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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-05
Two Aged Members of Fac
ulty Supposed to Have
Perished in Flames
ASSISTANT JUMPED
FROM FIFTH STORY
Firomen Were Climbing Ladders to
Rescue Him When He Made Leap
Which Will Probably Cost His Life
Missing Men on Fifth Floor.

ST, LOUIS, Mo. Oct. 5.-Fire today
destroyed the main buildings Of the Chris.
tian Brothers college Two aged members
of the faculty are missing. All members
OF the faculty, save two, and all students
were accounted for Most of the students
had not reached the college when the fire
started The two missing are Brother
Cormac, 93 years old. and Brother Glenn
ems, y years old Their room was on the
fifth floor Of the intirmary. An assistant,
Lewis Nolan. Jumped from a fifth story
window az the fremen were climbing lad
ders to rescue him. His injuries may
prove fatal.
About noon the fourth floor of the
tolLge building collapsed and sewn to
20 tiremen plunged to the basement.
Three were taken out badly injured.
Others are in the wreckage.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-05
TODAY IN
SMALL MURDER CASE
Cord Around Woman's Neck Similar to
That Defendant Used on Motor
Boat, Connor Says.

MOUNTAINNIEW, \. H., Oct g.
Whether Frederick l.. Small, the former
Boston stock broker, should be held pend
ing grand jmy investigation Of the muir
der of his wife who was beaten, shot and
stranged to death at her home here.
which was burned to conceal evidence of
the crime on Sept. 2S, or relieved OF the
charge of murder of which he is held,
was the issue of hearing in the court
here today.
The prosecution prior to the afternoon
recess had introduced testimony from f.
C. Conner, principal of the high school.
that the cord which strangled Mrs Small
rescmbled closely cord her husband used
on his motorboat. This had been re-
moved recently from the boat.
Conner, who also writes insurance, fur
ther told of Small summoning him to hs
home last February and after negotiations
buying a Joint insurance policy for $4,000
covering both himself and his wife The
trip which Small made to Boston on the
afternoon of Sept IS, which was endsd
with his receipt of the news of the fire,
was described by Conner, who accompa-
MED Small. Small changed the plan for
the Boston visit, deciding only Thursday
morning to make the trip that day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-05
APPEAL IN WALKER
WILL CASE ALLOWED
Case Going to County Court in Interest
of Home for Aged and Disabled
Other Probate Business.

An appeal has been entered in the pro
bate court and granted in the case of the
will OF the late George w Walker. This
was case in which Mr. Walker is
claimed to have made two wills In what
is claimed to have been the first one he
lett his daughter, Mrs. Susan Randall. the
use OF his property during her lifetime,
and after that it was to go to the Home
tor the Aged and Disabled In a second
will, which Judge A. f. Schwenk allowed.
he lett all the property to his daughter.
without provision for its disposition after
her death The contest was made by the
Home for the Aged and Disabled, in the
interests of which the appeal has now
been taken to the county court
Other probate court business Saturday
was as follows: Motion for final settle
ment made by S. w. Edgett, executor of
the estate of Sarah f. Dalrymple of Brat
teboro: by Frank f. Barber, administra-
tor of the estate of Clarence E. Barber
The will of Henry p. Forester of STRAIT
ton was allowed The wills of Elliot A.
Brown of Nottingham and Elijah S. Allen
OF Nottingham were presented.
The final settlement was allowed in the
estate of Arabella M. Smith of Brattles
boro, George c. Averil trustee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-05
FOUR STATES GOING DRY.
Hanly Gives Optimistic Review of the
Western Situation.

OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 5. = At least
four Western states are going dry this
year and no state will weaken its dry
laws, J. Frank Hanly, the Prohibition
candidate for president declared Tues
day, upon entering Nebraska s hot
wet t-and- dry fight. Hanly urged that
in the face of this record Nebraska
could ill-afford TO vote wet not only
for her own sake, but for the effect
the action would have on the national
situation.
''South Dakota and Montana are go
ing dry Hanly said. "Utah will elect
a dry legislature. Idaho will ratify its
dry amendment. Washington, Oregon,
Arizona and Colorado will either
strengthen their dry laws or decline
to weaken them. In California the wet
and dry forces are engaged in death
struggle. Nevada may vote on the
question next year.
Tho candidates optimistic resume
of the Western situation evoked ap-
plause wherever he used it.
"We now have 19 dry states,' he
said at Lincoln, "and if Nebraska
viii go dry we probably will have "a
next year. Only 36 will be required tc
ratify a dry federal amendment. We
soon will have that number.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-05
WESTERN UNION
TO MOVE OFFICE
Leases Store formerly Used as Thomas
Pharmacy In Waite Building-Will
Have All New Furniture.

The Western Union Telegraph Co. has
leased the vacant store in the Waite
building, formerly the c. f. Thomas phar-
macy, and will move its Main street office
there soon. For long time the office has
been in the back part of the stairway be-
tween the ThompsoB jewelry store and
Mrs Smiths millinery store, but the quar-
ters are inadequate
For the telegraph company's purposes
the south part of the former Thomas
pharmacy will be uartitioned off from
the north part az I be used as an of
fee. 1t will b ,ped with all new
furniture. The nora part will be sublet
for some other business. The lease of the
store has been held by Goodncw, Pearson
Il Hunt the past few months
No arrangement has yet been made for
the occupancy of the present Quarters of
the telegraph company.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-05
MILK SHIPMENTS
ARE DECREASING
Only 10 Cans Sent Via Bellows Falls
Yesterday, in Place of Normal
Shipment of 42O Cans.

RUTLAND, Oct. 5. With tbo
amount of milk shipped from this sec
ton to the Boston market showing a
faliing of each day, the members OF
the Vermont Dairymen S league are
sangune that within week the con-
tractors will aceede to the price de-
mands made. That the producers in
tend to stand by the agreement made
last month, not to ship their milk un-
less all league members are treated
alike, Is shown in the action of scores
of farmers who are preparing to sep
arate their milk and ship the cream to
creameries.
Frank Northup of Ludlow, salesman
Tor the league, has been busy the past
three days consulting with producers
along the line of the Rutland railroad
between Rutland and Bellows Falls
Last night he met the farmers of
Whiting and vicinity and today he
goes TO Boston to consult with the
contractors. Unless the league mem
bers can soon make contracts with c.
Brigham & Co., the contracting firm
which handles the milk sent from this
section to the Boston market, Mr..
Northup Is prepared to arrange for the
sale and distribution of Vermont milk
III Boston. If it becomes necessary to
carry out this plan for marketing the
milk a Vermont banker will be secured
to open headquarters in Boston where
he VIII attend to the collec ton of mon
ey, distribution of milk and other mat
ters. He will deposit all funds re-
ceived In Vermont bank, possibly in
Rutland
The normal shipment of q carload,
go cans, of milk over the Rutland
road between Rutland and Bellows
Falls has dropped to 10 cans. The lat
ter amount was the total amount Of
milk shipped over this division yester-
day.
Farmers along this road between
Rutland and Bennington are IL accord
with the stand taken by the league
and are determined not to ship their
product to Boston under present condi-
tions. Seventeen separators were sold
in one day to Dandy farmers and five
Whiting farmers bought separators
Tuesday.
U1less the contractors will pay so
cents for can of eight and one half
quarts of milk delivered at stations
Mr.. Northup says the league viii han
die the milk of its members. He is,
however, hopeful that matters may be
adjusted soon as the contractors ac-
knowledge that Boston must have milk
and that Vermont is looked to to con
tribute large part of the amount
needed.
Mr. Northup was in Rutland yester-
day to meet league members in this vi
cinity and from towns in other parts
of the country. Carl O. Church of
Whiting is one of the live wire mem
bers of the Vermont Dairymen S
league. He insists that the purchase
of separators in large quantities along
the line of the Rutland railroad means
that the producers intend to drop out
of the Boston market.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-05
WILL WED GIRL THIEF.
Her Fiance Appeared in Court with a
Marriage License.

NEW YORK, Oct 5.-Dorothy Born
holz, p, was called to the bar In court
of general sessions yesterday to be
sentenced for the theft of 5000 from
the lace manufacturers who had trust
ed her implicitly while she was en-
ployed by them as a bookkeeper. She
had admitted her guilt.
is there anybody in the court who
is interested in the prisoner7' asked
Judge Wadhams.
4" | am, your honor" replied a
young man who approached the bench
where he whispered to the judge.
DO you realize that this young
woman stands here having confessed
that she stole $4,000 from her employ
ers?' asked the court.
q do, sir, but that makes no differ
ence to me. ! believe that she is hon
est at heart. | love her and l want to
marry her.
Sentence was suspended when the
young man, who said he was Harry
Richard Mattison, clerk, produced u
marriage license. Partial restitution
of the stolen money has been made and
the return of the remainder promised
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-05
MUNICIPAL TREE
TO BE ARRANGED
Action Taken by Brattleboro Civic
League Place and Other De-
tails to Be Decided Later.

A meeting of the Brattleboro Civic
league was held last evening in the
home of the president, Dr. Henry d.
Holton, and several matters were dis
cussed. The most important action was
vote to have a municipal Christmas
.tree, as in the past two years, the place
TO be selected and the arrangements to
be made later.
There was further discussion rela-
tive to community house, but no for
NAL action was taken.
The league would be glad to receive
suggestions from anybody relative to
the proposed municipal Christmas tree.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-05
MOTHERS FIGHT
FOR BABIES MILK
First Disorder Growing Out
OF Shortage of Supply
Took Place Today
POLICE DISPERSED
OVER 500 WOMEN
Latter Feared They Would Not Get
Milk and Rushed Doors of City Sta
ton = Supply Less Than Half That
of Yesterdav

NEW YORK, Oct. 5-The first dis
order here growing out of the milk sit
uatio1 took place early today when it
was necessary to call police reserves to
disperse more than 500 women, mostly
foreigners, many with babies in arms,
who had stormed two health depart
ment milk stations in Harlem.
The women had previously canvassed
stores in the search for milk, and fad,
ing none for sale, they gathered at the
city stations. A few were admitted,
but those on the outside, fearing that
the supply would be exhasted before
they could be served, rushed the doors
Officials in charge of the stations
said their supply today was less than
half of that received yesterday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-05
Might Save in Delivery.
Rutland News.)

Thirteen count them = Brattle-
boro milkmen have combined and
raised the price of milk from seven
cents to eight cents quart. The reason
alleged is the high cost of feed, and it
is probably ample. But the situation
existing in Brattleboro, like that Of
every other town throughout the coun-
try, is that large number of men are
engaged in the business and with
their teams traverse the same territory
uselessly a number of times each day.
This cannot fail to add very largely to
the cost of milk to the consumer. If
these milkmen could combine to reduce
their expenses and to avoid needless
multiplication of delivery cost they
would probably find that they could de-
liver milk at the former price more
proftably to themselves than they can
at the increased price under the present
arrangement.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-05
ELOPERS FOILED
AND GIRL HELD
Mlsrepresented Age to Clerk Hopkins,
Who Turned Her Over to Police
Mother Comes for Her.

When George Smith, % years old. and
Irene Senville, 10 years of age, walked
into the office of Town Clerk Carl S.
Hopkins this morning and said that
they wished to be married Mr.. Hopkins
promptly asked the girl if she had
written permission from her parents to
take the step. She replied that she was
II years OF age. Mr.. Hopkins informed
her that she was one year under the
age required by law before she could
do as she pleased about marrying. Dis,
appointed, the young people left the
clerks office.
Not long after their departure Mr..
Hopkins received telephone call from
the police of Northampton, Mass, ask.
ing him not to issue a license to the
couple if they appeared at his office be-
cause the girl was only Is years of age.
Mr.. Hopkins hurried to the railroad
station and found them ready to take
the I'LL train for Bellows Falls. He
Informed Officer Charles Wood of the
situation and the officer took them in
charge.
Smith said he was % years of aoe
and he looked to be old enough to vote.
The girl admitted that she was only II
years old, but said that she had taken
the advice of lawyer in her home city
and ne had told her to go to Brattleboro
and say that she was II years of age
and everything would be all right. She
was little inclined to doubt the
soundness of the attorney s advice.
She was placed in charge of the Mu
tual Aid association and her mother
came for her this afternoon. The vouna
man was allowed his liberty as there
was no charge on which he could be
held.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-05
BRIDGE NOT DESTROYED.
Rumanians Pouring Men and Mani
tions into Bulgarian Territory.

LONDON, Oct. 5.-A despatch from
Bucharest by way of Rome, as given
out here today, denies the statement
of the German and Bulgarian war of
flee that Austrian monitors have de-
stroyed the bridge across the Danube
south Of Bucharest over which the Ru.
manians invaded Bulgaria. 1t is said
the passing Of troops, munitions and
stores continues. The dispatch also
says the battle in Dobrudia is incrcas
ing in violence and that the German
and Bulgarians are suffering enormous
losses.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-05
DEFEATED RUMANIANs.
Bulgarians Report Victory Over Force
Which Crossed Danube.

SOFIA, Oct. 8, via London Bulgarian
troops from the fortress of Rustchuk and
Turtukai attacked and defeated the Ru-
manian force of some l6 battalions which
recently crossed the Danube into Bulga-
rian territory the war office announced to-
day.
In the main battle line in Dobrudja at
tempts BY the Russians and Rumanians
to advance have been frustrated by the
artillery and by counter attacks. On the
Macedonian front Bulgarian troops have
been successful in halting attempted ad.
yanccs of the entente forces in several
sectors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-05
FLEET ASSISTED
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS
Russians Defeat Turks and Move For
ward Along Wide Front, Petro-
grad Reports.

PETROGRAD, Oct 5.-Suddenly resum-
ing their offensive in Turkish Armenia
near Trehizond the Russians, with the CO.
operation of the fleet, have inflicted a Sc
we're defeat upon the Turks. moving for
ward along wide front, the war office
announced today.
A fortified position in the river Hkara
in the Burnum region has been captured
and great losses inflicted on the Turks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-05
In Odd Fellows Temple

Thursday evening, Oct. 5 at 7.3O-
Regular meeting of the Oasis Eneamp-
ment. Golden Rule degree to be con
ferred on a class of candidates.
Monday, Oct. 8, the Helen May Abbott
company will give an entertainment in
banquet hall under the auspices of the l..
Q. o. f Public invited Admission, 35c.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-05
STRATTON.

Mrs. n. Briggs of Wardsboro is car.
ing for Mrs. Ray Lyman and little
daughter.
George M. Chetel of Randolph, J. G.
Martin and Millard Martin of New.
fame and George Moore of Worcester
Mass, were at the town clerks office
Monday.
Several automobile loads have
crossed the mountain recently to and
from Arlington. This road is the bes,
grade and most beautiful drive of any
road across this mountain.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-05
FOOD SHORTAGE IN BERLIN.
The Potato Supply Cut Off During the
Past Few DAYS.

LONDON, Oct. 5.--Great difficulty
is being experienced in provisioning
Berlin, according to Voewarts, a news
paper Of that city, rs quoted by Reu-
ters' correspondent. The potato supply
is said to have been stopped during
the last few days, the interruption be.
ing attributed TO the lack of field la.
borers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-05
NO NEW CASES IN HoLYoKE.
Federal Official Commends Work In In
fantile Paralysis Epidemic.

BOSTON. Oct. 5.Surgeon L. d. Frick
of the federal bureau OF public health
service returned to Washington today
after an investigation of the epidemic of
nlantile paralysis, particularly at Hol
yoke. where a number of cases recently de.
veloped. 1t was understood that he com
mcnded state and local health officers for
effective cooperation No new cases at
Holyoke were reported in the last u
hours, when 2l cases in the state were re.
ported
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-05
FAIR FOR FIRST GAME.
weather Man Predicts Good Weather
in Boston SATURDAY..

BOSTON, Oct. 5.-Fair weather will
prevail Saturday for the opening
game, in the opinion of John w.
Smith, head of the weather bureau
here. "All indications today are that
the conditions will be fair. Tempera-
lures will be seasonable. The outlook
could not be better"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-05
COMPANY
GRANTS INCREASE
Concern Furnishing Fifth of New
York's Milk to Meet Dairy
mems Demands.

NEW YORK, Oct, 5.-The Borden
Condensed Milk company, which sup
plies one-fifth of all the milk sold in
this city, announced today that it
would meet the demand of the Dairy
men s league for an increase in price
to 10 cents per hundred pounds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-05
CAPTURE GREEK TOWN.
British Also Say They Inflicted Heavy
Losses on Bulgarians.

LONDON, Oct 5.-Britsh troops yes
terday morning captured the town of
1enikeui, a village in Greek Macedonia,
two miles to the east of the Strllma. Scot
tlsh and Irish battalions especially dis
tinguished themselves and the Bulgarians
are reported to have suffered heavy losses,
says the British statement today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-05
TWO OF HOSPITAL
STAFF TO LEAVE
designations of Miss Schumacher and
Miss Hennessey Accepted-Miss
Lands Superintendent.

The trustees of the Brattleboro Me
mortal hospital have accepted the resig-
nations of Miss Mary E. Schumacher,
superintendent, and Miss Elizabeth
Hennessey, assistant superintendent, to
take effect Oct. Is.
For several weeks Miss Schumacher
has been away and Miss Maude Landis
has been acting in her stead. Miss
Lands will continue in the capacity of
superintendent for the present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-05
A NEW Low RECORD.
Thirteen Gases of Infantile Paralysis
and Four Deaths.

NEW YORK, Oct. 5. = A new low
record in the epidemic of infantile
paralysis was established today. There
were four deaths and thirteen eases
reported. One of the new eases was q
woman AZ years old.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-05
DUE TO LOVE AFFAIR.
Burlington Girl Turned on the Gas But
Didn't Die.
Especial to The Reformer.)

Edith Norway, young woman, made
an unsuccessful attempt to commit sui
eide last night in her home. She
closed the room tightly, as she supposed,
and turned on the gas, but the fumes
were noticed and an investigation re-
vealed the trouble when she was par
italy conscious. Her recovery is as
sured. The cause of her act is thought
to have been a love affair.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-05
DUMMERSTON.

The Christian Endeavor society will
hold social at the home of Misses
Edith and Ruth Dutton on Saturday
evening of this week. All are cordial
ly invited to be present The ladies
are requested to bring cake
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-05
EX-SENATOR WARNER DEAD.
Kansas City Veteran Broke Down AT
ter q. A. r. Reunion.

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 4.-Maj. viii
ham Warner, former United States
senator from Missouri, died at his
home here yesterday afternoon.
Maj. Warner had been ill several
weeks, his last sickness being attrib-
uted by his friends to his activities in
connection with the entertainment Of
the 50th annual reunion of the Grand
Army of the Republic. When his con-
dition became critical three weeks ago
a TRANSMISSION of blood from his SON
was resorted to IN the hope Of increas-
ing his strength but the improve
ment was only temporary.
If you fail to see The Prince of Pill.
sen you miss q good thing-Adv
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-05
POSITIONS CAPTURED.
Russians Progress in Attacks On Aus
trc-German Forces.

PETROGRAD, Oct. 5.-Progress for
the Russians in their attacks on Aus
tro-German forces from Volhynia
south to the Dneister in Galicia is re.
ported by the war office today. Hostile
positions at various points have been
captured.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-05
Centre Congregational Church

Friday evening at 7.3O-MidweclS
meeting of the church in the chapel.
Subject. Is Honesty the Best Policy 2
Ps. 81: lao.
Friday evening at s.30-Meeting of
the prudential committee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-05
BURLINGTON BANKER DEAD.
Henry G.. Fuller Was Honor Graduate
of University of Vermont.
e
Especial to The Reformer.9
BURLINGTON, Oc

BU NTIUN, OCT. D.
Henry G. Fuller, 80, teller of the
Burlington savings bank and an honor
graduate of the University of Vermont
in the class of 1906, died in his home
here today after an illness of two
weeks with a throat trouble. He
leaves a wife and two children.