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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-05-14
Quit Lecture, Says Boy
Sent to Death Chair

Jesse Walker, 10, who killed
Samuel Wolchock in his sta
tionery store at POS Wyckoff ave
nue.. Brooklyn, when attempting
TO rob the store, was arraigned
for sentence before Supreme
Court Justice Fawcett in Brook
lyn. The Justice addressed the
prisoner for several minutes,
speaking of the gravity of the
crime. but Walker shifted his
feet uneasily. Then he burst
out;
I'm not here for lecture. !
am here to be sentenced"
The justice regarded the youth
gravely for moment and with
out further comment sentenced
him to die In the electric chair
at Sing Sing.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-05-14

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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-05-14

Never take dangerous Calomel
again "Dodson's Liver Tone" will
start your liver and quickly rid you
Of all miseries Of constipation and
biliousness; all the headache, dizzl-
ness, bad breath, sallowness and stom-
ach distress goes. Calomel sickens,
salivates, gets into the bones, cramps
you. "Dodson's Liver Tone" is a per-
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-05-14

Death is the punishment for house
breaking in Siam.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-05-14
ALLEN
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DON'T LOSE YOUR SOLE

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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-05-14

feet substitute for Calomel and Is 50
pleasant and harmless you can safely
give It to children. It doesn't sicken
you or shake you all up. A large bot
tie costs but few cents at your drug
gist's. Dodson's Liver Tone is guar
anteed to act better than Calomel or
you get your money back. { No argu.
ment ADV.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-05-14

said after months trip through
Spain.
Reports of strikes and rumors of
revolution in Spain have been numer-
Gus.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-03
LOCAL FIRE ALARM
SYSTEM is DEAD
Generator Goes Bad and People Are
Warned to Telephone to Fire De-
partment in Case of Fire.

Brattlcboro's 5 fire alarm system has
gone bad. The generator which has
provided electric current for the sys-
TEN is dead For some time the sys-
tenn has not worked right, and now it
is entirely out of commission. An ex-
pert from the Gamewell concern which
furnished and installed the system has
been sent for, and he is expected to ar
rive tonight to repair the generator
Until this is done the public is warned
by the village commissioners to keep
in mind the fact that the fire depart
mcnt headquarters telephone number is
10 and in case of fire to telephone the
department, which viii see that an
alarm is given.
The commissioner several months age
ordered larger generator. the present
one being too small to do the worl; re
quired of it, but it has not arrived
Every effort is being made to hurry il
along, but it Is very difficult to sccur,
electrical apparatu, If that kind
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-03
VIEW OF ECLIPSE
HERE UNFAVORABLE
Moon Obscured by Clouds Last Even
ing Except for Brief Period, to Dis
appointment of Many.

Conditions in this village last evening
were decidedly unfavorable for watching
the progress Of the total eclipse Of the
moon. After cloudy day the skies cleared
to large extent toward evening and those
interested in the eclipse had hopes of
good view of the lunar spectacle, but
about the time for the moon to rise and
for the eclipse to begin the skies became
overcast, causing much disappointment
The eclipse occurred, however. exactly
as predicted, and for a brief interval an
opening in the clouds afforded good view
of it to those who happened to look at
that time. At other times as the clouds
floatcd past occasional glimpses Of a part
of the moon could be seen
Because of the refracted rays of the
sun as they struck the eartt's atmosphere
the clouded moon was given sunset
tinge
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-03
MEN SEEN NEAR
OTTERSON HOME
Defense Trying to Prove That Maurice
OtterSon Was Killed By
Burglars.

CONCORD. \. H., NIay 3.-Tcstimony
to support the contention of the defense
that burglars were responsible for the
death of Maurice Otterson at Hooksett last
November was presented today at the
trial of Marion L. Otterson, who is
charged with the murder.
Arthur Guillette of Manchester testi-
fled that he saw an automobile beside the
road near the Otterson home on the night
of the murder and Charles A Silver who
conducts a gasoline station at Moscaswan
told of selling gasoline to two men in am
automobile that night who appeared to be
in a great hurry.
James F. Fitzgerald, Hartford Conn.
firearms expert was called to testify re-
Garding the condition of the revolver found
in the house and another witness who had
been called to the Otterson home immedi-
ately after the murder told of hearing
Marion scream.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-03
CHURCH PLEDGES
CONTINUE TO GROW
Sunday Was Closing Date of Drive,
but Soliciting Will Continue Until
Goal Is Reached.

Although yesterday was the official clos
ing date of the financial drive of the Bap-
tist and Congregational churches in CO.
operation with the Interchurch World
Movement the churches which have not
reached their quotas win not cease their
efforts until the goal is reached or until
such time as every parishioner has been
visited
Early last week announcement was made
that the West Brattleboro Baptist and
West Brattlehoro Congregational churches
had exceeded their quotas, and today Rev
\. V. Woodwork of the First Congrega-
tional church in West Brattleboro said
that church had raised Sl,763, or S4l3
more than its assigned quota.
Announcement was made in the Centre
Congregational church at the morning ser
vice yesterday that more than S5,l60 al
ready had been pledged toward the qnota
of $500, and it is known that several
persons have not vet been seen and one
canvasser has made no report While
exact figures are not available on tbs
progress of the drive by the First Bap
tist church it is known that more thar
$4,000 has been secured toward the quota
of S45,26i on four-year basis
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-03
MORE JUVENILES
APPEAR IN COURT
One Goes to Industrial School, Another
to Navy - Young Man Gets Sus-
pended Sentence for Larceny.

In the municipal court this fore
noon Alonzo Searles, aged Ia, was sen
fenced to the Industrial school at Yer
gennes for the rest of his minority He
confessed to having taken a case of tools
and two inner tubes from an automobile
in front of the Auditorium, box of
cigars from Masonic temple where he
worked as pin boy, and some candy from
the Woolworth store. Some of the arti-
cles were stored in the railroad round
house. 1t was learned from Alfred
Wood, who was taken to the Industrial
school last week, that the articles were
stored in the round house, but when
officers looked for them they could not
be found. The Searles boy admitted
having thrown them into the Connecticut
river.
Thomas O'Connor, jr., who was charged
with riding on freight train. but who
has been with the Searles, Wood and
other boys, was before the court and his
father said he would leave with him at
once to get him into the United States
navy. His case therefore was continued
a week.
Carl Hardy, motion picture operator
pleaded guilty to petit larceny in taking
SO from the Brattleboro Theatres CO.
lessees of the Auditorium, and on rec.
Ommendation of States Attorney f. w
Gibson, in which Manager A. b. Carter
of the Auditorium concurred, Judge A
+. Cudworth suspended sentence of six
months in the state prison and placed
the young man on probation and ordered
that he pay back out of his own earnings
the S25 taken.
Some other boys were in court, but
their cases were not disposed of at thi.
session.
States Attorney Gibson said that alto
gether too much deviltry was going oil
and he purposed to put an end to som,
| of it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-03
GENERAL ADVANCE
is DEMANDED
All Textile Workers Want More Pay
Two Big Organizations Back
of Demand.

BOSTON, May ). = The textile in
dustry in New Finland, which is now
paying the highest wages in its history
and distributing dividends in proper
tions also unequaled previously, to-
day faced demands for further wage
advances To the announcement Il
week ago by the Amalgamated Textile
Workers of America for 50 per cent
increase in pay would be asked by its
members was added today a statement
by Thomas f. Mcmahon, vice president
of the United Textile Workers of
America. that demands had been made
by that organization on all branches of
the textile industry for a II II per
cent advance These two organiza- :
tions comprise most of the organized
textile workers in this section.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-03
4 ANE,RICAN DESIROYERS
SENT TO MEXICAN COAST
TO SA We OUR CITIZENS
FIFTY KILLED,
$50 INJURED
Storm Destroys Every Building In an
Oklahoma Towr-HundredS Are
Doing Rescue Work

MUSKOGEE, Okla, May 3.-Fifty
persons are reported killed and more than
$50 injured in storm that is said to
have destroyed the little town of Peggs,
Okla, Cherokee county, last night. Re
ports to the Muskogee Times Democrat
of Locust Grove and Tahlequah, where
the dead and injured from Peggs are be
ing taken, say that not house was left
standing in Pegs.
y special train with doctors and nurses
was sent from here. All doctors and
nurses in Tahlequah also have gone.
Practically every store in Tahlequah has
closed and several hundred people have
gone to Peggs to do rescue work.
Thirty seven bodies have been recovered
by rescuers from wrecked houses in tho
storm-demolished houses of Pegs, accord
ing to telephone report from Tahlcquah
This information was brought from Pegs
by the first man to arrive from ther,
today Twenty bodies are reported t.
have been taken from one building
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-03
CARRANZA'S DAYS
ARE NUMBERED
Washington Advised That
General Obregon Will
Soon Start Military Move
Against Mexico City =
Carranza Preparing to
Flee-Two-thirds of Mex
leo Now In Revolt

WASHINGTON, May 3.-Amoricau
destroycrs have been ordered to Vera
Cruz and Tampico to protect Ameri-
cans there. The navy department acted
on the request of the state department,
where it was explained today that the
warships would take aboard Americans
in those two ports in the event it
should become necessary.
1t was said the vessels would not in
tervene in Mexican affairs and that
their despatch was precautionary
measure. Only the cruiser Sacramento
is now on the cas- coast of Mexico. She
was last reported at Tampico.
Two American citizens, Eben Francis
Greenlaw, and his minor son. were killed
by Mexican bandits yesterday, the state
department was informed today by the
American embassy in Mexico City.
No report of any disturbances in
either Vera Cruz or Tampico have been
received by the state department but
revolutionary outbreaks have occurred
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-03
Must Be Received Here by
Saturday, May Is,
at | p. m.
PLANS SENT TO SIX
BRIDGE COMPANIES
New Structure to Be Similar to Old
One in Appearance, but Narrower -
Will Have Capacity Of Double Line
of 1-Ton Trucks or Road Rollers.

Bids for a new steel bridge across the
Connecticut river to replace the one car
ried off by ice March 2S were asked for
Saturday night by John W. Storrs of
oncord, \. H., the engineer for the towns
of Brattleboro and Hinsdale, n Fl. The
fact that bids would be called for was
advertised in engineering journals, so it
IS well known among bridge makers that
a bridge is wanted here.
On Saturday Mr. Storrs came here,
and met the full boards of selectmen of
the two towns, together with Town
Counsel Arthur p. Carpenter, and the
selectmen signed calls for bids to be sent
TO bridge companies. These calls, which
provide that bids for a single span
riveted steel truss bridge shall be re-
ceived not later than D. m, Saturday,
May 10, were sent Saturday night to six
bridge companies, together with plans
and specifications
| The new bridge win be similar in ap-
pearance to the old one, but it will be six
| feet narrower. 1t viii have roadway of
+, 2l feet and a sidewalk six feet wide on
the north side, and will be of sufficient
capacity to support continuous lines of
lotion trucks or road rollers going each
way. Following is the text of the call
for bids:
! The selectmen of the tonws of Brattle-
boro, Vermont, and Hinsdale, New
Hampshire, will receive sealed bids for
building a bridge over the Connecticut
river, to replace one recently carried
away by ice and water. The bridge to be
a riveted truss, single span of $50 feet
with q foot clear roadway and 6-foot
sidewalk. Bids should be delivered to
the town clerk of Brattleboro, Vermont,
not later than ! p. m, May IL, 1920. No
bid will be considered which is not made
on bidding blank to be furnished by the
selectmen, copy of which is attached
herewith, and for the work as shown on
plans prepared by Storrs, bridge engi-
neers, employed by the town. Each bid
: to be considered must be accompanied
by certified check drawn for the sum
| of two hundred dollars (S200l payable
to the treasurer of the town of Brattle-
, boro. Check must be drawn without
conditions on a responsible banking in
: stitution and will be returned to the
bidder unless forfeited as herein pro-
vided
The bidder to whom contract IL
awarded shall file a satisfactory trust
company bond for the faithful perform
ance of work for a sum not less than
sixty per cent of the contract price.
: Within six days Sundays exceptedl
after mailed notification from the select
men that he has been awarded contract,
the contractor shall meet the boards of
selectmen at the place designated in the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-03
Approximately 10000 Mill
Workers of New Bedford
Quit Work
MANUFACTURERS
MAY CLOSE MILLS
Workers Object to New Regulations
Requiring They Care for More
Looms-special Detail Of Police Keep
Pickets Moving.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, May b
Twenty-seven cotton mills in tins city
were affected by strike Of approximately
10000 millmen today. All OF the mills
opened their gates as usual, bu. few work
ers appeared and IN some eases those who
did go in quit a few minutes later Three
cotton mills and yarn mill were ura.-
fected
The strike was called III support Of
loom fNers who walked out several weeks
ago in protest against new working con
ditions which required them to care for a
larger number OF looms than formerly.
Manufacturers had announced that il
workers fail to appear in sufficient number
to warrant operation they would close
the mill.
Pickets were on duty outside the mills
today and a special detail of police was
on hand to keep them moving There
was no disorder during the early part oi
the day.
Pierce Bros Ltd. and the Grinnell Man
ufacturing Go. closed their plants early
in the day, but Others kept their wheels
going with depleted stats. Acting Secre-
tary Nicholson of the manufacturers
association said that more operatives
had reported than expected and that
other workers would Join them during
the day Following a meeting of the tn,
manufacturers association the following
statement was made by Acting Secretary
IT. G. Nicholson; THE mills are salts
fed that the operatives want to worl
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-03
DEMON 'STRATION BY
HOSTILE PANAMANS
Object to Acquisition of Territory By
United StateS-General Pershing's
Car Held Up.

PANAMA, May 3-Several thousand
Panamans last night marched through the
streets in torchlight parade as a protest
against the acquisition by the United
States of the major part of Taboga is
land for the purpose Of fortltication as a
part of the Pacific defense scheme Of the
Panama canal. An automobile in which
General Pershing was driving to a ball
in his honor at the Union club was halted
by the procession and, forced TO return to
the Tiboli hotel
Mobs later formed in the streets and ir-
responsible persons threw rocks at prom
inent Panama officials number of whom
were injured. Mounted police dispersed
the demonstrators.
Major General Kennedy, commander OF
the American troops in the Canal zone
following receipt of reports Of the rock
throwing ordered all American officers at
tending the ball to leave Immediately.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-03
BIG STORE CUTS
PRICES 20 PER CENT
Will Dispose of a S20,0O0,O0O Stock
in Attempt to Break Backbone
of High Prices.

NEW YORK, May 3.-One of New
Iork's largest department stores inserted
advertisements in today's newspapers
announcing that it would attempt TO
break the backbone of high prices" by
Offering its stock valued at $4,000 900
at reduction of 20 per cent. The only
goods excluded will be about $4,000
worth of merchandise purchased under
price restrictions which cannot be "hon-
orably changed" "The only motive in
making this general reduction said the
advertisement, ''is a conscientious sense
of duty" made necessary by the report
of government Investigators that prices
are still on the upward trend.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-03
ANARCHIST
TAKES HIS LIFE
Hurled Himself From Win
dow on 18th Floor of Park
Row Building
HELD FOR BOMB
THROWING LAST JUNE
Confesses He Was Connected With Ma
tionwide June Bomb Squad - First
Public Knew of Any Arrests for the
0u+roUac

tionwide June Bomb Squad - First
Public Knew of Any Arrests for the
Outrages.
NEW YORK May 3.-Tony Tazio, 80
years old, detained by the department of
justice as an important witness against
number of radicals involved in the bomb
outrages of last June, committed suicide
early today by hurting himself from
window on the 18th floor of Park Row
office building where the department head
quarters are located Tazio is believed to
have evaded his guard by obtaining per-
mission to go to the wash room While
there ,he leaped from the window clad
only in his underclothes.
Officials said Tazo was one of several
anarchists who We're arrested in connee-
tion with the bomb explosion of June ,,
last, and had been detained at headquar-
terS as a government witness for six
weeks. The June bomb attacks explos-
ions took place IN eight cities and resulted
in the deaths of two persons. Tazio 5
suicide revealed for the first time that
any important arrest had been made i'll
connection with the case.
Officials said that the mans name was
Andrae Salsebo and that Tazio was an
alias. He was arrested on March : with
several others alleged radicals. The next
day in the presence of his attorney he
signed 4 confession of participation in tn,
nationwide June bomb squad He admit
ted, according to the officers, that it was ht
who printed the pink circulars, copies o
which were found in the vicinity Of homes
wrecked by the bombs The circulars wer,
captioned plain words" and were signec
anarchist fighters"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-03
NO DECISION,
COURT RECESSES

WASHINGTON, May 3.-The
supreme court recessed today until
May II without handing down a
decision on the constitutionality
of the prohibition amendment or
the Volstead act.
The supreme court refused to
grant the governments request of
re-hearing of antitrust suit
against the United States Steel
corporation. The governments
motion for a re-hearing was based
principally on the contention that
the court decision in the steel case
on March I conflicted with that
on April 20, ordering the dissolu-
tion of the Reading Company and
certain of its rail and coal subsi-
diaries. Both cases were decided
by to 3 decision.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-03
THIRD TRIAL FOR
MURDER OPENS
Sixteen Year-O Old Girl Admits She Shot
Father-in -Law-Was Defending
Her Mother.

ST. LOUIS, May 3-The third trial Of To-
year-old Ursula Broderick, charged with
the murder of her step-father, Joseph
Woodlock, began here today A contin-
uance was granted the first time her case
was called for trial and at the second
trial the jury disagreed In 1916 Miss
Broderick shot and killed her father and
a coroner's jury exonerated her when she
testified she shot in defense Of her mother
The state contendcd at the second trial
for the alleged murder of Woodlock that
he was killed as he lay asleep. Miss Bro
derrick testified she killed him when he at
tackled her
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-03
Odd Fellows Temple

Monday, May 3. 745 p. m.-Regular
meeting Past Noble Grand association.
Tuesday, May 4, 7.30 p. m.-Regular
meeting of Bingham chapter, No so, O.
+. S. Business: Installation OF offic-
ers. Officers please be prompt at 7.30.
Every member is privileged to invite a
guest.
Thursday, May 6 at 6l5 pm.-Checker
tournament supper. All losers please Sc
cure their tickets from the ianitor George
d. Reed, or from the committee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-03
TWO KILLED IN
FACTORY COLLAPSE
Toy Shop at Burlington Fell In Today
Feared More Bodies Will Be
Found In Ruins.

RLINGTON. May 3-Two persons
are known to have been killed and mum
her were injured this afternoon when three
walls of the toy factory of W. G. Hoag
collapsed Just how many persons were
in the building at the time could not be
Immediately aseertained and officials
feared the clearing away OF the debris
might disclose more deaths. \ weakened
Goor was believed to have been response
Bile for the accident. One wall fell out
ward and struck passing fire truck, badly
injuring fireman.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-03
STEAMER HITS ICEBERG.
Hole Eight Feet Long Torn in Her Bow
Able to Continue.

BOSTON, May 3-The steamer Turret
Crown, from Newport, Eng, for Hamp-
ton Roads, reported a collision with an
iceberg today. In message received
here the freighter said she had hole in
her bow eight feet in length, but that she
would proceed to New York without as
sistance. The Turret Crown reported
that she had seen many icebergs south
east of Cape Race.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-03
Methodist Episcopal Church

"Wednesday, May 5 at 7.45 p.m.-The At
taincrs class will meet with Miss Coreua
Bell, 46 Canal street, for business meet
ing and social hour.
FRIDAY, May I, at 80 pm.-Devotional
meeting conducted by Methodist Minute
Men. Welcome to all.
Sunday. May 9-AIothers' day, Mothers
are most cordially invited to attend the
special service at 1890 am. arranged in
their honor.