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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-31
Swift x Co. Start the System
with a Foundation of
S2,000,000
EMPLOYEES ARE NOT
TO CONTRIBUTE
The Company Expects to BE Called
Upon TO Pay 100000 4 Year in Addi-
ton TO the Income from the Fund -
Maximum Limit $4,000.

! Two million dollars was the Gift
made by Swift 4 Co. to their employees
I today. Announcement of the accumu-
/ lation of this sum during the past six
1 years i'm the form of pension fund oc-
/ casioucd much qualification to workers
/ in the plants and branch houses here
and i'm all cities where it was made sim
] ultancouslv. II is estimated that more
/ than 10000 men and women are cligi-
! bile, in time, to come under the provi-
siouS of the fund, which becomes active
/ August l.
one of the striking features of the
/ plan as outlined is that the employees do
not contribute to the Fund, the company
! furnishing absolutely all money needed
To pay pensions. In this connection it
/ is expected that Swift < Co. will be
called upon to pay 100000 a year in
addition to the income from the fund in
order to meet the demands.
The salient points Of the plan as out
lined in the formal announcement to
employees follow:
/. The employees do not contribute to
the fund.
/ >. Income from the S2,000,O 900 foun-
/ dation fund is to he supplemented an
nualIy by Swift 4 Co. until the fund
/ is large enough to meet the necessary
demands.
). More than 10000 employees to ben
4 eft by the announcement.
! J. Men in the employ Of the com
pany - years, who have reached the age
OF 90 may be pcnsiOned.
\ >. Men in the employ of the company
- years and who have reached the age
of 50 shall be pcnsioncd.
II u. Women in service - wears, who
have reached the age of 80 may be pen
I stoned.
!. Women i'm service - years, who
have reached the age OF - shall be pen
stoned.
:. Employees in service - wears and
uP to % years, who are permanently in
capacItatcd for work may be pcnsioned.
9. Pension Of those retired on ac-
count Of age and length of service, or
if ineapacitated after a service Of -
years, but prior to the age of retirement,
shall be onc-half of the average sal
airy for the five years preceding retire
ment
10. Pension of those retiring ON ac-
count Of incapacity after from - ia
- years of service shall be computed on
a basis of one and one-half per cent of
the average salary for the fvc-ycar pc.
Rod preceding retirement, for each year
of continuous service.
H.. No pension shall be less than
$40 a year.
-, No pension shall be in excess of
$4,000 a year.
l%. The widow and children of an
eligible employee shall receive half
of the pension to which an employe
shall be entitled at the time of his
death.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-31
Little Red schoolhouse News.

Curtis Knapp has finished his work
for Theron White in Wardsboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Belle Lund have rented
Il farm in Townshcnd which they ex-
pect to occupy soon.
Mrs Cyrus Knapp, who was called to
her home i'll South Acworth, n H.. for
fnw days, has returned to the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Knapp.
Not for years has there been such an
abundance of wild flowers Of all kinds
as this year. and the meadows are
white with wild strawberry blossoms.
|. J. Dutton was in Townshend Tues
day evening acting as one of the
judges in the defamation contest bv
the academy.
Mrs. Edith Scott, accompanied by
Supt. and Mrs. Whitney of Towns
bend and Mrs Dutton, went to Brat
tleboro June /, taking her three little
girls to the Memorial hospital. where
all were operated upon for adenoids
and enlarged tonsils. Mrs. Scott re
manned with them until the following
day, but the rest of the party returned
home that night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-31
WEST BRATTLEBORO
THAYER WRITES FROM TEXAS.
Guarding Water Supply at Ranch of H.
900 Head of Cattle.

In a letter of July 10 by Ralph Thay-
or of Company c, University OF Yer
mont, he writes home: We are about
80 miles from Eagle Pass. Part of Com
pany G is at Indio Ranch. Headquarters
and the rest of us are camped at the
Windmill on the same ranch, about 20
miles from them, guarding the water
supply. The ranch contains about 200,-
600 acres and has 10000 head of cattle
The truck train takes our mail and sup
Plies to us. Your letter came today when
the truck train came in. There were
SIX trucks, carrying Company b and
supplies to Blocker Ranch, about p
miles beyond us.
We do not have a very hard time OF
it. We have wonderful nights here and
they are very comfortable. The DAYS
are hotter than at Eagle Pass. We are
now about four and half miles from
the Rio Grande and when on guard have
our loaded rifles ready to use on anyone
who does not halt when ordered to dc
so.
1.-The only diversion we have is quot.
and coyote serenades. Of all noises, the
coyotes are some artists at theirs.
think if one should sing behind a mar
AT night, said man would jump.
1--WE have a few deer, quail, turkey
buzzards,, rattlers, scorpions, jack anc
eottontail rabbits, ladders, coyotes, bob
eats and horned toads. The RATHER,
are not very thick, but 1 hope to get ;
good skin and some rattles before
leave here.
eve are now having Il little shower
and at the same time the sun is shining
full blast. The shower will not amour
to much, but hope it cool5 the air.
1--WE have to go about two miles t.
a swimming hole, but it 5 a dandy whel
we get to it.
"Besides ourselves, there are II cav
alrymen camped here doing patrol work
and they mess with us.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-31
TOWNSHEND.

Miss Frances Palmer has finished
work for Mrs. |. 5. Sayrc.
Miss Florence Howard has finished
work at Newfane Inn and is at home
Harry Sparks is recovering from 4
severe attack of tonsihtis and quinsey
sore throat.
Miss Grace Brien of Barre is board
ing in the home of II. ). Kidder for 9
week or more.
Mr.. and Mrs Van Schaick and chill
dren of Scarsdale, n. Y, are guests il
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie.
Austin.
Guy Bardwell came Saturday to tn,
home of his father, II. +. Franklin fol
a week 5 vacation from his work il
Springfield, this state.
Miss Mildred Furman and brother
Tom Furman of Elmhurst, r. l., cam,
Saturday to stay at the home of K. l.
Fitch for the next two months a
summer guests.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-31
RUSSIANS CLOSING
TRAP ON BOTHMER
Make Important Gains in Their Move
mont Designed to Envelop the
Teuton Army.

LONDON, July 81. - The Austro-
German line from Kovcl south beyond
the Dniestcr is in grave peril. Russians
made further important gains yestcr-
day, Mechanically carrying ont their
comprehensive plan Of envelopiug Gen.
won Bothmer 5 forces, outhanking him
on the north and on the south.
Having forced the Teutons to with
draw across the Stokhod, hard fighting
is progressing favorably to the Rus
slams, and the capture Of p officers and
$40 men, four field pieces and four ma
chine guns is announced as a feature Of
Saturday 5 combat. From Kovel south
to the Kovel- Rojitche railroad the Rus
slams penetrated the enemy 5 first line
and continue to advance, making prison
crs as they go. Gains also were made
near Stanislau, south Of the Dniester.
Much of this is admitted by the Ger
man and Austrian war Offices. South
of the Dniester Berlin admits the Ger
man first line had to be abandoned in
/ the face of the Russian onslaught. Der
/ lin reports the recapture of ground west
/ of Lutsk. Gen. Won Linsingen is con
! fcSsedlv in difficulties northwest of Ko-
vel, in Nolhynia, although the German
official report says the Russians were ex-
PEELED from trenches they had occupied
in that region.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-31
The Bravest Battle.

The bravest battle that ever was
fought,
Shall | tell you where and when?
On the maps of the world you will find
il not;
Twas fought by the mothers OF
men.
Nay, not with cannon or battle-shot,
With Il sword or noble pen;
Nay, not with eloquent words or
thought
From mouths of wonderful men,
But deep in walled-up woman 8
heart
OF woman that would not yield,
But bravely, silently bore her part
Lo, there is that battlefield!
No marshalIing troops, no bivoua(
song,
No banner to CLEAN and wave;
But oh! these battles, they last SC
From babyhood to the grave.
Yet, faithful still as bridge of stars
She fights in her walied-up town
Fights on and on in the endless wars
Then silent, unseen, goes down.
Oh, We with banners and battle-shot
And soldiers to shout and praise,
| tell you the kingliest victories
fought
Were fought in those silent ways.
o spotless woman in a world of shame
With splendid and silent scorn,
Go back to God as white as you came
The kingliest warrior born!
Joaquin Miller.
Excursion to Ocean Beach, New Lon
don Amnns+ 6 Sac Al ON NINA
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-31

Excursion to Ocean Beach, New Lon
don, August 6. See Ad. on page 3. :,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-31

Excursion to Ocean Beach, New Lon
don, August 6. See Ad. on page 8.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-31
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

New trolley wire was strung yester-
day from Chaplin street to Canal street.
the men doing much of the work soon
after daylight.
The bridge over the Connecticut
river and the iron railing along Whet-
stone brook on Bridge street are being
painted. This railing has beel re-
paired.
The coaches used to transport the
first Vermont regiment to the Texas
border have beel returned to the
Central Vermont railroad. Car inspec-
tors report that it will cost about $500
to repair damage to the interiors of the
coaches.
Today the Princess theatre presents
Pauline Frederick in the Paramount
feature, Audrey, also one of the Bur
ton Holmes travel pictures. Tomorrow
William A. Brady presents Mollie King
in Fate's Boomerang. Both are fine at
fractions.
A young man who gave his name as
Frank Bcals and claimed to be travel
ing salesman for perfumery, created q
disturbance in the Albany cafe Satur.
dav noon and was arrested bv Chief
oI-follce NeorSe WILSON, ana Offcel
Charles Wood. In the afternoon he
pleaded guilty to a charge of intoxica
ton before Judge Frank E. Barber
in the municipal court and was fined
- and costs. He lacked few dollars
of the necessary amount to settle, an6
after trying in vain to raise money OF
extra clothing which he had went t.
Newfane Jail to work ont the alterna
tive sentence of - days.
Lyman s Auto Service will run dur
ing August in addition to schedule nov
in operation a special trip leaving Eas
Mortified at p. m, for Greenfield
Returning leaves Greenfield at 7.45
arrives at Northfield S.45-Adv.
12S-133
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-31

Nevius X. Honeyman of Morristown,
n. j., is at f. A. Knight 5. where he
win board week.
Mr.. Robbins of Brooklyn came
Sunday to join his family at Hervy
Harris $ for a vacation.
There will be a regular netting of
the Western Engine company No. l to-
morrow, Tuesday, evening at 80.
Miss Maude Miller returned to work
in Houghton & Simonds 5 store thIs
morning, after a two-weeks vacation
Miss Belle Greenwood went to Chcs
ter Saturday to spend the weekend in
the home of her uncle, J. y. Green
wood.
The Glover club held an ice-cream
sale on the lawn of the Congregational
church Saturday afternoon at 3.3G
0 clock.
Miss Genevieve Crawford was dis
charged from the Melrose hospital Fri
day evening and returned to her home
in Putney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Chamberlain
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrick Underwood and
two children, all of Chesterfield, and
Elmer Chamberlain of Kccne are spend
ing a week at Sunset lake, occupying
the Miller cottage.
William Hunter went today to his
home in lion, \. Y, on business. Mr.
Hunter with Mrs. Hunter had spent
several weeks in the home of theil
son, DIR. G.. b. Hunter. Mrs. Hunter
will remain through the summer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-31
Commonwealth House
incorporated
Opposite State House, Boston, Mass.

offers rooms with hot and cold water
Tor 800 per day. which includes free
use of public shower baths. Nothing to
equal this In New England. Rooms with
private hath FOR $3.50 per day; suites
VI two rooms and bath FOR $3.50 per day.
Dining room and cafe tlrst-class Euro
pean plan.
ABSOLUTELY FlREPRooF.
TEMPERANCE HOUSE.
Send for Rocket.
STORERF. CRAFTS. Gen. Mgr.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-31
Want Miller to Run for Mayor.

Hiram T. Miller of Lynn, Mass, is
being urged by prominent citizens of
that city to be a candidate for the of
fee Of mayor. He has said that he can
not consider a Miller boom. but in spite
of that his friends insist that he enter
the field. They say that he is the type
of man the citizens expected to come
forward for office, when they accepted
the present charter; that he has beea
a power for success on every corporate
board with which he is connected; that
he possesses a combination OF legal acu-
men and business shrewdness, of human
sympathy and administrative wisdom
that would make him an ideal mayor
of Lynn.
Mr. Miller is 43 years old and ma
tive Of Wintcrport, Me. He is a Yves
leyan university man and studied at
Harvard and Paris. He was principal
of Brattlehoro academy prior to his
admission to the bar He was admitted
to practice in Massachusetts in 1900
and has since practiced in Lynn. His
firm of Attwill. Miller X Cram includes
the attorney general of the state
Henry G. Attwill.
Mr.. Miller married Kate Fisher
| daughter Of Mrs. T. +. Fisher Of this
place.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-31

Excursion to Ocean Beach, New Lon
don, August 6. See Ad. on page 3.
The sun., 1916-08-29

A young woman stenographer whose
disclosures OF white slave traffic in New
Fork rave furnished important evil
dence In the present Grand Jury in
qu!ry into the evil has had 20 pay for
her courage with the loss Of her posi-.
ton. The firm which employed her has
dispensed with her services on the
ground that II would be involved IN
publicity and could not AFFORD TO retain
her" II IL gratifying TO learn that Dis
;rlct Attorney SWAMI has obtained a
better place for her. In her amaz!n ;
and pitiful confession OF the double life
she led as Office girl and prostitute. un-
der the spur OF her b~etrayer's demands
for money. the unfortunate young We
man has barred her shame in circum-
stances that necessarily bring her into
public disgrace. 4, the same time she
has performed a public service Of meal
culable benefit. and II Is encouraging to
think that society's reward for that SER
vice is not to make an outcast Of her,
In finding her a position IN which she
can support herself honestly ii does a
deserved act OF social Justice and one
worth any amount of talk and theoriZ.
ing about uplift and recla'nation.-hr
World.
The young woman's Courage" was
the child OF jealousy. Her public
service" was interesting and may turn
out To have been OF some use to the
authorities; to say that IL was Of lin
calculable benefit Is to make words
ridiculous. AS for society's respon-
s!bility To this wretched creature, So
ciety gave her a good education and a
job in which she could support herself
honestly. She made an outcast Of her
self. by her own choice forfeiting
honor, decency and everything else that
Is worth while. No case has come TO
attention lately which presented less
reason than hers for indiscrim.nating
sympathy.
The sun., 1916-08-29
Industrial Anti.Preparedness.

There Is force In what President
I.rONoI FREsNrL 1.OREE If the Della.
ware and Hudson Railroad says con.
corning the folly of immensely in.
crraSing the costs of railway Oper'
alton at the very time when President
WILSON. In common with many others,
Is pleading for Industrial prepared.
ness tn enable this country ~ cope
with foreign competition ut the close
Of the European war.
But while talking Industrial pre-
pnredness the Democrats In office have
consistently acted against the attain
mcnt Of Industrial efficiency. Low
costs are Il prerequisite tn meeting
international competition. The la
Toilette shipping hill and the hill tn
create IN American merchant marine
10y putting foreign ships into orr
constwise trade have raised and will
raise the cost of owning and operat.
ing ships under the American flag Ia
heights pr"hibitive in pence times.
\ days pay for eight hours or
less work by trainmen will surely
bring II days pay for eight hours or
less work on the part of all railway
employees. The consequent Increase
in transportation charges will 50 far
To put American farmers and manu-
facturers out of the coming race for
world trade.
Such flats may he almost as fine
sounding as talk Of Service and IIu.
mainly and the Sanction of Society,
but they SPELL the ruin Of American
commerce and nrc the quintessence OF
industrial appropriateness.
The sun., 1916-08-29

To THE EDITOR OF II sunni; |
am through following n political party
right or wrong. For the last thirty
years ! have voted the Democratic ticket
a. a rule. AS "A member of the Town
Committee ! helped carry the tow for
Cleveland. lie carried IL three times.
When Bryan. the talking machine. was
party in Wellesley. and the Democrats
We're fools enough to try him three
tines.
| voted for Palmer and Bucknsr.
When Mr.. Wilson stepped upon tie
stage ! passed around the papers, An
Irish friend whom I asked to sign re-.
piled What do We want a professor
for President for"
! have wondered since. The silliest
thing. according to my Judgment. he has
attempted is trying toe make the rail-
roads grant a certain thing. ana then
10 artuiratc with the w%orkingmen IL I,
does not work.
This year | have signed Lodges nomi-
nation papers because the Democrats
are advocating the election of a much
weaker man. so Acknowledged by all. 4
worthy gentleman. Ex-Governor Walsh.
will support the weaker of the two he
cause Of party, No more for me, The
strongest and best hereafter!
RICHARD CvNNINGHAM.
WELLESLEY HILLS. Mass, August 20.
The sun., 1916-08-29

links never takes quite kindly - Things
that puzzle him:
u w!-h." he says ~ Mr. Hughes, they'd
shortly mua1!e him.
Hes say!n' things ;hat hart mo ami KIN
- make me sob
Hughes won't give him that helps him win
fun payment 10y u Job.
'TIol, stick by them thar |sl-vico rules
without a 1T, o. winkln'.
Wa. h ~ suhvarsivr NJ what's just, 20 my
aid ways o. think!n';
lie VIII not choose ambassadors by what
they paid the pot
lie isn't fair to Woodrow when he talks
such awfu. rot.
lie rra,,lcs ahou, efficiency aud all thai,
kind o. dreamin'.
Forgrtful. as Il seems to mo. OF them that's
ny and screamin'
To Land him in the white House, whar
Wooirpw frets and toils
To see that them that's hack.n' him. re-
wardcd with the spo.ls,
Yes. Charlie ia too good fer me. and
Woodrow Is my hero.
To try examinations Is perhaps to 60, 4
zero.
Tn.s oNil s%aryios nonsense may appeal to
Mr., Hughes,
But thar sin't n" rainbow chaser goin' to
stand In Wovdrvw's shoes
The sun., 1916-08-29
have had writer's cramp II he had
signed fifty second lleutenants' com.

have had writer's cramp II he had
signed fifty second l%leutenants' com.
missions a day and the whole lot
would sOon have been OF his hands.
The point is that the army ls sorely
In need Of first lieutenants and should
have them with the least possible de.
lay. As to the young men themselves,
why deny them the attractions and
n lvantages Of the higher grade, not
the least Of which Is better pay?
Meanwhile examinations are being
held for additional second lieutenants,
and when the new organization Is
effected under the army nppropria-
ton act there will literally be thou.
sands Of regimental commissions to
sign. Then, indeed, will the President
be threatened with writer's cramp.
1t ccurs to us that n reform greatly
needed Is the relief Of the President
from writing his name on relatively
uniniportant commissions Of all kinds,
civil as well as military. Could not
Congress turn the work over to heads
Of departments and save time rs well
as the feelings Of candidates and Of.
fcers on the waiting list? What they
always want and what the public SER
vice requires IL action.
The sun., 1916-08-29
saving Mr.. wilson.

Mr.. WILSON. facing the possible
consequences of his one handed han.
ding Of the railway situation, Of his
blundcr In casting aside arbitration. III
his unconsidered eslpusal Of the train.
mems cause. Is appealing to the lead
crs Of Congress To help him out OF the
terrible scrape.
Congress Is to prevent n strike come
how; but II n strike occurs It Is ia
provide means for an immediate set.
tlement. There are also the widest
unIor Of Government operation Of
the railways. though ways and means
to effect such emergency operation are
not even suggested.
The newspaper supporters Of the
President are already preparing to
throw upon Congress the blame for
Mr.. WILSON'S failure and are even
threatening the end OF private owner.
ship and operation Of the transporta.
ton lines of the country.
U''VAhIt ~ DIsiiue NbIlgTt~S IL
premature. Congress has moi passed
upon the merits Of the controversy.
Congress has not conferred on the
eight hour day-as a basis of pay. not
Of work-the Sanction of Society.
Congress has had nothing to do with
the contemptuous describing II the
only means for securing Il Just and
peaceful settlement. II will he time
enough To blame Congress when Con.
grcss yields to Mr.. WILSON'S en-.
treaties to enact the first piece of
panic born legislation that comcs into
Mr.. WILSON'S head.
Mr.. WILSON has shown his incapac.
ity too clearly for the country To look
to him TO avert the national catas.
troIhe Of a railway strike. If II comes
we shall have to depend ulpn Con.
gress To spare us it's worst horrors.
The sun., 1916-08-29
Go to the JOsephus. Thou Baker!

The Hon. NEWTON u. BAKER. Score.
tary of War, displays II cold and in.
different disposition In his addresses
in behalf of his chief. Mr.. BAKER is
too restrained, too cautious. too highly
dlscriminntive when he says of the
Administration:
at has procured the enactment Of laws
more wholesome and beneficial than per-
haps can be credited In the aggregate
to the Administrations which have in
,ervened since the civil war
Why that intrusive 'I~rlupS":
Why the limitation q" the period sub.
>eluent Ia the civil war: The rresi.
dent who has infused the spirit of
the Declaration If Independence and
of the Golden Rule into this rountry'S
foreign relations" the administration
that lis inspired by n philosophy
which is I'M expression of the longing
of mankind in This day and genera.
Ton" deserves fairer words than these.
1t should not l@ damned with faint
praise.
Secretary BAKER ought Ia hear
J%osErHrs DANIELS talk about the
Administration.
The sun., 1916-08-29

The "Old Man Of the Mountain
the rock ut Franconia Notch. y. H.,
Of which NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
wrote at WINS an education only Ia
look at IT," Is in peril from erosion.
According to the statement of II New
Hampshire clergyman, the Rev. Cry
I%.onERTs. supported by engineers
measurements and Investigations, the
rock forming the forehead Is in dan.
ger of toppling over and carrying with,
it the masses that complete the re-
semblnncc To the human profile.
OF all the natural wonders supposed
t" resemble the profile of n human
face this Is the most distinct In out.
lines. HAWTHORNE gave II more per,
>onality, 1t II II happy lot for rlil.
dren to grow up with this Great
Stone Face before their eyes.
For all the features were noble an
he expression was az once grand and
sweet, AZ II 1t were the glow Of a vas,
warm. that embraced all mankind in it,
affections, and had room for more"
Governor SPAvLDING and his cOun
eli, 1t Is said, Will rndenvOr to Il V
The rock. They should, for 1t is |,
landmark that cannot well he spared