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memorial services and instructs the sew
eral officers of the subordinate lodges in
their duties.
Capital Lodge, No. "a. will confer the
rank of knight upon three esquires
Tuesday night In the amplifled form. and
Will use its new stereopticon in the work.
Refreshments will be served. and all
members of the order have been invited
to be present
Webster Lodge. No. :, conferred the
rank of esquire upon four candidates
Tuesday evening. The knight rank will
be conferred upon the same candidates
| next Tuesday evening.
A meeting of tho new officers of the
Grand Lodge was held at the Pythian
Temple Friday evening. at which sug-
gest1ons were considered and discussions
entered into for the promotion of Pythian
interest In the domain for the coming
year. The new grand chancellor, IL. NJ.
Vandervort, with the assistance of his
associate Grand Lodge officers. has an
nounced his intention to endeavor 10
mako this a banner year in the mother
DOMAIN. All Pythians have been urged
to lend their cooperation in this direc-
ton.
The flftieth anniversary committee held
meeting at Pythian Temple Monday
evening 1or the purpose OF cioSllS up .'S
affairs connected with Jubilee week. inc
reports received carried the assurance
that every obligation of the committee
will be easily met with the funds already
provided for that purpose.
Rathbone Temple No. S. Pythian SIS
ters, at its meeting Friday night 1niti-
ated candidates and received several ap-
plications for membership. Miss Mary X.
Steiner was elected mistress of finance
to succeed Mrs. Estelle G. kahlert. de-
ceased. The temple chose the following
representatives to the session OF the
Grand Temple, which will be held in
Richmond in October: Miss Mary r.
Steiner. Mrs. Martha Jarboe and Mrs.
Minnie Wolfsheimer: alternates. Mrs
Mary Mitchell, Mrs. Florence David and
Mrs. Della Nichols.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

LODGES.
Mar. o Calanthe, No. II, ranks of page
and esquire. Equal, No. II, rank
Of knight. Decatur, No. Q, bust
ness.
Mar 1O-webstnr. No. &: Excelsior. No.
H. and Capital, No. "A, rank of
knight. Myrtle, No. -, rank Of
esquire. Germania, No. 10. busi-
ness.
Mar. v1-Mount Vernon. No .. and Co
Iumbia. No. It. rank of knight.
Union, No ~, rank of esquire.
Mar, 1c-IIarmony. No. 81 business
Mar -Syracusians, No. 10, rank of page
and esquire Eathbone Superior,
No. 20, business
pYTIIiAN SISTERS.
Mar. 11-Fricndship Temple, No. ., busi-
ness.
Mar 13-Rathbone Temple, No. 8, degree.
MILITARY DEPARTMENT.
Mar 11-Washington Co., No. /, business
DRAMATIC ORDER KNIGHTS OF
kHOItASSAN.
Mar. 9-Ascalon Temple. No. 81. business
and ceremonial.
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Eastern Star Notes.

Religious services today at the Masonic
and Eastern star Home will be under the
auspices OF Bethlehem Chapter. No. 4 To-
morrow night the chapter will give the
tter party at Polls Theatcr. Tuesday
evening will occur the regular meeting of
the chapter. with initiation ceremonies,
and Thursday night there will be d eu-
chre at the residence of the worthy ma
tron, Mrs. Henrietta Bowen.
The Grand Chapter, o. f. s., will be
called in special session Tuesday evening
for the purpose of institutinS Fidelity
Chapter, L. D.. which thereafter will
meet on the second and fourth Tuesday
OF the month at Masonic Temple
Past officers night was celebrated in
Esther Chapter, No. = Thursday The
degrees We're conferred upon a class Of
candidates, the rituaIistic work being
conducted by the worthy matron. Mrs
Grace Lee Morgan. and the worthy pa
tron, J. Harry Cunningham. and the
other officers. Mrs Emelie r. Botsch,
chairman of the auxiliary board who is
also president of the general auxiliary
board, reported that the contributions for
donation day for the hospital fund from
Esther Chapter amounted to s1O3. The
following past officers took part in an in
teresting program, which was in charge
of Past Patron James A. West Past Ma
irons Mrs. Charlotte NJ. Pine Mrs F,ffie
A. Roberts, Mrs. Alice K. Bradley. Miss
Corinne Hay, Miss CeceEa Atchison, Mrs
Bertha G.. Hudson and Mrs. Miriam NJ
Gordon. and Past Patrons ]. Ed Swaine
Melvin A. Wertz. Franz A. Birgfeld and
T. Frank Morgan. Past Grand Matron
Mrs. Alcena Lamond. Past Grand Matron
Mrs. Jeanette r. Newton-Smith, Past
Grand Patron Angus I.amond and Past
Patron Delos NJ. Thayer made brief ad-
dresses.
The Past Matrons and Past Patrons
Association of Ruth Chapter. No. l, held
an enjoyable meeting at the residence OF
it's secretary. Past Matron Rebecca
Weiners, 1916 New Hampshire avenue
northwest, recently. All officers and a
large number of the members were pres
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RechabiteS,
Order Sons of St. George.

Columbia Lodge No. 397. met Friday
evening at its lodgeroom. SD Goth street
northwest. In the absence of President
T. Blackwell the chair was occupied by
Vice President A. l.. Palmer.
This being the twentieth anniversary
of the organization, after the regular
course of business a social and smoker
was held, to which prospective candidates
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Daughters of America.

| Mount Vernon Council. No. is. cele-
brated its eleventh anniversary at its
| hall, sd street and Pennsylvania avenue
| southeast, February D. Many members
and quite a number Of visitors were pres
ent. This council is one of the most popu-
lar in this jurisdiction. 1t has a good
| financial standing and $50 members upon
| its rolls
| On this occasion the degree team con-
| ferred the work upon several candidates.
| An interesting program WAS presented,
after which supper was served.
| Past State Councillor Mrs. Naomi Hager-
| mann Swami is reported sick at her
| home.
Nizpah Council. No. 5, at its last meet
ing had some interesting reports from
several Of Its outstanding committees
Addresses were made by Charles II. sum-
mers, deputy state councillor; Mrs l.. f..
Thompson. past state councillor; Mrs.
Laura f. Burdette. past state councillor;
Mrs. Lille NJ. NIilstaed and others.
independent Council. No. .. met Mon
day evening. Miss Ethel league record
ing secretary, and L. Rhine. the associate
vice councillor Of the council, are engaged
in organizing a dramatic club for plays
within the lodgeroom. They are said to
be receiving much encouragement and
assistance from the deputy. c. II. Miller.
Reports by the officers indicated that the
council is making substantial progress.
After refreshments were served Miss
league and Mr.. Rhine then concluded
the evening with pleasing program of
music.
Liberty Council, No. 4. met Thursday
night This council is very proud to
know that it has for its presiding officer
this term AN officer who has taken a per-
sonal interest in calling upon the mem
bership. Like several other councils 1t
has reports of much sickness among its
members. National Council Representa-.
tive Mrs. Anna Hill and State Council
Representative Mrs. NJ E. Burke are
among those reported ill.
Friendship Council, No. 16. met Friday
night and initiated four candidates. This
team.
Rechabites.
South Washington Tent, No. 1855, Inde-
pendent Order of Rechabites, Monday
evening in Odd Fellows Hall. X street
southwest, gave an entertainment, en-
titled, IAN Evening in Wood Hill School,"
The exercises opened with piano solo by
George Norton, tenor solo, Walter Sor-
rell; recitation, Ray Japhett. Those in the
cast were Messrs. TarboN, Handy, George
Tarbox, jr.; William Baker Bragg, Japh
EFT, Pryor. Ryan, Tim and ingram;
Miss Emma l.. Grigsby, Raymond Nor
ton, Miss Mary Baurman, Miss Ellie Al
Miss NJ. Munday, Miss Lola Speakman,
Miss G.. Mooney, Miss Grace Price, Miss
Gladys Price, Miss Alice Ryan, Guy
Davis George Crisman and Miss Nina
Handy. The examinations, poems, recita-
tons and solos by the school board and
lax arfs1, mil
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Evangelist Chapter, knights Rose
Croix, of theSAncient and Accepted Scot
tish Rite. will have the eighteenth degree
in full ceremonial form Tuesday evening.
Interest in the spring class seems to be in :
creasing for there were a number of ad-
ditons in the chapter last week.
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Jr. o. y. A. N.
A. M last meo34ng champsen. 0punun,
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Kallfpolis Grotto. No. 10, Mystic Order
of fveiled Prophets Of the Enchanted Realm,
has busy two months mapped out ahead
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Past State Councillor Mrs. Naomi Hager-
mann Swami is reported sick at her
| home
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senior Warden Arthur W. Davidson will
lt.:,i the line when the NJ NJ degree is
presented in Benz. p. French Lodge. No.
- March l6
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MNron NJ. Parker Lodge. No. %. an
nolnces the NJ. M. degree for March IL
with refreshments to follow.
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Webster Lodge, No. :, conferred the
rank of esquire upon four candidates
be conferred upon the same candidates
next Tuesday evening
Evening star., 1914-03-08

The degree cNemplifications under
the auspices of the Grand Lodge COM
nttee on work and lectures and
Grand Lecturer Thomas H. Young next
Saturday evening will attract the at
tcntion of many of the newly elevated
officers who are desirous Of becoming
good ritualists.
Evening star., 1914-03-08

Hiram Lodge. No. 10. will have the
NJ NJ degree the evening of March 10 at
80 O'Clock. Its noted F. c. team will
participate in the work
Evening star., 1914-03-08

On this occasion the degree team con-
ferred the work upon several candidates.
An interesting program WAS presented,
after which supper was served.
Evening star., 1914-03-08

Tomorrow evening Union Lodge. No. II, =,
will confer the second degree. The first
degree was conferred Monday, February
23 John Wood, z. c. NJ. and D. NJ
Ridall of Federal City Lodge were pres
cnt and assisted in the rendition of the
work.
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memorial services and instructs the sey
eral officers of the subordinate lodges
their duties
Evening star., 1914-03-08

Mizpah Council. No. s. at its last meet
ing had some interesting reports from
several Of It's outstanding committees.
Addresses were made by Charles II. sum-
mers, deputy state councillor; Mrs. l.. f.
Thompson, past state councillor, Mrs.
Laura F. Burdette. past state councillor;
Mrs. Lille NJ NIilstaed and others.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-15
Sporting Notes.

There were three / to scores in
the American league yesterday and
two of them were after extra innings.
Hagerman beat himself yesterday in
the 18th when he issued base on balls
and followed it up with wild throw.
Arthur n. Atherholt, who won the
only intercollegiate balloon race ever
held, has entered for the national bal
loon race.
Durein of Brown university, who was
with keene last season, has signed to
go with Newark in the international
league after the close of college.
Ralph NJ Brown s license as an
aviator has been suspended for three
months by the Aero club Of Americ;,
for flying over New York city.
This fellow Benton of the Cincinna-
ii Reds has been the effective accent
IN three OF four shut-out games thus
FAR lie must he going like a whirl-
wind.
Catcher Nunamaker has gone to the
Highlanders and Wilson. also of the
Red SoX, who has had a sore arm all
the spring, has been sold to the Mem
/ phis team.
| ~ ioIo Gust 1.Ight ana Anderson, who
pitched for Lehigh, their game against
Villa Nova Wednesday. Each team
made SIX hits, but Lehigh could not
Int when hits meant runs. Ready got
4 triple.
After a careful perusal of the scores
since the eastern and western clubs met
in battle the prediction that the west
erners would be found weak in com
/ parison with the eastern teams fails to
have been proven.
Charles ]. Glidden has set himself
the task of reviving ballooning in
| Massachusetts. To that end he has
abandoned Pittsfold and named Wor
cester as the starting place from which
/ little afternoon trips may be taken BY
| Boston enthusiasts. Mr.. Gldden was
shot at near Brattleboro some years agt
while ballooning over this tcrritor,
from Pittsfeld.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-15
ZAPATA ATTACKS
HUERTA'S FORCES
Scene of the Conflict Is Miles South of the Mexican
Capital FederaIS Claim They Were Victorious
and Are Following Advantages by Chasing Rebels
to Mountains
WASHINGTON. Nav Is.

Credible private Of Cruz report
that the federa Tojo capital
by Zapaists
Tpejo has been during the few
months but proven disastrous.
The federal gained important victory
nonn that they will follow chasing Zpat.
the mountains
is considered activity
tile capital the Zapata move
jointly against Mexico City is here.
The
o efences
the following:
blockade Of the port Of Tampeo
considered TIuerta.
Two federal gunboats and
viii be
officials that the United justified preventing
such "A
Admiral Mayo has anchored despatch the port
He n the
The whereabouts Part of the Tam
garrison, however gunpoats
supplemental medical and hos
supplies to meet emergency conditions existing
future asked department Secretary
Oso sad money needed
the occupation troops in Mexico
House at o'clock The purpose the
conference disclosed possible adjournment
OF the formal opening Of might pmpd
his mein
One Of the cabinet members spite delay
mediation growing possibility diminishing
He spoke OF the Tampeo
have Indirect effect in
governments pacifcation Nex
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-15
SUFFRAGETTES
VIOLENT IN COURT
Talked and Jeered ut the Magistrate
Pronouncing Sentence More
Property Buried.

LONDON, May Sentences of
one month each were pronounced today
on Mrs. Flora Drummond and Mrs
Dacre Fox, militant suffragette leaders
when they appeared before the magis-
trate ON the charge of breaking the
peace by sitting on the doorsteps of
the residences of Sir Edward Carson
and Lord Lansdowne. The accused re-
fused TO give surety TO keep peace for
six months. They turned the court
proceedings into a farce by interrupt
ing and continuing to talk and jecr at
the magistrate while he was pronounc
ing sentence. When ordered to their
cells the women became so violent that
1T was necessary to call in policemen
to remove them from the prisoners en-
closure. They were eventually taken
cut of court screaming.
band of militant suffragettes TODAY
ser fire to and destroyed costly grand.
stands at the county cricket grounds at
birmingham and London.
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Rosenthal?' Webber assured him. he
sad, that 1T would be done soon.
The witness described how the gun
men, Rose. "Dollar John" LANCER.
Nallon and other gamblers gathered in
ms poker rooms the night of the mur-
der. The four 'gunmcn came TO
gether Then, Webber said. he went
out and succeeded in finding Rosenthal
in the Metropole hotel \ little later
kosenthal was shot down. Not long af-
ter, he said, he and Rose met Becker.
" Becker, said the witness, "congrat-
ulated Rose and then borrowed 81 goo
from me to get the 'eunmcn out of
town. -
Webber, cross-examincd, denied that
he had ever been convicted of any
crime, but admitted having conducted
an opium den and various gambling
places.
Counsel for Becker obtained vester-
day from Webber admissions that he
had lied to Deputy Police Commissions
er Dougherty, had said things during
his direct examination earlier in the
day that he omitted the first time Beck
CT was on trial for his life. and had
sworn 70 aflidagits that he swore yester-
day were false. Under the fire of the
cross examination Wehber trembled, his
mouth quivered and then eurled into a
smile. At times he seemed to defy
Manton of Becker 5 counsel TO draw
any contradictory statements from him.
Al other fimes he appeared to give way
III despair. Twice he admitted he was
remorseful for the part he had taken in
the crime. Mention of the death Of the
four ''gunmen in the electric chair
affected the witness almost to the point
of tears. But he eripped the arms of
the witness chair, rcgained control of
himself, and went on with his tcsti-
mony.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-15
WILL NOT ACCEPT
ENGLISH BUNTING
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Made
That Statement Today i'll
Washington.

WASHINGTON, May Is. - Assur-
ances that despite the lower bidding of
English manufacturers for the bunting
used on American warships none bat
American made bunting would be used
under any circumstances, was given
by Assistant Secretary Roosevelt OF the
navy department to Representative
Rogers OF Massachusetts, according 10
m announcement by the latter today
Mr.. Rogers said that two concerns
in Lowell manufacture all the bunting
made in this country and that under
the new tariff law Il concern at Brad
ford, England. was able to underbid
the Lowell manufacturers by about one
fourth.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-15
vermonter Safe in Vera Cruz.

Mrs. F. r. Kendall has received news
Of the safe arrival in Vera Cruz of her
brother, Philip Steele, formerly of Rut-
land. His home is now in Chicago.
but he has been in Mexico some time
looking out for the affairs of the San
Gabriel Plantation company, of which
he is treasurer. He was stationed
some miles in the interior from Vera
Cruz, and when the native dislike of
Americans assumed dangerous proper
tions he was warned that it would be
unsafe to attempt to reach the sea-
board city by any direct route BY
travelling along small stream with 10
other refugees he gained the coast and
then by the use of fishing boat reach
cd Vera Cruz in safety.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-15
COMING HOME QUIETLY.
Roosevelt S Want No Demonstration OF
Account of Colonel's Health.

NEW YORK, May l5.-Owing to the
state of Col. Theodore Roosevelt 5
health members of his family have re-
quested that no public reception sim
liar to the greeting extended on his re-
turn from Africa be held on his ar
rival in New York from Brazil next
week. 1t is likely that a yacht will meet
the steamer Haiden down the bay and
take the colonel off. The yacht then
will steam directly to Oyster Bay. Any
reception for the former president will
be arranged after his arrival, it was
intimated today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-15
FELL rs FEET INTO RIVER.
Francis Martin Escaped With a Bruiy-
ed Shoulder.

WIN0OSkI, Vt, May Is. - Fiancis
Martin, 4 workman, fell - feet irta
the Winooski river gorge yesterday
and escaped with bruised shoulder Ii
was dismantling an abandoned wooden
bridge when the structure collapsed
at the middle and he was carried down.
with it into deep Nafc.. \ man in a
boat rescued him Is he came ont OF
the gorge clinging to floating wretkaee
The bridge which elapsed WAS built
in lSif and has been replaced by con
crete arch.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-15


Witnesses.
NEW YORK. May 10. - New wit
ncsscs of the state were waiting today
10 be- called to testify in the ease of
Charles Becker, who is on trial for the
mordcr OF Herman Roscuthal.
Harry Vallon, the last of the three
principal witnesses, resumed his direct
examination. Nallon completed his tcs-
tlmony for the prosecution and was then
turned over to the defense. He ad-
mitted on cross-eXamination that he
had known Rosenthal for - years and
that they had disagreement six
months before the murder
The witness denied that he had
quarreled with the murdered man. 1t
is contention Of the defense, however.
that Rosenthal and Vallon had quar-
relied and records of Valon S testimony
at the last trial in which he said I'VE
quarreled were read. "WclI, - said
NalIon today, "we didn't quarrel.
that 5 the truth.
The state : side will be completcd
Monday or Tuesday, when defense will
open.
II was announced that Becker would
take the stand in final effort to con
vince the jury Of his innocence.
With the conclusion of the testimony
of Harry Vallon it was expected that
District Attorney Whitman would call
several witnesses who did not testify
at the first trial.
" Bridgie Wcbber in his TESTIMONY
yesterday said hc collected graft from
gambling houses for Jack Rose and hat
met Becker through Rose in front OF
his lNebbcr y poker rooms at 42o
street and Sixth avenue He corroborat
ed Rose in the assertion that he, Web
Der, was present at the alleged con
ference in Harlem during June, 1912
where the plot to murder Roscnthal wa,
discussed. This is the conference that
the court of appeals styled the '.hcart
of conspiracy
Wehher said Becker told him of Ros
cnthal $ threat to ".squcal' TO tn,
district attorney, then called him asid,
aud told him he wanted him to 10 - oe
the boys to croak that Roscnthal. >
81 asked him if he meant to murde
him. Becker said he did. ! said ther
would be a lot Of trouble if that wa
done, and Becker replied: I'm fix ev
erything. There will be no trouble II
see 10 that. So / agreed to have Rosen
thai croa ked. - Webbcr said he me
Becker few days later and that h
asked, ''Why the delay about croallin
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-15
WHOLE FAMILY MURDERED.
Three Killed in Home Near Ironton-
Suspect Uncle Arrested

lRONTON, Mich, May Is. - Mrs
Dennis Massie, her son, Robert, and
daughter, Mary, were today found
murdered at their home % miles from
here. The mother, -, the son and
daughter, past 35, were prominent
here.
Harley Beard, Is, was arrested in
Chicago late this afternoon and is said
to have confessed to the murder of
three.
Miss Mary was found in the kitchen
with her hands tied behind her back
and her throat cut. Robert was found
in the back yard with his head bat
tered in and, the mother body was
in the front yard with the throat cut
and skull bruised.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-15
VERNON.

W. II. Hale is having a chimney built
at his house.
The r. Z. club will hold dance in
Withheld S hall Friday evening, May
l..
There will be a regular meeting of
Vernon Grange Saturday evening ut the
vestry.
Miss Tina Streeter of Greenfield is
spending a few days at the Streeter
home here.
Charles Hale of Bridgeport, Conn, is
with his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w, NJ. Hale for an indefinite stay.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-15
IN RECEIVER S HANDS.
Court Gives Order Against the Spring
field Mutual Disability Co.

BOSTON, May l5. = The Springfield
Mutual Disability company went into
hands of receiver today by order Of
supreme court. Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Hoar Informed the court that al
ter conference it had been decided in
solvent and refusal had been made
to make good shortage of - 900 to
enable it to resume business Judge
Dewey, an attorney of this city, was
named as receiver and ordered to fur
nish bond for $4,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-15
THREE WERE KILLED.
Automobile III Collision with Train
Near Edwardsville, Ill.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 10. - Three
persons were killed at Koffmann, H.,
IL miles east of Edwardsville, today
when an automobile in which they
were riding was struck by a Toledo, St
LOUIS and Western train. All three men
lived in Marine. I'll.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-15
ENGLISHMAN WON.
Americans Failed to Lift Grand Chal-
lenge Golf Cup.

SANDWICH, England, May l5. =
John Graham, IT,, a Scottish member
of the Royal Liverpool Golf club, won
the St. George ) champion grand chal-
lenge cup with a score OF l46 FOR So
hOics.
Several of the most noted players
in America competed, including Francis
Ouimct, open champion, and Jerome d.
Travers, amateur champion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-15
MISS RAvENSCRoFT BEATEN
Holder of American Golf Championship
Beaten in a Close Match.

HUNSTANTON, England. Nav b.
Miss Cecile Leiteh won the British wo-
man $ golf championship today, de-
feating Gladys Ravenscroft. woman
champion OF the United States, by two
mp and one to play. Miss Leitch IS well
known as player, having been favored
at the opening of last year 5 tourna-
ment, when her defeat caused surprise.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-15
CONFERENCE POSTPONED TO MAY 20

The mediators N the
Mexn controversy
neSay May 90 the state department
nd to begin Monday, May Is The delay
Brazilian
speeding nohward Key might unduv hurried their
me NeNean delegation will reach Washington
and will be
situation here before formal negotiations