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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-07
When You Think About 1t.

reckon when you sorter stop an think
bit about it,
No matter what the weather is, we
couldn t live without it.
For when the rain comes ripplin down
an catches US complainin
1t finds the flowers in Lonesome Town
the fields are glad it S rainin :
l reckon when upon the road we re
hidin' out from the weather
1t s sweet to think, for all the storms,
we We got that far together;
That one deep rivers crossed, and So,
one riddle we unravel;
Though rough the way, twill end,
some day: 1t ain so far to
travel.
l reckon there's a light to lead-if
life takes time to heed it.
An that the comfort that we need viii
come when most we need it;
An so we II reach the journeys end
rest to the weary is given,
An when the twilight dreams descend
Wen not be far from heaven.
Frank l.. stanton, in Atlanta consti
tutlon' c.fndsrfjfff'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-07
COAL SHORTAGE AT oUARRIEs
Several Firms Feel Pinch and One
Shuts Down Operations.

BARRE, Feb. An ominous threat
Of the paralysis that would affect the
cutting industry here in Barre IS to
be found in the fuel situation as it
exists among the quarters on Milestone
hill. Jones Bros. got down to their
last lump Saturday and when expected
failed to arrive over Sun
day, the quarters were shut down Mon
day morning. For nearly week opera
tions at the quarry of the Barre Gran
lite & Quarry Co. have been suspended be
cause of the fuel problem There arc
quarters on the hill who believe they
nave enough bituminous coal to tide
them through the cold weather, but tho
anxious seat is bending in the middle
with others who scarcely know where
to turn
The f. l.. Smith Co expects ear Of
coal Immediately and if it comes tn,
consignment will be halvcd and a par
of it sent over to the Milestone quarry
50 called. A few days ago Barcla,
Bros. were worried lest an expcctc,
shipment fail to arrive aud to preclude
the necessity of general suspension
a carload Of wood was purchased. Oh
the next day the carload of coal cam
through.
Present conditions arc not due t
lack Of foresight on the part of til
quarry owners. Inadequate shippin
facilities along number Of railroad
are held accountable for the delay, 70
in nearly every instance quarters hav
standing order for soft coal ship
ments. There is a difference Of opinio
as to just how long coal famine o
the hill would continue before loes
manufacturers would exhaust their SUI
ply Of rough stock. but it is general
conceded that Il good many plant
would be idle i'll Very few days.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-07
NORWICH UNIVERSITY.
Cadets Set High Moral Standard
Winter Sports.

Considerable criticism has been made
within recent years concerning the
moral standards among students at
educational institutions of higher learn
ing. Some of il no DOUBT has been well
founded, and a great deal OF it has been
eXaggeration. 1t is not believed that
Norwich university has at any time
been subject to this criticism but there
has been, in common with other insti-
tutions, cases where such criticism
might be warranted However, what
ever the past may have brought forth
in the way Of criticisms of any inSti-
tutions, the fact remains that Norwich
university is at this time taking the
lead to establish the highest moral
standard. 1t is an unfortunate argu
ment, or an excuse rather, made by
many young men that high moral stand
ards are not always evidence of tht
highest physical development and man
| hood. The fact that Norwich is now
standing for the highest standard i
/ the strongest refutation for any sucl
argument or excuse. Ii there is rec
blooded school in the United States i
is Norwich university. 1t is decided,
a man s school. II is a school whel'
red blood, rather than blue blood. :.
recognized. The physical development
say nothing about the high intellectual
/ standard is probably not cxcelled /,
an other educational institution 0
collegiate grade in the country.
Now. this IS what Norwich has IL
Gently done At chapel exercises OF
January 81, President Reeves, in
short talk on moral standards, occa
stoned by a recent ease of discipline
lintimated that the cadets of Norwic
university should take advanced grounC
and do it in the decided manner i
which Norwich has always done things
After the presentation of the matte
the entire corps rose simultaneously 4
an evidence OF unanimous obligatio
ION the word OF honor of every il
dividual cadet to enforce the follow
. ing principles:
ITO refrain to the best ability froI
the use Of foul, profanc and obscen
language at the university.
ITO refrain from introduction or Us
in any form of intoxicating liquo
90 the university, or at an time Will
in the uniform of the college -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-07
NATIONAL GUARD VACANCIES
Capt. Hyland May Be Promoted to the
Command of a Battalion.

MONTPELIER, Feb. THE name
of another officer, Capt. B. S. Hvland of
Rutland, is being talked of as candi
date for the vacancy caused by the
promotion of Lieut.. Col F. B. Thomas,
of this city. Capt. Hyland like Col
Thomas is a veteran of the Spanish
War. Capt. Hyland refused promotion
to major at a different time. His
friends are urging him to permit the
use of his name to fill the vacancy as
second officer of the regiment
Col. Thomas is gaduate of Norwich
university and a lawyer by profession,
showed his patriotic spirit in the Span
ish war by undergoing an operation in
order that he might enlist in Company
ii as private, and paid his own fare
to the headquarters of the regiment at
Chic kamauga- He earned promotion
through Company II, succeeding Capt.
W. A. Pattee and for five years was its
captain. After he was elected major
Capt. Pattee against took command OF
the company.
Major Thomas was promoted until
he became senior major. When Col
Dyer resigned he was elected as lieu
tenant colonel and last week elected
colonel. His popularity in the re2i
nent was shown when he ran close tC
| Colonel l. l.. Reeves when the election
of an officer to succeed Col H. t
Johnson occurred a year ago He i;
considered an officer who has made {
hard study of military tactics and i!
recognized as one of the best in tn,
Vermont militia. His work at the Dor
der was especially praiseworthy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-07
FREIGHT CAR SHORTAGE.
Decreased so Per Cent Since November
Say Railway Figures.

The freight ear shortage which in
November was becoming increasingly
serious has decreased almost so per
cent since that time according to the
figures for January /, 1917, which the
American Railway association makes
public today.
On November ! there was a shortage
of ll4,90S freight cars; on December |
it was 101 IT'S and on December 81 it
had fallen to $500 cars
This decrease in the car shortage is
attributed more than anything else to
the cooperative efforts of the Inter
state Commerce commission, shippers
and the railroads The latter for the
past two months have had a special
committee of the American Railway
association to deal with the sub iect
Emergency measures have been adopted
to meet the abnormal situation and
progress has been made in getting cars
ont of the congested districts into the
| territory where they are most needed.
The association makes public a state
ment showing car shortages and sur
| pluses for the ten years ending January
II, l917.
| These figures show that for the whole
period of nearly nine years preceding
the middle of August last year, there
had been continuous net surplusage of
ears not in use on American railroads
except about one month in 1909, three
months in 1912. one month in 1913 and
the month Of March last year
In 1908 there was at one time a sur.
plusage of over 413, 900 ears, and at nc
time during the year We're there less
than 100000 idle ears.
IN 1909 the maximum net surplusagt
was 1872 ,513. In 1910 the maximum wa.
nearly 49, 900 for July 6, and Their,
was throughout that year net surplus
age of at least 1000 ears not requisi
toned by shippers. For 1911, surplu
cars numbered ON March - over 207,
loco and there We're at no time during
the year less than 10000 ears standin,
, idle
In January, 1912 there uas ne
surplusagc Of approximately 136,o0t
, From November 1913 until March 191
there was a continuous surplusage 0
| ears, the number running in October
: 1914, to over 100000 when the Amer
can Railway association stopped con
r piling them. Compilation was resume
on February l, 1915, when idle ear
e still numbered over $4,000.
The number of freight cars owne
! by the railroads Of the country il
e creased during that same eight year
8 from l,S40009 on July !, 1907, to 2
1 5lS,S5J on July !, 1916.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-07
WOMAN SHOT IN
OCTOBER DEAD
Mrs. Russells Husband Is Now n
Jail Awaiting Trial = Autopsy to
Be Performed

ST. ALBANS. Feb. Mrs. Fred
Russell of st. Adams, who was shot by
her husband Oct 10 last, died Monday
evening at 9.45 at the home of her fos-
ter parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Rich. She
was separated from her husband, and
il is said that he had been drinking
and appeared at the Rich home, where
he wanted to talk to his wife. He then
shot her.
Mrs. Russell was taken to the hos
pital and remained there two months,
when she was removed to St. Adams
Bay. For the past three weeks she had
been failing. The funeral arrange
ments are not complete. An autopsy
will be held.
Russell has been in the county Jail
in St. Adams since the shooting and
will be tried at the March term OF
county court.
Mrs. Russell leaves a sister, Mrs
Frank Trombley Of St. Adams Bay, and
foster brother, Fred Rich.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-07
DEFENSE ACT FAR REACHING.
No Secrets Safe in England Even with
Priests, Doctors and Lawyers.

LONDON, Feb. There are no Sc
crcts from the state in war time.
Lawyers, doctors, priests III the con-
fcssional-all are included in the
phrase ''pcrson or persons of any class
or description, who must tell on de-
mand, under the British defense of the
realm act.
The issue has been pointedlv raised
in Ireland, where the militar. author
tiles have arrested a lawyer H. O. Nor
an. and his client, James Ryan, for
refusing 10 state how certain docu-
ments read in a Limerick law ease came
into their possession.
In . statement iustifying the posi-
tion of parliament in abolishing the
hitherto inviolable secrecy which has
surrounded the relations of lawyer and
client, doctor and patient, or priest
and parishiorer, Sir William Bull, one
Of the leading legal lights of the house
OF commons, says:
"The safety and defense Of the realm
override everything. There can be nc
question of privileges or customs in
tervening in a matter essential 10 tbs
welfare Of the state. Doctors and
/ priests are under exactly the same oh
| ngatlonS as lawyers, 10 give lnforma
tion to the competent military author
4 ity who demands it.
Many prominent people have al
ready discovered how very eXtensiv,
are the powers Of the executive au
thorities under the wartime laws
Nothing has appeared IN the newspa
pers, or could appear, about certain
occurrences, of which sensational
stories may perhaps be told after tn,
war. People have been called upon t,
reveal all sorts of things which the,
never expected to have to account for. ,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-07
Winter Sports at Norwich University.

Friday, Feb. ., was given over to
winter sports at Norwich university.
During the forenoon there were diff
1ereEt military drills on snosshocs,
skis, and horseback. Patroling on
skis and snowshoeS and riding cross
country on horses in the deep snow
were some Of the stunts The after
noon was taken up with tobogganing,
ski jumping, ski and snowshoe races,
etc. A representative of leading
news weekly picture concern was
present and took films of the several
events. He remarked that the occa-
sion was the most successfully con
Quoted winter event which he had at
tended for long time. A number Of
out of-town guests were present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-07
RELIEF SHIP SUNK.
Only One Survivor from Crew of
Lars KrIlse.

LONDON, Feb. The admiralty
announces the is only one survivor OF
the crew of the Lars Kruse, Belgian
relief ship. No others are known to
have been saved The steamer was
sunk by torpedo or mine near the
Belgian coast. The ship touched at
Las Paimas on January 20, and in the
ordinary course would have made some
British port before arriving at Rotter-
dam, whcr, she was due about Fcbru.
AIRY 10. ~
The Lars s,Krusc carried the flag Of
the Belgian Relief commission and was
markcd rs arranged by the commission
with the German government. II had
not received a safe conduct from Ger
many, as such passports had been re-
fus,d relief ships by Berlin.
Three months ago Germany agreed
to give the commission s ships from the
Argentine the same form of German
consular safe conduct us is provided
for thcs, steamers leaving American
ports, but the necessary arrangements
have not been completed; hence tn.
failure of tn, Lars Kruse TO carry such
document. However, the ship was
marked plainly according TO tn Ger
man instructions and her manifest
! showed that her entire cargo was con
signed 10 tn, relief commission.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-07
KEENE MAN NAMED.
John e. Allen to Be Justice of N. II.
Superior Court

CONCORD, y. H., Feb. :. - John +.
Allen of kcene was nominated yester
day by Governor Henry ". Kcyes as
justice of the superior court, in the
place of Judge Robert n. Chamberlin of
Berlin, promoted to be chief justice.
1t is understood there will be no OPP
position in the council to the appointee.
George H. Whitcher of this city was
appointed to succeed himself as trustee
of state normal schools.
John Eliot Allen was born in Clare
mont. June 26, 1878, a son Of the late
Judge William H. II. Allen of the state
supreme court. He graduated from
Dartmouth college in 1894 aud from the
Harvard law school in 1898, since which
year he has praeticed his profession
continuously in Keene. From 1899 to
1906 he was Judge Of probate ri
I
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-07
sTURGIs DIES OF INJURIES,
c. w. Employe Hurt Sunday Night at
Montpelier Junction.

MONTPELIER, Feb. :. - A. r..
Sturgis, n Central Vermont railway
freight conductor. died yesterday aft
ernoon at Heaton hospital as the result
of injuries received Sunday night at
Montpelier Junction. He was thrown
from a caboOse while an attempt was be-
ing made to make q ''hying switch
and was rolled along the track, being
injured internally.
Mr.. Sturgis was born i'll Fairfield -
wears ago and had been employed by
the Central Vermont in various ca
pacitics for the last 20 years. He is
survived by his wife and four children
OF Milton, his mother, Mrs. Rache
Sturgis of Enos5urg Falls, two broth
ers, William of Winnipeg and Henry
OF Utica, \. Y. The body will be taken
TO Milton today.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-07

Thursday and Friday, Mary piekford
in Less Than Dust at the Princess
theater.-Adv. 2Ss- 29l
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-07

Clothes do not make the man and
Seach N ag2aiss suit may exea IN
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-07

France has eonferrel-s
medals since war began.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-07
PERSONAL.

Avery Miller Of Springfield (Ft.) is
spending the day in town.
Miss Nellie A. Blanchard Of Estey
street is confined TO her home by i'll
ness
Mrs. Harry Barnes has finished work
as clerk in the Brattleboro News Co. s
store.
Mrs. Charles r. Dunklee went last
night to Bellows Falls to visit relatives
until Thursday.
Henry Robbins, who is employed in
Springfield, Mass, was visitor in
town yesterday.
Miss Esther Crowell will 90 tomor-
row to New York to be a guest of Miss
Gertrude Croker.
Jacob Estey and Joseph Estey of Am.
herst college are at their home in town
for a few days.
! Mrs. 8. +. Carmen returned last
night from a visit Of few days in
Springfield, Mass.
Miss Grace Howard Of Winchendon,
| Mass, is visiting Mrs. Wilbur G.. Rock
well Of Frost street
Miss Edith Adams went today to
Springfield, Mass, to spend several
weeks with relatives.
Mrs. Ncftel of Larchmont. y. Y.
came yesterday to be a guest of hei
sister, Mrs. G. \. Miles.
Maurice Michclman of Springfield
Mass, is visiting in town with his son
]. /. Midlothian, and family.
Enrol Richardson and Oscar Reed OF
Pittsteld, Mass, were weekend guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson.
| Miss Doc ;. Richardson of Chester i,
visiting in town with her sister, Mrs
Ada l.. Howe of Brook street.
Miss Elizabeth DOYLE has returned
from q few weeks vacation spent il
Mortified (Nt9 and Rutland.
August GustafSon is here from Rhod,
Island TO spend a week in the hom
of his brother, f. c. GGstafson.
Miss Alma Johnson will 60 tomor
row to Bellows Falls TO visit fey
days with Miss Elaine Sullivan.
Frank A. Dalton Of Rutland was i
town yesterday on business at the Al
lantic & Pacific Tea Co. 5 store.
Henry Harlow was in town fror
Greenfield TO spend the weekend, rC
turning 10 Greenfield yesterday.
John !. Sullivan is in New Yor
: city buying goods for the drygoods d,
partmeut Of Goodnow, Pearson & Hun
Miss Margaret c. Tufts of Mour
liolvoke college came today 10 visit
Tew DAYS with her cousin, Mrs. Dams
d Z. Trout.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Farwell wi
move saturday from Mrs. c. II. Smith
S apartment house on High street TO Got
: Trey Crosby'S house on Grove street
+. =. Adams of Marlboro, who ws
representative from that town in 100
q went this afternoon to Montpelier {
. attend this evening the reunion of II
: legislators Of that year.
Mr.. and Airs. +. G. Crosby will lcaN
tomorrow for New York. Mrs. Crosl
will 90 from there 10 ST. Augustin
: Fla, where she will spend a few veel
Il at the Ocean View hotel.
c Floraucc Ferriter, who is emplovt
hy the Westinghouse company IN Oh
cOpec Falls, is spending q few days
l. town. Raymond Thomas, who also
n employed by that company, is vistiI
;, Mt his home here on account Of the ia
tory being closed few days.
Louis Rate, who is employed in Il
retail department Of the Durham Brot
II ers company, left this morning for
IL few weeks trip on the road for t
Ii company He will travel throu;
southern Vermont and western Mass
chuSettS as assistant to J. A. Gree
% wood Of Chester.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-07
LITTLE pI(KUp5.
: OF SPORT q:

At Yale fall sports were participated
In by $3.50 students.
The most vicious things about some (
fighters are their faces.
-
Forty-one figures mike up the inter-
national ice skating code.
Cleveland Will form city lawn ten |
mis- association early in 1917.
Some golfers can get more distance
in a putt thnu they cnn in a drive.
Most wrestlers must like to preserve
their bouts, SO they have been framed.
Wanted Someone TO manufacture n
scales large enough to weigh Jess VIII
lard.
Most boxers ought to make good with
circus; they are accustomed to ring
work.
Footwork Is the chief feature In la
sayate. II Is also the chief feature in
boxing.
A bicycle rider is the only one who
can ride for six days without getting
anywhere.
We cant help thinking that II must
be nice 20 be big and peaceful like
Jess Willard.
Jose r. CapablNnca has gone to his
home in Havana, where he will remain
for several months.
n most boxers ran into a fight as
quickly as they run nwsy from 1t
there'd be action a.pIenty.
Charley Ebbets still believes that
baseball Is IN its infancy in spite Of
the size " Wlbert Robinson.
"Would you call boxing business or
n sportT queries ~ Reader" In
most instances 1t is crime.
Cleveland and Buffalo yacht clubs
will 90 in for small boat racing in in
terlake competition next summer.
The average ball player doesn't care
my more about his batting average
than hord.boiled egg does about a
nickel.
All sporting promoters are advocates
of the cutch.as-catch-can style oi
wrestling They use the grip on tn,
public. 'se' a''f ras'aias
II Charley Ebbets could ring in viii
bert Robinson Ms one man, he would
be putting over little something OF
his rivals.
There's nothing like being a figh
manager The other fellow does nj
the fighting and his manager gets al
the dough
Now that John McGraw has won tn,
1917 pennant IN the National league
the other managers have nothing I,
worry about.
Havana wants the olympic games
but II she can't get em she'll be salts
fed with the skating and sk-jumpin
championships.
Cross.country running, like rowing
is one OF the branches OF sport II
which the Cornell university athlete
are hard to defeat.
sherman was right about war, bu
why did he stop there2 SO is matr
mony. football, umpires, twins and
lot of other things.
Barney Dreyfuss, the Pirates hos
wants national commission con
posed Of members who have no col
nection with baseball.
Manager Mitchell Of the Cubs say
he fears Alexander more thnn any n
tional league pitcher. He has nothir
on about 200 batters In the Nation.
league.
Baseball players are 10 be forbidde
by their bosses from writing stori'
for newspapers on the worlds seri,
games. This will be decided gain +,
literature.
Western and Pacific coast colleg
VIII likely be given representation
the intercollegiate football rules COZ
mittee NJ the next meeting Of the q
ganization.
Al Mamaux lost ten pounds in va
deville and had to quit TO get in sha
for his pitching job. Mamaux is 50
TO have one Of The best right-hand
voices In baseball.
According to the papers. a manag
- =. o.ff,,,, to..aIan ,t,, hoe h,o,, i,
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-02-01
RESOLUTION NO. Y-1s.

Introduced by Alderman Langwill
A resolution submitting to the cleo,
tors OF the city OF Watertown, the
question Of the issuance of certain
twenty year bonds, amounting to for.
Hty-three thousand (~$43.000.00) dol
lars, bearing interest at not to exceed
five CD per cent per annum, for teh
purpose Of paying for the construc.
ton of certain lateral storm sewers
and sewerage work for the city al
Watertown
Be ii resolved by the city council
of the city of Watertown, South Da.
Ekota:
That it will become andsis necessary
to borrow money on the credit ofsthe
corporations of the city nf Waterfowl,
South Dakota. Q the purposes I'd
hereinafter set forth. ea9ss
That ii will he and is necessary til
Negotiate bonds in:stlle name of the
said city forsthe purpose OF paying
tor the construction Of certain storm
sewers al follows:
Paying the cost of constructing i
lateral storm sewer commencing al
terminus az present sewer Ia alley ii
block ~. second railway addition, con;
structed ii S64inch pipe running I'd
Third AZ Nv thence along aliev$in
block 81. eec0nd railway addition. cnn.
strnct6d ~ 93-inch pipe, to Second
Are. W. thence along Second Ave,
IS. NJ, c~onstk0cted 81 18sinch pipe Il