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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-04-21

..Of course. Do anything you like. .
BY the way, what is Mr.. CrawIey's
address in Grosvenor road?"
40a Grosvenor road" replied
Brooke. But you won't want to
rouble Mr.. Crawley, will your"
"Oh, dear me, mol" was Mr.. Patton, s
eply, though. at the same time. he
made mental note, and determined
usually to call on Mr.. Crawley at an
arly date
Mr.. Paton's interview with Louise
.erenger was productive -of-Nerg lit
of Importance Her ladyship had
cen out most of the day shopping,
ne supposed. though she did not
now.
Her ladyship never had gentlemen
isitors, and had no correspondence
| any importance. Her ladyship had
cen Sir Godfrey about six or seven.
lad dined alone in her room, and had,
dthout giving any reason, gone out
bout half-past eight, she-Berenger
supposed, to call on friend.
Her ladyship was most unconven-
tlonai in her habits and never made g
eonfdante of her maid.
Mr.. Paton's interview with Collier
merely confirmed Berenger's informa-
ion. Collier, however. somewhat en-
arged upon his masters excitement
when he found that her ladyship had
not slept in the hotel that, night; and
ne fully described what had trans
pired by telephone and telegraph.
I'VE shall do all that is possible,
Sir Godfrey" said the little man be-
fore he left. You can rely upon me.
shall look in and report fully as
soon as possible. Pray do not allow
yourself to become alarmed
Brooke thanked him eagerly, and
felt much easier In his mind.
Once outside the Savoy hotel, Mr..
Patton hailed taxicab. AS he drove
away he remarked to himself that
he, would bet quite large sum of
money that Sir Godfrey Brooke knew
a lot more than he dare tell; that.
in fact, he was extremely upset; and
it was his, Paton's, determination to
get to the bottom of what at the out
set babe fair to become a very diff
fcult mystery to solve
The clock had just struck the last
boom of midnight. Mr..
Patton and another man sat facing
each other in a small, oh1cial-looking
room at Scotland Yard.
Its the queerest business I've ever
had to tackle, said Mr.. Patton musing-
ly," land I'm hanged if | like the look
of 1t. What do you say. Booker"
"Darned queer" 4 laconically re-
mark Booker in a strong Pennsyl-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-06
$4O,OOO,O0O MOVIE
TRUST PLANNED
Greatest Organization Of It's Kind Will
Secure Firm Grip ON Picture
BuslneAs.

Chicago, March 3o,-Now it's fllm-land
that's to be squeezed through the merger
mangle and pressed into regulation
combine with such a tight grip on inter-
national affairs that Yankee photoplays
probably will dominate the world
Within 10 days corporation with a
capitalization of some Si0,0O0,O0O will
blossom forth in New York city under
the plans of Benjamin Il. Hampton, one
of the vice presidents of the American
Tobacco company. representing financial
interests reaching, possibly, the Rookie
fellers.
The merger will be a grand sweep into
Capitalization of number of companies
under heavy expense.
The programs involved are Paramount.
Universal. General Mutual. " l.. S. E..
representing the Vitagraph, Lubin, Sels,
Essanay and Metro. The Triangle, World
and Fox are not neglected.
Miss Mary Pickford by this arrange
ment comes into the new alignment. AL
though both she and Mr.. Hampton have
issued denials. 1t is believed here that the
little star is now on a long time contract
at "a reported salary OF S5OO.OOO year
with Mr. Hampton. The other big star
In the trust constellation is Charley
Chaplin, recently so sensationally cap
tured by the Lone Star Film company,
releasing through the Mutual. to the
twelve months tune of 100000 The
Mutual will bring the champion fun
maker into the merger fold
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-06

get off my land"
Congdon told him he wasn't on his land
but was on the highway.
Charles then I'D to Newell, his young
err son:
Come. get your gun and well 20 on the
hill and get the rest of them"
Soon the witness heard two shots and
finally went home and telephoned for the
doctor got his team and went Lack. The
body of Gibson was taken into his sleigh
Congdon took the body of Gibson to his
home where it remained until after the
autopsy in the afternoon.
After three more witnesses had been ex.
amlned the State rested
Frank J. Brewster, q photographer, was
called by the defense. He testified to a
conversation he heard while taking pic
lures Of the log piles. He said Scion
Spaulding told OF the Leighton boys strik-
ing Mr.. Gibson over the head with clubs
after he was shot and that he said each
boy struck him over the head once
Mrs. Bell II Jacobs, reporter for the
Boston Globe, testified that VIII Morse
told her on the day Of the death Of Glib.
son, that while he held the men at bay
Newell and Walter Leighton picked uu
sled stakes ana hit Mr. Gibson over the
head"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-06
NO LATIN, GREEK
Or GRAMMAR IN
FLEXNER'S SCHOOL

New York, April 2.--The general educa-
ton board. founded by John d. Rookie
Teller to-day invited expressions of opinion
as to the feasibility of establishing a
modern school which according to Abra-
ham FleXner, assistant secretary of the
board, who submitted the plan, would
revolutionize the present educational syS-
tenn.
In announcing the proposed innovation,
which not only would change the curri1-
uum now in vogue in schools and COL
leges, but would attempt to utilize as its
laboratory, the accessible world" the
general education board declared its sole
interest was ito facilitate the trial of
promising educational experiments under
proper conditions"
THE curriculum" Mr. Flaxner said,
'ncludes nothing for which an affirmative
case cannot be made out The modern
school would drop the study of formal
grammar and Latin and Greek. Such
evidence as we possess points to The fulfill
ity of formal grammar as an aid to cor
rect speaking and writing
"A modern school would not 20 through
the form of teaching children useless
historic facts Just because previous ger-
erations of children have learned and
forgotten them: and also would have the
courage not to read obsolete and uncon-
genial classics. simply because tradi-
ton has made this sort of acquaintance a
kind of good form"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-06
$4,000 ALIENATION
SUIT ON TRIAL
Pawlet Women Hid in barn to Spy on
Suspected Parties.

Rutland. April 2.--Evidence intro
duced by the plaintiff in Rutland
county court in the case of William
G. Porter VS.. Charles L. Clark. both of
Pawlet, in which damages OF $4,000 are
sought for alleged stealing Of the
plaintiffs wifes affections shows that
the people of Pawlet suspected Mrs
Laura Porter and Clark and several
were so anxious to test the accuracy
of the rumors which were afloat that
they did spying. Mrs. Martha Herrick
and Mrs Carl DEMO told Of secreting
themselves in barn to watch the
plaintiffs wife and the defendant
They were so ashamed of themselves
that they permitted a man. who closed
the barn at night, to lock them in rath-
er than make their presence known.
They climbed out through a window
where refuse il disposed of.
Merritt Beach of Pawlet, trained
nurse had seen Clark "flirt his hand
kerchief' as he drove by the Porter
place in the evening while Mrs. Porter
was sitting on her piazza. Mrs. Porter
would answer the signal" by waving
embroidery and would later leave the
house. This happened twice.
Mrs. Sarah Alexander and Mrs. A. c.
Mason. wife of a deputy sheriff. re-
lated how they had hidden and watch
ed Mrs. Porter and Clark walking to-
gether. Porter. the plaintiff. told of
Disgusting himself and following his
wife and the defendant one night. AL
though he began to Suspect things"
three years ago he lived with Mrs. Por-
ter until last summer he said.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-06
FLORIDA'S PECULIAR WE'LL
Ia Addition to Giving Forth Ordinary
Water, Has Mineral Spring,

In their Investigation Of the wells and
underground waters of Florida the geolo-
gists of the United States geological
survey have noted many interesting
things. Among these is We'll at Wela-
ka, on st. Johns River, from which two
kinds of water are obtained
This we'll is 500 feet deep The length
of the casing is 10 feet. The well was
first drilled to 100 feet, and from this
depth ordinary sulphur water was OBJ.
taned. The drill was then carried to n
depth of 300 feet, where it encountered n
strong mineral water. having n disagree
able, salty taste. In order to use both
kinds Of water an inner tubing was run
nearly to the bottom of the well Connected
with pumps, so that ordinary water and
mineral water can be pumped at the
same time. A favorite joke played on
visitors is to give them drink of the
weaker water in the first glass and to
replace 1t with the brine in the second
Not more than half a dozen wells O.
this kind are known in the country. bur
there is no reason why similar wells can
not be obtained in regions where the
waters in the upper strata differ from
those lying deeper.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-06
GERMAN STOWAWAY
C0NFESSES PLOTS
AGAINST ENGLAND

New York, April 2--Important arrests
are expected within As hours. the police
announced to-day, in connection with the
case of Clarence Reginald Hudson alias
Ernest Schiller, the German stowaway,
who captured the British steamship
Matoppo at sea, and cowed her crew Of
Sc men. When Hudson was arragned to-
day on charge of suspicion of con,
spring" to dynamite the Cunard line
steamship Pannonia, the district attor-
ney's Office requested that his examina-
ton be deferred until Tomorrow, eX-
planning that important developments
were expected almost Immediately.
To save himself from deportation to
England and the possibility OF being
executed there as a spy, Hudson has
"confessed' to planning explosions on
many munitions boats bound for ports
of the entente allies. the police say. He
has repeatedly asked detectives to assure
him he would be held in the United
States.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-06
SAVED BY HIS COAT.
A ntOine Grcgoire Narrowly Escapes In
stnnt Death when Gun Discharges.

Shoreham, April 2.--Antolnc GreSoire
aged so, narrowly escaped instant death
yesterday afternoon while hunting musk
rats with his son, Antoine Gregore, Jr.,
shotgun in the hands of the elder Gre
goire being accidentally discharged. y
heavy sheepskin coat that he wore I'M
doubtedly saved his life.
Mr.. Gregoire and his son were in boat
on the Lemon Fair river, about n mile
from the village. The shot entered his
left wrist and came out ut the elbow.
and several pieces lodged in his chest.
His son managed to get him home and
Drs. Howard Of Shoreham and +. II.
Martin and =. l.. Dorey of Mlddleburv
were summoned. Mr.. Gregore lost much
blood but it is thought that he will re-
cover
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-06

Dr. ANGEL rose and bowed his thanks.
Immediately the grand vizier rose and
ceremoniously bowed the new minister To
the door. Dr. Angel was mystifled but
took his departure 1t was not until later
that he learned that the grand vizier al
wavs clapped his hands to summon his
secretary. and when he saw DR.. Angel
rial he thought he wished to depart and
SO politely bowed him out.
In November. 1909. the Emperor of ia
pan conferred on him the first class deco
ration of the imperial order of the sacred
treasure in token OF his high esteem of
Dr. Angel as one of the foremost educa-
tors of the age. and in recognition of
his distinguished services during forty
years as president of the University of
Michigan and especially in the educa-
ton of a number Of our countrymen, who
have proved themselves extremely useful
to Japan"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-06
MADE IN ST. JOHNSBURY"
PRODUCTS EXHIBITION
How One Village VIII Celebrate Ver-
mOnt's I23th Anniversary.

ST. Johnsbury. April 1.-The 125th ami
versary of Nermont's joining the Union
will be celebrated at St. Johnsbury by
holding an Industrial exposition May
17-2o with the purpose of especially ex-
hibiting made in st. Johnsbury' prod
ucts. OF course f, & r. Fairbanks &
Co. will have big exhibit of their
scales, and the Ely branch OF the Amer
lean Fork and Hoe company will dis
play their wares. In addition other St.
Johnsbury factories will be represented,
the automobile dealers will have all the
1916 models of their cars, and the mer-
chants will take generous space to dis
play their goods, The Pillsbury- Baldwin
factory has been secured for this expo
sition which is given under the auspices
Of the Commercial club and numerous
committees are now actively planning
the details for the biggest event Of its
kind ever held In that part Of the State.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-06
ROBBERY. NOT MURDER.
WILL BE CHARGED
Mystery Surrounding Rutland Italians
Death soon to he Cleared I'm.

Rutland. April AFTER Investigations
lasting over three weeks, ending in tho
arrest of Nunzio Massaro. Ss. I.ouis
Gruppo, -. and Mrs. Gruppo, 10. at Pbila.
delphia this week, and an interview be-
tween states Attorney e. V. Poulin and
the three respondents yesterday in which
Mr.. Gruppo is said to have told frankly
all that he knew of the cas-. the State
has disclosed its hand in the attempt that
will be made to punish the Italians whose
arrest was the result of the finding of
the dead body of Domenico Rayosto in
Gruppo's apartments on Meadow street
March s. few hours after the family
had left town. The investigation showed
that Ragosto had been robbed as he was
known to have had about So Just before
and his underclothing was cut over the
spot where he had the funds concealed
The State worked on a murder theory
but has been unable to dig uu any evil
dence that Ragosto did not die natural
death from choking while intoxicated as
stated by the doctors at the State Ia bora
tory of hygiene
According to inform alton, which the
prosecution is said to have. Massaro
Ragosto and Mrs. Gruppo were in the
Gruppo apartments on the night of
March S. They had some wine and
Ragosto became helplcssly intoxicated.
falling onto the floor. whore his body
was later found. Putting q handker-
chief over the mans face, so that he
could not see who was doing the Job
should he revive. Massaro pushed up
one Of RaEosto's trouser legs, "ut a
slit in his underclothing and removed
the money which was tied about the
calf of the mans leg whit a handker-
chief. Soon after this Massaro and
Mrs. Gruppo left the house, Ragosto
being still alive then.
The couple, with the Gruppo chill
dren aged two years and 10 months,
started for the depot intending to go
to Philadelphia. On the way to the
station they met Gruppo. and he was
induced to accompany the others to
Pennsylvania. When invited he re-
piled that he had no funds and Mass
arc. as the story goes. gave him suffi-
cient money to buy three railroad tick
cts for Philadelphia, using up nearly
half of the sum alleged to have been
stolen from the helpless Ragosto.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-06
STATE RESTS CASE
IN LEIGHTON TRIAL
John COnRdOn Relates Incidents ! ead-
Ing Up to the shooting of \. G. Gibson.

John COngdOn Relates Incidents e0d-
Ing Up to the shooting of \. G. Gibson.
Woodstock, April 2.-Witnesses were eX-
amned Saturday in the case of Charles
Leighton. accused OF the murder of A. G.
Gibson Of Sharon. The evidence tends to
bear out the Prosecutors contention that
the Gibson men at the scene of the fatal
quarrel made no assault on the Leigh.
tons, their only activities being confined
to self-defense tactics. John l.. Cong
don testified to selling some timber to
Gibson and that when he went TO Gu.
the same it had already beer cut and
drawn to the LeghtOns' farm.
Congdon's testimony tended to show that
he met Mr.. Gibson on the 2ith of Febru-
airy and went up there with him and
pointed out the logs which were his. stay
ed long enough to tell him this and start
ed home. Soon he heard two shots AM
saw Newell leighton standing across the
crook. That morning he saw Charles
and Walter Leighton in sleigh and the
had two clubs with them, like the ono
shown In court. Charles threatened to
kill Consdon II he did not unload the logs.
Congdon told him the logs were not his
and he had not touched them and would
not. Then Charles said:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-06
DEMANDS PREPARATION
FOR MISS BALDWIN
American Victim of SUSSEX Appeals by
Father 10 President Wilson.

Paris, April PROF. James Mark Bald
win of Baltimore. whose daughter was
seriously injured in the explosion on the
cross channel steamer Sussex, to-day
gave out copy of a cablegram which
he had dispatched to President Wilson.
1t reads:
"A woman travelling where her right
was, carrying an American passport.
stricken on the Sussex, lowering between
life and death, demands that PREPARATION
for assault on American life and liberty
be exacted.
(Signed MARK BALDWIN"
Miss Baldwin was able to speak yes
terday for the first time since the acci-
dent. Her injuries include paralysis OF
the right side.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-06
RUTLAND RAILROAD
MAINTAINS MEN
ARE WELL PAID
Neither Refuses Employees De.
mands nor Insists on Ac-
ceptance of COunter-Pro-
pOsal by Company.

Rutland, March 30.--Vice- President AMI
General Manager George r. Jarvis of the
Rutland railroad were to-day presented
with the demands of the unionized en-
ployes of the Rutland road acting in con-
junction with the organizations of all
eastern railroads, in which the men ask
for more pay, less hours and general re-
arrangements of the present schedules.
and in turn, the proposals of the railroad
company for certain changes were SUBJ
mitted to the committee received at the
general managers office. The demands
were presented by Chairman J. +. Stuart
and Secretary f. S. Paige of the Order of
Railway Conductors; Chairman r. =. Cor
don and Secretary J. w. Donnely OF the
brotherhood OF Railroad Trainmen;
Chairman w. f. Sweeney and Secretary
r. S. Eggleston of the brotherhood of Lo-
connective Engineers and Chairman b. ].
Mangan and Secretary Thomas ]. Frank
lyn Of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen.
In the reply made by General Manager
Jarvis he intimatcs that the company
feels the men are already well paid for
their services. The demands OF the en-
ployes are not refused, neither Is the de-
the acceptance Of their proposals. These
are submitted for consideration of the
employees.
General Manager Jarvis made the fol-
lowing reply:
Your communication of March 60. CIV
ing notice OF your desire to revise present
wage schedules and agreements, accord
ing to certain proposals made n part of
that notice, has this day been received.
Your request that this company join
in a concerted movement with other roads
will be given consideration and you will
be advised of the decision as soon as
practicable.
THE present standards of rates and
working conditions have been very
largely fixed by mediation and arbi-
tration, and this company feels that
they are adequate and even liberal to
the employees. This company has no
desire to change either the existing
rates of pay or the working rules, nor
to reduce the earning possibilities of
the employees under their existing
rules, but inasmuch as your proposals
contemplate fundamental changes in
operating methods ana practices on
which the schedules have been built
up. this company hereby gives notice
in conformity with the schedules now
in effect that in connection with and
as n part OF the consideration and dis
position of your proposals there shall
be open for consideration and DISPOSE
ton those provisions in the schedules
or practices hereunder governing
compensation in classes of service at
fected by your proposals or those IN
conflict with the following principles
as they apply to such classes:
"(A)-No double compensation for
the same time or service.
"(B--The same classification for the
purposes of compensation to be applied
to all members of a train and engine
crew.
"(C)--Two or more differently paid
classes OF service performed in the
same day or trip to be paid proportion
ate rates according to the class of
service with not less than a minimum
day for the combined service"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-06

North Danville, to be supplied.
Orleans, W. S. smithers.
Peacham, A. r. Greene.
Plainfield. A. w. Hewitt.
st. Johnsbury, G. A. Martin.
st. Johnsbury Center, supplied by Fred
Wilcock.
Sheffield and wheeock, Frank Old
ridge
South Albany supplied by l. 7. Chase.
Waits River, J. Green.
| Walden, supplied by J. r. Angel.
West Burke and Newark, G. w
Douglass.
Westheld and North Troy. Frederick
krackhardt.
| West Topsham, to be supplied.
Westville, supplied by +. w. Lewis.
Williamstown and Brookhsld, G. W.
! Keeling.
Woodbury.. supplied by o. l.. Barnard.
ID. G. Lipsky assigned to Barre was re-
ceived from the Maine conference and
II. w. Hunter assigned to Newport comes
from the Newark conference.
The Vermont Methodist Church con-
ference closes with a brief session
Monday Bishop Hamilton. who pre-
sided over the conference. preached the
sermon at Trinity Church this morn
ing and this afternoon deacons and
elders were ordained. In connection
with the sessions n banquet was held
in Armory hall Saturday evening by
Montpelier Seminary alumni, the Rev,
Arthur w Hewitt of Plainfeld. MEM
Der of the State board of education,
being toastmaster. Bishop Hamilton
and Principal ]. w. Hatch were the
principal speakers
Saturday forenoon the conference
transacted an unusually large amount
of business including the election of
delegates to the general conference to
be held at Saratoga, N Y. The Rev.
L. w. sharp of Brattleboro. superin-
tendent of Montpelier district and the
Rev. William Shaw. pastor of the local
church, were elected delegates with
uperintendents w. N. Dukeshire of
st. Adams and r. f. Lowe of st. Johns
bury. alternates. An assessment of %
cents a member of every church in
the conference was voted without dis
cussion, the amount derived to be used
for general educational purposes.
The Rev. Vivian Hendee, formerly
pastor of the local church. and now
located in the West, was allowed to
withdraw from the conference and the
ministry, he having been on probation
for two years. The Rev. Fred Krack-
hardt was received by transfer from
the Indiana conference.
Four candidates were admitted
George w. Turner. Isaac Miller Robert
Haseltine and Arthur w. Atwood. and
were ordained. Bishop Hamilton giving
them a brief talk. He reminded them
that the doctrines OF the Methodist
Church had not changed in 100 years
explained their duties and urged them
to give the children their special at
tention.
The following were placed on the re-
tired list: The Revs. A. Is. Blake S.
o. Brigham, F.. z. Currier G. A. Emery
II. F.. Forrest A. A. Esterbrook, Albert
Gregory. Joseph Hamilton. G. o. Howe,
G. S. Hubert, +. NJ. Miller, c. w.
Morse c. S. Nutter, +. Fl. Roberts, c.
l.. story, j. II. wallace, n. w. Wilder.
G. II. Wright.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-06
CERTAIN JEWS MUST
GO TO SIBERIA
Russia DEGREES Fate of Hostages from
Galicinn Cities.

New York April 1.-The Russian gov
ernment has decrecd that Jewish hostages
from Lemberg and other Gallcian cities
who are now in Kiev and those who have
been expelled from Galica by admnistra-
tive order must be sent to Siberia, ac-
cording to information obtained by the
American Jewish committee and made
public to-day. The decree of expulsion to
Siberia is said to have been r,ade in re-
Spouse to Jews petitions for release from
arrest and permission to return to their
native country.