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New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Political Methods
And Results

After more than dozen years of
this kind Of warfare results began to
appear. Legislatures enacted local
option statutes, and the voters under
the provisions of these statutes be-
gan cleaning up state after state by
voting cities, townships and counties
dry at such q rapid rate that the
liquor interests began to take serious
notice. This method has been strictly
adhered to. The voters extended their
no-license demands to include state
wide prohibition, so that to-day thirty
two states are dry by statewide laws
enacted either by a direct vote of
legislatures elected through the omni-
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

MoGn1 CLs1ufn2, 4ulch-, IuGy IF
" 7EAT Is an anarchist? Is
~ Henry Ford, multimiIli0n-
W are automobile builder
one2 And if he is not,
vii L cDst The Chicago Daily TrIb-
ms' cnnl million dollars for call
ing him orn2
Ii may talks weeks, Or even
muuths, this raEe, q case that is des-
uned To 30 down i11to history as une
G. the raDzt sensational and bitterly
inugin llbel suits ever heard IN the
courts Of the United Stataa- It is
0eng fought cut in the much TOO
Email Macomb courthouse, and Tire
Ns1 legal talent that money can OBJ
TAN is aligned against each other.
Attorneys for both sides number
saaU twerTty, and not T. misplaced
~oro or q possible tecnicality Of
tns law is escaping them. Both
nass, backed by financial interests
'nas run far into the many, many
nLiionE, are there to win. Neither
aae says III We win" but sFWhen
Wa "in," and the vast amount Of
teaalng matter sent from the little
MEX courthouse during the coming
"se1S l@ sure to make Interesting
isaa'ng to the followers Of tbs case.
Both principals ere wen known.
nsary forl-but wly tell you who
.eh1y Ford Is? Out in front If fne
a''ns' Office or hotel whers you are
-" reading this stands an autonno-
DAe that bears hiz name, or ono will
s@~a oy within q minute or two. The
"zpapes readers ~ the world
.so~ "fhe Chicago Daily Tribune" ="
rA'en claims to be the "World's
s'eate@t Newspaper"
t"ff long days n strenuous If
..~ oa the part cf the counsel were
s.'''ey CONSUMED IL choosing jury
= "s&fay satiEfae>ory 10 both sides
~ - posAioie. Tn@ one IL q typical
sa s@'ss outfit, eitf,er actively en-.
s@sso m tlliing the soil or being On
- - fs'lfed list. There are but two
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
by the expression Of his views upon
a public topic"

by the expression Of his views upon
a public topic"
Does Henry Ford come within the
circle Of either of these? He has
been a candidate for public Office
since the editorial was published
at least his name was on the Demo-
cratic ticket and a minority Of the
Michigan electors voted for him as
their choice for United States Sena-
tor from the state of Michigan. He
is not a painter, All actor, nor
writer, and so the only question is
whether or not he "proj him
self" before the public by the ex-
preston Of views upon a public
topic
Was the question Of preparedness
z public one, and did Mr.. Ford
project himself" by having placed
in numerous metropolitan news
papers fuD-page advertisements,
showing his attitude on the ques-
ton, for which he paid enormous
sums Of money?
Another question of still greater
Importance than whether or not Mr..
Ford is a public or private citizen
will come before the court for
analysis and that question is, What
is the definition Of the word
lamar hist?
This question is one that will
surely consume much time and
after it is settled it will probably
be referred to in future "anarchis-
tic' libel suits and accepted as
authority. When the word "anar-
chist" is uttered one just naturally
thinks Of bomb, but a bomb-heav-
ing anarchist, according to the de-
fendant's council, had no place in
the mind Of The editorial writer
when he wrote The short article.
Weymouth Kirkland, the brilliant
attorney Of Chicago, who is defend
ing the rights Of ''The Tribune" in
bis address to the Jury late Friday
afternoon explained TO the jurymcn
the meaning Of the word as inter
preted by no Less an authority than
Lirdsay IL Garrison, II member Of
presldent Wilson'S Cabinet in the
year 1915. Here are Mr.. Garrison's
words.
The use Of force 1s the Inherent
essence of government. Where there
ia no force TO compel obedience, that
Is bad government. Where there
is no force to compel obedience or
any force to the government. there
is anarchy"
"And when G. anan attempts to
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

pressed in spirit ever since January
16 last, when the thirty-sixth state
ratified national prohibition. For
a quarter OF century Lubaski had
defied the Anti-Saloon League.
When the printing plant of the
league was set up in Westervillc
Lubaski took it more or less as a
personal affront, as the mail bags
grew heavier.
Westerville IS an easy-going vii
lage. IN the brick-tiled sidewalk,
opposite the Bank Of Westorvillc, is
a hole A long time ago there was
q tree where the hole is, and the
pavement makers cut down that
tree and with an adze they "mani-
cured the trunk down to the de-
sired level and laid the brick over
It The old stump "riz up" about
two inches, heaving the brick out
Of level, and the taxpayers are
waiting, before they repair the
walk, to see whether the old stump
IS through with its heaving propen-
stiles before they spend money on
sidewalk repairs.
The official history of the Anti
Saloon League says that the Rev.
DR. Howard Russell has the right
Justly to claim the distinction Of
having founded the league.
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Judge James C. Tucker who trying the Ford Chicago
Tribune case

persuade somebody else from enlist
ing in the militia or the army, or
when he attempts to discourage
men who are in the militia or in
the army at the time the United
States has called them out to pro-
tect the border Of this country, that
man is doing something that is tend
ing toward lawlessness," said kirk
land. "That man is doing an act
that tends to put that government
in a position where it cannot compel
obedience to It's orders; and that
man, using the construction that we
put upon it in this editorial, is an
anarchist.r
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brimmed, light colored sombreros
and toting firearms on their hips.
They are mostly from Columbus.
N. NJ, scene of the slaughter of
March, 1916, three months before
"The Tribune" editorial. They are
grim, determined fellows, who look
as if they would hold their own in a
fracas. To the youth they seem to
have stepped out from between the
covers Of Mayne Reid and other
writer's whose works he has perused
In the garage or behind the barn.
Among them is the sole survivor
Of the massacre Of Santa Ysabel,
when the Villistas drove a company
of American mine owners and
others from a train and shot them
down like dogs
Four women are in the party who
have seen more than the seamy side
of life. Three Of them were at
Columbus and the fourth at Browns
vile.
Mrs. Susan Moore walks on
crutches. She was wealthy New
York girl when she married the
handsome young man from the
Southwest. The wedding was in
Los Angeles and they spent happy
honeymoon in Santa Barbara. Then
they went to Columbus, where Mr..
Moore had a prosperous general
store. When the Villistas raided the
town at 4 o'clock in the morning
they drove the Moores into the
street in their nightclothes. Mr..
Moore was shot dead. Mrs. Moore
received a bullet in her knee. She
escaped by crawling into a corn
field.
Mrs. Robert Richie was the wife
Of a hotelkecper. The hotel was
burned. Ritcfie was killed before
his wife's eyes and his body thrown
into the blaze.
Mrs. Riggs, an energetic little
young woman, is tho wife Of the
collector of customs of Columbus.
Both she and her husband We're
driven outdoors and saw the
slaughter Of their neighbors, but es-
capped.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
By Charles T. White

"HE only thing that makes
Westerville, Ohio, different
r. in striking particular from
half hundred other Ohio
villages of about equal size is that
It is the headquarters, the capital,
Of the Anti-Saloon League OF
America.
Nearly al villages Of this size
in Ohio have "a Methodist, a Baptist
and q Presbyterian church, good
schools, national bank, a restau-
rant, where a meal costs one-third
as much as the same order does al
the Blackstone in Chicago, and a
tranquility that is soothing TO the
spirit Of a reporter on a meTopoli-
tan newspaper.
On Monday, May -, the day The
Tribune man was there. the one
topic Of conversation was that old
frznk Lubazki was dead Lnbask
Was the mail driver, and for about
scure Of years had driven the little
wagon that carried the mail between
ne railway station and the local
roztDffice. Old Frank had been de-
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I system and good electric light service.
An lnterurban system connects the
town with the state capital, Columbus,
and it is also located on a branch of
the Pennsylvania Railroad system, the
e. A. & c., the direct line from Colum-
bus to Cleveland.
1t pardonably boasts Of being the
smallest town in America to possess
first class postoffice. 1t has more men
with names in who's Who in America"
than any other place of equal size in
the United States. The home of Benia-
min Handy, author of Darling Nelly
Gray" the song that did so much in
creating sentiment against slavery, was
in Westerville. His body lies in beauti-
full Otterbein Cemetery, in the town.
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Parties to
The Action

The fourth is Mrs. Austin, who
was in the thick of fatal raid on
Brownsville, Tex.
So the rheumatic rich and the
townspeople have something more to
talk about than aches and pains and
how much liveler the town was be
fore Michigan went dry.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
A Believer
In Publicity

The Anti-saloon League is q firm be-
lever in printers ink. That is why
it built and equipped it's publishing
plant. 1t owns the plant absolutely.
No private individual has penny Of
stock in it. 1t is devoted exclusively
to the printing and publishing of tenn
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
Start of a
New Precedent

The trial of the million dollar libel
suit is along broader lines than ever
have been followed before by such
"A proceeding in tho United States
and has given this little town mora
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
The Beginning
Of 1t An

1,'sy nVsy back In June. 1918, ~rhe
=. rhs IN an editorial branded
-. M orc az an anarchiSt. At that
NsSaias tins tbs United States
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lamps,
Wcaves the heavens
With blue
And black
And presses cold lips
To silence.
Saying Hush. r
Listen and listen
For voices that are stiIled,
Strain your eyes
For faces that are gone
Seek to touch j
The air. 4
There is a ring
About the moon !
And the streets glisten. I
Empty. ~
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Night

By Herbert j. SeHgr1an
n IGHT sits on the house,
tops,
Bends over pale atrces
New-York tribune., 1919-05-25
By P. ". Williams

Mount CIsrnsna, Mich, Mny 24-
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Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
DR. NATHAN JOHNSON WILL CASE
Five Judges of Supreme Court Concur in Decision that Jury Verdict Was Right in Setting Will Aside-Say Trial Judge Erred in Stating Law to Jury-For That Reason Another Trial is Ordered by Supreme Court-Contes- tants to Will Are to Push the Case

The decision of the supreme court of this state in the case of Charles A. Gager of Norwich and Charles A. Johnson. of Colchester against Earl Mathewson. executor of the will of Dr. Nathan Johnson. late of Bozrah was filed with the clerk of the superior court here Wednesday.
 The decision of the case is prefaced by the following statement: Nathan Johnson of the town of Bozrah died, aged 66 years, on April r, 1917, leav- ing a will executed January s, 1917. and a codicil executed April 12 1917. His nearest relatives were two first cousins, older than himself. For two years before his death he had lived in the house of John $. Sullivan and Lucy Sullivan, his wife. Lucy Sulli- van had lived with the testator's mother for eight or nine years and the testator had always been on very friendly terms with her. During the last two years of his life, she took care of him. His estate inventoried over S216.o00, and. including three smaller gifts which are not in dis pute. was distributed by the will as follows: To Mary l.. Spencer of Roch- ester, N. Y. a second cousin of the deceased, S50.000; to Mrs. Lucy Sulli- van s50.000. and the remainder of the estate to C. W. Comstock and J. J Donohue, as trustees, the income to
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
million rations have been given out

No distinction Of creed or nation ality has been made Greefs, both patriarcbists and AIohamIaadAls;
 Slavs, including eNachists. paTiar- chists and Catholics: Jews Of both the orthodox and jJenume prolas- sions: gypsies; Nlachs and Allo-i- ans-all have received aid from the American people.
 | In a two month period, 49t,+13 ra
 lions were issued at I[avalia a4I5 pounds Of food being given cut Al Serres another Macedonian town. 256 G15 rations were given out in ere month and 6,l9 persons ,s.c given 30,465 garments At Drama
 , 39S persons were fcd daily by ar- craze count. Tens ot housslss were fCd in the smaller villages il
 Macedonia. The total auzsaar oc garments issued ir Macedonia is close
 ,o a hundred thousand.
 American charity in tho Balkans cal 72rdiy- be reckoncd up in 1sGes now Jh&l the Balkan louTnIssi9e 1rae established headquarters Ut &aiQniki for Montenegro, Albania. Ea1s ,i Greece and North and South Serbia. i Millions of American dollars have i been spent in the Balkan states in
 the work of reiief-,and the Wor., goes on.
 Thousands of tons of foods have
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
NORWICH TOWN

At the First Congregational prayer service to De held in the chapel this CThursday) evening the subject will be Things That Remain. The special Of object of prayer this week will be our own church work Deacon William Lathrop of Scotland road will lead the meeting.
 Rev. Arthur F. Purkiss. pastor of the Central Baptist church, will con- duct the Sunday afternoon service at the s'teltering Arms. Rev. MT. Pur- kiss will be accompanied by members from the church who will furnish the singing.
 Julius Northrup and his sister. Miss Eunice NortbruD. of WFauwecus Hill. recently motored to Lebanon. where they spent the day with friends.
 At Sacred Heart church a iridium. or three days devotion. in honor of the
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19

some weeks before the will was made and nearly five months before the cod icil. Six witnesses testified that from their knowledge and observation they regarded him as of unsound mind. Two physicians Of standing gave their opinion to the same effect. And one of the witnesses to a will executed on January $. 1917-two days before the executor of the will in question: told MT. Comstock within an hour after it's execution that be did not thing from the testarors appearance that he was capable of making a will. If the jury believed all this testi- mony and believed that it outweigh witnesses and experts, they might req sonably have reached the verdict which they rendered.
 The opinion of the court then pro ceeds at much length to discuss a question of law that was raised in the trial of the case. ill the superior court as to the fiduciary and confidential re- lation that was claimed to exist be- tween Dr. Johnson and Mrs. Lucy Sullivan, to whom two legacies to- talling $55,0o0 were given i'll the will, and as to the rule of law regarding the burden Of proof as to the claim ed undue influence exercised over the testator by Mrs. Lucy Sullivan. The supreme court ruled that that fidu- l ciary and confidential relation be-
 tween the testator and Mrs. Sullivan was not of that character that re- , quired her to assume the burden of I proving that she did not exercise any 1 undue influence over the testator Judge Donald T. Warner in the trial l in the superior court ruled that such burden of proving the non exercise of
 undue influence upon the testator was upon the legatee, Mrs. Sullivan. The 1 supreme court held that Judge War
 ner erred and mistook 4the law in
 stating to the jury that the burden o1
 proof was upon Mrs. Sullivan in the 1 trial of the cause.
 On account of the errors of Judge 1 Warner in the trial in the superior
 court, the supreme court has ordered
 that a new trial of the case shall bt l had before the superior court for this
 county. in which the rules of law laie
 down by the supreme court shall bt
 applied as stated in the supreme
 court decision.
 l The trial in the superior court il
 this city occupied five weeks and tw, days, from December il, 1917 to Jan
 uary r, 1918 The following wer.
 the jurors that formed the panel tha heard the case in the superior court
 John T. Clark, Albie l.. Hale anC Gustayus D. Andrews of Norwich
 George A. .Champlin and Edgar "
 Chapman of North Stonington; Georg W. Gilmore of Colchester; William J Miner and William H. Brown of Gris
 wold; Frederick Babbett of Sprague
 Richard B. Tibbetts, of Salem; Elme
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l.. Pultz. of Lebanon, and Alfred J Reunatt of iShop

l.. Pultz, of Lebanon, and Alfred j. Bennett of Lisbon.
 The heirs of Dr. Johnson. who are seeking to have the will permanently set aside were in consultation with their lawyers William H. Shields, Ar thur M. Brown and Albert J. Bailey,
 on Wednesday, and decided to bring 1 on the case for another trial at the 1 earliest opportunity.
 ! Since the original appeal from the ] probate courts decision. Charles A.
 Johnson of Colchester, one of the ap- pellants, has died and the adminis- 1 trator of his estate, Albert J. Bailey, is prosecuting the case for the benefit
 of the heirs of Charles A Johnson. , who succeed by law to the property l rights Of the deceased.
 l There are & witnesses who testi- l fled in the trial of the case and the ' printing of the matter for the ap- 1 peal to the supreme court made q l book of 9f2 pages. The cost of this printing falls upon the state of Con- netcicut but the expense of compiling the material is borne by the con-
 testants of the will.
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be applied to the benefit of the Back us hospital of Norwich.
 The case was tried to the jury on the issues of lack Of testementary ca pacity and of undue influence on the part of the Sullivans and of Mesrs. Comstock and Donohue. The jury re- turned a general verdict finding that the paper in question was not the will of the testator. On motion the yer dict for the contestants was set aside. From the decision of the court setting aside the verdict to the contestants appealed and the appellees have filed a bill of exceptions for alleged errors
 in the charge of the court.
 The decision of the supreme court is written out by Judge John k. Beach Of New Haven and is concurred in by Chief Justice Samuel o. Prentice.
 George w Wheeler A. T. Roraback. and Edwin E. Gager, associate jus
 tices.
 In approving the action of the jury
 in setting the will of Dr. Johnson aside the supreme court judges have
 this to say: There was testimony
 from which the jury might reasona
 bly, have found that the testator did not possess testementary capacity when the will was executed. That tes-
 timony may be summed up briefly as follows: The testator was in the habit of taking narcotics to excess The disease of which he died was a progressive disease which in it's nor nal development would affect his mind. On many separate occasions he conducted himself irrationally some times in such way as to suggest that
 he was under the influence of nar- cotics, and sometimes in ways not | easily applicable on that theory. He appeared at times to be ignorant o1 the fact that he possessed large es- tate. Tn February, 1917. he resign ed as administrator of his brothers estate of which he was the sole heir at law and requested that another administrator be appointed in his place although nothing remained fol | him to do except to transfer to him. 1 self savings bank deposit of $1o,oOt and to render a final account He at. ! tempted to commit suicide Mary L l Spencer to whom he left $500 diet
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19

 blessed sacrament commences Friday evening, closing Sunday afternoon.
 MT. and Mrs Benjamin Kennedy of New London are guests for several days ot Mir. and Mrs. Carl M Welte of East Town street. Mrs. Kennedy and Mrs. Welte are sisters.
 Miss Emily Packer and her aunt, Miss Annie M. Skeers, of Newtown, Pa, who have been visiting MT. and Mrs. George L. Randall Of West Town street, left Saturday for New London, remaining there until Monday. when they proceeded on their homeward journey by way of Hartford. The trip was made by automobile.
 Mrs Benjamin L. Kennedy and daughter Miss Alice Kennedy. of Town street leave this (Thursday} morning 1 for Danie-son. to attend the com mencement festivities of Killingly High school Mrs. Kennedy will visit relatives there. returning 10 her home Saturday night Miss Kennedy will remain for two weeks.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
Gfreat Hclp in M2cedonia.

Millions of ralons have been is sued and hundreds Of thousands of refugees have been fed and clothed by the American people through the Balkan Commission of the American Red Cros in Macedonia. In Northern and Southern Serbia, in Rumania and in Greece proper several additional
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
snortad and issued to tht

been transported and issued to the starving population of Macedonia. Tens Of thousands of blankets have ! been aiven away as well as mattress ses, beds. cots and bolt or clothing ! to be made up by Turkish needle i workers into clothing for Turkish women Tons of medical supplies
 ! have been issued to hospitals and local doctors and used by American
 doctors and nurses
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
Brazil Pays.

Rto de Janeiro pays US the com pi-1ent Of offering S1000tl0 of hao city bonds fer sale in New York. Il Brazil would sell Us coffee cheap er We would be more willing 10 lend She thr0trles production to keep ty prices aud world uaDopula-ity is her EortioH.-Brookivn LaeIc.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19

Thousands of tons of f.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19

Here is very becoming model. just the dress for slender figures. It will be pretty in organdie, crepe, figured voile foulard, duvetyn and gingham. A sash
 of soft silk or of self material forms a smart finish. The pattern provides for two styles l of sleeve. It is cut in, three sizes: 16, IS and 20 years. Size IS requires l.
 yards of 44-inch material. Width, of skirt at. lower edge with plaits extend ed is about 5-S yards. pattern of this illustration mailed to any address on receipt of 10 cents in silver or stamps.
 Order through The Bulletin Conpcny
 Pattern Dept. Norwich, Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
A--.li.h-s RcaAir,.c

Mir A5auith may not have been a gr-et prime minister, hut the-e were lcH- men who ever held the o-Ece h9 c-u.U- give. q better account Of them Ives in controversy. As the sport i0g o;ilor would say. he ca-ries a L1. :. ta each Gilt.-T0rUnto Mail
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19

You didn't have a great deal to say about your coming into the world a.d youH have just the sane amount to say about your going out.
The Prescott daily news., 1919-07-24
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