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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-22
PERSONAL.

John {. Pellet was in Boston yester-
day on business.
Miss Nellie j. Fem went to North
ampton yesterday to spend the week.
end with friends.
Mrs. Z. F. Howe will return tonight
from Northtield, Mass, where she has
been several days.
Prof. A. johnson Dodge of the
Massachusetts College OF Embalminr is
IN town today on business.
Mrs. Nellie Morse of Richford Is
visiting in town with her brother. I.
y. Parker of Green street.
Cratus and Earle Weatherhead went
to Bennington today to attend the
funeral of Edward NJ Whitney.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. z. Dickinson came
last night from New York. where they
had spent the winter, to their home.
Rev. Father NJ. J. Carmodv of Brat
tieboro is visiting his sister, Mrs.
Ihomas Halloran, in Bennington.
Mrs. Leon Gould has resumed work
at the Hooker, Corser & Mitchell fac
tory, after an illness of two weeks.
Ralph B. Pettee of Windsor came
early this morning, called here by the
death of his father, DR.. F. G. Pettee.
Mrs. c. r. Crosby, Miss Marjorie
Crosby, G. w. Reed and Austin George
We're IN Windsor yesterday, making the
trip by automobile.
Harold Chandler went to Burlinr.
ton yesterday to attend the track meet
IN which the Brattleboro high school
is participating today.
NJ
children of Chicago will come here to
occupy the Marcus Robbins farm dur
ing July and August.
Mrs. G. r. }Simonds of Walker place
gave a luncheon this afternoon to the
Dandelion club in honor of Mrs. j. L.
Roess s birthday anniversary.
Mrs. George Streeter and two sons
OF Springfield, Mass, came Thursday
to spend the weekend with Mr.. Street
er S mother, Mrs. L. F. Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Lester Utley of
Amherst came today to spend the
weekend in town with Mrs. Utley $
mother, Mrs. j. L. Martin.
Miss Jennie Skipper of the Durham
Brothers company's office, went to her
nome IN Warren, Mass, today to stay
week with her mother; who is i'll.
Mrs. Charles E. Cattanach returned
last night from Springfield, Mass,
where she had been visiting two weeks
with her daughter, Mrs. Ralph Worden.
Mrs. Arthur F. Roberts, who has
been i'll several weeks with infiamma-
tory rheumatism, was able to ride out
TINS week for the first time since re-
turning from California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur P. Simonds,
Miss Addie Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Y. Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. Van
derveer, Misses Amy and Irene Math-
er, Mr.. and Mrs. W. Z. Haskell, Dr. G.
b. Anderson, Hazen Stockwen and Ed
win H. Miller were in Keene last night
to attend the music festival.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-22
NO BOUT BETWEEN
ROLLER AND PERILLI
Italian Boxer Wired from New York
That He Missed Train - Bailey
Decided Not to Postpone.

The boxing bout between DR.. B. f.
hoiler and Giovanni (John) Perilli,
the Italian wrestler and boxer, which
was to have been held in Festival hall
iast evening under the management Of
George w. Bailey, was called off in the
afternoon. Perilli wired that ne had
missed his train in New York.
roller was here but there was moth
ing that could be Iope after 4.30
clock, when the telegram was receiv-
ed, except to notify as many as posi-
bic OF the fact that there was 20 be
no bout. 1t was not possible, however
TO get word to many in ne1ghborine
towns and they made trips to Brattle-
poro and were disappointed.
BAILEY declared, after the receipt Of
the telegram, that he would not post
pone the match, but would declare it
off entirely.
DR.. Ben +. Roller, who spent the day
here with the expectation of boxing
Per1lh and who was guaranteed SIS
Tor bis appearance with choice of
percentage of the gate receipts, did
not demand anything of Mr. Bailey
for a guarantee, but expressed sympa-
try for the loss Bailey had to stand be.
cause of Perili s failure to appear.
Dr. Roller left today for New York,
where he will enter in the wrestling
tournament now in progress. He viii
postpone his retirement from athletics
until such time as the tournament is
over. Roller had expressed his deter
mlnation to retire June /.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-22
FORMAL OPENING MAY 81.
Manager Clune Will Stage Several
Bouts in CentervilIe.

Manager John j. Clune of the Whet
stone Athletic club announces that the
formal opening of the activities of
that organization in its quarters in the
old skating rink in Centerville will be
Monday evening, May 81, when four
boxing bouts and a wrestling match
will be staged. The participants in the
several events will be announced later.
Since the organization of the club
many young men have taken advan-
tage of the opportunity to train, and
some surprisingly clever local talent is
said to be in the process of rapid de-
velopment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-22

One is almost tempted to think that
big league is a lost quality. Men
who have approached or passed the
twenty year playing period are still
able to give the tiashy youngsters of
the game today an anxious moment, in
making them think their jobs are still
unsafe. There are Hans Wagner of the
Pittsburgh Pirates, Lajoie of the Phil
adelphia Athletics and Bobby Wallace
of the st. Louis Browns, men who are
close to the twenty year service mark,
or past it, able to hold regular positions
with their teams. And whenever they
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-22
SOME SPICY
SPORT CHATS
Lean Condition In Baseball
Should Bring Peace.
ATTENDANCE is SMALL

Outside of Opening Day No Great
Crowds Have Paid Admission to the
Ball Parks In Majority of Cities-OId
Players Who Are Showing Up Well.
One of the greatest arguments in ia
Vor OF baseball peace today is the lean
condition of the baseball pocketbook
The soft, plaintive cry of the starving
box office is being heard in the land,
perhaps a little louder in the big cities
than elsewhere. Crowds have been
dwindling to nothing, the public declin-
ing to attend the games while clubs
are not winning
All openings" in the three big
leagues We're well attended, but the
ensuing patronage in a number of
parks is enough to discourage an opti-
mist.
All three big leagues will starve if a
coalition is not soon effected. Only the
clubs that can keep winning can hold
the patronage. That means two-thirds
of the teams will play to empty seats.
Get together, men. We're just as sick
of it as you are
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-22
College Baseball Results.

At Worcester = Holy Cross5Bates,
rain.
At Hanover, n. H.-Wesleyan Z,
Dartmouth 4.
At Mortified, VT. = "Aggieso 5,
Norwich 3.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-22
To Rent Desirable Furnished Room

Large, front, corner room with bath.
A first class room at moderate price,
for one or two. Apply at The Abbott,
Canal ST., suite 6, I'd floor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-22
Sporting NeUs
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
American League.

American League Games Today.
Boston at Chicago.
New York at st Louis.
Philadelphia at Detroit.
Washington at Cleveland.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-22
National League.

LaVender and Archer; rudolph and
Gowdy, Whaling, Fragessor.
At Brooklyn
Brooklyn-St. Louis, rain.
At Philadelphia
Philadelphia Cincinnati, rain.
At New York
New York-Pittsburg, rain.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-22

friendship demands constant repairs,
or time may come when one will be
left alone
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-22
National League.

National League Games Today.
Chicago at Boston.
St. Louis at Brooklyn.
Pittsburg at New York.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-22

A pesslmist is a persol who when
offered choice of two evils takes
them both.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-22
YESTERDAYS GAMES.
American League.


Chicago, 5 u /
Boston, 2 Is 2
Russell, Faber and Schalk; Shore,
Mays and Cady.
At Detroit
Philadelphia, II Il 5
Detroit, 8 IL O
Shawkey, Davies and Schang; Be-
land, Dauss, Cavet and Stanage, Bak-
er.
At ST. Louis
st. Louis, ) II )
New York, ,
Loudermilk, Perryman and Agnew;
Fisher and Sweeney.
At Cleveland
Cleveland Washington, rain
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-22

Give some people rope enough and
they will rope you in.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-22

Photo by American Press Association.
LARRY LAJoIE, VETERAN INFIELDER OF
ATHLETICS.
get into action their grace and effective
ness seem to show up younger aspir-
ants.
Wallace might be playing every day
were it not for the fact that Hickey
feels the necessity of developing a
younger man for future use.
Old Hans Wagner is flashing around
second base in a manner that makes
his teammates look like bushers. And
even today, rheumatic as he is and al
most minus a throwing wing, Miller
Higgins is the class of his own infield,
with Jack Miller out
One would think that three leagues
in the field ought to develop some
classful material
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-22

Ban Johnsons efforts to have the
games shortened meets with the APP
prevail of the patrons of the sport in
general. There is nothing more annoy
ing than draggy ball game, and some
of those played this season have been
ridiculously long.
Umpires should be authorized to hus-
tie the games along. Pitchers who
waste lot of time should be penal
lied. This practice of pitchers after
delivering the ball taking a position
two steps behind the slab to get the
next signal from the catcher is one
cause for these long drawn out games,
and rule should be passed forcing a
pitcher to take his position on the slab
Immediately after each delivery The
game is not helped by these stalling
tactics, though some pitchers seem to
think that it is good policy to waste
time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-22

The Cleveland players are wearing
Indian heads on their shirt sleeves,
thus to be reminded of the Braves and
the latter's jump from first to last
place. Heads on the shirt may help,
but it also is desirable to have heads
above the shirts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-22

A scout of major league club re-
Gently stated that it was well nigh i'm
possible to sign a college star of real
merit without first doing business with
the coach of the team. This is about
right. A collegian cannot be blamed
for consulting some one who has had
experience, but he can be blamed for
asking for exorbitant salaries with
nonrelease clauses before he has shown
that he can fill the bill.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-12
PRESIDENTS VETO IS
SUSTAINED BY HOUSE
Attempt to Pass immigration Bill Over
Executive Objection FaiIs-De-
bate Lasts Five Hours.

Washington, Feb. 6.-By the narrow
est of margins, following a debate in
which the floor leader urged all Demo-
Gratis to override the objection of the
president, the house representatives
voted on Thursday to sustain the veto
of the immigration bill.
The final count showed that the op-
ponents of the bill, who numbered 261,
lacked six votes of the two-thirds nee
essary to overcome the veto. Oppo-
nents numbered 1876 with Representa-
tives Kahn of California and Steener"
son of Minnesota present but paired.
A change of just three votes in favor
of the bill would have overthrow the
veto.
The consideration of the bill con-
sumed more than five hours, during
which time were heard a score OF
speakers under the generalship Of Rep
resentative Burnett of Alabama chair
man of the immigration committee,
and Representative Gardner of Massa-
chusetts against the veto, and Repre-
sentatives Moore of Pennsylvania and
SABBATH of Illinois supporting the presi-
dent. Party lines we're disregarded in
the debate and the voting.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-12
TROOPS HELD TO
COLORS BY ITALY
Second Category Is Retained by
Government.
EMBARGO ON ALL FOOD
Royal Degree Issued at Rome-Bul-
raria Gets Loan Of $4,000 OfN
EMBARGO ON ALL FOOD
Royal Degree Issued at Rome-Bul-
saria Gets Loan of $3o,o0o,0oo
From Germany, Austria and
Hungary.

Rome, Feb. 10.-A royal decree or
ders that the soldiers of the second
category classes of 1898 and 1894,
who should have returned home, shall
now be retained under tie colors un-
II May 81, 1915.
A royal decree issued on Monday
prohibits the expectation of fresh or
preserved pork and other preserved
meats, chestnuts, fowl, oil fat and tai
low. This decree, with the former
royal decree prohibiting exports of
certain other goods, completes the
ban on the expectation of anything
which might be used as food for man
or beast.
Deputy Altobelli, in formal inter-
pellation in the chamber of deputies
asked Premier Salandra to ascertain
the foundation for "the grave reports
circulation concerning the illicit inter-
ference by an ambassador of for
eign power in the parliamentary life
of our country, with a view to OBJ
tanning change in our foreign pol
ICY"
Berlin, Feb. 10 (by wireless) The
Overseas News agency announced on
Monday that syndicate composed of
German, Austrian and Hungarian
bankers had advanced 100000
francs ($30,0O0,0O0) to Bulgaria.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-12
BLUNDERS IN THE ORCHARDS
Important to Guard Against Mistakes
in Setting Out Trees-ldeal Lo-
cation for Apples.

An inexperienced man is liable to
make one or more blunders in setting
out an orchard for the first time and
as the trees are to occupy the same
land for many years it is important to
guard against mistakes, for they may
be a serious handicap to success all
the way through.
The ideal location for most varie-
ties of apples is an elevated or sloping
ground with at least a small mixture
Of sand in the formation to insure
drainage and make cultivation easier.
Or, if the land does not have natural
drainage, it must be secured either by
thing or open bitches. Good orchards
are possible on low fiat ground, but
the frost damage is greater, while the
quality of the fruit is impaired; be-
sides, 1t is noticeable that on low. fiat
rich soil there is an abnormal growth
of wood and the tree short lived:
Moderate fertility is best.
For the standard sorts set the trees
not closer than 30 feet apart each
way. It is a common practice to set
them too close together, which great
ly impairs the color of the fruit,
makes more trimming necessary and
gives the tree greater tendency to
run up tall, thus increasing the labor
OF gathering fruit. Some planters
set the trees 40 feet apart each way
using filters between, such as Was.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-12
METHODIST BOOK HEAD QUITS.
Wants to Spare Church in Trial of His
Libel Suits.

Wants to Spare Church in Trial of His
Libel Suits.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Feb. 9.-John A.
Patten, president of the Methodist
Book concern, resigned from all gen.
eral offices he holds in the Methodist
Episcopal church on Saturday with the
announced purpose Of Saving the de-
nomination from possible embarrass-
ment" in connection with libel suits he
has pending against Chicago medi-
cal periodical and a New York week
ly journal. Patten is manufacturer
of a patent medicine. The American
Medical association has denounced it
as typical patent medicine fraud,
and there have been various unsuc-
cessful efforts in Methodist con-
ferences to get Patten out of his off,
cial connection with his church be-
cause of his medicine.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-12
BRITISH STEAMER
FLIES u. S. FLAG
LuSitania Uses Emblem to Safe
guard Americans.
SUBMARINES ARE REPORTED
Two Underwater Craft Had Been
Sighted-Act Defended by Eng
Iand-AdmiraIty Ordered
Flag Hoisted.

London, Feb. 9.-The British steam
ship Lusitania of the Cunard line,
which sailed from New York January
80 and arrived at Liverpool Saturday
afternoon, flew the American flag from
the time she passed Queenstown un-
til she touches the Mersey.
This is vouched for by American
passengers who crossed the Irish sea
aboard the vessel.
The Lusitania received a wireless
message from the Baltic of the White
Star line that two submarines had
been sighted by that vessel.
Lusitania passengers who came
on to London said the submarines
were believed to be German vessels,
and the action of the Lusitania in
hosting the American flag was one
effect of the newly announced policy
of Germany to sink all British mer-
chantmen found within the sea war
zone" delimited in the German ad-
miralty proclamation Of a blockade
of the British isles.
AlCCI lilo 1uS1tdu1d was Wd1AOu VI
submarines while off Queenstown
Capt Patrick Dow had the steamships
crew prepare lifeboats for instant use
If necessary.
Will Irwin, an American writer, says
che Lusitania carried the regulation
large American flag at the stern, with
small American flag and mail pen
nant at the forepeak.
A British official said, however, that
inasmuch as the British government
had granted ships of other nations the
privilege of using the union jack to
escape capture it naturally felt that a
similar privilege would be granted to
it's ships in similar emergency.
Washington, Feb. 9.-There is no
doubt that the United States govern
ment will make inquiry about the &C
ton of the commander of the Lusi-
tania, though as a matter of fact it in
wolves no violation of any rule of in
ternational law, for the reason that
there is no rule covering the practice.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-12
Horticultural.
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S NEWS 3
PRUNING GRAPE VINES EARLY
Comparatively Easy Matter to Deter
mine About How Much of the Old
Wood 80 Leave on Vine.

(By ]. G. MOORE, Wisconsin Experiment
Station.)
Grape vines that were not pruned
last fall should receive attention if a
profitable crop is desired. The earlier
the vines are pruned in the spring the
better, as the grape vine ''bleeds" bad
ly when pruned too near the time Of
production.
AS the grape produces its fruit at
the first four or five joints on new
growth arising from wood produced
the year previous, it will be COM
paratively easy matter, with the fore
going fact in mind, to determine
about how much Of the old wood to
leave on the vine. Usually from thir-
ty to forty buds will be enough to
provide for the seasons growth. A
greater number of buds will likely
result in more fruit clusters of an
inferior quality. {
If the fruiting wood shows ten
dency to grow farther away from the
main trunk, good, vigorous shoot
arising from near the base of the vine
or near the head should be left to re-
new the fruiting area the coming
year.
Too little pruning rather than too
much is the common fault in grape
culture. While to the average person
not experienced in such matters, the
removal of so large a portion of the
vine may seem wasteful and injurious,
nevertheless, it is necessity in sue
cesSfuI grape growing.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-12
ROCKEFELLER AND
CARNEGIE TESTIFY
Ironmaster Tells Industrial Body He
Raised ToiIer's Pay-Is Friend Of
the Worker.

New York, Feb. 8.-Both Andrew
Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller, ST..
the worlds two richest men, testified
on Friday before the federal commits
sion which is inquiring into the causes
for industrial unrest.
Carnegie testified that up to the
close of 1914 his gifts aggregated
1924, 657, 1899.
"The work still goes bravely on"
said the irOnmaster. II am, indeed,
a most fortunate man and think my
self in nothing else SO happy as in a
soul remembering my dear friends, to
whom owe so much"
Mr.. Carnegie said that he had had
only zone serious disaster with labor"
This was at the time of the riot at
Homestead, Pa Mr.. Carnegie was
abroad at the time and when he heard
Of it, he wanted to return home, but
his partners requested him not to do
so.
Some of the men at the works"
Mr. Carnegie said, "cabled me: Kind
master, tell us what you want us to
do and we will do it for you"
Wages were advanced 80 per cent
Mr. Carnegie said, after that incident.
Labor and capital" he said, will
some day rank as one"
At the conclusion of Carnegie's tes-
timony John D. Rockefeller entered
the room and demanded to be heard
as witness. He was placed on the
stand.
Mr.. Rockefeller began reading a
statement, which he had prepared.
"The sole motive underlying the va
rious foundations which have estab-
lished has been the desire to devote
portion of my fortune to the service OF
my fellow men," he read.
Regarding the responsibility OF
stockholders and directors for labor
conditions he said:
II think the stockholders are re-
sponsible for the choice of the best
man as directors. A large stakeholder
ordinarily would have more influence
with a board of directors than a
smaller one"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-12
Deception Among Tree Dealers.

In purchasing trees to plant bear in
mind that there is much deception
among tree dealers. Many agents
come along representing this or that
nursery; but it is better to buy OF
some nursery direct that has long had
a reputation for fair dealing. Decep-
ton is so easy in trees, because it is
almost impossible to determine the
quality or variety until long after the
planting has been done, which gives
the seller ample time to clear out Of
the country or quit business, hence
1t is impossible to compel him to
make amends.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-12
SPANISH SHIP is SUNK.

Wild Rumors Are Afloat Regarding
Sinking Of Big Steamer.
Seville, Feb. 8.-The widest rumors
are afoat regarding the sinking of the
large transatlantic steamer Alfonso
XIII, which foundered in Santander
harbor, where she had been lying since
her return from Havana Popular in
dignation excited by an attempt of
Germans to create disturbances last
Sunday does not hesitate to accuse
them of sinking the ship in order to
conceal contraband arms intended for
the party responsible for the endeavor
to make political capital out of the
Ferrer statue affair.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-12
EMBARGO is LIFTED BY U. S.

Stockyards at Chicago Resumes Ship
ments-Other Cities Closed.
Chicago, Feb. 9. - The embargo
against outgoing interstate shipments
of live stock from the Union Stock
yards because of the hoof-and-mouth
disease was lifted Saturday night.
Shipments Of live stock to the eastern
markets, which had been suspended
for two weeks, will be resumed.
While the order permits the Chicago
yards to reopen, it closes those at
Pittsburgh, Columbus, Louisville, In
dianapolis, Buffalo, Cincinnati and
Jersey City against interstate ship
ments after shipments now In transit
have been disposed of.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-12
U. S. OBJECTS TO BLOCKADE.

Correspondent Says America viii
Send Protest to Germany.
London, Feb. 9.-The Exchange
kilograms Copenhagen correspondent
wires here:
II am in a position to state that the
American ambassador in Berlin in
formally notified the German govern
ment that an official protest will be
made by the United States against
Germany's decree of blockade against
Great Britain.
"The Danish, Swedish and Norwe-
gian governments are also making
representations"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-02-12
JAMES c. FARGO is DEAD.

Once President Of American, National
and Westcott Express Companies.
New York, Feb. 10.-James G. Far
go, for many years known as the fore
most express official in America, died
on Monday night at his home in his
eighty-sixth year. He was president
Of the American Express company,
the National Express company and
the Westcott Express company from
1881 until he retired In June, 1914.
Mr.. Fargo was born in Pompey, N.
Y, and entered the express business
at fifteen in Buffalo. Later he was
sent to Detroit and finally to Chicago.