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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-29
The Modern Tallahassee
(By ]. T. Dixon.)

Tallahassee, Fla, Oct. ISL have
been a citizen of Florida for fifteen
years, but never until one day last
week had l been visitor to ITALIA
hassee, the capital of the state.
Many times had / heard it referred
to, even by native Floridians, as an
ancient and decrepit village whose
sole claim upon public consideration
was the fact that it was the seat
of the state government and the less
said about it perhaps the better. The
Indication was so uncompiimentary
that / gradually accumulated a
mighty low opinion of the capital of
Florida, and in boosting for the state,
| either at home or abroad, I always
| forgot to catalogue Tallahassee
among its worthwhile communities.
And what rank injustice it all was!
How cruelty and stupidity false, and
how strange that so many intelligent
| people who have often visited ITALIA
hassee, should by their silence give
4 endorsement to a SANDER that is not
| the less to be condemned because it
hurts the character of whole COM
munity rather than that of q single
| Individual | want to say something
to repel this stupid and chronic, SLAM
Ger, and so far as / may, help to
| give Tallahassee her rightful place
in the state. One of the favorite
slogans Of the state boosters is that
"the truth about Florida is good
enough" and this applies with equal
force to its capital city.
| / give here only the impressionist
view of an old traveller, for am not
compiling the facts and figures for a
booster pamphlet and can better
serve my purpose by relating how
the prejudices of ignorance were
swept away by frst-hand knowledge
! end were succeeded by just apprecia-
ton of beautiful and progressive
little city browning with rare grace
the most fortunate and picturesque
site for state capital that coulc
have been selected in Florida. Fol
Tallahassee is beautiful. Her charm
4 is undeniable. There is that abou'
her not to be expressed in words
which like the flavor of rare oil
vintage, must come slowly through
the years-the alterations of time
association and clustered historic
memories.
These memories and association
! | caar,s 70 +ho x;c,tor x.-bo hos ~, q eriu a
ton and sentiment and knows some
thing of the city's history, to clint
about, her like the ivy mantling tn
walls and caves of a fine old church
suggesting the grace and glory of
day that is dead without impairinl
the strength and vitality of a robus
: living organism. The man who ha
spoken of Tallahassee as huddl
of cheap, ramshackle old house
around the capital building with her
end there nice, up-to-date home t
redeem in part the squalor of tn
picture, is a shameless defamer, an
} want to pillory him as such befor
; all the people of Florida.
/ came down from Georgia fe'
days ago, and for several miles be
fore reaching the city I was i'm
pressed with the rolling beauty {
the landscape, the rich character c
: the brown, loamy soil with ella
: foundation, and while the trai
l climbed the gentle grade fine par
oramic effects opensd before me ths
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-29

I've never tried to drive sharp bargains
with life. My bed and board and chance
to do what liked to do are the only things
I've asked for. They were really all
wanted.-Iohn Burroughs.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-29

Over 40 per cent of the agricultural land
in Rumania is in small holdings of twenty
acres or less, held by more than million
peasant proprietors.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-29

An anonymous Frenchrnan has offered
$4,000 prize for the mechanical apparatus
that will best supply the place of q missing
human hand
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-22
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Leon B. Hewitt Of Rutland is
caring for her sister-in-law, Mrs. B.
l.. jerks.
Miss Elizabeth Griffin of Rock
Island, Que, is spending her Easter
vacation at her home in Brattleboro.
Benjamin Weeden and Homer Ellis
came yesterday by automobile from
Boston to spend the Easter vacation.
Miss Helen Fenton, who had been
in the Memorial hospital about two
weeks for medical treatment, returned
to her home on Elliot street today.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Lovenburg of
Providence, R. l., who bought Canoe
Brook farm on the Putney road Of
Charles f. Gldden, came last evening
to the farm. Decorators who had been
working in the house six weeks finish
ed there yesterday
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-22
Sporting Notes.

The Mack worm turned at last
The Braves seem to be going steadily
by jerks.
That old time wrecking crew of Pas
kert, Cravath and Luderus is on the job
again.
Groom joins the list of one-hit pitch
crs with Speaker and the Cleveland
team his victims.
Cleveland is an optimistic burg.
They are looking to have the Olympic
games there in 1920
Billy Sunday umpired few in
nings of the Harvard-Johns Hopkins
game and is reported to have made only
one doubtful decision. ---.
Most Of the bands employed in the
big league cities viii have nothing more
to do until Memorial day. All of the
league parks have been opened with the
customary band concerts and marches
to the flag pole.
Fred II. Paige, who was one of
those who were going to establish a
| team ON Cellar 5 circuit with North
Adams, Mass, preferred as the head
quarters. has announced his abondon-
ment Of the plan.
While the Craftsmanship in the Har-
/ yard-Prilceton varsity boat race may
/ have lacked what experts call finish, the
! end Of the race did not The boats
! were only two or three feet apart
! when Princeton crossed the line, a
/ winner.
y baseball meeting was held in Bel
! lows Falls Thursday night to discuss the
coming Twin State league season. These
! directors were elected: p. H. Gobie,
| ". J. Sanford. L. d. Rowand was re
elected secretary to serve until July /,
when he will be succeeded by H. c. Ell
lot.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-22
cLAREMoNT VOTES TO GO IN.
Two Hundred Enthusiasts Want Twin
State Ball-Financial Report.

According to newspaper reports
mass meeting to consider Twin State
league baseball held III Claremont, n
H., Thursday evening was attended by
200 enthusiasts and everyone there
voted to have a team in the league. The
old board of officers was reelected and
the report of the treasurer showed a
balance on the wrong side of the club
ledger of only $50,
The annual report of the club shows
that $l,649.S5 was raised by subscrip-
ton, $539.7S by entertainments, So ,O5S.-
30 by admissions and $557.40 by grand
stand seats. The average attendance
at games was reported at 500.
The expenditures called for $5.2O5. IS
for team and grounds, a foot note ex-
planning that this amount includes labor
and material for the grounds and
stands, salaries and expenses of the
team. as we'll as the additional expenses
of getting the team together and try
ing out players. salaries of umpires
league expenses, printing, posters, etc
As there is a debit of $4697J for trans
portation and $231.90 for uniforms
balls, etc, these things were not in
cluded in the ''expenses covered il
the larger item. 1t would be interesting
to see a detailed report of that So,
20S.SS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-22
MUCH SENTIMENT
BUT LITTLE MAZUMA
Bellows Falls Baseball Fans Elect
Directors - Decision Later as to
Entering Twin Ttate League.

BY Special Correspondent. Cv Tobb.)
BELLOWS FALLS. April -.
Having sufficiently recovered from
the effects Of attending n meeting OF
the baseball fans which was held in
Banquet hall Thursday evening. | will
let you know how the meeting i'm
pressed me. Outside of the fact that
the ceiling is falling down in Banquet
hall ! can not guess why they gave it
the name. 1t is in the town hall build
ing.
The meeting was a success. [ would
lose my job if [ telegraphed in any
other report. And with Kenny Bauff
kicking in on my line Of work | can af-
ford to take no chances. Any meeting
that can get group of men to accept
positions as directors in a Twin State
league town is a success. This meet
ing secured five men. Let their names
pass down to posterity: w. G. Freeman,
| w. J. Sanford, who served last year. p.
H. Gobie, and Timothy Murphy Che who
rolled 222 on the Brattleboro alleys a
few weeks ago., were among those
chosen. l.. d. Rowand was reelected
with the understanding that Harry G.
| Elliott would succeed him July l. Mr..
! Elliott is an insurance man and natural
/ lv q man of truth, and Mr. Rowand as
sured me this morning that he was con
| fdent that by July > he would be sit
| ting i'll the grandstand and knocking
the directors.
| 1t may as well be said here that no
one who ever attended a baseball game
was sighted while nominations were
! being made Some who do not know a
/ ball game from a mudscow were hon
Orcd by having their names presented
but Fate was with them and they es.
capped detection. | would say. election
Another meeting to again decide
whether Bellows Falls win be in the
| Twin State league Will be held next
| Friday evening. Meanwhile the direc
tors will show what 5 III them and make
a canvass to learn whether there is {
substantial sentiment in favor of Twin
State ball here There is plenty of sen
timent, but like some of the recen-
Gretna Green marriages, there seems Il
be a marked lack of mazuma. The 10
cal association owes debt of 1925
Last year at this time it was matte
of merely 1868. I have met some yer,
agreeable women fans here and the'
insist they will help in any way possibI
TO dissolve the present debt, in order t
, help the game. The women of Below
Falls have a peculiar manner Of de
, livering, once they have promised any
thing, I have noticed
So if YOU will forward my regula
weekly stipend, with an additions
amount inscribed on the check in you
well-known and popular handwriting
to cover my expenses in the bridal suit
lat the Windham, 7 will remain here III
til next Friday. Tt is worth all tha
to be inearcerated in this berg tha
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-22

length of time. Hoping you are well,
| am
Your special correspondent.
CY TOBB.
P. s. I do not want to read what l
have written, as that is not in my CON
tract, but | believe / did not mention
the fact that Claremont held base
ball meeting Thursday evening. It, too,
was a success. The old board of di-
rectors was reelected and two new
men added, making it a whale of a di-
rectorship, and one which by clever
teamwork might evolve new methods of
exceeding the salary limit. Hoping you
will receive this in time to shoot it to
press, / am, again,
Your special correspondent,
CY TOBB.
p. P. s. Don't forget the expense
money. Poker is peculiar game.
c. T.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-22
Tuesday, the I'd Day of May
Next, at s o clock p. m.

TO act on the following articles, to wit:
Article l, To elect Moderator to
preside at the meeting.
Art. > To receive and act upon the
report of the Commissioners, Treasurer,
Chief Engineer, Superintendent of Fire
Alarm and Chief Of Police.
Art > To elect a Village Commits
sioner for term of three years, a
Clerk, Treasurer, Tax Collector and Il
Board Of Auditors.
Art. 4. To see what salaries shall be
paid the various village officers for the
ensuing year.
Art. >. To see if the voters of the
Village of Brattleboro will appropriate
money for series of Concerts to be
given within the village limits during
the ensuing year. by the First Rcgi-
ment Band of Brattleboro, Vermont
Art. s. To see if the village will vote
to arrange for the laying of the dust
upon certain streets and highways
within the limits of the village for the
ensuing year, and what method for pay
ing for the same will be adopted
Art. / To see if the village will vote
to appropriate money to pay for laying
! the dust upon streets and highway 5
within the limits of the village for the
ensuing year.
Art. s. To see If the village will ap-
propriate money for spraying trees dur
ing the ensuing year.
Art O. To raise money to defrav the
expenses of the coming year.
Art 10. To see if the village val
vote to pay the Valley Fair Associa-
ton for such public use as is made OF
the Fair Grounds, and if so, how much
Art. II. To see if the voters vii
vote to amend the bylaws of the vii
lage by inserting as part of Sector
II, the following clause: The Commits
sioners may, when they deem it neces
sary, offer reward not to exceed fifty
dollars, for information which will lcaf
to the apprehension and conviction o
parties guilty of causing a false fire
alarm, or any other crime connitte,
within the limits of the village
Art - To transact any other bust
ness that may legally come before til
,, meeting.
=; W. II. PERRY,
+ Village ClcrR
t Brattleboro, Vt, April 70, 1916.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-22
FIND MILLERs FALLS WOMAN.
Mrs. John Moran Is Ill in the Home of
Sister in Dorchester

MILLERS FALLS, Mass. April %
Word was received by letter yesterday
by Deputy Sheriff Michael VI. Carroll
that Mrs. John Moran was i'll aud with
her sister. Mrs James \. McGiven. at
Hillside terrace Dorchester She left
her home here early Thursday morning.
April Is, and when last seen was walk
ing in the direction of Turner's Falls.
Her husband is employed by the Central
Vermont railroad as a fagman at the
Main street crossing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-22
Central Vermont Ry
Corrected to September 26, 1915.
Trains leave Brattleboro

Trains leave Brattleboro
600 a. IN. Except Sunday. For New
London.
200 a. m. Except Sunday For South
Londonderry.
H.2o a. m. Except Sunday. For New
York via Springfield.
945 a. IN. Daily. For South London
derry.
1925 a. m. Except Sunday. For Miller'
Falls.
4.1o p. m. Except Sunday. For Keene
New London aud New York
via New London.
600 p. m. Except Sunday. Local fol
South Londonderry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-22

E. L. Pike is in Newfane as jury
man.
Miss Grace Payne has returned to
South Vernon and resumed teaching.
carrier pigeon wearing a silver
band marked No has been visitor
at Albert Robinson S the past two
weeks.
Taft and Willard of Townshend
were in town Monday to confer
with the listers for the appraisal
of their timber.
Rev. and Mrs. f. ". Johnson went
to South Newfane Monday. Mrs. John
son was a guest of Mrs. Kelly several
days and Mr. Johnson went to West
Dummerston with Rev. Mr.. Kelly to
assist in special services there this
week.
/ Mr.. and Mr.. NJ. L. Rice and grand
| SON, Franklin, of Southampton, L. l.,
arrived at their summer home here
/ Saturday. They remained a few days
| on business and visited friends On
/ Thursday they went to Newfane for
| a brief visit at +. ]. Morse 5. after
! which Mr.. Rice and Franklin viii re
/ turn to Southampton and Mrs. Rice
will 90 to Jamaica for a short time
| before returning home.
Baptist church, f. W. johnson pas
tor. Sunday at 1915 a. m. Sunday
/ school Easter concert and foreign mis-
sion pageant, The Seven Wonders OF
the World. An organ recital for one.
. half hour, from l0.lj to 1915. before
the concert; u m, Bible school; o.
m. Wardsboro Centre. prayer service
and Bible class; 100 r. m. evening
service. Subject, The Empty Grave.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-22
WARRANT

The legal voters of the Village Of Brat
tleboro are hereby notified and warned
to meet at the Town Hall in said vii
lgUp on
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-22

The largest butterflies are found in
British Guiana, some of which have a
wing measurement of II inches.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-22
WEST BRATTLEBORO

The Junior auxiliary will meet with
Mrs. O. G. Covey Monday afternoon at
4 clock
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-22

Gambia West Africa, has an area of
3,6l9 square miles and a population of
l46.I0l.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-22

In some parts Of Switzerland granite
IS SO plentiful that it is used for tele-
graph poles.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-22
National League.
National League Games Today.

Brooklyn at Boston.
Philadelphia at New York.
st. Louis at Pittsburg.
Cincinnati at Chicago
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-22
Sporting NelUs
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
American League.
American League Games Today.

Boston at Philadelphia.
New York at Washington.
Chicago at Detroit.
Cleveland at st. Louis.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-22
WEST WARDSBORO.
Dog Swallows Baited Hook.

A small lad of this place started
off fishing Monday morning with his
pet dog trudging beside him. When a
few feet from his home his parents
were aroused by shrieks, and upon in
vestigation found that the dog had
swallowed the bait, which was a piece
of doughnut, hook and all. 1t had
gone so far down his throat that there
seemed nothing to do but cut the line
and await results. The dog seems to
be in his usual health at this writ
ing, but the boy has no more desire
to 90 fishing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-22
w. H. PERRY,

! Village Clerk.
Brattleboro, Vt, April 70, 1916.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-22

Harmon and Schmidt; Steele
Williams and Gonzales.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-22

E. L. Pike is in Newfane as jury
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-17
ITALY WILL GO TO MD or
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO

Especial Cable TO The Times Dispatch.
PARIS. January lG--ltaly has de-
cidcd at last to give active and ade-
auate" aid TO Serbia and Montenegro.
according to Rome dispatch
steps To this end. the dispatch saws,
have been taken as the result OF long
conferences between King Victor En-
manuel and his Ministers OF War, Ma
rinc and Foreign Affairs
Meanwhile. the Montencgrins arc re-
ported 10 have evacuated the towns OF
.\lSi and Podgoritzt, 10 the east OF
cctinje. The official statement issued
~ Vienna to-day adds that the Aus
-!lunGarians north of Grahovo. near
the Albania" frontier, have captured
80 Montenegrns together with
fully equipped ammunition depot.
The pursuit OF the Montenegrins
continues" concludes the official potn.
and the number of prisoners captured
near 'erane Gin the interior OF Monte
ncgro) has reached 500"
The Montenegrin government has ar.
rived at Scuiari. according to further
Vienna adNices. and the Serbian GOV
ernment Is TO hc removed to the Island
OF Corfu. This isle. which belongs 10
Greece, was recently seized b. tho
French. with the avowed purpose or
making 1t a rallying point for the
scattered remnants Of the Serbian
army.
y Saloniki dispatch to the Paris
Temps. dated Saturday, tells Of a DELAY
in the proposed offensive or tho Tcu-
tonic bulgarian Turkish troops against
Salon'kt The dispatch says no ad-
vance probably will be made FOR ,wo
weeks. because OF the difficulties en-
conntered in the transport of artillery
and munitions. Daily aerial reconno,s.
sauces keep the allies Informed OF
tho disposition OF the troops gathering
for the attack
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-17
TURKS HIT HARD
ON TWO FRONTS
BY ALLIED FORCES
Russians on Offensive in
Caucasus on Line of
100 Miles.
BRITISH STILL PRESSING
THEM IN MESOPOTAMIA
Ottoman Troops Along Both
Banks of Tigris River Arc
Forced to Retire.
LITTLE FIGHTING ELSEWHERE
Italy Planning to Give Adequate as
sistance to Montenegro
and Serbia.
LITTLE FIGHTING ELSEWHERE
Italy Planning to Give Adequate as
sistance to Montenegro
and Serbia.

The Turks arc now being attacked bv
both Russians and british. w tie
Caucasus. the Russians. greatly re-
enforced. arc on the offensive along
a front OF almost 100 miles. while IN
Mesopotamia the british have forccn
tho retirement OF tho ottoman troops
along both banks OF the T,gris I;i,cr
TO the south of kut-el -Amara, and still
are closely pressing them on the east
and the north.
Constantinople reports that near
Naradich the Russians were defeated
with heavy casualties. while PctroSrad
asserts that nj some unna med place .
large number pf Turkish officers and
men. war materials and provisions
eight guns and eight machine guns
were captured by the Ru. SLAMS Src-
ccsses for the Russians in tho tightint:
in Persia are also claimed by pctro-
grad. In its Official rcport retrorrad
makes the first announccme that the
Germans are fighting with the Turks
In this region.
Tho Turks in retreat along the Ti.ris
are those who have held back ,;cn-
cral Aylmcr's column proceeding IN
the river to tho relief OF the British in
kut-cl -Amara
NOT MUCH FIGHTING
ON OTHER FRONTS
ON tho other fronts. except in Mon
tcneEro. little fighting is III progress.
The offensive of the Russians in East
Gallcia and along the Bessarabian front
has again died down. On tho line in
France and Belgium the operations have
consisted mainly OF artillery ducls and
mining and countcrmining work. The
ho,
into Lille, !ut Berlin says only slight
damage was done.
trench taken by the Austro Hun.
Earian forces from the Italians near
the TolTino briGgchead and an IN
crease in the Italian bon "a rdncnt of
this region and also of C;orizia, Mrzii-
virh and Monte San Michele form tho
chief interest on the AuStro- Italian
front.
In Montenegro the Austro German
forces continue their pursuit Of tho
MontcneSri"s. capturing from them
men and ammunition.
Inc MonttneEr!n government ia now
1T Scutari. Albania. according to an
unofficial report from Berlin. Advices
from Rome say that the Italian Cabinet
haS begun plans for giving adequate
assistance TO Montenegro and Serbia,
but the nature OF this aid ana the
manner in which It will be ~ivcn are
not stated.
The semiof'icia, Overseas News
Agency OF Berlin discreiitS the an
nonncan:en. thar the French submarine
Foucault recently sank an .tustro Hun
:-:rian cruiser of the Novara tvpe In
the Adriatic since no .\ustro Hun
sarian ship is missing" says the news
agency. tho Foucault must hav., sunk
q snip OF tie entente powers by mis-
take"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-17
WILSON TO SEE STUART
virginia Governor VIII InLorsc Con-
Ercssmnn Montague for L. =. Su-
premc Court Nncuncy

WASHINGTON. January l6.--.Prcsi-
dent Wilson will devote much time this
week to hearing delegations who will
propose candidates lor the Supreme
Court vacancy caused by the death of
Justice Lamar. So far he has given
little thought 10 The subject. and callers
have received the impression that it
may be several weeks before he makes
an appointment.
Governor Stuart. OF Virginia, Will
see him tomorrow TO indorsc Repre-
sentative A. j. Montague. OF Virginia,
who already has received strong sup
port.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-17
ALI. AMERICANS SAFE
~ WESTERN CHIHUAHUA

CHIHUAHUA CITY. MENICO. Jan
uarS l6.--All Americans and other for
cicncrs at MADEIRA. In Western Chi
hualua. are safe, according TO Il teic-
phone message received to-day from
Cusihuirachic. These include Roy and
Bart Kramer, who. with their father,
Dr l.. T.. Kramer. a ranchman. were
reported 10 have been slain by Villa
troops The cattlcmen. Ben Smell and
Frank Woods, and James Locke, an
employee of the Babricora Ranch, con-
crrrinG whom there was much apprc-
hcnsion. were reported TO have arrived
at La Junta. Later, il was said, tho
CONTINUED on Seventh Pagc)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-17
Joseph Iloushton Dead.

STAMFORD. CONN, January Id
Joseph Goodhuc IIoughton. president
OF the Fidelity and Trust Company of
Stamford. and for twenty years u
prominent figure in the public and bust
ness life Of Stamford, is dead at his
home here. after seven weeks illness
Mr.. HouEhton was born in Pctersha m
Mass, September IL, 1872. He was the
son Of Rev. James Clay IIoughton. a
congregational clergyman. and or
Julia Morton, OF East Windsor, Conn.