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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07
STATE HEALTH IN
FEBRUARY GOOD
Rutland, Addison and Bennington Are
Only Counties to Report
Much Illness.

BURLINGTON, March THE re-
port of the state board of health for the
month of February shows that Vermont
Is comparatively free from communicable
diseases with the exception of Rutland,
Addison and Bennington counties, where
there are number of cases of measles.
The report shows the communicable dis
eases distributed as follows:
Measles, 595 cases. Rutland county
had the most, 800, with 100 in Fair
Haven, II in Castleton, IS in Pawlet
and SO in Rutland city; Addison county
was next in number of cases with 121,
OF which 90 were in AIiddlebury; Ben
nington county had 81 cases, % of which
were in Airing there were three
cases in Chittenden county. two in Bur
hngton and one in Huntington.
Chickenpox, 200 cases. Rutland
county had 81, with y in Rutland city ;
Addison county had %, with II cases in
Vergennes; Caledonia county had 24 and
Chittenden county the same number,
with il cases in Burlington, 10 in South
Burlington, and one each in Colchester.
Shelburne and Westford.
Whooping cough. 172 cases. Windsor
county had the most, 46 cases, with Il
in Cavendish; Bennington county had II
cases, with 20 in Remington; Rutland
county had "a cases, of which - were
in Rutland city; Chittenden county had
two cases, both in Burlington.
Poliomyelitis, one case at Danville.
Lethargic encephalitis sleeping sick
neSs), one case in Montpelier.
Scabies, one case.
Scarlet fever, rs cases. Washington
county had 50 cases, of which ii were
in Montpelier; Orleans county had IA
cases, II being in Newport city; Chit
tenden county had II cases, eight in
Burlington, two in Essex and one in Col
chester.
Smallpox, 80 cases, of which 26 cases
were in Rutland county, scattered, two
cases in Addison county and two in
Washington county.
Mumps, 105 cases There were 40
cases in Orange county. % in Rutland
county and 10 in Chittenden county,
South Burlington 4, Burlington ., and
Essex l.
Erysipelas, three cases.
Influenza, five cases.
Pneumonia. nine cases
German measles, six cases
Typhoid, II cases; none of these last
i've diseases were present in Chittenden
county.
Diphtheria, 81 cases. There were four
cases in Chittenden county. two in Bur
ington, one in Jericho, and one in Mil
ton.
The reporr shows that / .2S1 examina-
tons were made during the month of
February at the state laboratory of nv
gIene, as follows: Diphtheria. 127: ty-
phold fever. 33; malarial fever. : tu-
berculoslS, 30; syphilis. 1914: gonor-
rhea, "a; water, %: milk, 5S: milk
samples submitted for bacteriological ex-
animation only, 80: milk. samples sub
mitted for chemical examination. IS :.
TODD, 70; drugs. 1 : autOpSies performed
to complete death returns, 3 miscellan-
eouS examinations, II.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07
FORCED TO QUIT
WORK, He STATES
Bowman Says After Suffer
ing II Years Tanlac Has
Overcome All His
Troubles -

There has been many time during
the past j years." said Frank b. Bow
man, q well-known granite polisher liv-
ing at 104 Main street, Montpelier, Vt,
when l would have given anything on
earth to be free from my rheumatism,
and now Tanlac has relieved me at a cost
too small to mention.
Il don't believe anybody ever suffered
more from rheumatism than / did. 1t
was all over my body, but was worst IN
my hands and legs and knees. My joints
We're SO swollen and painful never knew
a minutes peace. There were two diff
ferent periods, one of eight months and
one of seven, that / wasn't able to hit a
lick of work. / had no appetite, suffered
from biliousness. was weak and run
down and my nervousness and misery
robbed me of many a nights sleep. i
couldn't find a thing TO help me, and got
TO where l was right on the verge of de-
spair.
But ! began to strengthen up almost
as soon as l started on Tanlac, and now
/ am well man. My rheumatism seems
to have disappeared completely, for
never feel a touch of it. l have a whOp-
ping big appetite, sleep fine, feel in prime
condition, and haven't lost a day from
work since l started on Tanlac. There
isn't money enough in the world to buy
the good this medicine has done me-
Tanlac is sold in BrattleborO by the
Brattleboro Drug CO-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07
" FFTTyNGHAN.

w. L. Gillett OF Bellows Falls is Wis
iting his brother. j. IL Gillett.
Rachel Bishop is home for a weeks
vacation from Worcester high school.
Mrs. II. a. Wheeler has returned
from visit with her aunt in Amesbury,
Mass.
Mrs Sam Reynolds is working at Leon
Jepsons caring for Mrs. ,Jepson and lit
tie daughter.
Mae Rogers finished her school in
Marlboro and returned home last week
She started Tuesday afternoon for a
visit with her grandmother in Connec
ticut.
The dinner served town meeting day
by the women of the Green Mountain
club and the Ladies' Benevolent society
was well attended and each society net
ted over $40.
Announcements were received here
| last week Of the marriage in Greenfield
| Mass, of Miss Phoebe Corkins of this
town to Ira Smith Stafford They vii
live in Springfield, Mass.
| The Ladies' Benevolent society met
with Mrs. g. H. Wheeler Monday after
noon and chose the following officers fol
| the ensuing year: Pres, Mrs. H. A
| Wheeler; vice pres, Marcia Davis; sec
ard treas, Mrs. j. Z. Dorst; collector
| Mrs. Arthur harrington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07
VERMONTER PUT IN
VOICE AMPLIFIER
Device by Which Presidents Inaugural
Was Heard Installed by st.
bloomsbury Boy.

WASHINGTON, March 49, e,
among the thousands who heard Presi
dent Harding's voice ring out strong
clear and resonant to the outermost
confines of the capitol esplanade in his
inaugural address knew that that voice
owed its far-carrying power to the work
OF native Nermonter, whose installa
ton OF wonderful mechanical device
maze possible the magnifying OF the hui
man tones TO an almost unbelievable ex
tent. Ralph Ross of st. Johnsbu son
OF Dr. Ross and grandson of Judg
Jonathan Ross, Is the man who thu
helped the new president tell the PEG
pie OF America about his hopes. aspira
lions and purposes in the new admins
tration.
In conformity with the expressed wish
OF Alr, Harding the only structure
erected at the east front of the capitol
was square, canopied rostrum, on
which he stood to take the oath OF of
hce and deliver the inaugural Directly
III front OF the speaker was installed
talthough screened from the eyes of the
pubhc below a transmitter which led
oy Wre connections into a small room
beneath the rOstrum. Here were ar,
ranged a series of ''amplitiers," which
look not unlike electric light bulbs. and
through which the sound conveyed by
the transmltter passes. These amplih
ers have the power of magnifving the
sound, it is claimed. forty million times
and 1t IS certain that they are capable
.of filling all the immediate space with
it,
Mr. Ross has been with the Bell Tele-
phone company for some time as an ex-
pert, and he was sent to Washington
TO install the new device in connection
with the local telephone i company
There was a coincidence IN his selection
for this task. as his grandfath her at one
time occupied q chair in the nations
capitol, when, as United States senator
he filed out the unexpired part of the
rill
For some days Mr.. Ross had been at
work with his ampliiiers and machines
and each day and evening he had tried
It out, greatly to the enjoyment OF
thTongs of visitors at the capitol
Down in the small room below the Plat
form, whose walls had been carefully
padded to prevent the escape of sound
was placed a small phonogaph, tune
down TO great purity of tone but ais
Graduated to the greatest softness pos
sible.
When a record was placed in this ma
chine the magnifying mechanism
switched on, the effect outside was lit
tie short of wonderful. Far beyond tn
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07

felt better / had al kinds Of bad
spells, but they all left me. Now when
| feel weak and nervous take the Vege-
table Compound and it always does me
good. ] wish all women would try it
during the Change of Life for ] know it
will do them good If you think il will
induce some one to try the Vegetable
Compound you may publish this letter. =
Mrs. A. KELLER, Alton, Tennessee.
Women from forty-five to fifty years
of age should take warning from such
symptoms as heat flashes, palpitation
Of the heart, smothering or fainting
spells, or spots before the eyes, and pre-
pare their system for this perfectly ma
tural change by taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. 1t has
helped many, many women through this
irving period. lust as it did Mrs, Keller.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07

capitol especially toward the eastward,
but on all sides, the record played was
heard distinctly. With the great white
dome Illuminated by the electricity from
hundreds of lights reflected on its grace
full curves and the music filling all sur
rounding space it was like falryiand. ;,
The ampiifvino machine demonstrated
while President Harding was speaking
that it could do wonders with the trans
mission of the human voice. 1t was not
necessary for Mr.. Harding to raise his
voice particularly, the general effect
siye and solemn passages of his address
and while he was taking the oath of OF,
flee. Nothing like it had ever been tried
in Washington before, and 1t IS safe TO
say that this new device will be tea
ture of future inaugurals.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07
MYSTIC WART REMOVAL RITES.
They May Become Necessary to Remove
Warts from Potatoes.

WASHINGTON, March Z. Mystic
rites of childhood for wart removal, in
volying shivery midnight visits to lone
some, spook infested grave yards, the use
of a rabbits left hind foot with proper
incantations, and the like. may yet be
necessary to chase warts off potatoes.
At least, the department of agriculture
has not so far found other means to do
the job. Its official witches have steamed,
boiled, dosed and otherwise assailed the
wart with inconclusive results, accord
ing to reports just published. They have
not given up, however. and still hope to
eradicate the plant disease from the
country.
Potato wart infection is now limited
to a small area in Pennsylvania, due to
a 1912 importation of ''spuds" which
later proved to be undesirable aliens. The
experts have tried all sorts of chemical
treatment of the soil and even steamed
the ground before planting, but without
complete success.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07
BIRDS LIKE GRASSHOPPERS.
Much Favored in Menus of p Out of
20 Species.

WASHINGTON. March IA nice
tasty dish of live grasshopers is much
favored in the preferred menus .ot 70
out of % species of birds of whlch the
epict1rean Irregularities have been. noted
BY government experts. Farmers are
urged to form leagues of war with any
tribes of lark sparrows, meadow larks,
Franklin gulls, Arkansas klngblrds,
crow blackbirdS and common kngblrds
that show up around the farm, thereby
obtaining the services of a vigilant and
hungry air patrol against raiding hop
pers" The farmer could show his good
faith in the alliance, the experts say, by
killing stray cats and chasing off UNI
scrupulous hunters
Probably there are not enough birds
in the country to clean up a full-Strength
invasion of grasshOppers such as western
farmers have, come TO dread" the govern
ment bulletin says, but the birds assist
materially in efforts to control the pest"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07
START APPLEPACKING SCHOOL
Canadian Government Adds TO Its En-
fensive Agricultural Aid Program.

GRAND FORKS. =. c. March -
The Canadian government, which has eN-
pended large sums in the teaching of
livestock breeding. grain raising and
fruit growing has added another feature
to its campaign of agricultural educa-
ton by establishing an apple-packing
school in this town. Government in
structors have been assigned to the
unique institution. which is expected to
effect a saving of thousands of dollars
annually by eliminating waste due to
improper packing
Experts have pointed out that while
some of the famous types of apples
grown in the province are hardy enough
to withstand careless packing, others are
frequently damaged while being exported
to England and other countries.
The latest Paris fashion is for women
to look older; the "happer' has had her
day
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07
VERMONT CATTLE
WORTH S24,442,OO
State Leads New England in Milk Cows
Stands Second as Horse
Producer

MONTPELIER, March THE fol-
lowing live stock estimates for Vermont
as of Jan. 1, 1921, are given in the Feb
ruary number of the Monthly Crop Re
porter, published by the bureau of crop
estimates, affiliated with the United
States department of agriculture.
Horses. $1,000; value SI2ij per head !;
$40, 24S,0 900.
Mix cows, 275,000; value sos per
Other cattle e. $4,000; value $40 Per
Sheep, $1,000; value $6.7o per head
S610. 00e
Swine, 10000; value s1a.SO per
head; 81. 554,0 600: total, SOD. $4,000
The number of horses remains the
same as in 1920 but shows a loss of .
900 from 1919, and 1000 from 1918
Vermont ranks second in New England
in number and in value of horses
Vermont is far in the lead of all other
New England states in number of milk
cows, and among the 4S states ranks
Goth in number and 18th in total value
The number is the same as last year
but is smaller than that of 1919 by g..
600 and $4,000 less than that of 1913
TIE value per head ($65) is a little
larger than that of the average for the
United States which is $63. 81, but only
Maine among the New England states
shows smaller valuation ($60) than
Vermont.
In other cattle, Yermont's number is
1000 less than in 1920 and 1919 and l.
600 greater than in 1918. Vermont ex.
ceeds the other New England states in
number and value, but in value per head
is the lowest in New England The to-
tai value of Fermont's milk cows and
other cattle is 500, AZ, 600, which is
only a few thousand dollars (S210. 76o)
less than the value of all Vermont's do
nestle animals. poultry and bees, ac-
cording to the census of 1910.
The decrease in number of sheep goes
on as it has with a few exceptions for
many years. The number is 5000 fewer
than in 1920, 10000 fewer than in 1919
and 1900 fewer than in 1918.
The number of swine is 10000 less
than that. of 1920, 10000 less than in
1919 and 1900, less than in 1918. Ow-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07
LISTERS WILL MEET.
Commissioner Makes Schedule Brat
tlebOro Meeting March 10.

MONTPELIER, March Z. State
Tax Commissioner Melvin G. Morse has
announced the dates of the meetings for
the instruction of listers throughout the
state, beginning with the one in Newport
City March and concluding with the
Hyde Park meeting March %. For the
southern part of the state there will be
meetings in Brattleboro (town hal)
Tuesday, March 10; White River juno
ton Grown theatre), Wednesday. March
16; bennington tcourt house), Tuesday,
March %.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07

g V e & e { q b ! e
Compound has done
for me. During the
Change ofLife | was
in b ed for eigh t
months and had two
gooddoctors treating
me but they did me
no good. A friend
advised me to take
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V e ge ia bic Com
pound, which / did,
and in a short time I
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07

ing to decrease in values Of farm pro-
ducts and live stock since the close of
the war, the total value of domestic an
finals in Vermont has decreased. In
1920 the total value was S47, 125. 600;
in 1919, $42, 2333, 900; in 1918, S44,717,-
600
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07
WANT A Bull BUFFALOs
Uncle Same Has 20, Assorted Sizes, 10
Give .waX

tI!Ft !AN8y.
WASHINGTON. March 4 Does
anybody want bull buffalo? If SO.
speak up, for Uncle, Sam has 90 of as
sorted izcs and including a frisky, one
year calf. 10 give away.
Here" says the forest service an
nouncement. lis an excellent opportunity
to get real live bufIalo-not as gentle.
perhaps. as a kitten, bat. nevertheless, a
nice pet if you have plenty of room 70
keep him. surrounded By a 12-foot dou-
ble-ply woven wire fence. and the price
Of two tons of hay year"
Tho buffalo are the surplus of the
flourishng herd in Wichita national for
est. started II years ago with il head,
but now numbering 80. There are too
many bulls for domestic tranquility in
the herd and you can have one free by
paying the cost of Grating and hauling.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07
Word to Be Avoided.

II Is not lucky word, this "imnos-
sible." No good comes of thos" that
have II So often in their III. lths.-
Carlyle
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07
IN BED EIGHT
MONTHS
kM% &S IN
Cause-Change of Life. How
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Got Me Up

Alton, Tenn. =" want other suffer
ing women to know what LYdia E. Pink
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07
Step oys The Gas!

few hills ahead nothing the progressive business
used driving his and knows that shift of gears
and little will put the high behind him in jig
time
Beyond the problems of the the smooth level road
of the future
The outlook for business holds fears for the who
step the gas and GO to it,
The real good tmesthe good times based normal values
profits and quicker turnover the good times Of
and plenty right before
STEP ON THE GAS! Advertise! Advertise to your
places where conditions favor the sale Of
duct
Use the newspapers do this best.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07

G. r. ANDERSON, Surgeon ana Physician.
Surgery a speciality. Office and residence,
Brooks House, I8 Main ST. Hours: After
moons, 100 TO ); evenings, to 8, except Tues
days and Fridays. Sundays by appointment
only. Phone 246.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

W. J. KANE, M. D., Physician and Surgeon.
Office, Room 10, Ullery Building. Hours: $50
70 $50; 80 to 500; TO g.. Once phone, 42S-W.
Residence. q Frost St. ,phone. UP.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-18
Ate ST.
w. A HUNT,


Borough Clerk.
Passed first reading as amended Feb
ruary s, 1921.
Final adoption and passage, March 8,
Published March II and IS, 1921.
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-18

the beauty of the entire district, an
asset of incalculable value to New
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-18
Rural Police Bill Veto

Governor Edwards will veto the New
Jersey constabulary bill providing for
the creation of a state police force of
two troops of 200 men. The governor
told a delegation from organized labor
associations that his veto would be
forthcoming as result of party
pledges to which New Jersey Demo-
Gratis were committed.
The constabulary bill introduced by
Senator Case of Somerset county was
made party measure by the Republic
ans in both the senate and assembly.
It's passage over the governors veto
is predicted.
The assembly committee on educa-
ton reported without recommendation
the bill to change the distribution of
state school moneys. The measure in
troduced by Assemblyman Moore of
HunterdOn county would make the
number of teachers employed and ihe
number of days Of attendance of pu-
pills the basis of distribution instead of
the ratables as heretofore.
Assemblyman Persons bill amend
ing the election law of 1920 will he
made a special order Of business. The
bill makes provision for -omen vot-
ing
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-18
In Chancery of New Jersey

To Pauline Smith:
By virtue of an order of the Court of
Chancery of New Jersey, made on the
twenty-fiith day of February, 1921, in a
certain cause wherein William /. Smith
is petitioner, and you, Pauline Smith
are defendant, you are required to ap-
petitioners petition on or before the
twenty-eighth day of April. next, OF
that in default thereof, such decree will
be made against you as the Chancellor
shall think equitable and just.
The object of said suit is to obtain
a decree of divorce. dissolving the
marriage between you and the said
petitioner.
HENRY BURT WARE,
Solicitor for Petitioner.
Office and Post Office Address,
Rooms 4 and Dunn Building,
3-4-5t Salem N. ]
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-18
In Chancery of New Jersey
To william C. Harbeson:

To William c. HarbesOn:
By virtue of an order of the Court of
Chancery of New Jersey, made on
March 1, 1921, wherein Mary c. Harbe-
son is petitioner and you are defend
ant, you are required to appear. plead
answer or demur to the petitioner $
petition. on or before the third day of
May, next, or the said petition will be
taken as confessed against you.
The said petition is filed for the pur-
pose of allowing Mary c. Harbeson to
sell certain lands in the Township of
Oldmans, County Of Salem and state OF
New Jersey. as if she were sole. and un-
married. and you are made defendant
because you are the husband of said
Mary c. Harbeson.
DANIEL V. SUMNIERILL, Jr.,
Solicitor for Petitioner.
141 West Main St, Penns Grove, y. j.
3-11-5t
The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-18
Street Railway Valuation

Senator Parry's bill amending the
street railway valuation act of 1920
needed one more vote to put it through
the upper house. The bill was laid
over after 1t was discovered that only
ten votes could be mustered for its
passage.
The measure would allow he
Utility Commission to use as basis
of valuation for fix ng the rate the
report of the valuation by the pri-
vate firm of engineers appointed by
a state commission named in the legis-
lation of last year. 1t would not make
the acceptance of that report man
datory, however, as in the present law,
but would permit of court review of
valuation figures, together with the
intrOduct on of other valuation esti-
mates
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-02-25

Last Friday, February 18th, under
taker b. G. Ingersoll went to Wild wood
Junction to meet the morning express
on the Reading road, which brought
from Philadelphia the body of Charles
Brown, colored, aged 80 years. Services
were held in the Whitesboro church,
and intermenl was made in the ceme-
terry near the church. The mother Of
the deceased owns property in Whites
boro, and intends to make that village
her future home. Her son died from
an attack of endo- carditis, causing
heart failure.
Charles j. Weuzinger and son, who
were Crest cottagers last summer, were
down from the city on Tuesday.
More than 300 passengers went out
on the Reading Tuesday morning
bound for Philadelphia, where they
found lots Of snow and slush. In
Wildwood the pavements were dry.
Mrs. Annie Ferris, having sold the
Park Villa apartment house, 2O1-203
west Pine avenue, will now have q
bungalow built for herself or the south
side of east Juniper avenue, not far
from Pacific. She has purchased a loi
there, and the contract for building the
bungalow has been given to Frank Nc
Alarnen. Mrs. Mary McGovern, o.
Mount Airy, Philad elphia, is the name
of the purchaser of the Park Villa
This apartment house was built about
eighteen years ago.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-02-25
Another Wildwood Ordi-
nance Attacked

News has reached Wild wood that
upon application Of Wild wood citizens
ex-Judge Cole has secured a writ Of
certiorari, granted Wednesday, Feb.
ruary 23d, 1921, asking for a review Of
Ordinance No. ITO, passed last week
by Commissioners Bright and Smith
providing for the removal of the re-
mains of the board walk from Lincoln
to Montgomery avenues, and which
was demolished sc suddenly last fall
by order of Commissioners Bright and
Smith.