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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-04-21
SANFORD WAS WELL
KNOWN CITIZEN
Dies Friday in Cornwall at Age of rs
md Funeral Is Held Monday
Afternoon in Church

Harrison f. Sanford, prominent
Cornwall citizen died at his home Fri
day. April IA, at the age Of - years.
The funeral was held in the Congre-
ga;ional church in Cornwall Monday
afternoon The Rev S. H. Barnum of
We bridge, former pastor of Corn
WI and the Rev Mr. Perkils, the
present pastor of the Cornwall church,
o. ,Iated. There was a large attend
aacc Mount Calvary commandery,
NJ /, Knights Templar, of which he
VS. a member, attended in a body end
performed the Knights Templlr ser
vices at the grave in Evergreen GENE
te:y The bearers were Lieut-Gov. A.
" Foote, Carl Hamilton, Charles H.
LaDa, Z. A. Pratt, John E. 5perfy and
n 9. TwitChell. The honorary bear
ers were Willis n Cady, Joan E
Weeks, Isaac Sterns, l. c. Droulette,
Rorcrt Easton and Edward Fields.
ThS-e were many flowers He is sur
vivGd by his wife and two daughters,
Ms Frank f. Foote and Miss Beuiah
NJ Sanford, both of Cornwall Mr.
SANFORD was born in Cornwall, Tanu-
AIRY 20, lS47, and was the son of Edgar
and Minerva (Tilden Sanford He re-
pre-. ented the town of Cornwall in the
legislature in 1885 He was once pres
ideIt of the Addison County Agrcul-
tu.al society and at the time OF his
death was president of the Cornwall
Telephone company. He was deputy
sheriff in this county for 10 years He
was a widely known and highly re-
spected citizen
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-04-21
LEGION TO FORM
AN AIR FORCE
Plan to Furnish Reserve to Insure
Philippine Islands Protection
From Air Attack

Washington, April 20-Formation Of
an active air force reserve to insure the
Philippine Islands adequate protection
from enemy aeroplane attack has been
suggested to the War Department by
the American Legion OF Manila. The
former service men offer to make up
the defensive air fleet.
The banding together of the avia-
tors and balloonists who served in
these capacities during the world war
and who are now residents OF the ISL
ands is included in the plan which the
Legion has submitted The active sup
port of General William Mitchell chief
OF operations, U S.. Air Service, has
been given, letters stating that he is
Continued on page three. col four
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-04-21
DOUGHERTY WARNS
AGAINST SHOOTING
County Warden Says Prose
cutions Will Follow Vio-
lations OF Law

Complaints have been received by
County Warden George + Dougherty
about the careless use of firearms in
the hands of minors. Mr. Dougherty
said this morning that no hunting Ii
cense could be issued a person under
Is wears of age without the consent
of the parents. He issues a warning
against the shooting of robins and 9TH
er song birds protected by the state
and government and also warns against
discharging firearms within the village
limits.
III these regulations are violated,
prosecutions will have to follow, says
the Warden
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-04-21

Cleanup Week" will be observ-
ed in Middlebury this year during
the week beginning May 10, it was
announced this morning b. Georg.
n. Shambo, president o: the Mid
dlebury Board of Trad.
1t is planned by the Board OF
Trade to work in conjunction with
the Woman's club, which is always
ready to aid and assist in al com
munity undertakings of this kind.
Just how the responsibilities OF he
work will be divided is not settled
yet, but final plans will be made as
soon as the Womans club has had
an opportunity to talk the matter
over which will be done at a meet
ing of the executive board Of the
Club, to be held next Wednesday
evening
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-04-21
POTTER CHAPTER ELECTS
Officers Chosen at Annual Meeting
Tuesday Evening

At the annual meeting of Potter
chapter, R. A. NJ held Tuesday eve
ming in Masonic hall the following Of
icers were elected H P, Charles H.
Ellis; K, Arthur R Davis; scribe, Viii
lis y. Cady; treasurer, Robert F Pin
nev: secretary, Archie S. Hartman.
The appointed officers are: C. of H,
Homer Harris P. S., Howard l. Slo-
cum; r. A. c., Page S Ufford master
OF third veil, P. c. Voter; master Of
second veil, Elmer L. Wright; master
of first veil Frank A. Johnson; chap
lain, Howard L. Averin; stewards,
Charles |. Button and Arthur W. Ed
dy; tyler, Robert Easton. Following
the election ad appointments the Off
GERS were installed by Past High Priest
Phelps n SWEET, after which refresh
ments were served.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-04-21
BAND RECEIVES
NEW INSTRUMENTS
Director Cobb Expects to Have 21
Members in the Organization-Re-
hearsals Being Held Regularly

Five new instruments recently or
dered for the Middlebury band have
arrived They include altos of the
French horn type, and saxophones
The band is holding rehearsals regu-
larly twice a week now in the rooms
over the Battell hose house, and Di-
rector Cobb states that he expects to
have an organization Of 2l members
for this season.
Mr. Cobb says that he does not be-
Iieve that they will be able to appear
in new uniforms this year, though they
are badly needed, because Of lack OF
funds
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-04-21
Trimmed RANKS, G. A. R. ASK
AMERICAN LEGION'S HELP

St. Cloud, MINI. April 20-Time
has 50 thinned the ranks of the G.
A R at st. Cloud that the few re-
naming members have voted to
dlSband and turn over to the Am
erican Legion the responsibility OF
observing Memorial and other days
On which the boys of 81 have hon
Orei their dead comrades for more
tu1n half a century
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-04-21
FOCH HAS KEYS OF ELEVEN
AMERICAN CITIES IN HOME

Paris, April 2O-Hanging in the
room which Marshal Foch OF
France has reserved in his home
for the thousands of presents he
received while touring the United
States under the auspices Of the
American Legion are the keys to
eleven OF Americas largest cities
All the gifts which America be.
slowed on the Marshal are in his
American room except the ia.
nous Montana bob cat which now
PAGES a cage in the Paris Zoologl-
cal Gardens
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-04-21
LAKE TUPPER CAMP
FOR WOUNDED
American Legion Buys 1900 Acres on
Shores Of Big Lake For Recuper-
ating Resort

New York, y. Y, April 20-High up
in the Adrondacks, on the shores Of
Big Lake Tupper the American Legion
has bought a 1900 acre camp which
will he available as a recuperating re-
sort for all men and women Of New
York state who were wounded during
the world war or have become sick by
reason of their service Title to motor
boats, individual camping shacks and
other outdoor equipment has also pass
ed into the Legion's hands.
State lands in excess of 1900 acres
Continued on poge three. col. threel
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-04-21
COST TO REPAIR
DRY BRIDGE WALL
MAY REACH $4,000
Board OF Trustees Make Ap-
proximate E S tim a e of
Building Retaining Wall
on College Street Walk
and Have Called Special
Meeting

A spe-:a. village meeting is warned
by the Trustees fJr next Thursday eve
ming at S O'clock 20 consider the mat
ter of repairing the wall at the old
"dry bridge OF College street.
For some tine this wall has been
considered unsafe and recent high
water and rains make 1t, in the opinion
4 the Trustees very dangerous for
pedestrians to use The sidewalk They
have closed the walk and marked the
street At this point with big red danger
signs
It is difficult to estimate the cost
Of making adequate repairs, and it Is
understood that no contractor can give
an exact figure of the expense, owing
to the fact that if is next to impossible
to determine wha- they will run into
when they get into the work.
A careful survey OF the situation by
the Trustees and others, however,
leaves it certain that it will cost az
least $1,000 to properly repair the wall
and make It safe The present plan is
Continued On page four
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-04-21

Leon Turner has leased rooms in
the Lazarus block on Main street and
will onen a kodak stitdin
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-04-21
BRIDPORT COUPLE
CELEBRATE THEIR
GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr.. and Mrs. Alanson S.
Petty Given Party in Hon
or of 5Oth Wedding Ami
versary at Home Of Their
Daughter, Mrs. Sunder-
land Monday Evening

- - y --SA Ava -
land Monday Evening
Brldport. April 20-Tha 5Oth we'd
ding anniversary D. Mr. and Mrs.
Aan,ou ; Petty was celebrated Mon
d4y evening at the home o. their
daughter. Mr., T. D. Sunderland.
Twenty-dv. friend, and neighoors ~ere
present
The house was tlstetu.ly decorated
with gold and white crepe paper Dur
ing the evening refreshments OF sand
wches, fruit salad pickles, ice cream
cake and coffee were served Mr. and
Mrs Petty received many pieces Of
gold and other money. besides the best
wishes and congratulations Of their
many friends.
Residents Here Many Years
Alansou Petty and Jane Laui5on
were married in Crown Point, n y,
by the Rev Willard Childs They
lived in Crown Point for three years
and then came to Bridport where they
lived on the farm on Lake street now
occupied by their SON. John G. Petty
Eight years ago Mr. and Mrs. Petty
Continued on page tour
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-04-21

Robert Reed of Poultney has been
visiting his aunt, Mrs Charles Bullock
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-26

In speaking at the commencement ex-
ercises of the University of Michigan,
Secretary of State Hughes made a
timely plea for a new sense of civic
responsibility-in matters of international
concern" and for the repression of Of
forts to create suspicion, distrust and
hatred among nations. @
The chief enemies of peace. he said,
are those who constantly indulge in the
abuse of foreign peoples and their gov
ernmentS, who aSperse their motives and
visit them with ridicule and insult.
Intercommunication is so easy that do
nestle discussions of foreign affairs are
not confined within the three-mile limit,
but are Immediately published abroad
not as indicative of the sentiment Of
particular individuals who may be of lit
tie relative consequence, but as indicat-
ing the sentiments of our people. 1t is
in this way that peoples become Sepa-
rated by mutual distrust. even while
their responsible agents of government
are endeavoring to bring about benet-
cial settlements and mutual confidence.
THE principal difficulty at this time in
our conduct of foreign affairs is not with
methods, or organization, or aims, but
with the untruthful, prejudiced, and IN
dammatory discussions IN which some OF
our citizens and certain sections of the
press permit themselves to indulge
1t is not by any means a new situa-
ton, but it is one that deserves the at
tention of responsible citizens and news
papers. The world, nearly four years
after the armistice. is still unsettled po-
Iitically and unreconstructed economic
ally. Nations are still suspicious and
jealous of each others motives. And
The trouble, as Secretary Hughes init
mates, comes less from any fundamental
obstacles or hopeless differences of in
tercst among the quarrelling nations
than from the infammatory utterances
of citizens who ought to know better.
When neighbors abuse each other
across the fence, community of interest
suffers and there is bound to be a fight
sooner or later. Why cannot citizens
who are good neighbors in their own
street, city, state and country be also
good neighbors across international
boundaries?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-26
Forest Fires.
darlington News. ]


With the camping season close at hand,
n word of caution might be fitting for
those who go into the woods and forests
of Vermont, to take especial care that
no disastrous fires are started. So far
this year there have been 1T forest fires
within the state, of varying consequence,
but all have been more or less damaging.
In the light of these facts. extraordi-
nary precautions ought to be taken to pre-
vent further damage to the forests of Yer
mont Replacement of burnt forest can
the loss by fire therefor, of any consider
able wooded section means a huge loss.
The destruction of such natural re-
sources as the forests present should be
matter of the deepest concern to all
Nermonters. Not to take the greatest
care possible while in the woods that no
damaging fires get under way should be
the especial duty of all who have the
best interests of the state at heart.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-26


Editor Reformer:
In recent issue under the heading:
The Farm Wood Lot you touched on a
subject very vital to the interest and
advancement of Vermont, and Incl
IDENTIFY, you have, perhaps, unearthed
the KEY that unlocks the secret why
Vermont is gradually losing its rural
population.
A large part of Vermonts' wealth is
tied up IN the Farm Wood Lot and
though many economic agencies may
have combined to work toward the end
that the last census reveals, yet no
state is doing its best to prevent it, il
it fails to meet the problems upon
which its greatest wealth depends. Your
statement that Whenever Vermont
farm is abandoned, it is because that
farmer has come to the conclusion that
getting a living is easier and more at
tractive in some other spot" could be
concluded by saying: because its pro-
duets cannot be marketed at a reason
able rate, nor with reasonable des-
patch"
No country or state can really thrive
and grow if its arteries of commerce are
clogged and choked When the roads
that tap "the Farm Wood Lot" districts
are unfit for use for large portions OF
the year, the farm product, whether
it is logs, hay or hucklebeTries. has a
market H1nlUSu 70 NdIhlhS NAisIoIs1S
horse or truck load distance. according
to the conditions of the roads. Rome
conquered. built roads and governed the
world, because she kept the arteries of
travel open and thereby had access to
the world wealth.
To illustrate what has to be over
come in the line of roads let me quote
what took place near Halifax. in which
locality the roads are particularly poor
in approaching either from BTattleborO
or Wilmington. Early in July last
wear. | had two parties of prospective
BUYERS of Vermont farms with me. Be
fore reaching our destination our auto
mobiles were hopelessly mired and the
hope of sales of Vermont farm land met
severe set back Imagine a truck
load of lumber or apples attempting to
traverse this road. / am sure it would
have Jared worse than our light passen-
ger vehicles Therefore, there is no
market for the product of farm that
cannot reach the place where it can be
used. or the railroad by which it can
be shipped to a market.
Vermont has advantages that could
be capitalized and made of advantage to
all of its citizens. and the taxes that
now fall on the few. as YOU so clearly
point out. would be divided among the
many if thew were applied toward TAX
ing Vermont one of the oldest states IN
the union. out of the frontier class and
placing il where it rightfullv belongs. in
the forefront Of the progressive COM
nonwealths of the union. One of the
first aids toward this end is to keep the
line of communication open. One of
Vcrmont's greatest needs IS rood roads.
SUBSCRIBER.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-26
Today S Events

Sixtieth anniversary of the massacre
at Cawnpore.
Gen Frank ID. Baldwin, civil war sol
der and noted Indian fighter. is so to-
day.
A national exhibition of radio appara-
tus and appliances will be opened in
Chicago today
The second annual national conven-
ton of disabled American veterans of
the World war assemblies in San Fran
cisco.
Several persons indicted for alleged
participation in recent Ku klux Khan
raids are to be placed on trial today at
Bakersfield, Calf
The miners scale committee meets at
Wilkes Barre today to decide whether
the present suspension of the anthra-
cite field shall be declared a strike
The trial of Earl Gordon, of Miami,
Okla, for the alleged murder of Beck
ham Cobb, of Birmingham, Ala, at the
Oklahoma A. &. NJ college, where both
were vocational students, is scheduled
20 begin today at Saltwater.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-26

Ma was looking at the paper this
AFTERNOON and she sed, Hers a recipy
for doughnuIts, my goodniss how your
father used to love doughnutts, I've got
a good mind to make batch this aftir-
noon and serprize him, and he'll think
Nora made them and l Won't tell him
eny different till after he's eaten them,
haven't made them for yeers and yeers
but there's an old saying, wat YOU have
R5one once YOU can do agen.
\ c. ma. that's a CRATE ideer, pop will
be glad all rite, | sed. Meening | would.
and ma went down in the kitchin and
made the doughnutts and after suppir
Nora brawt in hole plate full for dir
zert. pop saying. All. doughnutts. Nora
must of bin feeling ambitious TODAY
And he took one and took a bite QUE
of it saving, 1t don't taist like eny
dor rhnntt I ever TASTED.
Me thinking, G good mite And ]
starred TO MAKE all kinds of faces at
pop so he would know ma made them,
and all of suddin he saw me, saying,
Benny, have you got a tooth axe ?
no sir, l sed, and pop sed, Wen then
watts the ideer of the terrible faces ?
and ] sed, Was ] making faces and pop
sed. Either that or I'm getting the de-
lerium trimmings And he took an
other bite out of the doughnutt saving.
This thing looks like douglmutt but
that's as far as it goes in that dlreek-
ton Wich / started to make more
faces and he sed, Now that boy either
has tooth axe or he's going diDpy.
and ma sed. ] bleeye he's lest making
faces to tell You ] made those dough
rutts, but its too late now enyWay
after the remarks you passed about
them.
zee gods. wat remarks sed pop, and
ma sed Ferst YOU sed they dident taist
like envy doughnutts YOU ever talsted
and then YOU sed all they did was look
like doughnutts. and pop sed. Certeny
] made those remarks, naturally. and
they don't taist like env doughnutts !
ever taisted. they taist 1000 times bet
ter. and watts more. as / sed. they may
look like doughnutts but they taist like
some wonderful food of the gods. sutch
as ambrosia. or after of roses. and jest
to prove / knew wat l was tawking
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-26
IN fne DAYS News

Azariah Smith Root, who will preside
at the annual conference OF the Ameri-
can Library association, which is to be-
noted photographer who for the past
30 years has filled the post of librarian
at Oberlin college. Born at AIiddlefieid
Mass, go years ago, Mf Root received
his early scholastic training at Oberlin,
taking his A b. degree in 1884 and his
A. Nj. three years later During this pc
riod of his student career he obtained his
first insight into library work as a eata-
his first into library work as a cata-
law student at Harvard and in the late
nineties he went abroad for year of
study at the University of Gottingen.
In addition to his services as librarian
at Oberlin, Mr.. Root has filed the chair
OF photography at the Ohio institutions
since 1890.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-26
For ,GOvernOr-A Woman
burlington Clipper. J


a woman for governor of Vermont.
Why not? There are hundreds of Gu
pable women in the state who are wholly
capable of holding this Office. There is
no enthusiasm for either one of the pres
ent candidates as the folks feel that
neither one has the ability and strength
Of character to meet the situation in a
satisfactory manner.
Vermont has always had men gov
ernors-sone good, some Indifferent and
some have been inefficient. The future
holds no assurance of anything better
than what has been had in the past few
years.
The men have proved themselves
wholly incapable of meeting the situa-
ton. They have devoted but a part of
their time to the business of state and
have generally looked upon the govern
orship as a stepping stone to further POI
litical ambition. Can any relief be ex-
pected from the men? Judging from
past experience the answer is, No.
Then why not a woman?
Without going into long detail here
are few women who are capable of
holding this Office
Mrs. Gilbert f. Davis of Windsor,
former president of the State Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs.
Mrs. Dorothy Garfield Fisher of Man
chester, a member of the state board of
education
Miss Lena Ross of Rutland, a member
of the state board of charities, and now
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-26
SPOILED" BY CHEAP GAS

According to John d. Reynolds, sec
rotary and counsel for the Western
Petroleum Refners' association, the
public has been spoiled" by paying too
low a price for gasoline last year. The
question now, he says, is whether the
public is "to pay prices which win en-
able the Independent refining industry to
survive
Whether gasoline has been really
cheap the past year is a question on
which the public may not agree with
Mr.. Reynolds If it has, however, the
refners have certainly been making up
for that lately, with a series of price in
creases which, whatever they mean, do
not bear any perceptible relation to the
available supply. There is more gaso-
line in stock than ever before at this
season.
As for the survival of the ''independ
ent refining industry the public would
be a great deal more enthusiastic if 1T
felt more assured that the 'independ-
ents" We're really what they profess to
be. The ordinary consumer regards It
as curious phenomenon. to say the
least. that kerosene and gasoline prices
always rise and fall in unison, without
any apparent differential caused by COM
petition between the Independents" and
the more or less dissolved trust"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-26

in charge of the women prisoners at the
Rutland reformat0ry.
Mrs. Watson Webb Of Shelburne
Mrs. John 4. Waterman of Burling-
ton. former president of the Athena
club
These are only few who might be
mentioned in this connection. Hun
dreds of arguments could be put forth
in support of n woman for governor.
The whole foundation of the country
is the home. The woman understands
those problems better than the men.
Their ideals are superior and they are
more sincere in their convictions of pub
lie duty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-26
Today,s Anniversaries

ll9S-William Henry Harrison was
named secretary of the North
western territory.
lS23-John Mclean of Ohio became
postmaster-general of the United
States.
I824-Lord Kelvin, one of the greatest
scientists of his time, born at
Belfast. Died in London, Dee. II,
1907.
lS42-Samuel L. Southland. secretary of
the navy in the cabinets of Mon
roe and Adams, died at Peters
burg. Va. Born at Baskingridge,
n. J., June 9, 1887.
lS57-1he first distribution of the Vic
toria cross was made by Queen
Victoria in Hyde Park
lSS6-David Davis, former Z. S. senator
and associate Justice of the SUI
preme court of the e. s. died at
Bloomington, Ill: Born in Mary
land, March Q. 1915
ISS7-Ihe University of Michigan began
a celebration of its seni-centen-
NAL
lS97-Great naval review at Spithead by
the Prince of Wales edward
' L.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-26

much derided as over-conseryative. But
at least they accomplish two ends, they
conceal the raw line between shirt and
trousers and the last-named garment
stays up without the incessant yanking
which is such an unpleasant suggestion
that the aforesaid garments, commonly
deemed essential at this period of his
tory, might fall off We have a sus-
picion that our contemporary still clings
TO his old-fashioned ''galluses."