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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28
WATCHwORD: ECONOMY.

The Vermont legislature of 1928 will
assemble in Montpelier next week.
Transcending in Importance all other
problems that will confront ii, is that Of
governmental expense. To offer detailed
advice to the prospective lawmakers
would be premature, to say the least, but
a gentle, and general, reminder of what
mounting state expenditures mean to the
Individual towns may not be out of place
on the eve of the session,
In Windham county, for example, the
total of the 40-cent tax for the current
year was nearly $1,000 O0-S96, 0S4.97
to be exact. This was the amount the
people of this county had to pay into the
state treasury in addition to school and
highway levies. 1t was twice as much
as was required for the preceding year,
and exactly $96,OS4.97 more than used
to be necessary not SO very many years
ago. Here is the table by towns:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28
In the DAYS News. 80.

Senior Don IgnaciO Calderon, who sails
for home today. has had a career Of six
teen years as the diplomatic representa-
tive of Bolivia at Washington. He is the
dean of the South American diplomatiStS
in years of service in the United States :
in fact. but one diplomatist of all those
credited to the United States has occu-
pied his post longer than he--the am
bassador of France Ambassador Calderon
made his first visit to the United States
as a special representative of Bolivia to
the American centennial in Philadelphia
in 1876. lie was greatly impressed with
the country then. travelled extensively
through it and later married an Amcri-
can woman whom he met during that
visit to the United States. Both at home
and abroad be has high reputation as a
financial expert and before being sent to
Washington he had served his country
for some time as minister of finance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28
Today S Events

Centenary of the birth of Gen William
b. Taliaferro, noted commander of the
Confederacy.
One hundred years ago today Jeremiah
Morrow was inaugurated in the governor
ship of Ohio
DR. Calderon. for sixteen years the
diplomatic representative of Bolivia at
Washington, sails from New York today
for home.
AUGMENTATION Is TO be inaugurated at
two-day conference TO be opened at Ann
Arbor. Mich.
The Roman Catholic church through
out the wrold today begins an observance
of the third centenary of the death of
Saint Francis de Sales.
The Casino theatre in New York. fam
Gus for two generations as the home of
light opera. today celebrates the fortieth
anniversary of its first opening.
Today will be observed throughout the
United States as Woodrow Wilson da
by friends of Mr. Wilson and contribut-
ors to the Woodrow Wilson Foundation.
The completion of a $250.000 Pacific
Highway bridge over the Willamette
river, said to be the largest reinforced
concrete span west of the Rockies is TO
be celebrated today with a grand fete at
Oregon city.
\ four-day program of exercises and
festivities in connection with the inaug
uratiOn of Governor Alfred f. Smith will
be opened at Albany today with a public
reception and parade of Democratic
marching clubs.
Six hundred undergraduates from vari-
Gus parts of the world are to gather in
Toronto today TO attend the First Ma
tiOnal Conference of Canadian students
to be held under the auspices of the Stu
dent Christian Movement.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28
REMEMBER THE HORSE.

In an eastern city ice and sleet de-
scended just in time to make good sleigh
ng for Santa Claus. Papers were full
of advice on the driving of automobiles
to avoid skidding. Suddenly there APP
peared. right in the middle of all these
warnings, in every daily paper, the pic
ture of hOrse-a plain, old-fashioned
family or delivery horse. Underneath
the picture was an appeal to all owners,
lovers and drivers of horses to be careful
of them, while the going is so difficult
and hurtful.''
1t was timely warning for any city
or town where slippery pavements make
travel almost impossible for the beast that
1t is not sharp-shod, and where inclem-
ent weather makes exposure painful and
dangerous. Weather conditions aside.
the suggestion for consideration is
equally applicable in any climate at any
time.
1t was pleasant to see the warning.
1t gave touch of reaity and humanity
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28

Sunday AFTERNOON pop was reeding the
Sundey paper and he sed. think III
take a little wawk without a hat.
Without wat? ma sed.
A hat. pop sed. / was jest reeding
IN article by a doctor ware It says
there's ony one cause of baldniss, and
that's hats. 1t says if nobody wore hats
all baldniss would cease and | believe
he's rite. Ny hair has bin getting in
tirely too thin on top to SCOT me and
jest to prove | have the courage of my
convictions I'm going TO take a little
wawk without a hat. If mob dy starts
these things how are they ever going
TO get started? pop sed.
Well wy should they? ma sed.
I've bin Explaining wv for the last ,
minnits. wee gods. pop sed. And he
went. down stairs and put on his over
go with you, pop
Wy not? pop sed Meening 1 could
WITCH ! did. putting on my oyercoat
and my hat too on account of my hair
still being as thick as it ever was and
maybe thicker. and Pubs Simkinses
irnoon. Potts. haven't you forgotteR
something, sutch as a hat2
On the contrary, pop sed And lit
tie ways down the street skinny Mar
tins father went pas saying. Watts the
ideer. Pott, did you lose your hat? and
pop Sed, No, bat you're gong to lose
your hair, wat there is of it.
You're going bug house aint you? Mr.
Martin sed And me and pop kepp on
wawking me saying, G. pop, did YOU see
those = ladies tern GROUND and look at
YOU: and pop saying. They're not the
ferst ladies that ever termed GROUND to
look at me. if | do say so myself.
Wich jest then some man stuck his
he'd out of his parler window and kepp
il there looking after pop till we was
way down the street, pop saving. Some
men are born fools and some men have
foolishness thrust upon them. but that
fellows a downrite ass. Wich jest then
. eerls started TO tern erround lathng
like enything. pop saying watts the
use. I'm not going to be eny free side
show. this werld is still in an unsivilized
state.
And we went home the hack way
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28
yermont's Wishes Disregarded.
tRutland Herald }

1t now appears that insisting on
the appointment of H. G.. Whitehill as
collector of customs the Vermont delega-
ton. the national committee and the
President over-rode and disregarded the
wishes of the Republican state commit
tee of Vermont, twelve out of fourteen of
whom are said TO have been favorable to
the appointment of John Z. Gushing.
When the national Republican organiza-
ton says TO Vermont Your wishes are
of no Importance" with a Vermont APP
pointment pending, it is certainly going
rather far
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28
David Harum Would Like This!
Waterbury Record.


Down Brattleboro way horse trade
is not horse trade unless the beast is
as represented. A horse trading case re-
Gently was heard in the Brattleboro
municipal court, and man received
verdict of 500 for being deceived in Sc
curing a non-backing horse. To pull of
a good horse trade in years past. and
really get the better of the other fellow
was considered a business achievement
In some of the rural towns ministers
have proved themselves no novices in
showing up the good points of a horse.
Vermont at the present time has some
of the up-to-the-minute automobile sales
men but they are not in it in putting
over a deal as compared with the old
time horse trader
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28
A Dry We'll.

The Kansas farmers met at Long
Beach on a winter vacation and were dis
cussing their native state Each claimed
his country was the worst in the world
for wind storms. Then along came a man
telling of a terrible cyclone that had
crossed his own farm some years back.
He said: 'Gentlcmen. one day they
come a cyclone acrost my farm back in
Washington county that blowed my well
plumb outa the ground and laid her in
my neighbours yard. and when [ come over
TO git it next day he had done sawed it up
for post holes. and was usin' il putting up
his fence" Judge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28
Today's Anniversaries

1S1i-Gen. Jackson repulsed an advance
of the British at Chalmette planta-
ton, on the Mississippi river, a
few miles below New Orleans.
1S1S-Emperor Alexander granted to the
Russian peasantry the right TO es-
tablish manufactures.
1S26-James Harvey Slater, United
States senator from Oregon, born
in Sangamon county, Ill Died at
La Grande. Ore. Jan. IS 1899.
1S59-Thomas Babbington MacauIay.
historian, essayist, and poet, died
in London. Born Oct. %. 1900.
1S70-Marshal Prim, Spanish soldier and
statesman, shot in Madrid died
two days later.
1S72-Cincinnati voted $780, 900 TO
aid the construction of the Chesa-
peake and Cincinnati railroad.
1SS5-Francois Paul Jules Grevy re-
elected president of the French Re
public.
1S94-James G. Fair. Bonanza million
ARE and former L. S. senator. died
in San Francisco. Born in Bel
fast Ireland. Dec. 3. 1881.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28
Trying a Town Manager.

st. Johnsbury, according to the Cal
edonian. seems to have n real attack of
city manager fever. ST. Adams had il.
but seems To have become unconscious or
ut least speechless on the subject We
are wondering what the railroad city viii
have to report as a result Of its expert
ment. When these towns vote the ex-
pertinent a success. other cities may be
inclined TO try it. 1t is worth something
to get rid of partisan politics. We could
never understand just why a mans belief
IN protection or free trade should be a
test as To his ability to make good streets
or 10 Oficiate successfully as city
father. Ii costs taxpayers Il pretty sum
to keep up two party political machines
for city use
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28

The Reformer Is on sale svsry evening BY
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brsttieboro News Co., c. W.
Cleaveland, S. l.. Purinton Esteyviile),
Brooks House Pharmacy, AIler'a Depot News
stand, Gilbert ]. Pollica, 81 South Main ST.
(Fort Drummer district
west BrattIeboro, J. L. StockxsIi.
East Dummerston, NJ. E Brown.
Putney, NJ. G. Williams.
Eewfane, N NJ. Batcheider.
West Townshend, c. Il. Grous.
Jamaica, K. J Daggett.
South Londonderry, F. a. Tyler,
South Vernon, E. B. Buffum.
Hinsdale, N. r., w. Fl. LymsE
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co
Greenfield. Mass, c. A. HayA
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28

to assemble might find one opening for
economy activity in bringing within
narrower bounds a much expanded roster
of public employees Unless this should
be done the full benefit of any possible
consolidation of departments, TO be dis
cussed later. would not materialize.
Some thousands of dollars can also be
saved TO the state by the simple expedi-
ent of providing that the home, in
computing expense accounts. of state of
ficials shall be where the principal office
If each particular oficeholder is located.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28
So6-nS4N1

Windham county legislators might
well paste the foregoing figures in their
hats and refer to them whenever requests
for funds are made by some suave special
pleader, of whom every legislative ses-
the state are looking to the legislature
Of 1928 for relief from the excessive bur-
dens that enlarged and over-complicated
governmental machinery has brought
about.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28
no ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertisinE-Run Of paper. 50
cents an inch for first insertion, 80 cents an
inch for each subsequent insertion Limited
space on first page at special rates.
Space rates application.
Classified advertisements-Five cents line
first insertion with 50 per cent discount for
each subsequent insertion without change of
copy. Minimum charge 20 esnts. Cash with
order.
Reading Notices-Twenty cents per lima
each subsequent insertion without change of
copy. Reading notices are publiahSd at foot
of local items.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28
TO TIE SupscR1RRps

II is the aim of the management TO assure
efficient service n the delivery of the paper
each night, and il solicits the cooperation of
subscribers to that end. Prompt reports
should be gwen of each failure TO receive the
paper on the morning following the omission,
in person, by telephone or postal card. thus
enabling the cause of the error 90 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 service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28
EVERYTHING
SEEMED WRONG
Until Fruit lives" Made
Everything Right
AIoRErowx, VERMONT.

-sAOfsElpHN, ERAOSI-
tFor years, I suffered with Kidney
and Liver Complaint; my back ached;
my liver was sluggish and my whole
system seemed out Of order.
"Fruit-a-tiges" was the only re-
medy to help me. They strengthened
the Kidneys, made my bowels move
regularly and freed me Of all the
distress MOSES MURPHY.
These "F,ruit La1o Tablets" ,ciH allcay.s
cure such troubles.
Zoe q boX, fer s. 20, trial size 25c.
Atdealers or from FRCIT-A-TIVES
Limited, OGDENSBCEG. Ny.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28

The man who ate four of the five-cent
dinners served on Christmas day by one
of the u NJ. G. A. organizations in New
York, didn't have the true Christmas
spirit He should have eaten but three
and given the fourth dinner to some
other hungry man.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28
Encouragement. Not Punishment
Rnrlington Free Press

IbufIlnsTON TCG IIVSS.T
The people of Burlington are watching
with no small degree of interest for the
next prison sentence for violation of the
prohibition law in this city. When a
court imposes the minimum penalty. il
simply encourages further violations of
the law. for fine of $500 is not even u
good size license fee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28

lumbia. born at Livingston, Ky. G4 years
ago today.
Joseph NJ Brown. former governor of
Georgia. born at Canton, Ga, II years
ago today.
St John IRVINE. celebrated author and
playwright. born in Belfast. 80 years
ago today.
Woodrow Wilson, former president of
the United States. born ut Staunton, Va.
sc years ago today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28

The postoffce employees and mail earri-
ers handled more mail this Christmas
than ever before. yet no one has heard
them grumble about it despite the extra
hours of hard work. Few stop to think
how much these people contribute toward
making our Christmas merry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28
Christmas Trees Burn Easily.
Barre Tines.)

Warning against the use of candles
for decoration of Christmas trees be-
comes back number, now that a Christ
mas tree wired for electric lights became
ignited Mt Worcester, Mass. causing the
destruction of house and one boy oc-
Cupant. Proper wiring is even more
necessary on an inhammable spruce
than in permanent wiring i'll a house.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28
GERMAN MONEY.

A marks TO such
this Her coin was once as
could eat
exc wealth
/ coalmans the
then Bill
in No
he things grefs
haul the
should
of who
But doesn't
His subjects daily burst in
and groans
bones If o nails
all bucks
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28

\ New York official says that there
there is a state income tax law Where
ignorance is bliss, 'twere folly to get
wise.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28

The people who are asphyxiated while
they sleep by coal gas or gas from gas
heaters, couldn't have been believers in
fresh air.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28
Today.s BIRTHDAYS.

Frank B. Willis. United States senator
from Ohio. born at Lewis Center. Ohio.
II years ago today.
Samuel II. Piles. former senator from
Washington, now T. S. minister to CO.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28

The weather man made those whose
coal bins wercs low, the best sort of a
Christmas spresent with few days of
spring-ike temperatures.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28

to a world in which the horseless
vehicle has made most people forget that
there is any such animal as a horse, or
that he has any rights or sensibilities.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28

a recent fire in California destroyed
over million feet of motion picture
flm Think of all the thrills and kisses
that went up in smoke
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28
nne Year AGO To-day.

Petition filed in Atlanta for receiver
ship of Ku Klux Khan.
Ex-President Wilson deluged with
messages of greeting on his 65th birthday
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28

Anything you've planned TO do this
rear must be done in the next three days.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28
Member Of The Associ.ted Press

The Associated Press 10 exclusiveiy en-
tiled to the use for publication Of all news
dispatches credited 70 il and not otherwise
credited in this paper and also the local news
published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28

Copyright by George Matthew Adams
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-28

Entered in the postotfice at Brattleboro
second class matter.
The Lamar register., 1922-06-07
sURFACING SPRINGFIELD ROAD
Standard Engineering & Construction
Co. of Denver Gets Sixteen Mile
Contract.

Bids were open last Friday at the
county clerks office for the hauling of
gravel from Clay creek to four sec
tions of the Lamar Springfield road
in Prowers county, sixteen miles in all.
The bids were for hauling only, the
spreading to be done as n separate
job. There were a large number of
bids, two from Prowers county, Leon
ard & Mahan and Higbee & Massar,
w. A. Colt of Las Animas, and num-
Der from Pueblo and Denver. 1t was
hoped by most people that the local
contractors would win out, but the low
bid was SO far under all others that
no other could be considered and none
of the local men believe that the work
can possibly be done for the figure
The company furnished the necessary
bond however and are entitled to the
contract. The Standard Engineering
& Construction Co. of Denver was the
low bidder at a price of 50 cents per
yard straight through all four sections.
The next lowest bid was w. A Colts
for $l.10 for the first two sections
and $1.2O for next two. The bids run
up to that of Higbee & Massar for
SLAB.
The work of surfacing the south
road will begin at once and an equal
amount will be surfaced by the high
way department in Baca county, max
ing a complete gravel road between
Lamar ard Springfield. The city of
Lamar will gravel South Third street
to the junction with the main road.
This is one of the most Travelled
roads in this part of the state and the
two counties are to be congratulated
on the Prospect of having it put in
excellent condition for heavy travel.
The Lamar register., 1922-06-07

Model Dairy, cow No. 6, lbs, milk
1907, lbs. b. f. 61.4, cost of r0ughage
$3.50, cost grain $3.25, prof. over
feed S1s.55.
| Guy Gilbert, COW No. 112, lbs milk
2272, lbs b. f. 61.3, cost of roughsge
$500, cost grain $50, profit over
feed S17.45.
I The slight decrease in the milk and
butterfat production this month IS due
to the fact that many COWS are nearing
the end of their lactation period. Use
of pastures is responsible for the low
fering of feed cost. At this time of
year those who do not have pastures
realize more than at any other time
the need of them. The cows drop in
milk and butterfat and are discomfort
ed and Insatisfied unless they have
acess to some fresh green feed or
pasture. Dry grains and hay altho
balanced and nutritious do not satisfy
the desires of the COWS in the spring,
for at this time they crave fresh green
and succulent roughage that is supplied
only by good pasture.
New hay will be obtainable in most
sections within the next week and will
increase the milk flow considerably.
Eight members of the association
have been lined up for tuberculin test
ing under the accredited herd plan and
are making arrangements for starting
the work in July.
The Holly COW club held a very in
reresting meeting on May Both. A
moving picture was furnished by Mr..
Partridge, and the ladies' served very
delightful refreshments.
The movement to procure a number
of purebred heifers for several of the
dairymen here is taking definite form.
The heifers will be supplied as fa- as
possible from the local herds If pure
breds.
The prices of grain and milk have
held steady and are practically the
same as last month. An increase in
the price Of milk Is predicted for the
last Of June or first Of July.
There arc a number of good grade
Holstein cows and heifers for sale.
MAX GRANDY,
Tester A. v. C. T. Assn.
The Lamar register., 1922-06-07

EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
DR.. Sapero, the Denver specialists
will again be in Lamar at the Ben
Mar hotel on Saturday, June 10th.
Consultation and examination free.