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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
SOUTH HALIFAX.

Verne Stone of HealdvilIe was in town
a few days last week.
John Plant of Griswoldville spent the
weekend at Levi Mitchells.
\ good number of fishermen were on
the streams Sunday and some report
fine results.
The first dance of the season will be
held at y. \. Fairbanks's hall Friday
night. May ,.
Mrs. Levi Mitchell was called to West
Halifax Monday to care for her niece,
Mrs. Brisette. and infant son.
Miss Grace Touse has returned to her
school duties here after n three weeks
vacation ut Newport (Nt) and Boston.
School began Tuesday morning with
nine pupils.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
Garment Department

Women's and Misses Suits of tweed, jer-
sey and homespun, in all the popular
shades for Spring. Many models. Values
up to $3.50 ..... $1,000
Women's and Misses Suits of tricotine,
jersey and tweed, in the very latest styles.
All sizes. Values up to $500, $24.5O
Women's and Misses New Spring Coats, in
all the popular materials. Values up to
1850 S13.S5
Women's and Misses Coats of tweed, chin
chilla, velour and mixtures. Values up to
S29. so $3.50
Beautiful New Scarfs of wool, silk and
WOOL and all silk Prices,
sos to $500.
Women's Camisoles, in flesh, white, navy
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
EDITORIAL
Raseban starts Tomorrow.


April is here, and with April have
come track and baseball. The track meet
has been. is. and always will be, one of
the greatest events of the high school
year, and the day of this event is Il gala
one for the townspeople as well as for
the boys and girls of the high school.
Our aim, now, is to give baseball as
nearly as possible the same send-off that
track will have. 1t isn't hard thing to
do. and just little school spirit coupled
with little enthusiasm will take you all
the way up to the baseball grounds and
home again.
Those who saw the game between the
members of the Suicide club and the boys
of the high school baseball team know
that there is a good chance of our coming
out victorious in our game with Keene
and that there will be a pretty stiff fight
There are to be very few games played
on the home grounds this year, and as
this one is to be played on Saturday
afternoon there ought to be a good crowd
out to give the baseball team a send-off.
y baseball rally has been held and
everyone knows the high school cheers, so
lets show a little school spirit and start
our team on Il victorious career tomorrow
afternoon.
:, :. :.
The exhibition win be held both after
noon and evening today, so if you are
unable to attend in the afternoon you
will be more than welcome in the eve
ming.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
Dry Goods Department

Special Lot of Corsets, flesh color. In both
elastic and plain top. ......... 9ssc par
One Lot Corsets, low bust, high hip Both
flesh and white ............ SI.oO pan
Brassieres, back hook Flesh and white,
SOC each
Ladies Isle Fl ose, in both black and cordo-
van Observation-Disclosures. 35c pair
Ladies Fibre Silk Hose, scanned back Black
and cordovan ..........,.. 400 pair
Misses Fine Ribbed Seamless, Hose. Reg
ular 45c gu Atty. Seconds. =. 19c pair
Ladies Fitrite Bodice Vests, all sizes,
25c, 29c and 35c each
Special Lot House Aprons. light and dark
colors Exec otional values,
$1.0O and $1.25 each
Newport Wolfe S, finest voi1es made in
America; "A inches wide. All colors.
49c yard
Indian Head s'uiting, all co1ors SO inches
wide ..... Observation-Disclosures. 39c yard
Burton's Irish Poplin, black, white and
Ratines, very popular this season. All col
ors; SO inches wide .......... 49c yard
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
MUSICAL PROGRAM GIVEN.
Conducted by Mr.. Braman and Miss
Hawley-Mr. Warren Speaks.

Mr. Braman and Miss Hawley con
Quoted the program of the Thursday
morning assembly The program was as
follows: Professional hymn, high school
chorus; anthem. The Earth Is the
Lords. high school chorus; chant, Lord 5
Prayer; selection. Senior Starch, high
school orchestra; selection, Sweet Ken
lucky Babe. high school double quartet
Spanish Dance. Ruth Dugan; selection,
The Umbrella Trick, boys chorus; song,
The Four Seasons, Misses Martin. Ed
wards, Rugg and Dugan; selection,
Water Lilies. girls chorus; selection,
Summer Days, boys chorus; selection.
march. orchestra.
Julius f. Warren, former principal of
the high school, spoke in the assembly
after the program had been rendered. He
gave a short but greatly appreciated
talk, and he told the boys and girls how
glad he was to be back in Brattleboro.
and especially in the high school, and to
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
Boys Department

Boys Alta Boy" Caps, in black, brown.
purple, gray or blue. The newest in boys
Boys New Spring Straw Hats. New shapes
in blues, browns and blacks. All sizes,
75c, $1.OO, $1.4S, $1.9S
Boys Jersey Ribbed Union Suits, in white
or ecru. Sizes 20 to "a, $50 and 75c
Boys Two-Pant Suits, in fancy mixtures
and blue serges. All sizes. ....... 1915
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
Children's Department

Girls New Sweaters in coat, tuxedo and
slip-on styles in plain colors and COM
bination of colors. Prices $2.9S to Ss4.9S
Girls Navy Serge Dresses, in broken size
range. Sizes to II years. 80. SOS
Girls New Spring Coats, in good assort-
ment of styles. Sizes to IA years. Prices
$4.95 to $3.50
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21

Wood from % states was used in max
ing the penholder with which Secretary
Hughes signed the first of the treaties re
sulting from the conference on the limi-
tations of armament
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21

Have you bought your ticket for CIar-
cnce, fOur-act Booth Harrington comedy.
to be presented by Worcester Academy
students at Odd elbows Temple Satur-
day night at s? They are on sale at
Thomas's Pharmacy. 81 pays for play
and dance following 44-45
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
Millinery Department

The All Black Hat is very smart and pop
ular. We have good sortment-large,
medium and small j.. $500 to SIl.oO
'sHave We Childrens Hats?" Yes, indeed.
Come in and see them all prices,
S1.95 to 1915
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
Mems Department

Mems Blue Chambray Work Shirts. Sizes
IA to II. Best quality chambray, 81
Mems "Ide" Brand Laundered Collars. The
wanted styles and heights. All sizes, in
Guiding quarter sizes. ....... z for 25c
Mems Madras Shirts, with soft cuffs and
collar band. Stripe patterns. Sizes IA to
Is Observation-Disclosures. $1.OO
Mems Heavy, All Wool Sweaters, slip-on
style. Blue only ............... S7.SS
Mems Fine Cotton Hose, in black or cordo-
van. All sizes NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 15c
Mems Fibre Silk Hose, in black, gray, cor
dovan and navy. Sizes 10 to liz, SOC
Mems Midget" Bow Ties. Colored dot pat
terms and plain color knitted fabric, SOC
Mems Wool Riding Breaches, in olive drab.
Sizes % to SO waist ...... S3.9S
Mems Khaki Trousers, of good quality ma
terial Ideal for work wear. -. $1.9S
Mems Stitched Cloth Hats, in the new
shades for Spring. All sizes,
$500 and $3.50
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21
SPECIAL ASSEMBLY
STRESSES BASEBALL
Held to Create Enthusiasm for Opening
Game of Season with keene Here
TOmOrTOw-Red Cross Report

\ special assembly was held at l
clock Thursday, for the purpose of
emphasizing and promoting enthusiasm
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21

Your blankets washed with "Ivory
Soap" Nuf sed. Tel. ~ Sparks Laun
ry.-Advertisement. 2Jeot
The Washington times., 1922-05-31
HERE AND THERE

Rescuer Of Livingstone Des-Sr John Kirk.
pioneer African explorer and the second white
man to see Victoria Falls. died at Seven Oaks.
Kent, on January Is, aged eighty-nine. once,
on the Zambesi river, Sir John saved the life Of
Livingstone by shooting a hippopotamus that
was charging Livingstones craft.
A Great Zoo PIanned.--Mrs. Harold F. Nc
Cormck purposes to install in the forest reserve
she recently donated to the county a geological
garden, modelled after the Hagenbeck Gardens
of Germany. that shall be the finest in the
world. DIR. Josef Hartmann. who accompanied
Mrs Mccormick from Europe. has been engaged
to survey the location and draw up the plans.
Foch, after receiving an honorary degree from
Columbia University. laid the cornerstone of a
building on 155th street between Broadway and
Riverside Drive; this was the elimination of a
two-day program honoring John Burroughs,
other features OF which were memorial meet.
ing at the American Academy of Arts and
Letters and an exhibition of artistic and literary
memorabilia.
The Municipal Observatory at Des Moines. Ia,
which is said to be the only municipal observa.
tory in the world. was opened last August, Tho
observatory building Is to be equipped by Drake
University with eghtinch equatorial tele-
scope. 1t is to be under the control of tho
university and open to tho public at least three
times a week, and at any other time when
sion may warrant
New Vaccine In PneumOnla.-A harmless vac
cine treatment, requiring three injections at
Intervals OF four or five days. has proved it's
value In the epidemic of pneumonia that accom-
panied the wave OF influenza sweeping New
York. This vaccine. developed by DR., Park
director OF the bureau of laboratories was dis
tributed to public dispensares and private physi.
clans as fast as the city laboratories could pro.
duce II. IL gives protection In a very large
number OF cases and, where an attack does
follow its use. 1t IL usually a mild ons
The Washington times., 1922-05-31
Why Haze
Head Hurt :?

IOHN VOKEL, riding in a
"sedan" automobile with big
glass windows, had the back
of his head cut off and died in
stantly when one of the windows
broke in an accident.
1t may happen at any moment
to anybody. 1t is absolutely un.
necessary and NOBODY WOR-
RIES ABOUT 1T.
Two kinds of glass are made
that do not shatter or break into
big splinters as ordinary glass
does.
Yet all glass in automobiles,
from the windshield to the glass
in the rear is of the shattering
kind, because the public doesn U
care, is not sufficiently interested
to pay the few extra dollars to
guarantee safety.
The Washington times., 1922-05-31
Friend of Labor

7 ORD LEVERHULME, one of the greatest, most
nevorent of English manufacturers, tells Americ
- ''you wise to stay away from Genoa" An
leans know it, except few, some of them in the Cove
ment.
With everybody from Albania to Russia asking TO
loan it is easy to understand why the United States
urgently wanted. 49,.
Leverhume is the Englishman that planned and wo
have given a six-hour day to his workmen and Fl
day week. His idea four shifts day Of six no
each, and two full days Off u
The labor leaders might wisely have accepted the pr
ostion as a start in good direction. Perfected |
chinery and organization could have made up forSi
extra leisure. 81
But those leaders did not look far ahead. They
manded double and triple time for all work outside
regular hours and Leverhulme said, "Well, 60 ali
and work the old hours and six days you prefer it,
The Washington times., 1922-05-31
THE SAVING
THOUGHT
By s. E, KISER.

Dy 4.
SGTHINKIN' of mother" he said, land
l. thinkin' of what she'd say
Kept me from takin' chance and runnin'
risk one day;
Thinkin of mother, that's all, and thinkin'
of what she'd feel
Is the reason | amt thief; the money was
there to steal
saTHINKIN' of mother at home was the
l. reason I plugged along
When the goin was mighty poor and temp
tations were mighty strong;
Thinkin' of mother, l turned from the fell
lows who cussed me blue.
Because I was not inclined to be takin' their
point O. view.
ssvTHINKIN' of mother I stopped, one night
i when my hand was raised
And, thinkin' of mother, dropped the ugly
knife, God be praised;
Thinkin' of mother, it seemed / could hear
her calm me back
When ] stood on the dock, one night, where
the water was deep and black.
GsTNHINKIN' of mother, that's all that's been
i keepin' me out o crime,
For I've been battered about, and hungry
many's the time;
But tell the fellow that's down, and tell him
to plug away,
Thnkin' of mother sometimes and thinkin'
of what she'd say"
The Washington times., 1922-05-31
Those Trolley Poles on
Connecticut Avenue
BY BILL PRICE.

Years ago, when Connecticut avenue north Of Rock
Greek Park was mere prospective real estate devel
opment, the authorities of the District Of Columbia
permitted the Capital Traction Company to place
trolley poles in the center of that thoroughfare
This beautiful avenue is one of the city's
chief attractions, with steadily increasing popula
ton The travel upon it has increased two hundred
fold since the days those trolley polesdangerous at
that time and many times more dangerous now
were put in.
The time has come when the poles should be done
away with, and the Capital Traction Company should
install an underground system to meet the present
day needs and demands. When they were first
erected the company not in financial shape to
handle the additional cost of underground and the
traffic not sufficient to warrant the extra COST
The company is in fine shape to take care of
the COST Its officers and stockholders are public
spirited citizens who have the best interests Of
Washington at heart For practical, sensible rea-
sons, we'll for the further Identification of
lovely section of the District, the unsightly poles
should be removed and supplanted by underground
motive power ~ .-a
The Capital fractions underground ends at the
eastern terminus of Calvert street bridge There
should be bridge, but Congress declines to
spend the money and engineers report that the bridge
is safe for traffic The bridge is to be strengthened
and repaired, however. Asphalt paving is to replace
street railway company cooperating in the plans.
Before the work is started the underground PROPOSE
tion should be taken up by the Commissioners and
the Public Utilities Commission. -"
The evident intention of Congress and the Com
mssioners is not to put bridge there for some
years. the money for repairs would be kept in thu
treasury. No great delay would be entailed by in
stallation of the underground system from the eas
end of the bridge across to Connecticut avenue,
out that thoroughfare far as it is right ant
proper that the extension should be made.
1t big mistake when the center trolley polei
permitted by District authorities. They have
not been authorized other since that time
and never will be approved again.
Long before automobile traffic on Connecticut ave
increased rapidly the poles were dangerous to
passengers. The window of every car of the Capito
Traction Company screened by heavy wire tt
prevent passengers putting out their arms or heads
and this precaution has not prevented some bae
accidents. Il
fatal accident few days ago, in which a speed
ing auto driver crashed into one Of these poles, il
Just another of number of fatalities due to thes
distractions. They the beauty of the avenue ant
they invite accidents and disasters. !
The Washington times., 1922-05-31
SMILES

Report says women In
England have a hard time
finding husbands. Some of
the husbands over here are
a bit elusive at times, too.
Harem beauties keep their
faces covered. Perhaps that
IL why they are called beau
ties.
Modern Version.
Sing a song OF sixpence,
A little bit OF lye.
Chloroform and ether
And they call it
Rya
The Washington times., 1922-05-31
ADAM AND co.
BY BUGS" BAER.
Copyrights, Is22. By Star Company.

SEVERAL packs OF cen.
~ turtles ago Adam and Eve
sprained their lease in Eden
Apartments.
EV e r since then folks
- have been trying to dis
cover that beautiful garden
which looks like inside OF
sugar Easter egg.
BOSTON man and wife are
latest candidates. They've
chirped goo bye to friends
and clothes and have plung.
ed into Maine woods up to
their ears.
T ING for Eden in
Maine is like looking
for silver in Mexican dol
lars. It's there. But not
much.
NO law against man shed,
~ ding his cocoon like
caterpillar and fluttering
around in jungle like dizzy
butterfly. No law against
his wife dodging millinery
bills from tree to tree.
THEY'RE entitled to their
pro rata share OF sunburn
blisters.
THEY cannot be enioined
by lawyers from drink
ing brook water untempered
by mercy.
IT'S their endowed privilege
TO collect their equal por-
ton OF Jumps when mo.
skeeters declare their an
nual dividends.
TITLE robins blanketed
- babes in woods with
leaves.
I TITLE cuckoos will take
care Of these folks.
WHEN heavens roar and
w clouds burst, it's great
to be classical refugees in
rainstorm. skidding from
swamp to swamp and using
your ears for umbrellas.
KAISER had six hundred
~ uniforms. Here are two
birds in wilderness without
even one shoe button be.
tween 'em.
A ND II they did have one
"A shoe button between 'en
1t wouldn't be much protec-
ton.
NJ o BODY knows wha I
~ makes him scamper
around naked In brambles.
but his wife may be de-
termined TO be fashionablv
dressed for once In her life.
MOVING PICTURES were
"A grabbed Of them when
they started. But as chief
engineer OF movies, It's up
to Bill Hays to censor films
which may endanger morals
Of college alumni.
The Washington times., 1922-05-31

presses confidence in Lloyd
George. That Welshman
does not seem to have lost his
hold.
While other world statesmen
hsYe crumpled up, disappeared,
gone to pieces, more or less para
lyzed, Lloyd George goes ahead,
fighting and winning.
He makes friends with Russia
when that seems wise, he fights
France when he thinks France
unwise, be gets them all together,
beams and smiles at intervals.
And WHO is he, this Lloyd
George that actually DID win the
war, the man without whom the
Hohenzollerns would now rule
Europe?
He was a little Welsh boy Of
Celtic blood, with wide head and
a democratic spirit.
He had no "ancestors" and no
American "pull." He didn't sell
himself to any interests, as
Americans often must do before
getting office. He didn't prove
that he had no opinions of his
own, as Americans also must do
very often before they can get
anywhere in politics.
He became Secretary of the
Exchequer and told the rich men
of England: "You want the big
gest navy and all that' You
shall HAVE it, only | am going
to make YOU pay for it instead
of taxing the poor in the good
old way"
That's the man that runs Eng
land, Europe and most of the
world.
Too bad we can't arrange to
have such men come to the top
in the United States. We have
the material, the men here. but
they don't get anywhere. Power
and independence are usually
killed off in the process that pre-
pares our men for office.
They go through the hands of
political bosses, they have to
prove to bankers and corpora
tions that they really don't mean
anything; then they slide into Of
flee, thoroughly emasculated.
The English manage national
affairs better. They know how
to get the ablest men into the
service of the government work
ing for the people, controlling f.
nance and selfshness. Here we
get dummies into office. The
ablest men get into the corpora
tions controlling our official dunn
mics.
If you doubt that, you don It
know much about the government
of your own country.
What about Roosevelt, do Won
askF Do you think the politicians
would ever have let him be Presi
dent' They made him Vice Presi-
dent to get rid of him. He was
made President by the man that
killed Mckinley.
The Washington times., 1922-05-31
The POUer of
Lloyd George

THE British Commons ex-
presses confidence in Lloyd
George. That Welshman
The Washington times., 1922-05-31

I .OOKI NC for Eden in
- Maine is like looking
for silver in Mexican dol
lars. It's there. But not
much.
The Washington times., 1922-05-31

MO law against man shed
E ding his cocoon like
caterpillar and fluttering
around in jungle like dizzy
butterfly. No law against
his wife dodging millinery
bills from tree to tree.
The Washington times., 1922-05-31

THEY cannot be enioined
by lawyers from drink
ing brook water untempered
by mercy.
The Washington times., 1922-05-31
HE HAS DELIVERED IT.
G pyr,sA,. 1919. By star COMPANY

The present Russian Government seems to
be O good deal like the tenant who, having Just
moved into a house. declines to pay the bills
that we're left unpaid by his predecessor. This
attitude, as Mr. Lloyd George looks at It, is all
wrong, and causes the decliner to deserve
severe scolding.
The Washington times., 1922-05-31

BACK TO THE DAYS OF BARTER
A typewriter manufacturing company of
Hartford, Conn, has sold a consignment Of type.
writer's TO the Russian government receiving
payment In the form Of seslskins and sables,
The Washington times., 1922-05-31
Should WeAU
Talk Alike g?
7 T is suggested that the world

duOpteu, uloI, ucCouoO ~ 10 uhuoi
stood by more inhabitants of the
earth than any other language,
with the doubtful exception of
Chinese.
Second, because English is the
shortest, most condensed Ian
guage. English is an irregular
and therefore a difficult language
to learn; spelling and pronuncia-
tion are hard for the foreigner.
French, the only other language
seriously suggested as a universal
language, has for generations
been the language of diplomacy.
All treaties have been written in
it. 1t probably is the most
EXACT language, offering the
fewest possibilities of misunder-
standing or equivocation.
But the French grammar, with
its plus que payfait du subjonctif,
its past participles and con-
jugated with the auxiliaries "to
have" and "to be-" are possible
only to those that learn them in
youth.
And French lacks the compact
ness that we have developed in
the English language.
This is written by one who has
the most profound admiration for
the French language, for the won
derful work of the French Acad-
emy, which has pruned and i'm
proved, and for the work of great
French writer's, from the marvel
Gus Villon, greatest of ALL to the
exact writer's of today.
None the less, Frenchmen chal-
longing the suggestion that Eng
lish is more condensed than
French are asked to consider the
two following examples which oc-
cur to the writer:
A man that speaks English
asks: "What's thatG" Two
words and the abbreviation Of one
word suffice, only two syllables
used. The Frenchman asks;
"QueSt-Ce que c'eSt que cela?"
Literally translated that means
"What is that, that that is, that
there7" and the question which
takes two syllables in English
takes, as you see, seven syllables
in French.
You can see on some American
street cars a sign, addressed to
those getting off the car: "Look
out for cars coming in the oppo-
site direction"
There we use fourteen syllables
sometimes abbreviated to "Look
out" On the French omnibuses,
you read instead a sign that,
literally translated, means: "Mis-
| ters, the voyagers that descend
from the carriage are prayed of
to assure themselves that no car
riage coming in inverse direction
is in proximity, before of to quit
the shelter that to them offers mo-
mentarily the carriage that they
come of to quit"
If you say that rapidly in
French it sounds perfectly natu-
raj. 1t is perfectly easy for any
body who understands French.
But it would be difficult, worse
even than Esperanto or any other
lifeless jargon, for the adult to
learn.
We are a long way from the
universal language, and it would
be a great calamity if all Ian
guages were suddenly reduced to
one. We might as well make all
scenery in the world the same as
all languages the same.
But it is probable that in an
AILo,. --..-. Ill 80
The Washington times., 1922-05-31
Tie Up Nothing

wi warns his brothers that the "bonus would tie
AVAs hundreds of millions of dollars" K ~
If that were true, which it is not, those hundreds
millions would have plenty of good company. Other
dreds of millions tied up in the New Haven Railr
and in other kinds of swindles about which no ban
seems to be excited. ~ aSs1t
Instead of being tied up by the bonus the hundreds
millions would be Immediately spent, used to irrig
start commerce and boom prosperity, water irrigs
ground and grows crops. rs
The soldiers that would get the money NEED il, 4
OWE it, they would promptly SPEND it and it would
into circulation 49,. -. !