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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-05

ASKED TO PROBE JUGGLING
OF PRICES BY GAMBLERS
The Cook county grand jury was
yesterday asked to investigate the
juggling of prices by food gamblers.
Under the law the county grand jury
can tackle the conspiracy end of the
food hogs game. At the same time
Dist Atty Clyne prepared to present
evidence to the federal grand jury.
Some of this evidence, Clyne init
mates, points to criminal violations.
Chicago's housewives in a meeting
at the Hotel Sherman took the first
step toward lining up 5000 farmers
in the middle west on a plan for CO.
operative marketing through the
agency of the parcel post. Invitations
for further meetings has been ex-
tended to the Housewives league,
the Women's Assn of Commerce, the
Chicago Women's club and other or
CARNATIONS. Representatives from
farmers of every state of the union
are in attendance,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-06
COLUMBIA ALUMNI
GET REUNION CALL
Annual Celebration Begins with
Luncheon al Commons
on Saturday.

Columbia alumni will return 70 the
campus Saturday for their annual
alumni day celebration. A varied pro
cramne hss been arranged. During the
morning the graduates will visit the
various classes. The real festivities bs-
gin with luncheon parties at the fra
ternity houses and at the university
commons. where an address of welcome
will be made by President Nicholas
Murray Butler. Professor James c. Es
bert. 81. director Of the summer ses-
sion and extension teaching depart
menis. will preside.
Following President Buffers address
three lectures or current topics Will be
given by several officers Of the univer-
sity. Dr. Francis Carter Wood, '94M
will talk on the phases Of the Cancer
Problem of Interest TO Lsymen.' Or
Wood is the director of the 100000
Croker Cancer Research Laboratory
and his experiments with radlum have
attracted wide attention. Professor
Hans Zinssor will talk on Experiences
with the Serbian Relief Committee
Professor Milton Z. Whitaker, head OF
the Graduate Chemistry Engineering
school, will talk on The Manufactur-
ing Of High Explosives" and Professor
Ellery c. Stowell, professor Of interna-
tion law ct Columbia, will speak on
The Role Of Diplomacy"
Following these lectures undergradu-
ates will give an exhibition Of uniyer
sity activities At this time a gold
football will be presented to the 1915
varsity football team by the athletic
association.
The usual beefstesk dinner will b.
held in the university commons. The
annual basketball game between Colum
bia and Pennsylvania, followed by dan
cling. Will end the day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-06
EX.OFFICIAL NOW DERELlCT
Prisoner Says lie Is Former Assistant
Attorney General.

Prisoner Says He Is Former Assistant
Attorney General.
An cmacisted man had answered
when the case OF John Mcmahon
charged with dsordcrly conduct. was
called in the Night Court last night
but he halted the case before Mag
is,rate Simms could go further.
"My namo isn't Mcmahon. How the
policeman got IL don't know" he said.
"My name is Michael OBrien. am an
attorney law. and l have occurred
too many responsible positions IN the
state Of New York. including Tint OF
Assistant Attorney General, 20 permit
myself to sign court order Ike thls
ono with any name other than my own.
William ". Lonergan, representing
the Catholic Protective Society. ask'd
that the man be paroled TO him IN order
10 give him an opportunity TO lnvcsu-
cate his claims. Mcmahon, or oBren,
was found az Twenty-siXth street nne
Third Avenue unconscious "Wednesday
evening. lie has since been at bellevue
Hosrital Il was thought he was a
derclict Of the city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-06
luncheon TO Retiring Editor.

now Jones < Co.. the publishers, and
he .taE Of The Wall Street Journal
Fave a luncheon az the Hotel Biitmore
ya,sriav afternoon 20 lockwood Barr
Who is refining as managing news ed
10Y % be associated with James Il.
Olrhsr. & Co.. members Of the New
YORK Stock Exchange
James Reilly. who has been with Dow.
,ors. & Co tor nearly twenty years in
various csrac.tes. succeeds SIr. Barr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-06
Old Grammar Bows to Rally.

Those who attended old Grammar
School No !, now known as the George
". Wingate Public School No. 20, will
have reunion dinner at the Hotel
Savoy, Tuesday, February 20. Requests
for invitations from the former stu
dents should be addressed TO William
Herbert, II Pine Street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-06
Great Annual Event which Starts at 7:30 A. M.
The SCARCITY of Rau Silks and Dyeus Makes This an FL

"yll France ever again make such Silks? asked woman
who attended our Advance Display last week We cannot answer
this but we will say these Silks cannot be duplicated for many
q wear to come Silk making an inherited art
In spite of all these conditions have assembled the most
Wonderful Collection Of Silks hisoryand IN the history
Of American merchandising. For instance:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-06

Raw Six has never been so scarce Italy has stopped cu
waiting Silk and the great floods in the Orient have ruined it,
The scarcity dveStufs is almost unbelievable 1t pre-
dced that France will stop making them within few weeks
{ Germany has not IS any for long time
OF course these conditions have also advanced the prices OF
domestic Silks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-06

enctU Ourent
bnH S0redt A.
the all Especial on
ySoreak the n
beaesh SaeGO"e sho~d uS"e V"""'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-11
Charles Leighton and His
Two Sons Plead Not
Guilty atWoodstock
WITNESS SAYS LAD
OF 10 SHOT GIBSON
Claim Made That Victim Exhibited an
Insurance Company Badge and Told
leighton He Was an officer of the
Law.

WOODSTOCK, March II. = Charles
Leighton, Is. and his sons, Walter. u.
and Newell 10 all of Sharon. were
brought before Judge a. c. Whitman in
the municipal court here yesterday after
noon charged with the murder of Albert
G. Gibson o. Sharon on Feb "a
The three men have been confined in the
county jail here since their arrest.
States Attorney b. E. Cole 81 Windsor
appeared as prosecutor and Ex-State's At
toIney Raymond Trainor Of White River
Junction represented the Leightons. The
respondents came into court with High
Sheriff J. II. kinily. They were well
dressed and each Wore brand new pair
o red rubber shoes.
hey stood looking straight at the Judge
during the reading OF the complaint charg-
ing each with murder Each pleaded not
guilty.
Six witnesses win be called for the state.
bat owing to the late train service. due to
the severe snowStorm, States ATTORNEY
Cole was unable to reach here until 1
O'Clock, 50 that only two Of the witnesses
were called and the case will be continued
today
John /. Condor, who sold the logs to
Mr.. Gibson over which the fatal contro-
vcrsy arose, was the first witness He said
that Gibson called at his house on the way
to the woodiot on the morning OF the al
legged murder and ilat he went to the
woods with him Leighton and his two
sons were there and after considerable dis
cussion among the men over the owner
ship OF the logs, Mr. Condor said Mr. Glib
son exhibited an insurance policy badge
which he was wearing and told Leighton
he was an officer OF the law and would at
tend to HIM later
Newell, the younger son, carried the
ntle Condor testified, and it was Newell,
he said, who did the shooting
After the shooting, he started for his
house, a short distance away. for his team
to bring the injured man out Of the woods.
On his way back he met Walter Leighton.
the elder son, and one Of the Iognen, with
Leightons team, bringing Gibson out. lie
was taken TO Mr., 6ondon house. the Wit
ness stated lut died before the doctors
reached there
Fred Spaulding's testimony corroborated
that OF Condor
The taking ct thestimony was completed
late todaE and all three Of the Leightons
were held for appearance before the June
term OF the grand jury oen tn charge OF
murder Charles Leighton and Newell
Leighton were refused bail, but Walter
Leighton was permitted to furnish 81 600
surety and was released
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-11
A Difficult Task.

The government official had been
telling simple old Scotch farmer
what he must do in the case Of a
German invasion on the east coast of
Scotland.
An haze RELY tae dae this wi !
q ma beesties if the Germans come ?'t
asked. the old fellow at the finish.
The official informed him that such
was the law. All livestock of every
description must be branded ana
driven inland
Weel, ! m thinking III haze an
awfu job wi ma bees. ''-Philadel
phia Public Ledger
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-11

the embassies at London. Paris and. Rome
some time ago made it apparent that the
disarmament plan had met with no favor.
and the department has been proceeding
on the assumption that It would he re-
jected. The United States does not ones
ton the right under international law OF
merchantmen to arm for defenses. Dis
armament by agreement was proposed
purely as a humanitarian expedient on ae-
count OF the development OF submarine
warfare. Without such an agreement the
law stands as 1t always has and It was in
recognition of this principle that the
United States informed Germany that Ee-
announced intention OF sinking armed
merchant ships without warning was in
consistent with assurances previously CIV
en- IN the Lusitania and Arabic cases.
in their replies. which it is understood
will be couehed in the friendiiest terms.
the allies viii express appreciation OF the
high motives which moved the United
states government in the interest of hui
manlty 10 endeavor to remove the dan
gers TO the lives OF non-combatants. But
they viii express the view that the propo-
sItlon voluntarily to surrender the right Of
Ia, merchant ship to carry arms for her
own defense would really amount to
change IN the principle of international
law itself instead OF being, as viewed bv
the state department, merely chance in
the application OF the law OF of the rules
framed under the law.
Attention will be directed also to tho
fact that one of the cardinal principles o.
international law is that no change shall
be made IN the law itself as applied 70
warfare during the progress of hostilities.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-11

Swiss Expert Says verdun Drive Aims
at Renewing Confidence.


PARIS, March . DELAYED The
financial correspondent of the Gazette
de Lausanne, who IS considered in
Switzerland an authority on war E
nance, publishes an analysis of Ger
many's present critical financial stu
alton, which critics say is filed with
reliable and significant data.
'Germany's fourth war loan, -
says this expert, (which VIII bc
issued between March and March
p, includes the consolidated debt AZ
per cent interest issued az 9Sls ami
treasury bonds At - PEI eeu7
issued at %. Or. HeIfferich. Secrera-
ry of the Imperial Treasury. e
doubtless now preparing q new Ge-
mand for credits which he intends
70 submit 70 the ReicbstaE with the
budget before Mareh 81. the eu5 OF
the fiscal year. Moreover the fnan-
eial need Is imperi0us. The credits
voted are exhausted.
1t should be observed that the
Verdum offensive Is followed almost
Immediately by the issue of the fourth
war loan.
"The Germans have reached the
turning point IN their war finance.
The preparation of new taxes is proof
of this. It remains TO be ascertained
whether or not the confidence OF the
people IS shaken.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-11
COZ. ;;words, teliine how, yAieks we're

COZ woods, telling how, ghieks were
Matched and reared, -.
Points for egg-laying contest are as
follows:
]. Average egg production, 10.
,. Net profits, 80
3. Best expense record, Is.
T. Best written account, not over
600 words, telling how fowls were fed
for egg production, Is.
Since this club began, Clyde Haskell
has reported two unusually large eggs.
the first measuring eight inches by six
and one-fourth inches, and the other
eight inches by six and three-eights
inches.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-11
ALLIES TURN DOWN
PROPOSALS OF u. S.
Refuse to Disarm the Belligerent Owned
Merchant Ships - Formal
Statement Soon.

WASHINGTON. March II, L Tho en-
tente allies have agreed to inform the
United States that they cannot accept the
proposal IN Secretary Lansing's recent cir
cular memorandum that modus vivcndi
be entered into for the disarmament OF
belhgerent-owned merchant ships. Con.
ferences between the allies on this subject
have ended and formal replies to the Amer
lean suggestion are expected in the near
future
Advices to the state department from
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-11
To Rent

To Rent
TO RENT-Tenement, Q West St.
307-312*
pect st. 3o7-tf
TO RENT = Nice 6-ro1W tenement.
11as. 2 onase. 301-tf
TO RENTING pleasant tenements.
INQUIRE at 3 Locust st. 203-tf
TO RENT-Fu Furnished room heat,
electric light and bath, after March If.
81 Green Street. S-tf
TO RENT-Two good tencments On
Birge street, 50 per month. Holden e
Martin, Brattleboro, Vt. HIT
TO RENT = Downstairs fiat Of 6
rooms and bath, furnace heat. F. w.
Nichols, ? Forest Street. COST
TO RENT Front room on first floor
If out ring janitor s bell Mrs. f. j,
Flagg. The Abbott, Canal St st
TO RENT-Bachelor' apartment. fur
nished room with bath, in the Abbott
building. Apply at Abbott's store. 30G-tf
TO RENT-Seven-ro6m cottage with
large productive garden. H. f. Wealth
erhead, West Brattleboro. Tel 2G9-W
4-tf
TO RENT = Apartment in Ullerv
building, third floor, front. Living room
IL X %, bed room, large closet. bath
room, Iitehenette, gas stove and large
cupboard, steam heat, gas and electrici-
IT, Suitable for two people. J. G. III
lefE. 4-tf
TO RENT-Second floor Uilery build
ing, nice front office IS X IS, two win
doWs, large closet, SIC per month Also
large office % X % with private Office
y l6. Also smaller Office - lG.
One floor in UlTery building annex
suitable for storage or shop. j. G. u
lery. tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-11
Making Matters Worse.

Eridegroom-Waiter, 1 hope you
haven t tod anybody here we are new
" married? Irish Waiter-No. sir;
Olive kaped it secret. Why, when
ever anybody tries to pump me, sor,
Olive told them you werntt married at
all, at aIl-Loadon Mail.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-11

FOR SALE-Folly Farms, compris-
ing three complete farms, known as the
Cooper, Jilison and Washer places; al
50 much timberland The farms are
offered at market prices, either singly
or in groups DR.. f. W. Gwyer For
particulars inquire Of J. =. Betterley.
Brattleboro. Tel. 3l4.2 Oil
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-11
TOOLMAhERS

First class men only, for tool, gage,
and fixture work. best OF labor condi-
tions;r state age, experience, aud
wages expected. observation-disclosures Co.,
Greenfield, Mass. 1918
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-11

WANTED Millinery apprentices.
Apply at once at Bascom S millinery
parlors, l27 Main Street loft
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-11

FOR SALE - CREAMERY, small
steam power creamery at Folly Farms,
includes engine, boiler, cream vat ana
pasteufizer, churn and butter worker
Babcoek tester, tubs, scales, piping and
many accessories. DIR. +. W. Gwyer.
For particulars inquire of J. y. Better
ley, Brattleboro. Tel 3l472. oil
FOR SALE-We arrived March Il,
With 81 head Of horses. Have 80 to
select from Is matched teams, 2,400
to 1850; singles ], 100 to 1850; several
nice mares; l fancy pair da2pled
grays, age 6, $500. Wen have next
load in 10 days All horses warranted
as represented. Guilford & Wood
Horse Co, F. J. Wood, Prop, Shell
burne Falls, Mass 10-15
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-11

FOR SALE-Cyphers incubator, ca
paeity 100 eggs; Buckeye incubator, ca
,paeity 60 eggs. Both practically new
and must be sold at once, f. f. Bar
her, administrator c. A. Barber es-
tate. 5-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-11
Wanted

WANTED-Messenger boy at Postal
Office. 30
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-31
THOUSANDS VIEW THE
BODY OF JAMES ]. HILL
Funeral Will be Marked by
Simplicity

St. Paul, Mimi, May 30.-Sim-
plicity will marke the funeral OF
James ]. Hill, pioneer railroad
builder, who died at his home
yesterday. The hill home was
opened to employees of the Great
Northern Railroad this afternoon
and the fact that today is a holi-
day made it possible for most of
the several thousand employees OF
the company here and in Mime
apolis to view the body.
Funeral services will take
place at the home Wednesday at
2 P. m. The Right Rev. Thomas
J. Gibbons, vicar general, will
have charge of the services. The
funeral will be public.
All day and through the night
messages from all sections of the
country were received by the
family, They came from railroad
presidents, hnanciers, civic and
state organizations and politicaI
leaders. All expressed grief al
the loss OF one of the nations
most widely known men.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-31
PRICE WARNS FARMERS
OF RATE RAISE

Atlanta, May 30.-A warning
to the farmers to arouse themsel-
YES to the, danger confronting the
agricultural industry of Georgia,
under the proposed increase in
freight rates, sought by railroads,
was being prepared Thursday by
J. D. Price, Commissioner of
Agriculture.
He expects to urge upon the
farmers the necessity, for their
own welfare, of protesting to the
Railroad Commission of Georgia,
on June 20, when the petition is
heard, against an increase.
He will call attention to the
fact the railroads have been in
strumental in developing agricul-
lure of the state through test
farms, giving premiums and fur
nishing blooded stock for breed
ing purposes. But just as soon
as the farmers begin to benefit
from diversihcation of crops, the
railroads propose to overburden
them with freight rates, Commits
sioner Price will warn Georgians.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-31
SAVANNAH ARRESTS
FOR SELLING BUCK

Savannah, Ga, May 2o.-On
warrants sworn out before Judge
Samuel A. Cam, of the municipal
court, Sheriff Merritt w. Dixon
today arrested George R. Benton,
manager of the Savannah Hotel
Mr.. burden of Burden & Powers,
proprietors of a. pavilion and res
taurant at Tybee,-end Frank Ciu-
cevich, proprietor of the Ocean
View at Tybee, chafged with VIC
lating the prohibition laws in sell
ing Buck" an alleged substitute
for beer. Each made bond for
$500.
Sheriff Dixon said he made Ge
arrests under the ruling of SON
cftor-Gen@al Hartridge to the ef-
feet shat the sale Of Buck" vio-
lated the prohibition law.
Buck" is made in Chicago, and
has been sold in Atlanta, Angus
ia, Macon and elsewhere in Geor-
gia, without it's being held illegal.
Mr.. burden today said that City
Bacteriologist Bassett had analy-
zed "Buck" and had reported it
within the law.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-31

Georgia should do likewise.
1t is a we'll known fact that
mouldy cereals will kill animals,
and it is also believed by leading
authorities that diseased corn will
destroy human beings. This be-
ing so, it would seem the part of
wisdom and humanity to require
an inspection of all grain which
is offered for sale in order that
the people and their live stock
may be protected against danger
from this source. Italy, Austria,
France and some states in this
country have taken steps in this
direction, and it is to be hoped
that Georgia will soon follow suit.
The work that is already being
undertaken by the State Board
of Health could be greatly ex-
banded to the ultimate benefit of
the people were the appropriation
to this Board materially increased.
A commercial enterprise operates
on a large or small scale in ac-
cordance with the size of its re-
sources; and SO it is with State
Board of Health-its work is
commensurate with its appropri-
alton.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-31
TIGERS" AND SLEUTHS
IN BATTLE OF WITS

Atlanta, Ga, May pa con-
slant contest of wits goes on be-
tween the detective department
of Atlanta and the blind tigers
who devise AN manner of schemes
for evading the new prohibition
laws.
One of the latest tricks invent
ed by the blind tigers is to trans
port liquor from place to place in
large milk cans. Two detectives
standing on Decatur streets saw
a couple of negroes with a milk
can, and they thought the can
smelled more like liquor than it
smelled like milk. Accordingly
they stopped the negroes and
made a careful examination
which verified their suspicious.
. Following the negroes to the
place where they were going, the
detectives discovered a large sup
ply of corn liquor put up in pints
and half pints, and the negroes in
possession of the. moonshine gave
the officers the location of dis
tillery in the north Of Fulton
county where white lightning had
been produced in large quantities
every day since May /.
Another smooth scheme that
was not quite smooth enough to
get by the blind tiger squad, who
have developed remarkably
keen sense of smell where liquor
is concerned, was the transport
ing of liquor in the gasoline tank
of an automobile. The negro
driving the car would fill only his
emergency tank with gasoline,
and put liquor in the main tank,
which he dispensed at so much
per drink and so much per pint.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1916-05-31

The writer in passing Mccarthy
Johnstone's window this morning
took particular notice of a card
calling our attention to the fact
that they have only six spring
coat suits in stock, and for any
one going away or intending TAX
ing a trip, seems as though the
price, seven dollars and ninety
five cents, would appeal to you,
the economizing lady, to her
husbands delight.