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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23
NEW BEDFORD HAS
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
Property Loss Estimated at $500. 900
Cooperative Store Build
ing Burned

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Oct. %
Fire that started in the restaurant of
Basil d. Lupo at 125 Union street this
morning caused property damage
mounting to 100000 in the center of
he business section of the city. F. F.
Brightman Co, stationers, were the
heaviest losers, officials of the company
tating that the loss would reach $75,-
200.
The New Bedford district cooperative
store. shares in which are held by large
numbers of mill workers here, was to-
ally destroyed. The New York Cloth
ng Co.. Lupus restaurant the Bristol
Loan Co.. Lawton Drug store and the
Did Sheridan House were also wiped
nut.
Every piece of fire apparatus in the
'ity was brought into play before the
blaze was brought under control.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23
ASCENDING TOWN
TREASURER CAUGHT
p. w. johnson of Norfolk, Conn.,
Passed Through Springfield in
Custody of Officers

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Oct %
Philemon W. Johnson. former town treas
urer of Norfolk, Conn, and an official OF
the Norfolk Manufacturing Co., who dis
appeared in 1917 leaving a note saying
that he intended to commit suicide ana
taking with him, the Connecticut authorl,
ties say, between $4,000 and $lOo,oOo
of funds of the town and manufacturing
concern, refused to make any statement
when transferred from a train to wait-
ing automobile for Hartford, Conn, here
today.
johnson was arrested two weeks ago
in Edmonton, Alberta, by the provinela!l
police and was brought back by State Otn-
Ger Thomas A. Mitchell. He was met
here by two Connecticut state police ON
GERS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23
FOREST FIRE
BURNS 20 HOMES
Telephone Buildings at Hyannis Also
Damaged-Many Dangerous
BIaZeS

HYANNIS, Mass, Oct. 23.-Twenty
families We're driven from their homes,
their houses burned and considerable
damage was done to town buildings and
storehouses of the New, England Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co. as the result
of forest fire which started north of
Hyannis, pumping station about noon
yesterday.
No rain has fallen in this vicinity for
five weeks, and the ground is so dry
that it is believed lighted match or
cigarette dropped by q hunter started
the blaze. At 6 O'Clock last night it was
thought that the fire was under control,
but at Z o'clock the flames started again.
The fire fighting line extends two and
half miles and the woods were burning
at midnight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23
G.. 0. P. EXPENDITURES
TOTAL 2,741,503.35
Has Received 81, 466,O19-OnIy 10 Con-
tributiOns Above 81 .0OO-An-
nOuncement by Committee

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-TOtal dis
bursements of the Republican national
committee between June Il and OctO-
Der IS of this year We're placed at s.
TIA. 500. "a. in an official statement filed
yesterday with the clerk of the house of
representatives by Fred w. Upham,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23
PuT'NEY.
Republican Rally Planned.

A Republican rally will be held in the
town hall next Wednesday night at
o'clock. Walter s. Fenton of Rutland
and State Audior BENJAMIN +. Gates of
Montpelier will address the voters.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23
MARRIAGES.

In Syracuse. \. Y. Oct. %. by Rev.
George Robson Mott, Charles A. Stock
well and Miss Muriel +. Gay, both of
BrattlebOro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23

Miss Nina Allender. an artist of Wash
ington, D. c., has won marked success as
political cartOonist.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-23
BIRTHS.

In Brattleboro, Oct. 1, a daughter,
Mary Chrystine, to Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Miller.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-09
Zoe and
- Her Problems

In spite of the fact that they had
felt regret that their holiday was
over they were all glad to get home
Constance was wild with delight
and before she had entered the
house ran out to the barnyard to
see if the little calves, pigs and
chickens were all there.
They found everything in good
shape and they gathered around
the table and ate their hastily pre-
pared supper with merry hearts
and cheerful faces, ready to take
up home duties again.
Homer was feeling so much bet
ter that Zoe felt that it had been
worth while for that reason alone,
but she did not voice the thought.
They had all enjoyed their vaca-
ton so much that it would always
be a bright spot IN their memory
without single unpleasant Incl
dent to mar its pleasure.
They fell back easily into the
routine of home duties and Zoe felt
so sure of herself in her new role
that she no longer felt fear that she
would not be able to meet her
responsibilities successfully.
"Let him that thinketh he stand
eth take heed lest he fall" Paul
knew the frailty of human nature
and warned the Corinthians to take
heed. Zoe did not take heed and
lost much of that which she had
gained in consequence.
The week after their return home
Zoe attended the meeting of the
aid society. One Of the ladies pres
snt told of the illness in her family
which had prevented them from
taking their accustomed vacation
This is the second year we have
missed" she said. "The last time
we went with Mr.. McDermotts
Mr.. Moore was along too" turning
to Zoe.
Zoe made no answer. The i'm
pulse to deny that Allen had beer
OF the party was checked when sh,
remembered that he had been alb
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-09

sent from home for period of two
or three weeks about the time re-
ferred to.
But he had been away on bust
ness. An uncle had died leaving
him a small legacy and he had been
called to assist in the settlement of
the estate. At least that was his
excuse to her for his absence.
Zoe had every confidence in AL
len. Except in the case of Max
and the Boy Scouts she had never
known him to deceive her, but it
seemed he had successfully done so
in this case. NO one must know
the truth" she thought, glad that
she had said nothing to betray the
fact that she had not known that
Allen had accompanied them.
He had kept her in the dark,
that was what hurt. She Won
dered why he had kept it from her.
Why they were left at home while
he was away enjoying freedom
from the cares of the home.
And then she remembered that
he had tried on several occasions
to persuade her to consent to va
cation in which they would HE
away to the woods and camp there
for a season, but until this summer
she had always refused. Conflict
ing emotions filled her mind and
she was glad when the meeting
was adjourned.
care you ill, Mrs. Moore?''
asked the minister's wife as they
were preparing to return to theil
homes.
s'No, oh no, only tired" she
answered as she turned away
"They know" she thought, ano
her face burned with anger ane
modification. She felt hot indig
nation and resentment toward AL
len who had subjugated her to thi
humiliation.
The old demon which she hat
thought subdued suddenly becam
active and Zoe, blind to everything
but her own hurt pride and ange
allowed it to dominate her. He
recent resolutions were swept ava.
and their consequent Happiness
forgotten.
The children summed her pres
ence as far as possible and went t
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-09
How's Thisi

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Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-09
their rooms at the earliest oppor-

their rooms at the earliest oppor-
tunity.
Allen" she said when they
were alone, | found out something
today that surprised me-" Her
voice was not quite steady.
Allen looked up startled more
by the tone of her voice than by
her words.
"Well?"
Odd you ever go camping with
the Spanglers and McDermotts?"
Allen folded the paper he had
been reading and laid it on the
table.
"Who told you so?" he asked.
'One of the ladies of the party )"
"Then | suppose she knows"
Zoe in her anger said more than
she intended. Finally Allen left
the room. He was in no mood to
meet Zoe's accusations.
Zoe's anger generally passed
within a day or two but Allen had
never before resented her ill humor
and she brooded over his changed
demeanor.
Several days passed and her an
ger had burned itself out. She
bitterly regretted her hasty words
and acts but seemed to be unable
to approach Allen for a reconcilia'
ton. Her depression cast gloon
over all the household and under
it's influence the children were
peevish and fretful.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-09
t,ibernatinq Animal. Vitality.

During the w.Ntef months the blood
of all alternating ANNALS gets lower
in temperature and the heart beats
slower, and those are the two chief
reasons why they are able to get along
without eating. for their store OF vi
tality laid up during the summer ID
only slowly drawn upon.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-06-17

attlc:
 You may never hear from me again if my boy hangs. He is the only thing left in the world that is dear to me"
 Mrs. Stroud has spent most of hcr time and $l000O in money, it is said, fighung to save her sons life.
 Young Stroud's criminal career be- gan in Alaska in 1912, when he killed an elderly man in a dispute over money the murdered man owed him. Sentenced to serve l2 years in Me- Neil Island prison, Stroud stabbed a fellow prisoner and was sent to Leav- enwolth. Here he got into an argu- ment with a guard whom he slew, he says, in self defense when the guard attacked him.
 Stloud's prison record otherwise iS that of a student. He is said to have mastered rhetoric, music and drawing by correspondence. He is 30 years old.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-06-17
kEEl. OF THE WORLDS
 BIGGEST WNRSHIP WILL
 BE LAID VERY SHORTLY

QUINCY, Mass, June l7-- The krrD ot tho worlds biggest warShip vii. oc Iaid down here within few months. The battle cruise, Lexington, combining in a degree mcQuallcd by amy sh.p of was now bull, O. buildjug ,ur uu.,htcS of powerful w0moul and neh speed, has taken from in draw nes and awaits the arrival of mater ...> Co be advanced from the hands of ur wchi,cc, to those of the builder
 By fall. 1t iS estimated, the pro ,u.,tlyc queen of the United Statc~ .uyy will become 9 ship under con- ,,gctor instead of an ambitious par.
 Tho Lexington is tho name-Sh'p O
 class or ba,tI, cruisers which wjh
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-06-17
LEXINGTON
ROBERT STROUD, CONVICTED MURDERER FROM ALASKA,
 SAVED FROM THE GALLONS

Robert Stroud. who committed mur- der in Alaska in 1912, and was sent cnccd to hang last April, was saved by President Wilson. The following from the Seattle Star is interesting to those who have followed the case, especially as Stroud and his mother lived for many years in Juneau:
 Robert F. Stroud, former Seattle boy and "two-time killer, has been saved from the gallowS by President Wilson. according to word reaching here today from Fort lcavenwofth prison. Kansas.
 Stroud was to have been hanged on the morning of April 2@, for the murder of prison guard, but PreSi- dent Wilson, needing the appeal of the young prisoners mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Stroud, commuted the sen tence to life imprisonment.
 For months before the execution date young Stroud, it was reported, had been carrying on game Of checkers by mail with a woman liv- ing in this city.
 Stroud'S father, Robert F. Stroud, SS., was formerly coal dealer, whose place of business was located near the foot of Yesler way. Stroud Sr., is now in California. A new weeks ago he wrote d friend in Se-
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-06-17

Herring fish bait for sale at Hali- but Cove, price three cents a pound.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-06-17

give Uncle Sam within four years {; fleet of six big gun fighting ships un, matched by anything then afloat Hel SjStcr-shipS, the Constellation. sara. toGa, Ranger. Constitution and United States, are also under contract They bring names out of the old navy with which to develop for the first new capital vessels of the postwar fleet a traditional background for fresh cx- pioitS.
 With the others of it's class. the Lexington will be a whale of a ship. IL will displace 43,2OO tons and will have the power of 1S0.OO0 horses, as measured in mechanical terms. It's length of S74 feet is within 46 feet of the length of the Lcviathan, monster passenger liner. The lOl.4 feet of wid- th of the Lexington will make that floating gun platform broader than any passenger ship.
 The Lexington, which k to be equipped with electric drive, will at tain a speed of 35 knots. This cruiser speed, higher than that of many de- StroyerS, iS the object of much of the designing that entered into the crea- t.on of the Lexington class. Armor will bc sacrificed to make possible the 35 knot speed the main belt being only five inches thick at it's maximum aS compared with the l2 inch steel belt on most battlcShipS, but anna mcnt will be of tremendous power. The Lexington thus will have not only the strategic advantage of high speed but will be able to fire a heavier charge over a greater distance than any other battleShip for which the plans are known.
 The Lexington in action will speak with a voice of l6-inch guns. of which she will have eight. The navies of Great Britain. France and Italy con tain no gun greater than l5 inches that of Japan includes l6-inch guns only on battlcShipS of 24 knots speed which are now under construction. Un- ike the drcadnought class reliance on big guns exclusively, the Lexington will carry l6 Sjx-inch guns as sec ondary armament.
 Taking a page from the naval les sons of the war, the designers of the Lexington have equipped the ship with four anti-air-craft guns, eight torpedo tubes. four of which are sub merged and four on deck and with means of defense against aerial bombs and aerial torpedoeS. Defense against submarine torpcdocS will be obtained through fore and aft torpedo defense bulkhcadS, by which the stability of
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-06-17
CIdSSifiedS

FOR RENT Furnished houses and cabins. See Dougherty.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-06-17
ASSESSED VALUATION OF PROPERTY IN MANILA
 RUNS INTO MILLIONS

MANILA, r. l., June IT. The as ScSSed value of all real estate in the city of Manila is $llS,0OO ,0O0, the city assessor today having completed his rcvaluation for the year 1920. This is an increase of thirty four per cent ov- CT the assessed valuation for the pre- ceding year.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-06-17

the vessel will be preserved no matter where she is pierced. Under any con ditionS but an explosion, it is claimed, the Lexington class of warShip should prove unsuitable.
 An indication of the LcXington'S greatness is afforded by comparison with British warShip Hood, which when floatcd will be the biggest ship in the British navy.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1920-06-17
READ THE
 GATEWAY ALL OF THE NEWS DAILY.

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 Alaska Building. 127 w. 27th Street
 Ship direct New York for highest prices paid Fus Your shipments Prices are paid grading the day received If desired kept order that approved you Providing that valuation does satisfactory you transportation charges prepaid Ship Express Ship condition Always contents with name and address All the Seattle National Rank W any oher manner desired Special instructions shipment - r"A'
The Nenana daily news., 1920-09-09

Mrs. Cordelia karshner, owner of the famous hot springs which once bore the name of Manley, arrived from the springs on the steamer Alaska Tuesday and left for Fair banks yesterday. She will spend the winter in the upper town.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-09-09
REACH NOME
 FROM SIBERIAN COAST

Forced to the very brink of star vation as a result of the present
 great depreciation in the value of the Siberian paper money and the consequent refusal of the Japanese traders to accept it in payment for
 food supplies, two Russian families, each consisting of a husband and wife and several children, arrived at Nome recently from the Kamchatka coast on the trading schooner Ere dolph Gek, owned and piloted by
 Max Gottschalk, former Nome
 man. According to the story told
 by them, the value of the Russian
 ruble notes has reached a point
 where they are almost worthless and
 the Japanese trading vessels, which
 at present form practically the only source of food supplies along the
 Eastern coast of Siberia north of
 Vladivostok, absolutely refuse to ac- cept them at any price. There are
 several brands of this worthless cur
 rency in circulation, some issued by
 the old Romanoff government, some by the defunct koicbak government,
 and some Bolsheyiki. But all are practically worthless as a purchasing medium. The Japanese will accept furs and other articles of salable
 value, but shun the Siberian money.
 In consequence, the refugees, who
 hail from section of the Kamchat-
 ka coast north Petropaulovski, found themselves this spring almost un- able to secure the necessaries of life,
 although possessing some money.
 Describing the situation through an interpreter, they said starvation is
 facing the populace along practical ly the whole coast north of Nicol- aevsk. Hundreds have been reduced to a state where body and soul are kept together by eating roots, bark ] and leaves. Many are almost naked
The Nenana daily news., 1920-09-09

and any rag is eagerly seized upon for clothing. There is a semblance of government only in the larger centers and life is nowhere secure. Conditions of the most appalling character obtain everywhere in Eastern Siberia, they say. The two families appear to be of the better class of Russian peasantry. The men are sturdily built and bright minded, the women are young and comely and the children are bright and vigorous. One of the families is said to be planning to go to Canada. ." ..* .-.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-09-09
FLO COMMITTEE WILL
 MEET AGAIN MONDAY

The Nenana flu committee, which
 was hastily organized at the com mencement of the epidemic last spring, and which is now engaged in an attempt to straighten out the financial tangle resulting from con- fusion of town and commission re- sponsibility, held meeting on Tues day evening, at the firehall, for the purpose of hearing the report of the finance committee and discussing ways and means of securing the re- mainder of the money needed to wipe out the indebtedness incurred during the epidemic.
 The finance committee reported
 that some difficulty had been ex-
 perienced in collecting from those who received treatment during the epidemic. there being a disposition
 on the part of many to avoid or de-
 fer payment. Of more than S2,000
 owing, the committee was able to
 collect less than s2O0, and it was
 the opinion of numerous of those
 present that suit should be started
 to enforce payment.
 Chairman Robert Joseph Diven re- ported that he and R. $. Donaldson had learned of territorial fund that
 might be drawn upon for partial relief, and they were instructed to take such steps as might be neces-
 sary to get all available funds from that source. It was also pointed out that funds in the treasury of the local branch of the Red Gross
 might be drawn upon, and the chair man was instructed to look after the matter of having a Red Cross meet ing called, 30 that formal action
 might be taken to set the money aside for the use of the flu commit tee.
 The finance committee, which has been the real working part of the general committee and which has practically concluded its labors, was discharged upon request of the mem= bers composing the committee, and a new committee will be named to wind up the affairs of the general organization, which probably will in- clude a further effort to collect money owing the committee.
 Another meeting of the general committee will be held on Monday night. at the frehall, at nine o'clock
The Nenana daily news., 1920-09-09

Mir. and Mrs Tobias F1eischman. l. of Fairbanks, are outgoing passen- gers on the steamer Alaska, bound for the States.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-09-09
MAY FOLLOW
 NEW COURSE VIA ATLIN

According to information received at Fairbanks yesterday, the airplanes were still at Whitehorse at that time, the delay having been occasioned by bad weather on the coast.
 It is now planned to avoid Wran-
The Nenana daily news., 1920-09-09

gell. new route having been se- lected by way of Atlin, with land ing either at Telegraph Creek pr Glenora. Definite plans will be made just as soon as it can be ascertained if gasoline can be transported up the Stikine river in time for their needs.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-09-09

An Italian miner lost his life in the Hyder district recently, at the Red Top mine, as the result of in vestigating a hole which had missed fire when a charge was exploded. Another worker was badly hurt at the same time.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-09-09

W. T. Pinkerton, Fairbanks trans fer man, came down from Fairbanks yesterday to see Mrs. Pinkerton safely aboard the steamer Alaska. Mrs. Pinkerton is enroute to the States for the winter.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-09-09
PERSONAL

Mir. and Mrs. Herman Anderson returned to Nenana yesterday after an absence of several weeks in Fair banks.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-09-09
ELSEWHERE IN ALASKA

Anchorage has given birth to an- other newspaper - The Anchorage Alaskan, a weekly publication, of which Clarence J. Lincke is editor and publisher. The paper is six pages, is issued from the Times plant, and is anti-Republican.
 Owners of acreage tracts in An chorage recently voted in favor of the incorporation of the town, fol- lowing the favorable action of other property owners. The matter is now in the hands of the district court .:..
 The new town of Hyder, on Port land canal, has taken steps to in corporate.
 A Mexican was recently arrested in Cordova on vagrancy charge and sentenced to serve five days in jail and pay a fine of $25O.
 A modern fire alarm system is being installed at Ketchikan.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-09-09

pr. W. E. Thompson, of Dawson, is enroute home on the steamer Alaska, after a brief visit in Nenana and Fairbanks.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-09-09

Fuel Agent Joe Wilson, of the White Pass company, is returning to the upper Yukon on the steamer Alaska and probably will not be seen in this section of Alaska again this season.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-09-09
TO CREDITORS

Persons having accounts
 |against the estate af Sam !Derietich, deceased, are re-
 |quested to present them inn mediately at the office of the United States commis- Isioner, at Nenana, Alaska.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-09-09

Nenana, the Gateway % Mckinley
 National Park.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-09-09

Joe C. Van Orsdel, head of the Mt. Mckinley Gold Placers corpora tion, who has been in the States purchasing hydraulic equipment for installation on the property of the company in the Kantishna district, left Dawson for Nenana on the steamer Yukon yesterday morning.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-09-09

John B. Douglas, of the forest service. who arrived in Fairbanks from the coast several days ago. plans to return to the coast by way of Nenana and the Broad Pass route. He has not decided upon the date of his departure, however
The Nenana daily news., 1920-09-09

George Hunter. manager of the Pinska store in Fairbanks. made a trip to the end of steel yesterday to have look at the railroad construc- ton work in that district.