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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-02
PERRY'S STATEMENT
is CONTRADICTED
Mr. Brown Says Apportionment Of s
Per Cent Tax Was Not Spent by
Selectmen on Putney Road

Editor Of The Reformer:-
In last Friday 5 issue of your paper
read with interest an article written
by D. T. Perry, county road commits
sioner, headed as follows: . .ATTEN-
TION CALLED TO TOWN REPORT
ERROR. County Commissioner Says
4694o5 in Road Commissioner s Ac-
ronnt Went for Permanent Work .
Mr. Perry explains that this total
was made up ct two items Of %4s7 .45
and S206S0. being Brattleboro 5 appor.
tionmcnt Of the s. state highway tax;
that it is no part Of the road commits
sioner S funds; that this fund was
spent by the seiectnen in road i'm
provement ON the Putnev road and that
to use it for general road purposes
would be unlawful and that, In this I'M
stance, il was NOT 50 used.
Certain parts OF. Mr.. Perry : state
ment are quite correct This was Brat
tIeboro IS apportionment Of the 511
state highway tax; it was spent for
permanent work on the state high
way, hut it was not spent by the Sc-'
iectmea IN road Improvement on the
futnev road This money was sent
by the state treasu and the village
treasurer to our town treasurer and hy
him deposited to my account as road
commissioner and expended by me IN
permanent work on the state highway
II is my understanding that this has
been the practice for some wears. Ger
tainlv it was done in the same way last
Year, rs the selectmcn then appointed
the road commissioner. and on page
- ami - Of the auditors report tor
the year ending Feb j, 1913, these
I-itemS appear IN the road commission
or 5 account:
Received from state permanent high
way tax:
Town share. S4s4e5
Village share l12 -
The permanent work which was done
this side OF the bridge on the Putney
road | had nothing 10 do with That
was done ~ The selectmeu ana the
/ county road commissioner rs | under
stand from the appropriation made bI
/ the town Tor permanent work. matches
4 by an equal appropriation from tE,
state. | notice hv the town repoff
/ that more than twice the amount ap
propriated was expended on this road
and while the report states that Mr.
/ Pcrrv and Mr. Mellen Feel that il wa
/ HeN expended. there has been mucl
criticism abaut spending such "a largt
mount of money On u piece Of roa,
/ that was before as good a~ any of ou
twenty miles of state highway, viii
|uuly four ahutting taxpayers to b.
| benefited bv the Improvement.
That road was in much better coudi
tiou than the one leading FROM tH
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-02

NEW YORK, March 2.-Under the
third blanket Of snow in as many
weeks New York and vicinity is suf-
ferlng from one Of the worst storms in
its history.
Five persons have been killed in the
rasr II hours as a result Of the storm.
Railroad traffic is tied up and wire
communication is crippled.
The streets and sidewalks are cov-
cred with ice. making walking diff.
cult amt dangerous ana traffic wid0
vehicles Of all kinds is almost impo!H
siblc
Nine ana one-Lalf inches of snow
tel yesterday, and when the SNOW
ceased falling the temperature fell rar-
IDLY. freezing the slush aud snow.
Early today the snow began faIlin
again.
Many commuters failed to resab sl
eitT at the usual time this A.
owing to the crippled train ! siee
and rs many New Jersey train wef,
cancelled thousands OF people the
were forced to remain in their home
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-02
AT MASONIC TEMPLE.

4 special communication Of Colum-
bian lodge, No. 50, will be held Wed
nesday evening at 7.3Q sharp. Work,
Master Mason degree. Refreshments
will be served Special eommunica-
tions have been arranged for March
Il, March 81 and April. 5.
The next Masonic dancing class will
meet Friday, March q.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-02
Traffic in the Metropolis Is
Crippled Under a Third
Blanket of Snow
EIGHT PERSONS KILLED
AS RESULT OF STORM
Nine and One Half Inches of Snow
Fell Yesterday Ran. rrafic
Tied Up and Street Traffic With
Vehicles Almost Impossible.

NEW YORK, March , - Points AS
far west as CleNela nd and rs far south
- Baltimore were either battered bv
the wind, stung with sleet and rain, or
buried in SHOW in the terrific storm
central over the states of New Jersey
ard New York, which began early yes
terday morning and was stll in prog
ress ut noon TODAY.
Not in - wears las Greater New
York and lis environs experienced such
a storm. Eight to inches of snow
fell. The wind reached 4 velocity OF
81 miles an hour. Eight deaths. attri-
hntablc directly to the storm, have
been reported within the city limits.
Twelve trains. which left New York
Yesterday afternoon. are stalled III va
rious points
Announcement was made shortly he
fore noon today that all trains on the
Central railroad Of New Jersey. -and
the Baltimore and Ohio between New
York. Philadelphia and Washington ne
cancelled until further notice
In the Bronx. Harlem AMI Staten
lsland, hundreds Of motor ears. wagons
and other vehicles are stalled and
abandoned in the streets. many being
/ buried in tha snow banks
The storm is the most severe in its
! effects upon business since the memora-
bic blizzard OF 1855.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-02
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.

Monday at p. m.-Meeting of Boy
Scouts.
Tuesday at ?. m.-1llustrated lee
ture on Korea by II. B. Hubert of
Springfield, Mass Mr.. Hubert served
the Korean government 10 years in the
educational department. Everybody
welcome. Collection.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-02
Coupled withDeepSnowMade
Travelling Locally Worst
in Recent Years
NO-LICENSE MEETING
HAD TO BE GIVEN UP
Snowslide Broke Electric Light Circuit
at Auditorium-Names OF Citizens
Who Were to Have Spoken-Total
Rainfall Was 2.23 Inches.

Two and twenty three hundredths
inches of rain fcll in Brattleboro yes
terday. To the aycrage person the fan
significance Of that statement is not
apparent. Ii was the heaviest rainfall
in - hours IN this town since Oct ! :,
1911, over two years and four months
ago. At that time the fall was 3. ~
inches
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-02
THE WEATHER.
Snow and Colder This Afternoon and
Tonight the Prediction.

WASHINGTON, March .. = The
weather predictions: Snow and colder
this afternoon and tonight; Tuesday
clearing and colder; high shifting
winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-02
NO FRESHETS TODAY.
Fall in Temperature Relieved Situa-
ton Which Was Threatening.

BOSTON. March 2-The steady fall
1T temperature over night relieved the
situation caused by Yesterdays down
pour OF rain in New England. and il Is
expected that it viii prevent a repcti
tion OF the disastrous freshets which
swept away bridges and dams ana in
tcrrupted traffic on the railroads after
similar storm the first day Of March
lN Years ago.
Although the rapidly melting snow
swcled the Merrimac aud other rivers,
the ice, which is extremely thick in
the northern sections, withstoo. the
pressure and no damage resulted. The
wire service, which was demoralized
by Yesterday 5 gale, is greatly i'm
proved today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-02

Two cities in Columbia, on opposite
sides Of the Andes mountains, will be
connected by a steel ropeway more
than 81 miles long, which will trans
port both passengers and freight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-02
Real Battle in Town Meeting
Likely to Be Over Road
Commissioner
STELLMAN MAY RUN
FOR SELECTMAN'S JOB

Accept if Elected-May Be Contest
for onice of Town Clerk-If Elected
Daley Would Qualify.
Matters are slowly ana quietly shap-
ing themselves for the annual town
meeting tomorrow. Contrary to ap-
pearances II few days ago, there viii be
no dearth OF candidates for the several
Offices, although the number OF those
who are discussed for the three listers
jobs is not numerically strong.
The road commissioner question
promises to be a real battle. The gues
tions OF whether the town Will have
one OF two commissioners and OF
whether they shall bc appointed by the
seleetmeH or elected must he settled
first
Candidates for Commissioner.
/ If it j. determined to elect onlv one.
/ Warren l.. Walker of West BrattIeboro
/ and Samuel q. Brown OF Belmont ave
nue. are, activ" candidates for the job
/ Mr.. Walker has served rs selectman
and owns ana drives teams Mr.
Brown served as road commissioner two
/ years in Newfane before coming to
4 Brattleboro 10 make his home
The voters OF the west part OF the
town believe that two road commits
Sieners should be elected. one for the
western part of the town and one for
the eastern part. The advocates Of
two commission claim that the high
ways were Kept in better condition at
less expense when the town was under
4 the system OF two road commissioners
instead OF one. II the town votes to
adopt the plan OF two commissioners,
4 Wallace y. Harris will he candidate
for the West Brattlehoro district
tpder the Safae condition Oscar l..
RaWson Of Washington street, who has
been employed ON the reads lot some
time, Viii be a ean'hdafe Tor election
as commissioner IN the village.
James T.. heINaf' Nh" mas h"en men
toned lu connection WITH the olhe",
says he ~ h"t randiaatc and never
mas .c"hs'def'i beng one.
The Selectman' job.
Selectmau j. G. Stafford is not i'm
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Solon \. Richmond. chairman of the
Village commissioners. whose name was
mentioned as possible candidate for
| the office. Of selectman. asks that pub
? licitv be given to the fuct that he is
r. not candidate for the Office and
: would not accept II if elected He says
that he was no time To devote to the
1 office aud that he does not believe tht
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i resented on the board.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-02
ST. LOUIS HAS BIG FIRE.

Quarter Of Million Loss in the Bust
ness District.
81. LOUIS, Mo. March "A quar-
ter of million damage resulted today
from a fire which destroyed p -four
story building in the business district
and badly damaged two other Stratt-
ures.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-02

tIIHlt AlI-A. Mt=iyo. March -
ten Villa said today that orders do
laying the Benton investigation had
been issued I.v Gen. CaEraHza. who was
determined to htndle all of the diplo-
matte subjects himself.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-02

WANTED-A few good sheep. Ad-
dress Box .'II y Brattlcboro. VI. l-6
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-02
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT
Scsns line first insertion 10
Wanted

WANTED-Table boarlers. Mrs
Gordon. 224 Elliot ST l-6
WANTED-At once, single man to
work on farm. Tel. 13-J. 1-tf
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1914-03-13
Y. M. c. A. LIKELY.
Committee Appointed to Take Up
The Matter of Organization.

\ meeting OF citizens was held at
the close OF the service in the tabcr.
naclc Friday evening and the sub.
jcct of Y. NJ. {. y. for this city
was thoroughly discussed. The meet
ing was a most enthusiastic one, and
while an active campaign for build.
ing will not be started until the close
OF the revival next Sunday, March
Is, it is more than likely that local
organization will be effected.
\ committee was appointed to con
suit with the state y. NJ. {. y. secre-
tary and TO investigate the sentiment
in this city regarding y. NJ. {. A
The committee is composed OF the
following representative citizens
Rev. s. II. Warner. Rev. J. l.. Wca-
yer. \. I.atson. 5. 5. Phillips, Daniel
Ward, Rev. d. w. James, George
Hutto, Representative o. w. West
and l. ID. Hale.
This movement is the direct re-
suit OF the big revival, which has
brought home to everyone the vita
necessity that some provision should
be made to provide innocent amuse'
ment and recreation. as well as ath-
letic training for our young people
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1914-03-13
OBITUARIES.


At st. Mary's hospital in Pueblo. where
he had upon his own request been taken
only about a week before, James W.
Wilson, an od.tims resident of Manzanoa
and a man quite well and fayorably
known in this city. passed away on Sun
day at the ripe old age Of 95 years.
Funeral services were conducted in St.
Peters church on Monday morning by
Father W. S. Neenan. and interment was
in Valley View cemetery, two sons.
grandson and son-in-law acting as pail
bearers.
Deceased leaves four sons and two
daughters, all but the two first mentioned
being present at the funeral, as follows:
John ]. Wilson of Homer. Idaho. j. M
Wilson of Dallas, Tex, E. J. Wilson OF
Trinidad, J. w. Wilson and Mrs. Elizabeth
Simpson of Pueblo. Mrs. Laura Bowman
of Rocky Ford.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1914-03-13
AFTERMATH OF THE FIRE
Insurance Adiusters Make Liberal
Settlements and Losses to Local
Men Will Not Be Large

With praseworthy prompttude the in
who suffered in any way from the burn
ing of the Klnzey-Cover block, and in
every case the settlements are reported
as quite satisfactory. SO that the indiyid-
ual losses from the fire of last Wednes-
day morning will not be SO great as at
first feared.
Scarcely had the embers ceased burn
ing before men and teams were at work
clearing away the debris. and as ntimat-
ed by The Enterprise last week not only
will modern and substantial business
building soon make its appearance upon
the burned site but the Byars Hale
building to the south will, it is reported,
be modernzed and altered to conform
with the new building. SO that when the
Improvements are completed this will be
one of the handsomest and most up-to.
date business blocks in the city.
With the optomistc spirit to be re-
marked in our business people, everyone
of the fire sufferers-with the possible
exception of Mankin & Maring-is bus
led in preparation for or has already re-
sumed business in other locations
Reaching home last Friday night Jos.
H. Price. proprietor Of the Reliable Store,
within "a hours had taken six-months
lease upon 5o4 North Main street, next
to Lewis Bros G. Johnson. and on Mon
day morning workmen began making the
place ready, SO that within couple Of
weeks he will again be doing business
with brand new stock of goods in the
store occupied by him eight years ago.
In response to his telegraphed order
DR.. Roberts received new dental outfit
from Denver the first of the week and on
Wednesday was attending to the wants
of his patrons over the Rexall drug store.
DIR. Fenton has leased the K. of P.
store room next door to the postoffice
and as soon as some necessary altera'
tions are made the Fenton drug store
will be moved to the new location and at
the same time the doctor will open
nicely appointed office on Swink avenue
that will connect at the rear with his
drug store.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1914-03-13
SUGAR BEET PRODUCTION
in IRRIGATED AREAS
Valuable Information from the United States
Department Of Agriculture

susceptible to injury by frost, but
after the roots are established in the
soil they rapidly become hardy and
resistant to frost 10 marked degree.
Since the time of killing frosts varies
from year to year in the same terri
tory it is not always possible to avoid
injury from this cause. a killing frost
when the beets are coming up does
not destroy the chance for a success
full beet crop. but it often necessitates
the expense and labor of rcplanting
1t is therefore wise to delay the
planting until the ground is warm and
the growing conditions are otherwise
favorable. since such conditions will
rapidly push the beets beyond the
period OF frost injury. When the
beets are mature they will stand Sc
we're freeze without injury. The great
danger from low temperatures at the
end OF the growing season is that the
beets may be frozen i'll the ground,
making the harvesting of the crop
difficult or even impossible. To avoid
this danger and the consequent loss
that might result from such a condi-
ton it is advisable to get the beets
out OF the ground as soon as possible
after they are ripe and to cover them
to avoid freezing or drying. APP
parently beet roots are not injured
for sugar-making purposes by freez-
ing. provided that they freeze and re-
main frozen until they are put through
the mill. but alternate freezing and
thawing causes them to decay and
hlacken, so that their value for sugar
making is materially decreased.
Winds are briefly mentioned in
70
sugar beets, but they have still
wider bearing upon crop conditions.
Not only do high winds have a ten
dency to destroy young beets and
other plants by cutting and burying
them with shifting sands, but they
have a marked influence upon the
amount of evaporation from the soil.
For this reason given amount OF
moisture in locality where hot, dry
winds prevail during the spring is
much less effective in crop production
than would be the same amount OF
moisture in locality where such
winds do not prevail, other condi-
tiuss being the same.
However. the injurious effects OF
winds may be overcome TO a great
extent by the use OF proper cultural
methods. For example. both the
blowing of the soil and the excessive
evaporation may often be reduced to
the point OF successful crop produc-
ton by keeping the surface of the
ground covered with a lump mulch.
The mulch retains the evaporation.
while its lumpy condition reduces the
shifting of the soil. The cutting ac-
ton of the shifting sand may be con-
trolled by planting the beet rows at
right angles to the direction OF the
prevailing winds when practicable
and by attaching irrigating shovels
to the drills. so that ridges capable
of protecting the young plants will he
thrown up.between the rows at plant
ing time. 1t is true that the slope
OF the land and the consequent dircc-
tion OF irrigation must also he con-
sidered in planting the beets. but
whenever practicable the rows should
be at right angles to the direction OF
the prevailing winds.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1914-03-13
PREPARATION OF SOIL
Interesting Topic at the Meeting of
Otero County Agricultural ASSOC
iation Last Saturday

A very interesting meeting OF the Otero
County Agricultural association was held
Saturday and was well attended.
Prof, P. X. Blinn gave a very interest
ing and instructive talk on THE Prepara-
tion Of the Soil and Seeding" and answer
ed a number OF questions. and it is safe to
say that every farmer present learne d
something of value if he will put it in
practice.
D. W. Carr of the Holly Sugar Co..
was another speaker who gave his ideas
on the subject of several ways of prepar-
ing soil
The question of raising potatoes came
IN for little good nAtured discussion and
it seems that the experiments to be tried
by Mr.. Carr the coming season are to be
watched with great interest. Despite all
adverse opinions Mr.. Carr is confident
that potatoes can be grown in this valley
successfully and is to back up his opinion
with practical experiments.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Carr a meet
ing will soon be held at La Junta. as it
seeHS thaI the ioiiHeiS Vi thoI SeS1'oh
are anxious to get together on several
subjects concerning which they want all
the information possible.
Mr.. Blinn is a strong advocate of a
series of field meetings to be held the
coming summer. and there is no doubt but
what many of the summer meetings will
be held in this way in the different Sec
tions of the valley.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1914-03-13
WILL HAVE BASEBALL.
Arkansas Valley League Adopts
Schedule for Coming Season.

Fred Knause. president of the Ar
kansas Valley Baseball league. and
chairman OF the schedule committee.
has prepared the following schedule
OF games for the coming season,
which has been adopted by three oi
the clubs forming the league:
May 30-Rocky Ford at La Juntai
Las Animas at Lamar.
May 3l-La Junta at Rocky Ford:
Lamar at Las Animas.
June LAS Animas at La Junta
Rocky Ford at Lamar.
June l4-Lamar at Rocky Ford; La
Junta at Las Animas.
June 2l-Las Animas at Rocky
Ford: La Junta at Lamar.
June 2S-Lamar at La Junta
Rocky Ford at Las Animas.
July 4-La Junta at Rocky Ford {;
Lamar at Las Animas.
July 5-Rocky Ford at La Junta;
Las Animas at Lamar.
July l2-Lamar at Rocky Ford; La
Junta at Las Animas.
July 19-Las Animas at La Junta:
Rocky Ford at Lamar.
July 26-Lamar at La Junta; Rocky
Ford at Las Animas.
Aug. 2-Las Animas at Rocky
Ford; La Junta at Lamar.
Aug. 9-Rocky Ford at La Junta
Las Animas at Lamar.
Aug. l6-I-a Junta at Rocky Ford
Lamar at Las Animas.
Aug. 23-I-as Animas at La Junta;
Rocky Ford at Lamar.
Aug. 30-Lamar at Rocky Ford;
La Junta at Las Animas.
Sept. 6-Las Animas at Rocky
Ford: La Junta at Lamar.
Sept. Lamar at La Junta; Rocky
Ford at Las Animas.
Sept. l3-La Junta at Rocky Ford;
Las Animas at Lamdh.
Sept. 20-Lamar at La Junta;
Rocky Ford at Las Animas.
Sept. 27-Lamar at Rocky Ford;
La lunta at Las Animas.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1914-03-13

A telegram received Sunday brought
news of the death of Robert Cadman,
at one time proprietor of the Arlington
Cafe and man who had many friends
in this city.
For several years Mr.. Cadman had
been an occupant of a sanitarium at
Creston, Iowa, and his demise was not
unexpected.
To mourn his demise bob" Cadman
leaves asister-Mrs. James Cullison-and
brother Sam. both Of this city, to whom
the sincere sympathy of many friends is
extended.