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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-22
Scene hxnthe Opening Play ytin the Law"
NOTE 0 Star Promptly

which will be held Tuesday, March Il,
at / O'Clock in the town hall.
Mrs. E. E. Stratton fell ON the ice
last week Thursday and received Sc
rious injuries to her back. 1t is fear
ed that the end of her spine is brok-
en-
The regular meeting nights OF
Queen Esther Rebekah lodge have
been changed from the second and
fourth Wednesdays to the second and
fourth Thursdays.
Jacob B. Taylor and Mrs. Josie De
laney, both of North Hinsdale, were
married in Brattleboro Tuesday by
Rev. George E. Tomkinson of the
First Baptist church.
Miss Alice Adams of Jaffrey will
speak at , clock next week Wednes-
day afternoon in the home of Mrs J.
NJ. Lamb on settlement work Miss
Adams has been doing social settle
ment work in Japan % years. The
meeting will be held under the
auspices of the Universalist church.
but all are invited to attend
The following officers were installed
in Wantastiquet Grange Wednesday
evening by Mr.. and Mrs. Robert c.
Derby OF Marlboro: Master, Dennis G.
Minis; overseer, Floyd Sprague; lee
turer, Hannah Y. Hgginson; chap
lain, NJ $. Leach: treasurer, T. A. Da-
Wis; secretary, Rest Metcalf; steward,
Frank Pike; assistant steward, Ezra
b. Pike; gate keeper. Ralph Metcalf;
Ceres, Ida NJ. Watson; Pomona. Elsie
croWningshield; Flora. Doris Yelling
ton; lady assistant steward. Beatrice
! Cnrrier.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-22
SECOND SERIES IN BOWLING.
Masonic Team B Wins from Team A
No Records Endangered.

The second series of the bowling
tournament at the Masonic alleys was
opened last evening by teams \ and
3, the latter winning by 80 pins, No
records were endangered by the work
of any of the men, who consistently
kept their scores to mediocre figures.
The team totals were ! ,253 to 1923.
Thompson and Locke, with 90 each,
tied for high single honors and Thomp-
son captured high total with 273. The
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-22

was tied and much work done for the com
ing festival. Another meeting was called
for Jan. 10 to transact business. The fol
lowing managers were appointed for the
festival Jan 81: Kitchen department,
AIRS Samuel Boutwell,; dining room de-
partment, Mrs Alice Farr candy table
Miss Vina Davis and Mrs Winnie Street
er; fancy table, Mrs. Lenna Brown and
Alice Davis; tickets, A. NJ Brown and j..
D. Farr floor managers, Chester Burn
ham, G. p Smith and George L. Brown.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-22
Central Vermont Ry.
Corrected to September: &c, 1915.
Trains leave Brattleboro

1IdlLS 1tdNS DELIGHTFULLY."-
600 a. m. Except Sunday. For New
London.
700 a. m. Except Sunday For South
Londonderry.
92O a. m. Except Sunday. For New
York via Springfield.
9.45 n. m. Daily. For South London
derry.
1925 a. m. Except Sunday. For Millers
Falls.
4.1O p. m. Except Sunday. For Keene,
New London and New York
via New London.
600 p. m. Except Sunday. Local for
South Londonderry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-22
HINSDALE. N. II.
Attractive Town Hal Interior

The painters finished work Wed
uesday on the interior of the town
hall and the work Is pronounced high
" satisfactory. The panels in the
ceiling are painted light green and
the side walls tan, while the border
under the chair rail is olive green. The
woodwork in the main hall is ivory
white and the entrances have been re
finished in the natural wood. The
main floor also has been retinished
and waxed. The work was done by
G. A. Boom, J. T. Mann, John Dou-
Cette and Dono Bergeron.
Charles Boorn has been i'll with an
attack of grip.
Miss Frances Alley spent Saturday
in Claremont.
Mrs. W. $. Kimban is spending a
few days ain Boston.
Miss Ida Stratton has been i'll the
past week with grip.
Miss Anne McCaughern has been Ill
with grip several days.
Mrs. ". F. Robertson was in New
York two days last week.
G. \. Holland has been i'll the past
week from a severe attack of-gIip
Mrs. EHa Joslyn of Barre, Vt. is
Mrs. May, leach has returned from
Keene. where she spent several
weeks.
Mr.. and MRS., Henry Whittemore OF
Ashmont, Mass, have been guests Of
Miss Eva c.. Robertson
Miss Bessie Mahon of Keene visit
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-22

Mrs. Carleton and Mrs Purley are here in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs w A. Wright.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-22
Bring Your
Here

if you want them filled with the purest
and freshest drugs, and with the great
est care and accuracy-'flled precisely
as your physician orders them filled,
to produce the exact effects he desires.
We are proud of the record we have
made in our prescription department.
And yet we fill prescriptions at very
reasonable prices, and fill them quickly,
too
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-06-10
MUST PAY FOR EMPLOYMENT.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and other en-
ployces of the Washington Terminal
Company struck last Tuesday to secure
pay for overtime and for work done
on Sundays and holidays. The Washing
ton Terminal Company is the corpora
tion name for the various railroads that
own the Union Station. About 400
workers are employed. Their hours
range from to IL per day and wages
averaged 16 cents an hour until recently,
when the company raised wages cent
an hour after it discovered that dissat-
isfaction might lead to organization.
About 80 employees have been discharged
and the strikers demand that they be
reinstated. Several of the employees
have made oath that foremen have col
lected money as the price for holding
Jobs, Vice President Noltc of the
brotherhood of Railway Car Men is aid
ing the strikers.
Superintendent Keppel Of the company
announces that the strikers places have
been quickly filled. He indicates that the
incident is Of little moment-just cou-
pie of hundred common laborers" re-
fuse to work for II cents an hour under
present conditions and their places have
been filled by strikcbreakers who were
quickly secured"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-06-10
AMENDMENT TO CHILD LABOR
LAW is ADVOCATED
DR.. Peters Says Certain School Chill
dren Should Go to Work.

Before the Schoolmasters' Club Sat
urday afternoon, Assistant Health Off
Ger Peters spoke in favor of so amend
ing the child labor laws that certain
children may be compelled to go to work.
He based his contention on the recent
medical inquiry into the causes of the
Peters told of the study made of more
than 2,4OO children. He said, in fact:
by the prompt correction of physi-
cal defects, | am quite sure that we can
prevent approximately 25 per cent of
the retardation. I'd like to make pro-
posal for next year-that preliminary
test of vision and hearing of all pupils
be made by the teachers. This won't re-
quire much time, not more than a day.
The department will furnish test card
of each class. The teachers won't have
to assume any responsibility. Suspected
cases will be re-tested by the doctors.
"You may be interested to know that
700 children have been benefited by
glasses this year and that surgical inter
ference was the method with $50 chill
dren who had diseased tonsils and adc-
noids
81 still firmly believe that we need a
hospital school for handicapped chill
dren; for epileptics, choreas, for the
crippled and deformed, and those having
tuberculosis of bones and joints.
Under existing laws children are
obliged to attend school until they have
reached certain age. 1t would prob
ably be better if the law was amended
exempting certain individuals who
should be compelled to go to work Let
me encourage you to send the children
who are getting along well in school, to
the doctor before they fail"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-06-10
EIGHT HOURS TOO LONG.

Boston-"Even eight hours work are
too long for women, no matter whether
they are in the higher professions or
social workers, or in any other trade
or business" said Dr. Richard Cabot
in an address in this city.
Dr. Cabot stated that woman's or
ganism makes it impossible for her to
stand as much hardship as man. 81
don't believe that ever saw physician
who would say that woman should
work more than eight hours a day; if
they work more than that they are not
living really human, normal life"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-06-10
WANTS UNIONS CONTROLLED"

New York-The Wall Street Journal
is worried over the eight-hour demands
OF railroad employees The editor wants
these brotherhoods controlled" by law.
He accords a workman the right to quit
his job for any reason or no reason
but, if number of these workmen cx-
ercise this right collectively, that's diff
fcrent proposition. Therefore the Wall
Street Journals remedy is to weaken the
Clayton law. 49, .. !. A., 49, b.
Some day the country will realize that
certain section Of the Clayton law will
have to be repealed says the editor,
"and that labor combinations will have
to be subject to legal control. The right
of the individual to cease working when
the conditions displease him, or without
any reason at all, cannot be abandoned
But that does not mean that the state
may not control the action of a collec-
ton OF individuals acting as body,
through appointed common agents, to
achieve purposes having nothing to do
with the freedom Of the individual but
everything to do with the lives and prop
erty OF millions of persons outside the
organization in question"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-06-10
THIRTY THOUSAND MINERS
Employed in Wilkes-Barrc Vicinity
Threaten To Go on Strike.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa, June 7,-The Le-
high and Wilkes Barre Coal Company is
facing the threat of strike of its 10000
employees unless the officials recede from
the stand they have taken on the eight
hour-day plan under the anthracite
agreement recently effected in New York.
There are three collierics of the COM
pany idle, two at Plymouth, Pa, and
one at Buttonwood, near here, and 1000
men are on strike because of the con-
trovcrsy.
The men of the three collieries have
repudiated the mine union officials and
say they will not return to work until
the company grants their demand The
companies insist that the miners spend
eight hours at their places in the mine,
regardless of whether they have mined
all the coal available for that day.
The men insist that they are at liberty
to 90 home, leaving their laborers to
load the coal. The miners are paid by
contract and not by the day,
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-06-10
STRENGTH ASSURES PEACE.

lndianapolis-U the above caption
the United Mine Workers Journal
makes the point that economic power
can he demonstrated without the neces-
sity OF resorting to industrial war-the
strike"
1t is stated that in nearly every in
stance where serious strike has been
waged employers have doubted the claim
that workers would strike and have pro-
iessed their belief that the union did not
speak for these workers.
Even though we were overwhelmed
by the economic and political power
OF those who own the coal mines OF
Colorado. we doubt" continues the
United Mine Workers Journal, had
they known how unanimous would be
the response to the call To lay down the
tools, that they would have taken such
an arbitrary stand. And today, even
though the advantage is with them, tenn
porarily, we know that were they con
vinced that most OF their employees were
affiliated with our organization they
would grant about all OF the demands
Of 1912 rather than face another such
battle
The placing OF your names on the
roster OF the organization will be as
powerful an argument for union con-
ditiOns and union recognition as any
action YOU may contemplate; will sig
nifty your power to fight your inten-
ton 10 fight il justice is not granted.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-06-10
ASSAIL NEARING DISMISSAL.

New York-"An infringement of free
dom of teaching in economies" is the
charge against the board Of trustees Of
the University of PENNSYLVANIA by the
American Association of University Pro-
fcssors in the case of the dismissal of
Professor Nearing.
In report the Investigators announce
that the dismissal of Professor Nearing
by university officials was Enthusiastically
based upon objections to the character
OF DIR. Nearing's social and economic
teachings, or what the objectors supposed
to be his teachings
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-06-10
CARPENTERS CONTINUE GAINS

ianapolis-General Secretary Duffy
of the Brotherhood of Carpenters, re-
ports that the following gains have been
made by locals of this craft since last
weeks report:
Grecnvlle, Pa.-lncreased wages from
S3.2S to $3.50 a day and secured union
conditions
New London, Conn.-From 4334 to As
cents an hour.
Middesex, Mass.-From ) to 50 cents
an hour seven unions benefited.
Williamstown, Mass.-After two
days strike the Saturday half holiday
was secured for the entire county.
Newport News, Na.-From S3.2S to
$3.50 per day; Saturday half holiday in
June, July and August; same conditions
now prevail in both Newport News and
Hampton.
Baltimore Carpenters have raised
wages to "a for an eight-hour day, Near
ly 1000 workers are benefited.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-06-10
WHY WORKERS STRIKE.

Milwaukee, Wis.-The yearly report
of the Allis-Chalmers Company, machin-
cry manufacturers, shows how fast this
firms profits are going up. For the
quarters of 1913 the profit increased at
the following rate: First quarter, $751;
900; second, $194,s0O; third, $3.50, 900
and fourth, $559,000. Net profits for
1915 were 81 1,07SOO0. Untitled orders at
the close of 1914 were $2,500,O0O; at the
close. Of. 1915. $11,000000; on April l.
1916 more than s$l2 900 900. -
The company has more than $4,000,
600 invested in securities.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-06-10

ton, and, not getting a satisfactory re-
sponse heatedly declared that it was use
less to proceed under the circumstances.
A. b. Garretson, of the Conductors
Brotherhood, backed his colleague in de-
manding proper answer" to the ques-
ton.
AT the conclusion of today's session
Mr.. Lee remarked that quite a number
of questions" had been asked by the men,
Cant BE Answered OFhand."
"Yes," said Garretson, "and the only
difference is that we answered all of
yours while you have failed to answer
most of ours"
Lee asserted that the mems queries
were such that they could not be answer
ed offhand. They said that satisfactory
replies would be made at tomorrow S
conference, when the men will continue
their questioning. He explained that the
roads needed time to figure out the rates
presented.
you are going to spend much time
figuring out the rest of our rates after
our demands have been presented re-
marked Stone.
81 don't believe we will have any such
trouble Lee replied, because | don't
believe you are going to get your de-
mands."
The delegates representing the men in
dicated that they did not interpret Mr..
Lees last remark seriously
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-06-10
COULD CLOTHE ARMY QUICK.

Chicago-The clothing manufacturers
of the country could produce enough
hats, uniforms, leggings and shoes to
outfit an army of from 100000 to g.
100000 inside of 90 days after call. This
was an estimate made by the National
Association of Garment Manufacturers
which held convention in this city last
week. 1t was stated that the federal
government had made inquiries of manu-
facturers relative to their ability to fill
rush war orders.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-06-10
MACHINISTS WANT MORE.

Newark, N. Employers numbering
300 have been notified that the Machin-
lists union will, on June IS, insist on its
demand for an eight-hour day and an
average wage increase of cents an
hour. AT recent meeting the men
voted for an eight-hour day and a mini
mum wage of 80 cents an hour for ma
chinists and 60 cents an hour for tool
and die makers.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-06-10
WILL URGE NEW LAWS.

Atlanta, Ga.-The state federation of
labor is preparing to submit these pro-
posed laws to the state legislature, which
convenes June 21: To regulate issuance
of injunctions, to provide for compulsory
education, free text books, semi-monthly
pay day and a public printer.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-06-10
CARPENTERS UNITE.

Laramie, Wyo.-A Carpenters union
has been organized and chartered by
the brotherhood Of Carpenters These
craftsmen maintained an independent
union for a short time-a few years
ago. but the venture had the usual end
ing and the carpenters finally concluded
to join the bona ide trade union move
ment.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-06-10
HAVE BIG IDEA.

Minneapolis, Minn.-Carpenters' IN
ion No is out for record-the arg-
est union of carpenters in the world.
TO prove that this union means what it
says, it initiated 400 members recently.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-06-10
RAISE WAGES SO A WEEK.

Kansas City, Mo-Bottle Sorters and
Handlers union No. 1859, affiliated to
the A. +. OF l.. has secured a two years
agreement. Wages are raised So a
week-to be paid at the rate of $l,5O
each year.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-06-10

Dir. Charles, l.. Bonfcld at an early
hour this morning said that Dr. Cook
was i'll q precarious condition following
an operation.
DIR. Cook is member of the staff of
St. Mary's Hospital and a member of
the City Council at large, and good
friend of organized labor.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-06-10
GAINS by STREET CAR MEN.

Chicago-Thc arbitration award of
1915, which raised wages of organized
street car men, became effective the first
of the month. The rates for surface
lines motormen and conductors range
from 81 to 36 cents an hour; night cars,
$3 for eight hours or less.
Elevated lines motormen and conduc-
tors will be paid from 32 to So cents an
hour; midnights, ~ cents extra.
Substantial increases have been Sc
cured for all other employees.
Little Rock, Ark.-When the local
street car company discovered that its
motormen and conductors were discuss
ing trade unionism several employees
were discharged The Central Trades
Council took the matter up and the COM
pany agreed to recognize the new or
ganization and accept the principle of
arbitration in all cases of dispute. 1t
also agrees to increase wages the first
OF next year.
Springfield, Mo,-The recently organ
lied Street Car Mems Union has estab-
lished the principle that the company
cannot discharge without sufficient rea-
son. A board of arbitration has ruled
that the company must reinstate a dis
charged employee and pay him for lost
time
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-06-10
The Reason.

81 never buy rattle tickets, | never
won anything in a rattle in my life"
Been unlucky, eh?"
"Wouldn't say that. I've never bought
a rattle ticket Detroit Free Press.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-06-10
LICENSE ACT UPHELD.

Washington-Thc United States ST.
preme Court has upheld the Michigan
law which requires employment agencies
to take out licenses to conduct their bust
ness.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-06-10
COUNCILMAN-AT-LARGE
is AT POINT OF DEATH
FOLLOWING OPERATION

DR.. Henry ]. Cook is at the point of
death in Bethesda Hospital
DR.. Cook was taken suddenly i'll at
his Office on Armory avenue late Thurs
day afternoon.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-06-10
Bad Faith Charged by Agents
For RaluOay Workers at Confab With Bosses Elisha
Lee DraWs Forth Storm of Protest. Stone and Gar
retson Take Whack at Chairman
When He Refuses To Say Just Where Roads Stand On
Wage Scale Break Threatened

New York, June 1.-THE refusal today
of Elisha Lee, chairman of the managers
OF the railroads of the United States, to
answer questions asked by the employees
representatives as to just where the rail-
roads stood on the wage scale, the OBJ
jective point of their conference here,
brought forth a storm of protest from
the questioners, and yesterdays threats
to terminate the conference were reiter-
ated by the union leaders.
The union men charged the managers
with bad faith and declared that the lat
ter had made them run the gamut of
questions as to how the employees stood,
but were unwilling to submit to ques-
tions themselves. Lee finally restored
order by saying Now get your point
of view and sgniied his intention to
answer the questions
Stone Pops the Question.
The dispute arose when w. S. Stone,
head OF the engineers organization, re-
quested the railroad managers to explain
their proposition regarding the wage
scale affecting particular classes of work
men.
Lee replied that the railroads had no
intention OF lowering the mems earning
power and that all they wished to dis
cuss at the conference was the change
of base to be used in framing the new
schedule as proposed by the men.
Stone unsatisfied, repeated the ques-
The Seward gateway., 1916-06-27
SAYS FOUNDRY
 COMING HERE
SEWARD WILL MEND ALL ITS OWN BOATS, ETC.
 FROM NOW ON.

That the foundry firm of Mann and Fritz of Ballard will be estaDnshed here within month or so IS the ln- telligence conveyed in letter tnle morning to Pat DOnahue from the firm itself. An arrangement is being made to secure from the Engineering Commission all the old metallic junk that is out of use and it will be melted down by the new firm. Mir. Edes was consulted on the matter before he left and he is quoted as being favor ably inclined to the idea. The foundry would mend all broken shafts of boats and would be also most useful in do- ing the work for the commission it. self. It is stated that the firm in tends to secure a site north of the railroad machine shops.
The Seward gateway., 1916-06-27
Alaska May Raise
 Force For Mexico
RumOred That Railroad Workers Up Here Will Organize
 Company.

Steps are now being taken in pre- paration for the raising of a com pany, or several companies, of militia to offer their services to the govern ment in the eynt of war with Mexico. A Fairbanks man has already written to Governor Strong to say that a company could easily be raised in Fairbanks and the Juneau papers have taken the matter up. From an- other coast paper comes the sugges- tion that company or two or more may be raised amongst the mn em- ployed on the government railroad and other epople in this part of AL aska. Under an act approved by President Wilson on June 3rd means are provided for organizing militia in all territories, including Alaska, of course.
The Seward gateway., 1916-06-27
DOG KEEPS VIGIL
 OVER MANS GRAVE
 FOR FIVE YEARS
Especial to Gateway by United Press)

Especial to Gateway by United Press)
 FULTONHAM, O., June 22. - In the cemetery here a homeless cur mourns on the grave of George Baker. They call her the Graveyard Dog.
 Five years ago the dog came to the cemetery following the funeral pro- cession of Baker, an aged farmer who died at his home near here.
 Every night the dog keeps a close vigil over the grave. It sleeps for hours at stretch during the day on the little mound that marks Bakers resting place.
 Villagers long ago gave up the hope of coaxing the dog away from there. She leaves the cemetery only long enough each day to search for food.
 Friends of Baker say he never own ed the dog. Cemetery trustees refuse to drive it away and she seems likely to spend the rest of her life in this strange manner