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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11
Legislative Notes.

Many of the members have sue
cumbed to the colds prevalent in Mont
pelier.
NJ. J. Hapgood promises to appear
before the Legislative committees
before the session is over
The members of the 1915 legislature
are to hold their reunion in the senate
chamber Tuesday evening, Feb. g.
F. o. Merrifeld of Grafton promises
to be valuable worker in this legis-
lature Mr.. Merrifield was elected
clerk of the house education commit
tee.
Mr. Button s bill exempting from
taxation a registered bull used for
breeding purposes will interest the live
farmers of the southern end of the
state.
Today Gov. Graham is in Burlington
attending the Vermont Dairymen s an
nual meeting. In his address before
that assembly he will explain the ad-
ministration agricultural bill intro
duced today, providing for six posi-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11
Shells, Relics of Civil War,
Explode with Thunder
Gus Reports
CHIMNEY MAY HAVE
BEEN DEFECTIVE
Rev. Mr.. Buffun Was in Keene to See
Wife in Hospital Daughter Only
Fire Broke Out.
Especial to The Reformer.) }
WINCHESTER. N II Ian ]

W1NtHESIER, n. H., Jan. II.
" Hillside, the beautiful home of
Rev. f. H. Buffum, three and half
miles east Of this village, was totally
destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon.
When discovered the fire was rapidly
gaining headway in the north end of
the house. Its origin is uncertain, but
theories Of a defective chimney or
spontaneous combustion seem to be re-
ceived with the most credence.
The fire burned slowly, owing to a
wind blowing in the opposite direction,
and It was more than an hour before the
building was fiat. The fire department
responded from this village, but there
was nothing for them to do, as the house
was doomed long before adequate as
sistance arrived.
Miss Marion Buffum was the only
member of the family to arrive on the
scene after the fire was discovered; she
had gone to a neighbor s a few rods
away. Mr.. Buffum had gone to Keene
to see his wife, who is in the hospital
there.
quantity of the household furni-
ture was removed from the burning
building, including the valuable library
| of Mr.. Buffum, which contained many
volumes difficult to replace, many of
them being gifts Of friends.
| There was more or less CONSERVATION
when several shells, relics of the Civil
war which Mr.. Buffum had carefully
preserved, exploded with thunderous re-
ports.
The property was taxed for 1880,
but 1t is certain the house alone could
i not be replaced for several times that
figure. Mr.. Buffum carried insurance,
but the amount could not be learned
yesterday afternoon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11
A Well-Trained Governor.
(Holvoke Transcript.

Horace French Graham, Vermont s
newly inaugurated governor, lawyer
by profession, has deeply stirred that
state by a revolutionary program of
centralized state authority in matters of
budget and expenditure, and of judicial
reform. He grew up in the town of
Craftsbury, where he now resides. He
studied in the village academy, and then
went to New York, entered the Column
bia University law school, and was
graduated cum laude in 1888, having
added to the study of law the study of
political science. Returning to Yer
mont, he entered on the practice of the
law, became state attorney for Or
leans county, and in due time went to
the Legislature, first in 1892 and again
in 1900 In 1902 he was made state au-
ditor of accounts. Thus on the founda-
tion of the study of the theory of gov
ernment, he has built an experience of
both, the legislative and administrative
sides of government
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11
BRITISH WAR LOAN.
New Issue to Be Made at Five Per Cent
with Price at %.

LONDON, Jan. IL. - Andrew Bonar
Law, chancellor of the exchequer, an
nounccd at the Guildhall meeting to-
day that the basis for the new war loan
was an issue at 8 per cent and the price
%. The period OF the loan stated
was 80 years, with option for redemp-
tiOn in IL years. The chancellor said
. per cent would be paid on application
and the balance IN equal proportions.
The last payment would he on Nav so.
The government, the chancellor added,
was giving an option Of a tax free loan
at the rate of per cent issued at par
to be redeemable at the option of the
state at the end of l. years. Foreign
holders of the stock, he announced
would not be liable to an income tax.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11
Bar Association Silly Exhibition

Lawyer John w. Gordon of Barre,
who recently retired as president of
the Vermont Bar association in an open
letter to the newspapers rushes to the
defense of the bar association which
made a silly exhibition of itself by try
ing to discredit Governor Graham even
before he was inaugurated. Two years
ago the bar association succeeded in
destroying what little standing Gov.
Fletcher had left and since then the
bar association has figured itself the
one really big thing and has allowed
that, while the Legislature might con
vene and the supreme court sit, the
bar association would actually govern
the state. In pursuance of this deter
mination the bar association overruled
Governor Graham before he took the
oath of office. Common, ordinary cour.
tesv should have led the bar associa.
tion to have waited at least until the
governor read his message before rend
ing him. In the opinion of a good
many citizens of the state, the Vermont
bar association has made an ass of it
self Some of its more modest members
ought to be allowed Voice in its af
fairs-something they haven had il
, recent years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11
MRS. H. X. CHAMBERLAIN.
Aged Widow of Former Farmer Dies
in Home on Green Street.

Mrs. Sarah Aurelia (Nourse) Cham
berlain, SO, widow of Hiram K Cham
berlain, died at 1870 o'clock this
morning in her home. She had been
in failing health due to advancing
wears, for some time and confined to
her bed two weeks.
Mrs. Chamberlain was born in Dunn
merston, April II, 1927, a daughter of
Joseph and Sallie Nourse. She married
Mr.. Chamberlain January l, lS45, and
they observed their golden wedding an
died in 1901.
Mrs. Chamberlain spent all of her
life in Dummerston and Brattleboro.
They lived many years on what Is
known as the Chamberlain farm on
the Putney road, which Mr.. Chamber
lain sold 20 years ago, when he re-
tired from farming and bought the
house at the corner of Green and
Whipple streets, where Mrs. Chamber
lain had lived since. She was the last
survivor of her family.
She leaves one daughter, Mrs. Nav
erette A. Fisher. who lived with her
mother. and one son, jenner II. Cham
berlain of Aberdeen, S. d. She leaves
also four grandchildren, Arthur Cham
berlain Of Brattleboro and Ralph,
George and Alice of Aberdeen, and one
great granddaughter, Helen Chamber
lain of Brattleboro.
Mrs Chamberlain was member OF
the Universalist church and charter
member of Protective Grange, of which
Mr.. Chamberlain was the first master.
The funeral will be held Saturday
afternoon at 1.30 clock at the house
Rev Delmar +. Trout, pastor of the
Universalist church, officiating.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11
Gives the Men Who Make
Threats a Chance to Lynch
Head of State First
TRAIN is READY
TO TAKE JUDGE AWAY
Trouble Grew Out of Continuance of
Case Of Negro Charged with the Muir
der of a White Prisoner Spirited to
Paducah for Safe Keeping.

MURRAY, Ky, Jan. ~. - In line
with his announced intention to give
the mob "a chance TO lynch the gov
cnor OF Kentucky first, - Gov A. O.
STANLEY arrived here early today and
took charge Of the situation growing
out of the threat made Yesterday by q
mob against the lives of Circuit Judge
Charles Bush and Commonwealth At
torney Denny Smith.
The special train on which Gov.
Stanley arrived was left standing with
steam up ready 10 take them from
Murray IL further demonstration were
made against their lives.
Open threats were made on the street
that any attempt to remove Judge Bush
from Murray or to prevent the trial TO-
day Of Lube Martin, negro charged
with killing Guthrie Diuguid, whit,
man, would place the governor S own
life in danger.
IL was because of the continuance
granted yesterday by Judge Bush in
the ease Of Martin that the mob be
gan demonstrations. Martin was spirit
ed out of Murray Immediately after
the trial and taken 10 Paducah foI
safe keeping.
HdNt tOllt Httt TO NDupid INV dhb
order and 20 protect this court with
my own body if necessary was the
declaration with which Gov. a. O.
Stanley faced n crowd which filled
every available space in the Galloway
county courthouse.
With almost every available member
Of the Kentucky National Guard mobil
iled on the Mexican border he wa,
forced TO rely on those forces he could
summon 20 his aid after his arrival
here
His first move in Murray was to dep
uti2e ~ citizens and order them to pre-
vent az all costs any outbreak. Hi
next was 90 make an address TO tn,
crowd in the courtroom, which was ap
parently well received, except by few
persons in back room. Martin vii
not be brought to Murray, it was an
nounced, until Gov. Stanley gives or
ders 10 that effect.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11
RUSSIAN LOAN FAILS.
Syndicate Formed to Underwrite It Has
Been Dissolved.

NEW YORK, Jan. II. - Dissolution
of the syndicate of New York and Bos-
ton bankers, which some months ago I'M
derwrote $25,000,000 of fve-year five
and one-half per cent Russian govern
ment bonds was announced today. 1t is
understood that fully 20 per cent of the
total amount issued remained unsold.
The attitude of the federal reserve
board in warning domestic banks and
investors against commitments in for
elgn issues is said TO have initiated
against the success of the Russian issue.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11

HARRY X. THAW
CUT HIS THROAT
Also Slashed Wrist in Attempt to
Commit Suicide - Now in Hos
pital in Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. IL. =
Harry X. Thaw cut his throat in a
private house on Walnut street west
of SD street here today and was
taken to St. Mary S hospital, accord.
ing to Captain of Detectives Tate,
who had been searching for him.
Early reports did not indicate
whether Thaw was dead or diving.
According TO Capt. Tate, Thaw s
whereabouts were learned early to-
day and the house was surrounded.
When detectives entered they found
that Thaw had cut his wrist and
throat. Tate asked that DR.. Kirby,
q well-known physician, be sent for.
When the doctor arrived he ordered
Thaw removed to hospital.
St. Marv's hospital is in the ex-
treme northeastern part of the city
several miles from the house where
he was found.
Capt. Tate later said he had been
informed that Thaw was expected
TO die. What Thaw cut himself
with, Tate said he did not know.
The house whore Thaw was found
is within a short distance from the
street where Thaw was in an auto
mobile accident last May. 1t was a
damage suit instituted against his
mother by the owner of the machine
that brought Thaw here last Monday
to defend the action. How detectives
learned he was in West Philadelphia
they do not saw When thew We're
asked by New York authorities to
apprehend him on warrant charg-
ing him with assaulting Frederick
Gump of Kansas City, they made a
search and were convinced that lie
had left the city.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11
Adverse Report Made by
Democratic Majority of
the Rules Committee
REPUBLICANS WERE
WILLING TO PROCEED
Sondly Opposed by Democratic Mem
bers, Who Concluded There Was No
Ground Upon Lawson s Charges Upon
Which to Base Investigation.

WASHINGTON, January II. = The
Democratic majority of the rules com
mlttee today voted to report the
Wood $ leak resolution adversely
The action Of the committee operates
to end the inquiry. Republicans were
willing to proceed with any kind of an
inquiry that might be advised, but
were Solidlv opposed by the Democratic
members, who concluded there was no
ground in Lawson s charges upon
which to base an investigation.
\ new version of the "leak' to Wall
street on President Wilson 5 peace
note was given to the house rules com
mittee today by James r. Reilly, man
aging editor of the Wall Street Jour
nal. \ tip picked up, he said, by Dow
Jones & Co.. reported in Wall street
that brokers' private wires from Wash
ington were saying the President was
about to send a peace note was solely
responsible for the despatch forecast
ing the note which appeared on til,
eompany's ticker 10 hours before the
note was published.
Between 1l.30 q. m., the time Reilly
said he received the tip, and the de
Sqatch of items on the ticker, Reilly
said he received two messages from
John Boyle, the Journal S local repre-
sentative here. The first. filed befor,
BOYLE had received Reilly's inquiry re
garding his report. was marked econ
fdential' and told Of the coming OF
some sort Of note and said it was not
peace proposal. The second, in reply
to Reilly IS inquiry as TO whether any
thing was available on a report gleane,
| from Il brokers' 5 wire, was to the effee
that the reference was undoubtedlN
made to the coming note.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11
BRITISH VESSELS LOST.
The Admiralty Ship CORVALLIS Among
Victims of Submarine.

LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE British shin
CORVALLIS has been sunk by subma-
rinc. The seaplane carrier Benmvchrec
also has been sunk.
The official announcement says II. NJ
;. Cornwailis was sunk by an enemy
submarine on the 9th in the Mtditer-
ranean. The captain and all the officers
are safe, but there are t. men missing
aud it IS feared they were killed 10y
the explosion.
The warship referred to apparently
IS tn British battleship CORVALLIS
The last previous report from hei
showed she was in service in the Med
iterranean.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11
WHEN PEACE COMES
1T MUST BE REAL
Premier George Says Entente Are Not
Offered Terms But Trap Baited
with Fine Words.

LONDON, Jan. Il. = Premier Lloyd
George, speaking in Guildhall, said En-
peror William had told his people that
the entente allies had rejected his
peace offer. The emperor did so, he
said, to drug those whom he could no
longer dragoon. We had rejected no
peace terms" the premier said, and
added 1--WE were not offered terms, but
trap baited with fine words. 1t would
suit Germany to have peace now on hel
own terms. We all want peace, but il
must be a real one.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11
ATTEMPT AT EMBARRASSMENT
Entente Cannot Tum Of Wilson S
Note With Abuse.

BERLIN, Jan. IL, by wireless to
Sa}villc.--A Hamburg newspaper sees
in the long delay of the entente answer
TO President Wilson an evident in,
dication Of embarrassment caused bv
the President 5 step. The paper says
that President Wilson S note cannot
like the German overturcs, be turned
of with abuse, but calls for iustif
cation of the prolongntion of hostili
ties which neutral opinion would ac
cept as reasonable
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11
GREECE ACCEPTS
ENTENTE ULTIMATUM
Six Batteries of Mountain Guns Are
Turned Over to the Entente
Naval Authorities

ATHENS. Jan. 10, via London. Jan.
1.-THE government has formally ac-
ccpted the ultimatum of the entente
powers. In accordance with the agree
ment made with the allies on Dee. /.
King Constantine began today the dehv-
cry To the entente authorities OF six
naval batteries of mountain gums. He
gave orders 20 suppress all hostile dem
onstration, which was promptly done.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11
GERMAN VICTORIES.
British Lost Heavily i'll Attacks North
Of Ypres Yesterday.

BERLIN, Jan. II, by wireless to
Sayville-B British troops made an at
tack yesterday on German positions
north of Ypres, the war Office announ-
ces. They succeeded in penetrating
the German defenses at one point, but
were expelled, suffering heavy losses.
Heavy lighting yesterday on the north
ern part of the Russo-Galician front
IS reported. The communication of TO-.
day says all Russian attacks were re.
pulsed. The advance of the Tcutonic
forces which are invading Rumania are
proceeding unchecked, according to to-
days report.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11
Centre Congregational Church
Notice.

The annual meeting of the Centre
Congregational church will be held in
the chapel Friday evening, Jan. u.
1917, at 7.30 O'Clock, o to transact the
following business:
Article |. To hear the reports of Of
ticers and organizations of the church
for the past year.
Article 2. To elect all officers re.
quired by the bylaws.
Article 3. To transact any other
business that legally may come before
the meeting.
WALTER A. GILBERT. Clerk.
Brattleboro Vt, Jan. 8, 1917.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11
DIED FOR FRANCE.
French Pay Tribute to Late Howard B,
Lines of Field Ambulance

PARiS, Jan. 1.-THE late Howard
3. Lines Of the American field ambu.
ianec VINO died Of illness at the front
lato last month, is cited thus in the ar
my orders of the day devoted and
outrageous he was sent to the rear hill.
He returned again to the front after
his recovery, contracted a grave NAL
ady and died for France
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

a special train with President J. II.
Hustis and other prominent officials Of
the Boston & Maine railroad, was in
Brattleboro few minutes about 9
0 clock this afternoon. The officials
were taken on hurried trip through
the new station. The train continued
north.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11
AMERICANS ARRIVE
Field Ambulance Company of 2S Men
10 Go to Macedonian Front.

SALONIkI, via Paris, Jan. IL
IWenty-elght Americans comprising
section 10 of the American field am,
5nlanre III France, have arrived here
safely. They are under command OF
denry Suchley of New York. Tho
section IS on its way to the French
firont IN Macedonia, where another see.
tion has been III service since Octobc,
last. wv
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11
An Opportunity for the Right Man

10 represent the New England Mutual Life Insurance
Company of Boston, in Southern Vermont with head
quarters at Brattleboro Bellows Falls. want
hghgrade that has had experience in selling life
insurance, who is willing to hustle and is good pro-
ducer To such man will offer lucrative position
with good salary in advance if he give references
If you have made failure in other business do not
reply as do not want you for | am offering first
class position that regular and permanent All cor
respondence strictly confidential For reference as to
myself write Mr.. c. A. Boyden Treasurer of the
Brattleboro Trust Co.
Write GLENN A. WILKINS, General Agent Mouisvl|s, Vt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11
BROOKS IS PRESIDENT.
St Albans Man Again Heads Vermont
Dairymen' s Association.
Especial to The Reformer.)

BURLINGTON, Jan. Il.
In the closing session of the YER
mont Dairymen S association this af.
ternoon H. x. Brooks of st. Albans
was reelected president, F. H. Bick-
ford Of Bradford, secretary; NJ. a.
Adams of Derby, treasurer.
A banquet will be served at Hotel
Vermont tonight.
Prof. j. L. Hills, of the agricultural
college in an address today criticised
the dairymen for alleged lack of enter
prise and sleepiness.
There already is a registration of 500
for the older boys conference which
will open here tomorrow night and it
is expected that another hundred will
register.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11

The annual cut of British Columbia
timber is approximately 100000 feet.
There are 420 mills and 90 logging
camps in the province, employing about
10000 men.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11
In Odd Fellows Temple

Thursday, Jan. IL, 40 p. m.-Regular
meeting Of Canton Palestine Business of
Importance Every chevalier is urged to
be present.
Friday night, Jan. l2.--Dance for Odd
Fellows and Rebekahs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11

Sixty sea-going steel ships, aggregat-
ing 2oS,10l gross tons, are now being
built IN American shipyards. This is
the heaviest tonnage ever under con
struction in this country at one time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11
First Baptist Church

Friday, Jan. u, 4l5 p. m.-Junior
Christian Endeavor meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11

The feature of collapsible hair
brush for travellers is that the bristles
are laid down flat on the handle and are
thus kept in shape.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11

The labor of handling hollow tile has
been lessened by the invention of an
S-shaped tool, by which they are picked
up and carried instead of in the hands.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11

Nearly 10000 tons of cunao are
handled in the Hongkong market an
nually. This trade should attract the
attention of American dyers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight and Friday. Colder To-
night. North Winds.

WASHINGTON, January IL. - The
day. Colder tonight. Strong north winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11

The incubator for the Matching Of
chickens seems to us new process,
yet the Egyptians have long raised
chickens in this way, their mode being
in the use of heated ovens.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11
BRITISH APPROACH
TURKISH FRONTIER
Have Captured Six Lines of Entrench-
ments Covering Town of Rata on
Sinai Peninsula

LONDON, Jan. 11.-Six lines of en-
trenchments covering the town of Rata
on the Sinai peninsula have been cap
tured by the British il is announced
officially The statement SAYS 1900
Turks were captured Turkish relief
force was destroyed. Rata is 80 miles
northeast of FL Arish
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11

The operations of the British have
carried them to the Turkish frontier,
the furthcst advance eastward which
has been made since the defeat of the
Turkish expedition against the Suez
canal.