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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23

State Treasurer E. H. Deavitt is
sending to the town clerks a circular
letter informing them the changes in
the time for sending money to the
state treasury as affected by the laws
of 1912. The state school and high
way taxes are due at different time
than before, and after this year will
be payable October 10 instead of June
10 each year. But this year the legis-
lature helped the towns out by having
the school money paid before June 10
and the highway money before October
10. There is also the direct state tax
of 10 cents on dollar of the grand list
and part of this will be paid Novem-
Der 10 this year while the remainder
will be payable June 10, 1914. The
other state taxes are due as hereto
fore.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23

Complaints about service on the
Hoosac Tunnel & Wilmington railroad
serve to direct public attention again
to the needs of better train service in
the Deerfeld valley. Charters for two
new roads to Wilmington were granted
by the last Legislature, but up to date
neither company has shown signs of
starting construction Immediately. AS
far as the Brattleboro route is con
cerned there is no likelihood that any
thing further will be done about it I'M
til the promoters of the Greenfield line
show whether or not they are able to
comply with the terms of the charter
which requires the actual expenditure
of 100000 within 10 months from the
date of issue.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23
VERMONT POSTMASTERS NAMED
Several Democrats Already Selected for Office Opposition
to L. P. Bailey Republican, in Puney

WASHINGTON, D. G., May p. -,
President Wilson has sent to the SEN
ate fer oncfrn.ation the names o. 11c
Democratic postmasters in Vermont
thus far, as follows:
May ALTON c. Baird of Orleans
in place of Henry s. Webster; incum-
bent S commission expired on January
II, 1913.
May flames McGovern of North
Bennington in place of Heman |. Spaf-
ford; incumbent S commission expired
May 10, 1912.
May Patrick H. Thompson Of Ar
lington in place of Edward G. Wood
worth; incumbent's commission ex
pired January %, 1913
May 16-Allen I. Calhoun of Mid
| dlebury in place of Lewis 4. Skiff; in
cumbent 5 commission expired January
%, 1913.
May 16-Robert ]. Orvis Of Man
chester in place of David X. Simonds;
incumbent s commission expired Jan
uary II, 1913.
1t will be observed that the commits
sions of all five of the above mention
ed incumbents expired under Re
publican administration before the 4th
of March and in all but one of the
cases the nominations of the lncum-
bents, upon the recommendation Of the
Vermont congressman in the district
in. which the vacancy occurred, We're
sent by President Taft to the Senate
for confirmation. The nominations
failed of confirmation in the Senate
by coalition of certain progressive
Republicans opposed to President Tart
and the Democrats who blocked the
Republicans from going into executive
session for the purpose Of confirming
Republican nominations.
Among other Republican postmasters
in Vermont whose commissions expired
under President Taft 5 administration
and whose nominations for reappolnt
ment failed of confirmation in the Sen
ate for the above mentioned reason
, were Carroll b. Webster of Barton
Lyman P. Bailey of Putney and Arthur
T. Stone Of st. Johnsbury. No nomi
nations have yet been made Icy Presl
! dent Wilson for these Offices
Upon the strength of extensive IN
E dorsements in Putney for the reap
, pointment of Mr.. Bailey and in tn,
absence of Democratic candidate
Representative Plumlev, on March 10
felt justified in recommending to TIL
a Democratic administration the appoint
t ment of Mr.. Bailey. The nomination
! has not been sent to the Senate b,
President Wilson, however. and sine
that time it is understood that Dem
Il ocrat in that town is out for the Office
+ having the support of the Windhar
1 county member of the Democratic stat
: committee, J. G.. Ullery, of Brattle
boro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23

The granite and marble eenters in
Vermont will be especially interested
in 4 pamphlet Just issued by the gov
eminent bureau of mines on quarry ac-
cidents in the United States during the
calendar year 1911.
In proportion 10 the number Of men
employed. fatal accidents in quarrics
in the United States are about one
half as numerous as those in metal
mines Out Of 11O.954 men employed
i'm and about quarries in the United
States during the year mentioned, 1SS
were killed, the death rate being l.69
per 1000 men employed, as compared
with 1913 per 1000 men for the coal
mines and 4.19 per 1000 for the metal
mines of the country.
Out of a total of % killed in and
about the granite quarries, Vermont
contributed but three and this is a fair
showing considering the fact that
Vermont leads in the production Of
granite Fifteen out Of a total Of 1t
men seriously injured were at work
in and about the quarries Of Vermont
In the quarries Of All descriptions IL
Vermont eight men were killed during
/ the year, or 2.11 per 1000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23
From Still Another Quarter.

randolph Herald and News.)
Governor Fletcher is getting the hot
end of the poker from Brattleboro,
where he turned down Municipal Judge
Daley, who had the support of practi-
cally everyone in that town for re-
appointment, in favor of member of
the law firm of Barber & Barber. 1t
is alleged that the appointment was a
political one, pure and simple, and
made to discharge a political debt. The
governor has hitherto held his own
counsel when subjected to criticism
but it is put up so squarely to him thit
time we should almost expect him tc
defend his action, if defence he has.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23

The sundrv civil appropriation bin
which recently passed both houses OF
Congress carried an appropriation of
S125,000 for the survey of the north
ern lakes of the United States which
includes the natural navigable waters
of the so-called New York State canals
and Lake Champlain. The shippers Of
Burlington and other lake ports in
Vermont were particularly anxious of
including in this bill an extra appro-
priation to widen and deepen the
channel between Whitehall, \. Y. and
Benson, Vt, to conform to the stand
ards of the barge canal system. Such
an appropriation had the approval of
the engineers of the war department
but it was impossible to secure the APP
preparation in this bill as the Demo
cratic party refused to allow any
amendments whatever, as they We're
anxious to pass the bill in the same
form in which it was when vetoed at
the last session of Congress by Presi-
dent Taft to save time for the con
sideration Of the tariff. The debate
on this bin centered around the clause
relating to the exemption of the use
1 of an appropriation for the prosecution
/ of farmers and labor trusts, which
caused President Taft to veto the bill
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23

Although few complaints about tel
ephone rates are heard in this part of
Vermont the northern sections of the
state seem to be pretty we'll disturbed
over the question. Governor Fletcher
is soon to appoint a commission to in
vestigate the matter, and it is to be
hoped that it will be composed of men
thoroughly competent to do the job
thoroughly and intelligently.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23

Representative Frank l.. Greene Of
the First Vermont Congressional dis
triet has Just appointed William NJ
Dutelle Of Middlebury and Dennis 5.
Melvin of Poultney as his principals to
the Naval academy at Annapolis. These
appointments We're made as the result
of preliminary examinations conduct
cd by Prof. Samuel a. Bassett of the
University of Vermont at Burlington
May H. The alternates appointed are
T. r. Purdy of Rutland, Karl Chase
Of Burlington, +. IT. Shepard Of Bur
lington and NJ G.. Pollard of Rutland.
The government examinations for adj
mission TO the academy viii be held
next month. Each representative and
senator Will be allowed but one ap.
pointment after June 80.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23

Examinations are being held this
week Friday and Saturday, at Nor
wich university under the direction of
Senator Page to determine whom he
will appoint as his principal and al
ternates to the Naval academy at
Annapolis. Among those who have
made inquiry about the examinations
and who are expected to present
themselves for this preliminary test
are Allen G. McMurphy of Burling
ton, Leo NJ Flynn of Cambridge. Id
wall Davies of Poultney, Leo Tracy
Nash of Bennington and Walter NJ
Smith of Ludlow.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23
g ApVERTIsERs.
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

1t is the aim Of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery OF
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. It
is only by this method that the pub
Usher can secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23
Member of the Associated Press.
FRIDAY, NAY %, 1913.

Now that Secretary of the Navy
Daniels has been aloft in an s.eroplane
we shall expect the Barre Times to
remark that he is a trife Eighty
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23
DEATH or MRS. c. W. GATES.
Wife of State Highway Commissioner
Succumbs to Pneumonia.

FRANKLIN, May 23.-Mrs. G. w.
Gates, who became III 81 pneumonia
May -, died yesterday. Mrs. Gates Is
maiden name was Mary Hayden. She
leaves her husband, State Highway
Commissioner Gates,and two sons and a
daughter. Winslow Gates. student at the
HincHev school, Hineklcv, Ne. and
Carl and Edith Gates, students at the
University Of Vermont, Burlington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23

Please inform me whether the ten
cent piece of 1885 is worth more than
its face value.
No. The dimes of 1905, 1907, 1909,
1911 and 1916 command a small pre-
MUM ranging from 30 cents to 81, but
the 1885 dime is not listed in any coin
catalogue as being worth more than
face value. The rarest dimes are
those of the dates 1896 (fllet head
1897, 179s, 1900, 1902 and 1922. Any
one of these is worth from So to S..
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23

Robert II. Norton of Burlington,
who has been employed for some time
in the Office of Senator Page, has re-
Gently gone into the employment Of
Senator Brandegee of Connecticut, who
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23

Ralph Lee, formerly of st. Johns
bury, has Just finished temporary en-
ployment as compositer in the gov
eminent printing Office. At one time
Mr.. Lee worked on the Vermont
Waterman in Montpelier.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23

Prominent Vermont Democrats in the
city this week were Hon. Harlan b.
Howe of st. Johnsbury, J. G. Ullery
Of Brattlcboro and Mr.. Brown, the
lumber dealer of Wilmington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23

DIN Merrill of Enosburg Falls is in
the city this week attending the SEES
sion of the National Proprietary Med
icine association.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23

What is the value of a California
gold quarter-dollar of 1917 or 1848?
There are SO many varieties of the
California gold quarter dollar of this
period that the only way to obtain a
correct valuation is to show the coin
itself to a dealer or coin expert.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23

The Meddler is very glad that the re
cent rumpus in the high school is to
have no effect on the personnel of the
track team which will represent Brat
tleboro in the interscholastic meet to-
morrow afternoon. No doubt the
school authorities felt it their duty
to mete out some form of punishment
to the "striking'' seniors, but it is
significant that the penalty viii not
interfere with the school 5 chances to
capture honors in that branch of ath-
leties in which it is most proficient
As for the baseball team, that hash I
amounted to much this season anyway
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23
OUR QUESTION BOX

Can you tell me what will prevent
the oder from a lamp when turned
down?
To prevent odor from lamps soak
new lamp wicks thoroughly in vinegar,
then allow them to become perfectly
dry before using and you will find that
they will never have an odor when the
lamp is turned down or blown out
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23

is chairman of the committee on Pa
ciic railroads
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23

Will you tell me what will prevent
cheese from drying2
If cheese is wrapped in cloth
moistened with vinegar it will neither
dry or mold.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23

Before a special meeting to take ac-
tion on the new village bylaws IS
called The Meddler hopes the commits
sioners viii give the public ample OPP
portunity to discuss the proposed reg
ulations. Such a course viii not only
tend to promote popular understands
ing of them but it viii help vastly in
facilitating their adoption \ good ex-
ample of the delay that is likely to be
caused by misunderstanding occurred
at the annual village meeting IF a
certain few people who took occasion
at that time to complain at the way
/ the charter was secured had taken the
trouble to enlighten themselves as to
the reasons why the document was not
first submitted to the voters for ap
prevail, lot of time would have beer
saved BY this The MeddIer does not
mean that he is against popular dis
cussion of public questions; simply
that he favors giving them as mucl
publicity as possible beforehand in or
der that the discussion may be base,
on intelligent knowledge of the fact
rather than misrepresentation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23
The MeddLer
IF the cOaf fits y0a. pat il on. !"

The harmony that prevailed at the
overpass hearing before the public SER
vice commission yesterday is pretty
good evidence that the strenuous op-
position to the overpass bill in the last
legislature was pretty much bluff
Those familiar with the inside of the
situation felt at the time the bill was
killed that little tact would have
saved it. Its defeat was due not so
much to the 18--oot clearance clause
against which the attack was made
as to the refusal of Brattleboro IS rep
resentative to support another meas
ure favored by the leader of the ov-
erpass opposition The outcome OF
yesterdays hearing shows conclusive
ly that it doesn t pay to give up east
/ ly. After the overpass bill had been
decisively voted down in the house OF
representatives and a motion for re
there were some people who felt as il
it was hardly worth while to continue
the fight, but hard work on the par
of those interested in the measure sue
ceeded in getting it passed in modi
fed form and now the result original
ly desired has been achieved Jus
another Illustration Of the Brattlebo
70 spirit, which causes both envy an,
admiration in other portions Of Yer
mont.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1913-10-31

bunal, the people, if l can get any
question squarely up to them upon it's
merits. Two big tasks confront the
organized forces in the coming cam
paign. One is to reach the voter with
the merits of the questions at issue.
The other is to perfect such an organ
ization among our own forces that the
detailed work of publicity, registra-
ton, securing of signatures to initia-
tive petitions, may be carried on
smoothly. I'll back the smooth run
ming political machine against the I'M
organized, uniformed mass, to win
every time. Give us an organized
public sentiment, and the machine is
due for the scrap heap.
Organization and publicity, then
are to be the trump cards How well
will we play them? The answer lies
with you.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1913-10-31
A POINTER FOR THE INDIF-
FERENT.

Mr. Merchant, does it seem strange
that organized labor does not patron
we the merchant who patronizes those
unfair to organized labor? 1t might
seem strange but it is a fact just the
same. There are several firms and
some working people who are unfair to
organized labor in this city, and it
might be well for the merchants of
Everett to take notice that the mem
hers of the thirty-odd unions in this
city, their families and friends, will
not patronize those who patronize any
place or person unfair to organized
labor You take the Labor Journal.
Why not read the paper and keep
POSTED ?
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by the county of Snohomish, state of
Washington, for the amount of five
and 3S-100 dollars, the same being the
amount then due and delinquent for
taxes for the years 1909 and 1910 upon
real property of which you, the said
defendant, are the owner and reputed
owner, situate in said county and more
particularly described as follows, to-
wit:
~ W. a of S. E. 4 of Section 1,
Township 30, N. of Range 7, e. w. NJ,
and upon which the above named
plaintiff has paid subsequent taxes as
sessed against said property as fol-
lows: Taxes for the year 1911
amounting to S2.15, paid June 1, 1912;
taxes for the year 1912 amounting to
Executor of Harmony ]. BLY,, Deceased.
1884, paid June 6, 1913, the amount of
said certificate of delinquency, bear
ing interest at the rate of fifteen per
cent $50 per annum from its said
date and all of said several amounts
so paid for subsequent taxes as afore-
said, bearing interest at the rate OF
fifteen per cent $50 per annum
from the respective dates of payment
thereof as aforesaid; all of which is
now due the above named plaintiff
And you and each of you are hereby
summoned to appear within sixty days
after the date of the first publication
of this notice and summons exclusive
of the date of such first publication,
to-wit, within sixty days after the
oath day of October, A. d. 1913. eX-
elusive of said day, and defend the
above entitled action in the court
aforesaid, or pay the amount due as
above set forth, together with the
costs. In case of your failure so to
! do, judgment will be rendered fore
closing the lien of said certificate of
delinquency, taxes, penalty, interest
and costs, against the lands and prem
ises hereinbefore mentioned and de-
scribed.
S. j. JOHNSON,
Plaintiff.
By r. J. FAUSSETT,
Prosecuting Attorney of Snohom
ish County and Attorney for
Plaintiff. p. O. address, Ever.
EFT, Washington.
Date of first publication, October "a
1913. It
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1913-10-31

Walk upstairs and save $40. Moth
ing but union made garments shown.
Baldwin G. Thomson, Rooms 1923
Riley Bldg, 1912 Hewitt. ADV
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1913-10-31
FARMERS AND UNIONISTS
UNITE ON INITIATIVE PRO
GRAM OF VITAL INTEREST
TO THE PEOPLE-DIRECT
LEGISLATION WILL BE
GIVEN DIRECT TEST DUR
ING 1914 CAMPAIGN.
LContinued from Page Onel


hospital fees, leaving the injured to
bear the whole of time loss. Two
years of operation Of the law has
proved the contention. 1t is claimed
upon good authority that the injured
person today bears &c % the cost Of
injury and the industry but 80 1-3 the
cost. Under the hospital fee system
as we'll has grown up a system OF
hospital graft well nigh unbelievable.
Without first aid, the cost to industry
has not exceeded in many industries
the cost of casualty insurance under
the old system. Industry has not
suffered financially because of the
compensation law Neither have ac-
cidents decreased. During the sec
ond fiscal year of the laws operation
there were 1886 accidents reported
as against 1896 the first year. There
were 81 deaths the second year as
against 279 the first year Conclusive
evidence, then, that the matter of
accident prevention is receiving scant
consideration by the industries of this
state. If accident prevention be not
the underlying principle of cOmpensa-
ton, we want not a compensation law.
1t is contended that first aid" will
put a premium on safety because of
the added cost to industry. If that
is true, first aid is vital. There are
$4,000 wage workers in Washington
under the law. Add to that number
the dependents of wage workers and
you have a very appreciate percent
age of our people vitality concerned
in this measure.
The story of the employment shark
is the story of long drawn out vic
limitation of the seeker for a job. To
be compelled to give, perhaps, the last
dollar for a position is bad enough
to be sent on a wild-goose chase for
a job that does not exist or to be
displaced shortly after finding EN-
ployment to make room for another
NlCIlll WIZ ntiS solNIIl bp LAAo AtIA'
dollar is unbearable The employ
ment CRATER must go, and there is
only one way, viz, put the system
of charging fee for a job out OF
business.
Taxation always hit S the people
where they live. A state tax of 2S
mills has aroused the taxpayers OF
this state. And when they find &
board or commission drawing state
money for regulating everything I'm
der the sun, whether it needs regulat
ing or not, it seems time to consoli
date some of the state boards ant
change sinecures into real jobs.
How many people have been victim
lied by stock selling concerns whose
limit was the blue vault of Heaven
their assets highly colored prospect
uses and unlimited gall? How many
hard-earned dollars have gone to fill
the pockets of concerns that We're fifty
per cent gall and fifty per cent water
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1913-10-31
COUNCIL PROCEED
INGS.

Friday, Oct. 24-Council was called
to order at o'clock, President Smith
presiding.
Communications received from the
department of labor and commerce,
acknowledging receipt of telegram
from the Council
The following strikes and boycott
committee was appointed Delegate
Short of the Molders, Delegate Sher-
man of the Engineers, Delegate Nc
Donald of the Plumbers.
Organization committee reported
that enough applications had been re-
ceived from the boot and shoe workers
to apply for charter and that local
Union would be organized.
The protest made by several Everett
organizations against the members of
the Industrial Welfare commission to
| Governor Lister was taken up and gen
eral discussion ensued. The Council
was a unit in praise of the work of the
commission and instructed the secre-
tary to send a night telegram to the
governor endorsing the commission.
The secretary was further instructed
to send a personal invitation to every
minister in the city to attend the next
meeting of the Council and discuss the
question.
Reports by Unions.
Barbers-Anuual ball will be given
December and all net receipts will
be devoted to purchasing Labor Tenn
| pie stock.
! Bartenders-Sister locals extending
financial aid in legal fight instituted
in the courts to test the license or
dinance.
Carpenters-One initiation; in favor
of Saturday half holiday if other I'M
ions in the city take similar action.
Cooks and Waiters-Three initia-
tons.
| Engineers-One application.
! Longshoremen-Lev 25-cent as
sessment to aid Michigan miners on
strike.
! Machinists - Two reinstatements;
donated S. to Michigan miners.
Plumbers-Elected delegates to the
Northwest immigration conference.
Molders - One reinstatement; OPP
posed to open council meeting.
Timber Workers-Voting for inter
national officers ten limitations;
members on strike in Mukilteo mill;
union label on new checks.
The following delegates were pres
ent:
Barbers-Tom Altman.
| Brewers-Von Chosen.
| Bartenders-Smith.
arpenters-Suydam.
| Cooks and Waiters-Hiberg.
Cigarmakers-Gauf and Turk.
| Engineers-Sherman.
Gas Workers-Bowie.
horemen-Donecht.
Plumbers-McDonald
Panters-Walker.
Molders-Short.
Timber Workers-Marsh and Cross.
Typographical-Ov and Willis
ton.
| Tailors-Lund