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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
BRITISH LINE HAS TO PAY
FOR TRAINING OF CADETS.
Company Which Once Had Waiting
List Now Short of Men.

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam
Navigation company, which has a sub
sidy of $4,000 a day from the British
government for every day in the yeaI
TO operate the Indian, China and Aus
tralian mail service, has been compel
led to pay for the education of cadets
on the training ships on account of the
scarcity OF officers. Ten years ago the
same company and the Royal Mail had
long waiting lists of applicants, and in
addition to having second officers GER
tifcate at least the applicant had to
come of good family and also possess
some slight income.
The meanest cargo steamship own
ers at ports like Hull, Glasgow, Shields
and Newcastle have had 10 increase
the pay of their officers and crew and
give them better food and quarters III
order to get men for their ships. I'm
der the union rules III England now
the captains cannot stop the wages of
the crews as they used to do for trivial
offenses, such as not being shaved,
washed and dressed for muster, two
days pay; not being in uniform on the
promenade decks, two days pay; an
swering an officer impertinently or Eek.
pectorating on the quarterback, pen.
atty of the same amount. If money II
stopped today the sailor or fireman car
go before a magistrate and compel the
owner 10 pay him.
This is the result of years of injus
tice 10 the sailor who had no friends
and no redress. The superintendent,
! of the English or Scotch board OF
trade offices where the men were paiC
/ off were despotic tyrants and wOUi,
not allow a man to speak up for hi,
rights. The captain was a god.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
AID. BRINGS DELUGE OF
BEDRUGS TO A SCIENTIST
EntomoIosist Calls For Specimens and
Result Is Embarrassing.

Professor A. L. Quaintance, econom-
ic entomologist OF Washington, whose
discoveries for preventing the ravages
Of the many insects common to or
chard trees have been of worldwide
value, has been having the ordeal of
his life as the consequence of his pro-
fessional zeal.
Professor Quaintance employs col
Iege graduates. on chronological prob
lens. One of them is to try out par
asite for the Cimex lectularius (get the
dictionary. Recently sign, Want
ed-Bedbugs; ANY Quantityi Price /
Cent Apiece" was tackled up.
1t worked like magic on the small
colored boys of the vicinity. They
were soon wearing a deep path to the
place, bringing small paper bags and
boxes with the desired live stock.
A newspaper paragraph was printed
not long after that Uncle Sam wanted
any quantity of bedbugs and would
give cents apiece for them. The re-
suit was nearly a bushel Of letters
came to Professor Quaintance's desk
every morning from people all over
| the United States who have an abun.
dance of the insects for sale at the
/ price offered
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
Some Odd Wills

One OF the oldest documents OF the
will kind known was that of Queen
Austrigilda, cOnsort of King Goutram
of Burgundy. The dying princess en-
Joined upon her husband to STAY and
bury in the same grave with her the
physicians who had attended her. An
other will was that of husband who
forbade his wife's marrying on pain OF
his returning TO haunt her. This is
quite different from that of a woman
who instructed her executors to seek
out some nice. good, pretty girl'' who
would make an affectionate second wife
to her spouse
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
No Sense of Humor.

One man met another man on the
street, and the first man said to the
second man:
"Hello, JIM You're just the man /
wanted to see. | have a new one for
you"
"A. new what?" asked the second
man of the first man suspiciOusly.
"A new cOnundrum."
There amt any such thing. IL it's
good it amt new, and if it's new ii
ain't'-
"Cut it! Now listen. What's the diff
ference between a poet and a plumb
err"
"Aw, that's easy. A poet never has
any money, and a.
You're way of. Anybody knows that
difference. Now, listen; here's the an.
swer. A poet pipes a lay and a plumb.
er lays a.
My plumber don't He
law. what's the use of telling a good
joke to a man without a sense OF hu.
mort '-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
SOUTH NEWFANE.

Mrs. Milton A. Bingham and Mrs.
Ella S. Willard Wednesday went to
West Dummerston to visit Mrs. Bing-
hams uncle, George Field, who is i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebenezer N. stratton
of Sufield, Conn, formerly of this
place, yesterday passed their 25th an
niversary. A number of friends sent
greetings and congratulations.
Harry Whitaker is visiting his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Julius L. Whit
aker.
The ladies benevolent society will
meet in the vestry next Wednesday
afternoon. There is work to be done
and all are cordially invited.
Mrs. Charles Coleman, who has been
with her daughter, Mrs. H. c. Bing-
ham, for a few weeks past, is living
in her own home at present.
In the town meeting Tuesday E. c.
Clarke was elected to collect all taxes,
to receive l per cent therefor. The tax
bill viii be in his hands Aug. IS.
Those paving within 30 days have 4
percent discount; within so days >
per cent; within 80 days , per cent
After that no discount to tax payers
and no collection fee added. 4 new
town office was established-tree war
den. Mr.. Heath was elected to this of
fee
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
100000 DRYD0CK IN MUD.
Naval Engineers Say Structure In
Hawaii Is Doomed to Failure.

Naval Engineers Say Structure In
Hawaii Is Doomed to Failure.
Notwithstanding optimistic views in
regard to the possibility of going on
with the construction of the drydock
at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. there is a
we'll settled opinion among expert ma
val engineers that the whole project
is threatened with failure.
Rear Admiral W q. Cowles, who is
in charge of the construction of the
dock, has told in his reports to the
navy department since the middle sec
ton was wrecked By the upward pres
sure of the unstable mud foundation.
that the entire floor of the dock ap-
pears to be intact, that the foundation
piling has remained in place, but that
the piling for the cofferdam around
the other two sections has been badly
injured.
Naval engineers say that the princi-
pal trouble with the dock is that it
has been placed in a site where the
mud is apparently unfathOmable and,
! like the formations at the Culebrat cut
at Panama. will be continually shift
! ing.
| The Pearl Harbor dock is one of the
| largest and most costly that have been
authorized by congress. The final ex-
penditure for its construction. with
| buildings. machinery and equipment
| will be S10OOO,O0O, II it can be finish
| ed. Over 100000 has already been
expended in dredging, and of the So.
100000 appropriated by congress fol
the actual work of construction 60 pei
cent has been spent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
CHURCH NOTICES.

Swedish Evangelical Lutheran church.
Services at 1890 and S. Sunday school
at 1850. The Ladies Aid society will
meet Friday evening.
Unitarian church, Rev. E. Q. $. Os-
good, pastor. Service Sunday morning
at 1890. Subject of sermon. g An I'M
broken communion of Christian faith -
Sunday school at 11.45. All are vel
come.
First Church of Christ, Scientist.
Sunday morning services at 1915. sub
ject, "Man.' Sunday school at -.
Wednesday evening testimonial meet
ing at 7.45. Reading room open daily
from 3 to ) o clock. All are welcome.
Emerson building, Elliot street.
Advent Christian church, Rev. H. 5.
Weeks, pastor. Morning service at
1045, subject, - Plant of renown raised
to uplift. Sunday school at noon.
Children 5 meeting at 6. Evening ser
vice at z. Tuesday evening prayer
meeting at 80. Thursday evening pray
er meeting at $50 at Mr.. Jeff $ on
Chestnut street. w. H. and F. NJ. socie-
ty viii meet at Mrs. Cutler 5, Chestnut
street, at O'Clock.
Centre Congregational church, Rev.
Roy NJ. Houghton, minister. Sunday
services: 1890, Divine worship with
sermon by the pastor, subject, The
courage of conservation; 11.45, SEES
sion of the Sunday school and meeting
of the Brotherhood class; ?. m, evan
gelistic meeting in the church. Specia
music by a double quartet, the chill
.dren s chorus and orchestra, violin sole
by Mr.. Dugan, sermon by the pastor.
Universalist church, Rev D. f. Trout
minister. Divine worship at 1890 will
sermon. 1.-THE TRANSPORTATION, tn,
fifth in the Lenten series on ''Som,
great experiences in the life of Jesus. =
Sunday school at 11.45. Service o
praise and worship at p. M, conducted
by Y. 2. c. T., subject, 'Jesus befor
Plate Miss Minnie Flagg leader
Preaching service in Vernon at 2.45
The public welcome to all services.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
Too Good to Be True.
bennington Banner, March

bennington Banner, March i
The first issue of the Daily BrattIe-
boro Reformer was issued yesterday
This is the daily issue of the com
bined Vermont Phoenix and Brattle-
boro Reformer, and is a most credit
able paper almost too creditable
perhaps, to put it bluntly. If the
standard is to be maintained, where
it has been set at the start, it means
danger of financial loss to the promo
tors of the consolidation. 1t is usual
ly better to start modestly and build
as the income warrants. However,
BrattleborO is 4 prosperous town and
the center of a prosperous and grow
ing district, and the gentlemen in
charge Of the new venture are men OF
ability and experience, and doubtless
know what they are about. The Ban
ner wishes them success and pros
perity.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
Earlv Beds.

The beds of the ancients were piles
of skins. The first beds resembling
those used in modern times were made
of rushes and later of straw. The use
OF feathers in making beds has been
attributed TO the Romans. and Elaga-
balus (Heliogabalusl is said to have
used an air cushion for a pillow in 21S,
Air beds were frequently used during
the sixteenth century. Feather beds
were largely used during the reign OF
Henry VIII. of England.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
Charged With Burglary at Boston.

Inspector John Dorsey of the Boston
police force returned Wednesday morn
ing from Montpelier to Boston and took
with him Peter Carroll who was arrest
ed two weeks ago by the Montpelier
officers for alleged larceny.
Carroll is alleged to be one of a
gang of crooks that robbed wealthy
widows in and around Boston through
fake real estate deals. lie went to
Montpelier last fall and has been en-
ployed as barber in Holt s shop The
larceny in which Carroll is alleged to
have been implicated took place May
81 and he will be arraigned at Boston.
Carroll engaged Attorney E. A Davis
to try and secure his release through
habeas corpus proceedings and a hear
ing took place before Judge John w.
Rowen of the Vermont Supreme court
but the Judge refused to release him.
1t was expected Carroll would fight
extradition but he accompanied the of
ficer willingly. It is alleged he Sc
cured a loan of $500 from Mrs. Pegini
Shorey on TIE strength of a piece of
real estate. The property was mort
gagged and when a Boston bank fore
closed the mortgage Mrs. Shorey be
came suspicious and notified the police.
About that time Carroll left Boston
and his whereabouts were not learned
till last month.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
NEW YORK. NOW HAS AN
ANTI-PROFANITY CAM
PAIGN.

A great American anti-profan-
ity campaign began so far as
New York is concerned, and hun
dreds of men took the pledge. A.
. S. Colborne, president of the
Anti-profanity league, held forth
. under the shadow of Ben Frank
Inns statue on Park row.
: Mr.. Colborne's observation dur
. ing the past ten years has led
: him to classify some OF the
: swearers as follows:
: Stevedores-WOrst of all.
] Truck drivers-Very little bet
7 ter.
I Cafe loungers-Bad in spots.
7 Strap hangers-Almost justth-
!. able.
Baseball fans-Picturesque vo-
!. cabulary.
I Reporters-Almost hopeless.
!. Structural iron workers-Bad.
I Miners and factory workers.
/. Very bad.
! Brokers-Improving.
{. School children-In need Of re-
/ form.
=,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
SURE OF AN ARMORY?
YES, BARBITT'S FOR 1T
What Bellows Falls Barber Told the
Governor About the Hustling Sen
ator of Windham County.
ais Barber Told the

While Governor Fletcher was in Bel
lows Falls Wednesday he travelled in
cog, meaning thereby that he did not
carry in plain view a tag bearing his
name and office He went there direct
from his home in Cavendish where the
gentle art of barbering has not reached
perfection. He wanted a shave and a
good shave at that so on his way from
the depot visited Bigelow s shop
where G., IL. Bradford manipulates ra-
zors with great skill. Now Bradford is
a statesman as well as a barber and
before the governor was through with
his shave began a discussion of weighty
public matters, among others the out
come of town meeting. The CONVEX
sation ran something like this:
Bradford. Eyes, we are going to
have an armory here. Town voted
$4,000 for a site
Governor. fYou feel sure do you?
Does the town of Rockingham have the
last word?"
Bradford. ''Oh, 1 suppose there is
some board or commission, including
the governor, who go through the mo-
tions of voting on the matter, but we
are going to have the armory."
Governor. "Who says you are going
to have this armory?''
Bradford. ''Well, there 5 Rabbit
He claims to have secured the gov
ernor's ear at the right moment and
he says its coming"
Governor Who is this Babbitt
anyway2"
Bradford "What! Haven hearC
of Rabbit, Senator Babbitt, the live
wire from the upper confines of Wind
ham county,"
Governor, his shave finished ant
looking Bradford squarely in the eye;
a. And now, sir, what sort of a chap is
this governor who you say lives in the
nearby town of Cavendish and has beer
influenced in favor of your armory by {
mere senator?
Finale. Bradford recognizes the gov
ernOr, bushes, gasps and family reach
es for cologne bottle. Other BARRIERS
and waiting customers rush to his as
sistance. The governor deposits Il
cents and with a countenance express
ing gravity and severity departs. Thu
curtain falls, but the aroma of smell
ing salts and other restoratives is no
ticed during the remainder of the fore
noon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
Live Gels BY Parcel Post.

The Rev. r. n. Hallock. pastor or
the Methodist church In Bakersville.
Conn, recently received an elongated
package by parcel post from his old
home on Long Island. On opening IL
be found a squirming mass OF cells an
inch or two in diameter and about two
feet in length The cells were frozen
when sent. but thawed out after being
left at the parsonage
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
A Universal Mord.

One Of the first words that a baby
says is mamma or mother, and it is not
strange, therefore. to find it one OF the
first and simplest words in every Ian
guage. There is no word easier for a
child to say than ma" unless 1t be
pa" In Hebrew and Arabic mother
is "em" and am" 1t is man" in
Welsh and "moder'' IN AnglO-Saxo
In other languages it is slightly differ
ent, but near enough like our own word
mother" to make it an almost univer-
sal word, so that a child crying the
word in any language could be under
stood in almost any other language.
Here are a few Of the names:
Madr in Persian Moder In Swedish
Matr In Sanskrit- Moder in Danish
Meter in Greek Moeder in Dutch.
Mater in Latin. Mutter in German.
Madre in Italian Mater In Russian
Mere In French Nathan in Celtic.
The father of a new baby Is soon con
WINGED that it is a yell spring OF JOY.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
NEW MATERIAL FOR PAPER.

Suggestion Made That Plant From In
dia Be Used Instead Of Trees
A new material for the production OF
paper was suggested at the Royal So
ciety OF Arts in London recently. IL
was stated that IL plant named He
dychium coronarium. which is a native
OF India. were cultivated over vast
tropical or semitropical spaces man
kind should have no need to cut down
the forests and make them into paper.
The forests. il was said could 20 on
fulfilling their natural purpose and
newspapers could be printed on the
substance which looked just like what
Is now called paper.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
FAST PARIS-L0NDON FLIGHT.
French Aviator Crosses Channel In
Fog, Making Fast Time.

French Aviator crosses Cnannel IN
Fog, Making Fast Time.
A new and notable record of ) hours
5 minutes for flight from Paris to
London was made by the French avi-
ator Marcel G Brindejonc des Mou-
Iinais recently,
The. aviator started in his monoplane
at 9:15 O'clock in the morning from
Paris, landed at Calais at 1850 o'clock.
resumed his flight at noon and descend
ed in London at 80 O'Clock, crossing
the channel in a fog
The distance between Paris and Lon
don is 2S7 miles During his actual
flying time of 1856 minutes the French
aviator maintained speed of ninety
four miles an hour more than a mile
and a half a minute.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
WOULD BOX FOR NEW LAW.
Legislator In Illinois Proposes Demon
stration With Puqilst.

That ocular demonstration will aid
in passing the boxing bill before the
state legislature of Illinois is the be-
lief OF Representative George c. Hill
ton, who drafted the bill
Representative Hilton recently chal-
lenged "Packey" Mcfarland to meet
him in a four round exhibition before
members of both houses soon in the
arsenal at Springfield
Hilton is a skilled amateur boxer
and declared he was prepared to re
ceive a majority of the punches if he
could convince the lawmakers that
boxing. as regulated under his bill, IS
{ clean. scientific sport and should be
permitted i'm Illinois.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
Another Bio Fire In Lapan.

Two thousand houses. almost the en-
tire town, were burned recently in Nu-
madzu. south Of Tokyo. These includ-
ed the government buildings. 4 num-
Der of lives were lost. The loss is es-
timated at S2.hOn 600
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
To Escape the Storms.

Many, mau> storms there are that lie
low and hug the ground, and the way
to escape them is to go up the noun
tainside ana yet higher than they are.
Henry Ward Reecher.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
Correctai.

The teacher had written on the
blackboard the sentence. The toast
was drank in silence" and turned TO
her class for them to discover the mis-
take.
Little Bonnie Sheridan waved his
hand frantically and. going to the
board, scrawled the correction, "The
toast was ate in silence. ~ Every odys
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Men-Herbert Adams, c. H. Bar
rett, George A. Colburn, Joseph Cou-
tUIrier, Ralph b. Clement, William
Clark, 9. A. Holcomb, Albert La
Brecque. Charles A. Moore. F. A.
Nichols. William Oconeu, T. E. Moore,
Fred Springer.
Women-Ella Bird, Mrs Dora Con-
della, Miss Grace Hawthorne, Mrs.
Jennie +. Richardson, Miss Ida Tail
er.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
One Better.

Nip-BoDeS Is speaker of the house
and only thirty Tuck That's nothing
My wife became speaker of the house
rs soon as ! married her. and she was
only twenty TWO Magazine OF Fun.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
NJ ore Than Lucky

Browns a lucky dog"
Whats he been doing nowT"
you know that $1,000 be inherited
year ago.
Yes"
Well, be still has it"-Detroit Free
Press
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07

The father of a new baby Is soon con
WINGED that it is a yell spring OF JOY.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-25
Giants Need Four
More Victories to
CIinch the Pennant

The Giants now lead the National
league by 10H games. BY winning
four more games the New York Ma
tionais clinch the ownership of the
National league pennant. even if the
Philadelphians capture all their re-
naming Is contests.
x x
Wagers were made that the cham
pionship of the National league would
be established before the present New
York Brooklyn series ends.
X X
Although the Athletics were sum
posed to have eased off now that they
have the American league flag won,
they easily defeated the Red Sox.
y
This is an off day in the American
league for Cleveland. Chicago, Detroit
and St. Louis.
Although "Old Master" Mathewson
allowed the Dodgers II hits and the
Giants got only six. the latter won.
Pitcher Koestner of the Venice team
OF the Pacific Coast league has been
bought by the Cubs.
x X
Connie Mack has scouts daily
watching the Giants play to get line
on their style, McGraw also has scouts
watching the Athletics.
X
The New York Yankees and the Sen
ators open a three game series today.
X
The Pirates may play post season
series with the Cleveland Maps.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-25

of the Pacific Coast league season
he bids fair to eclipse Myers record
All that will be required of the fleet
little outfielder Is to pilfer three bases
week. In the 20 weeks of the sea-
son up to date he has stolen an aver
age of four bases a week
x X
Apparently Del Howard has consid-
erabie confidence in Pete Standridge.
his young pitcher. who was beaten
by the Beavers yesterday Though
he was touched for five hits in the
eighth inning. Howard allowed him
to remain on the mound. The north
erners got after the youngster again
In the tenth frame and belted out
victory.
Standridge had allowed but one hit
up to the eighth and then he weak
ened. Krause. who opposed Stand
ridge. pitched classy article of ball,
holding the Seals to five hits in ten
rounds.
A dispatch from Chicago says that
Elmer Koestner. pitcher of the Ven
Brooklyn by the Chicago Cubs. Koest-
ner going to the former club through
the draft process.
Happy Hogan. manager of the
Tigers, declares there is nothing do
ing, and Ed Maier. president of the
club, declares he would not think of
selling Koestner.
Catcher Mite declares that he is
through for all time with the job of
managing a club and trying to catch.
Me for the mask and pad" said Mite
yesterday afternoon. 'and the mana
gerial troubles for some one else"
Mite is sure he could do heap bet
ter work If he had nothing to do ex-
cept to catch. He has not heard any
thing from the Browns up TO date.
X
Big Harry Ables is pitching as we'll
as any finger in the league. He has
been twirling a mastery brand of ball
for the Oakland team more than a
month and he Is a gluten for work
The Tigers were helpless before him
yesterday.
| Elmer zacher is batting in his old
| time form. Again yesterday he wal
| loped out three hits and they were
the honest drives that Elmer is noted
| for.
During the early part Of yesterdays
game Koestner had a world Of stuff
on the ball. The Oaks managed to get
couple of timely hits. After the
fourth frame, when the Oaks had as
sumed lead of four runs. Koestner
seemed to ease up.
X
| As a result of the little fracas Hap
Hogan had with Umpire Phyle yester-
day, President Baum fined him $50 and
suspended him for the balance of the
series.