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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-04-07

The Sunshine society will hold a
rummage sale Saturday, April IS, the
place to be announced later.
Rev. Thomas w. Owens will CON
duct the chapel service at the Retreat
Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
The next meeting of the Brattleboro
Ministerial union will be held in the
Center church house Monday morning
at 9.45 oclock
The Daughters of the American Rev
olution will hold their next meeting
with Mrs. Henry Tucker on Grove
street April IL.
At the mems annual sugar supper
in the Universalist church last even
ing $40 tickets were sold and delicious
sugar was served. 1t came from Hen
ry II. Brown s farm. The attendance
suppers.
Miss Alice Sargent died in her home
on Western avenue yesterday after
ncoon after Il long period of i'll health.
She had been confined to the bed only
about two weeks She was the oldest
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. A.
l.. Sargent Her mothers death oc-
cured March 81 of this year. She
leaves sister, Miss Myrtle NJ, Sar-
gent.
Dorothy May Stratton,. II, daughter
Of John NJ. and Tina (Allcn) Stratton
of 7G Clark street, died Wednesday
night in her home after long illness
Besides her parents she leaves one
brother. There will be prayer ser.
vice at the house Saturday morning
at 10 o o'clock and the body will he tax.
en- to South Ncwfanc, where the fu-
neral services will be held in the
church, and the burial will take place
in that town.
In the meeting of Company I, V. n
G., March 80 Henry +. Jordan, the
Well-ltnown optician, gave an interest
ing and instructive talk to the mem
bers of the company, based on his five
years of service on the Mexican border
tas a member of the Sth Cavalry from
1850 to 1855. He gave them practica
hints as to how best to care for them
selves in the event of their ever bcin.
called to the border, and illustrated
much of this practical talk with inter
csting incidents based on personal ex
periences or those of the troops o
which he was a member.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-04-07
COLLEGE BOYS TO GIVE PLAY.
Amherst Students to Appear in Ready
Money, in Auditorium Under Wo-
mans Club Auspices.

The Amherst College Dramatics associa-
ton will present the play, Ready Money,
in the Auditorium Friday, April IA, under
the auspices of the Brattleboro Woman's
club. College boys will furnish music for
the play, also for dancing which will fol-
low in Festival hall
In Ready Money, James Montgomery,
the author, presents a vivid picture OF
modern life showing how the very sight OF
money begets money and arouses enthu-
siasm to the highest pitch.
The cast is as follows: stephen Baird,
owner of Sky Rocket mine, John L. Reber
10; William Stewart of "The Golden Els
tates company" Robert A. Middleton II;
Sidney Rosentha of "The Equality Insur-
ance company Whitney w. Stark II;
Sam Welch, a milloinaire's son, Mortimer
Eisner II; James r. Morgan, owner OF
Safety mine, John d. Clark 17 Hon,
John II. Tyler, retired business man, G.
Homer Lane 10; jackson Ives, an inter
national character, w, Clark Knowlton
10; Captain West, United States secret
service, Lambert F. Milestone 10; Ham
mond, United States secret service, Percy
NJ Hughes, jr, '16; Neil, Welch's man ser
want, Percy NJ, Hughes, jr. 'l6; Reddy. an
Office boy, Francis h. Otis 'l6; Miss Grace
Tyler, Ralph W. Myers rs; Miss Ida
Tyler, Ray w Hendricks II; Mrs. John
Tyler, c. Baldwin Peck, il. 'l6,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-04-07
COMPANY E ALWAYS DUCKS.
Company I Unable to Get Return
Game with so-Called Champions.

The Company f basketball team of
Bellows Falls defeated the Windsor
team, 40 to 80, at Claremont, n. H."
Tuesday evening and now claims the
championship of Vermont The game
was hard one from first to last and
was featured by some sensational
work on neutral floor. Manager
John j. Clune of the Company | team
of Brattleboro claims that he has
tried repeatedly to secure game with
the Bellows Falls quintet and has Of
fered to play the team here or ON a
neutral floor in return for the game
played by the Company ! team carly
in the season at Bellows Falls, which
resulted in an easy victory for the
Company + team. Manager Clune
says he has offered the guarantee the
Bellows Falls team demands, which is
far in excess of what was given Com.
pany | when that team went there,
but there is always some excuse, now
that the local team has vastly i'm
proved to prevent Company f from
playing return game.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-04-07
LESLIE SMITH SELLS BUSINESS.
Purchasers Are Pellet s. Skinner, Con-
tractors-Old Hunter & O'Neil Shop
on Flat Street

The contracting firm of Pellet 4
Skinner has bought the lumber business
conducted 10 years by Leslie Smith of
Flat street. Possession was given Sat
urday. It is the intention of the new
owners to continue the business. Mr.
Smith permanently rctires and has no
plans for the immediate future to an
nouncc.
This lumber business has been con
Quoted over 40 years in the same loca
ton ON Flat street and has been known
to old residents as the Hunter 4
o Neil mill.
Mr.. Smith by strict attention to bus
mess and care in filing contracts has
built up an enviable trade, aud his sue
cessors, who have been engaged III the
contracting business several years with
much success, intend to carry on their
new business with the same attention
to detail that characterized its conduct
by Mr.. Smith.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-04-07

Articles of association have been
filed with the secretary of state by the
Woodstock Manufacturing company,
inc, organized to manufacture skis,
sli-bobs, sleds and other equipment
used in outdoor winter sports. The
capital stock is $4,000 with 500
shares, the principal place of business
to be at Woodstock. The incorpora'
tors are Il. Aspear, C. F. Chapman
Fred w. b. Smith and w. l.. Hewitt
all of Woodstock.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-04-07

More than one-third of the $4,000
white men in the Transvaal are I'M
married.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-04-07

We have the choicest of flowers for
our Easter trade. Easter lilies from
two to four feet tall, azaleas, hya-
cinths, tulips and daffodills, etc. Cut
flowers will consist Of roses, violets,
carnations, daffodills, sweet peas,
snapdragon, etc. When buying think
Of the quality of our flowers, aud the
prices. "Courtesy to everybody is
our motto" Give us your Easter
trade, and you will be satisfied.
c. N. BOND, Florist.
Tel. 23l-L.-Adv. ii
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Gbe Dermmt 4benis.
TWELVE PAGES
BRATTLEBORO.

st. Michael's parochial school open
ed Monday morning, after vacation
of one week.
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machinery and other articles contained
ammunition.
WILL SEE
"en. tsastra 20 Complete roufcr.
enre R~gun on Wtres,

Eli FAso. May 30.-Gen. Ciavira will 20
W Casas Grandcs to bring TO a close his
prolonged Geographic conferences nv a
'aik personally with Gen. Uershing.
''en. ''aNira maintains in n statement
given to-day that his conference
Win Gen. Pcrshing will have no other
bearing than the movements Of Mexi.
can 'r"opa. the purpose being TO ward
on any friction that might arise because
~ thcS" movements.
No mention was made Of the date of
the conference. "
suspicious " American officers were
aroused further to-day by tho extensive
mobilization Of Mexican troops near the
american border. II became known tina.
NJ" cavalrymen had been ordered Ia
entrain In S'naloa and come to Sonora,
10 aid zen. Estrada in his campaign
against the YaQui Indians" They vii,
operate In the central and northern part
of the state. "
NJ the same time tho carrsnza CON.
SUI az Douglas. Ariz. admitted that there
wiz u" u general movement OF troops
.o""rd the northern part OF Sonora.
several cavalry columns. at least four
or five. will patrol the state.
companies " the Arizona and Ncy
Mexico National Guard are rcsortlnr 10
every possible means to arouse patrio,
Ism SUFFICIENT TO fill up their quota of
troops recently called into the service
Ne''her state has yet mustered a full
regiment.
Mess the necessary recruits are i'm.
mediately raised for the New Mexico
NATIONAL Guard the regimen, will lose
is identity and the companies will be
mustered under the colors OF anothe,
STATE, IL tho statement OF Holm q Rur.
sun. sheep man and candidate for Gov.
ernor. In n telegram sent TO the stat.
departments to-day. appealing TO the
people OF New Mexico 10 send 400 re.
cruits 10 Columbus at once.
Inc patriotism of our state IL being
put sauarely to a test continues MIR
Hhrsum. "and II we are for genuine pre.
paredness we must stand up and be
counted"
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1000 RAILWAY MEN
AT J.. j. HILLS BIER
Trains on Great system stop
To-day AZ Funeral Ser
vice Begins.
TWIN CITIES IN MOURNING


ST PAct' MIMI MAY "'--'"o ."'i-
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passed on TEARS cou'S'hs "o~n n'
cheeks. Just behind. came sam keF-
rer. Only n section hand. he had never
,,o, A. r,,,,or p,, n. Lrsu "Jin"
,... ~
''"' hf n"o "orNeo u" """ '""".
six years. As the moving Inc carrlci
him on. sobbinR and on the verge ~
co,i.o,o IA, ,,a a..,.,,d ou, ~ tho
- = -.
Twill H"" " F" WINS WV" ' VI
others,
Arrangements for the funeral ~ the
ra,,road nioroor INA o,a,c,er ucre com =
80, -,.N 49, -. .....,. -.
p'e'eu uu''"s '"e nay as W
kilograms Of sympathy and tribute were
being received by the Hin family.
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QUAKERS IN FIGHT
ON PREPAREDNESS
Yearly Meeting Against Com.
plying With school
Training Law.

None ~ the preparedness spirit has
stirred the Quakers Of New York for NJ
the yearly meeting. h cci., session Of
the Religious Society Of Friends, held
Yesterday at the Meeting House In East
Fifteenth street. 4 report, of a peace com
the members Of the meeting not to com
ply with any law requiring us or our
children to submit to military training.
whether as individuals or In schools con-
,rolled or supported by Friends"
The report also urged that our meet
ing houses be used for campaign centres
TO oppose the militaristic spirit. increase
~ ornaments and other war,ike prep
arations."
Before the report was read Mrs Edna
u kearns stirred the gathering nv
strongly impIoring her brother and sister
Friends to fight the enemies Of peace
with their own weapons. She said II the
Quakers had done their duty no laws
would have been passed providing for
physical training in the schools. II was
announced that J. Franklin Coles. who
tried to have the New York constitution
amended in regard to military service,
viii attend the orthodox yearly meeting
which Weets in Poughkeepsie next week
in the hope OF uniting the Friends OF the
state in the fight against preparedness.
In the morning session Miss Mariana
Burgess. who has worked as n Govern
ment agent ainong the ludiaUis getting
| girls and boys to attend schools. de-
! nounced the policy OF the present Ad'
! ADMINISTRATION in handling the ndian Ques-
,ior. She said the Indians should bs
treated as American citizens and moi
kept on reservations. The indian IL
capable OF guarding his rights. she said
and is in need OF no supervision by the
Government.
The meeting approved a report per
| hitting marriages of Friends within 3
shorter period h a heretofore II for
merry took at least SIX weeks or the
,lapsed time between two meetings n
the overseers. Now an application may
he acted on within a few DAYS after u
meeting.
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ADMITS R0BBING CHURCHES.
MAI Caught in Paterson Edtace
Gives Ions List,

PATERSON. n. J.. May s0.--A mar who
confessed that he is the burglar who has
spread terror among priests and sisters
or charity In northern New Jersey In the
last several months was arrested early
ms morning as he was leaving the
Broadway Reformed Church.
Police Sergeant Halstead saw a light
IN the church and investigating found
the man, who said he was william Kup-
per - years. Of New York city. The
police say he admitted hc had robbed
thirty to thirtv-fve churches or church
buildings. Among them are a dozen in
this c!'y. one in Passaic. two in Newark.
four in Jersey city. three in Hoboken.
two in Brooklyn and three in New
YORK.
Much iewelry was found in his
!, ckets, including u gold watch stolen
las; week from the bedroom Of Dean
william Mc\ulty of -. Johns Roman
Catholic church or Paterson.
The prisoner once served ten months
OF Blackuell's Island FOR rotbing a
church
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TO TRAIN NON.COMS'
IN CITY BARRACKS
Prominent New Workers Back
Movement 10 Aid NOlun-
tccr Army.
ARMY OFFICERS TO AID

A group Of prominent men in New
York. headed by Henry A. Gilderslccve
former Supreme Court Justice, and Roger
a. Pryor. Jr., son OF former supreme
Court Justice Pryor. have gone Flatts-
burg one better in the problem OF in
army officers. Within sixty days. ac-
cording TO their plans. barracks will he
under construction in New York ard
nine other Of the largest cities where
! young men and boys can make their
home and at the same time got military
training that will NJ them to he volun-
tecr non-commiseioncd officers.
The association has been incorporated
at Albany under the name OF the Nom
Commissioned Ofhccrs Volunteer League
of America. MIR. Gildcrslceve is presi-
dent John II. stanton, president of the
Wolverine Copper Mining Company. first
vice-president j. Norman Bulkley Of
100 broadway. second vice-prcsident .
Roger a. Pryor. Jr.. treasurer Walter
T.. Park OF Chambers d Williams. Inc.
secretary, and George II. Hayes IL coun-
sci.
Tho obiec, OF the league is tuofnld
first TO train a large number Of young
men for future military emergency and.
second, to better social conditions for
Young men whose inances Iire such
that they cannot afford the comforts
Of homo. lot alone a trip To tlat,shurg
II Is planned 10 offer rooms for dcsir-
able applicants AZ $3.50 a week. this
rental including lodgings, gymnasium,
reading rooms. shooting galleries and
military instruction 10y regular officers
Of the United States army.
The plan IL by no means In embryo.
but for severa, months has been shaping
itself, until now things are about to
start. The architects plans for the ten
barracks have been drawn and arrange
ments are under way to provide sites
IN New York. Boston. Philadelphia. be-
troit. Chicago. san Francisco and four
others. The ten will cost $500, 900 and
the money Is 90 be raised by getting sosie
company to ISSUE bonds. Several COM
panies are expected 10 bid and the sale
is practically assured. the leagues off
GERS say The league will pay a profit
large enough to retire the bonds In a
term Of years and the men who make
use OF the barracks viii DO sel%f-support-
ing. The corporation, however. will de-
clare 10 dividends. for 1t il not intended
20 make profits.
The league has heea approved ny tho
War Department. the members say. and
Major T. J. Whelan has had many con-
f%erences. with the result that officers will
he detailed as needed. Nc recruiting has
been started yet. but the league has
offices at ~ broadway and In a few
weeks II is planned to start a campaign
for 1000 enrolments. this being the num-
her Of men who can be accommodated
IN the ten barracks.
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NADERO'S LIKENESS
SEEN ON MOUNTAIN
Hinge Picture Of Martyr. Ma
lures Freak. Taken as Good
Omen by McXicans.
CAUSED ny FOREST FIRE

su,ri1J CorrcSpondenf % Tpr st>.

surcidl Correspondent % Tar S,>.
r,rrr 1tEApQr ,prrus. l.. s. \. Nami-
,up, Men. May - Iby motor truck
- columbus. y NJ. May GOETHE Mexi-
can ropula-ion Of Namiauipa Valley IL
. , state 81 excitement. A likeness of
., Zee, Of the national hero and martyr,
,. Late President Francisco I. Madcro,
,.s app.arci on the west slope " the
...,t clara Mountains, u can he seen
,..tr', every day from ahout'lo o'clock
.ne morning till shutdown.
% Is regarded a. an omen by The
,s,nIs that the spirit of their late cham-
MON is watching over them and will
rro'ctt them from harm either nj the
hands " the American invaders of their
soil or the bandits.
rha Face IN the mountains IL no
MYTH nor is the vision Of Il confined to
mo NcNicans. The attention of many
~ the officers and men OF the American
army has been called to II and the
correspondents attached to the head
quarters stan nave seen the face and
have been struck by the remarkable like
ness Of the gigantic face with that of
me portraits of the martyred President
Of the republic.
The Americans are moi 30 impressed
a. are the natives. however they know
row the face was made. The forest
Ares which have been raging for the
mast month have at last swept over the
Santa Clara and in one spot burned an
oval space in which the white grass Is
still left to reflect the suns rays and
make It stand out in relief from the
burned and b~lackened grass surrounded
BY q number OF trees.
Green live oaks are so arranged as
70 form the eyes. nose and mouth of the
portrait. and scattered over the lower
point OF the oval. which forms the chin.
are many shrubs which At the distance
carry ont the Van Dyke beard effect.
which was one of the marked features
o. the late President. making OF the
whole a startling picture and one which
causes the ignorant and superstitious
among the natives TO believe that their
idol IA watching over them IN spirit.
Just what form his iutercesslon will
,aRe IN their behalf the natives do not
Pretend 20 ray. but their childlike faith
,-a' 'he picture which they can see so
bondage IN which they have lived for
generations Is beyond belief.
Attempts 20 Photograph this face IN
The mountains have been unsuccessful
because the distance is so great as &c
maze II impossible - catch the lights
Nearer views are Impossible FOR the rca-
SOY That a. YOU approach the side OF
the mountain the likeness disappears.
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conference here between the artist and
the railroad builder. Thu seasons. Spring.
summer. Autumn. Winter. are repre-
scented by the heads of young women.
Spring has y cluster Of iiiacs: Summer.
In n flmy robe. carries a tea rose Au-
turnn IL surrounded with the fruits Of
the season, and Winter wears a gray
robe.
The artist. who was wounded In the
trenches early ~ the war, is a well
known DECORATIVE painter. He has
painted many wofks for Mr.. Hill. includ-
ing portraits of the nnancicr, his wife
and their son. Louis W. Hiil. Caro-De
Ivaille exhibited two pictures at tho
Panama-Pacihc Exposition, 'September''
and Lady With the Hydrangcas." one
OF his famous paintings. MY wife and
Sisters" liz In the Luxembourg Museum,
Paris.
There is much speculation az to the
disposition OF Mr.. IIilrs great art col
lection. " may 20 to found a museum
of fine arts In st. Paul. II IL rumored, or
u, may he divided among the members
OF his family. The collection includes
works " Delaqroix. Corot. Rousseau,
Daubigny and fiivis dc ~Chauvannes. the
French decorative and historical painter.
Mr.. Hiil had a personal acquaintance
with Corot and greatly admired the
painter and his art.
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Mr.. HILLS PAINTINGS.
tRrO.D~ waffle Had lust Com-
pI~ted Panels for New York Home.

James J. IIills last art commission.
= series OF four panels representing the
seasons. for the iinancier's New York
home In Six,y-se,enth street. had JUS;
been completed by Henri Caro-De Ivaille,
y French artist. in his Washington
SQUARE stud a, the time OF Mr.. Hili's
death.
"Mane the subjects youthful and fresh"
We're Mr.. Hills instructions. Il want
youth and freshness
The paintings were intended to en-
bellish n salon in his nome here. but
Jus. what disposition will now he made
Of them is not known. The arts, left
Yesterday for 81. Paul to pay his respects
TO the memory OF his friend and patron
and 70 Offer his condolences 10 the family.
The panels were begun after n recent
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Although he declared hat lie had to-
ceived no confirmation OF the reported
friction between American oil operators
ard tarranza military officers ~ Tam
pico. Mr.. Arredondo stated that he had
caOled to Mexico city to-day asking for
vsrincation and explanation Of the
trouble.
TIE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS expects
tomorrow to make representations TO
Secretary Lansing for the release 80 q
shipment OF copper machinery and paper
cons. gncd 30 the dc tscio Govern rcut
winch mas been held w IN the Custom
House at New York.
Although Mr. ~Arrcdondp stated to-
night that he did not know the reason
for the detention. he suggested as a
disability that the customs on '.als
may have suspected that tho cases Of
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Interested In Conference.

Mr.. A~rredondo expressed great interest
In the conference to he held at casas
Grandes tomorrow or Thursday between
Gen. Pershing n Gen. Gavira, COM
mander Of Carranxa's forces operating
In the vicinity Of the border.
The Ambassador Designate expressed
the belief that the conference was sug-
ces.ed by Gavira solely for the purpose
OF acquainting Gen. Pershine more fully
with the Mexican plan OF campaign
against the bandits and outlining the
proposed troop movements on the part
Of the carranza forces.
This. he indicated. would rot only
make for better cooperation between tho
American and Mexican forces. but would
tend TO anti ,ipate any alarmist REPORTS
that might originate on the border con-
corning the Intentions Of the Mexican
authorities.
In this connection MIR Arrcdoudo
stated that he had received to-day from
Consul Garcia at FL paso a tcleg am
denying the rumor forwarded to Wash
ing,on Yesterday by Gen. Funston 20 the
effect that Gen. Luis Herrera. tarranza's
military commander at Chihuahua, had
issued n statement saying that he vou
drive the Americans back across the
border II they did not cvacua'e Mexican
soil within two weeks.
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LoSpoS. May 3o-Sir, Edward Grey.
Foreign Minister. stated IN response TO
n question IN the House OF Commons
.hat no diplomats visit 10 the United
states was planned He added that Sir
cecil Spring-Rice, the ambassador al
Washington. had tho entire confidence uf
the GOV
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CARRANZA SAID TO
FEAR CURT REFUSAL
advised Not to Press Recall
Demands Before Conycn-
ton, 1t Is Believed.
MYSTERY ABOUT HIS NOTE

WASHINGTON. May 3O.-Bclief is
rowin in Washington that IL Gen.
'arranza had any intention OF sending a
new note 10 the United States. demand
ing a withdrawal Of the American forces
from Mexico, his advisers have per-
suaded him to hold I. up. pending tho
outcome of the Republican na,iona, ON
rentIon in thi. country.
In his connection It Ia suggested IN
Mexican quarters that Carranza's adj
Nlsers may have urged the argumen.
that a demand for withdrawal n, this
time might be embarrassing to the Adj
'ninis,ration and might result in n
%iercmp,ory refusal.
TN the other hand II IL pointed out in
these quarters that the Administration
fas given no reason to Carranza to fear
that the Pcrshing expedition will not be
Withdrawn IA soon as the Mexican mill
tary authorities have demonstrated
their ability to take charge OF the situa.
ton in northern Mexico and to protec,
the American border from further bandi,
raids.
Ambassador A~rredondo said to-nigh,
that though he had not been advised
by his Government that a new note was
coming. II was possible that IL Nigh
be coming by another messenger tina
Manuel MendeI. chief OF Protocol ri
the Mexican Foreign Office. vino was
thought TO be the messenger. but who
arrived here yesterday without any com
munication.