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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-27
SUDDEN DEATH OF
MRS. E. L. PUTNAM
Stricken in Home of Mrs E. B. Bar
rows-One of Twins Who Observ-
ed Golden Wedding Anniversary.

Mrs. Emeline (Wright) Putnam, 80,
widow of Edwin l.. Putnam, died
suddenly at 10.45 clock this morning
in the home of her daughter, Mrs. L.
B. Barrows of Is Oak street. Mrs.
Putnam, with approaching old age, hal
sustained several attacks Of heart
trouble, but this morning she was
about the house apparently in unusu-
ally good health, She experienced
another attack and was unable to
rally from it.
Mrs. 2 tnam was born IN Keene, n.
H., Dee 20, 1926, one of twin daugh-
! ters of Caleb and Sarah (Reed) Wright.
There were Is children in the family,
of whom three survive, one being her
twin sister, Mrs. Lyman Rogers Of
| Barre, Mass.
As young girls the twin sisters at
tended the district schools IL Keene.
subsequently, Mrs. Putnam attended
an academy in Fitchburg, Mass
The two sisters were married in the
house in which they were born, May
s, 1850, Rev. Z. S. Barstow performed
the double ceremony which made Eme-
line the wife of Edwin l.. Putnam and
Caroline the bride of Lyman F. Rogers
of Barre, Mass Mrs. Putnam remained
in Keene for three years following
her marriage, Mr.. Putnam being en-
gagged in the livery business there.
She lived two years in Winchester
\. H., where Mr.. Putnam was pro
prietor of a hotel. He bought the
' Ashuelot House in Ashuelot, n. II.
which later burned and they went
there to live. For six years he was il
? the hotel business in Hinsdale, n. II.
and later in Peterboro, n. H., and il
1872 they came to Brattleboro, whert
Mrs Putnam had since lived. Mr.
Putnam was for many years proprieto
/ of the shoe store near Whetston
= bridge now conducted by Z. B. Bar
: rows.
, In 1900 at their home in Esteyville
4 called The Pines, double golden wed
ding anniversary was observed, Nh
9 and Mrs. Rogers coming from Barre
u Mass, for the occasion, which wa
|. unique in the annals of Vermont.
On that notable occasion eight c
e the then living II brothers and si
d tiers of the family of which Mrs. Pu
n nam and Mrs. Rogers were member
g were present Since the death of he
1 husband in July, 1909, Mrs. Putnal
had made her home most of the tin
81 with her daughter, Mrs. Barrows.
II Mrs. Putnam retained all her Ii
+ her early love of fun and her gre'
re- affection for her home and loved one
oi She was a member of the Centre Co
~ gregational church, and when able
lg attend was active in the affairs of Il
"a church and always retained her inte
70 est in the church work.
She leaves four sons and two daugt
y ers: Fred w. Putnam of Brattlebol
81 Frank w. and Arthur Putnam of L
= hls Angeles, Cal, Edwin G. Putnam of
u u Paul, Mimi, Mrs. E. B. Barrows
- BrattIeboro and Miss Emma Putns
10 of Barre, Mass.
70 She leaves also her twin sist
he hhs Mrs. Lyman F. Rogers Of Barre, a
two other sisters, Mrs. Lucy A. Smi
- of Evanston, ILL.,, and Mrs. Mart
lab Jane Thomas of San Diego, Cal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-27
Patient in Hospital with
Frozen Feet Escaped
from Retreat
PRIED GUARD FROM
WINDOW IN ROOM
Located by Story in Reforrner - Has
Delusions of Persons Pursuing Him
with Intent to Kill - Came from
Readsboro Last March.

Giovanni Battaini, who was found in
mill in Marlboro with both feet frozen and
was brought to the AIelrose hospital in
West Brattleboro, as reported in The Re
former yesterday, IS an escaped patient
from the Brattleboro Retreat and the pub
lication of the story revealed his where
abouts to the officials of the institution.
One day early last week Battaini, who
had a room ON the first floor got hold of
some implement with which he pried the
guard off a window in his room He pre-
viously had obtained suit of clothes and
a pair of shoes, and with these and a
| blanket he departed through the window
early in the morning.
| Having had delusions that he was being
pursued by persons bent on killing him,
Battaini had tried to hide himself at the
Retreat. so the officials knew what his
characteristics were and they had empty
buildings and various other places searched
in various towns and sent telephone mes
sages in various directions, but without
avail.
When the story in The Reformer was
Iread by Supt s. E. Lawton he telephoned
to DIR. F. r. Lynch of the Melrose hospital
and easily identified the patient. 1t was
arranged that he should remain at the hos
pital until he was in condition to be re
turned to the Retreat.
Battaini Is an Austrian, as he told those
who found him in Marlboro He formerly
) was employed in Readsboro, but developed
insanity and was brought 10 the Retreat II
March, 1915.
, The South Newfane correspondent o
The Reformer sends the following
The Austrian, Giovanni Battaini, VIII,
was found unconscious last Friday in j q
Metcalfs sawmill in Marlboro with fee
badly frozen and has since been taken t
the Melrose hospital, was seen passin
Z through this village on the previous Mon
day Because many foreigners pas
through going to and from the lumbe
camps during the winter, this was no
! thought unusual A number observed, how
ever. that his feet were not suitably ella
. for intensely cold weather. His trouseI
:, were short and he wore neither overshoe
! nor leggings The children who met hin
said that he wore only thin stockings an
! slippers on his feet When found. Ill
: bottoms of these were nearly worn off.
j When seen here his feet evidently wei
- not frozen, as he walked without limpiT
: and went directly past the houses as
knowing where he intended to go. Ne;
the postoffice, where the roads divide, &
: ing to Dover and Marlboro, he was seen
= stop and look first one way, then the othe
II Then he took the Marlboro Branch roa
, Where he stayed from Monday until Fl
day and what he ate is a mystery. Wht
"a ffound he could only crawl on his ham
l., and knees If without food during tn
III time it is remarkable that he escape
,withotu freezing to death.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-27
HATCH SAYS HE SHOT
BROWN BY ACCIDENT
ST Johnsbury Pool Room Proprietor
Tells Story of Tragedy to Caledo-
MIA Jury.

ST. JOHNSBURY, Jan. 27.-Though
subjected to a grilling cross-eXaminatlon by
Attorney General Herbert G.. Barber, Har-
low Hatch. on trial for killing his employe,
Sumner G.. Brown, in the Hatch pool room
here last July. yesterday IN CALEDONIA
county court showed no sign of breaking
down or putting up any orner defense than
that Of the accidentally killing of Brown
Hatch. for the first time, gave his version
of the affair He testified IN deral1 to the
automobile trip made by himself and
Brown to Danville for the purpose, Hatch
alleges. of making arrangements for cutting
hay on a farm in which Hatch had an IN
terest.
Hatch told of drinking few glasses of
cider during the day, but denied that he or
Brown had any other intoxicating bever-
age. He said that when he and his employe
returned to St Johnsbury on the night OF
| the tragedy they went to the pool room
and that he took from its place OF keeping
a revolver, which he alleges Brown claimed
to have cleaned and asked HIM (Hatch) t(
take home and try 1T.
The respondent said he did not know i
was loaded when he snapped the trigge
which sent bullet into the body of hi
friend causing Browns death few min
Iutes later. Hatch told of making an at
ltempt to get doctor when he saw the re
lsut of his carelessness and testified t
making an attempt to get away by fieein
'to Barnet where he gave himself up to tn
authorities.
Thus far the state has made no attemr
TO show motive upon the part OF Hate
and the testimony Of Hatch, that he an
: Brown were good friends, was not shake
| nor was any move made to deny the trlen'
| ly relations claimed to exist between tt
Il two men.
Il Much Of the afternoon was taken I
4 with the testimony of physicians who we
called to attend Brown and who also a
tended the autopsy This testimony W
II of technical nature and bore upon Il
matter of bruises found upon Browns pc
III son.
II 1t is believed that the jury will get t
III case tomorrow.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-27
AUDIENCE OF 800
GREETED MRS. HALE
Success Scored by Woman's Club
Lecturer on Awakening of Wom-
en- Delighted Her Hearers.

The Woman s club scored another
success yesterday when Mrs. Beatrice
Forbes Robertson Hale spoke before
an audience of nearly 800 in the Con-
gregational church, on the Awakening
of Women. Mrs. Hale s charming
and gracious manner delighted every
one. as well as her comprehensive and
forceful talk. She compared the wom-
en- and their work of 100 years ago
with women of the present day and
told WHY their status has changed.
She showed that the change had been
brought about by man, by the discov-
erv of democracy and the invention OF
machinery. Democracy, she defined as
an equal opportunity for all and claim
cd that the woman s movement Is
only q part of the broader advance OF
true democracy.
She touched briefly upon some OF
the victories of the past and made Il
clear that the opposition to woman
advance has not come from mel
alone. but from the. ultra-conserva
tism of society. The address CLOSED
with an effective appeal for all &
work together for the advance of de
lmocracy. While the address was no
a suffrage oration, none could mis-
the logical conclusion of her argu
ment.
Mrs. Hale talked for more than a.
hour but presented her subject 5
pIeasingly that no one lost interest fo
one moment At the close all wen
into the chapel, where Mrs. Hale an
the president, Mrs. Frederick /. Swift
received the club members and thei
friends. Refreshments were served,
charge of Mrs. NJ. Murray Tucker, an
Dugan s orchestra furnished music.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-27
ICE MELTS RAPIDLY
AT CRYSTAL SPRINGS
Shrinks an Inch in Floating Across
Pond-No More Cutting Until
Weather Changes Decidedly.

The Crystal Springs Ice Co. viii
finish today the work of cutting ice on
the Crystal Springs pond and there
will be no more cutting until a decided
change in the weather takes place
Only two of the company's ponds have
been cut over, the Frost street pond
and the Crystal Springs pond. Both
of these must be cut over at least once
more in order TO get sufficient stock for
the ice houses at those ponds.
When the cutting began on the
Crystal Springs pond the ice was II
inches thick and yesterday the cakes
that were being placed in the ice
house were only IL inches in thickness,
In floating cakes from the far end
of the pond to the elevator yesterday
they shrank in thickness one inch.
| The company has not yet fixed a
price for the season.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-27
British in South Arabia Suf-
fer from Attacks of
Arabs and Turks
LOSE POSSESSION
OF GREAT TERRITORY
Claim from German Sources That the
Casualties to the British Up to Dec.
80 Amounted to $4,000 Killed and
10000 Wounded.

BERLIN, Jan %, by wireless. -
The Cologne Zeitung publishes a de-
spatch from Cairo stating that the
British in Southern Arabia are in a
dangerous position as result of the
fierce attacks by Arabs and Turks
II is stated the British casualties up
10 Dec. 30 amounted to $4,000 killed
and 10000 wounded. The number of
British troops now at Alden is given as
10000.
Quoting from the Zeitung the OveE
Seas News agency says: 60 wounded
British major declared that at the be
ginning of the war the British were in
possession of $50, 900 square ilometers
ir Southern and Southwestern Arabia
all of which has been lost. All the
Arab chiefs joined the Turks and are
now using successfully against the
British the arms supplied by them. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-27
MRS. JOHNSTON FILES LIBEL.
Wants Divorce from Edward, Whom
She Says Is in Parts Unknown.

A. May Johnston of Bellows Falls
has entered in the county court a
suit for divorce from Edward M.
Johnston, whose present whereabouts
are unknown to the petitioner. They
were married in Bellows Falls by Rev.
F.. L. Leavitt, Dee. ,, 1907, and lived
there and in Westport, n. Y, until
April 20, 1912, when she charges he
deserted her. Besides desertion she
charges intolerable severity. She asks
the care and custody of a minor son
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-27
Centre Congregational Church

Thursday, Jan. 27.-Supper in the
chapel from $50 to Z. Menu includes
creamed fish, cold meats, etc. Price
25 cents. The Christian Endeavor So
eiety will have sale of homemade
candy during those hours. From to
$50 a reception for the pastor win be
held in the church.
Friday, Jan. IS, 7.3o p. m.-Gospel
song service. Garry your Alexander
hymn books. Fred c. Adams will lead
the singing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-27
SUFFRAGE A STATE ISSUE.
President Wilson Again States His Pc
sition on This Question.

NEW YORK, Jan. q. President
Wilson refused today to support the
movement for an amendment to the
federal constitution providing for wo-
man suffrage. He spoke briefly to zoe
members of the Congressional Union for
Woman Suffrage and told them that
he felt the suffrage question should be
dealt with by each individual state
Efforts made by Mrs. Mary Beard, wife
of Columbia university professor, tc
cross examine the President on his po
sition met with failure. He refused
courteously to reply to her queries.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-27
Blaze of Unascertained ORR
gin Destroyed the Odd
Fellows Temple
LOSS is ESTIMATED
AT ABOUT $3.50, 900
Every Odd Fellow in the City Lost
His Regalia-About 80 Automobiles
in An Adjoining Building Burned
with Loss of S1SO,OOO.

ALBANY, y. Y, Jan. 27.-Fire Of
an unascertained origin early today
destroyed the Odd Fellows temple
causing a loss estimated at about
$250,OO0. The temple is total loss.
With it was burned the entire para
phernalia of every Odd Fellow in the
city, valued at $4,000. The temple
was built at a cost OF $4,000 and was
insured for $4,000. About so auto
mobiles in an adjoining building
were destroyed with a loss of $780,
600.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-27
SUPREME KNIGHT TO
VISIT LEO COUNCIL
James A. Flaherty of Philadelphia to
Be Here Next Tuesday Night
May Be Other Visitors

Leo council, knights of Columbus,
is to be honored next Tuesday night,
Feb. l, by the presence of Supreme
knight James A. Flaherty of Philadel-
phia. 1t is not often ahat council
of the size of the one here can secure
visit from so distinguished an Off
cial. Mr. Flaherty will be a guest Of
the council at a regular meeting, and
will address those present, which it is
expected will include visitors from
other places.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-27
FIERCE FIGHTING AGAIN.
Favorable Turn in Weather Followed
by General Activities.

BERLIN, Jan. 81, via London.-Re-
ports from France and Flanders says
that q favorable turn in the weather
has been followed by active fighting
on the entire western front. Along
nearly the whole line the roar of artil-
lery has been heard, but heaviest
fighting took place in the vicinity at
Nciuport.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-27
MUST LEAVE GERMANY.
Fifty English Women Ordered to De
part Net Later Than Feb. 6.

BERLIN, Jan. 81, via London
Fifty English women employed in va
rious occupations in Berlin have been
ordered to leave the country not later
than Feb. s. The authorities say this
action is taken in reprisal for the ex-
pulsion of German women who had
been employed in England.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-27
ENORMOUS FRENCH LOSSES.
Made Public by French Socialist at
Labor Conference.

BRISTOL, Eng, Jan. 27.-M. Lon
guet, a French Socialist deputy, who
addressed the labor conference today,
on being questioned regarding the
French losses, said that 10000 sol
diers had been killed and that l.
100000 had been wounded and that
100000 had been taken prisoners.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-27
Ordered by New England
Exchange on State
Property
HEARING IN PROGRESS
AT MONTPELIER TODAY
Proposed Increase is From S1.70 to
S2.o4 and Would Cost the State
Over S7,4OO Every Five Years
Governor Gates in Attendance
Especial to The Reformer.)


Chairman of committees of the New
England Insurance Exchange today
held a conference at the state house
with the state insurance commissioners
Governor Gates and other state officials
on the proposed increase in insurance
rates from $1.70 to $2.04 on state prop
erty directed recently by the cx-
change.
This would mean an increase of 81
431 which the state would have to pay
in five years, the insurance it carries
amounting to 50, ,000
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-27
REPORT is DENIED.
Japanese Government Has Not Made
Additional Demands on China.

TOXIC, Jaa. 27. - London reports
that the japanese government had de.
livered to the Chinese minister in To
kio a note embodying seven demands
which were included in a Japanese pro-
gram of last spring was said by the
foreign office today to be untrue.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-27
First Baptist Church

Friday, Jan. 2S, to 5 p. m.-The
officers and committee chairmen of the
Woman 5 society will give a dime So
cial in the chapel. All members of the
church and congregation are invited.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-27
DUMMERSTON.

Mr.. Landers of Mount Hermon will
preach Sunday Christian Endeavor at
Z 30 Topic, Great Foreign Missionaries.
= Cor. S:1G-23 Arthur Laughton Will
lead. Everyone is invited
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-27
THE WEATHER.
Cloudy Tonight and Friday, Probably
Rain or Snow.

WASHINGTON, January q. = The
weather forecast: Cloudy tonight and
Friday. Probably rain or snow.
Warmer tonight in interior. Moder-
ate variable winds becoming south
| east and south.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-27
In Odd Fellows Hall

There win be a leap year social in
l. o. o. r. hall Friday, Jan. %, with
dancing, cards and refreshments; 30
cents a couple. Extra men and chill
dren 10 cents.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-27
EMPEROR WORSE.
Vatican Circles Have News Concern
ing Emperor Francis Joseph.

ROME, Jan. 27, via London.-It is
reported in Vatican circles that the
condition of Emperor Francis Joseph
of Austria, who has been Ill is rapidly
growing worse.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-27
NEW CLAIM AGENT.
Ralph T. Damon Given Responsible Pc
sition by Boston & Maine.

BOSTON, Jan. 27.-The appointment Of
Ralph 7. Damon general claim agent OF
the Boston & Maine railroad was an
nounced today. Mr.. Damon for 10 years
has been claim agent at Concord, n. I'll.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-27

Water power is used to produce electric
ity in Switzerland to such an extent that
in some towns not an ounce of coal is
burned
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-27

A great number of short railways
are in the course of construction IN
Spain. These will act as feeders to the
main lines.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-05

united families and so there will be more
votes, both male aud female, for the
transfer"
When tho "drys'' got over the aston
iShment with which tfiey received this
astounding argument they began to
laugh, But they also said the result
would bc decided by the women of u
years of age and over.
The women arc overwhelmingly against
having another and unnecessary saloon
placed at sd and Ranstcad streets" said
MT Crown. of the Y. NJ. &. A., who has
placed ballot boxes i'm the building FOR
those whom the Canvasscrs have not been
able to sec at their homes but who want
TO express themselves against the saloon.
DRY" CHAMPIONS CONFIDENT.
I'VE will win, hut / have no idea how
many votes lfave been cast and it will re
quirc our best energies in the next week
TO insure success"
Frank l.. Davis president OF the SOD
and Market Streets BUSINESS Mems Asso-
citation, which last night adopted rcsolu-
tions against having the saloon added to
the neiGhb6rhood, said he believed tho
iinal vote would he 1900 votes against
and 800 votes for the saloon
The business men argue that the COM
ing or n saloon to a neighborhood raises
rents and at the same time hurts business.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-05
POLITICIANS DISCUSS
M'NICHOL TURNDOWN
Admission of Mayor That Sen
ator's Cabinet Desires Were
Not Met Causes Stir

Mayor Smiths fraEH admission that he
had turned down > flator James r. Nc
Nichol when he named his Cabinet.
which the Mayor made late Yesterday.
caused stir n political circles today
The l--.yor went so far as 10 admit that
there is Ware influence in the Cabinet
but he insisted that this was a mere
circumstance"
Senator McNIchol visited Mayor Smith
at City Hall late yesterday afternoon. and
conferred WIN him for an hour Al the
conclusion of the conference, the Mayor
was asked the significance of the visit Of
the lOtn Ward Senator.
Senator McNichol and have been per-
sonal friends for 20 years" he said
And political friends as well?" he was
asked. THE impression has gone abroad
that you are not so friendly as you we're
at one time. Is that true?"
That is not So" said the Mayor. land
/ told Senator McNichol today that the
door Of this office is always open TO him.
1t is true ] did not allow him TO dictate
the appointments TO my Cabinet as
would not allow any other man 10 do
They are OF my own selection"
i'The general impression has gone
abroad that your Cabinet has a decided
Ware tendency where the Appointments
went To men not already In the service
OF the city. Have you heard that?p
~ is true that a majority OF the MEM
bers Of my Cabinet appear 10 have lean
inss toward the Wares, but that ls
mere circumstance" was the Mayor's
only answer,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-05
SENATOR'S WILL ASSAa
WILSON ON MEyNl
Republicans Will Demand :,
formation on State of AZ.
fairs in Republic

WASHINGTON. Ian !. Tho -
car attack on President Wileo,'s .pi-
ding or tho Mexican situation t,,s-. han-
terday, when Senator FaI. of NJ. YES
leo. Republican, who has snen, Nes-
IN northern Mexico. made public /, 's r.ss
luton he probably viii presen, ,o,,s.
calling on the President for ipror.., 10y Y.
rerartling conditions in Mexico NJ. di.on i.n
takes the position that the last rorr,,,t rall !,
formation Congress had from tho pa., "
dent as to Mexican affairs was H., ~ @
dress in which Mr.. Wilson said tbor. - ~
no government In Mexico, and osi,s5 was
thorty to seize the Mexican port 81 vau su'
tru@ fiis'resolution begins by askine ,ta
Iresldent whether there is n goverr,,s.
in Mexico, and, If so, where is ms t5e"I
After telling us there was no goe..
mont In Mexico" said Mr.. I.oJs.
Massachusetts prominent Republicss
oi 'ne committee OF Ways and Means
who indorscd Mr. Fairs resolution ~
President reopens the discussion Inv s,,,s ue
ing tho Senate the nomination of ~.
Fletcher 10 be American Amhassodor =.
tho Mexican Government Where is go,
Government and how long will II iasas
Mr.. Fletcher Is an excellent dinloms, ~.
best man that could be chosen for a,m ss
cult task. but ! think the Senate oHsh,
TO know to what Government he ls hoins
sent" lug
This is tho line that the Republican a,
tack will take. Mr.. Borah. of Idabo
another Republican Of the CommittsS =,
Foreign Relations. first announced NJ.
intention of opposing Mr.. t'lctcher's' non,'
inntlon and he Is ready 10 begin the do.
bate with a sharp speech. II is nnds.
stood that some Democrats of tho con,
mittce who favor the Smith-Lodge resoI
luton OF Inquiry as to aspects Of n.
European tangle, also favor tho inves9-
CATION OF Mexican affairs so the resoln.
ton may he favorably reported 10 N.
Senate.