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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-29

MILL" he said, 80 can do a mans
work. Give this job to some little
fellow" He was sent back.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-29

PARENTS CLUB MEETS.
THE PARENTS CLUB OF SOUTH
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-11
Crisis Threatening Now in the
Affairs of the Balkan
Allies
BULGARIA MAKING
CLAIMS TO SALONIKT
Greeks Refuse to Give Up Possession
of the City and Are Concentrating
Troops Along the Railroads-Euro-
pean Nations on Opposite Sides.

LONDON, April lI.-Bulgaria is
making a formal claim TO the posses
sion OF Saloniki. now occupied by the
Greek troops, according to the EX-
change Telegraph company : despatch
from Belgrade, Servia.
The statement is to the effect that
Bulgaria is taking military measures
to support the claim Greece in the
meantime is concentrating an army
along the railroad leading to Saloniki.
The powers composing the triple al
lance, Germany, Austria Hungary and
Italy advocate giving Saloniki to Bul-
gama for the cession of Silistria and
Il strip OF Bulgarian territory in Rou-
mania.
According to an article published at
Vienna, Russia and France, on the
other hand are said to be of the opin-
ion that Greece should have Saloniki.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-11
STORAGE PRODUCTS HIGHER.
Prices for Such Commodities Have
Risen in 80 Years.

WASHINGTON, April IL. - Higher
prices for cold storage products have
been the rule ever since the industry
became commercially important, as
shown by data for more than 30 years
back collected by the department Of
agriculture. George X. Holmes, chief
of the division of production and dis
tribution of the department, has dis
covered from a comprehensive study of
these figures that during the years
1902 to 1911 there was general but
not invariable rise of prices to a high
er level, - as compared with prices in
preceding years before cold storage
was developed industry.
As to uniformity of prices he finds
that 'the contention of the cold stor-
age interests that cold storage has
counted for uniformity of prices is
largely true, although it is not true
for all commodities for the comparison
of years and periods Of years. There
is a tendency toward such uniformity
he says, in dressed poultry, butter, eggs
and mutton. while the reverse is true
rs to fresh beef and fresh pork.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-11
RECEIVERsHIP POSSIBLE.
Mot Improbble That Government May
Take Over Hartman Roads.

ST. LOUIS, April 11.-There is a
probability of the government taking
charge Of the properties of the Union
Pacifie-Southern Pacific merger through
a receiyership if the United States
court here does not approve the new
plan of dissolution rejected by Attor-
neEGeneral McRcynolds. 1t developed
yesterday that there is serious doubt
among officials of the department of
justice as TO the power of the court to
extend the time limit by the supreme
court within which TO accomplish the
disintegration under the Sherman law.
The railroads have until May 10 to
present plan Of dissolution accepta-
bic to the court, Failing to comply
with this condition the supreme court
provided for settlement of the question
by government Teeeivership. Mr.. Me
Reynolds Yesterday was advised that
the railroads hope to submit its plan
to the court on the 2lst. The attorney
general viii oppose its approval though
he may not 20 to st. Louis.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-11
Plaintiffs Papers Adjudged
Sufficient in Grange
Store Cases
TRIAL MAY TAKE
PLACE THIS TERM
Testimony Being Taken in Sargent
case-varney Boy VIII be Brought
Before Probate Court as Juvenile
Court Probably Mex Week.

The attention of the county court
today has been occupied with hearing
evidence for the plaintiff in the case
Of Oscar T. Ware, appellant, against
the estate Of John =. Sargent Dr.
Henry Holton and J. l.. Stockwen tes-
titled this morning as witnesses for the
plaintiff and Walter +. Bartlett was on
the stand at the noon adjournment. 1t
is eXpected that the ease viii take all
of this week.
Judge TAYLOR yesterday afternoon
Overruled the demurrers filed in the
cases brought two years ago against
the directors of the Grange store. The
plaintiffs have so far been unable to
obtain trial on account of demurrers
fled by the defendants.
The plaintiffs are Charles Il. Brown
& Co. Dewitt Grocery Co. and Henry
J. Perkins Co., who allege that the di-
rectors are personally responsible and
liable under section 1907 of the Pub
ic Statutes in that the store exceeded
its limit Of credit The individual de-
PENDANTS are Oscar 7. Ware. Carl s.
Hopkins, John F. JOY and Walter r
Goddard. Among the claims made by
the demurrer lust oVerruled was that
the repeal Of the statute of 1910 un-
der which the action was brought left
the plaintiffs without a proper remedy.
Tho court held that the declaration
was sufficient and overruled the de-
murrer.
In the case Of Waldo II. Wells, de
fendant in n suit brought by his for
mer partner and emploYe. Samuel II.
Mixer, to recover for money due and
which was appealed. the paintiff filed
n motion claiming that the case was
a collection suit and that She defend
ant had not filed his affidavit Of de-
tense within the time limit under the
rule. The court held that it is not a
collector suit and that the defendant :
pleas were filed properly and the ease
stands for trial
( State : Attorney y. Y. ID. Piper has
mol pressed the case against Edward
Narncv. 50 far rs the county court is
concerned. in order to file an informa
tion against the boy as provided in a
new law so that he may be brought be
fore the probate court sitting rs a
juvenile court The hearing will take
place next week if the officials are
able to attend to it then.
Nancy, who is Il years Old, and hi,
companion. ~ Smith, jumped cut
from behind some rocks on Brattl,
street ut the noon hour on Sent. 2S
1912. and surprised Floyd Nicholas. 10
who was carving dinner to his father
who was at work on Orchard street
Nicholas was shot near the heart wit
a revolver. but he recovered. NarneN
stated at the time that he went L
hand the revolver to Nicholas and thai
the latter dropped it, causing it to b'
discharged.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-11
MAY HAVE TO PAY $4,000.
Jury Finds Man Guilty of Illegal Traf-
fc in Evergreen Trees.

MONTPELIER, April lip. ".
Perkins of Tannersville. n Y,
was found guilty by a jury in Wash
ington county court today of dealing
in evergreen trees without a license.
He secured conditional deeds of sew
eral farms last November and cut
thousands of Christmas trees. The
court charged the jury that il could
bring in a verdict of guilty if il
thought he made conditional purchases
of farms as a cover 70 evade the law.
Perkins was fined $500 and costs. He
will appeal TO the Supreme court. The
case increases in Importance since the
state viii next proceed to collect the
% cents tax which is placed on every
evergreen tree cut in the state by per
sons other than owners of lands In
greater amounts than 20 trees. Ii is
estimated that Perkins shipped 100000
trees from Lamoille and Washington
counties
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-11
ABOUT 200 COUPLES
AT COMPANY / BALL
New Armory in Crosby Garage Build
ing Opened Last Night-Music by.
Full Band and Orchestra.

Not far from 200 couples attended
the dance last night which marked the
opening to the public of the new ar
morv quarters of Co. ! and the First
Regiment band in the Crosby garage
building. The full band gave con
cert from S to $50 clock and this
was followed by dancing until mid
night. The band and Leitsinger s or
chestra alternated in playing the dance
music and the evening was a delightful
one. The many who were given oppor-
tunitv for the first time TO test the
new floor pronounced it highly salts
factory. 1t is 80 feet long and 4s feet
wide and is without exception the
finest hall in town.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-11
STOLEN MONEY RE-
TURNED IN ENVELOPE
$50 Taken From j. 2. Allen & Sons
store-After Investigation SIS Came
Back Marked Restitution"

When J. F. Allen opened letter in
his first mail yesterday morning he
found S15 in bills and on a sheet of
paper written the one word, .'Rcsti-
tuition.
This prostitution is stin s. shy
of the amount taken a week ago from
cash bag that was lying on the top
of the cashier s desk and the person
who has given up fifteen -twentieths
of the ill-gotten gains, by making
further restitution will save s're-
tribution" from troubling him.
One afternoon last week one of the
drivers entered the grocery store of J.
+. Allen & Son on Elliot street when
everyone there was very busy. He
laid his cash bag containing change
at the bottom and $50 in bills on top,
upon the cashier $ desk. 1t was some
time after that before Leslie Allen of
the firm had a chance to take care of
the driver 5 returns and found the
amount to be so shy.
1t did not take long for it to be
readily determined about who had been
guilty Of the larceny and a local at
tornev and Sheriff Mann started to fer
ret out the guilty one. They satisfied
themselves as 10 who the person was
and, rather than prefer court charge,
decided to wait "a few DAYS for devel-
opments. They purpose TO wait a littl le
longer for more restitution - and if
that is not Forthcoming there may be
some unpleasant proceedings for some
body.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-11
RIDDLED CAR WITH BULLETS.
Four Armed Men Fired Upon a Trol-
ley Near Milford, Mass.

MILFORD. Mass, April lI.-Forty
passengers on a Milford and Hopkin-
ton line trolley ear were thrown into
panic last night when four men. each
armed with two revolvers. fired many
shots at the car as it was running
through a private tract of land near
Woods Corner. about five miles from
Milford Center
One passenger, George II. Davis.
aged 46, employed as auditor at the
Draper company machinery plant in
Hopedale, was shot in the right rip.
His wound is not serious. Three wo-
men suffered severe nervous shock.
but were otherwise unhert. The
windows of the ear were riddled with
bullets.
Whether the attack had any con
nection with tho strike of foundry
men at the Draper shops, is not
known. The passengers included a
number of the working employees of
the Draper company.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-11
WOLF HUNT IN BOSTON
Dashed Through Dewey Square-Cap-
tured in Railroad Yards.

BOSTON, April 1.-THE first wolf
hunt that this city has seen since the
Algonquins left town took place yes
terday along the railroad banks of the
South cove. Police reserves and a
score of railroad employees participated
and only captured the quarry after he
had become helplessIy confused in the
network of tracks and switching wires
in the train yard.
The wolf, large gray animal which
was bound by express from Cambridge,
o., to a Lynn man, gnawed his way
out of a wooden crate as his express
drew into the south station. He was
the first one off the train. Dashing
through the station he stampeded a
thousand home going commuters and
then had a clear path through Dewey
square, down Atlantic avenue to Dow
er street, where he again entered rail
road yards. A hurry call to two police
stations brought a squad of heavily
armed officers who, reinforced by rail
road men, made prisoner of the beast
after an hour 5 careful maneuvering
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-11

the funeral in a body, and members of
the order of Odd Fellows were pres
ent.
Rev. Roy NJ. Houghton, pastor of
the church, and Rev. D. +. Trout Of
the Universalist church oliciated and
Alfred 5. Thompson sang two selec-
tions, Face to Face and When the
Mists Have Rolled Away. For the ser
vice here Masons acted as hearers, and
after the funeral the body was taken
to jacksonville for burial Saturday in
the family lot in the village cemetery.
under Masonic rites by Unity lodge Of
that place.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-11
GIGANTIC SLIDE
INTO PANAMA CANAL
Shoulder Rock Which Held Back
Mountain Earth Several Years
Has Given Way.

WASHINGTON, April 11.-The gi-
ant shoulder rock which the past few
years has prevented the mountain
earth from slipping into Culebra cut
on the Panama canal at last has given
way, according 10 ofiieial reports re-
ceived her today.
\ great mass of rock and earth slid
into the canal a distance of so feet
and is still travelling. 4 big battery
Of steam shovels is now tearing away
at the obstruction.
Up to Jan. Il last the United States
government had expended upon the ca
nal S2sl, l,7O2 $50.
BY October J, five and n half mill
lion cubic yards viii have been re-
moved by the steam shOvels, the water
viii Ice turned on, and the dredges viii
start on the removal of between 2.0OO,-
600 and 100000 cubic yards of ma
terial.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-11
PLUMNIER-M MILLER
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED
Mr.. Plummer Is Well Known Salesman
for Clapp 81 Jones-Bride' Home
Is i'll West Philadelphia.

Mrs. Josephine Miller of West Phila-
delphia, Pa, announces the marriage
of her daughter, Miss Minnie F. Mil
ler. to John X. Plummer of Brattleboro.
a weH-kuown salesman for Clapp x
Jones.
The couple returned to Brattleboro
Wednesday. night, but repeated efforts
on the part of The Reformer to reach
them at their house in order to obtain
more detailed notice of the marriage
have been unsuccessful.
Mr.. Plummer has been n resident OF
the town many years and has wide ac-
quaintancc III the state. Miss Miller
has been in Brattleboro much of the
time the past few years and is the
owner of the Herrick house next north
of the Congregational church, where
it is understood they will live.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-11
WANT MORE
FLYING MACHINES
Congress TO Be Asked to Make Liberal
Appropriation for Aviation
Corps This Session.

WASHINGTON,Apr l1.-Congress
viii probably be petitioned at this ses-
sion to appropriate literally for more
flying machines and equipment for the
army, with 2 view Of raising this
country in point of Importance in ar
my aviation more in keeping with its
past achievements.
The signal service, it is declared, has
been falling behind similar depart
ments Of other military establishments
to an extent that has caused respon-
sible officers uneasiness. The lack of
men and money equipment is said TO
have virtually crippled that branch of
the army.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-11
BABIES SOLD AT
50 TO $40 EACH
Social Worker Gives Startling Testi-
mony About Traffic Carried on
in Boston.

BOSTON, April 11.-An active traf-
fic in babies is carried on in Boston,
according to Mrs. Charlotte Smith, a
prominent social worker of this city,
who appeared before the legislative
committee on public health yesterday
in support OF bill requiring the regis
tration of midwives.
Mrs. Smith said that she had her
self in the course of her social in
vestigations bought infants, paying
from - up for them, and knew where
more could be purchased at any time.
1.-The idol of the home in the Back
Bay, :" she said, ".is a poodle dog. They
run from 500 to $1,000, while babies
are being sold at from - to SO, de-
pending upon whether they are
blondes or brunets.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-11
PUBLIC MEETING THIS MONTH.
Plans Under Way for Increasing Mem
bership of Loan Association.

The Brattleboro Cooperative Loan
association has appointed F. r.
Vaughan, IT. l.. Emerson and NJ. J..
Moran a committee to call public
meeting to be held the latter part Of
this month for the purpose of arous-
ing general interest in its plans. Oil
GERS of other successful associations
will deliver addresses. G. l.. Stiekney.
Henry Bond and G. +. Graffam, com
mittee from the board of trade, will
act with the loan association commit
tee in making arrangements for the
meeting.
The next series of shares in the as
sociation will be started May II, and
it is planned to get a largely increased
membership from that date.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-11
Democratic Senators with Him
on Wool and Sugar Tariff
Schedules
RESERVE RIGHT TO
AMEND SCHEDULES
Conference Yesterday Resulted in
Working Agreement = Demands
for Changes in the Rates Are Being
Received From Many Quarters.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE SEN
ate 5 attitude toward President Wilson
and the new tariff bin became fairly
well defined yesterday after another
meeting OF the Democratic members OF
the finance committee. Briefly the
Senate committee viii agree, 10 accept
the view Of the President and the
House as to free wool and one-cent
sngar, with free-in- three-years attach
ment, but il will exercise its right to
amend other schedules and provisions
Of the tariff bill as it thinks best.
The conference with the President
yesterday brought a working agree
ment under which both the executive
and the Senate leaders have yielded
certain points. The Senate Democrats
10 not propose to make any general
increase in the rates of the tariff bill
or TO make the Senate liable 10 the
charge of having impeded the efforts
of the President and the House to-
ward tariff reform. Changes will be
made in many schedules, however, the
work having been started with con-
sideration of the first schedule in the
bill. Some of the changes regarded as
necessary by the Senate leaders NAV
be carried over to the House and put
into the bill in the Democratic caucus
still in progress there.
The Senate leaders reserve the full
right 70 make changes after the bill
reaches the Senate when they consider
them necessary TO make the tariff re-
vision more equitable and scientific.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-11

BUFFALO, \. Y, April l1.-With
street cars running under military
guard over only 10 miles of the In
ternational Railway company 5 300
miles of tracks, and a general strike
Of all the labor union interests of the
city threatened, strong interests are
being brought to bear today upon the
corporation and the striking carmen
to reach an agreement upon which the
question OF wages and hours may be
arbitratcd.
Mayor Furhmann has sought to re-
open negotiations which were dead
locked last night upon the one issue
Of recognition Of the union, and the
state board OF mediation, acting under
directions from Gov. Suzer, has begun
an Investigation into the whole strike
situation.
The strikers ask for higher wages,
changes in the working hours and rec
ognjtiOn Of the union.
A later despatch says the conference
between the representatives Of the
striking carmen of the international
Railway company and President Con-
nette of the company and Mayor Furh-
mann failed this afternoon to breal,
the deadlock between the opposing
factions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-11
GRAND STAND
FIRED EARLY TO-DAY
The Outrage Was Apparently a Pro
test Against Imprisonment Of
Suffragette Leader.

LONDON, April Il. - The grand
stand AT the cricket ground in Tun-
bridge Wells was fired early today The
damage amounted to several thousand
dollars. The incendiaries left behind
photographs Of Mrs. Emeline Pank-
hurst. Indications are that women took
this means Of protesting against her
Imprisonment.
Zelec Emerson. the American mill.
tant sufTragette. is in a serious con
dition. having developed appendicitis.
according TO the Jail physicians Il Is
believed she is too weak 70 undergo
an operation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-11

Joseph Palmer has leased Mrs. ".
y. Moody s place at % Clark street
and will move there from 10 Green
street the last of this month. .-.
Lucille, the young daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. G. Z. Gibbs is i'll with diph-
liberia and her grandmother is caring
for her. Mrs. Gibbs and son, Wendall.
are in White River Junction with rel
ativcs and viii remain there until all
danger of contracting the disease is
over.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-11
POPE'S CONDITION IS
UNCHANGED TO-DAY
Physicians Recommend Absolute Rest
and Refuse Permission to
Read the Newspapers

ROME. Italy, April 1.-THE con
dition of the Pope was found unchang-
ed this morning, when Prof Ettore
Marehiafava and DIR. Andrea Amiei
examined him. No fresh symptoms de-
veloped during the night.
The physicians again recommended
absolute rest, and declared that ex-
treme care was necessary.
When refused permission TO read the
newspapers the Pope remarked: - That
shows they must have killed and bur
ied me He was able TO sit up n few
minutes
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-11
Ex.-Gov. DOUGLAS WEEDS.
The Bride Was His Housekeeper
Honeymoon spent in Europe.

Honeymoon Spent in Europe.
BROCKTON, Mass. April 11.-For-
mcr GOV. William l.. Douglas and Mrs.
Alice X. Noodle of Portland, Me, were
married at the home of the bride
groom 5 son-in-law, Harry g. Russell,
in this city yesterday. Only Immediate
relatives of the two were present at
the ceremony, which was performed by
Rev. Albert Hammat of Newtonville
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas left at once for
New York and will sail tomorrow for
Il seven-weeks trip in Europe.
Every possible attempt was made
to keep the wedding plans secret. Gov.
Douglas personally appeared before
Judge c. Carroll King Tuesday and
secured permit to have the ceremony
performed without waiting for the five
days to elapse between the time of
filing his intention and the ceremony.
Yesterday morning at $50 Gov. Doug
las was driven to the city hall, where
he personally made out an application
for marriage license, producing the
written order from the court.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-11
NEW HAVEN ROAD STRIKE.
Laborers in Hartford Demand More
Psy-About 200 are Affected.

HARTFORD, Conn, April II.-Be-
tween l75 and 200 men, mostly labor
ers, in the employ Of the New York,
New Haven Hartford railroad and
the Central New England railway, de-
clared a strike yesterday morning and
left work. The question AZ stake, ac-
c0rding 70 the men, is the demand
for an increase ia wages Of from SLIGO
TO s1.75 a day. 4 large number u1
laborers employed in exeavating for
the new freight station and yards in
Parkville quit work shortly after
clock and marched in a body 70 the
main Offices Of the company, where
their grievance was presented.
The police were notified Of the strike
shortly after il was declared, and sew
eral officers in the outlying districts
were sent TO the scene. There was no
disorder 1t was said at the road
masters Office of the New York, New
/ Haven Hartford railroad yesterday
afternoon that nothing was known Of
the strike and a statement regarding
\ the company 5 side of the difficulty
was refused.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-11

WASHINGTON, April lI.-President
Wilson was urged today to agree to a
modification of the tariff schedule on
sugar, 10 make il discretionary with
the executive at the end Of three wears
a to whether sugar should then BE-
placed on the free list
Former Governor Adams Of Colorado.
representing large interests in beet
sugar growing. and Robert Ewing.
Democratic national committeeman
from Louisiana, discussed the matter
with the president
They left with the impression that
the president was still carefully con-
sidering that feature Of the bill.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-11
TO DECIDE WAGES DISPUTE.
Plans for Settling Differences Between
81 Railroads and Firemen.

NEW YORK, April 11-The board
of arbitration which is to decide the
wage dispute between 81 eastern rail
roads and their fremen went into ex-
ecutive session today to deliberate on
the evidence submitted The board
must report its findings April %.