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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-07-17
KNOWING HOW TO SWIM

The drowning season IS on in full flush and J1e ques
ton Is constantly coming up as to the va0e oI 0ss ''
TO swim well. tl,,. r,.s. and this
There seems to be- but one ans"eron me race aI4 ",
d hat II we are going IN on ON the water we ooE' W
able 10 swim in order TO be safe r,oti.
But really this is not Che only ads 10 IT, lHe ''1'
that most people who drown are good swimmers ,. .
Those who cannot swim are naturally cautious Iee"'E
their hepessness in the water But gooo S",I"IIela D.
through sefconfdence loohardness or desire 10 'Io"
off are the ones who 90 too far
Il seems strange but it is said to be true lhal Ie"
seamen are able to swim well Their chief ann is TO Keep
out of the water. rr.l, and
Nevertheless, learning TO swim is not dihcWI aoo'
having learned one Is possessed Of a valuable accomplish
,nent There 6 no more healthlu exercise lhm lhaJ
which the swimmer enjoys in sane moderation ana
caution ,c
There Is little excuse for ignorance in the art OF self
propulsion in the water but certainly there rs iar less
excuse for yenmng beyond ones depth even II able To
swim we'll
Il Is astonishing that sane folk who have not learned
10 swim 90 regularly into water that is deep ana or
necessity, drown They do this daily and the list OF
droWungs grows,
Persons seem To lose much Of their good judgment
when they 20 bathing The feel of the water s refresh.
ng. the deep is undoubtedly alung and somehow there
comes over the bahcr the feeling that he may go as far
as he likes and that the wateral buoy hmup Perfectly
absurd. OF course but until the novice has nearly
strauged in the water be viU cling TO the iaIacy
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-07-17

ltremained for the Duluth Herald to express opn
ion on the Frank case in Georgia which aroused the whole
country 1t says "The state that compacenty watched
Mary Phagan trudging to work in a factory at an age
when she should have been tugdng to schoo is hanging
and burning in eigy the noble governor who was man
enough to brave social and political extinction by refusing
to let the state hang man who had not been proved
guilty.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-07-17

According 20 uAe estimate O.. experts the Earop,,r
'a ""3 Y using up WNgQuati1n Of ambition men month
aiF no evidences of war; That's ha word that ia n, IN.
taken WIN considerable saIt They AN knov oy., T
Europe lhal they've bg,n M h.vost ganf... tha o,rij
ever a" and besides they KNOW 10 is without r,.sar ,r
mRR' gasN} have been avoided and voad hly, l..~
sNy'''o "2 lMi seen ahead what ,hey naw s,. and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-07-17

Oregon has won the grand prize on minerals at the
San Francisco faIr Ihatmakcs practically clean sweer
of the awards
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-19
NATIONAL DEFENSE PLAN.
President Favors Program Calling for
Billion Expenditure.

WASHINGTON, Oct. ia nation
al defense program that probably
means an expenditure on the army and
navy of upward of a billion. dollars in
the next six years will be laid before
the people by President Wilson on No
vember 4 when he goes to New York
to make his first public address since
the scope of the policy upon which his
administration has embarked became
known. He will speak before the Man
haitian club of New York on national
defense and the reasons which have
impelled him to approve plans to
about double the navy and quadruple
the trained fighting forces ashore with
in a few years.
With the estimates of the war and
navy departments submitted for the
coming year the breadth of the admin
istration s policy as to preparedness is
being realized.
1t shapes up in totals as follows:
| Navy-For new ships and increased
personnel in five years $500, 100000.
! Army-For reserve material (arms
and ammunition) within four years
$l05, 100000.
For new coast defenses and modern.
ization Of old forts within four years
$S1, 100000.
For the continental army and the
proposed increase in the regular ar
my, $26,O00,0OO. (This amount prob
ably will be q continuing and if any
thing increasing appropriation through
the first six-year period which woult
make the total expediture at that time
$156, 900, 0,0Oo).
The grand total expenditure thu
actually planned would be $S42 900,
600.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-19
BRITAIN RECALLS
SIR IAN HAMILTON
Commander of Dardanelles to Be Sue
ceeded by Gen. Monro-Carson
Leaves Cabinet.

LONDON. Oct. 19.-Gen. Sir Ian
Hamilton, who has commanded the
British land forces since the campaign
against the Dardanelles was undertaken
seven months ago, has been recalled
''to report
He will be succeeded by Major Gen.
Sir Charles Carmichael Monro, who
commanded n division of the terrific
rial force when the war opened. Untn
Gen. Monro arrives at the Dardanelles
Gen. Birdwood viii command.
The withdrawal of so high a com
mander as Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton, who
has had complete charge of the land
operations at the Dardanelles, is the
first event of its kind in the British
army since the war began.
1t is not the first change of impor-
tance, however, to take place at the
Dardanelles. The present French com
mandcr, Gen. Sarrail, succeeded Gen.
II. j. e. Gouraud, who had succeeded
Gen. a. G. L. d'Amade.
MajorGcn. Monro is % years old. He
entered the army in 1879 and during
succeeding years saw service at Glib
raitar, in India and in South Africa. He
commanded the Thirteenth Infantry
Brigade. Dublin, from 1907 until 1912
From 1912 until the opening of the
war he commanded a division of the
Territorial force.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-19

LONDON, Oct. 19.-Sir Edward Car
son, encouragement, resigned from the
cabinet yesterday.
The news Of his resignation came up
On the heels of q whirlwind Of specula-
tion and rumors eonjured up by his
absence from yesterday 5 cabinet meet
ing. 1t was the fourth time that he
had failed to appear at the cabinet s
sessions.
No reason for Sir Edwards resigna-
tion had been given up to a late hour
tonight, but the question of conscrip-
tion and its effect on Ireland are be-
lieved to be the cause.
Moreover, there are few optimists
left in London who hope any longer
that the cabinet crisis which has been
imminent ever since the Balkan de
velopments were added to the question
of conscription as seemingly insur
mountable obstacles to harmony among
the ministers can be STAYED off many
more days.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-19
NORTHFIELD SCHOOLS
REPORT TO TRUSTEES
Condition and Needs of Various De-
partments Stated - Students
Charged Only Half the Cost.
Especial to The Reformer.)

EAST NORTHFIElD, Mass, Oct. 10.
The trustees of The Northfeld Schools
have inst met in Northfield for their
annual fail meeting, several spendinp
Sunday with the students. There were
IS present, many of whom were accom-.
panied by their wives: Arthur Perry.
Lewis A. Crossett, j. Livingston Grandiu.
Dr. Richard Smith of Boston; George e.
and Preston B. Keith Of BrocIton;
Edwin n. Bplllley. the treasurer. John
French, Glen Wright and Fleming Fl.
Revell of New York city; George s.
Palmer of New London, Conn. and
Robert Pomer0y Of Buffalo. Y. Y.
The treasurer, Mr.. Bulklev. reported
that the budget for the fiscal wear end
ing july 81. 1919, had been secured
and that during the year the endowment
funds increased by $I75,301.47.
Prof. Charles +. Diekerson, principal
of Northfeld seminary, submitted to the
trustees his annual report for the Young
ladies school During the wear 634
students were enrolled The total aver
age cost of operating this department
was $S.l5 a week per student. includ-
ing board, instruction, etc Through the
generosity of Mrs. j ohm S. Kennedy of
New York city, Revell and Holton halls
have been thoroughly renovated, over
hauled and brought up to date. and
standardized with the other dormito-
ries. Prof. Dickerson called attention to
some Of the urgent needs Of the school.
mentioning the great demand for a
new or enlarged recitation building
with a public room large enough to hold
both schools; the reaovating, enlarging
and rcmodeling of the gymnasium and
of Henry Moore and Hillside cottages
| Five former students from the seminary
sailed for the foreign field this wear.
! Prof. Henry T. Cutler, who has lust
completed his 25th year as principal OF
| the Mount HermOn school. submitted
| his report for that department There
were enrolled during the year S34 stud
| cnts. The average cost per student i.
$S.3l u week. for board, instruction, etc
| Announcement was made Of the recent
! gift Of a creamery by !. Livingston
| Grandin. This is the first gift made fol
| a permanent building for the a@ricul
| turaI department. He, too, called the at
| tention Of the trustees 10 4 few of the
most urgent needs Of his department
naming, first an agricultural building il
which the work OF that department
could be developed and enlarged;
lecture hail. ana more cottages for tn,
! teachers.
The reports showed that the school
were in fine working order and tha
they were carrying out the wishes o
the founder, D. L. Moody. The trustee
re-atiirmod their desire to maintain
them along the same old lines, thu
affording an opportunity of Christia
education to earnest, but poor, youn;
people, the charges being only half tn
cost.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-19
Six Armed Men Robbed Two
Freight Trains on the
West Shore Railroad
ATTEMPTED TO ROB
AN EXPRESS TRAIN
Neglected to Station Guard at the
Locomotive and the Engineer Open
ed Up the Throttle and Started the
Train at High Speed.

NEW YORK, Oct. 10. - Six armed
men held up and robbed two freight
trains and attempted to rob an Ameri-
can express train on the West Shore
railroad at the entrance to a tunnel be-
tween Yonkers and Haverstraw, n. Y,
early today. After loading an automo-
bile with packages taken from the two
freight trains the bandits escaped.
They stopped the freight train by set
ting red fire at the tunnel entrance.
The men then covered the engineer and
fireman with revolvers. Others ripped
open the freight cars, loading their au-
tomobile.
When the American express train
stopped at the signal tower the rob-
bers neglected to station q man at the
locomotive and as soon as they were
out of sight the engineer opened up
the throttle and started up the train.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-19
What the Song Said.

\ young newspaper man, who lives
at Fulton, on the Kentucky -Tenness zee
line where the trunk lines of the Hi
nois Central road crosses the Louisville
and Memphis division, was at the sta
tion not long ago and overheard con-
versation between two Pullman porters
who met upon the platform.
One of the pair, a Southern daltev,
was depositor of savings bank which
had just gone into the hands of re-
cciver. he told his friend, who was an
educated negro from Chicago, Of his
misfortune
''Tt sho is hard luck, - he bemoaned,
''I'd done put two hundred and seven
ty-fve dollars in dat bank, and now
she s busted up on me and | reckin | Sc
lost all NAH money
|'Oh don t know, - said the Chica-
go porter reassuringly, "maybe the sus
pension is only just temporary.
''Mebbe so, mebbe so, was the mel
ancholy answer. But you know what
dat song dey's all singin says: It s .
long, long way to Temporary Sat
urday Evening Post.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-19
CEMENT RETAINING
WALL BEING BUILT
Odd Fellows Protecting Foundation of
Their Building Near milestone
Brook-Crib Constructed.

The removal this spring of the old
dam in Milestone brook just below the
Main street bridge is the occasion for
further work, now in progress. The
big elm which had stood on the edge
of the brook next to the building
owned by Wantasquet lodge, /. O. d.
F., was cut down this morning and
preparations for the building of a
concrete retaining wall to keep the
water from rushing against the foun-
dation wall of the Odd Fellows build
ing during high water are in progress,
A crib has been built at the south
end of the building and the wall will
extend from the bridge abutment
across that end. The old boiler, which
has been exposed since the last spring
freshet, has been uncovered and viii
be removed This boiler was washed
down stream from one of the old
buildings that was wrecked in a fresh
ct years ago and has been in such a
position that it appeared as though the
cellar wall had been constructed in
| part on top of it.
|
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-19
MEDICAL WITNESSES
IN BETTERLEY CASE
Plaintiff Against Twin State CO. Net
in Court Claimed He is Not
Able to Be Present.

The suit of Thomas F. Betterley
against the Twin State Gas & Electric
Co, owners of the Brattleboro street
railway, to recover for injuries al
legged to have been received by being
thrown from a team because of a de-
fective roadbed and track of the COM
pany at the corner of Oak and High
streets, has progressed to the point
where the medical testimony for the
plaintiff is being put in this after
noon.
Eight witnesses were examined this
morning and three yesterday after
noon. the bulk of their testimony be-
ing as to the condition of the track
and roadbed at the point where it Is
claimed the accident happened last Feb
ruary.
The plaintiff is not in court and it is
alleged is unable to attend, because OF
the injuries he received at the time OF
the accident.
II. G. & f. Z. Barber and c. N. Mil
Ter are attorneys for the plaintiff and
Clarke c. Fits and H. Z. Whitney for
the defendant company.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-19
TABERNACLE TO BE
ON GOODHUE LOT
Permission Given by Prudential Com
mittee Of Congregational Church
and Permit Has Been Issued.

The tabernacle which will be erected
for the Chapman and Alexander evangel-
istic meetings, beginning in November.
will be located on the rear part of the
Goodhue lot on Main street, owned by
the Centre Congregational church and sit
uated two lots north of the church.
A meeting of the prudential committee
Of the Congregational church voted to
give the use of the ground and at subse-
Quent meeting of the general committee
Of the evangelistic campaign the offer of
the church accepted. Building In
spector John johnson has issued a permit
for the construction of the building.
which will be of rough material. heated bv
stoves Specifications will be sent by the
evangelists.
1t is understood that the floor will be
of sawdust, such as is used in the Billy
Sunday campaigns, which permits of NOV
ing about with practically no noise.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-19
HARVARD MEN WANT
YALE STARS ELIGIBLE
Considering Plans for Asking Authori-
ties to Reconsider Action in
Dropping Players.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. 19.-As a
result Of an informal meeting of the
Harvard football leaders and authori-
ties 1t was expected today that efforts
would be rr1atfe to persuade Yale to
reconsider its action in dropping five
men because of summer baseball activ-
tiles. When it was learned that Le-
gore and Easton, two football players
had been included in the list of Yale
ineigibles Capt. L. w. Mahan of the
Harvard varsity football team called
meeting, at which the matter was
discussed. Ali present declined to be
quoted today, but it is known that
Capt. Mahan conferred with Coach
Haughton, former captain Robert Stor-
er, Richard Wigglesworth and two
members of the students advisory
board. The general sentiment seems
to be that the absence of Legore would
deprive Yale from going into the game
Nov. 20. The view is said to have
been expressed that violation of inter
collegiate agreement had been tech
meal one and as the players had made
proper amends when their attention
was called to a violation of rules an
exception might be made in their
eases.
No definite action was taken at the
meeting except to extend unofficially to
Yale the attitude of Harvard.
Football players pointed out that
when Orville Franz, a Harvard base
ball captain was found to have tech
nically violated a rule, Yale came for
ward and asked Harvard to permit the
/ big first baseman to continue in the
game.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-19
ATHOL MAN KILLED
HIMSELF AND WIFE
Harry G.. Wright Had Recently Lost
His Position Deaf Mute Son
Witnessed Tragedy.

ATHOL, Mass, Oct. 10. = Harry G.
Wright, 81, shot and killed his wife
and then turned the gun on himself
and died instantly from a bullet that
went directly through his heart at his
home on Sanders street at / o'clock
yesterday.
Mrs. Wright, shot through the stom-
aeh, half stumbling, half running,
managed to reach the house across the
street, occupied by Wright's 5 mother,
Mrs. Flora Wright, into whose arms
she fell and died few minutes later
DR.. D. G. Coolidge, who was the first
physician to appear, arrived just be-
fore she died.
The first intimation of any trouble
at the Wrights was when their oldest
boy, Glenroy, IA, who was the only wit
ness to the shooting, and who is deaf
and dumb, ran to the home of Chief of
Police Murphy on the South Athol
| road. The chief was in Worcester at
the grand jury sitting, but the boy
made it known to Mrs. Murphy that
| both his father and mother We're dead.
Mrs Murphy telephoned Officer Hatch,
who was on duty, and who, in an au-
tomobile owned by A. T. Ward, went
to the scene. Hatch found Wright lying
in pool of blood.
There was quantity of blood on the
table, where he had evidently fallen
when he fired. Near by was a 32-cal-
iber revolver with FIVE shots exploded.
Two had gone through large looking
glass, one into the wall. The fourth
Wright had fired at his wife and the
last he put through his own heart.
Neighbors say they heard two shots,
but the police are certain there were
five.
1t was stated, though not substan-
tiated, that Wright fired at his wife
as she started to run to his mother s
home Another account is that she
was shot trying to prevent him from
killing himself, but the latter story is
hardly believed. Wright recently lost
his position in a machine shop al
Athol, and the deed is supposed tC
have been the result of despondency
and disappointment. His father, Al
bert Wright, committed suicide.
In addition to DIR. Coolidge, DR.. J
A. Smith was also called. The bodie.
were viewed by Associate Medical Ex
aminer A. v. Bowker and removed K
the undertaking rooms of J. T. Hig
gins on Exchange street. Mrs Wrigh-
was about the same age as her hus
!, band. Mr. Wright, who had lived il
Athol a good part of his life, leave
three brothers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-19
MONOPOLISTIC
GROWTH ALLEGED
Government s Attorney Tells More in
Detail Of Operations of New
Haven Road.

NEW YORK, Oct. 10. - Robert L.
Bats, attorney for the government in
the trial of William Rockefeller, and
his 10 co-defendants charged with vio-
lating the Sherman law as directors of
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad, resumed today his mcom-
pleted address to the jury.
Mr.. Bats planned to take up more
in detail the story of the alleged
monopolistic growth of the New Haven
road, the high spots of which he out
lined yesterday. He made use again to
Illustrate his remarks of maps of the
New Haven system at various stages
of expansion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-19
LARGE FORCES
TO BALKAN FRONT
Entente Powers Give Notice to Greece of Their
Intention Saoniki-Nish Railroad Still Open
Possibilities of Other Changes in the British
Cabinet Following Carson's Resignation

The entente powers have informed
Greece in a friendly note that they intend
sending large reinforcements to the Balkan
front, it is stated in Athens advices.
Italy has been added to the list of pow
ers that have declared war on Bulgaria.
\ formal declaration by Russia is believed
10 be imminent
Field Marshal Won MacLensen, com
manding the Teutonic forces invading Ser
bia, is reported in a Nsh despatch to have
notified the military authorities that he
could not accomplish the task unless he
received heavy rcinforcements Immediate
ly.
The Saloniki-Nish railroad line is still
open, but a despatch bringing news says
train that reaches Saloniki over this lire
bore marks of the rifle fire through which
it had passed.
The Germans again have been attacking
the French line northeast of Souchez
Three determined assaults last night
were repused.
There has been little activity of pro-
nounced order along the rest of the west
ern front
Capture by British submarine of the
Swedish steamer Mkt, carrying ore from
Sweden to Germany, is reported from
Sweden. The prize was taken into the
Russian port Of Reval.
The possibility of further changes in the
British cabinet following the resignation
of Sir Edward Carson, the attorney general
announced last night, is being discussed
in Great Britain.
Premier Asquith is i'll and few days
of complete rest for him has been necessi
tatcd.
Both Athens and Paris maintain that
French troops have occupied Strumitsa in
southwestern Bulgaria, but there are
available no Official reports relating to a
struggle in this quarter and none is eX-
pccted until the fighting reaches more
conclusive stage.
The removal of Sir Ian Hamilton from
the Dardanelles was received in England
with mixed feelings, coming on the heels
Of rumors of a possible withdrawal from
Gallipoli. In the best informed circles
however, the appointment as commander
in-chief of Maj. Gen. Sir Charles Monrc
is interpreted as an indication that the
campaign will be prosecuted with renewed
energy, as the country has great confidence
in the new leaders, ability.
The German army headquarters claim
today that Bulgarian troops have capture
the Serbian town of Nranya on the Nish
Saloniki railroad line. Cutting of this line
if the report is true, will mean the check
ing of the advance of the allied reinforce
ments for the Serbans from Salonik
Nranya is about so miles south of Nisl
Berlin also announces the capture by IL
Austrians of the town of Obrenovatz G
the Save front of the Serbian war theatr
and a further advance of the Teutoni
forces south of Belgrade.
On the Riga front the Germans repor
the storming of several positions south
the city and the rcpulsing of a Russia
attack northwest of Jacobstadt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-19
No Disturbances Today Near
Mills of Nashua Manu-
featuring Company
HOSPITAL PATIENTS
ARE RECOVERING
Gases Against Six Men and Women
Charged with Rioting Continued,
Four Being Released Under Bail and
Others Being Unable to Appear

NASHUA, n. H., Oct. 10. - There
was no further disturbance today in
the vicinity of the Nashua Nanufac-
turing company s mill, where a score
of persons were injured yesterday IN
a clash between strikers and the po-
lice and militia.
The soldiers We're still on duty in
side the mill gate and supplies were
taken TO them in guarded wagons.
Neither side was ready TO report in
court today when eases against the
six men and women charged with riot
ing were called. Four were released
under bonds, while two others were in
the hospital Those in the hospital
were reported to be recovering.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-19
Syrnpathetic Sinner.

A visiting minister preaching in a
small town near which a well-known
race meeting is held, forcibly denounced
the "sport of kings The principal pa
tron of the church always attended the
home meetings, and of this the strang.
er was afterward informed.
g IN afraid / touched one of your
wea knesses,' said the preacher, not
wishing to offend the wealthy enc, but
it was quite unintentional, | assure
you"
go, don It mention it, - cheerfully re-
torted the backslider, lit s a mighty
poor sermon that don't hit me some
where. ''--Rehcboth Sunday Herald.