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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-01
Railroads
BOSTON & MAINE RAIL R0Al
In effect October 8, 1906
Traina leave Brattleboro,

Montreal and Quebec. via c. V. and q. T. m
I'll 10 a. m. 'C2.25 p. m tl0ls ?. ",
Montreal & Quebec. via Newport and c P hl
iii 10 a. m. ttl0.ls p, m.
Quebec, via Sherbrooke and G. 7. Ry., -illNts
ffl0lS p. m.
Quebec. via Que. Cent. Ry.-tll'lO a. m. 'al
p. m.
-'5 Is a. M 1907 a. m. tlO.l5 a. m '29Rs
F423 p. m. 1929 p. m.
ReIlows Falls, Claremont Junction, Wnisr
White River Junetion-tli.l0 a. m. asp.
1895 p. m. .i0,ls p. m.
Wells River, st. Johnsbury, Lyndonvil!e-i!,a
m. t225 p. m. tl0.ls p. m.
Newport. Sherbrooke-tll.l0 a. m. tlQlspn
Boston-'A 5.23 a. m. IA lO.l5 a. m. tb 2E ;
m. "A 4.23 p. m.
'Daily. Daily except Sunday. tDaily e1cg
Saturday Sunday only. A via Greenfield
via Bellows Falls. G Montreal only.
Detailed information and timetables may Be I
tanned at ticket Offices.
d. ]. FLANDERS, c. N. BURT
Pass Traf. Mgr. Gen. Pass 40,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-01

One question which is likely TO re-
ceive considerable attention at the an
nual town meeting is that relative to
the Australian ballot. Many people
are of the opinion that it is useless
waste of money to continue the use OF
this system. II is admittedly the best
method of holding state and national
elections, but in the case of town meet
ing where the election of officers is
only portion of the business there is
considerable doubt as to its value. I'M
der the present arrangement town oiii'
GERS are practically elected before the
articles in the warrant are considered
If, for example, the discussion relative
to accepting the officers reports
brought to light some glaring discrep'
ancy, something for which the town
officers were directly responsible, it
would be impossible at present TO make
any change of officials Then, too, the
present system is a help rather than a
hindrance to machine politics. The
old fashioned town meeting is aeknowl-
edged to be the most democratic form
of government in existence. 1t permits
a free discussion of town affairs,
makes the reelection of officers depend
directly on the result of their steward
ship, and gives every voter chance
to nominate whom he pleases. Brattle-
horo will do well to abolish the Aus
tralian system and return to the old
and better method.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-01
Another Tally for the Auto.
(St. Adams Messenger)

In a recent compilation of accidents
and causes of accidents to Vermonters,
The Messenger referred to one death
being caused by automobiles. 1t is only
right to explain, however, that this ac-
cident did not happen in Vermont, al
though the victim was a Vermonter. No
horse driver or pedestrian has even
been killed by an automobile in Yer
mont, and the fact is worthy of note.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-01

The action of the committee on re-
vision of the public statutes in award
ing the contract for printing to a New
Hampshire company on strictly price
competition appears to be unwise. As
far as can be judged from the reports
of the bids received from state printers
there was no collision among them nor
attempt to raise the price to an exces'
, sive amount. 1t is stated that the
state will save few hundred dollars
by awarding the contract outside. 1t
is very doubtful if, in the final event,
any saving will be made, and even if
it were. it is worth the difference to
the state to have this work done at
home. No state can prosper without
patronizing its own industries. NO
state deserves to prosper under these
conditions. Let the public money be
spent at home Typesetters and print
ers who are hired in New Hampshire
paw no taxes in Vermont and buy no
groceries here. Vermont needs loyalty
in her own house.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-01
Fat Men Safe in Vermont.
Boston Globe.)

There is a Connecticut fat men s as
ISOLATION, and just to show that there
is no feeling, the parent body, the New
England fat men S club, will send in
vitations to the Nutmeggers to attend
next summers avoirdupois convention
at Wells River, Vt. Vermont is the
only state where the fat men are safe
for her granite foundations prevent any
fear of a subsistence of the surface con.
sequent on concentration of weight and
pressure on a small area.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-01
(St. Adams Messenger

Bennington is not the only city in
Vermont that would be willing to stand
reduction in the fire insurance rates.
1t has been many long month since a
blaze in St. Adams got under sufficient
Roadway to do serious damage, because
the city has an excellent paid fire de-
partment and unexcelled water supply
piped into the streets at high pressure.
But st. Adams apparently has to help
pay fire losses in other places that are
not so we'll protected
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-01

In their annual report the selectmen
of Brattleboro recommend tax of Al
cents. basing their estimate on grand
list of $5l,344.44. The quadrennial ap'
praisaI taken last year raised the total
valuation of real estate from $3,0S2,3
to $3.449. 900, which will mean an in
crease of $3,67619 in the grand list
Assuming that the valuation of per
sonal property remains the same the
total grand list this year will be $55,'
O2O.63 instead of 51,344.44. The Sc.
lectmen estimate the amount to be
raised by tax the coming year as $l7,-
6s5.59 and figure that 40 cent tax
will raise $20,53776. According to the
increased list, however, tax of 80
cents will raise $l9,25722, or $1,927.22
more than the amount estimated as nee
essarv, while tax of only 80 cents
will raise $16,506.1S which is only
$1,1794l less than what is required.
On the basis of the increased valuation,
therefore. it would seem as if the town
could easily get along with a 80 cent
tax. and it is not improbable that a 80
cent tax would be sufficient to meet
the demands of the coming year.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-01
Plenty of Work for Fits.
(Rutland Herald.)

The action of Attorney General Fits
in starting suit against former Rail
road Commissioner Howard for the re.
covery of certain sums of money al.
legged to have been received from the
state treasurer illegally is the first step
in series of suits and prosecutions
which the public expects will be start
ed. The attorney general seems to
have gone about his investigations in
methodical way; and if he goes to
the bottom of the game of graft in
this state, he will find work cut out for
him for some time.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-01
Graham Notwithstanding.
Wilmington Times(

Joseph A. DeBoer and DIN Merrill
are to tackle the job of Strengthening
out the state auditor S office and estab-
fishing a system of accounts that will
account. 1t will be quite task but
one to which these gentlemen are equal.
1t is little unfortunate, perhaps, that
they will be handicapped by the ex-otli-
clio assistance of Mr. Graham, but they
will doubtless prove quite as capable
of surpressing the auditor as of teach
ing him bookkeeping.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-01

means an additional opportunity to
make this town larger in population, in
industrial activity, in general prosper
ity. Every public'spiritcd citizen is
interested in bringing this about. The
fact that Mr.. Hooker, by procrastina'
ton, has failed to do his share is rca'
son enough, in our Judgment, why he
has forfeited all claim to the position
of first seleetmnn.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-01
1847-19O7.

Sixty years ago Allcock's Plasters were
first introduced to the public. They are
today the worlds standard plasters.
This invention has been one of the
greatest blessings imaginable and affords
the quickest, cheapest and best means of
healing and relief for certain ailments
that has ever been discovered.
Allcock's are the original and genuine
porous plasters and are sold bv Drug
gists in every part of the civilized world.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-01

(St. Adams Messenger.

Accountant F. S. Pratt of Brattleboro
appears to be about the only man in
Vermont that makes a success of being
on both sides.
Accountant Pratt gives tit for tat
when Rutland chieftains spleen. BY
working 'twixt them both, you see, he
ticks each platter clean.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-01
De Boer Actually Out.
montpelier JournaD

The Mortified News seems to be
afraid that Mr.. DeBoer won't "stay
out" of the race for the governorship.
The apprehension of the contemporary
is uncalled for and the reasons there
for have been set forth in these columns
time and time again.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-01
Need of Political Wrecking Train.

Winston Churchill expresses the idea
that a political wrecking train is need
ed in New Hampshire. We did not sup
pose the wrecking of Churchill's guber-
national boom last fall was so serious
matter as to require the use of
wrecling train and derrick.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-01
He Will Need Them.
(Rutland News)

The delinquent and discounted ex-
railroad commissioner George T. How
ard of Craftsbury now has Fits after
him. No wonder he has employed three
brainy Vermont lawyers to defend him!
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-01

The schedules for the increases in
wages granted to the conductors and
brakemen of the Boston & Maine rail
road will not be available in detail for
several days, as they affect some 1893
passenger service men, about 1000
freight service men and some 400 yard
men. but considerable general informa-
ton is obtainable. Members of tn"
committee which has been comforting
with the management said Tuesday
evening that the yard men will get an
increase of about % cents day. The
present pay of yard men is as follows:
Day brakemcn, 1925; night brakemen,
$3.50; day conductors, $2.9o; night
conductors. $3.0j. The men iny the
train service, it was stated, will here
after be paid according to mileage
rate instead of by the trip-that is,
they will be paid so much for each 100
miles travelled and so much additional
for all mileage in excess of 100 miles.
The increase in their wages, it was
said, will average about 10 per cent.
The mileage rates viii be: Passenger
service. conductors, $500 per 100 miles;
baggage masters. $3.50; brakemen,
s2.ln; freight service, conductors,
$500; brakcmen, 1856. The present
trip wages vary about as follows: Pas
senger service, conductors, 1925 to
$3.50 and even 81 a day; brakemen,
1926 TO $3.50 a day; freight service,
conductors. $3.50 a day; brakemen,
$3.50 The increase will affect about
300 regular and $50 to 200 extra men
on the Connecticut River & Passump-
sic division and some 1000 men on the
entire system, and will involve an ad.
dition to the road payroll of over
100000.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-01
Fiftv-f four passengers and a railroad

Fiftv-four passengers and a railroad
crew of 10 persons were more or less
injured about midnight Friday night
in one of the most remarkable wrecks
that has ever occurred on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, when the Pennsylvania
special. the palatial ls-hour train be
tween New York and Chicago, was
wrecked while rounding a sharp curve
near South Fork, six miles from Johns
town. Pa. The train was running
about 80 minutes late, and was trav-
cling at a speed of over 90 miles an
hour when it reached the curve. The
accident was caused by brake rigging
dronping to the track on the first Pull,
man coach following the engine and
the combination smoking ear. The
great speed and weight of the tram
tore up the tracks and the steel ties
for a distance of 800 feet The engine
and smoking car remained on the rails,
but the three Pullman ears plunged
from the track down over 6O-foot EN-
bankment, where they rolled over and
over on the thick ice covering the
Conemaugh river.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-01
WEEK IN THE WORLD.
Great Events and Movements Which
Are Making History.

The magnitude of John d, Rockefel'
Ter s fortune was developed in nm in
auiry at New York last week, In re-
ply to question Frederick 7, Gates,
Mr.. Rockefeller business representa-
tive said: "There have been great
many amusing misstatements on the
subject Several years ago Senator
Hoar in the senate credited Mr., Rookie,
Teller with fortune Of one thousand
millions of dollars. Recently a state,
ment has been made and published
widely throughout the country that his
annual income exceeds one hundred
millions of dollars. Now the facts are
that Mr.. Rockefeller has at various
times himself authorized statement
that his fortune cannot exceed $3.50
100000 to $3O0,000,000. Furthermore,
his income instead of being 100000
600 or anything like ii, cannot in his
most prosperous year have exceeded
Sl5.000,0O0 to $20,000,0O0. The public
generally is under the impression that
he owns n majority of the Standard OIL
stock. The facts are that Mr.. Rookie
Teller s holdings of Standard Oil stock
are about 90 per cent. "
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-01

The west bound express on the Grand
Trunk was wrecked near Guelph, Ont,
Tuesday. Three people were killed and
every passenger on the train suffered
more or less serious injury. The en-
tire train with the exception of the
engine jumped the track and plunged
over a 3Ofoot embankment. The train
was running at the rate of 40 miles an
hour when the accident occurred. The
engine kept on the rails, but every ear
on the train took the plunge to the
foot of the embankment, rolling over
and over and piling up in the swamp
beside the roadbed.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-01

Although the government has been
slow to take the same interest in aerial
navigation as European nations, 1t
finally has recognized the uses of the
balloon as in war and established a
flving corps as regular branch of the
army, Leo Stevens, the New York
aeronaut. has received an order from
the war department for $4,000 worth
of balloons, and with this announce,
ment comes the news that an aerial
station has been established at Fort
Omaha. Nebraska. Three balloons will
be shipped there shortly and orders for
more will follow A hydrogen gas sup
plv tank has already been constructed
and as soon as the big bags arrive at
their destination, experiments will be
started under the direction of Gen.
James S. Allen, commander-in of
the signal corps of the army. He has
been delegated to supervise the new de-
partment of the war service.
By divided court, voting four to
three, the court of appeals at Albany
N. Y, Tuesday sustained the judgments
of the court below to the effect that
George W. Perkins. as vice president
of the New York Life Insurance com
panv, was not guilty of larceny in the
use of money of the company for con-
tributions to the republican campaign
fund in 1904. The decision sustains
also the expressed opinion of District
Attorney Jerome that whatever the
moral and ethical aspects of Mr.. Per
kins s action. it was not criminal under
any existing statute. Chief Judge Gull
len, in dissenting opinion, is espe-
ciallv severe in characterizing the use
of the company's money for political
contributions.
By an order adressed to the isthmian
canal commission at Washington Tues
day President Roosevelt. as far as lay
in his power under existing law, trans
ferred to the engineer branch of the
army the responsibility for the further
construction of the Panama canal. He
also, in the same order, which took the
form of letter addressed to the chair
man of the commission, Mr.. Shonts,
himself about to retire from all con-
nection with the enterprise, formally
recorded the abandonment for the
present, at least, of the project of hav
ing the canal work done by contract on |
the percentage system. Another fea
ture of the order was the announce
ment of the resignation of John F,
Stevens as engineerin-ch of the ca
nal construction.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-09-04
lie Beau, S. D.

. Western terminal of New Minneapo-
lis q St. Louis Railroad now being
built across Eastern South Dakota'
Division point. Eighty acres of ter
mlnal grounds, shops, round house
and other terminal buildings. Cattle
yards for one thousand animals.
On east bank of Missouri river
Artesian wells. Natural gas. Fuel
and light free from your own well.
Brick and Potters clay. Factory To-
cations free.
Will ship in and out one hundred,
thousand head of cattle. Will supply
one hundred townships of Agricultural
land and cattle country. Twenty in
land towns and trading points.
The point of deoark alton for the.
CHEYENNE reservation, famous Bntte-
county, South Dakota and Eastern
Montana Homestead country.
Rallroad now being graded. Rails.
Will be IN LIE Beau Sept. 1st, 1907.
For information address, Thos.
Way, Iownsite Agent, M. & st. e. n.
r., Aberdeen, S. D. :
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-09-04
IN COLLISION OF CARS
Fourteen Persons Are Killed Near
Charleston, Ill.
FIFTY OTHERS ARE INJURED
Motor Car and Trailer and Traction
Car Come Together-c Confusion of
Orders Blamed for Wreck.

NATION, H., Aug. S1.-Fourteen per
sons were killed and about fifty in
jured in head-on collision between
an interurban express train, consist
ing of a motor car and trailer, and a
traction car on the Nation and
Charleston electric line Friday
morning. The crash occurred on a
sharp curve one mile west of Charles
ton, Ill. A confusion of orders re
ceived over the telephone is said to
have caused the accident
The cars approached each other at
high speed and the impact was so ter
rife that the motor car and trailer
were telescoped by the traction car
Few passengers had time to escape
by jumpine. The passengers were
nearly all en- route to the Coles county
fair at Charleston.
Some of those who were able to
talk say the scene at the wreck was
grewsome. The dead and dying were
damned together in mass. Women
were shrieking with pain and children
were crying for mothers who are
thought to be among the dead.
When news of the wreck reached
Nation special cars were hurried to
the scene and the dead and injured
were brought to the morgue and hos
pital here. Some of the injured are in
a critical condition.
Medical aid was summoned from
this city, but in the meantime doctors
and others had hurried from Charles
ton, mile from the disaster The
dead and injured were extricated from
broken timbers and seats First aid
was given the MANNED and bruised
and the dead were laid alongside the
track
The line on which the disaster hap
pened is but twelve miles long, run
ming between Mattoon and Charles
ton, Ill.,, and is a single track system.
Telephones are placed every few miles
at which orders are transmitted to
the conductors and motormen. A mis-
understanding of one of these tele-
phone orderes is said to have caused
the disaster.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-09-04
RICHARD MANSFIELD DEAD
Americas Foremost Actor Dies
at His Summer Home.

New London, Conn, Aug. 31-After
battling for months with an illness
which last spring forced him to leave
the stage and go abroad in search of
health, Richard Mansfield, the best
known actor in this country, died at
his summer home at Seven Oaks Fri
day morning of disease of the liver,
aggravated by complications. Last
spring he was compelled to give up his
engagement at Scranton, Pa, after
suffering nervous breakdown and
went to England in the hope that it
would benefit him. A short time ago
he returned to this country and went
to Ampersand, N. Y, very recently
coming to his summer home at Seven
Oaks. In spite of every effort to pro-
long his life it became evident that
he could not live long. He became
unconscious about o'clock Friday
morning and remained so until his
death at $50. At his bedside when
the end came were his wife, his broth
er Felix and his physicians and nurses
His only child, Gibbs Mansfield. was
sleeping in an adjoining room.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-09-04
Restraints NEW RATE.
Federal Judge Issues an Injunction
Against Railways.

Chicago, Aug. 29.-Judge Kohlsaat,
in the United States circuit court, is
sued temporary Injunction against
fourteen Western railroads and five
express companies restraining them
from establishing on Sept 1 a new
rate on shipments of cream, milk and
butter
The compliments were fourteen
creamery companies of the Middle
West, who charged that the railway
and express companies had combined
to fix an excessive rate that would
drive the creameries out of business
A protest against the proposed action
Of the railroad and express companies
has been filed with the interstate
commerce commission, but, according
to the creamery companies, it could
not be considered by the commission
within year
Judge Kohlsaat set Oct. as the
date for the hearing on the applica-
ton for a permanent Injunction.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-09-04
A Humane Appeal.

A humane citizen of Richmond Ind.
MIR. Z. d. Williams. lO7 West Mali, St.
says: 81 appeal to all persons with
weak lungs 10 take DR.. Kings New
Discovery, the only remeav that has
helped me and fully comes up 10 the
proprletor's recommendations" 1t saves
more lives than all other throat and
lung remedies put together. Used as a
cough and cold cure the world over.
cures asthma, bronchitis, Group, whoop-e
ing cough, quinsy, hoafsen-ss, and
phthslr, stops hemorrhages of the lungs
and builds them up. Guaranteed at
y. NJ. Olsen drug store. SOC and 81 90.
Trial bottle free.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-09-04
HAS RECEIVED NO APPEAL
President Will Not Interfere in
TeIegraphers' Strike.

Oyster Bay, L. T., Aug. Sit was
authoritatively stated during the day
that President Roosevelt will not in
terfere or take any part looking to a
settlement Of the telegraphers' strike.
Secretary Loeb said the numerous ap-
peals to the president to take such
action which have been reported in
the newspapers have not been re-
ceived at Oyster Bay and that at no
time since the beginning of the strike
has the president seen any necessity
or reason why he should intervene
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-09-04
HANGED AT SEBASTOPOL.
Russian Officer Who Led Mutny on
Battleship.

Odessa, Aug. 3O.-Matushenko, the
Russian non-commissioned officer who
led the mutiny on the battleship Kniaz
Potemllin and commanded that vessel
on it's sensational cruise about the
Black sea in the summer Of 1905, was
hanged at Sebastopol, to which place
he was secretly removed after his ar
rest here Aug. Is and where he was
tried by cOurtmartial and sentenced to
death
After abandoning the battleship at
Kustendje, Roumania, Matushenko
went to New York, where he worked
for two years in an iron foundry
Inconsistencies led him last July to re-
turn to this city, where the attention
of the police was directed to him and
he was arrested with other members
Of a. revolutionary organization which
had been formed under his leadership
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-09-04
FIGHTING AT CASA BLANCA
Serious Engagement Between French
and Moorish Forces.

and Moorish Forces.
Casa Blanca, Aug. 31.-The fighting
Wednesday near the French camp be-
tween the Moors and the forces under
General Drude was one of the most
serious engagements since the occupa-
ton of Casa Blanca. The Moorish at
tack was unexpected and the tribes
men as On previous occasions showed
absolute fearlessness. The caid with
the red coat was again prominent and
his flaming garment was seen in the
thickeSt of the fray
The engagement lasted three hours
The line of battle extended over two
miles and it is estimated that over 12,-
600 Moors were engaged. The loss of
the latter is now known, but it is be-
lieved to have been heavy French
officers counted the bodies of twenty
Moors in one roadway. The French
loss was fifteen men killed or wound
oS