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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-12

FOR SALE - Pigs. Joseph Nichols,
West Brattleboro, VT. 13S-14i*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-12
FINDING VALUE OF
RAILROAD PROPERTY
Crew Has Been Working in Brattle-
boro Under Federal Supervision
Moving Toward Bellows Falls.

Two years or more ago it was decided
to determine the actual valuation of the
railroads of the country and the federal
government made laws and appointed the
necessary officials to see that this work
was done. When it is finally concluded
and all the figuring has been done it is
expected to prove whether the railroads
are right in showing in their financial
statements that they have spent lot Of,
money for what, some claim, does not
show in results.
In connection with this work crew of
five men, one of 10 or 20 similar crews,
paid by the Boston & Maine railroad, has
been working in the vicinity of Brattle-.
boro. They concluded their work here
yesterday and moved their headquarters
farther up the line towards Bellows Falls
They do not move rapidly. This particu-
lar crew started just before Christmas at
| Springfield and has been moving very
slowly towards Bellows Falls on this di-
vision since.
/ 1t is their business to determine the cost
of laying out and building the roadbed as
nearly as may be done at this late day
As for the rails, spikes, ties and such mere
incidentals a federal government crew
| figuring as to that part of the expense.
The crew which is working under salary
of the Boston K Maine in the interests
/ of the federal government sights nothing.
i They completely survey the route of the
road, determine by sounding or some 9th
er method the length and probable depth
of ellis, whether or not there is piline
underneath the roadbed, the nature of the
fill and other essentials, and from these
determine the probable cost of that part
of the roadbed
4 When they reach a place where there is
a railroad yard it takes time Every foot
of the yard is surveyed They spent a
! month in the Springfield yard alone. A
week was spent at South Vernon junction
not because the traekage rights there are
Boston X Maine property, but because
the Boston & Maine switching is done fol
la consideration on Central Vermont
tracks. The crew was in BrattleborC
about week, as one of them said, with
tout making any noise.
The crew averages, where the lines Of
the road are fairly straight and where
There are no yards, about five miles 8
week, but in this immediate territory
lwhere the line curves frequently and il
takes more time to run lines they consider
Flour miles fair average for week.
The crew that will complete its work or
this division at Bellows Falls viii &c
next to the Cheshire division, beginning
at Keene
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-12
WINDHAM COUNTY
WELL REPRESENTED
Interesting Session of Vermont Hol
stein Friesian Club Held in Rut-
land Yesterday.

RUTLAND, August u. - Sixty mem
hers. of whom SO are enrolled in
the national association of breeders, at
tended here yesterday the first annual
meeting of the Vermont Holstein-
Friesian club After the business SEES
sion dinner was served at the Der
wick. G.. L. Gregory of Dummerston,
president of the state association, pre-
sided. State Cattle Commissioner F.
l.. Davis of White River Junction and
F. L. Houghton of Brattleboro, secre-
tary of the national association, were
among those present.
The state association was organized
last April with 80 members and the en-
rollment is now 100. The object is tC
further the interests of breeders of Hol
stems and SO secure better legislation
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-12
Says the Volunteer Army
of This Country is a
Big Failure
NEED READY FORCE
OF 200, 900 MEN
Country Cannot Depend Upon the ''Un-
known People" for It's Defenders,
and Tt Is Up to Business Men to Ov-
ercome the Unpreparedness.

PLATTSBURG, N. Y, Aug. 12.-
To approximately LOO business men
gathered in the military training camp
near here Major Gen. Leonard Wood,
u. s. A., last night that the volun-
teer system in this country is a fail
ure; that the country needs a standing
army of approximately 100000 men;
that the country cannot depend on
"unknown people, for its defenders,
and that it is up to the business men
such as are assembled here to see that
proper legislation is passed to over
come the unpreparedness.
1t was lighting talk that Gen.
Wood gave the men in camp. He was
thoroughly in earnest, and there was
nothing of the jingo in his manner as
he spoke his mind 1t was straight
from the shoulder war talk, with Q
little slap at William j. Bryan and the
other pacifcists, and Il bitter denunci
alton of those who seem to think that
armies are brought into being over
night.
The men, who are gathered here tt
take month g training in soldiery ar,
| business men, and they are learning
their new business very rapidly.
Gen Wood addressed the 81 stu
| dents'' after mess this evening. TIL
men, nearly the whole HOO of them
/ were gathered on what should be call
ed the parade grounds, but ism t. The.
sat around in great circle and listen
| ed, applauding now and then, an
| laughing occasionally. They too
what the General had to say very Sc
| riously.
81 want to say a word to you re
| garding our method of raising an al
| my and the fallacies of it, - said Ger
Wood. "The perfectly asinine state
| ment has been made that we can rails
million men between sunset and SUI
rise This assembly Of you men her
4 at this camp is an answer to that sol
of foolish talk. (Such a statemer
was made by Ex-Secretary of Stat
William j. Bryan some time ago.
1 Gen. Wood was outspoken in fave
of big and efficient navy. At on
point he said: "To have an adequat
army for our defense, we should hav
10000 officers; so you see that in TRAN
ing YOU we have made only a yer
small beginning. We ought to have a
army of 10000 men for what we ca
foreign garrisons, and from 100000
/ 10000 as q standing army to polio
The general g remarks made a pr
the country itself. -
found impression on the recruits, an
it seemed to be generally agreed tn;
it was the most outspoken utterance {
the army needs of the country th'
has been made by a regular army o
fcer for many years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-12

FOR SALF-Furniture and Ranges
ew and secondhand, at J. B. Dunton's
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-12

raising of the standard of excellence
and uniform classification at fairs.
The members present yesterday repre-
sented 100 Vermont Holsteins val
tued at $350,000, an average of 5000 an
animal. The subject of tuberculosis
was discussed informally to some length
and Commissioner Davis stated that of
the purebred cattle tested in this state
only three per cent reacted under
the tuberculin trials. This excellent
record is bringing many buyers to Yer
mont.
The association voted to endorse
the methods used by Mr.. Davis in con,
trolling the foot and mouth disease and
| to cooperate with the government in
stamping out tuberculosis.
A committee consisting Of T. L
Houghton, F. L. Davis, E. B. Wilde OF
East Barnet, E. c.. Taylor Of Tin
mouth, DIR. F. A. Rich of the Vermont
Iexperiment station at Burlington, wa,
appointed to consider the question O.
tuberculosis.
The next meeting will be at Whit
River Junction in November. Their
will also be February session. TIL
next annual meeting will be held il
lBrattleboro.
i Among those from Windham count
who attended the meeting, in additio
to Mr.. Houghton and Mr.. Gregory
were A. J. Hildreth, F. E. Phelps. i
A. McDonough, Houghton Seaverns an
A. L. Miller of BrattIeboro, Lewis {
Lowell of Bellows Falls, j. C. M,
) Alllster, George M. futile and Lee
: Haven of South Londonderry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-12
Wanted

WANTED-Good live veals. Brat
tleboro Cash Market. 122-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-12
DRAGGED SUGAR RIVER,
BUT WITHOUT RESULT
It Is Feared That Miss Della Girard
of Claremont, N H, Has Commit
ted Suicide.

CLAREMGNT, n H, August 20
Twelve hours of dragging Sugar river shed
no light on the disappearance of Miss
Della Girard, aged 30, who, apparently in
the best cf spirits, left her boarding place,
A. Martell's, on Wall street, Monday
morning She was mill worker.
Mr. Martel arose at 430, found the
kitchen door open, and supposed burglars
had entered, but later missed Miss Girard.
She left wearing an old black dress, and
left jewelry and a hat. She wore a dust
cap when leaving.
She had followed Mrs Girard about re-
Gently, as if she wanted to tell her some
thing, but refrained.
The police were notified yesterday and
Chief Elmer Cole commissioned all the
available boats on Sugar river to start
dragging for the body. Ten boy swimmers
dove FOR two hours at Suicide point, with
out result. Chief Cole and posse went
by automobiles to neighboring points, but
nothing was learned as to Miss Girard /
whereabouts
Recently Miss Girard had stated: q
wish was dead" and only last week visit
ed the river bank at the rear of MartelIs
house and inquired the depth of the wa
| ter.
| Miss Girard was known to have SD
| but no trace of either that or her bank
book could be found, although her peck
etbook was left in the bureau drawer.
| She visited recently at Weathersheld
| Vt. and Chief Cole tried to get the Boy
Scouts to start searching party IN thai
district. He will also endeavor to have
the water lowered in the river. Mis-
Girard has a brother and sister here
| Mrs David Thibodeau
| Search on the river was prosecuted last
night by the light of torches. Dynamite
will be used today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-12
CONCORD & MONTREAL
FIRST ROAD TO ACT
Stockholders Will Vote on AmaIgama-
tion-other B. & M. Leased Lines
to Meet Soon,

CONCORD, N. H., August l2-I
Adopting suggestion by Gov. Spauld-
ing that the railroads in New Hamp
shire leased to the Boston & Maine
road obtain the sentiment of their
stockholders on the proposed legisla-
ton permitting the roads to sink their
identity by amalgamation with the par
|ent corporation, counsel and other of
Meals of the leased lines engaging
IN the recent conferences in Boston
have recommended that the roads act
IN the matter Immediately by calling
special meetings of the stockholders.
One of the first roads to act will be
the Concord & Montreal, the directors
| of which will meet today to issue a
call for a special stockholders meet
ing at the earliest possible date There
may be opposition in the board, but il
is not expected to be sufficient to block
the plan of action which has been LAID
| out.
If the proposed legislation is indoors
ed at the meeting of the stockholderi
of the Concord & Montreal, ant
at the meetings of the other roads sool
to follow, it must be by two-third
vote.
In tho event that two-thirds of tn
stockholders of all the corporations ap
prove the legislation sought, it is pref
ty certain that Gov. Spaulding will cal
the legislature together in special ses
sion for the enactment of the bill
In view of the present situation it
probable that there will be no furthe
formal consultations with Gov. SpaulC
ing until the sentiment of the holder
of stocks in the various leased lines
made evident by the votes. 1t is prol
able, however, that representatives {
the Boston & Maine win meet the GO
ernor to talk over iB an informal wa
the condition of the road and the nee
e of prompt action for relief.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-12
BROOKLINE.

Miss Stella Austin is at home from her
work in Brattleboro
Miss Luthera Perry of Putney and Miss
Pearl Slade of Bondville are visiting in
town this week.
Miss Lucy McTTale and brother, Rcgi-
nald McHale, returned to their home in
North Egremont, Mass, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Carl Carlson and Mrs
A. A. Byard of West Chesterfield, n. II.
Mrs. Alice Marsh of Medford, Mass, and
Miss Annie Osgood of Brattieboro spent
last Sunday at E. p. Osgood's. Mrs
Marsh remained to spend the week will
her sister, Mrs. Osgood
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-12
GREEN RIVER.

Mrs. C. II. Frost, who was i'll last
week, is convalescing.
Mr.. Barry of Athol, father of +. A.
Barry, who has been seriously i'll a
week or more at E. w. Miner re-
mains about the same.
C. w. Pond and family returned Sat
urday from q weeks vacation spent in
Chesterfield, N. II. Mr.. Pond reports
excellent fishing in Spofford lake.
Selectmen Thomas, Sessions and
French were in this part of the town
Friday repairing and investigating the
damage to highways and bridges by the
high water.
F. H. Stowe, who left last week on 9
business trip and was obliged to re
turn on account of an injury to his eye
left Monday on trip of 10 days, com
bining business with pleasure.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-12
For Sale

FOR SALE-Loose hay. H. L. Nichols,
West Guilford, VT. 95-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-12

WANTED--Ford Touring car. Adj
dress Automobile, care Reformer
Office. 139-141*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-12

WANTED-First class man to 60 with
my big horse to the fairs. Must be strict
" temperate. Charles Miner. 14O-tf.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-12
NOTICE

No persons allowed picking berries on
remises owned by Joseph Nichols on
Ionnyvale Road in West Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-12

FOR SALE-AIl kinds of dry wood
ieorge NJ. Stark, Cedar Street 234- If
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-12

TO RENT-Tenement of seven rooms,
all modern, up-to-date, best location in
town, near postoftice and ON ground floor;
two tenements, ground floor, four rooms
each, so month each; one tenement,
four rooms, up one flight, IS month and
at this price must be rented this week.
Box III, telephone 1917. Telephone after
6 o'clock at night 140-tf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-05
WANTS DE FORD II
HANDLE BAFF Can
Son of Murdered Poultry D.,.
Is Sure Crime Was PIot,.
by Commission Men

Harry Baf. son Of Barnet b. \
poultry dealer who was shot d,,, |
gunner on November q, deel,,.s !
terday that he believed two o, :
commission merchants in the A.,
trade were among the eou,,.,,
who planned his fathers d,s,s |.
called on District Attorney Psrs.. .
ask him 10 assign Assistant De-,
Attorney De Ford 70 the ease
Mr. De Ford had charge Of Il.
cent investigation Of the Men ~
Live Poultry Commission Ne,.,...
Protective Association, which -,
in the conviction Of several ~
members for violating the Do...
antitrust Law. Baf failed 10 =. !
District Attorney. re said /, -.
call again to-day.
His family was becoming imr,.,
the son Of the slain poultry desl.-
timated. AZ the delay in clesr;s,
the murder. He said he believ,f !
authorities had some Of the eon..,'
tors in custody. but not all N e.
He didn't feel AZ all sure. he as.....,
that either Of the two gunner Wa 4
the shooting had yet been arrests
So far the authorities hxve nj :.
nected any commission merchant \.
the Baf case. The poultry men :,
in custody are chicken puller.
those who unload and handle IN J
tribution Of the live poultry. Nss.
Attorney Perkins said YESTERDAY y
he had no evidence that any esr-'
sion merchant was involved n I,
case. He will talk with Young B,s ,
day. if the latter calls.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-05
LETTER WAS ERROR,
SAYS MISS R0DMAN
Board Had No Right 10 Punish
Me, Suspended Teacher
Writes to Wilcox.

Miss Henrietta Rodman is still pro-
testing against the right Of the Board
of Education to fine her $1,770 for her
mother batting" letter to F. =. A. Yes
terday she wrote to William G. Will
cox, the member of the board who last
week made statement justifying the
action Of the board on the grounds
that Miss Rodman had been guilty Of
disloyalty.
81 believe" she writes, that my let
ter was an error Of judgment, because
il tended TO obscure my serious social
purpose and to give unnecessary Of
fence. But there can be no initiative
without possibility OF error, no free
dom Of speech without possibility of
offence.
'For this reason ] refused to apollo
gize after / had been officially threat
ened with suspension under charges of
gross misconduct and INSTRUMENTATION.
regretted having written the letter
and said So
81 consider that the board had the
same right 20 express publicly its dis
approval OF my letter that had to ex-
press publicly my disapproval of its
policy, but ! maintain that il had not
the right 20 punish me for an action
which IL not prohibited By the bylaws
of the Board of Education. and which
is not only the right but the duty OF
every citizen"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-05
TIES GRANDMOTHER,
FLEES WITH GIRL
Man Robs Aged Woman,
Their Elopes with l5-
Year-OId-BOth Caught.

Highlands. y. j., Jan. AZ lnheld
Findiay was arrested here to-day as
he was about to elope with fifteen
year-old Mabel IIildreth, whose grand
mother he had bound and robbed. HIS
aged victim, Mrs Mary Finn. managed
TO escape from her bonds and aroused
the neighborhood just in time to foil
the elopment. The girl is also under
arrest as Findlay's accomplice.
Findlay is carpenter. His home
is in Mount Kisco. For several months
he had been working in Mrs. Finn
house. Mabel, the daughter OF Harry
Hildreth, had seen him almost daily.
The extent to which their friendship
had gone was not suspected, however
Sunday night after church Mabel
and the carpenter met in a vacant
house IN Atlantic ST., opposite the
home Of Mabers grandmother. Both
carried suitcases containing full out
fits of clothing. The suitcases were
hidden in the house overnight, ana IL
is believed that Mabel hid there water, ,
ing from a window for the slgnal
which should apprise her that the
funds for their wedding Journey were
Yesterday morning Mrs. Firms son
went to Seabright. She was alone III
tho house with Findlay, who was AT
work on cupboard IN the kitcheh'
Suddenly Mrs. Finn was seized by tne
throat and "A towel was Jamed INTO ne.
mouth. Findiay then bound her WIN
other towels and demanded her mohe!'
Without waiting for the tremulous
sign of surrender Mrs. FINN was e
deayoring TO make, the young car
ter snatched from her waist PuiI'
containing $50 and a diamond p Pr.
After a brief search through thS ~ -
of the house, Findlay slamineu 49,
door and was gone. lie went s1i"'e ~
"a the trolley and boarded car.
Mrs. Finn was wellnigh uhcVtlsG,J,uS
from the rough treatment ana Lllsu
a. her senses began TO return Sne ~
t;coo a kew hanging near the kltchen
10 I, was the key that opened the
Joor and il hung almost on lever WIN WIN
,Lo doorknob. Mrs. Finn was Douhd
and GAGGED. She was fat on the MOOR
cbo E .eventy-seven years old.
'' No - sooner had she spied the key
han Findlay's full purpose flashed
through her mind. After several AT "
t tcnTds and falls she managed to gam
Ter feet get hold Of the k? E o aMa T tbat
NJ Finn pitched out backwards on
the T,'' steps The fall dislOdged her gag
and within a few minutes her shrleks
had brought score of half increduious
neighbors. ......- ,,.,., ,,ictod
The trail of the fugitives, was pic ,.os.a
nm almost Immediately and they were
;ntorconted on the stone bridge across
the Shrewsbury River at Oceanic;
They were on their way to RED bahk'
whence they had planned to take so a
train to New York. Findlay had go
and the diamond pin which had peen
t eu from WabePs grandmother. Mabel
had $50, bringing their joint resources
exactly to the sum stolen from Mrs.
Finn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-05
Commissioner Says he
Has Letter Drafted at
Morrisania Station.
FORCE SORRY, BUT
ELLISON STICKS
Asked to Resign, He Insists on
Contract, Is Report of
Committee.

In in Terrace Garden last night, al
its monthly meeting. the Police Cap
,ains and Inspectors Benevolent Asso-
citation is reported to have solved the
w. b. Ellison problem with true police
directness. II is said that Mr.. Ellison
il under contract for twelve months
with each of the four police organlza-
tons The contracts date from sep
TENDER. ....o
Rumor mas it that the committee
which took ND MIR. Ellison's charges
and Commissioner Woods's reply 10,
the captains and inspectors reported
that the attorney would insist on has
contract with the association and re-
fuse to resign. That, OF course. wouid
absolve the captains and inspectors
from any blame. How could they know
i'm September what their lawyer was
likely 10 say IN January Certsihl5
they proved their loyalty TO the Com
missioner by asking Ellison TO WIN
draw.
From 8 o'clock until after II the
meeting lasted. Captain DominlcK
Henry, president, said that fuil re
mort of the proceedings would be IN
and any information must come from
him. 1t was whispered in other quar-
ters that the only business taken up
was the imbroglio between their coun-
sci and the Commissioner.
MIR. Ellison said yesterday that ms re-
marks had been misconstrued. lie was
talking for no one but himself, eXercls-
ing his privilege as citizen 70 SPEAK
what was in his mind.
Mavor Mitchell is in Cleveland
Nothing TO show that the police were
dissatisfied with his administration
had come TO hs attention, CommlS-
sioner Woods said. On the contrary
he had received many letters and VISITS
from policemen DESTROYS OF tellihg
him what a good commissioner tney
thought he was. One OF the letters
was round robin from the Morris
ania station. 1t was signed by l63 po-
licemen, but did not bear the sigma
ture of Captain Richard O'Connor, VINO
was promoted yesterday TO the acting
inspectorship of the upper Bronx dis
trict.
Inspector william J. Lahey was re-
duced TO captain and sent to the Beacn
st. station. Captain Edward |. Walsh
acting inspector Of the 14th District.
was made full inspector, in command
of the 18th District. Captain Samuel
McElroy. who has been acting Inspector
in the 10th District, was made lnspee-
tir and reagsigned to his old district.
Crime is decreasing in New YORK.
saws Commissioner Woods in a letter
written to the West End Association.
The letter was read last night by the
secretary, G. B. Sheppard, at a meeting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-05
STATE OPENS FIRST
BUREAU TO AID IDLE
Hundreds Register for Jobs al
Brooklyn Office - Two
Women Get Places.

New York State took a hand yester-
day in finding work for the unem-
ployed. At 262 Fulton ST., Brooklyn,
the first employment bureau. Author
ICED by an act Of the Legislature last
year. was opened At least $50 men
and 100 women thronged the Office be-
tween 9 O'Clock in the morning and 4
in the afternoon TO register for JOBS
Up 10 noon 200 men registered. l.
the later hours of the day they came
less rapidly. Two places in the wom-
ans department were filed. Although
only few applicants in that division
wanted 20 work as domestic servants,
the only demand was for them. Rich
ard A. Finn, superintendent Of the
first branch Of the New York State
Public Employment Bureau said the
work of the opening day was satistac-
tory.
THE evident ability of the men who
applied here for work was high. sur
prisingly so" he said. at least S. per
cent Of the number we're American
born citizens, thrown out Of work by
the war and general business depres-
sion None seemed 10 be of the va
grant or yayabond class. Each seemed
sincere in his desire 10 find employ
ment of any sort TO tide him over the
present times, or permanent employ
ment if what we could offer was suit
able"
Similar state agencies will be opened
in other cities, and by circular letter
the pulse of the labor market will be
sounded. The Brooklyn Office will be
open every day, except Sunday, from
9 o'clock in the morning until ) in the
afternoon.