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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08
MANSION DESTROYED
BY SUFFRAGETTES
Set Fire to the Country Residence of
Sir William Lever, at Riv-
ingten, England, Today

LONDON, July S.-An arson squad
of militant suffragettes set fire to and
caused the destruction of the country
residence of Sir William H. Lever,
founder of Port Sunlight and chairman
of the Liverpool school of tropical
medicine, early today. The mansion,
which was known as the bungalow,
was situated at Rivington, near Hor-
wlch, Lancashire. 1t was not occupied
by the family, but contained valuable
painting and other precious objects,
all of which were consumed by the
flames. The message left by the in
cendiaries stated that if Sir William
had been as loyal to the suffragettes
as Lancashire was to the king, the
fire would not have happened.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08
OVERGRAZED RANGES
CAN BE RESTORED
Valuable Demonstration by Depart
ment of Agriculture-Inte
Supervision the Remedy.

WASHINGTON, July S-The i'm
proved condition of the national forest
range after regulated grazing is point
ed to by experts of the department of
agriculture as a demonstration that
areas which have been severely dam
aged through overstocking by sheep
and cattle can be brought back to their
former carrying power through sys-
tenn of sufficiently intelligent use.
When the government took charge of
the livestock ranges within the nation
al forests some of them were so badly
overgrazed and otherwise injured from
reckless handling of the stock that
their grazing value appeared to have
been almost entirely destroyed. Many
of these ranges, however, have been
restored and made as valuable as ever.
On several of the forests results have
more than justified the expectations
and the range is i'll better condition
than it ever was.
An example of this Improvement is
cited in the Nebo national forest in
Utah. In 1908, when that forest was
created, the ranges within the forest
boundaries were found to be badly
overgrazed and trampled because there
was lack of any control or super
vision over the areas. One of the
areas was at that time estimated to be
capable of carrying only 5000 head
of cattle. Now, through conservative
management and judicious distribution
of the cattle over the ranges, and i'm
provements in water conditions, the
carrying capacity of the range has
been increased until in the present
grazing season, nearly 5000 head of
cattle, are using this particular area,
and forest officers feei that few hun
dred head more can be safely grazed
there without injury.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08
BIG STEAM SHOVEL
ON VERNON STREET
Several Gangs of Men at Work to
Change Grade as Part of Overpass
and New Station Project.

The work on the prospective over
pass and new station project is not all
visible from Main street, although the
destruction of the Brattleboro House
and the Crosby elevator is easily seen.
Far down Vernon street, which is to be
reduced to a reasonable grade the en-
tire length, big steam shovel of the
Holbrook, Cabot & Rollins corporation
is at work This is engaged in reduc-
ing the big bank between the two elus-
ters of houses to whatever grade has
been determined there. Another gang
of men has about completed the job of
reducing the five houses nearest the
railroad station to kindiing wood and
carting it off.
Still another is working on the re-
moval with horses and dump carts of
such dirt as is on top of the Vernon
street ledge near the top Of the hill
and another is preparing place for a
blacksmith shop near the two big boil
ers which are to furnish steam for the
drills when once the work of drilling
and blasting the ledge is started.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08
ANDREW RENNER DROWNED.
Greenfield Young Man Evidently Seized
With Cramps

GREENFIELD, July s. -, Andrew
Renner, aged p, a native of Germany,
was drowned in the Connecticut river
near Poets Seat Sunday evening. Rem
ner, who was employed by the Rogers,
Lunt q Bowdoin company, had been on
a vacation of two weeks, and, after
passing week in New York with a
brother, came with his brother, to his
rooms at lo1 Federal street. Yesterday
the two young men took a camera and
went to Poets Seat for the afternoon and
nater went in swimming. Crossing the
river, Andrew Renner was evidently
seized with cramps and went down. The
brother was unable to save him from
drowning, but recovered the body.
Young Renner is survived by one broth
er and sister and his partners, who are
in Germany.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08
FIGHTING RENEWED
IN COAL FIELDS
Miners Who Refused to Strike Fired
Upon = Sheriff Called Upon Gov
ernor for Advice.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, July 8. =
Hostilities We're renewed in the Cabin
Creek coal fields yesterday.
According to reports received by
Sheriff Bonner Hill last night, the
shooting began when a number of min
ers came from the mouth of the mine.
A strike was declared by the union on
Cabin Creek two weeks ago, but, ac-
cording to Superintendent Henry Da-
Wis of the Cabin Creek Consolidated
company 5 mine at Ohley, about 40
of the miners refused to obey the
strike call and continued at work.
When these men came out of the mine
last evening they were fired upon A
mule was killed and two miners are
missing
When the working miners scattered
the attack king force came down from
the mountainside and started a big
motor down the incline. 1t ran into the
body of the mule and was derailed.
Deputy Sheriff Trowbridge arrived at
Ohley late last night and reported to
Sheriff Hill that the shots could still
be heard.
Sheriff Hill called on Governor Hat
field for advice. +" Notify the Judges
of the circuit and intermediate
courts, said the governor, "after they
have investigated the situation and
If they find they are unable to cope
with the situation, then | will be ready
to act. Shooting was also reported at
other points along Cabin Creek last
night
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08
Wage Dispute is the Subject
OF a Conference Today
in New York
$4,000 MEN
ARE INVOLVED
Unions of Railroad Trainmen and Con-
ductors Hope to Force Arbitration,
as Was Done by the Firemen Under
the Erdman Act.

NEW YORK, July S.-The wage dis
way trainmen and the order of rail
way trainment and the order of rail
way conductors on the one hand and
81 eastern railroads on the other took
the form of conference today, at
which the union leaders were to an
nounee the result of the strike vote
recently taken among $4,000 men in
volved. 1t was conceded before the
meeting that the vote would be over
whelmingly for a strike, but this does
not necessarily mean that walkout
will follow, as the unions hope to
force arbitration under the Erdman
act, 'as was done by the fremen To
this proposal the roads strenuously OBJ
leeted, and it is not known what mid
die ground can be reached, unless Con
gress promptly amends the Erdman
law increasing the board to six mem
bers. Both sides have endorsed such
a bill as superior to the present board
of three, which places the response
bility on the shoulders of the third or
neutral member.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08
LOSS UPWARD
OF 100000
Clark Biscuit Factory in North Adams
Burned-Deputy Hosley Strick-
en- with a Shock.

NORTH ADAMS, July 8.-Grease
trickling down a chimney nue into the
boiler room of the H. w. Clark Bis
cult factory last night started a fire
that destroyed the factory and three
tencments nearby, causing loss of
upwards of 100000 Several other
houses were badly damaged.
The fire was discovered by the
watchman of the plant, who attempted
to fight it with the factory equipment.
Finding the flames getting beyond his
control, he turned in an alarm In
responding to the first alarm, Deputy
Chief Roscoe E. Hosiey, driving hose
wagon, was stricken with an apoplec-
tic shock, and fell to the ground The
horses ran away through a crowd of
people and many narrowly escaped Sc
rious injury. The deputy chief was
taken to the hospital in a critical
condition. Lines of hose were carried
across the Hoosac river to fight the
flames.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08
The Two Senators from Louis
lana Refused to Give
Promise
MAJORITY OF ONE
ASSURED FOR TARIFF
And in Addition There is the Vote of
the Vice President to Fall Back Upon
in an Emergency Resolution Not
Absolutely Binding

WASHINGTON, July S.-Forty
Democratic senators stood up in the
party caucus one by one late yesterday
and declared their intention to vote for
the Underwood Simmons tariff revision
bill as finally approved by the caucus a
few minutes previously. Two senators,
Ransdell and Thornton, of louisiana
said they would not make such promise
because of the proposal to place sugar
on the free list in 1916. Senator Hitch
cock of Nebraska and Culberson of
Texas were absent, but both are known
to be in favor of the bill.
This gives the Democrats 40 votes
for the bill or g majority of one with
the vote of the president to fall
back on in an emergency.
An absolute binding resolution was
not adopted, the poll by individuals be-
ing substituted, and that poll was not
only on the ground of personal promise
and was not made binding. A resolu-
tion was adopted, however, declaring
the Underwood-Simmons bill a party
measure and urging its undivided sup1
| port without amendment unless such
should be submitted by the committee.
Senator Newlands of Nevada cast the
only vote against this resolution. but
Senators Shafroth of Colorado, Ransdell
and Thornton did not vote.
The resolution was as follows:
Resolved: That the tariff bill
! agreed to by this conference in its
| amended form is declared to be a
| party measure and we urge its un-
divided support as a duty by Dem
ocratic senators without amend
! ment. Provided. however, that the
conference or the finance commit
| tee may, after reference or other
| wise, propose amendments to the
! bill
| Senator Kern, chairman of the cau
Gus, and Chairman Simmons of the
committee, who have fought hard for
the measure, and other administration
| leaders expressed entire satisfaction
over the outcome and declared their
confidence that enough votes were per-
sonaiiy pledged to assure the passage
| of the measure with free wool and free
/ sugar included
Distastefu1 to Many.
/ 1t became at once apparent when the
caucus convened that resolution
which would bind members absolutely
to the bill without amendment was dis
tasteful to many senators. The resoIu.
ton, therefore, was modified and pre-
sented in the form of party declara-
| tion. "
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08
Little Outward Evidence of
Crash in Banking Circles
Yesterday
SAVINGS BANK RUN
NOT SERIOUS MATTER
All of the Institutions Were Con
trolled by the Kuhns, and No I'm
usual Scenes Were Observed About
Other Banks of the City.

PITTSBURG, Pa, July 8.-Financial
today of yesterday s crash in banking
circles, involving the failure of the
First National bank of McKeesport, an
allied institution, and the appointment
of receivers for the American Water
Works and Guarantee company, the
largest concern of its kind in the coun-
try, and for the banking house of j.
S. and W. S. Kuhn, Incorporated. The
run on the Pittsburg bank for savings,
controlled by the Kuhns, who controlled
also a majority of the stocks in the
banks which suspended, continued, but
no unusual scenes were observed about
other banks IN the city. The run on
the savings banks is not expected to
result seriously.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08
CHIEF OF POLICE SHOT.
Havana Official Mortally Wounded in
Fight on the Street.

HAVANA, July S.-Gen. Armando
Riva, chief of the national police, was
shot and mortaily wounded during a
pistol fight last evening in the most
crowded portion of the Prado.
Gen. Ernesto Asbert, governor of the
Havana province, Senator Vidal Mo
rales and Rep. Arias were involved
in the fighting, which was the outcome
of raid made by Gen, Riva Saturday
night on the Asbert club. On that oc-
casion a large number of members
We're caught gambling. They were ar
rested and sentenced to heavy fine.
Gov. Asbert complained to President
Menocal, who it is understood sustain
ed the action of the police in enforc-
ing the letter of the law
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08
TALK WITH WOMAN
COST BLANCHARD s5
Money Later Recovered by Deputy
Sheriff Mii1er-Guilford Man
Victim of Gypsy Band.

A. p. Blanchard of GuiIford was
persuaded to talk with a woman who
was a member of q band of gypsies
that went through Guilford Yesterday.
After she had gone he discovered that
q 80 blll which he had with him not
long before was missing from his cash
capital
Mr. Blanchard, who is an elderly
man, lost no time in notifying Deputy
Sheriff George T. Miller of his loss and
the deputy and Mr.. Blanchard started
hot foot ON the trail of the rovers.
When they were overtaken one of the
men of the party, the leader of the
band, listened to the claims of the
deputy and promtly handed over a
fiver and the two parties separated,
both satisfied
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08

WASHINGTON, July8.-John Shelton
Williams, assistant secretary of the
treasury, who represented Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo in closing the
Pittsburg bank, today declared that the
institution had been seriously mis-
managed and the extent of its mis-
management would be determind by
the department of Justice The en-
tire capital and surplus of the First
Second bank of Pittsburg has probably
been wiped out, but the bank officers
have assured the government that the
depositors viii be paid in full, or near
lv in full
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08
THREE GIRLS BURNED TO DEATH.
Played With Matches in Bed While
Mother was Absent.

BOSTON, July S.-Three little girls,
the eldest four years and the youngest
six months old, were burned to death
at their home in the Roxbury during
the absence of their mother, Mrs. ia
cob Johnson, yesterday. 1t is believed
that the children were playing with
matches in a bed where their bodies
were found Smoke coming from the
house prompted the neighbors to ring
a fire alarm, but the firemen were not
told that children were in the build
ing and they learned of the presence
of the little ones too late to save them.
The property damage was slight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08
VERMONT RADCLIFFE CLUB.
Annual Meeting at House of Miss
Fletcher in Proctorsville.

The annual meeting of the Vermont
Radcliffe club was held recently at the
home of Miss Fanny B. Fletcher in
Proctorsville. Plans for the future
work of the club were discussed and
officers for the ensuing year were elect
ed as follows: Pres, Mrs. William Bur
rage, Middlebury; vice pres, Miss Fan
ny B. Fletcher, Proctorsville; treas,
Mrs. Louis j. Hathaway, Montpelier:
sec, Mrs. Fred L. Gleason, Montpelier
ex com, the president Eek officio), Miss
julia Farwell, Wells River, Miss Re
beca Wright, Montpelier
The club expects to work in coop
Grafton with the authorities of the col
lege and to bring in closer contact
those former students of Radcliffe who
are now residents of Vermont.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08

Capt. J. NJ. Ashley of company NJ of
the Vermont National guard returned
to Burlington Sunday with party of
men IN his company whom he has led
ON practice march over Mt Mans
field and other mountains of the Green
mountain range. The party followed
the Long Trail from Smugglers Notch
up Mt. aMnsfield, down to Nebraska
notch, over Bolton mountain, and en-
trained at Bolton in the Winooski pass.
The men were in heavy marching or
der They covered a distance of 35
miles in 4s hours, camping the first
night on the summit of Mt. Mansfield.
the highest mountain in Vermont.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08
Adjustment of Difficulty in
Boston Expected This
Afternoon
PLANS SUBMITTED
ARE APPROVED
IL is Believed That the Arrangement
Proposed Will Be Satisfactory to
Both Sides-Third Arb1tatror Rona
of Contention.

BOSTON, July S.-A belief that the
strike OF the street railway employees
would be averted was expressed bv
Willard Rowland, chairman of the
state board of arbitration and concili
alton, at the conclusion of the hearing
before the board today, at which rep
resentatives of the carmen s union and
the company were present. Chairman
Rowland said the board expected an
adjustment of the difficulty before ,
O'Clock this afternoon.
The Chamber of Commerce confer
ence committee, which has been work
ing on the situation since Yesterday
morning, had previously submitted
plans to both sides, which, it was hop
ed, would prove satisfactory Details
of the proposition are withheld, but it
is believed they had to do with the
selection of third arbitrator to con-
slider the union demand for increased
wages.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08
MORE THAN MILE
OF CLOTH AN HOUR
Fort Dummer Mills Has 200 to 225
Persons on Payroll-Close to 600
Looms Are Running.

The Fort Dummer Mills are now run
ming about 75 per cent of normal pro-
duction. They have on their payroll
from 200 to 225 persons who are stead
lily employed, but they are still lack
ing 90 to 70 persons needed to run their
full equipment.
They -are running very close to 600
looms, which turn out about $4,000
yards of cloth a day, or little more
than a mile of cloth an hour. The con
cern uses about $50 kiIowatts of pow
er, which is bought entirely from the
Connecticut River Power company.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08
AUTO TOOK WHEELS OFF.
Collision of Buggy and Car Near En-.
trance to Valley Pair Grounds.

Arthur Butterfeld, who has been en-
ployed as fireman for Edward Sauires
at Marlboro, was driving a horse at
tached to new buggy from the Lar
row livery near the entrance to the
Valley fair grounds Sunday evening,
when he was run into by an automo-
bile driven, he says, by John Warren
Hamilton, which was travelling at a
hlgh rate OF speed and carrying no
nights. The collision took off both
wheels on one side of the buggy and
threw out Mr.. Butterfield, but he man.
aged to prevent his horse from running
away.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT
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FOR SALE-One PAIR gray Per
cheron mares, 5 and years old,
weight 2700. Also one pair gray Per
cherons, weight 2900. Several other
horses weighing from 1900 to 1900
each. c. S. Wilkins, West Dummers-
ton. 103-10S
FOR SALE-Dump cart, all kinds of
wagons, new and second hand; all kinds
of fencing, barbed wire, lawn and
chicken fence; steel fence posts; all
kinds of roofing, rubber and asbestos,
it never needs painting; one large store
tub, holds 80 barrels, nearly new
Charles Miner. 49-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08
PROCEEDINGS POSTPONED.
Southern New England Railroad Case
Will Come UP Tuesday

BOSTON, July S.-Receivership pro
ceedings against the Southern New
England railroad, instituted by John
Marsh. railroad construction contrac-
tor, today We're postponed until Tues
day, when arguments ON the defendant
corporation s demurrer will be heard
in the supreme court. The postpone
ment was granted at the request of
the attorney for the railroad.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08

The employees of the Greenfield Tap
q Die corporation will hold their second
annual outing Saturday, July 26, at
Island Park. The factories to be rep
resented are the Wells Bros company,
Wiley & Russell and the A. J. Smart
Manufacturing company. The Green
field Military band has been engaged,
and there viii be program of sporting
events similar to the outing of last
year, which took place on the same
grounds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08

NEW YORK, July s.-Later-Nine-
ty-four per cent of the brotherhood of
railroad trainmen and the order of
railway conductors out of over 10000
participating in the strike vote, in the
wage dispute with 81 eastern railroads,
are in favor of a strike. These fig
ures were announced late today at a
joint meeting of the union representa-
tives and the committee of railroad
managers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08

wedding party was disturbed by the
crying of a baby belonging to one of the
women guests. One of the young ladies
present remarked to the bridesmaid
What a nuisance babies are at a we'd
dingl"
should say so,' returned the latter,
and added, without very full considera,
ton: when | sent out the invitations
to my wedding | shall have printed in the
corner, no babies expected
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08
SHOT HIMSELF.
Suicide in North Adams Of James Cur
ley, Young Athlete.

NORTH ADAMS, July s.-James Roy
Curfey, crack catcher of the Drury
high school baseball team and all
around athlete, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bernard +. Curley of North Holden
street, committed suicide shortly before
midnight by shooting himself in the
head. Death was instantaneous and no
cause for his act is known.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08
AERoPLANE COLLAPSED.
Lieut. Call of the u S. Aviation Corps
Killed

HOUSTON, Texas, July s.-Lieut.
Loren ii. Hall of the United States
aviation corps was killed today by
the collapse of his acroplane north of
Texas City. He had started to make
flight from the aviation field of the
second division mobilization camp
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08
AT MASONIC TEMPLE.

regular communication of Column
bian lodge, No. 36, F. & A. NJ, will be
held at Masonic temple on Tuesday
evening, July 8, at 7.3O o'clock.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08

When good man goes wrong the
news is telographed all around; when
bad man turns good they hardly be
lieve it next door,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08

It's easy to feel optimistic as long
as things are coming your way.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08

1t is well to aim high, but be sure
your gun is loaded.-Life.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08
THE WEATHER.

Fair Tonight, Fair and Warmer We'd
nesday.
JULY 8.-The weather forecast
Fair tonight, warmer in interior
Wednesday, fair and warmer; light to
moderate variable winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08
For Sale

FOR SALE.-Pair horses, price 5000,
good workers Charles Miner. 96-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08

WANTED-Boy to work on farm.
Address "A," Reformer Office 100-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08
Wanted

WANTED-Table girl at Hoadley s
cafe. 10S-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08

WANTED - Chambermaid at the
Hoadley apartments. 10S-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-08

WANTED-Woman or boy to wash
dishes. Albany Cafe. 106-tf