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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-22
CHARGES SURPRISE
T0PR|SONER'S WIFE
Declares She Knew Nothing of
Alleged Forgeries of Relative
of Ex-Governor Packer
MAN AWAITS EXTRACTION

Mrs Thutber A. Packer. wife of the
alleged "king of check forgers," says
she never knew her husband was for
ger. She said today at their home,
Sumac street. Wissahickon. that she al
ways believed him to he n prosperous
lumber broker, with his only Offices in
their house.
81 can't believe that Mr. Packer is
wanted in almost every state in the
Union for forgery" she exclaimed. 81
ssnever knew any of his financial affairs.
] always believed the trips which took
him away from home for so long time
were for business reasons
Packer was arraigned before Magis-
trate Mecleary in Central Station and
held without bail to await requisiton
from Richmond, Va. Many of the
charges against him were acknowledged
by Packer during a cross examination.
The police say he admitted passing
checks in Easton. Pa, Cumberland,
Md, Auburn. n. Y. and Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Packer. before her marriage, at
the age of fifteen. was Miss Fern Brill,
daughter of n prominent cigar manu- :
facturer of Pittsburgh. She declared
bands arrest until she reEd of it in
the newspapers.
Abandoned While Ill
"Mr. Packer left me eight ponths
ago when I was at the point of death,
suffering from pneumonia and influ :
enza." Mrs. Packer said. He told
me that urgent business called him
away. Since then have not seen him.
l,a in
city until ! reSd of his arrest.
"Some of the newspapers say ] knew
of his troubles and promised him tinan-
cial aid when / saw him in Captain
Souder's Office yesterday" she contin
ned. "That is not so. The conver-
sation between Mr.. Packer and myself
was on the subject of obtaining counsel
and another matter | do not wish to
make public.
F'As to the automobile he was to
purchase for myself and the two boys
know he owned n machine until | saw
them bring the coupe into the City Hall
courtyard yesterday.
III have no future plans for myself
and children. ! am astounded and
crushed. I never had reason to be-
lieve Mr.. Packer was not successful in
business. I came from prosperous
home and have always been used to
comforts and some luxuries. If Mr..
Packer>needed money he was not com
PEELED to forge checks to get it. There
would have been other ways"
Had Photos of Ex-Governor
In the living room of the Packer
home were many pictures of William
Fisher Packer. Governor of Pennsyl-
vania from 1858 to 1862; his home and
scenes of his various public appear
ances. When Mrs. Packer was asked
{ if the report We're true that her hus-
band was a relative of the former Gov
ernor. as he claims, she said:
.'Governor Packer was the uncle OF
Mr.. Packer S father. Just a short time
ago ] attended the funeral of Mrs
Allis, the governors only daughter, in
EastsN. The families have long been
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-22

"a one man mutiny outside of mar
ried life, is right rare thing OBJ
served the third mate as he kept rov-
ing eye on cargo hoist from the
bridge of the Zirkel. the American liner
which brought in the four survivors of
the Onato, who have since been ac-
quilted of charges of mutiny and muir
der on the high seas.
"But all this talk lately makes me
think of the greatest little mutiuy |
ever saw. small but thorough, and with
out dull moment This was one
man affair, that is. if you want to re
fer to Greek Ben collectively.
"He was the biggest built man | ever
saw. He was the carpenter on the
Balboa. tramp on which made two
trips from Liverpool to Constantipole
in 1908. His father had been some
sort of shipbuilder on one of those
little islands off the coast of Greece
and Ben knew enough about the busi %
ness to jack UP the whistle any time
and build new ship under her. That
was the only thing in the way of re-
pairs the Balboa needed, anyway
Ben Had Much Pride
"Well. the whole trouble, this mu
tiny, as you might call it, all came
about through Bcn's pride in his de
luxe development. which may have
somehow cramped his head and made
him kind of muscle bound about the
forepeak. He didn't know too much
English >nnd what he did all referred
to himself.
"He wanted all of us to know how
strong he was. and he didn't hand the
publicity work over to anybody else
either. He would get a crowd to-
gethcr and wrap rag around the blunt
end of an cight-inch wire nail and thcr
drive it into Il board. He would tosS
bags of sand around real playful that
the rest of us would only thing of sit
ting on.
"T'rctty soon he got so he woult
humr up his back and roll his terrible
looking shoulders around and scOw
whenever he passed the chief mate
guess that was because the mat,
wouldn't ever come to any of hi
strength shows.
"After about week of Bon's bat
acting the mate began to pack a gun
around with him. and pretty soon h,
Interrupts Ben in the middle of scow
and asks him if he is cuckoo or train
ing for an actor.
"AS Ben only smiled and gnashcd hi,
teeth in reply the mate pulls his gur
and has old SandOw put in irons wifi
his hands locked around one of the fore
castle stanchions.
"Now this was Just tho sort of stuff
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-22

the basket. So the police said. but
when they lifted the basket the white
rabbit was not there.
The two cops took off their cans,
scratched their heads. said "It do beat
the old Harry :" and continued on their
way. wondering.
. They are wondering yet.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-22

associated" The Packer family, how
ever, denies any relationship to the
prisoner.
:. When asked what she knew about
the printing press Packer had installed
in the house, Mrs. Packer remarked:
"Mr. Packer took much pride in his
lineage. | was always under the i'm
preston that the machinery was for
the purpose of printing the gcncalogy
of the family. / never saw it put to
any use. -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-22
TO RESTRICT PASSPORTS
Senate Passes Bill Similar to One
Passed by House

Washington, Oct. 22.-(By A. P.)-
A bill extending wartime restrictions on
passports for one year so as to exclude
from the country radicals and other
undesirable aliens was passed today by
the Senate without record vote and
sent to conference, similar bill having
been passed previously by the House.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-22
PROBE NEWBERRY ELECTION
Grand Jury investigates Alleged
Fraud in Senatorial Contest

Lansing, Mich, Oct. 22.-By A.
PD-Investgation into charges of
fraud in connection with the nomination
and election last year of Truman H.
Ncwbcrry as United States senator
from Michigan was begun by the fed
"ral Grand Jury here today.
Chase Il. Osborn. former governor
of Michigan. was the first witness
called.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-22
Aged Man wedsed Between Cars

Charles IIaglcr, eighty two years old,
1894 East Madison street, is in the
Episcopal Hospital with contusions and
bruises of the head and back and a
possible fractured skull as the result
Of an accident today at Kensington and
Allegheny avenues. He became wedged
between two passing cars, was upset
and rolled between the cars, though nos
actually run over.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-22
Rob Bank of $4,000

Toledo. o.. Oct. 22.-Bandits today
held up the Pcrrysburg Banking Com
pany bank at Pcrrysburg. near here
and escaped with 5000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
EAST DUMMERSTON.

Merton Hazelton is i'll with scarlet fe.
YER
Mrs. Bertha Brown went Thursday 10
Mclndoe Falls for the summer.
The exercises Memorial day at Dummer.
fton Center were very interesting. There
were several out Of town guests, old-time
residents who came from a distance to
be present.
Mr.. and Mrs c. A. Worden and Har.
old Worden of Springfield tVt) were
weekend guests at Emwood Their party,
including Mrs Augusta Bennett and Mrs
Abbe Patch, motored to Greenfield
Mass, and Newfane Mr. and Mrs f,
II. Squires of Guiford, Mrs Elizabeth
Worden and Leon Whitney of Newfane
we're guests Sunday at Elmwood. Mr.
Worden and family returned to Spring
field Sunday night.
The Grange met Tuesday evening, E
II. Brown presiding State Lecturer A
W, Lawrence of Springfield, General Dep
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
WINDHAM,

Mr. Harold Joslin and George have
gone to Brattleboro and Millers Falls for
few days stay
Mr. and Mrs. Skoda of Bridgeport,
Conn, visited her mother, Mrs. Jennie
Chandler, last week.
Mr. NJ H. Lewis has returned from
two weeks stay at the farm she bought
recently in Charlestown, n. H.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith and son,
Loren and Rolla, of Brattleboro visited
bis father, w j. Smith, Sunday
1t is reported that Will Carleton has
snapped his farm here to Gel ID. Parker
for farm in South Londonderry.
Mr. and Mrs. StowelI, Mrs J. y. Shaw
Of South Windham and Miss Constance
Upham went to Brattleboro May 80. All
had their eyes examined. They made the
trip in Mr.. Stowel's car.
The West Windham school had flag
raising in connection with their Memo
rial day exercises. They have a new SKIS
flag and new flag pole 20 feet high
After the flag was raised it was saluted
By the school.
The Grange play, Cranberry Corners,
was a success in every way Each part
was well carried out and they were greet
ed by full house The receipts at the
door and by the sale of cake and ice
cream were $50
The Eddy family had a reunion at their
old home here over Memorial day. Those
present We're Mr.. and Mrs G. f. Eddy
and daughter, Elthea, their sons, George
and Archie, and their wives and children
from Derry, y. H., and son, Don, and
wife and baby daughter from South Lon
donderry
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dutton enter
tanned her father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Christensen and sister and
husband, Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Edwards,
and son, all of Worcester, Mass, and
brother-n-law, Samuel Harrison and his
two children of Freehold, n. j., from
Friday to Sunday
Mrs. Hattie p Jones and mother, Mrs
Prentiss went to East Jamaica Thurs
day night. Mrs Prentiss remained with
her daughter, Mrs f. NJ. Butler, and
Mrs. Jones went Friday morning to Brat
tleboro to visit her brother Charles Prem
tiss From there she went Saturday to
East Mortified to attend the 10th ami
versary of Mortified seminary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
SOUTH WINDHAM.

Perley Jones lost one of his work hors-
es recently
Mrs i. X. Bridgeo remains in seri-
Gus condition.
Harry l.. Hall was at home from his
work in Winhall over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Herbert Felch of Spring,
field, Mass, We're at A. L. Howe's Satur.
day.
Alison o. Baker of New York city ar
rived at the home of his grandfather Sat
urday
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. yeinot of Chester
have been spending few days at G. I.
Fales's.
Clarence j. Baker goes Friday to the
Memorial hospital at Brattleboro for an
operation
Leon Gibbs of Grafton was recent
visitor at the home of his mother, Mrs.
w A. FAIR
Mrs. j. n Shaw was in Brattleboro
Thursday on business, going in f. L.
Stowells car.
Miss Jessie and Miss Clara Pierce OF
Brattleboro were guests of their aunt,
Mrs. +. II. Robbins, from Thursday night
to Monday
Ralph Howe Of Greenfield and Miss
Denife Daigneault of Turner's Falls have
been visitors in the home of Mr.. Howe's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A L. Howe.
Henry S. Baker and family arrived
Wednesday evening from New York city
Mr. Baker has decided to take up farm
ing. He expects to buy his fathers farm
Frank w Smith and little son, Frank
Orvis, and Mr.. Smiths friend, Percy
Goodwin of Brattleboro, were at Mrs. F
+. Smiths over the holiday, returning tt
Brattleboro Saturday
Rev. B. H. Curtis returned Saturday
night from visit at the home of his
parents in Sutton. He left Monday morn
ing for two weeks, and will attend tho
summer school for ministers to be held
in Newton, Mass
! As Alya Harris was driving near Mrs
BARRIERS his horse SHE'D to one side OF
the road and looking up to see what star
tied the horse, he saw within about three
rods from him a good-sized black bear
Bruin soon made up his mind it was time
for him to move and made his way into
! the woods
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
EAST DOVER

Eliza Bailey of Wardsboro is working
for Mrs. O. C. Bolster.
Mrs Adams of Brattleboro spent the
weekend at Wilbur Stoves.
Katherine Sherman visited in Brattle-
boro and Greenfield the first of the week.
Hazel Metcalf of Brattleboro visited at
her home here from Thursday to Sunday.
Guy Russell of Brattleboro visited his
mother, Mrs. Fred Ryther, from FRIDAY
to Sunday.
Robert Lazelle of Brattleboro spent the
weekend with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. F. Lazelle
Raymond r. Halliday of Providence,
r. l., visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. c. Halliday, from Friday to Monday.
Miss Matte Metcalf, nurse. who cared
for Mrs o. c. Bolster and baby a week.
is visiting Mrs. w H. Moore few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Moore and three
children of Bellows Falls and M. A. Moore
of South Newfane were guests at w. H.
Moore's Sunday.
Mrs d. NJ. Willard and two sons.
Raymond and Gordon, of Greenfield were
week END guests of Mrs. Wizards sister.
Miss Marion Howe.
Rev. F. H. Perkins of Ira was at the
parsonage from Tuesday to Thursday. d.
NJ Hale took his goods to Ira Thursday
by automobile truck
Mr.. and Mrs E. r. Betterley and three
children of Springfield, Mass, visited Mrs.
Betterley's parents, Mr.. and Mrs f. H.
fPratt, and sister, Mrs. c. E. Prouty, from
Friday to Sunday. Mrs Prouty returned
home with them for few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Sherman and lit
tie son, Mrs. Winnie Adams and daugh.
ter, Marion, and Miss Grace Sherman.
all of Providence, r. l., were guests OF
| their parents and grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. s. Sherman, from Friday to Sun
day.
The genius in his wisdom plays the
fool to all others
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
Boy Scout Week Detectives.

(a) Public recognition of what
Boy Scouts did to help win the
war.
(b) Stirring up of each COM
munity to conditions affecting its
boyhood.
(c) Education of community
on how the Boy Scout program
meets local boy problems.
Cd Organization of Boy Scout
troops in churches, schools and
other institutions which have a
point of contact with boy life,
and by communities direct.
(e) Enlistment of suitable men
especially returning soldiers and
sailors, as volunteer leaders in
local Boy Scout work.
~ Organization of local conn
ellis of the Boy Scouts of Ameri-
ca to supervise the work locally.
(g) Enrolment of 1000 900
Associate members of the Nation
al Council of the Boy Scouts of
America, men and women, paying
81 or more each for membership.
TO enable the organization to ex-
tend its work to the greatest pos
sible number of boys.
(h) Enrolment of at least
100000 more scouts by Febru-
airy 20, 1920, the tenth anniver-
sary of the founding of the move
ment in America.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
HINSDALE, N. H.

The girls Of the freshman and sophie
more classes OF the local high school gave
a full course dinner Tuesday noon to the
high school faculty, board of education,
and the superintendent of schools. The
dinner was prepared by the girls under
the capable direction of Miss Grace Rus
sci, who is an efficient teacher of this
subject Everything was well arranged
proving that the girls have had the best
of training The guests present We're
grateful to the girls for their clever work,
and to Miss Russell, for her faithful SER
vices. Her resignation, which is expect
ed at the end of the term, will be re-
GREETED by many.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07

Materials are riot of color and design.
Silks are no longer Of a solid color. Flow
cred designs grace the fabrics and weird
forms make exceptionally smart motifs on
volles and Georgette To relieve any pos
slbllity of an over-intense effect, plain
material Is used in contrast with the fig
ured
RULED organdie is perhaps the fabric
IN the highest favor at present for sum
mer dresses. It's dainty appearance and
good wearing qualities are two of the reas-
ons for its popularity This may be OBJ
tanned in different widths and in some IN
stances the entire skirt is made of these
tiny rutfies placed one over the other.
As a close rival of organdie. net has
taken stand. This rather quaint ma
terial is tinted in the same pastel
shades as organdie The style of the
frocks is much like the organdie ones. and
the same mode of trimming is also used.
They are beruffled and frilled and Just
every bit as dainty as their organde ri
walls and-a secret-a trife more exclu-
sve Cotton net wears well and is quite
easily Numbered
Linen developed in the simplest Of
Styles, usually in the one-picce chemise
effect, is embroidered in wool of bright
color, for dresses for the very warm
weather Sometimes a binding of wool
braid is used about the edges and tiny
loops hang from it. 5.
The new shade that Paris So readily
sanctioned as the latest and smartest for
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07

Richard Crane, for more than two
years private secretary to Robert Ian.
sing, secretary of state, has been
named as the first minister to the new
republic of Czecho- SIovakia. Mr..
Crane is son of Charles r. Crane of
Chicago, is thirty-three years old, and
studied law at, the universities of Wis
consin and Nebraska.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07

$50 Grant St., Buffalo, N. z.
II have been Payaly=ed on tie
a0Aole right side since April 3Oth.
l referred the case to a physician,
who wrote me personally, advising
The use of 'Fruit-a-tives'.
1 bought three boxes and used
them as directed. lam Jtcling ERe,-
better than l have in the past nine
months.
would not be without 'rfuit-a-
tives' for anything no more strong
cathartics or salts 50 long as 'Fruit-a-
tives' are purchasabIe +; no more
bowel trouble for me.
/ recommend 'Fruit-a-ti9es' 10 all.
1 feel more like 10 than q, which 1
have just passed..
WIN. II. OSTRANDER,
Zoe. q box, 6 for s.. 80, trial size 25c.
1t all dealers or sent on receipt of
price. by FRUIT-A-TIVES Limited.
oGDENSBURG. N. Y.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
WEST DOVER.

Mrs Sharon Davis is confined to her
room by throat trouble.
MIR. and Mrs. B. NJ. Leonard were
guests at j. j. Shows Sunday.
Several from this place attended the
exercises in Wilmington Memorial day
The pre-Memorial day exercises at the
village school Thursday afternoon, May
60, were very interesting
Eliza and Hazel Shippee visited rel.
atives in Wilmington few days over
Memorial day and the weekend.
Eleanor and William Holland of East
Dover have been guests of their sisters
Mrs W. j. Snow and Mrs. c. J. Upton
a few days recently. Their brother came
for them Sunday
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07

Quite sensational style was large
dropping hat of navy blue taffeta with
large circles and squares developed in
red and green hemp and the motifs con
nected by strands of the hemp. These
hats are usually ATTRACTIVE when worn
with a onepiece dress of twill, serge or
trcotine
Side drapery of organdie and large
shawl-collar of the same tend to give the
new silhouette effect to this frock of
unique design, shown here. The sleeves
are the latest wing effect" and the wide
girdle serves to give the tightened-in eff
feet at the waist
Beaded Georgette dresses still remain
in the highest esteem of all those who
are authorities on fashion. This one is
developed in white Georgette and with
the design worked in white Opaque beads
The long, straight collar gives a vest
effect which vest is slightly gathered and
also beaded.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07

uty and Mrs. H. W Sargent, Walter
Spear master of Protective Grange, and
other visitors We're present and addressed
the meeting. The next meeting will be
held June H. Sixteen members from Ev-
ening Star Grange and several from West
Dummerston Grange observed neighbors'
night with Protective Grange Wednesday
evening
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07

The genius in his wisdom plays the
fool to all others
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
NEW YORK Lima

Colorful frocks, gay materials, sensation.
al designs everywhere everyone seems to
be waiting for summer weather to wear
their cherished conceits of the latest fash
ion
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
OUR WEEKLY FASHION ] ETTER
Tinted Net As Rival OF Organdie-White Linen Bags
Are Beaded With Jet.

every garment from the unseen lingerie
to the tiniest bow OF trimming on the
frock, has completely invaded the realm
of lingerie. This color is citron, and is
seen in crepe de Chine and linen.
Jadegreen is also quite popular, but
these are but novelties and not in the
least wise for the woman of moderate
allowance to invest in Course laces are
replacing valenciennes to a large extent
on fine French lingerie.
What variety of things one may do
with taffeta hat Some are large and
some are small, but each has a touch Of
individualism that marks it as hat Of
distinction. One hat shown by one Of
the leading shops, has a brim of tiny
leaves of taffeta. Of the same color, while
the cgQYps is lied Nlth. asnarrgw. ribbon.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-27
D4p|a1i41&
EA4s4la@s1 az n%E:ss.,,
UNSETTLED.

r llE world seems going 10 tho dogs
hnd governments hte slipping cogH
and everything In wrong all sorts
~ crazy notions thrive. and Windy
Jlns are much alive. and anarchy Hrem.
strong, The wofkless workers bray and
boast, ana send uH bombs by parcel post,
ana rough on rats by mail. and while
the lnwlosH hOho.H yip some nervous
gents may lose their grip and sweat
some blood nnd wall Tho worlds an.
settled for n time the German carnival
of crime hfOk" all our mou.lnga loose
IT'S vain 10 walk the floor NJ night and
say thnt everything In sight N going To
the deuce. Did Nou suppose when var
was done that everything would smooth
" run. without \ Kick or bhlk7 Did YOU
suppose we'd nli get back TO walking
In the snme old track without squeak
or HpnYk' Tho world was shaken 10
itS base. aud everything knocked out ~
place, Rnd nHight unlnInred stood nd
YOU suppose the dawn of peace would
make all signs ~ tumult oehsc1 Your
guessing was no good ! am surprised
things run 40 wen right after four long
years " he'll. when all our holds wers
lost We cant endure such years OF
strife md then resume the old time lifs
We have 10 nay tho cost The gents
who send their bombs by mail In time
viii find such pHTtimo stale. and thoyli
start pitching hay. AMI all the talk ~
blood We hear. OF bringing In reign OF
fear. will shortly die away.