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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-04
PERSONAL.

James Bowler of 9 Birge street is Sc
riously i'll in his home
Mrs. T. G. Pettee is visiting in Wind
sor with her son, Ralph B. Pettee, and
family
Mrs. julius j. Estey went today to
Cambridge, \. Y, for few days stay
with relatives.
Miss Mildred Wilder, waitress at
Hoadley's cafe, has been Ill several
days with tonsilitis.
". A.. Wilcox and family will move
this month from GroEe street to the
Crosby house on Crosby terrace.
Mrs C. W. Trendeu. returned, Saturday
from Camp Devens, Aver, Mass, where
she spent two weeks With Lieut.. Tren-
dell. sH 1ee
Miss Ruth Johnson cashier in Hough,
ton & Simonds $ store, is having a
week vacation from her work, begin
ming today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mitchell OF
Springfield, Mass, were guests over
Sunday of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. "
c.. Mitchell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll A. Wood ar,
moving this week into one of the apart
ments in the new Marley building OF
High street.
Miss Frances Martell, who had bee
/ spending IA week S vacation in New
: York, has returned and resumed worl
today for Houghton & Simonds.
Lieut. Howard Hoyt, chaplain q
Camp Devcns, Aver, Mass, was her
over Sunday with Mrs. Hoyt at tn
home of her mother, Mrs. W. ". Pliml
5 ton.
: Charles Stolte of Fairhaven. Mass
who spent the week end in town wit
his mother, Mrs. Meta Stolte of Fores
street, returned to Fairhayen this morn
ing.
E Norman Whittum of the 30lst el
5 gineers. stationed at Camp Devens,
visiting Mrs. Whittum at \. f. \
wood 5. He Will return to Camp De
{ ems tomorrow.
Leon G. White went this morning
t Concord. n H., and Dover, n. H., {
n business for the Twin State Gas
5 Electric company. He will be away u
5 til the latter part of the week
Ernest Mellen began work this NOR
ing in the Office of the Twin State G
& Electric company, succeeding Nerr
Hamilton, who has taken a position
e the office of the Manley Brothers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-04
Masonic.
She Did Her Bit.

4 gentleman who was passing his holi-
day IN the Scottish Highlands was en-
gagged one night in writing letter in a
humble abode where he had obtained
accommodations The guttering candles
annoyed him and he called out: Mrs.
Mcpherson, can YOU get me pair OF
snuffeIs. a pair Of snuffers:" repeated
Mrs Mcpherson, somewhat bewildered
.'Weel. III dae my best In few min
utes there was connection outside. Tive
stalwaIt tiguers shuffled in, followed by
Mrs. MCPHERSON This is Donald Nc
Dou9all, she said. and this is Dougal
Mcdonald | dinna ken what ye wan
vi them, but I'm thinbin, the two o then
tax MAR snuff than any ither twa III tn,
/ palish Philadelphia Ledger
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-04
TWO MORE JOCKEYS ENLIST
Tommy Parrette and Eddie kIenck
Will Wear Khaki Next Season
Both Clever Riders.

Two more jockeys-Tommy Parrette
and Eddie Klenck-will wear khaki in.
stead of racing colors next season.
These steeplechase riders were mus
tered into the National army at Camp
Upton. Both were clever handlers of
jumpers and will be missed when the
season opens.
On the whole, few jockeys have been
called thus far, as the general run are
too light for soldiers.
Everett Haynes, who rode Omar
Khayyam at Laurel when the great
three-year-old was beaten by Hourless
and 4. Nicklaus, who handled tbs
jumpers of Capt. ]. Z. Davis, are
among those NOW in the service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-04
PERSONAL.

Earl Weatherhead spent the week
end with friends in Brookline.
H. G. Clark went to Brighton, Mass,
this morning on business.
S. w Edgett is in Bellows Falls and
Saxtons River today on business.
Miss Emma Navarro, clerk in the
Boston Fruit market, has been i'll for
several, weeks. rr
Mrs Charles Burroughs finished work
Saturday in the office of the Durham
Brothers company.
Miss Leila knapn, student in--Saaitit
college, visited her parents, DR.. and
Mrs. Alvin Knapp, oyer the week cad.
Attorney General II. G. Barber ~Eent
! to New York yesterday 10 stay a few.
days on business for She state of YER
| lfiss.7D arothv Perry has taken a 5po-
sition IA the Holstein- Friesian assaeia,
ton $ Offices beginning work there this
morning.
Perlev LaPIant, who was injured Fri
day while riding on the snow pillow, re-
sumed work today as motorman on the
electric cars.
Miss Hatch, who is with the Butter
lex Publishing company of Boston, Is
at the Huntress Adams company s store
during the week.
Ray H. Mixer, who is employed il
the Morse < Haynes shoe store il
Springfield, Mass, spent Sunday with
friends in town.
Miss NJ. J. Donnell returned last
night from New York, where she hac
been a week buying spring millinery
for Donnel & Davis
John D. Barrows of Springfield
t Mass, was a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. +
X. Barrows over Sunday. He returned
to Springfield this morning.
Mrs H. f. Bond of Linden street
: who fell several weeks ago in her hon
r and fractured her leg, is now able I
! be about the house on crutches.
Mrs George f. Sherman is cxpecte
O to return tonight from Boston, wher
Il She has been since Wednesday with he
& daughter. Miss Kathryn Sherman.
T. Arthur Z. Knight, finished work Sal
urday for the Roberts Automobile Ct
/ He will begin work Wednesday fc
IS Mrs. George S. Dowley as chautfeu
Il William S. Hebard, who had been en-
n ploved b. Mrs. Dowlev, has taken a p'
sition with Manley Brothers
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-04
GIVES MEDALS TO COLLEGE
Athlete, Makes Presentation to
University Of Utah.

First Lieutenant Alma w. Richards,
Cornell uniyersity's former star ath-
lete. has presented to Brigham Young
university at Prevo Utah, his large
and valuable collection of medals,
trophy cups, statuettes. etc, which he
won in various competitions in the last
few years. This is the institution
where Richards performed in the early
part OF his field career.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-04
MARK TWAIN IN VIENNA.
Story of His Experience with Austrian
q. Journalists

The letters OF Mark Twain, now be-
ing published, record but little concern
ing the years he spent in the Austrian
capital. The humorist did some special
writing for American papers during
those Wanderiahre. Indeed, the
Vienna journalists took him to their
hearts as a colleague of a particularly
genial type, and often invited him to
q friendly "spread,' at which the
guests were members of the Austrian
fourth estate. The story of how he got
into trouble with the authorities.
through the indiscretions of Vienna
journalist, has probably never been
published.
AS the tale goes, a certain reporter,
either in a facetious or a vindictive
moment, gave out that Mark TWAIN
had been seen suspiciously lettering
about the bridge which spans the Dan
ube canal near the Ring Strasse. ant
/ not far from the Hotel Metropole, al
which the Clemenses lived. Mari
could not let this reflection upon hi
character 90 unchallenged. He hasteneC
to explain-to apologize, III fact, TO
having given the authorities the slight
est anxiety about him
The explanation was thorough,
Twainian. He had found by the bridg
the longest German word he had eve
seen, and, in order to comprehend it il
all its longitude and latitude, he hd,
pinned one end of it to the bridge wit
the idea of unfolding it. Bearing nj
precious burden with him, he came t
the opposite end of the bridge only
! alas, to find that he still had yards T
spare, The apology was accepted wit
many a broad grin.-Christian Scienc
! Monitor
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-04
FOOTBALLS SENT TO FRANCE
More Than 1000 Balls, Purchased by
Harvard Graduates, Sent to
American Soldiers.

Fred w, Moore, Harvard univcrsity's
graduate treasurer. has sent more than
1000 footballs TO American soldiers i'm
France. They We're purchased with
funds supplied by Harvard graduates.
and were sent TO France through the
Red Cross. Fully four-ffths Of the
consignment were soccer footballs. the
chief reason for the selection being
that neither the equipment nor the
fields wCrc qualified to meet the de-
mands Of the gridlron sport, while SOC
Ger. like baseball. may be played al
most anywhere and without extensive
equipment. ....
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-04
JlNGLES OF SPORT

New York fan asks if John
McGraw is losing his punch.
Boy, 90 page Bill Byron.
Jack Hendricks will spend the
, coming summer managing Roger
Hornsby.
{ Those weightless, pugless,
roundlcss fights are not popular
{ with the New York fistic public.
: Jack Dillon says that life in
the ring is easy after the first
seventy-iive years or so.
The mat game is mighty
( healthy in Washington. INK
Samuel is wrestling with lot
of problems.
Heinie Zim has one great re-
< gret. He should have drawn
5 salary from the White Sox for
4 his services in the worlds
: series.
y The fighter who fights in times
( of peace is peaceful in times Of
( war.
< Fred Fulton has challenged
< everybody but the kaiser.
4 Players traded by the Dodgers
= and Pirates have nothing on
4 each other. Being a Dodger or
= Pirate is fifty-fifty.
\ The poor downtrodden ball
: players will have to carry their
x own luggage this season.
But the poor downtrodden
r Pullman porters will not miss
= the liberal tips of other years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-04
NO AUTO RACING DURING WAR
Events Will Not Be Sanctioned by
American Automobile Association
Must Serve Country.

No automobile races in America will
be sanctioned by the American Auto
mobile association until after the war
ends. The contest board of the asSo-
citation recently decided upon their
course, thus practically ending all rae
ing in America. The action was taken
TO remove the temptation of racing
from more than 1900 drivers and me-
chanics, many Of whom will now seek
the same thrills by serving Uncle Sam
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-04
PERSONAL.

Miss Emma Dieter of Northampton
is visiting in town with her sister, Mrs.
Robert f. Burnham-
Miss Helen Lewis of Williamsville has
taken a position in the offices OF the
Hostein- Friesian association.
Miss Ruth Wilder finished work Sat
urdav in the office of the Durham
Brothers company. She will 60 next
week to Washington, D. c., to take a
government position.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-04
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Eddy a First Lieutenant

John Eddy, former Princeton ath-
lete. has been promoted from second
lieutenant to first lieutenant, on rec
ommendation of Brigadier General
kennon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-04

Members of the Paris association OF
chocolate manufacturers because Of the
shortage of sugar now make only table,
chocolate, having abandoned entirely the
manufacture Of various kinds Of chocolate
coated candy. The association has
requested that throughout France the
manufacture of chocolate candies be pro-
hibited, and the importation of such prod
ucts be prohibited
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-04
Practice in Tournaments.

In future amateur balkline billiard
Journeys contestants will be allowed
live minutes preliminary practice in
advance vi u championship match,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-04
Club for Mosorcycllsts.

The New York Motorcycle club will
build a clubhouse and establish per-
manent quarters at Amityvile. Long
Island. Men and women motorcyclistS
will be eligible 10 membership.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-04
Guilford VIII Fly.

Jesse Guilford, who has been acting
rs a golf partner for Francis Quimet,
has passed his examination for en-
trance into the army aviation service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-04
THEIR THIRD VICTORY.
Masonic Pin Boys Defeated Odd Eel
lows Pin Boys by Eight Points.

In match on the Masonic alleys
Saturday afternoon the Masonic pin
BOYS defeated the Odd Fellows pin
boys the third consecutive time, but
the margin was only eight points,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-04
Shy on Pitchers.

The enlistment of Win Noyes and
the sale of Joe Bush to the Red Sox
viii leave the Athletics bit shy on
pitching material. ------
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-04

"Hobey' Baker, former Princeton
football star and hockey player re-
Gently scored a victory for the Ameri-
can aviation corps i'm France when be
sent a German Uirpiane crashing TO
the ground somewhere on the west
ern front
The photograph shows Baker In mil.
itary gurh Somewhere in France"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
SEAMANSHTP SCHOOLS
HAVE MANY STUDENTS
Hundreds Qualifying in Navi-
cation and Marine Engineer
ing for Emergency Fleet

Th" report Of the United States free
schools or navigation and free schools
Of engineering. just compiled by John
Frederick Lewis, the section chief.
shows interesting figures for attendance
during the last week
Section 40. .. which is known as the
Atlantic Coast section. and extends from
Connecticut to Norfolk has now a total
of $50 students. who are qualifying
themselves as uavigators or marine en-
gincerS to man the emergency feet
There are five navigation schools in the
section, two in New York. one in Phila-
dolphia, one i'm Baltimore and one in
Norfolk. Another navigation school is
being organized at Jersey city and the
total attendance Of navigators is 172,
the majority of whom obtain third
officers licenses after four or five
weeks intensive training.
The marine en,unccring schools are
situated in New York. Philadelphia and
Baltimore, with q total Of l5S students.
These will be given third assistant engi-
nccrs licenses. The Philadelphia school,
which is under the supervising principal
ship Of Clinton E Shaw. has total Of
l3o students, more than the other
schools i'm the district. and more than
any other marine engineering school in
the United States.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
TROLLEY FREIGHT PLAN.
Is DOOMED IN OHIO.
Suggest Government Use
Them in Forestalling
Congestion

Cleveland intcrurban men are inter.
ested in the facts and figures which have
been laid before the Federal Govern
mcnt as 30 the feasibility of making the
intcrurhan railways Of the United states
supplement ~ the steam railroads iu
tho matter NJ freight hauling There is
I'm the United states 5000. .0OO. 600
electric railway system with. roughly
$4,000 miles of track The figures I'm.
clude city and iutorurbau lines. as city
lines I'm greater or less degree would he
part OF the general freight scheme Tho
proposal Is that an Of the electric rail.
ways continue 10 carry passengers as
they do now. hut that the iutcrurhans
SO increase their equipment that they
would haul loaS-than-carlpad frripht,
and even carload freight. by day and
by night At night now the great bulk
or the tntcrurhsn railway plant Of tho
country Is idle
Nhhe the iutorurhans. under the pro.
posed plan would specialize i'm less-thau.
carload freight for short hauls say up
TO 25O miles, carload lots would he han
died and there would need bo mo- actual
limit on distance Traction men believe
mat two important results would be OBJ.
talned-the American transportation
system now inadequate tu war needs
would he more quickly built up to re-
qniremonts and numerous interurban
companies which have found it impos-
sible TO finance themselves under war
conditions would he brought back to
financial health. Freight hauling Is by
no means new to the electric roads Tho
lines radiatinE from INDIANAPOLIS have
long furnished such service in ohio a
number of companies are and have been
furnishing 1t on a considerable scale
BY trolley it is possible to deliver over
night merchandise which shipped bv
steam railroad freight would not roach
It's destination In two or three days. and
In a congested period. as many weeks
IT the Government should give serious
recognition to the proposal the steam
railroad system and the interurbnu svs-
TENS might have to be co-ordinated. so
that steam roads running out Of a rcr-
tam centre. for instance. would refuse
freight which could more readily be
hauled by trolley The tracks Of the
two systems are almost universally Of
such gauge that loaded ears could be
taken directly off the steam track, at
intersections by trolley motors and so
hauled to destination. That is done ntvv
with strings Of three and sometimes more
loaded freight cars by the Cleveland
southwestern and Columbus Railway
Company. an electric line Among the
requirements Of the intcrurbans, n the
proposed plan were put into effect. would
ne more powerful motors than many Of
them now have, and added terminal "a.
cilities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
RICE CROP OvERTAXES
PHILIPPINE RAILROAD
Priority Order on Sugar Helps Tie
up Transportation Of Food
to Soaports

Washington. April is.--Rccord duan-
titles Of rice have been grown in the
Philippine northern provinces. but the
equipment Of the Manila Railroad is un-
able to handle the demands for cars
made by the producers. The company
has some 1900 cars available for service,
hut hy order Of the Public Utility Com
missioner. must set aside 100 Of them
Tor sugar cane transportation
The remainder can he used for trans
portation Of rice, hut there are orders
for nearly five times the number of
ears tho company has. according 10 in
formation received through the Manila
Times
There is no relief in sight for the inn
mediate future. The railroad adthuri-
ties are hunting the world for freight
cars Rush orders have been placed In
Japan. Vladivostok and the United
States From the United States there
rs no hope NJ the orders being nllcd this
year at least since American indus
tries are tied up with war work
Japanese manufacturers are much In
the same plight At Nladivostok sur
plus cars are available. but confusion
I'm the Russian Government and inter-
miuable rcd tape may prevent the ac-
QUESTION of the cars The railroad hopes
20 get 400 cars at once. hut the pros
poets are not bright
Save for the cars destined for sugar
cane, the railroad is giving preference to
rico i'm sacks. II is not handling palay
tunhullcd ricc) and will not accept this
freight probably tin after June when
the present rush may be expected to
subsihe.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
CONTINUED TOMORROW,
ENTERPRISE SHOWN BY
CHILEAN SHOE FACTORY
American Machinery to Be Used in
Punta Arenas Plant--Has
Strong Backing

American machinery, ordered last
wear, has heen received by the boot and
shoe factory La Magellanes Curtiduria,
Fabrica de Calzado y AneXos. at Puuta
Arenas. according to report from Con-
sul Bradley The company has a capt.
TAI Of 10000 pounds sterling,
This concern Is backed by some Of
the strongest men, financially in the
territory and II Is stated that the opera
tion of the factory will he directed by
men thoroughly familiar with the busi-
ness. The factory In expected to he in
oneration about June 1, and will employ
st first thirty to forty persons, Its at
tention will he given first to supplying
the demand for low and medium price
boots and shoes. and will have maxi
'nounn capacity of about 500 pairs per
dav The high duty paid on imported
shoes and all leather goods mades the
success Of the enterprise almost a GER
tainty.
The management viii be glad to re-
oeive descriptive matter and prices on
Iaees. Innings. rubber heels. eyelets.
chemicals used in the trade, etc The
loeal supply of leather is sufficient TO
neet It's needs and tOr the grade of
boots and shoes that win be made for
come, iime.
II
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
TEUTONIC DREAMS
OF TRADE VANISHING
Commerce Experts Say Fail,
ure of Aims Already
Apparent
MnshIngton. AnriI Is.

Germany started the war 10 cstah-
lsh domination Of the worlds markets
for her manufactured goods and to gain
stronger control Of the sources of
raw supplies, says report 10y the
Department Of Commerce The report
is the result Of n detailed mvestiga-
tiou of German political industrial
and commercial activities before and
after the outbreak Of the war, conducted
by ChauuCey II. Snow, assistant chief
OF the Bureau Of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce, who was engaged i'm indus
trial studies In Germany when hos
tilitics began. The failure Of these com
mercial aims already Is apparent, says
the report, and German Industrial cfli-
cheney has deteriorated materially
There has been serious hungling i'm
high places, prohteering, gross mismau-
agement and intense dissatisfaction
among the working classes it says,
stocks Of materials have been used up
substitutes have failed to satisfy. equip
ment has deteriorated and some indus
tries have proited greatly by the war
at the expense Of efficiency for peace
times
Germany's problem AS viewed by her
rulers was to overcome THE limitations
y
tions Of our climatic conditions, I'm con-
uection with it's increasing and more
refined requirements"
As phrased i'm the report, Germany
confidently expected as a result of the
war to get huge indemnities, which, like
the great indemnity eXaCted from France
I'm 1871. would pay the bill Of war and
clear the way for uninterrupted, un-
paralleled strides, leaps and bounds in
industry and trade. Germany unques-
tionably counted on Crippling the re-
sources and competitive powers of her
chief European commercial Coupoti-
tors"
When Germany, on the close of hos,
tilities, enters the race for commercial
supremacy she will be handicapped
says the report, by the fact that she will
have as rivals eighteen nations, which
actually have been at war with her. and
nine more which severed diplomatic rela-
tions,
lowing to the uncertainties Of war
most of the measures for re-entering
foreign trade are still in the stage Of
discussion, only a few having received
legislative sanction. Many OF the indus
tries have been syndlcated or consoli-
dated An imperial ministry OF economic
affairs has been created, subsidies have
been voted to rehabilitate the merchant
marine, steps have been taken "a pro-
mote the exportation of German goods
under the guise Of neutral products.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
DON'T HAMPER SHIPPING
Franklin Warns House Committee
Against Too Much Legislation

Washington. April lS. - warning
was sounded by z. A. S. franklin, chair
man Of the shipping boards ship-control
,o,,,,,,ittep before the House Merchant
Marine Committee against passage OF
legislation that would hinder American
shipping after peace comes
we are building up a merchant ma
rine which. II properly handled. VIII be
a credit to the nation" Mr. Frankln
said. hut Congress should not handicap
it with legislation that would put II 10
other ,atons after the war
The committee Is considering bill
giving the President power 10 purchase
or reauisltion docks. wharves and load
ing ana iischarging facilities and to pre-
scribe tonnage charter rates and an
other measure authorizing the shipping
Board 70 control The transfer Of titles TO
ships 10 citizens ef foreign nation.