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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-17
ATTRACTIVE WINDOW DISPLAY
L. II. Barber Enters Edison Week Con
test for Prizes.

L. H. Barber has entered the Edison
Week contest for the most attractive
and original window display. Prizes
aggre eating S. 500 are to be given
away by the Edison company at the
close of the contest. The window, which
was designed and carried out by Scott
L. Barber, is one of the most attrae-
tive shown here AMI has attracted
much attention and favorable com
ment. A striking border is to be seen
around the glass of the window, which
was first sketehed, afterwards painted
in various colors, representing the Dia
mond Disc. The background in the win
dow is very large Diamond Disc, in
black. Directly in front is a large sill
yer gray dlamond-shaped frame, in
side of which is one of the new Edi
son instruments of the official labora
tory model. Standing beside it is large
wax figure in beautiful evening gown,
playing the violin, apparently demon
strating the indistinguishable music of
the violin and Edison instrument AT
night the window is brightly lighted
with numerous electric lights, directly
in front being several revolving lights
of red, blue and yellow, which cast a
beautiful color.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-17
TO ESTABLISH
JITNEY BUS LINE
West Newbury, Mass, Votes This Ac-
tion as Protest Against Six
Cent Fare

HAVERHILL, Mass, Oct. 17.-At a
special town meeting in West Newburv
the citizens voted unanimously to es-
tabhsh line of jitney busses between
Haverhill, West Newbury and New
-bUryypnEt as aprUtest against the six
cent fares just put into operation by
the Bay State street railway company.
The town also went on record as ia
voring public ownership of street rail-
way lines and the election of the pub
lie service commission by the people.
A committee was appointed to visit
other towns to gain support of the last
two propositions
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-17
MUST PROMISE TO OBEY.
General Episcopal Convention Refuse
to Change Marriage Laws Ritual

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 17.-Episcopalian
brides must still promise to obey, for
the marriage rite in the Protestant
Episcopal church cannot be modernized
for at least another three years.
1t was announced in the house of
deputies yesterday that the general con
vention of 1919 would have to take up
the question of matrimony, for there
was not time to consider it in connec-
tiOn with the revision and enrichment
of the prayer book now under way.
The printed report of the joint com
mission has two chapters on the mar
riage ceremony, the one written by
the minority of the commission, sug-
gesting certain radical changes, such
as making the responses the same for
, both the man and the woman and omit
7 ting all reference to wifely submission
j to hege lord. The version proposed
by the minority also eliminates the
man s declaration that he endows the
woman with all his worldly goods. Such
/ a promise is pronounced a survival of
the old English law, and is to be taken
for granted, according to the new view
the dover rights of the wife in any
property the husband may have being
automatically protected.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-17
Holds Up All Vermont Au-
tOmObiles and Demands
to See Licenses
THIRTY TRAPPED
THIS FORENOON
interested Crowd Smiles from Curb
stones = Some Drivers Had Not Re
newed and Numerous Others Had Left
Licenses at Home.

4. j. Henry, state inspector of mo-
tor vehicles, landed in town Yesterday
ana put IN day in plain clothes look
ing over the local stock of automo-
biles, license plates and the manner in
which local drivers handled their cars
on the principal streets of the town.
This morning he appeared at the cor
ner OF Nam and Elliot streets in full
official regalia and every motor vehi-
Gle bearing a Vermont number plate
was held up and the operator of the
machine asked to produce his opera
tor 5 license, while an interested crowd
looked on from the curbstones and
wore broad smiles
In the few hours the inspector was
on duty this morning 80 different
drivers were unable to comply with the
request. Their names and the number
of their machines We're taken down
with care, and little memorandum of
their failure to comply with the law
will be filed with the secretary of the
state for his information.
| Officer Henry declined to give out
for publication the names of those who
had been found delinquent. 1t is
known, however, that among those
whose names will be forwarded to the
secretary of the state for not having
their licenses with them as required
by law We're Maj. F. w. Childs. who
not long ago fought a charge preferred
! against him of driving his machine
| with the muffier cutout open and won
the verdict. He had failed to have his
license renewed. DIR. w. II. Lane re-
tmembered that his license had expired
Oct. 8 and had not been renewed
Louis |. Allen found that he had left his
at home and went and obtained it. Rev
L. ". Sharp was another Victim, whose
name is to be entered on the book of
records, and so is r. H. Messenger
chauffeuer for L. E. Holden, his license
being elsewhere than where the law re.
/ quires it to be when he is driving a
lear.
One resident of Guilford, who re-
Gently bought Ford car, was as
founded to learn that before he had a
legal right to drive the machine he was
due TO turn in to the state treasury $2C
in coin Of the realm. He said that the
agent who sold him the ear had not
told him anything about a license. He
soon obtained blank and returned
with 1t filled out as evidence of his in
tention to obey the law now that ht
knows what it is.
| Inspector Henry was asked how Ions
he would remain here and said there
was nothing definite in his stay.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-17
Railway Station at Athens
Occupied by French and
Italian Sailors
HEAD OF ALLIED FLEET
DELIVERS GRAVE NOTE
King Constantine Hastens to Athens
Upon Receipt Of 1t, and Summons
Cabinet Council - City Quiet in
Spite Of Tense Situation.

LONDON, Oct. l7--Nice Admiral Four
net. commander OF the Anglo-French fleet
in the Mediterranean, has handed the
Greek government new note OF an ex-
iremcly grave character, says a despatch
to the Exchange Telegraph Go. from Ath-
ems. Following the presentation OF the
note King Constantine, II is added, came
to the capital in haste from the royal resi-
dcnCe
The railway station OF Athens and
piraeus. the city hall at the capital, and
the Castalla barracks have been occupied
hy French and Italian sailors to the mum.
ler of 1000 while $50 bluejackets with
two machine guns have been stationed in
the municipal thcater. according TO anoth-
er despatch. The city is quiet. An urgent
cabinet council has been summoned 1t is
officially explained that the detachments
landed will assist the police in stopping
demonstrations which threaten trouble.
The entente allies have taken over the
Greek hattleships Kilkis. formerly the
United States battleship Idaho. the Lem.
nos. formerly the Mississippi. and Averof,
says Reuters Athens correspondent Al
lied crews were put on board the battle
ships and the Greek crews were landed
and sent 90 Athens.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-17
MRS. LEACH DIES
OF PARALYSIS
Was Widow Of FORAGE j. Leach, Vet
eran Engineer-Kept House for Her
Son, Julius E. Leach.

Mrs Phoebe (Allen) Leach, so, for
nearly half century resident of Brat
tleboro who had been closely identified
with several social organizations, died
at $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon in
the home of her son, Julius E. Leach,
l02 High street. She sustained a shock
of paralysis at / 0 clock that morning
and did not regain consciousness. She
tired the previous evening.
Mrs. Leach was born in Ware, Mass,
Jan. 10, 1896, a daughter of Abram and
Phoebe (Smith) Allen. She married,
Jan. u, 1865, FORAGE J. Leach, who
was veteran engineer on the New Lon
don Northern railroad He died in
1897. After their marriage they lived
for a short time in Palmer, Mass, and
then moved to Amherst, Mass, where
they lived until 43 years ago, at which
time they came to Brattleboro.
Since 1901 Mrs. Leach had kept house
for her son Julius E. Leach, and had
brought up his two daughters, upon
whom she bestowed motherly attention
and care. Besides her son, who is su-
perintenrent of mails at the Brattleboro
postofhce, she leaves one daughter, Car
rie NJ. Leach, and two granddaughters,
Miss Marjorie E. Leach, senior in
Middlebury college, and Miss Grace p
Leach, a senior in the Fitchburg state
normal school. Two other children were
born to her, Frank, who died in 1898,
and Emma, whose death occurred when
she was few months old.
Mrs. Leach was a charter member of
Sedgwick Woman s Relief corps, a
member of Dennis Rebekah lodge, a
real daughter of the war of 1912 and an
attendant at the Universalist church.
She was a woman of pleasing personal
ity and her life was full of kindly acts
of neighborliness and sympathy.
The funeral will be held at 9
Q clock Wednesday afternoon at the
house, Rev. Delmar f. Trout, pastor of
the Universalist church, officiating. The
burial will take place in Morningside
cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-17
HUDSON CROSSES
STATE IN HIGH
With Shift Lever Padlocked Williams
and Howe Came Safely from Ben
nington = Returned Today.

With its shift lever padlocked into
high gear, the Hudson Supersix tour
ing car which was driven from Ben
nington to Brattleboro yesterday by +.
W. Williams of the former town with
Frank f. Howe as passenger started on
the return trip over Hogback and
Woodford mountains this morning. The
car attracted considerable attention
here yesterday afternoon and was put
through several stunts, including 3
climb of Union HILL Mr.. Williams said
he experienced no difficulty in making
the Bennington -Brattleboro trip in
spite of the fact that two bridges
which were up and other highway work
made necessary a number of detours
John B. Manley, state agent of the
Hudson Motor company, is OF the opin
ion that no other seven passenger cal
can make the trip from Bennington to
Brattleboro on high gear, using stocf
gears for the purpose.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-17
FORMER CARRIER
BOUND OVER IN $500
Bellows Falls Man Charged with TAX
ing Funds Given Him to Send
Through Mail-Money Returned.

Deputy United States Marshal f. s.
Whittake of Rutland came. to Brat
tleboro yesterday with Ernest E. Keefe
of Bellows Falls, who was bound over
in the sum of 5000 by United States
Commissioner John f. Gale of Guilford
to appear at the present term of court
in Rutland. He furnished bail.
Keefe formerly was q rural letter
carrier connected with the Bellows
Falls postoffce. 1t is charged that sew
eral months ago he stole s. which was
given him by a rural patron to be sent
! away in letter. 1t was stated TO the
commissioner yesterday that the money
had been returned.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-17
Board of Trade Members
and Others Off for SPRING
field, Mass.
TRIP BEGUN WITH
FAVORABLE WEATHER
Main Party Expected to Make Run in
About Three Hours, and After Lunch
con to Reach Exposition Grounds
About l O'Clock.

About 90 members Of the board of
trade and others went on the board of
trade automobile trip to Springfield.
Mass, today to be present at Vermont
day at the National Dairy show. The
ears did not leave together, one or two
starting as early as 40 clock and
the Others getting away at different
times UP to nearly o'clock. A nnm-
Der Of cars containing members of the
Bellows Falls chamber of commerce
came through Brattleboro early this
morning on their way to Springfield.
Rain in the night made the prospects
Of a pleasurable trip doubtful. but the
skies cleared and desirable weather
conditions prevailed 1t was expected
that the trip would require about three
hours, IN view of the condition of the
roads, and that the main portion of the
party, after luncheon in Springfield
would arrive at the exposition grounds
about ! clock. Following is a list of
the local members of the partv as
made up by Secretary c. s. Hopkins of
he board of trade:
0. +. Benson. Clarence Thomson.
z. Wales, H. D. Walker, Walter F.
Walker, II. NJ. Wood, Henry E. Whit
ney, George A. Wellman, George F.
Whitney, B. A. Whittemore, w, B. Vim
ton, E. c. Tenney, A. S. Thompson. w.
4. Squires, Ebert Simons, Charles G.
Staples. G. l. Stickney, VA. Shum-
way, Freeman Scott, H. A. Staten, w.
H. Richardson, A. F. Roberts, Wiibert
Renfrew, c. C. Robinson, L. H. Rich
ardson, NJ. G. Houghton, Arnold Pei
lett, F. f. Perry, W. j. Pentland, ir.,
F. w. Putnam, F. B. Pier, H. l..
March, g. p Miller, E. H. Miller, Gus
taf Hertzberg, w. E. Hubbard. P. E.
Franklin, R. J. Eldridge, Leon Crosby.
D. Cowles, F. W. Childs, E. NJ. Angler.
s. H. Yeaw, George E. Tomkinson, San
ford A. Daniels, Henry H. Crosby,
William H. Proctor, F. A. Rich
ardson, L. K. Barber, DR.. W. R. Noyes,
g. c. Gould, Charles Pentland, K E.
Mosher, G. E. Sherman, John L. How
ard.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-17
IN Odd Fellows Temple

The annual meeting OF Rebekah lodges
in dist ~ict No. 10 will be held with Dennis
lodge Tuesday evening, Oct H. A ban
quet will be served from $50 to : o'clock
and meeting called to order at s O'Clock
The members of Dennis Rebekah lodge
arc requested 20 meet Wednesday after.
noon at las at the home of Mrs. l.. d.
HARRIS. lO3 High street, to attend the
funeral Of Mrs Phoebe Leach, which is to
bc held ut 9 O'Clock at l02 High street.
"Wednesday evening, Oct Is, at 7:45-Re
hear al of the Royal Purple degree.
Thursday Oct. -, at 7:30-Regulal
meeting ot Oasis Encampment. Roya
Purple degree to be conferred. Buffe
luncheon will be served after the meeting
to which al Patriarchs are cordially invit
ed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-17
NO AGREEMENT AS
TO POLAND RELIEF
President Announces That His Effort to
Arrange for Shipment of Sup
plies Has Failed.

LONG BRANCH, n. j., Oct. IL
President Wilson announced today that
his efforts to bring about an agreement
among belligerent nations to allow re-
lief supplies to be sent to Poland had
failed. The President gave out state
ment saying he had received replies
France, Russia, Germany and Austria,
Hungary to letter he sent in July
suggesting that those nations combine
to assist in Polish relief work.
"It appears" said the statement
"that there are still important differ
enees between the allied and central
powers as to the terms under which re.
lief supplies may be sent to Poland. y
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-17
VIM. P. TOOMEY WEDS
MADELINE C. RODER
Former United States Cavalryman in
Philippines Takes Bride in Roman
Catholic Church Today.

William Patrick Tooniey of this
town, a veteran of the Spanish -Ameri-
can war, who also served in the 9th
United States cavalry in the Philip
pines, and Miss Madeline Catherine Ro-
der of Brattleboro, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Adam Roder of Hinsdale. n
H., were married this morning at S
clock in ST. Michael S Roman Catho-
lie church. Nuptial high mass was
solemnized by Rev. James P. Rand
pastor of the church, in the presence
of many relatives and friends of the
bride and bridegroom.
The bridegroom was attended by his
brother, John F. Toomey of New York,
prominently connected with the Ameri-
can Telephone company, who was
charged with making the necessary
wire connections to make possible the
recent telephone connections between
New York and San Francisco. The
bride S attendant was Miss May Ham,
ilton of Brattleboro. The ushers We're
John Long, Michael J. Sherry, Thomas
A. Perry and John t. Austin.
Mrs. Francis Weeks sang an Ave
Maria during the ceremony, with Miss
Agnes Blake at the organ. The bride
wore a travelling gown of dark brown
Whipcord with hat to match, and heI
attendant was gownea in blue broad
cloth. The bride carried a bouquet OF
yellow roses.
Following the ceremony there was q
wedding breakfast for 80 guests at the
future home of Mr.. and Mrs. Toomey
at 2l4 Elliot street, followed by a re
ception from 10 to , O'Clock. The
bridal couple left at > clock by au
tomObile for Greenfield and from there
started for Boston. They will go by
boat to New York and will visit severa
other cities.
The gift of the bride to her attend
ant was a handsome rosary and the
bridegroom S gift to his bride was +;
lavalliere. His gift to the best man wa!
a pair of gold cuff links.
Among the guests from out of towr
were Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Aher o,
Springfield (Vt.), William F. Martin
and Miss Hannah Mullen of Boston
Martin and William Martin of Soutl
Boston, Miss Mary Dennison of Slough
ton, Mass, Mrs. William Clifford O
| Bridgeport, Conn.,, and Mrs. Heller
Leahy, Charles Leahy and the Misse
Helen and Katherine Lamy of Keene
\. H.
Mrs. Toomey has been employed il
Brattleboro in the shop of the Hooker
ICorser & Mitchell Co., making her hom
with relatives i'll town. She has man,
friends in town.
Mr.. Toomey served in the Spanish
| American war as member of Compan,
l, Y. n. G. In 1904, he enlisted in tn
9th United States cavalry and afte
being stationed at Fort Keogh and For
Des Moines, Ia, sailed from San Fran
cisco for service in the Philippines. H
is member of the Vermont Wheel clu
and commander of Camp Curtin, s. "
| V, and is chef at Hoadley's cafe.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-17
INDICTMENTS WILL STAND.
Judge Refuses to Quash Those in Con
nection With Death of PeabodyWoman

BOSTON, Oct. 17.-Judge White in
the superior court today declined to
rule on motion to quash indictments
against seven defendants charged with
being alleged accessories in the death of
Miss Margaret Ward of Peabody. Trial
OF the case was postponed for a
month. The indictments were declared
to be faulty by counsel for the de-
fense. The body of Miss Ward was
found in an automobile in Salem early
in the morning of July 5.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-17
FIGHT CONTINUES
IN SOMME REGION
French Push Their Way
Further into the Village
of Sailly-Saillisel
.SERBIANS REPULSED
IN MACEDONIA
Petrograd Announces Failure of Teu-
tonic Offensive Launched at juno
tion of Rumania, Pennsylvania and
Bukowina Borders.

Heavy fighting continues on the Somme
front in Northern France today. French
troops last night again took the offensive
north of the river and pushed their way
further into the village of Sailly-Saillisel
capturing another group of houses and re-
pulsing a German attack according to
Paris.
Enemy trenches were entered by us
north of the Ancre river" says today :
British official account of operations on
the front in France
Concerning the fighting in Greek Mace
dona Paris reports the repulse by the
Serbians of Bulgarian counter attack in
and considerable artillery activity Only
patrol activity has developed in the
Struma section.
In Gahcia southeast of Halicz the Aus.
tro-German forces have begun heavy at
tacks on the Russian line. Petrograd
makes this announcement instancing the
launching OF assaults in the districts north
of Korytniza after intensive artillery fire
The fighting still is in progress here
The strong offensive opened by Teutonit
troops near the junction OF the borders o
Rumania, Transylvania and Bukowina has
so far been fruitless according to the Pc
trograd official bulletin which records the
repuse by the Russians of all attacks
Heavy cavalry fighting in Turkish Arme
MIA in which great losses were inflicted by
the Russians is also reported
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-17
BODY TO BE BROUGHT HOME.
That of Norman Prince to Be Sent to
This Country for Burial.

BOSTON, Oct. 1.-THE body of
Norman Prince, the American aviator
who was fatally injured last week
while operating an aeroplane in a
French air raid on Obendorf, will be
brought to this country for burial it
was learned today Arrangements for
the shipment will be made by a broth
er and an uncle who We're with the air
man when he died. Prince s father,
who has been i'll at his home at Prides
Crossing, has not been advised of his
son s death
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-17
BRIDEGROOM is 70
AND BRIDE is 60
Springfield, Mass, Couple Married in
Brattleboro This Morning-Tirst
Marriage for Each.

Albert Alphonso Kellogg, aged 70,
and Anna May Comstock, who is 50
years old, applied at the office of the
town clerk this morning for marriage
license which was issued to them. They
were later married by Rev. Richard H.
Clapp, pastor of the Centre Congrega-
tlonal church. 1t was the first marriage
for each. Both gave their residence
at so State street, Springfield, Mass,
and the bridegroom his occupation as
retired.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-17
APPEAL FROM THE POPE.
Asks American Children to Help Those
Starving in Belgium.

ROME, Oct. 17.-The Pope has made
an appeal to the children of America
to aid the 100000 unhappy children
of Belgium. The request is the result
of visit paid the pontiff by George
Baker, who came to the vatican at the
instance of the chairman of the Ameri-
can commission for Relief of Belgium.
Mr.. Baker told the Pope that Belgian
children were reduced below normal
weight as a result of their meagre
fare.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-17
RELATIVES OF COL
TO GET MONEY SOON
State Treasurer Says Pay Assigned by
Soldiers Will Be Sent Persons Desig-
mated About October 18.

Numerous inquiries have been made
of Capt. E. w. Gibson of Company |.
Y. n. g., by relatives of members of
the company as to why they do not
receive the state pay assigned to them
by the company members, none of the
money having been received thus far
Capt. Gibson states that the state
treasurer informs him that the money
assigned by members to relatives will
be paid about Oct. IS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-17
DENIED POOR SERVICE.
President Elliott Suggested Increased
Fares on New Haven Road. IS

BOSTON, Oct l7.-President Howard
Elliott and other officials of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford railroad
appeared before the public service cons
mission today in connection with re-
port that its passenger service was inade-
quate. we deny that we have been eco
nomieal in ways that hurt the property"
President Elliott said. FIe suggested that
local passenger fares be increased to two
and three-quarters cents a mile and that
the mileage rates be advanced to two and
one-half
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-17
MORE PARALYSIS
IN MASSACHUSETTS
Cold Weather Thus Far Has No Appar
ent Effect on Epidemic-46 New
Cases Reported Today.

BOSTON, Oct. Notwithstanding the
setting in OF cold weather infantile paraly-
sis cases today jumped to the highest
number reported to the state board OF
health in any "a hours since the epidemic
began A total of 46 cases were reported,
bringing the aggregate for the month to
date up to AL. State Health department
officials said they were at a loss TO account
for the persistent spread of the plague
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-17
TED MEREDITH DEFEATED.
American Quarter Miller Beaten in 800

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 17.-Ted Mere
dith, former American quarter-mile
champion, went down to defeat today
the third day of the international track
and field contests. Meredith was de-
feated in the S00meter run b. the
Swedish star, Bolin.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-17
COL WALLACE DEAD.
Prominent New Hampshire Man Sue.
cumbs to Injuries Received Oct. 5.

NASHUA, N. H, Oct. I7.-Announce-
ment was made today that Col. William
Wallace of Laconia, who was member
of the staff of former Governor Floyd
and former state senator, died late
last night at the Memorial hospital
here as result of injuries received
when he was thrown from his automo-
bile on Oct. 5.