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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-19
ASHBURN CITIZEN is
CLAIMED BY DEATH

]. N. Mitchell, one of the oldest and
and most prominent citizens of Ash
burn, died at his home there Saturday.
He had been in declining health for
some time his death being due to in
firmities of old age. Mr.. Mitchell was
a farmer and a Mason and is survived
by his family and a large. number of
friends throughout the community. The
funeral occurred Snday.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-19

The cord that binds the Woodmen
in fraternity is one of full measure.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-19

his first active entry into the fight,
and he proposes to reach every sec
ton of the state possible between now
and the primary of September II.
While Mr.. Dorsey has been on his
southwest Georgia campaign his many
friends in Atlanta have been quite &C
tive, and preliminary steps have been
taken for the organization of strong
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-19

Mr.. Dorsey is just finishing ten
days campaign in certain counties of
south and southwest Georgia which he
has been making by automobile, and
has made from two to three speeches
at different points every day. While
he made a number of addresses by in
vitation previous to the present south
Georgia campaign, this is considered
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-19
Dorsey club in Fulton county.
GREAT DAMAGE DONE BY
EARTHQUAKE IN AUSTRIA

London, July 18.-A Central News
dispatch says great damage was done
by an earthquake in the region o.
Fiume Austria. There was a terrible
panic in Fiume says the dispatch.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-19
DORSEY COMING TO
SPEAK TO CRISP VOTERS

Hugh NJ. Dorsey, of Atlanta, solicit
tor general of the Fulton Circuit, and
now candidate for governor of Geor-
gia, will speak to the voters Of Crisp
county, in Cordele on. Friday, July Fl
at 3 p. N. ,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-16
indications That Last Draft
of Lusitania Note Is
Satisfactory
PRESENTED TO
SEC. LANSING TODAY
Must Ec Submitted to the President
Before the Acceptance Is Final
Changes Suggested by Governments
Said to Have Been Made.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. - Count
Won Bor.storff, the German ambassa-
dor, today presented to Secretary Ian
sing the latest draft Of the Lusitania
agreement, embodying the changes sug-
gested by Berlin. The indications were
that an agreement in it's present form
probably would be acceptable to the
United States.
When Count Won Bernstorff came
from Mr. Lansing's Office after a visit
of less than 10 minutes, he sand:
''Gentlemen, | refer YOU to the seere-
tary Of state.
Almost at the same time Mr.. Lansing
sent out this message: q have moth
ing to say.
Count Won Bcrnstorff presented for
mally the draft of the agreement aud
1t is understood he was Informed it
could not be accepted as final until it
had been submitted to President VIII
son. The indications were that it
seemed satisfactory to Secretary Lans-
ing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-16
EXTENSION SCHOOL
IN BELLOWS FALLS
Be Held in Old Armory Next Week
from Monday to Friday.

An agricultural extension school Will
be held in the old armory in Bellows
Falls next week, beginning Monday af-
ternoon and closing Friday afternoon.
The speakers in the agricultural sec
ton will be ]. L. Hills, professor Of
agronomy; NJ B. Cummings, professor
of horticulture; B. a. Chandler, IN
structor in forestry; H. f. johnson, IN
structor in dairy husbandry; III. A. d.
Leggett, instructor in poultry husban-
dry; A. ". Sweeton, county agricultural
agent; E. l.. ingalls,, state agent of
BOYS and Girls club work; n. L. Di-
voil president of the Windham County
Agricultural society. Following is the
program:
Monday afternoon - What the Cow
Does with What She Eats. Mr. John
son. The Farm Poultry House Qantern)
Mr.. Leggett.
Monday evening-Selecting the Farm
Flock (lantern), Mr.. Leggett. Demon
strations in Windham County (lantern)
Mr.. Sweeton.
Tuesday noon-Demonstration of
| the Babcock Test, Lactometer and Sedi-
ment Tester, Mr.. Johnson. Legumes, Mr.
| Sweeton.
Tuesday demonstrating of Farm
/ Poultry (demonstration), Mr.. Leggett
/ Balanclng nations, MT. Johnson. farHl
Manures, Mr. Sweeton.
Wednesday forenoon-Clover and Al
falfa (demonstration), Mr.. Sweeton
Pruning and Spraying (demonstration)
Prof. Cummings
Wednesday afternoon Apple Till
age and Storage, Prof. Cummings
Lines and Lining (demonstration), Mr.
Sweeton. Herd Management, Mr.. Joh1
son.
Wednesday evening-Orehard insects
Cantern), Mr.. Sweeton. Boys anC
Girls Club Work Qantern), Mr.. In
gals.
Thursday forenoon-Feeding Analysis
: (demonstration), Mr.. Johnson.
Thursday afternoon = Principles /
Feeding, Mr.. johnson. Farm Manage
ment, Mr.. Sweeton. Animal Diseases
Mr.. Johnson.
Thursday evening The Windhan
5 County Agricultural Society, Mr.. Divoll
State Forests Qantern), Mr.. Chandler
Friday forenoon = Seed Selection
: Demonstration Mr.. Sweeton. Thinning
: the Farm Woodlot, Mr.. Chandler.
: Friday afternoon - Buying Plan
7 Food (demonstration) Dean Hills. Fol
: estry for Profit, Mr.. Chandler. Main
e tanning Soil Fertility, Dean Hills
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-16
FALL RIVER
FIRE SWEPT
Score of Buildings Burned,
Including Hotel and Sew
eral Big Stores
LOSS ESTIMATED
AT $4,000, 1000
Flames Were Stopped on the Edge of
the Wooden Tenement District-No
Lives Lost, but Many Fled from
from Their Homes.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Feb. 16.-Fire
which swept through a portion of the
business district early today, burning
a score of buildings, including a hotel
and several of the city's largest mer-
camille establishments, caused a loss
Of $2,000,000, according to estimates
of property owners a few hours after
the flames had been extinguished
This was the most disastrous fire in
the city's history. There was no loss
Of life, although there were many mar
row escapes.
After nearly three hours fighting
the iremen with the assistance Of out
of-town departments checked the
flames on the edge Of the wooden ten
ement district. which for 4 time had
been seriously menaced.
Occupants of houses in this section
fled through the snow-covered streets
in scanty attire as the flames ap-
preached and were cared for in
churches and private homes until they
were able to return to their own
dwellings.
The flames originated in a basement
of a four-story brick building at the
corner of South Main and Spring
streets, occupied as = department store
/ by the Steiger company, and one OF
the first buildings to which the fire
spread was the Lenox hotel, across the
street.
The guests fled out of the rear doors
of the hotel while the front of the
/ building was burning. Before appa
ratus arrived from out-of-town the
flames had made such a start that i
was impossible to stop their progress
southwark along South Main stree
until they had reached the corner o
Columbia street Here the Edwar,
building. with double fire wall, serve,
as an effective check.
At the north end of the burning dis
triet a water curtain in the depart
ment store of R. A. McWhirr & Co
prevented further spread.
The granite wall of St. Mary's ca
Ithedral protected a residential distric
nearby.
The heaviest individual loss wa
suffered by Steiger company. Member
of the firm estimated it at s50o,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-16
CANADA TO ASK FOR
$3.50, 100000 MORE
Needs This Vast Sum and Perhaps
More to Garry on War Expenses
During the Coming Year.

OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 10. - Sanction
for an additional war appropriation of
$3.50, goo, 900 and other measures for
raising money for the needs of the Do
minion S military forces will be asked
bv the Canadian government at the
present session of parliament. These
financial necessities were announced
before the house of commons today by
Sir Thomas White, minister of finance,
in his annual budget speech.
Already the government has borrow
cd $3.50, 900, 900 to meet war expendi-
lures, but these, said Sir Thomas,
have been mounting rapidly to enor-
nous figures. From the beginning of
the war to January, last, Canada's s war
expenditures for 10000 troops had
been $158, 600, 900, said the minister,
and now with 100000 more men enlist
ed and 500 900 the total authorized, the
prime minister would ask $250,000,000
for operations during the coming year.
1t was possible, he added, that more
than $3.50, 100000 would be required for
war expenses should the enlisted force
approach its full authorized strength.
There are only two sources, he
continued. from which it can legiti
mately come, namely, from revenue
and from borrowing. The government
is resolutely resolved to maintain the
standard of our currency and not tC
resort to issues of unsecured paper
money. In this connection it viii bt
| of interest to the house to know that
| our gold reserve held against Dominion
notes amount to $1I5, 147 ,9S5 or 64.2 pc
cent of the outstanding circulation. =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-16
FIRE WELL STARTED
BEFORE DISCOVERED
Blaze in Richardson House in West
Chesterfield Seen in Dummerston,
but No Word Was Sent.

The loss on the house and contents
OF Frank Richardson of West Chester
field, y. H., burned yesterday morning
is partially covered by insurance, the
George w. Clay agency of Brattleboro
carrying $4,000 on the house and
horse barn, which were connected, and
500 on the contents
Although it was reported yesterday
afternoon that the horse barn had been
burned, this is not the case. The men,
by tearing away a partition, managed
10 save that from destruction in spite
of the fact that it was attached by an
ell to the house, in which the fire origi-
mated. The house was burned 10 the
ground.
1t was learned during the progress
of the fire that people in Dummerston
saw the chimney of the house burning
as early as 5 clock in the morning
but no word was sent to Mr.. Richard
son and 1t was not until after clock
that he discovered the fire.
When he did discover it the flames
had communicated to partitions ur
stairs and had made such headwav thai
IT was impossible TO get up stairs. b,
quick work it was possible to save
most of the furniture and contents OF
the house that were on the first floor
but nothing from the second story wa.
| saved.
Mr.. Richardson has not vet mad,
plans for the future.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-16
ROOT NOT ENDORSED
FOR PRESIDENCY
But Gov. Whitman Is to Get Support
Root Bitterly Attacks Wilson
Administration

NEW YORK, Feb. 16. - The COM
mittee on resolutions of the Republican
state convention decided by a unani-
nous vote today to endorse the
administration of Gov Whitma.i. but
to attach the endorsement to a separate
plank dealing with state issues.
1t became known that while the
committee on resolutions was in session
endorsement of former Senator Ehhu
Root for the presidency was proposed.
The matter was the subject Of debate
for more than half a hour, after which
a vote was taken and the proposal was
defeated.
In a speech filed with criticism Of
the Wilson administration, especially in
respect to its foreign policy, former
United States Senator Elihu Root, as
temporary chairman of the Republican
state convention, sounded last night
what was regarded as the keynote of
the Republican national campaign. He
was introduced by Frederick G. Tan
ner, chairman Oh the state committee.
and was greeted with an ovation which
lasted two and a half minutes Every
seat in the convention hall and every
inch of standing room was occupied
long before the convention opened. The
boxes were almost entirely reserved
for women, one being filled with suf
frage leaders.
The first part of Mr. Root s speech
which was devoted to . consideration
of the tariff and economic conditions.
was received in comparative silence
When he opened an attack on Presi-
dent Wilson s Mexican policy he was
repeatedly interrupted with applause
however. The first prolonged outburst
of cheers came when Mr. Root, turn
ing to European affairs, denounced tho
President s policy as one of making
threats and failing to make them good
In the prepared speech Mr. Root
sent out in advance he referred tc
! Theodore Roosevelt as one of the mer
who had believed it the duty of the
! American government to protest at the
violation Of Belgium s neutrality bt
/ Germany This reference was omitted
last night. The temporary chairman
himself denounced. however, the fail
ure Of the United States government t.
protest against the invasion Of Bel
gium. of the public opinion of tn,
world,' he said, ''was to remain 81
/ lent on that, neutral upon that, then al
talk about peace and justice and inter
national law and the rights of man, th'
progress of humanity and the spread
Of liberty Is idle patter-mere veal
sentimentahty.'
The Republican state convention to
day unanimously adopted a platform
intended as the keynote for the Re
publican national campaign, endorsed
the Whitman state administration, ant
named Uaited States Senator Jame
Wordsworth, ir., Gov. Charles s. Whit
man, Frederick Tanner, chairman o
state committee, and State Senator Z
r. Brown, Republican leader in the sen
ate, as the big four to represent New
York state ii the national convention.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-16
AMERICAN CLUB
WRECKED BY FIRE
Reports That the Blaze in Toronto Was
the Result of an Alien Plot
One Man Killed

TORONTO, Feb. 16. - One man was
killed and two others were injured in a
fire of unknown origin which early to-
day wrecked the six-story structure
which was the home of the American
club. Several explosions were heard
while the fire was burning. Early re-
ports, as yet unconfirmed, were that the
blaze was the result Of an alien mil
itary plot, the American club having
recently been the scene of demonstTa-
tions in favor Of the entente allies
The 97th Overseas Regiment, popular
ly known as the American legion, had
its birth in this building.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-16
High School to Train Teach
ers If Sufficient Number
Enroll
INSTRUCTOR WOULD
BE PAID BY STATE
Those Desiring to Take Course Asked
to Notify Principal z. B. Smith -
Three Years Study in High School
or Academy Necessary.

If necessary number of students ap-
ply for the privilege, a teacher training
course will be established in the Brat
tleboro high school next wear. At pres
ent Brattleboro and 81. Albans hiah
schools are the only high schools in the
state which do not have such a course.
Under the provisions of the state
law this course is open 10 graduates
or those who have completed three
years IN a first-elass high school or
academy. This includes members Of the
senior class. The course is one wear
and special teacher is provided bv
the state board of education and the
salary Of the special teacher Is paid
by the state board OF education.
The course Is prescribed by the state
board of education and is intended 10
fit any graduate OF a high school 10
teach pupils of rural schools Careful
reviews Of such subjects as would be
taught to the rural school pupils. with
theories Of teaching and opportunities
to observe in the grades Of the public
schools are provided IN the course.
Heretofore the commercial course has
been so attractive TO the girl pupils OF
the high school that there has been
| little demand for a teacher training
course here. Brattleboro has unusual
opportunities for Office work and for
this reason the commercial course has
proved attractive. But under the re-
vised statutes the state now paws teach
ers of rural schools in addition TO the
salary received from the towns. which
makes the pay of the rural school
| teacher more in accord with the amount
of work he or she must do. A person
who has Just taken teacher training
course and is teaching a rural school j.
paid ~ week by the state in addition
TO the salary paid by the town school
district
After person has taught so weeks
and holds irst grade certificate such
teachers receives 50 week from the
state while teaching, while 81 a week Is
paid TO each teacher who holds a life
certificate or who has had two wears
Of professional training following grad
uation from a frst-elass high school.
Principal f. p. Smith considers tha.
there Is at present more chance that ar
least 10 will signify their intention Of
taking the course than there has been
!, in the past. Ten is the minimum mum
Der required to start such class. Anv
eligible persons wishing TO fit them
, selves for the position of rural school
teacher may notify Principal Smith be-
, fore April l.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-16
WRECKED BUILDING
WAS MOHAWK PLANT
Munitions Factory in Schenectady,
Where Fire Occurred, Formerly
Occupied by Brattleboro Men.

The munitions plant of the General
Electric Co. of Schenectady, \. Y,
which was wrecked by fire Monday, was
the factory formerly known as the Mo
hawk overall plant, operated by j. F.
Hooker, W. H. Corser and c. d. Whit
aker, formerly of Brattleboro.
The factory was erected on Dock
street on land formerly owned by the
General Electric Co, and when the Nc
hawk Co. went to pieces the General
Electric Co. bought the plant and be
il.
A guard was maintained and no
stranger was allowed TO approach the
building The factory was four stories
high and the exterior was of cement
blocks
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-16
THROWS NO LIGHT
ON THE LYMAN CASE
Wife of Man Sought on Charge of
Stock Swindling Ignorant of His
Business Affairs.

NEW YORK, Feb. Is. - Mrs. Leon
tine E. Lyman, wife Of DIR. J. Grant
Lyman, alias John II. Putnam, who is
being sought by postoffice inspectors on
a charge of stock swindling which is
said to have netted him approximately
100000, arrived here yesterday with
her infant son and aged mother on the
steamship st. Paul of the American
line.
She appeared disappointed because
her husband did not meet her at the
pier and seemed astonished when in
formed of the sensational collapse last
week of his brokerage business after
he had vanished. She declined to make
any statement regarding Lyman, say
ing she understood that under the
American law a wife cannot be re-
quired to give evidence against her
husband.
The young woman, who is said to
have been the wife of a Capt. Loekett
of the British army until her marriage
to Lyman at Hampstead last year, was
recognized aboard the steamer by
Postoffice Inspector Pollitt, who Ie-
quested her to accompany him TO the
office of Assistant United States Dis
trict Attorney Stanton. She pTofessed
to have no knowledge of her husband s
business operations and then was served
with a subpoena directing her to appear
today before the federal grand jury in
vestigating the John II. Putnam & Co
case. She was permitted TO go to a no
tel TO rejoin her mother, who was ignor
ant of the cause of the trouble.
Federal officials admitted that $4,000
in cash turned over by Louis B. Thor
net to the receiver in bankruptcy fol
Putnam & Co. was given him by his EN-
ployer to be handed to Mrs. Lyman OF
her return from England. There is nov
no possibility of her getting any Of
this money, although she said she wa
/ short of funds.
] Federal authorities said they hat
! learned that in addition TO running hi
brokerage concern, Lyman also was con
ducting a mythical hardware and mil
supply business under the name o.
Charles Curtiss q Co. He Tepresente,
that he had a factory at Youngstown
Ohio. where he manufactured high
grade drills and lathes used by manu-
facturers of war munitions
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-16
EXCEPTIONS ARGUED
IN MURDER CASE
George Warner of Simonsville Brought
Before Supreme Court Other
Gases Heard in Brooks House.

In the supreme court session late
yesterday the case of Charles H. Da-
venport against the Carpenter Co. and
others was affirmed and remanded by
stipulation. This case has been be
fore the courts for years.
The principal interest at the session
of the court this morning was in the
presence of George Warner of Simons-
vile, village in the town of Andover.
who had been convicted of murder in
the first degree for killing Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry F. Virgins, parents of
Warner s wife. Attorney F. G. Bick-
nell of White River Junction, counsel
for the respondent, argued his excep-
tions, which were based on the ground
that the state did not confne itself, in
attempting to disprove the insanity
plea of the respondent, to the period
of two years covered specifically by
the defense in presenting evidence to
prove insanity. States Attorney Cole
and Attorney General H. G. Barber ar
gued for the state.
| The prisoner arrived in Brattleboro
| from Windsor al 90 clock in charge
| of Sheriff J. II. Kiniry and deputy
and was taken back on the train leav-
/ ing Brattleboro at ? o'clock.
Attorney Robert G. Bacon at the
opening court this morning concluded
/ his argument for the defendant in the
chancery case of the Cutler Co. against
Attorney General Herbert G. Barber, a
suit over strip of land which is
claimed by both parties This case
was begun yesterday afternoon. The
master s decree found for Mr.. Barber
w r. Daley and 4. F. Schwenk ar
/ sruel for the Cutler Co
Just before the noon recess the case
of Wilson Brothers, garage men
against Frank A Larrow, appellant
Was started The plaintiff in this sui
had been awarded a verdict for dam
ages of $24901 Attorney a. F
Schwenk for the defendant and Har
RE B. Chase for the plaintiff
Most of yesterday afternoon was
taken up by the arguments in the suit
for alleged malpractice brought by
Hester A. David of Wilmington
against Dr. S. Farrar Dunn of tha'
town, which was started at the morn
ing session. In this suit the defend
ant was given judgment to recover hi
costs. The suit arose over the treat
ment given an injured wrist of tn,
plaintiff which was first treated by tn
defendant and later by other physi
clans who claimed there was fractur
, of one of the bones W. r. Daley o
Gibson & Daley represented the plain
! tiff and Charles s. Chase and a. I
Schwenk the defendant. The ques
, tions argued were principally Owe
: the ruling Of the lower court on tn
advisabilitv of exhibits and evidence
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-16
State Board Is Trying to
Prevent Serious Trouble
in New Bedford
OPERATIVES OUT
AT GOSNOLD MILL
Strike There Was Voted by Textile
Council After Company Had Refused
to Take Back Strikers Whose Places
Had Been Filled.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Feb. 10
The Gosnold MILL in which a strike Of
1900 operatives had been ordered by
the textile council of this city, open
ed today as usual with 500 employees
reporting for work, according to a
statement issued by the company. Eff
forts were made today by the state
board of conciliation and arbitration
to adjust the differences with view
of preventing a threatened strike OF
more than 10000 textile workers in
other mills here, as the strike at the
Gosnold plant was voted by the coun-
ell after the company had refused to
take back striking slasher tenders
whose places had been filed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-16
TEUToNs TAKE SWEDISH CARGO.
Release Steamer Ceylon After Holding
Her for Months.

LONDON, Feb. 16. - The Swedish
steamer Ceylon, which was forced into
Queenstown by heavy storms, reported
that she was captured by a German
cruiser while proceeding from Chris
tiania to Calcutta. She was taken into
German port, where a portion of her
cargo was seized, including several
hundred tons of steel. After months of
delay she was finally released.
After leaving port she encountered a
great tempest, which she fought for
eight days Then her coal supply gave
out and she was compelled to. put into
Queenstown.