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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-22
standing.

There should be large attendance at
the special meeting June to consider
the ACCESSIBILITY of establishing CONNER
cial course as a part OF the high school
curriculum. This matter has been dis
cussed frequently by the voters OF the
incorporated school district and Will
doubtless receive favorable action. With
the establishment of such course, how
ever. there should be regulation re-
curing all pupils to finish at least a por-
ton Of the regular high school course be-
fore taking up the commercial branches
Very few of the young people who are
graduated from business colleges nova
DAVIS are sufficiently well equipped in
general subjects to enable them to be-
come efficient workers. In their anxiety
to get 'busineA training they over
look until too late the great Importance
Of being well grounded in such branches
as 90 to make up a high school course.
No boy or girl intending to be book
keeper or stenographer can afford to quit
school" for the sake of studying for these
vacations. The year or two gained at
the start will be lost in the struggle OF
later life. If the voters of the school dis
trict do not feel like making the compile
ton of the regular high school course one
Of the requirements for entrance to a COM
mercial course, they should at least re-
quire two or three years regular work.
Such a rule will not only result in better
equipped young men and women, but it
will do away with the idea that bust
ness course is a SNAP to be taken up by
pupils lacking the industry necessary to
pursue the regular course of study.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-22

The Mortified News is keeping up its
wonderful record for intellectual argu-
ment Its principal pro-Plumley editorial
this week is an assertion that Congress
man Haskins was advised by Brattleboro
friends to keep away from the recent
state and district conventions. Congress
man Haskins's reasons for staying away
from these gatherings was because he is
a representative in congress and as such
has work in Washington that needs his
entire attention. The Craftsmanship OF
the committee on war claims is no sine
cure and the man who holds it down must
be ION the job" continually. By the way,
those questions we asked the News on
two occasions still remain unanswered.
They were as follows:
What is there about Congressman
Haskins's congressional record which
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-22
"a RrroRMER suBscRiBERs,

ResinninF January I, lsis, nc discehiinosd lhs
,,.eiee al printing dates on the ishels u papers
n indicate iha date - expiration - snheeitltats
Ne lesp a lsdreF account with each sahsefilTi
.na xiVe A receipt Zoe syefy payment The Ale
p,sn q unavoidable and 10 being dlscar1cd "
neariy All publications. A. the end ~ the ys@f
your subscription 10 unpaid IAN NIL be sent YOU
Mi H. rssnssrd from the labels Keep yoaf ~
esipt from year Go ysar in case yon question INC
accuracy ~ our rccofda
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-22
Plumley Papers Up Against 1t.
ID..l,.l uaroll l

The Plumley papers are having a
rather serious time proving to the con
yiction of their readers that Congress.
man Haskins, after eight years of faithful
service, should be retired in favor OF
Frank Plumley, prohibtionist, pro-Roose,.
welt advocate and serene in the odor Of
sanctity. 1t is none of the Herald's al
fair, but the reasons for making the
change from trained war-horse to a
heavy draft.horse Percheron, especially
when crossing the proverbial stream, do
not appear at this distance even consld-
cradle
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-22

The Atlantic fleet of battleships after
II days of merry-making in San Francisco
harbor, set sail Monday morning for
Puget sound, where it is expected to
arrive off Seattle today. The fleet will
reassemble in San Francisco harbor not
later than July 8 and will set sail four
DAYS later for Honolulu, after week
there will go directly to Auckland.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-22
BOSTON & MAINE RlInI
In effee, peeember 70, 10,
TRANS Law. Bnnsssa

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Detailed information and time. ;ztlsf al
tanned NJ ticket Office.
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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-22

The withdrawal Of Hale X. Darling oil
Chelsea as candidate for attorney gen
eral apparently laa"es a clear field Tor
John q. Sarg.at of Ludlow. Mr. sar.
gent is admirably qualified to succeed
Clarke C. Fits Of this town as the state :
legal s.iyiser, and the people Of this eoun'
rs yill be glad of the opportunity to give
Ian their support, OF which he has been
assured since he first announced his can.
didacy
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-22

Brattleboro's fame as being the home
of the Oldest Odd Fellow in the state
proved to be short lived. For day John
Retting figured as the holder OF that
honor. with a membership OF IS years
duration, and then resident OF the Odd
Fellows home appeared with credentials
TO show that his membership to the order
extended over So years.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-22
Time for Action.

The arraignment which the Brattleboroo
Phoenix gives some of its local users OF
automobiles is pretty severe, but no doubt
merited. as even the reckless drivers re-
ferred to would admit were they to stop
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-22

The Honorable Frank l.. Fish has re-
cciyed orders that II he is going TO run
against Congressman Foster he mus, re-
.irn as national bank examiner forth
with. II someone only had influence
enough TO secure the issuance OF orders
20 the effect that IL Congressman Foster
is going TO run for the senate he r.as'
give up his present job what an i'.teres''
inc situation would develop
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-22
WEEK IN THE WORLD
Great Eysnis and Mevsmsass which
Are Making Hls,ey,

ilnl@ II securing Il ihis sessiea Il sea'
slrss a,iaiesir kstsi4iiaA ~ ihe il,Afr
iiea u ths Mkiis MouHs4iA sa.i Ara
lAs hiah sasusls eas easah ~ Msaasaaf safn
fhr seGs9 aal.Eliisze on agriculture infu.
"A dasn b = gaie - u "a ! The iraeIs
laIssef isll afiEutitsiihs several miillah
dollals inS Ihe i.ais has - l4nd taas iulpsi
IpsrIeps IA iiss lesAiiis naeed, The
fsnmisifv dseiaisa saaphAiinsllf AsAihss
rssin,aiilAne the eestfninsas 10 aas9 i"slAff
Il hAglns lahds ia sarh IafPss9s i'iii
oRirisi a iagoIAlls lsIsii "a t.i ahlrh
sises sLe s,saschs 1t saAsEcss a. The STATES
10 rAiet lHsa "a ssIsrnrils neA ~ rsn'
iiia sllh federal las ieT The lfN~eEN alloH
~ iafrsis aaisf IaarE and other na,
leEai Tssounns II lhe eoahlp, The ilA
aisa provides ioT an appropriation ~ slt'
un H. rhalilr the sartrlAff ~ Asitrel'
tuIe "a raui@I4lr with thr states w
Offering sAIagt adVlfv an iufesiFa pEu~rf'
yaiian, and laF the sWailuA II a forestry
commission, composed II hSe mrml~Is
II the hoasu anl an cIual hun,i'rf at
srhaioE. Niih authority % investigate
the connection h-iaern ihr tirsrtNaiio
IL forests AMI thr nafigahiliig u siwan's'
lhls eommliinr mus irisoit "a tiss pirsi'
dent net later than Jan J. is@
The conference II rugfFnofs II the
United siairs with The pIrsidrnt ended
IA Washington FRIDAY, and = prnlrd ies
uri - lhr TRANSACTIONS val IT, available
shortly "a every Amriaoan home nhr ul
She musi important iuaiufus al tho con
isnnur vac tho determination Il the
guNufnafs o. Iraass q irumabrui o.
sanigaiian whereby a heretofore unknown
intimacy may H. detrlnIad among the
cAlri executives Of the a. sovereign sia'osi
made strong ~ a common Puu.ose aud
made potent hy rfunuuntvueutr which
may not lightly H. diswsar,ivi. Constr
Walton 81 the nations natural ivsonivr'
wAs the ihcme 81 the conference and the
facts brought by the various experts afr
overwhelming in their conclusion that
the siairs and the nation must cooperate
lo the rnd that 10 the whole Jroplc 81
the ai,gn may accrue the Last bcnciii 81
t....e resources No sri program MAS fol-
lowed an the lat day II the eOnievncr
hat various men III national piainincnce
Ncw heard, among them William "
Bryan,
The final state and district republican
conventions determined beyond much
doubt that Secretary Of War TAFT val he
nominated Tor the presidency AZ the ma
tional convention IN Chicago Estimates
OF the Taft strength vary according 10
th. sources whence they come, but u j.
evident that the secretary has far more
than the ial delegates necessary 70 sc
cure a choice. The Taft bureau estimates
the number at sol. During the past week
many Of the supporters Of vanon- Ia
voriic sons" have been industriously
climbing ON the TAFT band wagon, and by
convention time il Is doubtful II any
other name will be audible. This ,deiceg'
thought 10 be a fear that nothing but a
| solid Taft column will prevent Roosc-
welt landslide In the ranks OF the demo,
Gratis indications point steadily toward
the nomination Of William j. Bryan,
whose list OF delegates is increasing daily.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-22

A first class postofiice housed in iirst
class public building bids fair to become
a reality in Brattleboro before very long.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
CLOSER TO NEGROES
GENERAL CONFERENCE OF METH
 ODIsTS IN DEBATE.
Union of Whites and Blacks in Church Work h Advocated at the
 Meeting in Bai-
 tim0re.

Baltimore. Md, May 12.-The work of the committee was added to materially today by the number of resolutions and memorials which continue to be Of fered daily at the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church here.
 With the view to a closer federation among the negro members of the Meth- odist Episcopal and the various other Methodist denominations of the United States and eventually q union of these bodies with the Methodist, Episcopal Church, Rev. c. G, Logan. a negro of the Upper Mississippi Conference introduced a resolution providing for a committee of seven, consisting of one bishop, three ministers and three lay men. to be appointed to serve during the ensuing quadrennium with similar representatives of the African M E. Church, the African Zion N. E. Church and the Coiored Methodist Episcopal churches upon such questions as may lead to more harmonious corporation among them and the solution Of their problems.
 The resolutions were sent to eom' mtttee after short debate between several negro delegates, during which the color line was brought into the discussion.
 When pr. Logan. who spoke in sup DOIl or ms ICbOtutlVHF hHhaAN1t = @NAe Der of negro delegates sought reeognl- ton.
 Lav delegate Garland Penn of the Washington Negro Conference, got the floor and proposed substitution. An objection to It's presentation, because II was not written in duplicate accord ing to rule, was made. This precipi- tated a parliamentary struggle which was finally ended by Bishop Berry, pre- siding. allowing the substitute to DC read.
 It called for the referring of the ouestion to the Committee on Fedsfa. ton and for work along the lines oi federation already begun by pody oi negro church workers in the South.
 In asking the conference to back the movement, delegate Penn saidi we feel superior because of our contact with you, not because you are white but because of your power.
 An important memorial which went to the Committee on Episeopaey pro posed that hereafter an election to the once of bishop shall be for term of twelve years only without reelection
 Ii was declared that the life tenure of the episeopacy and the honors and enaoluuents of the ofiee have begotten such a multiplicity of candidates for tbe position as threatens the conseera- tion and unity of our ministerial ranks" and that "the long continued occupancy of the oface seems out of harmony with the spirit of the ittner. ary and the salary paid the retired ones seems to be regarded as an estate earned rather than proper support provided.
 After the completion of the. bishops term it is provided that he shall be- come an effective member of the con- Ssrance from which he was elected.
 Rev. B. A. Schell and W. F. Car penter. respectively minister and lay delegates from the Northwest Indiana Conference. sent the memorial up.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
ROoSEVELT'S DINNER
GOVERNORS OF STATES WITH THE
 PRESIDENT.
Many States Are Represented Al the white House FuncttOn-cabAnet Omcera VIII Attend CoDaeFv-
 ation Conference.

Washington, May 12--As a prelude to the Conference for the conservation of the natural resources of the coun- trv. President Roosevelt gave a din ner at the White House tonight to the Governors who are here to attend the conference. It was the hrst social function at which the President of tha United States met the chief execu- tives of the various States and Terri tories. 5- 1.,. ,E tice Fuller and Associate Justices Har- Ian. Brewer, White, McKenna, Holmes, Cav and Moody of the Supreme Court; Secretary of the Interior Garneld and Secretary of Agriculture Wilson. whose departnents are especially concerned in the conference; Vice President Fair Banks and Speaker Cannon, senators Newiands and Bankhead, Represents tt,,s Theodore Burton. Brigadier Gener- al EMaekAnzie F Fl Newell, Herbert Knor smith clifford Pinchot and W. ! McGee of the Inland Waterways Com mission; William Jennings Bryan. AH- drew Carnegie, James J Hill. Former Governor George C. Pardee' John J.. Hill, John Mitchell ana the foilowlns covernors: Preston Lea. Delaware; Ed- 1,tr stuart. Pennsylvania; John E. rart Nev Jersey: Rollin S. Woodruff, rornActicut: Austin l.. Brothers, NTorviand. Martin r. Ansel. South CaV- niSns Charles NJ Floyd. New Hamp- ehire. Claude W swanson. virE mia; 1; ShsrI.s E. Hughes New York: James ''a M g,getns. Rhode Island; Fletcher Sector vermont, Augustus B, Will san kentucky: Andrew L. HarTis, Sbio. eJ' Newton C Blanchard, Louisiana: Frank Hanley, Indiana; Edward P. Noel N Misslssippi, Charles S. Deneen. SVvlr y,,'nots. Braxton B. Conner. Alabama; I.ia,' raaanh " Folk Missouri; Fred M. Wyerpar Michigan James o, Davidson. yvJsnnns,n: Ii " John A. Johnson Minneso- w. Edward W. Hoch Kansas; w. M. O. Da,Tson ,a' rso west Virginia: Henry A. D',ohtoI 3a JS Colorado John Burke. North DuTots. IouS C, l.. Crawford. South pakotai ,saeUI K Toole. Montana; A. F. Mead. J1ssp, JTys sp,r s.ton; Frank R. Gooding. Idaho; Uraant B Brooks Wyoming; John C. S,,,isr Srysn' TTtah: 4 George Curry, New Mex' Sut'eT, ,.a. Tossph H. Kibbey, Arizona; Will soyd "a HoEg. Alaska; Wslter Frear. 9ts1an tI.1 and Regis II. Post Porte Rico
 as%s'i ,rSs President rs has invited his cabinet .A.nar. hnS to meet at the executive. ofiees ta1setroSy and attend with htm the ponSsrsne. tor1@sry of Governors and other oai- cfsis 5n the East rooms
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
NO EXTRA SESSION
,fu. PINnALL WILL REVOKE MR
 HAMTTER's CALL.
Acting Governor of Arksnsas wnI Re- turn te the state and Issue Proclamation to the
 Pe0ulo.

Washington, May i2-I will issue an appeal next Monday morning to the conservative members of the Arkan- sas Legislature not to assemble in exc tra session"
 This tatement was made today to . representative of the Associated Press by x. O. Pindall, President of the Ar- kansas State Senate. who has been serving as Acting Governor of that State, and who arrived here last night when shown q dispatch from Little Rock stating that Allen H. Hamiter. acting as Governor in the absence of Mir. Pindall. had issued q proclaina tior calling an extra session of the state Legislature. At the same time" continued Mir Pindall. T will accompany the appeal l by a proclamation declaring no ex- | tra session of the Arkansas LeEisis- | ture will be held" t Mir. Pindali declared that his reasor | for opposing the extra session was because the State could not afford the expense incurred. 1' f vf | The proclamation of Acting Governns Hamiter states that one of the purposes
 of calling the Legislature together wal
 for the completion of the new State Capitol building. Governor Pindait
 declared that this was a matter which
 ought to be left for the incoming Gov ernor. who made the race on that is. sue.
 l Another matter which the prociama- ton mentioned for consideration wal I to arrange the monthly payment oi
 State tax money into the general rev.
 enue fund in order to prevent a dehci | in the fund. Mir. Pindalf declared thai
 the revenue proposition was . sub | terfuga
 MT. Pindaii Is in Washington to at | tend the conference of Governors al l the White House on the conservation
 of natural resources which begins to
 morrow. He will return to Little Reel | Saturday night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
DENTISTS IN SESSION.
Many Delegates Are Given Welcome ts
 Birminghan.

Many Delegates Are Given Welcome to
 Birmingham.
 Birmingham, May 12.-(speciai. )-- The annual convention of the South ern branch of the National Dental As- sociation began here this morning with more than i50 delegates from various parts of the South in attendance.
 After invocation Rev. ], W. Stagg delivered an address of welcome in be- half of the State. Alderman George Estes in behalf of the city and Loren 20 Luckie In behalf of the Alabama Association. Dr. Grenshaw of Atlanta delivered the response.
 President A. R. Melendy of Knox which he made a number of sugges- tions. all of them favoring further uplifting of the profession and strong CT requirements of candidates to prac- tice in the South. Dr. J. P. Gray of Nashville, Tenn. read paper on an- thropology.
 The convention will continue four days. Dr. Lee of St Louis iiiustrated an address tonight with stereopticon views.
 Dr. I. NJ. Carr, of Durham. N. C.. aroused considerable discussion thi' afternoon by an assertionY.in paper he read on hygiene to the effect tha' decay Of the teeth Is unnecessary. Hs maintained that decay could be coun' teracted by inoculating serum In tht patient administered precisely as oth' CT serum ls administered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
GRAFT IN PENNsYLvANIA.
Second Series of Trials Begins With
 Negro aa Jury F0remnm.

Second Series of Trials Begins With
 Negro as Jury Foroman.
 Harrisburg, Pa, May i2.--The sec end trial of the series of conspiracy cases growing out of the contracts for the furnishing and supplying of the new State Capital called for trial to- day in the Dauphin County Court fn- wolves six men.
 They are Congressman H. Burk Cas- sell, of Marietta, Pa, head of the Pennsylvania Construction Copapany. which supplied about t2.000.0 900 worth of metallic furniture for the build- ings; Joseph M. Huston. of Philedei- phia, architect of the Capitol and de- signer of its furniture; William F. Snyder. of Spring City, Pa. former Auditor Genegai; William l., Mathues, of Medina. Pa, former State Trees urer; James Nj. Shumaker, of Johne- town, Pa. former Superintendsnt of Public Grounds and Buildings and Frank M. Irving, travelling audifoTs in the Auditor Generals department.
 Snyder, Mathuss and Shumalker were convicted in the first conspiracy trial of defrauding the State out of about e1e,000 in . bill for wooden furniture court in which they appeared today is still pending.
 Huston was to have been tried with the others in the first trial, but he se- cured c severance.
 Tn the case that came up today the charge against the six men in con spiracy to defraud the State out of st, ,09o in a bill of t17.7ss for metallic fling cases and metallic furniture
 The morning session of the court was taken up with the work of se- lecting a jury, When court took the noon recess three jurors had been chosen. The foreman is negro em- ploysd as Q tanitor of public school at Steelton.
 The jury was completed at the aft- ernoon session and court adjourned until tomorrow. e4 .s, ,r s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
CHARITIES AND CORRECTIONS,

Richmond, Va. May 12,-rhough dealing with the same general topics, the section meetings of the National Conference of Charities and Corrections continued today to bring out new views and expressions on various phSaes of the work.
 Charles K. Birtweli. general super intendent of the Childrens' Aid Society of Boston, read a paper on Are tho Homes Preparatory Schools of Life AL so?'
 A lively discussion followed. Alex ander Johnson. national secretary at the state supervision session, showed the importance of more thorough work In the inspection of charitable institutions operated by the states.
 A paper by I. Fl. Bailey, director Of the New York State College of Agri- culture at Cornell on Rural Develop ment in Relation to Social Welfare" was the special event at the meeting. which dealt with the problem of Needy Families"
 state gupsrvIsien was the subject to whieh tonight's general session was
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
SUPERSTITI0US CREW WILL
 NOT GO TO SEA WITH B MEN

Mobile May 12.--tSpecial.) )-Four members of the crew of the Spanish Bark AgistiHo refused to go to sea be- cause. the crew of that vessel number ed thirteen men. They were arrested today by United States Marshal Dean upon the request of the Spanish con sul and are lodged in the county jail. | Jim Smith. Colored. was convicted in the United States District Court today for assaulting E. J. McCominsky. The assault was committed on board the schooner James B. Drake while oT Havana Cuba in April. smith will be sentenced later.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-13
DON'T WANT HONOR
HUGHES WOULDN'T ACCEPT VICE.
 PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION.
writes Letter to woodford saying if He Were Elected to Place He
 Could Not Take

New York, May 12.-Governer Hughes. in a letter to Gen. Stewart l.. woodford, announces formally that he would not be able to accept nomina- tion for the Vice-Presidency and even if elected could not serve.
 The Governors letter was given out here today. It reads as follows:
 State of New York,
 Executive Chamber.
 Albany, N. T.. May II. 1908. ..My Dear General Woodford:
 T find your letter of the 7th instant awaiting me on myreturn to Albany. q have not said anything publicly reeardink the Vice Presidency, as the matter has not been broached to me in a way which seemed to require any ac- tton on my part. But I do not desire to have my silence misinterpreted. and you, as a delegate to the convention. are entitled to an unequiHocal state raent. You arc entirely right in your assumption as to my, attitude.
 .I should not care to be thought lacking in appreciation of the distinc- tion of the office. But for reasons which are Controlling and leave no room for discussion. and though would be deeply sensible of the honor thereby conferred, I should not be able to accept, and would not in any con tinkency accept, a nomination for the Vice Presidency. And even were elected, I could not serve.
 With high regard, I am,
 Faithfully yours,
 Charles E. Hughes"