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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-26
Planned Growing Triumph Of
Flying For 1915.
PRIZES MAY TOTAL $500 900
Flight Across Atlantic Ocean Is Con-
coded to Be Most Difficult Part of
Panama Pacific Exposition Race, but
Gsrros Has Demonstrated That Even
This Feat Can Be Accomplished.

Tie Panama-paciiic exposition has
circumna visate the globe. Ninety days
will be permitted them in which to
make the light. and the man who wins
will get $iUO.O0O for his pains
There will be $4,000 additional for
other prizes according to present plans.
although il is expected that when the
time comes for the start $4,000 more
will be added 10 the prize money. II
is said to be the largest prize fund
ever offered fer a single sporting
event
The race is 10 start early in May.
1919. The course lies east from San
Francisco Tie route as now outlined
runs from san Francisco through Re
no. New; Cheyenne, Wyo.: from there
10 Kansas City. st. Louis OF Chicago
and on to New York
Across Water Flight of 67o Miles.
The race around the world in the air
presents some startling possibilities.
| The Atlantic ocean is conceded TO be
the most formidable stretch in the
| race 1t wilt be cssayed from Belle
Isle a small point between Newfound-
land and Labrador.
That il is possible to cross over wa
ter from continent to continent many
men who have made study of aerial
/ navigation for years agree Those who
| have laid out tile course for the world
race have planned it carefully. and in
/ the entire trip the longest across water
! flight is GI0 miles This is not pro-
! hibitive for only recently Garros. the
/ French aviator. flew GOO miles over the
! Mediterranean from Cannes TO TuniS.
Another Jump of $40 Miles.
Cape Farewell. Greenland, the next
stop. barring 4 drop into the water, is
go miles AWAY. from Cape Farewell
1 to Reyk javik. Iceland. is 670 miles fur
| Their One more jump 10 Stornaway
in the Uebridcs. is $40 mlcS-and the
! Atlantic has been crossed.
| From the Hclridcs To Edinburgh,
London. Paris. Berlin. Warsaw. st
Petersburg Moscow aud alon. the
! TrlnSSibCriau railway down into Man
churia aud Curel. and across into ia
pan. runs the line of fight From
northern Japan to kamcbatka. with
| carrying routes across the little gap
which separates Asia from North
America. no obstacle likely to be met
is insurtnountable it is claimed
Vancouver r. c., Seattle and Taco
ma. Portland Ore. and san Francisco
again-and the world is beted
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-26
BRITANNIA LAUNCHED.
White Star Lines Newest Leviathar
Safely Of the Ways.

BELFAST. Feb 26.-Thc White
star line S newest 50,000ton triple,
screw steamer Britannia. 900 feet long.
was launched successfully here today
in the presence of 4 great throng of
spectators who lined both banks of the
River Lagan. The mighty hull moved
maJestically down the WAYS and ii tire
mendous demonstration followed when
the steamer foated clear
The Britannia marks 4 decided adj
vance in marine construction. espe,
clallN IN numerous provisions for the
safety OF passengers and crew. This
massive ship is the second White Star
liner TO bear this illustrious name. and
IS destined for the Sout hampton her.
bourg- New York service of the White
Star line.
The Britannia il the largest steamer
ever constructed in q British ward and
represents the best ideas Of ship-plan-
ming that modern builders haze ear
nered from Il rich experience during
the past decade. when producing the
greatest steamers III the world, each
succeeding the previous one in size and
wonder
Safer>. of course. has been the fore
most consideration in building The
Britannia. Not only does the heavily
rjveted double-bottom extend the on
/ tire length OF the steamer. but The
massive beams and close tranlino Of
the outer hull are supplemented bv i
heavy steel plating forming an inner
i hull. such rs was placed first upon til,
] Olympic. The watertight bulkhesds
with their electrically controlled doors
are carried all the way up TO III,
bridge deck nearly SO feet above IN,
Wateriinc, and THE utmost care ha,
. been exercised to make them cSpe.
ciallv strong. so that with these an,
several other precautions against Sc
rions damage the builders have conf
dcnce that the Britannia Will be able
/ 70 float even though any >iN Of hcI
compartments should lac Hooded. Til,
same non vibrating combination or re
clprocating engines with a low pres
sure turbine ~ j. installed on tn,
olympic viii assure perfect comfort
TO the Britannia 5 passengers, aud tn,
/ ship lines are SO fine and the i'm
mense weight Of the hull j. 50 cleyerl,
distributed that steadiness in any Sc:
IS practically assured.
While the first Britannia. rcgiStrre,
but ono tenth the tonnage Of the new
leriathan. scores OF thousands VIII r.
member her great popularity, extend
ing through three decades During he
long career this favorite oil vesee
steamed a total OF 2,23%.oo0 statut,
miles and carried 100000 passenger
~ safety. For The now Britannia. til,
latest and greatest scion Of the Whit,
Star family. a hugh ship splendid,
PLANNED and staunchlv hnilt. MAY thcr,
be even prouder record,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-26

MI OF the clever writer's ii para
graphs IRE not employed OH the h.e
city newspapers. Nc have rarel, seen
q more sUecjuy, and picturesque state
mafft than Inc following from the Heatn
spoGdencc n Greeeiicia Record
cr: ''Ioserh Thwiu2 did NOT carry tie
not ashes far enough away from bis
house the result "t which hae rra1
ihat there is nothr. ictt ,hcr tu, j
mall insurance policy amt :, 2sea' pile
Of "shcs besides The tso passes If
ants. a feather bed. two - three
hairs, and his wife picture which NJ
uu, able to rescue before il was toe
late. The fire alarm awakened eight
or ten men at aidniuht who got there
~ soon 4. they could but not III sea
son 80 do anything except 10 wrap ~
Mr. Thwing in horse blankets and car
III him douu to Mr.. Thompson r.
Tie Heath CORES ondeut mav rei
Ice IA .mutc. inglcrious Milton, but
hc certainty deserves promotion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-26
WEST TOWNSFEND.
Glad Washington Had Birthday.

ii the regular meeting last Friday
night Of the Grange the birthday OF
=. ashington was celebrated By appro-
pirate exercises. There We're essays and
anecdotes ON the lives of Washington
aud lincoln. interspersed with patriotic
songs. \ farce. Just For Day, by
Mrs. Fred ionghton. Mrs. Sanderson,
AIRS. Dcccil. Miss Worthley, Miss Taft
aud Miss Eva Howe provided much
amusement \ aa@ drill was given by
the children, Gladys Chaplin. Herbert
Burnap. Herbert WorthleY, Vivian De
cell EthoIrn circuit. Arthur Ncinot,
Mark Chaplin. cyril Ncinot. Bernice
EIadlock, Roy Chaplin. leone Deeell III.
Chancey WorthIev. There had been ~
mors that the lecturer had surprise
IN store. and it proved 70 BE pleasant
one durin" the social time refresh
meut> Of popcorn balls. ginger cookies
and fudge were served by the lecturer :
assistants. and all went home aprar.
antlv glad that Washington had !
birthday 10 celebrate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-26
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Eu OF paper
so cents an inch for first insertion; %
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ton Limited space on inst page at
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements Five cents
"A line first insertion with 50 per cent dis
count tor each subsequent insertion
without change of copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents a line first
insertion with 90 per cent discount for
each subsequent insertion without change
of copy.
Position, 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-26
BIG REDUCTIONS

On fur robes. street and stable blank
cts. and carriage heaters. ! have tn
large wagon umbrellas 1T SLID an,
larger and Letter Ones for Sl.75 StorI
horse covers at all prices. Come in an
see my bargains also have a lar@
line Of veterinary medicines. Re
Benson Elliot St Phone, 4JiM
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-26
WOMEN MUST TELL AGES.
Statement Of Exact Number OF Years
Required to Vote In Illinois.

Women who desire To register on
Feb .. in order to be able to vote ut
the Chicago aidermanic primaries. must
comply with these instructions issued
by the election commissioners:
Each woman must state her age in
years. This was not necessary in the
case of applying for the position of
Judge or clerk of election. There ii suf-
feed to say legal age, but the law is
positive in the case of registration that
all must give their exact age.
"A woman's voting age, like man.
is twenty-one. not eighteen years, as
some suppose"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-26
TO SUBSC RIB ERS.

1t is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the deliV cry of
the paper each night, and i sDlicts the
cooperation of subscribers to that end
Prompt report SHOULD he gwen of each
failure TO receive the paper on the morn
ing follow ing the omission, in person by
telephone or postal card, thus enabling
the cause of the error to be promptly and
accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied. II is only
by this method that the publisher can Sc
cure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-26
a LARGE CONTRACT.
What Wilfred F. Root Wants Every
Person in Frattlehoro to do.

Nhea Wiifred J.. Root tac outesi,rls-
~ d5H@@!~t. tr,t offered a .1(ecfpt
lackaSe ~ Dr. Hoyard : specific FOR
tie cure "t constipation aEa dyspepsia
1T raif price. aud "uarautecd Ia rctucn
the money il il did not cure. he
thought It probahle from his cxreIi-
chcc with other medicine, i,,r these
diseases that he would haze good
manr package returned 5ut although
&c has soli hundreds OF bottles. net
one has been brought back
To those Suffering with dizziness.
headache, poor digestion, orstipatiou
and ~traiHiH@. Or. Howard : specific
'iIcrs quick relief. 1t IS an invaluable
bo"n.1o aII who feel uucomtoitabie AL
Ter eating and is today The popular
jinnog Pill in ail the large cities.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-26
Sick
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Nenzz;07z

Is 1t possible there is in this country who con-
unues to suffer without giving Lydia E Pinkhams Vege
table Compound trial after all the evidence that is con
tnuay being published which proves beyond contadc-
ton that this grand old medicine has relieved more suffer
ing among women than any other medicine in the word
We have published III the newspapers the United States
more genuine testimonial letters than have ever been pub
1shed IN the interest of any other medicine for women
and every year we publish many testimonials all gen
ulne and Here are three never before published
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-26

John. those burglars are in the
pantry, at my pies and cake. Phone
for policeman, quick.
s'I'n phone for doctor-they won I
need a policeman.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-26
4 Minister'S Wife Writes:

tIoQrET. MINH"I have suffered With irregularities
pam and nanlation but wonderful Lydia Pink
Vegetable Compound made IclIe
the same 10 all that troubled with these complaints
AhEGaiAN Rev Il. (ioquet.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-26

Newfoundland is row regarded as
one Of the most promising future
sources OF supply OF petroleum within
The British Empire.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-26

@ & K the benefit Of women VIC suffer have
has done tor me- did heavy lifting the
caused q have always
alter my baby born and Inflammation ill., nervous pros
taon from which did had taken lydia T. Pink
nam egetbe Compound The Compound friend
when hear or with troubles like
to take Your medicine 5 I. IaCuNoNu
Providence, X. L
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-26

YOUR TO RENT
IN THE REFORMER
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-26
From Mrs. j. D. Murdoch Quincy, Mass

SotTH QUfNcA, Mass The organic trouble
saw lytt3 T. iinklIamS Vegetable Compound ad-
Nersed and tried it and relief before
finished the first bottle. taking M SSNM
through middle life and strong " 3
woman and my living Mrs n " eAET II
MURDOCH, % Gordon St, South Quincy, Mass II ~ II
e.azEarWre .PyXKFAM OK A-.L3 ~
W0NFEHENIIAit TNN MN ENySssIW
letter will opened CyAe
by = held strict confidence.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

has to say. II we may judge from in
tcinal evidence these impressions must
nave been very swiftly recorded. They
have the cri3D, spontaneous character
of snapshots. At the same time 1t
would be unjust 70 imply that Mr..
Henri shares the photographers point
of view. lie quite escapes that, by some
stroke of good fortune. Does he super
impose some f1er gain upon the purely
technical progress he has made? Does
a more interesting artistic quality go
with his increased nimbleness Of hand?
We cannot see it, unless it is in re-
spcct TO his color. which has closer
grain and Is shade more attractive
than has been customary with him.
There is dashng sketch of negro
boy. in which the blue background and
the light shirt are both made handsome
spots of tone. The scheme Of ivory and
blue i'm the Chinese Girl" is likewise
very engaging. and there are other in
stances Of his having EXTENDED to good
purpose the range of his color sense.
His tones are a trihe more transparent
than We have known them to be IN the
past. In a word, Mr.. Henri has made
great forward stride. Our only regret
is thai in so broadening and heighten-
ing his technique he has not developed
a wider outlook upon life, fresher
fund of ideas.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

but the more disintercsted observer
CspeciallV IT he has just come from
the bleak array OF crystals u the ncN-
room will be content TO iuNurlate IN
the pure, warm beauty Of what we may
designate a banquet of color. Once
more, as amongst the enamels, II IS
color plus certain incompatible quail
ity of texture. Two keys, so TO say,
are played upon. There is the shining
vet soft. subtle surface of the single
color glazes. There is the richer,
bolder, "fatter" surface OF the poly
chromes. The latter make a prodlgious
effect IN this collection, q kind OF
orchestral blaze of green, yellow, blue.
rose and black. Like a mellow under
tone runs the scale of color embracing
reach blow and sang dc bOeuf, powder
blue and aDplc green. There are fine
lacuuers in the two rooms, and there
is the inevitable body of jade. But
these things pale their Intellectual
fires beside the two categores we have
mentioned. To stand before one OF
the vases OF jGBiUc HOir", for example.
is TO glut oneself With color until all
else seems negligible The majolica,
the rugs and the tapestries continue
this sensuous strain, filling the place
with a romantic glow. and beautiful
carved furniture completes the plct-
urc. q picture which, as We have said
before. has less about 10 of the mu-
scum than of the humanized, personal
ized interior. II is for this. above all,
that we are grateful 10 Mr. Altman.
lie LETT US collection by which we
are not only instructed but made
happy.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22
ALTMAN GEMS
OF SCULPTURE

the type portrayed IN Mino da Fiesole s
Young Saint John Baptist which
risks miSapprchension of the rela-
tion OF subject to treatment. "Floren-
tine sculptors sought for other things
than beauty" we are told. No doubt,
where the stuff of the work in hand
was concerned. We know their in
tense solicitude for pure physical vi
tality. But no prescriptions could
have kept Miuo from caressing his
surfaces with veri,ablc passion for
beauty. That was what he was driv-
ing at al the time, whether the model
for his Saint John was homely peas
ant or young Apollo. II is their
sheer plastic loveliness that makes
these things immortal-the craftsman.
the man Of his hands, reminding the
realist, the decorator, the man of I'M
agination and the man OF ploddlnS
mentality alike, TO eXtort from the
line Of a throat. the fall of drapery.
all the sensuous charm IT might be
made 70 yield.
There is. in truth, no great pro-
fundity of thought or of feeling TO be
observed in the Altman sculptures,
which 60 not pretend 20 be, in this re-
gard. eNhaustively representative Of
the school. On the other hand, they
affirm. over and over. the cult of the
masters for beauty, their consummate
grace and suavity. If we look for d.
vcrSitv and originality in theme we
are reminded that we are reading but
n foO,note 20 vast history. II we
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

have been observed as they have been
filtered through personality. Among
the remaining objects we have doubt
less TO reckon with the same phenom-
enon, but we move upon ground which
is not by any means TO be so easily
mapped In the miscellaneous works
here brought together the artist. a.
artist I'm the best sense, is unmistaka-
BILE, but his identity is merged IN the
broad tradition of craft. IL IS so
even with the great cnamelers. Peni-
caud and Leonard Limosin have their
distinctive qualities, yet these are IN
the long run forgotten. Looking at the
few cnamcls at the museum, few but
choice. we are interested less m the
personalities behind them than in the
spell Of color they exert. 1t rs curl
GUS spell. The lovely blues, ravishing
in themselves, take on a higher value
from the nature of the substance used.
The craftsman wins half the battle
through the virtue latent i'm his me-
dium. There is where the goldsmith
also is in luck. The Rospigliosi Cup
has something in the sheer splendor of
rich metal 20 counterbalance the fore
ing of the note in its des gn TO which
we were alludng last Sunday. As re-
CARDS the crystals, we must confess TO
a feeling of respect rather than admi-
ration. The Altman group of specimens
is fairly large, and 1t is, Of course,
from the antiquarian's point of view,
precious. For technical perfection, for
rarity, for historical interest, these
pieces could not be beaten. And they
include, as in the pair Of sixteenth
century German candlesticks or the
Italian stoup of the same period, illus
trations of exquisite design both IN
form and in ornamental detail. But
the coldness. which IN the very nature
of things belongs 20 crystal, prevails
over the skill Of the craftsman, magnliI-
cent though that may be. One mavcls
over the crystals and turns away from
them otherwise unstirred.
II is another matter whore the
Oriental porcclains arc concerned.
Years igo the late L. G.. Hamcrton
wrote some highly suggestive remarks
about the artistic significance OF pyro-
technics. They apply. in a measure,
20 porcelains The collector will wax
enthusiastic, and envious, over the
fawless character OF Mr.. Altman's diff
iercnt types, over the rarity and repre-
sentative nature Of this on that piece,
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

look Just for this special note OF beauty
we arc richly rewarded. Rossellino's
madonna and Child" gives perhaps IN
its most obvious form the lesson OF the
Renaissance sculptor's soft southern
emotion and his superine deXterity. In
DOnatCllO there is a ruder force, IN
Mino and in Luca della RObbia home
lier, more directly touching sentiment.
But the Rossellino relief gathers up as
i'm a more finished" more complete
example. the leading motives of all
but the great creative types OF the
period. A few other phases OF the sub
iect appear in certain works. Jacopo
Sansovino's Charity" a small group in
terra Gotta, is notable for its dignity
as a composition. the interesting treat
ment Of the draperies, and the grand
simplicity with which the Venetian
master expresses his idea. This grave
woman. impressive in gesture, yet so
gentle and tender in the spirit eXhal-
ing from her benign visage, is a truly
hieratic figure. Both the human side
Of Renaissance sculpture and It's mOnu-
mental weight are disclosed here. The
decorative briliance of that art IS
manifest in the Peace" and War" Of
Sansovino's disciple, Alessandro Wit
toria, instances Of craftsmanship eXer-
cised in the vein of the virtuoso, pure
and simple. There is no enkindling
feeling in these bronZes, as IN the 70
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

Ranger. f.. Ballard Williams, Chllde
Hassam, Charles ". Hawthorne, A. !.
Van Laer. r. NJ Shurtletf, Bruce Crane
and others c. Gcrhardt & Co., the book
sellers. viii open az their show rooms
tomorrow an exhibition of all the
prints issued by the lcOnophile Society.
II includes plates by T.. d. French, {.
7. v. Niclatz and divers other engrav-
ar, and etcher-. TIE new show at
the Folsom gallery is one OF paintings
bv theodore Kenyon PcmbrQok. Ine
Scribners exhibit drawings BY ErneS,
PeiXotto. illustrations for the new
edition OF Romantic California and
other books by him.
Byrdclilre pottery is the particular
feature OF the moment at the Little
Gallery. where the arts and crafts p
they are applied 20 useful as well as
beautiful things are constantly Illus
trated in new developments. This pot
terry bv Edith Penman, l.. K. Harden
berch and Mabel Dawson Is designed
with reassuring simplicity, the rather
bizarre forms which are now 80 often
affected bg ambitious artisans being
scrupuiousiy avoided. In color II IS
most pleasing i'm certain dusky blues.
which have charm and character At
the same place there rs some goOd sli-
yer executed BY Mr. Ge0eleln.
The sale of the first part Of the Loo-
crt Louis Stevenson collection VIII be
begun at the Anderson Galleries to
morrow afternoon. These books and
other relics have already been described
I'm The Tribune. but it may be well TO
recall again that amongst the works or
art is Sarcents celebrated portrait Of
the romancer. and the relief by Saint
Gaudeus There is also the group given
to nim by Rodiu. The exhibition or
Mr.. Iatta's N4polconic portraits ana
other souvenirs is now open at these
galleries. and on Tuesday next there
wiu also be presented "a number OF
modern paintings belonging to Nr. \.
II. Griffith. Mr.. Andrew Jackson and
other collectors. We note in the csta-
logue the names OF Paul Helleu and ).
II. Twachtman.
On Tuesday and Wednesday OF this
week the jury OF ;election for the
Panama-Pacihc international kXpoSl-
ton will meet i'm the Vanderbilt Cal
larv. al the Fine Arts Building. Works
will be received there at any time to-
d2v. tomorrow or Tuesday. Twenty
five artists, pretty well representative
Of the different groups" IN this neigh
borh0od will form the jury.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

competition lately instituted By The
Players. II is an admirable statue, es-
pecially interesting in the expression or
arrested movement in the figure. II has
poetic atmosphere, too-t the one thing
needed in monument 10 Edwin Booth.
Another exhibition of small bronzes-
and of pictures also-is that organized
by the Association Of Women Painters
and Sculptors. II was opened yester-
day at the Arlington Galleries and will
last until December 2G. A deduction Of
> per cent will be made from all sales,
and the fund thus collected will be do
mated 10 the Red CIoss Sculpture as
well as painting goes to make the regu-
lar exhibition just opened at the Mae
Dowell Club. Works by j. Mowbray-
Clarke. d. Putnam Brinley, Karl Ander-
son and others are shown.
The Mich gallery is occupied by an
exhibition of American paintings, land
scapes and other subjects by Henry W.