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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-04
ToBAccoNIsTs FILE COMPLAINT
Independents Ask Dissolution of United
Cigars Stores Company.

NEW YORK, May A. ~ The com
plant filed with the United States at
torney general by the Independent Re
tail Tobacconist Association of Amer
lea, asking the dissolution of the
United Cigar Stores company of
America as an illegal combination un-
der the Sherman antitrust law, has
been forwarded here to Assistant
United States Attorney General Claude
A. Thompson, special assistant to the
United States district attorney, for IN
vestigation.
The complaint alleges that the
American Tobacco company disposes OF
its products only to the United Cigar
Stores company of America and re
fuses to sell to the independent deal
egs; that the United Cigar Stores com
pany is connected with the United
Profit Sharing Corporation, which deals
in coupon and gift enterprises, anc
that the independent dealers are com
PEELED to buy from and handle the
goods of the Tobacco Products com
pany in ordes to use the profit sharing
coupons. BY the use of these coupons
and gift enterprises the United Cigar
Stores Company of America has be
come a monopoly, it is alleged.
The attorney general is asked to IN
stitute proceedings to restrain th'
United Cigar Stores Company o,
America from operating in connection
with the United Profit Sharing corpora
tions alleged to be associated with tn
company.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-04
SIX MORE VESSELS
SUNK BY SUBMARINES
Germans Add Three Norwegian and a
Swedish Ship to Their Toll-Scat-
ter Fishing Fleet.

LONDON, May 4. At least six
cargo vessels, most of them neutrals,
are known to have been torpedoed and
sunk by German submarines in the last
last forty-eight hours. Some of these
disasters were reported in the de-
spatches yesterday.
The Exchange Telegraph company
has received a despatch from its cor
respondent at Copenhagen saying that
the Swedish steamer Ellida, timber
laden, from Helsingborg for Hull, has
been torpedoed in the North sea. She
went to the bottom in less than three
minutes The sixteen men and two
women on board the vessel barely had
time to make their escape in one of
the small beats. After cruising about
for two hours they were picked up by
a Danish schooner and landed al Lem,
Wig, Denmark.
The Norwegian steamer Baldwin
was torpedoed and sunk in the North
sea on Sunday. The members of the
crew, numbering seventeen men. were
allowed to take to their boats. Today
they landed at Leith. Nine sho,s were
fired into the Baldwin before she went
down.
Another Norwegian steamer. the
Laila, a small freighter, was sunk il
the North sea on Friday by German
submarine. Her crew was landed al
Copenhagen today by the steamel
Anna, which witnessed the sinking
and ut the request of the commander
Of the German submarine took the
crew Of the Laila aboard.
A third Norwegian steamship. tn,
America, was torpedoed in the Norti
sea on Saturday. The vessel sanI
within two hours. The crew Of th,
| America, consisting Of thirty-nine men
was picked up thirteen hours afterwar,
| by the Norwegian mail boat SterIins
and was landed al Newcastle TODAY.
The America left Sunderland Satur
| day morning for Bergen. She was en-
gagged in the transatlantic trade. an,
sailed from Philadelphia on March .
on her last trip from the Unite,
States.
It would appear as though the sub
| marine ran amuek among the Aberdeen
| hshlng fleet. In addition to sendin.
two 70 the bottom it chased tbre
other trawlers for twenty miles
patrol boat was then seen approach
ing, whereupon the submarine snh
merged.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-04
Chased Father from Home
and Kept Rifle With Him
Over Night
GAVE CASH BAIL
AMOUNTING TO $3.50
Putney West Hill Man Arrested by
Sheriff G. E. Mann Charged with
Disturbing Peace and Intoxication-
Taken to Newfane.

viii Reed, 80, only son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Calvin Reed of Putney West hill in
the edge of Westminster, was held this
morning in county court at Newfane
under bail of 1925 on charge of breach
of the peace and $25 bail on charge of
intoxication. His cases win come before
the county court later this term. Cash
bail was furnished.
Reed was arrested yesterday after
noon by Sheriff c. E. Mann near his
home on warrant issued by States At
torney 0. B. Hughes He had been
drinking heavily lately, according to the
story OF his father to States Attorney o.
b. Hughes, and on Sunday he enlivened
proceedings by attempting to attack his
father with a stick
The elder Mr.. Reed ran from his son
through the pasture and tillage of his
farm. Twice he was overtaken by the in
furiated young man, but each time man.
aged to break away from him without
serious injury. The father finally went to
the home of a neighbor, where he spent
the night and where young Reed failed to
| find him. Mrs Reed remained at home
and was not molested by her son, although
he took his rifle from its place and kept
! with him all night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-04
Officials in Washington Re-
ticent About Action in
the War Zone Cases
FULLER REPORTS ARE
NOW BEING AWAITED
President and Secretary Bryan in Con-
ference Today, But It is Said They
Did Not Discuss ANY Line of Policy
in the War Questions.

WASHINGTON, May president Will
son today refrained from comment on the,
wrecking of the American steamer Gulf
light pending receipt Of adviees on all'the
facts and circumstances.
He said he expected a full report from
Consul Stephens at Plymouth, Eng, as
well as from Ambassador Gerard at Ber-
lin
When asked concerning the case Of Leon
G.. Thresher, an American drowned when
the British steamer Falaba was sunk by
a German submarine. President Wilson
revealed that no representations have as
yet been made to Germany, but that
probably it would be treated with the
other cases which have arisen, as in his
opinion they all seemed a part Of the war
zone circumstances.
Early today the President and Secretary
Bryan conferred at length, but it was
said they did not discuss any line of pol
icy in war cases. deferring that until a
complete investigation of the Gulfight
disaster has been made
Although the state department officials
are confident that there was no excuse
for the attack Secretary Bryan reiterated
his statement that until official facts are
at hand no decision would be reached as
to the American governments policy OF
its representation to Germany
The United States, however, viii prob
ably demand ample reparation in case the
inquiry discloses that German submarine
made the attack.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-04
CREW WERE RESCUED
BY FISHING VESSELS S
Steamer Minterne from Cardiff Tor
pedoed Off the SciIly Islands
Two Firemen Killed.

LONDON, May 4, 1.33 p. m-The Brit
ish steamer Minterne, from Cardiff for
the River Platte with coal, was torpedoed
off the Scilly Islands Monday Two fire.
men were killed and the second engineer
was injured. The wounded men and re-
mainder of the crew have been landed at
Penzance.
The stril1ing of the torpedo was the first
intimation that a submarine was in the
,neighborhood The crew took to boats
and were rescued by fishing vessels.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-04
WILL GIVE FLAGS
TO BOY SCOUTS
Veterans of sedgwick Post to Present
Flag to Each of Three Local
Troops This Evening.

The three local troops of Boy
Scouts will meet in the Centre Con-
gregational chapel tonight to receive
gift of flags from Sedgwick post, G.
A. r. The meeting IS set for Z
o clock.
Last year the Baptist and Congre-
gational Boy Scouts participated in
the Memorial day parade, and the
veterans were much pleased with the
assistance and the spirit shown. It was
noticed, however, that the lads had nc
flags, so without saying anything tc
the scout masters the post bought
flags four by six feet, which they viii
present tonight, one to each troop
Since last Memorial day a troop OF
scouts has been organized in st
Michael IS Episcopal church.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-04
LEGITIMATE" PATRONAGE.
Letter to Show that William Barnes
Complained to Boss Platt.

SYRACUSE, n. Y, May A. Let
ters in which William Barnes discussed
politics and an appointment with the
late United States Senator Thomas c.
Platt, and complained that the clerk
of the assembly in 1894 was about to
deprive him of a Legitimate piece
of patronage in the form of printing
because he supported Levi Morton for
governor were today produced in SUI
preme court here by Edward T.
Platt, the senator s son, on the trial
of Mr.. Barnes s libel suit against Theo-
dore Roosevelt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-04
ITALY NOW HOPES FOR
PEACEFUL SOLUTION
Decision of King Not to Attend I'm
yelling of Garibaldi Monument of
Great Significance.

ROME, May 4.-The decision of King
Victor Emmanuel and the members of the
ministry not to take part in the ceremony
of the unveiling of the Garibaldi monu-
ment at Quarto SAINT Elena is commented
upon to day as step of very great siig-
nifcance. The prospective presence of his
majesty at the unveiling has come to be
regarded as virtually tantamount to a
declaration of war
The change in the kings plans is re-
garded as meaning that the participation
of Italy in the conflict has again been
postponed.
The hope is being entertained that the
efforts of Italy to arrange peaceful solu
| ton Of her problems may ultimately be
successful
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-04
GERMANS REFUSED.
Unsuccessful Against English and
French, Paris Reports

PARIS, May T., 2.35 p. m. = The
French war office this afternoon gave
out the following:
There was German attack yester-
day evening on the British front to
the north of Ypres. The Germans were
driven back by our allies. In the Ar
gonne we delivered an attack which re-
suited in gaining of ground.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-04
WAR COSTING BILLIONS.
Chancellor of Exchequer makes EST
mate of Enormous Amount

LONDON, May 4, 5.45 p. m. In
presenting the budget to the house of
commons today the Chancellor of Ex-
|chequer David Lloyd George estinat
ed that If the war lasted during the
whole of the fiscal year, Great Brit
ain s expenditure in that time would
be 1,136,434,oo0 pounds (s5,6s2, ITO,
!000).
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-04
BoMBARDMENT RESUMED.
Warships Firing Smyrna as Well as
the DardanelIes Forts.

ATHENS, May 2. 10 p. m. The
bombardment of the Turkish forts on
the gulf of Smyrna has been resumed
and warships of the allies continue
their lively shelling of the forts on
the Dardanelles. The allies are report
ed to have effected a landing near the
site of ancient Ephesus, 35 miles
southeast of Smyrna.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-04
A Protective Measure.

'Brien-Come home an take sup
per wild me, Flanningan.
Flannigan-Shure it's past yer sup
per time an it's furious yer wife II
be.
'Brien-That S just it; she can t
lick the two of us.-Boston Transcript.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-04
IN ODD FELLOWS HALL.

Tuesday. May 4, 7.30 p. m-Rehearsal
of the Patriarchal degree.
Tuesday, May !, 7.30 p. m.-Special
meeting Canton Palestine. Drill for
decoration of chivalry
Wednesday, May >, S p m.-Anniver-
sary exercises with address by Rev J. S.
Braker, D. d., of Burlington. Refresh
ments will be served. Ladies are request
ed to bring cake
Thursday, May 6, 7.30 p. m.-Regular
meeting of Oasis Encampment Exempli-
iication Of the Patriarchal degree
Dennis Rebekah lodge will hold a
drill at 7.30 Friday evening, May Z.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-04
CALL FOR BANK STATEMENTS
Comptroller Wants to Know About
Business Standing May 1.

WASHINGTON, May 4. The
comptroller of the currency today is
sued a call for a statement of the con
dition of all national banks at the
close of business Saturday, May l.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-04

The Mistress shall take one of
the children to church with me this
morning, Mary
The General-Yes m; which?
The Mistress-Oh, whichever will &C
best with my new mauve dress-Lon-
don Sketch
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-04

The introduction of electricity for
power III the South African gold
mines has reduced the amount of tu-
bereulosfs among the miners.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-04
THE WEATHER.
Unsettled Tonight and Wednesday,
Probably Showers.

WASHINGTON, May 4. The
weather forecast: Unsettled tonight and
Wednesday. Probably showers. Mod
crate northwest to north winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-04
AT THE CENTRE CHURCH.

Tuesday at : p. m.-Meeting of the
Boy Scouts in the chapel.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-10-28

ming up the middle front from toe to
ankle and another up the back. These
seams are stayed with bands of con-
trasting leather. That in front widens
to narrow tip on the end of the toe.
A similar shoe in satin is worn with
evening gowns, (matching them in
color, instead of satin slippers.
A smart boot is shown in the pic
ture made of tan leather with patent
leather vamp. The neat, parallel rows
of machine stitching make feature
worth considering in its makeup.
Two rows of rather large buttons are
provided for fastening by way of odd
ity. The heel is rather low and alto
gether it is trim and smart model.
In those rare cases where it is desir-
able to shorten the apparent length Of
the foot, this shoe will be useful.
A very plain laced boot in the pic
ture shows combination of gray or
tan leather with black patent leather
vamp. This is neat, high boot which
corresponds with the plainest of tailor
made suits and looks as if 1t could not
be improved upon for street wear.
JULIA 6oTToMLEY.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-10-28
NEW LIFE SAVING DEVICE.
Fender For Automobiles Invented by
Samuel Glasgow of Philadelphia.

Fender For Automobiles Invented by
Samuel Glasgow of Philadelphia.
What appears to be a real safety
first device was demonstrated by the
inventor, Samuel Glasgow of Phila-
delphia. 1t is a combination bumper
and fender for automobiles. Accord
ing to authorities who have devoted
considerable time to successfully mini
mize the number of fatalities and acci-
dents resulting from the running down
Of pedestrians by motorcars. this in
vention positively prevents any person
or object from falling beneath the car
and suffering subsequent injury.
Instantly released by the driver when
an accident seems unavoidable, the en-.
tire front of the car from the top of
the wheels to within two inches of
the ground and for the entire width of
the car from hub to hub is covered
with flexible canvas pocket so clev-
erly arranged and adjusted that it will
pick up any object in its path and
carry it ul4tii the car can be brought
to a full stop. This fender can be
readily attached to any make or style
of automobile and when not in use as
a life saving device appears simply as
a substantial bumper, the fender fea-
'ture being entirely concealed within.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-10-28
He Could Weld an Ak.

The skill Of the old Maine shipbuild
ers In the use Of the ADJ and broada1
was wonderful. One old time yarn is
of a carpenter who applied very drunk
at shipyard for employment. In or.
der to have little fun with him the
foreman set him to give proof Of his
skill by hewing out wooden bolt with
no chopping block but stone. The
carpenter accomplished his difficult
task without marring the keen edge OF
the broadax and showed the foreman
a neatly made bolt. Then he brought
the ak down with terrific blow that
shattered its edge upon the stone. "a
can hew fust rate on your choppina
block" he hiccoughed, "but I'll Be
blamed if can make the ak stick in
1t when git through" The story runs
that the foreman lost no time in en-
ploying such workman.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-10-28

Athletic sports a.nu. games used 90 )G
looked upon as idle recreation wit! 10
serious purp0sc-in fact. as a leaning
toward folly that might spell faiIure
in life. A radical departure from this
view is succinctly stated recently by
Health Commissioner Dixon of Penn
sylvania In recent address. Says he:
"a generation ago a business man
who devoted himself assiduously to
golf or tennis would probably have
lost his credit at the banks and would
have been looked at askance by his
business associates. Nowadays there
are thousands of successful middle
aged business men who regularly de-
vote a certain portion Of their time to
rational exercise. This is fortunate.
AS conditions have changed our cities
have increased in size and the environ
ment of business is ever more restrict
ed. Our grandfathers had much open
air life thrust upon them. Today it
must be sought"
Women can be included with the
men as converts to the new idea that
outdoor action is a preserver and pro-
moter of health and vigor
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-10-28

The shoes displayed for fall and
winter wear are more quiet in design
sand decoration than those worn during
The summer. But, compared to those
4 of former seasons, they are elaborate.
Hhe new footwear shows novelties in
cut, combinations of two or more ma
vteriais, and color combinations in the
same shoe, oddities in methods of fas-
fening and minute attention to the de-
tails of finishing
The public, and especially the femi-
nine public, is growing more discrin-
mating and more exacting each year
as to footwear. America already
tbnasts the best shaped and best made
sEhees produced. Now, small items of
finishing, such as the buttons used,
-Ehape of buttonholes and manage
-ment of stitching are counted upon to
.lmpart much style to the finished boot
The shortening of skirts brought in
'xhe high shoe and it remains. For the
street there is number of smart
designs, of which two are shown in
thu picture. A third very popular
boot iaces on the inside and seems to
aa cut in tw" niacas With a seam run
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-10-28
MIGHTY MOUNT RAINIER.
5eheaded by a Volcanic Explosion, II
Still Towers Up 14,4o8 Feet.

Beheaded by Volcanic Explosion, II
Still Towers Up 14,4o8 Feet.
Mount Rainier, in Washington, Gov
ers 100 square miles of territory and
rises 14.40S feet into the air. In shape
1t is not simple cone tapering to a
slender, pointed summit like Fujiyama,
the great volcano of Japan. 1t is rath-
er broadly truncated mass resembling
an enormous tree stump with spread
ing base and irregularly broken top.
Its life history has been a varied one.
Like all volcanoes, Rainier has built up
it's cone with the materials elected by
Its own eruptions-with cinders and
steam shredded particles and Jumps of
lava and with occasional flows Of liquid
lava that have solidified into layers of
hard basaltic rock. At one time it at.
taiIled an altitude of not less than 16,.
600 feet, If one may judge by the steel
inclination of the lava and cinder layers
visible In its flanks. Then followed q
great explosion that destroyed the TOP
part of the mountain and reduced its
height by some 1000 feet. The volcano
was left beheaded, with a capacious
hollow crater surrounded by a jagged
rim.
Later on this great cavity, which
measured nearly three miles across
from south to north, was filled by two
small cinder cones. Successive feeble
eruptions added to their height until al
last they formed together low round.
ed dome-the eminence that now con-
stitutes the mountains summit. The
higher portions of the old crater rim
rise to elevations within few hundred
feet of the summit and, especially
when viewed from below, stand out
boldly as separate peaks that mask and
seem to overshadow the central dome
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-10-28
EJECT JOHN PAUL JONES
FROM The HALL OF FAME.
Nine More Immortals Chosen by New
York University, However.

There are nine new immortals of the
United States Of America-that is, In
so far as Iaurels in perpetuity may be
given by ninety-seven electors of the
hall of fame of the New York unver-
sity. But. alas. simultaneously, two
that were immortalized have been re-
duced to common clay-none other than
the gallant John Paul Jones. who lar
ruped the British on the seas, and
Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Is
land. Under u new ruling they had
to be voted on again. though once elect
ed. This time they were rejected.
The nine new immortals are Alex
ander Hamilton, statesman; Louis
Agassiz, naturalist; Francis Parkman,
historian; Mark Hopkins, educator;
Elias Howe, inventor; Daniel Boone,
pioneer; Rufus Choate, lawyer; Joseph
Henry, scientist. and Charlotte Cush-
man, actress.
Elections are held every five years.
In 1900 Hamilton. in competition only
with famous foreign born Americans,
received SS votes. in 1905 Agassiz got
SO, in 1910 John Paul Jones got 55 and
Roger Williams GA. Recently 81 votes
were cast. with 40 necessary to elect.
Hamilton polled 10 votes, Agassiz 50
and Jones and Williams dropped to 26
each.
Among the ninety-seven electors are
former President William 81. Taft,
Charles w. Eliot, president emeritus
Of Harvard; Cyrus Northrup of Mime
sofa. Andrew d. White OF Ithaca, Jo-
seph III. Choate of New York, George
F. Edmunds of Pasadena, Cal, and
James B. Angel of Michigan.
This year, for the first time, an en-
tire division of tho electors was COM
posed of business men. among them
being James ]. Hill. John Wanama-
ker. Myron T. Herrick. former ambas-
sador to France, and Robert s. Brook
ings of st. Louis.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-10-28

erately full skirt is made of dark
plaid with fine crossbars of white.
The belted jacket has a square open
ing at the front which allows the use
of one of the sheer organdie chemi-
settes and turnover collars that add
much to the becomingness OF dark
frocks. The plain sleeves which taper
to the wrist are finished with plaid
cuffs, ball buttons and silk braid. The
belt is of the same material as the
jacket and fastens with button and
braid ornament at the left side.
The plain material appears in a
wide band about the skirt, but is more
often seen in two or three narrower
bands.
This model is well adapted to the
nearly grown miss as well as to young
women.
There are many good patterns for
skirts to be made up in plaid mate
rails. Such skirts should never be
"fhssy" The broken surface and mix
ture Of colors in the material make it
necessary to choose plain designs.
JULIA HOTToMLEY.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-10-28
Judnas, Mics.

The wig is only worn by English bar
rfsters to give them a stern, judicial
appearance, and no one can say that
1t fails in this respect. The custom
was originated by a French judge iD
the seventeenth century when, happen.
ing to don a marquis wig one day, he
found it gave him such a stern and
dignified appearance that he decided to
get one for himself and wear it at all
times in court. This he did, and the
result was so satisfactory from a legal
point Of view that not only judges, but
barristers also, took up the custom
throughout Europe:-London Graphic.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-10-28

The problems of the home dressmak-
yer in the matter of remodeling last
years gowns to make them up to date
are much simplified this season. She
may take advantage of the vogue for
combinations of plain cloth and fur
Fabrics, and of the continued favor of
Raeeves and blouses of chiffon under
sEEsleton bodices of heavier goods. But
rmost useful of all to her is the liking
for pfaids in both silk and wool ma
Tferials. Made up in combination with
iplain cloths they are style feature.
Skirts trimmed with bands of fur
tclofh-which is a new name for GER
s1ain plushes-and coats of the fur
tcfcth or Of combinations of it with
plain goods make as attractive suits
1as the season has to offer. Plaids are
IHsed in the same way and their field
hs,even wider because afternoon gowns
2 md even dressier ones, employ them
They are unusually effective because
lthel fashionable colors of the season
<txxs dark and the plaids unusually rich.
4 "A pretty combination is shown in
khe picture above. The straight, mod