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The evening herald., 1917-04-05
IMPROVEMENT TO
OLD TOWN SCHOOL
WILL COST $4,000
Addition Comprising Reception
Hall and Two Classrooms to be
Built; President Romero Re
elected Unanimously to Board

Former sheriff Jesus Romero was
reelected Go ihe school board of dis
trict 40. t3 by unanimous vote There
was no opposition candidate iu tho
field Mr. Romero is president OF tho
bonrd.
District il has four schools and
fourteen teachers. Tho largest oi
the schools is m old Town. u l- 90
Dee enlarged and improved bs an ud.
dit.on costing 5000 The addition
win comprise reception hall and
two classruoms The other schools cd
the district are at Santa Barbara,
North Fourth street and Duranc5.
The Santa Barbara school was notably
improved last year.
County Clerk Nestor Moutoya is
secretary Of the board
The evening herald., 1917-04-05
CHECK THAT WON'T
STAY CASHED GETS
HIM into TROUBLE
Montoya Arrested for Making a
Fuss Over voicher That sando-
val County Handed Out With a
String to It.

Three years ago Pablo Montoya got
check for $3.50 from sandoval
county as a witness Zee in court case
and he has been trying to cash II
ever since. lie was arrested yesterday
afternoon after his sixth recorded at
tempt
Sandoval county refuses To honor
the check because Pablo Is alleged 10
owe taxes when he pays the alleged
tax bills, says SandoTal, he can get
his $3.50
Aiontoya tried the check on Pete
Dineiu yesterday. lie made fuaA
wnen DineIli turned IL back, and his
The evening herald., 1917-04-05
Doing Away With All
Attractions Counter
To Patriotic Program

Through the efforts OF a suu-cOn-
mittee headed by Mrs. Margaret Med
Ter. appointed by the committee IN
charge Of the patriotic celebration 10
be held Monday night, an the dances
and entertainments scheduled Tor that
evening have been postponed
An effort will be made by the COM
mittoo 20 secure the closing Of an the
moving picture shows Tor the one
night 80 there VIII bee $50 possible cN-
cuso for any one 90 stay away from
the bsg street parade ana exercise fo
be held in the afmoTy.
The evening herald., 1917-04-05
FOREIGNERS HERE WHO
BEHAVE WILL NOT HAVE
THEIR RIGHTS CURTAILEI

Washington. April ,- official 1n-
nouuccmeut wa mado today that Ton
oieuers n the United states who con-
duct themselves properly VIII suffer
no loss OF property or liberty as re.
suit OF a declaration of a state of war
The evening herald., 1917-04-05
HOUSEHOLDERS UP
IN ARMS AGAINST
CARPET CLEANERS
Sign Petition Asking That Plant
be Declared Nuisance and
Forced TO Move; Health Board
to Consider II.

The board of health will meet to-
night AT the office Of the mayor. who
is oN-0fficio head of the board, 60 con-
slider a petition signed hy thiriy-two
resident Of the South Broadway and
East street south of lIazeldlne avenue
asking that carpet-cleaning estaD-
lishment be declared nuisance,
The petitioners allege that the dirt
srom carpets and rugs is blown about
the neighborhood They ask that the
plant be- ordered To- move.
The health board expects to receive
a report on the plant from Health
officer John Tandbers and cts
Ply ysician T.. NJ. clayton.
The evening herald., 1917-04-05
Duke City Doctors
Ready to Go Into
Service of Country

The Bcrnaliilo County Medical 500
oiety offered il sory Ices tdAthc coun-
try last night in connection with a
resolution endorsing President VIII
sons war message The socictys Of
for was telegraphed TO Senators Fall
and Jones ana Congressman walton.
The kilograms were signed hy Dr,
Joseph $ Cipes president of the SOC
Ciety. and Dr. Frank g. TUT.
The evening herald., 1917-04-05
Meeting of c. B. l..
Directors Postponed

ON account OF the fact that next
week will be Patriotic wccF" iu Al
buquerque, the board of directors of
the civic Bettermcut league have
postponed the meeting that was 10
have taken place next Monday 90 tho
following Monday April 10.
All the members of the league are
urged TO take part iu Monday night IS
demonstration in favor of true Amer.
lcanism
The evening herald., 1917-04-05
COMING EVENTS.

Good Friday services VIII hc held
az 1890 O'Clock Friday morning 1T
the Emmanuel Lutheran church Ia
the Public Library The sermon will
be In German
Tomorrow viii be- philanthrupic day
day at the Womau's club. Carl Nor.
Ercu has prepared special musical
program Refreshments Wi. be serve
by one of the philanthropic commit.
tees The child Welfare Committt,
will hold special meeting immediate
N after the program
The evening herald., 1917-04-05
9 HOSPITAL SHIPS HAVE
BEEN SUNK BY MINES OR
ToRPEDoEs DURING WAR

London, Aprl ., 423 "a m Six
hospital ships hsye been torpedocd or
mined by the central powers sircc th"
beginning ca the war. Thomas J Mao
NaInara. financial seefctaig of the ad
niirsit, stated in the house ~ com
mons today.
Consequence, he added. 2i7 lives
have been lost and " person. ine
jnred.
The evening herald., 1917-04-05
If You Have a Pole
That Needs a Flag,
Apply to Col. Sellers

y col u Is. B. Sellers. head of z
y the "1y-thc-hag' corps au- Z
. uounccd today that any ilngpnlcs
y In town sim bare of the colors 4
y would Dee provided with nags ON 4
. application TO him The colonel
y is using such ilags as come loose
. from the ropes strung across
y streets to outiit raglcss poles
. The colonel put IN most OF the
. morning looking for bare poles
. and supplying nags for them
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-14
DR.. H. F. WALKER DEAD.
Was Uncle of Prof. Williston Walker
Long Time Physician.

PITTsFORD, Aug. .l4.-Dr. Henry
+. Walker, %, a son of the late Rev.
Charles Walker, long g-time minister at
Pittsford died here last evening. Dr.
Walker was born July ,, 1888, at Pitts
ford. He graduated from Middlebury
college in the class of 1861 and from a
New York medical college four years
later.
For over 40 years DIR. Walker had
been a physician in New York with
an extensive practice. His New York
home was at Is West Fifty-ffth street
and his summer home was the old family
place at Pittsford. He had been suffer
ing from a severe heart trouble for the
past six months which resulted III his
death.
DR.. Walker had been much identi
fed with the interests of Pittsford and
gave the public library building to the
town and was instrumental in securing
the present water supply of the town.
He was never married and leaves NJ
relatives nearer than nephew, Prof
| Williston Walker, who has a summer
home in Brattleboro. Burial will be a
! PittSford
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-14
TROOPS IN FRANCE
DON'T RELISH "SAMMY''
Ask Associated Press Correspondent to
Discourage Use of This Irritat-
ing Nickname

AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IN
August l3 delayed Not
only until the recent arrival III camp of
certain American newspapers did the sol
diers of the American cXpeditionary
forces become aware that efforts were be
ing made i'll certain quarters to fix upon
them the name OF SAMMY" That name
never il heard on this side. Within the
past few days the correspondents of the
Associated Press has been approached by
great numbers of the officers and men
asking that something be sent home tell
ing the people there how the standard
bearers of the American army really re
sent what they consider undignifed and
irritating names.
please hit the Sammy propaganda as
/ hard as YOU can said an officer of dis
/ Itinguished rank to correspondent today
The men and officers would be prout
to have an appropriate nickname, bu+
there is not one among Us who think,
Sammy is in any way suitable and i
certainly is not desired"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-14
MINORITY FAVOR
HIGHER INCOME TAX
Dissenting Senators Say War Tax Bill
as Now Drawn is Not Ade-
quate for Year.

WASHINGTON, Aug. IA minor
ity report of senate finance committee
on the war tax bill was presented to the
senate today by Senator LaFollette with
the concurrence of Senators Gore and
Thomas recommending that war profits
and big incomes be utilized rs the
principle sources of taxation in provid
ing funds for the country 5 war needs.
The minority report charges that the
bill as revised by the majority makes
palpabIy inadequate provision for rails
ing the revenue needed for financing the
war through the next fiscal year and
that the onus of taxation has been
placed on those least able to bear it.
:" From the income tax and the war
profits tax, states the report, there
can be raised without subjecting the
country to serious financial strain and
without depriving the wealthy even OF
the luXurics of life, more than double
the amount proposed III the pending
| bill.
In urging that the income tax scale b,
| increased to Tighten the burden borne
by laboring classes figures were citeC
indicating wages have only increased
Is per cent while the necessities of lift
have advanced 50 per cent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-14

NORTH WALPOLE
HOTEL MAN FINED
Claimed liquor Found on Premises Was
For Personal Use-Appeal
Taken

BELLOWS FALLS, August 1.-THE
municipal court of Walpole, n H., sitting
in the village of North Walpole across the
Connecticut river from this village, was
busy yesterday with the hearing of cases
in which violation of the New Hampshire
liquor laws was charged. The first case
the charge against Patrick A. Killeen
who runs the North Walpole House
1t was brought out that Sheriff Lord of
keene, n H, with three deputies visited
Killeen's hotel Saturday evening and
seized IA quarts of whiskey, Y bottles of
ale and As bottles of porter Several wit
nesses were examined for the state and
Mr.. killeen took the stand in his own
behalf. He said that all the liquor found
in his house was for himself and members
of the family including a son, who is suf
fering from hip trouble. War prohibition
had also had its influence Action of con-
gress had led him to believe that he had
better stock while he could
The charge against Mr.. Killeen was
that he had in his possession on August
IL one quart of whiskey for sale. On this
charge he was found guilty and sentenced
to pay a fine of 500 and pass 100 days il
Jail. An appeal was taken to the superior
court.
The county solicitor also entered
charges of illegal selling of liquor agains
j. p. Murphy and A. Z. Goodsoe, who con
Iduct grocery store in North Walpole
The store was also raided SATURDAY. ant
lempty bottles found in a back room. Th
men were found not guilty
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-14
GERMAN BOMBS IN
CHUNKS OF COAL
Investigation in Norway Thought to Ex-
plain Loss of Many Vessels
Nine Men Held

CHRISTIANIA, Aug. 1.-THE inves
tigation of the conspiracy having for
an object the sinking with German
bombs Of a number of Norwegian ships
has been completed, according TO To-
cal newspaper. and action taken against
seven Finlandcrs and two Germans.
They are accused of having transported
many explosives from Germany to Nor
way and stored them in Christiania
The accused were paid by German es-
pionagc headquarters.
According to the newspaper 1000
Kilograms of explosives were seized in
Guiding number Of internal machines
in eases resembling Jumps of coal and
were to have been put in coal bunkers
aboard Norwegian ships The paper
said tire discovery of the plot probably
| explains the loss of many Norwegian
ships which were supposed to have been
mined or tOrpCdoed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-14
BAILEY OBSERVING
PARASITES WORK
Finds But Few Brown-tail Moths in
This Section - Parasites Released
Three Years Ago.

Harold L. Bailey of Bradford, who mas
charge of insect suppression IN Nermont
for the state department OF agriculture.
was in town yesterday and today, maxi
ing trip to Guilford yesterday and
Newfane this forenoon collecting cater
pillars to determine the extent of the
presence of parasites upon them and OBJ
serving the situation generally.
He found an unusually large number
of red bumped, yellow necked and hick,
DRY tussock caterpillars, which feed large
y on apple trees. They need attention,
and may be controlled by spraying with
arsenate of lead, but their presence is
not cause for so much alarm as would
be felt over the presence of Il large num-
ber of gypsy moths and brown tail moths.
The two varieties first named feed alto
gether in groups and may be controlled
to some extent by breaking off the in
tested twigs and destroying them.
Three years ago the government re-
leased parasites III Guilford and Newfane
which attack gypsy moths. This particu-
lar kind of parasite attacks both the
moths and native caterpillars. Mr.. Bal
| ley found no gypsy moths and but fes
brown tails, whereas in the past few
years lhe DfOWn-tallS especially HaNt
been plentiful. The deduction is that
the suppression work done by Mr., Bailey
with the help of the parasites, has beer
VERY effective.
The caterpillars which Mr.. Bailey col
lected will be sent to the government
laboratory in Mclrose Highlands, Mass
Iwhere it will be determined how exten
siyely they are covered with the para
sites
1t is interesting to note that all cater
lpillars and other insects are attacked b.
certain parasites, which keep them il
check, and that even the parasites ar
attacked by other parasites Except 70
this wise provision of Nature the coun
TRY would be overrun with all kinds 0
worms and bugs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-14
FIRST DRAFT ARMY
IN TRAINING SOON
Last of First Increment to Be in Camp
by the Early Part of
October.

WASHINGTON, August 1.-THE en-
tire GS7 900 men composing the first in
cremcnt of the army draft forces will be
under training early i'll October. Under
orders issued yesterday the first 80 per
cent of the quota of each district will be
gin entraining for environments Sept. ,,
the next 30 per cent Sept -, another 80
per cent Sept. 80, and the remaining 10
per cent will be modified as soon after
that date as possible.
The plan to assemble the new forces in
instalments distributes the task of fur
ni-hing supplies and equipment through
September 1t will also prevent serious
shortages in any camp and Will give the
new officers from the training camps time
to familiarize themselves with their
duties gradually before responsibility for
a great body of men falls on them.
fhe order means that about 1900 men
will reach each of the Ii cantonments
soon after Sept ). They will first be eX-
amned physically by army doctors and
| finally accepted or rejected. This will
take some time and the men will have to
be furnished with temporary quarters
and rationed while awaiting examination.
! If the full quota were assembled at one
time great confusion would result.
/ Presumably the first increment will
have been organized into skeleton com
Ipanies, battalions or regiments before the
second arrives The newcomers can be
quickly absorbed by going concern in
that case and the third lot can be taken
into the war machinery with even less
disturbance when il reports - days later
In farming communities local boards
now will arrange the lists of those to fill
the first increment with local crop condi
tions in mind. Harvesting is in process.
in many sections. Drafted men engaged
in that work and who otherwise would @
with the first third of the district quota
will be passed over to the second or thirC
as may be necessary.
! Arrangements have been perfected fol
the transportation Of the men through
the council of national defence and th
railroads war board. The movement ol
the various dates is expected to be exc
! cuted without delay and with as little i'll
reference as possible with normal rail
way traffic.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-14
BIRD STARTS FIRE.
Carried Twig from Brush Fire to Nest
in Barn

MIDDLE RIVER, Mimi, Aug. IA
Fire destroyed the barn of William Huff,
a farmer living nine miles south of here.
Mr.. Huff declared that the fire was
caused by bird which carried a twig
one end of which was aglow into the
hayloft.
Not far from the barn a brush fire
was burning. The nesting bird carried
a twig which had been burning in the
brush fire, but which was thought to
have blown away from the immediate
vicinity of the fire to the barn. Mr.
Huff, who was working in the barnyard
said he thought he saw a slight trail of
smoke as the bird flew past him, but die
not investigate. In few moments the
barn was afre. \ team of valuabl,
horses was burned and the building
F. totally destroyed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-14
Loss of Over $4,000 This
Noon on ID. M. Barber
Homestead
PROPERTY OWNED
BY FRANK E. BARBER
Started in Barn Where 100 Tons of
New Hay Were Stored Spread
Rapidly to House - Sixteen Hogs
Could Not Be Reached.

The entire set of farm buildings on the
former Daniel NJ Barber farm on the
upper West Dummerston road, with prac-
tically all of their contents except some
of the live stock, were totally destroyed
by fire beginning about noon today.
The loss will be between SI5, 900 and
$40, 900, only partially covered by insur-
ance through the agency of Thomas I.
Britain. The fire started in the hay
barn, it is believed from spontaneous
combustion.
The property was the homestead of the
parents of Attorney General Herbert G.
Barber and ex-Muncipal Judge Frank f.
Barber of Brattleboro. Frank Z. Barber
bought the property from the estate two
years ago and has been living there the
greater part OF this year. He had ex-
pended much money in Improvements
both to the buildings and in stocking the
farm with purebred HoIstein cattle.
The fire was discovered by one of the
employees, who was in potato field
nearby spraying the vines. When he
first saw il smoke was issuing from the
roof of the barn in which were stored
about 100 tons OF new hay. He gave the
alarm and the men rushed to the stables
to free the horses, Holstein bull, val
liable heifer calf and l6 hogs. The hogs
could not be reached, but the other stock
was saved.
Mrs Barber, who was at the farm with
her children, telephoncd the alarm to her
husbands office who mustered as large
a force as possible of men and fire extin-
guishers and procession of automobiles
started for the scene.
The farm hands and one or two neigh
bors, who hurried to answer the alarm,
, managed to get out all of the horses, the
u valuable bull. the heifer calf and, with
:, the assistance of the outside help that
first arrived, saved some of the more val
> uable furniture from the lower part of
i i the house. So rapidly did the fire spread.
y however, that it was only for very few
( minutes that men could live in any part
e of the house. Much of the furniture that
was brought out naturally was damaged
. in the hurried removal.
= Mr. Barber was unable to place his loss
!, definitely, nor could he tell the amount OF
= the insurance or how it was divided, and
- the insurance offices were closed this aft
ernoon He said that besides the build
ings and hay about 81 800 worth of farm
tools were burned
Within an hour after the fire started
the barns were burned to the ground anC
l. the roof of the house and the two chin
news had fallen in.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-14
J. r. Watkins Defendant Be-
cause of Injury to
LaRoche Boy
LAD IN HOSPITAL
is NOW CONSCIOUS
Mrs. Adeline H. Slack Becomes Surety
for Son-in-Law, Who Is Student in
Harvard Law School-County Court
Action Of Tort.

As a result of the automobile accident
on Western avenue Friday, Aug 10, in
which Raymond ". LaRoche was run
over and badly injured J. r. Watkins
was placed under arrest this forenoon
by Deputy Sheriff Chanucey l. Knapp on
brought by the lads father through the
office OF Attorney 4 V D. Piper.
Mr. Watkins is son in law Of Rev
and Mrs. L. A. Slack, who have sum
mer residence on Western avenue, and
Mrs Adelne H. Howard Slack signed the
writ as surety for the young mans ap-
pearance at the September term Of the
Windham county court at Ncwfanc and
he was released. He is a graduate of
Harvard university and is student in
the Harvard Law school His residence is
Winona, Minn.
| The LaRoche boy was seven years old
last January and Is son of Frank La
Roche Of Williams street. They are COM
monty known by the name Of Stone Mr..
LaRoche is employed by the White River
Chair Co and brings the action as the
boys next friend.
The action is one of tort and in legal
Technology charges that Mr. Watkins
with force and arms assaulted the boy
threw him to the ground and ran over
him with his automobile, which bore tbs
Massachusetts number 1914 1t is al
legged that he was driving i'll careless
and negligent manner and that the boy
was 50 badly injured that his life wa,
despaired of
The boy was walking behind an ic,
wagon near the Centervillc car barn ant
stepped out from behind it as Mr. Wat
kins was approaching from the opposit
direction. The lamp struck the boy Wit
such force that it caused a depression
in the skull, dislocated the clavicle o
collar bone, tore one ear partly off an
injured his left leg. The automobile lam
was broken
J At the Memorial hospital an x-ray ex
animation showed depressed fractur
/ of the skull, but the lads condition ha
f been such that thorough examinatio
G has not been undertaken
! He has recovered consciousness an
talks nationally, and seems to be impro,
e ing He remembers nothing about til
G accident, and when he became conscior
d he asked how he happened TO be in Il
d hospital.
E An inquest over the accident is bein
held before Judge f. B. Pier this afte
noon, States Attorney w r. Daley a
pearing for the state
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-14
CLOCK SHOWS TWO HOURS.
Central and Eastern Times Indicated
on Court House Tower.

CANTON, Ohio, Aug 4.-Stark coun-
ty commissioners smiled for the first time
since Canton adopted Eastern time. In
spite of an attack on the court house by
a good natured mob of hundreds of citi-
zens. including Mayor Stolberg, bent on
changing the county clock from central
to Eastern time, and despite protests
from civic organizations and individuals.
the commissioners have stood firm and re-
fused to change the clock that dominates
tho public square from central time.
1t occurred to them recently to add
another hand to each of the four faces of
the clock Henceforth the clock will indi-
cate two times, an hour apart, one to
please Cantonians and one to abide by the
state law
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-14
BILL CHECKS DIsLoYAL NEWS. -
Senator Kings Measure Aims at Ger
man language Papers

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-Publica
tion of war news and comment on in
ternational or political questions affect
ing the war in German or other foreign
language newspapers, unless accompa-
MED by parallel column with true
and correct translation in English,
would be forbidden by bill introduced
yesterday by Senator King.
Deportation or internment for citizens
naturalized within thelast twenty years
found guilty of uttering or publishing
statements disloyal to the United States
or tending to incite sedition or insur-
rection, is proposed in another bill in
troduced by Senator King. The Attor-
ney- General would be instructed to
bring suits against such persons to can
eel naturalization papers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-14
MAPS FOUND ON GERMAN.
Prisoner, Who Says He is a Fisherman,
Took Soundings on Coast.

SEATTLE, Aug. 14.-Richard /. Leh
mann, German arrested here Saturday,
was in possession of maps of the Strait
of Juan De Fuca, Puget Sound coast
defenses, and the Puget Sound Naval
Station, and had made soundings IN
the strait and at Neah Bay, Wash, ac-
eording to statement by federal Off
cials.
He also had chemicals and poisons
The prisoner professed to be fisher.
| man,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-14
NEW LOAN TO ALLIES.
Congress Also Will be Asked to Increase
Amount in War Revenue Bill.

WASHINGTON, Aug. H. - Congress
soon will be asked to authorize another
loan of between 3,000,000,000 and ST.
COG, 900 to the allies
Secretary McAdoo and Chairman kitch-
in of the ways and means committee
agreed on this today and also agreed upon
the desirability of raising larger sum
than OO0,O00,00O for war purposes by
taxation Congress probably VIII be
called upon at the December session to
revise the war revenue bill now before
the senate, increasing the sum to be OBJ
tanned through taxation