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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-02
WEST BRATTLEB0RO

The Home Study club held a regular
meeting last evening with Mrs. Leroy
Wilder
Perry Davis, who was seriously i'll
at his home, is able to walk out n
short distance each day.
The Melrose hospital is being equip
ped with fire escapes, under the direc-
ton of Selectman w. E. Stellman.
John S Wood, who has been serious
ly i'll, is little more comfortable to-
day. Miss Edith Johnson, professional
nurse is caring for him.
Several from. this village went to
Dummerston today to attend the auc-
ton of household goods and stock at
the farm of NJ. R. Huntley.
Marshall Fisher, who has been i'll
several days with grip and threatened
with pneumonia, is greatly improved
and was able yesterday to be dressed
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Clark are
planning to leave Saturday or Monday
for Yonkers, n. Y, to spend some
time before going south to remain !
part of the winter.
The monthly missionary meeting OF
| the Woman 5 association of the Con
gregational church will be held this
week Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clocl
with Mrs. c. R. Prentiss.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-02

The value of systematic savings is
surprisingly illustrated again in the
announcement that the little sums de-
posted by the school children in ST.
Adams in the aggregate make a fund
of $5,1S7.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-02

One of the numerous signs of pros
perity: The F. W. Dodge company of
Boston shows by its comparative sta
tistics of building and engineering
operations that contracts awarded in
New England in January of this year
aggregated $lo,936,00o, larger than in
previous years with the exception of
1914 and 1918.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-02
TO ADVERTISERS.

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discount for each subsequent insertion
without change of copy
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first insertion with so per cent discount
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Position 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-02
NE CHEN
I2aEe3ABTNET

\ meal should be taken at leisure.
body and mind being for the time be-
ing given up to it, and to agreeable
social ntercourse.-Horace Fletcher.
Many a one has been comforted in
their sorrow by seeing q good dish
come upon the table.-Mrs. Gaskeu.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-02

cupful of milk, little salt and two
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, siftec
with -four enough to make mixture
stiff enough to drop from the spoon
Flours differ so in thickening power
that no exact measurement can be
given. Drop them on the boiling stew
with a teaspoon and they will cook in
eight minutes. Leave them covered
during the entire time so they will be
puffy and light.
Bread DumpIinas.-Just before put
ting the bread into the pans, take out
about half loaf, add butter and make
small biscuits. Let rise few minutes
until about the size Of walnut. Drop
these in the hot broth and cook, care
fully covered, twenty minutes. If larg.
er dumplings are made the time must
be longer for the cooking.
Potato Dumpiines.-To a pint OF
milk add beaten egg, little salt,
cupful Of mashed, hot seasoned potato,
and -four to make drop batter Add
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder to
the last of the -four, mixing well. Drop
in small .spoonfuls in chicken or beef
broth and cook twenty minutes.
Potato Dumplings With Sauce
Cook and rice six medium sized pota-
toes; add a pint of bread crumbs,
Drowned in butter, also two well beat
en- eggs and salt enough to season.
Form in twelve balls and steam TWEEN
ty minutes; place on dish and pour
over them half cupful of melted but
ter
Sauce.-Brown one teaspoonful of
onion and a tablespoonful of flour in
two tablespoonfuls of butter, then
add. cupful of cider vinegar and stir
until it boils, season with salt to taste.
Dumplings served cooked in sauer-
kraut and sparerib stew are well
liked by those who enjoy that savory
dish
NeA&4 ml4tncs eQ.
ADVERTISE IN TEE REFoRMER
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-02
A MERRY PARTY

enjoying the delights of our good cook
ing, is often seen at our restaurant.
People say our service and cooking is
so good they like to bring their friends.
We strive always to please our custom
ers, and our food the best the market
affords, which combined with our quick
and courteous service, makes our res
taurant the most popular one in town.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-02
Member of the Associated press.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY ?, 1916.

The ground hog won't see much of
his shadow in this neck of the woods
today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-02

100 small lot Iu6
family. A nice huf
fly lot of dumplings
to surround t b G
platter of m e a
makes a most sat
isfying sight.
DumpIings.-Add
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-02
DESIRABLE DUMPLlNGS.

Dumplings are a great emergency
dish when the chicken or stew seems
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-02

Australia has prohibited the importation
of belts alleged to produce a therapeutic
effect by electric or magnetic influences.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-26
new RELIGION
FOR PORTLAND BY
modern QUAKER

Portland. Me-, Oct. 24-Rev. ]. NJ.
Paige of New Gloucester. who calls
himself the Modern Quaker" is to
start a new religion in this city. The
first meeting will be held Sunday at
Williams hall at 1890 a. m.
Mr.. Paige withdrew from the Uni
versalist church at Livermore Falls
about eight years ago and since that
time has preached in New Gloucester
and Turner Center. He calls his new
denomination The Church Of Univer-
salist Brotherhood" and claims to have
started such an organization in Bur-
lington. VT. two years ago. He says
that the object is to aid any persons
not connected with any other church
and that the organization will not an
tagonize any established church. The
Lords prayer will be the only prayer
used by the organization.
Mr.. Paige is graduate of the Bates
Divinity school and got his degree from
that institution six years after being
ordained.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-26
Pershing Report
on Villa Force

Atlantic City, N. j., Oct. S.-Uniess an
agreement on an adequate and amicaoie
plan of border control is entered into
by the INSTRUMENTATION joint commits
sion within few days. it appeared
virtual certainty today that serious ef-
fort would be made to have the confer
ence transferred to Washington.
The following statement was issued by
the commissioners tonight: 1.-THE gist
of two kilograms just received from Gen.
Pershing is to the effect that Villa has
with him personally about 500 armed men
and a considerable number unarmed This
is not understood to include number of
scattered attachments Of unknown
strength. He is movi'' Q about in the re-
gion southeast Of Lake Babicora Three
days ago e was at Santa Ana, but yes
terday cowboys reported by telephone
from Santa Ana that Villa was at Neu-
rachic. There are no de facto govern
ment troops between MADEIRA and Chi
huahua City.
"A column under Gen. Ozuna, accord
ing to information reaching the Next
can commission. has left Chihuahua City
to operate against Villa and the COM
handing oflicer Of de facto government
troops near Ell Vale has orders to CO.
operate with him in preventing villa's
escape to the northward."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-26
MAINE TEACHERS
ARE GATHERING
FOR CONVENTION

Portland. Me-, Oct. 25.-The nrst Of
tho thousands Of school teachers. prin-
cipals and superintendents from all
over Maine who will be in Portland the
next two days to attend the 18th an
nual convention Of the Maine Teach"
ers. Association are already arriving
many coming early to attend the open
ing organ concert of the winter course
at City hall this evening.
Glen w. Starkey of Augusta. acting
State superintendent of schools ana
secretary CT the Maine Teachers Asso-
citation, arrived in Portland this 1ore-
noon. He came early to assist In COM
pleting the preparations for the DIG
convention, which calls to Portland be-
tween 1000 and $500 of the educators OF
the State.
The other officers Of the association
who will all be in Portland tonight
are: President, H. H. Randall OF Au-
burn: vice president, William B. JACK
Of Portland; treasurer. Miss Helen M.
King of Portland; assistant secretary
Miss Mallian NJ. Reed OF Gardiner
auditor, C. A. Record Of Sanford; ex-
ecutive committee. the president, wee
president, secretary, treasurer, ano
Miss Clara l.. Soule Of Portland. Will
liam NJ MARI of Patten and Charies
N. Perkins Of Waterville.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-26
Lumber Mills
Total Fire Loss
at CroSSuntiC

Kingman, Me-, Oct. 25.-The large
lumber mills of the Springer Lumber
Co. at Crossuntic. near here, were to-
tally destroyed by fire early this morn
ing. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
The cause Of the fire is not known
but it is believed to have caught in the
boiler room as the blaze was in that
part of the mill when the fire was dis
covered. The Springer Lumber Co. did
large business and was one of the
enterprising Industries in this section.
The fire fighting equipment at the
mills was limited and the nature of the
structure caused it to burn with great
rapidity after the blaze started.
The product is shipped over the
Maine Central Railroad, eastern divis-
ion, the mill having had the accommo-
dalton of siding connections with that
road. The amount of the insurance is
not known.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-26
BISHOP WALSH ON
TOUR OF EASTERN
PART OF STATE

Eastport. Me-, Oct 2-Rt. Rev. Louis
s. Walsh. bishop Of Portland. visited
three parishes in this section Tuesday,
administering the sacrament Of confirma.
ton and conducting other services. This
morning at Lubec class Of 20 was con-
nrmed The parish priest, Rev. James
FARLEY, accompanied the bishop to East.
port. where they were met by Rev. Jas.
Ahearn. After a brief rest they went
by automobile to the Indian reservation
at Pleasant Point.
1t was a gala day with the Indians
and nearly all were In holiday dress.
The bishop and his party were met at
the entrance Of the reservation BY Gov.
ernor Stanislaus Dana, the Sisters OF
Mercy and the Indian band, forming a
procession which escorted the distinsuish-
ca visitors to the convent at st. Anne's
cnurch. while a salute was fired A pro-
cession was then formed of 20 Indian
boys and girls of the confirmation class
which marched to the church. The choir
and congregation were all Indians. The
bishop made short address, adminis-
tered confirmation rites and was escorted
back to the convent. The Indians an
'oyed the rest Of the day with baseball
and sports.
tuesday evening there was q large
congregation In st. Joseph's church here
when class of 90 was confirmed and
the bishop gave an address. He left this
morning for Woodland and Calais for
confirmation and will be accompanied
by Rev. FIR. Shea and Rev. FIR. Pettitt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-26
WORCESTER MAN
TAKES HIS LIFE
AT PORTLAND

Portland, Me-, Oct 25.-Broodins
over the loss of his wife, who died sev-
eral weeks ago, George H. Merriman.
81 years old. of Worcester, Mass. is
believed to have become mentally un-
balanced Tuesday morning, and com
mitted suicide in the home of Mr.. and
MRS. George A. Milliken. 60 Roberts
street. relatives with whom he had
oeen visiting for some time past.
Mr.. Merriman inflicted seyera,
wounds in his abdomen with men
knife and then stabbed himself in the
throat with the same instrument. Dr.
Aloert X. Baldwin was summoned. who
N turn notified Medical Examiner
1eer' VINO pronounced death due to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-26
STANLEY wins
IN TOURNAMENT,
b0WD0IN TENNIS

Brunswick, Me-, Oct. 25.-Everett l.
Stanley '1s, of Milton. Mass, won the
fall tennis tournament Tuesday after
noon by defeating Paul c. Young 49,
of Dallas, Tex, in three out of five
sets. The two were survivors from a
field of over 40 who started and in the
course of the tournament the two
Varsity men, Capt. Leigh Flynt and
George G. Greeley, were defeated. This
is the first time in years that the fall
tournament has been run off to a fin
ish, for it usually dies out after the
third round. The score of the match
Tuesday afternoon was As. rs, Is.
Go, 60. Young put up a stiff fight at
the beginning and for the earlier part
of the match he looked like the winner.
but after the third set he weakened
and did not win another game.
Stanley has been practically dark
horse in tennis around Bowdoin though
he has played considerably on the OUT
side. He is one of the most versatile
athletes in college, having won his let
ter in baseball as a pitcher his FRESH
men year. Last year he played tackle
on the eleven until severe injuries in
the Wesleyan contest compelled him to
Civ up football for good. In the weight
events, especially the discus and shot
put, he has shown up well and stands
good chance of making his "B" in
that branch of sport.
The injuries in football, where he
seemed quite promising, have prevent
ed Bowdoins having the first four
letter man in many years. He comes
from Worcester Academy, where he
pitched with great success. In schol-
,astics Stanley stands among the first
ten in the class and is assistant in
French this year.
The fall tournament has revealed
some good material in the incoming
men. Young. the runner-up, entered
college this fall, coming from Texas.
Mitchell Smith. 20, of Westbrook, de-
feated Capt. Flynt in the third round.
OF the last years varsity men. there
will be three of the four, Flynt, Greeley
and Bartlett, all in the senior class.
Stanley bids fair to make the team in
the spring and some of the others may
put up good contest for places. Bart
lett did not participate in the fall tour
nament, as he Is halfback on the foot
ball team. The match with Colby
scheduled for last Saturday was can
celled on account of the weather and
there will be no more tennis at the COL
lege this fall.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-26
TEAM SHOOTING
CLASSIC WON BY
Marine CORPS

Jacksonville, Fla, Oct. 25-The Ma
tional Team match Of the National
Board for Promotion of Rifle Practice,
regarded as the shooting classic or the
nation, was won here today by the
United States. Marine Corps team
which scored 3047 points out OF a pos
sible $500. The marines also won the
united service match trophy. The ma
rines, represented by team OF Is men,
took this event with a total of 432o
points out Of possible 1890. The Ma
tional Guard team got second place IN
the service match. making all p.,iitS.
Third honors went to the Civilian team
which aggregated APO points.
The concluding stage of the National
pistol match was won by George w.
Cook, District of Columbia civilian.
who scored s9s out of possible APO
points.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-26

i, the machinery. or two such ships. one
in 80 months and one in IS months. for
$10.375,00 each.
Proposals by the latter company for
steam propelled ships on the same time
allowance were $10,9sO.000 for one ship
or $10,s90. 900 for each of two.
Eliminate Sea Trials -
In each case except that of the
Cramps the bidders proposed to elm
mate sea trials of the completed ships
from the contractors expenses and de-
clined to accept any responsibility for
electric propulsion machinery. IT,
The Bath Iron Works Co., Bath, Me-,
offered to build two destroyers within
- to % months with a speed of IS
knots for $1,1S5,00O each, or three de-
stroyers within % to "a months for ST.
100, 900 each. or four destroyers within
% to 25 months at $1,150,000 each.
| The Fore River Co. bid on four de-
stroyers of $1,000 horsepower for COM
pletion within "a to ~ months at ST.
It's, 900 each or six within "a to 20 IL
| months at S1,165.00O each. or eight
from "a to 30 months at $1,160.000
each.
! Pacific Coast Bids
Other bidders for destroyers were the
Union Iron Works Of San Francisco
! and the Seattle Construction and Dry
/ dock Co. of Seattle, Wash.
| The California Shipbuilding Co. sub
m.tted a letter stating that because of
unusual industrial conditions and the
uncertainty of future labor and mate
rial markets it was compelled to decline
contracts.
| Cramps High on Destroyers
The Cramps bid on four destroyers
to be delivered in q. 20, 20 and 20
months respectively at $1.195.ooo each.
Radical alterations in the departments
specifications for the ships were pro-
posed. however, which make it impos-
/ sible to compare the offer with the
! others until a careful study has been
made.
In considering the figures on steam
and electric propelled battleships It was
pointed out that the bidding compa-
MES will not furnish electric propulsion
machinery and that between S5OO,0OO
and $500. 900 must be added in each case
to the bids offered to arrive at the
true cost Of a ship
May Be Built by Private Firms
The details Of the bids or to whom
the contracts will be awarded. cannot
be determined until the figures have
been studied thoroughly by the navy
constructors.
The opinion Of the navy constructors.
4
bids was that all are sufficiently with
in the limit Of cost to permit all the
ships being built by private builders
and there would be no necessity of con-
struction in government yards. unless
as a question of policy it should be
thought desil able.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-26
VILLAS POWER GROWS
Continued from Page one)

who transmitted stories he had obtained
from refugees arriving in Ell Paso. AS NJ
did not give the names Of his INFORM
ants some state department officials OK
pressed doubt as to the entire accuracy
of the tales. It was conceded. however
that no room was left for doubt that
the bandit leader was operating openly
and in force against the de facto's army
Gen. Bells dispatches gave details Of the
humiliation of the Carranza column un.
der Gen. Ozuna by Villa forces at. Pa.
Tomas and described how the Villa troops
capturedx or killed more than a thousand
Carranza' troops and took all the supply
trains.
The shortage Of ammunition among
Caramel troops in the North is ex-
planned ~ the statement that. the intern
al politics among the Carranza leaders
are such, that Gen. Obregon is personally
keeping control of practically all the
available ammunition.
So far as is known Villa has no
leaders of consequence with him OK
cept Inez Salazar. whom he liberated
from the Chihuahua penitentiary on
his recent raid. Some Of the reports Of
the disaffection within the Carranza
administration have .;one so far as to
express fears for the safety Of the
First Chief himself and to intimate
that his removal from Mexico City to
Queretaro was under circumstances
controlled by Gen. Obregcn. Carranza
representatives here, however, brand
that as absurd. Out Of the mass of re-
ports which must be judged by what
FIVE years Of revolution in Mexico have
shown American officials Of the inter-
nal workings Of political affairs south
Of the Rio Grande there is much which
openly Is admitted to be disquieting.
In military circles here it is believed
that the presence Of Gen. Pershing's
forces in Mexico has served to keep
this new outbreak at arms length from
the border. and confidence is expressed
that the bandit leader will not FISK
operations in a region where they
might encounter an American force
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-26
Bids Opened for
!; New Batdeships
Largest Single Order Ever Placed for Navy Craft
Is Met by the Figures Of Leading Naval Con-
structors of the Country - Bath Iron Works
Bid for Four Destroyers 80

Washington. Oct. 25.-Bids for four
new battleships and 20 destroyers. the
largest single order ever placed for
navy craft, were opened today at the
navy department.
The New York Shipbuilding Co., the
Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation,
William Cramp & Sons Of Philadelphia
and the Newport News Shipbuilding &
Drydock Co., submitted bids for the
hattleships. The limit of cost as to hull
and machinery has been fixed by the
department at 10000 each an adj
vance of 100000 over the limit for
ships contracted for last year.
Bids Are Under Proposals
All bids proposed a modification of
the departments specifications in some
respects. The lowest figure quoted by
any bidder was $10000.000 by the Fore
River Corporation for two ships to be
delivered in A. and 4s months, respec-
lively
That bid. however, was under the de-
partment's proposal for electrically
propelled vessels. and stipulated that
the department and not the company
SnOu!U supply tHe HldCHlHSIy
For a single ship within AZ months
under the same conditions. the COM
pany bid s10.3e0OoO.
For one ship to be equipped with
geared steam turbines to be supplied
and guaranteed by the company SILL
016.0o0 was quoted, and for two ships.
10,716.0oo each.
Bids stipulate Market
All the foregoing bids were entered
under the stipulation that current
prices Of material and labor were used
in making the estimates. The company
proposed that any increase in those
prices during the period Of the contract
should be met by the government and
that any decrease should be deducted
from the contract price of each ship.
the federal trade commission to deter
mine the figures in either instance.
When the companies assumes all the
risk Of increased price figure Of &c.
$4,000 for each of two ships. electric
propulsion. was quoted and s11.475.000
for each Of two steam propelled vessels.
The New York Shipbuilding Co. sub
mitted only for steam propelled ships,
asking $11,350,00O for one ship in 40
months or $11250O0O for each Of two
ships. one in 40 months and one In 46
months. Should the company desire to
provide electric machine the company
proposed to deduct S525,000 from the
bid.
Cramps Bid on Percentage
William Cramp & Sons submitted no
formal bids, but proposed to construct
one ship on the basis of cost plus 10
per cent. commission. the contract to
be agreed upon by the navy depart
ment and the company's attorney.
The Newport News Shipbuilding &
Drydock Co. proposed to construct one
electric drive ship in 80 months. for
$1O.470.00O. the government providing