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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06

the suburban, dive through the tunnel and
take taxi to his office. However, this is
all forgotten when the suburbanite is at
home, surrounded by onion sets, special
sewer assessments, and other evidences of
country life.
One advantage of being a suburbanite
is that you are not required TO deposit the
original price of the house and lot with
the landlord every month in order to save
the cost of moving. 1t is a discouraging
experience to tackle life in the heart OF
New York City with a 81 800 income and
find that it will not reach half way around
the rent. On this account a great many
people prefer to live in some secluded spot
where they can retain something at the end
of the month besides their self-respect and
the mournful check stub
If the suburbanite gets far enough away
from civilization he can keep a COW and
lure the setting hen from her nest from
time to time. He can also sit on the front
porch and smoke a corn-cob pipe without
being read out of the Pail Mall club
/ These are compensations which make uT
! for those times when the motormen strike
/ in one solid piece in order to aid some
erring brother in another part of the
state.
ms Newspaper Service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06
WEST BRATTLEBORO

The Junior auxiliary met yesterday
afternoon with Mrs. o. G. Convey.
Fred Wilder has begun work this
week for the Estey Organ company as
machinist.
Miss Bertha Freeman went to Bellows
Falls Wednesday to visit until tonight
with Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Rider.
James Gibson, who has been confined
to his home with blood-poisoning in his
hand, is out again. but has not returned
to his work at John Dunton s.
Mrs. Mary Greenwood of Town
shend, who had been visiting her grand
mother Mrs. Purle Convey, and her
niece, Mrs. T. G. Taylor, returned to
her home yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Railway and son of
New London. Conn, who had been Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Purle Covey, went
to Newfane yesterday to visit his
parents before going to their home.
The linemen for the New England
Telephone company have been busy in
the village this week repairing the tele-
phone lines which were put out of com
mission during the thunder shower Tues
day.
Richard Briggs of Guilford street
was completely surprised last evening
by the arrival of 60 of his friends in
honor of his 18th birthday anniversary
which is today. He was presented a gold
watch chain and charm, sum of
money and set of military brushes
and comb mounted with sterling silver.
Miss jean Blodgett and Miss Amy
Mather rendered solos, after which
games were played, one which caused
much merriment being the game of
putting the tail on the donkey The
| first prize going to Warren Taylor and
the consolation prize to Raymond
barrett Refreshments of sandwiches
ice-cream, cake and waters were serv-
ed by Miss Minnie and Miss Lena Ma
zarro from the Boston Fruit market.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06
Member of the Associated Press.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1915.
AMERICAN RAILWAYS LEAD.

We recently commented on some of
the facts contained in the bulletin is
sued by the Bureau of Railway Econ
omics on Comparative Railway Sta
tistics of the United States and For
eign Countries The bulletin is not as
fragmentary as its predecessors, but is
practically complete. The bulletin
proves beyond peradventure that the
American railways lead the world. In
only one country is freight hauled more
cheaply than in the United States. This
is in India, where the wages are noto-
riOusly low. On the other hand, there
is only one section of the world that
pays higher railway wages than the
United States. This is in Western Aus
trala. But the freight rates there av-
erage twice those in the United States.
The average annual wage of railway
employees in the United States in 1912
was $3.50. This is twice as much as in
any other country, except Australia
New Zealand and Canada. In Japen
the annual wage is but STA.
We have heard much talk of over
capitalization, but this bulletin shows
that the capitalization of American
railways mile is lower than those of
any other large country. The average
| capitalization mile in this country
is 463, 535. The average capitalization
in Great Britain is over four times as
| much, $277,147 mile. The capitaliza-
sion in Germany, Austria and Switzer-
land is nearly twice that in the United
States, that in France and Russia over
| 5wiee and that in Belgium over treble.
When we consider that rates are low
az than they were formerly in this
country and lower than anywhere else,
| with the exception noted, that the cap
/ italization is smaller here than any
where else, that the wages here are
higher than anywhere else, except III
one section of an island, and the ex
penses are increasing constantly, it is
not surprising that so many of oul
railways are having such financial diff
fculties If American railways are tc
continue to lead the world, they must
have fairer treatment at the hands OF
the legislatures and the state and ma
Fional commissions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06

The testimony for the six years traf-
fc war Of the New Haven system on
the JOY line as presented in court
showed how the New Haven made use
of the influence of Mr.. Rockefeller
with the late Henry NJ. F'lagier, his
fellow director in the Standard Oil
to prevent the Joy line char
tering boats from the Florida East
Coast Railway company; of its own in
auence with the Long Island Railroad
company to prevent the line from char
tering a boat from that road; how it
rewarded a steamboat captain with an
annual railroad pass for refusing to
charter his boat to the JOY line; how
it paid another steamboat captain $40
a day to discontinue Tightening service
of the line between Fall River and
Providence; of a concession in rates
made to the American Sugar Refining
company if it would divert its ship
ment from the Joy line to the New
Haven lines; how the two companies
temporarily buried the Ratchet by en-
tering into an agreement to fix rates
and how the Joy line suffered de
crease in its traffic as result. Anc
vet the New Haven people called the
Joy line a pirate line.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06


telephone calls, Il; number of meetings,
4; attendance, 7S
orange-Miles Travelled, 185; farm
ers visited, 81; letters written, IS; tel
ephone calls, 5.
Orleans-Miles travelled, $50; farm
ers visited, 4; letters written, IS; Office
calls, I; telephone calls, 90; number Of
meetings, attendance, 40.
Rutland-Miles Travelled, 100; farm
ers visited, %; letters written, 81; Of
flee calls, Z; telephone calls, 3; NUM-
Der Of meetings, /; attendance, H.
Windham-Miles Travelled. 80;
farmers visited, IA; letters written, 16;
office calls, telephone calls, ?.
Windsor-Miles travelled, 164; farm
ers visited, 2; letters written, 81; tele-
phone calls. 10; number of meetings
3; attendance, ST.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06

a gallon Of mince meat. This imparts
a most delicious flavor.
Add sugar to sweet corn when cook
ing instead of salt, it will make it
tender and sweet
When making apple pie, cut the ap-
pies in irregular pieces, they will
not pack together as if sliced, and
viii cook much quicker.
When flowers are too short stemmed
to arrange, put them into a shallow
bowl with half dozen corks. These
will float and keep the flowers in po-
sition.
Clothes that must be ironed in a
short time should be sprinkled with
very hot water.
Water in which macaroni has been
cooked will make excellent starch to
use for dainty lingerie garments or
fine ginghams
Butter potatoes when putting them
into the oven to bake, as the fat soft
ems the skin and makes a more at
tractive vegetable to serve.
A good idea is list of all jellies
and preserves either in the kitchen
or fruit closet where it may be add
ed to or checked as preserves are
made or used
In making suet pudding grind the
suet and steam the pudding in tube
pan, it will be infinitely improved
Homemade pistachio flavor. Tie in
a muslin handful of bruised peach
leaves, cover with either water Oh
milk, and let stand to absorb the fla
Vor. Either milk or water in guam
t1ty to use in the cake or dish you
wish favored.
Mint will grow in water as many
other plants, if left in a sunny win
dow and given plenty of air.
Equal quantities OF coal oil (kero
sene) and linseed oil warmed ant
used to rub on hardwood floors will
make them look like new.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06
2a

Max Breitung, the nephew of E. n.
Breitung, the Marquette, Mich, and
New York mining and steamboat
millionaire, was the fifth man to be
arrested in connection with the Ger
man plot to blow up ships carrying
munitions to the allies, of which
Robert Fay, who says he is a ieuten-
ant in the German army, told the New
York police. Fay was caught with
bombs and explosives nearly ready to
attach to outgoing vessels. Breitung
was held in $4,000 bail.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06
Victory as Certain as the Sunrise

The temperance reform is absolutely
memorable and inevitable. We want no
compromise. Victory TO the full is al
ready within our view. Five years from
now the intelligence of America will be
wholly ON the side of prohibition. The
men who are now engaged in the liquor
traffic, who are wasting their money
and energies in fighting the prohibition
tide, should be devoting themselves to
the shifting Of their capital to the pro-
duction of useful commodities without
loss or inconvenience to themselves.
The man who continues to run a sa-
locn in these days is as foolish as the
man who stays in burning house
Rev. Clarence True Wilson, D. D.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06
Workmen's Compensation.

The fairly satisfactory operation of
the workmen 5 compensation act is
shown by the fact that, with an aver
age OF 800 accidents a month, the in
dustrial accident board has not been
called upon to hold any hearings in
four months Of existence As these
hearings would naturally be held in
case the employer and the injured
workman failed to agree on a settle
ment, it is evident that so far the par
ties have been able to ''get together
without invoking the state s arbitra-
ton
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06

The University of Vermont football
team has been the subject of numerous
iibes, following its overwhelming de-
feats this season. Vermont has had
elevens which have defeated some Of
the well-known New England colleges,
but as q rule its gridiron warriors have
not presented strong front. In base
ball the story is entirely different. For
% years almost without exception,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06

Vermont has taken high rank on the
diamond and has won games from the
biggest colleges and universities of the
east, including Yale, Harvard, Brown,
Dartmouth and University of Pennsyl-
vania A Vermont twirler, Arlie Pond,
was the first man, amateur or profess
sional, who ever held Yale hitless, and
the day following this performance he
held Brown to two safe bingles.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06

On the struggle between King Con
stantine and Venizelos, with his par
iamentary majority back of him, de-
ponds the next step by Greece. The
question is not only whether Greece
shall 90 to war on the side of Serbia
and the allies, but whether the powers
of government shall lie with the King
or the parliament.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06

Secretary Tumulty says President
Wilson is satisfied with the results of
Tuesday s elections, which reminds us
of the pugilist, who, on recovering
from knockout blow, said he was sore
but satisfied.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run OF paper,
so cents an inch for first insertion; %
cents an inch for each subsequent inser
ton. Limited space on first page at
double rates.
Space rates on application
Classified advertisements - Five cents
discount for each subsequent insertion
without change of copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents per line
for each subsequent insertion without
change of copy
Position 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

1t is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery
of the paper each night, and it solcits
the cooperation of subscribers to that
end. Prompt reports should be given OF
each failure to receive the paper on the
morning following the omission, in per-
son, by telephone or postal card, thus
enabling the cause of the error to be
promptly and accurately discovered and
the proper remedy Immediately applied.
1t is only by this method that the pub
Usher can secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06

throat is Q good remedy,
but the acid from a lem
on slowly sucked and
swallowed will dissolve
the bone to a jelly so
that it will slip down
easily.
The secret of one
woman'S delicious mince
pies was a pint of pre-
served citron added To
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06

Counterfeiting movie films may be
possible, but 100000 profits from the
method sounds less easy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06

The British Army dates as a stana
ing force, from the restoration of
Charles H., in 1860.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06

The more imagination the fond moth
er has the earlier the baby tries to
talk.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06
GOOD THINGS WORTH KNOWING

Swallowing piece of dry bread or
cracker if fish bone is lodged in the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06

Human beings generally stop grow
ing at the age of 49,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06
THE IF KIzHN !
..5QA l:]I:LN Mt

When one is in a pool of trouble
there is no possible good in splashing
other people. Huxley
Fun many a man has lost his head,
From eating soggy, half cooked bread
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-20
GIVES JOSEPH SHARPLESS
SUSPENDED SENTENCE
Court Finds Man and Wife Guilty of
Grand Larceny But Gives OppOr-
tunity TO PAY Money Back.

Judge Funk Wednesday gave JO-
seph -Sharpless. 60 years old, a sus-
pended sentence Of six months in the
county Jail and fine of IS and give
his wife also a suspended sentence
during good behavior The husband
was admonished that he must not get
drunk and must pay back within one
year S42.50 which he obtained when
his wife cashed check which did
not belong to her.
The defendants We're found guilty
on the charge Of grand larceny. Mrs.
Sharpless had an one time received
through the mail a check made out by
DR. John H. Ellis for a Mrs. J. Sharp
less whose address was Franklin pl.
The defendants at that time lived on
Franklin ST. and when they received
the check through a mistake of the
mail carrier they had il cashed and
retained the money.
Their defense in court was that
they supposed that the money had
probably been sent from some puzzle
house inasmuch as Mrs. Sharpless had
been working puzzles in several
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-20
D|STILLERY HEAD,
CONF ESS|NC FRAUD,
TAKES OWN LIFE
Charles LedOWSky, President of
Fox River Concern, Recently
Bankrupt, Admits Getting
100000 by Forgery.

CHICAGO. Jan. 2O.-Charles Lee
dowisky, president of the Fox River
Distilling Co, which filed petition in
bankruptcy yesterday, committed sui
eide some time during the night OH a
Michigan Central train. The body
was discovered on the arrival of the
train here. Mr.. Ledowisky killed
himself by shooting.
A confession bearing Ledowsky's
name, names b. +. Straus, a broker.
1t was found in the safe in Ledowsky' S
office after he fed upon learning that
his creditors had taken evidence be-
fore States Atty. HOyne, showing that
he had obtained more than $500, geo
from bankers and others by means of
forged checks and warehouse receipts.
The creditors had demanded that
LedOwsky be indicted and the Central
Trust Co, acting as receiver for the
distilling company. closed the COM
panys Offices at II y. Fifth av.
The confession, written on a letter
head of the Fox River Distilling Co.,
follows:
Chicago, Jan. 1915.
ITO Whom 1t May Concern:
Il Charles LedOwsky. by my own
free will. herewith declare that l am
the sole maker of all warehouse re-
cetpts signed r. +. Wathen & Co. or
written and signed. stamped in secret
places brought them to the Office and
borrowed money on them from banks
and bankers and diverted to the bust
ness needs in the Fox River Distilling
Co.
"None of the officers ever doubted
my integrity or that of any of my en-
ployes. told the secretary. Miss NJ.
Hejskal, that ] got this paper direct
from the distillery of r. e Wathen x
Co.. and I will settle with them direct
for the purchase price.
u am the sole owner and stock
holder Of the Fox River Distilling
CO.
II never had anybody financially in
terested. None Of the officers have
any interest nor did they receive any
compensation Of any. or profit for
their title-I have appointed them for
the sake 10 fill vacancies. 40 soul,
with exception Of 3. F. Strauss, knows
of my default: he is the man who
knows the papers 10 be fraudulent,
bat he discounted them by keeping
for himself about $4,000 and made
me sign accommodation notes for
about $4,000. for which there are
certain documents in the hands Of the
secretary of this company. I am I'M
able TO make good.
Charles Ledowsky.'
THE confession is untrue, as it re-
lates 10 me" said Mr.. Strauss 1T is
true that / handled paper for him
for many years. Lately il has been
hard 10 sell the paper and Mr.. LedOw-
sky accused me of turning against
him. I did not know any paper 1
handled was forged"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-20
READING OF PLAY TO
Be CONCERT FEATURE
Mrs. Gertrude Miller Trash Will
Give captain January"
i. at Sunday Program.

Mrs. Gertrude Miller Frash will
furnish novel feature for the next
Sunday afternoon concert at the First
Presbyterian church Mrs Trash is a
dramatic reader Of exceptional talent.
having done professional work in that
line for several years before her mar
riage. She has kindly consented to
contribute 10 the program a play.
Captain January, By Laura r.. Rich
ards in which she viii impersOnate all
the characters.
&rs. Grace Fink Davis soprano viii
contribute the opening and closing
numbers. and Miss Wilma Shonts viii
give a group OF violin umbers be-
tween the acts Of the story Miss
Edna Reed viii be the accompanist.
This Arrangement for next Sunday was
made this week contrary To the an
nouncement that the Linden Male
quartet would furnish the program.
An out-of-town business engagement
OF one of the members OF the quartet
necessitated the change. Their CON
cert will merely be postponed 10 a
later date.
Mrs Gertrude Miller Trash. for
some time resident OF this city. is an
actress-reader. known 10 a great many
Of South Bend people from private ap-
pearances ia readings. Receiving her
special education for this work III Mrs.
Mobiles Training school of Expression
jim Detroit she spent two years ON the
road in Independent bookings giving
short plays. taking ali the characters.
"A work IN which she was so successful
that she then was engaged three years
with the Chicago Lyceum bureau i'm
constant bookings in concert work,
and after this three years more with
the kedpath bureau During this time
her summers were taken 10y the Chau-
tauQua Managers association and de-
voted 10 giving plays of which Cap
tain January which she will read on
next Sundays program, was the most
popular.
Miss Vida Shonts is well known as
one of the city's talented viOlinists
After a number OF years study with
Prof IrgersOl. Miss Shonts studied
three years at Oberlin college. and
later three years more with Herbert
Butler. one of ChicagOs most noted
instructors at the American conserva-
tory
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-20
''Highbro,O" Cats Coming Here;
They'll Take Their Meals From
Dainty Wicker Tea Wagon

Royalty Will be entertained in South
Bend Thursday. Friday and Saturday
the very bluest of blood-and most
careful preparations are being made
for their reception and entertainment.
His lOrdship Kewankee and her
ladyship MeYome, two Royal Siamese
cats, will arrive IN South Bend Thurs
day morning 10 confer the honor Of
their presence upon the cat snow
which viii open at II o'clock Thurs
day at 313-31j :. Michigan ST Ne-
YANKEE and MeYOme are owned by
Mrs. III. c. Dykehouse of Grand
Rapids. who arrived here Wednesday
to Judge the show. They viii be en-
tered merely as curiosities, not as
competitors.
The Royal Siamese cats come di-
rectly from, the royal palace sof Siam.
where they are raised for the benefit
OF the kings of that country. Siam
csc kings never 80 any place unless
accompanied by such a cat for it is
their religious belief that fl is into the
Royal Siamese cats that the souls of
kings go at death. The cats are of
deep cream color which shades into
rich chocolate at the feet and ears.
They are shOrt-haired, lOngtailed and
-cross-eyed
Many OlneI interesting TO ScNN HOAH-
ing of aristOcratic cats will be enter
ed in fact there are 125 listed for the
show, of which but 20 are South Bend
cats. All must be in by II o'clock
Thursday when Mrs. Dykehouse will
begin the Judging which is expected
To be completed and posted w 1
o'clock.
Food From Wicker Tea Wagon.
These aTistrocrats OF the feline race
Will be treated with the utmost re-
spect during their visit here. Their
cages are new and the acme Of clean
liness for a single germ might mean
the loss OF hundreds Of dollars TO the
cat owners one of the Royal Siamese
alone being valued at $500.
Their food, the fat of the land. will
be served To them from a wicker tea
wagon. They will have several special
attendants, while the careful eye Of
owners will keep q close watch on all.
Among the most curious OF the en-
trie. which doubtless everyone will
want 10 see will he tailless cat-a
ManN the property of Miss Alice Dun
bar, daughter of Mrs. Robin Dunbar.
who is among the principal exhibitors.
The cat is black. hence his name.
Ebony Bun. The distinguishing char
acteristic of the ManX cat is its lack
of a tail and its long hind legs and