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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-27
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= Next week. however promises fewer
momentous affairs. and more light and
! gala entertaining more suitable 20 the
season
i II was Al Mrs Marshall's biz reception
/ on Wednesday that Mrs. :. ". Taylor.
/ wife Of Representative Taylor. of Ar
! kansas. struck the keynote OF the charm
/ of life in the capital. when she declared
/ she came % Washington quite afraid Of
/ the people she read about in the news
papers. and thinking life IN the White
House really seemed far apart from
! everyday existence. But" she cy-
claimed. every one seems so democratic.
and meeting Mrs. Wilson was quite Ike
| meeting my next door neighbor. with
nothing 20 make one little bit afraid.
| That seems 10 be the aim Of the new adj
ministration-just 10 make every one feel
at home
Mrs. Wilson has confined her social
activities almost entirely TO meeting WON
On i'm official and non-oficial life by
special appointment a course made neces-
sary by the fact that the extra session
has brought so many new persons 10
the capital She has taken some short
motor drives with the President, and was
with him when he received the Federation
Of Women's clubs and the scientists.
] The most charming impression, however
was given when, on Wednesday after
noon. she attended the Marine Band
/ promenade concert on Potomac Speed
way She was with her younger two
daughters and their house guest, Miss
! Adelaide scott. Of Princeton. daughter OF
one Of the professors.
The President took Professor Scott. MI
Tumulty and several of the White House
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-27

formerly of the Heights, but now OF
Wiesbaden, Germany. She is a niece OF
Grant hoffman, Charles hoffman and
George hoffman.
Mrs David Wallace Hutchinson, Of No.
so Ocean avenue, announces the engage
mont of her daughter. Miss Harriet
Hutchinson, TO John g. Turnbull. son OF
Mrs. John Turnbull, of No. 22O Park
Place.
A recently announced engagement is
that Of Miss Lillian c. Messner' oil
Rochester. y. Y. TO Ralph Edgar Chap-
man. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac e. Chap-
man. Of Flatbush. Mr.. Chapman is
graduate Of the Polytechnic and cornell
Miss Edith Madeline Saitta daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs Phillip Saitta. was married
10 Emerson North Wednesday evening AT
the home Of her parents. NO. $40 Ridge
boulevard The Rev. Robert Rogers. OF
the Church the Good Shepherd, per-
formed the ceremony, which was folIo"eu
hv a reception. The house was decorated
with mink roses and greenery.
The brides gown Of white charmeuse
was fashioned with "A court train ana
trimmed with Portuguese lace. She wore
,uile veil. fastened by lace cap ana
,arried a shower Of lilies-of-the-Valley'
u.r sister. sMiss Emma Saitta. who at
,o,dod as maid of honor, was gowned in
sheu mink charmeuse and shadow lace.
and carried pink roses. The bridesmaids
,,,or. deem rose chiffon and white lace
onE carried arm bouquets Of pink roses.
,rhev were Miss Edith Bass and MISS
Marjorie Knauss
Mr. North. who is the son OF Mr.. ana
NJ Cecu North Of Bay Ridge. had as
49,, man his brother. Cecil North Jr.
,,ts usbers were Phillip Saitta and Maur-
ice Neil. OF Brooklyn.
Grace Reformed Church. Flatbush, was
tho scene on Monday evening of the we'd
d,rg Of Miss Edith Ella Elwell, daughter
~ Mr. and Mrs scott stephen Eiweli, OF
Rochester. and John sylvester Lewis )r-
n was a full choral service with Sanford
Ashley Petite. organist OF 81 Marx
church. Flatbush, at the organ.
The bride wore a gown Of white satin
with court train. the bodice and sleeves
be,ng Of Honiton lace She wore the con-
,,.n,,orai long tulle veil and carried lilies
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-27

A welcome addition to the younger
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-01
EX- SEN. BOURNE'S
GOOD ROADS DREAM
Has Plan for the Expenditure of
33,0G0.C0O, 900 Through Issuance
Of Government Bonds.

WASHINGTON, May An expen-
diture of one billion dollars for the
construction of good roads and two
billion dollars for their maintenance
during the next fifty years is proposed
by Jonathan Bourne, jr., former SEN
ator from Oregon, today in plan re-
Poctrl 10 tue joint congressional com
mittee on this subject.
The billion dollar construction fund,
Bourne proposes, viii be raised by
sale of government bonds, and will be
loaned 10 the states, which will give
their own fifty year bonds IN return
Apportionment of the fund will be
made on a basis of road mileage, as
sessed valuation, area and population
Of the several states,
The plan is to have the maintenance
fund contributed half by the nation
and halt by the states and the sinking
fund to pay off the state bonds is
to come from eompounding an extra
one per cent of interest earned by
these bonds during the fifty year pc
riod
Mr.. Bourne s plan would bring to
the New England states the following
sums:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-01
FULL CREW BILL
INTO EFFECT TO-DAY
Railroads Maintain That There Are
No Duties for the Extra
Men to Perform

NEWARK, y. J., May 1.-The so
called full crew bill, which was bitter
" opposed by the railroads, went into
effect today.
The law requires that crews on
freight trains of less than 30 cars
shall consist of FIVE men and that
more than 80 ears shall have six men;
on passenger trains Of not more than
three passenger and one baggage ear,
five men. four or more passenger cars,
six men.
The railroads obeyed the law today,
but are planning to join in a concerted
action to test the eonstitutionality of
the law
Similar tests of the law in Pennsyl-
vania have not reached the supreme
court. A similar law viii 90 into eff
feet in New York state Sept. |.
The railroads maintain that there
are no duties for the extra men to
perform.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-01
PROTEST SUNDAY
CLOSING OF MAIL
Largest Petition Ever Received at the
Department Asks for a Re
newal of Service.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The most
voluminous petition ever received by
the postoffiee department. was submit
ted yesterday, protesting against sun
day closing of postoffices to the
transient population OF the United
States -
The petition was so bulky that it
could not be forwarded through the
mails and was sent by express 1t was
neatly bound and weighed 2lb
pounds. Signatures of tens of thou
sands of people in all walks Of life,
including those of the governors of
Michigan, Wyoming Colorado, Mime
sofa, Maine, Iowa, Delaware and New
Hampshire were affixed.
1t was urged by the petitioners in
behalf of the transient population of
the United States, commercial travel
ers, those engaged in theatrical pur-
suits and others whose business inter
ests made it compulsory for them to
travel, that special provisions be made
/ by the postofiice department for the
/ delivery of mail on Sunday, and
that an order be issued ITO all post
masters to continue the delivery of all
mail on Sunday, both to hotels and
theatres, and that all employees of the
postoffice department be granted com
pansatory time off for any duty per
formed on Sunday
1t will require a change in the Law
to do what the petitioners ask.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-01
Militant Suffragettes Are Con-
tinuing Their Campaign
of Violence
ONE OF LEADERS
ARRESTED TO-DAY
Was Charged with Conspiracy and Re-
manded without -Sufragette
Newspaper Issued Despite the Fact
That Police Had Raided Office.

LONDON, May 1.-The campaign
of arson conducted by the militant
suffragettes was continued this morn
ing, when a large stable at Hendon,
a suburb of London, was fired. Plac-
ards reading Votes, votes, votes,
beware were found on the premises.
Annie Kenney, one of the most
prominent mihtants, was arrested to-
day as she set her foot in England on
arrival from the continent. She is
charged with conspiracy. She was re-
mande5i for Il hearing tomorrow with
out bail.
The police are still in possession of
the headquarters of the women 5 So
cial and political union, with a detec-
tive in charge at the switchboard.
IN spite of the fact that their print
ing establishment fell into the hands
Of the police yesterday, the women
succeeded this afternoon in issuing
their paper, The Suffragette. The
front page contained only the word
d" Raidcd'' in large type. Most of the
newsdealers were afraid to handle the
publication.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-01
Ninety Insurance Concerns in
Kansas City Have Sus-
pended Business
INSTRUCTIONS
FROM HOME OFFICES
New Law Goes into Effect To-day
Agents Did Land Office Business
Change, One Writing s3,00o,OOo.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 1.-More
than 80 insurance agents in this city,
representing the fire insurance com
panies which have decided to suspend
operations in Missouri, closed their
business here at midnight, acting un-
der instructions from the home offices,
and will sign no policies from today.
One agent wrote hundreds of poll
cies yesterday, and another agent is
said to have written policies to an ag-
gregate amount of $3,0o0,00O during
the day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-01
AT POINT OF REVOLVER.
Cashier in Boston Hotel Handed 50 to
Masked Man.

BOSTON, May l. - Miss Nellie
o O'Connor, a young woman cashier in
the Hotel Venice, 1S5 Hanover street,
North End, had an exciting expert
enc shortly after $50 last night when
she turned from her key rack and
looked into the muzzle of revolver
and was ordered to open the cash reg
lister.
She obeyed the gruff command of
the robber and he reached over and
took out 50 in bills. He then ordered
her to open the safe in which there
was considerable money, but she claim
ed she didn t know the combination.
BY her nerve she saved her employers
a much heavier loss.
Failing in getting any more money,
the robber with the revolver pointed
directly at the young woman S head
backed out of the Office aud partly
down the stairway at the same time
telling her that if she attempted to
! follow him he would shoot.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-01

BOSTON, May 1.-Companies in
which James b. Brady of New York.
who is known in his home city as . Di-
amond jim, is interested were favor
ed by the New York, New Haven &
Hartford railroad in the awarding of
contracts for equipment and supplies.
so Charles A. Prouty, the interstate
commerce commissioner, was informed
yesterday by the purchasing agent of
the New England lines.
Mr.. Brady, as vice president of the
Keith Car Building company of Saga
more, made contracts with the New
Haven for the construction of freight
ears to the aggregate amount of more
than IS, 100000. on which he was paid
a profit of 10 per cent of the cost He
did not have to compete with other
manufacturers.
Mr.. Brady as vice president of the
Osgood Bradley company of Worces-
ter, contracted with the New Haven
railroad for passenger ears and his
bid was always accepted over that of
a competitor
Mr.. Brady, as an officer of the
Standard Steel Car company, sold
| equipment of the value of $742, 900 to
the New Haven, and no other bid for
/ the cars was SOllelted.
! The New Haven railroad in all con
/ tracts for locomotives specifies Han
cock inspirators and Consolidated safety
] valves, and these attachments can only
1 be procured from the companies in
which Mr.. Brady is interested. The
| New Haven demands them and the
| builders of the locomotives are obliged
to purchase them from Mr. Brady 5
two railroad supply companies.
Mr.. Brady also is associated with
the Ashcroft Manufacturing company,
with which concern the New Haven
contracted for supplies.
/ Coal for the Boston & Maine is pur-
chased on contracts made with the Nir-
ginia Coal & Coke company of which
Mr.. McHarg, New Haven director, is
president.
Coal is supplied to the New Haven
and the Boston & Maine by the Key
stone company for which Graham Mel
len, a son of President Charles s. Mel
len, is the Eastern sales manager.
Commissioner PrOuty asked Counsel
Choate some questions about the West
chester road 2l miles long, for which
the New Haven paid $33,000,000, and
which the public service commission OF
New York said was worth about $2l,
0OO,O
President Charles S. Mellen of the
New Haven system last night gave out
the following statement regarding the
rumor that receiver is to be applied
for the company: ''I know absO
utelv nothing about the matter. L
must of necessity be untrue. We hav'
nothing coming due, no bills unpaid
and plenty of cash in the bank.
4 despatch from New Haven las
night said that Mr.. Mellen has decid
ed to appear before Commissions
Prouty ''to state the exact facts con
cerning all matters relating to th'
New York, New Haven & Hartfor,
| railroad and its subsidiary lines =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-01
VETERAN EDITORS B1RTHDAY.
H. s. Gere of Northampton Has Been
in Business 65 Years.

NORTHAMPTON, May 1.-Yester-
day was Editor II. s. Gere 5 s5th birth
day. He has been connected with the
Hampshire Gazette for 81 years and
has been in newspaper work in North
ampton 90 years. Several of the older
residents gathered at his home in High
street Yesterday afternoon and extend
ed their congratulations and last even
ing there was a family gathering of
children and grandchildren. Mr.. Gere
is in good health outside of the in
frmities of age. Although doing little
newspaper work, he takes an active in
terest In things that are going on and
reads the papers with as much delight
as ever.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-01
OVER $50 PERSONS
AT CELEBRATION
Odd Fellows and Friends Heard In
teresting Address on oath
Anniversary of Order.

Wantastiquet lodge Of Odd Fellows
observed last evening the g4th anniver-
sary of the founding of Odd Fellowship
in America and over 250 members Of the
order and members of their families and
invited guests were present. Attorney
Clinton Gowdy of Springfield. Mass, one
of the grand officers OF that state and
we'll known in Brattleboro, was the
speaker Of the evening a musical and
literary program was provided and de
lghtful refreshments were served
AR Gaxdy spoke in an interesting
way in general on the work OF the order,
telling the principles for which ii stands
and what it is doing in the world. 1t
is steadily growing and now in the Unit
ed States and Canada there Is a member
ship Of over 100000 In his home city
of Springfield he said there are SIX
lodges with a total membership Of over
$500 and two Of them are among the
largest III the world with over 900
members each. Wantastiquet Is especial
500.
date, which is the. 10Th, i general with
all Of the lodges Of the world the ami
versary being observed in a public man
ner on the date most convenient during
the week. 1t permits bringing TO the
public mind and attention the fraternal
and beneficiary features of the order
The high school orchestra rendered
selections and Mrs. Lamar Costello sang
twsees accompanied by Mrs Charles
Brazer. Miss Helen Miller and Miss La
moille Langworthy of Hinsdale played a
violin duet, accompanied by Miss Viola
Harris, and Miss Carlotta Hopkins gave
a reading.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-01
sums
POLLICA CASE
BEING HEARD
BARRIERS Against French and Crown
Next on Schedule-Verdict
for Central Vermont

The attention of the county court
today is being taken with the case Of
Richard L. Pollica against the Twin
State Gas & Electric company. This
is a suit growing out of the death of
a horse, caused, it is claimed, by being
hit by trolley ear of the defendant
company on Canal street in October
Of last year. There are numerous wit
nesses to be heard and the case will
occupy all of today and possibly a
part Of tomorrow. In the municipal
court here in January POlliea received
Judgment to recover $174.9O.
The next case will be that of Her
bert G. Barber and Frank +. Barber
against Watson S. French and Farley
f. Crown This is to recover for the
face of a note by the defendant
French TO the plaintiffs and which
the defendants now claim was altered
in that the words with interest
were written in the note without their
knowledge. The BARRIERS and c. Men
zies Miller appear for the plaintiffs,
Chase & Chase for Crown and w. ID.
Smith for French.
The jury in the case of Elwin z
Goodwin against the Central Vermont
railroad company returned a verdict yes
terday afternoon for the defendant, at
/ ter celebrating an hour and half. This
/ suit was brought to recover ST0O Tor tht
1 loss of two horses, struck by a train Q
| the defendant company on the CROSSING
in the town of Vernon Oct l
( 1910 After the case was started tn
plaintiff announced that claim be mad
for the death Of only one animal
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-01
SETTLEMENT OF
HARVESTER STRIKE
Employees in Auburn, N. Y, Vote to
Accept Company's Terms
Jubilation Today.

AUBURN, \. Y, May 1.-The $50 en-
ployes of the International Harvester
company twine mills who went ON
strike March y in sympathy with the
Columbian Rope company mills, late
yesterday voted unanimously to accept
the terms offered by the company for
a settlement. Work in the twine mills
will be resumed Monday. The terms
accepted by the strikers are identical
with those offered by the state board
of mediation and arbitration and re-
jected several times by the strikers.
The Columbian Rope company strike
was settled two weeks ago.
\ series of jolliication meetings was
begun in the foreign section of the
city last night, and today a picnic
viii be held with several dances sehed-
uied for every night during the re-
mainder of the week. The harvester
company had threatened to remove its
plant from Auburn if the strike was
not speedily settled, and some machin-
cry had already been removed for
shipment to Europe.
The terms of the agreement provide
for a 5i-hOur week, minimum wage of
$S per week for females and 1912 for
males; all night work to be dlScon-
tinued for this season, the company
to provide work for night shifters who
cannot be placed on the day shift by
making places for them in Other
branches of the plant; the machinery
now at tidewater ready for shipment
to Europe to be brought back to An
burn and at least 275 employees to be
given work within three days without
discrimination; the company to con
tinue its policy of receiving and con
sidering complaints presented by in
dividuals or through committee oil
it's own employees
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-01
WILLIS L. MOORE
is FOUND GUILTY
Charges Against the Former Head of
the Weather Bureau in Washing
ton Are Sustained.

WASHINGTON, May l. ~ Announce
ment was made in the White House
yesterday that the department of JUS
dee had almost finished its investiga-
tion into the charges against Willis l..
Moore and had found him guilty of
grave abuses.
When asked if the administration
would bring criminal proceedings against
the former chief of the weather bureau
service, Secretary Tumulty said that this
point had not been determined.
All that the White House had to say
yesterday about the Moore case was that
the findings of the law officers had been
submitted to Secretary Houston, but that
the secretary had not decided whether
to carry the case to the courts
Secretary Houston has received pre-
liminary report from the department of
Justice on Moore He will await the
final recommendations OF the attorney
general before he advises the president
as to the procedure in the case.
The opinion prevails that Moore will
not be arraigned in court. Some public
announcement of the reasons for his
summary removal from the weather
/ bureau service will no doubt be made
and in this the findings of the depart
ment of justice will be referred to, but
/ it seems unlikely now that any court ac
/ ton will be taken
! 1t became known yesterday that
! Moore. who had made systematic cam
paign for the agricultural portfolio in the
/ Wilson cabinet and whose discharge wal
! the result of his method of campaigning
/ expected up until March > to be ap
pointed head of the department.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-01

Congregational church, with program as
announced yesterday. The public is
urged TO be present.
Tomorrow program viii open with
general session at . o'clock in the high
school building Two addresses will be
gwen. one on The Teacher and the Com
monwealth bv James p Taylor, sscre-
tarv Of the Greater Vermont association,
and one on The Outlook in Vermont by
Principal Charles II Morrill, of Brigham
academy Bakersfield Miss Orana Ran
ney Of the Brattleboro high school will
give a paper on Foundation English
What 1t Should BE, and then the meet
ing will break up into two conferences.
The high school English conference will
be held IN room Z, Principal Guy w
Powers Of Townshend as chairman. Aliss
Edith Ainley Of the South Londonderry
high school and Miss Helen Wallis Of
the Chester high school viii give papers.
The elementary school English confer
ence will take place in the high school
room, Herbert d. Casey Of Springfield as
chairman Miss Eliza c. Allen, super
visor of the teachers training course in
the Springfield high school viii give a
paper and MIS- Mary c. y. Deane, SUI
pervisor Of q similar course in the Ches-
ter high school, viii lead the discussion.
The business session will follow at IL 30.
The Chase street primary pupils viii
open the general session at , o'clock in
the high school room with singing. Ed
ucational Standards will be the subject
Of an address BY Principal John @.
Thompson Of the state normal school in
Fitchburg. Mass, and Relation Of the
Rural School to the Community will be
the subject Of an address by State Super
intendcnt Stone.
Three conferences viii then take place
One on high school mathematics will in
/ clude papers by Principal A f. Tuttlt
of the Bellows Falls high school and
Principal F. J.. Bugbee Of Black Rive,
! academy. Ludlow A conference or
/ arithmetic IN the grades will include 4
demonstration of the Gray method oi
+ teaching arithmetic by the second anC
i third grades Of the Brattleboro school.
/ in charge of Miss Croker and Miss Ak
4 ley. A conference on rural schools vii
! include papers by DR. II. d. Holton o.
+ this town, member Of the state board o.
/ health, County Y NJ c. A SecBetarl
Archibald G. Hurd Of Windsor and
Supt. Carroll II. Drown Of Wallingford
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-01
Probably Will be Called Be
fore Commissioner Prouty
Next Week
BRADY FAVORED IN
NEW HAVEN CONTRACTS
Some Striking Testimony Brought Out
at the New Haven Hearing in Bos-
ton sterday-Counsel Asked What
Became of S12,oOo,ooo in Valuation.

BOSTON, May 1.-When the inter
state commerce commission hearing
was resumed today it was learned
that President Mellen had decided to
appear as a witness later, with the
purpose of defending his management
of the New Haven railroad and its
subsidiary lines. He will probably be
called next week. The cross examina-
tion of the government 5 accountant,
David +. Brown, was taken up by Mr..
Mellen ; attorney, Charles F. Choatc,
IT,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-01
Many Visitors Came TO Attend
Conference Today and
Tomorrow
DIRECTORS MEET
THIS AFTERNOON
State superintendent Stone VIII Lead
Discussion of School Laws-General
Session in Centre Chufch Tonight
Tomorrow's Program.

Trains from north and south and the
various stages have brought teachers to
Brattleboro today to attend. the forth
annual teachers conference for south
eastern Vermont. They have visited the
different schools today and observed the
methods employed here At o'clock
school directors meeting will take
place in the high school room, when State
Supt Mason $ Stone viii lead discus
sion OF school laws. A general session
will be held at Z O'Clock tonight in the