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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-25
OUT FOR STATE OFFICE
Papers Filed by Candidates Of
Two Parties
Socialists and Prohibitionists Not to
Have State Tickets-No Opposition
to Congressman Dale.

TO congressman Dale.
Republican and Democratic candidates
for state Offices, United States senator
and congressman, have assentcd to have
their names placed ON the primary bal
lot and have filed with Secretary of
State Guy w. Bailey the necessary
number Of signatures as provided by
the statute.
Some of the primary papers were
filed at the Montpelier Office of the sec
rotary of state and others at Essex
Junction. In most cases the candidates
have sent in more signatures than
actually required Tuesday at )
O'Clock was the time limit fixed for
the fling of papers and only two polit-
zeal parties were represented at that
time, so that if the socialist or pro-
hibition organizations plan to have a
ticket this rail- they will have TO resort
TO the petition method, not entering
into the primaries at all.
Republican Candidates.
Following is the list of the Republi-
can candidates: United States sena-
tor, Carroll 5. Page, Allen NJ. Fletcher,
Charles w. Gates.
Congressman, second district, Porter
s. Dale.
Congressman, first district, Frank II
Greene.
Governor, Horace +. Graham.
Secretary of State, Guy w. Bailey.
state Treasurer, Walter +. Scott.
Auditor of Accounts, Benjamin
Gates, Thomas S. Cave, jr.
Lieutenant Governor, John T..
Weeks, Roger w. llurlburd.
Attorney General, II. G. Barber.
Democratic Candidates.
United States senator, Oscar c. Mil
Ter, Newport.
Congressman, first district, Emmett
b. DAILY, Bennington.
Congressman, second district, G. Her
bert Papc, Barre.
Governor, DR.. w. b. Mayo, North
field.
Lieutenant Governor, Henry c. Bris-
lin, Rutland.
Secretary of state, Thomas b..
Wright, Burlington.
State Treasurer, Orlo f. Luce Stowe.
Auditor of Accounts, j. G. Durick
Fair Haven.
Attorney General, Fred l.. Webster,
Swanton.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-25

A company has been formed by
Robert II. Moroney of Rutland, G. w
Fish of North Clarendon ald r. J
Ford of Boston to do business at North
Clarendon under the name Vermont
Evaporator company They have taken
an Office on Kissane place in this city.
The concern will manufacture maple
sugar making apparatus in North Clar-
endon, having arranged to have fac
tory near the railroad station. They
will soon begin to install machinery.
The three members of the concern
are former employees Of the G. H.
Grimm factory in Rutland.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-25
WILL SLOAN'S LINAMENT
RELIEVE PAIN

Try it and see-one application will
prove more than n column of claims.
James s. Ferguson, Phila., Pa, writes;
81 have had wonderful relief since |
used Sloans Eminent on my knees.
To think after all these years of pain
one application gave me relief. Many
thanks for what your remedy has done
for me-. Don keep on suffering ~ap-
ply Sloan s Linimcnt where your pain
is and notice how quick you get relief
Penetrates without rubbing. Buy it al
any Drug Store. 25c.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-25

To have been one of the mechanics
who helped build the Monitor was a
distinction of Peter A. Floyd, who re-
Gently died ut La Grande, Ore. Floyd
served rs fireman on the frigates
North Carolina and Pensacola during
the Civil war.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-25

Fogs are more frequent on the coasts
of Maine than on any other parts OF
the coasts of the United States.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-25

The less honor a man has the more
sensitive he is upon the subject.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-25

Quoting from Senator Pages signed advertisement
For several years, Mr.. Williams states, per-
sonally paid out OF my own pocket from $1,000 to
dollar of paper that was not predcated either upon
Vermont security first-class Vermont name
am glad Mr.. Williams has made clear this fact be-
cause it might have been difficult to make the public
believe that would make so large sacrifice to
maintain my personal view with reference to out-of-
state loanS.'
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-25

directors and as the form of the banks advertise
ments that the other directors whose indebtedness
was excessive must reduce it to the legal limit, and
assured that should have for criticism
in those matters in the future"
Is there anything wrong in the above
statement, Senator Page? If so will you make
a straight denial?
Did your directors at your request and for
the consideration paid by you indOrse loans in
excess of $4,000? In so doing did you violate
the law, Senator Page?
The following section is taken from the bank
ing law of Vermont:
mo loan shall be made to an officer, director
employee of any trust company without the written
consent of majority of the directors; and such loan
shall not at any time, directly indirectly eX
coed five per cent of the capital stock actually paid
in but the discount of bona fide bills of exchange
drawn against existing values, and the discount of
commercial or business paper actually owned by such
director, officer director, officer or employee nego-
tiatng the same to an amount not exceeding ten
thousand dollars a loan upon pledge of any of
the securities which are legal investments and sub
ect to the restrictions thereof to an amount not ex
ceeding the same sum- shall not be prohibited by
this section No loan shall be made by such corpor-
alton upon its stock collateral section II,
Act number 1873, Laws of Vermont, 1910
In the banking business twenty-five years,
and will you say you are not familiar with this
law, Senator Page?
Senator Page in his advertisement says But the
time arrived in October, 1914, when the board of
directors. following Mr. Williams advice, decided
to open the banks doors to out state loans
luctanty yielded to this the condition that the
bank should complete quarter of century with
out loaning dollar of paper that not based
either on Vermont security or frst-classsVermont
name.''
Do you intend to state Senator Page, that
your bank did not make out-of-state loans before
October 1914
On November 10, 1919, Mr.. Williams wrote
the vce-president of the Lamoille County Saw
ings Bank and Trust company as follows:
You will remember that you very frankly told
me that you had Overstepped the law in the matter
of endorsements and guarantees of Out-Ofstae loans
and while you did not, think fully admit it, the
result of your statement induced to think that
officers of the bank had been receiving what in law
would amount to a commission for placing lOans
although your method was such possibly to avoid
that charge"
How do you reconcile your statement of
not having made out Of the-state loans until
October, 1914, Senator Page?
HER SENATORIAL CLUB, NORTHFIELD, VI
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-25

Many self made man tries to blame
the job ON his wife.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-25
THE LAW

Let's read the law, Senator Page, regarding
the receiving of a commission by bank official:
mo officer, trustee. director or employee of
bank shall receive any fee, present benefit or
mission directly or indirectly, from borrower
applicant for loan or from anyone negotiating
curities at the institution or company of which he is
an officer trustee director or employee; nor shall
he receive any fee, present benefit or commission,
directly indirectly, for signing with another
accommodation maker, surety endorser, or for
loan made or securities bought and sold by such in
may derive in common with other depositors stock
holders, and the compensation allowed by such in
StitutiOn company for services and expenses -
Section 26, Act 158, Laws OF Vermont, 1910
Wereyou ignorant of the law, Senator Page?
Is it not true that when you paid the d.
rectOrs of your bank $1,000 to $4,000 year out
of your pocket for their Endorsement paper
that you violating the law Senator Page?
Quoting from Bank Commissioner Williams
statement of Senator Pages banking methods
Il ascertaned that two of the directors of the bank
- had guaranteed the amount of these out-of-state
loans under an arrangement with Senator Page by
which he paid them from his own pocket a commits
sion for their guarantees and he insisted that it
aperfecty proper thing to do that made the loans
those circumstances advertise that all of it's in
vestments were made in Vermont either upon real
estate loans with two good Vermont Names |
insisted that under the law the directors had
right to guarantee such loans in such amounts, and
that the practice must be stopped"
Have you not in your reply to MIR. Williams
admitted this charge made against you, Sena-
tor Page?
The following is taken from Mr.. Williams
expose of Senator Page and his banking methods.
Il found that the Lamoie County Savings Bank
and Trust company had been investing in real estate
mortgages outside Vermont for several years. the
amount at that time being something quar-
ter of million dollars and was advertising under
the slogan All in Vermont insisted that under
the law the directors had right to guarantee such
loans in such amounts, and that the practice must
be stopped, both to guaranteeing the loans by the
WILL SENATOR PAGE
THE ALLEN NJ. FILE.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-10
Central Powers Have Evacu-
ated Their Positions, Threat
ening United States.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The cen
trail powers having evacuated posi-
tions threatening the United States,
the American government today
planned diplomatic drive against the
allies. This week was expected to
see settlement of submarine contro-
versies with Germany and Austria.
with respect to both the Lusitania
and Persia cases. 1t was also ex-
pected to mark a fresh assault upon
acts of the allies affecting this ma
tons trade.
The submarine controversies were
in the background today while the
state department prepared new
complaint to England regarding seiz-
ures Of American merchandise and
vigorous note protesting against the
allies contraband lists.
1t probably will go forward as soon
as formal settlement of the Austro-
German submarine cases is reached.
II will deal specially with cotton
seizures and declare England has re-
versed all her former precedents in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-10
DRIVE ON
ALLIES is NOW PLANNED

which she insisted cotton could never
be considered contraband
Within a few days the state de.
partment also plans to publish the
recent note to England protesting
against interference with and censor.
ship of American mail.
Announcement Soon.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10--Within !
week the country can expect formal
announcement from the state depart
ment that the Lusitania case, now
nearly a year old, has been settled.
That the main contentious of prin.
ciple, international law and humanity
in warfare. on which the United
States based it's original protests,
have been conceded by Germany. Ia
known.
A fifteen minute conference of con.
fidential nature was held by Secre
tary Lansing and Ambassador Bern
storff at the request of the former to-
day. In view of Germany's recent
written agreement to abide by the
United States declarations of how
submarine warfare should be conduct.
ed as it affects neutral ships and neu.
trail passengers on neutral or belliger.
ent vessels, the German ambassador
himself frankly limited he believed the
American government and people will
be pleased at the outcome of a situa. ,
ton which threatened to draw thy
country into Europe's war.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-10

[United Press Leased Wire Service
PROVIDENCE, R. l., Jan. 10.-Mrs.
Elizabeth Mohr went on trial in the
superior court here today, charged
with instigating the assassination of
her husband, the Providence surgeon
and the attack on Miss Emily Burger,
his pretty girl employe.
DR.. Mohr's widow, cultured and
pretty, the mother Of the slain physt
clans two children, is co-defendant
with Henry Spellman and Cecil Victor
Brown, negro youths, In Rhode Is
lands most sensational murder.
George W. Heals, negro chauffeur.
has pleaded nolo contendere to q
chief witness for the state. Assistant
Attorney General Abbot Philips, In
charge OF the prosecution, is said to
have promised Healis a lighter sem
.tenca than the limit OF twenty-seven
years on q mAnslaughter charge, the
reduction to depend alone on the
value Of hisyrevelations. fF
The defense OF Mrs. Mohr will deny
that she ever deigned to recognize the
negroes except in their capacity as
servants and seek to disprove Heals
original story, later repudiated. that
she bartered with the negro trio for
the death Of DR.. Mohr.
The shooting, which startled Rhode
Island. is said to have spread con-
sternation in the homes OF scores Of
families, prominent In the society
colony at Newport and along Fifth
avenue, New York. DR.. Mohrs prac-
tice had long been subject to COM
ment by many who knew him and the
names OF many society women today
were believed to be threatened with
uncomfortable publicity by the pro-
duction In court of DR.. Mohrs ac-
count
DR.. Mohr was shot at midnight.
August 81, as he sat in the tonneau Of
his touring car with Miss Emily Bur
ger, q young Providence girl whom he
employed. Miss Burger was shot in
the face. The car had stopped, and
Heals, driving, was tinkering with
the motor, when a fusillade rang out
from the shrubbery at the roadside
DR.. Mohr COLLAPSED, but Miss Burger
leaped and fell in the road. where
Healis picked her up. Passers-by ac-
com panied the dying man and Miss
Burger to Providence in Mohr's ma
chine.
Heals. Brown and Spellman made
confessions soon after their arrest on
circumstantial evidence but later re-
pudiated them.
Mrs. Mohr's attorneys were expect
ed today to try to show a robbery
motive. as Mohr was known to make
monthly trips to his country estate
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-10
JEWELLERS ENJOY
TRADE INCREASE
Retail Sales by Leading Local Mer-
=, chants Better in November.
1915, Than in 1914.

Retail sales by leading merchants OF
Keokuk in six representative lines Of
business showed an, average increase
in November, 1915. over November,
1914. This improved condition OF local
business is revealed by the second an
nual merchandising research report
of the Associated Advertising Clubs of
the World. which has jyet been receiv-
ed here.
jewelers. here eR increase
Of % per cent in retail ss. This Is
regarded as particularly significant
and indicative Of better business con-
dit.ons as people generally buy luxur-
les only when they are prosperous.
Keokul1 was selected by the research
committee as one of the marketing
centers of the United STAGES.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-10

two men had been arrested and that
dynamite bombs were found in their
possession. It was stated the explo-
sion followed a FIRE which evidently
reached gun cotton. A searching in
vestigation is being made, however.
lDeputy Coroner Corton said he had
heard no talk of plots and that to his
knowledge, no arrests had been made.
The fire gave first warning OF Tie
danger to the men in the plant. This
accounts for the small death toll. It
is believed all OF the missing will De
accounted for.
Towns for miles around were shak-
en-, and windows In Carney's Point
and Wilmington were all bat blown
out. The cause Of the fire has not
been determined.
Correct List Of Dead.
WILMINGTON, Del. Jan. To-
Three mon we're instantly l,iiled- ii 4
terrific explosion in machine house
In plant number one Of the Dupont
Powder company at Carney's Point.
N. j.. early tody. A fourth man. who
belonged to the crew in the. house
and for time believed to have been
killed. escaped death by reporting
late for work. The powder, black
smokeless, was being glazed with
graphite when the explosion occurred.
The dead men are:
I. JOHN WALSH.
P. C. WYNNE.
RICHARD LARNEY. the latter
foreman of the mill.
Others about the plant escaped In
jury.
Cities are Scared.
T., n~sv Ia
siOns such as have wrecked towns
where other plants of the Dupont
Powder company were located, the
villages of Niles Center, Tessville and
Morton Grove today threatened legal
against storage Of explo-
sives by the Dupont company near the
towns. 49,
Explosives said to be stored for
use in new tunnel are really being
stored for use of the allies, Mayor
Klehm of Niles Center fears.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-10
Mrs. Mohr Accused of Plotting the Assassina-
ton of Her Husband With Whom She
Had Been Estranged.
AMBUSHEO While RIDING IN AN AUTO
Rhode Islands Most Sensational Murder Prom
ises to Reveal Some Uncomfortable
Publicity for Society.

whittier he was bound when shot, car.
rying large sums to pay current sal
aries and other expenses. Only .
small sum was found on him.
Since the shooting. Mrs. Mohr has
been at liberty on bond, while the
negroes have been confined in the
Rhode Island prison near Providence,
DR.. Mohrs rise to afflulnce which
took him into the most exclusive
homes in Newport and New York. Is
to be described in court.
His wife is said to have continually
advanced religious scruples against
his practice which ultimately resulted
in her leaving him. Taking their two
children, Mrs. Mohr rented q house
opposite the former home that they
might be near the doctor. During the
estrangement his wife, hoping to re-.
store the old love that made them hap.
py when the Mohrs were poor. con.
stantlys devised means OF meeting him,
U u1expectedly. She remained on friend.
T.. terms with the doctors relatives
and visited them frequently.
Healis, Brown and Spellman reach
ed the court house at a. M. shack1ed
together and surrounded by a dozen
deputy sheriffs A crowd of 300 early
risers who had been holding positions
on the court house steps since shortly
after dawn, rushed to see the ac-
cused negroes and the deputies form
ed flying wedge to reach the en-
trance. the crowd was a mixed
throng Nearly 100 negroes were
struggling and jostling white women.
some Of the latter fashionably dress
ed. in the rush to surround the state
prisons black Maria"
Brown and Spellman were rerre-
sented by John B. Edwards and Will
liam II. Lewis, colored attorneys.
They asked at the last moment to be
allowed to withdraw from the case,
but delay was averted when Jus.
tice Stearns overruled the motion.
Mrs. Mohr was clad in blue tail
ored suit and black hat, with flop
ping brim over which her veil had
been drawn back. revealing her coun-
tenance. Her face was extremely pale
and there was a violent twitching at
the corners of her mouth as she
stepped to the bar beside the two
negroes. All pleaded not guilty to the
murder indictment. Mrs. Mohr was
greatly agitated and the chalky white
appearance of her face was In sharp
to her black hair and a black
fur cellar drawn high about her
throat.
Attorney Arthur Cushing and At.
torney General Herbert A. Rice en-.
gagged in a sharp verbal tilt when
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-10
ENGLAND

II United Press Leased Wire Service. I
LONDON, Jan. 1o.-The King Ed
ward, VII, British battIeship, sunk by
= mine. is believed to have aone to
the bottom, either In the English
channel or tho North sea, thouon
no official announcement has been
made. The Chatham correspond
ent Of the Daily Mall reported today
that trainioad Of survivors reached
the naval barracks there.
The Edward VII was the LARGEST
svsrshIp lost BY any beiiIserent since
the beginning Of the war.
VICTORY OVER TURKS.
LONDON, Jan. 1o.-The British
have Inflicted severe defeat on the
Turks In Mesopotamla, X was official
iy announced In the house Of COM
mons this afternoon. The Turks
have been forced to retreat In "heavy
fighting" it was stated. losing 700
prisoners and some guns.
The engagement occurred, II was
stated, while BrtIsh forces were
troops beeieged at kut-Ei-Amara.
This was the first official Intimation
that the British at kut-ELAmara were
In danger.
The battle lasted for several days.
It was stated. A large Turkish force
attacked the advancing Britishers, but
was forced to retire. Whether the
relief forces succeeded In reaching
kut-EIAmara was not stated. 81
At the same time it wac officially
announced that Gen. John Nixon, com.
n1ander-in-chief Of the Mesopotan,ian
campaign, has retired. The official
statement said the retirement was
necessary ION account Of III health"
[Constantinople dispatches, trans
mitted through Berlin today. reported
that the Turks have cut off and sur
rounded 10000 British troops at Kut-
El-Amara. The official British state
ment, while not directly contradic-
tory. casts some doubt on the Tur.
kish claim which was not oniciai.l
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-10
Town Wrecked by ktrikers,
Starts Cleaning u the
Litter Today

UNITED Press Leased Wir( Service
YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio, TO-
While the Youngstown veet and
Tube company today tried re-open
Its plant with less than 900 en- and
state Mediator Fred C. Eroxtou
sought some basis for setQg the
strike OF workers at the .com-
pany and the Republic Iron Steel
company. these other devd bments
were taking place. In East oungs
towns labor war:
]. ALI state guardsmen WI with.
drawn TO Youngstown frc Sasr
Youngstown, except two cd anies
left to guard the tube compaf en-.
france and the plant OF the bubble
Iron and Steel company.
2. County Prosecutor A. 4Her.
uerson, under orders froyl Gernor
Wills began grand jury p lie OF
friday nights rfoting that lused
two deaths, injury to fifty, 81,
oo0. 900 property damage.
3. President ]. A. Campbell the
.aoe company. said that heIpuld
nave the mills In operation thin
.nree days although over 100 nen
are still out.
g Three hundred negro fikc
breakers from Chicago were to live
today.
5. No attempt was made to ri me
operations at the Republic Iroknd
Steel company.
The entrance OF nearly four I'm.
oTed men at the tube plant was ade
early today without incident. fro
comp nies Of state troops witittfM
aJs iets guarded the men. I'll
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-10
OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT
Around and Shattered Windows in
Neighborhood.

United Press Leased Wire Service. /
WILMINGTON, Del, Jan. 1O.-Six
are known to be dead, forty-two are
reported missing and many injured,
following terrific explosion early to.
day in number one plant Of the Du.
pont Powder company's Carney Point
plant at Penn's Grove, N. j., across the
river from here.
The exact number of men In the
plant at the time OF the explosion has
not yet been learned. The bodies Of
the dead were blown to atoms The In
jured were rushed to hospitals in Will
mington and Camden, N. J.
The explosion occurred at 1890, q
few minutes after tie night shift went
on duty. The terrific blast shook the
countryside for mills around and In
terrupted all wire connection with the
powder town. sss
4 The early night sltft had Just em-
barked on the ferry eoat Long Beach
when the blending t1wer OF the plant
went ,un In the air. Tpe boat was only
1 few hundred feet Iput in the Della
ware river. on Its wat to Wilmington
The men on board 7ere knocked on
their feet, windows wtte shattered and
all lights extinguishedby the blast.
Many OF the men Tere almost par.
alyzed with fear wheA the ferry boat
docked. All they coulp do was mutter
incoherently and couldnot throw any
light on the number killed or In
5ured A few who Mastered them
selves. declared three Explosions. the
first OF which was fYlowed by two
lesser ones. they said was like
thousand AZ centimetf guns fred
simultaneously.
Only Four X he'd.
WILMINGTON. Del, IN 10.-Fonr
men were killed and s res had mar
rcw escapes from deat1 early today
when terrific explosip wiped out
q small powder house al oinGg plant
number Of the Dupont Powder COM
rany at Carney's Point across the
river from here
Officials today denied hports that