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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-10

Henry w. Taylor, formerly of Proc
tor, VT, now engineer of the House of
Representatives, who recently returned
from a several weeks trip to Europe
In company with Mrs. Taylor and
daughter, Florence, and Mrs. Frank c..
Partridge of Proctor, is one of the old
est employees in length of service of
anybody now connected with the House
of Representatives Since the death of
Col. Bingham, who was father of the
House for many years, and the retire
ment of Senator Cullom,, who was faith
er of the Senate, there is not a single
member of either branch of Congress
now serving in Washington when Mr.
Taylor began his, employment here. He
received his appointment through
Senator Morrill, in February, 1882, and,
save for a short time in which he was
employed in the bureau of printing and
engraving he has remained in the en-
gineer S department of the House His
present position carries with it the
privileges of the floor of the House.
Mr.. Taylor has witnesses the Inaugural
ton proceedings of every president of
the United States from Garfield to Will
son, inclusive. with the exception of
President Cleveland s second ceremony
when he was on trip through South
America IN company with Hon Frank
! Z. Partridge, who was minister to
Venezuela at the time. During Mr..
Taylor S service in Washington 16 diff
ferent representatives and senators
have represented Vermont in Congress
and the membership of the House has
grown from 2g3 members to 435. the
present number. The representatives
from the first district who have seen
service during Mr.. Taylor's time are
Joyce. Stewart, Powers, Foster and
| Greene; from the second district. Po
land, Circuit, Haskins and Plumlev: the
senators are Edmunds, Proctor, Stew
art, Page from the west portion of the
safe; and Morrill,, Ross and Dilling-
ham from the east side Mr. TAYLOR was
a lifelong friend of the late Senator
Redheld Proctor and once accompanied
hlm on trip abroad in which most of
the European countries We're visited
lie IS one of the best Vermonters ont
/ or the state and never lets an oppor-
tunlty pass to do favor for a person
laying claim to Vermont either as a
birthplace or place of residence. He
mas accumulated the Congressional
memorial addresses of representatives
and senators from Vermont so that he
now has them all with one execution
and he has the biographical sketches
OF 100 persons who have served i'm
Congress and whose birthplace was
| Vermont.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-10

That Vermont is coming to be known
in Washington as a granite state, as
we'll as a marble state, was made APP
parent at a pantomine play given on
July 4 in connection with Washington s
''safe and sane Fourth This play,
Uncle Sam s 137th Birthday Party, was
given on the large clear space at the
foot of the Washington monument and
depicted Uncle Sam, assisted by Col
umbia, holding birthday reception to
the states, his children. Each state
brought her proudest gift as tribute to
the nation, personified in Uncle Sam,
and after Maine presented her gift of
the lobster, came Vermont, bearing a
piece of granite.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-10
TO SU BSC ERS,

1t is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery of
the paper each night, and it solicits the
cooperation of subscribers to that end.
Prompt report should be given of each
failure to receive the paper on the morn
ing following the omission, in person. by
telephone or postal card, thus enabling
the cause of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied. 1t is only
by this method that the publisher can
secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-10
VERM0NTERS in WASHINGTON
Mrs. ]. E. Harriss Carriage Trip from Danve to Capital,
Distance of $50 Miles-Henry w. Taylor, an Old
Timer

WASHINGTON, d. c., July 10. -
Especial Reformer Correspondence
Mrs. John Il. Harris, wife of Jack
Harris, former Vermont newspaper man
and for several years an employee of
the U S. Senate arrived in Washing
ton on Monday morning of this week
after 5Somile buggy ride from Dan
vile, VT, from which place she left
ON June 9. She made the trip in an
ordinary buggy drawn by a horse 20
years old and was accompanied by her
two children, ,Janette, aged ten, and
John Carroll, aged three and one-half
years. OF the 20 days consumed in
making the trip but Is days were oc-
cupied in actual travel and an average
of 80 miles was covered each day.
Mrs. Harris declares that this trip
was the most enjoyable she has ever
taken, either by team or automobile
and the compilations of all three indi-
cate that it has proved healthful one.
Throughout the trip she followed the
maps and guidebood of the American
Automobile association, of which she is
member, and put up at the designated
hotels. She found this arrangement
most satisfactory.
Mrs. Harris followed the Connect
cut river through the New England
states and took occasion while in the
vicinity of Cornish, n. H., to drive
| through the grounds of Harlakenden
House, the summer White House for the
president s family. She passed through
Greenfield and Springfield. Mass, Hart
ford and Greenwich Conn, to New
York city and had one of the most try
ing experiences of the trip in travers-
| ing the congested streets of the last
mentioned city. From New York the
/ journey was continued by wav of
Staten Island and the Jersey coast to
Camden and Philadelphia In the last
mentioned city she again had consider
able difficulty in plotting her convey
ance through the congested sections
of the city. The trip was continued
by way of Wilmington and Newark.
Delaware, to Baltimore, Nd, thence to
Washington.
Mrs. Harris found that paved streets
are better for automobiles than for the
hoofs of an aged horse and rests of a
day or so We're INDUCED in from time
to time to keep her horse in good CON
dition
Mrs. Harris reports that the party
encountered many automobiles during
the trip and little Janette. who amused
herself by keeping count of the ma
chlnes, recorded AGA in one day while
Itraversing one section in Connecticut
and New York.
Mrs. Harris will remain in WASHING
ton indefinitely but she was so wei
pleased with her trip that she plans to
take similar one in the winter to q
ranch she owns in Florida.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-10
DON'T KNOW THEY
HAVE APPENDICITIS

Many Brattleboro people who have
chronic appendicitis, which is not very
painful, have doctored for years for
gas on the stomach, sour stomach or
constipation. C. F. Thomas, druggist,
states if these people will try A
SINGLE DOSE of simple buckthorn
bark, glycerine, etc., as compounded in
Adler-i-ka, the remedy which became
famous by curing appendicitis, they
viii be surprised at the INSTANT
benefit.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-10

When was the order for the famous
Liberty Bell in Philadelphia given9
The order for the bell was given in
1751. The commission for the bell was
IN the same year awarded to Tobert
Charles of London, the specification be-
ing it should weigh about 1000 pounds
and cost 100 pounds sterling, The bell
was first rung on July 8, 1853.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-10
OUR QUESTION BOX

Will you kindly tell me through the
Question Box what the length of time
for the course of a midshipman at the
United States naval academy at An
napolis isa
The course for midshipmen is six
years-four at the academy and two
years at sea, at the expiration of which
time examination for final graduation
takes place.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-10
TO ADVERTISERS,

Transient advertising-Run of paper.
80 cents an inch for first insertion; 25
cents an inch for each subsequent in
sertion. Limited space on first page at
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements Five cents
line first insertion with so per cent
discount for each subsequent insertion
without change of copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents a line first
insertion with so per cent discount for
each subsequent insertion without change
of copy.
Position, 10 per cent extra
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-10

Horse breeders throughout Vermont
VIII be interested in the new proposed
method of the war department to Sc
cure high grade of horse flesh for
the army 1t is proposed every spring
and fall to send the valuable thorouoh
bred stations of the government
throughout the country to breed with
al mgh-class, mares, without charge to
the owners of the mares, the only re-
qulrement of the owner being an agree.
ment to sell the two-year to the
government for 5000 in ease it is per
feet and without blemish. In case this
is not done the owner will be called
upon to pay fee of $25.
Vermonters attending the celebra-
tion at Gettysburg, who have paid
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-10
Member of the Associated Press.
THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1913.

The summer capital may be in New
but we notice the Presi-
dent comes to Vermont for his golf.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-10

short visits to Washington from their
camp, include General T. S. Peck, Gen.
l.. a. Grout, Col H. w. Allen, Col. III.
0. Clark and Hon. U. A. Woodbury., ex-
governor of Vermont.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-10

Please tell me what the national and
international gun salute is.
The national salute is one gun for
every state. The international salute is
under the law of nations, p guns
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-10

Don t forget in times of peace to pre-
pare for war. That s about the only
use some of US seem to have for peace.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09
FEAR THE RESULTS OF
DISCUSSION AT CAPITOL

The administration is now in constant
fear lest ill-advised discussion at the
Capitol may so complicate the Mexican
situation that peaceable solution will be
definitely eliminated. The Huerta def
ance was almost the sole topic of dis
cussion at the Capitol yesterday. Mem
bers of the House who hitherto have
taken little interest in the Mexican situ-
alton as far as Legislative plans are con-
cerned, Joined in the general discussion,
and an informal understanding was
reached by House leaders not TO permit
any debate which might embarrass the
administration. Nothing transpired at
the brief meeting of the House to break
down this agreement.
Senators were more directly interested
and the Foreign Relations Committee de-
cided, in view of the seriousness OF
the situation, to hold meeting this
morning. The question of lifting the
embargo against munitions of war des-
tined for shipment from this country
TO the rebel forces in Mexico will be
discussed. There is a strong support OF
this proposition by Senators who wish
to take every possible means of avoid
Ing intervention, but who feel that this
government should take some decisive
steps. Many Senators feel. however.
that the shipment of arms to the rebels
would only postpone Intervention. while
giving every Mexican man, woman, and
child a chance to become fully armed
and get in a position TO make interven-
ton more serious for both countries
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09
WOODS STORY OF
RECORD Flight
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

vicinity of Norfolk. or Richmond. or
Jacksonville, Fla. or some such place"
/ picked out convient field. and
landed. Then ! called The Washington
Herald on the telephone and asked them
to inform the observers where had
landed. for had no way Of finding them
myself.
Then, Of course, wanted to get to
Washington. obtained an automobile
and came in. and looked over the field
at Fort Myer. ! went back to Gathers
burg. That is the most of my trip. The
fourteen-mile fight from Gaithersburg
to Washington was Of no special moment,
and was without incident But I was
glad to be settled. / had been more
than four hours and half In the air
without nourishment.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09
By R. E. wUPPERMAN,


We started from the Pennsylvania sta
ton. of course, without sighting Wood
We watched for him all along the way,
but did not see him. and thought some
thing might have been wrong. The train
hour when We entered the yards at Phila.
delphia
As We were becoming frightened. We
stopped the special and went to tele-
phone booths to find where Wood had
been seen last. When We had called
up several New York newspapers we
found that he had passed us at Tren-
ton. We had waited twenty-eight min
utes. and thought he must have landed
The train started almost before we
were aboard. The engineer was taunt-
ed by members Of the party because
he had not put up a race, and he be-
roadbed on which the limit Is seventy
miles an hour, and then started to rival
in danger the flight Of Wood. The
speed increased. The few cars Of the
special began to rock and passengers
stopped their sarcastic comment on the
race. They had 1t race"
We were in the baggage car. We had
reports from the engine when we reach
ed Baltimore and found from the en-
gineer that for three miles where the
tracks are particularly straight We had
made ninety-three miles an hour. We
were for a time in more danger than was
Wood.
When We reached Union Station a
newspaper man came to me and asked
il I represented Wood. He told me, as
I thought, that he had landed at Get
tysburg. called him, and raced for an
automobile. We were several city blocks
on the way to Gettysburg before he
could explain that We should be bound
for Gaithersburg.
When I reached that place I found
everything in order and saw a crowd
Of rural citizens sitting under the wings
Of the aeroplane eating lunch. Imagine
our relief on finding that Wood had
broken the nonstop record In spite of
his descent; and. above all, on receiving
assurance that there were nothing wrong
with the anatcmies either Of the aviator
or his craft
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09
WILSON Is CONFIDENT
OF LIND,S SUCCESS

While II is known that President Will
SON has supreme confidence in the sue
cess of his plan for the Mexican situa-
ton, increasing pessimism was mani
tested in other quarters in Washington
Yesterday The point was made that II
Is not the question as TO whether Limo
is TO be adviser to the American En-
bassy in Mexico City that is causing the
danger in Mexico City, but, rather, the
conviction that he is coming to Mexico
as the head and shoulders of plan for
interference in the domestic affairs OF
Mexico.
The political shrewdness of Huerta at
titude of defiance toward the United
States for venturing to interfere IN tne
internal affairs of Mexico has already
been demonstrated by dispatches from
Mexico City that he has rallied to him
self those who had formerly been out
lukewarm in support of his administra-
tion Since Huerta has already been given
annie notice that the United States mas
no use fer him, personally or ofhciaily, II
is pointed out that he has nothing 10
lose by insulting President Wilson'S ennis
sary, whereas he can thus sondiiy me
own support in Mexico. and appear as tne
defender of the national honor and integ-
rity of his country.
How far Huerta may go In defiance OF
the United States is causing great anxiety
here. His belligerent statements resaru-
ing Lind will be construed by the MeN-
can rabble it is feared, as notice that
their government regards Lind as an in
fruder. to whom the government will az
ford no protection. There is some appre-
hension that Lind may become the target
of insults. if not of attempted violence
in Vera Cruz or Mexico City, unless
Huerta takes steps to prevent any hostile
demonstration. Having repeatedly an
nounced the pacific nature OF Limo s mis-
sion, the United States can not iano a
gnard of marines to accompany him to
Mexico City. Neither can it with dignity
ask Huerta to afford especial protection to
him. inasmuch as II has taken pains 20
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09

present situation. It Is by no means car
tain that Mr.. Lind's party will leave
Vera Cruz at all.
There is no question in any ones mind
put that Huerta was actuated in making
his statement by a desire to accumulate
much-needed political capital There was
no necessity for him, in order to mail-
tain his dignity and the prestige Of his
government to jump into q hostile posi-
ton before receiving the representations
which common international courtesy
would demand he should receive. At the
same time, it is pointed out, Huerta
might have been assisted by this govern
ment in obtaining an accurate grasp OF
the reasons and hopes for Mr.. 'Lind's
visit IL the American Embassy had BEEN
instructed to do at first what II now
has to do-tell President Huerta why Mr..
Lind is coming to Mexico.
Strengthened His Position.
Dispatches from Mexico yesterday in.
dictated that Huerta accomplished by his
statements Just what it generally is BE-
ieved he intended to accomplish-a 90
lidification behind himself Of anti-Ameri
can sentiment. Whether he will risk
losing this by treating with Lind or not
is a question which time alone can an
swer.
II Is evident tnat tHe duIliuisLdtiou
charge of jingoism cannot be justly
aimed at more than a scattering Of
American newspapers. And it is even
more plain that Huerta has not been
misled into his attitude by a few lingo"
newspapers.
1t must be perfectly apparent to Huerta,
as 1t is to others, that Lind is not going
TO waltz into Huerta's Office and say, in
effect, Good morning, general. My name
is Lind. of Minnesota. President Wilson
asked me to drop down and tell you that
We all up in the States are tired of this
fussing down here, and as the only way
TO stop it seems to be to get rid Of you.
we want you to quit. Being friendly
like disposed, We will help you quit II
you want us to- ...
But as a matter of fact the the differ
ence between this crude ultimatum and
the only message Mr.. Lind could convey
in the premises differ in form rather
than in substance. However, diplomat
ically and soothingly the message may
be couched. it will mean the elimination
of Huerta.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09
STOCK EXCHANGES DENOUNCED.
Rulings Would Prohibit Transac-
lions without Actual Delivery.

A bill to prohibit gambling transactions
in stocks. bonds. grains, and other COM
modities when no actual delivery OF the
goods Is made or contemplated and to
eliminate bucket shops yesterday was in
troduced in the House by Representative
Hulings. a Pennsylvania Progressive.
In a statement accompanying the bill
Rulings declares that ''the energies and
abilities wasted in gambling in the stock
exchanges of this country and the enor-
nous sums of money drained from the
people to support the gamblers II em-
ployed IN legitimate business would be q
boon to the nation"
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09
MEXICANS ARE TIRED
OF UNOFFICIAL ENJOYS

Another phase OF the resentment felt
both officially and popularity in Mexico
City against the coming Of Lind was
indicated in dispatches to the Mexican
Embassy here yesterday. The Mexican
government and people. II is understood.
are tired Of having President Wilson
send unofficial ENJOYS TO Mexico City. to
investigate the standing of the Huerta
regime. and to dig into the domestic
politics of the country. Lind is regarded
rot as the first intruder. but the third,
to be sent to Mexico City as the per
sonal representative OF the President.
the reference being. II is understood, to
William Bayard Hale, now in Mexico
City. and Reginaldo F. del Vale, who
returned to Washington with Ambassa-
dor Wilson. Such proceeding upon the
Part of the Washington government the
Mexicans regard not only as unbecominy
TO President Wilson. but a reflection
upon the government of Mexico and the
INDEPENDENCE of the Mexican people.
The daily dispatches to the State De-
partment yesterday indicated that the
exodus of American refugees is ccntinu-
ing. and that there is no let-up in the
depredations upon American property.
The ranch owned by Mrs. Phoebe
Hearst, mother OF William Randolph
Hearst, near Progreso, on the southeast
coast of Mexico, and an adjacent prop
erty owned by the Mexican Exploitation
Company, also an American property,
have been occupied by insurrectionary
forces. Rebels also have occupied La
guna College, in the same district Fed
eral soldiers have been sent to disperse
the rebels
, A parry Of young women teachers have
recently been brought out of Tampico
district with the aid of the State De-
partment. One OF the teachers has re-
fused to leave the town of Wales. in the
Tampico district, as she insists that she
will be able to take care OF herself. An
other party of refugees has assembled at
Tampico from the Coco and Chamal
colonies, and it is intended to send them
to Galveston or New Orleans in q few
days.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09
COMMITTEE MAY PROBE
ALLEGED MEXICAN JUNTA

It is possible that the Overman COM
mittee will be asked to investigate the
active in Washington. 1t is stated, how
ever, that President Wilson. intent on
keeping the reins of foreign policy in
his own hands, would frown upon this
as a possible source of international
gossip which might prove troublesome.
Senator William Alden Smith has
charged that an active Mexican lobby
exists in Washington, and that it is
on misinformation and '.kearsay, hap
hazard propaganda that President
Wilson and Secretary OF State Bryan
are basing their Mexican policy.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09
By J. r. HALL,

Company.

was at Fort Myer. waiting for Wood.
Several hundred of us had been watch
ing for him. Every time We saw a
buzzard We thought 1t was our aviator.
Then the message came that he had
landed. and I understood his landing
place to be Gettysburg, Pa, never kav-
ing heard of Gaithersburg.
When finally We found where Wood
had landed. reporters and a surgeon and
started to Gaithersburg. We did not
know Just where Wood had landed. and
were forced to ask questions.
We passed a farmhouse and stopped. I
ran to the door. knocked and asked
whether the woman to whom was talk
ing had seen an aeroplane land in that
vicinity. She said she had, and asked,
with a business of stamping my feet i'm
where? Capt. Beck landed
over there two years ago. when he was
lost after q flight" she replied.
Picked Up Negro BOY.
When I had recovered. we started the
again. Then We sighted a
small darkey riding along on bicycle
with a bucket of blackberries over one
arm. We asked him. demonstrating with
our hands at the same time. whether he
had seen an airship.
like big buzzard, and he landed in Dia-
field. Oh, that's pretty far away
from here"
1t was thought better to impress the
darkey into service. I grabbed him into
the seat with me. and hauled his bicycle
alongside. Then We started for the field.
with Stuart-that was his name-as
guide. When we reached the field we
found that everything was all right and
that Wood was neither injured nor in
need of mechanical aid. I released the
and handed him 81. He sid
he had no change, and I told him TO
keep the money. But fifteen minutes
later he came to me again. and said. Of
fering me the money. that there wasn't
change for the 81 in Gaithersburg. As
1 saw the only means Of satisfying him
was to let him earn the money, l told
him to superintend things, and sent him
to a corner Of the field to stop automo-
biles that passed, in hope that they might
contain members Of our party. When we
left, after lunch. for Washington. he said
he would be there all day. I hope he
was not missing last night
Among the Passengers in the special
train that had hoped to race Wood We're
Alan r. Hawley. president Of the Aero
Club Of American; Mortimer L. Delano,
of the club; Commander
Charles A. Cleayes. commandant of the
Brooklyn Navy Yard: Count Carlo ds
Peloggio. general manager OF the foreign
department. of the Moisant company: r.
E. Wupperman. secretary Of the Moisant
people: H. L. Jones. editor OF Aero
lautics: Paul G. Thebaud, OF New
York; the president and secretary Of the
Aero Club Of Pennsylvania, and a delega-
lion Of reporters and photographers
rom New York newspapers.