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The Washington herald., 1916-06-15
attend DINNER
BY TELEPHONE
Local Alumni of Massachu-
setts Tech" Hears Boston
Addresses Over Wire.

The Washington alumni of the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology, last
night attended, by telephone the BAN
qCet held In Boston to celebrate the if-
tieth anniversary of the institute, ,and
the dedication of its new home in Cam
bridge, Mass.
On the top floor of the Tea Cup Build
ing, 6ll Twelfth street northwest, tele-
phone receivers were installed and
through them the fifty members and
guests Of the alumni listened to a pro-
gram which began with a telephone roll
call OF the cities which were holding
telephone meetings.
There were thirty-fve OF them and in
cluded In the number were Seattle Spo-
kane, San Francisco, Minneapolis. New
Orleans, Anaconda. and most of the
larger Eastern cities.
The responses from the Pacific Coast
were as distinctly heard as those from
the Middle West. Five thousand alumni
and their guests were in telephone COM
munication.
An interesting part of the sprogram
were the sectional cheers led by a cheer
leader stationed at the Technology Club
In New York. Washington combined her
cheering with Atlanta. Birmingham, New
Orleans, Cincinnati and Louisville.
After an address by DR.. Michael I.
Pupin. greetings were exchanged be-
tween DR.. A. G. Bell, OrvilIe Wright and
Thomas A. Edison, the latter speaking
from his home in Menlo Park, N J.
H. S. Bailey. 'O5. responded to the roll
call for Washington, and announced that
atty members and guests were present
Among them were II. S. Bailey chair
man; DR.. r. z. Emerson, DR.. w S. STRAIT
ton. Capt. W. H. Bullard. L. S. N; Brig.
Gen. W. H. Bixby. L. S. A. retired: E
R. Wilson. Capt James II. oliver. Benz.
T. Rauber, Harold G. Manning, A ].
Finks, Mr.. and Mrs. n. C. Grover NJ. E.
Weaver. f. w. James, II. L. Shaub,
Israel Paris, E. ]. Casselman. Miss AL
warda Casselman. Mrs. A. B. Casselman,
r. w. Gushing, Edward l. Wilson, Rob
ert B. Sosman, Maj. G. r. Lukesh, H.
T. Gammons. Lieut.. Col. Charles Keller,
]. w. George. c. F. Sammet, F. E.
Fowle, Mrs. H. S. Bailey Mrs. NJ C.
Deane, and Mrs. L. G. Stevens
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LATONIA ENTRIES.

FIRST RACE-Four and one-har turlonui
maiden 2year-olds. Ginger Quill. los; Peschie
0S; Peggy Burch, lo5; Kagura, loj; Innocent Inez,
!o7; The Baroness. lW; Humorid, lT: Bonnie Las
sie. no. Alcina, los; Glorine Ill; Glare. lis; Vel
vet. l05
SECOND RACE-si1 furiongs; 5eyar-olds and up
ward NJ. Burt Thurman. %; Joey. IS: Margaret
F., IS; 'Bizz. lol; J. c. stone. l03; Type. loi
Morristown. lo6; Col Tom Green. lU7: Casey Jones.
es; HaPenny. los: Noblsman, ls; 'Liberator. 100;
ROYAL Tea, l0s; Uncle Hart, lis.
THIRD RACE-Fire f,rlongs; eyesrolds. Sweet
Helen. l9; George c. Love los; Fan C. l6
Nettie Walcutt, Io7 Pomp lOs: Velvet Joe los
FOURTH RACE-Ons mile; 3yesr-olds. Big
Fellow. lm Capt. Reos. los; Checks. lo7: Rifle
ter Ito; King CORN. 10; FIeurs 10; O'Dowd.
.ITH RACE-oueen City Handicap: 3yesr-olds
and UPWARD six furlongs. J. J. Murdock 100
Roscoe Goose. ll2; Bringhust, lis; Chalmers I'D.
SIXTH RACE-Mile and one-eighth 3year-olds
and upward. Fes. 100; Hanors. loo; Embroidery.
lo2; Money Maker. lo2; Dick Williams I0; KIe-
burne. loe; The Grader. u3.
SEVENTH RACE-Mne and one-siIteenth ,
yesr-olds and upward High Horse SO: Big
To Do. %; Lady worthington. %; Ruth Strickland.
81; Amulo q; 'Ysllshs, lo2; Clubs los; 'Brook-
held. los: Prince Albert. lO7: Dsrtworth lus Jaw
bone. los; l.. H. Adair. los: Gold Color lOs
Apprentice allowance claimed.
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FIRST RACE-Two-year-old maidens four and
onehaf furlonss. Mntonoka ZOE; Pax Zoe; Dandy
Fay. le; J. W. Hunley loe; Isabelle H Na;
Orisna. 100; Love Lock loe: Recorder 100: Britain
mia. 49, Mintonoka and Pax Brookd,le entry
SECOND RACE-Two-year-o r-ods: five furlonEs
Kentucky Boy. lol; swecter Than Sugar loa; High.
way, los; Bon Otis lo3; Burbank, lo5; Easter Lily
lo4: Golden Bantam. lT Rhymer. los; Hasty Com,
THIRD RACE-Four-yesr-olds and upward: stee-
plechass; about two miles Indian Arrow. l35
Cubon, ls; Morpeth. H2; Chester KrIm, IA; Fi.
joke. ns; Idle Michael lS.
FOURTH RACE-hreeNyear-old and upward one
mile. King K. lol ornul. Ioi: Lady Curzon los
Recoil, lm: Fountain Fay lG Thoruhill lI2 Re.
coil and Fountain Fay. Thonclir entry
FIFTH RACE-Three- -yesr-oIds and upward: 6r.
and onehslf furiongs Jose. e; J. D. sugy los
HsmerkoTf. NJ; Marjorie A. 100; Msrsery, lc1
Outlook, 10; Moss Fox. ll2: Talebe.rer. lis: PAY.
master ll5; Tom Elward, ll3: Gordon ia; Nathan
r.. u6; The Mssquerader. Is.
SIXTH RACE-Three-y esr-olds and upward: On.
and one sixteenth miles Audrey Austin, as Louis
Travers lo6; Lady spirituene loi Chad Buford
los; Msrshon. l0; Lochiel Ios Wild Hor,. III
Duke Of Dunbar. III
SEVENTH RACE-Three- -yezr-olds and ur-r,rs
one mile Black Frost 81; Greetings g. Eddi.
Henry, 100; Col. Gutelius. Ic2: .Athena I9; Obolus
lB
Apprentice allowance claimed
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Motor Gossip
By "sI, GROGAN.

High speed on country roads in at
tempts to lower the transcontinental rec
ord for motor cars is breaking other
things besides the records aimed at
Roads over which the speed is made
show more wear and tear. and the Cali
fornia State highway commission has for
hidden any further attempts at cross
continental road racing-as far as Cali
fornia's excellent roads are concerned
An electric taxicab service is to be in
stalled shortly in Chicago by the Amer
lean Motor Livery Company. Of that city
which has placed an order for twelve
specially designed Milburn electric town
cars, equipped in such a manner as to
appeal to the most fastidious taste The
cars are to be delivered on November l,
1915. Electric cabs have proven exceed
ingly popular in Detroit, where seventy
FIVE Of them are in constant use, and in
Chicago it is thought that they will espe-
cially be appreciated. There are already
plans for increasing the order to twenty
FIVE or thirty additional cabs, If Chicago
takes kindly to the innovation.
The closing Of school sessions and
the increased use of automobiles make
the following suggestions timely:
l. Don't play in the street.
. Don't fail to look in both direc-
tions before crossing the street.
3. Don't run wildly across the
street
4 Don't cross the street except at
the corner.
5. Don't skate in the street.
s. Don't hitch behind vehicles
:. Don't steal rides in any other
way
s. Don't ride on the hsndiebars OF
bicycles.
/. Obey all trafhc ordinances to the
letter.
?. Don't forget that children dash
out suddenly.
3. Go slowly approaching children.
They do unexpected things.
4. Use your warning signal freely
when approaching children.
Parents are responsible in a large
number of cases of serious accidents
because they allow their children to
play in the streets, where they are in
danger at all times. Farmers take
better care of their cows and other
live stock than many city mothers
and fathers do OF their children.
The danger is not alone to the chn-
dren& themselves. Many a head-on col
hsion between two automobiles has
been caused by drivers being forced
to swerve suddenly to the wrong side
of the street. to avoid running over
children, who thoughtlessly dash out
from the sidewalk.
A good proportion Of the blame for
these accidents rests with the auto
mobile drivers themselves. as they
should know from experience that
children constantly run around with
out looking for machines and the
drivers should be constantly on the
lookout for such eventualitles.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-15
Obe Gown Grier

DIR. T.. II. Pratt, of Chicago, Will de-
liver a lecture on Disease as Cause
of Delinquency apd Crime" at Wood
ward & Lothrop's auditorium at $3.50
o'clock Monday afternoon. The lee
ture is given under auspices OF the
Parents League.
The Typothetae of Washington Is
to hold its annual outing on Saturday
at Benedict, Nd, leaving the corner
of Eleventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue by automobile at 1890 o'clock
in the morning.
The quarterly convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will be held in the Wallace Memorial
United Presbyterian Church, New
Hampshire avenue and Randolph
street northwest, at 10 o'clock this
morning
The permanent organization of the
Washington branch of the League to
Enforce Peace will be effected at a
meeting tonight at the Cosmos Club,
at o'clock. Frederick D. McKenney.
temporary chairman of the local
branch, will preside.
The Mckinley Manual Training
School Alumni Association will hold
it's annual reunion in the school to-
night. John w. Hardell is president.
The June graduates will be admitted.
Dancing will follow a short business
meeting.
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WILL NOT ATTEMPT
TO LOWER RECORD

New York. June l+Norman Taber.
holder. of the worlds one-mile record OF
minutes 12 3-5 seconds, declares he does
not propose to go into training with the
intention Of trying to smash the quarter
and half-mile records made by Ted Mere
dith
when he returned from oxford a year
ago Taber went into banking house in
Providence and after his running last
summer put away his spikes for good.
My interest In track work In the fu-
tUre," says Taber, will be confined en-
tirely to the track team at Brown Uni
versity. My spare time will be utilized
In assisting Archie Hahn, Brown coach,
In developing a team which We hope
within a year or SO will place track ath-
lctics at that college on a firmer basis
than ever before
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Sign with Toledo

Toledo. Ohio. June ll-Roger Bresna
han. manager of the Toledo Club in the
American Association last night an
nounced he had signed George Pierce,
left-handed pitcher now with the Chi
cago Cubs. He wired Pierce, ordering
him to report Immediately Bresnahan
also signed Harold Wise third baseman,
last fall with Chicago, but this season
playing amateur baseball at Cleveland
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OFFICE, COMMISSIONERS, DISTRICT OF co
lUnbtA. Washington, June u Isl6-Sealed no
roesls viii be received At the orcr o. the Se--s-~
a the Board q ConnisSo1srs Room 5p. D7s-i--
Building, until O'Clock ?. Il. JUNE 3 1916 fa-
oo7s-Elcting eentrHl c1rbtng ~ concrete -pmor,ns
ana re-eTec1ng sN lamp Posts, removing and -
placing four STSnlte lamp hGSes and furnishing and
pacing two gr1nite lamp hSsss. the Duuhsrron
Budgr, in the hrs q Q stre-S crossing Rock C-rsk
oTms Of pOposs specifications and nensz-v
Information NAY Be- Obtained frnrn Chief C1r-E
Eogneer Department, Room SZ Dis--7~r BUILDING
Washington. d. c. OLIVER T NEWMAN
LOUIS BRoWNDOW. CHARLES W KITZ
Commissioner
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Dies from Gas Poisoning.

Andrew r. Dieserud, n years old, was
found lying across a bed in his fathers
apartment at the Gainesboro, A6 Mary
land avenue northeast, yesterday after
noon, suffering from Illuminating gas
poisoning. Jules Dieserud, the father,
who found his son. called DR.. H. w
MoTitt. Of 127 B street southeast, and
summoned the Casualty Hospital ambu-
lance. On its arrival the young man was
pronounced dead by E. A Brown, at
tending the ambulance.
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Hoyt Now Semi Pro.

New York, June 14-Waite Hoyt. the
sensational Erasmus Hall twirIer. who
Is under reserve by McGraw, will here
after pitch for the Depnon Grays. cham
pions Of Long Island City. Hoyt sur
prised fandom two weeks ago by pitch
ing nineteen innings for Artie Devlin's
team in the Penn State League before
being beaten by the Shamokin nine.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-15
Green Candidates Hold Scrimmape

Hanover. n. H, June H-Coach Cav
anaugh. Of the Dartmouth football team.
has included scrimmsges in his spring
training program. The squad works out
three times a week
The Washington herald., 1916-06-15

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE IN REAR or -0s N
MORTON STREET NORTHWEST
By virtue n DEED of tr7lst recorded IN Lib
30, folio n. fhe undersigned trustees will srI
G pubic suctlon. in front ~ the Ih1rs y~--ufs1s
on SATURDAY. THE nth DAY OF IUNE Tq-s
Al so clock ?. n. lot S. 10 s9uarp c2es N rhs
City OF Washington D. g. inr-orrd m a lag
one-stoTT hT1 building dnsnsionS g71IO0 feet. 81
miscellaneous plUnberS' msrhinerv
Terms will b announced - time ~ ,.rs
oepoelt Of $50 required a. szle Terms n " cln
Pied with within fifteen dat All couvcaa-irE
Tecorolns. revenue stsmTS ETC. TsIrchss5r's c1sf
Title good Of rer0-d or no sale
l. r. LOVING
GEO. ?. HAvELL
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PERSONALS

WORKTNGMEN-THE FAMILY MUST BE
pleased with what yol buy; sure TO. me hoy:
can't bcat it, and that's sure certainty Have
on seen some good tailored slightly used coats and
vests At g 10 S. This means saving a hunch OF
good cash. One Tice. JUSTH'S OLD STAND
Sl9 n
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AUCTION SALES.
THos. J. OWEN a sos, l1c5ioo.~=s-

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE THRED-
STORY BRICK DWELLING NUMBER ln
MARYLAND AVENUE NORTHEAST
By virtue o a certain deed Of trus, duly recorded
IN LbeT No. Zls folio 81 e - Of the Dand
Records q the District Of Columba and a. u. r,-
QueS OF the party secured tbeTehy the undeuiru-d
Trustees Will sell az public auction IN front Il ID.
Premises. On THURSDAY, THE 18Th DAY OF
JUNE. A. n. 1875. at 80 o'clocf 2 n Ii. follow
nsoe>Itosd land and premises situtte N the CITY
Of WAshinston, District of Columbia and desaFuated
As and being lot numbered a. in Maurice LNup-
heimert Subdivision Of lots in square hundred
z. IS per plat recorded In EheT . folio IS Of
the records Of the ono u the Surveyor o< The
District q Columbia. together With the improve
usnts
Terms q 5Ale: s. oooyoo czsh and the halEn-. "a
or o-ore three years with intsTsst Al peF certum
Per annum, payable semiGnnuSIly. from dsy o. sIs
secured b. deed n trust upon the prppe-1y sold ~
az cash, e. the option Of the pIrchAsrr deposit
n 1000 will be required a. tins of sale All On
vesancnE. recording. etc. a. cost of purcha-r
Terms Of sale 70 bs complied with within ffteea
o2ys ron day q sale othsrViss the tre~s rr-srTs
me nsht 70 resell the property al the rsk and cost
o. oeiIultlng purchaser. after Eve days' sdvrrri-s
ntnt OF such resale IN sone neFspspsr Published in
Washington. D. c.
ALEyANpFR g CTppe
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NOTICE, Artificial tech and second
hand Diamonds and Jewelry bought
Louis Abrahams, SIS G, Op. Pat, Offfrs
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BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS.

ICE BONES AND INTERPRETATIONS.
McCRAY REFRIGERATORs
And Cooling Rooms Are Unequ.Ied.
McCRAY REFRIGERATOR CO.,
8II F st. y. W.
PIANO TUNING.
SI-5O-Piano TuninE-aSo
MANY YEARS At WEBER AND S1EINwAN
fsctores. New YORK T. HOLVERsON, Igs
Carolina ave ne. Phone Line. ~. Organs repaired.
PAINTING AND PAPERHANGTNG.
WALL PAPER. Ioc. I5c. 25c, AND SOC
paper, sc and ! Oc per piece; rooms pa
pered 50 up. Plsstering and painting OF
All kinds. LIE PREUX. s07 ST. NV.
Phone \. 1870.
CARPET CLEANING.
CARPETS AND RUGS CLEANED BIZ CON.
pressed air. the harmless way. Compressed Air
Carpet CLEANING Co. 2oA st nv. Phone N. lss.
WINDOW CLEANING.
FHoNB NJ. 7I5s TO HAVE YOUR WINDOWS
cleaned: Acme MLndoN Cle.nlas Co. 81 b st.
FOR sALE-MISCELLANEOUS
NEW AND BEAUTIFULLY Illus
trated Life CT DR.. Booker r: Wash
ington. Books ready for delivery
cents to cover % postage. % Addr.ss b b = r.
JOHNSTON. Inc. s2s Pa ave nv.
NAshinEton. D. G
ROOMS AND BOARD.
E6 K ST NW.-LARGE, 0OMFORT1BLI
room; southern eIPosIre; private hath; une1csued
table
ln ST. NW--sTNGLE BOON. SECOND
noor front: Convenient to bath.
FOR RENT-TYPEWRITERS.
TsPEWRITERS FOR RENT. FROM sc 70 8
Per month: instructions free; satisfaction g1Irsn.
teeo- 1881 East Capitol st. Lincoln Ssl.
TYPEWRITER RENTAL SERVICE
North as4 Z0l lst st nv, fo-nsr!y 8 Ra,dolps
place. AouSrchs rented SIS per nontA; : nortbA
AS: months. $50, No s Reninrtons 81; I. c
Smiths, g and $50; Underwood. l~mins1onA
61. Reductions = paid ; or 6 months in .dr.nes
Rebuilt typevnte-s for sale.
TABLE BOARD.
mi ST NW-CNEXCELLED TABLE
board: two meals. $50 Per weed.
CLAIRVOYANTS.
MRS GAYER 6S T9i GEs45Ss csi%o;,. c' R..s" a.ss,'
sc up. Now III First street s,uthves,
THE ZANCIGS
PALMIsTs AND PsYCHICs
Advise on All Affairs in Life.
sO4 FOURTEENTH STREET.
PALMIsTRY-CARD READING.
MRS. R. LUSBY,
Tsrot and Foreign Cards: East India Crystal
Ladies only. LICENSED clos-d sunday
Rsis5sR1s'" r. .69tt 1873 18th N. W. SssGns foo,
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GASOLINE CARS.

AUBURN-PATHFIND
AUBURN AND PATHFINDER SALES
CO.
643 Maryland av. ne.
Phone Lincoln 1884
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CADILLAC
THE COOK & STODDARD CO.
ll3s Connecticut av.
Phone n. 1910.
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ALEXANDER c. GIBBS.


HORACE r. GEORGE
e--L.L -.--a. -.
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CROW ELK-HART-
CROW MOTOR SALES CO.
1915 New York av.
Phone Main 642O.
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FOR SALE-AUToMOBILES.

BROKEN CAST IRON AND OTHER METALS
welded by autoSenous proces1 STEAM AUTO
SHOP. 80 n. J. ave. nv. Lincoln 81
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE

President F1mol Prcdu-S ComI
Attsst: z ? MERTZ Er-r.-
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JEFFERY-
HURLEY & EARLY, INC.
1920 Connecticut ay.
Phone \. 1894
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OTTAWA ENTRIES.

Apprentice allowance claimed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-18
BOSTON READY TO VOTE.
license Question VIII Transcend All
ether Issues Tomorrow.

BOSTON, Dec. IS. - As result of a
campaign TO step the sale of intoxicat-
my liquors in Boston, other issues of
The municipal election 70 be held tomor-
row have been almos. crowded out. and
there are indications that the vote on
the license question viii be unusually
close. The Boston real estate exchange.
advocating retention Of the existing
limited license system, announces in 4
public statement that lit is q critical
situation -, and that "a few thousand
votes may turn the scale -
The campaign for no-liccnsc in Bos-
ton, with its 10000 persons, has been
pushed with an energy never previously
approached. The cvangclistic services
conducted by Rev. William \. Sunday
have been devoted largely to lectures on
temperance and his tgaiihittcrs'' at
many meetings have been pledged to
vote mo. The anti-saloon league.
which has charge Of the no-icense activ.
tiles, has kept q big force Of orators.
moving picture exhibitors and pamphlet
distributors At work for weeks.
The city voted last year 46,1lj yes;
@l,SII no; majority Of 1929. Regis
tration this year Is the largest on
record, about 10000, and much
larger vote than last year is expected.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-18
.DEEPENS
IN OPPENHEIM CASE
Reputed Financier, Now Detained at
Ellis Island, Said to Have Car
ried S5O0,OOO

NEW YORK, Dee. 1S.-With the re-
moval of Baron Robert Emanuel Op-
2enheim from the steamship Noordam
to Ellis Island today, the mystery sur
rounding the detention of the reputad
French and English financier by tbe
immigration authorities, was enhanced
by their continued refusal to give anv
reason for their action.
The Ellis Island officials said that tha
orders to hold Oppenheim, who arrived
on the Noordam yesterday, came from
the bureau of immigration at Wash.
inston, to which all inquiries were re.
ferred
Word came from Washington that the
immigration department. knew notbino
Of the detention. A circumstantial re.
port was current that Oppenheim had
arrived here with some 5000. 900 in
cash and securities, which he had with
him, it was said, when removed to the
island.
Late in the day it was reported
that Oppenheim had been or
dered deported after a hearing before
the board of inquiry Of the immiera-
ton bureau. He appealed Immediately
to the department of labor in Washing
ton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-18
JACK FROST BUSY
DURING THE NIGHT
Decorated Window Panes and Sent
Mercury Down TO Seven Below
Iero-First Real Cold Snap.

The first real cold snap of the win
Ter arrived yesterday and last night the
mercury dropped to below the zero
mark without any wind Windows that
had not been decorated before this
winter b. Jack Frost showed plainly
how busy he had been during the night
and if that did not prove low tempera-
ture the standard thermometer OF L. r.
Vaughan recorded five below zero this
morning. The thermometer in front Of
Vaughan & Burnett s store went lower
than that and at 5 O'Clock this morn
ing showed seven below.
At 100 o clock last night this same
instrument was down to four degrees
above zero and an hour later it had
dropped three degrees. 1t steadily
went down during the night until the
low mark Of seven below was reached
at an early hour this morning aud was
maintained until the sun began to
loosen things up q bit.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-18

all that was brightest and best
in Toyldnd, sat Santa Claus, benign,
relocated, white-furred, carressing
thoughtfully his half-yard of snowy
beard.
As yet no confding infants had
been pushed uD to his chair by sy1npa-
thetlc parents, there to make artleSs
pleas for "a dolly as big as a real
baby or "a train O. cars with wind
up ingine," so the good saint had leis-
ure 10 indulge in certain holiday rec
objections and longings of his own.
In other words. Santa Claus was home
sick-not for the North Pofe, but for
snowy mountains and little town
nestled in their midst from which he
had been an exile for many months.
Suddenly Santa pulled himself to-
gether with a start, as he realized that
a small girl with wistful look was
standing before him.
well, my dear?' Santa Claus held
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-18
ROBBINS APPOINTED
OVERSEER OF POOR
West Brattleboro Man Succeeds Late
Oscar T. Ware Believed An
pointment Will Please Public.

The selectmen in their meeting SAT
urdar night appointed Walter NJ. Rob
pms OF West Brattleboro overseer of
the poor to succeed the late Oscar T.
ware Tor the balance of Mr.. Ware s
term. which ends on town meeting day
~ March. Mr.. Robbins was present
a the seiectmen 5 room and accepted
the appointment. The salary is 5000 and
the orerseef IS called to disburse $4,000
OF therabouts. The amount is likely
70 be more than that this year, on ac
count Of unusual conditions. The az
pertinent of Mr.. Robbins is one that
il is Beloved viii meet the approval of
the public. He is a wcll-known farmer
and milkman.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-18
GRAVEST SCANDALS
IN LOFTIER CITADELS
Mystery of Departed Spirits from Lock
Up Causes Illumination on Part Of
Sage Of Green Street.
Editor Of The Rciormer:

Editor Of The Eciormer:--
There is not hall the mystery surround
ing the departed spirits from Elliot street
as the mystery of non-action upon the part
OF the village trustees the superiois and
guardians OF village officers ntrusted with
the care and keys Of the unfortihed public
receptacle for alleged contraband goods
not 50 considered when official thirst has 20
be satisfied. While there are unmistakablc
symptoms Of thirst an alibi is being cstab-
hshed by antcmortcms and damfno,
The gravcst scandals in community do not
result from celebrating wedding events
among the humble members of society.
They are usually found in the lofticr eta
deLs where profession and practice do not
harmonic and men OF meekuess and low
estate are lett in Icwidcrmcnt thcreat. J..
~ sad commentary ON the thrift and
productive industry OF Vermont that the
alleged custodians Of law and order, acting
through the courts, are able to oNtort the
stupendous sum of upward OF 4i0.0Oo in Il
single year from the state treasury for
what appears TO men who have dealings
with the courts, to their sorrow, gigantic
iarces in altogether too many cases When
Perciva w. Clement made the issue OF
htdNe cNtIdNaEahce, with court expenses
one-halt what they total today he defeat
ed choice for governor by the people Of
Vermont on this economic issue. Yes
there is less mystery about the Ellio,
street incident than in the transfer OF
real and personal estates. which families
have accumulated by long wears of toll
and self-denial, to the pockets Of those
who practice graft, extortion and high
way robbery in the name Of the law.
There will come time in Vermont. and
may God speed its coming when lawyers
fees will be fixed BY statute, the same as