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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-22
BURLINGTON MARKETS.

Asparagus is % cents a bunch. y
cabbages are selling for eight cent?
pound.
But little hay has been brought 1
tho city market recently. The aver
price secured has been s1S.
In retail grains brown middli4
proVender No. | has increased five cd
this week, a has provender No
cornmeal.
Strawberries Wore higher yesterd
being 20 to 80 cents, but it Is expe{
that the price will drop again in
or 50.
Florida oranges are % to so cent
dozen.
The wholesale price Of butter is Fl
this week as 33 cents by both IA
and Donahue Of Essex.
The wholesale price of lamb has 4
upward. being quoted Yesterday al
cents.
The following prices We're quoted |
the Free Press by the. Burlington n
company, c. 4. Barber, grocer. ri
Howard, meat dealer, \. y. Peace 1
company.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-22
GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
New York, April 81.

New York. April 81.
WHEAT-Spot irregular. No red
Sligo and No hard $lG9 c. /. (. track
export; No. | northern sl.69i6 and No /
northern Manitoba $l62ie c. |. T. Buffalo
Futures steady. May 81 1881.
CORN-Spot firm. No. . yellow SS4c
prompt shipment.
OATS-Spot steady.
PORK-Quiet.
LARD-Rarely steady.
RAW SUGAR-Nominal Centrifugal
4sSc; mola sses 4Oic; refined quiet.
POTATOES-Easy Bermuda $4,000
Jersey seq .l'5o aa r. "''' '"''' '''"'''S
BBAGES-Easier. South Carolina
crate. A'a2.75; Florida seas.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
Chicago. April 81
WHEAT-May sl.61; July s135la: Sept.
S1.23
.CORN-May 77.c; July soHc; Sept.
o6AATs-May SIC; July SIC; Sept 4sc.
LARD-July 5000
RIBS-July $l052.
Cash quotations:
PORK-$17E As.
LARD-$997.
RIBS-S9.37q
SPOT COTTON AND FUTURES.
New York. April n.
spot cotton quiet Mddiing uplands
$40 40: sales, 100 bales
Futures closed; May s1014: July $40 sc;
Oct u0.67; Dec. sloSS: Jan. sl0S.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-22

\ys'pep'|ets
Made only by c. |. HOOD co.
contain the digestive prin-
ciple of the gastric Juice.
One crushed in the mouth
- and swallowed slowly, all
most instantly relieves sour stomach,
Indigestion, heartburn and nausea.
Sugar coated; do not seem like medi-
cine. but like a delicious CONNECTION.
Why not try box today? Your
druggist has them at 10c., Csc. and 81.
t In na%e Dys.pep'Iets substitute ucsH tut
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-06

block houses near a bridge on the Or
ange and Alexander railroad which
were designed TO shelter troops pro-
tecting the bridge from destruction by
Confederafes. So well was his work
done that the officer in charge gave
him week s leave OF iabsenee This
was soon after the battle of Gettvs-
burg.
Mr.. Haskell, after being honerably
discharged, worked for two years in
the baby carriage manufaetorv OF Al
drich 4 Reed at Green River and then
returned to Wilmington. With his
brother, William, he bought the drug
store in Wilmington and remained
there IS years. He then came to Brat
tleboro and lived for two years, but
finding his health somewhat improved
he bought 4 farm in Wilmington and
moved there Twenty three years ago
he disposed OF that because OF his in
ereasing inability to do any work: and
bought the place on Elm street
He married, March s, 1866. Mrs
Georgia A. (PhcIps) Stanley OF Halifax
! in Guilford. He leaves, besides hi,
wife. two brothers, Newland NJ Oh
Wilmington, who served in the same
company with him, and Hiram Of Brat
tleboro. lie was a member Of Sedg
wick post Of this town and Of thc
Methodist church of Wilmington.
| The funeral will 10 held Friday at
! ternoon Mt go o'clock in the Metho
dist church, Rev. Thomas ". Owens
pastor OF the church, officiating. TIL,
bearers will be members OF Sedgwicl
fpost, G.. A. r., and delegations from
1.-THE post and the Woman's Relief eorr
will attend The body viii be place,
in the tomb in Morningside cemeter,
for burial in the spring.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-06
DEATH TO-DAY OF
EPHRAIM HASKELL
Was aavii War Veteran Wounded by
Shell st Gettysburg Formerly Mer-
& chart in Wiimington

Ephraim Haskell, So veteran of
+, 18th Vermont Volunteers,
wire feF3O years was obliged to use
crutches as the result ef---1t wound
from piece of shell received in the
battle of Gettysburg, died an his. home,
20 Elm street, at $50 O'Clock this
morning. He had been IN very poor
health several years and gradually
failed during the past year. In spite
OF his inhrmitics be did all Of the out
door work on his little place until late
last fall. =
Mr.. Hask ell was bern in Whining
ton, Jan. ~, 1927 son Of Ephraim
and Salinas (Stetsou) Haskell. He
spent his early life as a farmer in his
native town and then went to New
York where he entered business with a
partner, the company manufacturing
spades and shoycls aui doing a pros
porous business Mr.. Haskell put y
cry dollar he had into the venture and
saw the business grow steadily. But
his partner could not stand the pros
pcrity and the business went TO the
wall, leaving Mr.. Haskell poorer by
nearly 42J 600.
] Discouraged for the tint being, h,
returned to Wilmington aad on Sept
3, 1862, enlisted ut Wilmington il
Company T, 18th Vermont Volunteers
for nine months Of service Henry +
Dix was eaptain OF the company an,
the regiment was in command of Col
WhccIock q. Neazey of Springfield. On
Oct. Q the regiment went into caml
Mt Brattleboro and remained here near
~ two weeks.
Like most of the other regiments re
cruitcd in the East OF that time, III
, regiment wars first sent TO the defense
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-06

at Washington. Gettysburg was the
only big battle in which the 10th par
ticipated. The men of the 10Th were
in the advance of the fresh troops as
they swung OH to the field ut Gettys-.
burg in The afternoon Of the first day
Of that battle and helped 10 check the
advance Of the Confederate troops.
In spite of the fact that they had
marched long and rapidly fort4 three
days a detail of 200, of whom Mr..
Haskell was one, were sent ont on
picket duty wen in advance of the
hattie lines of the Federals. They re-
nraiared there all nfght. s.It Agas after
Mr.. Haskell had been in the flank at
tack on Pic kett-,,s, tfQops and the 10th
had captured hundreds OF prisoners
that with q few offcfS .hg.,w5s march
ing them to the feQf- ct The. lines, that
he was wounded, y sAsshell burst. just a
short distance sf4om hpn end Ia piece
struck him on std "a ldgha d hisRsen the
sciatie nerve. sls He wap.in thee attitude
of walkings5aat the stfmse.s <Rd vsHn:i1g the
!, right leg lp1lfhe foreG or tie s,agow
! turned him completely around "a
Although wounded, he did nosa re
port for surgical attention and relHain
ed with his comrades. He ckntipue4
with his company and .regsment; sJttes Oh
ing when they did except 6a 0 1Rs sssassxea
sion on a long mareasssShep. i'll sssrs.t Ii
err, Newland NJ, a p1emEes asf 80 tb 5satn
company who was drITing. an ap1hu
lance, exchanged placks wftA,hias III
regiment waa=Ilfa.slld aftSr their Varez4s
| pired and in alfsissnyKdAlf modtAsN
fore they were mail L liisashassdx oi
/ the service at BrattlehoToS SSssss
| 1853. ~
Mr. Haskell, who wa1la Tsrpente
| was in charge of the csttftoaf Of RI
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-06
REMARKABLE ATHLETIC FAMILY
Three Gordon Brothers Among the
Most Wonderful Distance Runners of
America.

The most remarkable athletic family
in the world at the preseat time is
found in Yonkers, Y. Y.-the Gbrdons.,
Willie, Louis and Freeland d Gordon1
have been cutting great capers on the
einderpath of late. A year ago all we1e
novices, but today Willie and Louis
hold championships won in national
competitions, and Freelan asis conceded
to be ready for the honor, and. far
away the most promising runner of
the three.
1t g not y hard task to find three
athletes in one family, but three broth
or champions at the middle distance
game at the same time is indeed a
rarity. Jimmy Lee. former Boston pro
fessiOnal runner, who has coached the
Gordon brothers from the time they
broke their noviccs. figures that the
three. at their best. would all finish
within five yards III Il three-q quarter
mile race. Willie Gordon won the Bax-
tor mile race from Abel Kiyiat at the
New York Athletic club games last
winter. lie has a record of 4.2l for
tie mile. Louis has run the half mile
ill l.57, and Freeland has record OF
4.23 for the mile
Frecland, the most promising Of the
Gordons, has style net just unlike
that of John Paul Jones, the great
= Cornell runner. He runs with lone
sweeping stride which with the prope1
development may mako him one OF
the greatest milers this country ha
ever turned ont. Just like Jones, too
Freeland Gordon, despite his wonderful
natural ability, IS not so keen 70
running IT has always been some
thing Of task TO got Freeland ont t
run. He's ono Of those fellows tha
possesses great natural ability in
sport in which their interest is JUS
n little more than lukewarm.
Willie and Freeland Gordon ar
gardeners by profession, and they or
employed at Grcystonc, Samuel Untel
meyer S magnificent estate, inst abov
Yonkers. The Gordon hoys take sue
pride in their work that both do ne
leave at the same time. For that re;
son Willie and Frecland are never sec
~ the same meet in summer. Whe
Willie goes off TO grab gold med
rrcelaud stays on the job, and whc
IL Is Frceland'S turn to seek some at
letic glory Willie is at home watchir
the Untermeyer flowers aud vegetable
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-06
Sporting NelUs
O'CONNOR'S TEAM
q POINTS IN LEAD
Score 9o7 to $50 for Cox's Team After
81 Games in Knights of Column
bus Pool Tournament.

The annual pool tournament between
teams of Leo council, X. c., captained
hy q. o Conner and Cox has progressed
10 the point whore only eight games re.
main to be played. O'Connos's teant
has a lead of % balls as the result of
the 81 games played to date, the team.
totals being aO7 10 $50. These are the
scores OF each g,lmc, the name Of
o 'Connors players being given first:
O,Connor 81, Cox 30; W. Blake Cos
I,avelle so; j. Bakcr %, Donning 80;
McCarty 50, Rate ~; Foley 50, Cum
mings 80; J. Blake 90 Harwood ~;
j. Aher 40. +. Nolin so; Paquette so,
IL. Nolin 43; F. Ferriter 50, Y. Perry
~; Fleming 80, B.. Iiaus 81; =. Dam
leavy "a, G. F.. Mann 30; Fitzgerald
81, Rolln so; Lyons 30, Moynihan
3S; +. Duggan 50, J. Long %; }. kaine
81, NJ. Austin so; Guiheen 80, J. I.
Austin %; Cavanau2h 30, J. a. Aus
tin 40; Clune 81. Murray 80; c. O'Con-
nor so, NJ Walsh 20; Stewart 81, Null
rey 80; J. Walsh 80, Murphy a.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-06
Sporting Notes.

The changes in the big league ranks
continue to be announced daily. Now
IL IS Napoleon Lajoie. the veteran who
has been with the Cleveland team for
~ years who has been released by
Cleveland to the Athletics. Connie
Mack admits he is to play the ancient
Frenchman at second base where 4
hole was caused by the sale of Eddie
Collins to the Chicago Americans.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-06
NEW TEAM WINS MATCH.
Team C Defeated Team A in Eighth
Game in Masonic Bowling Tourney.

The eighth game in. the, Masonic
bowling tournament was rolled last
evening between teams \ and G.. Team
C is a new one; just. organized, and
pulled off a victory by n. score of l.
27S, to 1928 Cain had high Single of
1l3 and high total of 20 The next
game will be rolled tomprfow night be
tween teams G and G. The scores:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-06
413 459 4g6-l27S

Lawrence White, of Rochester, y. Y,
who has spent two weeks at his home
on Western avenue, will return to that
city tomorrow. ,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04
yARE TO BUILD l5S HOUSES
Senator Will Erect Homes on Az h-acre
Tract at Cost of 100000

Senator Edwin H. Ware has purchased
n ~ acre tract in South Philadelphia
on which he will erect l5S small modern
dwellings at cost of about 100000. This
Is a branch of the contracting business
which the Senator so far has left un-
touched.
The tract faces the Southern Boulevard
below oregon avenue, east of Broad
street, and Is another step In the de-
velopment OF that part of South Phila-
delphla between the Delaware and Schuyl-
kill rivers which heretofore has been
unavailable for buildings because of the
surface tracks of the steam railroads.
George b. Young last week purchased
the Stocker tract of 65 acres opposite
the land just acquired by Senator Ware
and will erect 22j0 dwellings upon II
Mt n cost of $S.OoO,OOO More than 1l.OOo
persons will be housed by the Young
dwellings.
Senator Ware declared today that the
operation Is undertaken by him in the
spirIt of civic service and will be per-
sonally supervised by him. He points
out that the completion of the Broad
street subway means a general boom
for the section.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04
STARKLOFF BROUGHT
HERE FROM ALTOONA
"King of Green Goods Men
Reconciled to Probable
Jail Sentence

+. a. Starkloff, known to the police of
the entire nation as king of the Green
Goods Men" was brought to this city
today after his arrest in Altoona, where
he was trapped by Secret Service men.
following n five years search, in which
some of the greatest detectives of the
country participated.
lie was dressed in a suit of latest fash
ion. His patont-eathcr shoes were well
polished, and before he was taken to the
Federal Building by United States Deputy
Marshals Batty and Howley he asked to
be taken to barber shop. This request
was refused. Then he offered to buy
lunch for his custodians, but his invita-
tion was declined.
You see" he explained, II may 80
to Jail | know that in prison the most
prosperous looking man gets the best
treatment, and l am loking for a good
time for the next few years"
IN his pockets were pamphlets on Es-
peranto, of which he is a profound stu
dent lie speaks other languages flu
emily
Starkloft Skipped" $4,000 bail in June,
1870 when he was arrested by postal in
spectors for using the mails to defraud.
His pal, George w. Post was under SILL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04
MAYOR INSISTS HE
WAS WITHIN LAW
Blankenburg Says Grand Jury
Decision Fails to Recog-
nize Facts

Mayor Blankenburg. in replying to the
court to censure him for his action on
election day, declared today that the
Shern law Certainly appears to author
ize police officers to arrest criminals at
the polling places on warrants"
TT would he interesting" he continued,
ito know who wrote the presentment of
the Grand Jury to the honorable court,
1t would be even more interesting to
hear the minority report which the court
would not allow to be filed in this mat
ter"
"a Grand Jury must have strange ideas
of what constitutes secrecy in voting
and fair election when 1t finds nothing
to critlcise in the wholesale marking of
ballots by political workers. In one afti-
davit presented to them it was shown
that 10 voters out of 90 in a division had
received assistance.
THE Constitution of the state requires
that secrecy in voting be preserved Is
that Constitution obeyed when three
quarters or more of the voters at poll
ing place receive assistance and thus are
to show their vote?
THE Grand Jury refers to removals of
voters between registration and election
uHyI lrlllnHllnp tnal the warrants uS'u
on election day were based on such facts.
This Is n wrong impression, Had the
Grand Jury seen fit to summon the po-
lcemen who made the canvass which
disclosed these registration frauds they
would have learned ;hat the warrants
were not for persons who had registered
properly and then removed but for per-
sons who had been guilty of a crime i'll
their original registration, and the jury
flal fp lGI N
by from three to six policemen who had
investigated each case in advance
"These were the criminals we sought
and the only time and place to catch them
was at the polls on election day, when
they might seek to consummate their
first crime by the commission of Sec
Dnd.
zone phase of the presentment of the
Grand Jury pleases me very much ana
that Is that it eXoneratcs Director Dripps
and praises the conduct of the Director
and the police on election day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04
WEISBROD WILL PAY
ONLY HIS OWN DEBTS
Advertisement in Morning
Newspapers Surprises Wife
of Wealthy Brewer

HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that will not be
responsible for debts unless contracted by
myself William welsbrod. 1925 westmore-
land St
This was the advertisement printed in
the morning newspapers today for Will
lam weisbrod, of the weisbrod & Hess
Brewing Company, wealthy, and head of
the Welsbrod family in this city.
Mr. wesbrod started from his home at
1926 Westmoreland street today, leaving
the impression with Mrs. Weisbrod that
he would return this afternoon. At the
brewery 1t was said he was Somewhere
down In Jersey" and that he could not
be reached until Monday.
The advertisement was surprise to
Mrs. Weisbrod, who was at her home to-
day
~ didn't know he was going to New
Jersey today, and | am sure l can't ex-
plain this advertisement. IL looks as
though something Is up"
The weisbrods have been married ten
years They have one child, girl Of nine
years
"Friends Of mine have warned us that
have been followed" the wife said.
Mrs Weisbrod said she would await de-
velopments
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04
MEXICAN MAIDEN'S CRIES
EXCITE CROWDS IN HOTEL
Mystery as to Source of "Car-r-ram-ba" and Other
Unusual Songs Arouses Curiosity Until Senorta
Is Found Locked in Wardrobe

and the key was not in sigh. Urged on
by frantic cries from the wardrobe,
the bell6oys searched every corner of
the room and peered into every crevice
for the all-imPortant key. After what
seemed a long time the key was found
In a corner under a bed. The door was
opened and, In sight of n crowd attracted
by the cries. iS-ycar-old Dolores Soto
mayor tumbled out. She declared she
was mashed as Hat as a Tortilla, when
she got her breath back.
1t seemed that the Mexican sense of
humor Ia very keen Miss SOtomayor
and the occupants of the room are MEM
bers Of the party Of IS Mexican educators
who are touring this country gathering
educational data. Several Of her friends
decided that an excellent practical joke
would he to lock her in the wardrobe.
The wardrobe has a shelf, making the
height for standing room less than five
feet. She was IN there about half an
hour She was put there by Conception
Morna, Conception Chavez Coronol, To-
masa zuniga and Maria Teller Escalante,
all young women.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04

Mexican bull-fght might have been
staged in the Colonnade Hotel, as far as
local color was concerned, when cries OF
Ave Maria" and "Car-r-ram-ba" were
raised, and there was a pounding as
though a cavalcade OF matadors was
galloDing through the corridors,
"Hellhops" rushed around seeking the
centre of the commotion, and the guests
peeped out of their doors TO see what IT
was all about. Finally, guided by fem
inine cries of distress, the hotel attend
ants located the cause of the disturbance
in one of the bedrooms
"Car-r-r-r-ram-b ba, " "Tamale," Z" "Dios'
issued from an innocent-looking ward
robe standing in the corner. There fol-
lowed a torrent of Mexican words. which
the "bellhops' did not know were Mexi-
can and which were about as Ineligible
to them as so much Sanskrit or Hindoo,
But they did know that some one was in
the wardrobe. Also that some one was
a woman, and that she was not in there
for her health or to practice singing.
The door of the wardrobe was locked
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04
TILT in BANANA TRUST" SUIT
OVER SHIP LINES BIG PROFITS
Lawyers in Lively Argument Over
Admission of Evidence

Judge Thompson in the United States
District Court heard a three-hour argu-
ment today by attorneys on both sides of
the Banana Trust" suit over the admis-
sion into the evidence of testimony re-
garding profits made by the Bluefields
Steamship Company from January !, 1885,
10 September 8, 1899. The defendant in the
suit. the United Fruit Company, is bat
tling against the admission of the testi-
mOny.
George Wharton Pepper and Moorfield
Storey bore the brunt of the fight against
the admission; the other side of the battle
was taken by Thomas Il. Gain. Francis
shunk Brown and John S. Hummer.
Judge Thompson had enough authorities
cited for his investigation to keep him
busy most of this weekend
The plaintiff Is said to have made a 1885
per cent. profit on the capital invested.
In Mr.. Peppers outline of the facts he
gave s35OOO0 as the approximate profit on
an investment of $4,000 in two years.
II would be pushing things a little too
iaf. said Mr.. Pepper, ito assert that
sueh lucky strike as that can be made
the basis of computation"
The United Fruit COmpany's counsel
eontended that the earnings were in too
snort period TO be taken as a basis of
what might have been earned in the 10
years during which the Bluefelds Steam
snip Company was under the control of
me United Fruit Company
Ihe Bluefelds Steamship Company's
counsel on the other hand, sought to
snow that II such enormous profits could
ne made in the years the Bluefields Com
pany was uncontrolled, it could have
made even larger profits in the succeed
his years when general conditions. II was
alleged, were even better, had 1t been
ehnah'peled by the United Fruit Com
pany
Judge Thompson will announce on Mon
oay his decision as TO whether or not he
VIII permit tine evidence.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04
wIssAHICKON FOLK ELATED
Residents of Germantown Also Join
in Rejoicing Over Auto Clubs Stand

Residents of WissahIckon and German
town are rejoicing today over the state
ment Of Stedman Bent, president of the
Automobile Association of Philadelphia,
that the association is opposed TO the
opening of the upper Wissahlckon drive
TO automobiles. They believe that their
lycase has been won by the standing of
the Automobile Club.
'The sentiment of the club Is decidedly
against the proposition of opening the
drive to automoblists," Mr.. Bent said.
"and the matter has been placed In the
hands of the board OF directors"
II was said at the headquarters of the
club q South 23d street, last night, that
meeting of the board of directors Will
be held on Monday afternoon, and that
It is probable that an official protest will
be made to the Park Commissioners at
that time. Members recalled that two
such protests have been made by the club
within tho last five years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04
THREE ALARMS OF FIRE
BRIGHTEN WILMINGTON
Jewelry Store Loses $4,000.
Firemen Overcome by Smoke
While Fighting Blaze

W1LMINGTON, Del, Dec. 4,-Three
alarms of fire, Mt the same time following
a powder mill explosion in which 30 men
were killed. and two fires in powder
plants which were cXtinguished before
serious damage was done, gave Whining
ton much excitement last night.
one was a false alarm and the loss in
another case was trfinE. but the third
alarm was for the big jewelry store OF
Baynard. Banks & Bryan, where there
was a loss of $4,000 The Every Eve
ming bul1ing, adjoining the burned struc-
turc on 5th street, and the store of r.
s. r. Butler & Son, which adjoins 1t on
Market street, were damaged by smoke
ana water.
Ten firemen were overcome by smoke.
one was seriously affected and the others
went to their homes.