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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28
The ReapportiOnment Bill.
lSt. Albans Messenger.l

Now that the national house of repre-
sentatives has gone on record by a vote of
276 to as to limit the present membership
of the national house to 49, for the next
10 years it seems certain that Vermont
will lose one of her representatives.
After the most turbulent session of the
present congress the ap-pOrtiOnment bill
was passed with the amendment to keep
the present number in the lower house.
The measure has been sent to the senate
for concurrnce and should that body act
favorably on the measure Vermont will
lose one representative under the reappOr-
tiOnment to follow. Amendments to per-
feet the bill by providing machinery for
redistricting the IL states which will lose
seats after March 4, 1923, were defeated,
and each state affected will be left to
work out its own problem.
As the bill stands the states which will
lose representation in the house are: Mis-
souri,. W seats. and Indiana, Iowa, Kan
sas, Kentucky, Louisiana. Maine, Missis-
sippi, Nebraska, Rhode Island and Yer
mont one each. These II seats will be
shifted to eight states in this order: Cal
ifOrnia. three; Michigan, two; and Con-
necticut, New Jersey, North Carolina.
Texas and Washington one each.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28
MEAL SERVICE FOR THE SICK.

The New York city branch of the Red
Cross has discovered a crying need and
prepared to meet it. \ diet kitchen has
been established at a convenient point
Its object is to furnish meals for the
city's sick poor and for the small wage
earne who ordinarily eats at restaur-
ants but is confined to his room by i'll
ness. Food for sick mothers is made a
speciality, since the disability of the
hOme-maker affects her whole family,
and her recovery must be aided in every
possible way.
The meals are served on a .'cost-to-
make basis, which brings them within the
reach of the slender purse, and of course
provision is made for those unable to
pay anything. 1t is asked that notice OF
need be given a day in advance when
ever that is possible. Meals must be
sent for, as there is yet no delivery sys-
TEN.
There are times in every community
when such a service would be an unmfti-
gated blessing. In the larger cities it
is a permanent need. In epidemics ii
would be especially valuable. Nor is the
need of such service confined to those
Of small means. The problem of meals
for the sick is frequently a pressing one
in well-to-de homes, sufficiently so tc
suggest this as a field worthy of inves.
tigation by persons seeking some new
line of business.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28
KEEP LOOKING YOUNG
It's Easy-If You Know DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets

The secret of keeping young is to feel
young-to do this you must watch your
liver and bowels-there's no need of
having a sallow complexion-dark rings
under your eyes-pimples-a bilious
look in your face-duli. eyes with no
sparkle. Your doctor will tell YOU
ninety per cent of all sickness comes
from inactive bowels and liver.
DR.. Edwards, well-known physician
in Ohio, perfected a vegetable com-
pound mixed will olive oil to act on
the liver and bowels, which he gave to
his patients for years.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the sub
stitute for calomel, are gentle in their
action yet always effective. They bring
about that natural buoyancy which all
should enjoy by toning up the liver and
clearing the system of impurities.
Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets are known
by their olive color. 15c and ac.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28
In the DAYS News.

William Z. G. Harding, who has been
offered the presidency of the proposed
Foreign Trade Financing corporation, is
ing is a native of Alabama. He made a
mark in college history during his under
graduate days. and still holds the honor
of having been at IL the youngest full
graduate in the history of the University
of Alabama. After completing his studies
he began his business career as a clerk
in a bank at Tuscaloosa and in 1886 he
accepted a position with a bank in Bir-
mingham. Ten years later he was vice
president of the Birmingham bank, and
i'm 1907 became its president, a position
he continued to hold for II years. until
appointed a member of the Federal Re-
serve board. He became chairman of this
board two wears ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28

The Retormer is on sale every evening b!
the following news dealers:
Brattle5oro, Brattlcboro News Co., c. w
Cleaveland, S. L. Purinton (~Esteyville)
Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News
stand, Gilbert J. Pollica, 2T South Main St
(Fort Drummer district.
West Brattleboro, ]. L. Stockwell.
East DummeTston, M. E. Brown.
Putney, M. G. Williams.
Newfane, n. NJ. Batchelder.
West Townshend, c. Fl. Grout.
South lnndonerry, F. H. Tyler.
South Vernon, f.. B. Buffum.
Mortified, Mass, Thompson Bros.
West Chesterfield, n. H, Mira. w. Str&eter.
Hinsdale, n. h, w. II. Lyman
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
Greenfield, Mass e. A. Hays.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28
Todax's Anniversaries.

1SJ9-William III. Prescott, eminent his
%tOrian, died in Boston. Born at
Salem, Mass, May i. 1896.
1S71-The c~apitulation of Paris was
signed by Jules Favre in the con
yentiOn of Versailles.
1SS2-First public trial of new cable
street railways on State street
Chicago.
1S91-William y. PETER, of the Farmers
Alliance. was elected United
States senator from Kansas.
1884 woman suffrage amendment wa,
defeated in the West Virgins
legislature.
19O9-Jose Miguel Gomez was inaugu
rated president of Cuba.
1912-A mob at Quito lynched five insur.
gent generals, including ex-Presi
dent AlfarO.
1911-The wal department announced
that the pershing expedition haC
been ordered to withdraw from
Mexico.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28
The Meddler
eff the coat fits you, put it On"

This much, at least, can be said about
Judge Jenncy's decree on the Thompson
fund. 1t removes every shadow of doubt
about the authority of the trustees.
They are given full discretion as to the
expenditure of the funds income for the
direct benefciaries-through reafirma-
ton of Judge Hammond's 1905 decree
and are explicitly told that they need
not limit the expenditure of the surplus
to kindred charitable purposes in Brat
tleboro and Rhinebeck, but may spend it
anywhere they please, except the city of
Boston which is expressly prescribed in
the original will. The Meddler is nat
urally disappointed at this interpreta-
ton of the will. He has always believed
and still believes-that the intent of
the ''or elsewhere" section was that the
funds income should be spent outside of
Brattleboro and Rhinebeck only after
every need in these towns had been met,
The Massachusetts court. however, has
ruled to the contrary. and beneticiarie-
here and elsewhere will have to abide
by that ruling.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

1t 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 tho publisher can secure the de-
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28

Miss Cecilia Forbes-R Robertson evidently
has inherited SOM of the art talent of her
grandfather, a famous London art critic
in his day, and of her uncle, Sir Johnston
Forbes Robertson. who was a painter be-
fore he took to the stage. At the recent
envy School of Arts Miss Forbes Robertson
captured no fewer than four trophies, for
composition in color and drawings from
the fieure in life.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28
Vermont Holidays
lRutland Herald.

With the making of Armistice day a
holiday in Vermont the only months now
without a legal holiday are March. April
and June. The legal holidays in Vermont
now are New Years day, Washington's
birthday, Memorial day, Fourth of July,
Bennington Battle day, Labor day, Col
umbus day, Armistiee day. Thanksgiving
day and Christmas day-10 in all No
yember is the only month that has two
and it is suggested that Armistice day
and Thanksgiving may be combined later.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28
TOnaN'S

Henry Augustus Lukeman. well known
sculptor. born at Richmond, Va, 30 years
ago today.
Rear Admiral II. G. O. Colby. [. s. y.
retired, born at New Bedford, Mass, %
years ago today.
Daniel Willard, president of the Balti-
more 4 Ohio railroad. born at Hartland.
VT, 60 years ago today.
William V. Allen. former United States
senator from Nebraska, born in Madison
county, Ohio, "A years ago today.
Charles 5. Barrett, organizer and for
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28

The Rutland News suggests that now
we have added another legal holiday to
the list some Montpelier statesman might
begin to think of a measure designating
some day as n day of work. Not a bad
idea, but would anybody observe. it?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28

The field secretary of the anti-cigar-
cite league of America must have ex-
perienced a sensation similar to butting
his head against n stone wall when he
addressed the Association of New Eng
land Tobacco Growers yesterday who it
is said listened in grim silence to his
half-hour argument against their crop
and the evils it was responsible for.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28

y New York newspaper says that
very little interest was evinced by peo-
pie on the sidewalks of that city in the
fire that broke out on the Add story of
the Woolworth building yesterday. The
country cousin who has stood on the
streets of New York and tried to take
in the perpendicular view of some of
the Skyscrapers will understand why
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28

y Kansas astronomer or weather
prophet says that Venus is responsible
crowding the earth away from the sun
and another cold spell will be due in
about two weeks. Stop your pushing,
Venus.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28

y bill now in the New York legislature
would provide special street cars for
women during the rush hours in New
York city. Probably some kind they
could step off from backwards.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28
Waiting.
uEtIIISs
fRurlinUtOu FREQ Press

burlington Free Press.)
We are waiting to see what courageous
legislator will have the temerity to rise
in his place and move to abolish teacher
training classes in the different high
schools in all of Vermont's counties as a
means of securing more teachers for the
public schools.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28
Member Of The Assoctated 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, 1921-01-28

Tailors in convention have decided
that Il man can dress well for $1,000 a
year. Easiest thing in the world if he
can find the $4,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28
One Year Ago To-day.

Trial of Senator Truman II. Newberry
and Others, accused of election crimes, be-
gun at Grand Rapids.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28

\ news item says it is now proposed
to tax unmarried women. That's no
sort of a proposal for spinsters.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28

proving that the road is anything but
a paying investment. The fact remains,
however. that poor as the service is at
the present time it is considerably bet
ter than no service at all, and its aban-
donment would be a serious handicap to
local business. Indeed, if some sort of
transportation arrangement were not
substituted the giving up of the road
would be little short of calamitous. The
MTeddler is willing to admit that there
are two sides to the question, but he is
not convinced that the time has come
for allowing the road to be junked with
out opposition. The question is one to
which local merchants and employers
may we'll give thoughtful consideration.
The Meddler notes with pleasure the
passage by the senate of a bill bringing
public water companies within the juris-
dictiOn of the public service commission.
There can be no doubt that such a meas
ure would be in the interests of public
welfare. While no one is anxious to
see water companies hampered by unnec-
eSSary rules they are essentially public
utilities and should be amenable to some
sCrt of regulation. One rule might well
provide that every company be obliged
to file with the municipal authorities a
map showing the exact location of all
valves, shut-offs, etc. If there had been
I such a map in the local fire department
headquarters last Friday afternoon con-
siderable time would have been saved
in securing the help of the high pres
sure.
Ex-senator Dewitt of Newfane makes
an ingenious plea against tax equaliza-
ton by characterizing it as just one more
effort to take authority way from towns
and turn it over to the state, but none
the less there is great need of a bill
similar to that which he opposes. If
there were no state taxes it would make
very little difference how any town saw
fit to value its property, but as the state
tax commissioner has pointed out, $50
long as the state raises revenue for any
purpose by the imposition of q direct
tax it is interested that all towns assess
their property oil an equal basis" Towns
certainly are not doing that now, and
the result is that a few of them suffer
severely. The only possible remedy lies
in the creation of some central authority
with power to e~qualizc valuations. Until
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28

many years head of the National Farm
ers union, born in Pike county, Ga, 50
years ago today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28
JAMAICA.

The organized adult Bible class of the
Sunday school is planning a supper, en-
%tertajnment and social time for Thursday
evening, Feb. 8.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28

such authority is established no prog
ress will be made toward solving this
fundamental problem.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28
TO ADVERTISERS,

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28

We seem to be in need of a country
wide fire prevention week.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28

As to the authors of the litigation which
eliminated in Judge Jenney's sweeping
decree-The Meddlcr refers in particu-
lar to Messrs. Frank L. Barber and Or
rim Il. HugheS-they ought to find con-
ISOLATION in the thought that their efforts
have been well rewarded financially. In
fact, considering what they have actually
accomplished, there is some question
whether they have not been overpaid. In
addition to the expense bills of them
selves and their associates. Judge Jen-
ney allowed them $j4.66 instead of the
suggested $4,000 and apparently was re-
luctant to decree even that amount. The
Meddler suggests that this S54.66 be
turned into the treasury of the local So
ciety of seamStresses. needlewomen and
%shopgirls by way of proof that the mo-
tives of Messrs. Barber and Hughes in
taking up the case were wholly unself-
ish.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28
''The Horse is Coming
Back"
Especially Throughout the West

Farm motive power, especially,
which can be grown at home on the
farm in the form of draft horses
and mules, which uses staple farm
products of corn. oats and hay in
stead of calling for gas at 80 cents
n gulp. is again making 4 big hit
with the producers. Mr.. II. NJ.
Justice, an auctioneer working
through Kansas in sections where
the truck and tractor statesmen have
formerly been received with open
arms, reports that nowadays good
grade draft mares bring $3.50 per
pair as three-year-Olds, while trac-
tors, used two seasons and orig
inally costing $4,000, have brought
but 500 each, and not wanted at
that price. Evidently both the
original cost and upkeep are count
ing in the farm sales now.
E. CROSBY & co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28

With the appearance in the legiSla.
ture of a bill authorizing the public
service commission to discontinue serv-
ice on street railroads not earning a
reasonable. return on a reasonable valu-
alton, the future of the local trolley
line again becomes a question of imme-
date interest. If the bill should become
a law there is little doubt that the Twin
State company would seek relief under
it's provisions, and the probabilities are
hat it would have no great difficulty in
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28
VERMONT

FRIDAY, JANUARY %, 1921.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-15
IRISH NEGOTIATIONS MEET
FRESH DELAY
MEET
IRISH

London, Sept. 15.-An unexpected
delay has arisen in the Irish nego-
tiations. Premier Lloyd George, who
is at .Gairloch Scotland, today re-:
ceived Harry Boland, secretary to
Eamonn de Valera, and Joseph Nc
Grath another Sim Fein represen-
tative, according to an official COM
munication issued last night Messrs
Boland and McGrath are returning
to Dublin with the Prime Minister'S
explanation of certain points in the
Government proposal for consider
alton by the Dali.
It is said that Mr.. de Valera's re-
ply dealing with the question of &C
cepting or not accepting the invita-
ton to a conference will not be de-
livereG until Friday or Saturday.
1t is understood that the letter
which Couriers McGrath and Boland
bore to the Prime Minister asked for
a fresh explanation respecting the
British Governments latest comlnun-
ication and that these points are of
vital Importance necessitatlng the
return of the courlerS TO DuOlln LOT
consultation with Mr.. de Valera and
his colleagues.
Yesterdays conference lasted on
hour or more the delegates leaving
immedi for Ireland. The new
developments will delay the proposed
conference between the Covenant
and Irish plenipotentiaries beyond
September 20. the date suggested
by Mr.. Lloyd George. Apparently
nothing has been definitely decided
as vet on the composition of the
Irish delegation. Michael Collins,
commander of the Irish Republican
Army is mentioned now as a posi-
bic delegate and it IS still! possible
that MIR. de Valera will consent to
head the delegation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-15

Beck has shown what can be accom-,
plished under the present plan of ad-
ministration. What can be done for
enc year can eb done for another year
Nay more, as result of experince and
observation it is fair to assume that
as time goes by, we may expect even
larger benefits to be realized as re-
suit of simplification in administra-
ton, than those witnessed during the
past twelve months. While it Is mani
testify true that the force and rea-
sonableness of this proposition de-
ponds upon the continuance OF the
grade of experienced successful bust
ness men such as are now responsible
for the government of the city, yet
by very reason of the object lesson
afforded by the. service of Mr.. Beck
and the present Council, the people o.
Lynchburg should logically be the
more determined in the future that
Just such type of citizens shall be con-
tinued in control of municipal affairs.
-Lynchburg News.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-15
exist without Him.

All the various institu-
tions, associations and agen-
cies are more active than
ever before in ethical work
and religious propaganda
and the signs are most en-
couraging for a wcrld-move-
ment, including even far-off
China and Japan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-15

Women physicians in Japan, al
though rare, have been remarkably
successful in their practice.
Census figures, recently announced,
show that 1,725 British girls married
American doughboys.
So secluded are the women OF
Corea that they are rarely permitted
to speak to their husbands.
Under a law dating back several
centuries and still in force, women are
not permitted to enter the Paris
bourse.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-15
in WOMAN'S REALM
(For The Gazette.

Cor The Gazette.)
One woman in every six in India
is widow.
Persian women are not permitted
tic wear hats.
More than 10000 women in Chile
are employed in factory work.
Italian women make and eat forty
five varieties of macaroni.
Widows and spinsters in Finland
have had local voting rights since
1865.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-15
RELIGION IN BUSINESS

The Gazette is in receipt,
almost daily, Of press-matter
from every section Of the
United States, that indicates
beyond a doubt that the bust
ness men of the country are
thinking more seriously of
religious matters, and put
ting religion into their daily
lives, than ever before,-per-
haps in the history of the
world.
Roger Babson is one of the
foremost statisticians in the
country, a man who deals al
most exclusively with figures
and schedules and matters
Of the driest abstraction.
Yet he is engaged in a veri-
table campaign for the in
PRODUCTION of religion into
all the practical affairs of
life, its preaching and its
practise, its observance in
the shop and the office and
on the street-as we'll as IN
the home and church.
There is an. organization
called the Back ,..tt!ol, the
Bible Society,"" thaUsis en-
gagged in distributing to the
newspapers of the land, all
Of them, $500 daily and 10000
weekly, with a total circuia-
ton of over so millions, texts
land quotations from the
Bible to be inserted in their
daily or weekly editions.
These texts are put into mat
rices so that the paper has
nothing to do but to cast
them into metal and go to
Dress Thousands of papers
have gladly availed them
selves of this opportunity,
the Gazette among them,
and the result is that the
lofty truths and ethical
precepts contained in the
Book of Books will be more
widely read and oftener
than ever before. SO mil
lions Of people with these
texts reaching them daily
will be unquestionably af-
fected and influenced, in
time. Ofcourse this species
of inculcation is merely All
adjunct to the regular work
of home, school, and church.
Bat that it will aid all other
forms of teaching is unqueS-
toned.
We are inclined to think
that a religious wave has
swept the whole world,
growing out of the horrors
of the late war. There were
those, and strong men and
women, too, whose faith in
God was shaken, whose. be-
lief in the ultimate triumph
of good over evil, of truth
over sham, Wavered for long
periods. Especially during
the several forward drives
of the Germans, did the
whole world seem shrouded
in the gloom of Unbelief.
But mankind emerged from
the terrible struggle, not
only with a renewed and
strengthened belief in a Di-
vine First Cause, but with
the deepest consciousness
that this world could not