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The Washington herald., 1916-11-29
Italian Club Members Dance

The Pleasure Club of the Regina Elena
Italian Association held its eighth an
nual dance last night in the Old Masonic
Temple, Ninth and F streets northwest.
President Charles J. Bovello introduced
a novelty called "a Night on the Farm -
After the banquet the members danced
to Italian music.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-29
PACIFISTS TO MEET TONIGHT.
Anti-War League, of District, to
Hear Brief Addres.e..

Ten-minute addresses on proposed me-
diation in connection with the European
prevent war will feature the first public
meeting this evening at the Public Lii
brary OF the Anti-War League of the
District
A convention of the National Woman s
Peace Party will begin here December S.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-29
TO EXAMINE GUARD OFFICERS
War Department Announces Regu-
IatIOns Under New Law.

To conform with provisions Of the new
rational defense act, all National Guard
officers commissioned since the passage
Of the law must undergo examinations, it
was announced at the War Department
yesterday.
The order will affect a number of Dis
triCt Guardsmen now on. the border
The militia bureau has issued regula-
ti0ns to govern the examination of can
didates for appointment as officers Of
the National Guard and the National
Guard Reserve
The Washington herald., 1916-11-29


pay this Szl.3o am looking for employ
ment some place SO I can make extra
money TO meet this dedcit Of S21.So. am
still in need of several things that would
make my wife and children feel happy II
would be a great treat to my wife and
little children to see carpet on the floors
or have pennies to take to Sunday school.
Il sincerely hope that the honorable
Congress will consider your appeal in our
behalf"
"atchman in Bad Plight.
L am watchman in the State, War
and Navy Department have been In
the employ Of the government for about
twenty-five years, almost constantly. /
have here few figures that I took from
receipts and account books which my
wife keeps. I am a married man, with
wife and one girl, 10 years old. Here
Is how spent my salary for the year OF
1915: For groceries I paid 81 q month.
Now. that is less than 81 a day for three
people. We do not have enoungh to get
proper things to eat, even though we
pay 1924 year. / pay SIG a month house
rent; that is about as cheap as you can
get in the city Of Washington and live
in anything that resembles a house. and
that figures up to 1892 for the year. Now.
my coal bill was six tons Of coal at S635
ton last year 1t is more now. That
Is very reasonable, because the gentle
man living next door to me lives In the
same kind of a house as do and he
burned nine tons, where I only burned
six tons. This figures up $3S.10 My gas
bill Wa $2S0 per month That is not
any too high in view of the fact that my
wife did all her own washing and IRON
ing. That figures up to $3.50 for the
year. Now. my house furnishing for the
last year includes a little mating on the
| floor. little stair carpet. a few window
curtains and other necessities that are
needed in every home throughout the
year. We spent in that line $3.50. We
/ spent So for our clothing last year. That
includes my wife's and ckild's clothes
and one Waterman uniform for myself,
which have to pay for out Of my salary.
Il have just now had another uniform
wished on me by the superintendent OF
the State. War and Navy Department.
! 1t is now being made. Our shoe bill for
the last year was SIP. That Is very rea-
sonable for three people. Our insurance
now. believe in every married man
carrying a little insurance. 7 can insure
myself a little and my wife and child
for 55 cents a week. That figures up for
| the year to $3.50
$50 for sickness.
Our doctors bill for the last year was
81. We spent for medicines IS. Do not
get shocked at the next article. This is
for amusement. During the entire year
We went to the moving pictures three
times. That cost cents. In view of the
fact that times are getting hard. we have
decided that we cannot avail ourselves of
that little luxury any more. That a.
cents will have to go for more necessary
! purposes.
"All these and other things figured to-
geth6r total S67.55. My salary is S720 a
| year. I believe il it was possible for a
man and wife and child to live on s720
year, We could do it. 1t can't be done
l am $7.55 in debt over the amount
earned last year.
The increase in everything to eat
makes it sure that will not be able to
do SO well this year"
The Washington herald., 1916-11-29

The executive committee Of the Ameri-
can delegation TO the convention after
the war Of the international Committee
OF Women for Permanent Peace will meet
in Washington December 10.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-29

Austria recently held an exposition of
paper products designed for protection
against cold and as substitutes for tex
lilies.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-29
RODENBURG DETERMINED
TO AID u. S. EMPLOYEES

Representative William A. Rodenburg
of Illinois. who favors a 80 l-3 per cent
increase in the salaries of government
The Washington herald., 1916-11-29
MOVIES TOO COSTLY
FOR Federal WORKERS
Anothers Pay So Small Children Lack
Pennies for Sunday School.

How government employe has been
obliged to forego spending IS cents a
year for moving picture shows and how
another cannot afford to. give his chill
dren pennies for Sunday school are told
in the following letters from Fedora
workers who are trying to bring up
families on s72o a year.
Il wish you would state fully my con-
dition as a watchman at the Treasury
Department. I have q wife and three
children depending on me. who have been
sick this winter.
My expenses for the month Of Febru-
ary. short month, give some idea OF
the difficulty face. They are as follows:
The Washington herald., 1916-11-29
FUNERALS.

Funeral services for Mrs Estelle Cut
shall. who died Monday. will be held in
Fredericksburg, Va, today.
Funeral services for John r. Mason.
who died at his residence. sos Ninth
street, will be held In Philadelphia to-
day.
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth
Wilson. who died Monday. will be held
from her home, 222o Washington Circle,
today at o'clock
The Washington herald., 1916-11-29
Government Clerks Seeking
Raise Denoted by Chiefs
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

ers of the District branch and pass
resolutions commencing the ef-
% pass the Nolan $3-a-day bill
mixing the newspapers for their
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-02
PERSONAL.

Herbert G. Everleth of Putney is in
town today OIL business.
William Fleming has begun work in
IIoughton < Sinonds's store.
Elton Porter of Bellows Falls was a
visitor with friends here yesterday.
Irving C. Ellis began work as book
keeper yesterday for the Brattleboro
Trust Co.
Lester c. Moore was called to Dover
this morning on account of the death
of his mother.
Mrs. d. w. Sullivan and daughter,
Elizabeth, of Bellows Falls visited rela-
tives here Yesterday.
Mrs. G. o. Abbott will 90 Sunday to
Springfield (Vt) to visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. j. Alderman.
c. II. Smith of Minneapolis, who
had been visiting in Brattleboro, left
yesterday on his return home.
Miss Helena Rate and Miss Grace
Smith are assisting this week in
lioughton & Simonds S store.
Mrs. John Murdoch of Athol, Mass.
who was a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter $. Pratt, has returned to her home.
Capt. ,and Mrs. +. w. Gibson left
this morning on an automobile trip to
Boston. They will be gone several
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w Berry, who were
for some time with Mrs. J. F. Liscom
in West Brattleboro, have returned to
their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Nolan of Revere,
Mass, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
J. Currier. Mrs. Nolan is a niece of
Mr.. Curriers'.
DR.. +. J. Henkel returned to New
York this morning after visit of sew
eral weeks here with his mother, Mrs.
Charles Henkel
W. II. Gerahty of Albany, n. Y,
travelling salesman for the Durham
Brothers company, was i'll town at the
head office Wednesday.
Mrs. Charles F. Bingham went this
morning to Schenectady, \. Y, where
she will spend a week with Mr.. and
Mrs. William H. Corser.
Mrs. f. A. Flint, who has beea visit
ing relatives in New York two weeks,
is expected tomorrow at the home of
her sister, Mrs. G. o. Abbott.
Mrs. J. B. Bolliger of Green street
who was severely burned last Saturday
| in her home by the overturning of a
kettle OF hot water, is gaining.
| George l.. Durham of the Durham
| Brothers Co. was a speaker at a meet
ing of the Vermont Retail Shoe Deal
ers association in Barre last evening
Miss Gladys Morrill,, student at the
Bay Path Institute in Springfield
Mass, returned to Springfield this
week, after vacation spent at hel
home on Canal street.
w. J. Hamlin, who recently re
turned from Eagle Pass, Texas, with
Company /, V. y. G., has taken a posi-
tion in the retail department of tn,
| Durham Brothers company. He pre-
viously was employed in the wholesal,
department.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-02
AMUSEMENT NOTES.
THE MILLION DOLLAR DOLL.
Malvin and Jasper Among Greatest
Comedians of Today

The Million Dollar Doll which will be
the Offering at the Auditorium Satur-
day, matinee and night, has two of the
greatest comedy characters on the stage
today. Malvin Meekman, a henpecked
husband, and Jasper Jackson, a colored
servant, are left at home to look after
the household when the others depart
for the San Francisco exposition. How
ever, Malvin and Jasper are not to be
outdone so they disguise themselves
and ship on the same boat, Malvin as
a common sailor and Jasper as a potato
peeler. One can hardly imagine how
much trouble these fellows get into; ON
the voyage and after they arrive at the
exposition they have a hard time get
ting even one meal day and are about
to give up in despair, when Malvin
draws the grand prize in the Argentine
lottery and becomes immensely rich.
These characters are presented by Har-
vey and Harold Orr, both recognized
stars in their line of work.-Advt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-02
WESTMINSTER WEST.
Death Of Mrs. S. A. Ford) Houghton.

Death Of Mrs. S. A. (Ford) Houghton.
The death Tuesday afternoon of Mrs.
Sarah A. (Ford) Houghton, aged 81,
takes away one of our most highly
esteemed residents. Mrs. Houghton was
the daughter Of Jacob and Sarah Mitch
ell) Ford and was born in Dover. \.
H., IN August, 1884. She was married
in 1888 to Freeman J. Houghton of this
place and came here to live She has
made her home here ever since. :53
wears.
She was taken i'll three weeks ago
with q severe attack Of appendicitis
She seemed to recover from that and
last week was much better. but Satm-
day there was change for the worse.
Peritonitis developed and She died
Tuesday afternoon about 3 o clock.
She was one of family of nine chii-
drcn, three of whom are still living
her sister, Mrs. +. j. Parshley, of Strat-
ford, y. H., and two brothers, NJ F..
Ford, of llaverhill, Mass, who visited
her recently, and Jacob Ford. of Dover,
y. II.
She has had the loving care, of a
devoted family, all Of her children be
| ing with her when she died. They are
Elvrn Houghton Of Marlboro, Mass,
Bert Houghton of Westminster West
Mrs. Almon True of West Epping, n.
H., and Miss Nellie Houghton. who has
| always lived at home and devoted her
self to the loving and tender care of
her mother. She also leaves five grand
| children, Freeman Houghton of Hard
wick, Carrie IIoughton of Springfield,
Mass, Hugh Houghton, who Is a stu
dent at Brattleboro high school, and
| Wayne Houghton, who lives at home
here, and Mildred Houghton of Mari
| horo, Mass.
| The funeral services will be held at
the home Friday afternoon at o clock.
| Rev. Walter Curtis VIII oiiieiate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-02
NORTHFIELD, MASS.
Mrs. Isabel McGrath is again i'll.

Mrs. Isabel McGrath IS again Ill.
MIS-. Frank Maynard has been i'll two
weeks
Miss Isaline Davis Of Chester. VT,
is the guest Of Mrs. Mary Houghton.
Mrs. Charles Al1Iey OF Brattleboro
was the guest Of Mrs. G. =. Kidder for
the costume recital Monday.
Halloween entertainments were Civ
en- at the various dormitories at North
field seminary Monday evening.
Miss Susan Lawrence ana Miss Eta
Merriman will return Friday from Cliff
ton Springs, n. Y, where they have
been the past month.
The Bible class Of Mrs. L. r. Smith
will meet next Monday afternoon in
stead of Tuesday. Mrs. Smith will at
tend the meeting in Boston OF the Wo-
man S Board of Missions.
4 conference of parents and teachers
will be held III Alexander Memorial hall
the evening of Wednesday, Nov s, I'M
der the auspices of the Mothers society
of the Congregational church.
The costume recital given Monday
evening under the auspices of the Ten
mis- club was a program of unusual ex-
cellence. Mrs. Frederick Bement was
delightful i'll her picturesque costumes of
Madam Butterfly, Indian Maiden,
American prima donna and Colonial
dress. Her groups of songs were beau
| tifully rendered. Miss Marion Webster
was her accompanist, who also rem
/ dered two piano solos and a group of
violin selections which showed her eN-
ceptional musical ability.
| The annual business meeting of the
Sunday school of the Unitarian church
was held Friday evening. The follow
! ing officers were elected: Supt. II. c..
= Holton; asst. supt., f. 4. Pratt: see,
, Miss Marion Webster; asst see, Miss
j Lena Hicks treas, Robt. Ware; IL
brarian, Miss Emma Wright; music com
mittee, Mrs. H. c. Holton, Mrs. c. H.
| Webster, Miss Gertrude Proctor; supt.
of cradle roll Mrs g. L. Thomson
auditor, F. w. Williams. Reports of
| officers were read which showed the
school in good financial condition. On
| Tuesday evening the Young People 5
Religious union and the Sunday school
joined for a Halloween party in the
vestry OF the Unitarian church.
There was large attendance at the
FortnightIy Monday afternoon Mrs.
Calender called the meeting to order
and after the reading of the report of
the last meeting by Mrs Waite, a
sketch of Jean Webster, author of
Daddy Long-Legs, was given by Mrs.
George Foreman. The subject for the
lafternoon study was presented by Mrs.
| + Fl. Doolittle, The Rise Of the Eng
lish Drama. Mrs. Doolittle gave the
history of the drama beginning with
miracle and mystery plays, which were
the germ of the drama and from which
grew out the moral plays, then the
iccmedy and tragedy, q the first theatre
(which was established a few years be
fore the time of Shakespeare Mrs
Homer Vaughn gave a paper on the
leaTly dramatists. Sketches from the
iold comedy, Gammer Gurton s Needle
were read by Mrs T. R. Calender The
program was well presented and was
followed with much interest. Miss An
gel of Mortified seminary musical fac
Iulty rendered two piano solos to the
delight of all.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-02


ROGER HoBNsBY PICKING OUT HIS FAVOR
TIE BAT.
Cardinals. and was bought by the ST.
Louis club early in the spring FOR his
first sague season for delivery in the
fall. Fl ...
When lIonsby showed up in st.
Louistin September last he looked any
thing but promising. He was thin as
II rail, weak looking. had bad posi-
tion at the hat. acted like an amateur
In the field and could not hit a lick.
Every one said that Connery had
made mistake in buying him.
During the winter Of 1915-1G Horns
10y slept twelve hours day and fed
himself like a milk fed chicken on
sweet milk. He changed his style Of
hitting from crouch and a cholled
bat to perfectly upright stand and Il
full free swing with a long bat. When
he appeared to join the Cardinals in
March at San Antonio he weighed
40 pounds, thirty pounds heavier than
he had been In the previous fall.
lie started whaling the ball in prac-
tice lie kept on whaling il in regular
league games. lie hit we'll over 800
and has 4 number Of long hits to his
credit He hit all pitchers. including
the great Alexander.
Hornsby cost St Louis $500 An OK
pert valued MIN at $1,000 recently.
He lays his Improvement to much
sleep and milk diet.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-02

Apparently Fred Clarke former man
agcr Of tie Pirates. made ten. strike
when lie decided to quit baseball and
20 ont to bis Kansas ranch and till the
soil. Since soiouruing on his biz farm
IN the west Fred has leased some val
liable oil land which II is thought will
net him fortune inside Of a very few
years. According TO a personal friend
~ the former buccancer boss, Fred has
already been offered 100000 by n
large oil company for his holdings.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-02
WORLDS CHAMPION
RED SOX TEAM SOLD
Hcw GwEers Are II. II. Frasee OF New
Ecriz end Hugh Ward CT Philadel-
p:ia-Hope to Keep Carrigan.

p-4d- -11G pc ID LACSJ SaIIlSdl.
The world champion Boston American
baseball team was sold last night TO Harry
IT, Flasae OF New York and Hugh Ward
., Philadelphia. Joseph j. Iannin OF Bos-
ton, former owner Of the club, who an
nojuced the sale mt a dinner given to the
NOW owners and newspaper men, said the
uaneis had been signed less than half an
hoW before. The price was not stated,
both parties having agreed to keep silence
IA -hJt point.
Mr. frasce and Mr. Ward are both iden-
tilted with theatrical interests the former
being principal owner OF the Cort tnearer
If Chicago and the Longacre theater of
New York The new owners gave few de-
tails as to definite plans tor the club, but
said: When We went into this thing we
did not buy It cheap team. We bought
champions. We were interested in the
club only because they were champions,
and would not have considered them other
wise
Mr.. Frasce will take direct charge Of the
teams affairs. it was said. The Red SoX
ate at present without a manager, William
Carrigan, who has guided the team for the
past three years, having announced his re-
tircmrut at the conclusion of the world s
series games last month. Mr.. FIasee said
that he would hold the position of manager
open for Cauigan and hoped that he
would consent to lead the team another
year The executive staff OF the club viii
be retained intact.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-02

to be hard ones to get down into colo
quail language. The pitcher is a
lanceur the catcher "receveur. -
At shortstop, player is a bloquer.'
Other places in the lineup are indi-
Gated in the manual in this manner:
First base, premier butt" second
base, " second on deuxiene but;' third
base, "troisieme but; right field,
voltigeur a droite;'' center field,
voltieer au centre;' left field.
''voltigeur q gauche. The coach is
termed "agasseur.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-02
8 p ORTiNG NE VS.
THE ST. ANDREWS CAD
DIES CLEVER REToRT.

+ 4 story is told of a st. An !
:. drews golfer who went out reg I
+ ularly carrying his own clubs !
:. and WIN was playing single .
+ against friend who always
+ employed a caddie and who .
= on that particular day had re- .
+ markably good and sagacious .
+ one. .
+ At certain stage OF the round :
+ the player who had the caddie .
= was ia trouble and got a bit of .
+ advice respectfully volunteered .
+ to him 10y this attendant. to .
j. which tie player who never en- .
= ploged one objected 10 Us being .
: bad or absurd advice. and told .
+ Ills opponent that he ought not .
!. 10 do AS advised, but TO do SO .
+ and So, whcrcupon the oppo-
= ncuts caddic addressed him; :
= "Sir, I'm haze name O yer baw- :
= bees and I'll hae name o yer i'm
!. pidcnec." And. turning around :
+ to his employer, added: .
= "Diuna believe him. sir It's :
+ no his interest that you should :
:. win the game. sir Yen aye find .
= yer caddic's yer best advisor, :
+ sir" .
+ 1. ! :. = :, !. :. j. j. !. :. !. + T. :. .
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-02
Sporting Notes.

The coach aad four members of the
Gpsilanti normal college football team
are down with smallpox
"Pudge" Iefreifuger, famous back
IN the 's0's as the greatest guard OF
his time, is back at Yale aiding IL the
line coaching.
Lee Foil has been reappointed manager
oil the Cleveland American league team.
which ettectually disposes OI the rumol
that Iris Speaker was to be manager
There are only three veterans on the
University of Vermont eleven which is
making an excellent showing this sea
son. The team will meet the strong
Brown university eleven at Providence
saturday.
Brown threatens to drop Rutgers.
Michigan threatens to drop Syracuse.
Pennsylvania threatens TO drop Pitts
burg. Pretty soon the colleges viii
have hard work finding some team
with which they are on anything like
speaking terms.
Eddie Plank is reported to be ang-
ling for his unconditional release by
st. Louis. lie says he wants to retire
permanently to his farm. It's strange
how young baseball players object to
farming while the older ones all seem
to gravitate to farms.
George Kornstead of Greenfield.
Mass, who has played baseball and
football in Brattleboro and who is a
brakeman on the Boston & Maine rail
road, had his right arm so badly
crushed in the MechanicsvilIe, n. Y,
yard Monday morning that it was nee
cssary to amputate it.
The ninth grade football team de
feated the freshman team Of the high
! school to o ut Island park YESTERDAY
afternoon. The ninth grades scored on
/ a run of 20 yards by Gorborino, who
! broke through the freshman line and
/ outran his pursuers. In the last period
the freshman twice came within two
/ yards of scoring.
Two new Individual scoring records
were made Saturday. Gilroy, George
/ towns brilliant halfback, who was
/ picked by many critics for an All-East.
crn position last fall, made six touch
| downs and eleven goals from touch
{ boNuN, ii LVltl VI ~ pOIHlS, against Al
I bright, while Oiphant of the Army
scored six touchdowns and kicked nile
goals from touchdoWns, a total of A.
/ points.
! Josh Weeks, the Brown end who was
injured in the game with Rutgers last Sat
urday and whom il was feared at first had
received fracture Of the skull, was bach
IN harness yesterday, though he did not
take part in the scrmmage. Capt. Far
mum, jemail, AMMAN and Jimmie Murphy
were also on hand and none seemed any
the worse for their stiff game last wcel,
These were the men il was claimed wer,
badly injured by vicious play by Rutgers
The wonders of modern surgery
Charley HenniIg of Penn went into tn,
game against Pittsburg Saturday anC
forgot all about the appendicitis opera
tion which was performed on him
month ago. His work in the game
while not brilliant or noticed from tn
sidcIincs, was the real feature II
stopped everything that was sent a
him and tackled the runner out at tn
end on several occasions. He wa
backed up by Little, who is the bes
tackle in the East, according to PEN
men.
They have translated baseball term
and designations into French and som
Of the designations seem at first glane
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-02
Moving Picture Attractions.

The attraction at the Empire today
is Vengeance Is Mine, a fve-part emo
tional drama featuring Crane Wilbur,
and the eighth chapter of The Secret
Of the Submarine. The program for to-
morrow is Dodging the Law, the last
episode of The Red'Circle; The Eleventh
Hour, three-act drama, and Luke
Laughs Last and Ice, comedies.
Today the Princess thcater presents
Donald Brian in the Paramount fea-
ture, The Smugglers, also the 18th
chapter of Gloria 5 Romance. Tomor-
row is Triangle day. Douglas Fairbanks
in The Habit of Happiness and Shorty
Hamilton in A Rough Knight will be
the attractions, with special music in
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-02

are visiting here from Montana. went
TO Boston Friday to attend the Har-
ward Cornell football game They will
spend two weeks visiting Mr.. Camp
bell $ sisters, Mary and Lena, of Bos-
ton, and his brother, Frank, of Mel
rose, Mass