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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-03

inme}.as.. orefs. ght OBJ the Retreat are
know1t throughout the state as men Of
thr highest cjsalactrr and Of great abjl-
it,
Pine stare board "a Supervisors, upon
whom rests the auty LIT visiting tha
Er:trsat ..l... carh tnaath.. is compose
al Df.. steele Of M1ntpeiicf, hr. BY
ant Ell L,;d:psv. a.4d IT., f'5iton o& Rie!.-
fard and -T!,ts. eminent physician:
h;4ye discharged the duty l2uPosed uPoa
taem hv th. state
We -jnd that in some instances the
,.ffietsS IL the Retreat have known OF
the intended visits Of Ibis hoard but
Elti*. Happened only. occasionally and
flefn ;sl} tht 'cTiSerte. We arc unab'e Il
ind that U'lrsual or special preparation
visits. The evidence tended to SHOW
hat the Supervisors have investigate
cases Of claimed abuse of patients b.
attendants, but failed to find an.
ground for such complaints. We fin
that the board have given careful at
t,ntion to the matter Of investigating
eases Of state patients that should b,
discharged and we are unable to tinC
any instance whore q patient has no
been discharged az soon as their condl
tion warranted,
Your committee made no eXteusiv
examination Of the books of account
OF the institution. but investigated tn
system Of accounting and find that thi
system is modern and sufficient in q,
respects.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-03
CONQUERS RHEUMATISM
IN A VERY FEW DAYS

It IS an established fact that one
half teaspoonful of Rheuma taken
once day has driven the pain and
agony from thousands Of raeked, Grip
pied and dcspairing rheumaties during
the last five years
Powerful and sure; quick acting, vet
harmless Rheuma gives blessed relief
almost at once The magic name has
reached every hamlet III the land and
there is hardly a druggist anywhere
who cannot tell YOU of almost mar
VclouS cures.
If You are tortured with rheuma
tiSm or seiatica, you can get bottle
of Rheuma from Wilfred F. Root Of
any druggist for not more than 81
cents, with the understanding that il
| it does not completely drive rheu
matte poisons from your system
money back.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-03
The Joseph C. Jones Case.

Mr. jones was patient At the Re
treat Tor iuebrictv and claimed to have
lcen chokad ana dragged across tn,
street bg attendants and later claimed
that he had sustained damages and
brought suit against one Hills, night
Waterman at the Retreat, who assisted
III restraining Jones while under the
influence Of liquor, claiming that Hills
was liable for those injuries.
Your committee find that no unneecs.
sary restraint was used in this case;
however, the Retreat paid approximate
l. So in settlement of the claim OF
Mr.. Jones.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-03
A Bit of History.

I'm 1884 q $4,000 bequest created a
trust for the purpose of providing n
suitable place for the proper care and
treatment of insane persons, and thus
was founded Brattleboro Retreat. The
trust provided for self perpetuating
board of four trustees In the same
year the trust or trustees were mcor.
poratcd by an act of the general assem-
blv Of the state of Vermont and the
act of incorporation was made subject
TO amendment by any future lcgisla-
turc so far rs to provide for the more
perfect and cifcctual accomplishment
of the objects of this act.
From this small beginning the Re
treat has grown to its present large pro
portions, consisting of some 1900 acres
Of land and numerous expensive build
ings, including the so-callcd Retreat
Lawtom Hall and Linden Lodge. Al
different periods between 1884 and 1917
the state has contributed to the re
pairs and Improvements of the build
| ings, all told, the sum of $4,000 anC
I has an equitable lien on the property
\ for the return of this sum, contingent
4 upon the event that the Retreat SHOULD
cease TO be charitable institution
The growth and development of the Re
/ treat is. therefore, the result of privat,
| bencfactions and great ability and fore
sight IN management.
Your committee upon being appointed
Immediately proceeded to Brattlcbor,
and made a careful inspection of tn,
J buildings of the Retreat; the condition
Of the rooms; the kitchen and dinin,
room arrangement, laundry, heating an,
1 ycntilating systems, fire escapes AM
ton OF the patients as 70 being clothe,
fire protection equipments; the condi
and the facilities for proper Teatmcn
aud care of the patients and the quan
tity aud quality of the food.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-03

the light a comparative laarit and ra-
tional probability.
Your committee recommend that il
the event ii becomes the policy Of the
state to enlarge its institution. IL Wat
crhury that institution be So enlarged
that all patients supported by the
state can he there cared for.
Respectfully submitted,
W II. FAIRCHILD.
LINUS LEAEENS,
Senate Committee.
". w. RElRDENz
e. J.. STUART,
l. b. BROOKS.
House Committee.
SIS suodq9isT m q 5 bna / o.
What an awkward angel the average
man would make
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-03

and left there for two days without
food or water.
). That attendants inflicted wounds
upon her arms and chest
.. That She saw q patient killed IN i
the hall by the night Waterman.
!. That she was compelled to takeI
an oath not to disclose the truth re
speeding conditions at the Retreat.
$. That she sustained broken jaw
while confined at the Retreat.
With reference to the first seven
charges as made by Mrs. Guilford your
committee find the charges unsupported
by the evidence.
As to the eighth charge your com
mittee find that Mrs. Guilford 5 jaw
TO find from the evidence that she sus-
tanned this injury while size WAS a pa
| tient at the Retreat.
Your committee find that the Retreat
| disclaimcd liability for the injuries
| claimed by Mrs. Guilford TO have been
sustained while at the Retreat, but to
avoid expense Of suit and publicity
settled her claim for damages BY pay
ing her one thousand dollars.
The Clement Case.
| Complaint was made that Mrs. Lii
Ian Searlcs Clement was not properly
cared for at the Retreat
Your committee find that Lillian
Searles Clement, the wife OF Eos
ter Il. Clement. was taken to the Re
treat on September 9, 1918, in mucl
j disturbed condition OF mind; that she
was confined there nine weeks and two
days; that it was extremely difficult
to care for her properly owing to Tho
habits peculiar to the form of insanity
from which She was suffering; thai
She WAS visited there by friends an,
relatives and found naked, in a room
! without furniture, in 4 much ncglecte.
condition; that She was destructive il
! her tendencies. Your committee fin,
!, that the Retreat should have given
, Mrs. Clement closer care and attention
We think Mrs. Clement might an,
/ should have been supplied with cloth
ing adapted to her condition and need
5 and that measures should he taken t
. provide such patients with proper cloth
{ ing and proper furnishings should b
i. placed in rooms where this class of pa
e tients must be confined.
, The Barrett Case.
! In this ease it WAS claimed that ont
p ". +. Barrett, a patient at the Retrca
from January, 1912, 10 July, 1912, sus
tanned iuiUrirS to his n0sa and fore
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-03
Special to The Reformer.
MONTPELIER, April ,

The report Of the legislative commit
tee which investigated the management
and conditions Of the Brattleboro Re
treat was read IN the house at the SEES
sion Yesterday afternoon. The reading
did not attract unusual attemi ion. 1t
was the opinion freely expressed that
the committee had done its duty care
fully, and its findings. ON the whole,
were more favorable to the Retreat
than had been expected.
The committee took 1920 typewriter
pages Of evidence, examined - wit
n,s,cs and the cost to the state was
approximately $500.
It is rumorcd in the corridors Of the
state house that bill has been pre-
pared providing for the removal of the
state patients at the Brattleboro Re
treat and placing them at the state hos.
pital at Waterbury. This measure would
also place larger funds at the disposal
of the Waterbury institution.
The findings of the committee are IN
brief as follows
That the dining rooms of the institu
ton arc poorly ventilated;
That the fire escapes are inadequate:
That the attendants have been insult
fcicnt in number and not given proper
supervisors;
That patients have been ill-treated
but without the knowledge OF those in
charge of the institution;
That institutions like the Retreat
should not settle threatened lawsuit
unless fully satisfied of such misconduct
ON the part of employees as may be ac
tionablc, and then only with fullest
publicity;
( That il is a mista ken policy for the
( Retreat to attempt to care for certain
forms OF insanity without proper tacili
/ ties
/ That at least two assistant physicians
should be employed;
! That the state should pay more 70
the support OF state patients and hav'
an official voice in the policy and man
agcmcut of the institution;
That of the eight specific charge
made by Mrs. Hattie Guiltord all say
one are unsupported by evidence, an,
III the case or that one creative 10
fractured jaw there was no evidcne
to show that the injury was sustaine
at the Retreat.
To the honorable Senate and House O
Representatives,:
The special joint committee appointe
to visit the Brattleboro Retreat a
Brattleboro, TO take into consideration
investigate, and report upon the man
lagcmcnt OF said institution and the ear
and treatment of persons who hay
been or are now confined therein. an
rs to the honest and faithful perform
ance Of all the duties of the officer
thereof. reports as follows:
The committee are disposed, by wa
OF preface. TO offer the briefcst possibl
outline Of the foundation of the Il,
treat.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-03
The C. H. Smith Case.

This patient was brought to the Re
treat on May 2S. 1914, from Springfield
Mass, for treatment as an alcoholic.
Il was claimed that Smith, while cor
facd on ward 3, was knocked down
and kicked by an attendant and
severely injured and that night was
removed to another ward and n few
days later died
Your committee have carefully invcs-
tigatcd this ease and are unable to find
that death was the result of the a.
legged i'll treatment. We DO find that
because the patient refused to remove
his clothing, Ms quickly as desired b7
an attendant, he was knocked down
and kicked several times. The cvi-
dcnce as to the extent and character
Of the injuries inflicted was ind finite
We find that on the evening following
! this i'll treatment Smith was removed
/ from his room on the third ward K
! q room upon another ward and the rec
/ ord of this ease At the Retreat shows
august Il, II. Patient died today
cerebral effusion (hemorrhage) is givel
as the exact cause of death. Menineit
is was a contributing couse.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-03
S Settlements Were Unwise.

Concerning the settlement made by
the Retreat ia the Guilford, Adams and
jones eases the committee find that the
Retreat in each ease disclaimcd liza
bility for the damages claimed but to
| avoid the expense of suit aud publicity
considered il for the best interests Of
the Retreat to settle lhtse claims
The settlement Of 4 threatened law
| suit is oftcntimes combination Of
| axpcdioncv, to save expense Of litiga-
ton, to avoid publicity and the possible
miscarriage of Justice. IN insane asy-
/ lum cannot afford to settle threat
eaed law suit for any or all Of the
/ foregoing reasons, but only when it Is
/ fully satisfied that some of its Serv-
ants have been guilt of such negli-
! gencc or misconduct as may be action
able against the asylum and then the
fullest publicity should be by it given
TO the entire subject matter
The unfortunate Clement incident is
! the result of pistaken policy. The
Retreat is not so equipped with isolat
ell apartments that it can from any
aesthetic viewpoint satisfactorily care
for certain types Of insanity without
recourse to the usual restraint and
should have 50 advised III the case re
fcrred to.
The board Of trustees WHO have the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-03

In this case the following charges
were made by Mrs. Hattie NJ. Gull
ford
/. That She was put into straight
jacket and tied to bed and left
there for several days mt time, and
while in straight Jacket. she was
compelled to eat her food from tin
plate placed on the floor of her room.
,. That she was knocked down three
times a week, and on ono occasion was
| struck with a piece of iron or lead
pipe, leaving scar upon her head.
3. That she was thrown onto bed
by atEattendant and her head pounded
| against the wall until she became un
| conscious.
4. That she was put into place
| dungeon under tho floor Of her room
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-03
Bring Your
Prescriptions
Here

IL you want them filed with the purest
aud freshest drugs, and with the great
est care and accuracy-flled precisely
as your physician orders them filed,
20 produce the exact effects he desires.
We are proud of the record we have
made in our prescription department.
And yet we fiji prescriptions at very
reasonable prices, and fill them quickly,
too.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-03
Two Assistants Needed.

Youy committee find owing to the
resignation Of Or. Ernest l.. Tracy. an
assistant physician ut the Retreat, that
DR.. Iawton has, siacc Novemher, 1910,
had bat one assistant physician; thar
this assistant physician is compelled
to attend loo or more patients cspe-
ciallv needing the attention OF a ply
stefan each day; that conditions lie
mand that al least two assistant ply
sicians he employed for the proper
care and welfare Of the patients, and
Your committee believe this to be the
policy Of the institution.
Your committee find that under pres
emit economic conditions the cost Of
maintenance to the institution per week
for each patient is $5.S4 The Re
treat is now under contract to the state
to board, clothe, care for, and provide
medical treatment and nursing for all
state. patients that the necessities Of
the state require it TO take for the sum
of 800 per week. For the past y az
there has been an average of 500 state
patients supported at the Retreat
The Retreat claims that the deficit
arising thcrefrom not only precludc'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-03
The Grace Adams Case.

In this aSc the Retreat was charged
VIII neglect Of Grace Adams, while she
was a patient at the Retreat suffering
from insanity, in that Sire was permit
ted 10 swallow a nail. pieces Of glass. Il
piece Of wire and darnina needle
which neccssitated an operation. Your
committee find that Mrs. Adams was
permitted through lack Of necessary al
rcntion TO procure and swallow these a.
ticles; that the claim made against III,
Retreat and the expense Of the opera
ton and treatment incurred as result
OF such neglect were paid by the RI
treat to the amount OF about 500.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17
AN AGREEMENT
UPON POLICY
BY DELEGATES
Declaration Of Principles Was
Signed at Midnight,
APPOINTMENTS ARE MADE
M, TChernoff Named Minister
Of Agriculture,

PETROGRAD, MAY 1.-THE cabinet
crisis has been settled. A declaration
OF the governments policy has been ac-
ccpted by the representatives OF the
Council OF Workmens and Soldiers
delegates with merely slight alterations
and was signed by them a, midnight.
Radicals Get Appointments.
During the sitting NJ. Tchernofi. ma
tional socialist, was appointed minister
OF agriculture. and NJ. Skobeleff. vice.
presiden, Of the Council OF Workmens'
and Soldiers delegates. was appointed
minister OF labor 1t was also decided
to be desirable TO include in the gov
ernment Feodor Kokoshkine. consti}u-
tional democrat, and 4 professor at
University Of Moscow, and NJ. Tsess-
telli, member OF the Council OF Work.
mems and Soldiers delegates, The duty
OF these men win be TO prepare for thu
constituent assembly,
| Al Agreement With Allies.
The statement further meets the coun.
ellis demands by promising to take
steps toward the attainment OF an
agreement with the allies which will
realize the governments declaration OF
| April g The government. however. is
convinced that Russa's defeat in the
war would he great misfortune to all
nations and while willing to make
general peace on the above foundations.
believes firmly that revolutionary Rus
sia will not permit the defeat Of It's al.
lies in the west.
The government consents to the ooin.
ellis demand for the characterization OF
the army. but desires TO combine II with
a Strengthening Of Russia's lighting
forces The declarations meet hpIs
way the councils socialist program by
promising further control over the peo-
duction, transport, sale and distributiod
of products; measures for the better
protection of labor the right to settle
ment OF the land question by the con-
stituent assembly; direct taxation ol
wealth, development, in a democratic d.
rection OF local self government, and
the fastening OF preparations for TN
constituent assembly In return the gov
ernmcnt demands such full confidence
and suppor, as will enable II not onlyt,
fight reaetionary counter revolution
bunt also to take measures against tn
anarchists OF the eN,rem left.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17
EARLY MORNING
BLAZE CAUSES
$4,000 LOSS
Alexander Drug Company
Building Is Damaged,
SAVE AlUABLE FORMULAS
PatroIman Sees Man Escape
From Rear Of Structure,

Circumstances surrounding the fire at
the Alexander Drug company, 2l4-lb
West First street. early this morning.
led Chief Ross NJ Brooks 10 believe
tha, possibly the fire was OF lnoendlary
origin About fifteen minutes before
the fire was discovered. policeman
saw a man in the alley back OF the
building. When he called to him to stop
the man fled and made his escape. This
morning when the chemist went TO the
laboratory he noticed that case oi
opium had been opened and part OF the
contents removed
Loss $4,000.
Their have been number OF robberie:
at the place recently and the fire chie'
says that il is possible that the THE
may have dropped the match last nigh
among the chemicals and the result wa
the place caught on fire. The loss Is es
tinated at $4,000
Officers have started an investi
CATION into the cause OF the tire
They are investigating the re
poprt that the building was set on fir'
! for the purpose OF destroying the chem
| ical supply and the chemical formula
which could not be replaced at any cos
The fifth floor OF the Regal building
adjoining the drug company, which ha'
been occupied ny the Eagle lodge, wa
also almos, completely destroyed. Th'
last wall Of the Carhart Motor company
lust west OF the destroyed building
which at first was thought would fal
outward is though; to be safe, in re
por, made by Ross Brooks, fire chief
Formulas Saved.
Chemicals and valuable formulas, val
ued at $4,000 which were in the offs,
OF the chemical laboratory on the sec
ond floor OF the burned building, wer'
saved. II is said this loss could no
have been replaced for any amount o
money.
On account OF the high wind the en-
tire Hwntown seStion was jeopardired
but an fires caused by sparks from tn
burning building were extinguished.
Insurance Carried.
+. s. Malone, president OF the Alex
ander Drug company, states that 5000
insurance was carried. $4,000 on n
building and $4,000 on the contents.
/ Mr. Malone is already hunting ne,
quarters in which to continue bus
ness New stocks, which had been OF
dered, arc expected 10 arrive this weeI
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17
Allies Offer
Equipment for
Teddy's Army
France and EAgIand Said to
Have Made Proposal,

WASHINGTON, May H-There IS
the highest authority Tor saying that the
representatives OF France and England
now in Washington have advised the
president and military advisers iha,
France and England stand ready 10
furnish all equipment that may be re-
quircd for any force Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt may be permitted 10 raise
for immediate service at the front.
The offer of the allies informally
made shortly after the arrival in this
country OF the Joint commission. in
oludes everything up to field artillery
and more especially rifles which, II has
been declared in open debates in con
gress, there is no great supply on hand.
This offer eliminates the objection
that has been raised by some that the
sending OF the Roosevelt, division
abroad would delay the equlpping and
preparation OF other troops for service
at the front
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17
MAXIMUM FOOD
PRICE PLAN TO
BREAK CORNERS
Houston Tells Means Govern.
ment Would Take,

WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE gov
ernment IL given power to fix maximum
food prices would exercise the authority
only to break up corners or TO prevent
extortion. Secretary Houston explained
today in letter replying to an inquiry
Referring to popular Misrepresentation
regarding the proposal that the govern
men, set price on foods,uifs, Secretary
Houston explained that only two sug-
gestions have been made. One is that
the government be given power to fix
a minimum price with view to slim
ula,e production" said the secretary.
This price would be sufficiently high
to insure producers against loss, The
other suggestion is that the government
he given power to TX maximum price
in extreme emergencies 10 break up
corners or to control extortion"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17
H|lON|AN SENT
TO BOTTOM OFF
ITALIAN COAST
Submarine Strikes American
Vessel off Genoa,
CAPTAIN WILLIAMS SAVED
Ship, Carrying Provision Car
go, Not Armed,

NEW YORK, MAY 1.-THE Ameri-
can steamship lliloniau has been tor
pedoed and sunk off Genoa. Italy, with
Z loss of four members OF the crew, ac-
cording to a cablegram received here by
the owners, the Universal Iransporta-
tion company. -,
The Hilonian was not armed. She
left here April u for Genoa with earog
She was vessel of 292l tons gross,
was commanded by Capt. T. II. WI
iiams and carried crew of thirty nine
men, of whom eighteen were American
citizens.
The oablegram said Captain Williams
was saved.
The cargo, mostly provisions, wa:
worth $2,500,0O0, the owners stated, apf
the ship $l.m.00O. 6
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-17
GERMANS CANNOT
CHECK FURIOUS
BRITISH DRIVE
Hlndenburg's Supreme Efforts
Prove Unavailing,
tA,,oe,at.d Press war Summary

\, (keeOchteu Ttoss Vs' S"s'y'
The Germans have piled high their
dead before the British lines, but have
failed TO stop the British advance, The
mos, furious and sustained counter at.
tack, have withered before the bias, OF
the British artillery and the sapping
Of the Hndenburg lines goes slowly on,
The tremendous efforts made by Field
Marsha, Won Hindenburg to stem the
tide OF victory which was slowly set,
ting against him, have given the baitl,
Of Arras an appearance OF ebb and
flow, bu, the net result Is that the ei.
forts Of the Germans 10 regain the ini.
tiative have failed. Won Hindenburp
apparently used every ounce Of strength
al his command to wrest from the Brit.
ish the villages OF Rocux and Bulleeout,
and the outcome IS summed up In N,
almos, mono'onous repetition by III,
British war office, OF the remark
Our troops operating in the Hinden
burg line"
Probably more ominous for Berlin, IL
view Of the wobby condition Of he,
Austrian ally, Is the news Of the grea
blow struck by Italy In the direction
icon,lnuss on Page q, Column A.