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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18

Others besides ourselves see the in
consistency Of the Progressives in sse-
lecting candidate for Congress. The
Rutland News saws
The Progressives in the east side
Of The state have been among the
strongest advocates of tho direct nomi-
nation f. W. Gibson of Brattleboro
has been the header of the Progressive
movement in the second congressional
district We do rot find that the di-
rect primary has been resorted TO in
selecting nominee for the position
in Congress 70 be vacated by Frank
Pumley. The Progressive leaders an
nounce that f. w. Gibson will be such
candidate. How can they explain this
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18

deciding what is to he done and at /
what limit of expense, the manager
must have absolutely free rein 10 10
1t in his own way and show whether /
he can make good or not IL some /
local POLITICIAN can stop him on ht
street and tell him what he must ar
mus, not Ito To avoid trouble. We
might Just rs we'll 90 on in the good /
old way.
Third The manager must have
absolute authority over all persons who
work under him, including employment
and discharge
:. Unless these conditions are oh
served we shall ncvcl know whetn"f
the plan is success or failure. and
il is Of little or no use TO try il att
all
while we have III this city no laen
of men Of ability and probity and it Is
quite probable that. should this plan
be adopted and the handling Of the
city affairs standardized and svstema-
TIED, some good local man competent
to carry forward the work might be
found later. your committee are OF the
opinion that there * no man At All
likely TO bc available now resident
here. who has had the technical tram
inc which we believe to be neee airy
in making right beginning.
= Early in our investigation we learn
ed that the bureau OF municipal Ge-
search in New York is universally rec
/ ognized as the highest authority on
/ all questions oil public service and ma
I nicipal management.
The New York bureau has eStah
| Hshed Il Training School Tor Public
Service graduates from which are II
+ active demand, and has in its organiZa
/ tion the foremost experts of the eoun-
try in all departments OF municipal
activity.
At present there i n widespread
/ awakening OF interest for municipal
Improvement in the smaller cities
Some mention OF such interest here IN
/ st. Adams having found it's way into
| the newspapers, your committee has
even received a letter asking informa
! tion on the subj ect from q small els
in New Brunswick. In view OF tho
calls upon the bureau from the many
small cities of the country for adyic.
and assistance. and the certainty thai
such calls will steadily and rapidly III
crease. the management has decide,
thar il would he desirable TO sclecI
one of these Tor a demonstration citv
To he made model in al possible re
spects. illustrating the best know
i methods OF city management; and then
, probably, TO print q full account oil i
in book for the benefit Of other cite
: ambitious 10 improve their conditions
- Your committee deems that il ha
been singulaiv fortunate in scruIiI.,
the opportunity, should vour honoranl
board agree. 10 have ~. Adams sc
lected for that purpose.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
TO SU sSc RIDERS.

II Is the aim OF the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery OF
the paper each night, and Z solicitS the
cooperation of subscribers to that end
Prompt report should be 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
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
The St. Adams Investigators
Favor Plan to Hire
Competent Man
RESEARCH RESULTS
OF INTEREST LOCALLY
Eoard OF Municipal Research Offers to
Make St Adams Demonstration
City for Benefit of Other Commuri-
ties of this Country.
Special 10 The Ref0rmer. j
ST. ALBANS, March |


The committee appointed by this city
a year ago TO Investigate the MUM
eipal manager plan has made a favor
able report ON the proposition 10 the
city council The committee of winch
:. f.. Royce was chairman. made
thorough investigation OF: the city man
agcr idea. and there j. a strong prob
ability that 81. Ahans will so amend
its charter .as 10 pat the plan into Ell
feet, Portions OF the report which are
of special interest follow:
- Briefly stated, the practical work
ing OF the city manager plan j. as fol
lows:
The people elect, as now. a certain
number Of men, whether called com
mi~>ioners on. u in our ease a mayor
and board of aldermen. to whom Is en-
! trusted the government Of the city and
the management of IFS business and
affairs, under the law They cores
| pond to the president and board Of Ii
Tcctors of railroad or business cor
/ poration; and Just Is these are re
/ >ponSihle TO their stockholders. 81 they
! are responsible 10 the voters for the
: honest and acceptable discharge Of
| their duties. III they fail To give sat
isfactinn, they viii not he reelected
and may even be removed or punished
/ they retain full control OF the city
! finances ami accounting. decide what
E! city work shall lac done and pass up.
on all appropriations.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18

The four largest gas chandeliers ever
built have boon installed in an audi
forum at Atlanta. Ca. each giving
1890 candle power Of light from u
lamps.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18

Kangaroo on their native heath have
been known To jump 20 feet
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18

The income Of wage Garner in Spain
is from Sc TO - cents day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
One Man III Charge.


But instead OF doing the citv work
and business themselves or bv various
employees, they appoint one capable and
eompetfuf man To supcriuteud and
handle il all. as city manager; juSt a.
the directors OF 4 railroad employ \
general manager To superntend and
handle the operation of the road and
see that the work. or construction. or
repairing they order is properly done.
The city manager is directly RESPONSE
bic to the council for the proper ;ud
satisfactory performance Of his duties
and i also responsible 10 the people
because they may at any time complain
OF him to the council.
The council holds its regular meet
Ings and special meetings when nee
essarv. nj which the city manager
comes before them. reports upon what
he has done and tells them what he
thinks should he done, and WHY, aud
what il viii cost; and the council lie
cides the matter and instruct- him ac-
cordipglv. All votes in the council
should he made public. 50 the people
can understand Just what their repre-
>entatlvcS are doing and how they
! stand
=" Whatever business the people have
! with the city they transact with the
! city manager. If they want anything
! done or uudonc they know he i the
man for them to 20 to, and there i no
excuse for him to refer 10 somebody
else or fail to give their business
| whatever prompt attention II merits.
Your committee is satisfied that
| this j. the best and most practical
Just and economical method Of mum
| cipal management Vet discoveries: and
| We can learn Of no case in which it
has failed 10 prove highly advanta
| geous amt satisfactory.
| Necessary Conditions.
II the plan i to be tried out here
it should be strictly on its merits. II
10 this, certain conditions are ahso
lHt"iv necessary. namely:
First. \ manager must be select
, ed who not only has the other quail
Gcations but the education and tcchn
cal training necessary To make him
master of all the different department,
II city business. The selection mus
he based strictly on qualification re
gardlcss Of residence
Second. After the council have ex
crcised their legislative function hN
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-20
HUETTE SELLS
SHOE STORE
TO A. CAYER
No Change Will Be Made in the
Management, Walter Huette
Continues.

w. b. lutte has sold his interest
in the Huette shoe store at so3
Commercial avenue to Mrs. A. GayeT,
The deal was closed yesterday. Mr.
lauette makes the following an
pouncement
There will be no change in the
management. Waiter liuette, who
has been in active charge of the
business for the past three years,
will continue in the same capacity
Mr. Palmer, Dan Wood and tho
same force will remain to give our
customers and friends the same
courteous attention that has made
this store so popular. After all,
good shoes are the attraction in a
Shoe store. The lines Of shoes
which mas made this store famous
throughout Southern Illinois will
be carried right along so that our
customers may depend on finding
their tayoritc makes here as be-
fore"
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-20
Three Jurors
OBTAINED IN
WILSON CASE
Seventy-four Members of the ResE-
lar Panel and Talesmen Were
Examined.

Seveaty-four of the regular panel
and talesmen were examined yes
terday in the circuit court do 10
their qualifications as jurymen in
the case of VIII Wilson, charged
with the murder of Special officer
Thomas c. Logan OF the Mobile d
Ohio railroad, anl up to the a9-
journmemt of court only three men
had been chosen. They were Nick
Hacker and Samuel Brown of Cairo,
and Gurus Mickey of Elco. l.. G.,
Roberts who had been chosen was
excused on account of the illness Cf
his wife. lie is a boiler maker for
the Big Four railroad.
The examinations began about 10
o'clock yesterday morning and cen
tinued without Interruption until ad-
journntcnt. After cXhaustine the
regular panel OF forty Jurymcn, a
vcnire was issued for fifty talesmen ;
and as this number was likely TO
be insufficient Judge Butler issued
a second yenire. Thirty men from
the county precincts have been sum-
moncd ana will be in court Ibis
morning.
States Attorney Wilson is being
assisted in the prosecution by
David {. Lansden. NJ. J. 0'Shca aGd
Harry Hood are the attorneys who
We're appointed by the court to de-
fend the prisoner.
Out of the "a men examined 6.
were excused and prc-emptor,
challenger were made by the dc
fenst and by the prosecution.
William Lempe. charged win
murder, was arraigned yesterda,
morning and plead not iuilty.
continuance was asked by his atior
ney Phil E. Hileman, who said h
was unable to enter the case thi
term. The court told him to pre-
pare a written affidavit to that ct
feet
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-20
Dewey is Silent.

Washington, Feb. 19.--Admirai
Dewey today refused to take issue
with Count Reyentlow, the German
naval writer and critic, who has
made unfavorable comment on the
chapter in Admiral Dewey's book
dealing with the well known Ger
man-American incident at Manila.
My book speaks for itself said
the Admiral. Il have no remarks
to make on what Count Rcyentlow
is reported to have said" Some Of
the naval officials who discussed
Count Reventlow said it was sGEi.
cient commentary on "the incident
to say Admiral Dewey was at Ma
Mia BaY4 and. the ,lCount~was not, s
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-20
REFLECTS
ONHONORCERNAN
Navy IN BOOK
Williams Marine Expert Wrothy
Over Incident in Manila
Bay in 1898.
SHOT FIRED ACROSS BOW
PRINCE HENRY'S WARSHIP
Dewey in Reply Declines to Make
Statement Saying, my Book
Speaks for Itself
SHOT FIRED ACROSS BOW
PRINCE HENRY'S WARSHIP

Berlin. Feb. 19.-Count Revep.-
low, the naval expert, in state
ment published tonight reiterates
his charges against Admiral Dewey
in relation to the Admiral Won Ned
erich incident at Manila. He act
only challenged Admiral DeWay's
assertion III his autobiography that
a shot was fired across the bows OF
the German frigato as a reminder
to respect the blockade established
by the Americans, but he demands
that the German gov ernment issue
ing up the whole incident.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-20
PETRAS REFUSES
GIVE TESTIMONY
To Coroner's Jury in Inquiry Into
Murder OF Teresa Hollinger
in Cemetery.

Aurora, ILL.,. Feb. 19.-Anthony
Petras, refused TO testify here to-
day in the investigation of the mur-
der OF Teresa Hollinger. formerly
his fiance, who was beaten to death
in a cemetery here Monday.
Petras denied any connection
with the crime before the coroner S
Jury, but after stating his name
and residence, refused. on advice oil
counsel to reply further. His attcr-
ney said he would be ready to talk
on the matter Saturday. The III
quiry was adjourned TO that date.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-20

Newspapers have just discovered
private letter written by Rich
ard Croker after the last election,
in which he attacked Charles y.
Murphy, the present boss of Tam
many Hall. The letter has been pub
lished in fac-simile, and consterna-
tion has spread among the support
ers Of Murphy in the organization.
Of course, Croker has no power in
Tammany Hall now, and has not
had for many years. But his at
tack on Murphy has an effect on the
rank and file of the Democratic
party, who vote the Tammany tick
ct in New York Whatever may be
said about the dictatorial powers Of
Murphy, Tammany in the last anal
ysls always listens to the voice Of
tho public If sufficient sentiment
in the rank and file is worked up
against Murphy he will be compell-
cd TO step out.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-20
INDOOR BASEBALL
NEINS|DE DOPE
An Enthusiastic Sport Gives Hi,
Impressions of the Various
Teams.
Teams.

The large crowds attending tic
indoor baseball games now being
played at Armory hall is proof tEat
this interesting sport is going 20
rival the outdoor game in excite
ment.
Now that all OF the teams Of the
Cairo Indoor Baseball league have
played game, everyone interested
is trying to pick the winner
A prominent fan last night gave
his impressions of the various teams
as follows:
The llks are conceded to have
the best pitcher in Bates and the
best first bascman it Barter
The leading catcher is citn,r
Herbert of the Alexander CLUB, Or
Smith of the IL. Cs. The baltic
between these two men will be worth
watching.
Rust of the High School IS a
good pitcher and while the balance
of the tcau is weak in fielding they
have batting eye that will vim
them games.
"The First Bank and Trust Co.
have one of the niftiest teams in
the league, and they will beat the
High School Tuesday night
"The X. C.'s have a classy in
field and their followers say they
viii win the pennaut.
"With little more practice both
Co. X and the Alexander club will
be right in the race.
"A large penuant is being made
to be presented to the champions
This will be kept under lock and
key until the close OF the race. M
one but the rightful owners VIII
gain possession of this trophy.
"When the present schedule close.
on April 1st an all star team vii
be chosen. They will play series
of three games with st. Loui.
team. The work of the individua
Iplayers will be closely watched 81
that the right men will be PLACED
Ion tho all-star team"
The next game of the season vii
be- played tomorrow night at Az
mory hall by the Elks and AleXande
, club team.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-20
Children In0culated With Loathsome
Diseases Then Left to Suffer
Without Relief.
FRIGHTFUL CHARGES MADE
AGAINST NEW YORK DOCTORS
European Scientists Denounce Cal
mette and Leutin Tests as
Too Dangerous.

New York, Feb. 19.-"Fifty chit.
dren are now being treated in the
Bronx hospital and by the neighbor-
hood physicians for vile blood dis
eases contracted when they We're
patient in the Riverside and VOL
lard Parker hospitals. The children
were taken to the hospitals when
suffering from contagious diseases
to which children are subjected
Careful study and investigation of
the subject has convinced me that
the disease was communicated TO
them by incubation"
Bernard S. Deutsch, secretary cf
the Bronx House. a settlement, OF
which Henry Morgenthau. Ambss-
sador to Turkey, is president, made
this statement tonight.
Until recently" continued slr.
Deutscn, II believed the disease was
contracted because of the unsanitary
conditions Of the hospitals, or cross
infection,' as the physicians term
it. But the great number of cases,
all alike, and extending over such
periods of time, has convinced ne
that incubation and not cross in
fection is responsible for all these
little children becoming infected
Refuse Aid to Them.
"The hospitals have refused to let
me have access to the records, and
Furthermore those institutions
tRiverside and Willard Parker
have absolutely refused to treat the
children who were sent from their
wards as cured, when it was in-
mediatcly discovered that they had
contracted the disease.
They are all children OF polr
families, and furthermore the aw-
fulness of it is made more evident
when most Of these children are
sent to school every day, endanger-
ing the other pupils who study
there"
Affidavits have been made by thc
fathers Of some of the children re-
ferred to by Mr.. Deutsch, and other
affidavits are to be obtained before
the meeting of the New York Sen
ate Judiciary Committee on mex
Tuesday, when tho Herrick bill f0r
the investigation Of human and ani-
NAL experimentation comes up for .
public hearing in Albany.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-20
MEXICAN BANDIT
IN fort Bliss
Maximo Castillo, the Desperate, De-
scrlbed as Mild hammered
Little Man.

FL paso, Tex, Feb. fs.--MaSimo
Castillo, alleged bandit anu perpe-
traitor Of the Cumbre tunnel disaster
was brought mere this afternoon and
now is confined at Fort Bliss, Cas-
tillo looks anything but the desper-
ado he has been pictured. He is .
mild hammered little man, Weighing
perhaps. 120 pounds.
Talking to reporters Castillo said
he was guiltless of the tunnel tras-
edy. lie said that fifty o. his fols
lowers deserted him some time asss
and they might have been responsi.
BILE for the disaster.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-20

The biggest Family in this town
is the family of readers of this
paper, .Ea
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-20
Views of Europeans.

London, Feb. 19.--Scientists tf
Europe arc not inclined to be en-
thusiastic in praising the merits Of
either the Calmette Tuberculin or
DR.. NOguchi's Luetin emulsion.
Much interest has been shown by
noted surgeons of London, Paris ana
Berlin in the experiments made ii
New York through the inoculatiuH
of human beings with these serums
Men in the highest standing ii
the medical profession have made
these statements:
DR.. l.. S. 7. Burrell, st. Thomas
Hospital, London:
1--WE never use the Calmettc eye
test, although it is we'll known
here. The greatest objection to the
test In hospital practice is the dan
ger of causing inflammation of the
eye. This is especially SO in treat
ing young children. Buetin serum
is not used for the reason that
when cases come to us there is 10
need of undergoing such involved
tests"
Dr. Arthur Evans, Charing Cross
Hospital, London:
1--WE use the Won Piroquet test
when tuberculosis is suspected. This
injection is through the skin, whill
tho Calmette test is we'll known il
is likely to lead to dangerous re.
suits, especially with children. I'm
satisfactory results are often oh
tanned in the diagnosis. We nave
never used the luetin emulsion De
cause we have found the Wasserman
reaction perfectly satisfactory"
Dangerous to Eyes.
DR.. +. J. Smith, prominent Lon
don physician:
Our main objection to the Cal
mette test is that the Inflammation
Concluded on Page Threel
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-20
Claims Had Brother in Cairo.

Chief of Police Fuller yesterday
received this message from T. A.
VanAmberg of Delta, Mo-: "Man by
name OF w. II. Warren dropped dead
here Tuesday and was buried here
today He claimed he had a brother
in Cairo. See if You can notify
him." Chief Fuller is trying to 10
cate tho brother
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-20
MARRIAGE LICENSES
-


Samuel II. Phillips, 21 of Delta,
and Miss Pearl M. Allen, 2l Of
Eleo.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-20
Married at Court House.

Samuel II. Phillips of Delta ana
Miss Pearl NJ Allen of Elco, this
county, were married yesterday aft
ernoon in the Office Of tho county
court by Judge William S. Dewey.
The witnesses to tho marriage were
r. II. Phillips, a brother of the
groom and j. c. Gearing, both OF
Delta
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-20
dark TRAGEDY N
| IN LITTLE FRAME
TONSOR|AL SHOP
Sid Lyons Shoots to Death, Willie
Bugg, Another Negro, About
7:45 Last Night.
EYE WITNESSES LACKING
WOMAN CAUSE OF AFFAIR
Revolver, Not Discharged, Found On
Floor Between Dead Mans
Legs.
EYE WITNESSES LACKING
WOMAN CAUSE OF AFFAIR

In a barber shop. little one
story frame building, zoos COM
mercial avenue, was enacted trag-
edy last night about 7:45 in which
Willie Bugg lost his life, snot TO
death by Sid Lyons. the owner Of
the "tonsorial parior."
There were no eye witnesses to
the tragic affair which was prccipi-
tated by woman who formerly had
been the eonsort of Bugg.
superfcially the killing has the as
pect of self f-defense as Lyons claims
he shot Bugg just as the latter hal
drawn a revolver and was about to
shoot him. This revolver, an Iycrs-
Johnson 3S calibre was found lying
on the floor between the dead mans
legs. There had been no attemp. tp
disc harge the weapon as the cart
IluSeS pUIt InuiNdbipn Vi
been struck by the hammer Of the
weapon.
Lyons, who was arrested by chiaf
Fuller and Officers Jackson and Das
and placed in the county jail. said
that he shot Bugg as he was reach
ling to a rack for his coat and the
latter made an effort to shoot Kim.
The men had met earlier in the
evening in the shop aud talgei
about the woman but had no heated
words. Bugg leaving and slamming
the door as he left mumbling and
declaring, so one said who was
Ipresent at the first meeting. that lie
would" see you again"
Bugg was shot with a 80 blue
stedl lhammerless self-cocking re-
volver the bullet penetrating his
body on the right side just under
the arm. The bullet which caused
his death must have passed through
lone lung and into an artery OF tho
heart to have caused instant death.
In falling Buggs head struck a
door in wooden partition dividing
the shop into two rooms. the impact
of his head and shoulders tearing
the door entirely from the hinges.
Nearby persons who rushed into
the shop after the shooting declare
they heard the sound of four shots.
Coroner McManus will hold all
, inaues. this afternoon at O'Clock
J In the office of Jailer Lutz, all the
necessary witnesses having been
corralled by tho police last night.
Neither of the men have po.ice
, regulations, Bugg had been eJal
: pcddler until recently when the
, woman left him, whereupon he sold
; his rig and lett the city only to re-
, turn and endeavor to make up with
| her she refusing to resume their fer
$ mer relations.
S Lyons has been in Cairo only
seven or eight months. He made
no attempt to escape He started
down town to surrender but was de
tained until the arrival of the po.
lice which was immediate.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-20
WEATHER.
Delta.
bed you

Illinois: Fair Friday. Saturday
increasing cloudiness.
Kentucky: Fair Friday aud Sat
urday.
Missouri: Fair Friday except
snow in the northwest. Saturday
unsettled; probably snow.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-02-20
Local Data Yesterday.
Sunrise and Sunset.

Sunrise and Sunset.
Sun will rise today ......... o: 40
Sun will set today ....z.. 8.
Weather Forecast.
Cairo and vicinity: Cloudy FTi-
day. = 50