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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20

Motor Car company, and two automobile salesmen. took the car out for the pur- pose of testing it's ability
 Up over Red mountain, thence to Syc- amore hill and Altamont road, Elston sent the car. It whizzed up the steep grades as if they were a daily duty, surprising even the occupants of the car at its ability to climb, the 1exibilfty of the motor, and the wonderful workings of the Ball & Ball two-stage duplex car buretor.
 On the return trip while descending Twentieth street, Mir Elston throttled the job down to two miles an hour, then stopping flat on the accelerator, the car picked up speed so rapidly that within the short space of half block motor- cycle officer would have been justified
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20

The new seven-passenger, eight-cylin- der King has arrived in Birmingham, and. along with a chassis of the model. will be displayed at the Birmingham Motor company's automobile exhibit, which opens tomorrow The handsome new mo- tor car has been thoroughly tested out here by Donald w. Drennen. R. G. FL ston, c. H. Davis and Martin Klyce of the Birmingham Motor company and they are more than pleased with it's per formance
 One hour after the car had been re- moved from the freight car, MT. Elston, in company with MT. Davis. H. C. Brad field, advertising manager of the King
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20
Latest Style in Handcuffs

rom Fopuiar Science Monthly
 LaWpreakers may be nipped in the bud most effectively by the police nipners invented by Connecticut man. The po- nee mppers or leaders as they are wrist or even the ankles of the . staT t..5 man. eSs Sseo'
 The advantage of the new nlppers is not alone in their effectiveness but also ln the fact that they may De quickly and easily operated with one hand. The clos- ing or the hand about the handle por- .lon or the nippers causes the jaws .o ciose. These are pivotally connected by opposed extending arms with a slid;r er tubular member attached to the T-shane5 inner handle. This tubular member slides on basic rod to which the outer T-sha bed handle is mounted. It takes but an in stant to clasp the nippers on the wrist of an offender
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20
Island Made tn Order

From the Popular Science Monthly.
 Hawaiian soil is being used to build up the small coral island in the Pacific ocean known as the Midway and used as a relay station by trans pacific cable company. quan- tity of earth is taken there every three months by the schooner that is sent with food supplies for the operators. The task Of building the island has progress ed so far that it is now possible to keep COW on the pasture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20
50,OOO Bird Men Are Now Flying

From Popular Science Monthly.
 To the average American. the aeroplane still is a wonder, miracle, a creation of ma gic. In Europe men have become so accustomed to it, that children now talk of becoming "aviators'' as they would of becoming policemen" Count ing both pilots and observers, there are more than 5000 men now in Europe in daily flights above ground. The number increases from day to day and before the war is ended it is possible that the number will have reached 100000. A hun dred thousand human beings taking to the air every day-and only six years ago Glenn H. Curtiss made his first long flight down the Hudson rivera wonder world!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20
Had a Chance

From Tlt-BltS.
 A farmer in a small way walked into the offices of one of our fire insurance companies and intimated that he wished to insure his barn and a couple of stacks.
 What facilities have you for ex- tinguishing a fire in your village?" in- quired the superintendent of the office.
 The man scratched his head and pom 6ered over the matter for little while. Eventually he answered. Well, 1t some times rains"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20
A Desirable Invention

| FOHl uCh.
 "These sectional bookcases are fine things. You can start in a small way and add to them as you can afford it."
 Good idea. Why doesn't somebody invent 8 sectional hat for ladies?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20
BIRMINGHAM MOTOR COMPANIES DISPLAY
 STARTS TOMORROW
Birmingham's First Automobile Show Arranged. Automobile Experts to Be Here In Force--Eddie Rickenbacher, Famous Race Driver, to Be Pres ent- Thursday Night Given Over to Society

 mingham Motor coming novel features
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13
MINISTER'S MEETING.
Noted Unitarians and Universalists at
Bellows Falls.

BELLOWS FALLS, Jan. 13. = The
annual midwinter institute of the Uni
tartan -Universalist Association of Yer
mont and the Province of Quebec open
ed in the Universalist church yes
terday afternoon. There were ad-
dresses by Rev. Charles Staples of Bur
lington. president of the association;
Rev. Margaret B. Barnard of Rowe,
Mass, secretary of the rural church
commission of the Massachusetts feder-
alton Of churches; DR.. Mitchell of the
Crane Theological school of Tufts col
lege; DR.. j. NJ Atwood, dean of the
ST. Lawrence Theological school, Can
ton, n. y.
In a well attended meeting which
was the only one of the session open
to the public, Rev. Lee S. McCollister,
d. D., president of the Universalist
general convention of Tufts college,
spoke on the need of organized liberal
religion. and Rev Samuel A. Eliot,
president of the American Unitarian
association of Cambridge, Mass, spoke
on other phases of the same subject.
The sessions will continue through the
afternoon, when officers will be elected,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13
MOVING PICTURE MEN
MISSED GOOD SHOW
w G. DoolittIe of Brattleboro and
John NJ. Moore of East Dover Try
Conclusions with Fists

An engagement between Warren G.. Doc
little of Bratteboro and John NJ. Moore of
East Dover, each of whom is well beyond
go years of age, would have made a thrill
ing moving picture film had kinetograph
man been present while the scenes were
being enacted Tuesday afternoon.
1t was a case of each man undertaking to
assert what he understood to be his rights,
but as their understandings differed con-
fict was inevitable. At present Mr.. Doc
little appears to be in command of the sit
uation
Sometime ago Mr.. Doolittle bought Mr.
Moore S farm in East Dover including tim
ber lot and house, and recently he sent
men there to begin operations in the
woodlot He claims that he gave Mr..
Moore the privilege of occupying part of
the house, but that employees of the owner
were to have the use of the kitchen
Most of the men have quarters in a shack
that has been erected on the lot, but the
kitchen was needed for man who was to
take care of the horses in the barn 1t is
claimed that the use of the kitchen was de-
MED the man
! Mr. Doolittle and men went to the place
/ Tuesday afternoon, taking kitchen equip
ment with them. Mr. Doolittle went into
the front part of the house and told Mr.
Moore the object of his coming. 1t is un
derstood that a few personalities were IN
dulged in at that time. Mr.. Doolittle, SC
it is said went around to the back part o.
the house and forced an entrance into the
kitchen. Mr.. Moore met him there, anc
this time the exchange of compliments wa.
accompanied by blows. The kitchen equip
ment was moved in and is now being useC
as originally intended.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13
VICE PRESIDENT OF BANK.
Daniel c. Webster Elected to Impor-
tant Position in Syracuse, N. Y.

The Syracuse, n Y, Journal of Jan.
u published an excellent half tone
picture of Daniel C. Webster. son of
the late DIR. d. p Webster and a
brother of Treasurer II. P. Webster of
the Vermont Savings bank, under the
heading Vice President of City Bank.
Under the portrait the Journal said in
part: q At a meeting of the board of
directors of the City bank, which was
held late on Tuesday afternoon fol
lowing the stockholders meeting, Dan
iel c. Webster was elected vice presi-
dent of the bank. He takes the place
of Evans Kellogg, who severed his con
nection with the bank some time agv.
Mr. Webster came to the City bank
three years ago to take charge of the
bond department, and as manager he
has built up the department TO its
present fine standard and has proved a
most efficient official and popular mem
Der of the banking circle of the city.
Before coming to Syracuse Mr.. Web
! ster was connected with prominent
banking institutions in New England
and New York city, and has a wide
| experience in banking and financial
| matters
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13
PLEADS GUILTY TO LARCENY.
John Donah of Shoreham Wears Cana
dian Uniform in Court.

MIDDLEBURY, Jan. b John
Donah of Shoreham, garbed in the uni
form of a Canadian soldier, pleaded
guilty yesterday, in Addison county
court to larceny, the offense charged
being the theft of a mare valued at
$3.50 and a colt claimed to be worth
$3.50. The animals were the property
of Patrick Ryan of Shoreham and the
offense was alleged to have been com
mitted on July l of last year.
Dogah, who has been in the Domin-
ion of Canada, recently returned to
Shoreham where he was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff n j. Sanford, who was
accompanied by Deputies Edward Hig-
gins of Middlebury, George S. Farr of
Bristol and Harry E. Sanford of Corn
wall 1t required shot from Deputy
Sanford s revolver to halt Donah in
his attempt to make break for hber-
ty when the officers arrived at his
home.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13
CHINESE REBELS
WERE BADLY BEATEN
Many Killed and Captured in a Series
Of Engagements on January
6, and 8.

LONDON, Jan. 13.-ATany Chinese We're
killed or captured in a series OF engage
ments on Jan. 6, and s in several dis
triets, according to information received
from the Canton government at Hong
Kong and forwarded by Reuters Hong
Kong correspondent. The despatch says
the rebels were we'll supplied with arms,
munitions and military uniforms, They
fought until their ammunition was exhaust
ed when they continued to struggle with
bombs. Ultimately the rebels were routed
and many OF them, including some of the
leaders, Were killed
The government forces also captured mu-
nitions and horses. Various garrisons are
engaged in following traces left by the reb-
els who escaped, with the object of exter-
minating them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13

The church has voted to have free
pews Next Sunday from , to ) =. III.
an every-member canvass will be made
Of the whclc parish for local church
support and for beneyolences. The sue
cess of this effort to put the finances
Of our church on a more busincsslike
basis will depend upon the hearty CO.
operation of each one. Let every one
in the parish, old and young, make a
pledge for both budgets that each one
may feel that he has some part in sus-
tanning the work Of the church. Let
each one plan to be at church Sunday
morning and at home Sunday after
noon to make the work of the canvass
crs easy and to make the canvass q
blessing to the church.
eanvassers for the every member canvass
will receive their assignments at the meet
ing Friday evening.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13
STUDENT KILLED
IN CLASS FIGHT
William Lifson Found Dead on Field
After Bowl Contest Between Soph-
omores and Freshmen.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13. One
student was killed and six others were
injured in the annual bowl fight YES
terdav between the freshmen and
sophomore classes of the University of
Pennsylvania, which was won bv the
first year men. The young man who
lest his life was William Lifson. II.
of Elizabeth, n. j., who was taking a
course in arts and sciences. The most
seriously injured, Gordon Smvth.
sophomore, concussion of the brain,
Arthur Essicl, sophomore, sprained
leg; John Hill, freshman, decorations.
The others suffered from shock and
exhaustion.
Immediately after the news of the
tragic ending of the bowl fight reached
police headquarters q detail of the muir
der squad was sent to the university
to arrest material witnesses of the af-
fair and they will appear before the
coroner when the inquest into Lifson :
death is held. The fight was one of the
fereest held in years by the two class
es, and Lifson s death was the only IA
tality in the long list Of bowl fights
since 1870, although there have been
men injured in these contests.
The fight was to have been held on
the football gridiron at Franklin Field,
but the turf was too soft and the bat
tie was transferred to the grounds of
the commercial museum nearby. There
were 700 men in the struggle, 400
/ sophomores and 800 freshmen Some
wore football togs and others were
( stripped to the waist. The first period
of the fight resulted in draw.
! In this period the object of the see
/ ond year men was to touch the fresh
men 5 bowl man with the large wooden
! bowl in the possession of the sopho
mOFes. They failed.
In the second period the side which
/ succeeded in having the largest mum
/ ber of hands on the bowl when the
marshals blew their whistles won the
contest. The battle waged fierce fol
/ - minutes, and when the big mass OF
students was disentangled Lifson wa.
/ found at the bottom of the pile Will
/ his face deep in the mud. He was un
/ conscious, as were several of the othc1
students found lying about the bowl
| Lifson was rushed to the university
hospital where life was pronounce,
extinct. The exact cause of his deatl
was not determined in the first ex
animation One theory was that IL
was suffocated.
Edward A. Lifson. senior in TIL
Wharton school Of finance of the uni
versitv and a brother of the dea,
freshman, who saw the fight, said tha
his brothers. S death was accidental. III
did not want the police to make an,
arrests.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13
ATTACK ON LARGE SCALE.
Reported Bombardment of the British
Line at Saloniki.

ROME, Jan. Is, via Paris.-The at
tack of the Teutonic allies on the en-
tente forces defending Saloniki is be-
ing developed on a large scale, accord
ing to an Athens despatch under
Tusday' 9 date. 1t is reported that a
bombardment of the British line pro-
eeeded all day Monday.
The German commander of the at
tacking forces, says the despatch viii
make use of the Austrian, Bulgarian
and Turkish forces. The participation
of the Turks has been doubtful, he
adds, but it is now certain they viii
be included in the attacking army.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13

o clock The train was stopped at or |
about the ranch Baeza, a point about |
five miles west of Santa Ysabel be- |
tween 1.30 and o'clock that after |
noon. While the train was standing |
at the station of Santa Ysabel two
armed Mexicans rode by and scruti |
nized the train. The Mexican passen-
gers at Santa Ysabel told me after
ward that the riders had inquired if
there were any soldiers on the train.
''At the point of the massacre our
train was stopped in cut so that the
last car was just inside of the cut. We
front trucks of one of the coal cars Of
which was seen to be off the track.
This was the first we knew of train
preceding us. There was nobody tn
be seen around the train in front.
"When cur train was stopped New
man and I were sitting together and
Evans came up and looked out of our
window. Evans, Newman, MacHatton
and | then got off the train. Watson
was either getting off or about to do
SO behind us when | looked back and
saw him. Just after alighting / heard
a volley of rifle shots from a point On
the other side of the cut and just above
the train. Looking around | could see
bunch of about - or Is men stand
ing in solid line shoulder to shoulder,
shooting directly at us. They were
80 or 70 feet away. The coach cut off
my view so l could not see how many
bandits there were The depth of the
cut on the side near Santa Ysabel riv-
er al that point was about two feet. On
the other side it was much greater. To
the rear of the train was an embank.
! Ia rjX-
"Watson, after getting off, ran to.
ward the river. MaeHatton and / fol.
| lowed aeHatton fell. | do not know
whether he was killed then or tripped.
| Watson kept running and they were
still shooting at him when | turned and
ran down grade where / fell in some
| brush, probably 100 feet from the rear
| Of the train. | lay there perfectly
quiet and looked around and could STE
/ the Mexicans shooting in the direction
| in which Watson was running.
~ saw that they were not shooting
at me. and, thinking they believed me
already dead, I took a chance and
crawled into some thicker bushes,
crawled through the bushes until
reached the bank of the stream.
then made my way TO a point probably
100 yards from the train. There
/ law under the bank for half an houl
and heard shots by ones, twos, threes
I did not hear any sort of groans q
wells or cries from our Americans.
'.Then ] continued farther under the
banks, wading the stream part of tht
time until / reached point probably
200 wards from the train. There / re
NAMED half or three-quarters Of Al
hour. Later, after going to severa
ranches and picking my way cautiousi,
for several miles, + met with an I'm
known Mexican who directed me t
chihuahua City 7 reached Chihuahu'
City Tuesday morning at about 7.3o
The foregoing facts are of my persona
knowledge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13


committee, to any of whom application
may be made in case of need:
Universalists-Mrs Henry R. Brown,
2 Oak street; Mrs. George w. Hooker,
Main street.
Congegationalists- Frank A.
Wells, l07 High street; Miss Florence
Hemenway-Wells,1 1O7 High street.
Baptists-Miss Mary Croker, Oak
street; Miss Florence NJ. Wellman, 40
Western avenue.
Episcopalians-Mrs f. w. Gibson,
IA Oak street; Mrs. A. Y. D. Piper, -
Myrtle street.
Methodists-Mrs Emogene F. White,
Il Central street; Miss Minnie E. Raw
son, 81 Washington street.
Unitarians-Mrs.J J. NJ. Tyler, u Oak
street; Mrs. George f. Foster, l6 Cha
pin street.
Mrs Brown is president, Mrs. Tyler
treasurer and Mrs Foster clerk.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13
French AreReported to Have
Blown Up Bridge to
Stop Bulgarians
ITALIANS DISTURBED
BY AUSTRIAN SUCCESS
Capture of Mt Lovcen a Serious Blow
-Clamor for Intervention in Behalf
Of Montenegro, Seriously Menaced
by Austrians.

Unconfrmed reports that the attack of
the Teutouic allies on the entente forces at
Salunili have begun are followed today 10y
the announcement in a Salonilzi despatch
that French engineers, as a precautionary
measure, have blown up the important
railroad bridge over the Struma river at
Demir- Hissar, northern Greece. The De
mir-Hissar bridge spans the Struma, about
80 miles northeast of SaIonilli, just to the
south of the Bulgarian frontier one OF the
probable first points Of contact between
a force moving from Bulgaria against the
right of the allies Saloniki defenses.
Turkish troops are reported to have been
masscd in this sector for the Saloniki oper-
ations, the Bugarians apparently being in
the vicinity Of Doiran, near which artillery
fire has been reported
Rome dispatches indicate that the Ital
ian people regard with concern the Aus
tran capture of Mt Lovcen, giving Austria
"a firm hold on the harbor of Cattaro, which
she has been using as a naval base for raid,
in the Adriatie
Italian newspapers are elamoring for al
lied intervention in behalf of Montenegro
which is seriously menaced by this Aus
trian success on her western frontier
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13
MR.. TIFFANY DIES
AT HOME FOR AGED
Was for so Years in Boston Public
Librsry-Wen Informed Concern
ing Literature, Art and Music.

Edward Tiffany, Sc, for about three
years an inmate Of the Home for the
Aged, died about O'Clock. He had
been in feeble health for some time
and death was due to a general
breaking down
Mr.. Tiffany was a native of Massa-
ehusetts and for 80 years he had a
position IN the Boston public library.
He possessed a wide knowledge of
books and was remarkably well in
formed on music, art and literature.
which made. him an exceptionally in
teresting man. He was refined in his
speech and manners, a gentleman of
the old school, a man of genial and
kindly disposition.
He was a resident at the Marsh
building and Linden Lodge for several
years before going to the Home. He
was unmarried.
Rev. f. Q. s Osgood, pastor of the
Unitarian church, viii offieiate at the
funeral at the Home at 2.30 Friday
afternoon. The body viii be placed
in the tomb in Prospect Hill cemetery.
Fires burn better in winter, because
air condensed by the cold supplies
more oxvoen than warmer air
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13
Chief of Police O'Neil I'm
pOrtant Witness i'm MOhr
Murder Case Today
MRS. MOHR'S RESPONSE
ORDERED EXCLUDED
1t Was Shown That Her Reply to Chief
Was Not of discriminating Nature
Healis's Written Confession Also
Barred Out.

PROVIDENCE, r. T., Jan. 13-Further
testimony bearing on the charge by the
prosecution that Cecil " Brown and Hen
ry H. SpeIlman, negroes, on trial for the
murder OF DR.. c. Franklin AIohr. had made
statements to the police admitting their
part IN the crime and duplicating Mrs.
Elizabeth F. Mohr, the physicians widow.
was presented today.
Mrs. Alohr, joint defendant, is charged
with having instigated the murder. The
court ruled yesterday that these alleged
confessions were admissible
William F. O'Neil, chief inspector of
the Providence police, was recalled to give
additional testimony regarding these So
called confessions
O'Neil testified that both Brown and
Spellman had made certain admissions 70
him.
i asked Spellman why he shot at Miss
Berger and why Brown fired at DR.. Mohr.'
said the chief, and he said he did it be-
cause Mrs. Mohr wanted it done and that
she promised to give 5000 to have 1t
DONE
The signed confession of George w.
Heals. DR. Mohr's chauffeur, who has
turned states evidence, was excluded on
objection of Attorney Lewis, who is de-
Tending the negroes.
Chief O'Neil said that when Mrs Mohr
was brought before him on the morning of
her arrest she made some response to the
confession OF Healis, which was read to
her. What she said was excluded on the
ground that it was not shown that her
response was Of an incriminating nature.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13
Centre Congregational Church
Notice

The annual meeting of the Centre
Congregational church will be held IN
the chapel Friday evening, jan Il,
1916. at 7.30 clock to transact the
following business:
Article l. To hear the reports of of
fccrs and organizations OF the church
for the past year.
Article > TO elect all officers re
quired by the bylaws.
Article 3. To transact any other bus
mess that legally may come before the
meeting.
WALTER A. GILBERT, Clerk.
Brattlcboro, Jan. Z, 1916.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13
EARTHQUAKES RECORDED.
instruments Indicate Disturbance 1000
to 5000 Miles Away.

Washington, Jan. 13.-Two heavy
earthquakes were recorded today on the
seismograph of Georgetown University
observatory. They were pronounced
and centered approximately between
5000 and 2,7oO miles from Washing
ton, according to the estimate Of the
observatory officials
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13
BUZBY THE LEADER.
Rolled Total of 3O2, But Team z Lost
to Team A on Masonic Alleys.

Team A won from team ,2S9 to l.
256 on the Masonic alleys last evening
through good work in the first string,
when 467 points were scored. White
and Dubie of team A tied for high
single with 1Os. Buzbv rolled one of
the most consistent games of the sea-
son to date and with successive strings
of 107, 105 and 90 piled up 302 for
HIGH total.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13
AGAINST COMPULSORY SERVICE
Miners Federation Unanimously Op-
poses the Measure.

LONDON, Jan. 13.-The Miners
Federation Of Great Britain, meeting
in London today, resolved unanimously
Go oppose the bin for compulsory mil
itary service.
The federation empowered its presi-
dent to call further conference in
the event that if the bill becomes a
law TO consider what additional steps
should be taken.