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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-26
Death of George Warner.

George Warner, 76, died at the
home of ID. Howe Thursday after suf-
fering several weeks with organic
the home by Rev. |. II. Gray Thurs,
day morning. Mr.. Howe accompanied
the body to Springfield, Mass, Thurs
day afternoon. The burial will take
place in East Longmeadow beside his
father and mother. He leaves no rel
atives except distant cousin in the
West
Wales Cheney is i'll with pleurisy.
Little Alice Torrey is i'll with mea.
sles.
Elwin Fits of Wardsboro was in
town on business Friday.
Mrs. Eunica sprague spent the hol
idav and Weekend at home.
Mrs. NJ l.. Atwood Of Laadgrove i.
guest ut Mrs. Lucy Kellogg s.
Ernest Martin and Frank Hosley
have finished work in West Towns
head.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Stuart OF
Chester are visitors at Ernest Mar
tin :.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Hamilton and
Edna Burnap visited at Orrin Bur
nap s last week.
Wales Cheney, jr, spent thu week
end with his grandparents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Wales Cheney.
Miss Edith Clarke vas home from
her school in West 1'ownshend from
Thursday to Monday.
School on South Hill, with Mrs
Irene French teacher, closed Feb. 2
for tho spring vacation.
Mrs. A. w. Thomas returned from
Salem, y. V. Tuesday. She had beer
caring fer her mother, who is better
Il. J.. Daggett has had bath room
with hot AID cold water placed in hi
home, Mr.. Fitch o. Townshend doinl
the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. i. A. Muzzy ar
spending several days in Westfeld
Mass, in the home cf their son, Har
old Muzzy.
DIR. j. l.. Rathbona, veterinary, o
Brattleboro was in town Saturday At
tending Mrs. Della Howard s ad
vanccd registered Hostein COW, De
Lisa. The COW is a very valuabl
one.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-26
The Retreat Investigation.

As the Herald pointed out III the be-
ginning, il VIII not serve 70 condemn
the management of the Brattleboro Re
treat on the testimony of insane pa
tients, or patients who were insane
when confined in the institution.
The evidence of witnesses who show
history of persistent delusion, drug
habit or alcohol addiction cannot be
accepted without confirmation, and
some of it is patiently absurd on its
face. vet none of it could be refused
by committee honestly striving TO get
at the facts.
The testimony Of sane witnesses, the
cumulative impression derived from
comparing the records with the evil
dence, and the general reputation of
the institution are the elements that are
likely to be considered in making up
the final report
In every hospital or retreat, the weak
link in the system is the orderly or at
tendant. Men and women who are
willing to risk their lives in caring for
insane patients or drug addicts, per-
forming a disagreeable and dangerous
service at a very small wage, are apt
TO become callous, cruel and negligent.
immortality ard dishonesty are always
close to the surface. and the most rigid
conservation and discipline are neces-
sary in order to keep up the morale of
the institution.
So far, all the testimony has shown
verv fine type of experts in connec-
tion with the Brattleboro Retreat
Drs. Lawton, TAYLOR, Landcrs and Nc
kinley have left in the sick minds OF
the patients an impression of Kindness
skill and cheerful assistance. What
ever may be the exaggcrations of dis
easCd minds, il is clear that no such i'm
preston has prevailed in regard to III,
attendants.
! Force and determined restraint arC
of course necessary at times to con
troll insane patients, but the force mus
be kindly. The undisputed evidence O.
sears. wounds and fractures, possibl,
sclf-infictcd, cannot be held to tn
credit Of an institution, and it is du
to the state s charges, confined at Brat
tleboro that the committee be statistic,
that the management and supervision
Of the institution is of a sort that pro
tects the helpless lunatic from the secre
cruclties of attendants.
Such cruelties are not necessarily de
liberate or malicious, but grow out o
transportation with insane vagaries an
attacks II is easier to knock patien
down than to hold him until he can b
properly and humanelv restrained.
As TO punishment, the word itsel
. creates cold horror when used in coI
ncction with the mind-sick and IRE
} sponsible, vet systematic punishment G
: refractory patients - those who max
the attendants trouble and give the a
) PENDANTS work will almost certainl
be inflicted unless the head of the il
, stitution keeps in close touch with h
, staff.
The worst charge against DR.. Law
ton is that he was seldom seen on
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-26
DR.. F. N. BURDICK
DIES IN GUILFORD
Former Medical Practitioner Served
Several Terms as Mayor of Yer
million, S. D.=Funeral Today.

Dr., Frank n. Burdiek, IS. died
Thursday night in the home of d. D.
Franklin in Guilford where he had
lived several months. He had been in
falling health for year or more.
DR.. Burdick was native of Gull
ford, born in 1889, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thompson Z. Burdick. His grand
father was Pardon Burdick, who came
from Stonington, Conn, and settled in
Guilford in 1899 The old homestead,
which is iii the southern part of the
town, reached by way OF the Weather
head Hollow road, is now in the pos
session of DIR. Burdick S brother, Fred
I. Burdick.
Dr. Burdick graduated from the med.
zeal department of the University of
Vermont in 1859. He went to Dakota
in 1873 and settled in Vermilion in
what is now South Dakota, where he
praeticed medicine many years. He
was at one time owner of the Dakota
Republican, the oldest newspaper in
the state In 1878 he was elected may
or Of Vermilion, holding the office con
tinuOusly seven years. He was again
elected mayor in 1886. He served as
surgeon to the government troops.
@hDONt al tpLCH NNciS tASt HC ittuih
east and since that time had spent the
summers in Guilford and the winters
in New York. On returning east he
retired from practice and bought a
house in Guilford near the old home
stead but sold it some time ago.
His second wife died in New York
last summer. Since then DR.. Burdick
had lived at Mr.. Franklin S.
DR.. Burdick leaves one son, Edward
Burdick, who has a position in the of
fee of the Russell company, Pittsheld,
: Mass, two brothers, William Burdick
of Greenfield, Mass, and Frederick of
Guilford also a step daughter, Mrs.
Herbert S. Houston of New York.
The funeral was held at ! clock to
day and the body was placed in the
tomb. 1t will be taken to New York
in the spring for burial.
1 On March s, 1913, DR.. and Mrs. Bur
dick had thrilling experience in New
York. They were in their room on the
top floor of Hotel Burlington, six sto
ries high when fire broke out in the
hotel and they had barely time to
reach the fire escape in their night
clothing on one of the coolest morn
ings of that winter. On reaching the
ground they found themselves trapped
in a closed court but were rescued by
tiremcn.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-26
EDWIN GOULD, JR., KILLED.
Son of Now York Capitalist Was
Hunting in Georgia.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2G.-Edwin Gould
ir., 23.years.old son of the New YORK
capitalist, was kil'.d early yesterday
By the accidental discharge of his
shotpul while hunting raceoons near
Jebyl island, Brunswick, Ga, with
Moves Reynolds Of this city. The
young hunter had cornered raccoon
and was clubbing it with the butt Of
his gun when the hammer caught and
tho weapon was disc hargcd into his
groin. Death Is said TO have herp al
most nGtantanCons. Reynolds radded
two miles 70 Jckyl island il a canoe
for aid and the body was brought
back 10 the isiard
Edwin Gou.d, who was spending tn,
winter on Jtkyl island with his son
was NJ ST. Augustine when he heard
OF the tragedy. lie directed that th1
body he brought 70 New York vestor.
day afternoon in private ear at
tach 4 10 regular traip laavilg
Brunswick at 80 yesterday after
noon
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-26
HYPHENATED CHEESE.
Genuine Swiss Product Made by Bel
gians in West Virginia

Cheese-real Swiss cheese, Just as
Swiss as that made in the valleys anu
on the plateaus of the Alps-Is dea'-
tined to rival coal III the near future
as the chief product of West Virginia
and western Maryland, particularly
West Virginia.
This is the firm belief Of George W.
Sturmer, one Of the veteran employees
of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad sys
tenn and AT present assistant director
of the b. & O. Welfare Bureau. Mr..
Sturmer has probably done more than
any other one man to develop dairy
farming, particularly goat diaries, in
West Virginia
Mr. Sturmcr says that he is now
laying plans for the direction to West
Virginia and western Maryland of the
men, women and children who will
come to this country from Belgium, Al
SAGE Lorraine and western Germany
after the war. These are the goat
farmers and the cheese makers, and
Mr.. Sturmer wants to get them i'll West
Virginia and western Maryland and
give further impetus to this constantly
growing industry of making Swiss and
Muenchener cheese IN this section OF
the globe.
Probably the most thriving factory
is now in Helvetia, Randolph county
Va. This settlement was founded b.
Mr. Sturmer when he took a party OF
] 36l Belgian immigrants to the then un
inhabited territory some years ago, at
/ tended to the purchase of land 70
them and the erection Of homes an(
started them in on their occupation
which kept them busy in Belgium an,
Aleaee-Lorraine-the making of Swis
and Muanchenor chccsc.-Blltimor
American.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-26
DEDICATE FLAG IN CHURCH.
Impressive Service Held q. Episcopal
Church in Bc,lowg Fails.

BELLOWS FALLS, Feb. GA
beautiful American flag, the gift Of
Mr. and Mrs e. a. Moore was dadicat-
ed ct the morning service vpstcr1av at
'lmmalue Episcopal church. The silk
flag IS four by xix feet in dimensions.
tn stars br'ag hand embroidered. 1t
i5 decorate with bullion gold cords
and ta'scls. The ash stick is finished
with brass 'errules and surnountiuy
all Is brasf eagle with sixinch
Fprcad.
Rev. A. G. Wilson gave tie rrayer
Of dedication and while the congra-
cation arose and sang The Star Sran-
gled Banner, the flag was slowly IN
furled.
At the present time the religious
magazines heartily welcome the idea
of placing flags in churches as per.
petunl reminder of this countr-'s mis-.
sioa as q nation to the people Of the
world.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-26

les for the benefit of the entire the
alter?
Do you annoy concert by beating
time to the music or humming with the
singer?
Do you talk shop out of shop hours9
Do You laugh at your own jokes be-
fore anyone else has a chance to do
500
Do you tell the point of another s
story before he has a chance to en-
phasize it7
Do you say, "Oh, yes, I've heard
that before, and take away the
pleasure of another IS story'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-26
MARRIAGES.

IN Brattleboro, Feb. %, by Carl S.
Hopkins, Esq, Edgar G. Patch and
Mary H. (Nandewater) Cotton, both of
Springfield, Mass.
In Brattleboro, Feb. "a, By Rev.
Thomas w. Owens, Harold Barring
ton Clark and Miss Gladys Gilroy
Woram, both of Newi1gton, Conn.
In Jamaica, Feb. %, by Rev. I. H
Gray, Marcus F. Crowninshield and
Miss Florence j. Cheney, both of ia
maica
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-26
RECEPTION TO MILITIA.
Public Festivities in Keene, N. H, To
morrow Evening.
Especial to The Reformer.l
KEENE, y. H., Feb. .

KEENE, y. H., Feb. 90.
\ reception and complimentary dance
will be rendered the members OF Com
panies q and II, who recently returned
from the Mexican border, in city hall
tomorrow evening.
The guardsmen will appear in uni.
form and reception will be held from
S 20 . for the officers and men, after
which dancing will be in order for the
rest Of the evening, the public having
been invited to partakc in the FESTIVITIES
and assist in giving the military mem
bcrs a good time. The committee IN
charge of the reception consists of
Mayor G.. II. Eames, Gen. Paul F. Bah
hidge, Alderman Edwin A. Ellis, Coun-
Gilman Carl &. Bevcrstock, Hon. G. G..
shedd, II. r. Swan. Ralph d. Smith,
William T. shea, Sidney A. Minis.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-26
Sl,ooo,ooo ELEVATOR FIRE.
Freight Cas- and $4,000 Bushels of
Grain Destroyed at LOU willie.

LOUISVILLE. Ky, Feb. 26.-Dam.
age aggr, gatiny more than $l.00o.OO0
Was caused ~ fire which last night
dta'roy Il the elevators Of the Ken.
lucky public elevator company here
and which destroyed or damaged -
freightcars standing on storage tracks
belonging TO the Illinois Central rail.
read. Approximately 100000 bushel'
o. wheat, cora, rye and cats. stored in
the elevators, was destroyed OF thu
railroad cars destroyed few were
empty, while tho remainder wer1 load
ed with merchandise and lumber.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-26

side his office, seldom came in contact
with patients and paid little personal
attention to the daily routine. This
charge ought to be honestly met, and, if
substantiated, the conditions should be
changed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-26
DEATH.

ii Brattleboro, Feb. 25, Mrs. Annie
Elizabeth (Bewsey) Wells, IS, wife
of George Wells.
In Brattleboro, Feb. %, Allen Vale
Cox. 70.
In Jamaica, Feb. %, George Warner,
IS.
In Wilmington, Feb. %, Francis Reuel
Smith rs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-26
ANTICIPATE DOUBTFUL

tomorrows by accepting today s oppor-
tunities. Insure and be sure. 6Sth year.
National Life ms. Co., of Vt. (Mutual.)
ALBERT c. LAIRD, Special Agent,
8 Crosby Block.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-26

Two musical tones, sent by the usual
key, but received by a telephone, are
being used experimentally in England
to replac, the dot and the dash in te
Biography.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-26

The records of 80 years show that
the Pacific coast of the United states
has experienced 4,467 earthquake
shocks
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-26

An eight yearold boy was recently
sent by parcel post from Salt Lake
City to San Diego. The postage wns
50 cents.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-01-26
'bRA|NERD HAS A BIG FIRE
TWO LIVES BELIEVED LOST IN
$4,000 FIRE THERE-TWo
HOTELS DESTROYED

Two men arc believed to have lost
their Lives ina fire at Brai1isrd early
Monday morning which destroyed two
of that city's hotels, the Antlers and
the Ideal, and the VIM. Schlange cigar
factory, entailing total loss of over
$50 900. The fire started in the Antler
hotel building and rapidly spread untll
an entire quarter block was destroy ed.
Other nearby buildings, including the
Salvation Army hall and the Russell
the flames. The two men who it is
believed lost their lives IN the fire are
William Deering, a boilermaker at the
n. P. shops and T. F. Lamb, aged rs,
a fagman for the N. P. at Brainerd,
both of whom were stopping at the
Antlers. A search Of the ruins has
revealed part of a body believed to be
that of Mr.. Deering, but no trace of
tho body of Mr.. Lamb has yet been
found.
The Antlers hotel was owned by M.
l.. LeMoine. Both he and his wife
were in Little Falls at the time, the
former being conf1-ed in the county
Jail here, serving a sentence for the
illegal sale OF liquor. He was sentenced
from the federal court at Duluth.
The Ideal hotel building was the
property of the Duluth Brewing &
Mating company and the hotel was
being operated by w. r. Larrabee, who
also owned the furniture and fixtures.
Warren Highly Of this city, who went
to Brainerd for the high school basket
ball game Saturday, remained in that
city over Sunday and was asleep in a
room on the third floor at the Antlers
hotel when the fire broke out. He got
out safely. Annie Swanson, also Of
this city, was employed at the hotel
and she also escaped from the building
unharmed.
/. Failure to get water at the crucial
moment is assigned as the reason for
the big fire. The blaze was confined to
the basement Of the Antlers hotel
when the fire department arrived on
the scene but it is said that it took
over five minutes after the nose was
connected and run down into the base
ment before any water came and then
the pressure was very low.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-01-26
MRS. STENBERG, FORMER LOCAL
RESIDENT, PASSES AWAY

The Herald is in receipt of a letter
from Miss Hazel Berke of Gresham,
Oregon, conveying the news of the
death on New Years day Of Mrs. Hat
tie Stenberg, resident of Little Falls
town for twenty-three years and we'll
known here. Mrs. Stenberg passed
away at the homt Of her daughter,
Mrs. P. j. Berke, with whom she was
living. Death resulted from pneumo-
MIA, and she was i'll but few days.
She was II years of age. Surviving
the deceased are two daughter, Mrs.
P. J. Berke, VINO resided in Little Falls
town, until about seven years ago, and
one living in Minneapolis, one son
Charles, who lives east Of Little Falls;
seven grand children and one great
grand son. The grandchildren are Les
lie, Otley, Peter, Willie, Edna, Eva
and Hazel Berke. The great grand con
is Robert, son-of Leslie Berke.
Further sorrow was brought to the
Berke family Of Gresham by the death
Of the wife OF Leslie Berke, son Of. Mr.:
and Mrs. p. J. Berke, which occurred
on January 8. Death was due to tub
erenlosis Of the asnp.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-01-26
MUSICAL COMEDY BY FlkS
"A MAKE-BELEVE PRINCESS'
TO BE PUT ON BY HOME TALL
ENT FEB. 8 AND

ga Make-Believe Princess,' lively
musical comedy, in two acts, with
first part minstrel, written by John
Wilson Dodge, will be presented at the
Victor theatre in this city on Thurs
day and Friday evenings, February 8
and 9, by local talent, under the d.
rection of the author, for the benefit
of the home building fund Of the local
Elks lodge. Rehearsing has been in
progress for several days already. The
admission prices will be 35, 50 and IS
cents. The lodge also plans on putting
the play on at Pierz and Royalton.
The scene Of the play is. in a hotel
managed by Herr Fraudman, a very
funny German. He is notified that
ROYALTY is coming to his hotel to stay.
Two young clerks who are on their va
cation and two young ladies come to
the hotel and are mistaken for the
royal party, and these, perceiving the
situation, proceed to pose as royalty.
The play is full Of humor, and num-
Der Of catchy songs are used. A first
part minstrel performance is worked
into the play in very clever manner.
About thirty people will take part
in the performance, ten principals and
the remainder in the chorus. As yet
the complete cast is not available, but
the principals in the play and the parts
they will take are as follows:
Samuel Jackson Ebenezer Jones,
head waiter at the CRATER hotel.
Louis McNairy
Hezckieth George washington Brown,
also waiter. ........ .Edw. A. Berg
Herr Fraudmann, proprietor of the
CRATER hotel. .Inger A. johnson
Jane Smith, school marin on: a va
cation, mistaken for Princess Ma
rie, of Gotenburg. 80. Elaine Ruth
Georgia Hill, also a school marm,
mistaken for Countess lone. ......
................... Helen Smith
Robert Stevens, a clerk on a vaca-
tion, mistaken for Prince Karl of
Lindenhoff ,....... Frank Cannon
Arnold Mathews, Bob's chum, also
a clerk on vacation, mistaken for
Duke Ferdinand. Ernest J. Carlson
Signore Rottenoso, would-be grand
opera singer, also claiming to be
in the secret service of his govern
ment ............. Petrus Liljedahl
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-01-26
EDITORS [MlYs5&S{g}p| AFRf|
SCRIBES ATTENDING NATIONAL
MEETING MAY STOP HERE
ON TOUR OF STATE

An effort will be mace to have the
editors special, which will pass through
here On tour of the state when the
National Editorial association meets at
Minneapolis, during the week Of July
8. Will Wilke, editor of. the Grey Ea-
gle Gazette, who is president Of the
Northern Minnesota Editorial associa-
tion and a member of the transporta-
ton committee for the national meet
ing, has written to r. B. Millard, Sec
retary Of the Commercial club, in the
matter and he says that it will per-
haps be possible to get the special to
stop in this city for fifteen to twenty
minutes if application is made soon.
The trip from Minneapolis will start
on July 13 and the train will likely
come here in the afternoon of that
day. The Northern Pacific railway has
been selected as the official route for
the trip north as far as Winnipeg.
Mr.. Millard will take the matter up
at once and it is hoped that Little
Falls will be selected as one of the
stopping places. Newspaper man from
all over the United States will be in
attendance at the meeting and will
make the tour through this state and
Little Falls would therefore no doubt
gain great deal of advertising from
it. Some sort of enter tainment will be
arranged for the visitors in case the
train will stop here.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-01-26
BASKETBALL At HIGH TONIGHT
LOCAL HIGH TEAM PLAYS sAUK
CENTRE HIGH AT HIGH
GYM

Tonight, at the high school
gymnasium, the high school basketball
team will clash with the Sauk Centre
high school team. A good game may
be. looked for, as Sauk Centre highshas
q very fast team this year. They de-
feated St. Clouds quint, one Of the
fastest in the district, in the first game
of the season. ,...,-
The local boys have been practicing
hard as they anticipate a hard game
tonight. They are going after
the district title, and their start surely
is a good one, they having been We
torious in the two games played thus
far.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-01-26
army TRAINING IS OPPOSED
DR.. CHARLES II. KEENE SAYS
MANY BOYS ARE TOO FRAH
TO CARRY RIFLES

Minneapolis Journal: DR., Charles
II. Keenc, supervisor Of hygiene and
physical education in the city schools,
veteran Of the Spanish-American war,
for IL years member Of the Mass
achusetts national guard and former
lieutenant colonel of Boston regi-
ment, spoke vigorously againt military
training in high schools at meeting
of the Saturday Lunch club yesterday
at the Dyckman hotel. 49,.
II. G ,Henckel, physical Supervisor
for the Y. M. G. a., and Rev. Samuel
l.. Haworth, pastor of the. Friends
church, also spoke against military
training in high schools.
High School Work a Farce
DR.. Keene said that military train
ing in high schools was farce.
'In the Massachusetts, national
guard, I know we never liked to have
recruits, who had been through the
Boston high schools, where military
training was enforced,' he said.
"They were useless as soldiers. You
could tell them nothing about military
tactics, and they know nothing about
them.D
Boys Too Frail
A great number Of high school boys
are too frail to carry a rife, he said.
"Military training in the schools
would be taken as substitute for
physical training, which it would in
no way be,' he added. cit does not
create the spirit and robustness in
youth which physical training adapted
to their years will do. It will disgust
them with things military"
Mr.. Haworth said that the end of
education was to make the pupil inde-
pendent of his teacher.
cit is foundation Of military train
ing that the pupil be made dependent
on his teacher,' he added.