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The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-25

Have you baby or older child that
you want to give a Xmas present to?
If so, see us for the neatest line of
baby equipment in this section. -. Per-
-kins Furniture Store Gift Dept
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-17
THE LIVING ROOM.
The Formal ParlOr Giving Way to the
Informal Room

Thousands of homes are now under
construction in all parts of the United
States, and judging by those noticed at
home, or read of in the newspapers and
pictured in the magazines, the Old-time
parlOr is not considered essential any
longer No matter how big the house or
how wealthy the owners, there seems to
be no corner provided or allowed for the
''parlor" and in furnishing the house
the dealers also appear to have hidden
away the old-time stuff that used to be
looked upon with awe by the children
and regarded with special care and at
tention by the grOwnups. In some of
the older houses the parlor still demands
special respect, and this is probably true
of many homes in the North and East,
says the Florida Times-Union. There
we find the closed door. the drawn
blinds and the dusty smell that comes of
a place generally closed. and people ush-
cred in feel very much tempted to sit
on the edge of the chairs and to get
away as soon as the formal call is COM
pleted Taking the place of the par
lor the American people are coming into
the habit of using a living room which
may mean the combination of dining
room, parlof library, office, work room
and nursery, or any part of the set.
The living room in the modern house is
the meeting point of host and guest,
parents and children, and here the busy
housewife may bring her knitting and
the husband his newspaper or magazine
after the evening meal. The living room
does not have to be kept spick and
span, the chairs are not assigned to alb
solute and immoyabe positions, and the
rug is of such proportions and texture
as to. withstand, the sup from the open
windows, an impromptu dance or even
the tramping in of the menfolks after
a shower without being ruined 1t is
remembered, no doubt, by some, what
an awful row used to follow exposure,
an accident. or other extra use of the
parlor carpet
Living rooms are a great invention
and they have been the means of bring
ing the servant problem nearer to solu-
ton. Modern apartments now inyari-
ably include a living room, and in the
smaller apartments the place so desig
mated is made to answer for the most of
the home life of the occupants. BY
lesSening the number of rooms needed
for housekeeping the necessity for serv
ants diminishes. and mother. with things
at hand even as conveniently placed as
father has them at the office. gets along
better than her mother could have done
with parlor, nursery. dining room, sit
ting room, library, music room and other
separate divisions of the house to look
after.
Ana Wnen there Is fireplace IN tne
living room there is nothing more to be
desired Around the fire, before the
lamps are lit, mother and the children
gather. When mother goes about the
preparing of supper there the children
sit. lights now on, relaxing their active
bodies, and delighting their bright young
minds with books. Later, the little
ones undress around the fire and. cold
mornings, down they dance again, to
dress in its cosy glow.
God bless the living room!
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-17
WEST BRATTLEBORO

The Twentieth Century club will meet
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. l.. G.,
Taylor.
Miss Elsie Glazier. nurse at the Mel
rose hospital, is expected TO return today
from a two-weeks' vacation at her home
in Amherst, Mass.
Miss katherine StockwelI returned
today to Middlebury college, after a
10-days' vacation with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. l.. StOckwell.
Miss Hazel Chase, senior in Middle
bury college, who had been spending the
Easter vacation at her home in town,
returned today to resume her sudies.
Secretary Frank NJ Sheldon of the
Congregational Education society will
speak in the Congregational church on
United Congregational Missions Friday
evening instead of Tuesday evening as
previously announced.
The Congregational Christian En-
deavor society will give an entertainment
in Academy hall Thursday evening at
O'Clock. A mock trial comedy entitled
Scroggins' Divorce Case and other must
cal and minstrel features will be given
The proceeds viii be used towards paying
for the new hymn books. Plenty of fun
is assured
The Sunday school of the First Con
gregational church gave an Easter con-
cert and program last evening in the
church. which included songs by the
young peoples choir, solo by Mrs
Woodwork, songs by the other depart
ments of the Sunday school and recita-
tiOns and exercises by the children
There was a large attendance and the
program was pleasingly rendered.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-17
COAL OUTPUT
is INCREASED
But Production Is Not up to Capacity
of Non Union Mines That Are
Working

WASHINGTON, April II. - Btu
minous coal production in the United
States, reduced by 70 per cent when min
ers in unionized fields walked out April /,
is now showing slight increase, it was
reported yesterday by the geological sur
vcy.
Non-union fields where operations are
continuing, produced l0,7S2 carloads
Monday. April 10, and forged slowly
ahead in each succeeding day until
Thursday, the last day recorded, when
the output was II $50 ears:
The production of April ID, Though
less than districts now at work are able
to produce when demand is active the
survey said, was the greatest of any
single day since the strike began. On
Monday, April 3, production was II, AS
carloads, but the next few days out
put, even in non-union fields. showed a
tendency to fall off.
On the last full week for which the
survey 5 reports account, that ending
April s. the total bituminous output
was 3,7S4,O00 tons. Added to this,
small production of anthracite also was
eported-though the miners strike is
considered most effective in that field
making total coal production during the
week 3,793,QQ0 tons, This total was not
likely 10 be exceeded in the week ending
April -, the report indicated.
Comparing conditions to those en-
tOuHltieu uuiillE tlt 4ttHI Eitat otaspSh-
sion in the induStry-the strike of 1919
the survey remarked that during the
first week of that strike production was
only 3,5S2. 600 tons of bituminous. while
anthracite mining was not interfered
with at all.
existing demand Is not able to call
out full production in those districts re-
naming at work, - the survey concluded.
a From mines in many non union fields
reports of no market and dull demand
continue to be received. The number of
cars loaded at the mines but uncon-
signed to consumers was very large
when the strike began. but latest re-
ports from railroads show that it is in
creasing rather than decreasing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-17
PLANNING FAIRGROUNDS.
Westfield Chooses Director and Assist
ants for Year,

WESTFIELD, Mass, April II. -
Thomas w. Bowler, senior room teacher
at the high school, was reelected di-
rector of the work at the NJ. b. Whitney
Fairgrounds for the coming year at a
meeting of the Fairgrounds commission
Saturday night. George - Duffy Clark,
a well known high school athlete, was
elected assistant supervisor and Miss
Margaret Daley, teacher in the Deer
field schools. assistant supervisor.
The Whitney Fairgrounds season will
open May l and will close Nov. l. Dur
ing the period that school is in session
for the balance of the spring and again
following the reopening of the school in
the fall, the grounds will be open on
afternoons only. During the summer
grounds will be open both morning and
afternoon. Miss Daley and Mr. Clark
will be engaged during this period. 1t
is planned to purchase no additional
equipment for these grounds this wear,
although considerable money must be
spent in replacement of the present
equipment and also for work on the two
baseball diamonds The girls bath
house, burned in the Halloween celebra-
ton, is to be rebuilt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-17
Cow That Failed.

Old Buck was known to his neighbors
as shrewd trader. He had COW that
seemed desirable animal. and nc went
over her manifestly good points with one
of 'sthem CITY fellerS' who had taken the
Green place for the summer and wanted a
fine mixer.
How much milk will she give by the
day." asked the more or less hypnotized
amateur.
wall" said old Buck. speaking guard
eddy. shed oughter give 10 quarts-as
she is now.
This seemed satisfactory and the buyer
drove her home After a fortnight he re-
turned with blood in his eve
81 thought you said that COW would
give Il quarts day" he began "Three
or four are all | can get out of her.
"Waal," replied old Buck. with unruf-
fed calm. 81 said she'd oughter give IL,
and that's a fact. But. consarn her, she
never did While / had her. Judge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-17
BIG NAVY WINS IN HOUSE.
Adopts Amendment for $4,000 Enlisted
Men by Vote of 177 to $50.

WASHINGTON, April II. Big
navy men put through the house yes
terday by a vote of III to 1870, an amend
ment to-the 1923 naFal~bnl increasing,
the enlisted force from 81 GOO 10 5000.
Shot at from all sides, the BILL as
framed by the appropriations committee
and opposed by President Harding, wab-
lbled at times like a frail craft-then
went down by the head There are
other sections. of course. to be taken IN
this week, but the big fight was on the
enlisted force provision
The vote Saturday was in committee
of the whole When the measure reaches
the house proper. demand will be in
order for a record vote. but the wide
margin by which. the amendment won
means, according TO most leaders. that
the result will stand
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-17

gallons of maple syrup have arrived
from Cabot, VT. Thirteen barrels of
snow, carefully ensconced in cold stor-
age since the first snowstorm of the sea
son hold the desired consistency for the
sugar. The most appetizing recipe pos
sib!e for doughnuts has been brought
forth from the culinary archives, and it
waits only for cooks following. The
pickles repOSe expectantly in their
tanks. Jarrett's orchestra of % pieces,
with ID. j. Harrington as prompter. has
been engaged. Fourteen hundred tickets
already have been sold.
Judge Frank Fish of Vergennes VT,
is the speaker chosen for the occasion.
His speech will come at 8 following the
consumption of the delicacies, which
center about sugar on snew." Eating
will be interspersed with dancing be-
tween the hours of I and Q. Julian ALI
bee, last years president of the associ-
of Old-fashiOned dances to be staged
after Judge Fish's address. At 9.45 will
come the grand march, led by Mayor
Edwin +. Leonard and Miss Lois Il.
Percival daughter of President Charles
t. Percival, master of ceremonies. Sec
ond in line will be Mrs Leonard with
Charles F. Jercival, the president
Dancing until midnight will follow.
All living past presidents are invited
to be present and occupy seats of honor
on the platform. They are: o. D. Adj
ans, DR.. E. T. Smith, DR.. \. d. Rob-
erts, Rev. Flint Bissell, H. NJ. Arm
strong, George II. Graham, Fl. f.
Streeter, w. o. Parmenter, f. n. New
ell, Rev. Homer Hurlburt, EmmOns
Snow, Horace Allen and Julian Allbee
The officers of the society are the fol-
lowing: President, Charles +. Perez
val; vice presidents, f. NJ. Campbell, f.
ID. Slate and III. Il. Streeter; secretary,
G. l.. Cobleigh; treasurer, G. II. Hutch
insOn. The executive committee COM
prises: J. r. Albee, chairman; w. o.
Parmenter. Mrs. Jennie Doubleday. Will
liam Boyd. Mrs. f. L. Belcher, Harry
Eaton and c. G. Freeman. The COM
mittee chairmen are: Dining room.
Mrs. Doubleday: snow, H. I. Chaplin
sugar, H. f. Streeter; publicity and
printing. c. Il. Hutchinson reception,
J. r. Albee; dance and decoration, g.
l.. Cobleigh. Messrs. Cobleigh, Lance.
Eaton and Snow make up the floor COM
mittee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-17
TO TAKE PIG CENSUS
Mail Carrier to Cooperate in Survey
in Leading States.

\ special report that will indicate the
probable pig population of the leadinc
swine states this spring and next fall
viii be made, according to the announce
ment of the department of agriculture.
More than $4,000 rural mail offices in
fourteen representative states will col
lect the necessary data about May !.
The pan is to obtain reports on sim
pie card missionaries from not fewer
than II farms on each rural route in the
various states. This information will
he collected in the regular course of de-
livering mail and returned to the post
master for forwarding to the depart
mept at WASHINGTON for tabulation. \
card can be filed in less than two min
utaS
The states to be covered are Ohio,
Indiana. Illinois. Iowa. Nebraska, Kan
SOS. Missouri. Michigan. Wisconsin
Minnesota, South Dakota. Georgia. Ia
bama and Mississippi. Special effort
will be made to have the returns truly
representative of the territory from
which they are taken. From these
sample" returns, ratios. percentages
and State totals can be worked out and
applied to the total number of all farms
in these states.
The information on each card will be
confidential. and only percentages and
totals will be published. The card will
indicate the acreage in each farm and
tho total acreage of crop land.
The QUESTIONABLE is so simply ar
ranged that the giving of all this infor-
nation REQUIRES the notation of only nine
figures and the name and address of the
farmer. The survey and estimate will
be made at remarkably small cost.
An accurate estimate of the probable
pig population for the year will be of
great value to hog raisers This infor-
nation considered in connection with the
estimated consumptive demand will en-
able growers to nlan their operations
and marketing so that the supply at all
times will he in proper relation to the
demand. which in turn will tend to sta
Billie prices throughout the year and
producer and consumer will be benefited
by such a condition.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-17
COLUMNIsT IN THE PRESS
In This Country They Are Heirs oil
Hun0rists of the Last Century.

EiuHlGElStS Oh Tie A1stsl NtHAuEg.
The column is now in its third or
fourth generation in our national news
paper literature And the ColumnSst
probably is a lineal descendant of Dick
Steele and Charles Lamb, who in long
jumps made it back by way of Ben jon
son to Horace. and thence to the morn
ing stars that sang together in the open
ing chorus of 1.-THE big show, the laughing
show" of life.
In America the columnists are the
heirs and assigns of Poor Richard and
''Josch Billings and "Artemus Ward. -
They rambled through pamphlets and
newspapers and came to their rest in
books. But Bob Burdette, the Dan
bury News Man" and Eugene Field,
were coumnists-thOugh it was fashion
able in the 70s SOS and COS to- use the
editorial columns of the American press
as molds of the blithe and improving
persihage of the days humorists. In
the SOS came troup of humorous pa
pers. each representing, mainly though
not entirely the gaiety of one man.
Humor was rampant in those days
and as noisy as the slapstick. But. it
continent. We had "Spoopendyke, !"
The Bowsers,'' 1.-THE Lime Kiln Club"
tho dialect testers. With them came
that modern minnesinger, James Whit
comb Riley-first a troubadour of the
columnist From that merry. rolicking
AIDE. a ventriloquist with a gorgeous
lapful of figures, "Artie and Pink
Marsh" and Doc Horne" From AIDE
and Dooley and from Ben King and
Leonard Washburn. who died before
their time. sprang IF. 7. A. full worthy
scion of such noble sires. The humor
of the elders Slapped its joy largely from
the sun of the passing day. But it was
wholesome even if it was often rank.
There was not ''smarty' in the line.
Humor at its best is the expression of
a generous nature. Indeed, in jester.
a kind heart is rather to be chosen than
great breeches.-Judge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-17
To Tell Cows Age.

1t is more difficult to determine the
age of a COW than of a horse, say the
livestock men at the State College at
Ithaca, n. Y. They agree that some es-
innate of a cows age may be made
from her teeth and horns. The num-
Der of annual rings" on the horns,
plus two, for example. usually gives
the animals age, but remembering that
the pairs of permanent teeth come
nine months apart Will help to verify
it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-17
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

! Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Thayer of Grove
street have bought of John e. Gale his
| house on Highland street, formerly occu-
pied by Henry Williams. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thayer expect to move there soon.
Rev. Delmar E. Trout of Springfield,
Mass, formerly pastor of the First Uni
versalist church here, will be the speaker
at the annual roll call of the church
Thursday evening. Supper will be served
at $50 o'clock.
Florence f. Noisan of Leominster,
Mass, has filed petition for a divorce
from Donah r. Moisan of Leominster in
superior court at Worcester Mrs. Moi
san also asks for alimony and the GUS
tody of one minor child. Mrs. Moisan
accuses her husband of cruel and abusive
treatment. MIR. and Mrs. Moisan were
married Oct %, 1912, in Clinton, Mass,
and lived together in Clinton, Leomin-
ster, Lancaster and Brattleboro.
Miss Ethel Coane, daughter of Mrs.
Gertrude K. Coane of BrattleborO, and
Francis ]. Daley of Greenfield were mar
ried Saturday afternoon in Greenfield,
Rev. Lennon, pastor of the First Baptist
church, officiating The bride wore a
brown satin gown trimmed with heavy
lace. They were attended by Mr.. and
Mrs. Roscoe McClenning of Greenfield.
After a week $ wedding trip to New York
Bridgeport and Meriden, Conn, they will
make their home at 1915 Chapman street
Greenfield. Mr.. Daley is employed in
Springfield, Mass, by the government as
mechanic Mrs. Gertrude Coane and
Smaller Coane, of Brattleboro attended
the wedding.
Your blankets washed with Ivory
Soap Nuf sed Tel ~. Sparks Laun-
ry.-Advertisement. 25eOd
See Clarence Saturday night at Odd
Fellows temple and then dance Tickets
to both 81. Buy now of local teachers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-17
MUCH LIVESTOCK LOST.
Levee Breaks at BeardstOwn and Floods
10 600 Acres

BEARDSTOWN. ILL.,. April II. -
Another storm. driven by a heavy wind.
dashed the flooded city of Beardstown
last night, and the gas plant was mo-
mentarily threatened with suspension.
Electric light service from Keokuk, Iowa.
was intermittent. The dining room i'm a
restaurant was the only downtown floor
above water last night. Building founda-
tions continued to cave in yesterday.
The Cole Creek levee, protecting To-
900 acres of the lands across the river
from BeardStown. went out yesterday
The water went through the I5-yard
break with a rush. carrying four loaded
fiat cars with it. and covering the land
under II feet of water.
Farmers had been warned of the
threatened break and made their escape
but much livestock was lost.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-17
scHUMaNN-HEINK SINGS.
She Is Welcomed by a Large Audience
at the HippOdrome.

NEW YORK, April II. Ernestine
Schumann-Heink, who has sung halfway
round the world on her tour of the Orient
since she last appeared here. returned
for an evening at the Hippodrome, her
only New York concert this season, be-
fore an audience of several thousand last
night There were evidently those in the
Easter crowd who had not heard the
great contralto in other years: while old
admirers welcomed the ringing voice and
manner in fan liar songs, these others
heard with a thrill of new delight her
singing of famous scenes of Erda IN the
Rhine Gold and Brangaene s call from
the tower in Tristan.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-17

Your blankets washed with Ivory
Soap" Nuf sed. Tel. -. Sparks Laun-
ry.-Advertisement. 25eod
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-17
Durant to Build
100000 Cars in 1923
Part of Them Durant Models,
Remainder to Be New Star"

W. c. : DuFant, president of Durant
Motors, Inc, in a statement on the con-
dition of the Durant company on March
81, 1922, disclosed some interesting facts
about the development of that company
in II months. The financial statement
shows that on that date the assets of the
company. We're S33, 493, 401.S SO with no
liabilities.
One remarkable fact mentioned is that
although the company was organized in
January, 1921, at a time when business
was at standstill and industrial actiy
ity at the lowest ebb in the history of
the country, capital was secured to make
possible up to this date, IA months later,
the acquisition and control of five com
plete assembly plants, well equipped and
located having capacity of 100000
automobiles year.
At the close of business on March 81.
the company having been in production
only six months, had manufactured and
shipped 10,S14 four and siX-clyinder
Durant carS-mOre cars than have ever
history of the industry during the first
six months operating period. The pro-
duction schedule for the calendar year
1923 calls for $4,000 Durant tours and
skies. -.s-+,..
In addition to this production pro-
gram the company has entered into con-
tracts with the Star Motor company of
New York. Star Motor company of Mich
igan and Star Motor company of Cali
fornia, to produce in the divisional
plants of the Durant company and under
the same management a minimum of
10000 four-cylinder, five-passenger cars
to sell for $34S. This car, to be called
the Star, is the latest creation of the
Durant engineering department.
A. F. ROBERTS & co.
The evening world., 1922-11-02
ELECTION OF SMITH
ASSURED, NOTED
WRITER PREDICTS
(Cominued)

an accumulation of enmities, on the
one hand. inevitably developed by
Gov. Miller in his controversies on
vital questions, and, on the other
hand, an accumulation of friendships
for Al Smith such as few men in pub
lie life ever have achieved.
The election will hinge as usual on
the size OF the Democratic vote in New
York City and immediate vicinity. Last
time Al Smith didn't get enough in
New York City TO quite overcome Gov.
Mnler's enormous upstate majority.
This time there Is every sign that Al
Smith will get more votes in New
York City than he did two years ago
despite the fact that the registration
of both parties has fallen off consider
ably.
What will the rest of New York
State do? Careful canvass of the stu
alton outside of the metropolis shows
that the cities are strong for Al Smith
and the country districts will cast a
heavy vote for Gov. Miller.
Western New York is swinging
toward Smith. The City of Buffalo
gave Miller 10000 majority in 1920.
but the best information available
would seem to Indicate that this will
be wiped out and a Smith majority of
a few thousand substituted. Erie