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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-22
WILSON TO ANSWER HUGHES
IN TRENTON SPEECH

Long Branch, N. j., Sept. o.
Pres. Wilson will make his first per-
sonal appeal for reelection tomor-
row when he speaks from the veran-
da of his summer home here to sew
eral hundred representatives of the
business men of Trenton.
Tremendous interest among the
Democratic leaders centers in this
speech. 1t will be the first plunge of
the president into a discussion of the
issues Chas. E. Hughes has been
raising in his tour Of the west
The eight-hour law, what the .ad-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-22

ministration holds out to the coun-
try and what it has done toward lay
ing a foundation for meeting the
competition to face American trade
after the close Of the great war, are
expected to feature the first of the
presidents porch campaign" adj
dresses.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-22


-o-o-
BITS OF NEWS
Chas. GunWorth found guilty of
numbering ]. J. SlOmski, banker, by
jury in Judge Kersten's court. Sen
fenced to life Imprisonment. Slom-
ski killed in attempted holdup Of his
place by four youths, three Of whom
have now been sentenced.
Yellow racing auto numbered "13"
hit Policeman l. M. Hegbom, Max
well street station. May have frac-
tured his skull
w. G. Logan, cashier Bowman
Dairy Co., disappeared at same time
81 ,067 did, police are told. His ia
ther, Rev. ]. T. Logan, and his wife
are praying for him to return and
face the charges"
VIM Anstary, II, 1921 S. Peoria,
seriously burned when he confused
kerosene and gasoline cans in light
ing stove fire for mother.
Charles Hager, 3948 S. Artesian,
held up at Archer and S. Western
avs. for So.
Auto truck of David Kaufman,
baker, 1874 Houston av., who an
nounced he would not raise price of
bread under any circumstances,
burnt on street while loaded with
1,500 lOaVes of bread.
Reinhardt Schultz, So, 1886 Ayers
av.,. killed in fall between walls, new
Kimbau Plane Co., bldg, Wabash
and Jackson blvd
John Caste, National hotel, Van
Buren, and Wabash, arrested on story
of Geo. SreIlson, Waukesha, who said
Caste stole tools from his car stand
ing in front of Ontra cafeteria, 231
S. Wabash av.
Galveston, Tex-TWo men burned
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-22

lands SPRINGS SENSATION IN
MORRISON CASE
CharaCteriZing the Edward MOTri-
son case as the deepest money grab
bling that ever came before him in
his eleven and One-half years on the
federal bench, Judge Lands today
exploded a sensation by ordering a
triple investigation into the dealings
of Atty James R. Ward, counsel for
Morrison, and holding Joseph Burn
stein to the grand jury.
Lands held Ward to the grand
jury, ordered a letter written to the
head of the Illinois Bar assn with a
view to seek the disbarment proceed
ings and ordered a copy of the tran
script of the proceedings be turned
over to States Atty HOyne with
recommendation of a probe by the
county grand jury.
Joseph Burnstein, father of Mar
garet and Alice Burnstein, Morrison's
fOster-children was called to the
stand again and repeated his previous
statement that his wife had told him
on her deathbed that Morrison was
the real father of their children. He
said he told this to Morrison during
the funeral of his wife. Morrison was
called then and denied Burnstein had
ever told him of it. Lands then or
dered Burnstein held on a perjury
charge under 5000. bonds.
Robert Minehan, Elwert Harris
and John Sommers were held as wit
nesses under $4,000 bonds each.
WILSON TO ANSWER HUGHES
IN TRENTON SPEECH
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-22

Galveston, Tex.-TWo men burned
to death when auto caught fire after
running over embankment
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-11-10
Ruthlessness of Neutrality.
New York Herald.)

Besides condemning in severe and
wholly uniustifiable terms the sending
out of wireless messages for the safe
guarding of human life threatened by
submarine pirates naval censors have
under peremptory instructions refused
to transmit private radio dispatches
carving certain code signatures with
out which millions OF dollars might be
lost by fraud. That is, imperilled hui
man life and enormous sums of money
were to count for nothing against fool
ish interpretations OF neutrality and
most vital interests were to be left I'M
protected so that inexperienced officials
might save their faces in the event of
belligercnt blusterings.
Every business code of the country
has been at the service of the govern
mcnt, but it was never expected and
should never have been expected that
the sole proof of the authenticity of
message-the code signature should be
made public. For such action would be
equivalent to furnishing the combina-
tion of a safe and would have permitted
fraudulent messages to be sent to any
part of the world authorizing innocent
recipients to pay out the funds desig-
mated, Quick and sharp protest was
about to be made by the associated
bankers, when the navy department re-
scinded the order.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-11-10
No More Doe Killing.
Barre TimcS.)

The deer hunting season which opens
and continues to ) clock in the after
noon of Dee. is to be different from re-
cent hunting seasons in that the shoot
ing of does will be prohibited. The leg
islative session of 1915 amended the
fish and game law of the state, permit
ting both bucks and does to be killed
during that year (l9l5), but prohibiting
the slaughter of does thereafter. More
over, the law stipulates that the wild
deer to be taken must have horns not
less than three inches in length.
Therefore, the hunters who are MAX
ing their plans to go into the woods of
Vermont during the 1916 season need
to bear these stipulatiOns in mind lest
they lay themselves liable to prOsecu-
ton. We do not think the change in the
law has become sufficiently well known
throughout the whole state as yct and
hence from this time forth unusual pub
licity ought to be given to the law re-
lating to deer hunting. The main fea
ture to present is that does are protect
ed, the second that bucks must have
horns not less than three inches in
length, the third that hunting is re-
stricted to the hours between a. m.
and 3 p. m, the fourth that Sunday
hunting is prohibited, the fifth that the
season runs from the morning of Nov.
Is to the afternoon of Dec. 3, and the
sixth that the killing of fawns is for
hidden.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-11-10
PROMOTE PUBLIC SERVICE.
Third Annual Conference in Philadel.
phia, November is and 16.

The third national conference on uni
versities and public service will be held
in Philadelphia Nov. Is and Is. The
Society for the Promotion of Training
for Public Service accepted the invita-
ton of Provost Edgar +. Smith of the
University of Pennsylvania to hold its
third national conference at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. Dr. Smith s
invitation in part is as follows:
lit will be a great pleasure to have
the Society for the Promotion of Train
ing for Public Service hold its next
meeting at the University of Pennsyl-
vania, have the honor, therefore to
extend to you in the name of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania q cordial in
vitation to hold your session at Phila-
delphia and will be most happy to
place at the disposal of the society
such accommodations as the university
possesses for the holding of the meet
ings. Permit me also to assure you that
you can count on the most cordial CO.
operation of the university, and / will
have much pleasure in appointing Il
special committee to cooperate with
your society in promoting the success
of this important conference.
In response to DIR. Smith s invita-
ton noted educators and others inter
ested in the Improvement of the public
service are coming to Philadelphia to
attend this conference. These confer
ences are the result of the realization
of the fact that our universities must
offer the facilities for the proper train.
ing of students for the public service.
Some of the subjects to be discussed
at this conference are Is specific train
ing for public service university
functionl If so, what is the proper
form of university organization and
method to be used2 the relation of
women to the administration of public
affairs; how to modify professional
training to prepare men better for
public service; the national civil ser
vice law, and private civil service
schools; the place of the high school in
training for public service and citizen
ship; the reason men have the public
service and the remedy.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-11-10
MANNING HEARING CONTINUED.
Only Witness for Defense Fractured
Foot in Elevator.

The jury trial of the case of the
state against John Manning of Spring
field, Mass, an employee of the Bay
State Storage and Warehouse Co., who
was charged with obstructing a high
way by so driving heavy automobile
truck as to prevent an automobile
driven by DR.. Harry p. Greene, and
containing in the party Mr.. aad Mrs.
d. L. McElhinny and daughter, from
passing him from Bernardston to
Brattleboro, has been continued in
definitely. 1t was set for a hearing
last Saturday morning.
Chase & Chase, attorneys for the re.
s2ondent, received a telegram that
morning to the effect that Cornelius
Lyon, the only witness for the defense,
had fractured foot as the result of
an elevator accident, and asking con
tinuance of the case for at least three
weeks. The case was left with tho
court and the jury was excused sub
ject to call
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-11-10
sNATH co. FOUNDRY GONE.
Most Disastrous Fire in Springfield in
Many Years - $50 Men Thrown
Out of Employment.

Springfield (Vt.} received hard
blow industrially Thursday night,
Nov. 2, when fire broke out at
the foundry of the Vermont Snath
company and in very short time en-
veloped the middle section of the plant
in a sheet of flames.
D.. S. Bumps, who took the job of
night Waterman at the foundry three
weeks before, had made his rounds
when he saw fire in a. wall of the old
moulding room, which he had left all
right not more than 20 minutes be-
fore. He tried to put out the blaze
with extinguishers and in his efforts
burned his right hand and wrist very
badly on both sides. He called to a
passer-by who rung i'll the alarm at 20
minutes to II and i'll the shortest pos
sible space of time the fire department
was doing its utmost to gain control
of flames already under tremendous
Roadway. The fremen succeeded i'll con
fning the flames between two Prevails
some 200 feet apart but in this area
they reduced the wooden structures to
ruins for a breadth of hundred feet.
This was the oldest part of the plant
and burned like finder. The fire
worked more fercely at the back of
the buildings, on the side next to the
river, and when it was finally out the
front walls were left standing with a
mass of cmbcrs behind them. Engine
room, carpenter shop and moulding
rooms were destroyed, but the core
room building, another wooden build
ing below the third frewall and the
brick addition to the plant were
saved
w. NJ. White, head of the Vermont
Snath company, was in Boston, where
message reached him so that he re-
turned to town early Friday morn.
ing to face smc hing ruins and business
brought temporarily to q standstill at
Il time when the foundry is of supreme
importance to the industrial life of the
town. All the other shops depend up
on it for the iron castings of their
machines end in the fire were lost four
beds of patterns belonging to the Jones
& Lamson company. The Gear Shaper
patterns were in another part of the
plant and escaped destruction.
Some $50 employees of the foundry
are for the time being thrown out of
work by the fire, in which many of
them lost their tools. The loss to the
Vermont Snath company is of course
very heavy and with it the town will
also suffer to an appreciate extent
but, in the end, it is hoped more sub
stantial buildings will rise on the site
of the present ruins, and that soon.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-11-10
REV. G.. F. PRENTISs DEAD.
Widely Known Congregational Minister
Was Native of Windham - Brother
of G. r. Prentiss.

Rev. George Foster Prcntiss, who
had been the efficient pastor of the
Florence, Mass, Congregational church
since August, 1911, died at the Congre-
gational parsonage Friday after an i'll
ness of several months. His pastorate
in Florence was happy and successful
one, and he not only will be deeply
mourned by his people, but will be
greatly missed by his fellow townsnen.
His work with the young people was
inspiring and his exceptional musical
gifts were source of benefit and
pleasure to the parish. His excellent
tenor voice was heard on various oc-
casions.
Mr.. Prentiss was born in Windham,
VT, Sept. 20, 1853, and fitted for col
envy He was a member of the famous
class of 'S4, Amherst college, and of
the Yale school of religion, 49, He
organized the West End Congregation
al church at Bridgeport, Conn, and
served ne its pastor until December,
1898, when he became pastor of the
Winsted, Conn, First church. After
four years he became pastor of the
Davenport Congregational church, New
Haven, Conn. In May, 1906, he took a
short rest and in the fall became pas
tor of the Cambridge, New York, Con
gregational church. In less than year
he was called to the Congregational
church of Schenectady, N. Y, which he
served four years. He was a member
of Williamsburg lodge Of Knights OF
Pythias. JG,
Mr.. Prentiss is survived by his wild
ow his mother, Mrs. H. S. Prcntiss OF
Windham, brother, Charles R. Prem
tiss of West Bratteboro, and two sis
tiers, Mrs. E. M. Butler of East ia
maica and Mrs. f. Fl. Jones of Wind
ham. The funeral was held Sunday in
the Florence Congregational church and
the burial took place in Windham
Monday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-11-10
EXPERTS OUTLINE PROGRAM.
Two Men Prominent in Congregational
Denomination Set Forth Aim of the
Tercentenary Movement.

Representatives from the Congrega-
tional churches in Windham county
met in the Centre Congregational
church house here Friday to hear
Rev. H. C. Herring, DID,, general see
rotary of the National Council, and
Rev. Henry A. Atkinson, DID, sec
rotary of the Social Service commits
sion, outline the tercentenary program,
They held session in the forenoon,
were served dinner in the chapel, and
met again in the afternoon.
The denomination aims to increase
the membership 100000 in the five
years from 1916 to 1920, inclusive, to
greatly increase the benevolent contri-
buttons and to largely stimulate the
work in general, along every line. The
program outlined is an ambitious one,
but it is believed the work can be
accomplished, and it is the purpose of
various conferences, in which the peo-
pie freely discuss problems, to show
the best methods to be adopted.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-11-10
NORTH ADAMS HOTEL MAN DEAD
Foster E. Swift, Native Of Cavendish
VT, Well Known Throughout New
England.

Foster E. Swift, 81, one of the best
known men in New England through
his long connection with the Wilson no.
tel, in North Adams, Mass, and Sand
Springs hotel in Williamstow1, Mass,
died Saturday in the North Adams hos
pital. He had been in the hospital the
past six weeks, having gone there from
Boston for his health.
Mr.. Swift was born in Cavendish,
VT, and went to Massachusetts about
1870. He relinquished control of the
Wilson hotel in 1900, as advancing
years made it necessary for him to re-
tire. He returned to his old home in
Cavcndish and SINCE that time up to
within few months he had divided
his time between Boston and that place.
He leaves three sisters, Mrs. M. A.
Winslow of Boston, Mrs. White of
Cavendish, and another in California,
and three nieces in California.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-11-10
ENGAGEMENT Is ANNOUNCED.
Miss Ruth T. Dewitt Entertains Guests
at Luncheon.

The engagement of Miss Ruth T. De-
Witt, only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John C. Dewitt, to Allen B. Henry of
Brooklyn was announced Saturday at a
luncheon given in their Canal street
home. There were decorations of pink
roses throughout the house.
The luncheon table was beautifully
decorated with pink roses and smilax,
festoons of smilax ending with a rose
at each guest s place. Unique hand-deco-
rated place cards and favors of lady
fingers and diamond" rings revealed
the secret.
After luncheon games appropriate to
the occasion were played and prizes
were given to Miss Adele A. Cowles,
Miss Evelyn H. Durham and Miss Mar
garet Z. Root.
The out-of- flown guests were Misses
Edith Kendall and Margaret Nelson of
Providence, r. /.
Mr.. Henry, native of Bennington, is
graduate of Yale in the class of 1905
and is now advertising manager of the
Charles H. Brown Paint Mfg. Co. of
Brooklyn.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-11-10
Automobile Stunts.
(Rutland News.)

Automobiles are doing unique things
in southern Vermont. The other day
in Bennington county a machine struck
u bear, which escaped, and one evening
this week machine in Windham cOun-
ty struck deer and injured it so that
it had to be killed. The suspicion is
that it was Wilson deer inasmuch as
the automobile was occupied by Elk
Governor Frank T.. Howe of Benning-
ton and Congressman Porter II. Dale
of Island Pond, and they were re-
turning from Republican mass meet
ing. AT any rate, the incident may be
regarded rs symbolical of what will
happen next Tuesday when the Republi'
can machine, occupied by the mass of
the American voters, will strike the
Democratic party.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-11-10
BOY KILLED BY COMPANION.
Father Present When Ralph Conlin
Jumped in Front of His Comrade' 8
Gun at South Hero.

Ralph Conlin, student at Montpel-
Ter seminary, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Conlin of South Hero, was shot
and killed by Edward Phelps, hunting
companion, at South Hero Saturday.
The two were hunting ducks from
blind on the lake shore.
They were accompanied by Conlin s
father, who gave the boy the point of
vantage in the front part of the blind,
Phelps taking q position to the rear
When the ducks flew within shooting
range Ralph was given the first shot
and brought down one duck. The elder
Conlin wounded a bird which prompted
Phelps to remark to the boy: "Why
don't you kill that duck for your ia
Their"
AS the boy didn't, Phelps aimed at
the duck and fired. Ralph, jumping at
the same instant, received the charge,
which blew off the top of his head and
killed him instantly.
The boy was Is years old and this
was his first year at Montpelier semi
nary. He was born in the Phelps farm
where his father has been employed
for years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-11-10
DR.. HoLToN HEADS RED CROSS.
Chosen to Important Position at the
Annual Meeting Held in Burlington
Friday.

The annual meeting of the Vermont
chapter OF the American Red Cross
was held in Burlington Friday after
noon and evening. DR.. Henry d. Hol-
ton of Brattleboro, chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee, presided at both
sessions.
At the evening session DR.. F. f.
Clark, Medical Reserve corps, U. S. A.,
spoke on A Red Cross Army Base Hos
pital for Vermont, subject which was
generally discussed by the meeting.
The following executive committee
was elected: DR.. Henry d. Holton,
chairman; Redfield Proctor, Proctor,
vice-chairman; Harry S. Howard, Bur
lington, secretary; r. Y. Rutter, Bur
lington, treasurer; Frank II. Brooks,
st. Johnsbury; Mrs. George T. Chaffee,
Rutland; M. ID. ChittendeI, Burlingto on I;
Mrs. julius j. Estey, Brattleboro; Mrs.
J. b. Estee, Montpelier; Curtis N.
Emery, Newport; Charles S. Forbes,
st. Adams; Nelson w. Fiske, Isle La
Motto; Mrs. w. s. Phelps, Burlington;
Mrs. Edward C. Smith, st. Adams.
Charles s. Forbes was elected delegate
to the national congress at Washing.
ton.
Treasurer II. s. Howard g report
showed receipts of $l,4S4.Os and dis
bursements of $496.46 in the year. The
sum of $243.40 was received and ex-
pended for the benefit of the Vermont
National Guard Relief funds sent out
were; European war relief, $9349; Ser
bian fund, $40; Belgian relief, 1885;
american Red Cross, $l6.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-11-10
Lost Bank Depositors.
(Rutland News.)

1t seems strange that so many ac-
counts in savings banks and trust COM
panies of Vermont should be completely
lost track Of by depositors or, in case
of their decease, by their survivors.
Substantially 260 such accounts have
been reported by State Bank Commits
sioner +. C. Williams as having been
lost all track Of for period of 20
years, the efforts of the banks to get
in touch with the de7ositors being UNI
availing. While most of the accounts
are very small, one of them, deposited
by Rutland woman Al years ago.
amounts now to over $l,100. While
Vermonters are additionally thrifty
and have savings bank deposits per
capita unequalled by the people of any
state in the union, it is not the Yer
monter's Characteristic to be careless
with his money.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-11-10
MRS. ANNIE (LILLIs) HENKEL.
Dies in Frost Street of Hemorrhage Of
Brain.

Mrs. Annie Nillis) Henkel, SO, wild
ew of Charles Henkel, died at her home
on Frost street Sunday afternoon of
hcmorrhage of the brain, following
an attack of acute indigestion Friday.
Mr.. Henkel died one year and one day
before his wife.
Mrs. Henkel was born in County
Limerick, Ireland, May 8, 1S47, and
came to Brattleboro when 10 years of
age She had made her home here
since. She married Mr.. Henkel Jan. Z,
1868, and eight children were born to
Them seven of whom are living. They
are Carl W., Mrs. Horton d. Walker
and Mrs. Annie Ward Of Brattleboro,
Louis II. of Omaha, Neb., DR.. Edward
J. and Paul Revere of New York and
Walter F. of Schenectady, N. Y. She
leaves also six grandchildren.
Mrs. Henkel had devoted her entire
life to her home and family, and al
though she had no outside interests,
she had wide circle of friends.
The funeral was held Wednesday
morning at 9 in st. Michael's Ro-
man Catholic church. Rev. Father
James p. Rand officiated The bearers
were James Lillis, John Lillis, James
Gregg and Michael Lillis. The burial
took place in Prospect Hill cemetery.
Among those from out-oftow were
Walter Henkel of Schenectady, N. Y,
Mrs. Paul Henkel of New York, DR..
f. j. Henkel of Brooklyn, Mr. and
Mrs. James Lillis of Rutland, James
Smith of Holyoke, Mass, and John
Henkel, ST., of Springfield, Mass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-11-10
More Opposition Needed.
Springfield Republican,

a Republican newspaper in Vermont
thinks it would be to the advantage of
the state to have stronger Demo
cratic opposition. There is no doubt
about that. While the Republicans are
conducting something of a campaign,
the Democrats do not even seem to be
going through the motions. If Vermont
could be made closer politically there
would be a better chance for bringing
about more efficient and less costly
state government, the need for which is
becoming generally recognized.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-11-10
Fairly Correct.
(Rutland Herald.)

The perennial paragrapher of the
Boston Globe says:
From Wilmington, VT, comes the
story of collision between a fliv-
yer and a bear, to the ruination of
the bear. Vermont bears will learn
in time to keep out of the way of
modern improvements.
With the exception of the fact that
it happened in Nottingham, that the
bear was not ruined but retreated in
good order and that the hivver is not
modern improvement, but "dem-
milton survival" the foregoing is cor
rect.