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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-13
BLEASE PREVENTS KILLING
Knocks Pistol From Hnnd of Man Who
Tries To shoot Representatives.

Especial to The Times -DispatchI
Columbia, s. c.. February 12-But
for the timely action Of Governor Cole
). Blease I'm Knocking n pistol from
the hand of a stranger. who was strug-
Cling to use 1t upon Representative c..
Il. Fortner. of Spartanburg. the trip
OF the General Assembly to Charleston
might have been marred by killing
to-day.
Trouble occurred between Fortner
and 4 man who was annoying women
who were In charge OF the Representa-
tive when the Legislative special was
nearing Columbia.
When the stranger drew pistol,
Fortner grabbed II by tho other end.
The Governor, who had been talking
with Fortner. knocked the weapon
from the hand of Fortner's antagonfst.
and then quicted the Representatives
Just before the train reached tho depot
here the author OF the trouble who Is
said to have been beating his way from
Charleston. jumped off the train and
disappeared.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-13
CHINDA C0NFERS WITH BRYAN
Tending Alien Lund Legislation Subject
of Brief Discussion.

washington, February 12-CaIifor-
Mas, alien land Legislation. as we'll as
similar measures pending In South At
OF brief discussion between Secretary
Bryan and Viscount Chinda. the Jap
anese ambassador. This was In the
course OF the ordinary business OF a
diplomatic day" CALL and it could not
be learned that any action likely Will
follow.
The last utterance OF the State De-
partment on this subject was that ne
gotta tions in regard to the land tenure
act: IN Its relation to existing treaty
obligations! had suspended themselves
Through the arrival of each sldd at n
complete difference OF opinion.
Since II IS known that the Japanese
government desires Il new treaty. af-
tirming the right of the Japanese to
hold lands in the United States on even
terms with other foreigners. II is be-
the probable attitude OF Congress to-
wards such a settlement OF the issue.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-13
BOY SCOUTS IN CONVENTION
DusineHs, Addresses and Reception Oc.
cupy but single Dny.

Washington. February 12.-What was
declared to no the most successful con-
yontion since the organization of the
Boy Scouts of America tonight was
brought to close here with flourish
OF speeches Business. addresses and
reception had occupied but a single
day. The scouts and their leaders.
more than 100 strong. werc entertained
by Secretary Bryan personally repre-
senting the President, who was confined
TO his bedroom with a cold: Secretary
Daniels. OF the Navy Department. and
other officers OF the nation. Without
exception. the movement was lauded at
possessing great possibilities for good
service TO tho coming generations.
Chief Scout Ernest Thompson Seton
to-nieht declared that already the Boy
Scout movement was jamned with boys.
and that many were turned away ba-
Sause of tho scarcity OF men leaders.
Give us men to lead the boys and we
VIII carry out our work so completely
that within ten years the jails Will be
empty and Abandoned" he pleaded
The speaker assailed business men
for their apparent noninterest. Talk
OF conserving our resources" no ex :
claimed. What resources have we to
compare with our young men? The
nation Itself Is dependent upon them
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-13
WIDE DIVERSITY OF OPINIONS
Reserve Dnnk Committee Hears Claims
of Several Cities.

New Orleans, February 12.-The Fed
eral reserve bank organization COM
mittec. composed OF Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo. and Secretary OF
Agriculture Houston. to-day completed
hearing the claims OF Louisville. Menu
phis, Montgomery and New Orleans
here. and Tonight left for Atlanta
where Il hearing Will take place to-
morrow.
The secretaries obtained here n wide
diversity OF opinions rs to where n re-
gional bank should be located I'm tho
South, but every city's represe natives
eral outline for a district in the South
All the Witnesses believed the Gulf
States should be I'm one district and
their opinions as to northern bounda-
ries varied slightly. Secretary Nc
Adoo said the committee was more in
terestcd In defining the districts than
I'm selecting cities for regional reserve
banks.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-13
RECOGNIZE NEW GOVERNMENT
Brynn Takes Action on Application of
Peruvian Legation.

Washington, February 12,-Secretary
Bryan late to-day directed American
Minister Mcmillan. ut Lima, To recog-
nizc the new provisional government
of Peru on behalf of the United States
This action was taken on the appli-
cation of the Peruvian legation here.
Secretary Bryan declined to discuss
the matter, indicating that he did not
care to be put In the position of ap-
pearing to forestall criticism OF his
action, and preferred to let the facts
appear for themselves.
The Peruvian government recently
was rcorganizcd, the President being
ousted. and a governing junta com
prising representatives from all politi-
cal parties taking charge pending an
election.
The situation has not been regarded
as similar to those existing in Mexico
and Haiti
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-13
MAY ABANDON FOREST HILLS
Mrs. Rockefeller Leaves TO Join OIL
King Mt Pocantico Hills.
Especial TO The Tim

Cleveland, %. February 12-AIrs.
John D Rockefeller, together with per
ants. left here at 3:15 O'Clock this a :
ternoon to join the Oil King at Pecan
II is believed that tho oil nagnate
has definitely decided to abandon his
residence at Forest Hills. owing to the
hght being made by county tax off,
erty aggregating 5000, 600. 600. Blank
personal tax forms left with Secretary
SIMS to be filled out and returned TO
heen received by the tax officials late
this, afternoon. in spite of promise e
made by. Sims recently to return them
this week -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-13
NO STEAMER IN SIGHT
Life-SnSers Patrol Bench In Answer TO
DfhfrcSS

isfe-SnSers Fatr0i BeDch In Answer TO
Distress Signals.
Provincetown, Mass. February 12.-
The entire force OF four life-saving
stations to-day patrolled the beach on
the tip end OF Cape Cod for several
hours on account OF report from
surfmen of tho Feaked Hill Bar Sta
blowing distress signals, was aground.
one of the surfmcn said ne had sighted
the vessel on the bar Owing to the
extreme cold. the vapcr hung thick OFF
could be seen except al intervals be-
yond few yards from the beach.
The distress whistle was heard all
ton 10 Highland Light, and also in
this town. two miles across the cape,
but when the weather cleared later in
the dny no steamer WAS in sight either
on the bnr or off shore. IL was though I
that she has escaped what danger
threatened her.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-13
COPPER MINERS TESTIFY
Work Full Months and Then Find Thc-
Owe Company Money,


Hancock. Mich, February 1.-two
copper miners to-day testified at the
congressional inquiry that they had
worked full months under the contract
system. and that at the end OF the
time found they owed the company
money after balancing their accounts
for supplies. benefits, rents and other
things
William Kilpela sa.d he worked
twenty six shifts In 1913, and on pay
day he was informed he had nothing
coming.
Isaac Hukka told the committee he
was in debt to the company 75 cents
after working one month In the TanIa-
rack mine. Nine mine workers were
examined, and all declared wages were
poor. The committee continued to hear
testimony bearing on conditions lead
ing up to the strike.
Chairman Taylor said he would
await tho arrival OF absent members
Of the committee before deciding
whether the Western Federation of
Miners was to be included In the in
Quiry.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-13
TRAVELLING MAN ENDS LIFE
Body OF s. VI. Mnckcndrec Found Dead
fn Charlotte Hotel.

Body or s. VI. Mnckendrec Found Dend
I'm Charlotte Hotel.
Charlotte. ~ c.. February 12.-Tho
body of S. NJ. Mackendree, n business
man of Spartanburg. $. C.. to-day was
found In room In hotel here A
pistol shot wound In the temple and u
revolver lying on the floor disclos ed
tho manner OF his death. Many letters
found In the dead mans room have
been taken In charge by the coroner.
Investigation showed that AIacken-
dree WAS the travelling representative
of an Atlanta, Ga. coal company. He
also is said TO be interested in coal
company In Spartanburk. He had been
despondcnt for several weeks, accord :
Ing to adviccs here.
In the personal effects OF Mackendrce
was found a check for $4,000, made
payable to him and drawn by Miss
Rosa Brinsneld. 1t was dated Decem
bcr "a.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-13
PAYMENTS BEGIN BY MARCH /
DerOsitors In Failed SiegeI Bank to Get
Partial Returns.
ranaciaIto Tha

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
New York, February 12.-Not later
than March l depostors In the failed
to begin receiving payments. propor-
tionate with their deposits. from m in
dependent fund of s450.000. which tho
friends OF Mr.. SieGel and his partner,
Frank i. Vogel, have contributed to
help out of their difficulties. This is
approximately is per cent of the do
posits in the bank.
This announcement was made this
afternoon by Mr.. Siegel himself at his
office.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-13
WOMAN PAID FOR TIME I'M JAIL
White Slave Charges Against Two In
Naidostn DrOpped.

Valdosta. Ga. February 12-when
the white slavery charges against It.
l.. Austin and Miss Fannie Griffin were
dropped In United States Court hero
to-day, Federal Judge Sheppard direct
cd That the woman be paid 81 day for
each day confined In Jail She had
been in Jail seven months. Austin was
charged with bringing tho young wo-
man from North Carolina in violation
of the Mann act The couple claimed,
however. that they walked to Valdost;
from Jacksonville. and this tcchnicality
was instrumental IN the failure to find
u true bill.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-13
IMPORTANT DEAL CLOSED
Standard oil Company to Explore Two
Ghincsc pr0NInCes.

Chinese Provinces.
Peking, February l2.-With tho as
sistance OF the American legation at
Picking, the Standard oil Company to-
day concluded important agree
ment with the Chinese government
The oil fields OF the province of
province of Chill will be explored and
if they prove sufficiently valuable, n
Chino American COMPANY will bc form
cd In which the Standa pil Company
Will have u controllin ltcrest, and
tho Chinese government viii receive u
certain percentage of the shares.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-13
SENTIMENT is FOR ACTION
Philippine Legislation May lie Present.
ed mt This Session of Congrena.

Washington. February 12-The
House Committee ON Insular Affairs
VIII be called together within a week
with a view to possible presentation
of Philippine legislation at this session
of Congress. Chairman Jones, of the
committee. who conferred yesterday
that advocates OF ultimate Philippine
Independence hoped to get legislation
through I'm the near future.
Sentiment In the House Is strong for
immediate action toward esta blishing
n territorial government In tito Philip-
pines as step toward ultimate inde-
pendencc. Speaker Clark and other
leaders have announced themselves in
favor of such legislation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-13
DECISION NOT CHANGED
Great Britain VIII Not Parttcipate In
pnnnmn-PncIGc ExnOaitIOn.

London, February 12.-Premier As
quith day again refused British off,
cial participation in the Panama Pa cific
Exposition at San Francisco. When
asked in the House OF Commons by,
Waldorf Astor to reconsider the mat
ter. Mr.. Asquith said:
"The British government recently
ing In the expoaition at San Fran
cisco. but regrets that 1t doesn't feel
able To modify It's previous decision"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-13
Ncxt Sunday III. wedding D,X.

AtIanta, Gh., Februnry l2.--S. IT.
Mackendree, to-day found dead In n
Charlotte hotel. was to have been mar
ried on next Sunday to Miss Rosa Brins-
field. OF Rockmart, Ga. He was widely
known here
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-13

CONTINUED On Third Page.)
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-16
DR.. SHAW WOULD END
MARRIAGE CEREMONY
Suffrage Leader Says 1t Has outhved
Its Usefulness as It Is Now
Worded.

PHILADELPHIA, June rs. - '.The
marriage ceremony has outlived its
usefulness and should be relegated to
Oblivion. > This briefly Is the view of
DIR. Anna Shaw, president of the Ma
tional Woman Suffrage association
who has Just returned to her home at
Moylan after a two months visit to
Europe.
"The marriage service, for one
thing, is q poll parrot affair, she
said. ''The method as used in reciting
the pledge is ridiculous, to say the
least There is no solemuity, dignity
or character TO that kind of a MARI
age.
81 have always believed in making
the ceremony fit the occasion. In other
words, | have a different service for
each marriage.
AS for the word obey, had only
one girl who wanted to make such a
crazy promise In fact she insisted on
it. There was only one thing for me
to do refused to marry her. She had
to 90 elsewhere to have the ceremony
performed
President Wilson s attitude on wo-
man suffrage was severely criticised by
Dr. Shaw.
"If President Wilson had put his
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-16
DEMONSTRATIONS IN
SPRAYING FINISHED
Thirteen Were Given by County Agent
Purpose Was to Provide Means
for All to Do the Work.

The series of apple spraying demon
stratlons In Windham county BY the
county agent has been concluded.
Thirteen were held in as many different
communities, and the attendance was
good, considering the busy time of the
year and the fact that work was be.
hind generally.
The purpose in holding the meetings
was not to see how large crowds could
pc gathered, but TO provide a means BY
which any one who was interested in
spraying could see it done and actually
do some of the work himself The pur-
pose was also to demonstrate how
proper spraying win improve the fruit.
In many places the spraying was
done on the trees where pruning
conference had been held earlier in the
season, thus showing what pruning and
spraying will do. The working of sew
eral different nozzles was demonstFat
ed and over 400 sheets explaining the
methods and the receipts for spraying
were given out
The largest attendance was %, at
Forest Boyd S. Wilmington. The aver
age attendance was eight to 10. De-
monstrations were held at the follow
ing places: w. Alexander. West Brat
tleboro; E. Z. Convey. Brattleboro:
William Wadleigh, Brattleboro: W. F.
Walker, Dummerston: H. 'Brien.
Rockingham; II. Stoddard. Roc king
ham; \. NJ. Merrifeld Williamsville:
G. l.. Adams, Marlboro; George Bra
ley, Putney; Homer Ambrose, New
fame; l.. II. Adams. Wilmington; For
est BOYD, Wilmington; 7. Yeaw, East
Dover.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-16
RESULT OF PRIMARIES
YESTERDAY IN MAINE
Gov. Haines, Republican, Renominated
Mayor O. c. Curtis Choice
of Democrats.

PORTLAND, Me, June l6. - Mayor
Oakley &. Curtis of Portland secured
the Democratic nomination for govern
or at yesterdays primaries, according
to returns III hand today from All the
cities and all but 50 towns. With these
places missing Mr.. Curtis received IL
230 votes, Mayor Elmer f. Newbert of
Augusta 1,l94, Bertrand G. McIntire of
Waterford 1907, and Peter c. keegan
of Van Buren, 2,S56.
Gov. William p. Haines, Republican,
was re-nominated without opposition
and Percy f. Morse of Portland had
no opponent for the Socialist guber-
Material nomination. With 50 towns
missing J. Edward Sullivan of Bangor
received 10,42s for the Democratic
nomination for state auditor and John
L. Bunker of Eden 9,704.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-16

party behind suffrage his claim to de-
mocratic principles of government ana
the new nationalism would ring
true, continued the suffrage leader
g But when he fails we are obliged to
question.
"'Of course he said it was not a par
~ measure. He will say that when he
wants TO lay the blame upon the party.
but if he really wanted a measure he
would find ne had conscience.
DR.. Shaw called Col. Roosevelt one
of the big forces behind the suffrage
movement, and said that women every
where are allied with the Progressive
movement on account of humanitarian
measures recommended in its platform
by the next Presidential election
all political parties will put woman
suffrage plank into their platforms,
she predicted.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-16

Lawson, Miner, Shelley, Burnett and
Wills.
On Sunday morning the baccalau-
reate sermon by Principal G.. B. Law
son was given in the Baptist church.
The theme was The Christian Ideal of
Manhood. At vesper services in the
evening the address was given by the
Rev. j. i'll. Thompson of Ludlow.
Monday morning was given over to
the annual debate for the prize estab-
lished by John Barrett. The winners
were CASTOR NJ. Stevens of New Bed
ford, Mass, for the affirmative, and
Paul s. Baldwin of Burma with Albert
E. Dillingham; of Saxtons River for
the negative. The subject of the de-
bate was, Resolved: That the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company Strike was
Justifable.
The class day exercises were held
in the chapel in the afternoon. The
program oepned with an invocation by
Rev. G. F. Chaplin of Saxtons River,
followed by an address of welcome bv
Percy W. Shelley OF Rome, N. Y. The
history of the graduating class was re-
viewed by Ade1bert L. Kroning of Gin
ton, Conn. Following came a speech
by James 2. Taylor, former instructor
OF history in the academy He spoke
pointedly on the subject of The Future.
The address to the junior class was
given by Raymond i. Farnsworth of
Aver, Mass, and the response of the
juniors came from Palmer w. Crit
fifth of Dandy. In closing, the class
Grafton was rendered by Paul S. Bald
win. The marshal of the afternoon
was Everett n. Angus of Amherst.
Mass. Immediately after these exer-
cises class reunions were held on the
campus.
To complete the day, the annual
speaking contest for the Fuller prizes
took place during the evening. The
contestants were as follows: Martin
II. Gleason of Wardsboro. Edward A.
Spaulding of Saxtons River, Theodire
f. Spear of Braintree, Mass, and Gas
ton III. Stevens of New Bedford. Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-16
SKELETON OF INDIAN.
Find Made in Gill by Men Searching
for Arrowheahs

GREENFIELD, Mass, June 10
While digging for Indian arrow points
Sunday on a bank of the Connecticut
river near F"Fort Hill'' in Gill, com
plete Indian skeleton was unearthed by
Harry Belts and Albert Niles of this
place and Fred Perry of Gill. Mr.. Per
~ also found tomahawk taken out
in three parts. The skeleton was found
three feet below the surface, almost in
sitting position facing the east. The
arms were crossed and the bones were
well preserved. Only portion of the
lower jaw was broken.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-16
REVERSE BLOOD CURRENTS.
Surgeons Perform a Rare Operation on
Mans Leg.

RICHMOND. Va, June 16. - Sur
geons are watching closely the effect
Of q rare operation performed here upon
r.. d. Luck, 80 years old, railroad
man. The arteries of Luck s right leg
became ehoked by an ver-grewth of
their walls and amputation was in pros
|peet when hospital surgeons opened the
patient 5 thigh and reversed the blood
currents, turning the arterial blood in
to the veins and vice versa. The dy-
ing leg now seems Sto. be coming very
slowly back to normal
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-16
TO RENT
he Gilman Stables
$50 CALLED)
S. W. EDGETT & CO., Agents
$4,000 JEWELRY STOLEN.
Salesman Reports Loss of ValuabIes
from Stateroom of Steamboat.

ALBANY, June 16, - Hugo Bend
hein, a salesman for Klien & Bendhein,
New York, told the police here that
about $4,000 worth of jewelry was
stolen from his stateroom ON the Adj
rondac, a People * line steamboat, be
tween here and New York.
According to Bendhein, he left his
stateroom about nine clock at Yonk-
ers, after seeing that his sample cases
were secure, and went to dinner. When
he returned, about 1890, he said, he
found a window in his stateroom had
been broken IN, his cases ripped open
and the valuables stolen Efforts of the
boat S officers to locate the missing
iewelry were futile. The boat made a
stop at Newburgh, and the police sug-
gest the thieves might have disembark-
ed there.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-16
COMMENCEME AT
VERMONT ACADEMY
Barrett Prize Debate Awards-Glas5
Day Exercises and Speaking for
Fuller Prizes.

The commencement exercises of Yer
mont academy were initiated by the
senior promenade Saturday evening in
the academy gymnasium. The patron
esses of the dance were Mesdames
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-16
GLASS DAY IN
HIGH SCHOOL
Storm Prevented Carrying
Out Program on Lawn
as Planned
VARIOUS FEATURES
WERE INTERESTING
Outline of the Addresses and Text of
Glass Poem and Ivy Ode = Planting
of Glass Ivy Followed Adjournment
to the Lawn.

The hard thunder storm that broke
over Brattleboro yesterday afternoon
just before 3 o 'clock and continued for
40 minutes forced the abandonment of
the plans for the outdoor observance
of class day on the high school lawn.
Instead they were held in the high
school building and were delayed some
what that participants who lived at a
distance might reach the building af-
ter the shower. The members of the
class marched into the audience room
marshaled by Philip Bayard Putnam
and Harry Alexander Montgomery.
both of the junior class, the high
school orchestra furnishing music. The
various features were of very inter
esting character
Addresses and Glass Poem.
President Paul Addison Chase gave
the brief address of welcome, conclud-
ing with the hope that the lives of the
members Of the class might reflect cred
1t upon the school which has so lone
fostered the members.
Ralph Carpenter Root in his address
on The Panama Pacific Exposition re-
viewed briefly the preceding world !
fairs in the United States and elabo-
rated upon the prospective exposition
at San Francisco. The great sinnif
canoe of the exposition, the meeting
of the East and the West through the
completion of the Panama canal. will
be symbolized by a magnificent exhibit
of statuary and two magnificent trium-
phal arches, the Arch of the Rising
Sun and the Arch of the Setting Sun.
In every respect the exposition is to be
the greatest ever held in the world.
Miss Ruth Anna Prentiss in her ad
dress on What 5 The Use of Latin +,
made it evident that the idea that
Latin is a dead language and useless
as study is a fallacy. 1t is help in
understanding the meaning of English
words Referring to the Latin PLAY
given short time ago she quoted from
The Reformer the comment as to the
conversational and thoroughly in
telligent manner in which the partiei-
pants spoke spoke their lines as in
dlcatlve of the fact that the old Latin
can be made to sound very modern
The class poem, written by Ethel
Pauline Fisher, was recited by her 1t
follows:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-16

Lucky He Didn't Get His Hair Cut.
The rashest man we know took 'em
off and rode on an open street ear for
the first time this season on the same
day.-Concord Monitor.