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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-07

Frank Martin was in Brattleboro the
first of the week.
Mrs. Maria Johnson is visiting a few
days in Brattleboro.
Gates Estabrook has returned from
Gardner n Greenfield, Mass, where he
visited.
The Epworth league will hold a sale
of ice cream and cake in the vestry to-
morrow, Saturday, evening from $50 to
s, to which all are invited.
In place of the usual concert a chill
dren's sermon will be preached Sunday,
June 9, by the pastor. Special music
will be furnished. All are invited.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-07

Elijah jenkins has moved into his
house in Clarksville.
Mrs. A. w. Abbott is working in Wes-
ton, caring for Clara Head.
Horace N. Fuller recently bought a
new American cream separator.
Lewis French of North Carolina visited
his cousin, Mrs. Myron Bates, Monday.
George Shaw went to Manchester Mon
day as juryman to attend the spring
term of court.
George Towslee of Pawlet and grand
son, Bayard Lewis, visited his brother,
Charles Towslee, recently.
Mrs. Nola Mcintyre and Mrs. Fred A.
Woodwork are visiting their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Woodward.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Genzer of Charles
town, N. H., are visiting her sister, Mrs.
r. b.. Butterield, and her daughter, Mrs.
Arthur Butterfeld,
The farmers are working very busily
these days hurrying to get their plant
ing and sowing done, having been some
what belated by a cold, rainy spring.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-07

The Springfield Union calls attention
editorially to the tremendous develop
ment Of water power that Is going on in
the Deerfield valley. 1t says: "A force of
1000 men is building four dams on the
Deerfeld river at Shelburne Falls. and
three more dams on that river are project
ed. The New England Power company,
which is behind the Deerfield development.
is spending SO. $50, 900 and has plans for
the development Of approximately 100. 900
horsepower at a cost between s12. 900, 900
n $14, 900, 000."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-07

The function of the minister Is to do
the things which belong to his splendid
profession, He is to study and to pray:
he is to lead the worship of the people;
he Is to preach; he Is to go about on
errands of ministry to the sick and
srrowful and sinful. In the midst of
a generation occupied with things
material he is to uphold ideals and to
represent the supreme Importance of
religion. There are plenty of people
to lecture on sociology and to organize
philanthropy. The minister's speciality
demands all his time and thought. He
Is to save our souls by building up char
acter hat shall be buttressed in princi-
ple.-tCentury Magazine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-07
THE MIRACLE.

A baby seed all dressed in brown,
Fell out of it's cradle one day;
The West Wind took 1t with loving arms
And carried 1t far away.
He laid 1t down on a bed of leaves,
And hid it with blankets white;
And there 1T slept like a weary child,
Through the long, dark winter night.
1t woke at last, when the springtime
came,
And stretched its arms on high,
And 1t grew and grew through the live
long day,
Toward the sun and the clear, blue
sky.
1t drew its food from Mother Earth,
And 1t drank the cooling shower,
TIL the small, brown seed was changed
at last
To a sweet, wild, wayside flower!
Harriet II. Pierson in May st. Nichol-
as.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-07

How much does it cost you each year
to be sarcastic?
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-07

Love would last longer II 1t really were
blind.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-13
MYSTERY IN MURDER
OF RICH. SOAP MAKER
Continued from first page.

boy and driving i'm the general direction
Of where his body was found.
A woman supposed TO be the one seen
in the carriage was questioned by the
police tonight, but no information as to
the result OF the interview was given
out The woman is sixtyfve years old
and has q son nineteen years old, with
whom the police also talked.
An autopsy was performed at the
rooms Of a local undertaken 1t was an
nounced that the man was hit by five
steel pointed bullets from an automatic
revolver. one bullet penetrated the
heart, one lodged in the liver, another
entered the abdomen and two grazed the
head.
Mr.. Marsh lived with his sister Miss
Hannah Marsh and two servants. He
was twice married, but both wives are
dead. His son, James NJ. Marsh, and
the latters wife have been in California
for the last two months and it is under
stood Mr. Marsh was making prepare
tions to Join them. When he did not re-
turn home last night his brother Caleb,
a business partner, made fruitless
search for him about the city without
notifying the police.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-13
S75.0O0,OOO CHECK BOBS UP
Supposed to Have Figured in
Formation of Copper Go.

Boston, April PA check for 7S."0h. on,
supposed 10 have figured in transactions
accompanying the birth Of the Amalsa-
mated copper Company, was produced in
court to-day at a hearing before General
Charles X. Darling. acting as a United
States Commissioner. Thomas ". Lawson
was giving a deposition 10 be used I'm the
suit ~ Louis Foss and others against the
Parrot Silver and Copper Mining Company
and the Anaconda Mining Company, which
is 10 he tried in Butte.
Questions asked Of Mr.. Lawson had 20
do with the formation of the Amalgamated
Copper Company. In reply 10 an inquiry
regarding the purchase ~ p block of rs ""o
shares Of PARROT stock he said he could
not recall the date or TO whom the stock
was delivered Asa P French. United States
District Attorney. then produced the check
for S75.C)0O00 II purported TO he signed
by William c. Rockefeller and was made
payable 10 William s Boeert.
The District Attorney said MIR Rocke-
Teller rad failed 70 recognize the check.
lie asked Mr.. lawson II he could do 50.
Mr. Lawson replied that he knew nothing
Of II. The exact hearing of the check on the
matter under inquiry was not developed.
The plaintiff contends that control Of the
PARROT Copper Company was gained by
Anaconda interests in violation OF the
Sherman antitrust law and that the assets
of the Parrot company were unlawfully
Deprecated Dissolution Of the alleged con-
troll nv the Anaconda interests over the
Psrrott company is asked.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-13
WILL HEAR Aids CLAIM
Governor Signs Act to Take the Case
Before Board of Claims

Albany. April Ex-Governor Dix signed
to-day the A. r. Smith bill authorizing tie
State Board OF Claims to hear and deter
mine the claims for expenses and services
of expert witnesses and compensation Of
counsel employed In the investigation made
by the Senate in 1910 into the bribery
charges preferred against ex-senator Jo-
than ?. Aids by ex-senator Benn Conser
Bills making direct appropriations TO pa
these expenses we're vetoed by Governor
Hughes I'm 1910 and by Governor Dix I'm 1911.
The Governor signed the Bayne bill. de-
signed to expedite the final disposition OF
murder cases. II provides that no com
pensation shall be allowed counsel in cases
on appeal from judgment unless the sp-
peal IL brought on for argument within SIX
months.
The Governor also signed the following
bills:
Mr.. Smith-Providing that the employment
OF girls or women not members OF the
family of a holder Of liquor tax certih-
cate shall constitute a misdemeanor
Mr.. Cross-Increasing the annual salary
of the State Superintendent OF INSURANCE
from 5000 TO $4,000.
Mr.. Philips-Constituting the State Con-
troller and two members Of the state HOS
pital Commission board for the retire
ment OF state hospital employees.
Senator Murtaugh-Giving the state "a
role Board power TO order the absolute dls-
charge OF prisoners.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-13
JUST WE'D, SUED FOR $4,000
A. NJ Hoagland, of Montclair,
Faces Breach Of Promise Suit.

Alger Muir Hoagland wealthy resident
Of Montclair. y. J., was married on Thurs
day night st the 81. Regis Hotel to Miss
Sophie = Mckenzie. The wedding was
described as brilliant function. The
bride was given away by her brother-in-
law. Harry Lsidlaw. Her sister. Mrs.
Charles Lee Bowler. tr was the matron
OF honor. while George Thayer acted as
best man.
The same Ager Muir Hoagland was yes
terday made defendant in the Supreme
Court in a breach OF promite suit brought
by Miss Mary I. Peer. who asks $4,000
damages for the alleged broken promise
Miss Peer said that she had known Hoag-
land five years. and that In April, 1911. he
proposed marriage TO her and she ac-
copied him. The wedding was set for the
following month. but when the time came,
said Miss Peer. the defendant declared the
engagement broken without giving any
explanation for his action. Miss Peer had
heard Of tho attentions of foagland to tho
young woman who became his wife Oh
Thursday night She tried TO learn also
whether he had proposed to Miss Nc.
Kenzle. but IN this che was unsuccessful.
About a week ago Miss Peer heard OF the
contemplated marriage Of Hoaglsnd. and
she had the complaint In her suit drawn.
but did not wish TO file IL until after his
marriage to Miss Mckenzie.
John Gillen. counsel for Hoasland. said
yesterday that he did not believe his client
was engaged 10 marry Miss Peer, but IL
he was. the engagement was broken by
mutual consent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-13
CAN'T FILE SCHlFF BRIEF
Court Refuses Application to APP
peal Brandt Habeas Corpus Writ.

The Appellate Division Of the Supreme
Court denied yesterday the application OF
Delaney Nicoll and Paul D. CraNath,
counsel for Mortimer /. Schif. for per-
mission to file a brief as a friend Of the
court in the appeal from the decision Of
Justice Gerard in sustaining the writ OF
habeas corpus sworn out by folke r..
Brandt. the former Schiff valet. The court
wrote no opinion in denying the applica-
ton. but il was not granted on the ground
that Schiff is not a party to the appeal
The argument on the appeal has been set
for May s.
Neither Attorney General Carmody nor
District Attorney Whitman nor counsel Tor
Brandt made any objection TO the Ming OF
the brief by Nicoll and Cravath. The law
yers said in statement TO the court re.
garding the admission of the affdaNlt OF
Carl Fischer Hansen that Brandt nad "ilh-
drawn his plea OF not guilty and PLEADED
guilty on advice Of Howard Cans, VINO was
counsel for Schiff al the time
MIR. Cans said in an affidavit regarding
the affidavit of Hansen: IL OF course nave
no way of knowing what Brandt may nave
said 10 Fischer Hansen, but the statement
attributed TO Fischer Hansen to the erect
that Brandt had Withdrawn his plea of not
guilty and had pleaded guilty 10 the IN
dictment found against him by my ADVICE
that I made on visits to him IN the Iolhos
q made only one). and that the Schins or
provided him with food from outside res
tsurants. are each and every one Of them
absolutely and unqualihedly false
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-13
"SERVANT OF GOD" SPEAKS
Abdul BAHIA Here to Make One of
the Human Race.

Abdul BAHIA. the Servant OF God re-
CARDS questions as supreme impertinence.
Children Of Beal-inqusitive newspap r
reporters, in other words-may be seen IN
his presence at times, but not heard.
An interview with the prophet, who
came to New York on Thursday, in his
apartment at the Ansonia has none OF the
inquisitoral qualities. therefore, which
often prove so disconcerting To celebrities.
So far he has champoned universal
peace. woman suffrage and divorce Uhosc
innovations which spell America In the eyes
Of the world. These he finds compatible,
apparently with Bahaism. And Bahaism
he explained yesterday as follows:
"All of the prophets of God were mani
festations OF truth and reality. hut because
limitations have crept into religions divisions
and misunderstanding have resulted. These
limitations cannot be found I'm the bases Il
religions Human beings should refer TO the
original foundations. and then six thousand
years Of strife and warfare Will vanish.
My purpose is to bring about the oneness
OF humanity and to secure accord and fell
rowship among all mankind, so that they
NAV dwell together finally as one family
They were 60 originally
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-13
AGED LAWYER GOES TO JAIL
Court Upholds Conviction of B. E.
Valentine for Forging Deed.

Nineola. Lone Island, April 12.--Benja-
min r. Valentine, a lawyer OF Cedarhurst.
has been sentenced 10 year I'm Sing Sing
prison. having been convicted of uttering,
. offering. disposing Of and putting off as
true a certain forged deed. The case Is
one that has attracted the attention Of
lawyers all over the country, as II has re-
ceived widespread publicity whenever tried.
The lower courts upheld the conviction, and
this afternoon word was received by Dis
trtct Attorney Wysong that the Court Of
Appeals had affirmed the conviction.
Valentine is sixty-three years old. and
has the reputation Of being one Of the
yhrewdest real estate lawyers In this state.
when he was tried William II. Rand, jr.,
gas engaged by the District Attorney NJ
Nassau County 10 prosecute the case, and
41dse Timothy M. Griffing Of SUFFOLK Coun'
~. defended Valentine.
The prosecution charged that Valentine
forged a deed from his wife, Mary H. Val
entine. to his mother. Elizabeth II. Valen'
tine. When Valentines mother died 1t was
thought that the estate was very small, but
Il developed into one OF good size. Howard
Z. Cans. who has been prominent in the
Brandt case. argued the case in the APP
peilate Division and in the Court OF APP
peals.
At his trial his daughters testified against
him, but later came out for the old man
and finally declared they thought him inno-
cent. He was convicted entirely on the
Testimony Of David ~ Carvalho and William
]. Kjnsley. handwriting experts. who said
that the deed was not in the writing of Mrs.
Valentine.
Valentine was the executor OF bis moth
ers will. and after his conviction his daugh-
ter asked TO have him removed. and she
herself was appointed administrators, Last
summer she asked to he released and have
her father again appointed.
AS soon as the official conviction is re-
ceived valentine will be Immediately placed
unde rarrest and taken to Sing Sing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-13
OROZCO SIGHTS CONSUL
Refuses to Recognize American
Official at Chihuahua.

Chihuahua, Mexico. April 12.-Marion
Letcher, American Consul here, is not the
American Consul as far as General Pascual
Orozco, commander in chief Of the rebel
army. is concerned.
General Orozco made this statement to-
day. declaring that az the United States
government does not recognize the belliger-
ency ~ the Liberals" he cannot recognize
Jetcher as consul Orozco adds he does not
Ike the tone OF certain communications
from Mr.. Lctcher.
Mr. Letcher is merely an American citi-
gen. and entitled TO the consideration we
grant every foreigner" said General
Orozco
Mr. Letcher was not perturbed vislbly
when informed OF his Official ostracism and
Will treat the general merely as Mexican
The official ostraclsm includes also James
l. Long. the United States consular agent
at Parral series of incidents mas led
10 the climax. Since the revolution Logan
the consul from time to time has been
compelled. In the absence Of other author
ity IN Chihuahua, TO take up various mat
ters with Orozco. The latter frettei under
the fact that the consul did not address
him as n regularly constituted authority
Another thing which Increased the ten
sion between Orozco and Messrs. Letche-
and Long was the execution OF Thomas
Fountain the American soldier iiBnting
under the leadership Of General Pancho
villa al Parral.
General Orozco tonight also brazeny
admitted that his detectives had searched
and taken from Americans getting out OF
the country letters and other documents
addressed TO persons In the United States.
TO be mailed when the bearers crossed into
Texas territory. He gives as his reason
for connscatIng and reading these letters
and other documents that the missives
bore United States stamps. which he says
is a direct violation OF the Liberal postal
laws OF Mexico Those from whom the
letters were taken deny this. and declare
the letters bore no postage stamps OF any
kind
In an interview tonight General orzco
said he would be willing to recognize Con-
sui Letcher officially as soon as the United
States government recognized the belliger-
ency OF the revolutionary party In Mexico
In the mean time, he said. he would ac-
cord Mr. Letcher the same guarantee CIV
on other foreigners, but no more" This at
tltude on the part OF the rebel leader has
preclpltated crisis and trouble is reared.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-13
MISSING AGED MAN IN RIVER
Body of Retired williamsburg Hotel
keeper Is Recoyored

The body Of Henry Reuschenberg,
eighty-two years old. wealthy retired
hotelkeepor was found floating I'm the
East River last night. The aged man had
been missing from his home. No. 72j briggs
avenue, Williamsburg since January q.
Before his disappearance he had been un.
der the care Of physician. He contracted
n heavy cold and feared that he would
never recover from It,
Having made fortune in the hotel bust
ness he retired about twenty years ago
For nearly forty years he had been super
intendent OF St Pauls German Lutheran
Church, South 5th and Rodney streets
Williamsburg. When the congregation OF
the church learned OF the aged mans dis
appearance a fund Of 500 was subscribed
as reward for Information as TO his
whereabouts. The members OF the church
also formed searching party. but failed
TO find the old man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-13
ANSWERS ALIENATION SUIT
Cornell Senior Says Husband Let
Wife Do as She Pleased.

I,oring 5. Tonkin. senior at Cornell Uni
versity. whose father is an official OF gas
company I'm oil city, Penn, fled his an
swer Yesterday to the suit brought against
him for $4,000 by John Ernest Wadleigh for
the alienation Of the affections of his wife,
who is known on the stage as Vera Black.
WaGleigh has also filed a suit for divorce
against his wife TOnKn was arrested In
the suit against him.
In his answer TonNn makes the state
men1 tina. Wadoigh gave his wife fun per-
mission to do as she pleased. Tonkin says
he will submit evidence Of this on the trial
OF the suit in mitigation OF the damages
which Wadleigh asks
Wadleigh said in his divorce complaint
that he found twenty-five letters and many
kilograms from Tonkin to Mrs. Wadleigh'
one of these read:
My darling Vera: As soon as received
your telegram | went right downtown anu
wired TO come Thursday. | Will meet you
here AT 6 o'clock, and, dear, when you &c,
here you will not he out or my slght' OF;
hope arms as long as you are here On,
dear. ] wish you were getting in to-mght
on the 6 o'clock train. Now. dear. as J
have wired you, all YOU have 10 nave Is
$40. and | will see that II is paid back Wnen
you get here Little girl, ! am afraid tnat
will hug YOU so tight when | see you that
] will have to be careful that | don't hurt
YOU.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-13
REBUKES BIBLES DEFAMER
Mayor Replies to Man Who
Wrote That Il Was Filthy.

Mayor Gaynor administered singing re-
buke yesterday to man who had written
criticising him for giving a Bible to pub
lie library In Massachusetts and denounc-
ing that book as being filthy. To the man
who gave the name Of Philip G. Peabody
writing from the steamship Cincinnati
near Palermo" and gave his address as
Brown. Shipley g. Co. bankers, at No. ~
Pail Mall. S. W. London, the Mayor re
piled yesterday as follows:
Your letter is at hand II only proves
that YOU have q very nasty MIND. Ihet is
true Of everybody who thinks that the Bible
is nasty.
Mr.. Peabodys letter was as follows:
Some time ago you seemed quite proud
OF having placed a Bible where ~ might be
accessible TO Young women and others.
The only excuse for such an act on your
part that can exist is your utter ignorance
of its contents.
! inclose YOU an article that may give you
rause and make you regret having done
such q thing-at best, silly; al worst,
vicious.
Few Of those who so loudly boast OF the
Bible are aware OF the nth blasphemy ana
cruelty in which its pages abound ! hope
you are one Of these
The inclosed article seemed TO Re an edi-
torial clipped from some English periodical
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-13
KILLED IN TRAIN H0LD-UP
American, Shot at by Mexican
Bandits, Fatally Hurt.

Mexico CITY, April IA passenger train
on the Guanajuato branch Of the Mexican
Central Railroad was wrecked last night
between Slao and Marhl by bandits. who
opened fire on the crew and passengers
from ambush.
Conductor Kane. an American. was shot
in the mouth and died shortly afterward.
Engineer MacFarln was wounded in the
arm and six passengers were slightly
wounded The express car was looted and
the passengers were searched and robbed.
No other details are available here
SUNDAYS NETWORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United State.
for So so a year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-13

, son admitted afterwsrd, but the excite.
ment and interest of the battles was SO
great that could not have kept out Of
them at al"
He told OF standing on the deck OF a
gIinboat with his father when the fleet
ran the batteries at Vicksburg. There was
a debris Of wreckage and injured seamen
around him.
THE sight sickened me-" he admitted
but | soon became absorbed In the plans
OF attack being discussed by my fathe-
and the other officers. I remember my
father was smoking at the time, and there
was an interse light in his eyes"
Fred chased a rabbit into his first land
battle his father had left him on the
boat. with orders to stay there. But
rabbit ran by on shore and some OF the
soldiers gave chase Young Grant couldn't
stand that. He got ashore and Joined in
the pursuit.
Before he knew II he was lost and had
wandered into the firing line Darkness
came on, and he wandered till he Yves
hopelessly confused. At length he STUN,
bled upon HIS fathers staff, where they
had stopped for coffee. The general was 40
glad to see his son safe that he forgot to,
reprimand him for disobeying ORDERS oTs
After the battle OF Champions HRl;
while riding toward Edwards Station, Cen,
era Grant suddenly turned back. But the
boy, full of curiosity, hurried on and hap
pened into a house full Of Confederate
wounded. Some OF the more able bodied.
seeing that he was Yankee threatened
TO kill the thoroughly frightened boy, but
he managed 10 wisgle away.
Further down the road some Union
troops took him for an escaping prisoner
and started TO capture him. At that mo-
ment an old soldier recognized him. and
the next moment the line rang with Three
cheers for young Grant"
At Big Black River the boy galloped over
the enemy's works with the victorious
Union men. A sharpshooter hit him IN the
leg. making a slight wound. |
II am killed" he announced TO a passing
officer.
Move your toes and let me see" or
dered the other, taking in the situation at
a glance.
He was still able TO wigge his toes and
was assured that he would live for some
time 20 come.
In all his accounts OF his war experiences
he made everything centre around his
father
Il remember with the utmost interest my
life in camp. and with deepest affection the
men whom I met in the army" he said
once. Much OF my time was spent among
the private soldiers, who were never too
tired or too worn out TO comfort and pet
ha NV ~ 4btrtaan-tha M thu ND
Man Young as ! then was. my camp
life was of such nature, / saw so mich Of
the hardships. the self-denials. the suffer
ings and labors OF both privates and
officers, that my proudest moments are
when | am recalling my associating with
the old warriors OF the Eastern and West
ern armies, the veteran comrades of my
father"