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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-26
FISH STORY THAT
Is REALLY TRU 4
Laid Oh Carpet Three Hours and Swan
as Lively as Ever on Being Re
turned to Its Globe

Here is mid-wiRtcr fish story,
little out OF the ordinary fiue, amt
sworn statements of its accuracy will
be furnished if called for. The family
cat in Il local household pulled 50 cner-
getically on u spread covering a small
stand yesterday that = two-quart glass
globe containing two goldfish crashed
to the floor. The globe was broken
into many pieces and the fish foated
iunder the piano. The larger fish was
Ipoted out with Il yard stick and when
placed in another receptacle showed
no i'll effects. The smaller fish could
not be found at that time.
When the man of the house came
home for dinner more than three hours
later the piano WAS rolled out of it,
customary place and the little fsI~was
| found near the base board. This fish
showed signs of life. aud when picked
! up in a large spoon Topped so strongly
that it landed on the carpet again. Be
/ ing raised a second time it was placed
! in water with its companion and immc
diatelv began swimming about u
though nothing had happened. after .
three-hour vacation out Of the wa
/ tcf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-26

Of the copper r,rs ever winch were
transmitted the -ofds eyer heard
by telephone I'll copper wire con.
nected two rooms 10 Professor Bcll q
boardlng house 1T Exeter Place, Ros.
ton. aud It was ou March 10 1876.
that Hafsets heard IeIi zats-ov,.t Tins
wire: Mr.. Watson, please come here
want Won - Without having any par
ticular reason III mind for so doing At
the time Mr.. Watson preserved this
stretch of copper wire and recently
presented it to the American Telephone
IS Telegraph company.
An odd feature of the evening was
the comparison Of watches by some Of
the guests who were invited to try
this line to San FTancisco. 1t sounds
paradoxical to have . man IN Boston
told that the words he uttered were
heard IN San Francisco three hours
before he uttered them, but, according
| TO standard time, snch is the simple
fact. Eight o'clock Boston time is j
clock San Francisco time.
AS nearly as it can be figured the
actual elapsed time for the voice to
travel by telephone from Boston to
| san Francisco is one fifteenth of a see
ond. so fast do electric waves travel
as compared with sound waves. IF 0
giant, with voice strong enough to
carry across the continent, were tn
stand on Boston common, it would
take his roar four hours to reach the
IGolden Gate.
The Boston San Francisco circuits
are 3.j05 miles long. There are two
lof these circuits, and by means Of al
Interesting scientific formula. thes,
1.-TWO circuits are 50 transposed that ;
third circuit, called q ''phantom cir
Icuit, is created, Thus it is possible fo
three persons to talk at the same time
by means Of these two circuits.
I'm these two circuits there are 14,02l
miles of hard-draWu copper wire
weighing over 5000 tons, and this tire
mendous weight is supported by 1870,
600 poles The Boston line runs direc
to Buffalo, 49, miles; thence to Chica
90, COS miles; to Omaha, 800 miles
to Denver, So miles: to Salt LAX
, City, $50 miles; thence to San Fran
cisco, 80 miles The line from Sa
Francisco east branches at Chicago
where 4 spur runs from Chicago I
New York by Pittsburg, and anothe
spur from Chicago 10 New York b
, Buffalo.
This new line will not be ready fo
, commercial use for weeks and possibl
= months hence. but the possibilitit
have been demonstrated and the ever,
= day reality soon will become q matte
=, iof daily routine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-26
YACHT IDLER SINKS,
Is BELIEVED LOST
Maroon Wireless Says Schooner Fom
dcrcd on ShoaI in Gale OIL
Cape Hatter3s.

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tbrou9h the southern Pacific are il
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-26
DIVORCE CASE POSTPONED.
Illness of DR.. Cowles Causes Date OF
Trial to Be Set for February 10.

PORTSMOUTH, \. H., Jan. 90
The Cowles divorce case, which was TO
have opened here yesterday, was post
poned until Feb. 10. owing to the sick
ness Of DR.. Edward S. Cowles. At .
conference of the attorneys before
Judge Pike this morning Attorney
John Scammon, counsel for Dr. Cowles.
pctitioned for Il postpouement,vas his
client WAS i'll with grip. County So
lieitor Ernest l.. Guptil, counsel for
Mrs. Cowles, offered no objection and
the case was postponed.
At DR.. Cowlcs's sanatorium his
physician said the doctor was not in a
serious condition aud would undoubt,
cdly be physically fit to attend the
trial ia u month
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-26

OF the MJSt kNpeTt ana Daring All +
tonobilc Drivers Of the Country I
NEW YORK, jan % The New
York World announces that Andrew 4.
Cunco. an Italian banker, who last fall
went into bankruptcy, owing 100000,
was made defendant Yesterday in Il
breach Of premise suit for $4,000 filed
IN the Supreme court by Miss Yvette
Dc Won. who WAS sent to Florence
Italy, several years ago by Mr.. Cameo
that she might be fitted for the stage.
Miss DE Won sets forth in her com
! plant that she met Cunco in 1911
| when she was seventeen wears old and
| supporting her invalid mother by pos
| ing for artists. The banker she asserts,
| gave her to understand that he was
single man. and for this reason she az
copied hls attentions.
When she Ayas III New Orleans she
asserts. Ounce nude her al offer Of
marriage aud their relationship there
after became much closer II was
about this time that he told her she
possessed much dramatic talent and
suggested that this could be developed
best in Italy.
Her mother having died. Miss De
Nou accepted the offer and, with money
provided by Cunco. she says. She went
to Florence. where she bccaIue pupil
OF Gzzi, Il prominent actor then APP
pearing with Eleanora Dusc. 1t was
the plGu that She should come under
Nine. buses tUtClJgc after She bad
' SERVED her uovitiatc with Gizli. She
remained i rcaI.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-26
HELD FOR SMUGGLING ALIENS.
Corean aud Partisan Charged With
Bringing Cinnamon Into Country

ST. JOHNsBURY, Jan 20. SurL,n
Yorn, a native Of Corca, and Leon Mar
vicu1, who claims Paris rs his resi-
dencc, appeared before United states
Commissioner Harry Blodgeti here
yesterday charged with smuggling
Cinnamon iuto this country. The war-
rant was sworn ont by District httoe
uey Alexander Dunnctf. The men we've
held II r. 009 bail aud unable 10 IS
cure il we're rcmanded to lall l."
await the aotion of the fedeGai grand
larr which hccte la Burlington th'
fourth Tuesday in February
The men, il As alleg5V a04o engage 4
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-26

in the same business hut wrre nat
working together They claim nr
knowledge Of each other Both wcr"
caught IN Island Pond after an czeit-
ing chase bg the officers It is thought
that they entered Island Pond on
freight train
Thee wore hIdin" ira So tel3 uhee
suspicion vaa directed r. tb1ll. Tie
Freacilaap CLAIMS shat pc his wife
and children IN Paris and chat bc came
t. Montreal IS Slgals eiHI .oE--lesit
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-26
No Place But Home.

This I9 pretty time of night for
you ~ Us coming hCme, jeremiah
l know. my dear, hut [ haln 4 any
where else to go. - Baltimore Amer
can,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-26

TO LTsT--Rooms and Offices, steam
heated, in Ullery building. 207-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-26
Wanted
For Sale

FOR SALE - Several sets Of traverse
Rlcds. S. w. Edgett q Co. 25J-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-26
PRIZE COLLIER INTERnED.
Prize Collier Will Remain al San Juan
Porto Rico

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Thc Ger
man government has accepted the al
Tentative offered by the United States
in the case Of the prize collier KD3.
formerly the British collier Farm, anG
has consented to her intcrnment for tie
war with her crew ut San Juan, Porto
Rico,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-26
WOULD YOU CAPITALIZE

that which you are earning today and
that which you hope to earn, or make,
or attain in the future! Life Insurance
is the opportunity. National Life ms.
CO., OF VT. (Mutual.) EARLE S.
KIESLEY, General Agent, Rutland,
VT.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-26
paw KNOW Evervlninn

Willie Paw, What Is The dijTrfcnrr
between dcfanitcr aud = thirr2
Paw \ dofaulicr always st.ais
enough MONEY To- hrr - good iau
ms son..
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-26

The Russian government has awald
ed contract for $4,000 railway cars
to a Seattle firm. If the Russian gov-
eminent is in a hurry for freight cars
the United States could spare some
Second -hand.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-26
WANTS $4,000
FROM CUNE0
Miss Yyetle De Won Brings
Suit Against Fsani> IN
New York Court
SAYS He MEANT HER
TO BE Il STAGE STAR

Defendant Is Well Known in Whining
ton, and His Wife Is Known as One
OF the Most Expert and Daring Al
t0mobilc Drivers Of the Country.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-26
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT
Gtsah m FIRST Assdlsn; IL
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-03
SCHOOLS TO FINISH
INSTITUTE DETAILS
Committee of County Bible
Schools Arranges Ten
Weeks Program.

Plans for Bible School Institute for
members of the Wayne County Sunday
School association, which is bringing
to Richmond several of the most
prominent Sunday school workers in
the United States, will be outlined at
q meeting Of members of a special
committee of the association, tomor-
row evening, $50 O'Clock, at the Y.
NJ. c. A.
This committee is composed Of E.
p. Jones. Milton. county president; J.
w. Ferguson. city president; Prof. w.
0. Mendenhall, Prof. J. r, Pickell, E.
NJ Learner, Rev. E. G. Howard, Fl. S.
Weed, e. NJ Haas and E. II. Hase-
meier.
1t is planned to have meeting of
the institute once a week for period
of ten weeks, the firse one probably
some time the middle of this month.
At each meeting some prominent Sun
day school worker will be the lecturer.
The most prominent Sunday school
worker in the world, Marion Lawrence
of Chicago, general secretary of the
International Sunday school associa-
ton, has promised to address one of
these meetings. Another lecturer will
be Mr. Pierce of Chicago, chief Of the
International association division of
Adult Bible classes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-03
GERMANS TAKE
1900 RUSSIANS
IN Three DAYS
Official Statement From Ber-
lin Tells of Repeated
Thwarting of Attacks in
Fighting Near Warsaw.
az FREDERICK WERNER

BERLIN. Feb. 3.-(By Wireless)-
rhe capture of 1000 Russian prisoners
and six machine guns since February
/. in the fighting west Of Warsaw is
announced in an official report from
the German general staff issued here
this afternoon. 1t states also that the
Russian cavalry attacks in northern
Poland and French assaults upon the
German positions near Perthes have
been repulsed.
The report from headquarters fol-
lows:
"French attacks against the Ger
man positions near Perthes were re-
pulsed yesterday. On the rest of the
western front only artillery duels oc-
Cured.
Nothing new is reported from the
East Prussian frontier. In Poland,
north Of the Vistula the Russians
were repulsed in cavalry fighting.
South Of the Vistula German at.
tacks east Of Bolimow were ended
with the capture of the village Of Gou'
line. Fighting for Wolaszyelowiczka
still continues.
"Since February 1. in this region
more than four thousand prisoners
have been captured and six machine
guns taken.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-03
MISSIONS IN AFRICA
SUFFER FROM WAR

Arthur B. Chilson. Friends mission
airy to Africa has written Charles <.
Tebbetts, chairman of the foreign mis-
sion board of the Friends Church of
American a letter describing con-
ditions in Africa as a result Of the
war. The letter Will appear in full in
the American Friend tomorrow. 1t fol-
lows in part:
There is no money in the treasury
on the field. We are retrenching on
every hand. but buildings under way
must be completed or suffer heavy
loss. One bi-monthly draft failed to
reach us. and this, with the increased
cost of living because of the war.
makes it exceedingly embarrassing
for us. 1t cost me nearly three hun
dred dollars to get three hundred dol
lars worth of goods through customs.
and up to kisumu.
The only way we are affected by
the war is an increased cost of living
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-03
AUTO TRUCK PLANT
NAY LOCATE HERE
indianapolis Capital Consid.
ers Locating Factory in
Beallview Addition.

N. 2. Vaughn. organizer for a new
automobile company. backed by India
napolis capital has been conferring
with the South Side Improvement AS
socfatfon. with view to locating the
factory In South Richmond. Members
Of the association discussed plans for
obtaining the plans last night. Mr..
Vaughn Is expected to meet with the
factory committee about Feb. 10.
The new company expects to build
q light delivery truck. to sell for $3.50.
Plans for the building have not been
submitted, but Mr.. Vaughn gave assur-
ance that the company would have a
large working capital. and would be
prepared to hire number OF local
laborers.
The new building in Beallview park
Is being erected. and the members ex-
pect to move their headquarters early
in tho spring. Three new members
were received into the association last
night. ..#
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-03
SALE INDICATES
LARGE AUDIENCE
TO AID CHARITY
Managers Drop Reserved
Seats to Add Democracy to
Concert Given by Musical
Organizations.

Democracy-social equality to the
extent OF the receiver of charity rub
bing elbows with the giver and the
philanthropist-will be distinguish
ing feature of tonight's concert as COM
pared with concerts in general.
At the charity concert such bars as
reserved seats will be removed The
movement for the relief of the less for
tunate of the community by those who
have been we'll treated in their en-
counters with life. is supported by rich
and poor alike.
This is the report of the ticket sell
ers who have already turned in S356.15
for the / .421 tickets sold under the di-
rection of the ticket committee. The
school children, among whom 1000
tickets are scattered, have not made
report but they are selling to many
persons now that did not have twenty
five or fifty cents to give the canvass
ers last week
Buy Tickets Literally.
A liberal purchase of tickets Is
hoped for at the door tonight The con
cert will start at s o'clock but the
doors will be open early. so that thost
desiring special seats can come early
and get them. The fact that no seats
There is an added feature to the
program. Between some of the musi-
cal numbers the citizens will be given
an opportunity to express themselves
on the Central Charity Bureau. A
movement to bring this expression OF
the public about was started in hold
ing Saturday afternoon meetings but
as few attended them, they were stop
ped.
Fred r. White. president of the bu-
reau's governing board and executive
committee. will announce the fact that
the money from the concert will be
used as special fund to be distributed
through the charity bureau The talks
will be short as music is to be the pre-
dominating feature.
Richmond music lovers are expected
to be out in force even if they be not
charitably inclined. as the program
will be equal to May festival musical
programs. The persons who attend for
philanthropic reasons will be well re-
paid by the quality OF the music.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-03
HOUSE FRAMES
BILL TO CARRY
CLEARY IDEAS
Majority Acts After Killing
Measure - Eugenic Mar
riage Proposal Gets Com
mittee's Favorable Report.
rev LEASED WlRE.1

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 3.-Following
the killing of Representative Cleary's
bill prohibiting the appointment of rel
atives to official positions by the hold
ers OF public offices, 1t became known
today that another bill on the same
subject would be introduced in the
house soon. The new measure will
come from the Democratic side Of the
house, and it is said Majority Floor
Leader Branaman will interest himself
In its passage. 5 s.e T. Ks .'s ~ =
/ The house committee on morals to
day was ready to report favorably the
Habermel meAsur0 Tor stringent rules
t6h4ox6xansze ek1eSA As1d((sgE u s3lqe16fsby
druggists.
A recommendation that the Jones
primary bill be printed was contained
in a partial report of the elections
committee to the house this morning
Senator Meals eugenic marriage bill
was reported favorably by a majority
of the house committee on state medi
cine and health. A minority report OF
the measure recommending indefinite
postponement was also presented.
The Perry Davis free lunch bill was
brought to life after the committee or
morals thought It had killed it with 8
report for Indifferent postponement
BY vote Of As to 43 late yesterday
the house adopted the minority report
favoring the passage OF the measure.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-03
NAME RICHMOND
AS BEST PLACE
. FOR CONFERENCE
Friends May Call Meeting to
Bring Between 500 and
1000 Men to Discuss the
Church Needs.

Recommending that an American
Mems conference be held in Richmond
in October, a subcommittee of q COM
mittee representing the thirteen yearly
meetings of the Five Years Meeting
of the Friends Church Of American
yesterday placed arrangements In the
hands of an executive board of five
members.
S. Edgar Nicholson was made chair
man. President Kelly and Charles
Tebbetts are other local members Al
bert j. Brown Of Wilmington. end Nor
ton c. Pearson of Indianapolis, are the
remaining members. The local mem
hers will be called together this week
or next to go over some matters in
preparation of asking a general vote
from all yearly meetings in the county
OF which there are fifteen.
Draws Tentative Program.
The committee formulated a tenta.
ItIxeApFoA AfAta a&cIS ~ m Be- niade
public for some time. An effort fs be.
ing made to secure three speakers OF
national reputation and the date Of the
conference may depend on when these
men can be brought together at the
same time.
bers of the subcommittee present yes
terday. The twentysix remaining
members of the national committee
will be asked to vote by mail and to
make an expression on the program
the seat of the proposed conference
and the time.
S. f. Nicholson. chairman of all
committees and originator of the ma
tional conference idea said today tina,
the executive board of five members
will emphasize plan of having every
local meeting of all yearly meetings
represented by the pastor and lay
! member.
With this plan strongly pushed, II
is believed the attendance will be
from 500 to 1000 persons from al
parts of the country. The body will
have no legislative powers but will de
termine the policies to large extent
of the Friends churches of the coun
| try.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-03
.FESS WILL LECTURE
At next INSTITUTE

Congressman S. ID. Fess will be the
teachers institute lecturer at Chau-
tauqua next summer. c. O. Williams,
county superintendent of schools an
nounced today.
The expense of bringing Represent
ative Fess to Richmond will be S100
day. For that reason he will be
brought here for only two days and
the Chautaqua will bear part of the
expense. Instead of having two after
noon lectures on the days he is here,
he will be the only speaker and will
speak to both teachers and general at
tendants.
The other teachers institute lee
turer will be Vaughn kleinschmidt, a
criminologist and former member OF
the DePauw university faculty.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-03
COLLINS MAY TALK
At BOYS BANQUET
Famous indianapolis Judge
Accepts Invitation of Boys
Director SOmerville.

Judge James A. Collins. Judge Of the
Criminal Court at Indianapolis. will
deliver the address at the Father and
Son banquet at the Y. M. c. A. Feb.
%. t
Judge Collins has q record az being
one Of the most versatile and promi-
nent lawyers Of Indianapolis. For
many years he served as the Judge Of
the police court OF Indianapolis. and
has always taken . great interest In
progressive uplift work. He Is close
personal friend Of Judge Fox. who
said Of him today, "He is worth any
body's hearing, and has q bushel OF
good common sense"
Boys Secretary Somerville. will ask
Judge Collins to speak on some popu'
lar phase OF the Father and Son move
ment
Tickets for the banquet will be
placed on sale Feb. 10. and will cost
IS cents each. 1t Is probable that only
boys who can bring their fathers with
them. will be allowed to purchase the
tickets.