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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
PORTER HI. DALE
MAKES STATEMENT
Island Pond Attorney Seeking Chance
TO Step Into Plumley's
Shoes.
The present winter hms

ST. JOHNSBURY, March lS.-The
Republican today publishes the follow
ing letter from Porter II. Dale OF Is
land Pond who is seeking the Re
publican nomination for representative
+ ON the second congressional district
Of Vermont:
10 the Voters Of the District:
i ask your consideration as 4 can
didate for Congress The man who
makes this request ought to- meet and
talk with the people of this district.
Not only a candidate, but represen-
tatiVc, should consult with substanti-
ally every voter of his district ut least
once a year This is requirement of
the fast advancing conditions of the
time. \ representative should be will
ing to give all his time, and all his
place pay him, to his work. Other IN
,ucements than vacations and salary
should attract him. His chief ambi-
ton should be TO know the needs of
the people of his district and to strive
without ccaSing to advance htcm. This
course is dependent on and requires
earnest attention to national issues,
aud these latter are surely to be of
vital interest in the near future.
Questions will soon engage the at
teution of Congress of so great mo-
ment that tinkering the constitution
and playing the game of party poll
tics Will he overshadOwed, and ability
sincerely applied to principles viii max,
men forget petty differences and act
perforce from sense of Justice.
The same force of character that ha,
propelled the Republican party is in
nate in distinctive class of Ameri
can manhood. The nation will demand
it. and from men who represent /;
defined constituency. The time ha!
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
G.. 0. p. COMMITTEE
FAVORS PRIMARIES
Passed Resolutions Yesterday Favoring
Legislation Looking to
That End.

BURLINGTON. March 1>.-The Re
publican state committee held a meet
ing at the Hotel Vermont Yesterday
ami transacted important business. The
designations OF TWO members were re
ceived apd resolutions were adopted
concerning the attitude Of the commit
tee towards the direct primary and con
erniug the designations of members.
Adjournment was taken until April -.
Chairman r. G. Williams OF Newport
was not present and the session was
presided over by II. g.. Barber OF
Brattleboro.
The first business taken up was the
designations of F. c. Williams. the
member from Orleans county, and II.
L. Baldwin. the member from Orange
county. No action was taken rs the
designations do not take effect until
the next meeting.
The following resolution was adopt
ed: Resolved, that whenever any
member of the Republican state com
mittee tenders his resignation be-
fore it be accepted he shall
be required to obtain n general
expression Of the Republican voters OF
his county recommending a successor
to fill out the uuexpired term.
This resolution was also adopted:
{" Resolved, that this committee en-
dorscs the principle Of nominating state
officers by the direct primary system
and recommends future legislation for
CARRYING the same into effect
The committee has under considera-
tion. in the absence of legislation, the
elimination of the state convention and
the adyisability of recommending the
nominations of state officers by Ger
| tifiate or by direct vote.
| The members of the committee pre-
! sent al Yesterday 5 session were by coun-
| ties as follows: Grand Isle, +. +.
| Fleury Of Isle La Motto; Chittenden,
| Homer +. Wright Of Essex Junction.
Rutland, Earl 5. Kinsley of Rutland !;
Windham. H. &. Barber of Brattleboro;
! Windsor, A. f. Watson of Hartford;
Orange, Fl. T. Baldwin of Wells River:
Washington, \. u. Phelps of Barre;
Caledonia, Harry Blodgett of St.
Johnsbury; Essex, Porter III. Dale of
| Island Pond.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
Suns First Visit in DAYS.

Look" mister! What's that?" ex.
claimed a caddy to a solitary golf
player on the links, relates the Indian
apolis News.
The player, who was addressing his
ball, knowing that the caddy must
have had good excuse for violating
an infexible rule of the links by
speaking when a player is preparing
to drive. looked up and saw a huge.
fiery ball, dimly poised, In the south
west.
"Oh, it's the sun. / can see 1t now"
said the caddy. as cloud OF mist
rolled away. 1T was just a streak OF
red when first saw it,
The sight was really phenomenal,
for all the sky seemed to be clouded
except one small place that had been
penetrated by the suns rays, Almost
as the caddy spoke the veil OF mist
shut out the ball of fire. and the suns
first visit in days had ended.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
City of Sidney Abandoned
Last Night and Prob
ably Lost
LOST IN THE FOG
NEAR HALIFAX PORT
Eleven Passengers and Crew of SO
Saved Wireless Distress Summons
Brought Prompt Assistance-S Sailed
From New York.

HALIFAX. \. s. March Is. - With
her ID passengers, four of them women
and one a four year-old girl, and crew
of 36 saved, the steamer City Of Syd-
ney, which early Yesterday in a fog
ran on the Sambro rocks, - miles east
of this port, was abandoned last night
and is Likely TO become q total loss
1t was possible during the day to save
little of the steamer s cargo, but
her position is said to he such that
much hope of getting the vessel off
could not be entertained should rough
weather set in.
The passengers of the steamer ar
rived here late Yesterday on the smait
coastlng steamer Rosemary, as did also
| 30 of her crew When the Rosemary
| left the City of sydney, Capt Ne
Donald, Second Mate Seaman. Third
| Mate Chapman, Boatswain Lee and
| two of her engineers were still OF the
stranded vessel. but they were taken
OFF last. night by the tng Togo
The City of sydney was bound from
| New York to 81. Johns. y. f. The i'm
pact Of the vessel striking brought
some of the passengers on deck, but
most Of them had to be awakened by
the crew. The sea was calm and nc
| great anxiety was manifested IN those
on board though The vessel hcaved
| heavily with the sea. and after Il while
began to settle aft Water invading
the vessel 5 stoke hold put ont the
fires. The wireless remained in com
mission, and made quick summonin.
Of assistance possible. Rescue vessels
| found it hard TO locate the steamer
i owing to the dense fog.
The City Of Sydney struck about ;
0 clock and about $ clock the rescu,
ship hove in sight \ few minute,
the steamer to the Rosemary was ac
complshed without mishap nv the life
boats of the two vessels That tn,
City of sydney had run on the Sambr,
rocks was first learned by inhabitant
of keteh Harhor and Sambro islam,
about clock The Rosemary mi
out quickly from the latter place an
a little later the life savers from Dam
can 5 Cove went to the scene OF tn
wreck
No explanation has been given o
the stranding Of the City Of Svdne,
Only a mile 10 the northwest Of wher
she struck the bomb at Sambro light
house was fired 1T regular interval
Throughout the night and morning Tn
lightship Halifax, which is moored /
the southeast of Sambro island. was i
position, and the city of sydney wa
far out Of her course to the entraue
Of Halifax harbor.
Early this morning the bow of til
City OF sydney was still eHnging t
? the Jagged rocks OF the Sambro ledge,
! Constant pounding had shattered IN
! bottom OF the steamer and in the afte
part the water was almost up to tn
/ decks. There IS no hope Of saving th
: | vessel.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18

More than 900 nurses are employed
in the Moscow hospital, the largest in
Europe.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
HOTEL EMPLOYEES HELD UP.
Armed Robber Secured Small Sum in
Chicago HostelrY.

CHICAGO, March I8.-While com
panion sat on guard in an automobile a
robber early today entered the Briggs
House, one of this city ; Oldest down
town hotels, shot and slightly wounded
the assistant manager, took $3.50 from
the cash register, and fled just as the
night clerk had opened the safe and
was about to hand over the $4,000 in
money and valuables that il contained.
A bellboy had overheard the robber or
der the night clerk to open the safe
and summoned help, but the robber
heard the approach and escaped.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
The Name of Vail.
est. Adams Messenger.

The proposal that Theodore y. Vail
should be made governor Of Vermont is
not being received with such cold
shoulder as some might expect it would
It was only a few nights ago that Max
Powell, in presenting Mr.. Vail to a
public gathering, said that it took more
than ordinary courage for the head Of
a corporation to show himself in public
in these days. But. then, maybe Yer
mont is getting over some OF its foolish
notions and may be about willing to
see success where success really is.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
Arts DEVELOPMENT

Arts and sciences are not cast in a
mold, but are found and perfected by
degrees, by often handling and polish
ing, as bears leisurely lick their cubs
into shape.-Montaigne
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-11

Christmas Shopping. - The Do
Your Christmas Shopping Early
campaign is on again, and we are
told that if we shop early it will make
it easier on the clerks, etc. Now the
Daily News springs an argument in
favor of early shopping to the effect
that the quicker Christmas shopping
begins the quicker the department
stores will hire extra help.
So we are asked to shop early to
help more people get more jobs.
I'm in favor of early shopping if it
will help the clerks or furnish more
employment for those who need it,
but l think the early-shopping COM
paign was first suggested by the de-
partment stores to the newspapers,
and that one purpose was to get rid
of last years stock before getting all
the new stock on the counters.
Probably it makes people spend
more money than they otherwise
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-11
ONE MANS OPINIONS
BY N. D. COCHRAN


when you come to think of it, that
over two million men, women and
children in Chicago are working for
the two grandsons of old Marshall
Field, while those two boys are being
educated in England and joining the
English army and navy?
One of those grandsons just passed
his 21st birthday, the other is 10.
Neither ever earned a dollar in his
life by working for it. Yet together
they have vast fortune piling up for
them in Chicago at the rate of mil
lions year, and the principal has
long since passed the $100,000,000
point.
The founder of the Field fortune
gained millions by selling goods at a
profit and buying human labor cheap.
The managers of the estate are keep
ing up that policy, and are paying
thousands of men, women and chill
dren wages that mean a bare exist
ence-to work for the Field heirs.
Electric light and power COM
panies, street railway companies, ele-
waited railroads, steam railroads, the
Pullman company, the Steel Trust
and many other public utilities and
manufacturing plants are busy TAX
ing money from the people and
handing it over to the turstees of the
Field estate, to invest and re-invest
for accumulation" until these two
boys reach the age of so years.
Every addition to the population
of Chicago adds to the value of the
vast realty holdings of the Field es-
tate in Chicago-and to the fabulous
wealth of the two lads who are moved
by English patriotism to go to war
with their English associates to fight
for the glory of Great Britain.
American dollars were good for
them, but not American schools, not
an American education. They ex-
plot America and fight for England.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-11

Field millions. The widow of Mar
shall Field II, and the mother Of these
two boys, is now the wife of an Eng
lishman, who has also gone to the
front for King George.
A brother of Marshall Field lives in
England, and gets American diVi-
dends and interest by mail; and his
son is vice-president of the big Chi
cago store-the goose that laid the
golden eggs.
1t is estimated that when these two
boys reach the age of so and come
into possession of the Field fortune,
that fortune will amount to about
$500, 100000. Marshall Field III. will
get $18O,0OO,00O and his brother
Henry $120,000,000 provided they
are yet alive and kicking.
And it's all legal The rights of
these boys to every dollar their old
granddaddy left them is fully pro-
tected-much better protected than
the right of thousands of other boys
born in Chicago to 'flife, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness" vouchsafed,
to all by the great American constitu-
lion.
Interesting, isn't it?
DIT - h.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
EPISCOPAL.

The dinner on. Thursday last at Trim
ity Parish Hall In connection with the
Sunday School Institute was quite a sue
cess. II was a mems dinner and its pur-
pose was to enlarge the mems interest in
boys. not their own boys, but any ones
boys, and to give come intelligent direc-
tions and help toward that end. In this
connection nothing could have been finer
than the address OF Mr.. II. p Blair. II
was replete. with wisdom. itself the out
come of a large and close experience
with boys. Other speakers were the
presiding bishop, Bishop Howden, Mr.. B.
F. Finney. Mr.. H. b. F. Macfarland,
and DIR. william II. Jeffery. Bishop
Harding presided.
Close upon 800 men sat down to dinner.
There was a quiet spirit of enthusiasm
present In the assembly. The men were
In earnest; anxious to know and to do
There was but one drawback, itself
growing out OF the interest manifest
ed-the meeting was advertised to close
at s o'clock and those present were begged
not to hurry away in consequence.
This feature was not adhered to and It
did not close till $50, which was un-
fortunate.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
NOTABLE BIBLE ExP0sIToRs
10 BE HERE IN FEBRUARY

One of the most extensive and thor
ough- going Bible conferences ever held
in this city Is announced to take place
beginning Sunday. February s, and
continuing for the week following, In
GLIDING Sunday. the 18th. Washington
Is one of a large number Of cities
throughout the country to be given
one of the series of these conferences.
which are under the direction of the
Bible conference committee,
located at Pittsburgh. The ministers
of Washington have arranged the de-
tails Of the conferences here. and will
have active charge OF the conduct Of
the meetings held. All day and even
ing meetings will be held in the First
Congregational Church.
The Secretary of State will open the
with an address Sunday.
February s, at $3.50 p. m. Among the
speakers win be DR.. @. Campbell Nor
gan, Of London. the great expository
preacher. who writes the Sunday school
lessons for The Washington Herald's
church page; DIR. John Henry
Jewett, of New York, who Is acknowl-
edged to be the greatest preacher In
America: DIR. william Souper. Of Lon
don, and many others.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
YARD STICK IS DOOMED.
China About to Adopt Metric s,.,.,,
of Measurement.

naoh' Jan 1.-Two Chinese official.
p.s Sap' are now in Europe studying the
decimal or metric system with -
10 lis adoption in China. where ~. a.
NISory council in Pekin has recently
passed the first reading of a Law. vb,ch
-, estaDhshing IT, Japan has al
READY adopted the metric svstern fo- a.,
customs customs and has it taught in schools and
eIse~here Siam. too. is about to do ths
a. ~ me Russian minister of com
iiierCe ana industry has announced ma,
ne Is IN favor of it. but owing IN rbs
nuse size and vast and various popula-
ton OF Russia. some delay must occp,
oeiore ITS establishment can be arranged
IL looks as If in the end John RuI,
would De left alone with his tveIv.
ihehes make a foot. three feet max. a
yard. and all the rest Of it. But n q,
curious that one leading arvrr,.,.
against the British adoption of the me-
tric system has been the possible pr.,-
udical effect on the Eastern trada ~
england, owing TO the popularity OF IN.
yard measure and the pound sterIinr
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
THE WASHINGTON HERALD SUNDAY JANUARY Is. 1914

C. B. colmore. dean Of the Cathedral at
Havana, who comes to the University Of
the South at sewanee, has been conse-
Grated for Porto Rico
The United Society of Christian En-
deavor has now over 10000 societies,
with 100000 mcmbers. Some OF these
are in India and China. A world con-
vention ID to be held In Australia and
a big convention In London. June, 1914.
Endeavor societies are found in eighty
religious bodies The telephone method
OF inducing nonchurchgoers to attend
services. used already In Illinois, has
been approved onicially by the united
society. A campaign is under way to
complete the fund Of $500. 900 for a head
quarters building In Boston.
Plans are under way In Catholic cir
cles to extend soon a formal invitation
to Rome to- hold the international
Eucharistic Congress In New York. possi-
bly, In September, 1915 or 1916. 1t is ex-
pected that the invitation will be en-
dorsed by the three American cardinals.
Starting thirty-five years ago. the Euch-
artistic Congress aimed to demonstrate in
public profession the Catholic belief In
the real presence of Christ In the con-
secrated bread and wine. The congress
was held last year In Malta, and in 1910.
for the first time in America, at Mon
treal
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18

tion OF the I. T. u. with a host of
friends here In Washington. also aspires
to De elected member OF the board OF
trustees OF the Printers Home, and
Frank Morrison desires to be chosen as
delegate to the American Federation
Of Labor. representing the great printers
union. all of which will have q tendency
to make this campaign one of particular
Interest to the printing trade In the Ma
TONS Capital.
Miss Nellie Ruckdaeschel has been .a.
vanced to the ONCE Of superintendent Of
work
The intermediate force in the pressroom
resumed operations on the reconyening
OF Congress with the usual force of press
men and feeders. but In charge of A new
foreman In the person of David Parker.
Dave Is a native of Buffalo, N, ".
Where ne learned the printing business
ana Joined Buffalo Pressmen's Union as
soon as eligible. He came to the G. p.
y. In 1894 and has been employed con-
tinuously in the office all these wears
handing all kinds OF machines and MAX
ing good In every capacity He in a
popular man, not only with his own craft
put with all whom he comes into contact
thorough union pressman, and his eIec.
tioh 10 the head OF the Intermediate
force meets with general approval
INN ~ Wayson has been given a tenn
Porary appointment as a compositor
With the reconvenine of conS-s.,
Monday last the following changes tool
place In the day hand section: Harry n
nhhngs and George p. Phillips were
TdhsI erred TO the proof section as read
ers' James X Lacock. compositor. IN
the linotype section night.
me following compositors were trans
Ierred to the night hand section: Thoma.
=, =, wade 5. T. Walton. Charles Wilhelm
as d. McDonough. Joseph B. Swim
Mackley, A. A. CaIkins, Theodore Ge-h.-
william II. Davis. James II. HesIet :Jobn
:. Miller Hoyt A. Holton. and John g,
heeian. Thurston G. Brown. helper in
the day hand section, has been ,ran,-
rerred to the delivery section.
The following laborers have been trans
lerred from the day hand section 10 N.
nsnt Fairfax Jackson. William r.
hanoran. and Harry W. Wade.
robert H. Mayors. compositor in tbs
hano section. has been promoted to
in the same section ~
Charles J. Duffy and Irwin N,cb,,
son. readers. have been transferred q,
ne hight nand section as imposers. Will
am }. Eghert, a compositor in N. 10,
secuon. has been transferred 10 ar
1isht hand as imposer Frank Frs,ss;.
,ompositor in the night hand, ha. bsen
iCEanced to imposer. Clair c. Barns.
mo Harry w. ZeigIer. have been trans
erred from the night hand to the night
proof as readers. iAshS
1onh r Roberts. has been Transferred
I'm I'm lhe press division night to the
= sscuoh night as compositor. John
probationary compositor in the
nonotype section day. to the b.n5 e.
ION night George c. Sparks, composi,o.
n tne day hand section. has been DE-
1led 10 the press division as a co.,
Sctor: Mrs. Callie Jacoby, Mrs. AIet,
heeler. Joseph and Daniel McCaIIun1
u tne hand section. have been detailed
s copyholders. @iieu
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
OBELISK In HONOR
OF BOER WOMEN
Throns Attends dwelling of Monu-
ment at Cape Town-Doves
Set Free, Guns Roar.

Cape Town, Jan. H.-Twenty thousand
persons Witnessed the unveiling of the
great monument dedicated to the Boer
women and children who died IN the
course OF the South African war. 1t is
situated hear Bloemfontein- The cere-
mony was most picturesque. A hun
dred young women seated in wagons
iraped with purple ard white and drawn
by black horses. headed the procession.
At the conclusion, doves were liber-
Sted and mounted bu-ghers fired volleys
and sounded the last post.
The monument is an obelisk ninety
seven feet high and with the pedestal
reaches a height Of lis feet.
Nesting between two small kopjes,
ranked by the main line to Cape Town
and the Kimberley railway, II IL likely
for many generations to come to be
one Of the most prominent landmarks in
the history OF South Africa. The top
Of the obelisk Is covered with FURNISHED
copper which glows In the sun, and upon
the pedestal is a bronze group. while on
either side OF It are two walls with bas-
reliefs, one depicting concentration
camp scene, and the other women and
children on the trek.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
Religion and Social Serpice

4 scheme for such lessons satisfactory to all
concerned. What Saskatchewan thus un-
dertakes ought to be undertaken in every
State Of the American Union, and the
first step toward It Ii just such a frank
meeting together Of Catholic and Protest.
ant laity as Saskatchewan has seen.
The music question In the average
chufch Is In essence the question whether
the people want to hear music or want
to praise God. A tendency to look to
the church for entertainment naturally
fortifies the church quartet in the choir
loft. The quartet is undoubtedly the
way to get good music. where that phrase
is accepted as meaning artistic music.
But wherever the thought of praise and
worship Is growing. the trend is quite
sure to be toward precentor or q chorus
choir. For 1t is mighty seldom that a
quartet choir encourages an audience to
sing. But precentor or a chorus, or
better still. both in combination, seldom
fail to make their hearers wish to join
the hymn.
Well informed members of the Estab-
lished Church in England are concerned
because their people patronize church
papers in a very much less proportion
than the Nonconformists do. II Is argued
that this means nue.. less vigor in the
life OF the Anglican Church.
A shrewd Chinaman says that John r.
Mott did the young men of China the
greatest possible service when he refused
to become the American Ambassador to
Pekin. His idea is not intended to re-
fleet on Mr.. Motifs probable success as
a diplomat; the thought Is quite the
other way-that when Mr.. Mott pre-
ferred to go on with his Christian work
rather than take a government post of
high honor, he gave young Cinnamon a
completely new estimation OF what i'm
portance big man can put on religion
The example will help many OF them to
make the same kind of choice This
same observer said that Mott means
more today to young China than any
other contemporary name.
Interest is being directed to the work
OF the new office in Washington opened
this month by the Federal Council of
the Churches of Christ in America. Rev.
DR.. Henry X. Carroll. of Plainfield, who
Is the chosen secretary of the Washing
ton bureau. has had a varied experience
in church department work He has
been corresponding secretary of the mis-
sionary society OF the Methodist Epis-
copdl Church' secretary OF the Western |
section OF the World Missionary Con-
ference at Edinburgh: chief secretary
IF the last Ecumenical Methodist Con-
ference and Is now secretary of the
Western section of the Ecumenical Meth |
1dist commission.
DIR. Carroll was special government |
agent for the census of religious bodies |
n 1880 and was sent by President Nc |
.inley as commissioner to Porto Rico TO /
investigate conditions and 10 formulate a
'ystem of civil government. He was also