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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-20
In Kansas City.

In Kansas City they love to tell of
certain wealthy meat-packer, who
never loses an opportunity to impress
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-08
NIAGARA FALLS. June 5.

resembling
a
question Of blockade The Mexican delegates would
resembling blockade
been
Lot with official dispatches
proclamation Ii
The by Mexican
AuIa delegation
which would
Mexico
of nvo
unloading Of the material carried Antlla
the
regard the being
blockade
laredit i t TO be vitho efec
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-08
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

A. II. Harvey, who advertised in
The Reformer and The Phoenix a sale
of aster plants. has ordered his adver-
tisements discontinued because of the
tremendous influx of orders. He has
no more asters to sell and lays the biz
sale to the result OF his advertising in
local papers
The funeral of Mrs. Melvin Cooper
was held this afternoon at O 'clOe K
at the home on Bullock street, Rev. ID.
T.. Trout, pastor of the Universalist
church, officiating. Walter 5. Stearns
sang two selections. The bearers were
Fred Dunklee, William J. Cain, Herbert
Shaw and Holland Wilson The burial
took place in Prospect Hill cemetery.
Francis Taylor and Merrill Hamil-
ton, both of West Brattleboro. were
given genuine surprise Saturday
evening in honor of their birthday an
niversaries, at the home Of Mrs. Taylor.
Francis 5 birthday was yesterday, June
| Z, and Merrill S was Tuesday, June ,
and each was II years Of age. They
had been TO Halifax to play ball and
upon their return were called into Mrs.
| Taylor 5 house, and there they found
40 young people waiting for them. They
were presented sum of money. Re
freshments Of sandwiches, candy, cake
and cocoa were served, and the even.
ing was spent in playing games and
having a general good time.
4 single zig. said to be the proper
| ty Of Mosher & Tucker, was struck BY
IA Ford automobile carving four per
sons this afternoon near the foot OF
the hill in Guilford and one of the
front wheels of the carriage was brok
en-. No one was injured, but the
automobile had ii close call from be
ing upset and the passengers dumped
One of the mudguards on the machine
WAS damaged. Both vehicles We're go
ing in the same direction and the ae
eident was caused by the driver OF
the ng turning OFF from tie road anC
the driver of the machine being TOT
close behind him and travelling at tos
great rate of speed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-08
Act of Young Man Startles
the Authorities and the
Public in London
ELUDED SENTINELS
AND POLICE GUARDS
Explored Buckingham from Basement
to 9th Floor and Changed Clothes for
Suit of Royal Servant-Was Drunk
When He Entered.

LONDON, june S.-Harry Pike, who
yesterday startled the authorities and
public by invading Buckingham palace,
is not a suffragist, according TO the at
torney for the prosecution who appear
ed against him at Bow street police
court today.
The man who clambered over the 10
foot wall surmounted by sharp spikes
which surround the palace grounds and
eluded sentinels, police guards and SER
wants did so while under the influence
of drink and not with any ulterior OBJ
ject, said the lawyer.
After overcoming all the obstacles
and evad,ng the watchers Pike strolled
about fof a long time in the interior
OF the palace, which he explored from
the basement TO the sixth floor.
lie had changed his clothes in one of
the chambers for suit belonging 70 d
royal servant. The magistrate remand
ed the prisoner for week for further
inquiries.
Pike today issued a long written
statement giving details of his wan
derings and adventures in the palace
lie mentioned that his wife was in
America and that he had been drink.
ing ever since She left England lie
is Il motor filter s assistant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-08
POWER co. SEEKS
RIGHT OF WAY
Public Service Commission Hears Peti.
tion for Right to Gross Lands
With Transmission Lines.

There was q hearing before the pub
ic service commission of the state at
its Offices in the American building this
morning on several petitions of the
Connecticut River Power company Of
New Hampshire in which It asked the
commission to give the petitioner a
right to build its transmission line
across the lands Of J. Kirk Crosby.
Philip Whitney, Marion Averill Grego-
ry and husband, Ellen NJ. Williams,
Eleanor VI. Wheeler, Lewis II. hvnde
and John Sheldon in Dummerston and
Dr. and Mrs. Charles :. Pratt and Edna
NJ. Gibson, whose land is situated ia
East Putney.
The petitions are brought under No.
| Is of the Acts of 1908, which reads as
follows: Whenever it is necessary in
order to meet the reasonable require
ments of service to the public that any
company owning or operating any plant
or line or engaged in the construction
of any plant or line subject to super
vision under this act, that a pipe line,
| conduits, line of poles, towers or wires
cross the lands Of any other person Of
corporation and the company so re-
| quiring TO cross cannot agree with the
owner of such land as to the necessity
| therefor, OF compensation TO be paid
| therefor, It may petition the public
| service commission for that right
| Said commission shall upon due notice
| to all parties in interest, hear and de-
| termine the necessity therefor and the
compensation TO be paid therefor and
render Judgment accordingly, which
judgment shall be final except as an
| appeal to the supreme court IS allow
| ed from the orders and DEGREES Of said
/ commission.
The petitioners set forth that the
| petitioner is a consolidated New Hamp-
| shire and Vermont corporation required
/ by its charter to furnish any munici-
pality whose territory adioins the flow
age caused by its dam with electrical
energy for lighting its streets high
ways and public buildings. that Put
ney adjolns its fiowage and the select
| men Of PutneY have asked TO have elec
tricity furnished the town for this pur
pose and several residents nave alst
asked for the same service and that il
order 70 comply with these requests IN,
petitioner must build a transmission
ine from Bellows Falls TO Brattleboro
The petition also states that the peti
J tIoner IS unable to agree with the abov
owners as to the necessity and compen
sation to be paid fer the right T.
build across their lands.
The Gregory case was continued
as il is understood that arrangement
FOR adjustment are under consideration
4. 81. Gibson w r. Daley, A. /
! Schwenk and Chase & Chase appeare
, for the petitionees and &. &. Fits an
/ Thomas r. 0 'Brien for the petitioner
t The commission went in automobiles 1
3 look over the properties involved. Th
j full board of Il. G. Bacon. w
i Warner and Park II. Pollard were pre-:
i ent II is understood that the compan
has settled with all the other propert
owners through whose lands the lin
viii cross and that a large amount q
work has been already done in buildin
the line.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-08
sHRIEKED AT KING.
Militant suffragette Made a Lively
Demonstration at Horse Show.

LONDON. June S.-Another demon
stration by q militant suffragette in
the presence of King George and Queen
Mary was carried out at the iuterua-
tional horse show at Olympia this after
noon. Their majestics had hardly
taken their seats when a young woman
rose in the stalls opposite and in a
shrill voice screamed denunciation Of
the forcible feeding.
The police pounced upon her immedi-
ately, but she fought wildly and the
election from the building was effected
only after a fierce struggle.
No peace of King George OF Queen
Mary Is the latest order given out by
the headquarters of the militant suf-
fragettes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-08
INJURIES MAY BE FATAL.
John Pierce of Keene, Brother of
Ansel j. Pierce, Kicked by Horse.

John Nj. Pierce OF Kecnc, n. IL,
brother Of Anscl j. Pierce of Brat
tleboro, is in the City hospital in
keenc with probably fatal injuries
caused by thekick OF horse The
accident happened in the livery stable
of his brother, Harry A. Pierce, in
Kcenc on Thursday night of last week
Mr.. Pierce was at work ia the sta
ble caring for the horses aud as he
was passing behind one Of them the
horse let both feet fly at him. One
foot hit Mr.. Pierce IS jaw and sent him
rolling several feet away, causing a
compound fracture and destroying
one eye Mr. Pierce walked into the
office and a doctor was called. Later
he was taken to the hospital, where
several doctors removed pieces of the
jaw bone and closed the numerous
wounds on his face 1t is said that he
hes little chance OF recovery.
Ansel j. Pierce went to keene Fri
day, returning home Sunday, and he
has gene back today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-08
SNAKE BROUGHT
HORSE TO KNEES
Unusual Incident in Guilford - Coiled
Around Animal S Legs, Turned on
CWrer and Caused Runaway.

An unusual snake story comes from
Gullfold, where, few days ago,
black snake over seven feet long, af-
ter bringing a work horse to its
knees, turned ON the owner of the ami
NAL but was Killed with a whip, the
commotion causing the horse and its
mate to run away and become entan-
gled in a wire fence
A. H. Jaquith was blowing in his
field on the Wiley farm, opposite the
widely known Tyler Johnson place,
usug pair OF horses which weighed
over 1900 pounds. AT first Mr.
iaquith did not see the reptile and
ono Of the horses stepped upon il.
The snake quickly coiled itself around
the horse S fore legs and the animal
stumbled to its knees.
Mr.. Jaquth quickly took in the sit
uation and started for his whip, which
was near While he was thus engaged
the snake released its hold on the
horse and started away. Mr.. Jaquitl
followed rapidly and the snake turn
ed on him, but sharp cut with th
lash caused it to writhe on the groun'
and Mr.. Jaquth was able to crush it
head
Meanwhile the frightened horse
ran away, but were stopped by
barbed wire fence and no seriou
damage was done.
The reptile was a little over seve
feet IN length and was as large aroun
as Mr.. Jaquith IS wrist.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-08
BRATTLEBORO MAN
AMONG THE INJURED
f. J. Robair in Train Wreck at Ran
dolph Where Two Cars Rolled
Down Embankment.

RANDOLPH, Vt, June Six
passengers and four employees we're
slightly injured at 2:15 Yesterday
morning when the Montreal express
from Boston was derailed at t'ords
crossing, four miles north of this
place, on the Central Vermont rail,
road. The following were injured:
Helen Il. Brown, ~ Linwood ST.,
Marlboro, Mass. head slightly cut.
Mrs. Hornus Das Roue, 14S Margra-
gen St, Manchester, n. H., side
wTenched.
Fred Dysone, Assinibone, Saskatehe
wan; back slightly sprained.
". W. Heggie, Maiden, Mass, knee
wrenched
Joe De Grand, Albion, r. l., wrist
sprained.
r J. Robair, Brattleboro, shin
bruised and body badly bruised
w d. Dodge mail clerk, Nashua,
y. H., back sprained
George r. Estey, mail clerk, SoIner-
vile, Mass, bruises.
F l.. Whitcomb, brakeman, White
River Junction, ankle sprained.
j. L. Connell, express manager, St.
Albans, severe bruises and sprains.
The heavy train was running slowly
at the time of the accident. The bag
gage car and express and mail car
rolled down a 30-foot embankment
into branch Of the White River.
The smoking car and day coach
left the rails and iolted over the ties.
| The Springfield coach lay on its side
so that the passengers had to be lifted
out of the windows
Three seepers and the locomotive
did not leave the track The passen-
gers We're transferred 10 the sleepers
ana taken to Randolph, where they
were cared for by the railroad com
panK until detouTed By way OF THE
Boston x Maine and Montpelier s
Wells River to Wells River and Mont
, pelier. They then were taken nortI
. over the Central Vermont to Mont
real, about nine hours late
The accident is believed to havt
been caused by q broken rail
! Messenger ConuelI Of St Aibans wa
caught in one end of the express ca
and had to be chopped out
The first news of the wreck wa
brought here by brakeman f. l. Whit
comb. who, although he had spfair
{ Ell ankle, walked four miles TO sen
Tor assistance and wreekiug train.
The train, which left Boston Wit
100 passengers. was in charge Q
conductor X A. Conuors Enginee
George Allen was running the loe,
e motive.
Messenger ConneI and mail clerk
. Estey and Dodge were sent to the
: homes The injured passengers eol
/ tinued on their journey after injurie
: had been attended by physicians Z
Randolph.
Fred J. Robair is barber who u
til recently was employed by Georg
II. Danyew and when Mr.. Danye
moved his shop Robair took q cha
in the shop of his brotherin-lal
Joseph Leroy. in the Princess apar
pI ments. He left here on the late tra'
Saturday night, intending to visit h
i parents and his wife who are in Blu
lington and make a business trip
70 Swanton, VT and Rouse S Point,
T. Y. Mrs Robair has been in Buriin
ton eight days
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-08
FOUR HURT, ONE MAY DIE.
Women in Automobile Wreck at St,
JohnsbuIy Refuses to Give Names.

Women in Automobile Wreck at St,
John8bmy Refuses to Give Names.
ST JOHNsBURY. June S. One
man was so seriously injured that hrs
recovery is despaired of, another is in
n dangerous condition at the Bright
look hospital here and two women who
have steadily refused to give their full
names are badly shaken mp as the result
of an automobile accident which oc-
Cured three miles from here sunday
Afternoon.
The machine was being driven at
tremendous speed, according to wit
nesses, by W. Walter Mowrse OF Leb-
anon, n H.. a veterinary surgeon. who
was the most seriously hurt. The party
had come from Lebanon and was APP
proachine this town on q sandy stretch
Of road Suddenly the machine skidded
and struck a culvcrt Those who were
near the place declared the car turned
! two complete sOmersets and landed
right side up, squarcly on its wheels
The other man was s. A. Sayre, At
50 Of Lebanon. His arm was broken il
| several places and his condition is con
sidered serious. Upon the arrival at tn.
hospital the woman. who SAID she i,
Miss Cass, collapsed and was put t,
/ bed. The other woman was the onI,
i one of the party able to talk. but sh,
would say nothing.
Other motorists who passed the an
tomobile and several residents in thi
town declared that the party was hilar
ious. When the automobile, a tourinl
car numbered 1890 n H., was towe'
+ into town empty beer bottles and SOM
bottles which had contained othe
liquor were found in it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-08
.HUERTA WILL NOT
BLOCKADE TAMP|C0
Crisis Which Threatened to Bring About Hostilities
Again Has Been Averted by the Backing Down
Of Mexican Leader Influence Probably From
Niagara Falls
WASHINGTON, june S.

blockade Tampico and force
of possibility dsupng media
ton proceedings a Falls
Mr. Rano Spanish Bryan officially
that eGcc today
the Mexican situation fraug with possibilities
in
advice ssvhich reached
his orlcr
Nhc delegates
media tion proceed.
appear
I'M for Tampi arms for he
Of
causc them o
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-08
IN DESPERATE CONDITION AT MAZATLAN
80 DIEGO. Calif.. juno 5


Ness despatch Associated Press
Two hundred trac "a
the him
the
net food the
The captain Of this and assistants
the federal the
tutoualsts Of a
Three days fighting Diego California federal
and constuiouali forces
casualties said the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-08
WANTS RELEASE ON BAIL.
Application Filed in Supreme Court in
Behalf of Harry K. Thaw.

AppACdClou fl1eu III supreme Court in
Behalf of Harry K. Thaw.
WASHINGTON. June 8 - Applica-
tion was filed today in the supreme
court by counsel for Harry X. Thaw
for his release on bail pending deci-
sion by court on the extradition case
on which the state of Ney York is
seeking to remove him from New
Hampshire
The petition for bail was filed by
William A. Stone Of Pittsburg. 1t said
Thaw was not only needed as wit
ness in Pittsburg to attend the hearing
in the orphan S court of Allegheny
! county over the settlement of his
father 5 estate, but his presence wa,
desired to advise with the counsel in
the case.
1t was stated that application ha,
been made to Sheriff Holman A. Drew
Of New Hampshire, in whose eustod,
Thaw has been placed to take Thaw t,
PittsburS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-08
New Haven DirectorsC Consent
TO Parting with the
Boston & Maine
STATEMENT MADE BY
CHAIRMAN ELLIOTT

troversy and in the Interests Of 60.
600 Stockholders and 10000 Employees.
He Said.
BOSTON, June s.-The directors Of
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad company have consented to
the plan proposed by Gov. Walsh for
the separation Of the Boston Maine
railroad from the New Haven system.
Chairman Howard Elliot Of the New
Haven company told the legislative
committee on railroads today.
Mr.. Elliot recommended the enact
ment Of legislation necessary TO per
NIT the sale TO board Of trust aes OF
the Boston & Maine stock now held
for the New Haven company by the
Boston Railroad Holding company.
He said that although the New Ha-
ven directors did not consider the pro-
posed action entirely Just or neees-
sary they had consented TO the agree
ment proposed by the department Of
justice and to Gov Walsh = plan Of
disposing of the Boston & Maine hold
ings in order to avoid an extended con
troversy with the department and also
in the interest Of the 10000 stock
holders and 10000 employees. as well IS
of the general welfare of New Eng
land
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-08
INTERNATIONAL
MATCH POSTPONED
Polo Contest VIII Not Take Place Un-
til Saturday Owing to Capt
Cheapes Injury.

HEMPSTEAD, y Y, June 5. ~ The
first game of the international Polo cup
series was postponed today until next
Saturday at 4 p. m. The postponement
was due to the injury received yester-
day by Capt. Leslie Cheape Of the Eng
lish team The game was TO have been
played tomorrow.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-08
NEWFANE MAN WAS
BURIED BY SLIDE
Fred Smith Sustained Dislocation OF
Hip and Fracture Of Ribs on
Highway Below Salmon Hole.
Special 10 The Reformer.S-
NEEE~TrR RNE - ,

NENFANE, june =
Fred Smith was seriously injured
Saturday afternoon about O'Clock
while al work on the highway some
distance below the salmon Hole bridge
near the farm now owned by Earl f.
Davis. He was standing with his back
toward q bank about - feet high
waiting for team TO pass, when a
slide completely covered him with dirt
and stones. Other men at work there
rescued him and he was taken to has
home by automobile. Upon examination
by Dr. T. l. Osgood of Townshend
and Dr. Aldrich OF Brattleboro il was
found that one hip was dislocated aud
two ribs broken, besides other injuries.
Mr. Smith is comfortable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-08
cHoKED TO DEATH.
Lucian Brown Died in Greenfield Hos
nital While Eating Tripe.

GREENFIELD, Mass, June 8.-Lu-,
cien Brown was choked to death Sat
urdav while eating tripe in a local res
tanrant. When it was seen that the
man was III distress physicians were
summoned, but efforts to revive him
wefe unsuccessful He had lived IN
this town some time, being employed
as q teamster His son, living in Gill
took charge of the body yesterday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-08
TO ACCEPT AMENDMENT.
President Does Not Feel That Assent
of Senate WAS Ungrudging.

WASHINGTON, June S.-Presideut
Wilson is expected to accept the Senate
amendment to the Panama tolls repeal
bill reatfirming the right of the United
States to discriminate in favor of its
own shipping but he does not feel that
the Senate gives its assent TO the re-
peal in ungrudging measure by the
attending amendments.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-08
TO PROTECT LANDMARKS.
English Authorities to Guard Against
Suffragettes' Vandalism.

LONDON, June S-The guardians of
ancient structures in an parts Of the
country have adopted stringent precau-
tions to protect the buildings against
the vandalism Of the militant suffra.
gettes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-08
BIG sWINDLE CHARGED.
Wilmart, Formerly Prominent Banker,
Is on Trial.

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June S.-The
trial began here today of Nestor vii,
mart, formerly prominent banker and
sportsman, who with six associates Is
accused of swindling the public out OF
about $3,400,00O by the over issue OF
shares in railroad. WiImart was the
manager of the company, which was
the only privately owned railway in
Belgium. He disappeared early in Oe-
tober, 1912, but was arrested in March
1918. in France after worldwide
Sc rch.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-08
IMPORTANT DECISION.
Power Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission Increased.

WASHINGTON, June ;. - The su-
preme court today upheld the interstate
commerce commission : orders in the
Shreveport rate ease, thus placing in
tcrstatc railroads more under the com
mission aud less under state eommis-
sion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-08
AT THE CENTRE CHURCH

Thursday, 6 p. m.-Annual straw
berry supper by Woman s association
IN the chapel. Tickets, 90 cts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-08

American cash registers are greater
favorites in Sweden than are the do
mestic machines.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-08
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight with the Exception of
Showers in Eastern Section.

WASHINGTON, June s. - Weather
forecast: Fair tonight, except showers
in eastern section; Tuesday fair, moder-
ate shifting winds
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-12
She Didn't Know
She Was Married!

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