loads
And you'd be stuck on. other road:
This pastv blueness acts like grease
And slides you on your way in
Peace;
Your harness holds. your heart is env.
You're saved by "Addisonian Clay"
Tie reasons sort of disagree,
But either one viii do for me;
For when I'm told thing is so,
It's all I ever want to know:
I, now can slim and skip and slue
.Through Weybridge and through
. Waltham. too.
And long the heights of Hancock
Hump,
Tn Bristol bump and Shoreham
slumn
And feel I'm favored all the way
In travelling over frst-class clay.
i Daniel l.. Cadv.
DANIEL L. CADY.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-11
SPENT SMALL FORTUNE
In SEARCH OF HEALTH

l could sdo to drag myself down to the
shops My heart palpitated 50 badly that
just had to gasp for breath. and fire.
quently had to get up out of bed at night
TO keep from smOthering | could never
sleep weH,, and | don't believe | could have
felt .Merse than | did. Although l spent
a sruaiI fortune | could get no relief, and
thought | could never get we'll
Well. this Tanlac is the best medicine
| have ever run across during the Il
years of my life, for i. has rid nue. of my
troubles and put me in the best of health
My food agrees with me perfectly. and |
sleep as sound as ever did. | can do as
big days work now as any of them and
/ never felt better in my life. | hope
others suffering like ] did will profit by
my experience and get on the road to good
health by taking Tanlac.'
TanIac is sold in Brattleboro by the
Brattlcboro Drug Co.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-11

Beginning Saturday. April %. and con
tinuing through the summer months. DrS.
g. +. Barber. l.. =. Edwards. +. X.
Newell. W. Ii. Perry and \. l.. Pettee
will close their dental offices Saturday
affcrnonnS-AdY.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-11
Fall River Citizen Says He
Could Find No Relief from
Troubles Until He Got
Tanlac-Health Fine Now

Down at the shop where | work they
call me Charlie Tanlac. for no one can
tak with me very long without hearing
about the medicine. said Charles Nc,
Dermott. of 217J Main street. Fall River
Mass, welLknown cmploye of the Ash
worth Machine Go. for the past Is wears.
Il suffered from chronic ease of indi-
-sestion. and finally got so bad | couldn't
even retain a glass Of milk on my stomach
at times. | had to live on the highest
KIND OF food. and | was 50 weak il was all
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-26
Knights of Pythias
Hold Big Meeting
Tuesday Evening

The knight of Pythfas held big
meeting Tuesday evening when a
number of out of town members at
tended the work being put on by the
local lodge. III.
One member received the work in
the first rank and five were admitted
to the secrets of knighthood. Four
members we're reinstated after real
izing that they were overlooking
some of the pleasures of life by not
standing by the brothers in the
order.
About sixty members were present
and greatly enjoyed the speeches
given about the good of the order.
This is the biggest turnout the lodge
has had for some time.
Mark Farmer, grand outer guard
came down from Firth to help in put
ting on this work.
After the work was finished
sumptuous feed was served and when
the meeting closed it was way past
midnight.
The lodge has enough work ahead
to keep the members busy putting
on degrees for some time to come.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-26
Broken Hydrant is
Fixed in 2 Hours
By Superintendent

On Monday evening at cooking
time, some young folks using a car
backed against city water hydrant
and broke it off, setting the water
free in the street. The city clerk
and superintendent of water service
was notified and he choked the flow
as much as he could, assembled men
and materials for repairing, kept up
the water service as strong as he
could till it was necessary to cut off
the water on that section, and then
made the repairs and had the pres
sure on again in less than two hours.
In all the rest Of the system except
ing that short section, the pressure
was kept normal.
That is what comes Of having a
water system with plenty of check
valves and full control of every part.
In planning the new system, the en-
gineers and council studied. carefully
to have control as complete as pos
sible for every known emergency,
and to secure the most reliable and
durable construction of every kind
of mechanism that goes to make a
water system.
The young folks who cause the
damage in this case were scared and
fed, but when dad learned what had
happened he took the attitude of,
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
and went right to the city hall and
asked the clerk to bill him for all
damages. Fine people! Good town!
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-26
Stage Drivers Visit
Here Together: Have
Not Met Since '63

Blackfoot had a visit this week
from one of the flve surviving stage
drivers from the old overland route.
He is Thomas Ranahan of Boise, and
he made the trip to BlackfoOt at
the suggestion Of DR.. F. w. Mitchell,
whom he met in Boise few weeks
ago. DR.. Mitchell told him he should
meet Henry Dunn of Blackfoot and
that the two could have an enjoy
able time together. He acted on the
suggestion and it all came true as
predicted.
Mr.. Dunn and Mr.. Ranahan knew
each other back in '63 when they
both worked on the overland stage
line. There were 755 drivers on the
line between the Missouri river and
San Francisco, and these two gentle
men and three others are the only
survivors of them all. Con Smith
still lives at Sanikie, Kan: Jim Bill
ings at Beatrice, Neb.; and John
Butts at Long Beach, Cal. The other
$50 are dead.
Mr.. Ranahan said he has seen
every church and court house built
on the line from Missouri to Idaho,
and had just been reviewing Salt
Lake City and its wonderful growth.
Mr.. Ranahan left for home on
Wednesday afternoon.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-26
Death Caused By
Arsenical Poison
Taken for Medicine

Mrs. Violet Kessler Killian died
at her home four miles west of this
city Monday. Mrs. Killian was
twenty-four years old and the wife
Of George w. Killian.
Mr.. and Mrs. Killian recently
moved to this community from Salt
Lake City, since then she had been
sick for some time, but when her
husband left her Monday morning
she was in the best Of spirits. On
his return in the afternoon he found
the door locked and on unlocking
1t and entering he found her dead
on the bed. Coroner Egli, and DR..
Patrie were called and the body was
taken to Blackfoot where the con-
tents Of the stomach were examined
and an inquest held Tuesday. The
verdict returned was that the de-
ceased came to her death by her
own hand from arsenical poison ac-
cidentally taken.
Besides her husband the. deceased
leaves a twenty-eight months old
baby and her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Kessler, of Salt Lake City.
The body was shipped to Salt Lake
Tuesday evening for burial.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-26
Monday Services are
Very Impressive at
St. Bernards Church

Thirty-four children and seven
adults received the sacrament of
confirmation at st. Bernards Catholic
church in this city at 10 o'clock
Monday morning, the Rt. Rev.
Bishop Daniel M. German of this
dioceses officiating.
Father Purcell of Idaho Falls and
Father Callahue of Soda Springs as
sisted the bishop. While Father
Gresl in the celebration of the mass
was assisted by Father Herman Of
Pocatello and Father Shermanson OF
Rexburg.
The procession formed on the
lawn at 10 o'clock and marched up
the aisle. First came the little girls
dressed in white, then the boys Of
the. class and the altar boys followed
by the clergy and the right reverend
bishop.
The bishop delivered a short in
structive talk, but the main sermon
Of the day was preached by Father
Callahue.
A great deal Of credit for the
splendid success of this function be-
longs to E. ]. Mccartney, who so
beautifully decorated the altar, to
the choir for their aid in the cere-
monies, to Rev. Father Gresl and
the sisters of st. Margarets is due
the credit for preparing the class in
the reception of this sacrament.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-26
Commencement of
High School Will
Be Held Friday

The executive board, which in
cludes all the student body officers
and the principal, has appointed
Gerald Stewart student body man.
ager. The student body managers s
duties are to be chairman Of the
athletic board and to take charge of
the collection of the registration
fees and the tickets issued for this
fee. He and the principal will draw
up the athletic schedule. The bal
lots cast at the election will be under
his supervision and all voting will
be done by the Australian ballot.
They also appointed Leland Chap
man as editor of the high school
paper.
The commencement exercises will
be held Friday evening when w. D.
Vincent will deliver the principal ad-
dress. Rev. Gillian will give the in
vocation and the benediction, while
the valedictOry will be given by
Josephine Caster and the salutatory
by Verl Bentley.
Then the diplomas will be pre-
sented to. Verl Bentley, Theodoia
Briggs, Fern Carlile, Myrtle Carmen,
Josephine Caster, Lyle Cowden,
Lloyd Davis, Florence Dore, Opal
Downing, Mary Dunn, Edna Findlay,
Alberta Goodwin, Robert Massie,
Anna Neff, Howard Neider, Norma
Parkinson, Alton Reay, Victor Rob-
ertson, Alta Scofield, Therese ST.
mons, Sprague Stevens, Helen Stultz,
Wallace Stultz, Vada Thompson,
Wayne Thoreson and Martha Van
Orden.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-26
RRICATORS MEET:
DISCUSS PROJECTS
Meeting Will Be Held
Next Month in
Pocatello

President s. E. Brady Of the Idaho
Reclamation association has axed
June 13 as the date for the big con-
vention Of that organization to be
held In Pocatello. A move for such
convention was made some time
ago but the date could not be fixed
until word could be received from
Washington, D. c., as to the time
when prominent reclamation officials
could be>present. These details are
now in hand and the date has been
fixed SO as to avoid other state meet
ings that might divide the attend
ance.
With the American Falls and
other projects being forwarded even
faster than the general public is
advised, 1t was felt that the Idaho
Reclamation association should get
active in the harness for the pur-
pose of assisting in this work, lay
ing plans for cooperative assist
ance, and for the protection of the
interests of all concerned.
Among those who will be present
are Barry Dibble, manager of the
American Falls project. In this con-
vention Mr.. Dibble will reveal plans
bearing upon that momentous work
that has not been made public; in
fact, 1t is expected the convention
will be means for the presentation
to the public Of initial and official
facts regarding this titanic under
taking, which is by far the most i'm
portant reclamation enterprise in the
history of Idaho.
H. w. Dietz, chief engineer of the
Blackfoot reclamation service, and
Clyde Baldwin of the general sur
vey, are among those who will be
present as part Of the delegation and
arrange activities. Prominent Of
fficials from Washington will also
be at the convention.