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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-18

New Jersey Society OF PennsyIyania b..
annual dinner at Bellevue Stratford Mem
bers.
Academy Of Natural Sciences Ina. ANIMAL
meeting, Nineteenth and Race streets Mem
bers
Mrs. VI. $. Hathaway. Of the Montan. Iex-
islature talks at the Willard. 1921 Arch
street. Free.
Union of Gospel Mission meets, IoI Cbelten
avenue, Germantown. Free
Three Hundred and Fifteenth Rep,r.,t
Christmas Fund campaign meeting, Curtis
Building. Free
Night of One-act Plays. Plays and Piay
ers' club. Witherspoon Hall Admission
charge.
teth street Improvement Association, Red
Mems Hall. 253 South Sixtieth street. Free.
Tiighman Camp, United spanish War Vet
erans, reception to enlisted men, Third Regi-
ment Armory.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-18
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy Wynne Tells Her Readers to Be Ready to
Join the Red Cross-Monday Musicale a Great
Success-Sidelights on the Ice

seriously III since carly IN November. will
be glad 10 hear that she is recovering
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-18

vLIE WILL have Caruso and his famous
w sob" tonight in I'll Pagliacci," and
with Amato to sing the prologue there's
little doubt that there will be full house
at the Metropolitan. The Elapps are going
to give a party for Elise in their box and
the George w. Chlds DreXels will enter.
tain, as will the Van Rennselaers. Mrs.
Frank Clyde the Stotesburys and various
other boNholders
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-18

nID YOU know that AliX Dolan is at
~ the Or OtganizinG Charities Every day this
week? Well she is, and to answer peoples
questions about poor % give to. by giving
them the name of a full.hedged family
that is in need OF Christmas presents and
dinners. too. for that matter. as they are
OF more importance than the presents for
the kiddes even. AlX is there from the
Junior League. It's really splendid how
those Junior Leaguers do work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-18

I Friends OF Mrs Alice Randolph Purdy Of
seas Mount Vernon street, who has been
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-18

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-16
SCHOONER w. NJ. LAW
HAD CARGO OF LATH
Question as to Whether This Sort of
Wood is Considered
Contraband.

CAGLIABI. Sardinia, Feb. -. via
Paris. Feb. l6.--According to an aft
davit made 10y Capt McDouough Of the
American schooner Lyman NJ. Law,
sunk off the coast of Sardinia by
submarine Feb. -, the submarine or
dcrcd the schooner TO halt, which she
did Immediately.
The submarine, Capt. McDonough S
affidavit continues, approached the
Lyman NJ. Law and an officer of the
ndcrsea boat examined the ships pa
pcrS and her cargo and ordered the
captain and crew to leave. Afterward
the schooner was set ON fire and sunk
by means Of several bombs.
Capt. McDonough makes oath in his
affidavit that the cnlv cargo on board
the schooner comprised thin wood laths
used for making lemon boxes, loaded at
Stockton, Maine, for Palermo, SieilF
and intended for use in the American
trade. In this connection, il is point
ed out here, that wood III general Is
contrabaud when il is employed fo1
military uses, but the question is raised
it laths are included in this category
being useful only for the construction
OF boxes for lemons and oranges to be
shipped from Sicily.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-16
GEORGE CLEMENT WHITNEY.
Death Took Place This Morning in
Central Street Home.

George Clement Whitney. IS, died
early this morning in his home at -
Central street of diabetes. He had
been seriously i'll several weeks.
Mr.. Whitney was born in Upton.
Mass, Aug. u, 1850, son Of Reuben
and Lucy (Tubbs) Whitney. lie came
to Brattleboro in 1872 and entered the
employ of the Estey Organ Co. re
naming there until a few years ago
when he went to the White River Chair
Go. as foreman Of one of the depart
ments He continued ther, until
forced by i'll health to abandon active
employment
Mr.. Whitney married in Dummers-
ton, Oct IS, 1876, Miss Ada Wheeler,
Ha had been member of the Centre
Congregational church about two years
and was member of Wantastiquat
lodge, /. @. O. +.
Besides his wife he leaves two sons,
Elwin Whitney Of Springfield, Mass.
and Leon Whitney OF Hartford, Conn.
one daughter, Mrs. John Farnsworth of
Bellows Falls, ald one granddaughter
He leaves also three sisters, Mrs
George Fisher and Mrs. Elwin Marsh
Of keene, n. IT,, and Mrs. Benjamin
Eames of Worcester, Mass, and two
brothers, G. f. Whitney OF Newton
vile. Macs, and Edward Whitney OF
South Attleboro, Mass.
The funeral will be held at the
house Monday afternoon, Rev. Richard
II. Clapp, pastor of the Centre Congre
gational church, officiating.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-16
SLIGHTLY LESS
TENSION TODAY
But German-American Sit
uation is Still in
Grave State
PRESIDENT GOING
TO CONGRESS AGAIN
Just When, Administration Officials
Don't Know, But Likelihood is That
it VIII Be Before Many Days = In
Quiry as to Americans.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. - Inquiry
has been sent to Germany through the
Spanish embassy at Berlin regarding
the delay in the departure of the second
trainload Of former American officials
from Germany for Switzerland, it was
announced officially today. The train
should have left Munich early this week
carrying So former American consuls
and their families and an unknown mum
Der of other Americans.
The only information the department
has had about the train came from Mr.
Gerard and Minister Stovall at Berne,
neither of whom has given any more
definite time for departure than "some
time this week. : Several requests for
information have been sent to them,
but no definite word has arrived. Off
cials here refuse to believe Germany is
purposely delaying the train and ex-
pect to hear of its departure shortly.
Unofficial advices that Germany has
released the - American seamen held
prisoners when brought III by the prize
ship Yarrowdale reached the officials
today just as a peremptory demand was
about to be made on the Berlin govern
ment for the freeing of the Americans.
4 note embodying this demand had been
prepared and approved by President
Wilson, but if official confirmation of
Germany 5 reported action is received
+ it is probable the communication will
mot be despatched
1 The news caused n slight relaxation
of the tension over German American
relations. Many serious problems vet
remain, however, and were to be dis
cussed at today 5 cabinet meeting
The President is deliberating the next
move of the United States, but MANY
administration officials believe that hi,
appeal to congress for authority to ust
further means to protect American live,
and property now is only matter Of
days. Even if this act should be de
layed longer no doubt is felt that Ii,
will make an address on the intc1na
tional situation within the three week
remaining IN the congressional session.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-16
URGES MEDICAL
INSPECTION VOTE
Secretary of State Board of Health
Writes Health Officers-Apparently
Misconstrues Law.

DR.. Charles +. Dalton of Burlington,
secretary of the state board of health,
has written to the health officers of the
various towns to the effect that at the
coming March meetings every town in
the state ought to vote on the question
of medical inspection of schools, ''in
accordance with No. 73 of the Acts of
1910, as amended by No. ~ of the Acts
of l915.' He asks that the health
officers take steps to have the question
inserted in the town warning and to
do what they can to secure a vote in
favor of medical inspection.
1t looks as though DR.. Dalton had
misinterpreted the statute, as No. 73
Of the Acts of 1910 is wholly repealed
by No. ~ of the Acts of 1915, and the
latter act does not give the towns any
authority to take action in the town
meeting on the matter of medical in
spection.
This point is covered in Section ! of
No. 72 of the Acts of 1915, which reads
as follows: "The school directors of
any town or city, or the school commit
tee of any Incorporated district, shall
appoint one or more medical inspectors
for their schools, provided the legal
voters of sdch town, city, or incorpor-
ated district at their annual school
meeting by vote instruct said directors
or committee so to do. The compen-
sation of such inspectors shall be fixed
by the school directors or prudential
committee.
From this it is apparent that the
town meeting has nothing to do with
the question of medical inspection, and
this is the opinion of Town Attorney
A. P Carpenter.
| Two pertinent paragraphs in DR.. Dal
ton s letter as follows:
| "The epidemic of measles continues
unabated in the state. Every case
should be subject to quarantine and
/ children who cough should be excluded
from school until it can be found out
whether or not they are coming dowr
with whooping cough or measles. Chill
dren exposed to any contagious disease
should be excluded from school, ac
cording to the regulations on this sub
ject.
"A very mild form Of scarlet feve
is prevalent throughout the state, bu
III some eases it has developed into
severe type. Strict quarantine shoul,
be maintained on all cases, no matte
how mild, and special attention shoul
be directed to milk supplies if ther
is any suspicion Of disease at the dai
ries''
Dr. Henry Tucker, health officer, call
attention to the fact that heads 0
households are required by law to II
! port eases or suspected cases of cor
tagious disease to the health officer III
less a physician is employed
Many cases of measles have been II
, leased from quarantine in BrattleborC
but 90 or more eases are still unde
quarantine and in another week it wi
! be time for another lot of children t
develop the disease.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-16
RELIEF AGENTS TO
REMAIN IN BELGIUM
Germany Decides to Allow Americans
to Continue Work without
Hindrance

LONDON, Feb. l6. Representatives
OF the American Commission for Relief
in Belgium will not withdraw from the
occupied portions of Belgium and
Northern France, as previously had
been arranged, but will remain for the
present, il is now stated.
The commission received today a
despatch from its office in Rotterdam
stating that at a meeting held III Brus-
sells the German authorities announced
that all representatives. of the commits
sion might remain in Belgium and
Northern France on the same footing
as heretofore. Present at this meeting
were Baron Won der Lancken, Civil
Governor of Brussels; the American
and Spanish Ministers, representatives
of the Belgian RELIEF Commission and
of the Belgian National Committee.
4 Reuter- despatch from The Hague
saws the German Legation there states
that an official note was addressed on
Feb. 10 to the diplomatic controller Of
nutrition work, permitting Americans
/ to continue relief work in Belgium and
Northern France. Furthermore, to the
American Minister at Brussels the OPP
portupitv was accorded of participat-
ing i'm the central management of the
nutrition work. The German authori-
ties further declare that in the future,
as in the past, they would bc willing to
accedc to every demand of the Com
mission for Relief in Belgium.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-16
BIGGER STATE HOUSE GUARD
Number of Police on Duty in Boston
Increased from Two to Six.

BOSTON, Feb. 16.-Six members of
the state police were detailed for guard
duty at the state house today by dl-
rection of Chief John Plunkett, acting
on a request received several days ago
from the sergeant alarms of the legis-
lature. Chief Plunkett said the guard
was increased as precautionary meas
ure Two men, he said, had been on
duty heretofore.
Thomas F. Pedriek, sergeant at arms,
said the request was made after a man
called at his office Wednesday and in
formed George NJ. Fillebrown, deputy,
that he had heard the state house was in
danger of being damaged between Fri
day morning and Sunday night. The
name of the informant was not made
public, but he told the deputy that he
overheard conversation in which the
supposed plot was mentioned.
The authorities stated that while they
did not put any credence in the report
the guard was increased as a precaution
and to keep away persons who might
be drawn to the building through curl
osity. Rumors of state house plots have
been circulated repeatedly in the past
two years, but were never taken seri.
ously.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-16
EDDY HAS
SCARLET FEVER
Confined to His Room in Pavilion Hotel
in Montpelier = Mrs. Eddy Re
turned with Him Monday.

Senator Hcrmon E. Eddy of Brattlc
boro, of the law firm of Eddy 6 Whit
ney, is i'll with scarlet fever IN his room
in the Pavilion hotel III Montpelier.
Senator Eddy spent Sunday at his home
here and was here all day Monday, re
turning to Montpelier Monday night
accompanied by Mrs Eddy. He at
tended the session of the senate Tues
day, but since then has been confined
to his room. 1t was thought that he
had tonsilitis, but his illness last night
was diagnosed as scarlet fever. Mrs
Eddy is with him.
DR.. Henry Tucker, health officer OF
Brattleboro, says there are no cases OF
scarlet fever in Brattleboro, and he
thinks it improbable that the disease
was far enough advanced Monday sc
that anybody here could have been ex
posed. Judge +. w. Gibson Of Brattle
boro talked with Senator Eddy yester
day noon, standing in the doorway OF
his room.
/ is not unlikely that the disease
was contracted on the railroad train
as there are many eases of it in tn,
state.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-16
HILLEGAS APPROVES
CONSOLIDATION PLAN
Would Be Glad to Point Out Advantages
to Local School Interests Through
Town Management

State Education Commissioner Milo
B. Hillegas who was in Brattleboro
Yesterday to speak at the meeting in
the Auditorium last evening, said after
the meeting that he heartily approved
of the bill providing for consolida-
tion of the Incorporated school district
and village with the town Of Brattle
boro as far as its effect on local school
matters was concerned.
Commissioner Hillegas pointed out
that while the incorporated district
had no doubt been responsible for the
establishment of most of the high
schools of the state they had served
their purpose in this respect, and that
the most satisfactory unit to manage
school affairs under present conditions
was the town. He said further that he
should be glad to point out the advan-
tages that would come TO local school
interests through such a consolidation
as the one proposed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-16
BRITISH WAR LOAN
SEEMS SUCCESSFUL
Tremendous Effort Being Made Today
to Bring in Every Avail
able Shilling.

LONDON, Feb. 16.-A tremendous
effort was mad throughout Great Brit
ain today, the last day for subserip-
tions to the British war loan. to bring
in every availaba shilling. Although
no figures have been made public and
none will be available for several
weeks there seems to be no question in
financial circles that the loan will be
o success almost beyond the most san
guine expectations.
The national accounts indicate that
506 100000 pounds of new money is
needed to insure a clean slate for the
government on entering the next
financial year on April L. The govern,
ment expects to obtain not only this
amount but enough more to carry it a
considerable distance through the new
financial year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-16
WANTS TO BE PHYSICALLY FIT.
Supply Sergeant C1app of Company !
Undergoes Operation.

Pearl T. Clapp, supply sergeant of
Company /, who sustained a rupture
while handling heavy packages at the
Mexican border last summer, has just
been operated upon in the Memorial
hospital in order that he may be in
fit physical condition to re.enlist if the
services of the company are needed
further. Being incapaeitated for re-en-
Hstment, Mr.. Clap2 went to Spring
field, Mass, where he secured a posi-.
tion in the arsenal. About week ago
he came here to undergo an operation,
expecting that the government would
bear the expense, but the surgeon gen-
eral says the law does not give him an-
thority to authorize the expense, SO Mr..
Clapp is being treated at his own ex-
pense.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-16

will get away before the end of the
week.
The Ryndam of the Holland Ameri-
can line which returned here Wednes-
day after sailing to the verF edge of
the submarine zone probably will leave
today for Rotterdam. On this trip,
however, she will carry no passengers.
The first neutral passenger ship from
this port to touch at Halifax after the
Frederick VIII, which carries former
German ambassador Bernstorif and his
suite, probably win be the Stockholm,
of the Swcdish-Americau line due TO
leave today for Gothenburg. BY stop
ping for examination at Halifax, YES
sells bound for Holland and the Sean
duavian countries will he able to skirt
the northern boundary of the blockade
waters announced in the German pro
clamation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-16
HALIFAX EXAMINING PORT.
Neutral Vessels VIII Stop There to
Be Searched by British.

OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. l6.-Official an
uouncement was made last night that
Halifax is to bc made an examining
port for neutral vessels crossing the
Atlantic east-bound. Whether or not
shiTs coming west also will have to call
at Halifax has not been determined.
The fact that the terminal works at Hal
fax have not been completed MAJ have
some bearing upon the decision in. re-
gard to weSt-hound ships.
This decision of the British authori-
ties will add greatly to the Importance
Of the port Of Halifax. It also will
ncccsSItatc til, presence there of 4
corps Of government officials represent
ing the customs, postal and other de
partmcnts as well as interpreters and
translators.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-16
GIVE NOTICE TO DEBTORS
White River Junction Merchants to Ex-
tend Credit But One Week.

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION. Feb.
l6.-Marketmcn of this village, Hart
ford and West Lebanon, ~ H., gave
notice today individually and collec-
lively that any and all accounts in ar
rears 80 days or more must be paid
not later than March Is. Notice was
also given that beginning March Is
the merchants would extend credit for
but one week
This action, the merchants claim. is
made necessary b. the radical changes
IN practically every phase of the bust
ness which have made the MANAGEMENT
of retail trade and market business all
the more difficult
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-16
ANCHOR LINER
OFF FOR GLASGOW
Tu-cania IN Same Service as California
Torpedoed Last
vry-,1r


NEW YORK, Feb. lG.-The Anchor
line steamer Tuseauia carrying Il
cabin passengers Of whom four are
Americans sailed today for Glasgow.
The Tdscauia rs i'm the same service as
was the steamer California, torpedocd
last week of the coast of ireland with
the loss Of IL lives.
Tho British admiralty decision to
permit neutral vessels sailing from
American ports for Europe TO undergo
examination at IIalifax instead of at
kirkwall or Falmouth, brought immedi.
ate relief today 10 the cougcstcd cargo
situation at New York. Steamships
uf the Dutch aud scandinavian lines
which have been held in this port on
account of the submarine blockade
made preparations to sail by the new
route and it is oSpccted that several
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-16
EUGENE E. CUSHMAN.
Wilmington Man Dies OF Cancer in
Memorial Hospital

Eugene f. Cushman, 6S. of Whining
ton, died last evening in the Memorial
hospital of cancer. He had been in
failing health several months. Mr.. Cush-
man was born in Wilmington, April %,
lS4S, a son of Hiram and Marette
(Wilder) Cushman. He had been a
farmer all his life.
renee T. Cushman of Brattleboro and
Walter E. Cushman of South Vernon;
one daughter, Mrs. Rosa O. Boyd of Will
mington. and two sisters, Mrs. Eliza
Kennedy of Readsboro and Mrs. Gusta
Boynton of Wilmington. He leaves also
five grandchildren.
The body was taken to Wilmington
today and the funeral will be held there
Sunday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-16
SUPREME COURT ADJoURNs.
To Reconvene February 27 When Mar
inc Case Will Be Taken Up.

MONTPELIER, Feb. 16.-The Feb
Iuary term Of the Supreme court was
adjourned yesterday until February p
when it is expected that the case of
Giovanni Marino, Rutland county, in
which habeos corpus proceedings have
been brought to obtain his release, will
be taken up.
The final case argued today was that
of Lila NJ. Lowell, guardian, against
Martin c. Wheeler. This is a Wash
ington county chancery case.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-16
WASHINGTON Eeh

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-State de-
partment officials discussing the report
from Paris that Americans had been
warned from Washington to leave Aus
tria said no instructions to this effect
had been sent to Ambassador Penfeld
at Vienna. They considered it prob
able that Ambassador Penficld might
have taken such action on his own
initiative. Officials say they still hope
that break with Austria may be
avoided but admit that all recent in
dications are to the contrary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-16
NO HIGHER POSTAGE RATES.
Provisions for Them and One Cent Let
ter Postage Killed.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l6.-Proposed
postage rates on newspapers
and magazines and the provision for
onc-ccnt postage on drop letters final
ly were eliminated from the postal bill
today on a point Of order b. Senator
Lodge that they had no place on such
q measure under the senate rules. This
action is expected to end the fight at
this session for the provisions.