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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-05

he got around to make his first returns
March 20, 1893. His successor was
Aaron Horsford, who was appointed
October /, 1893. A year later John
Holbrook had the job and July |. 1904,
Samuel Elliott was entitled to be
called postmaster.
1t is noticeable that as TING crept
along the length of the terms grew. for
it was not until July !, 1911. that Asst
Green succeeded Samuel Elliott, and he
held down the Job until March %, 1912.
when Franklin 1t. Fessenden took up
the governmental reins. Comparative
IL speaking, Mr.. Fcssenden s term was
brief, for on July ;, 1915, DR. Fred
erick y. Palmer became postmaster Al
though he only lasted three years he
put Brattleboro on the map and gave
the government a tip about doing bust
ness in the proper way for he issued
Brattleboro stamp il 1916, 4 year be
fore the government Of this countrs
decided to do business in that way
Only about 800 of these stamps were
ever issued and they are the rarest in
the American catalogue and the few
that have been put UP for sale have
brought high prices
Henry Smith succeeded to the posi-
/ tion, November -, 1913, but on June
9, lS49, Franklin H. Fessenden. who
had enjoyed a brief regime earlier in
history, returned to the postmastership
| and held on for four years or until
1 May 9, 1858, when Samuel Dutton re-
ceivcd the appointment
| Asher S9enccr ousted him June 3,
1888, and was followed April >, 1861,
/ by George kellogg, whose brother,
/ Daniel kellogg, succeeded him AUGUST
Is, 1862. He STAYED until Just before
/ the Christmas rush in 1860 and on De-
| ccmber % Of that year left his troubles
TO Ranslurc w. Clark Mr. Clark cave
way Dee. il, 1877, to Charles il. Man
sur, who remained nine years until Jan.
27, 1856, when Maj. Frederick ".
! Childs was appointed.
More recent postmasters were Dr.
Dan p. Webster. who succeeded Mai,
Childs after he had held the office u
wears; Col. Herbert f. Taylor. Col
Kittredge TTaskins and the present
postmaster Michael j. Moran.
When Assistant Postmaster Charles
| w. Wilcox entered the employ Of the
government in the fall of 1868, and
4oI some time tHereaItcf lnefc were
only two clerks besides the postmaster,
70 DO all Of the work. Today besides
the postmaster there are 10 clerks,
eight carriers and three substitutes.
five rural carriers aud their five sub
stitutes, one special delivery messenger
and one clerk at the West Brattleboro
branch. Besides these there are three
railway mail clerks who make their
headquarters here and are paid from
this Office and three stage drivers
whose headquarters are here
Iron letter boxes were located in the
village May !. 1856, and on July ]
1887, free delivery was instituted with
four CARRIERS. The West Brattleboro
office was established Jan. /, 1900
with J. L. Stockwell as clerk
When Mr.. Wilcox began his duties
in the postoffice the gross receipts were
about $4,000 annually. Last year fac
gross receipts were $67.119.40. This
was an increase of $7,402 % over the
, year before and of $1O,9371S over
1914. These figures and the compari
sons furnish some of the reasons why
a federal building has been erected in
Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-05
MORE THAN / 500 VISIT BUILDING.
Continued from Page ~

ments Of sorting tables, desks, boxes
and the other equipment, thorough
knowledge OF which is essential to
speedy distribution of mail. This morn
ing when the building opened the
clerks were able to display considerable
familiarity with their new location.
The United States government does
not provide equipment for any postof.
fee located in leased property.
II was back in March, 1854, that a
postmaster general Of the state was
appointed and five postoflecs were cs-
tablished in Vermont, one Of which
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-27

they were going to get them.
4 But with the great wave OF
4 prosperity here, the wonderful
vogue Of vaudeville and pictures
| at both the Poll and Plaza, it was
simply impossible to restore the
| old order of things, which was to
lhave about, SO weeks Of vaude-
vile and I6 of stock for the Poll
and Plaza patrons just wouldn't
be denied their favorite form Of
amusement.
And then Mr.. Poll, realizing
THAT all the Lyric. lacked was a
master hand to guide it, a safe
and sound policy, a confidence on
the part Of the players, with his
usual policy Of doing big things
IN a big way, just bought the Ly-,
rlc, called his executive staff to-
gether, demanded the players for
theIyric to be selected on COM
petitive basis, meaning that the
most popular and successful
players, each in their respective
lines, be selected from the various
companies under contract withs
him, engaged decorators, scene
painters, stage crews and electri-
clans andartisans in every branch
Of the trade, and that's about all
he did other than in resting mo-
ments attend to the supervision
of 20 other theate-s.
And if you have CHANGED by the
Lyric the past few days and took
q peep in you saw scores Of work
men at decorating urder the di-
Tection Of William Ecksrt, Of the
decorating firm which had the
Strand and Rialto Theater CON
tracts in New York, and you saw
ssticntin every partsof the house.
Ihe decorative scheme has al
ready been described in the press,
but there are a score Of other
surprises ID store for those who
go opening week.
It has been said and ws.itten
that THE Plays the Thing" and
th' > partly SO, bit again the
pia.i..t, The predictions, the
courtesy to patrons, tie prices
and ali else, are assets, too, and
don't forget that point.
As to the players, Warda How
aid will be the leading lady. a;itl
it Goes seem that mere mention |
Of that fact would be sufficient
good news, for Miss Howard
Played a Ave weeks engagement
at the Lyric recently. and yea |
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-27

One OF the leading paragraph
crs on the metropolitan dailies, a
write-who specializes in matters,
theatrical in his columns. jour
neyed TO Worcester, Mass, one
night last week to see the pre-
naie-e OF new play, the title or
which was Weary Wives"
written by Boston newspaper
man, Vincent S. Lawrence, and
producsd by none other than
Henry w. Savage, who will later
play it on Broadway for New
York run, for its success is all
ready assured.
The paragrapfer mentioned
above, writing of the premiere,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-27

Kirke, the director, the Be1asco
OF stock productions, a master of
detail, man whose one ambition
IS to make every production a
Broadway production, and who
has never failed yet. AID Leo
Kennedy, likeao.e villain, just
because that's his stock life to
pay the l1cavics, and all the 9TH
ei,-sl down tie long line, from
leading man to tie boy or girl
who plays bits.
rs to the prices, the Poll prices
are always popular. prices, mean
ing that the top price At night for
the orchestra seats, will be SOC
and scaling Gown. and for tie af-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-27

took occasion to remark that the
play was given a wonderful pro-.
ducfioi1 by the Poll Players Sc
lected by Savage to try it out,
SO to speak, and he further re-
marked, referring to Mr.. Poll
and his stock companies studded
through several states and towns
tEat Mr.. Poll was a public BEN
eiactor for producing excellent
plays at a price within the reach
of ALL"
The above is cited merely as all
incident, But it carries its own
meaning; and, further. it serves
to lead this article which has to
do with the near approach Of the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-27

Labor Day opening Of the Lyric
itheater here, which has passed te
1.-THE control of S. q Poll, and
which will henceforth beoperated
]under his sole management, with
James Thatcher, MIR. Polls
stock booking manager, person
ally supervising the plays, play
ers and productions, and George
Arvire representing the Poll in
lterests in the capacity of business
manager and personal represen-
tatiye at the Lyric of Mr.. Poll.
I his IS written to clear the at
lmosphere a bit and to have Mr..
Poll, the Lyric, and the public,
fully understand each other, for
when the name of Poll goes up
over a theater dooy you can rest
assured that you will get the best
there Is, and the newest, and new
er is there an indication Of econ
otny IN the matter of comfort
for the patrons and their enter
tainnert.
The general public is not fully
conversant, and naturally so, with
the real reason why Mr.. Poll ac-
CURED the Lyric, and with his
usual custom has proceeded to-
lavish money in entirely rcdeeor-
ating and rehtting it. And the
real truth of the matter is that
Mr.. Poll was practically forced
into it if he cared to follow his
usual custom Of giving that per-
ton of the public listed as Poll
regulars what they wanted.
Scores and scores of letters
have been sent to Mr.. Poll from
the time he ceased giving stock
productions here to have him
take tie giving Of the drama here
his serious consideration. They
remembered the good old days
Of Alice Fleming, John 1nce,
lo111f11le Williams, John Daily,
Margaret Lawrence, Caroline
-ocle, John Junior, Isadore Mar
tin, Charlie Sclofeld, and al
score Of other favorites, and they
+ surrendered the. splendid plays
and productions uader the mas
seTfui direction of Guf1io Socoia,
Perry Meldos,, and others, the !
cordial feeling that existed be-
tween the patrons and players,
he get-togetf1er rTiatinees, the re-
,eptions and the good old times,
md they wanted them back again.
They simply Said they wanted
hat Poi stamp again on their
goods. and It was inevitable that
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-27

know that she was an overnight
favorit-. Thea, too, she Eas been
so efsiir-sratay successful a. Wash
Eag1on are1 Worcester Ter Mr..
Poll that she was seIecesd above
al the etS.er leading Wensesp on
lie Eeaa c;--c...;:ss. And again, re-
Fe-ting to the nle;deat.cf lie new
play being diced At w crcns-
ter last Mesk It is, ap-oeos to
n1eIaficil ffoe-5sss vii::s,a George Brirl-
ion Eealsr t;le Well 11sssosa a critic,
M1Gas his is
Vincent law alsce w-ats
w cary Wires E.anF Nv.
5aaaga urssd.csd l. ~ laeaa.s-es
Of tae Posi.Piaysrs. and along
cane Wa-Gss Howard, Leading
wcnel of the stock company,
and orsa1hed a breath OF RE
into it., raax.1s vesry WV
a genuine MT. Wna.eTsr tie
play becomes, Miss Toward
made it,,
And th@t'5 fu1snn1e praise, ISM t.
it
Well, Miss Howard viii be
here. and she sends tie message
along that she IS '1s1igaty glad 10
come, and she Eeces he- stay will
be lcng, and that, OF course. is
de5sade-.- t.Fe.l tie public ac
prevail
Grd1e95Ays--s will ce tie lcad-
n.gg man or the company, and
mere you have tie e,eye--sst, the
mcst ve-satile-a.2d girls, Jastt in
conference.-the l,audsof4.est lead,
ing man in stock drama today
and he's ali man, big, athletic, !.
outstanding yoatl1, who is rated
as the rnost successful leading
man that ever headed the famous
Crescent Stock of Brooklyn. AID
hats a record.
And Elese Bartlett will be the
ngenre, pe.chily pretty, dainty
IS a piece Of Dresden china, can {
troop al. over the pace in the L
of the stage. Don't de-ii
ign her own gowns, but knows
,noug,, to select the best little Il
gown designer In New York, and
,are ca;' wear clothes. II
Then Arthur Bac..as1sa-you I
CHI eisillccc7. him in tire cd Poll {
lays OF the 1nce-Fien'it,g regime. |
\ gentleman always. a fi,-isl,eel y
1ftist in every production, and a
,fodaetisti man every bit Of him. 4
Aftlftif has lots Of old friends i
lere, and he's going to make lots t
# 's:aw ones. Aud !. Francis a
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-27

|tefnoon matinees being given dali
y the prices will be 15c and CSC.
Manager Arvine makes il known
that former season list subscrib-
efs viii be gladly welcomed and
every effort made to give them
their former sittings, provided
they make application early
enough, that the sale of seats ana
the opening of the subscription
list will start Monday and in the
final analysis that you are going
to have one fine season of stock,
you're going to get the newest
and the best plays and you are.
going to be thoroughly satisfied
And thus endeth this chapter. s
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-02
CONGRESS TO VOTE ON PEACE
NOTE OF WILSON

Washington, Jan. 2. - Congress
NAV soon vote on endorsement Of
Pres. Wilson's recent note to bellig-
erents with it's implied threat of COM
sequences should Germany resume
unbTidled submarine warfare Ia the
event peace maneUvers. fail. e
This Interpretation was placed to-
day upon Pres. Wilson's conference
with Chairman Stone of the senate
foreign relations committee late yes
terday. -.
It was said Stone was commits
stoned to sound out congress on en-
dorsement of note, and inasmuch as
the note admittedly carries a warn
ing to Germany, such Endorsement
necessarily would mean American
approval of presidents step,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-02
ALLIES TO ANSWER WILso
PEACE NOTE SOON

London, Jan. 2.-Allies' answer I'd
Wilson peace note-probabIy anoth
er of the same character as that ID
Germany-win also be issued from
Paris. England and France have all
ready agreed on joint draft, which,
is now before other nations of the
entente. On their approval the note
will be handed to American Ambas-
sador Sharp.
Course of plain speaking and clear
statement of terms on which allies
would consider peace negotiations is
what British, press hopes note will,
indicate.
England is convinced that allies
starvation blockade of Germany
and Germany's apprehensiveness of
defeat on west front next spring,
combined to inspire Berlin to sue for
peace.
In Joint reply to America, the allies
will probably subscribe to Russia's
frank ambition to GUST Turkey from
Europe and obtain the aDrdaneIles
as being collateral with Italian ambi-
tons as to Tyrol and Istria and the
French ambitions as to the lost
provinces of ksace and Lorraine.
1000
-.--@ - 49, 80
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-02
BLOODY WAR TO A. FINISH is
WAY BERLIN SEESIT


Berlin, Jan. 2.-Berlin's peace
hopes are dispersed. Now it is war
to the last ounce of human blood.
Allies note is not considered deserV-
ing of a written answer 70
Summed up, that is the Berlin
press opinion it typifes the
opinion of the man in the street.
There is apparently an unanimous
decision that Germany's only answer
to the allies rejection of peace must
be by force of arms.
Dissipation of peace hopes did not
occur until after celebration of New
Year. This years celebration was
every bit as gay as last year.
American Ambassador Gerard has
not yet received the official text of
the reply for transmission to the
German foreign office.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-02

sell to Mr. Armour at price lower
than the day before.
when Armour has enough he will
step out Of the market and some one
else will advance their offer to the
2-5th off price. Growers will sell here,
too, until this packer is filled;- then
he moves off the market. In this way
they all get what they want, but
there is no real competition. That is
what hurts the raisers.
'It makes me laugh to read some
of the claims of Armour about the
low price of meat and the small mar
gin he claims exists between the
cost of the animal and the selling
price.
Armour makes his. entire profit,
and a big one, too, from the sale of
skins, taIlow, fat, entrails, fertilizer
and bone. Since the war in Europe
every one of these products has
scared in value and the packers are
reapiug the benefit. The price of
meat has not gone up much, but it
should go down, since Armour is
clearing more on the by-prodUcts.
Outside the market the packers
methods of controlling the business
are interesting. Here they have the
industry tied up just as tight"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-27
SENATOR BORAH
SOUNDS WARNING

WASHINGTON. Jan. &c. - Senator
Rorah. of Idaho, who will be one of the
Republican critics Of President Wilson
pcace address when the subject is de-
hated in the Senate. declared in a
speech before the Michigan Society 0l
Washine 81 ton tonight that all proposals
cf alliances and leagues 10 enforce
world peace inevitably would commit
The United States to a course In direct
conflict 10 the policy of Washington ana
MCnroc.
III the people OF this country want
to enter European politics. the senator
said, take part in European conlrorer-
sizes, become cntanglcd in its dynastic
disscnsions; If they want 10 furnish
money and soldiers. ships and men 10
he subject To tho call Of some tribuna!
or league. in which tribunal wc VIII
have but one vote, very we'll
Thu nroplc have. Il right 10 cntrr that
rcriluus ruurSc if they choose. for This
is the peoples government. Eut let us
understand perfectly what is meant be-
fore We take the step. Let us not he
deceived nor deceive ourselves. We
should ,lcirltc and consider every step
hrrnrr W. take it. for these are the steps
which one taken il is impossible for n
rCnplr tn rntraCE.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-27
CAUCUS APPROVES
THE REVENUE BILL
HOUSE DEMOCRATS IN
A LENTGHY SESSION
Marked by Some Bitter Oppo-
sition-Many Refuse to
Be Bound by Action.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26-Delno-
cratic members of the House in eau,
Gus tonight, approved by vote of 113
to Il the administration revenuebill
framed to meet the prospective treas
ury deficit next year.
A small group led by Representa-.
tive Galloway, Of Texas. attacking
preparedness expenditures, and Rep
resentatiye Caldwell, Of New York, de,
nounclng the excess profits tax fea'
ture, made fight against the bill
that kept the caucus In session until
nearly midnight. At the finish the
they would not be bound by the eau
Gus action:
Dies, Texas; Page, North Carolina;
Bailey, Pennsylvania; Olney, Massa-
chusetts; Galloway, Tex; Caldwell,
New York; Burnett, Alabama: Dough
ton. North Carolina; Stephens. Missis.
sippi; SheHS ood. Ohio; Taylor, Ark.
ansas: Thompson, Oklahoma and
Thomas, Kentucky.
Chairman Kitchen. Of the Ways and
Means COMMITTEES. submitted the bill
with the explanation that while he
had opposed the military and naval
expenditures which made additional
revenue necessary, Congress was OBJ
llScu W luC IL dou
thoriZed to be spent and that unless
it was done now an extra session
would have to be held.
The measure is designed to raise
about S24SUO0,00O to meet eXtraordi-
nary military and naval expenditures
by excess profits tax and an increas-
ed inheritance tax, and 10 provide
$100.000,000 more TO cover the pur'
chase Of the Danish West Indies. en-
penditures on the Alaskan railroad.
the proposed government nitrate
plant. etc.
The excess profits measure would
impose tax of percent Of The
amount by which the net income ot
every corporation and partnership eX'
ceeds the sum of $4,000 and s percent
of the actual capital invested. Income
derived from the business of life
health and accident insurance. com.
bined in one policy issued on the
weekly premium payment plan. and
from agriculture or personal service
would be exempted.
In addition--the bill would increase
the amount OF = per cent certificates
of Indebtedness which the treasury
may issue from $500. .000,O0D 10 $500.
100000 to tide the treasury over until
this years income tax returns come
in.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-27
MAY FORCE An
EXTRA SESSION.
FAILURE OF DEMOCRATS /
TO AGREE ON PROGRAM
MayMean Extended Session or
Abandonment ofProgram
Until Next Winter
Continued on cage Ten.)

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2G-EchOes OF
Hast nights turbulent cahcus OF Sen.
Il ate Democrats and failure today Of
/ the Steering Committee 10 agree or =:
program for the few remaining weeks
of this season. emphasized the seri!i
Gus entanglemcnt over legislation
which threatens either 10 force an eI-
ira session of Congress or abandon
ment until next winter of several I'M
portant administration measures.
1t became known during the day
that threats and counter-threats fol-
lowed in quick succession in the eau.
Gus when it was proposed to put ce--E
tain bills on the legislative program
to the exclusion of others. Railroad
labor legislation urged by the Presi.
dent was one target for attack, par
ucularly the strike prevention feat.
ure, although it generally was agreed
that some form Of legislation on this
line should be enacted before adjourn:
ment. In fact some administration
leaders believe that failure to do 20
tive for the President to call an extra
session.
The corrupt practices bill was Wig.
orously opposed by southern senator's
who declared they would not yield 70
federal control Of elections roposeo IN
the measure. They will sui NIT various
amendments, but champions OF the
bill already are opposed to the ssspro..,
posed changes and there seems little
prospect for final action at this se1.
sion il any other measures are TO %
enacted.
There still Is wide disagreement
over water power bills. and severA
Progressive Republicans have given
notice that they will talk until March
d AGAINST the Webb bill to permit coll
leciive foreign selling agencies for DO.
mestic corporations, II 1t Is pressed
for a vote.
The floor control bill also is In al
most hopeless dispute.
Some administration leaders said
tonight that, in their opinion. revenue
legislation, some form Of railroad Ia
bor regulation, mineral lands leas.
ing bill and the regular appropriations
eventually would constitute all that
could be accomplished before adjourn.
ment. II this much can be done they
do not believe the President would :
call an extra session. in view OF the
uncertainty Of organization in the
next House. ~
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-27
POSTMASTERS PLACED
|. ON CIVIL SERVICE LIST
UNDER PROVISION IN
APPROPRIATION BILL
Legislative, Executive and
Judicial Bill Passes Senate
Late Yesterday.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26-The an
nual legislative, executive and judi
cial bill, the second of the IA big sup
ply measures on the appropriation
program to be disposed Of before
March 4, was passed late today by the
Senate after provisions had been writ
ten into it placing all postrnasters on
the civil service list, forbidding EN-
ployes Of the bureau of education
from receiving compensation from pTl
vate educational foundations, and fur
ther increasing the pay of government
clerks.
The stipulation that postmaster
fships Of all classes be made non-poiit'
ical and put under civil service rules
was adopted at the last moment as an
amendment to the section providing
for the salaries of'certain officials oil
the postoffice department: Several
senators insisted tonight that 1t was
not germane to the appropriation
measure, and predicted that it would
be eliminated in conference with me
House.
Under the scale Of salary increases
for government clerks adopted by the
Senate, those receiving less than $3.50
annually would get raises Of Is per
cent. and those receiving between
$3.50 and $1,000 raises of ten percent
AS passed by the House the bill pro
vided for an increase of 10 percent for
all those whose salaries are less than
$1,000, and Of five percent for those
receiving between $1,000 and Sl,SO0.
About s1,000,O00 was added to the
measure in the Senate. bringing the
total 10 approximately s40000,00O.