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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-18
MISSIONARIES
AIDED GERMANY
Caused American Govern
ment Embarrassment by
Activity in Bulgaria
INSTRUMENTATION
OF MONEY CHARGED
Used Money Sent to War Sufferers to
Further Cause of Bulgaria-Will be
Dismissed from Missionary Service
If Charges Are True.

WASHINGTON, April 1S.-Formal
charges of pro-German activities by
certain American missionaries in Bull
garia and northern Persia have been
sent to the American Board of Foreign
Missions by the state department, it
is learned from official sources.
These charges also involve the mis-
sionaries in political activities in Per
STA. The charges, with the results of
Investigations conducted by the state
department, were forwarded by Assist
ant Secretary of State Phillips.
Mr.. Phillips said there had not yet
been time to receive a reply from the
board s headquarters in Boston, where
the matter is under investigation. He
expressed the opinion that proper ac-
ton would be taken by the board as
soon as the necessary inquiries could
be made.
The detailed charges, it is said, would
not be made public by the state depart
ment, officials holding that the proper
course would be to allow the mission
board first to complete its investiga-
tions and make public its findings.
The state department, it is learned
has been greatly disturbed by the pro-
Bulgarian activities of certain Ameri-
can missionaries in Bulgaria. Their
conduct, officials have explained. was
difficult to restrain owing to the fact
that the United States and Bulgaria
were not at war Moreover, il is said
! the missionaries exerted every effort
to prevent rupture between the two
countries. 1t is known that one spe-
cifc charge is that the missionaries used
funds designed to aid war sufferers to
further the cause of Bulgaria and in
! directly the cause of her allies, Ger
many and Austria Hungary.
Political activities by missionaries In
northern Persia as well as Bulgaria are
said to have compromised them with
the two governments, and have put the
| United States to unusual embarrass
ment in correcting the evils they have
worked.
Unofficial reports from the board !
headquarters. are said to intimate thai
severe disciplinary. measures would b,
taken if investigation confirms tn,
charges filed. It has been limited tina
several missionaries would be dismissed
from the service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-18
DEATH OF WIDOW
OF DARWIN RANNEY
Native of West Brattleboro Spent
Many Summers There After Mar
riage-Died in Brookline, Mass.


Mrs. Elizabeth Liscom) Ranney, -,
widow of Darwin E. Ranney, died Tues
day evening in her home at 1888 Beacon
street, Brookline, Mass, after period
Of illness of over two years Mrs. Ran
ney sustained several paralytic shocks
She leaves one son, Edward Darwin Ran
ney of West Brattleboro. Her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ivy Marguerite Hathaway,
wife of Clarence L. Hathaway, died last
December in Brookline, following an i'll
ness with influenza and pneumonia. She
also leaves one grandson John Ranney
Hathaway; one half brother, George B.
Liscom of West Brattleboro, and two
nieces, Miss Alice A. Liscom of West
Brattleboro and Mrs. Douglas Cairns of
New York city Two children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ranney died in infancy.
The funeral was held this afternoon at
2.30 O'Clock in her home in Brookline,
Mass, and the burial will take place in
Mount Auburn cemetery, Cambridge.
Mrs. Ranney was born in West Brat
tleboro March %, 1877, and was a daugh-
ter of John and Eliza (Amidon) Liscom.
She lived in that village during her early
life and attended the West Brattleboro
seminary. She married Darwin L. Ran
ney, also of that town, and they went to
Boston to live. Mr.. Ranney was mem
+ Der of the firm of Joel Goldthwaite Co.
carpet importers. They spent many
summers in West Brattleboro and built a
/ summer home there which they occupied
| each summer for few years and which
| is now the home of George Liscom.
/ Edward d. Ranney has been in Boston
during the winter and Mrs Ranney went
there yesterday to attend the funeral to
day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-18

except Newfane, several women in that
town who have been asked to do the
work having declined to serve. The list
of chair1nen for the various towns fol-
lows:
Athens, Mrs. H. j. Hastings; Brattle-
boro, Miss Harriet Mellen; Brookllne,
Mrs. L. w Bush; Dover, Mrs. f. II.
Holland; Dummerston, Mrs. a. w. Walk
er; Grafton, Mrs F. o. Merriield; Gull
ford, Mrs. j. Z. Gale; Halifax, Mrs. +. b.
Stone; Jamaica, Mrs. j. c. Robinson;
Londonderry, Mrs b. f Millington; MARI
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-18

Now that women are permitted to sit
as members in the Saskatchewan legis-
lature the newspaper women of that
province are demanding the right of
admission to the press gallery as report
prS
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-18
WEST WARDSBORO.

Mark Tudor OF Bennington is at G.
A. Tudor S.
Mrs. Julia Stiles and son, Paul, were
in Brattleboro April 10.
Seth White of Brattleboro is visiting
his brother-in-law, Hugh Putnam.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Newell visited
Mrs Newell S mother, Mrs. Newell
Cooper, over Sunday.
The L. S. C. met with Mrs. E. W
johnson Thursday afternoon, April 10
A very pleasant time was enjoyed
Work was done on aprons, knitting
bags, etc. Mrs. Johnson served hot
rolls and, coffee. The club will meet
again April "a at the vestry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-18
WOMEN ORGANIZE
FOR VICTORY DRIVE
Mrs. Will B. Smith County Chairman,
Miss Bessie l. Farnum Publicity
Chairman-Other Workers.

The women's committee for the Victory
Liberty loan campaign in Windham coun-
ty has been organized with Mrs. Nlll@B
Smith of this TOXIN as county chairman
and Miss Bessie L. Farnum chairman OF
publicity in the county A town chair
man has been appointed IN every town
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-18

The Women's Engineering society
has been formed in London to aid in Sc
curing for women equal opportunities
with men in the engineering profess
SionS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-18

boro. Mrs. f. P. Adams; Putney. Mrs
Mary E. Washburn: Rockingham, Mrs.
A. W. Chandler; Somerset, Miss Mary
Brown, Stratton, Mrs. r. f. Lyman;
Townshend, Miss Ella Ware; Vernon,
Mrs. NJ. /. Reed Wardsboro, Miss Han
ma Halonen; Westminster, Mrs. G. {.
Wright; Nottingham, Mrs. L. II. Saw
yer; Wilmington, Miss Mary Brown;
.Windham, Mrs NJ H. ingalls,.
The path of the mosquito is one con-
tinuous free lunch route.
Smyrna times., 1919-02-19
TOWN COUNCIL COMES TO =
END OF MUNICIPAL YEAR
LAST MEETING OF PRESENT AD-
MINISTRATION NEXT FRIDAY.
Annual Town Election Next Monday
Council Votes to Employ a Elec-
trical- Mechanical Engineer.

At the regular meeting of Smyrna
Town Council Friday evening, Presi-
dent L. M. Price and all members of
Council were present except Council
man w. F. Keith. 1t was the last re-
gular meeting of the year and in order
to complete the business of the pre-
sent administration, council when it ad
iourned, adjourned to meet next Fri
day evening to hear the report of the
Auditing Committee, w. F. Keith,
chairman, and close business for the
year. Next Friday is the annual Town
Election and on motion COuncilmen
Grieves, Jefferson and Fortner were
appointed a committee to select cleo
tion officers and prepare for the cleo
ton. But little business was trans
acted Friday outside of the routine.
Progress was reported on the project
to remodel the electric light plant
Mr.. Grieves advocated the securing OF
a consulting engineer to represent the
Town of Smyrna, advise as to Oul
needs and see to if Smyrna's interests
were we'll looked after and protected
This met with the approval of Council
and Mr.. Jefferson suggested the name
of Frank Collins of Newark formerly
of White River Junction. MIR. Collin!
besides being a former Smyrna boy
who naturally would see that Smyrn;
would get a square deal, is prac
tical electrical engineer, having beel
for more than 25 years identified wit
and intimately familiar with electri
power plants. On motion, Secretar,
Grieves was authorized to phone MI
Collins which he did and Mr.. Collin
will meet with Council, Friday even
ing.
Smyrna times., 1919-02-19
FOX HUNT NEAR TOWNSEND.
Was Held Wednesday, LincOln's Birth
day, with Some Fine Sport.

Townsend, Feb. 18-Members of the
Appoquinmink Fox Hunting Club, of
Townsend, had a very enjoyable fox
hunt last Wednesday, on LincOln's
Birthday. The fox was started at an
early hour near Blackbird Landing
and led a chase of from 20 to 30 miles
in Blackbird. The huntsmen were
forced to abandon the hunt owing to
the binding snowstorm in Gum Bush
woods. The club plans another hunt
on Washington's Birthday when the
entire membership will be present.
Those of the members who took part
in the hunt were William A. Scott,
James C. Reynolds, S. Finley Scott,
David Greer, Cecil Hutchison, Ran
dolph Reynolds, John B. Timmonsr
George w. Daniels, Wilson l. Money
and Jacob V. Hill.
Smyrna times., 1919-02-19
POSTER DAY" AT THE CLUB
Unique Program Rendered By the
Club Women Friday Afternoon
Six POSTERS" Were "Displayed"

A large attendance is hoped for at
the open meeting next Friday at 7.30
p. M, to hear Mr.. Frank D. Wither-
bee, Superintendent of Girard College,
Philadelphia, talk on "The Home In
fuence on the Boy" The program
for February fourteenth was an ex-
ceedingly attractive one. The first
poster was "Music" and contained
pictures of many noted composers and
singers to whose work Mrs. L. M.
Price paid an eloquent tribute. "Team
Work" was the second poster and Mrs.
Handy told of the work of the Red
Cross, Y. w. C. A., Y. M. C. A, Sal
walton Army, and X. of C. "The
Foreigner" very elaborate poster
accompanied by fine paper was pre-
pared by Mrs. Theodore Ferguson;a ;as
Mrs. Ferguson could not be present
the paper was read by Miss Beckett.
Mrs. Evans had Happiness" for her
poster and she mentioned the many
worthwhile things that we could put
into our hearts to make happiness fol-
US. AS part of this poster Mrs. Arts
sang "Home Sweet Home" Money
was the next poster and Miss Anna
Hough told of the good that can be
done by money. In explaining hel
poster, "Victory," Mrs. Reynolds
showed how not one alone of the al
lied nations can say 81 am the victor
but all the allied nations are able t.
say, together, "We won the victory.
Then, in the center of large reC
heart which was fastened to the stag,
curtain, appeared dear little fac
and Helen Denny HamonsOn recited
Roses are red; Violets are blue
Sugar is sweet, and so are yoU
The concluding number of the pro
gram was a pretty, dainty poster pla
given by Mrs. Coverdale and Mis-
Walls, and would have to be seen t
be appreciated as it deserved.-Col
Sec'y.
Smyrna times., 1919-02-19
POUR wHIsKEY INTO SEWER

Judge BOyce Orders 1S Quarts Thrown
Away and Fines POssessOrs $167.35
Kent county's treasury was enrich
ed on Saturday last within short
time, by the addition of $167.35, being
the fines and costs in three cases be-
fore Judge Boyce in the pleading
court" where defendants pleaded
guilty to having an illegal quantity of
whiskey in their possession. The
guilty parties included Garrett Stew
enon and Robert Morris, both colored,
and Tony Spara. The two negroes
were caught with the goods, while in
the case of Spara he had his "wet''
goods shipped from Wilmington in
some groceries. Judge Boyce ordered
the 13 quarts of liquor which had been
taken from the guilty parties, poured
down the sewer.
Smyrna times., 1919-02-19
BLACKBIRD WHEAT BLIGHT.
Farmers Worried Over Prospect as
Many Fields are Getting Yellow.

Blackbird, Feb. 18.-Farmers OF
Blackbird hundred are much worried
over the prospect for their wheat crop
this year. Many of the elder growers
say that while their wheat looked good
and was growing good at the first of
the winter, it now looks yellow. When
examined closely they find a great
deal of it entirely dead. Some think
that the cause is from so little frozen
weather; others that because there
has been so little snow this winter,
vet both of which reasons are believed
to be good for winter wheat. Last
winter a great many of the farmers
of this section were worried over their
wheat being sowed so late that a
great deal of it did not get up before
the ground became frozen. Some
wheat fields were covered with a'blan-
ket of snow for the most of the winter
with the result of a green field OF
wheat in the spring and great yields
of wheat at harvest time.
Smyrna times., 1919-02-19
FARMER S INSTITUTE COMING.
Interesting Program to be Given, Sew
ersOn M. E. Church Next Monday.

Interesting Program to be Given, Sew
ersOn M. E. Church Next Monday.
Farmers Institute will be held at
Severson's Church on Monday, Febru-
ary "a and in Smyrna February 25.
The program contains many interest
ing features, including two or three
lectures on improvement and manage
ment of the soil, by Frank Blackford,
of Ohio; a very practical talk on
dairying, by County Agent Cobb; on
the progress in controlling hog chol-
era, by DIR. M. L. Zurkow; how to rid
farm animals of parasites, by K. s.
Wells, U. S. Entomologist; how the
State corn prizes have been won, by
Wesley Webb; how the best seed is
produced, by Frank Blackford. There
will be popular lectures at night. The
meetings this week are at Hartly on
Thursday, Kenton on Friday, anc
Cheswold Saturday, when the same
program will be carried out.
Smyrna times., 1919-02-19
FUR TRAPPERS UP IN ARMS
Do Not Like Proposed Change In OpeT
Season Now in Legislature.

Muskrat trappers, especially those
living near Milford, say they do not
know what they will do if the law re-
garding the trapping Of rats, now be-
fore the General Assembly is passed.
The amendment provides that the
open season shall commence Deem
Der and close March 1. They say
that the fur of the muskrats is no
good until the animals have got their
winter coats, which is not before very
late in the winter or about the mid
die of March. Fur caught before that
time is but very little profit to the
trappers as the late fur always sells
for from IS to 100 per cent, more than
those taken early. Under the pro
posed law what is known as "Rat
marsh" trapping will be thing of the
past and would put stop to one OF
the best parts of the trapping season
These fiat marshes, as they are known
are marshes on which the tide does
not rise and fall, and as the frs
freeze comes along about the first Of
December, this will put a stop to this
part of the industry, for these place!
are about the first to freeze over
Smyrna times., 1919-02-19
Mrs. Moses FOrkum, Smyrna, Dead
BAD ACCIDENT AT TOWNSEND
Reese Ebben, Dover Lineman, Falls
With Pole and Seriously Injured.

Reese Ebben, Dover Lineman, Falls
With Pole and Seriously Injured.
Townsend, Feb. 18.-Reese Ebben,
a lineman employed by the Bell Tele-
phone Company, was seriously and
perhaps fatally injured while remov-
ing a cross-arm at the top of 30
foot telephone pole on West Main
street, Townsend, on Friday morning.
For several days a gang of linemen
have been in this section renewing
poles, and the accident occurred as Eb-
ben was ready to descend, after re-
moving the wires and crossarms, the
pole having rotted away at the top of
the ground, and Ebben, who was
strapped to it, was unable to unbuckle
the strap before he reached the
ground and the pole fell upon his
right leg. The unfortunate man was
carried to a nearby dwelling and a
physician summoned. 1t was found
that he had received a compound frac-
ture of the leg near the knee, botf
wrists sprained and several big gashe'
in the face and was probably injured
internally. Ebben, who lives at Dover
has a wife and one child. He wa.
promptly removed to the Delaware
Hospital.
Smyrna times., 1919-02-19
BIG SALE, BLACKBIRD LANDING
w. S. Waters Will Move up Country
and be Succeeded by E. F. George.

w. S. Waters Will Move up Country
and be Succeeded by E. F. George.
Blackbird, Feb. 18.-One of the
largest public sales in this section this
winter was held by Wilbur S. Waters,
Thursday on the farm known as
"Blackbird Landing" near here. Ten
head of choice horses sold at from $50
to $1OO head, and mules $405 a pair;
18 head of mixed Holstein and guern-
sey COWS, from $40 to $110 head.
The sale totaled $4,959. Mr.. Waters
has reserved considerable young stock
and will move to his farm near
"Scrapple," in Appoquinimink hun
dred, where he will continue farming,
being succeeded on the farm where he
now lives by his son-in-law, Edward
F. George, of Blackbird.
Smyrna times., 1919-02-19
AUGUSTINE PIER ROAD REPAIRS
Agreement Between Property Owners
and Levy Court, Repair River Bank

Agreement Between Property Owners
and Levy Court, Repair River Bank
There is a possibility and a prob
ability that an agreement will be
reached between the st. Georges
Company, the Marlin-Rockwell Com
pany, other property owners along the
Delaware river between Delaware City
and Port Penn and the Levy Court so
that the river bank can be rebuilt.
When a high tide tore a break in the
bank last spring, and hundredths of
acres of land flooded, an effort was
made to have the break repaired. In
a short time the county road was
washed away in places and for a con-
siderable distance was covered with
several feet of water. AS result, the
mail carrier is compelled to go by the
way of st. Georges in making his two
round trips daily between Port Penn
and Delaware City, thereby covering
several additional miles each day and
getting no additional pay. The Hagan
farm marsh has been covered all win
ter with such a depth of water that
manv thousands of dollars have beer
lost, as the marsh could not be trap
ned for muskrats.
Smyrna times., 1919-02-19
MISS ALMA HUMPHREYS wEDS.

Former Smyrna Girl Who Moved to
New York Marries Mr.. George Gagan
Miss Alma A. Humphreys one of
Smyrna's former bright and popular
girls, who resided with the family of
Mr.. w. H. Armstrong until she moved
to Philadelphia and from there to
New York, is now bride on her way
to the Pacific Coast. Miss Hump
hreys was married Saturday morning
at Simpson Nj. E. Church, Brooklyn,
N. Y, to Mr.. George Gagan, of Will
mington, the ceremony being per-
formed by Rev. DR.. ]. H. Bell. Miss
Edith C. Humphries, her sister, also
formerly of Smyrna, was bridesmaid
and Mr.. Garrett S. Perrine of Brook
lyn, N. Y, was best man. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gagan left Immediately enroute
for Los Angeles, California, where the
groom will be the western coast re-
preventative for Waite & Bartlett
Manufacturing Company, manufac-
turer of electro-therapeutic supplies
of New York City. They have the
best wishes of their many friends.
Smyrna times., 1919-02-19
FEDERAL ROAD BOOM STARTED.
VIII Give Much Work to Unemployed
Delaware AppOrtiOned $447,0O0

Immediate construction of hard
surfaced roads throughout the country
was urged by the labor department of
the Federal Government, Monday in
relieving the unemployment situation.
Although $48,5OO,OOO of government
money is available to assist in the
work only As miles of roads have been
completed under the plan of the gov
eminent, State and county sharing in
the cost. About $275,OOO,OOO soon
will be appropriated under the post
office appropriation bill for roadbuild-
ing. The government has approved
76O road building projects, totaling
1869 miles,and it is this work that the
department is anxious to start at once.
Delaware's share will be $447,000,
about enough to build eleven miles of
road at current cost.
Smyrna times., 1919-02-19
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK.
Miss Betsey Learned Sister of H. D.
Learned, Well Known to CheswOId,
Died Near Dover, Wednesday

Cheswold, Feb. 18.-Miss Betsey
Mary Ann Learned, aged 85 years,
died at the late home of her brother,
Hervey Dexter Learned, north of Do
yer, Wednesday, February 5th, after
a lingering illness. The deceased was
we'll known to a number of Cheswold
folks and her death was received with
much sorrow. Funeral services were
held on Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock,
with interment following at Lakeside
Cemetery, Dover. Miss Learned had
made her home with her late brother,
H. D. Learned, since first coming to
Delaware, in the fall of 1856, leaving
the place of her birth near Dublin,
New Hampshire. She is survived by
one brother, Webster Dennis Learned
of near Lebanon, also two brothers
and two sisters in California, and one
brother in Dublin, N. H.
Mrs. Moses FOrkum, Smyrna, Dead
Mrs. Caroline lamar Forkum, aged
62, wife of Moses Forl1um, of West
Commerce street, this town, died sud-
denly Monday of apoplexy. Her death
was a severe shock to her friends, and
much sympathy is felt for her hus-
band, who survives her. Funeral SER
vices took place this "wednesday
afternoon, with interment at Ode
Fellows Cemetery, Rev. Milton Nc.
Cam, pastor of Smyrna Circuit, of
ficiating.
Smyrna times., 1919-02-19
WHOLE NO. 3,342
SCHOOL BILL FOR LEGISLATURE
Provides For Entire Overturn of Pre-
sent System Favor of Capitalization
Plan-SOme Provision of Bill

One of the most important pieces of
legislation now being considered by
the General Assembly of Delaware is
House Bill No. 144, placed recently
in the hands of the joint commit
tees on education of the House and
Senate, by the special educational
commission created for the purpose of
surveying Delaware schools. The bill
based upon the findings of authorities
in school organization of the General
Education Board of New York, con-
stitutes an entire school code, which if
enacted into law, will wipe from the
statute books those laws responsible
for a school system which has kept
from the boys and girls of Delaware
the educational advantages that are
enjoyed in all of the more progress
sive States of the Union. Control of
the educational system of the State,
according to the new code, is vested
in the State Board of Education, con-
sisting of five men, appointed by the
governor, for a term of five years; in
three county boards consisting each of
three men elected by the qualified
voters of the county (including women
upon the presentation of their tax re
ceipts) at the general election, the
candidates to be nominated without
reference to party affiliations, by petit
ton signed by twenty-five voters of
the district; and in twenty city and
town boards specified in the bill, these
boards to be constituted in the manner
of holding equal powers with the
county boards. 1t is expected the new
code in operation would entail an ad-
ditional expenditure of $125,OOO.