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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
Not In session.

Washington, July 21.--Republican sena-
wood Simmons tariff bill today. Senator
Burton of Ohio expressing the assurance
that it would fail in its purpose to lower
the cost OF living and Senator Smoot,
of Utah. in an address to be continued
tomorrow. branding it as ''the most injuri-
Gus tariff measure ever taken up for
consideration by Congress-
This BILL" said Senator smoot. ''is a
partisan and sectional measure. the out
come of secret caucus methods such as
never ruled before in the Senate Of the
United States. In the book Our New
Freedom. President Wilson says that
there is no excuse for caucuslng in Con-
gress and in a speech in Indiana pre-
ceding his election he emphasized that
point by asserting that there was no
necessity for secrecy in congressional pro-
ceedings. Yet not in the history of Con-
gress has there been anything equal to
that record in the way of dark. methods
in the preparations of tariff bill.
FOss' Position
Governor Foss of Massachusetts, who
has been three times elected TO his pres
ent office by the democratic party and
who was supported as candidate for
President at the last democratic national
convention, denounces this bill as sac
rfice of the interests of the nation. He
has nurchased a site in Canada for his
large manufacturing establishment In
Massa ohsettus and says he will remove
his business there If this bill becomes
a law. Mr.. William r. Hearst, a promi-
nent Democrat mentioned as candi-
date for President. agrees with Governor
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-22
REPUBLICAN, SENATORS
CONTINUE BOMBARDMENT
OF NEW TARIFF MEASURE
Senators SmO0t and Burton
Forecast Doom of Demo-
cratic Party Be-
cause of Bill
SECRET CAUCUS
METHODS SUBJECT
OF HOT ATTACK

Foss and Hearst Cited as Opposing
Most Injurious Meas
ure Ever Taken Up for
Consideration, De-
clares SmOot
THE DAY IN CONGRESS-
SENATE.
Resumed debate on tariff bill.
Senator Burton attacked ad
valorem rates on tariff.
Lobby investigating committee
resumed hearing of Martin M. Null
hall.
Considered nominations in execu-
tive session.
ADJOURNED at 5:35 p. M to noon
tomorrow.
HOUSE.
In
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Dominates Other Road
Suit a Surprise

Chicago July 1.-THE suit is a surprise
to Illinois Central officials, according
to c. II. Markham, president of the road,
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-29
FLOOD SUBS|DNG
RAILROAD SERVICE
NOT YET NORMAL

train which carried hm as far as camp No.
>. Three patients there required his atten-
tiOn.
His next means of transportation was an
express wagon loaded for the most part
with empty kegs On this he went to North
Hnnsdale over the mountain as far as the
water tower A hike of half an hour landed
him near the office as he could get, as the
water was up to the floor of the office
buildings and the kitchen floor was having
a bath from the flood. The physician yelled
Justify for help and the crew in the office
unlashed raft they had tied to the build
ing and hauled him in to them to care for
loUr patients.
a livery rig then took up the journey
for the physician to Northiicld at a point
known as Doolittlc's crossing, where a gang
of 30 men is engaged IN the construction of
an underPass which will require several
weeks work \ broken finger WAS set and
the return journey begun and completed
by the same methods as adopted in going,
The trip was begun at 10 in the morning
and DR. Greene arrived at : last night.
c. r. Crosby and Martin Austin drove
up to their cottages on the river yesterday
afternoon for the purpose of ascertaiuing
what effect the water was having on them.
The river was so high that the window
sills OF the first floor of Mr. Crosby :
place were submerged. At Mr.. Austin,
place, which Is on higher land, the water
was almost on a level with the piazza
floor
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-29
NEW ASSISTANT FOR
HOSPITAL ENGAGED
Miss Genevieve L. SIENNA Coming About
May Miss Wakefield in Charge
of New Jersey Hospital

Miss Genevieve l.. SIENNA, who has
charge of the children 5 ward and the
operating room in the Long Island hos
pital in Boston Harbor, has been en-
gagged as assistant superintendent of -he
Brattleboro Memorial hospital, to sue
ceed Miss Mary l.. Wakefield. She ex-
poets to assume her duties about May
1. Her home is in Burlington.
Miss SIENNA will come here well
equipped for the position. For two and
a half years she was night superiu-
tendent of the Long Island hospital.
She has done district nurse work I'm
Boston, for a year she had charge of "A
milk and baby hygiene station in Bos-
ton and she has had much experience in
nursing in the office of a physician in
that city.
For nearly two years Miss Wakefield
has had the position Of assistant super
intendcnt. Her home is in Brookline,
Mass. but she has gone to New York
and from there She will 20 to Lake
wood, y. j., to become superintendent
April ! of the Paul Kimball Hospital
Inc. This is a new institution now be-
ing equipped, and il will contain 20
beds.
Miss Wakefield is very competent IN
her profession, and during her stay
here she made many friends, who re
gret to have her go away.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-29
RUTLAND CUT OFF.
washouts in All Directions, but I'm
provement in Situation.

RUTLAND. VI. March 2g.-BeeaJse
of the flooded condition of the railroad
track running out OF this city an CON
ucctIon with the outside world was ,ut
Of Yesterday The Rutland Railroad
has washouts ia an directions and tie
Delaware Hudson has stopped all
traffic into Rutland. Many carloads Of
milk designed for the market in Boston
viii hc a total loss.
The sudden shifting at the wind into
the north yesterday morning caused q
decided drop in the temperature which
brought speedy relief 10 the sufferers
from flooded conditions in this part OF
Vermont. Damage 20 steam and c.cr-
trio railway lines hy the high water e
so great that traffic on ali sides Of Rut-
land j. almost at a standstill, but aside
from the Inconvenience caused By this
the trouble from the freshet IS largely
over. Soon after midnight the Wrbu
lent waters in swollen streams began 10
reecie and by no o'clock yesterday
morning there had been "A drop Of at
least three feet in Otter and East
Creeks, which pass through this city.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-29
RrattIebOrO Directors for the
Season of 1913
Chosen
ILL ASK FOR
SALARY LIMIT CHANGE
Belief Here That $500 Should Be Avail
able Weekly for Players Exclusive Of
the Manager-Plans for Wiping Out
Last Years Deficit Discussed,

In the annual meeting of the Brattle-
boro Baseball association, held in the
Brooks House last evening, the follow
ing directors were unanimously chosen
for the coming year: Col. J. G. Estcy,
NJ. j. Moran, G. b, Crowell, Houghton
Seaverns and GIcnham Jones.
1t was voted to continue in the Twin
State league provided that 5000 is made
the weekly limit for players salaries
exclusive of the manager 5 salary.
The Twin State league directors
voted recently to make the salary limit
$500 a week including managers pay.
Everybody who attended last night 5
meeting was of the opinion that this
w8s too low. Two years ago Brattleboro
kept strictly within the $500 mark for
players, but in addition paid a good sal
aGy to Manager Breckenridge. The only
u Y the club could get along on the ba-
voted by the Twin State league di-
= tors would be to have a player-man-
ger, and where this scheme has been
led it has frequently worked unsatis-
lctorily.
81 The Twin State league directors will
' be asked at once to make the limit of
5000 apply only to players. 1t is be
lieved that they viii gladly vote the
change rather than have Brattleboro
drop out Of the league.
The question of finances was discuss
ed at some length. 1t is expected that
II special committee will be assigned the
ask of raising money to pay off last
Par : Indebtedness, which amounts to
early 5000. Northampton and Bellows
Ills were both badly in the hole at
IS e end of last season, and both now
I'VE plans we'll under way for wiping
ht the deficits. 1t Is probable that
bmething will be done here in the way
benefit entertainment in which the
dies who are interested in baseball vii
asked to cooperate. Bellows Fall;
il raise money in this way, with Sc
es of shows at the Standard theatre
bntinuing through an entire week
sorthampton plans to charge 81 fo
Very admission to its first game, tht
tickets to be numbered, and a DRAWN,
4 to take place while the audience is il
the grand stand. The holder of the tick
ct corresponding with the first numbe
drawn will receive an automobile, an
other prizes will be distributed in tn
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-29

WASHINGTON, March 29.-A special
flood bulletin issued BY the weather bureau
this morning says the stage of the Ohio
river at Pittsburgh shows a fail Of FIVE and
six-tenths feet since Friday morning At
Cincinnati the stage Is GG and tvo-toutlf-
feet, At Louisville, Ny. the water Is l.;
feet above the fool stage. and another
rise IS expected. Reports al Evansville m-
dicate that the lowland> would he iuuudaf-
I'd. The Cairo stage this morning was
- feet. The river will nee al that I-oint
more slowly the next few days. The flood
situation iu ths lower Nississippi remains
unchanged
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-29
MORE BRIBERY CHARGES.
New Hampshire Republican Says Legis-
lator offered to Sell Votes for $500.

CONCORD, y. H., March 29.-Echoes
of the fight for governor last fall were
heard here yesterday by the legislative
committee which is investigating ru-
mors of bribery at the present session.
The popular election resulted in no
choice, and the Legislature elected
Samuel ID. Felker, democrat, over
Franklin Worcester, the republican can.
dldate.
Philip II. Faulkner, secretary of the
republican state committee, testified
that Representative Clifford l.. Snow of
Manchester had offered to get nine
democratic votes for Worcester for
5000. The witness said that the offer
was refused.
Mr.. Snow, who was charged at an
earlier hearing in connection with the
election of a United States senator with
attempting to use improper influences
was present and invited by the com
mittee to make statement. He re
I piled through counsel that he would
( wait until all the evidence was in.
/ John II. Bartlett of Portsmouth,, WHIT
was candidate for the United State
/ Senate. and Representative G. ]. Be
LANCER protested vigorously agains
their names being drawn into the hear
ing when no evidence of knowledge o
wrong-doing on their part had bee
offered The hearing will be continue
! MCnday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-29
1856 412 417-121J
The standing of the teams follows:

The Individual averages Of the 10
best bowlers in the league who rolled
at least four games are as follows, the
first five men having been picked for
a first team and the second five for
the second Masonic team. A. Busby
and A. Thompson, $50 each; Locke
S4.S; White, S4.3; H. Busbv, SOL; Ne
Rae, SO.5; Miller, 500; Clark, 79.6;
Bowers, 79.5; Barber, 79.1.
A permanent organization was effect
ed last night, these officers being elect
ed; President, II. F. Jordan; vice pres
ident, A f. Miller; secretary-treasurer.
Harry Spaulding. Bylaws are to be
framed and adopted and it is purposed
! to continue the sport during the re-
nlainder of the cool weather A match
is scheduled for Wednesday evening
/ between the first and second teams.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-29
REDHOT BOWLING
FOR SECOND PLACE
Sensational String Landed Merchants
Ahead of Agnews by IS Pins
Permanent Organization Formed.

The Merchants and Agnew teams of
the Masonic bowling league had red
hot contest last evening to decide the
winner of second place in the league
and the Merchants were returned the
winners by a margin of u pins. A
sensational string gave them a lead
that the Agnews could not overcome
in the final string, Thompson of the
winners had both high single and high
three string total, each by a pin over
Legs of the losing team. There were
the scores:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-29
MILITARY AVIATOR
ESCAPED BULLETS
German Who Flew Above the Bulgar-
ians Made Report to the Turkish
Officers at Tchatalja.

CONSTANTINOPLE. March PA
German military aviator accompanied
hy a Turkish officer flew over the Bull
gariau lines before Tchatalia today,
and ON returning reported that the
Bulgarians are concentrating in a
strong force near Biyukchekmedve on
the sea of Marmora.
The aeroplane was frequently under
fire. but was not hit.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-29
Number of Persons Who Per-
ished in Dayton Now
Placed at $50 to 200
EIGHTY-TWO BODIES
HAVE BEEN FOUND
The Death Toll from All of the Cities
and Towns in the Ohio Valley Flood
May not Reach 5oO-Water Receding
in Most Places Today.

Flood waters reccded sufficiently last
night to show that the numbers of per
Sons drowned in all the affected cities
in Ohio and Indiana may not exceed
800. While many persons are still miss
ing to friends and relatives, investiga-
tions made to date indicated that many
were safe who had been thought lost.
In Dayton, careful estimates placed
the number Of deaths at 200 or fewer.
Relief work went on rapidly in Dayton
yesterday, and all parts of the city
were reached.
Columbus will have the next 10 the
largest loss of life, 60 bodies having
already been found in the inundated
part of West Columbus.
Unverifed figures for Miamisburg
Ohio, gave 50 dead, but in all other
flooded cities the figures fell off rapidly
rs relief expeditions covered the
ground.
Hamilton, o., which had reported as
many as $50 dead. did not put forth
any figures yesterday.
Mount Vernon did not confirm its
+ previous report of 80 dead and no con
frmation was had for - repOrte,
drowned at Venice, O.
ChillicOthe and Tidin. O., where thcr.
had been reports of 50 or more dead
each found Is corpses up to midnight
The best figures from Piqua give
death total Of 80 persons. Fremont apt
Middleton, o.. each had II dead; Mas
sillon > and GAINESVILLE 4. Troy 9.
The Indiana total drowned -recede'
II fewer than so, distributed as fol
lows: Peru 20. Brookville 16. For
Wayne 6. and Terre Haute 4. 81
bodies have been found in West In
dianapolis, where rs many rs goo death
were ~ one time reported.
With the situation somewhat ale
viaJed in the flood districts in Ohio an
Indiana, "a new menace threatened las
night i'm the rise Of rivers in the south
ern valleys of both states. At Cincir
natl the Ohio, swelled by its trihUts
les. north and south. caused alarm an
although the situation had not sc
reached an acute stage. reports fro:
neighboring Kentucky towns indicate
that warnings had been issued to tn
inhabitants TO seek points of safet
from the rising water
IN Indiana alarm was felt In the Va
leys Of the Ohio, Wabash and Viii;
rivers. but ample warning served iii
measure to reduce the panic.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-29
WAR SECRETARY
IN STRICKEN CITY
Mr.. Garrison of President Wilson s
Cabinet is Accompanied by Major
General Wood.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 29.-
Secretary of War Garrison. accompan-
led by Major General Leonard Wood.
chief of staff OF the United States
army, arrived here this morning, en-
route to Dayton. There was some delay
i'm leaving this city owing 10 the local
Hood conditions.
During the time they were waiting
here Mr.. Garrison conferred with Gov.
Cox by telephone, announcing his in
tention of proceeding to Dayton at
once.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-29

ALBANY. ~ s.. March - The
greatest food ii the history Of Die Mo-
hawk and Hudson valleys is subsiding. The
water had fallen two feet at Albany tins
morning. There Is grave danger OF a ty-
phoid fever epidemic. because OF the inuu-
dation OF the liberation plant Troy sui
fered five disastrous fires and is practical
ly under martial law. The losses on logs
IN the northern region Of the state amount
to many thousands of dollars
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-29
Electric Trouble.

Yesterday afternoon Brattlcboro went
shy on electricity for an hour or moro.
The power was being furnished from Shell
burne Falls as the big dam at Vernon was
not making power, owing to a surplus of
water Something went wrong and trolley
ears stopped, lights went out, and the
Princess thcater was put out of business
FOR so long that the money was returned
to the audience All concerns using clcc-
trio power, including The Reformer, were
compelled to suspend operations until re-
pans could be made. The Reformcr had
printed about 200 papers when the power
went off and operations were necessarily
suspended over an hour.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-29
JOHN l.. SULLIVAN
DROPPED $50 IN HAT
Called on Crowd at Prize Fight to Be
True Sports i'll Relieving
Flood Sufferers.

SAN FRANCISCO. March 20 John
/. Sullivan, who refereed prize fight here
last night, called on the crowd to come
through like true sports in giving relief
to the food victims. lie dropped $50 into
his hat and then started around the crowd.
Before hc had finished he had taken up a
total of $1,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-29

form of season and half-season tickets
to the baseball games.
1t is evident that Brattleboro is en-
Enthusiastically in favor of having
another season of baseball, and with the
old debt out of the way it will not be
difficult to raise by subscription $1,000
or $500 as a reserve with which to
back the team this year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-29

show which was to have appeared at
the Auditorium this afternoon and even
ing did not get to town this morning
and in consequence there was no mat
inee. The management hopes to have
performance this evening.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-29
PUSHING ON TO
CONSTANTINOPLE
Bulgarians Have Pierced the Lines -
Tchatalja and Are Now Ad
vancing Victonously.

LONDON, March 49-The Bulgarian
have pierced the lines at Tchatalia aud
are in the neighborhood Of Lake Der
koson on the Black sea today, and are
pushing victoriouslv on toward Con
stantinople, according to a news dcs-
pOtch from Sofia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-29
TRACKS NOT DAMAGED
AS MUCH AS FEARED
Doctors Trying Experience
in Getting to His Patients
in Hinsdale-NO Logs Yet
at BrattlebOrO

Bratteboro tins morning began to
emerge from its state Of isolation imposed
by the hitherto unprecedented high water
conditions. The Shechan Opera company
had the privilege, hard earned, of being
the first stalled transients to get away
The Central Vermont railroad sent them
south on a special train this morning short
ly before ! O'Clock after traclmen had re
ported that the track and roadbed through
the Hunt meadow could he used very care
fully. This train was to make connection.
at Millers Falls 50 that the company
could get over the Fitchburg division an,
reach Kingston. y. y. in time for pro
duction tonight
The Central Vermont tram for New
London was sent ont ON time at II.
o'clock this morning. with orders not t
exceed speed Of hye miles an hour bc
tween here and South Vernon junction
The tram from New hondon came IN ahoa
II o clock and returned at iI-l', II
other words the central Vermont h"'
practically resumed Its regular Sehcdut
to the south with the exception OF run
nng the Boston \ Maine trans through.
These are heavy trans ana it was eor
Nltlttel unsafe 10 run lHtut over tIlt IIdt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-29
The Mail Service.

Postmaster kittrcdgc Ila-kin> got unN-
ious about the mails yesterday. for the 10.
cal office was loaded with outgoing mails
and there were none coming in. owing To
the lack OF train service. He interviewed
Division Superintendent John McCraw oi
the Central Vermont and pointed ont the
regulations requiring that the mails be
gotten through If possible. ~ teams and
automobiles were making trips To and
from South Vernon be saw no reason why
the mails should not be brought in and
out 10y the same method. Mr. Mctraw
told the postmaster to get the automobile
and the road was ready to meet the bills
Accordingly one was secured from Man
ley Brothers garage and some mail wa,
taken down yesterday afternoon and some
brought back, arriving about IL O'Clock
last night but that was all yesterday
either incoming OF outgoing. Que of the
mail carriers had four pieces of frst-class
! mail to deliver on his entire route Tn,
| trips would not have been made except fol
| the collection of the mail from the stree
! boxes
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-29
SMALLPOX IN WASHINGTON.
Spread May Result in Postponement Of
Session Of Congress

WASHINGTON, March 2g.-Scyeral
more eases of smallpox were reported
In Washington today and the contin.
ued spread Of the disease may result
in a postponcment of the extra session
of Congress. Negroes are the principal
victims of the disease Messengers IL
afflicted.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-29
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight and Probably Sunday,
With Rising Temperature.

WASHINGTON. March 29.-Weather
forecast: Fair tonight and probably
sunday, rising temperature; moderate
winds mostly southerly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-29
Livery and Automobile Business.

Travelling men who We're marooned TN
town. and others who were stuck at South
Vernon and Greenfield and were trying to
get here. made business in large and copi-
Gus quantities for the local liverymen and
automobile dealers. The last of dozen or
more Of X. f.. Mosaer's teams that were
driven to South Vernon yesterday return
ed to the barn at 10 O'Clock this morning.
Richard Bowen made five trips with the
automobile and Mr.. Mosher made one dur
ing the day and evening. Three were TO
Greenfield and the others to South Vernon.
1t was no Joke getting to South Vernon,
either. for it was impossible to 90 over the
slate rock road and the trip had To be
made around through BcrnardSton and
then back To South Vernon
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-29

DAYTON. Ohio. March 29.-Eighty-
two bodies have been recovered. Near
" every section of the city has been
explored by the life saving crews and
uewspapcrmcn. The early estimates of
the loss Of life have been cut to 80
or 200. although the undertakcrs ex-
press the opinion that the number viii
run In excess of these figures.
At dawn today large reseuing par
ties started out to sueror the living
aud recover the bodies of the dead
Most Of those who are penned IN
were provided with food yesterday. but
it was not possible TO take all to
places of safety.
Dayton faces a serious situation
from the sewerage and water gas. Wire
communication system has been de
struyed. Thousands of dead animals are
living around the streets.
Water is being served in sprinlIling
wagons from the private plants of the
+ soldiers home and the National Cash
Register works.
The sewerage system cannot bc used
/ for weeks and it may be necessary t.
( do without gas for some time.
There is comparatively little sickness
as vet, due to the cold spell. which, al
though causing discomfort to the mar
ooned people, has proved blessing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-29
GERMAN PRINCE DEAD.
Henry of Reuss had Reigned over
Principahty Since 1867.

GERA. Germany, March 29.-Prince
Henry XIV of Reuss. the head of the
younger branch of the Reuss family,
who had reigned over the principality
since 1867, died today in his 81st year
He is succeeded by Prince Henry
NXVII.