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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-10
TOWN SHEND.

Mrs. Celia Cutler has been III the
past week.
John Jenkins has taken charge of
the sugar making for Otis b. Dauchy.
Mrs. G. H. Hodgdom Of Boston came
for short stay in town Monday even
ing
K. D. Phillips caught the first run
OF sap the last of the week ANA made
10 gallons OF new syrup.
Mrs. T. w Watson and little daugt-
ter, Rena. left Saturday for yisis
with her parents in Peru.
Four inches OF snow fell Friday at
ternoon and night, making u total fall
for the winter to date OF about 50
inches
Mrs Resale Ogle and mother re
turned from Burlington Monda-, where
they spent the vacation with Prof.
MarLurv b. Ogle Of the Uniycr>it, III
Vermont
Mrs. Harriet Stadtfeld returned from
Phcnix. r. l., Monday to continue her
work a. language teacher in the
seminary, which began. the spring term
Tuesday morning.
Il. Il. Fuller has Just plat II in his
sugar house in the north part OF thc
town a new Leader evaporator mace
in Burlington. and other utensils fof
0P.tO-datc work in sugar masking.
4. ID, Meacham had striking OK
perienec Of the Inconvenience OF IN.
broken roads. in going from his hous,
on the west side Of West river te
Park Holland : to work. distance OF
about mile AND half when the road
Is open leading directly TO the Holland
farm. He was forced To 90 by way Of
i the Scott bridge and West road through
/ the village aud IIarmonvville. ii dis
+ lance Of nearly ave miles. 1t was OF,
/ of the interesting experiences G.. n
! old fashioned winter.
The Junior oratorial contest. i .5ti
was postponed from February J. OF
account OF the deep snow. will bc he'll
this week Friday evening in seminar.
i hall. This is the annual prize coates
for the best original defamation win
ten and delivered bv members of tn,
junior class The alumni association
offers first prize Of - and q secon,
prize Of ~. There are no exercises o
the whole wear. except the commence
ment exercises, la which more intcrcs
is shown than in this annual oratorica
contest There j. always 81 large 1T
tendance The exercises this Yea
promise to he OF special interest.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-10
Walking in the Water.

With new type of life belt one can
walk through water without trouble
the inventor having recently walked
across the Mississippi river at ST.
Louis in demonstration Of his device.
The floats are arranged around the
body Of the rearer. who puts on the
device like coat and webbed affairs
are fastened to the feet. BY working
his feet he can move through the wa
ter or turn at will Swimming I'm the
OUTFIT is impossible, for the motion is
that of walking. The f1oats are fillad
with air.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-10
GIVES SECRETS
OF OCEAN FLIGHT
Low Altitude Must Be Kept,
Says Lieutenant Porte.
IS CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS.
British Pilot Would Depend Upon
Navisstor's Observations to Maintain
Course--Findins Longitude Most Diff
ficuit Problem, but Not insuperable,
He Thinks.


Lieutenant John G. Porte, II. n, re
tired. whose services are sought as the
British pilot of the Rodman Wanamak-
err transatlantic fiier, regards the PROB
lem of fight across the ocean as one
to be solved largely by the resources
and methods of navigation. Flying
at a comparatively low altitude enters
into his ideas on the subject as ne
cessity. In this view Lieutenant Porte
agrees with that already expressed by
Lieutenant John H. Towers u. s. n,
on the general subject of sea flight.
The British aviator. whose reputa-
ton for daring as we'll as prudence
was made as member Of the Royal
Flying corps, gave utterance 10 his
opinions on ocean flying after 9 lunch
con with Glenn II. Curtiss, r. y. Cash
and Summer r. Hollander OF Mr.. Wan
amakers staff at the Aero Club of
America in New York.
Lieutenant Porte is Of sturdy ply
sique. probably five feet ten inches in
height. He faced a volley Of questions
with composure. In appearance the
possible candidate for the role of an
aerial Columbus, says the New York
Herald, is the typical young Briton Of
athletic type who might be placed in
the heavyweight class
Special Instrument Devised.
Asked If he believed transatlantic
fight practicable. Lieutenant Porte re-
piled. Il certainly would not think of
attempting it if | did not feel conf
dent of success"
AS to making astronomical observa-
tons from an aeroplane in flight to de
termine It's position. he declared that
be considered it entirely practicable.
Getting our latitude" he said. will
be the easier problem. Finding the
longitude will be more difficult. but it
will be done. For this purpose a spe-
cial instrument is being made. 1t Is
a sextant which enables the navigator
to dispense with observing the horizon.
Its new feature is a plumb line Of spe-
ciaI construction"
we want fair weather" he said.
when asked as TO the possibility Of
gathering ideas as 10 the direction and
| force OF the wind from the clouds
| The time to make the fight is when
| there are no clouds in sight
| Importance of Observations.
DO you count much upon taking
| observations TO determine the position
| OF the aeroplaneE' was asked
| 'Tt counts nearly everything" replied
| the officer.
Lieutenant Porte said that the drift
| Of the aeroplane from its course due e
| pressure Of the wind on one side 81
the other could be estimated approx
~mately by watching the surface Of the
| water. II would lie impossible TO d
| this at high altitude, was his conclu
| sion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-10
HlNSDALE. N. II.
Miss Ellen Ling.

Ellen Ling, GO sister Of Rev Father
H. G. Ling, pastor of St. Bernard S
Roman Catholic church of Keene, died
Saturday at the Carney hospital, Bos-
ton, from the effects Of an operation.
The body was taken TO Keene. Miss
Ling had been with her brother as his
housekcepcr since he was ordained to
the priesthood some 80 years ago and
had been an untiring assistant to him
in his work il many ways. She leaves
tNo brothers and ono sister. Funeral
>orx,ees viii take place At st Be-.
narI +. church Wednesday morning at
9.5e Rev Father Ling formerly was
pastor Of the church III Iiinsdale
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-10
Had Been u S. Minister to Columbia

York. who was formerly United Suites
minister to Columbia, died S0ndav ut
his home ir keeuc, n. H.. after Il loug
illness. Mr.. Abbott WAS at one time
counsel for the San Domingo Develop
ment company, which played an I'M
portant part III the concerns Of that
island. For many years before his
removal to New York city Mr. Abbott
was prominent in politics in New
Hampshire. lie was a graduate Of
Bates college, class of 1871.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-10

A school for servants is maintained
in Columbia, s. c.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-10
DISORDER STOPPED.
Workmen of Rome Who Declared Gen
eral Strike VIII Return to Work

ROME, Italy, March 10.-Awed by
the display of soldiers and checked by
the several cavalry charges that frus-
trated attempts at disorder, the work
men of Rome who yesterday declared
q general strike, decided today TO re-
sumo work. The announcement was
made today to body of strikers who
were trying to march to the ministry
of the interior. The strikers were dis
persed by the police who fired two
or three volleys into the air
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-10
Householders May csnp In s,r..,.

Ten thousand people will go out on
strike and with their household goods
camp on the streets Of Montreal on
May /, 1915, unless the legislature and
The city council do no. before that date
pass laws abolishing the yearly lease
and moving day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-10
BIRTHS.

In Brattleboro, Feb 10. a daughter
Eloisc Frieda, to Fred " and Alice L.
Titus Hever.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-13
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
Underwood Receives an Ovation on
His Return to the House.

Washington, April 13.-Senate canal
tolls committee resumed public hear
ines on repeal of Panama tolls ex-
emption. .,-
Senator Lewis introduced three bills
for new federal commission to regu-
late industry and finance. Senator
Cummins spoke on railroad rate stu
alton.
Representative Underwood. who re-
turned from his Alabama victory, re-
ceived an ovation in the house.
Jefferson's birthday anniversary was
signalized by the speech of Representa-
tive Clark.
Administration leaders in the Judici-
ary committee conferred with Presi-
dent Wilson and agreed to consolidate
some of the trust bills.
Representative Levy Intellectually at
tempted to obtain consideration Of his
| resolution calling on the president to
| inform the house why the interstate
commerce commission has not granted
such freight rate increases as shippers
have not contested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-13
WILSON DROPS A hint
Says Express Instead or Freight
Schedule VIII Let Congress Finish.

Washington. April 13.-Proposals in
congress to curtail the administration
trust legislative program were not re-
garded today with favor by President
Wilson. He said that while he had
heard suggestions to cut the program
short and enact only a trade commits
sion bill, he deemed it necessary to
keep faith with the country and carry
out measures for q comprehensive
trust reform.
Mr.. Wilson was asked II he believed
congress could dispose of the trust
program and other pending questions
and get away from Washington by the
middle of summer, and he laughingly
remarked that If an express schedule
instead OF a freight schedule were
adopted there would be no difficulty
He added that he did not mean the
cutting off of necessary discussion,
but that the committees had worked
very hard and had prepared legisla-
ton which he believed could be
promptly disposed Of.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-13
REFUND NO MORE
Unnecessary for Kansas Roads
to Pay for Lost Tickets.
But Topeka Offcials Say Rail.
roads WIN Be Fair.

An order from the Interstate Com
merce commission received In the Of
ffces Of the general passenger agents
Of the Santa F'e and Rock Island in
Topeka today gives these railroads the
right to deny absolutely any demand
for refund on. lost or stolen transpor-
tation. ~
But the railways aren't going to
do it.
They will make the Same vieilant ef-
fort to locate any graft In connection
with purported losses and they will in
vestigate thoroughly any loss reported
by their patrons At least, this is what
]. M. Connell, general passenger agent
of the Santa Fe believes and his ideas
are mutual with James A. Stewart,
general passenger agert OF the Rock
Island.
1t has been the custom for rail-
roads to refund to a passenger the
loss of ticket under certain condi-
tions. This was not . legal obliga-
ttOn-only an accommodation to the
travelling public. A theater doesn't
refund the price OF ticket purchased
II the patron loses it-but the rail-
ways made EXCEPTIONS The bulletin
from the Interstate Commerce COM
mission today gives railways the right
to refuse q refund demand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-13
CASE IS DISMISSED.
Florida Fruit Land Rrumoters Are
Held Guiltless ON Fraud Charge.

Jacksonville. April 1s.-Indictments
charging the Florida fruit lands COM
pany. and r. ]. B1lSs Aand J.. l.. Bill
Kingsley. Its officers, with fraudulent
use of the mails in promoting the sale
of 10000 acres of land in the Flori-
da everglades were dismissed by U. S.
Commissioner Bremen here today.
Commissioner Bremen held that evil
dence been submitted showing that the
company and its officers were guiltless
of fraud or fraudulent intent.
Another charge of using the mails
to conduct q lottery still Is pending
against the fruit lands company and
officers in charge of the sale Of the
everglades tracts. Federal authorities
said today that the case would be fur
ther prosecuted at Kansas City, where
the indictments were returned.
The indictments charge that the de-
fendants sent through the mail liter
ature misrepresenting the lands for
sale which are alleged to have been
undrained and unfit for agricultural
purposes. Copies of letters and other
alleged fraudulent advertising matter
were examined by Commissioner, Bren-
nen prior to his decision.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-13

"whitey Lewis and "Gyp the Blood
was Rabbi Goldstein of New York.
Rabbi Mayer Kopfstein. long the
spiritual adviser of the Rosenberg
family stood by Lefty Louie" Priest
and Rabbi alike averted their drawn
faces from the chair Of death, strug-
CLING to control themselves as they
intoned a prayer for the dying.
They Did Not Confess.
Gentlemen" said Rabbi Goldstein,
as he left the death chamber, ''if you
ask me whether the Jewish boys were
guilty. will say I do not know. They
did not confess to me. AS for the
Italian 1 do not believe he was at the
scene of the crime. do not think any
Of them should have been convicted or
the testimony offered"
A pale moon still hung in the sky
when those who were to witness the
executions gathered in front of the
prison. The air was chilly and a raw
wind swept across the Hudson. Fain,
lights glimmered in corridor ends OF
the buildings but no sound came from
within. The hideous noises which con
victs have been said to emit when ONT
or more OF their number is to die were
spared those who waited.
Dawn was just creeping over thu
hills when the witnesses were admit
Continued On Page TWo.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-13
u. P. DEPOT FIRE
East End Building Used q.
Hotel Damaged.
Loss Estimated at $6,OOO-Fire
Companies Made Noon Run.

The building occupied by the Union
Pacific passenger depot and Union
Pacific hotel in North Topeka was
damaged by fire today at noon to the
extent of 5000.
The fire was discovered by an en-
ployee of the Inter Ocean mills who at
once turned in the alarm and notified
the proprietor Of the hotel. J. T.
Carter. Just what started the blaze
is not known. 1t Is the general sup
position that it was started by a de-
fective fiue or by defective wiring.
it is thought that some of the wires
might have been defective
The blaze started on the south side
of the building near the east end and
spread rapidly. Many of the guests
and people in the hotel had their hail
singed while trying to escape. TWO OF
three of those who were in the build
ing were forced to use the fire escape
in order to get out.
! It ia impossible to state the exact
amount of the damage. However, II
was estimated late this afternoon thai
it would not exceed $4,000. J. T. Car
ter. proprietor of the hotel. esttmatei
that the damage on his fixtures and
personal belongings will be at least
$4,000.
Local officials Of the Union Pacific
said late this afternoon that the Dam.
age on the building would not exceed
$4,000 or $4,000.
A heavier loss was caused by Watel
than by fire. Plastering fell of the
ceiling and walls and the water wa
six inches deep on the first and sec
ond floors Of the building.
The ticket office and telegraph OF
flee were not damaged to any grea
extent. The fire was confined mostly
to the roof and top story OF the cas-
end of the building. Water did prac
tically all the damage In the first ane
second stories of the building.
The building is one of the oldest II
North Topeka and was one of the frs
depots of any size built by the Unior
Pacific railroad in this section of thu
state. 1t was erected during the yeal
of 1867,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-13

Gentlemen" he mumbled as they
strapped him in the chair, II did not
shoot at Rosenthal. The man who
said 1 did was a perturer. For the
sake of justice. gentlemen. say I
did not. The witness Stannish -
Whitley did not finish the sem
tence. The strange harness had been
adjusted and the current shot forward
in the chair. He had meant to say
that Stannish, a waiter and a witness
at the murder trial had lied but death
intervened.
Seidenshner was the second man to
die "Dago Frank" Drank Cirofici)
came first "Gyp the Blood" (Harry)
Horowitz), was third and Lefty
Louie" Louis Rosenberg. last. In
forty minutes all four were dispatch
ed This time would have been short
ened had it not been for the over
crowding of newspaper reporters.
Their numbers necesSitated a shifting
of witnesses for each execution. There
was no untoward incident throughout
the proceedings. All walked quietly
to the chair and only their quaking
knees and the sickly green pallor OF
their faces attested that the realt-
zation Of death was upon them. Will
liam E. Cashin, Roman Catholic chap
lain of the prison accompanied
"Dago Frank" to the chair. With
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-13
FOR CITY WATER.
Residents West Of City Raise $1,000
for Extension Mains.

Persons owning property between
Gage park and the city limits on the
Eighth street road have raised 81. 200
which was turned over to the city and
accepted in the form Of a certified
check to pay for part of the cost of
extending the city's water mains along
the Eighth street road to Gage park.
The property owners will be permitted
to connect with the mains.
The city had intended to extend the
mains to Gage park by way of the
brick yard as the distance was much
shorter, but the property owners by
paying the difference in cost, will now
get city water service. A six-inch main
will be built part way and a four-inch
main carried on to the park.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-13
FAIR week AHEAD.


Washington, April 13.-Generally
clear weather for Easter week in all
parts of the country except the south
Atlantic states, where rain Is indicated
for the first day or two. IL the fore
cast by the weather bureau.
1T will be cool and frosty over the
central and eastern districts" the bull
letin said. ..As there are no present
indications of the approach of a dis
turbance over the northwear, for sew
eral days at least, the fair weather is
likely to continue during the greater
portions of the week (clearing by
Tuesday in the south Atlantic states)
with q return to more moderate tenn
perAtures.
AFTER the middle of the week a dis
turbance will appear in the north Pa
cific coast or in British Columbia, but
probably without result during the
present week other than some local
rains in the north Pacific states and
the far northwest on Thursday or Fri
day and some unsettled weather 0veI
the northwest generally by the end OF
the week..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-13

tered to any part OF the world as gov
eminent merchant marine, and be an
ao3uncI 20 the navy n time Of war.
create q new commission for interstate
commerce and industry of FL members
divided into three branches.
Senator Lewis's commission bill as
explained by himself. would create
three subcommissiOns of seven menu
bers each. .One branch to have in
terstate commerce and Transportation
railways and steamships; one to have
the Jurisdiction over banking and
finance: the third over factories and
Interstate manufactures and inter-
shipments Of manufactured merchan-
disc"
Senator Lewis would abolish the
new federal reserve bank board. An
other section creating q branch to deal
with manufactures would abolish the
bureau of corporations and absorb
much of the work of the department
Of commerce and labor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-13
MounDay and Badders Cases
Up This Week.
New Trial or Prison Sentences
for MOunDays.
BADOERS AND GRAND JURY
Routine Business to Come Be.
fore the Court.
Many Cases Up for C0nsfdera-
tiOn This Term.

The MounDay application for a new
trial will be decided Wednesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. by Judge John C.
Pollock. of the United States district
court. The court is now in session
final settlement Wednesday morning.
1t is believed that. II the Judge denies
a new trial to Don A. MounDay and
his wife. he will Immediately pass
sentence upon them.
The Badders case will be presented
to the grand jury during this term OF
court. L. S. Harvey, assistant United
States district attorney. will have
charge of the case for the govern
ment. 1t Is not known when the Bad
ders case will come up, but 1t Is ex-
pected to be heard this week.
The following have been drawn fol
the grand jury during the term: Carl
Winona; Arnold Moser, Hiawatha; l.
~. Pyle, Kensington; w. e. Drake
Winona; Robert Barth. Council Grove;
j. E. Baum, Philipsburg: Hans Nelson
Greenleaf; Ed Nichelson, Leonard
Vile: Robert Good, Cawker City;
George H. Adams, Hiawatha; A. l.
Owen. Delaven; J. f. Buhrer, Enter
Davis. Emporia; Sed Stevenson
Oneida; Gus Phillips, Wathena; B. E.
Pratt. Burlingame; J. b. Lomuller
Centralfa; L. F. Niece, Natoma; H. r
Honey. Mankato; E. Buchlie, Alma
and I. p. Sellar. Clay Center. Drake
and Niece were excused from service
Mr.. Lomuller 10 foreman of the Jury
The following citizens were drawn
for service on the petit jury: ]. S
Boyle. Bennington; Ira w. White
Mankato; A. d. Burlington, Jewell;
M. L. Herring, Matfield Green; H. G
McNitt, Washington: N. c. Emery
Minneapolis; C. C. Morgan, Grfnnell
A. c. Mendenhall. Catalpa; C. L. David
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-13
BACK At WHITE HOUSE
The President Returns From His Eas-
ter vacation.

Washington, April 13.-Presfdent
Wilson returned here early today,
and went to the White House for
breakfast. With him were Secretary
McAdoo, Miss Eleanor Wilson and
Francis B. Sayre, the presidents SON.
in-law. Mrs. Sayre and Miss Margaret
Wilson remained at the springs with
another week. The president prob
ably will again join them on Friday.
President Wilson declared today
that the repeal of the Panama tolls ex-
emption could not be regarded as an
Interpretation of the Hay-Pauncefote
act. He held that no amendment set
ting forth the right of the United
States under the treaty was necessary
in his opinion The president took the
same view as Secretary Bryan. that by
repeating the exemption, the United
States merely showed q disinclinatiOn
to raise the question of discrimination.
but did not by its act limit any future
policy of the government. Mr.. Wilson
drew a distinction between q legisla-
tive act and an authoritative 1ptefpre-
tation of a treaty, the latter OF which
would have to be formulated by the
executive branch of the government
and ratified by a two-thfrds vote OF
the senate.
Mr. Wilson said the Norris amend
ment setting forth that the United
States, by repeating the exemption
would not be surrendering any OF its
rights, had not been seriously suggest
ed to him and that he had not given
it serious consideration because 1t ap-
peared obvious to him that any act OF
congress in that connection could not
be an Interpretation of the treaty. The
president remarked that among the
senators who would be in the major
ftv on the tolls question there did not
seem to be any sentiment for amend
ment.
The president incidentally declined
to discuss the reported exemption OF
Colombian war vessels from the pay
ment of tolls saying that when the new
treaty was made public that phase OF
It would be clarified. Mr.. Wilson said
the tolls situation in the senate was
constantly improving and apparently
that people who had been asked to ap-
near in the hearings were Eetting"cold
feet"