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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-27
SCARLET FEVER AT
BRADLEY FARM
Milk Deliveries Stopped to Await De-
velopments - Wood Child Ill
and School is Closed.

The appearance of a case Of scarlet
fever in the family of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Wood on the Bradley farm has
caused Health Officer Henry Tucker to
quarantine the family, close the Waite
school, which the patient attended, and
prohibit the sale of milk from the farm
until such time as it is determined
whether more cases are likely to de-
velop at the farm. The patient is
Edith Wood, II, and her parents live
in the little house just across the West
River railroad track from the residence
Bradley farm and by whom Mr.. Wood
is employed.
On Tuesday the Wood child left the
Waite school on the Putney road on
account of illness, which turned out to
be scarlet fever. The children in the
school were exposed, as were the mem.
bers of the family of Floyd Prouty
who live east of the highway Just be
ing employed by Mr.. Barrett. There
are children in the Prouty family.
DR.. Henry ID. Holton of the state
board of health accompanied DR.. Tuck
er to the Bradley farm this forenoon
to look into the situation 1t wa:
thought best not to allow delivery o.
milk for a few days, or until it i
known what the result of the exposure
is likely to be. This probably will no
be determined within week. Mr.
Barrett has customers for about 30l
quarts of milk, and to them the ap
qearance of the disease comes as al
unavoidable inconvenience.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-27
NEW GRANITE AGREEMENT.
Cutters Will Start Work at Keene I'm
der Advanced Wage Scale.

KEENE, N. H., April 27-The Gran
ite Cutters International association
and the Victoria White Granite com
pany of this city have come to an
agreement and work at the local sheds
will commence about May /.
calls for minimum wage of $4 per
day instead of 1925, also no work on
Labor day; double pay for Sundays
and holidays; A hours per week, eight
hours per day for five days and -four
hours Saturday, time and onehalf fol
all overtime work The local company
employs about $50 granite cutters.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-27
Lansing Demands Release of
the 38 Men Taken from
Steamship China
JOHN BULL CLAIMS
THEY WERE PLOTTERS
The Prisoners Included Austrians, Ger
mans and Turks, and Were Removed
from American Steamship by Brit
ish Cruiser
ish Cruiser.

WASHINGTON, April 27-secretary
Lansing announced today that the United
States has sent another note to Great
Britain demanding the release of 3S Aus
trians, Germans and Turks taken from
the American steamship China by a Brit
sh cruiser off Shanghai. The note was
despatched yesterday Great Britain con-
tends that the men were engaged in plots
against the British government
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-27
WAR GOODS LOST IN FIRE.
Explosions Caused by Design Is Theory
in Middletown.

MIDDLETOWN, n. Y, April 81
A freight platform half mile long
loaded with freight and eight cars, al
so loaded, were destroyed yesterday
in the Maybrook yards on the Central
New England railroad by fire which
followed an explosion. The goods in
cluded many shipments destined for
the European allies and it is said the
explosion was due to design.
Two cars filed with gasoline were
near the car in which the first explo
sion occurred, but il is known that the
gasoline shipments did not start tbs
blaze. They caught FIRE soon, however
aud made the damage greater.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-27
In Odd Fellows Temple

Friday night at 7.3o-Special meeting
will be held in the banquet hall of the
new temple. The first degree will be
conferred on class of candidates. The
anniversary exercises will be held at
this time, with special music, and re
marks by several brothers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-27
VETOED TABERNACLE BILL.
Gov. Mccall Believes Sundays Build
ing Should Not Be Fire Trap.

BOSTON, April ga bill providing
for the erection without compliance
with the building laws of this city of
a tabernacle for the revival meetings
bv Rev. William A. Sunday was We
toed by Gov. Mccall in a message to
the legislature today. The governor
explained that " substitution for fire
proof material, as provided in the bill
for the construction of the tabernacle
would materially increase the danger
from fire or panic.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-27
TO FORCE EMBARGO.
Senator Husting Tells About Campaign
Conducted from Chicago.

WASHINGTON. April 27.-Senator
Husting, Democrat, told the senate to-
dav that the American embargo con-
ference had conducted campaign in
Wisconsin to induce him to support an
embargo resolution against shipments
of war munitions to Europe. He sub
mitted thousand letters from Wiscon-
sin citizens, which he said, all ema,
mated from the Chicago headquarters
of this organization.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-27
CoLUMBIAD's PUBLISHER DIES
Daniel P Toomey Widely Known to
Irishmen in United States.

ORANGE, \. J., April 27.-Daniel
P Toomey, publisher of the Colum-
biad, the official paper of the Knights
of Columbus, died at his home in East
Orange yesterday. He was born in
Ireland in 1862. He was widely known
to Irishmen throughout the United
States. In 1890 he was elected to the
common council of Boston and in 1892
became a member of the Massachu,
setts legislature. He came here about
10 years ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-27
MoRGENTHAU HAS RESIGNED.
Abram L. Elkus, New York Lawyer
Will Probably Succeed Him.

WASHINGTON, April p. = Formal
announcement was made at the White
House today that Henry Morgenthau,
American ambassador to Turkey, had
resigned and that his resignation had
been accepted.
Abram /. Elkus, New York LAWYER
probably will succeed him. Mr. Nor
genthau will do organization work fo1
the Democratic party in the presiden
tiaI campaign.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-27
Centre Congregational Church

Thursday at s p m. - Mrs. Fred c.
Brown and Mrs. Ernest R. Bemis will
entertain the Mary Field Hadley class
at Mrs. Brown s home on Bullock street
at a 10-cent sociable.
Friday April %, 7.30 p. m.-Service
of praise and prayer, Subject, The
New ard Living Water. John 14;l-6;
Hebrews 10:l-25.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-27
EASEMENT INSANE?
Newspapers Support Theory Advanced
by DR.. A Conan Doyle.

LONDON, April 27.-Sir Roger Case
ment, it is reported, has expressed the
belief that the uprising III Ireland
would be a failure on account of his
capture. His leadership, he said was
necessary to the success of the move
ment. Several newspapers support the
theory advanced by A. Conan Doyle
that Sir Roger is insane The West
minister Gazette advocates that he b,
disposed of by placing him in a luna
tic asylum.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-27
Dedication of Temple.

The formal dedication of Odd Eel
lows temple will be Tuesday, May ?.
$50 p. m.-Dedicatory ceremony con-
Quoted by DR.. l.. c. Holcombe, grand
master, and suite, assisted by the
Henschel male quartet of Springfield,
Mass; address, E. l.. ingalls,, grand
representatives, Burlington, VT.
1880 p. m.-Open house.
All members of the order and theiI
families and the lady or gentleman
friend of unmarried members are cor
daily invited.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-27
NEUTRAL SHIP SUNK.
London Reports That Norwegian Bark
Was Victim of Gun Fire.

LONDON, April 27. - The sinking
of a neutral vessel by gun fire from a
German submarine was announced Off
eially today. The Norwegian bark
Carmanian was destroyed and a boat
containing part of her crew capsized
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-27

An inventor in Russia has developed a
method for making felt boots and knit
goods from dog hair
About half ton Of whalehonc is oh
tanned from one whale, it's value being
roughly, $1,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-27
DUTCH wARsHIP SUNK.
Claim from Berlin Agency That the
British Were RESPONSIBLE.

BERLIN, April 2T, by wireless to
Sayville.-The Over Seas News agency
says d report has been published in
Dutch newspaper that the British sank
a Dutch warship several weeks ago.
According to this report the crew of
the man of war was sent to India to
conceal news of the affair and Great
Britain promised to pay the damages.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-27
SUBMARINE SUNK.
Germans Claim to Have Destroyed the
British Boat E-22.

BERLIN, April 81, wireless to Say
ville-The German admiralty announc-
cd today that the British submarine
E-22 had been sunk by German naval
forces. The announcement also says
that British cruiser of the Arethuss
class was hit by torpedo from {
German submarine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-27
Col. George Harvey Speaks
at Banquet of Board
of Trade
GIVES INTERESTING
POLITICAL FORECAST
Officers Elected at Annual Meeting of
Board - Review of Year by Secre-
tary Hopkins Directors to Decide
as to Paid Secretary.

With an address by Col. George Harvey
of New York and a banquet as special in
ducements to come out, larger mum
ber than usual attended last even
ing the annual meeting of the Brat
tleboro board of trade, which was
held at o'clock in the parlor of the
Brooks House. The various attractions
occupied the time from until II o'clock,
and so satisfying were they that not one
of those present left until the close, ex-
cept those who were obliged to go north
on the late train.
President Horton ID. Walker presided.
The business meeting opened with reports
of Treasurer Charles \. Boyden and Sec
retary Carl s. Hopkins, which were ac-
cepted and adopted. Mr.. Boydens report
showed receipts of Sl,77994, including last
years balance of S2l560, and the present
balance is 1865 y.
Besides reviewing the year Secretary
Hopkins in his report referred to the idea
of having paid secretary, suggested by
the nominating committee recently. He
said: Il wish also to state that | most
thoroughly approve the plan of having 8
paid secretary who shall devote his entire
time to the work of the board, and
promise you one and all that should sucl
a step be deemed advisable and possibl,
| will do everything in my power to hell
make it a success.
BY invitation Edward f. HoIbrook 0
Keene, \. H, who was present as guest
told of the satisfaction given by the pait
secretary in that city. emphasizing the fac
that the average business man Is too bus.
running his own business to devote mucl
time to board Of trade affairs. He said TIN
secretary was Of great help to the city il
many ways, one of which was the working
out of plan to assist laboring men in be
coming property owners, thereby helpin
to eliminate labor troubles
On motion of + r. Vaughan it was vot
ed to leave with the directors the matte
of engaging paid secretary.
Secretary Hopkins reported the presen
membership to be 1872 resident and 3S nor
resident, making a total of go, "whic
. number is less than at any time since v
began taking in nonresident members.
He commended the guest day ide;
which was carried out last year, saying
, 1t is greatly to be hoped that this con
? ing year and for many years hereaftt
/ guest day will be a recognized and fxe
annual attraction.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-27
TO CONFER WITH KAISER.
Ambassador Gerard to Leave Berlin
for Army Headquarters.

BERLIN, April 81, via Sayville. =
James w. Gerard, the American am
bassador to Germany, will leave Ber-
lin tonight for the German army
headquarters, where he viii be re-
ceived by the German Emperor. Chan
cellor Won Bethmannt Holweg, who up
to the present has been at the army
headquarters, is expected to come to
Berlin tomorrow to prepare Germany 3
answer to the latest American note.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-27
Objects to Carnival.

The secretary disapproved the street
carnival following the Valley fair. On this
subject he said: ''When it seemed impos-
sible to get interest enough in the work
ing horse parade at the Valley fair to make
it a success it was decided to hold a two
nights street carnival. This was held
Wednesday and Thursday evenings, Sept.
- and %. Attractions were varied and a
large crowd was out on both evenings.
Much jollity enjoyed by all. While
this carnival brought out a large crowd,
to my mind it was not the class of enter
tainment which our board of trade should
encourage. | know of several who had
confetti thrown in their eyes anc were
injured for several days and it IS generally
understood that one Of our bright young
men of town was poisoned in a similar
manner in an adjoining town to such an
extent that it caused his death. With
hazards like these before us it appears to
me as paying too much price for little
fun and | for one sincerely hope that the
coming year large and enthusiastic work
ling horse parade will take the place of the
carnival"
I Mr.. Hopkins mentioned several cheap
frauds which have been worked and indi-
Gated the advisablity of turning down
propositions that do not have a recommen-
dation from the board of trade One
fraud has been a subscription scheme
whereby good looking young women have
gotten 10-cent subscriptions for papers on
: the pretext of helping some charity, where
as they have been working for an organ
lied company for its own profit. lie com
Imended the Chautauqua as something the
board of trade could be proud to foster ans
y support.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-27
THE WEATHER.
Partly Overcast and Continued Cool
Tonight and Friday.

WASHINGTON, April 81. The
weather forecast: Partly overcast and
continued cool tonight and Friday
Moderate variable winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-27

Wednesday, May 3-Thc temple will
be open to the public from 10 a. m. to
6 p. M. All will be most cordially wei
comcd
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-27

A motor road has been built in Bolivia
that crosses the Andes 1900 feet above
sea level
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-27
Gems. Scott and Funston to
Leave San Antonio for
Ell Paso Tonight
OBREGON PROBABLY
ON WAY TO JUAREZ
The Three Generals Will Discuss the
Military Questions Growing Out Of
the Punitive Expedition of American
Forces into Mexico.

Ell PASO, Texas, April 27.-Officials of
the Mexican de facto government today
attempted to get into communication with
Gen. Obregon, minister Of war, to deter
mine where the conference with Mai.
Gems. Scott and Funston will be held to
discuss the military questions growing out
of the punitive expedition of the American
forces into Mexico
Officers in Juarez believe that it would
be for the best interests of all parties if
the conference was held in some other bor-
der city than FL Paso or Juarez They
want Gen Obregon to meet Gems Fun
ston and Scott at Nuevo Laredo or Eagle
Pass.
The last official information of Gen
Obregon placed him in San Luis Potosi
1--WE hope to hear from Gen. Obregon to-
day." said Gen. Gavira, commander at
Juarez. IF the conference is held in
Juarez the conferees will meet in the old
customs house where Diaz and President
Taft met several years ago"
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 27.-Maj.
Gems. Scott and Funston are endeavoring
today to obtain information regarding the
movement of Gen. Alvero Obregon, Car
rama minister of war, so they may be
guided accordingly in leaving for their
border conference with them. 1t is not,
known definitely whether the Mexican
general is coming to Negras or Juarez, al
though Obregon's reported movements in
dicates that he is on the way to Juarez
Later today it was stated at headquar-
tiers that the conference between Gems.
Scott, Funston and Obregon will take
Iplace at FL Paso or Juarez Gems Scott
land Funston expect to leave for El Paso
tonight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-27

of lords yesterday for failing to take heed
of warning regarding the activity of Sim
Feiners. He asked what the government
meant by saying that the situation was
well in hand
So far as his information went at the
time this assurance was given not only
were rebels in possession of a number of
prominent parts of Dublin, but no attempt
had been made to dislodge them.
The authorities, he continued, had been
aware that large numbers of Sim Feiners
had been drilled constantly for some
months, that they possessed explosives in
considerable quantities and were we'll pro
vided with money.
The present position of Ireland, he as
serted, was one of the greatest dangers.
Viscount Middleton further asserted
that Baron Wimborne, the lord lieutenant
of Ireland, went to Belfast Monday, while
a large number of officers had been al
lowed on that day to attend race meet,
ing in the neighborhood Of Dublin. Some
of these officers were seized on their re
J turn to duty. The viscount was unable tc
conceive any government so blind as tc
Ipermit such a state of things to continue
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-27
Colonel overreaclled.

But that is not the point in issue. We
are now considering personal politics, not
national policies. And If ever anything
was clear to our mind il is that, when he
abandoned his eonciliatory attitude and in
augurated a campaign of frightfulness
against the Republican party. Our Colonel
overreaehed so far that he cannot hope to
find the common ground which he was
seeking Surely history does not record a
lpolitical act SO fully laden with audacity
and presumption as that of statesman,
however heroic, who in one breath defiant
" heralds his allegiance to party which
has become remnant, and in the next
farrogantly defines the terms upon which
he win accept nomination from the party
which he assassinated If Our Colonel had
read his Bible more closely, he might have
profited from the knowledge that it was
not the Prodigal Son who possessed the
fatted calf. As it is, he has succeeded only
in directing attention to his own apostasy
in reviving fading resentments, in arous
ing old antagonisms and in stirring withiI
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-27

that there is undoubtedly an obligation
which rests on the government of making
a searching investigation into the causes
and responsibility for these events. That
obligation we fully recognize and intend to
discharge
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-27

Continued on Page 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-27

Wendell P Stafford of Washington, ex
Gov. f. c. Smith, and probably Governor
Mccall of Massachusetts, and Gen. Leon
ard Wood and others
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19

ington and Fredericksburg crosses this
neck within half mile of the Potomac
shore, and there is a small settlement
on the railroad called Freestone. Col
Henry Lee and his wife are buried on
the east side Of the railroad near Free
stone. No tombstones mark their
Col. Henry Lee. son of Col Henry Lee
and Mary Bland. was born at Lee Hall,
near Nomini. about fifteen miles from
Wakefield. George Washington's birth
place. He represented Prince William
county as a burgess from l75S to 1772.
He was a member of the conventions of
IVA. 1775 and 1916. and was a member
of the Virginia senate in 1880. He
served as a county lieutenant for Prince
William county, and was active in the
discharge of those duties during the
revolution. He was also a justice of
the peace in Prince William county
The children of Col. Henry Lee and
Lucy Grymes were Gen. Light Horse
Harry Lee. Charles Lee. who became
Attorney General of the United States:
Richard Bland Lee. Theoderick Lee,
Mary Lee and Anne Lee. Mary Lee be-
came the wife of Philip Richard Fem
dali of Alexandria, ancestor of Philip
r. Fendall of Washington. Anne Lee
married Gen. Roger Jones. who became
ad5utant general of the United States
Army. and lived in Washington for
many years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19

president" Thomas Lee. who was
born at Mount Pleasant. near Nomini,
in 1890. and who was the builder OF
Stratford Hall, few miles away. was
a great-uncle of Richard Bland Lee.
Thomas Lees sons. Richard Henry Lee
and Francis Lightfoot Lee, signers OF
the Declaration of Independence. were
second cousins of Richard Bland Lee.
The wife of Richard Bland Lee, Eliza
beth Collins. was a daughter of Stephen
and Mary Parish Collins of Philadel-
phia. She died in Washington June "a,
1853.
The children of Richard Bland Lee of
Virginia and Washington were Col. Rich
ard Bland Lee t2). first of the United
States Army and then of the Confederate
Army; Mary Anne Lee. Ann Matilda
Lee. Mary Collins Lee. Cornelia Lee and
Theoderick Lee. Col. Richard Bland Lee.
who was major in the Sd Artillery L. S.
A. was born at Sully, a Lee farm five
miles from Herndon. He married Anna
Prosser daughter of William Prosser Of
White Marsh. Gloucester county. Va. She
was born in Richmond in 1906 and dia I'd
in Washington at the home of her daueh-
ter. the late Mrs. Robert F. F. Fleminz Z,
1920 ! street. February I, 1885 Col. Rich
ard Bland Lee and his wife are buried
in Ivy Hill cemetery. Alexandria
Col. Lee, before the civil war. lived on
the east side Of 9TH street between E and
F northwest Mary Ann Lee died in in
fancy in 1896. Ann Matilda Lee married
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19

concessions. but there is no hint thai II
Is to resume its place as a part of Po-
land.
Their majesties, the Emperor of Ger
many and the Emperor of Austria and
Apostolic King Of Hungary, in creatine
the new kingdom have not indicated the
exact boundaries. but it is very clear
that the territory is to be carved en-
tireiy out OF the Poland in Russia which
is now occupied by the armies of the
central powers and which Russia is un-
able to retake.
Whatever the ultimate outcome, il
may accepted that there will be some
sort of new Poland. but there cannot
be a genuine Polish nation unless it
possesses the power to regulate its
commercial as well as its political In