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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-13
In the DAYS News.

John H. Puelicher, the new president
of the American Bankers association, is
a native of Milwaukee and the head of
one of the big banking institutions of
that city. After finishing a public
school education he began his business
career in 1885 as an office boy. In 1898
he became a discount clerk in the bank
of which he is now the president. Mr.:
Puelicher occupies prominent position
among the nations bankers as an aggres-
sive advocate of sound education in
banking. finance and economies, both for
those engaged in the banking profession
and for the general public. During the
war he took an active part in war fl
nance. acting as state director for Wis
consin of war savings stamps. In 1919
he was appointed government director of
savings for the seventh, or Chicago, fed
eral reserve district.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-13
Copyright by George Matthew Adams

nees with the newly chosen county Re
publican committee and possibly Gov
ernor-to-be Proctor is one of which The
Meddler heartily approves. The better
acquainted the prospective legislators be-
come with each other before they get
to Montpelier the more quickly will the
work of the session get under way, and
with those of the county already ac-
quainted considerable step in the right
direction already will have been taken.
1t would be well, however, for the EN-
bryo lawmakers to remember, when
they are istening-as they may be called
upon to do-to some silver-tongued ora
tor who has no chance of election to the
house or senate but is certain of admis-
sion to the third house, that one of their
fundamental duties is 10 view each ques-
ton not with relation to town or county
or individual interest but in the light OF
its connection to the welfare of the
state as a whole.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-13
FRIDAY. OCTOBER 10. 1922.
COLLEGE ARISTOCRACY.

Rather unexpected, in this age of hui
man quality, is the arraignment of
democracy by President Cutten of Colgate
university. Manhood suffrage, he la
ments, has been our greatest failure,
and now we double it by granting uni
versal suffrage
He seems to think that 1.-THE people
cannot rule themselves He suggests. as
the ideal system. government by an in
tellectual aristocracy, IAN intellegentsia
which, while it might be found elsewhere,
is sure to be found in the colleges"
Most Americans will not agree with
President Cutten that manhood suffrage
has been a failure in this country The
general impression is that we have got
along pretty well with it-better, in
fact, than any of the European or
Asiatic nations have got along with
aristocratic government.
Few will question that college educa-
ton is an excellent thing. Yet the infiu-
ence of the colleges on government is not
great, because college men seem to choose
their parties and cast their ballots pretty
much as do 'hoi polloi'' Their superior
education enables them to assert their
preferences or defend their prejudices
more skillfully. but their practical CON
illusions are about the same. 1t is ques-
tionable whether the decision of the coll
lege-trained population regarding any
great public issue has even been much
sounder than the decision of the crowd.
The crowd is not able to think so
clearly or express itself so well, but it
has sort of instinct or intuition which
usually serves it in vital public matters
as well as the highly educated mind
serves its possessor
But if we grant that the best way is
to have a ruling class of intellectual
aristOcrats, what then? There remains
the problem of obtaining and perpetual
ing a sufficient supply of the best peo-
pie" to do the ruling. And that can be
done only by continuously replenishing
the supply of aristocrats from below. be-
cause the highly developed stock at the
top always plays out. This means not
picking out aristocratic youths to go to
college but spreading college advantages
around in a democratic way to get hold
of the raw material for future aristo-
Gratis.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-13
Farm Failures.
Barre Times.)


The increasing number of business
failures among the farmers of Vermont
Is one of the most disturbing conditions
to develop in recent years. The farm
failures lead all others by a considerable
margin, whereas it might be expected
perhaps, that farmers would be fully as
free from financial distress as merchants,
manufacturers and others more closely
related to commercial life. The reason
why more farmers are going into bank
ruptcy now than formerly would prob
ably be found largely in the personal
predictions of the persons involved.
rather than from serious situation facing
the agricultural life of the state at the
present time. Farming is essentially
one of the most stable occupations. less
influenced by adverse currents of COM
mercial life than many of the other more
common occupations; and failure to
make a fair-sized income or at least
TO break even at the end of a year would
in very many cases be found to be the
fault of individual management and con-
servation rather than from marked de-
preston in the occupation. 1t is not
to be disputed, however, that the farm
er's outlook has been more or less
clouded by conditions relating to mar
kets for his own products by prices
charged him for things considered es-
sential to carrying on a farm. 1t has
taken some close figuring in a somewhat
lean time and those not good at figuring
or lax in hewing TO the line of safety
have been caught in financial distress.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-13
VERMONT TEACHERS MEET.
Over 1.4OO in Attendance at st. Johns
bury-Yesterday Speakers.

ST. JOHNSBURY. Oct, IS. = The
I'D annual convention of the Vermont
State Teachers association began here
yesterday afternoon Over 400 teach
ers are already in town and the entire
community has opened its homes for their
entertainment The speakers of the
afternoon included Miss Eta Franklin
of Rutland, president of the association !:
Rev. \. l.. Hewitt. board of education /;
Commissioner of Education Clarence H.
Dempsey, Gov. James Hartness and DIR.
Stephen Leaeock, professor of political
economy. McGill university, Montrael
In the evening an entertainment pre-
ceded a lecture. The Perils of Educa-
ton, by Bishop +. III. Hughes of Boston
The general and departmental sessions
continue until Saturday afternoon
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-13

Me and pop was taking wawk be-
fore suppir, me asking questions and
non anSering some of them, and we came
to cigar store, pop saying. o, that re-
minds me. l haven't thing 10 smoak..
And we went in, pop saying to the
man, Let me have half duZZen Queen
Billie cigars.
Queen Billie. certainly. surely, but
by the way. Id like to show you re-
markable value i have heer. special for
today. the man sed. Being fat man
with thin hair. and he took out box
of cigars and opened it saying, Lord
Hamberg. for % for today ony, look
at them. aren't they bewtitill?
Yes, they remind me of the Grand
Canyon of Colorado in some ways, the
only trubble with them is, I've tried
them allredy and they're terrible. how
about those Queen Billies? pop sed.
o yes, perhaps you'd be intristed in 4
few Count de Peedmonts the man sed.
Yes. the fewer the better. wat~I came
in heer for. if you'll Excuse me for men
tioning it. was half a dozen Queen Bill
lies, pop sed.
Half a duzzen? the man sed. And he
started to look GROUND saying, The
Duke of Nantucket makes a nice smoak.
So does bytuminous coal, have you
eny Queen Billies in stock or haven't
you? pop sed.
Well to tell the truth / haven't at the
present moment, would you care to look
at a fresh box of King Max perfectos
| the man sed.
On the contrary. pop sed. And he
wawked out. me following him saying.
! guess he wunted TO sell you sum other
kind pop. l sed.
/ don't know wat makes you think
so. I'm sure pop sed.
Proberly being sOurcastic.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-13
Today's anniversaries.

IS19-David Greenleaf, who built the
first cotton gin in Mississippi,
died near Warrenton, Miss. Born
in Boston, Mass, March 8, 1868.
1S41-British forces under Sir Hugh
Cough captured the important
Chinese city of Ning-po.
1ST3-The new Aacauley's theatre was
opened~in Louisville.
1SS7-Wfilliam Armand, former premier
of Nova Scotia. died in London.
Born in Halifax. \. s.. in 1908.
1S99-General Sir Redvers Butler left
England to take command of the
British forces in the war against
the Beers.
1909-prof Francisco Ferrer, accused
of revolutionary activity, was ex-
eeuted at Barcelona, causing great
excitement among Socialists
throughout Europe.
1910-W f. Stanley, former governor
of Kansas, died in Wichita Born
in Ohio in 1913.
1919-The cities off Broussa and Adri-
anople sided with the Turkish Ma
tionalist movement.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-13
Today's Birthdays.

Sir George Younger, leader of the
Unionist faction or Die Hards' in Brit
ish politics, born II years ago today.
Edwin A. Rommel, pitcher of the
Philadelphia American league baseball
team, born in Baltimore, % years ago
today.
Ben w Hooper. former governor of
Tennessee. now a member of the railroad
labor board, born at Newport, Tenn,
- years ago today.
Rt. Rev. Benjamin F. Kelley, for
many years head of the Catholic diocese
of Savannah, born at Petersburgh, Va,
70 years ago today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-13
Today's Events
Friday the thirteenth.

Friday the thirteenth.
Centenary of the death of Antonio
Canova. one of the most famous sculp-
tors of modern times.
Mrs. Langtry (Lady de Bathe). for
merly a noted figure of the London stage,
is 20 years old today.
A bust of james Bryce, a gift from
the Sulgrave Institution, is to be pre-
scented to Trinity church in New York
today.
The annual executive meeting of the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards will open in New York city to-
day and continue over tomorrow.
Defying popular superstition, Lady
Doris BlackwOod is to become the bride
of Captain Cecil Gunston at a fashion
able wedding in London today, on Fri
day the thirteenth.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-13
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-13

They're using snake poison now to
cure snake bites, instead of whiskey.
Maybe they'll get around eventually to
using the stuff as an antidote for alcohol
poisoning.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-13
TIE DOOMED SEVEN.

o and they
Henry
with brass and be would flee; he stepped hereey on
andw faulty brakes
he motif
of smiling that
bumped
Charles rushing
his head in twain And Joseph
will
hard he had gasoline
hephiu
hear their joyous
mine have ooped the loops
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-13

to put the family clothes line up is more
than eager to serve in the football line
ups
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-13

There seems to be>a growing impress
sion in this country that the first step
toward putting up with Europe is to put
up for her.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-13
One Year Ago Today.

Twenty Thousand unemployed parded
in London.
New York Nationals won worlds ser
les from New York Americans.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-13

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the following news dealers:
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stand, Gilbert ]. Po'lica, 2o7 South Main St
(Fort Dummer district.
West Brattleboro, J. L. StockwelI.
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Putney, NJ. G. Williams.
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West Townshend, c. H. Grout,
Jamaica, R. J. Daggett.
South Londonderry, F. H Tyler.
South Vernon, E. B. Buffum.
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Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
Greenfield, Mass, c. A. RsJA
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-13

petition for a receiver has been
filed at the office of the clerk of the
Herbert Higgenbotham of Somerville,
Mass, against the ST. Adams & Swanton
Traction CO. The bill of complaint states
that the company operated ID miles of
road between Swanton and st. Adams
bay prior to September 1921, when the
service was stopped, the company owns
real estate, rolling stock and the usual
equipment Lack of patronage was given
as the reason for the suspension of ac-
tivities of the road. This was brought
about, it was stated, by the increasing
number of automobiles, and the establish
ment of an automobile bus line over the
same route as the company's tracks.
There is no present or future prospects of
the line being operated at a profit, ac-
cording to the bill of complaint
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-13
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS

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efficient service in the delivery of the paper
each night, and it solicits the operation of
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paper on the morning following the omission,
in person.. by telephone or postal card, thus
enabling the cause of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper rem
edy Immediately applied. It is only by this
method that the publisher can secure the de-
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-13

The trouble with a lot of these birds
who run for Office is that they stand still
when they get it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-13

his previous conviction that for some
reason or other the maintenance system
in this county doesn't begin to be as eff
cient as it ought to be. Travelling from
Stowe to Brattleboro by way of Water
bury, Waitsfield, Warren, Granville,
Rochester, Barnard, Woodstock, Spring
field and Bellows Falls, distance of
approximately 100 miles, after two or
three days of heavy rain, the worst road
of the entire journey-in fact, the only
actually muddy road--was between Bel
lows Falls and Brattleboro. The route
above mentioned does not lead through
a pOpulous section of Vermont, much OF
it. indeed, being along what might be
called the very backbone of the Green
mountains. yet there was hardly mile
of it (north of Springfield) that did not
show the effect of constant attention
with a drag.
1t was perfectly evident that dragging
was something more than an occasional
treatment of the highways of that To-
cality, because despite the heavy rair
that had fallen there was no evidence OF
deep ruts. Where drags were at work
and one came upon them every few
miles-they were merely smoothing NJ
a surface that obviously had received
the same treatment a day or two before
The roads were packed. well
crowned and delightful to drive over. III
the Mad River valley, through Granville
Gulf and down the White river valley
through Barnard Gulf TO Woodstock
and thence by way of Reading and Per
kinsyille TO Springfield, the story was
practically the same to the. Charlestow1
bridge. Then came a stretch of worn
out macadam for which New Hampshir,
is responsible and one was in Windhan
county. Getting back into Vermont.
stranger might have expected easy trav
cling again and been disappointed TIL,
AIeddler expected just what he got--f
heavy rutty road over much of which
scraper had cut so deep a slice as t.
leave a continuous hillock of mud alone
the center and make driving anywher,
| but astride it an uncomfortable if not
dangerous occupation. From Putney
down it was better over the compare
lively new federal highway, but ever
this bore no indication of the attention
roads up the state had been receiving al
time when such attention does the most
good; namely, in or Immediately after
a rain.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-13

What is the reason for the difference
The Meddler asked himself that aues-
ton as he neared home and has asked
it of several others since Various ex-
plantations have been advanced most of
them being based on the theory that the
state highway department shows favorit-
ism to upstate folks. OF course, that
may have something to do with the sit
uation but as likely as not it isn't true
More reasonable is the supposition that
towns which take the most pride in hav-
ing good highways are most active in
going after the money for them and by
that activity get more state aid than
otherwise would come in their direction.
Whatever the underlying cause, it is
plain enough that highway patrol as it is
practiced in the vicinity of Brattleboro
and as it is practiced in central and
northern Vermont are two entirely sep
arate and distinct processes-the latter
highly efficient; the former merely
method of extracting money from the
state treasury. Hereabouts there are
not only too few patrolmen but none who
has an intelligent idea of
what efficient patrol work is.
The project of a get-together meeting
If the Windham county legislative nomi-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-13

Burlington is to have an up-to-date
summer hotel on the lake shore south of
the city. Papers have just been signed
Marshall Allen and his wife, Grace Fan
Shave Allen. of Morristown, n. J., and
Burlington. will be transferred to Ed
ward p. and Alice C. Woodbury. of Bur
lington. The new owners will take pos
session Immediately upon the passing OF
the deed. though the property will remain
unoccupied until next spring when Mr.
Woodbury. will begin active operations to
fit up the buildings on the property for a
first-class summer hotel 1t will BIZ
known as the AIlenwood Inn.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-13
The MeddLer
eff the coat fts you, put 1t on"

The $4,000 damage suit of the Yer
mont Valley railroad against the New
England Power Co. an outgrowth of the
high water of 1920 has ended $50 far as
its present form is concerned) in di-
rected verdict for the defendant on the
ground among others that the railroad
company had shown no liability on the
part of the power company. The offer
of settlement with the town of Brattle-
bOro for the loss of the bridge by the
same flood has been withdrawn by the
power company. 1t would be unwise for
The A1edder to say what he thinks of
the selectmen and their counsel for let
ting the town get into such a predica-
ment; young children read the paper and
n portion of each issue is sent through
the mail. OF course, the railroad law
yers will take exceptions to the verdict,
thereby ensuring themselves of more fees,
but that doesn't make the outlook any
better so far as the town is concerned.
/ The Meddler has believed from the first
that the power company officials were
willing to settle with both town and rail
road on a fair basis. He is convinced
also that if the latter had shown the
same disposition all of the disputed
points could have been settled by agree
| ment or by relatively inexpensive arbi-
tration proceedings, thus saving thou
sands of dollars in counsel fees. So far
as the town is concerned, there now
seems to be but one course, and that is
! to settle with the power company on the
best terms that can be made. If the Sc
lectmen haven't sense enough to look at
the proposition in this light they better
turn the job over TO someone who has.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-13
VERMONT NEWS.

Three children of Mr. and Mrs. Dorm
iceo Carangelo, who live in Pawlet but
only mile outside of Greenville. \. Y.
have died within few days of black
diphtheria. They were two, three and
six years old. The illness was not at
first known and before the house was
quarantined the older children in the
family are said to have been about the
street and village of Granville, and milk
was taken from the place to the Gran
vile condensary. The sanitary condi-
tions at the home are said to be very
bad Vermont authorities took up the
matter as soon as they were aware of 1T.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-13

In the course of approximately 800
miles of automobile driving over Yer
mont roads The Meddler had occasion
the past week to observe maintenance
methods in various portions of the state,
and the experience served to strengthen
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-13

Many a boy who could not be induced
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-13

The project of a get-together meeting
of the Windham county legislative nomi-
Evening star., 1922-07-02
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

Walter johnson may increase his
string of consecutive scoreless in
nings to thirty-siS this afternoon If
this st. Louis Gather doesn't wilt
him. Quinn, Pennock. Ferguson and
KARI all are eligible to oppose him.
Ekanks has NO SuperiorS at the
business of nipping unwary base run
ners off third He gave a demon
stration of his skill in round ). when
Sox decorated both the far corner and
keystone sack with none out. 1t took
the starch out of Duffy's men.
BY their victory yesterday while
Detroit succumbed to ST. Louis the
Nationals climbed to within game
of the 500 mark and an equal dis
lance back of the first division berth
held by the Tigers.
A surprisingly generous crowd,
considering the torrid temperature,
was on hand for the battle and thor
oughly enjoyed the discontinue of
the Duffyites.
The smart manner in which Burns
and Russell collaborated to retire
Rice in the seventh and Brewers
homer to the left-ield wall in the
eighth were high lights of the fro1ic,
but the big thrill was reserved for the
final play of the day, when Shanks
made a great stop of Collins wicked
smash and fred to Judge. who took
the hurried heave wide of the sack
and swung to tag Shane as he lifted
=" I---- - -.--e----- ------- ------------------
Evening star., 1922-07-02
LEONARD AND KANSAS
BOTH READY FOR BOUT

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, July Il
Benny Leonard, worlds lightweight
champion. and Rocky Kansas. this
Buffalo challenger. will wind UP hard
training tomorrow in preparation for
their ten round championship contest
here Fourth of July. The match will
be staged under the direction of
Floyd -Fitzsimmons for the American
Legion post of Michigan City. Indi-
cations tonight were that the contest
will draw at least $4,000.
Kansas is down to 1873 pounds.
Leonard already is in shape, the
champion having trained for the con-
test with Jack Britton. the welter-
weight champion. He said he would
not weigh more than 1877 pounds
when he steps into the ring.
Evening star., 1922-07-02
BEAT VISITING PADDLERS
In TIDAL BASIN EVENTS
Register Seven Points More Than Total of Nearest
Opponents, Maryland Swimming Club of Bati-
more, and Win Only Senior Number.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

71NNlNG has become such habit Washing
wv Canoe Club that padders organ
help grab laurels although opposed
by experienced Nyng with talent
Alexandra and other hgh clubs yesterday
the Red and Blue canoests through the tidal basin whole
victory In the eight 3
representatives of the Maryland Swimming Club of Baltimore
Third
this section ganered IA Iroquoi Canoe Club Baltimore
fourth with while Windy
to here,