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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-08

For Sale or Trade-Forty cords
of A No. 1 river wood, sawed into
16-inch lengths. Will sell all or
any part for cash, or will trade for
good hay, heifers, chickens or hogs.
Yottrs for business,
16tf j. B. Tromanhauser
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-08

Buy Prince Albert every
tDhsre tobacco is sold in
foppy red bags, Sc; tidy red
tins, Zoe; handsome pound
and half-pouad tin hunni-
dore-and-thot corking fine
pound crystal glass hun,i-
dor With sponge. n,ofsfener
top that keeps the tobacco
in such ctepsyfyim-aiweysj
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-08

Pat Kelly, familiarly known as
Steamboat" Kelly, dropped in
Friday night and is staying with
William Coulsen. Steamboat"
was well-known in the early days
of White Bluffs and can retail
many an interesting experience of
those times. The fact that Wash
ington is "dry" has no terrors for
him for he says he beat the state
to the water wagon by just year.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-08

Louis Wiehl of Pasco is visiting
at the Met Wiehl home. He came
up to see his sister, Mrs. Reichow,
who, with her husband, is visiting
here, and whom he hasn't seen for
several years.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-08

Mr.. and Mrs. John McFee re-
turned from Seattle Monday where
they had been visiting relatives for
the past month. John says he saw
the Washington California football
game on Thanksgiving Day and
that it was hum-dinger the best
he had seen in several years. He
says that both he and Mrs. McFee
are glad to get back to White
Bluffs, where they can get a little
sunshine.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-08

If you get your meat from the
Home Meat Market, you get the
worth of your money. Delivery
wagon will run Tuesdays and Fri
days in White Bluffs and on
Wednesdays to Hanford.
Charles Eilertson.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-08
Evang. Lutheran Church

Services every Sunday at 2
O'Clock p. m. English every first
and third Sunday. L. C. Krug
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-12-08

A nun Der of the little tots in
school have been complaining the
last week or so of not feeling good"
and some of them have been COM
PEELED to miss day or two in
school. The trouble is believed to
be la grippe. The disease is said
to be quite prevalent in eastern
Washington and Oregon right now.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-09
AT THE COLISEUM.

Chairman Harding called today's session
Of the Republican national convention at
the Coliseum to order at lib. Bishop
William Mcdowell offered prayer, Reed
Smoot, chairman of the Republican har-
mony committee, made a report for his
committee. The report, after stating the
name Of the conferees, read:
Roosevelt of New York had so large a
personal following and such a close personal
relation to the issues of the coming cam
|paign as to make him the most desirable
candidate upon which to unite. 1t was
agreed that your conferees would report
these facts to this convention
The conference committees report was
received with great enthusiasm. At the
mention of Boosevelts name there was
moderate applause rising in volume. but
chiefly participated in by the galleries. 1t
lasted about three minutes. When Mr..
Smoot came to the announcement that the
Progressives had urged that Col. Roosevelt
had the attributes of the most desirable
candidate upon which to unite" there
were applause and cheers and some hiss
ing, There were cries of Roosevelt a
gangIing of COW bells and more cheers.
Senator Smoot held up his hand for or
der, but the demonstration coming from
different places on the floor and galleries
continued. Some few tried to hiss down
the demonstration. At cries of "Order.
order" Chairman Harding banged the
gavel and the noise subsidized Scattering
applause and some laughter marked the
! close of the reading of the report. Ap-
plause and cheers marked the announce
ment that the conferees would continue
their work
Then came the big business, nomination
of a candidate. Alabama and Alaska
passed, Arizona yielded to New York. and
Governor Whitman took the platform at
ll4l to present the name of Justice
Hughes.
At the conclusion of Governor Whit
man S nomination speech a demonstra-
tion began which lasted 90 minutes
and was stopped only when the chair
man ordered the police to restore or
der.
Arkansas then yielded to Ohio and
Governor Willis placed in nomination
Senator Burton.
He was followed by DR.. Nicholas
Murray Butler who took the platform
to offer the name of Elihu Root.
AT THE AUDITORIUM.
Progressives gathered slowly at the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-09
CLOUD ON 500 MARRIAGES.
Deputy Town Clerk S Authority to Is
sue Licenses Questioned.

OYSTER BAY, l.. l., June 9.-Tbe
validity of about 800 marriages per
formed here in the last year is BEING
questioned owing to the fact that Den
uty Town Clerk Edward r. Summers
has neglected to file credentials of of
flee as provided by law.
Charles R. Weeks. town clerk of
Oyster Bay, has been spending sever
al months in South America, conva-
lesclng from an attack of pneumonia.
and during his absence Summers had
charge of the Office. Should it be prov
ed that the licenses issued by him are
null and void a serious problem will
arise, and it has been pointed out that
in the case of a will being made bv
any Of the parties married in Oyster
Bay under certificate issued bv
Summers the title to land or personal
property would be tainted.
Counsel for the town board is inves.
tigating the matter, and every effort
will be made to reetify the mistake
and to protect those who obtained IL
eenses from the deputy
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-09
Rev. DR.. George B. Lawson
to Leave as Head of Yer
mont Academy
SCHOOL CARRYING
FINANCIAL BURDEN
Resignation Takes Effect After Com
mencement Which Begins Tomorrow
DR.. Lawson Formerly Was Pastor
of First Baptist Church Here.

Rev. DIR. George B. Lawson, for eight
years principal of Vermont academy at
Saxtons River and formerly pastor of
the First Baptist church of Brattle-
| boro, announced to the student body
Yesterday that he had resigned as
principal, the resignation to take eff
feet at the close of the commencement
which begins tomorrow.
The announcement came as a sur
prise to the students as well as otedu-
| catlonal circles throughout the state
1t IS understood that DR.. Lawson has
made no definite decision as to the
future, but that he has one or two mat
teFs under consideration.
Back in April DR.. Lawson rendered
his resignation to the trustees. intend
ing not to make the fact public until
after the commencement this wear in
connection with the 40th anniversary
OF the school, but his action leaked
out, so he decided not to wait Ionqer
before stating the fact publicly.
In certain dispatches it is intimated
that there was trouble between the
principal and the trustees, but the in
tlmatlon is stated on good authority to
be incorrect, DR.. Lawson s action be.
ing due to the burden incident to ear.
rylng on the work without adeouatn
financial resources.
Not long ago the academy was con-
siderably indebted to the Baptist State
convention. The latter organization re-
qulred the money, which was paid. but
the school has continued under a heavy
handicap.
The trustees number Is. of whom
three officially represent the Baptist
state convention. that body electing a
trustee each year for term of three
years. Recently the trnst ees amounted
committee to see what should be done
relative to the schools continuance.
and this committee has held several
meetings. The committee and others
recently held a conference in Rutland
as to what measures ought to he TAX
en-, but 1t had nothing to do with DR..
Lawson 5 resignation.
Since that meeting. however, if is
understood that some Of the teachers
have been seeking other positions.
which naturally raised the question as
to what the outcome of the present
crisis may be.
DR.. Lawson was pastor of the First
baptist church for six years. resigninp
IN July, 1908. to become principal of
vermont academy. There We're then
over 100 students. The academy was \
N"e"lANhdi INSTITUTION. SubSequent-
1t was made boys school. There are
now about 30 boys enrolled.
DR. Lawson is a graduate of Colgate.
and received his clerical training in
Union Theological seminary, New York
and the University of Bonn in Ger
many He formerly was assistant to
Rev. DIR. r. S. Macarthur in New York
city. He came here from Worcester.
Mass, and before that he had pas
torate in Bennington. He is a person
of high intellectual attainments, an in
structor of marked capabilities and a
man of rare personal charm.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-09

INTERVIEW
Ambassador Gerard Issues
Statement in Regard to
Alleged Peace Talk
REICHSTAG LEADER
WANTED FAKE STORY
Published in German Papers, but Amer
lean Representative Refused to Sane
tion it - Never Made Utterance in
Regard to Proposed Peace Mediation.

BERLIN, by wireless to Savyille.
June 3. - American Ambassador James
W. Gerard has repudiated an interview
recently attributed to him on the sub
Ject of President Wilson s peace eff
forts, the Over Seas News agency saws.
The ambassador also is quoted as as
seIting that Count Frederick Won
Westarp, conservative leader of the
reichstag, desired Mr. Gerard to have
a spurious interview published some.
time ago, but that the ambassador de-
clined.
According to the statement given
out by the news agency today a man
uscrlpt containing copy of the
Gerard with the idea that it was TO
have been published in the National
Zeitung. The statement follows:
Ambassador Gerard stated to a
member of the Nossichc Zeitung staff
that he never made the utterance III
regard to President Wilson s proposed
mediation attributed to him and quoS
ed IN the rcichstag. The conservative
leader, Count Won Westarp, said Mr..
Gerard had announced President Viii
son S intention to mediate for peace.
and for this purpose to exert pressure
on the belligerents, which he. Won
NeStarp, was unwilling to agree to.
Mr. Gerard now states that Count Won
Westarp had desired that he have a
spurious interview published some
time ago by the National Zeitunr. At
that time Mr.. Gerard told a staff mem
Der OF the National Zeitung that he
was unable to give him any informa-
tlon. On seeing the manuscript Mr..
Gerard declared it rs untrue and there
fore withheld the manuscript. Mr..
Gerard makes formal denial of the
spurious interview. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-09
JAMES DALTON PLACE
DAMAGED BY FIRE
Flames Got Into Partition and Found
Their Way Into Blind Attic -
Alarm Drew Large Crowd,

Fire discovered at 1915 o o'cIock
last night in a partition in the house
at Spring street owned by Charles
Miner and known as the James Dalton
place did considerable damage before
being extinguished. The fire got into
the blind attic and the firemen were
forced to use a large amount of water
before getting the upper hand, with
the result that there is even more
water damage than actual loss bv fire.
The down stairs tenement is occu-
ped by number of PoIanders and
the upper tenement by George Phil
lips, his mother and sister The fire
apparently started back of the stove
IN the kitchen in the lower tenement
and got into the partition wall in
which it Travelled to the attic, burning
small hole in the roof The roof had
been slated over shingles, a condition.
that always gives firemen trouble
when the fire shoulders in the
shingles.
The alarm was sounded from box 80
at the fire station ON Elliot street and
was the cause of large crowd gath
ering.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-09
CHEERS AND Kisses GREET
ANNOUNCEMENT TO REPUBLICANS
ContereeS to Meet Again This Afternoon or Even
ing-Senator Borah Appears UnoficiaIIy Before
ProgreSSves and Urges Need of Cooperation
I'VE Want Teddy the Answer

CHICAGO, June 9.-Delegates to the
Republican and Progressive national con-
ventions reassembled at the Coliseum and
the Auditorium here today facing situa-
tion Unprecedented in recent American. DO
htlcal party history The Progressives met
at 10 O'Clock and the Republicans resumed
their deliberations at IL o'clock, central
time
The day was ushered in by midnight
conference (that will become historic) be
tween the peace committee" from the Pro
gressive and Republican conventions. The
conference adjourned after two-hour ses-
sion without definite results, it was said.
When adjournment came it was announced
that I'VE report progress" and the state
ment was made that the members of the
two committees would not get together
again until after the sessions today.
Men advocating the Nomination by the
Republican convention of Justice Hughes
declared this morning that nothing had
occurred to weaken their position. They
stated that they believed their candidate
could be nominated today.
Chairman Harding of the Republican
convention said the Republicans would
follow the regular procedure today and
that balloting probably would be reached
at least by o'clock this afternoon.
pretty fight over the woman suffrage
plank in the Progressive platform was in
prospect today. Some of the more radical
leaders Of the suffrage movement were said
not to be satisfied with the planks as drawn
by the resolutions committee. As adoptcd
by the committee the plank says that the
Progressive party believes that women
should be given the full political rights of
suffrage, either by federal or state action. 50
This was looked upon by some suffrage
proponents as a decided straddle. Their
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-09
Boy Lands Here with Stolen
Bicycle and Pays
SS.42 Fine
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
SENTENCE SUSPENDED
Charles Coombs Admitted Larceny of
Cyelometer in Putney, Which He Sold
Back to Owner Within Few Hours
Arrested by Chief Wilson.

Charles Coombs, is. who saws his
rather IS William Coombs. machinist
OF hartford, Conn, pleaded guilty in
the municipal court this morning To a
charge of petit larceny. He was or
dered committed to the house of cor
rection at Rutland for not less than
three and onehalf months nor moro
than four months. The sentence was
suspended upon condition that be nav
the costs of prosecution, amounting ~
SS.42. He has employment at the Fort
Dummer mill. State = Attorney q r
Hughes appeared for the state and At
torney w. ID. Smith represented the
respondent
Coombs, apparently. has the wander
lust badly. His account of his recent
travels places him in Bellows Falls.
hartford, Conn. Rutland and finally in
Putney, where he stole a bicvcle and
came to BTattleboro Yesterday morn
ing. lie secured employment at tbe
fort Dumnter mill and eluded obsefva
ton by the police until Chief George
wilson finally located him. He was
arrested and the bicvcle was recovered
He admitted the theft.
he was IN Putney six davs, three of
which he SAYS he was EMPLOYED in the
toy shop and the last three in a brick
yard. Yesterday he asked Herbert
Ashe, another boy whose home is i'm
Putney, if he had ridden his bicvcle to
work that morning Upon receiving
an affirmative reply, Coombs left his
work and at 10 o'clock went to his
boarding house, obtained his coat. and
rode Ashe s bicycle to Brattleboro
Mrs. H. G. Holland, step-mother of
Ashe, telephoned the news to Chief
Wilson and Officer W. H. Hevwood
kept on the lookout for the bov and
bicycle, but did not see them.
Coombs admitted that during his
brief sojourn in Putnev he had stolen a
cyelometer from Dwight Smith. n
blacksmith, attached it to bicvele
which he had and sold the cvcIometcr
to the man from whom he had stolen
1t few hours before
When asked last night if he did not
wish to have his father notified of his
trouble he replied that he was able to
care for himself While the case was
IN hearing before Judge Frank f. Bar
bcr this morning Attorney Smith vol
unteered his services in behalf of the
boy and represented him before the
court.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-09
Adjournment to , o'clock was then

Adjournment to o'clock was then
taken.
Earlier in the day the report of the
peace conferees appointed. by the Progress
sIve national convention was read to dele
gates by Chairman George w. Perkins,
who also cad the report of the Republican
committee. For an hour the Progressive
delegates had been listening to reading
OF the platform. The radicals had been
restrained only by the statement of Chair.
ann Robins that the report of conferees
committee was coming very soon. Most of
them did not understand the parliament
tary situation which made the report of
the resolutions committee the unfinished
business
The report of the harmony" conferees
follows; To the Progressive national CON
ventlon:-l our committee appointed pur-
suant to the resolution adopted at yester-
day session met in conference with a
committee representing the national re-
publican convention last evening. The con-
iernee was most friendly. Immediately
upon assembling your committee proposed
as Joint nominee of both conventions the
name of Theodore Roosevelt The com
mttee representing the Republican ma
Republican national convention did not
present the name Of any candidate nor did
1t attempt to refute our arguments relat-
ing to the unique availability Of Theodore
Roosevelt as a candidate to unite both
parties or to serve our common country 1t
this crucial period in the history OF the
world. After several hours Of friendly
discussion, during which no concrete prop
osition was advanced hy the Republican
eonferees except that further conference
might be desirable this afternoon or even
ling, the joint committee adjourned.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-09
SALE OF FENTON
STORE COMPLETED
Goodnow, Pearson & Hunt Take Pos
session and will Move There
Mr.. Fenton to Open Store.

Negotiations by Goodnow, Pearson &,
Hunt, proprietor Of the men Is furnish.
lngS store in the o. j. Pratt buiIding
Tor the purchase of the department.
store of +. j. Fenton & Co. in fbe
American building eliminated success
tully today and Goodnow. Pearson &
Hunt took possession this noon.
The Fenton store will be closed for
few days for further inventory and
Ia re-arrangement of the goods and on
account of the large stock in the
Goodnow, Pearson & Hunt store
the forced to move" sale there win
be conducted a few days longer.
The Goodnow, Pearson & Hunt firm
is obliged to vacate its present QUAR-.
ters by July /, as the store is wanted
by the new owners of the building. the
r. '" Woolworth Co. 1t is understooo
thaV some new departments will be add.
ed.
Fred l.. Minis and Miss Emma RoIin
OF the employees in the Fenton store
will remain as employees of the now
proprletors, as viii the present EN-.
ployes of Goodnow, Pearson & Hunt
Mr.. Fenton has an option on the
store recently vacated by w. f. Root &
pharmacy, and it is his intention TO
open 1t IN the fall as men s furnish.
ing store.
Goodnow. Pearson & Hunt g store
was opened in its present location in
1900. 1t is under the management Of
William l.. Hunt. Mr. Fenton' s store
was opened in the Ullery building in
October, 1899, as a men s FURNISHINGS
store and in April. 1907. it was moved
to the American building and women g
garments and other lines added.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-09
BOY COMMITTED TO
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
Action of Court in Louie Cbristiansen
Has Approval of Mother and Other
Relatives

Louie Christensen, II. son Of Mrs.
Grace Christensen of Guilford. was
committed by Judge Frank +. Barber
IN the municipal court this morning to
not less than one and one-half years
nor more than two years in the indus
trial school at Vergennes. State 3 At
torney o. B. Hughes charged him with
misconduct, both at home and in the
neighborhood of his home AT the re-
quest of the court Attorney IT. b.
Chase appeared for the boy. The com
initial was with the approval of the
boz s mother and other relatives. who
admitted that they had no control over
him. The boys father, Jens Christian.
sen, who was divorced by his wife in
1914, is living in Connecticut
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-09
In Odd Fellows Temple
Tho Annual Memorial Service

The members of Wantastiquet lodge
and Dennis Rebekah lodge are re-
quested to meet at Odd Fellows tenn
pie Sunday. June Il, at > clock T.
m. for the purpose of taking part in
the memorial exercises. Odd Fellows
bring white gloves; Rebekahs bring
badges. The members of Canton Pal
cstine are requested to meet in full
dress uniform to act as escorts. The
parade will form Immediately after
the service as follows: First Regi
ment Band; Canton Palestine; Wan
tastiquet lodge
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-09

proposition is to make the plank read:
Women should be given the full political
right of suffrage, both by federal and state
action. When the platform is taken up
plank by plank the fight probably will re-
suit in a general debate.
In the resolutions committee a motion
to insert an out-and-out declaration for a
dry plank was beaten 80 to I3. Advo-
Gates have not given up hope of reconsid-
Grafton in the convention itself.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-09
JAPAN WORKS ON WAR ORDERS
Russian Government Demands Amount
to 100000.

to S25,ooO0o
TOXIC, June 9.-It is not alone in
weapons and munitions of war that
Japan is profting by war orders from
Russia. According to recent Japanese
papers the war department has received
orders from the Russian government
for 100000 yards of wooden cloth
valued at about $4,000 600, 1.6OO. 900
pairs of boots valued, at $4,000 900 and
10000 sets of harness valued at ST.
000,000, totaling in value $25 900 600.
These orders are to be executed by
March next. The japanese government
has already made arrangements for
the execution of the orders. and the
manufacture of boots and harness will
be undertaken principally by the Jap.
an Tanning company, while the woolen
cloth ordered viii be made by the Seniu
Seiju-jo, Toyo Keori, Kakogawa and
Toxic Keori companies
According to the Jill the Toxic
Electric company has received d Rus.
sian order for 100000 tungsten bulbs
and the contract has been signed. This
Is the first transaction in this line.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-09
MRS. DOYLE HAS
INTERNAL INJURIES
Has Not Improved Since Trolley Acct
dent Yesterday Noon-'0ther In
jured Persons Comfortable,

Mrs. Daniel DOYLE. who was iniurod
when the trolley car iumped the fracI[
yesterday on Pine street, is not i'm
proved today. Dr. G. B. Hunter her
attending physician, says that she is
injured internally through the abdomen
and that he is unable tot determine vet
the extent or exact nature of the in
lurles. The other injured persons.
Conductor benjamin Blodgett and Mrs.
Melvin Chapman, are reported to be as
comfortable as could be expected.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-09
HOUGHTON AGAIN
ELECTED SECRETARY
Officers Reelected by HoIstein-Friesian
Association-Next Meeting to
Be Held in Worcester.

Frederick L. Houghton of BrattIe
boro was reelected secretary at the an
nual meeting of the Holstein- Fricsian
Association of America in Detroit.
All the other officers were reelected
except that two vacancies were filed
by the election of other persons. Col.
U. Watson French of Davenport. Ia.
was elected vice-president and William
Bishop of Chimacum, Wash. was elect.
ed a director.
1t was voted to hold the next an
nual meeting in Worcester. Mass.