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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-10

An event of threefold significance
took place yesterday, it being an OBJ
servance of the marriage anniversary
of three couples in one family. Mr..
and Mrs. George Wells of 10 Green
street were married so years ago Sat
urday. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Wells
of Vinton building, 80 years and Mr..
and Mrs. w. II. Brockington, also of
16 Green street, % years. Mrs. Brock
ington is a daughter of Mr., and Mrs.
George Wells, and Samuel Wells and
George Wells are brothers.
The only observance of the occasion
was a family reunion held yesterday
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wells, as some members were unable
to be present Saturday. Dinner was
served to 20 and the afternoon and
evening were given to sociability and
music. T. G. Wells of Fall River. Ed
ward Wells of Walpole and James
Bewsey of Sudbury, Mass, a nephew
of Mrs. Wells were the out-of- town
guests present. Mrs. Thomas Brock
ington of this town, mother of w. I'll.
Brockington, was the oldest guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wells received
gifts of flowers from local friends and
were also remembered with letters and
cards bearing congratulatory mes
sages.> f. q. Wells presented his par
ents purse of gold in behalf of the
members Of the family.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Wells are natives of
/ England. They came to America in
! 1870 and settled in Jamaica, where
Mr.. Wells engaged in the shoe bust
ness, following the line of work he
had taken up in his native country
They moved to Brattleboro "A years
ago and for Is years Mr. Wells con
Quoted a shoe store on Elliot street
which he sold to c. L. Kaye nine
years ago and retired.
Mr.. Wells was born in Blandford
Dorset, England, the second son ant
one of seven children of Samuel anC
Martha CLARK Wells. He has al
ways been an industrious and respect
ed citizen. When a young man h,
learned the shoemaker trade ant
went into business for himself in hi
native town and after coming tc
America he engaged in the same oc
cupation, which he conducted success
) fully about 35 years.
He always was a Republican unit
the last presidential campaign. whe1
he voted for Woodrow Wilson. He /
keenly interested in all public matters
but has never held town office In
recent interview he said: ''WitI
hopes Of retaining my friends a
= friends 1 We kept out of town office
MIR. Wells has four brothers. San
+ uel Wells of this town, formerly
shoe dealer and now proprietor of tn
fish market III the Vinton building
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-10

DIVIDEND PAYERS REFORMER
WANT ADS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-10

Edward Wells of Walpole, n. Il, Ar
thur Wells of Chestnut street and vii
liam Wells of Portsmouth, England.
Mrs. Wells s maiden name was An
ME Elizabeth Bewsey. She was the
only daughter of Joseph and Char
lotte (Sherry) Bewsey of Portsmouth,
England. She had one brother, James
Bewsey, for many years a resident of
Brattleboro, who died about nine
years ago.
George Wells and Annie Elizabeth
Bewsey were married March s, 1868,
in the Kingston Episcopal church of
Portsmouth, England, the oldest
church of that city. The first years
Of their married life were spent there
and then they decided to come to
| America for the benefit of Mr.. Wells $
| health. They have had four children,
/ Annie, wife of W. II. Broekington and
Lottie, wife of II. W. Boyle, both of
this town, Francis G., manager of the
| Talbot Clothing company of Fall Riv-
er, Mass, and daughter who died in
infancy before they left England. They
have three granddaughters, Annie
Brockington, wife of Robert f.
| Briggs of Washington, d. c., Miss
Louise Broekington of this town and
Miss Dorothy Wells of F'all River.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Wells
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Wells were
married in Jamaica by Rev. Mr.. EN-
erson. at that time pastor of the Bap-
fist church of that town. They lived
there a few years, and for about %
iyears they have lived in Brattleborc
at their present home in the Vinton
building.
Mrs, Wells 5 maiden name wa.
Henrietta Saunders. Her parents wer,
William and Eunitv (Johnson) Saun
Iders. They have five children, Sarah
wife of Charles Samson of Springfield
!, Vt, Miss Harriette of this town, vii
liam, who is engaged in business Will
his father, and Miss Matte, who live,
at home and Eva, wife of John Hare
. of Springfield, Mass, and four grand
! children, Wells, Stanley and Doroth,
| Samson and John Hare.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Brockington.
= William II. Brockington and Ami
= Wells were married in Jamaica by
Rev. o. G. Baker, a former pastor o
l the Baptist church there. The create
i part of their married life has beel
$ spent IN Brattleboro. Mr. Brocking
!, ton s parents were Thomas and Eli
4 abeth (Haynes) Brockington, who wer
natives of England. Mr.. Brocking
ton is an employee of the Estey Orga
company and for several years he ha
i Ibeen a member OF the First Regimen
a band. They have two daughters, Mr.:
4 R. f. Briggs of Washington and Mis-
:, Louise, who lives at home.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-10
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Harry Deyo is elated over the fact
that he Matched yesterday ~ chicks
from 50 eggs. This is an unusual hatch
for this time of year.
Mrs. George f. Crowell reported this
morning the advent of bluebirds in
Brattleboro. 1t is very unusual for
these birds to be reported so early and
is merely another indication of an early
spring.
Mrs. J. D. Thomson and son, Alan,
of Scotland, who have been frequent
visitors in Brattleboro the last two
years, expect to leave soon for a visit
at their old home before going to Dur
ban, Natal, Africa, to join other mem
bers of their family. They have been
living at The Oaks in Springfield,
Mass, the past year.
The funeral of Mrs. Jane Mason
Clark, widow of Rufus Clark of Brattle-
boro, was held yesterday in Newton
Center, Mass. 1t was expected that the
body would be brought here for burial
in Prospect Hill cemetery this after.
noon, but later plans were made fol
placing it in a tomb in Newton Center
The final burial will take place here
next summer.
Invitations have been issued TO-DAY
to the concert and ball which Beausean1
eommandery, No. Z, Knights TempIar
will give in the Masonic temple Wed
nesday evening, April Q. All masons
with ladies, are invited. The commit
tee in charge consists of J. Z. Hayes
chairman, w. J. Pentland, ir., c. A
Brown, A. p Simonds and f. Wales
Tickets may be obtained of the commit
tee or at the temple.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-10

The federal forest service has built more
than eleven thousand telephone lines
sixteen hundred miles Of roads and over
thirteen thousand miles of trails. Forty
thousand permits for the use of timber
by settlers every year have been given
out, and forty-five thousand miners ope-
rate in the national forests. The water
supply Of 1175 towns and cities. and 324
wate' power projects, furnishing light
and power for industries of every kind.
are conserved within these forests. And
yet four-ffths of the standing timber in
this country remains in private hands
and 81 private owners control almost as
much timber as is now included in the
national forests.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-10

Clifford Pinchot sends out a timely
warning against the attempt that men
in and out of Congress are making to
take the national forests from the whole
people and turn them over to the west
ern states. Friends of conservation
must be on their guard during the new
administration to prevent the attack
which will be made upon the whole con-
seryatfon policy of the Roosevelt and
Taft administrations by interests claim
ing to fight the battle of states rights.
Six hundred thousand people use the ma
tional forests every year. One-sixth Of
the American people are supplied with
meat from the sheep and cattle grazing
within the boundaries of these forests.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-10
Happy Thought.

An Ohio suffragett is to wear bail
and chain in the Washington parade as
A symbol Of bondage. What's the mat
ter with . hobble skirt2-C From the
Springfield Republican.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-10

Women like to attend social func
ton in order that they may be able t
criticise it properly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-10
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to all who rendered US assist
ance during the illness and at the
time of the death of our loved one.
We also thank the organizations and
all friends who sent US the beautiful
flowers and other expressions of sym
pathy.
Mr.. and Mrs David j. Weld
Miss Mabelle Weld
Miss Lima Wilson.
BrattIeboro, Vt, March 10, 1913.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-10
said Maria.

Sympathy has never taken the place
of a square meal.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-03-15
"oRY" ADMINISTRATION.

The White House is TO be as dry
under this administration as it was
under that OF Rutherford d Hayes.
But the diplomats. who are accustom
ed to the use Of wine with their din.
hers, had a refuge then at the resi-
dence OF the Secretary of State
Which they will lack now.
Mr.. Evarts used to say that Mr..
Hayes got him to give the customary
entertainments to the diplomatic
corps because they would not enjoy
a dinner without wine. and Mrs. Ev-
arts did not forbid William M. from
ornamenting the banquet board with
the fermented juice Of grape. And
then Hr. Hayes neglected to REIN
burse his secretary of state for the
expense he had imposed upon him.
In the present administration it is
understood that the residence of the
secretary of state will be as dry
as that of the President Of the Unit
ed States Under the circumstances
Secretary of the Navy Daniels will
be kept busy shaking thirsts.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-03-15
SAYS HE CAN CONTROL. SEX
Paris Physician Astonishes Medical
Fraternity With Alleged Discovery.

Paris Physician Astonishes Medical
Fraternity With Alleged Discovery.
A controversy RACES in Paris over
the announcement of r. Robinson that
he has found Il way to control the sex
Of the unborn. Ills experiments have
been made in collaboration with DR..
Carlo Basile of Rome.
Briefly, their theory is that an in
lection OF lecithin or of cholin will
cause the offspring to be n female,
while the injection of adrenalln will
incline the offspring to be Of the male
sex. Lecithin is colorless phosphoriZ-
ed fat obtained from the cells of ami.
mails and vegetables. Cholin is an al.
kaline from the bile of animals. and il
Is obtained also from egg yolk and
from animal nerve tissues.
Adrenalin is an extract of the glands
which lie above the kidneys without
any known purpose. Lecithin and
cholin. according to Robinson and
Basile, destroy the male element In
the maternal cells. and adrenalin de
strOys the female element in the cells.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-03-15
ONLY GIRL BABIES WANTED
Evidence Of Female Superiority Shown
In Odd Way.

An extraordinary manifestation Of
the alleged growing interest in the SUI
periority of women was told TO the
woman's party ut Chicago recently by
Mrs. Julia Way, superintendent of the
Illinois Children's Home and Aid So
eiety.
we find now" said Mrs. Way. that
there is no demand for boy babies
Families that wish to adopt babies in
rariably ask for girl babies. The hos
pitfalls ana asylnms are full Of healthy
boy babies, but no one wants them.
Girl babies are as scarce as feathers
on a cat, They are seized in their
swaddllng clothes By persons anxious
10 adopt them.
What we shall do with the male
babies is a pressing question that has
found no solution MS vet. | know 1t is
heartless TO discriminate against them,
but such is the fashion Of the day"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-03-15
PAYS THE BEST.

Advertisers will find The World The
very best medium that offers in this
city, The afternoon paper is the
best advertising medium so recognize.
od by the business men of the larger
cities. Advertisements in last eve
nlngs World were read last night
by the huuseman, -houswoman, boy
and girl. and the advertiser today
reaps the benefit. Ask the merchant
vino advertised if Ed snt so The
Worlds advertisements always bring
the best results.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-03-15

SEA BREEZE, Fla, March 13..
Miss Ruth Law. the daring young
girl aviator who is making exhibi
ton flights here, felt deeply disap.
poi1ted when John D. Rockefeller
who is making a short stay at Sea
Breeze, laughingly declined her in
wtatioa q make a fight as a passen-
ger in her machine. 'Ill wait till
my wings grow laughed the Oil
King in declining Miss Laws invita-.
ton.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-03-15
WHO WILL BE THE THiR.
TENTH WHITE HOUSE
BRIDE?

who oc the Misses Wilson viii
bc the thirteenth white House
bride. They are an charming
I. girls and Of eligible ages, The
record to date is:
1Sll-Lucy Payne Washington
TO Judge Todd
1Si2-Aum Todd to represent.
alive John g. jackson.
lS20-AIaric Monroe to Law
renee Gouyerneur.
. 1926 Helen Jackson TO John
Adams.
. lS29-3T-Delia Lewis 20 Al
phonso lyer Pageot. Mary Eas-
ton to l.pcien r Polk ana Emily
Marlin TO Lewis Randolph
lSi2- Elizabeth Tyler TO vii
liam Waller,
lS7i-Nellie Grant to Algernon
Sartoris.
lS7S-Elnlly Plat to General
Russell Hastings.
1886 Frances Folsom TO Presi-
Gent cleveland.
1906 Alice Roosevelt TO Repre-
sentative Nicholas Iongworth.
NeSt3
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-03-15
SATURDAY, MARCH is. 1913.
roc MANY FIRES

During the past three weeks near.
ly $4,000 worth Of valuable property
has been destroyed by fire. How
these fires originated is not definitely
known, and the people are getting
anxious about them.
IT is new time for a searching and
~far-reaching investigation by the au-
thorities in an effort to ascertain
why so much property has been eat.
en- up by flames. Everybody, and o..
%pecially property owners, have come
to the conclusion that it is the work
OF insane fire bugs whose sinister mo.
tive was to see the flames devour
their prey and enjoy the sport.
Ur are thcy incensed at some Of
Tho insurance companies and desire
or are they offended
oe and are seek
by applyius
committing
lfi up Helr
b8aa1a
aoa property.
M iea IS 1eftafc thag
fs oaeran And with
them plyHg their |ualarioas trade
with such boidnoss the reason be.
comes all the more apparent why
AN investigation should BE- made,
The people demand protection OF
their property because they contrib
ute their share toward maintaining
the government, and to leave them
without il is entirely wrong.
Let the authorities employ some
agency 10 run down the guilty parties
and rid the city for all time Of this
dangerous class. because we cannot
afford to suffer the loss OF property
to crafty the desires of insane fire
bugs.
The only thing for the authorities
to do is to fight, and to fight with all
The resources at their command to
drive from The city those responsible
fer the loss of $4,000 worth of prop
erty in three weeks.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-03-15
TO PHOTOGRAPH NEW PLANET
Astronomers on the Alert For Celestis.
Cody Recently Discovered.

bDNy heN~ftiJ GtSSVNclCbs
Astronomers the worid over are
nightly eNieetant that they may bs
able TO show 70 the world the card ny
their sleeve" which consists of u neN
planet immense in size and which Is
mixing its force felt without the re-
mote orbit OF Neptune.
Whether the new planct viii prove
to he inhabited or merely a formation
without sustaining life Is Htill a matteF
Of conjecture. MS the astronomers have
not been able to obtain II photograph
Of the coming plunet
The Rev. Father Odenbach of~st. Ig-
natius college. New York. says the first
announcement of the impending dis
covery eame some fine ago from Pro
fessor Pickering, noted Harvard uni
ycrsity astronomer. At the time Of
Professor Pickering's announcement 10
his brother astronomers 1t was said the
new planet had manifested itself by lts
Influence on Uranus and Neptune.
Ever since Pickpring'S message the
world of astronomy has been busy
searching the heavens With powerful
telescopes hoping every minute tc
snap" Il photograph of the new world
THE discovery of the planet aud its
final placing will lee one of the great.
est achievements of modern astrono-
my" said Father Odenbach. AS
lronomers nightly are searching the
heavens with Photographic telescopes
TO prove its existence 1t will he By
means Of photographs that it finally
will be discovered"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-03-15
NAVY TO AID SEA SCOUTS.
Branch of Boy Scout Movement e.
ceives Official Sanction.

Former Secretary Of the Navy Meyer
issued recently a general order to az
navy officials and commandants o.
navy yards and naval stations TO CO..
operate IN every way possible in thu
development of a division Of sea
scouts as 4 branch of the Boy Scouts
of America.
Notice of the issuing of the general
order was received by Colin Fl
Livingstone. president of the national
council Of boy scouts, and the national
organization 'took immediate steps to.
ward the developing OF the sea scouts
as an important adjunct to the t6y
ecouts' organization.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-03-15
or NEW sLAv
GREAT WAR DRAIN
Kaiser's People Forced to
Give 0ne-fourth Of Savings
For 100000 Army.

tary force than would have been c
sary bad things remained as they we're
before the war, but 1t is the fact that
with the national aud military rise Of
the Balkan states aud the temporary
elimination Of Turkey as an armed
power a shifting in relative strength
has taken place to benefit the entire
Slav nation
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-03-15
WILL EXPLORE THE AMAZON.
Expedition or to Pierce Darkest South
America.

Or. William G, F~arahee, formerly il
charge Of the Peabody museum. I'll
Harvard university, left Philadelphia
recently ut the head of n costly expo.
dition To penetrate darkest" South
America, The party plans TO he gone
for three years and to explore the Am
azon river aud its tributaries.
The University of Pennsylvania hag
furnished the expedition with a pri'
waite yacht. fitted with electric lights.
copper wire screcnS to keep out insects
and an elaborate medical equipment.
The explorers plan TO obtain some
historical remains of the native tribes.
Or, Franklin u. Church of New York.
who will accompany the expedition,
will make mn extensive study Of trop-
ical diseases.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-03-15
Kaiser's View Altered.

1t Is an open secret that the kaiser
has been ayerse to any increase in the
army which might appear unwarrant-
ed. In fact, many army officers have
been known. when conversing with
friends on whose discretion they de
pended. TO say more or less bitter things
about the emperor's love for peace aud
to make dire predictions as to whittier
his very real aversion for war was
likely to lead the country.
1t is now reported. however. that the
kaiser has become convinced that the
time to act has arrived and that the
new proposal was inspired by him. 1t
Is fairly certain, in any event. that he
is the author Of the proposal that 1,000.-
100000 marks be raised by taxation on
the country's great fortunes and that
the princes surrender for this purpose
their ordinary exemption from taxa
ton.
The emperor has pointed out that
the year 1913 was a year Of unex-
ampled sacrifices by the people and
that no better way could be found to
celebrate the anniversary of the free
ing Of Prussia from the foreign yoke
than by this sacrifice.
The extent of the sacrifice proposed
car be judged from the fact that the
entire taxable valuation of the Ger
man empire probably does not exceed
o00,000.O00, 900 marks. or 100000 900.
600. 1t is proposed. however, to ex.
empt small fortunes up to perhaps 80,
0o0 marks from the tax. This would
eliminate a considerable part of the
whole and impose IA really tremendous
burden on the richest.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-03-15
RAINS sUBDue FOREST FINES

The recent rains extinguished the
forest fires that have been burning ON
South Mountain for several days,
The fire was especially severe
around Peu-Mar park. and for a time
the 100000 Blue Mountain House
was in danger.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-03-15
No Serious Objection.

The German nation has n right to be
proud of the fact that thus for no Sc
rlous objection has been urged against
the scheme, although il must be nd.
mltted that the Prussian bunker" or.
gans appear rather lukewarm regard
ing the matter. In general, however.
the response has been gratifying. But
the effect oil the financial situation of
the empire and as a consequence on
the financial world generally is bound
to be to a considerable extent disas-
trous.
The money market is already very
tight. Peace in the neal east will give
rise to new demands for money. Half
the new Prussian and imperial loan
subscriptions, amounting to 275.000,0 600
marks. must be paid on March 81, A
great many cities have been awaiting
a favorable time for floating loans,
w%hich'will now probably have to wait
still longer.
The 1,000,000,000 marks asked for
are to be spent mainly on Notifications
along the eastern frontier.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-03-15
ARTIFICIAL MEAT PRODUCED
Belgian Chemist ~lnvents Curious Sub.
stitute For Usual Food.

A Belgian chemist, Effront, has sue.
ceeded In making artificial meat, ac-
cording to the testimony of several
prominent doctors. They say the new
product is easier TO digest, more nour-
ishing and far cheaper than the real
thing. 1t tastes about the same. Beef.
mutton aud pork can be turned out to
order.
The component parts of ''vrandin."
ms it has been christened. are hardly
appetizing. Malt is the main ingredi-
ent. and it is treated with various
chemicals.
a test is about TO be made in regard
both TO taste and n%ourishing powers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-03-15

Elmer barrett, who has been "A pa
tiont at the City Hospital for several
days, was taken to his home in the
city Wednesday evening,
Paul Hutchinson, typhoid fever pa
tient at the City Hospital. loft yestcr-
day for his home near North Noun
tain.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-03-15
ellI curbs Newly Wed Jokes.

Callithumpian serenades, parading OF
newly married couples through the
streets or other pranks commonly prac-
tieed IN the newly wed will be a mis-
demeanor in Pennsylvania II n bill In
troduced IN the lower house of the
legislature recently becomes n law
The proposed penalty Tor violation 10
a fine of SIS or thirty days imprisOo
ment