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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-16
STATEN REPORTED
OUT OF DANGER
Vernon Representative Who Was Shot
by Hugh Collins is Doing Well
Loss of Arm Was Feared.

Representative IL. A. Staten of Yer
non, who was shot twice by Hugh
Collins, substitute station agent at
vernon, Sunday morning, June s, and
VINO has since been at the Memorial
hospital here, IS reported entirely out
OF danger. For time it was feared
that he might be obliged to have his
right arm amputated, the bones having
been badly shattered by one of the
bullets from the heavy calibre rifle
used by Collins, but this danger has
now passed. The wound in the right
hip was never considered as danger
Gus the one in the arm.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-16
Charges of Monopoly and
Domination in Vermont
Telephone Business
TOLLS SHOULD BE
REDUCED 20 PER CENT
lni formation is Withheld, 1t is Charged
Special Commission of the Public
Utilities Commission Makes a Report,
to Governor Fletcher.

MONTPELIER, July 16. = Charges
OF monopoly and domination of the
telephone business in the state of Yer
mont by the New England Telephone
and Telegraph company, and a recon-
mendation for a 20 per cent reduction
IN the toll rate within the state, are
contained in the report of the com
mission appointed by Gov. Fletcher
to investigate the telephone situation.
which was made public last night.
The commission declares that all
classes of tolls should be reduced 20
per cent. Several specifications are
lad down for the conduct of business
and residence party line phones The
commission says:
The business control by the New
England Telephone and Telegraph com
pany is accomplished by means of the
ownership of a majority of the stock
IN companies either organized or
bought. The companies were created
for the sole purpose of stamping out
competition. Every company of i'm
portance is dominated by the New
England company through so-called
traffic and purchasing agreements.
These agreements are full of pro-
hlbltory rules and regulations which
the subordinate companies must OBJ
serve if they want connections with
the New England s lines.'
The commission declares that all in
formation that would be of anv great
value so far as figures are concerned
Is confined to the Boston office 1t
inds--l --lanfalf4ess--is4-+le-t4 division of tolls
and method and manner of bookkeep-
ing and covering up for the pur-
pose OF showing a lack of profit in the
business
The commission says that the New
England company, having advised it to
employ accountants to audit these com
panies books, has refused and ne
elected to furnish them with import
ant information, facts and figures and
copies of contracts and documents re-
quested.
The commission recommends that the
burden should rest on these public
utilities to satisfy the commission that
their rates, charges and business
methods are fair, just and equitable.
In transmitting the report of the
special commission to the public utiI-
tiles commission, Gov. Fletcher SAYS:
Conditions as described in the re-
port OF these gentlemen make it i'm
perative for the state to obtain relief
for its citizens, and | wish to express
my belief that it is your plain duty
to take such steps and to issue such
orders based upon liberal and reason
able Interpretation of your powers as
VIII speedily relieve existing conditions
and finally determine the states
right to regulate and control these cor
porations.
The investigation was made by w.
A. Graham of Bellows Falls and Z. A.
Cook of Lyndon, who were deputized
by the public service commission for
the purpose.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-16
IMPRISONED FOR
BREACH OF PAROLE
Ernest Robinson of West Townshend
Sent to Rutland-Complaint Made
by Probation officer.

For breach of his parole Ernest Rob
inson of West Townshend was sentenced
yesterday at Newfane to not more than
two years and three months nor less
than two years in the house of corree-
tion at Rutland. The hearing was be-
fore the judges of the county court on
complaint of Probation Officer c. Men
zies Miller.
Robin: on was arrested for a statu-
tory offense in 1912 and at the Septem-
Der term of the county court was fined.
but upon the payment of the costs he
was placed on probation. Since that
time information has come to the pro-
baton officer that he has been violat
ing his parole in the matter of his be-
havior and on Monday Sheriff c. E.
Mann and Mr.. Miller went over the
territory near Robinson S home
thoroughly, and as the result of their
investigation Mr.. Miller caused the ar
rest of Robinson, who has now learned
that violation of probation carries
punishment more severe than the orig
inal sentence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-16
FINED S25 FOR
WEARING SLIT SKIRT
Blossom Browning Will Quit the
PrudiSh Town of Richmond for
Little, Gay New York.

RICHMOND, Va, July 16.-Blossom
Browning paid $50 fine in Judge Critch-
field s court today for wearing a slit
skirt, and she declared she intended
to go Immediately to New York, where
the people are not so prudish. She
was charged with indecent exposure
The skirt was slit to the knee and
was held by the police as evidence, but
was restored to the defendant on her
promise to sew up the slit or not wear
it on Richmond streets again without
a petticoat. Her lawyer argued that
the sale of the skirt by licensed de-
partment store permitted her to wear
1T, but the court returned that the Ii
eense to sell weapons did not authorize
murder
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-16

school meeting as any in recent wears
but there were only about p voters
present to transact the business. Only
IN one matter was opposition manifes
ted, and that was not serious. and the
business moved along as expeditiouslv
as could have been desired and with
Iully as little discussion as matters of
such large moment deserved.
In the absence of DR.. Henry D. Hol-
ton Attorney A. +. Schwenk was chosen
moderator. The warrant was read bv
Clerk viii B. Smith. The reports of
the treasurer and prudential committee
We're adopted as printed, without dis
cussion.
Will B. Smith was reelected Clerk,
Rev. z. @. s Osgood was elected a
member Of the prudential committee
for theree years to succeed himself,
George g. Averill was re elected treas
nrer, f. X. Barrows auditor and w. A.
Shumway tax collector.
The next article was No 4. to see if
the district will continue to receive
tuition scholars, and if so, ON what
terms. Chairman Osgood introduced
a resolution, which was adopted with
out discussion, that the district contin-
ue to receive tuition scholars at the
following rates, to apply the coming
year only to newcomers and to apply
to tuition pupils already taking in
structions in the grades or high school
on July /, 1914: For the first two
years in the high school, $12 a term,
or $50 year; for the last two years,
81 term, or $51 a year; for grades
>, :, and 6, 50 a term, or $27 year:
for grades ; and 4, SO a term, or SIS
a year. and for grades 3, ., and /, 81
a term, or $12 year.
This schedule adds Sc year to the
tuition of each high school pupil from
without the district and So a year to
each tuition pupil lin the grammar
grades, the intermediate and primary
grades not being affected
Under article 5 DR.. A. T. Miller.
member of the school school board,
introduced resolution calling for med
zeal inspection in the schools as provi-
ded under Act 73 of the Public Acts of
1910. The resolution directed the com
mittee to provide medical inspection by
trained female nurse.
John T. Kaine wanted to know what
the cost of such inspection would be
and Chairman Osgood stated that while
the exact figures could not be given the
estimated expense would be from 800
to $500 year Mr. Kaine queried the
chairman as to the need of medical
inspection and Mr.. Osgood told of the
prevalence of children S diseases which
are spread largely III the schools, told
how the scheme worked out in other
communities and stated that medical
inspection under the plan contempla-
ted doubtless would eliminate to
large extent epidemies of children IS
diseases such as existed in the district
the past year and i'll previous years
Elbridge l.. Knowlton of Central st.
favored the resolution and stated that
in the school which his daughter at
tended the attendance much of the
time the past year had been Il to Is
when it should have been 30. The reso-
luton was adopted, but not unanimous
ly.
The question of expenses, under ar
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-16
ANOTHER AVIATOR KILLED.
Germany Army officer Struck a Tree
While Descending

JUETERBORG, Germany, July 10
Lieut.. Stoll, Germany army aviator
died today from the effects of injuries
sustained last night in an aeroplane ac-
cident on the military aerodrome here,
while landing after a flight with a pas
senger. Lieut.. Stoll s machine struck a
tree top and was overturned Both oc-
eupants were thrown to the ground, but
the passenger was uninjured.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-16
Australian Consul General
Confirms Story of Horrors
at Seres
TOWN A MASS OF
SMOKING RUINS
to the Effect That $4,000 Mussulmans
Who Sought Shelter in Doiran Were
Slaughtered.

SALONIKI, July 16.--Full confirma-
tion of the reported sacking and burn
ing of the Macedonian town of Seres
by the fleeing Bulgarian troops and of
the crucifixion, hacking to death and
burning alive of many inhabitants has
been sent to the Austrian government
by Consul General Karl of this city,
who says ahat three quarters of the
fiourishing town of 10000 inhabitants
is a mass of smoking ruins.
Another horrifying story of mas
sacre reached here today from Doiran,
40 miles northwest of here. The Mus
sulmans there have made a written de-
claration countersigned by three local
Bulgarian priests stating that the Bull
garians slaughtered 0,000 Mussulmans
who had sought refuse in Doiran from
the alleged alienation of the affections
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-16
AGAINST HOME RULE.
House of Lords Denies Measure Sec
ond Reading, 302 to 64.

LONDON, July 16.-A motion for
the second reading of the home rule
for Ireland bill was defeated in the
House of Lords last evening by ma
jority of 23S. The vote was 302 nay
to GA yea.
The motion of Lord Lansdowne the
leader Of the opposition in the upper
house, which declared, ''that this
house declines to proceed with the con
sideration of the bill until it has
been submitted to the judment Of the
country was adopted without a di-
vision.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-16
SENATOR BACON REELECTED.
First Popular Choice to Office Under
New Amendment to Constitution.

ATLANTA, Ga, July 16.-Augustus
O. Bacon was reelected Yesterday to
the United States Senate as member
from Georgia by the direct votes of
the electorate. This counts as the
hrst election held under the recently
ratified 18th amendment to the United
States constitution providing that the
voters of the several states shall east
direct ballots in senatorial elections
Senator Bacon was unopposed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-16
TROOPS PRESSING FORWARD.
Turkish Soldiers Have Crossed the
New Frontier Line.

SOFIA, Bulgaria, July 16. The
Turkish troops yesterday crossed the
new frontier line between Bulgaria
and Turkey, running from Enos on
They had already penetrated 20 miles
into the Bunarhissar region. Bulga-
rlans are offering no resistance. Chris
tlans in the district are reported to be
Heelng from the Turkish troops owing
to the eXeesses. 1t was officially con
firmed that the cabinet under Premier
Daneg had resigned.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-16
FOR MEDICAL
INSPECTION
School District Authorized
Employment of Trained
Female Nurse
COMMITTEE NAMED
TO FIND A PLAYGROUND
Rev. E. Q. S. Osgood Reelected to
School Board for Three Years-Res-
olut1on Adopting Advancing Tuition
Rates-65-Cent Tax Rate.

Summarized, the important results of
the annual meeting of the incorporated
school district last night was a vote to
increase tnitions, vote to have medi-
cal inspection of the schools by fe-
male nurse and a vote to lease one or
more parcels of land for public play
ground purposes. Viewed from the re-
suits accomplished it was as important
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-16
AMERICAN CLUBS
WILL TOUR WORLD
Chicago Americans and New York
Nationals Will Sail from Van
couver Next November.

CHICAGO, July 16. - The around
the-world trip of the Chicago Ameri-
cans and the New York Nationals is
made certain by the posting of for
felt by Manager Comiskey of the
hIte Sox to assure the transportation
OF the teams, which will sail from Van
eouVer Nov. 10, making the trip to
the Pacific coast by special train and
playing several exhibition games ON the
way.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-16
CASE rs DISMISSED.
Politician Had Been Charged With
Misapplication of Funds.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 16. =
Judge Caldwell in the common pleas
court today granted the motion of the
defense and dismissed the case against
George b. Cox, the former Ohio politi-
eai ieaaer and financier. Cox was on
lFiai charged with the misapplication
OF 9l!o,ooo OF the funds of the Gin
cinnati Trust company.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-16
FIGHTING IN CHINA.
Eight Southern Provinces Preparing
to Form New Confederacy,

PEKIN, China, July 16. Eight
provinces in the southern part of China
are preparing to declare their indie
pendence and form a southern Chinese
confederacy, according to apparently
authoritative statements current here
Fighting continues in KlangSi prov
lnce and a large number of northern
troops are being rushed there.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-16
SEARCH FOR HORSE THIEF
Fred Hood Is Probably in Eastern Part
of State

of State.
RUTLAND, July 16.-The members
OF the sheriff s department and the DO
lice are looking for Fred Hood, la
borer, aged 10 years, who is supposed
to be making journey on horseback
towards the eastern part of the state
on an animal which he traded for a
mare and colt which he stole Sunday
from the Rutland Fire Clay company.
\ message was received at the sheriff s
office yesterday to the effect that a
man was seen riding on horseback
through Northam, settlement in
Shrewsbury, and Deputy Sheriff Henry
X. Adams, started by automobile for
the hamlet late in the day
Hood had been working for the fire
clay company and was discharged Sat
urday night. Some time that night or
early Sunday morning he stole saddle
and bride from the company S barn,
took the horse and colt from a pasture
and rode away, trading the animals for
an old horse at the Parker farm on the
Mendon notch road. The Rutland Fire
Clay company's horses were recovered
yesterday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff
a. A. Leonard of Wallingford
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-16
AT MASONIC TEMPLE.

A stated conclave of Beauseant Com
mandery, No. Z, Knights Templar, will
be held at Masonic Temple Wednesday
evening, July 16, at 7.30 o'clock.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-16

Speaker Clark has moved because
his Washington landlord raised the
rent $50 a month.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-16

some fellows could run through a
fortune without even getting ont of
breath.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-16

The fact that talk is cheap is what
makes 1t so expensive in the end.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-16
ICEMEN ON STRIKE.
Expected That More Men Will Go Out
In Cleveland Tomorrow.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, July I6. - The
strike of the icemen and their helpers
assumed great Importance today, when
an additional walkout of the city ice
delivery workers swelled the number
of strikers to 200. Union officials said
the strike would be general tomorrow.
There are about 300 delivery men ana
helpers in the city
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-16
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight and Thursday; Moderate
Northerly Winds.

WASHINGTON, July Is. - The
weather forecast: Generally fair to-
night and Thursday; moderate north
erly winds, becoming variable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-16

JOB WORK in the line of carpenter
work or outside painting desired by an
experienced hand. F. B. EMERSON.
Putnam cottage, % Prospect st. 102- If
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-16

FOR SALE-Furniture and Ranges
new and secondhand at J. B. Dunton q
The day book., 1913-07-19

than he had expected, and in a con-
veyance in which he had never ridden
before. He came feet first into the
big house, carried by soft moving
men in high silk hats, and he rode
in a plain black coffin with silver
handles. But they would not let the
Little Heiress look at his face, and
she learned somehOw-from one of
the servants, think-that fire had
added to the horror of the accident"
But to comfort her there came her
fathers lawyer, and he made her a
present of the railroad that had kill
ed her father, and other railroads.
He gave her this million and that
maybe a hundred of them or more
The day book., 1913-07-19

but she co,rld not be comfoIted.
Thus ! those who really loved the
Little Heiress passed out of her life,
and she was taken to live with her
fathers sister, Aunt Katharine, who
learned to love her after a while.
Aunt Katharine and her husband
lived when their household was sta
tionary in one of several houses.
They had two white ones, made of
maTble-one that stood on a corner
and looked over Central Park, in New
York City, and one that was in New
port and looked over the ocean.
-
The Little Heiress had a hunted
look. All the afternoon she had been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-27
ANNISTON STILL
HOLDS THE LIQUOR
City Taking Steps to Meet
Any Suit Which May Be
Filed by Railroads

Admission, April 26.-(Special.) )-Aceord-
ing to Mayor Wil1le there has been no
new development In the proposed suit of
the Southern and Louisville and Nash
Vile railroads against the city of Annis-
ton to recover liquor captured at the ware-
houses of the roads in a raid made here
last week, but the city is taking preeau-
tions to meet the suit in the event it is
instituted, and In this connection the pub
lication of two ordinances having TO do
with the enforcement of the prohibition
law is regarded as significant
One of these ordinances is a measure
declaring spirituous vinous and malt
liquors and Intoxicating beverages kept,
stored or deposited in any place in the
city of Admission or the police jurisdiction
thereof for the purpose of sale or unlaw-
full disposition of or unlawful furnishing
or distribution, together with the vessels
and receptacles in which such liquors re
| contained to be eontraband and forfeited
to the city of Anniston authorizing the
destruction thereof and providing the
manner in which the same shall be con-
demned"
This ordinance is in 10 sections and
| was adopted anu dppEONGu OH Otctihbci
70 and 1S respectively, yet it has just
been published
The other measure is ian ordinance
prohibiting any person, firm or corpora
| ton or association from carrying any
spirituous, vinous or malt liquors or in
toxicating beverages forN N'nother over or
along the streets and hiA ways of the
city of Admission, and fiXinA the punish
ment for violation thereof
This ordinance was adopted and ap-
proved al the same time and the two are
said to have been passed in anticipation
of the citys using them in connection
with the provisions of the Webb anti
shipping bill
The liquor captured in the raids last
week is still stored at the city hall, and
unless the railroads file suit to restrain
the city the recorder will issue written
order to the chief of police to destroy tho
liuuor and the receptacles. In the event
1t is determined that the liquor was un-
lawfully seized. II will be restored to the
railroads.
Heretofore it has been the policy of the
city to dump the contraband booze in
Choccolocco creek.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-27
Opera Opens

Cincinnati, April 25.-The resignation
of Andreas Dippel, as general manager
| of the Chicago Grand Opera company
did not interfere with the opening OF
the opera season in Cincinnati by that
company this afternoon.
"Mr. Dippel and l are good friends
We have no quarrel said Cleofonto
lCampanini, general musical director OF
the company. ''Mr. Dippel told me last
night that he had resigned. l knew
nothing of it until then"
Dippel said:
Il resigned of my own free will for
no other reason than that 1 have larger
plans for the future. There is a large
undeveloped field for opera and music
generally in the. United States, and in
two or three weeks, I will be able to
announce to the public the plans that
have. The reports that L had quar-
relied with Campanini and Miss Caro-
line White have nothing to do with the
case
THE stories about my alleged diff
ferences with Campanini are absurd
II brought Campanini over TO America
myself, and we are friends
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-27
Communicates With Hall

jackson, Miss, April Ex-Governor Brew
er today communicated by telephone with
Governor Hall of Louisiana. regarding
W. c. Walters. now in Jail in Columbia.
Miss. in connection with the Dunbar kid
naping case. After the conference 1t Is
said Governor Hall informed Governor
Brewer he was in no haste regarding the
honoring of requlsition issued him for
the return of Walters to Opelousas for
trial Governor Hall is quoted as saying
he wanted Governor Brewer to satisfy
himself Walters is, the man wanted be-
fore turning him over TO the Louisiana
authorities. Governor Brewer has refused
to honor requisition because of the ques-
ton raised as TO the identity of the boy
found with Walters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-27
IHLDER FAVORABLY
IMPRESSED WITH CITY
Yesterday Declares Birmingham
Can Be Made Ideal City

John, Ihlder field secretary of the Ma
tional Housing association, was the guest
of the Chamber of Commerce at a Dutch
treat luncheon at the Gold Lion tea rooms
yesterday. AIR. Ihlder has been here at
tending the Alabama Sociological con-
gress.
Mr.. Ihlder was introduced by President
Harding of the chamber in a few brief
remarks and gave a short address on
'rhe City Beautiful Movement" as it
applied to Birmingham He stated that
from the viewpoint of an expert Br-
mingham could be made an ideal city as
regards beauty of architecture and land
scape layout if the propositions were
taken in charge by competent hands now
while the city is young. The attendance
at the luncheon would have been larger
had 1t been better announced.