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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05

The Phoenix presents herewith the
architects drawing of the proposed
cattle sales pavilion to be erected this
spring and summer on Vernon street
by The Purebred Live Stock Sales Com
pany of Brattleboro, Vermont, Inc. Sew
eral well-known firms of contractors
have been asked to submit bids for
the construction of the pavilion, and
the awards will be made as soon as
possible, so that the first public sale
can take place on the advertised date,
Aug 10. Following is a description of
the proposed building:
The cattle sales pavilion which The
Purebrcd Live Stock Sales Co. of Brat
tleboro, Vermont, Inc, plans to erect
is of universal interest to the cattle
industry throughout the country. For
the first time a building for this pur-
pose has been planned i'll the light of
experience and observation of the de-
velopment of cattle barns; of the de-
mands of auctioneering and administra-
tive efficiency; with proportional ac-
commodations for patrons and service,
and anticipated facilities for the man
ufacturer and demonstrator of dairy
machinery and appliances.
The one-story barns are arranged
around the central twO-story pavilion
in such way that access to and egress
from the small groups of stalls is not
only most convenient for the reception
and shipping of cattle, but also serves
the dual purpose of easy accessibility
to and from the auction arena for
shippers and purchasers as well as ami
mails, and insures the most positive Sc
curity for the animals in emergency.
The grouping of stalls enables ship
pers to keep their stock together under
their own care with the least incon-
veuience, and permits the handling of
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05
TWIN STATE LEAGUE SINKING.
Seems Bound for Cemetery, but Two
Teams Are Standing. BY. .

q 1t looks like sweet immortelles for
the Twin State league. This fast lit
tie fiveyearslold, league seems to be
bound for the cemetery. Claremont
and Bellows Falls are standing game
iy. by the Circuit, but it looks as
though all others had deserted. Mai
f. M. Keyes of Keene said Tuesday
that so far has he knew nobody in
Keene would take the trouble to try
to have team there this season. The
fans are willing enough to be repre-
scented in the league, but board of di-
rectors cannot be found. Newport is
out of it, according to reports from
that town this week. Windsor has had
a change of heart, and the report from
that place is that if someone viii go
in and put n team on the field the fans
will attend the games, which is con-
sidcrcd Il generous offer by Claremont
and Bellows Falls-considering where
it came from.
Greenfield may as well prepare to
enter Jack Zeller IS league. The reports
as printed above are from good author
tiles. Bellows Falls and Claremont are
ready to again WELD the budgeon, but
a two-club circuit is all that appears
at present. Some of the men interest
ed in baseball think it would be a
good thing to allow the league to rest
u year and start again in 1917.
In Claremont and Bellows Falls there
are debts of $3.50 and 1925, respective
", left over from last, year. Unless
the fans in those two towns are really
possessors of some red sporting blood
it looks as though someone was due to
be stung. But efforts will be made in
each place to reimburse the men who,
in the face of great odds last season,
went in and backed the teams.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05

/ in Brattleboro and incorporated as The
Purebred Live Stock Sales Company
of Brattleboro. Vermont, Inc, is one
which is of public interest to the peo-
pie of Brattleboro for the reason that
the successful establishment at this
point of market for purebred cattle
will mean the expenditure here of a
large amount of money annually, the
presence of several thousand visitors
from all sections of the country and the
establishment of many herds of high
class cattle hereabouts and consequent
increase i'll agricultural wealth and
prosperity, all of which will have a
tremendous local influence.
The capital for the enterprise is be-
ing raised through subscriptions to
shares of a par value of $500 each by
owners of herds of purebred cattle all
over New England and eastern New
York. Brattleboro people may obtain
a representative share in the enterprise
il they so desire and it is believed that
leading business men will welcome the
opportunity. The Brattleboro Trust
company will receive all subscriptions
and issue certificates of stock and each
business man should take at least one
$500 share. No promise of large divi-
dend returns is held out, but return of
6 per cent annually is easily within its
possibilities.
We trust that the enclosed printed
circular will afford all needed informa-
ton as to the methods of the company.
A subscription blank is enclosed.
The erection of the sales pavilion on
Vernon street will he completed in time
for the sale scheduled for August Is,
1916.
Very truly yours,
The Purebred Live Stock Sales Com
pany of Brattleboro, Vermont, Inc
By A. B. CLAPP.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05

feed and litter with a minimum move
ment of the conveyor.
The central pavilion is entered from
the outside through a spacious lobby
devoted to Exposition uses, leading
to the office, to the arena and stalls,
and by two stairways to the amphithea-
tire. The horseshoe shaped amphitheatre
faces the auctioneer s pulpit, and 400
seats rising from the arena to the level
of the second floor. The auctioneer s
pulpit dominates the arena and the en-
try and exit from the stalls, and con.
meets directly with the office.
From the upper level of the amphi-
theatre there is direct access to the
restaurant facilities over the lobby and
to the quarters for the help.
The compactness of the layout not
only insures the maximum of CON
venience, but also the minimum of cost.
The combination of the two stories and
one story in the elements of the plan
insures adequate and direct outside
lighting and ventilating. The plan can
well become a standard throughout the
country for structures of this purpose,
as the parts are proportional so that
without essential change in relation to
each other the capacity of the whole
plant can be modified to meet any re-
quirement.
The plans have, been prepared by
Messrs. Brockway and Collin, archi-
tccts, of Syracuse, n. Y, with special
reference to the local necessities, and
the adoption of the general scheme else
where might well be based upon their
expert service.
With a view to interesting Brattle-
boro people in the enterprise letters
have been sent to business men of the
town, of which the following is copy:
The enterprise now being established
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05
Primary Advantages.
windsor Journal.)

The expense of getting names
enough to satisfy the preliminary re-
quirements of being candidate for
office under the direct primary system
is not so hard as some would believe.
Many of the candidates will be able
to get them in their own county in
towns close together And at the same
time, when the names are being col
lected, what fine chance there is Co
do little campaigning, horse trading,
visiting, etc. BY jolly, there is moth
ing like the direct primary to make II
man good mixer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05
METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
Taken at 10 High Street, Elevation
39S Feet, for April.

Maximum temperature, II (30th);
minimum temperature, % (3d; mean
temperature Al; maximum barometer,
1923 inches (3d and 4th); minimum
barometer, 29.49 inches (9th); mean
barometer, 29.94 inches; clear days,
6; partly cloudy days, IA; cloudy days,
10; prevailing wind, north; snowfall,
1925 inches; precipitation, 3.64 inches ;
precipitation in April last year, 2.20
inches; precipitation to May l this
year, 1885 inches; precipitation to
May l last year, 1852 inches; excess
this year, 1903 inches. f. R. Vaughan
observer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05

the sentiment is that if Associate JUS
tice Hughes will accept the nomination
of the Republicans he will be nominal
ed for president. He says he believes
the country's second choice is Theodore
Roosevelt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05
Barrett Says Country is for Hughes.

Hon. John f, Barrett of Washington,
d. c., director general of the Pan
American Union, was in town last
week. He visited his old home in Graf
ton and addressed the students at Yer
mont academy. While in Bellows Falls
he said he had travelled practically in
every section of this country the past
three months. He says he finds that
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05

Men drilling an artesian well in Ar
gentina found rich deposits Of copper
ut depth of 100 feet,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05

An Italian scientist has developed a
method of identifying individuals by
means Of the veins in their hands.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-16

BERLIN, March 16-Official an
nouncement was made today that Ad-
miral Alfred Won Tirpitz, German min
lister of marines, has resigned because
of illness. ,
Admiral Won Cappelle, director of the
administration department of the ad-
miralty, has been appointed successor
of Admiral Won Tirpitz.
Rumors of Admiral Won Tirpitz's
resignation had been in circulation for
twenty-four hours before the announce
ment was made, the unofficial reports
attributing the navy chiefs departure
from the admiralty to the inactivity
of the fleet.
1t is believed that the submarine pol
icy of the government will stand.
Admiral Won Tirpitz has been ac-
cused by his enemies of being the
father of the policy of frightfulness
He was the originator of the subma-
rine blockade, but is understood to
have consistently opposed the depart
ure of the German high fleet from the
Kiel canal.
1t was reported in some quarters
that Admiral Won Tirpitz had been
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-16
FEAR TREACHERY
AMONG MEXICANS

WASHINGTON, March lit is ad-
mitted in official circles here that
there is danger of outbreaks against
Americans at various isolated points
in Mexico, but the state department
is hopeful that the CarranZa officials
will do everything possible to stamp
them out.
The fact that General Gales, the
commander at Aqua Prieta has threat
ened to oppose any American expedi-
ton is admittedly dangerous COM
plication, but officials believe that
when he is fully informed of the situa-
ton he will change his attitude.
There also is the danger of treach-
cry among the Mexicans who now
openly are protesting friendship. The
presence of American soldiers on Mex
lean soil, while it will be understood
by the officials and the people of the
north, is likely to be misunderstood by
the people Of the south. But SO long
as they are Unable to get arms they
cannot prove dangerous and 1t is to
prevent their being armed that the
United States has taken the most
elaborate precautions to prevent mu-
nitions being struggled out Of this
country.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-16
OFFICERS OF STATE
TO ATTEND FUNERAL
OF LATE SENATOR

INDIANAPOLIS, March 16.--Head-
ed by Governor Ralston, party of
thirty state officials will leave here
in a special car Saturday morning to
attended Senator Shively's funeral in
South Bend that afternoon. This was
decided upon at a meeting of officials
at the state house today. There will
be at least one representative from
each department.
A memorial paying glowing tribute
to the late senator is being prepared
today by a committee composed of E.
B. Stotensburg, attorney general;
Judge Cox, of the Appellate court; D.
J. Crittenberger, auditor of state, and
Judge Clark of the Public Service CON-
mission. The tribute said Senator
Shively had given the best years of
his life to the state.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-16
CHURCHES HOLD
LENTEN WORSHIP

Mid-week services are being held in
all the Lutheran churches in Rich
mond in observance of the Lenten
season and opened Wednesday night
to be held each week on that night
until Easter
In addition to the Wednesday night
service, st. Andrews and ST Mary's
Catholic church will have services on
each Friday night
Special sermons have been prepared
by Rev. A. J. Feeger, pastor of ST.
st. Johns Lutheran church; Rev.
Raymond c. Isley, Second English
Lutheran; Rev. E. G. Howard, First
English Lutheran; Rev. c. Huber, St.
PauPs Evangelical Lutheran; Rev Os-
car Tressel, Trinity Lutheran church
Rev. Tressel has prepared a series of
sermons one to be delivered each
Wednesday night under the general
theme of "The Cross of Christ
In some of the churches special
music is held in connection with the
services.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-16
WILSON POLICY
CRITICISED BY
LOCAL FRIENDS

President. Wilson's preparedness
policy was deplored by speakers at
Whitewater monthly meeting this
morning in the East Main street
Friends church There was a general
discussion of the subject and those
who spoke reiterated with emphasis
the UNCONVENTIONAL stand of the
Friends church for peace.
Devotional services opened the
meeting, led by Rev. Truman c. Ken
worthy, who said there was tendency
in general church life today for the
social side of the church to override
the religious purposes of the institu-
ton.
The business session which followed
was largely routine There were some
transfers of membership to other
churches and some new memberships
in Whitewater meeting filed Miss
Mildred Benton is new member of
East Main street church. The pre-
siding clerk, Mrs. Henry S. Roberts
and the reading clerk, Aisle Crawford,
presided. A req tentative attendance
was present.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-16
MExICANS TRY
TO KILL Wife
OF U. S. OFFICER

Wrenching herself loose from the
grasp of a Mexican bandit and fleeing
to the garage while the Mexicans fired
futilely at the locked door, was the
experience of Mrs. Ryan, wife of Cap
tain Thomas Ryan, formerly in charge
OF the state recruiting station in In
dianapolis, during the Columbus, n M.
massacre
The story of Mrs Ryan's experience
was told today by Sergeant F. D. Bond
In charge of the new recruiting sta
ton here. Captain Ryan whose troop
is now under General Pershings com
mand, has visited a number of times
in Richmond.
Sergeant Bond says that the Mex
lean bandits under Villa broke into
Mrs. Ryan's home and riddled every
piece of furniture in the house with
bullets. One of them seized her with
the evident purpose of numbering her;
she broke from his hands and barri-
caded herself in the garage until the
bandits left the town. Her husbands
troop was thirteen miles from Column
bus when the raid occurred
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-16
PEACOCK MAY TAKE
FIGHT ON MUELLER
BEFORE GRAND JURY

County Surveyor Peacock, who insti-
commissioners into the work of John
w. Mueller as bridge engineer for the
county. intimated to friends today that
he would probably bring information
before the April term grand jury in an
attempt to prove his allegations. After
the hearing last week, the commission
ers exonerated Mr. Mueller
Since the hearing Mr. Peacock has
been making personal investigations of
bridges in the county He has been
measuring steel bridges to find wheth-
er or not they comply with specified
tons.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-16
STUDENTS SUGGEST
ERECTING MARKER
AT COFFIN HOUSE

That the old home of Levi Coffin
in Fountain City, the headquarters of
the Underground Railroad" is de-
serving of a marker as one of the i'm
portant historical points in the county,
is the unanimous opinion of the grad
yates of New Garden township
schools.
Pupils in other schools in the county
have also written essays on this sub
ject and as the result of the interest
that has been general throughout the
county, the Wayne County Historical
society will select this place as one
worthy of marker.
Over 200 essays have been submit
ted 20 County Superintendent Will
Jams by the graduates of the county
schools and more than twenty-five his
torical points in the county have been
mentioned. The grading of these
essays is almost completed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-16
VILLA GAINING
FRIENDS WITH
LOWER CLASSES

WASHINGTON, March 16.-With
the situation seemingly clearing up
officials were specializing on when the
first serious clash would take place.
They see little hope of the American
forces getting into touch with Villa or
any Of the bandit leaders who are
strong in northern Mexico before the
early part of next week
They believe that General Pershing
has arranged to cooperate with the
Mexican troops already moving from
Chihuahua City to cut off Villas re-
treat and early action by the Ameri-
cans undoubtedly hinges on how sue
cessful the Carranzista forces are in
blocking the trails leading south
That Villa is gaining strength daily
is indicated by reports reaching the
war and state departments from var
ious sources. He now is said to have
about three thousand men with him
but they are poorly armed
The only advantage that number
will be to him will be if he actually
has reserve supply of ammunition
stored in the mountains. His sympa-
thizers along the border have insist
ed that this was so but army officials
do not credit the report and they de-
clare If he can be surrounded in the
he quickly must exhaust
his supply Of ammunition and then
should prove easy OF capture.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-16
TEST WATER HOLES
To PREVENT VILLAS
POISONING TROOPS

down the line and the column swung
into the rythm of the march. The
heavy supply wagons numbered for
ward, the wheels of the artillery
tossed back rays of the sun as they
turned. swords clanked and saddles
creaked-and the march was on.
The heavy dust that is Characters
tic of the district began to rise from
beneath the hoofs of the horses and
the swinging feet of the infantry. It
rose high over the column and hung
there as the troops advanced. Long
after the last of them had disappeared
into the hills the thick dust marked
their progress. That dust in the
Sierra Madre is going to be embar-
RAISING to the secrecy of Pershing's
march.
The commanders had taken precau-
tons against the Mexican tactics of
poisoning water-holes. Oliver l.. Daw-
son. chemist in the United States Gus
toms service, accompanied the troops
to make tests at each watering place.
Cynaide is convenient poison in
Mexico. 1t is used extensively in the
mines.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-16
FOR UNDERH|LL
PROMISED BY STEEN

IF ALT Underhill is sent down to the
Wayne county Jail to serve his SEN
tence of ninety days, he will be placed
out on the county roads and at work
in the court house just like any other
prisoner" said Sheriff Steen today.
There was considerable discussion
among lawyers in court this morning
as to whether or not Underhill would
be required to serve his sentence in
Wayne county after being committed
by the judge at New Castle 1t was
the opinion of Judge Fox that it rests
with Judge Cause of New Castle
whether or not Underhill will serve
his sentence in the Henry county Jail
or in the Wayne county Jail.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-16

Watson Turns on Hays.
Although Watson has been vigor-
ously shouting for the past five days
that he was entitled to receive from
the nomination which he and New con-
tested for at the primary because he
had carried two-thirds of the counties,
his latest action in withdrawing this
claim for the purpose of going after
the second senatorial nomination, re-
sulting from Shively's death, as the
opponent of State Chairman Will Hays
occaSioned no surprise in Wayne
county, where Watson is very well
known.
"All Jim wants is senatorial NOM
ination and he doesn't care which one
he gets. He is to abandon his contest
against New because he believes il
will be easier for him to beat Hays to
the other nomination." was the sar-
castle comment of prominent Rich
mond Republican today.
Tactics Rouse Disfavor.
eff it had been physical possibility
for Jim to have kept his mouth shut
for at least two or three days he would
undoubtedly received y ithout con-
test, the nomination resulting from
Shively's death. He would have been
the logical man for the convention to
nominate for his office.
"But in his rage over his defeat
at the hands of New he had to howl:
they stole it from me- and begin pull
Ing wires to defeat New in the con-
vention. Jim is a poor loser and has
shown himself to be unworthy of a
nomination to the high office he is
seeking ! hope Will Hays gets the
solid support of the Wayns county
delegation"
Meredith is insisting that Watson is
entitled to the second senatorial NOM
ination because. of the showing he
made in the primary. He sees nothing
inconsistent in Watson's abandonment
of his contest against New and his
scramble after the other atorial
nomination which the state convention
has to dispose of.
Watson is surely entitled to the
support of Wayne county's delegates
in the event Will Hays opposes him
Meredith said today. I'm the frs
place Watson carried eighty of tho
ninety-twO counties in the stat
against New. In the second place he
carried eleven of the fifteen townships
in Wayne county, tied New in another.
Boston. and only lost Abingdon by one
vote. The only townships New car
ried were Wayne and New Garden. If
it hadn't been for the Richmond vote
Watson would have gotten more votes
in this county than New"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-16

Ell PASO, March 16-The American
troops were in splendid spirits when
the long awaited orders finally came
and they started across to Mexico yes
terday. For more than three years
many OF the men had been eating the
dust along the Rio Grande, aching for
a chance to go into Mexico.
Just before the bugle blew the
advance" G. X. Warren, wealthy
Michigan man. who passes much OF
his time at the Alamo HuacO ranch,
asked one of the officers the obvious
question::
We'll. are you going across the
border?"
The officer grinned widely.
"Across?' he queried. 81 should say
not. We're going to pick up the
border and take it with us
General Pershing rode with his
men but was reported to have re-
turned to the border later. The cav
airy horses even seemed to feel the
spirit of the advance. They appeared
eager to take up the hard grind that
is to be theirs in pursuit of Villa, the
master of cavalry.
The sharp word Of command passed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-16
PASSENGERS SAVED
ON Liner TUBANTIA

AMSTERDAM, March 16.-All the
passengers and crew of the Dutch liner
Tubantia are believed to have been
saved. The vessel remained afloat for
three hours after she had been struck
by mine or torpedo giving the per-
sons on board plenty of time to es-
cape.
Upon the receipt of the first IS O.
s. from the sinking ship several YES
sells left Dutch ports to render assist
ance. At o'clock several life boats
arrived at North Hinder light ship with
2S passengers and seamen of the Tu-
banita. Survivors said it was certain
that all had been saved. There were
several ships in the vicinity when she
began to sink.
There were 81 passengers and her
crew numbered more than 800