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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
BIG GEM IN WILSON RING.
Miss Eleanor Gets -Four and Half
Carat Diamond From McAdoo.

WASHINGTON. March Is. Miss
Eleanor Wilson 5 engagement ring is
in strong contrast TO the simpler one
of her sister. Jessie, now Mrs. Savrc.
Mr., McAdoo.s choice for his fianeee
Is u large diamond set in platinum. The
stone weighs about four and half car
ats and is blue white 1t is scr in
prongs, surrounded by an elaborate
and delicate fligree studded with small
diamond, on each side of the solitaire
Miss Wilson has shown her ring to all
her friends
Mr. McAdoo takes tea at the White
House every day when his fiancee is
at home Mrs. Wilson and her daugh-
tcrs have made it rule to receive
their friends at the tea hour always
by appointment since they went 10 the
N hitc House.
The friends Of the President and of
the secretary Of the treasury are ousv
making dates for entertaining the
bride and hridegroom-e but as vet
none Of these plans has been disclosed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
ANDERSON HELD FOR
FEDERAL GRAND JURY
Burglar of Halifax Store, in Which
Post Office Is Located, Unable to
Furnish Bonds of $4,000.

John Anderson of Springfield. Mass.
who was captured in the store of Pei
ley f. Crosier in Halifax Tuesday.
March 10, after having broken into the
building in which is the post office
waived examination in Rutland vester.
dav before United States Commissioner
James A. Merrill and was bound over
to the federal grand jury under bail of
$4,000. which he could not furnish.
Marshal Arthur r. Carpenter Of Brat
tleboro was present ut the proceedings
Anderson, as reported at the time.
claimed to have walked from Brattle
boro to Halifax in four hours on the
night of Monday, March Q, and to have
broken into the store for the purpose
of getting warm. lie was heard by the
daughter of Mr.. Crosier when he
smashed i window about midnight, but
She heard nothing more suspicious until
nearly two hours later when she aroused
her brother. Paul. and her father and
they captured the man at the point Of
guns that were not loaded.
Papers which hc had torn ~ were
recovered on the floor Of the store and
from them the name under which he is
held. John Anderson. and the address .
Central street, Springfield, Mass, oil.
tanned The Springfield police found in
Il search OF his rooms some steel drills
sucR ~ are used by safe breakers and
quantities Of postage stamps and
stamped envelopes. Anderson was
turned over to the federal authorities
here after waving examination before
Judge Frank +. Barber in the munici-
Iua court. and was taken To Rutland
/ Tbursloy March II by Deputy nitpA
states Marshal. Frank ii. Chapman.
Marshal Carpenter being at the time ou
| his way TO Atlanta with a prisoner.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
JAMAICA FACTORY
WAS BURNED TO-DAY
Used for Manufacture of Hand Rakes
by A. E. Feltham-Occupied by
Glove Company Five Years.
Especial IL The Rtformcr.

JAMAICA, March Is.
Fire which started early this morn
ing in A. b. Stark i cheese factory. the
building used by the Jamaica Glove
company the past FIVE years aud now
rented hv A. T.. Feltham, completely
destroyed the structure with all the
contents, which included new machu
cry which had just been( installed for
the manufacture of the Fe1tham hand
ralxes.
The fire was discovered about 345 hy
Judson aud Guy Benson when they
went to their barn to feed their horses.
and they quickly sounded the alarm
but the blaze had gained such headway
before the arrival Of the fire engine
that it was impossible to ave the
building or any of the contents and
the firemen turned their energies to
keeping the fire from the buildings
owned by c. \. Aiken across the road
1t Is not known how the fire started
Mr. Feltham and Ernest Martin left
the factory about 5.30 Yesterday after
noon.
The building was two and one-half
stories high A. feet long by ~ feet
wide and cost 81 500 when erected -
years ago. 1t was one Of the best
frame buildings in town and was wax
ued at $500 and insured for $500.
Mr.. Feltham 5 loss is heavy. rs lie
had no insurance and the machinery,
I furniture and clothing which were de
stroyed were valued at $500.
Several cords OF wood owned bv r.
A. Ballard. piled near the building. ana
tools, wagons ANA sleighs owned by
Ernest Martin also were destroyed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
Thousands Anxiously Wait
for Tidings From the Mex
ican Engagement
VILLA SAID TO BE In
VERY TIGHT BOX
Reported That He Came Upon Enemy
loo Miles Farther North Than He
Expected - Strict Censorship of
News.

Ell PASO, March IS. Thousands
Of persons in this section whose for
tunes are locked up in the military and
political situation in Mexico anxiouslv
awaited today for authentic informa-
tlon Of the reported battle north of
Torreun IN the last 24 hours exactly
II words Of press dispatches have
~cered through the censor over sin
gle telegraph line connecting Juarez
with the war zone.
Meanwhile Federal agents here as
serted that Gen. Villa, while confident
lv marching in the direction Of Tor
reon, suddenly came upon the enemy
100 miles north Of where he expectd
to ind them and was defeated at Esca-
Ion and Rosario. If the Federal claims
are correct Gen. Villa is in a preeari
Gus position with a portion of the enc
my in front and the other detaeh
ment> threatening flank movement
to occupy lis rear.
Tie railroad from TOrreon runs
north through Escalon to Jiminez, Chi
Il i''tsA+t'tst sAAltl htN bli'A Vii tdEH SAlt VI
the road are mountains These for 10
miles are marked with rifle pits dug
in previous revolutions. 1t is reported
/ that the Federals whose numbers are
not known. moved out of Torreon in
two detachments, pursuant to orders
from Provisional President Huerts
1 One detachment is said to have
moved over the plains west of the
railroad. with the mountains between
#. and the road, and the main body di-
rect by rail TO Esealon The eastern
detachment evidently was trying to get
to the rear Of Villa. as it was moving
in the direction Of Jiminez, which is
- miles north Of Escalon.
Gen. Urhana OF the Constitutional
lists. however. has been posted at Rosa
rio to guard against just such strategy,
! and Saturday Is said to have encount-
cred the advance guard of the Federals
81 or near that city, which is about
no miles west Of Jiminez. He is said
I 10 have been ontnumbered and to have
teleGraphed for more men and artillery.
A4t9 main hsittiF CT IssIdANH- hHDdA
entity nicely timed by Gen. Valasco,
the Federal commander, to occur after
reinforcements had been detached to
assist Urhana is believed to have be-
gun Monday night or early yesterday.
The country north of Torreon is a
Sahara-like waste. To assure water
supply for horses and men, villa is
using tank ears. So precious is the
suppx OF water regarded by Villa that
he has ordered that none shall be
wasted on such superhuities as bath.
ing and the cleaning of linen. Both
Villa and the Federals have wireless
plants. At Fort Bliss yesterday the
wireless station occasionally spluttered
out detached Spanish words. but they
were unintelhgible and their source
. | was unknown.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
BUCKET SHOPS REoPENING.
Report Causes Concern i'll View of
Pending Contract

NEW YORK. March Is Authcu-
ticatcd reports that so-called bucket
shops had resumed operations in north
crn New York and some parts of New
England caused considerable agitation
today in stock exchange circles par.
ticuIarly in view of the fact that the
new contract soon TO be signed between
the exchange and the Western Union
company for distribution of ex
change quotations propose to hinG
the Western Union not to sell quota
tion TO any Individual or corporation
without approval Of the exchange Fol
any year, the telegraph company ha,
sole right 10 the sale OF quotations I,
outsiders, who paid the exchange 800,
600 annually, and never disclosed tht
number of its patrons.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
Governor Fletcher Appeared
at Hearing in Montpelier
Yesterday
WOULD REDUCE
PHONE CO.'S TAXES
Thinks They Ought to Be Based on
Figures Made by Public Service
Commission Much Lower Than
Other Appraisal.
Other Appraisal.

MONTPELIER. March H. Gov
board Of appeals on the telephone. val
nations ~ the state house yesterday
morning aud asked that body to con
slider on bchllf of the state the valu;-
tions Of the Ncw England Telephone
compc1y and il, subsidiaries and other
companies, mentioned hv the public
service commission IN its report made
public Yesterday, q certified copy of
which the governor handed the board.
lie laid stress on the point that IL
would be Incompatible with the inter
ests Of the state to have two branches
of the state government making, in eft
feet. damctrical valuations 4iutii the
valuat .ons had been passed on by the
courts.
Answering the governor. Attorney
NJ. b. Jones of the New England Tele.
phone company said: The present
commission proceeds to predicate tn"
earnings, expenses and profits Of that
company, not upon the financial onIr
cations whi.h were assumed iu tue>2
transactions but upon the value Of the
property # the company used and use
ful in the public service appraised by
then At their own valuation. What
effect can the financial burden ot tlat
company have upon the question Of
earnings when this very commits, ,iop
does not base its findings upon Ono OF
those financial obligations but on.y a.
on the actual physical property o. tt"
compaI les used and useful mt the pies
cnt da, in It's business
Is the board Of appeals adopt the
public service commission : vaiaa tjoa
of S2.AJS.il0 fnr the combined New
England properties il viii mean val
uation lover by 9l55.69o than the com
pany made on june ~. last. 95l6.39o
lower thln the Manson inventory Of
sept. 80, 1919 The latter was made
by the engineering department. 81 the
New Eagland company.
Tho state : counsel said they voall
ask taat no valuation hc placcd on
fran hises The state was represented
by the governor, W. A. Graham auc
l.. II. Deavite and the telephone com
pauv IT, NJ. Il. Jones and !. &. Sargent
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
FIFTEEN HUNDRED
VISITED DRUG STORE
First Anniversary of Brattleboro Drug
Co. Red Letter Day-Carnatiors
and Other Gifts.

Fifteen hundred persons called at
the store Of the Brattleboro Drug com
panv Yesterday and received carna.
tjous flags. and boxes OF candy. This
was the first anniversary Of the firm,
,and was red-Ietter day for the com.
pauy. Each woman received q earua-
tion, SUo being gwen away. besides ov-
or loo datodils. The men reesiNe,,
small St. Patrick flags and boxes of
candy. The store did big business all
day and we'll into the evening
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
Mohawk Co. Loses i'm Court
of Last Resort i'm
New York
SWEEPING VICTORY
FOR LOCAL CONCERN
Hooker, Corser & Rrrwliell Co Claims
Large Damages and Will Begin
Hearings at Once Before Commis-
sioner to Have ITEM Assessed.

5v unanimous opinion delivered
Yesterday afternoon by the chief Jus
tlce Of the court of appeals of the state
of New York the Mohawk Overall
company Of Schenectady, \. y. must
produce its books and papers covering
its transactions with LIS firms and
four statesmen in order that they may
be examined in the suit for damages
brought by the Hooker, Corser 4 Mitch
ell company Of BrattIeboro The dGci
sion IS a sweeping victory for the
Brattleboro concern in its efforts to re
cover damages from the Mohawk peo-
PIE by reason of the acts OF the mem
berS Of the Mohawk firm. James T.
Hooker, ". II. Corser ana C. y. Whita-
ker. in their alleged conspiracy 10 in
iure " II. Proctor. who was their
partner IN Brattleboro. and to injure
the Brattlebofo business by establish
ing an Independent business in Schea-
ectadv and hiring away some OF the
Brattlehoro employees
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
WOMAN MAYOR ARRESTS SPOUSE
Says Her Sons Got Drunk IN Father S
Saloon.

TROUTDALE. Ore. Mar. lS.-A con-
plaint by Mrs. John Larson, Oregon 5
only womau utatof, ha~ resulted in the
arrest OF her own husband. Il saloon
keeper, on the charge Of selling liquor
TO - minor.
An investigation into the ease con
dueted by Deputy District Attorney
Ryan revealed the fact that for year
or more the Trontdalc boys, ranging in
age from l0 % - years, have been in
the habit of getting hoistcrously frunk
and otherwise disturbing he pe3ce of
the town. Mrs. Larson made the com
plaint some time ago. Monday mum
ber Of the boys were taken in charge
and brought TO the juvenile court
where an examination resulted in the
warrants being made ont,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
AT THE CENTRE CHURCH.

Wednesday, T.3o-Meeting oil Chris
tain Endeaver mission study class IN
the chapel. Chapter of the New Era
in Asia.
Saturday March 2l-Children : Ii
brary at Festival hail. $50 70 g
o clock. Entertainment at >. Admls-
SfOu - cents
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
NOTICE

Having changed the spelling Of my
name from Rano. to Renaud, | hereby
give notice that it does not change
the pronunciation. The r is distinct,
is given gliding sound OF ay, II
short, an long and j is silent. Pro
nounce, Rayno.
l. l. kENAUp.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
AT MASONIC TEMPLE.

Wednesday, March 1s, 7.30-stated
conclave of Beauseant Commandery.
Work: Temple.
Thursday, March ~, 7.3o.-Speeial
communication of Brattleboro lodge.
Work. Telloweraft degree.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
THE WEATHER.

Clearing and Colder Weather Predicted
for Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON. March l.. The
weather forecast: For northern New
England, snow tonight. followed by
clearing weather and colder tomorrow.
High east winds shifting to northwest.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18

DeThs shire Devonshire and Westmore-
land provide the finest marble found in
England
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
Special Notices

LOST String of gold beads Finder
please return To Bctormer office. 15-IS
SEWING Nacliue Needles and sup
nlcs for all makes of machines at j.
r. Dunton :, rs Fiat st.
HIGHEST cash prices paid for rags,
metals. hides, skins and bones
Geo. Gass, - Flat -. Tel. Office 316-M
VERY BEST LINE house dresses
and children : rompers sold by II. a.
Tucker. : Grove II. Phone %I3-J.
lilo
ARCHITECTURAL Draughting done
on short notice. Single and double
houses, bungalows and garage plans on
hand Special attention given to de
tail work. Charles j.. Barrie, III Main
st. 3-t.f
CARE OF COMPLEXION x HAIR.
Shampooing, scalp treatment, facial
massage, manicuring. Falling hair,
badness, dandruf, treated effectually.
Is American Bldg Flora NJ Kava-
naugh. Tel. 603W or 366-W 262 If
/ Will CLEAN aud press your
suit for 30 cents. Ladies and gen
tlemcn : garments repaired and alter
eel at reasonable prices. Call 236-W
and | will come for and deliver your
work Carl Klohs, 81 Chestnut st.
Is 81
MRS. +. +. BAILEY ,S chiropody
and shampooing parlors for ladies and
gentlemen now open from 9 to II and
| 2 to daily, Monday and Saturday
evenings. Toilet supplies, hair combs
pins, etc. fl7 Main St, one flight
Phone 606-M. (Res phone 383M }
| 264-ti
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
HOLIDAY IN BERLIN.

or of New Grandson.
BERLIN, March Is Emperor Wil
liam declared a general holida9 IN Bei-
lin this morning in celebration of tie
birth of his sixth grandson a. Erlny
wick The young Duchess Of Brpns
wick and the heir are reported to De
doing well Upon receipt of the news
of the child birth the Kaiser can.
celled all engagements and will pro
coed to Brunswick tomorrow
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
Counsel for Directors Move
for Dismissal, Also
File Answer
SAY WRONG PARTIES
ARE BEING SUED
Interesting Information as to Wind up
of Business Heretofore Unpublished
Another Demurrer Among Docu
ments History of Cases.

4 new turn ia the much -litigated
Grange store eases brings those casts
again before the public and creates an
interesting situation. They never have
gotten bcp uud the technical stage, and
now the defendants through their at
torneys ask thai the bin of complaint
be dismissed, averrlug that by reason
of certain omissions IN the complaint
there are no parties defendant and
that the complaint is void With this
motion the defendants counsel II. q.
4 +. r. Barber also have fled an an
swer to the complaint. which viii be
considered hv the chancellor ut the
coming April term OF county court IN
case the motion 10 dismiss fails. The
answer contains some hitherto unpub
lshed information about the Grange
store transactions and asserts that pro
ceeding~ by the plaintiffs are brought
against tha wrong parties. 1t points
out the persons whom il SAYS should lee
made defendants. and ii the chancellor
should take that view p. i. Dewitt
of the Dewitt Grocery. Go. would be
placed ~ the position OF suing his
brother John G.. Dewitt. The answer
winds up with another demurrer. one
Of serifs which have kept the eases
from coming To trial ou their merits
since they were entered In March. 1911
Originally there were three suits in
law the Dewitt Grocery Co. Of thi,
town. the Henry J. Perkins 10 ot
Springtitid Miss aud Charles T.
Brown Go. of Springfield bringing
suit against Oscar T. Ware. Walter T
Goddard, Carl 5. Hopkins and Herman
!, JOY, directors Of the Grange stor,
before is sale to q. .. Abbott & Son
to recover for goods furnished. HI,
Dewitt claim is Sl.o91.1I, the Perkin,
claim is S2469I and the Brown claim
Is $209lG.
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Confined on Page g.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
Violation ALE ed.

The plaintiffs alleged that the dree-
tors as>ented to the creation Of an III
dehtedueSS exceeding I'm amount two
thirds the capital stock actually paId
in. which il prohibited bv statute, and
thereby became personally liable for
All the Indebtedness. Chase \ Daley
were attorneys for the plaintiffs. On
Oct. y, 1911, the uleadlugs were
amended. On Two subsequent orca-
sions demurrer- by the defendants al.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT
line first insertion; 2 line subsequent
Cash In Advance. Minimum Charge, 20 cts.


ANTED- Good laundress one or
two days each week. Mrs. John Man
ley. l3-tf
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-16
Thin People Can Increase Weight

Thin men and wome who would
like to increase their weight with 10 or
15 pounds of healthy stay there" fat
should try eating a little Sargol with
their meals for a while and note re-
suits Here is a good test worth try
ing. First weigh yourself and measure
yourself Then take Sargol-one tab
let with every meal--for two weeks
Then weigh and measure again. It
isn't a question of how you look or feel
or what your (. lends say and think
The scales and the tape measure will
tell their own story, and most any thin
man or woman can easily add from five
to eight mounds In the first fourteen
days by following this simple direc-
ton. And best of all, the new flesh
stays put.
Sargol does not of itself make fat
but mixing with your food. 1t turns the
fats. sugars and starches of what you
have eaten. into rich, ripe fat produc-
ing nourishment for the tissues and
blood--prepares it in an easily assimi-
lated from which the blood can readily
accept. All this nourishment now
passes from your body as waste. But
Sargol stops the waste and does 1t
quickly and makes the fat producing
contents of the very same meals you
are eating now develop pounds and
pounds of healthy flesh between your
skin and bones. Sargol is safe, pleas
ant, efficient and inexpensive Chas.
L. JOY & Co and other leading drug
gists in Boise and vicinity sell 1t In
large boxes-forty tablets to a package
on a guarantee Of weight increase or
money back. Advertisement.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-16
SAGE TEA DANDY
TO DARKEN HAIR
It's Grandmother's Recipe
to Bring Back Color and
Lustre to Hair.

You can turn gray, faded hair beau
tifully dark and lustrous almost over
night If you'll get a 50-cent bottle of
''Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Rem
edy" at any drug store. Millions of
bottles Of this old, famous Sage Tea
Recipe are sold annually, says a we'll
known druggist here. because 1t dark
ems the hair so naturally and evenly
that no one can tell It has been ap-
piled.
Those whose hair is turning gray, be-
coming faded, dry, scraggly and thin
have a surprise awaiting them, because
after one or two applications the gray
hair vanishes and your locks become
luxuriantly dark and beautiful-all
dandruff goes. scalp itching and falling
hair stops.
This Is the age Of youth. Gray
haired. unattractive folks aren't wanted
around, 50 get busy with Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur tonight and you'll be de-
lighted with your dark, handsome hair
and. your youthful appearance within a
few days.-Adv.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-16
Have you registered?

Have you registered?
The new registration law provides II
is not necessary for any elector who
has registered and voted at the last
general election to register again for
any general or special election, unless
such elector shall remove his residence
into another county, or failed to vote at
a general election. The registration
officers are the CLERK of the district
court, justices of the peace and notary
publics August l is the last date on
which an elector can register for reg
istration officers cannot register an
elector within 80 days next preceding
any election at which he desires to
vote and the primary election falls on
September l.
Commissioners Must Give Notice.
The county commissioners are re-
CURED at their first meeting in July,
or this month, to cause 10 days notice
to be given in some newspaper in the
county or by posting, giving the names
and general description of the election
precincts and the location of the poll
ing places, naming the above as regis
tration officers and declaring registra-
tons may be made at any time up to
o'clock p. m. on the 30th day net pre-
ceding the primary election, and
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-16
Terms NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Law
Which Apply to Coming Election

o'clock p. m. on the both day next pre-
ceding the general election.
Where an elector moves from one
county to another the registrar before
whom he seeks to register in the new
county must notify the registrar of the
old county of the fact. An elector may
be registered on the day of election
before any judge upon Identification.
Electors are required to have their
registrations transferred where they
move from one precinct into another
If it is inconvenient for an elector to
apply in person for the transfer lie
can write to the clerk of the district
court and secure the transfer. II the
poll lists are closed an elector desiring
transfer can secure one by appH-
cation to the judge of the election pre-
cinct in which he is registered. The
clerk Of the court is required to list
the names of the electors qualified to
vote for each precinct. The challenge
prescribed in the revised codes applies
at elections.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-16
Cured "a lndlaaatlon.

Mrs. Sadie P. ClaWson, Indiana, Pa,
was bothered with Indigestion. MY
stomach panied me night and day"
she writes. Il would feel bloated and
have headache and belching after eat
ing. I also suffered from constipation
My daughter had used Chamberlain
Tablets and they did her so much
good that she gave me a few doses Of
them and insisted upon my trying
them. They helped me as nothing else
has done" For sale BY all Dealers
Adv. 7 Til s