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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-05-27

A proposition is under consideration
for joint meeting of all the library
associations in New England, to be held,
probably, in the Berkshire hills some
time in June, as the annual meeting of
the American Library Association is to
be held this summer in Michigan, too
far away for many New England people
I'm atten l
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-05-27

Lord Kitchener, in his latest military
report, affirms his high opinion Of the
military capacity Of the Australians,
but says that there should be more COM
pulsory training for the men and educa-
ton for the officers. 1t is he who has
advised that an academy similar to
West Point be established in Australia.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-05-27

similar successful institutions elsewhere,
.%p,os Mas. and 's he Psscia: I SSa
ton at Boston, Mass.
Pcr this purpose We have bought the
Thayer farm In nraiticboro, Of something
over 90 acres. In making this purchase
We have not encroaehed upon the original
fund. which still continues by careful In.
vesiment 10 increase.
The establishment and completion Of
this Institution will be accomplished a.
soon a. 10 compatible with careful econ.
omy and prudent management.
A. !. Miller.
Geo. X. Anderson.
Q. A. Miles.
Geo. @. Ayerill.
Henry ID. Holton.
John Calvin.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-05-27

Mrs John D. Reavis of South e ga
III al has driven her motor car l0,5oo
miles miles through southern California IS SINCE nee
I Iie July, making her own repairs and re- re-
Ma. her own tires without any as
sistance.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23
WOMAN ACCUSED OF ARSON
Police Say Child Saw Mother
Start Fire in Tenement.

Mrs. Mary Zavasky. Of No. 249 South
1st street, Williamsburg. and her daugh-
ter Eva. eleven years old. were taken.
to Brooklyn Police Headquarters last
night. the mother charged with arson.
and the child with Juvenile delinquency.
The arrest Of the mother was brought
a bout by the little girl. who confessed. the
police say. that she had seen her mother
set fire 10 pile of newspapers in the
hallway Of her home on Wednesday
evening.
other tenants living in the house were
startled on Wednesday evening by
dense clouds OF smoke issuing from the
Zavasky apartments. After the fremen
extinguished the blaze a half burned
bundle Of papers beneath n stairway on
the second floor caused an investigation
to be started
Last night detectives found the mother
and daughter in their apartment. The
mother refused 10 talk. but the child.
after she had been asked many ques-
tiOns. began to cry and finally said that
she had seen her mother pour kerosene
oil on bundle Of newspapers and set
fire to them with a candle. She and
Mrs. Zavas<y then ran down to the
street, the girl said. and did not return
TO their home uStil the following day.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23
HIT TARGET AT LONG RANGE
Passing Steamers Witness Atlantic
Battleship Practice.

On board the United States battleship
Kansas, at sea on Southern drill grounds.
Wednesday, by wireless, via Portsmouth,
Sept. 22.-The Atlantic feet demonstrated
to-day that no mark was too small for it
to hit If Il showed anywhere above the horf-
zon. Eight Of the sixteen battleships form
ing the first squadron and headed by Rear
Admiral Schroeder's flagship, the Connecti-
cut, peppered four targets, each one-ffth
the size Of an ordinary warship, at a range
Of more than six miles
The Delaware, one of the two new Ameri-
can uper-Dreadnoughts. caught away her
target at the first saIvo. The other ships
OF the feet, including the Delaware's sister
ship. the North Dakota. the Connecticut the
Louisiana. the Kansas. the Michigan the
New Hampshire and the South Carolina.
also found the range accurately. Nearly
five hundred shots, including one hundred
12-inch shells, were fired.
The Norwegian fruit steamer Belita from
Port Antonio for Philadelphia, appeared on
the horizon midway between the first d.
vision and, its targets. The division was
steaming toward her Just before the wsr-
ships began firing. The vessel did not
change her course. and in a few minutes
after the firing had ceased the BeIita sailed
down the lane between them. 4 CLYDE Line
steamer was the only other ship seen sail
ing in after the firing. No protectiIes went
near either vessel.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23
APPROVES TARIFF BOARD
Commission and It's Work Salts.
factory to Association.
From The Tribune Bureau


Washington. Sept. 22-The national Tariff
Commission Association, comprising many
influential business men in the country
has set its stamp Of approval on the
Tariff Board Henry r Towne of New
York. treasurer of that association voiced
the opinion OF his associates to-day when
he declared officially that the present COM
mission meets all the requirements which
his organization stands for, except that IT
has not been made permanent by act OF
Congress, Mr.. Towne has been IN Wash
ington several DAYS studying the methods
Of the commission. and he expressed HIM
self as entirely satisfied.
While the present tariff board has no
powers Of coercion" said Mr.. Tovne, IT
find from consultation with business men
throughout the country that II is accom-
plishing the same results by persuasive
means. The business men seem entirely
willing to cooperate with the board and
believe that more information is being
secured than would he obtained by the
other method I am authorized to say for
my association that it is entirely satisfied
with the present board and its work The
only thing now TO be desired is that Con
gress make the present board permanent"
The Tariff Board was created by the
Payne Law 10 assist the President in de-
ternining the application Of the maximum
and minimum provision At the last ses-
sion Of Congress its powers were so en-
larged as TO permit il to investigate the
difference in cost Of production at home
and abroad without relation TO the maxi
mum and minimum provisions, which had
already gone into effect
The National Tariff Commission Associa-
ton to-day announced plans Of a campaign
to have Congress enact legislation which
will make the tariff board a permanent
body. to he affiliated as bureau with the
Treasury Department
The first of a series Of conferences which
will start the tariff board actually on it's
work OF making a scientific revision of the
tariff, schedule by schedule will take place
tomorrow, when a meeting with the ex-
ecutive committee Of the Chemical Manu-
featuring Association viii be held
The conference viii be followed by meet
ings With representatives Of the manu-
facturers of wood pulp. wooIlen textiles
iron and steel and probably the metal men
From the results of those conferences the
board expects to know Just where II stands
IN beginning It's work
The members of the commission are not
alarmed at the various announcements thar
II Will be hard JOB TO get information on
the cost Of manufacture from the CORPORA
one way or another, for getting what it
wants
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23
WHITE RATS NOT YET IN UNION

snag, II was said yesterday, had been
encountered in negotiations which we're
started last week 20 amaigamate the White
Rats with the Actors National Protective
Union, which is made up OF vaudeville
actors. a conference was held in this city
between President Gompers. Vice-PTesident
Mitchell and General Organizer Frayne, OF
the American Federation OF Labor. and
representatives Of the White Rats. the
Actors National Protective Union and the
Central Federated Union with a view 10
an amalgamation. but no result followed
and another conference is to be called
Organizer Frayne said the White Rats
wanted a separate charter, but the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor could not recOg-
nize two unions in one trade without vfo-
lating its constitution.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23

destroying or a desire to destroy those
books.
Cunningham insisted that he knew
nothing whatever about the affairs Of
the Street Railways Association or the
connection Of Tracy Rogers with it He
didn't know ". w Cole, its treasurer, he
said All he did know was what ap-
peared on the face of the firms books
that certain accounts were maintained;
certain payments from various sources
made into them; certain cash credits
made to them. certain disbursements
made on account of them.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23
MAY CALL THEIR STRIKE OFF
Bricklayers' Helpers Viii Suffer,
Otherwise, in Lockout.

Bricklayers' helpers who were ordered on
strike by business agents Of the Drfcklayers
when the latter struck on the contracts OF
2. 7. Nesbft & Co. are in trouble
There are from two 70 three helpers for
each bricklayer at work or a mig building
and the agreement by which the helpers
we're paid g cents an hour was made on
their behalf between the representatives OF
the bricklayers unions and the Mason
Builders Association
The laborers, IT was said yesterday, win
have to cali Off their strike F. z. Conover
president OF the Mason Builders Assocfa-
ton. said last evening:
We had no resource other than deciding
on the lockout Of the ten unions which per
sisted in violating the trade agreement.
which was signed by their own representa-
tfves- The bricklayers through this agree
ment were paid by US the full wages OF 70
cents an hour during periods when there
was keen competition for work. As 70 the
labOrerss they NAV, II they continue their
strike, come TO a point where they may
have to work for 8 a day"
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23
YOUTH MAY LOSE 81. SOC. 600
Imperils Claim to Estate by Enlistment
in Navy.

Chicago Sept 22-The longing of Horace
Logan KeeIer, twenty years old Of Rich
mond. Ind. for life IN the United States
navy, may cost him a fortune OF s. 600.
II was learned to-day The young man, a
son Of Harry @. Keeler. OF Richmond, en-
listed at naval recruiting station II Chi
cago on September Z Two months prsvi-
Ously his grandfather had died.
Keeler was not told OF the provisions N
his grandfather's will BY the terms o.
this viii young Keeler is heir 70 property
valued at s1.50O,OaO. provided he earns not
less than So a month until he Is twenty
five years old. Keeler enlisted as a MEDICAL
apprentice in the navy for four years at
go a month. LAWYERS representing the
Keeler estate intimate that they viii ap-
peal to the War Department 70 save the
fortune for the young man
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23
HUGHES PICKS O'MALLEY
Attorney General to Have Charue
of Queens Graft Cases.

AIbarx SEPT Ex-Governor Huzhes +o
night designated Attorney General .O-1ral-
lev to take charge Of the trial Of the IN
dictusnts and the proceedings brouehs
against various officials and employees ~
the Borough OF Queens for Official nligfeas-
ance. Mr.. OrGIaliey was directed to afrsua
in person OF BY deputy the trial tern of
the Supreme Court 70 be held IN Queen
County on October Z and appear before
the grand jury thereof thus supersediue
the District Attorney of Queens Coun-y.
Governor Hughes acted on the sgzzsstiou
OF Raymond B. Fosdick. Commissions. o.
Accounts OF New York. who has been n
vestigafing the condition n Queens. In
letter 20 the Governor he says.
As YOU are doubtless aware. there A.,
now pending in the County Of Queens GER
tain indictments brought against vario1r-
officials and employees Of the Borough AZ
Queens for acts % Official rDtsfsasauca
These indictments are the first 0f inr0r-
tanc6 that have grown out Of the racsrs
investigation conducted by the Office of rHs
Commissioners Of Accounts ~ Ssw YORK
City. and have therefore a very vital hears
ing. not only upon honest and eAfrfeu~
public administration ~ taal borough. but
upon the ultimate efrscrfVeness of tre
power Of this Office IN bringing 20 ffrh~
official wrUngdoing. ! fee thar YOU win
agree vita me that without demonstrating
signed % inhioit wTOugdOing IN of7ce no
amount OF investigation of such wrong
doing viii effectually serve % prevent i-
I therefore beg leave % suggest % v7r1
that the necessity for q Vigorous and eisir-
terested prosecution Of the indictnaents in
question warrants your ConSidsrilE rha a.
visa bfiiry Of supporting the stare case
with the powers conferred UDCr YEA rv
statute have specifically in r1ind IRE
appOturruent OF a special deputy attorney
general Of conspicuous public staining and
broad experience In criminal prosecution.
II viii cost 5000 70 try the teu former
officials OF the Borough of Queens who are
under indictment, charged with grating.
according TO an estimate YESTERDAY for
warded BY District ATTORNEY Frederick ..
De Witt OF Queens County. 20 the Board
Of Estimate asking for that allowance
II MS application Mr.. De WIsr sets forth
that the greater number Of the man under
Indictment are wealthy and have influences
politically; that they have already gone %
great expense in arranging for their de-
fence. and that more funds are required
by the District Attorneys ONCE II order
20 make a successful fight
Miss Mary DouneIlv, who made ssnsa-
tionaI charges Of immortality in the Queens
County fafI. where she AZ one time held
the place Of assistant natrou. is o. Be
subpGnaed before the grand jury OF that
county next month. where she wiz have
an opportunity OF repeating her story
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23
ST. REGIS GUEST COMPLAINS
Alleged Attempt to Fleece Bank
er's Wife Fails.

a man who said ne was James Collins.
twentv-seven years old. OF No. 292 Houston
street. who. according TO Gustav r
Schmid, assistant manager of the Hotel
ST Regis. tried TO fleece a guest at the
hotel out Of so, was locked up in the East
51st street police station last night as a
suspicious person. He was arrested at 57th
street and Madison avenue by a detective
OF the ST. Regis
According to Schmid an American Dis
trict Telegraph messenger took to the hotel
last night a letter addressed to Mrs z. n
Breitung the wife of a Michigan banker
recently returned with her husband from
Europe Mrs BreitUng showed the letter
to Mr.. Schmid. It was typewritten on
good stationery. with d written signature
and read as follows,
September D 1910
Mrs. E. n. Breitung, Hotel St. Regis, City
Dear Madam-NOu ara cordially invited
to attend a banquet and reception of the
Telegraph Clerks and Lady Operators TO
ne held at Grand Central Palace. Tuesday
Thanking YOU beforehand for the courtesy
you are extending toward Us in helping to
thanking you for past favors we beg TO
remain. yours faithfully, d. KEENAN,
$50 Secretary.
Mr. Schmid said ne made inquiries about
the affair and that one of the women
operators in the hotel told him that she
had not heard of any such reception He
placed a slip OF paper in an envelope. ad-
dressed It TO ID. Keenan," and handed il
TO tho messenger boy. who went our with
Mr. Schmid and the house detective in his
wake. At 57th street and Madison avenue
two men stepped up and took the envelope
from the boy. One OF them ran when Mr.
SChmid and the house detective rushed
Up. but the other was caught
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23
DATE FOR HIeerNsoTHAm TRIAL.

Magistrate z CASTOR HigE1nb0-ham ap-
peared IN the Court OF Special Sessions.
Brooklyn. yesterday afternoon. TO plead 70
the charge os assauIrTng Mss Mary
Hickey. but did not wait for the case 70
be called. leaving his plea of mot guilty
with his attorney. Philip A Brennan Mr.
Brennan and Assistant District Attorney
White agreed that a convenient date for
the trial would oe September G8. and the
court set the triaI down for that day.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23
SUPPOSED WILL NOT FOUND
Widow of Robert II. Thompson Gets
Setback in Contest.

Answering an order OF Surrogate Ket-
cham OF Brooklyn. lawyers for the estate
OF Robert H Thompson produced in court
yesterday the mysterious tin box which was
Supposed TO contain later will Of the aged
paper manufacturer than that flied by the
family OF the testator- Under the original
viii the entire estate was divided between
the two sons and the married daughter of
the testator.
Another strong box. which had been in
the custody OF the Nassau National Bank.
OF Brooklyn. was brought into court. A
search of both boxes failed 10 reveal a new
will
Mrs Mabel Thompson. the young widow
Of the testator, lives at No 2S2 Washington
avenue She was a Eteuographer in the
Boston house of Mr. Thompson when he
married her. she is contesting the will
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23
HER LIFE SAVED BY RAT"
Coney Island Woman Beaten and
Robbed at Newark, Ohio.
IBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune.

Newark, Ohio. Sept pa large rat in
her hair saved Grace Langdon. of ,Coney
Island. n Y, from death when attacked
early this morning, although she is in a
critical condition from blows struck with
club by a man. who stole s. from her
William Bolton. brother OF T Bolton. IN
dicted for murder in connection with the
saloon raid lynching here, in July. is held
as her assailant. She was dragged into an
alley and beaten, her head being cut in
eight places.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23
COURT TO SIT CONTINUALLY
Customs Appeals Tribunal VIII Hold
It's FIRST Session Today.

Washington, sept 2-The United states
Court Of Customs Appeals VIII convens
here tomorrow for the September tern
More than Two hundred cases are on the
calendar. and the court probably VIII -
busy FIVE DAYS II week Sor the next thres
weeks. When the court meets more cases
win he assigned No decisions VIII be given
at the first session From now on rhs courz
viii probably be ar work conrfuually-
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23

who took money for such a purpose in
all ny existence"
AssemblyTnan Foley wanted TO know
why Rogers did business with Archie
Baxter and Assemblyman BedelL Rogers
said he never gave Baxter a cent and
he wanted Bede1l elected because he was
2 good. fair individual The traction
nan said he didn't account TO the exec
r-ive committee Of the association for
the way in which he contributed toward
the welfare Of his honest friends.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23
WORKERS OPPOSE PROHIBITION.

Niagara Falls. y. Y Sept Z-The state
Workingmen's Federation. II convention
here to-day. adopted a resolution deu0unc-
ing Prohibition The resolution said, IN
part
We denCuuce Prohibition as breeder OF
Illegal traffic in LIQUOR. II dives and joints
At the same time we a-e for ter1pe-alce-
New-York tribune., 1910-09-23
FOUR CHOLERA DEATHS IN ITALY.

Rome. Sept Z2-The cholera continues 70
spread in the southeast. notv-lt1sral1lls
the efforts OF the medical officers IN clals7
of the infected district Sixteen new cases
and four deaths were reported today
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1910-06-24
SENS ATI0NA CEs
The Fastest Ayiator, HE Fastest Anto
Driver md the 'astest Horse /.
Pitted Against Each Oder

Every city of much conseuuence
|sin the country will have aviation
meets this surnmsr ], but Minnea-
folls and ST asa have taken the
lead tk 4 III II 1l' II L fsll liam 81 events
that are llst ~ Sensational ia
| the extreme. bit III: M ::qiie al Y Y
GlsaI Fl & iing i Vi the
q a,, 81 s1i1.l d III 81 s.
Barnsy OI fieis d with sliis i great d, y 100
h. r. Benz ear with which he has
made a mile III 26 seconds, and
Minor Heir, the fastest harness
horse il the world will compete
at the same time, tie horse Oh the
hall lf-mile track, the auto bn the
mile track, and the aeroplane
above them. The raceis symbol
|ical of the past present and fu-
|ture of racing bringing together.
in q single event the champions Of
each class of loco otion. 81;
There are to be four big days
lot racing, beginning with We'd
|nesGay, june q. Accompanying
Curtiss will be Charles X. Hamil-l
ton. holder of world ,s records for
gliding and slow flying, Chaa. !.
Willard holder of the record Ut
accurate starting and landing and
.. g. Mars another sensational
prof fesaicna Flyer. There will
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1910-06-24

There will be d woman = suff-
rage lecture in the Co.'s opera
house next Saturday evening by
Jr Bart ton "a u worth 81 CoI Iorado.
Sub ject oman at TIE Ballot
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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1910-06-24
Words End sln Ting.

During bra,xI saloon at
Lead, caused nv remarks alleged
TO have been made by one of the men
over . woman euro 4sokich shot ana
fatally wounded savo vucurevich.
Both men are slavcnian miners,
Bokich claims be shot ID self defense
snd surrend dered to the officers. WI
8csireyich ~ q young single man. 81
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1910-06-24
CHAMBERS EPID
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gland ders ~ ths r ma II II llcI M ;Maur 4.
lin harm do thin knowira fiai
the facts have ALREADY been thoro,
aySaired thru the press and III l,y flis
public and also knowing tlaat S1hst
I ssy vii not harm thIs Z irss "a
Ralis & Mel Laughli lifi ia ia any III. IlIi
Sometime Id Feb rnary Med DoWell
and Aliens attention was u ilerl
TO b certain horse bel lonr rimnol III attj ID
Rails & Laugh Iin. The lllorSe
had d discharge from tli ,sore IN did
sa general unthriif fty "a ii appearance IS
and glanaers was at once suspect.
ed. careful examination Il RaI
thensmade of an tke horses owrlefl
ncluding board ers l,y Rails 8
McLangh lin, and six horses were
found to have clinical sygnptoins
aof glanders, was immesl iafely
notified by Dr. Allen ana upon b q
sinyastigation found condi ditione AZ 4
described and directed fierntie1
Mel Dowel III Allen to test8 8tIie sesll: erl.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1910-06-24
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07
CHARITIES BEARING
INCREASED BURDEN
Associated Board and Cit
Zens' Relief Association
Taxed to Capacity.

Appeals for assistance to the Asso-
ciated Charities and Citizens Relief As
ISOLATION are in excess OF those made
al this time a year ago. and il IS def
ihltely settled the report Of 1909. now
being compiled, viii show a heavy in
crease over 1893. it was authOritatively
stated today.
just at present. weather conditions
and the closing down Of outside work,
especially that requiring UnskflIed Ia bor.
are responsible for the heavy demands
being made upon the two organizations.
The working force Of the Associated
Charities and Citizens Relief Associa-
ton IS being taxed 20 its capa city In
the effort TO keep within the budgets
without employing additional labor the
division agents, IL is said are being
required 20 work both night and day.
and, frequently, Sundays.
The board Of teachers -f3I meet Tues
day for its monthly nesting when II
IS expected, the report for 1883 VIII be
received.
Donations received so far are by the
Associated Charities, 1881 By the Cit
liens Relief Associa ton. S255. and by
the joint finance committee. S14E The
total IS 1857