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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-29
Empire Builder and Greatest
Master of Transporta-
ton Systems
BEGAN GREAT LINE
WITH STREAK OF RUST
His Work Helped to Create for Set
tiers Wealth of Over Five Billion
Dollars in Real Property-owned Pa
Cifc Ocean Lines.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, May %. James
J. Hin, railroad builder, capitalist ana
most widely known figure of the
Northwest, died in has Summit avenue
residence at $50 this morning as the
result of an infection due to bowel
trouble. Mr.. Hill was unconscious for
nearly u hours before he died. DR..
Herman Biggs and Dr.. Stanley Seager
together with members Of the immedi-
ate Hill family were at the bedside at
the end. Mr.. Hill 5 personal secretary,
NJ. K. Brown, made the announcement
of his employer s death to waiting
newspaper correspondents at the Hill
residence. His statement was made
verbally with an intimation that a
written bulletin might be issued later.
| Questioned regarding tIe date for the
funeral, Mr.. Brown said that no ar
rangement had been discussed.
! James J. Hill discovered 1.-The
| breadbasket of the world in the
/ Great Northwest; he led in its develop
ment from a wilderness into what now
| comprises six wealthy states dotted
with 100000 farms; and he blazed a
trail for transportation which reached
! eventually from Buffalo to Asia, with
a total mileage of rail and steamship
facilities tnat would nearly girdle the
earth.
Mr.. Hill was born near Guelph, On
tario, in 1888, the son of an Irish
American farmer. The lad came to the
United States and in early years trav-
eled extensively and began the study
of river transportation. At one time
he was connected with the firm which
operated steamers running from st
Paul down the Mississippi. He secured
a partially built railroad property
running from St Paul to St. Cloud
Breckenridge and other points after
the system had collapsed and put il
on a paying basis. Tle building of the
Great Northern railroad was his great
est achievement. Without the aid OF
subsidies which helped the Canadiar
lines and facing the competition OF
F transeontiaental roads further soutl
he pushed his system through to Puget
f sound. His scheme was to build up the
country along side the railroad while
the actual work of construction was
: under way. Later he became interest
cd in the Pacific fleets which nov
, carry $50,000,000 worth of products t,
y the Orient every year.
oI While Mr.. Hill built mp for himsel
and his associates an immense fortune
a he also helped to create for the set
e tiers along his lines a wealth of owe
L five billion dollars in real property
= which is represented by the value o
o tho 100000 farms and their 65.0000O
d acres of improved land.
il Upon his retirement at Co. tn
"streak of rust' he had bougat 3
years before, had expanded to NOR
gross profits of more than s66,0oO,OO
a year, and carrying $4,000, 900 tons O
freight annually. He still retained
hand in the Great Northern s polio
e as chairman of the board of director
J. while his son, Louis, who had worke
e up from the lumblest position of h
father 5 railroad, became president.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-29
Disclosure of Merton Reed
Starts Long Chain of
Events
THREE ARRESTS
IN LIQUOR CASE
Walter Wright Charged with Selling
and Furnishing-Is In Hospital
Reed Held in Jail as Witness-Marsh
Fined for Intoxication.

When Merton Reed, 10, of Whiting
ham, became so intoxicated that he
mixed If - with his father Saturday
afternoon, blacking one of his ewes. he
started a chain Of events the end Of
which is not yet in sight
Young Reed was arrested bv Con-
stable Hal Reed, distant relative az
the young man on warrant issued bv
ID. NJ. Canedy, town grand juror. Reed
waived trial IN Nottingham and was
brought TO Brattleboro late in the
evening.
In a session of the municipal court
held about midnight the boy disclosed
some facts that were extremely inter
esting to the officers, and Deputy Sher-
iif Frank 1. Wellman started for Whit
ingham. He was accompanied by Con-
stable Reed and Mr.. CanedY.
About 5 0 clock Sunday morning az
ter having searched several places,
they found Water Wright. %. hiding
/ in the barn on the farm owned bv his
mother. He appeared to be decidedly
/ intoxicated and was not in the best of
physical condition. He was arrested.
charged with selling and furnishing
liquor to Reed Middle Marsh also
was arrested and all were brought TO
Brattleboro.
Wright insisted that he was Ill ana
was finally taken to the Memorial hos
pital, where he is under treatment.
Reed had claimed to the court that he
lhad worked for Wright for his board
and what liquor he wanted. Among
other things he disclosed that he had
been getting liquor from Wright for
tvear and had been under the influence
of liquor on several occasions
Wr;nb+ cIo;rna1 +o ha ofsnar0 xt-ba
arrested that he had not furnished the
liquor to Reed on which the boy be-
Icame intoxicated Saturday, but he had
ldrunk himself three quarts and a part
of a fourth of whiskey and the con
tents of a keg Of cream ale. He could
not produce any of the empties except
the empty keg.
This morning in municipal court the
case against Wright was continued to
Wednesday morning at 10 O'Clock and
: his bail was fixed at 5000. Reed was
held for his appearance at the trial un-
: der bail of $500. He was taken TO
iNewfane iail this afternoon in default
| of the bail Wright is expected to be
liable to appear in court Wednesday.
Marsh was implicated Nv Reed in the
r general distribution of liquor, but he
was charged simply with intoxication
= and made arrangements to pay fine
of - and costs of $40 and was allowed
y to depart It is understood that young
: Reed changed his story this morning
and declined to saw that Marsh was
guilty of illegal distribution of cider
1 Ral9h Butler of this town pleaded
: guilty to third offense of intoxieation
I paid a fine of S15 and costs of 1920
One other man. charged with first of
fense, paid fine of $5 and costs Of
. $6.40.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-29
POPE MAINTAINING
STRICT NEUTRALITY
But He Deplores the Anti Christian and
Inhumane Aspect of the Ter
tible War.

ROME, Sunday, May %, via Paris
Cardinal Gasparri, papal secretary of
state, is quoted by Rome newspapers
to the effect that Pope Benedict, while
maintaining the strictest nuetrality,
deplores the anti Christian and inhu-
name aspect of the war. In the alb
sence of satisfactory evidence of i'm
partial nature the Pope is unable to
pass judgment on the charges of i'm
proper conduct of the war made on
botl sides. The Pope is represented as
cherishing the belief that the conclu-
sion of hostilities may be hastened by
a greater degree of Christian tolerance
on both sides, by partial remuneration
of claims and by keener sympathy foI
suffering peoples.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-29
FIRST OPEN HOUSE
AT COUNTRY CLUB
Special Entertainments Tomorrow for
Members and Out-of-Town Friends
-Nckers' Handicap Contest.

The Brattleboro County club will
provide special entertainment for mem
bers and out-of-tow friends tomorrow
A special tabled 'hote luncheon will be
served from II to go. There will be
no service in the dining room after
2.30. Orders should be telephoned to
the steward this evening. At .
the men will start a kickers' handi-
cap contest, with golf balls as prizes
for first and second man, the entrance
fee being one golf ball. Tea viii be
served by the club from until 6, and
a buffet luncheon from 6 to 9, for which
there viii be no charge. In the even
ing there viii be cards and dancing,
with music by violin, cello and piano.
The house committee urges ali members
TO visit the club, as tomorrow is the
first "open house, of the season. The
tournament committe urgently re.
quests every man who plays golf to
enter the kickers handicap.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-29
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Patsy Biazzi, 10, son of Ralph Bi
azzi of Reed street, fell Saturday and
fractured his right forearm at the
wrist. The fracture was reduced by
Dr. II. p. Greene.
Under the direction of men from the
factory w. f. Root s soda fountain
mer place of business to ais new To-
cation in the Hooker building.
The members of the Bible class and
Mrs Alleys class, with the privilege
of bringing friend, are invited to q
social to be held in the Universahst
church parlor Thursday, June /, from
3 to clock.
The street railway track gang is lay
ing new ties on Main street in front
of the home of Mrs. George S. Dow
leg. Road Commissioner w. l.. Walker
viii make some repairs to the street
as soon as the street railway work is
completed.
The mail carriers will make the
usual morning delivery in the village
tomorrow, but the rural carriers will
not make their trips. The parcel post
delivery will be made in the morning.
The postoffice win be open from 3 to
II clock and mails will be made up
and distributed as usual.
Sedgwiek Post, G. A. R., and Sedg-
wick Woman 8 Relief corps attended
! services in the Centre Congregational
/ church yesterday. The congregation
filed the church. Rev. R. Fl. Clapp
preached an especially strong sermon
on After Fifty Years, in which he en-
phasized the fact that war is a result
J of violation of the moral order OF
existence-a fact waich was as true OF
the Civil war as it is of the present
conflict in Europe.
All members of Sedgwiek Woman 4
Relief corps are asked to meet in Fes
| tival hall tomorrow afternoon at 1.3t
to attend in a body the memorial ex
ereises in the Auditorium. There vii
/ be d special ear at the town hall ut ths
close Of the exercises for members o.
the Woman s Relief corps to go to ths
cemetery. The school children ans
i their friends and members of the corpl
are asked to meet at the town hall to
morrow morning at s 0 clock to ar
range the flowers for the AFTERNOON ex
erefses.
II Lenihan : barber shop viii be opel
until II clock tonight and will b
closed all day tomofrow.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-29
DEATH TODAY OF
GEORGE o. ABBOTT
Was Well-Known and Successful Mer-
chant, Formerly Proprietor of
Richardson Meat Market.

George Oscar Abbott, 90. for the last
IA years a well-known merchant of
Brattleboro. died at / O'Clock this
morning in his home, 50 Green street,
of a complication of affections. Mr..
Abbott had been in failing health sew
cral years, but had been confined to
his bed only four days. He was up a
short time Friday and again Sunday
about the house.
Mr. Abbott was born in Strafford
(Vt.) March 25, 1851, a son of Monroe
and Lavina Gross Abbott. He spent
his boyhood in his native place and at
the age of Is went to Sutton, where he
was employed at his trade as a brick
mason. He married there, March 8,
1873, Miss Viola Campbell and con-
tinued to live there seven years after
his marriage. Two years were spent in
Bethel, Me-, where he conducted a farm
and worked at his trade
Moving to Lebanon, Y. H., he con
Quoted provision business 90 years,
until he moved to Brattleboro and
bought the w f. Richardson market
on Elliot street. Later he was in other
! locations, and the firm name is now @
o. Abbott 6 Son. He was a successful
| business man and after the Grange
building fire he bought that property
and rebuilt the building in which his
| business was located
Mr.. Abbott was member of the
Centre Congregational church, of Pro
tective Grange and the Vermont Whee
/ club.
He leaves, besides his wife, on,
daughter, Ethel l., wife of w J. Ac
herman of Springfield (Vt.l, and on,
son, Sherman f. Abbott, who was as
sociated with his father; one brother
+. NJ. Abbott of st .Johnsbury AN,
one sister. Mrs. d. A McCaskill o
Montreal. P. Q.
There will be prayer service at tn
house Wednesday morning at 9 o 'clocI
at which Rev Warren L. Noyes o
Nashua, y H., a former pastor, vii
otiiciate, assisted by Rev. Richard Fl
Clapp. pastor of the Centre Congrega
tional church The body win be take
to Springfield, where services will b
held at clock in the home Of hi
daughter, and the burial win tax
place in Springfield.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-29
STATUE OF BLESSED
VIRGIN CROWNED
Procession of Over 200 and Reception
of Members Into Sodalities in Ro-
man Catholic Church.

The ceremony of the Growning of
the statue OF the Blessed Nergln and
reception of Is young women into the
senior Sodality and 10 little girls into
the Junior Sodality took place last
evening in St Michael's Roman Cath
Ollie church which was crowded with
an appreciative congregation. The
procession numbered over 200, which
was the largest and most beautiful in
years.
Promptly at 7.3O the cross bearer
accompanied by two acolytes and the
ST. John Berchman s sanctuary boys,
headed the procession which filed in
10 the church in the following order:
MAY queen, Miss Alice Long, with her
attendants, the Misses Mary Scanlon
and Gertrude Austin; the pillow, upon
which rested the handsome new crown
was elaboratcly trimmed i'll white ana
blue and was carried by the Misses
Monica Mann and Mary Stoite, the
strcamer bearers being the Misses
Mary Riley, Catherine Heaphy, Jennie
Masaiada and Ellen Anderson. Next
follows go garland girls, some carrying
baskets others bouquets of lilies and
choice flowers.
Passing up the aisle singing My
Own Dear Mother Mary, the process
sion separated. while the queen with
her attendants and flower bearers en-
tered the sanctuary to crown and dee
crate the statue.
The choir and members of the Soda
ity sang Unfold, Unfold, as the crown
I was placed on the head of the statue
/ Immediately after the crowning the
new electric star blazed forth adding
/ beauty and light to the scene. The
altar steps from statue to floor were
banked with cut flowers. ferns and OF
chds
! Following the crowning the new
members were received into the Sodal
/ itv, and as the sweet, clear tones OF
the Act of Conservation penetrated L
the farthest extremity of the ehurel
many present were effected to tears.
After the reception the pastor, Rev
u. p Rand, addressed the Socialists il
touching language, pointing out Il
them their duties as Children of Mar,
and the obligations they were under OF
following their Mother in the virtue
which characterized her Hfe-humility
Ipurity and charity.
: The rendering of Stearns' s Magni
feat by the choir was EXCEPTIONAL,
fine as were also the solos rendered dur
ing the benediction service. Miss Ma
: zie Calvin added greatly to the musica
program.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-29
BROUGHT NO NOTE
FROM CARRANZA
Attache of Mexican Foreign Office Says
He Is In Washington for a
Vacation.

WASHINGTON, MAJ %. - Manuel
Mendez, an attache Of Gen. Carran-
"a $ foreign office. arrived here today
and conferred with Elicio Arredonio,
the Mexican ambassador, but denied
that he brought a note as had been
expected or that he brought any in
struetious from his chief. He declared
he was merely acre on a vacation.
Mr.. Arredondo and other Mexican of
.feials professed to be puzzled. 1t has
been reported from Mexico City and
the border that a special messenger
was bringing a new communication
from Carranza. No indications of its
contents has been given.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-29
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Troop No. 4 of the Boy Scouts, con-
neeted with the Universalist church,
went out Saturday with 7. W Eason,
carrying their dinner and spending the
day gathering laurel to be made into
wreaths for the Memorial day obser-
vance. The party included Hugh
Stowell, Stanley Clapp, silas Hamil-
ton, Millard Coleman. Merrill Cole
man, Albert Allen, Harold Streeter,
The troop will meet Wednesday even
ing at rs in the church parlor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-29
MARRIAGES.

In Brattleboro, May 81, by Rev
Delmar E. Trout, pastor of the Uni-
versalist church, George Reuben Ron
aldson of Springfield, Mass, and Miss
Rita Frank Cole of Sufie1d, Conn.
In Bfattleboro, May 27, by Rev.
Miss Lucy Justine Patnode, both of
Keene, N. H.
In Brattleboro, Mry. %, by Carl s..
Hopkins. Esq, John William Dionne
and Miss Katherine b. Carroll, both
of New Haven, Conn.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-29
In Odd Fellows Temple

Monday night at 7.3o - Regular
meeting of Wantastiquet lodge.
The first degree viii, be conferred on
class of candidates tonight.
Friday, June 2-Social for Odd Eel
lows, Rcbckahs, and their families
with dancing, cards and refreshments
Every other figure square one. Thir-
ty-fve cents a couple; extra ladies 1C
cents.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-29
AUsTRIANs GAINING.
Occupy Fortified Position West of
Arseiro. Italy

VIENNA, Sunday, via Berlin and
wireless to Sayville, May 29.-Austro-
tilted position west of Arseiro, Italy,
the war office announced today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-29
WEST BRATTLEBORO.

The Goth Century club will meet
with Mrs. c. NJ. Hamilton Wednesday
afternoon. All members are requested
to be present as there is special work
to be done.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-29
General Conference Has
Been in Session in Sara
tOga Four Weeks
ADJOURNMENT is
NOT FINAL, HOWEVER
To Meet at Call Of Bishops at Time
and Place to Be Fixed by Them to
Consider Plans for Unifcation with
Sonthern Branch.


SARATOGA SPRINGS, \. y, May
~. - The sessions of the 27th general
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church held here during the last four
weeks. were concluded today at meet
ing at which virtually all business was
of a routine nature. The final roll call,
which every delegate was required to
answer, consumed nearly two hours. \
large number of committees previously
authorized to administer plans for va
rious activities adopted by the con
ference were appointed. For the first
time in the history Of the conference
the adjournment today was not final.
The delegates adjourned to meet at call
of the board of bishops at a time and
place to be fixed by them. This action
win permit Of session in 1918 to con
slider the plans for the unitcation of
Methodism, which will be presented ia
the Southern Methodist church at that
time
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-29
THE WEATHER
Partly Cloudy Tonight-'Tuesday Show
ers-Shifting Winds.

WASHINGTON, May %. - The
weather forecast: Partly cloudy to-
night Tuesday showers, Moderate
shifting winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-29
First Baptist Church

There will be very special meeting
of the Boy Scouts tonight at : o clock
in the chapel.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-29
BELLOWS FALLS.
REV. DIR. PRATT RESIGNS.

Pastor Of CONGREGATIONAL Church Go
ing to Greenfield, Mass.
After the morning service in the
Congregational church Sunday morn
ing. Deacon G. w. 0sgood read the
resignation Of Rev. DR.. A. p. Pratt,
who has been called to the Second Con-
gregational church in Greenfield, Mass.
1t was voted to accept the resignation.
A meeting viii be held June 5 to rat
ifv the vote and an ecclesiastical eoun-
ell will be held June 10, when final ac-
ton on the resignation viii be taken
md Rev. DIR. Pratt permitted to take
up the pastorate at Greenfield.
Rev. Dir. Pratt came to Bellows Falls
May "a, 1906, and previously was pas
tor of the Congregational churches in
Berlin and Chelsea, Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-29
BIRTHS

In Brattleboro, May %, a son to Mr.
and Mrs. Fred n. Hescock.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-29
DEATHS

In Brattleboro, May %, George Os-
car Abbott, 60.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-29

Icnihan's i barber shop will be open
until II clock tonight and will be
closed all day tomorrow. ADV. ~
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-12
TRACE Of THE
K|NGSTON|AN
IS REPORTED
Spanish Steamer Lopez Tells
of Finding Five Abandoned
Boats Supposed to Have
Belonged to TorpedOod Ship
tsy ~e-S,ss Iouar.l spse,.l tsAssp w,Su

Newport oct. 1.-THE finding of
five abandoned ehmS hoats IN good
order by the Spanish steamer Antonio
Lopez reported in a radio message
rclaycd to the naval station here to-
day by the Nantucket shoals lghtship
was considered in naval circles as
suggesting possible trace Of the crew
of the steamship <ingstonian, report
ed torpedoed by a German submarine
on Sunday.
Search for the crew had been sus-
pended by the naval authorities who
doubted whether the submarines vic
Tins included any vessel other than
those whose crews had been brought
to port. BY some the message was
! held TO be far from conclusive evil
donce that a sixth vessel was sunk,
the suggestion being made that the
| boats may have been those from
which a crew now ashore was taken.
The statement In the message that
| tho boats were in good condition were
accepted as an indication that no
harm fell to those who had been in
, them. If the boats were those of the
Kingstonan 1t was thought her crew
probably was picked up by an cast
! bound vessel, which will land them
on the other side.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-12
L. S. DESTROYERS FIND
NOTHING or KINGSTONIAN

Newport, r. l.. oct 1.-THE Unit
ed states destroyers which have been
searching for the crew of the British
steamer Kingstonian reported sunk
by a German submarine Off the Nan
tuckct shoal lightship on Sunday last
returned here today, None of them
reported having found any trace of
the Kiugstonia's boats. Tho sea was
very rough and the weather cold dur
ing yesterday ana last night
what became Of the submarine
after she completed her raid on Brit
ish and neutral steamers Sunday
night, remained a mystery today. The
movement of allied warships, which
are supposed to have increased the
vigilance of their patrol Off the coast
after receiving word of the sinking
Of six steamers also were unknown
here.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-12
STOCK MEN COMPLAIN
ON HIGH R, R, RATES

Washington, oct. 1.-THE Ma
tioual Livestock Exchange complained
to the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion today that the rates charged by
sc principal railroads on stock,
feeder cattle, sheep and hogs were
unjust ana unreasonable and should
in no case exceed 75 per cent Of the
rates charged on fattenod stock in
tended for slaughter.
The exchange asked the commits
soin to establish new rates from the
markets at Chicago, New York, ST.
Louis, East St Louis, South st. Paul
South Omaha, Sioux City, South st.
Joseph, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh,
Cincinnati, Jersey city, Denver and
other cities to all points east Of the
Mississippi river and north of the
Ohio.