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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12

MONTPELIER, Feb. II.
AT the opening Of the session this
morning important bill. considered
/ from the standpoint Of sentiment now
existing in relation to educational mat
ters III the state, was introduced BY
Mr. Weeks Of Aliddlebury. 1t appro-
PIRATES $4,000 annually for free
scholarships and instruction in Mid
dlcbury college, $4,000 OF this amount
| To be used in instruction for students
preparing Ia teach in Vermont high
schools. One student for such scholar
ship ls To he designated bv each sena-
tor IN each even wear for a two-year
course
Whether CT moi Vermont viii take
step toward cnaeting a eugenie mar.
mage law, requiring applicants for
| marriage licenses To have health GER
titeates from physicians. by the pas.
sage of hill 80, introduced bv Mr..
| Eaton Of Woodstock. viii be threshed
out this afternoon. The measure came
to the house with au unfavorable re-
port from the committee and Mr..
Eaton Immediately arose To champion
the cause. He said he expected ii
would meet with stubborn opposition.
but he advocated its passage. referring
to other states which have passed such
laws.
\ bill Of special interest to poultry
lralsCrs has passed the house and will
20 70 the governor for his signature.
1t was introduced in the senate ~ Mr.
DiNoll and appropriates $500 to re di-
vlded between various exhibitions. II
lchanges the present law by providing
that the sum shall De equally divided
Instead Of on 81 pro-rata based on pre-
miums paid.
| The hill introduced hy Senator Car
Yer Of Washington county extending
the duties oI the state factory inspec-
tor was roeommittel after M Hap
good called attention to the fact that
while the duties Were extended the
provision for penalty was unchanged.
The bill ~ introduced would allow the
Inspector to enter. in addition TO work
shops and factories. mercantile estab-
: lisimcntS. restaurants. bakeries. hotels.
quarries. railroad stations and yards.
: bootblaek stands, bowling alleys.
places Of amusement. telephone and tel
! e@raph offices and launarieS This bill
q n passed would fulfill "A party plat
p form pledge. Upon motion of Senator
tonant oi Orange in order 10 honor
the memory Of Abraham Lincoln. Sem
ator Noonan Of addison viii read the
Gettysburg address at the afternoon
session of the senate
The joint committee on temperance
has decided by = substantial majority
! % make favorable report on the Per
. Try prohibition hill with a suggested
amendment changing the time Of TAX
+, ing the referendum from next Novem-
ber To March 1916. This is in line
I with a suggestion by its author. Mr..
Perry OF Brattleboro. who wishes an
expression on tile matter from as large
a number of the citizens OF Vermont
rs possible and who thinks this would
be better accomplished ii the referen-
J dunn vote was taken at the regular
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12
Significant Paragraphs
from II. S. Note to
Germany

The suspicion that enemy ships
are using neutral flags improperly
can create no Just presumption that
all ships traversing 4 prescribed
area are subject to the same suspie-
ion. it is to determine exactly such
questions that this government un-
derstands the right of visit and
search to have been recognized.
If the commanders of German YES
sells Of war should act upon the pre-
sumption that the flag OF the United
States was not being used in good
faith and should destroy on the high
seas an American vessel or the lives
of American citizens it would be
difficult for the government Of the
United States 10 view the act in
other light than as an indefensible
violation Of neutral rights which it
would be very haTd indeed TO recon
cilc with the friendly relations now
so happily existing between the two
governments.
If such deplorable situation
should arise the imperial German
government can readily appreciate
that the government OF the United
States would be constrained to hold
the imperial German government to
q strict accountability Of such acts
| Of their naval authorities and take
any steps it might he necessary to
take to safeguard American lives
and property and TO secure TO Amer
lean citizens the full enjoyment of
their acknowledged rights on the
high seas.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12
Our Views Expressed in
Note to Great Britain

The occasional use Of the flag Of
neutral or an enemy under the
stress of immediate pursuit and to
deceive IN approaching enemy,
which appears by the press re-
ports to he represented as the
precedent and justification used to
support this action, seems to this
government a very different thing
from an explicit sanction by a bel
igerent government for its mer-
chant ships generally to lily the flag
of a neutral power within certain
portions of the high seas which are
presumed to be frequentcd with hos
tile warships. The formal declara-
ton Of such q policy of general mis-
use Of neutral 5 flag jeopardize
the vessels of the neutral visiting
those waters in n peculiar degree by
raising the presumption that they
are Of helligcrent nationality, re
gardless of the flag which they may
carry.
In view of the announced purpose
OF the German admiralty to engage
in active national operations III Ger
tain delimited sea areas adjacent to
the coasts OF Great Britain and Ire
land, the government OF the United
States would view with anxious so
licitude any general. use of the flag
| Of the United States by British yes
sells traversing those waters. \ pol
icy, such as one which his Majesty :
government is said to intend to
adopt, would, if the declaration of
the German admiralty be put in
force. it seems clear, afford no pro-
lection to British vessels, while it
would be Il serious and constant
menace to the lives and vessels of
American citizens.
The government of the United
States therefore trusts that his
Majesty 5 government will do all IN
its power to restrain vessels of Brit
ish nationality from the use Of the
flag of the United States in the sea
area defined in the German decla-
ration.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12
VESSELS CARGO NOT
SUBJECT TO SEIZURE
U. S. Government Asks for Postpone
ment Of Plan to Take Wilhelmina
Before Prize Court

WASHINGTON. Feb. -. - The
American government has proposed to
Great Britain a postponcment Of the
plan to take the American steamer
tTitHr-rina before a prize court that
har owners may have opportunity 10
present evidence which they contend
will prove her cargo not properly sub
Icct to seizure. Counsel for the own
crs OF the Wilhelmina and the cargo
have represented that they can present
irrcfntahle evidence to support this an
9ument.
Should the British government agree
to tho proposal, action before q prize
court would lac unnecessary. The vii
hclmina is Mt Falmouth with foodstnf1s
for the civil population Of Germany
Her cargo is owned by "a 81. Louis
commission house.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12
EYEGLASSES UP IN PRICE.
Advance on Lenses, Due to War, Said
to be Nearly SO Per Cent.

NEW YORK, Feb 12-The largest adj
vance in prices of eyeglasses and specta-
cles ever made at one time is announced
on a price list issued today by manufac-
turers. The amount of the increase. which
is on lenses, is estimated at from - to 20
per cent. About 100000 in the United
States use glasses. In the absence Of ex-
planation by manufacturers for the adj
vance local wholesalers state the war Is
the chief cause. Opticians cite changes in
the labor laws, manufacturers being
forced to employ men for work formerly
done by girls. The opticians also assert
that fashions in eye glasses which recently
have dccreed that large lenses shall be
worn are responsible for increased cost 81
manufacture
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12
CORNER STONE LAID TODAY.
Lincoln Memorial Structure in Wash
ington Scene Of Ceremony.

WASHINGTON. Feb. l2.-The cor.
ner-stone Of the S2,000,000 Lincoln
memorial structure was laid here todav
without ceremony Former Senator
Blac kburn Of Kentucky. resident
member of the Lincoln Memorial. was
in charge. In the cornerstone were
laid Z copper box containing history
ot Lincoln signed BY living son.
Robert T. Lincoln, and other historical
data. Lincoln 5 l06th birthday anniver.
sary was observed in the house by ad-
dress by Representative Sherwood OF
Ohio.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12
OLDEST CIVIL WAR VET.
Burial in London Today of Edward
Monroe, Aged 1O6 Years.

LONDON, Feb. =, 1910 p. m. ~
Edward Monroe, 106, said to be the
oldest veteran Of the American Civil
war was buried in London today The
American embassy and consulate were
represented at the funeral held under
the direction of the London branch Of
Civil war veterans,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12
ENDORSED CHOICE OF
STATE COMMITTEE
Brattleboro Postmastership Considered
in Caucus Of Democrats in Legis-
lature Last Night.
Especial to The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER Feb II


The Democrats of the legislature held a
caucus last evening and passed unanimous
ly resolution asking that the recommen-
dation OF the Democratic state committee
with regard to the Brattleboro postmas-
tership be sustained. This committee en-
dorsed NJ j. Moran.
1t is understood that a petition, signed
by every candidate on the Democratic
state ticket last fall, viii soon be sent to
Washington IN protest against any action
of the Brattlcboro postmastership not ii
keeping with the recommendation of the
state committee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12
AT THE CENTRE CHURCH

Friday Feb. r., 7.&o p. M. - Dcvo.
tioual service Of the church I'm the
chapel. Subject. The Young People and
the Church. Members of the Christian
Eudcayor society are urged 10 hr pres
Cut
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12
THE WEATHER.
Partly Cloudy Tonight With Lower
Temperature.

WASHINGTON, Feb. u. = The
weather forecast: Partly cloudy and
colder tonight and Saturday. Fresh
westerly winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12
NORTHFIELD. MASS.
Funeral of Charles II. Webster.

The funeral Of Charles II. Webster.
who died while ON visit to Florida,
was held in the Unitarian church here
yesterday afternoon aud every avail
able seat was occupied. There was an
abundance Of flowers from friends. rel
atives and the orders and organizations
cf which Mr.. Webster was 4 member
Rev. II. L. Buzzeu. pastor, oniciated
and as part of the service read pa
per which Mr.. Webster gave at a lay
men : service 4 year ago. In it Mr.
Webster set forth his views of reli-
gion, placing much emphasis on unity
The pastor spoke Of Mr.. Webster 5
death as a great loss to the town as
well as his friends and relatives.
One hundred members of Harmony
lodge Of Masons Of this town were
present. and a Masonic service was con
ducted by them. DR.. n. p. Wood ant
e. S. Howard taking the leading
parts. Thirty Knights Templar from
! Che eommandery in Orange were pres
ent aud conducted the committal ser
/ vice in the Center cemetery. 81
/ Knights acted as bearers.
| Relatives present included Mrs. Sa
rah Ward. Miss Hattie Hastings, Mr
and Mrs L.ucien Goodspeed and sol
and Mrs. George Bacon and dauohte
of Orange; Mr.. and Mrs. William War,
of Montague; Mr. and Mrs. n. D. Al
exander. Mrs. Julia Webster Briggs an,
Mrs Ella Webster Collins Of Spring
field; Miss Eta Webster of Amherst
Mrs. Matte Webster Bright of Hart
ford, Conn Mr.. and Mrs. Hermo
Brown of Vernon, Mrs. Walter Johr
son of South Vernon, Mrs. Samut
Bowker of Charlemont, Miss Haiti
Van Nalkenburg of Athol, Mr.. and Mr.
- William Barr of Somerville and Mis-
Emma Alexander Of Waltham.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12

Edwin D. Baright, a summer resident
here. died Wednesday in his winter
home at Bradley Beach, n. ]. The
funeral was held there at . clock to-
day. and the burial viii take place
here At > clock tomorrow, members
Of Harmony lodge Of Masons. of which
ledge he was a member, conducting q
service in the Center cemetrv. Mr..
Baright leaves his wife, DIR. Julia
Baright, a son, DR.. Herbert Baright
both Of Bradley Beach, and a daughter,
Mrs. Leon Alexander of this town
Mr. and Mrs. Baright came here six
years ago and built summer residence
on the Hinsdale road, taking an active
interest in the Congregational church
and town affairs during the summer
months and being highly respected by
la wide circle of friends.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12

The highest ambition Of some thieves
is chicken roost.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-12
Legislature Will Take Up
Eugenic Marriage
Bill Today
CHILD LABOR BILL
KILLED BY SENATE
Amendments Believed TO be too Drastic
for This State-Pery Prohibition
Measure Likely to Pass House -
Factory Inspection Question.

Especial to The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER. Feb. II
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-02-12
How Attraction Acts.

Attraction acts very curiously. Thus
if there were a man in the moon and
if he were like the men on the earth
he would be able to leap over a three
stored house with as much ease as
an ordinary jumper springs over
three foot fence. in consequence of the
forces of attraction being much less
at the moons surface than at the
earths. An elephant there would be
as light footed as the deer here. A
boy throwing stones might easily land
them in an adjoining county. On the
other hand, the reverse of all this
would happen in Jupiter and Saturn.
They being so much greater than the
earth. their attraction would so i'm
pede locomotion that man would
scarcely be able to crawl, and large
animals would be crushed by their
own weight.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-02-12
Concerning Two Sounds.

When Joseph Henry Lumpkin was
chief justice of Georgia a case was
brought up from Columbus in which
wealthy citizen asked for an injunc-
ton to prevent the construction of a
planning mill across the street very near
his palatial residence. His grounds for
complaint consisted chiefly in the propo
sition that the noise of the mill would
wake him too early in the morning.
LET the mill be built said the chief
justice in rendering his decision. Let
it's wheels be put in motion. The prog
ress of machinery must not be stopped
to suit the whims or the fears of any
man. Compliments fears are imagi-
nary. The sound of the machinery will
not be a nuisance On the contrary. it
will prove lullaby. Indeed, | know
of but two sounds in all nature that a
man cannot become recOnciled to, and
they are the braying of an ass and the
tongue of a scolding woman. "-Atlanta
Constitution.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-02-12
Milton

Miss Helen Goodrich departed Friday
evening for Walla Walla, Wash. where
she will accept position as CONNER
cial teacher in the school there.
Richard Hull and Mrs. Reuben Ran
dolph both submitted to surgical opera
lions at Mercy hospital at GAINESVILLE.
They are both doing we'll thus far.
Today is the twenty-fifth wedding
anniversary of Prof. and Mrs. W. d.
Thomas, and as a reminder of the &C.
casion their many friends called on
them between the hours of and in
the afternoon and 7 and 10 in the even
ing.
A message was received here Mon
day of the rather sudden death of Elder
o. A. Olson at Chicago. The deceased
was brought up at Oakland, Wis, and
will be remembered by many of our
readers as he preached during a series
of meetings at the Adventist church
here last winter.
The sleet and hard winds of Sunday
and Monday caused great deal of
damage to the telegraph and telephone
wires aronnd here. Wires are down in
many places and great number of
poles are broken. 1t will take several
days before the lines are in working
order again.
Phoebe Mclaughlin Clawson was
born in Pennsylvania, June IA, 1871,
and died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. E. c. Gray, Milton, Wis, Jan.
81, 1915. She was married to Ander-
son Clawson in 1862 and to them two
children were born, James E., who died
at the age of %, and Ella G. Gray of
Milton, who with her son, Henry Will
liams Gray, survive.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-02-12
Cambridge

The rain storm of Sunday turned in
to sleet and then to a veritable blizzard
on Monday that blocked traffic and
made losses to telephone and telegraph
and electric line wires that run into
thousands of dollars.
Mr.. P. N. Johnson of Stoughton was
a Cambridge caller the last of the
week. Mr.. Johnson was one of the
first settlers in the town Of Christiana
and was the town chairman for twenty
years.
w. B. Telyea and daughter, Miss
Bessie. met with what might have been
a very serious accident last Thursday
night returning from Rockdale. They
were forced to pass two teams driven
on the run by London frewater, on one
of the bridges south of town. The
drivers evidently paid no attention to
them and they were thrown from the
roaL, the cutter was demolished and
the horse injured Fortunately they
escaped without injury.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-02-12

LUCK
A king once said to minister. "Do
you believe in luck?"
~ do" said the minister
''Can you prove it?'' asked the king,
Eyes, | cam
So one night he tied up to the CELL
ing of a room bag containing peas
mixed with diamonds and let in two
men. one of whom believed in luck
and the other in human effort alone
The one who believed in luck quietly
laid himself down on the ground on
his blanket; the other after time
found the bag and, feeling in the dark
the peas and stones, ate the peas and
threw the diamonds to his companion
saying, There are the stones for your
idlenesS."
The man below received them in his
blanket.
In the morning the king and the
minister came and told each man to
keep what he had found. The man who
believed in trying got the peas whick
he had eaten; the other got the dia-
mOndS.
The minister then said, Sire. there
may, you see, be luck, but it is as rare
as peas mixed with diamonds, so let
none hope to live by luck. "-Eastern
Fable
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-02-12
Granville

The death of Mrs. Maria Chase took
place Sunday morning at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. c. Broughton, fol-
lowing a sickness of just week. She
had always been in almost perfect
health until few days before her TAX
ing away.
Mr.. Chas. H. Miles and Miss Maude
Roop were united in marriage at 10
O'Clock Wednesday forenoon at the
home of the brides uncle, w. d. Mil
Ter, in this city. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Chas. E. Coon, pas
tor of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Mr.. Miles has been employed for some
time in the shops of the Baker Manu-
featuring company. The bride has been
in the employ of the Central House.
Kossuth Morgan died very suddenly
Friday morning at his home in this city.
He was to all appearances in his usual
health until within few moments OF
his death. Louis Kossuth Morgan was
born in the town of Union, January 8,
1852. His boyhOod days were spent IN
the village of Oregon. AS young
man he went to Alabama, where he
was married in 1880 to Miss Mary F.
Bailey. A few years later they came
to Evansville and, with the exception
of ten years spent in the state of
Texas, have made their home here
since that time Mr.. Morgan had been
in good health until he was seized with
the sudden illness Friday morning.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-02-12
If Women Only Knew
What a Heap of Happiness it Would
Bring to EdgertOn Homes

Hard to do homework with an aching
back.
Brings you hours Of misery at lei
sure or at work.
If women only knew the cause that
Backache pains often come from
weak kidneys.
'Twould save much needless woe.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys.
Read what an Edgerton citizen says:
Mrs. E. j. Crandall, 1872 Albion ST.,
Edgerton, Wis, says: Several years
ago l had kidney complaint which
caused great pain through the small of
my back. [ felt languid and was often
dizzy | was told to try Doan's Kid
ney Pills and | got a box at Titus
Drug Store. They gave me relief. l
know that Doan's Kidney Pills are a
good kidney medicine and | am glad to
recommend them.
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't SIM
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Crandall had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-02-12
OeerheId

Mrs. A. H. Hoffman of Nora was
hostess at luncheon on Thursday ev-
ening of last week, given in honor of
the S. o. S. club of this place and the
Hiker's club of Nora.
Mrs. Drager, widow of VIM. Drager,
who died of pneumonia a couple of
weeks ago, is now sick with the same
disease and was for some days in a
precarious condition but is now consid-
cred out of danger.
Otto Johnson, son of Hans Johnson,
was last week taken to the general city
hospital. Madison, to be treated for
tuberculosis of the knee. An opera
ton was not found necessary but his
knee will be kept in splints for some
months.
Telegraph and telephone lines down,
roads blockaded and everybody shovel
ing was the result of last Sunday night
and Monday mornings snow storm.
Our local telephone system was heavy
loser in poles down, especially north OF
town.
Rev. D. J. Borge was duly installed
as pastor of the Synod congregation
here last Sunday. Owing to the illness
of Rev. Norby, president of this dis
trict, Rev. Brandt officiated at the in
stallation ceremonies. A large congre-
cation of all denominations witnessed
the ceremony which was simple yet
very impressive.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-02-12
: WISCONSIN BRIEFS
#*#%%-
Big Rat Attacks Man.

FOND DU LAC, WIS. - J. H.
O'Conner, prominent business man,
in fight with big sewer rat was
severely bitten twice in the left leg
and right hand. Mr.. O'Conner was
walking near the railroad tracks when
he came near the rodent and kicked
at it, losing his balance and slipping.
The rat jumped at his face, and in
attempting to ward off the attack with
his hand, the rat bit him through a
heavy glove and then bit his leg. Two
brokemen assisted in driving the rat
away.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-02-12
Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1915
CORRESPONDENCE
StouQhton

A slight improvement IS reported IN
the condition of Captain j. M. Estes,
who is i'll with pneumonia at his home
east of town. His recovery is expect
ed unless his heart proves unequal to
the strain usually upon it during an ILL
ness with pneumonia.
Mr.. James Amble, who is employed
as teamster with the Moline PlOw COM
panv, had the misfortune to sustain
bad fracture just below the right knee
Friday. Mr.. Amble had load of var
nish barrels on his sleigh and in turn
ing a corner the sleigh skidded, throw
ing him off with the barrels on top OF
him.
Rev. c.. D. Mayhem, pastor of the
First Baptist church, performed the
marriage ceremony Friday afternoon
for Miss Josephine Cannon and Mr..
William G.. Salisbury, bonn of Slough
ton. the event taking place at the home
of the mother, Mrs. Celia Cannon, 2O3
North Monroe street.
Otto M. Olson, local chairman for the
Farmers Warehouse association, states
that the Equity warehouse at Slough
ton will start operations Monday with
a full force of sorters. The object is
to care for the crops of farmers so
that they may not need to bother with
handling when spring work begins.
Otto M. Olson, adiustor for the AL
biOn Mutual Fire Insurance company,
went east into Dunkirk Wednesday
morning where he adjusted loss on
the Mrs. Andrew Gregg place. Fire
had broken out in the evening in an
upstairs room, doing some damage.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-02-12
Schools May Raise Requirements.

MADISON, WIS. = The state board
of normal school regents considered
tie advisability of raising qualifica-
tons for entrance to all state normal
school except one, which probably
wi, be the school at Stevens Point. 1t
is proposed to require matriculants
to have at least an education of four
years in a high school of this or an
other state. At present this require
ments prevails at three norma.
schools.