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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16
MASONIC BUILDING ASSOCIATION

MASONIC BUILDING ASSOCIATION
w. G. Mosely, President.
7. G. McCampbell, Vice President.
VIM. Washington, Treasurer.
f. S. Baker, Secretary.
Board Of Directors:
t. G. McCampbell, S. H. P. Edwards,
q. G. Lacy, j. E. Rhodes,
T. W. H. Williams, E. S. Baker,
VIM. Washington, r. v. Adkins,
Geo. Johnson, w. G, Mosely,
S. Myers, Richard Harris
Edw. Thompson, r. Fulbright.
Meets fourth Tuesday in each
month.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16
THEY SAY

That when men grow old they be
come both foolish and wise.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16

MANIcUR1Nc.
MISS DORA AYwAR 1914 E. 18th St, Home phone East
4119. First class service.
MESSENGER SERVICE.
THE ENTERPRISE, 1921 East 18th Street, Charles A. Starks, Prop.
Bell phone, East 1921.
A. D. BRADBURY, M D., s2l Independence Ave. Bell phone Main
443S.
PHOTOGRAPHERS.
j. E. MILLER STUDIO, 1922 East 18th Street. Bell phone, Z. 81.
POULTRY.
MOONS, 1885 East 18th Street. Bell, Grand 1746W. 1928 Baltimore.
Bell phone, Grand 292SY.
PRINTERS.
G A. FRANKLIN, 1909 East 18th Street. Bell phone, Grand 29SS.
REAL ESTATE and EMPLOYMENT.
A B @ EMPLOYMENT AND INVESTMENT co, 500 Minnesota Ave.
(upstairs) Kansas City, Kans. Bell phone, West 1743; Home
phone, West 1895. G: W. Melons, Mgr.
East 1011, Home East 4011. Sol Smith, Pres
RESTAURANTS.
MRS. FANNIE IsAM1 8O5 independence Avenue.
SHOE STORE.
G. A. PAGES SHOE STORE, 1907 East 18th street. Bell phone.
East 1928.
UNDERTAKERs.
Il. B. MOORE, 1881 Independence Avenue. Bell phone Main 3398W.
Home phone Main 3341.
0 h: CoUNTEE. Licensed Embalmer, 1920 Vine St. Bell Phone, East
ADKINS R11 BROS : GREEN, 10Th and Vine SITS. Phones, East 4a4a.
WATKINS BROS, 1929 Lydia Ave. Bell Phone Grand 9s7, Home
Main 1889. Res, Bell East 1921.
SHOE REPAIRING.
ELECTRIC SHOE & REPAIR SHOP, J C. Banks, Prop 1514H East
18th street. Bell phone, East 1899.
F. G. MALONE, Prop. 212o Vine street. - ''
ECONOMY GARAGE, s. A. Robinson, Prop, 400 East 10Th street.
Bell phone, Grand 2191.
Hair dressers-
GENTS FURNISHINGS, DRY GOODS and NOTIONS.
W. L. MARTIN, 1913 East 1tSh street.
THEATRES.
OLD KENTUCKY, 1902 East 10Th Street, j. L. Williams. proprie.
tor, Bell phone East Abs.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16
EDITORIALS,

Good morning.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16
Negro Business and Professional Direc-
tory Of Greater Kansas City
AUTHORS.

,> AUTHORS.
MRS. MARIA ?. WILLIAMS, Author and Lecturer, 1904 Highland
Avenue, Bell phone East Abs.
BAKERIES.
MRS. SUSIE OWENS, 1881 Vine street. Bell phone. East 5o17.
BARBER SHOPS.
THE BRUNSWICK, 2405 Vine Street. Bell, East 1877. r. D. Jack
son, Prop.
LABoR1NG MEMS BARBER SHOP, w. F. oBonnon, Prop, 558
Grand Avenue.
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Lodge DIRECTORY

Pritchard Lodge No. ~, 4. F
and A. NJ, meets every End and
4th Monday in each month ALI
Master Masons in good standing
welcome. VIM. Hopkins, w. NJ.
NJ. J H. s~PIGENER, Secretary.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16
BARBECUE STANDS.

MRS. A. d. TURNER, Barbecue Stand, 1747 Forest avenue
H. WINN, 2315 Vine Street.
PERRY, Barbecue King, 1914 East 10Th Street.
T. E. 1415 Highland Ave. Barbecued Meats
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-24
MELONS TO LEAVE
TWIN STATE COMPANY
May Mean Change in Personnel of
Brattleboro Office Force-Owned
by Middle West Utilities Co.

There is much interest here in the news
that President l. L. Meloon of the Twin
State Gas & Electric Co. and his brother,
w. G. Meloon, another officer of the COM
pany, are to sever, April 1, their active
connection with the management of the
corporation and May are to cease all con-
Enection with the affairs of the Twin State
Gas & Electric Co.
| Whether this will mean changes in the
staff of the local branch of the concern,
which is owned by the Middle West Utili-
ties CO., which owns and operates many
gas and electric plants in dozen or more
states, is not known positively. In view
of the fact, however, that it will mean a
new management of the Twin State it is
generally expected that there viii be
many changes in the personnel of the diff
ferent branches of the concern.
These include the company in Brattle-
boro, one in Bennington, another in Dover,
n H, where the headquarters of the con-
Germ are, and 10 or more other plants in
this state, New Hampshire and Maine.
| At the time the local gas company and
the trolley company We're bought by the
Twin State Gas & Electric Co. in Septem-
Der, 1906, that concern was controlled by
the National Light, Heat & Power Co. of
New York. A few years ago the Middle
West Utilities Co. obtained the control.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-24
NINE DOLLARS GREW
TO MORE THAN $3.50
Woman's Society of First Baptist
Church Returns Talent Money
Plans for Coming Convention.

The woman's society of the First Baptist
church held very enjoyable meeting
yesterday afternoon with Mrs. Levi X.
Fuller at Pine Heights. A report was
made regarding the talent money, showing
that from the 50 given out 1852 had been
returned, and more is to come in. 1t was
voted to continue the same plan for an
other year. Plans for next year were dis
cussed and an informal ballot was taken
for officers who win be elected at the an
nual meeting in April.
A long line of committees, whose names
were published few days ago, are already
busy planning for the big convention of
the New England district of the Woman S
American Baptist Foreign Mission society.
which meets here April -, 26 and 2T. 1t
will be the second time it has ever met
in Vermont, having once been in Burling-
ton. A tentative program has been pre-
pared, showing a fine list of speakers, in
cluding missionaries from the foreign field
and home secretaries. Among the former
are Mrs W. I. Elmore of India, Miss Con.
verse of Japan, and Mrs Ting of China
Mrs. Caroline Atwater Mason, the author
of the new study book, World Missions
and World Peace, also will be heard with
much interest.
Mrs. H. HI. Pepper of Providence, r. 1.
member of the executive board of the
New England district, explained to the
women the specific work done by the 81,
New England states, supplementing tn,
talk by Mrs. f. S. Knight along the sam,
line
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-24
MEXICAN TRAIN is
HELD UP BY VILLA
Bandit Declares He Is Seeking Amerf-
cans in Order to Kill Them, Says
Spanish Merchant.

Ell PASO, Texas, March 24.-Gafcia
Flores, Spanish merchant of the City of
chihuahua, who arrived here last night,
said Villa had held up a train on which
he was travelling at Moctezuma, s. miles
northeast from Namiquipa, where the Car
rama authorities have insisted the bandit
chief was located. Flores is well-known
in Ell Paso.
1--WE were travelling north from Chihua-
hua City" he said, :" and were nearing
Moctezuma Wednesday afternoon when we
encountered a large force of men. Accor-
ding to my best estimate there must have
been 1900 In all
when we reached the station we were
amazed to see Pancho Villa himself enter
the train. We had supposed he was many
miles to the west. He walked through
every carriage declaring that he was
searching for Americans and that he would
kill any he found. i am not fighting Mex
leans he announced, except the first chief
and those traitors with him who have
turned Mexico over to the Americans
villa stopped to chat with some friends
who were on the train. He told them that
Gen. Herrera had joined him three days
before with 1000 men fully equipped and
armed who had followed him from Chihua
hua City. He finally left the train without
molesting anyone, but he took some sup
plies which he said he needed badly"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-24
DR.. WAITE Is
TALKATNE
Dentist Charged with Muir
der Has Recovered from
State of Coma
DETECTIVES GET
IMPORTANT EVIDENCE
Have Found Where Arsenic Which Is
Alleged to Have Killed Millionaire
Manufacturer Was Bought-Another
Woman in the Case.

NEW YORK. March 24.-Having
recovered today from mis- state of coma
DR.. Arthur Warren Waite, charged
with having murdered his father-in-law,
John T.. Peck, a millionaire drug man
ufacturer of Grand Rapids, Mich, be-
came talkative, according to reports
made by his guard to the district at
torney.
Waite announced that he would keep
his lips sealed as to the identity of the
woman with whom he lived at a hotel
as DIR. and Mrs. A. w. Walters.
"And l will stick to her, he was
quoted as saying. q will not give her
up"
The grand jury meanwhile resumed
consideration of the case with DR.. A.
A. Moore, the physician who has been
attending Waite, under summons to ap-
pear as a witness.
Definite information has been obtain
ed by the district attorney, it was an
nounced at his office today, as to where
the arsenic was procured with which
Peck is alleged to have been poisoned.
This information was the fruit of a
canvass made by detectives of the drug
stores in the vicinity of Waite s home.
it was said.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-24
WASHINGTON PARTY
WILL INCLUDE 43
High School Seniors and Others Start
for National Capital Tomorrow
to Be Away Week.

A party of 43 will leave here tomor-
row morning for the seventh spring va
cation trip to Washington under the
care of Principal Z. B. Smith of the
high school. OF the party 80 are mem
bers of the high school They will
board the 5.44 'clock train tomorrow
morning and will be due in Washington
at o'clock in the evening. On the re-
turn trip the party will leave Washing
ton Thursday, spending four hours in
Philadelphia and a night and day in
New York, arriving in Brattleboro FRI
day night at 10.41 O. 'clock.
The following are the high school pu-
pills who will make the trip: Gertrude
NJ. Austin, Eva NJ Clark, Leola A.
Laura NJ. Derby, Dorothy l.. Graffam,
Ruth NJ. Hale, Lamoille c. Langworthy,
NJ. Elizabeth Moran, Kathryn Sherman,
Edith Thurber, Mabel Warren, Gladys
L. Adams, Harriet E. Arnold, Doro-
thy E. Cain, Mildred A. Eddy, Helen NJ.
Hall, Charlotte f. Hildreth, Dorothy A.
Knight, Nc-ene A. Richmond, Leila E.
Thompson, Masj6rie Watermsn, Claude
w. Amidon, Thomas A. Austin, jr.,
Raymond ID. Bishop, Waldo NJ. Howard
Clayton F. Randall, Alvin D. Wright,
Ernest B. Adams, Dennison B. Cowles,
William H. Cudworth.
The others of the party will be Mr.
and Mrs. E. B. Smith, Miss Addie
Morse, Miss Grace Morse, s. II. Yeaw
Mrs. John E. Gale and Mrs. Charles
Evans of Guilford, John Knox. Walter
+. Fairbanks, r. L. Burditt of Putney
and Miss Mildred c. Barrett.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-24
CENTRAL VERMONT
TO PUT ON EMBARGO
Last Freight Line to New York Closed
After Today-Serious Inconven-
fence to Shippers.

The Central Vermont Railway Co. viii
put into effect tomorrow an embargo on
all freight for New York, except live stock
and perishable goods The Central Yer
mont for some time has been the only
hne open to New York for either home
trade or export, but because of the in
creased congestion there it has been forced
to follow the example of the other roads
and put on the embargo. This closes the
last freight line into New York for the
present.
Last week Wednesday the Boston &
Maine put on an embargo for all points on
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad. The Boston & Maine did this to
protect itself, for the New Haven pre-
viously had put an embargo in effect. When
the New Haven raised its own embargo
and was ready to take cars from the Bos-
ton & Maine, the Boston < Maine was
forced to establish an embargo to protect
itself from being swamped with cars while
engaged in unloading on the New Haven
road what cars it had been holding for
that road
/ As the situation stands now there is nc
way to ship freight that is not live stock
or perishable to New York from Brattle
boro. How long this will be effective j:
problematieal, but it promises to greatly
inconvenience shippers.
! An incident of the situation is found IL
the delay caused on the construction of th'
new railroad station. Considerable of tn,
material for inside finishing was shipped
from New Jersey weeks ago, but it ha
not gotten through the freight congestion
IN and about Greater New York.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-24
TUBANTIA'S SINKING
STILL A MYSTERY
Dutch Minister Believes That if Ger
mans Destroyed Liner Action Was
without Orders.

THE HAGUE, March 24-l'Nothing
definite has yet been ascertained concern
ing the sinking of the steamer Tubantia.'
said Minister of Marine Rambonnett to
The Associated Press yesterday, but
nothing viii be left undone by our depart
ment to try to establish with certainty the
cause of the disaster
The ship lies with the hole upward.
which IS a favorable cirdumstarAe for
diving operations. The pieces of metal
found in the Tubantia's lifeboat are being
carefully tested at the torpedo school in
Amsterdam. The rumor that it has been
definitely established that they were pieces
of torpedo is unfounded"
The minister added that from the Ger
man official declaration it was impossible
to believe that the sinking of the steamer
was done by order of the German admir-
atty Ii a German submarine was the cuI
prit the only explanation was that the
commander exceeded his instructions or
.lost his head The minister did not seem
to regard the declaration of the Tubantia's
officers that they saw the track of a tor
pedo as absolutely settling tne question.
saying that the disturbance on the surface
of the water might conceivably have been
caused by submarine collIdlng with the
ship. This was mere conjecture, he add
I ed, but not an impossibility.
Speaking of the future for neutral mer-
camille shipping, Minister Rambonnet was
frankly pessimistic. Holland, he said, was
unable to spare warships for conveying
vessels. Aside from the task being unde-
sirable for other reasons, the crews were
reluctant to take the long route to the
north of Scotland where assistance would
be less accessible in case of accident He
thought it would be advisable first to try
a system of mine sweepers, under the su
peryision of the admiralty, preceding yes
tsels along the normal routes.
On the subject of combined neutral ac
ton, the minister was not enthusiastic
owing to Hollands special position, hei
! vital necessity being to maintain comuni
cation with her colonies, a circumstance
not shared by other neutrals.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-24
ASKS FAVORABLE ACTION.
G. R. Crosby Wants Village to Dispose
of No. Engine House Property.

Editor of Reformer:-
/ sincerely hope that favorable ac-
tion will be taken by the special village
meeting called in reference to selling
the No. 6 engine house.
Mr.. Clapp in agreeing to erect a
building for the Holstein- -Friesian asso-
citation, is performing a very public
spirited act, and one quite unusual, for
at present it cannot be very profita-
BILE private investment, although for the
Brattleboro public it will be very
profitable sone.
Cities have We'd with each other to
secure this association, but the erection
of building insures its stay in Brat
tleboro for a number of years.
1t increases the value of every piece
of property in our little commonwealth.
The Holstein association distributes in
the neighborhood of $3.50 daily, and
employs help of the greatest ability. 1t
is growing, and there is no limit to its
growth.
The village could far better give the
property, than to lose this association.
The building will improve the southern
part of the town, and the village will
Immediately receive a tax income,
which in year or two would pay for
the property, which l hope they will
dispose of.
Yours truly,
C. r. CROSBY.
March %, 1916.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-24
Will Erect Four-Story Gar
age on Rear Part of
Grounds
RESIDENCE WILL BE
THROWN ON MARKET
DEEDS Were Passed This Forenoon -
Manley Brothers win Continue TO
Occupy Present Quarters, Using New
Building in Addition.

Another important deal in Brattle-
boro real estate was concluded this
forenoon, when John B. Manley of tbe
firm OF Manlev Brothers. automobiIe
dealers, received deeds to the Hnoke-
property at the corner of Main ana
high streets, formerly occupied by Col.
george w. Hooker and family and oe-
cupled by Mrs. Hooker since Col.
Hooker S death. The purchase of this
property adds one more to the large
number of real estate changes of the
past few weeks. the like of which has
not been known in Brattleboro in
many years. This deal is said to in
volve over $4,000.
The lot has a frontage of approxi
mateiy $50 feet on Main street and Is
about 800 feet deep. Mr.. Manlev ac-
CURED 1t for the purpose of providing
additional automobile sales and garage
facilities. He does not plan to dis
turb the residence, but he will erect
a brick building on the rear of the
lot, which viii make necessary the re-
moval of the barn. The house and the
front part of the lot will be thrown
on the market.
While Mr.. Manley has not decided
dennltely on dimensions, etc, it is his
intention to erect four-storv BUILDING
4 -NN~NANtiiig hiIS Niut0 OF the lot. l0U
feet, and so feet wide. There win be
an entrance on Main street and two
entrances on High street, one each on
the second and third stories. Work on
the building viii begin the coming sea
son.
The Manley firm occupies all but the
top floor of the Armory building at
the corner of High and Green streets.
Just across High street from the
Hooker property. They will continue
to occupy those quarters, but thev
need more room and will maintain an
office and show room in the new build
ing, besides having large amount OF
storage room. AT present thev have
ears stored on one floor of the old
Centerville factory, owned by the Twin
State Gas Electric Co. Those quar-
ters viii be given up when the new
building is erected.
The Hooker residence formerly was
known as the Hunt place At one
time it was occupied by George Howe.
prominent lawyer. Col. Hooker
bought it in 1882 and after making ex.
tensive improvements moved into If in
l1Ss3
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-24
GEN. HERRERA
HAS NOT REV0LTED
American Consul Letcher, Who is in Chihuahua,
Sends the Statement to Washington Reports
from Mexican Sources That Villa is Hemmed in
by Carranza and American Forces

WASHINGTON, March 24.-American
Consul Leteher, at chihuahua, today
reported there was no truth in the report
rama garrison at chihuahua.
Consul Letcher's despatch reported that
Gen. Herrera was III command of the de
facto government troops there and was
loyal to Gen. Carranza.
His report is regarded as removing one
of the most menacing features of the Mex
lean situation. Although Gen. Funston
and Gen Bell on the border have received
reports confirming the story of the revolt,
which they believe to be true, the despatch
from Consul Letcher, who is on the ground
and has headquarters at the place where
the revolt was said to have occurred, is
taken by officials here as confirming the
statement of Carranza officials that no
such revolt has occurred.
Maj. Gen. Funston sent this tele-
gram to the war department: "Gen.
Herrera in a telegram to Gen. Gavira
strongly denied all reports that he has
gone over to Villa. Gen. Gutierrez,
governor of Chihuahua, in a letter to
| Gen. Gavira, also strongly denies that
Gen. Herrera had gone over to Villa
State department dispatches from
Durango, San Luis Potosi, Nogales, and
other points reported quiet.
One battalion of the 21st infantry
was ordered today from the Vancouver
/ barracks to Ell Centre, Calf, to rein
force the border patrol. The order was
issued at the request of Maj. Gen. Bell
commanding the western department.
The question of calling the nationa
guard for border duty to release reg
ulars for service in Mexico was dis
cussed at today's cabinet meeting, bu
it was decided there was no prospec
of such action at this time After tn,
cabinet meeting officials showed they
feared a mobilization of guardsmer
would have disquieting effect in Mex
leo. They expressed confidence tha
the American troops in Mexico were il
no danger. Should large bodies of Car
rama troops go over to Villa, however
the question of calling out the guar,
will be considered.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-24

Ell PASO, Texas, March 24. = No
word had come to military headquar
ters here early today to confirm re-
port that American troops and the
Carranza army had surrounded Villa
and his men and that battle was i'm
minent.
The report was received by Mexican
Consul Garcia. The Villa outlaws were
raid to be hemmed in at FL Oso, about five
miles south Of Numiquipa, where Villa
had fed after conflict with the Car
rama forces at Santa Gertrudes.
Villa, according to a despatch from
Gen. Bertani, Carranza commander in
the field of operations, made stand
in the Santa Clara canyon near Santa
Gertrudes, but was driven out with a
loss of several men killed and 100
horses captured. The loss of the
horses was a hard blow to Villa, it
was said, as he depends on the high
quality of the mounts Of his men to
execute rapid moves.
Information regarding the impending
battle at FL Osoo was awaited tday
by Consul Garcia and Gen. Gavira at
Juarez.
Brig. Gen. Bell at Fort Bliss was
without information regarding Gen.
Pershing's forces, whose stategic moves
in the chihuahua district have been
clothed in strict silence. For several
days Gen. Pershing has made no re
port regarding his movements to his
superiors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-24
WITHIN REASONABLE TIME. !

The public service commission of
Vermont on Sept. Is, 1915, made the
following order relative to the
equipment of the local trolley road:
1T is ordered that the use of the
two closed cars now operated by the
Brattleboro Street Railway company
known as Nos. 5 and be discon-
tinued in the regular service and ex-
cepting as emergency requires their
use, and that said Brattleboro
Street Railway company place in
operation the new car above men
toned (No. 81 and within a reason
able time procure and place In oper-
alton another new closed car, in
place of said cars Nos. 5 and 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-24
ALMANAC SAYS TO
PLANT SEED NOW
South Newfane Man Says Top of l2-
Foot Bean Pole Shows Location of
Garden-Wants to Hasten Work.

Editor of The Reformer:
In looking through the 1916 Far
mer' s Almanac l notice on page IL
that now is the time TO plant hardy
seed, sow clover and repair stonewalls.
As the month is well advanced l am
wondering if l can secure the services
of some expert in fastening this work.
| have the seeds and am sure we can
locate the garden spot by means of a
l2-foot bean pole left standing there
last fall, one end of which still pro-
trudes through the snow about foot.
There viii be no difficulty in repairing
the stone wall, as by digging down and
tunneling to one side about 20 feet I
have already located one end of il.
You will readily see 1 am anxious
about this work, especially the stone
wall as at present there is absolutely
nothing to prevent stray cattle enter
ing my enclosure, they evidently not
realizing that there are any fences on
the premises.
Your truly.
JOHN E. MORSE.
South Newfane, March PA, 1916.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-24
Centre Congregational Church

Tonight at 7.3O-Service of praise
and prayer. Topic, Parable of OPP
portunity. Luke IA: 1924. Leader,
George NJ Clay
Saturday $50 to p. m, Children S
Rainbow Fair in Festival hall. Sale
of aprons, fancy articles, food, confec-
tionery and grabs. Tea ROOM Enter
tainment at O'Clock, consisting of
folk dances and songs by the children
and storytelling by Rev Roy NJ
Houghton. Music by Leitsinger's S or
chestra. Admission Is cents.