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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08
90 KILLED
go INJURED
Further Details of Disaster
Reported to the RefOrmer
Yesterday
EXPLOSION OF
800 TONS DYNAMITE
Shower of Steel Spread Destruction
Over Radius of a Quarter of a
Mile-steamer Jumped Out of Water
When Explosion Occurred.

BALTIMORE, Md. March S.-Three
hundred tons of dynamite being loaded in
the British tramp steamer Alum Chine
in the lower harbor off Fort Carroll, near
Hawkins Point, exploded about 1890
O'Clock yesterday morning, instantly kill
ing from 40 to 30 men. wOunding and
manning three score more, some of whom
may die, and dealing destruction to $500
600 worth of property. The Alum Chine
and a loading scOw alongside her were
completely annihilated; the tug Atlantic
which twice went to the rescue Of imper-
lied seamen. was set on fire and later
sank; the United States collier Jason,
Just completed and ready for trial, was
RACED to her deck and her armOr nd
died, and buildings in Baltimore and cities
and towns many miles away were rocked
by the force of the terrific explosion.
The cause OF the disaster is unknown,
but federal authorities have instituted a
thorough investigation to place the blame.
Excited survivors told conflicting stories,
some insisting that 4 negro stevedore
caused the explosion by jamming a pike
into a case OF dynamite. This Is denied
by eye witnesses, who declared that smoke
was seen pouEing from the Alum Chine 5
hold several minutes before the explosion
occurred At a late hour last night the
bodies OF 20 dead had been taken to
morgues in Baltimore. and 60 injured
/ We're in hospitals The estimates OF the
/ dead include 30 stevedores and checkers
/ Of the Joseph r. Foard company, EN-
/ ployed in transferring dynamite from a
| barge to the Alum Chine, which was
/ bound for Panama, eight members of the
| crew of the Alum Chine, six men on the
/ collier Jason and the captain and severa
members of the crew Of the tug Atlantic
/ Many bodies. it is believed. never will be-
! recovered from the icy waters. OF the
/ injured Il score are frightfully manned
/ their skulls fractured, arms and leg,
/ torn off and their bodies terribly lacerat
! ed. At least ID are expected to die.
Seamen in scores Of small craft anC
Capt Vandyke of the Atlantic saw smoke
coming from the dynamite-laden Alum
Chine a few minutes before the explosion
| and the launch jerome was alongside TIM
ship, rescuing many members of the creV
and rushing them to safety. The witnesse
saw that when the explosion came TIN
steamer jumped from the water as II
torpedo had struck her from below an,
then fell to fragments in which were min
gled the torn bodies of the dead. Tn
transport company's scow had been tight
" tied to the big steamer and the concus
sion from the ships hold blew up the ton
of dynamite still aboard the barge in a
echoing explosion that increased the car
mage and destruction. Several small Graf
in the harbor are believed to have bee
blown to pieces.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08
BURBANK AS A BOY.
An Idea About Potatoes That Has
Added S25,00O,0O to the Wealth
of Our Country.

I'm the current issue of Farm and Fire
side appears an article about Luther
Burbank, who is called The Edison of
Agriculture" Burbank is the man who
developed a remarkable potato. tanned
the thorny cactus and made it a food
for cattle, and 50 on. Following is
an extract:
''Qne day in the early autumn many
Years ago a little boy ran to his mother.
saying, Mother, You know that little
piece of ground in the back ward where
we have never planted anything? Can
have it for MYSELF
What for, my som?
20 Potatoes
" Potatoes Why, we can buy them
from the farmers.
" Not the kind I want to try for. See
this; | read it this morning on my way
to school,; and he showed her their farm
paper with these words IT the bottom
OF a column: There is demand for a
good, frst-class potato which shall yied
200 bushels to the acre
His mother read it.
s. / remembered she told me, how my
son had taken the premium at the coun
~ fair the year before for his vegeta
bles. He knew more about the garden
than l did. So l told him to 90 ahead
And he went ahead. For the boy was
Luther Burbank; and this is the stor,
+ of the start of the great Burbanl
i potato, which was Burbank's answer t,
the call for potato growing 300 bushels
/ to the acre. 1t has yielded 49, and
i have seen so bushels dug from a single
acre. 1t is the only potato grown in Ire
land on which the blight has no effect
/ probably the best yet grown in America
1t has added $4,000 900 to the wealth
OF our country"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08
GERMANY HAS
MYSTERY SHIP
Destroyer and Submarine with
Single, High Power Gun.

WASHINGTON, d. c., March s.
In the current issue of the British En-
gineer there appears an article commu-
by ga correspondent" describ-
ing what is stated to be new and
highly important type of destroyer. 1t
appears that for some years the Ger
man naval authorities have been CON
structing these vessels in secret. They
are described as being "speedier than
any 'Dreadnoughts, - lying low in the
water, "nOt much more than awash, -
and fighting bows on.
1.-The only target it presents to the
enemy's fire is a bow shield sloping
backward and of such shape and thick
ness as to be virtually impenetrable. It
serves as the carriage of a single gun
of maximum power, furnished with pro
jectiles that play the part of aerial tor
pedoes; and the gun remains perpetually
screened except at the moment of fir
ing. The vessel can keep the sea in all
weathers, and can fight effectively at
the longest ranges.
''Twenty of these destroyers can be
built for the cost of a single super
i Dreadnought, and the German naval
experts hold, with ample reason, that
a SUPER Dreadnought' must inevitably
succemub if attacked by even five OF
such small craft
In other words, the new vessel is a
combination of cruiser, submarine anC
destroyer, firing a heavy gun.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08

Indignation and wrath are aroused in
every decent thinking person on reading
OF the wanton mutilation of the memorial
monuments on the battlefield at Gettys-
burg. The maltese crosses on the four
sides of the Fifth corps stone We're broken
off and the corners smashed. The monu-
ment Of the Both Massachusetts, regiment
was battered until it was ruined. The
memorial of the First Vermont brigade
bore the figure OF lion reclining on a
granite base. The jaw Of the lion was
knocked to pieces and the stone dcfaced
in other ways. The monument Of the Goth
Pennsylvania regiment was regarded as
one OF the most beautiful in the park rep
resenting a reclining soldier with his gun
ready for use The face of the figure was
demolished and hand broken off Every
effort will be made to find and to punish
the perpetrator OF the outrage. OF course
man in a normal condition would not
commit such an act. The guilty one
was either a pervert and therefore ire
sponsible, or one OF those rare wretche.
saturated with the spirit of pure cus-ed
ness.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08
A TIGHTER HoBBLE SKIRT.
This the Prospect as Foreshadowed by
the Latest News from Paris.

LONDON, March S.-According to a
London fashion expert who has just re
turned from Paris, the dressmakers of
that city are proposing not merely to
revive the hobble skirt, but to make 1t
tighter than ever, so that women viii
be almost unable to walk in it. This
London expert says:
1.-The skirts l saw in Paris were so
tight that the wearers could scarcely
walk. The dresses are frightfully ugly.
In some cases they are draped up some
inches in front or on the side to allow
the feet some little movment, and are
arranged with folds of the material in
drapings around the thigh and tapering
to the ankles. The draped hobble is
more insidious than the plain hobble
skirt. 1t has deceived everybody be
cause the fashion prophecies led women
to believe that the hObble skirt was
dead; that folds and draperies We're
coming in, and, therefore, that skirts
were bound to be fuller, and that more
material would be used. The extra
material, however, Is used in draping
the bodice and around the hips, and
leaves but a wispiness of skirt around
the ankles. In very many cases skirts
are so narrow even in tailOr-made eos
tunes, that they must be split in di-
reetoire fashion up to the knee, or even
above, either at the side or in front.
In many cases buttons and button
hoes allow the wearer to determine how
long the slit shall be. -
Almost all the new Partisan skirts
are sht-they must be, - said another
Londoner, back from the French eapi-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08

Mr. Bryan refers to Il speech he made Is
years ago as the keynote of his foreign
policy. "Persual of the speech shows it
filled with glittering gencralities and a
total lack of brass tacks," says the Hot
yoke Transcript. Unfortunately the see
rotary. of state is frequently called on to
give decisions in concrete cases, as Mr..
Bryan will soon find out
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08

anu "lluOul DC4h5 Al
tempered toward the unbelievers they
started big things. In proof of this is
the hike to Albany, the hike to Wash
ington and finally the wondrous pa
rade and aIlegory the sex carried out
In the nations capital.
All these achievements have been
productive of worldwide publicity for
the cause of equal rights and Of innu-
merable acquisitions TO the women's
ranks throughout the country. But the
best is yet to come. From all accounts
the past events in the history Of the
movement will not be markers to the
prodigious feats which will be under
taken by the feminine warriors in the
future.
For one thing. it is purposed that the
pilgrims who braved so much and 9th
ers next summer shall trek clear across
the country, from coast to coast in
quaint prairie schooners- They will
have full equipment Of frying pans,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08
Intoxicating Vermont.
Rutland News.1

-, In many Of the cities and towns of
Vermont Monday there was a marked
increase in the vote for license. The
fact is that they like the stuff in Yer
mont just as well as they do anywhere
else. II North Adams, Mass, Tran
script,
Wrong this time. The reason Yer
monters as a general thing don't care
for the stuff as much as other people
do is inherent, They have no neces-
sitv for it. Just to be a Vermonter is
bracer enough. Vermont scenery, Yer
mont air, Vermont water, Vermont
women-all are Intoxicating, stimulat-
ing!
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08
EAST JAMAICA.

Arthur Ghickering of Westmoreland
was at A. Z. Gleason s this week.
Mrs. Louise Whitney of Mortified,
Mass, came Friday to assist in caring
for G. f. Symonds, who is very low.
L. f. Grout and Mrs. G. H. Gleason
of this place attended the funeral of
little Herbert Pike in Stratton We'd
nesday.
Mrs. f. NJ Howard and children are
children are spending few days with
her mother, Mrs. NJ A. Gleason.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08

The combination of velvet and satin
in identieally the same shade Is always
good, and the new grays are especially
rich in these materials. The collar and
sleeves from where they leave the low
dropping shoulder of a handsome gray
velvet gown are of the satin, and the
buttons, which are large and run the
entire length of the front, are covered
with the satin, a bit of Oriental color
ing being embroidered on each
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

1t is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery of
CO. operation of subscribers to that end.
Prompt report should be given of, each
failure to receive the paper on the morn
telephone or postal card, thus enabling
the cause Of the error to be promptly
and accurately 1ra -. discovered and the
is only by this method that the pub
Usher can secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08

Belle-This is rather a small diamond
in this engagement ring George gave me.
Nell-George is getting meancr about
his engagement rings than he used to be
Baltimore American.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08

Two or three newspapers in Vermont
on our exchange list failed to send Us
legislative law supplement, for which We
are duly grateful and profoundly thank
full.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08

Many Of the rugs which are being
woven of old silk pieces are so hand
some when finished that they are rails
Ell to a position of honor on the table
instead OF being obliged to duty on the
floor. Furnish your weaver with a
good variety OF colors, make sure that
she has taste in combining them. and
YOU are sure of a handsome rug.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08
For the Women to Think About
Written Especially for The RefOrmer,,

Both English and japanese effects in
wall papers seem to be in great de-
mand, taking precedence over the
French-if the opinion of those who
handle them is of value. And it is
thought that the papers and fabrics
with black back grounds are at last
to be appreciated on this side
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08

The use of the covered cord OF large
size as a heading for flounces and
frills, rs the dividing line between the
body of a coat and its peplum-like
skirt as appears on some of the new
Southern suits, and in other suitable
places Is an effective touch.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08

There : a new suit material out this
spring that is designed TO take the
place of linen. 1t has the appearance
of the regular suitings but can be put
In the tub and Numbered exactly as any
wash fabric would be Numbered. 1T
comes in light colors and IS trimmed
with eponge or ratine exactly as ans
cloth suit would be, and viii be found
admirable for travelling and general va
cation wear.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08

DAWN MIST. THE INDIAN sUFFRAGIsT.
rs classic of the suffrage movement.
The ceremonies staged in front Of the
United States treasury building had
the form OF an allegory.
Splendidly beautiful women wearing
filmy historic costumes rendered the
representations OF all figures in the al
legory. Notable among the pretty fig
ures was Miss Florence Fleming
Noyes. who appeared as Liberty.
Dawn Mist. the Indian maid. who
rode in the van of the procession In
native garb Other figures were Column
bia. Truth and Justice.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08
METEOROLOGICAL SUMMARY.
Taken at 16 High Street, Elevation 312
Week Ending March 6, 1918.
Thermometer.

Thermometer. Barometer.
Max. III (Feb. es)Nax. 1927 (3d)
Min. III (Mar. b Min. 1869 (6th)
Mean 1878 Mean 29.69
Precipitation. So inch; snow 5Ia inches.
Atmospheric pressure reduced to sea
levi.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08

A piece of white wooden cloth Is the
best possible remover Of the cream left
on one s face after the cleansing appli-
cation at night. 1t takes the dirt with
it, and that is what the girl who is
troubled with blackheads and a bad
complexion has to look out for-to
see that her skin is kept immaculate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08
Member of the Associated Press.
SATURDAY, MARCH s, 1913.

The school for police idea in New York
is a good one. The gamblers OF the Metro
polls would gladly raise an endowment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08

The woman who cares more for cor
sets, hosiery, underwear, boots and
gloves than for gowns Is the woman
who always appears wei dressed nc
matter how ordinary her gown and suits
may be. They seem TO form a founda-
ton, which though largely unseen, i'm
parts to the entire toilette an air OF
good dressing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08
We.AdVGrtiSe

because We have the goods to advertise
If We had nothing we would say moth
ing
We have all the latest improved special
machines for laundering shirts and col
lars, which not only prolOngs the life of
your linen, but gives ease and comfort
to the wearer. Our New Prosperity Col
lar Moulder is giving great satisfaction
and our customers are beginning to tell
tn cir friends about it.
DO not wait to be told but try it out
and see what it does, as no one can af-
ford to have their collars Numbered in
any other way.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08
Perfect
PRESCRIPTIONS

Every medicine that is COM
pounded in our Prescription De
partment is backed by Our per-
sonal guarantee as to its potency
and efficiency. When you have
sickness at home give those who
are near and dear to you the ad-
vantage of this careful service
There is no additional expense,
You will be pleased with our per
feet prescription work, and your
doctor will be delighted.
C. F. Thomas, Phi. G.
APOTHECARY
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08

Russia supplies Great Britain with the
greater proportion f her poultry and
eggs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08

Blue serges are to be Just as fashion
able as ever this spring. A serge Of
fine quality made up with chiffon bod
ice above its high waistline, perhaps
arranged over a bodice of effective lace
into which is introduced a bright an6
becoming color, is sure TO DE rs pleas
ing as II is practical
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08

Black chantilly is favored over
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08

Don't be cold tamalel Get out and do
somethingi
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08

ufapeTN TOT Doth WhIte and eoI0Te0
gowns.
Do not buy the Bulgarian eoIoriBgs
reeklessly. Look about little first and
you viii find they vary greatly and
that many Of them are really very
beautiful while others are altogether
too crude TO be pleasing IN any sense.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08

The high couture adds very mater
ally to the length Of a neck, and the
Partisan Is aiming to make her neck
appear rs long as possible.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08
A Chance for a Poor
Man to Own a Home

Any man wishing to build a single
or Involvement house will be inter
ested to know that we will provide
the land and build for him, provided
he can pay down 20 per cent Of the
cost, and the balance on very easy
terms. Come and see us.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08

One shoe buyer tells me that he il at
the opinion that the soft brown and
tan suedes are to be much smarter than
the smooth tan feathers for spring
wear.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run Of paper
so cents an inch for first insertion; rs
cents an inch for each subsequent in
sertion. Limited space on first page at
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements - Five cents
a line first insertion with SO per cent
discount for each subsequent insertion
without change of copy.
Reading NOtices-Ten cents a line first
insertion with so per cent discount for
each subsequent insertion without
change of copy.
Position, 10 per cent extra
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08
SuffragistS Plan Coast
to Coast Journey.
Parade Proves Classic

HEN the American women
sunfragists hit upon the plan
to be spectacular. original
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-08

drapery for both white and eolorsd
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26
GREAT YEAR IN
MANUFACTURING
Factories of the Country Touch
High Water Mark-Vir-
ginia Among Leaders.

According 20 the figures Just issued by TIE
Census Bureau the manufacturers OF the
United States made their very highest record
in the good year isiz or course. these stats
ties have been issued as q whole. but IN due
time there will come other figures that 90
more into detail. and when they do come they
viii show that the manufacturers OF viFsinis
kcpt right along with those Of Other states 10
the matter OF making l,et year the banner
year IN the countyy's history
According 70 these consolidated stats
tics. which are very interesting iuporta'ions
OF practically all the chief materials brcush,
into the country for Use In. mansfscturirs
show Izrrcr totals for last year tsan ever be-
fore Cotton. siik. fbTs. htdes. India rub
ber- copper lumber. wool and the variasis
chemicals used IN manufacturing snow. &C
cordlns 20 the statistical division 81 the BIZ
rcau Of Foreign and Domestic Commercc.
re-y large totals imported. % nearly evrry
case larger quantities than IN any earlier
calrndar year Cotton imports into this. ten
greatest cotton producing country 70 me
pounds srslnss FORMER hirh record Of ilz ~
On pouuds IN the calendar vcar f1T. Hidcs
and stins imported show total % over 20 80
90 pounds. against s75.soo.ose pounds In TIE
. tofsi smpo-tssson of over 90 &C tons against
a former high record OF E.go tons 10 -.
Raw zsIk lnportstiou< is-t year Amounted 20
about zs.onoe pounds. ss,lnst rssle mors
rrsr. isp fin IN bars. blocks. pics. etc.
shows . total importation % about ~. loDoeo
tons against ~ BOO tous IN ifil. TIE former
ssh rssord ss., ~, s% =, 80 So - e.
pfsnts and deals" the APPROPRIATIONS % TIE
wear ercccdinc those % any other crcrpt -.
and nay even 90 beyond the record - that
year Leaf tobacco shows more then Ae'oss