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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-13

About "a year ago some of the bust
ness men conceived the idea of better
utilization Of !Ac railroad facilities,
particularly g.. .@provc the West Rive
service gnj tine NorDhfeld and NIillers
with the officials Of the Central Ncr-
mont road and that company put on
engineers, Arnold 4 Go. of Chicago,
recognized experts in the clectrifcation
ct steam railroads, who made an eX-
hauetivc study OF the situation.
President Chamberlain Of the Grand
Trunk road aud President Il. G.. Smith
Of the Central Vermont road held Il
conference here with local persons last
winter and the subject was gone into
ma detail. he railroad officials desired
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-13

NIAGARA FALLS. June Il. ~ The
Mexican delegates to the mediation
conference today received through the
South American diplomats the formal
reply of the United States government
to their protest made Sunday against
the landing Of arms for the eonstitu-
tionalists at Tampieo from the steamer
Antilla.
The Washington government sets
forth its regret over a clash in the
jurisdiction between the department
of commerce and labor and the treas.
Wy department, which gave clearance
papers to the Antilla which If had not
been intended She should have The
Guited states makes ii clear that
Instructions haye been given that no
arms shall bc exported to Mexico hy
land or sea.
1t is understood that the note does
not discuss questions Of blockade about
which they asked.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-13
SANE FOURTH VOTED
BY COMMISSIONERS
Will Endeavor TO Have Laws Relative
to Fireworks Completely Enforc-
ed - oficers Instructed.

The village commissioners have vot
ed 10 have the Vermont state laws
covering safe and sane July care.
fully and completely enforced in
Brattleboro and the officers OF the vii
lase will be instructed 70 that effect.
The dealers in fireworks il is not con
sidered necessary 10 officially notify
OF this decision. in view of the fact
that for the last few years the desires
Of the residents OF be community have
been clearly manifested. The commits
sioners feel that i'm the event that anv
dealer has ordered supply of FIRE
works that would be against the Law
10 sell he has now time 10 cancel such
order and keep within the limits of
the law with which all dealers should
be familiar
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-13
MOTOR CARS ON
WEST RIVER ROAD
Electric Passenger Service Also to Be Instituted
Between Bratteboro and NorthfieId and Millers
Falls Local Men Help Central Vermont Finance
the Enterprise

the railroad
in railoaing which likely to
be of ire transportation
is Brattoro 1t the in
,tnatiou railroad between
Mlrs Fails the West River railroad
of Bratt \ carw sta about July l.
plan Edison
practical efficiency for
employed by the Central Vermont road
type recommend the Beach Edison
The arw each Nohfcd
trip Townhnd the middle of the al
taking the which
las uu on hc West River road the
and Trailer to Operated.
efficiency by builders the
viii trailer
storage
s0ho>crower Each will be 81 long aud
A. besides baggage and mail
trailer which win will!
The
that
O Milers Falls in making
station
Mne Falls will all
passenger Fithurs
trips ndw
fully
rcwu~Ieud possibly three West
be the
all The viii equipped
They viii
tvroish almost heuy service between holehoro
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-13
MediatOrsT Took Up the Second
in Their Conference at
Niagara Falls
COMPOSITION OF
NEW GOVERNMENT
Was Under Consideration and Names
Of Persons to Compose 1t Were Sug-
gested, But No Action Was Taken
Thereon.

NIAGARA FALLS, June 10. In
an informal conference today the
American and Mexican delegates and
the mediatorS discussed at length the
second plank in the peace plan which
deals with the character of the new
provisional government 10 succeed the
present regime in Mexico.
Having definitely declared in the
first protocol that Il government shall
be set mp on a certain date to which
recognition shall be accorded the al
tention Of the mediators ana delegates
was directed to the composition Of the
new government.
No final agreement was reached and
other meetings win be necessary be
fore the second protocol is perfected
and signed.
Names Of persons suggested To com
pose the new government were con
sidered, but action was not taken.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-13
Especial to The Reformer.t
HARTFORD. Conn. juno /

HARTFORD. Conn. june l..
After day Ct tedious testimony in
the United States district court, yester-
conspiracy suit OF Mrs. Frederick Er-
nest Holman, interest was renewed iu~t
before court adjourned when Lawyer
Ralph o. Wells read the mystic mar
riage contract entered into by the for
mer Mrs Graustou Brentou aud Mr..
Holman, her present husband.
It proved a remarkable document in
which the two people give warning to
gods, men and devils to step aside
and let them s.murch triumphant to
their goal. Nothing was said to ex-
plain either ot the dates given, and they
are not Understandable until explained.
In 1897 they had not met. great
many other letters and documents were
also brought forward and Mrs. Wells
gave notice that lie would read several
OF these There viii be no session OF
court today, but when court couveues
at 1880 Monday morning. it is expect
ell that there viii be further rcvela-
items in regard 10 Mrs. Holman 5 tai
ent for letter writing.
There were more witnesses Yesterday
| of them occupying the stand but n
| short time Ethel NJ. o 'Hara and Mrs
/ Susan Hanick former nurses at Brat
tieboro, were called and questioned re-
! oarding conditions a; the Brattleboro
| institution and the conditions under
which Mrs Brenton was confined there
Mrs. Brenton, mother of Professor
| Brenton. and Mrs Mcdonald of 1on
<ers, n. ". u sister, were called te
give further side-lights on the marital
unhappness of Professor Brenton an,
| his former wife.
It is expected that after Mr. Wells
has done reading Mrs. Holman 5 let
ters, Monday, either Dr. Waterman OF
DR. Smith will be called TO the stand
1t is hoped that such progress viii bt
made Monday that the arguments vii
be in order Tuesday afternoon or We'd
nesday morning. At the close Of til,
trial yesterday afternoon defcndant
and their counsel met in Mr. Wells y Of
fee and planned for next week s cam
paign.
Questioned Dr. Lawton.
Court opened with DR.. shailer L
: Lawton under cross-examination Il,
> 1dN ytI TItHStidld feldtlNe 10 the Tor
mer Mrs. Brentcn
G Didn't she seem to be model pa
e tient?
t Yes.
n 9 Imbecility is something which i
J. acquired or born into persons, ISM
: it2''
f 1T may be inherited or acquired
lmbeeiGty can only be acquired q
the result Of accident or disease, can
not?''
"That is true
With the exception of being AZ
t. quired through these causes, the onl
other way it can exist is when It
born in q person, isn t it,
Ii - Yes sir.
4 He never found anything in Mr.
Il Brenton's IS history that would indieat
e that she had been born with it or ha
k suffered an injury that might hay
e caused it.
! Cup to the date of your depositiC
r did you ever go into her history to a
/ certain whether or not she ever su
fered from any disease which mig
have caused imbeeility?''
m q made no such investigation
10 can imbeeile never reaches a hi,
| state of education?7
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-13
Upton S YACHT FAST.
Completely Cutpointed the Older Sham
rock in Tests Today

SOUTHOMPTON, England, June -.
The Shamrock ", challenger for the
America 5 cup, and the older Shamrock
were ont for three hours today when
Sir Thomas Upton s new yacht was
put though a succession of tests, in all
of which the demonstration marked her
superiority.
In fresh breeze Shamrock "
showed herself a marvel OH the wind
There is not another boat in Europe
which can point so close TO the wind,
was the unanimous decision of yacht
ing experts. In a 10-mile beat Sham
rock ~ was seven minutes ahead OF
the older boat when the latter bore
away short of the mark.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-13

Along some lines, he does. -
= An imbecile cannot concentrate his
mind. can he?'
No. sir
= You don i consider love affairs in
sane actions do Won?
Not always.
. And the fact that when She was
unhappy 1T home and had expressed
THAT unhappiness to her husband and
had also expressed 10 her husband AN
objection to his practices, and did not
care 10 live with him any longer he
cause of THAT fact and had written let
ters to one to whom her heart had
Of her insanity!'
= Not in itself. -
You wouidn't consider the Rrattle-
boro Retreat good place for such "A
person, would you?'
Not on that enc symptom
on wouldn't have required such a
out, would you?"
No. sir -
Wen, your institution was not con.
Sidered place to punish erring wives
and husbands. was it!'
- No. -
- Nor to punish person who, it wa.
thought, was immoral! -
- No. sir.
:" It WASH { a place to satisfy any
person by chastising someone, was it3'
. No, sir
Mystic Marriage Contract
Near the close of the testimony Mr.
Wells read the mystic marriage con
tract between Mrs Brenton and Mr.
Holman. It was as follows:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-13
Steamships New York and
Pretoria Struck During
a Dense Fog
NEW YORK PROCEEDING
TO HER DESTINATION
And 1t Is Believed That Neither Ship
Is Seriously Damaged-NeWs Flashed
by Wireless Through the Station al
Siasconsett.

On board steamship New York. rs
wireless. VIA Siaseonsett. Mass, June
l3. The Hamburg American liner
Pretoria, New York for Hamburg. col
lided with tire american liner New
York during dense fog at $50 this
morning
Fortunately the blow was a clanr-
ing one, Just aft OF the bow. AMI
the New York was uniniured
No panic or undue excitement pra
vailed aboard the New York, as the
shock was 80 slight that MANY OF the
passengers were not even awakened.
Because of the fog the New York
was stopped at the time Of the acei
dent. Later She proceeded on the
voyage to New York and at ; a. M.
was $50 miles east Of the Nantucket
lightship.
The steamship New York left South
ampton for New York on June and
IS due in New York harbor late To-
night
The Pretoria sailed for Hamburg on
June H.
Indications are that the Pretoria
was not damaged. as the New YORK
reported herself proceeding to desti-
nation, as she would not have done
had there been serious results.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-13

SALFILLO. Via Laredo, Tex. June
Is ~ After the despatch of Gen Car
rama 5 note 10 the mediators at Mag
ara Falls it was said today authorita-
lively that the eonstitutionuliSts 10
not wish even one Of their number TO
become provisional president under
the mediators plan or 10 do anything
that can he considered in any manner
rs legaliziug any of Huerta 5 acts
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-13
INQUIRY NEXT TUESDAY.
Witnesses subpoenaed TO Tell About
Empress Of ireland Disaster.

MONTREAL, june 13.-The work
of issuing subpoenaes for the Empress
of Ireland wreck inquiry TO be held
at Quebec next Tuesday began today
1t Is expected that about 80 witnesses
viii be called. An official recount Of
the dead and survivors from the
wreck issued to-day by the Canadian
Pacific railroad makes the total dead
1Ol4. saved 463.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-13
WANTS OLYMPIC GAMES.
World S Delegates in Paris Receive
Request from Antwerp.

PARIS, June Is. request that
the Olympic games in 1920 lie held at
Antwerp was today presented to the
Olympic games committee bv a dele
CATION Of l6 representatives from Ant
werp, who came on behalf of King
Albert. The request is to be consider
ed BY the committee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-13
PELKEY KNOCKED OUT.
Former White Hope Took the Count
in Fourth Round.

MELBOURNE, australia, June l3.
- Sam McVey Of California, the
heavyweight champion of Australia,
Knocked out Arthur Pelkey, the heavy
weight of Chicopee Fails, Mass, in the
fourth round of fight today. The
result never was in doubt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-13
SAFE BLOWERS ESCAPED.
-Four Men Secured Only S25 from Post
office in Reeds Ferry.

REEDS FERRY, n. H., June Is. -
Several explosions brought nearly all
the residents Of this village half dress
ed TO the vicinity Of the postohicc
early today when It was found that the
safe had been blown and robbed of
So worth of stamps. Those first on
the scene saw four men Fastening to-
ward the railroad track. The burglars
overlooked a considerable amount Of
cash
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-13
SCATTERED BY POLICE.
sufrasettes Not Allowed TO Continue
Their Procession.

LONDON, June l3. The sufrra-
gettes made preparations for demon
stration at the national horse show
this afternoon, but their procession
was allowed only TO get as far as the
Albert hall on the way 10 Olympia,
where police interrupted and scattered
~
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-13
WILSON OF '79.
President at Princeton to Attend Re
union of His Glass.

PRINCETON, n. j., June l3. -
President Wilson arrived here shortly
after noon today to participate in his
class reunion. He will return tC
Washington tomorrow morning.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-13
AT THE CENTRE CHURCH.
Sunday. juno II.

'1FtIINttFJ3 y WIIV II
1890 q. m.--Divine worship with ser
mon hy Prof Avery f. Lambert of
Midlleburv college.
lltJ,a. m.-Smday school
G.30 p. m.- Christian Endeavor meet
ing IN the chapel Subject, How
Employers ana Employees Should
Work Together. Leader, Miss Bes-
sic H. FaTuum.
500 p. m. Baccalaureate services of
the high school with sermon by
Rev II. w. Owens.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-13
PROTECT RAILROADS.
Troops Called in Aid on Account of
Strike in Italy.

ROME, June -. ~ Detaehments of
troops were ordered today to take ov-
er the control of the railroad station
and tracks III Rome in consequence Of
the threat of employees to begin
railroad strike throughout Italy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-13
THE WEATHE
Fair Tonight and Sunday; Gentle
to Moderate Northern Winds.

WASHINGTON, June l3. The
weather forecasts Fair tonight and
Sunday; gentle to moderate north
west to north winds
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-13

The New York was 400 miles east
e Ambrose lightshiD when the Pre-
toria ran into her and ripped hole
T. feet high and - feet long in her
port side. according 10 a late wireless
despatch.
The hole IS flush with the main
deck and Is rs feet above the water
line.
So great was the force Of the coils.
ion that the Prehoria s anchor was torn
from the bow and left hanging inside
the gap that had been torn an the New
York
Practically All the passengers were
asleep.
There are about Goo passengers all
told On the New York and go i'm the
cabin and 500 IN the steerage of the
Pretoria
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-13
RESOLUTE AT BRISTOL.
viii be Overhauled Before Participat-
ing III More Races

BRISTOL, r. L., June 13.-Fresh
from her three victories over the Van
itie in the second series Of the trial
races for the cup defender yacht, the
Herreshoff yacht Resolute came back
to her builders $ yard here today. She
was hauled out on the marine railway
and will be given a complete over
hauling before the races are resumed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-13

Protestants in the United States
gave Sl6,39S,000 to foreign missions in
1913.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-13

Paper for cigarettes imported from
Spain last year weighed 1000, 900
pounds the value being $750,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-13

NEW YORK. June l3.-The Ameri-
can line officers received only brief
wireless from Capt Roberts of the New
York concerning the collision with the
Pretoria. The message said: Pretoria
collided with New York: none inv
iured; damage slight: foes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-13
Mystic Marriage Contract.

Near the close of the testimony Mr..
Wells read the mystic marriage con
tract between Mrs Rrenton and Mr..
Holman It was as follows:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-30
Only One "BRomo oulNlNE"

That is Laxative Bromo Quinine.
Look for the signature of E. W.
Grove. Cures a cold in one day, cures
grip in two days. 25c.-Adv
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-30
Miners to Demand Increases.

PHILADELPHIA Jan. 80. De-
mands for ten per cent wage in
crease for coal miners were to be
formulated today at district meet
ing of the United Mine Workers of
America. Patrick Gilday, district
president, was to preside In sound
ing the keynote of the meeting today
IGilday declared that the operators,
with whom their contracts expire
April 1, are practically certain to
grant the increases to be demanded.
He predicted that the increases would
lgo into effect by February 1, and that
the same wage raises will be granted
/ In other Pennsylvania districts. The
operators today declared that the call
ing of convention of the miners for
February "a was done in the hope OF
forcing meeting Of the wage scales
committees of both sides later in the
month in order that when the present
contracts expire there will have been
q month Of disagreement over wages
+, which, according to the contracts
would give the men the right to strike
without automatically breaking the
agreements
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-30
Died at Her Home Out on the St.
FrancisvllIe Road, Her
Residence for Many
Years.
BORN IN PENNSYLVANIA
Lived In This Vicinity for Many
Years and Was Well Known
as An Exemplary
Woman.

Mrs. Rhoda Williams died yestsr-
day at her home about eight miles
out on the st. Franctsville road and
another Of the respected old citizens
of the county has gone to her re,
ward.
Mrs. Williams was born at Sharon,
Penn, October s, 1888, where her life
was spent. There she united with the
Christian church when fourteen years
old and from that time continued to
live consistent and devoted chris
tian life, and there she was married
to John Williams. They came to
Iowa many years ago and MIR. Will
liams died here. Mrs. Williams was
an active church worker during her
life, devoting her time to the work
of the Master, as a teacher OF a class
in the Sabbath school and joining
earnestly and sincerity in all the ac,
tivities of religious work. She at
/ tended services regularly when her
health permitted. She was tsnder and
active with the sick, always doing
/ what her hands found to do and her
sympathetic heart prompted her to
do. Her generous and charitable dis
position led her to many acts 4
benevolence to the needy. She was
a loving wife and kind and indul
gent mother. Her friends were many
who ext end the sympathy and condol
ence to the grieved survivors of this
good mother.
She is survived by the following
children: Mrs. John Cruze. Mrs. VIII
liam Calvin. Mrs. Thomas Taylor, Mrs
James B. Williams and Mrs. Maggie
i Colvin of Colorado; also by one
brother, Mr.. McCreary Of Centralia
Wash; two nephews, Thomas ant
James Hazleton of jackson TOWNSHIP,
and one niece, Mrs. Flora Hall o
Sharon, Penn.
The funeral arrangem ants await TIL
coming OF daughter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-30
TWO BAgTLESHIPS
BUILT NEXT YEAR
President Wilson Wants Not Less
Than That Number to
be Erected.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. J
WASHINGTON Jan. 30-President
Wilson is insistent that not less than
two new battleships be built next
year, Secretary OF the Navy Daniels
told the house naval affairs committee.
He did not discuss the Japanese stu
alton as bearing any but remote part
In this governments naval building
program.
Daniels asserted that the naval
lolicy should be, taken out of politics.
This government he said Is not II
mad rivalry, with foreign powers In
| enlarging the navy, but he earnestly
asked that congress authorize sufH
/ cient increase for this government tc
retain at least its-presentsTank an1ons
the naval powers. 's7 81 $3.50 Z
Daniels said he did not think the
powers would agree to naval holi
day" but an agreement for a limited
Il building program might be possible
Government construction OF al
armor plate plant and powder factor.
was also urged by Daniels.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-30
Heavy Foo in Gotham.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. j
NEW YORK, Jan. Boone dead
river and harbor traffic completely
tied up and elevated surface car and
ferry service demoralized were the
results Of heavy fog which did not
begin to lift until several hours after
dawn today. An unknown man was
run down and killed by Culver line
elevated train at Coney Island Sew
|eral big liners, including the Cedric
Iof the White Star line. were forced to
come to anchor near the lightship and
wait for the fog to lift. The huge
electric signs OF Broadway were Wis
ible for only 200 feet. Automobiles
were forced to proceed at snail's
pace and drivers Of the white ways
sea going hacks lost their bearings
in taking all night shippers home
Marine men pronounced the fog the
heaviest in twenty years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-30
Well Remembered Former Resident
Of keokuk Lies Down
to pleasant
Dreams.
LIVED HERE MANY YEARS
Was a Woman Of the Contest Re-
finement and Culture and
Was We'll Be-
loved.

Friends in this city have just re-
ceived the sad intelligence OF the
death of Mrs. Louise v. Cunningham.
The demise of this estimabls woman
occurred in Baltimore, Md, Jan. 81
and her burial took pace in the fam
tly lot In the old home, Hagertown,
Md.
Mrs. Cunningham was the widow OF
the late Patrick Cunningham and she
and her husband wae among the
most prominent and substantial cltl
zens of this portion of the country In
early days. Mr.. Cunningham in the
DAYS before and subsequent to the
i, civil war was pork packer in Alex
andria, Mo-, when that village was
the metropolis of this section. He
was one of natures noblemen and he
had an admirable consort in the wife
who has just passed away. She was
woman Of unusual culture, educa
ton and refinement and the news o.
her death will be received with sor
row by those who knew and loved
I
her
Mrs. Cunningham had spent the
years since hsr husbands death II
travel. wintering mostly in Califor
MIA. Failing health and ADVANCING
years took her back to her ancestral
home in Maryland and there amid he1
early surroundings after a life tina
was a benediction and a blessing, she
peacefully passed away.
Mrs. Cunningham was q devou
Catholic and during her long resi-
dence here was prominently identi
4 fed with st. Peters parish.
She is survived by two brothers II
Baltimore and a step-daughter Mrs
r. S. Ransom of Los Angeles, wei
remembered former resident of Kec
kuk
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-30
Gaby is Jealous.

limited Press Leased Wire Service J
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. S0.-Ger-
trude Hoffman-she of the bare foot
danciug-must appear in court some
time today to answer an injunction
suit filed by Gaby Des Lysle to re.
strain Gertrude from further impeI,
sonating Gaby's graceful dancing
and dainty and alluring personality
Gaby names a local theatre managel
as co-defendant with Gertrude.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-30
Expedition" Returns.

NEW YORK, Jan. 80 The Ameri-
can commercial expedition compos-
led of prominent manufacturers and
inanciers. members Of the southern
commercial congress, were expected
tc arrive here today after the most
extensive trip ever taken through
South America. The commercial ex-
petition" sailed on November 1, from
Mobile, where the 1913 southern COM
mercial congress was held. The ex-
snedition visited twenty-one Of the
largest cities of Brazil. Chile, Argen-
tine Republic, Colombia, Peru, Urug.
uay. Bolivia. Ecuador and several
Central American countries.