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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-14
PREVENT BLINDNESS
IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
National Committee Asks Cooperation of
Normal Schools and Teachers
Colleges

NEW YORK. Aug 14-Fifty thous-
and Americans are blind who need never
have lost their sight. asserts the ma
ticnal committee for the prevention of
blindness in an appeal to normal schools,
teachers colleges and universities, ask
ing their cooperation in spreading the
doctrine of sight conservation in their
health and education courses.
There are II topics, all relating to the
conservation of vision. which should be
included in any course on general health
education. the committee points out.
This course, with study periods and prac-
tice classes. should have q recognized
place i'm the curriculum of schools, and
students who qualify should be accorded
adequate credits, it is held
In the proposed course of II topics are
included: The structure of the eve and
its methods of functioning; common dis
eases of the eyes of children and detec-
ton of obvious signs of communicable
diseases; examinations by teachers to de-
termine children's visual acuity; teach
ing of the necessity for refraction by
competent eyesight specialists in cases
of defective vision, and the necessity for
glasses that fit cooperation of teach
ers with school doctors and nurses ade
quate school room lighting and seating
arrangements and interior decorations to
obviate eye hazards and strains, and
consideration of type sizes and styles
for textbooks which are best adapted to
youthful eyes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-14
MAY DROP MILLERS
FALLS BRANCH
Receiver of Connecticut Valley Street
Railway Co. Appeals to Court
for Authority.

TURNER'S FALLS, Mass, Aug. IA
ID. p. Abercrombie, the receiver for the
Connecticut Valley Street Railway Co.,
has filed a petition with the supreme
judicial court of Massachusetts for au-
thority to discontinue operation of the
Nillers Falls branch of the company
line and the court has ordered a hearing
on this matter at its equity session at
$50 a. m. Tuesday. at Boston This is
in line with a written statement sent
the selectmen and the Board of Trade by
Mr., Abercrombie recently, when it was
learned that the school committee had
contracted to transport high school pu-
pills from Millers Falls and Montague
TO and from Turner's Falls by truck in
stead of by trolley
1t was stated that this change would
make a loss in revenue to the company
of approximately $500. and that the
road could not stand this under present
conditions. So far as known, TO one
from here viii appear to oppose the pc
tition. although it is the opinion of many
citizens that if few thousands of dol
lars would keen the scattered parts of
the town in closer touch through the
operation of the road. the money might
be well spent for this purpose
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-14
SKELETONS HOLD
RIFLES IN HANDS
Long Line of BayOnets to
Be Seen PrOtruding
from Trench
BATTLEFIELD AT
: VERDUN HALLOWED

c. Fred Childs Writes of French Fight
ing Ground Where 100000 Frenchmen
Were kiIled-Tells Also of Vast Wine
Stores i'm Reims.
Another letter written by c. Frederick
Childs of Chicago formerly of Brattle-
boro, who has been visiting the battle
fields of France, has been received by
his uncle, Maj. F. w. Childs of this place.
Writing from Paris Mr. Childs says:
Nerdun, alone of all the battlefelds
of the entire war will forever stand
forth as the most hallowed ground of
heroes. Not a thing exists there but the
spots where the several forts stood.
Beneath their ruins one enters the sub
terranean galleries where the defenders
lived for four years. The nearby village
OF Fleury was absolutely wiped off the
face Of the earth. There isn't even a
stone. The rocks of which the houses
were built were blown into dust. For
miles around the entire ground is pitted
with shell holes and every inch was
chmned up countless numbers of times.
so that the ground is filled with she'll
fragments and bones of men. 1t was the
spot first given the name of mo mans
land" Four hundred thousand French
men were killed there within an area
of a two-mile front. Their courage re-
sponded to their cry-u ne passerant
pas-tthey shall not Pass.l Not a
thing stands on these fields which ex-
tend over five ridge tops which look for
dozens of miles in all directions. Within
the past three years shrubs and weeds
have gradually overgrown those barren
wastes but at every step one still sees
all sorts of war equipment, broken
rifles, and live, unexpIoded shells, amid
tangled barbed wire and metal of every
description.
/ was not allowed to walk except
along the foot paths lest step on hand
grenades. | picked Up a few German
and French unexploded rifle cartridges
and saw many eight inch shells ! didn't
approach. The whole area is now as it
was during the war except all bodies
visible have been taken UP and buried.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-14
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doors with springs on them closer"
THE sort which old gentlemen
have to keep out draughts?"
Yes. Just at first they hardly
move at all. and then very, very
slowly they swing to-wen. that was
the way the shadow moved. and sub
consciously / must have associated
it with the movement of that sort
of door, BY Jover' He got up. and
busted his knees. Now, Bill, just
to make sure, go in and close the
door like that AS an afrerthought,
you know; and very quietly, so that
don't hear the click Of it."
Bill did as he was told, and then
put his head out eagerly to hear
what had happened
THAT was it," SAID Antony, with
absolute conviction. That was just
what / saw yesterday" He came
out of the office. and Joined Bill in
the little ROOM
And now" he said. Tets try and
find out what 1t was that Mr.. Cay
ley was doing in here, and why he
had 10 be so very careful that his
friend Mr.. Gillingham didn't over
hear him."
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-14
ANTI-BONUS VOTE
AND ANTI-DRY LAW
Majority in Digest Poll Want VoIstead
Act Med fled and Oppose
SUdiers' Bonus.

NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-New figures
in the Literary DigestS poll on prohibi-
ton and the soldiers bonus bill show,
with a total vote of more than 100000
tabulated. a sentiment of one and half
to one against the present anti-liquor
laws, and an almost even balance of
sentiment on the bonus, with the anti
bonus voters leading by 1883 Those
who favor repeal of the prohibition
amendment are outnumbered four to one
A summary of the voting, with GIT 1873
ballots counted on the prohibition ques-
ton and about 5000 less on the bonus
follows:
Prohibition: Those favoring continu-
ance and strict enforcement of the 18th
amendment and the Volstead law, $780,
500
Those favoring amendment of the
Nolstead law to permit light wines and
beers, 233,009.
Those favoring repeal of the prohibi-
ton amendment, 12S,500.
Soldiers bonus: Do you favor a fed
eral bonus for all soldiers and sailors
who wore the uniform during the World
war? Yes, 301, S72; no, 309,661.
\ composite summary of three fac
tory polls, taken in the Edison works in
New Jersey, the Parke, Davis & Co.
plant in Detroit, and the CampbelFs
Soup Co. in New Jersey, shows senti-
ment among the workers of 10 to /
against the Volstead law. The factory
polls continue to show strong sentiment
for the bonus-in the Campbell plant it
was four to one for the plan.
In the bonus vote, New England and
the Middle Atlantic states are strongest
in opposition and the central states are
strongest in favor, with mountain and
Pacific states fayoring the measure by
a small margin.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-14

which he had heard, but something
which he had seen. He tried des-
perately hard to see it again. /.
He saw Cayley getting up, opening
the door from the Office, leaving it
open and walking into the passage,
turning to the door on the right,
opening it, going in. and then-What
did his eyes See after that? If they
would only tell him again!
Suddenly he jumped up. his face
alight. bill. I've got it!' he cried
''What?"
1.-THE shadow on the wall! was
looking at the shadow on the wall.
Oh. ass, and ten times ASST
Bill looked uncomprehendingly at
him. Antony took his arm and
pointed TO the wall of the passage.
Look at the sunlight on it, he
said. That's because you've left
the door of that room open. The
sun comes straight in through the
windows. Now, I'm going to shut
the door. Look! D'you see how the
shadow moves across? That's what
1 saw-the shadow moving across as
the door shut behind him. BIZ. go
in and shut the door behind you
quite naturally. Quick!"
Bill went out and Antony knelt.
watching eagerly.
81 thought sor' he cried. II knew
it couldn't have been that"
What happened?'' said Bill. COM
ing back.
Just what you would expect. The
sunlight came, and the shadow
moved back again-Slll in one move
ment."
And what happened yesterday"
1.-THE sunlight stayed there; and
then the shadow came very slowly
back, and there was no noise OF the
door being shut"
Bill looked at him with startled
eyes.
by Jovel You mean that Cayley
closed the door Afterwards an
afterthought-and very quietly, so
that you couldn't hear?"
Antony nodded.
yes. That explains why I was
surprised afterward when I went
into the room to find the door open
behind me. You know how those
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-14

home here Friday after spending several
days in New York city.
Mrs Emma Graves and Mrs Gertrude
Craig of Greenfield are spending some
time with their brother, George n. KEEL
ley.
Mrs Charles Wilson is spending the
month of August in Massachusetts, Mr..
Wilson and son, Robert, going down for
tie week-ends.
Mrs. Frederick r. D'Oench and
daughter Of Upper Mofltclair, n. J.. are
boarding at Riverside Naples with Mrs.
NJ. r. Huntley for the month of August.
4 very enjoyable evening was spent
Wednesday at Green Mountain camp,
where Mr.. and Mrs Stewart Chaplin of
Brattleboro are spending a vacation.
Guests We're present from Brattleboro.
Springfield. Mass, New Jersey and West
DummerstOn.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-14

Co, Tel. 06O, or at riverside Inn, oouth
Londonderry.
LEAVE y. NJ.
So. Londonderry. Riverside Inn. -. 500
Jacksonville Corners ............. S.-U
Jamaica. Allen House ........... $40
E. Jamaica, Wardsboro Jitney.... $50
". Townshend Grout & Deans
Store --.''. S'Oo
Townshend, Phillips Store $3.50. go
NeWfane. Eames Store ....:..... 9.4O
West DummerstOn, Store ........ 1910
Arrive BrattlebOro Drug Co... 1880
LEAVE F. NJ.
Brattleboro Drug Co. ............ 300
Brattleboro Station ............, 5,ld
West Dummerston, Store ........ Dds
Newfane, Games Store ......... 600
Townshend. Phillips Store 49,. 60
w. Townshend. Grout & Deanes.. 6.40
r. Jamaica, Wardsboro Jitney $50
Jamaica, Allen House .......... LOS
Jacksonville Corners ........ 90
Arrive So. Londonderry, r. Inn. 80
Car will meet northbound and south
bound trains daily. Auto trips with lfud-
son and Essex cars at request.
ARTHUR AMSDEN
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-14

All visitors are requested to pick up
carefully any pieces of human bones
they see and not carry them away as
they are being daily collected in
wooden chapel where they are put in
boxes until a place is selected to give
them a fitting resting place. It's at
NeTdun where one sees a long line of
bayonets portruding from the trench in
which unnumbeTed men still stand erect
but dead and buried since the German
shells covered that trench and all 1T
contained They are patriots still hold
iI:g those rifles but they are the hands
Of skeletons dressed in the uniforms of
France. In the few trenches which
escaped destruction. you can still see
the mass of telephone wires and
variety of trench equipment-cups and
helmets and shoes and clothing most of
which have been slowly dlsintegratlng
during the past four years. / stepped on
an interesting looking rusty metal disc
which l planned to pick up as a souvenir
which looked less destroyed than most
saw but as | began to scrape away the
earth, / revealed an unexploded three
inch shell which might have contained
shrapnel or poison gas. | left it, Those
Nerdun forts (about two miles distant
from the town of Nerdun) were shelled
continuously for four years by thou
sands of guns and it was there that the
crown prince of Germany was condemned
loI iedOlH0 tens OF thousands OF OTeT-
manyS best troops to certain death.
Two of the forts were taken and held
by the Germans for five months but
finally recovered and held by the French
until the war ended. That part of
France will not again be fortified as the
boundary line IS now far away toward
Germany's new frontier
This fact impresses met I haven't
seen gun, or rifle or sword in France
Neither have | seen French soldier
armed and no more of them than you
see American soldiers in New York or
Chicago today. | can't imagine where
all the cannon and big guns have been
taken. There isn't a single disable
weapon at Verdun nor any big gun
which had been demolished. You'd never
believe France had an army by staying
in Paris or going to Verdun today.
I'll tell you more after I go to Reims
tomorrow.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-14

At Reims, the heart of the Cham
payne country where the children of the
city attended school in the wine cellars
during the periods of commandments. /
visited only one institution of interest
to YOU. 1t was the Pommery & Greno
plant. Their cellars are about $50 to
200 feet below the surface of the ground
The tunnels were cut through chalk
which required only to be cut like. cheese.
vet it was solid enough to make walls
or supports unnecessary. The atmos-
phere was damn and about 50 degrees
temperature, although air shafts to the
surface were numerous. All the work of
seasoning and bottlipg the wine was
done in those conditions and not at the
surface. The cellars or tunnels ex-
tended like city streets and long avenues
in different directions No one seemed
to know how long they were but the
electric lights faded from view in the
distance and the guide said they eX-
tended in all over ten miles.
This was only one of several cham
payne plants. At the end of each street
was a sign board giving the name of the
street or avenue and stating the number
of bottles in that street. The bottles
were piled on ton of each other accord
ing to the year Of making and the grade
It was surprise to me to know that
Sec" or sweet wine is produced hv put
ting syrup into natural wine after it
IS bottled. The average number of
hotties in a cellar street was from 300
600 to 10000 Some had been there
for MANY decades and the present total
at POmmery's Is between ten and twenty
million quarts.
Ard we Americans are not allowed to
drink any of it!
G r q
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-14

Cayley. You've Just said something
about water. and you get up"
Feeling that ii WIS all q little un-
canny. Bill. VINO had been kneeling
beside his friend, got up and walked
out Antony, as ne had done on the
previous day. looked UP after him
as he went. Bill turned into the
room on the right. and came back.
"Well?" he said wonderingly.
Antony shook his head.
IT'S ali different" he said For
one thing. you made a devil Of a
noise In there and Cayley didn't
Perhaps you weren't listening
when Cayley went in?"
II wasn't. But should have
heard him IL / could have heard
him. and / should have remembered
afterward."
Perhaps Cayley shut the door
after him"
''Wait!''
He pressed his hand over his eyes
and thought. II wasn't anything
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-14
WHITINGHANI.
Mrs. Raymond Caarey

Rev. J. p. Dorst was called to VIII
mington Wednesday 10 Ofiiciate at the
funeral of Mrs. Rose BeaudrY Caffrey.
who died at the home of her sister in
that place Monday
Mrs. Caffrey, was a native of this
town and married Raymond Caffrey.
only son of Mr.. and Mrs. James Caffrey
OF this town, ~ years ago. They made
their home here some time, during which
she made many friends. She was an
active, energetic woman but had much
illness which she bore with wonderful
fortitude. For several years she had
one operation after another in North
life had been held only by a thread A
moved to Greenfield. Mass, where he
was employed. He fell a victim of the
influenza epidemic in the winter of 1919
with her sister and at the home of her
father-in law in this town when she
was unable to be employed elsewhere
Last winter she suffered an attack of
influenza and had steadily failed since
She leaves four sisters. Ora and Mrs
Lillian Coleman of PHILADELPHIA, Mar
garet, wife of Cyrus Lavoy of Whining
ton, and Mrs. Alice Macdonald Of
Springfield Mass, all of whom were
with her during her last DAYS. There is
ono brother, VIII Beaudry Of Griswold-
vile. Mass
The funeral was held in Wilmington
Wednesday afternoon aud the burial
was in the CafTrey lot in the Whiting
ham cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-14
Jitney Service
South Londonderry
RrattlehOrO
STANDARD Time

Orders may be left at Brattlcboro Drug
O., Tel. $50, or at Riverside Inn, South
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-14

Different parts of the surface of the
sea vary markedly in salinity. for it will
increase where evaporation is great. as in
the Red Sea, and decrease where the
rainfall is heavy. or where there is very
little wind and much precipitation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-14

A laboratory kitchen where scientific
chefs prepare the daily food for moro
than 1000 different kinds of microbes is
a feature of the Lister Institute in Lon
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-14
CHAPTER XIII

A NTONY'S first thought was that
n Cayley had hidden something
but that was absurd. In the
time at his disposal, he could have
done no more than put away in
a drawer, where it would be much
more open to discovery by Antony
than If he had kept it in his pocket.
Bill pulled open a drawer in the
chest, and looked inside.
why did he keep clothes here at
all?' Antony asked. did he ever
change down here?'
MY dear Tony. he had more
clothes than anybody in the world.
He just kept them here in case they
might be useful, I expect"
81 see. Yes" He was walking
around the room as he answered, and
he lifted the top Of the linen basket
which stood near the wash basin and
glanced in. He seems to have come
in here for collar lately"
Bill peered In. There was one col
lar at the bottom Of the basket.
Eyes. / daresay he would" he
agreed. IF he suddenly found that
the one he was wearing was uncom-
Portable or little bit dirty. or some
thing. He was very flnicking.'
Antony leant over and picked it
out.
'tIt must have been uncomfortable
this time" he said, after examining
1t carefully. 1T couldn't very well
be cleaner" He dropped it back
again. But what did Cayley come
il. for so secretly?"
What Gid he want to shut the
door for?'' said Bill. You couldn't
have seen him, anyhow"
mo. So it follows he was going
to do something which he didn't
want me to hear"
by Jove. that's itE' said Bill
eagerly.
YES: but what?"
Bill frowned hopefully to himself.
but no inspiration came.
well. let's have some air, any
way" he said at last. exhausted by
the effort, and he went to the win.
dow. opened it. and looked out. Then,
struck b. an idea. he turned back
to Antony and said, DO you think
had better go up to tho pond to
make sure that they're still at it?
BeCa use he DIOh0 OIL SuaueIliy
at the sight of Antony's face.
"Oh, idiot. idiotr' Antony cried.
''Oh, most super-excellent of Wat
sons! Oh, you lamb. you blessing!
Oh, Dillingham;. you incompatible
asst"
What on earth"
THE window, the Window cried
Antony, pointing to it.
Bill turned back to the window.
expecting it to say something. AS
1t said nothing. he looked at An
tony again.
He was opening the Window
cried Antony.
"Who7"
"Cayley, of course" Very grave
~ and slowly he expounded. HE
came in here In order to open the
window. He shut the door so that
shouldn't hear him open the win
dow. He opened the window.
came In here and found the window
open. 1 said, This window Is open.
My amazing powers OF analysis tell
me that the murderer must have
escaped by this window Oh said
Cayley, raising his eyebrows. Well
said he. i suppose you must be
right Said l proudly, I am. For
the window is open.' said. Oh. you
incompatible ASST
Continued in Our Next Issue)
Evening star., 1922-03-15

Fred Morris Dearing Of Missouri.
assistant secretary Of state, was con-
hrn1ed as the new minister to Por-
tugal.
Evening star., 1922-03-15
HAS fewer BURIALS.
Mount Hebron Cemetery Shows Re.
suits of Health Progress.

Special Dispntch to The star.
WINCHESTER, Va. March To-
Burials in Mount Hebron cemetery
here are fast falling off. according to
Supt John H. Brumbaugh, who said
today that he and his men have dug
fewer graves this winter than at any
time since he took charge Of the
office of superintendent. ten years
ago.
In spite OF a severe winter and
much sickness. there have been COM
paratively few deaths. Doctors are
Of the opinion that sanitary and
hygiene campaigns Of recent years
have had much to do with the ap-
parent longevity now prevalent. Even
the old town spring, once the source
Of the city's water supply and still
used to supply small number Of
consumers. has suddenly become 80
pure that the state chemist, who re-
Gently examined a sample Of the wa
ter. was unable to hnd q trace of
impurity. whereas until a month ago
the local health officer had solemnly
warned that death lurked in the old
spring.
Evening star., 1922-03-15
UNABLE TO DELIVER RUSSIAN RELIC,
BUT SWEDISH COUNTESS GOES FREE

to Sweden, where 1t now is In the
custody Of an art collector,
Countess Ridderstad admitted In
court that she accepted the $4,000
from Dr.. Holm. but claims she
signed 4 contract to deliver tho
painting without knowing what Il
was all about. as she Is unable to
read English. and thought she was
signing a note binding her to
repay the money.
Justice Burr granted the dis
charge order on the ground that a
damage suit was the only recourse
left to DR.. Holm. The defendant
property which she never owned
or had In her custody, he held.
Evening star., 1922-03-15
n. IA I..AAia.AA s.... :.

b the Associated fress. =.
NEW YORK. March iSs-countsss
Hjordis Ridderstad. the comeiy
young Swedish noble who has
resided In Ludlow street SAIL since
December. 1921. In connection with
q civil suit against her to recover
$4,000. has been ordered freed by
Supreme Court Justice Burr.
The suit against the countess
WAS brought by aEents OF DR..
Henry Holm of 1shpeminE. Mich.
who charged the young woman
with accepting $4,000 for "The
Cossack's Reply TO Sultan Moham-
med W." a painting by. Hja Repin.
a rising young Russian artist. The
painting was said to have oc-
cupied conspicuous place In the
imperial Russian palace.
Tho picture. 1t was charged by
DR.. Holm. never arrived here. al
though It was taken from Russia
Evening star., 1922-03-15
sEMENoFF IN CUSTODY
~
OF CANADIAN OFFICIALS
Vancouver Immigration Authort-
ties Await Advices From Of
tawa on Case.

VANCOUVER. b! c., March 1s.-
Local immigration authorities are to-
day awaiting advices from Ottawa
pending action in the case Of Ataman
Gresorieff semenoff. Siberian Cos
sack leader. and enemy Of the soviet,
who Is here to float loans for q new
Siberian government which he hopes
to form. He arrived In Victoria from
tho orient yesterday and came to
Vancouver preparatory to beginning
4 tour Of principal cities Of Canada
and the United States. He is being
held in custody at immigration head
quarters.
II am perfectly aware that the
people Of this continent are not well
disposed towards me. and the reason
Is the erroneous Information that has
been furnished respecting me and my