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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
.LISLE CARPENTER
CASE is REVERSED
Expected that it Will Be Retired :
Largest Personal Damage Verdict
in History of This County.

The supreme court yesterday re-
versed the decision of the Windham
county court in the case of Lisle NJ.
Carpenter against the Central Vermont
railroad in which the plaintiff was
given a verdict for $9,250 for the loss
of leg, the largest verdict ever rem
dered in the Windham county court for
personal damages.
The plaintiff in 1909 was employed
on the West River branch of the Cen
trail Vermont road as freight brake
man. He slipped on the ice in the
yard at South Londonderry and fell
under the ears, one leg being cut off.
He brought suit for $4,000 The suit
was tried finally at the spring term
of the Windham county court in 1912
and the verdict obtained
The case was taken to the supreme
court on exceptions based on errors in
the admissibility of evidence and was
argued at the February term in 1914.
1t had been with the court since. The
opinion is by Judge Haselton. The
case is remanded for a new trial
R. C. Bacon, Loren r. Pierce OF
| Woodstock and E. W. Gibson were
counsel for Carpenter, and c. c. Fits
and Fl. B. Amey, the latter assistant
general attorney for the Central Yer
mont. were counsel for the railroad.
| The George Warner murder case
which is in the supreme court on ex
.eeptions, has. been set for hearing al
! the February term in Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
COMPANY | NEEDS
MORE ENLISTMENTS
Meeting with That End in View Ar
ranged for Jan. 21.-Mintary Men
of Repute Will Be Heard.

Arrangements have been made for a
meeting to encourage enlistments in Com
pany l Friday, Jan. 21. The meeting will
be addressed by Adjutant General Lee 5.
Tillotson, Col Ira L. Reeves, president Of
Norwich university, colonel commanding
1st Inf, V. \. G., and others. 1t is ex-
pected that a speaker of national promi-
nence also will be secured.
The annual government inspection occurs
March %, and it is necessary before that
time to recruit the company to the govern
ment minimum of 90. This will require
the enlistment of 20 men, and the meeting
viii be held for the purpose of encouraging
.enlistments to that standard, in order that
the company may be maintained.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
BAY STATE MAY TAX INCOMES
$4,000 Exemption, IL Per Cent on
All Earned Incomes.

BOSTON, Jan. 5. = A report recon-
mending an income tax has been filed
with the legislature by a special com
mission of taxation. This was in re
sponse to a decisive popular vote IA
voring such constitutional amend
ment.
The suggestion of the commission is
for law taxing incomes not taxable
at the source, with certain exemptions,
at per cent, and incomes from profes-
sions, employments, trades and business
at l 10 per cent, this class also being
subject to certain exemptions. The
commission figures that hardly one
seventh of the four billion dollars of
known wealth in the state is taxed.
Earned incomes above $4,000, with
$500 additional exemption for hus-
band or a wife, and $3.50 for each
minor child, will be taxed under the
proposed law.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
MUNICIPAL COURT
FINES MANCTNI $50
Costs Amount to S43.52-Sentence I'M
posed This Forenoon-Case May
Go to Supreme Court.

Frank Mancini was ordered by
Judge F. f. Barber in the municipal
court this forenoon to pay fine of
$50 and costs of 1882 for disturbing
the peace by assaulting Deputy Sher-
iff Adm f. Miller of Dummerston at a
dance in that town two weeks ago. He
was found guilty of the offense by a
jury which heard the evidence in the
case Monday. The fine has not been
paid as the attorneys for the respond
ent, Gibson & Daley, have filed excep-
tions and may decide to take the case
to the supreme court Maneini is on
bail of 5000 furnished by Peter Bia-
giotti He was not present when sen
tence was pronounced, but was repre-
sented by Attorney w. R. Daley.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Miss Susan f Clark has sold the school.
house lot in district No d, West Brattle-
boro, consisting of three to four acres, to
Joseph McVeigh. Mr. McVeigh has
bought of the district the schoolhouse and
will convert it into a dwelling house a
story and half high The land on which
the house stands reverts to the lot which
he has bought of Miss Clark on the discon-
tinuance of the school. The record OF
building the past year should include the
addition of a story to Frank Richardson S
house and the erection of a thoroughly
modern barn by Austin Nichols, both il
West Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
PEASLEE TESTIFIES
IN HIS OWN BEHALF
Court Refuses to Admit Report of
Story Told by Morrison to
County Solicitor

CONCORD, n. H., Jan. 5. = Morri-
son H. Peaslee, on trial for alleged
murder of his father, Howard Peaslee,
at Henniker in May, 1914, went on the
stand again today and testified re
garding his movements Immediately
after the discovery of the crime.
Some time before the murder, his
father, he said, had instructed him
what to do in connection with certain
business interests elf anything hap
pened to him through the threat of
Gene Wood. =
He said that when he was selected
as administrator of his father S estate
he consented to serve only when urged
by other members of the family.
Attorney General George V. Hill fol
the defense wanted to see the steno-
graphic report of the story told by
Morrison to County Solicitor Robert c.
Murphy soon after the murder, but the
court refused to rider the state to
produce it. Peaslee said that he
told the same story then as he was tell
ing now.
In his testimony late yesterday
Peaslee made flat denial of the
charge of numbering his father. The
state has introduced an alleged con
| fession by the defendant that he sho
and killed his father in order to ge
money, but the questions asked th'
witness in his direct examination di,
not touch on the confession.
| Morrison said that he was in hi
house putting one of his children t.
bed at the time his father was killed
When his wife first heard of the muT
der, Morrison said, her first exclama
tion attributed the crime to neigh
Dor with whom the elder Peaslee ha
had troslble. The defendant testifie
that his father had told him Of threat
this neishbor had made against him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
Cox of Boston Speaker of
House and Wells of Haver-
hill Heads Senate
INAUGURATION WILL
COME TOMORROW
A Flood of Bills Has Already Been
Filed That Will Keep the Legislators
Busy Several Months-Much Atten-
tion to Taxation.

BOSTON, Jan. 5.-Channing H. Cox
of Boston was reelected speaker Of
the house of representatives and Hen
ry g. Wells of Haverhill was made
president of the senate by overwkelm-
ing Republican majorities when the
legislature convened today. Gov
elect Samuel W. Mccall will be inau-
gurated tomorrow.
The usual flood of bills has been
filed and the session probably win last
for several months. Taxation problems
will occupy much of the time of the
legislature, the adoption of a consti-
tutional amendment last fall having
paved the way for changes in the tax
laws which previously were impossi-
BILE.
Under the amendment the legisla-
ture is empowered to tax so-called in
tangibles at = different rate from real
estate and personal property.
a proposition to call convention
to revise the state constitution also
will be considered
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
GRANT TELLS HOW
PERSIA. WAS LOST
British Liner, According to Survivor,
Went Down Five Minutes After
Being Torpedoed.

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Charles Grant
OF Boston, one of the two Americans
known to have been on board the Brit
lsh steamship Persia when she was tor
pedoed in the Mediterranean last
Thursday, has arrived in Alexandra.
Egypt. Mr.. Grant, so far as is known
IS the only American from whom can
come the story of the Persia S sinking
lie gave to the Associated Press at
alexandria yesterday the most detailed
account yet received of the disaster.
was in the dining saloon of the
Persia at LOS p. m, he said 81 had
just finished my soup and the steward
was asking what L would take for my
second course when a terrific explosion
occurred. The saloon became filed with
smoke, broken glass and steam from
the boiler which appeared to have
burst There was no panic on board.
We went on deck as though we were at
drill and reported at the hfeboats on
the starboard side, as the vessel had
listed to port. l chung to the railing.
The last thing done was to tie on Capt.
Sprickiy's hfebelt
As the vessel was then listing so
badly that 1t was impossible to launch
the starboard boats / slid down the
starboard rail into the water. I got
caught in rope which pulled off a
shoe, but l broke loose and climbed on
some floating wreckage, to which /
clung. The last 1 saw of the Persia
she had her bow in the air, five min
utes after the explosion.
After floating about on the wreck
age until 4 clock in the morning, ]
saw five boats. l was pulled into one
Of them. We rowed about looking fol-
other stragglers. The boats became ov.
erloaded and the occupants were re.
distributed. Four boats were tied to
gether by their painters and the fifth
followed some distance away.
My boat left the others in order tC
search the more frequented steamship
channels for help. We rowed for three
hours. Then we saw cruiser and
called out we are English We ex
J planned that we were survivors of the
Persia and gave directions to the cruis
/ er as to where the other boats were
They were soon found and the occu
pants were taken off Immediately by
the English sailors.
/ Robert Men eely, American consu
at Alden, sat at the same table with ms
on the voyage. He was not seen prob
ably because his cabin was on the por-
side.
Tt was horrible scene. The watei
was black as ink. Some passenger
were screaming, others were calling ou
goodbv. Those in one boat san!
hymns.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
First Baptist Church

Week Of Prayer - Wednesday, $50,
Christian Endeavor meeting. Subject,
What Is Conservation. Everybody in
vited; Friday, 7.30, Subject, The White
Gift
There will be a prayer meeting in
the chapel this evening at 7.3O. AS
this is the evening of the regular
Christian Endeavor meeting the young
people will have charge. Miss Jessie
Hawley and Miss Charlotte Barrett
will lead Subject, What Is Consecra,
tion2 Mark 12 2S-34. A conservation
meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
NewEnglandRe dRepudiatesCase
Against New Haven Di-
rectors, Says Choate
NO SINGLE ACT OF
OPPRESSION PROVED
Claims That the Government s Position
Is That If You Fight Competitor
Until He Succumbs You Are violat-
ing the Law.

NEW YORK, Jan. s. Charles F.
Choate of Boston told the jury today,
while summing up the case for the de-
Tense at the trial of II former direc-
tors of the New Haven read on
charges of violating the Sherman
antitrust law, that people of New
England were opposed to the prosecu-
tion and have repudiated it.
New England repudiates this
prosecution, he asserted "'They will
have none of it. The government put
these men on trial where they were
not known. You probably heard of
none of them before they were
brought into this court The govern
ment did not dare to try them in the
courts of New England =
Mr.. Choate said that the govern
ment with all its experts aud its Sc
cret service. had not been able to pro
duce one witness from New England
| who could testify to a single act of
oppression on the part of the New
/ Haven.
Speaking Of the competition and of
the New Haven fights with the rival
steamboats, lines Mr.. Choate asked,
- are you to sit defenseless and let
others take your property from youl
What is the logical outcome of com
petition? There is a weaker and strong
er and the government says if yoU
/ fight your competitor until he sue
cumbs then you are violating the law.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
Centre Congregational Church

Friday, 7.3O p. m.-Special meeting
Of the church to organize for the ev-
cry member canvas. Rev. Frank \.
Sheldon of Boston will be present, al
so the pastor. 1t is hoped that every
member of the church will be present.
New members will be received into
the church Sunday morning, Jan. 16.
The pastor should have the names of
all who desire to unite with the
church at that time before next Fri
aay evening.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
GREEK STEAMER IS
CALLING FOR HELP
Evidently the Captain and Crew Are
Still on Board the Crippled
Thessalonil1i.

NEW. YORK, Jan. 5.-The Greek
steamer Thessaloniki was still aAoat
carly today and sending urgent calls
for help. A wireless message received
by the Scandinavian-Ameri line
line from the captain of the steamship
United States brought this informa-
ton and also denied a belief that the
crippled steamer had been entirely
abandoned and that the captain and
crew had been picked up by the
United States.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
GREEK GOVERNMENT
MAKES A PROTEST
Objects to Arrests by Allies at Saloniki
Wishes to Be Friendly With
Central Powers.

ATHENS, Jan. 5.-The Greek gov
ernment has made vigorous protest to
the entente powers against the arrest
of Greek subjects at SalonilIi.
Berlin hears that the Greek minister
at Sofia has informed Bulgaria that
Greece will use all means at her dis
posal to support her recent protest
against the arrest of the Germans and
other foreign consuls at SalonilIi
Greece desiring to maintain good rela-
tions with the central powers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
BAsILICA CLOSED.
Young Man Attempted to Commit Sui
eide in Sacred Structure.

ROME, Jan. 5.-The basilica in st.
Peters was closed today because a
young man attempted to commit sui
eide in the sacred edifice The wound
was slight, but as blood had been
split the basilica was closed in accord
ance with the rules of the church, and
reconsecra4ed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
Washington Officials Hope
full of Amicable Settle
ment of Persia Case
AWAIT FULL FACTS
IN MEETING CRISIS
The American Consul at Marseilles Has
Advised State Department That Only
Two Americans Were Aboard Ill
Fated Ship.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The admin
istration continued today to mark time
in the situation arising from the sink
ing of the British steamer Persia,
while awaiting definite information
concerning the attack on the vessel.
Until the full facts are at hand,
however, the next move in the new
crisis with the Teutons will not be de-
termined upon.
While the situation still was as
tense as ever officials were hopeful
that a new way would be found for an
amicable settlement of the issue.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
THE WEATHER.
Snow or Rain Tonight and Thursday
Colder in Vermont.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The wealth
er forecast: Snow or rain tonight and
Thursday Colder tonight in Vermont
Colder Thursday except in eastern and
central Maine. Strong southwest tc
west winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05
In Odd Fellows Hall

Thursday, Jan. 6, at 7.30 p. m. -
Regular meeting Of Oasis Eneampment.
installation of officers. chicken pie
supper will be served at $50 p. m.
sharp.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05

From Rome comes the news that an
Italian named Quarini has invented a
device which defects torpedoes from
their course and explodes them. 1t IS
said that the allied fleets are to be sup
piled with this invention.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Only two
Americans were aboard the steamship
Persia when it was sunk. The Ameri-
can consul at Marseilles today advised
the state department that he had OBJ
tanned a passenger list from the steam
ship agents there which definitely fix
ed the number of Americans at two,
Robert McNeely of North Carolina and
Charles H. Grant of Boston.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05

The Brazilian government estimates
next revenues at $l69,660, 900, and ex-
penditures at 4,254 900.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05

Mrs. A. J. Belden returned from
Greenfield today, after spending New
Year IS with her sister, Mrs. S. T. Dav-
export.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-05

The sardine catch in Europe has
been great failure.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-02

right along New Yorks Rialto."
And for that reason do not men.
tion his name.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-02
TRACK MILEAGE
OF SYSTEM
LARGE
Comptroller Shows Baltimore
and Ohio System is 1852
Miles Larger.


BALTIMORE, Md, Oct. 1.-The
comptroller Of the Baltimore and Ohio
system has just issued report show
ing the official mileage of tracks
owned, Jointly owned, leased and over
which the railroad has trackage rights
as Of June 30, 1916. The statement
shows total, for all track operated
Of 9,041.52 miles, being an increase Of
1852 miles over 1916.
The Baltimore and Ohio now oper-
ates a total Of 6,O37.04 miles of main
track, 5,SO9.33 miles of which it owns.
Included in the main track mileage
operated are 4.539.3S miles Of first
track, l,29524 OF second track, 1866
OF third track and $500 OF fourth
track. In addition to the main tracks.
the company operates total of 3,004.-
AZ miles OF side and yard tracks. Of
which number 1t owns 2,957.3s.
The total Of all tracks jointly owned
is 1896, the road operating but 4.44
miles under lease and having trackage
rights over 1861 miles.
The mileage of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad proper for all tracks
operated is 4,606.20, it's largest sub
sidiary-the Baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern Railroad Company-hav-
ing total track mileage Of 1,470.29.
The tracks OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company in Pennsylvania,
another subsidiary line, number 717.55
miles. while the subsidiary Baltimore
and Ohio and Chicago Railroad Com
pany has total Of 10TH track miles.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-02

NEW YORK. Oct. There was Il
man who bowed to me in restaurant.
And then he came to my table Some
where ! had met him and somewhere
he had met me. We talked of the
weather the Giants winning streak
but avoided personal questions for
he could not remember my name and
! could not remember his.
When We parted we shook hands
ana hoped we would meet again. 4
mali hour later remembered his name
and also remembered tina, he was a
strolling player and came to Missouri
town where was living.
That night at the theater saw him
again the leading man in a Broadway
production waited for him at The
stage door In an invalids chair was
young woman also waiting. When he
came out he was all concerned for her
and for her comfort.
He introduced me and walked with
him to his hotel while he wheeled his
wife. Later in the lobby he told me
the story. She too had been with him
with the repertoire company. They
mad married six years ago and then n
railroad wreck ended her stage career
an injury 10 the spine Every night
she waits for him.
The newspaper instinct prevailed
and II was suggested thar such won
dcrful devotion was rarely seen and
Il was strange that the story had never
been printed.
1T Is story" no said, II never want
to see printed. Il is MOI a story for the
sob sister 1t ia story Of devotion
that Is not uncommon In stage life
You will find hundreds of such stories
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-02
Have You Got Your Wall Paper For Your
House Cleaning This Fall?

You had better buy it now before
the advance for when you wait and
buy new wall paper you will have to
pay from Is to so per cent advance. By
buying large quantities and getting
the best price we are prepared to give
you low price, and a large selection
TO rthe fall season,
Nice selection of 121@c, 15c, zoe and
25c papers for parlors halls. living
rooms, dining rooms, kitchens and
bath rooms.
Low prices in ceilings in cream and
white,
All colors, Cut-out borders and bin
ders at all prices.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-02

ago he had never danced the new
dances and so every night or so lie
would go around and ask the girl to
dance with him and under her skillful
tutelage he became proficient.
And then he brought his friends and
they too learned to dance. And one
night before he left he told the pretty
dancer to buy certain stock. She did
Several days later the stock jumped
many points. And now the Dallas
beauty may ride around in mauve lin
cuisines with llyeried cnauffeurs.
And yet there are those who say
that dancing offers no opportunity TO
get on in the world.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-02
o. o. MCINTYRE

BursAui Rooms Ifiss Majestic West ssvsny.sscOnd
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-02

The towers of the Panama cathe-
dral are rooted with pearl shells,
which reflect the sunlight so that
they can be seen far out at sea.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-02

A meteoritc Weighing about TWEEN
ty tons is reported to have fallen re-
Gently at Bazerros, in the state OF
Pernambuco, Brazil.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-02

right along New Yorls Rialto."
ana for that reason do not men
ton his name.
Bide Dudley. the Broadway man for
the World, dropped YEARLY INFO n har-
Der chair the other day and indicated
he wanted his locks trimmed. The
barber was one Of those talkative
fellows who get the entire clan into
the funny papers.
Well" he began. the Gi'nts sure
played some ball. It's fine afternoon.
Looks like the war is about over. Go,
friend who grabbed roll on the
ponies. How will you have ii cut?"
without the monologue said
Dudley languidly.
Oh. don't worry said the barber.
~ don't never usc no strange tools
JUST the scissors; that's ALL"
Tho big Fifth avenue traffic men
now have assistants. Traffic has be-
come 50 heavy that 1t was practically
impossible for one man at each corner
70 Wig wag the tranic safely. The
chief difficulty was that tho men would
get so tired waving their arms that
they could hardly move.
Now each policeman has uniformed
young man who does the arm waving
while the chief himself looks out after
the larger aspects Of the traffic.
There IS a pretty girl who dances
In fashionable dancing place. Her
name IS Francis Thompson and she