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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29
RARE BOOK SwINDLE.
Big Award of $4,000 Against the Man
Who Sold the Fake Sets.

CHICAGO, Jan. 29.-Judgment of
$4,000 was awarded Harry NJ. Lev
engston, a book collector of Saratoga
Springs, n. Y, in federal court yester
day on allegations that he was defraud-
cd in rare book swindle. In his suit
he named William Y. c. Humes, Her
bert o. Tomlinson and James Plunkett.
Levengston paid $61,750 for the s.
600 volumes involved. The jury
awarded him this amount plus interest
less $4,000 which the jury regarded as
the actual value of the set. Fifty
large packing cases containing 5000
volumes of a work called Ameri-
cana" were put in evidence. Frank
NJ. Hopkins, an expert appraiser OF
book values, testified that his valuation
of the set was 1928.
| Levengston met Humes and Plunket1
in New Orleans in May, 1911, he testi
fed, when the transaction was ar
ranged. The books, he stated, We're
reported to him as very valuable
collection and second only TO the Ban
croft collection. The purchase was
made, he testified, only on condition
that the defendants would provide
purchasers who would be willing tC
lpay as high as 100000 for the collee
ton. Tomlinson and Humes were th'
Iowners of the defunet Tomlinson
Humes company, dealers IN deluxe
editions of books. Plunkett was EN-
ployed by them as an agent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29
SEVEN MEN BURNED.
Four Fires in Powder Works at Car
ney's Point, N. j.

WILMINGTON, Del, Jan. 29.-Sev-
en- workmen were burned, three seri-
ously, in four fires that occurred at
the Carney's Point IN. j. plant OF
the Dupont powder company at o.
clock last night. The cause has not
been determined. One hundred and
eighty thousand pounds of smokeless
rifle powder were consumed, causing q
loss estimated at 100000. The fires
followed in quick succession and light
ed the skies for more than 30 miles
around. The streets in Wilmington
five miles from the scene, Were bril-
liantly lighted.
There were no explosions, the acct
dent being confined to g flares. Twt
hours after the four flares, serv
ice house in plant No. 3 ignited ans
was destroyed, together with 120t
pounds of smokeless powder. Thi
was independent of the previous fires
lit was development of the burning
of sweetie' house nearby 10 day
ago. Since that time the fire ha'
been smoldering and as precaution
guard had been maintained around II
No one was hurt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29
Delightful Missionary Address.

A delightful afternoon was spent IN the
home Of Mrs John NJ. Lamb, "Wednesday,
Jan. 26, when in response to general IN
vitation given by the Woman 5 Missionary
society of the Universalist church, large
number of women gathered to listen to
Miss Alice p Adams of Okayama, Japan,
a native Of East Jaffrey, \. II. Miss
Adams has been for % years social set
Element worker among the japanese. At
tired in Japanese costume, she charmed
her hearers by the enthusiastic and happy
manner in which she set forth her expe-
FENCES in the Orient for the cause of hui
manity.
The rooms were artistically and appro'
prately decorated for the occasion. Upon
the arrival of each guest, japanese tea
and rice cakes were served in conformity
10 the custom of that country, and at the
lose OF the afternoons entertainment re
freshments of a more substantial nature
were served All present joined IN eN
pressing their appreciation of the address
of Miss Adams and of the hospitality o
Mrs Lamb.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29
BARRE DEATH RATE LOWEST.
Burlington Highest in Vermont With
2O.4 a Thousand in 1914.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 90. = A pre-
liminary statement just made public by
Director Samuel l.. Rogers, of the
bureau of the census, department of
commerce, and prepared under the su-
pervision of Richard G. Pappin, chief
statistician for vital statistics, gives
the number of deaths and the death
rate a 1000 estimated population IN
1914, for all cities in the death regis
tration area of the United States
which had 10000 inhabitants or more,
but less than 10000 in 1910.
There are 435 in the death-registra-
ton area, falling within these limits of
size. The entire area comprised p
states lin one of which, North Carroll
ma, registration is restricted to munich
palities which had 1000 inhabitants or
more in 1910, the District of Column
bia, and 80 cities in non-registratlon
states, and contained twothirds COOS
per cent? of the total estimated popu
Iation of the United States in 1914.
| The death rates a thousand popu
Ilation in the three Vermont registration
cities are as follows:
Death rate per 1000 population;
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29
PARcELrPosT MARKETING.
Suggestions for Producer and Consum
CT Each to Consider.

The farmer who wishes to sell his
products by parcel post, and the house
wife who wishes to use this method
of securing country produce for her
table, will find many useful points i'll
Farmers Bulletin 703, Suggestions
for Parcel-Post Marketing. This
bulletin, in addition to explaining the
postal rates and measurement limits
for parcel-post matter, discusses in
some detail the types of containers
which are most successful, and the
methods of grading and packing prod
uce so that it will reach the consumer
in good condition and be attractive
for parcel-post shipments, the bulletin
/ tells how to select handle, and pack
poultry, and how to grade and pack the
various fruit and vegetables which
the average farmer is likely to market
through the postoffice.
The bulletin points ont that one of
| the common obstacles to establishing
parcel-post communication between
farmer and consumer is that the farm
er may be unwilling to offer goods at
price which attracts the customer,
or that the consumer may offer price
lower than the farmer can obtain at g
local market. To quote the bulletin;
Not only must the farmer have
something additional to the usual
price to compensate him for the extra
work, container, and postage required
but the consumer must also have some
thing to attract him to marketing by
parcel post. In determining what tht
price shall be, both the farm price ant
the retail price paid by the consume
when he markets in the ordinary way
, should be taken into consideration
, The consumer must receive either
better article at the usual retail prize
: or an article of the grade usual.
purchased at some concession in price
$ cit is probable that the point whic
f will make the strongest appeal to tn
average consumer is that he can Sc
cure by parcel post a fresher, brighter
more attractive, and thus possibly
better, product than he can obtai
4 otherwise.
1.-The average producer, as a rul,
}. does not realize the Importance of al
pearance as a factor in selling good
5. and frequently is careless and indiffe
st emit in preparing produce for marke
The consumer on the other hand, relic
n very largely upon appearance in selec
If ing food supplies and unattractive a
ticles are passed by promptly.
. {" A personal acquaintance should
=, established between producer and co
> sumner when they come into busine
contact This viii help great de
: in furthering parcel-post marketin
u and also will eliminate many of t
=, misunderstanding which may Gee
III from time to time definite undt
ng standing should exist as to the duti
n of each in regard to remittance
claims for damaged or spoiled pre-
uce, and the preservation and retu
Of containers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29
WHITING FARMER A SUICIDE.
Louis Aines, %, Is Believed to Have
Become Insane.

WHITING, Jan. 90. = Louis Aines,
% years old, farmer, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Aines, committed suicide
sometime between 8 and 10 0 clock yes
terday forenoon by hanging himself to
a beam in his father S barn. The body
was discovered by a Mrs. Hayes, who
was visiting at the Aines home. DR..
Colby, who was summoned, was of the
opinion that the young man was tenn
porarily insane.
The family missed the young man
and upon making a search it was found
that the son had taken rope used on
a hay fork and fastened it to beam
with the loose end about his neck. Per
mission was obtained to cut down the
body and an attempt was made al
resuseitation.
Besides his parents Mr.. Aines leave:
three brothers, William, Clifford anc
Alfred. all of this town. He made hi:
home with his parents.
The mans friends and family hat
not noticed anything wrong with hin
and he was apparently in his usua
health.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29
HINSDALE. N. II.
PUBLIC HEALTH TALK.
Mr.. Harrington Makes Forceful Re
marks Touching Local Conditions.

Wallace +. Harrington of Concord, OF the
state board of health, gave very bene-
fetal and interesting illustrated lecture on
Public Health Work as Conducted IN New
Hampshire in the Congregational church
Thursday evening, Jan. y. Mr.. Iarrlng..
ton appeared here under the auspices OF
the local Farmers association and took
occasion to comment upon health condi-
lions as he found them in this town, and
his remarks were somewhat forceful in re-
card to the lavatories in our public schools,
intimating that change will soon take
place. 1t was matter of general regret
that more did not avail themselves OF the
opportunity to hear such an authority on
mblic welfare as is Mr. Harrington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29
HATTERs GET ENOUGH.
At Least 100000 Raised by Labor
Contributions.

DANBURY, Conn, Jan. 2S.-Nation-
al officers of the United Hatters OF
North America estimated yesterday
that the contributions made Thursday
for the relief of the defendants in the
Danburv, hatters case would be at
least $3500O0 and might reach $780,
900, according to word received here
from the hatters' headquarters in New
York. 1t was stated that while def
mite figures could not be given, reports
received from the largest cities in the
country indicated that the response to
the appeal of the American federation
of labor for funds to meet the $252,
| 900 damages and costs awarded ID. T.
Loewe & Co., plaintiffs in the case
would be sufficient to protect the de
PENDANTS against losing a dollar OF
their personal property or savings
About 100000 would be needed, i
was stated, and this amount, it seemed
certain, had been given.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29
FIRE IN LOWELL, MASS.
Damage of $4,000 in Storehouse of
Merrimack Utilization Co.

LOWELL, Mass, Jan pa guam
titv of cotton waste owned by the Mer
rimack Utilization company and casks
of shells, the property of the United
States Cartridge company, were lost in
a 1000 fire in a storehouse owned by
the Utilization company today.
The fremen confined the blaze to the
storehouse, although the wooden mills
nearby were endangered for a time as
the blaze had gained considerable head
way when discovered. The cotton con
tinued to shoulder for a long time af-
| ter the fire was under control.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29
PERSONAL.

Miss Hannah Conroy of Elliot street
is i'll with grip.
J. B. Bronson of Bellows Falls was
in town on business yesterday.
G. L. Pearson returned yesterday |
from a business trip to Boston.
Mrs. Dennison Cowles, who has been
i'll several weeks, is slowly improving
| Stewart Durham of Greenfield is a
guest over Sunday of Richard Rogers.
| Miss Maddalena Kimball is spending
| the weekend at her home in Bellows
Falls.
Miss Josephine Clarity of the Hol-
stein Friesian office force is i'll with
grip.
C. G. Leonard of Springfield (Vt.) is
a guest of Rev. and Mrs. E. w.
Sharp.
Mrs. Walter Shaw of Bellows Falls
was visitor in town with friends,
yesterday.
Rev. E. W Sharp returned last night
from a week s trip in the northern
part of the state.
Fred W. Putnam is at his office to-
day for the first time in week, having
been i'll with grip.
Mr.. and Mrs Clarke c. Fits went to
New York and Washington, D. c., to-
day TO spend a week
Mrs. Hugh Harwood will have a
week s vacation from j. E. Mann g
store, beginning Monday.
Miss Sarah Benson of Lynn, Mass, is
spending a few days in town with her
mother, Mrs. Ann Benson.
Charles Chaplin of Boston came this
afternoon, called here by the death of
his aunt, Mrs. Mary Warder.
Miss Ruth Fifeld of Putney is a
weekend visitor in the home of G. w.
Brooks of South Main street.
John Trotter went to Milford, n. H.,
today to be a guest in the home of
Miss Agnes Powell two weeks.
Frank A. Larrow returned last night
{ from Montreal, where he had been two
weeks attending the horse racing on
, ice.
Robert Lyman finished work last
, night as bell boy in the Brooks House.
He has gone to Springfield, Mass, to
( work.
r Frederick H. Kimball of Bellows
Falls was a visitor in town yesterday
2 and today in the home of his daughter,
! Mrs. Lawrence X. Barber.
Miss Elaine Sullivan, bookkeeper in
: the Office of the Crystal Springs Ice
{ Co., will go tonight to her home IN
/ Bellows Falls to spend Sunday.
Miss Mary Donnen expects to re
e turn to the Donnel1 & Davis millinery
|. store Monday, after an absence of sew
;, eral weeks on account of illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. w H. Bracket viii &C
/ to New York Monday, where they vii
e Join Mr.. and Mrs Clarke c. Fits and
}. 90 from there to Washington, d. c., t
& spend week.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. R. DeBergh returned
this afternoon from a week S trip t.
Utica and Syracuse, n. Y, Mr.. De
4 Bergh being on business for the Hol
stein Friesian association.
! Thomas T. Britain has leased tn
= Eels house at the corner of Linde
I street and Park place land will NOV
=, there from the Congregational parsor
= age on Putney road
Mrs. H S. Favor and daughter, Mis-
Mildred Favor, of Providence, r. !
who had been guests of Mrs. Favor
De sister, Mrs L. L. Durham, since Wee
or nesday, returned to their home tn
z morning.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29

Clarke Maynard is i'll with tonsitis.
Austin Sweeney is cutting the timber OIL
one of his lots on Mine mountain.
Daniel LaChance has leased the r. d..
Taylor house on Northzeld street.
Kenneth Hale, little son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Oliver Hale, has been seriously i'll the past
week
r. p Minis, who has been i'll several
weeks, is being cared for in the family OF
Henry Higginson.
Mrs. Fred Butler and daughter, Alice
went TO Greenfield, Mass, Friday to stay
over Sunday with relatives.
Mrs. Ed Belleville and daughter, Mrs
George L. Waite, of South Chelmsford
Mass, are guests of relatives in town
The members of the fire department vii
receive their pay for their services during
the past year at Engine hall Friday even
ing, Feb. Is.
(Other Hinsdale news on Page -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29
SAFE BLOWERS SUCCESSFUL.
Got Away with $500 in Cambridge
Mass-No One Heard Explosion.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. 29.-The
robbery of 500 from the Eagle
Cornice and Skylight company OF
Cambridgeport last night was so skillfui-
lv accomplished that the blowing open
of the safe was not known until the OF
flee was opened today. The police say
the robbery was the work OF profes-
sionals
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29
One Him Enough.

One Sunday morning a father sug-
eested to his daughter that she ought
to 90 to church in the evening, the
subject of the discourse being An
Hour with Favorite Hymns, and he
expected it would be very interesting
FEATHER, said the daughter, with
a smile. 81 should like to go very
much. but / have made an engagement
to spend several hours with my ia
vorite him tonight. STRAY Stories.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29
TAKE YOUR CHOICE.
Difference in Statements from French
and German War Offices.

PARIS, Jan. 20, via London.-An at
tack by the Germans on the French
front south of the Somme yesterday
along a width of several kllomters
failed completely on the southern end
of the line, succeeding only on the
bank of the Somme against the village
of Frice, it was announced by the war
| office today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29
Advertised Letters.

Men-Max Blumer, Adelaid Bowler,
Charlie Brooks. r. j. Chadwick, j. E.
Miller, Joseph Parkinson, Karl White
head. Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Fisher
Woodfin
Women-Miss Annie Barry, Mrs. vii
liam Coane, Mrs. Fl. Dean, Mrs. Emma
Houghton, Mrs NJ. McDonald,N Bertha
R. Winchester
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29

BERLIN, Jan. 20, via London. = A
thousand yards of position were taken
south of the village of Frice, which
also was captured by the Germans, 1T
was announced today by the German
army headquarters. Northeast of Neu-
vile the Germans stormed the trenches
along the front of about LOO yards,
capturing q prisoners and nine ma
chine guns
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29
BIRTHS.

In Greenfield, Mass, Jan. %, a son,
Newell Mixer, TO Mr.. and Mrs. II. \. Ken
drick, grandson to Mr.. and Mrs. s. IL.
Mixer of Brattleboro and Mrs. Mary Rice
of East Charlemont, Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29
BOMB EXPLODED.
Eight Persons Injured in Military
School in Halifax.

HALIFAX, N. S., Jan. ga bomb
exploded while lecture was in prog
ress at the military school here today,
iniuring eight persons, two seriously.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29
BRATTLEBORo LOCAL.

w. L. Hunt bought Ford touring
car yesterday Of the Vermont Auto
Sales company
Rev l. NJ Comrton Of West Brattle-
boro will coaauct the chapel SCI vice
at the Retreat Sunday afternoon at
clock
Miss Malva Roberts gave dancing
party to 20 of her young friends IN
her home on Walnut street last even
ing. A buffet luncheon was served.
w. A. Shumway and Houghton
Seaverns have been elected captains
of the pitch teams of the Vermont
Wheel club. This series of games for
supper will be started at once.
The Odd Fellows leap year dance
last evening in Odd Fellows hall, was
well attended. Music for dancing was
furnished by Leitsinger, Woodward
and Jones. Refreshments were served
Miss Helen Mari of Swarthmore,
Pa, will be in Brattleboro Monday and
will meet the Junior Chautauqu;l
club in the high school room that af-
ternoon at O'Clock. She will be glad
to meet at that time any parents ia
terested in Playground work.
Company L, V. n. g., viii have drills
Monday and Wednesday evenings at
7.30 clock. Lieut.. J. C. Waterman
of the 9Th United States infantry, in
spector-instructor of the Vermont Ma
tional Guard, will be here Feb TO-
when examinations will be held for
on-commissioned officers.
John L. Howard will open real
estate office in the Ullery building Feb
| l, to be known as the John L. Howard
real estate agency. Mr.. Howard has
had considerable experience in han
ding real estate in various Windham
county towns on his own personal ac-
count, in which he has made a success
The members of Company /, V. n. G..
are anxious that there shall be a large
attendance at the dance in the Armory
this evening, the proceeds of which
will 90 for the benefit of Benjamin F
Bevoe, veteran who was ianitor OF
i the Armory for some years and who is
now critically i'll following paralytit
i shock.
The funeral of Mrs. Emelin,
Il (Wright) Putnam will be held tomor
row at ? p. m. at the house, Is Gal
street. Rev. Roy NJ. Houghton, pastor
of the Centre Congregational church
will offieiate and Miss Emma j. Gregg
will sing two selections. The burial vii
take place in Morningside cemetery.
Between the periods of the basket
bali game i'll the Armory next Thurs
day night between the Company l an,
Fort Ethan Allen teams there will b
game between the Germans and tn
Allies, made up of Company l men
There is good material in these teams
and there is strong rivalry among tn
men for positions on the regular team
DR.. Chapman s Best Sermon will b
4 the subject upon which Rev. George T
] Tomkinson will speak Sunday evenin
I in the First Baptist church at 7.3
4 clock. There was one sermon by ID
4 Chapman during the campaign in Bra
s tleboro that seemed to stand out j
the series like a mountain peak. Re-
Mr. Tom kinson viii describe the Sc
vice and sermon and will tell ais
" about the campaign which DR.. Char
: man is now conducting in Springfield
I'll. Dugan 5 orchestra and the choro
choir will assist in the service and j.
a exandar HYMNS will he sun0
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29

American canned salmon is favorably
known throughout the entire world
The exports of it amounted to 81 1000
900 year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29

The goods in an Eastern university
say they are not going to fiirt any
more. Probably, however, they will fiirt
lust as much.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29
MARRIAGES.

In Brattleboro, Jan. %, by Carl 5. Hop
kins. Esq, Hubert Wilson Hubbard CT
Springfield Mass, and Hazel Newton Colt
of Blandford, Mass
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29

A lazy man is always on the wrong
side of the human profit and loss ac
count.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29

The shadow of trouble is usually
blacker than the trouble itself.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29
DEATHS.

In Brattleboro, Jan. %, Mrs. Mary
(Chapin) Warder.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29

Tipping waiter does not make him
lose his balance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29

.Benefactions in 1915 in the United
States totaled more than S500O00,O00
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29

IF there is anything an egoist likes
in others it is modesty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29

Hear Ida Jenness Moulton, celebrated
Impersonator and Musical Entertainer, at
Festival Hall, Wednesday evening, Feb. ,.
Adv 2S3
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29

Strictly fresh cut flowers can be
bought at the Bond Greenhouses for
the following prices: Roses $3.50 doz-
en-; Carnations roe; paper White Mar
eissus zoe; Sweet Peas lie each. We al.
so have a good collection of Plotted
Plants.
Tel 231-X. C. \. Bond, Florist oslo
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-29

The Italian Garden, where flowers will
be sold at the Carnival of Nations viii be
most attractive and ladies in Italian cos
tune will serve patrons. Adv 2S9
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-22

TRUST PRESS "TRUTH"-To let
the readers prove for themselves
that the special writer's for the trust
press are paid to keep the people in
ignorance, and that these writers
obey the pull on the halter, here is
what will pass for a rule: In treat
ing of economic conditions, or of
anything purp6rting to be funda-
mental and for the general good,
they will anyways give you the effects
and symptoms, never the cause or
the cure.
Remember this whenever you
happen to read some of their nicely
worded literary bunk.
Everything has its place, and it's
place is part of it's charm" sings
Frank Crane in the Daily News. Inn
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-22

TIP TO THE TRIB-I have been
reading the touching appeals of
the Tribune addressed to Good Fell
lows. VIII you convey to that paper
the suggestions that some of the vel
vet derived from it's school lease be
donated?-J. H. Wilson.