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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-28
DISTRICT MASONIC
MEETING ON NOV. 3
All Lodges in the District Will Have a
Part in Program at Brattleboro
Masonic Temple.

Sanford A. Daniels, district deputy
grand master, has issued invitations for
the annual meeting OF the eighth Masonic
district of Vermont, to be held at the
Masonic temple in Brattleboro Wednes-
day, Nov. ,. 1t is expected that every
lodge in the district will have a part in
the program
A lodge of Master Masons will be
opened at 80 by Columbian lodge of
Brattleboro. The Entered Apprentice de-
gree viii be exemplifed by Social lodge
Of Wilmington and the lectures for this
degree will be given by Golden Rule lodge
of Putney, Unity lodge of Jacksonville
and Blazing Star lodge of Townshend
The first section of the Master Mason
degree viii be conferred by Anchor lodge
of South Londonderry
\ banquet will be served by the ladies
Of Bingham chapter, O. E. s, at g.
| The reception Of grand lodge officers
will take place at the opening of the even
/ ing meeting. The second section Of the
! Master Mason degree will be conferred by
! West River lodge of Londonderry The
! lectures viii be given by Mount Lebanon
! lodge of Jamaica, King Solomons Temple
I lodge of Bellows Falls and Brattleboro
lodge, The work of the afternoon and
evening will be reviewed by the grand
i lecturer, Archie s. Hartman, and remarks
win be made by grand lodge officers.
The lodges Of the district and their
worshipful masters are as follows: Blaz-
ing Star, No %, Townshend, William NJ
Sparks; Golden Rule, No 81, Putney,
/ Charles F. Farnum; Columbian, No So,
Brattleboro, Robert F. Dunklee; Social,
| No. 3S. Wilmington, Floyd s Crafts;
King Solomons Temple, No. A., Bellows
Falls, Warner A. Graham; Mount Leb-
anon, No. 46, Jamaica; Herbert +. Will
lis; West River, No. 81, Londonderry,
! Herbert \ Williams; Unity, No. 50.
Jacksonville, Charles A. Faulkner: Anchor,
No 30, South Londonderry, Frank NJ.
Carley; Brattleboro, No. 102, Frederic c.
Adams.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-28

school session opened She Immediately
sounded the schools fire alarm, which
started the children to the streets. The
children were marching out in an orderly
manner, until the leaders, who reached
the ground floor made the mistake of
rushing into the vestibule at the front exit
instead of going out at the rear exit, as
they had been trained to do. This
caused confusion Meantime the flames
had rushed up the stairways and caught
the children.
Within five minutes the flames were
shooting from all the windows and exits
The local fremen, unable to control the
ing towns, but this came too late.
Police and fremen bent their energies
chiefly to pulling the children from the
doors and windows. The mother superior
dropped - of her charges from d window
on the second floor and they were caught
fire nets.
Acts OF heroism were not wanting
Norris Harris, aged 10 years, carried his
chum, Thomas O'Shea, a boy of eight
years, who had but one leg, on his back
down the stairway, which was then
choked with flames, to safety,
There were no fire escapes on the out
side of the building.
| AS soon as the ruins were sufficiently
cool Building Inspector \. H. Mcdonald
and an official of the state police made
their way for few feet into the basement
and later reported that they found the
boiler intact.
Joseph Donohue, engineer of the build
ling, also declared that the blaze could not
have originated from the boiler, as the
lire was banked before he LETT it at 5
Io'elocll this morning
On the other hand Michael Dunn, who
lives in the rear of the school, said that
he was in the back yard when he hearC
a mufled explosion in the school building
Almost Immediately the rear doo1
opened and the children began to pou
out
At noon time the bodies of two girls
who were to have been graduated thi
year, were identified.
An investigation of the front door o
St Johns parochial school, where a scor
Of children lost their lives in fire PAM
today, disclosed that the doors swung out
ward.
There had been a report that the door
swung into the hallway and that TIN
crush of children against them when tn
doors were partly open made it impossibl
for the children to get out quickly.
: \ heartrending scene was enacted at tn
q undertaking rooms of Frank l. Conway
f where the bodies of the little victims c
:. the fire were awaiting identification.
:, A steady stream of parents and relative
of missing children called, leaving descriI
tions of the children and when their d.
r., lscriptions seemed to tally with that
f. any of the charred bodies they We're pc
mitted to view the remains in the res
rooms
The Identification proceeded slowly, b.
officials gave the bereaved parents eve
opportunity to ascertain if possible
their little ones who had left home in
happy mood only a few moments befo
= lwere among the dead.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-28
HOLOCAUST IN
SCHOOLH0USE
Twenty Bodies Removed from Ruins of St. Johns
School in Peabody Mass, and so May Have
Perished- 800 Boys and Girls in the Building
Many Injured in Panic on Stairways

PEABODY, Mass, Oct. IS. - Fire
swept through the three-story brick build
inc occupied 10y the St Johns parochial
school, burning or driving to death in
the panic which followed probably 80 of
the 600 boys and girls who few minutes
before had assembled for their daily les
sons.
Twenty bodies had been removed from
the ruins at II o'clock They were taken
from the vestibule where the jamb of
terrified little ones had resulted in the
greatest loss of life. The police estimated
the dead as high as 80.
Many others were injured in their flight
down the stairway and few jumped
from the windows on the third floor.
The students, who ranged from : to 13
years, were in charge of is sisters.
When the fire broke out the sisters
marshalled their charges as for a fire
drill and started them from the building.
The professions were orderly until those
from the third floor joined the others
pouring from the class rooms on the sec
ond floor.
Suddenly there was cry of fire from
one 1t was taken up by hundred 9th
crs and panic ensued.
The sisters made frantic efforts to stop
the now pushing, struggling mass, but to
no purpose.
The smaller children fell under the feet
Of those behind and soon the vestibule
was so jammed that the tremen could
not force an entrance. The 16 sisters es
capped.
The flames, it is supposed, started IL
the basement, and according to some
were caused by an explosion of the steam
boiler, from which the building was heat
ed
There is no doubt, however, as to tn
origin OF the fire.
\ large per cent Of the pupils are chill
dren of foreign parentage. Many are o
Irish and Italian descent.
The fircmen fought the fire from ladder
raised TO the windows, while the polio
cleared the vestibules. The bodies gen
orally were burned beyond recognition.
Mary Leeds and Marion Hayes wer
found in the crush badly burned, bu
alive and were removed to a hospital.
st. Johns parochial school stands O
Chestnut street nearly st. Johns Roma
Catholic church and the home OF Rev
Nicholas Murphy the pastor
Opposite was the st. Johns convent
The first alarm brought 100 distraugl
mothers to the school yard where the
were joined by other relatives of the pr
pills until the building was surrounded /
n crowd of hysterical men and womel
who rushed the police lines in wild effo1
TO reach their own The police WEI
powerIess to stop the rush, but VIII;
they failed to do was accomplished pre-
emily by the flames, which, shooting fro
windows of the building, held back ii
unhappy throng.
The school building was erected a fe
years ago at a cost of about 100000.
was square shape with wood fittings Ii
ing the interior of the brick frame. The
were 1G class rooms on the three floor
At each end of the building were wood
stairways leading down from the two u
per floors.
The head of the school is Mother SUI
ror Sister Aldegon, who is assisted by
sisters. The mother superior detected t
odor of smoke a few minutes after t
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-28
PEACE PROPOSALS
NOT CONTEMPLATED
Won Buelow Simply Asked italian Gov
ernment for Safe Conduct for
His Wife.

LONDON, Oct 28.-The report that
Prince Won Beulow, former German i'm
perial chancellor, will probably go to
Madrid and thence to Unied States to
discuss peace proposals with govern
ments of those countries is denied in
a message from Zurich.
Won Buelow, the correspondent says
has asked the italian government fol-
safe conduct to Genoa for his wife, an
Italian, who is to take a cure there.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-28
BRITISH CRUISER
MAY BE TOTAL WRECK
ARGYLL Grounded Off the East Coast of
Scotland-Officers and Crew Have
Been Saved.

LONDON, Oct %. : The British
cruiser Argyll has run aground and
may be a total wreck. All hands were
rescued. The admiralty issued this
statement this morning: II. NJ S. Ar
gyll grounded this morning off the east
coast of Scotland. Owing to the bad
weather prevailing it is feared she may
become total wreck. Her officers and
crew have been saved.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-28
FoUNDERED IN MID-ocEAN.
Donaconna Was Not Torpedoed-Crew
Escaped in Open Boats.

MONTREAL, Oct. 28.-The steamer
Donaconna foundered in mid-Atlantic
and was not torpedoed by German
submarine, according to adviees re
ceived here today. The crew took to
the boats and was saved.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-28
Centre Congregational Church

Friday at 7.3O p. m.-Stereopticon
lecture in the church by Rev Park w.
Fisher of Leburn, Kentucky.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-28
ATTACK BY WARSHIPS.
Russians Open Fire on Bulgarian Towns
on the Black Sea.

ROME, Oct. %, via London. = A
Bucharest despatch to the Stefani news
agency filed yesterday, says Russian
warships have begun an attack on the
Black sea coast of Bulgaria.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-28
THE WEATHER.
Partly Cloudy and Warmer Tonight
Probably Local Rains.

WASHINGTON, Oct. %. The
weather forecast: Partly cloudy and
warmer tonight Probably local rains.
Moderate winds becoming south.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-28

1t has been found that the ash of
the seaweed found on the shores of
Manila bay yields Is per cent of pot
ash.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-28

The harbor of Rio de Janiero has 80
miles of anchorage and is said to be
the finest in the world.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-28

Most Of the tea raised in Burma is
pic llled and eaten as continent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-28
Important Task of Reorgan-
ization Has Been Assign
ed to Nj. BRAND
VIVIANI MINISTRY
RESIGNED TO-DAY
BRAND Makes Brief Statement to Eff
feet That He Will Continue Plans
for Enlargement and There Is No
Ministerial Crisis.

PARIS, Oct. 2S.-The Viviani minis
try resigned today. Aristide BRAND
has been asked to form new cabinet.
The following statement to the press
was made by Mr.. BRAND:
Premier Viviani took steps to en-.
large his cabinet | am continuing
them in my term, but I have no official
mandate, since there is no ministerial
crisis
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-28
In Odd Fellows Hall

Friendship circle will meet in Odd Eel
lows hall Thursday, Oct. Is. Supper at
G15 as usual
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-17

roads in said Ward Number 2, CAR
RIED, and said tax as, proposed is au-
thorized and required by law to be levied
and collected on all the property of
said Ward Number 2, Grant parish,
Louisiana.
Be it further ordained that the re-
suit of said election shall be promul-
gated by the president and secretary
of the police jury, by publication in
one issue of the official journal, the
notice of PRONUNCIATION to be signed by
the president and secretary.
-7-~->> ~--'--~>@o-0---H
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Whereas on the 18th day of
July. 1915, an election was held
in road district number one of
Grant parish, La, to determine
the
Proposition to incur debt and
issue negotiable bonds therefor
of the said Grant parish road dis
trict number l in the sum of thir-
teen thousand ($13, 600. O0) dol
lars, for the purpose of construct
ing, improving and maintaining
public roads. together with
bridges and other necessary
equipment within the limits of
said road district, title to which
shall vest in the public, the said
bonds to run for a period of five
years, and to bear interest at the
rate of five per cent per annum,
payable semi-annually.
And whereas said election was
held and returns thereof were
canvassed by this police jury ac-
cording to law and the notice
given on the 7th day of June,
1915, and the result of said cleo
ton was declared to be that the
majority in number and amount
of the taxpayers of the said road
district number one voted in IA
vor Of said proposition, now
therefore
Be it ordained by the police ju-
ry of Grant parish, La, in lawful
session convened, That the prop
osition to incur debt and issue
bonds of Grant parish road dis
trict number one. to the amount
of thirteen thousand dollars
($13. coo. 00), to run for five
years, and bearing interest at
the rate of five per centum per
annum, payable semi-annually,
for the purpose of constructing,
improving and maintaining pub
lie roads, together with bridges
and other necessary equipments,
within the limits of said road dis
trict number one, title to which
shall vest in the public,
CARRIED, and said bond issue
as proposed is authorized and re-
Uuired by law to he proceeded
with and finally extinguished by
an annual levy, assessment and
collection of taxes on all the
property in said road district
number one of the parish of
Grant. State of Louisiana.
This July IA, 1915.
r. w. RICHARDSON,
President of the Police Jury of Grant
Parish, La
r. s. CAMERON,
Secretary.
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PRONUNCIATION of Election.

Whereas on the 18th day of
July, 1915, and election was held
in Ward No. Two ~ of Grant
parish, Louisiana. to determine
the
Proposition to levy a five mills
tax on all the property in said
Ward Number 2, of said parish
of Grant, for a period of five
years, beginning with year 1915
and ending with year 1919, for
the purpose of building and main
tanning the public roads in said
Ward Number 2.
And whereas said election was
held and the returns thereof
were canvassed by this police
jury according to law and the
notice given on the 7th day of
June, 1916. and the result of said
election was declared to be that
the majority in number and
amount of the tax payers Of the
said Ward Number 2 voted in
favor of said proposition, now
therefore
Be it ordained by the police
jury of Grant parish, Louisiana,
in lawful session convened, That
the proposition to levy a five
mills tax on all the property in
said ward number 2, Grant par
ish, La, for a period of 5 years.
beginning with the year 1915 and
ending with the year 1919, for
the purpose of building and
maintaining the public roads in
said ward number 2,
CARRIED, and said tax as
proposed is authorized and re-
quired by law to be levied. as
sessed and collected on all the
property of said Ward Number
2, Grant parish, Louisiana.
This July IA, 1915.
r. w. RICHARDSON,
R. S. CAMERON, President
Secretary.
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NUMBER 50
When Hot Weather Oppresses.

When you feel oppressed, dull and
stupid, are inert and languid. do not
blame it all on the weather. Heat will
not affect you SO much if the bowels
are regular. Foley Cathartic Tablets
are ideal for indigestion and constipa-
ton. They relieve stout persons of
that bloated, heavy feeling. J. w.
Duncan. ADV.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-17
Labor Conditions at Pollock Intoler.
able.

The Iron Mountain Lumber Co., of
this place, owned and Oterated by J. F..
Ball Bros Lumber Co., Ltd, j. F. Ball
president and general manager. has
been continuously running for the last
six or seven months, and has not had
one regular pay day.
Some few of the employees. between
long intervals of time. have been able
to get part of balances due them.
Others who have quit the employ of
the company have been paid. But the
great majority of day laborers have
been paid no money at all, and forced
to accept coupons against their credits
that are good for merchandise only at
the commissary store of the said lum-
Der company, They have been COM
PEELED, when necessary to obtain some
cash, to discount their honest labor,
paid in coupons, Is per cent, the pre-
vailing discount, to OUTSIDE parties. who
then trade coupons back for merchan-
disc at the company's store.
This condition has prevailed notwith-
standing the wages of all the employ
ees have been cut from Is per cent to
rs per cent. This policy of the lumber
company has made it necessary for the
doctors, drug stores, restaurants and
meat markets to accept coupons from
the laporers for services rendered and
goods sold to them, and whenever the
company wills, usually about once a
month, coupons are bought back by
the company at from 12a per cent to
Is per cent discount on the dollar for
cash. This system not only works a
great hardship and loss to the poor in
dividual laborer, but also robs the doc
tors, druggists, markets, and others
who sell for coupons, all the clear profit;
and more, that they derive from for
services rendered and goods and sup
plies sold.
Please note, Is per cent per month Is
1870 per cent per year-an outrageous
and extortionate profit exacted by the
lumber company. The results of this
system. close akin to peona &c, - OBJ
vious. The day labofer, who is already
poor, and with nothing laid UP for the
protection of his usually large family
except small insurance policy on ms
life has in many instances bssen forced
to let his insurance lapse for nonpay-
ment of dues. Others who nave con-
tinued their insurance have been at the
sacrifice, as explained abOte, of a large
discount on their labor.
The honest doctor and druggist,
friends to all suffering humanity, and
all others who have rendered service
and sell to the laborers have been and
are being disposessed Of their just
rights and profits due them
The lumber company, sa the other
hand, has first made a lzxgt profit by
reducing its price paid fer labor. and,
second, by turning the aHc INT due en-
ployees for labor back shf ough their
store at large profits on ESQ Is sold, and
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-17
Are You Feeling Fit?

Do you envy the man or woman OF
untiring energy, strong body and happy
disposition? All these depend upon
good health, and good health is impos-
sible when the kidneys are diseased.
Foley Kidney Pills help the kidneys
cast out poisons that cause backache,
and other symptoms of
dangerous kidney and bladder troubles.
j. w. Duncan. Adv.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-17

Many persons dread July on account
of hay fever. Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound is recognized as the ideal
remedy for hay fever and asthma. 1t
heals and soothes the raw, rasping
throat and eases the choking sensation.
1t allays inflammation and irritation
and brings easy. natural breathing. j.
w. Duncan. ADV.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-17
H. G. GOODWIN,
c. ID. LACROIX.

Witnesses:
II. G. GOODWIN,
C. d. LACROIX.
On motion the following ordinance
was adopted:
ORDINANCE OF PRONUNCIATION.
Whereas, on the 18th day of July,
1915. an election was held in Road Dis
trict Number One of the parish of
Grant, State of louisiana, to deter
mine the
Proposition to incur debt and issue
bonds of Grant parish Road District
Number One to the amount of thirteen
thousand (S13. O00) dollars to run for
FIVE years, bearing interest at the rate
of five per cent per annum, payable
semi-annually, for the purpose of con-
structing, improving ands maintaining
public roads together with bridges and
other necessary equipmeaf, within the
limits of said road dist{ict, title to
which shall vest in the public. and
Whereas said election was held and
the returns thereof were canvassed by
the police jury of Grant parish accord
ing to law and notice, on the l4th day
Of July 1915. and the result of said
election was declared to be that the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-17
WITNESSES:
H. q. GOODWIN,
c. d. LACROIX.

II. VI.
c. d. LACROIX.
On motion the following ordinance
was adopted:
ORDINANCE OF PRONUNCIATION.
Whereas, on the 18th day of July,
1915, an election was held in Ward
Number 2 of Grant parish, Louisiana,
to determine the proposition to levy a
Ave mills tax on all tie property in
said Ward Number 2 for a period of
five years, beginning with the year 1915
and ending with the year 1919, for the
purpose of building and maintaining
the public roads in said Ware Number
z, and
Whereas, said election wassheld and
the returns thereof were canNassed by
this police jury according to3law and
to notice given on the 7th day of June,
1915, and the result of said election
was declared to be that the majority
in number and amount of the tax pay
ers of the said Ward Number voted
in favor Of said proposition; bow, there
fore,
Be it ordained by the police jury of
Grant parish. Louisiana. in lawful ses-
sion convened. that the proposition to
levy FIVE mills tax on all the property
in said Ward Number z, of said parish,
and State. for a period Of FIVE years,
beginning with the year 1915 and end
ing with the year 1919. for the purpose
of binding and maint aiming the nuhIic
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Certificates in which form the presi-
dent of this body is hereby authorized
to sign and deliver to said company.
Adopted June z, 1915.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1915-11-11
NO. VASSALBORO
= MAN FINED $1OO
AND COSTS WE'D.

Louis Allen of North Eassalboro was
brought before Trial Justice Frank X.
Shaw Wednesday afternoon on a
search and seizure charge. On Oc-
tober % Deputy Sheriff W. V. Nash of
Eassalboro swore out warrant to
search the place run by Allen at the
corner of Main and Canal streets in
North Nassalboro. Later in the same
day he made search in company with
Deputy Sheriff Bullock. They found
a number OF bottles of beer. which it
was claimed was Uno. They took but
two bottles and this was sent to Pro
fessor George F. Parmenter OF Colby
for analyses. His report showed that
the beer contained 400 of alcohol by
volume and 3GS by weight which made
if well above the legal limit. Allen
was arrested Wednesday and brought
before Judge Shaw. He was repre-
sented by Fred W. Clair and pleaded
nolo. and was fined 500 and costs
which he paid.