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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-18
Mr.. and Mrs. Fits Make Gen
erOus Offer in Centre
Church Project
CAMPAIGN is NOW
ON In EARNEST
Streets Assigned and Pledge Cards
Distributed Committee Is Conf
dent that Desired Fund of $4,000
Will Be Raised Soon.

y pledge of $1,000 toward the fund
which the Centre Congregational church
Is raising to buy the Goodhue property
on Main street was made BY Mr. and Mrs
Clarke {. Fits last night, at a meeting
OF the soliciting committee III the chapel.
he announcement was received with ap-
plausc. and ii gave a decided impetus to
the work of the committee whose task it
is to raise 1000
The original soliciting committee Of scv-
en- and some - others appointed 10y this
committee met in the chapel to assign to
different persons the various streets to b.
canyasscd Nh Fits Who j. one of the
committee. could stay but few minutes
having other matters which required his
attention but before leaving he stated
that il the rest Of the S15.Nlo was raised
he aud Mrs Fits would contribute
$1,000 Besides this Mr Fits will do his
share Of the canNaSsing.
| Mr. and Mrs Fits have always been
| loyal supporters OF the Centre church and
its allied organizations. both financially
and in the line Of personal work, and
tins generous subscription IS bat another
manifestation OF their interest.
| The manner in which the gift was made
docs not appear to require that the names
of the givers be kept private. but it j,
not the intention of the committee to
announce the sources Of private contribu.
tion> Several other subscriptions ot
large proportions have been made. which
are equally welcome and which show
equal devotion to the church and loyalty
to it, cndcayors
Pledge cards and lists of names wer,
taken by those at the meeting last night
ln
will continue until the entire amount
iS13.o00. has been raised, which viii mcal
a gift of 5000 10y AIr. and Mrs Gcorg,
l.. Durham. as promised when the move
ment was started.
The committee entertans no thought
bot that the amount viii bc raised ant
| that following the special meeting of tin
society the evening OF Monday. Dee -
a message Will be sent to the owners q
the Goodhuc property that the societ,
has voted to take up the option. Whicl
expires Jan. l. The written pledges an,
the oral pledges which witt be writer
shortly total several thousand dollars al
ready. hut they are mostly large gifts
Many small gifts viii be needed in ordc
to reach the goal, and it Is With thos
that the solicitors are particularly con
ccrned
\ pastoral letter sent To the member
OF the parish by Rev. K, NJ lEonghto
seeks to make il easy for those who AZ
soliciting towurd the fund and closes Wit
the following:
This Christmas season u most appr,
7 pirate time 70 make such q gift Nhe
VIC arc remembering the occasion
, God great gift to the world, what coul
: Toe more fitting than TO mike gift f
the building Of Ills church. II we d
: this chccIfuly and prayerfully, We sha
learn from experience what our Lon
Jesus SAID 1t is more blessed to gl
= than to receive
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-18
NORTHFIELD SCHOOLS
TO RECEIVE S113, 600
Compromise Made on Hartshorn Will
Schools Were to Receive All,
but Adopted Daughters Contested.

Under decree signed 10y Judge George
OF the probate court IN Boston YESTERDAY
q compromise OF the will Of Mrs Sarah
Ella HartshoIn. daughter III Daniel :
Ford, who was the owner of the YOUTH
Companion went into effect She inhci-
tied more than S-0UOOp from hcI father
She made bcgucsis Of S2J.C each to thc
Mi. lIcrmon BOYS school ia the town %.
Gil. Mass and the Northfield seminary.
AZ her husband death the two daughter,
were 10 have the net income oi the resi-
due of The estate during then lives On
the death Of either Of the daughteIs one
half OF tile trust fund was ID 81 couy eyed
10 the Northfield seminary and the Ait
Hermon Boys school. and upon the de
cease Of the other daughter these nstitu-
tions were u take the remaining. hail u
the fund.
By au act Of the Legislature OF 1872
the Mt Iiernon school for BOYS wa
merged with the \orthiield seminary and
the institution Is now known as til,
Northlield schools
After the death Of Mrs Hartshorn IL,
two daughters gave notice of q contest y
the WIN on the ground that Mrs Harts
horn. who had been an invalid for J.
years before her death. was of msoun,
mind al the time TIE VIII wa execute.
and that 1t was procured by undue inilu
encc
Under the terms Of the compromise tht
legacie> to the daughters are increase,
from $1,000 to $1,000 each. and the,
are to have one-half OF the trust fund
Tie Northiicld schools viii now bc pai'
S113.000
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-18
vERGENNES WOMAN KILLED.
Mrs. H S. Lewis Skull Fractured by
Falling Down Stairs.

VERGENNES. Dee. Is. - Mrs. H..
5. Lewis fell down the cellar stairs
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. j.
Everest Tuesday night and was in
stantlv killed.
Mrs. Lewis was putting away some
articles on shelf in the stairway and
lost her balance. She fell to the bot
tom Of the stairway and struck her
head on vinegar barrel, crushing her
skull.
Mrs. Lewis was the daughter of
Judge and Mrs. John r. Roberts and
was il her 5Oth year. She was 4
communicate at st. Paul : and secre-
tary of the Nergennes Improvement
society. Her husband died some years
ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-18
TO EXAMINE THAW.
Committee to Determine Whether Lib,
| erty Would Be Dangerous to Public.

CONCORD, n. H., Dec. Is. A
commission to examine Harry *. Thaw
to determine whether his liberty under
bail would be dangerous to public
safety was announced IN rescript is
sued by Judge Aldrich in the federal
court yesterday.
The commission is to consist Of
Frank S. Strectcr, Concord: DR.. Nor
ton Prince, Boston; DR.. George a.
Bumer, superintendent of Butler Hos
pital for the Insane, Providence, Il.
L.; and Dr. Charles +. Bancroft, super
intendent of New Hampshire state
hospital for the insane, Concord.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-18
DARING ROBBERY
IN PITTSBURGH
Thief Secured Goods Valued at 81 900
from the Show Window of a
Jewclry Store.

PIT1sBUEGH. Pa. Dee 1S-Onc Of
the most daring roJbcric~ which ever
come 10 the attention Of the Pittsburgh
police was committed carly today whom
a thief cut out the second show window
in a jcwcly store on Wood street. one
oi the busiest thoroughfares in the city.
He then pulled the fabric covering the
bottom Of the window through the hole.
bringing all Of the valuables with which
the window wa- decorated valued at
about 81 500
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-18
AT THE CENTRE CHURCH

Thursday from > to 5 at the home
of Mrs. H. 4. Jordan, meeting Of the
Ladies association. The matter of
making a contribution to the building
fund viii be discussed.
Friday evening at 7.30-Dcvotional
service in the chapel. George l.. Dun
ham and Rev. r. NJ. lIouGhton will
give reports Of the installation Of
Rev Harry II. Miles in New Haven,
Conn, former pastor of this church.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-18
TO CHECK FEVER EPIDEMIC.
Health officer Orders Schools and
Churches Closed at Proctor.

PROCTOR. Dec IS Precautions
ary measures have been taken here
to prevent the spread of scarlet fever
which has become epidemic Health
Officer r. H. Hack has ordered the
closing of the schools. library and
churches and has forbidden public
gatherings Of All kinds.
Dr. Hack said: ''We have eight
eases in the village of Proctor and
there are some on the outs lirts. This
is not big proportion. but because
the village is 30 compact we have TAX
en- more stringent action in checking
the spread Of the disease. The eases
that have been called to my attention
are very mild. 30 much 50 that in sew
eral instances the children have been
carving the disease without knowing
they were ill.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-18
FOR wcMAN's SUFFRAGE.
Favorable Resolution Adopted by
Maine State Grange

BANGOR. Maine. Dee Is. Wo
man = suffrage was endorsed rs the
Maine state Grange on the closing day
Of its annual convention today The
delegates voted 70 request each nomi-
nee for the next legislative body to
state his position on the question in
advance Of the election.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-18
CUT OUT BANQUETS.
Mayor Mitchell of New York Will At
tend to Business.

NEW YORK. Dee. ls-Finding it
impossible, he said TO fill the duties of
both an after-diuuer mayor ana TN at-
ter breakfast mayor. John Puroy
Mitchell. mayor-elect. has announced
that he must fotego the former pleas
are ~ have found, lie said, "that
cannot respond tc All of the invita-
tions received and at the same time
attend to the business Of the city.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-18

\ new printing. cumming and per
forating machine in the bureau Of en-
craving and printing at Washington
turns out mile of finished postage
stamps every five minutes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-18
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT
s 5osun line first insertion; 2 IL
a linz each subsequent insertion

FOR SALE Beds, springs, mattress
cs, stoves, cooking utensils, dishes,
glassware, bed lounge, cots, extension
tables, center tables. g. A. 9'w1tchell
Box 792, Brattleboro, Vt. 244249
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-18
AT MASONIC TEMPLE.

Special communication of Brattlebo-
70 lodge win be held Thursday even
ing at 80. Work: Entered Appren-
tice degree
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-18
SAFETY TOMORROW.
Disabled Battleship Vermont Near
Norfolk, Va.

NEW YORK, Dec. ls-Thc disabled
battlcship Vermont, in tow Gf the bat.
tlcslip Delaware, will probably reach
Norfolk early tomorrow. according to a
wireless report received at Sandy Hook
today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-18
SUFFoCATED IN TRENCH.
Accident to Tunnel Diggers i'll Ports
mouth, N. H, Today.

PORTSMOUTH, y. H., Dee. IS. ~
Seven workmen engaged III digging .
tunnel in the brewery yard here today
We're buried when the trench caved in.
Salvator Sierra was sutfocated and one
other man was taken out in 4 dying
condition.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-18
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight and Friday; Cooler To-
night; Moderate Winds

WASHINGTON, Dee. ls--The wealth
or forecast: Fair tonight and Friday:
cooler tonight; moderate northwest
winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-18

Calgary retail clerks ask the pastors Of
that city to cooperate with them Ia Sc
curing an earlier closing b, law.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-18

WANTED - Boarders and roomcrs.
Mrs. Frank Goodroc, % Green st. 196-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-18

Northumberland at Brooks
House. 211-2lG
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-18
Wanted

WANTED-Waitrcss ut The Albany
Cafe. 239-tf
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10
Hotels Asked to
Aid Vice War.

Recorder Broyles has called on
small hotel keepers to aid Chief
Beavers in suppressing vice in Allan
ia. In a statement from the bench
he said cooperation Of hotel proprie-
tors would result not only in accom-
plishing great good, but would deprive
carl Hutcheson and that Philadel-
phia preacher" Of so much to talk
about.
Carl Hutchinson recently attracted
attention by charging the chief with
failure to suppress vice, later testi-
flying before the Grand Jury where
he was supposed to have divulged a
list Of immoral houses.
The philadelphia preacher" is the
Rev Zane Batten, who was reported
having declared nineteen women &C
costed him in one night in Atlanta,
but who afterward said il was two
friends of his who had been solicited.
Recorder Broyles' observations from
the bench were made late Monday
afternoon in the trial Of J. T. Man
gum, manager Of the Albian Hotel
charged with running a disorderly
house. He was bound over under $3.50
bond Two couples arrested in the
hotel were fined s15.75 each.
Recorder Broyles said:
You hotel proprietors. particularly
the small ones, could aid US in clean
ing up Atlanta If you only would. II
the hotel prOprietOTs would do their
part it would be Of the greatest assis-
lance to Chief Beavers in his great
work of keeping Atlanta clean
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10
STOCK EXCHANGE
. IS STIRRED BY
RATE RULING

NEW YORK. June l0-Stocks
made sensational declines to-day
and the Exchange became scene
Of much excitement Selling orders
poured I'm from Europe. from the
West and from the East In the face
OF practically no demand, quotations
dropped whole points AZ a time BY
o'clock. $4,000 shares had been
traded I'm, and the selling orders
were far from carried out
The excuse was the Minnesota
rate case decision handed down by
the United States Supreme Court
yesterday a decision which Wall
Street. after overnight deliberation,
construed as disastrous to the rail
roads, particularly as It governs sew
eral more important cases Of like
nature now before the court, and will
affect the earnings Of many Of the
great systems.
Northern Pacific and Great North
ern preferred were hardest hit, be
cause they traverse the territory i'm
medlately affected.
Northern Pacific lost 6 Ia points.
and Great Northern preferred 3
points.
Great banking houses. vitality inter
ested because of mortgage interests.
tried Co stem the tide Kuhn Loeb
q Co hurled big blocks Of buying
orders ON the floor trying to save
/ Union Pacific Southern Pacific and
| PENNSYLVANIA. The First National
was another heavy buyer
J. =. Morgan a. Co. purchased Steel
common and preferred iu large guam
| titles
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10
MREYNOLDS. IN
CABINET ROW.
MAY QUIT
Attorney General and President
at Outs Oven Conduct of De-
partment of Justice.

WASHINGTON, June 10.-The first
sign Of the anticipated friction in
President Wilson's Cabinet has made
its appearance. and as a result Wash
ington to-day confidently awaits the
news that a member of the Presi-
dents official family Is preparing 20
resign. Attorney General ]. c. Nc
Reynolds is the man who, rumor says,
is getting ready to quit the Cabinet
because OF troubles with his chief.
The friction between the President
and the Attorney General dates back
almost to the Inauguration. The
President considers that the work Of
the Department of Justice should be
kept entirely secret. "Pitiless public
ity," according to the President. is
intended to apply to the operations
Of all Of the governmental branches
except the Departments of State and
Justice-the former because fnterna-
tional politics is not thought to be
fit matters for exploitation in the
public prints. the latter because Of
the danger of warning those about
to be prosecuted when the Govern
ment agents are on their trail.
Leaks in Department.
The Attorney General had other
ideas. which he did not hesitate to
express to his chief, who, as unhes-
itatingly, disagreed. Nevertheless.
there were a number of leaks" in
the Department of Justice. The de-
tails of the proposed prosecution Of
the tobacco trust and a number Of
other legal steps which the Govern
ment intended to take against the
violators of the Sherman antitrust
law found their way into the news
papers.
President Wilson objected. The At
torney General replied that he was
running his department, and intimat-
ed that should the President find
fault with the manner in which the
trust prosecutions are being con-
Quoted that he would step down and
let some one else handle the cases,
Break an Open Secret.
The President held several private
conferences with his prosecutor last
week To-day he called him into the
White House early in the morning
and after several maneuvers de-
signed to keep the interview private,
finally consulted with the Attorney
General In his study, after Mercy
noIds had informed the newspaper
men that he was leaving the White
House for the day
That there Is breach between the
President and his Attorney General
is an open secret. Official Wash
ington is waiting only TO how long
il will last before widening to the
extent of forcing a change in the
Cabinet.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10

made for protection and
wherein was so easily apparent
the guiding hand OF detective. II
Lanford meant to be fair, n he
was only seeking the truth, why
did he rush into print with the
assertion that this statement was
the truth and therefore of ncces-
sity the lasty Might he not In
deCenCy have left this negro 10
his own will unbiased by the
opinion that the statement was
true and the last 10 be given?
Who knows but that this negro
might have given numerous other
statements N ne had not been so
heavily handicapped by Lanford's
opinion.
The truth is. this negro is not
10 give any other or further
statement II the detective depart
ment can prevent. unless made
under their supervision and direC-
tion He must. at all times be
under the influence and control
Of Lanford He must have Ian
ford's sucking bottle at all times to
his lips, sucking Lanford's views
and theories Of this case. The
ragged places In his statement
must be darned, the torn places
patched. and no one but the de
teCtive department could be
trusted 20 do that
Demands Fairness.
No one has been rude enough
to bring this negro before the
Grand Jury, nor. indeed to make
any charge against him.
After the statement of this ne
gro and IN view of all the evil
dence which SO strongly points To
him as the slayer Of little Mary
Phagan. is the Grand Jury 60
leave him without charge or in
vestigation to be wet nursed by
Lanford until Franks trial?
or is IL the purpose 20 keep the
Negroes case from the Grand Jury
In the nature Of an offered reward
10 spur him on 20 swear his worst
against the white man.
Would il not be just and de-
cent TO bring this Negroes case be-
fore the Grand Jury and let that
body hear his confession, SO that
10 can then decide whether the
negro should then be indicted?
I'm the shadow Of this great
crime let there be no thimhle-
rigging. let no single fact be con-
cesled: let no mans place or
reputation stand In the way Of
the fullest. fairest Investigation
Respectfully.
tSigned) LUTHER 4. ROSSER.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10

| with the affidavit 10 which he sworc
before the detectives after a half day s.
griling Mr. Smith said ne believed
his client was telling the whole truth
Actual Witness Sought.
Despite the unshakable story Of
Conley. as he tod Il after making
previous statements admittedly lies.
a rumor has been i'm persistent cir
culation since last week that the de-
tectiyes were seeking an actual wit
ness ." The crime. II Is said such a
/ perspn exists. and that he les a negro
who shot craps with Conley IN the
! basement Of the factory OF the day Of
| the murder
The rumor has II that this negro
/ won all OF Conley'S money. and that
/ Re saw tonley in a half-drunken FURY
strike down the little Phugan girl
; when she came down the stairs II
/ the factory with her silver mesh bag
| h. her hands
| Although 10 Is reported that this ne
gro has been apprehended and is even
/ now in custody in Atlanta. the au-
/ thcrities deny any knowledge of such
| a person. Attorneys for Frank will
/ admit only that they have heard "
| such rumors but they assert that
| they have no definite knowledge u
/ the arrest Of a negro who is said TO
/ have been an actual witness of the
/ killing. II is understood. however.
that they believe there Is such a per
son. They are confident that Conley
| committed the horrible deed and that
I he had a witness or aCCOmuliCe
Leo Frank Still Silent.
! Through all Of the conflicting sto-
| ries 10 which the excitement of the
hunt for the slayer have given rise.
| Leo Frank has remained silent his
original story told before the Coron-
/ er's jury uudisturhed and uncontra-
! diCted i'm any detail While the de-
! teCtiveS have torn Coulev's first sto-
/ rles 10 shreds, they have been unable.
so far as the public knows. to find
a single misstatement ina the story
made by Frank at the inquest.
/ Since then. on the injunction Of his
/ counsel Frank has had no comment
1 10 make Stories have been spread
] that were most damaging 10 his gen
/ eral character but he has remained
! mute. He has told his friends that he
/ viii have a story 70 tell at the proper
j time ana that II will be so fully sub
Stimulated that there will be no doubt
of his innocence.
/ Frank has made no public an
announcement of the fact but IL Is
/ known that he privately has siguified
I his willingness ro confront Couley and
I listen 10 the nesro's story. and 10 re-
peat his own. If desired. His only stip-
ulatiou Is that the meeting shall not
be TN the nature OF one of the star
/ chamber sessions al police headduar-
tiers. at which the detectives only are
present Frank would insist thar GER
tain public officers be present SO that
there would be no opportunity for the
manufacture Of evidence Cplored in
any particular. With these men pres
snt, he has said thar ne would be will
ing To be questioned as freely as he
was at the CoronerS inquest
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10
EVewitneSses to
Staying Sought.

Jim Conley. whose sensational story
has made him an accessory after the
fact in the murder Of Mary Phagau.
Is sticking closely 20 the details he
unfolsed in his remarkable afiidavit.
according 20 his attorney. William NJ
smith
Mr.. smith said Tuesday moruiug
that Coulcy has varied In no essCntia.
particular from the original tale %
his part in the disposal Of the body
OF the strangied girl under the direc-
tion Of Leo Frank To Mr.. smith and
others who have interviewed the ne
gro in the last few days he has begun
al the moment when he says he saw
the little form lying limp and inert az
the rear OF THE second floor until hC
declares h- wrote the mysterious
notes al Franks 5iClatiou in the Ma
uuua' Pencil factory office
Iu an his story rlera has been nrsr-
,ical.y no conflict or contradiction