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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06
MEDICAL INTERNATIONALIsM.

\ representative of the American Col
lege of Surgeons sailed recently from
New York for Ecuador, where he will
TO interest EcuadOrian medical men in
becoming fellows of the American insti-
tuition. Argentina, Peru, Chile and Ur-
uguay already enjoy such utilization.
The preservation of health and the ad-
yancement of medicine and surgery are
recognized better than they usd to be as
great national and international duties
The fashion of interchanging visits be-
tween recognized members of the pro-
fessiOns in the various countries is one
of the most potent factors in such adj
vancement. 1t means that doctors the
world around labor shoulder to shoulder,
that knowledge gained in one country
becomes the possession of the others, that
the danger from obscure epidemics
grows less year by year, and that what
is accomplished in one country will not
be undone by ignorance or lack of inter
est in another.
The statesmen, the businessmen, the
armies and the navies receive endless
praise for their labors among the ma
tions. Too little is said of the doctors
who, selfless, highly intelligent, well or
ganized and following an ideal perhaps
higher than any of the others, labor
kind.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06
THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1921.
GERMAN PREPARATION.

! When it came to settling up the war
, French and British extremists wanted
to make Germany pay $40,O00,O00,0 900 to
| $4,000, 100000 reparations. Level
! headed economists explained that al
though Germany was morally responsible
| for greater damages than that, it was
| impossible TO impose any such a huge
obligation on her with any reasonable
hope of seeing it fulfilled.
| The total wealth of the German en-
pire. less state and national debts, be
| fore the war; was only S75, 0O0,000,O 900.
That wealth was considerably shrunk by
the war. If the nations own domestic
war debt were considered it was doubt
full whether the net wealth of the coun-
try at the time ofsthe armistice amounted
to $40. 900, 000,O 900. The economists
pointed out that you cannot take from
debtor any more than that debtor has.
and in the case of a country you cannot
take as much, because so large a part
of a nations wealth is immovabe real
estate.
The only possibility of getting any
large sum from Germany was by leaving
the nation its plant to work with, and
merely levying on the profit from year
to year until the reckoning was paid.
And it was recognized that even then
there were limits beyond which the Al
lies could not safely go, because if the
obligations were so large as to bankrupt
German industry and finance or utterly
discourage the spirit of the German peo-
pie, they would not produce anything
beyond a bare living for themselves, and
so there would be nothing to make rep
aration with.
1t was generally felt, however. year
ago. that Germany might be able to pay
as much as 100000, 100000 marks, or
about $24,0OO.O00,OOO in gold, under IA
vOrable conditions. The second financial
conference, which lis to resume its ses-
sions in Brussels on Jan. 10, is said to
be doubtful about that figure. There
is general impression that the sum will
ultimately be fixed at something like
$4,000, 900, and it is believed that
if it were made as low as that Germany
would make a sincere effort to pay it.
The situation is bitterly disappointing
to the allied nations that suffered so Sc
verely at Germany's hands, particularly
France and Belgium; but they may rec
oncile themselves, on the ground that
quarter of loaf is better than nothing.
and that they dare not drive Germany
into complete bankruptcy and despair
lest their own finance and industry col
lapse along with hers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE.

L was doing my lessins in the setting
room, and ma was darning holes out Of
socks and pop was reeding the spoartine
page, and / sed, Aw heck, watts the use
cant do these Examples.
Ii at terst you don't succeed never give
up. the ship, sed pop.
And for mersey sake stop using that
werd heck, sed ma, Willyum, he posi-
lively cant pronounts a sentence eny
more without putting in a peck of hecks
I'm tired of speeking to him about it,
You should use modern scientifi
methods, sed pop, Benny, l have a dim
for you.
o boy, ware? | sed.
In my pockit. and every time you heck
ems evening cents comes off the dime
Well then nuthing wont come off, pop
I sed, G. heck, you don't think I'm goin
to lose a dime, oyou?
That leeves cents, sed pop.
Aw pop, | dident know we was start
ing yet, heck, | meen gosh, | sed.
That leeves 6. sed pop.
Aw heck, pop, G., / sed.
Minus leeves +, sed pop.
The best thing you can do, Benny. i
stop tawking altogether, sed ma, and
sed. Gosh, l CESS that's wat III do, heck
/ meen darn.
1 find upon consulting the ledger tina
there Is a balance of , cents, sed pop.
Aw gosh, pop, heck, / meen heck, let
start over agen, | sed.
My bookkeeper informs me that tn
account IS closed. sed pop.
Aw heck, | sed
You now owe me . cents, sed pop
Me not saying enything, jest thinking
Heck
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06
An Insect Diet.

Little Tommy was much worried at
the condition of his pet cat, who con-
stantIy lost flesh despite the very good
bits furnished to her.
Tommy's mother tried to reassure
him by saying that the cat was thin
because Of the flies she had eaten dur
ing the Summer.
WhereUpon Tommy surveyed the cat
with renewed interest.
Mother" he said very solemnly, II
think she's been eating bees, too, for
can hear 'em humming"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06
THE CLEMENT VALEDICTORY.

While in no way startling in its rec
concentrations Governor Clements re-
firing message, delivered to the legisla-
ture this afternoon, contains many sug-
gestions which the law makers may well
think over.
He recognizes the need of larger sal
aries for state officials, especially the
judges of VermOnt's courts, and believes
that adequate increases could be made
for $4,000 a year, the equivalent of
which could be saved through careful
scrutiny of legislative appropriations.
The Reformer is strongly opposed to any
wholesale attempt to boost salaries but
is of the opinion that the legislature
would not go very far wrong in follow
ing substantially the ideas of Governor
Clement in this matter.
Another important recommendation
Of the retiring executive is that pertain
ing to the establishment of an equaliza-
ton board with a view to securing a uni
form basis for the levying of state taxes.
Towns like Brattleboro, which have suf-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06
Today's Events

Twelfth day, the feast of the Epiph-
any.
Second anniversary of the death of
Theodore Roosevelt.
Rt Rev. J. De Wolf Perry today cell
ebrates the 10th anniversary of his con-
secration as Episcopal bishop of Rhode
Island.
Governor Frederic III. parkhurst and
others elected to state Offices in Maine at
the November election will be inaugur-
ated today at Augusta.
Calvin Coolidge, vice president-elect,
today retireS from the governor of Mas
sachusetts with the Inauguration of his
successor, Claiming Cox.
The old homestead in East Goth street,
New York city, where Theodore Roose-
welt was born, today viii be formally
dedicated as a permanent memorial to
the late president.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06

voice and if she thought anyone could
mock her | am sure she would be so
ashamed she would run away at once.
81 Will give TO one of you birds the
power to mock Puss, and every time
she comes near the trees you can cry
out at her in her own peculiar tones"
All the birds began to chatter with
glee. and then they tluttered about
trying to decide which one should be
given this power.
After a while a pretty little bird.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06
See the L. :. First.
Barre Times.

If the University of Vermont base
ball team is looking for advertising.
which is generally the case when long
trips are taken by college teams. il
could do far better than travel to Porto
RICO next simmer. 1t could take a
tour through parts of the United States
ana give the alumni of the institution n
chance TO see their alma matters young
sters in action. \ trip to Porto Rico
would be of no great value to the team
or to the university The tentative plans
ought to be dropped.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co, {. w.
Cleaveland, s. L. Purinton lEsteyville).
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
stand, Gilbert ]. Pollica, 297 South Main St.
(Fort Drummer district.
West Brattleboro, J. L. Stockwell.
East Dummerston, NJ. E. Brown.
Putney, NJ. G. Williams.
Newfane, N NJ. Batchelder.
West Townshend, c. H. Grout.
South Londonerry, F. H. Tyler.
South Vernon, F. B. Buffum-
Mortified, Mass, Thompson Bros.
West Chesterfield, N. H, Mrs. w. Streeter.
Hinsdale, N. H, w. H. Lyman
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
Greenfield. Mass, c. A. Hays.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06

The Barre Times thinks the fact that
only II pedestrians were struck by au-
tomobiles during 1920 speaks volumes
for the nimbleness of Vermont people.
The auto driver who has managed to
avoid running down children who have
dashed blindly into his pathway, and
who has wObbled from right to left while
some undecided female was making up
her mind whether she would go forward
or backward, will think it speaks a part
of a volume at least for his agility.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06
Beauty Chats
BY EDNA KENT FORBES
4 LITTLE POWDER

4 POWDER puff has become .he
( / symbol of feminine vanity and
frivo.ity. To be sure, the tiny Vow
der puff and the box that has sprung
into fashion, and that women e3 hibir
in public SO frequently, must seem
ridiculous TO the masculine eye. Yet a
little powder now and then Is an excel
lent shing.
Fo" one thing, life in a modern city
meaf,s that a woman breatheg air
laden with an unusual amount of lust
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06
TOday's Anniversaries.

l130-Thomas Chittenden, first state
governor of Vermont, born at
East Guilford, Conn. Died at vii.
liston, Vt. Aug. -, 1891.
lS39-Many lives lost and ships
wrecked in a great storm on the
west coast of England
lS40-Fanny Burney, popular English
authoress, died. Born June 13,
1852.
lS43-John G. Spooner. for many years
L. s. senator from Wisconsin,
born at Lawrenceburg, Ind. Died
in New York city, June IL. 1919.
lS66-The first Methodist Episcopal
church in Denmark was dedicated
1SSJ-Great Britain proclaimed a pro
tectorate over Pondoland
1900-British repulsed' a fierce attack
by the Beers on Wagon Hill, at
Ladysmith
1904-Twenty persons killed and many
injured in a railroad wreck near
Willard, Kas.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06
>. Government Warns Farmers
About Disease Caused by Rats.

They carry Bubonic plague, fatal to
human beings. They carry foot and
mouth disease. which is fatal to stock.
They kill chickens, eat grain. cause de-
StructiOn to property. If you have rats
RAT-SNAP will kill them. Cremates
rats after killing them-leaves no smell.
Comes in cakes. ready for use. Three
sizes, Soc. Soc. 81 %. Sold and guaran-
feed by Brattleboro Drug Co.-Adv.
PINKHAM-NO. l.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06
Today's Birthdays.

Adeline Genee, one of the worlds most
famous dancers, born in Denmark, A.
years ago today.
Woodbridge n. Ferris, former gov.
ernor of Michigan, born at Spencer, y.
Y, 6S years ago today.
Joseph Medill Patterson, author
journalist and playwright, born in Chi
cago, II years ago today.
Henry f. Dixey, long a popular favor
tie among American playgoers, born in
Boston, 62 years ago today.
Duncan L. Fletcher. senior United
States senator from Florida, born in
Sumter county, Ga, 81 years ago today.
The year 1921 will see four eclipses, two
of the sun and two of the moon -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

II |, 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-
ablng the cause of the error TO be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper rem
edy Immediately applied. 1t is only by this
method that the publisher can secure the de-
sired scrYicc.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06

With about 30 members in the Yer
mont house of representatives. who have
had previous Legislative experience. the
wheels in that branch ought to begin to
turn without too much creaking.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06

Local druggists are now Offering
CHERRY-MUL to those afflicted with
coughs, colds and rundown condition.
CHERRY Null is pure food medicine.
is a natural body builder, contains no al
cohol or narcotics, and makes YOU gain
weight. Every bottle is sold with an iron
clad guarantee. Recommended by C. f.
Thomas, Wilfred f. Root and Brattleboro
Drug CO-Ady
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06

The refusal of the immigration off
Gals to admit to this country the seven
Russian children which Rear Admiral
McCully has adopted, on a technical
charge that they might become public
charges, doesn't show much confidence
in the qualifications of the admiral as
a paternal parent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06

There was a time when visitors to
New York were satisfied with a visit to
the Hippodrome. Now they feel kind
of cheated if they don't happen to see
couple of Observation-Disclosures News.
Anyone stopping at one of the big
hotels can be sure of his own private
hoidup at the hands of the room clerk or
in the dining room.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06

Right in the midst of our enjoyment
of this mild winter weather someone
comes along with the gloomy suggestion
that it may mean higher prices for ice
next summer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06
FAT PEOPLE
Get Thin

Why be oyerstout when you might easily reduce
10 to co pounds. tshatcvcr yoI need to- by Ito
wonderfully eficacous. safe. reliable Ec-ela So
tem1 YoR look and Eel vezHOr. Get s=ai hcS
Of KoREik tabuIes pronounced k0reerl at to
druggists Follow directions under money-rsfIn6
guarantee Brochure viii he mated yen FC-- =
koREiR Co., NE-6s. Station \. New York, q. =.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06


Dust and Smoke.
and that smoke from chimneys-even
n the cities where smoke condenSers
are used-means that oily particles are
Constantly sitting down through the
atmosphere. While even in the coun-
try there is the dry dust from the
roads and the plowed fields, which
blows into the homes. and settles upon
aces as we'll as furniture.
Now, the pores of the skin are con-
family throwing off minute oily parti-
les The skin becomes shiny, and
while the shiny skin is good form in
turkey, it isn't considered so here. A
title pure rice powder will absorb this
Ill, without clogging the pores, and
Keep the shine from becoming too
prominent. Besides, the powder takes
Gp the dust that blows against the
face. and prevents it from being alb
:orbed into the pores.
Talcum powder is too heavy for skin
If the face. Only the purest grade
Of rice should be used, as other
sorts will clog the pores. Rice pow
der, however, is so fine that it will
not injure the skin in any way, though
even this should not be applied too
heavily.
(Copyright)
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06
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, 1921-01-06

"Niennese pick scraps from the city
streets" That's about the only place
left in the world where an Austrian
would dare to pick scrap.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06

There are four Burlington young men
at least who are probably satisfied that
the top of Mt. Mansfield in winter is
no picnic resort
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06

y New York judge handed down a
verdict that "a wife does not have TO
work" What does he mean, work?
Real work in a school room or Office
for six to eight hours a day, or just
loafing on the job at home the way
mother does, for about eighteen?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06

Probably the women who wear their
clothes short at both ends belong to the
Friends of the Native Landscape.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06
PREPAREDNESS
lMOntnelier Arms

montpelier Argus.)
Some of the newspapers of the state
have already hauled out the wisdom
ana virtue adJectlves 80 as to be right
on the spot with the goods this week
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06

Restaurant prices are to be cut again,
according to one report. And will the
cuts be cut, too?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06
Have 4 Heart

(Holyoke Transcript
Up at Burlington, Vt, the bakers have
cut their prices 20 per cent. Please
have heart down this way.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06

1t looks as though somebody had taken
advantage of Leap Year in Rutland.
news item states that there were more
in that town III 1920 than
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06

for any like period in five years, Ia
couples having taken the fateful step.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06
One Year Ago Today.

Admiral Jellicoe paid official visit to
Washington.
Polish forces captured Dvinsk from
the BolsheYiki.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run of paper, 50 cents
an inch for first insertion, 80 cents an inch
for each subsequent insertion. Limited space
on first page at double rates.
Space rates on application. .
Classified advertisements-Five cents line
first insertion with so per cent discount for
cow. Minimum charge 20 cents. Cash with
order.
Reading Notices-Twenty cents per line FIRST
insertion with 50 per cent discount tor each
subsequent insertion without change of copy.
Reading notices are published at foot of local
items.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-06
GUARD AGAINST WINTER COLDS

The year 1921 will see four eeIipses, two
OF the sun and two of the moon
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-24
Fersonal Points

Miss Maude Barry of Omaha,
Neb., is visiting at the home OF
Miss Margaret Weinrich, 1905 Four
mountaineering street She viii
remain several days.
T. j. Cavanaugh OF Chicago ar
rived last night to spend Thanks
giving in the city.
Mrs. J. M. Fotch will leave Sun
day to spend the winter in south
ern California. After a stop in Los
Angeles, Mrs. Fotch will be the
houseguest of Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin
Boyd at their home, Rose Hill. Is
condido, Calf. Mrs. Boyd will be
remembered by tri-city friends as
Mrs. Grace Candee Goar Of Moline.
Mrs. E. B. Kreis OF 1912 Twenty
second street leaves this afternoon
for Chicago, where she will spend
several days on business.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-24
HAPPINESS IN
BASKETSFOR
1853 FAMILIES
West End Settlement Delivers
Three Times as Many Baskets
As In Other Years.

More than three times the usual
number of Thanksgiving dinner
baskets were given to needy fami-
lies yesterday and this morning.
Through the West End settlement
and Mrs. W. B. Barker, the super
intendent, 159 families we're pro-
vided with Thanksgiving dinners.
Donations of roast beef. roast
pork and chickens, butter, apples
and other foods were given IN
plenty to the sediment and to-
gether with the huge contributions
by the school children of the city
and the funds given toward buying
more food. every poor family which
came to the attention of the work
ers were we'll provided. The larg-
est distribution ever made by the
settlement was several years ago
when 65 baskets were prepared.
The usual number is 40 or 90 oas-
kets for Thanksgiving.
The Service circle of the King S
Daughters and boys of the Frank
lin school distributed the dinners.
Generous portions were put into
each basket. The dinners consisted
of one kind of meat, bread, conee,
potatoes, canned vegetables, can
ned fruit, jelly, quart of. dried
beans, apples. and in many oat-
meal. rice and fresh vegetables
The distribution was among faml-
lies living as far south as Forty
fifth avenue and as far east as
Forty-sixth street
OF the 1853 baskets given out 11S
were sent from the settlement 70
by individual families, 10 by the
Woman's Relief corps. and 10 by
other societies. Telephone girls
prepared baskets which were dis
tributed.
Mrs. Barker today expressed her
appreciation to all who donated or
helped the settlement in the dis
tribution of the baskets
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-24
CHURCHES ARE
WELL FILLED

Union services at the several
churches were well attended this
morning when hundreds of people
arose early to offer thanks. Ser
vices held by the Individual
churches were well attended.
The combined services in the Oak
Grove Presbyterian church. n
which the congregations in the hill
district attended. and the one at the
Spencer Memorial church, TO which
the east end churches Joined, were
attended by large congregations
This evening at 1880 o'clock. the
churches OF the downtown district,
will offer prayer in the First Meth
odist church.
Several sunrise services were
conducted this morning, and other
Thanksgiving meetings will be held
tonight.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-24
BASKETS GIVEN
TO 200 FAMILIES
Especial Moline Service. }

Mrs. Rose Salisbury, police mat
ron OF Moline, distributed 200
Thanksgiving baskets among the
poor of the city this morning. One
hundred and fifty of the baskets
were provided by the ph1lanthropic
board of the Woman's club. Nari-
Gus circles of the Kings Daughters
and some of the churches provided
approximately 25 baskets. Twenty
five more were passed out through
sources not listed.
Each basket contained chicken,
butter. potatoes, apples, other
fruits, vegetables, coffee, bread and
other supplies, the whole being
valued at So.
Twelve dozen chickens and 400
loaves of bread were purchased |.
A large part of the supplies we're
donated through schools and other
organizations.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-24
TWO MOLINE MEN
ARE TO SPEAK AT
INDIANA MEETING
especial Moline Service. \

g., 'SpeGat Moline Service-l
NJ y. Peek. president of the
WE WE Plow company, and Z. r.
E,!ggslns, technical editor OF the
n .i.'on Tractor Journal, who
s r.aaes his headquarters in Moline,
~ VI De speakers at the annual
letting of the Indiana Implement
Jealers ASSOCIATION &c be held in
hapolis Nov. so ia Dec. .. -
Virgins will give his address
~, o. his subject to be The I'm
ssi.ement Dealer and the Merchan-
id IL Of Farm Power" Mr.. Peek
ei, az me program for Dec l. He
NJ M discuss the subject. Farm
a.hlnery Merchandising.
~, many subjects of great impor-
0s VIII be discussed at the meet
= among them being freight
So tractors and power machin-
~ cooperation and farm bureaus
~ activities of county agents