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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-20


BY John Robbins
Bloomfield had planned, the rob-
berry in every detail for weeks before,
but he had never contemplated muir
der. That had been a grim accident. |
Having got the safe open, he had
raised his head to find old Barrett |
standing in the doorway, holding a
level revolver at him.
Hands upp' said the old man,
smiling grimly.
Bloomfield flung up his hands, and,
as the old mans revolver Wavered In
the tired hand, Ieaped. He had timed
himself to a nicely, for the bullet
whizzed past his ear, and in an in
slant he had seized the weapon and
brought it down on old Barrett's head
with stunning force.
He knew Barrett was dead. He
knelt over the body and felt the heart
cease to beat, raised the wrist and
felt the pulse throb into silence. He
stood up and in moment the full
realization of his fate flashed through
his brain. He saw the, eelctric chair,
the bonds, the switches.
With a shudder of revulsion Bloom
field stepped back, closed the safe,
and, with his plumber in his pocket,
planned his new movements in the
light of this development. He had in
tended to lie low in the city-now he
saw that he must make for distant
town. In the metropolis the hunt
would not let up for couple of years.
In Atlanta, Baltimore, Cleveland
He settled on Atlanta. The south
ern newspapers did not make such
feature of New York news. He could
catch a train before the body was
discovered, leave at station other
than that for which he had bought
ticket, take a branch line. He began
to grow encouraged. He would not
look at the body upon the floor. A 1
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-20
No Nearer, No Further Away, Always
Whining Softly.

at his trail, whining, not very loud,
but dismaIly and mournfully.
Bloomfield stopped and called to it.
He snapped his fingers, but the crea-
ture leaped away with a terrified
moan. When Bloomfield resumed his
pacing the dog followed him, no near
er, no further away, always whining
softly. 1t was a terrific Indictment
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-29
DEATH OF EDWIN PALMER.
Vernon Man Succumbed to Stomach
Trouble-Wen- known Farmer.

Edwin Palmer, 10, for % years a
resident of Vernon, where he had been
engaged in farming, died in that town
yesterday morning at 8 O'Clock. lie
had suffered with stomach trouble
for some years and had been seriously
i'll one week.
Mr.. Palmer was born in Leeds Vii
lage Quebec, June s, 1886. He en-
gagged in farming all his life and de-
voted himself to the care of his farm.
His wife died four years ago, and
about that time he went to Millet, Al
berta, where he engaged in farming
two or three years. Ho leaves nino
children: Mrs. Bert L. Frost of Brat
tleboro, Mrs. Charles Spear of Vernon,
Mrs Ernest Blodgett of Vernon, Edwin
p. Palmer and Mrs. Ernest Thayer of
Greenfield, Mass, John w. Palmer of
West Springfield, Mass, Mrs. John A.
Johnston and Miss Maria Palma of
Millet, Alberta, Canada, and Levi
Palmer OF Vernon.
The funeral will be held Wednesday
afternoon at / O'Clock in the home OF
Mrs. Blodgett in Vernon and the bur
ial will take place in the Tyler Gene
fiery in that place.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-29
SPENDING A QUIET DAY.
President Wilson Remained in His
Study This Morning.

CORNISH, n. H., June 29.-Wearied
by his long automobile ride of
yesterday, President Wilson did not
leave his summer home this morning,
but remained in his study, attending to
his mail and official documents for
warded from Washington. lie planned
to 20 automobiling this afternoon.
The President kept in close touch with
the state department to learn of any
possible developments in the European
and Mexican situations 1t was said
that there was nothing today to war
rant any public expression of opinion
from him.
Secretary Lansing was expected to
arrive during the fday at Amherst
Mass, only a few hours ride from
here, and it was thought he might come
over to confer with the President con
Icerning the European and Mexican sit
nations. 1t was said at the executive
offices that no meeting had been
planned.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-29
MORTIFIED, MASS.
High School Alumni Reunion.

The Alumni Association of North
field High School held its annual reuu-
ion at Franklin Inn Saturday evening,
June 26. Landlord Momat served an
excellent supper to 90 alumni and their
invited guests. Prof. T. l.. Duley was
toast master of the evening. Between
courses the classes gave their songs
aud vclls. Following the banquet each
class responded with toast: Miss
Mary Dale for '07, Mrs. Gertrude At
wood 100, Miss Ethel Leavis 10, Ray
mond Clapp II, Miss Marion Grout
II, Harlan Atwood Is, Miss Doris
Chamberlain IA, and Miss ANY Allen
Is. Prof. Duley then called on Mrs.
James Paulson Krogh of West Hart
ford, principal of the school from '0J
to '07, who responded to the toast
Olden Times. j.. i. Howard gave a
toast on Value Of q College Education.
Principal c. E. Hicks responded to
Advancement in our High School.
A business meeting followed these
exercises at which the following OIL
GERS were elected: President DIR. Rich
ard Holtqn '09; vice president, Miss
Doris Chamberlain II; secretary Miss
Dorothy Clapp ~; treasurer NJ. Miles
Moore Is; board of directors. Miss
Mary Dale '07, Miss Ellen Howard
'O9 Miss Ethel Leavis 10. The re-
mainder Of the evening was spent so
cially
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-29
WILSON IN RUTLAND.
Presidential Party Took Tea There
Yesterday Afternoon.

RUTLAND, June % - President
Woodrow Wilson ''looped the loop
through Rutland last evening, passing
through the city about ) clock from
Windsor and Woodstock and returning
a little after 6, en- route for his sam
mer home in Cornish, n. II. He stopped
at the Otter Greek tea room on the
Creek road, kept by Mrs. G. A. Brig
ham, and took tea. He and his party
were at the tea room about Is minutes
The President apparently shook off
the newspaper men at Woodstock and
came directly over Killington mountain
through Bridgewater and Sherburne.
Inasmuch as there were rumors that
he was to meet Col. E. NJ House, who
visited Europe as his personal envoy.
at Manchester, the reporters began
burning up the wires about $50 and
were relieved to find that the trip
was merely q pleasure jaunt through
the Ottaqueechee and Otter creek val
leys
There was no sign of Col. House
at Manchester, according to the re-
ports last evening, and the other tele-
phone trail followed by the newspaper
men to Williamstown, Mass, was end
ed in a cul-de-sac when it was knows
that the Sayres and the White House
grandson were still staying at Cornish.
! There were two cars, one containing
the President and his party. the other
three secret service men The stop II
this city was entirely unexpected, al
! though it is apparent that the tea room
was planned as a desirable stopping
lplaee for an evening meal The quickly
assembled meal and the beautiful
scenery of the Windsor Rutland trir
were alike praised by the distinguished
visitors
i The stop for supper was made abou
5.15 in the afternoon and the Presi
dent himself inscribed upon the regis
ter at Mrs. Brigham s in the well
known and unmistakable eopper-plat,
hand, "Woodrow Wilson and party. )
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-29
HORN REFUSES TO PLEAD.
Dynamiter Trial on Federal Indict
ments Put Of Until September.

BOSTON, June 29.-Werner Horn,
who, asserting that he was an officer
of the German army, tried to blow up
the international Bridge at Vanceboro,
Me-, last February, yesterday refused
to plead to three federal indictments
charging Illegal transportation of dyn-
amite from New York to Maine. Pleas
of not guilty were entered by direc-
tion of the court.
District Attorney Anderson asked
for an immediate trial, but ex-Con-
gresham Joseph f. O'ConnelI, counsel
for the prisoner, objected on the
ground that he wished to enter an APP
peal from decision of the court rem
lered several weeks ago, dismissing
Horns habeas corpus petition, after
Horn had been brought from jail and
had told the court that he preferred
to remain in confinement all summer,
rather than go to trial without an
opportunity to have the circuit court
of appeals pass on the habeas corpus
ruling. The case was continued until
September.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-29
TOWNSHEND.

Miss Ada Jones began work at Towns
bend Inn on Monday.
MIR. and Mrs Rexford Benson with Mr.
and Mrs Lee Benson of Brattleboro were
guests Sunday at the home of A. d. Ben
son.
W. I. Mooney, Brattleboro plumber,
is boarding at A. ID. Benson's, and putting
in the plumbing for c. H. Evans's new
bathroom, etc.
Hail fell on the hill farms during the vio-
lent thunder storm Sunday even more
plentifully than in the village Saturday.
In some sections the ground was white for
some time.
/ Robert Hromda, who has been working
for some time for F. f. Lawrence, goes
this week to Wardsboro where he has
bought blacksmith shop Philip Nc
Donald of Saxtons River will work for
him.
The two-year-old son of Dana Aiken was
of Dana Aiken, was seriously burned
Tuesday. A dipper of hot water having
been left for few minutes, the little fell
low managed to overturn it on his arms.
severely scalding them. The burns were
dressed by DR. f. L. Osgood and the child
is doing well.
Automobile service on the Bellows Falls
end of the route has so cut into the pas
senger business on the Grafton stage line
that 4. w Barry has recently dispensed
with the coach and pair of horses and is
carrying the mail with a single rig, thus
Ieasily saving in expense what is lost in
passenger fares.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-29
GLASS DISTINCTION GOING.
winston Churchill, Tells of New Inter
probation of Federal Constitution.

PASSdS4OAA Va SO4obAS0eAOAAs
WINDSOR, June 30. Winston
Churchill addressed the board of trade
last night on PHILOSOPHERS of the Dec
laration of independence He will
give this address on July at Phila-
delphia.
He said that there was a new inter
probation to that part of the Federal
Constitution which mentions life, lib
erty and pursuit of happiness. The
new Interpretation is that every boy
should be so supervised that he could
gradually drift into the occupation in
which he took the most interest. Mr..
Churchill said that the American peo-
pie did not show a disposition to want
to be governed by laws, but would re
spond better to the desires of the pub
lie.
"There is a growing tendency
said the speaker, s'to eliminate such a
thing as class distinction. We notice
this in the things which Henry Ford
and other men of his type are doing
for their employees. There is a period
of regeneration among the great EN-
plovers of labor in America. 1t will
have better effect than the adoption
Of socialism because it is evident that
Americans do not want to be social
lists
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visit to his brother, William De Y
Field of Mattapoisett. His niece Mrs
James Bateheller has son, Oliver
Ambrose, born recently. She is re-
membered as Rcth Field of this town.
Miss Clara Iiinman, formerly super
visor of music N this town, has Just
completed three years of service in
Scarsdale, n. Y, and is now in her
home in Athol. For next year she has
position in private school in New
York city.
Miss Hazel NJ. Spencer, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Spencer of Green
field, formerly of this town, was mar
RED Tuesday, June 10 at her home to
Raymond Simonds of Greenfield. Her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Ham.
ilton, and aunts, Misses Amy and
Maud Hamilton of this town, attended
the wedding.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-29
SLAToN LEAVES ATLANTA.
And State Troops Have Been With
drawn from Former Governor Home

ATLANTA, June 29.-Ex- Governor
John NJ. Slaton, accompanied by Mrs.
Slaton, left yesterday afternoon on
board Southern train No. 3 for New
York, where they win spend some time
before going on trip to the West.
No untoward incident marred the de-
parture of the former governor. Ac-
companied by several friends, he went
quietly to the station, where his pres
encc was hardly noticed. Several
plain clothes men accompanied the
party. Late last night all troops were
withdrawn from the Slaton country
estates, their place being taken by pri-
waite guards employed by the former
governor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-29
NOTIFIED OF sAILINGs.
U. s. Tells Germany When Passenger
Ships Leave American Ports.

WASHINGTON, June %. The
United States has adopted the practice
of notifying the German admiralty
through Ambassador Gerard of the time
of departure of every passenger ship
sailing under the American flag, and
approximately the hours during which
it win pass through the war zone. This
precaution is being taken in order that
the German submarine commanders
may be on watch for American vessels
and prevent repetition of attacks
such as that on the American ship
.Gulflight which was torpedoed by a
German submarine commander who
supposed the vessel was a British ship
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-29
WEST CHESTERFIELD. NH.

George f. Amidon is enjoying a va
cation and having a fishing trip.
William Chamberlain has been enter
tanning Fred Atherton at his home here
the past week.
E. A. Carey and L. D. Ford are Civ
ing the sehoolhouse in district No. l
a new coat of paint.
The Larkin Soap club had a meet
ing and the regular dinner in the
home of Mrs. L. d. Farr Saturday.
Mrs. Arthur Sto1dard and son, The
odore, are visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Burt GoodnoG, in Westport.
There viii be a lawn party under
the auspices of the Sunshine club in
the home of G. F. Durham July >.
The section of state highway to he
made this year recently was completed,
ending near the residence of G. o.
Cobleigh.
Road Agent Randall has erected new
ratings along the river road in place
of those which were demolished by the
high water and ice last spring.
Members of Spofford Grange number
ing about 20 attended the meeting of
Cheshire County Pomona Grange with
Walpole Grange in Walpole June %.
Many farmers who have begun hay
ing here report a light crop, and the
crops in the Connecticut valley are
practically ruined by swarms of To-
Gusts.
Mr.. and Mrs Carl Carlson, with Mr.
and Mrs John Howard of Putney,
spent few days last week in Am
herst, Mass, making the trip in NJ.
Carlson S new automobile.
In the last Grange meeting it was
voted to postpone the exercises for
children 5 day until after the busy
season and unite in holding a Grange
picnic at a date to be announced.
Several junior members of the Sum
shine society met with Miss Nina
Davis Saturday afternoon, June 90, to
play games and make scrapbooks
which viii be sent to crippled children.
Refreshments of lemonade, cake and
waters were served.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-29
The Auto in Rural Free Delivery Ser.
vice.

The Introduction of automobiles in
the rural free delivery service, begin
ming August 1, will be regarded with
q good deal of interest, as bearing the
promise of permanent and increasing
benefit to both country and city resi-
dents. This departure win be made I'M
der recent act of Congress enabling
not more than 81 500 to be expended
for automobile service in any year on
any one route, and will apply, of
course, only to routes where the roads
are of a nature to warrant this innova-
ton. Several distinct advantages are
sought by this introduction, notably a
reduction of the time schedule for COW
ering given route and the possibility
of thereby increasing the length of a
route and the number of persons bene-
fitting from prompt mail deliveries, and
also the development of the farm-to-
table service from the truck growing
suburbs.
In respect to the general broadening
of delivery service in connection with
mercantile establishments, the project
ed departure bears the promise OF
wide spread benefits. Under the new
parcel post rates the cost of sending 6
50-pound shipment under the local rate
is little more than one-half a cent {
pound and the cost of delivery any
where within the first zone is only
about one cent pound. The provision
Of quick auto delivery service in con
junction with such moderate rate
should be the means of extending il
a pronounced degree this exchange be
tween the urban and suburban com
| munities, and enable a great man,
farmers to establish thereby promp
and regular connections with payini
customers Springfield Union.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-29
Mark Mclean Is with his mother f,

Mark Mclean is with his mother for
the present.
George Irish of Boston is a guest of
Albert Irish.
pr. and Mrs. II. c. Mabie are at
their summer home.
Miss Jennie Knights of Springfield
IS the guest of Miss Mary Dalton.
Miss Marion Shaw of Greenfield is
the guest of Mrs. Thomas FL. Parker.
Mr.. and Mrs. banks of Easthamp-
ton are visiting their daughter, Mrs.
j. L Cummings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Resell Evans attended
the Harvard-Yale boatrace in New
London last week
Mrs. E. W. Brown has arrived at her
summer home for a few weeks where
DR.. Brown viii soon join her.
j. B. Murray and family of Yonkers
\. Y, are at their summer home, the
Putnam place on Winchester Hill.
Miss Florence Crafts is with Mrs
Augusta Day for the summer Miss
Emily Moultrop of Hartford is also
her guest for the season.
Mrs. F. Y. Whalen and daughter
Miss Ethel Of New York are at tho
Whalen cottage on Rustic Ridge. Mr.
Edwards, their guest, is the fance OF
Miss Ethel.
Prof. Frank L. Duley, graduate o.
| Williams college in the class of 1885,
and now of the faculty of Northfielt
seminary, received the degree of Mas
ter of Arts at the recent commence
ment of Williams college.
Benjamin f. Field has returned from
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-29
CHURCH TO BUY PROPERTY.
Member of Congregational Society at
springfeld Contributes $1,000.

SPRINGFIELD. VT, June 90 A
movement is on foot among the mem
bers of the Congregational church of
this place to secure the N. G. Dodge
property adjoining the church.
/ Six thousand dollars is required and
one-half of the amount has been Of
fered by member of the church. A
canvass of members will be made to
secure the additional $1,000. The prop
erty has a frontage of about 40 feet.
No announcement is made as to what
use may be made of the land.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-29
HEARING IN BECKER CASE.
Condemned Mans Counsel VIII Con
fer With Whitman Thursday.

NEW YORK, June 29.-CounseI for
Charles Becker have arranged to meet
Governor Whitman in Albany Thurs
day to make application for hearing
Becker's plea for clemency. The gov
ernor will return from Amherst and
may set an early date for the hearing,
plea in behalf of Becker, whose execu-
as he has said he is willing to hear any
ton for the the murder of Herman
Rosenthal has been set for the week
beginning July II.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-29
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Friendship circle viii hold a lawn
party on Mrs. Willis d. ellison S lawn
Thursday afternoon, July /. supper
will be served as usual.
Robert w. DeAdder, a chauffeur, and
Miss Minnie +. Nash, both of West
field, Mass, were married this noon by
Rev. George E. Tomkinson, pastor of
the First Baptist church.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-29
Hail at Mortified Farms.

A severe hail storm occurred at
Northfcld Farms Saturday which ruin
Cd most Of the creps. For an hour
after the storm the ground looked as
If there had been q snow storm of
several inches. Leaves cut from trees
We're raked up in heaps like hay. 1t
was the worst hail storm for many
years in this vicinity.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-29
ALL ABOUT MEN.

Few men are so bad as their wives
think they are, so good as their chill
dren imagine, or so well off as they
would have their neighbors believe. a
man IS life insurance policy is ofttimes
the biggest thing he has for an asset.
National Life Insurance CO., of Vt.
(N-utua1 EARLE S. KINSLEY, Gen
eral Agent, Rutland, vt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-29
ON RUSSIAN TERRITORY.
German Official Statement Reports
Progress North of I,emberg

BERLIN, June 20, 3.19 p. m.-The
official statement given out today by
the German army headquarters staff
announced that to the north of Lem
berg the Austro- German forces are on
Russian territory.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-29
Giving Her Time.

Wife-Why are you strapping up
my trunk2 I IN not going away till
tomorrow
Hub-So you II have time to gather
up all the things you have forgotten
You never find those things, you know,
until after your trunk is locked and
strapped. Boston Transcript.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-29
MARRIAGES.

In Brattleboro, June %, by Rev.
Father NJ. J. Carmody, James Paul
Calvin of Brattleboro and Miss Helen
Marie Agnes Power, formerly of
Yougal, County Cork, ireland.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-29
BIRTHS.

In Williamsville, June 81, daugh
ter to Mr.. and Mrs. Delmar johnson
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-29

It may be still true that two can
live on what it costs to keep one, but
the fact is that they don't.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-29

If she doesn't own a mirror she has lost
all interest In life.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-29
DEATHS.

In Vernon, June %, Edwin Palmer,
10.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-29

PENNSYLVANIA will establish at Muncy
a prison for women.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-21
In-Shoots

We always ike to quote threatening
Scripture when Il applies 10 the other
chap.
In these days OF enterprise Il 10 better
to get room on the ground floor than e
the top
The man who believes everything that
he hears viii do well 70 stop up his ears
part Of the time.
when experience win turn an honest
man into rogue Il is better 70 remain
unsophisticated
The fellows who are always complain
ing that the town 10 allow seldom display
a disposition TO move out
Il n always necessary to gamele IN
order 60 get something for nothing.
When man Il charitable through life
the world = charitable at bis death
when In litigation, 4 IL best not to b
zoo economical In heSmattter OF lawyers
Seine persons object 20 REVEALS evil
IDENTITY from the fear that heaven viii
not be exclusive enough IN future.
when a fellow becomes 80 religious
that he cannot enjoy a circus stree
parade piety is indeed burden.