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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
GEORGE C. AVERILL
is CONGRATULATED
Many Townspeople Call at Residence
and Many Messages Are Re
ceived from Business Friends.

George c. Averill, former president of
the Vermont National bank, who was
acquitted Friday night of the charge of
violating the national banking laws bv
making entries on the bank books intended
to deceive, arrived in Brattleboro SatI,r-
day afternoon on the 427 train. That
evening many townspeople, including home
and business friends, called at his resi-
dence on Main street to express their
qualification over the outcome of the trial.
and since the trial Mr. AveriH has received
many letters and messages from banking
and business friends in various sections OF
New England.
As stated in The Reformer Saturday.
the jury returned verdict of not guilty.
but Mr.. Averill wishes it stated that IN
der the rulings and charge of the Judge not
only was it fully confirmed by the jury
that no funds Of the bank were missing
(although this has at no time been claim
ed but full vindication was had on the
charges of making or causing to be made
on the books of the bank false entries
with the intent to deceive or defraud the
bank, the government or any individual
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
MOTHERS DAY. AT SING SING
Many Relatives of the 1900 Inmates
Join in Prison Observance

OSSINING, May 10. - Mothers,
friends and relatives of the 800 in
mates of Sing Sing flocked to the
prison yesterday to join in the observ-
ance of Mothers day. White carna-
tions and other flowers decorated the
walls and altar in the chapel during
the Catholic service in the morning,
conducted by Father Cashin, prison
chaplain. The flowers were sent by
friends of Warden Kirchwcv and
Spencer Miller, jr., the warden 5 secre-
tary.
John L. johnson, in urging the in
mates to observe the day. SAYS in the
prison periodical of which he is editor
that it is set aside lin honor of the
best mother that ever lived. -
eff You cannot be with your moth
er in person, reads the article in
part, ''you viii, be with her in thought.
Send her a message of affectionate
greeting to let her know that YOU are
thinking of her.
Warden Kirchwev, it was announced
at the prison, has completed a draft
of inmates to be transferred to Great
Meadow prison at Comstock Tuesday
or Wednesday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
CAUCUSES WILL BE
HELD TOMORROW
Republicans and Democrats to Elect
Delegates to State Conventions
Primary at IL O'clock.

The Republican caucus for the cleo
tion Of seven delegates and seven al
ternates to the state convention is
called for II clock tomorrow morn
ing in Festival hall \ town commit
tee of three to serve two years also
viii be elected. The state convention
is to be held at 10 clock May % in
Montpelier.
At y o'clock the polls for the first
presidential preferential primary will
he opened in Festival hall and viii re-
main open until s o'clock in the even
ing for voters to register their pref
erenees for presidential candidates.
The Democratic caucus will be held
tomorrow evening at : clock in Red
Men S hall and seven delegates and
seven alternates to the Democratic
state convention Will be elected as
well as a town committee. The Demo
cratic state convention will be held
May % at Burlington at 10 o'cloe K
in the morning.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
SAVES BOY FROM DROWNING.
Adelard Payeur Rescues Ernest Jay in
Moose River
:. JOHNSBURY. Nav !

ST. JOHNSBURY, May Is. : A
drowning accident was averted here
yesterday by the quick work of Ade-
lard j.. Payeur, who jumped into the
Moose river and rescued Ernest Jay,
six-year-old son of Alfred Jay. The
little boy had wandered away from
home following older companions, who
were fishing on the river bank. He
tried to cut fish pole, lost his bal
ance and fell some distance into the
river just about the I5-foot mill dam
of the American Hoe and Fork con-
pany.
As the small boy was hurled over
the dam, Payeur, who out for an af-
ternoon stroll, saw the body and
throwing off his coat plunged in Just
below the rapids. He brought the boy
I,up and applied first aid ana carried
him home The child is badly cut and
! bruised but his condition is not seri
ous This is the second person, Mr.
Payeur has saved from drowning.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
GUSTAV GEORGE w. HERTzBERa.
Graduate Of High School in 1914 Dies
of Tuberculosis.

Gustaf George Waldemar Hertz
berg, p, died Sunday morning at $40
0 clock in his home on Williams
street Of tuberculosis, with which he
had been i'll about two years.
He was born in Brattleboro May 10,
1895, son of Gustaf and Elizabeth
(Pratt) Hertzberg. He attended the
public schools and graduated from the
high school in 1914 During much of
his school life he kept books in the
store of his father and was very IN
dustrious. Twenty months ago he found
that he was afflicted with tuberculo-
sis and spent. eight months at Pitts
ford, returning to his home q year
ago.
Besides his parents he leaves three
brothers, Herman, Thure and Russell
and two sisters, Ellen and Thyra.
The funeral win be held Wednes-
day afternoon at the house, Rev. G. 4.
Peterson, pastor of the Swedish Con-
gregational church. officiating.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
SPOFFORD LAKE
TRAGEDY RECALLED
Death of Clara Louise Kellogg Brings
to Mind Drowning of Members of
Her Concert Company.

The death of Clara Louise Kellogg.
the noted prima donna of years ago, in
her home near Hartford, Conn, after a
long illness, recalls to older residents
the tragedy of her visit to Brattle-
boro in the last week Of May, 1882
when George A. Comfy, singer, and
Herman Rictzel, members of her con.
cert company, went to Spofford lake
for an outing, and both were drowned.
No one witnessed the ACCIDENT, but a
light boat in which they were rowing
was overturned. Masons, Odd Fellows
and others worked at the lake with
grapplcs. water telescopes and other
apparatus, but without finding the bod
les which did not come to the surface
until about two weeks had elapsed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
SEA TO SEA FLIGHT.
Aero Club Prizes Will Aggregate
100000.

NEW YORK, May IA transcon-
tinentaI aeroplane competition, for which
prizes aggregating 100000 probably
will be offered, has been decided upon
by the Aero club of America, it was
announced here last night. The plan.
which has for its object, it was stated,
the development of the aerial defense
of the country, was suggested by
Ralph Pulitzer of New York, who has
given trophy for annual competi-
ton. In a letter to the club, Mr.. Pull
itzer declared that sit seems the irony
of fate that the country of Langley.
the Wrigth, Curtiss and other pio-
neers who may be said to have given
the world wings, lags last where it
ought to be first. The route for the
transcontinental flight and the date
viii be announced later.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
MANY TROUT BUT
FEW APPLICATIONS
Fish and Game Department Has I'm
usual Supply on Hand-Fry Must
Be Shipped Immediately.

State Fish and Game Commissioner
J. ". Titcomb writes The Reformer
that there are only two applications
on file from Brattleboro and vicinity
for trout from the state hatchery and
that Windham county has made less
applications than any other county in
the state.
The state fish and game department
has more trout on hand than ever be
fore at this time of year and must
ship lot Of fry Immediately. Blanks
on which to apply for fish to stock
public waters may be had by applying
to the state fish and gamo commission
er at Lyndonville, Vt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
TRACING POISON.
Mrs. Gilligan Bought Ten Ounces in
in Windsor Drug Store.

HARTFORD, Conn, May 15.-Im-
portant developments in the investi
CATION into q number of alleged sus-
piclous deaths at the Archer home for
elderly people at Windsor are expected
within week. just what these devel-
opments would be could not be learned
from any official source as the author
tiles still maintain their attitude of S.
crecy.
1t has been learned, however. from
a reliable source that the police inves-
tigation has disclosed that three davs
before Michael W. GilIigan died in
February, 1914. his wife, who is
charged with numbering one of the in
mates OF the home, purchased 10 ounces
of poison at a Windsor drug store. The
poison Is said to have been the same
that is alleged to have caused the
death of Franklin r. Andrews with
whose murder Mrs. Archer-GiIIig is
specifically charged.
The police would not comment on a
widespread rumor that Mr. Gilligan 5
body had been ordered exhumed and
an autoosy performed neither would
they discuss rumOrs that a number of
bodies would be exhumed in various
Connecticut cemetries.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
CALLS DR.. WAITE A THIEF.
District Attorney Hears He Robbed
Church Plate as Boy.

NEW YORK, May 10. - An exam
ination into the life history of DR..
Arthur w. Waite. by the district at
torney S office, has produced additional
proof that the dentist, who goes to
trial for murder next Monday. was a
thief from early youth. When only IS
years old, as organist in a Presbyterian
church of Menominee. Mich, he stole
more than $500 from the church col
lections according to information re
ccived from Menomince by Assistant
District Attorney Dooliug. The v0ung
organist was at first held in high
esteem by the pastor and congregation.
but after time, the treasurer observed
that the collections were SURPRISINGLY
small and set out to discover the rea-
son. For several weeks the treasurer
made no hcadway; then one Sunday he
saw Waite snatch bunch of bills
from collection fray that was near
the organ, and stuff them into his
pocket.
Waite was brought before the session
and accused of theft. He broke down
and admitted that he had stolen about
$500. The session refrained from prose
cutting the Organist on condition that
he leave the town at once, which he
did.
Assistant District Attorney DooIino
expects to examine Is witnesses this
week who will come from Grand Rap
Ids for Waite S trial. Among them
will be DIR. Waite S wife, who will
bring letters written to her bv her hus.
band before and after their marriage
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
ACCUSES REPUBLICANS.
OF POLITICAL TRICK
DR.. H. Nelson Jackson Says stickers
for Roosevelt Not Sanctioned by
Progressives.
Especial to The Reformer. }

BARRE, May IS.
| have Just discovered that some Of the
old guard of the Republican party Of this
state are again up to their old noIitical
tricks. The state has been flooded with
Hughes stickers ;{nd there have Been is
sued a few Roosevelt sticEers. The Roose-
Welt stickers have not been issued with the
sanction OF the Progressive party. Every
one knows that the Colonel has not al
lowed his name to be used in anv of the
state primaries, and we have respected
that wish.
We called the national convention of the
Progressive party to assemble in Chicago
at the same time the national convention
OF the Republican party is to assemble
there. We took this action believing that
the surest way to secure for our country
the recognized leadership viii Ice by hay
ing, if possible, both the Progressive and
Republican party choose the same stan
dard bearer and the same principles We
are confident that the rank and file of the
Republican party and the very large inde-
pendent vote of this country will support
such an effort In this turning point in
the worlds history, we will not stick on
details. We will lay aside partisanship and
prejudice, but we viii never surrender the
great principles for which we stand and
have stood. We will follow only a leader.
whom we know stands for them and is
able to put them through
The Progressive party Of Vermont has
not directly or indirectly issued any stick
ers and in view of this fact. il was unnec
essary and a piece of cheap politics fol
any stickers to be issued by the Rcpuhli
can politicians.
II. NELSON JACKSON.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
PLANNING CENTRE
CHURCH CENTENNIAL
General Committee Chosen and Other
Committees VIII Be Named Soon
Marker May Be Dedicated.

The prudential committee of the Centre
Congregational church had a lengthy dis
cusslon last night of various proposed
features of the coming celebration of the
Tooth anniversary of the church. \ few
matters were decided upon definitely. and
others will be arranged soon. 1t is expect
ed that one feature of the celebration viii
be the dedication of a marker to designate
the original site of the church building on
the common
\ general committee was elected. con
sisting of Rev. Richard H. Clapp. chair
man, Christie b. Crowel. George L. Dun
him, Miss Florence Hemcnway-Weu Mrs.
Clarke {. Fits, Walter \. Gilbert and
Mrs, Charles II. Thompson This commit
tee has authority to name other commit
tees, which viii be done without delay.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15

MARATHON, Texas, May 15.-Thc
expedition in search Of the bandits wnu
raided Glen Springs has checked its
dash into Mexico and is now awaiting
reinforeements before pushing on, ac-
cording to reports received here to-
day A message has been sent to Mai.
Gen. Funston asking for aid Military
observers point out that a squadron of
Eighth cavalry is now perhaps 200
miles beyond their base without suffi-
.eient troops to protect their line of
communication. Several instances have
been reported of bandits operating be
hind the expedition without meeting
with armed resistance
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
III WITHOUT ROOD.
Cape Verde Schooner Puts in to Nan
tucket for Provisions.

NANTUCKET, Mass, May Is. -
Destitute of provisions and almost
unmaaageable after five weeks battI
ing with storms, the three-masted
packet schooner Mystic, bound from
Cape Verde islands for New Bedford.
dropped anchor yesterday off Great
Round Shoal lightship, and sent a
boat ashore for assistance. Members
of the crew said that the 172 persons
on board, including the $50 passengers.
had been virtually without food for
two days, and that the breakfast ra-
tlon yesterday consiI ed only of
half-cup of coffee. A wagon load of
provisions was sent to Onidnet beach
and then transferred to the schooner.
Later the steamer Petrol took the
Mystic in tow for New Bedford.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
DECLINED TO SUPPLY FOOD.
Great Britain Places Responsibility in
Luxembourg ON Germany.

BERLIN, May =, By wireless t.
Sayville. - Advices from Luxemburg
stated that the director general as
serted in the diet that Great Britain
had declined to supply food for Lux
emburg on the ground that Germany.
having occupied that country, is re
sponsible, the Over Seas News agency
says. To this the Luxembourg govern
ment responded that the position ia ken
by Great Britain was not we'll ground
ed, inasmuch as Germany had never
requlsitioned food in Luxemburg, but
on the contrary had sent provisions
there.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15

LONDON, May 15.-Sir Roger Case.
meut, the supposed head and BRINE in
stigator Of the Sim Feiners' rebel
lion in Ireland, was arraigned TODAY.
charged with treason. The few specta-
tators were considerably surprised
when second prisoner was placed be
side Easement in the dock. This man,
Daniel Julian Bailey, is a private SOL
dler who was arrested with Case
ment. He was jointly charged with
Easement with high treason
in opening the case for the crown
Atty.-Gen. Sir Frederick Smith charged
that Easement had conducted a svtem-
attic campaign among Irish prisoners in
Germany with the purpose of seducing
them from their allegiance. Bailey, he
said, had been seduced in this manner
and had made a statement explaining
Easement s actions in detail.
The attorney general said that
Bailey had related how large num-
ber Of Irish prisoners had been collect
ed from various prisons in Germany
and placed in a large camp at Linn.
burg. Here they heard addresses by
Easement, who tried to inflame their
minds against the British government
and persuade them to break their
his projected expedition to Ireland.
The attorney general said Easement
described himself as the organizer OF
the Irish volunteers and impressed nm.
on the Irish prisoners in Germany that
everything was to be gained for Ire,
land by German s winning the war.
Those prisoners who joined q brigade
he was attempting to form were prom
ised by Easement, the attorney gcne.-
al asserted. that they would be sent to
Berlin as guests of the German govern
ment and IN the event that Germany
won q sea battle he would land the
brigade in ireland to defend the coun-
try against England, and if Germany
lost the war the German government
would give each man 10 pounds to 20
pounds in cash and free passage to
America.
Sir Frederick Smith followed with
details Of Easement S trip by subma-
Tne to Tralee, where he landed on
Good Friday with Bailey and a third
man named Monteith, who is still at
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
Chief of Staff of the Army
In Conference with De
partment Heads
HOPEFUL ABOUT
THE SITUATION
Believes There VIII Be No Great Delay
IN Arriving 1T an Understanding and
Formulating a Protocol with Gen.
CarTanza.

WASHINGTON, May I5.-AIai. Gen
Scott, chief OF staff OF the army. returned
today from his border conferences with
ten. Obregon, hopeful for the situation
despite the fact that the conference result
ed IN no formal agreement for cooperative
action
The chief of staff conferred with Secre-
faTy Baker, but made no formal report
Secretary Baker said Gen. Scott stated that
he thought favorable situation had been
created by the conference. Gen. Scott win
see Secretary Lansing tomorrow. and
meanwhile no steps will be taken to reopen
the diplomatic relations for formal agree
ment with Carranza.
Secretary Baker indicated that Gen.
Scott thought there would be no great de-
lay IN arriving at an understanding and
formulating protocol. Pending the rati-
hcatlon OF an agreement Carranza troops
are being moved northward into the ban
dlt ridden portion OF Mexico The Ameri-
can eHpedltionary force under Gen. Per
shlng Is being withdrawn into strong
groups on the line Of communication.
where 1t will await the outcome Of Gen
ohregon's effort to clean up the territory
to the south.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
TRIAL POSTPONED.
Won Igel's Case to Come Before Fed
eraI Court Wednesday.

NEW YORK, May l5.-The plead
ing of Wolfe Won IgeI, former seere-
tary to Franz Won Papen, to indict
ments charging conspiracy to blow up
the Welland canal and violations OF
customs laws was postponed until
Wednesday in the federal court TODAY
on application of the assistant district
attorney pending he determination by
the state department of the status of
the papers seized in Won Igel' s office
at the time of his arrest.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
BRANDEIs's NOMINATION.
Expected It win BE Sent to Senate
Without Recommendation.

WASHINGTON, MAY Is. - Louis
D. Brandeis' S nomination to the s,,-
preme court was discussed again today
by the senate judiciary committee in
executive session and senators present
were bound to secrecy. The report
was current and generally credited
that the committee had decided to re.
port the nomination without recon.
mendation and let the senate deal
with it entirely.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
Force Patroling the District
Near Brownsville to Be
Strengthened
SECOND EXPEDITION
CHECKS IT'S DASH
Is Now 200 Miles Beyond Their Base.
Without Sufficient Troops to Pro
tect Lines Of Communication-Ra
dts Behind Them.

san ANTONIO, Texas, May 15.-In-
formation indicating a plan for the
resumption of raids across the inter
national line near Brownsville, Texas.
has reached army headquarters here
and will, it is expected, cause con
siderable strengthening of the force
now patroling that district. 1t was in
dicated that the Thirtieth infantry
coming from New York state, would
be sent to Rio Grand City for service
between there and Brownsville. the dis
trict so frequently raided a year ago.
Official reports gave no additional news
Of the activity of armed Mexicans op-
posite Progreso, Texas, but their pres
ence there IS in the line of reports
made by both agents of the depart
ment of justice and agents of the state
department.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
TRYING TO BRING
FACTIONS TOGETHER
Premier Asquith Believed to Be Try
ing for Coalition for Government
of Ireland

LONDON. May l5,-Premier Asouith's
visit to Belfast seems to give color to re-
ports that he is trying to arrange coali-
tion between the two Irish factions for
temporary war government of Ireland
There has been no rebellious movement
in Belfast and apparently the premier's
consultation with prominent men of that
city will deal with broader questions than
the rebellion in other parts of Ireland.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
AGAINST MAIL SEIZURES.
United States to Make Vigorous Pro
test to Great Britain.

WASHINGTON, May ID. - The
American government is preparing a
protest characterized by officials as
every vigorous against the inter
ference with mails to and from the
United States by Great Britain. A
note to be sent forward in the near
future viii take the position that the
United States can no longer counten-
ance seizure and detention of mails
to and from the United States, par
ticularly those concerning neutrals.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
BELGIANs SUCCESSFUL.
Capture Kiga1, Capital of German
Province in East Africa.

PARIS, May 15.-Futher successes
for the Belgian expedition which has
invaded German East Africa were an
nounced in an official statement today
by the Belgian war department at
Havre. The statement says the South
crn column occupied Kigoli, the cap
ital of the German province of Ruanda
ON Nav 8
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
NEGRO BURNED TO DEATH.
Sufferings of Mob's Victim Witnessed
by 5000 People.

WACO, Texas, May l5-With $4,000
persons as witnesses, including women and
children, Jesse Washington, a Negro boy
who confessed to criminally assaulting and
numbering of Mrs. Lucy Fryar, seven miles
south OF here Monday afternoon, was TAX
en- from the district court room shortly be-
tore noon today and burned to death in the
public square
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
ON MURDER CHARGE.
College Student Alleged to Have
Caused Death of High School Girl

WAUKEGAN, Ill, May Is. The
trial Of viii Orpet, 20-year-old
Junior in the University Of Wisconsin.
charged with the murder of Marion
Frances Lambert, high school girl
OF Lake Forest, began here today. The
girl was found dead Of poison in the
Moods near her home last February.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
POWDER PLANT Exploded.
Eight Killed and Dozen Injured ii
Gibstown. N. r.. Today.

GIBSTOWN, n. j., May 15.-Eight
men are reported killed and a dozen
injured by an explosion today at a
plant of the Du Pont Powder company
near here. Among the dead are be
lieved to be the superintendent and as
sistant. Five buildings were demol
ished.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-15
BRITISH ON OFFENSIVE.
Unable, However, to Recapture Trench.
es from Germans.

BERLIN, May Is, wireless to SAY
vi.le.-The British have been attack
ing the German line near HuIluch in
Northern France in an effort to recap
ture the trenches recently taken by
the Germans there, but all their at
tempts have been repulsed, according
to today's statement by the war of
flee. In the Ferdun region the French
failed III the attacks near Dead Man s
hill and the Caillet woods.