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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-30
SOUTH NEWFANE.
Mrs. Kate 6sawteln Sparks.

Mrs. Kate (Sawtell) Sparks, wife of
Harlan E. Sparks, who had been in ill
health number of years, became more
seriously Ill Saturday. On Wednesday
pneumonia developed and she died at
2.30 this morning Her daughter
Mrs. Frank Buxton ef Brattieboro, was
with her parents Tuesday. Mrs
Sparks s sister, Mrs. Alonzo 7. Stowe
of West Brattleboro came Wednesday
and was with the family when the end
came.
Besides her husband Mrs. Sparks
leaves one daugher, Mrs. Buxton. one
son, Erwin G. Sparks, who has lived at
home and has been associated with his
father in farming interests; two grand
children, Irene Buxton and Harold
Sparks, and two sisters, Mrs Otis
'Thayer of West Dummerston and Mrs.
Stowe Mrs. Erwin G. Sparks who
has been devoted TO her mother-in law
after an illness of several weeks was
in Brattieboro for treatment and I'M
able to be at home the last few days
She came homo this morning, accom-
panied by Mrs, Buxton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-30
HEALER
SUED FOR $40, 600
B. George Wilkins Defendant in Green
field-Young Woman Says She
Was Burned in Vapor Bath.

In the superior court in Greenfield,
Mass, yesterday w. S. Clapp of Souch
Decrh.'ld was foreman of the jury
drawn to hear the tort case of Mss
Myrtle Z. Jones, % years old, of River
side, Gill, against Prof. B. George Will
k'ns. magnetic healer. He has a sanl-
tarium Iii Wilmington. Mass. The etit
is for $4,000.
Since she was 2 years old the plain
tiff has been an invalid. In her dec
iaration the defendant is charged with
telling her she could be cured and with
out injuring her. She says she went
to his sanitarium after he visited her
home. This was in May of 1915. That
the defendant is not skilled physician
and that she suffered burns in a vapor
bath which have not healed, are the
charges made by Miss Jones.
Wilkins maintained an office in Green
field last year and in previous trial
IN tire district court in another case
was found guilty and fined 800 for
the illegal practice of medicine. In this
case the complaint was made by In
speetor Joseph V. DAILY of the district
police.
Some years ago Wilkins came here
at different times to meet patients and
afterwards had an office on the island,
IN New Hampshire territory.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-30
BELLOWS FALLS.
Conants Observe Golden Wedding.

AIR. and Mrs. w. J. Conant observed
the 50tr anniversary of their wedd ng
Wednesday in their home at % Henry
street. Among the gifts presented
was purse of gold from the members
of the parish of Emmanuel church and
other friends.
Mr.. Conant was born in Bellows Falls
February %, 1843, and has always lived
here. He has been sexton of Immanu-
el church since September, 1875, and has
lived in Bellows Falls longer than any
other present resident. Following the
Civil war he was captain of Company
E, 18th Vermont regiment, two years.
Mrs. Conant was born in Clinton, n
Y, November 8, 1847, and came to live
here when she was seven years of age.
When she was IA she went to Chicago
and attended a high school. She also
attended the Wheaton female seminary
at Norton, Mass. She was married to
Mr.. Conant March %, 1843, in Chicago.
The couple have had two children,
William A. Conant, who died two years
ago, and Mrs. Henrietta o. Conant of
Holyoke, Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-30

ment in the Spaulding house on West.
ern avenue. Mr.. Lee win be employed
by Russell Briggs.
Mrs. Helen Miller returned Tuesday
night from New Brunswick. y J.,
where she spent the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. John Helyar. Mrs. Nil
Ter is staying with Mrs. l.. II. Stellman
and boarding with Miss Kate Wheeler
for the present.
Baptist church, West BrattIeboro.
Rev. ]. NJ. Compton pastor. Morning
worship at 1890 with sermon by pastor.
Sunday school AZ noon. Evening wor-
ship at T. Leader Miss Hazel Compton.
Topic The Conservation of Time. This
viii be a conservation meeting. Mid
week prayer meeting "Wednesday even
ing at 80.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-30
PERSONAL.

Rev. Z. A. Slack of Brookline, Mass.
IS spending a few. days in town
DR.. L. S. Edwards returned last night
from stay Of several days in New
York.
Frank NJ. Holiday has gone to Bel
lows Falls to take position in ma
chine shop.
Miss Hattie Holden and Miss Doris
Wyman have taken positions in the
Holstein- Friesian office.
Edgar w Upton of Norwich univer
sity came yesterday to be a guest a
few days of Phillip Putnam.
Mrs Churchill of Northampton is n
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. q
IL. Newton of Cedar street.
Mrs. J. T. Denning went today to
New London to visit until Saturday
with her daughter, Mrs Thomas Sisk.
Bert Young of Springfield, Mass,
who visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. o. Young, has returned to that
city.
Mrs. Thomas Edwards of Spruce
street has been called to Worcester or
account of the illness of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Owen Lee.
Miss Jessie Hawley and Miss Mary
Bane are spending the week end in
Holden, Mass, with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles t. Hawley
Miss Lillian Lawton OF Lasell semi
nary, AuburndaIe, Mass, is expected to
morrow to visit her parents, DR.. and
Mrs. S. Z. Lawton of Linden street.
Miss Lena Walker, who has been Sc
riousiy i'll several weeks at her home
on Spruce street, is improving and j,
now able to sitsup a,sAort time eael
/ day.
Mrs. Hector Filion finished work las
night in the Holstein Friesian offie,
and went today to Bridgeport, Conn
to join her husband, who has position
there.
John R. Ryder left this week on +;
trip to Texas, California and Washing
ton on business for the BrattIehort
Trust company. Hewin be away three
weeks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-30
STRANGLER LEWIS
COMING APRIL III
Champion of New York Tournament
viii Meet Tom Draak, Clever Bel
gian, Here in Finish Match.

Brattleboro wrestling fans viii be
given an opportunity Tuesday evening,
April IL, to see Ed (Strangler) Lewis,
champion tchas-catch-ca wrestler,
in action here. He will meet in fin
ish match in the Auditorium on that
date, Tom Draak, the fast and clever
Belgian champion.
Lewis won the big tournament that
was staged in New York, in which
Draak was one of the stars. Without
question Lewis is the cleverest catch
as-catch-can wrestlers on the mat in
this country today. lie has never been
seen in Brattleboro, and DFaak is equal
ly q stranger. The men viii wrestle
best two out of three falls at catch-as-
catch-can style to a finish. Only the
strangle hold will be barred
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-30
STRONGLY FOR GRAHAM.
F. H. Babbitt Believes State Auditor
Deserves Support for Governor

Editor of The Reformer:-
Dear Sir:-The public announcement
which has been made by Honorable
Horace F. Graham of his desire to be-
come the next governor of Vermont
in my opinion settles the gubernatorial
question for the next two years.
Mr.. Graham s long and highly hon
orable service to his state, as well as
his splendid qualifications for this high
office, entitle him to unanimous cleo
ton bv our people.
1t viii be sincere pleasure TO me to
help roll up an old-time majority for
" Governor Graham and | hope no
man will oppose him.
Why should not this man, who has
been $50 clean in his great office, -
serving all our citizens with the ut
most impartiality, and the most rigid
integrity, be made the candidate of
all parties, thereby showing to the
world that we are all Vermonters first,
and Republicans or Democrats or Pro
gressives afterwards, and that we are
every one of US glad and proud to
give such a faithful public servant his
Just reward?
Cordially yours,
FREDERICK H. BABBITT.
Bellows Falls, Vt, March %, 1916.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-30

Daniel Curtin of Central street I'M
derwent an operation for the removal
of tonsils and adenoids in the Melr, Sc
hospital Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Henry Lamb and son, Halsey,
Went today to their new home IN
Bridgewater, after having spent sever
al months at the home Of Miss Nettie
Mather.
The Busy Bee Pathfinder girls met
yesterday afternoon with Miss Grace
Burt at the home OF Mrs. George Bar
rett for a sewing meeting and mission
airy Study.
George Lee and family have moved
from Keene here and have taken a tene-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-30
PRoGRESSIVEs SET DATE.
Convention to Be Held at Burlington
on MAY q.

on May "a.
MONTPELIER, March 80. - At a
meeting of the Progressive executive
committee, held here last night, it was
decided to hold the state convention
at Burlington ON May "a next to elect
delegates to the national convention al
Chicago, June 7.
The nine loyal followers of the dis
tinguished statesman and naturalist of
Oyster Bay brought great gobs of en-
thusiasm away from the meeting. They
say they are wellsatisfied with the sit
uation in Vermont.
National Committeeman II. Nelson
Jackson of Burlington was in the chair
Rev. Frazer Metzger, Progressive
starter in the gubernatorial race oil
| 1912, came over from Randolph to at
tend the meeting. Addison county sent
up Prof. Raymond MeFarlane of Mid
dlebury. L. w. Gibson, leader of tho
/ Windham county Bull Mcosers, repre-
scented the southern end of the state
The other members of the committee
who attended were NJ NJ. Wilson OF
Randolph, Il. II. Russell of Burlington
! y. Il. Martin and Joseph c. Jones OF
/ Rutland and w. H. Nichols of Benning
i ton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-30
Sporting NelUs
COMPANY E AGAIN
STATE CHAMPION
Bellows Falls Basketball Team Won IT
Games and Lost 11-Barre Sham
rocks Were Contenders.
Especial to The Reformer.)
RFTIOWS FATIG March 20

Especial to The Reformer.)
BELLOWS FALLS. March 30.
The Company E basketball team
claims the championship of Vermont
for the second consecutive time. The
team has won II games and lost IL,
and of large number of games played
at home has lost but four-two to the
Keene Athletic club and one each to
the Worcester Knights of Columbus
and Seton Hail. In the series which
it had with various teams the team
has won more than half the games,
except those against Keene. The New
Hampshire team has won four of five
games played.
The question of deciding the cham
pionship of a state in game like
basketball is difficult matter. The
Barre Shamrocks were admittedly one
of the best teams III the state, and
when Company E defeated this team,
Is to 81, the local militiamen were con
ceded by other teams throughout the
state to be contenders. A return game
at Barre went to the home team, SO to
%.
The Shamrocks were sure they could
again win the championship, and in,
stead of playing a third game on q
neutral floor asked that the deciding
game for the championship be played
at Bellows Falls. This game was
played here, and the Shamrocks were
decisively beaten, Company f winning
the game and the state championship
81 to %.
Up to March II the team consisted
Of Charles Burch, left forward; Thorn
as Kepple of Keene, right forward
Michael J. Manning, center; Herbert
Fontain, left guard; John Lindstrom
right guard; Clyde Bombard and Mel
vim Fontaine, subs. Since the 18th, af
ter the championship had been won
Bombard and Fontaine, subs, have TAX
en- the places of Burch and Fontain
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-30
DIAZ is IN MEXICO
FOR A NEW REVOLT
Planning to Start Immediately Revo-
luton Against the Carranza
Government

WASHINGTON March 30.-Gener-
al Felix Diaz, nephew of the former
President of Mexico, has landed in Mex
leo at the head of an expedition which
is planning to start Immediately a re-
volution against the Carranza de facto
government. The expedition went
ashore on the Gulf of Mexico, near the
boundary lines between the States of
Tabaseo and Campeehe, according to
private information that reached in
ner circles in Washington TODAY. The
party is said to be small, but composed
of welI-trained men with sufficient arms
and ammunition.
A telegram received here indicated
that important developments might be
expected from the states in Southern
Mexico bordering on the Isthmus of
Tehuantepec, which the Diaz forces ex-
pect soon to control.
Information has reached Washington
that adherents to the Diaz cause have
crossed from Guatemala into the Mexi-
can state of Chiapas despite efforts by
the Guatemalan government to prevent
it. General Diaz and his followers have
assurances that they viii have the sup
port Of military forces of Oaxaca, which
borders the Isthmus of Tehuantepee,
and is his native state.
The state of Oaxaca has not recog-
nized the de facto government and has
| been awaiting the restoration of order
in Mexico before giving its support tc
any government. 1t has virtually baen
in secession and while it has not made
war on any of the neighboring Mexican
states, it has maintained its own indie
pendent government, policed its owr
territory and supported its own mill
tarv forces.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-30

jim Ready is to umpire this season
in the Pennsylvania Jersey league. He
was the best the old Twin State ever
had to offer.
Old Eli ism t so decrepit SO far this
college GEAR he has turned out the best
golfer IN Blossom, the best cross-coun-
try runner in Overton, the best wrest-
Ter in Baldridge, the best trap shots is
Lewis and Chisholm and the best point
maker in basketball in Kinney,
Greenfield and Northampton are now
reported in line to join a league in
which the other four teams will repre-
sent Fitchburg and Leominster and
North Adams and Pittsfeld. 1t is
claimed this circuit viii in no way in
-terfere with the Twin State circuit
true statement.
Willard says he cannot jeopardize
$l50,000 contract with a circus for the
sake of taking on Fred Fulton for a
paltry $4,000 guarantee. He wants
Fulton to try out Frank Moran or some
equally good man and then he may de-
eide to take a chance with him. Full
ton is about as large and tall as Will
lard and has a longer reach.
While there can be little question as
to who should be the winner of the
Lewis Draak wrestling match to be
staged in the Auditorium Tuesday,
April II, the calibre of the men ought
to be sufficient to attract a large
crowd. Lewis, with the exception OF
| Stecker, is the wrestling sensation OF
years and Draak is far from being
false alarm.
Many here will believe that Joe
! Stecker, the wrestling wonder of the
| middle West, is no false alarm whel il
becomes known that he put the should
crs of DR.. Ben F. Roller TO the mat il
Kansas City Tuesday night and re
! CURED only II minutes to turn the trick
| The medic is no mean mat artist ant
not given to succumbing to any man il
that short time.
Listen to jess Willard s plant
"When / first came to New York, - h
says, ''and saw those big automobile
on Fifth avenue | envie1 the men VIII
owned them. / hoped that some day
might have one of my own. | though
that if l ever did l should be happy
Now that | have two cars of my own
however, | do not enjoy them half q
murh as I expected to.
Organized baseball is facing anothe
attack against it's existence IN sui
Z for 100000 damages fled in the Unit
! ed States district court at Philadelphi
I yesterday under the national ant
\ trust laws by the Federal baseba
4 league club of Baltimore. The defent
ants in the suit are the National an
American leagues and the IL elul
making UP their membership, the tire
members of the National baseball con
mission, and James A. Gilmor
: Charles f. Weeghman and Harry Sil
clair, formerly Of the Federal league.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-30
EAST DOVER.

Herbert Perkins began work for f..
II. Pratt Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Howe and
daughter of Carthage, n. Y, are visit
ors at L. L. and W. d. Howe's
Miss Amy Gooden of West Dunn
merston is spending a few days this
week with her aunt, Mrs. w. II. Moore.
Mrs. r. A. Yeaw and Miss Hazel
Metcalf of BrattIeboro spent Sunday
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. J.
Metcalf
Mrs. Clarence Folsom and little son,
Hollis, of Canaan, n. H., came Wednes-
day of last week to visit her parents,
Rev. and Mrs. f. II. Perkins.
Joseph Moulton S bungalow and con
tents were destroyed by fire Friday af-
tcrnoon. Mr.. Moulton being away
from home, nothing was saved. Much
sympathy is felt for him in his loss.
NJ. A Moore escaped what might
have been serious injury Thursday of
last week. He went on to a barn shed
to shovel the snow off and had been
there only short time when the shed
fell to the ground. Mr.. Moore jumped
just in time to avoid serious injuries
although he hurt his back. The neigh
bors came with willing hands and hur.
rled to get the sheep and hogs out and
found nothing injured seriously.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-30
Street Car Carried to July.

An unusual exhibit produced in a
law suit is that of trolley car mount
ed on fiat cars and shipped to the
place of trial by the defendant, which
was = Virginia electric road The
plaintiff alleged that he was injured
by the trolley of this car falling on
him. To disprove this charge TIE car
in question was brought twice to the
county seat where the case was tried,
that the jury might see it and Judge
the testimony accordingly Popular
Mechanics Magazine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-30
WEST BRATTLEB0R0

Mrs f. II. Davenport went to Athcl,
Mass, yesterday afternoon to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Arthur Winter, and fam
lily.
Mrs. H. II. Thurber, who has been i'll
with bronchial trouble and confined
to the bed, is now able to be about the
house.
Farmers who are obliged to drive in
to the village report that the travelling
is at its worst and many are using
wheels.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-30
Advertised Letters

.Men-E. S. Buss, Rev. J. H. Fogar-
ty, John MeClintoek, Richard Rogers.
Women-Mrs. Bertram Davis, Miss
Julia Derey, Mrs. Irene Keefe, Mrs. o.
P. Merriman, Miss Mary Miller.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-30

Hampton. Dinwiddie told me his
family is a very old one. They were one
Of the first 10 come across
Rhodes The grocer told me yester-
day that now they are the last to come
across. Judge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-30

Leather waste enters into the com
position OF much Of the best wall pa
per.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-30

1t takes practical liar to find real fault
with weather forecast
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-30
GUILFoRD.

School in district No. ] will begin
April O. Miss Grace Roop Of Airing
ton, Mass, viii be the teacher.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-30
Sporting Notes.

jim Ready is to umpire this season
in the Pennsylvania Jersey league He
was the best the old Twin State ever
had to offer.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31

there. willy.nilly. across the wide
expanse OF ocean. The high wind
blew from the northwest for twenty
four hours. when II fell calm. and I'm
the night sprang up from the south
west This was dead In our teeth. but
I took In the sea.anchor had roughly
made and set sail. hauling course on
the wind which took us In south
southeasterly direction. II was an
even choice between this and the west
northwesterly course which the wind
permitted. but the warm airs OF the
south famed my desire for warmer
sea and swayed my decision.
In three hours--it was midnight. !
we'll remember, and as dark az ! had
ever seen II on the seattle wind, still
blowing out OF the southwest. rose flu
riously. and once again was com
PEELED to set the sea-anchor.
Day broke and found me wan-eyed
and the ocean dashed white. the boat
pitching. almost on end. to its drag.
We were In imminent danger OF being
swamped by the whitecaps AS 1t was.
spray and spume came aboard in such
quantities that ! bailed without cessa'
ton. The blankets were soaking. Ev-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31
SYNOPSIS.

Humphrey Van Weyden. critic and dilet-
tante. finds himself aboard the sealing
schooner Ghost. Captain Wolf Larsen.
bound TO Japan waters. The captain
makes him cabin boy for the good or his
soul" Wolf hazes a seaman and makes
II the basis for philosophic discussion
with Hump. Humps intimacy with Wolf
increases. A carnival of brutality breaks
loose In the ship. Wolf proves himself
the master brute. Hump Is made mate
on the hell-ship and proves that he has
learned Ito stand on his own legs" Two
men desert the vessel In one Of the small
boats. A young woman and four men.
survivors of a steamer wreck. are res
cued from a small boat The deserters
are sighted. but Wolf stands away and
leaves them to drown. Maude Brewster.
the rescued girl, sees the cook towed over
side to give him a bath and his foot
bitten OF by shark as he Is hauled
aboard. She begins to realize her danger
at the hands of Wolf. Van Weyden real
lies that he loves Maude. VOLTS brother,
Death Larsen, comes on the sealing
grounds In the steam sealer Macedonia.
hogs" the sea, and Wolf captures sew
eraI OF his boats. The Ghost runs away
in a fog. Wolf furnishes liquor TO the
prisoners.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31

time | stood by his side in silence.
Maud was looking on. her face awed
and frightened. What had happened
to him we could not imagine.
Hump" he said at last, IL must get
into my bunk. Lend me a hand. III
be all right in little while. It's those
damn headaches. believe was
afraid OF them. had a feeling-no. |
don't know what I'm talking about.
Help me into my bunk"
But when got him into his bunk
he again buried his face I'm his hands.
covering his eyes. and as | turned to
go could hear him murmuring. l am
a sick man, very sick man."
Maud looked at me inquiringly as
] emerged. ! shook my head. saying
Something has happened to him.
What, ] don't know He is helpless,
and frightened, imagine. for the first
time in his life. It must have occurred
before he received the knife-thrust,
which made only superficial wound.
You must have seen what happened"
She shook her head 81 saw moth
ing. 1t is just as mysterious to me.
He suddenly released me and stag
gered away. But what shall we do?
What shall do?"
IF you will wait, phase, until come
back" | answered.
went on deck Louis was at the
wheel.
you may go for'ard and turn in"
| said, taking Il from him.
He was quick TO OBEY, and | found
myself alone "a the ueck or the Ghost.
As quietly as was possible, clewed up
the topsails., lowered the nying jfb and
staysail. bacAeu tne ]lD over, and Hat
tened the rpainsail. Then | went be-
low to Ma 1 placed my hNger on
my lips 70 shence' ana entered Wolf
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31
First Guide to Beauty.
DESSA, Russia's first naval
! base on the Black sea and the
starting point for over-the-wa-
ter attacks on Bulgaria. Eu-

BY singing. and by singing only. a
little child of five may come in con-
tact with pure and perfect form Of
beauty. Not only that, but the child
can reproduce this beauty entirely un-
aided, and in the process OF doing so
its whole being-body, mind, heart,
and SOULS engaged. The song, for
she moment, is the child. There is no
possible realization of the little per-
sonality comparable to this. Here, in
sounds, is that correlation OF impulses
in which the stars move; here is the
world of order and beauty in minia-
ture; here is a microcosm of life;
here is a talisman against the cold un-
meaning facts which are driven into
children's brains to jostle one anoth.
err in unfriendly companionship.
Through this they can feel beauty
and order and sequence which their
minds are incapable of grasping. The
Joy which a child gets in reproducing