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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-13
AMUSEMENT NOTES.
sCREAMINGLY FUNNY FARCE.
A Pair of Skies in Auditorium Next
Wednesday Peple's Best.


Popularity Of one kind and another has
played fast and loose with Edward Peple
since he became a playwright He scored
his first success with that pleasantly senti-
mental little comedy, The Prince Chap,
in 1906, bur he was not heard of definite
~ again until 1911, when he heightened
his vaudeville sketch, The Littlest Rebel,
into four-act melodrama and watched
William and Dustin Farnum perform in it
to the expressed satisfaction of large
audiences IN New York, Chicago and the
West.
After another rest he has come forward
with an even greater success than his two
| preceding, namely. the screamingly funny
| farce. A Pair of Skies, which will be pre-
scented in the Auditorium next Wednes-
day evening This new effort from his
pen has stirred the critical eulogists of the
theatrical capital to fresh bursts of
praise. 1t is a bright story of quarreling
partners engaged in a profitable pill bust
ness, but unable to agree as to who shall
be boss. Their LAWYER, accusing them OF
being afraid to take a gamblers chance,
| twits them into an agreement to adjust
their quarrel with the help of two cold"
poker hands. The winner Is to have the
sole charge Of the business Tor one year,
and the loser is TO serve him in any ca
Ipacity he (the winner) elects to name.
And if either makes public the terms of
the agreement, he Is to forfeit $1,000 IN
cash.
The hands are dealt at the conclusion
of the first act, and the fun grows riotous
lin the second section when the winning
lpartner appoints the loser as his butler,
and then invited the latters fiancee to
Visit. his home The lover turns the
tables. however, by flirting so violently
with his employers" wife that the latter
lis quite willing to call the agreement off
and welcome his old partner back to the
E"Paery.
In tile local presentation a metropolitan
Feast of players viii appear which will IN
clude such favorites as Paul Nicholson,
ICuris Benton, Mildred Booth, Angie Nor
ton, Marta Oatman and others.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-13
Member of the Associated Press.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER -, 1911.
BUILDING REGULATION.

Observation-Disclosures ingenious or not
remains to be scents developing in GER
tain quarters to the adoption Of a specific
building code by the village Of Brattleboro.
The claim is being made that the village
already has sufficient authority in this
direction by reason Of section II of the
new charter, which reads as follows:
All provisions of chapter 160 of the pub
lie statutes relative to building inspectors
shah apply to the village OF BrattleborQ
and the commissioners shall have all the
authority granted in said chapte" to die
mayor and board of aldermen of the city
Provided, however, that appeals from the
order of a building Inspector shall be 10
the court Of chancery for the county OF
Windham. which court shall have all the
powers which said chapter 100 of the pub
lie statutes grants to the city court and to
the chancellor.
Chapter 100 gives cities, towns and in
eorporated villages the power, by ordi-
lnances or bylaws, to regulate the inspec-
tion, construction, alteration, removal, re-
PAIR and use Of buildings, and defines the
authority of the building inspector. Ac-
eording to the provisions of this chapter,
however, an appeal may he taken from
every order made by the inspector. these
appeals in the case of Brattleboro going
to the court of chancery as specified in sec
ton IL of the charter quoted above.
| It Is not difficult to imagine to what ex-
tent this appeal feature could be used to
nullify all orders that did not meet with
the approval of all interested persons.
And it i not unreasonable to assume that
Resort to it would be made frequently 1t
would mean in short that every order of
Importance would be liable to indefinite
postponement pending court review No
disnterested resident Of the village of
Brattleboro would have the temerity to
claim that building regulation based on
such authority would get very far toward
the prevention of fire hazards The very
fact that this authority has belonged to
the village for considerable period IS in
dicative of its value; during that time
wooden frame buildings have been erected
in thickly settled sections of the munich
lpality and nothing has been done about it.
Section of the new village charter,
which was passed by the last session OF
the legislature, gives the village specific
authority to enact bylaws pertaining to
the erection and regulation of buildings
With such bylaws IN effect, in the form
of an explicit building code, the likelihood
of indefinite delay by reason Of court
review Of every order OF the building in
speetor would be removed, and there would
he hope of enforcing such rules as Brattle
boro sorely needs if its business and in
dustrial sections are to be protected from
further menace by fire.
1t is to be hoped that building code Of
a simple yet adequate nature viii be sub
mitted to the voters OF the village within
i short time before the lessons Of the re
cent fire on Flat streeh shall have grown
dim in public memory If this is done
there is little doubt that the action of tn,
village win be IN the right direction
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-13
Demand for Horses.
Barre Times J


Ii Vermont were further advanced in
its reviving industry of horse raising
it might profit handsomely from the de-
mand for horses which is sure to come
from Europe during the continuance of
the present war and for a long time
thereafter. The slaughter of horses in
the three months engagements has
been very great, and already there is
said TO be shortage of animals for
prosecuting the work that requires
equine support. After the end Of the
war, too, there will be a great demand
for horses IN the reviving of the vari.
Gus industries which have been flatten-
ed out by war. The demand upon the
United States as the big nation of the
world not embroiled in the conflict is
bound 70 be very large, and the United
States viii not be in a position IL
meet the whole demand. Once upon q
time Vermont was a grear producer OF
horses, but the industry was allowed
to lapse so that ut the present time
there is considerable importation oil
cplines from the western states and
the more rare strains from other sec
tions. However, there is reason foI
encouragement in the slow revival OF
interest in the Morgan Horse
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-13
DR.. HUNTER SUES wHALEN.
Seeks to Recover Damages Caused by
Runaway-Bo Bought Horse of. sWhalen.

Suit has been entered in county court
by DR.. George B. Hunter against Joseph
Whalen alleging fraud and deceit in a
horse trade and seeking to recover S40o
damages for injuries received by the plain
tiff and his wife in runaway Nov T.
It is alleged that DR. Hunter bought for
FSt25 certain horse of the defendant on
Oct 10 and that the animal was repre-
scented as not being afraid of electric cars
or any object and Of being free from vices
and faults. In consequence of this at
legged Misrepresentation on the part OF the
defendant DR. Hunter bought the horse
+ The claim is made that it was known to
the defendant that the horse was afraid
OF electric cars and had the vice of kick
ing and running away when driven down
hill and that it was because of this vice
that DIR. Hunter and his wife were run
AWAY with down High street hill, thrown
out and both badly shaken up and bruised
and the carriage smashed.
! The papers are from the Office of II. G..
: & f. f. Barber f. B. Barrows is surety
for the defendant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-13

Let the men who are to make mp the
next legislature bear in mind that state
house employees during the last session
cost the state the fat total of $50, 101 10,
one clerk alone drawing $135053, over
$500 more than what the Lieutenant gov
ernor received These same attaches of
the law factory at Montpelier are ready
for another dip into the treasury, and ii
any attempt is made to reduce their str
ponds they viii probably come mp with
the same old excuse that they wouldn't
have taken the jobs if they had supposed
the pay was not to remain the same. But
this excuse viii not suffice if the aspirants
to easy-money positions are given notice IL
advance that state funds are likely to bt
less easy than formerly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-13
A Republican Year.
(Randolph Herald and News.)

randolph Herald and News.)
1t is clear that this year, anyway,
Vermont is straight Republican
state. Not only did the Republicans
elect their complete state ticket, their
two candidates for Congress and an
overwhelming majority of the legisla
ture, but they overcame a threatening
coalition and chose a Republican Unit
ed States senator by good long lead.
The Prouty movement for time Great
ed real scare. With the Democra tie.
Progressive and Prohibition parties
formally committed to it and an un-
known number of Republicans en-
dorsing it, the outcome was at the
the most very uncertain. But as the
canvass progressed it appeared to veer
strongly toward Senator Dillingham;.
The senator made most energetic and
effective stumping campaign and his
appearance before the people renewed
their faith in him. Other speakers and
the state committee served him well,
on the whole. But most of all it was
a Republican year. Had Prouty come
up two years ago he most certainly
would have won, but the pendulum has
swung. Bright and able man that he
is, and under the most favorable con
ditions possible this year, he could
not turn the trick. Nor could anybody
have done it, by any earthly means
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-13

They are not opposed to the general prin-
ciple that fur bearing animals should be
protected until in prime condition, but
their argument is that coon hunting with
dogs is a sport that should not be subject
ed to the same conditions as the purely
commercial proposition of trapping. Fur
thermore. they contend that raccoons fire.
in consequence the present law makes
hunting them at this season of the year
almost futile.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-13
SPECIALISTS WILL LECTURE.
Authorities ON Cold Storage and
Preservation of Food Products.

Announcement is made of the forthcom-
ing free lecture of Arthur J Westermayr
an eminent authority on Cold Storage and
Preservation of Products, Nov Is. at : 30
pm. in Knights of Columbus hall
Mr.. Westermayr's lecture will be sup
Plemented by expert suggestions of Hor-
ace j. Campbell, well-known specialist
on ice plant engineering.
The lecturer of the evening was instru-
mental in the erection OF many large and
successful ice plants with cold storage
facilities among which may be mentioned
the Hudson Consumers Ice company, Ja-
maica Consumers Ice company, Central
! Consumers Ice company, all operating in
New York and vicinity. 1t will be his
Especial purpose to demonstrate to the citi-
zens the advantages Of bringing the pro-
iducer and his market together To do
this he viii explain the now well-tried
| principle of cooperation applied TO the
farmer and the storage of his products,
thus saving the enormous profits and put
| ting these into pockets where they prop
! erly belong. As the men who will make
tine addresses have established reputa-
tions as instructive and entertaining
speakers those who avail themselves OF
lthe opportunity to hear them will have
no reason to regret their attendance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-13
STARVED INTO SURRENDER.
Roberts Arrested When He Asks Food
at Victory, Vt.

ST. JOHNSBURY, Nov. 49,, After
wandering three days in the woods
without food or sleep, Frank Roberts
was, arrested at Victory yesterday
charged with breaking into George
yenher ,,
p Smith, We're located by the officers
rat East Haven Monday, but escaped
into the woods. Since that time neither
had been seen until Roberts applied foi
food at Dan Murehie 5 III Victory.
Smith is thought 10 have gone to
ward the Canadian border. Robert.
claims to live in Canada and says that
Smith S homo is in Pennsylvania He
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-13
$4,000 FIRE NEAR BRISTOL.
Farm Buildings of Paul Booska Des-
troyed at Little Notch.

BRISTOL, VT, Nov. 13.-The house
and all the farm buildings owned by
Paul Booska, situated in Little Notch,
five miles from this village, were burn
ed Thursday night with the contents.
The fire started in the barn. Mr..
Booska returned home late from this
village and, after putting his horse in
a stall, left lighted lantern hanging
about four feet back Of the animal and
started for the house with some bun
dies. lie had hardly reached the house
before hearing ;tnoise in the barn Co
ing back he found that the horse was
Ioose and had knocked the lantern
down, eXtinguishing il and smashing
| the chimney. No fire was discovered
then but half an hour later the barn
was in flames. Nothing was saved but
the live stock and a small milk house
The loss is fully $1,000; insured for
$1,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-13
TO SUBSC RIDERS.

1t is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery of
the paper each night and it solicits the
cooperation of subscribers to that end.
Prompt reports should be given of each
failure to receive the paper on the morn
ing following the omission, in person,
by telephone or postal card, thus enabl-
ing the cause of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied. 1t is only
by this method that the publisher can
secure the desired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-13
Saved Protracted Contests.
lRandolph Herald and News

(Randolph Herald and News.)
The new plurality-on-fourth ballot
worked out well. 1t saved protracted
contests that have been so narrowing
at previous elections, and doubtless
will not impair the quality of mem
bers-elect. 1t is commonly accepted
that the somewhat involved wording
Of the act will be interpreted accord
ing to its evident intent, and that the
leader ON the fourth ballot, not the
first, viii be held legally elected
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-13

Now that Vermont 5 political campaign
is over the editor of the Burlington Free
Press turns his Deem batteries ON Rus
sia's Strategy and New Turn in Europe
War. Doubtless the bombardment will
disclose traces of the big but as yet unde-
fined interests"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-13
TC REOPEN MONDAY.
New YORK Cotton Exchange Prepares
for Resumption of Business.

NEW YORK, Nov. - - The New
York cotton exchange viii reopen for
unrestricted trading next Monday
morning, Nov. l6 The board OF gov
errors so voted today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-13

was lodged in Jail here and win be
given hearing Wednesday.
Goods valued at 5000 were taken, and
nearly all have been recovered
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-13

The most thickly populated portion of
the United States Nov. q will be in the
vicinity of New Haven, Conn
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-13

Coon hunters in this locality complain
about the law which prevents the hunting
cf this variety OF game before Nov. J..
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-13
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run of paper,
so cents an inch for first insertion; %
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ton. 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, 1914-11-13

In proportion to its area, Belgium
has more railroads than any other
country.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-13
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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-03-06
CIRCULATE PETITION
FAVORING BORAH BILL

! J. M. Thompson, attorney for the
! Black Canyon Irrigation District
Monday circulated a petition asking
Congress to pass the bill introduced
by Senator Borah appropriating $50
100000 for irrigation and drainage
| projects in the west. Mr.. THOMPSON
says that the petitions will be circu-
lated throughout this and adjoining
counties. He feels that in case the
bill becomes law that the Black
Canyon District will receive its lust
share OF the appropriation.
A bill introduced in Congress for
appropriations for the postoffice de-
partment was saddled by a REQUEST
OF western senator's for an appropri-
alton of $l00aO0,000 for the compile
ton of irrigation and drainage work
IN the west. Later the rider" was
Withdrawn and new bill for a $50
OOO,OOO appropriation introduced by
Senator Borah.
This is the bill that the circulated
petitions are supporting and which
It IS understood the proposed ap-
preparation would directly benefit.
The Black Canyon project was
originally part of the Boise Payette
project, but was later Withdrawn with
the view that it might be earlier pro-
NOTED by other interests than under
government supervision. This failed
and the Black Canyon directors are
now working to have the government
again take over the proposition. The
project includes about 10000 acres, of
which 7o,OOO are easily irrigable.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-03-06
THE COUNT OF MONTE
CHRISTIE" IN PICTURES
Famous Players Film Company Pre-
sents James O'Neill.

Another noted star has joined the
gallery of Famous Players, to enact
his greatest. characterization before
the camera. James O'Neill, the world
famous romantic actor, whose inter
probation of the leading character in
The Count of Monte Christie" is
considered one OF the greatest artistic
representations in the history of dra-
matte art, will perpetuate his admira-
bic portrayal in this role for the Fa-
nous Players Film Co. and posterity
ew stories are better known or more
popular than this stirring, human tale
OF Dumas. Perhaps no other fiction
character has ever made such an i'm
preston on all the reading races of
the world as the leading figure of this
great masterpiece. At the Huree The
atre, Thursday, March II.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-03-06
LAND FOR SALE.
Valuable Property to be sold to High
est Bidder at Sheriff's Sale.

Two of the best pieces Of land in
Malheur county, Oregon, are offered
for sale at o'clock on the 4th day
of April, 1914, at the court house in
Vale, Oregon, at Sheriff's Sale. All
interested in securing a bargain in
fine lands should be present. One
piece of land is in the ownership OF
James M. Blanton, and is part of his
famous ranch. Its description is:
The Northwest quarter of Section
IA, Township Is South, Range 40 Viii
lamette Meridian, with one hundred
shares of the capital stock of the Ne
vada Ditch company.
The other piece of land is in the
ownership of Warren F. Doane and
Henry M, Plummer, and is described
as the
East half OF the Southeast quarter
of Section %, Township IS South,
Range AZ East, Willamettet Meridian,
Malheur county, Oregon, containing
so acres more or less, and with it Is
shares of the capital stock of the
Owyhee Ditch company.
For further description of this
land address Rooms 10 Grunbaum
Bldg, Boise, Idaho. m6-27
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-03-06
CAKES AUcTIONED
AT HUREE THEATRE
Ladies Of the Forward Club Give a
UNIQUE Entertainment.

Ladies of the Forward Club Give a
Unique Entertainment.
One of the pleasant events of the
season was the cake contest which
eliminated in an auction at the Huree
Theater Tuesday evening, by the la
dies of the Forward club.
The Cotoline company offered ten
substantial prizes for the best cakes
baked with their product used has
shortening, the cakes to be judged
and sold at public auction to the
highest bidder during the perform
ance. The contest was a very spir-
tied one and the extent of the COM
petition can be guessed when 68
cakes baked by the best cake build
ers in Caldwell were before the
judges for their decision. There were
cakes of all colors, sizes, kinds and
shapes, and the only regret by the
immense audience that filled the the
atre was that they could not all be
judges and ave a taste of each. All
were entitled to prizes but the ladies
who pleased the judges best and who
were awrded prizes as follows
First prize, Mrs. Will Dyer; second
Mrs. Roy Maxey; third, Mrs. Viii
Maxey; fourth, Mrs. John Baker;
fifth, Mrs. c. H. Leighty; sixth, Mrs
l.. A. Harmon; seventh, Mrs. VIM.
Wooley; eighth, Mrs. Eugene Fox;
ninth, Mrs. T. M. Hershaw; tenth,
Mrs. Peter Jensen.
After the prize winners had been
announced, Auctioneer Amos ]. Mil
Ter was pressed into service and the
cakes were sold TO the highest bid
der. All prize cakes and many others
brought 81 each and from that
amount down to Csc. Mr.. HURT, pro-
prietor Of the theatre, gave the For
ward club one-half of the proceeds
of admissions for the evening, which
together with the amount received
IRON tie cakes will net the club $50
after all expenses are paid. This
money will be used by the club for
for the new Carnegie Ii
brary.
Besides the cake contest and auc-
ton an unusually good picture show
was given, interpreted with SPLEEN
did numbers by local talent. Solos
were beautifully rendered by Miss
Leslie and Mr.. Westrope and 0. V.
Bailey gave "a couple of selections
from Riley that were very much en-
joyed. AS a whole, the affair was
pronounced success and much credit
is due the Forward club and especial
ly Mrs. Stone, Mrs. Philpott and the
others who gave so much time and
attention to the arrangements for the !
affair. The Forward club wishes to
thank those who made it possible to
carry the affair to such splendid
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-03-06
LAWMAKERS TO CONTINUE,

Notwithstanding the positive an
nouncement made in Caldwell last
week by Eugene Looney Secretary
krull and other representatives of the
Intermountain Fair association that
tn RainmakerS' feature of the fair was
to be abandoned, f. II. PeaSley, chair
man of the Commercial club commit
tee having charge of the Rainmakers'
carnival. declares that the entertain
ment will be given again this year, and
that the announcement to the contrary
was made without authority. Mr..
Peasley said that while no definite de-
cision in the matter had been reached.
We have by no means abandoned the
carnival feature"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-03-06

Chas. Allen, chief of the FIRE depart
ment, has new deputy in the person
Of baby boy, which arrived Monday
at the Allen home.
K. s: Madden has gone to Horse
shoe Bend to look over some timber
land.
The Ladies Union Missionary meet
ing will be held at the Christian
church Friday afternoon at 2.30. All
ladies of the city are invited.
A big crowd enjoyed the hospital
ty OF the newly organized Saratoga
Cafe on the opening day last Sun
day. Mr.. Potter is well pleased with
the prospects for the new enterprise
as the short order lunch room seems
to be well appreciated also.