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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-03
FIGHTING BETWEEN
POLICE AND SOLDIERS
Corporal Langdon Killed and Three
Other Members Of Coast Artil-
lery Wounded at Colon.

COLON, Panama, April 3.-Corporal
Langdcn of the United States coast ar
tillery was shot and killed and three
other American soldiers were injured,
one of the m seriously, in riot here
yesterday The soldiers were engaged
in patrol duty in the tenderloin dis
trict. The shooting, which resulted in
general fight. was the outgrowth of
an argument between a soldier who
is alleged to have been drinking, and
a Panama policeman.
Many shots were fired by the Pana
ma police, the civilians and soldiers al
being unarmed. Brig Gen. Clarence r
Edwards, commander of the American
forces IN the canal zone, who is at Co
lon to meet Maj.-GeH. Leonard Wood
commander of the department Of the
East. Immediately tok charge and or
dered all soldiers from the streets.
A thorough investigation is being
made by both the military and the
Panaman authorities. None of the Pan
anna policemen or civilians were in
iured The policeman who shot Lang
don was arrested by order of the mil
itary authorities and was confined il
a guafdh0uSe. IT IS SAID that none o.
the three soldiers injured is fatally
hurt.
The shooting occurred near the bal
grounds, where team representing tht
5th United States infantry was playin:
the Christobal nine. Some 10000 sol
diers of the 5th, 10th and Goth in
fantry regiments, who were witness
ing the ball game, became greatly ex
cited upon hearing Of the shooting
/ Some missiles were thrown and severa
persons were injured. The excitemen
continued until army officials arrive,
and ordered the men to take trains TO
their stations.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-03
TOOK $500 IN CASH
AND DIAMOND RINGS
Sensational Robbery from the Apart
ments of Miss Anna Carleton in
Springfield, Mass.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, April "a
daring and sensational robbery was
committed in the apartment of Miss
Anna Carleton at 5351a Main street
last evening when an unknown man
entered the room, used by her as a
massage parlor, and took purse con-
tanning 5000 and two diamond rings
valued at the same amount from a
dresser drawer and escaped before the
police could be notified. The time in
tervening between the man s arrival
and departure was but a matter Of Sec
onds and she could not give a very
good description of him. She tried to
wrestle with him while he was taking
the money from the drawer, but de-
spite the fact that she is of powerful
build, he pushed her aside easily She
followed him to the hallway and found
that several young men chased hin
down the stairway.
AS soon as she saw the man leave
the room she followed hi mand saw
him walk up Stockbridge street, wher
| he started to run. She lost track OF
him when he rounded the corner al
| State street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-03

taken by surprise, responded in a very
feeling manner
A diamond scarf pin was presented by
members of the senate to Leut.-Goy.
Darling and purse Of $50 to Chaplain
Farnum, both of whom fittingly responded
to the gifts. The pages in both houses
also were rememberee3
The closing minutes of last nights ses-
sion presented scenes of much hilarity
and beIdam let loose Laughter and fun
reigned supreme. After hard work, .
said Speaker Weeks, 1T is good to play
and the members took him at his word
and had great and glorious jamboree,
during which the air was full of paper
wads, confetti, etc.
Permanent organization of the legisla-
ture of 1915 has been effected with these
officers: President, John E. Weeks, Mid
dlebury; LIST vice president, Redfeld Proc
tor of Proctor; second vice president, A.
w. Hewitt of Plainfeld; secretary and
treasurer, Ralph Putnam of AIiddlesexs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-03
TWO WIDOWS
OF ONE MAN
Both Claim Estate of J. w.
Shipman, Former Cir
Gus Manager
.KNOTTY PROBLEM
FOR JUDGE SCHWENK
One Woman Presents Will Bequeathing
Property to Her Another Valves
Will and Asks for Decree of Proper
ty-Hearing Today.

Two claimants Of the estate of the
late James w. Shipman of South Yer
non have appeared, both claiming to
be widows of the former circus man
and hotel proprietor who died in the
Memorial hospital March 10 following
an operation for acute appendicitis.
The case was opened this afternoon at
1.30 o clock before Judge y. F..
Schwenk in probate court.
\ woman claiming to be Mrs. Ada S.
I. Shipman of Winchester, n. H., rep
resented by Attorneys Phillip D.
Faulkner of Keene, n. H., and Harold
+. Whitney of Brattleboro, has Of
fered for probate a will purporting to
be the last will and testament of Mr..
Shipman,- in which he leaves all of his
property to her.
Another woman claiming to be Mrs.
Ervine shipman of Syracuse, y. Y,
| represented by Gibson & Daley, says
she is the lawful widow of Mr. Ship
man and, as permitted by law, valves
al provisions of the viii and claims
the estate, 1t is understood that each
claims to be able TO prove she is the
legal widow of Mr.. Shipman.
The estate is small, its value being
probably not much more than $4,000
The question before the probate court
is on the appointment of an admins
traitor and both sides are prepared to
make a bitter fight.
Mr.. Shipman was As years old at the
time Of his death and was an old time
circus man and hotel proprietor He
had been the proprietor of the SoutI
Vernon hotel from April %, 1914 HC
was a native of Williamsville and
about 25 years ago conducted the Sen
eea hotel and livery in Syracuse, n
y. Later he was with Sig Sawtelle :,
and the Frank A. Robbins S circuses a,
business manager and at one time hal
a wagon Uncle Tom s Cabin. show. Be
fore going to South Vernon he conduct
ed what was known as Shipman 5 Tay
ern in Winchester, n. H., six years.
At the time the obituary was eivel
for publication to The Reformer it wa,
said that his wife was a matron a
Syracuse university. He had twc
brothers, Ezra o. Shipman of Brattle
, boro and Rev. J. n. Shipman of Ran
: dolph, Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-03
MRS. CHAUNCEY YOUNG
FATALLY STRICKEN
Siezed with Heart Failure Husband
Was in Physician Office TO
Which She Was Taken.

Mrs. Mary Ann (Cummings) Young,
IS, wife of Chaun"ey Lee Young of
Elliot street, died suddenly last even
ing in the office of DIR. Charles S.
Pratt on Main street, into which she
was helped after having been attacked
with the fatal illness on the street.
By strange coincidence Mr.. Young
was in the physician s office at the
time Mrs. Yohng was brought there,
having gone there for medicine for
himself. Mrs. Young had been i'll with
grip. The cause of death was heart
failure induced by grip.
Mrs. Young was on her way to at
tend the services in st. Michael s Ro-
man Catholic church, of which she was
| a member. She lived possibly 10 min
utes after being helped into the Office,
and Rev. Father Fogarty was able to
administer the last rites of the church
before death.
| Mrs. Young was born in Brattleboro
and had always lived here. At the age
of four years she was adopted by her
aunt, Mrs. Mary Whalen, with whom
she lived until her marriage to Mr.
Young in 1898. She was devoted to
her home and family and staunch in
her friendships, of which she had
many.
Besides her husband, who Is employ
ed by the Hooker, Corser & Mitchell
company, she leaves seven children,
ranging from six to 15 years of age.
They are Chauncey Lee, jr., Betsy
George, Christina, Richard, Louis and
Molly. She leaves one brother, Ernest
f. Cummings of East Berkshire, this
state.
The funeral will be held Monday
morning at 9 clock in ST. Michael s
Roman Catholic church, and the bur
ial will take place in the Roman Cath
oic cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-03
FAKE SOLICITOR
FOR MAGAZINES FINED
Said She Was Alice Gilman of Brat
tleboro - Gave Reduced Rates to
Bellows Falls Woman.
Especial to The Reformer.)
BELLOWS FALLS. April

Alice Gilman, who gave no address in
court but who had previously said that
she came. from Bratteboro, was fined $40
and costs Of S729 in police court this
morning by Judge T. E. O'Brien after
pleading guilty to charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses. A man who
was with her left town and said that he
would telegraph back the necessary money
for her fine and costs. If he fails to do
this the woman will 60 to the house OF
correction in Rutland for 96 days. She
has with her a baby of two years.
The woman came to Bellows Falls yes
terday and offered subscriptions to musi
cal magazines at reduced rates, collecting
the money at the time Of taking the sub.
scrlptlons. She got $4J0 from one
woman prominent in Bellows Falls musi
cal circles, She said she lived on Higl
street in Brattleboro. She wore pin ot
the Eastern Star and knew something ot
| that order
After she had left the home Of thi.
woman, the mail carrier brought. amonl
other mail. a letter from the publishers Of
/ the musical magazines to which The
woman had Just subscribed in which h,
sounded a warning against the solicitor
whom he described.
! The police were promptly notified anC
learned that after leaving that house sh,
met a man and that, wheeling a babl
carriage, they went to North Walpole, Y
II. They were traced to the north en-,
Of that village, where they were founC
hiding behind a rock They were takel
before a justice in that town and turne,
over to the Bellows Falls authorities
In the notification received from tn
! publishing house it was reported that tn
woman was giving her address as Higl
street, Bratteboro The Brattlebor
authorities We're communicated with an,
from them it was learned that there wa
no such number on High street as tn
woman claimed as her home.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-03
PRoDIGoUs MARCHES.
No Troops Ever Equaued Records
Made by Germans in Present War.

BERLIN, March 20-(Correspond-
ence of The Associated Press The
prodigiOus marches accomplished by
some Of the German troops, especially
before the battle of Tannenberg and
in. the last battle of the Masurian
lakes, have moved a local historian to
make interesting comparisons with
famous marches of other DAYS. He
concludes that no -roops have ever be
fore made such a reco.d in this re.
spect as the soldiers now in the armies
in the east.
An average march, he says, is 20 tc
q miles, but after three davs a dav
OF rest is observed if this pace has
been kept. On the famous retreat Of
the 10000 Greeks under Xenophon, af
ter the battle of Kunaxa in 401 B. c.
from near Babylon to Trapezunt or
the Black Sea, the average day S marcel
was 1914 miles, but this average wa.
secured by several forced marches Of
2712 miles, and the normal days.
march was about 1914 miles.
a striking accomplishment was tha-
of Napoleon s Guards, who covered
| Ito miles in six days on their marcl
to take part in the battle of Jena, anC
that over bad roads through the Thur
ingian forest. The Ninth German ar
my corps with exhausting marches be
hind it, covered IS miles from the vi
cinity of Blois to Orleans in SO hour
on December 10 and II, 1870, over
muddy road, and was ready to fgh
the next day.
One East Prussian regiment march
ed 122 miles in five days to join Hin
denburg's army, and took part in tn
battle Of Tannenberg in the afternoo
of the fifth day without stopping t
rest.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-03
PROVISIONS SOLD IN
THE PRIZE COURTS
officials Hold Money from Sale of Car
goes Which Belonged Largely
to American Firms.

LONDON, March Correspond
ence of The Associated Press. Fifty
thousand tons of provisions sent to
English prize courts since the opening
of the war have been sold within the
last week and the money for the car
goes is in the hands of the court off
cials
Most of the cargoes belonged to
American firms. Wheat, flour and all
sorts of provisions were included. Tired
of the delay in getting a hearing on
their cases, agents of the owners Of
most of the cargoes welcome the sale,
providing the money is paid promptly.
The provisions were consigned to
firms in Holland, Sweden, Norway,
Denmark and Germany, and most OF
them were shipped early in the war to
firms which the British suspected were
German agents, but the cases never
came up for court decision. The sup
plies were bought, for the most part
on much lower market than the pres
ent. Naturally the owners have suf
fered great loss through the delay, but
the sale prices were well above the
cost and would enable American ship.
pers to break even if speedy settle
ments are made.
Under the international regulation.
controlling foodstuffs, the regulations
generally accepted by both England
and the United States, food is moi
contraband unless destined for the use
of a hostile force. 1t would have beer
extremely difficult to prove to the sat
isfaction of any court that most OF the
| food consignpents held in Enelan,
/ i.
that they were for use of the German
army. Apparently the English govern
ment did not care to undertake such ;
task. At one time it was sugeeste,
that all detained foodstuffs should b,
Isold to the American commits. ION TO
the relief Of Belgium. But the Eng
lish board of trade would not 5opsen
to such sale, taking the position TIA
the foodstuffs were needed III England
Consequently the eargoes were finall,
sold at current prices
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-03
LATEST WAR
NEWS SUMMARY

The attitude Of Russia concerning
Italys territorial aspirations Is defined in
the semi-ofical announcement from Petro-
grad, which assumes a special significance
because of Italy's warhke preparations
and efforts to settle the boundary ques-
ton.
Russia expresses sympathy with Italy's
desire to Obtain territory about the head
of the Adriatic, inhabited chiefly by peo-
pie OF Italian stock, which would include
the provinces OF Trent and Trieste Rus
>ia would not oppose still further expan-
sion but warns Italy not to press her
claims to the point which might bring on
another conflict later
1t is said the imperialistic attitude
howard the Adriatic attributed to Russia
Is absurd
The British embassy at Rome denied
the report that Lord Rosebury or any
other person IS going to Rome on a spe-
cal mission for Great Britain.
Vienna reports that the recent fghting
in Bnkowina has been more important
than the official communications have
shown.
| 1t is said the Russians have been de.
fcated and forced to retreat
Gen. Jofge, the French commander-in
chief, is quoted as predicting that the wan
viii soon come to an end to the advantage
| of the allies
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-03
MANY DIVORCE SUITS
ON COURT DOCKET
County Court Will Convene at New
fame April Is with Judge T. M.
Butler as Presiding Judge.

The April term of the Windham
county court will convene in Newfane
Tuesday, April 13. The presiding
Judge will be Judge F. NJ. Butler Of
Rutland.
There are 81 court cases and II jury
eases on the trial list made up by
The list of divorce cases is unusual
ly large, there being 80. Many of these,
however, are eases that have been held
over from previous terms and some in
volve only alimony, while in few in
stances both husband and wife sue for
divorce, which increases the number of
entries. In the case of one couple
there are three entries on the docket.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-03
AT THE CENTRE CHURCH
Notice.

The members of the Centre Congrc-
gational church are notified to meet in
the chapel at 7,30 O'Clock p. m, Fri
day, April ., 1915, to act upon the fol
lowing articles, to wit:
]. To see if the church will sell to
George l.. Dunham for $1,000 a piece of
land 20 feet wide across the east end
Of the parsonage lot, in accordance
with an offer made by him to the
trustees.
,. To transact any other business
that legally may come before the
meeting.
Per order of the Prudential Com.
mittee.
WALTER A. GILBERT, Clerk
Brattleboro, VT, April ?, 1915.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-03
Storm Raging Entire Dis
tance from Florida to the
New England Coast
SNOW is FALLING
IN NEW YORK CITY
Wind Blowing at the Rate of So Miles
an Hour OF Sandy Hook and the
Barometer Still Falling - Seabright
Battered by Big Waves.

NEW YORK, April 3. - A northeast
gale swept the Atlantic coast today
from Florida to New England.
Rain fell over considerable see
tion and snow over the middle Allan
tic states.
New York city was visited by snow
and 36-mile gale. Of Sandy Hook
the wind was blowing at the rate of
- miles an hour, with a falling baro-
meter, and the weather bureau saw
no let mp in the storm for today.
Along the New Jersey coast the tide
was high. Seabright was again bat
tered by the ocean. At the height OF
the gale a fire was discovered which
for a time threatened the entire town
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-03
End Came at 10 Today After
Night of Noise and
Hilarity
COURT PROCEDURE
SAVED BY DIVOLL
Windham County Senator Forced Re
consideration of Bill Providing for
Simpler Justice-No. B. & NJ. Bill
Passed After All.
Especial to The Reformer.
ATONTPFTI Anril

L
After session lasting until long after 3
o'clock this morning during which there
We're several intermissions in which mem
bers INDUCED their pent-up feeling by
singing, throwing paper missiles, and in
general gayety, the Vermont house and
senate adjourned without day at 10 this
morning, with a larger number of mem
bers present than at any recent session.
Some few minutes before midnight the
assembly had definitely settled three i'm
portant matters: Taxation, the question
Of funds for the new state building, and
the B. & NJ. reorganization proposition
The taxation question was settled by the
adoption of the report of a conference
committee, which provides offsets of %
per cent with limit of $1,000; exempt.
| book accounts if no interest Is charged
thereon and exempts loans made within the
state by individuals at a rate not to ex
ceed ) per cent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-03
ANOTHER STEAMER ToRPEDoED
Lockwood Sunk Off Devonshire Coast
Members of Crew Saved.

British steamer Lockwood was torpe-
doed by a German submarine Friday
night off Start Point in Devonshire.
Members of the crew were saved.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-03
MINING WARFARE.
French Claim to Have Gained Advan-
tage-Ger1nan Aeroplane Captured.

PARIS, April 3, $50 p. m.-The war
Office made the following announce
ment this afternoon: In the region of
the Somme, LaBoiselle, and Dompierre
mining warfare continues with notice
able advantages for the French. The
total number of prisoners taken at the
forest of lie Pretre March 80 to April
/ is more than 200, including six Off
GERS. A German aeroplane was brought
down yesterday after dropping bombs
on Rheims. When fired on it immed-
lately came to earth. The two aviators,
who were unhurt, were taken prisoners
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-03

BOSTON, April >. - The eastern
snow storm reached this city on the
wings of a stiff northeast breeze at
noon today. 1t was particularly severe
on the southeast coast. High velocities
of more than so miles an hour were
reported at Block Island and Nantuck-
pT
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-03
THE WEATHER.
Snow, Probably Heavy Tonight or Sun
day Morning-East Gales.

WASHINGTON, April 5. - Weather
forecast; Snow, probably heavy, to-
night or Sunday morning, followed by
clearing Sunday. East gales.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-03
FIRED MIRO TRAIN.
Police and Civilians Attacked Ameri
can Soldiers at Panama.

WASHINGTON, April 3-Brigadier
General Edwards, commanding the
troops in the Panama canal zone, to-
day reported that during the fight in
Colon yesterday between American
soldiers and Panama policemen in
which Corporal Langdon of the coast
artillery was killed and three soldiers
wounded, the Panama police fired into
train of unarmed soldiers and civil
ians pelted the trains with stones and
rocks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-03

Sunday, April 4-10.30, worship and
praise, sermon by the pastor; 11.45,
reception of new members and holy
communion; 4 p. m, Easter service of
the Sunday school; 7.30 p. m, union
service in the Baptist church.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-03

The Pacific ocean is said TO be more
favorable for long distance wireless
transmission than the Atlantic.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-03
IN ODD FELLOWS HALL.

Monday evening, April 5, regular
meeting of Wantastiquet lodge The
initiatory degree will be conferred.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-03
State Tax of Five Cents.

The act providing for the assessment of
state tax, which was introduced in blank
form, was filed in last night by providing
for tax of FIVE cents for the year 1916.
The senate and house met in joint as
sembly yesterday afternoon to listen to a
brief address by Senator William p. Dill
ingham.
During the closing hours of the session
Speaker Weeks was given beautiful gold
watch by Mr.. Fairchild of Fairfield on be-
half cf the house. Mr., Weeks, who was
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-23
REV. W. J. o'suLLlvAN DEAD
was Pastor Of St. Francis de Sales
Church Two Years

Montpelier. June 22-The Rev.
William j. O'Suliyan, pastor of st.
Augustine's Roman Catholic church
since 1885, and one of the best known
Catholic clergymen in the state,
died at 5;45 o'clock this morning at
Heaton hospital where he had been
for several months. The funeral will
be held Friday morning at 10 o'clock
and the burial will take place in the
family plot in Burlington.
Father O'Sullivan was born in Win
ooski, March 90, 1855, a son of John
and Margaret (McAvoy) O'Sullivan.
He entered Montreal college in 1868,
Grand Seminary in 1877, and was or
dained to the priesthood in 1880, He
was assistant at the Cathedral, Bur
lington, in 1881, pastor of st. Francis
de Sales church, Bennington, in 1889,
and come to st. Augustine's church in
Montpelier in 1885 He built St Mon
ica's church, Barre, in 1883, founded
the mission at Granfteville in 1889,
and completed the new st. Augustine
scnurcn, granite STRUCTURE III 1910.
He was the first state chaplain of the
Catholic Order of Foresters in Yer
mont.
His brother, the Rev. D. J OSulli-
van is the pastor of st. Marys church
in St Adams Another brother.
Judge Thomas G. O'Sullivan died in
New York, July 30, 1913. Five sisters
are living. viz, Miss Mary A. O'Sulli-
van. and Mrs. Charles Fitzpatrick. of
Winooski, Miss Margaret c. O'Sulli-
van, who makes her home with her
brother, the Rev. d. ]. OSullivan, at
St. Mary's rectory, st. Albans Mrs
Il. IL. O'Neil of Portland, Me, and
Mrs. Elizabeth Bussey of Troy, N.