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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-20

The resignation Of State Senator
Newman X. Chaffee of Rutland as a
member of the state board Of penal
commissioners seems to be causing un-
due discussion in the light of Mr.
Chaffee 5 positive statement that the
demands of his business interests are
solely responsible for his action. Per
haps the gossip concerning his retire
ment has to do with the possibility that
a new superintendent is to be found
for the house of correction. Faint
praise, it Will be remembered, was the
best that a Legislative committee saw
fit to give the management Of that
institution last winter, ami it may be
that Senator Chaffee doesn't care to be
connected with the board when it con
siders the case of the Rutland estab
lishment
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-20
Not Turtle Juice.
Barre Times.1
matter.

The News, for its part, frankly and
cheerfully acknowledges a - beat. The
Barre Times and Brattleboro Reformer
printed a day ahead of either Rutland
papers the news of Mrs. Florence B.
Cutts's will, with it's requests to two
Rutland institutions. Its hat is off to
the two enterprising contemporaries,
that must have had, by the way, a
wireless connection with the Los An
geles probate court.-RutIand News.
Cheerfeully accepted on our part.
There are things, you know, esteemed
contemporary, which work out as if by
some strange hidden agency; and this
shall be one of those things if the
Brattleboro contemporary stands with
us, for we refuse to divulge the
. serum. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-20
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

It is the aim Of the management to
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cooperation of subscribers to that end
Prompt report should be given OF each
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telephone or postal card, thus enabling
the cause Of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the
proper remedy Immediately applied II
is only by this method that the pub.
Usher can secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-20

What ever became of the proposition
to illuminate the clock dials of the
Congregational church in Brattleboro'
At the annual meeting of the &c
clesjastical society of the church Feb.
9, 1911, the chairman Of the trustees
brought the matter up, and it was
voted to accept the offer of the vii
lage bailiffs and the Twin State Gas &
Electric company to place lights over
the clock dials in the church tower,
without expense to the church, so that
the dials might be visible at night.
The vote imposed no obligation on the
society, and the parties making the of
fer have made no further move in the
matter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-20

expression of the dissatisfaction that
exists at the present time in various
parts of the district
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-20
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-20

''For the lands sake-use Bowker's
Fertilizers. They enrich the earth and
those who till it,
Evening journal., 1913-09-02
FUNERAL nF MR- Rrn0LPH.

The funeral Of ziba Ferris Rudolph.
aged 80 years. took place yesterday
morning from his late residence. No
e05 Tatnall street During the early
years Of his life Mr.. Rudolph was en-
ployed by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. He lived with HIS mother
and sisters Later he bought out
Fra5ier's furnishing store. which he
conducted for some time. He was
finally forced to retire from business
on account of rheumatism. He is
survived by his sisters. Miss Eva Ru
dalph and Miss Mabel Rudolph. and
by his brothers. Harry Rudolph. who
rs ticket agent for the Pennsylvania
railroad az Chester Pa. Frank Ru-
dolph. who rs employed by the PHIL
adelphia and Reading Company. and
William l.. Rudolph He was a mem
her Of several orders. including Fair
fax Lodge, No. s. I, o. o. f.; keol1uk
Tribe, No. g. lmp'd o. r NJ. and In.
dustry Lodge, No. 2. A. O. L W.
Evening journal., 1913-09-02
COUNTING ON
100 CARS FOR
FAIR BOOST
Chamber Of Commerce En-
thuSiaStiC Over Assured
Success Of Fair
ITINERARY GOES
OUT TO EDITORS

With two more days and many deliv.
cries Of mail yet TO be reckoned with.
the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
at noon today mad received more entries
for the auto run 20 Dover on Thursday
next than had been received in the trip
TO Salem county, n. j.. several months
ago. The total number of entries re-
ceived up to this morning was S25. and
that there will be close TO one hundred
automobiles in the run, wnich is 20 ad.
vertise this city and the State Fair, is
assured.
While entries are being received hour
lv. the clerical force at the offices Of the
Chamber Of Commerce is busy address
ing letters to the editors of newspapers
in the towns that will be visited calling
their attention TO the proposed visit Of
the Chamber of Commerce. The letter
follows;
Dear Sir: An automobile party,
representing the Chamber Of Com
merce of Delaware. will leave Will
mington at $50 a. m. on Thursday.
September A. for a trip to Dover, via
Newark Middletown and Smyrna. It
will be possible to make but a short
stop at each place in order to carry
out the itinerary. In each city the
party will visit the various newspa-
per Offices and the Office of the
mayor for the purpose of extend
ing a courteous greeting. II Is
not proposed to make a prolonged
stop at any point.
The party will leave Wilmington
at $50, Newark about $50. Middle
town about Ills and Smyrna about
1915. with a view to arriving in
Dover about / o'clock.
That such enthusiasm has been
aroused over the run is attested by
the many offers Of automobiles by
owners who cannot 60 on The trip
themselves. General T. Coleman du-
Pont has written the Chamber that
/ II he is at home on Thursday he
will make the trip and If not HIS
automobile will be at the disposal OF
the organization. This feeling has
been expressed by others and when
] the seventy OF more cars. that will
participate line up in front of the
| Hotel DUPONT at 8 O'Clock on Thurs
day to be decorated with pennants ad.
vertising this city and the State
]
ton will be the topic of New Castle
and Kent counties that day.
The itinerary calls for a stop over
of an hour and a half in Dover with
| the Hotel Richardson as headquarters
Luncheon will be served there.
Those who have signified their in
/ tentions of going on the trip, provid
/ ed nothing interferred between now
and Thursday. we're n. S. Longaker
7. w. Wilson, Harrison w. Cruik
shank, Edward r Pusey Company
George Carter, George w. Bush AM
Sons Company. Frederick Brady, Er
nest s. TAFT, II. d. Ross. Charles +
Rudolph. John S. Mullin. Joseph Vog
ell Topkis Brothers, Jerome B. Bell
David Snellenburg, Fred II. Steinle
Howell S. England. BENJAMIN S. Dow
dell Frank j. Williams. Charles Z
Williams, General 7. Coleman DUPONT
W. H. Willis, William J. McCorkin
dale and Frank W. Alderman.
Evening journal., 1913-09-02
FLARE
UP OVER The
BRIDGE SITE

Members Of the Levy Court in .heir
meeting today accused the local news
papers Of refusing to print their re
marks regarding the Third street
bridge situation. They claim the re-
marks they make in their meetings
on the bridge approach matter are
either garbled or ignored.
Mr. Burris at the meeting Of the
court today presented a petition from
East Side residents who favor the
Levy Courts selection OF the ap-
proach to the bridge. The petition
was the same as read at the con-
ference held on Saturday last between
the court and the city departments.
Mr.. Burris said the petition had
been signed in forty-eight hours by
persons who represented sS000.00o IN
property holdings Mr.. Burris said
he found only three men on the east
side OF the city who were opposed
to this approach.
At this point Mr.. Burris and Mr.
Smith INDUCED IN personalities. I'm
which prominent men IN this city
figured. Mr. Gooding objected to the
stand taken by these members of the
that tho remarks made by Messrs
Burris and Smith we're entirely out
Of order, as the men 10 whom they
referred we're not present to defend
themselves.
Mr.. Burris, in the course of his re-
marks. referred TO a statement made
by Councilman Stover. of the Seventh
ward that the B and o. bridge cross
ing the Brandywine Is six times more
necessary to the city than the new
Third street bridge Mr.. Burris con-
tended that the b. and o. bridge de-
lvelopment interests but two or three
men.
Mr.. Scott said Mr. Burris' remarks
we're out OF order. and much had been
said that ought not to have been said
After more personalities had been
lengaged in Mr.. Goodng moved that
the court inspect the B. and o. bridge
this afternoon.
He SAID that il the court stands by
him he proposed to build the b. and
o. bridge at once. Mr Gooding said
I he could not understand why MT.
Smith wanted to get into this question
al this time.
Mr Hollingsworth said both bridges
should be bdilt.
Mr.. Fouracre said he knew some
thing about this bridge question. He
thought II strange that Wilmington
ians cannot agree where the Third
street bridge should be built. He con-
tended that the Wilmington newspa-
pers we're not taking the proper view
of the subject.
Mr.. GoOding remarked that the VIII
mington newspapers. being controlled
by the Park Board. will not use re-
marks Of the Levy Court Commission
ers on the bridge subject.
Evening journal., 1913-09-02
APPEAL FOR
/ LIGHT TOEND
! ! LAWLESSNESS

Francis J. McNulty. Ferris J Con-
,ner, NJ. J. Joyce and George T. Lyons
representing residents OF the vicinity
Of Fifth and Poplar streets. appear
ed before the Directors Of the Street
and Sewer Department today and
presented a petition asking that an
'arc light be installed at Fifth and
Poplar streets. Il was pointed out
that every street from Market to
Pine street has a arc light with the
e1ception of Poplar street which Is
very dark corner and Is the inter
section OF two street car lines. Ac-
fcording to the committee a crowd OF
young men congregate at the corner
nightly and have committed all kinds
of outrages, such as hold up, fight
ing. swearing aud insulting women
NJ J. Joyce said he had been held
upsat the corner twice and that a few
days ago a white man was robbed Of
SS2 and badly beaten by negro
there.
The residents Of the vicinity have
lanpealed to the police, but the crowd
scatters when II is time for the Off
GERS to stop at the corner on their
beats.
The light will be installed as soon
lass possible.
A petition was received from
large number Of property holders.
whso live on Locust street, between
/ Vandever avenue and Twenty
strnet, asking that curb be laid and the
sidewalks on both sides of the street
I be iordered paved. The matter was
referred to the street commissioner.
/ A, letter was received from City So
licitor Daniel O. Hastings approving
| the deeds Of Alfred s. lliott. Equit-
able Guarantee and Trust Company
land. Laura Harrar, conveying property
to the city in connection with the
improvements at Concord avenue and
Boulevard
The board ordered the sewer extended
on fourteenth street between Clinton
street and Greenhil avenue, to the prop
erty of H. Rodney Sharpe. The work
will cost $3.50, and the estimated reve-
nue. twill be SllO.
L. +. Hamilton and j. H. Benson,
trustees of the African Union Church.
Frenchs street between Eighth and
Ninth Fasked that the church be allowed
TO psN the sewer lien on its property
without the accumulated interest The
lien slfor $50 and the interest amounts
to S27- The board stated that they had
no authority to allow the church TO pay
for is ssewer without paying the interest
due on the debt The trustees agreed
to paytlthe whole amount
The delegation also stated that the
city had opened street through the
colored,y cemetery at Second and Union
streetsF and had never paid the church
anything for the ground and now want
ed to charge them for a sewer that had
been ran through their own cemetery
Mr. Sparks assured the delegation that
if this WAS so they would not be charg-
ed for the sewer.
a letter was received from B. r. Lip
pold ofs the Charles Warner Company
stating that a garbage collector had
kicked one Of his dogs causing a dam
age of 800 and that he would expect
the board to make full reparation e
him. The letter was referred to ,hl
Board Of Health as the Street an'
Sewer department has nothing 20 Dc
with thes collection OF garbage
Evening journal., 1913-09-02
FIGHTING FOR
And AGAINST
THAW RELEASE
Counsel for Fugitive Say OPP
pOSite Side Is Too Late
With Motion
JUSTICE WILL GIVE
DECISION ON THURSDAY
Rv tlle rnited press.

BY the United Press.
SHERBROOKE. Quebec. Sept. g.
With a guard placed about the court
house to prevent any demonstration
and men assigned constantly to keep
watch over William Travers Jerome,
OF the counsel for New York State
both sides we're ready today for the
legal battle through which the New
York authorities hope TO force the
release of Harry X. Thaw from jail.
Jerome laughed today when told of
threats that had been made against
him. but the local police were admit
tedly concerned Two men last night
accosted a newspaperman and told
him that Jerome would be tarred and
feathered unless he left town.
Attorneys for Thaw were positive
they would convince Justice Hutchinson
that Police Chief Boudreau OF Coati-
cook had no right TO petition for the
release of Thaw
That the attorney general of Que
bee has decided to take hand in the
case was indicated today by the ar
rival of A. Ceafrion. X. c.. of Mon
tresl. He has instructions from the
attorney general to do all in his power
to have Thaw liberated, if tn elatter is
held illegally and put an end to the
trifing. Il is understood that Jerome
posted Geofirion on the case Yesterday
f. Bake Robertson. assistant super
intendent of immigration. arrived here
from Ottawa on a midnight train. Dr.
Douglass. alienist of the department
accompanied him as well as two in
spectors and stenographer.
Despite the decision of Justice
Hutchinson to hold the hearing be-
hind closed doors In his chamber,
hundreds we're packed in the court
room before the case was called in
hope Of getting a glimpse of the
prisoner. Thaw was brought 10 the
judges chamber by the sheriff. JUS
tice Hutchinson denied a motion of
the Thaw attorneys TO delay pro-
ceedings. declaring that the case now
had TO be settled. A Geoffrion
brought a message from the attorney
general ordering the justice TO de-
clare Thaw free or else order him
confined to jail properly.
s. W. Jacobs, on behalf Of the New
York attorneys. argued that Thaw was
not legally confined in Jail to stand
trial before a jury and the right Of
a writ of habeas corpus was then
taken up. Counsel for Thaw filed a
motion asking that the writ be dis
missed and citing numerous conten-
tions. which we're argued.
If Boudreau had the right 10 seek
Thaw's freedom because he had made
the arrest this ceased to exist Sat.
urday, the Thaw attorneys argued,
vhen Thau rafeaaed poudroau from
all responsibility and assured him ac-
ton would not be taken on grounds
Of false arrest.
Justic Hutchinson reserved his de-
cision in the case. Following argu-
ments on the writ, Jerome declared
he was now absolutely confident
Thaw would be set at liberty within
fortye-ight hours. Justice Hutchin-
son will deliver his decision Thurs
day.
Evening journal., 1913-09-02
WANT PROPER
BURIAL FOR
DEAD YOUTH

His identity still a mystery. the body
Of tho Young mau who was killed in a
fall from the top of the new dupont
Theatre last Friday. lies on elab in
the morgue, unclaimed Every possible
step has been taken 70 locate the boys
parents, but in vain. and unless the
body is identified within very short
time It viii be consigned to an unmark.
ed grave
IL was made known today that the
boys eyes were crossed and this may
lead 70 his identification AZ the time
Of his death his hair was shortly crop.
ped
The body of the youth was to have
been buried Ia Potter's field yesterday,
but this was prevented bv Miss Nettie
Spring. daughter Of Coroner Spring,
who is trying to raise $50 that the
body may be given proper burial.
The body was treated this morning
80 that Il may be kept in the morgue
until next Friday, by which time Miss
Spring hopes to have the necessary
money.
Evening journal., 1913-09-02
SHARK DRIVES
SUMMER BATHERS ASHORE

Captain Winfield Brady. took a
party consisting of z. F. Booth. John
Smith. Rufus Burris. Edward Glenn,
William Jones. Edward Dawson and
George Till to Bowers Beach last Fri
day night They returned yesterday
and told many stories of their sd
venture. While bathing in front Of
the hotel at Bowers Beach one of the
party discovered the finn of a shark
in the water and coming straight at
him. He yelled a warning to his COM
panions and beat a hasty retreat The
shark was about six feet long. The
party caught 90 large sea trout. 150
clans and two bushels Of oysters, the
first of the season.
Evening journal., 1913-09-02
ENTERTAINED AT PENNseROyE.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Poole of
this city, entertained over Labor
Day al their cottage Victoria. 8"
Pennsgrove9 n. j. Among those pre-
sent were:' Carroll Keck. of Philadel-
phia. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lott, Miss
Myrtle Lott. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Booker. Fred A. Middleton and
daughter Esther. OF Wilmington.
Miss Mildred Poole returned to the
cottage Saturday after a three weeks
visit to Salem, n. j.. where she was
the guest of Scott Shilling, superin-
tendent of the Salem Electric Light
Company. Mr.. Shilling was a former
resident offWilmington. Delaware.
Evening journal., 1913-09-02
BOYlDIVES TO
DEATH IN CREEK
Special To THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special To THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Del. Sept 2.-Thomas
Thompson. colored. years old. was
drowned in White Clay Greek about
o'clock this afternoon The lad
could net swim and while playing
with twol other boys in a boat dived
into the lcreek not knowing that the
water was over his head
Thomasl was the son of Garfield
Thompson. 70 Kennett Square, Pa. He
had been spending the summer with
his grandmother here.
Evening journal., 1913-09-02
EARLY OYSTERs AFFLIrr.

AS the result of eating oysters yes
terday, a young man whose name was
not learned, but whose home Is at
Newport, was stricken with acute in
digestion last evening while riding
on a trolley car from Brandywine
Springs to this city. The young man
was standing on the running hoard
of the car when stricken. and he
would have fallen had not passengers
noted his condition and held him
on until the car could be stopped
The young man was taken to the
home Of Dr. Willis Linn, at Seventh
and Franklin streets, where he soon
revived
Evening journal., 1913-09-02
OPPOSES PURCHASE
OF B. & 0. BRIDGE

Samuel l.. Burris. chairman Of the
Wilmington bridges committee OF the
Levy Court, said today that he IS op-
posed TO the expenditure of S25,0oO
for the old b. & o. bridge. He feels
that the bridge Is an elephant on the
hands OF Levy Court and That the
time has not come for the county
TO put It's money into shifting sand
There may be time to spend
money on such an old bridge but not
now and I cannot vote for IT," Mr..
Burris said.
Mr.. Burris and Martin p. Smith,
Informally inspected the bridge yes
terday.
Evening journal., 1913-09-02
FINE FELLOW WHO
DIDN'T FINISH FIGHT

Martin Mccormick, pleaded guilty in
City Court today to the charge of dis
orderly conduct The charge was pre-
ferred by Michael McDonough, an aged
man, who said Martin said he could
whip him and his son. This was on Sat
urdsy and he came back on Sunday and
again yesterday Martin denied that
he was at the McDonough house. but
Mrs. McDonough. who is an elderly wo-
man. said he was. A fine of SO and costs
was imposed.
Evening journal., 1913-09-02
THIEF MAKES coon HAtr1

The home Of Daniel b. Conner. of No
l405 Oak street, an employe Of the
Water Department, was entered by
thieves some time between ! and 2.30
O'Clock yesterday morning. A gold watch
and chain a coat and hat and half
roast of beef were the only articles
stolen There is no clue 70 the thief
The watch and chain were owned by
William Conner. a son of Mr.. Conner
After taking the coat from the rack the
thief removed several valuable papers
from the pockets and left them on the
table
Evening journal., 1913-09-02
THEsEs SOME PEACHES.

Arthur A. Wilmor of Claymont,
holds the record for growing large
peaches in this locality Mr.. Wilmot
has a choice peach tree in the yard
OF his home. from which he recently
picked several enormous peaches.
Three of them weighed three quart
ers of a pound, each and measured
eleven and one half inches in cir
conference. Mr.. Wilmot presented
the lucious beauties 10 his friends.
Evening journal., 1913-09-02
MAYOR ON THE IOB

Mayor Harrison W Howell was back
'on the job" in the City Hall this morn
ing for the first time since leaving for
his vacation four weeks ago The first
official act of the Mayor upon his return
was to sign contracts for the Fire De-
partment allowances and Street and
Sewer Department contracts with the
Lobdell Car Wheel Company and the
Smalley- Campbell Company for fur
nishing city supplies for the coming
year
Evening journal., 1913-09-02
WANTS CARBAGE COLLFCTFD.

Residents in West Fourth street be-
tween Broome and Franklin streets are
of the lax collection Of gar
bsge by the contractor for that dis
trict. One resident called THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL by telephone and COM
planned that the garbage at his house
had not been collected since last Tues
day. He said he had called the stten-
tion of the Mayor and the Board of
Health 10 the matter.
Evening journal., 1913-09-02
ARDEN SOCIAL
LIFE AT END

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
ADEIN. Del. Sept 2.-The social
life or Arden came to a close last
evening when the Players Guild pre-
sented Robin Hood" I'm the open air
theatre. This was followed by a
presentation of "Bombastes Furioso"
in the Guild Hall. Mrs Frank b.
Downs who has been al the Della
ware Hospital suffering with intern
al troublesi was removed to her home
yesterday. Mrs. Downs is improving.
Evening journal., 1913-09-02
az YEARS IN
BANK HIS RECORD

Oscar o, Gouert today rounds out AZ
years of continuous service in the em-
10y of the First National Bank. Mr..
Gouert was rather modest about the dis
tinction. however. and said there was
nothing extraordinary about a man
working in one place so long. He said
he expected TO work in the bank a great
many years longer if his health and
other conditions permit.
Henry Bush, cashier of the institution,
has nearly two years on Mr.. Gouert,
however. in the number of years of ser
vice. he having been an employe Of the
bank for nearly A years.
Evening journal., 1913-09-02
GAS COMPANY ELECTS
Mr.. GEIST PRESIDENT

The annual meeting Of the VIII
mington Gas Company was held in
the compsny's offices here this
morning officers chosen we're: c.
II. Geist. president; Edmund Nit
chell, Jr.. vice-president; II A.
Lang. treasurer: c. II Weak, sec
retary. and George II. Eyre, director.
No reports we're submitted at the
meeting.
Evening journal., 1913-09-02
MISS sMALLwOOn RESIGNS.

Miss Fannie Smallwood former in
structor IN domestic science at the
Howard High School has been com
PEELED to resign because of illness.
She has been succeeded by Miss
Blanche Bernard who assumed her
new duties today Miss Bernard was
the only young colored woman to re-
ceive diploma this year in the house
hold science and art course at Pratt
Institute. New York.
Evening journal., 1913-09-02
BALL INJURIES BOY.

wood Park yesterday afternoon, Price
Phillips. aged 3 years. son of MIR and
Mrs. Thomas Phillips of No. 62s East
Eleventh street. was struck in the
mouth by a baseball loosening nearly
all his teeth and puncturine his lower
lip by several of the teeth being driven
through. His injuries were treated at
Yates Drug store, Tenth and Pine
streets.