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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-25
RACES AT GREENFIELD
200 Horses Entered for Four Day Pro-
gram This Week

GREENFIELD, Thursday. July Do
The short ship races under the auspices
of the Greenfield Driving club will open
at Franklin park Wednesday. and con
tinue Thursday. Friday and Saturday.
There are more than 200 high class
horses entered for the various races.
The officials of the meet are: Starting
judge Chester \. Pike: presiding judge,
C, b.. Stickney of Nashua. \. H; as
SOciate judges. Fred W. Thompson of
Springfield and \. G. Burnham of Mon
tague City; chief timer. Robert ]. Oar
row of Greenfield.
The IL events which make up the pro-
gram will be: "Wednesday 2.20 pace
purse 5000; 2,14 trot. purse $1,000; 2.17
pace, purse $4,000. Thursday >. II pace.
purse $1,000; 2-year-old race, purse
500: 211 trot. purse 5000. Friday :
2.21 trot. purse $1,000; 200 pace, purse
$1,000; 2.17 trot. purse $1,000; three
year-old race, purse $1,000. Saturday !:
free-for-all. purse $1,000; 2.12 pace,
purse 5000 2.20 trot. purse 5000. The
frce-for-all race on Saturday is an inno-
yaticn on the Greenfield track, and with
such horses as Direct c. Burnett
Dircctum J.. Margaret Dillon. Grace Di-
rect and Adioo Guy. all with a 2.02 mark
or better, it will appeal strongly to the
racing public. With the track in the best
shape that it has been for some wears it
will not be surprising if some records for
a half-milc track are made.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-25

repealed the truth is that particular pro
vision of the excess revenue law has been
automatically repealed by business con
ditionS. and the only advantage IN ac-
tually taking it off the statute books hes
in stimulating American business enter
prise which has hitherto been restrained
by the excess profits tax. Thus. it has
been realized for some time that in place
Of the excess profits tax. even if not re-
pealed, some better means OF raising
money was necessary. No definite plan
has as yet been worked out.
The big fact, however, is that. instead
of tax reduction there will be tax read
iustment This means that the burden
on the taxpayers as a whole will remain
the same but that the taxes Will be differ
emily distributed The question of wheth-
er this distribution will fall less heavily
on the big corporations and more heavily
on the smaller Incomes is difficult TO set
tie. because congress is a political body.
and the congressional elections are not 50
far away. The Republicans would like
to repeal the taxes on soft drinks and
upon transportation. while at the same
time increasing some of the taxes on bus
mess and production, but they are con-
fronted, on the one hand, by the desire
to relieve the small taxpayer, and on the
other hand. by the knowledge that econ
omic conditions cannot be much improved,
or unemployment diminished, unless
American business * free from the re-
Straints of OvertaXatiOn.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-25
.S4,OOO,OOO,OOO
FOR GOVERNMENT
No Prospect of Tax Reduc-
ton During Pres
ent Year
TARIFF REVENUE
BELOW ESTIMATES

Secretary Mellon Says 1t VIII Furnish
Only i5O.OGO.0OO II Year - Can
Only Readjust Taxes - Politics viii
Influence All Changes.
BY David Lawrence
Especial Dispatch to The Reformer) -,
Copyright 1921
WASHINGTON. July 25.-Taxes for
the year 1921 which must be paid next
March. will be reduced slightly, if at
| all.
The painful truth that after all the
talk about economy. the American tax
payer will not be rid of his var burden
is at last being admitted by leaders of
the Republican party. Secretary Mellon
of the treasury department. on the one
hand. has told the ways and means com
mittee of the house that Judging by what
has happened thus far, fully S4O0O,O0o,-
900 in revenue will be needed to run tie
government, and Senator Penrose has
intimated, on the other hand, that he had
little hope of seeing taxes reduced. 1t
will be remembered that Secretary H0us-
ton, of the Democratic administration
told the country last year that he did not
believe government expenses could be cut
below four billions. and that, therefore,
all promises of lower taxation were I'M
warranted.
So a Republican secretary of the treas
ury now agrees with a Democratic see
Rotary of the treasury in naming $4,000
100000 as the government budget, and
all hopes of lower taxation are going
aglimmering. Mr.. Mellon has gone a
step further by telling the Republican
ways and means committee another pain
full fact namely. that the tariff bill, about
which there has been so much controyer-
sy, and which has just passed the house.
will not yield more than S450.000,O00 an
nually. and perhaps less. Originally it
has been estimated that the new tariff
would furnish $500 100000. Thus the
Fordney tariff will bring only about one
tenth of the total revenue needed to run
the government There was 4 time when
a tariff bill would yield about half the
revenue of the government but that was
when the United States government could
be managed with a single billion dollars.
Gentle Hint to Congress
Secretary Melons statement that the
new tariff would yield only one-tenth Of
the revenue needed. Is a gentle hint to
ed to raise the other nine tenths, namely,
some 80 billion dollars.
While the excess profits tax will be
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-25
USED rs A TOOL.
f.. w. Sage of TOwnShend Intimates
Discrimination in His Arrest

T. W. sage OF IOWnShend IntimateS
Discrimination i'm His Arrest.
Editor Of The Iteformer:
In reference To an article which ap-
peared in your columns of the 23d. rs
to my speeding my car through The
streets of Towushend. | wish to say that
there Is no truth or foundation what
ever TO that part where it says | drove
at the rate of 30 miles per hour and to
correct this statement | wish TO say that
l was driving only between so and -
miles and maintained this speed for not
more than 10 or Il rods before slowing
down. At the time the street was per-
fectly clear of all vehicles. Furthermore.
/ will say that | have never driven on
any highway over 40 miles per hour and
this only for n short distance
If any of the officials care for a DEM
onstration of Il 50-mile-pcrhou clip
think that one of the young men VINO
had prominent part in this matter can
well give il to them.
| wish 10 say furthermore that | feel
and shall continue to feel that no due
respect or justice was shown me by the
parties of Townshend who had a hand in
this affair and that / have been used as
a mere tool.
(Signed) T. w. SAGE.
Townshend, VT, July %.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-25
BREAKS NECK DIVING
;. l.. Waid of Palmer Meets Death al
Parents Summer Home

- BR0OKFIELD. Mass, July %
Sherwood l.. Waid. 10 years old, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles l.. Waid of i'al-
mer, sustained a broken neck yesterday
afternoon while diving from the wharf
on the west shore of Quacumquasit Lake
into three feet of water. His head struck
on the lake bottom. Waid died 10 min
utes later.
The youth was about to start for a
swim across the lake when the accident
occurred. He was an expert swimmer
lie was spending the summer at the lake
with his parents, who have a cottage on
the west shore.
lie left the Palmer high school to go
to France, where he was an ambulance
driver Tor the Red Cross. At the close
Of the war he returned to the hign school
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-25
NEMFANE

James Lowell Edminster, native of
this place but for many years a resident
of California. died June 23 at hospital
in San Francisco, where he had been re-
ceiving treatment some time He was a
son of the late Mary Shafter EdminSter
of Newfane and Townshend He leaves
his sister, Mrs. II. 7. Brainerd. formerly
Miss Jessie Edminster, also two sons and
two daughters, Mrs. Mary T. Mccarthy
of New York, Philip f. Edminster Of
San Francisco. Mrs Juanita f. Tognacca
of Petaluma. Cal, and Vincent Cook Ed
minister of South America. The funeral
was held in San Francisco and the burial
took place in Woodlawn cemetery. San
Mateo county, Cal
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-25
HOMEBREw ON TABLE
Montpelier Man Arrested and Guests t,
Be Witnesses

MONTPELIER. July -. - ]. MAJ
FARO was arrested Saturday night upon a
warrant signed by Grand Juror John Fl.
stone charging him with illegal posses
sion of liquor and with other violations
of the prohibition act
The. arrest was made following a raid
on AIaZzaro'S room, where four men were
found seated about table upon which
was a pitcher of homebrew. iced and
ready for service There was also a bot,
tie of grappa. This liquor was seized
along with three kegs partly filled with
homebrew
The names of the men in the room were
taken. to be used as witnesses before
a jury Monday
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-25
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Osro Clayton and fam
lily of Bennington came last week TO
spend some time in their home here
Mr.. and Mrs. Starkey and Mr.. and
Mrs. George Slate of Mortified, Mass,
spent the weekend in the Slate-Naile
home.
The Baptist Ladies' society meet with
day afternoon, July %. A cordial invi-
tation is given to all. Note the change
in date.
Lyle Pierce came from Nicholas, Fla.
Tuesday to spend his vacation with his
father and mother.
Miss Isabel Rogers of Pennsylvania
has been visiting Mrs Marvin Howard
Carl Castle and Miss Grace Moore of
Bellows Falls were visitors at Mrs. sam
Hotfeeker s recently.
Mrs Ormando Williams Is quite i'll.
The date of the l. O.. o. +. Dramatic
entertainment Nevada or the Lost
Mine, has been changed to Friday eve
ming, Aug. y.
Mrs. w l.. Hunt went to Memorial
hospital last week for treatment.
Mrs. Flora Rawson and Miss Florence
Baldwin of Brattleboro were recent Wis
itors at b. b. and A. w Rawson 5.
Miss Harriet Davis of Brattleboro has
been spending her vacation with her
mother here.
Mrs Lawry Churchill went to Pitts
ford last week for a few days visit in
her old home
The Reds and the Blurs or the Sun
day school Will tender reception to
Mr.. and Mrs. RAYMOND Davis (recently
marr;ed9 on the Baptist church grounds
Thursday evening, July %, to which ev-
cry one is cordially invited Mrs. Davis
as captain of the blues did much to in
sure the success of the contest and the
society appreciates her earnest helpful
ness.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-25
HEADQUARTERS COMPANY
Burlington Military Organization TO BE
Inspected This Evening

BURLINGTON. July 25.-Adiutant
General Herbert T. Johnson. an officer
representing the war department is cx-
pected here tonight TO conduct the fed
cral inspection of the Second Battalion
headquarters company of the First Yer
mont Infantry. which has recently been
organized in this city. This company is
nearly filled and the required lumber is
expected to be complete at the time of
the inspection.
More than 30 per cent of the members
of the company have had Il year or more
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-25
Pollard Chosen Lieutenant

ST. ALBANS. July 25.-Richard Pol
lard has been elected to fill the Office of
second lieutenant of Company III. Lieut..
Pollard was a member of Company Il of
the LIST Vermont regiment when it went
to the Mexican border. and was a member
of the same unit when the company was
called out for service in the World war.
He was transferred to Company b. 103d
machine gun battalion, with which he
served in France a. a sergeant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-25

of service in either the army.or the navy.
\ large number Of the men saw service
overseas.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-04-08
LAND|s SAYS GIVE
PROHIBITION A CHANCE
Fifty Years Is Not Unreasonable
For a Test OF Its Worth, Says
Fighting Judge of Fed
eral Bench

Chicago. April S.-The country
should give the prohibition amend
meni trial for about fifty years, "to
soc whether 1t is the best thing for
us or not !" in the opinion Of Judge
X NJ I-andis The judge spo6e las.
night on the subject al the anniver-
sary of Americas entry into the war.
z warn YOU that the eighteenth
amendmen, is in danger Of nullifca-
lion by bureau headsthose deuces
and treys OF officialdom-wh are
making a lot OF rules which permit
soft drink saloons to sell booze In
bottles labling "25 per cent alcohol,
for me'licin~. purposes only" said
judge Lands And there are a lot
of crooked ,saloon-keeyers getting
away with it, too with lot of crook
el doctors and druggists IN cahoots.'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-04-08
SAGE TEA TURNS.
GRAY HAIR DARK
It's Grandmother's Recipe to
Bring Back Color and,
Lustre to Hair.

That beautiful, even shade Of dark.
glossy hair can only be had by brew
ing mixture of Sage Tea and Sul-
phur. Your hair Is your charm II
makes or mars the face. When n
FADES. turns gray or streaked. 1ust an
application or two OF Sage and Sui
phur enhances Its appearance hun
dredfold
Don't bother to prepare the mix-
ture; you can get this famous old
recipe improved by the addition or
other ingredients at small cost, ali
ready for use. II Is called Wvetb,s
sage and sulphur Compound. This can
always be depended upon TO bring
back the natural color, and lustre Of
your hair.
: Everybody uses "wyeth's" Sage ana
sulphur Compound now because n
dRrkens so naturally and evenly th.t
NOBODY can tell II has been .applied
You simply dampen sponge or soSt
brush with Il and draw this throusn
the hair, taking one small strand az
,ine' by morning the gray h,ir has
disa ppeared, and after another annii-
cation II becomes beautifully dark "a
appears glossy and lustrous. 4 This
reaoy-to-use preparation is a deIicht-
Iui toiiet requisite for those who d.
sire derk hair and youthful snpas
anee. oit is not intended for the c,sr.
mlr~"uon or prevention Of disease
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-04-08
WHAT THE ALMANACs
OF l754 R[C|TE
Quaint Weather Warnings and
Predictions of America s
Success In War Impend-
ing Are Given

Keene. Y. H.. April S-Quainily
phrased weather warnings interlara
ed with Old fashioned words OF wis
dom including a prediction of a sue
cessful revolt in America. while the
colonists were still praying for the
health of their English ruler, are con
tanned in a collection Of almanacs
owned by NJ. f. Daniels Of this city.
Some OF the paper bound booklets
date back to 1854.
The prophecy dealing with the re-
volution was printed in copy issued
about the time that Washington was
following the peaceful pursuits OF a
surveyor II was made by Lord
Kames. a British nobleman who said
Our North American colonies are
In prosperous condition increasins
rapidly in population, in commerce
and in opuence and they have the
spirit Of free people and are en-
famed with patriotism. Their pop
ulation will equal that of Brsain and
ireland in less than century and
they will be a match for the mother
country II they choose to be ind =
pendent A people animated win
the new blessings of liberty will nor
incline to kingly form OF govern
ment."
Young men are urged to go west
into the wilds OF Ohio and purchase
land at % cents an acre n spanish
money. bv an almanac editor who
wore knee breeches and ruffleb shirt
In his mortuary statistics, based on
reports received in 1877. he asserted
that half Of the persons IN the United
States died before reaching the age
of II years. small pox. for instance.
being more fatal 10 girls than boys
at that period However. one in
every 3125 of the population attained
or passed the century mark ~ life.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-04-08
| MINISTER KILLS SELF
AFTER HE'S ARRESTED

Marietta, O.. April S.-The Rev ].
II finding a Methodist minister and
farmer of Waterford Washington
county committed suicide by drink
ing poison today few minutes after
he had been turned over to the
county sheriff following coroner's
inquest into the death of his 49, year
old daughter, Esther, which occurred
last Thursday
The Rev. Mr. Minding admiited at
the coroners inquest that he had
performed an illegal operation on his
daughter.
1t was announced by the family
at the time of the girls death that
she had diel from injuries received
when she fell into a bath tub.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-04-08
The Coat Girl
BY LEAH EVANS

y Atfi fVu tue u UNI Aia dihLrHft
began Jacques, the head waiter
Don't spiain yourself Frenchy'
interrupted The Coat Gorl. Il amt
never asked nobody to tell me the
ruth.
Il know Walt Whitman says II Is
the truth that maaes US free: but |
don't want to be free--I want TO be
happy; SO He 10 me an you please
past 80 they are nice lies.
''Yon know. Frenchy, there is a
heap OF difference between lying 10
woman ana lying about one.
There amt never been woman
born into this land Of long corsets
and short pocketbooks who didn't
want man to lie to her. any more
than ihefs has been Them that want
to be lied about
~You see. Frenchy. lies you tell to
a womans face are virtues that are
rewarded wi1h love- and marriage.
and almony. and all them things:
while lies you tell about a woman
behind her back are vices and should
be punished
Don't you ever make mistake Of
because woman questions
the truth OF your statement that her
eyebrows curve like Billy Burke's.
ana her pont is Mary Pockford's that
she wants you TO take back the lie
sha only wants you to tell a bigger
one by sayin' aleo that she is cutter
han Dorthy Gish
FL heard fella give toast one
night Frenchy. that goes:
Here's 70 lying lips, for truthful lips
are bores.
But lyinls lips are mighty sweet, when
lying close to yours
u don't know who wrote them
onching lines, but I'll bet my tips for
week that it was some woman who
vas married TO one Of them truthful
,uys who was always asking her why
he diin't dress Ike the little 100
iound blond next door and her weigh
ii 200l
NO, FrencAy always tell the truth
bout a woman, but never trouble to
ell the truth to herl"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-04-08
DETROIT ENTERTA|N|NC
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
Representatives From Many
Cities of Nation Are Fore
gathering In City BY
The Lakes Today

Detroit. Mich. April s4--Represer
'tatives OF chambers OF comemrce
shipping interests and vessel opera
tors from all chief Great Lakes port.
met here today for a Two day session
to seek alteration OF the Lafolletie
seamen's act as u applies 10 the
lakes.
|, An amendment to the seamen's act
is TO be drafted. Soon after the con-
ference delegation chosen from rep
resentatives TO today's meeting VIII
80 to Washington and seek to have
the amendment acted upon favorably
by congress
Vessel operators on he Great
Lakes have contended the seamen's
act as it applies 10 lake ships works
hardship and that certain progis-
ions should be eliminated Among
the PROPOSED changes are those re-
quiring two instead of three watches
on trips Of between eight ana sixteen
hours and recognition OF certified
lifeboat men as bona fide members
OF crews. Vessel owners ieclare pro
visions az the present law compel
them to carry larger number Of men
than is, necessary and that therefore
the number Of passengers that may
be carried is reduced 10 d point whore
financial loss occurs It IS contend
ed also employment OF watches on
vessels while the ships are tied up IN
a port Is unnecessary
Prominent shipplns. vessel AMI I
business men from various Lake
.ities We're to speak during the two
iay session.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-04-08

1ne giving up o part without strug
gls. did your
Fortunately wasn't asked TO give
up.
was just told TO make up and dress
up.
Another time ] viii tell how. when
and where my transformation was ac-
conplished. Just now. however. I've
got something else on my mind that
want TO get Off.
It's about reheursals
80 get into the movies Is like join.
Ing lodge You 90 10 by degrees.
After had been dragged around
through one room after another and
presented before one grand worthy
rnntron nfter another somebody looked
at me and said would do"
For the rest OF the day II was moth
ing but do, doing and did. "You do il. .
"She's doing IT," Il did r."
thought 1t was an endurance test.
hut q woman who was looking on told
a me that they practice just that way
for every scene before they actually
take the picture.
Why. acting is nothing at all..
You don't have TO do anything when
YOU net for the movies because 1t is nll
over in minute.
But when you rehearse-my land
That's work.
Now know why stars get such biz
salaries It's not for acting. It's for
rehearsing.
We we're not the only ones rehears.
ing. The whole studio wns divided
IN into rooms. The walls we're just
stage scenery and only went up as
high az an ordinary room. A sorts of
alghling arrangements and queer con
srlvances were rlgged up above.
didn't need 10 be told what was down
below.
People m all kinds OF costumes
were wandering about, as II al a mas-
querade ball Everybody looked bored
and bilious. There wasn't much talk
Ing except directors directing and
cameramen Srguing and electricians
elocuting from high attitudes and
workmen. shouting for hammers, hand
spikes and things
Every little while somebody would
call out from somewhere. IAN set" II
sounded ungrammutical But after Il
.7vhile got SO tired that Il Wouldn't
hive made a particle of difference
whether had been told t. "set" or to
"slt."
! GOT little dubious. however. when
they commenced to ix up bed Nh.
body seemed to know what II was for
nor who was to act IN that scene.
wanted TO read the play over bui The
only persnn who had h, ropv wa> he
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-04-08
Pn0F|T[ERS NOT ABLE
TO GAIN COLD HERE
Housing Facilities For Birds In
Kansas City Adequate For
All Purposes; Audubon
Advocates Plentiful

Kansas City, Mo, April, S-N0
housing shortage exists in Kansas
City as far as the several thousand
wild birds who make their summer
home in residence portions Of the
city are concerned Throughout the
Southern parts OF the city an abim-
dance of bnd houses. specially de-
signed Tor different sorts Of song
> b Tds, is 10 be found
An interest IN bird neighbors was
cultivated by real estate develop
ment company some years ago. AMI
since then has been kept alive by
residents of the section Lectures,
expert on bird life, were brought 10
Kansas City. types of bird houses
acceptable to different varieties OF
feathered songsters, were displayed.
and mo cat" rule established IN
the district.
Sporting goods houses here. find
ing the movement popular laid in
supply of bird houses. guaranteed 10
attract desirable tenants and forgot
they had ever pur, eyed air rifles ana
"22's' Boy scouts and camp fire
girls have done much to foster
friendly attitude toward the little
songsters whom Saint Francis. ac-
cording to tradition, used to cali my
little brothers