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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-10
BAILEY's GOOD SHOWING.
Wins and Ties in His Two Last Bouts
In international Tournament.

George w Bailey is proving one of
the sensations of the international
wrestling tournament in New York
city, which has been in prog
ress several weeks. The Brattleboro
man has not lost a single bout at
catch s-catch-can style and has thrown
several of the noted foreigners and
wrestled others to draw. Thursday
night Bailey secured a victory over
Albert Muller of Saxony, with a half
Nelson and body scissors hold in II
minutes and six seconds. Saturday
night his opponent was F'ulo Hevonpaa
known as the Horrible Finn, who
stands six feet three inches in height
and weighs 260. Both men put up 6
lively fight, but neither was able t
secure a fall in the 20 minutes allotted
/ to them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-10
Providence Woman Charged
withInciting Negroes to
Kill Her Husband
THREE DEFENDANTS
PLEADED NOT GUILTY
Two Men Arraigned Jointly with Mrs.
Mohr Are Charged with Actual
Commission of the Crime Difficult
to Get Jury.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Jan. 1O.-Mrs.
Elizabeth f. Mohr, accused of having
melted three negroes to murder her
husband, DR.. G. Franklin Mohr, a
physician whose practice made him
well known here and in Newport, was
placed on trial before Justice Charles
+. Stearns in the superior court to-
day.
Mrs. Mohr is being tried jointly with
Cecil Victor Brown and Henry H.
Spellman, who are charged with the
actual commission of the murder,
while the doctor and his secretary,
| Miss Emily G. Berger. were motoring
along the Nayatt road in Darlington
on their way to Newport on the night
Of August 81, last.
Mrs. Mohr was indicted as an acces-
4 sorry before the fact The three de-
PENDANTS pleaded not guilty when ar
raigned few minutes after 10
/ o clock and the selection of a jury
was begun.
One hundred veniremen were in
court this morning ready for examina
tion as possible jurors. Owing to the
reluctance Of many to sit III a murder
case the work of empanelling the jury
was slow and tedious.
The veniremen were called into the
court room one at a time and examined
at length, being questioned PARTICULAR,
as to their ability to render an impair
tial verdict in the case of all the de
PENDANTS in view Of what had beer
published in the ease.
The first man was excused after h
had stated that he had fixed opinion
as to the guilt of the accused an
: thought it would be impossible TO re
move that opinion by evidence.
] Four men had been passed and ha
: taken seats in the jury box, two 0
! them tentatively, before noon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-10
DoNNELLY FOR POSTMASTER.
Vergennes Man. Name Goes to Senate
With Other Vermonters.

VERGENNES. Jan. 10. II President
Wilson has sent to the senate the
nomination of john II. Donnelly, Demo
crat, to be postmaster at Nergennes
to succeed Thomas Mack, Republican
Mr.. Donnelly was postmaster in Yer
gennes from 1894 to 1898. He repre-
sented this city in the general assem-
blv in 1912 and has several times served
as member of the board of
aldermen. Announcement is expected
this week of the confirmation of Mr.
Donnellv's s nomination.
At the same time Mr.. Donnelly
name was sent to the senate, President
Wilson nominated Asa G. Stokes to be
postmaster at Stowe and DIR. John l.
Welsh for the same position at proctor
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-10
Centre Congregational Church

Pew rents and pledges should be
paid at onee-not later than Wednes-
day Of this week to the treasurer,
Fred G.. Adams, in order that bills may
be paid and books balanced before the
annual meeting.
Tuesday, Jan. IL, $ p. MIR. Da-
rius Cobb, a distinguished artist of
Boston. will exhibit his wonderful
painting, "The Christ and tell the
story of "'Why l Painted The
Christ" Rev. c. F. Hill Crathern
will give brief address on 'Christ
I'm Art.
New members will be received into
the church Sunday morning, Jan. 16
The pastor should have the names OF
all who desire to unite with the
church at that time before next Fri
day evening.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-10
TO ROUND UP YAQUIs.
Army of 10000 VIII Pen Them Up on
Reservation.

NOGALES, Ariz., Jan. TO- - In an
attempt to prevent the Carranza army
in the Yaqui valley, near Guaymas,
from herding them on reservations
throughout Mexico, Yaqui Indians en-
gagged in battle with government troops
on Dee. 81. According to dispatches
30 of the government troops were killed
before the Indians were forced to re
tire.
Troops are being moved in three col
umns, totaling 10000, it is said, to sur
round the Bacatete mountains and
capture the Indians. 1t is reported that
both Chiefs Trujillo and Urbaleio, who
fought for Villa, are in command Of
the government forces. Gen. Gales
heads the Carranza army.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-10
BROWN Is RETAINED.
Will Keep His Old Position as Football
Strategist at Harvard.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. TO- - The
signing for another year s services by
Reginald Brown as advisory coach at
Harvard was announced today For
more than 20 years Brown has been
associated with football at Harvard
and his work has been that of a STRAIT
egy expert. 1t is understood that def
mite selection of a head coach will
not be made for several weeks. 1t is not
vet known whether Coach Haughton s
interest in the Boston National league
baseball club viii prevent his return
to his position at Harvard.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-10
MIDDLEBURY POWER
PLAN TURNED DOWN
Central Power Corporation Asks Too
Much, Says the Public Service
Commission.

MIDDLEBURY, Jan. 10.-The pub
lie service commission has declined to
grant the prayer of the Central Power
Corporation of Vermont, gigantic
hydro-electric project with head
quarters in this town, for a certificate
that the establishment and mainten-
ance of the proposed corporation will
promote the general good of the
state.' The commission after holding
a public hearing here on November
Il, last, has ordered that the petition
be dismissed.
The report of the commission states
that if the certificate asked for by the
corporation was issued it would en-
dow the corporation with the right of
eminent domain anywhere within the
territorial limits of the state Without
regard to the question of eminent do
main the commission is of the opinion
that it would not be conducive to the
public good to grant any public ser
vice corporation of the kind and char
acter of the proposed corporation a
rowing charter to operate anywhere
within the limits of the state.
The commission says
| We do not believe that the estab
lishment and maintenance Of corpor
Il
powers would be conducive to tn
general good Of the state Of Vernon
without some territorial limitation a
to the field of its operations
The incorporators of the Contra
Power Corporation of Vermont, as Civ
en- in the petition presented to tn
Public Service Commission, ar
Charles H. Thompson of Montpelier
Francis a. Walker Of Barre, Clarenc
p. johnson Of Lexington, Mass, Rot
ert L. Ryder Of Boston and Bancroft
Abbott of Norwood, Mass
1t appeared that the articles of a:
] soeiation would confer upon the PR
: posed corporation the right to cor
struct and acquire by purchase, leas
j or otherwise, and to operate and maiI
tain power plants, hydraulic works
> stations, dams, storage basins, tran
r mission plants and lines, distributin
: stations and circuits, pole lines, right
of way and other property and equil
. ment for generating. transmitting, di
! tributing and furnishing electric Gu
= rent for lights, heating and motiy
:. power and any purpose whatsoever.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-10
WILSON MAY TAKE STUMP.
Thinks of Putting Subject of National
Defense Before Country.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. = Presi-
dent Wilson possibly may put the ques-
tion of national defense before the
country in a series of speeches as one
means of getting the necessary legis-
lation through congress.
The President today received several
invitations to speak at banquets or
meetings here, in Baltimore and New
York within the next month, and other
are known to be coming.
Beginning tomorrow the President
win confer frequently with the house
and senate leaders on the subject.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-10
FATHER AND SON FOUND DEAD.
Both Victims of Gas Escaping Prom
Stove and Jet.


TROY, \. Y, Jan. 1O.-Charles Chap
man and his son, William B. Chapman,
civil engineer were found dead at
their home in the residential section
of the city yesterday under eircum-
stances that were unusual. The son sat
near kitchen range with his feet in
the oven and his father 5 head was in
his lap. Gas was escaping from a tube
attached to a gas stove and from a jet.
The coroner s theory is that both men
had dosed off by the freside, that the
tube of the gas stove had become dis
connected and that an explosion oc-
Cured which caused the light to be
extinguished.
Apparently, however, there had been
no fire in the room. The junior Chap
man was 4 recent graduate Of the
Rensselaer, Polytechnic institute.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-10
Syndicate with James E.
Gaffney at Head to Ac-
quire n. 7. Giants
HARRY SINCLAIR
ALSO INTERESTED
Latter Was Factor in Settling Recent
War" - Plans to Secure Several
Stars Who With the Federal League
Last Season.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1O-A baseball
deal whereby the New York Giants
will be sold shortly to a syndicate
composed of James E. Gafney of this
city, Harry F. Sinclair, the Oklahoma
oil man who was largely instrumen-
tai in settling the war between organ
lied baseball and the Federal league,
and Robert H. Davis, former partner
of Mr. Gaffney in his baseball enter
prises, is understood to be underway.
Messrs. Gaffney and Davis sold their
cont Cling interest in the Boston Ma
rioGal league club to Percy Haughton
and his associates in Boston last Sat
uCGy 1t is generally understood that
if the sale is consummated Mr.. Gaff
ncy will become president of the elup
end that manager McGraw viii secure
several star players whose contracts
are understood to have been taken
over from certain Federal league clubs
by Nh. Sinclair. They include Bennie
Kauff, Lee Magee, Fred Anderson
Bill Rariden and Rousch.
Harry NJ. Hampstead, president Of
The Giants, has set a price for the
club, it is reported. which is said to
/ be several thousand dollars higher
/ than the amount which the syndicate
wants to pay.
Negotiations on the purchase price
are under way and 1t is believed the
sale will shortly be announced
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-10
In Odd Fellows Hall

Monday night at 7.3O-Regular meet.
ing of Wantastiquet lodge. Installa-
tiou of officers. Refreshments will be
served.
Tuesday, Jan. II, 7.5O p. m.--Reg-
ular meeting of Dennis Rebekah lodge.
Installation. Mrs. G.. Endrcss, assem-
bly, president, win be present. Re
freshmeuts will bc served
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-10
HE1NE WAGNER RELEASED.
Veteran Boston American Player
Dropped by the Management.

BOSTON, Jan. 10.-Heine Wagner,
who in his younger days was regard
ed as one of the greatest short stops
in major league baseball, was given
his unconditional release by the Bos-
ton American league team today. He
had been with the Red Sox since 1906,
but in recent years had been used only
as a substitute. 1t was said he might
secure a berth as manager of one of
the minor league teams.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-10
tt. R. NOT EVEN FOR HIMSELF.
Colonel Says He's Fighting for Straight
Out Americanism.

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 10. - William
T. Coe has announced the receipt of
the following letter from Col. Roosevelt
in reply to a question by Mr.. Coe
whether the colonel would agree to his
name being placed on the Minnesota
Republican presidential ballot:
81 cannot consent to have my name
fled in any primaries. What ! am
irving to do is to fight for straight out
Americanism. / am not concerned
whatever with any individual, myself
or any one else.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-10
Notice

The annual meeting of the Centre
congregational church win be held in
the chapel Friday evening, Jan. IA,
1916. at 7.30 O'Clock to transact the
following business:
Article |. To hear the reports of Of
ficers and organizations Of the church
for the past year
Article .. To elect all officers re
quired by the bylaws.
Article 3. To transact any other bus
mess that legally may come before the
meeting.
WALTER A. GILBERT, Clerk.
BrattIehoro. Jan. Z, 1910.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-10
DISASTER TO BRITISH.
Berlin Reports That Transport Load
ed With Troops Was Sunk.

BERLIN, Jan. 10, by wireless.-The
sinking of transport ship Of the al
lies filled with troops at the time of
the withdrawal of the French and
British forces from the tip of the Gal
lipoli peninsula is reported in Con
stantinople dispatches given out today
bv the Over Seas News Agency.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-10
FoRRIsTAL DEAD.
Many Years the Boston & Maine su-
perintendent of Telegraph.

MAIDEN, Mass, Jan. los. \. d.
ForristaH, superintendent of tele-
graph of the Boston & Maine railroad
died at his home here today after a
long illness, aged "a. Mr.. Forristali
had been with the Boston & Maine
railroad for 81 years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-10

In the customs collect district of
Vermont, No. ?, during December, the
total importations We're over $4,000
600. Duties collected were $32, 1861
and expectations totalled $3,961, ,584.
The expectation business was the
heaviest since their consolidation. The
exoortations in 1914 were little over
100000 and the importations $780,
O00
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-10
CONFLICTING REPORTS.
Russians Claim Victories and Vienna
Saws They Were Repulsed.

LONDON, Jan. 1O.-Vienna claims
that the Russians on Saturday last
ceased their attack on the Galician
and Bessarabian fronts after having
been repulsed all along the line. The
latest Petrograd statement claims the
Austrians have been driven
back Of middle Stri7a in Galicia and
foiled in their attempt to recaPture
Czartorysk.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-10
ANTITRUST SUIT DISMISSED.
Agreement Had Become tVoid Of
Actuality by the War

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1o.-The gov
ernment antitrust suit begun in the
New York federal court before the
war against European steamship lines
engaged in carrying steerage passen-
gers was dismissed today by the su-
preme court on the ground that the
alleged general pool agreement had
become "void of actuality by the
war;
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-10
FIREMEN KILLED.
Loss of 100000 Sustained by Burn
ing of Peabody Tannery.

PEABODY, Mass, Jan. 10.-During
a fire that burned the India Goat and
Sheep Skin tannery of Thomas 81.
O Shea last night William Kerwin, a
ladderman, was killed and William |.
Fennelly, a hoseman, painfully hurt
bv the fall of a 100-foot iron smoke
stack. The loss is estimated at $780,
600
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-10
THE WEATHER.
Snow or Rain Tonight and Tuesday
Colder Tomorrow.

WASHINGTON, January 10 The
weather forecast: Snow or rain to-
night and Tuesday. Warmer tonight.
Colder Tuesday in Vermont. Strong
south ard southwest winds.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-27

this relieves the strain on lgaments. natural
expansion takes place without undue effect
upon the nerves. And as the time ap-
proaches, the mind has gone through a pc
Rod Of repose. Of gentle expectancy. and
This has an unnuestioned influence upon the
future child. That this Is true is evidenced
By the fact that three generations of mothers
have used and recommended Mothers
Friend" Ask your nearest druggist for a
bottle Of this splendid remedy. He viii get
II for you. And then write to Bradfeld Reg
ulator Co., 5o7 Lamar Bldg- Atlanta, Ca,
for q most interesting book of Information
10 prospective mothers. II Is mailed free.
Write today. 1t is a book you win enjoy.
II Is replete with important and timely top
les such as description Of the nerves, mus
cies and parts involved. the strange mystery
Of new baby. the law Of contiguity first
pulsations. predatory uneasiness, maternity
chart, diet list and many other subjects
briefly told but of value to all women and
particularly so to one who is TO become
mother. 1t Is mailed free to all who write
for Il.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-27
SAWED-0FF SERMONS

The wise politician climbs into the
band wagon rather than risk being
knocked down and being run over
by it.
Don't waste your time arguing pol
itics or religion. The other fellow
knows you are in the wrong just as
well as you know he is.
Once we met man whose head
wasn't turned by success. Upon fur
ther investigation we discovered that
he had a stiff neck.
Man is slave to the almighty dol
lar, but woman is doing everything
in her power to free him from slavery.
Matrimony frequently resembles
besieged city; those who are out want
to get in and those who are in want
to get out. e'
The man who asked and received
not, because he asked a-miss, might
have been more successful had he
asked a widow.
The advanced woman who sees
things as they are sometimes drives
her husband to seeing things double.
Training will do much for man,
but it will not teach him to look for
the towel before filling his eyes full
of soap.
AS a rule the man who seeks your,
friendship has motive in view; the
woman who does so usually has two
or three.
Between trying to convince her re-
ligious friends that she isn't worldly,
and her worldly friends that she isn't
religious, woman has busy time OF
it.-Indianapolis Star.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-27

How did the Russian troops reach
France? Not having access to the Sc
crets of the war offices we are unable
TO answer this question authoritative
Iy but our geographical editor, who
derives his stock Of information from
tee newspapers. discovers that there
are three possible routes which they
may have taken They could have
embarked az Archangel, on the White
sea, and sailed through the Atlantic
and the strait Of Gibraltar to south.
ern France. Or they may have
marched from Ispaham, a city in Per-
sia, to point on the Persian gulf.
and from that place iourneyed by
ships through the Suez canal and the
Mediterranean to Marseilles. Also. it
is pointed out that they may have
Travelled over the Trans-Siberian rail-
road to vladivostok and thence by sea
to France.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-27

The registration OF voters under
THE law enacted by the last legisla-
lture will begin next Monday and will
continue for ten days. Under the
provisions Of the statute all citizens
who voted in the last general election
should be automatically registered.
This law applies in both city and
country precincts. The purpose of it
iI to provide every possible safe
guard against any who are not quail
flied to vote participating in elections
ami to prevent the members of one
part, from taking part in the nomina-
tion Of the candidates of another par
ty- Despite the howl that has been
raised by Republicans and Socialists,
in their efforts to deceive the igno-
! rant by making them believe the
measure is monsuous attempt to de-
prive voters OF the ballot, wen the
low is examined it is found to be lair
and salutary in every respect. All
who did not vote in the last election
must register and if any citizen has
fears that his rights will suffer. he
can make sure about it by registering
again even Though he voted in the last
election.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-27

AS summed up by the New York
! World the situation in the G. 0. P. is
something like this: "Dollar-govern-
ment Republicans are willing TO take
Roosevelt or anybody who might help
them overthrow Wilson. and the colo
mel is the most available man; for If
they reject him he can poll enough
votes as a progressive candidate to
make the defeat Of their ticket GER
tain. Colonel Roosevelt is willing to
make deal with anybody if such a
deal will give him even a fighting
chance to get back to the White
House. That is the psychology Of the
situation"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-27

itiye denial is made the statement oil
the German foreign office says Ger
many has no evidence to show that
the Sussex was attacked by subma'
ripe. At the same time the statement
admits that a submarine was in the
vicinity of the Sussex disaster and
that il fired on vessel OF which the
commander of the submarine made a
drawing. This drawing. the foreign
office says, does not correspond with
pictures of the Sussex printed in news
papers. AS far as the statement
shows, the dissimilarity of the pic
lures is the principal point on which
the submarine is exonerated In the
face Of positive evidence in the form
OF affidavits OF survivors, it is not sur
prising that the United States govern
ment is not disposed to accept the
German denial The Sussex was a
mere channel ferry boat, loaded with
passengers and was unarmed, pre-
senting a kind of case in which Ger
many has hitherto attempted to jus
tify an attack without warning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-27
SUBSCRIPTIONS RATES.

Unprepared though he is at the
present time. Uncle Sam, with his i'm
mense wealth and resources. is big
enough and strong enough to make an
antagonist whose weight would count
tremendously and probably cut a de-
cisive figure if thrown into the Euro
pean struggle. Peace-loying America
has no hankering for war with any
body and viii do everything honorable
to avoid it, but in the past she has
not shrank from resort to the sword
when driven to it by the decree OF
right and high humanitarianism.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-27

Somebody has been talking about
John Sheplar, editor of the Lawton
Constitution. Instead OF wasting time
and space in replying to his detractor,
Mr.. Sheplar very sensibly dismisses
the indictment with the following
short paragraph: The fellow who
goes along and does, is square with
the world and his fellow man and
tries to promote the interests OF his
county and his party, saws wood and
works TO accomplish results along the
lines of party welfare and public good,
has not any time to notice the vamp-
ing sIobbering. of disordered mind,
a crooked heart, liar, slanderer and
black mailer"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-27
Ephum and His Mule.

Ephum Johnson was up before the
judge on a cruelty to animals charge
Deed All wasn't abusing that
mule. judge" the old man demurred
did you not strike it repeatedly
with a club?"
"Yesseh."
Don't you know that you can ac
complish more with animals by speak
ing to them?"
"Yesseh, but dis critter am diffn I
He am so deef he can't heah me when
All speaks to him in de usual way, SC
All has to communicate wild him in de
sign language"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-27

front of Mr.. Wilson and shouted ex.
citedly:
where is it? Where is it?"
Mr. Wilson stopped his speech. and
with broad smile said good-na-
turedly: vf
well, my boy, ! guess I'm it."
20. shaw" responded the -o"ne..
ster, with a look Of disgust "Why, ]
thought 1t was dog ngnt.s