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The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-30

i chaplain, who had found one or hel missing children, delivered up from another boat, smothered the child witi ravenouS mother-kisses, while tears of joy streamed down her face.
 Boat after boat came alongside The water-logged craft containing the captain came last. A rousine cheer went up as he landed his feet on the deck, one mangled hand hang ing limp at his side.
 The jack tars divested themselves of outer clothing and passed the gar ments over to the shivering members of the Laconia's crew.
 The little officers quarters under the quarterback were turned over to the women and children. Two of the Laconia' stewardeSses passed boiling basins of navy cocoa and aided in the disentanglement of wetted treSses. The men grouped themselves near steam pipes in the petty officers quarters or the gratings of the en- gine-rooms, where new life was to be had from the upward blasts of heated air that brought with them the smel! of bilge water and oil and sulphur from the bowels of the vessel.
 The Injured
 The injured-all minor cases, spraned back, wrenched legs, or mashed hands-were put away in hunks under the care of the ships doctor.
 Dawn was melting the eastern ocean gray to pink when the task was finished.
 In the officers quarters, now in- vaded by the men, somebody happen ed to touch key on the small wooden organ, and this was enough to send some callous Seafaring fingers over the keys in a rhythm unquestionably religious and so irresistible under the circumstances that, although no one knew the words the air was taken up in serious humming chant by all in the room.
 At the last note of amen, little Father Wareing, his black garb Snag- gled in places and badly Soiled, stood before the center table and lifted his head back until the morning light Altering through the open hatch above him, Shone down on his kindly, weary face. He recited the Lords prayer, an dall present joined the simple, i'm pressive service, ended as simply as it had begun.
 Two minutes later l saw the old German-Jew travelling man limping about on one lame leg with little boy in his arms, collecting big. round British pennies for the youngster.
 Survey
 A survey and cruise of the nearby area revealed no more occupied boats, and the mine sweeper, with its load of survivors, numbering 267, steamed away to the east. A half an hours steaming and the vessel stopped with in mailing distance of two sister ships, towards one of which an open boat, manned by tackles, was pulled from the bridge of the Laburnum.
 I saw the hysterical French Polish actress, her hair wet and bedraggled, lifted out of the boat and handed up the companionway. Then little boy, | . L
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-30

I am leaving on the Alameda on business. All parties owing me, please call and settle before the Ala meda arrives.-Mrs. Jessie Ellsworth.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-30
PART FOUR

A score of hands reached out, and we were suspended in the husky, tet- tooed arms of those doughty British jack-tarS, looking up into the weath- er-beaten. youthful faces, mumbing thanks and thanbfulneSS, and reading in the gold lettering on their pancake hats the legend "HMS. Laburnum."
 We had been six hours in the open boats, all of which began coming alongside one after another. Wet and bedraggled survivors were lifted aboard. Women and children first, was the rule.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-31
WOULD HELP BASEBALL.
National League President Comes Out
for Daylight Saving.

NEW YORK, Jan Baseball
fans" should get behind the prop
ositiou TO turn the clocks Of the coun-
try ahead an hour for five months, said
President John X. Teuer Of the Nation
al baseball league in his address al
the national daylight savings convcn-
tion here today. 1t would have the
effect, he declared, of giving more time
for physical and mental enjoyment Of
the sport that is permissible only dur
ing daylight.
The American game Of baseball ncv-
er has had an equal as an outdoor
sport and it is hardly conceivable that
il ever Will II seems that this game
of our own invention includes aud en-
braces every essential that stimulates
the mind, recrcatos the exhausted fac
ulty, amuses the faded SENSE, revivea
the sluggish blood. makes strong the
weak muscle. that no other form ot
exercise combining the element of sport
can accomplish.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-31
WEST DOVER.

Frank Boyle has finished work for :.
l.. Hin.
Mrs. Walter Anthony, Mrs. George
Davis. and Ernest Pease are ON the
sick list
Mrs. +. H. Holland and SON William
were guests of Mrs. Weston Snow.
Tuesday.
d. NJ Hale s min was shut down a
few days last week for repairs on some
Of the machines.
l.. T. Boyle, Mrs ". N. Harris, ard
Miss Julia Thatcher were visitors in
Wilmington Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. !. SNOW visited rela-
tives and friends, in Wilmington from
Wednesday to Friday.
Mrs. Warren Pease recently spent a
few days visiting her daughter. Mrs.
Francis Ottignon, III Washington.
Willard Johnson came here from
( Wardsboro SUNDAY to spend a few days
with his mother Mrs Hattie Boyle.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Robinson Of
Wilmington, suowshecd up to visit Will
Mrs Robinson : brother, Wallace Bart
/ lett, recently.
! Mrs. Hattie Boole and little daughter
/ Alice moved to town Sunday from VII
mington, whore they had been living
/ the past few months.
/ The auditors Of the town account,
met Tuesday to settle with the vari
Gus town officers. preparatory to tn
| coming election of town officers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-31

the prospective emp}oyc the hours Of
labor in his industry aud the law will
have no effect In the absence of such
notification, the legal nine hour day
will be observed. declared Mr.. Moore
Mr. Gridley of Windsor. large en-
ployer Of labor doubted the advisable
ty of putting law on the statute books
which, on the admission of the man
who introduced it, actually meant moth
ing. Labor presents its demands, said
Mr. Gridlev and such things are better
arranged by direct negotiation be-
tween employee and employer.
AIR. Moore replied TO this observe
ton by saying: II don t want labor
in Vermont 10 organize and make de-
mands. | want to meet labor half way
and thus abolish the drawing of lines
of war between capital and labor. We
have told in our platforms how we
loved labor and when we come to
Montpelier we love them not. Mr.
I Moore concluded by saying that he did
not think q legal ease would ever arise
under his proposed act as it really
amounted to nothing in the way OF
legislation, being merely moral in its
effect
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-31
FEARS FOR YEARLlNGS
EngIiShmen Are Concerned at Fu-
ture OF Thoroughbred.
.s.,e
Purchase OF elooded Stock by Amer
leans Is Making srtors Sit Up
and Take Notice-Ant-
gamblers Are Blamed.

Because 81 the really great num-
her of ycdflass which have been
purchased hy Americans, or In the
Interest of sportsuen ON this side ~
the biz pond, at Newmarket, Eng
lishmen Who are concerned with the
future OF the thoroughbred in the
tight little isle lament the outgoing
TO this country of so many young
SterS and comment 10 the end that
II the ban on racing there continues
throughout the next year. which will
warrant breeders parting with their
foals, they will soon begin to suffer
from serious depletion Of their blood
stock just as happened here because
Of the antiracing craze.
II is pointed out in England by
those who are concerned to take a
proper viewpoint of the proposition
that " does not take long to clear
country out of blood stock once
the rot eats In, as has been proved
here. II is feared that If there is
no encouraging pronOunccment for the
raising of the ban on racing within
the next month or SO many of the best
hrood-mares will be- sold To sportsmcn
here who are conceded 10 have taken
advantage Of a golden opportunity to
replenish their studs with horses of
undOubted great ancestry.
II Is stated that II Is indeed sean.
dial that the British thoroughbred
which is England's one genuine mo.
nopoly, should be handicapped, as II
has been by Walter Duncimun. as 10y
The action Of the government in stop
ping legitimate racing he has mad,
himself the official promoter of "busl
racing" which can be of no good tC
the horse breeding industry.
Antigamblcrs are stated to hav,
been at the bottom Of the move
mcnt which has been such sourc,
Of hardship 10 breeders and many VIII,
made their living through the sport
The majority of the breeders In Eng
land have either been discouraged o
ruined by the legislation. which it Il
charged was brought about 10y anti
gamblers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-31
Save Stratton Turn pike.
{ Bennington Banner


The proposal to build state road
through Smugglcr 5 Notch is one that
should be commended and ENCOURAGED
1t might not pay dividends in dol us
and cents but then AGAIN il miuht ow-
ing TO the increase of automobile tray
al and the actual intrinsic value Of
accessible natural scenery We do not
care whether it paFs or not Shvloci-
wanted a profit on every venture but
times have changed some since
the days of Shylock. We have some
things in our homes and lives that we
place there with no thought of profit,
and state that views every detail of
It's progress with n cash register con
science viii gradually shrivel mp in its
soul. The state has already built the
Nortcn-Island Pond road and it was a
creditablc and patriotic thing 20 do.
BY all means build the Smu9oleF 5
Z Notch road even - = does cost $50. 900
Then when thai s d"ue remember that
the south end Of the states deserves
lust as well as the north end. and
make generous appropriation TO rem
. der passahle the old road from Airing
ton through Sunderland aud Stratton tC
! the West river valley This mountain
/ pass now practically un known save tt
= few people. has an attractivencss not
! less than Smugglcr' S Notch. If is
through the widest and least penetrat
ed forest section in Vermont save one
and the Sunderland gorge or cannon i
Of striking beauty. 1t is not ike tn,
roads between Bennington and Brat
tleboro or Rutland and Woodstock
which are commercial highways am
should be built and maintained rs such
1t i an old turnpike over the noun
tains and is now being closed up =,
tho fast encroaching wilderness
will take only little money to fix j
so that il can be used. II is an essen
tal part OF the proper furnishings o
Vermont The state should spend som
money for such things inst the sam
. as the good mother of househol
hangs pictures in the rooms of the chi
drcn and GROWS flowers in the sout
; window The Bennington and Wine
, ham county members of the legislator
/ should get together to save the Of
Stratton turnpike from destruction an
oblivion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-31
Sporting Notes.

Courtney. Rice and Wright, well
known rowing coaches all favor the
shortening of the intercollegiate races
from four TO three miles They main
tain that the last mile is not one fer
Craftsmanship. In one race We saw on
the same held good for all four miles.
Naranville and Haughton had a very
brief interview Yesterday. President
Haughton asked the shortstop if he was
free TO sign contract If the terms
were satisfactory and Naranviln re-
Piled that he was pledged not to sIga
until Dave Fultl gave the word. That
vas all to the interview.
Without any prctenso at applauding
the baseball players who are holdouts
for more salary there is some Justice
to the claim of Scott, the sensational
shortstop Of the Red Sox. that he is
worth to his club as much as Peckin-
paugh, Weaver. Lavan, Bush and Me
Bride are tc theirs.
President John X. Tencr of the Ma.
( tional league said yesterday in New
/ N1rj that he will submit TO the Joint
rules committee which meets in New
York next month n recommendation l,
increase the width of the home plat.
| from II 20 IS inches and send bats
man TO first base on three balls instca,
Of four such n change in the rules
hc declared would bring about the De
sired increase in batting.
| Carl Anderson, the brilliant Colgat,
quarterback. who was general; select
eel for All-America and All Easter
football teams, is a great all-roun,
athlete. He has Won his letter in foot
bah, track and basket ball, and i
also good at hockey and baseball. ii
is on the hockey team and is cxpectet
10 make the varsity nine this Spring
IN trick athletes he Is not only sta
NJ sprinting, but is a very fair hroa
. jumper having u record Of 2oft 6ir
I'm the Syracuse dual meet last wear h
won the "lO0' in los Hat, cqualin
| Frank Castlcman $ Colgate record, an
he also won the "220' in 22s fla
Few men nave Anderson : vcrsatiit,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-31
PERSONAL.

L. II. Barber has been i'll several
days with laryngitis.
Mr. and Mrs. }. L. Mann are spend
ing the day in Springfield Mass.
Mrs. William Hannum of Spruce
street is housed because of illness
Barney E. Mead has recovered from
an illness with grip and is out again.
Mrs. Julia V. Weber is recovering
from an illness with grip. A nurse has
been attending her.
Mrs. Abby H. Hubbard of Saxtons
River is expected today to spend few
days at DR.. II. ID. Holton S.
Mrs. Mary f. Rawson, who fell re-
Gently in her home and fractured her
collar bone, is about the house.
Mrs. Clara Neacham Of Western
avenue has returned from a month s
visit in Lancaster, \. H., with rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs W. l.. Yeaw of East
Dover came last night to spend a few
days with Mr.. and Mrs d. c. Yeaw OF
Frost place.
Miss Josephine Heffron of Frost
Nllttl4 HdS bttI NllAtt ~ ulHt,' vi
account of the death of her brother,
James Hebron.
Miss Katherine Elworth Of Rutland
who had been visiting in town a few
days with Miss Rene Lvston, has re-
turned to her home.
Emil y. Erickson, who underwent an
| operation in the Mclrose hospital Mon
day. is doing as wel as can be ex
| pectcd and is comfortable.
Mrs. w. r. Daley has returned from
/ Wallingford, Conn, where she had
/ been a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. +. NJ
! Adds, formerly Of this town.
Mrs. Guy Tasker. Mrs. Rollin Brown
| and Miss Helena Rate are assisting to
day in Houghton x Simonds s store
where an inventory is being taken.
Mrs Robert H. Hmckley of Hart
ford, who is visiting her parents Mr.
aud Mrs Daniel Crowley Of Putnev
visited i'll town Monday with friends.
Miss Minnie Toomev and Mrs. Mar
garet Marion will 20 Saturday to New
/ York where they will spend weel
with Miss Toomey's brother, JOIN
, Toomey.
/ Fred Plimpton, son of Mr.. and Mrs
| A. +. Piimpton of this town, who I'm
! derwent a serious operation in the Bos
ton Relief hospital recently. is making
n good recovery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-31
SPORTING NE VS.
ODD FELLOWS WON
Ely 93-POINT MARGIN
Defeated Masonic AA Team by Rolling
the High Total of 1898 Points
Last Night

The odd Fellows y team came back
with a vengeance last evening ON their
own alleys aud by excellent and con
sistcut rolling trimmed the Masonic IA
team - points, the score standing 1913
tu an even 1900 The Masons lost all
three strings, but made a game bid in
the last string, when they turned in 4Sl
while their opponents were getting 49,.
Capt. White OF the Odd Fellows cap
tured the individual honors, with high
single of II and total Of 304. l.. Aklev
also made a fine showing. getting 100
in each Of his last two frames. Locke
cxccllcd for the MasOns. and pulled his
figures up to pa, with single of 10
in the last string, when he finished with
two Is spares.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-31
BUFFALO TEAM MADE
200 RUNS IN ONE GAME

In view of the agitation for
more hitting "a baseball, it is
interesting To note that once
upon q time there was some
hitting For instance, GA June
8, 1863, the Niagaras Of Buff
falo defeated the Columbias Of
the same city BY u score Of 200
TO 10.
The records DO not tell how
long il took to score those 200
runs, but IL is hard to see how
II could ever have been accom-
plished between noon and dusk,
even In June. Imagine the
pnmpcrcd stars of the present
time trying 10 score 209 runs
for q single team of zine play
ers
If that score had been kept
with all the modern details,
such as "hits and earned runs
OFF each pitcher" it would have
been n hilarious thing to see,
but they didn't have all such
things AZ years ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-31
The Prayer Perfect.

Dear Lord, Kind Lord,
Gracious Lord, / pray
Thou wilt look on all / love
Tenderlv today,
Weed their hearts of bitterness:
Scatter every care
Down a wake of angel-wings
Winnowing the air.
Bring unto the sorrowing
All release from pain,
Let the lips of laughter
Overflow again;
And with all the needy
0 divide, ! pray,
This vast treasure of content
That is mine today,
james Whitcomb Riley
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-31

Cornell has made walking m inter-
college sport.
President Wecghman believes the
Cubs will be in the race next year.
The Australian woman swimmers
tour of this country will not take place.
The most exciting thing about a six
day bike race Is a spill. In up-to-date
races there are no spills.
See that a college astronomer has
discovered u new young star Steal
ing Connie Macks stun.
There is a difference In the style Of
bats that feature baseball IN the sum
mer and baseball in the winter.
With the baseball magnates Dave
Fultz Is about us popular rs a walking
delegate at bankers convention.
Milwaukee didn't do very well in
baseball this year. but she was there
with the bells on I'm the SEat league.
The baseball bosses have reduced
the prices If worlds series seats 80 Per
cent Good. Tie cost of living falling
at last
II Jess Willard keeps or increasing
his price. he will have Pacly McFar
land beat for the title as champion
kale grabber.
1t is well net to be too certain that
Brooklyn won't repeat Several of The
Robins may be fat north of the ears
but the club has a pilot WHO carrie,
all his fat south Of tho1SyTtTpTl
pnces.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-31
TEAM D WON AGAIN.
Scores Low in the Match on the Masonic
Alleys Last Evening.

Team y of the Masonic bowling league
was 80 pins better than team II last night
The winners rolled total OF l,26d while
the best team II could do was IT, toppIe
thp pins for l,23o Wilbur got lo2 in his
6rst string which gave hm high single and
MoIatt. with Pc, had high total. The
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-31
GRAHAM S PROGRAM.
Continued from Page L.

all licenses snail expire at a stated time, /
and will go a long way in making for
safety automobile traffic. The house re-
jected the bill which would make ineligible
for office a man who had procured his
nomination on election by the use OF mon
ey. Among the important bills introduced
IN the house this morning was one bv Mr.
Moore OF Plymouth, the champion bear
hunter OF Windsor county This abolishes
the office OF county and deputy fish and
game warden and provides for the appoint
ment by the fish and game commissioner
OF not more than ID fish and game war
dens who shall have state jurisdiction and
hold office during the pleasure of the com
missioner at Il salary of 81 600 per year.
then entire time to be devoted to the
work. Inc gentleman from White River
Junction introduced a bill providing that
registered cattle or cattle over five months
tof age eligible to registration must be test
Ell with tuberculn by a veterinarian APP
proved by the livestock commissioner be-
fore being sold, the seller bearing the ex-
pense of the test.
! Little OF Importance transpired in the
senate this morning. 1t is interesting to
note that Chittenden county is keeping
up its high batting average. the entire
Ieight bills introduced this morning orig
llnatlng with senator's from that county
FIVE are from the long-dstance champion
Martin Villas. The committee on com
merce and labor will report favorablv Mr.
Dana s bill providing that duplicate tag
showing the weight shall be delivered with
each purchase OF coal, also the bill giving
the commissioner of weights and measures
an enlarged jurisdiction 50 that he may
deal with the measuring Of gasoline.
lhe hlil aoollShng the Vermont
Ifetha "feens Pr providing for the
lapse OF I'VE days between the issuance
OF marriage license and the solem-
hlzatlon OF the marriage which was in
troduced by Representative Durham OF
| Brattleboro, received the hearty sup
port OF Q number of Brattlaboro peo-
pie and of prominent ministers
throughout the state at the hearing
TINS afternoon before the judiciary
committee.
Repres2 sentative Edward W Aiken OF
Putney was the only opponent of the
bill who appeared at the hearing. and
rs be is very deaf and therefore was
unable to understand the argument.
!. made in favor Of the bill. many OF hi,
remarks were somewhat wide of theil
= point Among those who endorsed til,
, bill were Mrs. Henry Il. Brown Of
Brattleboro, president of the Brattle
boro Woman $ club, Mrs. +. b. Smitl
of Brattlehoro. Mrs II. G. Barber OF
Brattleboro, wife Of the attorney gen
erai. Mrs II. s. Clark Of Bellows Falls
Mrs. Louise b. Smiley of Montpelier
Walter Gilbert of Brattleboro, local ed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-31

It's easy enough for dog to find
the bone he himself buried. and for
a writer to unravel a mystery he has
created. It is quite another thing to
he able To prove the existence Of, and
find the thing no one else believes ex-
lists.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-31

TIE veterans Of the Marine having
paraded. it is time for the boys who
rallied at the border TO draw up a plan
for an old soldier society.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-31

A New Zealand firm is in the mar
Mt for $4,000 meat tags...-za-7-ss szs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-31

Bermuda is one civilized land--or IS
land-under the sun free from auto
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-31

Fli3SSdl.. ' y iassE8 'fAT 'SSE's'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-31
LITTLE pI(KUp5
OF SPORT

Cornell has made walking IN inter.
college sport.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-31

II Jess Willard keeps or increasing
his price. he will have Packy McFar-
land beat for the title as champion
kale grubber.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-09-29
COUNTY To SELL
THE TIMBER ON
ALMSHOUSE FARM

At recent meeting the Board of
County Commissioners decided to dis
pose of the timber on the Aims House
Farm, and named s. f. Shockley. of
Wilton. and W. S. Godfrey. of Snow
Hill committee to estimate the timber.
Mr. Shockley, in company with Presi-
dent f. II. Taylor and Commissioners
J. Harry Young. j. a. Boston. and
Walter ?. Whaley. went over the
timber Wednesday afternoon. Mr..
Hastings. the other member of the
Board, and Mr. Godfrey were unable to
20.
The object of the visit was to obtain
a reliable estimate of the timber, so as
to form an opinion "a to its probable
value.
This is considered by the Commission
ers a favorable time TO dispose of the
timber, and il will be advertised at pub
lie sale in short time.