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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-24
NO. AZ.
FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL SUCCESS.
Women Associated with BrattIeboro
Lodge, N. e. o. p, Held Annual Fair
and Entertainment Last Night.

"'N I'hS' Iaoh iNibh1
For the third time the womans aux
iliary of Brattleboro lodge, N. E. o. p,
held an annual fair in Grange hall yes
terday afternoon and evening and II
proved to be as successful from a finan-
cial and social standpoint as either Of
its predecessors The hall had been dec
GRATED prettily by the women and the
tables arranged and decorated in novel
way. At 5 o'clock the hall was opened
to the public and from then until mid
night 1t was crowded with members of
the order and their friends Following
the entertainment dancing was enjoyed
until midnight, Wales and Dugan fur
nishing the music.
The entertainment consisted of reci-
tation by Mrs. John Nourse, song by
Mrs Cortes E. Farnum, farce, How he
was cured" by Mrs. NJ. ]. Larrabee,
Miss Ida Chase and Mrs. Lotus Staf-
ford, song by the auxiliary choir con-
sisting of Spencer Knight, Mrs. Ada
Niles, Miss Mollie Jaquith, Mrs. Chris
tine Harrington, Mrs. Nellie Gotta and
Austin Nichols; a tableau, THE seven
ages of woman, from babe to
grandma" by Little Norma Stafford,
Verne Wilder, Evelyn Nichols Miss Ida
Chase, Mrs. Maude Goodwin, Mrs. John
Nourse and Mrs. Ada Niles.
a wheel-of-fortune near the stage on
one side of the hall was in charge of
Mrs. E. j. LaDuca and Miss Mildred
Sweetland. Near this stood the Larkin
booth, trimmed in olive green and pre-
sided over by Mrs. NJ. j. Larrabee and
Miss Molie Jaquith. The food booth
with it's pretty decorations of red white
and blue was conducted by Miss Jane
Brockington and Miss Hattie Davis
The candy table, where Mrs. Nellie Gotta
and Miss Ella Gotta presided, was deco
! rated in red and white. The grabs
were in charge of Mrs. Ellen Herrick
and Mrs. Ellen Miller and represented a
caldron Each package was numbered
and late in the evening corresponding
numbers were put in hat and one of
them was drawn out, the winner re-
ceivng handsome prize. The table for
useful articles was decorated in blue and
white and the wares were sold by Mrs.
John Nourse and Mrs. Ida Butler
table decorated with American flags was
in charge of Mrs. Ada Niles. Holders
were for sale there. A fortune telling
camp under the direction of Mrs An
ME Bracket completed the list. In ad-
dition to the decorations of crepe paper
and bunting each booth was embellished
with potted ferns The committee Mrs
Harry NJ. Holland, chairman, had charge
of the decorations of the hall which con-
sisted of colored streamers, from the
centre to the sides, and American flags.
The entertainment committee consisted
of Mrs. Ida Stafford and Mrs. Ada Miles,
and the dancing committee consisted of
Mrs. H. NJ. Holland. Mrs. Harry Mes
senger and Stillman Graves.
The silk quilt was won by Miss Carrie
Colburn, the pieced quilt by Austin
| Nichols, the puff by Leon Mixer, the
| sofa pillow by Mrs. John Nourse, and
| dolls by Mrs. w. F. Mixer and Mrs
Herbert Cottrell.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-24

a striking story of high finance was
told this week in Washington, before the
House committee which is investigating
the steel trust operations, by Alfred Mer-
ritt of Duluth, the first president of the
Duluth, Missabe and Northern railroad
Mr.. Merritt was formerly one-tenth
owner of the Messaba iron mines and the
railroads connecting with them, and he
says he was induced by Rev. F. T.
Gates, John T. Rockfeller's secretary, "in
charge of his charitable work." to put up
all his holdings as collateral for loans
from Mr.. Rockefeller in 1892 and 1898. He
says Gates assured him he would not be
pressed for the money. but that within
two months after the loan was negotiat-
ed, Rockefeller called upon him for pay
ment, giving him "a hours in which to
raise hundreds of thousands of dollars,
and that being unable to get the cash
he lost his tenth interest in property es-
timated today to be worth 500, ,OOO, 200.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-24

The October figures of export and i'm
port trade, like those of September con-
stitute new and great records of COM
merce. Imports We're S131, ,O0O as
against $l24,Oi6, 600 in October last year,
and exports $219, 523, 900, as against S2O7, =
100000 in October, 1910. They were, in
fact the largest in our history For the
first ten months of the year our imports
have decreased $32, ,OOO,O 600 and our eX-
ports have increased $2S5, 900, 900, and the
foreign trade balance for the period now
stands over $4O1 900, 900 in our favor. The
excess of exports over imports for the
month of October alone is SIS, 9,045,S12
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-24

The Springfield Republican endorses
ex-senator Edmunds in calling for the
ratification of President Taft's arbitra =
tion treaties. 1t says: The opinion of
former Senator George F. Edmunds on
the constitutional issue raised by sena-
tors opposed to the arbitration treaties
comedies with that of Governor Bald
win of Connecticut. Both these men are
authorities on constitutional law and
members of different political parties.
Mr.. Edmunds's letter should strengthen
the public demand that no obstruction
be placed in the way of the ratification
of the treaties by the American Sem
ate."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-24
GLORIOUS HAIR.
For Every Woman Who Wants It.

For Every Woman Who Wants IL.
Any woman who neglects her hair
cannot expect to have as lovely hair as
the woman who doesn't.
Wash the hair once a week, use PAR
ISIAN SAGE daily-keep your hair
brush clean and in few days you will
give your hair beautiful lustre that you
will be proud of.
PARTISAN SAGE is a most reliable
hair tonic; so reliable that Wilfred f.
Root guarantees 1t to eradicate dandruff,
stop falling hair and itching scalp. or
money back.
It should be used as a dressing by
every member of the family because II
keeps the scalp clean, prevents hair from
turning gray and badness. Large bottle
so cents. You will have no use for Or
binary preparations after once giving de-
lightful PARISIAN SAGE a trial.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-24

Vermont leads the New England
states in the number and value of cat
tie. The valuation of cattle in the sew
eral states as given in a recent bulletin
of the census department is as follows
Vermont $11,S29,000, New Hampshire $5,-
AO,Oo0. Massachusetts s9,346,OO0, Connec-
ticut $6.725,OO Maine $7,7S4OOO. Vermont
has 4S0,3l4 head of cattle of which 265-
4S3 are dairy cows and 67,573 are calves.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-24

Prices for butter are likely to climb to
the highest point known in years be-
fore the winter is over. Lack of rain
cut down the grass supply last spring
and summer, shortage in milk fol-
lowed and instead of putting butter into
cold storage at that season, as is Gus
tomary, people drew it out so that to-
day the amount of butter in cold storage
is more than 100000 pounds less than
1t was a year ago.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-24

Rev. Dr. George Harris, who has been
president of Amherst college 1S years.
has resigned and will retire from office
at commencement next June. DR.. Har-
ris is now in his 6Sth year, and although
he is not conscious of the impairment of
physical health or the dulling of mental
perception, he says it is inevitable as
the seventh decade nears completion,
that there cannot be the impulse, zest
and momentum of earlier years. When
the question of his successor comes up it
is probable that the minds of many Am
herst men will turn to Alfred E. Stearns,
now the executive head of Phillips An
dover academy. Mr.. Stearns is a gradu-
ate of Amherst in the class of 1898 He
has been conspicuous in alumni affairs
ever since his graduation and is a man
of staunch character and of great per-
sonal popularity. Mr.. Stearns's grand
father was president of Amherst and his
father gave a church to the Institution.
Wealth @ huhhla that soma men trV
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-24

Gbs 0ermunt qbenis.
TWELVE PAGES
BRATTLEBORO.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER "a, 1911.
THE VERMONT PHOENIX.
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-24

Lend some men money, and II they
pay 1t back they will consider you under
lasting obligations to them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-24

EOR SALE-Hay. loose or baled for
ney, VT. 49-tf
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-24

ENOk SALE-Chester White Pigs at the DR..
- Hamilton Farm IN GuilfUrd. Telephone
Il, ring "a.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-24

EOR SALE-Two square, pianos at1 q
4. low price l.. Ii. tsATsBER, BrattIe-
DOrO. 43-tf
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-24

Wealth is bubble that some men try
to enlarge by blowing.
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01an1sd.

XNvANTED-A girl or middleaged wo-
w man to do general housework. APP
ply to MRS. WM. c. HORTON, 10 Brook
st. Phone 296-R. 41-lw
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-24

XNvANTED-We are ready to contract
w for the following lumber to be de-
livered to us during 1912: Two inch
maple, dry or green. Eastwood and oak.
THE CARPENTER COMPANY, Bratte-
boro, VT. 4o-iS
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-24

DOR SALE-Cheap, l cherry bedroom
suite-bed dresser and commode
Cdl at l Spruce st. 46-47
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-24

XNTANTED-By man with children, the
w youngest four years old, woman
who is willing to be motherlike to them.
Box 903. Bratteboro. 1t
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-24
Enr Sale.

LNOR SALE-One pair of Oxen H. L. MIC
~ HULS. West Gulllord VT. 32tf
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-24

EOR SALE-Thoroughbre Chester
= White pigs. WALTER +. WALK
ElN, immersion. 3S-tf
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-24

LOR SALE-Hemlock boards, plank and
4 building lumber. DOOLITTLE &
GALE, Guilford. VT 23-tf
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-20
the standard reserves will be

the standard reserves will be re.
quired.
National banks will have the right
70 savings departments. An.
other new provision specifies that any
local association may assume and ex-
erctse he powers tand functions OF
clearing houses.
the commission, said that the system
OF reserves and taxes provided is OK
pected ito insure the maintenance Of
adequate reserves by the association
and otherwise to provide such eff
fective regulation Of discounts and
note issues, as would enable the or
gantzation to respond promptly at all
times to normal or unusual demands
TOT credit or currency. without danger
Of undue expansion or infatiSn."
Dawes Makes Objections. -
Chicago. Oct. 1s.-Former Comp
troller of the Treasury Charles &.
Dawes opposed the provision for gov.
ernmental representation on the board
OF directors of the proposed central
reserve association today before a
subcommittee of the national mone-
tary commission created by
IN 1907 to devise a new currency sys-
tenn. He also criticized the plan of
authorizing the president Of the
oSoSSo ~ dPpOAut tHS governor
of h proposed bankers bank.
Il am opposed to governmental rep.
resentation in the management Of the
proposed institution, because of the
opportunity it would give the national
administration to inject politics into
the affairs Of the banks" said Dawes.
IF we should have another Andrew
Jackson president Of the United
States. the danger Of politics in con-
nection with the management of the
institution would be great. BY the
establishment Of this bank you create
the greatest power in the country. It
will control credit, fix rates of interest
and be a tremendous influence in
commerce. I simuly make these mi
nor objections to the Aldrich currency
bill in an effort to have it made as
near perfect as possible: lam in ia
vor Of the other provisions Of the
BILL"
George NJ. Reynolds. president of
the Continental and Commercial Ma
tional banks of Chicago, endorsed the
central reserve plan and said the OPP
position to the measure from small
town bankers was disappearing as
fast as the details Of the proposition
were explained.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-20
WHO SHALL REFORM THE CUR
RENCY?

Changes in IL banking and cur
rency system are not likely to be
wholly intrusted either to the bank
ers, as suggested by James j. Hill.
or to the politicians. as suggested
contrariwise by Isidor straus. Each
of these eminent authorities on the
subject probably voices the prepond-
Grant sentiment Of the class he speaks
for, but they are far from being the
only important classes Immediately
and vitality interested. The money
question may he said to ouch to the
quick the minds n pockets of men
in more conditions of life than any
other matter of legislation. For this
reason. any scheme of financial re-
form that is not based on the COM
posite view of the people who de-
mand to be consulted will have hard
shedding. While the bankers Gus
toners and the politicians consti-
tuents do not appear to he on edge
as to the necessity of turning things
upside down forthwith, they a be
depended on to assert their opinions
the moment the proposition TO over
haul the banking machinery and de-
wise a new currency system takes
definite shape.
Not that the people are to be dis
trusted. for the result of the silver
struggle signally proves the contrary
to be true . They are as opposed to
radical departures from the fixed
financial policy as from the constitu-
ton. Their conservatism is the best
safeguard against the substitution of
untried methods for those we have
long employed. Whatever defects
have crept into the system have been
pretty we'll discounted. They can be
better guarded against. at any rate.
than the defects of a system with
which We have had no experience.
There is no perfect system-no way
to provide against financial casualties.
The foreign systems which are being
impressed upon us just now are not
immune from sinking spells, such as
are of rather frequent occurrence in
time of stress like the present. We
may o~verspeculate in time OF plenty,
hut when did We funk in face of a
threat of war;? 1t is the of
legislation run mad that gives US
pause. but in the exceptional case of
financial tinkering the knowledge of
the conservative attitude of the peo-
pie gives us an abiding faith in the
last analysis.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-20
BIG BUSINESS AS 4 POLITICIAN.

Current gossip to the effect that the
trusts and other interests which find
themselves out of sympathy with the
Sherman law may put a candidate for
president in the field next year, or at
least dictate the nomination. is given
definiteness by h word from Detroit
that George w. Perkins speech there
Is understood to be the opening gun
Of the business party's campaign. If
so. what Mr.. Perkins said about the
attitude of the two great parties to-
ward the Sherman law in 1905 takes
on added significance. He points out
that both national platforms called
for the amendment Of the Sherman
Law. He CONSTITUTES these proposed
changes rs being favorable to the
trusts in the case of the Republican
platform and hostile in the Demo-
cratic platform. The Republican
victory bY<1, 100000 majority is taken
to mean that the people instructed
congress to amend the law on lines
not Instantaneous to the trusts. And
failing to do so. the people rose up
in 1910 and elected a Democratic
house by way of reputation and
punishment.
Just how and when the Republican
platform committed congress to a
policy friendly TO the trusts. and Just
why it profted Republicans to turn
around and vote for sworn foes Of the
trusts. Mr.. Perkins does not stop to
elucidate. Fol- a fact, no such mean
ing can be read into the Republican
platform, nor was the trust issue the
deciding factor either in 1908 or 1910.
Any party declaring for the tolera-
ton and encouragement Of monopo-
listic trusts would fare badly at the
polls. Any congress hat wrote such
things into the statutes would only be
making the recall universally popular.
AS a matter of history the TRUSS were
AS a matter of history the trusts were
amended. Mr.. Perkins was not on
the platform proclaiming against its
enforcement. The matter was prac-
tically in allegiance pending the action
Of h supreme court. Today the
people are waiting to see how the
courts Interpretation Of the law
works out. The only a for amend
ment. outside of the trusts, comes
from the radicals. who want to fill the
jails with trust officials. The radicals
uAC LJOSSiy DcIIlOCIdtS lmDldC2hla
in their hostility-and vet it is said
that big business" has it in mind to
bring about Harmon's nomination at
h Democratic convention. as being
moro conservative than Taft.
But is the president the whole
thing? Is it not necessary also to
take the nomination Of 435 candidates
for congress out Of the hands of the
trust-busting Democratic voters, and
see to it that enough antibusters Ia
control legislation are nominated and
elected?
Nobody disputes the claim, set forth
by Mr.. Perkins. that the trusts are
composed Of groups of business men
having inventive genius. executive
ability. and indomitable courage, blu,
are they also adopts in politics? Dc
they not. in organizing for a business
victory. set up the kind Of machinery
that 10 calculated to defeat their pur-
poSe?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-20

President Taft's swing around the
circle has meen much more successful
than a previous one, which carried
him to Winona, MINI.
One is not hearing much about
!taly's navy being a powerful influence
for peace. as u Statesmen argue
when more appropriations are needed.
There is considerable modesty in
the world. regardless Of the impress
sion one gets from reading autobiog-
raphies.
Practice doesn't make perfect in
putting up decorations A tow, that
has q celebration once i'll ten years al
ways beats the towns that have them
annually. :,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-20

with an atmosphere in which the con
trasts would be pronounced or 1t could
pe played quietly. That latter key is
the n MI. Goodman decided on, and
nnisned Mother" as a clean. simple
pay such as one would are to bring
his sister or mother to see.
Thatq quality predominates. and the
atergoers who are seldom seen else.
Wnere, as well al folks who are sell
dom seen In the theater mingle in the
audiences that crowd the playhouse
when Mother" comes.
VIM. A: Brady's special company
playing Mother" will be at the Met.
fopolttan on Monday evening.
Our well-known memory for names
doesn't retain that Of the golf chamn.
very long at a time. .-'
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-20

FRIDAY. OCT. 20, 1911.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-20

AS II looks when this is written
Turkey has a fighting chance on land
II 1t doesn't have to turn around AND
whip a large section of its own army.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-20

Andrew Carnesie's newspap In
behalf Of peace seems somewhat slow
IN starting. and peace is in such a bad
way that " a a crying need for
newspaper support at present.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-20

Colorado is still struggling along
nth n senator, but in other respects
IT isn't so much more fortunate tina.
other commemorative.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-20

When a man takes his defeat phil
osophically 1t Is a sign he is good At
keeping his crouch under cover.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-20

not to be found. Having gotten the
theme of his play. the question was
how to develop 1t. 1t could be played
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-20

Jack johnson is talking about Quit
ting n pugilistic game, and anyone
needing an able bodied porter should
hasten to write.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-20

OF OTHERS

Bryan and Taft seem to agree e
fectly on the arbitration proposition,
but 1t Is doubtful If they can overcome
the opposition Of Col. T. r. and the
battleship builders.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-24
BANDITS RELEASE
GERMAN MINISTER
DR.. Richter Returning to Sa.
loniki; Troops in Pursuit
of the DesperadOes.

BERLIN, Aug. pa. dispatch from
Saloniki, Turkey, today states that Dr.
Edmund Richter, the German minister,
who was captured by Greek bandits
and held for n ransom of S225,000, has
been rescued and is returning to Salon.
| Xxi
DR.. Richter was engaged in mapping
on Mount Olympus in the region be.
| tween Turkey and Greece under the aus
pices of a German geographical society.
when he fell into the hands Of the ban
dts on May 25. The capture occurred
in Turkish territory and his escort of
Turkish gendarmes was killed. Letters
from Lalios, tho bandit leader, de-
manding a ransom, were delivered by
Turkish villagers.
The German government acted
promptly and a small army Of Turkish
soldiers was sent in pursuit of the ban
dts. AT the same time representatives
of the German government and Of the
geogra phical society secured the noun
tains, taking with them gold for the
ransom of the doctor. For weeks the
search was without result,
Recently news dispatches stated that
the pursuit had been abandoned. as it
had been learned definitely that Richter
was held in Tyranvos, on Greek terri
tory, in the house of one Delyanuis. The
news dispatches also stated that DR..
Richter, like Miss Ellen Stone, the
American missionary who was ransomed
from a Bulgarian band in 1901 for $685.
600, had been captured, not by ordinary
mountain brigands, but by the Greek
National society, the capture being or
ganized by Captain Strait, formerly a
Greek officer, who once lived in Amer
ica. and that the affair was an incl
dent of the band warfare between ir-
regular detachments of Greeks and Bul
gariaps.
The ransom, il was assumed. was des
tined to further the partisan warfare
breaking out anew in Macedonia
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-24
president TAFT TO
REVIEW BANK CASE
Secretary MacVeagh and Attor-
ney General Hold Oppo-
site Views.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-secretary
MacVeagh Will not make any decision at
this time upon Attorney General Wicker
shams report, which holds that the re-
lations Of the National City bank OF New
York and the National City company may
be transgression Of the national banking
laws.
Because OF what is believed to be dif-
ference OF opinion between the two cabi-
net officers, all the papers in the case will
be sent TO President Taft at Beverly.
That President Taft would review the
case developed suddenly today, as Secre-
tnry MacVeagh was ready TO make public
the attorney generals findings and his
own decision. For that reason he de-
clined to give any intimation OF his po-
sltion. but 1t is known that nearly all
his advisers feel that " any definite att
tude toward the extension OF the influence
of national banks into trust companies
and security companies was announced at
this time. the whole question of financial
legislation might be entangled when It
comes up at the next session OF congress
with the monetary commissions report,