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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-16
JIMMY CALLAHAN HAS
IMPROVED THE PIRATES
tUaltcd Press siaff Correspondent
~, Hamilton.

NEW YORK. Oct is--Jimmy
Callahan. who made way for Ciar-
ence Rowland when Charley Comis
KEY decided Callahan was not the
a'an to manage the White Sox into
an American league pennsBt. has
done some things to the Pirates
which may elevate the Pittsburgh
club 70 n point where !, again vii
become a pennant contender. Jimmy
has itnkered here and there. dropped
.ieyers. changed the positions CT
ogh.'s. and has put a little more all
around fight into nearly every cor
ner of the squad
Fred Clarke bequeathed Callahan
several good ball players. among
them being. OF course. Hans Wagner.
Callahan also found Max Carey, Al
Msmanr. Bill Hinchman. Douglas
Lard. Doc Johnston. Cooper. Bob
Harmon, Don Costello, Jimmy Voix.
Git,son and Murphy. OF these only
few remain and their places are
being filled by youngsters who are
learning TO play the Callahan brand
OF baseball.
| Callahan always has been mar
vel at developing pitchers. Glance
over the record he made with the
| White Sox. He left behind him
what once was q mos; wonderful col
lection of slab artists, among them
being Joe Benz. Reb Russell, Jim
Scott and Eddie cieotte.
Urban Faber also had his major
league baptism under Callahan
tutelaFe. Consequently, one would
expect Caliahan's pitchers to be the
brightest spot in the new Pirates,
and the expectation is well founded.
Callahan already has begun to build
up a pitching staff which in time
should give an excellent account OF
itself
Grimes. youngster from the
Isouth. lis one OF the most promising.
ALREADY he has won his spurs in fast
lcon.pa and VIII be given all the OPP
lportunity in the world next spring.
There is no use to discuss Al Ma
|:naux. He has been a star for several
lyears Evans also appears to be a
Icomer. and two others who spent
Their first year in the majors this
season are Miller and Jacobs.
| Warner and Baird are the candi-
dates for third base and both are
Ifinc performers. Jimmy Smith,
lshoftstop, is miraculous fielder.
but woefully weak as hitter. Car
son Bigbee. real hitter, but an out
fielder by rights. has done such good
work at second base that he may be
RETAINED in that position. There is
little chance that Doc Johnston and
Hans Wagner will not split the first
lhasing duties between them next sea-
son.
Bill Hinchpan may be out of a
big league job next year. but Max
Carey and Farmer are two excellent
lily chasers. and one more man would
round ous fairly efficient outfield.
Callahan finished fifth this year, in
the same place where Fred Clarke
finished. There are reasons to be-
lieve he will do better in 1917
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-16
IRRIGATION MEN WITNESS
TROOPS WAR GAMES

Ell PASO. Texas, Oct. l6.-Dele-
gates to the Twenty-Third lnterna-
tional Irrigation congress to-day Wit
messed fthe special meneuvers of the
60 eco regular troops and national
guardsmcn who have been mohilized
here since early summer
Today these forces. the larges,
number os American soldiers ever
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-16
EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS
GALORE.

Waco. Texas.-The University OF
Texas. A. and NJ. college. and practi-
cally every prominent educational in
stitution in the state win have elabor-
ate exhibits at the Cotton Palace
The educational features of the expo
sition are of exceptional valge TO the
young people of the state. More i'm
formation can be ascertained about
the educational institutions of Texas
in one visit 70 the Cotton Palace than
In any other way.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-16

Sympathetic Stranger .'HulIol
old chap-fallen in?" Unfortunate
Angler tsareastieally l-"Weil, you
don't suppose this is perspiration.
do YOU? Passing Show.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-16
waxAHAcHIE DAILY LIGHT MONDAY. OCTOBER l6. 1916.

~ thered together H. one place since
the conclusion al the civil var. be
gan their ueek's program Of war
games and the working cut Of ac-
tual ear problems un q LARGE scale.
Delegates and vlsitors throaged the
streets aud visited the camps Of the
solalers
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-16

To Judge human character right
ly, a man may sometimes have a
very small experience, provided he
has a very large Bulwer-
Lytton.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-16

so you do not believe in di-
rorcess" Il certainly do not,
NV husband does. But you see
| am not your husband Houston
Post
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-16

Sherwin Williams Aluminium
Paint. the best stove polish known.
Sold by w. B.>Reymuller. IT'S
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-16

T. III. Hardin went to Sherman to-
day on business.
Mrs. Sid Turner Is visiting the
fair at Dallas today.
c. T. spalding has returned from
a visit to Kimble county.
Miss Allie Barcus and Mrs. Ed Du-
Rose are visiting at Hillsboro today.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Carothers visit
&c Dallas Sunday.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-16
lt0uMANIANs OCCUPY VILLAGES
COUNTER OFFENSIVE TODAY.

BUCHAREST. Oct. 1s.- Ruma.
nsan troops have occupied four viii.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-10-16
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS.
,~~~~es~~~eeese~s

Rush Williams visited in Dallas
Sunday
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-25
WHTTINGHAM.

c. L. Putnam's horse died very sud
denly last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Wheeler visited
at Wayne Garner s in Wilmington Feb.
%.
Mrs. j. A. Dix is working at Watson
Hicks s, helping care for Mrs. Hicks
AMI little son.
Irving Phillips moved from Reads
boro into the Carpenter house at Davis
Bridge last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Gillett attended
the farmers day meeting in Whining
ton Tuesday, Feb. %
Porter Carrier has finished work at
the Nottingham Mill Co. mill and
hired out TO l.. II. Sawyer as teamster.
Miss Doris Kentfcld entertained a
number of her little friends Wednesday
afternoon in honor of her eighth birth
day anniversary.
Gertrude and Ruth Wheeler and Carl
Jillson are spending week S vacation
from their schools at their homes here,
Vesta Sawyer was home over Sunday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-25
GULFoRD CENTRE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Elliot Higley, who are
i'll with pneumonia, are more comfort
able.
The Grange will give n leap year
dance Monday night, Feb. %. a sugar
supper will be served. Wales AMI Du-
gan will furnish music.
w. II. Tyler was taken i'll with
pneumonia Sunday. A nurse from
Springfield, Mass, is caring for him.
Mrs. Tyler returned home Saturday
She had been visiting her mother and
sister in Greenfield.
Daniel Lyon, who spent several
weeks in Kentucky and other places
returned home Tuesday night. Mr.
Lyon was in a train a short time be
hind the trains in the bad wreck be
tween Bridgeport and New Haven. BY
taking circuitous route he reached
Brattleboro late in the evening
The program for the Grange meeting
to be held Saturday. Feb. 26 is as fol
lows: Music by the Grange choir; read
ing by Mrs. Leslie Worden; music by
Nh. and Mrs. Leo Sharon; recitation
by Lila Gallup; music on the grafo
nola; address by Supt. Harold Moffit
solo by Leo Sharon; music on the
grafonola. Every member is urged tC
be present.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-25
VERMONT ACADEMY NOTES.

II. Mclean Stakeholder of Benning-
ton entertained his father at the school
last week.
Owing to the very poor condition of
the snow, the winter carnival which
was started last week Wednesday af-
ternoon with four of the dash events
was postponed until conditions were
more favorable.
On the evening of Feb. % the ju-
Nor prize speaking contest was
held in Fuller hall. Abram T.. Bowen
# Cicero on Catelne, won third prize.
his subject was The Soldiers Reprieve.
George Keppler of New York city, in
his recitation of My Friends, won sec
ond prize, and Charles McCabe yelling
of North Bennington, in his delivery
of Cicero on Cateline, won third prize
The spelling match between the
freshman and the sophomore classes was
held at the weekly assembly Saturday
evening. The freshman class won the
match. Rodney butcher, 10, of Vine
ard Haven, Mass, finished first
Frank Koran, is, of Saxtons River
vas second; and Arthur Prince, 10
IF Saxtons River was third. Those who
have finished among the first three il
'ach match that has been held viii
ompete for the third prize to be giver
the best individual speller in the
school The final match will be held al
ONE future assembly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-25
BIG FIRE IN GARDNER.
Flames Destroy Two Blocks with a Loss
of 100000.

Two blocks in the business center of
Gardner, Mass, We're destroyed Monday
afternoon, when blaze broke out in
some sheds in the rear of the Michel
man block.
Aid was summoned from surrounding
towns, and the Fitchburg apparatus was
held in readiness should it be needed.
The loss was about 100000, according
to estimates made Immediately after
the fire.
From the sheds the fire spread in two
directions-to Parker street on one side
and to Pleasant street on the other 49,
attacking the Michelman and Riordan
blocks, respectively
All efforts of the fire department to
save these buildings were unsuccessful,
but block between them, at Parker
and Pleasant streets, was saved. The
fire burned around this building, the
Garland block, barely touching it.
The rear of the Michelman block was
Quilted and the Riordan block on Parker
street was practically destroyed. This
building contained bowling alley,
clothing stores and fruit store.
For time it was feared that the big
chair factories of the Haywood Broth
ers and Wakefield company md other
concerns would be destroyed, but ELI
cient work by the fremen waldsd of
the flames.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-25
GUILFORD.

Richard Titcomb of Gardner, Mass,
is visiting at Lucius Putnam 8.
Miss Norma Reed has returned to
her home from Brattleboro much i'm
proved in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliot IIigley, who have
been very i'll with pneumonia, are moro
comfortable. William Tyler who has
pneumonia, also is more comfortable.
About Is of the members of the
Christian Endeavor society of the Bap-
fist church in Brattleboro with their
pastor, Rev. g. +. Tomkinson, came
Tuesday evening ana held a meeting
of song and praise with the society of
the Congregational church in this
place. At the close sandwiches and
cocoa were served.
The funeral of Mrs. William Holden
was held last week Thursday after
noon in the Congregational church and
was attended by large gathering of
relatives and friends. There was a
profusion of beautiful flowers. Miss
Doris Coombs sang several selections
and Rev. Alfred Cornell of West
Townshend, former pastor and
friend, ofiiciated, assisted by Rev. G.
B. Atwood. The burial took place il
West Brattleboro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-25
RURAL CARRIERS MEETING.
Annual Session in Brattleboro-Speak
ers Are Complimented.

The 10th annual meeting of the
Windham County Rural Letter CARR
ers' association was held in the post
office building in Brattleboro, Feb. %
The meeting was called to order by
President O. |. Smith of Cambridge
port. After the election of officers and
ocular routine business the carriers
were made welcome by Postmaster NJ
J. Moran of Brattleboro. His remarks
were of q high order, instructive and
pleasing, impressing the carriers that
they have friend in Brattleboro and
that the town has a postmaster to fee
proud of.
The next speaker was Letter Carrier
d. f. Tasker of Brattleboro. He spoke
upon the workings of Congress. Mr.
Tasker showed himself to be a scholar
and gentleman, speaking in the high
est terms of the carriers friends al
Washington, of the progress of the ser
vice and the possibilities of the future
Surely Brattleboro is to be congratu
lated upon having such man as Mr.
Tasker in its mail service.
After a bountiful dinner, served al
one of the best places in town, the
carriers returned to their place OF
meeting and discussed methods of bet
tering the service, such as joining
hands with the county agriculture
agent and thus bringing the rural lif,
of Vermont to its own.
r. r. BARBER, Sec,
Westminster, Feb. %.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-25
MEN TAKEN FROM TRAIN.
Engaged in F3stic Rattle While Re-
turning from North ans to Will
nnington-seven wcre Fined.

Ten men, returning to wilmington
Saturday night on the Hoosac Tunnel
e. Wilmin gton railroad after an out
ing" in North Adams, Mass. during
the course of which, it is said, they con
sumed great volumes of fire water, and
in addition took a good supply back
with them, had wild fight i'll the smok-
ing car of the train, during which win
dow panes were knocked out and the
features of the combatants were more
or less disfigured. The train crew made
efforts to stop the fight, but the men
were so threatening that it would have
been dangerous for the trainmen to- in
terfere further. They stopped the train
and the conductor, Fred Cheney, tele-
phoned to Readsboro to have the
Readsboro officers N hand when the
train reached that place Sheriff vii.
son and his men met the train and
took off the 10 men, all of whom were
+ in dilapidated condition, with the
blackened eyes and bleeding noses to
say nothing of being highly intoxicat'
ed
The 10 men were escorted by the of
fcers to the town hall, which serves
the purpose OF a Jail, and there they
remained in duress vile over Sunday
On Monday morning a hearing was held
and seven of them were fined $500 for
drunkenness and breakage. They were
sent to Wilmington.
The men fined were Dan McLain,
George Marker, jim Marks, Tom Far
rell, George baker, Oscar Ericsson and
Robert McWilliams, most Of whom are
employed at Mountain mills.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-25
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Epidemic of Spinal Meningitis.

What appears to be a severe epidem-
ic of spinal meningitis started in
Brandon Friday afternoon, when the
sudden death of Zeno Hopkins occur
red. The same afternoon Miss Fanny
Peabody, daughter of James Peabody,
became suddenly i'll and shortly after
ward Mr. Peabody was stricken with
the same disease. He died Wednesday
afternoon. Miss Peabody is in Il seri-
Gus condition and it is not expected she
will live. A consultation of physicians
from Burlington and Ticonderoga was
held and the disease pronounced spinal
meningitis. Charles Y. Needham is
also seriously i'll of the same disease.
As all who have contracted the dis
ease were in a play given at the town
hall Wednesday evening Feb g, IT is
thought that they may have contracted
the disease from some of the costumes
or wigs rented from a Boston firm.
Both Miss Peabody and young Hop
kins were members of the high school
and as a precautiOn ii was thought best
to close the whole school for the re-
mainder of the week.
DIR. c. S. Caverly, president OF the
state board of health, was in Brandon
Thursday, but did not think It neees-
sary to postpone any of the pubic en-
tertainments unless there was turther
spread of the disease.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-25
Green Cut Bone and Meat Cannot Be
Beat as an Egg Producer

Any Poultry Food that will increase
egg production more than 500 per cent
in the middle of winter when eggs are
high and scarce is certainly something
to be sought after by poultrymen. L.
NJ. Boulds of Island Pond, VT, writes
TO c. 5. Page of Hyde Park, as fol
lows:-'' Your Green Cut Bone for
Poultry cannot be beat. 1t brought nv
eggs up from one or two a day to sew
enteeu so far. We would not be with
out it. Enclose find check for one more
barrel. -
Green Cut Bone and Meat like that
sold to Mr.. Boulds will be sent bv Mr..
Page, during freezing weather, freight
paid to almost any Station, for the
small sum of $500 for a 200 pound
barrel. Send money by registered let
ter check, postal or express money or
der and the goods will be promptly for
warded.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-25
LUMBER DEALER is SHOT.
A. G. Gibson Persisted in Taking Lum-
Der, Charles Laton Claimed - Details
of Shooting Not Well Known.

Especial to The Phoenix.)
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION., Feb. "a.
News has been received here of a
hooting ARRAY this forenoon in Shar,
II in which A. c. Gibson, prominent
umber dealer and contractor, was
HE'D. Mr.. Gibson, who lived near the
toyaltOn town line, went to the farm
If j. L. Condor to draw away some
umber, to which Charles Laton claim
d ownership. Laton is alleged to have
warned Gibson to keep off the premis.
s, but he persisted. just how Gibson
vas killed is not known, but bullet
enetrated his side and he bled to
leath. There was also a mark on his
read that might have been made by
ONE blunt instrument.
Charles Laton has two sons and it
5 understood here that one member of
he Laton family has been arrested
The officials are now working on
he case and surgeon from the state
laboratory in Burlington has been
ummoned to make an autopsy
The Laton and Condor families are
newcomers to this section. Gibson
anne of an old Vermont family, had
1een engaged in the lumber business
for years, was well-to-do and very
'opular. He was about So years old
md leaves a wife, two sons and 8
laughter
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-25

lege of dancing without further
charge. The company will use the pro-
ceeds for buying equipment.
Rev. w. A. Dawson of Burlington,
superintendent of the Baptist state con
vention, will be present at the morning
service in the Baptist church Sunday
and will preach for the pastor, Rev. II.
b. Davis All church members and all
interested in the parish are requested
to be present.
The Mount Hermon Glee club and
quartet will give its annual concert in
the town hall Saturday evening. On
their arrival from the train they will
90 Immediately to the Congregational
church, where supper will be served
them. The concert will begin promptly
at SIS o clock.
Othniel Kilburn, who for a number
of wears was clerk in A. NJ. Corser s
store and who recently has been car
rying on a farm in Westminster West
will come April to work for Fred B
Howard in his grocery store and meat
market. Mr.. Kilburn was an efficient
clerk and will be welcomed back.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-25
Fire Damage at Henry Moultrop S.

The house of Henry Moultrop on
the road toward Saxtons River caught
fire from an over heated stovepipe
about O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
The pipe went from the stove through
the wall into a bed room entering the
chimney in that room. 1t set fire to
the walls, then the ceiling and floor,
also bed and bedding and other fur
niture. For while the outlook was
serious. A telephone alarm brought
help quickly, and as Mr.. Moultrop
and his father, Ansel Moultrop, both
were at home the fire was soon un-
der control. An alarm was sent on line
IS and a number of men soon were
at the village store ready to start
when the telephone message came that
they were not needed. Considerable
damage was done to the interior of
the house and to furniture in the bed
room.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-25
SCHMIDT ELECTRoCUTED.
Pays the Death Penalty for the Muir
der of Anna AumulIer in 1913
Spoke Briefly to the II Witnesses.

Hans Schmidt was electrocuted at Sing
Sing prison Friday for the murder of
Anna Aumuller, Sept. ,, 1913. Anna
Aumuller S body was cut up and
thrown in the river and the head never
was found.
In Schmidt's fiat was found a long
bladed butcher knife with which the
crime was committed.
Schmidt, who was assistant priest
at an uptown church, confessed, and
his sole defense was that it was a
."bloOd sacrifice murder
When Schmidt entered the chamber
the guards attempted to direct him
toward the chair, but Schmidt gently
shook them off and insisted upon ad-
dressing the II witnesses. He said:
" Gentlemen, ask forgiveness of all
those | have injured or scandalized. l
forgive all who have injured me. Nv
last wish is to say goodbye to my dear
old mother.
Schmidt then seated himself in the
electric chair and the current was ap-
piled three times. Within minute he
was dead.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-25
Woman Ill Six Years Shoots Herself.

Mrs Clay Foss, 40, committed sui
eide Sunday evening in her home IN
Hyde Park, shooting herself with ~
calibre rife while her husband sat asleep
nearby. Mrs. Foss had been in poor
health for the past six years. She slipped
from her bed, unheard by her husband,
and going into an adjoining room took
some cartridges from shelf and loaded
the rifle, which was fastened on the
wall Getting into bed again and sitting
up, she placed the muz2le against her
temple and discharged the weapon. The
ball passed through her head, narrowly
missing Mr.. Foss and lodged in the
wall Mr.. Foss was awakened, but was
unable to tell what aroused him. Smell
ing smoke, he went into the kitchen and
when he returned discovered the rifle
4cross his wife S lap. Mrs. Foss died
about 30 minutes later. Besides her
husband, she leaves two boys, one aged
seven years, and an infant three weeks
old She was the youngest of a family
of five children of Judson Jones of
Hyde Park
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-25
Missing Girl Returned.

Geraldine Morrison, the l7-yeaf old
school girl who disappeared FROM her
home here five weeks ago, and whose
mother, Mrs. Reuben Morrison, died
on Sunday, returned home Tuesday.
Mrs. Morrison S funeral, which had
been set for TUESDAY afternoon at 2
O'Clock, was postponed until after the
arrival of the Boston train, due here
at $40, bringing the heart broken girl
Geraldine says that she has beeny
working as domestic IN Westow,
Mass. She learned through the NEVIS
papers of her mothers death and fel-
egraphed her father that she was Il ON
ing home.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-25
WESTMINSTER WEST.
Cast for Coming Play.

On Tuesday evening, Feb. 20, in the
town hall the Ladies Aid society
will present the farce, Mrs. jenkins S
Brilliant Idea, with the following cast
of characters: Mrs. Jones, Miss Sarah
Nelson; Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Walter
Harlow; Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Charles
Hall; Mrs. Lane, Mrs. Roland Chap
man; Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Florence Ed
son; Mrs. Rowe, Miss Caroline Well
man; Mrs. Hodge, Miss Nettie Butter
field; Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. Frank
Shattuck.
There will also be a musical program
consisting of violin playing by Roland
Chapman, accompanied on the piano
by Doris Chapman, vocal solos by
Everett Harlow of Maiden, Mass, ac.
companied by Miss Gladys Deal of
Westminster, and whistling solos by
A. A. Langley.
After the play a chicken-pie supper
will be served in the church vestry