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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-08
LEGISLATUREsCOST
STATE S118, $3.50
The Saving as Compared with the
Law-Making of the Previous Ses-
sion Was $685.

MONTPELIER, April S.-The legis-
lature of 1915 cost the state $l1S,-
355.50 according to figures compiled in
the state treasurer s office. This sum
may be slightly increased, as the in
dexing of the house and senate jour
mails is not included and there are a
few other minor items. The session of
1912, which lasted 40 days, cost the
state 1888, ,707.76, so that a saving of
about $4,000 is made over the session
of two years ago.
Law making by the house cost the
people $102, ,3S1.70, this sum including
mileage of the members. $4S46.20,
their pay at 81 per diem, and the pay
of the clerks, pages and doorkeepers
The senate took away $15,973.80 from
the state Is Golfers for the same labor.
The principal cause of reduction in
legislative expenses was the fact that
the session just adjourned was 81 days
shorter than the preceding Legislature.
Two other items contributed materially
toward the savings.
In 1912 three adjournments were
taken election time, Thanksgiving and
Christmas, and owing to these many
vacations taken by the solons, the
mileage debentures were more than
ordinarily large. This year, the leg
islature stuck to its job from January
6, until final adjournment saving the
state nearly 100000 in mileage alone
| The other big saving in expenses
was due to the reduction in the pay Of
| state house employees. Tn 1912 these
assistants cost the state $15. .65 anC
this year but $7451.30, difference OF
/ $7910,35.
| The legislature Of 1912 enacted Law
| giving the sergeant-at-arms authority
TO fix the wages of the various assist
ants. janitors, sweepers, doorl1eepers
pages. etc, subject to the approval O.
| the governor. Embracing the oppor
/ tunity offered to save the state some
money Sergent-at-Arms Frank T. Par
sons in December last made out
schedule Of wages. Instead Of the S
per diem paid during the 1912 assem-
bly, to the 30 employees, ten receive,
So; 13 received $3.50, and nine receive,
s. day. The appointments were mad
and accepted with full understandint
of the cut in wages
Despite this fact, wiseacres predict
ed that before adjournment was take1
the pay would be raised again to tn
old rate. Mr.. Parsons stuck to his po
! sition taken in December and the stat
saved about S4500 as the result. Onl
the sweepers received more pay tha
they anticipated when they came. be
ing raised from 50 to $3.50 day, afte
it was seen that their work warrante
the increase.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-08
HAS NEW SERUM FOR WOUNDS.
Gordon Edwards, American Chemist
at Front, Discovers Cure.


PARIS, April 8.-A scientific discov-
cry that may revolutionize the present
treatment of certain kipds of wounds
has been made by Gordon Edwards, a
young California chemist who is work
ing at the front with the British Red
Cross.
1t is believed that the discovery is a
new serum, but the details of its char
acter are not obtainable at present.
When Mr.. Edwards was seen at the
Red Cross headquarters here he said
that he hoped to be able to reveal in
another fortnight the results of the ex-
periments he has been making at the
front.
lie said of conditions at the front
that there is an area of deep LIQUID
mud almost as bad as quicksand be-
tween the opposing trenches. This
condition makes any advance almost
impossible because the men, laden with
equipment, get caught in the mire and
are shot down in heaps.
In his opinion the warfare from
trenches will end to a great extent as
soon as the ground becomes hard AM
the men are able to charge forward
rapidly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-08
IN ODD FELLOWS HALL.

Thursday evening at 7.30-Regular
meeting cf Canton Palestine No. 3.
Business Of especial Importance in con
nection with the coming session of de-
partment council, and election of lieu
tenant colonel.
There win be a masquerade ball for
Odd Fellows, Rebekahs and invited
friends Friday, April 9. Two prizes
win be given for costumes. Price 80
cents a couple; 10 cents for ladies and
children.
Monday, April -, 80 p. m.--Reg,
ular meeting of Wantastiquet lodge.
First degree will be conferred.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-08
PLANS OF COLOGNE.
Man Who Met Tragic Death Carried
Important Documents.

NEW YORK, April S.-Police look
ing through the effects of William Es-
ser, whose body was recovered today
from the bottom of well 30 feet deep
which caved in yesterday, said they
found plans of the city and fortifica
tions in and about Cologne, Germany.
Esser, the police also asserted, was
convicted six years ago of the larceny
of tools and parts of Whitehead tor
pedoes from the plant of the E. w.
Bliss Co., in Brooklyn. He was said
to have spent six months in the peni-
Tertiary for that crime.
Police were unable to determine
what disposition if any Esser planned
to make of the plans of Cologne.
Esser s death resulted from an at
tempt to dig to water in an abandon
ed well. The sand at the bottom of
the well suddenly fell away from the
walls and buried the man to his waist.
Later the entire well caved in. Squads
of men from the building department
worked all night and today succeeded
in recovering the body. Esser came
here from Germany 10 years ago. His
former wife and several children are
believed to be in Chicago.
4
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-08
OCCUPANTS THROWN
WHEN RIGS COLLIDED
Horses Driven by Miss Gladys Stell-
man and Floyd Whitney, One
Breaking Away-Damag Small.

Miss Gladys Stellman, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs w. E. Stellman of West
Brattleboro, and Floyd Whitney, 10,
son of Lorenzo Whitney, while driving
single rigs on Elliot street yesterday
afternoon, collided. Both were thrown
out and shaken up and bruised, but
neither was seriously injured. Both
carriages were slightly damaged. The
horse driven by Miss Stellman broke
away, but was caught by Arthur Car
ter near the Princess theater. The
horses were not hurt. Each driver
claims. the blame for the accident is
chargeable to the other.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-08
COUNTY ASSOCIATION
WILL MEET APRIL 13
Agricultural Organization Coming to
Festival Hall, Brattleboro for
Annual Session.

The Windham County Agricultural asso-
ciation of which A W. Sweeton is the
agent, will hold its annual meeting Tues
day, April 13, at IL a. m. in Festival hall,
Bratteboro.
This is to be a meeting of every member
and it Is hoped that each town in the
county will be well represented. The good
work done by Mr. Sweeton during the past
two years is very evident to any one who
has followed his operations and abundant
ly proves the wisdom of starting the .asso-
ciation.
A new law has been passed which pro
vides that each town shall pay its proper
ton toward the work Of the association
instead Of raising the money by subscrip,
tion as formerly was done.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-08
Trade FROM SULTAN.
ALI Men Capable of Bearing Arms Call
ed to Colors in Turkey.

LONDON, April s, 1.35 p. m.-An
trade promulgated today by the Sui
tan of Turkey authorizes the ministry
of war to call out all men capable of
bearing arms, but heretofore not
Table to service, inclusive of ages of
10 and 20 for defense of the Turkish
coast and frontiers and the mainten-
ance of order.
The ministry also is given power to
enroll for military service all immi-
grants for the duration of mobiliza-
ton. This information was contained
in despatch received today by Reu-
ters' Telegraph company from Constan-
tinople.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-08

mentions French attacks at eight points
and asserts all were repulsed.
1t says also that the losses of the French
were very heavy.
1t is announced officially at Cairo that a
small Turkish force is still in the vicinity
Of the Suez canal.
A slirmish occurred near the canal yes
terday, with no casualties. 1t is said there
are no large bodies of Turks in that vicin-
ity.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-08
FRENCH LOSSES HEAVY.
And Attack Did Not Produce Slight
est Result, Germans Claim.

BERLIN, April S.-The German ar
my headquarters today gave out a re-
port on the progress of hostiities as
follows: 1.-The fighting between the
Meuse and Moselle continued yester
day. French attacks resulted in fail
ure. French losses on entire front
again were enormous without obtain
ing the slightest success. On the east
ern front no developments are record
ed The weather continues bad and
the roads are impossible.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-08
NOTHING is HEARD
FROM'DR. ROLLER
Bailey Worried as He Has Sold Many
Tickets for Expected Bout-For-
felt Money Fails to Come.

George W. Bailey has heard nothing
from DIR. Ben + Roller since the receipt
Of the telegram postponing the boxing
bout scheduled for last Monday to next
Monday evening in the Armory. Roller.
who wired that he was mailing a $50 ap-
pearance forfeit, has failed to send the
money Bailey is worried, for he saws
that he has sold over 100 tickets to boxing
fans who live out of town besides a large
number to local enthusiasts
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-08
ARMY CUT
INTO TWO SECTIONS
Eastern Wing of the Army in a Pre-
carious Position = Russians Cap
ture Smalneck.

PETROGRAD, April s, $50 p. M
The advance of the Russians in the
Carpathians has cut the Austrian ar
my in two places The eastern wing
OF this army is in a precarious position
The Russians have captured Smalneck,
east of Lupkow pass. The Russians
have also thrown back the Austrians
in the district of Bartfeld and in the
district of LupBow. Having advanced
to the Rostock pass they have forced
wedge between the Austrian armies.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-08
POSTOFFICE GAINS
S3,034.O4 IN YEAR
Gross Receipts on Postal Account $751;
779.04-Net Revenue Past Four
Years S30,438. "A.

The gross receipts of the Brattelboro
postolfice, on postal account, for the l.
months ending March 81, 1915, amounted
to S37, 1904 being an increase Of S3,-
03i.33 over the corresponding period Of
the year before of $4,66435 over two
years ago, and SS,a79.7S more than three
years ago. The office has paid net reve-
nue. to the government during the past
four years of $50, ,43S Al.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-08
AWFUL EXECUTION
BY AUSTRIAN AVIATORS
Twelve Women and Children Killed
and 4S Injured by Bombs Dropped
on Montengrin Town.

PARIS, April s, $40 a m. Twelve
women and children were killed and IS
others injured by bombs dropped by
Austrian aviators in the market place at
Podgoritza, Montenegro, yesterday after
noon, according to despatch to the Havas
agency. Many buildings were destroyed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-08
STOLE 1900 IN CASH.
Money Taken from Hotel Safe in
Westfeld-Night Clerk Missing.

WESTFIELD, Mass. April S.-The
theft of $4,000 in cash from the safe
of the New Park Square hotel during
the night was reported to the police
today. The authorities stated they
were searching for the night clerk,
Carl Scheurmann, who was reported to
have left for Springfield early this
morning. They believe he went either
to New York or Boston. Scheurmann
is about 90 and native of Switzer-
land.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-08
Ex-cITY CLERK SENTENCED.
A. P. Joyce Pleaded Guilty to Larceny
of S9139 at Medford.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, April S.-All-
ston Joyce, former city clerk of Med
ford. was sentenced to three years in
tbe house of correction TODAY nnon y
plea of guilty to three counts of an
Indictment charging him with the lar.
ceny of $9139 from the city.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-08
BELGIANs RoUT GERMANS.
Western Side of the Ypres Canal Freed
Machine Guns Captured.

LONDON, April s, 12.5O.-The Bel
gian legation here has received a tel
egram from the Belgian minister of war
as follows: The western side of the
Ypres canal in the direction of Drei-
grachten has been completely freed of
the enemy by the Belgian troops. The
Germans fed in disorder, leaving be-
hind them machine guns and ammuni-
tion. Today passed off quietly"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-08
TOOK MANY PRISONERS.
French War Office Reports Further
Progress East of Rheims.

IIUgI5ss EiasJ OI RnelmS.
PARIS, April s, 2.2O p. m.-The
French war office this afternoon gave
out the following report: ''In Belgium
the day was marked by artillery en-
gagements. In the valley of the Aisne
and the district to the east of Rheims
our efforts continued with great activ-
ity and we have maintained our oains
IN their entirety, while at the same
time we are proceeding to make fur
ther progress In the Brule forest we
captured German trench, at the same
time taking a large number of pris-
oners on this section of front. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-08
AT THE CENTRE CHURCH
Notice.

The members of the Centre Congre-
gational church are notified to meet in
the chapel at 7.3O o'clock p. M, Fri
day, April 9, 1915, to act upon the fol
lowing articles, to wit:
]. To see if the church will sell to
George l.. Durham for 1000 a piece of
land 20 feet wide across the east end
of the parsonage lot, in accordance
with an offer made by him to the
trustees.
2 To transact any other business
that legally may come before the
meeting.
Per order of the Prudential Com
mittee.
WALTER A. GILBERT, Clerk
Brattleboro, Vt, April ?, 1915.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-08
CLEVER MAGIC ENJOYED.
Children Entertained at Woman s Club
by G. H. Wilson of Boston

The annual children 5 day meeting
Of the Woman 5 club was held yester
day afternoon in the Armory, when the
children of members, of the free kin
dergarten and Austine Institution were
the special guests of the club.
C. Fl. Wilson of Boston entertained
them with many interesting tricks and
clever sleight- of-hand performances.
Several of the little folks had an op-
portunity to assist Mr. Wilson, much
to their delight, and judging by the
applause and laughter the magic =
and jokes were greatly enjoyed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-08

The average length of human life
is about 80 years, and of 1000 per-
sons only one reaches the age of 100
years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-08
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight and Friday = Moderate
Northwest Winds.

WASHINGTON, April s. = Weather
forecast: Fair tonight and Friday.
Moderate northwest winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-08

Canada last year exported dried ap-
pies valued at $411,980.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-08

Tonight at 7.30--Meeting Of the |
Christian Endeayor mission study class
in the chapel.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-15
Brumbaughism Succeeds Bigelowism

WITH the appointmcnt or Robert j. cum
w nnrham as Commissioner of Highways
the Governor has definitely ended the era
OF Rigclowisn in tho Highway Department.
Mr.. Cunningham is n capablc business eN-
ccutivc His connection with the oliver wing
of tho party I'm Allegheny county docs not
disoualifv him for service 10 the state, but
his OCCUPANCY of the important office to
which he has been appointed does mean that
he must not serve the politicians with whom
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-15

The unclearcd forest, the unbroken soil,
The iron bark that turns the lumberer's axe
Tho rapid that o'erbears tho boetman's toll,
The prairie hiding the mazed wanderers
The ambushed Indian and the prowling bear
Such were the needs that helped his youth
to train:
Rough culture-but such trees large fruit may
:, hrt tbo,u
- ""' '"e" ''ooA9 pe ol Ilsht grin ana sraih'
So he grew up a destined work to do
Ard lived to do it; four long-sufferlng years.
I-fate. ill-feelng, ill-report, lived through.
And then he heard the hsses changed 10
The taunts to tribute, the abuse to praise,
And took both with the same unwayerfng
mood;
TILL as he came on light, from darkllng days.
ana seemed 10 touch the goal from where ne
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-15
It Looks Like a SIlirmish

HAN it be that this campaign against the
~ Riggs National Bank has been started
to prove to the country that legitimate busi-
ness has nothing to fear from the Democ-
racy? Or is its purpose to demonstrate TO
the Bryan Democracy that the Adminlstra-
ton Is not afraid of the money power and
dares call to book a national bank affiliated
with another one of the biggest national
banks in the country?
The presumption. of course is that the
Riggs bank Is innocent of the offenses which
Comptroller Williams charges it with, and
1t must be regarded as innocent until it is
proved guilty. This is it's constitutional
right. The burden of proof rests upon the
Comptroller.
While the case is awaiting settlement
every business man will be curious to know
whether this is really the first gun in the
campaign of 1916.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-15
PUNCH'S APOLOGY TO LINCOLN

VToU lay a wreath on murdered Lincons
I bier,
You, who, with mockinE pencil wont to trace
Broad for tho self-complacent British sReer.
His length of shamblns limb, his furrowed
face,
His Gaunt, gnarIed hands his unkempt, brIs-
Ting hair,
His Earb uncouth, his bearing in Mt case,
His lack of all we prize as debonair
OF power or will to shine. Of art to please;
You, whose smart pen backed up the poncirs
laugh,
Judging each step as though the way were
plain
Reckless. so it could point its paragraph,
OF chiefs perpexity or peoples pain
Beside this corpse that bears for winding sheet
The Stars and Stripes he lived to rear anew,
Between the mourners at his head and feet
Say scurrle Jester, is there room for you?
Yes, he had lived to shame mo from my sneer.
To lame my pencil, and confute my pen;
TO make me own this hind of Princes peer,
This rail-sptter, a true-born king of men,
My shallow judgment had learned to rue.
Noting how to OCCASIONS height he rose,
How his quaint wit made home truth seem
more true,
How, iron-like, his temper grew by blows
How humble, yet how hopeful, he could be-
How, in good fortune and in IN. the same;
Nor bitter in success nor boastIfuI he.
Thirsty for gold. feverish for fame.
He went about his work-suoh work as few
Ever had laid on head and heart and hand
As one who knows. where there's a task TO do
Mans honest will must Heavens good grace
command;
Who trusts the strength will with the burden
grow
That God makes instruments to work His will
II but that VIII we arrive to know,
Nor tamper with the weights OF good and IN.
So he went forth TO battle on the side
That ne felt clear was L1bertys and Rights.
AS in his peasant boyhood he had piled
His warfare with n'aA Natures thwartlns
nights
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-15
Necessity a Goad to Prosperitv

TI1HERE is no monopoly in trade heretofore
i enjoyed by Germany that the exigencles
of the present should not convert into
American supremacy. Cheap mineral dyes
are not out of reach of our Industrial
capacity. There are natural monopolles, 1t
is true. which seem to be beyond our power
OF acquisition; yet, even so, the scarcity of
potash, for instance, has given a new Inn
pulse to search for an American substitute
which has resulted In a treatment Of sea
weed which may prove practical, and in
Utah ores rich in potash have been dis
covered,
Necessity continues to be the mother of
Invention. A long war will compel u.s.
whether we wish it or not, to secure our own
supplies OF raw other materials of which
we are now deprived A famine in any COM
modify breeds invention and energy That
the great conflict means some new industries
In America and the great expansion of
others is very clear, 1t cannot be otherwise.
"Cotton am king and I are got IT," said an
Alabama planter before the Civil War This
Is practically the only great nation Of the
world now engaged in productive manu-
faeture. which will tend as the war continues
TO become more embracive
The rebound to prosperity. therefore. has
only just begun. We are on the threshold
81 a new era, so much bigger than any era
which has preceded it that the national
imagination is staggered
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-15
Local Option Moves on Schedule Time

local optionists won strategic vic
IL tory when the local option bill was
ported to the House yesterday instead of
Tuesday night. The bill will now be ordered
to its second reading on next Monday, the
day fixed by the Governor. If it had been
reported Tuesday night it would have
been voted on this week, when the liquor
interests think they could kill it. But with
four or five days more in which to work
the local optionists are confident that they
will win.
The ease with which they have kept con-
troll of the measure thus far strengthens tho
hope that they will carry their point. The
bill was retained In committee just as long
as the Governor wished 1t to remain there.
1t was reported out at the time which he
selected and the vote on its second reading
will be taken I'm accordance with his pro-
gram. 1t is morally certain that all those
on whose support he is counting will line
up on the roll call and he counted on the
right side.
Experienced politicians in Harrisburg are
discovering that DR.. Brumbaugh is him
self a politician of no mean ability and un-
derstands the arts of persuasion and the
science of popular appeal And they arc
learning. also, that when he pledged him
self to local option in the campaign he meant
what he said
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-15
WORK IS HARMLESS

Work never hurt any one II II was only Vss ploss
enough and deep enough I'm its claims on hu,', sys
nature. our extremely long-llved men nav
always been very hard workers POPE a.
XIII, who died at 80; Humboldt, who dlea =" ~ -
Gladstone and Vlrchow. octogenarlans, are =
amples in our time, ,,a
Is It any wonder that physician gets lln
patient when people talk about the men NJ
women of our generation doing so mueh M M
they are eXhausting vitality? the uvss -.
is they do not do enough Their Interests 80,
so few and so superficial that a lot OF slsass e. ~.
that ought TO be used up in good work y ,sh s5
sipated within themselves and does them a,ui Inn,
greater harm than would any possible ao,lsh an,y,s.ih
of work that they might try 10 aeeoHP
with it.-James j Walsh